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'.11  Qulncy,  irri  ,85 

Address     ionu*l    <•!  l\  .\  ildi  r,  139 

▲lien,  query,  201 
Andros,  Gor.,  I 

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Alkin-i,  DOte,  ■•!  I 

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Peter  Thach  r, 

Amis  lock,   - 

Nicholas  Upeal  .  21 

Aiporn  'ii  eV,  Washburne,  126 

Thomai  Went  worth,  43d 

William  P.  M.  Wingate,  233 
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BUlerica  ootea  end  qnerlee, 
Bingham,  anewer  to  query,  103 
BInehill,  Me.,  Bret  settlers,  3S5 

;hton,  note,  9d 
Book  Notices — 

a  i  ins's  Adams  end  Hastings  Families,  432 

Alabama  Historical  Reporter,  839 

Albee's  ?n   aspenquid of  Mt  Agamenticus,  IIS 

Aldrtch'a  Hiatorj  ol  Walpole,  N.  H.,  430 

Allen's  Birds  of  Massachusetts,  427 

American  Antiquarian,  112,  225 

Ammen'a  American  Intecoeeank  Ship    Canal 
question,  222 

Andrews's  Life  of  Daniel  Ilix,  33S 


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1st  K.  1.  Light  Ar il  l  ry,  424 
Chipman'a  Chipman  Lin 
Circn  Bureau  of  Edncatton, 

Cterelai  <l's  01 

I,  217 

II    .a  cr,  N.  II..  427 
Columbus.  Christopher,  Remains  of— C  cchia's 

I.   -  *t    Ljs   Uestos,  213  ; 

l     :'  Hiai  ■- i    I  Spain,  213 
Commiasi  »ner  of  Education  (IS77),  116 
Cothren's  llistory  of  Woodbury,  Ct.,  Vol.  III., 

113 

v's  Reminiscences  of  Aver,  112 
Cashing  (Caleb)  Memorial.  218 
Cutler's  History  of  Ar  ingtOQ,  224 
Daniela'a  Hogoeoota  in  Niutnueli  Co.,  117 
Davis,  V  l 
Davis's  Medical  Hints  as  to  treating  the  Voice, 

114 
Deni  son's  Westerly,  R.  I.,  for  250  years,  333 
Dtmne's  (Josji»Li)  Memoir,  421 


IV 


General  Index, 


Book  Notices — 

Denny's  Twenty-fifth  Mass.  Regiment,  336 
De  Peyster's  Life  of  Earl  of  Bellomont,  220 
Dexter's  Congregationalism  of  the  last  300  years, 

428 
Dodge  Family  Re-union  and  Memorial,  120 
Drake's  History  of  Middlesex  County,  120,  329, 

331 
Drowne's  Drowne  Genealogy,  120 
Drury  Pedigree,  234 
Eddy's  Eddy  Genealogy,  234 
Edgerly's  Edgerly  Genealogy,   234 
Elder's  Mem  ir  of  Henry  C.  Carey,  335 
Ellery's  Vernon  Genealogies,  120 
Emmerton's  Extracts  Records  of  First  Church 

of  Salem,  426 
Essex  Institute,  By-Laws    and    Catalogue    of 

Publications,  425 
Farmer's  Billerica,  Mass.,  Reprint,  119 
Farrington  Memrrial,  432 
Faxon's  Faxon  Genealogy,  342 
Fewkes's  Contributions  to  the  Mythology  of  Ta- 

chyglossa  Hystrlx,  427 
Fletcher's  Hatch  Genealogy,  120 
Fisher's  (Elijah)  Journal  (1775),  338 
Forster's  Life  of  Joseph  Montgomery,  333 
Gibbs  Family,  233 
Gleanings    from  English  Records   about    New 

England  Families,  422 
Giornale  Araldico-Genealogica-Diplomatico,  424 
Gloucestershire  Notes  and  Queries,  223 
Goddard's  Newspapers  and  Newspaper  Writers 

in  New  England,  421 
Gould,  Zaccheus.  Ancestry,  432 
Gravier's   Le  Globe  de  Lenox,   par  De  Costa 

(1511),  225 
Gravier's  Study  of  Joliet's  Map,  341 
Gray  and  Coytmore  Wills,  432 
Green's  early  land  grants  of  Groton,  112  ;    Ad- 
dress at  dedication  of  Groton  Monuments,  231 
Greene's  History  of  East  Providence,  R.  I.,  431 
Ham's  Dover  (N.  H  )  Physicians,  117 
Ham  matt  Papers,  339 
Harriman's  History  of  Warner,  N.  IT.,  113 
Harvard  University  Library  Bulletin,  110 
Hart's  Notice  of  Washington's  Portrait,  425 
Hennepin's  200th  anniversary  of  discovery  of 

Falls  nf  St.  Anthony,  4-9 
Hill's  Place  of  the  Practical  Man  in  American 

public  affairs,  116 
Homes's  Correct  Arms  of  New  York  State,  331 
Hoppin's  Memoir  of  Henry  Armitt  Brown,  226 
Howell's  Parsons  Genealogy,  120 
Howeb's  Sketch  of  Joel  Munsell,  432 
Hubbard's  Biographical  Notes  of  the  Town  Fam- 
ily, 432 
Humphreys's  Song,  Hear  Christmas  Days,  120 
Huntington's  Memorial  Address,  425 
Hyde's  Brimfield,  Mass.,  221 
Ipswich  Antiquarian  Papers,  119,  230 
Ipswich  Sixtieth  Anniversary  of  First  Sabbath 

School.  119 
Keyes's  Keyes  Genealogy,  342 
Kimball's  Notes  on  Russell    and    Richardson 

Families,  432 
King's  Pocket  Dictionary  of  Cincinnati,  108 
King's  Harvard  Register,  230 
Lancashire  and  Cheshire  Church  Surveys  (1649 

-55),  221 
Literary  World,  426  [223 

Local   Gleanings  of  Lancashire  and   Cheshire, 
Long's  .Eneid  of  Virgil,  115 
Loomis's  Loomis  Genealogy,  342 
Maclean's  Antiquity  of  Man,  224 
Maclean's  Mastodon,  Mammoth  and  Man,  224 
Maclean's  Mound  Builders,  115 
Maes's  Life  of  Charles  Nerinckx,  340 
Magazine  of  American  History,  430 
Manypenny's  Our  Indian  Wards,  225 
Marshall's  Building  and  Voyage  of  the  Griffin 

(1679),  116 
Martin's  History  of  Chester,  Penn.,337 
Martin's  Martin  Genealogy,  342 
Marvin's  History  of  Lancaster,  Mass.,  230 
Massachusetts    Historical  Collections,    Vol.    6, 

6th  series,  222 


Book  Notices — 

McCartee's  Audi  Alteram  Partem,  426 
McFarland's  Marriages  at  Old  Swedes  Church, 

Philadelphia,  Penn  ,  220 
Mills's  Sketch  of  James  Upton,  425 
Miller's  Cincinnati's  beginnings,  119 
Minnesota  Historical  Society  Transactions,  219  ; 

Collections,  429 
Morristown  (N.  J.)  Records,  341 
Moulton's  Lynn  Marriages,  426 
Mulford's  Mulford  Genealogy,  343 
N>  ill's  Chapter  of  American  Church  History,  230 
Newburv port's  Statue  of  Washington,   dedic?- 

tion  of,  117 
Newport  Historical  Magazine,  431 
Old  Times,  339 

Oriental  and  Biblical  Journal,  341 
Osborne's  Enharmonic  Keyboard  of  Prof.  Poole, 

427 
Paine's  Paine  Family  Records,  120,  234 
Paine's  List  of  Books  bought  at  Brinley's  sale, 
by  American  Antiquarian  Society  ;  also  Cat- 
alogue of  Mather's  publications  in  Society's 
Library,  227 
Peet's    Comparison    between     Archaeology   of 

America  and  Europe,  112 
Pennsylvania  Magazine  of  History  and  Biogra- 
phy, Vol.  III.,  227 
Perkins  (Henry  C.)  Memorial,  425 
Pei ley's  History  of  Boxford,  Mass.,  430 
Perry's  Second  Lambeth  Conference,  229 
Philadelphia  Numismatic  and  Antiquarian  Soci- 
ety's Report,  1878  and  '79,  ^22 
Phillips's  Notts  on  Coins  and  Medals,  230 
Premio   Real's  Commerce  between   Spain  and 

America,  229 
Price's  View  of  Boston  (1743),  338 
Quint's  Waldron  Genealogy,  120 
Ranck's   Address  at  Centennial  Celebration  of 

Lexington,  Ky.,  112 
Reid's  History  of  Early  Banking  in  Vermont,  116 
Rh'>de  Island  Historical  Society's  Proceedings 

(1878-79),  228 
Rhode  Island  Historical  Tracts,  Nos.  6  &  7,  335 
Rhode  Island's  Soldiers  and  Sailors,  Historical 

Papers,  222,  341 
Ro>ds's  History  of  Marblehead,  Mass.,  334 
Robinson's    Note3    on    Woody    Plants,     Essex 

Co  ,  Mass.,  427 
Rosrers's  Private  Libraries  of  ProvMence,  233 
Kowell's  Newspaper  Directory,  429 
Russe'l's  Russell  Genealogy,  120 
Ryland's  Shields  of  Arms  in  Lymm,  co.  Ches- 
ter, 223 
Salem   Female  Employment  Society,    History, 

425 
Sargent's  Weare  Family,  120 
Scull's  Life  of  W.  Glanville  Evelyn,  216 
Sharpe's  History  of  Seymour,  Conn.,  114 
Sheppard's  Life  of  Marshall  P.  Wilder,  118 
Shirley's  Stemmata  Shirleiana,  419 
Shirley's  County  of  Monoghan,  419 
Slaughter's  Bristol  Parish,  Va.,  229 
Staples,  Abraham,  Mendou,  dedication  of  monu- 
ment to,  120 
Starr's  Starr  Genealogy,  120 
Stearns,    Bedford,     N.  II.,    Sesqui-Centennial 

Celebration,  228 
Sturbridge  Records  (1733-1816),  339 
Tanevhill's  Leatherwood  God,  or  pretensions  of 

Joseph  Dylks,  111 
Todd's  Histi  ry  of  Redding,  Ct,  337 
Tuttle's  New   Hampshire  without  a  provincial 

government,  111 
Tuttle's  Indian  Massacre  at  Fox  Point,  113 
Upham's    Letters    during     the    Occupation    of 

Boston  (1775-76),  425 
Upham's  Salisbury  Records,  426 
Upton's  Solar  Eclipse  of  1878,  427 
Vick's  Floral  Guide,  231 
Waters's  Gedney  and  Clarke  Families,  432 
Waters's  Webb  Family,  432 
Watson's  Paul  Revere  Signal,  225 
Wheeler's  Stebbins  Family,  Notes,  223 
Whitmore's  AncestralTablets,  222 


(General  Index. 


Book  Notices — 

W    le  Awake  Mngn/         D    U  1879, 110 
Wilder*!  Address,  Bemi*<  Mass.  Bor- 

ticiiitur.ii  Boeiety,  lis  ;  Amerian  Penological 

i.-ty,  11H 

Wlllson'i  Memorial  of  John  0. 

V  E  ll  Society's  Collections, 

L87C 
w  •    ,  ! i    ■  ry,  231 

\\  right*!  His!  ■!  J  "f  1*1%  mouth,  i'enn.,  340 

Un^t < •!!    Committee   "f    '  nee,   Inspection 

and  B  <  r-  ■  t  y  it.-.-  rds,  14,  187,  881 

n.    King*!    Ann-   TftTCTB    In,   41  |   Qlttl 

(17t;n  ,380  |  man 
B      ol  (R.  I  >.     Church  Record!,  I  -  ensus 

of  (168  I  .  104 
Brooko — Parker,  note,  4u7 
Hull  r,  Joanna,  qui  ry,  4oo 

Canterbury  Midlers  of  in  Indian  War,  407  ;  queries 

of,  314 

Charlestown,  r  >unt  Book,  97 

Ohai  lest  m  a  ros  n  B 

Obeerer,  H  usnel,  depositj  a  of,  99 

Child,  queries,  4io 

Churchill  Q  .  301 

Clark.-,  William 

Oogan.  Capt,  expedition  to  Elffwaoket  (1722;,  382 

Cole,  i  |  lery,  l'  J 

ii,  K-  v.  Bel  j  unin,  m  irriag''  record  Ifl  Boston 

by, 
Cotton,  note, 
Cotton,  B   I    J        .    B  i  10  ;  query,  family, 

4'  '.' 

Cumberland  Cruise* 

C  u-s  1 1  i  1 1  lt  ,  Hannah,  query,  101 

Danforth,  Rer.  Bamuel,  Boxbury  Chur.v 

84, 
i 

Dartm  wtb    Ms  -     Records,  108,  ioe 
Deaths,  currei  I 

Dedh  tm  u     -  a,  Petition  i  f  [nta  rt) 

Delaware,  Maasachu  ration  to,  408 

Deposit  Ion  of  Bamuel  Cheei  sr, 
l>,  in  a  of— John  i,  extracts, 

407 ;  Bamuel  Thompson, 
-16 

ii.  query,  410 
l        rly  Genealogy,  . 

light  gen  rs  n  by  one  pi  ■  ,  100 

Bmer]  itheriug,  loo 

Emigration,  early,    from   ItaHaalnsMtti  so    Dtav 

srai 
BngraTii  -  thutratio* 

Bpitaph!.     (See  Inscriptions  ) 

Falls  of  Saint  Ai  thony,  hi-centcnary  of  their  disco- 
very . 
Forsyth  family  (lathering,  100 
Voxcroft.  Francis,  letters  of,  80,  81 
Fry,  Joshua,  K  rtho  miog  memoir.  206 

Genilall,  Walter,  forthcoming  biography,  103 


Genealogies — 
Arnold,  108 
Churchill,  301 
■dgerly,  283 

How lan, 1,  i'.»: 
Johns   Q,  '  0 
Mulford,  171 


Munsell,  246 
Btooom,  391 
Tsppan,  4S 
Whittingham,  34 
WiUiama,  60 
Youngman,  401 


Genealogies  in  preparation  announeed- 


Barton,  413 
Bennett,  103 

Can    r,  316 

Chase.  412 
Evans,  412 

Pnlsom,  418 

Genu. 

Gibson,   103,  316 

Ball,  316 


Howland,  206 
HuhbeU,  412 
Kingsbury,  103 
Knight,  103 
Leavltt,  316 
MoCaUey,  316 
Mead,  818 
Mercer,  103 
Herriam,  412 


Genealogies  in  preparation  announced— 
M  ,413 

Nelson,  811  '•  M  Tartan,  412 

Prinoa,  113  Th 

Bin  During,  317 

E     am,  811  w  right,  412 

Bm>th,  . 

note, 190 
D  i  I  bar  b     Phil.),  Inscriptions  in,  note,  103 
Godfrey,  Bdw  ird,  Mograpi 
Gray  and  Coytmors  vlUs,  253 
_  i 

1760),  288 
ry,  101 

Gutch,  Robert,  note,  313 

Hall,  I! 

293 
Hi  .  I     :nmei)cetnents,  note,  103 

1 1 1 It- -i. 

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Hutchinson,  Aaron,  i.   • '.  I    1 

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v  Sharps,  ]  «ker,  276  ;  John 

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Hugh  Mai         -        2£     .    N'icholaa 
CpsaH,  D  rothy  l ";         47 
K  .       i .     ry,  portrait, 
i  .  i  renoS]  Amos,  portrs 

Monsei  ,  Jot  I,  ;    i 

Vint  >n,  John  A.,  |*>rtrait.  126 
[odenture  of  apprenticeship  (1747),  311 
lodexiot    Pub  I  suggestions  of,  41,  422  j 

nole.  313 
Inscripiio  ->1 

Jenaess,  genealogical  error.  93 

J       i,  Nathaniel,  query,  103  [382 

Journal  of  Cant  Cog  lition  to  Pigwacket, 

Kenyon,  query,  101 

King,  Richard,  query,  411 

King's  ArmsTivern  in  Boston, 41 

Kingsbury, S  [uery,  103 

Knight,  query,  lol 

Ku  \,    Ii  nry,  memoir  of,  347 

Lawrence.  Amos,  memoir,  0 
Leader,  Richard,  note,  407 

Lenox,  James,  and  his  Library,  note,  410 


VI 


General  Index* 


Letters — 

John  Quinry  Adams  (1840),  66 

Walter  Barnesley  (1667),  194 

Earl  of  Bellomont  (1698),  186 

James  Collins  (1778),  278 

Francis  Foxcroft  (1692).  80,  81 

Charles  Lidget  (1692),  77,  81 

William  Paitridse  (1703),  90,  91 

Sir  William  I'epperrell  (1743  and  1757),  384 

Thomas  Prince  (1738),  58 

Henry  Sewall  (1840),  309 

William  S  .irley  (1743),  384 
Libby,  John,  note,  200 
Lidget,  CharK  s,  letters,  77,  81 
Lillv,  George,  query,  410 

Longmeadow  (Mass.)  Famili-s,  31,  187,  264,  385 
Lothrop,  Hannah,  query,  411 
Lyme  (Conn.)  Records,  37 

Marriage  certificate  of  John  Tucker,  277 
Mason,  Capt.  Hugh,  gravestones,  280 
Massachusetts  Muster  Rolls,  query,  203 
Massachusetts  Thirty-third  Regiment,  history  of,  216 
Members  of  ihe  New  England  Historic,  Genealogical 

Society,  obituaries  of.     (See  Necrologies  ) 
Memoirs — 

Henry  Knox,  347 

Amos  Lawrence,  9 

Joel  Munsell,  239 

Nicholas  Upsall,  21 

John  A.  Vinton.  127 

Seth  Warner,  363 
Mereen,  Samuel,  query,  102 
Merrill,  queries,  102,  410 
Monoshau  (Ireland),  large  paper  copies  of  history 

of,  313 
Mulford  Genf  alogy,  171 
Munn,  note,  2<i5 
Munsell  Genealogy,  246 
Munsell,  Joel,  memoir  of,  239  ;  note,  237 

Necrologies  of  the  New  England  Historic,  Genealogi- 
cal Society — 

William  T.  Andrews,  209 

George  A.  Brayton,  328 

John  31.  Brodhead,  323 

William  I.  Budington,  108 

Hampden  Cutts,  415 

Calvin  Durfee,  211 

Joseph  M    Kinotti,  328 

William  P.  Haines.  107 

Walter  Hastings,  418 

Peter  Hobart,  107 

John  Johnston,  209 

Isaac  Livermore,  209 

Jacob  H.  Loud,  417 

John  E.  Lyon,  416 

Jnel  Munsell,  329 

Josiah  Newhall,  212 

Samuel  T   Parker,  108 

Asahel  Peck,  106 

Geonre  Punchard,  325 

Stephen  P   Ruggles,  419 

Edward  G.  Russell,  326 

Benjamin  Sewall,  327 

Stephen  Shepley,  321 

John  S.  Sleeper,  326 

Gustavus  A.  Somerby,  212 

Austin  Sumner,  108 

Thomas  1).  Townsend,  327 

Eli  Washburn,  324 

George  VV    Wheelwright.  322 

Moses  11.  Wilder,  325 

John  11    Wright,  417 
Newbury    (Mass),    number  of  births    (1639-1715), 

389 
New  England  Historic,  Genealogical  Society — 

Annu  il  kddress  of,  139 

Necrology  of,  106,  209,  322,  415 

Proceedings  of,  104,  206,  317,  413 
New  Hampshire,  p  irtraita  of  Governors,  181  ;   early 

record  corrections,  186 
Newport  Historical  Publishing  Company,  316 
Notes  and  Queries,  98,  198,  312,  407 


Notes  and  Queries  and  historical  articles  in  newspa- 
pers, note,  201 

Obituary  notices.    (See  Biographies  and  Necro- 
logies. 

Paine,  query,  101 

Parker,  queries,  410,  411 

Partridge,  William,  letters  of,  90,  91 

Pelham,  note,  100 

Pellot,  Richard,  query,  410 

Penhallow  and  Atkinson's  mission  in  1703  to  the 

Penobscot  Indians,  90 
Penobscot  Indians,  mission  to,  90 
Pepperrell,  Sir  William,  letters  of,  384 
Petitions — 

Dedham  and  Stoughton,  396 

Christian  Society  of  Friends  called  Quakers,  304 

John  Liny,  201 

William  Horsham, 267 
Philobiblion,  announcement,  411 
Phonetic  representation  of  Indian  language,  199 
Pigwacket,  Capt.  Cogan's  expedition  to,  382 
Pierce  queries,  202,  314 
Pond,  John,  query,  102 
Porter,  answer  and  query,  102 
Portraits  of  New  Hampshire  Governors  and  others, 

181 
Portraits,  note  on  collection  of,  200 
Preble's  History  of  the  Flag,  note,  315 
Prince,  Thomas,  letter  of,  58 

Quakers,  petition  of  (1791),  304 
Queries.    (See  Notes  and  Queries.) 

Recent  publications,  122,  234,  344,  434 

Records — Boston  Committee  of  Correspondence,  In- 
spection and  Safety,  14,  167,  251  ;  Boston  mar- 
riages, 83,  94,  190  ;  Bristol  (R.  I.)  church,  132, 
259  ;  Census  of  Bristol,  404  ;  Dartmouth  (Mass.), 
198,  4'i6  ;  Hampton  (N.  H.),  310  ;  Longmeadow 
(Mass.),  31,  187,  264,  386;  Lyme  (Conn.),  37; 
Newbury  (Mass.),  389  ;  Roxbury  (Mass.)  church, 
83;  94,  190 

Sanderson,  note,  199 

Schools  in  the  last  century,  308 

Scull,  note,  411 

Seabury,  query,  101 

teals  in  ttie  collection  of   Hon.    Mellen  Chamber- 

laiu.  184 
Shapleigh,  Nicholas,  note,  99 
Shaw,  query,  202  ;  note,  205 
Slocum  Genealogy,  391 
Standish,  query,  101 
Starr,  note,  205 
Stiles,  Kzra,  note,  407 
Stockton,  Richard,  note,  407 

Stoughton  and  Dedham,  petition  of  inhabitants,  397 
Streeter,  Samuel,  query,  102 
Sytnmes,  note,  313 

Tappan  or  Tonpan  Genea'ogy,  48  ;  omissions,  100 

Taxes  under  Gov.  Andros,  269,  371 

Thacher,  Dorothy,  query,  315 

Th  mpson,  Samuel,  diaries  of,  397 

Thong,  Walter,  query,  411 

Town  Histories,  How  to  write  them,  153 

Town  Histories  in  preparation — 

And.ver,  Mass.,  104 

Andover,  N.  IL,  316 

Croydon,  N.  IL,  316 

Marlb  .rough,  N.  II. ,  104 

Middletown,  Ct.,  104 

Nantucket,  Mass  ,  104 
Town  Records.     (See  Records.) 
Tucker,  John,  marriage  certificate  of,  277 
Tuttle,  Charles  W.,  forthcoming  works,  315 

Upsall,  Nicholas,  memoir  of,  21 

Vinton,  John  A.,  memoir  of,  127 


General  Index. 


vn 


Wainwright,  John,  quory,  101 

Watah,  Michael,  note,  200 

Warner,  Beth,  memoir  of  .'583 

W  ■  y  of,  103 

White,  John,  query,  IW 

Whlttemore   Lydla,  q  iery,  204 

Whlttlogham    Genealogy,    and    William   Clarke'^ 

statement,  34 
Who  is  a  gentleman,  154 
Wright,  Joseph,  query,  102 


Wilder,  Marshall  P.,  annual  addreai  of,  139 

u      _it  iwland  Oojtmore,  2^0  ;  Ibomaa  Qraj,  234 

Williemt  G       i      ) .  68 

Windham,  Canada,  query,  203 

Woodbr  til 

Woodward,  qnery,  loo  ;  genealogical  sots,  312 

Tort  Harbor,  recoyery  of  stolen  sloop  (1711),  query 

Youiigmun  Genealogy,  401 


THE 

HISTORICAL  AjSD  GENEALOGICAL 

REGISTER. 


JANUAEY,  1880. 


SKETCH  OF  THE  LIFE  OF  AMOS  LAWRENCE. 

By  th"  B  »s  W.  Bi  ,  M  \bb. 

ri^IIK  biography  of  Amos  Lawn  sketched   by  a  few 

1.  brief  and  rapid  touches.  He  was  born  in  Groton,  Mass.,  on 
April  22,  L786.  lie  was  of  the  sixth  generation  from  John  Law- 
rence, who  came  from  Wisset,  England,  and  settled  in  Watertown, 
and  afterwards  in  Groton,  Mass.,  where  he  died  in  L667.  His  fore- 
fathers, for  successive  generations,  had  some  of  the  best  traits  of 
their  ancestry.  His  father,  as  a  soldier  of  the  revolution,  was  in 
the  battle  of  Bunker  Hill,  where  he  had  a  musket  hall  pass 
through  his  hat.  As  an  officer  in  the  continental  army,  he  ren- 
dered  valuable  service  to  his  country.  From  his  mother,  who 
was  a  woman  of  energy  and  piety,  he  learned  the  best  lessons 
of  life,  and  in  addition  he  received  all  the  advantages  of  in- 
struction which  the  village  school  and  Groton  Academy  afforded. 
In  the  surroundings  of  his  boyhood  we  have  a  picture  of  those  times 
as  seen  on  the  background  of  a  Massachusetts  rural  village.  In  the 
autumn  of  1799,  at  the  age  of  thirteen,  he  was  placed  in  a  small 
store  at  Dunstable,  but  in  a  few  months  changed  to  the  Larger  estab- 
lishment  of  James  Brazier,  Esq.,  Groton.  This  was  the  centre  of 
a  considerable  local  trade,  and  several  clerks  were  employed.  By 
his  intelligence  and  fidelity  he  so  gained  the  confidence  of  his  em- 
ployer, that  after  a  year  or  two  he  had  the  management  of  the  de- 
tails of  the  business  of  the  store.  But  he  was  beset  with  peculiar 
temptations.  When  he  began  his  business  career  the  revolutionary 
struggle  had  been  brought  to  a  successful  close.  The  demoralizing 
influences  which  always  follow  a  long  war  were  widely  felt.  Many 
of  the  soldiers  on  their  return  from  the  war  brought  with  them  the 
vices  of  their  camp  life.  These  did.  not  readily  settle  down  into 
vol.  xxxiv.  2 


10  Amos  Lawrence.  [Jan. 

regular  habits  of  industry.  They  lounged  in  the  stores,  and 
spent  their  evenings  in  telling  the  farmers  and  mechanics  who  sat 
round  the  stove,  the  thrilling  stories  of  the  battle,  the  bivouac  and 
the  march.  To  add  to  the  cheer  the  mug  was  handed  round,  and 
no  one  thought  it  any  harm  to  partake.  The  squire,  the  doctor, 
the  deacon,  and  sometimes  even  the  minister,  when  he  chanced  to 
come  in,  drank  in  convivial  fellowship.  The  lad  Amos  was  required 
to  mix  the  rum  and  sugar  as  he  served  it  to  his  customers,  and  was 
often  asked  to  take  a  glass.  His  quick  moral  sense  at  once  saw  the 
danger  of  his  position.  In  after  life,  referring  to  this  period  and 
its  baneful  influences,  he  says  :  "  Of  the  whole  number  educated  in 
the  Groton  stores  for  some  years  before  and  after  myself,  no  one 
else  to  my  knowledge  escaped  the  bog  or  slough  ;  and  my  escape  I 
trace  to  the  simple  fact  of  my  having  put  a  restraint  upon  my  appe- 
tite." As  soon  as  he  saw  his  danger,  he  resolved  on  total  absti- 
nence ;  and  he  says  that  from  the  hour  of  his  resolve  for  the  remain- 
ing five  years  of  his  apprenticeship  he  never  drank  a  spoonful  of 
intoxicants,  though  he  mixed  gallons  every  day  for  his  customers. 

At  the  age  of  twenty-one  the  scenes  of  his  life  change  from  the 
country  to  the  town.     With  twenty  dollars  in  his  pocket,  taking  his 
father's  horse  and  chaise,  he  hired  for  two  dollars  a  neighbor  to  drive 
him  to  Boston.     His  object  was  to  make  acquaintance,  and  to  estab- 
lish a  credit  for  a  proposed  store  in  Groton.     But  in  a  few  days   he 
accepted  the  offer  of  a  clerkship.      So  marked  was  the  impression  he 
made,  that  in  a  few   months  he  was  invited  to  become  a  partner. 
This  he  declined,  and  on  December  17,  1807,  he  began  business  for 
himself.     Though    Boston  was    suffering    from  the    embargo,    and 
there  was  a  general  depression,  such  was  his  industry,  economy  and 
business   efficiency,   that  he   made  fifteen  hundred  dollars   the  first 
year,  and  increased  it  to  four  thousand  the  second   year.     Having 
become  established,  on  October  8,  1808,  betook  his  brother  Abbott 
as   an   apprentice,  who  came  "bringing  his    bundle  under  his   arm, 
with  less  than  three  dollars  in  his  pocket  (and  this  was  his  fortune)  ; 
a  first  rate  business  lad  he  was,  but  like   all  other  bright  lads,  need- 
ed the  careful  eye  of  a  senior  to  guard  him  from  the  pitfalls  that  he 
was  exposed  to."    The  business  connection  thus  begun  ripened  in  1814 
into  a  copartnership.     As  the  business  enlarged  new  members  wTere 
added,  so  that  the  well  known  house  became  one  of  the  leading  firms 
of  Boston.      Amos   Lawrence,  as  senior  member,    gave  the  aid  of 
his  advice  until  enfeebled  health  compelled  him  to  give  up  any  active 
part  in  the  business.      He  continued,    however,   his   connection  with 
the  firm  until  his  death,    Dec.  31,  1852.     From  this  it  will  be   seen 
that  the  poor   country   boy   who   thumbed  his  spelling  book   in  the 
village  schools — sat  in   the   pew   at  the  meeting  house  on   Sunday, 
and   served  as   an  apprentice  in    the   store,    became   by    successive 
steps  one   of  the  most  successful  of  merchants. 

How  did  Amos  Lawrence  reach  success  in  business? 


&^> 


1880.]  Amos  Lawrence.  11 

When  lie  rode  in  his  father's  chaise  into  Boston,  lie  had  neither 
position  nor  influential  friends.  His  power  was  within  himself.  It 
was  the  force  of  character.  He  was  self  trained.  He  knew  how 
to  take  advantage  of  circumstances.  In  his  habits  he  was  methodical 
and  frugal.  His  success  had  its  foundation  in  char  sagacity,  prac- 
tical  judgment,  promptness  in  business,  prudent  foresight,  fixed  in- 
tegrity and  self  control.  He  began  hi^  business  career  with  the 
conviction  thoroughly  grounded  in  hi<  mind,  that  success  was  to 
obtained  by  unceasing  application  and  the  most  diligent  study  of 
means  to  accomplish  ends.  While  others  were  often  overtaken  with 
losses,  his  careful  foresight  avoided  them.  While  others  hesitated 
to  engage  in  new  methods  and  enterprises,  his  Bagacity,  guided  hv 
prudence,  led  him  forward  to  a  successful  venture.  But  he  was  in 
no  sense  a  speculator.  He  engaged  in  no  enterprises  which  did  not 
have  a  real  promise  of  success.  He  advanced  step  by  step  in  the 
legitimate  expansion  of  his  business.  He  believed  thai  success  was 
to  he  earned  by  patient,  steady  devotion  to  business.  He  worked 
for  and  he  won  success. 

Let  us  dwell  more  especially  on  a  few  of  those  features  of  mind 
and  character  by  which  the  village  boy  became  the  successful  mer- 
chant. 

In  the  first  place  he  made  use  of  his  experience.  When  he  en- 
tered the  store  as  an  apprentice,  he  mastered  the  details  of  his  busi- 
ness. Not  content  simply  to  do  the  task  assigned  him,  by  his  effi- 
ciency, faithfulness  and  knowledge  he  made  himself  80  useful  to 
his  employer  that  the  latter  gave  him  the  most  responsible  place 
and  the  largest  salary.  When  he  began  business  for  himself  he 
carefully  observed  all  the  conditions  which  were  necessary  to  s<  cure 
an  increase  in  trade  and  profits.  Jle  was  constantly  learning  by 
experience,  and  thus  became  a  successful  merchant. 

Next,  he  was  frugal.  From  a  boy  he  kept  a  close  watch  of  lus 
expenditures.  Always  he  used  unceasing  oversight  of  all  his  busi- 
ness arrangements,  and  even  after  he  became  rich  he  would  not  allow 
anything  to  be  wasted.  Yet  with  all  his  carefulness  he  would  give 
his  tens  of  thousands  for  the  endowment  of  a  college.  lie  carefully 
saved  that  he  might  usefully  spend.  His  uniform  frugality,  espe- 
cially early  in  life,  was  one  of  the  means  by  which  he  acquired  a 
great  fortune. 

To  this  he  added  self  reliance.  lie  never  asked  of  another  what  he 
could  do  himself.  This  feature  in  the  character  of  the  boy  grew 
with  his  years.  Even  in  his  munificent  endowments,  as  well  as  in 
the  dispensation  of  his  smaller  private  charities,  he  chose  to  do  it  in 
person.  This  is  a  safe  rule  only  when  a  man's  judgment  is  Avise. 
And  this  suggests  another  feature  of  the  character  of  Mr.  Lawrence. 
He  was  preeminently  practical  in  his  judgments.  For  breadth 
and  largeness  of  thought,  that  mental  power  which  enables  a 
man  to  take  in  at  a  glance  the  wide  spread  relations  of  complicated 


12  Amos  Lawrence.  [Jan. 

mercantile  affairs,  and  to  strike  out  into  new  and  comprehensive 
plans,  lie  was  not  equal  to  his  brother  Abbott.  His  bodily  infirmi- 
ties and  the  absence  of  a  strong  desire  simply  to  get  riches  restrained 
him  from  continuing  in  active  business  longer  than  was  prudent  for 
his  health.  Still,  his  intellect  was  clear  and  sagacious.  His  judg- 
ment was  wise  and  practical. 

His  biography  brings  before  us  the  character  and  career  of  a  suc- 
cessful merchant.  By  the  exercise  of  the  qualities  he  possessed,  he 
became  rich.     How  did  he  use  his  riches  ? 

The  answer  to  this  question  brings  before  us  one  of  the  most  excep- 
tional as  well  as  one  of  the  noblest  features  of  his  character.  Amos 
Lawrence  regarded  riches  as  a  means  to  an  end.  As  soon  as  wealth 
flowed  into  his  hands  he  felt  the  obligation  to  use  it  for  worthy  ob- 
jects. His  benevolence  was  a  deep  seated  principle.  True  it  was 
blended  with  kindly  feelings,  but  these  were  guided  by  a  clear  and 
wise  judgment.  With  that  method  which  characterized  all  he  did, 
he  kept  a  full  record  of  his  expenditures.  After  he  had  been  in 
Boston  twenty  years,  he  uses  this  language  :  "My  property  imposes 
upon  me  many  duties  which  can  only  be  known  to  my  Maker.  May 
a  sense  of  these  duties  be  constantly  impressed  on  my  mind  ;  and 
by  a  constant  discharge  of  them,  God  grant  me  the  happiness  at 
last  of  hearing  the  joyful  sound,  r  Well  done,  good  and  faithful 
servant,  enter  into  the  joy  of  thy  Lord.'  Scattered  through  his 
letters  and  Diary  there  are  frequent  expressions  of  the  sense  of  his 
personal  responsibleness,  that  in  the  use  of  his  wealth  he  was  God's 
steward.  He  shrank  from  public  notoriety,  and  to  an  unusual  de- 
gree obeyed  the  spirit  of  the  injunction,  let  not  thy  right  hand 
know  what  thy  left  hand  doeth.  The  extent  of  his  charities  was  not 
known  till  after  his  death.  These  in  amount  were  over  six  hundred 
thousand  dollars,  and  these  he  esteemed  as  better  invested  "  than  if 
in  bonds  and  mortgage  in  the  city."  "  1  have  reason  to  believe," 
he  adds,  in  speaking  of  his  charity,  "  many  have  been  comforted 
and  assisted  by  it,  and  its  influence  will  be  good  on  those  who  follow 
me.      God  grant  me  to  be  faithful  to  my  trust." 

Mr.  Lawrence,  as  already  has  been  said,  dispensed  his  charities 
with  his  own  hand.  Two  and  sometimes  three  rooms  in  his  own 
house  were  used  to  store  articles  for  distribution.  He  would  spend 
stormy  days  in  selecting,  packing  and  marking  articles  suitable  to 
the  wants  of  those  he  wished  to  aid.  To  a  college  professor  he 
would  send  a  package  of  valuable  books  ;  to  a  poor  minister  some 
needed  article  of  dress,  or  a  bank  check.  When  he  drove  out  for 
his  health,  his  carriage  was  filled  with  books  and  tracts  for  young 
men  and  aged  widows,  and  various  gifts  for  the  poor  and  needy. 
The  fine  delicacy  with  which  he  would  give  revealed  the  real  kind- 
ness of  his  heart,  and  made  his  thoughtful  remembrance  all  the  more 
grateful.  Of  few  men  can  it  more  truly  be  said  :  "  For  I  was  an 
hungered  and  ye  gave  me  meat ;  1  was  thirsty  and  ye  gave  me  drink  ; 


1880.1  Amos  Lawrence.  13 

I  was  a  stranger  and  ye  took  me  in  ;  naked  and  ye  clothed  me  ;  I 
was  sick  and  ye  visited  me.  Come  ye  blessed  of  my  Father,  inher- 
it the  kingdom  prepared  from  the  foundation  of  the  world." 

Another  feature  in  the  character  of  Mr.  Lawrence  was  the  cheer- 
fulness with  which  he  met  bodily  weakness  and  pain.  For  years  he 
was  an  invalid,  and  daily  measured  out  his  food.  lie  lived  with 
the  constant  admonition  that  death  mighl  come  at  any  time.  lint 
instead  of  brooding-  over  his  bodily  ills  until  he  became  morbid,  his 
mind  was  serene.  This  is  all  the  more  noteworthy  because  he  had 
been  engaged  in  active  business,  end  was  preeminently  a  man  of 
affairs.  But  when  he  was  obliged  to  give  up  the  pleasurable  ex- 
citement of  business,  he  net  tic  change  with  a  cheerful  and  devout 
trust.      Towards  the  clo8e  of  life  he  write-  :  [y  life  has  been  pro- 

tracted beyond  all  my  friends*  expectations,  and  almost  beyond  my 
own  hopes:  yet  I  enjoy  the  days  with  all  the  zest  oi  early  vonth, 
and  Feel  myselfaspare  hand  to  do  such  work  as  the  Master  lays 
out  before  me.  This  of  aiding  yon  is  one  of  the  thin  js  for  which  I 
am  spared  ;  and  I  therefore  forward  one  hundred  dollars,  which,  if 
you  are  willing  to  accept,  you  may  use  for  the  ben  fit  of  some  other 
person  or  persons,  at  your  discretion."  Tims  he  forgot  himself  in 
his  thoughtfulness  for  others,  and  kept  his  heart  young  and  fresh  as 
disease  strengthened  and  he  grew  in  years. 

In  the  best  sense  Mr.  Lawrence  was  a  religious  man.  His  bio- 
graphy is  an  illustration  of  the  religion  of  daily  life.  lie  acquired 
wealth,  he  obtained  a  high  social  position,  and  he  held  places  of 
trust  and  responsibility.      As  a  father  he   was  wise  and  i  mate, 

as  a.  son  and  husband  he  was  tender  and  loving.  When  he  went 
forth  from  the  home  of  his  boyhood  he  took  with  him  the  lessons  he 
learned  at  the  sacred  hearthstone.  His  life  was  crowned  with  use- 
fulness and  the  esteem  of  the  community.  The  peculiarity  in  his 
ease  is  that  having  gained  wealth  he  used  it  to  help  others.  Some 
men  build  up  great  fortunes  either  to  aggrandize  themselves  or  to 
gratify  a  sordid  love  of  money.  It  was  otherwise  with  Amos  Law- 
rence.  He  became  his  own  executor.  He  did  not  wait  till  he  died 
to  do  his  good  work.  He  believed  that  riches  should  be  used,  not 
hoarded.  So  he  dispensed  his  charities  with  his  own  hand.  His 
heart  went  out  with  his  gifts.  In  this  lie  illustrates  a  high  type  of 
character.  The  successful  merchant,  even  while  he  lived,  became 
a  blessing  to  the  world.  He  will  be  remembered  as  long  as  man- 
kind  shall  cherish  the  most  exalted  virtues,  and  his  name  will  have 
a  place  among  the  benefactors  of  his  race.  Religion  was  to  him 
the  inspirer  of  a  good  life.  He  regarded  the  gospel  of  Christ  chiefly 
from  its  practical  side.  He  cared  little  for  the  distinctions  of  doc- 
trine by  which  men  are  ranged  into  sects.  Among  his  dear  and 
intimate  personal  friends  were  members  of  various  sects.  Though 
a  Unitarian  by  church  association  and  conviction,  he  was  more  in- 
terested in  the  central  precepts  of  the  christian  religion  than  in  the 
vol.  xxxiv.         2* 


14  Boston  Committee  of  Correspondence,  &c.  Jan. 

tenets  of  the  denomination  to  which  lie  belonged.  In  the  morning 
lie  gathered  his  family  for  the  reading  of  portions  of  Scripture  and 
prayer  ;  and  as  lie  went  forth  from  the  altar  on  the  hearthstone,  he 
threw  the  light  of  a  cheerful  piety  over  every  day.  As  he  increased  in 
years  and  lived  in  the  expectation  of  death,  the  same  sweet  smile, 
born  of  faith  and  trust,  lighted  up  his  face.  In  hours  of  sorrow 
religion  cheered  him  with  its  consolations,  and  his  letters  are  rich  in 
elevated  thoughts,  and  pervaded  by  a  beautiful  serenity  of  spirit. 
So  when  the  last  hour  came,  calmly  and  peacefully  he  heard  the 
voice  of  the  death  ane;el,  and  he  walked  through  the  valley  and  the 
shadow  of  death  into  the  beautiful  light  of  God. 

He  died  suddenly   on  the  last  night  of  the  year.      On  his  table 
were  found  the  next  morning  these  lines  in  his  hand-writing  : 

"  Vital  spark  of  heavenly  flame, 
Quit,  Oh  quit  this  mortal  frame. 
Trembling,  hoping,  lingering,  flying — 
Oh  the  pain,  the  bliss  of  dying  ! 
Cea.se,  fond  nature,  cease  the  strife, 
And  let  me  languish  into  life. 
Hark!         *     '  *  * 


RECORD  OF  THE  BOSTON  COMMITTEE  OF  CORRESPOND- 
ENCE, INSPECTION  AND  SAFETY,  MAY  TO  NOV.  177(5. 

Copied  by  permission  of  Samuel  F.  McCleary,  Esq.,    City   Clerk,  from  the  original 
record-book  in  the  archives  of  the  City  of  Bo-ton,  Mass. 

[Continued  from  vol.  xxxiii.  page  25.] 

17~fi-  Adjourned  to  Tuesday.  1 1  O'clock  then  to  meet  in  the  Coun- 

' *"  '  cil  Chamber. 

Tuesday  11  O'clock.     Met  according  to  adjournment. 
Adjourned  to  G  O'Clock  in  the  Evening  Council  Chamber — 
At  a  Meeting  of  the  Committee  of  Correspondence,  Inspection 
&  Safety,  August  20,  6  O'Clock  P.M.     Mr  Gray  in  the  Chair— 
against  A  Petition  from  James  Swan  and  twenty-six  other  Inhabitants 

Cant.  0f  this  Town,  praying  that  application   may  he  immediately  made 

Sayliug.  by  this  Committee  to  the  HonWo  Council  that  they  would  with- 
draw, their  Permission  granted  for  Cap'  Holmes's  Sayling — was 
considered — whereupon  Voted,  [page  45]  That  Mr  Gray  and  Mr 
Mourton  be  a  Committee  to  wait  upon  the  Honble  the  Council, 
witli  a  Representation  of  the  Mischief  which  said  Petitioners  ap- 
prehend must  follow,  Cap1  Holmes  being  permitted  to  sail  from 
hence  at  this  time. 

Adjourned  to  to  morrow  at   C>  o'clock  in  the  Evening. 
At  a  Meeting  of  the    Committee  of  Correspondence  Inspection 
&  Safety  at  the    Council  Chamber  Aug1  21.  6.  OClock  P:M: 
Represent-  n  Mr  Gray  in  the  chair. 

to  Board         The  Sub  Committee!  appointed  to  draw   up  a  Representation  to 
reatveto   ^1(,  (j()mi(.;|  relative  to  Cap1  Holmes's  departure,  Reported  the  fol- 
Bolmes.       lowing,  which  was  accepted  and  ordered   to  be    presented  immedi- 
ately— Viz1 — 


21. 


1880.]         Boston  Committee  of  Correspondence,  &c.  15 

To  the  TIonhlc  the  Council  for  tbe  State  of  Massachusetts  Bay. 

In  Consequence  of  a  Petition  from  a  Dumber  of  the  respectable 
Inhabitants.  The  Committee  of  Correspondence  Enspection  & 
Safety  for  the  Town  of  Boston,  reluctantly  address  your  Hon- 
ourable Board  once  more  on  the  Subjectof  Capt1  Holmes  and  with 
Submission  to  lay  before  you  the  general  objections  made  to  bis 
departure  from  this  Place  All  which  are  founded  in  the  appre- 
hension of  danger  which  might  arise  from  his  communicating  to 
our  Foes  such  intelligence  of  our  Situation  and  Intentions,  as 
would  be  highly  detrimental  to  the  Public,  and  might  probably 
not  only  prevent  a  large  acquisition  of  Interest,  but  terminate  in 
the  loss  of  a  considerable  part  of  our  Naval  Force  which  it  i 
necessary  should  by  every  possible  exertion  and  encouragement 
be  increased — And  alt  ho  we  feel  for  [page  46]  Cap1  Holmes  hard 
and  pityable  lot,  vet  even  these  feelings  are  superceded  by  our 
regard  to  the  peace  and  safety  of  the  Town,  whose  general  and 
almost  unanimous  voice  is  that  hi'  ought  to  be  detained.  We  flatter 
ourselves  that  this  application  will  be  favorably  heard  by  your 
Honble  Board  ;  which  a<  a  part  of  the  Legislative  Body,  of  this 
State  lia^  made  it  the  duty  of  the  Committee  of  ( lorrespondence  i<> 

promote  peace  and  harmony  in  their  several  Towns. 

At  a  Meet ine;  of  the  Committee  of  Correspondence  Inspection 

and  Safety  at  the  Council  Chamber  Aug1  21. 

M1  ( rray  in  the  chair. 

Mr.Mourton      ^r  Mourton  appointed   to   draw  up   the  form  of  a  complaint, 

to  draw  a     against  the  Persons  considered  by  this  Committee  as  having  in- 

complaint     enrred  certain  penalties,  i'ov  their  not  appearing  in  the  Common  on 

Jfij?nrt     ts  ^ne  "d  °^  ^u^y  ^:lst  as  1Vllu^,V(l  by  ;l  Resolve  of  the  General  As- 
sembly of  this  State — the  Bame  to  be  Reported. 

The  following  Order  of  Council,  laid  before  the  Committee  and 
read — Vizf — 

Council  Chamber  August  21.  177(>. 
Orderof  Ordered;    that  Mr  William    Ross  and   Cap'  Nathaniel   Morgan 

C  OlUK'll    tO  .  .      l   •       t»  1         l  - 

Mr.  Ross,  who  were  })ermitted  by  an  Older  ol  this  Board  the  (  Instant  to 
depart  from  this  State  to  any  part  of  Great  Britain,  any  time  after 
the  first  of  September  next,  be  not  permitted  to  depart  untill  the 
further  Order  of  this  Board,  the  foregoing  Order  notwithstanding 
and  that  the  Secretary  be  and  he  hereby  is  directed  to  serve  them 
with  a  Copy  of  this  Order,  as  also  the  Committee  of  Correspond- 
ence Inspection  &  Safety  of  the  Town  of  Boston. 
A  true  copy 

Attest         John  Avery  Depy  Seer7. 
Adjourned  to  6  O' Clock  to  Morrow  Evening-. 
ug-  22.        [Page  47.]     At  a    Meeting  of  the    Committee  of  Correspond- 
ence Inspection  &  Safety  at   the  Council   Chamber  August  22 — 
6  O'Clock.  P.M. 

Mr  Gray  in  the  Chair. 
The  form  of  a  Complaint  against  the  Delinquents  on   the  Mus- 
ter of  the  Militia  the  22d  of  July  last,  was  laid  before   the   Com- 
mitee  by  Mr  Mourton,  appointed  for  that  purpose   and   is  as   fol- 
lows.— Viz — 


10 


Boston  Committee  of  Correspondence ,  drc. 


rj* 


an. 


Form  of*  a 
complaint 
against 
the  l)«-lia- 
quenta. 


Delinquents 
complained 
of. 


Comin^ 
fee.  rela  ive 
;«)  :i  \  i       a- 
1  ion  of  J  e 
Town. 


Suffolk— SS. 

To  J.  G.  Esq.  one  of  the  Justices  assigned  to  keep 
the  Peace  within  and  for  the  County  aforesaid, 

William  Cooper,  Clerk  of  the  Committee  of  Correspondence 
Inspection  &  Safety  for  the  Town  of  Boston  in  said  County,  com- 
plains against  A:  1):  of  Boston  in  said  County,  Yeoman, 

That  the  said  Committee  on  the  2'la  day  of  July  last,  the  Mili- 
tia of -said  Town  being  then  not  settled  did,  in  obedience  to  a 
Resolve  of  the  Great  and  General  Court  of  this  State,  passed  the 
10th  of  July  last,  cause  the  said  Militia  consisting  of  the  training 
Band  and  Alarm  Lists  .after  legal  warning  thereof  to  be  mustered, 
in  order  to  raise  thereout,  either  by  Inlistment  or  draughting,  one 
man  out  of  every  twenty  five,  under  the  Conditions  and  for  the 
purposes,  mentioned  in  said  Resolve,  now  the  said  William,  Clerk 
as  aforesaid  avers,  that  the  said  A.  B:  at  the  time  of  the  aforesaid 
Muster  of  the  Militia  of  said  Town,  was  one  of  and  belonging  to 
the  Training  band  thereof,  &  neglected  to  attend  the  aforesaid 
Muster,  agreeable  to  the  warning  aforesaid  :  and  that  he  the  said 
A:  B.  had  not  any  sufficient  reason  for  such  neglect  in  the  Judg- 
ment of  the  Committee  aforesaid  whereby,  and  by  force  of  the 
Resolve  aforesaid  the  said  A:  B.  forfeited  the  sum  of  £10 — and 
became  obliged  to  pa}r  the  same  Sum  to  the  said  Committee  in  24 
Hours  after  such  forfeiture,  Now  this  Complainant  [page  48]  in 
fact  saith,  that  the  said  A.  B.  never  paid  the  said  sum  of  £10 — 
forfeited  as  aforesaid  to  the  said  Committee  within  the  said  twen- 
ty four  hours,  after  the  forfeiture  thereof,  by  reason  of  which  fail- 
ure, and  by  force  of  the  Resolve  aforesaid,  the  said  A.  B.  forfeited 
the  further  sum  of  £3. — to  be  paid  to  the  said  Committee,  to  be 
by  them  expended  for  the  purposes,  uses  and  benefits  in  said  Re- 
solve prescribed — Wherefore  this  Complainant  prays  that  Process 
may  issue  to  apprehend  the  said  A:  B:  and  bring  him  before  your 
Honor,  that  he  may  be  Compelled  to  pay  the  aforesaid  Sums,  by 
such  ways  and  means  as  the  law  directs.  W.  C.       Clerk. 

The  foregoing  form  of  a  Complaint  having  been  read  and  con- 
sidered, the  same  was  approved  of  by  this  Committee — whereupon 

Voted,  that  Mr  William  Cooper  the  Clerk  of  the  Committee  be 
and  he  hereby  is  directed  and  impowered  to  enter  a  Complaint  in 
the  foregoing  form,  against  the  following  Persons,  whom  the  Com- 
mittee apprehend  to  have  incurred  certain  penalties  by  breach  of 
a  Resolve  of  the  General  Court  of  this  State,  passed  the  10th  of 
July  last — Viz — 

Mast  maker. 

Block  maker. 

Glazier. 

Tin  plate  worker. 

Tinplate  worker. 

Tin  plate  worker. 

Labourer. 

Mariner. 

Chairmaker. 

The  Committee  apprehending,  that  it  would  be  for  the  [page 
40]  Satisfaction,  safet\   and   advantage  of*  the  Town,  that  a  mode 


Samuel  Harris, 
Shippy  Townsend, 
Moses  Pitcher, 
Joseph  How,  dun.1- 
Isaac  Mansfield, 
Henry  King, 
Isaac  Harper, 
Robert  Robins, 
Stephen  Fullerton, 


1880.]  Boston  Committee  of  Correspondence,  &c.  17 

of  procedure  should  be  adopted  at  the  approaching  Town  Meet- 
ing, the  most  likely  to  give  the  true  state  of  the  Town  with  re- 
spect to  the  Small  Pox  ;  and  to  ascertain  the  number  of  the  In- 
habitants of  this  town,  who  are  now  in  the  publick  service  by  Sea 
and   Land — 

Voted:  that  Mr  Appleton,  Coll1  Barber  and  Mr  Gray  be  a 
Committee  for  the  purpose  aforesaid,  they  to  make  Report  to  this 
Committee,  which  Report,  it  approved  of.  is  to  he  laid  before  the 
Town  at  the  intended  Town  Meeting. 

Adjourned  to  to  Morrow  Evening  5  O'Clock  Council  Chamber. 

23.  5  O'Clock  P.M:  Met.  according  to  adjournment  at  the   Council 
Chamber. 

Dr.  Bylea        Information  having  been  given  this  Committee  of  a  number  of 

liiionueu  .  .        , 

of.  Persons,  who  had  heard  Dr.  Byles  express  nimseli  very  unfriend- 

ly to  this  Country — Mr  Thomas  was  directed  to  require  their 
attendance. 

A  number  of  Persons  appeared  and  were  examined  as  to  what 
they  knew  relative  to  Dr.  Byles. 

Adjourned  to  to  Morrow  Forenoon  11  O'clock  at  the  Council 
Chamber. 

24.  Aug1  24.     11  O'Clock  met  according  to  adjournment. 

Mr  Ross  lately  taken  in    a    Vessel    from    Jamaica    and    brought 
Mr.  Ross's   jn(o  t],js  Colony— informs  the  Committee  that  he  has  obtained  the 

application.  ,  rJ  ^  .,        ,      •  ,  •  i  cn>  /  < 

approbation  oi  Council  relative  to  bis  purchasing  a  Ship  to  Larry 
himself  and  Family  to  England  ;  that  said  Ship  having  been  pur- 
chased and  now  ready  for  taking  in  her  ballast,  he  now  applies  for 
a  permit  for  his  so  doing. 

The  Committee  having  considered  of  Mr.  Ross:  application 
acquainted  him,  that  they  did  not  apprehend  they  had  any  [page 
50]  thing  to  do  in  this  matter. 

Adjourned  to  Monday  next  6  O'clock  in  the  afternoon. 
20.       Monday  August  26th  6  O'clock   afternoon  met  according  to   ad- 
journment. 
30.      At  a  Meeting  of  the  Committee  of  Correspondence  Inspection 
&  Safety  at  the  Council  Chamber  August  30  1770 
Mr.  Gray  in  the  chair. 
The  following  attested  Copys  of  several  Votes  of  the  Town  of 
Boston  at  their  late  Meeting  were  laid   before  this   Committee  by 
the  Town  Clerk — Viz* — 

At  a  Meeting  of  the  Freeholders  and  other  Inhabitants  of  the 
Town  of  Boston  duly  qualified  &  legally  warned  in    Public  Town 
Meeting  Assembled  at  the   Representatives  Chamber   August  27. 
1776.  &  continued  by  Adjournment  to  the  29th  of  said  August, 
The  Town  took  into  consideration  the  expediency  of  filling  up 
reteUve°toe  the  vacancies  in  the  Committee  of  Correspondence,  &c.  and  after 
Committees  long  debates,  it  was  moved  and  seconded  and  the  Question  accord- 
pondence     ingly  put,  Viz* — "  Whether  according  to  the   tenor   of  a   Resolve 
&c-  of  the  great  and  General    Court  of  this   State,  passed  the   13'  of 

February  1776,  relative  to  Committees  of  Correspondence  such 
persons  as  have  been  Elected  from  said  Committee,  Representa- 
tives, do  not  by  such  Election  cease  to  be  Members  of  said  Com- 
mittees " — Passed  in  the  affirmative. 


18 


Boston  Committee  of  Correspondence,  Sc.  [Jan. 


Committee 
of  Corres- 
pondence 
&c.filled  up 


10  members 
of  Commeo 
of  Corres" 
pondence 
&c. 


Comm«9 
to  collect 
Resolves. 


Septem1 
3. 


Richie  & 
Lumsdell 
complain'd 
of. 


Commee  to 
wait  on 
Sheriff 
respecting 
Prisoners. 


G.  Erving's 
Room  for 
Comm** 


And  upon  a  Motion  made  the  Question  was  put — Viz — Wheth- 
er it  be  not  the  sense  of  the  Town,  that  all  other  Town  Officers, 
are  by  the  said  Resolve,  excluded  from  being  Members  of  the  Com- 
mittee of  Correspondence  Inspection  &c — Passed  in  the  Affirmative: 

[Page  51.]  It  was  also  moved  &  seconded  &  the  Question  ac- 
cordingly put.  Viz  "  Whether  holding  any  Military  Commission 
in  the  Continental  or  Colonial  Army  is  not  incompatible  with  hold- 
ing any  civil  trust — Passed — the  affirmative. 

On  a  Motion,  Voted — that  the  town  will  now  Come  to  the 
choice  of  ten  members  of  the  Committee  of  Correspondence  In- 
spection &  Safety  in  the  room  of  those  who  have  resigned,  or  are 
looked  upon  by  the  Town  as  ceasing  to  be  Members  of  said  Com- 
mittee, since  their  being  chose  Representatives  Viz — Nathaniel 
Appleton,  Oliver  Wendell,  William  Dennie,  Caleb  Davis,  William 
Cooper,  John  Brown,  John  Pitts  P^sq.rs  and  Mr  John  Sweetser. 

It  was  further  Voted  that  the  choice  of  the  ten  Members  for  the 
Committee  of  Correspondence  &c.  be  by  separate  Votes. 

The  Votes  being  brought  in  accordingly,  upon  sorting  them  it 
appeared  that — 

Mr  James  Bowdoin 
Mr  Ezekiel  Price 
Mr  Joshua  Blanchard 
Mr  William  Davis 
Cap*  Gustavus  Fellowrs. 
Jonathan  Williams  Esq. 
Cap*  Eleazer  Johnson. 
Mr  Hermain  Brimmer. 
Mr  Bossinger  Foster. 
Mr  Ebenezer  Dorr 
were  chose  Members  of  the  Committee   of  Correspondence  In- 
spection &  Safety  for  the  remainder  of  the  year. 

Voted — that  Mr  Ezekial  Price  and  Mr  James  Bowdoin  be  a 
Committee  to  procure  such  Resolves  of  Congress  and  of  [page  52] 
the  General  Court  as  have  relation  to  the  duty  of  their  Com- 
mission. 

Adjourned  to  Tuesday  Evening  5  o'clock  at  the  Representa- 
tives Chamber. 

At  a  Meeting  of  the  Committee  of  Correspondence  Inspection 
&  Safety  at  the  Representatives  Chamber  Septem1"  3d  5  o'clock 
P:M: 

The  Committee  having  examined  into  the  Complaints  brought 
against  Mr  Andrew  Richie  and  Cap*  Lumsdell,  Representation 
was  made  to  the  Court  of  Enquiry  of  those  Persons  as  inimical 
to  this  State. 

Diverse  Complaints  having  been  made  by  the  Inhabitants  of  the 
behaviour  of  a  number  of  Prisoners  who  are  suffered  to  go  at 
large  in  this  Town,  Deacon  Davis  Major  Ruddock  &  Coll1  Barker 
are  appointed  a  Committee  to  wait  on  Mr  Sheriff  Greanleaff,  and 
to  request  that  those  Prisoners  be  close  confined  at  the  night 
season. 

Mr  Gray  appointed  to  wait  on  the  Committee  of  Sequestration, 
and  to  request  the  use  of  George  Ervings  Accompting  Room  in 
Congress  Street  for  this  Committee. 


1880.]         Boston  Committee  of  Correspondence,  dec.  19 

Advertising      Ordered,    thai  an    Advertisement  relative  to    Persons  coming 

relative  t>>  .         ,  . 

Pei  ona       from  Hal li rax,  waiting  upon  this   Uommittee  Bimilar  to  the  one 
arming      Recorded  Page  12.  be  published  in  the  N<  nrs-Papers. 
Haiiifax.         Adjourned  to  Wednesday  5  O'Clock  in  the  Afternoon. 

,j.      Wednesday  5  O'Clock  in  the  Eveuing  met  ;it   the  Representa- 
tives ( Chamber. 
5.      Ai  .1  Meeting  of  the  Committee  of  Correspondence  Inspection 
Safety  ai  the  Council  Chamber  Septem1  5   Mr  Gray  in  the  chair. 
53.]     Adjourned   to  Monday    next  5   O'Clock  in    the 
Afternoon. 
fi-      At  .1  Meeting  of  the  Come  f  Correspondence  In 

iV  Safety  al  the  Council  Chamber  Septem1  6. — 5  oClock.  P.M. 
Mr  ( ir.i\  in  the  ( 'hair. 
Order  of  ye      An  Order  of  Council   respecting    M    Ross  ^v  bud  before   the 

relative  to    U>mmitl 

Mr.fl  [q  the  Council  Chamber  September  3d   1776.     On  the  Petition 

of  William  R     .  I    q  of  Jamai 

Ordered,  that  William  \l  >>>  of  Jamaica  who  has  by  permission 
of  this  Board  purchased  a  Vessel  to  transport  himself  and  Family 
to  Greal  Britain  be  and  hereby  is  permitted  to  procure  Ball  is!  for 
his  said  Vessel  and  to  do  everythin  j  for  repairing  and 

fitting  the  Baid  Vessel  for  th  for  his  intended  Voyage,  and 

all  Persons  are  directed  in  uo  manner  to   retard,  hinder  or  m 
the  Baid  William  Ross  or  *uch    P  as  be  may  employ,  in  that 

business,  and  to  the  end  liam   Ross  may  uot  depart 

till  tlic  further  ( >rder  of  this  Board. 

The  Committee  of  Correspond*  ;  ipection  ^<-  for  the  Town 
of  Boston  arc  directed  to  receive  the  Sails  of  the  Baid  Vessel  into 
their  custody,   and  them  detain  until!  the   Baid    R  have 

permission  in  writing  from  this  Board  to  tab  departure — And 

the  said  Committee  arc  also  directed  to  use  their  Influence  to  pre- 
vent the  said  Williams  being  interrupted  in   preparing  his  V 
for  his  intended  Voyage  as  aforesaid. 
o.      At  a  Meeting  of  the  Committee  of  Correspondence,   Inspection 
&  Safety  at  the  Council  dumb.     S        mber  9th  P.M. 
Mr.  ( rray  in  the  Chair — 
\i. r  [Page  54.]     The    foregoing  Order  of  Council   relative   to  M* 

Ross,  was  read  and  consid  ire  I,  when  up  m,  Voted,  that  Mr  Balch 
Sailmaker,  be  desired  &  empowered  to  receive  the  Sails  belonging 
receives0       t()  s:,i(l  Ross's  Ship,  and   to    retain    them   till  the  further   Order   of 
Mr  Ross's   this  Committee,  he  the  said  Balch  giving  a  Reciet  for  the  same  to 

Sails.  .  .      .,  co 

this  Uommittee. 
10      At  a  Meeting  of  the  C  >mmittee  of  Correspondence  Inspection 
'&  Safety  at  the  Council  Chamber  September  10th  ('»  o  Clock.  P.M. 

informa-  -^ie  Committee  of  Correspondence    for  the  Town  of  in- 

tfon  form    this    Committee   by    Mr  dames   Blanchard  first  on  purpose, 

money  that  sundry  Persons  living  in  Mollis,  Londonderry,  Nottingham, 
altering.  Dunstable]  Grotom  &  Tukesbury  have  alter'd  the  Paper  Bills  and 
increased  their  denomination-  Ov:  as  some  of  the  criminals  are  to 
be  brought  to  a  tryal  in  a  few  days  they  request  assistance  in  pro- 
curing the  Witnesses  that  live  in  this  Town — whereupon  Mr  Tho- 
mas was  directed  to  require  the  attendance  of  William  Sousby, 
Hatter,  one  Freeman  a  Corker,  Robinson  &  Hastings,  Currier,  Mr 
Moor,  Tavernkeeper — Tomorrow  Morning  9  OClock. 


20  Boston  Committee  of  Correspondence,  dec.  [Jan. 

Adjourned  to  to  Morrow  Morning  9  O'Clock  Council  Chamber. 
11.      At  a  Meeting  of  the  Committee  of  Correspondence  Inspection 
&  Safety  at  the  Council  Chamber  Septem1  11.  9  O'Clock — 
J\r  Gray  in  the  Chair — 
Witnesses        Mr  Moore,  Mr.  Sousby  &c  attended   and  were  examined  with 
examined,   respect  to  some  of  the  alter'd    Bills  which   they  had   received  Mr 
Blanchard  of  New  Hampshire  being  present. 
Adjourned  to  this  Evening  6  O'Clock. 

[Page  55.]  At  a  Meeting  of  the  Committee  of  Correspond- 
ence Inspection  &  Safety  at  the  Council  Chamber  Septemr  11. 
G  O'Clock  P.M. 

Mr  Gray  in  the  Chair. 
Holmes  ^aP*  ITolmes  applys  to  this  Committee  for  liberty  to  sail  agree- 

appiysfor    able  to  the  Order  of  the  Honblc  Board,  after  some  debate,  it  was 
sail.     t0     moved  &  carried  that  the  consideration  of  this  matter  subside,  and 
that  the  Sense  of  the  Town  be  taken   with  respect  to  his  Sayling 
at  the  coining  Town  Meeting. 
M  A  Certificate  was  given  signed  by  the  Chairman  that  Mr  Jerry 

Russell's      Russell  now  at  New  York  is   an  Inhabitant   of  this   Town,   who 
certificate.    jms  appeare(j  friendly  to  the  Rights  of  his  Country. 

At  a  Meeting  of  the  Committee  of  Correspondence  Inspection 
'  &  Safety  at  the  Council  Chamber — Septem1"  17 — 
Mr  Gray  in  the  Chair— 
Capt.  Moors      Cap1  Moore  who  has  liberty  to  leave   this  Colony  &  Return  to 
application.  Ire]andj  apply'd  for  leave  to  go  in   Cap1  Willson  bound   to  Old 
France— It  was  the  sense  of  the  Committee  that  they  had  no  right 
to  prevent  or  to  permit  his  departure  in  said  Vessel. 
Capt.  Cap*  Holmes  applys  to  this  Committee  for  an  order  to  receive 

applys.         his  Sails. 

A  number  of  Persons  dayly  applying  to  this  Committee  for 
Mr.  Gray  to  Certificates  of  their  political   character,   to  serve  them  in  passing 
Certificates. thro'   this  aQd  tue  other  Colonies — Mr  Gray,  Chairman    was  ap- 
pointed to  give  out  such  Certificates  to  those  who  shall  satisfy  him 
with  respect  to  their  behavior  in  this  Town,  till  the  further  order 
of  this  Committee. 

Adjourned  to  to  Morrow  J  past  12  O'Clock  in  the  Forenoon. 
Septem^  is.       rpage  ,->G  j      Wednesday  "the  18.  of  September  A:M:  Met  ac- 
cording to  Adjournment. 

Mr  Gray  in  the  Chair. 
The  consideration  of  the  Application  made  by  Cap1  Holmes  for 
the  delivery  of  his  Sails,  again  taken  up. 

Adjourned  to  G  O'clock  this  Evening  at  the  Council  Chamber. 
G  O'Clock  in  the  Evening.     Met  according  to  adjournment. 

Cnnt  ... 

Holmes  to  ^nc  Committee  again  entered  upon  the  consideration  of  the  ap- 
h;iye  his  plication  made  by  Cap1  Holmes,  for  the  delivery  of  the  Sails 
belonging  to  his  Schooner — Cap1  Holmes  attended  and  was  heard  ; 
he  also  produced  an  Order  of  Council  permit  ting  him  to  depart  for 
the  (iranades — whereupon  the  Question  was  put — viz  —  Whether 
it  be  the  sense  of  this  Committee,  that  Cap'  Holmes  Sails  be  de- 
livered him — passed  in  the  Affirmative. 

[To  be  continued  J 


1880.]  Nicholas  Upsall.  21 


NICHOLAS  UPSALL. 

A  paper  read  before  the  New  England  Historic,  Genealogical  Society,  May  7,  1879,  by 
Augustine  Junes,  Esq.,  of  Providence,  It.  I. 

A  SHIP  named  Mary  and  John,  of  four  hundred  tons  burden, 
Captain  Squeb  master,  sailed  from  Plymouth,  England,  March 
20,  1630,  having  as  passengers  "  many  godly  families  and  people 
from  Devonshire,  Dorsetshire  and  Somersetshire,  arriving  at  Nan- 
tasket,  Mass.,  May  30,  of  the  same  year.  She  was  one  of  the 
fleet  of  eleven  ships  which  brought  Governor  John  Winthrop  and 
the  "  great  emigration  "  to  America.  She  was  probably  the  largest 
vessel  in  the  fleet,  and  certainly  the  first  to  arrive. 

Captain  Roger  Clap  says  that  the  master,  "on  the  next  day  after 
the  arrival,  turned  his  passengers  and  their  goods  ashore,  leaving 
them  to  shift  for  themselves  in  a  forlorn  place  in  this  wilderness." 
The  passengers  on  the  Mary  and  John  settled  the  town  of  Dor- 
chester. Savage  says  that  Nicholas  Upsall  was  probably  a  passen- 
ger in  the  Mary  and  John,  a  statement  which  is  sustained  by  his 
early  connection  with  the  town  of  Dorchester. 

The  earliest  account  we  have  of  Nicholas  Upsall  is  on  the  28th 
day  of  September,  lb'30,  when  he  was  impanelled  on  a  jury  by  the 
Court  of  Assistants  to  inquire  concerning  the  death  of  Austen 
Bratcher.  It  was  then  only  three  and  one  half  months  since  the 
Arbella  came  to  anchor  outside  of  Salem  harbor,  with  Governor 
John  Winthrop  and  the  first  charter  of  Massachusetts  on  board. 
Upsall  applied  to  be  admitted  to  the  privilege  of  a  freeman,  at  the 
first  General  Court  held  in  America,  Oct.  19,  1630,  which  request 
was  granted  May  18,  1631,  he  being  received  with  the  first  one 
hundred  and  eight,  of  whom,  including  himself,  twenty-four  were 
from  Dorchester. 

The  charter  contained  a  provision  by  which  other  persons  could 
become  members  of  the  corporation,  and  this  membership  made 
them  freemen.  Members  of  the  company  had  the  exclusive  right 
of  suffrage,  were  members  of  the  General  Court,  and  owned  the 
public  and  undivided  land.  Freemen  voted  for  assistants,  subse- 
quently for  governor,  and  were  themselves  eligible  to  the  office  of 
assistants. 

It  was  determined,  on  the  day  that  Nicholas  Upsall  became  a 
freeman,  that  none  should  thereafter  be  made  freemen  who  were 
not  church  members.  It  is  not  therefore  to  be  inferred  from  his 
beino:  a  freeman  that  he  wras  then  a  church  member :  he  was  after- 
wards  received  into  the  church,  as  will  appear. 

The  law  that  only  church  members  should  be  freemen  reduced  the 
government  at  once  to  a  theocracy,  quite  different  in  theory  from 
vol.  xxxiv.        3 


22  Nicholas  Upsall,  [Jan. 

the  republican  doctrine  that  "the  government  is  of  the  people,  by 
the  people,  and  for  the  people." 

Nicholas  Upsall  appears  on  the  town  records  of  Dorchester 
among  its  very  first  settlers.  He  was  a  grantee  of  land  there 
in  L633,  its  first  bailiff  and  rater  in  1634.  "It  is  ordered  by  the 
town  of  Dorchester,"  April  17,  1635,  "that  Nicholas  Upsall  and 
Matthew  Grant  shall  p'ceed  in  the  measuring  of  the  great  lotts  as 
they  have  begun  ;"  and  it  seems  that  General  Grant  is  the  eighth 
generation  in  descent  from  this  Matthew  Grant. 

Nicholas  Upsall  was  licensed  as  inn-keeper  in  town  in  the  years 
1636,  1637,  1638.  "It  is  ordered,"  June  27,  1636,  by  the  town, 
"  that  Nicholas  Upsall  shall  keep  a  house  of  entertainment  for  stran- 
gers." He  was  selectman  in  1638  and  1642.  In  1637  he  was  a 
member  of  the  jury  of  Life  and  Death,  as  it  was  called,  to  distin- 
guish it  from  the  grand  jury. 

The  same  year  he  became  an  original  and  the  twenty-third  char- 
ter member  of  the  Ancient  and  Honorable  Artillery  Company  of 
Boston,  the  oldest  military  company  in  America,  for,  with  various 
changes  of  name  and  regulations,  it  has  continued  to  this  time. 

He  joins  other  persons,  12  mo.  7th,  1641,  in  a  grant  of  land  to 
Dorchester  for  the  establishment  and  support  of  a  free  school.  In 
the  language  of  the  deed,  the  grant  was  "  for  and  Towards  the 
maintenance  of  a  free  schoole  in  Dorchester  aforesayed  for  the  in- 
structinge  &  Teachinge  of  Children  &  Youth  in  good  literature  & 
Learninge."  In  the  year  1639  a  vote  had  been  passed  by  the  town, 
taxing  the  proprietors  of  said  land  for  the  same  purpose.  The 
town,  the  proprietors  and  the  grantors  in  the  above  deed  were  sub- 
stantially the  same  persons,  no  doubt.  The  historian  of  Dorchester 
believes  this  to  have  been  "  the  first  public  provision  for  a  free 
school  in  the  world  by  a  direct  tax  or  assessment  on  the  inhabitants 
of  a  town." 

He  removed  to  Boston  in  1644,  and  with  his  wife  Dorothy  was 
admitted  to  the  church,  5  mo.  28th,  of  that  year.  Other  citizens  of 
Dorchester  moved  to  Boston  at  the  same  time.  He  was,  however, 
a  large  property  holder  in  Boston  before,  for  in  1637  he  owned  the 
land  from  the  north-east  side  of  Richmond  Street  and  from  Hano- 
ver Street  to  the  sea.  He  was  also  an  inn-keeper  in  Boston.  His 
house  was  called  the  Red  Lyon  Inn.  Its  location  was  on  the  north- 
east corner  of  North  and  Richmond  Streets.  The  ancient  descrip- 
tion was  "  at  the  corner  of  Red  Lyon  Lane  and  the  Town  Street 
next  the  sea."  It  is  a  firmly  fixed  tradition  that  this  is  the  site  of 
the  first  colonial  Custom  House  or  Naval  Office,  as  it  was  then 
called;  and  Edward  Randolph,  "the  evil  genius  of  the  colony,"  was 
the  first  officer  placed  there  in  1682,  where  he  immediately  com- 
menced his  contest  with  the  people  of  Boston  to  whom  he  had  pre- 
viously rendered  himself  very  obnoxious.  The  Red  Lyon  was  one 
of  the  oldest  ordinaries  in  Boston.     A  letter  among  the  Winthrop 


1880.]  Nicholas  Upsall.  23 

papers  in  the  Massachusetts  Historical  Collections,  from  Roger  Wil- 
liams to  John  Winthrop,  dated  Providence,  April  16,  1638,  re- 
quests him  to  send  his  reply  to  Nicholas  Upsall,  who  was  at  that 
time  in  Dorchester,  because  it  is  not  safe  for  his  messenger  to  wail 
for  the  answer ;  this  was  three  years  after  Williams's  banishment, 
lie  no  doubt  had  found  Upsall  to  be  his  friend,  and  that  he  was 
more  candid  and  liberal  in  religious  matters  than  the  people  or  their 
rulers.  Williams  may,  in  1636,  have  found  a  resting  place  in  Dor- 
chester, on  his  pilgrimage  to  Providence,  at  the  beginning  of  that 
"  Fourteen  weeks  "  during  which  "he  was  sorely  tost  in  a  hitter 
season,  not  knowing  what  bread  or  bed  did  mean."  Letters  in  those 
days  were  often  left  at  inns  to  he  forwarded  or  called  for,  but  this 
seems  to  imply  a  personal  reliance,  in  the  midst  of  enemies,  on  the 
friendship  of  Nicholas  Upsall. 

Governor  William  Coddington,  of  Rhode  Island,  in  a  letter  found 
in  the  same  collection,  dated  Road  Island  2\)  D.  4  mo.  \(>~i'2,  to 
John  Winthrop,  reminds  him  of  a  conversation  between  them  at 
Nicholas  Upsall's.  And  it  may  be  that  they  were  both  quests  a 
the  lied  Lyon.  The  pecuniary  success  of  the  proprietor  leads  to 
the  conclusion  that  the  Red  Lyon  was  a  popular  inn,  perhaps  the 
best  in  Boston. 

The  brick  building  now  upon  the  site  of  the  Red  Lyon  inn  bears 
the  initials  of  the  Wads  wort  lis,  former  proprietors. 

Upsall's  wharf  was  near  the  inn.  It  bordered  north-easterly  on 
what  is  now  Richmond  Street,  and  is  now  partly  covered  by  Fulton 
and  Commercial  Streets.  The  wharf  was  afterwards  called  Red 
Lyon  Wharf,  and  still  later  Mountfort's  Wharf. 

It  is  stated  in  the  History  of  Dorchester  that  Nicholas  Upsall  was 
one  of  the  founders  of  the  Old  North  Church  in  Boston,  in  1650. 

In  1(554  the  New  England  colonies  made  an  expedition  against 
the  Narrao-anset  Indians.  As  nothing  was  effected  and  the  soldiers 
had  returned,  it  was  feared  the  Indians  might  be  encouraged  to  com- 
mit  depredations.  Soldiers  were  thereupon  kept  in  readiness  to 
march  at  two  hour's  notice.  Boston's  quota  of  "impressed"  men 
for  this  purpose  was  thirty-two,  and  they  were  billeted  on  Nicholas 
Upsall  and  three  other  persons.  And  in  January,  1G55,  they  were 
allowed  by  the  government  seventeen  pounds  and  fifteen  shillings 
for  their  entertainment. 

Mary  Fisher  and  Ann  Austin,  the  first  Friends  who  visited  Amer- 
ica, arrived  in  the  early  part  of  May,  1G5G,  and  were  without  law 
taken  into  custody  before  landing  and  kept  in  prison  till  their  de- 
parture under  banishment  five  weeks  later,  no  one  being  allowed  to 
speak  to  them  under  a  penalty  of  five  pounds,  the  windows  of  the 
prison  being  boarded  up  as  an  extra  precaution,  lest  "  blasphemous 
doctrines  "   should  break  through  prison  bars. 

A  man  whose  name  is  not  given  offers  to  pay  the  fine  if  he  can 
be  allowed  to  speak  to  them,  but  his  offer  was  refused.  This  no 
doubt  was  Nicholas  Upsall,  for  reasons  hereinafter  mentioned. 


24  Nicholas  U'psall,  [Jan. 

The  magistrates  had  determined  to  starve  these  women,  and  bury 
both  them  and  heresy  in  one  grave.  Nicholas  LTpsall,  "touched  with 
compassion,"  gave  the  jailer  five  shillings  a  week,  liberty  being  de- 
nied him  by  the  officers,  for  the  privilege  of  furnishing  food  to  save 
their  Lives.  This  is  called  bribery.  '  What's  in  a  name?  "  It  was 
in  substance  and  in  fact  obedience  to  a  higher  law  than  the  statutes 
of  men. 

These  women  sailed  as  prisoners  for  Barbadoes  after  five  weeks, 
not  having  had  a  moment  of  liberty  in  Boston  ;  yet  learned  writers 
relate  how  they  visited  churches  insufficiently  attired,  and  did  other 
insane  and  impossible  things. 

They  were  banished  from  Boston  Sixth  Month  5th,  1050.  They 
had  taught  no  heresy  in  words,  but  their  sufferings  have  heralded 
their  faith  and  exhibited  the  genuineness  of  their  religion  more  com- 
pletely  than  language  could  have  done. 

There  is  no  evidence  that  Nicholas  Upsall  suffered  on  account  of 
these  works  of  mercy  ;  they  may  never  have  been  known  to  the  gov- 
ernment.    The  time  of  his  own  persecution  was,  however,  at  hand. 

The  first  act  of  the  General  Court  against  Friends,  was  dated 
Oct.  14,  1G56.  The  presumption  that  "every  man  knows  the  law  " 
was  not  sufficient,  and  this  act  was  publicly  read  in  different  parts 
of  Boston,  the  attention  of  citizens  being  called  to  it  witli  beat  of 
drum  through  the  streets. 

It  seems  this  was  done  in  front  of  the  Red  Lyon  Inn.  And 
Nicholas  Upsall  hearing  the  act  read  before  his  own  door,  said  "that 
he  did  look  at  it  as  a  sad  fore-runner  of  some  heavy  judgment  to 
fall  on  the  country/'  On  the  following  morning  he  was  called 
before  the  Court  and  charged  with  having  expressed  his  disapproba- 
tion of  the  law  against  Quakers.  lie  "  in  much  tenderness  and 
love  "  warned  the  magistrates  to  take  heed  lest  they  should  be  found 
fighting  against  God.  In  the  New  England  Tragedies  it  is  thus 
expressed  in  verse  : 

"  I  testify  against  these  cruel  laws  ! 
Forerunners  are  they  of  some  judgment  on  us  ; 
And  in  the  love  and  tenderness  I  bear 
Unto  this  town  and  people,  1  beseech  you, 
0  Magistrates,  take  heed,  Lest  ye  be  found 
As  lighters  against  God." 

A  fine  of  twenty  pounds  was  exacted  from  him,  Governor  Endi- 
cott  saying,  "I  will  not  bate  him  one  Groat."  lie  was  besides  ban- 
ished to  depart  in  thirty  days,  including  four  in  prison,  and  was 
fined  three  pounds  more  for  not  attending  worship  after  banishment. 

He  is  driven  from  the  home  in  Boston  he  has  struggled  to  make 
for  himself  and  family,  into  the  wilderness,  at  sixty  years  of  age,  near 
the  beginning  of  winter. 

The  Red  Lyon  Inn  is  no  longer  his  home;  the  ten  years  of  life 
thai  remain  to  him  are  to  be  passed  in  prison  ov  in  banishment.  He 
finds  a  home    and   protecting    friends    in  Sandwich   the    first    winter, 


1880.]  Nicholas  Upsall.  25 

but  relentless  persecution  hunts  him  down.  Massachusetts  and  Ply- 
mouth join  hands  to  crush  him  and  heresy,  and  nothing  remains  to 
him  but  in  the  early  spring  to  flee  to  Rhode  Island,  the  retreat  and 
sanctuary  of  men  persecuted  for  conscience  sake. 

Here,  at  last,  he  finds  friends  and  sympathy.  One  Indian  offers 
him  a  warm  house,  another  exclaims  "  What  a  God  have  the  Eng- 
lish, who  deal  so  with  one  another  about  their  God."  I  quote  the 
following  lines  from  a  note  in  an  English  edition  of  George  Fox's 
Journal : 

"  Sec  here  the  Red  Indian's  kindly  care, 
Though  lie  the  name  of  savage  hear. 
Christian,  more  savage  thou  than  he, 
Blush  for  thy  cruel  deeds  of  infamy : 
The  Indian's  unasked  cup  of  charity 
Is  larger  than  as  mixed  by  thee. 
The  white  man  ag'd,  through  frost  and  snows 
A  banish 'd  exile  to  his  country  goes, 
Full  many  a  welcome  does  he  say, 
To  his  warm  house  whate'er  the  day. 
More  Christian  he  who  thus  docs  prove, 
By  practice,  kindred  with  a  God  of  love. 
More  Christian  he  than  they  who  thus  pollute 
Their  faith,  andy*t>r  their  God  a  brother  persecute." 

He  returns  to  Boston  in  three  years  at  his  peril,  and  is  forthwith 
thrust  into  prison.  In  the  same  prison  were  Daniel  and  Provided 
Southwick,  who  were  offered  to  be  sent  to  Barbadoes  to  be  there 
sold  as  slaves,  but  the  captain  refused  to  carry  them.  And  AVhittier 
writes  as  follows  : 

"  Then  to  the  stout  sea  captain  the  sheriff  turning  said, 
Which  of  ye,  worthy  seamen,  will  take  this  Quaker  maid 
In  the  Isle  of  fair  Barbadoes,  or  on    Virginia's  shore, 
You  may  hold  her  at  a  higher  price  than  Indian  girl  or  Moor." 

The  captain  answers  : 

"  Pile  my  ship  with  bars  of  silver,  pack  with  coins  of  Spanish  gold, 
From  keel  piece  to  deck  plank,  the  roomaye  of  her  hold, 
By  the  living  God  who  made  me  !  I  would  sooner  in  your  bay 
Sink  ship  and  crew  and  cargo  than  bear  this  child  away." 

Nicholas  Upsall  caused  pales  to  be  brought  to  fence  in  the  pit 
where  the  stripped  and  lifeless  bodies  of  the  two  Friends,  William 
Robinson  and  Marmaduke  Stevenson,  hanged  in  1659,  tradition 
says,  on  Liberty  Tree  on  Boston  Common,  had  been  thrown  by  the 
executioner,  because  the  authorities  had  denied  the  request  of  Friends 
to  deliver  the  bodies,  or  to  provide  coffins  and  decent  interment, 
and  they  were  exposed  to  the  beasts  of  the  forest. 

He  was  then  in  prison,  and  remained  in  prison  in  Boston  two 
years.  His  influence  during  that  time  became  so  great,  and  he 
"  drew  so  many  persons  to  him,"  that  he  was  sent  to  the  Castle  in 
Boston  harbor,  where  he  remained  one  year.  Two  earnest  petitions 
to  the  government  by  his  wife  Dorothy  Upsall,  followed  by  her  per- 
sonal efforts,  secured  his  removal  to  the  house  of  his  brother  John 
vol.  xxxiv.        3* 


26  Nicholas  Upsall.  [Jan. 

Capcn,  of  Dorchester,  who  had  formerly  been  selectman  of  that 
town  with  him.  He  was  probably  a  brother  of  Dorothy  Upsall,  and 
thus  a  brother  to  Nicholas  CJpsall  by  marriage  only. 

The  court  record  recites,  "Nicholas  Vpshall  being  formerly  sen- 
tenced to  perpetual  Imprisonment,  &  obteyning  a  Keprivall,  hath 
greatly  abused  their  lenity,  do  therefore  Order  him  to  be  Confined 
again  to  ye  house  of  John  Capen."  This  reprivall  means  banish- 
ment, and  the  transfer  to  John  Capen's  had  a  condition,  "provided 
he  does  not  corrupt  any  with  his  pernicious  opinions,"  or  does  not 
teach  "  the  diabolical  doctrines  and  horrid  tenets  of  the  cursed  sect 
of  Quakers." 

lie  resided  at  John  Capen's  probably  the  remaining  four  years, 
from  1662  to  1666,  and  died  there  August  20th  of  the  last-named 
year.  He  was  buried  in  Copp's  Hill  Burying  Ground,  where  in 
well  defined  letters  on  the  stone  at  his  grave,  the  inscription  on  the 
next  page  may  be  seen.  The  grave  of  his  wife  Dorothy  is 
nearly  opposite  across  the  path. 

At  the  distance  of  fifty  paces  is  the  grave  of  Cotton  Mather,  the 
champion  of  Salem  witchcraft,  the  author  of  the  w  Wonders  of  the 
Invisible  World,"  who  bore  no  love  to  the  Quakers. — John  Whiting 
writes  an  "Answer  to  Cotton  Mather  (a  priest  of  Boston),  his 
Calumnies,  Lyes  and  Abuses  of  the  People  called  Quakers,  or  Truth 
and  Innocency  defended,"  a  book  often  bound  in  one  volume  with 
New  England  Judged.  An  iron  fence  encloses  the  tomb  in  which 
lie  the  remains  of  Increase,  Cotton  and  Samuel  Mather. 

A  large  weeping  willow  spreads  its  branches  near,  brought  in 
1840  from  the  willow  over  the  grave  of  Napoleon  in  Shine's  Valley, 
at  St.  Helena,  the  same  year  that  his  ashes  were  removed  to  Paris 
by  Louis  Philippe. 

A  battery  of  six  heavy  English  guns,  under  the  direction  of  Clin- 
ton and  Burgoyne,  poured  shot  and  shell,  June  17,  1775,  upon 
Bunker  Hill,  twelve  hundred  yards  distant  across  the  Charles,  from 
the  crown  of  Copp's  Hill,  fifty  yards  from  Nicholas  Upsall's  grave, 
burning  Charlestown  and  covering  the  advance  and  retreat  of  the 
British  troops. 

The  battle  of  Bunker  Hill,  an  event  so  remote  to  us,  is  not  half 
way  back  to  the  date  on  that  stone.  Nicholas  Upsall  on  that  mem- 
orable day  had  rested  peacefully  beyond  the  storm  of  persecution, 
more  than  a  century  ;   his  grave  was  then  ancient. 

Two  hundred  paces  distant  in  the  opposite  direction  stands  Christ 
Church,  within  the  steeple  of  which  the  signal  lights  were  placed 
for  Paul  Ivevcre  on  the  night  of  his  famous  ride — the  very  rays  of 
which  fell  upon  this  humble  stone,  and  streamed  across  these  graves 
to  the  impatient  watcher  on  the  other  shore. 

These  graves  and  this  ride  are  forever  and  inseparably  connected 
by  Longfellow  : 


Gravestone  of  Nicholas  Upsall. 


X  H-MEMORBAJLL"  Off 

B1E<3EASED  -THE*1& 
SEPTEMBER 
16      r  # 


^ 


Gravestone  of  Dorothy,  Wife  of  Nicholas  Upsall. 


28  Nicholas  Upsall.  [Jan. 

11  Beneath,  in  the  churchyard,  lay  the  dead, 
In  their  night-encampment  on  the  hill, 
Wrapped  in  Bilence  bo  deep  and  still 
That  he  could  hear,  like  a  sentinel's  tread, 
The  watchful  night-wind,  as  it  went 
Creeping  along  from  tent  to  tent, 
And  seeming  to  whisper,  '  All  is  well !  ' 
A  moment  only  he  feels  the  spell 
Of  the  place  and  the  hour,  and  the  secret  dread 
Of  the  lonely  belfry  and  the  dead.'''' 

And  as  for  Paul  Revere — 

"  But  mostly  he  watched  with  eager  search 
The  belfry  tower  of  the  Old  North  Church, 
As  it  rose  above  the  graves  on  ike  hill, 
Lonely  and  spectral  and  sombre  still." 

The  children  of  Nicholas  and  Dorothy  Upsall  were  as  follows  : 
"Amasa,  born  12th  mo.  1635  ;  Elizabeth,  12  month,  1637,  mar- 
ried William  Greenoogh  4  July,  1651  ;  Susannah,  born  7th  mo. 
12th,  1639,  married  Joseph  Cocke,  10  Nov.  1659  ;  Experience, 
born  19  :  1  month,  1640,  died  Aug.  2,  1659." 

The  descendants  of  Nicholas  Upsall,  highly  esteemed  and  respect- 
ed people,  are  living  now  in  Boston,  notable  among  them  Mrs.  De- 
lia 8.  Monks  ;  and  in  New  York  the  Hon.  N.  B.  Mountfort,  Judge, 
and  John  Gr.  Shea,  a  distinguished  author.  I  am  especially  indebted 
to  George  Mountfort,  Esq.,  a  descendant  from  the  daughter  Susan- 
na, for  much  valuable  information  respecting  the  family.  He  was 
himself  for  many  years  an  efficient  United  States  consul  in  the 
Island  of  Candia,  and  wrote  a  series  of  valuable  historical  and 
descriptive  letters  concerning  that  island,  many  of  which  were 
published. 

The  inventory  of  the  estate  of  Nicholas  Upsall,  after  deducting 
his  debts,  amounted,  10  mo.  13,  1666,  to  543£  10s. — a  large 
estate  for  the  times,  considering  that  during  the  last  ten  years  he 
was  an  exile,  but  had  to  support  himself  and  family. 

A  law  was  made  in  1658,  that  "no  inhabitant  entertain  any  per- 
son commonly  called  a  Quaker,  under  the  penalty  of  5£  or  whip- 
ping." This  law  gives  force  and  emphasis  to  Nicholas  Upsall's  will, 
dated  8  mo.  9,  1660,  containing  the  following  provisions: 

Item.  I  do  order  and  give  for  the  use  of  such  servants  of  the  Lord  as 
are  commonly  called  Quakers,  my  new  feather  bed,  bolster  and  pillows, 
with  a  good  pair  of  sheets  and  a  pair  of  blankets,  with  the  new  rugg,  and 
bedstead  fitted  with  rope,  Matt  and  Curtains,  in  that  little  room  in  my  house, 
"  the  Red  Lyon  Inn,"  called  the  parlor  or  in  the  chamber  over  that  parlor, 
during  the  life  of  my  said  wife,  and  after  her  decease  to  be  then  continued 
by  my  daughter  Cook,  within  whose  line  that  part  of  the  house  falleth. 

Item.  1  give  to  the  said  Society  of  Quakers  my  chest,  with  all  my 
books  and  papers  therein  lying,  with  a  small  table  in  the  room      *     *     *     * 

Provided  and  my  will  is,  if  my  executrix  or  my  daughter  Cook  shall  see 
meet  to  set  a  house  on  any  part  of  my  land  for  the  use  of  the  Quakers, 
that  then  it  shall  be  built  -  !  feet  in   length  and  18  feet  wide,  with  a  chiin- 


1880.]  Nicholas  Upsall.  29 

ney  and  said  bod,  bedstead  and  table  shall   be   for  tlieir   company  ;  and  it 
shall  stand  with  my  will. 

There  can  be  little  if  any  doubt  that  this  room  and  furniture  were 
in  the  Red  Lyon  Inn,  which  he  owned  at  the  time  of  his  decease. 

The  records  of  the  Yearly  Meeting  of  Friends  for  New  England, 
dated  4  mo.  7th,  1694,  contain  the  following: 

Whereas  Nicholas  Upsall  of  Boston  did  formerly  bequeath  unto  us,  the 
people  of  God,  in  scorn  called  Quakers,  a  chamber  and  furniture  in  Boston  ; 
but  not  having  received  the  benefit  of  it,  we  do  now  give  power  and  order 
our  friends  Edward  Shippen  and  Edward  Wanton  to  agree  and  sell  the 
aforesaid  privileges  and  right  in  the  same  for  such  Bum  of  money  as  they 
shall  agree  for;  and  such  discharge  in  their  Dames  shall  be  a  sufficient  dis- 
charge in  the  behalf  of  the  rest  of  the  body  of  Friends  called  Quakers. 

Edward  Shippen  gave  a  piece  of  land  lor  a  Friends  Meeting- 
House  in  1694,  in  Brattle's  pasture,  on  Brattle  Street,  near  the 
site  of  the  Quincy  House,  and  was  agreed  with  by  the  Yearly  Meet- 
ing to  build  it ;  and  the  n money  from  Nicholas  LTpsalFs  Chamber 
to  go  towards  it."  This  was  the  first  brick  meeting-house  in  Boston. 
This  Edward  Shippen  was  the  first  mayor  of  Philadelphia  under  the 
city  charter  ;  and  Edward  Shippen,  LL.D.,  Chief  Justice  of  Penn- 
sylvania, and  William  Shippen,  M.D.,  first  Professor  of  Anatomy 
at  the  University  of  Pennsylvania,  were  both  descended  from  him. 

Edward  Wanton  lived  in  Brattle  Street,  and  at  his  house  Friends 
meetings  were  held  before  they  were  allowed  to  have  a  meeting- 
house ;  indeed,  as  early  as  May  4,  1(564,  four  years  after  the  exe- 
cution of  Mary  Dyer.  Many  arrests  were  made  at  his  house.  lie 
was  the  father  of  William  Wanton,  governor  of  l\hode  Island,  the 
ancestor  of  three  other  governors  of  Rhode  Island  of  the  name  of 
Wanton.  lie  was  one  of  the  officers  under  the  gallows  at  the  exe- 
cution of  Mary  Dyer,  and  was  so  affected  that  he  became  a  Friend. 
It  cost  something  to  be  a  Friend  then,  for  during  the  four  previous 
years  the  record  of  persecution  in  Massachusetts  is  as  follows : 
Twenty-two  had  been  banished  on  pain  of  death,  three  martyred, 
three  had  their  right  ear  cut  off,  one  had  been  burned  in  the  hand 
with  a  letter  H,  three  had  been  ordered  bv  the  court  to  be  sent  to 
Barbadoes  as  slaves,  thirty-one  persons  had  received  six  hundred 
and  fifty  stripes  administered  with  extreme  cruelty,  £1044  of  pro- 
perty had  been  taken  from  them,  and  another  wras  martyred  in  1(361, 
making  four  in  all ;   but  the  persecutions  continued  long  after  this. 

The  Society  of  Friends  has  had  three  successive  meeting-houses 
in  Boston  :  the  first  already  mentioned  in  Brattle  Street,  from  1695 
to  1711  ;  the  next  in  Congress  Street,  once  called  Quaker  Lane, 
from  1711  to  1825  ;  the  last  in  Milton  Place,  from  1828  to  1865. 
During  the  last  four  or  five  years  a  meeting  has  been  sustained, 
either  in  Tremont  or  Bromfield  Street,  from  the  income  of  the  pro- 
ceeds of  the  Milton  Place  house.  The  principal  sum  invested 
amounts  to  about  ten  thousand   dollars.     This  fund  had  its  begin- 


30  Nicholas  Upscdl.  [Jan. 

ning  in  the  bequest  of  Nicholas  Upsall  of  the  use  of  the  little  room 
and  Furniture  in  the  old  historic  Red  Lyon  Inn.  Friends  in  Bar- 
badoes,  Philadelphia  and  throughout  New  England,  gave  money 
from  time  to  time  to  this  fund.  Devout  men  and  women,  poor 
in  the  things  of  this  world,  joyfully  contributed  towards  the  per- 
petual preservation  in  Boston  of  what  they  believed  to  be  the  true 
worship  of  God. 

Friends  are  frequently  said  to  have  been  intruders  in  Massa- 
chusetts. But  if  anybody  was  "  to  the  manner  born,"  it  was  Nicho- 
las Upsall.  lie  was  on  the  first  roll  of  freemen,  for  more  than  a 
quarter  of  a  century  he  lived  in  the  colony,  possessed  of  all  the  rights 
of  citizenship,  often  in  places  of  public  trust,  always  respected  and 
esteemed.  But  he  found  that  citizenship  and  the  rights  of  a  free- 
man, as  other  Friends  found,  were  no  protection  against  religious 
persecution. 

The  General  Court  so  construed  the  first  charter  during  fifty  years 
as  to  make  the  colony  an  independent  state.  Massachusetts  was 
no  longer  English  soil ;  the  corporation  claimed  not  only  right  to 
its  property,  but  the  right  to  make  its  own  laws,  subject  to  the  limi- 
tations of  English  law,  and  itself  to  determine  what  those  limita- 
tions were,  for  it  denied  all  right  of  appeal  of  British  subjects  to 
England.  But  Friends  could  not  justly  and  legally  be  considered 
intruders,  unless  they  made  a  breach  of  the  peace,  or  interfered  with 
the  personal  rights  of  individuals  or  with  the  corporate  property, 
no  instances  of  which  are  mentioned. 

Nicholas  Upsall  never  appears  as  a  sectarian  fanatic.  He  is 
everywhere  the  same  quiet,  unobtrusive  man  of  business,  the  earnest 
patriot  and  philanthropist,  whose  heart  is  moved  at  the  sight  of  hu- 
man suffering  ;  a  friend  of  the  outcast  and  friendless,  who  clothes 
the  naked  and  feeds  the  hungry  ;  a  good  Samaritan,  who  first  M  binds 
up  the  wounds  "  of  humanity,  pouring  in  "  the  oil  and  the  wine," 
before  asking  in  which  mountain  it  worships.  He  was  not  a  great 
man,  measured  by  the  usual  standard.  He  sought  neither  civil  nor 
military  office.  History  concerns  itself  chiefly  with  military  and 
political  contests.  It  takes  little  interest  in  struggles  like  his. 
Nevertheless,  there  is  no  truer  heroism  than  he  exhibited,  when, 
solitary  and  alone,  he  confronted  the  whole  power  of  the  govern- 
ment with  his  convictions,  putting  reputation,  social  position  and 
all  into  the  venture,  and  did  his  duty.  As  a  protestant  he  exercised 
the  right  of  private  judgment,  and  honestly  proclaimed  that  judg- 
ment in  the  face  of  its  opponents,  for  in  the  language  of  the  New 
England  Tragedies, 

"  At  lust,  the  heart 
Of  every  honest  man  must  speak  or  break  !'' 

As  a  christian  he  is  mindful  of  his  individual  responsibility  to  God, 
and  is  as  firm  as  a  rock  in  obedience  to  convictions. 

[l  is  said  he  was  not  himself  a  Quaker,  but  their  generous  friend. 


1880.]  Longmeadow  Families,  31 

This  cannot  be  admitted.  We  have  seen  what  a  powerful  teacher 
and  apostle  of  their  doctrines  he  proved  to  be,  and  how  for  that  rea- 
son he  was  sent  to  the  Castle.  The  early  authors  of  the  Society  and 
others  speak  of  him  as  a  Friend.  To  be  a  Friend  then,  required  no  ob- 
servance of  ordinances,  no  subscription  of  a  creed  or  articles  of  faith. 
Common  suffering' and  sympathy  in  a  common  cause  made  them  one. 
The  test  was  not  doctrine,  not  of  the  head,  but  of  the  heart.  Was 
the  person  bringing  forth  the  fruits  of  the  Spirit?  did  he  abide  in 
Christ  as  the  branch  abides  in  the  vine?  was  he  living  in  the  obe- 
dience of  faith  ?  If  it  be  said  that  God  only  could  apply  tests  like 
these,  it  is  strictly  true.  Yet  Christianity  has  claimed  as  the  high 
test  of  the  genuine  faith  of  its  apostles,  that  they  were  willing  to 
suffer  and  die  for  the  truth  as  they  believed  and  taught  it.  And 
certainly  men  can  have  no  higher  evidence  than  this,  coupled  with 
consistent  lives. 

Christianity  itself  was  a  return  from  ceremony  to  spiritual  reli- 
gion, and  its  tendency  is  constantly  in  that  direction,  if  at  times  it 
seems  to  recede  ;  it  is  like  an  incoming  tide  of  the  ocean,  one  wave 
may  seem  to  fall  short,  but  the  next  sweeps  over  and  beyond.  The 
reformation  was  another  great  advance.  And  these  men  believed 
that  Quakerism  was  primitive  Christianity  revived,  was  a  return  to 
the  spirituality,  the  essence  of  the  gospel ;  that  however  unwilling 
men  might  be  to  abide  the  doctrine,  as  the  Scribes  and  Pharisees  of 
old  had  been  unwilling  to  be  taught,  nevertheless  the  declaration 
that  "God  is  a  Spirit,  and  they  that  worship  Him  must  worship  Him 
in  spirit  and  in  truth,"  contained  the  whole  of  religion,  and  was  in 
fact  the  absolute  religion  ;  "  that  Christ  was  the  true  liirht  that 
lighteth  every  man  that  cometh  into  the  world." 

This  spiritual  interpretation  of  Christianity  was  the  faith  of  Nicho- 
las Upsall ;  for  this  he  suffered,  and  nearly  won  the  crown  of 
martyrdom. 


LONGMEADOW  (MASS.)  FAMILIES. 

Communicated  by  Willakd  S.  Allen,  A.M.,  of  East  Boston,  Mass. 
[Continued  from  vol.  xxxiii.  page  419.] 

4th  Generation.  Capt.  Ebenezer  Colton,  son  of  Ebenezer  and  Debo- 
rah Colton,  was  married  July  2,  1767,  to  Miriam  Colton,  daughter  of 
Georoe  and  Experience  Colton.  Their  children — Eunice,  born  April  14, 
1768,  died  April  24  or  2(5,  1768.  Eunice,  born  April  27,  1769.  Ebene- 
zer Chandler,  born  May  10,  1771,  died  Oct.  29,  1846,  age  75.  Erastus, 
born  May  1,  1773.  Mary,  born  Jan.  11,  1775.  An  infant,  born  and  died 
Nov.  21,  1777.  Mebzal,  born  May  1,  1780.  Capt.  Ebenezer  Colton  died 
Sept.  2,  1793,  age  50.  Miriam  his  widow  was  married  to  Matthew  Keep, 
June  9,  1797.  Eunice  was  married  Oct.  20,  1792,  to  Abner  Chandler 
(page  47).     Mary  was  married  Nov.  2,  1800,  to  Benjamin  Newel.     They 


32  Longmeadow  Families.  [Jan. 

removed  to  l'ittsfield.  Miriam  the  widow  was  married  June  9,  1797,  to 
Matthew  Keep  (see  page  159),  and  died  Nov.  13,  1831. 

4th  Generation.  Jabez  Col  ton,  son  of  Kbenezer  and  Deborah,  was  mar- 
ried Jan.  27,  1784,  to  Mary  Baldwin,  daughter  of  Capt.  Ebenezer  and  Bel- 
tiali  Baldwin,  of  Bozra,  Conn.  She  was  horn  at  Norwich,  April  1,  1753. 
Their  children — Simeon,  born  Jan.  8,  1785,  died  Dec.  27,  1868,  at  Ash- 
boro',  N.  C.  Elijah,  born  Nov.  21,  1786.  Mary,  born  Nov.  18,  1794. 
Simeon  and  Elijah  were  born  in  Somers,  Mary  in  Longmeadow.  [/V/e64.] 
The  families  of  the  sons,  see  page  78.  Jabez  the  father  died  April  2,  1819, 
age  72.  Jabez  Colton  was  graduated  at  Yale  College,  1774,  and  was  the 
compiler  of  this  volume. 

4th  Generation.  Elihu  Colton,  son  of  Ebenezer  and  Deborah,  was  mar- 
ried Dec.  6,  1787,  to  Abigail  Ely,  daughter  of  Dea.  Nathaniel  Ely  and 
Abigail  his  second  wife.  Their  children — William,  born  Aug.  29,  1789, 
died  April  1G,  1836.  Ebenezer,  born  Sept.  24,  1793.  Elihu,  born  July  8, 
1797,  died  at  Enfield.  Abigail,  born  April  25,  1799,  died  Oct.  10,  1802. 
Lydia,  born  April  1,  1801.  Abigail,  born  April  15,  1804.  Elihu  the 
father  died  May  2G,  1825,  age  72.     [Page  Go.] 

4th  Generation.  Abner  Colton,  son  of  Capt.  Isaac  and  Esther  Colton, 
was  married  Nov.  12,  1751,  to  Margaret  Burt,  daughter  of  Major  Daniel 
Burt,  of  Brimfield.  She  was  born  Jan.  12,  1728.  Their  children — Ab- 
ner, born  Feb.  12,  1753,  died  Sept.  1,  1758.  Isaac,  born  Dec.  13,  1754, 
died  Sept.  11,  1758.  Esther,  born  Dec.  24,  1756,  died  Feb.  17,  1757. 
Abner  Colton  the  father  died  July  6,  1797,  in  his  70th  year.  Margaret 
his  widow  died  Sept.  2,  1807. 

4th  Generation.  Jacob  Colton,  son  of  Capt.  Isaac  and  Esther  Colton, 
was  married  Nov.  22,  1764,  to  Kachel  Marshfield,  daughter  of  Samuel  and 
Elizabeth  Marshfield.  Their  children — Esther,  born  Sept.  9,  17 65.  Eliz- 
abeth, born  Jan.  8,  1769.  Jacob  the  father  died  March  2,  1769.  Rachel 
the  mother  married  again  Jan.  10,  1771,  to  James  Ganes,  of  Enfield.  They 
had  five  children  in  Enfield,  and  removed  to  the  state  of  Vermont  with  their 
children. 

4th  Generation.  Capt.  Andrew  Colton,  son  of  Capt.  Isaac  and  Esther 
Colton,  was  married  Jan.  1,  1767,  to  Hannah  Bliss,  daughter  of  Capt.  Tim- 
othy Bliss.  Their  children — Clarinda,  born  June  22,  1767.  Hannah,  born 
Nov.  21,  1769,  died  Jan.  20,  1805.  Andrew,  born  May  24,  1772.  Isaac, 
born  July  12,  1773,  died  July  13,  1773.  Vespasian,  born  Jan.  9,  1776, 
died  Oct.  9,  1776.  Hannah  the  mother  died  Aug.  5,  1787.  Capt.  An- 
drew the  father  married  again  to  the  widow  Lydia  White,  and  he  died  Oct. 
1808.     Lydia  his  last  wife  died  Aug.  8,  1800. 

4th  Generation.  John  Colton,  son  of  Lieut.  John  and  Mercy  Colton, 
was  married  Nov.  22,  1749,  to  Penelope  Woolcut,  daughter  of  Henry  and 
Abigail  AVoolcut.  Their  children — George,  born  Aug.  25,  1752.  John, 
born  Jan.  9,  1755.  Mercy,  born  April  11,  1764.  Oliver,  born  March  23, 
1766.  Eleanor.  John  Colton  with  his  family  removed  to  Vermont  to  a 
town  called  Fairlee. 

\_Poge  66.]  4th  Generation.  Solomon  Colton,  son  of  Lieut.  John  and 
Mercy  Colton,  was  married  April  10,  1755,  to  Lucy  Cooley,  daughter  of 
John  and  Mercy  Cooley.  Their  children — Asahel,  born  elan.  11,  1756. 
Lucy,  born  April  16,  L758.  Elizabeth,  born  May  10,  1761,  died  May  27, 
1838,  age  77.  Salley  and  Roxey,  born  Feb.  27,  1706.  Martha,  born  July 
28,  177o,  died  June  29,  1819,  aged  49.  Lucy  married  Solomon  Lomis, 
Feb.    22,   1781  (page  166).     Elizabeth  married  Simeon    Colton,  Dec.  11, 


1880.]  Longmeadoiv  Families.  33 

1783  (page  G8).  Roxey  was  married  to  Chauncy  Cooley,  Jan.  28,  1790. 
Sally  married  Enoch  Col  ton,  son  of  Asa  and  Sarah.  They  Bettled  in  Ver- 
shire,  state  of  Vermont.  Martha  married  Stephen  Keep,  Nov.  27,  1791 
(page  159).     Lucy  the  mother  died  May  13,  1802,  age  72  ye 

4th  Generation.  Lieut.  Festus  Colton,  son  of  Capt.  Simon  and  Abigail 
Colton,  was  married  Dec.  22,  1768,  to  Eunice  Keep,  daughter  of  Samuel 
and  Sarah  Keep.  Their  children — Martin,  born  Feb.  22,  1770,  died  Aug. 
24,  1828.  Flavia,  born  Oct.  11,  1771,  died  Aug.  16,  1799.  Lucinda,  horn 
Oct.  18,  1774,  died  Oct.  L8,  L776.  Submit,  born  Feb.  22,  1777.  died  Oct. 
22,  1777.  Lucinda,  born  dan.  3,  L779.  Abigail,  horn  Sept.  18,  L780. 
Festus,  born  Aug.  17,  L783.  Festus  Colton  the  father  died  Jan.  i  1.  1788. 
Flavia  married  Walter  Coomes,  dan.  0,  17'.").  Lucinda  married  John 
Sabin,  April  28,  1805.     Eunice  the  mother  dad  Oct.  !,  1807. 

4th  Generation.  George  Colton,  son  of  Capt.  Simon  and  Abigail,  was 
married  Sept.  22,  1769,  to  Caroline  Willard.  Their  children — Abigail. 
Stillborn.  Caroline  the  mother  died.  George  Colton  the  father  was  mar- 
ried again  to  Tabitha  Cooley,  daughter  <>f  David  Cooley,  of  Palmer.  Their 
children — Caroline,  born  April  9,  1772,  died  Oct.  1,  1797.  Simon,  born 
April  6,  1774.  Celia,  born  March  is.  1776,  died  dan.  2'.),  177s.  David 
and  Jonathan,  born  March  30,  1778.  Jonathan  died  Feb.  26,  L803.  G<  <>rgo 
Colton  the  father  died  July,  1812. 

[Page  67.]  4th  Generation,  ('apt.  Gad  Colton,  son  of  Capt.  Simon 
and  Abigail,  was  married  Oct.  21,  1774,  to  Nancy  Colton,  dan.  f'  Isaac 

and  Mercy  Colton.  Their  children — Justin,  horn  Jan.  .'51,  177 1.  lived 
in  Monson.  Maine.  Stoddard,  born  May  12,  1775,  lived  in  Monaon, 
Maine.  Elizabeth,  born  Sept.  15,  177f>,  died  Dec.  II.  1777.  Chaun- 
cy, born  July  8,  1778,  died  Aug.  18,1799.  Elizabeth,  born  February  3, 
1779,  died  Sept.  II,  1771).  Nancy,  born  May  8,  1780,  died  Oct.  1781. 
Betsey  and  Nancy,  born  Feb.  27.  1783.  Betsey  died  Feb.  25.  1801.  Cyn- 
thia, born  Oct,  2."  1781.  Celia,  born  Oct.  12,'  1786,  died  at  Wilbraham. 
Calvin,  born  March  11,  1788,  went  to  Monson,  Me.  Persis,  born  Sept. 
20,  178'.).  married  Mr.  Shaw.  Polly,  born  March  15,  1791,  married  Fran- 
cis Fellowes,  died  March  29,  L861.  Pamelia,  born  Oct.  5,  L792,  married 
Rowland  Taylor,  Dec.  1 9.  1826.  Sophronia,  born  Now  1.  1795,  married 
Joseph  Booth,  Jan.  22,  1829.  Chauncy.  born  Aug.  31,  lSDo,  graduated 
at  Amherst  College  and  lived  in  Cincinnati.  Gad  Colton  was  married  to 
Miriam  Hale,  April  .'5,  1816,  widow  of  Hezekiah  Hale,  and  died  Dee.  28, 
1831.     She  died  July  8,  1831,  age  7:;. 

4th  Generation.  Major  Luther  Colton,  son  of  Capt.  Simon  and  Abigail, 
was  married  Nov.  30,  1780,  to  Thankful  Wool  worth,  daughter  of  Richard 
and  Naomy  Woolworth.  Their  children — Sabin,  born  Aug.  18,  1783. 
Amanda,  born  Feb.  22,  178G,  died  Feb.  4,  L843,  age  57.  Luther,  born 
Oct.  20,  1787.  Calvin,  Sept.  14,  1780.  Oren,  born  Oct.  23,  1791.  Simon, 
born  Sept.  14,  1793.  Naomy,  Jan.  21,  1795.  Amelia,  June  17,  1796. 
Thankful  the  mother  died  Oct.  25,  1797.  Major  Luther  Colton  was  mar- 
ried again  April  2,  1799,  to  Mehittable  Deming,  of  Weathersfield.  Their 
children — Chauncy,  born  Jan.  5,  1800,  died  April  29,  1820.  Laurinda, 
born  Oct.  4,  1801.  Major  Colton  the  father  died  Oct.  14,  1803.  Amanda 
was  married  April  30,  1811,  to  Dea.  Ebenezer  Burt.  The  families  of  the 
sons,  see  page  00. 

[Page  G8.]  5th  Generation.  Charles  Colton,  son  of  Timothy  and 
Mary,  was  married  June,  1757,  to  Lucy  Parsons,  daughter  of  Moses  and 
Hannah   Parsons,   of  Enfield.      Their  children — Timothy,  born  Jan.   18, 

VOL.   XXXIV.  4 


34  Whittingham  Genealogy.  [Jan. 

1759,died  Oct.  6,  1800.  Charles, born  Oct.  22, 17G0.  Levi,  Oct.  13,  1702, 
died  July  12,  L828,  age  66.  Mary,  bora  July  29,  17G4,  married  Eliaa 
Goodwell,  of  Athens,  Vermont.  Jonathan,  born  March  2,  17G7.  Lucy, 
born  Sept.  20,  1769.  Solomon,  born  March  8,  1772,  died  Dec.  31,  1838. 
Abigail,  horn  Dec.  22,  177o,  married  Stephen  Moltrop,  of  Westminster. 
Chauncy,  born  Dee.  2,  1 7 7 . "> ,  lived  in  Stafford.  Seth,  born  Sept.  26,  1777, 
Removed  to  the  Town  Cate,  New  York.  Lucy  the  mother  died  April  29, 
1811,  in  her  75th  year. 

5th  Generation.  George  Colton,  son  of  George  and  Experience,  was 
married  Nov.  2,  1757,  to  Sarah  Colton,  daughter  of  Ephraim  and  Sarah 
Colton.  Their  children — Nathan,  horn  Oct.  26,  1758,  died  Oct.  9,  1797. 
Ahishai,  born  May  4,  1761,  died  1823.  Julius,  March  4,  1763.  died  Jan. 
3,  1830.  Alpheus,  horn  Dec.  1765.  Demas,  horn  Nov.  2G,  1767.  Sarah, 
horn  June  14,  1770,  died  June  23,  1823.  Experience,  horn  Nov.  30,  1773. 
Sarah  the  mother  died  in  Vershire.  George  the  father  married  again 
March  9,  17%,  to  Elenor  Cane,  daughter  of  Eli  and  Mary  Cooley  (page 
104).     Eleanor  Colton  died  Dec.  20,  1844,  age  83.   Sons,  pages  81  and  82. 

5th  Generation.  Simeon  Colton,  son  of  Gideon  and  Sarah,  was  married 
Dec.  11,  1783,  to  Elizabeth  Colton,  daughter  of  Solomon  and  Lucy  Colton. 
Their  children — Dimon,  horn  Oct.  11,  1784.  Betsey,  horn  March  G,  1786, 
died  April  1,  I860.  Patty,  born  Jan.  30,  1790,  died  about  1835.  Almira, 
born  Aug.  18,  1796,  died  Dec.  1, 1797.  Almira,  born  Oct.  12,  1798.  Patty 
was  married  May  3,  1810,  to  David  C.  King,  son  of  Thomas  and  Eunice 
King.     Simeon  Colton  died  Jan.  5,  1834,  age  75  years. 

[Page  69.]  5th  Generation.  Gideon  Colton,  son  of  Gideon  and  Joan- 
na, was  married  July  23,  1788,  to  Lucretia  Woodworth,  daughter  of  Rich- 
ard and  Loice.  Their  children — Lucretia,  born  Dec.  29,  1788.  Gideon, 
born  Jan.  10,  1794,  died  March  9,  1795.  Delia,  born  Nov.  23,  1796. 
Lucretia  was  married  Sept.  3,  1812,  to  the  Rev.  Simeon  Colton,  of  Palmer. 

5th  Generation.  Hanan  Colton,  son  of  Gideon  and  Jonnna,  was  mar- 
ried to  Eunice  Cooley,  daughter  of  George  and  Mabel,  June,  1788.  He 
died  Aug.  28,  1828,  age  64.  Their  children — Chauncy,  born  March  3, 
1789.  James,  born  April  19,  1791.  Jerry,  born  Jan.  5,1794.  Julia,  Feb. 
11,  1797.  Eliza,  Sept.  30,  1804.  Eunice  the  mother  died  1806,  and  Ha- 
nan Colton  was  married  to   Esther .     Gideon,  born    April    6,    1809. 

Esther,  born  Nov.  20,  1810.  William,  born  Sept.  2,  1812.  Calvin  Murray, 
born  Oct.  1814.  Harriet  Angeline  Colton,  born  Aug.  8,  1814  [?].  Samuel 
H.  Chauncy,  born  Dec.  2$,  1815. 

[To  be  continued] 


THE  WHITTINGHAM  GENEALOGY  AND  WILLIAM 
CLARKE'S  STATEMENT. 

Communicated  by  Mrs.  Caroline  11.  Dall,  of  Georgetown,  D.  C. 

IDOUIJT  whether  a  manuscript  of  the  same  length  ever  conveyed  so 
much  error  as  that  called  William  Clarke's  statement  (see  Register, 
A.wiii.  19,  226);  but  in  Eliot's  Biographical  Dictionary,  page  416,  ed. 
1809,  there  is  another  quite  as  perplexing.  There  it  is  distinctly  Btated 
that  Madame  Saltonstall  was  descended  from  William  Whittingham,  Dean 
of  Durham,  whose  "  estate  was  at  Southerton  (Sutterton),  about  six  miles 


1880.]  Wliittingham  Genealogy.  35 

south  of  Boston,  in  Lincolnshire."  u  His  only  son  Baruch,"  snys  Eliot, 
"was  the  principal  builder  of  the  church  there,  having  his  name  in  almost 
every  window,  to  be  seen  many  years  after.  He  [Baruch]  designed  to 
visit  New  England,  but  was  taken  sick  and  died.  His  widow  came  over 
and  had  a  son  who  was  the  heir  of  the  family,  named  John,"  whose  son 
William  was   u  father  of  Madame  Saltonstall." 

At  first  it  seems  hardly  credible  that  an  intelligent  man  like  William 
Clarke  should  not  know  the  whole  truth  about  his  own  grandmother  ;  but 
we  have  to  remember  of  how  little  importance  these  things  seemed  to  the 
early  emigrants,  who  knew  their  own  history,  and  how  imperfect  were  the 
means  of  communication  with  the  old  country,  possessed  by  their  immediate 
descendants. 

It  will  not  be  worth  while  to  correct  all  the  errors  in  the  above  state- 
ment.    It  is  better  to  give  the  true  record. 

When  some  time  ago  I  corrected  the  statement  that  the  Whittinghams 
were  descended  from  the  sister  of  John  Calvin,  by  Bhowing  that  the  Dean 
of  Durham  married  the  sister  of  Calvin's  wife,  I  never  doubted  in  the  least 
that  there  were  persons  in  this  country  descended  from  Wliittingham  him- 
self. A  short  time  afterwards  I  remembered  that  I  had  written  a  long  his- 
tory  of  the  Dean  of  Durham  in  previous  years,  and  by  referring  to  it  I 
found  it  impossible  that  he  could  have  had  a  posthumous  son  named  Ba- 
ruch ;  and  I  began  at  once  to  search  the  records  of  Durham  and  SuttertOD. 

I  got  a  copy  of  the  Dean's  will,  and  that  of  his  wife.  I  saw  that  the 
children  were  all  accounted  for,  and  they  all  remained  in  England.  The 
family  originated  in  Lancashire,  and  had  real  estate  iti  London  ;  but  there 
was  not  the  slightest  link  to  Sutterton  possible. 

My  only  hope  of  unravelling  the  mystery  lay  in  examining  the  early 
wills  in  this  country.  I  looked  at  Lawrence,  Hubbard  and  Wliittingham 
wills  in  the  Suffolk  Probate  Records  at  Boston,  and  in  the  Surrogate  of 
New  York  city.  Everything  indicated  that  the  Whittinghams  and  Ilub- 
bards  came  from  Lincolnshire.  For  a  long  time  my  investigations  proved 
fruitless,  on  account  of  the  indifference  of  the  parish  clerk  of  Sutterton.*  I 
finally  wrote  to  the  Curate,  the  Rev.  W.  W.  Morrison,  and  it  is  to  his  per- 
sistent kindness  that  I  owe  my  final  success.    In  1875  Mr.  Morrison  wrote : 

"  The  Wliittingham  family  seem  to  have  had  no  connexion  with  this  vil- 
lage after  1613.  A  Baruch  Wliittingham  who  had  two  wives,  and  whose 
father  of  the  same  name  lived  and  died  here,  was  buried  here  in  1610.  The 
only  trace  I  have  discovered  of  the  family  about  the  church  itself  are  the 
initials  B.  W.  ,6°2.  W.  J.  on  the  outside  of  the  West  end  wall." 

Mr.  Morrison  sent  me  separate  Registers  of  Baptisms,  Marriages  and 
Deaths,  in  the  order  in  which  I  have  copied  them,  and  each  sheet  is  sepa- 
rately attested  : — "  I,  William  Wilson  Morrison,  M.A..  Carnb.  Univ.  Curate 
in  charge  of  the  Parish  of  Sutterton  near  Boston,  in  Lincoln,"  etc. 

Baptisms. 

1540.     Thomas  Wliittingham,  filing  Wili'mi  Whittingham  de  Sutterton,  bap.  erat 

deeenio  vetano  Decenibris. 
1544.     Margarita  W.,  filia  Rogeri  Wliittingham,  bap.  Novr  6,  17me. 
1740.     Joanna  W.,  filia  Wili'mi  Whittingham,  bap.  May  xim0. 
1547.     Baruchus  W.,  filius  Wili'mi    Whittingham  de  Sutterton,  bap.   fuit  Dec. 

xviime. 

*  The  officiating  clergyman,  and  not  the  parish  clerk,  has  charge  of  the  parish  registers. 
—•Editor. 


36  Wliittingham  Genealogy.  [Jan. 

1548.  Dorithea  \V\.  filia  Rogeri  Whittingham,  bap.  Janua.  sexto. 

1549.  Jana  W.,  filia  Rogeri, bap.  Janua.  xiiitio. 

1552.  Dorothea  W., filia  Guglielmi,  bapt.  Janua  xviiimc. 

1552.  Johannes  \V\,  filius  Rogeri,  bap.  Dec.  xxxto. 

1554.  Alrnira  W.,  filia  Will 'mi,  bap.  Aug.  septimo. 

1555.  Anna  W.,  filia  Rogeri,  bap.  Oct.  quinto. 

155G.  Edmund  us  W.,  filius  Guglielmi,  bap.  Oct.  xxiiit0. 

1563.  Richardus  W\,  filius  Guglielmi,  bap.  July  xviiime. 

1568.  Anna  W.,  filia  Guglielmi,  bap.  Jan?  quinto. 
1570.  Agneta,  filia  Thomae,  bap.  Jan.  tertio. 
1572.  Susanna  W..  filia  Thomae,  l>np.  Oct.  quinto. 

1588.  Baruccus,  filia  Barucci  Whittingham,  bap.  Aug.  quarto. 

1590.  Agneta  Whittingham,  filia  Richardi,  bapt.  Martij  octavo. 

1503.  Elizabetha,  filia  Barucci  Whittingham,  hap.  Junii  xxixine. 

1610.  Richardo  [sic],  fillius  [sic]  Richardo  [sic],  bap.  Aprilis  xxiim0. 

1612.  Elisabeta,  filia  Guglielmi,  bap.  Martij  xix'. 

1613.  Martha  Whittingham,  filia  Richardi  Whittingham generosi,  bap.  Dec.  16. 

The  errors  are  in  the  original  record. 

Marriages. 

1569.  Thomas  Perc37e  et  Joana  Whittingham,  nupti  Julij  quarto. 

1574.     Will'mo  Hobsan  et  Anna  Whittingham,  nupti  fuerent  Augusti  ultimo. 
1577.     Baruccus  Whittingham  et  Elizabeth  Taylor,  coniugali  fuerunt  Augusti  ni- 

cesimo  septimio. 
1583.     Gulielmus  Whittingham  et  Agneta  Elsam,  matrimoniam  mierunt  Februa- 

rij  primo. 
1599.     Baruccus  Whittingham  et  Christiana  Saunders,  coniugali  Janiarij  xxvit0. 

1611.  Gulielmus  Whittingham  et  Phoebe  Whelldale,  nupti  Aprilis  nicesimo  nono. 

From  Mad.  de  Salis,  copied  from  Alie's  Norfolk,  I  have  also : 

John  Whittingham,  post,  son  of  last  Barueh,  in.    Martha,  daughter  of  William 
Hubbard  of  Southerton  near  Boston,  Lincoln.     No  dates  given. 

This  John,  son  of  Barueh,  who  died  in  1610,  buried  March  16,  could 
hardly  have  been  married  earlier  than  1(330,  and  probably  married  before 
he  left  England.  His  children  were  John,  Richard  and  William,  Martha, 
Elizabeth  and  Judith. 

Martha  m.  Rev.  Jno.  Rogers. 

William  m.  Mary  Lawrence. 

Richard  d.  in  England  unmarried.     So  also  did  Elizabeth  and  Judith. 
It  seems  probable,  therefore,  that  Mad.  Saltonstall's  father, 

William  Whittingham,  was  son  of 

John — son  of 

Barueh,  bapt.  Aug.  4,  1588 — son  of 

Barueh  (and  Elizabeth  Taylor),  bapt.  1547 — son  of 

William  Whittingham  and  Agneta  Elsam,  of  Sutterton — perhaps  son   of 

William  Whittingham,  with  wife  Joanna,   who   was  buried  at   Sutterton, 
Feb.  3,  1540. 

The  Dean  of  Durham  was  b.  in  1524,  and  died  in  1579.  Of  course 
this  William  was  not  descended  from  the  Dean,  but  those  who  will  look  up 
the  pedigree  of  the  Dean  will  find  that  he  descended  from  Adam  Whitting- 
ham, of  Lancashire,  from  whom  came  a  branch  of  William  Whittingham's, 
starting  from  Seth,  in  William  of  Over  Chester,  about  1323. 

I  have  not  been  able  to  discover  whence  the  first  William  went  to  South- 
erton,  but  it  is  very  likely  that  be  also  descended  from  Adam  of  Lancashire, 
through  William  of  Over  Chester. 

Of  course  this  record  disposes  forever  of  all  that  has  been  previously 
claimed  by  me  or  others  in  this  country,  of  descent  from  the  Dean  of 
Durham. 


1880."]        Births,  Marriages  and  Deaths  in  Lyme,  Conn.         37 

Madame  Saltonstall  is  stated  by  Mr.  Greenwood  to  have  been  the  grand- 
mother of  Richard  Clarke,  whose  daughter  married  Copley  the  artist. 
This  must  be  a  mistake.  I  have  the  Richard  Clarke  pedigree,  but  cannot 
lav  my  hand  on  it  now;  but  the  John  Clarke  papers  a  id  Madame  Salton- 
stall's  will  show  thai  she  held  her  Clarke  property  for  reversion  to  her  hus- 
band's great  nephews — Samuel  and  William — under  guardianship  of  their 
step-father,  the  Hon.  Josiah  Willard. 

Among  my  memoranda  I  find  the  following: 

Richard  and  Isaac  Clarke,  brothers,  were  sons  of  Francis  P.  Clarke,  of  Salem, 
Mass. 

Isaac  Clarke  had  a  daughter  Hannah,  who  married  Benry  Bromfield,  of  Harvard. 
Mrs.  Blanchard,  granddaughter  of  Henry  Bnd  Hannah  Bloomfield,  1  believe,  has 
recently  died  and  left  property  to  endow  a  Seminary  in  Harvard. 

Richard  Clarke  married  Elizabeth,  daughter  oi  Elizabeth  Hutchinson  and  Ed- 
mund  Winslow,  and  granddaughter  ol  the  celebrated  Anne  Hutchinson.  Richard 
and  Elizabeth  had  issue— Susan, married  to  John  Singleton  Copley,  Nov.  1771J. 

For  Dr.  John  Clarke,  gee  Register,  vol.  xiv. p.  171. 
Another  memorandum  is  as  follow-  : 

Deborah  Gedney  =  Francis  (.'lark,  b.  Engd,  Oct.  16,  1701. 

Chey  bad  : 
John  Clark,  in.  Ma\  29,  1734,  to  Anne  Furni 
Gednej  Clark,  Col.  in  his  Majes try's  service  and  Governor  of  Barbadoes,  with  wife 

Mary. 
Deborah  Clark  m.  William  Lord  Fairfax  «»f*  Virginia.    Two  of  her  daughters  are 

said  to  have  married  nephews  oi  General  Washington. 
John  (lark,  who  married  Miss  Furness,  had  a  son  John,  b.  Jan.  CO,  1737,  who  was 

a  Col.  in  the  British  armv  and  maried  Miss  Gavin. 

I   think   Francis  Clark,   who   married  Deborah    Gedney,  was  the   first 
American  ancestor  of  Susan  Clark,  who  married  John  Singleton   Cop' 
The  family,  as  this  last  memorandum   indicates,  was  Tory  from  beginning 

to  end,  and  the  descendants  oi  it  in   L879  have  never  yi  ;  been  converted  to 
republicanism. 


BIRTHS,  MARRIAQES  AND  DEATHS  IN  LYME,  CONN. 

Communicated  by  the  late  Rev.  Frederick  Wm.  Chapman,  A.M.,  of  Rocky-Hill,  Ct. 

[Concluded  from  vol.  xxxiii.  page  439.] 

William  Peck  and  Eliza  Wood  were  married  Dec.  29,  1833. 

Peter  Person  was  married  with  Lydia  his  now  wife  the  last  of .    Phe- 

be,  horn  March  2,   1709-10,      Samuel,    Nov.  1,  1712.      Lidia,  March  26, 

1714.      Lydia  Person  deceased  ye  last  of   Feb.  1716. 
Peter  Person  was  married   to  Mary  Lord,   Sept.  20,  1716.     Richard   born 

9th  of  Dec.   1717.     Hepsibah,  May   1,  17LJ.     Tabitha,   May  6,   1721. 

Peter,  March  2D.  1724.     Mary,  August  21,  1726.     Irene,  August   26, 

1732.     Mary,  wife  of  Peter  Person,  deceased  25th  of  April,  173-. 
Peter  Person  was  married  to  Martha  Peck  Jau.  1735-6. 
Mary  Petterson  was  horn  Feb.   18,  1679. 

Henry  Peterson  was  married  with  Mary  his  wife,  April  15,  1683. 
Children  of  Robert  and  Mary  Perigo :     Hannah,    born  March  31,   1674. 

Mary,  April    1,    1677.     Abigail,  duly   21,    1681.     Robert  Perigo   died 

April  18,  1683.     Elizabeth,  born  Oct.*  30,  1683. 

VOL.    XXXIV.  4 


38  Births,  Marriages  and  Deaths  in  Lyme,  Conn.       [Jan. 

Thomas  Pier's  children.     Sarah  Pier,  born  Aug.  25,  1678.     Mary,  Feb. 

16,  1683.     Thomas,  March  16,  1689. 

The  Rev.  Mr.  Samuel  Pierpont  died  March  15,  1722-3. 

William  Pike  and  Abigail  Comstock  were  married  June  24,  1679.  Abi- 
gail Pike,  born  May  4,  1683,  died  Nov.  16,  1683.  William,  Sept.  9, 
1684.  John,  Sept.  9,  1686,  and  died  Oct.  25,  1686.  Daniel,  born  Oct. 
4,  1687.     Abigail,  May  3,  1690. 

Richard  Pierson  and  Mary  Ann  Ely  were  married  May  9,  1743.  Eliza- 
beth, born  March  29,  1743-4.  Phebe,  Dec.  14,  1745.  Sarah,  Dec.  1, 
1747.  Richard,  March  25,  1749.  Mehetabel,  Feb.  15,  1752.  Mary, 
Feb.  28,  1754.  Peter,  Oct.  23,  1756.  William  Ely,  Nov.  14,  1758. 
Anna,  March  24,  1764.     Richard  Pierson  died  April  28,  1762. 

Petter  Pratt  was  married  with  Elizabeth  Griswold  that  was  devost  from 
John  Rogers.  They  were  married  the  5th  of  August,  1679.  Petter 
Pratt  deceased  the  24th  of  March,  1688. 

Samuel  Pratt  and  Elizabeth  Peck  were  married  Dec.  6,  1686.  David, 
born  January,  1687. 

Daniel  Payment  and  Rebeccah  Sage  were  married  April  15,  1684.  Rich- 
ard, born  Jan.  9,  1686. 

Jonathan  Reed  and  Elizabeth  Mack  were  married  Dec.  24,  1722.  Jona- 
than, born  Sept.  17,  1723.     Elizabeth  Mack  died  Jan.  17,  1732-3. 

The  death  and  births  of  William  Robeson's  children.     William,  born  Oct. 

24,  1677.     Marah,  Jan.  12,  1680.     William,  Feb.  19,  1682. 
Edward  Robins  died  Dec.  6,  1732. 

John  Robins  was  married  to  Elizabeth  his  wife  Sept.  20,  1692. 

Joseph  Robins  and  Sarah  his  wife  were  married   June  10,1697.     Joseph, 

born  March  30,  1698.     Sarah,   April   22,    1700.     Lidea,  Oct.   9,  1703. 

Ruth,  April   22,   1705.     Sarah,  March  10,  1709.     Mehetable,   Feb.  3, 

1712.     Easter,  Feb.  2,  1715.     Lucy,  Feb.  1,  1718. 
Uriah  Roland  and  Lydia  Lee  were  married  Oct.  13,  1737.     William,  born 

Dec.  5,  1738.     Lydia,   Dec.  13,  1741,  died  Dec.   28,  1741.     Lydia,  2d, 

Jan.  2.0,  1742-3.     Pheby,  Jan.  24,  1744-5. 
Jacob  Sayer  and  Martha  Loomer   were  married  June  22,  1710.     Martha, 

born  May  7,  1711.     James,  Dec.  7,  1712. 
Asher  Schofeil  and  Rachel  his  wife  were  married   Sept.  17,  1690.     Asher, 

born  Jan.  3,  1691-2.     Jeames,  Jan.   9,  1693-4,  died  Feb.  16,1693-4. 

Asher  Schofeil  died  June  24,  1694. 
Esther   Scovell,  daughter   of  John  and  Sarah  Scovell,  was  born  Nov.  24, 

1793. 
James  Scovell  was  married  Oct.  10,  1734.     Elizabeth,  born  Dec.  30,  1737. 

Sibbel,  born  June  11,  1740,  and  died  Nov.  5,  1745.     Rhoda,  born  July 

17,  1743.     Sibbel,  July  12,  1746.      Irena,  July  23,  1749.     Arter,  April 
14,  1752.     Isaac,  May  5,  1754. 

Ezra  Selden  and  Elizabeth  Rogers  of  Norwich  were  married  May  6,  1751. 
Ezra,  born  March  23,  1752.  Theophilos  Rogers,  Dec.  27,  1753.  Gur- 
den,  Au<*.  27,  1756,  died  June  20,  1759.  Elizabeth,  born  Sept.  14, 
1758.  Abigail,  March  30,  1761.  Calvin,  March  14,  1763.  Samuel 
Rogers,  April  9,  1765.     Mrs.  Elizabeth  Selden  died  June  20,  1767. 

Ezra  Selden  and  Ann  Ely  married  Dec.  29,  1768.  Erastus,  born  Oct.  23, 
1769.     Anne,  born  Nov.  29,  1770.     Lucretia,  June  2  1,  1772,  died  Feb. 

25,  1776.     Elisha,   born  July  31,   1774,  died  Dec.  12,  17/5.     Rebeccah, 
Feb.  23,  and  died  Feb.  26,  1776. 

Ezra  Selden  and  Hannah  Miriam  were  married  April  13,  1780. 


1880.]     Births,  Marriages  and  Deaths  in  Lyme,  Co  39 

C  pt.  Elisha  Selden  married  Elizabeth  Ely,  daughter  of  Samuel  Ely,  de- 
ceased, Oct  7,  17.'!.").  Mary,  born  June  6,  17.57,  and  died  Dec.  28,  17.17. 
Lois,  born  June  24,  1738.  Elisha,  March  6,  I7.">',-1<>.  Mary,  Jan. 
15,  L741-2.  Thomas,  Oct.  13,  1743,  and  died  Nov.  5,  1743.  Thon 
2d,  born  Aug.  5,  L745.  Samuel,  March  9,  1746-7,  died  Dec  20,  17  17. 
Samuel,  2d,  Sept.  26,  1  750. 

Richard  Ely  Selden  married  Mrs.  Desier  Coult,  <  )ct.  2,  1783.  Juliana, 
born  July  29,  17s  i .     Asenath,  Dec.  28,  1785. 

Capt.  Samuel  Selden  died  Feb.  last  day,  L745. 

Samuel  Selden  and  Elizabeth  Ely  were  married  M  17  1.~>.     Elizabeth, 

born  April  26,  1717.     Samuel,   Nov.    1,   1748.     Esther,  June  22,    1750, 
died  June  8,    L751.     Elijah,   born    Feb.   21,    1752.     Deborah,    Dec. 
17.").').     Charles,  Nov.  23,  L755.     Jemima,  Sept.  ;;.   1757.     Richard  Ely, 
May  25,  1759.     Mary,  April  22,  L761.    G  Feb.  -'7.  1763.     Joseph 

Dudley,    Dec  30,  1764.     Dorothy,   Dec   26,    L766.     Roger,   April    16, 
17i')7.     Capt.  Samuel   Selden  departed  this  life  in  0 
languishing  in  prison  about  a  month.    Taken  Sept  17.  1776,  and  cai 
into  New  York  and  there  kepi  close  prisoner  till  heexpin 

Abner  Shipman  ami  Margery  Avery  were  married  0  t.  l-"1.  1779.  William, 
horn  May  19,  1780.  Christopher,  June  18,  1781.  Uallam,  Sept  19, 
17*2.  Elijah,  April  22,  L785.  Betsey,  Sept.  10,  1786.  Elisha,  April 
6,  1788.  Abner,  March  20,  L790.  Nathaniel,  March  27,1791.  Josiah, 
April  7,  1793.     Roswell,  Oct.  20,  1794.     Sanford,   D<  6.     Re- 

beccah,  Sept.  9,  L798.     Charles,  June  6,  18 

Capt.  Joseph  Sill  married  widow  Susannah  Marvin,  Feb.  12,  1«>77.  ('apt. 
Joseph  Sill  died  Aug.  6,  1696,  in  the  60th  yearoi  his  ag 

John  Smith  was  married  with  Mary  bis  wilt-  tin  »f  Octol 

Nathan  Smith  aud  Mary  Rogers  were  married    1  .   171'.'.      1 

born  N«.v.  28,  1720.   Matthew,  Feb.  26,  1722     .  Jai    .  Feb.  19,  172 
Rachel,  March  19,  1  7 1_". ► .     Jane  R< >gers  and  Mary  Stevens  (twins),  Sept. 
L9,  1730.    Briant,  April  27,  1735.    Richard  Smith  died  March  8,  1701-2. 
Daniel  Smith  died  March  22,  1729    30. 

Richard  Smith,  J un.  and  Elizabeth  his  wife  were  married  Nov.  17.  1677. 
Richard,  horn  Aug.  29,  II  IS.     Abigail,  Sept.  8,  1682.     Susannah,  Feb. 

1684.     Elizabeth,  July  15, 1687.     Dauiel,  April  15, 1692.     1. 
Smith  died  April   15,  L692.       Daniel  died  March  22,  172 

Stephen  Smith  and  Lucia  Lay  married  May  11,  L749.  Seth,  born  July 
1  1.  17.").'!.     Rebeccah,  Feb.  '■,.  L755.     Corina,  May  •"».  177)7. 

Samuel  Southworth's  childreu  horn  in  Lyme.  Samuel,  horn  May  5,  1723. 
Amos  and  Abigail,  born  March  15, 1724r-5.  Mary,  May  15,  1727.  Amos 
Southworth  died  June  1  1,  1725. 

Capt.  Daniel  Starling  and  Mis.  Mary  Ely,  relict  of  Richard  Ely,  were  mar- 
ried June  6,1699.  Elizabeth,  born  April  is.  L700.  Daniel,  Oct.  28, 
1702.  John,  Oct.  28,  1701.  Joseph,  dune  30,  1707.  Abigail,  Sept.  9, 
1709. 

Capt.  Daniel  Starling  and  widow  Mary  Leek  with  were  married  May  16, 
1715.     (apt.  Daniel  Starling  died  June  3  >.  1749. 

John  Taner,  dun.,  servant  to  Reynold  Marvin,  died  June  G.  1704—5. 

John,  son  of  John  Tilleson  and  Mar  ah  Ids  wife,  horn  May  30,  1G80.  John, 
horn  March  29,  1692.     David.  Nov.  17.  1694. 

Jeames  Tileson  and  Elizabeth  his  wile  were  married  April  20,1692.  Jo- 
hanna, horn  dan.  KX  1692—3.      Jeames  Tileson  died  May  30,  1G94. 

James  Tillitson  and  Elizabeth  Davis  were  married  Feb.  4, 1741-2.    Eunice, 


40  Births,  Marriages  and  Deaths  in  Lyme,  Conn.      [Jan. 

bom  June  12,  1743,  and  died  June  5,  1748.     Jonathan,  April  6,   1746. 
Elizabeth,  July  2,  1748.     Abigail,    Feb.  15,    1751.     Eunice,  March  28, 
1753.     Jemima,  Nov.  3,  1757.     James,  April  14,  1760.     Dauiel,  May 
5,  1765.     Salome,  Nov.  6,  1767. 
Levi  Tilletson  and  Mary   Davis  were  married  Aug.   16,  1748.     Eleazer, 
born  Oct.   15,  1748.     Deborah,  Jan.  4,  1751.     David,  Jan.  28,   1753. 
Levi,  Oct.  25,  1754.     Phebe,  Jan.  29,  1757.     Rhoda,   March   5,  1759. 
Rone,  Dec.  30,  1761.     Delight,  Nov.  28,  1764.     Isaiah,  Aug.  3,  1767. 
Ezra,  March  14,  1770. 
Simeon  Tilletson  and  Martha  Webb  of  Ashford  were  married  Jan.  9,  1755. 
Simeon,  born  Dec.  10,  1755.     Temperance,  April  4,  1758.     Mary,  Jan. 
9,  1762.     Daniel,  July  29,  1764.     Thomas,  April,   1767.     Elijah,  June 
June   9,   1770.     Eleazer,  June  9,   1773.     Lucy,  Jan.  22,   1776.     Lois, 
March  27,  1778. 
William  Tilletson  and   Susannah  Chapman   were  married   March  7,  1754. 
George,   born  Nov.  14,   1754.     Azubah,   born  March    18,    1756.     Bela, 
March  13, 1762.    Anne,  March  24, 1758  [sic].    Morehouse,  Sept.  5, 1763. 
Isaac,  May  26,  1765.     Richard,  Dec.   14,  1766,  and  died  Dec.  10,  1767. 
Damarious,  born  Nov.  22,  1768.     Anna,  Aug.  11,  1770.     Susa,  May  27, 
1773.     Live,  Jan.  26,  1775. 
John  Tinker  and  Elizabeth  Marvin  were  married   Dec.   28,    1727.     John, 
born  Nov.  29,  1730.     Hannah,   Aug.   30,   1732.     Elizabeth,   March  17, 
1735.     Edw',  June  12,  1740. 
Samuel   Tinker,   Jun.,   and  Jemimah  Smith  were  married  Nov.  19,  1721. 
Tamor,  born   Aug.  4,   1722.     Mary,  Dec.  1,    1724.     Samuel,   June   11, 
1727.     Seth,  Nov.  5,  1730.     Abigail,  Oct.  28,  1732. 
Joshua  Tucker  deceased  Oct.  2,  1731. 
Martin   Tucker  and   Mary    Peck  were   married  Jan.  5,  1773  [sic].     Leb- 

beus  Peck,  born  Aug.  20,  1770.     Phebe,  July  21,  1772. 
Duran  Wade  and  Phebe  Ransom  were  married  Jan.  3,    1741-2.     Anna, 
bom  Jan.  27,    1742-3.     Phebe,  March   18,  1744-5.     Thomas,  April  1, 
1747.     John,  June  9,  1749. 
George  Wade  and  Elizabeth  his  wife  were  married  July  14,  1708.    Mercy, 
born  Jan.   25,   1710.     Hannah,  May    2,    1712.     Elizabeth,  March    16, 
1713-14.     Eunice,   Dec.   31,1717.     Martha,  April  16,    1718.     George, 
Jan.  17,  1720-1.     Joseph,  Oct.   28,  1723.     Mary  Wade  died  Sept.  10, 
1727.     Mrs.  Elizabeth  Wade  died  Dec.  11,  1725. 
George  Wade  and  Sarah  Tucker  were  married  April   13,   1726,  and  Mrs. 

Sarah  Wade  died  Sept.  22,  1726. 
George   Wade   and   widow   Sarah  Dowley  were  married  Aug.   31,   1727. 
Mary,  born  Nov.   2,    1729.     Sarah,    May  28,    1732.     Asenath,  July  20, 
1734-5.     Elihu,  July  11,   1737.     Elisha,  July  20,  1740.     Mr.    George 
Wade  died  June  28,  1762. 
Joseph  Wade  and  Esther   Chadwick    were   married  June  2,  1748.     Lois, 

born  March  10,  1749.  Jerusha,  Oct.  18,  1750. 
Richard  Wait  and  Elizabeth  Marvin  were  married  Nov.  8,  1733.  Phebe, 
born  Sept.  31,  1734.  Lois,  Dec.  3,  1735.  Richard,  Nov.  28,  1739. 
Elizabeth,  Aug.  12,  1741.  Sarah,  Feb.  25,  1745.  Marvin,  Dec.  16, 
1746.  John,  Jan.  21,  1749.  Daniel,  Feb.  2,  1751.  Mrs.  Elizabeth 
Wait  died  May  27,  1755. 
Richard  Wait  and  Rebeccah  Iliggins  were  married  Jan.  13,  1757.  Rem- 
miah,  bom  April  16,  1758.  Ezra,  May  31,  1763.  Mrs.  Rebeccah  Wait 
died  May  17,  1785. 


L880.]  The  King's  Arms  Tavern  in  Boat  41 

Gideon  Watrous  and  Tabitha  Wait  were  married  March  29,  1778.     Jared, 
born  Dec.  21,  1778.     Gideon,  Dec.  L8,   1780.     Samuel,  March  1.    i. 
Panne,  Maj  -1,1  786. 

Andrew  Waterouse  and  Jemima  Westcott  of  Ne^i    London  were  mar: 
Dec.  22,  1743.    Betty,  born  Sept  17.  17  11.    Naomi,  Oct  9,  17  16.    Tem- 
perance, March   '■'>,   17  1'.     Anna,  Feb.  23,  1751,  and  died  An-.  •_'.  L752. 
Edward  Allen,  Sept  11.  1753.      Rebeccah,  Aug.  31,  1756.     alary  Ann. 
Oct.  1-'.   I. 

1     ic  Watterus  was  married   with   Sarah   Pratt  by  .Mi-.  Chapman,  20th 
April.  1671.    Elizabeth,  born  March  22,  I671|    2  .Sarah, 
Lydia,   August    20,    L678.     [sack,  .Ian.    29,    1680.     Jabez,    March    L6, 
Samuel,  July   21,    LI  55.     Ruth,   July  31,   1687.     &  beccah, 
An-.  28,   1  698.     Gurshom,  March 

G   rshom  VVaterus  and  Lydia  Smith  were  marri  1720.     Phinious, 

born  July  I,  L722.     Parnal,  July  9,  1725.     P  .•••  >.  10,  l  i 

/.  Waterouse   was  married  to  Sarah  his  wife  D 
born  Sept.  22,  1715.     Jabez,  Jan.  20,  1718.     Jerusha,  Aug.    15,  1720. 
Sarah,  Keb.  7.  1723.     John,  Feb.  17.  1726. 

Phineas  Watrous  and  Rhoda  Smith  were  married  — — .  Patience,  born 
Jan.  25,  1748  9.  Lucretia,  Aug.  9,  1752.  Gerahom,  Nov.  28,  17.".!. 
Phineas,  July  28,  1758.     Rhoda,  July  23,  !.  ih,  Julj   18,  i, 

Smith,  I  >ec.  1  6,  1768.      \         w,  Sept  I.  177  1. 

Samuel  Waller  and  Rebeccah  Thon  married   Dec  2,  17  11.     Zervi- 

ah,  born  Aug.  10, 1745.    Mary,  Jan.  L9,  L749.    Samuel  Waller  d 
2,  1  7  : 

William  Warman  and  Abigail  Lay  were  marri<  i  May  5,  L720.  Abigail, 
born  July  7.  1  692  [*t< 

William  W.J.  Warner  and  Mariafa  E.  Peck  were  marri       N     .  2,  1841. 

Isaac  Willey,  Jun.,  and  Deliverance  Tallman  were  married  May  12,  171*7. 
Nathaniel,  born  Feb.  12,  1727-8.  Deliverance,  Jan.  8,  1729  30.  Abi- 
gail, June  L8,  17:,)i>.     Bezilla,  Sept.  10,  1734.     Derias,  V  L737. 


THE  KING'S  ARMS  TAVERN   IN   BOSTON, 

WITH    BOME    SUGGESTIONS    ON    THE    PROPER    MODE    OF    DCDEXDi 

Till     PUBLIC    RE<  OBDS. 

Communicated  by  John  T.  Sassam,  a.m.,  of  Boston. 

Ti^IIK  Register  for  .Inly.  1877  (xxzi.  S29),  and  October,  1879  (xxxiiL 
X  400),  contained  brief'  notes  on  the  Castle  Tavern,  which  stood  on  what 
is  now  the  corner  of  Batterymarch  Street  and  Liberty  Square,  and  the  still 
earlier  Castle  'Tavern,  afterwards  known  as  the  George  Tavern,  which  was 
on  what  is  now  Dock  Square  at  the  corner  of  Elm  Street.  There  were 
likewise,  in  various  parts  of  Boston,  at  different  periods,  several  taverns 
called  the  King's  Anns,  but  the  one  which  forms  the  subject  of  this  paper 
was  at  the  head  of  Dock  Square,  not  far  from  the  earlier  Castle  Tavern. 
A  narrow  strip  of  the  land  on  which  it  stood  now  forms  the  south-west  part 
of  the  Sears  estate  on  the  north- east  corner  of  Dock  Square  and  new 
Washington  Street — or  Washington  Street  as  extended  under  the  resolve 
of  the   Board  of  Street   Commissioners,  passed  September  9,  1872 — and 


42  The  King's  Arms  Tavern  in  Boston.  [Jan. 

part  also  of  the  south-west  portion  of  the  land  of  the  Fifty  Associates  in 
the  rear  of  that  estate,  but  nearly  all  of  the  original  lot  was  taken  for  the 
extension  of  the  latter  street,  and  its  landmarks  are  now  wholly  obliterated. 
In  the  Book  of  Possessions  (p.  44)  the  possession  of  Hugh  Gunnison 
within  the  limits  of  Boston,  is  described  as  "One  house  &  garden  bounded 
wth  the  streete  southeast  :  George  Burden  northeast :  Wm  Hudson  Ju- 
nior, Northwest :  mr  William  Ting  westwards."  On  the  28th  of  October, 
1650  (Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  1,  fol.  128)  "Hugh  Gullison"  mortgaged  to  Mr. 
Anthony  Stoddard  and  Henry  Shrimpton  "  for  considerable  summes  to 
them  due"  "all  that  his  dwelling  house  called  by  the  name  of  the  Kings 
Armes  wth  all  his  lands  brewhouse  barnes  Stables  yards  thereto  belonging, 
wth  all  his  furniture  therein  as  beds,  bedding  linnen,  &  woollen,  Curteines, 
Vallance,  Pewter,  Brasse,  Copper,  tables,  stooles,  wth  his  horse  Cowe  &  fif- 
teene  swine  &  all  his  brewing  vessells."  This  mortgage  was  discharged  7th 
2mo.  1651,  and  by  deed  of  the  latter  date  (Lib.  1,  fol.  135),  Hugh  Gunni- 
son, styling  himself  of  Boston,  vintner,  and  Sarah  his  wife,  conveyed  to  John 
Sampson,  Henry  Shrimpton  and  William  Brenton,  all  of  Boston,  merchants, 
for  the  consideration  of  £600  sterling,  "  one  dwelling  house  Scituat  &  being 
in  Boston  aforesaid  comonly  known  by  the  name  &  signe  of  the  Kings 
Armes  wth  the  appurtenances  late  in  the  tenure  &  possession  of  the  sd 
Hugh  Gunison  &  all  the  lands  cellars  chambers  garrets  closets  roomes 
brewhowses  stables  yards  out  houses  &  buildings  therevnto  belonging  & 
appertaining  or  therewth  vsed  &  occupyed  by  the  sd  Hugh  Gunnison  or  his 
Assignes  together  wth  all  deeds  writeings  &  evidences  of  for  &  concerning 
the  same  &  also  all  the  prticular  goods  &  houshould  stuffe  specifyed  in  an 
inventory  here  vnto  affixed, "  to  be  held,  one  third  part  thereof  "  to  &  for 
the  vse  &  behoofe  of  John  Turner  of  the  Island  of  Tenerif  in  the  Canaries 
mercht,"  one  third  part  thereof  "  to  &  for  the  vse  &  behoofe  of  Thomas 
Cowling  of  the  sd  Island  rnerch\"  and  the  other  third  part  thereof  "  to  & 
for  the  vse  &  behoofe  of  the  sd  Wm  Brenton,"  and  their  heirs  and  assigns 
forever.     The  inventory  above  referred  to  is  as  follows  : 

An  Inventory  of  the  p'ticular  goods  &  houshould  stuffe  now  remaineing  &  being  in 
the  dwelling  house  conTonly  knowne  by  the  signe  of  the  Kings  armes  in  Boston, 
bargained  &  sould  by  Hugh  Gunnison  &  Sarah  his  wife  vnto  John  Sampson  Henry 
Shrimpton  &  Wm  Brenton  merchts.  for  the  consideration  mentioned  in  the  Indenture 
here  vnto  annexed. 

Imprimis  in  the  Chamber  called  the  Exchange  one  halfe  headed  bedsted  wth  blew 
pillars,  one  livery  Oupbord  coloured  blue,  one  long  table,  benches  two  formes  &  one 
carved  eh  a  ire. 

In  the  Kitchin  three  formes  dresseres  shelves. 

In  the  Larder,  one  square  table  bannisters  dressers  &  shelvs  round. 

In  the  Hall,  three  Smale  Roomes  wth  tables  &  benches  in  them,  one  table  about 
six  foote  long  in  the  hall  &  one  bence. 

In  the  low  p'lor  one  bedsted  one  table  &  benches  two  formes,  one  smale  frame  of 
a  forme  &  shelvs,  one  closet  wth  shelvs. 

In  the  roome  vnder  the  closet,  one  childs  bedsted. 

In  the  chamber  called  London,  one  bedsted  two  benches. 

In  the  chamber  over  London,  one  bedsted  one  crosse  table  one  forme  one  bench. 

In  the  closet  next  the  Exchange,  shelves. 

In  the  barr  by  the  hall,  three  shelvs  the  frame  of  a  low  stoole. 

In  the  vppcr  p'lor  one  bedsted  twochaires  one  table  one  forme  bench  &  shelvs. 

In  the  Nursery  one  crosse  table  wth  shelvs. 

In  the  Court  chamber  one  Long  table  three  formes  one  livery  cupbord  &  benches. 

In  the  closet  wthin  the  Court  chamber  one  bedsted  &  shelvs. 

In  the  Starr  chamber  one  long  table  one  bedsted  one  livery  Cupbord  one  chaire 
three  formes  wth  benches. 

In  the  Garret  over  the  Court  chamber  one  bedsted  one  table  two  formes. 


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In  the  garret  over  the  closet  in  the  Court  chamber  one  bedsteed  one  smale  forme. 

In  the  f'oure  garrett  chambers  over  the  starr  chamber,  three  bedsteeds  foure  tables 
wth  benches. 

In  the  brew  house  one  Cop1  twoe  fatts  one  vnder  backe  one  vpper  back  one  knead- 
ing trough  one  dresser  one  brake. 

In  the  stable  one  Rack  &  manger. 

In  the  yard  one  pumpe  pipes  to  convey  the  water  to  the  brewhouse  fyve  hogg 
styes  one  house  of  office. 

The  Signes  of  the  Kings  amies  &  signe  posts. 

William  Hudson,  vintner,  by  deed  dated  March  31,  1660  (Lib.  3,  fol. 
481),  reciting  that  "  Hugh  Gunnison  Lately  deceased  in  his  life  tjme,  some 
yeares  Since  when  he  built  his  brewhouse  at  ye  North  Easterly  Corner 
thereof,  for  ye  better  accomodateing  of  himselfe,  Crouded  in  &  tooke  a  little 
piece  of  ye  Land  of  Wm  Hudsons  about  two  foote  one  way  &  three  foote 
anoth1*  more  or  lesse  before  ye  said  Hudson  Sold  y*  piece  of  Land,  wch 
bounds  ye  said  brewhouse  on  ye  South  ye  said  Hudson  hauing  receiued  full 
Satisfaccon  of  mr  William  Brenton  mr  John  Turner  &  Mr  Thomas  Cooling 
for  yc  same  Long  since  &  before  his  Sale  of  any  Land  to  ye  Said  Glover," 
renounces  all  his  right,  title  and  interest  in  the  land  so  taken  to  Mr.  Henry 
Shrimpton  for  the  use  of  said  William  Brenton,  John  Turner  and  Thomas 
Cooling  their  heirs  and  assigns  forever. 

Henry  Shrimpton,  brasier,  in  his  will,  dated  17th  5mo.,  probated  Aug. 
4,  1666,  devised  the  estate  as  follows  :  "  I  doe  also  give  Vnto  my  dafter 
Sarah  Shrimpton  the  hows  formerly  Cawled  the  stats  armes  with  all  the  out 
howses  yards  &  stable  &  all  the  privileges  beloing  therevnto  to  here  & 
heare  haiers  for  Ever  but  in  Cace  She  Shall  dey  without  haiers  then  it 
Shall  be  Sowld  &  devided  Equaly  betwen  the  brother  &  Sisters  &  theyr 
haiers  that  Shall  Survive."  His  inventory  contains  a  list  of  articles  of 
personal  property  "In  ye  howse  that  was  called  ye  States  Armes,"  the 
"  howse,  ground  &  out  howseing"  being  appraised  at  £400. 

Eliakim  Hutchinson  of  Boston,  merchant,  on  his  marriage  with  Sarah 
Shrimpton,  in  accordance  with  the  terms  of  the  contract  of  marriage,  con- 
veyed, by  deed  dated  Jan.  29,  1668  (Lib.  6,  fol.  2),  to  Samuel  Shrimp- 
ton, Edward  Hutchinson  and  Thomas  Lake,  feoffees  in  trust  for  said  Sarah 
and  her  children  by  said  Eliakim,  certain  parcels  of  land  given  him,  for  his 
marriage  portion,  by  Richard  Hutchinson,  citizen  and  ironmonger  of  Lon- 
don, and  Mary  his  wife,  father  and  mother  of  said  Eliakim,  "  together  with 
that  my  dwelling  house  in  Boston  which  I  receiued  with  my  sajd  Beloued 
wife,  As  part  of  hir  portion  giuen  vnto  hir  by  hir  late  Honnored  ffather 
Henery  Shrimpton  his  last  will  &  Testament,  &  is  scittuated  in  Boston 
facing  to  the  head  of  the  Dock,  called  Bendalls  Dock,  &  hereto  fore  called 
the  Kings  Armes  with  all  the  out  houseing  Lands  &  Appurtenances  thereto 
belonging,  bounded  with  the  street  going  to  the  head  of  the  Dock  Easterly 
the  warehouse  &  Lands,  now  in  the  possession  of  Thomas  Brattle  merchant 
southerly  &  westerly  &  Easterly,  with  the  house  &  Land  of  nehemiah 
Webb  on  the  northerly  part,  with  the  sajd  Thomas  Brattles  Land." 

Eliakim  Hutchinson  enlarged  his  estate  by  purchasing  of  John  Wing, 
mariner,  by  deed  dated  Jan.  8,  1700  (Lib.  20,  fol.  136),  land  in  the  rear, 
which  had  been  conveyed  to  said  Wing  by  Thomas  Brattle,  gentleman,  by 
deed  dated  July  1,  1693  (Lib.  18,  fol.  137).  The  land  so  added  is  not 
shown  in  this  abstract,  but  it  was  part  of  the  Brattle  Close,  and  was  inherit- 
ed by  said  Brattle  from  his  father  Thomas  Brattle,  merchant,  and  bis  mother 
Elizabeth,  one  of  the  daughters  of  William  Tyng.  It  was  part  of  the  pos- 
session of  William  Tyng,  described  in  the   Book  of  Possessions  (p.  10). 


44  The  King's  Arms  Tavern  in  Boston,  [Jan. 

See  partition  of  his  estate,  March  28, 1661,  Suffolk  Deeds,  Lib.  4,  fol.  5. 
See  also  Lib.  13,  fol.  96  and  161.  Hutchinson  seems  to  have  previously 
acquired,  by  some  unrecorded  deed,  still  another  parcel  of  rear  land  south 
of  the  parcel  above  referred  to. 

By  the  will  of  Eliakim  Hutchinson,  dated  Feb.  3,  1715-6,  probated  May 
26,  1718,  and  the  will  of  his  widow  Sarah  Hutchinson,  dated  March  26, 
1719,  probated  March  20,  1720,  the  whole  estate  vested  in  their  son  Wil- 
liam Hutchinson,  Esq.,  who  by  his  will,  dated  Nov.  20, 1721,  probated  Dec. 
23,  1721,  devised  all  his  real  estate  to  his  son  Eliakim. 

Eliakim  Hutchinson,  Esq.,  the  second  of  the  name,  still  further  enlarged 
the  estate  by  purchasing  of  Samuel  Waldo,  Esq.,  by  deed  dated  Sept.  11, 
1747  (Lib.  77,  fol.  52),  a  small  parcel  of  rear  land  on  the  south-west  side 
of  the  original  lot.  This  also  was  part  of  the  Brattle  Close,  and  is  not 
shown  in  this  brief  abstract.  See,  however,  for  chain  of  title,  deed  from 
Thomas  Brattle,  gentleman,  to  Thaddeus  Maccarty,  merchant,  dated  July 
20,  1694  (Lib.  16,  fol.  378J.  See  also  Lib.  21,  fol.  184,  and  Lib.  36,  fol. 
97,  and  wills  of  Thaddeus  Maccarty,  Elizabeth  Maccarty  and  Jonathan 
Waldo.  He  conveyed  to  James  Smith,  merchant,  and  Samuel  Waldo,  Esq., 
by  deeds  dated  Sept.  5,  1747,  and  June  15,  1748  (Lib.  74,  fol.  81,  and  Lib. 
75,  fol.  246),  certain  parcels  of  land  in  the  rear  which  formed  part  of  the 
land  bought  by  his  grandfather  of  John  Wing  by  the  deed  above  referred 
to,  but  purchased  of  John  Billings,  gentleman,  and  Richard  Billings,  tailor, 
by  deed  dated  Oct.  20,  1755  (Lib.  89,  fol.  116),  a  piece  of  land  in  Dock 
Square  adjoining  the  original  lot  on  the  north-east  side  thereof.  This  last 
parcel  formed  originally  part  of  the  possession  of  George  Burden  as  de- 
scribed in  the  Book  of  Possessions  (p.  45),  and  the  title  is  not  shown  in  this 
abstract.  See,  however,  for  chain  of  title,  Lib.  6,  fol.  197,  Lib.  28,  fol.  90 
and  91,  Lib.  48,  fol.  242,  Lib.  75,  fol.  186  and  187,  and  wills  of  Richard 
Webb  and  Eliezer  Moody. 

Eliakim  Hutchinson,  Esq.,  was  a  loyalist.  Under  the  acts  of  the  Gene- 
ral Court  in  relation  to  the  estates  of  absentees,  the  Probate  Court,  March 
19,  1779  (Docket  No.  16883),  made  Edward  Carnes,  gentleman,  the 
agent  of  his  estate,  and  on  the  23d  of  April  following,  appointed  three  com- 
missioners to  receive  and  examine  the  claims  of  his  creditors.  His  real 
estate,  in  the  inventory  filed  by  the  agent  on  the  latter  date,  was  appraised 
at  £21400,  and  consisted  in  part  of  "A  Dwelling  House  and  Land  &c  in 
Dock  Square  now  occupied  by  Widow  Fadre  £3500."  and  "  A  Shop  in 
Dock  Square  improved  by  Thos.  Green  £200."  In  the  papers  on  file  in  this 
case  he  is  styled  the  "  Honble  Eliakim  Hutchinson  late  a  Resident  of  Boston, 
Absentee  deceased,"  and  "  a  Conspirator  deceased." 

Samuel  Henshaw  and  Samuel  Barrett,  being  the  major  part  of  the  commit- 
tee appointed  by  virtue  of  an  act  of  the  General  Court,  passed  March  2, 
1781,  entitled  "An  Act  to  provide  for  the  Payment  of  Debts  due  from  the 
Conspirators  and  Absentees  and  for  the  Recovery  of  Debts  due  to  them," 
and  by  another  act  in  addition  to  said  act,  by  deed  dated  May  25,  1782 
(Lib.  141,  fol.  136),  conveyed  to  Thomas  Green  in  consideration  of  £70, 
a  part  of  this  estate  bounded  "  Southerly  on  Dock  square  measuring  Eleven 
feet  westerly  on  land  of  the  sd:  Eliakim  Hutchinson  measuring  Eighty  nine 
feet  Northerly  on  MrBlanchard  measuring  Two  feet  Easterly  on  said  Green 
measuring  fifty  two  feet  and  three  inches  and  Northerly  again  on  said  Green 
three  feet  and  Six  inches  then  Easterly  again  on  said  Green  thirty  six  feet 
and  live  inches."  The  rest  of  the  estate  was  conveyed  by  them,  in  conside- 
ration of  £1000,  by  deed  dated  Aug.  18,  1782   (Lib.  136,  fol.  22),  to  John 


1880.]  The  King's  Arms  Tavern  in  Boston,  45 

Lucas  and  Edward  Tuckerman,  gentlemen,  and  is  therein  described  as  fol- 
lows :  "  Easterly  on  Dock  square  twelve  feet  more  or  less  thence  Southerly 
on  said  Dock  square  thirty  one  feet  four  inches  more  or  less,  thence  Easterly 
again  on  land  of  Thos.  Green  eighty  nine  feet  four  Inches  more  or  Less 
thence  Northerly  on  land  of  Joshua  Blanchard  three  feet  more  or  less 
thence  Easterly  again  partly  on  land  of  said  Blanchard  and  partly  on  land 
of  the  Widow  Apthorp  fifty  two  feet  more  or  less  Northerly  on  land  of 
John  Newell  twenty  eight  feet  more  or  less,  thence  Easterly  on  said  Newell 
fifty  seven  feet  more  or  less  thence  Northerly  again  on  land  of  the  heirs  of 
Docr:  Thomas  Young  deced  thirty  four  feet  four  Inches  more  or  less  Westerly 
on  land  of  Wm.  Greenleaf  one  hundred  and  Sixty  seven  feet  six  inches  more 
or  less  thence  Southerly  on  land  of  Jona.  Simpson  twenty  two  feet  more  or 
less  thence  Westerly  again  on  land  of  said  Simpson  fifty  one  feet  six  inches 
more  or  less,  Southerly  on  Coopers  Alley  so  called  Nineteen  feet  more  or 
less  or  however  otherwise  the  said  Estate  is  now  bounded." 

It  would  exceed  the  limits  prescribed  for  this  article  to  follow  the  history 
of  this  estate  down  to  the  present  time.  But  it  will  perhaps  not  be  con- 
sidered out  of  place  to  point  out  here  that  the  labor  of  making  such  investi- 
gations as  the  foregoing  is  increased  a  hundred  fold  by  the  imperfect  sys- 
tem of  indexing  and  recording  deeds  in  use  in  this  commonwealth.  As  this 
system  is  essentially  the  same  in  many  of  the  New  England  states,  the  fol- 
lowing remarks,  although  made  with  special  reference  to  Boston  and  the 
county  of  Suffolk,  are  applicable  to  the  greater  part  of  New  England. 

Now  that  the  recent  congresses  of  librarians  and  the  formation  of  index 
societies  in  this  country  and  in  England  have  made  people  aware  of  the 
great  need  of  improvement  in  the  present  methods  of  cataloguing  and  in- 
dexing the  books  of  large  libraries,  it  would  seem  that  something  might  be 
done  to  call  attention  to  the  insufficiency  of  the  indices  to  the  records  in  the 
various  probate  offices  and  registries  of  deeds  in  this  commonwealth,  and 
to  set  forth  the  pressing- necessity  that  exists  that  something  should  be  done 
to  make  these  records  accessible  to  persons  who  wish  to  consult  them* 
These  county  records  constitute  in  themselves  large  and  valuable  libraries, 
the  contents  of  which  are  very  imperfectly  known  even  to  the  persons  from 
whose  daily  occupation  a  knowledge  of,  and  familiarity  with,  them  would 
naturally  be  expected.  As  to  the  probate  offices,  that  of  the  county  of 
Suffolk  and  of  one  or  two  of  the  other  counties  have  been  greatly  improved 
of  late  years,  but  little  or  nothing  has  been  done  in  the  rest.  It  may  not 
be  generally  known  that  the  Registry  of  Deeds  for  the  county  of  Suffolk 
contains  records  of  deeds  of  land  not  only  in  the  county  for  which  it  was  in- 
tended, but  of  land  in  nearly  all  parts  of  Massachusetts  ;  land  also  in  Maine, 
New  Hampshire,  Rhode  Island,  Connecticut,  Maryland,  North  Carolina,  and 
probably  in  all  or  nearly  all  of  the  original  thirteen  colonies,  as  well  as  in  many 
of  the  newer  states  of  the  Union.  There  are  also  deeds  of  lands  in  England, 
Scotland,  Ireland  and  the  West  Indies ;  likewise  some  wills  and  a  vast  num- 
ber and  variety  of  miscellaneous  documents.  These  are  occasionally  stum- 
bled upon  by  the  conveyancer  in  search  of  something  else,  but  can  seldom 
be  found  a  second  time  by  one  who  is  really  desirous  of  seeing  them,  un- 
less— which  is  not  very  likely — he  happens  to  remember  the  names  of 
some  of  the  parties  thereto. 

The  late  Nathaniel  Ingersoll  Bowditch,  the  eminent  conveyancer,  informs 
us,  in  the  preface  to  his  4i  Suffolk  Surnames,"  that,  beginning  his  researches 
in  1827,  before  the  records  in  the  registry  of  deeds  had  become  very  volu- 
minous, he,   "  in  every  instance,  traced  back  the  estate  to  the  settlement 

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46  The  King's  Arms  Tavern  in  Boston,  [Jan. 

of  the  town,"  but  it  is  probable  that  the  result  of  such  researches  in  the 
earlier  titles  could,  in  too  many  instances,  have  afforded  him  but  little  satis- 
faction. In  the  earlier  period  of  our  history  estates  changed  hands,  by  pur- 
chase, much  less  frequently  than  now,  and  often  remained  in  the  same  fami- 
ly for  several  generations.  The  greater  part  of  an  examination  of  title  to 
such  an  estate  must  therefore  necessarily  have  been  made  in  the  probate 
office.  But  in  Mr.  Bowditch's  time  the  files  of  original  papers  there  were 
not  so  arranged  that  they  could  be  consulted,  and  there  was  nothing  deserv- 
ing the  name  of  an  index  to  the  volumes  of  the  records.  In  fact  it  was  not 
until  the  year  1876,  fifteen  years  after  Mr.  Bowditch's  death,  that  the  vast 
mass  of  documents  comprising  the  Suffolk  probate  files  aud  records  became 
practically  accessible.  When  the  files  were  systematically  arranged  and  the 
present  dockets  and  indices  completed  in  that  year,  thirty-two  thousand  seven 
hundred  and  five  papers  of  a  date  prior  to  A.D.  1800  were  found,  which 
have  never  been  recorded,  among  them  no  fewer  than  two  hundred  and 
eighty  wills.  In  six  hundred  and  sixty-nine  cases,  prior  to  that  date,  which 
now  appear  on  the  dockets,  not  a  single  paper  filed  in  these  cases  has  ever 
been  recorded,  so  that  not  even  the  names  of  the  parties,  or  the  fact  that  such 
persons  ever  lived,  could  have  been  known  to  one  who  consulted  the  records. 
When  Mr.  Bovvditch  began  his  career  as  a  conveyancer,  very  few  town  his- 
tories and  family  genealogies  had  been  published,  and  he  must  have  been 
often  at  a  loss  to  know  the  names  of  the  heirs  at  law  of  deceased  persons, 
and  of  course  could  not  have  traced  their  names  in  the  indices  of  grantors 
of  deeds. 

Moreover,  but  little  dependence  can  be  placed  on  the  indices  now  in  use 
in  the  Suffolk  Registry  of  Deeds  of  grantors  and  grantees  of  deeds  recorded 
prior  to  A.D.  1800.  They  are  the  work  of  careless  and  incompetent  per- 
sons, and  are  amazingly  inaccurate  and  untrustworthy.  Hardly  a  day 
passes  without  the  detection  of  some  errors  in  them.  Many  deeds  have  lately 
been  found  which  were  not  indexed  at  all,  and  others  which  were  entered 
under  the  wrong  surname,  so  that  they  could  not  have  been  brought  to  the 
notice  of  any  examiner  of  titles.  But  even  these  indices,  as  poor  as  they 
are,  are  superior  to  those  on  which  Mr.  Howditch  was  obliged  to  rely,  and 
are  in  fact  the  result  of  a  revision  of  the  indices  made  only  seven  years  ago. 

The  only  index  to  the  records  in  the  registry  of  deeds,  provided  for  by  the 
General  Statutes,  is  an  index  of  grantors  and  grantees  named  in  the  deeds 
and  other  instruments  there  recorded.  That  is  to  say,  the  law  assumes  that  a 
man  who  is  about  to  examine  the  title  to  a  parcel  of  land  knows  the  name 
either  of  the  party  who  sells,  or  of  the  party  who  buys  it.  In  many  cases  he 
knows  neither,  and  the  indices  are  then  of  no  value  whatever  to  him.  But 
suppose  him  to  have  obtained  the  necessary  clue,  and  to  be  in  the  midst  of  his 
examination,  let  the  chain  of  title  be  broken  occasionally  by  some  unrecorded 
deeds,  or  let  it  pass  through  descendants  of  some  former  owner,  in  the  fe- 
male line,  who  have  changed  their  names  by  marriage  or  otherwise,  and  the 
examiner  is  at  his  wit's  end,  and  his  investigations  are  brought  to  a  full  stop. 
There  are  estates  in  Boston  the  title  to  which  no  conveyancer  can  by  any 
possibility  examine  by  means  of  the  indices  now  furnished  him  for  that  pur- 
pose. Moreover,  unwise  legislation  induces  men  to  place  their  property  in 
the  names  of  their  wives  and  female  relatives.  The  extent  to  which  real 
property  in  Boston  and  its  vicinity  is  being  in  this  way  acquired  by  women 
is  surprising,  and  is  probably  known  to  few  but  conveyancers  and  assessors 
of  taxes  whose  attention  has  necessarily  been  called  to  the  matter.  Now  a 
woman's  name  is  of  little  consequence.     It  is  not  what  in  mathematics  is 


1880.]  The  King's  Arms  Tavern  in  Boston.  47 

called  a  known  quantity.  She  changes  it  every  time  she  is  married.  Some 
women  have  four  or  five  different  names  in  the  course  of  their  lives.  The 
uselessness  of  an  index  of  mere  names,  when  so  large  a  part  of  all  the  real 
estate  belongs  to  women  whose  names  are  liable  to  be  changed  so  often,  is 
apparent.  Fortunately  it  has  become  the  custom  of  late  years  for  scrive- 
ners in  drawing  deeds  to  make  a  reference  therein  to  the  previous  deeds 
under  which  the  grantor  claims  title.  But  in  former  times  this  was  seldom 
done,  and  it  has  not  yet  become  the  common  practice  in  many  parts  of  the 
commonwealth.  Yet  nothing  but  this  custom,  of  uncertain  duration,  saves 
our  real  estate  titles  from  falling  into  utter  confusion. 

The  proper  remedy  for  this  state  of  things  is,  of  course,  an  index  of  places. 
When  a  deed  is  received  for  record,  it  should  be  entered  not  only  in  an  index 
of  grantors  and  an  index  of  grantees,  as  is  done  at  present,  but  also  in  a 
third  index  classified  and  arranged  according  to  the  name  of  the  street  in 
which  the  granted  land  is  situated.  In  Suffolk  county  there  is  now  a  street 
index  of  tax  deeds.     What  is  needed  is  a  street  index  of  all  deeds. 

There  should  also  be  an  index  of  the  names  of  abutters  and  of  all  persons, 
other  than  grantors  and  grantees,  that  may  be  found  in  a  deed,  classified 
according  to  Christian  and  surnames.  The  earlier  deeds  frequently  mention 
the  names  of  tenants  and  occupants  of  lands,  and  an  index  of  "  Other 
Names"  would  not  only  be  important  to  antiquarians  and  genealogists,  but 
would  be  invaluable  to  conveyancers,  as  it  would  in  many  cases  afford  a 
clue  to  unrecorded  deeds.  Two  striking  instances  of  the  need  of  such  an 
index  are  seen  in  the  abstract  of  the  very  title  now  before  us.  In  fact  there 
are  few  of  the  earlier  titles  in  the  examination  of  which  an  index  of  this 
sort  is  not  indispensable. 

There  should  also  be  an  index  of  the  estates  on  which  executions  have 
been  levied,  classified  and  arranged  according  to  the  street  in  which  the 
property  is  situated. 

The  Suffolk  records  contain  many  miscellaneous  documents,  and  are  par- 
ticularly rich  in  depositions  upon  all  sorts  of  subjects.  There  should  be  a 
subject  index  of  all  such. 

In  the  Suffolk  Registry  of  Deeds,  in  the  year  1876,  one  great  improve- 
ment in  indexing  was  made  which  has  since  been  kept  up.  The  indices  of 
grantors  were  classified  according  to  Christian  as  well  as  surnames,  and  there 
was  added,  opposite  each  name,  a  brief  description  of  the  land  conveyed. 
This  method — that  of  the  Classified  Descriptive  Index — should  be  extended 
to  all  the  previous  years,  and  would  save  an  immense  amount  of  drudgery 
to  those  who  are  obliged  to  consult  the  records. 

Many  other  desirable  alterations  in  our  present  mode  of  indexing  and 
recording  deeds  will  readily  suggest  themselves  to  the  conveyancers  and 
others  who  have  had  practical  experience  of  the  imperfections  of  the  present 
system,  and  have  long  suffered  under  its  inconveniences  ;  but  the  changes 
and  improvements  above  set  forth — improvements  which  are  sure  to  be 
made  in  time — would  work  as  great  a  reform  in  the  Registry  of  Deeds  as  has 
already  been  accomplished  in  the  Suffolk  Probate  Office.  What  has  been 
done  there  may  be  seen  from  the  following  instance.  Some  years  ago  the 
writer  of  this  paper  had  occasion  to  make  in  that  ofhce  certain  extended 
researches  which  took  up  nearly  the  whole  of  one  winter.  Since  the  com- 
pletion of  the  new  index  and  the  rearrangement  of  the  files,  the  same  work, 
instead  of  requiring  nearly  three  months,  can  now  be  much  better  done  in 
as  many  days. 

There  is  another  matter  to  which  attention  should  be  called.   The  records 


48  The  Tajypan  (or  Toppan)  Genealogy.  [Jan. 

of  births,  deaths  and  marriages  in  the  office  of  the  City  Registrar  should  at 
once  be  classified  according  to  Christian  and  surnames,  and  so  save  the  waste 
of  time  and  ruin  of  eyesight  now  occasioned  by  those  interminable  alpha- 
bets. The  records  of  Boston  proper  are,  in  this  and  in  other  respects,  in 
painful  contrast  to  the  admirably  cared  for  records  of  Charlestown.  There 
is  no  excuse  for  the  further  sufferance  of  antiquated  "alphabets"  to  the 
public  records.     They  are  a  quarter  of  a  century  behind  the  times. 

With  indices  like  those  above  suggested,  it  would  be  possible  for  two  or 
three  experienced  conveyancers,  with  proper  clerical  assistance,  to  examine 
the  titles  to  all  the  land  in  Boston,  from  the  Book  of  Possessions  down  to 
the  beginning  of  this  century,  if  not  later,  within  the  comparatively  short 
period  of  two  years.  From  their  abstracts  a  series  of  maps  could  be  pre- 
pared of  the  whole  city,  in  sections,  showing  Boston  at  intervals  of  fifty 
years  or  less,  with  each  man's  lot  marked  with  his  name,  and  the  reference 
to  his  title,  and  with  all  changes  in  boundaries  designated.  These  maps 
could  be  reproduced  by  the  heliotype  "process"  at  comparatively  small  ex- 
pense, and  would  be  of  the  utmost  value  to  antiquarians,  genealogists  and 
local  historians,  as  well  as  to  conveyancers. 


THE  TAPPAN  (OR  TOPPAN)  GENEALOGY. 

Communicated  by  Herbert  Tappan,  Esq.,  of  Boston,  Mass. 

1.  Abraham1  Toppan,  son  of  William  Topham,  of  Calbridge,  in  the 
parish  of  Coverham,  and  fourth  in  descent  from  Robert  Topham  of  Lin- 
ton, in  the  West  Riding  of  Yorkshire,*  was  baptized  April  JO,  1G06. 
He  lived  for  some  time  in  Yarmouth,  county  of  Norfolk.  His  wife,  whose 
maiden  name  was  Taylor,  was  born  in  the  year  1 G07.  Her  mother,  Eliza- 
beth, inherited  considerable  property  from  a  second  husband,  Mr.  John 
Goodale,  of  Yarmouth,  whose  will  is  dated  1025.  In  the  year  1637  Abra- 
ham Toppan  with  his  wife,  two  children  and  a  maid  servant,  took  passage 
in  the  "  Mary  Ann  "  for  New  England.  [See  Register,  xiv.  327.]  His 
mother-in-law,  Mrs.  Goodale,  also  took  passage  in  the  same  vessel. 

He  was  admitted  into  the  township  of  Newbury  Oct.  1G,  1G37.  At  dif- 
ferent times  during  the  following  year,  several  lots  of  land  were  granted  to 
him,  on  one  of  which  he  erected  his  dwelling,  near  where  the  meeting-house 
was  built  in  1G4G,  a  few  rods  north  from  the  house  of  Capt.  Richard  Ad- 
ams, and  between  that  and  the  house  nowvowned  by  the  heirs  of  the  late 
Mr.  Joseph  Toppan,  one  of  his  descendants. 

During  his  life  he  made  "  sundry  voyages  to  the  Barbadoes,  of  which 
one  or  two  were  profitable  ;  the  produce  being  brought  home  in  sugar,  cot- 
ton, wool  and  molasses,  which  were  then  commodities  rendering  great  profit, 
being  at  twelve  pence  for  wool,  sugar  at  six  or  eight  pence  per  pound  profit 
— of  which  he  brought  great  quantities.     (Registry  of  Deeds,  Salem.) 

He  made  his  will  June  30,  1670.  In  it  he  speaks  of  "  having  done  for 
his  son  Peter  beyond  what  1  have  done  or  can  do  in  proportion  for  yc  rest 
of  my  children."  He  died  Nov.  5,  1G72,  aged  66  years,  in  the  house  on 
"Toppan's  Lane,"  which  he  had  built  about  1G70  for  his  son  Jacob.  This 
house  is  still  owned,  and  until   recently  was   occupied,  by  his  descendants. 

*  Sec  Register,  Jan.  1879,  vol.  xxxiii.  p.  66. 


1880.]  The  Tappan  (or  Toppan)  Genealogy.  49 

His  widow  died  March  20,  1689,  aged  82  years.  Her  mother,  Mrs.  Good- 
ale,  died  at  Newbury,  April  8,  1647.  The  chilren  of  Abraham  arid  Susan- 
na (Taylor)  Toppan  were  : 

2.  i.       Peter,  b.  in  England,  1634;  m.  Batt. 

ii.  Elizabeth,  b.  in  England  ;  m.  Samuel  Mighill,  of  Rowley, 

iii.  Abraham,  b.  at  Newbury,   1644  ;  m.  Ruth,  dau.  of  John  Pike  ;  died 
1704,  leaving  no  issue.* 

3.  iv.  Jacob,  b.  1645;  m.  Sewall. 
v.  Susanna,  b.  1649. 

4.  vi.  John,  b.  1651  ;  ra.  Browne. 

5.  vii.  Isaac,  m.  first,  Kent ;  in.  second,  March. 

2.  Dr.  Peter2  Toppan  {Abraham1)  was  born  in  England,  1634,  and 
was  brought  by  his  parents  to  New  England,  1637.  He  married  April  3, 
1661,  Jane,  daughter  of  Mr.  Christopher  and  Anne  (Toppan?)  Batt. 
Savage  says  that  they  were  "  probably  cousins."  In  the  record  of  deaths 
at  Salisbury,  Mass.,  I  find  that  of  "  Mrs.  Ann  Batt,  sister  to  Abraham  Top- 
pan,  of  Newbury."  In  her  will,  dated  March  14.  1678,  she  mentions 
Anne,  wife  of  Edmund  Angier,  of  Cambridge,  and  Jane,  wife  of  Peter  Top- 
pan,  "  to  have  lauds,  &c.  &c.  in  Salisbury  and  Amesbury." 

Peter  Toppan  was  a  physician  and  practised  in  Newbury.  He  was  a 
member  of  one  of  the  five  companies  into  which  the  sheep  owners  of  New- 
bury were  divided,  and  of  the  sixteen  individuals  who  comprised  his  com- 
pany, he  was  the  third  largest  owner.  He  lived  upon  land  afterwards  oc- 
cupied by  his  son  Samuel,  part  of  which  in  1864  was  owned  by  Mr.  Joseph 
Toppan.  He  died  Nov.  3,  1707,  from  the  effects  of  a  fall.  Administration 
of  his  estate  was  "  granted  to  his  two  eldest  sons,  Peter  and  Samuel,  March 
11,1708.  Among  the  property  was  a  negro  man  valued  at  £30.  Dr. 
Peter  and  Jane  (Batt)  Toppan  had  six  children: 

i.  Peter,  b.  1(562;  d.  young. 

ii.  Elizabeth,  b.  Oct.  13,  1665;  m.  Nathaniel  Clark,  of  Newbury,  1685. 

6.  iii.  Peter,  b.  Dec.  22,  1667;  m.  Greenleaf. 

7.  iv.  Samuel,  b.  June  5,  1670;  m.  Wiggles  worth. 

8.  v.  Christopher,  b.  Dec.  15,  1671  ;  m.  Angier. 
vi.  Jane,  b.  Jan.  4,  1674. 

3.  Lieut.  Jacob2  Toppan  [Abraham1)  married  Hannah,  daughter  of 
Mr.  Henry  Sewall,  Aug.  24,  1670.  He  lived  at  Newbury  in  the  house  on 
"  Toppan's  Lane"  which  was  built  for  him  by  his  father  about  1670.  He 
died  Dec.  30,  1717,  aged  73.  His  wife  died  at  York,  Me.,  Nov.  11,  1699. 
He  married,  secondly,  Mrs.  Hannah  (Fessenden)  Sewall,  widow  of  his 
brother-in-law  John  Sewall.  Lieut.  Jacob  and  Hannah  (Sewall)  Toppan 
had  : 

9.  i.      Jacob,  b.  May  20,  1671  ;  m.  first,  Kent. 

ii.  Samuel,  b.  1672  ;  d.  1691  of  small-pox.     (See  Sewall's  Diary,  p.  347.) 

iii.  Jane,  b.  1674. 

10.  iv.  John,  b.  1677  ;  m.  Moody. 
v.  Hannah,  b.  1679. 

vi.     Elizabeth,  b.  1680;   m.  Cutting  Noyes,  1701. 

11.  vii.    Abraham,  b.  1684  ;  m.  Wigglesworth. 
viii.  Anne,  b.  1686;  m.  Nathaniel  Rolfe,  1710. 

4.  John2  Toppan  {Abraham1)  married  first,  Sept.  1,  1681,  Martha 
Browne  ;  married  second,  in   the  year  1717,  Mrs.  Ruth  Heard.     He  was  a 

*  Thev  had  three  children,  Mary,  Hannah  and  Joseph,  all  of  whom  died  at  Wood- 
bridge,  N.  J.,  prior  to  1704. 

VOL.   XXXIV.  5* 


50  The  Tappan  (or  Toppan)  Genealogy.  [Jan. 

soldier  under  Capt.  Lathrop  in  the  fatal  battle  with  the  Indians  at  Bloody 
Brook,  Sept.  18,  L675,  and  was  one  of  the  seven  or  eight  who  escaped  out 
of  a  company  of  eighty  men.  "  At  the  battle  of  Bloody  Brook,  John 
Toppan,  who  was  wounded  in  the  shoulder,  concealed  himself  in  a  water 
course  that  at  that  time  was  almost  dry,  and  hauled  grass  and  weeds  over 
his  head,  so  that,  though  the  Indians  sometimes  stepped  over  him,  he  was 
not  discovered."     John  and  Martha  (Browne)  Toppan  had: 

i.      Mart,  b.  1092. 

ii.     John,  b.  1695. 

iii.    James,  b.  1702  ;  m.  Mary  Allen,  1725. 

5.  ISAAC2  Toppan  (Abraham1)  married  first,  Sept.  29,  1660,  Hannah 
Kent;  married  second,  March  27,  1691,  Mary  March.  He  removed  to 
Woodbridge,  N.  J.,  with  his  brother  Abraham.  He  was  perhaps  the  second 
or  third  son  of  Abraham.     He  had  by  first  marriage : 

i.  Isaac,  b.  Sept.  20,  1673. 

ii.  Elizabeth,  b.  Jan.  26,  1676. 

iii.  Jacob,  b.  June  12,  1678. 

iv.  David,  b.  Nov.  2,  1680. 

v.  John,  b.  March  16,  1685. 

vi.  Hannah,  b.  Dec.  23,  1686. 

By  his  second  marriage  he  had : 

vii.   Mary,  b.  Nov.  17,  1693. 
viii.  Benjamin,  b.  May  18,  1695. 

They  were  all  born  in  Woodbridge,  N.  J. 

6.  Peter3  Toppan  (Peter,2  Abraham1)  married  April  28,  1696,  Sarah 
Greenleaf.     They  had : 

i.      Peter,  b.  Feb.  2,  1698. 

12.  ii.     Timothy,  b.  Feb.  2,  1698;  m.  Coffin. 

iii.  Jane,  b.  1700;  m.  Benjamin  Knight,  Jr. 

iv.  Elizabeth,  b.  1702  ;  hi.  Samuel  Todd. 

v.  Mary,  b.  1704. 

13.  vi.  Richard,  b.  1707  ;  m.  Scott. 

vii.   Hannah,  b.  1710  ;  m.  John  Moody,  Jr. 

7.  Samuel3  Toppan  (Peter,2  Abraham1)  lived  at  Newbury,  where  he 
died  Oct.  30,  1750,  aged  80  years.  He  married  June  3,  1701,  Abigail, 
daughter  of  the  Rev.  Michael  Wigglesworth,  of  Maiden,  Mass.  [See 
Register,  xv.  334;  xvii.  129.]  She  was  born  March  20,  1681,  and  died 
Jan.  28,  1771,  aged  90  years.  "The  house  in  which  they  lived  was  built 
in  1700,  and  is  still  standing.  It  is  situated  on  High  Street,  the  second 
house  from  Marlboro*  Street."  (From  "My  Ancestors  in  America,"  by 
"William  lilake  Pierce.)     Samuel  and  Abigail  (Wigglesworth)  Toppan  had: 

14.  i.      Samuel,  b.  1702  ;  m.  Moody. 

ii.  Wigglesworth,  b.  1705  ;  d.  nnm.  1781.  "  In  the  former  part  of  his 
life  lie  lived  at  Old  York,  Me.  ;  was  one  of  the  deacons  there,  and 
much  respected.  In  his  old  age  he  returned  to  Newbury,  bought 
his  father's  mansion  house  and  died  there." 

iii.    Abigail,  b.  1707;  in.  Daniel  (or  perhaps  Samuel)  Noyes. 

iv.     Martha,  b.  1710;  m.  John  Smith. 

v.      Mary,  I).  1711  ;  m.  Joseph  Couch. 

vi.     Bbbnezer,  1).  1711. 

\ii.    Lydia,  I).  1716  ;  married  -lessc  Smith  (or  perhaps  Moses  Smith). 

15.  viii.  Benjamin,  l>.  1720-21  ;  m.  Marsh. 
10.  ix.     Josei'ii,  b.  172:>  ;  m.  Grow. 


i. 

17. 

ii. 

18. 

iii. 

iv. 

v. 

vi. 

1880.]  The  Tappan  (or  Toppan)  Genealogy,  51 

8.  Rev.  Christopher3  Toppan,  A.M.,  (Peter,2  Abraham1)  was  born 
Dec.  15,  1671.  He  married  first,  Dec.  13,  1698,  Sarah,  daughter  of 
Edmund  Angier,  of  Cambridge  ;  married  second,  Jan.  28,  1739,  Elizabeth 
Dummer.  He  graduated  at  Harvard  College,  1691  ;  was  ordained  Sept. 
9,  1696,  pastor  of  the  First  Church  in  Newbury.  He  died  July  23,  1747. 
On  his  monument  in  the  grave-yard  opposite  the  church  on  High  Street,  is 
the  following  inscription  : 

"  Here  lies  buried  the  body  of  the  Rev.  Mr.  Christopher  Toppan,  Master 
of  Arts,  fourth  Pastor  of  the  P^irst  Church  in  Newbury  ;  a  Gentleman  of 
good  learning,  conspicuous  for  Piety  and  Virtue,  shining  both  by  his  Doc- 
trine and  Life,  skilled  and  greatly  improved  in  the  Practice  of  Physick  and 
Surgery,  who  deceased  July  23,  1747,  in  the  76th  year  of  his  age  and  51st 
of  his  Pastoral  Office."* 

They  had  : 

Christopher,  b.  1700. 
Edmund,  b.  1701  ;  m.  Wingnte. 
Bezaleel,  b.  1705  ;  m.  Barton. 
Sarah,  b.  1707  ;  married  Ezekiel  Mighill. 
Euxice,  b.  1710  ;  m.  Eleazer  Pierce. 

Susanna,  m.   Benjamin  Woodbridge,  a  descendant  of  Gov.   Thomas 
Dudley. 

9.  Jacob3  Toppan  (Jacob,2  Abraham1),  born  May  20,  1671,  and  mar- 
ried Sarah  Kent,  1606.     They  had: 

i.      Sarah,  b.  1697 ;  m.  John  Huse,  son  of  Abel  Huse  and  Mary  (Sears) 

11  use. 
ii.     Hannah,  b.  1699;  m.  Daniel  Emery, 
iii.    Samuel,  b.  1701-2. 
iv.     Jacob,  b.  1701. 
v.      Mary,  died  1711-12. 

10.  John3  Toppan  (Jacob,2  Abraham1)  married  1704,  Judith  Moody. 
They  had  : 

i.  Judith,  b.  1707  ;  m.  Samuel  Rolfe. 

ii.  Joseph,  b.  1709  ;  married  Elizabeth  Titcomb. 

iii.  Anne,  b.  1711  :  in.  Sarah  Gerrish. 

iv.  Mary,  b.  1714  ;  m.  John  Newman. 

v.  Hannah,  b.  1719  (twin)  ;  m.  Isaac  Knight. 

vi.  Sarah,  b.  1719  (twin)  ;  m.  Jeremiah  Pearson. 

11.  Abraham3  Toppan  (Jacob,2  Abraham1)  married,  Oct.  21,  1713, 
Esther,  daughter  of  Rev.  Michael  Wigglesworth,  of  Maiden,  and  widow  of 
John  Sewall.     The}'-  had  : 

19.  i.       Edward,  b.  1715;  m.  Bailey. 

ii.     Elizabeth,  b.  1718;  m.  Henry  Rolfe,  1738. 

iii.  Patience,  b.  April  20,  1720  ;  m.  John  Kingsbury,  Sept.  7,  1739  [b. 
at  Newbury,  Feb.  3,  1718,  d.  at  Boston,  Aug;.  22,  1764.  (See  Reg- 
ister, xiii.  158;  xxxii.  239.)  Their  son  John5  was  father  of  Pa- 
tience* Kiru/sburu,  wife  of  Charles  Dean  (Register,  xxiv.  81),  and 
mother  of  John  Ward7  Dean,  editor  of  the  Register]. 

20.  iv.     Samuel,  b.  1722;  m.  llewes. 

21.  v.      Jacob,  b.  1725  ;  in.  Hall. 

22.  vi.     Michael,  b.  1727  ;  m.  Atkinson. 

*  Sec  Coffin's  History  of  Newbury,  pages  376-8,  and  for  further  particulars,  pages  160, 
164,  184,  213,  ami  his  letter  to  Cotton  M  ithcr  concerning  the  "  amphisbena,"  or  snake  with 
two  heads,  one  at  each  end,  on  p;ige  185.  "  In  the  latter  part  of  his  life  Mr.  T.  was  at  times 
partially  deranged,  and  on  one  occasion  ....  carried  a  whip  into  church  under  his  cloak, 
in  order,  as  he  said,  to  scourge  out  the  enthusiasts,  or  schemers."    (Ibid.  p.  376.) 


52  The  Tappan  (or  Toppan)  Genealogy .  [Jan. 

12.  Timothy4  Toppan  (Peter,3  Pete?",2  Abraham1)  was  born  Feb.  2, 
1G98;  married  first,  Eleanor  Coffin.  She  died  July  25,  1749,  and  he  mar- 
ried second,  Jane  Herriman,  lie  died  Sept.  2,  171) G,  aged  98  years  and 
7  months.     He  had  by  first  wife : 

23.  i.       Exocn,  b.  1723  ;  m.  Coleman. 

24.  ii.     Moses,  m.  first,  Lvint  ;  m.  second,  Browne. 

13.  Richard4  Tappan  (Peter,3  Peter,3  Abraham1)  married,  1730,  Mer- 
cy Scott,  of  Rowley.     They  had  : 

i.       Mary,  b.  1730  ;  m.  John  Dunlap,  1788. 

25.  ii.     John,  b.  1733;  m.  Hall. 

iii.  Hannah,  I).  1734  ;  m.  John  O'Brien,  1779. 

iv.  A  daughter,  b.  1736. 

v.  Martha,  b.  1737  ;  m.  John  Pike,  1764. 

vi.  Caleb,  b.  1741  ;  m.  Mary  Greenleaf,  1762. 

vii.  Sarah,  b.  1743  ;  m.  Offin  Boardinan. 

26.  viii.  Joseph,  b.  1744  ;  m.  Parsons. 

27.  ix.  Daniel,  b.  1746  ;  m.  Anne . 

28.  x.  Amos,  in.  Clarkson. 

14.  Samuel4  Tappan  (Samuel,3  Peter,2  Abraham1)  was  born  Nov.  14, 
1702,  and  married,  1733,  Dorothy  Moody.     They  had  : 

i.  Samuel,  b.  1734. 

ii.  Amos,  b.  1736;  Harvard,  1758;  ord.  in  Kingston,  N.  H.,  1761  ;  died 

1771.     ("  He  died  young,  leaving  a  widow  only.") 

iii.  Sarah,  b.  1738. 

iv.  Ebenezer,  b.  1741. 

v.  Mary,  b.  1742. 

vi.  Edmund,  b.  1744. 

15.  Rev.  Benjamin4  Tappan  (Samuel,3  Peter,2  Abraham1)  was  born  at 
Newbury,  Feb.  28,  1720,  and  graduated  at  Harvard  1742.  He  was  or- 
dained at  Manchester,  Mass.,  Sept.  17,  1745,  and  died  there  May  G,  1790. 
He  married  in  1746  Elizabeth,  eldest  daughter  of  Deacon  David4  (John,3 
Onesiphorus,2  George1)  Marsh,  of  Haverhill,  and  his  wife  Mary  (Moody) 
Marsh.  She  was  one  of  twelve  children,  and  was  born  on  Marsh's  Hill,  a 
mile  west  of  the  meeting-house.  She  died  Aug.  1807.  The  house  in  which 
they  lived  is  still  occupied  by  their  descendants.     They  had  : 

29.  i.       Benjamin,  b.  1747;  m.  Homes, 
ii.     Samuel,  b.  1749;  d.  1751. 

iii.    Mary,  b.  1751 ;  in.  first,  Josiah  Fairfield  ;  m.  second,  Aaron  Burnham. 

30.  iv.     David,  b.  1752  ;  married  Sawyer. 

31.  v.      Wigglks worth,  b.  1754;  m.  Chase. 

vi.     Abigail,  b.  1757  ;  m.  first,  Chase,  of  Portsmouth,  N.  H.  ;  m.  second, 
John  Baker. 

32.  vii.   Samuel,  b.  1759;  m.  Bingham. 

33.  viii.  Ebenezer,  b.  1701  ;  m.  Foster. 

ix.     Michael,  b.  1763;  m.  Sarah .    Children — Ann  *  Abigail  *  Martha* 

x.      Elizabeth,  b.  1705  ;  m. Chase,  of  Saco,  Me. 

xi.     Martha,  b.  1700. 

xii.   Amos,  b.   1768  ;   grad.  at  Harvard,  1788  ;  m.   Isabella  Buckminster, 
who  died  1814. 

1G.  Joseph4  Tappan  (Samuel,3  Peter2  Abraham1),  of  York,  Me.,  mar- 
ried Anne  Grow,  of  York.     They  had  : 

34.  i.      Joseph,  b.  1759;  m.  Marsh, 
ii.     Abigail,  m.  Samuel  Donnell. 

17.     Dr.    Edmund4  Toppan  (Christopher,3  Peter*  Abraham1),   M.D., 

graduated  from  Harvard,  1720.     lie   settled  as  a  physician  at   Hampton, 


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N.  H.,  and  married  Sarah  Wingate  of  that  town.    He  died  1739.     She  died 
July,  1801,  aged  96.     They  had: 

i.  Sarah,  b.  1728  ;  m.  first,  Jabez  Smith  ;  m.  second,  Col.  John  Webster. 

ii.  MARY,b.  1731  ;  d.  1745. 

iii.  Amos,  b.  1733;  d.  1751. 

35.  iv.  Christopher,  b.  1735 ;  m.  Parker, 
v.  Edmund,  b.  1739  ;  d.  1740. 

18.  Dr.  Bezaleel4  Tappan  (Christopher*  Peter,2  Abraham1),  M.D., 
graduated  at  Harvard  1722.  He  married  Sarah  Barton,  of  Salem,  where 
he  was  settled  as  a  physician.     He  died  1762.     They  had  : 

i.      Sarah,  d.  young. 

ii.     Mary,  b.  1744  ;  m.  Benjamin  Pickman,  of  Salem,  1762. 

iii.    Thomas,   graduated  at  Harvard,  1752,  and  died  of  consumption,  April 

25,  1758. 
iv.     Willoughby,  d.  young. 
v.      Anne,  d.  young. 

19.  Edward4  Tappan  (Abraham*  Jacob?  Abraham1)  married  Sept.  7? 
1743,  Sarah  Bailey.     They  had  : 

36.  i.       Abraham,  b.  1744;  m.  Hunt, 
ii.     Anna,  b.  1746  ;  d.  1753. 

iii.  Sarah,  b.  1748  ;  m.  Col.  Josiah  Little. 

iv.  Mary,  b.  1750  ;  m.  Nathaniel  Little, 

v.  Patience,  b.  1752  ;  m.  Moses  Moody. 

37.  vi.  Edward,  b.  1754;  m.  Smith, 
vii.  Joshua  (twin),  b.  1750  ;  d.  1780. 

38.  viii.  Stephen  (twin),  b.  1756  ;  m.  Little. 

39.  ix.  Enoch,  b.  1759  ;  m.  first,  Coffin  ;  m.  second,  Merrill, 
x.  Anna,  b.  1761  ;  m.  Jonathan  Harris. 

40.  xi.  Abner,  b.  1764  ;  m.  Stanford. 

xii.   Judith,  b.    1768;   m.  Joseph  Coffin,  Dec.   1791.     Their  son  Joshua* 
Coffin  (Register,  xx.  267)  was  the  historian  of  Newbury. 

20.  Samuel4  Tappan  (Abraham*  Jacob,2  Abraham1)  married  July  6, 
1749,  Mary  Hewes.     They  had  : 

i.      John,  b.  1753. 
ii.     Mary,  b.  1759. 

21.  Jacob4  Tappan  (Abraham*  Jacob2  Abraham1)  married,  1748, 
Elizabeth  Hall.     They  had  : 

i.  Esther,  b.  1749. 

ii.  Isaac,  b.  1751. 

iii.  Jacob,  b.  1752  ;  d.  unm. 

iv.  BexjaxMin-Hall,  b.  1753. 

v.  Elizabeth,  b.  1756  ;  m.  Capt.  John  Wylie,  1787. 

vi.  Abraham,  b.  1758. 

vii.  Hannah,  b.  1760. 

viii.  Mary,  b.  1762. 

41.  ix.  Sewall,  b.  1764;  m.  Johnson. 
x.  Lydia,  m.  Benjamin  P.  Ingalls. 

22.  Michael4  Tappan  (Abraham*  Jacob2  Abraham1)  married,  1750, 
Elizabeth  Atkinson.     They  had  : 

i.       Michael,  b.  1753. 

42.  ii.     William,  b.  1760  ;  m.  Somerby. 

23.  Enoch5  Tappan  (Timothy?  Peter*  Peter,2  Abraham1)  married 
1756,  Sarah  Coleman,  of  Newington,  N.  H.     They  had : 


54  The  Tappan  (or  Toppan)  Genealogy.  [Jan. 

i.       Sarah,  b.  1703. 

ii.     Enoch-Coleman,  b.    1705;  m.   Mary  ,  and  had  three  daughters  : 

1.  Sarah.7     2.  Eliza  J     3.   Henrietta.7 

24.  Moses5  Tappan  (Timothy,4  Peter,9  Peter,*  Abraham1)   married  in 
175  1,  Mary  Lunt,  and  in  1751),  Anne  Browne.     He  had  by  first  marriage  : 

i.      Francis. 

By  his  second  marriage  he  had  : 

ii.  Benjamin,  b.  1700;  m.  Mary  Hidden,  Feb.  12,  1784,  and  had  eleven 
children. 

iii.  Joshua,  b.  1702;  ra.  Anne  Ford,  April  30,  1791.  They  had  six  child- 
ren, of  whom  Ann7  in.  Rev.  Henry  Wilbur,  and  Maryaret,7  in.  Dr. 
Samuel  Wyman. 

iv.    Moses,  b.  1707. 

25.  John5  Tappan  (Richard,4  Peter,3  Peter,2  Abraham1)  married,  1756, 
Martha  Hall.     They  had  : 

i.      Richard,  b.  1757;  m.   Elizabeth  Gidding,   1780.     They  had  one  son 

Amos7  and  four  daughters. 
ii.     Isaac,  b.  1759  ;  d.  1780. 
iii.    Elizabeth  (twin),  b.  Nov.  7,  1760  ;  d.  unm. 

iv.     Abigail  (twin),  b.  Nov.  7,  1700  ;  m.  Joseph  Currier,  April  9,  1785. 
v.      Daniel,  b.  1705  ;  d.   1780. 
vi.     John  (twin),  b.  July  25,  1707;  d.  July,  1792. 

vii.   Martha  (twin),  b.  July  25,  1707  ;  m.  Charles  Kennedy,  July  15, 1798. 
viii.  Mercy,  m.  Moses  Kent,  1799. 

ix.     Benjamin-Hall.  b.  1772;  m.  Hannah  Swett.     They  had  four  sons. 
x.      Susanna,  b.  1775  ;  m.  Thomas  Boardman. 

26.  Capt.  Joseph5  Tappan  (Richard4  Peter3  Peter,2  Abraham1)  mar- 
ried Lucia  Parsons.     They  had  : 

i.  Thomas,  d.  young, 

ii.  Sarah,  b.  1780. 

iii.  John,  b.  1782. 

iv.  Richard,  b.  1784. 

v.  Joseph,  b.  1788. 

vi.  Phcebe. 

vii.  Thomas-Parsons,  b.  1796;    m.  first,   Parker;    ni.   second, 

Parker. 

27.  Daniel5  Tappan   (Richard*   Peter,3  Peter,2   Abraham1)   married 

Anne .     They  had  : 

i.      Daniel,  b.  1773.  iv.     Susanna,  b.  1778. 

ii.     Mary,  b.  1774.  v.      Anne,  b.  1781. 

iii.    Martha,  b.  1776. 

28.  Amos5  Tappan  (Richard*  Peter3  Peter2  Abraham1)  married 
Lydia  Clarkson.     They  had  : 

i.  Amos,  b.  1775  ;  m.  Hannah  Boardman,  May  9,  1793.  After  the  death 
of  Mr.  Tappan,  Mrs.  T.  married  William  O'Brien,  April  23,  1780, 
and  had  by  him  one  daughter  who  was  the  mother  of  the  Hon.  John 
P.8  Hale. 

29.  P)EN.tamin5  Tappan  (Benjamin*  Samuel3  Peter?  Abraham1)  was 
born  at  Manchester,  Mass.,  Oct.  21,  1717.  Ho  was  married  at  the  age  of 
23,  on  Nov.  2,  1770,  to  Sarah,  daughter  of  Lieut.  William8  (('apt.  Robert,2 
Rev.  William1)  Homes,  J.  P.  (Ar.  Co.  1747)  by  his  wife  Rebecca,  daughter 
of  Thomas  and  Sarah  Dawes.  Mrs.  Tappan  was  a  grand-niece  of  Beuja- 
miii   Franklin.     Her  great-grandmother  was   Katherine,  daughter  of  the 


1880.]  The  Tappan  (or  Toppan)  Genealogy.  55 

Rev.  Robert  Craighead,  of  Londonderry,  Ireland.  (For  further  particu- 
lars concerning  the  Homes  family,  see  "  My  Ancestors  in  America,"  by 
"William  B.  Pierce,  and  the  "  Memoirs  of  Mrs.  Sarah  Tappan.")  Ben- 
jamin Tappan  died  Jan.  29,  1831,  aged  83.  His  wife  died  March  26,  1826. 
They  had : 

i.  Sarah,  b.  Aug.  1,  1771 ;  m.  Nov.  9,  1799,  to  Mr.  Solomon  Stoddard, 
of  Northampton.     She  died  1851. 

ii.  Hon.  Benjamin,  b.  May  25,  1773.  He  was  a  judge  and  U.  S.  Senator 
from  Steubenville,  Ohio.  He  m.  March  20, 1801,  Miss  Anne  Wright, 
of  Farmington,  Conn.,  and  afterwards  Mrs.  Lord. 

iii.  Rebecca,  b.  July  4,  1775;  m.  Nov.  11,  1793,  to  Col.  William  Ed- 
wards [of  Northampton,  Mass.,  and  afterwards  of  Hunter,  Greene 
Co.,  N.  Y.,  and  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  where  he  died.  Col.  E.  command- 
ed a  regiment  of  artillery  in  1813,  stationed  at  South  Boston  for  the 
protection  of  the  seaboard,  by  order  of  Gov.  Caleb  Strong}. 

iv.  Lucy,  b.  July  14,  1777;  m.  May  6,  1802,  to  the  Rev.  John  Pierce,  of 
Brookline,  Mass. 

v.  William,  b.  July  21,  1779;  m.  1805,  Sarah  Patterson,  of  Northum- 
berland, Penn.   She  was  b.  1787.    He  resided  at  Binghamton,  N.  Y. 

vi.  John,  b.  July  26,  1781  :  in.  Sept.  30,  1805,  Sarah,  dau.  of  Samuel4 
(Nicholas,3  John,2  Nicholas1)  Salisbury,  by  his  wife  Elizabeth, 
dau.  of  Samuel6  (Rev.  Joseph,5  Samuel,4  Henry,3  Henry,2  Henry1) 
Sewall,  by  his  wife  Elizabeth,  dau.  of  Edmund  and  Elizabeth  (Wen- 
dell) Quincy.  They  had  eleven  children.  His  wife  died  Aug.  28, 
1839.  He  m.  second,  Sept.  22,1841,  Mrs.  Hannah  (Pomroy)  Ed- 
wards. In  1843  he  was  sent  by  the  U.  S.  Government  to  London  as 
a  delegate  to  the  International  Convention  of  Peace.  He  died  at 
Boston,  where  he  resided. 

vii.  Charles,  b.  Aug.  8,  1784;  m.  Ann  Maria,  dau.  of  the  Hon.  George 
Long,  of  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  Sept.  24,  1809.  He  d.  at  Washington, 
I).  C,  April  8,  1875. 

viii.  Arthur,  b.  May  22,  1786;  m.  Sept.  18,  1810,  Frances,  daughter  of 
Col.  Edward  Antill.  She  was  a  great-granddaughter  of  Gov.  Mor- 
ris, of  New  Jersey,  and  a  native  of  Montreal.  Mr.  Tappan  resided 
in  New  York  city.  In  1833  he  was  elected  first  president  of  the 
American  Anti-Slavery  Society.  (For  further  particulars,  see  "  Life 
of  Arthur  Tappan.")     He  died  July  23,  1865. 

ix.  Lewis,  b.  May  23,  1788  ;  in.  Sept.  7,  1818,  Susan,  dau.  of  Dr.  William 
Aspinwall,  of  Brookline,  Mass.     He  died  at  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

x.  Elizabeth,  b.  Oct.  31,  1790;  m.  Alexander  Phoenix.  She  died  May 
30,  1819. 

xi.     George,  b.  1793  ;  d.  the  same  day. 

Note. — For  the  grandchildren  of  Sarah  and  Benjamin  Tappan,  see 
Bridgrnan's  "  Pilgrims  of  Boston." 

30.  Rev.  David5 Tappan  (Benjamin,4  Samuel,3  Peter,2  Abraham.1),  D.D., 
was  born  April  21,  1752.  He  graduated  at  Harvard  College,  1771.  He 
was  settled  in  the  ministry  at  the  Second  Church  in  West  Newbury,  April 
18,  1774.  "On  the  26th  of  December,  1792,  he  was  inaugurated  Ilollis 
Professor  of  Divinity  at  Harvard  University."  (For  further  particulars, 
see  "  Memoirs  of  the  Life,  Character  and  Writings  of  the  Rev.  David  Tap- 
pan,  D.D.,"  published  with  his  sermons  and  lectures  on  Jewish  Antiquities, 
by  W.  Hilliard  &  Co.,  Boston,  1807.)  He  married  March  31,  1780,  Mary, 
daughter  of  Dr.  Enoch  Sawyer.  He  died  Aug.  27,  1803.  She  died  Sept. 
1834,  aged  72.     They  had: 

i.  Dr.  Enoch-Sawyer,  M.D.,  b.  March  3,  1782.  He  graduated  at  Har- 
vard, 1801 ;  d.  1817,  at  Augusta,  Me. 

ii.      David,  b.  May,  1784  ;  graduated  at  Harvard,  1804. 

iii.  Rev.  Benjamin,  b.  Nov.  1788;  Harvard,  1805;  ordained  in  Augusta, 
Me.,  Oct.  16,  1811.  He  m.  Elizabeth-Bowdoin  Temple,  dau.  of 
Lieut. -Gov.  Thomas  L.  and  Elizabeth  Bowdoin  (Temple;  Winthrop. 


56  The  Tappan  (or  Toppan)  Genealogy.  [Jan. 

iv.    Sarah.  vii.    George-W. 

v.      Mary.  viii.  Mary-Eliza. 

vi.     Hannah. 

31.  Wigglesworth5  Tappan  (Benjamin?  Samuel?  Peter?  Abra- 
ham1) married  a  daughter  of  Deacon  Chase,  of  Saeo,  Me.  He  died  in 
1794.     They  had  : 

i.  Sarah.  ii.  Samuel. 

32.  Samuel5  Tappan  ( Benjamin?  Samuel?  Peter?  Abraham1)  married 
Aurelia  Bingham,  of  Manchester,  Mass.,  and  lived  at  Portsmouth,  N.  H., 
where  he  died,  April  20,  1806.     They  had : 

i.      Aurelia. 

ii.     Amos. 

iii.    Rev.  William-Bingham.    A  poet,  and  the  author  of  several  well  known 

hymns, 
iv.     Eliza. 
v.      Rev.  Daniel-Dana,  b.  at  Newbury,   Oct.  20,  1798;  Bowdoin  College 

1822;  ordained  in  Alfred,  Me.,  April  23,  1828  ;  dismissed  1832,  and 

settled  in  N.  Marshfield,  Jan.  23,  1839. 
vi.    Samuel. 

33.  Ebenezer5  (Benjamin?  Samuel?  Peter?  Abraham1)  married  Eliza- 
beth Foster,  and  lived  at  Manchester.     They  had  : 

i.  Col.  Eben,  b.  1792  ;  m.  Nov.  20,  1814,  Sarah  Hooper.  He  resided  at 
Manchester,  and  died  there  in  1873.  He  was  a  democratic  member 
of  the  Massachusetts  legislature  in  1843-4.     He  had  ten  children. 

ii.     Benjamin,  b.  Sept.  29,  1793  ;  m.  April  4,  1816,  Sarah  Story. 

iii.    Samuel-Foster,  b.  1797  ;  m.  Dec.  25,  lb27,  Anne  Smith. 

iv.     Sarah-Foster,  b.  1795  ;  m.  July,  1822,  Deborah  Foster. 

v.      Elizabeth,  b.  1800;  d.  1803. 

vi.     Elizabeth,  b.  1804;  m.  1827.  Perley  Brown. 

vii.  Sarah-Foster,  b.  1806 ;  m.  first,  Woodbury  Allen  ;  m.  second,  An- 
drew Brown. 

viii.  Maria,  b.  1808  ;  m.  Nathaniel  Colby. 

34.  Joseph5  Tappan  (Joseph?  Samuel?  Peter?  Abraham1)  married 
Aug.  9,  1828,  Patience  Marsh.     They  had: 

i.      Joseph-Little,  b.  Aug.  9,  1829,  in  Newburyport. 
ii.     Anne-Grow,  b.  Jan.  6,  1831. 

35.  Hon.  Christopher*  Tappan  (Edmund?  Christopher?  Peter? 
Abraham1),  "  Col.,''  married  Sarah,  daughter  of  Judge  Parker,  of  Ports- 
mouth, N.  H.  Mrs.  Tappan  was  born  1746.  He  resided  at  Hampton,  (?) 
N.  H. ;  died  Feb.  28,  1818.     They  had  : 

i.       Abigail,  b.  May  1,  1770. 

ii.     Sarah,  b.  May  8,  1775  ;  m.  Rev.  Nathaniel  Thayer. 

iii.    Edmund,  b.  Sept.  27,  1777  ;  m.  July  22,  1799,  Mary  Chase. 

iv.  Mary-Ann,  b.  Oct.  27,  1780;  m.  Hon.  Charles  \i  Atherton,  who  d. 
Jan.  8,  1852.  They  had  several  children,  of  whom  were  living  in 
1852,  only  a  daughter  and  one  son,  the  late  Hon.  C.  GJ  Atkcrton, 
b.  July  4,  1804,  d.  Nov.  15,  1853. 

36.  Abraham5  Tappan  (Edward?  Abraham?  Jacob?  Abraham1)  mar- 
ried Mary  Hunt.     They  had  : 

i.      Ephraim,  b.  Feb.  5,  1774;  m.July,  1798,  Eunice  Pilsbury,  of  Newbu- 
ryport.    Children — Mart/7  and  Abraham.1 
ii.     Abraham,  b.  Nov.  6,  1779,  and  d.  at  son. 
iii.    Mary,  b.  May  26,  1784  ;  m.  John  Dole,  1804. 


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37.  Edward5  Tappan  (Edward*  Abraham?  Jacob?  Abraham1)  max - 
ried  Rachel  Smith,  Feb.  2,  1783. 

i.      Joshua,  b.  1784  ;  d.  1787. 

ii.     Harriet,  b.  Sept.  22,  1785;  m.  Jacob  Gerrish. 

iii.    Edward,  b.  July  26,  1787;  m.  Sept.  1,  1837,  Mary  Chadbourn. 

iv.     Nancy,  b.  1789  ;  d.  1814. 

v.      Fanny,  b.  A112;.  14,  1791 ;  m.  Eleazer  Johnson. 

vi.     Michael,  b.  1794;  d.  1832. 

vii.   Charles,  b.  Feb.    10,  1796;    m.  Laura-Ann  Noxon,  July  17,  1826. 

They  had  six  children, 
viii.  George,  b.  1798;  d.  1801. 

38.  Stephen5  Tappan  (Edward?  Abraham?  Jacob?  Abraham1)  mar- 
ried Edna  Little,  of  Newburyport.     They  had  : 

i.      Henry,  b.  1787;  d.  young. 

ii.     Sarah,  b.  Nov.  9,  1788  ;   m.  Silas  Green,  May  20,  1808. 

iii.    Henry,  b.  1791  ;  d.  1840. 

iv.     Esther- Wiggles  worth,  b.  June  28,  1793  ;    in.  William  Boardman, 

March  12,  1815. 
v.      Judith,  b.  1795;  d.  1815. 

vi.     Charlotte,  b.  May  28,  1798  ;  m.  Charles  Burrill,  May  17,  1824. 
vii.  Nancy,  b.  Feb.  6,  1801  ;  m.  Royal  Kimball,  Dec.  6,  1824. 
viii.  Stephen,  b.  Dec.  26,  1803  ;  m.  first,  Lucy  Barden  ;  m.  second,  Emma 

Smith. 

39.  Enoch5  Tappan  (Edward?  Abraham?  Jacob?  Abraham1)  married 
first,  Mary  Coffin,  Feb.  2,  1794;  married  second,  Mary  Merrill,  Aug.  19, 
1797.     He  had  by  first  marriage  : 

i.      Morse,  b.  Jan.  1795  ;  m.  Cornelia  Brown,  Feb.  2,  1828. 

ii.     Edward,  b.  April  7,  1796  ;  m.  Susan  L.  Smith,  June  22,  1821. 

He  had  by  second  marriage  : 

iii.    Margaret,  b.  1801 ;  m.  Edward  South  wick,  Feb.  3,  1828. 
iv.     Hannah,  b.  1799;  m.  John  Kent,  of  Danvers,  1822. 
v.      Mary-Coffin,  b.  1798;  d.  1801. 

40.  Abner5  Tappan  (Edward?  Abraham?  Jacob?  Abraham^)  niarried 
Elizabeth  Stanford,  1791.     They  had: 

i.  Sophia,  b.  1792  ;  m.  Oliver  Crocker. 

ii.  William. 

iii.  Abner,  b.  1797  ;  m.  Ann  C.  Nestor,  June  2,  1828. 

iv.  Richard-S.,  b.  1800;  lost  at  sea,  1817. 

v.  Elizabeth,  b.  1802  ;  m.  James  Ruggles,  1820. 

vi.  Arianne,  b.  1804  ;  m.  Serena  Davis,  1839. 

vii.  Harriet,  b.  1810  ;  m.  John  Paul  J.  Haskell,  of.  Rochester,  Me. 

41.  Sewall5  Tappan  (Jacob?  Abraham?  Jacob?  Abraham1)  married, 
Dec.  22,  1789,  Hannah  Johnson.     They  had : 

i.  Sewall,  b.  1790;  d.  1811. 

ii.  Lydia-Ingalls,  b.  1793. 

iii.  Jeremiah-P.,  b.  1795  ;   m.  Lydia  P,  Balch,  1822. 

iv.  Jacob,  b.  1797. 

v.  Sewall. 

VOL.  XXXIV.  6 


Letter  of  the  Rev.  Thomas  Prince.  [Jan. 


LETTER    OF   THE   REV.    THOMAS  PRINCE   CONCERN- 
ING HIS  FATHER'S  ESTATE. 

Communicated  by  John  J.  Loud,  A.M.,  of  Weymouth,  Mass. 

rip  HE  following  is  a  copy  of  a  letter  from  the  Rev.  Thomas 
JL  Prince,  author  of  ''A  Chronological  History  of  New  England," 
addressed  'To  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Ames,  widow,  In  Providence,  per 
Rd  Mr.  Josiah  Cotton."  The  original  letter  is  in  possession  of  John 
P.  Lovell,  Esq.,  of  East  Weymouth,  to  whom  it  has  descended. 

A  memoir  of  the  Rev.  Mr.  Prince  by  Samuel  G.  Drake,  A.M., 
accompanied  by  a  portrait,  is  printed  in  the  Register,  vol.  v.  pages 
o7o-S4.  A  tabular  pedigree  on  page  383  will  be  of  assistance  in 
understanding  this  letter. 

Boston,  Oct — 25,  1738. 
Dear  Cousin, 

Yours  of  the  14th  I  received  on  the  19th  of  this  month,  for  which  I 
thank  you,  and  in  answer,  I  heartily  sympathize  with  you  in  all  your  afflic- 
tions &  Pray  &  hope  they  may  he  sanctified  to  }Tour  spiritual  &  everlasting 
Benefit.  I  should  have  wrote  to  you  by  Mr  Cotton  of  Providence ;  but 
was  in  a  great  strait  of  time  when  I  saw  him  in  this  Town,  and  now  hoping 
to  see  him  here  again  either  this  week  or  next,  I  improve  my  present  little 
time  in  answering  your  Letter  &  getting  it  ready  against  I  see  him. 

As  for  our  dividing  Father's  remaining  Real  Estate — We  meet  with  so 
many  Difficulties  in  the  way,  that  we  cannot  yet  come  at  it,  nor  have  any 
Prospect  of  it  until  the  next  Spring.  But  as  Br.  Moses  has  bought  out  all 
Brother  Joseph's  Part,  as  also  all  Brother  &  Sister  Thacher's  Pari,  &  I 
have  bought  out  Sister  mercy's  Part  at  a  Publick  auction,  have  also  Pro- 
vided for  the  Purchase  of  your  Part  of  Sister  alice's  Part,  at  your  Desire  ; 
there  seems  to  be  a  greater  Prospect  than  ever  of  getting  thro'  our  Diffi- 
culties &  coming  to  a  Division  in  case  God  pleases  to  spare  Life  till  ye 
Spring  ensuing  ;  tho  if  either  Brother  Moses,  or  Nathan,  or  Sister  Brown, 
or  I  should  die  before  then,  it  will  greatly  increase  ye  Difficulties  to 
Survivors. 

But  dear  cousin,  you  a  little  trouble  me  in  saying  I  was  afraid  to  trust 
you  before  you  were  of  age,  whereas  every  body  knows  }Tour  Life  was 
utterly  uncertain,  &  therefore  there  could  be  no  Dependence  on  your  giving 
me  a  Deed  then  ;  and  yet  at  your  desire  by  Amos  Keech  I  did  on  ye  24th  of 
March  last.  Deliver  him  Forty  Shillings  for  you,  as  also  pass  my  Promis- 
sory note  to  Mr  Thomas  asto/i  apothecary  to  Pay  him  Two  Pou/ids  eleven 
Shillings  &>  sixpence  more,  on  your  account  for  medicines  the  s'd  Keech  took 
up  for  you,  or  else  ye  s'd  aston  was  not  willing  to  let  s'd  Keech  have  them 
on  your  account ;  as  I  suppose  s'd  Keech  informed  you.  So  that  I  trusted 
you  with  Four  Pounds  eleven  shillings  Sf  Six  p^w^  out  of  the  Twelve 
Pounds  I  was  to  give  you  for  your  interest  in  Sister  Alices  Real  Estate; 
and  I  trusted  you  with  this  almost  seven  months  before  you  came  of  age;  *.v 
if  you  had  not  lived  till  then  I  knew  1  must  have  Lost  it  all. 

And  now,  as  you  desire  me  to  send  you  the  Rest  by  Mr  Cotton,  I  comply 


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with  your  Desire ;  yea  more  than  what  I  Promised ;  as  you  will  see  by  & 
by,  in  ye  account  following. 

For  as  I  Promised  you  Twelve  Pounds  for  your  Interest  in  sister  alice's 
Part  of  Father's  Real  Estate,  which  money  was  more  than  any  of  my 
Brothers  would  give  for  it ;  so  I  Paid  you  Two  Pounds  by  Keech,  as  his 
Receipt  which  I  send  by  Mr  Cotton  will  show  you  ;  so  I  have  since  answered 
my  note  to  Mr  aston  for  you  of  Two  pounds,  eleven  shillings  §  six  Pence 
more,  as  Mr  aston's  receipt  will  show  you  also,  which  I  likewise  send  you 
by  Mr  Cotton  ;  that  is  both  sums  together,  Four  Pounds,  eleven  fy  Six  pence, 
as  I  observed  above ;  and  with  Mr  Cotton  likewise  send  you  seven  Pounds 
Sf  ten  shillings  more  in  cash ;  which  will  make  in  all  Twelve  Pounds,  one 
shilling  8?  six  Pence,  yea  finding  upon  Mr  aston's  Books,  that  your  Husband 
owed  him  Two  Pounds  nineteen  §  a  Penny  when  he  Died  ;  I  of  my  own 
accord  am  also  willing  to  Pay  that  debt  for  you  too,  that  you  may  be  quite 
clear  of  s'd  aston ;  all  wc  sums  together  amount  to  Fifteen  Pounds  8?  seven 
Pence  in  dry  money,  which  is  Five  Pounds  more  than  any  of  my  Brothers 
would  give  for  your  s'd  Interest,  and  accordingly  I  send  with  Mr.  Cotton 
my  Promissory  note  to  Pay  your  s'd  debt  to  s'd  aston,  all  which  Mr  Cotton 
to  Deliver  you  at  your  acknowledging  the  Deed  of  your  s'd  Interest  to  me, 
which  I  also  send  by  him,  and  desire  it  may  be  done  as  soon  as  you  conve- 
niently can. 

I  likewise  Present  you  with  a  Pair  of  New  Gloves,  as  also  10th  5  or  6 
little  boohs  for  yourself  &  children  ;  and  hope  I  shall  be  able  &  ready  to  do 
something  more  for  you  hereafter. 

Dear  cousin  !  I  am  concerned  for  you,  in  your  bereaved  condition,  & 
especially  in  such  a  Place  of  great  Danger  where  you  live.  I  am  exceed- 
ingly concerned  least  you  should  be  ensnared  with  ye  dangerous  opinions 
round  about  you ;  <Sc  especially  least  you  should  by  unhappy  acquaintance 
&  by  a  2d  marriage  fall  into  ye  hands  of  some  or  other  of  a  different  Reli- 
gion from  that  which  your  Dear  &  excellent  Father  &  Grandfather  & 
Grandmother  &  uncle  enoch  &  aunt  alice  lived  &  died  in.  O !  I  beseech 
you,  allways  dearly  Remember,  &  highly  Prize,  &  carefully  follow  their 
lovely  examples,  Instructions  &  Councils  :  O !  live  like  them,  that  you  may 
happily  Die  like  them,  and  go  after  them  to  the  Heavenly  world  where  we 
firmly  believe  they  are  in  glory  &  Blessedness  rejoicing  together. 

Methinks  !  I  would  fain  have  you  contrive  some  way  or  other  to  leav 
that  Place  &  return  to  Bridgewater,  or  Middleborough,  or  Rochester;  and 
I  wish  a  way  might  be  made  for  your  living  either  in  or  near  Boston,  and 
with  a  view  to  this  sometime  or  other,  I  would  fain  have  you  renounce  all 
offers  of  marriage  in  those  Parts  of  ye  land  where  you  are,  unless  it  be  a 
very  good  one  of  Mr.  Cotton's  congregation,  you  had  better  try  to  continue 
and  rub  along  as  a  widow,  and  I  humbly  &  earnestly  Pray  God  to  Preserve, 
Provide  for  &  direct  you  &  yours. 

Your  accH  at  Dr.  aston's  stands,  thus — 

Your  Husband  before  Keech  came  down,  if  not  before  his  voiage  to  Guinea 

took  up  medicines  to  ye  value  of £15    5  1 

of  which  your  Husband  has  Paid 12    6  0 

so  yl  there  remains  due  to  s'd  aston 2  19  1 

And  your  acct  wth  me  stands  thus, 

1738  March  24,  I  Paid  Mr  Keech  for  you  in  money  .  .  .  .  £2  0  0 
October  23, 1  Paid  Mr  aston  for  you 2  11  6 

4  11  6 


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[Am't  brought  over,  4  11  6] 

I  send  you  by  Mr  Josiah  Cotton  in  money 7  10  0 


&  by  ye  same  I  send  you  my  note  to  Pay  aston 

Elizabeth  Ames  Dr.  to  Thomas  Prince 

Elizabeth  Ames  to  give  credit  by  a  deed 

0     0  0 

I  must  desire  you  to  take  a  ride  over  to  Seconckto  acknowledg  the  Deed 
before  a  Justice  belonging  to  this  Province ;  for  a  Justice  of  another  Gov- 
ernment will  not  do. 

and  thus  Dear  cousin,  I  comit  you  &  yours  to  God's  gracious  care  &  de- 
siring to  hear  often  from  you,  I  rest 

Your  affectionate  uncle 

Thomas  Prince. 


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WILLIAM  JOHNSON  AND  HIS  DESCENDANTS. 

By  G.  W.  Johnson,  Esq.,  of  Royalton,  N.  Y. 
[Continued  from  vol.  xxxiii.  page  339.] 

10.  Thomas3  Johnson,  third  son  of  Joseph2  Johnson,  of  Haverhill, 
and  grandson  of  William1  Johnson,  of  Charlestown,  was  born  in  Haver- 
hill, Dec.  11,  1670,  and  was  probably  named  Thomas  for  his  maternal 
grandfather,  Ensign  Thomas  Tenney,  of  Rowley.  As  Haverhill  had  been 
settled  but  thirty  years  when  Thomas  was  born,  he  was  one  of  its  early- 
inhabitants.  He  was  seven  years  old  when  his  grandfather  William  John- 
son of  Charlestown  died,  whom  he  may  have  seen,  and  at  his  own  or  their 
homes  he  must  have  personally  known  his  paternal  uncles  John,  Jona- 
than, Zachariah  and  Isaac,  and  his  paternal  aunt  Elizabeth,  none  of  whom 
died  till  he  was  of  adult  ajre. 

Thomas  probably  lived  with  his  father  till  his  rather  late  marriage.  May 
1,  1700,  in  his  thirtieth  year,  he  married,  in  her  twenty-first  year,  Elizabeth 
Page,  of  Haverhill,  born  there  Sept.  14,  1679.  She  was  the  oldest  daugh- 
ter of  Cornelius  Page  and  Martha  Clough,  of  the  same  town,  who  were 
married  Nov.  13,  1647,  and  had  seven  sons  and  four  daughters,  whose  de- 
scendants are  numerous.  Her  mother  was  the  daughter  of  John  and  Jane 
Clough,  of  Salisbury;  the  former  born  in  1613,  came  over  from  London  in 
1635  in  the  ship  Elizabeth,  and  died  July  26,  1691,  aged  78  years,  and  the 
latter  (I  have  not  her  maiden  name)  died  Jan.  16,  1679-80.  Thomas's 
wife  had,  by  the  will  of  her  grandfather  John  Clough,  a  parcel  of  land  in 
Haverhill,  which  was  sold  for  twenty  pounds,  and  besides  a  marriage  fitting- 
out  by  her  father,  had  from  his  estate  three  acres  of  his  homestead,  which 
was  sold  for  twenty-five  pounds. 

Thomas  was  a  farmer.  Farming  if  not  his  only  was  his  leading  pursuit. 
He  inherited  and  accumulated  a  good  property,  which  he  bestowed  on  his 
children  in  his  life  time.  Of  land  he  purchased  1  find  recorded  thirteen 
deeds,  and  of  land  he  sold  seven,  besides  his  gift  deeds  to  his  sons.  In 
Haverhill  he  had  a  farm  of  above  a  hundred  acres,  and  in  the  adjoining  town 


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of  Amesbury  (in  the  part  now  Newton,  N.  H.)  above  three  hundred  acres  of 
meadow  and  timber  land,  part  of  a  tract  of  about  five  hundred  acres,  once 
jointly  owned  by  him  and  his  brothers  with  a  saw-mill  thereon.  Probably 
ship-timber  from  this  tract  was  sent  to  his  cousin  Capt.  William  Johnson, 
of  Newburyport,  who  was  extensively  engaged  there  in  ship-building. 

As  I  have  said  in  my  account  of  his  father,  Thomas's  house  was  located 
by  Mr.  Merrill  near  that  of  Mr.  Chase  ;  but  I  have  been  informed  by  Mr. 
Poor  that  Mr.  Merrill  afterwards  placed  it  from  a  half  to  three-quarters  of 
a  mile  due  west  from  Mr.  Chase's.  He  may  have  had  a  house  in  both 
places. 

He  bought  the  day  before  his  marriage  of  Joseph  Bradley,  ten  acres  of 
land  with  a  dwelling-house  thereon,  lying  north  of  Fishing  river,  being  the 
same  that  said  Bradley  bought  of  Richard  Brown,  of  Newbury  ;  and  on  the 
19th  of  June  following  he  received  from  his  father  as  a  gift  a  deed  of  eleven 
acres  from  the  northerly  part  of  his  father's  homestead.  In  addition,  his 
father  willed  him  "  a  common  right ;"  and  on  the  4th  of  March  following 
the  town  granted  him  half  an  acre  as  a  site  for  a  barn.  April  30,  1705,  he 
administered  upon  and  had  a  portion  of  his  deceased  brother  John's  estate. 

In  1728  the  northerly  part  of  Haverhill,  the  part  in  which  Thomas,  his 
brothers,  and  his  sons  John  and  Cornelius  lived,  was  erected  into  a  parish, 
called  the  North  Parish ;  a  meeting-house  built  the  same  year,  and,  Nov. 
1730,  an  orthodox  church  organized  therein,  over  which  in  the  following 
month  Rev.  James  Cushing  was  settled  and  ordained,  and  March  23,  1732 
—3,  Thomas  was  made  one  of  its  deacons,  and  such  he  continued  till  his 
death.  Thomas,  his  wife,  his  mother,  his  sons  John,  Cornelius  and  Na- 
thaniel, and  his  daughters  Abigail,  Ruth  and  Susannah,  and  the  wife  of 
Cornelius,  became  members  of  the  new  church  at  its  formation,  most  of 
whom  were  discharged  for  that  purpose  on  application  from  the  village 
church.  Thomas's  family  and  near  kindred  numbered  a  fifth  nearly  of  the 
new  church,  and  of  course  liberally  contributed  towards  building  the  meet- 
ing-house and  the  support  of  the  minister. 

Deacon  Thomas  died,  according  to  his  grave-stone,  "  Feb.  18,  1742,  in 
his  7 2d  year."  He  was  interred  in  the  North  Parish  cemetery,  laid  out 
by  the  town  in  1734,  which  lies  now  partly  in  Haverhill  and  partly  in  Plais- 
tow,  in  the  angle  of  two  roads,  not  far  from  the  house  of  Jesse  Clement. 
His  wife  died  in  Hampstead  six  miles  north  of  his  homestead,  probably  in 
the  family  of  his  son  John,  June  12,  1752,  and  doubtless  was  buried  by  his 
side;  but  she  has  no  monument,  nor  is  there  in  the  cemetery  a  monument 
to  any  Johnson  save  to  him. 

Deacon  Thomas  was  a  man  of  piety  and  enterprise.  He  filled  some  of 
the  principal  town  as  well  as  church  offices,  reared  a  large  family,  accumu- 
lated a  competence,  and  died  near  his  birth-spot  full  of  years  and  much  re- 
spected. He  retained  his  faculties  to  the  last,  having  acknowledged  the 
execution  of  a  deed  but  a  week  before  his  death.  I  find  on  record  no  will 
executed  by  him,  nor  any  settlement  of  his  estate  by  the  probate  court.  He 
disposed  of  it  before  his  death  by  giving  portions  of  his  realty  to  his  sons 
by  deeds  which  are  of  record,  and  conveying  doubtless  his  personalty  and 
the  residue  of  his  realty  by  trust  deed  (though  none  is  of  record),  probably 
to  his  son  John,  wherein  provision  was  made  for  his  wife  and  daughters ; 
an  inexpensive  way  of  settling  an  estate  practised  then  oftener  than  now. 
I  find  recorded  a  deed  from  him  to  his  son  Thomas,  dated  in  1727,  about 
the  time  of  his  marriage,  of  a  farm  in  Amesbury,  in  consideration  of  "  pa- 
rentall  love,  good  will  and  affection;"  another  dated  in  1728,  to  his  son 
vol.  xxxiv.         6* 


62  William  Johnson  and  his  Descendants.  [Jan. 

Cornelius,  of  three  parcels  of  land,  in  consideration  of  "  natural  affection  " 
and  "  in  full  of  his  portion  of  ray  estate  ;"  and  in  1734  another  to  his  son 
John,  in  consideration  of  "  the  love  and  affection  that  I  bear  to  my  natural 
[not  unnatural]  and  well  beloved  son,"  of  three  other  parcels  of  land. 
Doubtless  there  were  other  gift  deeds  to  his  other  children  which  they 
omitted  to  record.  As  his  estate  was  not  settled  by  the  probate  court,  we 
have  not  a  schedule  of  his  personalty  nor  of  his  realty,  except  as  the  latter 
is  described  in  recorded  conveyances. 

By  Elizabeth,  his  sole  wife,  Deacon  Thomas  had  five  sons  and  five  daugh- 
ters, and  all,  a  son  excepted,  arrived  at  adult  age.  Jabez  lived  but  a  day. 
Cornelius  (no  other  one  of  the  race  bore  that  name  or  that  of  Jabez)  was 
a  farmer,  possessed  a  competence'  which  he  disposed  of  by  will,  had  by  two 
wives  sixteen  children,  from  Haverhill  removed  to  Andover,  and  from  there 
to  Concord,  N.  H.,  where  he  owned  a  farm  of  one  hundred  acres,  in  1776 
signed  the  loyalty  pledge  to  the  revolution,  and  died  at  a  great  age.  He 
was  noted  for  a  strong  mind  and  memory,  integrity,  piety,  and  attachment 
to  his  church  in  Haverhill,  and  its  minister,  Mr.  dishing,  who  was  wont 
to  say  Cornelius  was  his  right  hand.  As  selectman,  he  computed  with- 
out pen,  parish  and  town  taxes,  and  was  so  absent-minded  he  would 
at  times  hunt  for  the  pipe  in  his  mouth.  He  was  proverbially  skilful,  hon- 
est and  obliging.  Thomas,  the  deacon's  next  son,  was  a  well-to-do  farmer 
of  Plaistow,  was  married,  reared  a  large  family,  and  died  there  in  1782,  in 
his  77th  year,  of  cancer,  whose  youngest  son,  Jonathan,  the  writer  well 
remembers.  Jonathan  died  at  a  great  age  in  Enfield,  N.  H.,  where  he  was 
a  farmer,  had  a  wife,  but  no  children,  an  adopted  nephew  inheriting  his  pro- 
perty. He  weighed  two  hundred  pounds,  was  six  feet  high,  of  sandy  com- 
plexion, a  peace -maker,  grave  and  moderate.  The  record  of  Deacon  Tho- 
mas's next  son,  John,  the  writer's  great-grandfather,  one  of  the  founders  and 
magistrates  of  Hampstead,  N.  H.,  where  he  died,  will  be  given  at  large 
under  the  next  head.  Jeremiah,  the  youngest  son  of  Deacon  Thomas,  in 
his  nineteenth  year,  Oct.  8,  1735.  married  Abigail  Wright,  of  Wilmington, 
and  left  issue  ;  was  a  farmer,  owning  in  1736  a  part  of  the  mill  tract  in 
Newton,  probably  the  gift  of  his  father.  I  have  not  his  death  date.  The 
deacon's  five  daughters  were  all  married,  except  perhaps  Mehitable.  Ruth 
may  have  been  the  wife  of  Jonathan  Shepherd,  and  the  mother  of  James 
Shepherd,  of  Hampstead,  who  married  a  sister  of  the  second  wife  of  Jesse 
Johnson,  Esq.,  grandfather  of  the  writer.  Children  of  Deacon  Thomas 
Johnson : 

i.  Meiiitabel,  b.  Feb.  26,  1701-2. 

ii.  Cornelius,  b.  Jan.  17,  1703-1. 

iii.  Thomas,  b.  Jan.  6,  1705-6. 

iv.  Abigail,  b.  May  15,  1707. 

v.  Ruth,  b.  Aug.  24,  1700. 

11.  vi.  John,  b.  Nov.  15,  1711. 

vii.  Susannah,  b.  Jan.  25,  171 1-15. 
viii.  Jabez,  b.  April  24,  1716. 

ix.  Jeremiah,  b.  June  30,  1717. 

x.  Elizabeth,  b.  Jan.  2,  1720-21. 

11.  Hon.  John  Johnson,4  third  son  and  sixth  child  of  Deacou  Thomas 
Johnson,  of  Haverhill,  and gl  -grandson  of  William  Johnson,  of  Charlestown, 
was  born  in  Haverhill,  North   Parish,   Nov.    15,  1711,  and  named  for  his 

great-uncle,  Lieut.  John  Johnson  of  that  town.  He  joined,  Fob.  1.  1727-8, 
in  his  seventeenth  year,  "without  reading  relations,"  the  village  church,  of 


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which  he  continued  a  member  till  Nov.  1,  1730,  when,  in  his  nineteenth 
year,  with  many  of  his  kindred  and  others,  he  withdrew  from  that  church 
to  form  in  that  year  the  North  Parish  church,  of  which  his  father  was  soon 
after  made  a  deacon,  and  he  continued  a  member  till  his  death.  He  had 
not  reached  his  majority,  when,  Nov.  25,  1731,  he  married  Sarah,  born 
Jan.  9,  1710-11,  fourth  daughter  of  Thomas  and  Hannah  (Harriman) 
Haynes,  of  Haverhill  West  Parish.  Sarah  was  of  medium  height,  and 
like  her  husband  was  pious  betimes,  having  Sept.  18,  1726,  in  her  sixteenth 
year,  "  laid  hold  of  the  covenent "  and  been  baptized,  united  in  her  eight- 
eenth year  with  the  village  church,  and  joined  with  her  husband  the  North 
Parish  church,  of  which  she  died  a  member.  She  belonged  to  one  of  the 
best  families  in  the  town,  which  was  of  the  same  stock,  says  tradition, 
from  which  was  descended  Hon.  John  Haynes,  one  of  the  first  gover- 
nors of  Massachusetts  and  Connecticut.  Her  father  was  one  of  the  early 
settlers  of  Haverhill,  and  one  of  the  founders  of  the  West  Parish  church. 
His  five  daughters  were  all  church  members,  and  noted  for  comeliness 
and  domestic  virtues,  whose  husbands  were  magistrates,  and  known  as 
"the  five  Johns,"  —  John  Johnson,  John  Merrill,  John  Webster,  John 
Dow,  and  John  Gage.  Sarah's  brother,  Joseph  Haynes,  a  man  of 
strong  will  and  good  parts,  born  Jan.  25,  1715-16,  and  died  Dec.  26,  1801, 
aged  85  years,  renounced  the  orthodox  creed  and  became  a  controversial 
debater  and  writer  of  no  ordinary  talent  in  favor  of  more  liberal  views.  In 
1793  he  published  a  pamphlet,  presented  by  his  son,  Guy  Carlton  Haynes, 
to  the  writer  in  1840,  and  now  in  his  possession,  containing  an  able  argu- 
ment against  a  law  of  Massachusetts  passed  in  1792,  punishing  by  fine  un- 
necessary labor,  innocent  amusements,  travel,  and  absence  from  church  for 
three  months,  on  Sunday — a  courageous  argument  for  the  time,  and  proba- 
bly the  first  printed  protest  in  the  state  against  Sunday  being  regarded  by 
law  as  holy  time.  Joseph  by  two  wives  had  twenty-two  children ;  the  birth 
of  the  oldest,  Lydia,  and  that  of  the  youngest,  Guy  Carleton,  were  over  fifty 
years  apart.     [See  Register,  ix.  350  ;  xxxi.  249.] 

Our  boy  husband,  John,  at  the  next  town  meeting  after  his  majority,  was 
elevated  to  the  dignity  of  hogreeve,  a  practical  joke  to  this  day  played  off 
in  puritan  New  England  on  a  newly  married  man  ;  an  office  requiring  him 
— probably  to  symbolize  the  matrimonial  ring  and  yoke — to  ring  and  yoke 
for  one  year  the  uprooting  and  fence-defying  swinish  herd  running  at  large. 

About  a  year  and  a  half  after  his  marriage,  he  bought  for  seventy  pounds 
a  lot  of  five  acres  in  the  North  Parish  of  his  brother  Cornelius,  and  either 
found  or  built  a  house  thereon ;  and  the  following  year  his  father  gave  him 
twenty-nine  acres  in  two  parcels,  and  half  o/  his  Ayers  meadow  in  Ames- 
bury. 

By  purchase  he  added  to  his  real  estate  till  he  became  a  large  farmer. 
But  farming  was  not  his  only  occupation.  He  was  also  a  merchant,  aud 
was  engaged  with  others  in  manufacturing  ship-timber,  in  which  last  busi- 
ness his  father  and  brother-in-law  and  friend  Joseph  Haynes  were  also  em- 
ployed. Of  the  latter  I  have  one  of  the  tally-books.  Incidentally  too  he 
practised  conveyancing,  and  as  he  was  of  superior  trust-worthiness  and  capa- 
city, he  must  have  exercised  much  influence  in  town  and  parish  affairs, 
though  he  seems  to  have  avoided  town  office,  serving  only  as  petit  juror. 
In  Haverhill  North  Parish  John  and  Sarah  passed  the  first  seventeen  years 
of  their  married  life,  and  there  all  their  nine  children  save  the  youngest 
were  born  and  three  of  them  died.  As  late  as  Dec.  3,  1747,  he  was  resi- 
dent of  Haverhill.     Between  that  date  aud  the  6th  of  April  following,  he 


64  William  Johnson  and  his  Descendants*  "Jan. 

removed  six  or  seven  nates  north  to  what  was  known  ai  u  Haverhill    Dis- 
trict," or  "  TimberlantiY'  which  in  17-11   was  severed  from  Haverhill  and 
tachusetts  and  became  a  part  of  New  Hampshire.     Here  in  1717  he 
owned  a  farm  of  one  hundred  and  two  •  for  which  he  paid  eleven  hun- 

dred ami  forty-eight  pounds.  In  his  new  home,  John,  in  point  of  standing, 
means  and  capacity,  was  a  leading  man.  Soon  after  lit-  came  to  it.  it  was 
determined  to  erect  the  territory  in  which  In*  resided,  into  a  town-hip.  and 
he  was  selected  by  its  inhabitants  to  go  to  Portsmouth  and  procure  from 
the  governor  and  council  a  charter  of  the  proposed  town  ;  which  he  accom- 
plished, advancing  the  fees  and  other  expenses  that  it  cost  from  his  own 

pocket,  which  the  town  afterwards  paid  him.  The  town,  named  Hampsl 
is  about  ten  miles  from  Haverhill  village,  and  when  chartered  contained 
but  some  fifty  or  sixty  families  or  about  two  hundred  inhabitants,  and  th< 
tire  Province  of  New  Hampshire  but  thirty  thousand  souls.  The  charter 
bear.-,  date  dan.  19,  1749,  and  on  the  seventh  of  the  next  month  the  first 
town-meeting  under  it  was  held,  which  conferred  on  John  the  principal  town 
office — that  of  first  selectman  To  this  office  he  was  several  times  reelected,  as 
well  as  to  other  town  offices,  and  the  governor  appointed  him  a  magistrate; 
as  such  he  held  courts,  took  the  acknowledgment  of  deeds,  solemnized 
marriages,  and  sat  as  a  member  of  the  court  of  sessions,  an  inferior  but 
important  court  held  at  Portsmouth  for  the  entire  provinc* — as  yet  there 
were  no  counties — for  the  trial  of  breaches  of  the  peace  and  the  regulation 
of  other  provincial  matters.  He  also  dealt  extensively  in  the  purchase  and 
sale  of  real  estate  in  both  Hampstead  and  Haverhill,  of  which  J  find  nume- 
rous conveyances  to  and  from  him  of  record.  At  Wash  Pond  outlet  he 
owned  a  saw-mill  and  yard,  where  lie  caused  ship-timber  and  other  lumber 
to  be  sawed.  His  dwelling-house,  long  since  removed,  stood  near  where 
Dr.  Knight's  was  in  1840,  nearly  opposite  to  George's  inn.  and  near  the 
centre  ot  the  present  village,  which  is  scattered  along  the  road  leading  from 
Haverhill  to  Chester. 

In  this   village   resided  also  many  years  his  sons  Jesse  and  (  .   tfter 

his  death.     The   house  of  Jesse  was  standing  in  1862,  when  it  was  vie 
by  the  writer — a  large  house  of  two  stories,  built  by  him  on  his  farm  which 
he  sold  to  Joseph  Welch,  afterwards  known  as  the  Kent  farm. 

.John's  first  wife,  Sarah  Haynes,  a  model  wife  and  mother,  died  in  her 
fiftieth  year,  Sept.  20,  1750.  She  bore  him  ten  children,  live  of  whom  sur- 
vived her.  Left  with  a  family  of  young  children,  the  youngest  a  little  over 
a  year  old,  within  four  months  he  married  on  Jan.  1751, Sarah  More 
of  Lieut.  Peter  Morse,  his  colleague  on  the  first  board  of  selectmen.  The 
second  Sarah  was  of  medium  height,  had  bright  hazel  e\  a  a  kind  wife 

and  step-mother,  and  survived  him  many  years.  Sin-  removed  to  Newbury, 
Vt.,  the  residence  of  her  step-son  Thomas,  where  she  married  Samuel  Way 
for  her  second  husband,  whom  she  outlived,  and  a  Mr.  tiarnard  for  her  third, 
whom  she  also  survived.  She  died  after  1795,  at  the  age  of  65  years  and 
upwards.  She  had  no  children  by  her  last  two  husband-,  w  ho  were  farm- 
ers.     By  Sarah    Morse,  his   second   wife,   John  had    seven   children,  and   by 

both  his  wives  seventeen,  twelve  of  whom  survived  him — bu  sons  and 
daughters. 

He  died,  without  leaving  a  will,  in  his  52d  year,  April  1,  1762.     In  fail- 
ing health  and  during    ;i  few  months    before    his    death,  he    effected  a  sale  of 

a  Large  portion  of  his  real  estate,  with  the  design  probably  of  settling, 
in    his  life  time,  his  estate,   after  th  ither,      He  did 

nol  live,  however,  long  enough  to  accomplish  his  object    June  13th,  of  the 


1880.]  William  Johnson  and  his  Descendants.  65 

next  year,  his  oldest  son  Jesse  was  appointed  by  the  probate  court  his  ad- 
ministrator. Diminished  by  rearing  a  large  family,  by  gifts  to  his  children 
before  his  death,  by  bad  debts,  and  by  the  misconduct  of  a  partner,  his  estate 
was  appraised  on  the  21st  of  December  of  the  year  last  named,  at  four 
thousand  nine  hundred  and  fifty-nine  pounds,  fourteen  shillings  and  six 
pence  currency.  The  probate  records  being  defective,  it  does  not  appear 
what  division  or  disposition  was  made  of  his  estate. 

In  person  he  was  tall,  large-limbed,  broad-shouldered,  strong-sinewed, 
full  and  well-formed,  but  not  corpulent,  weighing  from  one  hundred  and  sev- 
enty-live to  two  hundred  pounds,  with  large  brain,  regular  and  attractive 
features,  blue  eyes,  and  dignified  and  pleasing  manners.  He  was  well  edu- 
cated, active,  sagacious,  judicious  aud  scrupulously  honest ;  even  a  stranger 
had  to  exchange  but  a  few  words  with  him  to  discover  that  he  was  a  man 
of  intelligence  and  worth,  and  to  esteem  him.  Such  was  his  personal 
strength,  that  on  one  occasion,  acting  as  an  officer,  he  was  known,  with  a 
hand  on  the  collar  of  each,  to  part  and  hold  at  arms'  length,  as  if  they  were 
children,  two  strong  fighting  Scotch-Irishmen.  Much  of  the  information 
concerning  his  person  and  traits  was  derived  from  his  grandson,  the  late 
Thomas  Simpson  Johnson,  Esq.,  of  Iowa,  son  of  Peter,  and  from  Daniel 
Little,  Esq.,  of  Hampstead,  whom  the  writer  saw  in  1829,  who  was  then 
ninety  years  old,  though  he  seemed  but  sixty,  and  twelve  years  old 
at  John's  death,  and  recollected  him  well.  He  knew  also  the  writer's 
father  and  grandfather,  and  had  seen  five  generations  of  their  race. 

In  the  Gazetteer  notices  of  Hampstead,  and  in  the  notice  of  the  Centen- 
nial Celebration  of  the  settlement  of  the  town,  there  is  no  mention  of  John, 
nor  of  any  of  his  family.  The  latest  history  of  Haverhill  merely  names 
his  grandfather  as  t;  one  Joseph  Johnson,"  and  says  nothing  of  his  father, 
Deacon  Thomas. 

Of  the  twelve  chi  xlren  of  the  Hon.  John  Johnson  that  survived  him,  Jesse, 
the  oldest,  lived  in  Hampstead  till  1787,  when  he  removed  to  Enfield,  N.  H., 
where  he  died  Marjh  11,  1800,  in  his  68th  year,  leaving  numerous  issue 
and  a  good  estate.  In  Hampstead  he  was  farmer,  bookbinder,  bookseller, 
stationer,  selectman,  magistrate,  member  of  revolutionary  committees,  &c. 
Of  Enfield  he  was  one  of  the  early  settlers,  the  largest  proprietor,  select- 
man, magistrate  and  representative.  He  was  thrice  married  and  reared  a 
large  and  respectable  family.  He  was  the  father  of  the  Hon.  Jesse  John- 
son, of  Haynes  Johnson,  Esq.,  and  of  Ben  Johnson,  Esq.,  an  eminent 
lawyer. 

Col.  Caleb  Johnson,  the  second  son,  lived  in  Hampstead  till  1815,  when 
he  removed  to  Caledonia,  N.  Y.,  where  a  daughter  of  his  resided,  and  where 
he  died  at  his  son-in-law's,  Hon.  Willard  H.  Smith,  Feb.  3,  1817,  on  his  79th 
birth  day.  Col.  Johnson  reared  a  large  and  respectable  family,  was  com- 
mander  of  minute-men  in  the  revolution,  a  wit,  and  a  free-thinker  who 
boldly  avowed  his  liberal  theological  sentiments.  Among  his  numerous 
descendants  in  the  West  were  Col.  John  Holland  Johnson  ;  the  wife  of  Hon. 
John  Scott  Harrison,  M.C. ;  the  wife  of  Robert  Brown,  Esq.  ;  the  wife  of 
Hon.  John  T.   Fisk  ;  and  the  second  wife  of  Hon.  William  A.  Moseley. 

Lieut.- Col.  Thomas  Johnson,  the  third  son,  one  of  the  pioneers  of  New- 
bury, Vt.,  was  an  officer  in  the  revolution,  reared  a  large  and  respectable 
family,  left  a  large  estate,  and  died  in  Newbury,  Jan.  4,  1819,  in  his  77th 
year. 

Haynes  Johnson,  the  fourth  son,  a  respectable  farmer  in  Newbury,  Vt., 
died  young,  leaving  issue. 


66  Letter  from  Hon.  John  Quincy  Adams.  [Jan. 

Peter  Johnson,  the  fifth  son,  at  the  age  of  nineteen,  was  a  soldier  in  the 
regular  revolutionary  army,  and  had  his  right  arm  shattered  in  the  battle 
of  Bunker  Hill,  and  afterwards  served  at  Ticonderoga  under  his  brother, 
Col.  Thomas,  who  pronounced  him  "  as  brave  as  a  lion."  After  the  war 
he  became  a  farmer,  reared  a  large  and  respectable  family,  and  died  in 
1806,  aged  50  years.  His  son,  the  late  Thomas  Simpson  Johnson,  of  Iowa, 
was  a  magistrate,  a  soldier  in  the  war  of  1812,  and  had  three  grandsons  in 
the  Union  army  in  the  late  rebellion. 

John,  the  sixth  son,  was  an  educator,  and  died  young  and  unmarried  in 
Enfield,  N.  H. 

Miriam,  his  daughter  by  his  first  wife,  married,  Oct.  10,  1752,  Ebenezer 
Mudget,  merchant,  of  Weare,  N.  H.,  by  whom  she  had  nine  children,  and 
surviving  him  she  married  Capt.  William  Marshall,  an  independent  thinker 
and  head  of  a  sect  known  as  Marshallites,  by  whom  she  had  no  children. 
She  was  a  member  of  an  orthodox  church. 

His  five  daughters  by  his  second  wife,  Sarah  Morse,  were  all  married 
and  left  issue  :  Sarah  to  Jacob  Page,  of  Littleton,  N.  H. ;  Ruth  to  Samuel 
Hoag,  of  Weare,  N.  H. ;  Elizabeth  to  Jacob  Currier,  of  Amesbury,  Mass. ; 
Judith  to  Jesse  Prescott,  of  Deerh'eld,  N.  H.  ;  and  Tamar  to  Joseph  Bonat 
or  Bonny,  of  Littleton,  N.  H.,  who  removed  to  the  state  of  New  York. 
The  husbands  were  farmers,  except  Mr.  Currier  who  was  a  ship-ironsmith. 
Children  by  Sarah  Haynes  : 

12.  i.  Jesse,  b.  Oct.  20,  1732. 

ii.  Sarah,  b.  July  9,  1734  ;  bapt.  and  d.  four  days  after. 

iii.  Miriam,  b.  March  22,  1735-6. 

iv.  Caleb,  b.  Feb.  3,  1737-8. 

v.  Moses,  b.  April  13,  1740  ;  bapt.  a  week  later  ;  d.  Nov.  8,  1748. 

vi.  Thomas,  b.  March  21.  1741-2. 

vii.  Ruth,  b.  Feb.  3,  1743-4  ;  d.  March  22  following. 

viii.  Elizabeth,  b.  March  6,  1744-5;  d.  May  1,  1747. 

ix.  John,  born  Feb.  9,  1746-7  ;  d.  Aug.  18,  1757. 

x.  Haynes,  b.  Aug.  28,  1749. 

Children  by  Sarah  Morse  : 

xi.    Sarah,  b.  Oct.  29, 1751.  xv.    Judith,  b.  April  4,  1758. 

xii.   Ruth,  b.  April  23,  1754.  xvi.  John,  b.  Feb.  9,  1760. 

xiii.  Elizabeth,  twin  of  Ruth.  xvii.  Tamar,  b.  July  6,  1761. 

xiv.  Peter,  b.  June  7,  1756. 

[To  be  continued.] 


A  GENEALOGICAL  LETTER  FROM  THE  HON.  JOHN 

QUINCY  ADAMS.* 

Communicated  by  the  Rev.  Horace  Edwin  Hayden,  of  Brownsville,  Penn. 

rj ^HE  REV.  JOS1AH  ADAMS,  to  whom  the  following  letter 
J-    was  addressed,  was  the  fourth  child  of  Patrick   and  Elizabeth 
(Davis)  Adams,  who  lived  in  Woodfield,  Belmont  Co.,  Ohio.  Pat- 
rick was  the  son  of  Josiah   Adams, f  who  emigrated  to  Ohio   from 

*  This  letter  will  be  read  with  interest,  not  so  much  for  the  genealogical  facts  which  it 
contains,  for  fuller  accounts  of  the  Adams  family  will  be  found  elsewhere  ;  but  for  the  light 
which  it  throws  upon  the  views  concerning  genealogy  prevalent  here  in  the  early  days  of 
the  republic.  There  were  evidently  many  in  New  England  who  sympathized  with  Gov. 
Samuel  Adams  in  his  aversion  to  genealogy. — Editor. 

f  The  christian  name  Josiah  is  found  among  the  Braintrce  Adamses.  A  great-grandson 
of  Henry1  (Henry,2  Johna),  Josiah4,  of  Medfield,  was  born  about  1G93.— Editor. 


1880.]  Letter  from  Hon.  John  Quincy  Adams,  67 

Massachusetts,  and  claimed  to  be  nearly  related  to  President  John 
Adams.  Patrick  had  ten  children,  six  daughters  and  four  sons — 
Jemima,  Abigail,  Eliza,  Lydia,  Rebecca,  Elizabeth,  Josiah,  Levi, 
John  and  Edwin. 

Josiah  Adams  was  born  at  Woodfield,  Belmont  Co.,  Ohio,  in 
1818.  His  father  was  by  trade  a  brick-maker,  and  of  such  limited 
means  that  he  was  unable  to  give  to  his  children  a  liberal  education. 
Josiah  possessed  a  naturally  vigorous  mind,  which  led  him  to  add 
to  the  rudimental  education  of  a  village  school,  by  diligent  reading 
and  study  of  such  books  as  were  available.  He  early  consecrated 
himself  to  the  ministry  of  the  gospel  in  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church,  and  by  close  application  to  study,  attained  a  prominent 
position  in  the  Conference  with  which  he  was  connected.  In  the 
pulpit  his  manner  is  described  as  "  prepossessing,  solemn  and  im- 
pressive, his  style  appropriate,  and  his  matter  always  neat,  chaste, 
well  arranged  and  instructive."  He  was,  for  two  years  of  his  min- 
istry, settled  in  Parkersburg,  Virginia,  where,  in  addition  to  his  pas- 
toral charge,  he  filled  the  position  of  a  Professor  in  the  Young  Ladies' 
Seminary  located  there  under  the  auspices  of  the  M.  E.  Church. 
He  married  Sarah  Ann  Ford,  and  removed  to  New  Lisbon,  Ohio, 
where  he  died  in  1851,  aged  33,  leaving  several  children,  and  a 
reputation  for  earnestness  of  purpose,  and  piety,  intelligence  and 
worth,  which  is  not  always  so  easily  attained. 

The  Rev.  Josiah  Adams,  Parkersburg,  Virginia. 

Sir —  Quincy,  25  August,  1840. 

I  have  received  with  much  pleasure  your  Letter  of  the  6th  inst.,  and 
in  your  name  and  lineage  am  happy  to  recognize  the  probability  of  kindred 
blood  between  you  and  me. — The  name  of  the  patriarch  of  the  stock  from 
which  I  am  descended  was  Henry.  He  was  one  of  the  first  settlers  at 
Mount  Wollaston,  before  the  incorporation  in  1G40  of  the  town  of  Brain- 
tree.#  To  these  settlers  there  was  granted  by  the  town  of  Boston,  while 
Mount  Wollaston  formed  a  part  of  it,  lots  of  land  consisting  of  3  acres  for 
each  member  of  the  family  constituting  one  household.  The  grant  to  Hen- 
ry Adams  was  for  ten  persons — himself,  his  wife,  seven  sons  and  one  daugh- 
ter. He  had  one  other  son,  who,  according  to  the  tradition,  returned  to  Eng- 
land, and  probably  never  settled  in  this  country.  I  have  copies  of  the  wills 
of  this  Henry  Adams,  of  his  son,  grandson  and  great-grandson,  who  was 
my  father's  father.  About  fifty  years  ago  Elijah  Adams  of  Medfield,  one 
of  the  descendants  of  the  patriarch,  collected  and  formed  a  genealogical 
table  of  all  the  male  descendants  from  him  then  living,  to  the  fourth  gene- 
ration. They  were  then  very  numerous,  and  I  suppose  are  now  four  times 
more  so.     One  of  the  sons  of  Henry,  named  William,f  lived  some  time  at 

*  Genealogical  accounts  of  the  descendants  of  Henry  Adams,  of  Braintree,  can  be  found 
in  the  Register,  vol.  vii.  page  39;  Morse's  History  of  Sherborn  and  Holliston,  pp.  1  to 
10;  Drake's  History  of  Boston,  folio  edition,  page  075;  the  Vinton  Memorial,  pp.  295-30; 
and  the  Thayer  Memorial,  pp.  37-48.  The  English  ancestry  of  Henry1  Adams,  of  Brain- 
tree,  printed  in  the  seventh  volume  of  the  Register,  and  copied  into  Drake's  Boston  and 
Morse's  Sherborn  and  Holliston,  and  referred  to  in  the  Vinton  Memorial,  is  probably  a 
fabrication.    See  Register,  vol.  xxxi.  page  333. — Editor. 

t  No  relationship  between  this  William  Adams  and  Henry  of  Braintree  has  been  found. 
— Editor. 


68  Letter  from  Hon.  John  Quincy  Adams.  [Jan. 

Cambridge,  and  afterwards  at  Ipswich,  in  the  County  of  Essex,  where  he 
left  posterity,  and  ho  may  perhaps  have  been  your  ancestor.  But  besides 
the  Henry  Adams  of  Mount  Wollaston,  there  were  among  the  first  colo- 
nists of  New  England  several  others  who  were  not  known  to  have  been 
related  in  blood  to  him,  or  to  each  other.  Thomas  Adams  was  one  of  the 
grantees  named  in  the  charter  of  Charles  I.  The  names  of  Alexander, 
Charles,  Christopher,  Ferdinando,  Jeremy,  Nathaniel,  Philip,  Richard,  and 
Robert  Adams,  are  mentioned  in  Farmer's  Register  as  among  the  earliest 
settlers  of  Massachusetts,  none  of  them  apparently  of  the  family  of  the  first 
Henry.  There  is  in  truth  scarcely  a  county  in  England  or  Wales  where 
the  name  of  Adams  is  not  familiar  among  the  people.  The  surnames  of 
modern  times  are  said  to  have  originated  during  the  Crusades  in  Palestine, 
the  baptismal  name  alone  having  been  before  that  time  in  common  use 
among  Christians.  The  chieftains  of  the  crusading  expeditions  then  assum- 
ed the  names  of  the  places  whence  they  came,  or  of  the  estates  of  which 
they  were  owners.  The  common  soldiers  added  the  christian  names  of 
their  fathers  as  a  patronymic  to  their  own  christian  names,  and  hence  the 
surnames  composed  of  christian  names,  with  the  addition  of  son,  are  so 
numerous.  The  single  letter  s  added  to  the  baptismal  name  was  merely  a 
variety  and  abridgment  of  the  same  mark  of  filiation,  and  hence  the 
surnames  compounded  of  christian  names  with  the  additional  5  are  also 
abundant.  The  artificers  frequently  assumed  the  names  of  their  trades, 
which  passed  to  their  children  and  descended  to  their  posterity,  whether  of 
the  same  or  any  other  occupation.  Among  the  artificers  of  the  crusading 
armies  there  was  no  mechanic  art  in  larger  demand  than  that  of  the  smith, 
and  hence  the  multitudinous  Smiths  of  modern  times.  It  was  the  maiden 
name  of  my  mother. 

Elijah  Adams,  of  Medfield,  a  first  cousin  of  Hannah  Adams,*  the  histo- 
rian, and  the  author  of  the  round  robin  genealogy  of  the  family  which  is 
above  mentioned,  dedicated  his  work,  of  which  he  had  a  high  opinion,  to 
my  father,  then  President  of  the  United  States.  Elijah  was  a  plain  coun- 
try farmer,  with  only  a  common  school  education,  and  who  deemed  it  no 
inconsiderable  illustration  of  the  family  that  he  himself  had  obtained  the 
dignity  of  a  Justice  of  the  Peace.  His  knowledge  of  the  world  was  not 
very  extensive,  but  he  had  taken  great  pains,  and  made  profound  researches 
in  the  town  and  parish  records  of  Medfield,  Boston,  Medway,  Stoughton, 
Mendon,  Sharon,  Chelmsford  and  others,  as  well  as  Braintree,  to  gather 
the  names  of  all  the  male  progeny  of  the  patriarch  Henry.  Among  the 
rest  he  addressed  himself  for  information  concerning  the  family  to  His  Ex- 
cellency, Samuel,  then  Governor  of  the  Commonwealth,  who  underrated  all 
genealogies  as  much,  perhaps,  as  Elijah  over-valued  them.  He  told  Elijah 
that  he  knew  nothing  of  his  ancestors  beyond  his  own  father,  that  he  had 
never  made  any  inquiries  concerning  them  for  fear  of  finding  that  some  of 
them  had  been  perhaps  too  much  exalted,  with  a  significant  gesture  to  ex- 
plain that  he  meant  the  exaltation  of  the  gallows.  I  shall  never  forget  the 
astonishment  with  which  Elijah  more  than  once  related  this  anecdote  to  me, 
without  even  adding  a  word  of  comment  by  himself  upon  the  fact. 

My  father  was  not  thus  indifferent  to  his  ancestry,  nor  distrustful  of  them. 
There  was  no  reason  for  such  distrust.     They  were  in  humble  lite,  i'armers 

*  Hannah7  Adams,  the  historian,  was  a  quintoye  of  Henry'  Adams  of  Braintree,  through 
Henry,-  Henry,3  Thomas,4  Thomas,6  and  Thomas8  her  father.  If  Eltiah,  the  genealogist, 
was  a  first  cousin  of  Hannah,7  he  must  have  been  a  grandson  of  Tnomase  o\'  Medfield. 
Query,  who  was  bis  father  ?    Is  his  genealogical  manuscript  preserved  ?— Editor. 


1880.]  Genealogy  of  Thomas  Williams.  69 

and  mechanics,  and  whatever  of  memorial  remained  of  them  was  blameless. 
They  had  all  of  them  been  members  of  the  Congregational  Church,  first 
gathered  at  Mount  Wollaston  in  1639,  of  which  he  was  himself  many  years 
a  member,  and  of  which  I  am  a  member  at  this  day.  Upon  the  copy  of 
each  of  the  three  wills  of  his  great-grandfather,  his  grandfather  and  his 
father,  which  he  preserved,  there  is  endorsed  in  his  handwriting,  under  date 
of  29  April,  1774,  a  short  notice  of  the  testator  and  of  the  spot  in  the  town 
where  he  lived,  and  the  lines  from  Pope, 

"  What  fortune  had  he,  pray? — his  own  ; 
And  better  got  than  Bestia's  from  the  throne." 

Your  occupation  as  a  minister  of  the  gospel  and  as  a  teacher  of  a  seminary 
of  learning,  are  of  a  higher  order  in  the  estimation  of  the  world,  than  those 
of  my  ancestors,  preceding  my  father,  of  his  name — but  I  am  well  assured 
that  you  concur  in  the  opinion  of  the  same  poet,  that 

"  Honor  and  shame  from  no  condition  rise," 

and  that  all  the  honor  consists  in  the  fulfilment  of  the  duties  of  life. 

Should  you  visit  the  commonwealth  of  Massachusetts  according  to  the 
purpose  mentioned  in  your  letter,  and  find  it  suit  your  convenience,  I  shall 
be  happy  to  see  you  at  my  house. 

I  will  make  up  and  transmit  with  this  letter  a  small  parcel  of  pamphlets, 
of  which  I  ask  your  acceptance. 

With  my  best  wishes  for  your  health  and  happiness,  subscribing  myself, 
very  respectfully, 

Your  Obed't  Serv't, 

John  Quinct  Adams. 


THE  GENEALOGY  OF   THOMAS    WILLIAMS  OF  X\TEW 
HARTFORD,  ONEIDA  COUNTY,  N.  Y., 

INCLUDING    BOTH    MALE    AND    FEMALE    LINES    OF    DESCENT,    TOGETHER 
WITH    A    NOTICE    OF   HIS    ANCESTORS.* 

Compiled  by  George  Huntington  Williams,  Esq.,  of  Utica,  N.  Y. 

1.  Robert1  Williams,  of  Roxbury,  Mass.,  was  probably  born  in  Nor- 
wich, Norfolk  Co.,  England,  about  1593.  He  came  to  America  in  1637, 
and  was  admitted  a  freeman  at  Roxbury,  Mass.,  May  2,  1638.  He  died  at 
Roxbury.  Sept.  1,  1693.  He  married  Elizabeth  Stratton,  who  was  born 
1594,  died  July  28,  1674,  se.  80  years.     Children  : 

i.  Mary,  b.  in  England  ;  m.  Nicholas  Wood. 

ii.  Samuel,  b.  in  England,  1632  ;  d.  Sept.  28,  1698. 

iii.  Isaac,  b.  in  Roxbury,  Sept.  1,  1638. 

2.  iv.  Stephen,  b.  in  Roxbury,  Nov.  8,  1640  ;   d.  Feb.  15,  1720. 

v.  Thomas,  b.  in  Roxbury  ;   d.  young. 

Robert  Williams  afterward  married,  Nov.  3,  1 675,  Margaret,  widow  of 
John  Fearing,  of  Hingham.  He  also  married  (?)  Martha  Strong,  who 
died  Dec.  22,  1704,  rc.  91  years. 

*  The  names  and  dates  of  his  direct  ancestors,  as  far  hack  as  Rohert  "Williams  of  Rox- 
bury, have  been  taken  from  Stephen  W.  Williams's  History  and  Genealogy  of  the  Wil- 
liams Family,  making  such  corrections  and  additions  to  the  list  as  have  been  obtained  from 
other  sources. 

VOL.    XXXIV.  7 


70  Genealogy  of  Thomas  Williams,  [Jan. 

2.  Stephen*  Williams  (Robert1),  born  at  Roxbury,  Nov.  8,  1640; 
married  Sarah,  dau.  of  Joseph  Wise,  of  Roxbury.  He  died  Feb.  15,  1720. 
Children  : 

i.  Saraii,  b.  Aug.  13,  1067 ;  m.  Mr.  Hastings. 

ii.  Mary,  b.  Dec.  20,  1669;  in.  Mr.  Choate. 

iii.  Elizabeth,  b.  Oct.  1,  1672 ;  m.  Mr.  Tucker, 

iv.  Bethiah,  b.  April  26,  1676  ;    in.  Mr.  Rice. 

v.  Stephen,  b.  Aug.  27,  1078  ;  m.  Sarah  Payson. 

vi.  Robert,  b.  1680;  d.  1680. 

vii.  Joseph,  b.  Feb.  24,  1681. 

3.  viii.  John,  b.  Jan.  16,  1683;  m.  Dorothy  Brewer, 
ix.  Henry,  b.  April  9,  1686;  d.  Aug.  1686. 

x.      Grace,  b.  April  2.  1688;  m.  Jno.  Metcalf,  Oct.  1718. 
xi.     Catherine,  b.  Nov.  9,  1690;  d.  June,  1707. 
xii.   Thomas,  b.  July  27,  1691 ;   d.  Sept.  1694. 

8.  John3  Williams  (Stephen,2  Robert1),  born  Jan.  1G,  1C83-4;  mar- 
ried Dorothy  Brewer.     Children : 

i.       Nathaniel,  b.  1717. 

4.  ii.     John,  b.  Dec.  25,  1719. 

iii.    Dorothy,  b.  Jan.    14,   1721  ;   m.  Jan.  9,   1739,  Ralph  Holbrook,  of 

Brookline,  Mass. 
iv.     Margaret,  b.  Feb.  19,  1723  ;  m.  Sept.  11,  1743,  Thomas  Greggs. 

4.  John4  Williams  (John,3  Stephen,2  Robert1),  born  Dec.  25,  1719; 
married  Mav  25,  1740,  Ann,  dau.  of  Thomas  Bird,  of  Dorchester;  died 
Feb.  8,  1794.  His  wife,  born  Aug.  10,  1724,  died  April  9,  17G9.  Mr. 
Williams  was  a  tanner  at  Roxbury,  and  always  an  ardent  revolutionary 
wrhig.      Children  : 

i.      John,  b.  Aug.  20,   1750  ;   m.  1st,  Polly  Champney ;  m.   2d,   Sarah 

Wheeler,  Aug.  7,  1778. 
ii-     Anna,  b.  1752;  m.  Joseph  Houghton,  Dec.  27,  1772. 

5.  iii.    Thomas,  b.  Jan.  14,  1754  ;  m.  Susannah  Dana,  Nov.  20,  1777. 

iv-     Ezekiel,  b.  Oct.  2,  1755  ;  in.  1st,  Sarah  Dana,  Nov.  20,  1777  ;  m.  2d, 

widow  Codner. 
v.      Stephen,  b.  June,  1757;  m.  Abigail  Smith,  Dec.  23,  1779. 
vi.     Mary,  b.  Aug.  6,  1759;  m.  John  Smith,  Dec.  9,  1779. 

Mr.  Williams  afterwards  married,  Jan.  3,  1770,  Rebecca  Winslow. 
Children  : 

vii.   Lucy,  b.  Feb.  17,  1772  ;  m.  George  Standart. 

viii.  Sally,  b.  May  10,  1775;  m.  1st,  Elisha  Esty  ;  m.  2d,  Noah  Olmstead. 

ix.     Rebecca,  b.  March  29,  1781  ;  m.  Stephen  Childs. 

x.      Samuel,  d.  young. 

5.  Thomas5  Williams  (John*  John,9  Stephen2  Robert1),  born  at  Rox- 
bury, Jan.  14,  1754;  married  Nov.  20,  1777,  Susanna,  dau.  of  Thomas  and 
Martha  (Williams)  Dana  ;  died  at  Utica,  N.  Y.,  July  31,  1817. 

He  was  one  of  the  Roxbury  "  minute  men  "  in  revolutionary  times,  and, 
together  with  his  brother-in-law,  Thomas  Dana,  Jr.,  took  part  in  the  famous 
Boston  tea-party.*     Children : 

*  Apart  of  the  persons  composing  it  rendezvoused  at  his  father's  house,  where  they 
completed  their  disguise  as  Indians.  To  some  extent  they  were  disguised  from  each  other, 
lest  in  some  future  emergency  the  detection  of  one  might  lend  to  that  of  others.  On  their 
return  home  the  two  friends  refused  to  join  in  Backing  the  house  o\'  a  tory,  regarding  it  as 
no  part  of  their  enterprise.  Thomas  Williams  was  called  into  actual  service  as  a  minute- 
man  only  for  two  months,  and  then  engaged  in  but  one  skirmi<h.  After  the  skirmish  at 
Lexington  he  was  called  out,  and  aided  in  driving  the  "Regulars"  into  Boston.  He  was 
a  tanner,  and  with  his  brother  K/ekiel  removed  to  Framingham  in  17S.->,  where  they  started 
another  tannery,  continuing  it  until  1790.     Becoming  involved,  the  brothers  broke  up,  and 


1880.]  Genealogy  of  Thomas  Williams.  71 

6.  i.      Sukey,  b.  Sept.  25,  1778. 

ii.  Patty,  b.  June  23,  1760  ;  d.  Oct.  1,  1784. 

7.  iii.  Thomas,  b.  June  5,  1782. 

8.  iv.  Martha,  b.  June  1,  1785. 

9.  v.  William,  b.  Oct.  12,  1787. 

10.  vi.     John,  b.  Jan.  8,  1791. 

11.  vii.   Laura,  b.  Sept.  26,  17G4. 

6.  Sukey6  Williams  (Thomas?  John?  Jolm?  Stephen?  Robert1),  born 
at  Roxbury,  Mass.,  Sept.  25,  1778;  married  Feb.  5,  1797,  William,  son  of 
Lauchlan  and  Lucy  McLean  ;  died  at  Vernon,  N.  Y.,  May  20,  180-4. 

Mr.  McLean,  born  Dec.  2,  1775,  died  at  Cherry  Valley,  N.  Y.,  March 
12,  1848.  He  started  in  1794  at  New  Hartford,  the  "  Whitestown  Ga- 
zette," which  he  removed  to  Utica  in  1798.  This  was  the  second  paper 
started  in  the  county  and  the  first  in  Utica,  and  is  the  direct  ancestor  of 
the  present  "  Utica  Morning  Herald  and  Gazette."     Children  : 

i.       Albert7  McLean,  b.  Sept.  12,  1798;  m.  Aug.  20,  1820,  Rebecca,  dau. 

of  John  and  Rebecca  Wilson  ;  d.  at  Rome,  N.  Y..  Jan.  14,  1872. 
ii.     Harriet7  McLean,  b.  May  10,  1800;  d.  June  25,  1801. 
iii.    Adeline7  McLean,  b.  July  13,  1802  ;  living  unmarried  in  Utica,  N.  Y. 
iv.     Thomas  Dana7  McLean,  b.  April  6,  1801 ;  d.  Sept.  12,  1833. 

7.  Thomas6  Williams  (Thomas?  John,4  John?  Stephen?  Robert1),  born 
at  Roxbury,  Mass.,  June  5,  1782  ;  married  Dec.  25,  1805,  Rebecca,  dau. 
of  Benjamin  B.  and  Sarah  (Arnett)  Stockton  ;  died  at  Vernon,  N.  Y.,  Sept. 
11,  1858.     Tanner  at  Vernon,  Oneida  Co.,  N.  Y.     He  was  an    Elder  in 

,the  First  Presbyterian  church.  His  wife,  born  at  Trenton,  N.  J.,  June  30, 
1783,  died  at  Clinton,  N.  Y.,  April  14,  1867.     Children  : 

12.  i.       Benjamin  Stockton,  b.  Oct.  4,  1806. 

13.  ii.     Susan  Dana,  b.  May  1,  1808. 

iii.    Charles,  b.  Feb.  20,  1810  ;  d.  June  9,  1835. 

14.  iv.     Thomas,  b.  May  20,  1812. 

v.      Harriet  Newell,  b.  Aug.  16,  1814  ;  d.  Aug.  18,  1814. 

15.  vi.     Harriet  Newell,  b   Jan.  28,  1817. 

vii.   Rebecca  Stockton,  b.  Auij.   1,1819;  m.  May  31,   1842,  James  V.  P. 
Gardner  ;  d.  May  21,  1845,  leaving  no  issue. 

16.  yiii.  William  Wallace,  b.  Oct.  25,  1821. 

ix.     Alexander  Frederick,  b.  May  17,  1826  ;  d.  April  24,  1827. 

8.  Martha6  Williams  (  Thomas,5  John,4  John?  Stephen?  Robert1),  born 
June  1,  1785,  at  Frainingham,  Mass.  ;  in.  Oct.  14,  1812,  Asahel.  son  of 
Col.  Nathan  and  Martha  Seward,  of  New  Hartford,  N.  Y. ;  died  Jan.  14, 
1865. 

Mr.  Seward  was  born  Aug.  19,  1781  ;  removed  to  Utica  in  1702,  where 
he  died  Jan.  30,  1835.  He  was  for  many  years  engaged  with  his  brother- 
in-law,  William  Williams,  in  the  printing  and  publishing  business,  under 
the  style  of  Seward  &  Williams  :  and  in  the  latter  part  of  his  life  in  the 
direction  of  the  Capron  cotton-mill  at  New  Hartford.     Children  : 

17.  i.       Thomas  Williams7  Seward,  b.  Oct.  11,  1813. 

ii.      Asaiiel7  Seward,  b.  March  24,  1815;   d.  March  26,  1815. 

18.  iii.    Alexander7  Seward,  b.  Nov.  28,  1816. 
iv.     James  H.7  Seward,  b.  Sept.  2,  1818. 

v.      Edward  W  J  Seward,  June  30,  1820  ;  d.  March  3,  1821. 
vi.     Nancy  S.7  Seward,  b.  July  11,  1822  ;  d.  Nov.  14,  1830. 
vii.   Amelia7  Seward,  b.  June  14,  1824;  d.  May  16,  1839. 
viii.  Susannah   W.7  Seward,  b.  Sept.  13,  1826;  d.  May  17,  1867. 

with  th'ir  families  removed  to  Whitestown,  Oneida  Co.,  N.  Y.,  settling  in  the  vilhijxe  of 
New  Hartford.  They  were  soon  relieved  from  debt.  Thomas  was  the  first  deacon  of  the 
fir-t  church  in  Oneida  Co.  In  1812  he  removed  to  Cazenovia,  Madison  Co.  His  wife  born 
July  25,  1754,  died  at  Utica,  Feb.  8,  1811. 


72  (lenecdogy  of  Thomas  Williams.  [Jan. 

0.  William6  Williams  {Thomas?  Joint,4  Joint.,3  Stephen,2  Robert1), 
born  Oct.  12,  L787,  at  Framingham,  Mass.;  married  Nov.  5,  1811,  Sophia, 
dau.  of  Samuel  and  Doll)'  (Prentice)  Wells,  of  New  Hartford,  who  was 
born  April  IS,  1791,  died  Nov.  12,  1831.     He  died  at  Utica,    N.  Y.,  June 

JO,  1850. 

Mr.  Williams  was  a  printer  and  bookseller,  at  first  in  partnership  with 
his  brother-in-law,  Asahel  Seward  (8).  The  (inn  of  Seward  &  Williams 
existed  from  1808  till  1821,  when  Mr.  Williams  carried  on  the  business,  at 
that  time  the  largest  establishment  of  the  kind  in  the  state  outside  of  New 
York  city,  alone  till  1836.  In  the  war  of  1812,  he  served  at  Sackett's 
Harbor,  as  aid  on  Gen.  Collins's  staff,  and  was  afterwards  colonel  of  a  regi- 
ment at  Utica.  He  was  an  elder  in  the  first  Presbyterian  church  of  Utica 
from  1812  till  1 83(3,  and  was  the  first  superintendent  of  its  Sabbath  School, 
which  was  the  first  one  in  the  county.  In  1 8oG  he  removed  with  his  facili- 
ty to  Tonawanda,  Erie  Co.,  N.  Y.,  caring  for  a  large  lauded  estate. 
Children  : 

19.  i.      Samuel  Wells,  b.  Sept.  22,  1812. 

ii.     Frederick,  b.  Nov.  5,  1813  ;  d.  May  5,  1814. 

iii.  Henry  D wight,  b.  Jan.  31,  1815,  at  Utica  ;  m.  April  27,  1837,  Mar- 
tha, dau.  of  George  and  Martha  Noyes,  of  Oriskany,  N.  Y,  who 
was  born  in  1813,  d.  July  11,  1879.     No  issue. 

iv.     Harriet  Wells,  b.  Feb.  20,  1816;  d.  Oct.  1,  1824. 

20.  v.      William  Frederick,  b.  Jan.  11,  1818  ;  d.  Feb.  14,  1871. 
vi.     Laura,  b.  May  25,  1819  :  d.  Sept,  23,  1820. 

vii.  Sophia  Wells,  b.  July  23,  1821  (twin)  ;  in.  July  29,  1816,  James  V. 
P.,  son  of  Daniel  and  Senchy  Van  Buren  Gardner,  of  Manlius, 
N.  Y.,  who  was  b.  July  15,  1808.     No  issue. 

21.  viii.  Edward  Seward,  b.  July  23,  1821  (twin)  ;  d.  Feb.  28,  1805. 
ix.     Julian,  b.  April  10,  1823  ;  d.  Sept.  21,  1824. 

x.      James  Carnahan,  b.  Aug.  22,  1824  ;  d.  March  12,  1852. 

xi.  John  Porter,  b.  Aug.  20,  1826  ;  d.  July  25,  1857,  at  Macao.  He 
went  out  as  master's  mate  with  Com.  Perry's  U.  S.  Expedition  to 
Japan  in  1853  ;  he  had  charge  of  the  Electric  Telegraph,  and  erected 
the  first  line  ever  put  up  in  Japan. 

22.  xii.   Robert  Stanton,  b.  Sept.  10,  1828. 

xiii.  Alfred  Pell,  b.  May  12,  1830  ;  d.  Jan.  10,  1831. 
xiv.  Thomas,  b.  Nov.  11,  1831  ;  d.  Nov.  13,  1831. 

Mr.  Williams  afterward  married,  March  26,  1833,  Catherine,  dau.  of  Hen- 
ry and  Catherine  Huntington,  of  Rome,  N.  Y.,  who  was  born  Dec.  3,  1797, 
died  at  Utica,  Sept.  10,  1856.     Children  : 

xv.    Henry  Huntington,  b.  May  28.  1834  ;  d.  Aug.  15,  1835. 
xvi.  George  Huntington,  b.  July  26,  1837  ;   d.  Oct.  22,  1855. 

10.  John6  Williams  (Thomas?  John*  John?  Stephen.2  Robert})^  born 
Jan.  8,  1791,  at  New  Hartford,  N.  Y.  ;  married  April  L3,  1813,  Elizabeth, 
dau.  of  Joshua  and  Margaret  Leonard,  of  Cazenovia,  N.  Y.,  born  Sept.  21, 
1792,  died  Nov.  1,  1850.  He  died  July  14,  L853.  Merchant  and  manu- 
facturer at  Cazenovia,  N.  Y. ;  elected  to  the  state  legislature  of  1829,  and 
was  a  member  of  the  electoral  college  in  1840.      Children: 

Margaret  Leonard,  b.  April  2(3,  1814. 
Leonard,  b.  Dec.  1,  isi.*>. 
Thomas,  b.  Nov.  7,  1817;  d.  Feb.  15,  1850. 
Edward  Field,  b.  Aug.  27,  1820  ;  d.  Feb.  24,  1842. 

en  Maria,  b.  Dec.  9,  1822;  d.  Nov.  6,  1866. 
Laura  Hurd,  b.  May  21,  1826. 
Mary  Dana,  b.  dune  12,  1828  ;  d.  March  22,  1855. 
John,  b.  Jan.  20,  1831  ;  d.  Jan.  10,  I 
Dana,  b.  Oct.  15,  1832;  d.  April  29,  1833. 
William  Wikt,  b.  Aug.  8,  18: 


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11.  Laura6  Williams  (Thomas?  John?  John?  Stephen,2  Robert1),  bora 
Sept.  26,  1794,  at  New  Hartford,  N.  Y.  ;  m.  April  13,  1813,  Gen.  Jabez 
N.  M.  Hurd,  of  Cazenovia ;  died  April  22,  1817.     Child  : 

i.  Ann  Sophia7  Hurd,  b.  Oct.  8,  1815;  m.  June  31,  1837,  Robert  J.  Van- 
dewater,  of  Albany,  N.  Y.,  who  afterward  removed  to  San  Fran- 
cisco. He  was  largely  interested  in  steam  vessels,  both  on  the  Hud- 
son River  and  the  Pacific  coast.     He  d.  Sept.  11,  1867. 

12.  Benjamin  Stockton7  Williams  (Thomas?  Thomas?  John*  John? 
Stephen?  Robert1),  born  at  Vernon,  Oneida  Co.,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  4,  1806  ;  mar- 
ried Jan.  23,  1828,  Sarah  Ann,  dau.  of  Edward  and  Dorcas  Webber,  who 
was  born  Aug.  10,  1808,  at  Vernon,  N.  Y.,  and  died  May  18,  1844.  Tan- 
ner and  farmer  at  Vernon.     Children  : 

27.  i.      Edward  Webber,  b.  April  7,  1829. 

ii.     Caroline  Henrietta,  b.  Oct.  18,  1830;  d.  Sept.  18.  1839. 
iii.    James  V.  P.  Gardner,  b.  June  23,   1838 ;  d.  March  17,  1839. 

He  married  Feb.  18,  1847,  Harriet  A.,  dau.  of  Jacob  and  Elizabeth 
Lampman,  of  Vernon,  N.  Y.     She  was  born  Dec.  18,  1823.     Children: 

iv.     William  Penn,  b.  Oct.  14,  1849. 

v.      Sarah  Ann  Webber,  b.  Jan.  2,  1852. 

vi.    Jenny  Lind,  b.  Feb.  7,  1856  ;  d.  Jan.  26,  1862. 

13.  Susan  Dana7  Williams  (Thomas?  Thomas?  John?  John?  Ste- 
phen? Robert1),  born  at  Vernon,  May  1,  1808  ;  married  Sept.  1,  1830,  John, 
son  of  Joseph  and  Olive  Barton,  of  Utica,  N.  Y. ;  died  at  Clinton,  July  27, 
1874. 

Mr.  Barton  was  for  many  years  pastor  at  Camden,  N.  Y.  Compelled 
by  poor  health  to  give  up  preaching,  he  settled  in  Clinton,  N.  Y.  He  was 
born  March  15,  1795,  died  April  28,  1877.     Children: 

i.  Caroline  Adriance  Platt8  Barton,  b.  June  21,  1831. 

ii.  Cornelia  Adela8  Barton,  b.  June  20,  1833;  d.  March  25,  1835. 

iii.  Joseph  Sewell8  Barton,  b.  May  25,  1836  ;  d.  May  1,  1843. 

28.  iv.  Nancy  O.  Roberts8  Barton,  b.  July  26,  1838. 
v.  Thomas  Williams8  Barton,  b.  Dec.  4,  1840. 

14.  Thomas7  Williams  (Tlwmas?  Thomas?  John?  John?  Stephen? 
Robert1),  born  at  Vernon,  May  20,  1812;  married  July  27,  1836,  Eliza 
Ann,  dau.  of  Gen.  John  J.  and  Sarah  A.  Knox,  of  Knoxboro',  N.  Y.  She 
was  born  April  18,  1815,  died  May  2,  1876.  He  married  Nov.  20,  1877, 
Mary  A.,  dau.  of  Henry  and  Esther  Buxton.  She  was  born  Dec.  18,  1837, 
at  St.  John,  N.  B.  He  was  a  tanner  at  Vernon  from  1836  till  1860.  In 
1871  he  was  appointed  U.  S.  National  Bank  Examiner.     Children  : 

i.  John  J.,  b.  Sept.  16,  1838;  d.  Sept.  30,  1864,  in  consequence  of  a 
wound  received  the  day  before  from  a  sharp-shooter  when  command- 
ins;  and  hading  the  color  company  of  the  117th  regiment  of  N.  Y. 
Volunteers,  in  a  charge  on  Fort  Gilmore,  before  Richmond,  Va. 

ii.     Charles  Eugene,  b.  Sept.  28,  1840;  d.  Feb.  12,  1847. 

15.  Harriet  Newell7  Williams  (Thomas?  Thomas?  John?  John? 
Stephen?  Robert),  born  Jan.  28,  1817  ;  m.  July  27,  1836,  William  H.,  son 
of  William  and  Dorothy  B.  Talcott,  of  Rome,  N.  Y. ;  died  March  9,  1873. 

Mr.  Talcott  was  born  April   7,   1800,  died  Dec.    8,  1868.     Was  a  civil 

engineer,  and  early  employed  on  the  Genesee  Valley  Canal  and  Erie  Canal. 

Resided  in  Jersey    City.     After  1845    was   chief  engineer  of  the  Morris 

(N.J.)  Canal  Co.,  and  acting  president  at  the  time  of  his  death.    Children : 

vol.  xxxiv.         7* 


7  1  Genealogy  of  Thomas   Williams.  .    [Jan. 

:.  i.      Cornblia  Barton1  Taloott,  b.  Oct.  23,  1838. 

30.  ii.     Edward  Norris  Kirk8  Talcott,  b.  June  10,  1810. 

iii.  William8  Taloott,  b.  May  3,  1843  ;  m.  Dec  15,  1870.  Kate  Augusta, 
dau.  of  Anthony  and  Oelinda  Saunders,  who  was  b.  May  2,  1846, 
d.  March  8,  L873. 

iv.  Harriet  Williams8  Talcott,  b.  Jan.  19,  1845;  m.  Oct.  17,  187*2,  Jo- 
seph P.,  son  of  Joseph  F.  and  Sarah  A.  Randolph,  of  Morristown, 
N.  J. 

v.     Rebecca  Williams8  Talcott,  b.  Oct,  23,  18-16  ;  d.  March  15,  I860. 

vi.    Julia  Darling8  Talcott,  b.  Feb.  28,  1849. 

vii.  Sophia  Gardner8  Talcott,  b.  Sept.  3,  1851. 

16.  William  Wallace7  Williams  (Thomas*  Thomas*  John*  John* 
Stephen*  Robert1))  born  Oct.  25,  1821  ;  married  Dec.  18,  18-11).  Anna, 
dan.  of  Isaac  and   Clarinda  Jerome,  of  Camillus,  N.  Y.      He   graduated   at 

Amherst  College  1843,  and  Auburn  Theological  Seminary  1846.  lie  was 
ordained  pastor  of  the  church  at  Camillus,  N.  Y.,  in  1847  ;  and  in  1853  was 
called  to  the  First  Congregational  Church  in  Toledo,  Ohio  ;  received  the 
degree  of  Doctor  of  Divinity  from  Hamilton  College. 

17.  Thomas  \V.7  Seward  (Martha*  Williams,  Thomas,5  John.4  John,3 
Stephen,2  Robert1),  born  Oct.  11,  1813  ;  married  July  14,  1840,  Sarah  Dana, 
dau.  of  Ezekiel  and  Sally  (Curtiss)  Williams  of  Auburn,  N.  Y.  She  was 
born  May  30,  1817  ;  died  March  15,  1875. 

He  was  banker  in  Detroit  and  Cazenovia,  N.  Y.  In  1850  he  entered 
the  book  business  in  Utica,  wThere  his  father  had  carried  it  on  half  a  century 
before.     In  1873  was  made  treasurer  of  State  Lunatic  Asylum.     Children  : 

31.  i.      Hugh  Watson,  b.  June  5,  1841 ;  d.  April  20,  1871. 
ii.     Robert  Alexander,  b.  March  29,  1847. 

iii.    Adaline  McLean,  b.  March  14,  1849. 

iv.     Catharine  Huntington,  b.  Sept.  19,  1851. 

18.  Alexander7  Seward  (Martha6  Williams,  Thomas5  John4  John,3 
Stephen2  Robert1),  born  Nov.  28,  1816;  married  June  9,  1853,  Cornelia, 
dau.  of  Charles  P.  and  Cornelia  Kirkland,  of  Utica,  N.  Y.  She  was  born 
Nov.  9,  1827,  died  Feb.  11,  1864.  He  married  June  13,  1866,  Anna  Ray- 
mond, dau.  of  Joseph  and  Elizabeth  Beardsley,  of  Richfield,  N.  Y.  Child 
by  first  wife : 

i.       Charles  Kirkland,  b.  April  21,  1854  ;  d.  March  28,  1879. 

Children  by  second  wife  : 

ii.     Frederic  Raymond,  b.  Feb.  27,  1871. 
iii.    Elliott  Huntington,  b.  May  31, 1874. 

19.  Samuel   Wells7   Williams   (William6    Thomas*  John.4   J 
Stephen,3  Robert1),  born  Sept.  22,  L812,  at   Utica;   married    Nov.  25.  1817, 
Sarah,  dau.  of  John    and   Catherine  (Bailey)   Walworth,   of   Plattsburgh, 
N.  Y.,  who  was  born  Nov.  6,  1815,  at  Plattsburgh.  N.  V. 

Mr.  Williams  sailed  as  a  missionary  to  China.  June  15,  1833,  where  he 
remained  most  of  the  time  until  1876.  lie  resided  at  Canton  and  Macao, 
in  charge  of  the  Mission  Press  from  L833  to  L856.  In  L855  he  was  ap- 
pointed secretary  of  tin;  P.  S.  Legation,  and  resided  at  Peking  from  1862 
to  1876,  acting  as  Charge  d'Affaires  several  times  during  that  period. 
lie  is  the  author  of  "Chinese  Commercial  Guide,"  "  Easy  Lessons  in  Chi- 
nese," "English  and  Chinese  Vocabulary,"  "Tonic  Dictionary,"  "Middle 
Kingdom,"  and  a  "Syllabic  Dictionary  of  the  Chinese  Language."  lie 
LVed  the  degree   of  LL.D.  from  I'nion    College   in    1848,  and    was  ap- 


1880.]  Genealogy  of  Thomas  Williams,  75 

pointed  Professor  of  the  Chinese  Language  and  Literature  in  Yale  College 
in  1877.     Children  : 

i.      Walworth,  b.  Oct.  18,  1848  ;  d.  Aug.  1,  1861,  at  Utica. 

ii.  Catherine  Parker,  b.  May  19,  1850  ;  d.  Nov.  1,  1863,  at  St.  Albans, 
Vermont. 

iii.    Olyphant,  b.  June  27,  1852  ;  d.  Aug.  4,  1358,  at  St.  Albans,  Vt. 

iv.  Sophia  Gardner,  b.  July  17,  1855 ;  m.  April  24,  1877,  to  Hon.  Tho- 
mas George  Grosvenor,  C.B.,  second  son  of  Baron  Lord  Ebury, 
of  Moor  Park,  Rickmans worth,  Eng. 

v.      Frederic  Wells,  b.  Oct.  31,  1857. 

20.  William  Frederic7  "Williams  (  William?  Thomas?  John?  John? 
Stephen?  Robert1),  born  Jan.  11,  1818,  at  Utica  ;  m.  Aug.  10,  1848,  Sarah, 
dau.  of  Julius  and  Julian  (Cary)  Pond,  of  Clinton,  N.  Y.,  who  was  born 
May  8,  1823,  died  at  Mosul,  July  1,  1854.  He  died  at  Mardin,  Turkey, 
Feb.  14,  1871. 

Mr.  Williams  was  a  missionary  of  the  American  Board  in  Asiatic  Tur- 
key. He  was  ordained  at  Utica,  Feb.  o,  1848,  and  sailed  Jan.  3,  1849.  He 
resided  at  Beirut  till  1851,  when  he  went  to  Mosul  till  1858,  and  afterward 
lived  at  Mardin.  He  received  the  degree  of  D.D.  from  Hamilton  College, 
July,  1870.     Children: 

i.      Talcott,   b.  at  Abeih  near  Beirut,  July  20,  1849;  m.  Sophia  Wells 

Royce,  May  28,  1879. 
ii.     Cornelia  Pond,  b.  at  Beirut,  Dec.  3,  1850. 
iii.    Henry  Dwigut,  b.  at  Mosul,  Feb.  10,  1854. 

Mr.  Williams  married  April  30,  1857,  Harriet  B.,  dau.  of  Rev.  Sewall 
and  Eliza  W.  Harding,  of  Auburndale,  Mass.,  who  was  born  Sept.  13, 
1836,  died  at  Mosul,  Dec.  25,  1857.     No  issue. 

He  again  married   Oct.   7,  1861,   Caroline  P.,  dau.  of  J.   Richmond  and 

Barbour,  of  Staten  Island,  who  was  horn  at  Philadelphia,   Feb.  24, 

1835,  died  at  Harpoot,  Jan.  15,  1865.     Child: 

iv.    Samuel  Wells,  b.  at  Mardin,  Oct.  27,  1862  ;  d.  Sept.  26,  1864. 

He  again  married  Oct.  11,  1866,  Clara  Catherine,  dau.  of  Horace  P.  and 
Caroline  (Hungerford)  Pond,  of  Fulton,  N.  Y.,  who  was  born  at  Vernon 
Centre,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  28,  1831.     Children  : 

v.      Sophia  Wells,  b.  at  Mardin,  April  25,  1870. 

vi.     William  Frederick,  b.  at  Fulton,  N.  Y.,  July  26,  1871. 

21.  Edward  Seward7  Williams  (William,?  Thomas?  John?  John? 
Stephen?  Robert1),  born  at  Utica,  July  23,  1821  ;  married  Oct.  13,  1847, 
Mary  B.,  dau.  of  John  E.  and  Content  Read,  of  New  Hartford,  N.  Y.,  who 
was  born  June  9,  1822,  died  May  21, 1864.  He  died  in  the  army  at  Spring- 
field, Term.,  Feb.  28,  1865.     Farmer;   settled  at  Morris,  111.     Children:  *" 

i.      A  daughter,  b.  Sept.  3,  1849  ;  d.  Sept.  4,  1849. 
32.  ii.     Catherine  Huntington,  b.  July  23,  1852,  at  Morris,  111. 

22.  Robert  Stanton7  Williams  (William?  Thomas?  John?  John? 
Stephen?  Robert1),  born  at  Utica,  Sept.  10,  1828  ;  married  Oct.  18,  1854, 
Abigail  Obear,  dau.  of  Charles  R.  and  Abigail  (Obear)  Doolittle,  of  Utica, 
N.  Y.,  who  was  born  at  Utica,  Nov.  15,  1830.  Banker  at  Utica,  N.  Y., 
since  1852,  and  has  held  several  offices  under  the  city  government.   Children  : 

i.  George  Huntington,  I).  Jan.  28,  1856.     [Compiler  of  this  article.] 

ii.  Cornelia  d'AuBT,  b.  July  15,  1858. 

iii.  John  Camp,  b.  Sept.  6,  1859. 

iv.  Emma  Prentiss,  b.  Dec.  30,  1800  (twin)  ;  d.  Oct.  6,  1802. 

v.  Samuel  Wells,  b.  Dec.  30,  1860  (twin)  ;  d.  Dec.  31,  1860. 


76  Genealogy  of  Thomas  Williams.  [Jan. 

23.  Margaret  Leonard7  Williams  (John.6  Thomas?  John,4  John,3 
Stephen*  Robert1),  bora  April  2G,  LSI  1  ;  married  May  9,  1833,  Nathan  T., 
son  of  Judge  Nathan  Williams,  of  Utica,  N.  Y. 

.Air.  Williams  was  born  June  20.  1807,  died  May  4,  1858.  Resided  at 
Ithaca,  N.  Y.,  where  he  was  cashier  for  many  years  of  the  Tompkins  Co. 
Bank.     Children: 

33.  i.  Mary  Elizabeth,  b.  July  30,  1835. 

ii.  Margaret,  b.  Aug.  3,  1837  ;  d.  Sept.  21,  1861. 

iii.  John  Hobart,  b.  Jan.  14,  1840  ;  d.  Sept.  19,  1878. 

iv.  Sophia  Vandewater,  b.  July  6,  1847  ;  d.  March  29,  1872. 

24.  Leonard7  Williams  {John?  Thomas?  John?  John?  Stephen? 
Robert1),  born  Dec.  1,  1815;  married  Sept.  24,  1810,  Sophia,  dan.  of 
George  and  Anna  Ehle,  of  Cazenovia,  who  was  born  April  28,  1823. 

2o.  Helen  Maria7  Williams  (John?  Thomas?  John?  John?  Stephen? 
Robert1),  born  Dec.  9,  1822  ;  m.  Oct.  9,  1845,  Leory  M.  Boyce,  son  of  Dr. 
Levi  and  Celia  G.  Boyce,  of  Cortland,  N.  Y. ;  died  Nov.  6,  1866. 

Mr.  Boyce  was  born  Feb.  10,  1816,  died  July  23,  1840,  at  Chicago,  111. 
Children  : 

i.       Charles  William8  Boyce.  b.  Aug.  23,  1846. 

ii.     John  Leory8  Boyce,  b.  Feb.  I,  1848  ;  d.  Oct.  1848. 

iii.    Simeon  Leonard8  Boyce,  b.  Jan.  14,  1850. 

2G.  Laura  Hurd7  Williams  (John?  Thomas?  John?  John?  Stephen? 
Robert),  born  May  21,1820;  married  Oct.  9,  1845,  George  W.,  son  of 
George  W.  and  Abby  (Kirkham)  Phillips,  of  Ithaca,  N.  Y. 

Mr.  Phillips  was  born  May  5,  1819,  died  Oct.  26,  1850.     Children  : 

i.       Amelia  Elizabeth8  Phillips,  b.  May  22,  1847. 
ii.     John  Frederick8  Phillips,  b.  Oct.  8,  1848. 
iii.    Mary  Williams8  Phillips,  b.  Jan.  13,  1850- 

27.  Edward  Webber8  Williams  (Benjamin  S.?  Thomas?  Thomas? 
John?  John?  Stephen?  Robert1),  born  April  7,  1829  ;  married  Mary  E., 
dan.  of  John  and  Mary  Van  Iloesen,  of  Knoxboro',  N.  Y.     Child  : 

i.      James  Gardner,  b.  Nov.  13,  1852. 

28.  Nancy    O.  P.8  Barton  (Susan  D?    Williams,  Thomas?  Thomas? 

John?  John?  Stephen?  Robert1),  born  July  26.  1838  ;  married  Oct.  22.  I860, 

Augustus  Sherrill  Seymour,  son   of  II.  C.  Seymour   and   Mary  Sherrill,  of 

Piermont,  N.  Y.     Children  : 

i.       Cornelia  Talcott9  Seymour,  b.  Sept.  17,  1865. 

ii.     Jonx  Barton9  Seymour,  b.  July  4,  1873. 

iii.    Amelia  Thomas'3  Seymour,  b.  March  17,  1877;  d.  March  7,  1878. 

29.  Cornelia  Barton8  Talcott  (Harriet  X.~  Williams,  'Thomas? 
'Thomas?  John?  John?  Stephen?  Robert1),  born  Oct.  23,  1838  ;  married  Oct. 
4,  1866,  Henry  Wright,  son  of  Henry  and  Esther  Buxton,  who  was  born 
April  2  1,  L833.     Children  : 

i.  William  Talcott9  Buxton,  b.  Sept.  3,  18H7. 

ii.  Harriet  Talcott9  Buxton,  b.  Oct.  11.  L869. 

iii.  Henry  Wright9  Buxton,  i>.  Dec.  II,  \^~i\. 

iv.  Esther  Wallace9  Buxton,  b.  March  30,  1875. 

30.  Edward  X.  Kirk8  Talcott  (Harriet  X?  Williams.  Thomas? 
Thomas?  John?  John?  Stephen?  Robert1),   born   June   Id.    1840;  married 

May   2:;,    1807,   Antoinette   M.,   dan.  of  George  W.  and   Emily  Watkins. 

Children  : 


1880.]     Letters  of  Charles  Lidget  and  Francis  Foxcroft.       77 

i.       William  Hubbard,  b.  March  27,  1870,  at  Dover,  N.  J. 

ii.     Rebecca  Williams,  b.  June  7,  1871,  at  Dover,  N.  J. 

iii.    George  Watkins,  b.  May  9,   1875,  at  Greenwood,  Va. ;  d.  Jan.  29, 

1876. 
iv.    Julia  Emila,  b.  March  8,  1878,  at  Grass  Lake,  Mich. 

31.  Hugh  Watson8  Seward  {Thomas  W.?  Martha*  Williams,  Tho- 
mas? John*  John?  Stephen?  Robert1),  born  June  5,  1841  ;  married  May  30, 
1864,  Emily  King,  of  Utica  ;  died  April  20,  1871.     Children  : 

i.  Hugh  Watson,  b.  Jan.  14,  1866. 

ii.  Aimee  A.,  b.  Aug.  20,  1667  ;  d.  Sept.  23,  1870. 

iii.  Thomas  W.,  b.  Aug.  15,  1869. 

iv.  Emily  A.,  b.  Dec.  8,  1870. 

32.  Catherine  Huntington8  Williams  {Edward  S.?  William?  Tho- 
mas? John?  John?  Stephen?  Robert1),  born  July  23,  1852;  married  Ephra- 
im  W.  Richards,  of  Morris,  111.,  Oct.  18,  1876  ;  died  at  Casey,  Oct.  13, 
1878.     Child : 

i.      Edith  Williams9  Richards,  born  June  16,  1878. 

33.  Mary  Elizabeth8  Williams  {Margaret  L.?  John?  Thomas,6 
John?  John?  Stephen?  Robert1),  born  July  30,  1835;  married  Dec.  2,  1857, 
Ebenezer  Toucey  Turner,  son  of  Ebenezer  and  Phebe  Toucey  Turner,  of 
Newtown,  Conn.     Children  : 

i.  Samuel  Bates9  Turner,  b.  Nov.  9,  1858. 

ii.  John  Williams9  Turner,  b.  Dec.  25,  1859 ;  d.  Nov.  10,  1861. 

iii.  Ebenezer  Toucey9  Turner,  b.  Oct.  8,  1863. 

iv.  Elizabeth9  Turner,  b.  June  20,  1866  ;  d.  June  27,  1866. 


LETTERS  OF  CHARLES  LIDGET  AND  FRANCIS  FOXCROFT, 

1692. 

Communicated  by  John  S.  H.  Fogg,  M.D.,  of  South  Boston,  Mass. 
[Continued  from  vol.  xxxiii.  page  410.] 

No.  III.     Letter  of  Charles  Lidget. 

London  28  May  1692. 
Sr 

By  the  severall  vessells  from  this  place  rudely  towards  you  &  injurious 
to  myself  have  been  wanting  this  whole  year,  Still  supposing  might  have 
gone  together,  but  such  is  the  unsteadiness  of  ye  times  yl  afford  no  certain 
observacon ;  however  to  retrieve  what  may  be,  and  briefly  to  touch  on 
what  is  materiall  in  Severall  of  yo™  come  to  hand  since  ye  long  time  I  wrote 
to  you,  must  begin  at  yo"  17th  Oct0  90,  The  ffish  for  me  then  shipped  by 
Alford  you  have  heard  to  be  miscarryed,  wish  yor  interest  had  been  Secured 
at  some  tollerable  rate  as  mine  was  where  the  fault  lay  know  not,  what  of 
mine  may  any  more  go  that  way,  hope  you'l  advise  timely  to  insure,  for  ye 
prmio.  from  N.  England  runs  higher  than  any  where  not  coming  in  ffleets, 
so  without  Convoy.  Know  not  what  to  say  to  Mitchell  or  Whitamore's 
charging  me  wth  horsekeeping,  believe  yu  have  been  Satisfy ed  err  allowed, 
&  that  charge  taken  off  by  disposall  long  since.  Thank  yo'News  pr  my  Wife 
of  8  Dec1*  00,  on  ye  first  past  she  lay  in  with  a   Daughter.     That  business 


<s  Letters  of  Charles  Lidget  and  Francis  Foxcroft*    [Jan. 

of  Hamilton's  proves  to  me  intollerable  by  the  injustice  of  Mr  Jeffryes,  am 
in  Law  with  him  here  upon  y"  nicety  of  time,  denying  ye  paym1  to  be  made 
as  I  formerly  wrote  you,  [must  yet  pray yoT trouble  in  y*  affair,  y*  ya  please 
to  have  it  signified  by  all  possible  demonstration.  An  ace1  made  up  wt!l  said 
Jeffryes,  where  Mr  Burroughs  was  by  shews  the  money  to  have  been  in  his 
hands  long  before  jx  time,  as  y"  will  find  by  Greens  Note.  Sheafs  Note  & 
Waldrons  note  long  lying  in  my  hands  due  from  Bd  Jeflryes,  what  was  m 
])''  him  by  Byfield  was  toward  mrffrench's  &y"  Ball  wanting  to  compleat  y1 
ordered  on  mr  Graffort,  wch  plainly  demonstrates  y*  it  was  never  intended 
for  any  other  use,  the  truth  of  this  from  y1'  Ace'  it  Selfe  copied,  m*  Wal- 
dron's  knowledge,  mr  Burroughs,  &  yo*  owne,  who  have  -inf.-  look'd  into  it. 
I  most  heartily  pray  may  w,h  duplicates  he  sent  me  in  the  most  authen- 
tiek  manner  yu  can  or  so  much  as  you  think  needful  by  ye  very  first,  liope 
mr  Jeffryes  will  be  so  ingenious  not  to  disown  this,  have  wrote  him  under 
your  cover  &  p'usall  so  is  left  open.  Yo™  10th  Jan-  3d  &  24th  it  id/-'  saies 
rec*  of  mine,  y"  greatly  did  befriend  me  in  ye  Ace4  of  m'Thos:  Strongs  hatts 
Wcb  have  given  him  Nett  proceeds  being  £112:12:3    pray  you  plea  ^ig- 

nifie  to  him,  that  you  will  Shipp  him  at  his  order  Seeing  the  Deb:-  once  in, 
Soe  continue  to  advise  him  as  you  have  occasion,  if  yu  incourage  to  a  quick 
Mrkett,  &  reasonable  returne  beleive  may  in  that  sort  of  business  be  worth 
yor  Notice,  is  my  Wife's  kindred  in  S*  Olaves  Southwarke  a  Stapler,  wish 
that  yu  had  yet  sent  me  Schedule  of  my  small  Trunk  papers,  w"!l  I  doe  a 
little  want,  hope  err  this  may  be  done.  The  Land  whereon  Marables 
lives  was  intended  as  to  me  granted,  both  new  &  old.  at  Such  a  part  of  the 
ffarme  as  ye  Lease  mentions.  If  he  or  any  other  trespass  a  Tree  contrary 
to  the  terms  &  restraints  of  Lease,  doubt  not  but  yul  exact  the  strictest  dam- 
age, but  y*  is  wth  you.  A  Spun*  will  do  well  if  lie  prove  negligent  wch  am 
sorry  to  hear  of,  having  been  otherwise  Spoken  by  all  y1  knew  him,  to  pTorm 
his  obligacon  by  way  of  Rent  howsoever  oblig'd  pray  that  he  be  held  to,  if 
in  oujrht  else  incorrigible,  v*  Seat  in  yese  daies  of  trouble  may  invite  a  bet- 
ter  tenuant  on  better  terms,  however  as  now  divided  may  be  best  yet  to 
stand.  Andrew  Mitchell  doubtless  will  not  delay  the  delivery  of  what 
Cowes  were  short  to  Marable  ye  hist  year,  whether  2  ov  more,  as  yu  appoint 
&  See  by  Lease  he  was  to  have.  Major  Howards  Estate  believe  proves 
but  lean  yet  hope  may  properly  pay  ye  Lxecrs  Debts  by  preference  accord- 
ing to  their  quality,  my  chalenge  therein  is  xciy  plain  &  may  in  little  time 
have  my  own  wth  others  avouchm1  thereto. 

mr  Barton  beleive  leisurly  Shortens  his  Debt,  &  Charles  Bedford  doubt- 
less made  y"  good  the  20  Qtl13  fish  left  out  of  AJford,  'tis  Storied  here  that 
he  lived  to  be  his  own  Kxecr.  w,h  me.  but  more  to  Doc1  Bullevant  (being 
concerned)  proves  strange.  The  Gardiner  upon  his  raising  his  Kent.  &  at 
y''  end  of  his  Lease  making  good  ye  fence  as  he  found  it  so  many  wares 
Since,  w<h  he  is  oblig'd  to  doe,  may  be  sure  all  reason  will  be  done  him  by 
renewing  it.  Am  sorry  yo* compliance  wth  that  little  rascal!  Jeffryes  (who 
I  hope  never  to  forgive)  run  so  l'arr  to  allow  New  ion's  trickling  Bill,  hut 
beleive  \ou  intended  Service  to  me    in    it,    so    am  Content  tho  tear  must    d06 

it  again  in  London.     Am   glad  to  heai-  Cap;.  Davis  likely  to  Ao  well  a; 
&  keeps   paying   Something.     Whosoever  shall    refuse  paying  yu  interest 
upon  Mortgage,  please  on   my  behalfe  as  my   Mother's    Exec'  I  i  coustrain 
by  Suite  of  b    Mortgage  at  such  time,  &  after  such   manner  as  you   shall 
judge  1"  ■  t  &  convenient. 

It  makes  me  Shake  to  hear  of  70  Cord  wood  cut  A  c&rryed  oil' by  Mara- 
ble &  fathered  upon  my  order,  past  transgressions  cannot  be  recalled  of  that 


1880.]     Letters  of  Charles  Lidget  and  Francis  Foxcroft,       79 

Sort,  but  if  a  Stick  to  walk  more  than  their  Severall  Leases  allow  to  be 
medled  with,  I  pray  yor  utmost  Severity  to  them  tho'  Somewhat  to  my  own 
Loss,  for  such  abuses  are  intolerable  &  not  repairable. 

The  frequent  occasions  yor  Bror  Daniel  hath  of  being  in  ye  Country  and 
his  own  fullness   of  business  in  Town  beleive  allows  not  soe  exact  a  Corres- 
pondency as  may  be  requisite,  when  I  think  to  recomend  Such  a  One  to  yor 
Service,  I  consider  y*  it  may  purchase  some  advantage  on  ye  other  hand,  & 
I  know    none  more   probably   soe   to  be  than  mr  Jeremiah  Johnson,   who 
seems  covetous  of  employm'  from  thence  &  from  John  fforster  having  but 
a  small  consignm*  do  observe  him  greatly  to  speak  of  him,  &  in  his  favour, 
if  you  make  a  small  tryall  &  please   to  pass  it  as   my  recomendation,  shall 
not  faile   to  promote  it  &  will  look  ye  more   without   design  in  you.  could 
wish  you  had  lett  me  from  one  time  to  another  know  how  ye  Trade  of  our 
Country  went  forward  &  backward,  a  very  pticular  acco*  of  all  comodities 
fitt  to  be  purchased  here  &  prop,  for  y{  Mrkett,   as  well  ye  quantity  quali- 
ty Season  &  advance  will  there  Sell  for  is  what  I  pray  of  yu,  how  goods  go 
off,  whether  may  bear    ye    great  freights  &   insurance.      Any   advice    or 
prposicon  upon  this  Head  will  be  glad  to   hear  fiom  yu.     Yor  Bror  having 
not  come  to  hand  Severall  effects   yu  expected   would    (as  he  tells  me)  can- 
not comply  with  the  paym*  of  £100  to  me,  as  yu  to  me  &  him  Signify ed,  in 
discourse  wth  him  found  yu  had  wrote  him  for  severall  goods,   wch  he   not 
having,  yor  expected  effects  intended  none  of  them,  but  I  thought  it  might 
be   yor  disappointment   wholly  to  be  neglected   &  accordingly  press'd  him 
thereto.     Some  few  daies  after  told  me  had  bought  &   ship't   Some  pte  of 
your  order,  bought  at  time  as  he  Saies  for  yor  Acco*,  hope  may  prove  well 
as  was  by  me  intended.     He  hath  lately  married  one  of  yor  Sisters  (a  Lady 
haue  the  honour  to  know)  &  well  to  her  advancement  hath  prsented  of  his 
own  kindness  £500  ster1  an  honble  glorious  Action.    Do  not  reach  ye  mean- 
ing of  a   want  in  my  Execrship  to  make  it  something  worth,   if  so  wish  yu 
had  been  prticular  that  might  have   Supply'd  it,  if  my  Quality   as  Such  or 
authority  to  yu  be  short  please  to  be  plainer  in  it.     The  £50  Jeffryes  stum- 
bles at  wth  you  was  not  gainsaid  at  ye  time   of  his  and  my  adjustm*  nor  can 
I  at  this  distance  give  correction  to   what  my  Books  say.     If  Cowell  Senr 
be  dead  pray  improve  my  obligacon  upon  that  prticular,  and  on  any  other 
prte  of  his  estate  as  it  contains,  for  if  that  Mortgage  fall  short  there   is   a 
reserve  for  further  Satisfaction.     If  by  advice   and  Custome  of  Law  as  it 
now  runs  wth  you  we  are  strong  enough  for  Shippen  in   Avery's  Case,  pray 
Spare  it  not,  the  rent  may  Serve  us  as  well  as  him,  &   we  ought  ye  sooner 
to  come  into  our  right   by  Mortgage  to  assist  ye  paym*  of  Woodmancy   & 
her  joynt  bond.     Am  sensible  of  ye  trouble  my  concerns  give  yu,  hope  will 
not  be  long  err  I  ease  yu  &  Study  to  deserve   yor  past   Services.     This  fall 
must  determine  ye  Settlem1  of  both  Englands  one  not  to  be  Separated  from 
ye  other,  give  yu  my  hearty  thanks  for  ye  Severall  publick  occurrences   wth 
you  praying  such  yor  continuance  while  I  am  here,   if  not  wth  yu  in  yc  fall, 
may  conclude  my  stay  to  yor  &  mine  advantage  :  however  take    this  as  yu 
please,  lett  things  go  how  they  will,  expect  a  change  of  yor  Govern1"3  (if  not 
governm1)   into  ye   hands  of  prsons   not  less  unacceptable  than   ye  present. 
The  affair  of  Leisler  after  a  long  attendance  upon,  &  2  Hearings  at  Coun- 
cill  board,  is  resolved  into  yc  inclosed  order  &  opinion,  how  well  'twill  agree 
wth  our  people's  stomachs  a  little  time  may  try.    The  severall  household  goods 
left  by  my  Wife  hope  are  not  forgotten,  some  of  them  being  Subject  to  the 
Moth   will  require  p'ticular  care,  to  be  open'd  &  air'd  wch  being  packed  up 
again  wth  yc  Shreds  of  paper  Strewed  about  ye  folds  after  dipt  in   Oyle  of 


80  Letters  of  Charles  Lidget  and  Francis  Foxcroft.      [Jan. 

Spike  &  dry'd  will  greatly  prserve  from  y*  aile.  The  Severall  adresses 
Sent  hither  Mackarty  hath  long  since  given  yu  ace1  of,  w01  many  necessary 
circumstances  thereto  relating,  what  hath  since  been  transacted  I  referr  yu  to 
Co11  Andrew  Hamilton,  Govr  of  both  Jerzyes,  and  Postmaster  Gen1  of  all 
North  America,  who  soon  intends  from  York  to  Boston  where  his  first  ac- 
quaintance will  be  sought  of  you,  his  converse  you'l  be  pleased  wth  and  his 
friendship  I  beleive  to  be  very  firme. 

What  money   you  can   possibly  recover  for   my  Acco*  please  with  what 
Speed  may  be  to  remitt  me  after  best  manner  you  can,  giveing  me  timely 
notice  for  insurance.     Via  Bilboa  if  good  ffish  may  do  well  but  not  to  be 
run  without  advice.     M1  Ratcliffe  last  week  in  Town  gives  you  his  Service, 
has  a  Mind  once  again  upon  little  incouragm*  to  leave  a  Sure  Benefice  here 
for  another  Strowl  into  America.     Sr  Edmund  forced  to  yc  neighboring  gov- 
ernm*  as  a  punislnn*  for  his  former  behavior  may  be  a  comfort  to  our  people 
and  a  joyfull   Neighborhood.     Co11   flletcher  at  N.  York  loves  them  most 
affectionately  for  a  towardly  generation.     Yor  pap1*,  tokens  prove  no  more, 
&  yor  Solid  prsent  p  ffoye  miscarryed,  tho'  I  faile  not  to  lett  Mr  Ball  &  Rey- 
nolds know  yc  intent.     Yo™  of  prim0  ffeby  last  about  a  week  since  came  to 
hand,  am  sorry  to  hear  ye  Desolation  of  Yorke,  and  the  misery  of  the  whole 
when  fore'd  to  Such  Strange  waies  of  raising  money  as  yor  inclosed  print  con- 
tains beyond  all  Examples,  but  it  is  a  very  good  direction  how  oppression 
may  be  Settled  upon  Men  by  their  own  inventions,  when  such  things  by  use 
are  made  easy  to  a  people  'tis  not  to  be  easily  taken  off  again.     If  Peter 
Smith  my  Kinsm"  be  with  you  and -shall  want  a  Supply  not  exceeding  £20 
please  to  favour  him  therein  taking  receipt,  indeed  am  to  blame  did  not  Sig- 
nify Soe  much  err  this.     Copy  of  my  acco*  with  Major  Hey  wood  being  kept 
wth  you,  pray  that  you  transmitt  me  ye  originall   I  left  together  with  any 
objection  can  be  or  is  made  thereto.     You  tell   me  of  a  rough  draught  of 
my  affairs  y*  you  intend  me,  wch  shall  be  glad  to  receive.     To  all  our  friends 
my  hearty  salutes  which  I  pray  you  &  yours   to  accept  proceeding  from  all 
Sincerity  of  Heart.  Chas    Lidget. 

No.  IV.     Letter  of  Francis  Foxcroft. 

Boston  October  0th  1692. 
Coll.  Lidget 

Sr  least  I  should  miss  the  opportunity  I  forbear  to  inlarge  only  take 
notice  I  intend  you  in  Peltry  100lb  pr.  the  Walter  &  Thomas  Jerremiah 
Foye  mast1  a  new  Ship  of  about  100  Tuns.  ■  She  will  hardly  Saile  till  win- 
ter. I  have  provided  what  may  Serve  you  (and  shall  send  by  the  Mast 
Ships)  in  the  affaire  of  Jeffries,  mr  Thomas  is  about  clearing  the  mortgage 
the  rest  I  shall  put  in  Suit,  but  expect  mr  Jeffryes  will  challenge  upon  the 
recovering  ought  of  that  nature  into  your  hands,  your  kinsman  Peter  was 
with  me  but  not  haveing  your  order  paid  him  not  any  money,  have  writt  mr 
Strong,  all  English  Comodtyea  Sells  at  Cl  per  C1  pr  Invoice  but  most  goods 
well  bought  will  bare  more.  Kerseys  &  cource  linnens  are  a  drugg,  re- 
turnes  againe  are  dear,  Soe  little  being  brought  to  us  that  the  price  of  Sugar 
is  22-6  melasses  now  22d  pr  Gall.  Oyle  201  pr  Ton,  but  the  merchants 
price  hath  been  all  this  Summer  Sugar  at  21-6  to  22-6.  mell8  12d  to  l-td 
Oyle  L8  to  201  fish  pr  Bilboa  19-pr  q*all  your  20  q'all  I  cannot  recover  un- 
till  things  be  Settled  referring  to  Redforda  Estate  your  tennants  make  heavey 
complaints  for  the  Ratings  w'hyou  promised  (they  say)  to  consider,  we  have 
hanged  L9  for  witchcraft  1  pressed  to  death  for  the  same  0  dead  in  Goal  10 


1880.]     Letters  of  Charles  Lidget  and  Francis  Foxcroft.        81 

Run  away  amongst  whom  Mess1-8  John  Alden,  Hez:  Usher,  P.  English  & 
wife  Capt.  Cary's  wife  of  Charlestowne  these  break  Goal  and  there's  more 
field  upon  rumour  of  being  apprehended  8  or  10  besides  120  in  Goal  and 
twice  that  number  accused  of  emenency  untouched  at  prsent.  but  I  must 
take  leave  Soe  wth  tend1  of  my  hearty  service  to  you  and  yor  good  Lady  and 
mr  Peter  wishing  health  to  all  your  family  I  remaine 

Sr  Yor  humble  Servant 
inclosed  you  have  a  list  of  Fra:  Foxcroft. 

papers  &c. 

Ditto  11th. 

Sr  I  proceed  to  informe  you  y*  your  tennant  Whittamore  hath  agreed  to 
continue  for  one  yeare  upon  the  old  termes  you  bearing  J  of  Countrey  rates 
for  that  yeare,  in  the  meane  time  (if  you  in  prson  be  not  upon  the  place)  to 
make  proposicons  for  a  new  lease.  Mr  Barton  hath  paid  nothing  since  his 
returne,  hath  put  me  off  upon  pretence  of  ordering  you  money  in  England, 
wch  either  shall  be  done  presently  or  he  will  doe  it  here,  our  Courts  are 
not  settled  as  in  a  little  time  its  believed  they  will  be,  so  defer  putting  in 
suit  the  mortgages  as  I'm  advised  to  dt>  for  more  certainety  of  proceedings. 
I  hope  what  I  now  send  you  relating  to  Jeffreys  will  be  of  use  to  you.  I 
can  find  nothing  so  cleare  from  Burroughs  or  your  friend  Graffort  who  is 
unwilling  indeed  to  remember  ought  their  discourse  would  have  prplexed  the 
matter.  I  find  inclosed  no  letter  to  Jeffreys  in  either  of  yours.  I  under- 
stand there  is  a  Coiriission  granted  to  four  prsons  upon  this  place  to  inquire 
into  matters  between  you  and  Gov1*  Usher.  I  heare  no  more  of  it  as  yet. 
I  thank  you  for  your  recomendations  of  mr  Johnson.  1  have  so  little  to 
improve  that  way  it's  not  worth  the  while  for  men  of  great  business  to  trou- 
ble themselves  wth,  what  I  have  recd  I  have  kept  of  majr  Haywood's  estate 
tho'  its  not  sufficient  for  us  both  and  the  houses  save  what's  set  out  as  the 
widow's  thirds,  are  taken  by  exetn  mr  Newton's  bill  is  but  once  to  be  paid 
I  shall  see  after  your  concerns  the  best  1  can,  but  wish  you  were  here  and 
then  things  would  be  better  done  to  be  sure.  Sr  Edmund  is  well  at  Vir- 
ginia, the  two  Privateers  fitted  out  for  the  french  beaver  factoryes  in  Cana- 
da fortunately  met  wth  a  good  prize  worth  7  or  8  M  pounds  bound  to  Que- 
beck,  else  had  been  wholly  diffeated  of  their  expectation.  I  am  as  above- 
said  Fra:  Foxcroft. 

Superscribed  |  To  Col:  Charles  Lidget  |  Merchant — IN  |  London. 

No.  V.     Letter  of  Charles  Lidget. 
Mr  West. 

Sr  So  often  as  I  haue  had  ye  honr  of  seeing  my  Ld  Bellamont  do  ob- 
serve him  to  be  a  person  of  great  thought  of  little  and  very  cautious  talk 
wch  prevented  my  offering  discourse  of  some  things  requireing  freedom  y* 
my  natural  temper  could  not  rise  to,  am  sensible  of  my  deffect  in  y*  kind  & 
tho  it  be  no  vertue  yet  I  will  not  account  it  vice. 

By  report  and  to  all  appearance  my  Ld  is  most  happily  apointed  to  ye 
Government  of  New  Engld.  of  a  great  and  good  disposition  attended  with 
exact  Moderacon  ye  glorious  qualification  of  chief  officers  &  more  especialy 
for  y*  Country  where  are  variety  of  sects  in  Religion,  creating  partys,  &  of 
greatest  severity  where  either  gains  ye  upper  hand,  of  this  I  haue  seen  much 
&  often  prevented  by  securing  ye  poor  Quakers  and   Anabaptists  from  ye 

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82         Letters  of  Charles  Lidget  and  Francis  Foxcroft.     [Jan. 

goals  my  nature  as  well  so  reason  abhoring  y*  sort  of  usage.  When  an 
euen  hand  shall  so  steer  them  all  y*  they  shall  not  be  able  to  hurt  each 
other  'twill  beget  in  them  an  universall  respect  and  readinesse  of  service  to 
his  Ldp.  According  to  ye  circumstances  of  affairs  or  agreeble  to  instruc- 
tions hence  my  Ld  after  arival  will  sooner  or  later  call  a  session  of  Assem- 
bly a  pretty  large  body  of  men  but  most  of  such  a  number  perhaps  meanly 
qualified  for  y1  imployment,  much  wanting  in  education  &  conversation  their 
time  &  thoughts  never  avocated  from  ye  necessary  Care  of  their  domestick 
affairs  the  estates  in  y*  part  of  America  not  producing  such  incomes  as  ye 
other  Plantacons  in  ye  West  Indies  y*  afford  ye  owners  time  so  well  as 
change  of  accomplishments  by  study  travel  or  otherwise. 

When  Sr  Wm  Phips  went  first  thither  many  towns  to  avoid  ye  charge  as 
desirous  of  a  good  Representative  chose  their  members  out  of  ye  town  of 
Boston  ye  Metropolis  of  that  Laud  men  knowing  of  trade,  Countrys,  customs 
&  laws  who  in  my  poor  opinion  are  better  able  (or  will  sooner  be  brought) 
to  know  what  may  be  most  for  ye  service  of  ye  Crown  his  Ldps  honour  & 
ye  Countrys  good,  than  ye  persons  before  spoke  of.  But  haueing  some  pas- 
sion to  gratify  or  interest  to  drive  he  sought  rather  to  haue  men  of  his  own 
size  &  by  frequent  dissolutions  so  haras'd  ye  people  y*  they  grew  carelesse 
in  their  choice  till  he  attained  such  who  pass'd  an  act  y*  no  one  should 
be  chosen  to  represent  ye  place  wherein  he  is  not  resident  so  y*  of  Boston 
ye  alone  place  of  trade  and  men  suited  for  such  service  are  but  two  persons 
chosen.  That  law  disallowed  from  Whitehall  becomes  void  &  gives  his 
Ldp  ye  advantage  of  picking  an  assembly  with  ye  assistance  of  some  well 
known  &  of  interest  in  y*  Country. 

I  haue  reason  to  know  y4  my  Ld  is  debateing  ye  settlem*  of  his  sallary  & 
covets  ye  payment  of  it  at  home  wch  is  certainly  ye  best,  But  if  ye  summ  be 
agreed  on  &  ye  place  onely  is  ye  differance  my  Ld  need  not  fear  his  readiest 
payment  there  for  tho  ye  revenue  be  now  rais'd  but  from  one  year  to  ano- 
ther yet  this  I  know  y*'  my  Ld  being  a  pson  of  great  honour  &  y*  excellent 
Moderacon  before  menconed  [  would  ingage  by  my  own  &  friends  interest 
to  make  such  an  assembly  y*  should  be  beforehand  with  his  own  desires 
choose  him  an  agreable  Council  of  his  own  nameing  who  comand  ye  trea- 
sury payments  &  in  all  my  Ld  hath  his  negative  voice.  If  here  they 
tell  my  Ld  a  certain  summ  I  suppose  they  speak  of  it  as  money  sterl:  then 
if  reffered  to  N.  Engld  for  paym*  they  ought  to  augment  it  by  their  direction 
thither  so  much  as  ye  money  is  there  lesse  wch  is  5  upon  15.  In  ye  time  of 
Sr  Edmund  Andros  his  own  with  ye  Leiv*  Govr  sallery  were  pd:  there  much 
money  laid  out  on  ffortifications  &  more  in  an  expensive  warr  with  ye  Indians 
&  but  one  single  tax  a  year  laid  on  ye  inhabitants,  y*  amounted  not  to  halfe 
ye  charge  y*  was  laid  on  ymiu  ye  easiest  and  quietest  year  of  their  long  char- 
ter government  when  to  their  whole  magistracy  was  not  paid  aboue  GOO1. 

When  Sr  Edmund  Andros  went  to  y*  Country  then  Engld  &  all  its  de- 
pendencys  were  in  a  profound  peace  yet  yc  crown  allowed  him  two  Compa- 
nys  of  granadeers  a  draught  out  of  ye  several  regiments  in  England  &  a 
part  of  the  establishment  who  kept  garison  at  a  Castle  going  up  ye  river  to 
Boston  upon  an  Island  &  at  another  fortification  at  Pemaquid  ye  Northern 
frontier  to  yc  french  &  Indians.  In  ye  quietest  time  lesse  cannot  be  im- 
ployed  in  those  two  places  &  tis  great  pitty  in  this  time  of  warr  but  a  regi- 
ment were  sent  with  my  Ldor  such  a  part  as  he  can  obtain  &  will  he  of  great 
service  to  maintain  and  secure  all  ye  remaining  out  parts  of  y*  Country  if 
not  to  regain  &  reposesse  yc  vast  desolations  haue  been  made  in  this  seauen 
years  of  warr,  besides  ye  service  of  them  as  his  Ldp  may  haue  occasion  for 


1880.]  Marriages  by  JRev.  Benjamin  Colman.  83 

his  guards  in  any  travels  he  will  haue  need  to  make  for  ye  kings  service 
wch  must  be  by  himself  or  deputy,  &  will  be  necessary  for  his  grandeur  on 
many  occasions  as  when  he  takes  possession  of  other  parts  of  yl  Country  y* 
will  fall  to  his  Ldps  share  to  gouern.  The  paying  clothing  &  feeding  of  whom 
will  be  found  no  mean  article  in  ye  acco*  of  my  Lds  advanta,  I  could  say 
something  not  insiderable  about  ye  trade  of  y*  Country  without  deroga- 
tion from  or  violating  ye  least  part  of  my  Lds  honour  but  not  propper  for 
paper.  I  once  thought  to  have  seen  that  Country  in  some  station  under 
whom  ye  King  should  apoint  govern1-  &  could  haue  found  some  interest 
therein  under  any  other  person  but  haue  heard  my  Ld  declares  an  aversion 
to  any  &  every  one  of  or  knowing  y*  Country  &  I  know  too  well  to  medle 
in  any  thing  of  y4  kind  but  under  ye  favour  &  incouragement  of  ye  head. 

His  Ldp  will  do  well  to  sollicit  for  stores  of  warr  &  not  be  denyed  them  if 
possible  for  he  will  find  a  want  of  such  when  he  cannot  be  supply'd  for  what 
he  shall  so  gain  will  be  spareing  ye  Country  &  be  very  well  pleasing.  The 
season  of  ye  year  is  now  farr  advanced  &  err  my  Lds  whole  affairs  will  be 
perfected  will  be  too  late  for  him  to  adventure  &  it  may  not  be  unworthy 
his  thought  of  some  one  whom  he  shall  intrust  to  be  there  before,  &  by  his 
apointment  to  make  provision  of  a  house  &  other  things  requisite  for  his 
entertainment  espetialy  if  his  family  goes  with  him. 

Sr  you  shall  forgiue  rny  tediousnesse  in  this  occasion  tho  haue  indeavor'd 
but  to  hint  at  things  how  you'l  use  them  know  not  but  I  desire  you  keep 
my  name  as  well  as  this  scribble  which  is  roughly  done. 

1 6  July.  95.  C.  L. 

Indorsed  by  Lidget— "  Copy  mine  16  July  95  to  Mr  R.  West." 


MARRIAGES  IN  1715  BY  THE  REV.  BENJAMIN 
COLMAN,  OF  BOSTON. 

Communicated  by  Henry  F.  Waters,  A.B.,  of  Salem,  Mass. 

THE  REV.  MR.  COLMAN  was  the  first  minister  of  Brattle 
Street  Church  in  Boston,  his  ministry  extending  from  Aug.  4, 
1699,  till  his  death,  Aug.  29,  1747,  in  his  74th  year.  A  memoir 
of  him,  with  a  portrait,  will  be  found  in  the  Register,  vol.  iv.  pp. 
105-122,  220—232,  This  list  or  certificate  is  in  the  autograph  of 
Mr.  Colman. 

The  List  of  Persons  married  by  Benjn  Colman  in  the  Year  1715. 

— P      William  Parker.   )    ,      .,    .    t  --- 
K         ir  r  April.  4,  171  o. 

Anna  Knap.  \      r  ' 

— G      Mr  Ebenezer  Graves.  )    .      .,   01 

Mrs  Eliphal  Hopkins.  (  ApnL  Zi' 


— B      Mr  Tho:  Boylston.        )  M        . 

Mrs  Sarah  Morecock.  j      ay* 
— G      Mr  William  Goodwin.  )  ,,       _.th 

M™  Jane  Ashfeild.        }       y' 14  ' 
— M     James  Mallet.  )  , ^        ,  ^ 

Sarah  Creek,  j        -*' 


84  JRev.  8,  DanfortKs  Records,  Roxbunj.  [Jan. 

Mr  Thomas Whitemore.  )  ,r       0- 
Mr<  Dorathy  Thomas,      j"  *Ua>''  *0i 


— W 


—  L      Mr  Robert  Larmon.  )  T         f. 

Mn    i'  l      T»     1  /■  till  DC.    J. 

Sarah  J  yley.       j 

— A      Mr  John  Arnault.  )  T        OQ 

Eliz.  Proctor.  ) 

—A      j\Ir  Jcabod  Allen.  )   T  ,      - 

M"  Eliz.  Symonds.  }'JlIly'  i 

— C       Mr  .James  Coats.      )    T   ,       }. 

Mrs  Hannah  Pain.  )"    u  y'  Z 
— K     Jolin  Kirkman.      )   T  . 

U-race  I  ochcraft.  j 
— G     Mr  James  Gooch,  Junr)  «,  ,       OA 

M»Eliz.  Hobbie.  September.  80. 

-p     •1,:',m,'sn|,!'|i"^1-  f  October.  26. 

hliz.  Hall.  ) 

— G      Mr  James  Gilcrest.   )  A-  i~ 

Airs   i       ci  c  Govern.  1  /. 

M     Ann  bhepcot.       j 

—A      Mr  Mathew  Adams.        )  -v       ,~ 

Mrs  Katharine  Brfgden.  ) 
— 1>      Jonathan  Budden.  )  vr       an 

Imiz.  Giodings.       j 

—  II      Mr  Joseph  Hodsden.  )  T^  on 

Atra  r>u  •  *■       u  r  Decern.  29. 

JUrs  Christian  Mason.  j 

— F       Alexander  Fullerton.  )    T  .«, 

r.r      oil  r  January.  4m. 

Jiiliz.  Belcher.  j  ^ 

— F      ]\Ir  Thomas  Foster.       )    T 

J\PS  Sarah   Macharly.    j  dan'  °' 

— M     Mr  Thomas  Moffat. )   T        19 
Mr"Mary  Daffron.    j  Jan" 

— B      The  Revd  Joseph  Baxter.  )  r  ,      ,. 
11"  Mercy  Bridgham.        j-*eDr'  -1- 

— P     John  Pendree.    f  T.r      ,     , 

ir  i     i/   i         '  -larch.  1. 

Hannah    baton.  ) 

—II     M 


P  Beuja  Harris.        )  Ar      . 

I"  Sarah  Matthews,  j  MarCtl 


REV.  SAMUEL  DANFORTHS  RECORDS  OF  THE  FIRST 
CHURCH  IN  ROXBURY,  MASS. 

Communicated  by  William  B.  Tkask,  Esq  ,  of  Boston. 

T)EV.  SAMUEL  DANFORTH,  M.A.,  second  sod  of  Nicho- 
JLV  his  Dan  forth,  of  Cambridge,  Mass..  was  horn  in  Framling- 
ham,  co.  of  Suffolk,  England,  in  September,  L626.  Ho  came  to 
New  England  with  his  lather,  in  L634,  his  mother  having  died  when 
the  son  was  three  years  old.  He  graduated  at  Harvard  College  in 
L643,  in  the  same  class  with  the  Rev.  Samuel  .Mather,  son  of  tlic 
Rev.  Richard  Mather,  of  Dorchester,     He  was  made  a  freeman  in 


1880.]  Rev.  S.  Dan  forth 's  Records,  Roxbury.  85 

1647,  and  on  the  24th  of  September,  1650,  was  ordained  as  col- 
league to  the  Rev.  John  Eliot,  pastor  of  the  First  Church  in  Rox- 
bury. Mr.  Danforth  married  Mary  Wilson,  daughter  of  the  Rev. 
John  Wilson,  of  Boston,  Nov.  5,  1651.  They  had  twelve  child- 
ren, two  of  whom  were  ministers  of  the  gospel,  John,  who  settled 
at  Dorchester,  and  Samuel,  at  Taunton.  Rev.  Samuel  Danforth, 
the  father,  in  addition  to  his  services  as  a  minister,  was  of  some 
note  as  an  astronomer,  mathematician  and  poet.  For  several  years 
he  published  almanacs.  John  Farmer  states  that  he  had  seen 
"  those  from  1646  to  1649,  inclusive,"  and  that  "  some  of  them  are 
valuable  for  the  chronological  tables  at  the  end."  The  ministry  of 
Mr.  Danforth  continued  twenty-four  years.  He  died  Nov.  19, 
1674,  at  the  age  of  48.  His  colleague  Eliot,  who  outlived  him 
more  than  fifteen  years,  said,  "  My  Brother  Danforth  made  the 
most  glorious  End,  that  ever  I  saiv  /"  The  widow  of  Mr.  Dan- 
forth married  Joseph  Rock,  or  Ruck,  of  Boston,  where  she  died, 
Sept.  13,  1713,  in  the  eighty-first  year  of  her  age.  See  Register, 
vii.  317;  American  Quarterly  Register,  viii.  135—137;  Sibley's 
Harvard  Graduates,  i.  88-92.  The  Danforth  items  which  follow 
commence  on  page  251  of  the  book  containing  the  Eliot  records, 
copies  of  which  were  printed  in  the  last  volume  of  the  Register. 

1649.  John  Winthrop  Esq.  late  Governour  of  Massachusets  deceased 
march  26.  &  was  buryed  Aprill.  3. 

August.  25.  mr  Thomas  Shepard  Pastour  to  the  Church  at  Cambridge 
rested  from  his  labours. 

Septemb:    A  generall  visitation  by  the  small  pox,  whereof  many  dyed. 

Novemb.  3.  our  sister  Bowles*  the  wyfe  of  John  Bowles  dyed  of  the 
small  pox. 

Jan.  13.  on  the  lords  day  the  lord  sent  a  great  storme  of  snow  &  wind, 
which  was  so  violent  as  that  a  certain  vessell  suffered  shipwrack,  and  all  the 
p'sons  that  were  therein  perished. 

March  17.  A  Collection  for  ye  poor  distressed  Church  at  Bahamah  & 
yr  was  about  28lb  gathered  in  or  little  Congregation. 

1650.  mr  Pen  &  mr  Palmer  were  sent  as  Messengers  fro  ye  chs  in  or 
Bay  to  Bahamah. 

inarch  26.     mr  Samuel  Haugh  ordained  Pastour  to  the  church  at  Redding. 

May  23.     John  Wooddie  dyed  of  the  small  pox. 

Aug.  21.  mr  Jonathan  Mitchel  was  ordained  Pastor  to  ye  church  at 
Cambridge. 

July  28.  This  Church  Elected  S.  Danforth  to  the  office  of  a  Pastor 
amongst  them. 

September  13.  The  church  of  Boston  ordained  3  Ruling  Elders,  mr 
Colhron,  mr  Jacob  Eliot  &  mr  James  Pen  and  three  Deacons. 

Sept.  24.  1650.  Samuel  Danforth  was  ordained  Pastor  to  this  church  at 
Roxbury. 

Noveml/  21.     A  g*  burning  at  Charlstown.f 

*  Named  Dorothy;  buried  the  same  day. 

f  Edward  Johnson,  in  his  "Wonder  Working  Providence,"  speaks  of  "the  suddain 
taking  away  many  mens  estates  by  lire,  and  chiefly  by  a  most  terrible  fire  which  happened 

VOL.   XXXIV.  8* 


8G  Rev.  8.  Davforttis  Records,  Roxhury.  [Jan. 

1652. 

June,     m1  Samuel  Philips  ordained  Teacher  to  yc  Church  nt  Rowley. 

Octob*  \'2.  A  church  gathering  &  ordination  at  Medfield.  mr  John 
"Wilson  junior  was  ordained  Pastor.* 

(jth  j()I1.t  There  appealed  a  Comet  in  ycheavcn  in  Orion, which  continued 
its  course  tow'd  ye  zenith  for  ye  space  of  a  fortnight  viz.  till  mr  Cottons 
death. | 

23d  10m.  mr  John  Cotton  B.  D.  Teacher  to  ye  church  at  Boston  rested 
fro  his  labours. 

1st  march.     A  dreadful]  Conflagration  at  Boston. J 

16.  march.     Umnours  of  ye  Indians  Conspiracy  ags1  ye  English. 

13d  12m.     Nath  Garee  was  admonished. 

Anno  1653. 
31d  5in.     Thomas   Dudley  Esqr  dyed  &  was  buryed  ye  61  day  following. 
His  death  was  on  y°  Lords  day  at  night. 

Anno  1655. 
In  the  beginning  of  the  5th  moneth  God  sent  an  Epidemicall  sicknes   & 
faintnes :  few  escaped,   many  were  very   sick   severall   dyed,  as   Elisabeth 
Bowles  &c.  in  or  towne,  mr  Rogers  of  Ipswich  the   Revd   Pastor  there,  nir 
Samuel  Eaton  at  Newhaveu  &  his  wife  [late  m"  Haines]. 

Anno  1656. 

23d  5m.     mr  John  Norton  was  ordained  Teacher  to  the  church  of  Boston. 

8m.     mr  Hook  late  Teacher  to  ye  ch.  at  New  haven  set  saile  for  England. 

8m.     mr  Noice  that  blessed  light  at  Newbury,  rested  fro  his  labours. 

2d  9m.  mr  Eliot  our  Teacher  having  been  exercised  wth  ye  Sciatica,  & 
endured  much  anguish,  dolour,  &  by  that  meanes  detained  fro  the  house  of 
God,  &  we  deprived  of  his  pretious  labours,  &  that  for  ye  space  of  10  weekes, 
this  day  came  abroad  into  the  assembly  (through  Gods  mercy)  &  gave  us  a 
taste  of  Gods  gratious  remembrance  of  him  in  his  low  estate. 

Anno  1657. 
2m.     Certaine  Elders  &  othr  messengers  of  ye  churches  in  yc  Bay   went 

in  Charles-Town,  in  the  depth  of  Winter,  16S0,  by  a  violent  wind  blown  from  one  house 
to  another,  to  the  consuming  of  the  fairest  houses  in  town."  Preceding  this  statement,  he 
says,  poetieally, 

"Thy  houses  are  consumM  with  much  good  store, 
By  fearful  fires,  which  blustering  winds  blow  o're." 

*  He  was  a  son  of  the  Rev.  John  Wilson,  of  Boston;  was  ordained  in  1010,  "Pastor  of 
the  Church  in  Dorchester  as  a  Coadjutor  to  the  Revd  mr  r.  Mather  ye  Teacher";  remained 
in  Dorchester  "  two  years,  and  then  dismissed,  that  so  Medfield  might  have  a  pastor.  "  He 
at  the  Request  of  Medfield  Removed  thither  where  He  continued  Pastor  forty  years."  We 
quote  Dorchester  Church  Records  above.  The  following  was  taken  from  the  gravestone 
in  the  old  cemetery  at  Medfield:  "  Rev.  John  Willson  (first  minister  of  Medfield)  died  Aug1 
28d,  1691.    Mt.70.  &  in  the  418t  year  of  his  ministry  inthisTown." 

f  Rev.  Increase  Mather,  in  his  sermon  on  Coiners,  sa\s  :  "  A.D.  1652.  A  Comet  was 
seen  December  10.  continuing  21  dayes.  Its  motion  was  retrograde  from  the  South  towards 
the  North,  through  the  Bare,  the  foot  of  Orion,  Tattrtu,  unto  Perseus:'  "  The  blaze  was 
seven  degrees  as  to  its  visible  Longitude  in  form  like  a  Pyramids  or  Pillar  of  a  duskish. 
smoaky  kind  of  aspect.  The  true  diameter  of  the  Comet  wis  826.  .1////.  derm.,  so  tint  if 
a  Man  should  travail  10  German  (or  in  of  our)  miles  every  day,  he  could  not  go  round  the 
body  of  this  Comet  In  less  then  259  dayes,  of  so  vast  a  circumference  was  its  magnitude! 
Many  undertook  to  predict  Btrange  things  from  the  appearance  of  this  Blazing  Star." 

J  It  may  have  been  In  reference  to  this  fire  that  Mr.  Drake,  in  his  History  of  Boston, 
under  date  of  1653,  writes :  "  a  lire,  known  for  many  years  after  as  'The  Great  Fire,'  oc- 
curred this  year  ;  but  neither  its  extent  nor  locality  is  known."— See  John  Hull's  Public 
Diary,  Coll.  Am.  Antiq.  Society,  hi.  180. 


1880.]  Rev.  S.  DanforibUs  Records,  Roxbury.  87 

to  Hartford  &  endeavoured  to  compose  ye  differences  betw.  ye  church  there 
&  ye  dissenting  Brethren.* 

1657.  This  Winter  mr  Garretsf  ship  was  lost,  wrin  was  mr  Thomas 
Mayhew  Preacher  to  ye  Indians,  mr  Davis  sometime  schoolmaster  at  Hart- 
ford, mr  Jonathan  Ince,  mr  Nathaniel  Pelham  wth  many  others. 

mr  [Theophilus]  Eaton  Governour  at  Newhaven  dyed  [aged  67.  See 
Hull's  Diary  in  Coll.  Am.  Antiq.  Society,  iii.  181,  182]. 

[1658]  moneth  2.  much  rainy  &  intemp'ate  weather,  wch  was  a  g*  hind- 
rance in  seed  time. 

month  6  &  7.  The  season  intemp'ate,  rain  imoderate,  much  wheat  cor- 
rupted, ye  getting  of  fodder  for  ye  Cattel  much  hundred,  Generall  agues 
in  ye  south wd  pts  of  ye  Countrey.  Fevers  &  fluxes  in  ye  bay  ;  wrof  not  a 
few  dyed. 

moneth  12.  lld.  At  midnight  yr  happened  a  great  Burning.  The  fire 
began  in  ye  outside  of  Henry  Farnham's$  work-house  next  ye  orchard  &  it 
burnt  up  his  work  house  &  his  dwelling  house  &  consumed  a  gt  p*  of  his 
Timber,  some  of  his  goods  &  come  &  all  his  Tooles,  but  it  pleased  God  not 
to  suffer  it  to  proceed  any  further. 

March  9.  1658-9  mr  Peter  Bulkley  Teacher  to  ye  Church  at  Concord 
rested  fro  his  labours. 

1659. 

April  The  greatest  part  of  ye  2d  moneth  was  cold  &  raiuie  weather. 

April  13d.  mr  Thomas  Shepherd  was  ordained  Teacher  to  ye  church  at 
Charlstowne. 

7m.  26.  The  Councill  began  to  set  at  Boston,  consisting  of  ye  mbers  of 
9  ch's.  viz.  Boston,  Dorchester,  Roxbury,  Dedham,  Charlstowne,  Cam- 
bridge, Watertown,  Sudbury  &  Ipswich. 

9m  &  10m.  The  Lord  sent  a  general  visitation  of  Children  by  coughs 
&  colds,  of  wch  my  3  children  Sarah,  Mary  &  Elisabeth  Danforth  died,  all 
of  ym  within  ye  space  of  a  fortnight. 

10m.     mr  Norrice  Teacher  to  ye  church  at  Salem  rested  fro  his  labours. 

12m  22d.     A  fast  in  ye  Bay  in  reference  to  ye  state  of  England. 

1660. 

1  lm.  The  Lord  was  pleased  to  visite  vs,  with  epidemical  colds,  coughs, 
agues,  &  fevers. 

21d.  Elder  Heath  dyed  of  a  sore  throat,  being  ye  issue  of  his  cold  wth 
fever. 

*  Private  and  Public  Diary  of  John  Hull,  in  Collections  of  American  Antiquarian  Socie- 
ty, iii.  147,  148,  184;  Gookin's  Historical  Collections,  printed  in  the  Collections  of  the  Mass. 
Hist.  Society,  i.  202,  203. 

t  James  Garrett,  of  Charlestown,  master  of  a  ship  of  about  400  tons,  in  which  vessel  per- 
ished the  individuals  above  mentioned,  and  others,  in  all  about  fifty  persons,  "  whereof 
divers  of  them  were  persons  of  great  worth  and  virtue,  both  men  and  women."  "  Mr. 
Davis,  son  to  one  of  that  name  at  New  Haven,  was  one  of  the  best  accomplished  persons 
for  learning  as  ever  was  bred  at  Harvard  College  in  Cambridge  in  New  England,"  says 
Gookin,  who  continues  :  "  Myself  was  once  intended  and  resolved  to  pass  in  that  ship  :  but 
the  master,  who  sometimes  had  been  employed  by  me,  and  from  whom  I  expected  a  com- 
mon courtesy,  carried  it  something  unkindly,  as  I  conceived,  about  my  accommodations 
of  a  cabin  ;  which  was  an  occasion  to  divert  me  to  the  other  ship," — whereof  John  Peirce 
was  commander,  which  sailed  from  Boston  in  November,  in  company  with  Garrett's  vessel 
— "  where  1  also  had  good  company,  and  my  life  also  preserved,  as  the  sequel  proved :  For 
this  ship  of  Garrett's  perished  in  the  passage,  and  was  never  heard  of  more." 

J  Mr.  Farnham  was  a  joiner  by  trade;  lived  for  a  time  in  Roxbury;  was  of  the  artillery 
company  in  1644,  freeman  in  1645.  Mr.  Savage  thinks  he  went  afterwards  "  to  Long  Island, 
thence  to  Connecticut,  certainly  was  of  Killingworth  1666,  a  deacon,  died  Jan.  13,  1700, 
left  only  son  Peter." 


s*  Rev.  S.  Danforth's  Records,  Roxbury.  [Jan. 

23d.  mr  Ezekiel  Rogers,  Pastor  to  yc  church  at  Rowley  rested  fro  his 
labors. 

3ld.     In  y*  eveniDg  about  7th  hour  there  was  :i  great   Earthquake,  be* 

Miles  y'-  w<h  was  about  9  weeks  before. 

March  23  (60)  mr  Thomas  Welde  sometime  Pastor  to  this  Church.  -. 
in  London. 

This  year  also  in  y*  moneth  10th  died  nir  Dalton  of  Hampton.* 

This  yeare  1GG1.  April  22(1  or  Soveraigne  Lord,  Charles  ye  2d  was 
Crowned. 

January  1.  1GG1.  The  General  court  agreed  to  send  mr  Bradstreet  & 
nir  Norton  to  England  to  solicite  his  majesty  in  ye  behalfe  of  this  Countrey. 

Jan.  31.     Here  fell  a  very  great  &  deep  Snow. 

1661.  FebTlOthmr  Bradstreet  &  mr  Norton  wth  mr  Davis  &  mr  Hull 
took  ship  &  set  saile  yc  next  morning. 

March.  [20.]  m*  [Nathaniel]  Vpham,  who  some  time  preached  at  Mai- 
den died  at  Cambridge. 

1GG1-2.  March  ii.  The  Synod  began,  which  sat  at  Boston  the  Mes- 
sengers being  sent  fro  ye  seuerall  churches  according  to  ye  order  of  ye  gene- 
ral Court.  The  Quest'o's  discussed  were  1.  who  are  ye  subjects  of  Bap- 
tisme  ?  2.  whether  according  to  scripture  there  ought  to  be  Consociat'o'  of 
churches  &  what  is  ye  manner  of  it.  The  Assemblie  continued  vntill  ye  21 
of  march  &  then  adjourned  unto  ye  10th  of  June  next. 

1CG2. 

1662.  March  30.  mr  Samuel  Hough  Pastor  of  yc  ch.  at  Reading,  com- 
ing to  ye  Synod,  fell  sick  at  Boston  &  died. 

1662. 

It  pleased  the  Ld  this  spring  to  exercise  ye  Country  wth  a  very  severe 
drought  wch  some  were  so  rash  as  to  impute  to  the  sitting  of  yc  synod  ;  but 
he  was  pleased  to  bear  witnesse  ags1  yr  rashnes;  For  no  sooner  was  v' 
synod  mett  June  10.  but  they  agreed  to  set  ye  nex*  day  a  J.)*  to  seek  his 
favourable  presence  &  to  ask  raine,  &  ye  day  following  G  sent  showers 
fro  heaven,  &  fro  that  day  following  visited  yc  Land  wth  seasonable  show- 
ers of  rain  week  after  week  vnto  ye  harvest.  The  synod  also  agreed  upon 
several  propositions  in  answer  to  ye  first  Question  ppounded  by  yc  Gene- 
rall  Court. 

This  Sumer  several  came  to  vs  fro  England.  mr  James  Allin,  minister. 
mr  Franciss  Willowby,  mr  Leveret.  mr  wheelwright,  inr  Leverieh,  nir  william 
Stoughton. 

August  1.  mr  William  Colbron,  ruling  Elder  of  yc  church  of  Boston 
died. 

Sept.  3.  mr  Bradstreet  &  mr  Norton  returned  from  England. J  bringing 
w'h  y,n  a  Gracious  letter  fro  his  Majesty  confirming  our  Charter  &  liberties. 

Sept.  9.  was  ye  3d  Session  of  ye  Synod  who  agreed  upon  propositions  con- 
cerning y"  subject  of  Baptisme  &  Consociation  of  churches  wch  an4  since 
printed  by  order  of  yL'  general  Court. 

Jan.  20.  about  G  o  clock  at  night  there  happened  an  Earthquake,  wr;i 
Bhook    mens   houses   &  caused   many   to    run   out  of  their   houses   into   the 

Btreets,  cvc  ya  tops  of  2  or  o  chimneys  fell  off,  or  some  p'l  of  ym.  likewise 

*  This  was  th-'  Rev.  Timothy  Dalton,  an  elder  brother  of  Philemon,  of  Watertown.  The 
former  had  a  son  Timothy.    See  Savage. 

t  "Sept.  3.    Master  Clark  in  the  ship  'Society,'  brought  in  the  country's  messerj 
in  sai  ty  ;  ?iz.|  Mr.  Broadstreet  and  Mr.  Norton? —Diary  of  John  Hull,  above  quoted. 


1880."]  Rev.  $.  DanfortK *s  Records,  Roxbury.  89 

there  was  another  earthquake  about  midnight,  also  in  ye  morning  once  or 
twice  ye  earth  trembled  <fc  mens  houses  were  shaken. 

Jan.  28.  about  10  o  clock  in  ye  morning  there  was  another  earthquake. 

1663.  " 

1663.  Aprill  5.  mr  John  Norton,  teacher  to  the  church  of  Boston,  rested 
from  his  labours.  His  death  was  suddaine.  The  night  before  about  mid- 
night he  awakened  with  a  pain  vnder  his  left  pap.  yet  he  went  to  meeting 
in  ye  forenoon  (it  being  ye  Lords  day)  and  made  account  to  preach  in  ye 
afternoon,  but  his  wife  &  friends  perswaded  him  to  stay  at  home,  after 
meeting  fremds  came  in  to  visite  him  &  he  walked  up  &  downe  ye  room  & 
discoursed  pleasantly  after  his  wonted  manner.  About  shutting  in,  as  he 
was  walking  up  &  down  in  his  parlour,  he  went  to  ye  fire  side  &  leaned  his 
head  forward,  as  if  he  meant  to  vomitt.  his  wife  &  mr  Duncun  stept  to  him 
to  help  to  hold  him  &  he  sunk  downe  vnder  them  &  never  spake  more. 

June  14.  mr  John  Miller  Preacher  of  ye  Gospell  at  Groyton,  sometime 
Pastor  to  ye  Church  at  Yarmouth  rested  fro  his  labours. 

July  5.  mr  Samuel  Newman  Teacher  to  ye  Church  at  Rehoboth  rested 
fro  his  labours. 

This  spring  may  24  Came  mr  Waljey  a  Preacher  fro  England.  And  mr 
Williams.     This  Summer  came  mr  Brewster/* 

July  20.  Mr  Samuel  Stone  Teacher  to  ye  church  at  Hartford  rested 
from  his  labours  &  sorrows. 

The  Chuches  in  ye  Bay  kept  a  weekly  fast  a  p't  of  6m  all  ye  7th  moneth 
&  most  of  ye  8th  moneth. 

Novemb.  4.  A  church  was  gathered  at  Topsfield  and  mr  Gilbert  was 
ordained. 

11.  A  church  was  gathered  at  Billerica  &  mr  Samuel  Whiting  jun  or- 
dained Pastor  thereof. 

Decemb.  9.  The  ordination  of  mr  Benj.  Bunker  to  ye  office  of  a  Pastor 
in  Maldon. 

10.  A  church  was  gathered  at  Wenham  &  mr  Antipas  Newman 
ordained. 

The  churches  of  ye  Bay  began  a  monethly  fast,  one  one  moneth  another 
another  moneth. 

Jan.  &  Febr.  It  pleased  G.  to  visit  vs  wth  general  Colds  &  coughs.  In 
some  they  were  accompanyed  wth  fevers. 

March  9.  There  was  dreadfull  thunder  &  lightning  in  ye  night,  wchsmot 
ye  house  of  one  Wakefield  in  Boston  tore  two  gr*  rafters  of  ye  house  &  ye 
g*  Corner  post  of  ye  House  fro  top  to  Bottom  &  sent  off  ye  boards  at  ye 
end  yet  there  were  3  men  lying  in  ye  chamber,  one  lay  wth  his  head  neer  to 
ye  said  post  yet  they  had  no  hurt,  onely  they  smelt  a  g*  stink  of  Brimstone. 

1664. 

1664.  The  churches  set  up  their  monethly  fasts. 

May  27.  mr  Encrease  Mather  was  ordained  Teacher  to  ye  ch:  last  gath- 
ered at  Boston. 

June  15.  About  then  was  a  solemn  fast  kept  in  the  ch's  throughout  ye 
jurisdictio  by  order  of  ye  Gen1  Court. 

[To  be  continued.] 

*  "  24th  of  3d  [1063].  The  ship  '  Society,'  John  Peirce,  master,  arrived  safe  here,  larlen 
with  goods,  and  some  passengers;  among  whom,  Rev.  Mr.  John  Wally,  a  minister,  with 

his  family." — Diary  of  John  Hull,  in  Coll.  Am.  Antiq.  Society,  iii.  208. 


90  Mission  of  Penhcdlow  and  Atkinson.  \_J 


an 


MISSION  OF  PENHALLOW    AND    ATKINSON,   IN  1703, 
TO  THE  PENOBSCOT  INDIANS. 

Communicated  by  the  late  C;ipt.  William  F.  Goodwin,  U.S.A.,  of  Concord,  N.  II. 

rrMIIO  following  narratives  of  a  mission  to  the  Penobscot  Indians  by 
JL  Messrs.  Penhallow  and  Atkinson,  of  Portsmouth,  N.  II.,  is 
printed  from  an  original  manuscript  in  the  handwriting  of  Mr.  Pen- 
hallow.  AVc  have  met  with  no  account  of  this  transaction  in  any 
of  the  general  or  local  histories  of  New  England.  Penhallow's 
History  of  the  Indian  Wars  does  not  commence  till  the  August  fol- 
lowing this  event.  Even  the  place  where  the  Indians  were  met  is 
indefinite,  for  neither  the  name,  Awassawamkik*  nor  Hazel-nut 
Island  is  to  be  found  on  any  map  which  we  have  consulted. 

A  biographical  sketch  of  Samuel  Penhallow  is  printed  in  the  REG- 
ISTER for  1878   (ante,  xxxii.  28). — Editor. 

Portsm0  8th  Aprill  1703. 
Gentlemen 

I  desire  you  to  make  all  possible  speed  on  board  the  vessell  Sea  flower 
John  Abbott  Master,  and  order  him  to  make  the  best  of  his  way  to  Sacka- 
dehock,  and  their  take  on  board  a  pilott,  and  then  make  the  best  of  your 
way  to  Awassawamkick  or  Hasle  Nutt  Island  where  you  may  speak  with 
monser  Gaulin,  and  deliver  him  my  letter  and  advise  with  him  for  the  dis- 
posall  of  those  goods  you  have  on  board  for  the  supply  of  those  Indians. 
You  find  by  the  letter  Inclosed,  to  monser  Gaulin,  that  I  have  wrote  him 
fifty  p  cent  upon  ye  Invoyce  for  ye  risqe  and  charge  of  said  goods  and  you 
must  take  care  not  to  take  your  Beaver  at  too  high  a  price  here,  and  for 
•Small  furrs,  Mr  Atkinson,  is  well  acquainted  with  them.  So  wish  you  a 
good  voyage.      I  am  Yor  freud  and  Ser\ 

W™  Partridg,  L*  Govr. 

To  Sam11  Penhallow  &  |  Eg 
Theodore  Atkinson  j     *  ** 

*  Wc  wrote  to  the  Hon.  Joseph  Williamson,  author  of  the  History  of  Belfast,  Me.,  for 
information  on  this  point,  and  received  a  letter  dated  "Belfast,  November  12th,  1879,"  from 
which  we  make  the  following  extract : 

"  An  examination  of  all  accessible  authorities  does  not  enable  me  to  answer  your  note  of 
the  31st  ult.  satisfactorily. 

"  Awassawamkik,  or  Awassamkik  Island  is  a  new  name  to  me.    The  nearest  approach  to 
it  is  Wassaumkeaa,  a  peninsula  at  the  mouth  of  Penobscot  river,  where  Governor  Pownall 
built  a  fort  in  1759.    This  locality  has  always  been  a  place  of  resort  for  the  Indians.    In 
the  Abnaki  dialect  the  etymology  of  the  nana'  is    llV.-?,  Bhining;   mm,  or  omp,  cliff,  or 
height;  keag,  place; — or  Shining  cliff  place. 

"The  narrative  states  that  Mons.  Gaulin  was  desired  ■  to  hasten  <!mc:i '  from  '  Penobscot 
fort '  to  Awassamkik.  There  were  then  two  Penobscot  forts;  one  on  the  island  at  Oldtown, 
above  Bangor,  which  was  the  object  of  Church's  Expedition  in  169 I ;  and  the  other  at  i 
tine.  Naatkeaa,  mentioned  in  the  narrative,  is  below  Castinc.  Below  Naskeag,  and  below 
Long  Island,  i>  'Seven  hundred  Acre '  Island,  where  French  and  Indians  occasionally 
lived  in  the  time  of  St.  Castin.  Long  Island,  Metonicus,  the  Green  Islands,  isle  an  Haut, 
the  Fox  Islands  and  the  Georges  Islands  were  all  known  by  name  in  1703.  I  m  ol  opinion 
that  Awassawamkik  was  Seven  hundred  acre  Island,  and  that  Etogont,  '  with  upwards  of 
twenty  cannoos,'  came  down  from  Castin's  fort.  Wassaumkeag  point  would  n  »r  have 
been  called  an  island,  or  I  should  say  thai  it  w.i^  the  locality  In  question,  and  that  the  ca- 
noes came  down  the  Penobscol  river  from  Oldtown." — BDITOB. 


1880.]  Mission  of  Penhallow  and  Atkinson.  91 

Portsm0  in  the  Province  of  New  Hampshire 
Aprill  8th  1703. 
Sr 

By  Order  of  his  Excellency  Joseph  Dudley  Esqr.  our  Govr  I  have  in- 
closed Invoyce  of  Sundry  things  you  wrote  for  on  ace"  of  ye  Indians  and 
for  their  use.  I  have  seut  everything  you  mentioned  except  three  or  fower 
things  that  I  could  not  gett. 

I  have  Sent  you  a  true  accu  of  ye  cost  here  bought  with  ready  money, 
and  for  our  risque,  this  warr  time,  I  think  they  ought  to  allow  us  fifty  p  cent 
advance,  considering  wee  go  so  far  towards  an  Enemys  country  and  run  the 
risqe  out  and  home  :  If  the  Indians  or  your  self,  on  their  behalfe,  please  to 
send  any  thing  by  my  vessell,  the  freight  shall  cost  nothing  bringing  hith- 
er, and  I  will  Sell  att  the  height  of  ye  markett,  and  buy  what  ever  you 
write  for,  and  ship  itt  off  for  their  ace"  they  paying  the  vessell  for  bringing, 
and  ten  p  cent  for  buying  and  selling,  or  any  other  way  as  you  may  think 
reasonable,  and  if  att  any  time  you  have  a  mind  to  write  to  his  Excellen- 
cy or  my  self,  you  may  leave  a  letter  at  Cap*  Marches  at  Casco  Bay,  and  I 
shall  have  it  in  two  or  three  days.  And  I  desire  you  to  tell  the  Indians  that 
his  I^xcellency  our  Govr  is  a  very  just  man  and  punctuall  to  his  work  and  is 
willing  to  keep  a  friendship  with  the  Indians,  so  long  as  they  are  just  to 
their  words,  but  if  once  the  Indians  break  with  him,  they  will  find  him  an 
angry  man,  and  certainly  in  Earnest  to  them  that  are  his  enemies. 

I  have  Sent  Sam11  Penhallow  and  Theodore  Atkinson  Esqrs  to  discours 
you  concerning  a  future  correspondence  with  the  Indians  as  to  supply  what 
they  want,  so  shall  leave  the  matter  to  you  and  them  att  present,  and 
remaine  Sr  yor  frn'd  and  Serv* 

Wm  Partridge  L*  Govr 

Province  New  Hampshire. 

Portsm0  Aprill  2  1703. 
May  it  please 

Yor  Excellency 

On  ye  9th  Instant,  by  desire  of  ye  Honerable  the  Lieut  Govr  I  Sailed 
hence  wth  mr  Atkinson  for  Awassaamkik  Island,  In  Penobscot,  and  being 
(yesterday)  returned,  humbly  crave  leave  to  give  yor  Excellency  a  true  and 
full  acc't  of  matters. 

In  our  going,  Stopt  at  Sag-de-hoc  where  wee  found  ye  Inhabitants  under 
great  fear ;  all  resolving  to  remove  the  next  day  if  we  had  not  come  by  rea- 
son of  ye  Indians,  whom  they  verily  believed  were  inclined  to  warr,  because 
of  their  different  carriages,  frequent  threatnings,  and  generall  remove  the 
day  before  by  ye  influence  of  Monshiur  Pelassus ;  the  Noridgwack  fryer, 
who  no  less  than  three  times  had  Sent  for  them  which  by  all  circum- 
stances, they  believe  was  occasioned  by  yc  late  Infraction  of  Chadwell  and 
his  Company  att  Naaskeag.  But  fearing,  that  the  removall  of  yc  Inhabi- 
tants att  that  juncture,  might  be  of  ill  consequence  unto  ye  publick  ;  the 
very  night  that  wee  arrived  did  send  an  Express  unto  mauxis  tarheagues  up 
Kennibeck  river;  desiring  to  speak  with  him  ;  who  accordingly  came  down 
the  next  morning,  with  4  cannooes  accompanying  him,  whom  we  all  civilly 
treated  ;  giving  them  to  understand,  that  as  they  were  our  trends  wee  were 
desirous  of  seeing  them  ;  and  that  wee  were  bound  Eastward  with  a  Supply, 
for  their  Neighbours,  the  Penobscot  Indians  ;  att  wch  they  were  greatly 
Satisfyed  ;  saying  that  it   was   an  act  of  friendship,  but   much  woundred 


92  Mission  of  Penhallow  and  Atkinson.  [Jan. 

thai  a  t rading  hous  was  So  Long  erecting  in  that  River  according  to  ye  ar- 
ticles of  Peace  made  with  the  I^'1  Bellemont  ;  and  that  no  supply  was  Sent 
them;  accounting  thai  to  bee  the  principal!  river,  and  himself  the  ancientst 
and  most  Principal!  Sagamore;  Unto  whom  wee  answered,  that  what  ever 
articles  Nvcie  agreed  on  by  y€  English,  that  (Yo?  Excellency)  our  present 
Governour  would  punctually  perform  them;  that  they  never  desired  a  par- 
ticular Supply  (that  wee  knew)  as  the  Penobscot  Indians  did  ;  which  it*  they 
did,  would  bee  as  readily  complyed  with  ;  that  Your  Excellency  did  shortly 
intend  to  rebuild  Pemaqid  fort,  judging  the  scituation  of  that  the  most  pro- 
per place  for  yc  encouraging  of  trade,  and  accomodation  of  all  the  Eastern 
Indians;  att  wch  they  were  greatly  satisfyefd,  and  drank  her  majts  health; 
desiring  that  wee  would  signifye  their  desires  unto  yr Excellency  whom  they 
heartily  respected. 

Wanudagunbuem,  a  Penobscot  Sachem,  being  present,  and  was  very  in- 
quisitive to  know  If  peace  was  designed  by  yfl  English  wherefore  it  was  that 
so  many  men  were  now  att  Wells;  unto  whom  answered  that  our  Governour 
did  purpose  very  speedily  to  visitt  the  Eastern  parts;  and  being  informed 
that  Some  ffrench  Indians  had  a  design  with  Some  att  Pigwackett  to  make 
a  descent  upon  the  English,  was  resolved  to  keep  them  their  for  a  Security 
to  the  fronteers,  a  life  guard  for  himself,  and  if  need  bee,  a  protection  unto 
ym  and  all  other  Indians  that  were  in  amity  with  us  ;  att  wch  he  Seemed 
Exceedingly  well  pleased,  But  was  desirous  of  being  fully  Satisfyed,  about 
the  late  Eruption  on  Philip  meneere,  thinking  it  to  be  an  act  of  horrid  cru- 
elty and  injustice,  to  whom  answered,  that  our  Governour  did  resent  itt  as 
such,  and  had  accordingly  signified  his  utter  abhorrence  &  detestation  there- 
of by  that  he  bad  dissolved  Chadwell's  Commission,  taken  away  his  Sword 
and  committed  him  to  close  prison  under  Severe  hardships:  att  wch  he  made 
a  kind  of  Huzza,  saying  that  it  was  as  much  as  they  could  expect.  How- 
ever, not  knowing  how  the  generality  of  Penobscot  Indians  might  bee 
affected,  because  of  that  unhappy  Infraction,  wee  desired  mauxis  to  permitt 
two  of  his  principall  Indians  to  accompany  us  ;  wcb  after  Some  short  con- 
sideration ;  was  granted  ;  Pampzeen  was  ordered  by  himself,  and  one  Lue 
of  Penobscot  by  Wanudagunbuen ;  who  behaved  them  themselves  very 
civilly. 

On  ve    13,  we   Saild  from  Sa^dehoc  and  arrived  that  evening  at  Awa 
amkik  Island  ;  on  wch  was  only  one  hous,  not  an  Indian  to  bee  Seen,  altho 
no  less  than  25  wigwams  nere  it,   very  lately  deserted,    purely   occasioned 
by  the  unhappy  Infraction  on  Philip  meneer. 

On  thursday  the  15  Instant,  we  discouered  a  Cannoo  and  haild  her,  in 
wch  was  one  Hunwick  who  informed  us  that  the  Indians  were  all  tied  10 
days  before  wee  came,  and  that  most  of  them  did  retire  att  Penobscot  fort ; 
in  w'h  were  two  fryars  viz1  Monsiur  Gaulin  and  Phillip  Rogent  him  wee 
forthwith  sent  with  a  letter  directed  unto  monsner  Gaulin.  and  in  his  ab- 
sence to  monseiur  Rogent,  advising  that  according  to  there  request  unto  vor 

Excellency,   wee  had  brought   them  all  those  necessary*  that  were  wisht  tor 
therefore  desired  him  to  hasten  down  with  all  convenient  speed,  the  messen- 
ger returned  with   an  answer  on  Sabbath   day   morning,  from    monsieur    Re- 
al (Gaulin,  being  not  at  home)  wth  informed   that  he    would    bee  with    us 

the  next   day;  who  accordingly  came  with  upwards  of  twenty  Cannoo* 

So  gOOn  as  wee  delivered  him  the  particulars  wi>ht  for,  wee  supplyed  the  In- 

dian9  :it  a  very  moderate  lay  who.  after  we  had  told  them,  how  greatly 
your  Excellency  was  incensed  att  the  barbarous  usages  of  Chadwell  and  his 
Company,  and  was  resolved  to    make   up    the   loss    to   thcire  Satisfaction,  of 


1880.]  Mission  of  Penhallow  and  Atkinson.  93 

what    was    stolln,    they  were   all  exceedingly  well  pleased ;    saying  they 
were  well  satisfyed  that  they   were  not   sent  for   that  the  maner  of  their 
acting  was  rather  in  away  of  treachery  and  robbery,  than  of  open   war. 
"Wanungonet  their  Sagamore  came  on  board,  whom  wee  civilly  treated  ;  the 
next  day  he  desired  us  to  come  on  Shoar,  which  we  did  where  were  nere  20 
in  number.     Wanungonet  very  courteously  received  us,   Saying   that  he 
thankt  our  Governour  in  sending,  and  was  obliged  to  us  in  coming,  desiring 
that  as  they  were  at  peace  with  ye  English  that  a  Supply  may  att  all  times 
bee  sent  them,  and  as  to  the  damage  done  by  Chadwel],  gave  the  following 
accu  :    Wanungonet,  Sagamore  of  Penobscot,  by  an  Interpreter,   gave  ye 
following  accn  from  Kenegeto  the  Indian  of  the    late   Infraction  of  Chad- 
well  and  his  compa  att  Naaskeag,  Viz4  that  in  the  morning  early    He   and 
most  of  his  men  came  on  shoar,  knockt  at  Philip  meneers  hous  saying  that 
they  were  all  friends  and  desired  admission,  at  wch  he  opened  his  door ;  att 
first  they  all  saluted  him,  and  Seemed  very  kind ;  awhile  after  they  brought 
two  dogs  from  on  board  the  sloop,  and  put  them  on  fighting  very  nere  the 
hous,  with  mr  meneers  dog  ;  at  which  all  went  out  to  see  them.     Soon  after 
they  prompted  meneer  to  Pilot  them  into  a  french  place  wch  they  were  de- 
signed to  plunder,     his   answer  was   that  they  had  one  on  board  viz*  one 
Fellows,  who  was  a  better  Pilot  than  himself;  that  he  could  not  in  con- 
science  betray    one  of  his    own    country  :  at    which  they  were  much  in- 
censed ;  whereon  he  told  them  that  he  much  wondered  att  the  sudden  altera- 
tion of  friendship  into  warr  :  at  that  whatever  they  thought  of  him,  yet  he 
was  at  peace  and  in  amity  with   the  English  ;  and   as  a  testimony  thereof, 
produced  a  paper  which  he  was  entrusted  with  by  the  Penobscot  Sachems, 
in  which  was  included  the  articles  of  Peace  between  them  and  ye  English,  and 
that  he  quietly  lived  among  them :  but  all  would  not  avail  they  threatened 
to  carry  him  on  board,  but  he  still  refused,   resolving  raither  to  dye  on  the 
spot,    att   wch  Chadwell    struck  him   forward    with    the    butt  end    of  his 
gun  ;  and  so  did  others  several  times  ;  whereupon  he  attempted  an  escape  ; 
they  immediately  fired  att  him,  and  shott  him  throuh  ye  body.     Kenegeto 
the  Indian,  being  att  same  time   surrounded  by   them   they  forced  him  on 
board,  and  soon  after  brought  Philip  meneere  to   be  dresst  and   seeing  he 
was  mortally  wounded,  they  sent  them   both  on  shoar ;  meneer  dyed  the 
next  day.      During  this  confusion  several   had  plundered   an  Indian  hous 
in  wch  were  skins,  most  barbarously  treating  an  old  squaw  that  lived  there : 
they  then  abused  meneers   wife  and  rifled  his  hous,   in  wch  were  3  large 
packs  of  beaver,  one  pipe  filled  with  otter  skins,  and  severall  hhds  of  fea- 
thers, besides  sundry  other  sorts  of  pelts,   all  wch  they  carried   on   board, 
robbing  sd  meneers  wife  of  two  packs  of  bonw[s]  and  took  7  pistols,  5  p8  eight, 
and  20  newEngd  shillings  wch  her  Father  Casteen  gave  her. 


Jenness. — The  late  John  S.  Jenness,  Esq.,  furnished  us  with  the  following  cor- 
rection of  Savage.  In  his  Genealogical  Dictionary  Savage  says  that  Frances  Jen- 
ness, the  progenitor  of  the  Jenness  family  of  New  Hampshire,  married  Hannah, 
daughter  of  Moses  Cox,  of  Hampton,  whereas  he  married  Hannah,  daughter  of 
William  Swain,  who  died  in  1657,  leaving  widow  Prudence,  and  sons  Hezekiah, 
William,  and  daughters  Hannah,  Bethia  and  Prudence.  The  widow  Prudence 
Swain  married  in  1658  Moses  Cox,  who,  in  a  deed  to  Francis  Jenness  and  wife,  calls 
Jenness's  wife  Hannah  daughter,  whereas  she  was  a  step-daughter ,  being  daughter  of 
his  wife,  the  former  widow  of  William  Swain.  The  error  in  Savage  may  have  ori- 
ginated in  the  misdescription  in  this  deed.  Frances  Jenness  married  in  1670,  Han- 
nah Swain.  The  proof  of  this  error  may  be  seen  in  Old  Norfolk  Deeds,  vol.  ii.  part 
ii.  p.  285  ;  second  book  of  Hampton  Records,  p.  41. 

VOL.   XXXIV.  0 


94 


Marriages  in  Boston, 


[Jan. 


!-  Negroes. 


MARRIAGES  IN  BOSTON,  MASS. 

FROM    THE    ORIGINAL    CERTIFICATES    OF   THE    CLERGYMEN    OFFICIATING. 

Communicated  by  Jeremiah  Colburx,  A.M.,  of  Boston. 

I.     By  the  Rev.  Cotton  Mather  in  1701. 

1701.  Married, 

march.  (  John  Goldthwait. 

13.  \  Sarah  Hopkins. 
April.  (  Christopher  Kimbal. 

3.  \  Sarah  Jolls. 

dittd.  (  Magnus  Crommertie. 

17.  (Joanna  Fletcher. 

ditt6.  j  Stephen  Johnson. 

17.  j  Mary  Flood, 

ditto.  j  Joseph  Royal. 

26.  (  Mary  Winter. 

May.  j  Alexander  Hannan. 

3.  {  Elizabeth  Morris. 

ditt6.  j  John  Aspinwal. 

19.  (  Christian  Ager. 

ditto.  j  Richard  Boreman, 

22.  {  Ann  Dee, 

ditto.  (  Daniel  Wyborn. 

29.  |  Sarah  Howard, 

June.  j  Richard  Lax. 

2.  {  Mary  Towers, 

ditto.  j  Jonathan  Hender. 

5.  \  Martha  Burryl. 

ditt6.  j  John  Blew. 

17.  {  Elizabeth  Shute. 

dittd.  j  Joseph  Rice. 

25.  \  Mary  Townsend. 

ditt6.       J  John  Radmore. 

22.         |  Mary  Bass. 
August,  j  Noah  Champney. 

14.  {  Sarah  Turel. 
ditt5.        [  Harry. )  AT 

19.  |  Maria.  |  NeSroes' 
ditt6.       j  Obadiah  Wakefield. 

20.  \  Rebeckah  Waters. 

By  Cotton  Mather. 

II.     By  the  Rev.  Benjamin  Wadsworth  in  1707. 

Persons  Married.  An.  1707. 
June.  3.     James  Davis  &  Sarah  Moor. 
July.    1.     Wm  Perry  &  Hannah  Stedmau. 


1880.]  Marriages  in  Boston,  95 

— 9.     Edward  Bedford  &  Rebecca  Hodsden. 

— 17.     Israel  Walker  and  Joanna  Green. 

— 30.     Mr  Thomas  Chever  &  mrs  Elizabeth  Warren. 
Aug.  8.     Francis  Charnock  and  &  Susannah  Threeneedle. 
Sept.  4.     Joseph  Morgan  &  Mercie  Cadey. 
Oct.    2.     Wm  Ross  &  Elizabeth  Brooks. 

—10.     Wm  Peirce  &  Sarah  Stone. 

— 30.     Israel  Phippeny  of  Salem  &  Sarah  Man  of  Boston. 
Nov.  20.    Mr  Spencer  Phips  &  mrs  Elizabeth  Hutchinson. 
Dec.  4.     Samuel  Roberts  &  Sarah  Gamidge. 

— 8.     Robert  Gribbe  of  Topsham  and  Susannah  King  of  Boston. 

— 12.     Philip  Norris  of  Lancashire  in  England  &  Mary  Bennet  of 
Boston. 

— 25.     Indego  Potter  &  Rebecca  Walker. 
Jan.  1. 1707-8.     Jonathan  Bull  &  Elizabeth  Man. 
March  9. 1707-8.     John  Rolestone  &  Dorothy  Nicholson. 

Boston.  March.  25.  1708. 

By  me  Benjamin  Wadsworth. 

III.  By  the  Rev.  Increase  Mather  in  1715. 

These  may  Certify  whom  it  may  concern 

B     That  Newcomb  Blague  &  Abigail  Mather  were  joined  together  in  mar- 
riage on  April.  27.  1715        by  me     Increase  Mather. 
P     William  Prat  &  Mehetebell  gill  on  May  12. 
M    Doctor  Cotton  Mather  &  Mrs.  Lydia  George  July.  5. 
B     Joseph  Bos  worth  &  Mary  Ware,  August.  11. 
H     owen  Harris  &  Susanna  Love,  August.  17. 

IV.  By  the  Rev.  Elisha  Callender  in  1734. 

Marriages  in  the  Year  1734. 

Mr  Richard  Houghton  &  Elizabeth  Byles  were  Married  August  15d. 
Mr  Thomas  Peare  &  Elizabeth  Thomas  were  Married  Sepr  12d. 
Mr  Robert  Cunningham  &  Elizabeth  Hasey  were  Married  Novr  4d. 
Mr  Temple  Decoster  &  Ann  King  were  Married  Decemr  2d. 
Mr  Thomas  Lawrance  &  Elizabeth  Strip  were  Married  Decern1"  24d. 
Mr  Jonathan  Vickery  &  Susanah  Thomas  were  Married  Feby  6:d. 
Mr  James  Melling  &  Mary  Diamond  were  Married  Feby  24d: 

Certified  under  my  hand  the  Seventh  Day  of  Aprill  1735. 

Elisha  Callender:  V.D.M. 
Entred  and  Examind 
#  Samuel  Gerrish  Town  Clerk. 

V.  By  the  Rev.  Timothy  Cutler  in  1741. 

Married. 

1741.     May    21.  Mr  Peleg  Chapman  &  Mrs  Mary  Young. 

June   23.  Mr  Dan11  Molon  &  Mrs  Margaret  Mills. 

Oct.     28.  Mr  Thomas  Franke  &  Mrs  Mary  Williams. 

Dec.      1.  Mr  Robert  Cain  &  Mr8  Lydia  Manser. 

7.  Mr  Giles  Jefferies  &  Mrs  Mary  Edwards. 

Feb.      6.  Mr  John  Roberts  &  Mrs  Hannah  Dunham. 

By  me  Timothy  Cutler. 


96  Marriages  in  Boston,  [Jan. 

VI.     By  the  Rev.  Thomas  Prince  in  1742-3. 

Boston  N  e. 
1742. 

May     1 1.  (  Boston,  Negro  serv*  of  mr  Edward  Bromfield 

]     & 

(  Hannah,  negro  serv*  of  capt.  John  Wendell. 
Aug.    10.  (  mr  Phillip  abbot 

-j  &  \-  of  Boston. 

(  mr8  Jane  Bonner 
Nov.      2.  (  mr  James  Road 

-<  &  y  of  Boston. 

(  mrs  Margaret  Hirst 
1742-3. 
Jan.     2.  (  mr  Thomas  Foot  ) 

&  y  of  Boston. 

mrs  Elizabeth  Angier  ) 
Jan.     13.  (  mr  Joseph  Blanchard  of  Littleton. 
•J  & 

(  m"  Abigail  Brewer  of  Boston. 

were  married 

]5  me  Thomas  Prince. 

VII.     By  the  Rev.  Samuel  Mather  in  1743. 

Boston.  Jan.  9.  1743. 
Dear  Sir, 

The  following  List  of  Marriages  by  me  in  the  Year  Past,  I  ought  to 
have  sent  you  before  now :  But  you  will  be  so  good  as  to  excuse  my  neg- 
lect ;  and  believe  me  to  be,  Dear  Sir, 

Your  most  Faithful  Friend 

&  humble  Serv1  S.  Mather. 

Married  in  the  Year  1742, 

April  3d.  Mr  Bartholomew  Tenney  &  Mrs  Margaret  Lawler. 

May     3.  Mr  Archibald  Gardner  &  Mrs  Mary  Story. 

July.  16.  Mr  Thomas'  Tillet  &  MM  Hannah  Ingraham. 

July.  15.  Mr  John  Bish  &  Mrs  Elizabeth  Philips. 

Aug.    5.  Mr  John  Wyat  &  Mrs  Phebe  Williams. 

Septemb'  7.  Mr  Benjamin  Stone  &  Mrs  Joanna  Hewes. 

Octobr  14th.  Mr  James  Barnard  &  Mrs  Mary  Peate. 

Novr  3.  Mr  John  Tompson  &  Mrs  Mary  Aubins. 

Decr  2.  Mr  William  Todd  &  Mrs  Mary  Barnard. 

Jan.  27th.  Mr  William  Barnard  &  M"  Sarah  Eaton. 

By  me  S.  Mather 


1880.]         Account  Books  of  Church  in  Charlestown.  97 


ACCOUNT  BOOKS   OF   THE  FIRST   CHURCH  IN 
CHARLESTOWN. 

Communicated  by  James  F.  Hunnewell,  Esq.,  of  Charlestown,  Mass. 

I.    The  Deacon's  Book,  1671. 

Beside  the  Pastor's  Record,*  there  is  a  Book  that  was  kept  by  the  Deacons, 
and  that  contains  their  accounts.  It  is  a  tall,  narrow  folio  (18^X7^  in.)  bound 
in  vellum,  and  consisting  of  191  leaves — many  of  which  are  blank.  It  begins 
with  accounts  for  1671.  The  receipts  in  cash  for  that  year  were  133,04,08;  for 
1673,  123,06,01.  There  is  reference  in  it  to  an  earlier  book.  The  first  account 
with  a  minister  is  that  with  the  Rev.  Thomas  Shepard,  as  follows: — 

[2]  "Mr  Shepard  debtor. 
"  This  firftyear  paid  most  by  deacon  Lynds 

u  by  mony  &  by  bills  from  partikeler  >  i  ^n     on     on  " 

"1671     perfons  from  the  1:  2:  71:  to  the  1   2  72  [  U 

72     by  mony,  etc.  to  do.  73,  145,  12,  4;  do.  74,149,01,01;  [294     13     05] 

' '  74     paid  in  mony  in  the  year  74 ;  at  f euar 

"  tims  as  apears  upon  the  book  67-10-00^ 

"  by  goods  brout  in  &  by  bills  |  from  )  ^    125     06     07" 

"  mr  Shepard  |  &  by  wood  j  57-16-10) 

"  75     paid  in  mony  in  the  year  75  "  do  "  71-00-00"] 

"  by  wood  mony  paid  for  fom  |  of  }  t    140     00     00  " 

"  it  &  by  bills  from  mr  Shepar  |  that  he         >  f 

"  had  recevedof  the  perfons,  in  [?]  &  goods  )  69-00-00  J 

76  simelar;  "mony  "  76-6-2;  bills,  etc.  -63-13-10       140     00     00 

77  do.  do.         71-00-00;     do.  69-00-00       140     00     00 

"  [3,  recto]     Mr  Shepard  Creditor  [995     00     00] 

"  1671     for  his  labours  amongft  us  from  the 

"  1:  of  the  2:   71  to  the  1:  2:  72  140     00     00 

"  by  a  nould  debt  for  the  Rent  of  |  ahous  which 

"  hee  paid  that  was  the  |  Churches  du  to  pay  —  015     00     10  " 

"72     by  his  labours  "  etc  [as  above  expressed,  each  year 

to  the  1:  2:  77— at  £140  each  year].  [700     00     00] 

"  1677     Credit  by  his  Labors  Amongft  us  from  |  The  i  2° 

"  77— yt  year  77  itt  is  j  ye  End  140     00     00  " 

[995     00     00 
"  The  holy  god  is  Just  &  Right  in  this  or  Lott 
Remember      ' '  How  we  muft  End  in  Sillenc  [  V] 

ye  22  words  not  suffitiant  to  Expres  or  [Loff?] 

of  December         His  blesed  memorey  is  neuer  to  be  forgott 

The  most  holey  is  Juft  &  Right  in  this  or  Lott ' ' 

Leaf  1  (with  recto  of  2),  contains  accounts  from  3 :  1 :  ?2  to  (end?  of)  [16]76. 
"     3  (do.  4),  acc't  with  "  Miftris  Simms  "  who  had  an  "  alowans  of  the  Se- 
lectmen of  Charlstown  for  the  year  71 — 25.00.00." 
"     4  (do.  5).  do.  with  "  Mr  Jofeph  Broune  *  #  for  his  labours  amongft  us  "  to 
"  1  aprill  77  "  (about  3&  years,  at  £84,  and  £80),  paid  in    "  mony, 
rent,  wood,"  etc. 
5,  6,  7,  Accounts  erased.     8-17,  Accounts,  etc.     18-39,  Blank. 
18-83  do.       with  many  persons,  contributions,  1676-88. 

84-87  Receipts  of  Saleries  by  Mess'rs  Morton,  £100,  per  year  (Jan.  1,  169*), 
Bradstreet,  £104,  per  year  (16$  to  Mch.  15,  1724  |  5),  and  Stevens, 
£80,  and  later  £150,  per  year  (Mch  15,  1713  |  14  to  Mch  8,  1720  |  1). 


*  See  Register,  xxxiii.  342.— Editor. 
VOL.    XXXIV.  9* 


98  Notes  mid  Queries.  [Jan. 

88-149,  chiefly  minor  accounts  1794-1824.  Remainder  of  the  book  blank,  ex- 
cept list  of  Members  of  the  Church,  June  10,  180G,  and  a  memo.  1. 
191,  "  Giuen  by  m1"  thomas  Rufell  to  the  pore  peopell  that  wear  preft 
in  to  the  farvis  againft  the  Indians  28  of  the  10:  [16] 75  fiv  pounds 
mony,  5.0.0."  Onl.  10  is  some  statement  of  Capt.  Richard  Sprague's 
gift  to  the  Church  of  £l00,inl703,  ordering  "  fouer  filver  tanckards." 
"  3  flagons  &  2  tanckords  "  were  bought  of  mr  edward  winflow  for 
£90,10,8.  On  I.  19  it  is  also  recorded  that  in  March  1718  "  a  peec 
of  plate  for  the  Churches  vfe  "  was  given  by  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Smith. 
As  a  matter  of  curiosity  it  appears  in  the  account  with  Dea.  Stitfon's 
contribution,  that  he  is  Credited  "  by  bear  a  barrell  and  £  at  mr  mor- 
tons  coming,  9s.  [and]  "  by  a  barell  of  ftrong  bear  &  abarell  of  final] 
bear  at  the  ordenation  of  the  Revarent  mr  morton,  lGs."  "  Sambo 
negro  helping  caring  goods  &  the  (V)  of  the  hous  of  the  ordenation 
day,  4s  lOd."  L.  13,  Mch  17\l,  "  fold  the  braff  mony  [from  contri- 
bution box]  to  mr  Conye  (?)  the  goold  fmith  for  fix  fhillings." 

II.     Day  Books,  1693  and  17G7. 

There  is  another  Account  Book,  a  thin  folio  (12X8  inches),  marked  "In 
Charls  Town  The  Churches  Day  Book  The  28  of  Juen  1693  Begin  the  2d  of 
July."  It  contains  lists  of  the  contributions  on  Sundays,  of  wood  received,  and 
of  small  payments  to  Sep.  1714.  On  the  last  leaf  are  memoranda  of  contribu- 
tions: 1693,  Dec.  [24?]  for  [?]— 15,  11,  8.  Dec.  31,  "  for  the  redemfhon  of 
captives,"  03,09,04.  169?,  Feb.  19,  "  on  the  acount  of  a  bref  from  the  leften- 
ant  govenor  &  counfel  for  the  promotin  of  the  gospell  ther  was  contrebuted  by 
this  congragation  six  pound  &  feven  penc  &  paid  in  to  mr  Edward  bromfeld." 
1698,  June  17,  on  a  simelar  "  bref,"  cont.  by  this  cong.  "  for  the  redemfhon  of 
Samuell  [duefton?]  from  flavery  in  [?]  29,  17,  0."  1699,  Jan.  28,  "  for  Wid- 
ow Cuttler  by  ye  inhabetene  of  Charlstown,  23,07,05."  4  [feb.  ?]  "for  John 
asberry  "  by  the  same,  15,03,10.* 

Another  folio  Account  Book  was  begun  May  1767,  continued  to  April  17, 
1775,  resumed  Jan.  1,  1788,  and  continued  to  1829.  It  contains  a  Statement  of 
the  Church  property  Jan.  1,  1788,  a  notice  of  Rev.  Joshua  Paine,  Jr.,  and  votes 
at  the  settlement  of  Dr.  Morse. 


NOTES  AND  QUERIES. 

Replies  to  queries,  if  intended  for  publication,  should  be  brief,  unless  the 
subject  is  of  general  interest.  Fuller  replies  and  statements,  when  furnished, 
will  be  kept  on  file  by  the  New  England  Historic,  Genealogical  Society,  for 
the  use  of  those  interested. 

Notes. 

Dolor  Davis. — Savage  in  his  Genealogical  Dictionary,  after  stating  that  he  was 
probably  from  Kent,  adds  :  "  Yet  the  graveyard  of  Benefield,  in  co.  Northampton,  as 
Dr.  Palfrey  assures  me,  contains  the  names  of  bis  ancestors." 

We  have  been  favored  by  the  Hon.  Horace  Davis,  of  San  Francisco,  Gal.,  a  de- 
scendant of  Dolor  Davis,  with  the  following  letter  which  his  brother,  the  H<>n. 
J.  C.  Bancroft  Davis,  received  from  the  Rev.  Edward  M.  Moore,  the  present  rector 
of  Benefield.     It  is  dated  "  Benefield  Rectory,  Oudle,  27  Oct.  1879." 

"  I  have  searched  the  Register  Book  for  births,  deaths  and  marriages,  which  com- 
mences in  the  year  1570  and  ends  in  the  year  1710,  and  1  regret  that  I  can  find  no 
entry  of  the  name  'Davis.'     We  have  no  records  earlier  than  1570.     The  earliest 

*  There  is  a  receipt,  Boston,  June  l,  if>!H.  by  John  Hathorne  for  £11,17,  "contributed 
towards  y6  Redemption  of  Rob1  Carter  accord*  to  a  breife  iS:C." 


1880.]  Notes  and  Queries,  99 

tombstone  which  I  have  been  able  to  decipher  is  dated  1690.  There  are  many  whose 
inscriptions  are  entirely  effaced  by  time  ;  but  to  judge  by  their  form  I  should  say 
there  is  none  earlier  or  much  earlier  than  1690.  The  name  Davis  does  not  occur  in 
any  legible  inscription  of  that  date."  • 

Mr.  Davis  informs  us  that  Dolor  Davis  married  for  a  second  wife  Joanna  Bursley, 
daughter  of  Rev.  Joseph  Hull,  of  Barnstable,  and  widow  of  John  Bursley.  She 
survived  him  and  is  named  in  his  will. 


Shapleigh,  Nicholas. — Savage  in  his  Genealogical  Dictionary,  iv.  59,  suggests 
that  Alexander  Shapleigh,  father  of  Nicholas,  may  have  come  from  Devonshire, 
Eng.  Nicholas  Shapleigh  was  [1641  ?]  of  Kingsweare,  county  of  Devon.  This  ap- 
pears from  a  deed  which  1  some  years  since  found  recorded  in  York  Co.  [Me.],  Deeds 
i.  1,  by  which  James  Trcworgy,  now  resident  of  New  England,  for  £1500  paid  by 
"  Nicholas  Shapleigh  of  Kingsweare  in  the  County  of  Deavon,  Marchant,"  granted 
him  "  all  my  Lands,  Houses,  Goods,  Chattells,  Fish,  Fishing  Coast,  Bates,"  &c. , 
in  New  England  in  America.  The  above  deed,  dated  April  2,  Anno  16  James 
[Charles  I.  1641?]  was  witnessed  by  Edward  Godfrey,  Roger  Garde  and  Arthur 
Bray  ton.     Appended  to  it  is  a  memorandum  made  April  22,  1641. 

New  Haven,  Ct.  L.  M.  Boltwood. 


Bonighton. — The  following  paper,  which  I  find  among  the  unrecorded  manu- 
scripts deposited  in  the  County  Registers  of  York,  I  thought  might  be  valuable, 
as  it  makes  important  additions  to  Savage. 

"  The  Deposition  of  Samuel  Cheever  aged  37  years  and  of  Sarah  Martin  aged  32 
years  : 

"  We  testify,  that  being  present  with  Mr  John  Bonighton  att  Marblehead  in  his 
last  sickness  on  ffebruary  17th  1676,  upon  a  motion  made  that  ye  sd  Bonighton  would 
setle  his  estate  before  his  death,  he  the  sd  Bonighton  declared,  his  will  was  that  w* 
estate  he  had  formerly  given  to  his  two  daughters  which  were  marryed,  should  re- 
main to  them,  viz*  the  neck  of  Land  which  he  had  given  to  his  daughter  Elenor 
Church  well,  to  be  enjoyed  by  her  :  and  the  fifty  acres  of  Land  which  he  had  given 
to  his  daughter  Winnefrett  Nichols,  to  be  enjoyed  by  her  also  :  and  the  rest  of  his 
whole  estate,  land  and  other  estate,  he  gave  it  to  his  three  sonnes,  John,  Thomas 
and  Gabrigan,  the  eldest  sonne  John  to  have  a  double  portion  of  all,  and  the  other 
two  sonnes  an  equall  portion  of  all  :  and  declared  that  his  three  sonnes  should  ac- 
cording to  their  proportion  of  estate  afford  to  his  wife  Agnes  Bonighton  their 
owne  mother  a  comfortable  maintenance  out  of  the  estate  during  her  natural  life, 
that  she  might  want  nothing  which  might  be  convenient  for  her  :  And  declared  fur- 
ther that  in  case  his  son  Thomas  who  then  lay  sick,  should  dy  and  not  recover,  his 
part  of  the  estate  given  him  now  should  returne  to  his  other  two  bretheren  as  their 
estate  and  further  say  not:  1676:  ffeb:  17: 

"  What  is  above  written  was  testefied  on  oath  before  me  Moses  Mavericke  Com- 
missioner September  the  17th  1680." 

Our  records  at  Alfred  offer  to  the  antiquary  an  inexhaustible  mine  of  historical 
facts  which  have  never  been  unearthed.  The  records  are  complete  from  1632  to  the 
present  day,  excepting  a  few  leaves  of  the  court  records. 

Portland,  Me.,  432  Congress  St.  Charles  E.  Banks,  M.D. 


Bigelow. — The  following  epitaph,  copied  from  a  marble  slab  in  the  Lawrence  lot 
of  the  cemetery  at  Groton,  has  been  furnished  us  by  Samuel  A.  Green,  M.D.  It 
supplements  the  "  Inscriptions  from  the  Old  Burial  Grounds  in  Worcester,  Massa- 
chusetts," recently  published  by  the  Worcester  Society  of  Antiquity. 

Here 

lie  the  mortal  remains  of 

Mrs.    ANNA   BIGELOW, 

relict  of 

Col.  Timothy  Bigelow 

of  Worcester,  Mass. 

She  died  Aug.  2,  1809, 

Mt.  63  yrs. 


100  Notes  and  Queries.  [Jan. 

Herbert  Pelham  {ante,  xviii.  172;  xxxiii.  290). — Besides  what  I  have  written 
about  Herbert  Pelham  on  pp.  163,  317,  318,  319,  419  and  517  of  my  book  [Annals 
of  Nonconformity  in  I^sex,  ante,  xx.  1901,  I  find  notes  of  bis  being  named  in  Sco- 
bell,  ii.  (i(i  and  406.  He  was  also  one  of  the  magistrates  who  signed  the  committal 
of  Jamee  Parnell  to  Colchester  jail  for  disturbing  the  congregation  at  Coggeshall 
in  this  county.  Parnell  himself  gives  the  warrant  in  his  "  Fruits  of  a  Fast,"  &c. 
pp.  250-2.  1  also  find  that  Pelham  frequently  signed  entries  of  marriage  on  the 
parish  registers  of  the  neighborhood.  Thomas  W  .  Davids. 

4  St.  Ueorye's  Square,  Upton,  London,  E.,  Enyland. 


Forsyth  Family  Gathering. — The  Forsyths  had  a  gathering  at  Manchester, 
N.  EL,  July  9,  1879.  The  following  officers  were  chosen,  namely  :  F.  F.  Forsyth, 
M.D.,  of  Weymouth,  Mass.,  president ;  Capt.  Hiram  Forsyth,  of  Manchester,  vice- 
president ;  and  Frederic  Gregory  Forsyth,  Esq.,  of  Portland,  Me.,  secretary. 
Speeches  were  made  and  letters  from  various  parts  of  this  country  and  from  abroad 
were  read.  A  permanent  association  was  formed,  from  which  good  results  may  be 
expected.  

Emery  Family  Gathering. — A  reunion  of  the  Emerys  was  had  on  Wednesday, 
Sept.  3,  1879,  at  the  Merrimack  House,  in  Newburyport,  Mass.  The  Rev.  Samuel 
Hopkins  Emery,  of  Taunton,  was  chosen  to  preside  ;  George  Francis  Emery,  of 
Boston,  was  elected  secretary,  and  Dr.  Samuel  Emery,  of  Newburyport,  treasurer. 
The  initiatory  steps  were  taken  to  have  a  full  and  accurate  genealogical  history  of 
the  family  prepared.  To  this  end  members  of  the  family  are  requested  to  send  to 
the  Rev.  Rufus  Emery,  of  Newburgh,  N.  Y.,  full  particulars  of  their  own  families, 
and  such  additional  facts  relating  to  others  as  may  be  known  to  them.  The  history 
when  completed  is  to  be  deposited  with  the  New  England  Historic,  Genealogical 
Society.  John  and  Anthony  Emery,  brothers,  the  progenitors  of  this  family,  settled 
in  Newbury,  in  1634.  The  historic  spots  in  that  vicinity  connected  with  the  family 
were  visited,  and  a  fine  dinner  was  served,  at  which  some  excellent  speeches  were 
made.     A  good  report  of  the  meeting  will  be  found  in  the  Boston  Post,  Sept.  4,  1879. 


Eight  Generations  Seen  by  one  Person. — We  are  informed  by  J.  Fletcher  Wil- 
liams, Esq.,  of  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  that  a  paragraph  in  a  Minnesota  newspaper  states 
that  the  grandmother  of  Mr.  Donaldson,  publisher  of  the  Alexandria,  Minn.,  Post, 
has  seen  eight  generations  of  her  family — three  of  her  ancestors  and  four  of  her 
descendants.     This  is  something  unusual.     She  is  over  90  years  of  age. 


Early  Records  of  the  Arnold  Family  (ante,  xxxiii.  427-32)  .—Those  who  wish 
photo-facsimiles  of  the   old  Arnold  record,  16  pages  quarto,  a  copy  of  which  was 
rinted  in  the  Register  for  October,  can  purchase  them,  at  ten  dollars  per  set,  of 
Ir.  Edwin  Hubbard,  16  Farwell  Hall,  148  Madison  Street,  Chicago,  111. 


S 


Tappan. — The  following  family  was  accidentally  omitted  on  page  57. 
42.     William*  Tappan  {Michael*  Abraham?  Jacob,2  Abraham)    mar- 
ried Sarah  Somerby,  Jan.  1,  1783. 

i.       William,  b.  1785.  vi.     Frances,  b.  1795. 

ii.     Michael,  b.  1786.  vii.   Elizabeth,  b.  1796. 

iii.    Joseph,  b.  1788.  viii.  Mary,  b.  1798. 

iv.    Sarah,  b.  1789.  ix.     Ann,  b.  1800. 

v.      George,  b.  1790. 


Queries. 

Woodward. — Will  some  one  kindly  enlighten  me  concerning  my  family  geneal- 
ogy ?    The  following  arc  all  the  Facta  I  am  possessed  of: 

1.  Nathan  Woodward  (of  whom  1  know  nothing  except  his  Dame)  had  licniah, 
b.  Sept.  29,  1771,  d.  Feb.  16, 1814.    Nathan,  b.  Feb.  90,  177-2.    Joel,  b.  March  98, 


1880.]  Notes  and  Queries.  101 

1774.  Zebedee,  b.  April  8,  1776.  Prudence,  b.  March  9,  1778.  Daniel,  b.  June 
8,  1782.  I  have  heard  that  Joel  had  a  son  Joel,  and  that  Nathan2  had  a  son  Na- 
than.3 I  know  nothing  more  of  these  children  except  Bcniah.  He  m.  first,  Polly 
Harvey,  by  whom  he  had  Zelotes  Harvey  at  Petersham,  Mass.,  b.  Jan.  28,  1793,  d. 
July  23,  1853;  and  Lucinda,  b.  May  26,  1797,  d.  Oct.  29,  1810.  He  m.  second, 
Mrs".  Mela  Perkins,  Dec.  10,  1815,  by  whom  he  had  Nelson  and  Polly.  Beniah  left 
Petersham,  Mass.,  about  1799,  and  went  to  Bangall  in  the  town  of  Benson,  Vt.  His 
son  Zelotes  H.  m.  Hannah  Perkins,  April  1,  1819,  and  had  John  Perkins  at  Han- 
cock, Vt.,  July  11,  1822.  He  had  seven  other  children.  John  Perkins  is  my  father. 
I  would  like  to  know  something  of  Beniah's  father  Nathan,  and  of  the  family  before 
him. 

2.  Bronson's  history  of  Waterbury,  Conn.,  says  that  Nathan,  son  of  Capt.  Israel, 
m.  Sarah  Hickox,  and  had  Moses,  Hawking,  Antepas,  John,  Nathan,  Sarah,  Lois, 
Polly  and  Laura. 

Can  any  one  tell  me  where  the  descendants  of  any  of  these  children  are  living,  or 
their  names,  particularly  Nathan's  descendants?  All  that  I  know  of  them  is  that 
Sarah  was  b.  Sept.  17,  1766,  d.  Jan.  3,  1849,  and  m.  John  Stoddard,  of  Watertown, 
Conn.  Theron  R.  Woodward. 

Treasurer's  Office,  C.  R.  I.  <5f  P.  R.  R.,  Chicago,  III. 


Mereen. — Samuel  Mereen  (Merien),  of  Cape  Cod,  b.  about  1750,  m.  Rebecca 
Pepper.     Can  any  one  give  the  names  of  their  parents? 
Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  Station  W.  R.  W.  Kenyon. 


Standish,  Ring,  Johnson,  Seabury. — I  have  a  genealogy  which  is  supposed  to  be 
correct,  giving  the  following  descent  :    Myles,  son  of  Capt.  Miles  Standish,  had  a 

daughter  Mary  who  married  Johnson.     Mary,  their  daughter,  married ■ 

Seabury.  Rebecca,  their  daughter,  born  about  1720,  married  Judah  Chandler. 
The  last  four  generations  were  of  Yarmouth,  Me.  Can  any  one  give  me  proofs  or 
corrections,  and  supply  the  christian  names  of  the  fathers? 

R.  W.  Kenyon. 


Paine  (Payne),  Kenyon. — I  have  a  record  of  the  marriage  of  Joseph  Kenyon 
and  Sally  (Sarah)  Paine,  both  of  Rhode  Island.  Joseph  Kenyon  was  born  about 
1700.  Can  any  one  furnish  the  exact  date  of  his  birth  and  the  names  of  Sarah 
Paine's  parents?  R.  W.  Kenyon. 


Cushing. — Hannah  Cushing,  born  about  1740,  married  Micah  Allen,  born  at  Hal- 
ifax 1736.     Who  were  her  parents  ?  R.  W.  Kenyon. 


Wainwrigiit  Family. — I  should  like  to  know  if  there  are  any  descendants  of  Rev. 
John  Wain wright,  of  Ipswich,  Mass.,  now  living  ;  and  I  should  be  pleased  to  com- 
municate with  any  one  of  them  on  a  matter  of  mutual  interest. 

P.  O.  Box  1076,  Boston,  Mass.  Dudley  R.  Child. 


Gregory. — John  Gregory,  the  first  of  the  name,  of  Norwalk,  Ct.,  was  living  as 
late  as  1689,  and  had  four  sons,  Judah,  John,  Jr.,  Jakin  and  Thomas.  Joseph 
Gregory  was  probably  also  his  son. 

In  1754,  Nathan  Gregory,  of  Norwalk,  Ct.,  married  Sarah  St.  John. 

Can  any  one  give  me  any  information  about  the  ancestors  of  Nathan  Gregory  and 
Sarali  St.  John,  or  connect  Nathan  in  any  way  with  the  family  of  John  Gregory 
mentioned  above?  C.  N.  Gregory. 

Madison,  Wis. 


Knight. — Wanted  a  full  list,  with  dates  of  birth,  of  the  children  of  Nathaniel 
Knight,  son  of  John  and  Rebecca  (Noyes)  Knight.  Nathaniel  was  born  Dec.  22, 
1688,  and  married  Sarah  Somerby,  both  being  of  Newbury.  They  removed  to  At- 
kinson, N.  H.,  about  1719.  O.  M.  Knight. 


102  Notes  and  Queries.  [Jan. 

Ballantine's  Diary. — Rev.  John  Ballantine  (Ilarv.  Coll.  1735),  minister  at 
Westfield,  Mass.,  1741-76  [ante,  vi.  371],  kept  for  many  years  a  very  full  diary  of 
events  occurring  in  Westfield  and  vicinity.  From  this  diary,  then  in  possession  of 
the  late  Rev.  Dr.  Emerson  Davis,  of  Westfield,  more  than  twenty  years  ago,  I  made 
extracts.     Can  any  one  give  me  information  where  this  diary  may  now  be  found  ? 

New  Haven,  Ct.  Lucius  M.  Boltwood. 


Cole. — Can  any  person  give  me  the  ancestry  and  parentage  of  Ebenezer  Cole, 
who  about  1748  emigrated  from  Eastham,  Mass.,  to  Middletown,  Conn., and  brought 
with  him  his  wife  Elizabeth  and  four  children — Marcus,  Ebenezer,  Elizabeth  and 
Jerusha?  M.  L.  Roberts. 

21  Ward  Street,  New  Haven,  Ct. 


Kingsbury. — Wanted  the  maiden  surname  and   parentage  of  Susanna,  wife  of 
Henry  Kingsbury,  of  Ipswich.     Her  husband  was  born  about  1615.  k. 


Merrill. — Wanted  the  date  of  birth  of  Sarah  Merrill,  who  married  Joseph 
Knight,  of  Atkinson,  N.  H.,  Oct.  22,  1761.  She  is  supposed  to  have  been  a  daugh- 
ter of  Thomas  and  Abigail  (Bartlett)  Merrill,  who  removed  from  Newbury  to  Row- 
ley about  1736,  which  was  probably  not  far  from  the  date  of  Sarah  Merrill's  birth. 

Portsmouth,  N.  H.  0.  M.  Knight. 


"White. — Who  were  the  progenitors  of  John  White,  born  Sept.  4,  1696,  died 
August  11,  1781,  aet.  85,  buried  in  Wenham,  Mass.,  where  his  grave  still  appears 
on  the  north  side  of  the  gate  near  the  road  ?  Married  Rebecca  Flint,  who  was  born 
Jan.  18,  1698,  died  Nov.  5,  1759  or  60,  aged  62  years. 

Any  information  concerning  his  progenitors,  places  of  their  birth,  &c,  will  be 
acceptable.  M.  B.  Pratt. 


Streeter,  Jones,  Wight,  Bascom,  Pond. — 

Samuel  Streeter  and  wife  Experience  were  of  Hopkinton  in  1739.     Who  was  he? 
and  what  was  his  wife's  maiden  name  ? 

Nathaniel  Jones  and  wife  Hannah   were  of  Leicester  in   1742.     Who  were  her 
parents?  and  when  did  she  marry  Jones? 

Joseph  Wight  and  wife  Mercy  were  of  Medfield  in  1718.     Who  was  she  ? 

Daniel  Bascom  married  in  1723  Elizabeth  French,  at  Northampton.     Who  was 
she? 

Elder  John  Pond  married  in  Boston,  1720,  Rachel  Fisher.     Who  was  she  ? 
159  Remsen  Street,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.  Edward  D.  Harris. 


Replies. 

Porter  and  Bradstreet  (ante,  ix.  120). — In  the  Register  for  April,  1855,  it  is 
stated  that  Anna4  Bradstreet,  daughter  of  Simon5  and  Anna  (Flint)  Bradstreet, 
"  married  Amos  Foster,  of  Danvers,  who  removed  to  Ohio."  We  are  informed  by 
Mr.  Simon  S.  Porter,  of  Marietta,  Ohio,  a  grandson  of  this  lady,  that  Foster  should 
be  Porter.  Amos  Porter,  her  husband,  removed  from  Danvers  about  1795,  and  set- 
tled near  Marietta.  "  Amos  Porter,  Jr.,  their  son,"  he  states,  kk  was  the  youngest 
but  one  of  the  company  that  under  Gen.  Hufus  Putnam  settled  at  Marietta,  Ohio, 
April  7,  1788.  He  was  then  nineteen  years  old,  having  been  born  in  1769.  Here- 
turned  at  the  end  of  two  years  and  married  Sabra  Tolman,  of  Chelsea. 

"  About  1795,  Amos  Porter,  Sen.,  together  with  his  son  Amos  and  his  lately  mar- 
ried wife  ;  his  son-in-law  Allen  Putnam,  who  had  married  his  daughter  Anna,  and 
his  unmarried  sons  Jonathan  and  Simon,  removed  to  Ohio  and  settled  in  the  vicinity 
of  Marietta,  where  many  of  their  descendants  now  live." 

Simon  Porter,  third  son  of  Amos  and  Anna  (Bradstreet)  Porter,  died  within  a 
few  years  at  the  advanced  age  of  ninety-three.  He  was  the  father  of  our  informant. 
— Editor. 


1880.]  JSfotes  and  Queries.  103 

Harvard  College  Commencements  (See  Register,  xxxiii.  423). — According  to 
Sewall's  Diary,  the  Harvard  Commencement  in  1676  fell  on  July  28. — Page  15  of 
Mass.  Hist.  Society'' sedition.  F.  B.  Dexter. 

New  Haven,  Ct. 

[Other  corrections  are  solicited. — Editor.] 


Bingham. — In  the  Register  for  July,  1860  (xiv.  245),  the  statement  is  made  that 
Jerusha  Bingham,  the  mother  of  John  Thornton  Kirkland,  President  of  Harvard 
College,  was  the  daughter  of  Jabez  Bingham,  of  Salisbury,  Conn.  This  is  an  error. 
Jerusha  Bingham  was  the  daughter  of  Joseph  B.  of  Windham,  Conn.,  who  married 
Sarah  Wheelock,  daughter  of  Ralph,  Dec.  1,  1742.  Sarah  Wheelock  was  the  sister 
of  Rev.  Eleazer  Wheelock,  founder  and  first  president  of  Dartmouth  College.  The 
late  William  L.  Weaver,  of  Willimantic,  Conn.,  published  in  1863  an  account 
of  Pres.  Kirkland's  descent,  and  showed  the  error  under  which  his  biographers  and 
others  had  labored. 

2110  Arch  Street,  Philadelphia,  Pa.  Walter  F.  Bingham. 


Announcements. 

History  of  the  Wesleyan  Academy. — The  Rev.  David  Sherman,  D.D.,  of  Lynn, 
Mass.,  has  in  preparation,  at  the  request  of  the  trustees,  a  history  of  this  institu- 
tion, which  has  been  in  successful  operation  for  more  than  half  a  century.  He  re- 
quests the  alumni  to  furnish  for  his  use  their  recollections  of  the  institution  as  it 
was  in  their  day,  or  of  any  individual  or  incident  connected  with  the  academy. 


Biography  of  Walter  Gendall. — The  subscriber  is  preparing  a  biography  of 
Capt.  Walter  Gendall,  a  prominent  planter  in  the  Province  of  Maine  (Falmouth, 
Scarboro'  and  North  Yarmouth)  from  1640  to  1680.  Any  information  concerning 
his  career  will  be  cordially  acknowledged.  Charles  E.  Banks,  M.D. 

432  Congress  Street,  Portland,  Me. 


Inscriptions  in  the  Gloria  Dei  Churchyard,  Philadelphia. — Paul  M'Farland, 
Jr.,  311  Walnut  Street,  Philadelphia,  who  is  now  publishing  the  records  of  the 
Gloria  Dei  (old  Swedes')  Church,  has  copied  all  the  inscriptions  in  the  graveyard  of 
that  church,  and  proposes  publishing  them,  if  a  sufficient  number  of  subscribers 
can  be  obtained.  The  edition  will  be  limited  to  one  hundred  copies.  The  book  will 
contain  portraits  of  the  Rev.  Dr.  Collin  and  the  Rev.  Jehu  Curtis  Clay,  D.D.,  rec- 
tors of  the  church,  a  view  of  the  church  and  a  plan  of  the  yard.  The  price  will  be 
five  dollars  a  copy. 


Genealogies  in  Preparation. — Persons  of  the  several  names  are  advised  to  fur- 
nish the  compilers  of  these  genealogies  with  records  of  their  own  families  and  other 
information  which  they  think  will  be  useful.  We  would  suggest  that  all  facts  of 
interest  illustrating  the  family  history  or  character  be  communicated,  especially 
service  under  the  U.  S.  government,  the  holding  of  other  offices,  graduation  from 
college  or  professional  schools,  occupation,  with  dates  and  places  of  oirth,  marriage, 
residence  and  death. 

Bennett,  of  Middleboro',  Mass.     By  E.  C.  Bennett,  of  East  Bridgewater,  Mass. 

Gibson.  Descended  from  John  Gibson,  born  in  England,  1601,  of  Cambridge, 
Mass.,  1634.     By  Frederick  C.  Pierce  and  Mrs.  Ruth  A.  Howland,of  Barre,  Mass. 

Gibson.  Descended  from  James  Gibson,  who  emigrated  from  Lisbon,  county  of 
Tyrone,  Ireland,  1738.     By  the  Hon.  Alfred  Gilman,  of  Lowell,  Mass. 

Kingsbury.  By  the  Rev.  Addison  Kingsbury,  D.D.,  Marietta,  Ohio,  and  the 
Hon.  F.  J.  Kingsbury,  of  Waterbury,  Ct. 

Knight.  By  Oliver  M.  Knight,  of  Portsmouth,  N.  H.  To  contain  descendants 
of  John  Knight,  mercer  and  merchant  tailor,  of  Newbury,  1635.     Will  reciprocate. 

Mercer,  of  Pennsylvania  and  Virginia.  By  William  R.  Mercer,  of  Doylestown, 
Penn. 

Mercur,  of  Pennsylvania.    By  Rodney  A.  Mercur,  of  Towanda,  Penn. 


1<>1  Societies  and  their  Proceedings*  [Jan. 

Town  Historic  ra  Preparation. — Persona  haying  facts  or  documents  relatin 
any  of  theHe  towns,  are  advised  to  send  them  to  the  person  engaged  in  writing  the 
history  of  thai  town. 

Andover,  N.  II      By  George  E.  Emery,  of  Lynn,  Mm  —  .     In  the  i  ■  nnmber 

of  the  Register  (ante,  zxxiii.  443),  we  copied  an  article  from  ;i  New  Hampshire 
newspaper,  in  which  the  preparation  oi  this  history  was  erroneously  attnl 
to  the  Bon.  John  M.  Shirley.    Mr.  Emery  has  been  many  years  collecting  materi- 
als for  a  history  ol  this  bis  native  town. 

Marlborough,  X.  //.     By  Charles  A    Bemis,  Esq.,  of  Marlborough.    It  will 
tain  an  extensive  history,  full  genealogies,  portraits  of  thirteen  or  fourteen  pe 
and  a  \  i<  w  ol' the  Frost  Free  Library.      Price  $3.50.     Subscriptions  received  by  the 

author. 

Middletown,  Conn.  P>y  Mrs.  M.  E.  Rockwell.  To  he  published  by  0.  W. 
Church,  of  Middletown. 

Nantucket,  Mass.  By  Alexander  Starbuck,  Esq.,  of  Waltham,  Mass.  He  1ms 
been  working  upon  the  subject  for  the  past  ten  years.  His  articles  on  l<  Nantucket 
in  the  Revolution  "  [ante,  xxviii.  272,  43fi  ;  xxix.  48,  Ml),  and  his  recent  History 
of  the  Whale  Fishery,  show  that  he  is  well  qualified  for  the  task. 


SOCIETIES   AND   THEIR  PROCEEDINGS. 

Maine  Historical  SOCIETY. 

Wednesday  and  Thursday,  August  '20/ h  and  2\st,  1879. — In  1878  the  society  held 
no  field-day.  as  had  been  its  custom  for  some  years  past  ;  but  la^t  year  arrangements 
were  made  for  holding  one,  and  on  the  morning  of  Wednesday,  August  20,  a  party 
of  members  left  Wiscasset  in  the  steamer  Anemone.  The  sites  risked  were  the  main 
Sheepscot  river,  Boothbay  harbor,  Monbegan  island,  the  Damariscove  island-,  and 
the  interior  passages  from  Boothbay  to  Bath  over  the  ordinary  route  to  travel  between 
the  two  places.  The  object  was  to  determine,  il  possible  from  the  deck  of  the  little 
steam-launch,  the  anchorage  ground  of  Weymouth  in  1605,  the  site  of  his  Pentecost 
harbor,  and  the  route  ol  Ohamplain  in  the  same  year;  and  also  to  investigate  the 
alleged  rock-writing  on  Monhegan  and  the  Damariscove  islands.  Two  days  were 
occupied  in  this  pleasant  excursion  ;  and  those  who  participated  in  it  obtained  clearer 
ideas  on  some  of  the  disputed  points  of  history  in  regard  to  these  localities.  The 
party  landed  on  Thursday  at  Bath. 

Reports  of  this  meeting  in  the  Brunswick  [Me.]  Telegraph,  Aug.  29;  the  Maine 
Farmer,  Augusta,  Me.,  Sept.  <>,  and  the  Boston  [Mass.]  Daily  Advertiser,  Aug.  S 
1879. 

New-England  Historic,  Gbnka logical  Society. 

Boston,  Massachusetts,  Wednesday,  September  3,  1879. — The  first  meeting  of  the 
season  was  held  at  three  o'clock  this  afternoon,  at  the  Society's  House.  18  8  merset 
Street.  In  the  absence  oi  the  president,  the  Hon,  Marshall  I'.  Wilder.  Ph.D.,  who 
has  not  yet  recovered  from  his  accident  last  spring  sufficiently  to  attend,  the  Rev. 
Lucius  K.  Paige,  D.D.,  presided. 

The  following  committee  to  nominate  officers   for   the   ensuing  year   was  ehoi 
viz.  :  the  Rev.  Henry  A.  Hazen,  the  Rev.  Increase  N.  Tarbox,   1>.1>.,  K.  11.   Q  as, 
C.  Carlton  Collin  and  Samuel  1^.  Boardman. 

The  Hon.  John  15.  I).  Cogs  well,  president  of  the  Massachusetts  Senate,  read  a 
paper  on   "  Timothy  Ruggles,  the  Tory  Chief." 

John  Ward  Dean,  the  librarian,  reported  120  volumes  and  879 pamphlets  as  dona- 
tions during  the  mouths  of  June,  duly  and  August.  He  also  exhibited  the  keys  of 
the  gaol  and  cell  in  which  .John  Brown  was  confined  at  Charleetown,  Va.,  previous 
to  his  execution,  which  had  been  presented  by  William  P.Johnson,  ol  Frederick, 
Marj  land. 

The  Rev.  Samuel  Cutler,  the  historiographer,  reported  a   memorial  sketch  ol 

late  Commodore  Poxhall  A.  Parker,  I  .§  A.,  a  corresponding  member. 

October  l.  A  quarterly  meeting  was  held  this  afternoon  at  the  usual  place  and 
hour,  the  Rev.  Edmund  P.  blatter  in  the  chair. 


1880.]  Societies  and  their  Proceedings,  105 

John  "Ward  Dean,  the  Rev.  Lucius  R.  Paige,  D.D.,  the  Rev.  Edmund  F.  Slafter, 
Jeremiah  Colburn,  William  B.  Trask,  Henry  F.  Waters  and  Henry  II.  Edes,  were 
chosen  the  publishing  committee  for  1879-80. 

The  Rev.  Elias  Nason  read  a  paper  on  "  Sir  Henry  Vane,  the  Defender  of  Civil 
and  Religious  Liberty  both  in  New  England  and  Old,  1612-1662." 

The  librarian  reported  20  volumes  and  53  pamphlets  as  donations  in  September. 

The  Rev.  Edmund  F.  Slafter,  the  corresponding  secretary,  reported  letters  accept- 
ing the  membership  to  which  they  had  been  elected,  namely,  the  Rev.  Samuel  C. 
Damon,  D.D.,  of  Honolulu,  Hawaiian  Islands,  as  a  corresponding  member,  and  J. 
AY il lard  Brown,  of  Medford,  as  a  resident  member. 

October  3. — A  special  meeting  was  held  at  3  o'clock,  P.M.,  the  Rev.  Mr.  Slafter 
in  the  chair. 

Frederic  Gregory  Forsyth,  of  Portland,  Me.,  read  a  paper  on  "Social  Organi- 
zation." 

Boston,  November  5. — A  stated  meeting  was  held  this  afternoon,  the  Rev.  Mr. 
Slafter  in  the  chair. 

Resolutions  were  passed  in  favor  of  continuing  the  publication  by  Congress  of 
Force's  "  American  Archives,"  as  recommended  by  A.  R.  Spoflbrd,  librarian  of 
Congress. 

The  Rev.  George  Zabriskie  Gray,  D.D.,  dean  of  the  Episcopal  Theological  School 
at  Cambridge,  read  a  paper  entitled  '*  Two  Days  on  and  near  the  Sussex  Coast." 

A  paper  written  by  Charles  \V.  Tuttle,  entitled  "  The  Story  of  Zerviah  Stanley," 
showing  the  falsity  of  a  statement  made  by  writers  of  repute  that  she  was  a 
daughter  of  the  Earl  of  Derby,  was  read,  in  his  absence,  by  the  Rev.  Anson 
Titus,  Jr. 

The  historiographer  read  memoirs  of  six  deceased  members,  namely,  John  S.  Jen- 
ness  of  New  York  city,  Walter  Hastings  of  Boston,  William  P.  Haines  of  Bidde- 
ford,  Peter  Hobart  of  Boston,  the  Hon.  Asahel  Peck,  LL.D.,  of  Jericho,  Vt.,  and 
Austin  Sumner  of  Boston. 

The  librarian  reported  as  donations  in  October,  218  volumes  and  88  pamphlets. 

The  corresponding  secretary  reported  letters  accepting  membership  from  the  Rev. 
Ephraim  O.  Jameson  of  Medway,  the  Rev.  William  Barrows,  D.D.,  of  Reading, 
Dana  B.  Putnam,  M.D.,  of  Boston,  John  W.  Farwell  of  Melrose,  Mass.,  and  Fred- 
eric G.  Forsyth  of  Portland,  Me. 

A  portrait  of  Capt.  Winslow  Lewis,  father  of  Dr.  Winslow  Lewis,  formerly  pre- 
sident of  the  society,  presented  by  Robert  Willard,  M.D.,and  family,  was  exhibited. 

December  3. — A  stated  meeting  was  held  at  3  o'clock  this  afternoon,  the  Rev.  Ed- 
mund F.  Slafter  in  the  chair.  The  Rev.  William  Barrows,  D.D.,  read  a  paper  on 
"  The  Northmen  in  New  England." 

The  librarian  reported  13  volumes  and  201  pamphlets  as  donations. 

The  corresponding  secretary  reported  the  acceptance  of  El  Conde  Premio-Real, 
Spanish  consul  general,  Quebec,  Canada,  as  a  corresponding  member  ;  and  William 
E.  Foster,  of  Providence,  R.  I.,  the  Rev.  William  Barrows,  D.D.,  of  Reading,  Asa 
P.  Morse  of  Cambridge,  and  Charles  B.  Gookin  of  Boston,  as  resident  members. 

The  historiographer  reported  memorial  sketches  of  the  following  deceased  mem- 
bers, namely  :  the  Rev.  Joseph  M.  Finotti  of  Central  City,  Col.,  Gustavus  A.  Som- 
erby  of  Boston,  Samuel  T.  Parker  of  Wakefield,  Benjamin  Sewall  of  Boston,  the 
Hon.  Isaac  Livermore  of  Cambridge,  William  T.  Andrews  of  Boston,  and  the  Rev. 
William  1.  Budington,  D.D.,  of  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Reports  of  these  meetings  in  the  Boston  Evening  Transcript ,  Sept.  4,  Oct.  2  and 
4,  Nov.  6,  and  Dec.  4,  1879. 

RnODE-ISLAND   HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 

Providence,  Tuesday,  Oct  7,  1879. — A  quarterly  meeting  was  held  in  the  cabinet 
on  Waterman  Street  this  evening  at  7.45  o'clock,  the  Hon.  John  R.  Bartlett  in  the 
chair. 

The  Rev.  Edwin  M.  Stone,  the  librarian,  reported  as  donations  since  his  last 
report,  91  volumes,  239  pamphlets,  3  maps,  and  a  number  of  other  small  articles, 
making  in  all  466  contributions  to  the  library.  From  Mrs.  John  Carter  Brown  had 
been  received  a  complete  set  of  The  Liberator. 

VOL.    XXXIV.  10 


106  Necrology  oj  Historic,  Genealogical  Society.  [Jan. 

Wednesday,  Nov.  5. — A  meeting  was  held  this  evening,  the  Rev.  Carlton  A.  Sta- 
ples in  tiic  chair. 

(i.n.  Horatio  Rogers  rend  a  paper  on  "  La  Corne  St.  Luc,  the  leader  of  Bur- 
goyne's  Indians." 

Wednesday,  Nov.  10. — A  stated  meeting  was  held  this  evening. 

Prof.  John  L.  Lincoln,  of  Brown  University,  read  a  paper  upon  "Tacitus,"  be- 
ing an  examination  of  the  character  and  works  oi  that  historian. 

The  Rev.  F.  Dennison,  in  behalf  of  a  committee  appointed  at  a  previous  meeting 
to  consider  the  subject,  reported  in  favor  of  preserving  a  portion  of  a  ledge  in 
Johnston  containing  specimens  of  Indian  pottery,  provided  the  necessary  funds 
were  subscribed  and  the  city  council  of  Providence  would  assign  a  place  in  Roger 
Williams  park  for  keeping  the  memorial. 

Reports  of  these  meetings  are  printed  in  the  Providence  Journal  and  the  Pro vi- 
dencc  Press,  Nov.  C,  and  the  Evening  Bulletin,  Nov.  20,  1879. 

Old  Colony  Historical  Society. 

Taunton,  Mass.,  Monday,  Oct.  6,  1879. — A  quarterly  meeting  was  held  this 
evening,  the  Hon.  Samuel  L.  Crocker,  vice-president,  in  the  chair. 

Samuel  L.  Crocker,  Jr.,  read  a  paper  on  "  The  Contributions  of  Taunton  to  the 
War  of  the  Revolution." 

Delaware  Historical  Society. 

Wilmington,  Friday,  Dec.  5,  1879. — The  society  held  its  annual  meeting  this  eve- 
ning at  their  house  on  Market  Street,  above  10th  Street,  the  lion.  Leonard  E.  Wales, 
the  president,  in  the  chair. 

The  old  board  of  officers  were  unanimously  reelected,  namely  : 

President — Hon.  Leonard  E.  Wales. 

Yirr-Presid(nts — Hon  Joseph  P.  Comeg378,  Rev.  T.  Gardiner  Littell,  Hon.  Tho- 
mas F.  Bayard. 

Recording  Secretary — Joseph  R.  Walter. 

Corresponding  Secretary — Dr.  L.  P.  Bush. 

Librarian — Dr.  R.  P.  Johnson. 

Treas >irer —  Rllwood  Garrett. 

Historiographer — Joseph  R.  Walter. 

Directors— William  D.  Dowe,  Cassar  A.  Rodney,  Col.  II.  S.  McComb,  John  H. 
Adams,  Dr.  John  P.  Wales. 

Dr.  Bush  read  a  copy  of  a  letter  written  by  James  A.  Bayard,  the  elder,  relative 
to  the  position  assumed  by  him  in  casting  the  deciding  vote  for  Thomas  Jefferson. 

The  annual  meeting  was  then  adjourned  to  the  evening  of  Dec.  15,  immediately 
before  the  stated  meeting. 


NECROLOGY  OF  THE  NEW-ENGLAND  HISTORIC, 
GENEALOGICAL  SOCIETY. 

Prepared  by  the  Rev.  Samuel  Cutler,  Historiographer  of  the  Society. 

Tin-:  historiographer  would  state,  for  the  information  of  the  society,  that 
the  memorial  sketches  which  an:  prepared  for  the  Register  are  necessarily 
brief  in  consequence  of  the  limited  space  which  can  be  appropriated.  All 
the  facts,  however,  he  is  able  to  gather,  are  retained  in  the  Archives  of  the 
Society,  and  will  aid  in  more  extended  memoirs  for  which  the  "Towne 
Memorial  Fund"  is  provided.  The  preparation  of  the  first  volume  is 
now  in  progress  by  a  committee  appointed  for  the  purpose. 

The  lion.  Asaiikl  Peck,  LL.D.,  of  Jericho,  Vt,  a  life  member,  was  horn  in  Roy- 
alston,  Mass.,  Sept.  1803  ;  died  in  Jericho,  VtH  May  18,  1879,  aged  76  years.  His 
father  removed  to  Montpelier  in  1806.    Asahel  was  educated  at  the  University  ol 

Vermont,  and  adopted  the  law  as  his  profession,  being  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Bur- 


1880.]       Necrology  of  Historic,  Genealogical  Society,  107 

lington  in  1832.  He  was  very  successful  as  a  practitioner,  securing  a  large  and  very 
profitable  business.  In  1851  Mr.  Peck  was  elected  to  the  bench  of  the  circuit  court, 
and  held  the  circuit  judgeship  for  four  years.  In  1860  he  was  elected  judge  of  the 
supreme  court,  and  held  that  office  hy  successive  elections  up  to  the  year  1874.  Dur- 
ing most  of  this  time  his  residence  was  in  Montpelier.  In  1872  he  removed  to 
his  farm  in  Jericho  ;  and  in  1873  he  signified  his  intention  to  decline  a  reelection, 
and  to  retire  permanently  from  the  bench.  In  1874,  without  a  hint,  much  less  soli- 
citation on  his  part,  he  was  nominated  for  governor  by  the  republicans,  and  elected 
by  over  20,000  majority.  At  the  close  of  his  term  of  office  he  retired  to  his  farm, 
and  there  spent  the  remainder  of  his  days. 

Judge  Peck  was  originally  a  democrat,  but  was  strongly  aroused  by  the  agres- 
sions of  the  slave  power,  and  joined  the  free  democrac}7  or  liberty  party,  and  was 
its  candidate  for  congress  from  the  Burlington  district.  Upon  the  organization  of 
the  republican  party  he  united  with  that.  In  1872  he  received  the  degree  of  LL.D. 
from  Middlebury  College.  The  governor  of  Vermont  recently  tendered  him  an  ap- 
pointment as  one  of  the  commissioners  to  revise  the  statutes  of  the  state,  but  he 
declined  the  office. 

Judge  Peck  never  married.  His  brother  Nahum,  and  nephew  Hon.  Cicero  G. 
Peck,  are  his  only  surviving  relatives  near  of  kin. 

The  Burlington  Press  sa3rs  of  him  :  "  Vermont  never  had  a  more  upright  and 
more  respected  citizen.  His  integrity  was  absolute.  Modest,  quiet,  kindly  as  a 
man  ;  a  sound,  studious,  painstaking  and  thorough  lawyer  ;  as  a  jurist,  able,  clear, 
upright  and  firm,  though  lenient ;  a  cautious,  attentive  and  honored  governor  ;  the 
architect  of  his  own  fortunes,  a  man  of  clear  and  independent  judgment,  strong 
convictions  and  unswerving  devotion  to  truth  and  right,  Judge  Peck  made  a  record 
which  may  well  be  held  up  to  example." 

His  membership  dates  from  Oct.  28,  1868. 

The  Hon.  William  Pickering  Haines,  a  resident  member,  of  Biddeford,  Maine, 
was  born  at  Canterbury,  N.  H.,  Feb.  22, 1811 ;  died  in  Biddeford,  July  2,  1879,  aged 
68  years. 

He  graduated  at  Dartmouth  College,  N.  H.,  in  the  class  of  1831.  He  read  law 
with  Hayes  &  Cogswell,  of  South  Berwick,  Me.,  one  year  from  April,  1832,  then 
with  Gov.  John  Fairfield,  of  Saco,  Me.,  with  whom  he  was  a  partner  in  the  prac- 
tice of  his  profession  from  1835  to  1847.  He  was  a  member  of  the  state  senate  in 
1847,  and  was  chairman  of  the  legislative  committee  to  receive  President  Polk  on  his 
visit  to  Maine.  From  1847  to  1850,  he  was  agent  of  the  Saco  Water  Power  Com- 
pany, and  from  1850  to  1867,  agent  of  the  Pepperell  Manufacturing  Company  of 
Biddeford,  Me.  From  1867  to  1870,  he  was  treasurer  of  the  Peppereil  and  Laeonia 
Companies,  resigning  his  position  on  account  of  illness,  but  has  been  agent  of  both 
companies  since.  He  was  twice  democratic  candidate  for  United  States  Senator; 
and  once  as  representative  for  Congress  from  the  first  Maine  district ;  was  a  trustee 
of  Bowdoin  College  until  within  four  years;  has  been  a  trustee  of  Dartmouth  Col- 
lege, president  of  Biddeford  National  Bank,  and  was  an  active  member  of  the  con- 
gregational church,  honored  and  respected  by  the  people.  He  married,  August  16, 
1836,  Harriet,  daughter  of  Timothy  Ferguson,  of  South  Berwick,  Me.,  by  whom  he 
had  a  son,  Ferguson,  born  at  Saco,  March  2,  1840,  graduated  at  Dartmouth  College 
1860,  married  Hattie,  daughter  of  Capt.  Nehemiah  Hill,  of  Biddeford,  June  1, 
1865,  and  was  chosen  mayor  of  Biddeford,  March  11,  1867. 

Mr.  Haines  became  a  resident  member  March  17,  1869. 

Peter  Hobart,  Esq. ,  of  Boston,  a  life  member,  was  born  in  Boston,  Nov.  19,  1806  ; 
died  in  Boston,  July  15,  1879,  in  his  seventy-third  year. 

He  was  a  descendant  in  the  eighth  generation  from  Edmond1  Hobart,  who  came 
from  Hmgham,  England,  and  settled  in  llingham,  Mass.,  in  1633;  through  Ed- 
mond,2 Samuel,3  Peter,4  Peter,5  and  Dr.  Peter,6  a  graduate  of  Harvard  College 
1775,  and  his  father  Peter,7  born  in  Hanover,  Mass.,  Feb.  16,  1783,  and  who  died 
in  Boston  March  10,  1876.  Dr.  Peter6  was  born  in  llingham,  but  removed  to  Hano- 
ver, where  he  was  for  many  years  the  only  practising  physician.  The  Rev.  Peter 
Hobart,  who  came  to  llingham  in  1635,  and  was  the  first  settled  minister  there,  was 
the  brother  of  Edmond  Hobart,  Sen  ,  the  ancestor  of  Peter  Hobart.  The  mother  of 
Peter  Hobart  was  Betsey,  daughter  of  Capt.  Isaac  Turner,  of  Hanover,  where  she 
was  born  Oct.  2,  1781,  and  died  in  Roxbury,  Mass.,  1835.  His  father  removed  to 
Boston  about  1803,  and  was  for  many  years  in  active  business  as  a  carpenter  and 
builder,  and  was  one  of  those  whose  works  are  the  best  monuments  of  their  virtues. 


108  /tool-  Xotices.  [Jan. 

P<  ter  II  ibart,  the  subject  of  oar  □  ttice,  was  in  very  early  life  bo  attendant  of  the 
Sabbath  -  ihool  «>i'  Para  Street  ohnrch,  and  was  long  an  active  and  lealous  member. 
I  a  few  years  past  be  attended  worship  at  the  Old  South  church.  In  company 
with  the  present  sexton  ol  that  church,  he  rang  she  old  bell  for  the  last  time  before 
it  was  removed  from  the  ancient  belfry.  Mr.  Hobart  was  a  prominent  member  of 
the  Massachusetts  Charitable  Mechanic  Ass  >ciation. 

He  leaves  a  wifeand  three  daughters.    His  son,  Henry  L  J  H<>l>art.  a  me 
ol  this  society  (ante,  xxviii.  809,  and  xxx.  2781  died  July  33,  ls7.'{.    Mr.  Unhurt 
Was  in  early   life  a  mechanic.     Of  late  years  he  has  been  engaged  more  particularly 
in  the  management  of  real  estate,  controlling  the  Harvard  place,  and  other  property. 

Jli^  membership  dates  from  Sept.  11,  lbfj9. 

Austin  Sumner,  Esq.,  of  Boston,  Mass.,  a  resident  member,  was  born  at  South- 
bridge,  Worcester  Co.,  Mass.,  Oct.  21,  1H15;  died  in  Boston,  Oct.  11,  1^79,  aged 
sixty-four  years,  less  -even  days. 

He  was  a  Besoye  of  Roger1  Sumner,  of  Bicester,  England  (ante,  ix.  300),  by  wife 
Joane  Franklin  ;  through  William,8  of  Dorchester,  Mass  .  by  wife  Mary  nes 
George,3  by  wife  Mary  Baker;  Edward,*  by  wife  Elizabeth  Clap;  John,6  by  wife 
Susannah  Stevens;  .John.6  by  wife  Abigail  Pease;  and  George,7  by  wife  Margaret 
Burt.  ili<  father.  Dea.  George7  Sumner,  of  Southbridge,  was  one  of  the  must  wor- 
thy citizens  of  that  place.  lie  was  for  several  years  a  clerk  in  a  store  there,  and 
about  the  time  he  became  of  age  he  bought  out  the  store,  in  connection  with  Mess 
John  0.  and  William  F.  McKinstry,  and  they  carried  it  on  under  the  firm  of  Sum- 
ner &  McKinstry  until  about  1840,  when,  his  health  failing,  he  sold  out  to  his  part- 
ners and  made  a  trip  to  the  south.  He  returne  I  home  in  the  spring  of  1841,  and 
for  a  while  carried  on  business  in  Michigan.  About  1K13  he  removed  to  Boston, 
and  for  about  twenty  years  was  in  the  dry-goods  business  as  a  member  successively 
of  the  firms  of  Towne,  Waldo  &  Co.  (ante,  xxxii.  Hi),   Sumner.  Brewer  and 

Austin  Sumner  &  Co.  Afterwards  he  was  treasurer  of  the  Merchants'  Woolen  Com- 
pany. He  retired  from  this  position,  and  from  active  business,  about  ten  years  ag  ». 
He  has  been  one  of  the  directors  of  the  Eagle  National  Bank  a  number  of  years.  In 
business  circles  he  took  a  high  stand,  both  for  character  and  ability,  and  the  various 
firms  of  which  he  was  successively  the  head,  enjoyed  a  good  run  of  business.  Among 
the  older  merchants  of  Boston  he  is  spoken  of  with  the  greatest  respect,  and  the 
announcement  of  his  death  was  received  with  expressions  of  regret. 

Mr.  Sumner  married.  Sept.  11.  1841,  Julia,  daughter  of  Dr.  John  Seabury.  She 
died  at  Bellows  Falls,  X.  II..  duly  :>,  1851.  He  married  second,  Nov. -21.  1862,  Cathe- 
rine Osborn,  daughter  of  Epes  Sargeant,  of  Boston.  By  his  first  wife  he  had 
three  children — Ella  M.,  Austin  I'.,  and  lieorge  S.  ;  and  two — John  0.  and  Mary 
O. — by  his  second  wife. 

He  became  a  member  May  9,  1805. 

The  Rev.  W illiam  Ives  Budington,  D.D.,  of  Brooklyn,  N.  Y..  a  corrcspi  mding 
member,  was  born  in  New  Haven,  Ct.,  April  21,  1815,  and  died  in  Brooklyn,  Nov. 
29,  1879.  in  his  sixty-fifth  year.  He  was  a  graduate  of  Yale  College  in  the  class  "f 
1834,  and  from  the  divinity  BChool  at  New  Haven  in  1838.  He  also  studied  theolo- 
gy as  a  resident  graduate  at  Andover  Theological  Seminary.  Be  was  ordained  as 
pastor  over  the  First  Church  in  Charlestown,  Mass.,  April  22,  1840.  Here  he  had  a 
very  happy  and  prosperous  ministry  until  September  22,  18.")!.  While  here,  in  1845, 
he  published  an  admirable  history  of  that  church,  8vo.  pp.  258.  In  1854,  considera- 
tions in  Connection  with  the  impaired  state  of  his  health  led  him  to  resign  his  pastor- 
ate at  Chariest  »wn  and  accept  the  charge  of  a  Presbyterian  church  in  Philadelphia. 
While  in  that  city  his  wife  died.  He  then  accepted  m  call  from  the  Clinton  Avenue 
Congregational  church  in  Brooklyn,  and  was  installed  Dec.  19,  1855.  This  position 
lie  Idled  with  distinguished  ability  until  compelled  by  failing  health  to  relinquish 
ii  -  active  duties  two  or  three  years  ago. 

He  was  admitted  a  resident  member,  May  29,  1846,  and  his  membership  was 
chair  i  d  to  corresponding,  Jan.  1,  1856. 

Swn  bl  Trask  Parker,  BJsq.,of  Wakefield,  Mass.,  a  life  member,  was  born  in  Pem- 
broke, N.  II., Sept  'Jo.  1814.  He  died  suddenly  while  on  a  journey  west  for  the 
benefit  of  his  health,  on  board  the  Bteamboat  Daniel  Drew,  near  Hudson,  V  \.. 
June  2,  isT'.»,  in  his  sixty-fifth  year.  He  was  the  >"U  of  John  Parker,  who  ke] 
country  store  in  Pembroke,  and  having  ;i  natural  tendency  for  trade,  he  gained  in 
that  store  experience  which  fitted  him  for  ;>  ven  successful  business  man. 

About  che  year  1834  he  went  to  Concord,  N.  II.,  where  he  began  business  on  his 
own  account.     In  1839  he  removed  thence  to  Boston,  took  a  small  store  in  Black- 


1880.]  Book  Notices.  109 

stone  Street,  where  for  some  years  by  diligence  and  prudence  lie  added  to  his  busi- 
ness and  his  means.  In  1857  he  formed  a  copartnership  with  Messrs.  I).  P.  and 
£.  B.  Lane,  under  the  firm  of  Parker,  Lane  &  Co.,  in  the  flour  and  grocery  trade, 
which  continued  for  about  three  years,  and  on  the  dissolution  of  this  connection  Mr. 
Parker  continued  in  the  same  branch  of  business  under  his  own  name.  From  his 
long  connection  witli  the  wholesale  grocery  trade  of  Boston  he  was  well  known  as 
an  active  and  successful  merchant,  and  was  much  respected  in  business  circles. 

In  1819  Mr.  Parker  married  Miss  Margaret  Patten,  of  Albany,  N.  II.,  by  whom 
he  bad  three  sons  and  two  daughters,  viz.  :  1,  Moses,  born  Sept.  15,  1850  ;  2.  Em- 
ma S.,  born  April  27,  1853;  3.  William  C.  and  4.  Samuel  T.  (twinsj,  born  April 
12,  1858  ;    5.  Frances  J.,  born  Dec.  22,  1862,  who  survive  him. 

llis  membership  is  from  Aug  21,  1862. 


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Life  of  Benedict  Arnold ;  His  Patriotism  and  Treason.  By  Isaac  N.  Arnold, 
Author  of  "  Life  of  Abraham  Lincoln."  [Motto  ]  Chicago  :  James  McClurg 
&  Co.  1^80.  [Cloth,  Crown  8vo.  pp.  141.  With  Portrait  and  full  index.  Price 
$2.50.     Sold  by  Lee  &  Shepard,  Boston,  Mass.] 

Any  attempt  to  alter  or  essentially  modify  the  settled  judgment  of  the  American 
people  as  to  the  character  of  Benedict  Arnold,  must  of  necessity  prove  a  failure. 
Few  characters  in  history  are  better  known  or  more  easily  understood.  His  public 
life  exhibits  a  series  of  bold,  daring  acts,  interspersed  with  quarrels  with  individu- 
als or  with  the  legislatures  of  Massachusetts  or  Pennsylvania,  and  with  Congress. 
His  nature  was  ardent,  impetuous  and  undisciplined.  As  a  boy  he  displayed  the 
same  mercenary  disposition,  the  same  reckless  daring,  the  same  lack  of  principle, 
the  same  unserupulousness  as  to  means,  and  the  same  utter  disregard  of  conse- 
quences that  were  so  conspicuous  in  his  after  career.  His  judicious  biographer,  Mr. 
Sparks,  says  of  him  :  i;  To  an  innate  love  of  mischief  young  Arnold  added  an 
obduracy  of  conscience,  a  cruelty  of  disposition,  an  iritability  of  temper,  and  a  reck- 
less  indifference  to  the  good  opinion  of  others."  The  necessary  relation  of  cause 
and  effect  makes  it  a  foregone  conclusion  that  the  detestable  act  that  rendered  his 
name  infamous  for  all  time  was  the  necessarj7  outcome  of  such  characteristics  when- 
ever the  favorable  circumstances  should  occur  for  their  development.  The  rehabili- 
tation of  such  a  character  seems  a  hopeless  undertaking. 

Such  however  is  the  task  which  Mr.  Isaac  N.  Arnold,  of  Chicago,  has  set  him- 
self; and  undoubtedly  the  public  is  the  gainer  when,  as  in  this  instance,  additional 
light  is  thrown  on  the  prominent  actors  and  events  of  history.  While  "  for  the  traitor 
Arnold  he  has  no  plea  but  guilty,"  the  writer  asks  for  "  a  fair  hearing  and  justice 
for  Arnold  the  soldier  and  patriot,"  affirming  that  injustice  has  been  done  him  in 
"  ignoring  his  virtues  and  in  refusing  to  recognize  his  great  services."  We  do  not 
consider  this  point  well  taken.  Assuredly  no  reader  of  our  revolutionary  history 
can  fail  to  recall  the  brilliant  feats  of  Arnold  portrayed  in  its  pages  ;  the  daring 
march  through  the  wilderness  to  Quebec,  and  the  heroic  assault  on  its  walls ;  the 
skilfully  conducted  naval  battle  on  Lake  Champlain  ;  his  activity  and  intrepidity 
at  Ridgefield,  and  especially  his  services  in  the  campaign  ending  in  Burgoyne's 
surrender.  If  any  injustice  has  been  done  him  by  our  historians  and  other  w: iters, 
it  is  with  reference  to  the  hitter  achievement.  No  one  contributed  more  largely  to 
.rand  result— a  result  which  secured  the  alliance  with  France  and  settled  the 
tion  of  independence — than  Benedict  Arnold.  With  this  exception  we  believe 
that  the  bravery  and  the  military  talents  and  achievements  of  Arnold  have  received 
ample  recognition  at  their  hands.  Unfortunately  there  is  little  else  to  be  said  in 
ivor. 

The  historian  Bancroft  erroneously  asserts,  on  the  authority  of  Wilkinson,  that 
Arnold  was  not  present  at  the  first  battle  of  Saratoga,  on  Sept.  19,  1777.  That  ho 
Was  n  listless  observer,  or  remained  in  camp  regardless  of  the  fact  that  he  was  re- 
sponsible for  the  entire  left  wing  which  was  then  assailed,  is  wholly  inconsistent 
with  his  nature  and  the  position  he  occupied.  No  one  acquainted  with  the  charac- 
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11"  Book  Notices.  [Jan. 

tor  of  the  matt,  or  familiar  with  the  details  of  this  important  battle,  fought  wholly 
by  Arnold's  division,  can  doabt  hi->  active  participation  in  it.     [ndeed  his 
from  it  when  neither  sick  nor  under  arrest  would  be  simply  incredible.    To  bu| 
I        this  hard  fought  action,  well  planned  by  an  enemj  bandied  l>y  skilful 
rals  and  led  by   Burgoyne  in  person,  was  successfully   carried  on  until  darknesi 
brought  it  to  b  close,  by  troops  without  :i  leader,  or  concert  of  action,  is  prep 
ous      Upon  this  point  the  writer  has  justice  and  truth  on  bis  side,  and  to  Arnold 
and  hie  troops  the  credit  of  this  achievement  properly  belongs.    To  him,  in 
rather  than  to  Gates,  who  as  the  commander  in  eh  id'  bore  oil'  the  honors,  the  su 
of  this  decisive  campaign  seems  justly  attributable. 

Foremost  among  the  causes  assigned  for  Arnold's  defection  was  the  dilatory  tu 
of  Congress,  who  had  been  slow  to  accord  him  his  proper  rank,  and  who  hesitated 
to  allow  his  pecuniary  claims.  That  body  was  no  doubt  influenced  by  the  unfavor- 
able reports  generally  prevalent  respecting  his  integrity,  while  the  voluminous 
counts  presented  by  him  for  settlement  contained  so  many  extras  and  charges  in  his 
own  favor  of  a  dubious  and  manifestly  unreasonable  character,  that  it  bore  the 
appearance  of  an  impudent  attempt  to  overreach  and  defraud  the  public.  So  appa- 
rent was  this  that  the  next  time  the  question  of  his  rank  came  up  after  this  expo- 
sure, it.  was  decided  against  him  three  to  one.  His  brilliant  conduct  at  Saratoga, 
however,  had  procured  him  his  lull  rank,  dating  from  Feb.  17,  1777,  nearly  three 
years  before  his  treasonable  attempt — thus  removing  this  cause  of  irritation. 

His  subsequent  career  of  extravagance  in  Philadelphia  compelled  him  to  have 
recourse  to  oppressive  and  illegal  acts  to  enable  him  to  sustain  it.  This  led  to  a 
court-martial,  whose  light  sentence  of  a  reprimand  was  delicately  and  with  all  pos- 
sible forbearance  administered  by  Washington.  This  reprimand,  added  to  the  in- 
justice with  which  Congress  had  treated  him.  his  present  bii  grapber  tells  us, 
"rankled  and  irritated  until  it  poisoned,  drove  him  to  desperation,  and  opened  the 
way  for  the  commission  of  his  crime."  Unfortunately  for  this  theory,  it  is  certain 
that  Arnold  had  been  in  secret  correspondence  with  the  enemy  for  nearly  a  year 
before  the  sentence  of  the  court  had  been  pronounced.  We  have  a  simpler  theory 
to  propound.  It  is  this:  He  wanted  money  ;  he  was  sensitive  and  high-spirited, 
notwithstanding  his  utter  want  of  principle,  and  was  no  doubt  keenly  alive  to  the 
disrepute  his  avaricious  and  oppressive  conduct  had  brought  upon  him,  and  to  pro- 
cure money,  to  avenge  himself  upon  Ids  enemies  in  Congress,  and  at  the  same  lime 
to  ingratiate  himself  with  the  British  government,  he  took  the  fatal  step,  alas! 
made  all  too  easy  by  the  marriage  he  had  contracted  while  in  Philadelphia  with  the 
daughter  ot  an  influential  loyalist. 

Yet  the  writer  of  the  volume  tells  us  Arnold  was  a  "patriot,"  and  this  state- 
ment reappears  in  a  variety  of  forms.  Such  a  sad  misuse  of  the  word  is  inex 
ble.  If  Arnold  who  sold  his  country  was  a  patriot,  what  was  Washington?  We 
have  hitherto  supposed  a  patriot  to  be  a  man  who  made  sacrifices  lor  his  country, 
not  one  who  offered  her  up  as  a  sacrifice  on  the  altar  of  his  vengeful  spirit.  Th 
dier  wdio,  "  ill  fed,  ill  clad,  and  worse  paid,"  served  in  the  ranks  until  the  inde- 
pendence of  his  country,  was  secured,  and  who,  when  disbanded,  had  nothing  but  his 
rags  and  his  wounds,  or  perhaps  a  broken  constitution  to  show  as  his  recompense — 
such  is  the  view  we  have  been  accustomed  t  I  take  of  what  constituted  a  patriot  in 
the  "  days  that  tried  men's  souls."  It  goes  without  saying  that  Benedict  Arnold 
is  the  last  man  to  whom  we  should  accord  that  honorable  appellative. 

F.  S.  Drake. 

Bulletin  of  the  Boston  Public  Library.     January — October.  1679.     [I.  ro.pp. 

1-H3.] 
Harvard  University — Library  Bulletin.    Nos.  1-13.     1875-1879.    [8vo.    pp. 1-378 

The  bulletins  of  the  Boston  Public  Library,  i'l  which  the  numbers  noted  above 
are  the  beginning  ol  volume  4th,  are  widely  known  among  students,  readers  and  libra- 
rians, for  the  valuable  bibliographical  information  which  they  contain,  and  which 
render  full  sets  of  them  BO  useful  to  librarians  and  those  who  have  much  to  do  with 
books.      The  lists  of  accessions  are  enriched   by    in:m\    helpful   notes    which    give    in 

brief  the  contents  of  important  works,  and  are  of  great  assistance  to  readers  ;  while 
the  supplementary  matter  is  of  much  general  interest  and  value  in  a  literary,  his- 
torical and  biographical  pointofview,     In  the  numbers  ot  the  past  year,  l>< 
Quarterly  lists  of  new  books  added  to  the  library,  there  are  bibliographical  articl 
the   Indian  Question,  the  Bibliography  of  Mental  Philosophy,  the  Renaissance  in 
France  and  Italy,  the  Chinese  in  America  ;  and  what  will   he  especially  valuable  to 


1880.]  Booh  Notices.  Ill 

students  of  local  history  and  genealogy,  lists  of  references  to  published  genealogies, 
local  histories  containing  genealogical  matter,  and  a  list  of  American  newspapers  of 
the  last  century.  The  work  is  carefully  edited,  and  deserves  to  be  prized  by  students 
of  bibliography. 

The  publication  of  the  Bulletin  of  Harvard  University  Library  was  commenced  in 
Dec.  lb?5.  the  design  being  to  have  the  numbers  appear  quarterly.  The  numbers 
1-5  contain  simply  lists  of  accessions,  each  number  being  paged  independently. 
With  the  issue  of  the  number  for  Dec  1,  1877,  Mr.  Justin  Winsor,  the  new  libra- 
rian of  Harvard,  assumed  the  editorship,  and  with  this  issue  the  paging  of  the 
numbers  began  to  be  made  consecutively.  In  the  next  succeeding  issue,  No.  6, 
Mr.  Winsor  commenced  the  publication  of  a  Supplement,  containing  bibliographical 
notes,  lists  and  references,  which  had  given  the  Bulletin  of  the  Boston  Public  Li- 
brary, while  under  his  charge,  so  well  deserved  a  reputation  ;  and  these  lists  have 
been  continued  and  have  embraced  much  rare,  curious  and  important  information  in 
regard  to  the  many  special  collections  in  the  University  library.  We  enumerate 
a  few  of  the  more  noteworthy  :  Bibliography  of  the  books  and  manuscripts  left  to 
the  library  by  the  late  Hon.  Charles  Sumner,  27  pages  ;  Calendar  of  the  Lee  Man- 
uscripts deposited  in  the  library,  18  pages ;  Lists  of  the  several  editions  of  the 
life  and  works  of  Michelangelo,  8  pages  ;  Bibliography  of  the  earlier  editions 
of  Shakspeare's  Poems,  7  pages;  Lists  of  works  relating  to  the  Floras  of  dif- 
ferent countries,  10  pages;  Editions  of  the  works  of  J.  0.  Hallowell-Phillips,  13 
pages;  with  references  to  works  on  American  history,  the  Pilgrims  at  Plymouth, 
the  Council  of  New  England,  1620-35,  the  Massachusetts  Bay  Colony  1630.  the 
Antinomian  Controversy  in  New  England  1632,  and  a  list  of  works  in  Analytic 
Geometry,  by  Prof.  J.  M.  Pierce.  The  above  lists  when  completed  are  to  be 
issued  in  independent  form  as  "  Bibliographical  Contributions  of  the  Library  of 
Harvard  University."  Mr.  Winsor  is  one  of  the  most  accomplished  bibliographers 
in  the  country,  and  his  careful  editing  is  manifest  upon  every  page  of  these  several 

issues.  fcJAMUEL    L.    BOARDMAN. 

New  Hampshire  without  a  Provincial    Government ,  1689-90  ;    an  Historical  Sketch. 
By  Charles    W.  Tuttle.     Reprinted  from  the  Proceedings  of  the  Massachusetts 
Historical  Society   for  October,    1879.     Cambridge  :  Printed  by  John  Wilson  & 
Son.     1880.     [8vo.  pp.  12.     With  a  heliotype  facsimile.     50  copies  printed.] 
Mr.  Tuttle  is  one  of  the  most  indefatigable  and  successful  investigators  of  New 
England  history,  and  the  pamphlet  before  us   furnishes  new  evidence  of  the  keen- 
ness and  ardcr  of  his  research.     This  historical  sketch  covers  a  period  of  eleven 
months,  during  which  New  Hampshire  had  no  colonial  or  provincial  government. 
The  overthrow  of  the  government  of  Sir  Edmund  Andros,  April  18,  1689,  left  New 
Hampshire,  as  it  did  the  other  New  England  provinces  and  colonies,  without  a  gov- 
ernment.    Dr.  Belknap,  who  has  touched  but  lightly  upon  the  public  affairs  of 
New  Hampshire  during  this  period,  has  fallen  into  some  errors,  which  the  author 
corrects. 

Some  years  ago  Mr.  Tuttle  came  into  possession  of  a  valuable  original  document, 
showing  a  form  of  government  adopted  by  a  convention  of  delegates  from  all  the 
towns,  held  in  Portsmouth,  January  24,  1689-90.  '  This  led  him  to  investigate  the 
history  of  that  period.  An  inspection  of  the  archives  of  New  Hampshire,  Massa- 
chusetts, Connecticut  and  Rhode  Island,  resulted  in  several  interesting  discoveries 
in  New  England  histor}'. 

Among  other  things,  it  appears,  what  no  writer  seems  to  have  suspected,  that 
the  old  confederation  of  the  colonies  was  revived  in  1689;  that  New  Hampshire 
was  admitted  to  the  confederacy  and  sent  a  commissioner  ;  and  that  force  of  circum- 
Btances  compelled  Massachusetts  even  to  invite  Rhode  Island,  which  had  been  re- 
fused admission  to  the  old  confederacy,  to  join  them,  but  this  she  declined.  William 
Vaughan  was  the  commissioner  sent  from  New  Hampshire. 

Mr.  Tuttle  gives  the  details  of  the  various  struggles  of  the  people  of  New  Hamp- 
shire to  form  a  government,  and  the  reason  of  their  failure  ;  for  their  fortune  led 
them  to  a  final  annexation  to  Massachusetts,  March  19,  1690. 

It  may  be  mentioned  that  Mr.  Tuttle-  has  fixed  the  date  of  the  attack  on  Oyster 
River  in  1689,  and  that  he  corrects  Mather  by  giving  the  true  name  of  the  captain 
who  pursued  the  Indians.  J.  \V.  Dean. 

BrifJ  Memoir  of  Dr.  George  H.  Gay,  II.  C.  1812.     By  C.  D.  Bradlee,  II.  C.  1852. 
[Boston  :J   1879.     [8vo.  pp.  6.] 

This  is  a  beautiful  tribute  to  the  memory  of  an  able  surgeon,  conscientiously  de- 
voted to  his  profession,  by  one  who  knew  him  intimately.  J.  w.  d. 


]  1  2  Book  Notices,  [Jan. 

Historical  Addr    i.     B                 W.  Ranck.     At  t'.    I  1 1  tion  of  the 

lenient  oi  Lexington,  Kentucky Lexington,  Ky.  :  Transylvania  Print* 

ingand  Publishing  Company.     1879.     [8vo.  pp.  11.  J 

The  address  was  delivered  in  Morrison  <  hapel,  Lexington,  April  2,  1879,  just  one 
hundred  years  after  the  first  permanent  at  was  made.    Someofthe 

hail  cam  pi  'I  up  m  tlir  Bpot  four  yt  ars  previous,  .June  ">.  1 7  7  ."> .    'I 
after  the  battle  of  Lexington  was  fought, and   "in  honor  oi  that  glorio 
they  gave  it  its  presenl  name.     "  I!  te  author,  "  in  the  heart  of  a  \  ir. 

ginia  wilderness,  and  by  Kentucky  pioneers,  was  erected  the  first  monument  evi 
raised  <ai  this  continent  to  the  first  dead  ol  the  American  Revolution." 

Mr    Ranck  is  the  secr<  tary  of  the  Kentucky  Historical  Society  and  the  auto 
the    Historj   oi  Lexington,  published  in  1872.     He  has  also  edited  the  poems 
Theodore  O'Hara,  author  oi    "The  Bivouac  of  the  Dead."     The  addi  ible 

ami  eloquent.  J.  W.  d. 

Account  of  the  Early  Land- Grants  of  Groton,  Massachusetts.     By  Samuel  A. 

Green,  M.D.     Groton  :  1879.     [8vo.  pp.  58.] 

This  is  another  valuable  addition  to  the  materials  for  the  history  oi  Groton,  which 
Dr.  Green  has  given  to  the  public.  He  had  before  furnished  as  with  the  epitaphs 
and  the  early  records  of  Groton,  and  lie  now  prints  a  verbatim  copy  of  the  land- 
grants  of  the  seventeenth  century  recorded  in  the  town  books.  Like  the  records  he- 
lore  noticed  (an/'',  xxxiii.  154),  the  original  from  which  the  land-grants  are  copied 
IS  in  a  very  dilapidated  condition,  much  worn  and  very  hard  to  decipher. 

J.  W.   D. 

Reminiscences  of  James  C.  Aycr  and  the  Town  of  Ayer.  "  Undertake  what  you  ean 
accomplish,  and  accomplish  what  you  undertake." — James  C.  A  er.  By  Charles 
Cowley,  Author  of  "  Leaves  from  a  Lawyer's  Life  Afloat  and  Ashore,"  "  Histo- 
ry of  Lowell,"  "  Famous  Divorces  of  all  Ages,"  etc.  Printed  by  the  Penhallow 
Printing  Company,  No.  12  Middle  Street,  Lowell,  Mass.  [1879.  8vo.  pp. 
Price  $1.25  in  cloth,  or  $  I  in  paper.  For  sale  by  the  printers,  Lowell,  and  by 
Lee  &  Shepard  and  L>.  1>.  Russell,  Boston,  Mass.] 

The  substance  of  these  reminiscences  was  '•  read  by  the  author  at  the  tenth  an- 
nual meeting  of  the  '  Old  Residents1  Historical   Association,'  held  in  Lowell,  M 
8,  1879,"  and  repeated  to  the  public  at  the  request  of  prominent  citizens.  Wedn  s- 
day  evening,  July  9,  1879,  in  Huntington  Hall,  Lowell.     They  were  so  well 
eeived  that  the  author  has  been  encouraged  to  add  to  and  print  them.     Such  works 
have  great  value  as  contributions  to  local  and  personal  history, 

James  Cook  Ayer,  the  subject  of  this  work,  was  horn  in  that  part  oi  Gr  >t  in,  Ct. , 
now  Ledyard,  May  5,  1818,  and  died  in  Winchendon,   Mass.,  July:!,  1878,  a< 
GO,  having  by  a  successful  business  career,  in  which  he  showed  enter 
city,  accumulated  a  fortune.     His  medicines  have  made  his  name  familiar  through- 
out the  cam  try. 

The  "  Reminiscences  of  the  Town  of  Ayer,"— which  town  was  named  in  hon 
James  C.  Ayer,  and  received  liberal  donations  from  him.— are,  like  the  rest  of  I 
volume,  interesting  and  valuable.  j.  w.  d. 

The  American  Antiquarian.     A  Quarterly  Journal  devoted  to  Early  American  His- 
tory,  Ethnology  and  Archaeology.     Edited  by  Rev.  Stephen   1>.   Peet,  Ulii 
Wisconsin.     Published  by  Jackson  &  Morse,  Chicago,   Li.     1879.  l'ub- 

lished  quarterly.     Price  .  3  a  year.] 

A  Comparison  between  the  Archaeology  of  Europe  and  Ameri<  u     Bj    Rev.  Step 
I).  Peet.     Lend  before  the   American  Association  for  the  Advancement  ol 
euce.  a1  the  Session  held  at  Buffalo,  August  23,  1876.     Reprinted  from  the  Amer- 
ican Antiquarian  lor  April,  is?!).     [Chicago  :    1879.    8vo.  pp.  14.] 

The  first  number  of  the  American  Antiquarian  was  issued  in  April.  1878,  and 
was  noticed  in  the  Register  for  that  year.    The  i  for  July,  August  and 

September,  ls7!>.  being  the  commencement  ol  the  second  volume,  is  n  w  before  us, 
increase  i  in  Bize  to  B8  pages,  and  filled  with  valuable  matter  uj  special  sub- 

jects to  which  the  periodical  is  devoted.     We  are  glad  to  luu  1  i  \  idence  that 

the  work  is  meeting  with  suci 

The  Rev.  Mr.  Peet'fl  comparison  of  Archaeology  in  Europe  andAmerciaie  an 
al  le  j  aper  on  an  important  budj<  i,  w,  d. 


1880.]  Booh  Notices.  113 

Indian  Massacre  at  Fox  Point,  in  Newington.  By  Charles  W.  Tuttle.  [1879. 
8vo.  pp.  6.  25  copies  reprinted  from  the  Proceedings  of  the  Massachusetts  His- 
torical Society  for  June,  1879.] 

Fox  Point,  in  Newington,  N.  H..  was  part  of  Dover,  when  this  alleged  massacre 
took  place,  May  28,  1690.  Mr.  Tuttle, — versed  in  New  Hampshire  history,  touch- 
ing which  his  keen  and  thorough  research  is  fast  accumulating  most  valuable  re- 
sults.— became  suspicious  that  there  was  no  such  massacre.  Patient  examination 
found  that  the  story  originally  appeared  in  a  loose  statement  by  Cotton  Mather, 
probably  based  on  a  hasty  letter  from  William  Vaughan,  which  letter  was  written 
on  a  story  brought  into  Portsmouth  by  a  frightened  fugitive.  The  letter  had  no 
confirmation.  Not  a  family  on  the  ground  has  a  tradition  of  the  loss  of  an  ancestor 
at  that  time.  No  local,  probate,  or  other  record  shows  the  disappearance  of  citi- 
zens. The  extant  diaries,  military  or  otherwise,  do  not  allude  to  it.  And,  most  of 
all,  Rev.  John  Pike,  in  whose  own  parish  this  territory  lay,  and  who  kept  a  minute 
diary  of  weather,  events,  accidents,  deaths,  Indian  troubles  and  the  like, — and  who 
was  at  that  very  date  only  four  miles  distant, — makes  not  the  slightest  allusion  to 
any  such  affair. 

It  is  hard  to  give  up  our  pet  massacres  ;  but  we  give  up  this  one,  and  place  it  with 
George  Washington's  little  hatchet  and  the  Wheelwright  Deed.       A.  H.  Quint. 

History  of  Ancient  Woodbury,  Connecticut,  from  the  first  Indian  Deed  in  1659  to 
1879,  including  the  present  towns  of  Washington,  Southbury,  Bethlehem,  Roxbury , 
and  apart  of  Oxford  and  Middlebury,  containing  the  genealogical  statistics  of  the 
same,  and  of  ancient  Stratford  from  1639  to  1728.  By  William  Cothren.  Vol. 
III.     Woodbury,  Conn.  :  'Published  by  William  Cothren.     1879.     [8vo.  pp.  707.] 

The  first  volume  of  this  history  was  published  in  1854,  and  was  noticed  in  the 
April  number  of  the  Register  of  that  year.  The  second  volume  was  published  in 
1872,  and  noticed  in  the  Register  for  October  of  that  year.  The  third  volume, 
just  from  the  press,  is  given  up  almost  wholly  to  the  genealogical  statistics  of  this 
ancient  town  ;  it  contains  the  births,  marriages  and  deaths  of  Woodbury  from  1679 
to  1879,  the  baptisms  from  1670  to  1813 ;  the  births,  marriages  and  deaths  of  Wash- 
ington from  1742  to  1878  ;  the  births,  marriages  and  deaths  of  Southbury  from  1731 
to  1879  ;  the  births  of  Bethlehem  from  1841  to  1879,  the  marriages  and  deaths  from 
1740  to  1878 ;  the  births  of  Roxbury  from  1852  to  1879,  the  marriages  and  deaths 
from  1744  to  1879  ;  a  list  of  the  public  officials  of  the  town,  members  of  Congress, 
judges,  senators,  &c.  As  the  first  settlers  of  Woodbury  came  principally  from 
Stratford,  Conn.,  the  author  has  inserted  all  the  recorded  births,  marriages  and 
deaths  on  the  Stratford  records  from  its  settlement  in  1639  to  1728.  This  latter  fea- 
ture adds  very  much  to  the  value  of  the  work  from  a  genealogical  point  of  view. 
Mr.  Cothren  states  that  since  he  issued  his  two  former  volumes,  "he  has  been 
overwhelmed  by  a  multitude  of  letters,  increasing  in  number  with  the  passing 
years,  making  inquiries  after  genealogical  information  not  contained  in  those  vol- 
umes. On  account  of  the  pressure  of  these  inquiries  upon  the  compiler  having 
become  so  great,  he  was  in  some  sense  compelled  to  publish  this  volume  as  a 
personal  relief  from  the  labor  of  continual  searches  of  the  records  to  answer  the 
questions  of  correspondents."  Now  he  can  reply  to  his  correspondents,  "  Behold  ! 
I  have  written  it  all  in  a  book;    purchase  and  search  for  yourselves." 

We  regard  this  last  volume  of  the  author  as  a  monument  of  patient  industry,  and 
the  preparation  of  it  must  have  involved  a  large  amount  of  time  and  labor  in  copy- 
ing so  many  names  and  dates,  and  it  must  be  of  great  value  to  those  who  are  en- 
gaged in  historical  and  genealogical  researches.  As  materials  for  the  history  of 
Connecticut  families  these  pages  are  of  great  value,  and  whoever  has  occasion  to 
examine  them  will  feel  grateful  that  they  have  been  made  accessible  in  a  printed 
form.  As  the  book  is  to  be  used  principally  as  one  of  reference,  we  regard  it  as  a 
public  misfortune  that  there  could  not  have  been  found  in  this  large  town  a  person 
of  sufficient  leisure  to  have  prepared  a  good  index  of  names.  \V .  S.  Allen. 

The  History  of  Warner,  N.  II.,  for  one  hundred  and  forty-four  years,  from  1735 
to  1879.  By  Walter  Harrimax.  Concord,  N.  II.  :  Printed  by  the  Republican 
Press.     1879.     [8vo.  pp.  581.J 

The  town  of  Warner  is  in  Merrimack  county,  some  fifteen  miles  northwest  of  Con- 
cord. It  was  settled  by  emigrants  from  Amesbury,  Mass.,  and  was  called  New 
Amesbury.  Its  present  name  probably  was  taken  in  honor  of  Col.  Scth  Warner,  of 
Bennington,  Yt. 


114  Booh  Notices.  [Jan. 

The  volume  contains  581  pages,  divided  into  .°>b  chapters,  and  is  adorned  with 
twenty-six  illustrations — the  frontispiece  bearing  an  excellent  steel  plate  ot  the 
compiler,  the  others  being  mainly  heliotypes. 

In  the  preface  the  author  says  :  "  I  have  made  this  work  not  a  genealogical  register, 
but  a  history  of  the  town  "  With  much  painstaking  he  has  gathered  up  the  records 
and  the  traditions  and  preserved  them  in  this  goodly  sized  volume  as  a  Labor  of  1 
and  at  Ins  own  cost.  The  narrative  is  easy,  plain  ami  concise.  The  Bubject  demand- 
ed no  ( il'nt  at  rhetoric,  lor  the  town  is  purely  agricultural,  the  soil  granitic,  the  in- 
habitants plain  farmers.  No  great  event  has  ever  occurred  within  the  town,  but  it 
has  raised  men,  and.  although  the  compiler  has  aimed  mainly  at  preserving  the 
annals,  he  has  also  made  it  a  history  ot  individuals — one  of  much  value  t>  the  fu- 
ture genealogist. 

The  concluding  chapter  is  upon  the  "  boundaries  of  New  Hampshire" — an  address 
delivered  at  Canterbury,  N.  11.,  May  'A.  1^7n.  It  has  a  legitimate  place  in  the  vol- 
ume, from  the  tact  that  the  proprietors  of  the  town,  in  common  with  other  towns 
west  of  the  Merrimack  river,  were  greatly  perplexed  by  the  (pa  stion  ot  boundary,  and 
dominion  between  New  Hampshire,  New  York,  and  the  Mason ian  proprietors. 

The  volume  only  lacks  an  index  to  make  it  Complete.  The  thanks  of  the  commu- 
nity are  due  to  Governor  Harriman  for  thus  rescuing  at  his  own  cost  the  r<  c  >rds  of 
the  town  from  oblivion.  C.  C.  Uoffin. 

History  of  Scipnoiir,  Connecticut,  with  Biographies  and  Genealogies.  By  W.  C. 
Sharpb.     Record  Print :     Seymour,  Conn.     1879.     [8vo.  pp.  244,  with  portraits 

and  illustrations.     Price  $2.25;  by  mail,  $2  38.] 

The  town  of  Seymour  dates  its  incorporation  from  the  year  1S50,  having  formerly 
been  a  part  of  the  old  township  of  Derby,  which  had  previously  been  reduced  from 
its  original  limits  by  the  setting  off' of  the  town  of  Oxford  in  1741.  In  1878  Mr. 
Sharpe,  the  editor  of  the  Seymour  Record,  issued  a  volume  of  148  pages,  entitled 
"  Seymour  and  Vicinity  ;"  and  he  had  previously,  in  1874,  published  a  little  work 
on  the  '*  Sharpe  Family  of  England  and  America,  from  15!s0  to  1870" — showing 
himself  by  these  works  to  have  been  greatly  interested  in  matters  pertaining  to  ! 
history  and  genealogy.  The  present  volume  contains  all  the  contents  of  the  first- 
mentioned  work,  with  the  addition  of  much  genealogical  and  biographical  informa- 
tion. The  matter  is  somewhat  miscellaneous  and  disconnected  in  arrangement,  ex- 
plained in  part  from  the  fact  that  the  articles  first  appeared  in  the  columns  of  Mr. 
Sharpens  paper,  some  of  which  appear  here  in  the  double-column  form  in  which 
they  were  originally  printed,  although  the  most  of  them  have  been  re-set.  This 
somewhat  unmethodical  arrangement  of  the  subjects  treated,  and  the  presence  of 
matters  which  should  have  properly  found  a  place  in  a  Directory,  give  the  impres- 
sion that  the  title  of  the  volume  would  have  been  better  as  Collections  towards  a 
history  of  the  town,  rather  than  the  history  itself.  Still  the  work  is  a  most  credita- 
ble one.  as  the  incidents  of  early  and  later  history,  the  part  taken  h\  its  citizens  m 
the  Revolution  and  the  civil  war,  accounts  of  its  manufacturing  and  other  industries, 
and  biographical  sketches  of  prominent  personages,  are  all  faithfully  given.  Dm 
genealogical  portion  comprises  fifty-two  pages,  and  there  is  an  exhaustive  and  tin 
roughly  prepared  index  of  twelve  pages.  s.  l.  b. 

The  Voire  as  a  Musical  Instrument;  with  Medical  Hints  as  to  its  Proper  Training 
and  Culture,  liy  CHARLES  11.  STANLEY  Davis,  M.D.  Boston:  Published  by 
Oliver  Ditson  &  Co.     [1879.     L2mo.  pp.  41.] 

This  pamphlet  treats  of  a  subject  in  which  a  large  portion  of  the  community  feel 
an  interest.  The  author  states  in  his  preface  that  it  is  "the  result  of  a  somewhat 
extensive  experience  with  the  laryngoscope  and  the  treatment  o\'  diseases  of  the 
throat,  and  more  especially  the  hygienic,  dietetic  and  medical  management  oi  the 
singing  voice."  Much  information  found  here  will  be  useful  to  singers  and  to 
who  have  the  training  of  the  voices  of  the  young.  J.  w.  d. 

Memorial  Services  of  Commemoration  Day,  held  in  Canton,  May  30,  187!),  under  tin 

Auspices  of  the   Revere   Encampment,   Post  04,    Grand   Aran  of  the  Republic, 

Bosl  mi  :  William  Bense,  Printer, 35  Congress  Street.     ls7;>.     [8vo.  pp.  22  | 

The  address  at  the  services  to  which  this  pamphlet  is  devoted,  was  by  Samuel  B« 

Noycs,  Esq.,  oi  Canton.     It  is  printed  here  in  full,  and  ably  reviews  theservi* 

the  soldiers  ol  Canton  in  the  late  Civil  war,  and  the  patriotic  Bervices  <>['  American 

citizens  of  all  nationality  .1.  w.  d, 


1880.]  Booh  Notices.  115 

The  JEneid  of  Virgil,  translated  into  English.  By  Joitn  D.  Long.  Boston  :  Lock- 
wood,  Brooks  &  Company.     1879.     [12mo.  pp.  431.] 

Although  Gov.  Long  describes  his  translation  of  Virgil's  ./Eneid  as  "  a  busy  man's 
work  and  not  a  scholar's,"  yet  it  seems  to  us  to  possess  such  striking  merits  as  to 
entitle  it  to  a  high  rank  among  the  best  versions  of  the  great  Latin  Epic. 

We  imagine  that  it  was  the  author's  intention  to  furnish  a  translation  for  the  use 
of  the  general  reader  rather  than  of  the  student.  A  requisite  of  a  translation  having 
such  an  object  in  view  is,  that  it  should  be  made  interesting  to  those  not  familiar 
with  the  original.  This  is  one  great  merit  of  Pope's  translation  of  the  Iliad,  and 
has  given  it  a  permanent  place  in  literature  in  spite  of  its  unfaithfulness  to  the 
original.  Mr.  Long  seems  to  us  to  have  been  especially  successful  in  this  respect, 
and  by  the  freshness  and  beauty  of  his  style  has  made  the  iEneid  almost  as  interest- 
ing, judged  as  a  story  only,  as  Scott's  "  Marmion."  While  accomplishing  this  re- 
sult he  has  closely  followed  the  original,  unlike  Dryden,  who  in  his  translation  of 
the  /Eneid.  perhaps  influenced  by  the  requirements  of  rhyme,  so  altered  and  expand- 
ed the  original,  that,  while  admiring  the  genius  of  the  translator,  we  miss  the  sim- 
plicity and  beauty  of  Virgil's  style,  very  much  as  we  miss  the  charm  of  Chaucer's 
Tales  in  the  same  author's  paraphrase  of  them. 

Mr.  Long  has  wisely,  we  think,  chosen  for  his  metre  the  pentameter,  the  heroic 
measure  of  English  poetry,  as  more  nearly  reproducing  the  effect  of  Virgil's  hex- 
ameter, than  would  the  English  hexameter,  which  is  more  rapid  and  less  stately 
in  its  movement,  and  therefore  less  in  the  heroic  style.  His  verse  in  the  narrative 
portions  is  generally  smooth  and  flowing,  while  in  the  more  elevated  passages  he 
displays  a  power  of  vigorous  and  pathetic  writing  which  confirms  the  reputation 
which  we  understand  he  has  long  had  among  his  personal  friends  for  poetic  talent. 
We  notice  an  occasional  use  of  obsolete  and  unusual  words  which  appears  to  us 
questionable  in  point  of  taste,  and  we  doubt  whether  the  lively  effect  produced  by 
the  introduction  of  colloquialisms  is  not  more  than  offset  by  the  loss  of  dignity  and 
beauty  of  style.  We  must  not  omit  to  notice  the  remarkable  excellence  of  the  man- 
ner in  which  the  volume  is  produced,  the  beauty  and  appropriateness  of  the  bind- 
ing and  clearness  of  the  type  rendering  it  equally  pleasing  to  the  eye,  and  easy  of 
perusal.  T.  B.  Peck. 

The  Mound  Builders :  being  an  Account  of  a  Remarkable  People  that  once  inhabited 
the  Valleys  of  the  Ohio  and  Mississippi  ;  together  with  an  Investigation  into  the 
Archaeology  of  Butler  County,  O.  By  J.  P.  McLean,  Author  of  "  A  Manual  of 
the  Antiquity  of  Man,"  and  "Mastodon,  Mammoth  and  Man."  Illustrated 
with  over  One  Hundred  Figures.  Cincinnati  :  Robert  Clarke  &  Co.  1879. 
[Cloth.  12mo.  pp.  233.  With  archaeological  map.  Price  $1.50.  Sold  by  A. 
Williams  &  Co.,  Boston,  Mass.] 

This  is  a  genuine  contribution  to  the  literature  of  an  interesting  subject.  The 
existence,  antiquity,  character,  works  and  fate  of  such  a  pre-historic  race  upon 
our  continent,  furnish  a  theme  to  challenge  the  attention  of  the  antiquarian,  scien- 
tist and  poet.  It  startles  us  to  think  of  a  people,  numerous,  ingenious,  powerful, 
Cultivating  broad  fields,  building  vast  works  for  war  or  for  religion,  and  waging 
mighty  Avars,  and  passing  to  oblivion  in  a  past  so  remote  that  the  most  ancient  of 
the  Red  Men  is  a  child  of  yesterday  in  comparison.  But  even  this  does  not  satisfy 
our  author.  It  is  quite  clear  to  him  that  the  Mound  Builders  were  succeeded  by 
another  distinct  people  whom  he  names  the  Villagers,  whose  cultivated  gardens  are 
super-imposed  upon  the  long  abandoned  earthworks  of  the  earlier  race;  and  wTho, 
in  their  turn,  vanished.  Of  the  conclusiveness  of  the  author's  reasoning  upon  this 
and  other  questions,  we  are  not  prepared  to  speak.  It  is  frankly  conceded  that  one 
who  has  mastered  a  subject  by  thorough  study  can  see  the  real  force  of  arguments 
which  are  Greek  to  a  novice.  But  in  this  work,  "  it  is  clear,"  and  kindred  phrases, 
remind  us  of  the  experiences  of  a  certain  college  class  under  the  instruction  of  our 
learned  mathematical  professor.  Whenever  a  particularly  emphatic  "  now  you 
see  "  flashed  from  his  voice  and  eyes,  his  pupils  were  very  sure  of  some  point  which 
most  of  them  did  not  expect  to  see  at  all.  The  tone  in  which  our  author  affirms  that 
"the  recent  origin  of  man  has  been  sufficiently  exploded."  smacks  of  dogmatism 
and  scarcely  inspires  confidence.  But  as  a  volume  recording  careful  observations 
and  faithful  descriptions,  this  work  must  have  real  value. 

Two  third-  of  the  volume  arc  devoted  to  a  general  account  of  the  Mound  Builders, 
describing  their  enclosures,  defensive  and  sacred  mounds,  works  of  art,  mining  ope- 
rations, civilization,  antiquity  and  fate.     On  the  latter  point  the  author  inclines  to 


110  Booh  Notices.  [Jan. 

the  theory  of  a  migration  southward,  and  a  connection  with  the  ancient  Mexicans. 
The  latter  part  of  the  book  describes  more  minutely  the  archaeology  of  Butler  Coun- 
ly,  Ohio,  in  which  the  works  of  these  Builders  abound.  The  illustrations  are  nu- 
merous, and  serve  their  purpose  well.  H.  A.  Hazen. 

Report  of  the.  Commissioner  of  Education  for  the  Year  1877.  Washington  :  Gov- 
ernment Printing  Office.     1879.     [8vo.  pp.  611.] 

The  above  report  for  1877,  although  late  in  being  printed  and  distributed,  is  wel- 
come to  the  friends  of  public  education  throughout  the  country.  It  contains  the 
summaries  of  educational  statistics  in  the  different  states,  considers  the  schools  for 
the  colored  race,  the  statistics  of  colleges  and  secondary  schools,  the  degrees  confer- 
red, the  libraries  of  the  country,  and  the  charitable  and  reformatory  institutions. 
We  commend  what  the  commissioner  has  to  say  about  the  value  of  school  and  college 
catalogues,  their  great  historical  value  and  the  desirability  of  every  institution 
which  issues  one,  as  well  as  a  few  of  the  large  public  libraries,  keeping  a  complete 
file  of  the  same.  The  commissioner  thinks  there  is  no  excuse  for  the  continued  pub- 
lishing of  what  are  termed  "  triennial  "  catalogues  in  the  Latin  language.  Gen. 
Eaton  shows  by  his  report  what  is  being  done  for  the  education  of  the  people,  and 
how  much  land  still  remains  to  be  possessed  in  this  direction.  The  volume  has  a 
good  index.  w.  s.  a. 

The  Place  of  the  Practical  Man  in  American  Public  Affairs.  By  Hamilton  An- 
drews Hill.  Boston:  A.  Williams  &  Co.,  Washington  Street.  1879.  [8vo. 
pp.  20.] 

This  is  a  paper  read  before  the  American  Social  Science  Association,  at  its  annual 
meeting  in  Saratoga  Springs,  Sept.  11,  1879.  Mr.  Hill  shows  that  the  country 
would  be  benefited  by  a  larger  representation  of  business  men  of  high  character, 
and  properly  trained  in  the  legislative  and  executive  departments  of  government. 
"  At  the  present  time,"  he  writes,  "  the  president  of  the  United  States,  the  vice- 
president,  every  member  of  the  cabinet,  with  one  exception,  and  nearly  all  the  high 
officials  in  the  government,  are  lawyers.  In  Congress  five-sevenths  of  the  senators 
and  three-fourths  of  the  representatives  are  members  of  the  same  profession  ;  while 
one  might  count  the  business  men  on  the  fingers  of  one's  two  hands."  It  was  dif- 
ferent during  the  revolution  and  in  the  early  days  of  the  republic. 

The  subject  is  ably  handled,  and  the  paper  is  very  suggestive.  J.  w.  d. 

The  Building  and    Voyage  of  the   Griffon  in  1679.     By  0.   H.  Marshall 

[Buffalo,  N.  Y.  :]  Bigelow  Brothers,  Publishers.     [1879.     8vo.  pp.  36.] 

In  August  last  two  centuries  were  completed  since  the  Griffon,  a  small  vessel,  pro- 
jected and  built  by  the  adventurous  Chevalier  de  la  Salle,  sailed  from  Niagara  on  a 
voyage  of  discovery  on  the  upper  lakes.  This  paper,  which  is  devoted  to  a  history 
of  the  Griffon  till  her  loss  in  Lake  Michigan  on  her  return  voyage,  was  read  nearly 
seventeen  years  ago,  Feb.  3,  1863,  before  the  Buffalo  Historical  Society.  It  has  been 
revised  and  enlarged,  and  was  printed  in  the  Publications  of  that  society  in  August, 
1879,  the  bi-centenary  of  the  event.  From  that  serial  the  present  pamphlet  is  re- 
printed. 

Mr.  Marshall  has  long  been  known  as  a  student  of  the  history  of  French  discove- 
ry in  the  west,  as  is  shown  by  a  paper  in  the  New  York  Historical  Society's  Collec- 
tions, over  thirty  years  ago.     The  present  tract  bears  evidence  of  his  usual  research. 

j.  w.  D. 

Sketch  of  the  Early  History  of  Banking  in  Vermont.     [Boston:   1879.     Paper,  8vo. 

pp.  28.] 

The  author  of  this  pamphlet  is  George  P.  Reed,  of  Boston,  whose  life  of  the  Hon. 
John  Read  was  noticed  in  the  Register  for  April,  Ls79  {ante,  xxxiii.  262).  This 
sketch  was  written  several  years  ago,  and  was  read  before  the  Vermont  Historical 
Society.  It  relates  more  particularly  to  the  Vermont  State  Bank,  the  first  banking 
institution  in  that  state,  and  the  only  one  to  the  year  1818,  when  private  banks  were 
chartered.  It  was  established  by  an  act  of  the  legislature  in  180i>.  and  went  into 
operation  the  same  year.  It  consisted  of  two  branches,  one  at  Woodstock  and  the 
other  at  Middlebury.  It  began  in  February,  1806,  to  issue  bills  which  were  oi'  va- 
rious denominations  from  fifty  cents  to  three  dollars,  lis  active  existence  was  only 
about  a  dozen  years,  though  its  affairs  were  not  all  settled  till  1815.  This  mono- 
graph is  a  useful  addition  to  the  financial  history  of  New  England.  J.  w.  d. 


1880.]  Book  Notices.  Ill 

The  Huguenots  in  the  Nipmuck  Country,  or  Oxford  [Mass.],  prior  to  1713.  By 
George  F.  Daniels.  With  an  Introduction  by  Oliver  Wendell  Holmes. 
[Motto.]    Boston:  Estes  &  Lauriat.    1880.     [Cloth,  12mo.  pp.  168.     Price  $1.25.] 

This  work  of  Mr.  Daniels  is  one  of  the  finest  historical  studies  which  has  appear- 
ed for  some  time.  It  is  upon  a  subject  full  of  interest.  It  is  the  story  of 
a  brave  lew  who  came  to  our  shores  and  went  back  into  the  wilderness  to 
endure  the  hardships  of  frontier  life,  privation  and  the  assaults  of  the  savage. 
This  company  of  Huguenots  arrived  in  Boston  in  1686,  and  settled  on  land 
granted  by  President  Dudley  and  others  in  the  present  towns  of  Oxford  and  Charl- 
ton. These  settlers  were  earnest,  brave  and  pious.  Their  labors  in  the  wilderness 
testify  of  their  industry.  But  many  things  were  against  them.  The  Indians  chiefly 
were  at  work  making  inroads  upon  the  new  made  settlements,  and  coming  upon 
New  Oxford  murdered  some  of  the  people,  who  after  enduring  much  returned  to 
Boston,  where  they  could  be  more  secure.  There  were  some  thirty  families  in  all ;  and 
among  them  those  to  be  remembered  by  Boston  especially  are  the  descendants  of  the 
Beaudoin  [Bowdoin]  and  Faneuil  families,  and  by  the  readers  of  English  literature, 
Mrs.  Sigourney  [Sigourne].  Rev.  Dr.  Abel  Holmes,  in  1830,  prepared  a  monograph 
which  was  published  in  the  Collections  of  the  Massachusetts  Historical  Society,  enti- 
tled "  Memoir  of  French  Protestants  Settled  at  Oxford  [Mass.],  1686."  The  his- 
tory of  this  settlement  has  been  sought  into  by  others,  only  briefly  however,  and 
Mr.  Daniels,  with  an  evident  love  for  the  undertaking,  has  prepared  this  work.  It 
was  fitting  that  Oliver  Wendell  Holmes,  son  of  the  Rev.  Dr.  Holmes,  should 
write  the  introduction.  This  book  is  written  in  a  fine  style,  graphic  and 
every  way  fascinating.  It  displays  care  and  painstaking  on  every  page.  It  has  an 
excellent  index.  A.  Titus,  Jr. 

The  Dover  (iV.  H.)  Physicians.  Read  before  the  New  Hampshire  Medical  Society, 
June  17,  1879.  By  John  Randolph  Ham,  M.D.,  of  Dover.  Concord:  Printed  by 
Evans,  Sleeper  &  Evans.     1879.     [Paper,  8vo.  pp.  22.] 

Dr.  Ham  has  performed  a  serviceable  labor  in  compiling  the  biographies  of  these 
seventy-five  Dover  physicians,  ranging  from  the  year  1631  to  the  present  time.  The 
author  is  a  zealous  and  painstaking  antiquary,  and  must  have  bestowed  much  labor 
in  collecting  the  materials  used  in  the  sketches.  Of  few  of  these  physicians  had 
biographies  been  printed,  and  the  facts  in  the  lives  of  most  of  them  were  scattered 
and  difficult  to  obtain.  j.  w.  d. 

Bibliotheca  Americana.  1878.  Catalogue  of  a  Valuable  Collection  of  Books  and 
Pamphlets  relating  to  America.  With  a  Descriptive  List  of  Robert  Clarke  <$•  Co.'s 
Historical  Publications.  For  sale  by  Robert  Clarke  &  Co.  Cincinnati.  1878. 
[8vo.  pp.  262+64.    Price  50  cts.] 

Bibliotheca  Americana.  Catalogue  of  a  Valuable  Collection  of  Books  and  Pamphlets 
relating  to  America.  Supplement  for  1879.  For  sale  by  Robert  Clarke  &  Co.,  65 
West  Fourth  Street,  Cincinnati.     1879.     [8vo.  pp.  92.] 

The  "  Bibliotheca  Americana  "  of  Messrs.  Robert  Clarke  &  Co.,  for  1878,  con- 
tains nearly  seven  thousand  titles  relating  to  America,  and  is  a  valuable  aid  to  libra- 
rians and  private  collectors  of  ,k  Americana."  The  Supplement  contains  recent 
additions  and  new  books,  also  books  reduced  in  price,  which  Messrs.  Clarke  &  Co. 
can  supply.     It  is  sent  gratis  to  the  old  patrons  of  the  firm.  J.  w.  d. 

Presentation  of  the  Statue  of  Washington  to  the  City  of  Newburyport.  [Newbury- 
port:]  Printed  by  order  of  the  City  Council.  1879.  [Paper,  8vo.  pp.  75.  For 
sale  by  A.  Williams  &  Co.,  Boston.     Price  25  cts.] 

The  name  of  Washington  should  never  grow  old.  Mr.  Daniel  Ingalls  Tenny, 
loving  the  place  of  his  birth  and  his  country,  and  possessing  an  abundance  of  this 
world's  goods,  was  pleased  to  present  to  the  city  of  Newburyport,  a  superb  statue 
of  Washington.  It  is  an  honor  to  the  place.  It  reflects  credit  to  the  artist,  Mr. 
J.  Q.  A.  Ward,  and  places  Mr.  Tenney  among  the  public  benefactors. 

This  pamphlet  gives  an  account  of  the  unveiling  of  the  statue  on  the  22d  of  Febru- 
ary, 1878.  The  chief  address  on  this  occasion  was  by  the  Rt.  Rev.  Thomas  M.  Clark, 
D.D.,  bishop  of  Rhode  Island,  whose  address  was  full  of  enthusiasm  and  heartiness. 
The  work  has  a  view  of  the  statue,  a  portrait  of  Mr.  Tenney,  of  New  York  city,  the 
donor  of  the  statue,  and  other  illustrations.  It  will  be  prized  by  the  citizens  and 
natives  of  Newburyport.  a.  t.  jr* 

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118  Booh  Notices.  [Jan. 

King's  Pocket  Book  of  Cincinnati.     Edited  and  published  by  Moses  King,  Harvard 
lege,  Mass.    [1879.    Cloth,  l8mo.  pp.  88.] 

We  have  here,  alphabetically  arranged,  a  variety  of  interesting  facts  relative  to 
Cincinnati,  past  and  present.    The  dictionary  form  has  advanl  bt  other  forms 

lor  a  handbook  about  our  cities  ;  as  we  can  refer  at  once  to  the  subjects  about  which 
we  \\ ish  to  obtain  information  without  being  subjected  to  the  delay  of  consulting 

an  index.     Mr.  KiiiLi  has  had  experience  in  preparing  such  works.    His  "Hand- 
Book  of  Boston "'  was  noticed  in  the  Register  for  April  last  (ante,  xxxiii.  265). 

J.   W.  D. 

Barnes's  One-Term  History.     A   Brief  History  of  the   United  States  for   Schools. 

[Motto. J      A.  S.  Barnes  &  Co.,  New  York,  Chicago  and  New  Orleans.     [1879. 

12mo.  pp.  298fxlvi.    S  >ld  by  Nichols  &  Hall,  Boston.] 

This  work,  which  was  first  issued  in  1871,  has  recently  been  thoroughly  revised 
and  brought  down  to  the  present  time.  It  has  been  extensively  introduced  as  a 
text-hook  into  our  public  schools,  and  seems  well  adapted  for  the  purpose.  It  is 
written  in  a  clear  and  simple  style.  Maps  and  pictures  are  used  to  impress  the 
events  on  the  scholar's  memory  and  make  the  subject  attractive  to  him.  It  has  an 
excellent  index,  a  rare  merit  in  school  books.  J.  W.  d. 

Biographical  Encyclopaedia  of  Massachusetts  of  the  Nineteenth  Century.  [Memoir 
of  the  Hon.  Marshall  P.  Wilder,  Ph.D.]  New  York  :  Metropolitan  Publishing 
and  Engraving  Company.     1879.     [Royal  4to.  pp.  13.] 

Memoir  of  Marshall  P.  Wilder.     By  John  H.  Sheppard,  A.M Boston  :  David 

Clap])  &  Son,  Printers.     1^07.     [8vo.  pp.  54.] 

Sketch  of  the  Life  and  Services  of  Marshall  P.  Wilder.  Boston  :  Alfred  Mudge  & 
Son,  Printers.     1871.     [Royal  8vo.  pp.  27.] 

Address  delivered  at  the  Semi- Centennial  Anniversary  of  the  Massachusetts  Horticul- 
tural Society,  Sept.  12,  1879.  By  Marshall  P.  Wilder,  Ex-President  of  tiie  So- 
ciety.    Boston  :   Franklin  Press  :  Rand,  Avery  &  Co.     1879.     [8vo.  pp.  27. j 

Address   at  the  Seventeenth  Session  of  the  American  Pomoloejical  Society,  held  in 

Rochester,  N.  Y..  Sept.  17,  18,  19,  1879.  By  Marshall  P.  Wilder,  President  of 
the  Society.  Published  by  the  Society.  1879.  [8vo.  pp.  23.  Printed  by  Toluian 
&  White,  Boston.] 

In  a  life  of  more  than  four-score  years,  Col.  "Wilder  has  been  active  in  organizing 
and  furthering  enterprises  for  the  benefit  of  his  fellow  men.  Few  men  can  look 
back  upon  so  fair  a  record. 

The  three  memoirs  whose  titles  are  gi ven  at  the  head  of  this  notice  are  all  that 
have  appeared  separately,  though  we  have  before  us  a  list  of  a  score  and  upwards  of 
biographies  printed  in  books  and  periodicals.  The  pamphlet  whose  title  heads  the 
lisl  is  reprinted  from  the  ''  Biographical  Encyclopaedia  of  Massachusetts,"  an  el  i 
gant  quarto  just  issued.  The  second  pamphlet,  by  the  late  Mr.  Sheppard,  was  re- 
printed from  the  Register  for  1867,  and  the  third  was  written  for  "  Boston  Past 
and  Present,"  by  Arthur  Oilman,  A.M.,  of  Cambridge. 

Dining  the  hist  lew  years  Col.  Wilder's  mind  has  been  unusually  active,  and 
though  early  last  year  he  met  with  a  severe  accident  (ante,  xxxiii.  357),  we  are  hap- 
py to  state  that  he  has  nearly  recovered  from  it.  His  intellectual  powers  do  not 
seem  to  have  been  affected  by  it,  as  the  two  addresses,  whose  titles  we  give,  amply 
prove.  His  address  before  the  New  England  Historic,  Genealogical  Society,  deliv- 
ered at  the  last  annual  meeting,  and  printed  in  the  Register  lor  April,  is?9,  has 
been  pronounced  by  good  judges  the  best  that  he  has  delivered  to  this  society.  \\  c 
hope  his  long  and  useful  life  will  be  prolonged  many  years.  J.  w.  d. 

St.   Aspenquid  of  Ml.  Agamenticus.     An  Indian  Idyl.     By  John  Albex.      Ports- 
mouth :  Published  by  Lewis  W.  Brewster,  1879.    [Paper,  LSmo.  pp.  24.] 
Mr.   Albee  is  well  known  as  a  writer  of  graceful  prose  and  verse.     Living   where 
e  noble  river  of  Pascataqua  falls  into  the  ocean,  a  region  not  only  picturesque  and 

abounding  with  historic  incident,  but  fertile  in  tales  ot  the  olden   times  and  Indian 

legend,  he  has  become  thoroughly  imbued  with  the  spirit  of  antiquity  and  poetry 
that  broods  over   the  place.      Not  many  months  since  he  wrote  an  exquisite  sonnet 
on  "  Champernowne's  Grave,"  on  Cutts  Island,  gracefully  blending  the  pi 
with  hoary  age. 
St.  Aspenquid  [See  Parmer  &  Moore's  Hist.  Coll.,  iii.  Ap,  p.  S3;  Preble  Genealo- 


1880.]  Booh  Notices.  119 

gy,  p.  12]  and  Accominticus — as  1  prefer  to  write  it  out  of  deference  to  Copt.  John 
Smith,  who  first  put  this  Indian  name  into  English  spelling — are  inseparable.  The 
story  of  St.  Aspenquid — the  only  saint  in  the  Indian  Calendar — is  neatly  and 
prettily  told,  and  will  find  man}'-  sympathetic  readers.  A  new  and  fresh  interest 
in  that  whole  region  starts  up  on  reading  this  fine  poem.  C.  W.  Tuttle. 

A  Historical  Memoir  of  Billerica  in  Massachusetts ,  containing  Notices  of  the  Princi- 
pal Events  in  the  Civil  and  Ecclesiastical  Affairs  of  the  Town ,  from  its  First  Settle- 
ment to  1816.  By  John  Farmer.  Published  by  Request.  Amherst,  N.Li.  :  Print- 
ed by  R.  Boylston,  1816.  [8vo.  pp.  36.  Reprinted  for  G.  M.  Elliott,  Lowell, 
1879.     Price  $1.] 

This  is  one  of  the  earliest  publications  of  John  Farmer,  the  well  known  New  Eng- 
land antiquary,  of  whom  a  memoir  and  portrait  will  be  found  in  our  first  volume. 
The  book  has  long  been  one  of  the  rarest  of  our  local  histories,  and  has  command- 
ed a  very  high  price  when  offered  for  sale.  We  believe  that  it  has  brought  from. 
ten  to  fifteen  dollars.  Mr.  Elliott  has^  reprinted  a  small  edition  of  the  work,  and 
has  produced  a  perfect  fac-simile  of  "the  original,  even  to  the  blue-paper  covers 
and  the  stitching.     Many  collectors  will  be  glad  to  add  this  to  their  rarities. 

J.  W.   D. 

Antiquarian  Papers.      Ipswich,  Mass.     1879.      [Sm.  4to.  No.  1.      October  :  Mo. 

II.  November  ;  each  pp.  4.     Published  by  the  Rev.  Augustus  Caldwell,  P.  0. 

Box  159.     Ipswich,  Mass.] 
Historical  Sketch  read  at  the  Sixtieth  Anniversary  of  the  First  Parish  Sabbath  School, 

Ipswich,   Mass.,   Sunday,   June  30,   1878.     By  Mrs.  Eunice  C.  Cowles.      [8vo. 

pp.  12.] 

Under  the  title  of  "  Antiquarian  Papers  "  the  Rev.  Mr.  Caldwell  has  commenced 
a  small  monthly  periodical  devoted  to  antiquarian  matters  relative  to  Ipswich,  which 
he  has  distributed  gratis.  He  writes  us  :  "  It  is  not  intended  for  circulation  out  of  Ip- 
swich. I  thought  if  the  people  there  could  have  their  attention  called  to  their  early 
history,  it  might  quicken  an  interest,  and  be  a  stepping  stone  to  something  better 
and  more  substantial."  Ipswich  is  one  of  our  oldest  towns,  and  many  in  all  parts 
of  the  union  trace  their  ancestry  to  it.  We  hope  the  work  will  have  many  subscri- 
bers besides  those  in  Ipswich.     In  future  there  will  be  a  charge  of  ten  cents  a  year. 

Mrs.  Cowles's  historical  sketch  of  the  First  Parish  Sabbath  School  in  that  town 
is  an  important  addition  to  the  history  of  Sabbath  schools  in  this  country,  as  well 
as  to  the  annals  of  the  town.  Few  Sunday  schools,  we  think,  can  show  a  continu- 
ous existence  of  sixty  years.  J.  w.  d. 

Wide  Awake:  an  Illustrated  Magazine  for  Young  People.  Ella  Farman,  Editor. 
D.  Lothrop  &  Co.,  Publishers,  Boston.  [Sm.  4to.  Published  Monthly.  Pp.62, 
each  number.     Price  $2  a  year.] 

The  December  number  of  this  really  "  wide-awake  "  magazine  has  been  publish- 
ed, completing  a  volume.     It  is  filled  with  interesting  matter  for  young  people. 

We  are  indebted  to  the  publishers  for  the  use  of  the  steel-plate  of  the  portrait  of 
Amos  Lawrence,  Esq.,  used  in  this  number.  j.  w.  d. 

Cincinnati' 's  Beginnings.  Missing  Chapters  of  the  Early  History  of  the  City  and  the 
Miami  Purchase ;  Chiefly  from  hitherto  Unpublished  Documents.  By  Francis 
W.Miller.  Cincinnati:  Peter  G.  Thompson,  Publisher.  1880.  [Cloth,  l2mo. 
pp.235.     Price  &1.75.] 

Everything  concerning  the  begining  of  so  important  a  city  as  Cincinnati  is  valua- 
ble ;  and  this  volume,  which  relates  trie  incidents  in  the  early  history  of  that  place 
in  the  words  of  the  actors  in  those  events,  is  gladly  welcomed.  Much  has  been  writ- 
ten and  printed  relative  to  the  North  West  Territory  and  its  settlement;  and  the 
interest  in  the  subject  seems  to  increase  rather  than  lessen.  The  "Ordinance  of 
1787,"  passed  for  its  government,  and  the  part  which  this  ordinance  played  in  the 
struggle  between  freedom  and  slavery,  has  made  the  main  features  of  its  history  fa- 
miliar to  the  nation.     Every  new  fact  in  its  annals  is  appreciated. 

The  principal  source  of  information  in  this  volume  seems  to  have  been  the  letters 
of  the  lion.  John  Cleves  Symmes,  the  father-in-law  of  President  Harrison,  from 
which  large  and  interesting  extracts  are  made.  Judge  Symmes  was  the  founder  of 
the  settlements  in  the  Miami  country,  which  included  what  is  now  Cincinnati,  and 
the  statements  in  these  letters  are  of  the  highest  authority.  j.  w.  d. 


120  Booh  Notices.  [Jan. 

Dear  Chris/mas   I)n  /g.     A  Song  for  the  Season.     Written  and  Composed  by  E.  R. 

Humphreys,  LL.D.,   Principal  of  the  Collegiate  School,  Boston;  and  Dedicated 

to  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Freemasons  oi  Mass.    Boston:  G.D.Russell  &  Company, 

126  Tremont,  opp.  Park  Street.     [1879.     Sheet  music,  pp.  5.] 

Dr.  Humphreys  has  an  established  reputation  as  a  writer,  having  published  much 

in  England  and  since  he  came  to  this  country.     His  works  are  marked  by  vigof 

of  thought  and  classical  and  elegant  diction.     This  Christmas  song  will  be  prized 

by  lovers  ol  poetry  and  music.  J.  w.  d. 

A  History  of  the  Slarr  Family  of  New  England,  from  the  Ancestor,  Dr.  Comfort 
Starr,  of  Ash  ford ,  county  of Kent ,  England,  oho  t  migrated  to  Boston,  Mass.,  in 
1035  ;  containing  the  Names  of  6766  of  his  Descendants,  and  the  Record  and  His- 
tory of  1974  Families.  By  Burgis  Pratt  Starr.  [Motto.]  Hartford,  Conn.  : 
The  Case,  Lockwood  &  Brainard  Co.  Print.     1879.     [Cloth,  8vo.  pp.  577. J 

Genra/of/i/  of  that  Branch  of  the  Russell  Family  which  comprises  the  Descendants  of 
John.  Russell,  of  Woburn,  Massachusetts.  1640—1878.  By  Jonx  Russell  Bart- 
LETT.     Providence  :  Privately  Printed.     1879.     [Cloth.     Royal  8vo.  pp.  212.] 

Record  of  the  Descendants  of  William  Sumner,  of  Dorchester,  Mass.,  1030.  By 
William  Sumner  Appleton.  Boston  :  David  Clapp&  Son,  Printers.  1879.  [Cloth. 
Royal  8vo.  pp.  201.     Price  $2.     Sold  by  William  Parsons  Lunt,  42  Congress  St.] 

Genealogy  of  the  Cavcrly  Family  fr  ni  the  Year  II  10  to  the  Year  1880,  made  Profita- 
ble and  Exemplified  bi/  Mam/  a  Lesson  of  Life.  Lowell.  Mass.  :  George  M.  Elliott, 
Publisher,  1880.     [Large  l2mo.  pp.  1!  0,  Cloth.     Price  $3.] 

Major  Timothy  Hatch,  of  Hartford,  Ct.,  and  his  Descendants.  By  Edward  Hatch 
Fletcher,  of  New  York  City.  Printed  for  the  Author  by  Thaddeus  B.  Mead. 
New  York:  1879.  [Cloth,  l2mo.  pp.  30.  Price  $1.50.  To  be  had  of  the  au- 
thor, 481   West  51st  Street,  New  York  city.] 

Genealogy  of  the  Family  of  Solomon  Drowne,  M.D.,  of  Rhode  Island,  with  Notices 

of  his  Ancestors.     1046—1879.    By  Henry  T.  Drowne.     Providence  :  Providence 

Press  Company,  Printers.     1879.     [Paper,  8 vo.  pp.  10.] 
A  Partial  Genealogy  of  the  Descendants  of  Samuel  Parsons,  of  East  Hampton,  L.  I. 

1630.     Constructed  Mainly  from   Town    and   Church  Records.     By  George   R. 

Howell,  of  Albany,  N.  Y.  (formerly  of  Southampton,   L.  I.)     Albany:   1879. 

[8vo.  pp.  20.] 

John  Waldron  of  Dover,  N.  H.,  and  his  Descendants.  [Dover,  1879.  8vo.  pp.  10. 
Price  50  cts.     Address  Rev.  A.  H.  Quint,  Dover,  N.  H.] 

The    Vernon    Family  and  Arms By  Harrison  Ellery,   of  Boston,   Mass. 

[Boston,  1879.     8vo.  pp.  8. J 

Paine  Family  Records.     Edited  by  II.  D.  Paine,  M.D Joel  Munsell,  Printer, 

Albany,  N.  Y.  [No.  III.  May,  1879.  No.  IV.  August,  1879.  No.  V.  Novem- 
ber, 1879.  [8vo.  each  24  pp.  Price  $1  a  year  or  30  cts.  a  number.  Address  the 
editor,  20  West  30th  Street,  New  York  City.] 

The  Weare  Family  of  Hampton,  New  Hampshire,  and  North  Yarmouth,  Maine. 
By  William  M.Sargent.  "Old  Times"  Office,  Yarmouth,  Me.  1879.  [Pa- 
per, 8vo.  pp.  8.] 

Report,  Full,  Authentic  and  Complete,  of  all  the  Addresses  and  Proceedings  of  the 
Memorable  First  Reunion  of  (he  Dodi/c  Family  in  America,  by  the  Representation 
of  the  American  Branch  at  Salem,  Massachusetts,  on  Tuesday,  July  10///.  1879, 
being  the  250th  Anniversary  of  the  Arrival  of  their  Ancestors  from  England,  and 
the  Founding  of  Salem.  By  Robert  Dodge,  of  New  York  City.  For  the  Benefit 
of  the  Genealogical  Fund.  New  York:  E.  S.  Dodge  Printing  Co.  1879.  [Pa- 
per, Royal  8vo.  pp.  53.] 

Dodge  Manorial.     Historical  Address.     By   Rohert   Dodge.     [New   York:     1879. 

Paper,  8vo.  pp.  30.] 
Proceedings  at  the  Dedication  of  a  Monument  to  Sergeant  Abraham  Staples,  of  /I 

don,   Massachusetts,    October  31,   1877.     Providence:    Sidney  S.  Rider.    1880. 

[8vo.  pp.  55.] 

We  continue  our  notices  of  genealogical  works  recently  published. 

The  Starr  genealogy  seems  to  be  carefully  compiled,  and  is  very  thorough  in  its 

details.     The  author  informs   his  readers  that    "  laid  aside   from   active   business 


1880.]  Booh  Notices.  121 

and  from  all  the  cares  and  excitements  of  a  too  busy  life,  actuated  by  honest  pride  of 
ancestral  name,  and  deep  interest  "  in  his  family  history,  he  began,  in  his  '*  some- 
what wearisome  retirement,  the  agreeable  task  of  collecting  these  Starr  records." 
Mr.  Starr  could  not  have  used  his  leisure  to  better  advantage  than  in  collecting  the 
materials  for  this  volume  and  in  compiling  it.  It  was  not  his  original  intention  to 
print  his  collections,  but  to  deposit  them  in  the  Connecticut  Historical  Society  at 
Hartford.  He  solicits  corrections  and  additions,  which  will  finally  be  placed  in  the 
library  of  that  institution.  The  work  is  embellished  with  a  view  of  the  old  Starr 
house  at  Guilford,  Ct.,  1694,  and  by  several  portraits.     It  has  good  indexes. 

The  Russell  genealogy  is  by  that  veteran  author  and  editor,  the  Hon.  John  R. 
Bartlett,  of  Providence,  R.  I.  Labor,  judgment  and  taste  are  every  where  shown 
in  the  volume  before  us.  Full  biographies  of  the  prominent  individuals  in  this  fam- 
ily are  given,  and  the  volume  is  illustrated  with  fine  views  and  portraits.  It  is  tho- 
roughly indexed.  The  author  acknowledges  his  indebtedness  for  assistance  to 
Messrs'.  Albert  R.  Cooke,  Edward  Braman  and  Henry  T.  Drowne. 

The  Sumner  genealogy  is  a  very  full  record  of  this  family.  A  partial  genealogy, 
by  William  B.  Trask,was  printed  in  the  Rp:gister  a  quarter  of  a  century  ago  (ante, 
viii.  123  d  ;  ix.  303).  Mr.  Appleton  deserves  much  credit  for  the  perseverance  with 
which  he  has  pursued  his  labors  to  make  the  work  complete  in  its  details.  It  is 
well  printed,  illustrated  by  portraits,  and  has  an  index  of  the  heads  of  families. 

In  the  book  on  the  Caverly  family,  the  genealogy  proper  is  preceded  by  an  oration 
delivered  at  Concord,  N.  H.,  to  the  "  Congregated  kindred  "  of  Caverlys,  by  Ro- 
bert Boodey  Caverly,  Esq.,  of  the  Massachusetts  Bar.  Mr.  Caverly  is  a  resident  of 
Lowell,  and  the  author  of  "  Epics,  Lyrics  and  Ballads  ;"  "  Duston  and  the  Indian 
Wars  of  New  England,"  and  several  other  works.  The  genealogy  itself  is  chiefly 
the  work  of  the  late  Dr.  Abiel  M.  Caverly,  of  Pittsford,  Vt.,  who  spent  many  years 
in  collecting  and  arranging  it  for  the  press.  Since  his  death  in  July  last,  his  materi- 
als have  been  placed  in  the  hands  of  the  author  of  the  above  named  oration,  who  has 
completed  the  work  and  has  overseen  the  printing.  The  book  is  got  up  in  a  hand- 
some manner,  and  is  illustrated  by  a  portrait  of  R.  B.  Caverly  and  other  engravings. 

The  Hatch  genealogy  is  devoted  to  the  descendants  of  Alaj.  Timothy  Hatch,  a 
revolutionary  soldier.  He  was  a  6on  of  Capt.  Zephaniah  Hatch,  of  Guilford,  Ct., 
who  was  probably  descended  from  the  Hatch  family  of  Falmouth,  Mass.,  the  early 
generations  of  which  are  printed  in  the  Register  (ante,  xiv.  197),  but  his  connec- 
tion with  it  has  not  been  traced.  The  book  is  well  compiled,  is  handsomely  printed 
and  has  good  indexes. 

The  Drowne  genealogy  is  a  reprint  of  the  chapter  on  this  family  contributed  by 
Mr.  Drowne  to  the  Russell  genealogy  above  noticed.  It  is  carefully  prepared,  and 
illustrated  by  portraits  of  Dr.  Solomon  Drowne,  the  head  of  this  branch,  and  of  the 
author. 

The  Parsons  genealogy  is  a  partial  record  of  the  Long  Island  family.  The  com- 
piler is  the  author  of  a  History  of  Southampton.  His  present  work  is  well  arrang- 
ed and  handsomely  printed. 

The  Weare  genealogy  is  reprinted  from  the  January  number  of  Corliss's  Old 
Times,  which  valuable  magazine  has  been  twice  noticed  in  the  Register  (ante,  xxxii. 
341;  xxxiii.  125).  Mr.  Sargent  corrects  some  errors  in  previous  writers,  and  has 
much  new  matter. 

The  Waldron  genealogy  first  appeared  in  the  "  Historical  Memoranda  "  columns 
of  the  Dover  Enquirer,  last  summer.  The  author,  the  Rev.  Alonzo  H.  Quint,  D.D., 
of  Dover,  N.  H.,  is  one  of  our  best  genealogists,  and  is  particularly  well  versed  in 
matters  relating  to  Dover.     Only  a  small  edition  of  this  pamphlet  was  printed. 

The  Vernon  genealogy  is  reprinted  from  the  Register  for  July  last.  Our  readers 
are  familiar  with  its  merits. 

The  "  Paine  Family  Record  "  is  a  quarterly  periodical  devoted  to  the  genealogy 
of  the  various  families  of  Paine  in  this  country.  It  contains  much  material  which 
will  be  useful  in  compiling  the  genealogical  work  which  Dr.  Paine  has  in  contem- 
plation. We  have  already  noticed  the  magazine  twice  (ante,  xxxiii.  129,  267)  in 
the  Register. 

The  next  pamphlet,  as  its  title  shows,  contains  a  full  report  of  the  proceedings  at 
the  Dodge  family  gathering  at  Salem,  last  summer.  At  this  meeting  a  committee 
consisting  of  Reuben  R.  Dodge  of  Wilkinsonvillo,  Mass.,  Christopner  G.  Dodge 
of  Providence,  R.  I.,  Major  Ben:  Perley  Poore  of  West  Newbury,  and  the  Rev.  Dr. 
Ebenezer  Dodge  of  Hamilton,  N.  Y.,  was  chosen  to  prepare  and  publish  a  genealogy 
of  the  family.  The  chairman  of  the  committee,  Mr.  Dodge  of  Wilkinsonville,  Mass., 
has  for  years  been  collecting  materials  for  such  a  work.  We  hope  all  interested 
will  assist  the  committee  in  their  praiseworthy  and  laborious  work. 
VOL.    XXXIV.  11* 


122  Recent  Publications.  [Jan. 

The  next  pamphlet  contains  the  historical  address  at  the  above  meeting,  reprint- 
ed from  the  preceding  work.  This  address,  which  was  delivered  by  Hubert  Dud^e, 
of  New  Fork  city,  is  an  able  performance. 

The  last  pamphlet  contains  the  proceedings  at  the  dedication  of  a  monument 
erected  to  the  memory  of  Sergeant  Abraham  Staples,  one  of  the  first  settlers  of  the 
town  o(  Mendon.  The  historical  address  is  by  the  Rev.  Carlton  A.  Staples,  of 
Providence,  and  contains,  besides  an  account  of  Sergeant  Staples,  much  interesting 
matter  concerning  his  ancestry  and  descendants.  j.  w.  d. 

History  of  Middlesex  County,  Massachusetts,  containing  Carefully  Prepared  Histo- 
ries of  every  City  and  'I own  in  the  County,  by  well-known  Writers;  and  a  Gen* 
rat  History  of  the  County ,  from  the  Earliest  to  the  Present  Tune.  By  Samuh 
Adams  Drake,  Author  of  "Old  Landmarks  of  Boston,"  "Nooks  and  Corners  oi 
the  New  England  Coast,"  etc.  Vol.1.  Illustrated.  Boston:  ESstes  and  Lauriat, 
Publishers,  301  Washington  Street.  1880.  [Cloth,  4to.  pp.  505.]  Subscription 
Price  §7.50  a  volume  in  bevelled  cloth,  or  £10.00  a  volume  in  half  morocco,  mar- 
bled edges.] 

In  April,  1878  {ante,  xxxii.  241),  we  announced  this  work  as  in  preparation.  We 
have  the  pleasure  of  informing  our  readers  that  the  first  volume  of  the  work  is  now 
ready  for  delivery  to  subscribers. 

The  history  of  the  county  itself,  which  has  never  before  been  written,  is  very  full, 
filling  one  hundred  and  seventy-nine  quarto  pages,  more  than  a  third  of  the 
volume.  It  is  from  the  pen  of  Mr.  Drake  himself.  The  rest  of  the  volume 
contains  histories  of  the  several  towns,  alphabetically  arranged,  from  Acton  to 
Hudson.  A  second  volume  will  complete  the  work,  and  contain  the  remaining 
towns  in  the  county.  These  town  histories  are  by  writers  selected  for  their  know- 
ledge of  the  history  of  the  several  localities,  and  have  been  revised  by  the  editor. 
Of  many  of  these  towrns  no  history  has  before  been  printed. 

The  work  will  sustain  the  reputation  of  the  author  of  "  Nooks  and  Corners." 
and  that  is  saying  a  great  deal.  The  volume  reaches  us  as  we  are  closing  our  book 
notices,  and  we  have  not  time  to  review  it  properly.  We  shall  express  our  opinion 
more  fully  in  the  next  number.  J.  w.  d. 


RECENT   PUBLICATIONS, 

Presented  to  the  New  England  Historic,  Genealogical  Society,  to  Dec.  1,  1879. 

Historical  Sketch  of  tlie  Salem  Lyceum,  with  a  list  of  the  officers  and  lecturers  since  its 
formation  in  1830,  and  an  extract  from  the  Address  of  Gen.  Henry  K.  Oliver,  delivered  at 
the  opening  of  the  Fiftieth  Annual  Course  of  Lectures,  Nov.  13,  187S.  Salem  :  Press  of 
the  Salem  Gazette.    1879.    [8vo.  pp.  7L] 

Lives  of  the  Eminent  Dead  and  Biographical  notices  of  prominent  living  citizens  of  Mont- 
gomery- County.  Penu.,  by  M.  Auge.  Published  by  the  author.  Norristown,  Pa.  1779. 
[8vo.  pp.  568.] 

Catalogue  of  the  Psi  Upsilon  Fraternity.  Published  under  the  supervision  of  the  execu- 
tive council.    In  the  46th  year  of  the  Fraternity.     March,  1879.     [8vo.  pp.  4(58.} 

First  Blows  of  the  Civil  War.  The  ten  years  of  preliminary  conflict  in  the  United  States 
from  18.10  to  1860.  A  contemporaneous  exposition,  progress  of  the  straggle  shown  by  pub- 
lic records  and  private  correspondence,  with  letters,  now  first  published  from  the  following 
persons  *  *  *  *  By  James  S.  Pike,  former  U.  S.  Minister  to  the  Nether  lands. 
New  York  :   The  American  News'  Company,  39  and  11  Chambers  Street.     [8vo.  pp.  526.] 

Sentry  or  Beacon  Hill;  the  Beacon  and  the  Monument  of  1635  and  1790.  By  Wil- 
liam W.  Wheildon.  Illustrated  with  plans  and  heliotype  plates.  Concord,  Mass.:  Au- 
thor's Private  Printing  Office.    1877.    [8vo.  PP-  1160 

A  SI  etch  of  the  Life  and  Character  of  Lucius  Boltwood,  who  died  at  Amherst,  Mass. 
July  10,  1872.  [From  the  Genealogy  and  Bistory  of  the  Noble  Family.]  Hartford..  Conn.: 
Press  of  the  Case,  Lockwood  &  Brainard  Co.    1878.    [8vo.  pp.  11.] 

The  North  Shore  of  Massachusetts  Bav;  a  guide  and  history  of  Marblchead,  Salem 
Neck  and  Juniper  Point,  Beverly  and  Cape  Ann.  By  Benjamin  D.  Hill  and  "Winfield  S- 
Nevins.    Salem,  Mass.:  Printed  at  the  Salem  Press.    1879.    [18  mo.] 

Historical  Sketch  of  Salem,  1626-1879.  Bv  Charles  S.  Osgood  and  H.  M.  Batchelder. 
Salem:  Essex  Institute.    1879.    [8vo.  pp.  280.] 

As  to  Kearsarge  Mountain  and  the  Corvette  named  for  it.  Concord,  N.  II.  :  Printed  by 
the  Republican  Press  Association.     1879.     [12mO.  pp.  60.] 


1880.]  Recent  Publications.  123 

Report  of  the  Boston  Young  Men's  Christian  Union.  Instituted  1851.  Incorporated 
1852.    For  the  year  ending  April  9,  1879.    Boston  :  18  Boylston  Street.     [8vo.  pp.  75.] 

Rental  Book  of  the  Cistercian  Abbey  of  Cupar- Augus  :  with  the  breviary  of  the  Regis- 
ter. Edited  by  the  Rev.  Charles  Rogers.  Vol.  I.  London:  Printed  for  the  Grampian 
Club.    1879.    [8vo.  pp.  372.] 

Proceedings  of  the  General  Theological  Library,  for  the  year  ending  April  21,  1879,  with 
a  list  of  the  officers,  founders,  patrons,  members,  &c.  Boston:  12  West  Street.  Printed 
for  the  Society.    1879.     [8vo.  pp.  60.] 

Fifth  Annual  Report  of  the  American  College  and  Education  Society.  [Sixty-third  of 
Americ-m  Education  Society.]  [Thirty-sixth  of  College  Society.]  Presented  at  the  Annu- 
al Meeting  held  in  the  city  of  Boston,  May  27,  1879.  Boston:  Beacon  Press.  Thomas 
Todd,  Printer,  corner  Beacon  and  Somerset  Sts.     [8vo.  pp.  59.] 

Proceedings  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  the  Most  Free  and  Accepted  Masons  of  the  Com- 
monwealth of  Massachusetts.  .  .  .  Special  Communications,  April  1  and  25,  and  June 
11,1879.  .  .  .  Boston  :  Press  of  Rockwell  &  Churchill,  39  Arch  Street.  1879.  [8vo. 
pp.  52. 

Baccalaureate  Discourse  to  the  class  of  '79.  Delivered  June  22,  1879,  by  Rev.  Joseph  F. 
Tuttle,  D.D.  Crawfordsville,  Ind. :  Review  Office,  Book  and  Job  Printers.  1  879.  [8vo. 
pp.  16.] 

Harvard  College.  Class  of  1867.  Secretary's  Report,  No.  6,  1879.  Boston:  Alfred 
Mudge  &  Son,  Printers,  34  School  Street.    1879.     [8vo.  pp.  55.] 

First  Annual  Report  of  the  Librarian  of  the  Providence  Public  Library  for  the  year  end- 
ing Feb.  3,  1879.  Providence:  E.  L.  Freeman  &  Co.,  Printers  to  the  State.  1879.  [8vo. 
pp.  32.] 

Seventh  Annual  Report  of  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the  Chicago  Public  Library,  June, 
1879.    Chicago  Public  Library  Rooms,  40  Dearborn  Street.    1879.    [8vo.  pp.  32.] 

The  Argentine  Republic.  Written  in  German  by  Richard  Happ,  assisted  by  several  fel- 
low writers,  for  the  the  Central  Argentine  Commission  on  the  Centenary  Exhibition  at 
Philadelphia.  (With  several  Maps.)  Buenos  Aires:  Printed  by  the  Sociedad  Anonima. 
callc  de  Belgrano  189.    1878.     [8vo.  pp.  463+xcvii.] 

Early  Chicago.  Reception  to  the  Settlers  of  Chicago  prior  to  1840,  by  the  Calumet  Club 
of  Chicago,  Tuesday  evening,  May  27,  1879.  [Seal.]  Chicago :  The  Calumet  Club.  1879. 
[Paper,  l2mo.  pp.  90.] 

Minutes  of  the  Provincial  Congress  and  Council  of  Safety  of  the  State  of  New  Jersey. 
Trenton  :  Printed  by  Naar,  Day  &  Naar.     1879.     [Cloth,  8vo.  pp.  618.] 

A  Historical  Sermon  ;  designed  as  a  Memorial  to  the  Inhabitants  of  Wantage,  Sussex 
County,  N.  J.,  containing  an  Account  of  the  first  emigrants;  their  pedigree,  dangers,  de- 
liverance, habits,  religion,  means  of  instruction,  and  the  present  state  of  society  among 
their  descendants.  Preached  Jan.  7,  1844,  in  the  Second  Presbyterian  Church,  Wantage, 
bv  the  Rev.  Peter  Kanouse,  A.M.,  Newton,  N.  J.    Printed  at  the  office  of  the  New  Jersey. 

1878.  [Paper,  8vo.  pp.  22.] 

Report  of  the  Governor  of  Wyoming  Territory  made  to  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior  for 
the  year  1878.     Washington:  Government  Printing  Office.     1879.     [Paper,  8vo  pp.61.] 

In  Memorv  of  Jacob  Vanatta,  late  of  the  Morris  County  Bar.  Died  Wednesday,  April 
30th,  1879,  Ml.  fifty-four  years,  ten  months,  twenty-six  days.  [1879.  Paper.  8vo.  pp.41. 
With  portrait.] 

Directory  and  Business  Advertiser  of  the  Town  of  Amherst,  combined  with  a  Directory 
of  Hadley.     1879.    Published  by  McCloud  &  Williams,  Amherst.     [Paper,  12mo.  pp.  108.] 

Proceedings  of  the  Grand  Chapter  of  Maine  at  its  fifty-fourth  Annual  Convention  held 
at  Portland,  May  6,  1879.    Vol.  VI.    Parti.     [Seal.]     Portland:  Stephen  Berry,  Printer. 

1879.  [Paper,  8vo.  pp.  132.] 

Proceedings  of  the  Bunker  Hill  Monument  Association  at  the  Fifty-Sixth  Annual  Meet- 
ing, June  17,  1879.  With  the  Address  of  Frederic  W.  Lincoln.  Boston  :  Bunker  Hill 
Monument  Association.     1879.     [Cloth,  8vo.  pp.  48.] 

Official  Army  Register  for  January,  1879.  Published  by  order  of  the  Secretary  of  War, 
in  compliance  with  law.  Adjutant  General's  Office,  Washington,  Jan.  1,  1879.  [Paper, 
12mo.  pp.  294.] 

The  Chesapeake  and  Shannon,  June  1,  1813.  [Motto.]  By  Geo.  Henry  Preble,  Rear 
Admiral  U.S.N.  Reprinted  from  "  The  United  Service  "  for"  Oct.  1879.  For  private  dis- 
tribution. Printed  by  J.  B.  Lippincott  &  Co.  Philadelphia:  1879.  [Paper,  8vo.  pp.  30. 
Twenty-five  copies  printed.] 

New  South  Wales  Intercolonial  and  Philadelphia  International  Exhibition.  Mines  and 
Mineral  Statistics  of  New  South  Wales,  and  notes  on  the  geological  collection  of  the  de- 
partment of  mines.  Compiled  by  direction  of  the  Hon.  John  Lucas,  M.P.,  Minister  for 
Mines.     .     .     .     Sidney:   Thomas  Richards,  Government  Printer.     1875.     [8vo.  pp.  252.] 

Heilagra  Manna  Sogur,  Fortrellinger  og  Legendcr  om  Helligc  Msend  og  Kvinder.  Efter 
Gamle  Haandscrifter  udgvine  af  Dr. C.  It.  Unger  ....  II.  Christiana:  Trykt  hos  B.  M.  Bcnt- 
zcn.     1877.     [8vo.  pp.  636-}-.] 


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Undcrsogelse  al   Kongesagaens  Fremvsixt  af  A  Gyessing.     Christiana:  Trykt  hos  A. 

W.B  [8vo.   Two  Volumes.    Vol.1. 1873;   Vol.  IL  1876.] 

Chronological  Summary  of  Battles  and  Engagements  of  the  Western  Armies  of  the  Con- 

.  including  summary  of  Lt.  <■  aents. 

Iwin  L.   Drake,  Lt.  Col.  C.S.A.,  Editor  ol  Vnny  ot  Tennessee." 

Nashville:  Javel,  Eastman  &  Howell.    1879.    [8vo.pp.99.] 

scoursc  delivered  at  the  fiftieth  anniversary  of  the  Kennebi      \  i  at  Nbf- 

c,  Sept.  2,  1879.    By  Rev.  W.  H.  Shailer,  D.D.    Portland:  Press  of  B. Thurs- 
ton &  Co.    1879.     [8vo.  pp.  24.] 
Bl-CentenniaJ  Celebration  of  Rochester,  Mass.,  July  22,  1C79.     [8vo.  pp.  125.] 

Fifty -Eighth  Annual  Report  of  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the  Mercantile  (May,  1S78 — 
April,  1879)  Library  Association  of  the  City  of  New  York.  New  York  :  Terwilliger  & 
Peek,  Steam  Printers  and  .Stationers,  No.  ttth  Avenue.     1879.     [Svo.  pp.  31.] 

Proceedings  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Maine  at  its  sixtieth  annual  Communication,  held  at 
Portland,  May,  1879.    Vol.  X.    Parti.    [.Seal.]     Portland :  Stephen  Berry,  Printer. 

[svo.  pp.  2rt).] 

Contributions  of  the  Old  Residents  Historical  Association,  Lowell,  Mass.    Organized 
Dec.  21, 1868.    Vol.1.    No.  4.    Published  by  the  Association,  May,  1879     Lowell,  W 
Stone,  Bacheller  &  Livingston,  Printers.  No.  18  Jackson  Street.    1879.    [Svo.  pp.  265-412  J 

Addresses  upon  the  occasion  of  the  reception  of  Henry  M.  Hoyt,  Governor  of  Pen 
vania,  by  the  Union  League  of  Philadelphia,  April  15,  1S7'J.     Philadelphia:  Press  of  Henry 
B.  Ashmead,  1102  and  1104  Sansom  Street.     1879.     [8vo.  pp.  28.] 

Contributions  to  a  Catalogue  of  the  Lenox  Library.    No.  II.    The  Jet  :ions,  etc. 

[Seal.]    New  York:  Printed  for  the  Trustees.    M.DCCC.LXXIX.    [8vo.pp.  19.] 

1779 — 1879.  Centennial  Commemoration  of  the  Burning  of  Fairfield,  Connecticut,  by 
the  British  troops  under  Gov.  Trvon,  July  8,  1779.  New  York  :  A.  S.  Panics,  Publisher! 
and  Booksellers,  111  and  113  William  Street.    1879.    [8vo.  pp.  104.] 

Addition  al  notes  upon  the  Collection  of  Coins  and  Medals  now  upon  exhibition  at  the 
Pennsylvania  Museum  and  School  of  Industrial  Art,  Memorial  Hall,  Fairmount  Park, 
Philadelphia.    By  Henry  Phillips,  Jr.     [Svo.  pp.  19.] 

Commerce  entre  L'Espagne  et  ses  provinces  d'outre  mer  et  les  provinces  confeder6es  da 
Canada.  Notes  du  Comte  de  Premio-Real,  Consul  General  d'Espagne  an  Canada,  etc.  V. 
[8vo.  pp.  88.] 

A  General  Index  of  the  Agricultural  Reports  of  the  Patent  Office  for  twenty-live  years 
from  ls37  to  1861,  and  of  the  Department  of  Agriculture  for  fifteen  years,  from  18  S2  I 
By  the  Commissioner  of  Agriculture.    Washington:   Government  Printing  Office.    LS79. 
[8vo.  pp.  22.5.] 

Official  Register  of  the  Officers  and  Cadets  of  the  U.S.  Military  Academv,  West  Point, 
N.  Y.     June,  1879.     [12mo.  pp.  43.] 

1829—1879.    Fiftieth  Anniversary  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  of  Danville,  111.    .    .    . 

March  8th  and  9th,  1879.    Danville,  Illinois  Commercial  Steam  Printing  Establishment. 

1879.     [Svo.  pp.  41.] 

Memorial  of  the  Rev.  Henry  Smith,  D.D.,  LL.D.,  Professor  of  Sacred  Rhetoric  and  Pas- 
toral 1  luoloirv  in  Lane  Theological  Seminary,  consisting  of  addresses  on  occasion  of  the 
Seminary,  May  8,  1879,  together  with  commemorative  resolutions.  Cincinnati:  Elm 
Street  Printing  Company.  Nos.  176  and  178  Elm  Street.     IS','!).     [Svo.  pp.  40. J 

Lisl  of  the  Society  of  Antiquaries  of  London,  on  the  12th  June,  1879.  [S 
Report  upon  the  Physics  and  Hydraulics  of  the  Mississippi  River  upon  the  protection  of 
the  alluvial  region  against  overflow,  and  upon  the  deepening  of  the  mouth-;  based  upon 
surveys  and  investigations.  .  .  .  Prepared  by  Capt.  A.  A.  Humphries  and  Lieut.  EL  L. 
Abbott,  Corps  of  Topographical  Engineers,  U.S.  Army.  Washington:  Government  Print- 
ing Office.    1876.     [Folio,  pp.  691,  with  maps.] 

The  three  Pronunciations  of  Latin.  By  M.  M.  Fisher.  Second  Edition.  New  England 
Publishing  Company,  Boston,  Mass.    1879.     [Svo.  pp.  152.] 

Memoir  of  William  H.  Y.  Hackett.  By  Frank  W.  Hackett.  With  selections  from  hta 
writings.    Privately  printed.    Portsmouth.    1879.    [8vo. pp.  156.] 

is  Senatus  Academic!  et  corum  qui  munera  et  officio  gesserunt,  qniquc  ali< 
gradus  laurea  donati  sunt  in  Collegio  BLobartiano  quod  esi  <;  ncvae  in  Republics  v 
Eboracensi     [Seal.]     Geneves:   Typis  S.  H.  Parker.    Anno  MDCCCLXXIX.    [8vo.  pp. 

Iharitable  Mechanic  Association,  Its  act  of  incorporation,  historical  and  statistical 
.  '  >n,   Li  t  of  Officers  and  Mem!  itituted  March   16, 

17!'").  irated  March  8,  1806.     Boston  :  Printed  for  I  ition  by  Warren  Rich- 

ardson (146  Franklin  Street).    1879.     [12mo.  pp.126.] 

Proceedings  of  the  American  Antiquarian  Society  at  the  semi-annual  meeting  held  in 
1879.    [Seal.]    Worcester:  Printed  in-  Charles  Hamilton,  Central  Ex- 
.     1879.    |  svo.  pp.  120. J 


1880.] 


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Minutes  of  the  Medical  Society  of  the  County  of  New  York,  1806—1878.  A.  E.  M.  Pur- 
dv,  M.D.,  Editor.  April— Part  I.  New  York:  Published  by  the  Society.  1829.  [8vo. 
pp.  64.] 

Thirteenth  Annual  Report  of  the  Trustees  of  the  Public  Library  of  Taunton,  1878.  [Seal.] 
Taunton  :  J.  S.  Sampson,  Printer,  19  Weir  Street.    1879.     [8vo.  pp.  9.] 

History  of  the  Town  of  Savoy.  By  H.  E.  Miller.  Published  by  H.  E.  Miller,  West 
Cummington,  Mass.    1879.    [Square  16mo.  pp.  26.] 

Report  of  the  Decennial  Meeting  and  biographical  record  of  the  Class  of  1869.  Yale 
College,  New  Haven  :  Tuttle,  Moreliouse  &  Taylor,  Printers.    1879.     [8vo.  pp.  47.] 

Minutes  of  the  Seventeenth  Annual  Meeting  of  the  General  Association  of  New  Hamp- 
shire, held  at  Lebanon.  September  16,  17  and  18,  1879.  Seventy- eighth  Annual  Report  of 
the  New  Hampshire  Home  Missionary  Society.  Bristol,  N.  H. :  Printed  by  R.  W.  Mus- 
grove.    1879.    [8vo.  pp.  94+] 

Semi-Centennial  Celebration  of  the  Franklin  Fire  Insurance  Company  of  Philadelphia* 
June  25,  1879.    Published  by  request.    Philadelphia  :  1879.     [8vo.  pp.  69.] 

The  Medical  and  Surgical  History  of  the  war  of  the  rebellion.  Part  II.  Vol.  I.  Medi- 
cal History,  being  the  second  medical  volume  prepared  under  the  direction  of  Joseph  K. 
Barnes,  Surgeon  General  U.S.A.  By  Joseph  Janvier  Woodward,  U.S.A.  First  Issue. 
Washington  :   Government  Printing  Office.    1879.    [Folio,  pp.  x.  869.] 

The  Centennial  Discourse  delivered  in  Westhampton,  Mass.,  Sept.  3,  1879,  on  the  one 
hundredth  anniversary  of  the  formation  of  the  Church  in  that  town.  By  Dorus  Clarke, 
D.U.    Boston  :  Lee  &'Shepard,  Publishers.    1879.     [Small  8vo.  pp.  60.] 

A  Historical  Discourse  delivered  on  the  150th  anniversary  of  the  organization  of  the 
First  Congregational  Church  in  Providence,  R.  I.,  and  the  ordination  of  Josiah  Cotton,  the 
first  minister,  Sunday  evening,  Nov.  1,  1878.  By  Carlton  A.  Staples.  Providence:  Sidney 
S.  Rider.    1879.    [8vo.  pp.  39.] 

Address  delivered  before  the  New  England  Association  of  the  soldiers  of  the  war  of  1812, 
at  the  dissolution  of  their  association,  Oct.  1879.  By  Charles  Hudson,  president  of  the 
association.  Lawrence,  Mass.  :  Daily  Eagle  Steam  Book  and  Job  Printing  Office.  1879. 
[8vo.  pp.  12.J 

The  Image  of  the  Cross  and  lights  on  the  altar  in  the  Christian  Church,  and  in  heathen 
temples  before  the  Christian  Era,  especially  in  the  British  Isles.  .  .  .  Toronto  :  Hunter, 
Rose  &  Co.    New  York  :  T.  Whittaker,  Bible  House.    MDCCCLXXIX.     [8vo.  pp.  ,58.] 

Papers  of  the  Historical  Society  of  Delaware.  II.  Address  on  the  History  of  the  Boun- 
daries of  the  State  of  Delaware,  by  Hon.  John  W.  Houston.  The  Historical  Society  of 
Delaware,  Wilmington.    1879.    [8vo.  pp.  108.] 

Transactions  of  the  Massachusetts  Horticultural  Society,  for  the  year  1879.  Part  I. 
[Seal.]     Boston  :  Printed  for  the  Society.     1879.     [8vo.  pp.  108.] 

Manual  of  the  Congregational  Church  in  Wenham,  Mass.     1644 — 1879.    Bristol,  N.  H. :    >/ 
Printed  by  R.  W.  Musgrove.    1879.     [8vo.  pp.  98.] 

Early  Records  of  the  Town  of  Worcester.  Book  I.  1722—1739.  [Seal.]  Worcester, 
Mt  s. :  The  Worcester  Society  of  Antiquity.    1879.    U.SACIII.     [8  vo.  pp.  142.] 

Oration  delivered  before  the  City  Council  and  citizens  of  Boston,  on  the  one  hundred  and 
third  Anniversarv  of  the  Declaration  of  American  Independence,  Julv  4,  1879.  Bv  Henry 
Cabot  Lodge.  [Seal.]  Boston :  Printed  by  order  of  the  City  Council.  MCCCCLXXIX. 
[8vo.  pp.  44.] 

Tenth  Annual  Re-union  of  the  Association  of  the  Graduates  of  the  United  States  Military 
Academy  at  West  Point,  New  York,  June  12,  1879.  New  York  :  D.  Van  Nostrand,  Pub- 
lisher, 23  Murray  and  27  Warren  St.    1879.    [8vo.  pp.  128.] 

Proceedings  of  the  Grand  Commanderv  of  Maine  at  its  twenty-eighth  annual  conclave, 
held  at  Portland,  May  7,  1879.  Vol.  III.  Part  IV.  [Seal.]  Portland,  Me.:  Stephen 
Berry,  Printer.     1879.     [8vo.  pp.  vii.  268-594.] 

Documents  relating  to  the  history  of  the  Dutch  and  Swedish  Settlements  on  the  Dela- 
ware River.  Translated  and  compiled  from  original  manuscripts  in  the  office  of  the  Secre- 
tary of  State  at  Albany,  and  in  the  Royal  Archives  at  Stockholm.  By  B.  Fernao,  keeper 
of  the  historical  records.  Vol.  XII.  Albany  :  The  Argus  Company,  Printers.  1877.  [Folio, 
pp.  L.669.] 

Sixtieth  Annual  Report  of  the  trustees  of  the  New  York  State  Library  for  the  year  1877. 
Transmitted  to  the  legislature,  Feb.  28,  1878.    Albany  :  1878.     [8vo.  pp.  158  ] 

Memorials  of  the  old  Chicago  Library,  formerly  Young  Men's  Association,  and  of  the 
advent  of  the  New  Chicago  Public  Library,  compiled  from  authentic  sources.  Chicago  : 
Jolm  K.Scully,  Printer,  Metropolitan  Block.     1878.     [8vo.  pp.  138.] 

Proceedings  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  the  most  Ancient  and  Honorable  Fraternity  of  Free 
and  Accepted  Masons  of  the  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  .  .  .  Special  Commu- 
nie  ition  at  Salem,  June  24, 1879,  and  Quarterly  Communication  Sept.  10,  1879.  .  .  Boston  ; 
Press  of  Rockwell  &  Churchill,  39  Arch  St.     1879.     [8vo.  pp.  73.] 


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Historical  Sketch  of  Partridge's  Military  Institute  at  Harrisburg,  Pa.,  1845-6-7.  By 
Cadet  George  13.  Ayres.  Harrisburg,  Penn.:  "Telegraph  "  Printing  House.  1879.  [8vo. 
pp.  19.] 

1-  marks  on  the  Death  of  Hon.  Caleb  Cushing,  LL.D.,  before  the  Massachusetts  Histori- 
cal Society,  Jan.  0,  1SJ9.  by  Charles  W.  Tuttlc.  [Svo.  pp.  6.  25  copies.  Reprinted 
from  Proceedings  Mass.  Hist.  Sue,  Jan.  1879.] 

Obituary  Miss  Martha  Pect.     [Small  8vo.  pp.  18.] 


DEATHS. 


Crank,  the  Rev.  Denzil  M.,  at  South 
Acton,  Mass.,  Sept.  4,  1879,  aged  67. 
lie  was  born  in  Brookline,  Vt.,  Feb. 
9,  1812.  From  184G  to  1858,  he  was 
pastor  of  the  Baptist  church  in  North- 
ampton, Mass.,  and  from  1858  to  1804 
of  the  Union  Baptist  Church  in  Bos- 
ton. He  was  also  settled  in  South 
Acton,  but  since  August,  1878,  had 
been  supplying  the  pulpit  in  North- 
ampton. 

Hibbard,  Mrs.  Sarah  K.,  in  Bath,  N.H., 
on  the  5th  of  October  last.  She  was 
a  daughter  of  the  late  Hon.  Sal  ma 
Hale,  of  Keene,  N.  II.  (ante,  xxi.  292), 
who  was  a  member  of  Congress,  and 
the  author  of  several  historical  works, 
one  of  which,  the  History  of  the  Unit- 
ed States,  was  for  many  years  a  popu- 
lar school  book,  and  was  more  than 
once  republished  in  Europe. 

The  Hon.  Henry  Hibbard,  the  hus- 
band of  Mrs.  H.,  was  also  a  member 
of  Congress  from  New  Hampshire, 
and  was  a  prominent  lawyer,  as  well 
as  a  politician.  He  was  a  gentleman 
of  genial  manners  and  of  much  culture. 

Mrs.  Hibbard  had  been  for  several 
years  interested  in  the  study  of  histo- 
ry, and  that  of  her  own  state  in  par- 
ticular ;  and  was  very  successful  in 
preserving  and  rescuing  from  destruc- 
tion old  papers  and  memorials  of  past 
time.  Her  historical  library  and  collec- 
tions are  said  to  have  been  quite  large 
and  valuable.  Beside  this,  she  was  a 
lady  of  cultivated  tastes,  and  of  decided 
character,  and  enjoj^cd  the  friends!) ip 
of  a  large  circle  of  the  best  people 
among  us.  Her  death  is  the  cause  of 
wide  spread  sorrow.  b. 

Ricker,  Miss  Rebecca,  at  West  Leba- 
non, Me.,  October  28, 1879,  at  the  old 
homestead  of  her  parents,  where  she 
has  always  lived,  aged  96  years,  9  mos. 


and  15  days.  She  was  daughter  of 
Moses3  and  Sobriety  (Knox)  Ricker, 
and  granddaughter  of  Ephraim2  Rick- 
er, who  married  Sarah,  daughter  of 
Deacon  Gershom  Wentworth,  of  Do- 
ver, N.  H.  Miss  Ricker  was  gt.  gr.- 
daughter  of  George1  Ricker,  the  emi- 
grant, mentioned  in  Pike's  Journal  of 
June  4th,  1706,  as  killed  by  the  In- 
dians, with  his  brother  Maturin  Rick- 
er [ante,  v.  308,  464].  _  Miss  Ricker 
retained  her  memory  until  the  last,  and 
has  been  the  means  of  settling  a  great 
many  disputed  points  touching  the 
families  of  old  Cocheco  and  vicinity. 

w. 

Washburn,  Algernon  Sidney,  in  Hallow- 
ell,  Me.,  Sept.  29,  1879.  He  was  a  son  of 
Israel  Washburn  (Avhose  death  was 
noticed  in  the  Register,  Jan.  A.D. 
1877),  and  was  born  in  Livermore, 
Me.,  Nov.  29,  1814.  His  mother  was 
Martha  Benjamin,  daughter  of  Lieut. 
Samuel  Benjamin,  an  officer  of  the 
Revolution.  From  1836  to  1852,  Mr. 
Washburn  resided  in  Boston,  where  he 
was  engaged  in  the  wholesale  dry- 
goods  trade.  In  the  latter  year  he  re- 
moved to  Hallowell,  where  he  became 
the  manager  and  principal  owner  of 
the  Bank  of  Hallowell,  afterwards  the 
First  National  Bank  of  that  city.  He 
married  Ann  Sarah  Moore, — daughter 
of  Col.  Cyrus  Moore,  of  Bangor, — 
who  died  in  1866.  He  was  a  man  of 
many  friends  and  no  enemies.  The 
name  of  Blythe  House,  given  by  his 
friends  to  his  residence  in  Hallowell, 
was  well  won  by  the  genial  and  cheer- 
ful hospitality  which  ever  reigned 
there.  He  was  stricken  by  paralysis 
in  1874,  and  had  never  afterwards  been 
able  to  attend  to  active  business.  Two 
sons,  students  in  Bowdoin  College, 
survive  him. 


ERRATA.— Page  28, 1.  IS,  for  Amasa  read  Anna.  Nicholas  Upeal  had  no  son.  Page  49, 1.  15. 
The  wile  of  Christopher  Batt  was  probably  Anna  Thacher,  not  Tvppun  as  queried,  &ee  Ke- 
GISTER,  xxiv.  78. 


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THE 

HISTORICAL  AND  GENEALOGICAL 

REGISTER. 


APBIL,  1880. 


KEV.  JOHN  ADAMS  VINTON. 

By  the  Rev.  Increase  N.  Tarbox,  D.D.,  of  West  Newton,  Mass. 

I^HE  subject  of  this  memoir  was  born  in  Boston  on  the  5th  day 
-    of  February,    1801.     He   was  the  son   of  Dea.    Josiah   and 
Betsey  (Giles)  Vinton. 

His  earliest  paternal  ancestor  on  these  shores  (the  ancestor,  as  is 
believed,  of  all  who  bear  the  name  in  this  country)  was  John  Vin- 
ton, who  appears  as  an  inhabitant  of  Lynn,  in  or  about  the  year 
1643.  In  tracing  the  descent  of  the  subject  of  this  sketch  from  this 
founder  of  the  family,  we  will  leave  aside  all  collateral  branches, 
and  simply  give  the  names  of  his  ancestors,  in  the  direct  line,  in 
the  several  generations. 

From  John  Vinton,  the  settler  in  1643,  came  John  Vinton,  born 
in  1650,  and  known  as  an  inhabitant  of  Woburn ;  John  Vinton, 
born  in  1680,  who  became  a  citizen  of  Stoneham ;  Thomas  Vinton, 
born  in  Stoneham  in  1717;  Josiah,  of  Braintree,  born  in  1755; 
and  Josiah  Vinton,  born  in  Braintree  in  1777,  the  father  of  the 
man  of  whom  we  write.  He  was  thus  of  the  seventh  generation 
from  the  first  comer. 

On  his  mother's  side,  whose  maiden  name  was  Betsey  Snow  Giles, 
he  was  also  of  the  same  generation  from  Edward  Giles,  who  was  a 
freeman  in  Salem  in  1634. 

Whether  John  Vinton,  the  emigrant,  came  here  directly  from 
France  or  by  the  way  of  England,  is  uncertain.  The  family,  as  is 
firmly  believed,  was  Huguenot  in  its  origin,  but  the  Huguenots 
were  numerous  in  England  in  the  days  of  the  early  settlements  upon 
these  shores,  and  very  many  of  the  Huguenot  names  now  in  this 
country  (probably  the  major  part  of  them),  were  brought  hither 
from  England  and  Scotland. 
vol.  xxxiv.        12 


L30  Rev.  John  Adams  Vinton,  [April, 

due  deliberation  and  mncfa  prayer,  I  made  a  formaj  tender  of  my  services  to 
the  American  Board  of  Commissioners  for  Foreign  Missions,  I  was  will- 
ing to  go  wherever  they  might  wish  to  -end  me.  The  offer  was  kindly  re- 
red;  but  after  some  delay,  Dr.  Anderson,  the  secretary,  told  me  frankly, 
in  February,  L831,  thai  my  own  Blender  health,  and  that  of  my  intended 
wife,  presented  an  insuperable  barrier  to  it-  acceptance.  *  *  *  All 
the  lapse  of  more  than  forty  years,  it  is  my  decided  belief  that  1  ought  to 
have  been  a  foreign  missionary.  I  Bhould  have  been  a  translator,  and  my 
work  done  chiefly  within  floors.  The  fatigues  and  exposures  of  a  mission- 
ary life  in  the  Turkish  Empire,  would.  I  apprehend,  have  been   no  more 

Oppressive  Or  injurious  to  our  health  than  those  which  I  and  my  wife  actu- 
ally endured  in  America.     She  lived  but   >i\  years  after  marriage  here  in 

New  Kn^land.  Very  likely  she  would  have  lived  as  long  in  Turkey.  For 
myself  I  must  say  I  have  never  been  satisfied  with  the  life  I  have  since 
passed  in  the  United  States." 

The  last  sentence  of  this  quotation  doubtless  calls  to  mind  the 
troubles  and  changes  through  which  he  passed  in  the  mini-try.  His 
ministerial  life  was  not  a  success.  There  was  no  want  of  culture, 
of  course.  His  sermons,  if  called  out  from  their  hiding-places  to- 
day, would,  we  doubt  not,  be  found  more  able  and  scholarly  than 
those  with  which  many  men  achieve  high  popularity.  In  all  those 
years  he  would  have  filled  a  professor's  chair  in  a  college  or  theo- 
logical school  with  far  more  ability  than  he  filled  the  pulpit.  The 
popular  gifts  were  not  his.  In  presence,  in  manner,  in  voice,  he 
fell  short  of  the  current  demand,  and  so  the  churches  to  which  he 
ministered  were  in  general  small,  and  he  passed  from  one  to  another 
without  a  long-continued  settlement  in  any  one  of  them. 

He  left  the  public  labors  of  the  ministry  in  the  year  1852,  and 
gradually  found  that  vocation  for  which  he  was  preeminently  fitted. 
Men  who  did  not  care  to  hear  him  preach  would  read  with  pleasure 
and  profit  an  article  from  his  pen  in  one  of  the  weekly  religious  pa- 
pers or  in  one  of  our  religious  quarterlies.  Before  the  writer  of  this 
had  any  personal  acquaintance  whatever  with  Mr.  Vinton,  he  had 
made  his  acquaintance  as  a  public  writer,  and  an  article  bearing  his 
name  was  quite  sure  to  be  found  accurate,  exact,  polished,  written 
in  pure  and  simple  English,  and  always  treating  of  subjects  which 
were  worth  careful  attention  and  study. 

Mingled  with  this  general  and  miscellaneous  wilting,  he  was  led 
by  degrees  into  another  branch  of  study  and  writing  in  which  he 
has  achieved  a  marked  success.  Few  men  among  us  have  done 
more  in  the  ferreting  out  of  family  histories  and  genealogies,  and 
settinir  them  in  (dear  and  intelligent  Order.  It  is  marvellous  what 
an  amount  of  this  slow,  tedious,  perplexing  work,  and  that  in  ex- 
cellent shape,  came  from  his  hands  during  the  latter  years  o\'  his 
life.       It    was    a    wonder   to    his    friends    how,    in    his    retirement,    he 

could  so  surround  himself  with  helps  and  sources  of  information, 
could    conduct     such    a    multifarious    correspondence  :    in   short, 

could  do  that  almost    endless  and  tangled  work    mvc.-sarv  to   perl 


1880.]  Rev.  John  Adams  Vinton.  131 

and  bring  out  a  volume  of  family  genealogy.  But  he  did  it,  not  for 
one  family  alone,  but  for  many.  That  of  his  own  family,  the  "  Yin- 
ton  Memorial,"  is  a  volume  of  534  pages,  packed  full  of  names  and 
dates.  For  we  have  here  not  alone  the  Vinton  Genealogy  in  full, 
but,  in  shorter  forms,  occupying  nearly  half  the  volume,  are  genea- 
logical sketches,  longer  or  shorter,  of  nineteen  allied  families.  In 
like  manner,  in  the  "  Giles  Memorial,"  we  have  the  full  exhibition 
of  the  Giles  family,  and  shorter  studies  upon  ten  allied  families. 
The  "Upton  Memorial"  has  four  allied  families  appended.  The 
"  Symmes  Memorial  "  is  a  smaller  volume  of  184  pages.  The  largest 
of  all  his  books,  in  this  line,  and  his  latest,  finished  not  long 
before  his  death,  is  the  "Richardson  Memorial,"  designed  to  cover 
and  embrace  the  whole  race  of  Richardsons  in  this  country,  with 
many  English  references  besides.  This  is  a  volume  of  944  pages, 
and  the  very  sight  of  it  suggests  an  amount  of  labor  from  which  the 
healthiest  man  might  shrink,  even  if  he  had  the  needful  aptitudes  for 
this  kind  of  composition.  But  this  volume  was  prepared  at  his 
home  in  Winchester  while  he  was  a  confirmed  invalid,  drawing  near 
to  his  end.  The  fact  shows,  first  of  all,  that  Mr.  Vinton  was,  in 
his  habits,  a  student.  He  loved  study.  He  took  the  most  genuine 
pleasure  in  seeing  order  growing  out  of  chaos  beneath  his  guiding 
hand.  But  with  all  this  love,  if  he  had  not  had  an  immense  inward 
pluck  and  perseverance  he  never  would  have  labored  on  in  this  way, 
amid  his  growing  pain  and  weakness. 

The  volumes  he  has  left  behind  will  endure.  The  writer,  whose 
time  and  strength  are  devoted  to  the  production  of  works  of  fiction, 
to  feed  the  greedy  appetites  of  the  million,  if  he  could  wake  out  of 
his  grave  a  hundred  years  hence,  might  find  his  works  and  his  name 
utterly  forgotten  in  the  earth.  But  such  volumes  as  our  friend  has 
prepared  will  stand  for  centuries  hence  on  the  book-shelves  of  great 
libraries,  and  will  bear  a  higher  and  higher  price  as  years  advance. 

Mr.  Vinton  died  at  Winchester,  Mass.,  Nov.  13,  1877.  He  was 
twice  married.  His  first  wife,  to  whom  he  was  united  June  6, 
1832,  was  Orinda  Haskell,  daughter  of  Thomas  L.  and  Orinda 
(Carpenter)  Haskell,  of  Hanover,  Vt.  She  died  Aug.  4,  1838. 
He  was  again  married  Feb.  24,  1840,  to  Laurinda,  daughter  of 
Reuben  and  Sarah  (Vinton)  Richardson,  of  Stoneham,  Mass.  His 
wife,  to  whose  energy  and  moral  worth  Mr.  Vinton  owed  much  of 
his  later  success  in  life,  survived  him  but  about  a  year.  She  died 
Dec.  31,  1878,  having  been  an  invalid  during  the  last  thirty-five 
years  of  her  life. 

By  his  first  marriage  Mr.  Vinton  had  three  children,  two  sons 
and  a  daughter ;  and  by  his  second,  four  children,  two  eons  and  two 
daughters.  Of  these  seven  children  fvvo  only  are  now  living.  His 
son  Alfred  Clarence  Vinton,  by  the  second  marriage,  is  now  a  law- 
yer in  Boston. 

vol.  xxxiv.         12* 


132  Bristol  Records.  [April, 


BRISTOL  RECORDS. 

List  of  Baptisms  from  the    Records    of    the  Citurcfi  of  Christ 
at  Bristol,  R.  I.  (formerly  Bristol,  Mass.), 
Organized  May  3,  1G87. 

Communicated  by  Georgb  T.  Paine,  Esq.,  of  Providence,  R.  I. 

1687.  Rev.  Samuel  Lee,  Pastor. 

May       8.     Elizabeth,  dau.  of  Maj.  John  Walley. 

Benjamin,  son  of  Nathaniel  Reynolds. 
June      5.     Charles,  son  of  Benjamin  Church. 

Nathaniel,  son  cf  Benjamin  Church. 

Elizabeth  dau.  of  (William)  Troop. 

Lydia,  dau.  of  (William)  Troop. 
19.    John  Martin  and  Mary  his  wife. 
July      10.    Ebenezer,  son  of  (Nicholas)  Mead. 

Katherine,  dau.  of  (Nicholas)  Mead. 

John,  son  of  Thomas  Walker. 
17.    Josiah,  son  of  John  Cary. 

Abigail,  dau.  of  John  Cary. 

James,  son  of  Anthony  Fry. 

Mary,  dau.  of  Anthony  Fry. 
Augt.  21.      Thomas,  son  of  John  and  Mary  Martin. 

John,  son  of  John  and  Mary  Martin. 

Joseph,  son  of  John  and  Mary  Martin. 

Benjamin,  son  of  John  and  Mary  Martin. 

Mary,  dau.  of  John  and  Mary  Martin. 

Abigail,  dau.  of  John  and  Mary  Martin.. 
Sep.  4.      William,  son  of  Thomas  Walker. 

18.      Joshua,  son  of  John  Gladding,  Jr. 
1688. 
Mar.   25.      Samuel,  son  of  Samuel  Penfield. 

Isaack,  son  of  Samuel  Penfield. 

Mary,  dau.  of  Samuel  Penfield. 

Sarah,  dau.  of  Samuel  Penfield. 

Hannah,  dau.  of  Samuel  Penfield. 
Apl.  22.        Ebenezer,  son  of  Ebenezer  Brinton. 
29.        Samuel,  son  of  Chr.  Clark. 

Daniel,  son  of  Thomas  Gladwin. 
May  13.       John,  son  of  Mr.  Mead. 

John,  son  of  Peter  Papillion. 

Peter,  son  of  Peter  Papillion. 

Ebenezer,  son  of  Peter  Papillion. 

Mary,  dan.  of  Peter  Papillion. 
July  22.        Samuel,  son  of  Thomas  Doggett. 

Hannah,  dan.  of  Thomas  Doggett. 
Sept.  9.  Lydia,  dau.  of  Major  Wallv. 

Deliverance,  granddaughter  18  age  and  servant  to  Mrs.  How- 
land  her  aunt. 
Nov.  21.       Jeremiah,  son  of  Jeremiah  Finney. 


1880.]  Bristol  Records.  133 

Mary,  dau.  of  Jeremiah  Finney. 
Hannah,  dau.  of  Jeremiah  Fiunney. 
Dec.     16.     Ruth,  dau.  of  Nathaniel  Reynolds. 

1690. 
Nov.     6.      Jeremiah  Ingraham  baptized. 

19.      Mary,  dau.  of  Richard  and  Mary  White  baptized. 
1691. 
March  25.    Martha,  dau.  of  Ebenezer  and  Priscilla  Brenton. 
Apl.     24.    John,  son  of  John  and  Deliverance  Corp. 
Anna,  dau.  of  John  and  Deliverance  Corp. 
Mary,  dau.  John  and  Deliverance  Corp. 
Elizabeth,  dau.  of  John  and  Deliverance  Corp. 
Sarah,  dau.  of  John  and  Deliverance  Corp. 

1695.  Ret.  John  Sparhawk,  Pastor. 

Aug.  4.         Mary,  dau.  of  William  Hoar. 

Nathaniel,  son  of  Belamy  Bosworth. 

Esther,  dau.  of  Belamy  Bosworth. 

Mary,  dau.  of  Capt.  Gallop. 

Mary,  dau.  of  Mr.  Walker. 
11.        Joseph,  son  of  Jabez  Gorum  and  Hannah  Gorum. 

Hannah,  dau.  of  Jabez  and  Hannah  Gorum. 

Sarah,  dau.  of  John  Glading. 
25.        Samuel,  son  of  Dea.  Corbitt. 

Will,  son  of  Usall  Wardwell. 

Rebecca,  dau.  of  Usall  Wardwell. 

James,  son  of  James  Adams. 

Sarah,  dau.  of  James  Adams. 

William  Fenno. 

Ebenezer  Brenton  and  Priscilla  his  wife. 

"  Samuel  and  Benjamin,  sons  of  ye  widow  Papillion  after  yr 
fathers  Death." 
Sept.  8.         Joseph,  son  of  Jabez  Howland. 

30.        William,  son  of  Capt.  and  Elizabeth  Gallop. 

Hester,  dau.  of  John  Wilson  and  his  wife. 
Oct.  20.        Thomas,  son  of  Dea.  Cobbit. 

Sarah,  dau.  of  Timothy  Ingraham  and  Sarah  his  wife. 

Deborah,  dau.  of  Jeremiah  and  Ester  Finney. 

Ester,  dau.  of  Jeremiah  and  Ester  Finney. 
27.        Jonathan,  son  of  Jonathan  and  Joanna  Finney. 

Joana,  dau.  of  Jonathan  and  Joanna  Finney. 

Elizabeth,  dau.  of  Jonathan  and  Joanna  Finney. 

Lydia,  dau.  of  Jonathan  and  Joanna  Finney. 

Mary,  dau.  of  Jonathan  and  Joanna  Finney. 
Dec.  22.       William,  son  of  Eliashib  and  Mehitabell  Adams. 

Lydia,  dau.  of  Eliashib  and  Mehitabell  Adams. 

Mehitabell,  dau.  of  Eliashib  and  Mehitabell  Adams. 

John  Hayman  was  baptized. 
Jany.  26.      John  and  Abigail  Wilkins,  Adults. 

1696. 
April  12.      Freelovo  Betty,  Adult. 

19.  a  dau.  of  John  Martin. 


134  Bristol  Records.  [April. 

June   21.      Rebecca,  dau.  of  Samuel  Penfield  and  Mary. 

Abigail,  dau.  of  Samuel  and  Mary  Penfield. 
Benjamin,  son  of  Samuel  and  Mary  Penfield. 
July  19.        Thomas,  son  of  Thomas  and  Elizabeth  Birch. 

Robert,  son  of  Thomas  and  Elizabeth   Birch. 

Jonathan,  son  of  Thomas  and  Elizabeth  Birch. 

Elizabeth,  dau.  of  Thomas  and  Elizabeth  Birch. 

Hannah,  dau.  of  Thomas  and  Elizabeth  Birch. 
Augt.  2.        Nathaniel,  son  of  Mr.  Paine  and  Dorothy  his  wife. 

Edward,  son  of  (Nathaniel)  and  Dorothy  Paine. 

Jonathan,  son  of  (Nathaniel)  and  Dorothy  Paine. 

Hannah,  dau.  of  (Nathaniel)  and  Dorothy  Paine. 

Dorothy,  dau.  of  (Nathaniel)  and  Dorothy  Paine. 
16.  of  Samuel  Penfield. 

Sep.  13.  son  of  Thomas  Shepard. 

Oct.  12.        John,  son  of  Deacon  Cobbitt. 
Dec.  13.       Bethiah,    dau.  of  David  and  Elizabeth  Cary. 
Feb.  dau.  of  Capt.  Chapin. 

Mary,  dau.  of  John  and  Eliza  Peck. 
Mch.  14.  son  of  Timothy  Ingraham. 

1697. 
April  18.      Nathaniel,  son  of  John  Cobitt. 
May     2.       Barnat  Dyer,  Adult  of  Newport. 

Jeremiah,  son  of  Thomas  and  Elizabeth  Birch. 
9.      Sarah,  dau.  of  Ebenezer  and  Priscilla  Brenton. 
June     6.      John,  son  of  Capt.  Nathaniel  Codington  of  Newport. 

Nathaniel,  son  of  Capt.  Nathaniel  Codington  of  Newport. 

Mary,  dau.  of  James  and  Mary  Adams. 
13.      John,  son  of  George  and  Hannah  Moorey. 

George,  son  of  George  and  Hannah  Moorey. 

Mary,  dau.  of  George  and  Hannah  Moorey. 

Sarah,  dau.  of  George  and  Hannah  Moorey. 

Hannah,  dau.  of  George  and  Hannah  Moorey. 
July  11.        Children  of  John  and  Mary  Barnes. 

Judith,  dau.  of  Mr.  Smith  of  Newport. 

Elizabeth,  dau.  of  Mr.  Smith  of  Newport. 

Alitheah,  dau.  of  Nathaniel  and  Dorothy  Paine. 

Eliashib,  son  of  Eliashib  and  Mehitabell  Adams. 

Dorrad,  dau.  of  Daniel  Throop  and  Dorrad  his  late  wife 
deceased. 


Aug. 

22. 

Sept. 

5. 
19. 

1698. 

May 

8. 

June 

19. 

July 
Sep. 
Oct. 

17. 
11. 
16. 

Sarah,  dau.  of  Mrs.  Caverly  of  Newport. 
Mary,  dau.  of  Mr.  Dyer  of  Newport. 
Mehitabell,  dau.  of  Jonathan  Finney. 
Nathaniel,  son  of  Capt.  Samuel  and  Elizabeth  Gallop. 
John,  son  of  John  and  Elizabeth  Barnes. 
Alery,  son  of  Daniel  and  Deborah  Throop. 
Jonathan,  son  of  Jonathan  and  Mary  Peck. 
23.         Hannah,  dau.  of  Samuel  and  Priscilla  Talbee. 
1691). 
Jany.  29.      David,  son  of  David  and  Elizabeth  Cary. 
Apl.       9.      William,  son  of  John  Gladding  dr.  and  Alice  his  wife. 
16.      Anstid,  dau.  of  Benjamin  and  Abigail  Ellery. 


1880.]  Bristol  Records.  135 

Abigaile,  dau.  of  Benjamin  and  Abgail  Ellery. 
23.      Martha,  dau.  of  George  Moorey. 
Eben,  son  of  Jonathan  Finney. 
Abigail,  dau.  of  Jeremiah  and  Hester  Finney. 
30.      Ephraim,  son  of  Mrs.  Strainge  of  Portsmouth,  a  member  of 
the  Church  of  C.  at  Marblehead. 
June    4.       Abigail,  dau.  of  John  Andrews. 

Silence,  dau.  of  Angel  Torrey  and  his  wife. 
Sep.     3.       Ann,  dau.  of  Mowry  and  Mary  Dyer. 

10.       Samuel,  son  of  Joshua  Finney. 
Nov.  12.       John,  son  of  John  Church  of  Little  Compton. 

Mary,  dau.  of  John  Church  of  Little  Compton. 
Jany.  27.     Sarah,  dau.  of  James  and  Mary  Adams. 
Feby.    4.     Ann,  dau.  of  John  and  Rebecca  Throop. 

William,  son  of  William  and  Martha  Throop. 
25.     Edward,  son  of  Timothy  and  Sarah  Ingraham. 
1700. 
May    12.     Edward,  son  of  Edward  and  Elizabeth  Adams. 
Thomas,  son  of  Edward  and  Elizabeth  Adams. 
Elizabeth,  dau.  of  Edward  and  Elizabeth  Adams. 
Eliashim,  son  of  Edward  and  Elizabeth  Adams. 
Hannah,  dau.  of  Edward  and  Elizabeth  Adams. 
Joseph,  son  of  William  and  Hannah  Eddy. 
John,  son  of  John  and  Deliverance  Gaviot. 
Sweet,  dau.  of  John  and  Deliverance  Gaviot. 
Sarah,  dau.  of  Mr.  Goldsmith,  of  Newport,  his  wife  being  a 
member  of  one  of  the  Churches  of  Christ  in  Boston. 
George,  son  of  George  Caverly  of  Newport. 
Hannah,  dau.  of  Jonathan  and  Joanna  Finney. 
Nicholas,  son  of  Jonathan  and  Elizabeth  Peck. 

William,  son  of  Angell  Torrey. 

Jonathan,  son  of  John  and  Albro  Glading. 

Experience,  wife  of  Richard  Peirce. 

Benjamin,  son  of  William  Southworth  of  Little  Compton. 

Joseph,  son  of  William  Southworth  of  Little  Compton. 

Edward,  son  of  William  Southworth  of  Little  Compton. 

Samuel,  son  of  William  Southworth  of  Little  Compton. 

Nathaniel,  son  of  William  Southworth  of  Little  Compton. 

Thomas,  son  of  William  Southworth  of  Little  Compton. 

Stephen,  son  of  William  Southworth  of  Little  Compton. 

Elizabeth,  dau.  of  William  Southworth  of  Little  Compton. 

Alice,  dau.  of  William  Southworth  of  Little  Compton. 

William,  son  of  John  and  Mary  Barnes. 

Jeremiah,  son  of  Jeremiah  and  Hester  Finney. 

George,  son  of  Mr.  Smith  of  Newport. 

Mary,  dau.  of  Belamy  and  Mary  Bosworth. 

Joseph,  son  of  William  Jr.  and  Martha  Throope. 

Peter,  son  of  David  and   Elizabeth  Cary,  it  being  the  day  of 

his  birth. 
James,  son  of  James  Welsh. 
Samuel,  son  of  James  Welsh. 
Thomas,  son  of  James  Welsh. 


27. 

July 

4. 

Aug. 

11. 

Sept. 
Dec. 

1. 
15. 

1700-1 

Mch. 

9. 

May 
June 

25. 

29. 

July 

13. 

Sept. 

7. 

Augt. 

30. 

Sep. 

28. 

Nov. 

9. 

1702. 

March  29. 

136  Bristol  Records*  [April, 

Ebenezer,  son  of  James  Welsh'. 

John,  sou  of  Jamea  Welsh. 

Elizabeth,  dan.  of  James  Welsh. 

Mercy,  dan.  of  Jamea  Welsh. 

Deborah,  dan.  of  Dan  and  Deborah  Throope. 
May  3.        Benjamin,  son  of  Mr.  Bolt  of  Newport. 
June  7.       Amon,  son  of  John  ami  Rebecca  Throope. 

14.         Stephen,  son  of  Nathaniel  and  Dorothy  Paine* 
21.        Abigail,  dan.  of  George  and  Hannah  Moorey. 
28.         "William,  son  of  William  and  Hannah  Eddy. 
July  12.       Abigail,  dau.  of  James  Smith  and  his  wife  by  virtue  of  com- 
mission of  Churches  being  Children  of  the  Church  of 
Christ  at  Weymouth. 
Sept.  Susannah  Pelton. 

Charity,  wife  of  Nathan  Fordam  and 
Nathan  Fordam  their  son. 
Elizabeth,  dau.  of  Thomas  and  Sarah  Church. 
Nov.  1.         Margaret  and  Mary  twin  dau.  of  Angel  Torrey 
Jany.  Mehetabell  Wilkins  adult. 

Katherine  Osborn  adult. 

Anstis,  dau.  of  Richard  Jenkins  of  Bristol  lately  deceased  and 
his  wife  Mary. 
Feby.  14.     Ebenezer,  son  of  John  and  Allice  Gladding. 

1703. 
May      7.     William,  son  of  Jonathan  and  Mary  Pecke. 

Elizabeth,  dau.  of  William  Jr.  and  Martha  Throope. 
Nov.  Mary,  dau.  of  David  and  Elizabeth  Gary. 

1704. 
June  24.      Dan,  son  of  Dan  and  Deborah  Throope. 

25.      Joseph,  son  of  Angell  Torrey. 
July    23.      Sarah,  dau.  of  Nathaniel  and  Sarah  Xewdegate. 
31.      Nathaniel,  son  of  Edward  and  Elizabeth  Adams. 
Augt.    6.      Elizabeth,  dau.  of  William  and  Hannah  Eddy. 

1705. 
March  18.     Elizabeth,  dau.  of  James  Smith. 

25.      Hannah,  dau.  of  Edward  Bosworth. 
June   17.      Benjamin,  son  of  George  and  Hannah  Moorey. 

24.      Mary,  dau.  of  William  and  Merry  Martin. 
July       8.     Martha,  dau.  of  William  and  Martha  Throope. 
22.     Samuel,  son  of  William  and  Mary  Gladiug. 
Mary,  dau.  of  William  and  Mary  (J lading. 
Margaret,  dau.  of  Christian  Maxlicld  widow   of  Samuel    Max- 
field  deceased. 
Augt.  5.        Richard  and  Susannah    Poaree   adults. 

George  Peirce,  son  of  Richard  and  Susannah. 
Jennich  (?)   Peroe,  son  of  Richard  and  Susannah. 
Phebe  Pearce,  dau.  of  Richard  and  Susannah. 
Abigail  Pearce,  dau.  of  Richard  and  Susannah. 
Samuel  Atherton,  Bervant  to  William   Throop  and  son  to  the 
deceased    Worthing    Atherton    sometime    a    liver    in 

Bristol. 
Edward,  s<»n  of  William  and  Elizabeth  Down,    . 
William,  son  of  William  and  Elizabeth  Down*  -. 


1880.] 


Bristol  Records. 


137 


Augt.  26. 
Sep.  16. 
Oct.    28. 


1705-6. 
JaDy.  20. 


1706. 
March  24. 
81. 
July     14. 


28. 


Dec.  1. 

29. 
Jan.  26. 
Feb.    9. 

23. 
March  2. 

23. 
1707. 
April  13. 
July     6. 
13. 


Sep.  14. 
Dec.  21. 

Feby.  7. 


Feby.  29. 

1708. 
April  25. 
June  20. 
July   25. 


Thomas,  son  of  Capt.  Thomas  and  Sarah  Church. 

Isaac,  son  of  Jonathan  and  Elizabeth  Peck. 

Peter,  son  of  Peter  and  Mary  Reynolds. 

Eleazer,  son  of  Peter  and  Mary  Reynolds. 

Elizabeth,  wife  of  John  Lindsey. 

Samuel,  son  of  John  and  Elizabeth  Lindsey. 

John,  son  of  John  and  Elizabeth  Lindsey. 

Mary,  dau.  of  John  and  Elizabeth  Lindsey. 

Joanna  Bell  adult. 

Abigail,  dau.  of  Eliazer  and  Lydia  Cary. 

Thomas,  son  of  Thomas  and  Hannah  Tiffany. 
Recompense,  son  of  Thomas  and  Hannah  Tiffany. 
Isaiah,  son  of  Thomas  and  Hannah  Tiffany. 
Edward,  son  of  Thomas  and  Hannah  Tiffany. 
Nathaniel,  son  of  Thomas  and  Hannah  Tiffany. 
Lidiah,  clau.  of  Eleazer  and  Lidia  Cary. 
Joshua,  son  of  Timothy  and  Sarah  Ingraham. 
Hannah,  wife  of  John  Martin  Junr. 
Mary  Wilson  adult. 
Sarah  Davis  adult. 
John  Martin  Junr.  adult. 
Allice,  dau.  of  Thomas  and  Sarah  Church. 
Samuel,  son  of  William  and  Elizabeth  Downes. 
Allice,  dau.  of  John  and  Allice  Glading. 
Christian,  dau.  of  James  and  Mary  Adams. 
Submit,  dau.  of  Dan  and  Deborah  Throope. 
Sarah,  dau.  of  Sarah  and  Elizabeth  Cary. 
Hester,  dau.  of  John  and  Rebecca  Throope. 
Ebenezer,  son  of  Angel  and  Hannah  Torrey. 
Dixis,  son  of  Edward  and  Mary  Gross. 
Benjamin,  son  of  Edward  and  Mary  Gross. 
Dorothy  and  Sarah,  twins  and  dau.  of  Nathaniel  and  Dorothy 
Paine. 

Bethia,  dau.  of  Edward  and  Elizabeth  Adams. 

Ruth,  dau.  of  James  Smith. 

Martha,  widow  to  Edward  Church  deceased  also 

Benjamin  and  Abigail  her  children. 

Joseph,  son  of  Joseph  and  Grace  Gidings  one   of  the  parents 
being  connected  with  Church  at  Ipswich. 

Rebecca,  dau.  of  James  and  Bridget  Cary. 

William,  son  of  William  and  Christian  Martin. 

Patience,  wife  of  Jabez  Rowland. 

Bethiah,  dau.  of  Jabez  and  Patience  Howland. 

Mercy,  dau.  of  Jabez  and  Patience  Howland. 

Abigail,  dau.  of  Thomas  and  Abigail  Throope. 

Doroth}7,  wife  of  James  Pineo. 

Mary  (twin),  dau.  of  William  and  Martha  Throope. 

Bathesba  (twin),  dau.  of  William  and  Martha  Throope. 

James,  son  of  James  and  Dorothy  Pinnio. 
Lidiah,  dau.  of  Thomas  and  Abigail  Throope. 
Ebenezer,  son  of  James  Pittes  of  Freetown. 


138  Bristol  Records.  [April, 

Sarah,  dan.  of  James  Pittes  of  Freetown. 
Content,  dau.  of  James  Pittes  of  Freetown. 

Augt.  1.       Henry  Bragg  and  bis  wife  Susannah. 

Joseph  Brown. 

Elizabeth,  wife  of  John  Green. 

Samuel,  son  of  Samuel  and  Hannah  Penfield. 

Peter,  son  of  Samuel  and  Hannah  Penfield. 

Nathaniel,  son  of  Samuel  and  Hannah  Penfield. 

Abigail,  dau.  of  Samuel  and  Hannah  Penfield. 

Sarah,  dau.  of  John  and  Elizabeth  Green. 

Elizabeth,  dau.  of  John  and  Elizabeth  Green. 
Augt.  15.      Mary,  dau.  of  Samuel  and  Hannah  Royal. 

29.       Linsford,  son  of  John  and  Margaret  Moorey. 
Sept.2    6.     Hannah,  dau.  of  Joseph  Goldsmith  of  Newport. 

Anne,  dau.  of  Eleazer  and  Lidiah  Cary. 
Dec.     26.     Sarah,  wife  of  Samuel  Smith. 

Hannah,  dau.  of  Benjamin  and  Rebecca  Hoar,    Benjamin  be- 
ing dead  the  child  was  presented  by  its  grandmother 
Mrs.  Hannah  Hoar. 
Jany.   23.     Nathaniel,  son  of  Richard  and  Sarah  Pearce. 

1709. 
Mch.    20.     Benjamin,  son  of  Capt.  Thomas  and  Sarah  Church. 

Thomas,  son  of  George  and  Hannah  Moorey. 

John,  son  of  William  and  Christian  Martin. 
April   10.     Samuel,  son  of  Samuel  and  Abigail  Howland. 
May     22.     Priscilla,  dau.  of  Daniel  and  Elizabeth  Cary. 

Joshua,  son  of  James  Smith  of  Swansey. 

Jerusha,  dau.  of  Zachariah  Bicknell  of  Swansey. 

Allen,  son  of  Benjamiu  and  Susanna  Cary. 
May     22.     Abigail,  dau.  of  John  and  Mary  Zolod. 
June    12.     John  Aborn  adult. 

June     12.     May,  dau.  of  John  and  Elizabeth  Green. 
July.  Abigail,  dau.  of  Henry  and  Susannah  Bragg. 

Aug.    28.     Hannah  Kennecut,  widow  of  Thomas  Kennecut  and 

Thomas  her  son. 

Elizabeth,  dau.  of  Jabez  and  Patience  Howland. 
Oct.     23.     Nathaniel  and  his  wife  Abigail  Smith. 
Mary  Smith  their  dau. 

Rebecca,  dau.  of  John  and  Rebeccah  Throope. 
Nov.     20.     James,  son  of  William  Jr.  and  Mary  Glading. 
Jany.    15.     Mercey,  dan.  of  Jonathan  and  Elizabeth  Peck. 
Feby.     5.     Nathaniel,  son  of  John  and  Alice  Glading. 

1710. 
Apl.   3.  Elizabeth,  dau.  of  James  and  Dorothy  Pineo. 

May  7.         Benjamin,  son  of  John  and  Elizabeth  Lindsay. 
June  4.         Sarah,  dau.  of  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Pratt  of  Newport. 
Mary,  dau.  of  Airs.   Elizabeth   Pratt  oi    Newport. 

11.        Sarah,  dan.  of  Samuel  Smith. 
July  2.         William,  bod  of  Joseph  and  Rebecca  Goldsmith  of  Newport. 
Thomas,  bod  of  Thomas  and  Abigail  Throope. 
Peleg,  son  of  Jabez  and  Bridget  Cary  of  Newport. 
June  25.      Stephen,  son  of  Deliverance  hry, 

[TO  D6 coiitiminl.] 


1880.]  President  Wilder's  Address.  139 


ADDEESS  OF  THE  HON.  MARSHALL  P.  WILDER. 

Delivered  at  the  Annual  Meeting  of  the  New-England  Historic,  Genealogical 

Society,  January  7,  1880. 

Gentlemen  of  the  Society  : 

Most  sincerely  do  I  thank  you  for  your  confidence  and  respect 
manifested  for  a  long  course  of  years  in  selecting  me  as  your  pre- 
siding officer ;  and  I  beg  to  assure  you  that  I  will  bring  to  the  per- 
formance of  my  duty  all  the  strength  and  ability  which  I  possess. 

Through  the  merciful  providence  of  Him  who  healeth  our  broken 
bones,  and  hath  preserved  our  lives  to  the  present  time,  I  am  ena- 
bled once  more  to  stand  before  you,  and  to  discharge  the  duties  which 
you  have  so  kindly  and  repeatedly  imposed  upon  me. 

I  would  not,  however,  disguise  the  fact  that  my  health  has  been 
impaired  in  some  degree,  but  I  have  reason  to  bless  the  Lord  for 
gradual  improvement,  and  to  hope  for  the  time  when  it  may  be  more 
fully  established.*  Under  these  circumstances  you  will  not  expect 
from  me  an  able  or  elaborate  address,  and  I  shall  content  myself 
with  only  such  remarks  as  I  may  deem  necessary  for  the  occasion. 

Happy  indeed  am  I  to  be  here,  and  once  more  to  join  hands  and 
hearts  in  the  prosecution  of  the  noble  work  for  which  our  Society 
was  established.  But  while  we  rejoice  in  what  has  been  accom- 
plished by  the  efforts  of  many  industrious  and  useful  co-workers,  we 
are  constantly  reminded  of  those  who  have  ceased  from  their  labors 
and  have  passed  from  time  into  eternity. 

During  the  past  year  we  have  to  record  the  death  of  thirty-two 
members,  somewhat  more  than  the  usual  average  number. 

Special  notice  of  these  from  time  to  time  has  been  taken  in  the 
reports  of  our  historiographer,  the  Rev.  Samuel  Cutler.  Several  of 
them  have  occupied  places  of  distinction  and  renown.  I  think 
it  proper  to  allude  to  two  of  them  again  in  this  address.  I  refer 
especially  to  the  Hon.  John  Adams  Dix,  LL.D.,  of  New  York, 
and  to  the  Hon.  Caleb  Cushing,  LL.D.,  of  Massachusetts,  with 
both  of  whom  it  was  my  privilege  to  be  personally  acquainted. 

General  Dix,  at  the  time  of  his  death,  was  an  Honorary  Vice- 
President  of  this  Society.  Few  men  have  held  more  offices  of  honor 
and  trust,  or  discharged  their  duties  with  greater  fidelity.  From  the 
time  when  he  joined  the  army  in  1812  to  the  close  of  his  long  life,  he 
was  seldom  out  of  office  either  in  state  or  national  affairs.  He  was 
United  States  minister  to  France,  where  he  discharged  the  functions 

*  On  the  21st  of  March,  1870,  our  venerable  President  fell  on  passing  from  the  hall  of  the 
representatives  in  the  State  House,  where  be  had  been  to  promote  the  passage  of  a  bill  to 
aid  our  Agricultural  College.  His  thigh  bone  was  fractured,  and  this  annual  meeting  of 
the  Society  was  the  first  that  he  was  able  to  attend  after  the  accident.—  (See  Register, 
xxxiii.  'Sol.) 

VOL.    XXXIV.  13 


140  President   Wilder  s  Address,  [April, 

of  his  office  with  signal  ability  and  courtesy.  In  all  the  relations  of 
life,  l)oth  public  and  private,  he  was  highly  esteemed  for  his  integrity 
and  patriotism.  His  famous  order  during  the  late  civil  war  will  ever 
be  held  in  grateful  remembrance  by  wwy  lover  of  his  country.  When 
Secretary  of  the  Treasury,  hearing  that  the  captain  of  the  revenue 
cutter  at  New  Orleans  was  about  to  turn  her  over  to  the  State 
authorities,  he  sent  the  following  despatch  to  a  special  agent : 
"Treasury  Department,  Jan.  29,  1861.  Tell  Lieut.  Caldwell  to 
arrest  Capt.  Breshwood,  assume  command  of  the  cutter  and  obey 
the  order  through  him.  If  Capt.  Breshwood  after  arrest  undertakes 
to  interfere  with  the  command  of  the  cutter,  tell  Lieut.  Caldwell  to 
consider  him  as  a  mutineer,  and  treat  him  accordingly.  If  any  one 
attempts  to  haul  down  the  A  merican  flag,  shoot  him  on  the  spot !  " 

The  Hon.  Caleb  Cushing  was  one  of  the  master  minds  of  the 
present  age.  In  his  long  public  service  he  was  eminent  as  a  jurist, 
statesman  and  scholar,  and  an  accomplished  diplomatist  and  a  brave 
soldier.  For  nearly  fifty  years  he  has  been  considered  one  of  the 
most  profound  and  learned  men  that  our  country  has  produced. 
His  political  sentiments  did  not  always  harmonize  with  those  of  his 
State,  but  he  has  ever  been  considered  a  true  lover  of  his  country, 
and  a  wdse  counsellor  wherever  her  honor  has  been  at  stake.  lie 
held  numerous  offices  in  the  nation  and  his  native  state,  and  was 
entrusted  with  several  important  missions  to  other  countries.  lie 
was  minister  to  China,  and  to  Spain,  and  was  Counsel  for  the  United 
States  in  the  Arbitration  at  Geneva  on  the  Alabama  claims,  in  which 
he  distinguished  himself  in  an  extraordinary  manner.  lie  had  mar- 
vellous intellectual  powers  and  a  wonderful  capacity  for  the  acquisi- 
tion of  knowledge,  and  a  wise  discretion  in  the  use  of  it.  lie  will 
loii£2:  be  remembered  as  one  of  the  great  men  of  the  a^e,  and  will  be 
much  missed  in  our  public  affairs. 

Anions  those  who  have  been  taken  from  us,  there  are  others 
that  are  entitled  to  special  remembrance;  but  as  the  historiographer 
has  so  appropriately  spoken  of  them  in  his  reports,  I  refrain  from 
any  further  allusion  to  them. 

These  are  not  lost  to  memory,  or  to  a  just  appreciation  of  their 
services  in  our  cause,  and  I  count  it  among  the  pleasant  remini- 
scences of  life  to  have  enjoyed  the  acquaintance  and  friendship  of 
several  who  have  been  taken  from  us.  They  have  gone  before,  but 
we  trust  they  are  now  enjoying  the  rewards  of  well  spent  lives  in 
those  blest  abodes  where  death  can  never  enter,  and  where  the  tits 
of  friendship  can  never  be  broken — 

fi  In  the  fair  land  that  Bpreada  beneath  the  slope 
Of  the  eternal  bills, 
Where  nothing  dies, 
W  here  nothing  fades, 
But  all  i.>  without  ending  or  decay." 

And  now  permit  me  again  to  congratulate  you  on  the  flourishing 
condition  and  continued  prosperity  of  our  Society.    Our  roll  of  mem- 


1880.]  President  Wilder's  Address.  141 

bers  is  constantly  increasing  by  the  addition  of  distinguished  anti- 
quaries and  students  of  history  in  our  own  and  other  lands.  The 
enlargement  of  our  numbers  increases  the  facilities  for  the  prosecu- 
tion of  our  work.  Our  library  is  becoming  daily  more  and  more 
valuable  by  the  accession  of  rare  books,  pamphlets,  manuscripts, 
autograph  letters  and  curious  historic  relics,  many  of  them  not  to  be 
found  in  other  collections,  which  are  moreover  of  great  importance 
as  illustrating  the  different  epochs  in  the  history  of  our.  country. 
Among  those  to  be  especially  noticed  are  the  Knox  Manuscripts. 
This  vast  collection  of  original  papers  has  been  in  the  charge 
of  a  committee  for  arrangement,  and  more  than  fifty  large  folio 
volumes  were  some  months  ago  completely  filled,  and  the  committee 
were  prepared  to  report.  Fortunately  an  addition  of  more  than 
four  hundred  valuable  manuscripts  has  been  recently  found  and 
added  to  the  collection.  These  have  since  been  arranged,  and 
the  work  having  been  completed,  the  committee  will  soon  make  their 
report  to  the  Society. 

There  is  a  steadily  increasing  interest  in  the  specialties  of  the 
Society — local  and  family  history,  on  which  our  hard-working 
Librarian,  John  Ward  Dean,  A.M.,  is  bestowing  particular  atten- 
tion. This  increasing  interest  is  shown  by  a  greater  number  of 
visitors  from  all  parts  of  the  land,  who  make  use  of  our  library,  and 
also  by  the  greater  expense  and  labor  which  are  bestowed  upon  books 
upon  these  subjects.  The  town  histories  and  historical  discourses 
recently  published  are  more  carefully  prepared,  more  elegantly 
printed,  and  illustrated  by  engravings  of  a  higher  order.  The  same 
may  be  said  of  family  histories.  A  remarkable  example  is  the 
'Whitney  Family  of  Connecticut,"  by  S.  Whitney  Phoenix,  Esq., 
of  New  York  city,  a  member  of  our  Society.  This  is  one  of  the  most 
sumptuous  genealogies  yet  issued  in  this  country,  and  probably  in 
any  country.  It  makes  three  large  quarto  volumes  of  nearly  one 
thousand  pages  each,  and  is  printed  in  the  highest  style  of  the  typo- 
graphic art.  The  whole  edition  of  more  than  five  hundred  is 
intended  by  the  author  as  presentation  copies. 

I  desire  to  notice  especially  "The  Genealogies  and  Estates  of 
Charlestown,  Mass.,"  by  Thomas  Bellows  Wyman,  in  two  large  vol- 
umes. This  work  is  of  peculiar  interest  to  us  ;  first,  because  it  was 
Written  by  a  member  and  former  officer  of  our  Society  ;  and  second, 
as  it  introduces  a  new  feature  into  town  histories — the  history  of 
estates.  Mr.  Wyman  for  more  than  thirty  years  was  most  zealously 
engaged  in  collecting  the  materials  for  these  volumes.  He  died 
soon  after  he  had  commenced  the  work  of  printing  ;  but,  fortunate- 
ly, the  editorial  labor  was  placed  in  the  hands  of  our  associate,  Mr. 
Henry  II.  Edee,  who  is  entitled  to  great  praise  for  the  good  taste, 
sound  judgment  and  critical  care  lie  has  manifested  in  the  perform- 
ance of  his  duty.  Says  Col.  A.  II.  Hoyt,  our  member,  these  vol- 
umes  "in  extent  and   importance  can  properly  be  compared  with 


1  \'2  President    Wilder  s  Address.  [April, 

onlv  two  other  works  of  a  similar  character  in  New  England, 
Savage's  'Genealogical  Dictionary  of  the  First  Settlers  of  New 
England,'  and  Bond's  'Genealogies  and  History  of  Watertown.' l 

I   think  it  proper  also  to  mention  the  three  Reports  of  the  Boston 
Record  Commissioners  which  have  been  published,  and  the  fourth 

now  in  press,  which  is  to  contain  the  early  records  of  Dorchester. 

This  commission  is  the  result  of  a  petition  from  this  Society,  of 
January,  1<S7">.  The  Commissioners  are  William  II.  Whitmore, 
A.M.,  and  William  S.  Appleton,  A.M.,  both  of  whom  are  members 
of  this  Society,  and  who  are  entitled  to  honorable  notice  for  the  able 
manner  with  which  they  have  discharged  the  duties  assigned  them. 

The  first  annual  meeting  of  the  Society  held  in  this  House  was  in 
1872.  The  opinion  was  then  entertained  by  the  officers  and  our 
more  active  members,  that  this  building  would  answer  our  purpose 
without  enlargement  for  the  period  of  twenty  years.  Eight  years 
have  now  elapsed,  and  up  to  this  time  the  progress  in  occupying  all 
the  rooms  has  been  more  rapid  than  could  then  have  been  reasonably 
anticipated.  AVe  have  not  yet  utilized  all  our  vacant  space.  But 
nevertheless  there  is  but  little  left.  And  the  question  of  enlarging 
our  borders  must  soon  occupy  our  serious  attention.  The  rapid 
growth  of  our  membership,  the  enlargement  of  our  library  by  gift 
and  by  purchase,  will  in  a  short  time  render  the  acquisition  of  more 
room  for  the  accommodation  of  our  books  indispensable.  I  do  not 
here  propose  any  plan  for  the  accomplishment  of  this  object. 
AVe  own  a  space  in  the  rear  of  this  building,  now  unoccupied, 
which  will  enable  us  to  make  a  very  important  addition  to  our 
present  available  room.  AVhether  this  or  some  other  method  of 
obtaining  more  room  shall  be  adopted,  is  a  matter  that  must 
soon  be  considered.  1  would  therefore  recommend  that  the  directors 
at  an  early  day  take  such  measures  as  they  may  deem  advisable  in  the 
premises.  And  permit  me  to  say  that  I  doubt  not,  as  prosperity  no* 
reigns  with  us  again,  we  may  have  many  among  our  eight  hundred 
members  and  other  liberal  citizens  who  will  be  happy  to  aid  us  witl 
contributions  for  SO  desirable  an  object,  thus  increasing  our  facil- 
ities for  the  prosecution  of  our  work  of  preserving  and  perpetuating 
the  memories  of  the  past,  and  diffusing  the  principles  of  human 
right,  justice  and  truth  which  have  sustained  our  government  in  all  its 
trials,  and  must  always  be  the  supports  of  a  free  republic.  May 
not  these  considerations  induce  our  friends  to  make  donations  or 
bequests  to  our  Society  in  the  distribution  of  their  wealth  for  be- 
nevolent objects.  Especially  let  not  the  New  England  Historic, 
Genealogical  Society  beforgotten  by  our  members,  who  will  thus  en- 
roll their  names  as  benefactors  to  our  cause,  perpetuate  the  lineage  of 
their  families,  live  in  the  memory  hereafter,  and  receive  the  gratitude 
of  their  descendants;  lor,  as  Longfellow  says,  "Time  has  a  Dooms- 
day book  on  which  he  is  continually  recording  illustrious  names." 

The  Register  has  been  regularly  and  promptly  published  as  for 


1880.]  President  Wader's  Address.  143 

the  last  thirty-three  years ;  and  it  affords  me  great  pleasure  to 
state  that  it  successfully  pursues  its  noble  work,  and  is  worthily 
sustained  by  the  patronage  of  the  public.  This  is  one  of  the  most 
useful,  valuable  and  interesting  periodicals  of  our  day,  and  is  carry- 
ing out  the  designs  of  its  benevolent  founders  in  gathering  up  and 
preserving  much  that  would  otherwise  be  destroyed  by  the  tooth  of 
time.  It  is  a  storehouse  in  which  is  deposited  a  vast  amount  of  his- 
torical and  ^enealooical  information. 

This  publication  is  intended  to  contain  not  only  all  that  can  be 
known  of  our  New  England  of  the  past,  but  what  is  of  paramount 
importance  it  records  from  year  to  year,  as  from  living  lips,  the  most 
important  events  and  transactions  of  our  times.  "It  is,"  says  a  writer, 
"a  thoroughly  live  periodical,  and  the  organ  of  a  live  Society,  and 
ought  to  circulate  in  every  intelligent  household."  Another  writes  : 
"  The  volumes  of  the  New  England  Historical  and  Genealogical  Regis- 
ter  are  an  honor  to  the  hard  .working  members  of  the  Society,  a  mine 
of  information  which  no  student  of  history  can  afford  to  neglect. " 
Says  another:  "I  cannot  let  an  opportunity  pass  without  giving 
testimony  to  the  inestimable  value  of  the  labors  of  the  Society,  and 
to  the  priceless  worth  of  the  treasures  contained  in  the  Register." 

The  Biographical  and  Genealogical  Department  of  our  Society  is 
constantly  increasing,  and  becoming  more  an  object  of  attraction. 
This  is  as  it  should  be,  and  affords  a  gratification  that  is  duly  appre- 
ciated by  the  public.  Biography  is  the  flower,  the  essence,  of  his- 
tory. The  records  of  good  men  and  their  worthy  deeds  are  the 
great  incentives  which  control  human  action. 

To  have  no  other  record  than  the  scrap  of  a  newspaper,  no  other 
memorial  than  a  gravestone,  with  perhaps  only  the  initials  of  the 
christian  name,  with  which  to  transmit  to  posterity  the  line  of  a  use- 
ful and  honored  ancestry,  is  an  unpardonoble  omission  of  duty  to 
the  memory  of  those  who  have  made  us  what  we  are.  No.  No. 
Let  there  be  some  "footprints  on  the  sands  of  time,"  so  that  pos- 
terity may  know  from  whence  we  came,  what  we  have  done  to  make 
the  world  better,  what  we  have  done  to  promote  the  progress  of  those 
principles  which  are  to  culminate  in  the  perfection  of  our  race. 

In  this  connection  permit  me  to  say,  I  give  a  most  cordial  greet- 
ing to  the  Boston  Memorial  Association,  which  has  just  been  es- 
tablished for  the  further  ornamentation  of  our  Parks  and  Public 
grounds  by  memorial  works  of  art,  for  the  perpetuation  of  the 
memories  of  illustrious  men  and  the  record  of  memorable  events, 
and  I  crave  for  it  the  generous  support  of  all  who  feel  an  interest  in 
the  history  and  renown  of  the  good  city  of  Boston. 

The  Boston  Antiquarian  Club,  also  just  formed,  lias  a  similar 
object  in  some  respects.      It  is  into;.  i  arouse  an  interest  in  the 

antiquities  and  history  of  Boston,  and  to  preserve  the  records  and 
memorials  of  its  past.      I  commend  this  institution  also  to  the  public. 

During  the  past  year  we  have  added  to  our   city  ornamentations 
vol.  xxxiv.         13* 


1  I  I  President    Wilder* 8  Address.  [April, 

•  in  front  of  City  Hall,  and  another  in  Park  Square,  to  both 
of  which  we  give  a  hearty  welcome.  Welcome  to  that  of  Josiah 
Quincy,  the  patriot  bod  of  a  patriot  sire,  the  eminent  and  enter- 
prising magistrate,  t Ik*  wise  counsellor,  the  energetic  public  servant, 
the  honest  man  !  Welcome  to  the  Emancipation  Group,  forever  to 
remind  the  passer  by  that  the  foul  Mot  of  slavery  has  been  wiped 
1 1 .  iii  our  national  escutcheon  never  to  appear  again  I  Welcome  to 
the  statue  of  Samuel  Adams,  the  son  of  liberty;  the  hater  of  tyranny, 
the  Btern  and  inflexible  patriot,  that  is.  soon  to  be  erected  in  sight  of 
Faneuil  Hall,  whose  walls  once  resounded  with  the  stirring  eloquence 
of  his  patriotic  words !  Welcome  to  those  works  of  art  which 
are  hereafter  to  adorn  our  city  as  memorials  of  illustrious  men, 
memorable  events,  great  principles  and  great  results,  which  shall 
contribute  to  the  fame  of  Boston,  the  glory  of  our  country,  and  the 
welfare  of  mankind  ! 

Let  the  Arch  of  Triumph  rise  to  commemorate  the  march  of  free- 
dom on  these  western  shores.  Let  our  market  places,  public  squares 
and  buildings  be  adorned  with  these  memorials  of  genius,  patriotism 
and  philanthropy.  Thus  shall  we  cherish  for  generations  to  come  the 
virtues  and  heroism  of  our  fathers  who  laid  the  foundations  of  this 
republic,  the  men  who  laid  down  their  lives  for  its  defence,  and  the 
benefactors  who  planted  our  institutions,  and  the  genius  which  has 
brought  relief  to  suffering  humanity.  This  will  elevate  the  taste  of 
the  community,  and  move  the  heart  to  imitate  such  praiseworthy 
deeds  and  examples  of  moral  worth. 

This  subject  has  not,  hitherto,  sufficiently  engaged  the  attention 
of  the  public,  nor  have  we  duly  considered  the  mission  of  man  on 
earth.  How  transcendantly  sublime  his  position,  exalted  above  all 
creatures,  and  for  whom  all  nature  labors  !  How  almost  superhu- 
man his  powers  of  mind  !  How  insatiable  his  thirst  for  knowledge, 
sounding  the  depths  of  science  and  philosophy,  controlling  the 
forces  of  nature,  gathering  up  the  issues  of  time,  solving  the  prob- 
lem of  life,  yearning  for  an  eternal  existence  beyond  the  gravel 
Well  was  it  said,  "we  touch  heaven  when  we  lay  our  hand  on  a 
human  being."  We  cannot  understand  it,  but  this  we  know,  he 
has  a  soul  to  exist  through  the  ages  of  eternity.  Truly  may  we  .-ay, 
in  the  words  of  Pope,   "the  proper  study  of  mankind  is  man." 

There  is  a  spirit  in  man  capable  of  eternal  progress;    resoun 
infinite  and  inexhaustible  are  constantly  inviting  him  to  move  on  in 
his  researches,  until   he  shall  have  become  master  of  all  elements, 
and  have  brought  them  into  subjection  to  his  will. 

i  have  spoken  to  you  frequently  of  the  importance  of  ourgenea  <>- 
jncal  researches  in  tracing  out,  recording,  and  transmitting  to  th 
who  may  follow  us,  the  genealogy   of  our   members,  so   that    their 
<:  I  oits  may   perpetuate   their  line   through  coming  time,  with 

the  names  of  those  who   have  been  blessings  to  the  world.       true 
we  may   iind,  in   some   instances,  characters    whose    lives  we    would 


1880.]  President  Wilder *s  Address.  145 

not  imitate,  but  the  general  rule  prevails  that  the  blood  of  the  an- 
cestry tells  on  posterity.  We  are  not  of  those  who  believe  in  the 
sentiment  of  the  poet  when  he  says, 

-"  Thy  ancient  but  ignoble  blood 


Has  coursed  through  scoundrels  ever  since  the  flood." 

Let  us  treasure  up  the  bright  examples  of  worth  which  have  made 
our  country  what  it  is.  The  genealogical  as  well  as  the  biographical 
department  of  our  Society  is  in  fact  becoming  more  interesting  and 
useful  every  year,  and  is  daily  giving  assistance  to  those  engaged  in 
these  researches.  These  sources  will  aid  us  in  the  preparation  of 
our  Memorial  Volumes,  furnish  important  information,  and  enable 
the  Society  henceforth  to  record  correct  sketches  of  the  lives  and 
characters  of  deceased  members,  that  posterity  may  avail  themselves 
from  authentic  resources  of  information  on  which  they  can  depend. 

In  my  last  address  I  referred  to  the  biographies  of  deceased  mem- 
bers, to  be  printed  at  the  charge  of  the  Towne  Memorial  Fund,  the 
first  volume  of  which  was  then  in  preparation  under  the  charge  of  a 
committee  appointed  for  the  purpose,  with  J.  Gardner  White,  A.M., 
as  Secretary.  Though  the  printing  of  the  work  has  only  recently 
commenced,  there  has  been  no  unnecessary  delay.  The  committee 
have  found  it  difficult  to  obtain  information  with  regard  to  some  of 
the  early  deceased  members  of  the  Society,  because  of  the  lapse  of 
time  during  which  their  contemporaries  have  died,  rendering  it  diffi- 
cult for  anything  more  than  the  barest  statistics  to  be  found.  Fail- 
ure of  some  of  the  writers  to  produce  the  promised  memoir,  caused 
in  some  cases  by  death  or  illness,  in  others  by  inability  to  obtain 
expected  information,  has  hindered  the  publication ;  but  the  com- 
mittee have  begun  to  print,  and  the  work  will  go  forward  as  steadily 
and  vigorously  as  possible.  The  work  will  be  furnished  to  members 
at  a  small  discount  from  the  actual  cost,  so  that  any  member  who 
chooses  can  be  benefited  by  the  fund.  Those  who  wish  to  sub- 
scribe for  copies  are  advised  to  hand  their  names  to  the  secretary,  as 
the  money  received  for  this  volume  will  be  added  to  the  income  of 
the  fund,  and  used  in  defraying  the  cost  of  a  second  volume. 

Few  are  fully  aware  of  the  importance  of  history  in  recording 
events  as  they  transpire,  or  of  its  influence  in  promoting  the  welfare 
of  mankind.  Living  as  we  do  in  this  world  of  wonders,  witnessing 
the  mighty  events  which  are  shaping  its  destiny,  and  which  are  to  cul- 
minate in  the  greatest  good  for  the  human  race,  is  it  not  marvellous 
that  there  has  been  so  little  interest  in  this  most  delightful  and  useful 
study?  Gratifying  as  is  the  interest  now  manifested  in  historical 
research,  we  ought  not  to  stop  here.  Why  should  not  all  our  cities 
and  populous  towns  have  their  historical  societies  ?  They  would  be 
valuable  adjuncts  to  the  town  libraries,  would  imbue  our  young 
people  with  a  love  of  history,  and  give  them  the  knowledge  which 
all    should    possess   of  their   country   and   kin.       I  commend  this 


146  1\   Mi  fU   Wilder' 's  Address.  [April, 

i  to  the  consideration  of  the  publi  rally.      Ill  tlie 

in i i  bich  wu  may  Bee  the  form  and  featw  i lie 

monil  >r  of  good  for  the  future.      History  is  one  ol 

of  civilization.  It  strengthens  local  attachments,  promotes 
the  love  of  kindred  and  home,  opens  the  heart  to  sympatl  .  I 
moral   influences,  widens  the  range  of  thought  and  ministi  .lie 

happiness  and  advancement  of  our  race;  in  a  word,  it  conv< 
the  most  refined  and  pure  pleasures  that  th  •  human  mind  ean  enjoy, 
furnishing  illustrations  worthy  of  imi. ough  all  time. 

"  There  is  :i  history  in  nil  men' 
Figuring  the  nature  of  the  times  deceased, 
Tin:  which  observed,  a  man  may  prophesy 
With  a  near  aim  of  the  chance  of  things 

As  yet  not  come  to  life.     *     *     *     *     *  " 

And  when  the  battle  of  life  is  on  the  wane,  how  its  voices  still 
charm  us  with  bright  examples  of  virtue,  patriotism,  philanthropy 
and  renown  !  How  consoling  the  reflection  that  when  we  shall  have 
passed  off  the  stage  of  existence,  there  may  be  a  record  of  us  left 
on  earth  ! 

I  rejoice  most  heartily  in  the  increased  interest  now  manifested 
in  the  study  of  history,  and  especially  that  which  relates  to  our  own 
ancestry  and  country.  The  discovery  of  this  western  hemisphere 
was  indeed  a  momentous  event  !  In  the  words  of  Mr.  Everett, 
"Another  world  !  twin  sister  of  the  ancient  world,  a  boundless  thea- 
tre for  human  enjoyment  and  action,  with  a  population  animated  by  a 
higher  spirit  of  humanity  to  be  reproduced  and  perfected  in  the  west." 

When  the  Scandinavians,  Leif  and  Thorwald,  moored  their  little 
ships  on  our  northern  shores,  they  were  the  precursors  of  this  great 
event.  When  Christopher  Columbus  dropped  has  anchors  in  our 
tropical  sea,  it  was  an  unparalleled  epoch  in  the  history  of  the  world  : 
but  the  landing  of  our  Pilgrim  Fathers  on  Plymouth  Pock,  guided 
by  the  star  of  empire  like  that  which  stood  over  Bethlehem, 
O,  memorable  deed  !  there  to  promote  the  grandest  extension  ^'\ 
human  rights  and  of  Christian  civilization  that  mankind  has  e\ 
witnessed — there  to  erect  a  LIVING  monument  whose  summit  should 
overlook  the  world,  and  whose  every  side  should  proclaim  in  solemn 
eloquence  to  the  end  of  time,  Freedom  of  Conscience,  Equal 
Bights  and  Good  Will  to  Man;  the  Shekinah  of  the  futu 
greatness  and  glory  of  our  blessed  land  : — 

11  The  hope  and  homo  of  Liberty." 

How  astonishing  the  influences  which  have  resulted  from  this  event, 
and  its  consequent  bearings  on  the  welfare  of  the  human  race — in- 
fill- which  have  swayed  the  late  of  nal  and  which  will  con- 

•  up  the  <!.  earth  with  the  ble 

our  i'n  itutions,  v  Kile   religion  and  philanthropy    shall   have  a 

place  in  the  heart  of  man  !      Look,  for  instance,  at   the  influence  of 


1880.]  President  Wilder' s  Address.  147 

our  western  civilization  on  the  empire  of  Japan,  a  nation  whose 
origin  and  early  history  are  involved  in  obscurity.  It  is  only  about 
twenty-five  years  since  Commodore  Perry  anchored  his  squadron 
in  the  Bay  of  Yeddo  to  negotiate  a  treaty  with  its  government. 
It  is  but  a  few  years  since  Japan,  with  a  population  three-fourths 
as  large  as  that  of  the  United  States,  became  intimately  associated 
with  us.  Until  this  time  she  was  considered  as  a  far-off  nation, 
almost  an  isolated  land,  veiled  in  mystery,  one  of  the  most  unknown 
and  inaccessible  countries  of  the  world.  Now,  by  the  wonderful 
achievements  of  science  and  the  golden  ties  of  commercial  inter- 
course, she  is  brought  within  eighteen  days  of  our  shores,  and  is 
eager  to  embrace  everything  in  science,  literature,  religion  and  civil 
polity  that  may  contribute  to  the  happiness  of  her  people  and  the 
elevation  of  the  nation  ;  and  it  is  not  too  much  to  say  that  no  oriental 
race  possesses  such  eminent  capacity  or  a  greater  desire  for  improvement, 
and  whatever  opinions  may  be  entertained  in  regard  to  Americaniz- 
ing Japan,  there  can  be  no  doubt  that  the  government  and  the  most 
enlightened  portion  of  the  population  desire  to  avail  themselves 
of  our  civilization.  The  marvellous  waking  up  of  this  people  and 
their  desire  to  keep  abreast  with  the  times,  and  to  avail  themselves  of 
the  benefits  of  western  civilization,  constitute  one  of  the  most  remarka- 
ble phenomena  in  modern  history.  Said  Mr.  Mori,  her  represen- 
tative to  the  United  States  and  late  envoy  to  China,  now  to  England, 
"The  march  of  modern  civilization  in  Japan  has  already  reached  the 
heart  of  the  nation  ;  the  English  language  following  suppresses  the 
use  both  of  the  Japanese  and  Chinese.  Our  intelligent  race  are 
eager  to  grasp  the  principal  truths  from  the  precious  treasury  of 
western  science  and  art  and  religion.  Our  meagre  language  is 
doomed  to  yield  to  the  domination  of  the  English  tongue."  Japan 
already  boasts  of  her  institutions,  modelled  on  our  example,  and  is 
making  large  appropriations  for  the  promotion  of  educational  and 
industrial  interests.  "It  is  education,"  said  Mr.  Mori  to  me  on  his 
first  visit  to  Boston,  "it  is  education  that  makes  a  people  great  and 
powerful,  and  I  look  to  the  institutions  of  New  England  as  an  illus- 
tration of  what  may  be  done  in  Japan."  Actuated  by  these  influences 
Japan  is  rising,  and  will  we  believe  ultimately  take  her  place  among 
the  enlightened  nations  of  the  earth.  Fortunate  was  it  for  his 
country  that  Mr.  Mori  came  to  New  England  for  information. 
Fortunate,  indeed,  that  he  consulted  such  men  as  Presidents 
AVoolsey,  Stearns,  Hopkins,  Eliot,  McCosh  and  Scelye,  Secre- 
tary Bout  well,  and  Professors  Henry,  Murray  and  Northrup, 
as  to  the  elements  which  have  made  our  nation  so  prosperous 
and  powerful,  all  uniting  in  the  opinion  that  civil  and  religious 
freedom,  free  schools  and  Christianity  were  the  foundation  stones  on 
which  this  republic  has  been  reared.  Japan  has  already  erected  an 
Agricultural  College  at  Snpparo,  built  and  put  in  operation  under 
the  supervision  of  President  Clarke  of  our  own  college,  over  which, 


L44  P.  at   Wildt  i  I*.  [April, 

by  order  of  the  Mikado,  he  installed  a   President  and  tlirce  ]\ 

•11  graduates  of  the  Massachu  :ultural  Colli,  he 

has  a  large  experimental  farm,  the  superintendent  of  which  ie  ale    a 

duate  of  our  Agricultural  College,  where  have  been  introduced 
the  besi  products  and  implements  of  the  United  State-.  The  desire 
for  agricultural  improvement  has  for  some  time  been  a  noticeable 
feature,  the  mayor  of  Yeddo  having  informed  me  sev<  ral  years  since 
that  he  had  Large  orchards  devoted  especially  to  the  cultivation  of  our 
American  fruits.  So  the  leaven  works  ;  both  Japan  and  China  hive 
sent  their  sons  in  large  numbers  to  he  educated  in  our  institutioi 
and,  were  it  not  for  the  opposition  and  persecution  manifested  in 
some  quarters  of  our  eountry  to  the  Chinese,  we  should  have  more 
of  them.  The  subject  of  erecting  an  Agricultural  College  in 
China  is  seriously  contemplated,  and  I  doubt  not  that  before  many 
years  the  work  will  be  accomplish: 

It   is   general   education  that  has  raised  our  country  to  its  present 
elevated  position  in  the  eyes  of  the  and  history  will  Que 

to  repeat  this  lesson.      How  aptly  did  '  I  friend  Thomas  Greene 

Fessenden,  fifty  years  ago,  poetize  this  sentiment. 

"  Survey  the  globe  through  every  zone, 

From  Lima  to  Japan, 

In  lineaments  of  light  ?tis  shown 

That  culture  makes  the  man. 

The  best  man  has,  laid,  hopes,  can  have, 

Past,  promised  or  possessed, 

Are  fruits  which  culture  gives  or  gave 

At  intellect's  behest." 

If  such  arc  the  influences   of  civil  and  religious  freedom,  of  free 
schools,  free  thought  and  free  worship,  wdiat  may  we  not  reasonably 
look  forward  to  in  the  future?     How  comparatively  recent  the  arrival 
of  the  Mayflower,  a  period  not  three  times  as   long  as   the  lives   of 
some  who  are  still  living — and  how  amazing  the  results  which  have 
followed  the  immigration  of  this  little  band  to  our  wild  New  England 
shores  !      How  marvellous  the  progress  of  improvement  since  the 
settlement  of  our  country  scarcely  two  hundred  and  sixty  years 
What  a  magnificent,  almost  inconceivable  advance,  should  the  future 
be  commensurate  with  the  past  !   and  yet  we  have  no  reason  to  doubt 
that  it  may  not  be  more  astonishing   when   the    inspired    gospel   of 
science  and  civilization  shall   have   accomplished   their  mission   on 
earth.     When  1  reflect  on  the  feeble  condition  of  these  colonisl 
and  contrast   it  with  the  magnitude,   wealth   and  resources  of  our 
country  at  the  present  time,  I  am  led  to  exclaim,    Verily,  Plymouth 
Rock  is  the  grandest  monument  the  world  contains  ! 

We  have  much  to  harn  of  the  early  history  of  our  country  :     hut 
Investigations  of  our  historical  students  will  ultimately  bring 
light  all  that,  can   he    known,  and    li.  we    shall 

able  to  preserve  in  our  arc  >rd  of  important  event 

discos  nid   acquisitions,  Btf    everv    honored    name,    every 


1880.]  President  Wilder' s  Address.  149 

sacred   spot  and  every  memorable   deed  may  be  remembered  and 
cherished  in  the  history  of  our  land. 

A   very    wide    field    for    research    is    open    to    us    in    the    old 
world,  whose  cities,  temples,   monuments  and.  works  of  art,  buried 
and  unburied,  are  affording,  through  the  reports  of  modern  explorers 
and  travellers,  important  information  in  regard  to  the  people,  customs 
and  refinements  of  nations  whose  records  have  been  long  lost,  and  of 
which  we  have  known  but  little  heretofore.       Among  these,  the  dis- 
coveries in  Cambodia,  to  which  I  alluded  in  my  last,  are  of  the  most 
remarkable  character.      Says  Mr.  Vincent,  a  late  traveller,  "Nothing 
has  occurred  so  startling,  or  which  has  thrown  so  much  light  on  Eastern 
art,  as  the  discovery  by  Mohout  and  Bastian  of  the  ruined  cities  of 
Cambodia — cities  containing  palaces  and  temples  as   splendid  and 
stupendous  as  any  in  Egypt,  Greece  or  Rome,"  and  that  beyond  a 
few  fabulous  records  and  legends  of  the  Chinese,  there  is  no  authen- 
tic narrative  relative  to  this  once  powerful  but  now  degraded  country 
— once  so  powerful,  it  is  said,  that  its  army  contained  70,000  war 
elephants,    200,000   horsemen  and   000,000   foot  soldiers,    and   to 
whom  twenty  kings  paid  tribute.      One  of  its  temples,  Nagkon  Wat, 
in  the  city  of  Angkor,  although  it  follows  neither  Egyptian,  Assyrian, 
Greek  or  Saracenic   architecture,  in   style,  beauty,  solidity  of  con- 
struction,   elaborate   sculpture   and   painting,  has   no   superior,  nor 
any  rival  standing  at  the  present  day.       The  first  view  of  it   was 
almost  overwhelming.     Think  of  a  temple  800  feet  long,  600  wide, 
with  its  central  pagoda  rising  to  the  height  of  250  feet,  its  corridors  and 
halls  supported  with  more  than  1500  huge  columns,  each  a  monolith 
or  single  piece  of  stone,  its  walls  sculptured  with  more  than  100,000 
separate  figures,  and  its  gallery  of  sculptures   with  over  half  a  mile 
of  continuous  pictures  cut  in  low  relief — and  you  will  have  an  idea 
of  Nagkon  Wat  temple  of  Budha.       But  who  built  this  magnificent 
temple?      Was  it  some  of  the  lost  tribes  of  Israel,  as  suggested  by 
Mohout?      Was  it  built  1000  years  before  Christ,  as  some  suppose, 
or  some  years  after  his  advent?      And  where  are  the  descendants  of 
this  once  highly  polished  people,  who  had  the  genius  to  design  and 
the  skill  to  erect  such  a  structure,  and  of  which  there  is  no  credible 
tradition  ?      These  are  questions  that  remain  to  be  answered  ;    but  it 
is  believed  that  these  mysteries  will  ere  long  be  solved,   and  throw 
much  light  on  the  history  of  those  days.       The   natives   themselves 
can  give  no  information  upon  the   subject,  one  replying,   "It  must 
either  have  sprung  up  from  the  ground,  or   been    built   by  giants  or 
perhaps  by   angels."       Of  this  old  city  of  Angkor,  two  and  a  half 
miles  long  and  two  and  a  quarter  miles   broad,   he   says   it  is  sur- 
rounded by  three  walls,  the  outer  one  twenty  feet  high  and  ten  feet 
broad.      This  was  known  to  a  Portuguese  historian  in  1(500,  but  was 
lost  sight  of  from  that  time  to  L860,  two  hundred  and  sixty  years, 
when  it  was  again  brought  to  notice   by  our  modern  discoverers,  as 
though  it  had   never  been   heard  of  before.       Jiuins  of  other  cities, 


150  Prendeni   Wilder  s  Address.  [April, 

temples,  monuments,  palacea  and  Mutuary,  of  great  beauty  and 
interest,  with  inscriptions  and  language  which  no  philologist  can 
decipher,  are  to  be  found  through  the  whole  valley  of  Makong river, 
to  the  very  borders  of  China,  many  of  which,  exterior  and  interior, 
have  been  taken  possession  of  by  the  roots  of  trees,  while  the  shrubs 
and  wild  grass  form  a  jungle  in  the  court  yards  where  once  the  proud 
monarchs  of  that  land  revelled  in  pomp  and  luxury.  "A  richer 
field,"  savs  Mr.  Vincent,  "for  Oriental  research  nowhere  exists  than 
in  Cambodia." 

We  have  much  to  learn  in  regard  to  the  history  of  this  western 
hemisphere.  Thanks  to  the  enterprise  of  our  modern  explorers,  the 
investigations  of  scientists  and  archaeologists,  sustained  by  the  patron- 
age of  enlightened  nations,  wc  are  constantly  receiving  information 
which  will  settle  satisfactorily  many  questions  which  have  hitherto 
perplexed  us.  The  explorations  on  this  continent  are  attracting  the 
renewed  attention  of  the  world  ;  the  magnificent  architectural  remains 
in  South  America,  in  Mexico  and  in  Yucatan,  supposed  by  learned 
writers  to  be  the  cradle  of  the  world's  civilization  on  this  continent, 
and  whose  ancient  cities  possess  public  buildings,  monuments  and 
architectural  remains  that  would  compare  favorably  with  those  of 
Greece  or  Rome — together  with  those  in  North  America,  especially 
the  villages,  buildings,  towers  and  ancient  ruins  left  by  the  ( 
dwellers  in  the  canyons  of  the  Colorado,  Montezuma  and  the  Mai 
built  on  the  verge  of  yawning  chasms,  live  hundred  feet  to  one 
thousand  feet  above  the  bottom,  some  of  which  measure  from  two 
hundred  to  four  hundred  feet  in  circumference — the  vast  number 
of  Mounds  from  Yucatan  and  Mexico  on  through  the  valleys  of 
Tennessee,  Ohio  and  Mississippi,  and  west  of  the  Rocky  m  mntains 
to  Oregon  and  Washington,  some  of  which  measure  from  400  to 
1200  feet  in  circumference,  and  from  20  to  90  feet  in  height, 
with  structures,  sepulchres,  human  remains  and  household  utensils 
within,  and  with  broad  plateaus  and  huge  forest  trees  on  the  top, 
containing  one  or  more  acres,  supposed  to  have  been  prepared  for 
temples,  are  wonders  indeed.  They  are  no  longer  mythical  and 
fabulous,  but  are  well  authenticated  matters  of  history.  Where 
th"se  people  came  from,  and  whither  they  have  gone,  or  whether 
they  were  preceded  by  any  other  races  in  the  United  States.  Is  not 
yet  positively  known.  These  and  the  relics  left  by  them,  together 
with  researches  in  regard  to  the  civilization  ^\'  the  Mayas,  the  Nal 
the  Pueblos,  and  other  races  that  once  inhabited  our  vast  continent 
thousands  of  years  perhaps  before  modern  civilization  reached  our 
Atlantic  shores,  are  subjects  which  may  well  command  a  strong 
interest    with   the   students   of  history  :    and,    although   science   may 

never  be  able  to  determine  how  long  man  may  have  inhabited  this 

Continent,  these  researches  are  constantly  adding  to  our  know  h  dge 
of  long  by-gone  centuries. 

Among  these,  especially  to  be  noticed,  are  tin1  recent  exploration! 


1880.]  President  Wilder *s  Address.  151 

at  Chichen  Itza,  in  Yucatan,  by  Dr.  Le  Plongeon,  to  whom  I 
alluded  last  year,  whose  original  memoirs  were  presented  to  the 
American  Antiquarian  Society  by  his  friend,  Mr.  Stephen  Salis- 
bury, Jr.,  of  Worcester,  by  whom  they  were  published.  These 
are  of  the  most  interesting  character,  and  contain  photographs  and 
drawings  made  on  the  ground  at  Chichen  Itza  and  other  places,  of 
temples,  palaces,  monuments,  columns,  statues  and  inscriptions  of 
rare  interest ;  among  which  is  the  photograph  of  the  famous  statue  of 
Chaac-Mol,  one  of  the  greatest  of  the  Itza  monarchs,  which  Dr.  Le 
Plongeon  found  buried  in  the  earth  at  some  distance  from  the  palace, 
and  intended  to  bring  to  the  United  States,  but  was  intercepted  by 
the  Mexican  government,  who  removed  it,  with  considerable  display 
on  its  way,  to  the  city  of  Mexico,  where  it  may  now  be  seen  in  the 
Museo  National  de  Mexico.  Of  the  memoirs  of  Dr.  Le  Plongeon, 
Professor  Short,  author  of  "The  North  Americans  of  Antiquity," 
a  most  useful  book  embracing  an  account  of  the  discoveries  and 
opinions  of  the  most  eminent  explorers  and  learned  archaeologists, 
from  Stephens  down  to  the  present  time,  thus  speaks:  "In  these 
pages  we  are  impressed  with  the  fact  that  the  darkness  which  so 
long  enveloped  the  antiquity  of  Yucatan  is  soon  to  be  displaced  by 
the  noonday  of  scientific  investigation." 

During  the  last  year  one  of  our  members  has  published  a  tract, 
which  I  have  read  with  great  interest.  It  covers  a  new  field  of 
inquiry,  and  in  my  opinion  is  of  peculiar  historical  importance. 
Within  the  last  twenty  years,  several  hundred  copper  implements, 
of  a  pre-historic  character,  have  been  discovered  in  the  territory 
lying  more  or  less  directly  upon  the  borders  of  Lake  Superior.  They 
were  evidently  constructed  from  the  native  copper  found  so  exclu- 
sively in  that  region.  The  opinion  of  the  archaeologists  has  not  been 
clear  as  to  who  were  the  makers  of  these  implements.  Some  have 
supposed  that  they  were  not  made  by  the  American  Indian  found  here 
on  the  first  arrival  of  Europeans,  but  by  a  superior  race,  in  an  ad- 
vanced stage  of  civilization,  antedating  the  Indian  by  some  hundreds 
of  years.  The  Pev.  Mr.  Slafter,  the  author  of  the  tract  to  which  I 
have  referred,  has  shown,  by  a  critical  survey  of  the  reports  of  the 
early  voyagers  to  our  Atlantic  coast  and  the  lake  region,  both 
French  and  English,  particularly  the  former,  that  these  implements 
were  fabricated  by  the  Indians,  and  were  in  use  by  them  when 
they  Avere  first  visited  by  Europeans.  Our  thanks  are  due  to  the 
author  of  this  tract  for  his  careful  investigation,  and  the  publication 
in  an  English  translation  of  the  passages  from  the  early  voyages  of 
the  French,  settling  a  question  of  so  much  interest  to  the  antiquary 
and  the  historian. 

Without  discussing  at  length,  the  time  when  man  first  appeared  on 

this  continent — whether  he  was  a  descendant  of  Noah,  Shem,  Ham, 

or  of  the  Jews  as  different  archaeologists  are  attempting  to  prove,  or 

from  whence  he  came — whether  our  New  World  is  as  old  as  Dr. 

vol.  xxxiv.  14 


152  President  Wilder 's  Address.  [April, 

Hitchcock  and  Prof.  Agassiz  supposed  it  might  be  from  their  exa- 
mination of  tertiary  remains,  alluvial  deposits  and  fragmentary  bones, 
say  from  1  t,000  to  35,000  years,  or  as  some  archaeologists  believe 
of  -till  greater  age — we  leave  to  those  who  prefer  the  ( )M  to  tlie  New. 
Suffice  it  to  say  that,  from  the  investigations  of  explorers,  scientists, 
and  linguists,  the  opinion  prevails  that  our  continent  may  I  al 

with  the  old  world,  and  have,  at  a  very  early  period,  received  its 
population  from  it,  that  it  may  have  been  inhabited  thousands  of 
years  before  the  Northmen  or  Columbus  reached  our  shores,  that  its 
people  were  not  indigenous  on  our  soil,  or  the  result  of  evolution 
from  a  lower  order  of  creation. 

Highly  interesting,  instructive  and  valuable  as  these  developments 
arc  to  the  consecutive  history  of  the  world,  we  confess  to  a  partiality 
for  the  history  of  our  own  nation,  and  especially  the  record  of  the 
wonderful  achievements  of  our  age  in  which  New  England  has  par- 
ticipated so  conspicuously.       Had  we  been  told  fifty  years  ago  that 
we  should  cross  the  Atlantic  in  nine  days,  leap  our  continent  to  the 
Pacific  in  a  less  period  of  time,  that  we  should  send  the  lightning 
with   our  messages  around   the   Hobe,   and  stranger   still  that  we 
should  converse  audibly  at  the  distance  of  hundreds  or  thousands  of 
miles,  we  should  have  thought  it  as   impossible  as  to   have   talked 
with  the  inhabitants  of  the  moon.     How  marvellous  these  acquisi- 
tions, this  conquest  of  mind  over  matter  !     Even  before  the  inventor 
has   closed  the  rivets  of  his  new   machine,   he  hears   the   click   of 
another  leading  him  on  to  still  greater  advances.       These,  however, 
we  believe,  are  only  the  initiatives  of  equally  astonishing  develop- 
ments to  come  hereafter — the  scintillations  of  those  great  lights  of 
science  which,  like  the  light  of  divine  revelation,  are  to  illumine  the 
world,  and  guide  us  on  toward  the  ineffable  perfection  of  Him  who 
is  the  source  of  all  light,  and  who  said  in  the  beginning,   "Let  there 
be  light ! "  and  there  was  light. 

And  now  a  few  words  more  in  relation  to  our  own  country,  and  I 
will  bring  this  address  to  a  close. 

I  have  heretofore,  with  few  exceptions,  confined  my  addresses  to 
the  business  operations  of  our  Society  ;  but  I  deem  it  proper,  as  a 
historical  fact,  to  record  the  return  of  prosperity  throughout  our 
land.  Years  of  depression  and  depreciation  of  values  have  sorely 
afflicted  us.  These  were  the  natural  results  consequent  upon  the 
late  civil  war,  the  greatest  known  in  history,  and  the  necessary  delay 
in  the  resumption  of  specie  payments.  But  now  that  our  government 
redeems  her  pledges  m  coin,  the  confidence  of  our  people  is  restored, 
the  dark  forebodings  o\'  the  future  are  gone,  and  the  hum  of  indus- 
try and   rejoicing  are  heard    from    one  (aid  of  our  land  to   the   other, 

in  the  bright  anticipations  of  the  future. 

Our  country  was  never  in  a  more  promising  condition.      Our  vast 


1880.]  President  Wilder's  Address.  153 

fields  of  the  west  and  south  are  producing  more  and  more  abundant- 
ly, the  genius  of  our  industries  is  successfully  competing  with  the 
skill  of  the  world,  our  products  are  in  demand  for  foreign  supplies, 
and  the  balance  of  trade  is  hundreds  of  millions  of  dollars  in  our 
favor  on  the  national  ledger.  This  is  the  land  in  which  we  live,  a 
land  teeming  with  mines,  grains,  textile  fibres  and  fertile  soils,  a 
land  producing  almost  all  the  products  of  the  habitable  globe,  a 
land  where  want  is  scarcely  known,  whose  granaries  are  treasure- 
houses  upon  which  the  world  may  draw,  and  to  whose  enterprise, 
growth  and  influence  none  dares  to  fix  limits. 

From  such  a  history  as  the  past,  may  we  not  reasonably  look 
forward  to  the  future  with  unbounded  hopes  of  future  greatness. 
True,  our  country  has  passed  through  conflicts,  crises,  revulsions 
and  the  terrible  ordeal  of  the  greatest  civil  war  on  record,  events 
which  would  have  shaken  the  kingdoms  of  the  old  world  to  their 
very  centre,  but  like  the  fabled  bird  rising  from  the  flames  un- 
harmed, she  has  come  out  of  the  fire  soaring  triumphantly  in  the 
firmament  of  progress  and  power.  And  we  fondly  hope  she  is  to 
go  on  still  to  prosper,  in  all  that  makes  a  nation  great  and  glorious, 
until  our  whole  continent  may  be  covered  with  free  and  happy 
States,  bound  together  under  a  republican  government  in  an 
Imperial  Union  that  never  can  be  broken. 

"  A  union  of  lakes  and  a  union  of  lands, 
A  union  that  none  can  sever, 
A  union  of  hearts  and  a  union  of  hands, 
And  the  flag  of  our  Union  forever." 

Speaking  of  this  country,  said  Dean  Stanley,  "It  is  a  part  of  history 
of  which,  for  whatever  reason,  Englishmen  are  strangely  ignorant 
until  their  imagination  has  been  touched  by  the  actual  sight  of  that 
vast  continent,  with  its  inspirations,  suggestions,  and  recollections. 
We  feel  that  we  are  in  the  presence  of  one  of  those  constellations 
which  mark  only  those  great  creative  epochs  in  the  history  of  na- 
tions. Certain  it  is,  from  very  early  time  a  sense  of  a  vast  and  mys- 
terious destiny  unfolding  in  a  distant  future,  has  taken  possession 
of  the  minds  both  of  Americans  and  Englishmen."  And  again, 
when  looking  upon  the  tumultuous,  foaming  waters  of  Niagara 
below  and  the  brilliant  sky-ascending  spray  above,  he  says  :  "That 
silver  column  glittering  in  the  moonlight,  seemed  an  image  of  the 
future  of  American  history — of  the  upward  heaven-aspiring  destiny 
which  should  emerge  from  the  distractions  of  the  present." 

So  may  it  be  !  So  may  our  blessed  country  continue  to  prosper, 
rising  still  higher  in  the  scale  of  human  excellence,  of  wealth,  pow- 
er and  virtue  !  And  could  we  with  prophetic  vision  pierce  the  veil 
which  shuts  out  the  future,  methinks  we  might  see  a  white-robed 
throng,  with  out-spread  wings,  beckoning  us  forward  and  pointing 
out  the  paths  to  Immortal  Renown.  O  my  country  !  Let  thy  broad 
pennant  forever  wave  in  peace  throughout  our  borders.     Let  thy 


154  Who  is  a  Gentlem  [April, 

proud  argosies  of  commerce  whiten  every  sea,  and  let  thy  sons  and 
daughters  go  forth  with  the  glad  news  of  freedom  and  salvation 
to  the  advancing  millions  thai  are  to  Inhabit  this  land. 

( )  my  country,  ray  country  !  a  glorious  destiny  await-  thee  !    The 
past  is  but  the  harbinger  of  still  greater  results  in  the  future.     (> 

pering  and  to  prosper,  until  the  song  of  jubilee  shall  arise  in 
peans  of  praise  from  every  tongue,  people  and  nation  to  Him  who 
brought  our  lathers  to  these  shores  and  made  us  FBEE. 


WHO  IS  A   GENTLEMAN? 

By  John  D.  Champlin,  Jr.,  A.M.,  of  New  York  City. 

HP  I  IE  word  gentleman  is  the  united  coinage  of  Norman  and  of  Sax- 
jL  on  mints.  It  is  the  Anglo-Norman  form  of  the  Norman-French 
gentishomme  or  gentilhomme,  the  Saxon  mon  or  man  having  taken 
the  place  of  its  equivalent  homme.  Gentilhomme,  which  came  into 
England  with  the  Norman  conquest,  appears  in  various  forms  in  the 
early  French  ordinances.  In  the  "  Coutumes  de  Paris  "  it  is  divid- 
ed, as  gentis  homme;  in  the  early  English  statutes  we  find  gentile 
homme  and  gentilehome.  It  was  not  long  in  acquiring  its  Saxon 
termination  ;  Kobert  de  Bourne  wrote  gentille-man,  and  Chaucer 
gentilman. 

Gentilhomme  and  its  Italian  and  Spanish  equivalents,  gentilu- 
omo  and  gentilhomhre,  have  a  common  etymological  origin,  all  be- 
ing derivatives  of  the  Latin  gentilis  homo,  a  phrase  which  in  this 
connection  has  been  variously  explained. 

Gibbon  inclines  to  the  opinion  that  gentilis  comes  to  us  in  the 
sense  of  the  civilians,  who  regard  it  as  the  equivalent  of  ingenuus,  de- 
riving it  from  gens  in  its  radical  signification  of  kin,  hence  a  collec- 
tion of  kin,  a  clan.  Cicero  says,  in  the  words  of  the  Pontifex  Sca> 
vola  :  'They  are  gentiles  who  bear  the  same  name,  who  are  sprung 
from  freemen,  none  of  whose  ancestors  were  slaves,  and  who  have 
never  been  politically  degraded  (capite  (lemini(fi)."  Gentilis, 
\\>vd  substantively,  means  primarily  a  relation  or  kinsman.  Ft.-: 
says  that  "he  is  called  gentilis  who  is  sprung  from  the  same  .-lock 
and  who  bears  the  same  nanu;";  and,  quoting  Cinnius,  "they  are 
my  gentiles  who  are  called  by  my  name."  Whatever  modification 
the  Roman  gens  underwent  in  the  course  of  time,  it  consisted  origin- 
ally of  an  aggregation  of  patrician  families  of  the  same  name,  united 
by  ties  of  kindred  and  by  certain  political  and  religious  affinities. 
In  some  respects  the  Scotch  clan  bears  a  close  resemblance  to  it.  An 
hereditary  nobility  gradually  arose  from  the  gentes,  the  memb<  rs  oi 
which  wcie  called  homines  gentiles^  men  of  family,  who  were  noble 
from   the  fact  of  their  descent.      Gentilis,  thus  become  synonymous 


1880.]  Who  is  a  Gentleman  ?  155 

with  nobilis,  was  adopted,  with  slight  modifications,  say  the  advo- 
cates of  this  theory,  by  the  different  nations  that  grew  up  on  the 
ruins  of  the  Western  Empire,  and  was  applied  to  those  honorable 
by  descent  or  by  position. 

Dr.  Johnson  observes  that  any  derivation  of  gentleman  other  than 
this  "seems  to  be  whimsical."  Tyrwhitt  and  Morin  express  a  simi- 
lar opinion.  Barrington,  in  his  "Observations  on  Ancient  Stat- 
utes," suggests  that  gentil  homme  anciently  marked  the  distinction 
between  the  simple  homme,  or  man  with  but  one  name  (such  as 
John  or  Thomas),  and  him  who  bore  a  surname,  or  family  name, 
derived  from  a  gens.  A  statute  of  Edward  III.,  1360,  would  seem 
to  admit  of  such  a  deduction. 

But  Pasquier  thinks  that  we  must  look  for  the  origin  of  both  gen- 
tleman and  esquire  in  the  names  of  certain  military  regiments  or  com- 
panies of  the  times  of  Julian  the  Apostate  and  of  the  emperors  imme- 
diately succeeding  him,  known  respectively  as  Gentiles  and  Scutarii. 
These  organizations  were  thus  named,  doubtless,  in  accordance  with 
Roman  usage,  on  account  of  some  distinguishing  peculiarity,  the 
Scutarii  because  they  were  armed  with  the  scutum  or  buckler,  the 
Gentiles  because  they,  or  the  most  of  them,  were  gentiles  in  the 
sense  of  not  Romans.  Another  body  was  called  Sagittarii,  the 
Archers  ;  others,  from  their  nativity,  Bavarii  and  Arcades.  The 
Gentiles  and  Scutarii,  who  seem  to  have  acted  as  a  Praetorian  or 
Imperial  Guard,  are  mentioned  frequently  by  Ammianus  Marcelli- 
nus,  as  having  been  particularly  noted  for  valor.  The  Gauls,  says 
Pasquier,  observing  that  they  were  favored  above  their  comrades, 
and  received  the  best  appointments  of  all  the  Roman  soldiers  on  the 
borders  of  the  provinces,  became  accustomed  insensibly  to  apply  the 
same  names,  gentil honimes  and  escuyers,  to  those  to  whom  their 
kings  gave  the  best  positions.  But  Menage  finds  no  probability  in 
this  "  fantasy,"  and  Selden  cannot  believe  that  so  small  a  body  as 
a  company  or  a  regiment  could  propagate  so  universally  through  the 
provincial  tongues  such  a  name  for  all  that  were  nobilis. 

Menage  sees  some  probability  in  the  conjecture  that  the  word 
comes  from  gentilis  in  the  ecclesiastical  sense  of  pagan  or  one  not 
a  Christian.  Gaul  had  been  christianized  before  the  Franks  subju- 
jugated  it,  and  the  ancient  inhabitants,  through  disdain  or  jealousy 
of  their  conquerors,  who  appropriated  all  the  seigneuries  and  fran- 
chises, called  them  gentiles  or  gentilshommes,  as  being  only  hea- 
then. The  fact  that  paynemerye,  paganry,  occurs  occasionally,  in 
glosses  of  the  thirteenth  and  fourteenth  centuries,  in  the  sense  of 
gentilitas,  would  seem  to  give  some  slight  show  of  plausibility  to 
this  derivation. 

A  fourth  opinion  which,   says  the  "Encyclopedic  Methodique," 
seems  to  rest  on  the  best  foundation,  is  that  the  term  is  derived 
from  the  same  Latin  word  in  the  sense  of  "  those  devoted  to  the  ser- 
vice of  the  state    (les  gens  devout  au  service  de  Vctat),    as  the 
vol.  xxxiv.         14* 


156  Who  is  a  Gentleman  ?  [April, 

Franks  sometimes  were,  whence  is  sprung1  our  chief  nobility.  Taci- 
tus, B]  eaking  of  the  Gauls,  Bays  that  the  companions  of  the  prince 
do  not  take  part  in  public  affairs  until  they  have  embraced  the  pro- 
fession of  arms  ;  that  the  military  dress  is  for  them  the  manly  habit  ; 
and  that  they  are  then  no  longer  members  of  particular  families,  but 
belong  to  the  country  and  the  nation,  of  which  they  become  the  mem- 
bers and  defenders."  The  "  Cyclopedic  du  XlXme  Siecle  "  gives 
the  same  derivation. 

But  there  is  still  another  sense  in  which  gent  His  homo  was  used 
by  the  Romans,  which  gives  us,  Selden  believes,  the  true  etymology 
of  the  mediaeval  gentil-homme.  The  Latin  gens  acquired  in  time 
the  secondary  signification  of  a  nation.  It  was  used  indefinitely  at 
first,  but  in  the  early  centuries  of  the  christian  era  it  gradually 
took  a  new  shade  of  meaning,  and  was  applied  to  barbarian  and  un- 
civilized peoples  only.  On  the  decline  of  the  Empire,  when  Scy- 
thians, Sclavonians  and  Germans  were  inundating  Europe,  gentes 
became  a  svnonvm  of  barbari.  and  was  £iven  as  a  generic  term  to 

J  mi  O  © 

all  nations  not  Greeks  nor  Romans.  Gentllis  or  gentllis  homo  was 
used  to  designate  an  individual  barbarian,  and  its  plural  gentiles  a 
number  collectively. 

The  several  legal  codes  of  the  period  show  that  the  term  was  used 
very  generally  in  this  sense.  Among  the  laws  of  Valentinian  and 
Valens  is  one,  "  de  nuptiis  gentilium"  concerning  the  marriages 
of  gentiles,  in  which  gentllis  and  barbarus  occur  synonymously. 
In  the  Theodosian  Code,  too,  these  words  are  used  interchangeably. 
Godefroi,  in  his  commentary  on  the  latter  code,  says  that  the  gen- 
tiles referred  to  in  this  law  were  barbarians  who  were  living  under 
Roman  jurisdiction  and  were  acting  as  their  allies.  Roman  citizens 
living  in  the  provinces  wrere  called  2Jrovi)iciales  and  were  on  an 
equal  footing  with  other  Romans.  Marriages  between  them  and 
gentiles  or  barbarians  were  forbidden.  Godefroi  again,  quoting 
Ambrosius,  says  :  :t  The  warlike  Gothic  soldiers  in  the  train  of  the 
Emperor  Valentinian  were  called  Gentiles."  This  has  reference, 
doubtless,  to  the  military  organization  mentioned  by  Ammianus, 
which  took  its  name  from  the  fact  that  its  members  were  gentiles  or 
barbnri. 

On  the  overthrow  of  the  Empire,  the  Romans  were  forced  to  take 
the  humiliating  position  of  a  conquered  people,  and  were  treated  as 
an  inferior  race  by  the  barbarians  who  had  dispossessed  them.  They 
were  not  permitted  to  bear  arms,  were  burdened  with  heavy  taxes, 
and  were  subjected  to  many  legal  and  political  disabilities.  They 
were  not  even  judged  by  the  same  laws,  but  were  held  amenable  to 
the  Roman  statutes,  while  the  Oentiles  were  subject  to  none  but  their 
own  codes.  The  barbarian  codes,  although  not  compiled  until  the 
seventh  or  eighth  centuries,  are  a  reflection  of  the  preceding  au 
and  exhibit  curiously  the  spirit  of  the  tim<  The  relative  condi- 
tion of  the  conquerors  and  the  conquered  is  well  illustrated  by  the 


1880.]  Who  is  a  Gentleman  9  157 

money  valuation  put  on  the  life  and  personal  liberty  of  each.  By 
the  code  of  the  Ripuarian  Franks,  a  Ripuarian  was  fined  two  hun- 
dred solidi  for  the  crime  of  slaying  a  stranger  Frank ;  one  hundred 
and  sixty  solidi  for  a  stranger  Burgundian,  German,  Frizian,  Ba- 
varian, or  Saxon  ;  but  for  the  homicide  of  a  stranger  Roman  he 
was  mulcted  only  one  hundred  solidi.  By  the  Salic  law,  if  any 
Roman  put  a  Frank  in  bonds  without  cause,  he  was  fined  thirty 
solidi ;  but  a  Frank  who  committed  a  similar  offence  against  the 
liberty  of  a  Roman  was  fined  but  fifteen  solidi.  If  a  Roman  robbed 
a  Frank,  the  penalty  was  sixty-two  solidi ;  but  a  Frank  could  rob 
a  Roman  at  a  cost  of  thirty  solidi.  By  the  same  code,  if  any  one 
killed  a  free  born  Frank  or  a  Barbarian,  the  penalty  was  two  hun- 
dred solidi ;  but  if  any  one  slew  a  "  tributary  Roman,"  the  fine  was 
only  forty-five  solidi.  "  So  change  the  fortunes  of  the  highest  and 
the  lowest,"  remarks  an  ancient  commentator. 

So  great,  indeed,  was  the  contrast  between  the  Qentilis  and  the 
Roman,  and  so  superior  in  every  respect  was  the  liberty  enjoyed  by 
the  former,  that  many  of  the  Romans  chose,  says  Selden,  rather  to 
be  of  their  condition,  though  poor,  than  to  live  in  a  wealthy  subju- 
gation that  was  so  like  a  servitude.  The  very  name  of  Roman  fell 
into  disrepute,  observes  Mezeray,  and  the  term  gentilis,  once  ap- 
plied in  a  somewhat  scornful  sense  to  the  barbarians,  was  accepted 
by  them  as  an  honorable  appellation  serving  to  distinguish  them  and 
their  posterity  from  the  debased  Romans  whom  they  had  learned  to 
despise.  In  time  the  word,  thus  raised  from  humiliation  into  honor, 
acquired  still  a  new  meaning,  not  far  removed  from  its  original 
sense,  and  became  the  synonym  of  nobilis  and  of  generosus. 

Gibbon,  as  before  remarked,  expresses  an  opinion  in  favor  of  the 
first  derivation  (from  gentills  in  the  sense  of  ingenuus) ,  believing  it  to 
be  "more  pure  as  well  as  probable."  The  weight  of  evidence,  how- 
ever, seems  to  be  with  the  last,  to  which  Selden  inclines.  Gibbon 
errs  in  regarding  the  question  from  an  etymological  rather  than  from 
an  historical  standpoint,  thus  confounding  the  acquired  meaning  of 
the  title  with  the  circumstance  of  its  origin.  There  oufjht  to  be  no 
dispute  concerning  the  etymology  of  gentilhomme.  It  comes  to  us, 
from  whatever  source  we  derive  it,  in  the  sense  of  one  noble  by 
origin.  The  only  debatable  question  then  is  :  through  the  concur- 
rence of  what  historical  events  did  it  reach  this  meaning?  If  we 
accept  the  theory  that  the  gentleman  is  the  modern  representation  of 
the  Roman  gens,  we  must  believe  that  the  barbarians  adopted  from 
the  vanquished  a  title  and  a  name  for  their  men  of  rank.  Their  codes 
prove  that  this  was  not  their  usage.  On  the  contrary  they  seem  to 
have  been  very  tenacious  of  their  indigenous  titles,  civil,  military 
and  judicial.  While  the  text  of  their  laws  is  in  Latin,  words  denot- 
ing rank  or  position  and  terms  connected  with  the  tenure  and  con- 
veyance of  land  are  generally  in  the  respective  languages  of  the 
races  framing  the  codes. 


158  How  to  write  Town  Histories,  [April, 

Further,  granting  that  one  of  the  nations  that  grew  up  on  the 
ruins  of  the  Empire  may  have  adopted  the  Latin  title,  it  is  difficult 
to  believe  that  all,  Goths  and  Lombards  as  well  as  Franks,  did  so 
at  about  the  same  time  and  under  similar  circumstances  ;  yet  we 
find  the  equivalent  of  gentilhomme  in  all  the  Romance  languag 

Lastly,  if  Gibbon's  theory  be  true,  the  title  would  have  been  ap- 
plied from  the  beginning  to  a  class  only,  whereas  the  contrary  is 
the  f'a"t.  In  the  Roman  laws  gent  His  was  used  to  designate  all 
barbarians  under  Roman  jurisdiction.  It  was  not  until  after  the  fall 
of  the  Western  Empire,  when  it  became  a  term  serving  to  mark 
the  distinction  between  victor  and  vanquished,  that  it  grew  gradually 
into  a  title  of  honor. 

Indeed,  to  account  for  so  general  an  adaptation  of  a  foreign  title, 
we  must  presuppose  some  moving  cause  more  potent  than  the  fact 
that  the  Romans  had  used  it  previously.  This  moving  cause  is 
found  in  a  circumstance  common  to  all  the  peoples  who  succeeded 
to  the  Roman  inheritance, — that  they  were  called  gentiles  in  the 
sense  of  being  not  Romans,  a  distinction  which  gathered  new  sig- 
nificance as  the  name  of  Roman  fell  into  disrepute.  It  is  far  more 
reasonable  to  suppose  that  the  title  originated  from  such  a  sense  of 
the  word,  which  was  in  general  use,  than  from  one  of  only  limited 
application.  This  opinion  is  strengthened  by  the  facts  that  frano- 
homme,  a  Frank-man  or  freeman,  and  gentilhomme  were  some- 
times used  synonymously  ;  and  that  hidalgo,  in  one  sense  the  Span- 
ish equivalent  of  gentilhombre,  is  probably  a  derivation  of  Jiijo 
oVAlgoda,  literally  the  son  of  a  Goth. 

Hence,  as  any  Frank  or  any  Goth,  in  short  any  barbarian,  was  a 
gentilis  homo  or  gentleman  in  the  beginning,  the  term  in  its  most 
radical  sense  is  properly  applied  only  to  a  descendant  of  the  gentile 
conquerors  of  the  Roman  Empire.  As  this  sense  of  the  word  was 
the  result  of  the  peculiar  relations  existing  between  victors  and  van- 
quished, so  its  secondary  signification,  well-born,  was  its  natural  and 
inevitable  sequence,  under  a  feudal  polity. 

Its  modern  conventional  meaning  of  well-bred  or  well-mannered, 
is  the  growth  of  a  society  born  of  a  higher  civilization. 


HOW   TO    WRITE   TOWN   HISTORIES. 

By  the  Hon.  Charles  Hudson,  A.M.,  of  Lexington,  Ma 

IT  must   be  gratifying  to   every  lover  of  his  country,    to   witness 
the  growing  interest  which  is  taken  in  the  knowledge  of  it.-  early 
history  ;   and  of  the  manners  and  customs — the  habits  and  objects — 
and  in  a  word,  the  character  of  those   who    first   planted  these  colo- 
The  publication  of  local  or  town  histories  is  well  calculated 
to  bring  to  light  and  to  perpetuate  a  knowledge  of  these  (acts.      In 


1880.]  How  to  write  Town  Histories,  159 

these  little  municipalities  the  seeds  of  our  present  growth  and  pros- 
perity were  sown  ;  and  here  those  principles  of  equal  rights  and  self- 
government  were  exhibited  in  practice,  which  have  made  us  a  free 
people. 

A  town  history,  if  it  be  judiciously  compiled,  will  supply  the  de- 
mand of  the  public.  While  every  town  is  a  little  community  by  it- 
self, having  its  own  wants  and  habits,  it  is,  at  the  same  time,  a  con- 
stituent part  of  the  county,  state  and  nation ;  and  if  its  history  be 
properly  written,  it  will  give  the  local  events  in  the  town,  and  at  the 
same  time  mention  the  connection  of  the  town  with  the  county  and 
state ;  and  the  bearing,  if  there  be  any,  which  any  local  occurrence 
may  have  upon  the  public  at  large.  Both  of  these  objects  should 
be  kept  constantly  in  view  by  the  town  historian — the  annals  of  the 
town,  and  the  connection  of  the  events  with  general  history.  No 
history  of  Danvers,  for  example,  would  be  complete,  which  did  not 
mention  that  strange  delusion,  witchcraft  ;  and  state  that  this  de- 
lusion prevailed  more  or  less  at  that  period  among  the  civilized  na- 
tions of  Europe.  No  history  of  Charlestown  would  be  regarded  as 
wise,  which  omitted  the  events  of  the  17th  of  June,  1775  ;  or  of 
Lexington  or  Concord,  which  did  not  treat  of  the  events  of  the  19th 
of  April  of  the  same  year.  Several  towns  were  destroyed  by  the 
Indians  in  king  Philip's  war,  and  the  settlements  broken  up  ;  and  a 
historian  of  any  of  these  towns  would  be  short-sighted,  who  did  not 
make  these  events  a  part  of  his  narrative.  Nor  should  either  of 
these  events  be  presented  simply  as  the  annals  of  that  particular 
locality.  They  should  be  treated  of  as  events  which  concerned  the 
people  at  large,  and  should  be  regarded  as  a  part  of  the  nation's 
history.  Many  of  our  towns  furnish  a  germ  of  biography,  which 
may  well  connect  it  with  the  state.  These  remarks  will  apply  more 
particularly  to  the  original  and  early  settled  towns  ;  though  many 
places,  like  Lowell  and  Lawrence,  by  their  manufactures  have  ac- 
quired for  themselves  a  national  character.  The  general  positions 
taken  above  are  so  obviously  sound,  that  all  reflecting  men,  we  should 
suppose,  would  readily  endorse  them.  A  history  of  the  town  of  Ply- 
mouth, which  should  describe  the  country  in  and  near  the  principal 
village  as  somewhat  uneven  and  rather  romantic,  having  a  rocky  bluff 
extending  to  high  water  mark,  and  terminating  in  a  large  boulder, 
which  has  been  partially  removed,  might  be  regarded  as  substan- 
tially correct ;  but  if  it  should  omit  to  mention  that  great  national 
event — the  landing  of  the  Pilgrims  there,  and  the  founding  of  an 
English  colony,  it  would  be  regarded  as  a  burlesque  upon  history. 

And  yet  we  see  histories  of  towns  published  from  time  to  time, 
which  would  represent  the  town  as  a  mere  isolated  community,  hav- 
ing no  public  character  of  its  own  ;  and  having  no  particular  con- 
nection with  any  other  and  larger  organization.  Within  a  few 
months  I  have  read  the  histories  of  three  large  and  important  towns 
in  the  commonwealth,  which  contained  much  information,  and  many 


How  to  ivrite  Town  Histories.  [April, 

interesting  annals,  which  appeared  to  me  to  be  defective  inasmuch 
fchey  hardly  alluded  to  any  national  characteristic,  or  showed  that 

any  of  the  (  .Inch  transpired  within  their  bor  'cd 

them  with  the  state,  and  so  in  fact  constituted  a  part  of  public  his- 
tory. Such  omissions  are  unfortunate,  as  they  rob  the  town  of  an 
important  part  of  its  character,  and  deprive  the  general  historian 

of  the  labors  of  the  local  annalist. 

Without  any  disposition  to  be  invidious,  or  to  arraign  any  local 
annalist,  but  to  illustrate  the  positions  I  have  taken,  I  will  mention 
the  history  of  old  13 raintree  and  Quincy — a  town  rendered  na- 
tional by  her  granite  quarries,  were  there  nothing  else  :  for  many 
of  the  stone  fronts  in  distant  cities  will  refer  you  to  the  quarries  within 
this  noted  town.     And  then  her  biographical  character   i.  .en 

her  a  fame  not  confined  to  the  township  or  the  state.  It  was  here 
that  Governor  Hancock  first  beheld  the  light  of  day,  and  his  name 
belongs  to  the  whole  country.  The  active  citizen  in  our  revolution- 
ary struggle,  the  proscribed  patriot  by  Gage,  the  President  of  the 
Provincial  and  of  the  Continental  Congress,  the  first  signer  of  the 
Declaration  of  Independence,  and  the  first  governor  of  Massachusetts 
under  the  constitution — All  this  gave  him  a  national  character  which 
should  adorn  the  place  of  his  birth.  And  the  Quincy  family, 
noted  at  first,  and  sustained  to  the  present  day,  wrould  give  the  town 
a  reputation  well  worthy  of  mention.  And  the  fact  that  a  sin- 
gle family  of  the  town  should  furnish  two  Presidents  of  the  United 
States  and  three  public  envoys  to  the  leading  courts  of  Europe, 
should  give  a  prominence  to  the  name  of  Adams  and  fame  to  the 
town  which  gave  them  birth.  But  the  readers  of  their  recent  his- 
tory, I  fear,  would  fail  to  see  justice  done  to  that  family,  and 
would  regret  that  the  town  in  its  modesty  should  forego  so  large  a 
share  of  the  honor  which  is  justly  her  due. 

The  history  of  Sutton,  an  unimportant  town  in  Worcester  coun- 
ty, contains  very  full  annals  of  the  acts  of  the  town,  and  a  brief 
statement  of  its  manufactures,  which  give  the  town  a  public  charac- 
ter, and  which  might  have  been  further  presented  to  the  honor  of 
the  place,  and  so  made  Sutton  a  constituent  part  of  the  nation's  de- 
velopment of  manufactures.  The  location  of  the  first  settlers  in 
the  township  is  well;  but  the  division  and  the  subdivision  of  the 
original  tracts  of  land  down  to  the  present  day,  and  the  names  of 
the  occupant  of  the  dwellings  from  year  to  year,  might  have  been 
partially  omitted  and  the  place  supplied  by  a  more  full  and  distini 
statement  that  Sutton  was  a  part  of  the  county  and  state,  and  that 
she  contributed  to  the  independence  of  the  colonies,  and  labored 
ardent!;/  to  sustain  the  integrity  of  the  Union  when  assailed  hy 
traitors. 

Lancaster,  in  the  same  county,  was  one  of  the  earliest  and  most 
important  towns  in  the  commonwealth  ;  and  in  fact  has  furnished 
more  Incidents    for  public  history  than  almost  any  town  in   the  state. 


1880.]  How  to  write  Town  Histories.  161 

Here  the  annals  of  the  town  on  every  page  seem  to  afford  materials 
for  public  history ;  and  to  suggest  reflections  bearing  upon  the  wel- 
fare of  the  whole  country.  The  settlement  in  the  midst,  as  it  were, 
of  Indian  tribes,  might  afford  matter  for  serious  reflection,  and  give 
an  insight  to  the  Indian  character.  The  depredations  in  Philip's  war 
would  seem  forcibly  to  suggest  the  cause  of  that  war,  the  character  of 
the  chief  who  instituted  it,  the  vigor  with  which  he  prosecuted  it,  the 
number  of  towns  which  were  wholly  or  partially  destroyed,  the  great 
suffering  of  the  colonies,  and  the  final  capture  of  that  bloody 
warrior. 

And  the  subsequent  incursions  of  the  savagss  under  the  guidance 
or  with  the  approbation  of  the  French,  would  seem  to   present  the 
inquiry,  what  led  to  these  prolonged  contests  between  England  and 
France  for  the  possession  of  these  northern  and  western  possessions  ; 
and  this  inquiry  would  very  naturally  reveal  the  fact  that  the  reli- 
gious element,  as  well  as  the  territorial,  was  involved  in  the  contest. 
But  we  were  disappointed  to  see  that  these  subjects  were  either  omit- 
ted or  touched  upon   so  briefly  as  to  deprive  the  good  old  town   of 
Lancaster  of  the  honor  of  being  a  constituent  part  of  the  community, 
suffering  for    others  more   remote  from  the   scene    of  danger,   but 
equally  interested  in  the  great  questions  at  issue.    It  would  seem  also 
that  a  biographical  sketch  of  some  of  the  actors  in  these  wars,  and 
of  some  of  the  brave  men  who  came  to  the  relief  of  Lancaster  in  the 
days  of  her  peril,  were  quite  as  important,  and  would  be  quite  as  inter- 
esting even  to  the  people  of  the  place,  as  the  names  of  obscure  per- 
sons found  upon  some  of  the  dilapidated  stones  in  the  ancient  grave 
yards  ;  or  the  location  of  some  private  road,  to  enable  one  or  more 
families  to  go  more  conveniently  to  mill  or  to  some  remote  part  of 
their  farm.     The  settlement  of  the  first  ministers,  when  there  was 
but  one  in  town,  and  he  settled  for  life,  and  in  most  such  cases  was 
the  sole  educated  man  in  the  town,  might  properly  be   stated  in  de- 
tail ;  but  when  the  people  became  divided  into  several  religious  soci- 
eties, and  their  clergymen  were  frequently  changing,  it  would  seem 
that  the  details  of  the  councils  to  settle  or  dismiss  the  minister,  even 
to  the  locality  and  name  of  the  delegates,  would  belong  rather  to  the 
records  of  each  society  than  to  the  history  of  the  town. 

I  may  be  thought  too  fastidious  on  this  subject ;  but  regarding,  as 
I  do,  the  town  organization  as  a  leading  glory  of  New  England, 
and  these  little  municipalities  as  the  fountain  of  power  and  of  moral 
sentiment,  I  think  that  every  town  history  should  enforce  the  idea 
that  our  towns  are  an  important  element  even  in  our  nation's  history 
and  character.  The  first  practical  lessons  of  civil  equality,  as  well 
as  religious  freedom,  were  exhibited  in  these  small  corporations. 
They  were  the  fountain  of  power,  the  source  of  our  greatne3s,  and 
this  fact  should  be  recognized  in  every  local  history.  It  became  so 
obvious  that  the  seeds  of  national  independence  were  sown  in  our 
town  meetings,  that  the  British  Parliament  passed  a  law  forbidding 


162  Ttf  i  .  S.  Dan forties  Records,  Roxb u r //.  ["April, 

our  town  meetings,  except  for  the  choice  of  town  officers,  and  the 
appropriations  for  the  ordinary  purp  >sea  of  the  town.  We  then 
should  Learn  wisdom  from  our  enemies,  find  endeavor  to  sustain 
what  would  destroy;   and  I  know  of  no  better  opportunity,    or 

fitter  occasion  to  do  justice  to  our  towns,  than  to  show  their  connec- 
tion with  our  national  history  and  welfare,  whenever  we  publish  our 
town  annals. 

These  general  views  are  submitted  to  the  consideration  of  the  pub- 
lic, in  the  hope  that  the  true  character  of  our  little  democratic  or- 
ganizations and  their  real  worth,  may  be  fully  presented  in  every 
town  history  that  may  be  written. 


REV.  SAMUEL  DANFORTFI'S  RECORDS  OF  THE  FIRST 
CHURCH  IN  ROXBURY,  MASS. 

Communicated  by  William  B.  Trask,  Esq.,  of  Boston. 
[Continued  from  page  89.] 

[1GG1.]  June  26.  About  this  time  began  ye  blasting  of  ye  wheat  to 
be  p'ceived. 

July  13.     A  church  gathered  at  Groyton  &  mr  Willard  ordained. 

July  20.  A  church  gathered  in  ye  bounds  of  Cambridge  &  mr  John 
Eliot  juu.  ordained  Pastor  &  mr  Tho.   Wiswall  Ruling  Elder. 

July  '2'1.  The  kings  Comissioners  arrived  here,  viz  Colonel  Nichols,  mr 
Cartwright,  Sr  Rob1  Carr  &  mr  Maverick. 

31.     They  departed  for  Long  Island  &  Monhados. 

Sept  1.     Wee  had  a  solemn  &  publick  Fast  throughout  ye  Jurisdictio. 

2.  A  great  storm  of  Wind  that  beat  down  much  of  or  fruit,  &  ye  nip- 
ping Cold  &  frost  did  much  hurt  amongst  ye  Indian  Come. 

Octob.  30.  Major  Daniel  Denison  had  his  House  fired  at  Ipswich  & 
burnt  down. 

Nov.  16.     A  solemn  Publick  fast  throughout  this  jurisdiction. 

Nov.  17.  About  this  time  there  appeared  a  Comet  in  yc  Heavens  the 
first  time  I  saw  it  wch  wag  y1'  5th  of  10m.  It  appeared  a  little  below  the 
Crows  !>ill  in  Hydra  in  y°  Tropick  of  Capricorn  or  ueer  to  it.  on  ye  18** 
day  it  appeared  in  Canis  Major  2  degrees  below  ye  Tropick.  on  y°  llJ,h 
dav  I  observed  it  to  passe  on  y°  upper  star  in  y'  Hares  foot  about  2  degrees 
&  |  above  the  tropicke.     It  continued  till  Feb.   1- 

*  Increase  Mather  says  :  "  A.D.  1664.    A.  famous  Comet  was  conspicuous  to  the  whole 
World  this  year.    Many  have  published  their  Sentiments  concernin  a  R  irerendanj 

worth  i  "(in  a  note  Mr.  Mather  says,  "Mr.  Danforth  Pastor  of  the  Church  in  Rosj 

bury") "mnongsl  ourselves  (who  is  now  ascended  above  tho  Stars)  hath  left  us  his  observa- 
tions about  ;!i  \  motions  of  thi  \  (''Miet  as  by  himself  taken  notice  of."  "  Nor  long  after  this 
another  i  Imirable  did  appear."    He  devotes  several  pages  to  the  description  of 

and  to  the  remarkable  events  which  followed  in  their  train,  among  whicl 
to  and  the  great  fire  in  London.    In  the  former  event  "  there  died  s 
above  scveiitc<  n  thou-  md  In  one  week  ;  and  more  than  an  hundred  thousand  were  -wept 
itw.T  ii     .    Lrs  time  in  that  one  City."    And  by  the  fire,  "  eighty  seven  Parishes  wer 
earned  bj  I  flames.    The  smoak  of  that  burning  caused  the  Sun  to  look  as  if  Ij 

o  darkness,  and  the  Moon  into  blood.    Ii  huh  been  computed  that  there 
ni  within  the  Walls  of  the  City  twelve  thousand  houses,  and  without  a  thousand, 
i  amounting  to  at  least  nine  Million-,  and  nine  hundred  thousand  pounds 

tterlinff." 


1880.]  Rev.  8.  Danforttis  Records,  Roxbury.  163 

Feb.  4.     mr  Samuell  Torry  was  ordained  to  ye   office  of  a  Pastor  in  ye 
Church  at  TVaymouth. 

we  had  a  very  mild  &  moderate  winter  till  ye  middle  of  February. 

Feb.  19  &  21.     Bitter  Cold  weather.     Feb.  22  Snow  &  Feb.  27  Snow. 

March  11.     Another  Comet  appeared   in  ye  East  in  ye  constellation   of 
Antinous. 

15.     Our  aged  Governor  mr  John  Endicot  dyed. 

1G65.  22.     A  publick  fast  throughout  this  Colony. 

5  May.     In  this  moneth  were  our  debates  wth  ye  k's  Comissioners. 

June  3.     was  a  g*  battell  betw.  England  &  Holland. 

June  20.     At  shutting  in  happened  a  burning  in  Roxbury  in  ye  dwelling 
House  of  Abraha  Newell  senior,  &  June  23,  his  old  barne  fired  by  his  girle. 

June  22.     A  publick  Fast. 

This  moneth  ye  lord  smot  our  wheat  both  winter  &  summer  wth  Mildew. 

July  5.  There  happened  a  very  sad  accident  at  Situate,  lieftenant  Tor- 
ry, having  recd  order  fro  the  Governor  of  Plimouth  (by  reaso  of  the  kings 
letter  y*  informes  of  ye  Hollanders  coming  agst  vs)  to  look  to  ye  powder  & 
ammunition  of  ye  Towne,  He  went  into  ye  House  of  Goodma  Tickner* 
where  ye  Magazine  of  ye  Town  was,  wch  was  but  two  barrels  of  powder  & 
opened  ym  &  while  ye  said  lieftenant  was  drying  some  of  ye  powder,  abroad 
upo  boards  &  doores,  by  some  accident,  G.  knows  what,  ye  powder  was  fired 
both  that  in  ye  house  &  and  that  abroad,  &  ye  house  blown  up  &  broken  in 
pieces,  And  ye  woman  of  ye  House  Good  wife  Tickner  miserably  burnt 
esp'ly  On  her  belly  (for  it  seemes  she  was  at  that  instant  stepping  upo 
ye  barrell  y*  was  in  ye  house  to  reach  something)  &  a  little  childe  also  was 
6adly  burnt  &  buryed  amongst  ye  rubbish  &  Timber,  but  ye  woman  &  childe 
lived  sev'rall  houres  after  about  10  or  11.  Also  ye  lieftenant  was  sadly 
burnt  esp'ly  on  his  breast,  face  hands  &  armes,  yet  he  lived  till  ye  next  day 
&  then  dyed. 

July  15.  There  was  dreadful  thunder  [&]  lightning.  A  stream  of  fire 
was  observed  to  fall  upon  mr  Benj.  Gilhamsf  House,  wch  shattered  his 
chimney  &  some  of  ye  principall  beams  in  ye  house,  wounded  &  hurt  his 
daughter  mrs  More,  stupifyed  ye  rest  that  were  in  ye  house.  Also  at 
charlstown  ye  lightning  rent  a  Mast  of  a  little  Vessell. 

And  at  ye  Castle  it  wounded  3  or  4  men  In  so  much  that  they  cryed  out 
some  houres  after,  some  that  yir  tooes,  others  y*  their  legs  were  falling  off, 
and  ye  Captain  of  the  Castle,  mr  Rich.  Davenport,  a  man  of  a  choice  &  ex- 
cellent sp't,  having  bin  hard  at  work,  was  layd  down  upon  his  bed  in  ye 
Castle,  there  being  but  a  Wainscot  betw.  ye  bed  &  ye  Magazine  of  Powder, 
the  lightning  came  in  at  ye  window  &  smot  ye  Captain  on  ye  right  eare  so 
y*  it  bled,  bruised  his  flesh  upon  his  head,  wounded  &  burnt  his  breast  & 
belly,  &  stroke  him  dead  that  he  never  spake  more  :  but  it  pleased  God  y° 
powder  escaped  ye  fire,  likewise  there  was  a  dog  lay  at  ye  gate  &  a  boy, 
one  of  ye  Captains  sons  was  not  far  from  him:  the  lightning  stroke  ye  dog 
&  killed  Him,  but  ye  boy  through  mercy  had  no  hurt. 

The  same  day  about  yc  same  time  yr  was  a  whirlwind  betw.  Dedham  & 
Dorchester  wch  took  water  out  of  yc  River  &  spouted  it  up  in  ye  air,  cast 
down  many  trees  &  carryed  away  many  cocks  of  Hay,  &  other  hay  that 
lay  in  ye  swath  &  in  windrows. 

*  William  Ticknor,  ancestor  of  the  late  George  Ticknor,  of  Boston, 
t  Benjamin  Gillam,  of  Boston,  WAS  a  ship  carpenter. 

VOL.    XXXIV.  15 


164  Rev,  S.  Danforttis  Records,  Roxbury.  [April, 

About  ye  same  time  also  at  Malbury  was  a  storm  of  Haile,  some  as  big 
as  an  Egge,  some  long  &  flatt,  some  Cornered,  some  aeer  as  big  as  a  mas 

fist. 

July  &  August  A  great  Drought  wch  burnt  up  yc  pastures  &  threat- 
ne<l  yc  Indian  Corn. 

The  Anabaptists  gathered  yms,  into  a  church,  prophesied  one  by  one,  & 
some  one  amongst  ym  administred  yc  Lords  supper,  after  he  was  regularly 
excomunicated  by  yc  ch.  at  Charlstown.  They  also  Bet  up  a  lecture  at 
Drinkers*  house,  once  a  fortnight.  They  were  admonished  by  ye  Court 
of  Assista[ 

10th  7ra  Go.  Hugh  Clark  was  called  before  ye  church  &  charged  with 
telling  a  lye  in  ye  nice  of  ye  Court,  slandering  Authority  in  saying  that  his 
son  in  law  was  Committed  for  Murder  which  was  proved  1.  By  his  own 
Confession  to  ye  Elders  y*  [t]he  court  had  reprehended  Him  for  so  speak- 
ing, &  y*  ye  foreman  of  ye  Jury  affirmed  y*  he  had  so  spoken.  2,  By  ye 
Testimony  of  Samuel  Williams,  who  heard  Hugh  Clark  speak  those  very 
words  in  open  court.  But  Hugh  Clark  in  ye  Church  denyed  yl  y e  [he  ?]  spake 
these  words  &  that  the  court  or  any  of  yc  magistrates  imputed  it  to  him  y' 
he  had  so  spoken  or  reprehended  &  blamed  him  for  it :  By  all  wch  it  ap- 
peared to  ye  church  yl  his  soul  was  sick  &  needed  medicine  &  therefore  dis- 
pensed a  publick  admonition  vnto  Ilim.  It  doth  appear  y1  Hugh  Clark 
did  herein  tell  a  notorious  lye  agst  y°  light  of  his  Conscience,  1.  Bee  :  ye 
Court  laboured  to  convince  Him  of  his  error  in  so  speaking  &  argued  ye 
matter  with  him  to  shew  him  his  error  &  yet  he  stood  to  justify  what  he 
had  said  [attested  by  Samuel  Williams.]  2.  bee.  Hugh  Clark  told  my- 
self yt  his  aim  &  intent  in  what  he  said  in  ye  Court  was  to  get  some  satis- 
faction &  recompence  for  ye  wrong  y*  was  done  to  his  son  in  law. 

7.  7.  Go.  mr  Adam  Blakeman,  Pastor  to  ye  church  at  Stratford  rested 
from  his  labours. 

5th  8m  Go.     About  10  a  clocke  at  night  there  happened  an  Earthquake. 

9m  Go.  Contributions  were  made  in  several  churches  for  ye  relief  of  ye 
distressed  by  reaso  of  yc  Sicknes  in  London. 

27th  9m  16G5.  Mr8  Sarah  Alcockt  dyed,  a  vertuous  woman,  of  vnstained 
life,  very  skilful  in  physick  &  chirurgery,  exceeding  active  yea  vnwearied 
in  ministering  to  yG  necessities  of  others.  Her  workes  praise  her  in  yc 
gates. 

8th  9m  65.     A  solemn  Thanksgiving. 

15.  9m  65.  mr  Samuel  Shepard  was  ordained  Pastor  to  ye  church  at 
Rowley. 

*  Edward  Drinker,  son  of  Philip  and  Elizabeth  Drinker,  was  born  about  the  year  162% 
The  father,  a  potter  by  trade,  arrived  in  the  ship  Abigail,  in  1635,  at  the  age  of  39,  bringing 
with  him  his  wife,  aged  32,  and  their  two  children,  Edward  and  John.  Edward,  it  seems, 
followed  the  occupation  of  his  father,  in  Charlestown,  where  Philip  livod — being,  with  his 
wife,  a  member  of  the  church  there— and  where  lie  died  in  1  * i  1 7 -  The  son  was  chosen  one 
of  the  constables  of  the  town,  and,  in  1640,  was  appointed  to  look  after  the  swine,  lie 
was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  First  Baptist  church  in  Boston,  28  (3)  1665.  His  wife,  Han- 
nah, died  in  L693,  and  he  soon  after  married  Mary  Emmons,  who  outlived  him.  Mr.  Drink- 
er died  tin  the  year  1700,  having  been  a  persecuted  and  prosecuted  preacher  in  the  Baptist 
denomination  in  Charlestown  ami  in  Boston.  See  Drake's  Boston,  p  378;  Winchcll  and 
Neale's  Qiseourses;  Register,  iv.  373;  vii.  169.  The  latter  reference  is  to  the  will  oi  Philip 
Drinker,  an  abstract  of  which  Is  given,  with  an  Interesting  note  in  relation  to  one  ol 
great  grandsons,  horn  in  Philadelphia,  Dee.  24,  hist),  died  Nov.  17,  1782,  aged  102  years. 
See  also  Watson's  Annuls  of  Philadelphia. 

t  She  was  a  daughter  of  Richard  Palsgrave,  of  Charlestown,  and  wife  of  Dr.  John 
Alcock,  of  Rpjcbury,  who  was  a  son  of  George  Aleoek.  Mrs.  Aicock  was  it  years  old. 
Her  husUaMdJ  d  March  -7,  1567.    See  Savage's  Dictionary* 


1880.]  Rev.  8.  DanfortJCs  Records,  Roxbury.  165 

mr  Shore  was  ordained  to  ye  church  at  Taunton.  Gilhams  Vessell,  where- 
in was  Colonel  Cartwright  one  of  ye  k's  Comissioners,  was  taken  by  ye 
Dutch,  and  all  his  writings  ag8*  ye  Countrie,  made  void. 

22.  9m  65.     A  solemn  Fast  in  reference  to  ye  Sicknes  in  England  &c. 

8th  10m  65.  A  great  Storm  of  Winde,  Wherein  mr  Shoot  &  all  his  Com- 
pany were  cast  away  at  Marble-head. 

This  moneth  ye  churches  in  ye  Bay  set  upon  a  Course  of  Fasting  and 
prayer. 
1666. 

5*  2m  66.  All  the  churches  in  this  Jurisdiction  kept  a  solemn  day  of 
FastiDg  &  Prayer. 

Christophers  Island  was  taken  by  ye  French  inhabiting  there  &  ye  Eng- 
lish dispossest. 

It  pleased  God  this  Summer  to  arm  ye  Caterpillers  ags1  vs,  wch  did  much 
damage  in  our  Orchards,  and  to  exercise  ye  Bay  with  a  severe  drought. 
The  churches  in  ye  Bay  sought  ye  Ld  by  Fasting  &  Prayer,  our  Church  of 
Roxbury  began,  ye  19th  of  4m.  The  Ld  gave  rain  ye  next  day.  The  rest 
of  ye  churches  in  like  manner  besought  ye  Lord  218t  of  4m.  And  it  pleased 
God  send  rain  more  plentifully  on  ye  23d  day  following.  At  wch  time  hap- 
pened a  sad  accident  at  Marshfield,  for  in  that  town  a  certain  woman  sitting 
in  her  house  (some  neighbours  being  present)  &  hearing  dreadfull  thunder 
crackes,  spake  to  her  son  &  said  Boy,  shut  ye  door,  for  I  rem'ber  this  time 
4  yeares  we  had  like  to  have  been  killed  by  thunder  &  lightning.  The 
Boy  answered,  Mother,  its  all  one  wth  God  whether  ye  door  be  shutt  or 
open  ;  The  woman  said  ag'n,  Boy  shut  ye  door  :  At  her  comand  the  Bo}r 
shut  ye  door :  but  imediately  yr  came  a  Ball  of  Fire  fro  heaven,  down  yfc 
chimney  &  slew  ye  old  woman  (whose  name  was  Goodwife  Phileps)  &  ye 
Boy,  and  an  old  man,  a  neighbor  that  was  present,  &  a  dog  y*  was  in  ye 
House,  but  a  little  child  y*  was  in  ye  armes  of  ye  old  man  escaped :  and 
a  woman  wth  child  being  present  wa3  soor  amazed. 

It  pleased  God  that  our  wheat  was  Mildewed  &  blasted  this  year  also. 

10th  om  1666.  There  happened  a  dreadfull  burning  at  Andover.  rnr 
Bradstreets  house  &  ye  g'test  p't  of  his  goods  were  burnt.  The  occasion  of 
wch  burning  was  ye  Carelesnes  of  ye  maid,  who  put  hot  ashes  into  an  hogs- 
head over  ye  porch  :  the  tub  fired  about  2  o  clock  in  ye  morning  &  set  ye 
Chamber  &  house  on  fire.* 

29.  5m  66.  Divers  strangers  y*  came  from  Christophers  Island  being  in 
y*  necessitie  &  distress  by  sicknes  lamenesse  &c  besides  ye  p'vision  made 
for  ym  by  ye  Generall  Court,  the  severall  Churches  contributed  towards 
their  relief. 

26.  om  66.  Tidings  came  to  vs  of  Forreiners  invading  our  Coast.  Two 
French  ships  lying  at  Martins  Vineyard  &  having  taken  Plumbs  ship  & 
another  Sloop,  lay  at  Martins  Vineyard. 

31.  5m  66.  The  next  week  we  vnderstood  that  it  was  one  Dutch  man,  a 
man  of  war,  with  12  guns  &  a  prize  wch  he  took  upo'  ye  coasts  of  Virginia 
who  took  Armstrong  &  Plumb  &  A  shallop  :  &  after  he  taken  out  w*  he 
saw  good,  set  ye  men  at  liberty  with  their  vessels,  &  carried  away  none 
but  a  Boy,  &  so  left  our  coasts. 

*  Mrs.  Anne  Bradstreet  wrote  some  verses  on  the  burning  of  her  house.  See  "  Works  of 
Anne  Bradstreet,  edited  by  John  Harvard  Ellis,"  Charlestown,  1867,  pp.  40-2.  Her  son, 
the  Rev.  Simon  Bradstreet,  of  New  London,  Ct.,  gives  particulars  of  the  losses  of  himself 
and  his  father.  See  Register,  vol.  ix.  pp.  43  and  118.  Mrs.  Bradstreet  gives  the  date  as 
July  10,  and  her  son  as  July  12,  1666. 


106  Rev.  8.  Danforttis  Records,  Roxbury.  [April, 

7m  &  8th.  Wee  heard  of  a  dreadfull  Heracano  at  Barbados  &  ye  neighbour- 
ing Islands  wherein  many  vessels  p'ished  &  my  Lord  Willoughbey  fleet  in 
his  expeditio  ag8*  yc  French   at    Christophers,  were  lost. 

It  pleased  ye  Lord  this  Summer  to  visit  ye  Countrey  with  ye  small  pox, 
which  greatly  encreased  in  the  Winter  &  proved  very  afflictive  &  mortal 
vnto  many. 

12.  10m  6C).  mr  William  Tompson  Pastor  to  ye  church  at  Braintree, 
departed  this  life  in  yc  CD  year  of  his  age.  He  had  been  held  vnder  ye 
power  of  melancholy  for  ye  space  of  8  yeares.  During  wch  time  He  had 
diverse  lucid  intervales,  &  sweet  revivings,  csp'ly  ye  week  before  ho  dyed, 
in  so  much  that  he  assayed  to  go  to  ye  church  &  administer  ye  Lord's  sup- 
per to  them,  but  his  body  was  so  weak  that  he  could  neither  go  nor  ride. 

30.  10m.     An  Earth-quake  was  perceived  by  severall. 

2d  12.  66.  mr  Henry  Withington,  Ruling  Elder  in  ye  Church  of  Dor- 
chester. A  man  that  excelled  in  Wisdom,  meeknes  and  goodnes,  being 
aged  79,  departed  this  life,  and  was  buryed  on  ye  o*  of  12m. 

4th  12m  66.  Terrible  &  dreadfull  Tidings  came  vnto  vs  by  ye  way  of 
Mevis  &  Jamaica  concerning  the  taking  of  Antigea.  &  ye  burning  of  ye 
city  of  London. 

11.  12m  66.  Tidings  came  to  vs  from  Connecticot,  how  that  on  ye  15th 
of  10m  Q>Q.  Sergeant  Heart  ye  son  of  Deacon  Heart  and  his  wife  &  six 
children,  were  all  burnt  in  their  House  at  Farmington,  no  man  knowing 
how  the  fire  was  kindled,  neither  did  any  of  ye  Neighbors  see  ye  fire  till  it 
was  past  remedy.  The  church  there  had  kept  a  Fast  at  this  mans  house 
2  dayes  before.     One  of  his  sons  being  at  a  farm  escaped  this  burning. 

This  Winter  there  was  a  house  burnt  at  Piscataque  wrin  3  p'sons  p'ished. 

Also  at  Con  Cord  ye  House  of  mr  Woodies  was  burnt  &  his  onely  son 
p'ished  in  ye  fire. 

21.  lm  f.     There  was  a  publick  Fast  throughout  ye  Jurisdiction. 

This  day  or  church  made  a  Collection  for  mr  Wigglesworth,  4lb  17". 

27.  lm  67.  Mr  John  Alcock  Physician,  dyed.  His  liver  was  dryed  up 
&  become  schirrous. 

8.  2m  67.  Our  Church  made  a  collection  for  ye  relief  of  our  Brethren 
&  Countrymen  who  were  reduced  to  extremities  at  Cape-Feare.  The  sum 
was  about  7lb. 

25.  3m  67.  There  was  a  dreadful  crack  of  thunder.  Samuel  Ru^irles 
happened  at  that  instant  to  be  upon  ye  meeting-house-Hill  with  oxen  &  horse 
&  cart  loaden  with  Corne.  The  horse  &  one  ox  were  strucken  dead  wUlye 
lightning,  the  other  had  a  little  life  in  it,  but  it  dyed  presently.  The  man 
was  singed  and  scorched  a  little  on  his  legs,  one  shooe  torn  a  pieces  &  ye 
heel  carried  away,  the  man  was  hurled  of  fro  ye  cart  &  flung  on  ye  off  side, 
but  through  mercy  soon  recovered  himself  &  felt  little  harm.  There  was 
chest  in  yecart  wrin  was  Peuter  &  linnen,  the  peuter  had  small  holes  melted 
in  it  &  the  linnen  some  of  it  singed  &  burnt. 

19th  41"  67.  A  sad  accident  happened  at  Boston  to  one  Wakefield  a 
boatman,  who  helping  yc  rope  maker  about  a  Cable  had  his  head  splitt  & 
his  braines  beaten  out. 

[To  be  continued.] 


1880.]         Boston  Committee  of  Correspondence,  &c. 


167 


RECORD  OF  THE   BOSTON  COMMITTEE  OF  CORRESPOND- 
ENCE, INSPECTION  AND  SAFETY,  MAY  TO  NOV.  1776. 

Copied  by  permission  of  Samuel  F.  McCleahy,  Esq.,    City  Clerk,  from  the  original 
record-book  in  the  archives  of  the  City  of  Boston,  Mass. 


1776. 
Sept.  18. 


20. 


Cap* 

Holmes  &c 
Oath. 


[Continued  from  page  20.] 

Coll.'  Barber  was  appointed  to  deliver  the  Sails  to  Cap*  Holmes, 
provided,  that  he  upon  his  Honor  declares,  that  he  will  not  com- 
municate any  intelligence  to  the  Enemy,  or  receive  &  carry  off 
any  Letter,  but  such  as  shall  be  inspected  by  this  Committee ;  and 
that  he  also  make  Oath,  that  he  will  immediately  proceed  from 
hence  to  the  Granades,  and  not  attempt  to  land  upon  any  part  of 
this  Continent,  or  Newfoundland,  uuless  obliged  thereto  by  dis- 
tress of  weather  or  some  unforeseen  accident. 

Adjourned  to  Fryday  next.  6  O'Clock  to  meet  in  the  Room  in 
King  street. 

At  a  Meeting  of  the  Committee  of  Correspondence  Inspection 
&  Safety  at  their  Room  in  King  Street  September  20  at  6  o'clock. 

The  Committee  to  see  Cap*  Holmes  Sails  delivered  [page  57] 
Reported  that  they  had  Complyed  with  the  Orders  of  the  Com- 
mittee with  respect  to  the  delivery  of  the  Sails  and  Cap*  Holmes 
Complying  with  the  Conditions  on  which  they  were  to  Suffer  him 
to  depart. 

The  following  Oath  was  administered  to  him  by  Mr.  Justice 
Gardner — 

We,  the  Subscribers  Master  and  Mariners  on  board  the  Schoon- 
er Industry  do  Solemnly  Swear  that  we  have  not  and  that  we  will 
not  take  on  board  any  Letters  or  Papers  but  such  as  we  have  sub- 
mitted to  the  inspection  of  the  Committee  of  Correspondence,  and 
that  we  will  not  convey  any  intelligence  to  the  Enemies  of  the 
United  States  of  America  but  proceed  forthwith  to  the  Island  of 
Grenada  without  touching  at  any  Port  or  Place  on  this  Conti- 
nent or  in  the  Island  of  Newfoundland,  the  dangers  of  the  Seas 
only  excepted  so  help  us  God —  John  Holmes 

Donald  Campbell 

Boston  Septemr  18.  1776.  Charles  Edgerd. 

Adjourned  to  Monday  Evening  G.  O'Clock  at  the  Room  in 
King  Street — 

At   a   Meeting  of  the    Committee  of  Correspondence  at   the 
Chamber  in  King  Street,  Septemr  28d  6  'Clock  in  the  Evening 
Mr  Gray  in  the  Chair — 

The  Honble  Moses  Gill  &  Benjamin  Austin  Esq  a  Committee 
from  the  Honble  Board,  apply'd  to  this  Committee  for  their  Opin- 
ion, viz.  "  Whether  it  is  consistent  with  the  public  Safety,  for  Mr 
Ross  and  the  Persons  who  are  going  with  him  to  sail  now  " — 
Mr  Bowdoin  was  desired  to  acquaint  Mr  Gill  this  Evening,  that 
this  Committee  apprehend,  that  the  Interest  &  Safety  of  their 
BaySST Ross'8  Constituents  are  so  much  involved  in  the  Question  proposed,  that 
they  cannot  make  answer  untill  they  have  some  little  time  to  con- 
sult them. 

VOL.   XXXIV.  15* 


23^ 


Commoe 
of  Council 
inquire  as 


l'N  Boston  Committee  of 'Correspondence ,  dec.        [April, 

Clerk  to  go       [Page  58.1     Upon  a   Motion   made  Voted,  that   the   Clerk  of 

on  with  tU      "  o         #    J  *  ' 

Bolts.  this  Committee  be  directed  to  go  on   with   tlie    Suits  commenced 

against  the  Delinquents  on  tlie  late  muster  Day. 

The  Committee  of  Correspondence  Inspection  and  Safety  for 

the  Town  of  Mendon,  against  this  Committee  by  a  printing  on 

file,  that  they  had  Bent  one  Hugh  Walker  to  this  Town,  who  was 

ker taken  "taken  up  at  Mendon  as  a  Stroller  &   corresponding  with  Cap1  Mc- 

andsent      Kenzie  an  officer  placed  in  that  Town  on    Parole — and  they  pray 

that  proper  care  may  be  taken  of  him  by  this  Committee. 

M1'  Thomas  directed,  to  order  said  Walker's  attendance  to  mor- 
row Evening,  at  this  place. 

24.        At  a  Meeting  of  the  Committee  of  Correspondence  Inspection 
&  Safety  at  the  Council  Chamber  September  24th 
Mr.  Gray  in  the  Chair — 
Mr  Walker       Mr  Hugh  Walker  attended  according  to   order,  and  being  in- 
attended.     qUire(]  of  respecting  his  business  at  Mendon,  be  assured  the  Com- 
mittee that  his  being  in  that  Town  was  in  order  to  settle  an  Ac- 
compt  and  receive  a  balance  due  to  him  from  Cap*  Mackenzie — 
Mr  Walker  was  dismissed,  being  first  cautioned  against  leaving 
this  Town,  without  a  permit  for  his  doing  it  beg  obtained  of  this 
Committee. 
Commee  On  a  Motion  made  Voted,  that  Mr  Gray,   Mr  Williams  &  M1 

a°Memorial  Price  be  a  Committee  to  draught  a  Memorial,   to  the  General 
to  G. Court.  Court  of  this  State,  relative  to   the  Captains  of  Prize  Vessels  go- 
ing at  large  in  this  Town  to  the  endangering  the  public  peace  & 
safety. 

The  Committee  having  made  inquiry  of  a  [page  59]  number  of 

Commee       the  Inhabitants  with  respect  to  Mr  Ross  &  Company's  departure 

opinion  re-  for  Emdand — Mr  Gray  was   directed  to  inform  the  Committee  of 

M^Ross's     Council,  that  agreeable  to  the   request  of  the  IIonble  Board,  they 

sayiing.       jla(j  considered  the  matter  proposed,  &  also  inquired  of  a  number 

of  their  Fellow  Citizens,  who    concur   with  them  in  opinion,   that 

all  Persons   brought  into   this   State  in   any  Prize  Vessel,  should 

not  be  permitted  to  depart,  but  retained,  untill   they  can  be  e 

changed  for  our  Brethren  now   in  our  Enemies  hands  &  who  are 

under  the  like  Circumstances. 

Adjourned  to  to  Morrow  Forenoon   11   O'Clock  Room  in  King 
Street. 
25-        Met  according  to   Adjournment,   at  the  Room  in    King  Street, 
12  O'Clock. 
Capt  Cole's       Elisha  Cole  Master  of  the  Schooner  Triton  bound   from   Ken- 
relatrreto    nebeck  to  Cape  Francis  and  taken  the  20th  day  of  duly  last  by  the 
ffeatment    Milford  Man  of  War,  John  Bear,  Commander,  appeared  and  gave 
ree'dfrom    his  testimony,  upon   Oath   respecting  the   treatment  himself  and 
ye  Enemy.  Q^r  Seaman  met  with  from  the   Enemy  &  the  same  was  delivered 
Coll°  Barber,  in  order  to  its  being  published  in  the  several  News- 
Papers, 
as.       At  a  Meeting  of  the  Committee  of  Correspondence  Inspection 
&  Safety   at  their  Chamber  in   King  Street   September  lV1,  G 
o'clock.  M'  Cray  in  the  (  hair. 

Ordenrei*     The  two  Orders  of  G  unci!  relative  to  M1  Ross  .v  those  who  are 
Bom!°  Mr    to  Bail  with  him  from  this    Port   to    London  were  laid   before  the 


1880.]         Boston  Committee  of  Correspondence,  &c. 


169 


27. 


Orders  of 
Council  as 
to  Mr  Ross 
considered. 


CommM 
to  carry 
order  of 
Council 
into  exe- 
cution. 


28. 


Petition  to 
stop  Mr 
Ross's 
sayling. 


Oct.  1. 


Mr  Ross 
sayled. 


Cap1  Ster- 
ling sent 
for  and 
examd. 


14. 


Committee,  and  being  read — Mr  Thomas  was  directed  to  Notify- 
all  the  Members  to  attend  at  the  [page  60]  Adjournment  in  order 
to  consider  and  determine  upon  said  orders  of  Council. 

Voted,  that  this  Meeting  be  adjourned  to  to  morrow  Morning 
9  o'clock. 

At  a  Meeting  of  the  Committee  of  Correspondence  Inspection 
&  Safety  Septemr  27 — 9  O'clock  Forenoon 
Mr  Gray  in  the  Chair — 

Voted,  that  this  Meeting  be  Adjourned  to  3.  O'clock  P.  M.  then 
to  consider  the  orders  of  Council  relative  to  Mr  Ross's  sayling  &c. 

Septemr  27  3  o'clock  P:  M:  Met  according  to  Adjournment 
Mr  Gray  in  the  Chair — 

The  Orders  of  Council  relative  to  Mr  Ross  &c  again  read  and 
considered — whereupon  a  Motion  was  made  "  that  a  Sub  Com- 
mittee be  now  chosen  for  the  purpose  of  carrying  those  Orders  of 
Council  into  execution — and  the  Question  being  accordingly  put — 
Passed  in  the  Negative. 

On  a  Motion  made  Voted,  that  the  Chairman  Mr  Gray,  be  de- 
sired to  acquaint  Mr  Ross,  that  this  Committee  have  agreed  to  do 
their  part  towards  carrying  the  Orders  of  Council  with  respect  to 
his  departure  from  hence  into  execution  ;  and  that  he  has  liberty 
to  inform  those  who  have  obtained  permits  for  sayling  with  him, 
of  this  determination  of  the  Committee. 

At  a  Meeting  of  the  Committee  of  Correspondence  Inspection 
&  Safety  at  their  Chamber  in  King  Street,  Septemr  28.  1 1  O'clock 
Mr  Gray  in  the  Chair — 

[Page  61.]  A  Petition  from  a  number  of  the  Inhabitants  of 
this  Town,  praying  that  the  Ship  Creighton,  bound  directly  for 
London,  with  Mr  Ross,  &  about  70  other  Passengers,  belonging 
to  Great  Britain,  may  be  stopped  for  a  month  at  least,  for  Rea- 
sons in  said  Petition  set  forth. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Committee   of  Correspondence  Inspection 
&  Safety,  at  their  Chamber  in  King  Street  October  1 — 
Mr.  Gray  in  the  chair. 

The  Committee  appointed,  to  see  that  the  Order  of  Council, 
with  respect  to  no  Persons  being  suffered  to  depart  with  Mr  Ross 
but  such  as  have  received  Permits  for  that  purpose  Reported,  that 
they  had  attended  to  their  duty — and  that  the  Ship  Sayled  on 
the  Yesterday. 

The  Petition  for  stopping  Mr  Ross's  Sayling  for  a  Month  with 
the  leave  of  the  Committee,  was  withdrawn  by  the  Petitioners. 

At  a  Meeting  of  the  Committee  of  Correspondence  Inspection 
&  Safety  at  their  Chamber  in  King  Street,  October  8,  1776 — 
Mr  Gray  in  the  chair. 

Cap1  Sterling  was  sent  for  and  examined  relative  to  the  inform- 
ation received  that  he  was  about  carrying  off  in  his  Vessel  three 
men,  who  are  on  their  Parole — 

At  a  Meeting  of  the  Committee  of  Correspondence  Inspection 
and  Safety,  at  their  Chamber  in  King  Street,  October  14th  1776. 
Mr  Gray  in  the  Chair — 
Information  being  given  the  Committee  that  one  Thomas  [page 


170  Boston  Committee  of  Correspondence,  dec.        [April, 

02]  Ludlow  Jan*  late  a  Custom  House  Officer  in  New  York,  was 
in  this  Town,  and  that  the  said  Ludlow  had  discovered  himself  to 
Mr  Ludlow  'H'  V(,|'.v  unfriendly  to  the  Rights  of  America — be  was  sent  for, 
examined,  and  attended 5  and  being  examined,  it  appeared,  that  himself  oc 
Family  had  been  taken  by  one  of  the  Colony  Armed  Ve884  Is  in  a 
Brigantine  which  together  with  the  cargo  was  owned  by  himself; 
and  that  both  Vessel  &  Cargo  had  been  condemned  as  lawful 
Prize,  at  a  Maritime  Court  held  in  the  Town  of  Plymouth,  also 
that  his  Coming  to  this  Town  was  in  order  to  Petition  the  Uonble 
Board,  for  the  return  of  his  Bedding  and  some  Necessaries  which 
had  been  taken  from  him  ;  and  by  permission  of  General  Wam 
ren  &  Mr  Sever — he  was  required  to  give  his  attendance  again, 
on  the  Morrow,  if  sent  for. 

Adjourned  to  to  Morrow  Morning  10  O'Clock. 

15.  Tuesday  Morning  October  15,  10  OClock  in  the  Forenoon  met 
according  to  adjournment. 

ID  Ludlow  The  Committee,  having  made  inquiry  of  some  Gentlemen  from 
N.  York  with  respect  to  Mr  Ludlow,  Character,  as  also  of  others, 
relative  to  his  design  in  coming  to  Boston,  did  not  Judge  it  neces- 
sary to  take  any  order  concerning  him,  for  the  present. 

16.  At  a  Meeting  of  the  Committee  of  Correspondence  Inspection 
&  Safety  at  their  chamber  in  King  Street  October  1G,  Forenoon — 

Mr  Gray  in  the  Chair — 
No  business  transacted,  for  want  of  a  Quorum. 
Adjourned  to  6  O'Clock  in  the  Evening  the  usual  &  stated  time 
of  meeting. 

At  a  Meeting  of  the  Committee  of  Correspondence  Inspection 
&c  at  their  Chamber  in  Kino-  Street  G  O'Clock — 
Mr.  Gray  in  the  Chair. 

A  number  of  Letters  brought  by  one  Jones  from  Hallifax  via 
[page  G3]  Eastward,  and  sent  to  this  Committee  for  their  inspec- 
tion were  examined  and  then  delivered  as  directed. 

21-        At  a  Meeting  of  the   Committee  of  Correspondence  Inspection 
&  Safety,  at  Mr  Otis,  the  Jayl  Keepers  House  October  21,  177»'». 
Mr  Davis  in  the  Chair. 
One  Mrs  Hill  Wife  of  one  Hill  now  in  the  Jayl   of  this  Coir 
examined  "together  with  her  Daughter,    who  went  from  hence  with  a   design 
\\vva'    to  «>o  to  Lon<r  Island,  were  stopped  at  New   London   Connecticut 
Papera         &  as    upon    examination    several    Papers  of  a    treasonable   nature 
were  found  upon  Mrs  Hill  the  Elder;  They  and  the   Papers  were 
sent  by  the  Connecticut  Committee  to  the  Committee  of  Corres- 
pondence &C  at  Providence,  and  by  them,  to  this  Committee. 

A  Letter  of  recommendation  given  MM  Hill  by  Dr  Church  was 
read,  together  with  the  other  Papers  found  upon  her. 

MM  Mary  Hill  the  younger  was  brought  in,  and  examined  par- 
ticularly with  respect  to  1 )'  Church,  and  one  Ralph  Cunningham 
mentioned  in  the  Paper,  the  latter  of  whom  appeared  to  be  a  Per- 
son who  had  made  Courtship  to  the  Baid  Hill  v.V-  supposed  to  be  in 
the  British  Army  at  New  York. 

[To  be  continued  ] 


'ein. 


1880.]  Genealogy  of  the  Family  of  Mulford,  171 


A  GENEALOGY  OF  THE  FAMILY  OF  MULFOKD.* 

Communicated  by  William  Remsen  Mulford,  Esq.,  Counsellor  at  Law,  Member  of  the 
N.  Y.  Genealogical  and  Biographical  Society  of  New  York  City. 

AWAY  to  the  eastward  on  Long  Island,  is  a  region  where  the 
waves  roll  in  with  unbroken  force  to  the  silent  and  thinly  pop- 
ulated shore,  and  where  with  diapason  roar  the  wintry  blasts  from 
the  ocean  sweep  in  to  howl  and  whistle  over  the  wild  wastes.  Here, 
to  this  wilderness,  in  1649  came  a  band  of  pioneers  and  founded 
the  old,  quaint,  traditional  East  Hampton.  The  majority  came 
from  Salem  and  Lynn,  Mass.,  via  Connecticut,  to  Long  Island,  and 
the  land  was  purchased,  of  the  aborigines,  from  this  place  as  far 
east  as  Montauk,  for  £38.  4s.  and  8d.  sterling. 

"It  was  then,"  says  an  admiring  writer,  in  a  descriptive  sketch 
published  in  New  York  some  eight  years  since,  "  an  unbroken  wil- 
derness, and  the  Indians  were  numerous  on  every  side.  On  the 
east,  at  f  Montaukett,'  the  royal  Wyandanch  swayed  the  sceptre ; 
on  the  north,  at  Shelter  Island,  his  brother  Poggotacut  ruled  the 
tribe  of  l  Manhassetts  ; '  and  a  third  brother  ruled  over  the  '  Shine- 
cocks.'  And  here  in  the  dark  and  gloomy  forest,  in  silence  un- 
broken save  by  the  Indian  war-whoop,  the  cry  of  the  wild  beasts,  or 
the  solemn  roar  of  the  ocean,  they  made  their  earthly  home.     *   *  * 

"  '  Amidst  the  storm  they  sang, 

And  the  stars  heard  and  the  sea, 
And  the  sounding  aisles  of  the  dim  woods  rang 
To  the  anthem  of  the  free. 

The  ocean  eagle  soared 

From  his  nest  Dy  the  white  wave's  foam, 
And  the  rocking  pines  of  the  forest  roared — 

This  was  their  welcome  home.'  " 

This  village  was  afterwards  the  birthplace  of  J.  Howard  Payne, 
author  of  "Home,  Sweet  Home,"  and  it  is  thought  that  when 
he  wrote  so  affectingly  of  "  home,"  he  had  in  mind  this  quaint 
village,  with  its  wide,  grassy  main  street,  and  the  old  shingled 
Church  with  its  spire  pointing  heavenward,  surmounted  by  the  rusty 
weather  vane,  and  the  picturesque  surroundings  with  their  legends 
relating  to  the  once  formidable  Montauk  tribe. 

Among  these  pioneers  were  Judge  John  Mulford  and  his  brother 
William.     They  came  to  Long  Island  from  Salem,  Mass. 

It  is  the  object  of  the  following  sketch  to  give  a  brief  account  of 
some  of  the  descendants  of  John  and  William  Mulford,  two  of  the 
first  settlers  of  East  Hampton,  Suffolk  County,  N.  Y. 

*  Compiled  from  MSS.  in  the  possession  of  Robert  L.  Mulford,  Esq.,  of  New  York, 
Charles  Hervey  Townsend,  Esq.,  of  New  Haven,  and  from  other  sources. 


172  Gcneuhxjij  of  the  Family  of  Mid  ford.  [April, 

The  English  pedigree  of*  the  Mulfords  will  be  given  at  some  fu- 
ture time. 

I.  Descendants  of  John  MuLFORD. 
Prepared  l»j  Robert  L.  Mulford,  Esq.,  of  New  Fork  (%. 

John  and  William  Mulford,  brothers,  probably  from  Devonshire,  I 
land,  where  the  name   is  often   spelled   Molford,  settled  in  South  Hamp- 
ton, Long  Island,  going  there  via  Connecticut,  of  which  colony  it  was 
then   a  part      By  the  records  of  South  Hampton,  published   L874,  Vol 
I.   page  29,   ^Iay   29,   1643,   "it  was  ordered  that  John  Mulford  shall 
have   two   acres    of  land    on  the    plain."      On    page  55,    sold   his   house 
in  South    Hampton,   Feb.  8,  1648,  and  in    that  or   the   following 
one   of  the  nine  persons  who   settled    East   Hampton;    his   name  appear! 
many  times  in  the  Council  Minutes  of  Connecticut.  Vol.  2,  4,6,  and  he 
commissioned  Judge  in   1674.     In  attending  to  the  town  affairs,  keeping 
peace  with   the  Indians,  representing   the   eastern  towns  in   Hartford, 
afterwards  in  New  York,  he  was  the  foremost  man  until  his  death  in  1 
set.  80.     John  Mulford  had : 

2.  i.  Samuel, b.  1644  ;  d.  Aug.  21,  1725. 

ii.  John,  b.  1650  ;  d.  1734. 

iii.  Mart,  who  in.  Jeremiah  Miller. 

iv.  Hannah,  who  m.  Benjamin  Conkling. 

2.     Capt.  Samuel2  Mulford  (John1),  b.  1G44  and  d.  in  East  Hampton, 
Aug.  21,  1725  ;  m.  first,  Esther,   who  d.  Nov.  24,  1717,  a  y  whom 

he  had  four  children.     Second,  m.  Sarah  Howell,  d.  April  6,  1760,  set  971 
Childless.     By  first  wife  had  : 

i.      Samuel,  b.  1678  ;  d.  1743  ;  m.  Sarah . 

ii.     Timothy,  b.  1681  ;  d.  1741  ;  wife  Sarah  . 

iii.    Elias,  b.  1685;  d.  1760;  in.  Mary  Mason. 
3    iv.     Matthew,  b.  1689  ;  d.   April  28,  1774  ;  m.  Elizabeth  Chatfield,  Dec. 
25,  1712. 

Capt.  Samuel  Mulford  was  at  an  early  age  a  town  officer,  and  a  membd 
of  the  Provincial  Assembly  of  New  York  from  1705  to   17l}o,  from  winch 
he  was  expelled  for  exposing  the  abuses  of  Gov.  Hunter's   admimstral 
and  sent  back  by  the  votes  of  his  county.      He  also  served  as  a   a 
the   colonial   militia.     He   went  to   England  in    1716,  appeared. 
committee   of  the  House  of  Lords,  and  by  his  pleading,  the  duty  onwhah 
oil  was  removed.     A  long  sketch  of  his  career  is  given  in  \  ol.    L,  p.  •>!  • 
Hollister's  History  of  Connecticut,  L857  ;  also  in  Thompson's  Long  Lland 
L843,  Vol.  1,  p.  315  ;  also  in  Hedges's  Last  Hampton,  L850. 

3.     Capt.  Matthew*  Mulford  (Samuel?  John1)  and  Elizabeth  Chat 
field  his  wife,  m.  Dec.  25,   L712.     She  died  Sept.   11,1754,  ret.  67.     H< 

served  as  captain  in  the  colonial  militia;*  was  a  landholder  m  hast  Ham] 

i       Blizabi  hi   b.  Aug.  28,  1714  ;  d.  Oct.  21,  1751.  on  Gardiner's  bland 
in.  May26, 17:;:,  bo  Hon.  John  Oardiner,  who  d.  May  19, 1/64, 
in*  David,  John,  Elisabeth— 3  children. 
ii.     Jbrtoha  (twin),  b.   A,,-.  29,  1711  ;  m.  April  is.  1736,  to  JeremM 
Hedges.    Had  one  child,  David,  b.  Oct.  23,  1-.57. 

♦  Among  the  old  papers  in  po  nof  Ms  lineal  descendant  L.  Mull 

Nov  York),  la  bli  commission  as  captain  from  John  Montgomery,  Capt^ Gen. and  Gov.  I 
New  York  and  New  Jersey,  dated  for.  29,1728,  "toMatthew  kultord  Gentleman, 


1880.]  Genealogy  of  the  Family  of  Mid  ford.  173 

iii.  Esther,  b.  July  10, 1719  ;  in.  first,  Jonathan  Hunting,  who  died  Sept. 
3,  1750,  leaving  2  children,  Jonathan  and  Matthew.  Second  mar- 
riage, John  Darbe.     She  died  Sept.  24,  1757. 

4.  iv.     David  (Col.),  b.  Sept.  10,  1722  ;  d.  Dec.  18,   1778;   m.  Phebe  Hunt- 

ing, June  16,  1751. 

5.  v.      Mary,  b.  April  9,  1725  ;  d.  June  30,  1729. 

4.  Col.  David4  Mulford  (Matthew*  Samuel*  John1 ),  like  his  ancestors 
John  and  Samuel,  was  a  leading  man  in  his  town  of  East  Hampton.  His 
descendant  Robert  L.  Mulford,  of  New  York,  has  now  his  commission, 
signed  by  Gov.  Clinton  (colonial  governor  of  New  York),  dated  Oct.  13, 
1748,  and  another  dated  Feb.  13,  1758,  by  Lieut.  Gov.  James  DeLancey, 
appointing  him  to  offices  in  the  colonial  militia.  When  the  colonies  com- 
menced to  resist  the  stamp  act  and  other  taxation  of  Great  Britain,  he  was 
the  guiding  star  in  his  part  of  the  state.  Onderdonk's  Rev.  Incidents  of 
Suffolk  Co.  (1849)  states  on  pages  13,  14,  that  Col.  M.  and  others  com- 
posed a  standing  committee  to  correspond  with  other  committees  and  agree 
not  to  import  from  Great  Britain  until  the  blockade  of  the  port  of  Boston 
was  raised.  Page  19,  July  8,  1775.  Appointed  muster  master  of  troops 
to  be  raised  in  Suffolk  Co.  P.  29,  in  list  of  field  officers  his  name  appears 
as  first  colonel,  and  he  reported  to  the  Provincial  Congress,  March  5,  1776, 
that  his  regiment  consisted  of  670  privates  and  98  officers.  He  was  execu- 
tor of  David  Gardiner  (dec.)  of  Gardiner's  Island,  and  Aug.  25,  '75,  com- 
plained to  Congress  of  depredations  by  Gen.  Gates's  army,  made  on  that 
island. 

July  22,  1776,  the  Declaration  of  Independence  was  proclaimed  at  the 
several  places  of  parade,  and  his  descendant  has  the  copy  from  which  it  was 
first  read  to  his  regiment.  He  was  on  the  march  to  Brooklyn  at  the  head 
of  his  troops  when  the  battle  of  Long  Island  decided  the  fate  of  that  part  of 
the  state,  and  his  men  dispersed  and  went  to  their  homes  or  to  Con- 
necticut, by  orders  of  the  commanding  General. 

On  page  43  of  Onderdonk  it  is  noted,  "  After  the  capture  of  Gen.  Wood- 
hull  by  the  British,  Col.  Mulford  was  written  to  come  to  Huntington  and 
take  command  of  the  regiments." 

On  page  46.  "  Col.  Abm.  Gardiner  surrounded  the  house  of  Col.  Mul- 
ford in  East  Hampton,  Sept.  7,  1776,  and  forced  him  to  take  the  oath." 
P.  58,  after  the  whole  island  was  possessed  by  the  English  3  casks  of  pow- 
der and  2  boxes  of  lead  were  taken  from  Col.  Mulford's  house,  and  via 
Sag  Harbor  carried  to  Connecticut. 

Page  70.  "  Col.  Mulford's  negro  Jack  was  permitted  to  return  from 
Connecticut  to  L.  Island."  Col.  Mulford  died  before  the  war  closed,  leav- 
ing an  unstained  reputation.     Children,  all  born  in  Easthampton,  N.  Y.  : 

i.       David  (xMaj.),  b.  Nov.  7,  1754  ;  m.  Rachel  Gardiner  ;  d.  Jan.  8,  1799. 

5.  ii.     Matthew,  b.  Oct.   22,  1756  ;  in.  Mary  Hutchinson,  Feb.  17,  1778  ;  d. 

March  24,  1845. 
iii.    Phebe,  b.  Sept.  20,  1758  ;  m.  Henry  Pierson,  Sept.  19,  1780;  d.  Feb. 

28,  1836. 
iv.     Betsey,  b.  1760 ;  unmarried  ;  d.  1785. 
v.      Esther,  b.  1765  ;  m.  Dea.  David  Hedges  ;  d.  1825. 

6.  vi.     Jonathan,  b.  1770  ;  m.  Haniutal  Baker  ;  d.  1840. 

5.  Matthew*  Mulford  (David,*  Matthew?  Samuel,2  John1),  b.  in 
East  Hampton,  Oct.  22,  1756;  d.  in  Rensselaerville,  N.  Y.,  March  24,  1845, 
after  living  there  about  45  years  ;  m.  Feb.  7,  1778,  to  Mary,  dau.  of  Dr.  Sam- 
uel Hutchinson.     She  was  b.  Aug.  27,  1757,  d.  July  31,  1824.     Before  the 


174  Genea logy  of  the  Family  of  Mi t  Ifo rd.  [April , 

i  of  20  he  was  I  geant  in   Capt.  Ezekiel   MulforcTs  company  L2,  of 

i  •  Suffolk  Reg't,  Col.  Smith  commanding,  as  appears  in  printed   r 
and  was  present  at  the  battle  of  Long  [aland.     In  Onderdonk's  Suffolk  ( 
pp.  28  and  9,  Aug.  12,  L776,  Col.  S.  writes  his  regiment  was  on  the  march. 
It  \\a->  engaged  while  in  the  fort  near  Brooklyn,  and  the  writer  has  heard  Ser- 

mt  Mulford  relate  his  experience  i  dier,  and  tell  of  seeing  a  c  >m- 

rade's  head  shot  off  by  a  British  cannon  ball,  and  of  hearing  Gen,  Wash- 
ington give  orders  while  both  were  in  the  fort.  He  was  in  I  eipt  of 
a  pension  from  the  U.  S.  government  for  many  y<  its.  Children,  all  born 
in  Ea  sth  amp  ton,  except  John,  who  was  horn  in  Et  nsselaerville  : 

i.       Hannah,  b.  Oct.  38,  1778  ;  m.  Col.  Isaac  Wickbam,  1799  ;  d.  Oct.  20, 

1821,  East  Hampton. 
ii.     Juliana,  I).  1781  ;  d.  1793,  East  Hampton, 
iii.    Phebb,  b.  Jan.  12,  1781  ;  m.  April  9,  1810,  Dea.  William  Hedges;   d. 

May  13,  1830,  Lansingburgh. 

7.  iv.     Charles  Lewis,  b.  July  1,  178G ;  m.  Mille  Cook,  June  25,  1810;  d. 

May  28,  1857,  Rensselaerville. 
v.    Betsey,   b.  July  0,  1788;  m.    Jon.  Jenkins,  Jan.  1,  1809;  d.  July  4, 

1875,  Rensselaerville. 
vi.     Mary,  1).  1790;  unmarried;  d.  1845,  Rensselaerville. 
vii.   Julia  II.,  b.  Dec.  7,  1793;  m.  Col.  Samuel   Miller;  d.  Jan.  10,  1866, 

East  Hampton. 

8.  viii.  Samuel  II..  b.  March   18,  1796  ;  m.  Clarissa  Griffin,  Sept.  18,  1823; 

d.  Dec.  1871,  Holley,  N.  Y. 

9.  ix.     Edward,  h.  June  9.  1799;  m.  Sarah  Reed,  Oct.  25,  1832  ;  d.  May  17, 

1863,  Newark.  N.  Y. 

10.  x.      William,  b.  June   10,  1799,  twin;  m.  Lucy  Stewart,  June  6,  1811  ; 

d.  March  2,  1862,  Cherry  Vallev,  111. 
xi.     John  II.,  b.  April  22,  1802  ;  unmarried  ;  d.  Oct.  20,  1876,  Albany. 

6.  Jonathan5  Mulford  (Dari(?,4  Matthew,'  Samuel,'  Joint1)  waa  born 
in  Easthampton  in  1770,  and  died  there  Feb.  14,  1810  ;  m.  Humutal  Baker, 
1799.     Children,  born  in  Easthampton: 

i.  David,  b.  April  16,  1800;  d.  unmarried,  Nov.  1  1.  1876. 

ii.  Mary  C.  b.  Dec.  18,  180.'*  ;  m.  Isaac  Van  Scoy.     No  children. 

iii.  John  II.,  b.  April  24,  1806  ;  unm.  in  L879. 

11.  iv.  Samuel  G.,  b.  Feb.  3.  1808  ;  m.  Charlotte  Van  Scoy,  April  1, 18 
v.  Harry,  b.  Nov.  7,  1810  ;  unm.  in  1879. 

vi.    George,  b.  May  18,  1813;  m.  Wid.  Maryett  Conkling  (nee  Parsons). 

12.  vii.   Jeremiah,  1).  Oct.  17,  1815;  d.  May  7  ;  m.  Mary  M.  II 

Nov.  10,  1841. 

7.  Charles   L.g    Mulford    {Matthew,1    David,4   Matthew,'   San 
John1),  b.  East  Hamilton,  X.  Y..  July  1,  1786;  d.  Rensselaerville,  Maj  28, 

1857  ;   in.  June  25,  1810,  Mille  (dan.  Robert  and   Deborah  Cook),  who  was 
born  in  Massachusetts,  June  3,  1791,  d.  Rensselaerville,  Feb.  10,  L875. 
At  the  age  of  '2ti  he  was  a  commissioned  officer  in  a  X.  Y.  State  1' 
stationed  al  Sackett's  Harbor  during  the  last  war  with    England.     He  iv- 
turned  with  honor  to  his  home  in  Albany  Co.,  where  tor  many  years  he 
a  manufacturer  and  merchant      lie   was  made  a  Justice  and    elected    super- 
visor of  his  town  for  several  years,  always  b  man  of  Bterling  integrity  and 
highly  esteemed  by  his  townsmen.     Children,  all  born  in  Rensselaervi 

N.   Y.  : 

i.      Mart  II.,  b.  April  10,  1817  ;  m.  Andrew  Palmer,  Sept.  98,  183 
ii.     Robert,  b   -        15,  1819  ;  d.  Feb.  :>.  1831. 

13.  iii.    Robert  L.,  b.  Oct.  24, 1891 ;  m.  first,  Henrietl  r,  Dec.  14,  1846, 

who  d.  April  5,  1853  ;  m.  second,  Ellen  M.  Stone  (wid.)  (nee  Mi  r- 

in),  June  0,  1860. 


1880.]  Genealogy  of  the  Family  of  Mulford.  175 

iv.  Lucia  H.,  b.  May  10,  1824  ;  m.  George  W.  Rider,  Sept.  10,  1856. 

14.  v.  Charles  W.,  b.  Feb.  5,  1827  ;  m.  Deborah  Wickes,  Aug.  17,  1853. 

vi.  Millecent.  b.  Dec.  23,  1830  ;  d.  Oct.  29,  1834. 

vii.  Harriet  P.,  b.  April  24,  1834  ;  unm.  1879. 


8.  Samuel  H.6  Mulford  (Matthew?  David*  Matthew?  Samuel? 
John1)  was  born  in  East  Hampton,  March  18,  1796;  d.  in  Holley,  N.  Y., 
Dec.  1871  ;  in.  Sept.  18,  1823,  to  Clarissa  Griffin.     Their  children  are: 

i.      Mary  E.,  b.  Oct.  17,  1824  ;  m.  first,  1843,  George  H.  Buckley  ;  ho  d. 

1851.  3  children.     Mar.  second,  1854,  Cornelius  G.  Palmer.     2  eh. 
ii.     Clarissa,  b.  Nov.  14,1826;  m.  Thaddeus  Sherwood,  1847.     Wid.  in 

1852.  Had  3  children,  all  d.  unm. 

iii.    Samuel  E.,  b.  Dec.  19,  1830  ;  m.     No  children,  1879. 

iv.     Joseph  P.,  b.  May  1,  1834;  m.  Harriet  Bassett,  Jan.  28,  1858.     Has 

several  boys,  lives  in  Kendall,  N.  Y. 
v.      Harriet  J.,  b.  June  22,  1840  ;  unm.  1879. 

9.  Edward6  Mulford  (Matthew?  David?  Matthew?  Samuel?  John1) 
was  born  in  East  Hampton,  June  9,  1799  ;  d.  May  17,  1863,  in  Newark, 
N.  Y. ;  m.  Oct.  25,  1832,  Sarah  Reed.     Had  one  child  : 

i.      Mary  A.,  b.  Sept.   19,   1833;  m.  Andrew  C.  Bartle,  May  10,  1854  ; 
now  of  Newark,  N.  Y.     No  children  in  1879. 

10.  William6  Mulford  (Matthew?  David?  Matthew?  Samuel?  John1) 
was  born  in  East  Hampton,  N.  Y.,  June  10,  1799  ;  d.  March  2,  1862,  near 
Cherry  Valley,  111.  Was  married  to  Lucy  Stuart,  dau.  of  Nathan  and 
Lydia  Young  Stuart,  at  Kingston,  111.,  June  6,  1841.  Their  children,  born 
in  town  of  Guilford,  111.,  are : 

i.  Eli  H.,  b.  June  3,  1842  ;  d.  in  Georgia,  a  soldier  in  an  Illinois  Reg't, 

in  1863. 

ii.  Edward,  b.  March  31,  1844. 

iii.  John-  H.,  b.  Feb.  23,  1846. 

iv.  William  D.,  b.  Sept.  23,  1848. 

v.  Charles  L.,  b.  Oct.  9, 1851. 

vi.  Mary  Ellen,  b.  Sept.  4,  1853. 

vii.  Ida  Viola,  b.  Sept.  15,  1856. 

11.  Samuel  Green6  Mulford  (Jonathan?  David?  Matthew?  Sam- 
uel? John1 )  and  Charlotte  Van  Scoj,  his  wife,  born  in  East  Hampton,  N.Yr., 
where  they  now  reside.     Children  are : 

i.      Amanda  II.,  b.  June  25,  1848;  m.  David  E.  Osborne,  Nov.  11,  1875. 

Child,  Edward,'6  b.  June  1,  1877. 
ii.     Samuel  H.,  b.  Oct.  24,  1850  ;  m.  Isabel  Stratton,  Nov.  12, 1878.    Child, 

Charlotte  S.?  b.  Sept.  28,  1879. 
iii.    David  G.,  b.  May  14,  1853. 
iv.     John  II.,  b.  Jan.  15,  1856. 

12.  Jeremiah6  Mulford  (Jonathan?  David?  Matthew?  Samuel? 
John1)  and  Mary  Miller  Hedges,  his  wife,  both  of  East  Hampton. 

i.      Mabt   Esther,  b.  Feb.  3,   1849;  m.  Nov.  11,  1876,  Elihu  Miller,  of 
Wading  River,  N.  Y.,  by  whom  she  had  Emily  M.?  b.  May  I,  1878. 
ii.     Carrie,  b.  Oct.  3,  1852.     Lives  in  East  Hampton,  N.  Y. 
iii.    Jeremiah,  b.  Oct.  18,  1854.     Lives  in  East  Hampton,  N.  Y. 

13.  Robert  L.7  Mulford  (Charles  L.?  Matthew?  David?  Matthew? 
Samuel?  John1),  b.  Oct.  2  1.  1821.  V>y  his  first  wife  Henrietta  (dau.  of 
Ezra  and  Harriett  Lester)  who  was  born  Kensselaerville,  N.  Y.,  July  3, 
1827,  d.  there  April  5,  1853,  had  : 

vol.  xxxiv.  16 


L76  Genealogy  of  the  Family  of  Mulford.  [April, 

i.      Henrietta  L.,  b.  Not.  15,  1847,  in  Renseelaerville,  X.  Y.  ;  m.  June 
27.  18"  arles  II.  Fisher,  of  Lansingburgh,  X.  \  iom 

has  one  son,  Robert  Mulford}  Fisher,  b.  May  1.  I 
ii.     Charles  John,  b.  April  18,  1882,  in  Rensselaerrille.    Not  m.  in  18 

By  lii-  -''•"iid  wife,  Ellen  M.  Stone,  born  in  Old  Town,  Me.,  wid..  dan. 
John  1J.  and  Maria  I.  Morgan,  the  following  children,  bom  in  New  York 
city  : 

iii.  Robert,  b.  April  20,  1803. 

iv.  John  M  ORG  an,  h.  Feb.  88,  1800  ;  d.  July  20,  1871. 

v.  RuFua  KlNO.b.  July  10,  1869. 

vi.  Maria,  b.  Oct.  7,  1872. 

14.     Charles  William7  Mulford  (Charles  L.*  Matthew*  J)'iri<J.'t 
Matthew'  Samuel?  John1),  who  was  b.  Feb.  5,  1827;  m.  Aug.  17.    l 
Deborah  Wickes,  b.  March  29,  1825    (dau.   Dr.  Piatt  and  Fanny  Wickea, 

of  Rensselaerville,  N.  Y.),  now  residing  in  Hempstead,  N.  Y. 

i.      Fannie  A.,  b.  Sept.  20,  1855,  in  Nevada  City,  Cal. 
ii.     Harriet,  b.  July  20,  1850,  in  Rensselaervilfe,  N.  Y. 
iii.    Helen,   b.  July  20,  1859,   in  ltentselaerville  ;  (lied  Feb.  11,  1602,  in 
Yonkers. 


II.  Descendants  of  William  Mulford. 

By  the  Compiler. 

1.  William1  Mulford,  as  before  stated,  was  one  of  the  first   settlers 
of  East  Hampton,  L.  I.,  1649.    His  name  appears  on  the  "Town  Reo 

of  South  Hampton,  L.  I.,   in  1G45,  which   town    was   settled   a   few   ; 
before  East  Hampton.     Unlike  bis  brother,  he  seems  to  have  taken  no  part 
in  the  government  of  the  colony,  but  appears  to   have   turned  his  attention 
to  agriculture.     His  name  appears  on  the  "  Estimate  of  East   Hampton,! 

dated  "  September  ye  8th,"   1683.     He  married   Sarah .     His  demise 

occurred  in  March,  1  687.     Issue  : 

2.  i.      Thomas,  d.  1727-31,  xt.  77  years  ;  m.  Mary  Conkling. 

ii.      William. 

iii.  Benjamin.  He  was  a  resident  of  E.  Hampton  in  1099,  hut  afterwards 
removed  to  Cape  .May,  X.  J.,  and  left  descendants  in  that  stats, 
among  whom  was  Isaac  S.  Mulford,  Esq.,  M.D.,  late  ol  Camden, 
author  of  a  History  of  New  Jersey,  published  in  1818. 

iv.     Sarah,  d.  April  10,  1790,  set.  95. 

v.      Rachel. 

2.  Thomas9  Mulford  (William1),  born  at  East  Hampton.  He  m. 
Mary,  dau.  of  Jeremiah  and  Mary  (Gardiner)  Conkling.  It  is  an  inter- 
esting circumstance  that  the  mother  of  Mrs.  Thomas  Mulford  was  born  inl 
the  Saybrook  Fort.  She  was  the  daughter  of  Lieut.  Lyon  Gardiner,  its 
valiant  commander,  and  patentee  and  first  Lord  of  the  Manor  of  Gardiner's 
Island.  Mrs.  Mulford  was  al80  of  the  third  generation  of  the  Conkling! 
family  of  East  Hampton,  her  father  Jeremiah  being  the  son  of  Ananias! 
Conkling,  who  eame  from  Nottinghamshire,  England,  to  Salem,  Mas        I 

1637-8,  and  from  thence  to  E.  II.  Thus  the  later  Mnlfords  of  this  branch! 
are  descended  from  Lieut.  Lyon  Gardiner,  renowned  in  the  colonial  annals! 
ol  Connecticut,  and  from  one  of  the  children  born  in  the  Say!  J 
Fort  Thomas  Mulford  died  at  E.  II.  in  l" 7 2 7  or  1731,  aged  77  \  [ 
In  his  will,  dated  Feb.  14,  ••17:"."  he  la  described  as  a  yeoman.  Uy| 
this  instrument,  reo.  Liber  11  of  Wills,  p.  511,  in  the  office  of  the  Sum 


1880.]  Genealogy  of  the  Family  of  Mulford.  177 

gate  of  the  City  and  County  of  New  York,  he  gives  to  his  well  beloved 
wife  Mary,  the  use  of  the  east  end  of  his  dwelling  house  and  one  third  of  all 
his  lands  and  privileges  situated  within  the  bounds  of  East  Hampton,  during 
widowhood,  and  one  half  of  all  his  household  goods,  his  two  Indian  servants, 
et  cetera,  et  cetera,  to  dispose  of  as  she  shall  "  think  fitt."  Mary  (Conk- 
ling)  Mulford  died  his  widow.  June  15, 1743,  set.  85  years.     Issue  : 

3.  i.      Tbomas,  d.  March  8,  1765,  get.  77  years ;  first  m.  Mercy  Bell;  second 

wife,  Deborah . 

ii.     Rachel. 

iii.    Abiah,  m.  William  Hedges. 

iv.     William. 

v.      Ezekiel,  m.  Bea  Osborn. 

vi.     Lawsons. 

▼ii.   David,  bapt.  Dec.  31,  1699  ;  d.  1722,  set.  23  years. 

viii.  Jeremiah.*  One  of  Jeremiah's  sons,  Lewis,4  had  a  son  Lewis,5  who  set- 
tled in  Union  County,  New  Jersey,  and  left  descendants,  among 
whom  is  Judge  David  Mulford,  of  Roselle,  N.  J.,  a  Judge  of  the 
Court  of  Common  Pleas  of  Union  County,  and  a  member  of  the  New 
Jersey  State  legislature  during  the  years  1860  and  '61. 

3.  Thomas3  Mulford  (Thomas?  William1)   m.  first,  Mercy  Bell,  June 

19,  1712.     She  d.  1737,  set.  50  years.     He   m.  second,   w.  Deborah . 

In  his  will,  dated  May  28,  1757,  and  rec.  in  Liber  25  of  Wills,  p.  89,  in 
the  office  of  the  Surrogate  of  the  City  and  County  of  New  York,  he  is  de- 
scribed as  a  yeoman.  He  died  at  East  Hampton,  March  8,  1765,  jet.  77 
years.     Issue : 

i.  Elisha,  bapt.  March  1,  1713.  He  left  descendants,  among  whom  are 
the  Rev.  Elisha  Mulford,  LL.D.,  of  the  Episcopal  Church,  now  at 
Montrose,  Penn.,  a  graduate  of  Yale,  author  of  "  The  Nation  ;" 
and  Sylvanus  S.  Mulford,  Esq.,  M.D.,  now  of  New  York  city,  also 
a  graduate  of  Yale. 

ii.      Daniel,  bapt.  June  19,  1715. 

4.  iii.     Barnabas,  bapt.  June  3,  1716. 
iv.     Thomas,  bapt.  Jan.  16,  1719. 

4.  Barnabas4  Mulford  ( Thomas,3  Thomas,2  William1)  returned  to 
Connecticut  and  settled  at  Branford  in  that  state,  about  1740,  where  he  was 
married  to  Hannah,  daughter  of  Edward  Petty,  of  that  place,  by  the  Rev. 
Jonathan  Merrick,  on  the  30th  of  April,  1740.  She  was  descended  from 
Edward  Petty,  an  early  settler  of  Southold,  L.  I.,  and  the  progenitor  of  the 
Pettys  after  whom  Petty's  Point,  which  juts  out  from  the  northern  shore 
of  Long  Island  into  the  Sound  near  Mulford's  Point  by  Orient,  was  named. 
Hannah  Mulford  died  1781.  By  her  will,  bearing  date  June  6,  1788,  after 
devising  lands  she  bequeaths  gold  buttons,  gold  beads  and  wearing  apparel 

*  Among  other  children  Jeremiah  had  a  son,  Capt.  Ezekiel  Mulford,  and  the  compiler 
feels  that  lie  must  diverge  from  the  thread  of  this  sketch  to  give  a  few  facts  relating  to  this 
remarkable  man.  He  lived  to  the  advanced  age  of  94  vears  in  perfect  health.  His  eye- 
Bight  good  ;  reading  his  bible  and  offering  family  prayer  to  the  day  of  his  death  ;  and  after 
hearing  a  sermon  could  repeat  it  with  verbal  exactness,  and  recite  sermons  and  speeches 
ne  had  listened  half  a  century  previous.  His  judgment  was  reliable  and  his  de- 
cision prompt.  In  addition  to  his  retentive  memory,  he  was  very  well  educated  for  the 
times.     He  v  lingly  fond  of  equestrian  exercise,  insomuch  that  at  the  age  of  86 

years  he  took  pleasure  in  breaking  and  subduing  a  most  vicious  horse.  He  was  captain  of 
the  12  <U>.  of  Col.  Smith's  Suffolk  Co.  Reg't,  and  while  in  active  service  on  Long  Idand, 
he  receive:!  directly  from  Gen.  Washington  the  highest  compliment,  in  Leading  a  danger- 
ous ambuscade,  for  his  daring  and  fearless  intrepidity.  He  told  the  father  of  the  late  Wil- 
liam R.  Mulford,  of  Sag  Harbor  (who  was  bis  son),  that,  his  grandfather  (William1)  was 
one  of  three  brothers  who  came  from  England  ;  one  going  to  Virginia  and  two  settling  on 
Long  Island,  and  that  they  had  been  soldiers  in  the  English  civil  wars  in  the  time  of 
Charles  the  first. 


178  dogy  of  the  Family  of  Mulfo  "April, 

to  her  two  daughters,  Mary  and  Hannah,  and  her  silver  shoe  back- 

to  her  granddaughter,  Lucretia  Mulford.     Barnabas  Mulford  died  Nov. 
1792.     [ssue: 

i.  Edward,  1).  Feb.  1,  1743. 

ii.  David,  l>.  .June  13,  1711. 

5.  iii.  Barnabas,  b.  Feb.  13,  1715;  m.  Mehitable  Gorham,  Nov.  10,  1771. 
iv.  Hannah,  b.  May  21,  1749. 

v.      Joel,  l>.  Dee.  17.  1754. 

\i.     Lucretia,  1>.  Aug.  I."),  1750;   d.  Sept.  6,  1775. 

vii.   Nathan,  »>.  July  2~>,  1751);  m.  Sabrina  Barker,  March  20,  1782. 

viii.  Mart,  b.  Sept.  27,  17(31  ;  m.  Thomas  Rogers,  Aug.  5,  17- 1. 

.0.  Barnabas'  Mulford,  Jr.  (Barnabas,4  Thomas?  Thomas?  William1) 
was  born  Feb.  13,  1745,  at  Branford,  Conn.  He  was  married  by  the 
Rev.  Dr.  Jonathan  Edwards,  on  Sunday  evening,  Nov.  10,  1771,  to  Me- 
hitable, dau.  of  Timothy  and  Mary  (Punchard)  Gorham,  who  was  born  in 
17-10.  Mrs.  Barnabas  Mulford,  Jr.,  was  a  descendant  in  the  fifth  genera- 
tion of  Capt.  John  Gorham,  baptized  at  Benefield,  Northamptonshire.  Eng- 
land, January  28,  1621,  who  married,  1643,  Desire,  eldest  dau.  of  John 
and  Elizabeth  (Tilley)  Rowland  of  the  Mayflower.  Elizabeth,  dau.  of 
John  Tilley,  was  m.  to  John  I  lowland,  says  Gov.  Bradford  in  his  History 
of  New  Plymouth,  and  R.  Hammett  Tilley,  Esq.,  in  his  k'  Genealogy  of 
the  Tilley  Family,"  published  in  1878.  l>ut  other  historical  writers  say 
that  John  Howland  married  the  (laughter  of  Gov.  Carver  of  the  Mayflower. 
As  before  stated,  the  daughter  of  John  and  Elizabeth  Howland,  Desire, 
married  Capt.  John  Gorham.  He  served  as  a  captain  in  the  King  Philip 
Indian  war.  and  died  of  fever  on  service  at  Swanzey,  Feb.  5,  1070.  II  i- 
wife  died  Oct.  13,  1083.  One  of  the  captain's  sons,  Jabez,  born  at  Barn- 
stable, Mass.,  Aug.  3,  1050,   m.  Hannah .*     He  was   wounded  in  the 

King  Philip  war,  and  was  one  of  the  early  settlers  of  Bristol,  R.  I.  The 
Plymouth  Court  granted  100  acres  of  the  tract  called  Papasquash  Neck, 
near  Bristol,  R.  I.,  to  the  heirs  of  Captain  John  Gorham  in  recognition  of 
his  services  in  the  Indian  war.     Isaac,  the  son  of  Jabez.  the  Bristol  settler, 

b.  Feb.  1,  1689,  bought  land  in  New  Haven.     He  m.  first,  Mary ,  who 

d.  Sept.  11,  1710,  and  secondly  Hannah  Miles,  of  New  Haven,  on  the  23d 
of  May,  1717,  by  whom  lie  had.  with  other  children,  a  son  Timothy,  who 
m.  Mary  Punchard, by  whom  he  had  Mehitable.  who  m.  Barnabas  Mulford, 
Jr.,  aforesaid.  Thus  the  latter  members  of  this  branch  of  the  Mulford  fam- 
ily are  descended  from  two  of  Philip's  war  heroes,  and  from  two  of  the  May- 
flower pilgrims,  John  Howland  and  John  Tilley  or  Gov.  Carver.  Barna- 
bas Mulford  was  for  many  years  a  resident  of  New  Haven.  He  was  one 
of  the  signers  of  the  agreement  (signed  by  many  N.  H.  residents)  to  pay 
Edward  Burke  the  sum  of  .£-5    per    month   to   teach    the    military  ;se, 

which  forms  the  first  entry  on  the  record  book  of  the  Second  Company  (> 
ernor's  Foot  Guards  of  Connecticut  This  agreement  is  signed  by  J ud 
Pierpont  Edwards  and  Benedict  Arnold,  who  was  the  first  captain  of  that 
organization.  Barnabas  Mulford  died  Aug.  19,  1827,  aet.  82 years  and  6  mos. 
Mehitable  his  wife  died  April  26,  1835,  set-  89  years  1  mos.  and  1  day. 
The  remains  of  both  are.  interred  in  the  Grove  Street  Cemetery,  New  Ha- 
ven.    Issue : 

i.      Mart,*).  Jane  24,  1775:  d.  Dee.  S3,  178 

6.  ii.     Bbrvbt,  I*.  July  7,  1777  ;  d,  Feb.  16,  1847  ;  m.  Nancy  Bradley. 

iii.    Mehitable,  b.  Jan.  25,  1780;  d.Sept.  1854  ;  m.  Chauncej  Daggette. 

*  Dom  any  one  knew  the  maiden  surname  of  Hannah  ? 


1880.]  Genealogy  of  the  Family  of  Mulford,  179 

iv.     Elizabeth,   b.   April   14,    1782;    d.    Jan.    11,    1868;    m.    Benjamin 

Thompson. 
v.      Barnabas,  b.  April  29,  1784  ;  d.  June  22,  1807,  on  his  way  home  from 

VV.  I. ;  m.  Elizabeth  Lyman. 

6.  Hervet6  Mulford  (Barnabas,*  Barnabas,4  Thomas,3  Thomas,2 
William1)  graduated  from  Yale,  taking  his  degree  in  1794,  and  became  a 
merchant,  carrying  on  quite  an  extensive  business  in  New  York  and  New 
Haven.  He  lost  heavily  by  seizures  on  the  high  seas  by  French  vessels  of 
war  during  the  trouble  between  France  and  England,  when  American  com- 
merce was  so  seriously  interfered  with.  The  United  States  afterwards 
made  a  claim  for  losses  sustained  by  American  merchants  at  that  time, 
which  was  admitted  and  duly  adjusted  by  the  French  government.  Never- 
theless, these  just  claims  have  never  been  satisfied  by  our  government. 
Notwithstanding  the  fact  that  the  appropriation  bill  has  twice  passed  both 
houses  of  Congress,  all  the  efforts  of  these  merchants  to  obtain  what  was 
justly  due  them  have  failed  through  the  withholding  of  the  President's  signa- 
ture. The  first  passage  of  this  bill  was  largely  due  to  the  efforts  of  Mr. 
Mulford,  who  resided  in  Washington  several  winters  for  the  express  pur- 
pose of  engineering  this  matter.  His  losses  with  interest  amounted  to,  at 
a  loose  calculation,  between  $60,000  and  Si 00,000.  Hervey  Mulford 
was  married  on  Wednesday  evening,  March  29,  1797,  by  the  Rev.  James 
Dana,  to  Nancy,  daughter  of  Abraham  and  Amy  (Hemingway)  Bradley, 
born  Sept.  19,  1778.  Mr.  Bradley,  the  father  of  Mrs.  Hervey  Mulford, 
was  a  descendant  of  Isaac  Bradley,  who  first  settled  at  Branford  in  1667, 
but  removed  to  East  Haven  in  1683.  Of  others  of  his  name  some  set- 
tled at  Guilford  and  some  in  New  Haven.  Family  tradition  says  the 
Bradleys  emigrated  from  Bingley,  in  the  West  Riding  of  Yorkshire, 
England.  Mr.  Bradley  was  a  successful  merchant  in  New  Haven,  a 
founder  of  the  New  Haven  Bank  and  one  of  its  first  stockholders. 
His  wife's  remains  are  interred  in  the  beautiful  crypt  under  the  Cen- 
tre Church  at  New  Haven,  prepared  by  the  liberal  efforts  and  at  the  ex- 
pense of  Thomas  Rutherford  Trowbridge,  Jr.,  Esq.,  of  that  city.  Mrs. 
Nancy  (Bradley)  Mulford  died  Aug.  19,  1841,  83t.  62  years  11  mos.  Her 
remains  are  interred  in  the  Grove  Street  Cemetery,  New  Haven.  Hervey 
Mulford  was  married  to  second  wife  Hannah  B.  Barker,  wid.  (Miss  Mul- 
ford, his  cousin),  by  the  Rev.  Leonard  Bacon,  D.D.,  on  October  22,  1845, 
by  whom  he  had  no  family.  He  died  Feb.  16,  1847,  set.  69  years  7  mos. 
and  8  days.  His  remains  are  also  interred  in  the  Grove  Street  Cemetery 
by  those  of  his  first  wife.     Issue  : 

i.      Amy  Bradley,  b.  Dec.  2,  1797 ;  d.  Dec.  6,  1797,  set.  4  days. 

ii.  Eliza  Ann,  b.  Nov.  26,  1798  ;  m.  Hon.  YVilliarn  K.  Townsend,  Dec. 
3,  1820. 

iii.  Nancy  Maria,  b.  Nov.  23,  1800  ;  d.  Feb.  5,  1863  ;  m.  Charles  Robin- 
son, March  13,  1826. 

7.  iv.    James  Hervet,  b.  Dec.  26,  1802  ;  m.  first,  Rebecca  G.  Atwater  ;  sec- 

ond wife,  Mary  M.  Porter,  wid. 
v.      Jane  Bradley,  b.  June  8,  1805  ;  d.  Feb.  6,  1875  ;  m.  Charles  B.  Whit- 
tlesey, May  25,  1828. 

8.  vi.    Abram  Bradley,  b.  Nov.  3,  1806;  m.  Charlotte  Walden,  March  22, 

1844. 
vii.   Mehitable  Mary,  b.  Oct.  14,  1808  ;  d.  March  25,  1828,  unm. 
viii.  Grace,  b.  March  17,  1811  ;  d.  Jan.  30,  1813,  let.  1  year  10  ms.  18  ds. 
ix.     Caroline,  b.  March  15,  1813;  m.  Joseph  Parker,  Feb.  16,  1835. 
x.      Harriet,  b.  Feb.  22,  1816  ;  in.  Sidney  M.  Stone,  Sept.  14,  1843. 

VOL.   XXXIV.  16# 


180  Genealogy  of  the  Family  of Mulford.  [April, 

xi.     Georob,  b.  at  New  York,  Sept.  20,  1818  ;  d.  June   17,   1843,  set.  24 

years,  unm. 
xii.  Julia  Forbes,  b.  July  13,  1822;  d.  Aug.  31,  1849,  unm. 

7.  James  Hervey7  Mulford  (Hervey?  Barnabas,*  Barnabas*  Tho- 
mas,2 Thomas*  William1),  born  in  New  Haven,  Dec.  26,  1802,  was  married 
March  14,  1826,  by  the  Rev.  Harry  Croswell,  rector  of  Trinity  Episcopal 
Church,  New  Haven,  to  Rebecca  Gorham,  dau.  of  Stephen  and  Elizabeth 

(Gorham)  Atwater.  This  lady  was  lineally  descended  from  David  Atwa- 
ter,  one  of  the  original  planters  of  the  New  Haven  colony.  James 
HerVey  Mulford  settled  in  New  York  city,  where  he  became  a  merchant, 
being  a  member  of  the  well-known  firm  of  Atwater,  Mulford  &  Co.,  of  that 
city.  He  served  as  captain  in  10G  N.  Y.  Infantry  Regiment.  His  com- 
mission bears  date  July  19,  1827,  and  is  signed  by  Gov.  De  Witt  Clinton. 
Rebecca  Gorham  Atwater,  wife  of  James  Hervey  Mulford.  died  in 
New  York,  May  17,  1845,  a3t.  42  years  G  mos.  and  20  days.  Her  remains 
were  interred  in  the  Grove  Street  Cemetery,  New  Haven.  James  H. 
Mulford  was  married  to  second  wife  Mary  Moore  Porter,  wid.  (Miss  Cun- 
ningham), at  New  York,  Dec.  5,  1849,  by  the  Rev.  Mr.  G.  T.  Bedell.  Is- 
sue by  first  wife  : 

9.  i.      Hervey,  b.  May  13, 1827 ;  d.  April  26,  1806  ;  m.  Fredericka  S.  Ironside, 
ii.      Mary,  b.  March  28,  1829;  m.  J.  Henry  Cog  hill,  Esq.,  formerly  of 

Virginia,  author  of  the  History  of  the  Family  of  Coghill. 
iii.    Elizabeth  Atwater,  b.  Dec.  11,  1831;    d.  Feb.  3,  1879;  m.  Charles 

W.  Crosby. 
iv.    James  Hervey,  late  of  the  U.  S.  Navy,  b.  April  23,  1836. 

Issue  by  second  wife  : 

v.      Emma  S.,  b.  Feb  27,  1851  ;  d.  in  infancy. 

vi.     Eliza  Puillips,  b.  Sept.  8,  1852;  m.  John  E.  Curran,  Esq.,  counsel- 
lor-at-law. 

8.  Abram  Bradley7  Mulford  (Hervey.6  Barnabas?  Barnabas*  Tho- 
mas? Thomas?  William1),  b.  Nov.  3,  180G  ;  m.  Charlotte,  dau.  of  Thomas 
and  Esther  (Franklin)  Walden,  on  the  22d  March,  1844  This  lady  is 
descended  from  the  Walden  family  of  New  York,  whose  family  vault  in  i\ 
be  seen  in  Trinity  Church  yard  in  that  city,  on  the  south  side  of  tin 
Church,  and  by  her  mother  from  the  Franklin  family  of  New  York,  after 
which  Franklin  Square  was  named,  which  once  formed  part  of  the  Frank- 
lin estate.  Abram  early  engaged  in  maritime  pursuits,  and  has  filled  the 
position  of  commander  in  the  merchant  service  for  many  years.     Issue  : 

i.  James  Hervey,  b.  Jan.  1,  1845  ;  m.  Josephine  May. 

ii.  Walden,  b.  March 7,  1847  ;  d.  Oct.  7,  1874,  unm." 

iii.  De  Grasse  Fowler,  I).  Aug.  9,  1849;   unm. 

iv.  Joseph  Parker,  b.  May  13,  1857,  unm. 

9.  Hervey8  Mulford  (James  Hervey?  Hervey?  Barnabas?  Barna- 
bas? Thomas?    Thomas?   William1),  born  at  New   Haven,  May  13,  1827 ; 

married  to  Fredericka  S.,  dau.  of  William  Eronside,  Esq.,  counsellor- 
at-law,  late  of  New  York  city,  and  Jane  Cornelia  Bissetl  his  wife  and 
granddaughter  of   George  Edmund  [ronside,   Esq.,   A.M..  LL.D.,  late  of 

hington,  1).  ('..  and  formerly  of  Aberdeenshire,  Scotland,  June  -1, 
1856,  by  the  Rev.  Samuel  M.  Haskins,  D.D.,rector  o(  St.  Mark's  Epi 

pal  Church  of  Williamsburgh,  L.  I.,  N.  Y.     Hervey  Mul lord  died  April  26, 

L866.     issue: 

i.      William  Remskn,  b.  July  4,  ls.">?  ;  num.     (The  writer  of  this  sketch.) 
ii.     Dexter  Walker  Ironside,  b.  Dec.  20,  1865. 


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PORTRAITS  OF  NEW  HAMPSHIRE  GOVERNORS 

AND  OTHERS. 

Communicated  by  the  Hon.  Benjamin  F.  Prescott,  of  Epping,  N.  H. 

IN  the  October  number  of  the  Register,  1874, 1  furnished  a  list  of 
the  portraits  and  busts  which  by  personal  effort  I  had  secured  for 
the  state  of  New  Hampshire,  and  for  various  institutions  in  the 
state.  These  portraits  have  in  almost  every  instance  been  presented 
by  kinsmen  or  friends.  Since  1874  the  work  has  been  continued  at 
intervals,  and  many  more  have  been  added  to  the  same  collections. 
It  may  be  of  some  interest  to  your  subscribers  and  readers  who  may 
have  read  the  other  article,  to  see  the  additions  which  have  been 
made  since.  I  cannot  remember  all  the  data  connected  with  each 
portrait,  but  as  fully  as  they  occur  to  me,  I  will  give  them. 

Governors  of  New  Hampshire  since  1785. 

John  Taylor  Gilman. — An  Original  by  J.  Harvey  Young,  from  ma- 
terial furnished  in  shape  of  portraits  and  busts.  Presented  to  the  state  by 
the  Gilman  family. 

John  Bell. — Painted  by  Ulysses  D.  Tenney,  and  presented  to  the  state 
by  the  Hon.  Charles  H.  Bell,  a  son. 

Samuel  Dinsmoor,  Jr. — An  original  by  Plumer  Prescott.  Presented 
to  the  state  by  Col.  William  Dinsmoor,  a  brother. 

Onslow  Stearns. — An  original  by  Edgar  Parker.  Presented  to  the 
state  by  Gov.  Stearns. 

Person  C.  Cheney. — An  original  by  E.  L.  Custer.  Presented  to  the 
state  by  Gov.  Cheney. 

Benjamin  F.  Prescott. — An  original  by  Ulysses  D.  Tenney.  Pre- 
sented to  the  state  by  Gov.  Prescott. 

The  group  of  Governors  from  1785  to  1879  is  now  complete,  and  this 
collection  is  placed  in  the  Executive  Council  Chamber  in  Concord. 

Presidents  of  the  N.  H.  Senate. 

James  B.  Creighton. — An  original  by  U.  D.  Tenney.  Presented  to 
the  state  by  Mr.  Creighton. 

Charles  G.  Atherton. — An  original.  Presented  to  the  state  by  Mrs. 
Charles  G.  Atherton. 

Harry  Hibbard. — An  original  by  U.  D.  Tenney.  Presented  to  the 
state  by  the  members  of  the  New  Hampshire  bar. 

William  P.  Weeks. — An  original  by  U.  D.  Tenney.  Presented  to  the 
state  by  Hon.  Joseph  D.  Weeks,  a  son. 

David  A.  Warde. — An  original.  Presented  to  the  state  by  Mrs.  Da- 
vid A.  Warde. 


182  Portraits  of  N.  II.  Governors  and  others.  [April, 

William  II.  Y.  Hackett. — An  original  by  IT.  D.  Tenney.  Presented 
to  the  Btate  by  the  sons  of  Mr.  Ilackett. 

John  W.  Saxhorn. — An  original  by  U.  D.  Tenney.  Presented  to  the 
state  by  Mr.  Sanborn. 

David  II.  BuFFUM. — An  original  by  U.  D.  Tenney.  Presented  to  the 
state  by  Mr.  BufFum. 

Natt  Head. — An  original  by  Plumer  Prescott.  Presented  to  the  state 
by  Mr.  Head. 

Miscellaneous  Portraits. 

Jeremiah  Mason. — An  original  by  Chester  Harding.  Presented  to  the 
state  by  Robert  M.  Mason,  a  son. 

Samuel  Cusiiman. — An  original  by  Chester  Harding.  Presented  to 
the  state  by  Mrs.  E.  8.  Cushman  Tilton,  a  daughter. 

Simeon  Olcott,  formerly  a  Chief  Justice  of  the  state.  A  copy  from 
an  original.     Presented  to  the  state  by  George  Olcott,  a  grandson. 

Andrew  S.  Woods,  Chief  Justice. — An  original  by  U.  D.  Tenney 
Presented  to  the  state  by  Col.  Edward  Woods,  a  son. 

Theodore  Atkinson. — Two  thirds  length,  sitting  posture.  Original 
by  J.  Blackburn,  17 GO.     (Copy.) 

Theodore  Atkinson,  Jr. — Two  thirds  length,  standing  position.  Ori- 
ginal by  J.  Blackburn,  1760.     (Copy.) 

Joseph  Cilley. — An  original  by  U.  D.  Tenney.  Presented  to  the 
state  by  Mr.  Cilley.  Mr.  Cilley  was  wounded  at  the  battle  of  Lundy's 
Lane,  under  Gen.  Miller.    He  is  now  living  in  Nottingham,  jSt.  II.,  aged  89. 

Nathaniel  P.  Rogers. — An  original  by  U.  D.  Tenney.  Presented  to 
the  state  by  the  Hon.  Jacob  II.  Ela  and  the  Hon.  John  R.  French,  the  latter 
a  son-in-law. 

Col.  Piiin  P.  Bixby. — An  original  by  U.  D.  Tenney.  Presented  to  the 
state  by  the  friends  of  Col.  Bixby.  He  was  a  brave  officer  in  the  late 
war. 

PuiLLirs  Exeter  Academy. 

Theodore  Lyman. — A  marble  bust.  Presented  to  the  Academy  by 
Theodore  Lyman  and  Mrs.  Cora  II.  Shaw  of  Boston,  his  son  and  daughter. 

George  Bancroft. — An  original  by  Schaus,  of  Berlin,  Prussia.  Pre- 
sented to  the  Academy  by  Mr.  Bancroft. 

Richard  ETildreth. — A  copy  in  oil  by  [J.  D.  Tenney,  from  a  crayon. 

Presented  to  the  Academy  by  Dr.  Charles  II.  Hildreth,  hi-  brother. 

Woodbridge   Odlin. — An  original   by  Tenney.      Presented   to    the 

Academy  by  Mr.   Odlin. 

John  LANGDON  SlBLET. — An  original  by  Vinton.  Painted  lor  the 
Academy  by  order  of  the  Trustees. 

Joshua  W.  Peiboe. — An  original  by  U.  D.  Tenney.    Presented  to  the 

Academy  by  his  children. 


1880.]         Portraits  of  N.  H.  Governors  and  others.  183 

James  Walker,  D.D.,  President  of  Harvard  University. — A  crayon. 
Presented  to  the  Academy  by  his  family. 

Dartmouth  College. 

Rev.  Ezra  E.  Adams,  D.D. — A  plaster  cast.  Presented  to  the  College 
by  Mrs.  Adams. 

John  Wheelock,  LL.D.  (second  President  of  the  College). — A  paint- 
ino-  in  oil  by  U.  D.  Tenney,  from  material  furnished  by  the  Hon.  Daniel 
Blaisdell.     Presented  to  the  College  by  Gov.  B.  F.  Prescott. 

Daniel  Dana,  D.D.  (fourth  President).  A  copy  by  Thomas  A.  Law- 
son,  from  an  original  by  the  same  artist.  Presented  to  the  College  by  the 
Hon  Nathan  Crosby,  LL.D. 

Prof.  Clement  Long,  D.D. — An  original  by  U.  D.  Tenney.  Presented 
to  the  College  by  several  pupils  of  Prof.  Long. 

Anthony  Colby,  Trustee  and  ex-Governor. — Original  by  U.  D.  Ten- 
ney. Copy  by  same  artist.  Presented  to  the  College  by  Gen.  Daniel  E. 
Colby,  a  son. 

Hon.  John  D.  Willard,  a  benefactor  and  graduate. — An  original  por- 
trait.    Presented  to  the  College  by  M  rs.  Willard. 

Rev.  George  T.  Chapman,  D.D. — An  original  by  Edgar  Parker.  Pre- 
sented to  the  College  by  Miss  Georgiana  Chapman,  a  daughter. 

Hon.  John  D.  Philbrick,  LL.D. — An  original  by  E.  L.  Custer.  Pre- 
sented to  the  College  by  Mr.  Philbrick. 

There  were  in  Dartmouth  College  at  the  time  Mr.  Prescott  commenced 
his  labor  to  increase  the  gallery  with  the  portraits  of  some  of  the  eminent 
alumni,  benefactors  and  college  officers,  the  following  list,  which  is  substan- 
tially correct.  Many  of  them  are  tine  paintings,  and  the  work  of  some  of 
the  best  artists  is  represented. 

Rev.  Eleazer  Wheelock,  D.D.  Rev.  Nathaniel  Whittaker,  D.D. 

Rev.  Francis  Brown,  D.D.  Hon.  Daniel  Webster,  LL.D. 

Rev.  Bennett  Tyler,  D.D.  Hon.  Jeremiah  Mason,  LL.D. 

Rev.  Nathan  Lord,  D.D.,  LL.D.  Hon.  Jeremiah  Smith,  LL.D. 

Ebenezer  Adams,  A.M.  Hon.  Joseph  Hopkinson. 

Nathan  Smith,  M.D.  Amos  Twitchell,  M.D. 

Cyrus  Perkins,  M.D.  Richard  Fletcher.  LL.D. 

Charles  B.  Haddock,  LL.D.  Hon.  Matthew  Harvey. 

William  Chamberlain,  A.M.  Hon.  Charles  Marsh. 

Dixi  Crosby,  M.D.,  LL.D.  Hon.  Rums  Choatc,  LL.D. 

Albert  Smith,  M.D.,  LL.D.  Richard  B.  Kimball,  LL.D. 

Rev.  Benjamin  Hale,  D.D.  Abial  Chandler. 

Ira  Young,  A.M.  Samuel  Appleton,  A.M. 

Rev.  David  Peabody,  A.M.  John  Conant. 

Rev.  Samuel  G.  Brown.  D.D.,  LL.D.  Gen.  Sylvanus  Thayer,  LL.D. 

Rev.  Daniel  J.  Noyes,  D.D.  John  Quincy  Adams,  LL.D. 

Edward  D.  Sanborn,  LL.D.  A  Knight,  in  Armor. 

Stephen  Chase,  A.M.  A  Lady,  a  companion  picture. 

Edmund  R.  Peaslee,  M.D.,  LL.D.  A  Portrait  of  a  supposed  Italian  poet. 

John  S.  Woodman,  A.M.  A  Bust  of  Rev.  Nathan  Lord  in  marble. 

Rev.  John  N.  Putnam,  A.M.  John  Hubbard,  A.M. 

Rev.  Charles  A.  Aiken,  D.D.,  Ph.D.  Alpbeus  Crosby,  A.M. 

Hon.  James  W.  Patterson,  LL.D.  Thomas  R.  Crosby,  M.D. 

William  Legge,  see'd  Earl  of  Dartmouth.     Henry  Winkley,  a  benefactor. 

John  Phillips,  LL.D. 


184      Seals  in  the  Collection  of  Hon.  M.  Chamberlain.    [April, 

Id  this  collection  there  arc  also  six  Blabs  with  Beven  heroic  figures  in 
has  reliefs  from  a  temple  in  Nineveh,  th<  I  Sir  Henry  Rawlinson,  ob- 

tained through  the  efforts  of  the  liav.  Austin  II.  Wright,  D.D.,  of  Ooroomi- 
ah,  Persia. 

Through  the  efforts  of  ex-Gov.  Prescott,  a  large  number  during  the  past 
year  have  been  promised  to  this  already  interesting  and  valuable  gallery. 
Among  these  may  be  mentioned,  the  Hon.  Salmon  P.  Chase,  ex-Chief  Jus- 
tice of  the  United  States,  the  Hon.  Isaac  F.  Redfield,  ex-Chief  .Justice  of 
Vermont,  the  Hon.  E.  W. Stoughton,  lale  U.S.  Minister  to  Russia,  th<-  lion. 
Edward  F.  Noyes,  U.  S.  .Minister  to  France,  the  Hon.  .John  Wentworth 
of  Chicago,  the  Rev.  Ebenezer  Porter,  D.D.,  the  lev.  Laban  Ainsworth, 
for  seventy-live  years  ])astor  of  Cong.  Church  in  Jaffrey,  N.  II.,  Pr< 
good  Johnson  and  Samuel  II.  Taylor,  formerly  Principals  of  Phillips 
Academy,  Andover,  Mass.,  the  Hon.  Joseph  J  Jell,  Prof.  Benjamin  Green- 
leaf,  Major-Gen.  Eleazer  Wheelock  Ripley,  the  Rev.  Asa  Burton,  D.I)., 
George  II.  Bissell,  the  donor  of  Bissell  Hall,  the  Hon.  William  Reed,  a 
benefactor,  Dr.  Henry  Bond,  the  Hon.  Thaddeus  Stevens,  Judges  Ether 
and  George  F.  Shepley.  Those  of  Judges  Levi  Woodbury  and  Ira  Perley, 
the  Hon.  Amos  Kendall,  the  Hon.  George  P.  Marsh,  and  the  Hon.  Samuel 
Fessenden  are  expected. 

When  the  collection  at  Dartmouth  College  receives  the  above  and  many 
others  equally  eminent  who  have  been  connected  with  the  institution,  it 
will  offer  an  attraction  which  can  hardly  be  found  in  any  College  in  the 
country.  With  patient  and  well  directed  effort,  much  can  be  accomplished 
by  one  person,  as  can  be  seen  from  the  above  record,  and  that  published  in 
the  October  number  of  the  Register  of  1874.  When  these  collections  are 
substantially  completed,  it  is  very  easy  to  keep  them  so. 


SEALS  IN  THE  COLLECTION  OF  THE  HON.  MELLEN 

CHAMBERLAIN. 

From  the  Report  of  the  Committee  on  Heraldry  of  the  New  England  Historic,  G  n- 

EALooicAL  Society,  January  7,  18S0. 

THE  Hon.  Mellen  Chamberlain,  to  whom   your  committee  is  much    in- 
debted,  has   allowed  them   to  look   over   and  describe   the  following 
seals  from  among  his  valuable  collections. 

These  seals  are  hereinafter  described  as  accurately  as  possible,  and  th( 
name  of  the  writer  of  the  letter  to  which  they  are  attached  given;  but  it 
must  be  borne  in  mind  that  this  is  no  proof  that  the  gentlemen  had  any 
ri<^ht  to  the  arms  they  used  on  these  missives,  and  in  point  o(  fact,  three 
of  the  COatS  of  arms,  so  used  among  these  collections,  are  known  by  your  her- 
alds not  to  belong  to  the  writers  of  the  Letters  to  which  tiny  arc  appei 

Richard  Henry  Lee. — Quarterly  ;  1st  ami  4th,  a  fesse  cheque*  between  ten  bil 
2d  ami  3d,  argent,  within  ;•.  treasure  between  nine  crossletts  a  mullet. 

Ralph  Izzard,  1779. — Arms— live  leopards'  heads  guardant.     Crest— an   Indian's 
head  plumed. 

George  /w<n.w  —  (iules,  three  Lions  rampant,    (rest— a  hand  grasping  ■  bough. 

On  a  family  deed  dated   Dee.  7th,  Hi??,  and  signed  by  Eleanor  Cutt,  Thomas 
and  Bridget   Daniel,  and  William  and  Margaret  Vaughn,  wile,  daughters  and  sons 


1880.]  Letter  from  the  Earl  of Bellomont.  185 

in  law  of  Richard  Cutt,  all  but  Mrs.  Vaughn  use  the  following  seal :    Crest — Out 
of  a  sheaf  of  wheat  a  doe's  head  erased. 

Paul  Dudley,  1707. — A  lion  rampant  queue  fourchee  ;  these  are  the  well  known 
Dudley  arms. 

Joseph  Dudley,  1702. — Quarterly  ;  1st  and  4th,  a  stag's  head  ;  2d  and  3d,  ermine, 
in  centre  a  mullet.     These  are  not  the  Dudley  arms. 

Joseph  Sherlock,  Sheriff  under  Andros  in  1687. — Three  fleurs  de  lis;  in  chief  a 
mullet. 

Governor  Stoughton,  1694. — On  a  saltire  between  four  door -staples,  an  escallop. 

John  Randolph,  father  of  John  of  Roanoke. — A  goat's  head  erased  holding  a 
truncheon. 

John  Cushing,  Judge  1747-71. — On  a  bend  cotized,  three  crescents. 

Thomas  Pownall,  Gov.  of  Mass. — A  lion  rampant.  Crest — A  lion's  jambe  hold- 
ing a  key. 

Richard  Peters,  Secretary  of  War,  1776-81. — On  a  chief,  a  rose  ;  on  a  bend  be- 
tween two  escallops,  two  cinqfoils. 

Dr.  Allen  Bancroft — Chequee  argent  and  azure  ;  on  a  bend  argent,  three  lion- 
eels  passant  guardant  azure. — Crest — A  pelican  vulning  its  breast.  These  arms  are 
really  those  of  the  Chandlers,  with  whom  the  Bancrofts  are  connected. 

Francis  Dana,  Jr. — He  used  the  arms  of  John  Jeffries,  M.D.,  whose  descendants 
now  have  the  seal  of  which  this  is  an  impression  ;  its  use  by  Mr.  Dana  must  have 
been  accidental. 

Sable,  a  lion  rampant  or;  between  three  scaling  ladders  of  the  second.  Crest — 
A  castle  or  ;  the  two  end  towers  domed. 

Henry  Clay. — Crest — A  lion's  head  erased. 

William  Livingston,  Gov.  of  New  Jersey. — Quarterly  ;  1st  and  4th,  three  trefoils 
within  a  treasure  fleury  counter  fleury  ;  2d  and  3d  quarterly,  1st  &  4th,  a  chevron  ; 
2d  &  3d,  three  martlets.     Crest  appears  to  be  a  ship  on  a  rock. 

Motto.     "  Aut  Mors,  aut  vita,"  followed  by  one  illegible  word. 

Edward  Livingston. — Poor  impression.  Quarterly;  only  the  first  quarter  can  be 
made  out ;  it  is  the  same  as  that  in  the  arms  of  Wm.  Livingston  ;  Crest — a  ship  on 
a  rock. 

Jonathan  Williams,  Jr.,  U.  S.  Commercial  Agent  in  1777  ;  1775. — Lion  rampant. 
Crest— a  bird  statant. 


LETTER  FROM  THE  EARL  OF  BELLOMONT. 

Communicated  by  William  B.  Trask,  Esq.,  of  Boston. 

HP  HE  following  letter  of  Richard  Coote,  Earl  of  Bellomont,  is 
JL  copied  from  the  Massachusetts  Archives,  Vol.  106,  page  424. 
William  Stoughton  was  then  lieutenant  governor,  and  had  been  the 
acting  governor  of  Massachusetts  since  Nov.  17,  1694,  when  Sir 
William  Phips,  the  governor,  sailed  for  England.  Bellomont  was 
appointed  by  king  William,  March  16,  1696—7,  governor  of  New 
York,  Massachusetts  and  New  Hampshire.  His  commission,  dated 
June  18,  1007,  is  printed  in  full  in  the  New  York  Colonial  Docu- 
ments, Vol.  IV.  pp.  260-73.  It  will  be  seen  by  this  letter  that  he 
did  not  arrive  in  New  York  till  April  2,  1G98.  It  was  the  26th  of 
May,  1699,  before  he  came  to  Boston. 


Is*!  Early  Records  of  N",  II.  Families.  ,r  April, 

This  let  tor  is  interesting  as  one  of  the  first  which  he  wrote  after  his 
arrival  in  New  York. 

N.  York  4th  Aprill  98. 
tlemen 

1  thank  God  I  arriv'd  safely  at  this  place  the  2'1  Insr.  after  a  tortious 
troublesome  voyage  ;  and  here  I  have  met  wlh  an  effectual  demonstration 
of  your  kind  good  wishes  to  me,  expressed  in  the  hate  Proclamation  where- 
by yon  Injoin  a  fast ;  for  which  I  give  yon  my  hearty  thanks,  and  must 
acknowledge  the  efficacy  your  devout  prayers  had  in  rescuing  me,  as  I  be- 
lieve they  did,  from  the  dangers  of  storms  and  seas  and  likewise  from  the 
Bicknesse  wch  broke  out  again  at  Barbados  some  time  before  my  Coming 
from  thence  Insomuch  as  God  was  pleased  to  spare  me  and  all  that  be- 
longM  to  me,  tho  my  Lieu*  Govr  of  N.  York  who  Came  from  Engld  wth  me, 
Lost  two  servants  out  of  three  wch  he  Carried  to  Barbados.  I  am  newly 
out  of  a  fit  of  the  gout,  occasioned  as  I  believe  by  the  Cold  I  sufTer'd  on  Ship- 
board now  Lately  on  this  Coast  :  and  because  I  write  wth  trouble  to  me,  I 
Cannot  pretend  to  write  to  you  of  businesse  till  the  next  occasion,  when 
God  willing  you  shall  hear  further  from 

Gentlemen 

Your  very  affectionate 

friend  and  humble  servant 
Bellomont. 
[Superscribed  :] 

For  his  Mte  Service 

For  The  honble  the  Lieut  Governour  and  Council 
of  his  Mt8  Province  of  Massachusetts  bay 

Boston. 


EARLY"  RECORDS  OF  NEW  HAMPSHIRE  FAMILIES. 

Communicated  by  the  Rev.  Alonzo  H.  Quint,  D.D.,  of  Dover,  N.  II. 

AN  extremely  valuable  list,  under  the  above  title,  was  published 
in  the  REGISTER,  April,  1853.  A  recent  careful  collation  of 
that  printed  list  with  the  original  document  shows  a  very  few  needed 
corrections.     I  note  all  differences,  however  slight. 

The  surnames  prefixed   to   each  paragraph,   in  small  capitals,  are 
not  in  the  original. 

Page  115.     For  Bnrnham,  always  read  Burnam. 

Page  116.     Brown  should  be   Browne.     Line  10 — Thomas  Brow 

wife  was  Abial.      BONMORE  should  read  BfiNMORE. 

Page   L 17,  line  6.       For    Joshua  Collin,  read   Jethro    Collin.      Lino    11  — 

ranee  (undoubtedly  tho  modern  form)  should  read  Seauerne.  Lino 
83 — for  Leighton,  read  Laighton.  Brown  should  be  Browne.  Line  L> 
— erase  doubt  as  to  Silly  ;  the  name  is  perfectly  plain. 

Page  lis,  line  l.     Before  "26"  Insert   "horn."     Lino  7 — for   Do\i 
read  Downes.     Last  line — Elizabeth  Doe  was  born  in  1678,  not  l< 

Page  l  L9,  line  l  L.     Plainly  Bleed,  nol  Mud. 


1880.]  Longmeadow  Families,  187 

Page  120,  line  3.  Nicholas  Follett  married  Mary  Hull,  not  Hall.  Line 
8 — Elihu  Gullison  married  Martha  Trickie.  Line  11 — Justice  Frost.  For 
Horn,  read  Horne. 

Page  121.  John  Hodey  married  Mary  Reddan,  not  Roddan.  Under 
Haynes,  Mathias  was  son,  not  daughter. 

Page  122.  Reuben  Hull  married  Hannah  Farniside,  not  Farmside. 
Jose  is  always  Joce  in  this  record. 

Page  123,  first  line.  P"or  1707,  read  1702.  For  Kostlo  (wherever  it 
occurs)  read  Kettle.     Line  14 — insert   "died"  after  Daniel  Ludecas. 

Page  125,  line  3.  Noah  is  plainly  Neale.  Line  7  from  bottom — for 
u  Murder"  read  Munden.     (Pike's  record,  however,  gives  it  Murden.) 

Page  126.  Under  Philbrook,  line  20,  insert  "  born"  before  10  Nov. 
1690.  Line  35 — The  apparent  error  that  William,  b.  1697-8,  d.  1677-8,  is 
an  error  of  the  original. 

Page  127,  line  10.  u  Trephane  "  is  correct.  Line  17 — "Manyard"  is 
correct.  Line  3  from  bottom — "  coop."  is  not  certain ;  it  might  read 
"  capt." 

Page  128,  line  1.  Creeber  is  plain.  Line  3 — for  Starboard  read  Star- 
beard. 

Page  129.  Under  Weekes — Joseph,  born  1671,  is  according  to  the 
record.     Wallis  is  written  Wollis. 

Page  130,  line  10.     Elizabeth  Wibird  was  born  27  Aug.  1709. 


LONGMEADOW  (MASS.)  FAMILIES. 
Communicated  by  Willard  S.  Allen,  A.M.,  of  East  Boston,  Mass. 
[Continued  from  page  34.] 

5th  Generation.  Zadock  Colton,  son  of  Gideon  and  Joanna,  was  mar- 
ried Nov.  5, 1794,  to  Hulda  Lancton,  daughter  of .    John,  born  Aug.  7, 

1797.     Hulda,  Sept.  28,  1801.     Chauncy,  Jan.  29,  1800. 

Dimon  Colton,  of  Springfield,  son  of  Capt.  Charles  and  Mercy,  was 
married  1790  to  Thankful  Bliss,  daughter  of  Timothy  and  Thankful. 
Their  children — Lucinda,  b.  July  7,  1791.  Roderick  Merrick,  born  Oct. 
19,  1793.  Nancy,  born  Aug.  29,  1795.  Lucy  Bliss,  born  Nov.  17,  1797. 
George  Augustus,  born  June  23,  1800.  Almira,  April  24,  1803.  Fran- 
cis, Jan.  3,  1805.  Charles  and  William,  born  Jan.  19,  1808.  Dimon  Col- 
ton the  father  died  June  11,  1818. 

[Page  70.]     5th  Generation.     Asa  Colton,  son  of  Ephraim  and  Sarah, 

was  married  to  Margaret  Stiles,  daughter  of  ,  Nov.  1,  1757.     Their 

children — Margaret,  born  June  18,  1758,  died  Nov.  13,  1806.  Margaret 
the  mother  died  June  18,  1758.  Asa  Colton  the  father  married  again, 
April  20,  1761,  to  Sarah  Warriner,  widow  of  Reuben  Warriner.  Their 
children — Enoch,  b.  Nov.  30,  1761.  Asa,  born  Sept.  5,  1763.  Daniel, 
born  April  13,  1765.  Lucius,  born  Jan.  31,  1769.  Willard,  born  Sept. 
27,1770.  Electa,  born  July  22,  1772.  Cloe,  born  Nov.  24,  1774,  died 
Jan.  11,  1775.  Simeon,  born  March  31,  1776,  died  July  16,  1777.  Sime- 
on, born  Jan.  7,  1778,  died  Aug.  23.  1778.  Margaret  the  daughter  was 
married  March  27,  1780,  to  Lemuel  Parsons.  Asa  Colton  the  father  died 
March   18,    1778.     Lucina   was   married  to  Elijah  Walker  of  Vershire. 

VOL.   XXXIV.  17 


188  Longmeadoiv  Families.  [April, 

Electa  was  married  to  Oliver  Enos  of  Wintonburg,  Sept.  15,  1791.  Sa- 
rah the  mother  died  April  3,  1816.  She  was  the  daughter  of  Simon 
Willard. 

5th  Generation.  Samuel  Colton,  son  of  Samuel  and  Lucy,  was  married 
to  Anne  Gregory  Warriner,  daughter  of  Dea.  Noah  and  Grace  Warriner, 
of  Wilbraham,  March  6,  1790.  Their  children— Lucy,  horn  Dec  16,  1799. 
Samuel,  horn  April  20,  1801.  Mary  Anne,  Dec.  11,  1802.  Emeline,  June 
30,  1804,  died  March  6,  18G3.  Flavia,  born  Aug.  18,  1805.  Samuel 
Colton  the  father  died  June  17,  1811.  Anne  the  mother  married  Rev. 
Gideon  Burt,  March  12,  18 1G.  Lucy  married  E.  W.  Storrs,  then  of  Am- 
herst, June  19,  1828.  Mary  Anne  married  Sandford  Lawton,  of  Dudley, 
Dec.  4,  1828.  Flavia  married  John  Hall  Brock  way,  of  Ellington,  Ct., 
June  22,  1829.  Emeline  married  Luther  Wright,  of  Ellington,  Oct.  8, 
1829.  Anne  the  mother  was  married  to  Rev.  Gideon  Burt,  November  12, 
1816. 

[Page  71.]  5th  Generation.  Thomas  Colton,  son  of  Thomas  and  D 
orah,  was  married  July  24,  1788,  to  Hannah  Bliss,  daughter  of  Aaron  and 
Miriam.  Their  children — Lucy,  born  June  8,  1789.  died  Mav  14,  18G2. 
Belinda,  born  April  26,  1791.  Deborah,  born  March  23,  1793.  Thomas 
Dudley,  Nov.  30,  1794.  Alvah,  Oct.  13,  179G.  Hannah,  May  24,  1802. 
Lucy  was  married  Jan.  11,  1809,  to  Calvin  Bliss,  son  of  Noah  and  Abigail 
Bliss.  Hannah  the  mother  died  April  6,  1822.  Thomas  the  father  was 
found  dead  in  Weathersfield,  Ct.,  Dec.  24,  1824. 

5th  Generation.  Israel  Colton,  son  of  Dea.  Aaron  and  Mary  Colton, 
was  married  Nov.  29,  1775,  to  Martha  Wright,  daughter  of  Elnathan  and 
Marv  Wright,  of  Northampton.  He  died^May  6, 1818.  She  died  April 
4,  1829.  Their  children— Martha,  born  Sept.  24,  177G,  died  Dec.  13,  1821. 
Miranda,  July  29,  1778,  died  Oct.  18,  1799.  Israel,  June  10,  1780,  died 
Dec.  21,1838.  Aaron,  Oct.  9,  1782.  Horace,  Sept.  30,1784.  Nancy, 
Sept.  2,  1786.  Warham,  Sept.  1,  1788.  Sylvia,  Oct.  27,  1790.  Nancy 
was  married  Oct.  11,  1810,  to  Oliver  Bridgman,  of  Belchertown.  Sylvia 
was  married  Jan.  7,  1812,  to  Capt.  George  Gilbert,  of  Belchertown,  Mass. 

5th  Generation.  Dea.  William  Colton,  son  of  Dea.  Aaron  and  Mary 
Colton,  was  married  Oct.  7,  1777,  to  Hannah  Colton,  daughter  [Page  72] 
of  Ebenezer  and  Deborah.  He  died  Mav  6,  1825.  Their  children — 
William  Merrick,  born  Aug.  22,  1778,  died 'Feb.  17,  1823.  age  44.  Adol- 
phus,  born  Feb.  22,  1780,  died  July  13,  1782.  Hannah,  born  Feb.  7.  1 7 
Rhodolphus,  born  Dec.  3,  1784.  Sophrone,  born  Oct.  14,  178G.  Jedu- 
than,  born  July  29,  1791.  Hannah  Colton  the  mother  died  Oct.  9,  1808, 
Dea.  William  Colton  was  married  again.  1809,  to  Eleanor  Pomeroy,  wid- 
ow of  William  Pomeroy,  of  Northampton.  Hannah  the  daughter  was 
married  Jan.  14,  1808,  to  Erastus  Goldthwait.  Sophrone  was  married, 
Sept.  29.  1808,  to  Calvin  Pierce.     The  sons.  Bee  page  S3. 

5th   Generation.     Aaron   Colton,   son  of    Dea.  Aaron  and  Mary  ('ebon, 
settled  in  Hartford,  April  5,   1 7S7,   married    Elizabeth   Olmsted,  of   I 
Hartford.    Their  children — Laura,  born  May  2,  L788.    Betsey,  born  March 
18,  1791.      Anson,  Dee.  23,  1797.     Nathan',  horn  May  27,  1799. 

5th  Generation.  Walter  Colton,  son  of  Dea.  Aaron  and  Mary  Coltonjj 
was  married  17!)."),  to  Thankful  Cobb,  daughter  of  John  Cobb,  of  Ilard- 
wick,  state  of  Massachusetts.  Their  children — Harry,  born  Oct.  20,  1703. 
Susannah,  born  July  26,  1795.  Walter,  born  May  9,  L797.  Quintus  C, 
born  .May  22,  L799.  William,  born  March  22.  1801.  Addison  Ely,  born 
April  2,  1803.     Hannah,  born  April  4,  1805. 


1880.]  Longmeadow  Families,  189 

\_Page  73.]  5th  Generation.  Lieut.  Henry  Colton,  son  of  Henry  and 
Mary  Colton,  was  married  Oct.  4,  1797,  to  Lydia  Booth,  daughter  of  Jo- 
seph and  Mary  Booth.  Their  children — Lydia,  born  Oct.  29,  1798,  died 
Sept.  21,  1802.  Henry,  born  Oct.  8,  1800.  David,  born  Oct.  3,  1803. 
Lydia,  born  May  28,  1805.  Sophrona,  born  Jan.  10,  1809.  Sarah,  born 
March  10,  1811,  died  about  the  year  1821. 

5th  Generation.  Jacob  Colton,  son  of  Henry  and  Mary  Colton,  was  mar- 
ried Nov.  15,  1798.  to  Cynthia  Chandler,  daughter  of  Stephen  and  Free 
Love  Chandler.  Their  children — Jacob,  born  Sept.  10,  1799.  Cynthia, 
born  Sept.  14,  1802.  Daniel,  born  July  16,  1805.  Naomy,  born  Feb.  8, 
1812,  died  Nov.  20,  1815.  David  Burt,  born  Jan.  20,  1821.  Jacob  Col- 
ton the  father  died  Feb.  6,  1845,  aged  69. 

5th  Generation.  Ethan  Colton,  son  of  Henry  and  Mary  Colton,  was 
married  March  25,  1804,  to  Ruth  Stebbins,  daughter  of  Zadock  and  Urania 
Stebbins.  Their  children — Theodore,  born  Jan.  15,  1805.  Margaret  Cha- 
pin,  born  April  10,  1808.  Sophia  Stebbins,  born  Aug.  5,  1810.  Ruth 
Colton  the  mother  died  June  25,  1814.  Ethan  Colton  the  father  died  April 
9,  1828. 

[Page  74.]  5th  Generation.  Ebenezer  Chandler  Colton,  son  of  Capt. 
Ebenezer  and  Miriam  Colton,  was  married  Nov.  19,  1795,  to  Phebe  Bar- 
ton. She  was  born  Aug.  11,  1774,  daughter  of  John  and  Abigail  Barton. 
She  died  Aug.  26,  1842,  age  68.  He  died  Oct.  29,  1846,  age  75.  Their 
children — Rufus,  born  Aug.  24,  1796,  lived  near  Amsterdam,  N.  Y. 
Phebe,  born  Nov.  15,  1797,  died  Nov.  21,  1827.  Lyman,  born  May  13, 
1799,  married  Jerusha  Williams.  Hannah  Warren,  born  Feb.  8,  1801, 
married  Julius  Edwards,  May  1,  1851.  Jeinda,  b.  March  24,  1803.  Ebene- 
zer, b.  Feb.  17,  1805,  lived  at  West  Springfield.  John,  born  May  2,  1807, 
lived  at  Philadelphia.  Rhoda,  born  Dec.  31,  1809,  married  Samuel  C. 
Booth.  Caroline,  born  Sept.  3,  1811,  married  James  S.  H.  Hamelton. 
David,  born  Aug.  10,  1813,  lived  at  Philadelphia.  Chauncy,  born  Aug. 
27,  1821,  married  Betsey  M.  Havens,  of  Somers,  1845.  Nancy,  born 
March  7,  1816,  died  April  1,  1852. 

5th  Generation.  P>astus  Colton,  son  of  Capt.  Ebenezer  and  Miriam 
Colton,  was  married  Nov.  29, 1798,  to  Cynthia  Brewer,  daughter  of  George 
and  Naomy  Brewer.  Their  children — Erastus,  born  Sept.  30,  1799.  Rich- 
ard, born  Nov.  6,  1803.  Cynthia,  born  Dec.  2,  1805.  Bela,  born  Jan.  23, 
1808.     Chester  Woodworth,  born  Aug.  1,  1810. 

[Page  75.]  5th  Generation.  Melzar  Colton,  son  of  Capt.  Ebenezer 
and  Miriam  Colton  (page  64),  was  married . 

5th  Generation.  Asahel  Colton,  son  of  Solomon  and  Lucy  Colton,  was 
married  June  5,  1787,  to  Sarah  Lancton,  daughter  of  John  and  Sarah,  of 
West  Springfield.  Their  children — William,  born  Nov.  25,  1789,  died  Jan. 
16,  1871,  at  Chicopee.  Solomon,  born  June  9,  1791,  lived  at ,  Ver- 
mont. Sally,  born  March  17,  1793,  died  Nov.  3,  1868.  Asahel,  born  Feb. 
26,  1795.  Sarah  the  mother  died  March  29,  1797.  Asahel  Colton  the 
father  was  married  again  Feb.  21,  1798,  to  Susannah  Cheney,  daughter  of 
Benjamin  and  Deborah  Cheney,  of  East  Hartford.  Their  children — Anna, 
born  Sept.  14,  1799.  Susannah  the  mother  died  Feb.  11,  1810.  Asahel 
Colton  was  married  again  Aug.  6,  1811,  to  Flavia  Hale,  daughter  of  Silas 
and  Hannah  Hale  (page  140).  She  died  Oct.  13,  1840,  age  74  years.  He 
died  Jan.  6,  1831.  age  75  years. 

5th  Generation.  Martin  Colton,  son  of  Lieut.  Festus  and  [Page  76] 
Eunice  Colton,  was  married  July  12,  1792,  to  Beula  Burt,  daughter  of  Jon- 


190  Marriages  in  Boston,  Mass.  [April, 

athan  and  Hannah  Bart  Their  children — Rebecca,  born  Oct  21,  17. 
married  Silaa  Hale.  Charissa,  born  Nov.  1.  1795,  married  s;ia>  Hal.-,  died 
Dec.  L840.  Lucius,  born  Feb.  9,  L798,  died  Sept  8,  1822,  age  24.  Jus- 
tin, born  May  L9,  1800.  Flavin,  born  August  21,  1802.  Jonathan  Burt, 
horn  Aug.  L8,  1804,  lived  at  Windsor.  Albert  born  Nov.  1,  1806,  died  July 
;;i.  '  6.     The  father  died  Aug.  24,  L82 

5th  Generation.     Festus  Colton,  son  of  Lieut.  Festus,  was  marri 
1806,  to   Lois    Richardson,  daughter  of  Jesse  and    Anne    Richa 
Somers.     Their  children — Lucinda,   born  Jan.   1  I,   1809.     Lorenzo,  born 

Dee.    11.   1810. 

[Page  77.]     f>th  Generation.     Asa  Colton,  son  of  Asa  and  Sarah,  was 
married  dune  13,  1793,  to  Abigail  Bliss,  daughter  of  Ebenezer  and  Abigail 
liliss.     Their  children — Justin,  born  March  24,  L 794,  died  March  12,  17 
Newton,  horn   Sept.    17,    1795,  married    Naomi    Robinson,   of  Granville. 

Abigail,   horn  Feb.  25,  171)7.      Sarah,   horn  June  23,    1798,   married  . 

Dec.  14,  1824.  Clarinda  and  Miranda,  born  Feb.  15,  L800.  Miranda  died 
July,  1851.  Justin,  horn  Jan.  5,  1802,  married  Emetine  Phelps,  of  Tor- 
rington.     Simeon,  horn  Sept.  10,  1803,  died  Sept.   29,   L805.  s  born 

Aug.  3,  1805,  died  July  17,  1828.  Justin  married  Sophia  F.  Colton,  pub- 
lished June  6,  1833.  Emetine  his  wife  died  Aug.  30,  1832,  age  25.  Abi- 
gail the  mother  died  Aug.  lo,  1842,  age  73. 

4th  Generation.  Moses  Colton,  of  VVilbraham,  son  of  Isaac  ami  Mary 
Colton,  was  married  Dec.  27,  175-3,  to  Hannah  Hitchcock,  daughter  of  Na- 
thaniel and  Hannah  Hitchcock.  Their  children — Moses,  born  Get.  7.  1754, 
died  Oct.  20,  1774.  Hannah,  born  Dec.  20.  175G.  Thankful,  born  Dec. 
21,  1759,  died  May  1,  1775.  Nathan,  born  July  29,  176T.  Reuben,  bora 
Dec.  7,  1764.  Aaron,  born  Oct.  15,  1768.  Eunice,  born  Nov.  28,  1791. 
Moses  Colton  the  father  died  of  the  smallpox,  Feb.  21.  1777.  Hannah 
his  widow  died  Dec.  3,  1789.  Eunice  was  married  Nov.  15,  1792,  to  John 
Hale.     See  page  142. 

[To  be  continued.] 


MARRIAGES  IN  BOSTON,  MASS. 

FROM    TIIH    ORIGINAL    CERTIFICATES    OF    THE    CLERGYMEN    OFFICIATING. 

[Continued  from  p.  96.] 

Communicated  by  William  S.  Afflbton,  A.M.,  of  Boston. 

VIII.     By  the  Rev.  Samuel  WiUard,  1702. 

Boston.      1702.      Married. 
Octob.  20.     mr  Jno.  El/.v.  m1  Mary  Sims. 
Noi  in.  Jno.  Taylor  m  Anne  Win-low. 

Nov*  29.      Andrew  Bucklow,  Sara  Souther. 
Nov1  26.       Jno.  Seccomb,  Mehetabol  Symonds. 
Dec*  25.       Tho  Stevens  k)\'  Cituate,  Mary  Holland. 
Jan.  21.        \V"  Tedman,  Rebekafa  Fitch. 
March  28.    m.  Ezekiel  Lewis,  m.  Mary  Braden. 

f)      Sam1  Willard. 


1880.]  Marriages  in  Boston,  Mass,  191 

IX.     By  the  Rev.  Ebenezer  Pemberton,  1705. 
1705. 

—  B  May.  8th:     Sam11  Belknap.     Elizab:  Jones. 

—  D  May.  21:      Eliezer  Dunham.     Miriam  Phillips. 

—  R  Richard  Reed.     Hannah  Walker. 

—  S  June  19.     Samuel  Smith.     Sarah  Plasteed. 

—  C  Aug.  2.       Gho.  Cove.     Jean  Holes. 

—  R  23.     Francis  Robinson.     Mary  Codner. 

—  K  27.     Stephen  Kempton.     Ruth  Ingledew. 

—  C  Sept:  27.     Ebenezer  Chamberlain.     Martha  Thomas. 

—  P  Oct:  4.         mr  Joseph  Polley.     Mrs  Eliz:  Hitchbborn. 

—  S  Jan:  10.       mr  Sam1  Salter.     mrs  Sarah  Timberlake. 

Marry'd  p  me.     Ebenr:  Pembeton. 


X.     By  the  Rev.  Benjamin  Colman,  1708  and  1719. 
March  27. 


Isaac  Stollard, 


Mary  Cox. 

Mr  Lancelot  Lake,       \  M      pth 

Mrs  Katherine  Child.   (  1Ua?  °   * 

Mr  James  Lowle,     )   A  ,  ,  a 

Turn  T7T      n     *.'         (  August  12. 
Mr3  Eliz.  Gustin.      )        to 

Mr  Sam11  Tyley,    )    .  ,  00d 

M»  Eliz.  Tulley.  }  Au§ust  22  ' 
Mr  Wm  Sanders,      )  G     .      ,  r  „th 
M»  Bridget  Lad.     }  SePtemb  7   ' 
Mr  Nathan  Howel,  j  0ctober  7th 

M™  Katharine  George,  j 
Mr  Ebenezer  Baker,    {  0otnhfir  7th 
Mrs  Ann  Hall.  j  Uctober  '    • 

Mr  Jonathan  Burnel,    ]  Novem>  25th# 
M™  Susanna  Rogers,     j 
Edward  Cooper,  |  March  17 
Abigail  Berry.      ) 

Peter  Villers,  )  ,T  ,  0-th 
tt  u  r\  e  j  r  March  25. 
Hannah  Oxford,  j 

Marry'd  by  Benja  Colman  in  the  year  1708. 

Married  by  Benjamin  Colman  within  the  year  1719. 

—  M    Mr  William  Maycock,  |  M,    q       ?q 

M"  Mary  Meers.  j  Marc[1-  *A,  1/I». 

—  W  Thomas  Wilson,  )  T         ._ 

e,      ,   rVl  '   r  June.  17. 

harah  lnomson.   j 

—  W  Mr  Joshua  Wroe,       )  T         QA 

M»  Anna  Webster.  \  June-  °0' 

—  P    Ephraim  Philips,    )  q  q 

Ann  Fenwick.         j  ' 

—  R    M*  Samuel  Royal,      )Otlrl0 

Mr9  Priscilla  Adams,  j  UCt°°   iJ' 

—  M    Mr  Antipas  Marshal,    )  AT  r 

M"  Bebecca  Kilby.     \  Novem-  5l 

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192  A  Sketch  of  the  Rowlands.  [April, 

-N     George  Newman,   |Novem.12_ 
oaran  JNewcomb.    j 

—  G    Alexander  Ghrimes,      )  -^  ,q 

Elizabeth  Delarock.      j 

—  P    Mr  Mark  Potts,  }  n  99 

M»  Abigail  Silloway.  J  Uecem'  Z£- 

—  C     John  Cornet,        )  -^  00 

Wilmot  Moulds.  |  Decem'  22' 

—  T    M'  Isaiah  Tay,  > 

Mrs  Mary  Walkins.  j  1Jecem*  Z4t* 

—  G    Morrice  Gibbins 
M 


Drrice   Gibbins,  )  T  n 

x)  ,  y  January.  7. 

ary  Koberts.      j  J 

S     Mr  Joseph  Scot,  )  T       1  » 

M"  Mehitabel  Webber,  j  dan*  14* 
Mr  Stephen  Cushing,      )  p  18 

M"  Katharine  Kilby.     \  *  eiUai>  lb* 
Mr  Andrew  Halliburton,  )-,-,,  no 

M-  Naomi  Fig.  |  Feb™ai7  23. 

—  R    Mr  Benjamin  Rolph,      )  „      , 

Mrs  Elizabeth  Garland,  J  Marcn-  l' 


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A  SKETCH  OF  THE  HOWLANDS. 

Communicated  by  L.  M.  Howland,  Esq.,  of  New  York  City. 

THE  genealogist,  in  his  endeavors  to  trace  the  connection  between  the 
families  emanating  from  the  Pilgrim  fathers  and  those  of  the  same 
name  who  had  existence  in  Europe  during  the  first  period  of  emigration  in 
the  17th  century,  has  chiefly  to  contend  with  an  almost  invariable  lack  of 
any  clue  upon  which  to  base  his  investigations. 

The  existing  records  bearing  relation  to  the  Pilgrims  are  generally  silent 
as  to  their  social  history  in  England,  and  offer  but  little  data,  if  indeed  any 
at  all,  to  help  the  family  historian  in  his  researches  on  the  other  side  of  the 
Atlantic. 

In  the  case  of  the  three  contemporaneous  Howlands,  however,  there  was 
sufficient  encouragement  offered  to  authorize  the  investigations  lately  made 
by  Col.  Chester,  of  whose  researches  in  London  the  present  opportunity  is 
taken  to  give  a  brief  outline. 

Previous  to  1830  nothing  had  ever  been  done  to  connect  the  family  of  How- 
land  in  this  country  with  those  of  the  same  name  living  in  England,  during 
the  period  in  which  Plymouth  colony  had  its  foundation,  but  a  few  years 
later  a  descendant  of  Henry  Rowland  brought  over  a  copy  of  a  genealogy 
of  the  family,  which  had  been  discovered  among  the  records  of  the  Herald's 
College  in  London.  This  memorandum  has  since  been  extensively  circu- 
lated, and  accepted  as  bearing  a  positive  relation  to  John  Howlaud  of  the 
Mayflower.     The  record  began  with  a 

John  Howland,  citizen  and  Salter  of  London,  and  claimed  that  it  was 
through  his  son  John,  who  married  Emme  daughter  of  Nicholas  Revell, 
that  the  Pilgrim  Howland  was  descended. 

Col.  Chester's  investigntions  disprove  this,  and  show  further  the  extraor- 
dinary fact,  that  the  surname  Howland  is  found  iu  no  other  county  in  Eng- 


1880.]  A  Sketch  of  the  Rowlands.  193 

land  than  Essex,  and  originally  in  no  other  locality  in  that  county  except  at 
Newport,  Wicken,  and  their  immediate  vicinity. 

At  the  period  of  the  Pilgrim  Howland's  birth,  there  were  living  there 
contemporaneously  several  distinct  families  of  the  name,  who  were  all  in 
some  way  connected. 

The  head  of  the  first  line  was, 

John  Howland  of  Newport  Pond  in  the  county  of  Essex,  whose  will 
was  proved  12th  of  April,  1550.  His  son  John2  Howland,  the  citizen  and 
Salter,  has  been  already  mentioned,  born  in  Newport  Pond,  married  Anne, 
daughter  of  John  Green  way  of  Winton,  co.  Norfolk.  His  brother  Ralph 
became  distinguished  as  an  alderman  of  London  and  Master  of  the  Grocers' 
Company.  John2  Howland,  the  citizen  and  salter,  had  eleven  sons  and  one 
daughter,  who  died  an  infant. 

Several  of  his  sons  attained  eminence,  the  most  notable  of  whom  were  : 

The  Right  Reverend  Richard3  Howland,  eldest  son,  Bishop  of  Peter- 
borough, a  painting  of  whom  is  extant,  and  has  been  photographed.  John8 
Howland  of  London,  second  son,  baptized  10th  of  August,  1541,  and  buried 
in  the  church  of  St.  Mary's,  Middlesex.  He  married  Emme,  daughter  of 
Nicholas  Revell,  citizen  and  grocer  of  London. 

His  son  John4  Howland  is  the  one  which  has  been  hitherto  considered 
as  identical  with  John  Howland  of  the  Mayflower  ;  but  as  Mr.  Chester 
conclusively  proves,  the  former  died  unmarried  and  was  buried  in  England. 

The  seventh  son,  Sir  Giles3  Howland,  in  1599  bought  large  estates  in 
Surrey,  and  although  his  descendants  were  numerous,  they  eventually  left 
no  male  issue ;  this  was  also  the  case  with  the  progeny  of  his  brothers. 

The  second  family  of  Howland  is  traced  back  to  John1  Howland  of  the 
Stone,  of  Wicken,  co.  Essex;  living  in  1496,  but  who  died  after  1509. 

Of  his  son  John2  Howland  nothing  is  known  but  that  he  named  his 
youngest  child  John3  Howland.  This  John3  was  married  at  Newport  to 
Blanche,  daughter  of  William  Nightingale,  Gentleman.  Had  four  sons 
and  three  daughters. 

The  youngest  child,  Jeffrey4  Howland,  a  posthumous  son,  was  baptized 
in  Newport  29th  July,  1593.  He  became  a  citizen  and  grocer  of  London, 
and  afterwards  succeeded  to  the  Streatham  estates  of  Sir  Giles  Howland, 
of  the  family  previously  mentioned,  to  whom  he  was  closely  related,  as  not 
only  this  fact  proves,  but  also  the  constant  mention  of  him  as  "  cousin  "  in 
the  wills  of  the  other  line.  The  family  of  Jeffrey  Howland  culminating 
in  an  heiress,  these  vast  estates  passed  into  the  hands  of  the  Duke  of  Bed- 
ford by  the  marriage  of  Wrotherly  2d  Duke  to  Elizabeth  "  only  daughter 
and  heir/'  The  property  was  so  considerable  that  this  nobleman  was  in- 
duced to  seek  and  obtain  the  title  of  Baron  Howland,  which  the  present 
representative  of  the  family  still  bears. 

There  was  then  a  third  contemporaneous  John  Howland,  called  "  of  the 
Wood,  in  Wicken,"  evidently  to  distinguish  him  from  the  others,  but  of  him 
the  London  records  reveal  nothing. 

A  fourth  John  Howland,  designated  as  "  husbandman,"  having  children 
baptized  at  Newport  from  1576  to  certainly  1588,  is  also  to  be  mentioned, 
as  being  of  a  separate  family. 

His  history,  and  that  of  his  children,  can  only  be  had  by  reference  to  the 
Newport  registers. 

A  certain  Robert  Howland,  buried  in  Debden,  Essex,  23d  Nov.  1616, 
had  a  son  named  John  who  was  living  at  Newport  in  1616. 

Lastly,  Col.  Chester  mentions  a  family  of  Howland  composed  of 


194  Letter  of  Walter  Bar ne sley.  [April, 

Humphrey  Howland,  citizen  and  draper  of  London,  whose  will  was 
proved  .July  10,  1G4G. 

George  1  lowland  of  St.  Dunstans  in  the  East,  London,  Arthur  Howland, 
John  I  lowland,  and  Henry  Howland.  These  three  brothers  in  the  order 
named  were  in  1  G4G  to  have  £8,  £4  and  £4  out  of  the  debt  due  to  the 
testator  by  Mr.  Ruek  of  New  England.  This  points  conclusively  to  Ar- 
thur and  Henry  Howland  of  the  Plymouth  Colony,  and  proves  that  they 
had  a  brother  John  Howland,  who  ean  be  no  other  than  John  Howland  of 
the  Mayflower. 

Col.  Chester,  in  giving  these  facts,  unfortunately  exhausted  the  London 
records,  and  nothing  remaining  to  be  done  in  the  city,  he  awaits  the  authori- 
zation of  those  interested  to  continue  his  investigations  in  Essex  and  Herts. 
His  thoroughness,  erudition  and  reliability,  are  ample  guarantee  that 
everything  will  be  done  to  render  the  history  of  Howland,  which  he  will 
write,  complete  in  every  detail. 

He  has  hardly  ever  conducted  an  investigation  which  offered  so  many 
elements  of  success  as  the  one  at  present  contemplated,  and  is  sanguine 
of  ultimately  accomplishing  his  object. 

Governor  Bradford's  statement  that  John  Howland  married  Elizabeth 
Tilley,  does  not  nullify  the  position  taken  by  many,  that  either  she  was  his 
second  wife,  or  if  his  only  one,  that  she  might  still  have  been  the  grand- 
daughter of  Governor  Carver.  A  family  tradition,  as  complete  and  decided 
as  the  one  which  claims  Howland's  connection  by  marriage  with  Carver's 
family,  coming  to  us  through  every  branch,  and  in  one  instance  throug 
but  four  generations  from  the  Pilgrims,  is  deserving  of  the  most  exhaust- 
ive investigation. 

It  is  not  at  all  unlikely  that  Mr.  Chester's  further  research  will  lay  this 
mooted  point  forever  at  rest,  besides  throwing  much  interesting  light  con- 
cerning the  antecedents  of  Gov.  Carver.  To  this  end  it  is  suggested  that 
such  as  may  take  an  interest  in  the  matter  communicate  with  the  writer, 
who  will  furnish  all  the  information  in  his  power,  especially  in  regard  to  the 
expenses,  which  are  comparatively  small. 

The  history  which  Mr.  Chester  will  prepare  will  serve  as  a  most  suita- 
ble preface  to  a  work  one  day  to  be  compiled  as  a  record  of  the  descend- 
ants of  Arthur,  John  and  Henry  Howland. 


LETTER  OF  WALTER  BARNESLEF  OF  LONDON  TO 
WILLIAM  PITKIN  OF  HARTFORD,  1667. 

Communicated  by  Edwin  Hubbard,  Esq.,  of  Chicago,  111. 

THE  original  of  the  following  letter  is  in  the  possession  of  Josh- 
ua Pitkin,  Esq.,  of  Oak  Park,  111.  It  is  addressed:  "  ffor 
William  Pitkin  at  Hertford  Towne  neare  |  neare  (sic)  Conoticut 
river  |  Leave  this  with  Mr  Thomas  Smyth  neare  the  Spring  |  in 
Boston  |  in  New  England." 

London  Nov:  4:  1GG7. 
Mr  Pitkin 

Having  almost  a  twelve  moneth  since  sent  a  small  parcell  of  wares 
to  a  good  friend  of  mine  at  Barbados  Mr  Edward   Barton  from  whome  I 


1880.]  Letter  of  Walter  Barnesley.  195 

very  lately  received  a  letter  which  doth  acquaint  me  with  his  receipt  of 
them  at  Barbados  but  that  they  prove  not  fit  for  his  sale  there  but  h,e  thinks 
they  might  sell  well  at  New  England  Wherefore  I  have  herewith  sent  him 
directions  (if  they  be  not  disposed  of  before  this  cometh  to  his  hands)  to 
send  them  vnto  you  earnestly  requesting  you  take  upon  you  the  care  and 
paines  to  sell  them  to  the  best  advantage  you  can.  And  if  it  may  be  with 
convenience  to  send  me  an  account  of  the  sale  of  the  three  parcells  dis- 
tinctly though  they  be  ioyned  together  in  the  returnes.  Because  as  the 
pinckcol'd  wastcoat  &  stomicher  was  an  adventure  of  my  wife  so  the  two 
suits  are  my  brother  in  laws,     the  silke  stockings  being  mine  viz* 

1  Paire  of  Pinckcol'd  mens  hose  at 
10  Paire  of  mens  silke  hose  at  173  Pp. 

2  Paire  of  womens  silke  hose  at  16s 
1  Paire  of  womens  greene  hose  at 


A  Pinckcol'd  wastcoat  &  stomacher  of  knotts 


£ 

1 

8 

1 

0 

s   d 

0   0 

10   0 

12  0 

13  0 

11 

15   0 

3 

10   0 

15 

5   0 

[  ] 

0[  ] 

[  ] 

10  [  ] 

24 

15   0 

A  blacke  suit  of  Padasway#  with  [ — ]  a  [ — ] 

hat  band  shoo  knotts  &  triming 
A  blacke  suit  &  old  ribbins 


The  above  mentioned  are  the  prices  at  which  they  [were  ?]  sent  to  Bar- 
bados :  but  wee  leave  you  wholy  at  li[berty  ?]  to  sell  them  as  you  thinke 
meet,  not  doubting  bu[t  that?]  you  will  do  therein  as  for  your  self,  deduct- 
ing all  charges  And  since  the  dreadfull  firef  I  live  not  above  a  stones  cast 
from  yr  brother  Roger  pitkin8  howse  in  Helmet  court  but  on  the  other  side 
of  London  wall  whither  I  pray  you  direct  your  letters  to  me.  At  the  next 
house  to  the  signe  of  the  George  in  the  Posterne  street  neare  little  more- 
fields  This  day  I  saw  yr  brother  Roger  &  his  wife  who  are  in  good 
health  (through  mercy)  and  theyr  little  son  Roger  Litle  Will:  died  in  the 
great  sicknes  time  They  desire  to  be  kindly  remembred  to  your  self  & 
wife  together  with  your  brother  and  sister  Woollcott  With  the  tender  of  my 
respects  to  you  and  them  with  sincere  desires  of  yr  health  &  wellfare  I  rest 

Your  loving  friend 

Walter  Barnesley. 

Yr  brother  desires  me  to  acquaint  you 
that  he  hath  not  received  any  letter  from 
you  this  three  yeares  though  he  hath  written 
to  you  every  yeare. 

*  Paduasoy,  from  Padua,  in  Italy,  and  Fr.  sole  silk ;  a  particular  kind  of  silk  stuff. — 
Webster. 

f  The  "  Great  Fire  "  of  London  commenced  Sunday  morning,  Sept.  2,  1666,  and  lasted 
till  Thursday,  Sept.  6. 


19G  Descendants  of  Gov,  Benedict  Arnold.         [April, 


DESCENDANTS  OF  GOV.  BENEDICT  ARNOLD, 

THROUGH  HIS  GREAT-GRANDSON 

GEN.  BENEDICT  ARNOLD. 

THE  following  article  lias  been  compiled  from  a  newspaper 
article  published  in  the  Albany  Argus ;  Hinman's  "Early  Puri- 
tan Settlers  of  Connecticut,"  second  edition,  pp.  58—01  :  Arnold's 
"Life  of  Benedict  Arnold  ;"  and  information  furnished  by  the 
Rev.  Edwin  Gladwin  Arnold,  M.A.,  rector  of  Great  Massingham, 
Norfolk,  Eng.,  and  by  P.  A.  McEwan,  Esq.,  of  Windsor,  Canada. 

1.  Capt.  Benedict20  Arnold  (Benedict™  Gov.  Benedict,1*  see  Regis- 
ter, xxxiii.  436)  married  Nov.  8,  1733,  Mrs.  Hannah  (Waterman)  King. 
Children  : 

i.      Benedict,  b.  Am;.  15,  1738  ;  d.  April  30,  1739. 
2.  ii.     Benedict,  b.  Jan.  3,  1740-1,  0.  8.— Jan.  14,  1741,  N.  S.  ;  d.  June  14, 
1801. 
iii.    Hannah,  b.  Dec.  9,  1742  ;  d.  unm.  Aus;.  31,  1803,  at  the  house  of  her 

nephew  Richard,  at  Montague,  Canada. 
iv.     Mary,  b.  June  4,  1745. 
v.      Absalom  King,  b.  April  4,  1747. 
vi.    Elizabeth,  b.  Nov.  19,  1749. 
vii.   Absalom,  b.  Oct.  22,  1750. 
viii.  Mary,  b.  Sept.  10,  1753. 
ix.    Elizabeth,  b.  Sept.  29,  1755. 

2.  Gen.  Benedict21  Arnold,  born  at  Norwich,  Ct.,  Jan.  3,  1740-1  ; 
d.  at  London,  England,  June  14,  1801.  He  m.  first,  Feb.  27,  17G7.  Mar- 
garet, daughter  of  Samuel  Mansfield.  She  died  June  19,  1775.  Their 
children  were  : 

i.      Benedict,  b.  Feb.  14,  1768  ;  d.  s.  p.  in  Jamaica,  aged  27. 

ii.  Richard,  b.  Aug.  22,  1769  ;  m.  Dec.  30,  1804,  Margaret,  dau.  of  Sam- 
uel Weatherhead,  of  Augusta,  Canada.  He  d.  Dec.  9,  1847.  Their 
children  were  : 

1.  G.  W.,23dead. 

2.  Eliza,23  dead. 

3.  Sophia.23 

4.  Margaret,™  m.  John  McEwan,  who  has  been  sheriff  of  Essex 

County,  Ontario,  for  the  past  twenty-four  years.  Their  son 
P.  A.  McEwan,  Esq.,  of  Windsor,  Ontario,  Canada,  is  the 
owner  of  the  manuscript  printed  in  the  Register,  vol.  xxxiii. 
pp.  427-32,  and  writes  to  us  :  "  The  document  came  into  my 
possession  with  a  lot  of  correspondence  of  Mrs.  Benedict 
Arnold  (the  second  wife,  Miss  Shippen,  of  Philadelphia)  and 
her  sons  in  England,  with  my  grandfather,  Richard  Ar- 
nold.    I  do  not  know  where  it  originally  came  from." 

5.  Charlotte.™ 

6.  Lydia.™ 

7.  Ellen  Amelia.™ 

8.  Edward  IV.  11-' 

9.  Henry  J  ami  i 

iii.  Henry,  b.  Sept.  19,  1772;  m.  Dec.  1,  1796,  Hannah  Ten  Eyck,  dau. 
of  Richard  Ten  Eyck.ofNew  STork.  lie  died  Dec.8,  L826.  fheyhad 
eleven  children,  of  whom  only  one  survived  infancy,  viz.,  Sophia™ 
whom.  Mr.  Sill,  of  New  Fork. 

Gen.  Arnold  married  second,  April  8,  177:>,  Margaret,  daughter  of  Judge 


1880.]  Descendants  of  Gov.  Benedict  Arnold.  197 

Edward  Shippen,  of  Pennsylvania,  who  d.  Aug.  24,  1804.     By  her  he  had 
issue  as  follows  : 

i.  Edward  Shippen,  Lieut.  6th  Bengal  Cavalry  and  Pay  Master  at  Mut- 
tra,  died  unmarried  at  Singapore.  India,  Dec.  13,  1813. 

ii.  James  Robertson,  Lieut.  Gen.  K.  H.  and  K.  0.,*  married  to  Virginia, 
daughter  of  Bartlett  Goodrich,  of  Saling  Grove,  Essex,  which  lady 
died  July  14,  1852.     He  died  without  issue,  Dec.  27,  1854. 

iii.  George,  Lieut.  Col.  2d  Bengal  Cavalry,  married  Ann  Martin  Brown, 
and  died  in  India  Nov.  1,  1828,  leaving  issue  :  I.George™  who  mar- 
ried a  daughter  of  Sir  Thomas  Seaton,  K.C.B.,  and  died  about  1865, 
leaving  one  daughter.  2.  Sophia  Mary,23  married  to  the  Rev.  Ar- 
thur Wilmington  Ingram. 

3.  iv.     William  Fitch. 

i.  Sophia  Matilda,  married  Col.  Pownall  Phipps,  Knight  of  the  Crescent, 
in  the  East  India  Company's  service  (related  to  the  Earl  of  Mul- 
grave's  family),  and  died  in  1828. 

3.  William  Fitch22  Arnold,  the  youngest  son  of  Gen.  Arnold,  was 
born  in  London,  June  25,  1794.  He  was  a  captain  in  the  19th  Lancers, 
and  a  justice  of  the  peace  for  the  county  of  Bucks.  He  died  Nov.  7,  1846. 
He  married  May  19,  1819,  Elizabeth  Cecilia,  only  daughter  of  Alexan- 
der Ruddach,  of  the  Island  of  Tobago,  captain  in  the  Royal  Navy,  and  had 
issue  as  follows  : 

4.  i.       Edward  Gladwin. 

ii.  William  Trail,  born  Oct.  23,  1826  ;  Captain  4th  (King's  Own)  Regi- 
ment, and  killed  at  Sebastopol,  May  5,  1855.  Gen.  Lord  Raglan  in 
his  despatch  said  of  him  :  "  The  loss  of  the  services  of  this  officer 
is  greatly  to  he  regretted.  He  had  done  his  duty  unremittingly,  and 
in  the  most  spirited  manner  throughout  the  operations  of  the  siege." 

i.       Margaret  Steuart,  married  to  the  Rev.  Robert  H.  Rogers. 

ii.     Elizabeth  Sophia,  married  to  the  Rev.  Bryant  Burgess. 

iii.    Georgiana  Phipps,  married  to  the  Rev.  John  Stephenson. 

iv.     Louisa  Russell,  married  to  the  Rev.  J.  Cecil  Rogers. 

4.  The  Rev.  Edward  Gladwin23  Arnold,  the  eldest  son  of  Capt. 
William  Fitch  Arnold,  and  the  present  head  of  the  family,  M.A.,  Oxford,  is 
a  clergyman  of  the  established  church  of  England.  He  is  rector  of  Great 
Massingham,  in  Norfolk,  and  was  born  April  25,  1823  ;  married  April  27, 
1852,  Lady  Charlotte  Georgiana,  eldest  daughter  of  Lord  Henry  Chol- 
mondeley,  now  the  Marquis  of  Cholmondeley,  and  has  had  issue  as  follows  : 

i.      Edward  Cholmondeley,  born  Dec.  13,  1854  ;  died  Nov.  27,  1873. 
ii.      William  Henry,  born  March  23,  1856,  a  Sub-Lieutenant  Royal  Navy, 
iii.    Charles  Lowther,  born  Dec.  28,  1859,  an  Undergraduate  of  the  Uni- 
versity of  Cambridge. 
iv.     Henry  Abel,  born  April  5,  1861. 
v.      Arthur  Seymour,  born  April  21,  1865. 
vi.     Herbert  Tollemaciie,  bom  April  5,  1867. 
vii.   George  Hugh  Bryant,  born  Oct.  29,  1871. 
i.      Marcia  Elizabeth. 
ii.      Emma  Charlotte  Georgiana. 
iii.     Mabel  Caroline  Frances. 
iv.     Ada  Caroline  Margaret. 

The  estate  and  seat  of  the  family  is  Little  Missenden  Abbey,  Bucking- 
hamshire. Gen.  Arnold  received  from  the  British  government  several  grants 
of  land  in  Canada,  one  of  them  at  Gwillimbury,  near  what  is  now  the  city 
of  Toronto  ;  and  other  grants  at  Elmsley.  The  greater  part  of  the  lands  at 
Elmsley  have  been  sold,  and  the  lands  at  Gwillimbury  have  been  occupied 
by  squatters  for  a  number  of  years. 

*  K.  C.  is  Knight  of  the  Crescent  (a  Turkish  order). 
K.  H.,  Knight  of  Hanover. 


198         Births,  Marriages  and  Deaths  in  Dartmouth.       [April, 


BIRTHS,  MARRIAGES  AND  DEATHS   FROM  THE  RECORDS 
OF  THE  ANCIENT  TOWN  OF  DARTMOUTH,  MASS. 

Transcribed  for  the  BbgZSTBB  by  James  B.  Coxgdox,  Esq.,  of  New  Bedford. 
[Continued  from  vol.  xxxii.  page  20.] 


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1880.]  Notes  and  Queries.  199 


NOTES  AND  QUERIES. 

Replies  to  queries,  if  intended  for  publication,  should  be  brief,  unless  the 
subject  is  of  general  interest.  Fuller  replies  and  statements,  when  furnished, 
will  be  kept  on  fie  by  the  New  England  Historic,  Genealogical  Society,  for 
the  use  of  those  interested. 

Notes. 

Hilton. — The  Rev.  B.  F.  De  Costa,  in  a  note  on  "  The  Hiltons  of  the  CaroSinas," 
in  the  Magazine  of  American  History  for  Jan.  1877  (i.  55),  makes  mention  of  a 
map  in  the  British  Museum,  on  which  is  noted,  "  Discovery  made  by  William  llil- 
ton  of  Charles  towne  in  New  England  raarriner  from  Cape  Hatterask  Lit:  35.  30, 
to  ye  west  of  Cape  Roman,  in  Lat  32.  30,  in  ye  yere  1662  And  layd  Down  in  the 
forme  as  you  see  by  Nicholas  Shapley  of  the  towne  aforesaid,  November  1662." 
This  is  evidence  tending  to  show  that  Budington  (Hist,  of  the  First  Church,  Charles- 
town,  p.  191)  was  correct  in  supposing  that  William  Hilton,  of  Charlestown,  was 
the  William  Hilton,  commander  of  the  ship  Adventure,  whose  "  Relation  of  A  Dis- 
covery lately  made  on  the  Coast  of  Florida,"  in  1663,  was  reprinted  in  Force's  Col- 
lection of  Historical  Tracts,  vol.  iv.  (see  Register,  xxxi.  193),  and  that  Savage 
(Gen.  Diet.  ii.  424)  was  mistaken  in  thinking  that  the  discoverer  was  probably 
not  of  New  England  origin.  John  T.  Hassam. 


Sanderson. — Bond,  in  his  History  of  Watertown,  page  417,  states  that  Samuel3 
Sanderson  (Jonathan,2  Edward1)  was  killed  by  lightning,  July  8,  1722.  It  was 
his  son  Samuel4  who  was  killed  by  lightning  at  that  date.  The  lather  died  in  Wal- 
tham,  July  21,  1744,  which  death-date  Bond  assigns  to  the  son. 

The  names  of  Sanderson  and  Sanders,  both  of  which  are  found  in  Watertown,  are 
often  confounded.  Moses4  Sanderson,  son  of  the  above  Samuel,3  did  not  marry  for 
his  second  wife  Elizabeth  Goddard,  as  Bond,  p.  418,  states.  It  was  Moses  San- 
ders who  married  Elizabeth  Goddard,  Feb.  7,  1766.  Their  daughter  Sarah  (Sanders), 
born  July  12,  1767,  is  erroneously  placed  by  Bond  among  the  children  of  Moses4 
Sanderson.  The  second  wife  of  Moses  Sanderson  was  Mrs.  Anna  (Jewett)  Pingrey, 
their  intention  being  tiled  August  27,  1797.  His  first  wife  Mary  Flagg  died  in  Lit- 
tleton, Sept.  18,  1789.  They  "had  nine  children.  He  died  Aug.  lo",'  1798.  Their 
eldest  daughter  Sarah,  born  Feb.  9,  1752,  married  Benjamin  Hartwell. 

Jersey  City,  N.  J.  Ira  Leavitt  Sanderson. 


Huntly. — "  Last  war  thirteen  Brothers,  sons  of  one  Woman,  in  the  Colony  of 
Connecticut,  each  of  them  six  Feet  high,  all  went  into  the  War  in  Defence  of  their 

Country,  and  were  all  brave  Men This  is  perhaps  the  most  remarkable  Instance  of 

the  Kind  any  Country  hath  produced.    The  Name  of  this  prolific  and  heroic  Family 
is  Huntly." 

The  above  is  from  the  New  England  Chronicle,  vol.  viii.  No.  373,  Sept.  21,  1775. 

Geo.  Henry  Preble. 


Phonetic  Representation  of  Indian  Languages. — F.  G.  Adams,  Esq.,  secretary 
of  the  Kansas  Historical  Society,  read  a  paper  on  this  subject  before  the  Kansas 

Academy  of  Science,  Nov.  7,  1879,  which  was  printed  in  The  Weekly  Capital,  To- 
peka,  Nov.  20,  1879. 


Thomas  Gsnn  (ante,  xxvi.  196),  the  father  of  Samuel,  Thomas,  James  and  Josi- 
ah  Genn,  was  located  in  Caroline  Co.,  Md.,  on  East  bank  of  Choptank  River,  on  a 
plantation  (tailed  "  Cape  Ann."  It  w;ts  midway  between  Denton  and  Greens- 
borough.  He  died  about  1769.  James,  a  brother  of  the  elder  Thomas,  was  located 
on  the  west  side  of  Choptank  River,  about  one  mile  above  Greensborough,  between 
VOL.  XXXIV.  18 


200  Notes  and  Queries,  [April, 

the  01<1  Town  road  and  the  river.    He  died  about  1787.    Son  John,  father  of  Tho- 
mas  fatherol  Nathan,  father  of  Nathan.    The  last  two  are  now  ( 1879)  lmng  in 
•nsborough.  Thomas  Smyth. 

i:;il  Chestnut  Street,  Philadelphia. 


Michael  Walsh.— While  I  was  in  Salisbury,  Mass.,  last  summer,  lookm 
some  materials  for  a  biographical  sketch  of  the  late  Hon.  Caleb  Gushing,  LL.D.. 
I  was  given  the  following  transcript  of  the  family  record  of  the  celebrated  Michael 
Walsh,  whose  pupil  Mr.  Cashing  was  at  one  time. 

Children  of  Michael  and  Hannah  Walsh. 

Nancy,  born  March  9,  1785. 
Dolly,  born  April  3,  1787. 
Polly,  born  April  25,  1789. 
Joanna,  born  Oct.  25,  1791. 
John,  born  July  23,  1794. 
Betsy,  born  Aug.  12,  179G. 

Michael  Walsh  died  August  20,  1810,  aged  77. 

Hannah  Walsh  died  June  18,  1H03,  aged  38. 

Nancy  Bartlettdied  Jan.  3,  1829,  aged  44. 

John  Walsh  died  Dec.  3,  1815.  aged  51. 

Joanna  W.  Buswell  died  March  20,  1855.  aged  63. 

Dolly  Walsh  died  March  26,  1855, aged  67. 

Polly  Walsh  died  July  IS,  1860,  aged  71. 

Betsey  Walsh  died  June  18,  1880,  aged  73. 

Michael  Walsh  received  the  honorary  degree  of  A.M.  from  Harvard  College 
1803.     His  son  John  graduated  from  that  college  in  1814,  and  died  in  St.  ! 
Dec.  3,  1815,  aged  51.     The  gravestone  of  the  lather,  in  the  Salisbury  Point  grave 
yard,  bears  this  inscription  :    "  Michael  Walsh  |  a  native  of  Ireland  |  Dud  Au| 
20,   1840  1  aged  77  vs."     An  obituary  of  him  will  be  found  in  the  Ptewburypoi 
Herald,  Aug!  21,  1840.  C.   \\  .  Tittle. 

Collections  of  Portraits.— In  the  Register  for  Oct.  1874  (xxviii.  412-7)  will  be 
found  a  list  of  portraits  in  the  State  House,  Concord,  N.  II.,  the  New  Hampshire  His- 
torical Society's  rooms,  Dartmouth  College,  Phillips  Exeter  Academy  and  the  New 
Hampshire  State  Normal  School,  prepared  by  the  Hon.  Benjamin  F.  Present.  In 
the  number  of  July,  1875  (xxix.  210-3)  is  a  list  of  those  in  Brown  Iniversity  and 
the  Athenaeum,  Providence,  by  David  W.  Hoyt,  Esq.  The  Register  for  January, 
1876,  contains  a  list  of  those  in  the  American  Antiquarian  Society  and  other  insti- 
tutions in  Worcester,  by  Nathaniel  Paine,  Esq.  In  the  present  number  {an 
181),  Gov.  Prescott  gives  a  continuation  of  his  article  in  volume  xxviii. 


John  LlBBY.— I  am  able  now  to  state  the  time  of  the  advent  of  an  early  immi- 
grant,  viz.,  John  Libby,  who  was  the  progenitor  of  many  persons  hereab  >uts, 
of  whom  fill  very  responsible  positions.     The  following  will  be  found  in  Mas 
setts  Archives,  69,  145  : 

To  the  Honoured  Govemour  &  Counsell  now  Assembled  ai  Bostone  : 

The  Humble  Petition  of  John  Liby  Sen'  Date  of  Soarbrow. 

Humblye  Showeth  That  the  good  and  pieous  report  that  was  spread  abroad  into 
our  Native  Land  of  this  Country,  caused  your  Petitioner  to  come  for  this  land  -17 
yearesagoe  where  be  hath  ever  since  continued  "—and  that  by  the  incursions  ol  the 
11  barbarous  Bnemys  "  be  had  had  his  house  burned  and  cattle  and  oxen  desi 
k'  so  that  your  Petitioner  is  in  very  low  Condition  being  about  ye  a^e  of  :.">  yeani 

therefore  "nut  any  way  Capable  to  procure  a  livelihood,  neither   hath  he   in  ai 
been   ( Shareable  to  y    Country  hitherto — but  yr  poore  Petitioner  and  his  wil< 
3  Mimic  Children  was  maintained  from  perrishing  By  t  sonns  ol  y  Petitioner  v. 
of  one  is  hit lv  kild  at  Black  point,  and  two  more  sickened  at   Black  point   ol  winch 
two  one  was  brought  here  bo  B  *ton  about  tenn  dayes  ago  and  died  last  nigl 
the   other  two  sonns  arc  at  l'.lack  point  and    hath   been  there   this  9  monl 

to  pray  that  his  k'  two  BOnnfl  may  W  discharged   from  ye   Garrison   at   lUack 


1880.]  Notes  and  Queries.  201 

Point  viz  Henry  Liby  and  Anthony  Liby — and  he  hath  9  in  family  dependent  on 
the  labors  of  his  two  sons.  [Signed]     John  Liby." 

JulvyL'  1st  1677. 
[Endorsed]  "  This  Request  is  granted  10  July  77.     E.  R.  S." 

Scarborough  was  originally  called  "  Black  Point,"  and  "  Blue  Point,"  from  the 
two  Hamlets  of  those  names.  W  .  M.  Sargent. 

Portland,  Me. 


Aaron  Hutchinson. — "  Your  inquiry  respecting  Aaron  Hutchinson  has  given  us 
many  hearty  laughs,  by  recalling  to  our  minds  the  stories  we  have  heard  of  this  ec- 
centric genius.  He  was  father  to  the  Hon.  Titus  Hutchinson,  and  the  Hon.  Alexan- 
der, and  was  gathered  to  his  fathers  thirty  or  forty  years  since,  as  is  testified  by  his 
tombstone  near  the  gate  of  the  turnpike  leading  from  Woodstock  to  Pomfret,  where 
he  figures  large  as  lire  in  his  wig  and  bands,  and  where  some  wag,  in  allusion  to  his 
usual  appearance,  has  scratched  the  following  most  irreverent  stanza  : 

"  '  Beneath  this  stone  if  you  chance  to  dig, 
You'll  find  an  old  man  with  a  lambskin  wig, 
His  trousers  up,  his  stockings  down, 
His  soul  gone  up  to  tother  town.' 

"  My  husband  intends  to  write  some  account  of  him  for  your  gratification,  and  I 
leave  to  him  the  task  of  saving  from  oblivion  the  memory  of  a  man  whose  intentions 
were  always  good  and  kind,  but  who  had  a  very  odd  way  of  manifesting  them." 

The  above  I  found  on  a  loose  leaf  pasted  in  Dr.  T.  L.  Jennison's  Interleaved 
Triennial  of  Harvard  College  for  1839. 

Aaron  Hutchinson  appears  to  have  graduated  at  Yale  College  in  1747,  and  died 
in  1800.  John  Langdon  Sibley. 

Cambridge,  Mass. 


Notes  and  Queries  and  Historical  Articles  in  Newspapers. — Historical  and 
genealogical  "  Notes  and  Queries  "  appear  weekly  in  the  Richmond  Standard  and 
the  Daily  Telegraph.  Harrisburg,  Pa.  Miscellaneous  "  Notes  and  Queries  "  ap- 
pear weekly  in  the  Boston  Evening  'Transcript.  We  believe  that  the  series  in  the 
Standard,  which  we  have  noticed  before  (ante,  xxxiii.  105),  is  under  the  charge  of 
R.  A.  Brock,  Esq.,  of  Richmond,  Va.,  who  is  doing  much  to  preserve  the  memory 
of  men  and  events  in  his  native  state  ;  and  that  the  series  in  the  Telegraph  is  under 
the  charge  of  William  H.  E^le,  M.D.,  of  Harrisburg,  author  of  the  "  Illustrated 
Hii^tory  of  Pennsylvania  "  (ante,  xxxi.  136).  The  Transcript' s  "  Notes  and  Que- 
ries "  are  edited  by  Charles  E.  Hurd. 

The  Richmond  Standard  also  publishes  in  its  columns  other  historical  and  genea- 
logical articles  contributed  by  Mr.  Brock  and  his  friends;  and  the  Dover  Enquirer 
continues,  with  few  interruptions,  its  "  Historical  Memoranda  "  about  New  Hamp- 
shire history,  mostly  by  the  Rev.  Alonzo  H.  Quint,  D.D.,  of  Dover,  N.  H.  A 
large  number  of  newspapers  in  different  parts  of  the  country  publish  occasional 
articles  on  historical  and  genealogical  subjects,  some  of  which  show  commendable 
research.  Much  local  history  that  would  otherwise  perish  is  preserved  in  this  way. 
— Editor. 


Thomas  Baker — Thomas  Bacon. — Mr.  Savage,  in  his  Dictionary,  I.  99,  states 
that  Thomas  Baker,  son  of  Thomas,  was  killed  by  the  Indians  at  Sudbury  fight, 
April,  1676,  which  is  correct.  He  adds,  "  surely  a  very  young  soldier,  under 
Wadswofth,  but  he  had  served  in  the  Narraganset  campaign  as  one  of  Johnson's 
company,  in  December  before,  i.  e.  less  than  12  years  old.  No  incident  of  those 
days,"  he  continues,  "  more  strikingly  gives  proof  of  the  extensive  reach  of  the 
is."  We  have  no  means  of  learning  when  this  Thomas  Baker  was  born,  lie 
may  have  been  the  eldest  son  of  his  parents,  and  for  aught  we  know,  20  years  or 
more  older  than  the  age  ascribed  to  him  by  Savage.  So  Tar  from  being  a  "  boy 
soldier,"  he  was  probably  a  full  grown  man  before  he  entered  "  the  Narraganset 
campaign."  His  father  administered  on  the  estate  of  the  said  son  in  Roxbury,  June 
8,  1676.  In  the  Letter  of  Administration,  as  recorded,  it  is  stated  that  Thomas,  Jr., 
Was  "'slain  in  the  country's  service,  1676."  These  words  are  repeated,  with  the 
exception  of  the  date,  in  the  inventory  of  the  estate,  rendered  July  28th.     It  was 


Notes  and  Queries,  [April, 

."  born  in  Roxbury,  Jan.  7,  1003,  whom  Mr.  Savage  mistook 
for  Ihoinas  Faker.  He  baa  given,  in  his  Dictionary,  the  date  of  birth  of  Tho- 
mas Baker,  as  Jan.  7,  1664,  while  that  of  Thomas  Bacon  is  not  mentioned  in  the 
book.  Wn.  B.  Ik 


Rh  haro  Hall — Richard  Hale. — The  name  of  Richard  Hall  is  sometimes  written 
Richard  Hale  in  the  Dorchester  Town  Records,  as  also  in  the  Church  Records,  of 
an  early  date.  Other  members  of  the  Ball  family  have  been  entered  as  Hale.  1 
am  satisfied  that  there  was  no  such  person  as  Richard  Hale  among  the  early  settlers 
of  Dorchester.  Richard,  ancestor  of  the  Halls  still  living  there,  of  whom  Oliver 
Hall,  Esq.,  is  a  representative,  was  a  member  of  the  church  in  1» 

Wai.  B.  Trask. 


Queries. 

Shaw.  —  Abont  two  years  ago  I  was  furnished  with  a  pedigree  of  the  families  of 
Shaw  ol  Sanchie  and  Greenock  in  Scotland,  Bally  gaily  Castle  and  Ballytweedy,  co. 
Antrim,  and  Ganoway,  co.  Down,  Ireland  ;  and  also  of  a  branch  which  is  supposed 
to  have  settled  in  America,  which  had  been  compiled  by  a  Dr.  Alexander  Shaw,  re- 
siding in  America.  If  this  should  meet  the  eye  of  Dr.  Shaw,  or  any  one  who  can 
give  his  address,  will  they  kindly  communicate  with  me. 

/'/.•/w,  nr.  JHuddersfield,  "Walton  Graham  Berry. 

Yo rkshire ,  England. 

[We  are  informed  by  Alexander  B.  Shaw,  M.D.,  2845  Clarke  Avenue,  St.  Louis, 
Mo.,  that  about  eight  years  ago  he  compiled  a  very  extensive  genealogical  chart  of 
his  family,  which  originated  in  Scotland,  showing,  with  one  exception,  an  unbrok- 
en chain  from  A.D.  1284.  We  are  also  informed  by  Alexander  K.  Shaw,  M.D., 
that  his  uncle  Dr.  Alexander  Shaw  resided  in  England,  but  returned  to  this  country 
and  died  s>me  years  since  in  Philadelphia;  and  he  thinks  he  may  be  the  person 
named  in  Mr.  Berry's  query. — Ed.] 


Billeriga  Queries  : 

William  Gleason,  who  settled  in  Billerica,  175 1,  was  born  about  1730.  Can  any 
one  give  place  and  date?  There  was  a  William  Gleason  in  Cambridge,  1707.  \\  as 
he  father  or  gr.  father  of  our  William  ? 

Hopkins^  William,  and  wife  Deborah  had  Hannah,  b.  1097,  Aug.  20,  Benjamin. 
Sarah  and  Richard.  He  d.  1738,  May  16.  A  Samuel  was  born  here,  1734-9,  and 
may  be  another  son.     Can  any  one  give  me  his  origin  and  lineage  ? 

Willoughby,  John,  m.  1735,   March  27,  Anna  Chamberlain.     Had  John,  Jonas, 
Joseph,  Anna,   Mary   and   Susanna;  and  removed  to  Hollis,   where   tre  died.  1? 
Feb.  2,  aged  85.     Was  he  a  descendant  of  Gov.  Francis  Willoughby?     And  can 
any  one  tell  me  of  his  origin?  HENRY  A.  Hazsn. 

BiiU.rtca,  Mass. 


St.  Aspinquid. — On  pages  85  and  80  of  the  Appendix  to  the  third  volume  of  Far- 
mer  &    Moore's   k'  Collections   Historical   and   Miscellaneous,"  printed    in    182 
related  the  story  of  St.   Aspinquid,  and  credited  to  the  Salem  Observer.     Where 
at  an  earlier  period,  can  this  story  be  found  In  print? 
A  hundred  years  ago  St.  Aspinquid  s  Day  was.  it  18  said,  set  down  in  alman: 
an  annual  festival,  occurring  at  or  near  the  end  ol  spring.     It  seems  to  have  bead 
duly  a  lebrated  in  Nova  Scotia.     See  Akins's  History  ol'  the  Settlement  oi   Halifax, 
»tia,  p    11.  C.  W.  Tun 


1880.]  Notes  and  Queries,  203 

Windham,  Canada. — In  Dr.  Bond's  Watertown,  page  396,  it  is  stated  that  Ste- 
phen Pierce  and  wife  Abigail  Bemis  were  "  dismissed  to  '  Windham  Canada,'  Feb. 
5,  1732."  Page  871,  they  were  "dismissed  from  Waltham  church  to  Windham 
Village  alias  Canada." 

Can  any  one  tell  me  where  this  place  was?  What  town  is  it  now?  It  is  not 
Windham,  Conn.,  as  the  names  are  not  found  in  the  records,  either  church  or  town, 
there.  Frederick  C.  Pierce. 

Barre,  Mass.,  Feb.  7,  1880. 


Pierce. — Nathaniel3  Pierce,  of  Medford,  son  of  Robert2  son  of  John1  of  Water- 
town,  born  1655,  married,  1677,  Hannah  Converse,  burn  1660,  died  1679;  married 
2nd,  1680,  Elizabeth  (Pierce)  Foster,  dau.  of  Thomas  of  Woburn.  He  died  1692. 
His  will,  dated  1691,  proved  1692,  names  his  wife  Elizabeth  ;  his  eldest  son  Nathan- 
iel, not  of  age  ;  all  his  children,  that  is  to  say,  "  Mary,  Nathaniel,  Ichabod,  and 
Robert." 

Did  this  Nathaniel3  have  a  son  Benjamin,4  who  married  1702,  Sarah  Hall,  and 
had  Benjamin,  Sarah,  Eleanor,  Thomas,  Susannah  and  Elizabeth?  Will  some  one 
please  answer  this  query  as  soon  as  possible. 

Jacob3  Pierce,  son  of  Athony2  of  Watertown,  born  April  15,  1637.  Bond  says, 
"  living  in  1683."  Will  some  person  please  furnish  information  of  Jacob,  to  whom 
he  married  and  where  he  resided  ?  I  can  find  nothing  of  him  after  the  date  of  his 
birth.  I  think  Bond  cites  his  will,  but  neither  files  nor  record  contain  anything 
but  the  inventory  dated  May  22,  1678.  Frederick  C.  Pierce. 

Barre,  Mass.,  Jan.  26,  1880. 


Massachusetts  Muster  Rolls. — At  a  Council  held  in  Boston,  Tuesday,  July  2, 
1723  (Mass.  Council  Records,  VI.  493),  it  was  advised  and  consented  that  there 
should  be  paid  "  To  the  Officers  &  Soldiers  in  the  Muster  Roll  of  William  Hilton 
Lieut1,  deceased  the  sum  of  Two  Hundred  &  ninety  pounds,  three  shilK  and  eight 
pence  (to  each  man  the  sum  set  against  his  name  respectively)  to  discharge  the  sd. 
Muster  Roll  containing  an  accumpt  of  Wages  due  to  the  sd.  Officers  and  Soldiers  for 
their  Service  Eastward  from  Aug  15th.  1722  to  Decr.    11.  1722." 

At  a  Council  held  in  Boston  Saturday,  Sept.  21.  1723  (ditto,  p.  530)  it  was  advised 
and  consented  that  there  should  be  paid  "  To  the  Heirs,  Executors  or  Administra- 
tors of  Lieut1.  Wm.  Hilton  decd.  and  yeCompa.  in  His  Majestys  Service  Eastward  late 
under  his  Comand  the  sum  of  Six  Hundred  forty  seven  pounds  nine  shills.  (to  each 
man  the  sum  set  against  his  name  respectively)  to  discharge  the  Muster  Roll,  con- 
taining an  Acco^of  Wages  due  to  them  for  their  said  Service  from  Decr.  12  1723,  (sic) 
toSeptr.  13th.  1723." 

Have  these  particular  muster  rolls  been  preserved  ?  Cannot  something  be  done 
towards  the  thorough  indexing  of  the  Mass.  Archives,  so  that  any  papers  therein 
contained  may  be  readily  found  ?  John  T.  Hassam. 

Boston,  Mass. 


Recovery  of  a  Sloop  stolen  from  York  Harbor  in  1711. — In  the  Mass.  Coun- 
cil Records  (IV.  469)  is  the  following. 

"At  a  Council  held  at  the  Council  Chamber  in  Boston  upon  Munday  the  12th.  of 
November  1711  " 

"  Ensign  William  Hilton  of  Yorke  attending  the  Governor  &  Council  with  a  Re- 
lation of  his  recovery  of  a  Sloop  with  Sundry  goods  on  Board  Her  Stolen  out  of  the 
Harbour  of  Yorke  on  Thursday  yc  8th.  Curr1.  in  the  night  by  a  Frenchman  &  three 
Indians,  whome  he  and  his  Company  consisting  of  six  of  the  Standing  forces  there 
in  the  pay,  and  six  of  the  Inhabitants  pursued  in  an  other  vessel!  kil'd  the  three  In- 
dian men,  and  produced  their  scalps,  making  oath  they  were  of  the  Indian  enemy 
kild  in  fight  one  of  them  being  the  Messisippi  Indian  lately  prisoner  at  Her  Majestys 
Castle  William  &  escaped  from  thence 

"  Pursuant  to  the  Act  made  for  encouragement  of  the  prosecution  of  the  In- 
dian Enemy  and  Rebels 

"  Advised  &  eonsented,  That  a  Warrant  be  made  out  to  the  Treasurer  to  pay  the 
Sum  of  One  hundred  &  five  pounds  to  the  Said  William  Hilton  lor  himselfe  &  com- 
pany as  a  reward  for  their  good  Service  to  be  distributed  as  the  Law  provides." 
VOL.   XXXIV.  18* 


Notes  and  Queries*  [April, 

•in    IV.  5401. 

■•  A   b  *   tun  il  beld  at  the  Council  Chamber  in  Boston  upon  Thursday  the  first  of 
May   1712" 

"  I  pon  reading  the  affidavits  taken  by  Order  of  the  Board  against  William  Hilton 
ft  others  relating  to  the  action  in  their  pursuit  ft  recovery  of  a  Sloop  run  away  with 
from  Y<>rk  by  u  Frenchman  a:  Three  Indians  in  November  j >:i-t  ana  the  s*.  Indians 
put  to  death  and  order  given  for  arresting  the  s*.  Hilton  &  binding  bim  over  to  tiie 
Court  of  Assize  to  answer  what  shall  be  objected  against  him  on  Her  Majestys  be- 
l.all'e  in  that  respect  who  is  absconded  ft  not  to  be  found 

d  That  a  Proclamation  be  issued  for  apprehending  of  the  b*.  William 
Hilton  and  that  a  Reward  of  Five  pounds  be  ordered  out  of  the  Treasury  to  such 
Per-  'ii  as  shall  arrest  the  s'1.  Hilton  &  bring  him  before  a  Justice  so  that  he  he  se- 
i  mi  d  m  order  to  his  being  brought  to  answer  as  above  said." 

In  Do/a  Reffina  v.  Hilton,  tried  at  a  "  Superiour  Court  of  Judicature  Court  of  A 
ft  General  Goal  Delivery  begun  and  held  at  Ipswich  for  &  within  the  County  ol  I  - 
on  the  Third  Tuesday  of  way  being  the  Twentyetb  day  of  the  said  Month  Annoq) 
dni  17TJ  "'  (Records  oi  the  Sup1"  Ct.  of  Judicature  in  the  office  of  the  Clerk  of 
the  Supreme  Judicial  Court,  Boston,  A.D.  1700 — 1714,  fol.  274),  is  the  following 
entry. 

"  The  Jurors  Present  William  Hilton  of  York  Gent,  at  Boston  12  of  November 
before  Ids  Kx'ey  the  Governour  ft  the  Honobl  Counc1  of  this  Province  made  Solern 
Oath  that  three  Indian  Scalps  which  he  then  &  there  produced  were  of  the  Indian 
Enemy  killed  in  fight,  when  they  were  not  ft  So  the  Oath  was  false  ft  wicked,  cV 
the  Jurors  Say  sd  Hilton  took  a  false  Oath  ft  was  foreSworn  ft  perjur  To 
which  he  pleaded  not  Guilty  a  Jury  Called  Bdward  Sergeant  foreman  it  the  other 
were  all  Sworn  to  try  the  Issue  and  the  whole  being  heard  they  do  Say  it  declare  that 
the  s'1  William  Hilton  is  not  Guilty.  Its  Considered  by  the  Court  that  the  s!  Wil- 
liam Hilton  be  discharged  paying  fees ." 

Can  any  one  throw  any  more  li^ht  on  this  affair  ? 
Boston,  Mass.  John  T.  Hassam. 


Allen. — Can  any  person  give  me  the  ancestry  and  parentage  of  John  Allen,  who 
about  1S03  emigrated  from  Plymouth  Co.,  Mass.,  to  Croydon,  N.  IL,  and  brou 
with  him  wife  Sarah,  of  Quaker  descent,  and  eleven  children: — Mary,  b.  Get.  1, 
1779  ;  William,  b.  Aug.  3,  1782;  John,  b.March  9,  1781;  Samuel,  b.  Jan.  3,  178 
Gideon,  b.  Aug,  17,  1788  ;  Eliza,  b.  July  10,  1789  ;  Joseph,  h.  July  29,  1791  ;  Tho- 
mas,}). May  19,  1703  ;  Marmaduke,  b.  April  30.  i7(.)o  ;  Hosea,  b.  Sept.  26,  1798 ; 
Sarah,  b.  Sept.  1,  1799?     The  following  are  all  the  facts  lam  |  lot':    John 

Allen  was  born  in  1755  or  1757.     His  lather's  name  was  either  John  or   William. 
J  lis  mother's  maiden  name  was  Joy,  and  his  mother's  mother's  maiden  name  ? 
Babcock.     He  had  three  brothers — William,  Gideon  and  Marmaduke ;  and  two  - 
ters — Dorothy  and  Lydia.     His  father  died  comparatively  young,  and  his  widow 
then  married   a  Mr.  Caswell.     Had  many   friends  and   relations  in  Rhode  Island 
and  Connecticut.  Alonzo  Allen. 

Town  Clerk's  Office,  Croydon,  JV.  H. 


Whittkmore. — Lydia  "Whitternore  was  b.  in  Boston,  December  02,  17(03?).     She 

m.  first, Jilin.  and  was  left  a  widow  at  the  age  of  eighteen  years.     She  in.  - 

ond,  Dec  1,  1783.  Lemuel  Gates,  whom  she  survived  about  sixteen   years,  dyi 
April  26',  1822.     Her  father,  I  am  informed,  once  owned  .some  laud  in  the  cei 
of  Boston. 

I  shall  be  grateful  for  any  information  as  to  her  parentage  and   ancestry,  which 
am  anxious  to  trace.  Christophxb  Johnston,  Jr. 

82  Franklin  Street,  Baltimore,  Md. 


Replies. 

v  {ante,  xxxiii.  111). — The  following  is  from  the  "  History  of  Biddeford," 
in  "  York  County  Atlas:  "  "  Capt.  John  Gray,  commander  of  Fort  Mary  in  1720, 
v  son  of  Joseph  Cray  of  Loudon.     He  married  soon  alter  coining  to    Winter 


1880.]  Notes  and  Queries.  205 

Harbor,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Tarbox.  By  her  he  had  three  daughters,  one  of  whom  mar- 
ried James  Staples  of  this  town,  in  1755.  Abner  Sawyer,  Sen.,  married  May,  a 
daughter  of  James  and  May  Staples,  in  1779."  W.  M.  Sargent. 

38  Exchange  Street,  Portland,  Me. 


Batt  (ante,  pp.  49  and  128  ;  xxiv.  78). — Among  the  Mass.  Archives  (38B — 117)r 
I  found  the  depositions,  all  dated  26:  8m.  1654,  of  Christopher  Batt,  aged  53 — of  Ann 
Batt,  wife  of  Chr.  Batt,  age  not  stated— of  Ann  Batt,  daughter  of  Chr.  Batt,  aged  23 
— of  Jane  Batt,  daughter  of  Chr.  Batt,  aged  22.  This  certainly  fixes  names  of  two 
of  his  five  children  whom  Savage  says  he  brought  with  him  in  1638.  This  Ann  m. 
Edmund  Angier,  and  was  an  ancestress  of  mine.  W.  M.  Sargent. 

Portland,  Me. 


Colton  or  Munn  ?  (ante,  xxxiii.  204). — A  correspondent  has  called  my  attention 
to  a  statement  in  the  Register  (April,  1879,  p.  204)  that  John  Colton  in.  Feb.  29, 
1684,  Abigail,  dau.  of  Dea.  Benjamin  Parsons,  of  Springfield,  and  asks  if  it  be  cor- 
rect— wishing  me  to  give  the  facts  in  the  Register.  In  1870  I  copied  from  Major 
Pynchon's  ''  record  of  marriages,"  "  1680  Dec.  23.  John  Munn  and  Abigail  Par- 
sons "  Mann  was  a  son  of  Benjamin  of  Springfield,  b.  1652  ;  was  a  soldier  under 
Capt.  Turner,  and  died  at  Westfield,  in  1684  or  5,  "  of  a  surfiet  got  at  the  Falls 
fight." 

Mch.  31,  1685,  Dea.  Benjamin  Parsons  asks  the  court  for  administration  "  on  the 
estate  of  his  son-in-law  John  Munn."  An  inventory  gives  £23  value  at  Spring- 
field, and  75  at  Westfield.     kt  Abigail  "  is  named  as  widow. 

In  his  will  of  1687,  Dea.  Benjamin  Parsons  makes  bequests  to  his  grandsons 
James  and  John  Munn. 

John,  son  of  John  and  Abigail  Munn,  was  b.  March  16,  1682.  1  find  no  record 
of  James,  and  nothing  of  his  subsequent  history.  Nor  do  I  find  a  record  of  the 
birth  of  Benjamin,  who  settled  in  Deerfield,  and  appears  to  be  of  this  family.  Can 
these  defects  be  supplied? 

From  Pynchon's  marriage  record  I  copy  again  :  "  1686,  Oct.  7.  Mr.  John  Rich- 
ards and  Widow  Abigail  Munn."  Richards  removed  to  this  town,  where  he  was 
schoolmaster  and  entitled  "  Mr."  On  the  memorable  29th  of  Feb.  1704,  he  lost  one 
daughter,  "captivated,"  and  considerable  property,  and  soon  after  left  this  town 
for  Suffield,  Conn. 

The  children  of  his  wife  by  John  Munn,  came  with  their  mother,  and  here  re- 
mained, being  the  founders  of  the  Munn  family  of  this  region. 

Deer  field,  Mass.  Geo.  Sheldon. 

[Mr.  Allen,  who  furnishes  the  Longmeadow  records  for  the  Register,  informs  us 
that  the  name  is  Colton  on  the  original  records.  The  mistake,  therefore,  was  made 
by  Mr.  Jabez  Colton,  the  compiler  of  the  records. — Ed.] 


Hope-IIood. — On  two  former  occasions  (ante,  Register,  1866,  p.  373  ;  also  1874, 
p.  203)  I  have  called  attention  to  a  locality  in  Dover,  N.  II.,  bearing  the  name 
44  Hope-Hood's  Point,"  and  to  the  tradition  connected  therewith.  Since  my  last 
communication  on  this  subject,  I  have  found  recorded,  with  the  old  deeds  at  Exeter, 
an  Indian  deed  bearing  date  third  January,  1687,  signed  by  Hope-Hood  and  three 
other  Indians,  wherein  they  call  themselves  native  proprietors  of  lands  lying  between 
Newichawanuck  and  Lamprey  Rivers,  in  New  Hampshire.  By  this  deed  they  con- 
vey a  portion  of  this  tract  of  land  to  Peter  Coffin,  of  Dover.  This  supports  the  local 
tradition  to  the  extent  that  Hope-Hood  had  some  connection  with  that  place,  which 
has  borne  his  name  without  interruption  for  almost  two  centuries,  according  to 
local  records.  Hope-Hood  has  been  regarded  by  historians  an  eastern  Indian.  If 
so,  how  came  he  to  have  hereditary  lands  in  New  Hampshire?  The  history  of  this 
famous  Indian  is  still  obscure.  C.  W.  Tuttle. 


Baldwin,  Shaw,  Starr.— On  page  151  of  the  Register  for  April,  1871  (vol.  xxv.), 
it  is  -lated  that  Abigail  Baldwin,  born  1678,  dau.  of  .Samuel  and  Abigail,  m.  June 
24,  1697,  Joseph  Shaw,  of  Middletown.  ft  should  read  Joseph  Starr.  He  was  son 
of  Comfort  and  Marah  (Weld)  Starr,  of  Middletown,  b.  Sept.  23,   1676,  and  died 


206  Societies  and  their  Proceedings.  [April, 

July  13,  17/38.     For  any  further  particulars,  see  family  197  of  Starr  Family  Histo- 
ry, or  reference  may  he  had  to  their  descendant,  Frank.  F.  Starr. 
Middletown,  Conn. 


Announcements. 


Discovery  of  the  Falls  of  St.  Anthony. — The  Minnesota  Historical  Society 
will  celebrate  on  the  3d  of  July  next,  at  10  o'clock,  on  the  University  Campus,  Min- 
neapolis, Minnesota,  the  Two  Hundredth  Anniversary  of  the  Discovery  of  the  Falls 
of  St.  Anthony.  An  oration  will  be  delivered  by  the  Hon.  C.  U.  Davis,  of  St.  Paul, 
and  a  poem  by  Gen.  J.  II.  Baker,  of  Mankato. 


Massachusetts  Thirty-Third  Regiment. — Gen.  A.  B.  Underwood,  formerly  col- 
onel of  this  regiment,  has  written  a  book  entitled  "  The  Three  Years  Service  of  the 
Thirty-Third  Massachusetts  Infantry,  1862-1805,"  which  is  now  in  press.  The 
price  will  be  from  £2  to  $3  a  copy.  Subscriptions  received  by  Gen.  Underwood, 
Custom  House,  Boston. 


Memoir  of  Col.  Joshua  Fry.— The  Kev.  Philip  Slaughter,  D.D.,  Mitchell's 
Station,  Culpepper  county,  Va.,  will  publish,  as  soon  as  a  sufficient  number  of 
orders  shall  be  received,  A  Memoir  of  Col.  Joshua  Fry,  and  an  Autobiography  of 
his  Son,  the  Kev.  Henry  Fry  ;  with  a  Census  of  their  Descendants.  Price  not  to 
exceed  $1. 

Sketch  of  Elder  Daniel  Hix.— About  the  first  of  May  will  be  published  by  sub- 
scription, A  Sketch  of  Elder  Daniel  Hix,  with  the  History  of  the  First  Christian 
Church  in  Dartmouth  for  One  Hundred  Years,  by  S.  M.  Andrews.  The  book  will 
contain  about  200  pages.  Price  $1.  Subscriptions  received  by  S.  M.  Andrews, 
North  Dartmouth,  Mass. 


Genealogies  in  Preparation. — Persons  of  the  several  names  are  advised  to  fur- 
nish the  compilers  of  these  genealogies  with  records  of  their  own  families  and  other 
information  which  they  think  will  be  useful.  We  would  suggest  that  all  facts  of 
interest  illustrating  the  family  history  or  character  be  communicated,  especially 
service  under  the  l).  S.  government,  the  holding  of  other  offices,  graduation  from 
college  or  professional  schools,  occupation,  with  dates  and  places  of  birth,  marriage, 
residence  and  death. 

Genu  (Guinne,  Guinn,  Guyn,  Gwyn).  By  Thomas  Smyth,  1344  Chestnut  St., 
Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Howland.  By  Louis  M.  Howland,  83  Duanc  Street,  New  York  city,  and  Frank- 
lyn  Howland,  Acushnet,  Bristol  County,  Mass. 

Howland.     By  W.  R.  Howland,  Lynn,  Mass.     The  female  lines  to  be  included. 

Smyth.  By  Thomas  Smyth,  Philadelphia.  To  contain  the  descendants  of  Ralph 
Smyth,  of  Hingham. 


SOCIETIES  AND   THEIR  PROCEEDINGS. 

New-England  Historic,  Genealogical  Society. 

Boston,  Mass.,  Wednesday,  January  7,  1880. — The  annual  meeting  was  held  at 

the  Society's  House,  L8  Somerset  Street,  this  afternoon,  at  three  o'clock,  the  presi- 
dent, the  Hon.  Marshall  P.  Wilder,  in  the  chair. 

The  recording  secretary,  David  G.  Haskins,  Jr.,  read  the  record  of  the  proceed- 
ings at  the  December  meeting. 


1880.]  Societies  and  their  Proceedings,  207 

The  Rev.  Henry  A.  Hazen,  chairman  of  the  nominating  committee,  reported  a  list 
of  officers  and  committees  for  the  year  1880,  and  the  persons  nominated  were  unani- 
mously elected,  viz. 

President.— lion.  Marshall  P.  Wilder,  Ph.D.,  of  Boston,  Mass. 

Vice-Presidents. — Hon.  Israel  Washburn,  LL.D.,  of  Portland,  Me.  ;  Hon.  Jo- 
seph B.  Walker,  A.B.,  of  Concord,  N.  H.  ;  Hon.  Hiland  Hall,  LL.D.,  of  Benning- 
ton, Vt.  ;  Hon.  George  C.  Richardson,  of  Boston,  Mass.  ;  Hon.  John  R.  Bartlett, 
A.M.,  of  Providence,  R.  I.  ;  Hon.  Marshall  Jewell,  A.M.,  of  Hartford,  Ct. 

Honorary  Vice-Presidents. — His  Excellency  Rutherford  B.  Hayes,  LL.D.,  Presi- 
dent of  the  United  States  ;  William  A.  Whitehead,  A.M.,  of  Newark,  N.  J.  ;  Wil- 
liam Duane,  of  Philadelphia,  Pa.  ;  Rev.  Edwin  A.  Dalrymple,  S.T.D.,  of  Balti- 
more, Md.  ;  Hon.  William  A.  Richardson,  LL.D.,  of  Washington,  D.  C.  ;  Hon. 
Thomas  Spooner,  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio  ;  Hon.  John  Wentworth,  LL.D.,  of  Chicago, 
111. ;  Rev.  Joseph  F.  Tuttle,  D.D.,  of  Crawfordsville,  Ind.  ;  Lyman  C.  Draper, 
LL.D.,  of  Madison,  Wis.  ;  Rt.  Rev.  William  S.  Perry,  D.D.,  LL.D.,  of  Daven- 
port, Iowa  ;  Rev.  William  G.  Eliot,  D.D.,  LL.D.,  of  St.  Louis,  Mo.;  Rt.  Rev. 
William  I.  Kip,  D.D.,  LL.D.,  of  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Corresponding  Secretary. — Rev.  Edmund  F.  Slafter,  A.M.,  of  Boston,  Mass. 

Recording  Secretary. — David  Green  Haskins,  Jr.,  A.M.,  of  Cambridge,  Mass. 

Treasurer . — Benjamin  Barstow  Torrey,  of  Boston,  Mass. 

Historiographer. — Rev.  Samuel  Cutler,  of  Boston,  Mass. 

Librarian. — John  Ward  Dean,  A.M.,  of  Boston,  Mass. 

Directors. — Hon.  George  C.  Richardson,  Boston  ;  Hon.  Nathaniel  Foster  SafFord, 
A.B.,  Milton;  Hon.  James  W.  Austin,  A.M.,  Boston;  Cyrus  Woodman,  A.M., 
Cambridge  ;  J.  Gardner  White,  A.M.,  Cambridge. 

Committee  on  Finance. — Henry  Edwards,  Boston,  Chairman;  Hon.  Charles  B. 
Hall,  Boston  ;  Hon.  Samuel  C.  Cobb,  Boston  ;  Hon.  Alvah  A.  Burrage,  Boston  ; 
Addison  Child,  Boston  ;   Benjamin  B.  Torrey,  Boston,  ex  officio. 

Committee  on  Publication. — John  Ward  Dean,  A.M.,  Chairman ;  Rev.  Lucius  R. 
Paige,  D.D.,  Cambridge  ;  Rev.  Edmund  F.  Slafter,  A.M.,  Boston  ;  Jeremiah  Col- 
burn,  A.M.,  Boston  ;  William  B.  Trask,  Boston  ;  Henry  H.  Edes,  Boston;  Henry 
F.  Waters,  A.B.,  Salem. 

'  Committee  on  Memorials. — John  Ward  Dean,  A.M.,  Chairman;  Rev.  Henry  A. 
Hazen,  A.M.,  Billerica  ;  J.  Gardner  White,  A.M.,  Cambridge  ;  William  B.  Trask, 
Boston  ;  Daniel  T.  V.  Huntoon,  Canton  ;  Arthur  M.  Alger,  LL.B.,  Taunton. 

Committee  on  Heraldry. — Hon.  Thomas  C.  Amory,  A.M.,  Boston,  Chairman; 
Abner  C.  Goodell,  Jr.  A.M.,  Salem  ;  Augustus  T.  Perkins,  A.M.,  Boston  ;  George 
B.  Chase,  A.M.,  Boston  ;  Walter  Lloyd  Jeffries,  A.B.,  Boston. 

Committee  on  the  Library. — Jeremiah  Colburn,  A.M.,  Boston,  Chairman;  Wil- 
liam B.  Trask,  Boston  ;  Deloraine  P.  Corey,  Maiden  ;  Willard  S.  Allen,  A.M., 
Boston  ;  John  W.  Dean,  Boston,  ex  officio. 

Committee  on  Papers  and  Essays. — Rev.  Dorus  Clarke,  D.D.,  Chairman;  Rev. 
Increase  N.  Tarbox,  D.D.,  Newton  ;  Rev.  David  G.  Haskins,  S.T.D.,  Cambridge; 
William  C.  Bates,  Newton;  Charles  C.  Coffin,  Brookline  ;  Rep.  Artemas  B.  Muz- 
zey,  A.M.,  Cambridge. 

Col.  Wilder  having,  for  the  thirteenth  time,  been  elected  president  of  the  society, 
proceeded  to  deliver  his  annual  address,  which  is  printed  in  full  in  this  number  of 
the  Register  (ante,  pp.  139-54). 

The  following  annual  reports  were  presented  : 

The  Rev.  Edmund  F.  Slafter,  the  corresponding  secretary,  reported  that  one  hon- 
orary, thirty-seven  resident  and  four  corresponding  members  have  been  added  to  the 
society  during  the  year.  He  also  reported  the  usual  correspondence  relating  to  his- 
torical subjects. 

The  Rev  Samuel  Cutler,  the  historiographer,  reported  the  number  of  members 
who  have  died  during  the  year,  as  far  as  known,  to  be  thirty-two.  Their  united 
ages  are  2349  years,  5  months  and  25  days,  being  an  average  of  73  years,  5  months 
and  2  days.  Memorial  sketches  of  thirty-four  deceased  members  have  been  prepared 
since  the  last  report. 

Benjamin  B-  Torrey,  the  treasurer,  reported  the  total  income  for  the  year  to  be 
$3,214.20,  and  the  current  expenses  $3,182.75,  leaving  a  balance  on  hand  of  $31.45. 
The  receipts  for  life-membership  were  $120.00,  making  the  present  amount  of  the 
fund  $9,297.74.  The  amount  of  the  fund  for  the  support  of  the  librarian  is 
'$12,763.13;  of  the  Bradbury  Fund,    $2,500.00;   of  the  Towne  Memorial  Fund, 


208  So-  u  ties  and  their  Proceedings.  [April, 

72;  ofthe  Barstow  Fand,  $1,001.39;  of  the  Bond  Fund.  $703.21;  of  the 
Cushman  Fund,  I  ;  and  of  the  Sever  Fund,  $5,000.00  ;  making  a  total  for  the 

several  funds,  in  the  hands  ol  the  treasurer,  of  $36,22 1.  18. 

John  W.  Dean,  the  librarian,  reported  that  719  volumes  anil  3,639  pamphl^s  had 
i  added  to  the  library  during  the  year,  ol  which  o7."{  volumes  and  3,41 1  pamph- 
lets were  donations.   Ten  thousand  pamphlets  have  been  sold.    The  library  now  con- 
tains 16,040  volumes  and  41,830  pamphlets. 

Henry  W .  Holland,  chairman,  reported  for  the  library  committee  that  about 
had  been  expended  for  books ;  that  new  shelving  and  a  case  for  the  card-catalogue  had 
been  provided  ;  and  that  the  classification  ol  the  books  and  pamphlets  had  been 
proceeded  with.  The  committee  had  also  reprinted  one  hundred  copies  of  the  Steb- 
l)ins  genealogy,  the  first  genealogy  known  to  have  been  printed  in  this  country,  in 
facsimile. 

John  W.  Dean,  chairman  of  the  publishing  committee,  reported  that  the  Regis- 
ter to  January,  1880,  and  the  annual  proceedings  for  1879,  had  been  issued  under 
their  charge  since  their  last  report. 

The  Rev.  Dorus  Clarke,  D.I).,  chairman  of  the  committee  on  papers  and  essays, 
reported  that  eleven  papers  had  been  read  before  the  society  during  the  year. 

Augustus  T.  Perkins,  A.M.,  for  the  committee  on  heraldry,  and  J.  Gardner 
White,  secretary  of  the  committee  on  memorials,  also  made  reports. 

Thanks  were  voted  to  the  president  for  his  address,  and  the  publishing  committee 
were  directed  to  print  the  address,  with  an  abstract  of  the  other  proceed i 

Weymouth  Historical  Society. 

Weymouth,  Mass.,  Sept.  6,  1879. — A  stated  meeting  was  held  this  evening  at  the 
house  of  the  president,  Elias  Richards,  Esq. 

The  corresponding  secretary,  the  Rev.  Anson  Titus,  Jr.,  reported  letters  from 
more  than  a  score  of  honorary  members.  A  large  number  of  valuable  donations 
were  presented  at  the  meeting.  The  Rev.  Mr.  Titus  stated  to  the  meeting  that 
Gilbert  Nash,  Esq.,  had  made  a  copy  of  the  Weymouth  records  of  births,  marriages 
and  deaths,  and  arranged  them  alphabetically,  and  will  aid  his  townsmen  in  tracing 
their  ancestry.     Where  copying  is  required,  a  fee  will  be  asked. 

Old  Colony  Historical  Society. 

Taunton,  Mass.,  December  8,  1879.     The  annual  meeting  was  held  this  evening. 
The  lion.  Henry  Williams  read  a  paper  on    "  The  claim  of  Elizabeth  Pool,  as  the 
foundress  of  Taunton,"  in  which  he  gave  reasons  for  disbelieving  in  that  claim. 
The  following  officers  were  elected  for  the  ensuing  year  : 

President. — The  Hon.  John  Daggett,  of  Attleborough. 

Vice-Presidents. — The  Rev.  Mortimer  Blake,  D.D.,  and  the  Hon.  Samuel  L.  Crock- 
er, both  of  Taunton. 

Directors. — James  II.  Dean,  Arthur  M.  Alger,  LL.B  ,  and  A.  F.  Sprague,  of 
Taunton  ;  John  S.  Brayton,  of  Fall  River  ;  Ellis  Ames,  of  Canton  ;  and  Gen.  Eb- 
enezer  W.  Peirce,  of  Freetown. 

Recording  and  Corresponding  Secretary. — The  Rev.  S.  H.  Einer}',  of  Taunton. 

Treasurer. — T.  J.  Lothrop. 

Librarian. — Fbenezer  C.  Arnold,  of  Taunton. 

Committee  on  Publication. — E.  0.  Arnold  and  Edgar  II.  Reed. 

Mr.  Lothrop,  the  treasurer,  reported  that  there  was  a  balance  of  $34.61  in  the 
treasury. 

Iviiode-Islam)  Historical  Society. 

Providence )  December  A,  1879. — A  meeting  was  held  this  evening,  the  lion.  Z.-j.h- 
aniah  Allen,  vice-president,  in  the  chair. 

Vice-president  Allen  read  a  paper  on  '•  The  Domestic  Life,  Manners  and  Cue 

of  the  Indians." 

F.  Dennison,  in  behalf  of  the  committee  on  the  preservation  of  the  Indian  relics 
in  Johnston,  made  a  further  report. 

Dec.   16. —  A  meeting  Was  held  this  evening. 

The  lion.  William  1).  Brayton  read  a  paper  on  "  The  Oswego  Expedition." 

Dec.  31. — William  LJ.  Weedcn  read  a  paper  uu  "  Person  and  Property. " 


1880.]       Necrology  of  Historic,  Genealogical  Society.  209 

Delaware  Historical  Society. 

Wilmington,  Dec.  15,  1879. — A  stated  meeting  was  held  this  evening,  the  Hon. 
Leonard  E.  Wales,  the  president,  in  the  chair. 

Dr.  L.  P.  Bush,  in  behalf  of  the  committee  on  the  "  Great  Seal,"  reported  a  his- 
tory of  the  seal  of  Delaware  from  its  origin. 

Joseph  R.  Walter,  Esq.,  the  historiographer,  made  a  report  on  the  duties  of  his 
office,  the  preservation  of  historical  records,  with  a  list  of  his  predecessors. 

The  president  appointed  the   following  standing  committees  for  the  ensuing  year  : 

On  Library — Dr.  R.  P.  Johnson,  Dr.  J.  P.  Wales  and  W.D.  Dowe.  Biography — 
J.  R.  Waiter,  T.  Gardiner  Littell  and  Caesar  A.  Rodney.  Donations — Dr.  L.  P. 
Bush,  T.  Gardiner  Littell,  and  W.  H.  Porter.  Publication— Hon.  L.  E.  Wales,  W. 
T.  Croasdale  and  George  H.  Bates.  Finance — John  H.  Adams,  H.  S.  McComb  and 
Elwood  Garrett. 

Alabama  Historical  Society. 

Tuskaloosa,  July  I,  1879. — The  annual  meeting  was  held  in  Centennial  Hall  at 
half  past  four  o'clock  this  afternoon,  the  president,  the  Rev.  Joshua  Foster,  in  the 
chair. 

The  following  officers  for  1879-80,  were  elected  : 

President. — The  Rev.  Joshua  H.  Foster,  of  Tuskaloosa. 

Vice-Presidents.— 1st,  Gen.  S.  A.  M.  Wood,  of  Tuskaloosa;  2d,  Col.  L.  M.  Stan- 
sell,  of  Carrolton  ;  3d,  Maj.  James  D.  Driesbach,  Baldwin  county. 
Treasurer. — James  H.  Fitts,  Esq.,  of  Tuskaloosa. 
Corresponding  Secretary. — Walter  Guild,  Esq.,  of  Tuskaloosa. 
Recording  Secretary. — John  Snow,  Esq.,  of  Tuskaloosa. 

An  evening  session  was  held  at  half  past  eight  in  the  Concert  Hall  of  the  A.  C.  F. 
College. 

President  Foster  delivered  his  annual  address  ;  after  which,  a  paper  by  Major 
James  1).  Driesbach  on  "The  Early  Indian  History  of  Alabama,"  etc.,  was  read 
by  John  J.  Harris,  Esq. 


NECROLOGY  OF  THE  NEW-ENGLAND  HISTORIC, 
GENEALOGICAL  SOCIETY. 

Prepared  by  the  Rev.  Samuel  Cutler,  Historiographer  of  the  Society. 

The  historiographer  would  state,  for  the  information  of  the  society,  that 
the  memorial  sketches  which  are  prepared  for  the  Register  are  necessarily 
brief  in  consequence  of  the  limited  space  which  can  be  appropriated.  All 
the  facts,  however,  he  is  able  to  gather,  are  retained  in  the  Archives  of  the 
Society,  and  will  aid  in  more  extended  memoirs  for  which  the  "  Towne 
Memorial  Fund "  is  provided.  The  preparation  of  the  first  volume  is 
now  in  progress  by  a  committee  appointed  for  the  purpose. 

William  Turell  Andrews,  A.M.,  of  Boston,  a  life-member,  was  born  in  Boston, 
Dec.  24,  1794,  and  died  there  Nov.  21,  1879,  aged  eighty-four  years  and  eleven  ms. 

Mr.  Andrews  was  one  of  the  youngest  students  who  ever  entered  and  graduated 
at  Harvard  College.  When  admitted  in  1808  he  was  only  thirteen  years  old,  gradu- 
ating in  the  class  of  1812,  with  the  well  known  men  Peleg Sprague,  Edward  Brooks, 
Charles  Brown,  Dr.  John  Homans  and  others.  From  bis  father,  Ebenezer  T.,  who 
was  associated  with  Isaiah  Thomas  in  the  printing  business  many  years  ago,  he 
inherited  great  wealth,  and  was  himself  a  large  owner  of  real  estate.  After  leav- 
ing college  he  began  the  study  of  law,  and,  entering  upon  his  profession,  he  prac- 
tised at  the  bar  with  the  late  Thomas  Wetmorc,  a  life-long  friend  of  close  in- 
timacy. He  was  a  man  of  very  quiet,  retiring  disposition,  and  after  a  few  years' he 
quit  the  practice  of  law,  and  devoting  his  life  to  the  study  of  the  classics,  lias  left 
one  of  the  largest  private  libraries  in  Boston,  consisting  mostly  of  foreign  works, 
with  many  old  and  rare  books. 


210  Necrology  of  Historic  f  Genealogical  Society.        [April, 

[n  addition  to  his  studies  Mr.  Andrews  found  time  to  fill  many  offices  of  trust. 
From  \i  ~  be  was  treasurer  of  Harvard  College.    The  salary  voted  him  he 

gave  t  i  the  Hummer  professorship.     He  was  a  trustee  of  the  Westoorough  Reform 
School,  for  four  or  five  years  from  the  commencement  of  that  institution  ;  a  trustee 
of  the  McLean  Asylum  and  Massachusetts  General  Hospital ;  for  over  fifty  yean 
trustee  of  the  Boston  Library  ;  b  member  of  the  Massachusetts  Charitable  Fire 
-    siety  forty-one  years,  and  president  live  years;  a  director  for  thirty  years  of  the 
Manufacturers'  Insurance  Company;  a  director  of  the  City  Bank  forty-three 
and  president  many  years ;  for  twenty-seven  years  a  director  oi  the  Massachus 
Mutual  1  nsurance  Company.    He  was  also  one  of  the  trustees  of  the  Old  Ladies1  II" 
ami  was  connected  with  the  Provident  Institution  for  Savings,  as  secretary,  trustee, 
and  vice-president  from  1813  t«j  1874.     He  was  a  member  of  the  Academy  of  Arts 
and  Sciences,  and  the  Warren   Thursday  Evening  Club;  ami  for   many  year-  was  a 
trustee  of  the  Boston  Athenaeum. 

Mr.  Andrews  was  a  member  of  the  Massachusetts  Legislature  as  a  representative 
from  Boston  in  1841  and  1847.  lie  was  a  member  of  the  board  of  Aldermen  of  the 
city  of  Boston,  1840-1811,  when  his  friend  Jonathan  Chapman  was  mayor;  and  haa 
filled  other  city  offices. 

Mr.  Andrews  leaves  a  wife,  two  sons,  and  three  daughters. 

He  was  admitted  a  member  Dec.  10,  1846. 

Hon.  Isaac  Livermore,  of  Cambridge,  Mass..  a  life  member,  was  born  in  Wal- 
tham,  Mass.,  Nov.  21,  171)7  ;  died  at  Fittsfield,  Mass..  Nov.  !).  1*79.  aged  82. 

liis  father,  Nathaniel  Livermore,  was  born  in  Watertown,  Mis-  .  Sept.  20,  177.. 
and  Ids  mother  Elizabeth  (Gleason)  Livermore,  in  Waltham,  Feb.  8,  1776. 

Isaac  Livermore  attended  the  common  schools  in  Waltham  and  Cambridge,  to 
which  his  father  removed  in  1804.  At  the  age  of  fourteen  he  left  school  to  Lro  into 
a  store  in  Cambridge,  where  he  began  his  training  for  his  business  life.  Prom  a 
statement  in  our  archives,  recently  revised  by  Mr.  Livermore,  we  learn  that  early 
in  life  he  commenced  the  dry-goods  business  on  his  own  account.  In  it  he  says, 
briefly,  in  mentioning  his  occupation  and  the  prominent  events  oi  his  life  :  "  I  >i 
merchant  from  1816  to  1826.  Wool  merchant  from  1826  to  1846.  Treasurer  of  Man- 
chester Print  Works  from  1846  to  1852.  Treasurer  of  Michigan  Central  Railroad 
Company  over  twenty-one  years."  Mr.  Livermore  was  for  many  years  a  partner 
with  the  late  city  treasurer  of  Boston,  Mr.  James  13.  Dunn*f  subsequently  with 
Mr.  Hugh  R.  Kendall,  in  the  purchase  and  sale  of  wool.  On  the  dissolution  of  the 
firm  of  Livermore  &  Kendall,  he  associated  with  him  his  brother  George  Livermore. 

Mr.  Livermore  has  been  prominent  in  public  life.  He  was  a  representative 
to  the  General  Court  of  Massachusetts  from  the  town  and  city  of  Cambridge  for 
five  years,  and  senator  from  the  county  of  Middlesex  two  year-.  He  was  president 
of  the  first  Common  Council  of  the  city  of  Cambridge,  1846;  presidential  elector 
in  1848,  on  the  whig  ticket  ;  a  member  of  the  convention  to  revise  the  constitu- 
tion of  Massachusetts,  from  Cambridge,  1853  ;  and  justice  of  the  peace  sine  1846. 

For  over  thirty  years  Mr.  Livermore  was  ;)  director  of  the  Bunker  Hill  Monument 
Association;  a  director  of  the  City  Lank.  Huston,  nearly  eighteen  years;  of  the 
National  Insurance  Company,  Bo8ton,  over  twenty  years  ;  a  trustee  of  M 
Auburn  Cemetery  for  eight  years;  president  of  the  Hancock  Free  Bridge  Corpora- 
tion. Under  his  administration  the  funds  accumulated  to  purchase  both  the 
Cambridge  bridges. 

Mr.  Livermore  was  prominent  as  a  member  of  the  masonic  fraternity.  Sept.  18, 
1820,  he  was  admitted  to  the  Amicable  Lodge  of  F.  and  A.  M.,  and  has  several 
times  held  the  highest  position  in  the  Royal  Arch  Chapter  of  Cambridgeport.  Early 
in  life  he  was  a  federalist,  then  a  whig,  but  since  1854  a  republican.  He  had  I 
a  prominent  member  of  the  Austin  Street  Unitarian  Church  since  1854.  In  private 
life  he  was  one  of  the  most  genial  of  men.  His  charities  were  numerous  and  la- 
Mr.  Livermore  married  Nov.  21,  1828,  Eunice,  daughter  of  Phineas  B.  Hovey, 
by  whom  he  had  :  1.  Edward  Marshall,  born  Oct.  .">,  1823.  -J.  ./  ■■.■•  ( 'ornelia,  born 
Aug.  23,  L825.  3.  Sarah  Elizabeth,  born  Oct.  31,  18:27.  4.  Charles  Frederick, 
born  March    13,  1830. 

Hia  membership  is  from  Feb,  L2,  187-j. 

Prof.  John  Johnston,  LL.D.,  of  Middletown,  Conn.,  an  honorary  member,  wai 
ii  m  Bristol,  county  of  Lincoln,  Maine,  A.ug.  23,   1806;  died  at  Statcn  Island, 

.New  York,  Dec.  3,  Ls7!>,  aged  7.'l  yean,  '-'>  ms    10 


1880.]       Necrology  of  Historic,  Genealogical  Society.  211 

He  was  of  Scotch  descent.  His  father,  William  Johnston,  who  was  born  in  Bris- 
tol, Maine,  Oct.  29,  1775,  and  who  married  Olive  Morton,  born  in  what  is  now  the 
town  of  Friendship,  Maine,  Oct.  16,  1774,  was  the  son  of  Thomas  Johnston  who 
came  to  this  country  in  1753,  from  Berwickshire,  Scotland,  where  he  was  born 
March  28  or  31,  in  1735.  He  died  in  1811.  His  father's  name  was  also  Thomas, 
who  was  buried  with  his  wife  in  Preston  churchyard,  Scotland. 

Prof.  Johnston's  preparation  to  enter  Bowdoin  College,  from  which  he  graduated 
in  the  class  of  1832,  was  partly  at  the  Wesleyan  Seminary,  Readfield,  Maine,  and 
partly  at  the  Lincoln  Academy,  Newcastle,  Maine.  From  McKendree  College,  in 
1850,  he  received  the  degree  of  LL.D.  A  like  honor  was  conferred  by  the  Wesleyan 
University. 

After  his  graduation  in  1832  he  entered  upon  the  duties  of  teacher  in  Oneida 
Conference,  now  Central  New  York,  Conference  Seminary,  Cazenovia,  N.  Y. ;  of 
which,  in  1835,  he  was  principal.  From  1835-39,  he  was  Adjunct  Professor  of  Math- 
ematics, and  Lecturer  on  Natural  Science ;  and  from  1839-1873,  Professor  of  Natu- 
ural  Science  in  Wesleyan  University. 

It  was  soon  after  his  removal  to  Middletown,  Conn.,  in  1835,  that  he  began  his 
daily  lectures  on  chemistry  and  natural  philosophy,  which  he  continued  until  1874, 
when,  on  account  of  his  advanced  age,  he  retired  from  active  duty  with  the  honor 
of  Professor  Emeritus. 

After  the  death  of  Dr.  Oliver  in  1851,  he  was  the  acting  president  of  the  Univer- 
sity until  the  election  of  his  successor,  Dr.  Smith,  in  1852. 

Prof.  Johnston  is  the  author  or  compiler  of  several  text  books  on  chemistry  and 
natural  philosophy,  which  have  passed  through  many  editions.  During  the  latter 
years  of  his  life,  besides  rewriting  his  text  books,  he  has  compiled  and  published  a 
history  of  Bristol,  and  Bremen,  including  the  ancient  Pemaquid,  Lincoln  Co.,  Me. 
This  work  is  the  result  of  extended  and  thorough  research,  embracing  a  critical  in- 
vestigation of  several  important  questions  relative  to  the  early  history  of  Maine, 
and  is  justly  regarded  as  one  of  the  most  reliable  of  the  contributions  that  have 
been  made  to  American  local  history.  He  was  a  member  of  the  American  Associa- 
tion for  the  Advancement  of  Science  ;  of  the  New  York  Lyceum ;  of  the  Philadel- 
phia Academy  of  Science ;  and  of  the  Connecticut  Historical  Society  ;  and  a  cor- 
responding member  of  several  state  historical  societies.  He  was  an  occasional  con- 
tributor to  the  American  Journal  of  Science,  Methodist  Quarterly  Review,  Na- 
tional Magazine,  and  the  Register  of  our  own  Society. 

Dr.  Johnston  married  in  Cazenovia,  N.  Y.,  April  5,  1835,  Nancy  Maria,  born  in 
Biandford,  Mass.,  Oct.  12,  1808,  daughter  of  Armor  Hamilton,  by  whom  he  had 
five  sons.  His  wife  and  three  of  his  sons  survive  him.  The  sons  are  in  business  in 
New  York,  and  at  the  residence  of  one  of  them,  on  Staten  Island,  the  venerable 
professor  passed  away. 

Urbane  in  manner,  gentle  in  disposition,  the  alumni  of  Wesleyan  University, 
with  others  of  his  associates,  will  have  pleasing  remembrances  of  his  useful  life. 

His  membership  dates  from  April  17,  1876. 

Rev.  Calvin  Durfee,  D.D.,  a  corresponding  member,  of  Williamstown,  Mass., 
was  born  at  Pittsfield,  Mass.,  Oct.  6,  1797.  He  died  at  Williamstown,  Nov.  21, 
1879,  aged  82  years,  1  mo.  15  ds. 

He  was  the  son  of  John  and  Mary  (Peck)  Durfee.  He  lived  a  few  years  in  Stock- 
bridge  when  a  lad,  and  then  removed  to  Great  Barring  ton,  where  he  made  a  pro- 
fession of  religion.  He  fitted  for  college  in  Lenox  Academy.  He  was  a  graduate 
of  Williams  College  in  the  elass  of  1825;  after  graduation,  taught  six  months  in 
Westfield  Academy;  studied  theology  with  Dr.  Woodbridge,  of  Iladley;  was 
licensed  November,  1827  ;  preached  six  months  in  South  Hadley  ;  and  was  ordained 
at  Hunter,  N.  Y.,  April  21,  1828,  and  resigned  in  August,  1835.  He  was  installed 
in  South  Dedham,  March  6,  1836,  and  resigned  in  1851.  He  was  in  Brooklyn, 
Ohio,  about  three  years.  In  1855  he  was  appointed  financial  agent  of  Williams 
.  and  removed  to  Williamstown.  Dr.  Durfee  collected  sonic  funds  for  the 
institution  and  sought  to  advance  its  interests  in  various  ways,  his  chief  service 
being  through  a  history  of  the  college, and  his  "  Biographical  Annals  of  Williams." 
For  more  than  a  quarter  of  a  century  he  was  engaged  in  collecting  materials  for 
tin- important  work.     Dr.  S.  Tremens  Prime,   in  an  introduction,  speaks  of  it  as 

one  of  i  extrordinary  literary  compilations  of  the  present  day It 

contains  authentic  information  of  the  founders  and  first  officers,  and  the  first 
luates  of  Williams \Yre  have  now  almost  a  complete  biography  of  the 

VOL.    XXXIV.  19 


212  Necrology  oj  Historic,  Genealogical  s       ty.       [April, 

men  who  have  been  identified  with  the  college  from  its  birth  to  the  present  day.'1 
11  u  great  the  lab  »r,  the  patience  and  the  perseverance  oi  collecting  thi<  record  of 
over  two  thousand  alumni  scattered  through  the  lour  quarters  of  the  world  !  It  is 
a  volume  oi  maris  seven  hundred  pages,  published  in  1871,  by  I.  I  S  spherd, 
ton.  The  "  History  of  Williams  College"  is  an  octavo  volume  of  pp.  430,  pub- 
lished I860.  On  pp.  490-21,  oi  "  Biographical  Annals."  may  be  found  a  list  of 
some  of  Dr.  Durfee's  discourses  and  addresses,  many  of  them  of  interest  to  the 
genealogist  and  antiquarian.  He  was  fond  oi  biographical  work.  He  loved  his 
alma  mater.    For  yours  he  prepared  the  annual  i  y  of  its  members.     He  * 

instrumental  in  obtaining  many  of  the  portrait  paintings  which  hang  in  Alumni 
Hall,  and  recently  gave  to  the  college  his  own  valuable  collection  graphs. 

lie  was  an  accurate,  clear  writer,  confining  himself  to  skeleton  tacts  rather  than 
attempting  to  clothe  his  subjects  in  flesh  and  blood  again. 

Dr.  Durfee  was  twice  married — first,  to  Miss  Maria  Beckwith,  of  Great  Barring- 
ton,  May,  1828;  second,  to  Miss  Sarah  Tappan  Pierce,  oi'  lirookline,  August  15, 
1831. 

His  membership  dates  from  Sept.  6,  1817. 

Gen.  Josiah  Newhall,  a  life  member,  of  Lynnfield,  Mass.,  where  he  was  born 
June  G,  1794  ;  and  where  he  died,  December  20,  1879,  in  his  eighty-sixth  year. 

lie  traces  his  descent  from  Thomas1  Newhall,  who  came  from  England  in  L630, 
through  Thomas*  the  first  white  person  born  in  Lynn  ;  John*  Josiah*  b  irn  1717  ; 
and  Jacob,5  his  father,  horn  in  Lynn,  now  Lynnfield.  September  1(3,  1758,  and  who 
married  Ede  Marble,  born  in  Danvers,  Au^.  15,  1769. 

Gen.  Newhall  had  a  common  school  education,  with  the  advantages  of  academi- 
cal instruction,  and  in  early  life  followed  the  profession  of  teaching.  Later  in  life 
he  became  a  farmer  and  horticulturist,  and  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  Mas 
chusetts  Horticultural  Society  in  1829.  During  the  war  of  1812  he  served  in  the 
American  army,  and  has  been  one  of  the  pensioners  of  that  war.  Subsequently  he 
became  active  in  the  state  militia.  In  1824  he  commanded  a  regiment  of  nine  com- 
panies in  uniform,  among  the  troops  reviewed  by  Gen.  Lafayette,  on  Boston  Com- 
mon, on  his  visit  to  America.  Subsequently,  as  Brigadier  General,  he  was  for  six 
years  in  command  of  the  First  Brigade  of  Massachusetts  militia.  For  eight  years, 
under  the  administration  of  Gen.  Jackson,  he  held  a  commission  in  the  Reveuue 
Department,  connected  with  the  Boston  Custom  Elouse. 

In  town  affairs  he  was  long  prominent,  holding  various  offices,  as  selectman, 
assessor,  and  overseer  of  the  poor  for  several  years;  chairman  of  the  b  com- 

mittee twenty-two  years;  representative  of  the  town  in  the  General  Court  in    l£ 
1827  and  1848,  being  the  first  to  represent  the  town  after  its  incorporation  ;  hel 
commission  as  justice  of  the  peace  forty-seven  years.     In    l-lv  he  delivered 
annual  address  before  the  Essex   Agricultural  Society,  which  was  published  by 
society.     Of  late  years  he  has  been  an  occasional  visitor  at  the  state-house.     At  his 
last  visit,  and  within  the  year,  lie  learned  that  of  all   who  had  been  connected  w 
the  government  m  1826,  he  was  the  only  survivor. 

Gen.  Newhall  married  Rachel  Converse  Bancroft,  daughter  of  Timothy  Bam 
Oct.  28,  1824,  and  nine  children  were  the  fruit  of  the  marriage.     Of  these  the  only 
sun  ivors  are  two  daughters,  one  of  whom  is  the  wife  of  Mr.  S.  A.  Hall,  oi    II  \ 
and  the  other  of  Mr.  G.  A.  Hall,  of  Chelsea,  these  gentlemen  being  broth 

His  membership  is  from  April  27,  1853. 

Gustavus  Adolphus  Somerbt,  F.sq.,  of  Boston,  a  resident  member,  was  born  in 
Newbury,  Mass.,  November  2,   1821;    died   at   his   summer  residence,  South   1 
mingham,  July  84,1879,  in  his  fifty-eighth  year. 

lie  was  the  son  of  Samuel  and  Hannah  (George)   Somerby,   and  often  rei'err. 
the  fact  that  he  was  a  descendant  of  Anthony  Js  -  a  long  time  clerk 

courts  in  Essex  county,  in  the  seventeenth  century.     It  -  early  educational  ad\ 

rere  small.     He  attended  the  high  school   in  Wayland,  and  there  became  in- 
spired with  an  ambition  to  become  a  lawyer.      Being  aided  by  an  old  farmer  in  the 
neighborhood,  whom  it  was  his  good  fortune  afterwards  many  times  to  repay,  lie 
entered  the  office  of  Judge  Mellon,  who  was  at   that  time— about  the  year   184< 
chief  justice  of  the  court  of  common  pleas,  and  in  1844  he  was  admitted  t" 
liar.     He  remained  in  Wayland  till   1852,  when  he  removed  to  Waltham,  and 
came  associated  as  s  partm  r  with  Josiah  Rutter,  now  d  cease  1.    He  remained  there 


1880.]  Booh  Notices.  213 

six  years,  and  when  in  1858  he  moved  to  Boston,  he  had  gained  a  reputation  which 
had  extended  heyond  Middlesex  county,  and  lie  was  looked  upon  as  a  valuable  acces- 
sion to  the  Suffolk  bar.  He  first  located  on  Court  Street,  in  the  building  now  occu- 
pied by  the  Adams  Express  Company.  In  1865  he  succeeded  Henry  F.  Durant,  Esq., 
at  the  old  State-House.  When  Sears  building  was  completed,  he  took  the  spacious 
and  elegant  rooms  vacated  by  his  death. 

Mr.  Somerby  was  distinguished  as  an  advocate.  He  will  be  remembered  for  his 
famous  defence  of  Leavitt  Alley  on  the  charge  of  murder  in  the  spring  of  1873 — 
a  defence  and  an  acquittal  which  many  regarded  as  rivalling  Rufus  Choate's  achieve- 
ment in  securing  the  acquittal  of  Albert  J.  Tirrell.  It  is  said  he  never  recovered 
from  the  great  mental  and  physical  effort  of  the  ten  or  twelve  days  of  that  trial.  For 
six  months  he  was  so  broken  down  as  to  be  unable  to  attend  to  his  work,  and  has 
ever  since  been  a  sufferer  from  the  protracted  effort  of  that  laborious  defence. 

Mr.  Somerby 's  ascent  to  eminence  was  slow  but  steady.  He  never  forgot  his  own 
early  experience,  and  he  was  fond  of  young  men  of  ability",  associated  them  with 
him,  and  helped  them  at  the  bar.  He  wanted  to  see  men  making  the  most  of  their 
abilities.  He  respected  the  man  who  did,  and  had  no  patience  with  a  man  who 
was  not  doing  the  best  he  could.  He  had  many  friends  and  few  enemies.  His  con- 
tests at  the  bar  were  oftentimes  sharp,  but  he  had  the  reputation  of  being  perfectly 
honorable  in  his  dealings  with  counsel  and  clients,  and  he  demanded  fair  dealing  in 
return.  He  was  one  of  the  board  of  examiners  of  candidates  for  admission  to  the 
Suffolk  bar,  and  was  a  member  of  the  Temple  and  Suffolk  clubs.  He  leaves  a  wife 
and  one  son,  Samuel  Ellsworth  Somerby,  a  graduate  of  Harvard  College,  class  of 
1879. 

Mr.  Somerby  was  admitted  a  member  June  4,  1863. 


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Los  Restos  de  Colon  en  Santo  Domingo.  Tor  Emiliano  Tejera.  [Device.]  Santo 
Domingo  :  Imprenta  de  Garcia  Hermanos.     1878.     [Royal  8vo.  pp.  75,] 

Los  Restos  de  Colon.  In  for  me  de  la  Real  Acadtmia  de  la  Hist  aria  at  Gobierno  de  S. 
M.  sobre  el  Supuesto  Hallazgo  de  los  Verdaderos  Restos  de  Cristoual  Colon  en  la 
Iqlesia  Catedral  de  Santo  Domingo.  Publicado  por  el  Minis terio  de  Fo  merit  o . 
Madrid  :  Imprenta  y  Fundicion  de  M.  Telio,  Imnressor  de  Camara  de  S.  M.  Isa- 
bel la  Catolica,  23.     1879.     [18mo.  pp.  197.] 

Los  Restos  de  Cristobal  Colon  en  la  Catedral  de  Santo  Domingo,  Contestacion  al  In- 
jhrme  de  la  Real  Academia  de  la  Hisloria  al  Gobierno  de  S.  M  El  Rcy  de  Espana. 
For  Monsenor  Roque  Cocchia,  de  la  Orden  de  Capuchinos,  Arzobispo  de  Sirace, 
Vicario  Apostolico  de  la  Arquidiocesis  de  Santo  Domingo  y  cerca  de  la  misma 
Republica  y  de  las  Haiti  y  de  Venezuela  Delegado  Apostolico.  [Motto.]  Santo 
Domingo  :  Imprenta  de  Garcia  Hermanos.     1879.     [Super  Royal  8vo.  pp.  339.] 

E.  Tejera.  Los  dos  Restos  de  Cristobal  Colon  exhumados  de  la  Catedral  de  Santo 
Domingo  en.  1795  i  1877.  [Motto.]  Santo  Domingo  :  Imprenta  do  Garcia  Her- 
manos.    1879.     [Super  Royal  8vo.  pp.  111.] 

In  the  autumn  of  1877  the  world  was  startled  by  the  publication  of  a  pastoral 
letter  from  the  Bishop  of  Orope,  in  the  Republic  of  San  Domingo,  announcing  the 
finding  of  the  remains  of  Columbus,  the  discoverer  of  the  New  World,  in  the  chan- 
cel of  the  cathedral  church  in  the  city  of  San  Domingo,  and  proposing  to  raise  there 
an  appropriate  monument  to  his  memory.  Hardly  had  the  remembrance  of  the 
pomp  and  circumstanct  ol  the  removal  of  the  venerable  remains  of  the  Great  Ad- 
miral from  San  Domingo  to  Havana  gone  from  aged  persons  in  those  places,  when 
this  surprising  intelligence  was  made  public. 

Columbus  died  at  valladolid  in  Spain,  May  20,  1506,  and  his  body  was  tempora- 
rily depobited  in  the  convent  of  San  Francisco  of  that  place.  In  1513  it  was  remov- 
ed to  the  Carthusian  Convent  of  Santa  Maria  in  Seville,  with  the  view  of  being 


21  I  Book  Notic  April, 

taken  to  San  Domingo,  in  the  [ndies,  for  final  interment,  pursuant,  it  is  said,  to  the 
Lest  of  the  deceased  I  Ireat  Admiral.    In  15:ii>.  the  remains  of  Columbus,  and  also 
those  of  his  eldest  son,  Don  Diego,  who  had  died  in  1526,  were  removed  from  this 
convent  to  be  transported  to  San  Domingo  in  the  new  world. 

In  1540, on  petition  of  Dona  Maria  de  Toleda,  widow  of  Don  Diego  Columbus,  and 
ni(  oe  oi  tin:  famous  duke  of  Alva ,  the  emperor  Charles  V.  granted  a  place  in  the  chan- 
cel of  the  Cathedral  Church  in    San   Domingo,   for  the  burial  of  the  remain- of  the 
Great  Admiral  and  members  of  his  family.    It  seems  that  the  remaii         I    ilumbus 
and  I  lis  son  Don  Diego  were  not  deposited  in  i  he  Cathedra]  Church  of  San  Domingo 
before  1511,  five  years  after  they  were  taken  away  from  the  convent  in  Seville.    Where 
were  they  during  this   period?     The  ancient   archives  of  the  old  cathedral   in   £ 
Domingo  are  missing  ;  and  the  exact  place  of  interment  of  the  remains  of  Colum- 
bus, as  well  as  those  of  his  son,  Don  Diego,  is  preserved  only  in  tradition,  whi 
uniformly  assigned  to  the  former  a  vault  on  the  gospel  side  of  the  gre  it  altar,  where 
they,  or  the    remains  of  Some  other   person,  were  found  in    I7i)5  and  rein 
Havana. 

In  1795  Spain  ceded  to  France  that  part  of  the  Island  where  the  cathedral 
stands;  and  it  was  thereupon  resolved  that  the  remains  of  Columbus  should  be 
removed  to  tin;  cathedral  church  of  Havana,  that  they  might  continue  under  the 
protection  of  the  Spanish  flag,  a  removal  in  plain  violation  of  the  expressed  wish  of 
the  Great  Admiral.  This  was  clone  with  great  civic  and  military  display,  and  high 
religious  ceremonial,  at  the  end  of  that  year. 

In  1877,  while  workmen  were  making  some  repairs  on  the  epistle  side  of  the  great 
altar  in  this  Cathedral  Church  of  San  Domingo,  the  remains  of  Don  Luis,  a  well 
known  grandson  of  Columbus,  were  discovered  enclosed  in  a  metallic  ca<e,  having 
his  name  and  titles  plainly  engraved  thereon.  This  discovery  led  to  further  explora- 
tion in  the  mortuary  places  in  the  chancel,  and  to  the  finding  of  the  remains  now  be- 
lieved to  be  those  of  the  Great  Admiral,  in  or  near  the  place  tradition  had  assigned 
for  their  deposit  on  the  gospel  side  of  the  great  altar.  They  were  enclosed  in  a  metal- 
lic case  and  lying  in  a  stone  vault,  within  six  inchesof  an  empty  vault  from  which  it 
is  supposed  the  alleged,  remains  of  Columbus  had  been  taken  in  1795  and  carried  to 
Havana.  The  outside  of  the  lid  bore  an  inscription,  which  being  extended  in  Eng- 
lish, is  as  follows  :  "Discoverer  of  America,  First  Admiral."  The  bishop  being 
informed  of  this,  immediately  summoned  the  President  of  the  republic  and  other 
official  persons,  civil  and  military,  to  attend  the  opening  of  this  metallic  case,  and 
examination  of  its  contents.  The  company  being  assembled  and  the  lid  raised,  there 
was  another  inscription  on  the  inside,  as  follows  :  "  The  Illustrious  and  Noble  Baron 
Don  Christopher  Columbus."  At  each  end  and  also  on  the  back  of  the  metallic 
coffin,  were  the  words,  "  Christopher  Columbus,  Admiral."  In  the  leaden  coffin 
were  a  considerable  number  of  human  bones,  with  dust,  a  leaden  bullet,  and  a!- 
thin  metal  plate  having  this  inscription  on  one  side,  "  A  part  ot  the  remains  of  the 
first  Admiral  Don  Christopher  Columbus,  Discoverer."  On  the  other  side  of  this 
plate  was  inscribed  "Christopher  Columbus." 

It  is  manifest  that  these  various  inscriptions  were  designed  t>  apply  to  no  other 
than  the  Great  Admiral  ;  and  but  for  the  remains  taken  to  Havana  in  1795,  no 
question  of  identity  would  likely  have  arisen. 

The  finding  of  these  remains  so  fully  marked  for  identification,    in  or  near   the 
place  tradition  had  assigned  for  those  of  the  immortal   Columbus,   naturally  turns 
attention  to  the  marks  by  which  the  remains  taken   t  >  Havana  in    17!>5  were 
ni/.ed  and  identified.     Strange  to  Bay,  there  were  no  marks  to  identify  them       : 
linger  of  ancient  tradition  pointed  to  a  nameless  vault  on  the  gospel  side  of  the  a! 
wherein  were;  found  a  few  plates  of  lead,  some  fragments  of  human  bones,  and   a 
small  heap  of  ashes.    Without  further  verification  these  were  gathered  up  and  taken 
fco  Havana  as  the  remains  of  the  discoverer  of  the  New  World.     This  same  tradi- 
tion then  and  there  pointed  to  the  epistle  side  of  that  venerable  altar  as  t1 
of  Bartholomew,  brother  of  the  Great  Admiral.    There,  in   1^77,  were  found  I 
remains  of  Don   Luis,  grands  on  of  the  Great   Admiral,  not   tlio.se  oi'  his  brother 
Bartholomew,  the  Adelantado.    So  much  for  the  accuracy  of  the  tradition  invi 
in  L795  to  point  out  the  remains  of  the  discoverer  of  the  New  World. 

ire  had  long  been  in  San  Domingo  a  belief,  particularly  anion i 
ecclesiastics,  that  fraud  or  blunder  had  prevented  the  removal  of  the  veritable  re- 
mains of  Columbus  to  Havana  ;  that  the  remains  of  another  member  of  his  family 
re  carried  awaj  instead.     In  this  belief  the  Bishop  had  come  to  share  ;  and  when 
the  remains  of   Don  Luis  were  accidentally  discovered  in   1877,  he  immediately  di- 


1880.]  Book  Notices.  215 

rected  further  examination  of  the  vaults  in  the  chancel,  a  direction  that  led  to  the 
discovery  of  these  remains  on  the  gospel  side  of  the  altar. 

Upon  hearing  of  this  discovery  of  the  alleged  remains  of  Columbus,  the  Spanish 
government  referred  the  examination  of  the  evidence  to  the  Royal  Academy  of  His- 
tory of  Madrid.  At  the  request  of  the  Academy  another  and  more  searching  ex- 
amination of  this  metallic  coffin  and  its  contents  was  had  same  months  later. 

The  Spanish  government  has  now  printed  the  very  learned  and  elaborate  report 
of  the  Academy  of  History.  It  is  illustrated  with  views  of  the  metallic  coffin  and 
its  contents,  and  with  fac-similes  of  the  various  inscriptions.  The  appendix  to  the 
report  contains  a  large  number  of  extracts,  from  various  writers,  bearing  on  the  his- 
tory of  the  remains  of  Columbus  and  of  his  descendants,  and  also  many  official 
documents. 

The  conclusion  of  this  learned  report  is  adverse  to  the  claims  of  the  Bishop  of 
Orope  and  of  the  municipal  authorities  of  San  Domingo.  Among  other  things  set 
forth  to  sustain  this  view  are  these  :  That  it  is  incredible  that  those  who  were 
charged  with  the  removal  of  the  remains  of  the  Great  Admiral  to  Havana,  should  have 
been  deceived  in  the  undertaking  ;  that  the  name  "  America  "  on  the  lid  could  not 
have  been  placed  there  by  a  descendant  of  Columbus,  nor  at  that  date  nor  for  a  cen- 
tury later  by  the  Spanish  people  ;  that  the  inscription,  as  well  as  the  letters,  belong 
to  a  Inter  period  than  that  of  Columbus  ;  that  the  bones  are  too  well  preserved  to  be 
those  of  the  Great  Admiral,  and  that  they  are  the  remains  of  Christopher  Columbus, 
a  grandson  of  the  Great  Admiral  and  younger  brother  of  Don  Luis.  As  the  name 
America  appears  only  on  the  outside  of  the  lid,  it  is  possible  that  this  inscription  was 
placed  there  at  a  later  period,  to  show,  without  removing  the  lid,  that  the  remains 
of  the  Great  Admiral  were  contained  in  the  casket. 

A  previous  publication  on  this  subject,  favoring  the  Dominican  theory,  was  issued 
in  San  Domingo  in  1878,  by  the  Senor  Emiliano  Tejera.  This  also  has  some  good 
representations  of  the  coffin  and  its  contents  ;  and  facsimiles  of  the  various  inscrip- 
tions. It  contains  numerous  extracts  from  historical  writers  bearing  on  this  sub- 
ject, and  also  official  documents. 

The  removal,  or  even  the  attempt  at  removal,  of  the  venerable  remains  of  the 
Great  Admiral  from  San  Domingo,  where  they  had  been  quietly  inurned  with 
those  of  his  own  nearest  kindred  nearly  three  centuries,  to  Havana  in  1795  by  'the 
Spanish  authorities,  was  a  piece  of  national  egotism  and  abuse,  not  justified  by  any 
reason  that  has  yet  been  given.  Who  had  better  right  to  select  the  site  of  his  sep- 
ulchre than  lie  who  had  discovered  half  the  surface  of  the  globe?  Columbus  had 
expressly  desired  that  his  remains  might  rest  forever  in  that  beautiful  tropical  Isle, 
one  of  the  fruits  of  his  earliest  discoveries  in  the  New  World — an  isle  named  by 
him  i'ispanioht  from  its  many  real  or  fancied  resemblances,  in  his  eyes,  to  the  sun- 
nier and  fairer  parts  of  Spain,  although  believing  it  to  be  the  ancient  Ophir.  Thith- 
er they  were  borne,  spared  by  winds  and  waves,  and  interred  in  the  metropolitan 
church.  There  they  were  as  free  from  violence  under  one  flag  as  another  ;  for  the 
name  and  memory  of  the  discoverer  of  the  New  World  are  held  in  veneration  and 
remembrance  by  all  people  and  all  nations.  If  the  Spaniards  have  been  defeated  in 
their  attempt  to  tear  away  the  remains  of  Columbus  from  his  beloved  Hispaniola, 

ire  are  few  who  will  regret  their  failure. 

A  century  later  the  greatest  genius  of  England  thought  fit  to  prevent  the  remo- 
val and  confounding  of  his  ashes,  by  that  fearful  and  solemn  menace  : 

"  Cursed  be  he  that  moves  my  bones." 

That  Columbus  should  have  survived  so  many  perils  of  the  ocean  during  his  long 
Atlantic  voyages,  to  die  on  land  among  his  own  kindred,  and  now  the  identity  of 
his  remains  be  in  dispute,  is  truly  amazing.  It  is  manifest  that  carelessness,  neg- 
ate and  national  ingratitude,  have  bequeathed  to  posterity  a  new  and  endless  con- 
troversy. The  Spaniards  and  the  Dominicans  are  each  confident  that  they  possess 
the  veritable  remains  of  Columbus, the  first  Admiral  of  the  Indies. 

Spain  has  never  been  distinguished  for  gratitude  shown  to  men  of  genius.  To 
Columbus,  though  of  foreign  birth,  who  carried  her  banners  into  unknown  seas, 
unlocked  the  mysteries  of  the  ocean,  made  a  peerless  discovery  and  conquest,  and 
overspread  the  Spanish  monarchy  and  nation  with  imperishable  glory,  she  owed  a 
mausoleum  more  sumptuous  and  more  enduring  than  her  Escurial.  Other  na- 
tions would  have  recorded  his  name  and  achievements  in  gold  on  lasting  pillars, 
and  marked  his  grave  with  a  memorial  befitting  a  nation's  gratitude  and  venera- 
tion.    But  her  want  of  appreciation  of  exalted  worth,  and  her  neglect  to  commemo- 

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rate  its  achievements,  sent  the  great  Columbus  I  i  obscurely  marked  and 

identified  thai  none  is  n  >w  Bure  where  his  remain-  rest.     What  a  princely  g 

nation  and  people,  and  what  B  return  ! 

■■  \  Castilli  I  eon 

Neuvo  Mundo  di6  Colon." 

This  question  of  the  identity  of  the  remain-  of  Columbus,  •  warm! 

puted,  is  far  from  being  B  local  or  even  a  national   one.     The    civilized  world  d< 

to  know  where  lies  the  tomb  of  the  greatest  oceanic  discoverer  oi  any  age  or  of  any 

nation.     The  Roman  Catholic  Church,  superior  to  human   nationality,   i-  interetf 
in  the  preservation  of  the  relics  of  her  illustrious  son,  who  first  bon  tnbol  of 

her  faith  over  a  vast  and  unknown  waste,  and  planted  it  forever  in  a  New  World. 

This  discussion   has  not  failed  to  interest  our   Historical  Societies.     On  I 
sions,  .May  1(1,  l^TS.  and  Jan.  24,  lo7<),  interesting  communications  were  presented 
to  the  New  Jersey  Historical  Society.     So  well  satisfied  was  tin  ii-- 

covery  of  the  veritable  remains  ,,i  Columbus,  that  it  passed  resohiti  mis  favoring 
contributions  from  the  United  States  towards  erecting  the  proposed  monument  in 
San  Domingo  to  the  memory  of  ( lolumbus.     Mr.  Charles  U.  Hart  brought  this  Biib- 
ject  to  the  attention  of  the   Numismatic  Society  of  Philadelphia  in  November   I 
and  read  an  interesting  paper,  substantially  agreeing  with  the  action  of  t 
Jersey  Historical  Society. 

These  few    publications  contain  all  the  authentic  information  on    this    sul 
•which  had  come  to  our  knowledge  at  the  time  of  writing.     But  the  literature  of 
this    interesting   subject  grows    apace.      Since    the   .Madrid  report  was  puUi- 
and  received,  we  have  from  San  Domingo  two   large  pamphlets  each   filled   with 
the  discussion  of  the  subject  of  the  remains  of  the  discoverer  of  the  new  world. 
One,  though   pamphlet  in  form,    is   more   a   book,    since  it   contain^    over     thrc 
hundred  pages.     It  is  from  the  pen  of  the  Bishop,  Monsenor  Roque  Coccbia,  anc 
contains,  among  other  things,  a  vigorous  and  somewhat  caustic  review  of  the  re 
port  of  the  Royal  Academy  of  History,  and  a  reaffirmation  of  his  belief  as  ex: 
in  the  pastoral  letter  of  September,  1877.    The  bishop  also  takes  notice  of  all  that  has 
been  written  on  this  subject  in  all  parts  of  the  world,  to  the  date  of  his   pain 
The  other  pamphlet,  by  Serior  Tejera,  contains  a  fuller  and  more  comprehend 
cussion  of  this  subject  than    his  former  pamphlet,  besides  additions.     There  is 
temptation  to  briefly  review  these  recent  pamphlets,  but  the  space  assigned  for 
this  notice  is  already  filled. 

[By  C.  W.  Tuttle,  A.M.,  of  Boston.} 

Memoirs  and  Letters  of  Captain  W.  Glanville  Evelyn,  of '/heith  Regiment  (" 

Own"),  from  North   America,    1774-1776.       Edited  and   Annotated   by   (;-    I>. 
Scull,  Member  of  the  Academy  of  Natural  Sciences  of  Philadelphia,  the  1 
rical  Society  of  Pennsylvania,  the  New  England  Historic,  Genealogical  " 
Boston,  and  the  Ilarleian  Society  of  London.     Printed  for  Private1  Circulation  bj 
James  Parker  and  Co.,  Oxford.     1S79.     |8vo.  PP-  14°-     With  full  Index.] 

Through  just  such  contributions  as  that  now  made  by  Mr.  Scull,  we  are  filling 
out  and  rounding  off  the  literature  of  the   Revolution.      Sixteen  original   letter 
written  between  July,  1771,  and  September,    1770,  by  an  officer  of  the  royal  army, 
have  been  discovered,  and  arc  now  put  beyond  the  contingency  of  loss.     Th< 
of  these  letters,  Captain   W.  Glanville  Evelyn,  was  a  captain  in   the  4th,  or  Ivi 
Own,  regiment,  which  landed  in  Boston,  June   11,   1771,  and  encamped  on    11 
Common,  forming  the  vanguard  of  the  army  destined  to  overcome  or  reduce 
jection  the  king's  rebellious  American  colonies.     The  letters  being  addressed   to  big 
relations  in  Ireland  and   England,  naturally  contain  much   of  little  historical  value, 
but  they  all  embrace  more  or  le-s  information  upon  the  events  which  crowded  tl 
years  covered  by  the  correspondence  with  such  momentous  consequences. 

Those  investigators  who   have  ransacked   the  printed  and  manuscript  recor        I 
their  own  country  over  and  over  again,  have  naturally  turned  to  the  records  ol 
British  war  office,  and  of  the  regiments  then  serving  in  America,  for  ad 
light  upon  important  military  operations  oi'  the  Revolution.    The  anna!-  ol  a 
only  of  these  regiments  have  been  printed.     What  they  preserve,  though  important, 
is  unfortunately  too  Little,     for  example,  the  history  ol  the  4th,  the  cor  ich 

Captain  Evelyn  served,  printed  in  1836;  of  the  5th  (Lord  Percy's),  printed  in  l- 
ihow  thai  \.  ry  little  ellbrt  was  made  to  procure  full  and  authentic  data  of  the  ser- 
vices of  these  battalions.      What  has  been  done  by  Mr.  Scull  suggests  with   m 


1880.]  Book  Notices.  217 

force  what  might  have  been  done  forty-four  years  ago,  when  many  of  the  actors 
in  our  war  were  still  living.  The  histories  of  the  52d,  of  the  Koyal  Artillery,  and 
of  the  Royal  Marines,  are  more  recent  and  more  full,  and  should  they  be  followed 
by  similar  publications,  something  may  still  be  added  to  our  stock  of  military 
knowledge. 

So  far  as  Captain  Evelyn  is  himself  concerned,  he  came  to  America  a  young  man 
of  thirty-two,  imbued  with  all  the  prejudices  then  so  popular  with  the  British 
army  ;  and  his  first  letters  doubtless  fairly  express  the  feeling  of  contempt  enter- 
tained by  that  army  for  Americans  in  general  and  for  Bostonians  in  particular, 
whom  he  energetically  describes  as  "  rascals  and  poltroons."  But  we  can  pardon 
this  hasty  estimate  made  by  a  gallant  but  mistaken  soldier,  the  more  that  after  the 
conflict  of  the  19th  of  April,  in  which  Captain  Evelyn  participated,  and  which  he 
pleasantly  denominates  a  "  little  fracas,"  we  note  the  omission  of  all  such  epithets  ; 
and  are  pleased  to  see  that  the  Americans  have  acquired  his  esteem  by  the  argu- 
ment he  was  so  anxious  to  enforce — the  argument  of  the  sword.  There  is  a  large 
gap  in  the  letters  (June  6  to  August  19),  and  so  we  have  no  report  of  that  other 
"  little  fracas  "  at  Bunker  Hill,  where  the  Captain  was  probably  not  present.  He 
however  took  part  in  the  affair  at  Lechmere's  Point.  In  January,  1775,  he  accom- 
panied Sir  H.  Clinton  to  the  Carolinas,  subsequently  rejoining  the  army  at  New 
York,  the  capture  of  which  is  related  in  the  fifteenth  letter.  In  the  sixteenth  and 
last  letter  (dated  N.  Y.,  Sept.  25,  1776)  addressed  to  his  mother,  Captain  Evelyn 
briefly  mentions  his  participation  in  the  battle  of  Long  Island.  Wounded  in  a 
skirmish  at  Throg's  Neck,  Oct.  18,  1776,  he  died  in  New  York  of  his  wounds  the 
following  month. 

Captain  Evelyn's  political  insight  was  neither  very  keen  nor  very  deep,  but  we 
cannot  forbear  mentioning  his  estimate  of  two  prominent  Bostonians.  He  ascribes 
the  whole  movement  and  direction  of  the  Revolution  "  from  New  England  to  Geor- 
gia," to  one  man,  Samuel  Adams,  who  is  of  course,  in  his  view,  the  greatest  of 
demagoirues  and  neediest  of  political  adventurers.  John  Hancock  is  described 
(page  48)  as  "  a  poor  contemptible  fool,  led  about  by  Adams  ;  and  has  spent  a 
fortune  of  £30,000  upon  that  infamous  crew  ;  has  sacrificed  all  he  was  worth  in  the 
world  to  the  vanity  of  being  admitted  among  them,  and  is  now  nearly  reduced  to  a 
state  of  beggary." 

The  Memoirs  and  Letters  are  supplemented  with  an  appendix  containing  sketches 
and  memoranda  relating  to  Col.  Cleaveland,  R.A.,  General  Prescott,  Col.  Harcourt, 
Lieut.  Edward  T.  Gould,  Earl  Percy,  and  a  genealogical  table  which  shows  Captain 
Evelyn  collaterally  descended  from  the  famous  John  Evelyn.  Several  fine  autotype 
portraits  illustrate  the  text  ;  among  them  one  of  the  letter-writer,  Capt.  Evelyn. 

[By  Samuel  Adams  Drake,  Esq.,  of  Melrose.] 

Reminiscences  of  Levi  Coffin,  the  reputed  President  of  the  Underground  Railroad ; 
being  a  Brief  History  of  t  lie  Labors  of  a  Lifetime  in  behalf  of  the  Slave,  with  the  Sto- 
ries of  numerous  Fugitives  who  gained  their  Freedom  through  his  instrumentality, 
and  many  other  Incidents.  Second  Edition.  With  Appendix.  Cincinnati  :  Robert 
Clarke  &  Co.  1S80.  [12mo.  pp.  732.  With  portrait  and  full  contents,  but  no 
index.     Price  $2.     Sold  by  Estes  &  Lauriat  in  Boston.] 

This  is  a  book  of  remarkable  interest,  and  worthy  of  a  place  beside  Mrs.  Child's 
fascinating  life  of  Isaac  T.  Hopper,  between  whom  and  Levi  Coffin  there  were  many 
points  of  strong  resemblance.  Both  Friends,  and  both  men  of  undaunted  courage 
and  ready  wit  in  emergencies,  as  well  as  keen  sympathy  for  the  oppressed,  they  were 
well  suited  to  the  work  to  which  both  devoted  a  great  share  of  their  lives — that  of 
aiding  the  fugitive  from  slavery  on  his  way,  and  baffling  his  pursuers.  In  this  vol- 
ume Levi  Coffin  relates  in  a  plain  but  graphic  style  the  story  of  his  services  to  the 
slave,  in  rendering  which  he  cheerfully  sacrificed  his  own  interests,  and  often  ex- 
posed himself  to  serious  peril. 

lie  was  born  in  New  Garden,  Guilford  County,  North  Carolina,  Oct.  28,  1798. 
His  father,  however,  was  a  native  of  the  Island  of  Nantucket,  his  grandfather,  Wil- 
liam Collin,  being  one  of  a  company  of  Friends  who  emigrated  from  that  island  to 
North  Carolina  shortly  before  the  revolutionary  war.  Levi's  interest  in  the  slave 
an  in  his  early  boyhood,  and  he  soon  became  known  among  the  negroes  in  the 
vicinity  as  their  friend,  and  was  often  called  upon  by  them  for  advice  and  assistance. 
In  1820  he  removed  to  Newport,  Wayne  County,  Indiana,  where  tin  re  was  a  large 
settlement  of  Friends,  many  of  them  his  relatives  or  former  neighbors  in  the  south. 
Here  he  resided  tor  twenty  years,  engaged  in  a  successful  business.  To  his  regular 
occupation  as  a  merchant  he  soon  added  that  of  sheltering,  clothing  and  forward- 


218  Boole  JVotices.  [April, 

ing  fugitive  slaves.  Though  many  of  his  neighbors  sympathized  with  his  views,  he 
alone  had  the  courage  to  receive  the  fugitives  to  his  house,  which  soon  became  gen- 
erally known  among  the  colored  people  and  the  friends  of  the  slave,  as  one  of  the 
rnosl  important  stations  upon  the  Underground  Railroad.  During  his  twenty  years' 
residence  at  Newport  lie  sheltered  on  an  average  more  than  one  hundred  fugitives 
annually,  and  such  was  his  skill  in  evading  pursuit,  which  was  often  close,  that  not 
B  single  fugitive  whom  he  aided  was  ever  captured.  In  this  work  he  had  the  sympa- 
thy and  efficient  help  of  his  wife. 

On  becoming  convinced  ol  the  wrong  of  selling  or  using  the  products  of  slave  labor, 
on  which  the  profits  of  his  business  largely  depended,  he  resolved  to  deal  only  in 
articles  known  to  be  the  product  of  free  labor,  and,  in  1847,  removed  to  Cincinnati, 
where  he  opened  a  store  for  the  sale  of  such  articles  only.  Here  he  resided  for  the 
remainder  of  his  life,  and  continued  his  work  in  behalf  of  the  fugitives,  nearly  all 
who  passed  through  the  city  being  concealed  in  his  house  till  they  could  be  forward- 
ed in  safety.  The  volume  abounds  in  interesting  and  often  exciting  narratives  of 
the  various  cases  in  which  he  was  engaged. 

In  18(54  he  was  sent  to  England  by  the  Western  Freedmen's  Aid  Commission,  to 
solicit  aid  for  the  freedmen.  His  mission  was  entirely  successful,  and  he  remained 
abroad  about  a  year,  addressing  meetings  in  England,  Scotland  and  Ireland,  and 
gaining  the  esteem  and  confidence  of  many  of  their  most  prominent  and  liberal  citi- 
zens. He  died  September  16,  1877,  at  Avondale,  near  Cincinnati,  full  of  years  and 
honor. 

The  names  of  Levi  Coffin  and  his  wife  Catharine  Coffin  ought  to  be  held  in  last- 
ing remembrance  for  their  unselfish  services  to  a  despised  and  almost  friendless  class 
of  people.  "  Inasmuch  as  ye  have  done  it  unto  one  of  the  least  of  these  my  breth- 
ren, ye  have  done  it  unto  me." 

[By  T.  B.  Peck,  Esq.,  of  Melrose.} 

Biographical  Encyclopaedia  of  Massachusetts  of  the  Nineteenth  Century.  New  York  : 
Metropolitan  Publishing  and  Engraving  Co.  1879.  [Royal  4to.  pp.  iii.-f  472-f-v.] 
On  the  back,  but  not  on  the  title-page,  this  book  is  labelled  Vol.  I.  How  many 
volumes  of  this  rich  and  sumptuous  work  are  to  follow  does  not  appear;  and  proba- 
bly that  question  is  left  to  be  decided  by  circumstances.  The  present  volume  con- 
tains biographical  notices,  longer  or  shorter,  of  one  hundred  and  forty  Massachu- 
setts men,  in  various  walks  of  life,  merchants,  manufacturers,  lawyers,  doctors, 
statesmen,  &c.  So  far  as  we  discover,  the  only  names  that  have  ever  worn  the  title 
of  Rev.  are  Alonzo  Ames  Miner,  and  Ralph  Waldo  Emerson.  In  this  respect  the 
work  might  be  called  a  little  secular, — perhaps  the  Scotch  deacon  might  say 
"  warldly."  Not  far  from  seventy  of  these  biographical  notices  are  accompanied  by 
choice  and  elegant  engravings  of  their  subjects.  Another  somewhat  marked  pecu- 
liarity of  the  work  is,  that  the  men  commemorated  are,  for  the  most  part,  alive, 
some  of  them  in  old  age  and  some  in  middle  life.  Of  the  dead,  one  or  two  have 
passed  away  since  the  volume  was  begun.  The  worthy  president  of  our  So- 
ciety, the  Hon.  Marshall  P.  Wilder,  finds  a  fitting  place  in  these  pages.  The  long  and 
discriminating  notice  of  his  life  and  public  services  is  accompanied  with  a  clear  and 
life-like  engraving.  The  volume  numbers  nearly  live  hundred  pages,  including  the 
engravings,  preface,  index,  &c.  It  is  printed  on  rich  and  heavy  paper,  and  is  ele- 
gantly bound, — a  work  designed  to  serve  for  a  parlor  ornament  rather  than  as  a 
hand-book  for  easy  and  frequent  reference. 

[By  the  Rev.  Increase  N.  Tarbox,  D.D.,  of  West  Newton.] 

A  Memorial  of  Caleb   Cushiny  from  the  City  of  Neivburyport.     [Motto  and  Seal.] 

Newburyport  :  Published  by  order  of  the  Citv  Council.     1879.     [Royal  8vo.  pp. 

178.] 

"  Caleb  dishing,"  says  a  recent  writer,  "  belonged  to  that  galaxy  of  public  men, 
who,  forty  years  ago,  were  in  the  eyes  of  the  whole  nation.  Webster,  Everett, 
Uhoate  and  dishing  form  a  group  such  as  had  never  before  appeared  in  this  Com- 
monwealth, and  may  never  appear  again.  Their  great  fame  was  far  from  being  due 
to  the  high  public  station  they  filled  ;  but  to  their  commanding  abilities,  extensive 
literary  culture,  great  learning  and  eloquence,  and  supremacy  in  their  professions. 
They  were  scholars,  orators,  statesmen  and  patriots,  whose  names  and  memories 
Massachusetts  will  not  willingly  let  die." 

The  city  of  Newburyport,  with  which  the  name  of  Caleb  Cushing  is  s  i  intimately 
associated,  held  on  the,  8th  of  Oct.  last,  a  memorial  service  to  his  memory,  at  which 
the  Hon.  Ceorge  li.  Loring  delivered  a  eulogy. 


1880.]  Booh  Notices.  219 

The  elegant  volume  before  us  contains  Mr.  Loring's  oration  and  the  other  pro- 
ceedings on  that  occasion.  A  biographical  sketch  by  Charles  VV.  Tuttle,  Esq.,  for- 
merly a  law  partner  of  Mr.  Cushing,  who  is  preparing  an  extended  memoir  of  him, 
is  added  :  also  the  tributes  to  the  memory  of  the  deceased  statesman  by  the  Massa- 
chusetts General  Court,  the  Massachusetts  Historical  Society,  the  Supreme  Court  of 
the  United  States,  the  Massachusetts  Association  at  Washington,  the  Massachu- 
setts Supreme  Court,  and  the  United  States  Circuit  Court.  A  life-like  carbon- 
photograph  of  Mr.  Cushing  when  he  was  about  seventy-five  years  old  embellishes 
the  volume. 

Circulars  of  Information  of  the  Bureau  of  Education.  Washington  :  Government 
Printing  Office.  1879.  [No.  1,  1879,  pp.  21.  No.  2,  1879,  pp.  192.  No.  3,  1879, 
pp.  37.     No.  4,  1879,  pp.  49.     No.  5,  pp.  37-1 

It  was  a  happy  thought  that  induced  Gen.  Eaton,  the  commissioner  of  our  Bu- 
reau of  Education,  to  recommend  to  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior  the  propriety  of 
publishing  from  time  to  time  such  information  as  is  specially  desired  by  those  who 
administer  the  affairs  of  our  school  system.  This  Bureau  has  existed  solely  for  col- 
lecting and  disseminating  educational  information  ;  it  has  sought  continually  all  pos- 
sible aid  from  the  voluntary  as  well  as  official  opinions  expressed  by  those  most 
skilled  in  matters  of  education.  Well  has  it  done  its  work.  Circular  number  one 
contains  the  address  of  Gen.  Eaton  on  "  training  schools  for  nurses,"  which  he  last 
year  delivered  before  the  school  for  the  training  of  nurses  in  the  city  of  Washing- 
ton. The  experience  of  nurses  in  our  late  war  has  extended  the  interest  in  this 
subject  in  our  country.  Training  schools  for  nurses  have  already  been  established 
in  several  of  our  cities,  and  have  vindicated  the  wisdom  of  their  founders.  They 
have  already  disseminated  much  useful  information  in  regard  to  the  care  of  the  sick, 
and  have  helped  to  shorten  the  period  of  suffering,  thereby  saving  many  lives. 
This  address  should  be  read  by  every  mother  and  nurse  in  the  land.  Circular  num- 
ber two  contains  much  interesting  information  on  the  following  topics  :  "  Educa- 
tion in  Switzerland,"  "  Education  at  the  Paris  Exhibition,"  "  Industrial  Educa- 
tion," the  "  Needs  of  Education  in  the  South,"  &c.  Circular  number  three  con- 
tains Dr.  Edward  Jarvis's  essay  on  the  "  the  value  of  common  school  education  to 
common  labor,"  which  is  illustrated  by  answers  to  inquiries  addressed  to  employ- 
ers, workmen  and  overseers.  It  would  be  well  if  all  promoters  of  strikes  in  our 
country  could  read  this  admirable  address,  which  shows  great  care  and  labor  on  the 
part  of  its  author.  Circular  number  four  is  given  up  to  the  consideration  of 
*'  training  schools  of  cookery."  Many  persons  have  become  alarmed  as  they 
have  observed  more  closely  the  extent  and  serious  character  of  the  evils  caused  by 
bad  cookery  ;  this  feeling  has  been  emphasized  by  the  distress  which  was  caused  by 
the  late  depression  in  business,  and  there  have  been  loud  calls  for  information  of 
what  has  been  accomplished  by  instruction  in  this  subject,  especially  in  Europe,  to 
meet  this  want.  This  valuable  information  has  been  collected  and  sent  forth  in  this 
circular.  May  it  have  a  wide  reading  by  those  who  desire  to  know  the  "  proper 
temperature  of  food,"  the  "  variety  of  food  necessary  to  health,"  the  "  effects  of 
indigestible  foods,"  whether  the  "  midday  dinners  are  best  for  health,"  and  many 
other  like  topics  which  we  are  all  so  much  interested  in.  Circular  number  five  is 
a  resume  of  the  French  Commissioner's  report  to  the  international  exhibition  of 
1876  on  American  Education.  It  seems  to  be  a  friendly  criticism  of  some  things 
in  American  education,  and  a  discriminating  praise  on  other  points.  Many  Ameri- 
cans will  be  interested  to  know  what  our  French  visitors  say  in  regard  to  our  sys- 
tem of  popular  education,  which  they  will  find  in  these  thirty-seven  pages. 

[By  Willard  S.  Allen,  A.M.,  of  East  Boston.] 

Transactions  of  the  Department  of  American  History  of  the  Minnesota  Historical 
Society.  [Mottoes.]  Minneapolis  :  Johnson,  Smith&  Harrison.  1879.  [8vo. 
pp.  148.] 

In  the  Register  for  July,  1879  (xxxiii.  370).  we  noticed  the  "  Department  of 
American  History,"  formed  last  spring  by  the  Minnesota  Historical  Society,  and 
the  printed  report  of  its  "  Transactions,"  at  its  preliminary  and  first  regular  meet- 
ings. The  present  pamphlet  contains  the  proceedings  and  papers  at  all  of  the 
meetings  for  the  year  1879.  It  is  furnished  with  a  good  index.  Much  historical 
material  relative  to  Minnesota  and  other  western  states  is  here  rescued  from  obli- 
vion. The  Kev.  Edward  D.  Neill,  of  Minneapolis,  is  the  secretary  of  the  Depart- 
ment, and  a  contributor  of  valuable  papers  to  the  <fc  Transactions."* 

VOL.  xxxiv.  20* 


220  Booh  ^Notices.  [April, 

The  Life  and  Administration  of  Richard,  Earl  of  Bellomont ,  Governor  of  the  Pro- 
vinces  of  New  York,  Massachusetts  and  New  Hampshire,  from  1697/0  1701.  An 
Address  delivered  before  the  New  York  Historical  Society  at  the  Celebration  of  its 
Seventy-Fifth  Anniversary,  Tuesday,  Nov.  18,  1879.  By  Frederick  Di  Peystee, 
LL.D.,  F. It. U.S.,  President  of  the  Society.  ISew  York  :  Published  for  the  Soci- 
ety.    1879.     [8vo.  ])]).  60,  xvii.] 

Dr.  De  Peyeter,  in  his  introductory,  gives  a  brief  account  of  the  Coote  family, 
of  which  Gov.  Uelloinont  was  a  worthy  representative.  Following  succinctly  in  the 
chain  of  history,  he  notes  some  of  the  points  of  interest  in  the  career  of  the  Eng- 
lish nation  and  of  her  American  colonies,  until  the  advent  of  the  Earl  on  these  west- 
ern shores.  Gov.  Bellomont  found,  on  his  arrival,  that  the  old  cliques  and  parti- 
sans had  been  powerfully  at  work.  An  illicit  trade  by  land  and  piracy  on  the  high 
sens  had  been  for  a  time  carried  on,  with  apparent  success,  through  the  connivance, 
as  it  is  alleged,  of  the  former  administration,  or  at  least  of  some  of  its  adherents. 
The  doings  of  the  notorious  Capt.  Kidd,  unchecked  by  the  due  interference  or  re- 
straining power  of  the  colonial  government,  had  cast  a  stigma  on  the  times  and 
places  where  such  unlawful  procedures  were  allowed.  In  this  lamentable  state  of 
tilings,  the  Earl  of  Bellomont  was  selected  and  commissioned  by  the  king  as  a  fit 
person  to  combat,  and  so  far  as  possible  put  an  end  to  these  growing  evils.  He 
was  a  man  resolute,  as  the  times  required,  honest,  high  in  rank,  and  of  unques- 
tioned patriotism  and  fidelity.  Like  a  revolutionary  iconoclast  he  set  himself  de- 
terminedly at  work  to  overthrow  the  mischievous  plans  and  purposes  of  some  of  his 
predecessors  and  their  allies.  Coming  in  his  place,  as  he  does  in  history,  between 
the  knavish  Fletcher  and  the  tyrannical  Cornbur}*,  the  noble  and  successful  admin- 
istration of  Gov.  Bellomont  stands  out  in  bold  relief.  Justice  is  ably  done,  as  we 
think,  in  the  pamphlet  before  us,  to  the  straight-forward  career,  all  too  brief,  of  the 
Governor  of  the  three  Provinces,  in  his  relation  to  New  York,  which  was  all  that 
the  worthy  president  of  the  New  York  Historical  Society  attempted  in  his  address 
on  this  third  quarter  of  a  century  anniversary  of  that  useful  institution. 

The  production  in  style  and  sentiment  is  truly  commendable.  The  execution  of  the 
book  as  to  print,  paper  and  plates,  is  fine.  The  heliotype  portraits  of  Bellomont, 
Col.  Abraham  De  Peyster  and  his  lady,  with  the  fac-simile  letter  of  Bellomont  to 
the  Colonel,  dated  Boston,  Sept.  9,  1699,  give  great  interest  and  value  to  the  pro- 
duction, as  do  also  the  letters  in  the  appendix,  written  chiefly  from  Boston  to  the 
said  Colonel,  the  originals  of  which  are  in  possession  of  the  above-named  society. 
[By  W.  B,  Trash,  Esq.,  of  Boston.] 

Old  Swedes'  Church,  Philadelphia,  Marriage  Records,  1750 — 1863.    Carefully  Tran- 
scribed from  the  Original  Records.     By  Park  IVTFarland,  Jr.,  No.  311    Walnut 
Street, 'Philadelphia,  Pa.     No.  2.     Price  50  cents.     [1879.     8vo.  pp.  80.] 
The  first  number  of  this  work  was  noticed  in  the  Kegister  for  July,  1879  (xxxiii. 
370).     This  number  contains  the  marriages  recorded  between  Jan.  7,   1779,  and 
Sept.  9,  1784,  by  the  rectors  of  the  church  during  that  period,  namely,  the  Kevs. 
Andrew  Goeransson,  Mathias  Hultgreen  and  Nicholas  Collin,  D.D. 

Mr.  M'Farland  has  also  made  a  copy  of  all  the  inscriptions  in  the  graveyard  of 
this  church,  and  has  issued  a  prospectus  for  printing  the  same.  See  the  announce- 
ment in  the  Register,  xxxiv.  103. 

History  of  Grafton,  Worcester  County,  Massachusetts  ;  from  its  Early  Settlement 
by  the  Indians  in  1647  to  the  Present  Time,  1879.  Including  the  Genealogies  of 
Seventy-Nine  of  the  Older  Families.  By  Frederick.  Clifton  Pierce Pub- 
lished by  the  Author.  Worcester:  Press  of  Chas.  Hamilton.  1879.  [8vo.  pp. 
623.     With  index  and  illustrations.     Price  $4.00.] 

Few  of  the  town  histories  of  Massachusetts  are  presented  in  such  an  imposing 
volume  as  that  now  before  us.  The  author  has  evidently  laid  under  contribution  hie 
best  powers  of  historical  research.  His  materials  were  unusually  ample,  and  he 
has  produced  a  volume  highly  creditable  to  himself  and  to  the  town  he  represents, 
Grafton  was  originally  a  part  of  the  Nipmuck  country,  and  the  volume  opens  with 
a  brief  but  satisfactory  sketch  of  the  Nipmuck  tribe  of  Indians  which  inhabited  that 
part  of  central  Massachusetts.  Efforts  were  early  made  to  christianise  the  natives, 
and  the  second  Indian  church  in  this  country  was  established  there  in  1671.  John 
Eliot,  the  Indian  apostle,  SO  indefatigable  in  his  labors  among  the  Indians  at  R 
bun  and  Natiok,  found  time  to  extend  his  benevolent  labors  to  the  Nipmuck  tribe. 
The  Indians  had  sole  possession  of  that  region  as  late  as  17 IS,  but  when  they  began 
to  sell  their  land  to  the  English  settlers,  they  rapidly  disappeared. 


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1880.]  Booh  Notices.  221 

When  the  township  came  into  the  hands  of  the  new  comers,  it  was  named  Graf- 
ton by  Gov.  Belcher,  in  honor  of  the  Duke  of  Grafton,  who  was  a  member  of  the 
English  Privy  Council,  and  grandson  of  Charles  II.  The  author  next  gives  us  val- 
uable sketches  of  the  patriotism  of  the  inhabitants  during  King  Philip's  war,  and 
the  French  and  Indian  wars, — of  the  establishment  of  the  early  churches  in  the 
town, — of  the  means  of  education, — of  the  leading  industrial  pursuits  of  the  people  ; 
and  closes  with  biographical  sketches  of  the  more  prominent  inhabitants,  and  gene- 
alogies of  several  families.  Mr.  Pierce,  while  laboring  after  punctilious  accuracy, 
is  not  positively  certain  of  some  of  his  statements,  and  pleasantly  apologizes  by  say- 
ing, that  "  if  any  of  his  marriages  are  forced  or  unnatural,  the  parties  can  separate 
without  divorce,  and  if  he  has  prematurely  consigned  some  to  the  shades,  they  can 
live  on  as  if  nothing  had  happened." 

[By  the  Rev.  Dorus  Clarke,  D.D.,  of  Boston.] 

Historical  Celebration  of  the  Town  of  Brimfield,  Hampden  County,  Mass.,  Wednes- 
day, October  11,  1876,  with  the  Historical  Address  of  Rev.  Charles  M.  Hyde, 
D.D.,  and  other  addresses,  letters,  documents,  etc.,  relating  to  the  early  history 
of  the  Town.  Published  by  vote  of  the  Town.  Springfield,  Maes. :  The  Clark 
W.Bryan  Company,  Printers,  1879.  [8vo.  pp.  vi.-f-487.  To  be  obtained  of  the 
town  ;   price,  including  postage,  $2.25.] 

It  is  easy  and  pleasant  to  write  words  of  praise  of  this  town  history.  The  volume 
is  one  of  those  prepared  in  compliance  with  the  resolution  of  Congress  of  March  13, 
1876,  and  is  an  admirable  specimen  of  what  was  intended.  In  length  especially  it 
contrasts  most  favorably  with  many  similar  works  of  recent  date,  mostly  of  towns 
in  Maine  and  New  Hampshire.  The  address  is  most  comprehensive,  and  "  was 
not  read  in  full  on  the  day  of  the  celebration."  Though  long  as  an  address,  it  is  good 
as  a  history,  since  conciseness  was  the  object  aimed  at.  The  record  is  like  that  of 
many  towns  of  New  England,  with  little  of  disturbance  or  change.  A  map  shows 
the  effect  of  time  and  growth  in  the  original  township,  which  has  been  sadly  re- 
duced by  the  formation  of  Monson  and  other  towns.  In  1798  came  the  inevitable 
contest  between  town  and  church  in  reference  to  the  settlement  of  Rev.  Clark 
Brown. 

The  address  is  followed  by  a  hundred  pages  of  documents  relating  to  the  town, 
and  another  hundred  pages  of  genealogies,  which  are  most  justly  kept  in  reasona- 
ble limits.  We  find  biographical  mention  of  three  persons  of  considerable  promi- 
nence, viz.,  Gen.  William  Eaton,  who  was  almost  a  national  hero  after  his  exploits 
in  Tripoli  in  1805 ;  and  two  generals  who  took  an  active  part  in  suppressing  re- 
bellion 1861-5,  Erasmus  D.  Keyes  and  Fitz  Henry  Warren,  both  natives  of  Brim- 
field.  The  portraits  form  one  of  the  attractive  features  of  the  volume.  Such 
strongly-marked  and  characteristic  faces  are  of  course  not  found  in  every  town,  but 
the  engravers'  work  also  is  exceedingly  well  done,  and  one  feels  sure  that  the  print 
must  resemble  the  original. 

We  are  informed  that  the  Rev.  Dr.  Hyde,  the  editor  of  this  volume,  has  been 
assisted  by  the  Hon.  Henry  F.  Brown,  and  S.  W.  Brown,  Esq. 

[By  William  S.  Appleton,  A.M.,  of  Boston.] 

Lancashire  and  Cheshire  Church  Surveys,   1649—1655.     In  Two  Parts.     Part  1. 
Parochial  Surveys  of  Lancashire.     Part  11.     Surveys  of  the  Lands,  <5fC,  of  the 
Bishop  and  Dean  and  Chapter  of  Chester  and  of  the    Warden  and  Fellows  of  the 
Collegiate  Church  of  Manchester.     Now  first  printed  from  the   Original  MSS.  in 
the  Record  Office  and  in  the  Lambeth  Palace  Library.     By  Lieut.-Colonel  Henry 
Fishwick,  F.S.A.,  Author  of  "  The  History  of  the  Parochial  Chapelry  of  Goos- 
nargh,"  "  The  History  of  the  Parish  of  Kirkham,"   "  The  Lancashire  Library," 
etc.     Printed  for  the  Record  Society.     1879.     [8vo.  pp.  282.] 
This  is  the  first  publication  of  the   "  Record  Society,"  formed  in  1878,  the  plan 
of  which  was  printed  in  the  Register  for  July,  1878  (xxxii.  338).     The  society  pur- 
poses to  do  for  the  counties  of  Chester  and  Lancaster  what  the  Harleian  Society  is 
doing  for  England. 

The  London  "  Notes  and  Queries"  (6th  S.  i.  89),  in  noticing  the  volume  before 
us,  says  :  "The  Commonwealth  Survey  of  church  livings  illustrates  the  ecclesiasti- 
cal history  of  the  time,  almost  to  the  same  degree  as  Pope  Nicholas  IV. 's  Taxatio 
of  1292,  and  Henry  VHP's  Valor  of  1535.  Part  of  its  value  arises  from  the  fact 
that  it  falls  midway  in  the  period  of  the  great  lacuna  in  the  episcopal  registers." 

Only  the  portion  of  these  Surveys  relating  to  Lancashire  and  Cheshire  is  here 
printed.  _  Colonel  Fishwick,  the  editor,  has  added  explanatory  notes  and  prefixed  a 
valuable  introduction.    Good  indices  to  the  volume  are  also  given. 


222  Booh  Notices,  [April, 

The  subscription  to  the  Record  Society  is  a  guinea  a  year,  which  entitles  members 
to  all  the  volumes  issued  in  that  year.  The  honorary  secretary,  to  whom  applications 
for  membership  should  be  addressed,  is  J.  P.  Earwaker,  M.A.,  F.S.A.,  Withing- 
ton,  near  Manchester,  England.  We  understand  that  Mr.  Ry lands,  of  Highfields, 
Thelwall,  is  engaged  in  editing  a  volume  oi  Inquisitiones  post  Mortem,  which  is 
nearly  through  the  press;  and  that  James  Croston,  Esq.,  of  Upton  Hall,  is  at 
work  on  a  volume  of  parish  registers  of  Prestbnry  in  Cheshire. 

The  American  Inter- Oceanic  Ship  Canal  Question.     By  Rear  Admiral  Daniel  Am- 
men,  U.  S.  Navy.     Philadelphia  :   L.  R.  Ilammersly  &  Co.,  1510  Chestnut  Street. 
1880.     [8vo.  pp.  102.     Price  $1.     Sold  by  A.  Williams  &  Co.,  Boston.] 
Rear  Adm.  Ammen  was  one  of  the  delegates,  on  the  part  of  the  United  States,  to 
the  Inter-Oceanic  Congress,  held  in  Paris,  in  May,  1879.    This  book  gives  his  views 
in  favor  of  the  Nicaragua  route  in  opposition  to  the  Panama  route,  which  M.  de 
Lesseps  and  his  associates  propose  to  undertake.     It  consists  of  a  letter  by  him  to 
the  Hon.   Charles  P.  Daly,  president  of  the  American  Geographical  Society,  which 
was  read  at  a  meeting  of  that  society  in  New  York  city,  Dec.  9,  1879  ;  and  the  re- 
ports of  himself  and  his  associate  commissioner  to  the  Congress,  Civil  Engineer  A.  G. 
Menocal,  U.S.N.,  with  other  documents.     The  interest  in  the  subject  in  Europe  and 
this  country  at  the  present  time  will  insure  the  work  an  extenbive  perusal. 

Report  of  the  Operations  of  the  Numismatic  and  Antiquarian  Society  of  Philadel- 
phia, for  the  Years  1878  and  1879.  [Seal.]  Philadelphia  :  Printed  for  the  So- 
ciety.    1880.     [8vo.  pp.  23.] 

This  report,  besides  the  proceedings  for  the  last  two  years,  contains  a  list  of  the 
most  important  papers  read  before  this  active  society  from  the  organization  on  New 
Year's  Day,  1858.     Its  twenty-first  anniversary  was  celebrated  in  January  last. 

Collections  of  the  Massachusetts  Historical  Society.  Vol.  VI.  Fifth  Series.  [Arms.] 
Boston  :  Published  by  the  Society.     1879.     [8vo.  pp.  462.] 

This,  the  latest  issue  of  the  Massachusetts  Historical  Society,  is  a  continuation  ot 
the  invaluable  Diary  of  Judge  Sewall,  from  Jan.  14,  1700,  to  April  14,  1714.  Ano- 
ther volume  will  be  necessary  to  complete  it.  A  reprint  of  three  rare  contempo- 
rary tracts  relative  to  matters  in  which  Sewall  was  interested  is  prefixed  to  the 
diary.     The  work  is  well  annotated  and  a  full  index  of  surnames  is  given. 

Ancestral  Tablets.  A  Collection  of  Diagrams  for  Pedigrees,  so  Arranged  that  Eight 
Generations  of  any  Person  maybe  Recorded  in  a  connected  and  Simple  Form.  By 
William  H.  Whitmore,  A.M.,  Member  of  the  New  England  Historic,  Genealo- 
gical Society.  Fourth  Edition.  Boston  :  Wm.  Parsons  Lunt,  42  Congress  St. 
1880.     [4to.  16  plates.     Price  $2.] 

Mr.  Whitmore's  "  Ancestral  Tablets  "  were  6rst  issued  in  1868.     The  fact  that 
three  editions  have  already  been  sold  and  there  still  is  a  demand  for  the   work, 
shows  that  it  is  appreciated  by  genealogists  and  the  public  generally.     The  fourth 
edition  is  much  improved.    The  paper  is  heavier  and  blank  leaves  are  added  for  n 
and  records. 

The  plan  of  these  "Tablets"  is  very  ingenious,  and  is  superior  to  any  other 
manner  of  recording  one's  ancestors  with  which  we  are  acquainted.  By  it  a  per- 
son can  record,  in  a  thin  volume,  less  than  twelve  inches  long  by  ten  inches  wide, 
in  a  clear  and  simple  manner,  the  usual  facts  given  in  tabular  pedigrees  concern- 
ing all  his  ancestors  to  the  eighth  generation. 

Personal  Narrative  of  Events  in  the  War  of  the  Rebellion,  being  Papers  read  before 
the  Rhode  Island  Soldiers'1  a nd  Sailors'  Historical  Society.     No.  1.     Second  Series. 
[Flag.]     Providence  :  The  N.  Bangs  Williams  Co.     1880.     [Fcp.  4 to.  pp.  59.] 
The  present  work,  which  seems  to  be  the  first  number  of  second  series  of  "  Per- 
sonal Narrative's,"  is  entitled,  "  First  Cruise  of  the  Montauk."     It  is  by  Payra 
ter  Samuel  T.  Brown,  U.S.N. ,  and  was  first  read  as  a  paper  before  Rodman  Post, 
No.  12,  Department  of  Rhode  Island,  G.  A.  ]{..  February,   1870,  and  subsequently, 
Dec.  20,  1877,  before  the  Soldiers'  and  Sailors'  Historical  Society.    Works  like  this, 
preserving  as  they  do  the  persona]  recollections  of  those  who  took  part  in  the  late 
civil  war,  are  of  great  service  to  American  history.     The  author  informs  ns  that  the 
preparation  was  suggested  to  him  l>>  ( ten,  .James  Shaw,  Jr.,  "  whose  efforts,  made 
in  Rhode  Island,  to  obtaiu  and  preserve  records  of  personal  experience  during   the 


1880.]  Boole  Notices.  223 

war  of  the  rebellion,  resulted,  at  his  suggestion,  in  the  issuing  of  a  general  order  by 
the  commander-in-chief  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic  of  the  United  States, 
requesting  the  officers  of  every  Post  in  the  states  to  secure  from  the  members  the 
writing  and  reading,  and  then  to  preserve,  the  records  of  personal  experience  dur- 
ing the  war  ;  the  chief  result  of  which  custom  would  be  to  obtain  a  large  and  val- 
uable amount  of  historical  data  which  must  otherwise  have  remained  unwritten." 

The  Canadian  Antiquarian  and  Numismatic  Journal.  Published  Quarterly  by  the 
Numismatic  and  Antiquarian  Society  of  Montreal.  [Seal.]  Terms,  $1.50  per 
annum  in  advance.  Montreal:  Henry  Rose,  "Star"  Building,  Craig  Street. 
[8vo.  pp.  48  in  each  number.  Subscriptions  may  be  sent  to  G.  A.  Holmes,  Trea- 
surer, P.  0.  Box  1310,  Montreal,  Canada.] 

The  periodical  was  commenced  in  July,  1872,  and  the  seventh  volume  was  com- 
pleted in  April  last.  Two  numbers  of  the  eighth  volume  have  since  appeared.  Nu- 
merous and  able  papers  upon  interesting  topics  read  before  the  Antiquarian  and 
Numismatic  Society  will  be  found  in  the  thirty  quarterly  numbers  now  published, 
besides  other  articles  upon  antiquarian  and  numismatic  subjects.  The  number  for 
October,  1879,  contains  valuable  articles  on  ''Canadian  Temperance  Medals,"  by 
R.  YV.  McLachlan  ;  "  The  Swiss  Colonists  in  Manitoba  ;"  "  The  Land  of  the  Dako- 
tas;"  "  Amury  Girod,1'  by  William  McLennan;  "  Tecumseh's  Death;"  "The 
Martillo  Towers  at  Quebec;"  "  Early  Records  of  Nova  Scotia  ;"  and  "  The  Brant 
Monument ;"  besides  shorter  articles  and  notices  of  new  books. 

The  Shields  of  Arms  formerly  in  the  Windows  of  the  Parish  Church  of  Lymm,  co. 
Chester,  as  Illustrative  of  the  Origin  of  Several  Local  Coats  of  Arms.  A  Paper 
read  before  the  Historic  Society  oj  Lancashire  and  Cheshire,  20th  February,  1879. 
By  J.  Paul  Rylands,  F.S.A.  (For  Private  Circulation.)  Liverpool  :  T.  Brakell, 
Printer,  58  Dale  Street.    1879.     [12mo.  pp.  14.] 

"  In  most  of  the  Cheshire  and  in  many  of  the  Lancashire  churches,  before  the 
great  rebellion,  when  the  windows  were  broken  and  the  monuments  defaced,"  says 
Mr.  Rylands,  tk  there  existed  many  very  beautiful  windows  of  painted  glass  con- 
taining the  figures  of  the  local  gentry  and  their  wives,  with  their  shields  of  arms 

and  monumental  inscriptions The  effect  of  this  great  quantity  of  stained  glass 

must  have  been  very  striking;  and  whilst  serving  the  purpose  of  decoration,  these 
armorial  windows  also  recorded  facts  which,  thanks  to  the  persons  who  copied  the 
arms  and  inscriptions  before  they  were  destroyed,  have  been,  and  will  be,  of  great 
service  to  modern  genealogists  and  local  historians." 

The  parish  church  of  Lymm  is  one  of  the  churches  whose  windows  with  their 
armorial  shields  were  broken  ;  but  fortunately  in  the  sixteenth  century  descriptions 
and  rude  drawings  of  them  were  taken,  which  are  now  preserved  among  the  Harle- 
ian  MSS.  in  the  British  Museum.  These  memoranda,  with  descriptions  of  the 
drawings,  are  printed  in  the  pamphlet  before  us  by  Mr.  Rylands,  with  annota- 
tions showing  great  familiarity  with  the  genealogy  of  that  county. 

Gloucestershire  Notes  and  Queries.  [Mottoes.]  London  :  Golding  &  Lawrence, 
55  Great  Russell  St.,  Bloomsbury,  YV.  C.  ;  Stroud  :  John  Clark,  21  King  Street. 
[8vo.  Published  in  quarterly  parts,  pp.  32  each.  Price  Is.  (by  post,  Is.  Id.) 
a  part.] 

Local  Gleanings  :  an  Archoso logical  and  Historical  Magazine,  chiefly  relating  to 
Lancashire  and  Cheshire.  Edited  by  J.  P.  Earwaker,  M.A.,  F.S.A.  [Contents.] 
Manchester  :  J.  E.  Cornish,  33  Piccadilly  ;  Thos.  J.  Day,  53  Market  Street. 
Warrington  :  P.  Pearce,  Sankey  Street.  Chester  :  Minshull  &  Hughes,  East- 
gate  Row.  And  all  local  Booksellers.  [8vo.  Published  in  monthly  parts,  pp. 
40  each.     Price  Is.  6d.  apart.] 

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ver H.  Blacker,  M.A.,  Nithsdale  House,  Stroud,  Gloucestershire,  the  editor  of  some 
important  local  works,  who  has  here  collected  from  documents,  monuments,  &c., 
much  curious  and  valuable  information  illustrating  the  manners  and  customs  of 
former  days,  and  the  family  history  of  the  county.  These  articles  were  commenced 
in  the  Stroud  Journal,  and  met  with  such  favor  in  the  columns  of  that  newspaper 
that  the  editor  was  induced  to  collect  them  and  have  them  reprinted  in  the  present 
form.  The  first  part  was  issued  in  April,  lb79.  Four  parts  were  printed  in  that 
year,  and  one  for  the  present  year  has  reached  us. 

Local   Gleanings  is  a  continuation  of  a  work  which  has  several  times    been 


224  Booh  Notices.  [April, 

noticed  in  the  Register  (xxxi.  241,  352  ;  xxxiii.  124).  The  Gleanings  were  com- 
menced in  the  columns  of  the  Manchester  Courier  in  April,  1875,  and  continued  four 
years  till  April,  L879,  being  also  reprinted  in  parts.  It  becoming  obvious  that  the 
constantly  increasing  demands  upon  the  space  of  a  daily  newspaper  would  prevent 
their  appearing  with  the  regularity  essential  to  their  successful  continuance,  their 
publication  in  the  Courier  was  discontinued  ;  and,  in  July  last,  an  independent 
magazine  with  the  same  title,  under  the  editorship  of  Mr.  Earwaker,  who  had  had 
charge  of  the  work  from  the  beginning,  was  commenced.  The  numbers  for  July, 
August,  September,  October  and  December,  1879,  and  January,  1880,  are  before  us. 
We  commend  these  periodicals  to  the  attention  of  our  readers  ;  and  we  hope  that 
they  will  have  many  subscribers  in  this  country  and  Canada.  They  preserve  much 
local  history,  biography  and  genealogy  concerning  the  English  counties  to  which 
they  relate.  Those  who  have  queries  upon  these  subjects  in  those  counties  have 
now  a  means  of  bringing  them  to  the  attention  of  local  antiquaries  who  are  most 
likely  to  answer  them. 

History  of  Arlington,  Massachusetts,  formerly  the  Second  Precinct  in  Cambridgr  or 
District  of  Menotomy,  afterwards  the  Town  of  West  Cambridge.  1635 — 1879. 
With  a  Genealogical  Register  of  the  Inhabitants  of  the  Precinct.  By  Benjamin  and 
William  R.  Cutter.  Boston  :  David  Clapp  &  Son,  564  Washington  Street.  1880. 
[8vo.  pp.  368.     Price  $3.] 

The  most  sanguinary  part  of  the  engagement  of  the  19th  April.  1775,  which  from 
the  town  in  which  it  began  has  received  the  name  of  the  Battle  of  Lexington,  was 
fought  in  what  is  now  Arlington.  It  was  then  a  precinct  in  the  town  of  Cambridge, 
and  remained  so  till  1807.  For  nearly  a  century  from  its  settlement  in  1635,  it  was 
a  part  of  the  parish  as  well  as  of  the  town  of  Cambridge  ;  and  then  for  three  quar- 
ters of  a  century  from  1732,  it  was  a  separate  parish  still  retaining  its  connec- 
tion with  the  mother  town.  February  20,  1807,  it  was  incorporated  as  the  town 
of  West  Cambridge,  and  after  it  had  received  accessions  to  and  lost  portions  of  its 
territory,  its  name  was  legally  changed  to  Arlington,  April  30,  1867. 

The  labor  of  writing  the  history  of  the  place  from  its  first  settlement  has  been 
greatly  increased  by  this  state  of  affairs.  Had  it  been  a  town  by  itself  for  all  this 
time,  the  task  would  have  been  far  easier.  The  authors,  however,  have  succeeded 
in  accomplishing  it  in  a  very  satisfactory  manner.  We  have  here  a.  trustworthy 
record  of  the  events  which  happened  and  the  people  who  lived  there.  The  late  Ben- 
jamin Cutter,  M.D.,  the  senior  author,  a  native  of  the  precinct  and  a  graduate  of 
Harvard  College,  commenced  collecting  materials  for  the  history  of  the  place  when 
a  young  man.  He  died  sixteen  years  ago,  and  left  the  completion  of  his  Cutter 
genealogy  and  the  present  work  to  his  son  William  R.  Cutter,  Esq.  Like  his 
rather  lie  is  a  painstaking  antiquary  and  genealogist,  and  spares  no  amount  of  labor 
to  make  his  work  accurate  and  reliable. 

The  work  has  three  principal  divisions.  In  the  first,  a  history  of  the  territory, 
precinct  and  town  is  given  ;  in  the  second  we  have  a  genealogical  register  ;  and  the 
third  is  devoted  to  the  soldiers  and  sailors  of  the  war  of  1861-65.  The  prepara- 
tion of  the  last,  we  are  told  in  the  preface,  has  cost  more  labor  to  make  it  full  and 
accurate  than  was  anticipated.  The  genealogical  portion  is  very  thorough  and  fills 
over  150  pages,  considerably  more  than  a  third  of  the  work.  The  historical  portion 
is  carefully  compiled,  and  contains  much  interesting  information  concerning  the 
past  in  this  place.  Extracts  from  original  documents  are  freely  used,  and  authori- 
ties for  new  statements  are  scrupulously  given.     There  is  a  good  index. 

The  book  is  handsomely  printed  and  contains  an  outline  map  of  the  town,  portraits 
and  other  illustrations. 

A  Manual  of  the  Antiquity  of  Man.  By  J.  P.  Maclean.  [Motto.]  Eighth  Edi- 
tion. Cincinnati:  Robert  Clarke  &  Co.  1879.  [12mo.  pp.  159.  Price  £1.  Sold 
by  A.  Williams  &  Co.,  Boston.] 
Mastodon,  Mammoth  and  Man.  By  J.  P.  Maclean,  Author  of  "  A  Manual  of  the 
Antiquity  of  Man."  With  Illustrations.  Second  Edition.  Cincinnati:  Robert 
Clarke  &  Co.     1880.     [12mo.  pp.  84.     Price  $1.] 

These  two  works  by  the  author  of  "  The  Mound  Builders,"  noticed  in  our  last, 
will  be  found  useful  treatises.  Those  who  have  not  the  time  or  opportunity  to  con- 
sult the  elaborate  works  of  the  scientists  of  the  present  day  will  find  here,  in  com- 
pact form,  their  latest  conclusions  on  the  interesting  subjects  to  which  these  vol- 
umes relate,  as  well  as  the  results  of  the  thought  and  study  of  the  author  himself. 
The  former  work  was  published  in  1875,  and  the  latter  in   1878.     The  fact  that 


1880.]  Booh  Notices.  225 

11  The  Antiquity  of  Man  "  has  reached  the  eighth  edition  in  five  years,  and 
"Mastadon,  Mammoth  and  Man  "  a  second  edition  in  two  years,  shows  that  the 
works  meet  a  public  want.     The  former  has  an  excellent  index. 

B.-F.  de   Costa.     Le    Globe  Lenox    de   1511.     Traduit  de  l'anglaia  par    Gabriel 
Gravier,  President  de  la  Societe  novmande  de  Geographic  [Wood  cut.]    Rouen 
Imprimerie  E.  Cagniard,  rue  Jeanne-Dare,  88.     1880.     [Broad  8vo.  pp.  26.] 
This  is  a  translation  of  the  able  article  on  the  Lenox  Globe,  which   the  Rev.  Mr. 

De  Costa  contributed  to  the  Magazine  of  American  History  for  November,    1879. 

M.  Gravier,  the  translator,  has  added  a   few  illustrative  notes.     This  is  a  worthy 

tribute  to  the  merit  of  the  Rev.  Mr.  De  Costa  as  an  historical  writer. 

Paul  Revere *s  Signal ;  The  True    Story  of  the  Signal  Lanterns  in  Christ  Church, 

Boston.     By  the  Rev.  John  Lee  Watson,  D.D.      With  Remarks  on  Laying  Dr. 

Watson^s  Communication  before  the  Massachusetts  Historical  Society,  Nov.  9,  1876. 

By  Charles  Deane.     New  York  :   Trow's  Printing  and  Bookbinding  Company. 

1880.     [8vo.  pp.  00.] 

The  first  edition  of  this  pamphlet  was  published  in  1877,  and  was  noticed  in  the 
Register  for  July  of  that  year  (xxxi.  355).  To  the  present  edition  is  added  a  letter 
to  the  editor  of  the  Boston  Daily  Advertiser,  published  last  year  in  that  newspaper, 
in  which  additional  evidence  is  advanced  to  show  that  the  lanterns  were  hung  from 
the  steeple  of  Christ  Church  by  Capt.  John  Pulling,  a  warden  of  the  church. 

Our  Indian  Wards.  By  George  W.  Manypennv,  Commissioner  of  Indian  Affairs 
from  March,  1853,  until  March,  1857,  and  chairman  of  the  Sioux  Commission  of 
1876.  [Motto.]  Cincinnati  :  Robert  Clarke  &  Co.  1880.  [8vo.  pp.  300.  Sold 
in  Boston  by  A.  Williams  &  Co.] 

"  In  the  preparation  of  this  work,"  says  Mr.  Manypenny,  "there  has  been  no 
attempt  to  present  a  continuous  history  of  the  Indian  race,  or  the  conflicts  with  it, 
from  the  time  of  the  discovery  of  America.  In  the  most  condensed  form  such  a  nar- 
native  would  fill  volumes,  and  would,  in  some  sense,  be  a  mere  repetition,  since  the 
story  of  one  Indian  war  is  the  story  of  all.  In  what  is  narrated  in  the  several  chap- 
ters, it  has  been  the  object  of  the  author  to  adhere  to  facts,  and  to  give  a  faithful 
relation  of  the  various  forms  in  which  complications  with  the  Indians  arise,  and 
the  manner  in  which  the  civil  as  well  as  the  military  authorities  deal  with  the  wards 
of  the  government." 

Mr.  Manypenny  reviews  the  treatment  of  the  North  American  Indians  from  the 
first  European  explorers,  shows  the  causes  of  the  Indian  troubles  past  and  present, 
and  suggests  changes  in  our  mode  of  dealing  with  the  wards  of  the  nation.  He  sees 
the  good  as  well  as  the  bad  qualities  of  the  Indians,  and  asks  for  fair  and  honorable 
treatment  of  them  by  our  government  and  people. 

The  American  Antiquarian.  A  Quarterly  Journal  devoted  to  Early  American  His- 
tory, Ethnology  and  Archaeology.  Edited  by  Rev.  Stephen  D.  Peet,  Clinton, 
Wisconsin.  Published  by  Jameson  &  Morse.  Chicago,  Illinois.  No.  2.  Oct. 
Nov.  Dec.  1879.     [8vo.  pp.  96.     Price  $3  a  year.] 

The  American  Antiquarian,  which  we  noticed  in  our  last,  continues  to  furnish 
able  articles  on  the  subjects  to  which  it  is  devoted.  The  second  number  of  the  sec- 
ond volume  is  now  before  us.  The  same  publishers  announce  a  Journal  of  Oriental 
and  Biblical  Archaeology ,  under  the  editorship  of  the  Rev.  Mr.  Peet.  The  price  of 
the  new  periodical  is  $2  a  year. 

Publications  of  the  Buffalo  Historical  Society.    Vol.  I.     Buffalo  :   Published  by  Bige- 

low  Brothers.     1879.     [8vo.  pp.  435.] 

The  Buffalo  Historical  Society  was  organized  in  1862,  and  the  first  president  was 
the  Hon.  Millard  Fillmore,  ex-president  of  the  United  States.  See  his  memoir  in 
Register,  xxxi.  9.  The  present  volume,  which  is  the  first  of  the  publications  of 
that  society,  is  issued  in  a  beautiful  style  and  is  illustrated  with  portraits,  maps 
and  other  engravings.  The  inaugural  address  of  president  Fillmore,  delivered  be- 
fore the  society  July  1,  1862,  is  the  leading  article,  and  his  portrait  forms  the  fron- 
tispiece of  the  book.  The  volume  also  contains  valuable  papers  read  at  different 
dates  before  the  society,  and  other  articles  illustrating  the  history  and  biography  of 
Buffalo  and  its  vicinity.  It  has  a  table  of  contents  and  an  index.  The  society  is  in 
a  flourishing  condition.     Elias  S.  Hawley  is  the  present  president. 


226  Booh  Notices.  [April, 

Memoir  of  Henry  Armitt  Brown,  together  with/our  Historical  Orations.     Edited  by 

J,  .M.  Hoppin,  Professor  in  Xale  College.     Philadelphia:  J.  B.  Lippincott  4 
[8vo.  pp.  395.     Price  $2.50.] 

The  record  of  this  man's  life  fa  Buch  as  this  age  has  never  known.     Among  the 
it  men  of  our  day  he  holds  a  prominent  place     At  an  age  when  most  men  have 
Bcarcelj  begun  the  work  of  life,  hi-  was  done.    Thirty-three  years  only  elapsed   be- 
tween the  cradle  and  the  grave,  and  in  this  short  time  he  had  won  the  name  of  a 
consummate  orator,  an  accurate  and  finished  historian. 

\\  e  have  before  us  in  this  bands  ime  and  clearly  printed  volume,  a  memoir  care- 
fully compiled  by  Prof.  J.  M.  Eloppin  of  Vale  College.  Passing  over  the  narrative 
of  Mr.  Brown's  early  life,  which  contain-  nothing  which  might  not  beapplicabl< 
any  young  gentleman  of  education  and  culture,  we  approach  that  period  o1  his  life 
which  was'  the  fullest,  and  which  hears  the  greatest  interest  to  th 080  engaged  in 
historical  pursuits.  The  Centennial  period,  which  to  all  of  us  was  a  time  of  inter- 
est, brought  to  Henry  Armitt  Brown  a  rare  opportunity.  The  occasion  needed  the 
man,  and  in  the  city  of  Philadelphia  the  man  was  found.  Born  of  a  hist  >ric  family, 
his  ancestors  were  of  that  little  hand  who  in  the  good  ship  'l  Kent  "  sailed  from  the 
port  of  London.  He  thus  describes  their  departure:  "And  now  the  wind  is  tair 
and  the  tide  is  full,  and  the  steeples  of  London  are  sinking  in  the  west.  Farewell, 
broad  fields  of  Norfolk  and  pleasant  Kentish  woods  !  Farewell,  ye  Yorkshire  m 
and  sloping  Sussex  downs  !  Farewell,  old  mother  England.  Our  feet  shall  never 
tread  upon  your  shores  again!  Our  eyes  shall  never  more  behold  your  face  ;  bat 
from  our  loins  a  greater  Britain  shall  arise  to  bless  a  continent  with  English  law  and 
English  liberty  and  English  speech."  With  a  veneration  for  the  past  such  as  these 
lines  indicate,  with  a  mind  whose  hent  from  early  years  had  been  toward  history, 
with  the  acumen  to  see,  the  perseverance  to  obtain,  the  love  of  country  to  inspire, 
and  the  classical  training  to  give  the  richest  imagery  to  the  scenes  he  desired  to 
portray,  can  we  wonder  that  the  centennial  opened  to  this  young  man  a  rich 
gleaning  field  for  his  varied  accomplishments?  The  people  of  Philadelphia  recog- 
nized in  him  not  only  one  who  had  the  gift  of  public  speech,  but  that  magnetism 
of  manner,  that  charming  delivery,  which  has  the  power  to  arouse  even  the  i 
lukewarm.  Nor  were  they  mistaken  ;  for  at  the  oration  at  Carpenters  Mall,  which 
was  published  in  the  Centennial  number  of  the  Register,  we  are  told  so  vivid 
were  his  descriptions  of  the  men  who  composed  the  Continental  Congress,  that  whole 
ranks  of  persons  in  the  audience  rose  and  turned  round  to  look  in  the  direction 
where  he  pointed  ;  and  when  he  had  finished,  "'the  audience  unconscious! 
the  better  to  express  their  admiration  of  and  gratitude  to  the  orator  for  once  more 
rekindling  the  fires  of  early  patriotism."  It  was  not  for  us  to  know  the  spell  by 
which  he  held  his  audience,  the  wonderful  music  of  his  voice,  the  deep  and  melo- 
dious cadence  with  which  he  carried  his  hearers  away,  the  grace  of  his  gestures,  the 
play  of  his  features,  it  was  not  given  us  to  behold  ;  but  we  can  read  his  written 
words,  and  be  proud  that  in  our  day  a  young  man  has  produced  four  historical  ora- 
tions which  will  rank  with  any  of  the  centennial  period,  are  surpassed  by  none.  It 
seems  strong  language  indeed  ;  but  let  one  read  them  ere  they  deem  this  criticism 
overdrawn. 

Mr.  Brown  appeared  in  Boston  at  the  Tea  Party  Celebration,  December  16.  1873, 
as  the  representative  from  his  native  city.  In  opening  his  address  he  said  :  "  I  stand 
for  the  first  time  in  Faneuil  Hall.  I  see  about  me  no  familiar  countenance.  I  am 
in  an  unaccustomed  place.  I  have  journey e<l  far  from  home  ;  and  yet  this  is  Boston, 
and  this  is  Faneuil  Hall.  Here  hang  the  likenesses  of  men  whose  portraits  since 
my  childhood  I  have  seen  in  Independence  Hall.  John  Hancock  and  John  Adams, 
Samuel  Adams  and  Elbridge  Gerry,  and  1  feel  that  here  at  least  lam  no  strani 
1  rise  in  this  place  and  in  this  presence  to  speak  to  you  the  words  of  Philadelphia 
the  fraternal   greetings  of  your  brethren  assembled  there.      Would  that  the  m 

r  were  more  worthy,  would  that  there  might  come  to  me  to-night  a  voice  ol  fire— 
an  inspiration  born  of  the  memories  of  this  place,  that  1  might  drink  in  the -pint  of 
this  anniversary,  and  tell  in  fitting  words  the  message  which  I  bring.'* 

Speaking  of  Philadelphia,  he  gives  this  picture:  "Still  on  her  busiest  street 
Btands  the  old  State  House— preserved  with  pious  can — holding  up,  as  this  thrice 

sacred  building  docs,  the  old  time  and  the  new  time,  face  to  face,  and  from  its  walls 
youi  nun  as  well  as   hers,  look   down   upon   another  spot    made   holy   by  I 

patriotism  and  virtue.  There  in  the  centre  of  her  busy  life  lies  Independence  Square, 
its  corners  restingon  her  crowded  highways,  'a  sacred  island  in  a  tumultuous 
main  ;  '    close   by  she  guards  the   relics  of  the  dead— your  own  as  well  as   her— 


1880.]  Boole  Notices.  227 

whom  fate  confided  to  the  keeping  of  the  land  for  which  the}'  died  ;  and  in  her  bosom 
there,  to-day,  she  bears  the  dust  of  Franklin.  All  around  her  are  reminders  of  the 
time  when  Philadelphia  and  Boston  stood  in  the  very  front,  when  Pennsylvania  and 
Massachusetts  held  up  the  hands  of  Washington.  Before  her  roll  the  waters  that 
wash  the  feet  of  Trenton  and  Red  Bank,  beside  her  lies  the  smiling  valley  of  White- 
marsh,  still,  in  her  suburbs,  stands  the  old  stone  house  round  which  the  battle  ra»ed 
at  Germantown.  She  sees  the  sun  set  behind  those  peaceful  hills— unconscious  of 
their  fame— between  which  slumbers  Valley  Forge,  and  by  her  southern  borders 
flows  a  placid  stream  that  bears  the  immortal  name  of  Brandy  wine." 

This  is  a  paragraph  from  the  Carpenters  Hall  oration  : 

"  Sunday  comes— the  last  Sabbath  of  the  old  provincial  days.  The  bells  of  Christ 
Church  chime  sweetly  in  the  morning  air,  and  her  aisles  are  crowded  beyond  their 
wont  ;  but  the  solemn  service  glides  along,  as  in  other  days,  with  its  prayer  for 
king  and  queen  so  soon  to  be  read  for  the  last  time  within  those  walls  ;  and  the 
thought  perhaps  never  breaks  the  stillness  of  the  Quakers' Meeting-house  that  a 
thing  has  come  to  pass,  that  will  make  their  quiet  town  immortal.  °Then  the  long 
afternoon  fades  away,  and  the  sun  sinks  down  yonder  over  Valley  Forge." 

Our  space  does  not  permit  us  to  quote  more  from  these  orations.  " The  settle- 
ment of  Burlington  "  describes  the  quiet  and  peaceful  life  of  early  days.  The  Val- 
ley Forge  address  pictures  the  hardships  of  that  never  to  be  forgotten  winter  and  the 
oration  on  the  one  hundredth  anniversary  of  the  Battle  of  Monmouth  is  a  spirited 
and  accurate  account  of  one  of  the  most  important  battles  of  the  revolution. 

Alas,  that  we  have  no  more  of  his  marvellous  delineations  !  the  better  seems  al- 
ways to  be  taken,  the  worse  left.  The  history  of  this  young  man,  cut  off  in  the  very 
flower  and  promise  of  his  age,  with  ardent  hopes  and  highest  views,  can  but  make 
us  blush  to  think  of  the  chances  we  have  wasted,  and  the  shameful  indolence  that 
has  ofttimes  prevented  us  from  improving  the  opportunities  we  possess 

[By  D.  T.  V.  Huntoon,Esq.,  of  Canton,  Mass.] 

The  Pennsylvania   Magazine  of  History  and  Biography.     Vol.  III.     Philadelphia  • 

Publication  Fund  of   the  Historical  Society  of  Pennsylvania.     1879.     r8vo    or/ 
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The  stout  octavo  formed  by  the  yearly  numbers  of  this  valuable  quarterly  well 
illustrates  the  character  and  promise  of  its  title-all  its  articles  bein<r  devoted  to 
subjects  bearing  upon  the  local  history  of  Pennsylvania,  or  to  recording  the  deeds 
and  ives  of  its  deceased  worthies.  Leading  articles  are  on  the  Founding  of  New 
bweden,  Philadelphia,  One  Hundred  Years  Ago,  Records  of  Christ  Church  Phila- 
delphia, Constitutional  Convention  of  1776,  History  of  Darby  ;  while  a  lar-e  num- 
ber of  biographical  notices  and  short  articles  make  up  a  choice  and  valuable  histo- 
rical and  biographical  miscellany.  The  magazine  is  issued  as  a  Publication  Fund 
Z i  ^  on  anp  suJ3sCriPt[on  t0  those  not  members  of  the  Fund  Association 
be  ng  $3.00.  Payments  may  be  made  to  Townsend  Ward,  820  Spruce  St.,  Phila- 
delphia, Pa.  l  ' 

[By  Samuel  L.  Boardman,  Esq.,  of  Augusta,  Me.} 

L%nf>Bf°JiS  RCeh>ed  b,y!he  AmericanL  Antiquarian  Society  from  the  sale  of  the  First 
Part  of  the  Brinley  Library  ;   to  which  is  added  a  Catalogue  of  the  Mather  Publi- 
cation previously  m  the  Society's  Library.    Arranged  and  collated  with  notes, 
Nathaniel  Paine.      Worcester  :   Press  of  Charles  Hamilton.   1879.     r8vo 
pp.  oi. j 

The  hist  >ry  of  the  sale  of  the  notable  library  of  the  late  George  Brinley,  of  Hart- 
ford Conn.,  and  of  his  hberal  gifts  from  it  to  libraries  and  learned  societies  in  our 
country  is  well  known  to  he  readers  of  the  Register.  The  American  Antiquar? 
an  Society  was  among  the  institutions  designated  by  Mr.  Brinley  to  receive  his  ben- 
efactions, having  a  credit  of  five  thousand  dollars,  one  half  of  which  was  assigned 
from  the  sale  of  the  first  portion  of  the  library,  which  occurred  in  March  1^ 
From  this  sale  the  society  obtained  two  hundred  and  twenty-seven  books, -tn'd  lour 
hundred  and  fifty-nine  pamphlets  ;  consisting  of  Mather  publications  and  early  ser- 
mons and  tracts  relating  to  New  England  history,  many  of  whicl/uv  ,',•,, 
rarity.  Sixty-one  are  publications  of  Increase,  Cotton  aid  Samuel  Mather  neariv 
allot  which  are  bound  by  Bedford,  Pratt  and  other  celebrated  binders  In  brin? 
tog  this  list  it  was  thought  desirable  to  include  a  bibliography  „r  |J  htl, 
cations  contained  in  the  library  previous  to  the  Brinle/aild  tio  s.  T  b2  Fist  £ 
given  in  chronological  order  beginning  with  the  works  of  Richard  Mathe  of  Do  - 
VOL.   XXXIV.  21 


228  Book  Notices.  [April, 

Chester,  who  was  born  in  England  in  1596,  and  continues  down  through  the  noted 
line  to  Moses  of  Darien,  Conn.,  who  graduated  from  Yale  College  in  1739.  It  com- 
prises two  hundred  and  forty-five  titles.  In  addition  to  the  above,  these  pages  are 
taken  up  with  an  account  of  the  Mather  Manuscripts  in  the  library  of  the  society, 
of  which  it  possesses  a  large  and  valuable  collection,  consisting  of  treatises,  ser- 
mons, diaries,  interleaved  almanacs,  letters  and  memoranda.  Altogether  the  Ma- 
ther collections  possessed  by  the  society  are  extensive  and  notable,  and  Mr.  Paine 
has  done  good  service  to  bibliographers  and  students  by  indicating  their  extent 
and  value  in  this  manner.  The  pamphlet  is  a  fit  companion  to  the  same  author's 
account  of  the  library  of  the  society,  published  in  1873  ;  and  both  are  very  servicea- 
ble to  the  bibliographer  and  antiquary. 
[By  Samuel  L.  Boardman,  Esq.] 

Proceedings  of  the  Rhode  Island  Historical  Society.  1878-79.  Providence:  Print- 
ed for  the  Society.     [8vo.  pp.  107.] 

This  volume  is  largely  taken  up  with  the  minutes  of  the  regular  and  special  meet- 
ings of  the  society  during  1878-79,  with  brief  abstracts  of  the  several  papers  pre- 
sented, and  other  matters  pertaining  to  the  work  and  business  of  the  society.  In 
addition  fourteen  pages  are  given  to  the  "  Orders  of  the  Council  of  War  "  passed 
between  Nov.  11  and  Dec.  22,  1778,  which  comprises  much  new  and  interesting 
matter,  and  gives  some  facts  of  genealogical  history  not  found  elsewhere.  The 
necrology  embraces  notices  of  Peleg  VV.  Gardiner,  John  Wingate  Thornton,  Wil- 
liam Cullen  Bryant,  Col.  George  Baker,  Evert  Augustus  Duyckinck,  Seth  Pa  del- 
ford,  Col.  Almon  D.  Hodges  and  Col.  Brantz  Mayer.  The  Committee  of  Publica- 
tion consists  of  John  Russell  Bartlett,  J.  Lewis  Diman  and  Edwin  Martin  Stone. 

[By  Samuel  L.  Boardman,  Esq.] 

Bedford  Sesqui- Centennial  Celebration,  August  27,  1879.  Historical  Discourse  by 
Jonathan  F.  Stearns,  D.D.  Also  a  Sketch  of  the  Celebration.  Boston  :  Alfred 
Mudge  &  Son,  Printers.  [8vo.  pp.  85.  For  sale  by  Estes  &  Lauriat,  301  Wash- 
ington Street,  Boston.     Price  35c.  ;  by  mail,  38c] 

An  account  of  the  celebration  of  the  one  hundred  and  fiftieth  year  of  the  incor- 
poration of  the  town  of  Bedford,  formed  of  portions  of  the  territory  of  Concord, 
Billerica  and  Lexington,  and  incorporated  Sept.  23,  1729.  At  the  dinner,  speeches 
were  made  by  Governor  Talbot,  Ex-Governor  Rice,  Hon.  William  A.  Russell,  Hon. 
E.  Rockwood  Hoar,  and  other  gentlemen.  The  Historical  Discourse,  which  occu- 
pies over  fifty  pages  of  the  pamphlet,  was  by  Rev.  Jonathan  F.  Stearns,  D.D.,  of 
Newark,  N.  J.,  and  gives  a  satisfactory  and  well-written  resume  of  the  leading 
events  in  the  history  of  the  town.  The  pamphlet  should  not  be  overlooked  by  any 
one  forming  a  collection  of  local  histories. 
[By  Samuel  L.  Boardman,  Esq.] 

The  Antiquary.  A  Magazine  devoted  to  the  Study  of  the  Past.  Edited  by  Edward 
Walford,  M.A.  London  :  Elliot  Stock  ;  New  York  :  J.  W.  Bouton,  706  Broad- 
way. [4to.  Published  monthly.  Pp.  48,  each  number.  Terms,  $4.10  per  an- 
num to  American  subscribers,  postage  paid.] 

The  initial  number  of  this  new  English  antiquarian  and  historical  journal  has  a 
most  attractive  typographical  appearance,  and  is  so  well  balanced  and  readable  in 
all  its  departments  as  to  be  thoroughly  enjoyed  by  all  English  readers  of  historical 
and  antiquarian  tastes.  If  we  may  judge  of  coming  numbers  by  the  promise  of 
this  opening  issue,  it  must  find  a  considerable  circle  of  readers  on  this  side  of  the 
water  ;  for  while  some  of  its  articles  have  only  a  local  interest,  others  are  of  com- 
mon interest  and  value,  and  from  their  bearing  upon  English  history  and  biogra- 
phy in  general  will  be  of  service  to  all  intelligent  readers.  The  contents  of  the  pre- 
sent number  embrace  fourteen  articles,  on  antiquarian,  historical,  folk-lore,  numis- 
matic, typographical  and  kindred  subjects,  together  with  an  entertaining  miscel- 
lany of  reviews,  notices  of  meetings,  of  societies,  notes,  queries,  antiquarian  news, 
correspondence,  etc.  The  matter  is  in  double  column  pages,  the  type  new  and 
clean  cut,  and  the  paper  heavy  and  handsome.  The  number  has  eight  illustrations. 
Mr.  Walford,  the  editor,  has  New  England  blood  in  his  veins,  being  a  descendant 
of  Sir  William  Peppcrrell,  Bart.,  Register,  xx.  5.  He  was  formerly  editor  of  the 
Gentleman's  Magazine,  and  we  welcome  his  new  magazine  as  a  most  useful  co- 
worker, with  others  in  this  country  and  abroad,  who  arc  "  Gleaners  after  Time." 

[By  Samuel  L.  Boardman,  Esq.] 


1880.] 


Booh  Notices.  229 


he  Canada  et  les  Basques.  Trois  Ecrits  de  M.  Faucher  de  Saint  Maurice,  M.  Mar- 
mette  et  M.  Le  Vasseur.  Avant-Propos  clu  Comte  de  Premio-Real.  Quebec. 
1879.     [4to.  pp.  29.     No.  28  of  an  edition  of  50  copies.] 

Commerce  Entre  UEspagne  et  ses  Provinces  D'  Outre  mer  et  Les  Provinces  Confed- 
ere.es  du  Canada.     Notes  du  Comte  de  Premio-Real.     Quebec,  1879.     [12mo.  pp. 

88.] 

The  first  of  these  tracts  consists  of  three  brief  essaj^s,  whose  object  is  to  prove  that 
these  Basques  were  the  first  Europeans  to  discover  Canada  and  Newfoundland.  The 
essays  are  entitled  respectively,  "  Who  Discovered  Newfoundland  and  Labrador?" 
"  The  Basques  the  Discoverers  of  Canada,"  and  "  Yes,  certainly  the  Basques  " — 
their  authors  being  Canadian  writers  of  high  reputation  as  local  historians  ;  the 
preface  being  from  the  pen  of  Count  Premio-Real.  The  Basque  Provinces  are  situ- 
ated on  both  slopes  of  the  Pyrenees,  in  the  south  of  France  and  north  of  Spain,  the 
people  of  which  have  from  the  earliest  times  been  known  as  hardy  and  adventurous 
fishermen.  The  authors  of  the  essays  attempt  to  prove,  from  authentic  accounts 
and  from  the  similarity  of  local  names,  in  both  countries,  that  the  Basques,  attract- 
ed to  the  fishing  banks  of  Labrador  and  Newfoundland  in  pursuit  of  whale  and  cod, 
were  the  first  to  discover  not  only  Labrador  and  Newfoundland,  but  Canada,  at 
least  "  a  good  century  before  the  coming  of  Cabot  and  Jaques  Cartier."  M.  Fau- 
cher, quoting  an  early  Flemish  navigator,  says  it  was  a  Basque  fisherman  who  first 
gave  to  Columbus  the  idea  of  a  new  world. 

The  second  tract  is  the  fifth  of  a  series  by  Count  Premio-Real  on  the  commerce 
between  Spain  and  its  provinces  and  Canada  ;  and  comprises  the  maritime  laws  of 
Canada,  and  the  author's  observations  on  the  commercial  relations  between  the  two 
countries.  It  possesses  some  interest  to  the  local  historian  from  containing  a  chap- 
ter on  the  "  Antiquity  of  the  Fisheries  of  Canada,"  in  which  are  curious  particu- 
lars concerning  the  discoveries  of  the  Basques  in  Canada,  and  the  origin  of  many  of 
the  local  names  in  Labrador,  Newfoundland  and  Cape  Breton.  The  author  is  Con- 
sul-General  for  Spain  to  British  North  America,  and  it  is  commendable  to  his  lite- 
rary and  scholarly  tastes  that  much  of  his  time  is  spent  in  historic  and  antiquarian 
researches  relating  to  the  country  in  which  his  official  duties  call  him  to  reside. 
Both  tracts  are  very  neatly  printed  and  bound. 

[By  Samuel  L.  Boardman,  Esq.] 

A  History  of  Bristol  Parish,  Va.,  with  Genealogies  of  Families  connected  therewith, 
and  Historical  Illustrations.  By  Rev.  Philip  Slaughter,  D.D.,  Author  of  His- 
tories of  St.  George's  and  St.  Mark's  Parishes Second  Edition.  J.  W.  Ran- 
dolph &  English,  Richmond,  Va.     1879.     [12mo.  pp.  237.     Price  $1.50.] 

The  first  edition  of  this  excellent  parish  history  was  published  in  1846,  while  the 
author  was  rector  of  the  parish.  The  Rev.  Dr.  Slaughter  had  a  fine  field  for  histori- 
cal research,  embracing  the  earliest  records  and  the  first  families,  and  thence  on- 
ward, through  a  worthy  history  of  two  and  a  half  centuries,  and  dealing  with  many 
families  whose  influence  has  not  been  confined  to  Virginia  alone,  but  the  nation  as 
well.  The  work  of  more  than  thirty  years  ago  is  now  revised  by  Dr.  Slaughter, 
who  calls  to  his  aid  the  accomplished  genealogist  and  historian  of  Virginia,  Robert 
A.  Brock,  Esq.,  corresponding  secretary  of  the  Virginia  Historical  Society,  who  con- 
tributes genealogies  of  some  of  the  early  families.  The  following  are  the  names  treat- 
ed, though  there  are  many  mentioned  incidentally  : — Atkinson,  Boiling,  Bland,  Clai- 
borne, Eppes,  Feild,  Gilliam,  Grammer,  Haxall,  Kennon,  May,  Munford,  Murray, 
Peterson,  Pegram,  Poythress,  Ramsay,  Randolph,  Robertson,  Skipwith,  Walker, 
Withers,  Worsham.  This  parish  history  will  prove  of  considerable  aid  to  the  stu- 
dent of  Virginia  history.  Bristol  Parish  is  the  present  city  of  Petersburg  and  the 
adjoining  town  of  Blandford,  besides  the  usual  wide  spread  territory  which  char- 
acterized the  early  Virginia  parishes.  During  the  late  civil  war  the  parish  was 
a  camping  ground  and  battlefield.  The  book  is  of  large  worth  to  those  whose  mem- 
ories cluster  about  the  church  where  their  hearts  have  learned  of  holy  things,  and 
the  churchward  where  lie  the  remains  of  their  ancestry. 

[By  the  Rev.  Anson  Titus,  Jr., of  Weymouth.] 

The  Second  Lambeth  Conference.  A  Personal  Narrative.  By  The  Bishop  or  Iowa. 
Davenport,  Iowa.     1879.     [8vo.  pp.  56.] 

The  narrative  of  what  Bishop  Perry  saw  and  heard  in  England,  while  visiting  that 
country  to  attend  the  second  Lambeth  Conference,  held  in  the  summer  of  1878,  con- 
tains much  interesting  matter  concerning  the  historic  places  and  the  clergy  and 
church  dignitaries  of  Great  Britain. 


230  Boole  Notices,  [April, 

Additional  Notes  upon  the  Collection  of  Coins  and  Medals  now  upon  Exhibition  at  the 
Pennsylvania  Museum  and  School  of  Industrial  Art,  Memorial  Hall.  Fairmount 
Park,  Philadelphia.  By  Henry  Puillips,  Jr.,  A.M.  [Philadelphia:  1879.  8vo. 
pp.  19.] 

The  work  to  which  this  is  a  supplement  was  noticed  in  the  Register  for  July, 
1879  (xxxiii.  370).  The  paper  now  printed  was  read  before  the  American  Philoso- 
phical Society,  Oct.  3,  1879,  and  contains  descriptions  of  important  coins  and  med- 
als added  to  the  collection  since  the  former  paper  was  prepared. 

A  Chapter  of  American  Church  History.  By  Edward  D.  NsiLL,  Macalester  Col- 
lege, Minneapolis,  Minnesota.  [1879.  Reprinted  "  from  the  New  Englander  for 
July,  1879."     Octavo,  pp.  16.] 

The  Rev.  Mr.  Neill,  of  Minneapolis,  whose  researches  have  thrown  much  light 
on  early  American  history,  has,  in  this  pamphlet,  given  an  interesting  history  of 
the  Independent  Church  of  the  Somers  Islands  or  Bermudas,  founded  in  the  seven- 
teenth century,  and  of  the  troubles  it  met  with,  lie  has  revived  much  forgotten 
history  by  his  industrious  research. 

The  Harvard  Register Cambridge.     1880.     [Published  monthly.     Royal  4to. 

pp.  16-j-iv.  each  number.     Moses  King,  Editor  and  Publisher,  Cambridge,  Mass. 
Price  $2  a  year.     Single  numbers  25^cts.] 

The  new  periodical  with  this  title,  devoted  to  the  interests  and  history  of  Harvard 
University  and  its  graduates,  was  commenced  in  January  last  by  Mr.  King,  whose 
volumes  on  that  university,  Boston  and  Cincinnati,  show  his  fitness  for  such  an 
enterprise.  He  has  the  assistance  and  patronage  of  the  {'acuity  of  the  university  and 
some  of  the  most  eminent  of  its  graduates.  The  contents  of  the  lour  numbers 
already  published  show  how  much  matter,  interesting  to  students  and  graduates  of 
Harvard,  can  be  brought  together.    It  is  handsomely  printed  and  illustrated, 

Antiquarian  Papers.     Ipswich,  Mass.     [Sm.  4to.     No.  III.     December,  1879  ;    No. 

IV.  January;    No.   V.    February,   1880  ;  each   pp.4.     Published  monthly,   the 
Rev.  Augustine  Caldwell,  editor/   Price  25  cents  a  year.] 

This  periodical,  noticed  in  our  last,  continues  to  give  valuable  historical  matter 
relating  to  Ipswich.  Among  the  illustrations  in  the  five  cumbers  published,  are 
views  of  Meeting-House  Hill,  in  1839,  and  Richard  Saltonstall's  house,  built  about 
1635  ;  also  coats  of  arms  of  Wainwrieht  and  Denison  from  tombstones.  The  views 
have  been  printed  separately,  as  has  also  an  article  on  Wainwright. 

History  of  the  Town  of  Lancaster .  Massachusetts,  from  the  First  Settlement  to  the 
Present  Time.  1013—1879.  By  Rev.  Abuab  P.  Marvin,  Author  of  the  "  His- 
tory of  VVinchendon  "  and  the  "  History  of  Worcester  in  the  War  of  the  Rebel- 
lion." [Motto.]  Lancaster.  Published  by  the  Town.  1879.  [8vo.  pp.  798. 
Price  $4.00.]  '  F 

m  The  rapidly  increasing  literature  of  our  local  history  has  a  notable  contribution 
in  this  fine  volume.  The  old  historic  town  has  been  as  wise  as  generous  in  provid- 
ing for  its  publication,  and  the  Rev.  Mr.  Marvin,  the  author,  is  not  a  novice  in  such 
work.  The  result  is  a  volume  of  interest  which  must  have  wide  and  enduring 
value.  The  maps  and  illustrations  are  genuine  contributions,  and  not  simply  the 
unintelligent  groupings  of  a  picture  book. 

A  significant  feature  of  this  work  is  the  extent  to  which  the  author  has  made 
the  records  of  the  town  its  basis.  He  has  followed  the  thread  of  its  official  action 
very  closely,  arid  in  so  doing  we  think  he  has  set  a  good  example  to  other  writers 
of  town  histories.  It  is  possible  that  a  just  criticism  may  bear  upon  this  point,  and 
that  this  feature,  excellent  in  itself,  has  too  exclusive  prominence. 

The  organ  of  a  society  which  makes  genealogy  one  of  its  specialties  will  naturally 
notice  with  regret  the  rather  conspicuous  omission  of  family  history.  The  demand 
oi  the  public  for  genealogical  details  in  our  local  histories  is  manifest,  and  we  deem 
it  proper.  And  if  the  materiel  which  fills  these  handsome  pages  had  been  so  much 
condensed  as  to  have  given  two  or  three  hundred  to  the  details  which  Lancaster  rec- 
ords alone  must  contain  of  family  history,  births,  marriages  and  deaths,  the  author 
would  have  been  not  less  but  more  faithful  to  his  principle  of  following  the  records, 
and  would  have  greatly  enhanced  the  value  of  the  book.     If  even  the  index  had  been 


1880.]  Book  Notices.  231 

made  more  complete,  and  contained,  at  least  once,  all  the  names  occurring  in  the 
volume,  it  would  have  been  far  more  useful  in  this  direction.  As  it  is,  Lancaster 
owes  the  world  another  volume  in  which  its  family  histories  shall  be  as  faithfully 
presented  as  its  general  history  is  in  these  pages  ;  and  we  hope  that  the  enterprise 
and  sagacity,  so  manifest  here,  will  not  long  delay  a  supplementary  and  genealogi- 
cal volume. 

[By  the  Rev.  Henry  A.  Hazcn,  A.M.,  of  Billerica.] 

Vick's  Floral  Guide.     1880.     [8vo.  pp.  96.    Published  by  James  Vick,  Rochester, 
N.  Y.     Sent  for  a  five  cent  stamp.] 

This  beautiful  pamphlet  has  one  colored  flower-plate  and  five  hundred  illustra- 
tions with  descriptions  of  the  best  flowers  and  vegetables,  with  the  price  of  seeds  and 
directions  how  to  grow  them.  The  work  can  be  had  either  in  the  English  or  the 
German  language.  By  the  same  publisher  is  issued  "  Vick's  Illustrated  Monthly 
Magazine,"  32  pages,  with  a  colored  plate  and  other  fine  engravings  in  each 
number.     Price  $1.25  a  year. 

An  Historical  Address,  delivered  at  Groton,  Massachusetts,  February  20,  1880,  by 
Request  of  the  Citizens,  at  the  Dedication  of  Three  Monuments  erected  by  the 
Town.  By  Sami  BL  Auuott  GreEx\,  a  Native  of  the  Town.  Groton:  1880.  [8vo. 
pp.  50.] 

The  three  monuments  commemorate  the  sites  of  the  first  meeting-house  in  Gro- 
ton, built  in  1660  and  burnt  by  the  Indians  in  1076  ;  the  dwelling  of  William  Long- 
ley,  where,  in  1694,  he  and  his  wife  and  five  children  were  slain  by  the  Indians,  and 
from  which  three  other  children  were  carried  into  captivity  ;  and  the  house  in  which 
was  born  Col.  William  Prescott,  who  led  the  troops  who  erected  the  American  for- 
tifications at  Banker  Hill  in  1775.  We  believe  that  Dr.  Green  was  the  first  to  sug- 
gest the  erection  of  these  monuments  ;  and  it  was  fitting  that  one  who  has  shown 
in  many  ways  his  zeal  in  perpetuating  the  memory  of  the  men  and  events  of  past 
times  in  his  native  town,  should  deliver  the  address  on  this  occasion.  None  could 
have  done  it  hetter. 

We  hope  that  other  historic  sites  in  Groton  will  be  commemorated  in  like  man- 
ner, and  that  other  towns  will  follow  the  example  that  this  town  has  set.  How  few 
of  the  many  sites  of  this  kind  in  Boston  are  marked  even  by  a  tablet ! 

Richmond  as  a  Manufacturing  and  Trading  Centre,  including  a  Historical  Sketch 
of  the  City.  By  R.  A.  Brock.,  Ksq.,  Corresponding  Secretary  Virginia  Histori- 
cal Society.  Richmond,  Va.  :  Published  by  Jones  &  Cook.  1880.  [8vo.  pp.  92. 
Illustrated  by  a  "  Map  showing  the  Transportation  Facilities  of  Richmond. " 
Price  50cts.] 

We  have  here  a  very  valuable  work,  which  gives  not  only  the  natural  and  ac- 
quired advantage  of  Richmond  as  a  manufacturing  and  trading  centre,  but  a  sketch 
of  the  early  and  later  history  of  the  capital  of  the  Old  Dominion.  It  has  a  com- 
plete list  of  all  wholesale  and  manufacturing  houses,  and  the  transportation  facili- 
ties of  the  city. 

History  of  Worcester  County,  Massachusetts,  embracing  a  Comprehensive  History  of 
the  County  from  the  first  settlement  to  the  present  time,  with  a  History  and  De- 
scription of  its  Cities  and  Towns.    Illustrated Boston  :    C.   F.  Jewett  & 

Company.  1879.  [2  vols.  4to.  pp.  662  and  710.  Price  $12  for  the  set.] 
This  work,  in  two  large  quarto  volumes  of  about  700  pages  each,  printed  on  paper 
manufactured  in  the  county,  expressly  for  the  purpose,  is  attractive  in  its  general 
appearance,  although  we  notice  in  the  last  part  of  volume  second  many  imperfect 
letters,  which  was  probably  the  fault  of  the  electrotyper.  The  volumes  are  quite 
fully  illustrated  by  wood  cuts  of  more  than  ordinary  excellence,  representing  public 
buildings  and  many  views  of  private  residences,  factories  and  shops.  Some  of  the 
illustrations  are  of  historical  interest,  such  as  the  first  court  house,  built  in  1732-3, 
the  old  South  Church  at  Worcester,  the  Wait  tavern  at  West  Brookfield,  the  old 
Paine  House  at  Worcester,  built  just  after  the  revolution,  and  the  old  Chandler 
house,  last  occupied  by  the  late  Judge  I.  M.  Barton,  of  Worcester. 

The  introduction  of  so  many  views  of  modern  private  residences  may  be  a  matter 

of  questionable  taste  in  a  historical  work,  but  undoubtedly  it  will  be  acceptable  to 

the  general  public.     A  few  good  portraits  of  prominent  citizens  of  the  county  have 

also  been  provided  by  the  publishers,  and  add  to  the  value  of  the  volumes.    Among 

vol.  xxxiv.         21* 


232  Booh  Notices.  [April, 

them  is  a  portrait  of  Samuel  Slater,  of  Webster,  who  has  been  called  the  "  Father 
of  Cotton  Manufactures  of  the  United  States."  A  fine  steel-plate  portrait  of  ex- 
Governor  Levi  Lincoln,  representing  him  as  he  appeared  in  his  prime,  probably 
about  the  time  he  occupied  the  executive  chair,  is  of  special  interest. 

The  plan  of  the  work  does  not  admit  of  that  exhaustive  treatment  which  would 
be  desired  by  many,  but  it  brings  out  many  facts  of  historical  value  and  interest, 
and  gives  a  general  idea  of  the  present  condition  of  the  several  towns. 

The  first  two  hundred  pages  of  volume  one  are  devoted  to  the  history  of  the  coun- 
ty as  a  whole,  prepared  by  Rev.  A.  P.  Marvin,  author  of  "  The  History  of  Winchen- 
don."  This  portion  of  the  work  has  been  very  carefully  revised  by  Judge  P.  Emory 
Aldrich  and  Samuel  F.  Haven,  LL.D.  (the  learned  librarian  of  the  American  Anti- 
quarian Society),  which  is  a  guarantee  for  its  general  correctness. 

The  editor  is  deserving  of  special  commendation  for  the  judicious  manner  in 
which  he  has  condensed  the  large  amount  of  material  at  his  disposal,  giving  the 
important  facts  in  concise  and  plain  terms. 

The  history  commences  with  the  topography  and  geology  of  the  county,  in  two 
chapters  ;  then  follows  an  interesting  chapter  devoted  to  the  Indians  and  their  depre- 
dations upon  the  early  settlers. 

The  county  of  Worcester  was  incorporated  in  1731,  and  the  fourth  chapter  gives 
us  the  principal  facts  in  regard  to  its  incorporation,  followed  by  a  brief  account  of 
the  origin  of  the  several  towns.  Chapters  six  and  seven  recite  the  history  of  the 
courts  and  the  administration  of  justice,  with  interesting  notices  of  some  of  the 
remarkable  trials  that  have  taken  place  in  the  county.  One  of  the  most  celebrated, 
and  which  attracted  great  attention  and  was  the  cause  of  much  discussion  at  the 
time,  is  that  of  Bathsheba  Spooner  and  others  in  1778,  for  the  murder  of  her  hus- 
band. Levi  Lincoln,  senior  (attorney  general  of  the  U.  S.  under  Jefferson) conduct- 
ed the  case  for  the  defence,  Robert  Treat  Paine,  State's  attorney,  appearing  for  the 
prosecution,  and  the  case  became  a  prominent  one  in  the  legal  history  of  the 
county.  The  social  position  of  Mrs.  Spooner  (she  was  a  daughter  of  Brigadier 
Ruggles)  and  the  peculiar  circumstances  attending  the  execution,  caused  great  ex- 
citement, thousands  of  persons  being  present. 

The  history  of  the  county  during  the  war  of  the  revolution  is  given  in  a  concise 
and  interesting  manner  ;  the  exciting  times  of  Shays's  rebellion  are  also  well  set  forth 
in  another  chapter.  The  educational  interests,  including  notices  of  the  higher 
schools  and  academies,  are  fully  treated  upon,  and  the  religious  history,  although 
briefly  given,  is  extended  enough  to  give  a  general  outline  of  the  subject,  showing 
the  present  condition  of  the  different  sects,  and  appears  to  be  free  from  special  de- 
nominational bias.  There  is  also  a  chapter  upon  the  literary,  agricultural  and  sci- 
entific societies  and  associations. 

The  remaining  pages  of  the  county  history  are  devoted  to  a  brief  account  of  the 
press  of  the  county,  and  a  short  notice  of  military  affairs,  closing  with  a  chapter 
on  four  celebrated  inventors — Eli  Whitney,  inventor  of  the  cotton-gin,  Thomas 
Blanchard,  who  invented  machines  for  turning  irregular  forms,  Erastus  B.  Bigelow 
and  the  carpet  loom,  and  Elias  Howe,  the  inventor  of  the  sewing  machine. 

Mr.  Marvin  has  also  prepared  historical  notices  of  twelve  of  the  towns  in  the 
county,  and  may  be  said  to  have  made  a  success  in  condensing  into  a  few  pages 
matter  that  might  well  have  been  extended  four  fold  ;  this  is  especially  noticeable 
in  the  towns  of  Brookfield,  Lancaster  and  Sterling. 

Many  of  the  towns  receive  but  the  briefest  notice,  probably  for  the  reason  that 
the  writers  were  confined  by  the  publishers  to  a  limited  number  of  pages.  This  is 
to  be  regretted,  as  many  interesting  facts  in  the  history  of  these  towns  are  not  refer- 
red to.  It  gives,  however,  a  general  view  of  the  history  of  each  town,  and  imparts 
much  desirable  information. 

The  history  of  the  town  and  city  of  Worcester,  which  is  given  in  the  last  one  hun- 
dred and  twenty  pages  of  the  second  volume,  has  been  carefully  and  ably  prepared 
by  Mr.  Charles  A.  Chase,  of  Worcester,  under  the  supervision  of  Dr.  S.  F.  Haven, 
and  of  itself  would  make  an  interesting  volume. 

Mr.  Chase,  in  common  with  the  other  writers  for  these  volumes,  has  had  the  diffi- 
cult task  of  bringing  the  principal  facts  in  the  history  of  the  town  into  a  limited 
number  of  pages,  and  he  has  been  very  successful  in  this  undertaking.  He  be- 
gins with  an  account  of  the  first  settlement  of  Quinsigamond,  the  old  Indian 
name  of  the  town,  giving  some  account  of  the  early  land  grants,  the  troubles 
with  the  Indians,  and  notices  of  early  settlers.  The  incorporation  of  the  town  in 
1722  is  briefly  touched  upon,  with  some  account  of  the  early  public  buildings,  bury- 
ing grounds,  and  the  topography  and  geology  of  the  town.    Then  follows  a  chapter 


1880.]  Booh  Notices.  233 

on  the  early  church  history,  with  a  cut  of  the  Old  South  Church  built  in  1763  ; 
also  remarks  upon  the  various  religious  denominations  at  present  represented  in  the 
city.  The  chapter  devoted  to  the  part  taken  by  the  town  in  the  revolution  is  of  spe- 
cial interest,  and  the  more  important  facts  are  given  in  concise  and  fitting  language. 
Educational  matters,  railroads  of  the  city,  and  important  business  enterprises,  are 
subjects  of  consideration,  and  receive  such  attention  as  the  limits  of  the  work  will  al- 
low. A  chapter  is  devoted  to  brief  biographical  notices  of  early  residents  and  eminent 
citizens  of  the  town  ;  among  them  the  Chandlers,  Paines  and  Lincolns  ;  Isaiah  Tho- 
mas, Gov.  John  Davis,  as  also  of  prominent  citizens  now  living.  The  closing  chap- 
ter gives  some  account  of  the  most  important  industries  of  the  city,  and  also  a  good 
idea  of  its  enterprise  and  business  activity. 

The  publishers  have  aimed  to  make  the  work  a  credit  to  the  county  and  them- 
selves, and  have  been  successful  in  their  efforts  ;  it  is  also  a  valuable  addition  to  our 
local  histories.  n.  p. 

Private  Libraries  of  Providence ,  with  a  Preliminary  Essay  on  the  Love  of  Books. 
By  Horatio  Rogers.  Providence  :  Sidney  S.  Rider.  1878.  [Square  8vo.  pp.  iv. 
+  [2]  +  255,  111.  and  pi.     Half  calf.     Price  $6.00.] 

Sir  Arthur  Helps,  in  his  "  Spanish  Conquest  in  America,"  testifies  thus  con- 
cerning collectors  of  books  on  this  side  of  the  Atlantic  :  "  They  are  exceedingly  libe- 
ral and  courteous  in  the  use  of  them,  and  seem  really  to  understand  what  the  object 
should  be  in  forming  a  great  library."*  The  context  shows  the  immediate  occasion 
of  this  testimony  to  have  been  the  courtesy  of  one  of  the  Providence  collectors  in 
furnishing  him  with  material  not  accessible  in  England.  That  this  instance,  more- 
over, is  not  an  isolated  one,  Mr.  Rogers  himself  gives  evidence.  [See  pp.  69-70, 
104-105.]  Eight  of  the  most  noteworthy  of  the  Providence  collections  are  here  de- 
scribed, and,  with  nearly  all,  the  owners'  book-plate,  and  a  view  of  the  interior,  are 
added.  Besides  the  library  of  the  late  John  Carter  Brown  (which  is,  perhaps,  the 
best  known  of  these  private  libraries),  Mr.  Rogers  includes  that  of  Mr.  Caleb  Fiske 
Harris,  whose  collection  of  American  poetry  was  of  such  invaluable  service  to  Pro- 
fessor M.  C.  Tyler  in  the  preparation  of  his  "  History  of  American  Literature,"  and 
which  is  pronounced  by  him  "  the  most  extensive  in  the  world  ;  "f  that  of  Mr.  John 
Russell  Bartlett,  which  is  essentially  a  working  library,  in  the  departments  of  ge- 
ography and  archaeology  ;  and  of  Mr.  Sidney  S.  Rider,  in  whose  specialty  (Rhode 
Island  history)  his  collection  is  not  even  surpassed  by  the  state  government.  We 
may  add  that  the  entomological  library  of  Professor  A.  S.  Packard,  Jr.,  whose  rich- 
ness is  particulai'ized  by  Mr.  S.  H.  Scudder,  in  the  1880  Harvard  College  Library 
Bulletin  [Jan.  p.  21],  has  been  transferred  to  Providence  since  the  date  of  Mr. 
Rogers's  work  [1878J.  The  other  libraries  described  are  noteworthy  for  careful 
discrimination  of  editions,  ownership  of  rare  copies,  and  taste  in  binding.  The 
book  is  an  admirable  representative  of  a  class  of  literature  which  is  surprisingly 
small ;  and,  if  executed  with  equal  taste  and  judgment,  it  is  to  be  hoped  that  simi- 
lar works  will  be  undertaken  for  other  cities. 

The  aggregate  number  of  volumes  in  these  eight  libraries  is  more  than  54,000, 
which,  added  to  the  more  than  160,000  volumes  accessible  in  the  various  public  and 
semi-public  Libraries  of  the  city,  indicates  a  richness  of  literary  resources.  In  respect 
of  quality,  however,  which  is,  in  the  case  of  the  private  libraries,  of  immeasurably 
greater  importance  than  quantity,  doubtless  these  collections  would  compare  very 
favorably  with  those  of  other  cities  of  similar  size.  Mr.  Rogers's  work  was  limited 
to  an  edition  of  250  copies,  which  is  now  entirely  exhausted.  w.  e.  f. 

A  Genealogy  of  Benjamin  Cleveland,  a  Great- Grandson  of  Moses  Cleveland  of  Wo- 
burn,  Mass.,  and  a  Native  of  Canterbury,  Windham  County,  Conn.  With  an 
Appendix.  Compiled  by  his  Great-grandson,  Horace  Gillette  Cleveland. 
[Motto.]  Chicago  :  Printed  for  the  Compiler.  1879.  [8vo.  pp.  260.  Price, 
post-paid,  Cloth,  with  portrait  and  appendix,  $5  ;  without  portrait,  $4  ;  paper, 
no  portrait,  $3.     Address  H.  G.  Cleveland,  76  Michigan  Avenue,  Chicago,  111.] 

Memoir  of the  Gibbs  Family  of  Warwickshire,  Ear/land,  and  United  Slates  of  Amer- 
ica.    Philadelphia:  Press  of  Lewis  and  Greene.     1879.     [Royal  8vo.  pp.  52.] 

An  Inquiry  as  to  the  heirs  at  law  of  Maria  Siebbins,  who  died  intestate  in  New  York, 
April  8,  1875,  leaving  no  relations  nearer  than    Cousins Compiled  by  A.  S. 

*  Belpe'fl  "  Spanish  Conquest  in  America"  [English  ed.],  v.  3,  p.  128. 
f  Tyler's   "  History  of  American  Literature,"  v.  i.  p.  xn. 


234  Recent  Publications.  [April, 

Wheeler,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.    E.  Eckler,  Printer,  35  Fulton  Street,  N.  Y.    1880. 

[8vo.  pp.  20.] 
The  Bicknells.     Inscriptions  on  Tombstones  in  Barringlon,  R.  1.     [8vo.  pp.  16.] 
Genealogy  of  the  Hill  Family  from  1032,  Including  a  Biographical  Sketch  of  Joel 

Barlow.    'Norwalk:    The  Hour  Steam  Print.     [1880.     18mo.  pp.  29.] 
The  Eddy  Family  Tree.    Compiled  by  Charles  Eddy,  M.D Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

[1880.    Broadside,  16£  by  22  inches.] 

The  Line  of  Descent  from  Hugh  Drury  of  Boston,  1640,  to  Edwin  Drury  of  Wil- 
mette  in  1880.     [Broadside,  11  by  17  inches.] 

Dolor  Davis.     [1880.     Post  4to.  pp.  2.] 

The  Paine  Family  Records.    Edited  by  H.  D.  Paine,  M.D.,  26  West  30th  St.,  New 
York.    No.  VI.     February,  1880.    Munsell,  Printer,  Albany,  N.  Y.    [8vo.  pp. 

24.] 

We  continue  this  quarter  our  notices  of  genealogies  recently  issued. 

The  Cleveland  genealogy  is  the  complete  work,  the  first  portion  of  which  was 
noticed  in  the  Register  for  July  last  (xxxiii.  376).  The  book,  we  are  told  in  the 
preface,  is  the  result  of  researches  made  in  leisure  hours  while  engaged  in  exact- 
ing business  pursuits  ;  but  it  appears  to  be  as  full  and  accurate  as  books  to  which 
an  undivided  attention  is  given.  Those  who  wish  to  secure  copies  should  order 
early.     It  is  handsomely  printed,  with  table  of  contents  and  index. 

The  Gibbs  volume,  printed  for  the  use  of  relatives,  gives  descendants  of  Robert 
Gibbs,  a  merchant  of  Boston  in  the  seventeenth  century.  It  seems  to  be  carefully 
compiled,  and  much  research  is  bestowed  on  the  English  pedigree.  The  author  is 
J.  Willard  Gibbs,  of  Philadelphia.  The  book  is  based  upon  "  Family  Notices,"  a 
pamphlet  issued  in  1845  by  William  Gibbs,  of  Lexington,  and  the  researches  of 
Prof.  Josiah  Willard  Gibbs,  of  Yale  College,  both  deceased.  It  is  elegantly  printed, 
and  has  a  folding  tabular  pedigree. 

The  Stebbins  pamphlet  is  a  genealogical  table  of  the  descendants  of  the  two 
grandfathers  of  Maria  Stebbins,  daughter  of  Simon  and  Eunice  (Whitlock)  Steb- 
bins,  of  New  York,  namely,  Theophilus  Stebbins  and  Robert  VVhitlock,  both  of 
Ridgefield,  Ct.  Miss  Stebbins  left  real  estate  in  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  and  this  pam- 
phlet is  issued  for  the  purpose  of  perfecting  the  list  of  heirs-at-law. 

The  Bicknell  pamphlet  was  prepared,  we  believe,  by  the  Hon.  Thomas  W.  Bicknell, 
of  Boston,  editor  of  the  New  England  Journal  of  Education,  who  has  in  preparation 
a  full  genealogy  of  this  family  in  America. 

The  Hill  pamphlet  is  by  the  Rev.  Moses  Hill,  of  Norwalk,  Ct.,  and  gives  de- 
scendants of  William  Hill  and  John  Barlow,  early  settlers  of  Fairfield,  Ct.  It  was 
printed  for  gratuitous  circulation  among  relatives. 

The  Eddy  Family  Tree  gives  descendants  in  several  lines  to  the  present  time.  It 
is  well  executed. 

The  broadside  of  Mr.  Drury,  of  Wilmette,  is  issued  to  obtain  corrections  and 
additions.  He  is  preparing  a  genealogy  of  the  Drury  family,  and  solicits  informa- 
tion from  those  interested.     He  will  furnish  blanks  on  application. 

The  Davis  Circular  is  by  the  Hon.  Horace  Davis,  M.  C.  from  San  Francisco,  Cal- 
ifornia. It  gives  a  chronological  table  of  the  events  in  the  life  of  Dolor  Davis,  who 
came  to  New  England  in  1634  (see  Register,  xxxiv.  98),  and  a  record  of  his  child- 
ren. Mr.  Davis  intends  to  prepare  a  full  sketch,  and  asks  for  any  additional  facts 
that  may  be  known  to  his  readers. 

The  sixth  number  of  the  Paine  Family  Records  maintains  the  interest  of  the  work. 


RECENT  PUBLICATIONS, 


Presented  to  the  New  England  Historic,  Genealogical  Society,  to  March  1,  1880. 

Gleanings  from  the  records  of  the  Boston  Marine  Society  through  its  first  Century,  1742- 
1842.  Compiled  by  Nathaniel  Spooner.  Boston  :  Published  by  the  Society.  1879.  [8vo. 
pp.  191.] 

One  hundred  and  forty-ninth  Annual  Report  of  the  directors  of  the  Redwood  Library 
and  Athemeum,  Newport,  R.  I.,  to  the  proprietors,  submitted  Wednesday,  September  24th, 
1879.    Newport :  Printed  by  Oliver  M.  Atkinson.    1879.    [8vo.  pp.  24.] 


1880.]  Recent  Publications,  235 

Journal  of  Thomas  Walcutt  in  1790,  with  notes  by  George  Dexter,  reprinted  from  the 
proceedings  of  the  Massachusetts  Historical  Society  for  October,  1879.  Cambridge  :  Uni- 
versity Press.    John  Wilson  &  Son.    1879.     [8vo.  pp.  42.] 

Bonaparte's  Park,  and  the  Murats,  bv  E.  M.  Woodward.  .  .  .  Trenton,  N.  J. :  Mac- 
Crellish  &  Quigley,  General  Book  &  Job  Printers.     1879.     [8vo.  pp.  116.] 

Catalogue  of  the  Library  of  the  "Union  League  Club  of  New  York,  alphabetically  and 
analytically  arranged,  with  an  index  of  authors.  Club  House,  Madison  Avenue  and  26th 
Street,  New  York.     1878.     [8vo.  pp.  161.] 

Recollections  and  Early  Days  of  the  Erie  Gazette  [Chicago],  together  with  a  sketch  of 

its  founder.    New  Years  day.     1880.    [8vo.  pp.  16.] 

A  Noble  Woman's  Life.  A  memorial  sermon  to  the  late  Madame  Audubon.  By  Charles 
A.  Stoddard,  D.D.,  Pastor  of  the  Washington  Heights  Presbyterian  Church.  Printed  by 
Request.  New  York  :  Anson  D.  F.  Randolph  &  Co.,  170  Broadway,  cor.  9th  St.  [18mo. 
pp.  23.] 

The  original  sources  of  Historical  Knowledge.  A  plea  for  their  pres?rvation,  by  Rev. 
Silas  Ketchum.  Windsor,  Ct.  125  copies  for  private  distribution.  George  Crowell  Ketch- 
um,  Printer.    1879.    [8vo.  pp.  28.] 

Our  Common  Schools,  by  Joshua  Bates,  A.M.,  late  master  of  the  Brimmer  School,  Bos- 
ton. Reprinted  by  request,  from  the  Sunday  Herald,  Boston,  Nov.  30,  1879.  Boston : 
New  England  Publishing  Company,  16  Hawley  Street.     1879.    [8vo.  pp.  20.] 

Remembrance  of  Past  Days.  A  memorial  sermon  by  the  Rev.  H.  W.  H.  McCarer, 
.  Evansville  Indiana' Journal  Co.,  Printers,  Stationers  and  Binders.  1879.  [8vo. 
pp.  39.] 

Collections  of  the  New  Hampshire  Antiquarian  Society.  No.  4.  Address  at  the  Annual 
Meeting,  July  15,  1879,  by  Rev.  Silas  Ketchum,  President.  [Seal.]  Contoocook  :  Pub- 
lished by  the  Antiquarian  Society.  George  Crowell  Ketchum,  Printer.  1879.  [8vo.  pp. 
93-106.J 

Proceedings  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  the  Most  Ancient  and  Honorable  Fraternity  of  Free 
and  Accepted  Masons  of  the  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.  .  .  .  Special  and  An- 
nual Communications,  1879.  Boston  :  Press  of  Rockwell  &  Churchill,  39  Arch  St.  1879. 
[8vo.  pp.  77-238.] 

The  History  of  Newport,  New  Hampshire,  from  1766  to  1878,  with  a  genealogical  regis- 
ter, illustrated  with  steel  and  wood  engravings,  by  Edmund  Wheeler.  Concord,  N.  H.  : 
Printed  by  the  Republican  Press  Association.    1879.     [8vo.  pp.  600.] 

Installation  of  Rev.  Silas  Ketchum  as  Pastor  of  the  second  Congregational  Church  of 
Windsor,  Conn.,  in  the  parish  of  Poquonock,  Thursday,  May  1,  1879.  Windsor:  George 
C.  Ketchum,  Printer.    1879.    [8vo.] 

A  Harbor  of  Refuge.    The  proposed  improvements  at  Scituate,  their  national  importance. 

The  Map-History  of  the  Coast  from  the  Dee  to  the  Duddon.  A  search  for  the  Belesaina 
of  Horsley.  Read  before  the  Historic  Society  of  Lancashire  and  Cheshire,  Jan.  23,  1879. 
By  T.  Glazebrook  Rvlands,  F.S.A.,  F.L.S.,  F.G.S.  Liverpool :  Thomas  Brakell,  Printer, 
58  Dale  Street.    1879.     [8vo.  pp.  16.] 

Journals  of  the  Honorable  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives  of  the  State  of  New 
Hampshire,  June  Session,  1879.  Manchester :  John  B.  Clarke,  State  Printer.  1879.  [8vo. 
pp.  660.] 

Reports  to  the  Legislature  of  the  State  of  New  Hampshire,  June  Session,  1879.  Manches- 
ter :  John  B.  Clarke,  State  Printer.    1879.     [8vo.  pp.  240.] 

Laws  of  the  State  of  New  Hampshire,  passed  June  Session,  1879.  Manchester:  John 
Clarke,  State  Printer.     1879.     [8vo.  pp.  330-435.] 

Catalogue  of  the  Officers  and  Students  of  the  Theological  Seminary,  Andover,  Mass.,  1879 
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sions, trades,  mercantile  and  manufacturing  pursuits.  Arranged  alphabetically  for  each 
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certain  Governments  of  Europe  by  the  Government  of  the  United  States,  in  pursuance  of 
the  second  section  of  the  Act  of  Congress  of  February  28,  1878,  in  Paris,  in  August,  1878, 
under  the  auspices  of  the  Ministry  of  Foreign  Affairs  of  the  Republic  of  France.  Senate 
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A  short  Sketch  of  the  Life  and  Services  of  Jonathan  Walker,  the  man  with  a  Branded 
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a  Comparative  Review  of  the  Museums  of  Great  Britain.  The  Introductory  Address  of  the 
Course  of  1879-80,  at  the  Albany  Medical  College,  delivered  Oct.  7,  1879,  by  Albert  Van 
Derveer,  M.D.,  Professor  of  Principles  and  Practice  of  Surgery.  Published  by  the  Class. 
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curing it.  Topeka,  Kansas  :  George  W.  Martin,  Kansas  Publishing  House.  1880.  ["This 
Pamphlet  is  dedicated  to  Right,  and  a  most  sacred  interest  of  humanity,  by  the  author." 
Long  12mo.  pp.  13.] 


DEATHS. 

Arnold,  Hon.  Samuel  Greene,  LL.D.,  graduated  at  Brown  University,  1841, 
in  Providence,  R.  I.,  Feb.  13,  1880.  studied  law  at  the  Cambridge  Law 
aged  58.  He  was  a  son  of  Samuel22  School,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar 
Arnold,  and  was  born  in  Providence,  in  Providence  in  1845.  He  was  lieu- 
April  12,  1821.  His  ancestry  will  be  tenant  governor  of  Rhode  Island  1852, 
found  in  the  Register,  xxxiii.  435.    He  1861  and  1862,  and  United  States  Sen- 


1880.] 


Deaths. 


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ator  from  that  state,  Dec.  1,  1862  to 
March  3,  1863.  He  was  chosen  presi- 
dent of  the  Rhode  Island  Historical 
Society  in  1868,  to  succeed  the  late 
Hon.  Albert  G.  Greene.  In  1859  the 
first  volume  of  his  "  History  of  Rhode 
Island"  was  published,  in  1860  the 
second  and  concluding  volume.  In 
1874  a  second  edition  of  this  work  was 
issued.     See  Register,  xxx.  134. 

Brewer,  Thomas  Mayo,  in  Boston,  Jan. 

23,  1880,  a.  65.  He  was  born  in  Bos- 
ton, Nov.  21,  1814.  He  was  a  grand- 
son of  Col.  James  Brewer,  a  well 
known  patriot  of  the  revolution,  one 
of  the  famous  "  Boston  Tea  Party." 
He  graduated  at  Harvard  College  in 

1835,  and  at  its  medical  school  in  1838, 
and  commenced  practice  in  this  city. 
He  was  subsequently  editor  of  the 
Boston  Atlas  till  1857,  when  that  news- 
paper was  merged  with  the  Traveller. 
Afterwards  he  was  a  member  of  the 
publishing  firms  of  Swan,  Brewer  & 
Tileston,  and  Brewer  &  Tileston,  till 
1875,  when  he  retired  and  passed  two 
years  abroad.  He  was  much  interest- 
ed in  education,  and  was  a  member  of 
the  Boston  school  committee.  He  was 
also  a  member  of  the  Academy  of  Arts 
and  Sciences,  the  Natural  History,  and 
other  societies.  He  edited  Wilson's 
Ornithology  in  1839,  and  was  the  au- 
thor of  the  "  Oology  of  North  Ameri- 
ca," besides  writing  for  magazines 
and  other  works,  articles  on  natural 
history  and  the  biography  of  natural- 
ists. He  married,  May  27,  1849,  Sally 
Rice,  dau.  of  Stephen  Coffin,  of  Dama- 
riscotta,  Me.,  who  with  one  daughter 
survives. 

Chandler,  Edward  Barron  (Charles  H.,* 
Joshua,5  Joshua,4  John,3  John,2  Wil- 
liam1), Lieut.  Gov.  of  New  Bruns- 
wick, died  of  bronchitis,  Feb.  6,  1880, 
at  Fredericton,  in  his  80th  year.  He 
was  born  at  Amherst,  N.  S.,  August 

24,  1800.  He  read  law  with  his  cou- 
sin Hon.  William  Botsford ;  held  the 
office  of  Ju^ge  of  Probate  and  Clerk 
of  the  Peace  for  the  county  of  West- 
moreland ;  entered  the  legislature  in 
1827,  and  continued  in  that  body  until 

1836,  when  he  was  appointed  by  the 
Crown  a  member  of  the  upper  branch, 
or  the  legislative  council.  In  1833  he 
was  sent  to  England  in  reference  to 
the  crown  lands,  and  revenues  of  the 
Province  ;  and  again  in  1852  on  the 
subject  of  the  international  railway.  In 
1856  the  conservative  government,  of 
which  he  was  the  leader,  resigned. 


Mr.  Chandler  declined  on  several 
occasions  promotion  to  the  bench,  his 
active  habits  and  large  professional 
practice  rendering  that  elevation  un- 
desirable to  him.  In  1871  he  was  a 
member  of  the  commission  for  the 
union  of  the  Provinces.  He  was  ap- 
pointed to  succeed  the  Hon.  Mr.  Leon- 
ard Tilley  as  Lieut.  Governor  of  New 
Brunswick.  Said  one  of  his  friends, 
"  I  have  long  regarded  him  as  one  of 
the  best  of  men — truly  lovely  and 
delightful." 

Munsell,  Joel,  at  Albany,  N.Y.,  Thurs- 
day evening,  Jan.  15,  1880,  a.  71.  He 
was  born  in  Northfield,  Mass.,  April 
14,  1808,  and  from  1834  till  his  death 
carried  on  the  printing  and  publishing 
business  in  Albany.  He  published  the 
Register  for  the  years  1862,  1863  and 
1864.  He  was  also  the  publisher  of 
many  other  works  illustrating  the 
history  and  biography  of  this  country. 
A  memoir  with  a  portrait  will  appear 
in  our  July  number. 

Poole,  Charles  Henry,  in  Washington, 
D.  C,  January  25,  1880,  aged  54. 
He  was  born  in  that  part  of  Danvers, 
Mass.,  now  Peabody,  Feb.  5,  1825,  the 
youngest  child  of  Fitch.  His  mother 
was  the  daughter  of  Rev.  Manasseh 
Cutler,  D.D.,  LL.D.,  of  Hamilton. 
His  eldest  brother  was  Fitch  Poole,  Jr., 
whose  humorous  and  other  writings 
have  a  local  reputation  in  Essex  coun- 
ty. He  was  deeply  interested  in  gene- 
alogical studies,  and  had  nearly  com- 
pleted the  genealogy  of  the  Poole 
family,  on  which  he  had  been  employ- 
ed for  several  years.  He  entered  the 
office  of  the  Salem  Register  in  1838. 
In  1844  he  entered  West  Point  Milita- 
ry Academy,  and  resigning  before  his 
full  course  was  completed,  engaged  in 
civil  engineering  in  Boston  and  Rox- 
bury  till  1852,  when  he  was  appointed 
assistant  to  Capt.  George  H.  Derby 
(author  of  "  Phcenixiana  "  )  in  the 
survey  of  the  river  and  harbor  of  San 
Diego,  Cal. ;  and  was  subsequently 
U.  S.  Surveyor  of  public  lands  in  Cali- 
fornia, and  county  surveyor  of  San 
Diego,  Cal.  In  1857  he  was  appoint- 
ed assistant  to  the  engineer  in  charge 
of  the  Light  House  district  on  the 
Gulf  Coast  from  St.  Charles,  Florida, 
to  the  mouth  of  the  Mississippi.  He 
was  engaged  in  this  work  when  the 
war  of  the  rebellion  broke  out,  and 
with  his  family  was  unable  to  escape 
from  the  south  till  the  close  of  the  war. 
Early  in  1865  he  was  assigned  to  duty 


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Deaths, 


[Jan. 


under  Col.  J.  C.  Palfrey,  corps  of  en- 
gineers, on  repairs  of  fortifications  on 
the  gulf  coast,  and  remained  there  till 
1867,  when  he  removed  to  Washing- 
ton, and  was  appointed  assistant  topo- 
grapher in  the  Post  Office  department. 
Here  he  remained  as  chief  assistant 
topographer  till  his  death.  He  was 
author  of  "  Report  of  Survey  of  the 
Southern  Pacific  Railway;"  "  Report 
on  Drainage  of  Boston  ;"  "  Resources 
of  San  Diego,  Cal. ;  "  and  other  pro- 
fessional reports.  He  was  a  frequent 
contributor  to  magazines  and  news- 
papers. His  style  was  facile  and  hu- 
morous, like  that  of  his  brother  Fitch, 
qualities  which  they  doubtless  inher- 
ited from  their  distinguished  grand- 
father, Dr.  Cutler.  YVith  a  pencil  he 
was  as  happy  in  expression  as  with  a 
pen.  His  illustrations  of  his  friend 
Derby's  comical  conceits  are  very  en- 
tertaining. 

Rogers,  Charles,  in  Portland,  Me.,  Dec. 
24,  1879,  aged  82.  He  was  born  in 
Portland,  Sept.  1797,  and  for  many 
years  was  engaged  in  business  in  that 
place.  At  one  time  he  had  for  a  part- 
ner in  the  dry-goods  business,  Samuel 
Cutler,  now  a  Reformed  Episcopal  cler- 
gyman, and  the  historiographer  of  our 
society.  He  took  a  deep  interest  in 
the  welfare  of  his  native  city,  and  was 
eminently  genial,  sympathetic  and 
kind  hearted.  He  leaves  a  widow  and 
one  son,  Mr.  Charles  B.  Rogers,  by 
a  previous  wife. 

Russell,  Mrs.  Mary  (Searle),  wid.  of  So- 
lomon, at  Mason,  N.  H.,  Nov.  4,  1879, 
aged  86.  She  was  daughter  of  Rev. 
Jonathan  Searle,  H.  0.  1764,  who  m. 
Hannah,  daughter  of  Nathaniel  and 
Judith  (Badger)  Cogswell,  of  Atkin- 
son, N.  11.  She  was  cousin  of  the  late 
Rev.  William  Cogswell,  D.D. 

Thatcher,  Hon.  Peter,  at  Cleveland, 
Ohio,  Feb.  12,  1880,  a.  67.  He  was  b.  at 
Attleboro',  Mass.,  July  10,  1812,  and 
was  a  descendant  of  the  Rev.  Thomas 
Thatcher,  the  first  minister  of  the  Old 
South  Church  in  Boston.  He  was 
brought  up  on  his  father's  farm  till 
he  was  nineteen  years  old,  when  he 
found  employment  in  Taunton  as  a 
carpenter.  In  November,  1834,  he  en- 
tered the  employ  of  Messrs.  Otis  & 
Co.,  contractors,  and  was  engaged  in 
the  work  of  railroad  construction  on 
the  principal  lines  along  the  seaconst 
from  Maine  to  Georgia.  At  the  close 
of  liis  engagement  with  that  firm  in 


1850,  he  formed  a  partnership  for 
building  bridges  under  the  firm  of 
Thatcher,  Stone  &  Co.,  with  offices  in 
Springfield,  Mass.,  and  Cleveland,  0., 
and  he  removed  to  the  latter  place, 
where  he  has  since  resided.  In  1851 
the  firm  of  Thatcher,  Burt  &  Co.  was 
formed,  with  head  quarters  at  Cleve- 
land. They  constructed  nearly  all  the 
original  railroad  bridges  in  Ohio,  with 
depots  and  engine  houses,  besides  do- 
ing similar  business  to  a  very  large 
extent  in  other  states.  The  firm  con- 
tinued in  active  business  for  thirteen 
years,  having  added  the  lumber  trade 
to  its  operations.  A  new  firm,  Thatch- 
er, Gardner,  Burt  &  Co.,  commission 
merchants  and  produce  dealers,  was 
then  formed.  In  1865  Mr.  Thatcher 
retired,  and  soon  after  became  presi- 
dent of  a  company  newly  formed  for 
the  manufacture  of  paint  from  iron 
ore.  In  1875  he  was  nominated  by  the 
republicans  and  elected  member  of  the 
state  Board  of  Public  Works  for  three 
years,  the  term  ending  in  Feb.  1879. 
During  his  thirty  years'  residence  in 
Ohio,  he  had  occupied  the  highest  po- 
sitions in  the  Masonic  body  and  the 
Knight  Templar  organization  in  that 
state.  He  had  endeared  himself  to 
those  bodies  and  to  the  community  by 
numberless  acts  of  kindness  and  of 
courtesy. 

Tuck,  Hon.  Amos,  at  Exeter,  N.  H., 
Dec.  11,  1879,  a.  69.  Me  was  born  at 
Parsonfcfield,  xMe.,  Aug.  2,  1810,  being 
a  son  of  John6  and  Betsey  (Towle) 
Tuck,  and  a  quintayle  of  Robert1  Tuck 
(who  came  to  New  England  as  early 
as  1636,  and  after  residing  a  short 
time  in  Water  town  and  Salem,  settled 
in  1638  at  Hampton),  through  Ed- 
ward,2 Jo/in,3  Jonathan,4  Jonathan,* 
and  John6  Tuck.  He  graduated  at 
Dartmouth  College  in  1835,  studied 
law  and  began  practice  in  1838  at  Exe- 
ter, N.  H.  Mr.  Tuck  was  a  member 
of  Congress  from  1847  to  1853,  and 
held  other  important  offices. 
• 

Wingate,  William  Pitt  Moulton,  at  Do- 
ver, N.  H.,  Feb.  25,  1880,  aged  92  yrs. 
He  was  born  July  7,  1789,  on  the  farm 
where  he  lived  and  died,  and  where 
his  ancestors  lived  and  died  since  the 
farm  was  first  granted  to  the  emigrant 
settler,  John  Wingate.  He  was  the 
son  of  Capt.  Moses  Wingate,  who 
married  Joanna  Gilman,  daughter  of 
Col.  John  Went  worth,  of  Sorners  worth, 
N.  H.,  speaker  of  the  last  provincial 
house  of  representatives. 


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THE 

HISTORICAL  AND  GENEALOGICAL 

REGISTER. 


JULY,  1880. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  SKETCH  OF  JOEL  MUNSELL. 

By  George  R.  Howell,  Esq.,  of  Albany,  N.  Y. 

™To  begin  with  time  out  of  mind,  the  autobiographer's  first 
period,  *I  was  born  '  on  Monday,  April  13,  1808.  .  .  .  To  prevent 
all  future  dispute,  and  that  the  place  of  my  birth  may  not  be  made 
the  subject  of  contention ,  I  deem  it  necessary  to  mention  that  this 
little  village  [Northfield,  Mass.]  is  entitled  to  all  the  honor  of  that 
event.  The  fate  of  Homer  should  forewarn  all  geniuses  to  leave 
the  place  of  their  nativity  on  record." 

Thus  playfully  wrote  the  famous  printer  of  Albany  in  a  diary 
begun  at  the  age  of  twenty,  when  he  had  charge  of  a  bookstore  in 
that  city*  Like  so  many  thousands  of  worthy  citizens  in  the  villages 
of  New  England,  his  father  was  in  humble  circumstances,  and  as 
the  boys  grew  to  manhood  they  were  compelled  to  colonize  and 
begin  the  battle  of  life  for  themselves.  The  residence  of  his  grand- 
father was  near  Hartford,  Conn.,  whence  his  father  removed  soon 
after  his  marriage  with  Cynthia  Paine,  in  1807,  toNorthfield,  Mass. 
Here  the  subject  of  our  sketch  spent  his  boyhood  days,  and  as  the 
parental  discipline  was  somewhat  lax,  with  one  boon  companion  he 
roamed  the  fields  as  he  listed.  What  New  England  town  with  its 
woods  and  brooks  and  hills  does  not  furnish  an  endless  museum  of 
wonder  and  delight  to  a  curious  and  enterprising  lad  ?  If  his  stu- 
dies suffered  in  the  mean  time,  he  was  strengthening  the  body  for 
the  toilsome  life  that  lay  before  him. 

In  his  twelfth  year  his  bosom  friend  was  removed  to  other  and 
sterner  occupation,  and  in  the  solitude  thus  forced  upon  him  he 
began  to  reflect.  The  necessity  of  learning  dawned  on  his  mind, 
and  for  nearly  three  years  no  more  faithful  and  assiduous  student 
was  found  in  the  school  of  Northfield  than  young  Munsell.  At  the 
vol.  xxxiv.  22 


242  Biographical  Sketch  of  Joel  MunselL  [July, 

Schenectady  railroad  to  within  two  miles  of  the  former  city,  it  would 
appear  that  press  of  business  or  want  of  curiosity  had  prevented  our 
young  typo  from  paying  a  visit  to  the  wonder.  He  says  :  "  Sun- 
day, June  3,  1832.  I  have  also  viewed  for  the  first  time,  and  with 
mingled  awe  and  pleasure,  the  operations  of  the  machinery  upon  the 
railroad,  the  handicraft  of  avaricious  man;  whom  money  and  the 
love  of  fame  prompt  to  deeds  of  wonderment  to  the  less  gifted. 
Hundreds  of  gaping  mortals  stood  viewing  the  novel  spectacle 
of  a  group  of  cars  whirled  through  their  ranks  with  unequalled 
rapidity,  by  no  visible  means  of  propulsion,  and  appeared  to  be 
wrapt  in  the  most  profound  astonishment.  And  well  they  might  be. 
....  Massachusetts  had  the  honor  of  introducing  the  first  one 
(locomotive)  into  America  in  1826,  though  upon  an  inferior  plan." 
Steamboats  had  then  been  running  on  the  Hudson  for  twenty-five 
years,  and  had  reduced  the  time  of  the  Clermont  of  Fulton,  thirty- 
two  hours,  to  nineteen  in  1828,  as  Mr.  Munsell  records  in  a  trip 
which  he  made  in  that  year  from  New  York  to  Albany. 

The  summer  of  1832  was  memorable  for  a  visitation  of  the  chole- 
ra, and  a  vivid  picture  of  the  consternation  of  the  inhabitants  is 
given  in  the  following  extract  from  the  journal :  "  Monday,  July  9. 
Arose  at  five  and  went  to  the  office  (of  the  Argus).  Few  people 
seen  stirring — all  frightened  by  the  cholera,  if  not  out  of  the  city, 
at  least  into  their  houses.  The  streets  look  like  Sunday,  and  per- 
sons passing  one  another  seem  to  avert  their  heads  and  suspend  res- 
piration as  though  they  feared  inhaling  contagion.  ....  Tues- 
day, July  10.  Arose  at  half  past  five,  very  much  debilitated.  De- 
termined not  to  let  my  fears  magnify  a  little  bodily  pain  into  cholera. 
At  work  till  breakfast  time.  Attempted  work  after  breakfast,  and 
had  to  give  it  up.  Citizens  commenced  burning  tar  to  purify  the 
atmosphere,  as  though  a  few  barrels  of  pitch  would  clear  a  bound- 
less element  of  noxious  particles  floating  in  it.  The  city  was  several 
hours  wrapt  in  a  dense,  black  smoke,  and  must  have  looked  very 
much  like  old  Sodom.  But  few  country  people  venture  into  the 
city,  and  if  any  were  in  to-day  and  witnessed  the  conflagration  of 
tar  and  rosin,  it  is  reasonable  to  suppose  that  their  sojourn  was  con- 
siderably abbreviated  thereby.  They  are  so  wary  that  the  few 
whose  avarice  is  tempted  by  the  high  price  of  produce  to  risk 
themselves  amid  the  scene  of  death  and  terror,  manifest  great  com- 
placency in  their  dealings  and  conclude  their  bargains  with  com- 
mendable brevity,  and  push  home  again  with  all  convenient  expe- 
dition.     22  cases,  8  deaths." 

In  1834  he  was  associated  with  Henry  D.  Stone  in  publishing 
the  Microscope.  This  was  a  weekly  journal,  and  had  a  large  circu- 
lation for  several  years.  By  the  savings  of  his  industry  of  the  past 
years,  he  was  enabled  to  purchase  in  October,  1836,  a  job  printing 
office  at  No.  58  State  Street,  where  he  gained  a  solid  foothold,  and 
laid  the  foundation   of  a   long  and  prosperous   career.     For  over 


1880.]  Biographical  Sketch  of  Joel  Munsell.  243 

forty  years  books,  pamphlets  and  papers  have  been  issuing  from  his 
press,  that  are  eagerly  sought  for  in  all  large  reference  libraries  in 
both  hemispheres.  His  first  publication,  other  than  that  of  news- 
papers and  general  job  printing,  was  "  The  Outlines  of  the  History 
of  Printing."  He  laid  no  especial  claim  to  authorship  of  this,  re- 
garding it  as  a  compilation,  and  circulating  it,  as  he  said,  as  a  spe- 
cimen of  printing.  During  the  same  year,  1839,  he  issued  a  work 
compiled  by  himself  from  the  Spanish,  on  the  conquest  of  Mexico, 
and  published  under  the  nom  de  plume  of  Arthur  Prynne.  Of  the 
newspapers  and  periodicals  printed  by  him  at  different  times,  were, 
in  1840,  a  daily  campaign  paper  in  the  interest  of  a  section  of  the 
whig  party,  led  by  D,  D.  Barnard  ;  in  1842,  a  Lady's  magazine, 
edited  by  E.  G.  Squier ;  the  same  year  saw  the  beginning  and  end 
of  "The  Northern  Star  and  Freeman's  Advocate;"  in  1844,  the 
Spectator,  a  weekly  religious  paper,  edited  by  Dr.  William  B. 
Sprague,  which,  for  the  few  years  it  lived,  exercised  a  large  influ- 
ence in  this  portion  of  the  state  ;  the  next  year  he  began  to  publish 
an  Odd  Fellow's  journal,  entitled  the  Guard,  of  which  C.  C.  Burr 
and  John  Tanner  were  the  editors  ;  and  afterwards  successively  the 
State  Register,  the  Typographical  Miscellany,  the  New  York 
Teacher,  Albany  Morning  Express  (1854),  and  the  Albany  Daily 
Statesman . 

The  titles  of  the  many  books  that  have  issued  from  his  press  could 
not  be  given  in  a  sketch  of  this  character.  There  are  many  that 
bear  his  own  name  on  the  imprint,  but  with  the  exception  of  his 
work  on  paper  and  paper  making,  which  passed  through  five  edi- 
tions, he  was  hardly  an  author  in  the  true  sense  of  the  word.  Though 
his  pen  was  employed  on  historical  subjects,  he  was  too  busy  a  man 
to  digest  his  facts  and  construct  a  philosophical  history  like  those  of 
Prescott  and  Motley.  He  was  antiquarian  'rather  than  historian. 
Work  that  on  account  of  sheer  laboriousness  was  forbidding  to  oth- 
ers,  to  him  was,  if  not  a  delight,  at  least  a  challenge  to  his  patient 
and  industrious  spirit,  that  he  accepted  with  unfaltering  courage. 
How  many  volumes  of  old  newspapers  he  turned  over,  how  many 
church  and  city  records  in  crabbed  Dutch  characters  he  with  great 
pains  deciphered,  how  many  toilsome  tramps  in  the  neighboring 
graveyards  he  made  to  procure  genealogical  data,  may  be  seen  in 
the  ten  duodecimo  volumes  of  his  "Annals  of  Albany,"  and  in  the 
four  royal  octavo  volumes  of  the  "  Collections  for  the  History  of 
Albany."  The  history  of  this  city  has  never  been  written  ;  but  who- 
ever shall  undertake  this  task  will  find  in  these  two  series  ample 
material  for  his  work.  The  Annals  were  begun  in  1850,  and  fin- 
ished in  1859.  The  first  volume  of  the  Collections  appeared  in 
1865,  and  the  last  in  1871.  It  may  be  said  that  almost  everything 
of  importance  to  the  history  of  Albany  recorded  in  the  newspapers 
from  1784  to  1870,  will  be  found  in  these  volumes.  In  addition  to 
these  miscellaneous  facts,  the  county  and  city  records  for  many 
vol.  xxxiv.        22* 


244  Biographical  Sketch  of  Joel  Munsell.  [July, 

years,  some  of  them  translations  from  the  Dutch,  were  here  made 
accessible  to  the  world.  What  Savage  in  his  genealogical  dictiona- 
ry did  for  New  England,  Prof.  Pearson,  of  Union  College,  assisted 
to  some  extent  by  Mr.  Munsell,  did  for  Albany,  in  tracing  the  pedi- 
grees of  its  early  settlers  through  three  or  four  generations  to  the 
year  1800,  which  were  published  in  the  third  volume  of  the  Col- 
lections. Had  Samuel  Johnson  lived  to  see  the  Annals  and  Collec- 
tions, the  same  definition  would  have  served  him  for  lexicogra- 
pher and  antiquarian  alike. 

The  Albany  Mirror  of  Nov.  15,  1879,  is  partly  responsible  for 
the  following  interesting  incident.  When  Mr.  Munsell  was  pub- 
lishing the  Spectator  before  mentioned,  Dr.  Sprague  came  to  the 
office  with  "  copy  "  for  the  paper,  consisting  of  two  biographical 
sketches.  Mr.  Munsell  suggested  that  they  would  make  a  valuable 
and  interesting  pamphlet.  The  doctor  said  he  would  think  of  it. 
Meeting  Mr.  Munsell  in  the  street  soon  after,  he  said  to  him,  "  I 
have  considered  that  matter,  and  instead  of  a  pamphlet,  I  think  I 
will  add  to  it  and  make  a  duodecimo."  A  few  weeks  later,  after 
further  consideration  and  consultation  with  his  friends  in  Princeton, 
Drs.  Miller  and  Alexander,  and  clergymen  of  other  denominations, 
the  enterprise  grew  upon  him,  until  the  whole  field  of  the  American 
pulpit  was  projected  before  his  vision,  and  the  result  was  the  An- 
nals of  the  American  Pulpit  in  nine  octavo  volumes,  which  proved 
to  be  the  crowning  literary  work  of  Dr.  Sprague's  life. 

The  curious  work  entitled  "  The  Every-Day  Book  of  History  and 
Chronology,"  compiled  by  Mr.  Munsell  and  issued  in  two  12mo. 
volumes  in  1843,  and  as  an  octavo  in  1858,  with  Appleton's  im- 
print, is  another  monument  to  his  industry,  and  worthy  of  a  place 
beside  the  similar  works  of  Hone  and  Chambers.  Webster's  old 
almanac,  that  had  adorned  the  firesides  of  this  section  of  the  state 
for  a  generation,  was  transferred  to  his  ownership  in  the  same  year 
(1843),  and  from  that  date  to  the  present,  large  editions  (20,000 
to  35,000)  have  annually  been  published  by  him,  and  found  a  ready 
market.  His  son  Frank  has  prepared  the  astronomical  calculations 
for  a  number  of  years,  and  regarding  the  weather  predictions,  Mr. 
Munsell  has  told  the  writer  that  the  farmers  ought  to  be  satisfied, 
for  he  provided  for  them  always  the  very  best  weather  for  harvesting 
that  the  market  afforded. 

As  a  man  he  was  quiet  and  unobtrusive,  quaint  and  often  jocose 
in  conversation,  and  loved  and  respected  by  all  who  knew  him. 
His  business  integrity  wTas  unquestioned,  but  his  publications  did 
not  bring  him  the  fortune  their  labor  deserved.  It  is  well  known 
that  the  printing  of  genealogies  and  local  histories,  and  small  edi- 
tions of  rare  works,  never  brings  adequate  remuneration.  Books 
such  as  these,  refused  by  every  other  publisher,  were  accepted  by 
him  out  of  his  zeal  for  preserving  and  perpetuating  the  history  of 
his  country,  and  also  perhaps  because  he  knew  they  would  be  sought 


1880.]  Biographical  Sketch  of  Joel  Munsell.  245 

for  through  all  time  by  myriads  of  people  in  the  great  reference 
libraries  of  the  world.  The  printer  who  dared  to  publish  them 
would  immortalize  his  name  with  the  author's.  Of  such  are  ten 
small  quarto  volumes  entitled  MunseH's  Historical  Series,  of  which 
but  small  editions  were  printed.  The  four  volumes  of  the  Collec- 
tions before  mentioned  were  also  published  at  a  great  pecuniary  loss, 
about  one  hundred  subscribers  only  having  been  secured.  He  hoped 
for  substantial  assistance  from  the  citizens  of  Albanv,  but  he  was 
disappointed.  In  this  he  fared  no  better  than  in  his  publication  of 
the  History  of  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  by  Henry  R.  Stiles,  in  three  octavo 
volumes.  For  some  reason  the  work,  though  of  the  highest  value 
to  those  interested  in  the  history  of  that  city,  never  met  with  sales 
sufficient  to  pay  expenses.  The  truth  is,  probably,  that  the  Albany 
and  Brooklyn  of  to-day  look  more  to  New  England  than  to  Holland 
for  the  history  of  their  ancestry. 

The  aid  which  Mr.  Munsell  rendered  to  the  New  England  Histo- 
ric, Genealogical  Society,  in  publishing  the  Register  at  a  critical  pe- 
riod of  its  existence,  should  not  be  omitted  in  this  place.  In  the 
autumn  of  1861,  the  contract  .with  Mr.  Drake  for  the  publication  of 
the  work  expired,  and  as  the  subscription  list  had  fallen  to  about 
five  hundred  copies,  he  was  unwilling  to  continue  the  publication. 
It  being  early  in  the  war,  and  a  time  of  unusual  business  depression, 
no  other  publisher  in  Boston  was  found  to  assume  the  responsibility. 
Mr.  Munsell,  on  learning  this  from  a  member  of  the  publishing  com- 
mittee, wrote  to  him,  offering  to  publish  the  periodical  on  the  same 
terms  that  Mr.  Drake  had  done,  if  the  society  would  edit  the  work 
without  expense  to  him,  at  the  same  time  stating  that  he  should  not 
do  this  with  the  expectation  of  making  money,  but  as  a  contribution 
to  a  cause  in  which  he  felt  a  deep  interest.  The  offer  was  gladly 
accepted,  though  the  treasurer  of  the  society,  the  late  Mr.  William 
B.  Towne,  submitted  and  advocated  a  plan,  which  a  few  years  later 
was  successfully  carried  out,  of  publishing  the  work  in  Boston  by 
the  society,  with  a  club  of  members  to  guarantee  it  against  loss. 
His  plan  was  not  adopted,  as  it  was  thought  a  regular  publisher 
would  have  advantages  over  those  not  in  the  trade.  Mr.  Drake 
had  printed  one  thousand  copies  at  an  annual  cost  of  about  one 
thousand  dollars.  Mr.  Munsell  reduced  the  number  printed  to 
five  hundred  and  fifty,  thereby  considerably  lessening  the  expense. 
Through  his  exertions,  aided  by  members  of  the  society,  the  sub- 
scription list  was  materially  increased,  and  during  the  second  and 
third  years  six  hundred  and  fifty  copies  were  printed.  Mr.  Mun- 
sell published  the  work  three  years  ;  but  there  being  inconveniences 
attending  the  publication  at  Albany,  it  was  decided  to  publish  the 
work  at  Boston  on  the  plan  suggested  by  Mr.  Towne.  At  the  con- 
clusion of  the  contract,  the  society,  through  the  Board  of  Directors, 
testified  to  its  great  indebtedness  to  Mr.  Munsell. 

He  was  one  of  the  original  founders  of  the  Albany  Institute,  and 


246  The  Windsor  Family  of  Munsell.  [July, 

during  some  critical  periods  of  its  existence  carried  it  through  its 
financial  embarrassments  from  his  own  purse.  He  published  every 
volume  of  its  transactions,  with  the  exception  of  the  first,  and  its 
three  volumes  of  proceedings.  He  succeeded  Dr.  T.  E-omeyn  Beck 
as  its  treasurer,  and  for  forty  years  was  annually  reelected  to  the 
office,  the  last  election  occurring  but  a  few  days  before  his  death. 

For  forty-three  years  he  has  been  a  faithful  attendant  of  the  Lu- 
theran Church,  whose  manual  he  published,  and  the  greater  portion 
of  which,  giving  a  history  of  the  church,  he  prepared  himself.  He 
also  served  this  church  as  one  of  its  trustees  for  over  twenty  years, 
most  of  the  time  as  president  of  the  board. 

Historical,  scientific  and  antiquarian  societies  of  which  Mr.  Mun- 
sell was  a  member  : 

Resident  member  of  the  Albany  Institute,  1841. 

Corresponding  member  of  the  New  York  Hist.  Soc.,  June  16,  1848. 

Hon.  member  of  the  Wisconsin  Hist.  Soc.,  March  2,  1854. 

Hon.  member  of  the  American  Antiquarian  Soc,  May  16,  1854. 

Hon.  member  of  the  Hist.  Soc.  of  Pennsylvania,  May  22,  1854. 

Cor.  member  of  the  New  Eng.    Hist.   Genealog.   Soc,  June,   1857,  and 

Life  member  Dec  1864.* 
Cor.  member  of  the  Iowa  Hist.  Soc,  Feb.  3,  1859. 
Cor.  member  of  the  Maine  Hist.  Soc,  Sept.  1862. 
Cor.  member  of  the  Vermont  Hist.  Soc,  Feb.  23,  1863. 
Cor.  member  of  the  Buffalo  Hist.  Soc,  April  12,  1864. 
Hon.  member  of  the  New  Jersey  Hist.  Soc,  Jan.  19,  1865. 
Cor.  member  of  the  Numismatic  and  Antiquarian  Soc.   of   Philadelphia, 

May  5,  1866. 
Cor.  member  of  the  New  York  Gen.  and  Biog.  Soc,  May  6,  1869. 
Hon.  member  of  the  Licking  County  Pioneer  and  Hist.  Soc,  Dec.  1869. 
Cor.  member  of  the  Western  Reserve  Hist.  Soc,  May  14,  1870. 
Member  of  the  Connecticut  Hist.  Soc,  Oct.  1876. 
Cor.  member  of  the  Oneida  Hist.  Soc,  June,  1878. 


The   following   genealogy  is   furnished  by    Frank    Munsell,    the 
youngest  son  of  Mr.  Munsell. 


GENEALOGY  OF  THE  WINDSOR  FAMILY  OF 

MUNSELL. 

By  Mr.  Frank  Munsell,  of  Albany. 

THE  first  immigrants  of  this  name  located  in  the  eastern  part  of 
Connecticut,  but  the  time  of  their  coming  from  England  is  not 
well  settled.  They  soon  separated,  and  no  communication  having 
been  kept  up  between   them,   their  personal  history  is   only  to  be 


*  Th 
of  Mr 


'his  society,  at  its  meeting,  April  7,  1S80,  passed  resolutions  of  respect  to  the  memory 
r.  Munsell,  which  will  be  found  m  the  Proceedings  of  the  society  in  this  number. 


1880.]  The  Windsor  Family  of  Munsell.  247 

gathered  from  town  records  and  tombstones.  Early  in  the  last  cen- 
tury, Jacob  Monsell,  one  of  their  descendants,  came  to  East  Wind- 
sor, and  is  the  progenitor  of  the  families  which  have  ever  since  been 
known  in  the  towns  and  parishes  embraced  in  ancient  Windsor  ; 
and  his  posterity  is  now  widely  scattered  over  the  United  States. 
The  orthography  of  the  name  is  various  upon  the  records  and  monu- 
ments, but  is  now  written  Munsell  by  all  the  families  in  America. 

Notwithstanding  the  diversity  of  orthography  in  England,  the 
family  history,  as  well  as  the  escutcheons  of  the  different  branches, 
show  that  they  are  all  of  one  lineage,  originating  in  Sir  Philip  de 
Maunsell,  who  came  from  Normandy,  one  of  the  companions  of 
William  the  Conqueror,  and  on  whom  was  bestowed  the  manor  of 
Oxwiche  in  Glamorganshire.  His  grandson,  Sir  John  Maunsell, 
was  constituted  lord  chief  justice  of  England  in  the  time  of  Henry 
III.  ;  his  eldest  son,  Sir  Thomas,  knight  bauneret,  fell  in  the  Ba- 
rons' wars,  at  Northampton,  in  the  48th  Henry  III.,  and  was  suc- 
ceeded by  his  son  Henry,  who  was  the  ancestor  of  the  extinct  Lords 
Mansell  and  baronets  of  Margram.  This  family  omitted  the  u  in 
the  reign  of  Queen  Elizabeth,  and  in  1711  dropped  the  second  I. 
A  branch  of  the  family  emigrated  from  the  neighborhood  of  Frome, 
in  England,  and  settled  in  Ireland  early  in  the  reign  of  Charles  I., 
and  is  now  known  as  Monsell  of  Tervor.  The  name  is  written 
Maunsell,  Mansell,  Monsell,  Munsell,  Mansel,  Moncil,  Munsel, 
Muncil.  Descendants  of  other  branches  than  this  of  Windsor  are 
frequently  met  with.  We  give  the  device  of  one  of  the  English 
families,  by  way  of  illustration,  which  will  probably  be  a  novelty  to 
the  descendants  here ;  and  the  technical  description  below  exhibits 
all  the  difference  that  exists  in  the  arms  of  the  branches,  so  far  as 
we  have  been  able  to  discover. 

Arms. — Arg.,  a  chevron  between  three  maunches,  sable. 

Crests. — 1st,  On  a  chapeau,  gu.,  turned  up  erm.,  a  falcon  rising, 
ppr.     2d,  A  cap  of  maintenance,  enflamed  at  the  top,  ppr. 

Mottoes. — Quod  vult  valde  vult;  and,  Honorantus  me  honorabo. 

1.  Thomas  Munsell  resided  in  1683  on  the  Great  Neck  in  New  Lon- 
don. His  name  is  first  found  on  the  record  in  1681.  He  had  wife  Lydia, 
and  children  : 

2.  i.      Jacob.2 
ii.     Elisha.2 
iii.    Mercy.2 

iv.     Deliverance.2 

2.  Jacob2  Munsell    (Tliomas1),  of  Windsor,  1723;    m.  first,  

Calkins  ;   m.  second,  Phebe  Loomis,  Feb.  15,  1719,  and  had  children  : 

3.  i.      Calkins,3  b.  June  12,  1718. 

ii.  Thomas,3  b.  April  9,  1720  ;  d.  April  17,  1720. 

iii.  Mercy,3  b.  Feb.  9,  1721 ;  d.  young. 

4.  iv.  Elisha,3  b.  Sept.  15,  1723. 

5.  v.  Jonathan,3  b.  Oct.  7,  1725. 
vi.  Mercy,3  b.  Feb.  20,  1728. 

6.  vii.  Gurdon,3  b.  April  26,  1730. 


248  The  Windsor  Family  of  Munsell.  [July, 

7.  viii.  Jacob,3  b.  April  21,  1732. 
ix.     Joseph,3  b.  Sept.  28,  1734. 

8.  x.      John,3  b.  Sept.  5,  1730. 

xi.     Desire,3  b.  Sept.  5,  1741  ;  in.  Isaac  Rockwell,  July  22,  1764. 

3.  Calkins3   Munsell   (Jacob"  Thomas1),   m.  Mary  Booth,  May   19, 
1743.     He  d.  May  21,  1858,  a).  40.     Had  children  : 

i.      Mary,4  b.  Feb.  5,  1744. 

9.  ii.     Zaciieus,4  b.  Aug.  17,  1745. 
iii.    Phebe,4  b.  Feb.  2,  1748. 

10.  iv.  ALPriEus,4b.  Oct.  12,  1749. 
v.  Sybil,4  b.  May  27,  1751. 
vi.  Charity,4  b.  May  21,  1753. 
vii.  Caroline,4  b.  Sept.  14,  1754. 

viii.  Submit,4  b.  April  16,  1757 ;  d.  April  30,  1779. 

4.  Elisha3  Munsell   (Jacob,2  Thomas1),  m.   Kezia  Taylor,  Dec.  27, 
1750.     Had  children : 

i.      Hezekiah,4  b.  Dec.  7,  1751  ;  d.  young. 

11.  ii.     Hezekiah,4  b.  Jan,  17,  1753. 

iii.    Joel,4  b.  July  8,  1755  ;  d.  Nov.  23,  1777. 
iv.     Miriam,4  b.  Jan.  15,  1757  ;  d.  young. 
v.      Naomi,4  b.  April  3,  1758  ;  m.  Jonathan  Button. 
vi.     Bathsheba,4  b.  Dec.  6,  1760;  d.  July  10,  1791. 
vii.   Kezia,4  b.  Oct.  17,  1763;  d.  April  9,  1789. 
viii.  Miriam,4  b.  Jan.  17,  1767 ;  m.  James  Wolcott. 

5.  Jonathan3  Munsell   (Jacob,2   Thomas1),  m.  Hannah  Pascoe  (?). 

He  d.  Aug.  13,  1787.     Children  : 

i.      Hannah,4  b.  April  15,  1747  ;  m.  Ichabod  Hatch. 

ii.     Lyd-ia,4  b.  Feb.  9,  1749  ;  m.  Daniel  Bissell. 

iii.    Jonathan,4  b.   May  25,  1751 ;  served  in  the  Revolution  ;  d.  Aug.  30, 

1780. 
iv.     Sabra,4  b.  1753  ;  m.  Timothy  Smith.     She  d.  Jan.  15,  1815. 

6.  Gurdon3  Munsell  (Jacob,2  Thomas1),  m.  Lucy  Stiles,  Nov.  11, 
1751.      Children: 

i.  Gurdon,4  b.  Oct.  31,  1752  ;  d.  Oct.  1754. 

ii.  Solomon.4  b.  April  3,  1754. 

iii.  Lucy,4  b.  Nov.  31,  1755. 

iv.  Mercy,4  b.  Sept.  30,  1757. 

v.  Gurdon,4  b.  Oct.  27,  1760. 

7.  Jacob  Munsell3  (Jacob,2  Thomas1),  m.  first,  Sarah  Bancroft,  Jan. 
2,  1751.  She  died  Nov.  28,  1783.  He  m.  second,  Sybil  Ellsworth. 
Children : 

i.  Silas,4  b.  1751  ;   d.  young. 

ii.  Sarah,4  b.  April  23,  1754. 

iii.  Elice,4  b.  March  12,  1756. 

iv.  Silas,4  b.  March  27,  1758. 

v.  Abigail,4  b.  Oct.  15,  1760. 

vi.  Eunice,4  b.  April  30,  1763  ;  m.  Timothy  Smith. 

vii.  Thomas,4  b.  May  19,  1765. 

viii.  Racuel,4  b.  Aug.  4,  1767. 

8.  John3  Munsell  (Jacob2  Thomas1).     Children  : 

i.  Martin.4 

ii.  Luther.4 

iii.  Elizabeth,4   m.  Solomon  Pearl. 

iv.  Tripiiosa,4   m.  Ebenezer  Starkes. 

v.  Tkyphena,4  d.  unm. 

vi.  Calvin,4  b.  1776. 

vii.  John,4  d.  unm. 


1880.]  The  Windsor  Family  of  Munsell.  249 

9.  Zacheus4    Munsell    (Calkins?  Jacob?     Thomas1),    in.    Hannah 
Drake.  May  4,  1768  ;  joined  the  Shakers  with  his  whole  family.   Children  : 

i.  Hannah,5  b.  May  14,  1769. 

ii.  Zacheus,5   b.  April  16,  1771. 

iii.  Susanna,5   b.  Aug.  14,  1773. 

iv.  Levi,5    b.  Sept.  9,  1775. 

v.  Agnes,5   b.  Feb.  23,  1778. 

vi.  Submit,5  b.  June  17,  1780. 

10.  Alpheus4  Munsell  (Calkins,3  Jacob,2  Thomas1),  m.  Eunice  Hay- 
den,  1783.     He  d.  Dec.  1,  1807.     Children  : 

i.      Deborah,5   bapt.  July  19,  1795  ;  m.  Elihu  Roberts. 
ii.     Rodney,5  bapt.  July  19,  1795. 

11.  Hezekiah4  Munsell  (Elisha?  Jacob,2  Thomas1),  m.  Irene  Bissell, 
Jan.  24, 1777.     He  d.  April  14,  1844.    She  d.  March  17,  1847.    Children  : 

12.  i.       Hezekiah,5   b.  Sept.  17,  1777. 

ii.  Irene,5   b.  Feb.  21,  1779;  m.  Martin  Greene, 

iii.  Joel,5  d.  young. 

13.  iv.  Joel,5   b.  Jan.  14,  1783. 

14.  v.  Ezra,5   b.  March  27,  1785. 

15.  vi.  Timothy,5   b.  July  1,  1787. 

16.  vii.  Luke,5  b.  June  4,  1790. 

17.  viii.  Elisha,5   b.  March  13,  1793. 
ix.  Kezia,5  b.  Feb.  15,  1796. 
x.  Laura,5   b.  April  29,  1798. 

12.  Hezekiah5  Munsell  (Hezekiah?  Elisha?  Jacob?  Thomas1),  m, 
Mary  Hull,  1814 ;  he  d.  April  16,  1858.     Children: 

i.      Mary  Hull,6   b.  1815. 

ii.     Irene  Stiles,6   b.  1817;  m.  "William  Daniell. 
iii.    Addison,6   b.  1822  ;  d.  1824. 

iv.     Addison  Tillottson,6   b.  1824;  m.  first,  Mary  Heath,  1851.    Shed. 
1854.    He  in.  second,  Jane  Gibbs,  1856. 

13.  Joel5  Munsell  (Hezekiah?  Elisha?  Jacob?  Thomas1),  m.  Cynthia 
Payne,  May  5,  1807.  He  died  April  3,  1865,  She  died  July  12,  1864, 
Children  : 

18.  i.      Joel,6  b.  April  14,  1808. 

ii.  Cynthia,6    b.  June  29,  1810. 

iii.  Son,6   b.  Aug.  30,  1812  ;   d.  young. 

19.  iv.  Cyrus,6   b.  June  10,  1813. 

20.  v.  Luke,6   b.  Oct.  27,  1816. 

21.  vi.  Elijah  Bisbee,6   b.  Sept.  21,  1819. 

vii.   Mary  Edwards,6   b.  Nov.  11,  1822  ;  hi.  Henry  Sutlift". 

14.  Ezra5  Munsell  (Hezekiah?  Elisha?  Jacob?  Thomas1),  m.  Chloo 
Aquires,  1811.     She  d.  Nov.  11,  1857.     Children: 

i.       Henry,6  b.  Oct.  30,  1811. 

ii.     Irene  Bissell,6   b.  Sept.  6,  1818;   m.  Stephen  Farnhain. 

iii.    Mary  xVnn,6   h.  April,  1825  ;  rn.  Franklin  Beckwith. 

15.  Timothy5  Munsell  (Hezekiah?  Elisha?  Jacob?  Thomas1),  m.  Abi- 
gail Lad,  1812;  he  d.  Aug.  12,  1859.     Children  : 

i.  Timothy  Edwards,5  b.  April  24,  1813. 

iL  Eveline,6  b.  Aug.  1815;  m.  Charles  Starr,  1834. 

iii.  Charlotte,*   b.  May  12,  1819;  m.  Daniel  Brown,  £841. 

iv.  Hezekiah,6   b.  July,  1821. 

v.  Elijah,6   b.  Jan.  1830. 

vi.  Abigail,6  b.  July,  1832  ;  d.  Sept.  19,  1834. 


250  The   Windsor  Family  of  Munsell.  [July, 

16.  Luke5  Munsell  (Hezekiah,4  Elisha?  Jacob,2  Thomas1),  m.  Eliza 
T.  D.  Z.  U.  Sneed,  1820  ;  he  d.  June,  1854.     Children  : 

i.  Alexander  John  Mitchell.6 

ii.  Sarah.6 

iii.  Eliza.6 

iv.  Laura.6 

v.  Indiana.6 

vi.  Maria  Louisa.6 

17.  Elisha5  Munsell  (Hezekiah4  Elisha?  Jacob,1  Thomas1),  m.  Polly 
Hurd,  1818.     Children  : 

i.  Sarah,6  b.  Dec.  8,  1819;   m.  W.  D.  Lee,  Jr. 

ii.  Mary,6   b.  March  1,  1821  ;  m.  Levi  Barker. 

iii.  Delia  A.,6  b.  June  13,  1823  ;  m.  Horace  H.  Dayton. 

iv.  Julia  E.,6   b.  April  23,  1825  ;  m.  Gushing  B.  Morse. 

v.  Decatur  S.,6  b.  Aug.  5,  1827. 

18.  Joel6  Munsell  (Joel,5  Hezekiah,4  Elisha?  Jacob,2  Thomas1),  m. 
first,  Jane  C.  Bigelow,  June  17,  1834;  she  d.  June  17,  1854;  he  d.  Jan. 
15,  1880.     Children : 

22.  i.       William  Augustus,7   b.  May,  1835. 

ii.     Anna,7   b.  Aug.  1839  ;  d.  June  10,  1840. 

iii.    Julia  Annie,7   b.  Feb.  13,  1850 ;  m.  William  Turner,  Jr.,  Aug.  28, 
1871. 

23.  iv.    Charles,7  b.  Dec.  29,  1852. 

He  m.  second,  Mary  Ann  Reid,  Sept.  11,  1856.     Children  : 

v.      Frank,7   b.  June  19,  1857. 
vi.    Jessie,7  b.  Jan.  2,  1859. 
vii.   Satie,7   b.  Feb.  18,  1861. 
viii.  Minnie,7   b.  Dec.  9,  1862. 
ix.     Laura,7   b.  March  15,  1866. 
x.      Emma,7   b.  June  14,  1868. 

19.  Cyrus6  Munsell  (Joel,5  Hezekiah,4  Misha,3  Jacob?  Thomas1),  m. 
Diantha  Huntoon.     Children  : 

i.      Russell,7  b.  June,  1840. 

ii.     Alpha  Willard,7  b.  March  17,  1858. 

iii.    Homer,7  b.  June,  1859. 

20.  Luke6  Munsell  (Joel,5  Hezekiah4  Elisha?  Jacob,2  Thomas1),  m. 
Margaret  Ann  Johnston,  1851 ;  he  d.  July,  1875.     Children  : 

i.      Frederick  Willard,7   b.  June  6,  1853  ;  died. 
ii.     Albert  Henry,7  b.  Jan.  6,  1858. 

21.  Elijah  B.6  Munsell  (Joel,5  Hezekiah4  Elisha?  Jacob2  Thomas1), 
m.  Martha  Covel.     Children  : 

i.       Franklin  E.7 
ii.     Gertrude.7 

22.  William  Augustus7  Munsell  (Joel?  Joel5  Hezekiah,4  Elisha? 
Jacob?  Thomas1),  m.  first,  Maria  Beers,  Sept.   1856.     Children  : 

i.      Jennie  O.,8   b.  1857. 
ii.     Alice,8  b.  1859. 

He  m.  second,  Lizzie  Evans.     Four  children. 

23.  Charles7  Munsell  (Joel?  Joel?  Hezekiah?  Elisha?  Jacob?  Tho- 
mas1),  m.  Sarah  C.  Knower,  Sept.  5,  1876.     Child  : 

i.      Hattie  Edith,8  b.  June  24,  1878. 


1880.]         Boston  Committee  of  Correspondence,  &c. 


251 


RECORD  OF  THE  BOSTON  COMMITTEE  OF  CORRESPOND- 
ENCE, INSPECTION  AND  SAFETY,  MAY  TO  NOV.  1776. 

Copied  by  permission  of  Samuel  F.  McCleary,  Esq.,   City  Clerk,  from  the  original 
record-book  in  the  archives  of  the  City  of  Boston,  Mass. 


[1776. 
Oct.  21.] 


Mr  Tim- 

mins 

attends. 


Newtona 
Papers  to 
be  exam- 
ined. 


22. 


Newton  s 

Complaint 

withdrawn- 


Mr  Tim- 
mins  Justi 
fied. 


Memorial 
to  G.  Court 
Eeported. 


Guards 
at  y«  Jayl 


[Concluded  from  page  170.] 

MM  Hill  the  Mother  was  brought  in  &  examined  more  particu- 
larly with  respect  to  Mr  John  Timmins  of  this  Town  Merchant, 
who  was  characterized  by  Hill  the  Husband,  as  a  person  who  had 
been  faithful  to  Government.  Mrs  Hill  being  asked  who  it  was 
that  delivered  her  the  Paper  wrote  by  her  Husband  answered, 
that  she  could  not  well  recollect  but  thought  it  was  one  Richard 
Newton. 

Coll°  Barber  and  Mr  Dorr  were  appointed  to  go  to  Mr  Orracks 
where  Newton  lodges  in  order  to  secure  his  Papers  for  the  Inspec- 
tion of  the  Committee. 

A  Complaint  signed  by  the  Chairman,  was  entered  with  Mr 
Justice  GreanleafF  one  of  the  Court  of  Enquiry  ;  praying  [page 
64]  that  the  said  Newton,  might  be  immediately  apprehended,  & 
examined,  touching  the  delivery  of  the  Papers  found  upon  Mra  Hill. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Committee  of  Correspondence  Inspection 
&  Safety  at  their  Chamber  in  King  Street  October  22d  1776. 
Mr  Gray  in  the  Chair 

The  Committee  appointed  to  secure  Mr  Newtons  Papers  Re- 
ported, that  they  had  examined  the  same  and  could  not  find  any 
one  of  a  criminal  nature  among  them. 

Voted,  that  Mr  Newton  shall  have  his  Trunks  of  Papers  re- 
turned him  by  the  Committee — also — 

Voted,  that  the  Complaint  entered  with  Mr  Justice  GreanleafF, 
one  of  the  Court  of  Enquiry  against  Richard  Newton  be  with- 
drawn. 

M"  John  Timmons  name  having  been  mentioned  in  one  of  the 
Papers  found  upon  Mrs  Hill,  the  Committee  sent  for  her  Husband 
who  gave  the  Paper,  and  having  examined  him  strictly  with  re- 
spect to  what  he  had  written,  together  with  his  Wife  and  Daugh- 
ter, and  also  made  inquiry  of  Mr  Timmins — the  Question  was  put 
viz. — "  Whether  the  Committee  are  fully  satisfied,  that  Mr  Tim- 
mons conduct  with  respect  to  what  passed  between  Mrs  Hill  & 
himself  has  been  quite  unexceptionable — passed  in  the  Affirma- 
tive unanimously. 

Mr  Gray  &c  a  Committee  appointed  for  that  purpose  Reported 
a  Memorial  to  be  laid  before  the  General  Court  relative  to  the 
Prisoners  in  this  Town  being  suffered  to  remain  here — and  the 
Question  being  put  Whether  the  same  shall  be  accepted,  Passed 
in  the  Affirmative. 

On  a  Motion,  Voted,  that  the  Committee  wait  on  General 
Ward ;  and  represent  the  necessity  of  Guards  being  placed  at  the 
Jayl. 


VOL.    XXXIT. 


23 


252 


Boston  Committee  of  Correspondence,  &c.  [July, 


Novem  r  5. 


Letters 

from 

JIallifax. 


A  Certifi- 
cate  to 
Cap*  Ash- 
Durne. 


A  Certifi- 
cate to 
young 
Sickling. 

Novemr  6. 


C  ertificate 
given  Col0 
Barber. 


Warrant  to 
commit 
John  Dean 
Whitworth 


Represent0 
to  Council. 


[Page  65.]  At  a  meeting  of  the  Committee  of  Correspondence 
Inspection  &  Safety  at  their  Chamber  in  King  Street  November  5, 
1776.  Mr  Gray  in  the  Chair. 

The  Letters  brought  by  Cap*  Parker  from  Hallifax,  were  de- 
livered this  Committee,  and  the  same  being  examined  &  it  ap- 
pearing that  they  Contained  only  matter  of  a  private  nature,  they 
were  returned  to  be  forwarded  as  directed. 

Cap*  Ashburne  of  a  Prize  Vessel  brought  into  this  Port  applys 
to  the  Committee  for  a  Certificate  of  his  behaviour  during  his 
Residence  here,  agreeable  to  a  Resolve  of  Council — whereupon 

Voted,  that  the  Chairman  be  desired  and  impower'd  to  furnish 
him  with  such  a  Certificate. 

A  Son  of  Thomas  Hickling  being  desirous  of  going  to  his  Fa- 
ther who  is  in  some  Foreign  port,  the  chairman  was  directed  to 
furnish  him  with  a  Certificate  of  his  behavior. 

At  a  Meeting  of  the  Committee  of  Correspondence  Inspection 
and  Safety  at  their  Chamber  in  King  Street  November  6,  1776. 
Mr  Gray  in  the  Chair. 

The  following  Certificate  signed  by  the  Chairman  was  given 
Coll0  Barber  viz. 

This  may  Certifie  that  Nathaniel  Barber  Esq.  Officer  for  the 
Port  of  Boston  has  ever  in  the  most  public  manner  taken  the  part 
of  his  injured  Country ;  that  he  has  suffered  greatly  in  the  gene- 
ral Calamity,  that  he  has  been  a  faithful  member  of  this  Commit- 
tee from  its  first  Institution  ;  that  in  discharge  of  the  Duties  of  it 
a  large  portion  of  his  time  has  been  taken  up,  and  he  in  the  be- 
ginning of  our  troubles  exposed  to  much  Personal  danger — that 
he  is  well  qualified  for  the  Post  he  sustains  has  given  universal 
Satisfaction  in  it,  and  depends  upon  his  continuance  in  it  for  the 
support  of  himself  and  a  [page  6(y~\  numerous  Family  too  young 
to  provide  for  themselves. 

By  Order  of  the  Committee 

Ellis  Gray  Chairman. 

At  a  Meeting  of  the  Committee    of  Correspondence   Inspec- 
tion &c.  at  their  Chamber  in  King  Street  November  7  1776. 
Nathaniel  Barber  Esq  in  the  Chair 

To  the  Keeper  of  the  Gaol  at  Boston  in  the  County  of  Suffolk. 

We  herewith  send  you  the  Body  of  John  Dean  Whitworth  a 
Prisoner  taken  in  Arms  against  the  Forces  of  the  United  States 
of  America,  and  you  are  directed  to  keep  him  in  safe  Custody 
untill  discharged  by  legal  authority. 

In  behalf  of  the  Committee  of  Safety  of  the  Town  of  Boston 

Nathaniel  Barber  Chairman. 

Voted,  that  the  following  Representation  be  made  the  Honble 
the  Council  of  this  State — Viz — 

To  the  Honble  the  Council  of  this  State — the  Committee  of 
Safety  &c.  for  the  Town  of  Boston  Report  to  your  Honors,  that 
this  Day  was  brought  before  them  one  John  Dean  Whitworth  a 
Prisoner,  taken  in  Arms  against  the  Forces  of  the  United  States 
of  America — that  the  said  Committee  orders  the  said  Whitworth 
to  be  committed  to  the  Goal  in  this  Town  there  to  remain  until 


1880.]  Gray  and  Coytmore.  253 

your  Honors  shall  give  Orders  concerning  him,  In  the  name  and 
by  Order  of  the  Committee,  I  am  very  respectfully 
Your  Honors 

Most  Obed*  &  very  hum.  Serv* 

Nath1  Barber,  Chairman. 

The  Guard  who  has  the  Prisoner  has  an  account  of  the  Ex- 
pence  attending  the  same  as  the  Committee  have  no  fund  to  dis- 
charge it  they  have  advised  him  to  lay  the  same  before  your 
Honors. 


GRAY  AND  COYTMORE. 

Communicated  by  William  S.  Appleton,  A.M.,  of  Boston. 

I.     Thomas  Gray. 

ONG  and  careful  researches  have  been  made  by  myself,  and  for  me  by 
LJ  the  late  Horatio  G.  Somerby,  into  the  ancestry  of  Parnel  Gray,  wife 
of  Increase  Nowell,  and  into  all  the  connections  of  her  mother  Katharine 
Coytmore,  who  came  to  this  country  a  widow.  I  luckily  found  at  the  Prin- 
cipal Registry  of  Probate,  London,  the  wills  of  both  her  husbands,  who 
died  in  England,  which  are  here  printed.  The  register  of  Harwich,  in 
Essex,  has  been  examined,  and  contains  so  many  Grays  that  there  has  been 
trouble  in  arranging  the  line  of  descent.  It  seems,  however,  to  begin  with 
Thomas1  Gray,  who  had  a  son  Thomas2  Gray  who  was  father  of  Rich- 
ard3 Gray  and  John3  Gray.  Richard3  Gray,  by  wife  Susan  had 
Thomas4  Gray,  baptized  at  Harwich,  August  18,  1572  ;  and  died  in  1602, 
leaving  widow  Josuan,  who  married  secondly,  November  2,  1603,  Christo- 
pher Johns. 

Thomas4  Gray,  born  in  1572,  married  Katharine,  daughter  and  coheir- 
ess of  Robert  Miles,*  of  Sutton,  in  Suffolk,  and  died  at  Harwich,  in  1607, 
buried  May  7.     Children  : 

i.      Susan,  baptized  at  Harwich,  January  31,  1593. 

ii.  Thomas,  baptized  at  Harwich,  May  4,  1595;  was  of  Wapping,  mar- 
iner ;  died  in  1627. 

iii.  Robert,  baptized  at  Harwich,  October  8,  1598  ;  buried  November  27, 
1598. 

iv.     Parnel,  born   about   1602 ;    married Parker,    who  died  before 

1626,  leaving  a  daughter,  and  she  married  secondly,  Increase  No- 
well,  and  died  at  Charlestown,  March  25,  1687;  he  died  Nov.  1, 
1655. 

v.  Katharine,  born  about  1604 ;  married  Thomas  Graves  ;  d.  at  Charles- 
town,  February  21,  1682  ;  he  had  the  title  of  Admiral,  and  d.  July 
31,  1653. 

II.     Rowland  Coytmore. 

Katharine,  widow  of  Thomas  Gray,  of  Harwich,  married  there  Decem- 
ber 23,  1610,  Rowland  Coytmore,  of  Wapping,  widower.  He  was  un- 
doubtedly of  Welsh  descent,  a  member,  I  presume,  of  the  family  of  Coetmor, 

*  Alice,  the  other  daughter  and  coheiress  of  Robert  Miles,  married  Thomas  Wiseman  of 
Canrield  in  Essex,  and  was  mother  of  William,  created  a  Baronet  August  29,  1628,  ances- 
tor of  the  present  Sir  William  Wiseman,  Baronet. 


254  Gray  and  Coytmore.  [July, 

whose  genealogy  may  be  read  in  Volume  II.  of  the  "  Heraldic  Visitations 
of  Wales,"  &c.,  1846.  We  find  there  a  Rowland  of  about  1600,  who  had 
a  sister  Alis,  wife  of  Hugh  ab  John  Wyn,  which  Alis  is  almost  certainly 
the  same  as  Elizabeth,  mother  of  Hugh  Hughs,  alias  Gwyn,  named  later 
Be  this  as  it  may,  we  find  Rowland  Coitmore  as  a  grantee  in  the  second 
charter  of  Virginia,  May  23,  1609.  He  lived  at  Wapping,  and  had  a  first 
wife  Dorothy  Harris.  He  died  in  1626,  and  his  widow  came  to  New  Eng- 
land in  1636  or  1637,  settling  at  Charlestown,  where  she  was  admitted  to 
the  church  in  1638,  and  died  Nov.  28,  1659,  an  aged  widow.     Children  : 

i.      Thomas,  b.  ■ ;  married  at  Wapping,  June  24,  1635,  Martha,  dau. 

of  Captain  William  Rainsborough  ;  was  a  sea-captain  ;  came  to 
CharJestown,  Mass.,  in  1636;  member  of  the  Artillery  Company  of 
.Boston,  1639  ;  admitted  to  the  Church  of  Charlestown,  February  16, 
1040  ;  freeman  of  the  Colony  of  Massachusetts,  May  13,  1640  ;  Dep- 
uty to  the  General  Court,  1640  and  1641  ;  was  lost  by  shipwreck, 
December  27,  1644, #  on  the  coast  of  Cales,  i.  e.  Spain,  not  Wales,  as 
has  been  written.  He  had  three  children  :  1.  Katharine,  b.  and  d. 
at  Wapping  in  1636  ;  2.  Thomas,  b.  at  Charlestown  in  1642,  died 
young  ;  3.  William,  b.  and  d.  at  Charlestown  in  1644.  His  widow 
married  secondly  in  December,  1647,  Governor  John  Winthrop,  who 
died  March  26,  1649,  and  she  married  thirdly,  March  10,  1652,  John 
Co^an,  of  Boston,  who  died  in  1658. 

ii.  Elizabeth,  b. ;  married  William  Tyng,  who  died  at  Boston,  Jan- 
uary 18,  1653. 

Thomas  Gray. 

In  the  name  of  God  Amen,  The  xvith  day  of  August  in  the  yeare  of  the 
Eaigne  of  our  soveraigne  Lord  James  by  the  grace  of  God  of  England 
Scotland  Fraunce  and  Ireland  Kinge  defendo1-  of  the  faith  &c  that  is  to  saye 
of  England  Fraunce  and  Ireland  the  foureth  And  of  Scotlande  the  fortye 
And  in  the  yere  of  our  Lorde  God  one  thousand  six  hundred  and  sixe  I  Tho- 
mas Gray  of  the  Borrough  of  Harwich  in  the  County  of  Essex  and  Dio- 
cesse  of  London  being  somewhat  weake  in  body  but  in  good  and  pfect  re- 
membraunce  thancks  be  given  to  almightie  God  therefore,  Callinge  to  my 
mind  the  instabilitye  of  this  mortall  life,  and  intending  to  dispose  of  such 
landes  tenements  hereditaments  and  other  substance  after  my  decease  where- 
with it  hath  pleased  almightie  God  of  his  goodness  to  endowe  me  in  this 
world  do  make  ordeyne  and  declare  this  my  last  will  and  Testament  in 
manner  and  forme  following  that  is  to  saie.  First  I  doe  yeild  and 
bequeath  my  soule  into  the  hands  of  almightie  God,  hoping  through  the 
merritts  death  and  passion  of  our  Lorde  and  saviour  Christe  Jesus  to  have 
full  pardon  and  remission  of  all  my  synnes,  and  my  body  to  be  commytted 
to  christian  burial  1  at  the  discrecon  of  my  Executrix.  Item  I  doe  give 
bequeath  and  devise  unto  Katherine  my  wife  All  my  moyetie  parte  and 
purparte  of  all  and  singuler  those  messuags  lands  tenements  and  he- 
reditaments whatsoever  with  all  and  singuler  their  appurteiincs  aswell 
free  as  bonde  or  coppihoulde  or  custymary  tennte  scituate  lieinge  and  beinge 
in  Sutton  in  the  Countie  of  SufT.  which  late  were  of  Robert  Miles  late  of 
Sutton  Yeoman  deceased  father  of  the  said  Katherine  my  wife,  th'other 
moyetie  part  or  purparte  whereof  one  Thomas  Wyseman  Esquire  my  bro- 
ther in  law  now  houldeth,  To  have  and  to  hould  my  saide  moyetie  parte 
and  purparte  of  all  and  singuler  the  saide  messuags  lands  Tennements  and 
heriditaments  with  all  and  singuler  th'appurteiincs  unto  the  saide  Katherine 

On  Lis  will  he  used  a  seal  with  the  arms  of  Coytmore  of  Coytmore,  Carnarvon,  viz. : 
Gules,  a  elievrou  between  three  stags'  lieads  cabossed  Argent,  a  crescent  for  difference. 


1880.]  Gray  and  Coytmore.  255 

my  wife  and  her  assignes  for  and  during  the  time  and  terme  of  her  naturall 
life,  ADd  after  the  decease  of  the  saide  Katherine  my  wife  I  doe  give  will 
and  bequeath  my  said  moyetie  parte  or  purparte  of  all  and  singuler  the  said 
messuags  lands    tenements    and    heriditaments    with   th'appurtehncs    unto 
Thomas  Gray  my  sonne  To  have  and  to  hould  to   the  said  Thomas   Gray 
and  to  the  heires  of  his  bodie  lawfullie  begotten.     And  if  it  shall  happen 
the  saide  Thomas  Gray  my  sonne  to  die  withoute  heires  of  his  bodie  law- 
fully begotten,  Then  I  will  ordeyne  and  devise  by  these  presents  That  my 
saide  moyetie  parte  or  purparte  of  all  and  singuler  the  saide  messuags  lands 
tenements  and  hereditaments  with  th'appurtehncs  shall  whollie  remaine  and 
be  unto  Suzan  Gray  Parnell  Gray  and   Katherine  Gray  my  daughters  and 
to  the  heires  of  their  bodies  lawfulie  begotten.     And  if  it  shall  happy  my 
saide  daughters  to  die  without  heires  of  their  bodies  lawfully  begotten, 
Then  I  will  and  ordeyne  that  all  and  singuler  the  p'misses  before  willed  and 
devised  shall  whollie  remaine  to  the  saide  Katherine  my  wife  and  her  heires 
for  ever.  Provided  alwayes  that  if  the  saide  Katherine  my  wief  at  any  tyme 
hereafter  shall  thinke  meet  and  convenient  for  the  better  good  proffitt  and 
advancement  of  her  selfe  and  of  my  saide  children  to  make  sale  of  my  saide 
moyetie   parte    and  purparte  of  all    the   said    messuags   lands    tenements 
hereditaments  and  other   the  prmisses  with  thappurtehncs   either  for  and 
towards  the  purchasinge  buyenge  of  thother  moyetie  parte  or  purparte  of 
the    saide    messuags  lands   tenements    and  heriditaments    with    thappur- 
tehncs which  the  saide  Thomas  Wiseman  my  brother  in  law  doe  nowe  hould 
or  of  any  other  lands  and  tenements  whatsoever,  Then  my  full  true  intent 
and  meaning  is,  And  I  doe  will  ordeyne  and  devise  by  these  prnts  that  my 
saide  moyetie  parte  or  purparte  of  all  and  singuler  the  saide  messuags  lands 
tennements   and  heriditaments  with  appurtehncs    shall   be    sould    by  my 
saide  wife  to  and  for  the  best  proffitt  and  advantage  that  may  be  had  for  the 
same,  And  the  money  arisinge  growinge  and  cominge  of  for  and  uppon  the 
sale  thereof  to  be  used  bestowed  imployed  and  disposed  for  and  towards  the 
purchasing  and  buyenge  either  of  the  saide  other  moyetie  parte  or  purparte 
of  the  saide  messuags  lands  tennements  and  heriditaments  which  the  saide 
Thomas  Wiseman  nowe  houldeth  at  of  any  other  lands  or  Tennements  what- 
soever, wch  saide  lands  Tennements  and  heriditaments  to  be  purchased  and 
bought  as  aforesaid  I  will  and  ordaine  by  these  prnts  to  be  assured  and  con- 
veyed by  good  and  lawfull  writings  surrenders  assuranncs  and  conveyanncs 
in  the  law  accordinge  to  the  nature  of  the  tenure  of  the  p'misses  in  manner 
and  forme  followinge,  That  is  to  saie,  to  the  saide  Katherine  my  wife  and 
her  assignes  for  and  during  the  terme  of  her  naturall  life,  And  after  her 
decease  to  the  saide  Thomas  Gray  my  sonne  and  to  the  heires  of  his  bodie 
lawfullie  begotten,  And  for  defaulte  and  wante  of  such  heires  to  the  said  Su- 
zan Gray  Parnell   Gray  and  Katherine   Gray  my  saide  daughters  and  to 
their  heires  of  their  bodies  lawfullie  begotten,  And  for  want  of  such  heires 
to  remaine  to  the  next  heires  of  the  said  Katherine  my  wife  for  ever.     And 
I  doe  further  will  and  ordaine  by  these  prnts  That  the  said  Katherine  my 
wife  before  she  doe   make  anie  sale  of  the  saide  moyetie  parte  or  pur- 
parte of   the    saide    lands    tennements    and    heriditaments    shall   become 
bounden  to  my  Supvisor  hereafter  named  in   this  my  last  will  and  Testa- 
ment in  one  writinge  obligatory  in  the  somme  of  One  Thowsand  poundes  of 
lawfull  English  money  with  condicon   thereuppon  to  be  indorsed  for  the 
true  pforminge  accomplishing  and  fulfilling  of  all  things  especified  and  con- 
teyned  in  this  my  last  will  and  Testament  of  her  parte  to  be  done  accom- 
plished and  fulfilled  according  to  the  true  intent  purporte  and  plaine  mean- 
vol.  xxxiv.         23* 


256  Gray  and  Coytmore.  [July, 

jnge  of  the  same.  And  if  the  saide  Katherine  my  wife  shall  nott  become 
bounden  or  refuse  to  become  bounden  in  manner  (and)  forme  aforesaide, 
Then  my  will  and  true  intent  is,  and  I  doe  will  and  ordaine  by  these  prnts 
That  any  such  bargaine  and  sale  to  be  made  as  aforesaide  of  my  saide  moy- 
etie  parte  or  purparte  of  the  said  messuags  lands  tennements  and  heredita- 
ments with  th'appurtehncs  or  of  any  or  every  parte  or  pcell  thereof  to  be 
utterly  voide  and  of  none  effect  to  all  intents  and  purposes  and  she  utterly 
disabled  to  make  any  such  sale  thereof,  And  that  my  former  guifts  and  de- 
vises above  made  of  the  same  and  of  every  parte  and  pcell  thereof  to  my 
saide  wife  and  children  shall  stande  and  remaine  in  their  full  force  and  ef- 
fect, Anie  thinge  in  these  prnts  conteyned  to  the  contrary  notwithstandinge. 
Item  I  do  give  and  bequeath  unto  the  saide  Suzan  Gray  my  daughter  the 
somme  of  one  hundreth  pounds  of  lawfull  English  money  to  be  paide  to  her 
by  my  Executrix  when  she  shall  accomplish  her  full  age  of  xviijen  yeres 
(if  she  shall  happen  to  live  so  longe).  Item  I  doe  give  and  bequeath  unto 
the  saide  Parnell  Gray  my  daughter  the  like  somme  of  one  hundreth  poundes 
of  like  English  money  to  be  paide  her  by  my  Executrix  at  her  full  age  of 
xviijen  yeres  (if  she  shall  happen  to  live  so  longe.)  Item  I  give  and  be- 
queath unto  the  saide  Katherine  Gray  my  daughter  the  like  somme  of  one 
hundreth  pounds  of  like  English  money  to  be  paide  unto  her  by  my  saide 
Executrix  at  her  full  age  of  eightene  yeres  (if  she  the  saide  Katherine 
shall  happen  to  live  so  long.)  The  residue  of  my  goodes  and  Chattells  plate 
money  Jewells  moveables  utensills  and  household  stufe  unbequeathed  I  doe 
whollie  give  and  bequeath  to  the  saide  Katherine  my  wife  towards  the 
payment  of  my  saide  legacies  and  discharging  of  my  debts,  which  saide  Kath- 
erine my  wife  I  doe  ordeyne  constitute  and  make  my  sole  Executrix  of  this 
my  last  Will  and  Testament.  And  I  further  constitute  and  ordaine  Hugh 
Branham  clerke  to  be  the  Supvisor  of  the  same,  giving  and  bequeathinge 
unto  him  for  his  paines  and  labour  the  somme  of  thre  poundes. 

In  witnesse  whereof  I  the  saide  Thomas  Gray  have  to  ev'y  sheete  of  pap 
of  this  my  last  will  and  Testament  conteyning  in  all  six  sheets  of  paper  putt 
to  my  handes  the  day  and  yere  above  written.  Thomas  Gray. 

These  being  witnesses  hereunto. 
Anthony  Branham.     Richard  Reynolds.     John  Moore  his  marke. 
Proved  at  London  29  June  1607. 

Rowland  Coytmore. 

In  the  name  of  God  Amen  The  fiveth  daye  of  June  Anno  Dm  one  thou- 
sand sixe  hundred  twentie  sixe  And  in  the  second  yeare  of  the  Raigne  oi 
our  Soveraigne  lord  Charles  by  the  grace  of  God  King  of  England  Scot- 
land Fraunce  and  Ireland  defendo*  of  the  faith  etc.  I  Rowland  Coytemon 
of  Wapping  in  the  Countie  of  Midd.  marriner  being  in  good  and  perfect 
health  and  memory  laud  and  praise  bee  given  to  God  for  the  same  doe  mak< 
and  declare  this  my  last  Will  and  testament  in  manner  and  forme  folio w- 
inge  that  is  to  saie  First  and  principally  above  all  earthly  thinges  I  com- 
mend my  soule  to  the  allmightie  God  my  maker  and  creator  and  to  his 
Sonne  Christ  Jesus  my  Saviour  and  Redeemer,  hopeing  and  stedfastly  assur- 
ing myselfe  that  thorough  the  meritts  bitter  death  and  passion  wch  my  Sa- 
vior  suffered  for  mee  to  bee  one  of  Gods  elect  in  heaven  there  to  receave 
life  everlasting.  My  body  I  comend  to  the  earth  wherof  it  was  made  and 
as  touching  and  concerning  the  disposicon  of  all  and  singuler  such  worldly 
goods  and  substance  wch  God  hath  endued  we  wthall  I  give  and  bequeath 
the  same  as  followeth  vizt. 


1880.]  Gray  and  Coytmore.  257 

Item  I  give  &  bequeath  unto  iny  loveing  Sonne  Thomas  Coytmore  and 
to  his  heires  and  assignes  for  ever  All  that  my  messuage  or  Tenement  and 
all  my  lands  hereditaments  and  apptenncs  thereunto  belonging  aswell  free- 
hold as  Coppyhold  Scituate  lying  and  being  in  the  mannor  of  Milton  in  the 
parish  of  Prittlewell  als  Pricklewell  in  the  countie  of  Essex  now  in  the  ten- 
ure and  occupation  of  John  Greene  together  wth  fower  kedles*  lying  and 
being  at  Southend  in  the  aforesaid  mannor  now  in  the  tenure  and  occupa- 
con  of  Crips. 

Item  I  give  and  bequeath  unto  my  said  sonne  Thomas  Coytemore  and 
to  his  heires  and  assignes  for  ever  All  that  my  farme  and  Coppyhold  land 
wth  th'appurtenncs  thereunto  belonging  conteyning  forty  and  fower  acres  or 
thereabouts  scituate  lying  and  being  in  the  parish  of  great  Bursted  in  the 
Countie  of  Essex  all  wch  said  coppyhold  land  before  by  mee  given  and  be- 
qeathed  unto  my  said  Sonne  Thomas  Coytemore  I  have  according  to  the 
custome  of  the  said  Mannor  surrendred  to  the  lymitacon  and  use  of  this 
my  last  will  and  testament  Provided  allwaies  and  never  the  lesse  my  mind 
will  and  mening  is  that  my  wife  Katherin  Coytemore  shall  have  and  enjoy 
to  her  owne  use  and  behoofe  the  aforesaid  messuag  or  tenement  Kedles 
Farme  and  coppyhold  lands  wth  th'apptehncs  thereunto  belonging  before 
by  mee  given  and  bequeathed  unto  my  said  Sonne  Thomas  Coytemore  And 
shall  have  receave  and  take  the  rents  issues  profitts  and  benefitts  thereof 
untill  my  said  Sonne  shall  accomplish  his  age  of  one  and  twentie  yeares 
But  neverthelesse  upon  condicon  that  my  said  wife  Katherin  Coytemore 
shall  satisfy  and  paie  out  of  the  Rents  of  the  said  messuage  or  tent.  Ked- 
dles  Farme  and  coppyhold  lands  wth  theire  appurtenances  (as  the  same  shall 
grow  due  and  payable)  unto  my  daughter  Elizabeth  Coytemore  the  some 
of  threescore  pounds  of  lawful!  money  of  England  when  she  shall  accom- 
plish the  age  of  one  and  twentie  yeares  or  bee  married  wch  which  shall  first 
happen. 

Item  my  will  mind  and  meaning  is  that  my  said  daughter  Elizabeth 
Coytemore  before  she  receave  the  said  some  of  threescore  pounds  shall  give 
sufficient  bond  and  put  in  sufficient  suretie  to  repay  the  said  some  of  three- 
score pounds  unto  my  said  wife  if  my  said  Sonne  Thomas  shall  happen  to 
depart  this  life  before  he  shall  accomplish  his  full  age  of  one  and  twentie 
yeares  For  then  and  in  such  case  my  said  Sonne  Thomas  Coytmore  dying 
my  mind  and  will  is  that  my  said  daughter  Elizabeth  shall  have  and  enjoy 
to  the  onely  proper  use  and  behoofe  of  her  and  her  heires  and  assignes  for 
ever  all  that  my  foresaid  messuag  or  tenement,  Keddles  Farme  and  Coppy- 
hold land  wth  thapptehncs  thereunto  belonging  aswell  scituate  lying  and 
being  in  the  parish  of  Prittlewell  als  Pricklewell  as  in  the  pish  of  great  Burs- 
ted aforesaid  before  by  mee  geven  and  bequeathed  to  my  said  Sonne  Tho- 
mas Coytemore. 

Item  I  give  and  bequeath  unto  my  said  daughter  Elizabeth  Coytmore 
and  to  her  heires  and  assignes  for  ever  All  that  my  messuage  or  Tenement 
and  backside  wth  thappurtenncs  thereunto  belonging  aswell  freehold  as 
coppyhold  commonly  called  and  knowne  by  the  signe  of  the  blew  boare 
scituate  and  being  in  the  towne  or  parish  of  Retchford  in  the  Countie  of 
Essex  aforesaid  now  in  the  tenure  and  occupacon  of  William  Ashwell  als 
Hare  Which  said  messuage  or  tenement  and  backside  wth  the  appurtenances 
or  such  pte  thereof  as  is  Coppyhold  I  have  according  to  the  custome  of  the 
said  Mannor  surrendred  in  the  hands  of  the  Lord  to  the  lymitacon  and 
use  of  this  my  last  will  &  testament. 

*  Kedles  or  Kidells  are  weirs  to  catch  fish. 


258  Gray  and  Coytmore.  [July, 

Item  my  will  is  that  my  Executrix  hereunder  named  shall  sell  the  said 
messuag  or  tenem*  wth  the  appurtenances  thereunto  belonging  to  the 
use  profitt  and  behoofe  of  my  said  daughter  Elizabeth  my  said  Executrix 
putting  in  good  securitie  to  my  Overseers  to  buy  wth  the  said  money  that 
she  shall  receave  for  the  same  as  good  or  better  purchase  for  my  said  daugh- 
ter and  to  the  use  of  her  and  her  heires  onely  forever.  Provided  allwaies 
and  my  will  is  That  if  it  happen  my  said  daughter  Elizabeth  to  dye  or  de- 
cease out  of  this  prnte  life  before  she  shall  accomplish  the  age  of  one  and 
twentie  yeares  or  bee  married  That  then  the  said  messuag  or  tenement 
Backside  and  premisses  called  and  knowne  'by  the  signe  of  the  blew  boare 
aforesaid  soe  to  her  bequeathed  or  such  other  purchase  as  shalbe  purchased 
for  the  same  shall  descend  come  and  remaine  unto  my  aforesaid  Sonne 
Thomas  Coytmore  and  to  his  heires  and  assignes  for  ever. 

Item  my  mind  and  meaninge  is  that  my  said  wife  Katherin  Coytmore 
shall  alsoe  have  and  enjoy  the  aforesaid  messuag  or  tenement  Backside  and 
appurteiincs  before  by  mee  given  and  bequeathed  unto  my  said  daughter 
Elizabeth  and  shall  have  receave  and  take  the  rents  issues  profitts  and  ben- 
efits thereof  untill  my  said  daughter  Elizabeth  shall  accomplish  her  age  of 
one  and  twentie  yeares  or  bee  married  (wch  of  either  of  the  said  tymes 
shall  first  happen  to  come  or  bee)  for  and  towards  the  maintenance  appell- 
ing  and  well  bringing  up  of  my  said  daughter  according  as  shall  seeme  fit- 
ting and  to  the  likeing  of  my  Overseers. 

Item  I  give  and  bequeath  unto  my  Sonne  in  lawe  Thomas  Gray  and  to 
his  heires  and  assignes  for  ever  All  those  my  two  coppyhold  Tenements  wth 
their  appurtenncs  scituate  lying  and  being  wthin  the  parish  of  Rederith  als 
Rederiff  in  the  countie  of  Surrey  now  in  the  severall  tenures  and  occupa- 
cons  of  Francis  Welbey  and  John  Moore  the  wch  coppyhold  tenements  I 
have  according  to  the  custome  of  the  said  manno  surrendred  into  the  hands 
of  the  Lord  to  the  lymitacon  and  use  of  this  my  last  will  and  testament. 

Item  my  mind  is  that  if  it  shall  happen  the  aforesaid  some  of  threescore 
pounds  shall  not  bee  satisfied  and  paid  unto  my  said  daughter  Elizabeth 
Coytemore  before  my  said  sonne  Thomas  Coytemore  shall  accomplish  his 
age  of  one  and  twentie  yeares  That  then  my  said  Sonne  shall  satisfie  and 
paie  the  same  And  if  he  refuse  to  paie  then  I  doe  recall  from  my  said 
Sonne  All  my  freehold  land  before  to  him  bequeathed  and  doe  give  and 
bequeath  the  same  unto  my  Executrix  hereunder  named  to  bee  sold  by  her 
for  the  payment  of  the  said  some  of  fowerscore  pounds  unto  my  said  daugh- 
ter Elizabeth  as  aforesaid. 

Item  my  will  is  that  if  it  shall  happen  all  my  Children  and  Childrens 
children  to  dye  or  decease  out  of  this  prte  life  before  mee  or  before  they 
shall  accomplish  theire  severall  ages  of  one  and  twentie  yeares  or  bee  mar- 
ried then  all  my  foresaid  lands  shall  remayne  come  &  bee  unto  my  kinsman 
Hugh  Hughs  als  Gwyn  my  Sister  Elizabeths  Sonne. 

Item  I  give  and  bequeath  unto  my  Grandson  William  Ball  the  sonne  of 
William  Ball#  the  some  of  fortie  shillings  and  unto  the  aforesaid  Hugh 
Hughes  als  Gwyn  three  pounds  and  unto  my  daughter  in  lawe  daughter 
Dorothy  Lambertonf  fortie  shillings  to  bee  paid  unto  them  severally  wthin 
one  yeare  after  my  decease  if  they  shalbe  liveing. 

Item  I  give  and  bequeath  unto  the  poore  of  Wapping  three  pounds  and 
to  the  poore  of  the  upper  hamlett  of  Whitechapple  the  some  of  fortie  shill- 
ings to  bee  paid  to  them  severally  wthin  one  month  after  my  decease. 

*  He  probably  married  a  daughter  of  Rowland  Coytmore  by  his  first  wife, 
t  She  may  have  been  daughter  of  Susan,  the  eldest  daughter  of  Thomas  Gray,  otherwise 
only  mentioned  in  his  will. 


1880.]  Bristol  Church  Records.  259 

Item  I  give  and  bequeath  unto  the  Mrs  of  the  Trynoty  house  for  theire 
poore  the  some  of  ten  pounds  to  bee  paid  w^in  one  yeare  after  ray  decease. 

Item  the  rest  and  Residue  of  all  and  singuler  my  goods  chattells  leases 
shipping  and  all  other  things  and  substance  whatsoever  to  mee  belonging 
and  not  bequeathed  I  doe  give  and  bequeath  unto  my  foresaid  wife  Kathe- 
rin  Coytemore  Whom  I  doe  nominate  my  full  and  sole  Executrix  of  this  my 
last  will  and  testament  and  gardian  unto  my  aforesaid  children.  And  I 
doe  nominate  and  appoint  my  Sonnes  in  law  Thomas  Gray  and  William 
Rainsborough*  of  Wapping  aforesaid  marrinrs  overseers  hereof  entreating 
them  to  be  carefull  in  seeing  the  same  performed  and  I  doe  give  to  each  of 
them  forty  shillings  a  peece  for  theire  paines  to  bee  taken  therein. 

In  witnes  whereof  I  have  hereunto  sett  my  hand  and  seale  the  daie  and 
yeare  first  above  written.  Rowland  Coytemore. 

Read  signed  sealed  and  as  the  last  will  and  testament  of  the  said  Row- 
land Coytemore  published  and  delivered  in  the  presents  of  Raph  Bower 
Pub.  Scr.  John  Wheatley  ser*  to  the  said  Scr. 

Proved  at  London  24  November  1626. 


BRISTOL  CHURCH  RECORDS. 


List  of  Baptisms  from  the   Records    of    the  Church  of  Christ 
at  Bristol,  R.  I.  (formerly  Bristol,  Mass.), 
Organized  May  3,  1687. 

Communicated  by  George  T.  Paine,  Esq.,  of  Providence,  It.  I. 
[Continued  from  page  138.] 

[1710.]  Rev.  John  Sparhawk,  Pastor. 

June    25.     John,  son  of  Deliverance  Fry. 

Nathaniel,  son  of  Deliverance  Fry. 

Mary,  dau.  of  Deliverance  Fry. 

Ranah,  dau.  of  Deliverance  Fry. 

Martha,  dau.  of  Deliverance  Fry. 
July     23.     Anthony,  son  of  Deliverance  Fry. 

Abigail,  dau.  of  Edward  and  Elizabeth  Adams. 

Elizabeth,  wife  of  John  Kinicut. 

Sarah,  dau.  of  Joseph  and  Grace  Gidens. 

Mary,  dau.  of  Joseph  and  Martha  Wardwell. 

Jonathan,  son  of  Angel  and  Hannah  Torrey. 

Abigail,  dau.  of  Samuel  and  Abigail  Howland. 

Peter,  son  of  Mr  Peter  and  Katherine  Papillion. 

Charity,  dau.  of  William  and  Charity  Martin. 

Daniel,  son  of  John  and  Elizabeth  Green. 

Mary,  dau.  of  Peter  and  Mary  Reynolds. 

Nathan,  son  of  widow  Mary  Woodcock. 

Elizabeth,  dau.  of  widow  Mary  Woodcock. 

Tabitha,  dau.  of  widow  Mary  Woodcock. 

*  Judith,  wife,  probably  second,  of  Capt.  William  Rainsborough,  may  have  been  a  dau. 
of  Rowland  Coytmore  by  his  first  wife. 


Augt. 
Sept. 
Nov. 

20. 

10. 

5. 

19. 

Dec. 

17. 

24. 

31. 

Jany. 
Mch. 

7. 
11. 

260  Bristol  Church  Records.  [July, 

1711. 
Aprill    8.     Sarah,  dau.  of  Richard  and  Sarah  Pearce. 
29.     Elizabeth,  dau.  of  Eleazer  and  LidiaCary. 
July       8.     Henry,  son  of  David  and  Elizabeth  Cary. 

Sarah,  dau.  of  Jabez  Jr.  and  Patience  Rowland. 
Elizabeth,  dau.  of  John  Jr  and  Elizabeth  Bosworth. 
Sept.      2.     Thomas,  son  of  Jonathan  and  Elizabeth  Peck. 

23.  Thomas,  son  of  John  Jr  and  Hannah  Martin,  its  father  being 

dead. 
Feby.  24.     Jacob  Waldron,  adult. 

Margaret  Osborn,  adult. 
1712. 
April  13.     Ebenezer,  son  of  John  and  Briget  (?)  Papillio. 

27.     Elizabeth  Gorham  a  widow,  a  liver  at  Newport. 
June    22.     Mary,  dau.  of  Angel  and  Hannah  Torrey. 

Joseph,  son  of  John  and  Mary  Zolod. 
July       6.     Benjamin,  son  of  William  and  Martha  Throop. 
Aug.    17.     Hannah,  dau.  of  Henry  Glover. 
Sep.       7.     Bridgit,  dau.  of  James  and  Bridget  Cary. 

Susannah,  dau.  of  Henry  and  Susannah  Bragg. 

Samuel,  son  of  John  Bridge — and  an  adult. 
Feby.     1.     Hannah,  dau.  of  Nathaniel  and  Sarah  Newdegate. 

1713. 
Mar.    22.     Nathaniel,  son  of  Benjamin  and  Susannah  Cary. 
Apl.       5.     Mercey,  dau.  of  Thomas  and  Abigail  Throope. 

Sarah  Peanan,  dau.  of  James  and  Dorothy  Pinian.  (?) 
May     17.     William,  son  of  William  and  Christian  Martin. 

Martha,  dau.  of  Joseph  and  Grace  Giddings. 
July     12.     Eliza,  dau.  of  Samuel  Smith. 
Sep.     20.     Jabez,  son  of  Jabez  and  Patience  Howl  and. 

Eleazer,  son  of  Eleazer  and  Lidia  Cary. 

William,  son  of  John  and  Elizabeth  Lindsey. 

Mary,  dau.  of  Joseph  and  Martha  Wardwell. 
27.     John,  son  of  John  and  Priscilla  Sparhawk. 

John,  son  of  Samuel  and  Abigail  Howland. 
Dec.       6.     Richard,  son  of  Richard  and  Sarah  Pearse. 

Henry,  son  of  John  Bosworth  Jr. 
1714. 
Aug.    15.     Josiah,  son  of  Samuel  and  Susannah  Vial. 

Martha,  dau.  of  John  and  Elizabeth  Green. 

John,  son  of  William  and  Hannah  Eddy,  the  father  being 
deceased. 
Oct.     24.     Hezekiah,  son  of  John  and  Elizabeth  Kinnicut. 

1715. 
March  27.    Nathaniel,  son  of  John  and  Priscilla  Sparhawk. 

John,  son  of  John  and  Sarah  Osborn. 
July     10.     Sarah,  dau.  of  John  and  Allice  Gladding. 

Thomas,  son  of  William  and  Christian  Martin. 

Isaac,  son  of  Isaac  and  Mary  Goreham. 

Hezekiah,  son  of  Isaac  and  Mary  Goreham. 

Daniel,  son  of  Daniel  and  Elizabeth  Smith. 

John,  son  of  Daniel  and  Elizabeth  Smith. 

24.  Susannah,  dau.  of  Benjamin  and  Susannah  Cary. 


1880.]  Bristol  Church  Records.  261 

John,  son  of  Henry  and  Susannah  Bragg. 
Joseph,  son  of  Joseph  and  Martha  Wordall. 
Mary,  dau.  of  Thomas  and  Hannah  Horton. 
31.     Anne    ,,    .     ^    dau.  of  Benjamin  and  Susannah  Reynolds. 
Mary,  ^  '*  dau.  of  Benjamin  and  Susannah  Reynolds. 

Oct.       2.     Hannah,  wife  of  William  Walker. 

Nathaniel,  son  of  Josiah  and  Ruth  Cary. 
Jemima,  dau.  of  Josiah  and  Ruth  Cary. 
Ruth,  wife  of  Josiah  Cary. 

Nathaniel,  son  of  Nathaniel  and  Mary  Southworth. 
Mehitable,  dau.  of  Edward  and  Mehitable  Bosworth. 
23.     Lidiah,  dau.  of  Lt.  William  and  Martha  Throop. 
Nov.      6.     Sarah,  wife  of  James  Hale. 

William,  son  of  Richard  Pearse. 
1716. 
July     22.     Benjamin,  son  of  Samuel  Smith. 
Aug.    26.     Sarah,  dau.  of  Nathaniel  Paine  Jr  and  his  wife. 
Edward,  son  of  John  and  Elizabeth  Kinnicut. 
Lydia,  dau.  of  John  and  Elizabeth  Kinnicut. 
Sep.       2.     Hezekiah,  son  of  Samuel  and  Susannah  Viall. 
16.     Mowrey  Munro,  adult. 

George,  son  of  Thomas  and  Abigail  Throope. 
Sarah,  dau.  of  John  Bosworth  Jr. 
Dec.       2.     Mary,  dau.  of  Benjamin  and  Susannah  Reynolds. 
30.     Martha,  dau.  of  Joseph  and  Martha  Wardall. 
1717. 
Mch.    24.     Patience,  dau.  of  Jabez  and  Patience  Howland. 
Bethiah,  dau.  of  Benjamin  and  Susannah  Cary. 
Oct.     27.     Leah,  wife  of  Jabez  Goreham  Jr. 

Samuel,  son  of  Jabez  Jr  and  Leah  Goreham. 
Shubael,  son  of  Jabez  Jr  and  Leah  Goreham. 
Elizabeth,  dau.  of  Jabez  Jr  and  Leah  Goreham. 
Hannah,  dau.  of  Jabez  Jr  and  Leah  Goreham. 
Nathaniel,  son  of  Peter  and  Mary  Reynolds. 
Joseph,  son  of  Josiah  and  Ruth  Cary. 
Allice,  dau.  of  Henry  and  Susannah  Bragg. 
John,  son  of  Mary  (widow)  and  Edward  Gross  deceased. 
Josiah,  son  of  Mary  (widow)  and  Edward  Gross  deceased. 
Susannah,  dau.  of  William  Martin. 
William,  son  of  Nathaniel  Southworth. 
Edward,  son  of  Edward  and  Mehitable  Bosworth. 
Elizabeth,  dau.  of  Elisha  and  Hannah  May. 
Nov.      3.     Mary,  dau.  of  Thomas  and  Abigail  Throope. 

1721.  Rev.  Mr.  Nathaniel  Cotton,  Pastor. 

Sep.     24.     Abigail,  dau.  of  Benjamin  and  Susannah  Cary. 

Elizabeth,  dau.  of  Benjamin  and  Susannah  Cary. 

Richard,  son  of  Samuel  Smith. 

Phebe,  dau.  of  Samuel  and  Abigail  Howland. 
Oct.     10.     George,  son  of  Joseph  Reynolds. 

Bellamy,  son  of  Nathaniel  Bosworth. 

Nathaniel,  son  of  Nathaniel  Bosworth. 

Bridget,  dau.  of  Nathaniel  Bosworth. 


262  Bristol  Church  Records.  [July, 

Ann,  dau.  of  Nathaniel  Bosworth. 

Mary,  dau.  of  Jabez  and  Leah  Gorham. 
15.  Ebenezer,  son  of  Deacon  John  Throope. 
22.     John,  son  of  Obadiah  and  Hester  Papillion. 

Hester,  dau.  of  Obadiah  and  Hester  Papillion. 

Elizabeth,  dau.  of  Edward  Bosworth. 
29.     Caroline  Waldron — adult. 
Nov.      6.     Sarah,  dau.  of  Edward  and  Mary  Little. 

Mary,  dau.  of  Edward  and  Mary  Little. 

Josiah,  son  of  Josiah  and  Hannah  Humphrey. 

Samuel,  son  of  Josiah  and  Hannah  Humphrey. 
26.     Samuel,  son  of  Obadiah  and  Hester  Papillion. 
December.  Timothy,  son  of  Timothy  and  Alethea  Fales. 

Nathaniel,  son  of  Timothy  and  Alethea  Fales. 

Thomas,  son  of  Jabez  and  Patience  Howland. 

Judith,  dau.  of  Benjamin  and  Judith  Bosworth. 

Hannah,  dau.  of  Benjamin  and  Judith  Bosworth. 

Abigail,  dau.  of  Benjamin  and  Judith  Bosworth. 

Jemima,  dau.  of  Edward  and  Mehetable  Bosworth. 

Elizabeth,  dau.  of  Daniel  and  Elizabeth  Smith. 

David,  son  of  Daniel  and  Elizabeth  Smith. 

Timothy  Guy — adult. 

Ruth,  dau.  of  Benjamin  and  Ruth  Bosworth. 

Elisha,  son  of  Elisha  May. 

John,  son  of  Elisha  May. 

Hannah,  dau.  of  Elisha  May. 

Mary,  dau.  of  Nathaniel  and  Abigail  "Woodbury. 

Eleazer,  son  of  Samuel  and  Abigail  Southworth. 

Elizabeth,  dau.  of  Samuel  and  Abigail  Southworth. 

William,  son  of  Samuel  and  Abigail  Southworth. 

Rebecca,  dau.  of  Samuel  and  Abigail  Southworth. 
1722. 
July     29.     Capt.  William  Throope. 

Capt.  Reynolds  and  his  wife. 

Nathaniel  Jacobs  and  his  wife. 

John  Bosworth  and  his  wife.  j  communiom 

Edward  Bosworth  and  his  wife. 

Hannah,  wife  of  Capt.  Charles  Church.  J 
Aug.      3.     Capt.  Charles  Church. 
5.     Constant 

Nathaniel 

Tt        ,         V  children  of  Capt  Charles  and  Hannah  Church. 
Hannah  r 

Dorothy 

Sarah  J 

Augt.     5.     Joseph,  son  of  Nathaniel  and  Mercy  Jacobs. 

Benjamin,  son  of  Nathaniel  and  Mercy  Jacobs. 

Mary,  dau.  of  Nathaniel  and  Mercy  Jacobs. 

Josiah,  son  of  Mrs.  Yetmercy  Howland. 

Yetmercy,  dau.  of  Mrs  Yetmercy  Howland. 

Joseph        } 

Lidiah        >  children  of  Joseph  and  Lidiah  Howland. 

Elizabeth  ) 


Taken  into  full 


J 


1880.]  Bristol  Church  Records.  263 

John  Gladding — adult. 

Charles,  son  of  John  Glading. 

Daniel,  son  of  John  Glading. 

Hannah,  dau.  of  Timothy  Guy. 

Mary,  dau.  of  John  and  Mary  Lawless. 

John 

Philip 

-.,  5^cm^ren  °f  Philip  Bisha. 

Sarah 

Elizabeth 

Hannah,  dau.  of  Josiah  Humphrey. 

-o  tj:-  i         [■  children  of  Benjamin  Gorham. 

Sept.      2.     Alethea,  dau.  of  Timothy  Fales. 

Priscilla,  dau.  of  Cornelius  Waldron. 
Between     (  Stephen,  son  of  Joseph  and  Martha  Wardell. 
Septemb.  -<  Benjamin,  son  of  Benjamin  Reynolds, 
and  Jany.  (  Mehitabel,  dau.  of  Benjamin  and  Susannah  Cary. 
Jany.   20.     Samuel,  son  of  Benjamin  and  Ruth  Bosworth. 
Elizabeth,  dau.  of  Joseph  and  Phebe  Reynolds. 
27.     Rowland,  son  of  Rev.  Nathaniel  Cotton 
Mch.    17.     Hannah,  dau.  of  Nathaniel  Jacobs. 
24.     Mary  dau.  of  Samuel  Howland. 

Elizabeth  Drowne. 
31.     Thomas,  son  of  Edward  and  Mary  Little. 
Ap.14,  1723Hannah   "] 

■jit  \  dau.  of  Nathaniel  and  Abigail  Smith. 

Lydia 
Since  April. Martha,  dau.  of  John  Glading. 

Bathsheba  Tiffany,  adult. 

Abigail,  dau.  of  Nathaniel  Woodbury. 

John,  son  of  John  Lawless. 

,  son  of  Jonathan  Peck. 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Bristow. 

Elizabeth  Bristow,  dau.  of  Mrs  Elizabeth  Bristow. 

Thomas,  son  of  Mrs  Elizabeth  Bristow. 

Joseph 

Micael 

John 

Bridget 

Susannah 
Nov.    24.     Hopestill  Potter  himself. 

Elizabeth 

Susannah 

Jemima       }►  children  of  Hopestill  Potter 

Simeon 

Lidia 

Sarah,  dau.  of  Benjamin  Gorham. 
Dec.       1.     Benjamin  Munroe,  adult. 

vol.  xxxiv.  24 


>  children  of  Joseph  Phillips. 


264  Longmeadow  Families,  [July, 

Henry      ] 

C1    ,      ,    >  children  of  Benjamin  Munro. 
ohubael    j  J 

Mercy 
1723-4,  Jan.  26. 

Dorothy,  dau.  of  Nathaniel  and  Sarah  Paine. 
Feb.       6.     William,  son  of  William  Jr  and  Elizabeth  Throope. 

Joseph,  son  of  William  Jr  and  Elizabeth  Throope. 
1 6.     Ebenezer  ,     .     .      son  of  Nathaniel  and  Lydia  Bosworth. 

Lydia        ^  ''    dau.  of  Nathaniel  and  Lydia  Bosworth. 

1727-8  Jan.  21. 

Elizabeth,  dau.  of  Benjamin  and  Bethia  Gorham. 
Feb.     17.     Samuel  Clark,  son  of  Nathaniel  Paine. 

[The  Rev.  Mr.  Cotton  died  July  3,  1729,  and  was  succeeded  by  the 
Rev.  Barnabas  Taylor,  installed  Dec.  25,  1729.  Mr.  Taylor  was  dismissed 
June  3,  1740,  and  was  succeeded  by  the  Rev.  John  Burt,  who  commenced 
preaching  here  in  July,  1740,  and  was  installed  May  13,  1741.  The  Rev. 
James  P.  Lane,  the  present  pastor  of  this  church,  writes  to  us,  under  date 
of  April  15,  1880,  that  the  church  has  now  no  records  during  the  pastorate 
of  the  Rev.  Mr.  Taylor,  there  being  a  hiatus  from  the  close  of  the  first 
book  in  1729,  on  the  death  of  the  Rev.  Mr.  Cotton,  until  1741,  when  Parson 
Burt's  records  commence. 

Query.  Are  the  Rev.  Mr.  Taylor's  records  in  private  hands,  or  did  he 
keep  none  ? — Editor.] 


LONGMEADOW  (MASS.)  FAMILIES. 

Communicated  by  Willard  S.  Allen,  A.M.,  of  East  Boston,  Mass. 
[Continued  from  p.  190.] 

4th  Generation.  Stephen  Colton,  of  Wilbraham,  son  of  Isaac  and 
Mary,  was  married  Dec.  22,  1755,  to  Abigail  Stebbins.  Their  children — 
Nameless,  born  March  21,  1756,  and  died  the  same  day.  Abigail,  born 
Jan.  24,  1757.  Sarah,  born  June  19,  1758.  Isaac,  born  April  13,  1760. 
Sahara,  born  March  27,  1762.  Lina,  born  Sept.  10,  1764.  Cloe,  born 
Jan.  1,  1766.  Reuba,  born  Nov.  27,  1767.  Stephen,  born  June  18, 
1770.  Plinny,  born  March,  1772.  Elam,  born  Aug.  28,  1774.  Mercy, 
born  Oct.  1776.  Hannah,  born  Feb.  12,  1779.  Betsey,  born  Sept.  4, 
1781.     Stephen  Colton  the  father  died  July  30,  1812. 

\Page  18.]  5th  Generation.  Rev.  Simeon  Colton,  son  of  Jabez  and 
Mary,  was  married  Sept.  2,  1812,  to  Lucretia  Colton,  daughter  of  Capt. 
Gideon  and  Lucretia  Colton,  page  69. 

5th  Generation.  Elijah  Colton,  of  Longmeadow,  son  of  Jabez  and 
Mary,  was  married  May  19,  1811,  to  Olive  Taylor,  daughter  of  Stephen 
and  Anna  Taylor,  page  211.  He  died  Jan.  17,  1844,  age  57.  Their 
children — Anna,  born  June  15,  1812,  married  Timothy  Warren  Pease,  of 
Enfield,  1836.  Stephen  Taylor,  born  Aug.  21,  1815,  married  Cynthia 
Terry,  of  Enfield,  1842.     Francis,  born  Jan.  8,  1820,  died  Sept.  30,  1822. 

5th  Generation.     Sabin  Colton,  of  Longmeadow,  son  of  Major  Luther 


1880.]  Longmeadow  Families,  265 

and  Thankful  Colton,  was  married  Jan.  2,  1811,  to  Rhoda  Boardman. 
Their  children— Delia  Thankful,  born  Oct.  30,  1811.  Sabin  Woolworth, 
bom  Feb.  20,  1813,  grocer,  Philadelphia.  Rhoda  B.,  born  Oct.  30,  1814. 
Julia  Ann,  born  April  20,  1825. 

[Page  Id.]  Capt.  Luther  Colton,  of  Longmeadow,  son  of  Major  Lu- 
ther and  Thankful,  was  married  Dec.  17,  1809,  to  Lucy  Cooley,  daughter 
of  Josiah  and  Abiel  Cooley.  Their  children — Luther  Woolworth,  born 
April  3,  1812.  Francis,  born  March  16,  1815,  died  April  19,  1815.  Lu- 
cy Ann,  born  June  1,  1817.     Josiah  Cooley  Colton,  born  Dec.  9,  1825. 

[Page  80.]  6th  Generation.  Levi  Colton,  son  of  Charles  and  Lucy, 
was  married  March  25,  1798,  to  Freelove  Chandler,  daughter  of  Stephen 
and  Freelove  Chandler.  Their  children — Love,  born  Dec.  31,  1798,  died 
Jan.  12,  1820,  age  22.  Lovice,  born  April  5,  1800,  married  Roswell  Ter- 
ry, of  Enfield,  1830.  Levi,  born  May  23,  1802,  lived  in  New  York. 
Chauncy,  born  Jan.  26,  1804,  married  Lavinia  H.  Ware,  of  Oakham, 
1830.  Eliza,  bom  Feb.  19,  1806.  Julia,  born  March  25,  1808,  married 
Andrew  King,  of  Suffield,  1830.  Francis,  born  Sept.  9,  1810.  Nancy 
Amanda,  born  Oct.  4,  1814.  Hannah,  born  Nov.  2,  1817.  Levi  the 
father  died  July  12,  1828.  His  widow  married  John  Warner,  1831.  Lovice 
married  S —  Allen,  of  Springfield,  March  26,  1823. 

6th  Generation.  Solomon  Colton,  son  of  Charles  and  Lucy,  was  mar- 
ried Oct.  12,  1796,  to  Elizabeth  Hancock,  daughter  of  William  and  Han- 
nah Hancock.  Their  children — Jonathan,  born  July  21,  1797.  Runsley, 
born  April  29,  1799.  Solomon,  born  Nov.  3,  1800,  died  May  21,  1802. 
Elizabeth,  born  Nov.  12,  1802.  Lucy,  born  July  8,  1804.  Solomon,  born 
June  15,  1807.  Aaron,  born  April  26,  1809,  died  April  27,  1833.  Ste- 
phen, born  March  4,  1811.    Solomon  the  father  died  Dec.  31,  1838,  age  QQ. 

[Page  81.]  6th  Generation.  Alpheus  Colton,  son  of  George  and  Sarah 
Colton,  was  married  Aug.  31,  1786,  to  Loice  Spencer,  daughter  of  Ebenezer 
Spencer,  of  Somers.  Their  children — Alpheus  Spencer,  born  May  2,  1788, 
went  to  New  London.  Loice,  b.  Feb.  23,  1791,  married  William  C.  Silcox, 
Aug.  31, 1812,  died  April  18,  1838.  Nathan  Titus  Salter,  b.  March  10,  1794, 
went  to  Rochester.  Experience,  born  April  6,  1797,  married  Josiah  Hunt, 
pub.  Sept.  6,  1818.  Harriet,  born  July  6,  1799,  married  Walter  Bliss, 
Dec.  19,  1820.  James,  born  Aug.  7,  1801,  lived  in  New  York,  married 
Lovice  Calkins.  Levi  Snow,  born  Sept.  30,  1804,  lived  in  Iowa.  Daniel 
L.,  born  Nov.  25,  1806,  died  Dec.  19,  1821,  age  15.  Noah,  born  Feb.  22, 
1811,  died  Sept.  29,  1811.  Alpheus  the  father  died  Oct.  22,  1823,  age  58. 
Lois  the  mother  died  May  15,  1830.     James  was  married  Nov.  13,  1823. 

6th  Generation.  Demas  Colton,  son  of  George  and  Sarah  Colton,  was 
married  Feb.  5  or  6,  1789,  to  Mary  Woolworth,  daughter  of  Richard  and 
Loice  Woolworth.  Their  children — Laura,  born  Sept.  15,  1789,  married 
Daniel  Burbauk,  died  March  19,  1853.  Philanda,  born  Sept.  4,  1791,  died 
Nov.  27,  1813,  age  22.  George,  born  Sept.  29,  1793,  died  at  Springfield 
about  1836.  Loice,  born  March  14,  1796,  married  Mr.  Comstock,  of  Hart- 
ford. Demas,  born  March  24,  1798,  lived  at  Newark,  New  Jersey.  Joseph 
Ilutchins,  born  July  5,  1800,  lived  at  New  York.  Polly  Woolworth,  born 
Nov.  30,  1802,  married  Lathrop  Olmsted,  died  in  Iowa.  Lester,  born 
April  4,  1805,  died  at  Hartford.  Angeline,  born  May  31,  1809,  married 
Mr.  Wentworth,  her  second  husband.  Chauncy  Goodrich,  born  July  3, 
1811,  died  April  5,  1812.  Mary  the  mother  of  this  family,  died  Oct.  10, 
1834,  age  65. 


266  Longmeadow  Families.  [July, 

[Page  82.]  6th  Generation.  Abishai  Colton,  son  of  George  and  Sa- 
rah Colton,  was  married  May  20,  1792,  to  Abigail  Denison,  daughter  of 
William  and  Susannah  Denison,  of  Strafford,  state  of  Vermont.  They 
were  formerly  of  Stonington,  state  of  Connecticut.  Their  children — Ly- 
man, born  March,  1793,  died  July,  1793.  Alonzo,  born  Oct.  1794.  Wil- 
liam Denison,  born  Jan.  21,  1797.  Calvin  Swan,  born  Sept.  18,  1799. 
Rufus,  born  Oct.  24,  1802.  Amanda,  born  Nov.  29,  1804,  died  aged  two 
years  and  6  months.  Adolphus,  born  March  12,  1808,  died  the  13th  of 
April  following. 

Ctli  Generation.  Julius  Colton,  son  of  George  and  Sarah  Colton,  was 
married  to  Sibvl  Port,  Nov.  1789.  Their  children — Calvin,  born  Aug.  26, 
1790,  died  April  20,  1799.  Asenath,  born  Feb.  11,  1792.  A  son,  born 
Sept.  7,  1793,  died  29  of  Dec.  Flavia,  born  April  3,  1797.  Lucy,  born 
Dec.  2,  1794.  Julius,  b.  Jan.  24,  1801,  died  Dec.  28,  1824,  age  24.  Isaac 
W.,  born  Nov.  10,  1803,  died  Aug.  28,  1828.  Thiam,  born  April  11,  1806. 
Sibyl,  born  Dec.  1,  1808,  died  1816.  Pamelia,  born  April  27,  1812.  Sibyl 
the  mother  died  Dec.  15,  1840,  age  72. 

6th  Generation.  Dimon  Colton,  of  Longmeadow,  son  of  Ensign  Simeon 
and  Elizabeth  Colton.  was  married  January  19,  1809,  to  Lydia  Rogers. 
She  died  Aug.  30,  1829,  age  44.  Their  children — Lydia,  born  Jan.  26, 
1810,  married  Ezekiel  Adams,  of  Springfield.  Sophia  Field,  born  Sept. 
20,  181 1,  married  Justin  Colton.  Amelia  Griswold,  born  Dec.  22,  1813, 
married  Otis  Chapman,  of  Springfield.  Dimon,  born  Feb.  26,  1816,  mar- 
ried Elizabeth  D.  Parker,  1851.  Simeon,  born  Aug.  18,  1818.  Moses 
Field,  born  Feb.  17,  1822.  Elizabeth  Almira,  born  Oct.  25,  1827.  Lydia 
Champion,  born  Jan.  26.  1810. 

[Page  83.]  6th  Generation.  William  Merrick  Colton,  of  Longmea- 
dow, son  of  Dea.  William  and  Hannah  Colton,  was  married  Jan.  13,  1808, 
to  Esther  Ely,  daughter  of  Judah  and  Anne  Ely,  of  Wilbraham.  He  died 
Feb.  17,  1823,  age  44.  Their  children— Hannah,  born  Oct.  17,  1808. 
William  Ely,  born  Jan.  18,  1810.  Chauncy,  born  Nov.  21,  1811,  and  died 
aged  eight  hours.  Eleanor  Pomeroy,  born  May  4,  1814,  died  July  16, 1814. 
Jonathan,  born  Dec.  1,  1812,  died  Dec.  2,  1812.  Eleanor  Pomeroy,  born 
June  2G,  1815.  Mercy  Ely,  sister  of  Ethan  Colton,  died  Aug.  23,  1842. 
[  Vacant  to  page  92. T 

1st  Generation.  T>enjamin  Cooley  appears  to  have  been  one  of  the  first 
settlers  in  that  part  of  Springfield  called  Longmeadow,  and  from  whom 
descended  all  of  that  name  in  the  country,  as  far  as  is  known.  His  wife's 
name  was  Sarah.  The  time  and  place  of  their  marriage  is  not  known. 
Their  children  as  recorded  were — Bethiah,  born  Sept.  16,  1643,  died  Dec.  9, 
1711.  Obediah,  born  Sept.  27,  1646,  died  Sept.  3,  1690.  Elakin,  born 
Jan.  8,  1648,  died  Dec.  1,  1711.  ^Daniel,  born  May  2,  1651,  died  Feb.  9, 
1727.  Sarah,  born  Feb.  27,  1653.  Benjamin,  born  Sept.  1,  1656,  died 
Nov.  29,  1731.  Mary,  born  June  22,  1659.  Joseph,  born  March  6,  1661, 
died  May  20,  1740.  The  families  of  the  sons  are  hereafter  in  this  book 
recorded.  Bethiah  was  married  to  Henry  Chapin,  Dec.  5,  1664.  Sarah 
married  Jonathan  Morgan,  Jan.  5,  1679.  Mary  married  Thomas  Terry, 
April  21,  1687.  Benjamin  Cooley  the  father  died  Aug.  17,  1684.  Sarah 
his  wife  died  Aug.  23,  1684. 

2d  Generation.  Obadiah  Cooley,  son  of  Benjamin  and  Sarah  Cooley, 
was  married  Nov.  9,  1670,  to  Rebecca  Williams.  Their  children — Rebec- 
ca, born  Aug.  23,  1671.  Sarah,  born  Aug.  3,  1673.  Mary,  born  Dec.  9, 
1675.     Obadiah,  born  Aug.  1,  1678,  died  Oct.  6,  1764.     Anna,  born  March 


1880.]  The  Petition  of  William  Horsham.  267 

5,1681.  Joseph,  born  Nov.  12,  1683,  died  Sept.  20,  1767.  Jonathan, 
born  June  28,  1686,  died  Aug.  2,  1752.  Mary,  married  John  Ferry,  May 
28,  1696.  Obadiah  the  father  died  Sept.  3,  1690.  Rebecca  the  mother 
married  again  to  John  Warner,  Nov.  26,  1691.  Anna  married  Nathan  Col- 
lins, published  Jan.  21,  1711.  They  settled  in  Brimfield.  Rebecca,  wife 
of  John  Warner,  died  Oct.  18,  1715.  The  families  of  the  sons,  see  pages 
94  and  95. 

[Page  93.]  2d  Generation.  Eliakin  Cooley,  son  of  Benjamin  and  Sa- 
rah Cooley,  was  married  March  12,  1679,  to  Hannah  Tibbals.  Their 
children — Hannah,  born  Dec.  24,  1679.  Eliakin,  born  March  19,  1681, 
died  Feb.  6,  1755.  Mercy,  born  April  26,  1689.  Hannah,  married  Heze- 
kiah  Parsons,  Feb.  20, 1701.  Mercy,  married  John  Morgan,  Jan.  14,  1714. 
Eliakin  the  father  died  Dec.  1,  1711,  in  his  64th  year.  Hannah  the  mother 
died  Dec.  16,  1711. 

2d  Generation.  >  Daniel  Cooley,  son  of  Benjamin  and  Sarah,  was  mar- 
ried Dec.  8,  1680,  to  Elizajjofch  Woteott.  Their  children — Benjamin,  born 
Oct.  28,  1681.  Daniel,'  born  March  23,  1683.  Simon,  bom  March  6, 1687. 
John,  born  Feb.  23,  1689,  died  May  10,  1761.  Thomas,  born  Jan.  23, 
1693,  died  Nov.  13,  1719,  of  the  King's  boil.  Elizabeth,  born  July  23, 
1696.  William,  born  Aug.  12,  1698.  The  families  of  the  sons  may  be 
seen  hereafter,  96,  97,  98.  Elizabeth  married  Joshua  Field  Dec.  15,  1719. 
Elizabeth  the  mother  died  Jan.  31,  1708.  Daniel  Cooley  was  married  again 
June  17,  1709,  to  Lydia  Burt,  widow  of  Jonathan  Burt.  Daniel  the  father 
died  Feb.  9,  1727,  in  his  76th  year.     Lydia  died  Jan.  31,  1739. 

2d  Generation.  Benjamin  Cooley,  son  of  Benjamin  and  Sarah  Cooley, 
was  married  to  Abigail  Bag.  Their  children — Abigail,  born  Oct.  28,  1695. 
Lydia,  born  Sept.  6,  1706.  Abigail,  married  Henry  Woolcott,  Dec.  27, 
1716,  page  228.  Lydia,  married  Amos  Stiles,  Jan.  1,  1730.  Benjamin 
the  father  died  Nov.  1731,  29th  day.  Abigail  the  mother  died  Jan.  27, 
1739. 

[To  be  continued.] 


W 


THE  PETITION  OF  WILLIAM  HORSHAM,  1684. 

Communicated  by  John  T.  Hassam,  A.M.,   of  Boston. 

ILLIAM  HORSHAM,  of  Manchester,  was  brought  before 


the  worshipful  John  Hathorne  at  Salem,  on  the  5th  of  July, 
1684,  by  Thomas  Bishop  and  John  Lee,  constables  of  Manchester 
for  the  years  1683  and  1684  respectively,  on  the  complaint,  by  them 
made,  that  on  Monday  the  30th  of  June,  1684,  he  resisted  the  for- 
mer constable  "  being  vpon  the  Execution  of  his  office  in  Collecting 
rates  yl  ware  behind  in  his  sayd  yeare,"  and  refused  to  pay  the  rates 
then  demanded  of  him,  "likewise  hee  swore  severall  tymes  Sayeing 
gods  wounds  with  many  threatening  Expressions  besydes."  He  was 
bound  over  for  trial  at  a  court  held  at  Salem  July  29,  1684,  "for 
8waring  Cursing  abusing  ye  Constables  &  reproachfully  speaking  of 
ye  Majestrates,"  and  was  convicted,  the  sentence  of  the  court  being 
"  y*  ye  s'1  Horsum  pay  ten  pounds  fine  to  ye  County  or  bee  whipt 
thirty  stripes  &  to  paye  to  ye  two  Counstables  abused  twenty  shillings 
vol.  xxxiv.         24* 


268  The  Petition  of  William  Horsham.  [July, 

p  peice  &  Cost  of  Court."  The  papers  in  this  case  are  on  file  in 
Essex  Court  Files  XLII.  28-34,  and  among  them  is  the  folio  win  »• 
petition,  which  was  not  written  by  the  petitioner  himself,  and  is  not 
in  his  handwriting,  although  the  signature  is  an  autograph. 

"  To  the  Honourafc :  Court  Now  Sitting  In  Salem 

The  Humble  Petion  of  William  Horsham  Sheweth  whearas  your  poore 
&  humt>:  Petioner  being  In  an  Vnsober  &  ill  frame  of  Spirritt  haueing  Com- 
mitt  Soe  Great  a  Crime  as  to  Abuse  the  Authority  of  the  Cum  [?]  In  Soe 
Groose  a  Manner  all  though  alltogeather  Vnknow11  to  me  not  Being  then  In 
my  Right  Minde  butt  doe  Really  beleeue  I  did  Soe,  I  haue  Grat  Cause  and 
am  Hartly  Sorry  I  should  Committ  Soe  Great  an  offence  to  God  and  Mann  : 
Earnestly  desires  that  God  will  Neuer  Leaue  him  to  Committ  any  More 
Such  folly  ;  and  whearas  the  honred:  Court  haueing  Justly  passed  Sentence 
on  your  poore  Petioner  butt  your  hum^:  Petitioner  Being  Verry  poore  & 
all  togeather  Strainger  heare  &  Noe  Relation [s]  or  friends  to  help  (ail- 
though  In  England  &  Eles  whare  Seauerall  of  Noe  Mean  Condition)  Can- 
not procure  the  fine  Layd  on  him  &  to  be  Whipp  will  £uer  be  the  Ruine  of 
your  humfe:  petitioner  therefore  humbly  beggs  your  honers  Consideracon  In 
this  Low  &  poore  Condition  being  destitute  of  friends  heare  Soe  that  he  is 
Not  able  to  procu[re]  aboue  fiue  pounds  therefore  Earnesty  desireres  the 
honered  Court  to  Mittigate  his  Offence  to  One  halfe  of  the  fine  &  your 
poo[re]  petitioner  Shall  &  will  Euer  pray  for  your  lon[g]  Life  &  pros- 
perity &  for  your  Gouerment  as  itt  Now  is  Circumstaued  &  Settled  & 
wherein  your  poore  petioner  hath  beene  Wanting  In  Expressing  his  humil- 
ity &  thankfullness  desires  the  honr[ed]  Court  to  Contrue  itt  is  for  want  of 
Words  to  Exp[ress]  him  Selfe  &  not  for  Want  of  Good  desires  your 
poore  petitioner  humbly  Intreetes  your  Fauor. 

Dated  In  Salem  from  the  place  Your  humjb  Petitioner  &  Seruant 

of  my  Confinement  -  /fr  s? 

July  the  31th  1684.  ^^ffltslZtajrL  ^c^PC^ft 

The  Court  granted  this  petition  and  "  ordd.  y*  five  pounds  of  his 
fine  be  respited  duringe  ye  Courts  pleasure."  He  married  Dec.  4, 
1684,  Sarah,  daughter  of  Samuel  Allen,  and  his  descendants  are 
set  forth  in  the  article  on  the  Hassam  family  in  the  Register  for 
October,  1870  (xxiv.  414).  As  an  illustration  of  wThat  is  there 
said  concerning  the  changes 
undergone  by  this  surname, 

facsimiles  of   the     signa-     ^ ^UflK^O-CTUf H^m. 

tures   or  Captain  J  onathan  —/  r        * 

Hassam2  (1702-1754)  and  Salem>  Jan.  26>  1747_8. 

Captain  Jonathan 

Hassam4     (1784-  ^^/  g^p 

1859),  the  son  and  ^W?C&fa?£   <?&#/&& 

great  grandson  or       //  /y 

the  petitioner,  are  /^f  c/ 

here  added.  Naples,  Aug.  20,  1809. 


al/c 


1880.] 


Taxes  under  Andros. 


269 


TAXES  UNDER  GOV.  ANDROS. 

Communicated  by  Walter  Lloyd  Jeffries,  A.B.,  of  Boston. 
[Continued  from  vol.  xxxiii.  page  163.] 

No.  VII 

Town  Rate  of  Charlestown. 

A  list  of  the  names  wth  the  Rates  of  ye  Inhabitants  of  Charlestowne  to 
a  single  Country  rate  made  by  virtue  of  a  warrant  from  ye  Country  Trea- 
surer John  Usher  Esqr  to  ye  Selectmen  and  Commission1-  of  Sd  Charles- 
towne as  pr  warrant  under  his  hand,  Dan11  Phipps  Commission1  &  Seal 
Augst  21.  1688. 


James  Russell  Esqr 
Mr  William  Stilson 
Edward  Pain 
Elias  Stone 
Llt  Randall  Nickolls 
John  Nickolls 
Will.  Marshall 
Richd  Wait 
Edward  Wilson 
Sam11  Austin 
John  Fosdick 
Mr  John  Phillips 
Sam11  Blunt 
Tho.  Banfield 
Richd  Marting 
Henery  Swain 
Joseph  Pike 
John  Rayner 
Dan11  Smith 
Wm  Vine1 
John  Smith 
[torn]       Smith 
Sam11  Leman 
Joseph  Ryall 
John  Trumball 
Steph.  Gery 
Jn°  Edmister 
Mr  Sam11  Ballatt 
Lt  John  Cutler  junr 
Endigo  Potter 
John  Plinksman 
Mr  W,D  Foster 
Jn°  Candig 
Steph:  Waters 
Rich.  Tailor 
John  Everton 


Heads. 

Estate. 

3 

1         2 

0 

4 

0 

3 

4 

1 

8 

8 

0 

2 

0 

4 

0 

2 

6 

3 

8 

2 

0 

8 

0 

15 

0 

3 

0 

2 

0 

4 

6 

2 

0 

2 

0 

3 

4 

5 

0 

2 

6 

3 

0 

1 

0 

2 

6 

3 

6 

3 

6 

2 

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8 

12 

0 

9 

0 

1 

8 

1 

8 

5 

0 

2 

0 

2 

4 

9 

2 

3 

6 

1 

2 

0 

270 


Taxes  under  Andros. 


[July, 


Jacob  Alley 
Wm  Johnson 
Tho:  Sheppie 
Nath:  Brigden 
Michael  Brigden 
Mr  John  Herbert 
Tho  Waff 
Benjamin  Lathrop 
John  Blany 
Mr  Sam11  Hayman 
Tho  Hett 
Wm  Everton  Senr 
Wm  Everton  junr 
Wm  Hurry  senr 
Wm  Hurry  junr 
"Wid:  Eliz:  Edmands 
Edward  Wyar  junr 
Isaac  Fowl 
Wm  Welsted 
John  Edes 
John  Dammon 
Thorn:  Bennet 
Joseph  Kettle 
John  Newell  junr 
Tho  Adams  Senr 
Tho  Adams  junr 
Tho  Barber 
Edward  Loyde 
Jacob  Hurd 
Allex:  Phillips 
James  Capen 
Tho  Vee 

Mr  Jacob  Green  junr 
Wm  Sheaf 
Mr  Andr:  Belcher 
Mr  Edward  Collins 
Mr  Jn°  Soley 
Wm  Jamison 
Benjam:  Mirick 
Nath:  Adams 
Fownell  Euerton 
Tho  Carter  junr 
Widdow  Cutler 
Alex.  Logan 
Edward  Larkin 
C.  Sam11  Huntine 
Mrs  Sarah  Allen 
John  Tyler 
Sam11  Phipps 
Timothy  Phillips 
John  Sweat 
Joseph  Bachelor 


Heads. 


[torn] 


0 


Estate 

2 

0 

2 

0 

1 

8 

2 

0 

2 

0 

5 

0 

2 

0 

2 

0 

3 

4 

15 

0 

2 
3 
3 

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a 

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-3 

2 

6 

1 

9 

1 

6 

2 

6 

3 

0 

2 

6 

3 

0 

2 

0 

1 

9 

4 

6 

2 

0 

6 

1 

9 

2 

0 

1 

9 

4 

3 

2 

0 

2 

6 

1 

8 

9 

0 

2 

0 

12 

0 

6 

4 

0 

2 

0 

4 

0 

1 

8 

2 

0 

2 

3 

1 

8 

2 

0 

2 

6 

2 

0 

2 

0 

3 

0 

4 

6 

3 

9 

1 

8 

1880.] 


Taxes  under  Andros. 


271 


Heads. 

Estate. 

Rich  Austin                      .... 

2 

3 

4 

Wid.  Soley                        .... 

3 

3 

Charles  Chambers             .... 

1         1 

2 

3 

Eleazer  Phillips                .... 

1 

4 

6 

Tho  Rand                          .         .         ,         . 

2 

3 

9 

Rich  Foster                       .... 

2 

4 

6 

Capt.  Rich  Sprague         .... 

1 

15 

0 

Wm  Walley                        .... 

1 

2 

John  Jones                        .... 

1 

3 

9 

Sam11  Dowse                     .... 

3 

5 

6 

Aaron  Ludkin                   .... 

1 

4 

0 

Widd:  Daudley                  .... 

1 

9 

Dan11  Edmands  Wid         .... 

[torn 

] 

Nath  Dowse                     . 

1 

Tho  Smiths  House  &  Est. 

2 

6 

Christoph  Gooding  junr    .... 

\         2 

4 

0 

Widd:  Math.   Griffin  junr 

2 

3 

4 

Zachar:  Johnson                .... 

1 

6 

0 

Nath  Rand                         .... 

1 

8 

0 

Caleb  Carter                     .... 

1 

2 

9 

John  Simpson                    .... 

2 

4 

6 

Widd.  Barrett                   .... 

1 

6 

Joseph  Pratt                      .... 

!     i 

2 

0 

Nath:  Kettle                      . 

i 

2 

9 

John  Brigden                     .... 

i 

2 

0 

John  Call  Senr                  .... 

2 

6 

6 

Isaac  Mi  rick                      .... 

1 

1 

8 

Jonathan  Kettle                .... 

1 

0 

Enoch  More                       .... 

!     i 

1 

8 

Mr  Philip  Knell               .... 

i 

6 

0 

Tim  Cutler                         .... 

2 

4 

0 

Math  Griffin  Senr             

1 

2 

0 

Tho:  Lord                           .... 

3 

7 

0 

Rob1  Wallis                       .... 

1 

2 

0 

John  George                      .... 

2 

4 

0 

George  Luke                     .... 

1 

1 

8 

Wm  Baxter                        

1 

0           2 

0 

Sam11  Wilson                    . 

1 

2 

0 

L*  Jno  Cutler  Sen1           .... 

1 

4 

0 

Ebenezer  Austin               . 

1 

2 

9 

[torn]       Stacy                  .          .         .         .         . 

1 

2 

0 

Steph  Codman                   .... 

1 

3 

0 

Luke  Perkins                     . 

1 

2 

0 

Nich  Lobdell                     

1 

2 

0 

Tho:  Shurin                         . 

1 

1 

8 

John  Knight                       .          .          .          .          . 

1 

4 

0 

Wid:  Mary  Long              

3 

0 

John  Chamberlain             . 

3 

5 

9 

Widd.  Davis                      . 

1 

0 

Tho.  Graves  Esqr              . 

1 

4 

0 

Mr  Samuel  Miles              

1 

1 

8 

John  Row                          . 

1 

9 

0 

272 


Taxes  under  Andros. 


[July, 


Heads. 

Estate. 

James  Kellin                     ..... 

1         8 

Andrew  Robbinson 

1 

2         0 

Wid.  Rebek.  Jenner 

3         0 

Edward  Johnson  Sen1* 

1         0 

Wid.  Sarah  Long 

3 

Zech.  Long 

!     i 

3         6 

Mr  John  Carter 

i 

4         0 

Capt.  Laur.  Hammond    . 

i 

5         0 

Mrs  Elizabeth  Tuck 

2         6 

Mathew  Cassell 

i 

2         6 

Ebener:  Orton 

i 

1         8 

Sam11  Lord 

i 

3         0 

John  Walker 

i 

1         8 

Sam11  Kettle 

i 

4         0 

Joseph  Lynde1 

i 

15         0 

John  Newell  Sen1 

i 

4  ? 

Peter  Nash 

i 

2    S 

Doctor  Edwards 

i 

2^6 

Abel  Benjamin 

i 

2         0 

Mr  Nathaniel  Cary 

3 

12         0 

Mr  Tho:  Clarke 

2         6 

Edward  Johnson  junr 

1 

2         0 

Jacob  Waters 

2         6 

John  Penny 

1 

1         0 

Laur:  Dowse 

1 

3         6 

Nath:  Davis 

1 

2         3 

Hopewell  Davis 

1 

3         6 

Jn°  Rand 

2 

8         0 

John  Melvin 

2 

3         9 

Rob:  Luist's  Est 

1         0 

Isaac  Johnson 

!     i 

2         9 

Jonathan  Cary 

i 

3         6 

Wid:  Cary 

6 

Joseph  Phipps 

!     i 

3         6 

Jonath:  Simpson 

i 

3         6 

Tho:  Carter  Senr 

i 

3 

Mr  Jacob  Green  Senr 

i 

5 

Jnohn  Whitemore  junr     . 

i 

2         3 

Josiah  Wood 

2 

5         0 

Solomon  Phipps 

1 

8 

Benjamin  Sweetzer  junr  . 

1 

3         6 

James  Kibby's  house  &  Estate 

1         3 

John  Lowden 

1 

2         0 

Tho  White  junr 

1         8 

Andrew  Stimpson 

1 

2         9 

Nath.  Frochingham 

2 

6         6 

Nathan  Dunklin 

1 

1         8 

Edward  Wyer  Senr 

1 

Robert  Wyer 

[torn] 

Tho  White  Senr 

Mary  Hudson 

6 

Laur  Waters 

1 

1         8 

1880.] 


Taxes  under  Andros. 


273 


Heads. 

Estate. 

Pet:  Frothingham 

6 

Richd  Lowden 

2 

8 

Nath.  Hutchinson 

3 

12 

6 

John  Call  junr 

1 

2 

Thomas  Call 

1 

2 

Wm  Richardson 

1 

9 

James  Lowden 

2 

9 

Joseph  Whitemore 

1 

3 

0 

Xopher  Goodwin  Senr     . 

1 

6 

Ralph  Mousell 

1 

1 

8 

Jonathan  Crowch 

1 

2 

Mr  John  Fowl 

2 

10 

Wm  Brown 

1 

2 

6 

Abraham  Fowl 

1 

0 

Pet:  Fowl 

2 

9 

John  Mousall  Senr 

1 

5 

John  Mousell  junr 

1 

5 

Tho  Welch  junr 

1 

3 

3 

Tho:  Mousell 

1 

5 

6 

Paul  Wilson 

1 

2 

Sam11  Griffin 

1 

2 

Fran:  Shepperd 

1 

1 

9 

Jn°  Whitemore  Senr 

1 

3 

James  Davis 

1 

1 

9 

Thomas  Marrable 

1 

4 

6 

James  Turner 

1 

2 

i — i 

a 

John  Foskett 

2 

4 

u 

o 

Tho:  Foskett 

1 

5 

1 1 

Andrew  Mitchell  &  Stock 

3 

0         15 

Sam11  Whitemore  &  Farm  Stock  & 

heads 

3 

2 

Tho  Cresswell 

1 

9 

James  Miller 

2 

12 

Roger  Hiliard  &  ward's  Estate 

1 

8 

6 

Edward  Brasier 

1 

2 

Tho  Welch  Senr 

2 

10 

John  Kent 

1 

7 

0 

Jn°  Kent  junr 

1 

1 

8 

Tho:  Sheppard  junr 

1 

4 

Tho  Pearse 

1 

7 

0 

Jonathan  Pearse 

1 

3 

6 

John   Pearse 

1 

1 

8 

John  Smith 

1 

8 

Mark  Athys  Estate 

3 

Patrick  Mark 

'.        3 

12 

Joseph  Frost 

1 

4 

Benan11  Bowers 

1 

10 

6 

John  Watsons  Land 

1 

Wm  Dicksons  Land 

2 

6 

Tho.  Phillebrown  Senr    . 

1 

3 

0 

Tho.  Phillebrown  junr     . 

1 

2 

4 

Rich  Cutters  Land 

1 

8 

Widdow  Cooks 

3 

274 


Taxes  under  Andros. 


[July, 


Heads. 


Estate. 


Sam11  Cooks 

3 

[torn]     Pattens  Land    . 

3 

Joseph  Russells 
Jason  Russells 

6 
3 

William  Russells 

3 

Tho:  Halls 

3 

Lieut  Winships 
John  Swans 

6 
4 

Gershom  Swans 

1 

5 

John  Adams 

10 

Will:  Bulls 

6 

Will:  Cutter 

3 

Robert  Wilsons 

Widdow  Dunsters 

4 

Gershom  Cutters 

6 

Tho  Shepperd  Senr 
George  Blancher 

2 
1 

8 
6 

6 

Joseph  Blancher 
Joshua  Blancher  &  his  F 

ather> 

5  livir 

'§ 

1 
1 

6 
5 

0 
6 

Peter  Tufts 

1 

18 

Thomas  Gery 
Andrew  Phillips 

1 
1 

3 

2 

0 
3 

John  Gold  junr 

1 

5 

6 

Dan11  Gold 

1 

5 

6 

Math:  Smith  Senr 

1 

2 

9 

Math:  Smith  junr 

1 

2 

6 

Tho:  Cutter 

1 

2 

i — i 

Wm  Simmes  Esqr 
Rich  Gardiner 

2 
2 

10 
12 

o 
1 1 

Wm  Johnson  Esqr  &  Far 

m 

1 

6 

6 

Tho:  Burdens  Land 

1 

Joses:  Bucknam 

2 

Anna  Pratt 

!     o 

0 

0 

Steph  Barrett 
Edw  Barlow 

i 
i 

3 
3 

10 

Tho  Barlow 

i 

3 

Joseph  Stowers 
John  Greenland 

1 

3 

3 

6 

Wid.  Whitemore 

5 

6 

Jn°  Marable 

5 

6 

Stephen  Pain 
Benjamin  Sweetzer  Senr 
Richard  Stowers 

2 
2 
1 

10 
11 
11 

John  Serjant 
Richd  Pratt 

2 

6 

6 

John  Cice 

3 

6 

Daniel  Whitemore 

2 

3 

Sam11  Cowdill 

2 

8 

Humphrey  Bradshaw 
James  Mander 

1 
1 

8 
8 

John  Foster 

1 

8 

Joseph  Mirick 

1 

8 

1880.] 


Taxes  under  Andros. 


275 


David  Jenner 
John  Kettle 
Tho:  Brazier 
William  Rogers 
Francis  Hammond 
John  Brackenbury 
James  Smith 
Nathaniel  Call 
Norton  Long 
Mr  Sam11  Marshall 


Heads. 

Estate. 

1 

4 

1 

1 

8 

1 

1 

8 

1 

1 

8 

1 

1 

8 

1 

2 

[torn] 

6 

1 

1 

8 

1 

3 

Charlestowne  Single  Country  Rate    [torn] 
Aug8t  218t   1688 

Attest      [torn]      p  ye  Comisson*  to  ye  Shire  Town 
by  A.  A.  S.  P.  R.  &  Comission' 


The  Sum  Totall 


Heads  Estates 

319       £55     19s     lOd 


Errors  Excepted 


Joseph  Cooke  Sen1 

Peter  Hayes  Senr 

James  Convers  Junr  Comissr" 

Tho  Greenwood 
Joseph  Tompsen  Sen* 
John  Whitmore 
Joseph  Wilson 
Sol oman  Keyes 
John  Mors 
James  Knapp 

5  Sep*  1688 

Charlestowne  Constables  this  year 
Mr  John  Rowe 
James  Capen 
Christopher  Goodwin 
William  Brown 


Charlestown  Rate 
£55     19     10 

John  Rowe 
James  Capen 
Christopher  Goodwin 
Wm  Browne 
1688 


>  Constab8 


VOL.  xxxiv. 


25 


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1880.]  Marriage  Certificate  of  John  Tucker,  277 

MARRIAGE  CERTIFICATE  OF  JOHN  TUCKER,  1688. 

Communicated  by  Edward  T.  Ticker,  M.D.,  of  New  Bedford,  Mass. 

rj^HE  following  marriage  certificate  of  John  Tucker  and  Ruth 
■  Ml.  Woolly,  of  Shrewsbury,  N.  J.,  is  interesting  as  showing  the 
form  of  these  certificates  as  well  as  the  manner  of  conducting  the 
marriage  ceremony  among  Friends  in  the  seventeenth  century.  A 
reduced  fac-simile  of  the  document  is  given  on  the  opposite  page. 
The  document  is  written  on  half  of  a  foolscap  sheet  untriinmed.  The 
size  of  the  writing  is  ten  inches  by  seven  and  a  half  inches. 

The  signatures  to  the  certificate  have  an  interest,  also,  as  they  con- 
tain the  names  of  George  Keith  and  John  Barclay.  The  former, 
without  doubt,  was  the  noted  Quaker  disputant  who  figures  promi- 
nently in  the  history  of  the  Society  of  Friends  towards  the  close  of 
that  century,  and  who  was  then  in  New  Jersey.  The  latter,  we  have 
good  reason  to  believe,  was  brother  of  Robert  Barclay,  author  of 
"An  Apology  for  the  Quakers." 

John  Tucker  died  in  Dartmouth,  Mass.,  in  1751,  aged  95.  His 
wife  Ruth  survived  him  and  died  in  1759,  aged  96. 

This  is  to  Sertifie  the  truth  to  all  People  y*  John  Tooker  of  the  Town  of 
Shrowsbery  and  Ruth  Woolly  of  the  same  place  in  the  County  of  Mon- 
moth  &  Prouince  of  East  new  Jersey  in  America;  Haueing  Intentions  of 
Marriage  According  to  the  ordinance  of  god :  did  lay  itt  before  the  Men  & 
Womens  meeting  before  whome  theire  Marriage  was  Propounded,  &  then 
the  Meeting  desireing  them  to  waite  for  A  Time  &  so  they  querying  be- 
twixt the  time  whether  that  the  man  was  free  from  any  other  woman  &  shee 
free  from  any  other  man  ;  so  A  second  time  they  Coming  before  the  mens 
&  Womens  Meetings  all  things  being  Cleare,  A  Meating  of  the  said  people 
of  god  ;  was  appointed  where  they  took  one  Another  in  the  house  of  Ju- 
dah  Allen  ;  in  the  Presence  of  god  &  in  the  Presence  of  his  People  ; 
According  to  the  Law  of  god  &  the  holy  men  of  god  in  the  Scriptures  of 
Truth,  &  to  line  faithfully  together  man  &  wife  as  Long  as  they  hue;  This 
25th  day  of  the  second  Month  1688  :  And  wee  whose  names  are  hearevnto 
Subscribed  are  Wittnesses  &c. 

John  Tucker 

John  Woolley  Ruth  Tucker 

Judah  Allen  Hannah  Slocom 

Remembrance  Lippincott  Meribah  Slocum 

Restore  Lippincott  Margrett  Lippincott 

Nathanel  Slocum  Abigaell  Lippincott 

Jacob  Lippincott  Margreet  Harts  Home 

George  Keith  Ann  Potter 

Thomas  Potter  Grace  Lippincott 

John  Chesshire  Mary  Allen 

John  Lippincott  Marcy  Woolly 

John  Barclay  Hannah   Lippincott 

Ephreim  Allin  Agnes  Sharpe 

Easter  Vickers 


278  The  Cumberland  Cruiser.  [July, 


THE  CUMBERLAND  CRUISER. 

Communicated  by  the  Rev.  B.  F.  De  Costa,  of  New  York  City. 

THE  following  letters  were  found  by  the  writer  among  the  Hal- 
dimand  MSS.  of  the  British  Museum.  They  appear  to  be  of 
interest,  as  covering  a  lost  chapter  in  the  history  of  the  New  Eng- 
land Navy.  No  other  American  ship  of  war  ever  bore  the  name  of 
"Cumberland,"  except  the  famous  ship  that  went  down  in  Hamp- 
ton Roads.  Some  one  interested  in  this  particular  department 
would,  no  doubt,  be  able  to  give  the  history  of  Captain  Collins,  but 
the  writer  contents  himself  by  laying  the  papers  before  the  readers 
of  the  Register  without  any  attempt  at  an  introduction. 

Cooper,  in  his  Naval  History  (p.  178),  says,  under  the  year 
1779,  "  Capt.  Manly  was  compelled  to  seek  service  in  a  privateer 
called  the  Cumberland,  owing  to  the  want  of  ships  in'the  navy.  In 
this  vessel  he  was  captured  by  the  Pomona  frigate."  This  indicates 
the  manner  of  the  disappearance  of  the  "  Cumberland ; "  and  it 
agrees  with  Emmons,  who  speaks  of  the  "Cumberland,  16  [guns]. 
Captured  by  the  Pomona  frigate,  carried  into  Barbadoes,  where  the 
officers  and  crew  were  imprisoned ;  failing  to  obtain  their  paroles, 
they  finally  effected  their  escape  to  Martinico,  and  thence  to  the 
U.  S." — Emmons's  History  of  the  IT.  $.  Navy,  page  132.  See 
also  Register,  xxv.  365.     Other  details  no  doubt  are  accessible. 

Little  Mecatina  August  23d  1778. 
To  Mr.  Grant  or  whom  it  may  concern — 

Having  taken  a  tour  on  the  Labradore  Coasts  I  have  visited  several 
of  your  posts,  and  agreeable  to  the  rules  of  War  Viz,  The  rule  the  Britain 
has  adopted  in  her  present  savage  war  against  America,  have  destroyed 
your  works  for  the  Seal  fishery,  leaving  the  dwelling  houses,  provisions  & 
every  necessary  for  the  support  of  the  poor  people  who  may  occupy  them, 
having  no  disposition  to  destroy  poor  innocent  individuals.  I  hearby  wish 
the  Subjects  of  the  King  of  Britain  had  retained  so  much  of  the  humanity 
they  were  formerly  possessed  with,  as  to  have  proceeded  in  the  same  line 
of  conduct,  but  alas  !  so  far  from  that,  they  have  not  only  burned  the  habi- 
tations of  the  poor  &  inoffensive  inhabitants  of  America  wherever  it  has 
been  in  their  power,  but  have  stripped  the  clothes  of  their  backs  in  the  most 
inclement  season  of  the  year.  We  abhor  such  savage  like  proceedings,  and 
only  aim  at  weaking  the  sinews  of  an  unjust  &  cruel  war  wickedly  com- 
menced against  America. — Upon  the  whole  whatever  is  destroyed  of  your 
interest,  you  have  only  to  thank  your  famous  Lord  North  &c.  &c.  I  have 
given  the  whole  of  what  is  not  destroyed  to  the  poor  men  in  the  present 
possession  of  them,  hoping  you  will  at  least  suffer  them  to  enjoy  a  moiety 
without  lett  or  hindrance,  as  it  is  for  their  sakes  alone  it  is  spared. 

I  am  gentlemen  your  most  H.  servant 

(  Commander  of  the 
Signed     James  Collins   <  Cumberland  Ship  of 

(  War  belonging  to  America 


1880.]  The  Cumberland  Cruiser,  279 

N.  B.  That  we  have  not  given  away  houses  &  lands  before  we  have 
them  in  possession  as  Mr.  Grant  was  pleased  to  dispose  of  those  belong- 
ing  to  Americans,  as  encouragement  to  the  Cauadians,  to  join  the  British 
Armv  together  with  their  good  friends  the  savages,  in  order  to  butcher  the 
inhabitants  of  America.    Helpless  mothers  and  innocent  babes  not  excepted. 

J.  C.    Signed. 

[Haldimand  Papers,  Add.  MSS.  Vol.  21893,  fol.  87.] 

The  foregoing  was  endorsed  as  follows  : 

By  His  Exc'y  Frederic  Haldimand  Esq1*  Governor  of  the  Province  of 
Quebec,  General  &  Commander  in  Chief  of  His  Majesty's  Forces  in  the 
same  and  Frontiers  thereof  &c  &c  &c. 

I  certify  that  the  original  letter  of  which  the  foregoing  is  a  copy,  was 
represented  to  me  by  and  remains  in  the  possession  of  William  Grant,  Esq. 
of  St.  Roc  to  whom  it  is  addressed. — Given  under  my  hand  this  21st  Octo- 
ber 1779. 

The  foregoing  letter,  with  its  postscript  transferred  to  the  body 
of  the  letter,  also  appears  in  the  same  volume  of  MSS.  [fol.  90],. 
addressed,  under  date  of  Aug.  28th,  1778,  to  Messrs.  Grant  & 
Perrault,  being  signed, 

(  your  humble  servant  commander 
James  Collins  -J  of  the  Cumberland  Ship  of 
(  war  Belonging  to  America. 

Pol.  91  of  the  same  volume  of  Papers  also  contains  a  copy  of  the 
above  letter  to  Mr.  Grant  of  August  23d,  endorsed  as  follows  : 

The  above  is  a  copy  from  a  copy  transmitted  me  by  my  agent  at  Meca- 
tina.  Mr.  Collins  was  not  so  good  as  he  says  respecting  the  "  dwelling 
Houses."  On  three  posts  belonging  to  me,  Great  Mecatina,  Little  Brador, 
and  Mutton  Bay,  he  only  left  one  house  standing,  with  provisions  only  for 
nine  men  for  about  two  months,  at  the  end  of  which  it  was  expected  that 
the  Winter  Fishing  vessels  would  arrive  from  Quebec. 

St.  Augustin  &  Notagamia,  two  other  posts  in  which  I  am  interested,  he 
also  destroyed,  Little  Mecatina  belonging  to  Mr.  Simon  Frazer,  and  it  is 
said  some  fisherys  of  Mr.  Lymburens.  Signed,  William  Grant 

Quebec  3d  Nov.  1778. 

Another  endorsement  states  that  the  Cumberland  carried  22  guns. 
Fol.  89,  we  have  the  following  in  Capt.  Collins's  hand  : 

Great  Mecatina  august  26th 1778 

Mr.  Pearson 
Sir  The  to  [sic]  men  of  your  post  at  pakaasuax  [?]  have  fell  into  my 
hands.  I  found  on  examination  that  you  are  of  the  french  Nation  who  are 
our  friends  and  allies  and  notwithstanding  you  are  at  present  under  they 
[sz'c]  arbitrary  and  oppressive  government  of  great  Britain  I  Have  not 
suffered  the  least  Damage  to  Be  Done  your  interest.  We  have  treated  all 
the  kenedians  at  they  Several  posts  Belonging  to  Mr.  Grant  as  our  own 
Brothers  and  make  no  Doubt  But  they  will  do  us  the  justice  to  acknow- 
ledge the  same  on  their  arrival  at  Quebec.  As  to  Mr.  Grants  Interests  we 
have  partly  followed  the  Example  of  the  British  have  Sett  us  in  the  pre- 
vol.  xxxiv.         25  * 


280 


Capt.  Hugh  Mason's  Gravestones. 


[July, 


sent  Savage  War  Commenced  and  carried  on  with  un  Remitted  fury  against 
america.  I  have  sent  you  a  copy  of  what  I  have  wrote  to  Mr.  Grant 
which  point  out  to  you  the  Distinction  we  make  between  our  good  friends 
and  allies  and  our  unnatural  and  worse  than  Savage  Enemies.  If  you  are 
not  a  Detested  tory  I  am  with  Due  Respect 

Sir  your  most  humble  Servant, 

James  Collins    Commander  of  the  comberland 
ship  of  War  Belonging  to 
Ammerica. 


TH 


CAPT.  HUGH  MASON'S  GRAVESTONES. 

Communicated  by  Benjamin  Osgood  Peirce,  of  Beverly,  Mass. 

AMONG  the  monuments  of  our  early  times,  two  gravestones,  now 
standing  in  the  old  Watertown  burying  ground,  are  on  several  ac- 
counts somewhat  noteworthy.  They  are  of  rather  a  coarse  granitic  schist, 
such  as  I  have  seen  no  where  else  in  the  vicinity,  of  about  twenty-one  inches 

and  eighteen  inches  in 
width  respectively,  and  are 
placed  one  at  the  head 
and  the  other  at  the  foot 
of  the  grave  of  one  of  the 
distinguished  early  settlers 
of  the  town,  Capt.  Hugh 
Mason. 

The  lettering  (consid- 
ering the  difficulty  that 
such  material  presents  to 
nice  workmanship)  is  re- 
markably good.  I  have 
spent  a  considerable  time 
and  labor  in  uncovering 
and  decyphering  the  in- 
scriptions, that  of  the  foot- 
stone  especially  being  very 
difficult  to  read,  from  the 
fact  that  parallel  with  it 
and  within  a  very  short 
distance  has  been  placed 
a  much  broader  stone  pro- 
jecting on  both  sides,  while 
from  the  settling  of  the  stones  and  the  natural  accumulation  of  soil,  the 
lower  part  (the  three  lower  lines  and  a  large  part  of  the  fourth  of  the  in- 
scription) was  quite  under  ground.  This  accounts  for  the  omission  of  the 
last  two  lines  from  Harris's  u  Watertown  Epitaphs.7'  The  general  ap- 
pearance of  these  stones,  and  their  inscriptions,  are  shown  by  the  cuts  here 
presented. 

Hugh  Mason  and  his  wife  Plester,  or  Esther,  embarked  for  New  England 
at  Ipswich,  England,  April  30,  1634,  in  the  Frances,  John  Cutting,  master. 
He  settled  at  Watertown,  and,  March  4,  1G34-5,  was  admitted  freeman 
of  Massachusetts.     He  was  Selectman  of  W.  for  many  years,  and   deputy 


EERE  LTEH  Y  BODY  OF 
CAP  HVGH  MASON  WHO 

e     1 

DECEASED  OCTOBER  YX 
/  6  7  8  ANNO  JEJKTIS  73 
IE  BATTiVSHOVGfT  OF  DEAH 
IN  LIFES'VNCEKTENTIE 
HAH  DOVPTLESSE  A  LIFE 
•HAT  BRING  ETERNITX 

Head  Stone. 


1880.] 


Capt.  Hugh  Mason  s  Gravestones, 


281 


to  the  general  court  ten  years. 
By  his  wife  Esther,  who  died 
May  21,  1692,  aged  82,  he  had 
eight  children.  A  genealogical 
account  ol  his  descendants  will 
be  found  in  Bond's  Watertown. 
A  fuller  genealogy,  by  the  late 
Thaddeus  William  Harris,  M.D., 
librarian  of  Harvard  Univer- 
sity, is  preserved  in  manu- 
script by  his  family.  A  copy  by 
his  son,  Edward  D.  Harris,  Esq., 
now  of  New  York  city,  was  pre- 
sented by  him,  in  1872,  to  the 
New  England  Historic,  Genea- 
logical Society. 

In  this  connection  I  may  make 
mention  of  a  curious  document 
discovered  a  short  time  since 
among  some  loose  papers  in  the 
court-house  at  Cambridge.  It 
bears  no  date,  but  announces  to 
the  court  the  choice,  on  the  part 
of  the  "  traine  band,"  of  Lieu- 
tenant Mason  as  captain,  and  Sergeant  Beeres  as  lieutenant,  and  then  gives 
the  names  of  forty-one  persons  who,  according  to  an  endorsement,  had 
"taken  the  oath  of  fedelity  at  Watertowne."  A  reference  to  the  court 
records  shows  that  the  appointment  of  Captain  Mason  and  Lieutenant 
Beers  was  confirmed  5  (2)  mo.   1653.     The  document  is  as  follows: 

"  Let  this  honored  court  know  that  wee  the  traine  band  of  Watertowne 
have  chosen  Leeutenant  Mason  to  be  our  captaine  and  sergent  Beeres  to 
be  our  Leeutenant. 

M  Here  is  also  the  names  of  certaine  men  whom  upon  this  occasion  haue 
taken  the  oath  of  fidelity. 


HVGH  MASON 


CAP  OfY  TR  AIRE  BAND 
INTHS  TOWN  AGED 
£mARSDJED  OCTOBER 
TrEX/678    J£     OR 

I£R?XOOKS  HEREON 
LIVE  FOR  TO  LEARNE 

THAT  DIE.  TiOVMVST 
AND  AFTER  GOME 

TO  JVDGEMENT  JV5T 

Foot  Stone. 


Sammuell  Stratton  seneor 
Sammuell  Stratton  junior 
John  Stratton 
John  Knop 
William  Preese 
Joseph  Child 
John  Boarden 
Steeuen  Paine 
John  Cloise 
Sammuell  Woode 
Mathew  Smith 
Danniell  Warren 
John  Page 
Sammuell  Danniell 
Richard  Child 
Edward  Sanderson 
Jonathan  Whitney 
John  Pearce 
Richard  Smith 
John  Couledjr 
Henry  Spring 


Richard  Bloise 
John  Coller 
Antony  Beeres 
Frances  Bowman 
Sammuell  Beniamin 
Abraham  Williams 
Isack  Mixser 
Sammuell  Barnard 
John  Spring 
James  Knop 
Nicolas  Cady 
John  Barnard 
Thomas  Pratt 
Robert  Haringtou 
Thomas  Leeson 
John  Traine 
Thomas  Straite 
John  Bush 
John  Fiske 
John  Biggalough" 


282  The  Edgerly  Family.  [July, 


THE  EDGERLY  FAMILY. 

Communicated  by  James  A.  Edgerly,  Esq.,  of  Great  Falls,  N.  H. 

1.  Thomas  Edgerly,  probably  the  progenitor  of  all  of  the  name  of 
Edgerly  in  this  country,  emigrated  from  P^ngland  and  landed  at  Portsmouth, 
New  Hampshire,  in  1665.  He  was  received  an  inhabitant  of  Oyster  River, 
Township  of  Dover  (now  Durham),  "ye  19th  of  January  1665."  He 
took  the  oath  of  fidelity  "  At  a  training  ye  21st  of  June  1669,"  and  was 
admitted  freeman  "  at  a  countie  court  held  at  Portsmouth  ye  15th  of  May 
1672."  He  was  one  of  the  justices  before  whom  the  Rev.  Joshua  Moody 
was  tried  for  nonconformity  in  1674,  and  lost  his  commission  soon  after  for 
dissenting  to  the  opinion  of  the  majority  of  the  court  convicting  Mr.  Moody. 

At  the  memorable  attack  on  Oyster  River  settlement  by  the  Indians  on 
the  18th  of  July,  1694,  his  son  Zachariah  was  killed,  his  garrison  house 
was  destroyed,  and  he  was  taken  prisoner,  but  soon  after  escaped.  The 
date  of  his  death  is  not  known,  but  he  was  living  in  1715,  when  he  deeded 
all  his  lands  to  his  son  Joseph. 

He  married  Sept.  28th,  1665,  Rebecca,  widow  of  Henry  Hallowell  and 
daughter  of  John  and  Remembrance  Ault  of  Oyster  River.  Their  child- 
ren were  : 

2.  i.       Thomas,  b.  1666;   m.  Jane  Whedon. 

3.  ii.     Samuel,  b.  1668;  m.  Elizabeth  Tuttle. 

4.  iii.    John,  b.  1670  ;  m.  Elizabeth  Rawlings. 

iv.    Zachariah,  b.  1673*;  killed  by  Indians,  1694. 

v.      Kebecca,  b.  1675;  m.  Aaron  Hutcote,  of  Oyster  River. 

5.  vi.     Joseph,  b.  1677  ;  m.  Mary  Greene. 

2.  Thomas2  Edgerly  (Thomas1),  born  in  1666  ;  married  Dec.  3,  1691, 

to  Jane  Whedon.     He  lived  at  Oyster  River  until  June  6,   1700,  when  he 

moved  to  Exeter,  where  he  died  1719.     His  children  were  : 

i.  John,  b.  1693  ;  killed  by  Indians  in  1694. 

ii.  Abigail,  b.  1695;  m.  John  Hntchins,  of  Durham. 

iii.  Mary,  b.  1697  ;  m.  Thomas  Kelly,  of  Brentwood. 

6.  iv.  Samuel,  b.  1700. 

7.  v.  Joseph,  b.  1702  ;  m.  first,  Sarah  Rawlings — second,  widow  Sanborn. 

3.  Samuel2  Edgerly  (Thomas1),  born  in  1668.  He  married  Eliza- 
beth, daughter  of  Capt.  John  Tuttle,  of  Dover  Neck,  in  1695,  and  resided 
at  Oyster  River,  where  he  died  in  1726.     His  children  were ; 

i.       Dorothy,  b.  1697  ;  m.  James  Durgin,  of  Durham. 

8.  ii.      John,  b.  1700;  in.  Elizabeth  Wakeham. 

iii.    Elizabeth,  b.  1702  ;  m.  Elder  John  Amble,  of  Durham. 

9.  iv.     James,  b.  1704  ;  in.  Elenor  Sawyer. 

v.      Judeth,  b.  1709  ;  m.  Jonathan  Durgin,  of  Durham, 
vi.     Samuel,  b.  1713;  died  1733. 

10.  vii.   Moses,  b.  1716  ;  m.  Mary  Kent. 

4.  John'2  Edgerly  (Thomas1),  born  in  1670.  He  married  Elizabeth 
Rawlings  in  1700,  and  lived  at  Oyster  River.  He  died  in  1750.  His 
children  were : 

i.      Elizabeth,  b.  1701 ;  m.  Benjamin  Durgin,  of  Durham. 

11.  ii.     John,  b.  1703  ;  m.  Hannah  Ambler. 

12.  iii.    Zachariah,  b.  1705  ;  m.  first,  Joanna  Drew — second,  Susan  Taylor. 


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iv.    Joseph,  b.  1706  ;  m.  Hannah  Lear. 

v.      Alice,  b.  1708;  in.  Joseph  Bickford,  of  Durham. 

vi.    Hannah,  b.  1710  ;  m.  James  Langley. 

5.  Joseph2  Edgery  (Thomas1),  born  1677,  and  married  Mary  Greene 
in  1712  and  lived  at  Oyster  River.  He  died  there  in  1752.  His  child 
was  : 

i.      Frances,  b.  1717  ;  m.  Joseph  Wheeler,  of  Durham. 

6.  Samuel8  Edgerly  (Thomas,2  Thomas1),  born  1700.  He  married 
and  lived  in  Brentwood,  N.  H.,  where  he  died  in  1769.    His  children  were: 

i.  Samuel,  b.  1727;  died  unm.  in  1751. 

ii.  Thomas,  b.  Sept,  10,  1729  :  m.  Catherine  Phillips. 

iii.  Jonathan,  b.  1731  ;  m.  Betsey  Steel. 

iv.  John,  b.  1733  ;  died  1739. 

v.  Elsey,  b.  1735  ;  m.  John  Kimball,  of  Meredith. 

vi.  Benjamin,  b.  1737  ;  m.  Mary  Holt. 

vii.  Joseph,  b.  1739;  died  in  infancy. 

viii.  David,  b.  Sept.  15,  1741  ;  m.  Dorothy  Holt. 

7.  Joseph3  Edgerly  (Thomas,2  Thomas1),  born  in  1702,  lived  in 
Stratham,  N.  H.  ;  married  in  1736  Sarah  Rawlings,  and  in  1757  he  mar- 
ried widow  Sanborn,  who  died  in  eleven  months.  His  third  wife  was 
Judeth  Currier.     He  died  in  1777.     His  children  were  : 

i.  Anna,  b.  1738;  m.  Thomas  Drake,  of  Epping. 

ii.  Zeberlon,  b.  1740;  m.  Deborah  Colcord. 

iii.  Sarah,  b.  1743  ;  m.  Samuel  Martin,  of  Deerfield. 

iv.  Abigail,  b.  1747;  m.  Benjamin  Towle,  of  Raymond. 

v.  Josiah,  b.  Jan.  8,  1750  ;  m.  Sarah  Elliott. 

8.  John3  Edgerly  (Samuel,2  Thomas1),  born  1700.  He  married 
Elizabeth  Wakeham  in  1730,  and  lived  in  Durham,  N.  H.  His  wife  died 
Aug.  1,  1774,  and  he  died  April  11,  1784.     His  children  were : 

i.       Abigail,  b.  July  19,  1732  ;  died  unmarried. 

Samuel,  b.  April  13,  1735;  m-  Olive  Dame. 

James,  b.  April  13,   1737 ;  m.  first,  Jennie  Phillips — second,  widow 
Kent. 

Jonathan,  b.  April  11,  1739  ;  m.  Sarah  Doe. 

Judeth,  b.  June  26,  1741  ;  m.  Thomas  George,  of  Lee. 

Caleb,  b.  Dec.  29,  1743  ;  m.  Abia  Cilley. 

Thomas,  b.  Jan.  6,  1745  :  m.  Agnes  Phillips, 
viii.  Elizabeth,  b.  Dec.  18,  1747;  m.  Joseph  Durgin,  of  Durham. 

9.  James3  Edgerly  (Samuel2  Thomas1),  born  in  1704  ;  married  first, 
widow  Elenor  Sawyer  in  1730,  and  moved  to  Gloucester,  Mass.,  where 
his  wife  died  in  1734.  He  married  Rachel  Stanwood  in  1736,  and  died 
soon  after.     He  left  no  children. 

10.  Moses3  Edgerly  (Samuel,2  Thorn  as1),  born  1716  ;  married  Mary, 
daughter  of  John  Kent,  of  Durham,  N.  H.,  and  lived  in  Durham,  where 
he  died  in  1785.     His  children  were  : 

16.  i.      Moses,  b.  1737  ;  m.  first,  Polly  Thompson — second,  Elizabeth  Wedg- 
wood. 
ii.     Ebenezer,  b.  1742;  m.  Tamson  Smith. 
iii.    James,  b.  1744  ;  died  young. 

11.  John3  Edgerly  (John2  Thomas1),  born  1703;  married  Hannah 
Ambler  in  1737,  and  lived  in  Durham,  N.  H.  The  date  of  his  death  is  not 
known.     He  had  one  child  : 

i.      Joshua,  b.  1739  ;  m.  Mary  Weeks. 


n. 

13. 

iii. 

iv. 

v. 

14. 

vi. 

15. 

vii 

284  The  Edgerly  Family.  [July, 

12.  Zachariah3  Edgerly  {John,2  Thomas1),  born  in  1705,  and  lived 
in  Durham.  He  was  twice  married  and  had  four  children  by  his  first  wife 
and  three  by  his  last.  First  married  Joanna  Drew,  May  11,  1727  ;  second, 
Susanna  Taylor  in  1759.     He  died  in  1780.     His  children  were  : 

i.  Ruth,  b.  1729;  m.  James  Brown. 

ii.  Olive,  b.  1732;   m.  Moses  Copp. 

iii.  John,  b.  1735;   m.  Sarah  Chestley. 

iv.  Daniel,  b.  1737  ;  m.  Hannah  Wheeler. 

v.  Jonathan,  b.  1760  ;  went  to  Canada. 

vi.  Susannah,  b.  1763  ;  m.  Josiah  Burleigh. 

vii.  Samuel,  b.  June  3,  1765  ;  m.  Lydia  S.  Johnson. 

13.  James4  Edgerly  (John,*  Samuel,2  Thomas1),  born  April  13,  1737; 
married  Jennie,  daughter  of  Andrew  Phillips,  of  Kittery,  Maine,  in  1764. 
She  died  in  1772,  and  in  1774  he  married  widow  Rachel  Kent  (maiden 
name  Carlisle).  He  was  at  the  battle  of  Bunker  Hill,  and  served  three 
years  in  the  revolutionary  war.  In  1785  he  moved  from  Durham  to  Mil- 
ton, N.  H.,  and  from  there  to  Brook  field  in  1790,  and  to  Wolfboro'  in  1814, 
where  he  died  in  1815.     His  widow  died  in  1819.     His  children  were  : 

i.  Tamson,  b.  March  1,  1765;  m.  John  Doe,  of  Alton. 

ii.  Deborah,  b.  Nov.  7,  1766;  m.  James  Richardson. 

iii.  Agnes,  b.  Sept.  3.  1768  ;  m.  Josiah  Robertson. 

iv.  Judetii,  b.  Feb.  6,  1770;  in.  Joseph  Ferrin,  of  Alton. 

v.  Elijah,  b.  Jan.  4,  1772  ;  died  in  infancy. 

vi.  Jane,  b.  Oct.  28,  1775  ;  in.  James  Cotton,  of  Wolfboro'. 

17.  vii.  Daniel,  b.  July  16,  1777  ;  m.  Abigail  Deland. 

14.  Caleb4  Edgerly  (John*  Samuel2  Thomas1),  born  Dec.  29,  1743  ; 

married  Abia  Cilley,  of  Salisbury,   in   1764,  and   resided  in   New  Durham 

and  Alton,  where  he  died  in  1825,  and  his  widow  in   1826.     His  children 

were  : 

i.  JonN,  b.  Sept.  15,  1766  ;  m.  first,  Alice  Alard— second,  Setic  Nute. 

ii.  Benjamin,  b.  May  14,  1769;  m.  Mary  Sanborn. 

iii.  Daniel,  h.  Sept.  11,  1771  ;  died  young. 

iv.  Elizabeth,  b.  Aug.  15,  1773;  m.  Ebenezer  Willey. 

18.  v.  Jeremiah,  b.  May  13,  1776;  in.  Betsey  Leighton. 

vi.     Mercy,  b.  Jan.  11,  1782  ;  m.  first,  Dr.  John  Gilbert — second,  Joseph 
Ferrin,  of  Alton. 

15.  Thomas4  Edgerly  (John,3  Samuel2  Thomas1),  born  Jan.  6,  1745; 
married  Agnes  Phillips,  of  Kittery,  Me.,  in  1767,  and  lived  in  Durham, 
New  Durham,  Alton  and  Farmington.  He  died  in  1815.  His  children 
were  : 

19.  i.      JosrAH,  b.  July  12,  1769  ;  m.  MaryTash. 

ii.     Andrew,  b.  March   13,   1772  ;    m.  Elizabeth  Tash  ;   moved  to  Exe- 
ter, Me. 

20.  iii.    Thomas,  b.  Dec.  4.  1773;   m.  Hannah  Libhey. 
iv.     Betsey,  b.  Aug.  5,  1775  ;  m.  Samuel  Mitchel. 
v.      Eunice,  b.  May  19,  i777  ;  m.  Andrew  Toby. 
vi.     Susan,  b.  Feb.  22,  1780;  died  unmarried, 
vii.   Sarah,  b.  Oct.  3,  1782;  m.  David  Richards. 

21.  viii.  John,  b.  June  8,  1784  ;  m.  Nancy  Watson. 

22.  ix.     William  P.,  b.  Oct.  12,  1787  ;  m.  Anna  Chase. 

16.  Moses4  Edgerly  (Moses*  Samuel,2  Thomas1),  born  in  1737; 
married  Polly  Thompson  in  1763,  and  lived  in  New  Market,  N.  H.  His 
second  wife  was  widow  Elizabeth  Wedgwood,  whom  he  married  in  1775. 
He  died  in  1799.     His  children  were  : 


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i.  Moses,  b.  1764  ;  in.  Love  Thompson. 

ii.  Ebenezer,  b.  1765  ;  in.  Betsey  Durgin. 

iii.  Nathanif.l,  b.  1767  ;  died  young. 

23.  iv.  Joseph,  b.  1769;  m.  Sarah  VV.  Colbath. 

v.      Dorothy,  b.  1771  ;  m.  Richard  Kent,  of  Durham. 

vi.     Polly,  b.  1773  ;  m.  Samuel  Drew,  of  Durham. 

vii.    Ann  Elizabeth,  b.  1776  ;  ni.  Bradbury  Jewell,  of  Sandwich. 

17.  Daniel5  Edgerly  {James?  John?  Samuel*  Thomas1),  was  born 
July  16,  1777,  and  married  Abigail  Deland,  daughter  of  Daniel  Deland,  of 
Brookfield,  in  1803. 

He  moved  to  Wolfboro'  in  1814,  and  resided  there  till  his  death  in  1848. 
His  children  were  : 

24.  i.      James,  b.  March  13,  1804;  m.  Nancy  H.  Wedgwood, 
ii.     Mary,  b.  May  5,  1805  ;  m.  Hezekiah Tibbets. 

iii.    Hannah,  b.  Jan.  1,  1807  ;  died  unm.  1833. 

iv.     Daniel,  b.  April  9,  1809  ;  unmarried  1879. 

v.      Abigail,  b.  March  9,  1811  ;  died  unmarried  1870. 

vi.     Sarah,  b.  Nov.  12,  1813;  unmarried  1879. 

vii.    Jane,  b.  July  4,  1817;  m.  II.  W.  Morgan. 

25.  viii.  John  C,  b.  Nov.  21,  1820;  m.  Jane  Deland. 

18.  Jeremiah5  Edgerly  (  Caleb,4  John,3  Samuel,2  Thomas1),  was  born 
in  New  Durham  May  13,  1776,  and  married  Betsey  Leighton  in  1801  and 
lived  in  New  Durham  and  Alton.  His  wife  died  Sept.  8,  1836,  aged  54 
years.     He  died  March  8,  1852,  aged  76  years.     His  children  were  : 

i.  Jerry,  b.  1802;  m.  Elenor  Allard. 

ii.  Walter,  b.  1804;  m.  Anna  C.  Stone, 

iii.  Betsey,  b.  1809;  m.  Lewis  Jones, 

iv.  MARYT.,b.  1811  ;  ra.  Samuel  Gray. 

v.  Hiram  W.,  b.  Sept.  8,  1814  ;  m.  first,  Joanna  Randall — second,  Harriet 
Yeaton. 

26.  vi.  David  L.,  b.  April  18,  1818;  m.  first,  Olive  Place— second,  Almira 

Chamberlain — third,  Attilla  S.  Winslow. 

19.  Josiaii5  Edgerly  (Thomas,4  John,3  Samuel?  Thomas1),  was  born 
in  New  Durham  July  12,  17G9  ;  married  Mary,  daughter  of  Col.  Thomas 
Tash,  of  New  Durham,  July  12,  179o.  He  moved  to  Farmirigton  in  1808, 
where  he  died,  Feb.  2G,  1825.     His  children  were: 

27.  i.      Thomas  T.,  b.  Jan.  21,  1794  ;  m.  Sarah  Roberts, 
ii.     Polly,  b.  1796;  died  young. 

iii.  Harriet  B.,  b.  1798;  died  unmarried. 

28.  iv.  Josiaii  B.,  b.  Aug.  14,  1800  ;  m.  Cordelia  Waldron. 
v.  Priscilla,  b.  1802;  m.  Joseph  Roberts;  d.  1840. 
vi.  Maria  S.,  b.  1804;  m   Amasa  Jones. 

vii.   Clarissa  H..  b.  1800  ;  m.  Glen.  Jeremiah  Roberts. 

viii.  Polly,  b.  1808;  died  unmarried. 

ix.     Martha,  b.  1811  ;  in.  It.  It.  Hayes. 

x.      Sarah,  b.  1813;  m.  Joseph  Roberts. 

xi.     Ann  F.,  b.  1815;  m.  Israel  Hayes. 

xii.   Emily  11.,  b.  1819;  m.  John  Barker. 

20.  Thomas5  Edgerly  (  Thomas,4  John,3  Samuel,2  Thomas1),  was  born 
in  Now  Durham,  Dec.  4,  1773,  and  married  Hannah  Libby  in  1797,  and 
lived  in  New  Durham,  Alton  and  Milton,  where  he  died  in  1844,  aged  71 
years.     His  children  were  : 

i.  George  W.,  b.  1799;  m.  Martha  Knox,  and  lived  in  Milton.  His 
children  were:— 1.  Elbridge  R.  C.,7  b.  1823,  died  young.  2.  Mar- 
tha A.,7  b.  1825,  d.  young.  3.  Charles  W.,1  b.  Jan.  28,  1828,  m. 
Maria  Wentworth.     4.  Estelle  B.7  b.  1831 ;  m.  E.  VV.  Travers 


286  The  Edgerly  Family.  [July, 

ii.  Martha  W.,  b.  1801;  died  unmarried, 

iii.  Alvah,  b.  1804  ;  m.  Elizabeth  Tash. 

iv.  Mary  C,  b.  1806  ;  died  unmarried. 

v.  Ester  I.,  b.  1809  ;  died  unmarried, 

vi.  David  B.,  b.  1811  ;  m.  Lydia  Hodsdon. 

vii.  Lydia  M.,b.  1814;  m.  Leonard  Ricker. 
viii.  Abraham  L.,  b.  1817;  died  young. 

ix.  Elias  S.,  b.  1820  ;  m.  Mary  M.  Leighton. 

x.  Hiram  V.  R.,  b.  1824  ;  m.  Lydia  A.  Knox. 

21.  John5  Edgerly  (  Thomas*  John,3  Samuel,2  TJiomas1),  was  born  in 
New  Durham,  June  8,  1784,  and  married  Nancy  Watson  in  1809  and  lived 
in  Alton  and  Wolfboro'.  He  died  in  1841,  aged  57  years.  His  children 
were : 

i.      Charles  G.,  b.  July  24,  1813  ;  m.  first,  MaryS.  Wiggin — second,  Mary 

E.  Doe. 
ii.     John,  b.  Oct.  29,  1815;  m.  Eliza  Caverly. 
iii.    Anthony  W.,  b.  Feb.  3,  1819  ;  killed  on  railroad  in  1852. 
iv.     Adeline  xM.,  b.  June  15,  1822;  died  Nov.  3,  1842. 
v.      Albert  L.,  b.  June  10,  1825;  m.  Nancy  Hersey. 
vi.     Aurelia  P.,  b.  Nov.  13,  1827;  died  Oct.  3,  1841. 
vii.   Albina  N.,  b.  March  14,  1831 ;  died  Feb.  27,  1847. 

22.  William  P.*  Edgerly  (  Thomas,4  John3  Samuel,2  Thomas1)  was 
born  in  Alton,  Oct.  12,  1787,  and  married  Anna  Chase.  He  lived  in  Tuf- 
tonboro',  where  he  died  in  1871.     His  children  were  : 

i.  Betsey,  b.  1811;  died  young. 

ii.  Jerome,  b.  1813;  died  young. 

iii.  Irene,  b.  1815  ;  m.  Bradstreet  Doe. 

iv.  Lewis  C,  b.  1817  ;  m. ,  of  Sidney,  Me. 

v.  William  P.,  b.  1821  ;  died  in  1850. 

vi.  Cyrus  L.,  b.  1824,  of  Somerville,  Mass. 

23.  Joseph5  Edgerly  [Moses,4  Moses,3  Samuel2  Thomas1),  was  born 
in  New  Market  in  1769,  and  married  Sarah  W.  Colbath  in  1793,  moved 
to  Wolfboro'  in  1800,  and  died  there  in  1828.     His  children  were  : 

i.      Joseph,  b.  Aug.  24,  1794  ;  m.  Sarah  Furber. 

ii.      Curtis  C,  b.  Dec.  15,  1795  ;  m.  Hannah  Allard. 

iii.    Moses,  b.  Oct.    15,    1797  ;   m.  first,  Sarah  Stillings — second,  Elenor 

Wentworth. 
iv.    Bradbury,  b.  April  15,  1801 ;  m.  Polly  Cate. 
v.      Statira,  b.  July  7,  1804  ;  m.  Stephen  Giles. 

vi.    Nathaniel  G.,  b.  April  10,  1809  ;  m.  first,  Mary  Furber — second, . 

vii.   Dudley,  b.  Oct.   29,   1812;   m.  first,  Eliza  Hacket — second,  Sophia 

Ayers. 

24.  James6  Edgerly  (Daniel?  James,4  John,3  Samuel2  Thomas1),  was 
born  in  Brookfield  March  13,  1804;  married  Nancy  H.  Wedgwood  (born 
Dec.  24,  1812,  died  Sept.  29,  1866)  Oct.  20,  1843,  and  resided  in  Wolf- 
boro' until  1865,  when  he  removed  to  Great  Falls,  N.  H.  His  children 
are: 

i.      Hannah  J.,  b.  Aug  3,  1844  ;  m.  J.  A.  Weeden. 

ii.  James  A.  (compiler  of  this  genealogy),  b.  May  15,  1846  ;  admitted  to 
the  bar  in  1874  ;  now  practises  law  in  Great  Falls,  N.  H.  ;  m.  An- 
nie A.  Wood,  Nov.  19,  1874. 

iii.    Lydia  A.,  b.  Oct.  21,  1847  ;  unmarried  1879. 

iv.     Eliza  R.,  b.  July  22,  1850;  unmarried  1879. 

v.      Samuel  T.,  b.  Dec.  16,  1852  ;  m.  Isa belle  Bragdon. 

vi.    Emma  F.,  b.  Aug.  30,  1854  ;  m.  G.  E.  Carhart. 


1880.]  The  Edgerly  Family.  287 

25.  John  C.6  Edgerly  (Daniel?  James*  John?  Samuel?  Thomas1), 
was  born  in  Wolfboro,'  Nov.  21,  1820  ;  married  Jane  Deland  in  1849,  and 
resides  in  Wolfboro'.     He  has  one  child  : 

i.      John  W.,b.  July  25,  1866. 

26.  Rev.  David  L.s  Edgerly  (Jeremiah?  Caleb?  John?  Samuel? 
Thomas1),  was  born  April  18,  1818,  and  lived  in  New  Durham  and  Alton. 
He  married  first,  Olive  Place  in  1836,  who  died  April  22,  1848,  at  the  age 
of  31  years.  He  married  second,  Almira  B.  Chamberlain,  July  22,  1851, 
who  died  Feb.  18,  1869,  aged  37  years.  His  third  wife  was  Attilla  J. 
Winslow,  to  whom  he  was  married  Sept.  27,  1870.     His  children  are  : 

i.  Daniel  W\,  b.  June  26,  1837;  m.  Ellen  Aurilla  Hanson,  March  26, 
1864,  and  resides  in  Farmington.  His  children  are  : — 1.  Lilla 
E.?  b.  Jan.  7,  1865.     2.  Daniel  W.?  b.  Oct.  21,  1875. 

ii.     David  M.,  b.  Aug.  11,  1839  ;  m.  Caroline  L.  Cooper. 

iii.    Charles  E.,  b.  April  12,  1843  ;  d.  March  7,  1863. 

iv.     Sarah  E.,  b.  Aug.  4,  1845  ;  d.  Oct.  2,  1873. 

v.      George  W.,  b.  Sept.  3,  1853;  m.  Georgianna  Garland. 

vi.     Almira  V.,  b.  May  3,  1855. 

vii.   Mary  C,  b.  Feb.  8,  1857. 

viii.  Arthur  M.,  b.  Jan.  30,  1859. 

ix.     Betsey  A.,  b.  Jan.  30,  1861 ;  m.  Edward  Chamberlain. 

x.      Clara  E.,  b.  Jan.  6,  1863. 

xi.    Samuel  I.,  b.  Feb.  18, 1868. 

xii.  Josiah  W.,  b.  Aug.  8,  1872. 

xiii.  Charles  L.,  b.  July  27,  1874. 

27.  Thomas  T.€  Edgerly  (Josiah?  Thomas?  John?  Samuel?  Tliomas1), 
was  born  in  New  Durham,  Jan.  21,  1794,  and  married  Sarah  Roberts  in 
1813  and  resided  in  Farmington.  He  was  Register  of  Deeds  for  Strafford 
County  in  1839-1840-1841.     He  died  Feb.  1,  1848.     His  children  were: 

i.  James  H.,  b.  Jan.  29,  1814  ;  m.  Emeline  Roberts,  Sept.  29,  1841.  His 
children  are  : — 1.  Thomas  H.%  b.  April  3,  1844.  2.  Emma  A.?  b. 
Dec.  15,  1846.  3.  Sarah  L.*  b.  Nov.  18,  1849;  died  April  9, 
1877.  4.  Frank  W.,8  b.  Feb.  21,  1852.  5.  James  E.?  b.  June 
23,  1854.     6.  Royal  M.,8  b.  March  5,  1858. 

ii.     Sylvester,  b.  Feb.  27,  1816  ;  d.  May  19, 1855. 

iii.    Mary  A.,  b.  Jan.  10,  1819;  d.  Sept.  6,  1833. 

iv.     Martha  A.,  b.  July  1,  1828;  m.  E.  J.  Mathes. 

v.     Sarah  A.,  b.  May  5,  1830  ;  m.  Royal  K.  Monroe. 

28.  Josiah  B.6  Edgerly  (Josiah?  Thomas?  John?  Samuel?  Thomas1), 
was  born  in  New  Durham,  Aug.  14,  1800,  and  married  Cordelia  Waldron, 
Jan.  31,  1833,  and  resides  in  Farmington.  His  second  wife  was  Eliza  J. 
Hayes,  to  whom  he  was  married  Feb.  5,  1856.     His  children  are : 

i.  James  B.,  b.  Jan.  29,  1834  ;  m.  Marcia  J.  Fernald. 

ii.  Eliza  \V.,  b.  Sept.  16,  1835  ;  d.  Oct.  9,  1837. 

iii.  Henry  I.,  b.  Nov.  4,  1838  ;  m.  Sarah  A.  Whitten. 

iv.  George  P.,  b.  Sept.  9,  1840  ;  d.  Nov.  15,  1864. 

v.  Cordelia  A.,  b.  May  10,  1844 ;  m.  Thomas  F.  Cook. 

vi.  Winfield  S.,  b.  May  29,  1846;  m.  Grace  C.  Blum. 

vii.  Mary,  b.  July  12,  1849  ;  d.  May  25,  1850. 

viii.  Mary  A.,  b.  July  15,  1857 ;  unmarried  in  1879. 

vol.  xxxiv.  26 


288  The  Great  Boston  Fire  of  11  §0.  [July, 


THE  GREAT  BOSTON  FIEE  OF  1760. 

Communicated  by  Peter  E.  Vose,  Esq.,  of  Dennysville,  Me. 

THE  following  extract  from  "  Green  &  Russell's  Boston  Post- 
Boy  &  Advertiser,"  No.  136,  issued  March  24,  1760,  gives 
an  account  of  the  destructive  fire  in  Boston,  March  20,  1760. 
On  the  margin  of  this  copy  of  the  Post-Boy  and  Advertiser  is 
written,  in  the  handwriting  of  William  Cooper,  the  famous  town 
clerk  of  Boston,  "  Account  of  the  Great  Fire  in  Boston,  March  10, 
1760  p  W.  Cooper."  It  seems  from  this  that  he  was  the  author 
of  this  account.  Christopher  Kilby,  of  whom  a  memoir  will  be 
found  in  the  Register,  vol.  xxvi.  pp.  43-8,  on  hearing  of  this  fire, 
sent  the  town  of  Boston  £200  sterling  for  the  sufferers.  The  name 
of  Mackerel  Lane  was  changed  soon  after  to  Kilby  Street  in  honor 
of  him. 

Boston,  March  24. 

Between  XI  and  XII  o'Clock  at  Noon  on  Monday  last,  a  Fire  broke  out 
at  the  West  Part  of  the  Town,  New-Boston  so  called,  by  some  Accident, 
whereby  a  Joiner's  Shop  was  consumed,  and  a  large  Dwelling-House  ad- 
joining thereto  was,  a  great  Part  of  it,  destroyed,  and  many  Things  therein 
burnt ;  and  several  other  Houses  much  damaged  in  the  Neighbourhood  : 
The  Wind  blowing  very  high  at  N.  East,  it  was  a  considerable  Time  before 
it  was  extinguished.  The  Roof  of  the  West-Meeting-House  catched  on 
Fire  in  several  Places — But  by  the  Dexterity  of  the  People,  and  a  constant 
Supply  of  Water,  a  Stop  was  at  length  put  to  it.  And, 

On  the  Day  following,  between  X  and  XI  o'Clock,  in  the  Forenoon,  a 
Store  at  the  upper  End  of  Mr.  Griffin's  Wharf,  the  Chamber  of  which 
was  improv'd  as  a  Laboratory  by  the  Detachment  of  His  Majesty's  Train 
of  Royal  Artillery  now  here,  catched  on  Fire  by  some  Accident ;  the  Fire 
soon  got  to  some  Powder  that  was  therein,  whereby  the  Building  blew  up, 
and  some  of  the  Implements,  Small- Arms,  and  Stores,  were  destroyed  ; 
tho'  the  Damage  to  the  Train  was  not  so  great  as  it  has  been  reported,  or 
as  it  was  at  first  imagined  to  be  ;  four  or  five  Men,  who  were  at  work  in  the 
Time  of  the  Explosion,  were  wounded,  and  two  of  them  very  much  burnt : 
— In  the  under  Part  of  the  Store,  a  Variety  of  Merchandize,  Provisions, 
Salt,  &c.  belonging  to  Mr.  Griffin,  were  consumed  or  damaged,  which,  with 
the  Building,  makes  the  Loss  very  great  to  him. — A  Carpenter's  Shop  was 
burnt,  and  a  Blacksmith's  much  damaged  : — This  last  was  between  the 
Place  where  the  Fire  began,  and  the  Warehouses  on  the  lower  End  of  the 
Wharf,  wherein  were  deposited  the  chief  of  the  Artillery-Stores  ;  but  the 
Wind  being  moderate,  and  a  Plenty  of  Water,  the  Tide  being  up,  a  Com- 
munication of  the  Flames  with  those  Stores  was,  by  the  Vigilance  of  the 
People,  seasonably  prevented  :  One  or  two  of  the  Granado  Shells,  a  few 
Small-Arms  went  off  during  the  Fire :  But,  thro'  the  Divine  Favour,  no 
Lives  were  lost.  The  Explosion  was  so  great  at  first  that  a  considerable 
Shock  was  felt  even  to  the  extreme  Parts  of  the  Town. 

But  the  20th  of  this  Instant  March  will  be  a  Day  memorable  for  the  most 


1880.]  The  Great  Boston  Fire  o/1760.  289 

terrible  Fire  that  has  happened  in  this  Town,  or  perhaps  in  any  other  Part 
of  North- America,  far  exceeding  that  of  Octo.  2,  1711,  till  now  termed  the 
great  Fire.  It  began  about  Two  o'clock  in  the  Morning  in  the  Dwelling-House 
of  Mrs.  Mary  Jackson  and  Son  at  the  Brazen-head  in  Cornhill,  but  the 
Accident  which  occasioned  it  is  yet  uncertain.  The  Flames  catched  the 
Houses  adjoining  in  the  front  of  the  Street,  and  burnt  three  or  four  large 
Buildings,  a  Stop  being  put  to  it  there,  at  the  House  improved  by  Mrs. 
West  on  the  South,  and  Mr.  Peter  Cotta  on  the  North  ;  but  the  Fire  raged 
most  violently  towards  the  East,  the  Wind  being  strong  at  N.  W.  and  carried 
all  before  it ;  from  the  Back  Sides  of  those  Houses. — All  the  Stores  fronting 
Pudding-Lane,  together  with  every  Dwelling-House,  from  thence,  Except- 
ing those  which  front  the  South-side  of  Kin^-Street,  and  a  Store  of  Mr. 
Spooner's  on  Water-Street  to  Quaker-Lane,  and  from  thence  only  leaving 
a  large  old  wooden  House,  and  the  House  belonging  to  the  late  Cornelius 
Waldo,  Esq;  it  burnt  every  House,  Shop,  Store,  out-House,  &c.  to  Oliver's 
Dock :  And  an  Eddy  of  Wind  carrying  the  Fire  contrary  to  it's  Course,  it 
took  the  Buildings  fronting  the  lower  Part  of  King-Street,  and  destroyed  the 
Houses  from  the  Corner  opposite  the  Bunch  of  Grapes  Tavern,  to  the  Ware- 
house of  Mess'rs  Box  and  Austin,  leaving  only  the  Warehouse  of  the  Hon. 
John  Erving,  Esq;  and  the  Dwelling-House  of  Mr.  Hastings,  standing ;  the 
other  Brick- Warehouses  towards  the  Long- Wharf,  were  considerably  dam- 
ag'd. — On  the  South-East  Part,  the  Fire  extended  from  Mr.  Torrey's,  the 
Baker,  in  Water-Street,  and  damaging  some  of  Mr.  Dalton's  new  Shops, 
proceeded  to  Mr.  Hall's  working-House,  and  from  thence  to  Milk-Street,  and 
consumed  every  House  from  the  next  to  Mr  Calfe's  Dwelling-House,  to  the 
Bottom  of  the  Street,  and  the  opposite  Way  from  Mr.  Dowses's  included,  it 
carryed  before  it  every  House  to  Fort-Hill,  except  the  Hon.  Secretary 
Oliver's,  and  two  or  three  Tenements  opposite  ;  as  also  every  House,  Ware- 
house, Shop  and  Store,  from  Oliver's  Dock  along  Mr.  Hallowell's  Ship- Yard, 
Mr.  Hallowell's  Dwelling-House,  the  Sconce  of  the  South-Battery,  all  the 
Buildings,  Shops  and  Stores  on  Col.  Wendell's  Wharf,  to  the  House  of  Mr. 
Hunt  Ship-Builder. — So  that  from  Pudding-Lane,  to  the  Water's  Edge, 
there  is  not  a  Building  to  be  seen,  excepting  those  on  the  Side  of  King-Street 
and  those  mention'd  above,  all  being  in  Ashes. — Besides  which,  a  large 
Ship,  Capt.  Eddy  late  Master,  lying  at  Col.  Wendell's  Wharf,  and  two  or 
three  Sloops  and  a  Schooner  were  burnt,  one  laden  with  Wood,  and  ano- 
ther with  Stores  of  considerable  value. We  have  thus  mark'd  the  Course 

of  those  Flames  which  in  their  Progress  consumed  near  400  Dwelling- 
I louses,  Stores,  Shops,  Shipping,  &c.  together  with  Goods  and  Merchan- 
dizes of  almost  every  kind,  to  an  incredible  Value ; — but  it  is  not  easy  to 
describe  the  terrors  of  that  fatal  Morning,  in  which  the  Imaginations  of  the 
most  calm  and  steady,  received  Impressions  that  will  not  easily  be  effaced. 
At  the  first  Appearance  of  the  Fire  there  was  little  Wind,  but  this  Calm 
was  soon  followed  with  a  smart  Gale  from  the  North- West,  then  was  be- 
held a  perfect  Torrent  of  Fire  bearing  down  all  before  it,  in  a  seeming  In- 
stant, all  was  Flame — >and  in  that  Part  of  the  Town  where  was  a  Magazine 
of  Powder — The  Alarm  was  great  and  an  Explosion  soon  followed,  which 
w;is  heard  and  felt  to  a  very  great  Distance;  the  Effect  might  have  been 
terrible,  had  not  the  chief  Part  been  removed  by  some  hardy  Adventurers, 
just  before  the  Explosion  ;  at  the  same  time  Cinders  and  Flakes  of  Fire 
were  seen  flying  over  that  Quarter  where  was  reposited  the  remainder  of 
the  Artillery  Stores  and  Combustibles,  which  were  happily  preserv'd  from 
taking  Fire. 


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[July, 


The  People  in  this  and  the  neighboring  Towns  exerted  themselves  to  an 
uncommon  Degree,  and  were  encouraged  by  the  Presence  and  Example  of 
the  greatest  Personages  among  us,  but  the  haughty  Flames  triumphed  over 
our  Engines, — our  Art, — and  our  Numbers.  The  distressed  Inhabitants 
of  those  Buildings,  now  wrapped  in  Fire,  scarce  knew  where  to  take  Refuge 
from  the  devouring  Flames  ; — Numbers  who  were  confined  to  Beds  of 
Sickness  and  Pain,  as  well  as  the  Aged  and  Infant,  then  demanded  a  com- 
passionate Attention  ;  they  were  removed  from  House  to  House,  and  even 
the  dying  were  obliged  to  take  one  more  Remove  before  their  final  one. 

The  loss  of  Interest  cannot  as  yet  be  ascertained,  or  who  have  sustained 
the  greatest ;  it  is  said  that  the  Damage  which  only  one  Gentleman  has  re- 
ceived cannot  be  made  good  with  £2000  Sterling  ;  it  is  in  general  too  great 
to  be  made  in  any  Measure  by  the  other  Inhabitants,  exhausted  as  we  have 
been  by  the  great  Proportion  this  Town  has  borne  of  the  extraordinary 
Expences  of  the  War  ;  and  by  a  demand  upon  our  Charity  to  relieve  a 
Number  of  Sufferers  by  a  Fire  not  many  Months  past,  a  partial  Re[lief]  can 
only  now  be  afforded  to  these  miserable  Sufferers,  and  without  the  com- 
passionate Assistance  of  our  Christian  Friends  abroad,  distress  and  ruin 
may  quite  overwhelm  the  greatest  Part  of  them  ;  and  this  once  flourish- 
ing Metropolis  must  long  remain  under  its  present  Desolation. 

In  the  midst  of  our  Distress  we  have  great  cause  of  Thankfulness,  that 
notwithstanding  the  continuance  and  rage  of  the  Fire,  the  Explosion  at  the 
South  Battery,  and  the  falling  of  the  Walls  and  Chimnies,  Divine  Provi- 
dence has  so  Mercifully  ordered  it,  that  not  one  Life  has  has  been  lost,  and 
only  a  few  wounded. 

The  following  is  from  a  List  of  the  Persons  who  dwelt  in  the  Houses, 
which  are  now  consumed,  which  was  taken  by  the  Assessors  in  November 
last,  and  altho'  it  may  not  be  exact,  so  that  it  can  be  determined  who  are 
the  greatest  Sufferers,  yet  it  may  serve  until  a  more  compleat  Account  be 
given.  Several  Widows  and  a  few  others  are  probably  omitted,  which  we 
could  not  come  to  the  Knowledge  of,  and  some  of  those  that  are  inserted 
wrong  placed,  which  our  Readers  will  excuse. 


Cornhill. 
Mrs  Mary  Jackson  &  Son 
Widow  MeNeal 
Mr  Jonathan  Mason 
Mrs  Quick 

Pudding-Lane. 
Mr  Wm  Fairfield 
— Rogers 
Mr  John  Sterling 
Mr  George  Glen 
Mr  James  Steward 
Widow  Marshal 
Mr  Edmond  Dolbear 

Upper  Part  of  Water-Street. 
Mr  Henry  Laughton  jun 
An  old  House  empty 
Mrs.  Grice 

An  empty  House  of  Mr  Cazneau 
Mr  William  Palfrey 
Mr  Joseph  Richardson 
Mr  Dinley  Wing 
Mr  Benja  Jeffries 


Mr  John  Durant 

Lawson 

A  large  Currier's  shop 

Quaker  Lane. 
Mr  William  Hyslop 
Mr  Sampson  Salter  with  a  Brewhouse 
Capt  Robert  Jarvis 
Mr  Daniel  Ray 
Friend's  Meeting  House 

Towards  Oliver's  Dock. 
Mr  David  Spear 
Mr  Thomas  Bennet 
Mr  William  Baker 
Mr  Ebenezer  Dogget 
Mr  James  Barnes 
Mr  Daniel  Henchman 
Mr  Joseph  Marion 
Mr  Thomas  Hawkins 
Shops  &  Barns  opposite 
Widow  Savel 
Mr  James  Thompson 
Mr  Hush  Moore 


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291 


Widow  Davis 

Mr  Nicholas  Tabb 

Mr  Michael  Carrol 

Two  Tenements  of  free  Nergoes 

Mackrel  Lane. 
Mr  John  Gardner 
Mr  John  Powell 
Mr  Vincent  Mundersol 
Mr  Hasleton  Barber's  Shop  and  a  Gun- 
smith's 
Mr  Edmond  Perkins 
Mr  James  Perkins 
Several  Chair-maker's  Shops 
M  r  James  Graham 
Capt  Atherton  Haugh 
Mr  John  Doane 
Capt  Benoni  Smith 
Mr  Samuel  Bangs 
Mr  Daniel  Remock 
Mr  George  Perry 
Mr  Paul  Baxter's  Shop 
Mr  Benjamin  Salisbury 
Mr  Nicholas  Dyer 
Mr  Wm  Stutely 
Mr  Peter  Airs 
Mr  Francis  Warden 
Mr  Benjamin  Phillip's  Store 
Mr  McNeaFs  Sail-Loft 
Mr  Palfrey's      ditto 
Mr  Potter's  Coopers  Shop 
Mr  Davis  Blacksmiths  ditto 
Mr  James  Graham's  ditto 
Fish -Market 
Mr  Sowersby's  Shop 
Mr  Read's  ditto 
Mr  Harris's  ditto 
Mr  Mellus's  ditto 
MrT.  Palfrey's  Sail  Loft 
Widow  Brailesford 
Mr  John  Osborn 
Mr  Obed  Cross 
Mr  Isaac  Dafforn 

The  Lower  Part  of  Water  Street. 

Mr  Williain  Torrey 

Mr  Jacob  Bucknam 

Mr  James  Beaton 

Mr  Nicholas  Lobden 

Mr  John  Rice 

A  Blaksmith's,  Carpenter's  and  Chaise- 
maker's  Shop 

Mr  Thomas  Palfrey 

Mr  Thomas  Hartley  jun 

Mr  Edmond  Mann 

Col.  Thwing 

Mr  James  Thwing 

Widow  Noyes 

Mr  Edmond  Quincey  jun 

Mr  Thomas  Walley 

Widow  Parrott 

Mr  Benja  Parrot 

Mrs  Stevenson 

Mr  Thomas  Read 

Mr  Thomas  Read  jun 

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Mr  Brackley  Read 
Mr  Robert  Williams 
Mr  James  Tucker 
Mr  John  Fullerton 
Capt  Nath  Winslow 
Mr  Joseph  Webb,  jun 
Barnard  &  Wheelwright's  Shop  and 
Stores  adjoining. 

Milk- Street  <Sf  Battery  March. 
Mr  Hall's  &  Messir's  Calefs  Tan-Houses 
Mr  Thomas  Barnes 
Widow  GifFen 

Jones 

Waters 

Mr  Nathan  Foster 

Mr  Thomas  Speakman 

Mr  Wm  Freeland 

Mr  Isaac  Hawse 

Hon.  John  Osborn  Esq; 

Widow  Brown 

Mr  Oliver  Wiswall 

Mr  Caleb  Prince 

Mrs  Mary  Oliver 

Joseph  Dowse,  Esq; 

Mr  David  Burnet 

Mr  Edward  Stone 

Andrew  Oliver  jun.  Esq; 

Mr  John  Powell 

Mr  Edward  Davis 

Mr  —  Masters 

Mr  Thomas  Masters 

Mr  Benja  Cobb 

Mr  James  Orill 

Mr  John  Pierce 

Mr  Ebenezer  Cushing 

Mr  Eb  Cushing  jun 

Mr  James  Rickord 

Mr  Joseph  Uran 

Mr  Joseph  Putman 

Mr  Stephen  Fullerton 

Mr  John  Province 

Mr  Andrew  Gardner 

—  Finnesey 

Mr  Andrew  Lepair 

Mr  Samuel  Hewes 

Mr  Increase  Blake 

Capt  Edward  Blake 

Benjamin  Hallo  well,  Esq; 

Mr  Daniel  Ingersol 

Two  Blacksmith's  and  2  Boat-builders, 

and  sundry  other  Shops 
Mr  Thomas  Salter 
Mr  Peter  Bourn 
Widow  Perkins 
Mr  Nath  Eddy 
Mr  Joshua  Sprigg 
Mr  Zephaniah  Basset 
Mr  John  Boyce 
Mr  Jacob  Ridgway 
Mr  James  Moore 

Muggot 

Mr  Wm  Fullerton 

Hill 

Mr  John  No  well 


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[July, 


Mr  Wm.  Cox 

Mr  Isaac  Pierce  and  Distil  Hous  e 

A  Bake  House 

Mr  Benjamin  Frothingham 

Mr  Edward  King 

Mr  John  Giffen 

Mr  Bright 

Mr  Thomas  Spear 

Capt  Killeran 

Mr  Isaiah  Audebert 

Mr  Ed.  Brattle  Oliver 

Mr  Matthew  baiter 

Mr  Joshua  Bowles 

Mr  James  Phillips 

Mr  Isaac  Wendell 

Mr  John  Allen 

Wallis 

Wilson 

All  Stores,  Shops  &c  on  Col.  Wendell's 
Wharf, 


King- Street. 

Mr  John  Stevenson,  the  Corner  of  Mack- 
rel-Lane 

W  idow  Foster 

Mr  Simon  Eliot 

Mr  Peck,  Glasier 

Mr  John  Green 

Mr  James  Lamb 

Widow  Checkley 

Mr  John  Wheatly 

Mr  John  Jepson 

Mr  Benja  Jepson 

Mr  Thomas  White 

Mr  Hezekiah  Cole 

Mr  Goodwin's  Shop 

Mr  John  Peck's  Shop 

Messirs  Apthorp  &  Gardiner's  Ware- 
house 

Mr  John  Knight's  ditto 

Mr  Barth  Cheever's  ditto 

Where  the  Fire  was  stopt. 


There  is  upwards  of  60  Dwelling-Houses,  Shops  and  other  Buildings 
consumed,  besides  those  mentioned  above,  which  we  have  not  Time  to  insert 
in  their  proper  Places. 

The  Light  of  the  Fire  was  seen  at  Portsmouth,  which  is  the  farthest 
Place  we  have  as  yet  heard  from ;  and  the  Explosion  occasion'd  by  the 
Gun-Powder  at  the  South-Battery  was  heard  at  Hampton,  and  many 
other  Places,  and  was  tho'  by  many  to  be  an  Earthquake. 


The  same  newspaper  contains  the  following  articles  relating  to  the 
fire : 

The  following  is  a  Copy  of  a  Vote  passed  the  Great  and  General  Court  on 
the  22d  instant. 

Attest.  A.  Oliver,  Seer. 

The  House  taking  into  Consideration  that  part  of  his  Excellency's  speech 
respecting  the  calamity  brought  on  the  town  of  Boston  in  the  late  fire,  and 
it  appearing  on  the  best  information  that  could  in  so  short  a  time  be  obtain- 
ed, that  there  was  consumed  174  dwelling-houses  and  tenements,  and  175 
warehouses,  shops  and  other  buildings,  with  a  great  part  of  the  furniture, 
besides  large  quantities  of  merchandize,  and  the  stock  and  tools  of  many 
tradesmen  ;  that  the  loss  upon  a  moderate  computation,  cannot  be  less  than 
£100,000  sterling  :  And  it  further  appearing  that  the  number  of  families 
inhabiting  the  aforementioned  houses  were  at  least  220 — three  quarters  of 
whom  are  by  this  misfortune  rendered  incapable  of  subsisting  themselves, 
and  a  great  number  of  them  are  reduced  to  extreme  poverty,  and  require 
immediate  relief. 

VOTED,  That  his  Excellency  the  Governor  be  desired  to  send  briefs 
throughout  the  province,  strongly  recommending  the  unhappy  case  of  the 
sufferers  to  the  inhabitants,  and  calling  upon  them  for  a  general  contribu- 
tion, to  be  paid  into  the  hands  of  the  Select-men  and  Overseers  of  the  poor 
of  the  town  of  Boston,  to  be  by  them  distributed  as  they  in  their  discretion 
shall  judge  proper. 

And  inasmuch  as  the  necessities  of  many  demand  a  more  speedy  succour, 
it  is  further  voted,  That  there  be  advanced  and  paid  out  of  the  public  trea- 


1880.]  Hallowell  and  its  Library,  293 

sury,  into  the  hands  of  the  Select-men  and  Overseers  aforesaid,  the  sum  of 
Three  Thousand  Pounds  out  of  the  money  raised  by  Excise  the  year  past. — 
The  said  Select-men  and  Overseers  to  lay  an  account  of  the  money  raised 
by  the  public  contribution  before  this  court,  and  of  their  distribution  there- 
of, and  of  the  sum  received  out  of  the  public  treasury. 

We  are  informed  that  several  well  spirited  Gentlemen  at  Salem  and  other 
Towns,  on  hearing  the  distress'd  Condition  of  the  Poor  People  that  were 
burnt  out,  immediately  sent  several  Necessaries  for  their  Relief. 

We  hear  that  the  Woman  who  was  overtaken  in  Travail,  and  deliver'd  in 
the  open  Air  on  Fort  Hill,  in  the  Time  of  the  late  dreadful  Fire,  is  likely 
to  do  well. 

Several  Gentlemen  who  made  Calculations  of  the  Loss  sustained  by  the 
late  Fire,  suppose  that  it  cannot  be  less  than  300,000  Pounds  Sterling. 

We  hear  his  Excellency  the  Governor  has  wrote  Letters  to  the  several 
Governments  on  the  Continent,  setting  forth  the  distressed  Condition  of  the 
Inhabitants  by  the  late  terrible  Fire,  and  desiring  their  Assistance  for  the 
Relief  of  the  unhappy  Sufferers. 

Messi'rs  Printers, 
As  there  has  been  a  very  unhappy  Fire  in  the  Town  which  broke  out  at 
the  Houses  of  Mrs.  Mary  Jackson  and  Son,  and  Mrs.  McNeal,  on  which  a 
Report  has  been  spread  thro'  the  Town  that  it  was  owing  to  the  Carelesness 
of  the  Maid-Servant  of  Mrs.  Mary  Jackson  and  Son,  by  putting  hot  Ashes 
in  a  Hogshead,  which  Report  is  without  Foundation,  for  a  Number  of  Per- 
sons were  in  the  Cellar  at  the  Time  the  Houses  were  on  Fire  and  saw  the 
Hogshead  entirely  sound,  and  not  the  least  Fire  near  it ;  but  how  the  Fire 
happen'd  is  uncertain,  but  thought  by  the  Sufferers  to  be  by  Accident,  and 
not  to  any  one's  Neglect. 


HALLOWELL  AND  ITS  LIBRARY. 

By  Samuel  L.  Boardman,  Esq.,  of  Augusta,  Maine. 

HALLOWELL  is  a  beautiful  little  city  of  some  four  thousand  inhabi- 
tants, located  in  one  of  the  most  attractive  sections  of  the  Kennebec 
valley,  two  miles  below  Augusta,  the  capital  of  Maine.  It  was  settled  in 
1754,  and  early  became  a  place  of  considerable  trade  and  importance. 
Ship-building  was  largely  carried  on  here  for  many  years,  and  business  with 
the  interior  towns  was  extensive.  Among  its  early  residents  were  many 
persons  of  wealth  and  education,  including  Dr.  Benjamin  Vaughan  and  his 
brother  Charles  Vaughan,  two  finely-educated  Englishmen,  John  Merrick, 
Prof.  Amos  Nourse  of  Bowdoin  College,  Dr.  John  Hubbard,  afterwards 
governor  of  Maine,  and  many  others.  The  first  academy  established  in  the 
then  District  of  Maine  was  incorporated  in  1791,  and  located  here,  "at 
which  time,"  says  Mr.  John  Ward  Dean,  in  his  memoir  of  John  H.  Shep- 
pard,*  "  Hallowell  was  the  seat  of  more  wealth  and  culture  than  any  other 
point  in  Maine,  except,  perhaps,  Portland.  The  library  of  Dr.  Benjamin 
Vaughan  is  said  to  have  contained  ten  thousand  volumes,  it  being  nearly  as 
large  as  the  library  of  Harvard   College  at  that  time,  and  probably   far 

*  See  Register,  vol.  xxvii.  335. 


294  Hallowell  and  its  Library \  [July, 

richer  in  the  advanced  literature  and  science  of  the  day."  Mr.  John  Mer- 
rick also  possessed  an  extensive  library,  which  was  arranged  in  cases  or 
"  presses  "  built  into  each  side  of  the  large  hall  in  his  residence.  Many 
men,  afterwards  distinguished  in  literature  and  politics,  received  their  train- 
ing at  the  old  Hallowell  Academy,  and  as  the  above  named  gentlemen  were 
very  liberal  in  the  use  of  their  books,  it  is  safe  to  say  that  many  who  be- 
came famous  writers  and  scholars  owed  much  to  the  aid  derived  from  these 
books,  and  from  the  encouragement  and  society  of  their  owners.  And  it 
was  out  of  the  spirit  which  secured  the  establishment  of  the  Hallowell 
Academy,  and  gathered  large  private  libraries,  that  sprung  the  "  Hallow- 
ell Social  Library,"  an  association  numbering  some  fifty  gentlemen,  which 
was  organized  in  January,  1842,  "for  the  purpose  of  establishing  a  public 
library"  in  that  (then)  town.  It  was  a  subscription  library,  the  use  of  which 
was  limited  to  those  who  had  become  either  life  or  annual  members  by  the 
payment  of  specified  sums  ;  and  among  its  rules  was  one  providing  that 
"  no  theological  works  of  a  sectarian  character "  should  be  purchased. 
There  had  previously  existed  in  the  town  a  "  Common  School  Library  " 
of  twenty-five  volumes,  and  these  were  purchased  by  the  new  association. 
In  one  year  after  the  organization  of  the  library  it  numbered  527  volumes, 
which  had  been  obtained  by  purchase  and  donation.  In  1847,  by  reducing 
the  annual  fee  for  the  use  of  the  books,  the  library  practically  became  a 
Public  Library,  and  has  so  continued  to  the  present  time ;  the  modest  an- 
nual assessment  placing  its  advantages  within  reach  of  almost  every  family. 

The  library  continued  to  increase  gradually  from  year  to  year,  and  in 
1859  it  received  from  the  heirs  of  the  late  John  Merrick  a  considera- 
ble collection  of  books  belonging  to  his  library.  The  year  following 
Charles  Vaughan,  Esq.,  conveyed  to  the  library  a  brick  store  in  the  busi- 
ness portion  of  the  town,  the  rental  of  which  was  for  many  years  annually 
devoted  to  the  purchase  of  books,  and  when  sold  the  proceeds  were  made 
the  commencement  of  a  permanent  fund  for  the  benefit  of  the  library. 
This  now  amounts  to  $2,000,  the  interest  of  which  and  the  annual  sub- 
scription fees  and  assessments  give  a  sum  of  about  $200  annually  for  the 
purchase  of  books. 

The  "  Hallowell  Social  Library  " — for  this  is  the  corporate  name  of  the 
library  company — holds  an  election  annually,  the  present  officers  being  : 
President,  A.  D.  Knight;  Clerk,  C.  A.  Cole  ;  Treasurer,  I.  F.  McClench  ; 
Librarian,  Miss  Annie  F.  Page;  Directors,  J.  De Wolfe  Smith,  A.  D. 
Knight,  Henry  V.  Emmons,  H.  F.  Harding,  H.  K.  Baker.  All  services 
are  rendered  gratuitously.  Formerly  a  small  sum  was  paid  an  assistant 
librarian,  but  for  the  past  seven  years,  during  the  entire  term  of  the  present 
librarian's  office,  the  services  of  a  paid  assistant  have  been  almost  entirely 
dispensed  with. 

During  the  past  dozen  years  an  average  of  one  hundred  volumes  annually 
have  been  added  to  the  library,  which  now  comprises  something  like  five 
thousand  volumes.  It  can  best  be  described  as  a  collection  of  miscellane- 
ous books  in  history,  travels,  biography  and  general  literature.  No  special 
attention  seems  to  have  been  given,  in  purchasing,  to  make  any  one  de- 
partment full  or  strong,  but  all  departments  are  fairly  balanced,  the  addi- 
tions representing  an  average  selection  of  the  new  issues  from  year  to  year, 
fiction  and  juvenile  literature  naturally  holding  a  leading  place.  Still,  an 
examination  of  its  shelves  will  show  that  it  possesses  many  important  works 
not  common  in  circulating  libraries  of  the  present  day,  some  of  which  were 
included  in  the  Vaughan  and  Merrick  bequests.     On  occupying  its  new 


1880.]  Hallowell  and  its  Library.  295 

building,  an  effort  will  be  made  to  secure  full  files  of  all  Hallowell  papers, 
and  copies  of  all  books  printed  at  the  Hallowell  press,  the  establish- 
ment of  which  dates  back  to  the  year  1800.  Many  of  the  early  books 
of  the  Harpers  were  printed  at  Hallowell,  and  books  were  also  printed  at 
this  press  for  publishers  in  Boston.  These  books  will  most  appropriately 
find  a  place  in  the  "  Hallowell  alcove  "  of  the  library,  and  as  every  scrap 
of  local  bibliography  is  desired  for  it,  it  is  the  hope  of  the  managers  that 
contributions  from  old  and  present  residents  of  Hallowell  may  be  received 
for  this  special  department. 

The  first  movers  in  the  formation  of  the  library  were  Mr.  T.  B.  Brooks, 
the  late  Dr.  Amos  Nourse  and  Rev.  Jonathan  Cole.  After  it  was  estab- 
lished Mr.  Brooks  provided  the  room  in  which  it  was  kept  for  the  first  ten 
years,  acting  as  librarian  himself  for  the  greater  part  of  that  time,  making 
the  first  catalogue,  and  giving,  until  he  removed  from  Hallowell,  much  time 
and  thought  to  its  success.  The  service  of  Dr.  J.  De Wolfe  Smith,  as  libra- 
rian, extended  over  a  period  of  more  than  ten  years,  and  for  a  considerable 
longer  time  he  has  given  much  effort  to  the  library.  His  good  judgment 
has  been  sought  in  the  making  of  purchases,  while  in  the  classification  of 
the  books  upon  the  shelves,  and  the  preparation  of  the  present  catalogue,  he 
has  rendered  most  useful  and  efficient  help. 

In  1866  a  number  of  public  spirited  and  energetic  ladies  of  the  city  or- 
ganized a  "  Library  Building  Association,"  for  the  purpose  of  raising  funds 
for  the  erection  of  a  library  building.  The  purpose,  as  set  forth  by  this 
association  in  their  declaration,  was  to  erect  a  suitable  building  for  the 
library,  which  when  completed  should  be  placed  in  the  hands  of  trustees, 
to  be  held  for  the  use  of  a  public  library  so  long  as  one  shall  exist  in  Hal- 
lowell, and  in  case  of  its  extinction  to  be  used  for  some  other  public  lite- 
rary purpose  ;  and  in  no  case  was  the  building  to  become  private  property, 
or  fail  to  be  used  for  purposes  in  keeping  with  the  intention  of  the  donors, 
for  the  good  of  the  public.  This  building  association,  through  a  soliciting 
committee,  soon  raised  by  subscription  the  sum  of  $2,300  from  former  and 
present  residents  of  Hallowell ;  and  among  those  now  residing  abroad  who 
have  given  sums  of  $50  and  upwards  for  this  purpose,  are  the  following : 
The  Merricks,  of  Philadelphia  ;  Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  A.  Vaughan,  Philadel- 
phia ;  Mr.  B.  Vaughan,  Mr.  William  Vaughan,  Cambridge,  Mass. ;  Mr. 
Edward  Page,  Robert  Smith,  Esq.,  Mr.  E.  Gilman,  Mrs.  Fletcher,  and 
Mrs.  Francis,  Boston,  Mass. ;  Alden  Sampson,  Esq.,  Thomas  B.  Merrick, 
Esq.,  Thomas  H.  Hubbard,  Esq.,  Mr.  George  Sampson,  Mr.  E.  P.  Samp- 
son, and  Mrs.  Henry  Sampson,  New  York,  N.  Y.  ;  J.  Gilman,  Esq.,  and 
Mr.  George  Nye,  Baltimore,  Md. ;  Hon.  J.  Young  Scammon,  Mr.  Benja- 
min Page  and  Mr.  William  Sprague,  Chicago  ;  Mr.  John  Merrill,  San 
Francisco,  Cal. ;  Mrs.  I.  Washburn,  Worcester,  Mass. ;  Mr.  Frank  Water- 
house,  Newton,  Mass. ;  Mr.  Edward  Eastman,  U.  S.  Consul  to  Cork,  and  Mrs. 
Charlotte  Sevvall  Eastman,  Venice,  Italy.  In  addition  to  the  above,  many  of 
the  present  residents  of  Hallowell  have  given  liberally  in  amounts  varying 
from  $10  to  $300  for  this  purpose  ;  and  the  sum  thus  secured  was  added 
to  from  time  to  time  by  the  proceeds  of  lectures  and  literary  entertain- 
ments provided  by  the  ladies  in  furtherance  of  their  work. 

Feeling  that  a  sufficient  amount  had  been  secured  to  warrant  a  com- 
mencement upon  the  building,  work  was  begun  in  the  spring  of  1879,  the 
stone  for  the  walls  being  of  Hallowell  granite,  the  gift  of  Hon.  J.  R.  Bod- 
well,  of  Hallowell,  the  Hallowell  Granite  Company  being  contractors  for 
the  erection  of  the  building  and  grading  of  the  grounds.     The  building 


296  Hallowell  and  its  Library.  [July, 

is  of  pure  Gothic  style,  from  designs  by  Mr.  A.  C.  Currier,  a  na- 
tive of  Hallowell,  who  during  its  erection  has  given  much  time  to  many 
artistic  details,  which  add  greatly  to  the  beauty  of  the  building.  It  occu- 
pies a  site  at  the  corner  of  Second  and  Union  Streets.  The  size  of  the 
interior  is  27 J  by  41 J  feet,  with  an  entrance  porch  6  by  10  feet,  the  height 
of  the  walls  being  15  ft.  9  in.  The  roof-interior  is  finished  in  open  or  tim- 
bered truss  of  hard  pine ;  the  wainscoting  and  all  interior  finishing  is  of 
ash  with  black  walnut  mouldings,  and  the  elaborate  laced  windows  are  of 
Scotch  cathedral  glass.  Alcoves  are  constructed  on  each  side  of  the  room, 
but  no  shelving  is  allowed  upon  the  walls.  The  shelves  in  the  alcoves  are 
moveable,  after  the  pattern  of  the  Boston  Public  Library,  and  its  present 
shelving  capacity  is  seven  thousand  volumes.  As  the  library  increases,  a 
gallery  can  be  provided  and  the  capacity  increased  to  twenty  thousand  vol- 
umes. It  is  provided  with  furniture  in  ash  after  designs  furnished  by  Mr. 
Currier,  all  the  designs  of  the  wood-work  and  frescoing  of  the  interior 
being  unique  and  harmonious.  As  work  upon  the  building  progressed  sub- 
scriptions kept  coming  in,  the  latest  being  one  of  $500  from  an  unknown  per- 
son in  Boston,  Mass.,  a  cashier's  check  for  that  amount  having  been  forward- 
ed to  the  committee  accompanied  by  a  note  signed  "  Stranger."  This  ena- 
bled the  building  committee  to  give  some  elaborate  finishing  touches  to  the 
work,  although  there  is  now  upon  the  building  a  debt  of  $800.  It  is  one 
that  will  always  be  an  ornament  to  the  city,  and  a  high  credit  to  the  follow- 
ing named  ladies  forming  the  Building  Association,  who  have  alone  done 
the  largest  part  of  the  labor  of  canvassing  for  funds  :  President,  Mrs. 
J.  De Wolfe  Smith  ;  Treasurer,  Miss  Mary  E.  Moody ;  Secretary,  Miss 
Annie  F.  Page ;  Executive  Committee,  Miss  Lucy  Emmons,  Miss  E.  G. 
Hubbard,  Mrs.  H.  F.  Harding,  Miss  H.  S.  Morgridge,  Miss  S.  B.  Gilman. 
Mrs.  Smith  and  Miss  Hubbard  have  deceased  since  the  work  of  the  Asso- 
ciation was  commenced. 

On  occupying  the  new  library  building,  dedicatory  exercises  were  held 
March  9,  1880,  at  which  time,  iu  addition  to  singing,  a  prayer  was  offered 
by  Rev.  C.  A.  White,  of  Hallowell ;  an  address  appropriate  to  the  occasion 
was  pronounced  by  Rev.  Henry  V.  Emmons,  and  a  poem,  "  Hallowell 
Hills,"  was  read  by  Mrs.  Emily  Huntington  Nason,  the  gifted  Hallowell 
poet.  The  keys  of  the  building  were  then  presented  by  Maj.  E.  Rowell  in 
behalf  of  the  Ladies'  Building  Association,  to  Judge  H.  K.  Baker,  represent- 
ing the  Trustees  of  the  library,  and  by  him  turned  over  to  Miss  Page,  the 
librarian.  The  address  and  poem,  with  an  account  of  the  library  building, 
are  soon  to  be  published  as  a  memorial  volume,  which  will  possess  an  in- 
terest to  all  lovers  of  local  history. 

The  good  influence  of  the  library  upon  the  social,  and  intellectual,  and 
moral  life  of  the  town  is  most  plainly  noticeable.  There  exists  in  Hallo- 
well society  a  unity  of  action,  simplicity  of  manners  and  absence  of  caste, 
indicating  high  intelligence,  a  cultured  thought,  and  harmony  of  effort  for 
the  public  good,  which  is  truly  ennobling.  The  people,  regardless  of  party 
or  creed,  have  worked  heartily  together  for  the  growth  of  the  library — the 
soul  of  the  town — and  for  tne  erection  of  the  beautiful  building  that  is  to 
hold  it.  Upon  this  common  ground  all  have  met,  and  all  have  worked ; 
but  it  is  only  just  to  say  that  the  ladies  have  worked  most  and  worked  best, 
and  that  the  tangible  things  which  have  come  of  it  are  the  results  of  their 
earnestness  and  devotion  to  a  high  purpose.  Now  let  them  take  another 
step  forward  and  make  the  library  as  free  to  all  its  citizens  as  the  air  they 
breathe.     And  when  the  city  assumes  its  care,  and  makes  liberal  appropri- 


1880.]  Rev.  8.  DanfortK s  Records,  Roxbury.  297 

ations  for  its  enlargement  from  year  to  year — as  it  will  do,  I  am  sure,  if 
the  ladies  obtain  petitions  asking  for  it — the  library  will  then  become,  as  it 
properly  should,  the  completion  and  crowning  agency  in  the  free,  public 
educational  system  for  the  masses. 


REV.  SAMUEL  DANFORTETS  RECORDS  OF  THE  FIRST 
CHURCH  IN  ROXBURY,  MASS. 

Communicated  by  William  B.  Tkask,  Esq.,  of  Boston. 
[Continued  from  page  166.] 

7th  6m  67.  About  two  of  ye  clock  in  ye  Morning,  my  honoured  Father, 
mr  John  Wilson,  Pastour  to  ye  church  of  Boston,  aged  about  78  yeares  & 
an  half,  a  man  eminent  in  Faith,  love,  humility,  self-denyal,  prayer,  sound- 
nes  of  minde,  zeal  for  God,  liberality  to  all  men,  esp'ly  to  ye  sts  &  ministers 
of  christ,  rested  from  his  labors  &  sorrowes,  beloved  &  lamented  of  all,  and 
very  honourably  interred  ye  day  following.* 

28.  8m  67.  About  break  of  ye  day  there  happened  dreadful  1  thunder  & 
lightning,  whereby  an  Hay  cock  of  4  Loads  of  Hay  belonging  to  Robt. 
Seaver,  was  fired  in  our  Marishes  &  burnt  up. 

5th  9m.  A  day  of  publick  Thanksgiving  vnto  God  for  ye  Continuance  of 
o'r  peace  &  liberties.  The  Day  before  God  sent  vs  tidings  of  the  Cessatio. 
of  war  &  ye  Conclusion  of  peace  betw.  England  &  ye  neighbouring  Nations.f 
viz  Capt.  Martyn,  and  ye  week  after  both  ye  Prontz  &  Harrison,  &  Skar- 
let  &  a  while  after  Christopher  Clark. 

4th  10m.     A  Publick  Fasti  throughout  ye  Jurisdictio. 

llm.  Strange  noises  were  heard  in  ye  air  like  guns,  drums,  vollies  of 
g*  shot  at  Waymouth,  Hingham  &c. 

This  winter  many  women  died  in  childbirth  not  being  able  to  be  deliv'd, 
as  [blank]  Craft,§  Alice  Davis, ||  in  our  Town,  and  severall  in  other 
Townes. 

29th  12m  67.  There  appeared  a  Coma  or  blazing  Stream  wch  shone  fro 
ye  western  horizon  &  extended  to  a  small  star  in  ye  river  Eridanus,  but  ye 
Head  or  star  itself  was  occult  &  hidden  by  reason  of  its  propinquity  to  ye 
Sun.H 

*  Rev.  Richard  Mather,  of  Dorchester,  who  was  so  soon  to  follow,  preached  Mr.  Wil- 
son's funeral  sermon. 

f  France  and  Holland. 

J  "  For  Christophers  Island,  and  to  obtain  blessings  for  ourselves  and  England.  Many 
wished  it  might  be  changed  to  a  day  of  thanks." — Hull. 

§  John  Crafts,  of  Roxbury,  eldest  son  of  Griffin  and  Alice  Crafts,  born  in  Roxbury, 
July  10,  1630,  the  earliest  birth  on  the  records  of  the  town,  m.  June  7,  1654,  Rebecca  Whee- 
lock.  (Savage  says,  "  Probably  dau.  of  Ralph.)  She  died  Nov.  1667,  as  above,  buried 
Nov.  24,  and  Mr.  C.  m.  March  30,  1669,  Mary  Hudson,  of  Lynn. 

||  William  Davis,  of  Roxbury,  thought  by  Mr.  Savage  to' be  a  brother  of  Richard  and 
Tobias,  had  for  his  second  wife  Alice  Thorp,  whom  he  married  Oct.  21,  1658;  "she  died 
in  1667,  probably  soon  after  the  birth  of  Jonathan,  28  Feb.  of  that  year." 

U  Increase  Mather  says:  "  A.D.  1667.  Feb.  15.  A  Comet  was  seen  only  the  Coma  and 
not  the  star  could  be  by  us  discerned  by  reason  of  its  being  in  the  sign  Pisces,  where  the 
sun  then  was.  Its  Longitude  above  thirty  Degrees.  March  1.  Its  extream  point  reached 
to  that  Star  in  Eridanus,  which  is  called  the  fourteenth  by  Bayerus.  March  2.  it  passed 
through  the  15  Star  in  Eridanus  and  left  to  the  Southward  the  14th.  tending  to  the  South- 
ern Star  which  precedes  the  Ear  of  Lepus,  so  that  it  was  more  Northerly,  and  more  East- 
erly then  at  first.  Both  in  Italy  and  in  Portugal  it  was  observed  at  the  same  time,  as  with 
us  in  New-England.    Also  at  Lions  and  several  other  places  in  France ;  and  yet  (which  is 


298  Rev.  S.  DanfortKs  Records^  Roxbury.  [July, 

This  winter  was  very  moderate,  little  snow  or  hard  weather. 

1668. 

26.  lm  1668.  A  publick  Fast  throughout  ye  Jurisdiction  appointed  by 
ye  Council. 

3.  2m  68.     An  Earthquake.* 

7th  2m  1668.  mr  Samuel  Shepard  Pastor  to  ye  Church  of  Christ  at 
Rowley,  rested  fro  his  labors. t 

14  &  15.  2m  68.  A  publick  Disputation  by  order  of  y°  Council  for  ye 
Conviction  of  Tho.  Goole,  John  Farnham  sen.  Tho.  Osborn  &  their  Com- 
pany, who  schismatically  withdrew  from  ye  Comunion  of  these  churches  & 
set  up  another  assembly  in  ye  way  of  Anabaptism  &  boldly  intermeddled 
with  those  institutions  of  ye  Ld  Jesus,  wch  are  proper  to  office  trust,  show- 
ing that  their  practice  is  not  justifiable  by  ye  word  of  God  nor  to  be  allowed 
by  ye  government  of  this  Jurisdiction.^ 

14.  2m  68.  mr  Thomas  More's  Vessel  cast  away  at  Cape-Cod  in  ye 
storm,  wnn  4  persons  perished,  and  much  wealth  lost.§ 

27.  2m  68.  mr  Henry  Flint,  Teacher  to  ye  church  at  Braintrey,  aged 
61,  deceased. 

29.  2m.  The  general  Court  of  Elections.  This  Court  banished  Tho. 
Gool,  John  Farnham  &  [William]  Turner,  schismatical  Anabaptists. 

22.  3m.  A  frost,  wrby  ye  Corn  &  fruit  suffered  Damage.  Tidings  came 
concerning  ye  Burning  of  ye  Bridge  at  Barbados,  jj 

16.  3m  68.  There  were  prodigies  seen  in  ye  heaven  in  ye  night  before  ye 
Lords  day  by  500  p'le,  in  this  forme,  -f-  \%\  This  spring  was  a  time  of 
much  infirmity  &  sicknes,  many  were  visited  with  feavers,  &  some  dyed. 

3d  4m  68.  One  Stratton  at  Boston  stabbed  &  murdered  himselfe.  It 
pleased  God  to  restrain  the  Palmer  worm  amongst  vs  in  ye  Bay  &  to  spare 
or  fruit  trees. 

15.  4m  Q8.     John,  ye  son  of  John  Gorton  about   12  yeares  old,^  going 

very  strange)  it  was  not  observed  at  Paris,  nor  at  London  or  in  any  part  of  England.  The 
London  Gazette  saith,  that  March  17.  at  Venice  they  observed  a  Comet  to  the  North-East, 
the  tail  of  it  much  longer  then  that  which  appeared  three  years  since,  but  of  less  bright- 
ness, and  that  it  was  seen  late  in  the  night." 

Hull,  in  his  Diary,  writes:  "  18th  of  12th.  A  comet  was  seen  in  the  south-west,  much 
like  a  bundle  of  twigs  or  a  rod ;  no  star  discerned  with  it.  Appeared  about  seven  o'clock 
in  the  evening ;  went  down  before  ten  o'clock.  It  was  seen  but  three  or  four  nights,  we 
supposed  partly  by  reason  of  dark  weather,  and  also  because  of  the  new  moon.  At  the  first 
night,  it  gave  a  pretty  great  light." — Register,  ix.  43,  44. 

*  1668,  April  3.  "  Was  an  earthquake  about  nine  in  the  morning,  very  sensibly  to  be  dis- 
cerned, yet  without  any  noise.  Its  continuance  was  about  two  minutes." — Hull,  Regis- 
ter, ix.  44. 

f  His  wife  died  about  two  months  before  him. — lb. 

X  This  public  dispute  with  the  Anabaptists  was  conducted  on  the  part  of  the  associated 
churches  by  six  of  their  ministers,  appointed  by  the  Governor  and  Council,  namely,  Revs. 
John  Allen,  of  Boston;  Thomas  Cobbett,  of  Lynn;  Samuel  Danforth,  of  Roxbury;  John 
Higginson,  of  Salem ;  Jonathan  Mitchell,  of  Cambridge,  and  Thomas  Shepard,  of 
Charlestown.  "Two  clays  were  spent,"  says  Backus,  "to  little  purpose — in  the  close, 
master  Jonathan  Mitchel  pronounced  that  dreadful  sentence  against  them  in  Deut.  xvii.  8. 
to  the  end  of  the  12th." 

§  "  A  controversy  arose  between  Thomas  Moore,  the  claimant  and  owner  of  the  cargo, 
and  Samuel  Doty  and  others  of  Eastham,  in  regard  to  the  salvage.  An  agreement  was 
finally  concluded  Oct.  29,  and  sanctioned  by  the  court,  touching  the  moneys  recovered 
from  the  wreck." — Freeman's  Hist.  Cape  Cod,  i.  263. 

||  Bridgetown,  the  capital  of  Barbadoes,  in  the  inmost  part  of  Carlisle  bay,  was  burnt 
down,  according  to  Salmon,  April  18,  1668.  Hull,  in  his  Diary  :  "  April  18.  The  Bridge 
towne,  at  Barbadoes,  was  burned  in  the  night  in  five  hours."  It  suffered  also  greatly  by 
fires  in  1756,  1766  and  1767,  but  was  afterwards  rebuilt.  The  streets  are  broad,  the  houses 
high,  the  wharfs  and  quays  convenient  and  the  forts  strong.  A  college  was  erected  there 
by  the  society  for  propagating  the  gospel,  pursuant  to  the  will  of  Col.  Carrington,  who  en- 
dowed it  with  20001.  a  year.  The  town  was  torn  from  its  foundation  by  a  hurricane  in  the 
year  1780,  in  which  many  persons  perished. 

If  He  was  born  in  Roxbury,  January  16,  1655. 


1880.]  Rev.  S.  Danforth's  Records,  Roxbury.  299 

into  ye  water  to  wash  himslf  in  ye  companie  of  several  little   boyes,  was 
drowned  &  perished  in  ye  river. 

16.  4.  68.  After  much  dry  weather,  wch  scorcht  ye  fruits  of  y°  earth,  it 
pleased  Gd  to  send  us  rain,  even  showres  of  blessing. 

4m  68.  mr  Tho.  Wells  of  Hartford  one  of  their  Magistrates,  fell  down 
fro   one  of  his  cherri  trees  and  so  died.* 

6*  5m  68.  [blankj  Robinson, f  a  brother  of  ye  Ch.  at  Dorchester  was 
drawn  through  by  ye  cog-wheel  of  his  Mill  &  was  torn  in  pieces  &  slain. 

9th  5m  68.  mr  Jonathan  Mitchel,  Pastor  of  ye  Church  at  Cambridge 
rested  from  his  labors. 

5m  68.  A  Council  of  4  churches  called  by  ye  Elder  &  major  part  of  y8 
church  of  Boston  in  reference  to  their  dissenting  Brethren.!  Their  advice 
was  to  dismiss  them  in  order  to  ye  propagatio.  of  another  church  in  Boston. 

13th  8m  68.  mr  John  Eliot  jun.  Pastor  to  ye  Church  at  Cambridge- 
village  rested  fro  his  labors. 

17th  8m  68.  John  Web,  alias,  Everit,  pursuing  a  Whale,  was  caught  in 
ye  rope,  twisted  about  his  middle,  is  being  drawn  into  ye  sea,  was  drowned. 

5.  9m  68.  One  of  Salem  was  Executed  for  murdering  her  childe,  born 
in  fornication.  Doctor  Emery  &  ye  mother  of  ye  woman  sat  upo  ye  Gal- 
lows an  Hour. 

9.  9.  68.  mr  Waltam,§  yc  minister  at  Marblehead,  who  died  of  an  Apo- 
plexie,  was  buried. 

20.  9.  68.  A  notable  conjunction  of  .J.  &  D  wherein  yr  was  a  visible 
contact. 

9.  10m  68.  mr  John  Davenport  was  ordained  Pastor  to  ye  Church  at 
Boston  and  mr  James  Alliu  was  ordained  Teacher. 

II"1  68.     mr  [blank]  Wings  Catch  cast  away  at  Cape  Ann. 

13.  llm  68.  Bro.  James  Humphryes||  was  ordained  Ruling  Elder  in 
Dorchester. 

25.  lm  69.     A  Publick  Fast  throughout  ye  Colonic 

13.  2m  69.  A  great  Assemblie  of  Elders  &  Messengers  of  several 
Churches  in  ye  Bay,  who  upon  ye  Call  of  yr  Dissenting  Brethren  at 
Boston,  met  together  to  consider  &  advise  ym  what  to  do.  They  judged 
that  the  Dissenting  Brethren  might  seasonably  make  vse  of  their  xtian 
libertie  vnto  a  regular  coalitio.  in  another  church-body. 

*  See  Bradstreet's  Journal,  Register,  ix.  44. 

t  This  was  doubtless  William  Robinson,  who  joined  Dorchester  church  previous  to  Nov. 
4, 1639.  He  bought  the  Tide  Mill  in  Dorchester,  since  known  as  "  Tileston's  Mill,"  of 
Edward  Brcck,  but  had  disposed  of  the  property  previous  to  1668,  or  some  time  before  his 
death.  A  question  has  arisen  as  to  whether  Mr.  Robinson  may  not  have  lost  his  life  in  the 
other  "  Dorchester  Tide  Mill,"  situated  on  the  creek  between  Roxbury  and  Dorchester, 
near  "  Black  Neck,"  so  called.  Thomas  Robinson — whether  a  relative  of  William  or  not 
I  cannot  tell— owned  land  near  this  mill.  See  Suffolk  Deeds,  i.  168,  335.  Prudence  Bridge, 
wife  of  John  Bridge,  of  Roxbury,  was  a  daughter  of  the  above  William  Robinson. 

t  These  were  members  of  the  First  Church  who  objected  to  giving  a  call  to  the  Rev.  John 
Davenport,  of  New  Haven.  The  result  of  this  dissatisfaction  was  the  forming  of  a  new 
church,  the  Third  or  Old  South  Church  in  Boston.  It  is  a  singular  coincidence  that  the 
"  Old  South,"  like  the  First  Church  in  Boston,  was  formed  at  Charlestown.  It  was  found- 
ed in  May,  1669.  The  Rev.  Thomas  Thatcher  was  its  first  pastor.  Hull  in  his  Diary 
{Archceologia  Americana,  iii.  228),  in  his  entry  on  the  ordination  of  Messrs.  Davenport  and 
Allen  over  the  First  Church,  states  that  "  The  dissenting  brethren  "—of  the  First  Church, 
of  whom  Hull  was  one— "  humbly,  earnestly,  and  frequently  entreated  for  their  dismission 
before  the  ordination,  but  could  not  obtain  it ;  neither  could  they,  without  much  trouble, 
enjoy  communion  at  the  table."  Neither  Emerson  in  his  History  of  the  First  Church,  nor 
Wisner  in  his  History  of  the  Old  South  Church,  mentions  a  council  at  the  date  in  our  text, 
as  given  by  Danforth,  who  had  a  personal  knowledge  of  the  matter. 

6  William  Walton,  as  it  should  be  written,  was  the  first  minister  of  Marblehead. 

fl  See  a  copy  of  the  inscription  on  Mr.  Humphrey's  grave-stone,  1668,  Register,  ii.  383. 

vol.  xxxiv.        27 


300  Rev.  $.  DanforWs  Records,  Roxbury.  [July, 

22.  2m  69.  mr  Richard  Mather  Teacher  to  ye  Church  at  Dorchester, 
aged  73,  rested  from  his  labors  &  sorrowes,  having  been  greatly  &  griev- 
ously afflicted  with  ye  stone.* 

20.  2m  69.     mr  John  Reynerf  senior  dyed. 

12.  3m  69.  The  Dissenting  Brethren  aforementioned,  made  a  Secession 
fro  ye  church  at  Boston  &  gathered  yms.  into  a  new  ch.  estate  at  Charls- 
town  having  the  approbation  of  7  of  ye  magistrates  &  ye  right  hand  of 
fellowship  fro  ye  Elders  &  Messeng"  of  5  churches. 

26.  4m  (69).  Mr  William  Woodward,  Minister  of  ye  Gospel,  dyed  at 
Dedham. 

This  moneth  several  persons  were  cast  away  &  drowned  in  their  passage 
fro  Martins  Vineyard.  In  ye  5*  moneth  we  had  many  showres  &  rain  & 
much  wet  weather,  esp'ly  two  great  stormes  of  rain  wch  raised  great  floods 
&  drowned  ye  meadows  in  inland  townes. 

5m.  mr  Eleazar  Mather  Pastor  to  the  church  of  x*  at  North- Hampton 
dyed. 

7m.  It  was  a  very  sickly  time,  many  being  visited  with  gripings,  vomit- 
ing &  flux,  with  a  fever,  which  proved  mortal  to  many  infants  &  little 
children,  esp'ly  at  Boston  &  Charlstown,  and  to  some  grown  persons. 

17.  9ra  1669.     A  publick  thanksgiving. 

20.  9ra  1669.     An  Earthquake. 

26.  9m  1669.  mr  Richd  Champney,  one  of  the  Ruling  Elders  at  Cam- 
bridge, died. 

2.  12m  1669.     mr  Benj.  Bunkur  Pastor  to  ye  church  at  Maiden  died. 

16.  12.  1669.  mr  Thomas  Thatcher  was  ordained  Pastor  to  ye  3d  church 
in  Boston,  and  mr  Rainsford  Ruling  Elder. 

This  winter  was  very  sharp  &  tedious,  we  had  much  snow  &  cold  weather, 
ye  wayes  difficult  &  vnpassable. 

10.  lm.  A  youth  of  Charlstown  [blank]  set  up  o  Gallows,  &  had  other 
corporal  punishment  for  Attempting  to  comitt  Buggery. 

Thomas  HawlyJ  a  youth  was  drawn  vnder  both  ye  mill-wheeles,  but  one 
of  ye  ladders  brake  &  so  his  life  through  Gods  merciful  providence  was 
preserved. 

£9  lm  13.  mr  John  Davenport,  Pastor  to  the  first  Church  at  Boston 
was  taken  with  ye  dead  palsey  on  ye  right  side  and  2  dayes  after,  viz  on  ye 
15th  of  ye  first  moneth  died,  and  was  buried  on  ye  22d  of  ye  same.   Aged  73. 

lra.     mr  Warham  Pastor  to  ye  church  at  Windsor  died. 

70.  2m  lld.     mr  Peter  Oliver  died  and  was  lamented  by  all  men. 

2m  14d.     mr  Howchin  died.§ 

3m  4d.  mr  John  Oxenbridge  was  ordained  Pastor  to  ye  first  Church  at 
Boston,  &  mr  John  Wiswall  Ruling  Elder. 

70.  4m  20d.  A  solemn  Council  of  6  Churches,  viz  ye  Elders  &  Messen- 
gers of  ye  first  Church  in  Boston,  of  Roxbury  of  Dorchester  waymouth, 
Cambridge  &  Watertown,  met  at  Braintrey  upon  ye   request  of  ye  church 

*  23  (2)  69.  "  Mr  Mather  ye  teacher  of  this  Church  departed  this  lif  about  10  of  ye 
Clock  on  ye  euening  before  being  ye  first  teaching  officer  y*  haud  been  taken  away  by  death 
since  ye  first  gathering  of  ye  Church  wch  is  now  32  yeers  &  8  months  Compleate." — Dorch. 
Church  Records.  "  The  church  of  Boston,"  says  John  Hull,  "  would  not  let  him  into  the 
doors,  when  he,  with  sundry  others,  waited  with  a  letter  from  the  council  to  them ;  but  the 
Lord  soon  opened  his  way  into  the  church  triumphant." 

f  Of  Dover  church. 

t  Thomas  Hawley,  son  of  Thomas,  of  Roxbury,  born  Oct.  8,  1651. 

|  Jeremy  Howchin,  or  Houchin,  a  tanner  in  Boston;  a  man  of  distinction ;  will  proved 
31  (3)  16.70. 


1880.]  John  Churchill,  of  Portland,  Conn*  301 

there,  for  yc  hearing  and  healing  of  their  Divisions  &  distractions  in  refe- 
rence to  ye  choice  of  Teaching  Elders  amongst  them. 

70.  \tm?i,2.s\  The  Fish  in  ye  fresh  Pond  at  Watertown  in  great  abund- 
ance came  to  ye  shore,  faint  drooping,  pining  &  dying,  many  scores  of  cart- 
loads were  observed  by  ye  shore  on  the  south  side  of  ye  pond,  but  within 
4  or  5  dayes  they  were  rotten  &  much  consumed. 

A  great  drought  this  Summer  :  little  rain  fro  ye  time  of  ye  Election  vntil 
ye  9th  of  5m  except  a  good  shower  on  ye  9th  of  4m.  else  none  but  sprink- 
lings vntil  ye  9th  of  5m  then  G.  sent  a  solid  &  soking  rain. 

70.  7m.     many  visited  wth  Ague  &  fever. 

70.  9m.  24.     A  Day  of  publick  Thanksgiving. 

A  sad  accident  at  Lancaster  of  a  yong  girle. 

A  sad  accident  at  Boston  of  a  man  that  was  shingling  a  house  &  fell 
down  ye  ladder  &  was  killed. 

A  sad  accident  at  Woburn  of  three  men  y*  were  digging  a  well  &  yc 
earth  caved  in  &  swallowd  up  two  alive  &  the  third  hardly  escaped  but  was 
digged  out,  his  head  not  being  covered  wth  earth. 

4th  12m  70.  mr  Zacharie  Symmes  Pastor  to  the  church  at  Charlstown 
dyed.  Fro  19th  of  lm  to  ye  28th  was  ramie,  stormie,  &  tempestuous 
weather. 

3th  2m  71.  mr  Francis  Willoughbey  Deputy  Govr,  died,  &  was  interred 
on  7th  of  2m* 

3m  71.     The  first  fortnight  was  rainie  &  wet  weather. 

9.  4m.     A  sweet  and  seasonable  rain. 

11.  4.  71.  Thomas  lyons  upon  his  repentance  was  absolved  fro  ye  sen- 
tence of  excom. 

11.  5m  71.  mr  Joshua  Moody  ordained  Pastor  to  y  church  at  Ports- 
mouth. 

12.  5m  71.     mr  John  Reyner  ordained  Pastor  to  the  church  at  Dover. 
18.  5m  71.     A  Council  fro  sev'all  churches  out  of  yc  Bay  met  at  Newbury. 
26.  6m  71.     mr  John  Allin,  Pastor  of  ye  church  at  Dedham  died  &   was 

interred  ye  29th  of  ye  same. 

29.  6m  71.  mrs.  Katharine  Allin  his  wife  died  also,  buryed  in  the 
same  grave  by  her  husband. 

8th  7m  71.  An  Indian  executed  &  hung  up  in  chaines  for  murdering  an 
English  maid  at  Woburn.f 

This  summer  many  were  visited  with  ye  ague  &  fever. 

[To  be  continued.] 


JOHN  CHURCHILL,  OF  PORTLAND,  CONNECTICUT,  AND 

HIS  DESCENDANTS. 

By  Frank  F.  Starr,  Professional  Genealogist,  Middletown,  Conn. 

1.     John2  Churchill,  son  of  Nathaniel1  and  Mary  (Hurlbut)  Church- 
ill, was  born  at  Wethersfield,  Conn.,  January  19, 1705-G,  and  died  at  Port- 

*  Noadiah  Adams  quaintly  describes  the  manner  of  Gov.  Willoughby's  funeral.  Eleven 
foot  companies  were  in  attendance,  "with  the  doleful  noise  of  trumpets  and  drums,  in 
their  mourning  posture,  three  thundering  volleys  of  shot  discharged,  answered  with  the 
loud  waring  of  the  great  suns,  rending  the  heavens  with  noise  at  the  Joss  of  so  great  a 
man.''— Sec  Registeb,  xxx.  67-7«. 

t  See  Drake's  Biography  and  History  of  the  Indians  of  North  America,  page  263,  and 
Appendix,  698,  699. 


302  John  Churchill,  of  Portland,  Conn.  [July, 

land,  Conn.,  April  13,  1793.  About  1725  he  removed  to  Portland,  where 
he  continued  to  reside,  and  was  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  Congregational 
Church  in  that  place.  He  married  June  8,  1727,  Bethiah  Stocking,  who  was 
born  April  12,  1703,  and  died  July  20,  1779.  She  was  daughter  of  George 
and  Elizabeth  Stocking,  of  Middletown.     Their  children  were : 

i.  Mary,  b.  March  18,  1728  ;  d.  July  30,  1798  ;  m.  George  Cooper,  who 
was  bapt.  Feb.  23,  1724,  son  of  Thomas  and  Abigail  (Whitmore) 
Cooper,  of  Middletown.  They  had  five  children  : — 1.  Abigail,4  bapt. 
June  9,  1749,  d.  1751.  2.  Abigail4  bapt.  June  7,  1752.  3.  George4 
bapt.  Jan.  20,  1754.  4.  Mary4  bapt.  May  23,  1756.  5.  Elizabeth4 
bapt.  Nov.  11,  1766. 

ii.     John,  bapt.  Jan.  25,   1729-30  ;  d.  June  2,  1753. 

iii.  Hannah,  bapt.  April  11,  1731  ;  d.  June  12,  1810;  m.  Josiah  Pelton, 
b.  1714-15,  d.  Feb.  2,  1792,  son  of  John  and  Jemima  Pelton,  of 
Say  brook,  Conn.  Their  children  were  : — 1.  Jemima,4  bapt.  Sept. 
1751.     2.  Josiah4  bapt.   Jan.  21,  1753.     3.  Prudence4  bapt.  April 

9,  1755.  4.  Hannah4  bapt.  1760.  5.  Moses4  bapt.  1762.  6.  Phe- 
be4  bapt.  July  28,  1764.  7.  A  child,4  bapt.  March  30,  1765.  8.  Mar- 
shall4 bapt.    October  16,    1768.     9.  Josias4   bapt.  April  5,   1772. 

10.  John4 

2.  iv.     Joseph,  bapt.  Jan.  27,  1734. 

v.      Lydia,  bapt.  May  23,  1737  ;  d.  young. 

vi.     Elizabeth,  bapt.  June  16,  1747. 

vii.    Lydia,  bapt.  June  16,  1747  ;  m.  Nathaniel  Olcott.     . 

viii.  Prudence,  bapt.  June  16,  1747. 

ix.  Sarah,  b.  1744  ;  d.  Sept.  11,  1828  ;  m.  Feb.  11,  1761,  Elisha  Hurlbut, 
b.  Dec.  20,  1741,  d.  Jan.  21,  1826,  son  of  David,  Jr.  and  Ruth 
(Beiden)  Hurlbut,  of  Middletown.  Children  :—Jehiel,4  b.  Sept.  10, 
1769.  2.  Asa4  bapt.  Feb.  19,  1769.  3.  Charles,4  bapt.  Feb.  19, 
1769.  4.  John  Churchill4  bapt.  July  5,  1772.  5.  Selh4  bapt.  May 
21,  1775.  6.  Sarah*  bapt.  June  1,  1777.  7.  Bethiah4  bapt.  April 
23,  1780.     8.  Jared4  bapt.  Oct.  13,  1782. 

2.  JosEni3  Churchill  (John?  Nathaniel1),  baptized  Jan.  27,  1734; 
died  Dec.  19,  1797  ;  married  Sept.  4,  1754,  Prudence  Tryon,  born  January 
25,  1731,  died  May  1,  1799,  daughter  of  John  and  Esther  Tryon,  ofWeth- 
ersfield,  Conn.     They  had  nine  children  : 

i.  Prudence,  b.  May  13,  1755;  d.  Feb.  21,  1808;  m.  Sept.  2,  1779, 
George  Bush,  b.  June  11,  1756,  d.  March  3,  1843,  son  of  Moses  and 
Susannah  (Johnson)  Bush,  of  Portland,  Conn.  Children  : — 1.  John 
Churchtll,5  b.  Aug.  10,  1780.  2.  Joseph,b  bapt.  June  24,  1789. 
3.  Prudence5  (twin),  bapt.  April  11,  1790.  4.  Lucy5  (twin),  bapt. 
April  11,  1790. 

ii.     John,  b.  Jan.  8,  1757. 

iii.  Bethiah,  b.  Feb.  19,  1759;  m.  Jan.  26,  1784,  Benjamin  Goodrich, 
b. .     This  family  removed  to  Schenectady,  N.  Y. 

iv.  Mary,  b.  April  10,  1761  ;  d.  1833  ;  m.  July  2,  1777,  Jesse  Plum.  b. 
July  26,  1746  (?),  d.  June  6,  1811,  son  of  Samuel  (?)  and  Prudence 
(Ward?)  Plum,  of  Middletown.  They  had  three  children:— 
1.  Jesse,5  b.  Feb.  7,  1779.  2.  Elijah  Tryon,5  b.  Nov.  5,  1786. 
3.  Bethiah,5  b.  April  1,  1794. 

v.      Joseph,  b.  May  20.  1763. 

vi.     Asel,  bapt.  June  21.  1765. 

vii.   Asahel,  bapt.  May  21.  1768. 

3.  viii.  Charles,  b.  June  12.  1769. 

4.  ix.     David,  b.  May  16,  1771. 

3.  Charles4  Churchill  (Joseph,3  John?  Nathaniel1),  born  June  12, 
1769;  died  April  21,  1840;  m.  Oct.  29,  1788,  Ruth  Chipman,  born  Jan. 
4,  1768,  and  died  Jan.  11,  1849.     Children; 


1880.]  John  Churchill,  of  Portland,  Conn.  303 

5.  i.      John,  b.  July  28,  1789. 

ii.     Melantha,  b.  Sept.  11,  1791  ;  m.  Benjamin  Goodrich. 

6.  iii.    Alfred,  b.  Jan.  26,  1794. 

iv.     Laura,  b.  July  25,  1797  ;  d.  June  20,  1815. 
v.      Ruth,  b.  Aug.  29,  1799  ;  d.  Dec.  30,  1818. 

7.  vi.     Charles,  b.  Jan.  29,  1802. 

vii.  Joseph  Bush,  b.  July  5,  1804 ;  d.  Aug.  11,  1805. 

viii.  Joseph  Bush,  b.  Feb.  21,  1807 ;  d.  Feb.  16,  1824. 

ix.  Prudence,  b.  Dec.  23,  1809  ;  m.  Feb.  26,  1829,  Erasmas  Gladwin,  b. 
Oct.  19,  1801,  son  of  James  and  Margaret  (Tripp)  Gladwin,  of 
Haddam,Ct.  Children: — 1.  Joseph  Churchill.6  2.  Leora.6  S.Fred- 
erick Erasmus.6 

4.  Capt.  David4  Churchill  (Joseph,3  John,2  Nathaniel1),  born  May 
16,  1771  ;  died  May  19,  1821  ;  m.  Oct.  14,  1792,  Jerusha  Ufford,  born 
April  25,  1771,  died  Oct.  16,  1805,  daughter  of  Eliakim  and  Christian 
(White)  Ufford,  of  Portland.     Their  children  were  : 

i.  George  Washington,  b.  Sept.  28,  1793  :   d.  May  9,  1801. 

ii.  Maria,  b.  Sept.  29,  1795  ;  d.  May  3,  1796. 

8.  iii.  Henry  Ufford,  b.  June  30,  1797. 

9.  iv.  David  Dickinson,  b.  Jan.  31,  1800. 

v.  Mary,  b.  May  2,  1803  ;  d.  March  27,  1868  ;  m.  June  25,  1826,  Sam- 
uel Cooper  Hall,  b.  Sept.  8,  1799,  d.  Oct.  1852,  son  of  William  C. 
and  Olive  (Cooper)  Hall,  of  Middletown,  Conn.  No  children. 
Mrs.  Hall's  funeral  was  attended  at  the  same  time  and  place  as  her 
brother's,  Capt.  Henry  CJ.  Churchill,  No.  8. 
vi.      George,  b.  Sept.  26,  1805. 

Capt.  David  Churchill  married  second,  Betsey  Griffin,  and  had : 

vii.  Ebenezer,  b.  1807  ;  d.  Sept.  10,  1815. 

viii.  William,  b.  1811  ;  d.  Oct.  15,  1815. 

ix.    Elizabeth  Prudence,  m.  Lucius  Smith,  of  Brooklyn,  L.  I. 

x.  Anna  Maria,  b.  Sept.  17,  1817;  d.  June  7,  1865;  m.  Oct.  9,  1850, 
John  Frelinojhuysen  Schenck,  M.D.,  b.  June  6,  1799,  son  of  Henry 
H.  and  Nellie  (Hardenbur^h)  Schenck,  of  Flemington,  N.  J.  Their 
children  are  : — 1.  Griffin  Churchill.6  2.  Charles  Edward.6  3.  Mary 
Elizabeth.6 

5.  John5  Churchill  (Charles,4  Joseph,5  John,2  Nathaniel1)  was  born 
July  28,  1789,  and  died  Feb.  27,  1875;  m.  July  1,  1809,  Emily  Wilcox, 
b.  June  17,  1792,  daughter  of  Asahel  and  Lucy   (Crittenden)   Wilcox,  of 


Portland. 

Their  children  were 

i. 

John. 

ii. 

Frederick  A. 

iii. 

Sylvester. 

iv. 

Laura  E. 

v. 

Lucy  W. 

vi. 

Ruth  C. 

vii. 

Joseph. 

viii 

.  Emeline  P. 

ix. 

Eunice  V. 

6.  Alfred*  Churchill  (Charles*  Joseph,3  John,11  Nathaniel1),  born 

Jan.  26,  1794;  died  April  1,  1855  ;  m.  Oct.  3,  1813,  Sally  Hall,  b. , 

d.  Sept.  9,  1864,  daughter  of  David  and  Lucia  Hall,  of  Portland,  Conn. 
Children  : 

i.      Sally  Maria. 
ii.     William  H. 

7.  Charles5  Churchill  (diaries,*  Joseph,3  John2  Nathaniel1),  born 
Jan.  29,  1802;  died  Aug.  19,  1841;  m.  Lucy  Taylor,  of  Glastenbury, 
Conn.     Children : 

vol.  xxxiv.  27* 


304  Petition  of  Friends,  in  France,  [July, 


i.  Mary  Hannah. 

ii.  Charles  Russell. 

iii.  Edwin  Franklin. 

iv.  Hannah. 

v.  Joseph  Miles. 

8.  Capt.  Henry  Ufford5  Churchill  {David*  Joseph?  John?  Nathan- 
iel}), born  June  30,  1797;  d.  March  30,  ]868;  m.  June  30,  1817,  Emily 
Green  Hall,  b.  June  3,  1797,  d.  July  9,  1874,  daughter  of  Joel  and  Lucy 
(Brown)  Hall,  of  Portland,  Conn.     Children : 

i.  Jerusha  Ufford. 

ii.  Emily  Hall. 

iii.  Mary  Brown. 

iv.  Frances  Matilda  Gertrude. 

v.  David. 

vi.  Joel  Hall. 

vii.  Lucy  Hall. 

viii.  William  Henry. 

ix.  George  Atwood. 

9.  Capt.  David  Dickinson6  Churchill  {David?  Joseph?  John?  Na- 
thaniel1), born  Jan.  31,  1800;  died  Aug.  21,  1844;  m.  July  21,  1831, 
Esther  Patten  Payne,  daughter  of  John  and  Hannah  (Hall)  Payne,  of 
Portland,  Conn.     Children : 

i.  Julia  Maria. 

ii.  William  Payne. 

iii.  Ella. 

iv.  Margaret. 

v.  Elizabeth. 

vi.  David  Dickinson,  dead. 


THE   RESPECTFUL   PETITION   OF   THE   CHRISTIAN 
SOCIETY  OF  FRIENDS,  CALLED  QUAKERS. 

Presented  to  the  National  Assembly  of  France,  by  William 
Rotch,  2d  Month,  10th,  1791. 

Communicated  by  Frederick  C.  Sanford,  Esq.,  of  Nantucket,  Mass. 

IN  the  Register  (xxxi.  262-4;  xxxii.  36-42,  151-5,  271-4, 
389-94)  will  be  found  an  autobiography  of  William  Rotch. 
The  manuscript  from  which  it  was  printed  contains  an  appendix  of 
documents,  one  of  which  will  be  found  in  the  last  volume  of  the 
Register  (xxxiii.  305-7).  The  following  is  another.  Mr.  Rotch 
in  his  autobiography  (Register,  xxxii.  389)  narrates  the  occasion 
of  presenting  this  petition. 

Respectable  Legislators : 

The  French  Nation  having  appointed  you  her  Legislators, 
and  your  hearts  having  been  disposed  to  enact  wise  laws,  we  solicit 
the  extension  of  your  justice  and  benevolence  to  the  society  of  peace- 
able Christians  to  which  we  belong;. 

You  know  that  in  several  States  of  Europe  and  North  America, 


1880.]  Petition  of  Friends,  in  France.  305 

there  are  a  great  number  of  Christians  known  by  the  name  of  Qua- 
kers, who  profess  to  serve  God  according  to  the  ancient  simplicity 
of  the  primitive  Christian  Church. 

Several  towns  and  villages  of  Languedoc  contain  a  number  of 
families  attached  to  this  primitive  Christianity.  Many  other  fami- 
lies which  came  from  America  have  settled  at  Dunkirk  under  the 
auspices  of  the  late  government,  in  consequence  of  the  invitation 
given  to  the  inhabitants  of  Nantucket,  for  the  purpose  of  extending 
the  French  fisheries.  These  islanders  have  proved  themselves  wor- 
thy of  your  kindness  by  their  success,  and  the  same  motives  will 
induce  them  to  continue  to  deserve  it. 

Concerns,  however,  of  far  greater  moment  have  this  day  brought 
us  before  you. 

In  an  age  signal  for  the  increase  of  knowledge,  you  have  been 
struck  with  this  truth,  that  conscience,  the  immediate  relation  of 
man  with  his  Creator,  cannot  be  subject  to  the  power  of  man,  and 
this  principle  of  justice  hath  induced  you  to  decree  a  general  liberty 
for  all  forms  of  worship.  This  is  one  of  the  noblest  decrees  of  the 
French  Legislature.  You  have  set  a  great  example  to  the  Nations 
which  continue  to  persecute  for  religion,  and  sooner  or  later  we  hope 
they  will  follow  it. 

We  have  come  to  implore  the  spirit  of  justice,  that  we  may  be 
suffered,  without  molestation,  to  conform  to  some  principles  and  to 
use  some  forms  to  which  the  great  family  of  Friends,  called  Qua- 
kers, have  been  inviolably  attached  ever  since  their  rise. 

Great  persecutions  have  been  inflicted  on  us  on  account  of  one  of 
those  principles  ;  but  to  no  purpose.  Providence  has  enabled  us  to 
surmount  them  without  violence.  We  mean  the  principle  which 
forbids  us  to  take  arms  and  kill  man  under  any  pretence,  a  princi- 
ple consistent  with  the  Holy  Scriptures.  "Render  not,"  said  Christ, 
"  evil  for  evil,  but  do  good  to  your  enemies."  Would  to  Heaven 
this  principle  were  universally  adopted.  All  mankind,  becoming  one 
family,  would  be  brethren,  united  by  acts  of  kindness. 

Generous  Frenchmen,  you  are  convinced  of  this  truth.  You 
have  already  begun  to  reduce  it  to  practice ;  you  have  decreed  never 
to  defile  your  hands  with  blood  in  pursuit  of  conquest.  This  mea- 
sure brings  you,  it  brings  the  whole  world,  one  step  nearer  to  uni- 
versal peace.  You  cannot  therefore  behold  with  an  unfriendly  eye 
men  who  accelerate  it  by  their  example.  They  have  proved  in 
Pennsylvania  that  vast  establishments  may  be  formed,  raised  and 
supported  without  military  force,  and  without  shedding  human 
blood.  We  submit  to  your  laws,  and  only  desire  the  privilege  of 
being  here,  as  in  other  countries,  the  Brethren  of  all  men,  never  to 
take  up  arms  against  any.  England  and  the  United  States  of 
America,  where  our  brethren  are  far  more  numerous  than  in  France, 
allow  us  peaceably  to  follow  the  great  principle  of  our  religion,  nor 
do  they  esteem  us  useless  members  of  the  Community. 


306  Petition  of  Friends,  in  France.  [July, 

We  have  another  request  to  make,  which  we  hope  you  will  not 
refuse  us,  because  it  flows  from  those  principles  of  justice  to  which 
you  do  homage.  In  our  registers  of  Births,  Marriages  and  Deaths, 
we  have  preserved  the  simplicity  of  the  primitive  Church.  Our 
maxims  forbid  useless  forms,  and  limit  us  to  those  which  are  neces- 
sary for  ascertaining  the  terms  of  human  life  consistently  with  the 
good  order  of  society.  We  request  that  our  simple  registers  may 
be  deemed  sufficient  to  legalize  our  marriages  and  births,  and  au- 
thenticate our  deaths,  by  causing  a  declaration  to  be  made  before  a 
magistrate. 

Finally,  we  request  that  we  may  be  exempted  from  all  oaths, 
Christ  having  expressly  forbidden  them  in  these  words,  "  You  have 
heard  that  it  hath  been  said  by  them  of  old  time,  perform  thine 
oaths,  but  I  say  unto  you,  Swear  not  at  all,  but  let  your  yea  be  yea, 
and  your  nay,  nay." 

Wise  Legislators,  you  are  persuaded,  as  well  as  we,  that  an  oath 
is  no  assurance  of  sincerity,  that  it  can  give  no  additional  force  to 
the  declaration  of  an  honest  man,  and  doth  not  deter  a  perjurer. 
You  admit  that  an  oath  is  but  a  peculiar  way  of  making  a  declara- 
tion, as  it  were  a  peculiar  mode  of  speech,  we  hope  therefore  you 
will  not  refuse  to  hear  us  in  ours.  It  is  that  of  our  common  Master, 
that  of  Christ.  We  trust  that  we  shall  not  be  suspected  of  a  wish 
to  evade  the  great  purpose  of  a  Civic  Oath. 

We  are  earnest  to  declare  in  this  place,  that  we  will  continue  true 
to  the  constitution  which  you  have  formed,  we  will  cherish  and  re- 
spect it,  and  it  is  our  full  purpose  to  follow  the  laws  in  all  their 
purity.  On  the  other  hand,  if  our  words,  if  our  evidences  are  found 
to  be  false,  we  willingly  submit  to  the  penalties  on  false  witnesses 
and  perjurers. 

Can  you,  Respectable  Legislators,  hesitate  to  grant  our  requests? 
Cast  your  eyes  on  the  history  of  our  Society  in  the  countries  in  which 
we  are  established.  More  than  a  century  hath  elapsed,  and  we 
have  never  been  found  in  any  conspiracy  against  the  Government. 

Our  temperate  rule  of  life  forbids  ambition  and  luxury,  and  the 
purpose  of  our  watchful  Discipline  is  to  preserve  us  in  the  practice 
of  those  manners  to  which  we  were  led  by  the  exhortations  and  ex- 
ample of  our  founder.  We  esteem  employment  a  duty  enjoined  on 
all,  and  this  persuasion  renders  us  active  and  industrious.  In  this 
respect,  therefore,  our  Society  may  prove  useful  to  France.  By 
encouraging  us,  you  encourage  Industry.  Industry  seeks  those 
countries  where  the  honest  industrious  man  will  be  under  no  appre- 
hension of  seeing  the  produce  of  a  century  of  labor  snatched  away 
in  an  instant  by  the  hand  of  persecution.  Now  that  France  is  be- 
coming the  asylum  of  liberty,  of  equal  laws  and  brotherly  kindness, 
and  adds  to  these  sources  of  prosperity  perfect  liberty  for  every  in- 
dividual to  obey  the  dictates  of  his 'conscience  in  relation  to  the 
Almighty,    what  prospects  of  advantage  will  arise  to  influence  our 


1880.]  Petition  of  Friends,  in  France.  307 

brethren  who  inhabit  less  happy  climes  to  settle  in  France,  a  coun- 
try favored  by  Nature,  as  soon  as  they  learn  that  you  have  granted 
them  the  same  civil  and  religious  liberty  which  they  enjoy  in  Eng- 
land and  the  United  States  of  America. 

Such  is  the  respectful  petition  we  present  for  the  relief  of  our 
Brethren  in  France  and  the  good  of  a  Country  which  we  love.  We 
hope  among  your  important  engagements  in  reforming  this  great 
Empire  and  multiplying  its  sources  of  happiness,  you  will  extend 
your  justice  and  regard  to  us  and  our  children.  It  will  bring  on 
you  the  reward  of  the  Almighty  and  the  love  of  virtuous  men. 

The  above  was  translated  into  French  and  read  by  John  Massillac,  a 
French  gentleman  who  had  become  much  attached  to  William  Rotch  ; 
while  Brissot  stood  by  to  aid  him  if  he  should  require  his  assistance.  At 
the  conclusion  of  the  reading,  Mirabeau,  President  of  the  Assembly,  rose 
and  thus  replied : 

Quakers  who  have  fled  from  persecutors  and  tyrants  cannot  but 
address  with  confidence  the  legislators  who  have,  for  the  first  time 
in  France,  made  the  rights  of  mankind  the  basis  of  law  ;  and  France, 
now  reformed,  France  in  the  bosom  of  Peace,  which  she  will  always 
consider  herself  bound  to  revere,  and  which  she  wishes  to  all  other 
nations,  may  become  another  happy  Pennsylvania.  As  a  system 
of  Philanthropy  we  admire  your  principles.  They  remind  us  that 
the  origin  of  every  society  was  a  family  united  by  its  manners,  its 
affections  and  its  wants,  and  doubtless  those  would  be  the  most 
6ublime  institutions  which  would  renew  the  human  race  and  bring 
them  back  this  primitive  and  virtuous  original. 

The  examination  of  your  principles  no  longer  concerns  us.  We 
have  decided  on  that  point.  There  is  a  kind  of  property  no  man 
would  put  into  the  common  stock,  the  emotions  of  his  soul,  the  free- 
dom of  his  thought.  In  this  sacred  domain  man  is  placed  in  a  hie- 
rarchy far  above  the  social  state.  As  a  citizen  he  must  adopt  a 
form  of  government,  but  as  a  thinking  being  the  universe  is  his 
country. 

As  principles  of  Eeligion  your  doctrines  will  not  be  the  subject 
of  our  deliberations.  The  relation  of  every  man  to  the  Supreme 
Being  is  independent  of  all  political  institutions.  Between  God  and 
the  heart  of  man  what  government  would  dare  to  interfere  ? 

As  civil  maxims,  your  claims  must  be  submitted  to  the  discussions 
of  the  legislative  body.  We  will  examine  whether  the  forms  you 
observe  in  order  to  ascertain  births  and  marriages,  be  sufficient  to 
authenticate  those  descents  which  the  divisions  of  property,  inde- 
pendent of  good  manners,  renders  indispensable. 

We  will  consider  whether  a  declaration,  subject  to  the  penalties 
against  false  witnesses  and  perjury,  be  not  in  fact  an  oath. 

Worthy  citizens,  you  have  already  taken  that  civic  oath,  which 
every  man  deserving  of  freedom  has  thought  a  privilege  rather  than 


308  Schools  in  the  Last  Century.  [July, 

a  duty.  You  have  not  taken  God  to  witness,  but  you  have  appeal- 
ed to  your  consciences,  and  is  not  a  pure  conscience  a  heaven  with- 
out a  cloud  ?     Is  not  that  part  of  a  man  a  ray  of  Divinity  ? 

You  also  say  that  one  of  your  religious  tenets  forbids  you  to  take 
up  arms,  or  to  kill  a  man,  under  any  pretence  whatever. 

It  is  certainly  a  noble  philosophical  principle  which  thus  does  a 
kind  of  homage  to  humanity,  but  consider  well  whether  defence  of 
yourselves  and  your  equals  be  not  also  a  religious  duty.  You  would 
otherwise  be  overpowered  by  tyrants.  Since  we  have  procured  lib- 
erty for  you  and  for  ourselves,  why  should  you  refuse  to  preserve  it? 

Had  your  brethren  in  Pennsylvania  been  less  remote  from  the 
savages,  would  they  have  suffered  their  wives,  their  children,  their 
parents  to  be  massacred  rather  than  resist? 

And  are  not  stupid  tyrants  and  ferocious  conquerors  savages  ? 

The  Assembly  in  its  wisdom  will  consider  all  your  requests,  but 
whenever  /  meet  a  Quaker,  I  will  say,  "  My  brother,  if  thou  hast 
a  right  to  be  free,  thou  hast  the  right  to  prevent  any  one  from  mak- 
ing thee  a  slave.  As  thou  lovest  a  fellow  creature,  suffer  not  a 
tyrant  to  destroy  him  ;  it  would  be  killing  him  thyself.  Thou  desir- 
est  peace,  but  consider,  weakness  invites  war.  General  resistance 
would  prove  an  universal  peace." 

The  Assembly  invites  you  to  stay  its  sitting. 

Note. 

In  the  North  American  Review,  1822,  there  is  an  article  on  Mirabeau's  speech, 
by  Hon.  Edward  Everett.  The  speech  above  is  there  quoted.  It  varies  in  phrase- 
ology, but  is  substantially  the  same. — W.  L.  R. 

Mr.  Everett  probably  found  his  material  in  the  Moniteur  of  July  10,  1791. 

"  Une  deputation  des  Quakers  est  admise  a  la  barre  ;  tous  ses  membres  restent 
couverts." 

"  Les  applaudissements  nombreux  et  reiteres  avaient  sou  vent  interrompu  cette 
reponse  ;  ils  recommencent  avec  une  nouvelle  energie." 

"  L'Asserablee  ordonne  Timpression  des  discours  de  la  Deputation  et  du  Presi- 
dent."— Bulletin  de  L' 'Assemblee  Nationale. 


SCHOOLS  IN  THE  LAST  CENTURY. 

Communicated  by  the  Hon.  Joseph  Williamson,  of  Belfast,  Me. 

fjpHE  following  extracts  are  from  a  letter  written  in  1840  by  Gen. 
JL  Henry  Sewall,  who  died  in  Augusta,  Maine,  Sept.  4,  1845,  at 
the  age  of  ninety-two.  He  was  the  oldest  brother  of  Daniel  Sewall, 
for  many  years  clerk  of  the  courts  in  York  County,  and  of  the  Rev. 
Jotham  Sewall,  long  a  missionary  in  Maine.  He  was  a  native  of 
York,  and  served  through  the  revolution.  A  full  account  of  his 
life  and  services  may  be  found  in  Willis's  History  of  the  Law,  the 
"Courts  and  the  Lawyers  of  Maine,  and  in  North's  History  of  Au- 
gusta.    His  Diary  during  the  War  for  Independence  was  edited  by 


1880.]  Schools  in  the  Last  Century*  309 

William  B.  Lapham,  M.D.,  of  Augusta,  and  published  in  the  Maine 
Farmer  in  1872.  A  copy  of  the  slips  neatly  bound  was  presented 
by  him  to  the  New  England  Historic,  Genealogical  Society.  The 
original  is  in  the  possession  of  Hon.  William  Sewall  Gardner,  of 
Newton,  Mass.,  one  of  the  Justices  of  the  Superior  Court  of  Mas- 
sachusetts. 

Augusta,  Oct  10,  1840. 
Dear  Sir  : 

Your  letter  of  April  10  is  before  me.     In  your  request  for  "  further 
particulars,"  especially  "  how  schools  were  conducted  when  I  was  a  school- 
boy," I  can  give  you  a  few  crude  items.     According  to  my  best  recollec- 
tion, the  first  school  that  I  attended,  say  1764,  when  I  was  about    12  years 
of  age,  was  conducted  by  master  Samuel  Moody,  of  York,  my  native  place. 
I  had  been   previously  taught  to  read  fluently,  and   to  write  intelligibly, 
by  my  mother,  who  for  the  time  in  which  she  lived,  was  considered  a  good 
scholar.     The  only  books  then  used  in  the  town  school  were  the  N.  E.  pri- 
mer, N.  E.  spelling-book,  the  psalter  and  the  bible.    Neither  English  gram- 
mar, geography,  or  even  arithmetic,  were  then  and  there  taught.     Some 
few  Latin  scholars  I  recollect   were  occasionally  under  the  master's  tuition. 
I  had  learned,  at  home,  to  distinguish  the  vowels  from  the   consonants,  and 
was  considerably  expert  in  spelling,  but  I  never  heard  the  name  of  a  verb  or 
a  noun,  or  any  technical  parts  of  speech,  during  the  years  that  I  attended 
this  or  any  other  school,  previous  to  the  commencement  of  the  revolutionary 
war.     Master  Moody,  at  the  same  time,  professed  pre-eminent  skill  in  what 
would  now  be  termed  etymology,  and  the  syllabic  division   of  words  in 
spelling.     It  was  an  established  rule   with  him   (which  I  have  often  heard 
him  enforce  with   emphasis)  that  in  spelling  certain   words,   the  consonant 
must  always  be  put  to  the  last  syllable — such  as  lo-ved,  ha-ted,  gi-ven,  &c. 
And  whenever  a  syllable  was  formed  by  a  single  vowel,  it  must  be  so  ex- 
pressed in  spelling,  viz.,  a  by  itself,  a — e  by  itself,  e — and  so  of  all  the  vow- 
els.    And  here  permit  me  to  give  you  a  specimen  of  his  quaint  method  of 
dividing  the   syllables  in   longer  words,   by  selecting  the  word  abomination, 
and  spelling  it  as  taught  in  this  school,  viz.  a  by  itself,  a,  b,o,  bo,  abo — m,i, 
abomi — n,a,  na,  abomina — t,i,  ti,  abominati — o,n,  on,  abomination.    And  the 
word  Aaron  was  thus  analyzed  in  spelling  :    great  A,  little  a,  r,o,n,  ron, 
Aaron.     Moreover,  the  word  one,  had,  by  many  raw  scholars,  who  were  so 
taught  at  home,  been  pronounced   so  as   to  rhyme  with  tone ;  and  I  have 
often  heard  it  so  read  in  the  bible  by  elderly  people.     But  master  Moody 
corrected  this  error,  and  taught  the  true  pronunciation.   Still  the  word  touch 
was  by  his  approbation  pronounced  in  rhyme  with  couch,  and  augh  in  daugh- 
ter  pronounced  like  the   same  letters  in    laughter ;  also   the  word    staves 
(plural  of  staff)  in  rhyme  with  slaves.     In  the  words  motive,  active,  native, 
representative,  and  other  words  of  kindred  termination,  the  last  syllable  was 
pronounced  long  as  in  five,  both  in  reading  and  in  common  parlance ;   with 
several  other  antiquated  pronunciations,  accents  and  inflexions,  which  I  have 
found  it  necessary  to  unlearn  in  theory  and  repudiate  in  practice.     But  I  did 
not  discover  that  Hon,  at  the  termination  of  many  words  in  our  language,  could 
form  one  syllable  in  spelling — my  mind  being  otherwise  occupied  during  the 
war — until  I  returned  home  on  the  restoration  of  peace,  in  1783.     My 
mother  has  frequently  told  me,  that  when  she  was  taught  the  alphabet  the 
i  andy  had  been  called  long  i  and  short  i  ;  and  u  and  v,  open  u  and  picked  u. 


310         Record  of  Rev.  John  Cotton,  Hampton,  N.  H.       [July, 

But  these  inconvenient  perplexities  were  not  sanctioned  by  her,  nor  were 
they  practised  since  my  remembrance.  Although  Johnson's  Dictionary 
still  unhappily  blends  these  letters  in  the  alphabetical  arrangement  of 
words.  This  same  master  Moody  was,  after  he  left  York,  preceptor  of 
Dummer  school  in  Newbury,  where  I  called  on  him  in  1790  or  91.  After 
master  Moody,  several  other  teachers  were  employed  in  York,  but  none  for 
any  considerable  length  of  time  until  master  Nicholas  Pike,  from  Somers- 
worth,  N.  H.j  came  and  officiated  several  years.  I  attended  his  school  in 
application  to  arithmetic  and  trigonometry,  mostly  in  the  winter  season,  for 
a  few  years,  reaching  to  the  date  of  1769,  and  this  was  the  last  of  my  school- 
ing. He  did  not  follow  master  Moody  exactly,  bat  made  no  radical  change 
in  reading.  He  made  some  improvement  with  the  accession  of  a  new  spell- 
ing-book, but  did  not  make  grammar  or  geography  any  part  of  school  stu- 
dies. He  was  nevertheless  a  thorough  arithmetician  and  mathematician, 
and  published  a  volume  entitled  u  Pike's  Arithmetic."  He  died  at  New- 
buryport  about  the  year  1820.  Yours  respectfully,         H.  Sewall. 


RECORD  OF  THE  EEV.  JOHN  COTTON,  OF 
HAMPTON,  N.  H. 

Communicated  by  John  S.  H.  Fogg,  M.D.,  of  South  Boston,  Mass. 

THE  following  is  copied  from  a  manuscript  volume  in  my  pos- 
session, from  which  was  copied  in  the  Register,  xxxiii.  34-5, 
the  record  of  the  Rev.  Seaborn  Cotton.  What  follows  wa*s  written 
by  his  son,  the  Rev.  John  Cotton,  who  succeeded  him  in  the  minis- 
try at  Hampton. 

My  Hond  ffather  Mr  Seaborne  Cotton  having  lived  53  yeares  dyed  April 
20.  1686  about  break  of  ye  day. 

My  Sister  Sarah  Peirce  died  Aug.  2  Anno  1690,  about  midnight. 

My  Hond  Grandfather  Bradstreet  died  March  28,  1697,  in  ye  94th 
year  of  his  age,  &  was  buried  at  Salem  April  2.   97. 

My  Sister  Ann  Johnson  died  Decemb.  6th  or  7th  of  ye  small  pox,  at 
Boston,  &  was  buried  Decemb.  8th  at  Evening.  Anno.  1702. 

My  Sister  Elizabeth  Williams  died  1698  &  w8  buried  at  Hatfield. 

My  Sister  Dorothy  Smith  died  Dec.  20.  1706.  about  11  at  night,  &  w' 
buried  Dec.  23.  at  Hampton. 

I  was  married  to  Mrs  Anna  Lake  by  Majr  Richards  Aug.  17.  1686.  at 
evening.    Jn°  Cotton. 

Mre  Mercy  Tufts  (ye  Eighth  child  of  Mr  S:  Cotton)  died  June  18th  1715 
&  was  hurried  at  Medford  Aetatis  49. 

M"  Maryah  Partrigg  (ye  eleventh  child  of  MrS:  Cotton)  died  at  Hadley 
June  1729  Aetatis  60. 

Sep1  5.  87.  My  wife  was  delivered,  about  4  of  clock  in  ye  morning  of  a 
fair  boy — (Deo  gratias)  whose  name  is  John, being  baptized  by  Mr  Increase 
Mather. 

Nov.  5.  89.  My  wife  was  delivered,  about  noon,  of  a  girl,  whose  name 
is  Mary,  being  baptized  ye  Sabbath  folowing  by  Mr  Cotton  Mather. 

Sep1  8.  89.  about  at  night  It  pleased  God  to  take  my  dear  Johnne  to 
himself  &  he  was  decently  buried  in  Boston  on  Sep4  10 — fiat  volunta  tua: 


1880.]  Indenture  of  Apprenticeship,  1747.  311 

July  16.  93.  between  4  &  5  of  clock  at  evening  my  wife  was  delivered  of 
a  girl,  wch  was  baptized  at  Salisbury  by  Mr  James  Allin  Sep1  10.  93.  & 
named  Dorothy. 

Octo.  28.  1695.  between  4  &  5  of  clock  at  evening  on  a  monday  my  wife 
was  delivered  of  a  boy  whose  name  is  Thomas,  he  was  baptized  by  Mr  Cot- 
ton Mather  April.  26.  96. 

Nov.  13.  1697.  (being  Saturday)  was  my  wife  delivered  of  a  Daughter, 
about  12  a  clock,  or  between  12  &  one  at  Noon,  whose  Name  is  Anna  & 
was  baptized  by  myself  Nov:  21.  1697. 

Decemb.  21.  1701  (being  Ld9  day)  my  wife  was  delivered  of  a  Son,  about 
2  or  3  of  clock  y*  morning  who  was  baptized  by  myself  ye  Sabbath  follow- 
ing viz:  Dec:  28  1701.  &  caled  Simon: 

Octob.  12:  1703  (being  Fast  day)  at  night  about  12  of  clock  my  wife  was 
delivered  of  a  Son  who  died  Octo.  16.  (being  Saturday)  about  7  of  clock  in 
ye  morning,  &  was  buried  ye  following  monday  viz:  Oct.  18.  the  Name  de- 
signed him,  w*  Samuel  in  remembrance  of  God's  hearing  prayers  for  his 
mother,  w°  ws  wouderfuly  delivered  of  him  after  11  Convulsion  fits — God 
grant  his  mercy  herein  may  never  be  forgotten,  tho  Samuel  be  gone  to  ye 
land  of  forgettfulness. 

Jan.  14.  170|  (being  ye  Lds  day)  at  11  clock  at  night  my  wife  was  de- 
livered of  a  daughter,  after  she  had  endured  seven  terrible  convulsion  fits, 
wch  was  baptized  Jan.  28.  170J  &  named  Lydia.  She  dyed  ffeb.  17.  about 
11  of  clock  &  was  buried  ffeb.  19.  170|. 

Jan.  19.  170f.  (being  ye  Lds  day)  at  about  11  at  night,  my  wife  fell  into 
travail,  and  about  2  or  3  in  ye  morning  was  delivered  of  a  Daughter  still 
born  (coming  2  or  3  months  before  her  time)  &  was  buried  next  day  in  my 
garden. 

Jan.  2.  170^  My  dear  Son  Simon  fell  down  in  a  fit  &  giving  one  sigh  or 
two,  was  taken  up  dead  (thought  to  be  occasioned  by  worms)  &  was  buried^ 
Jan.  4.     A  sorely  aflicting  providence,  of  wch  God  grant  us  all  ye  benefit. 


INDENTURE  OF  APPRENTICESHIP,  1747. 

[Communicated  by  Miss  Harriet  E.  Henshaw,  Leicester,  Mass.] 

I^HIS  Indenture  made  the  fovrteenth  day  of  September  Anno  domi  1747 
by  and  between  Luke  Lincoln,  Benja  Tuckor,  Nathau  Goodspeed  & 
John  Whittemor  all  of  Leicester  in  the  Covnty  of  Worcester  selectmen  of 
sd  Leicester  on  the  one  part,  Matthew  Scott  of  Leicester  aforsaid  yeoman 
on  the  other  part  Wittnesseth  that  the  above  sd  selectmen  by  virtue  of  the 
Law  of  this  province  them  Impowering  &  with  the  assent  of  two  of  his 
Majesties  Justices  of  the  Peace  for  sd  Covnty  hereto  annexed  do  put  and 
bind  out  to  the  sd  Matthew  Scott  &  to  his  heirs  Execvtors  &  Admin"  as  an 
Apprentice  Moses  Love  a  Minor  aged  two  years  and  Eeight  Months  with 
him  &  them  to  Live  &  dwell  with  as  an  apprentice  dureing  the  term  of 
Eighteen  years  &  fovr  months  (viz)  untill  he  shall  arrive  to  the  age  of  twen- 
tyone  years — he  being  a  poor  Child  &  his  parants  not  being  well  able  to 
support  it.  Dureing  all  which  the  sd  apprentice  his  sd  Master  his  heirs 
Execvtors  &  Admin"  shall  faithfully  serve  at  such  Lawfull  imployment  & 
Labovr  as  he  shall  from  time  to  time  Dureing  sd  term  be  Capable  of  doing 
and  performing  &  not  absent  himself  from  his  or  their  service  without 
vol.  xxxiv.        28 


312  Notes  and  Queries,  [July, 

Leave  &  In  all  things  behaue  him  self  as  a  good  &  faithfull  apprentice 
ovght  to  do  and  the  sd  Matthew  Scott  for  himself  his  heirs  Execvtors  & 
Admin"  do  Couenant  promise  and  grant  to  &  with  the  above  sd  selectmen 
of  Leicester  aforsaid  &  with  their  successors  in  the  Office  or  trust  of  select- 
men of  Leicester  aforsaid  &  Inbehalf  of  sd  Apprentice  that  he  the  sd  Mat- 
twew  Scott  his  heirs  Execvtors  &  Admin"  shall  &  will  Dureing  the  term 
aforsd  find  and  provide  for  the  sd  apprentice  sufficient  Cloathing  meet 
drink  Warshin^  and  Lodging  both  in  Sickness  &  in  health  &  that  he  will 
teach  him  or  cavse  him  to  be  tavght  to  read  &  write  &  siffer  fiting  his  de- 
gree if  he  be  Capable  of  Learning,  and  at  the  Expiration  of  the  term  to 
Dismiss  him  with  two  suits  of  apparril  one  to  be  fitt  for  Lords  days  In 
"Wittness  where  of  the  partys  to  these  present  Indentvrs  haue  Iuterchanga- 
bly  set  their  hands  &  seals  the  day  and  year  first  written. 

Signed  sealed  &  Delivered  Luke  Lincoln        [seal] 

in  presence  of  Benj&  Tucker         [seal] 

Steward  Southgate  John  Whittemor    [seal] 

John  Brown. 


NOTES  AND  QUERIES. 

Replies  to  queries,  if  intended  for  publication,  should  he  brief,  unless  the 
subject  is  of  general  interest.  Fuller  replies  and  statements,  ivhen  furnished, 
will  be  kept  on  fie  by  the  New  England  Historic,  Genealogical  Society,  for 
the  use  of  those  interested. 

Notes. 

Woodward. — In  Bronson's  History  of  Waterbury,  Conn.,  there  is  quite  an  ex- 
tended genealogy  of  the  Woodwards,  who  are  descended  from  Henry  of  Dorchester, 
1635.  In  it  I  discover  he  has  left  out  an  entire  generation,  and  it  may  be  well  to 
correct  the  error,  as  many  of  the  Woodwards  regard  his  genealogy  as  authority  in 
making  up  the  earlier  generations  of  the  various  branches. 

Mr.  Bronson  gives  the  children  of  John,2  son  of  Henry,1  as  follows  : 

i.  Elizabeth,3  b.  March  17,  1672. 

ii.  John,3  bapt.  April  2,  1674. 

iii.  Samuel,3  b.  March  20,  1676  ;  d.  Oct.  20,  1676. 

iv.  Henry,3  b.  March  18,  1680. 

v.  Thomas,3  b.  April  22,  1682. 

vi.  Israel,3  b.  Feb.  6,  1685. 

Thus  far  Mr.  Bronson  is  right,  but  his  error  lies  in  continuing  the  descent  of  this 
family  through  Israel.3  Israel3  died  unmarried,  and  the  persons  that  Mr.  B.  has 
traced  were  descended  from  Capt.  Israel,4  a  son  of  John.3 

John,3  son  of  John,2  bapt.  April  2,  1674,  married  June  2,  1703,  Experience  Bald- 
win, at  Lebanon,  Conn.     She  died  April  9,  1741,  and  he  died  Sept.  19,  1743. 
Children : 

i.      Experience,4  b.  Aug.  10,  1704. 
/  ii.     Israel,4  b.  June  5,  1707. 

iii.  John,  b.  March  28,  1719  ;  d.  Sept.  8,  1741.  He  was  a  graduate  of  Yale 
College,  and  on  his  way  to  New  Haven  to  receive  his  second  degree, 
the  sail  boat  (ferry  boat)  at  East  Haddam  upset  and  he  was  drowned. 
His  father's  residence  at  Lebanon  is  still  known  as  "  Woodward  Hill." 

Capt.  Israel,4  son  of  John,3  married  March  31,  1731,  Abigail  Bayard  (or  Beard), 
and  their  children  are  the  ones  whom  Mr.  B.  attributes  to  Israel.3 

In  conclusion  I  will  note  that  Mr.  Orcutt  (in  his  genealogy  of  the  Woodwards 
given  in  his  history  of  Torrington)  has  fallen  into  the  same  error  above  mentioned, 
and  that  the  Woodwards  of  Torrington  may  add  another  generation  to  their  family 
tree.  Theron  R.  Woodward. 

Chicago,  111. 


1880.]  Notes  and  Queries,  313 

Indexing. — Every  student,  perhaps  more  particularly  every  historical  student, 
appreciates  the  value  of  a  good  index  ;  but  a  poor  one  is  a  blinding  and  misleading 
affair,  not  only  of  little  practical  use,  but  sometimes  worse  than  useless.  It  is  some- 
what vexing  to  pore  hour  after  hour  over  a  book  in  search  of  some  item  one  was 
confident  was  there,  and  finally  have  to  give  up  beaten,  when  an  exhaustive  and 
carefully  digested  index  would  have  set  the  matter  right  in  five  minutes.  We  were 
forcibly  reminded  of  this  in  looking  over  Starbuck's  History  of  the  Whale-fishery. 
We  do  not  know  who  prepared  the  index  to  this  book,  but  presume  it  was  done  by 
some  government  employee.  At  any  rate,  it  is  meagre,  vague  and  unsatisfactory, 
abounding  in  palpable  errors,  and  affording  no  clue  in  its  catch-words  to  what 
is  referred  to.  Leaving  out  errors  that  may  be  merely  typographical,  but  which  a 
careful  proof-reader  should  have  seen,  we  notice  the  following  among  the  proper 
names  :  Bellsmont  for  Bellomont,  Carmathen  for  Carmarthen,  Fitzimmons  for  Fitz- 
simmons,  and  Eldridge  Gerry  for  Elbridge  Gerry.  A  communication  from  Ply- 
mouth Colony  General  Court  is  signed  "  Constant  Southworth,  Treasu.,"  and  the 
bungling  indexer  has  taken  the  Treasu.  for  a  proper  name,  and  it  is  so  alphabeted. 
A  similar  piece  of  stupidity  occurs  with  reference  to  the  agreement  between  the 
people  of  Nantucket  and  James  Loper.  The  agreement  reads  (p.  16)  "  that  is  to 
say  James  Ingages  to  be  a  third,"  &c.  Because  "Ingages"  was  written  with  a 
capital  I,  the  indexer  calls  it  a  surname,  and  it  duly  appears  as  "  Ingages,  James." 
Such  indexing  we  call  worse  than  useless.  * 


Large  Paper  Copies  of  the  History  of  the  County  of  Monaghan,  Ireland. — 
Evelyn  Philip  Shirley,  Esq.,  M.A.,  F.S.A.,  M.R.I.A.,  of  Ettington  Park,  Stratford 
on  Avon,  England,  has  presented  to  the  New  England  Historic,  Genealogical  Soci- 
ety, one  of  the  sumptuous  large  paper  copies  of  his  elaborate  work,  "  The  History  of 
the  County  of  Monaghan."  He  writes  :  "I  wished  that  one  [large  paper]  copy 
should  be  preserved  in  America,  and  understood  that  it  would  be  appreciated  by  the 
gentlemen  of  your  institution,  who  have  done  so  much  to  preserve  the  records  of 
'  things  old  and  respectable  '  in  your  country."  There  were  only  six  copies  printed 
on  large  paper.     They  have  been  thus  placed  : 

1.  The  Very  Reverend  The  Dean  of  Armagh. 

2.  The  Earl  of  Dartre}',  Lord  Lieutenant  of  the  County  of  Monaghan. 

3.  The  Lord  Clermont  of  Ravensdale. 

4.  The  library  at  Lough  Fea. 

5.  The  author's  own  library. 

6.  The  library  of  the  N.  E.  Historic,  Genealogical  Society. 

A  review  of  this  book  by  William  II.  Whitmore,  A.M.,  is  promised  us  for  the 
next  Register. 


Symmes. — It  appears  in  "The  Symmes  Memorial,"  that  Mr.  Vinton  failed  to 
identify  the  first  wife  of  Capt.  William  Symmes,  of  Charlestown,  son  of  the  first  of 
the  name.  This  is  not  remarkable,  but  it  does  seem  strange  that  Mr.  Wyman  also 
failed,  notwithstanding  his  long  study  at  E.  Cambridge.  William  Symmes  married 
Mary,  daughter  of  the  first  Nathaniel  Sparhawk  of  Cambridge.  The  evidences  are  the 
will  of  second  Nathaniel  Sparhawk,  who  mentions  his  brother  William  Symmes,  of 
Charlestown,  and  the  settlement  of  the  estate  of  Elizabeth  Sparhawk,  spinster, 
from  which  something  was  given  to  Mr.  Moses  Fisk  in  behalf  of  children  by  hia 
wife  Sarah,  she  having  been  only  child  of  Mary  (Sparhawk)  Symmes. 

Boston,  Mass.  W.  S.  Appleton. 


Rev.  Robert  Gutch. — The  "  preacher  to  the  fBshermen  "  in  the  region  of  the 
Kennebec,  was  originally  of  Salem,  1638,  freeman  27  Dec.  1642,  and  had  seven 
children  baptized  there,  according  to  Savage.  I  am  able  to  dispose  of  three  of 
these,  and  to  add  one  to  the  list,  by  several  depositions  on  file  at  the  York  Coun- 
ty Registry  of  Deeds.  He  bought  land  of  the  Indians  29  May,  1660,  on  the  present 
site  of  the  city  of  Bath,  Me.  His  daughter  Lydia  Gutch,  "  the  Reputed  eldest," 
married  William  Rogers,  and  Deborah,  the  child  of  that  marriage,  "  is  now  the 
wife  of  John  Burnett  of  Boston  "  (1724).  The  next  daughter,  Magdalen  Gutch, 
"  married  John  Tilman  and  had  an  only  daughter  Mary  now  Mary  Soper  of  Boston  " 
(1734).  The  next  daughter,  Sarah  Gutch,  "widow  of  Thomas  Elkins  "  (1721), 
had  daughter  Mary,  who  married  Nicholas  Lyliard  [Lyford?],  and  Lydia,  who  mar- 


314  Notes  and  Queries.  [July, 

ried  John  Stevens.  Rachel  Gutch,  the  daughter  not  mentioned  in  Savage,  was 
born  about  1657,  and  married  a  Berry.  Rev.  Robert  the  father  was  drowned  in 
1679,  and  during  the  Indian  wars  the  family  probably  moved  to  the  Bay  settlements. 
Thomas  Elkins  above  mentioned  died  previous  to  Nov.  29,  1705,  when  administra- 
tion of  his  estate  was  granted  to  his  widow  at  Salem.  The  births  and  baptisms  of 
all  their  children  are  recorded  in  Salem  also.  In  1734  Mary  Soper  was  the  only  sur- 
viving child  of  John  and  Magdalen  (Gutch)  Tilman. 
432  Congress  St.,  Portland,  Me.  Charles  E.  Banks,  M.D. 


Atkins,.— " Whereas  Thomas  Atkins  formerly  of   Kenebeek  Husbandman 

60  years  Since  bot  of  the  Indians  a  Large  Tract  of  Land  in  ye  Province  of  Maine  in 
New  England  Lying  between  the  River  of  Sa^adahock  or  Kenebeek  &  Casco  Bay  & 
Did  build  upon  Improve  &  Possess  the  Same  Tell  Driven  thence  by  ye  Indian  Warr 
&  Did  when  ye  war  was  over  return  to  his  sd  Land  &  Dy  there  Intestate  Leaveing 

behind  him  no  son  but  Tenn  Daughters Elizabeth  Davis  (of  Beverly  Widow) 

Samuel  and  Anne  Clarke  (of  Marblehead  Blacksmith)  Sarah  Gurney  (wife  of  Sam- 
uel Gurney  of  Little  Compton,  Husbandman)  Thomas  and  Abigail  Washburn  (of 
Bridge  water  Husbandman)  John  and  Ruth  Haskins  (of  Scituate  Husbandman) 
James  &  Rachel  Berry  (of  Boston  Laborer)  and  Rebecca  Hall  living  at  Tarpolin 
Cove,"  who  give,  grant,  &c.  unto  John  Wentworth  et  als.  Dated  2  April,  1716. —  York 
County  Registry  of  Deeds. 

432  Congress  Street,  Portland,  Me.  Charles  E.  Banks,  M.D. 


Queries. 

Queries  relating  to  Canterbury,  Windham  County,  Conn.  : 

Brooks. — Thomas  Brooks  was  in  the  "  Quinebaug  Country,"  "settled  west  of 
the  Quinebaug  "  as  early  as  1695.  In  1702  Richard  Adams  and  Thomas  Brooks 
were  appointed  surveyors  of  the  Quinebaug.  From  what  place  did  he  come,  and 
what  of  his  ancesti'3T  ? 

Ensworth. — Tixhall  Ensworth,  of  Hartford,  settled  on  the  Quinebaug  river  previ- 
ous to  1697,  "  on  land  bought  of  Maj.  James  Fitch."  This  section  was  made  a  part 
of  New  London  Co.  by  General  Court,  October,  1697.  This  remained  in  force  till 
Windham  Co.  was  organized,  in  north-eastern  Connecticut,  May,  1726. 

Tixhall  Ensworth  received  one  and  a  half  shares  of  Canterbury  public  lands,  April 
30,  1723.  He  died  in  1727,  the  same  year  with  Maj.  James  Fitch  and  the  first 
pastor,  Rev.  Samuel  Estabrook. 

When  did  Tixhall  Ensworth  come  from  Hartford  ;  from  what  place  to  Hartford  and 
when  ;  whom  did  he  marry,  and  when  and  where,  and  what  of  his  ancestry? 

Filch. — Was  Col.  Jabez  Fitch,  of  Canterbury,  Newent,  and  again  Canterbury, 
"  for  many  years  Justice  of  the  Peace  and  Quorum,"  a  physician?  It  is  a  tradi- 
tion that  he  was  :  but  the  medical  title  Dr.  is  not  on  his  tombstone.  He  was  buried 
in  the  same  yard  with  his  father,  Major  James,  the  early  settler  and  land  specula- 
tor, in  the  old  yard  north  of  Canterbury  Green. 

Natick,  Kent  Co.,  R.  1.  J.  Quincy  Adams. 


Pierce. — Information  is  wanted  of  the  descendants  of  the  following  persons  : 

James  Pierce,  born  Oct.  8,  1686,  son  of  John  Pierce  and  Deborah  Converse. 

Thomas  Pierce,  born  March  23,  1702,  son  of  Benjamin  Pierce  and  Mary  Read. 

Thomas  Pierce,  born  1707,  and  Hannah  Thompson  his  wife. 

John  Pierce,  born  May  23,  1716,  son  of  Daniel  and  Dinah  Holt. 

John  Pierce,  born  Aug.  13,  1724,  son  of  Josiah  and  Hannah  Thompson. 

Jonathan,  born  July  28,  1713  ;  Joshua,  born  May  2,  1718,  and  Nathan,  born  Sept. 
12,  1723 — sons  of  Ebenezer  Pierce  and  Mary  his  wife. 

Joseph  Pierce,  born  April  24,  1714,  and  Susannah  Gleason  his  wife. 

Jonathan  Pierce,  born  May  22,  1737,  and  Benjamin  Pierce,  born  April  27,  1746, 
sons  of  Jurishaddi  Pierce  and  Abigail  Johnson  his  wife6 

All  the  above  of  Woburn,  Mass. 

Isaac  Pierce,  born  June  27,  1702,  and  his  wife  A^nes  Kent,  and  John  Tierce, 
born  Dec.  23,  1703,  and  his  wife  Elizabeth — sons  of  Jonathan  Pierce  and  Mary 
Lobden . 


1880.]  Notes  and  Queries,  315 

Jonathan  Pierce,  born  1737,  son  of  Stephen  Pierce  and  Elizabeth  Rand. 

Stephen  Pierce,  born  April  5,  1729,  and  Harriet  Gullison  his  wife,  and  Samuel 
Pierce,  born  1740,  and  Hannah  Larkin  his  wife — sons  of  Stephen  Pierce  and  Eliza- 
beth Rand. 

All  the  above  of  Charlestown,  Mass. 

47  Broad  Street,  Boston,  Mass.         Address  replies  to  Fred.  B.  Pierce. 


Little. — Robert,  son  of  Abner  and  Abigail  Little,  was  born  in  Hampstead,  N.H., 
24  Oct.  1773.  He  is  believed  to  have  removed  to  Western  New  York  or  Ohio. 
Any  further  information  respecting  him  or  his  descendants  will  be  gratefully  re- 
ceived and  paid  for.  Geo.  T.  Little. 

Braintree,  Mass. 

Horton. — 1.  Who  were  the  parents  of  David  Horton,  Senr.,  of  Milton?  He 
probably  married  Sept.  10,  1702,  Mary  Badcock. 

2.  Jotham  Horton,  son  of  David,  Jr.,  bapt.  July  16,  1749.  Was  he  the  Jotham 
who  married  about  1776,  Sarah  Francis,  of  Mistick?  Wanted,  date  of  marriage, 
and  names  of  wife's  parents.  S.  P.  May. 

Newton,  Mass. 

Thacher. — Who  were  the  parents  of  Dorothy  Thacher,  who  married,   1632,  at 
Plymouth,  Richard  Sears?     When  did  she  come  over  ?    Was  she  sister  to  Anthony  ? 
'Newton,  Mass.  S.  P.  May. 


Dodge. — Can  any  one  tell  me  the  ancestors  of  Joanna  Dodge,  of  Salem,  who  mar- 
ried Dea.  Samuel  Kidder,  of  Medford,  between  1766-1770,  and  who  died  in  Med- 
ford,  Oct.  19,  1819?  Miss  S.  B.  Kidder. 

34  School  Street,  Boston,  Mass. 


Announcements. 

Historical  and  Biographical. — Charles  W.  Tuttle,  A.M.,  who  has  long  been  a 
contributor  to  the  Register,  has  in  preparation  the  following  works  of  historical 
interest  : 

A  life  of  Sir  Humphrey  Gilbert,  Knt.,  and  also  of  Capt.  John  Mason,  founder  of 
New  Hampshire,  with  historical  illustrations,  ancient  charters,  &c.  &c,  both  for 
the  Prince  Society. 

Life  of  Capt.  Francis  Champernowne,  with  historical  illustrations,  &c.  &c. 

The  Conquest  of  Acadia  by  the  Dutch  in  1674,  with  historical  illustrations,  diplo- 
matic correspondence,  &c.  &c. 

A  Historical  Memoir  of  Edward  Randolph,  with  his  correspondence,  &c. 
_  A  Memoir  of  William  Blaxton,  the  first  known  European  settler  within  the  an- 
cient limits  of  Boston. 

A  second  and  enlarged  edition  of  a  Memoir  of  Christopher  Kilby,  with  his  official 
correspondence,  &c. 

A  second  and  enlarged  edition  of  a  Memoir  of  Colonel  Nathaniel  Meserve,  of  New 
Hampshire. 

A  Historical  Memoir  of  Hugh  Percy,  Duke  and  Earl  of  Northumberland,  a  Lieu- 
tenant General  in  the  British  army  in  the  American  Revolution. 

Mr.  Tuttle  has  a  large  collection  of  biographical  and  genealogical  information 
derived  from  MS.  records,  relating  to  several  of  the  old  and  leading  families  of 
Boston  of  the  colonial  and  provincial  periods,  which  he  expects  to  give  to  the  public 
at  some  future  time. 


Preble's  History  of  the  American  Flag. — A  second  edition  of  this  work  was  an- 
nounced by  us  last  October  (Register,  xxxiii.  443)  as  in  preparation.  The  work 
is  now  in  press,  and  an  advertisement  of  it  will  be  found  in  this  number.  We  are 
requested  to  state,  that  owing  to  a  delay  in  printing,  the  work  will  not  be  ready 
till  September  next. 

vol.  xxxiv.  28* 


316  Notes  and  Queries.  [July, 

Revolutionary  Reminiscences. — The  Rev.  A.  B.  Muzzey,  of  Cambridge,  is  pre- 
paring a  volume  to  be  entitled,  '*  Reminiscences  of  Men  of  the  Revolution,  or  their 
Families,  and  Records,  with  other  Papers."  Among  these  are  Otis,  Lincoln,  Ad- 
ams, Munroe,  Parker,  Bowers,  Boutelle  and  Muzzey.  The  author  would  be  pleased 
to  receive  any  personal  recollections,  or  old  and  rare  records,  relating  to  the  men 
named  and  their  families. 


Edward  Godfrey,  Governor  of  Maine,  1649-52. — The  subscriber  is  preparing 
a  biographical  sketch  of  the  first  governor  of  the  Province  of  Maine,  of  whom  little 
has  been  said,  and  that  mostly  erroneous.  Any  facts  or  reference  to  sources  of  in- 
formation will  be  acknowledged  cordially.  Charles  E.  Banks,  M.D. 

432  Congress  Street,  Portland,  Me. 


The  Newport  Historical  Publishing  Company  propose  to  issue,  provided 
enough  subscriptions  can  be  obtained,  a  magazine  devoted  to  the  history  of  Newport 
and  the  adjacent  towns.  It  will  be  issued  quarterly  at  $2  a  year  in  advance.  Each 
number  will  contain  not  less  than  50  pages.  R.  H.  Tilley  is  the  secretary,  and 
Henry  E.  Turner,  M.D. ,  the  editor.  Dr.  Turner  cannot  fail  to  make  a  valuable 
and  interesting  periodical.   Address  of  the  Company,  P.  0.  Box  426,  Newport,  R.  I. 


Town  Histories  in  Preparation. — Persons  having  facts  or  documents  relating  to 
any  of  these  towns,  are  advised  to  send  them  to  the  person  engaged  in  writing  the 
history  of  that  town. 

Andover,  N.  H.  By  George  Edwin  Emery,  of  Lynn,  Mass. — A  prospectus  con- 
taining a  list  of  the  topics  which  will  be  treated  of  in  this  work  (ante,  p.  104),  has 
been  issued,  and  will  be  furnished  by  Mr.  Emery. 

Croyden,  N.  H.  By  Alonzo  Allen,  of  Croyden,  N.  H. — Mr.  Allen,  who  is  the 
town  clerk  of  Croyden,  is  collecting  materials  for  a  history  of  that  town,  with  gene- 
alogies of  the  principal  families. 


Genealogies  in  Preparation. — Persons  of  the  several  names  are  advised  to  fur- 
nish the  compilers  of  these  genealogies  with  records  of  their  own  families  and  other 
information  which  they  think  will  be  useful.  We  would  suggest  that  all  facts  of 
interest  illustrating  the  family  history  or  character  be  communicated,  especially 
service  under  the  U.  S.  government,  the  holding  of  other  offices,  graduation  from 
college  or  professional  schools,  occupation,  with  "dates  and  places  of  birth,  marriage, 
residence  and  death. 

Carter.  By  Thomas  Maxwell  Potts,  Canonsburg,  Washington  Co.,  Pa.— Bi- 
centenary Memorial  of  Jeremiah  Carter,  who  came  to  Pennsylvania  in  16S2,  with 
a  genealogy  of  his  descendants.     Nearly  ready  for  publication. 

Gibson.  By  Walter  Gibson  (for  the  present)  of  Concord,  N.  H.— Descendants 
of  Samuel  and  Ann  Gibson,  who  settled  in  Hillsboro',  N.  H.,  in  1741.  They  were 
from  Ireland,  of  Scotch  descent. 

Gibson.  By  Mrs.  D.  M.  Clough,  of  Canterbury,  N.  H—  Descendants  of  John 
and  James  Gibson,  early  settlers  of  Canterbury,  N.  H. 

Hall.    By  the  Rev.  David  B.  Hall,  Duanesburg,  N.  Y. 

Leavitt.  By  Joseph  P.  Leavitt,  senior,  751  West  Adams  Street,  Chicago.— To 
contain  the  posterity  of  Dea.  John  Leavitt,  of  Hingham,  Mass.,  and  Thomas  Lea- 
vitt, of  Hampton,  N.  H. 

Mc.Calley.  By  Alexander  Mc.C.  Wilkins,  of  Thornton's  Ferry,  N.  H.— De- 
scendants of  Alexander  and  Mary  (Pinkerton)  Mc.Calley,  from  co.  Antrim,  Ireland, 
1737,  and  settlers  of  Hillsboro',  N.  IL,  1741. 

Mc.Calley.  By  William  McCauley,  of  Salem,  Roanoke  Co.,  Va.— Descendants 
of  James  and  Margaret  (Moore)  Mc.Calley,  settlers  of  Hillsboro',  1741. 

Mead.  By  the  Rev.  J.  H.  Hobart  De  Mille,  Moravia,  Cayuga  county,  N.  Y  — 
A  preliminary  edition  now  in  press. 


1880.]  Societies  and  their  Proceedings,  317 

Morrison.  By  Leonard  A.  Morrison,  Windham,  Rockingham  Co.,  N.  H. — Ready 
for  the  press.  Subscription  price,  $2.25,  including  postage.  Will  contain  12  en- 
gravings, many  autographs  and  a  map  of  old  Londonderry  with  the  locations  of  the 
Morrison  homesteads. 

Nelson.    By  Henry  M.  Nelson,  Georgetown,  Mass. 

Sharpe.  By  W.  C.  Sharpe,  Seymour,  Conn. — Mr.  Sharpe  published  in  1874  a 
genealogy  of  this  family  which  was  well  received  (Register,  xxxiii.  267).  A  new 
and  much  enlarged  edition  is  now  nearly  ready  for  the  press.  A  very  interesting 
manuscript  relating  to  the  English  Sharpes  has  been  furnished  him  by  Miss  Thoma- 
sin  Elizabeth  Sharpe,  of  Kensington,  Eng.,  author  of  "  A  Royal  Pedigree"  (Regis- 
ter, xxxi.  349).  Those  who  wish  the  work  are  requested  to  send  in  their  names, 
as  the  edition  will  depend  on  the  number  of  subscribers. 

Slocum.  By  Charles  E.  Slocum,  M.D.,  64  S.  Salina  Street,  Syracuse,  N.  Y. — 
Descendants  of  Anthony  Slocum,  who  settled  early  at  Taunton,  and  afterwards  re- 
moved to  Dartmouth. 

Thwing.  By  Walter  Eliot  Thwing,  Boston,  Mass. — The  family  is  descended  from 
Benjamin  Thwing,  an  early  settler  at  Boston. 


SOCIETIES  AND   THEIR  PKOCEEDINGS. 

New-England  Historic,  Genealogical  Society. 

Boston,  Mass.,  Wednesday,  Feb.  4,  1880. — A  stated  meeting  was  held  this  after- 
noon at  3  o'clock,  at  the  Society's  House,  18  Somerset  Street.  The  president  being 
absent,  the  Rev.  Dorus  Clarke,  D.D.,  was  called  to  the  chair. 

The  death  of  the  Hon.  Richard  Frothingham,  LL.  D.,  a  resident  member,  was 
announced,  and  the  Hon.  G.  Washington  Warren,  the  Rev.  Lucius  R.  Paige,  D.D., 
Henry  H.  Edes  and  Jeremiah  Colburn,  were  chosen  a  committee  to  prepare  resolu- 
tions on  his  death. 

On  motion  of  David  G.  Haskins,  Jr.,  thanks  were  voted  to  Henry  W.  Holland,  of 
Cambridge,  for  his  services  as  chairman  of  the  library  committee. 

Delano  A.  Goddard,  editor  of  the  Boston  Daily  Advertiser,  read  a  paper  on  "  New 
England  Newspapers  from  1787  to  1815,"  embracing  the  period  from  the  conven- 
tion which  formed  the  constitution  of  the  United  States  to  the  close  of  the  second 
war  with  Great  Britain.  Remarks  were  made  by  several  members,  and  the  thanks 
of  the  society  were  voted  to  Mr.  Goddard. 

John  Ward  Dean,  the  librarian,  reported  76  volumes  and  545  pamphlets  as 
donations. 

The  Rev.  Samuel  Cutler,  the  historiographer,  reported  memorial  sketches  of  sev- 
en deceased  members,  namely,  Joel  Munsell,  Stephen  Shepley,  Thomas  D.  Town- 
send,  Hon.  Richard  Frothingham,  LL.D.,  John  E.  Lyon,  Rev.  Moses  H.  Wilder, 
and  John  H.  Wright,  M.D. 

Wednesday,  March  3. — A  stated  meeting  was  held  this  afternoon,  at  the  same 
place  and  time,  the  president,  the  Hon.  Marshall  P.  Wilder,  Ph.D.,  in  the  chair. 

The  Hon.  George  Washington  Warren,  chairman  of  the  committee  appointed  at 
the  last  meeting,  reported  the  following  resolutions  : 

Resolved,  That  the  New  England  Historic,  Genealogical  Society,  in  placing  on 
record  this  tribute  to  the  memory  of  Richard  Frothingham,  one  of  its  most  beloved 
members,  desires  to  testify  to  his  sterling  character  and  his  great  attainments,  and 
also  to  express  its  profound  sorrow  for  the  loss  which  the  society,  the  country  and 
the  republic  of  letters  have  alike  sustained  by  the  decease  of  so  accomplished  a 
scholar  and  so  earnest  a  co-worker  in  the  field  of  historic  labor  and  research. 

Resolved,  That  the  president  be  requested  to  transmit  a  copy  of  the  foregoing 
to  the  family  of  the  deceased. 

The  Rev.  Henry  A.  Hazen,  of  Billerica,  read  a  paper  on  "  Shawshin  and  Early 
Billerica." 

Remarks  followed  from  several  members,  and  thanks  were  voted  to  the  Rev.  Mr. 
llazen. 


318  Societies  and  their  Proceedings.  [July, 

The  librarian  reported  as  donations,  28  volumes  and  99  pamphlets.  Thanks  were 
voted  to  donors,  among  whom  were  James  E.  Mauran,  of  Newport,  who  presented 
several  hundred  emblazoned  coats  of  arms  borne  by  heroes  of  Cressy,  Poictiers  and 
Agincourt,  and  their  contemporaries. 

The  Rev.  Edmund  F.  Slat'ter,  the  corresponding  secretary,  reported  letters  accept- 
ing the  membership  to  which  they  had  been  elected,  from  John  L.  Hayes,  of  Cam- 
bridge, and  Francis  F.  Emery  and  Walter  E.  Thwing,  of  Boston,  as  resident  mem- 
bers ;  and  from  the  Rev.  Charles  M.  Blake,  chaplain  U.S.A.,  as  a  corresponding 
member. 

The  historiographer  read  a  memorial  sketch  of  the  late  Hon.  Jacob  Hersey  Lord, 
a  member  of  the  society. 

Wednesday,  April  7. — A  quarterly  meeting  was  held  this  day  at  the  same  place 
and  time,  president  Wilder  in  the  chair. 

The  president  announced  recent  deaths,  and  appointed  committees  to  prepare 
resolutions  to  the  memory  of  Rear  Admiral  Henry  K.  Thatcher,  U.S.N. ,  and  Joel 
Munsell.  Esq.,  of  Albany,  namely,  Rear  Adm.  William  Rogers  Taylor,  U.S.N. , 
Rear  Adm.  Geo.  Henry  Preble,  U.S.N. ,  the  Rev.  Thomas  R.  Lambert,  S.T.D., 
Capt.  William  A.  Parker,  U.S.N. ,  and  Col.  James  H.  Jones,  U.  S.  Marines,  on 
Adm.  Thatcher  ;  and  William  B.  Trask,  Frederic  Kidder  and  John  Ward  Dean 
on  Mr.  Munsell. 

The  Hon.  Nathan  Crosby,  LL.D.,  of  Lowell,  read  a  paper  entitled,  "Remini- 
scences of  Essex  County  and  Essex  Men,"  and  was  principally  devoted  to  Rufus 
Choate,  Caleb  Cushing  and  Robert  Rantoul,  Jr. 

Remarks  followed  from  several  members,  and  thanks  were  voted  to  Judge  Crosby 
for  his  paper. 

Mr.  Trask,  chairman  of  the  committee,  reported  the  following  resolutions,  which, 
after  remarks  by  Messrs.  Trask  and  Kidder,  were  unanimously  adopted,  viz.  : 

Resolved,  That  this  society,  in  the  death  of  Joel  Munsell,  Esq.,  of  Albany,  N.  Y., 
a  life  member,  and  for  three  years  the  publisher  of  the  Register,  the  quarterly  pub- 
lication of  the  society,  sustains  a  loss  irreparable,  of  one  who,  in  various  ways,  man- 
ifested a  lively  interest  in  its  welfare  and  progress,  and  in  special  by  his  generous 
and  timely  donations  of  valuable  publications  to  our  library. 

Resolved,  That  Mr.  Munsell  has  deservedly  won  a  high  position  among  antiqua- 
ries and  historical  writers  by  his  many  and  able  works,  in  which  long  and  laborious 
research  are  joined  in  a  remarkable  degree  with  a  genuine  love  of  truth. 

Resolved,  That  as  a  sagacious  and  industrious  man  of  business,  just  and  honest 
in  all  his  dealings,  as  a  public-spirited  citizen,  and  as  a  kind,  charitable  and  sym- 
pathetic friend,  his  memory  will  long  be  cherished. 

Resolved,  That  as  a  publisher,  the  cause  of  history  owes  him  much  for  the  many 
antiquarian  and  historical  books  from  his  press,  the  preparation  of  which  he  en- 
couraged, even  at  the  risk  of  pecuniary  loss  to  himself,  and  which  otherwise  might 
never  have  seen  the  light ;  thus  forwarding  and  supplementing  in  a  great  degree 
the  work  of  our  own  and  other  historical  societies  and  kindred  institutions. 

Resolved,  That  this  society  sympathizes  with  his  family  in  their  bereavement,  and 
that  a  copy  of  these  resolutions  be  sent  to  them. 

The  librarian  reported  32  volumes  and  270  pamphlets  as  donations. 

The  corresponding  secretary  reported  letters  of  acceptance  from  Weston  Lewis, 
Edward  P.  Bliss,  J.  D.  H.  Luce  and  Joseph  Nash,  of  Boston,  0.  B.  Hadwen,  of 
Worcester,  and  Alfred  0.  Larkin,  of  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  as  resident  members; 
and  from  Edward  H.  Baker,  of  Rockford,  111.,  as  a  corresponding  member. 

The  historiographer,  being  detained  at  home  by  sickness,  reported  through  the 
secretary  a  memorial  sketch  of  the  late  Rev.  Edward  G.  Russell,  a  resident  member. 

Wednesday,  May  5. — A  monthly  meeting  was  held  this  day,  at  the  same  time  and 
place,  President  Wilder  in  the  chair. 

Capt.  William  A.  Parker,  U.S.A.,  in  behalf  of  the  committee  appointed  at  the 
last  meeting,  reported  the  following  resolutions  : 

Whereas,  In  the  allwise  ordering  of  Divine  Providence,  our  honored  associate, 
the  late  Rear  Admiral  Henry  Knox  Thatcher,  of  the  United  States  Navy,  has  been 
taken  from  among  us,  and  his  place  on  earth  shall  know  him  no  more ;    therefore 

Resolved,  That  the  New  England  Historic,  Genealogical  Society  put  on  record  a 
formal  and  at  the  same  time  heartfelt  expression  of  our  affectionate  esteem  for  one 
who  represented  in  our  midst  a  name  so  revered  in  the  past,  and  also  in  his  own 
person  and  character  gave  it  a  new  claim  upon  the  reverent  remembrance  of  those 
who  are  to  come  after  us. 


1880.]  Societies  and  their  Proceedings,  319 

Resolved,  That  as  the  name  of  Henry  Knox  has  come  down  to  us  among  those  of 
the  noblest  of  our  revolutionary  heroes  and  patriots,  so  that  of  his  grandson,  Henry 
Knox  Thatcher,  will  live  among  those  in  peace  as  a  high-toned,  loyal  and  virtuous 
citizen — in  war  as  a  bold  seaman,  a  brave  and  gallant  officer  and  a  fearless  defender 
of  his  country's  flag — honored  in  the  service  to  whose  highest  rank  he  had  so  wor- 
thily risen. 

Resolved,  That,  as  his  fellow  members,  we  personally  have  sustained  an  irrepara- 
ble loss  in  the  death  of  one  who,  by  the  extremely  valuable  gift  of  the  Knox  Manu- 
scripts, has  rendered  himself  one  of  the  greatest  benefactors  of  this  society;  one 
whose  frank  and  kindly  nature,  large-hearted  and  generous  impulses,  and  whose 
manly  goodness,  have  won  for  him  the  most  genuine  affection  and  the  deepest 
regret. 

Resolved,  That  a  copy  of  these  resolutions  be  forwarded  to  the  family  of  our  late 
associate,  and  be  entered  on  the  records  of  the  society. 

Capt.  Parker,  in  reporting  the  resolutions,  alluded  feelingly  to  the  death  of  one 
of  the  members  appointed  to  draft  them — Col.  James  Hemphill  Jones,  U.  S.  Marines, 
and  he  was  requested  to  prepare  suitable  resolutions  for  the  action  of  the  society. 
Remarks  on  the  character  of  Admiral  Thatcher  were  made  by  Capt.  Parker,  Presi- 
dent Wilder,  Mr.  Kidder  and  Judge  Warren,  and  the  resolutions  were  unanimously 
adopted  by  a  standing  vote. 

President  Wilder  spoke  of  the  successful  labors  of  Dr.  Augustus  Le  Plongeon, 
the  successful  explorer  in  Yucatan,  and  read  some  interesting  extracts  from  a  letter 
from  Dr.  Le  Plongeon  addressed  to  himself. 

Thomas  W.  Clarke,  of  Boston,  read  a  paper  on  Municipal  Institutions,  in  which 
he  traced  their  development  from  the  earliest  period  to  the  present  time.  Thanks 
were  voted  for  the  paper. 

David  G.  Haskins,  Jr.,  the  recording  secretary,  read  a  letter  from  Charles  W. 
Tuttle  to  the  president  in  relation  to  the  alleged  knighting  of  Gov.  John  Leverett, 
by  Charles  II.,  in  which  reasons  were  given  for  doubting  the  statement,  and  sug- 
gesting that  the  committee  on  heraldry  be  directed  to  investigate  the  subject.  The 
matter,  as  suggested,  was  referred  to  the  committee  on  heraldry. 

The  librarian  reported  30  volumes  and  506  pamphlets  as  donations.  Thanks  were 
voted  to  Evelyn  P.  Shirley,  F.S.A.,  for  a  large  paper  copy  of  his  History  of  Mona- 
ghan  ;  and  also  to  other  donors  for  valuable  presents. 

William  C.  Bates,  historiographer  pro  tempore,  reported  memorial  sketches  of 
eight  deceased  members,  namely,  Rear  Adm.  Henry  K.  Thatcher,  U.S.N. ,  the  Hon. 
John  M.  Brodhead,  George  F.  Gray,  the  Hon.  Elias  Hasket  Derby,  the  Rev.  Sam- 
uel Osgood,  D.D.,  the  Rev.  George  Punchard,  Col.  James  Hemphill  Jones,  U.  S. 
Marines,  and  the  Rev.  Silas  Ketchum. 

Wednesday,  May  19. — A  special  meeting  was  held  this  day,  at  the  same  place 
and  hour,  President  Wilder  in  the  chair. 

Capt.  William  A.  Parker,  U.S.N. ,  the  committee  appointed  at  the  last  meeting, 
reported  the  following  resolutions  : 

Whereas,  It  has  pleased  the  Almighty  Creator  of  the  universe  to  remove  out  of 
this  world  the  soul  of  our  late  associate,  Col.  James  Hemphill  Jones,  of  the  United 
States  Marine  Corps,  and  whereas  the  deep  interest  which  he  ever  took  in  the  wel- 
fare of  this  society  demands  more  than  a  passing  notice, 

Therefore,  Resolved,  That  as  members  of  the  New  England  Historic,  Genealogi- 
cal Society,  while  recognizing  the  hand  of  an  all-wise  Father,  which  has  removed 
from  us  our  late  respected  associate,  we  yet  feel  that  this  society  has  lost  a  faithful 
member  and  friend,  one  whose  regular  attendance  at  our  public  meetings,  and  large- 
hearted  liberality  in  the  numerous  gifts  which  he  has  from  time  to  time  so  gene- 
rously bestowed  upon  our  society,  entitle  him  to  our  warm  affection  and  regard  ; 
and  that  the  loss  is  one  which  cannot  soon  be  forgotten. 

Resolved,  That  our  country  has  lost  a  true  and  patriotic  son,  one  who  was  ever 
faithful  in  the  discharge  of  every  duty,  in  peace  and  in  war,  committed  to  his  hands, 
and  that  the  Navy  and  Marine  Corps  have  lost  a  brave  and  efficient  officer  who  had 
achieved  a  brilliant  reputation. 

Resolved,  That  our  heartfelt  condolence  be,  and  is  hereby  tendered  to  the  widow 
and  relatives  of  the  deceased  in  the  bereavement  they  have  sustained,  as  expres- 
sive of  our  sympathy  ;  and  that  these  resolutions  be  entered  on  the  records  of  the 
society. 


320  Societies  and  their  Proceedings,  [July* 

Amos  Bronson  Alcott,  of  Concord,  read  a  picturesque  and  finely  written  poem 
entitled  k' New  Connecticut,"  in  which  he  gave  reminiscences  of  his  early  life  and 
descriptions  of  the  manners  and  customs  near  the  beginning  of  this  century  in  Con- 
necticut and  Virginia.  It  was  divided  into  two  parts  :  1.  The  Farmer's  Boy  ;  2.  The 
Peddler's  Progress.  Remarks  were  made  by  members,  and  thanks  were  voted  to  Mr. 
Alcott  for  his  paper. 

The  New  England  Methodist  Historical  Society. 

Boston,  Monday,  May  3,  1880.— A  meeting  was  held  at  2  o'clock  this  afternoon 
in  the  vestry  of  the  Bromfield  Street  Church  for  the  purpose  of  forming  a  society 
to  preserve  materials  for  the  history  of  the  Methodist  Church  in  New  England.  The 
Rev.  Daniel  Dorchester,  D.D.,  delivered  an  address  showing  the  need  of  such  a 
society,  after  which  a  constitution  was  read  and  adopted.  The  name  chosen  for  the 
society  is  given  above.  The  annual  assessment  is  one  dollar,  and  fifty  dollars  is  the 
fee  for  life-membership.     The  following  officers  were  chosen  : 

President — Hon.  William  Claflin,  of  Newton. 

Vice-Presidents— Rev.  Dr.  Stephen  Allen,  of  Maine;  Horace  M.  Gilman,  of  New 
Hampshire  ;  Hon.  Paul  Dillingham,  of  Vermont ;  Rev.  Dr.  L.  K.  Thayer,  of  Mas- 
sachusetts ;   Rev.  Dr.  S.  W.  Coggeshall,  of  Rhode  Island. 

Corresponding  Secretary — Rev.  R.  W.  Allen,  of  Newton. 

Recording  Secretary — Rev.  George  Whitaker,  of  Cambridge. 

Treasurer — Alonzo  S.  Weed,  of  Newton. 

Historiographer — Rev.  Dr.  Daniel  Dorchester,  of  Natick. 

Librarian — Willard  S.  Allen,  of  Boston. 

It  was  voted  to  print  2000  copies  of  the  constitution  for  distribution. 

The  Prince  Society. 

Boston,  Massachusetts,  Tuesday,  May  25,  1880.— An  annual  meeting,  being  the 
twenty-second  anniversary  of  the  society,  was  held  this  day  at  twelve  o'clock,  noon, 
in  the  House  of  the  New  England  Historic,  Genealogical  Society,  18  Somerset  St., 
the  president,  John  Ward  Dean,  in  the  chair.  The  object  of  the  society  is  to  pre- 
serve and  extend  the  knowledge  of  American  history,  by  editing  and  printing  such 
manuscripts,  rare  tracts  and  volumes  as  are  mostly  confined  in  their  use  to  histori- 
cal students  and  public  libraries.  It  has  issued  to  its  members  eleven  volumes 
(Register,  xxxi.  353  ;  xxxiii.  257),  and  a  twelfth  (a  volume  of  Champlain's  Voy- 
ages), now  in  press,  will  be  ready  for  them  in  the  autumn.  The  president,  who 
had  held  the  office  for  ten  years,  declined  being  a  candidate  for  reelection,  and  the 
first  vice-president  was  chosen  in  his  place.     The  officers  elected  at  this  meeting  are  : 

President— The  Rev.  Edmund  F.  Slafter,  A.M.,  of  Boston. 

Vice-Presidents— John  Ward  Dean,  A.M.,  and  William  B.   Trask,  of  Boston 
the  Hon.  Charles  H.  Bell,  A.M.,  of  Exeter,  N.  H.,  and  Gen.  John  Marshall  Brown, 
A.M.,  of  Portland,  Me. 

Corresponding  Secretary — Charles  W.  Tuttle,  A.M.,  of  Boston. 

Recording  Secretary — David  Greene  Haskins,  Jr.,  A.M.,  of  Cambridge. 

Treasurer — Elbridge  II.  Goss,  of  Boston. 

The  reports  of  the  treasurer,  auditors  and  council  showed  the  society  to  be  in  a 
flourishing  condition. 

Weymouth  Historical  Society. 

Weymouth,  Mass.,  Jan.  3,  1880.— The  annual  meeting  occurred  on  this  day. 
Meetings  are  held  every  month.  The  following  are  the  officers  for  1880  :  Elias 
Richards,  Esq.,  President;  John  J.  Loud,  Vice-President;  Recording  Secretary, 
Gilbert  Nash;  Corresponding  Secretary,  Rev.  Anson  Titus,  Jr.  ;  Treasurer,  Wil- 
liam H.  Clapp  ;  Librarian,  Miss  Carrie  A.  Blanchard.  The  above  named,  with 
Rev.  Lucien  H.  Frary,  Executive  Committee,  and  Committee  on  Nominations,  John 
J.  Loud,  Samuel  W.  Reed,  Esq.,  and  Augustus  J.  Richards.  The  object  of  this 
society  is  to  make  antiquarian  collections,  to  collect,  preserve  and  disseminate  the 
local  history  of  Weymouth,  and  the  genealogy  of  Weymouth  families.  Thus  far 
its  publications  have  been  through  the  Weymouth  Gazette,  the  local  paper.  It  has 
issued  a  tasty  Constitution  and  By-Laws. 


1880.]  Societies  and  their  Proceedings.  321 

The  society  will  in  the  course  of  a  few  months  publish  a  biography  of  Brig. -Gen. 
Solomon  Lovell,  who  commanded  the  militia  about  Boston  during  the  Revolution. 
Gen.  Lovell  also  commanded  the  land  forces  of  the  disastrous  expedition  against  the 
British  forces  on  the  Penobscot.  His  private  journal  during  that  eventful  period 
will  be  published  as  apart. 

Rhode-Island  Historical  Society. 

Providence,  Tuesday,  Jan.  13,  1880. — The  fifty-eighth  annual  meeting  was  held 
this  evening,  vice-president  Allen  in  the  chair. 

Richmond  P.  Everett,  the  treasurer,  made  his  annual  report,  showing  a  balance  of 
$250.02  in  the  treasury,  besides  the  Life  Membership  Fund  of  $800.00. 

George  O.  Mason,  the  procurator  for  Newport,  and  William  J.  Miller,  procura- 
tor for  Bristol,  made  their  reports. 

The  Rev.  Edwin  M.  Stone,  the  librarian  and  cabinet-keeper,  reported  that  during 
the  year  3025  contributions  had  been  received,  of  which  there  were  331  bound  vol- 
umes, 50  unbound  volumes,  14  bound  and  18  unbound  volumes  of  newspapers,  2440 
pamphlets,  48  manuscripts,  23  maps  and  charts.  The  residue  were  engravings, 
handbills,  broadsides,  &c. 

The  annual  reports  of  the  committees  on  care  of  grounds,  on  genealogical  re- 
searches, on  publication  and  on  state  appropriations  were  made. 

The  election  of  officers  was  then  proceeded  with.  With  the  exception  of  a  change 
in  one  of  the  standing  committees,  the  list  remains  the  same  as  last  year  : 

President — Samuel  G.  Arnold. 

Vice-Presidents — Zachariah  Allen,  Francis Brinley. 

Secretary — Amos  Perry. 

Treasurer — Richmond  P.  Everett. 

Librarian  and  Cabinet  Keeper — Edwin  M.  Stone. 

Committee  on  Nomination  of  New  Members — Albert  V.  Jenks,  William  Staples, 
W.  Maxwell  Greene. 

Committee  on  Lectures  and  Reading  of  Papers — William  Grammell,  Amos  Perry, 
Charles  W.  Parsons. 

Committee  on  Publications  of  the  Society — John  R.  Bartlett,  J.  Lewis  Diman, 
Edwin  M.  Stone. 

Committee  on  Genealogical  Researches — Henry  E.  Turner,  Bennet  J.  Munro, 
George  T.  Paine. 

Committee  on  Care  of  Grounds  and  Building — Isaac  H.  Southwick,  Henry  J. 
Steere,  Royal  C.  Taft. 

Audit  Committee — Henry  T.  Beckwith,  Walter  Blodget,  John  P.  AYalker. 

Procurators — George  C.  Mason,  William  J.  Miller," Erastus  Richardson,  Henry 
F.  Smith,  Charles  H.  Fisher,  M.D.,  George  H.  Olney. 

Nova  Scotia  Historical  Society. 

Halifax,  N.  <S.,  Thursday,  March  11,  1880. — A  meeting  was  held  this  evening, 
the  Rev.  Chancellor  Hill  in  the  chair. 

Recent  donations  were  announced,  namely,  6  manuscript  volumes,  44  volumes  of 
newspapers,  96  books  and  208  pamphlets. 

^  The  president  read  a  paper  on  "  The  History  of  Old  St.  Paul's,"  being  a  continua- 
tion, from  the  death  of  Gov.  Parr  to  that  of  Gov.  Wentworth,  of  a  former  paper 
with  this  title. 

Old  Colony  Historical  Society. 

Taunton,  Mass.,  Monday,  April  5,  1880. — A  quarterly  meeting  was  held  this 
evening  in  the  City  Hall.  Charles  Foster  was  called  to  the  chair,  and  Edgar  H. 
Reed  was  chosen  secretary  pro  tern. 

Miss  Fletcher  delivered  a  lecture  on  "  Pre-Historic  America,"  an  abstract  of  which 
is  printed  in  the  Taunton  Daily  Gazette,  April  7,  1880. 

Delaware  Historical  Society. 

Wilmington,  April  20,  1880.— A  meeting  was  held  this  evening,  Col.  William  A. 
La  Motte  in  the  chair. 


322  Necrology  of  Historic,  Genealogical  Society.         [July, 

Dr.  Johnson  reported  valuable  additions  to  the  library. 

The  death  of  Col.  James  Hemphill  Jones,  U.  S.  Marines,  a  member  and  benefactor 
of  the  society,  was  then  announced  by  Judge  Wales,  who  paid  a  high  tribute  to  his 
memory.  On  his  motion  appropriate  minutes  were  entered  on  the  records.  The 
society  also  voted  to  attend  his  funeral,  which  was  to  take  place  the  next  day  on  the 
arrival  of  the  body  from  Boston,  where  he  died. 

Virginia  Historical  Society. 

Richmond,  Friday,  March  5,  1880. — A  meeting  of  the  executive  committee  was 
was  held  this  evening  at  the  Westmoreland  Club  House,  William  Wirt  Henry 
presiding. 

Valuable  donations  were  announced,  among  them  the  original  commission  of  Col. 
Robert  Hunter  as  governor  of  Virginia,  dated  April  4,  1707,  presented  by  Charles 
P.  Greenough,  of  Boston,  Mass.  Col.  Hunter  was  captured  by  French  pirates  on 
his  way  to  Virginia,  and  did  not  enter  on  his  duties  in  Virginia.  He  was  after- 
wards governor  of  New  York  colony. 

Messrs.  Ott  and  Brock  were  appointed  a  committee  to  procure  accommodations 
for  the  library  and  collections  of  the  society  in  the  Westmoreland  Club  House. 

Minnesota  Historical  Society. 

Minneapolis,  Monday,  May  3,  1880. — The  May  Meeting  of  the  Department  of 
American  History  in  this  society  was  held  this  evening  in  the  library  of  the  Rev. 
Edward  D.  Neill  at  Macalester  College. 

Among  the  donations  to  the  society  were  the  first  volume  of  the  Dakota  Tawax- 
itku  Kin,  or  the  Dakato  friend,  an  illustrated  monthly  paper  in  Sioux  and  English, 
published  at  St.  Paul  in  1850  ;  and  an  account,  in  Washington's  handwriting,  ren- 
dered to  George  W.  Fairfax,  a  former  neighbor,  then  in  England. 

The  Rev.  Mr.  Neill,  the  Secretary,  read  an  unpublished  statement,  found  by  him 
in  the  Pension  Office,  Washington,  of  an  unfortunate  difficulty  between  two  distin- 
guished cavalry  officers  of  the  revolution,  Light  Horse  Harry  Lee  and  Capt.  Allen 
McLane. 

Miss  Marian  Shaw  read  extracts  from  a  French  work  published  in  Paris  in  1817, 
not  known  to  be  in  the  libraries  of  America.  It  was  the  journal  of  a  French  officer 
who  served  at  the  siege  of  Yorktown.and  revisited  America  in  1816.  It  gives  an 
account  of  his  travels  on  his  second  visit. 

American  Geographical  Society. 

New  York,  Tuesday,  May  25,  1880. — A  meeting  was  held  this  evening  at  Chick- 
ering  Hall,  Gen.  George  W.  Cullum,  vice-president,  in  the  chair. 

The  Rev.  B.  F.  DeCosta  read  a  paper  on  "  Arctic  Exploration,  Ancient  and  Mod- 
ern." The  reading  was  illustrated  by  handsome  stereoptican  views.  An  abstract 
of  this  learned  paper  is  printed  in  the  New  York  Herald,  May  26,  1880. 


NECROLOGY  OF  THE  NEW-ENGLAND  HISTORIC, 
GENEALOGICAL  SOCIETY. 

Prepared  by  the  Rev.  Samuel  Cutler,  Historiographer  of  the  Society. 

The  historiographer  would  state,  for  the  information  of  the  society,  that 
the  memorial  sketches  which  are  prepared  for  the  Register  are  necessarily 
brief  in  consequence  of  the  limited  space  which  can  be  appropriated.  All 
the  facts,  however,  he  is  able  to  gather,  are  retained  in  the  Archives  of  the 
Society,  and  will  aid  in  more  extended  memoirs  for  which  the  "  Towne 
Memorial  Fund"  is  provided.  The  preparation  of  the  first  volume  is 
now  in  progress  by  a  committee  appointed  for  the  purpose. 

George- William  Wheelwright,  Esq.,  of  Boston,  a  resident  member,  was  born 
in  Newburyport,  Mass.,  Sept.  19,  1813;  died  at  his  residence  Jamaica  Plain,  Dec. 
16,  1879,  aged  06  years,  2  ms.  27  ds. 


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He  wa?  a  son  of  Capt.  Jeremiah  Wheelwright,  and  came  to  Boston  in  1827,  after 
the  death  of  his  father.  One  of  his  ancestors  was  the  Rev.  John  Wheelwright,  re- 
garding whom  his  schoolmate  Oliver  Cromwell  said,  ''He  was  the  only  person  I 
ever  was  afraid  of."  His  genealogy  from  the  Rev.  John,1  on  the  paternal  side,  was 
through  Hon.  Samuel,2  of  Wells,  Maine,  born  1635  ;  Hon.  John,3  of  Wells,  horn 
1664  ;  Lieutenant  Jeremiah,4  of  Wells;  Jeremiah,5  born  in  Boston,  1732  ;  Abraham,6 
born  in  Gloucester,  1761  ;  but  after  the  death  of  his  father,  he  with  his  mother  and 
brothers  settled  in  Newburyport ;  Jeremiah.1  the  father  of  George-  William*  was 
born  Sent.  15,  1781,  lost  at  sea  December,  1830;  he  married  Jan.  23,  1805,  Mary 
Blunt,  of  Newburyport,  daughter  of  William  Blunt,  of  Portsmouth,  N.  11. 

After  the  death  of  his  father,  who  was  an  active  and  enterprising  shipmaster,  the 
duty  of  caring  for  his  mother  and  her  family  devolved  upon  George- William,  then 
a  young  lad,  but  the  eldest  son.  This  duty  was  never  neglected,  and  his  cordial 
and  earnest  acceptance  of  it  converted  the  pleasure-loving  youth  into  the  compara- 
tively grave  and  considerate  man  he  ever  afterward  was.  On  his  coming  to  Boston 
as  a  boy  ho  found  employment  for  a  short  time  in  the  dry-goods  house  of  Thomas 
Denny.  When  about  seventeen  years  of  age  he  was  engaged  as  clerk  and  salesman  by 
Nash  &  Heywood,  then  the  leading  paper  house  in  Boston.  In  1833  he  went  to  Balti- 
more and  established  the  firm  of  Turner  &  Wheelwright,  which  afterwards  became 
known  as  Turner,  Wheelwright  &  Mudge,  the  first  concern  engaged  in  the  jobbing 
of  paper  in  the  monumental  city. 

In  1845  he  returned  to  Boston,  and  in  1846  formed  a  copartnership  with  Mr.  Peter 
C.  Jones,  which  soon  became  one  of  the  leading  jobbing  houses  of  paper  in  New 
England.  Mr.  Wheelwright  left  many  intimate  and  cherished  friends  in  Baltimore, 
but  his  convictions  of  the  iniquity  and  the  coming  disastrous  results  of  slavery  in 
that  community,  warned  him  not  to  subject  his  family  to  its  influences. 

The  partnership  of  Jones  &  Wheelwright  was  dissolved  in  1853,  when  Mr. 
Wheelwright  became  engaged  in  manufacturing.  In  1866  his  eldest  son  George 
was  taken  into  partnership,  and  in  1868  his  second  son  Charles  become  a  member  of 
the  firm.  Charles  withdrew  in  1874,  and  the  firm  has  since  been  known  as  George 
W.  Wheelwright  &  Son.  Large  mills  have  been  run  by  them  in  Westminster  and 
other  towns,  marked  by  the  energy,  tact  and  skill  of  a  competent  and  successful 
financier.  "  Beside  these  characteristics  he  was  a  man  of  sterling  integrity.  His 
duties  to  his  country,  his  family  and  his  friends,  were  performed  with  equal  con- 
scientiousness and  self-forgetfulness.  Generous  in  all  his  dealings,  charitable  in 
his  judgments  of  others'  actions,  strong  in  his  attachments,  Mr.  Wheelwright  leaves 
to  his  friends  the  memory  of  a  gentleman,  both  by  nature  and  in  culture."  *  *  * 
"  In  these  days,  when  we  have  heard  so  much  of  the  weakness  and  wickedness  of 
humanity,  in  high  places  and  in  low,  it  is  not  only  a  satisfaction  but  a  duty  to  com- 
memorate for  the  consolation  and  encouragement  of  us  all,  the  rigorous,  useful  and 
dignified  life,  spent  and  closed  among  us,  in  all  honor  of  a  fellow  citizen  who  is  fol- 
lowed to  his  rest  with  the  affectionate  and  admiring  regard  of  every  one  who  has 
had  the  happiness  to  know  him." 

Mr.  Wheelwright  leaves  a  widow,  four  sons  (all  of  whom  are  in  business)  and 
one  daughter.  His  marriage  was  to  Hannah  Giddings  Tyler,  of  Claremont,  N.  H., 
Jan.  4,  1844.     In  addition  to  the  children  named,  two  have  deceased. 

He  was  admitted  a  member  Juiy  12,  1860. 

John  Miner  Brodhead,  M.D.,  of  Washington,  D.  C,  a  resident  member,  was 
born  at  New  Canaan,  N.  H.,  Nov.  11,  1805.  He  was  a  son  of  Hon.  John  Brodhead, 
M.C.  from  New  Hampshire,  1820-33. 

He  was  educated  at  New  Market  Wesleyan  Seminary.  He  studied  medicine, 
taking  the  degree  of  M.D.  at  Dartmouth  College  in  1826,  and  practised  as  a  phy- 
sician at  South  Deerfield,  N.  H.  Mr.  Brodhead  was  appointed  to  a  clerkship  in  the 
Treasury  Department  at  Washington  in  lb20.  He  studied  law,  not  however  with 
a  view  of  general  practice,  but  as  a  preparation  for  the  duties  of  his  clerkship  at 
Washington.  Feb.  15,  1853,  he  was  appointed  Second  Comptroller  of  the  Treasury, 
and  continued  in  this  office  until  1857.  He  was  again  appointed  to  that  office  in 
1863.  a  li 

This  delicate  and  responsible  position  was  filled  by  Mr.  Brodhead  witli  signal 
ability.  It  is  a  legend  of  the  department,  or  perhaps  it  might  be  said  to  be  a  fact 
of  history,  that  in  a  single  year  Mr.  Brodhead  adjusted  accounts  and  claims  to  the 
amount  of  over  thirteen  hundred  million  dollars. 

Mr.  Brodhead  held  responsible  positions  in  the  city  government  of  Washington  ; 
vol.  xxxiv.  29 


324  Necrology  of  Historic,  Genealogical  Society,       [July, 

he  was  appointed  commissioner  under  the  emancipation  act  in  1862,  and  was  an 
alderman  in  1861  and  1862,  using  his  influence  on  the  side  of  the  Union  when  dis- 
loyalty was  not  uncommon  among  his  associates. 

A  digest  of  decisions  of  the  office  of  second  comptroller  was  made,  and  it  is  an 
authority  with  the  department.  It  is  said  some  of  Mr.  Brodhead's  decisions  saved 
millions  of  dollars  to  the  government. 

Mr.  Brodhead  retired  from  the  government  employ  in  1876,  and  visited  Europe. 

Mr.  Brodhead  married  in  1826  Mary  Josephine  Waterman,  daughter  of  the  Rev. 
Thomas  Waterman,  a  native  of  London,  England.  Three  sons  were  born  to  them, 
but  none  survive,  two  having  entered  the  navy  as  midshipmen  and  then  deceased. 
The  other  son  died  in  infancy. 

Mr.  Brodhead  was  a  man  of  genial  manners  and  cultivated  tastes  ;  he  was  well 
known  to  the  old  residents  of  Washington.  He  died  in  South  Newmarket,  N.  H., 
Feb.  22,  1880. 

His  membership  of  this  society  was  from  June  19,  1871.  w.  c.  b. 

Eli  Washburn,  Esq.,  of  Bridgewater,  Mass.,  a  life  member,  was  born  in  Hano- 
ver, Mass.,  March  18.  1817,  and  died  in  Bridgewater,  Dec.  21,  1879,  aged  62. 

He  traced  his  genealogy  on  the  paternal  side  from  John1  of  Duxbury,  Mass., 
through  John,2  Jonathan,3  Josiah,4  Josiah,b  Solomon6  and  Solomon,7  born  June  18, 
1780,  and  his  wife  Sarah  (Carver)  Washburn,  born  Nov.  14,  1780,  the  parents  of  the 
subject  of  this  sketch. 

Mr.  Washburn  for  many  years  in  early  life  was  agent  of  Carver,  Washburn  & 
Co.,  at  the  South,  where  he  was  well  known.  Subsequently  he  spent  a  year  in 
Europe,  having  rare  taste  for  the  historic  scenes  of  that  continent.  He  was  re- 
markable for  his  retentive  memory,  aud  was  equalled  by  few  for  knowledge  of  his- 
torical and  genealogical  subjects.  He  was  a  life  member  of  the  Royal  Historical 
Society  of  Great  Britain,  and  was  admitted  to  membership  in  our  society,  Dec.  5, 
1874.  For  many  years  he  was  active  in  public  enterprises,  and  filled  many  places 
of  trust  and  responsibility.  In  all  matters  pertaining  to  the  history  of  the  Old  Col- 
ony, he  was  an  encyclopaedia  of  information.  For  many  years  he  was  in  charge 
of  Mount  Prospect  Cemetery,  and  was  foremost  in  projecting  that  enterprise. 
While  possessing  many  eccentric  traits,  his  large-hearted  generosity  was  disclosed 
in  numerous  acts  of  unostentatious  charity.  He  was  never  married,  but  with  pa- 
rental care  provided  for  several  children  of  a  soldier  who  fell  in  the  service  of  his 
country. 

Mr.  Washburn  was  of  a  family  of  eight  brothers  and  two  sisters,  of  whom  but  one, 
Dr.  Nathan  Washburn,  survives.  He  died  suddenly  of  heart  disease,  while  appa- 
rently in  robust  health. 

Stephen  Shepley,  Esq.,  of  Fitchburg,  Mass.,  a  resident  member,  was  born  in 
Shirley,  Mass.,  Dec.  29,  1818,  and  died  in  Fitchburg,  Jan.  18,  1880,  aged  61. 

He  was  the  son  of  Stephen  Shepley,  born  in  Groton,  Mass.,  Aug.  1,  1791,  and 
Amelia  Shattuck,  of  Groton,  born  Sept.  6,  1791.  His  paternal  grandfather  was 
John  Shepley,  son  of  John,  both  of  Groton.  His  maternal  grandfather  was  Ezekiel 
Shattuck,  son  of  John,  both  of  Groton.  He  married  Nov.  26,  1846,  Martha  M., 
daughter  of  Jonathan  Harvey,  by  whom  he  had,  Charles  //.,  Francis  B.  and  Alice 
M.,  who  survive  him. 

Mr.  Shepley's  early  education  was  in  the  district  school  of  his  native  town,  with 
the  advantage  of  a  brief  period  at  the  Lawrence  Academy,  Groton.  In  early  man- 
hood he  went  to  Fitchburg.  During  the  winter  of  1844-5  he  there  taught  school 
with  unusual  success.  Soon  after  he  entered  into  partnership  in  the  book-selling 
business  with  his  brother  Charles  Shepley.  For  many  years  the  firm,  with  its  vari- 
ous partners,  kept  the  only  bookstore  in  Fitchburg.  Charles  Shepley  died  Jan.  15, 
1848,  and  Stephen  continued  the  business  till  1852,  when  he  sold  it  to  H.  R.  Phelps. 
The  fall  of  the  same  year  he  was  chosen  to  represent  the  town  in  the  legislature  by 
a  coalition  of  democrats  and  free-soilers. 

In  1853  Mr.  Shepley  formed  a  partnership  with  Rodney  Wallace,  who  removed 
to  Fitchburg,  and  the  new  firm  purchased  the  stock  and  good  will  of  Mr.  Phelps, 
dealing  at  wholesale  and  retail  in  books,  stationery,  paper  and  paper  stock.  The 
partnership  continued  for  twelve  years,  and  from  small  beginnings  the  business  in- 
creased many  fold. 

In  addition  to  his  book,  stationery  and  paper  business,  Mr.  Shepley  held  many 
offices  of  public  trust,  discharging  the  duties  with  singular  fidelity.     In  addition  to 


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his  trust  as  representing  the  town  in  the  legislature,  he  was  for  several  years  a 
member  of  the  school  committee  ;  one  of  the  selectmen  in  1848-49  ;  a  trustee  of  the 
public  library,  and  one  of  the  officers  of  the  old  Athenaeum.  He  was  for  twenty- 
live  years  one  of  the  trustees  of  the  Fitehburg  Savings  Bank,  a  director  in  the  Fitch- 
burg  National  Bank  for  twenty-four  years,  and  Fitehburg  Gaslight  Co.  for  fifteen 
years. 

In  agriculture  he  was  also  interested  ;  was  a  member  of  the  State  Board  from 
1873  to  1876,  and  president  of  the  Worcester  North  Agricultural  Society  in  1873. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  Republican  State  Central  Committee  for  several  years. 
From  1873  until  his  death,  he  was  one  of  the  Board  of  Water  Commissioners. 

Mr.  Shepley  was  a  man  of  strong  social  qualities,  affable,  possessing  acute  dis- 
cernment, decided  convictions  and  a  thorough  knowledge  of  human  nature.  He 
was  frank,  honest  and  unprejudiced.  He  was  public  spirited,  an  esteemed  and 
valuable  citizen.  In  literary  matters  his  business  made  him  conversant  with  the 
best  authors  and  their  works,  and  his  store  always  exhibited  marks  of  excellent 
judgment  in  selection  and  arrangement.  He  had  a  strong  preference  for  historical 
and  genealogical  works,  and  was  himself  the  best  authority  on  matters  pertaining 
fco  the  local  and  traditional  history  of  Fitehburg. 

His  membership  dates  from  Dec.  7,  1875. 

The  Rev.  George  Punchard,  A.M.,  of  Boston,  a  resident  member  of  this  society 
since  Sept.  7,  1871,  died  at  Boston,  April  2,  1880. 

Mr.  Punchard  was  born  at  Salem,  June  7,  1806,  a  son  of  John  Punchard  ;  he  was 
graduated  at  Dartmouth  College  1826,  and  studied  for  the  ministry  at  Andover, 
Mass.,  graduating  in  1829,  and  was  pastor  of  the  Congregational  Church  at  Ply- 
mouth, N.  II.,  from  March  11,  1830,  to  1841,  resigning  his  pastorate  on  account  of 
ill  health.  Mr.  Punchard  visited  Europe,  and  on  his  return  became  interested  in 
the  American  Traveller,  which  became  in  J 845  the  Boston  Daily  Traveller,  of  which 
Mr.  Punchard  continued  one  of  the  editors  till  1856.  lie  was  for  a  time  connected 
with  the  American  Tract  Society,  and  was  again  connected  with  the  editorial  de- 
partment of  the  Traveller. 

Mr.  Punchard  was  the  author  of  "  A  View  of  Congregationalism,"  1850,  and 
also  published,  "  History  of  Congregationalism,"  1841,  of  which  a  second  edition 
in  three  volumes  appeared  in  1865-7. 

Mr.  Punchard  married  in  July,  1830,  Wilhelmene  Poole,  of  Ilollis,  N.  II.,  whose 
death  preceded  his  a  few  years.  Mr.  Punchard  had  been  in  feeble  health  for  some 
years  previous  to  his  decease.  w.  c.  b. 

The  Rev.  Moses  Hale  Wilder,  of  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  a  corresponding  member, 
was  born  in  Winchenden,  Mass.,  June  19,  1798,  and  died  in  Brooklyn,  N.  Y., 
Nov.  11,  1879,  aged  81  years,  4  ins.  22  ds. 

From  his  "  Book  of  the  Witders,"  a  volume  of  four  hundred  pages,  published  in 
1878,  and  to  which  we  refer  for  an  extended  genealogy  of  those  bearing  the  name, 
and  a  recital  of  the  prominent  events  of  his  long,  laborious  and  useful  life  as  a  suc- 
cessful minister  of  the  gospel  in  building  up  feeble  churches  and  in  winning  souls  to 
Christ,  we  learn  that  Moses  Hale  Wilder  was  the  son  of  Abel,  who  married,  in  1792, 
Eunice,  daughter  of  Dea.  Moses  Hale,  of  Winchenden.  Moses  Hale  bears  the 
name  of  his  maternal  grandfather,  who  adopted  him,  and  took  him  to  his  home  at 
two  years  of  age.  lie  remained  in  the  family  until  February,  1811.  Here  he  enjoyed 
the  ordinary  advantages  of  the  common  schools  of  the  day,  with  the  aid  of  members 
of  the  family,  three  of  whom  were  teachers.  From  1813  to  1819,  lie  with  his  elder 
brothers  helped  by  their  labor  to  support  the  family,  and  his  means  of  public  edu- 
cation was  limited  to  three  months  in  each  of  three  winters.  It  was  in  his  twenti- 
eth year  that  his  deep  convictions  led  him  to  Christ  as  his  Saviour,  and  he  indulged 
the  hope  that  he  was  indeed  the  child  of  God.  Hence  a  new  train  of  thought.  It  was 
not,  however,  until  1829  that  he  made  a  public  confession  of  his  faith  in  Christ,  and 
the  desire  was  awakened  to  preach  the  gospel.  Through  many  trials  God  led  him, 
and  in  October,  1831,  he  was  licensed  to  preach  by  the  Salem  Presbytery.  From  that 
time,  and  for  almost  half  a  century,  he  was  in  labors  abundant  as  a  teacher,  a 
missionary,  supplying  destitute  churches,  and  as  a  settled  pastor.  In  a  review  of 
his  ministry  for  forty-six  years  he  writes:  "1  have  preached  5,930  times,  and  re- 
ceived to  the  fellowship  of  the  churches  over  five  hundred  members."  And  not- 
withstanding his  trials  and  persecutions  were  hard  to  bear,  they  disciplined  the 


326  Necrology  of  Historic,  Genealogical  Society,       [July, 

mind  nnd  the  heart,  and  proved  the  richest  of  God's  mercies,  so  that  he  could 
Bay,  "  The  way-marks  left  all  along  the  path,  with  a  life  of  uniform  trust  in  Christ 
for  pardon  and  deliverance,  have  been  the  source  of  quiet  enjoyment,-  such  as  the 
world  cannot  give." 

j\lr.  Wilder  married  first,  July  4,  1822,  Susan  Smith,  daughter  of  Rev.  Salmon 
Hebard,  of  Attica,  N.  Y.,  by  whom  he  had  six  children,  four  of  whom  are  living. 
She  died  Aug.  11,  1839;  and  he  married  second,  Dec.  31,  1839,  Nancy  Brown, 
daughter  of  Joseph  and  Sally  (Brown)  Warren,  of  Brighton,  Mass.,  who  survives 
him!  Of  her  worth  her  husband  testifies  in  his  family  record,  that  for  thirty-eight 
years  they  had  walked  together,  and  she  lived  to  soothe  the  cares  and  pains  of  the 
increasing  infirmities  of  age.  "  For  many  years  strangers  could  not  have  known 
that  his  children  were  not  hers  by  birth  ;  she  gave  them  all  a  mother's  love  ;  and 
they  are  indebted  to  her  faithful  training,  more  than  any  other  one  cause,  for  their 
moral  integrity  and  sound  principles."  She  was  also  a  faithful  and  successful 
helper  of  her  husband  in  the  parish. 

Mr.  Wilder  was  admitted  a  corresponding  member  Nov.  11,  1878. 

The  Rev.  Edward  Grenville  Russell,  A.M.,  of  Cambridge,  Mass.,  a  resident 
member,  was  born  in  Groton,  Mass.,  June  2,  1834,  and  died  in  Cambridge,  Feb.  25, 
1880,  aged  45. 

He  was  the  son  of  Bradford  and  Mary  Ann  (Nash)  Russell.  His  father  was  born 
in  Weston,  Mass.,  and  was  formerly  a  prominent  member  of  the  Middlesex  bar. 
The  early  education  of  Mr.  Russell  was  at  the  Lawrence  Academy,  Groton,  Mass., 
at  the  Westford  Academy,  and  Phillips  Exeter  Academy,  N.  II.  He  was  a  gradu- 
ate of  Harvard  College  in  1855,  and  from  the  "Cambridge  Divinity  School  "  in 
1858.  Since  then  he  has  been  occupied  as  a  preacher,  but  was  never  settled  over 
any  parish.  For  some  time  lie  has  been  preaching  at  the  church  at  the  corner  of 
Third  and  Thorndike  Streets,  East  Cambridge. 

In  addition  to  his  ministerial  duties,  Mr.  Russell  held  commissions  as  Justice  of 
the  Peace,  Notary  Public,  Commissioner  to  qualify  civil  officers,  and  Commissioner 
of  Deeds  for  Maine,  New  Hampshire.  Connecticut,  Rhode  Island  and  Vermont. 
He  also  published  a  k'  Key  to  Fosse's  Spanish  Grammar,"  Sales  Edition. 

Mr.  Russell  was  a  member  of  Mount  Olivet  Lodge  of  Free  Masons,  the  Friend- 
ship Lodge  of  I.  0.  O.  F.,  and  of  several  temperance  societies.  He  married  Feb. 
22,  18G0,SMary  Ann,  daughter  of  Edward  Stewart. 

He  was  admitted  to  membership  July  3,  1857. 

The  Hon.  John  Sherburne  Sleeper,  of  Boston,  Mass.,  a  resident  member,  was 
born  at  Tyngsboro',  Mass.,  Sept.  25,  1794  ;  d.  in  Boston  (Roxbury  District),  Nov. 
14,  1878,  aged  84.  . 

Mr.  Sleeper  traced  his  genealogy  from  Thomas1  Sleeper,  who  came  from  Bristol, 
England,  in  the  year  1640.  and  died  in  Hampton,  N.  H.,  in  1703.  aged  83  years, 
through  Aaron/  born  1661  ;  Moses,3  born  1685  ;  Richard,4  born,  1738  ;  and  Jona- 
than Fifietd,5  his  father,  born  in  Kingston,  N.  H.,  1768.  His  mother  was  Dorothy 
Tilton,  daughter  of  Joseph  Tilton,  M.D.,  of  Exeter,  N.  H.  Daniel1  lilton,  who 
came  to  this  country  from  England  between  1640-1650,  with  his  brothers  Jacob  and 
Peter,  settled  at  Hampton,  N.  1L,  and  from  him  descended  Joseph.2  Jonathan3 
Joseph,4  and  Joseph,5  her  father,  born  at  Hampton  Falls,  N.  H.,  in  1744,  and  died 
in  Exeter  in  1838,  aged  94  years. 

In  Mr.  Sleeper's  acceptance  of  membership  in  our  society,  dated  Dec.  26,  18/0, 
he  says  :  "  For  nearly  two  years  I  was  a  student  in  the  English  Department  of 
Exeter  (N.  H.)  Phillips  Academy.  In  1809,  before  I  was  fifteen  years  old,  I  em- 
barked as  cabin  boy  in  a  vessel  bound  to  the  West  Indies,  and  finished  my  educa- 
tion on  the  sea,  which  was  my  Alma  Mater  for  more  than  twenty  years." 

Mr.  Sleeper  retired  from  a  maritime  life  in  1830.  In  1831  he  established  in  Exe- 
ter, N.  IL,  where  his  family  then  resided,  "  The  Exeter  News  Letter,"  a  weekly 
paper  which  is  still  published.  In  1833  he  removed  to  Lowell,  Mass.,  having 
purchased  "  The  Lowell  Daily  Journal."  In  1834  he  removed  to  Boston  and  took 
the  editorial  charge  of  "  The  Boston  Mercantile  Journal"  since  known  as  "  ihe 
Boston  Journal,,Fi\Y\d  which  had  been  established  the  previous  year.  For  twenty 
years  he  was  sole  editor,  and  in  part  proprietor,  when  ill  health,  caused  by  severe 
and  protracted  mental  labor,  compelled  him  with  great  reluctance  to  abandon  the 
vocation.  At  the  time  of  his  retirement  from  the  editorial  chair,  his  contempora- 
ries gave  him  the  credit  of  doing  most  of  what  had  been  done  to  give  the  paper  that 


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foothold  in  families  which  was  the  foundation  of  it?  success.  In  addition  to  his  labors 
as  editor  he  wrote  several  pleasing  and  popular  stories  of  the  sea  by  "  Hawser  Mar- 
tingale," afterwards  published  in  book  form.  One  of  them,  entitled  "  Jack  in  the 
Forecastle,"  contains  a  faithful  delineation  of  the  first  nine  years  of  his  sea-faring 
life. 

Capt.  Sleeper  had  resided  in  Roxbury  since  1843,  and  held  many  offices  in  the 
gift  of  the  people.  For  three  successive  years,  1856,  '57,  '58,  he  was  Mayor  of  the 
city.  He  was  twice  elected  a  representative  to  the  legislature.  He  was  a  member 
of  the  Senate  in  1877,  and  chairman  of  the  Joint  Committee  on  Harbors.  He  was 
a  member  of  the  Constitutional  Convention  in  1853. 

Capt.  Sleeper  was  married  at  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  Feb.  22,  1826,  to  Mary  Folsom 
Noble,  born  in  Newington,  N.  H.,  May  3,  1798,  who  survives  him.  By  her  he 
had  four  children,  Charles  Frederick,  Ariana  Elizabeth  Smith,  m.  Hon.  James 
VV.  Austin,  Mary  Rindge,  m.  Gustavus  B.  Maynadier,  and  Herbert. 

He  was  admitted  to  membership  Dec.  26,  1870. 

Thomas  Davis  Townsend,  Esq.,  a  life  member,  of  Boston,  where  he  was  born 
July  30,  1826,  and  died  there  Jan.  18,  1880,  aged  53  years,  5  mos.  18  ds. 

He  traced  his  genealogy  from  Andrew1  Townsend,  who  came  from  England  and 
died  in  Lynn,  Mass.,  Feb.  10,  1692-3;  through  David,"1  born  1692-3;  Shippie,2  born 
1722  ;  David  *  his  grandfather,  H.  C.  1770,  a  surgeon  in  the  army  of  the  Revolu- 
tion ;  and  Solomon  D.,b  born  March  1,  1793,  and  Catherine  (Wendell,  Davis) 
Townsend,  born  April  15,  1794.  His  father  Solomon  D.  was  a  graduate  of  Harvard 
College,  and  for  many  years  a  distinguished  surgeon  in  Boston,  owning  and  residing 
at  No.  18  Somerset  Street.    The  building  is  now  owned  and  occupied  by  our  society.* 

Mr.  Thomas  Davis  Townsend  was  a  wTell  known  and  much  respected  merchant 
of  Boston.  He  was  formerly  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Tuckerman,  Townsend  &  Co., 
who  carried  on  at  one  time  an  extensive  business  in  the  Calcutta  trade,  and  after- 
wards became  associated  with  David  Townsend,  under  the  firm  of  Townsend  &  Co. 
Since  the  retirement  of  David  Townsend  he  has  carried  on  business  without  a  part- 
ner, and  was  extensively  known  as  a  sugar  broker  in  the  city  of  his  birth.  He  was 
a  communicant  of  Emmanuel  (Episcopal)  Church,  and  clerk  of  the  corporation  ;  a 
gentleman  of  undoubted  integrity,  and  highly  esteemed  by  a  large  circle  of  friends. 

Mr.  Townsend  m.  Oct.  19,  1854,  Frances  Barnard,  a  daughter  of  Capt.  Thomas 
Carter  Smith,  of  Boston,  by  whom  he  had  three  sons — Francis  B.,  Charles  VV.  and 
William  S.,  who  survive  him.  He  resided  on  Chestnut  Street,  but  died  very  sud- 
denly at  the  residence  of  his  father-in-law  in  Brimmer  Street,  while  watching  the 
reflected  glories  of  sunset,  Sunday,  January  18. 

His  membership  dates  from  May  10,  1870. 

Benjamin  Sewall,  of  Boston,  a  life  member  and  benefactor,  was  born  in  Hallow- 
ell,  Me.,  Jan.  29,  1790;  died  at  his  residence  in  Weston,  Mass.,  Oct.  12,  1879,  in 
his  ninetieth  year. 

Mr.  Sewall  traced  his  ancestry  to  Henry1  Sewall,  Mayor  of  Coventry,  England, 
through  Henry,2  born  in  England,  the  first  of  the  family  who  came  to  this  country, 
and  died  in  Rowley,  New  England,  in  1654.  His  son  Henry,3  born  in  England, 
died  at  Newbury,  New  England,  May  16,  1700,  aged  86  years.  He  married  Jane 
Dummer,  of  Newbury,  March  22,  1646.  Their  son  John,4  born  in  England  Oct.  10, 
1654,  died  in  Newbury  Aug.  8,  1699,  married  Hannah  Fessenden,  and  had  Samuel,* 
married  Jan.  8,  1730,  Lydia  Storer,  of  Wells,  for  his  first  wife,  and  for  his  second 
wife  Sarah  B.  Titcomb,  of  Haverhill.  He  settled  in  York,  Me.  His  sixth  child, 
Moses,6  was  born  in  York,  July  22,  1733,  and  died  there  June,  1816,  aged  83  years. 
He  married  Meriam  Stone,  born  Oct.  2,  1733.  She  died  April  29,  1806.  Their  son 
Moses7  (the  father  of  Benjamin8)  was  born  April  4,  1761,'  at  York,  Me.  ;  died  at 
Ilallowell,  Me.,  March,  1798,  aged  37  years.  He  married  Ruthy  Barrell,  of  York, 
Feb.  17,  1786.  She  was  born  June  22,  1765,  at  York,  and  died  at  Boston,  Mass., 
May  25,  1848,  aged  83  years. 

Benjamin  Sewall,  after  having  been  educated  at  the  academy  in  his  native  town, 
went  at  an  early  age  to  Wiscasset,  and  remained  there  a  clerk  to  Maj.  Abial  Wood, 
an  extensive  ship-owner,  until  his  majority,  when  he  entered  into  business  with  his 

*  See  Register,  xxxiii.  343  ;  and  the  Rev.  Mr.  Slafter's  twentv-fifth  anniversary  dis- 
course, 1870,  appendix,  p.  46. 


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328  Necrology  of  Historic,  Genealogical  Society.        [July, 

associate,  Henry  Whitney,  an  elder  clerk.  In  1818  he  married  Miss  Lydia  Louisa 
Bowman,  an  orphan  niece  of  Mr.  Wood.  She  died  in  1828,  leaving  one  daughter 
only,  who,  in  1845,  became  the  wife  of  Charles  T.  Hubbard,  one  of  the  firm  of 
Sewall,  Day  &  Co.  Mr.  Sewall  remained  a  widower  through  life.  The  only  sur- 
viving descendants  are  three  children  of  his  daughter  Mrs.  Hubbard. 

Mr.  Sewall  came  to  Boston  about  fifty  years  ago,  and  went  into  the  grocery  busi- 
ness as  head  of  the  firm  of  Sewall,  Kendrick  &  Co.  Subsequently  he  was  engaged 
in  shipping,  and  was  president  of  the  Fishing  Insurance  Company,  afterwards  the 
City  Marine  Insurance  Company,  until  its  dissolution.  About  the  year  1834  Mr. 
Sewall  became  interested  in  the  manufacture  of  cordage,  and  entered  into  partner- 
ship with  Mr.  Moses  Day  for  the  purpose  of  carrying  it  on.  The  present  firm  of 
Sewall,  Day  &  Co.  dates  from  that  time.  Mr.  Sewall  was  a  director  of  the  Market 
Bank  from  its  incorporation  until  his  death,  and  was  also  for  many  years  a  director 
of  the  Neptune  Insurance  Company.  From  his  early  commercial  education  Mr. 
Sewall  retained  a  deep  interest  in  Navigation,  and  was  engaged  a  large  part  of  his 
life  in  shipping  on  his  private  account.  Hence  his  interest  in  the  cause  of  seamen, 
as  evidenced,  among  his  bequests,  of  five  thousand  dollars  to  the  "  Sailors'  Snug 
Harbor."  The  academy  in  Hallowell,  which  was  founded  under  the  auspices  of 
his  father  and  his  uncle  David  Sewall,  and  is  now  known  as  the  Hallowell  Classi- 
cal and  Scientific  School,  also  received  generous  donations  from  him  while  living. 
Industrious,  affectionate  and  brave,  he  was  from  his  boyhood  the  helper  of  his  wid- 
owed mother.  From  the  age  of  fourteen  he  supported  himself ;  and  through  life, 
even  to  extreme  old  age,  he  was  remarkable  for  his  strict  application  to  business. 
He  was  connected  with  the  Orthodox  Congregational  denomination,  to  the  sup- 
port of  which  he  contributed. 

His  membership  dates  from  July  11,  1870. 

The  Hon.  George  Arnold  Brayton,  LL.D.,  a  corresponding  member,  died  at 
East  Greenwich,  R.  I.,  April  21,  1880. 

He  was  born  at  Warwick,  R.  I.,  August  4,  1803,  the  son  of  Charles  and  Rebecca 
(Havens)  Brayton.  His  father,  Charles,  was  town  clerk  of  Warwick  over  thirty 
years,  and  was  an  Associate  Justice  of  the  Supreme  Court  several  years. 

Judge  Brayton,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  was  educated  in  the  grammar  schools 
of  his  native  town,  at  the  Kent  Academy,  and  at  Brown  University,  where  he  gra- 
duated with  high  rank  in  1824.  He  studied  law  with  the  Hon.  Aloert  C.  Greene, 
and  at  the  law  school  at  Litchfield,  Conn.,  being  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1827,  and 
commenced  practice  in  his  native  town.  He  was  elected  on  the  school  committee, 
as  town  clerk,  and  to  the  General  Assembly  of  Rhode  Island.  ^  In  1843  tie  was  elect- 
ed an  Associate  Justice  of  the  Supreme  Court,  which  position  he  held  until  his 
election  as  Chief  Justice  in  1868.  On  account  of  failing  health  he  retired  from  the 
bench  in  1874,  his  salary  being  continued  until  his  death. 

He  married  in  1831  Celia  Green  Clark,  daughter  of  Ray  and  Cslia  Clark,  of  East 
Greenwich ,  and  had  issue  three  daughters,  two  of  whom  survive.  Brown  Univer- 
sity conferred  on  him  the  degree  LL.D.  in  1870.  Judge  Brayton  was  an  impartial, 
faithful  jurist,  conscientious  in  the  mastery  of  a  subject,  and  solid  rather  than  bril- 
liant.    He  was  much  interested  in  historical  studies. 

His  membership  in  this  society  dates  from  Feb.  13,  1847.  w.  c.  b. 

The  Rev.  Joseph-Maria  Finotti,  of  Central  City,  Colorado,  a  resident  member, 
was  born  at  Ferrara,  Italy,  Sept.  21,  1817;  died  at  Colorado  City,  Jan.  10,  1879, 
aged  61  j^ears. 

He  was  the  son  of  Francis  M.  and  Rose  (Tassinavi)  Finotti,  both  Italians.  He 
was  educated  in  Rome  by  the  Jesuits,  and  came  to  this  country  in  1845.  In  his 
letter  accepting  membership  in  our  society,  dated  Brookline,  Mass.,  he  says: 
"  When  I  was  only  twelve  years  old,  the  reading  of  Botta's  history  of  the  war  for 
Independence  planted  the  first  germ  that  worked  in  my  heart,  and  which  led  to  the 
final  resolution  of  coming  to  this  country."  He  was  employed  in  the  catholic  min- 
istry from  1847  to  1852,  in  Maryland  and  Virginia.  The  position,  however,  was  not 
in  unison  with  his  tastes,  and  he  made  up  his  mind  to  come  to  Boston,  where,  he 
writes,  "  I  have  friends,  slow  to  be  made  such,  but  steady  and  firm  afterwards.  I 
was  attached  to  Bishop  Fitzpatrick's  cathedral  from  April,  1852,  to  December,  1856, 
when  I  was  appointed  to  the  charge  of  the  two  parishes  of  Brookline  and  Brighton, 
of  about  thirty-two  hundred  catholics." 

Although  he  modestly  speaks  of  himself  as  "  no  author,"   we  learn  that  he 


1880.]  Boole  Notices,  329 

published  in  Italy  a  French  grammar  ;  and,  since  his  residence  in  America,  has 
been  the  author  and  translator  of  many  books  and  papers  which  will  probably  find 
appropriate  notice  in  an  extended  biography  by  one  of  our  members,  his  friend  and 
brother  in  the  priesthood,  the  Rev.  Joshua  P.  Bodfish. 

For  eight  years  prior  to  1867,  Father  Finotti  was  the  literary  correspondent  of  the 
Boston  Pilot,  and  for  some  eighteen  months  the  editor  thereof. 

His  membership  dates  from  March  7,  1867. 

Joel  Munsell,  Esq.,  a  life  member,  died  in  Albany,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  15,  1880,  aged 
71.  Admitted  a  corresponding  member  June  11,  1857  ;  changed  to  life  membership 
Dec.  31,  1864.  A  catalogue  of  the  books  and  pamphlets  issued  from  his  press  from 
1828  to  1870,  was  printed  in  1872  under  the  title  of  "  Bibliotheca  Munselliana." 
See  Register,  vol.  xxx.  p.  271.  For  memoir  and  portrait  see  Register,  vol.  xxxiv. 
pp.  239-46. 


BOOK  NOTICES. 

The  Editor  requests  persons  sending  books  for  notice  to  state,  for  the  information  of 
readers,  the  price  of  each  book,  with  the  amount  to  be  added  for  postage  when  sent  by 
mail. 

History  of  Middlesex  County ,  Massachusetts,  containing  Carefully  Prepared  Histo- 
ries of  every  City  and  Town  in  the  County,  by  well  known  Writers ;  arid  a  Gen- 
eral History  of  the  County,  from  the  Earliest  to  the  Present  Time.  By  Samuel 
Adams  Drake,  "  Author  of  Old  Landmarks  of  Boston,"  "  Nooks  and  Corners 
of  the  New  England  Coast,"  etc.  Vol.1.  Illustrated.  Boston:  Estes  and  Lau- 
riet,  Publishers,  301  Washington  Street.  1880.  [Royal  quarto,  pp.  505.  By 
subscription.     Price  $7.50  a  volume.] 

It  is  unnecessary  to  spend  words  defining  the  position  of  Middlesex  County  in 
New  England  history,  or  to  assert  its  preeminence  over  some  of  her  sister  counties 
of  the  commonwealth.  The  fact  is  that,  not  to  mention  Suffolk,  three  separate  coun- 
ties in  Massachusetts  are  entitled  to  the  distinction  of  "  historic  counties,"  and  to 
each  of  them  belongs  distinguished  and  peculiar  honor  for  the  parts  they  have  sev- 
erally borne  in  the  civilization  of  New  England,  and  in  contributing  to  the  patriot- 
ism, valor  and  intelligence  of  the  century.  Plymouth  received  the  little  company  of 
May-Flower  immigrants,  and  enjoys  a  reputation  which  no  section  can  take  from 
her  ;  Essex  witnessed  the  laying  of  the  foundations  for  the  colony  of  Massachusetts 
Bay,  and  was  the  scene  of  the  great  witchcraft  delusion,  while  Middlesex  treasures 
as  its  peculiar  honor  the  memories  of  Concord,  Lexington  and  Bunker  Hill,  and  is 
the  ground  on  which  was  formed  the  first  assumption  of  government,  under  the  royal 
charter,  "  by  men  who  brought  with  them  to  the  New  AVorld  the  germ  of  an  inde- 
pendent state."  Middlesex  cannot  say,  "  Because  the  Pilgrims  did  not  land  on  the 
shore  of  Charles  River,  therefore  we  are  without  honor  ;  "  and  Essex  cannot  say, 
"  Because  the  first  gun  for  liberty  was  not  fired  in  Ipswich,  therefore  we  are  with- 
out honor."  Each  of  the  three  counties  is  entitled  to  an  honor  all  its  own  ;  they  are 
a  part  of  the  commonwealth,  and  the  commonwealth  shares  the  honor  with  them  ; 
the  commonwealth  is  a  part  of  New  England  and  the  nation,  and  New  England  and 
the  nation  are  richer  and  better  for  the  spirit  of  the  Pilgrims  and  the  deeds  of  those 
men  who  fought  at  Concord  and  Lexington.  And  these  three  counties  rightly  in- 
dicate three  historic  eras.  "  Not  merely  accidental  collections  of  adventurers,  they 
are  the  embodiment  of  great  principles  which  in  time  became  the  ruling  ideas  of 
a  nation.  To  New  England  they  indicate  not  only  the  boundary  between  barbarism 
and  civilization,  but  the  centres  from  which  most  of  her  native-born  population  is 
derived." 

Rich  in  historic  associations,  the  county  of  Middlesex  and  the  records  of  its  men 
and  events  have  been  the  subject  of  many  volumes,  essays  and  other  writings.  Of 
the  fifty-six  towns  within  the  county,  twenty-four,  or  nearly  one  half,  have  had 
their  history  published  in  separate  volumes,  many  of  which  are  elaborate  and  im- 
portant works ;  while  a  complete  body  of  printed  information  relating  to  these 
towns  would  comprise  more  than  four  hundred  and  fifty  distinct  references,  a  very 


330  Booh  Notices.  [July, 

large  portion  of  which  would  be  extensive  publications.  No  less  than  eighty  dis- 
tinct works  relate  to  Charlestown,  forty  to  Cambridge,  thirty-five  to  Lexington,  and 
twenty-five  to  Concord  ;  and  in  addition  to  this,  Drake's  Boston,  Frothingham's 
Siege  of  Boston,  and  all  general  histories  of  New  England  and  of  the  United  States, 
must  be  consulted,  if  the  student  of  history  would  obtain  a  correct  estimate  of  what 
has  been  published  on  this  historic  county.  This  mere  outline  of  information  gives 
some  idea  of  the  task  before  the  historian  who  would  attempt  to  write  the  history 
of  Middlesex. 

The  special  work  of  Mr.  Drake  in  the  volume  under  notice,  aside  from  a  general 
editorial  revision  of  all  the  contributions,  has  been  the  writing  of  a  Historical  Intro- 
duction, comprising  the  history  of  the  county,  and  filling  195  pages.  He  is  well 
qualified  for  this  duty,  not  only  by  special  training  in  many  fields  of  local  history, 
but  by  inherited  qualities  as  well,  and  an  intimacy  with  the  historic  localities  of 
this  county  so  well  presented  in  his  "  Historic  Fields  and  Mansions  of  Middlesex," 
published  in  1874 — a  most  delightful  volume  for  the  antiquary  or  lover  of  charming 
descriptions  of  country  rambles.  His  history  is  given  in  twent}T-six  divisions,  be- 
ginning with  the  history  of  the  Massachusetts  Company,  giving  biographies  of  the 
leaders,  their  religious  ideas  and  political  ambitions  ;  next  treating  of  the  Pequot 
and  King  Philip's  wars  ;  the  period  of  historic  transition  from  the  Colonial  to  the 
Provincial  government,  and  the  events  immediately  preceding  the  Revolution. 
Naturally  the  interest  in  Mr.  Drake's  narrative  centres  in  the  great  events  attend- 
ing the  outbreak  of  the  Revolution,  and  we  accord  high  praise  to  his  treatment  of 
the  battles  of  Lexington,  Concord  and  Bunker  Hill,  the  feeling  of  the  country  at 
the  beginning  of  hostilities,  and  its  condition  after  the  investment  of  Boston.  The 
narrative  through  the  eight  chapters  covering  this  period  is  picturesque  and  attrac- 
tive, giving  the  results  of  the  latest  investigations  into  the  minute  details  of  history, 
and  yet  written  in  so  vigorous  a  style  as  to  read  like  a  story,  conveying  to  one  the 
impression  that  Mr.  Drake  is  doing  more  than  any  other  writer  of  history  at  the 
present  day  to  render  antiquarian  studies  attractive  to  the  general  reader.  An 
account  of  the  fifty  years  of  prosperity  enjoyed  by  the  county  previous  to  the  south- 
ern rebellion,  and  a  review  of  the  industrial  interests  at  the  beginning  of  our  second 
hundred  years  as  a  nation,  appropriately  close  the  introduction,  which  we  would 
much  like  to  see  reprinted  in  a  less  expensive  book,  as  a  history  of  Middlesex  county. 

The  plan  of  the  work  comprehends  a  history  of  each  town  from  the  pen  of  some 
distinguished  writer,  alphabetically  arranged,  the  present  volume  comprising  the 
histories  of  twenty-three  towns,  viz.  :  Acton,  by  the  Rev.  F.  P.  Wood  ;  Arlington, 
by  William  R.  Cutter;  Ashby,  by  Francis  Tinker;  Ashland,  by  W.  F.  Ellis  and 
Elias  Grout;  Ayer,  by  Dr.  Samuel  A.  Green  ;  Bedford,  by  J.  A.  Stearns  ;  Belmont, 
by  Dr.  John  L.  Alexander  ;  Billerica,  by  Frederic  P.  Hill ;  Boxborough,  by  the  Rev. 
Nathan  Thompson  ;  Brighton,  by  Rev.  F.  A.  Whitney  ;  Burlington,  by  Samuel  Sew- 
all ;  Cambridge,  by  Rev.  Edward  Abbott ;  Carlisle,  by  B.  F.  Heald  ;  Chelmsford, 
by  Frederic  P.  Hill  ;  Concord,  by  the  Rev.  Grindall  Reynolds ;  Dracut,  Dunstable  and 
Hopkinton,  by  the  Rev.  Elias  Nason  ;  Everett,  by  Dudley  P.  Bailey  ;  Framingham, 
by  the  Rev.  Josiah  H.  Temple  ;  Groton,  by  Dr.  Samuel  A.  Green  ;  Holliston,  by  the 
Rev.  George  F.  Walker,  and  Hudson,  by  the  Hon.  Charles  Hudson.  Of  course  there  is 
much  similarity  of  treatment  to  these  several  histories,  some  of  which  present  no  new 
information,  while  a  few  give  some  original  documents  and  fresh  facts  of  import- 
ance. In  general  they  treat  of  the  settlement  and  organization  of  the  towns,  the 
establishment  of  local,  religious  and  educational  institutions,  commercial,  mercan- 
tile and  manufacturing  industries,  descriptions  of  old  land-marks,  dwellings  and 
places  of  historic  interest,  and  personal  sketches  of  leading  men.  Naturally  the 
more  conspicuous  of  these  histories  are  attached  to  the  historic  towns  ;  Cambridge 
occupying  52  pages,  extending  to  fourteen  quite  lengthy  chapters,  and  being  both 
original  and  full  in  treatment ;  Concord  25  pages,  the  matter  being  exceedingly 
well  arranged  in  eleven  divisions  ;  Dunstable  11  pages,  Framingham  17  pages,  and 
Groton  14  pages.  A  careful  study  of  the  several  histories  comprising  this  first  vol- 
ume, shows  them  to  be  well  balanced  in  almost  every  particular — fairly  treated,  no 
undue  prominence  being  given  to  unimportant  transactions,  no  over-magnificent 
biographies,  no  personal  ambition  in  author  or  subject  gratified  :  but  in  every 
instance  a  judicious  opinion  has  been  rendered  and  unusually  fair  judgment  given. 

In  the  manufacture  of  the  volume  the  publishers  have  displayed  good  taste,  and 
evinced  a  liberal  expenditure  in  every  department.  The  type  is  open  and  full-faced, 
clear  and  easy  to  read,  the  matter  arranged  in  double  columns,  the  page-margins 
liberal.  Heavy  paper  and  excellent  press-work  give  a  rich  look  to  the  volume,  while 
the  large  size  of  the  page  affords  good  opportunity  for  illustrations,  which  form  one 


1880.]  Booh  Notices.  331 

of  the  most  attractive  mechanical  features  of  the  volume.  Twenty-six  of  these  are 
full-page  illustrations,  seven  being  portraits.  Of  special  excellence  among  these 
engravings  are  a  copy  of  Trumbull's  Bunker  Hill,  the  old  Sewall  House  in  Burling- 
ton, Washington's  Head-quarters  in  Cambridge,  from  an  old  print,  Harvard  Col- 
lege in  1840,  an  etching  of  "  The  Old  Manse,"  and  a  portrait  of  ex-Gov.  Talbot. 
Some  of  the  purely  imaginative  pieces  are  lull  of  spirit,  and  engraved  with  great 
care — especially  the  following:  "  Whipping  Quakers  at  the  Cart's  Tail,"  "  An- 
dros  a  Prisoner  in  Boston,"  "The  Midnight  Call  to  Arms,"  "Hooker  and  his 
Company  at  the  Border  of  Connecticut,"  and  a  "A  False  Alarm  during  King 
Philip's  War."  Thirty-five  engravings  accompany  the  text  of  the  volume,  many 
being  copies  of  old  prints,  portraits,  historic  buildings,  etc. 
[By  Samuel  L.  Boardman,  Esq.,  Augusta,  Me.\ 

The  History  of  Middlesex  County By  Samuel  Adams  Drake Vol.  II. 

Illustrated.     Boston:    Estes  and  Lauriat 1880.     [Royal  4to.  pp.  572-|-17. 

Subscription  price  $15.00  for  the  set.] 

Since  the  preceding  article  was  in  type,  the  second  and  concluding  volume  of  Mr. 
Drake's  admirable  "  History  of  Middlesex  County  "  has  been  published.  It  main- 
tains the  high  reputation  which  the  first  volume  has  gained.  We  have  here  histo- 
rical articles  on  the  thirty-two  remaining  towns  in  the  county,  namely  :  Lexington, 
by  the  Hon.  Charles  Hudson  ;  Lincoln,  by  William  F.  Wheeler  ;  Littleton,  by  Her- 
bert J.  Harwood  ;  Lowell,  by  Alfred  (Oilman  ;  Maiden,  by  D.  P.  Corey;  Marl- 
borough, by  the  Rev.  R.  A.  Griffin  and  E.  L.  Bigelow ;  Maynard,  by  Asahel  Bal- 
com;  Med  lord,  by  William  H.  Whitmore  ;  Melrose,  by  E.  H.  Goss";  Natick,  by 
the  Rev.  S.  D.  Hosmer,  assisted  by  the  Rev.  Daniel  Wight  and  Austin  Bacon  ; 
Newton,  by  the  Rev.  Samuel  F.  Smith,  D.D.  ;  North  Reading,  by  Hiram  Barrus 
and  Col.  Carroll  D.Wright;  Reading,  by  the  same;  Peppercll,  by  Lorenzo  P. 
Blood  ;  Sherborn,  by  Albert  H.  Blanchard,  M.D.  ;  Shirley,  by  the  Rev.  Seth  Chand- 
ler ;  Somerville,  by  E.  C.  Booth,  M.D. ;  Stoneham,  by  Silas  Dean  ;  Stow,  by  the 
Rev.  George  F.  Clark ;  Sudbury,  by  the  Rev.  George  A.  Oviatt ;  Tewksbury,  by 
Leonard  Huntress,  assisted  by  J.  C.  Kittredge  ;  Townsend,  by  Ithamar  B.  Saw- 
telle  ;  Tyngsborough,  by  the  Rev.  Elias  Nason  ;  Wakefield,  by  Chester  W.  Eaton  ; 
Waltham,  by  Alexander  Starbuck ;  Watertown,  by  Francis  S.Drake;  Wayland, 
by  the  Rev.  Josiah  II .  Temple  ;  Westford,  by  the  Rev.  Edwin  R.  Hodgman,  assist- 
ed by  Julian  Abbott;  Weston,  by  Charles  A.Nelson;  Wilmington,  by  Lemuel 
C.  Eames  ;  Winchester,  by  Edwin  A.  Wadleigh  ;  Woburn,  by  George  M.  Champ- 
ney.  An  appendix  furnishes  the  Judicial  History  and  Civil  List  of  the  county.  The 
"work  has  an  excellent  index;   and  a  list  of  subscribers  closes  the  volume. 

The  illustrations  in  the  second  volume  are  of  the  same  high  order  noticed  in  the 
first.  An  attractive,  and  for  a  work  of  this  kind  peculiar,  feature  of  both  volumes, 
are  the  full  p:ige  etchings  of  old  houses,  some  of  which,  like  the  Old  Manse  and 
Wayside  Inn,  have  acquired  a  world  wide  celebrity. 

Besides  the  historic  renown  of  Middlesex  county  for  the  events  which  have  trans- 
pired therein,  it  has  a  claim  to  our  attention  for  its  men.  Probably  no  other  county 
in  the  whole  country  can  produce  such  an  array  of  distinguished  citizens. 

Though  the  chief  work  of  Mr.  Drake,  the  Introduction,  appears  in  the  first  vol- 
ume, the  editor  cannot  refrain  from  expressing  his  concurrence  in  the  estimate  of 
Mr.  Boardman,  as  to  the  great  value  of  his  labors,  particularly  on  that  portion 
of  the  work.  The  first  three  chapters  show  exhaustive  research  of  subjects  which 
lie  at  the  foundation  of  New  England  history.  New  views  are  here  presented 
and  old  perplexities  cleared  up. 

The  Correct  Arms  of  the  State  of  New  York,  as  established  by  Law  since  March  16, 
1778.  A  Historical  Essay  read  before  the  Albany  Institute,  December  2,  1879. 
By  Henry  A.  Homes,  LL.D.,  of  the  Stat3  Library.  Albany:  Weed,  Parsons 
and  Company,  Printers,  1880.     [8vo.  pp.  50.] 

The  learned  author  of  this  paper  has  given  a  most  interesting  account  of  his  stud- 
ies of  the  history  of  the  great  Mai  of  the  State  of  New  York,  in  which  is  embodied 
much  curious  and  important  information.  The  device  for  the  Arms  of  the  State 
was  conceived  during  the  battle  year  of  1777 — the  crisis  of  the  Revolution— and 
descriptions  are  given  of  three  specimens  of  the  arms,  all  made  before  1785,  one  of 
Which  is  attached  to  a  military  commission  signed  by  Gov.  George  Clinton,  June  25, 
1778  ;  one  painted  upon  the  flag  of  the  Third  New  York  Regiment,  commanded  by 


332  Booh  Notices.  [July, 

Col.  Peter  Ganesvoort,  Jr.,  which  was  recruited  in  1777,  and  the  third  painted 
upon  canvas  which  was  first  hungup  in  St.  Paul's  Chapel,  New  York  city,  over  the 
pew  occupied  by  Gov.  George  Clinton  in  1785.  These  are  all  described  in  detail, 
and  in  connection  therewith  are  many  historical  notes,  transcripts  of  legislative 
records  relating  to  them,  and  other  matters  of  interest.  The  eagle,  as  the  crest  of 
the  arms,  was  probably  used  by  New  York  earlier  than  by  any  of  the  states,  and  it 
now  forms  the  crest  of  only  Maryland  and  Pennsylvania  of  the  original  thirteen. 
Certain  it  is  that  the  eagle  was  not  adopted  as  a  portion  of  the  arms  of  the  United 
States  till  June  20.  1782,  more  than  four  years  after  its  adoption  by  the  State  of 
New  York.  Dr.  Homes  says  most  truly,  "  The  Arms  of  a  people,  containing 
symbols  and  emblems,  adopted  under  the  influence  of  and  exemplifying  the  ideas 
and  principles  of  an  especial  crisis,  are  of  too  serious  moment  to  be  subject  to  be 
changed  in  accordance  with  the  peculiar  fancies  of  individuals  in  each  successive 
decade  of  years  ;"  and  every  patriotic  heart  will  give  a  hearty  response  to  this 
sentiment.  As  a  frontispiece  the  pamphlet  contains  a  perfect  facsimile  of  the 
Initial  Letter  on  the  Military  Commission  of  1778,  which  contains  the  exact 
form  of  the  original  device  of  the  state  arms  ;  and  the  paper  has  been  printed  in 
advance  from  the  Transactions  of  the  Albany  Institute. 
[By  Samuel  L.  Boardman,  Esq.] 

Report  and  Collections  of  the  State  Historical  Society  of  Wisconsin.  For  the  years 
1877,  1878  and  1879.  Volume  VIII.  Madison,  Wis.  :  David  Atwood,  State 
Printer,  1879.     [8vo.  pp.  511.] 

Few  State  Historical  Societies  have  worked  more  diligently  or  accomplished  more 
in  their  own  line  of  work  in  a  quarter  of  a  century  than  has  that  of  Wisconsin.  It 
commenced  its  operations  in  1854  with  a  library  of  fifty  volumes,  and  the  year  fol- 
lowing issued  in  a  small  pamphlet  of  160  pages  the  first  volume  of  sts  collections. 
In  that  year  the  society  also  began  the  formation  of  a  cabinet  of  historical  and  an- 
tiquarian relics  and  a  gallery  of  paintings.  During  the  twenty-five  years  of  its 
existence,  the  activity  which  the  society  has  shown  in  making  collections  of  all 
matters  relating  to  the  history  of  the  state  of  Wisconsin,  the  country  at  large,  and 
the  histoiy  and  literature  of  all  ages  and  nations,  has  been  quite  remarkable.  Its 
library  has  increased  from  fifty  volumes  to  more  than  eighty-one  thousand  volumes  ; 
the  art  gallery  has  been  enlarged  to  nearly  one  hundred  and  fifty  portraits  and 
paintings,  and  the  cabinet  is  extensive  and  rich  in  pre-historic  implements  and  other 
objects  of  antiquity,  autographs,  coins,  medals  and  natural  history  specimens.  In 
1873  the  society  issued  a  catalogue  of  its  library  in  two  8vo.  volumes  of  639  and  719 
pages  respectively.  The  first  supplementary  volume  was  published  in  1875,  com- 
prising 383  pages  ;  and  the  second  in  1878,  consisting  of  750  pages,  the  four  volumes 
forming  a  complete  catalogue  of  the  books,  pamphlets  and  maps  in  the  library  down 
to  the  beginning  of  the  year  1879.  Eight  volumes  of  historical  collections  have 
been  published  :  The  first  in  1855,  160  pp. ;  the  second  in  1856.  458  pp.  ;  the  third 
in  1857,  547  pp.  ;  the  fourth  in  1859.  508  pp.  ;  the  fifth  in  1868  [issued  in  three 
parts],  438  pp.  ;  the  sixth  in  1872,  504  pp. ;  the  seventh  in  1876,  495  pp.  ;  and  the 
eighth  in  1879,  511  pp.  These  eight  volumes  contain  a  rich  collection  of  articles 
and  information  relating  to  the  history,  genealogy  and  antiquities  of  the  state  of 
Wisconsin,  together  with  biographies  of  her  distinguished  citizens  who  have  de- 
ceased ;  and  their  publication,  as  well  as  the  general  work  of  the  society,  reflects 
abundant  credit  upon  the  secretary  of  the  society  through  all  these  years,  Mr.  Ly- 
man C.  Draper,  and  the  librarian,  Mr.  Daniel  S.  Durrie,  the  latter  well  known  to 
genealogists  by  his  "  Index  to  American  Pedigrees,"  which  has  passed  to  a  second 
edition,  and  has  proved  a  most  useful  handbook  to  all  students  of  family  history. 

The  introductory  portion  of  the  eighth  volume  consists  of  the  annual  reports  of 
the  society  for  the  years  1877,  1878  apd  1879,  followed  by  memorial  sketches  of 
Prof.  S.  H.  Carpenter  and  Hon.  George  B.  Smith.  Considerable  space  is  given 
to  articles  on  pre-historic  subjects,  and  among  them  are  one  on  the  Ancient 
Copper  Mines  of  Lake  Superior,  by  Jacob  Houghton  ;  The  Mode  of  Fabrication  of 
Ancient  Copper  Implements  ;  The  Pictured  Cave  of  La  Crosse  Valley,  by  Rev.  Ed- 
ward Brown,  and  the  Early  Historic  Relics  of  the  North- West,  by  Prof.  James  D. 
Butler.  Other  leading  papers  are  on  the  Indian  Wars  of  Wisconsin,  by  Hon. 
Moses  M.  Strong;  Reminiscences  of  the  Black  Hawk  War,  by  Hon.  S.  Clark; 
Recollections  of  the  Rev.  Kleazer  Williams  [the  assumed  Louis  XVII.  of  France], 
by  Gen.  A.  G.  Ellis;  Early  Exploration  and  Settlement  of  Juneau  County,  by 
Hon.  J.  T.  Kingston,  and  the  Swiss  Colony  of  New  Glarus,  by  Hon.  John  Luch- 


1880.]  Booh  Notices.  333 

singer.  The  volume  closes  with  a  Necrology  of  Wisconsin  for  the  years  1876-78— 
a  most  useful  feature — and  a  well  prepared  index  of  thirty-six  pages  renders  con- 
sultation of  the  matter  contained  in  the  volume  comparatively  easy.  It  forms  a 
welcome  addition  to  one  of  the  most  important  series  of  historical  collections  now 
being  published  in  this  country. 
[By  Samuel  L.  Boardman,  Esq.] 

A  Sketch  of  the  Life  of  the  Rev.  Joseph  Montgomery.     By  John  Montgomery  Fors- 

ter.     liarrisburg,  Pa.  :    Printed   for  Private  Distribution.      December,    1879. 

[8vo.  pp.  47.] 

An  appropriate  memoir  of  one  who  filled  many  conspicuous  and  honorable  posi- 
tions both  in  church  and  state  clruing  the  most  trying  period  of  the  early  history  of 
this  country.     Born  of  the  good  Scotch-Irish  Presbyterian  stock,  Mr.  Montgomery 
graduated  from  the  College  of  New  Jersey  in  1755,  during  the  presidency  of  Rev. 
Aaron  Burr,  and  afterwards  preached  at  Georgetown,  New  Castle,  liarrisburg  and 
other  places,  being  the  first  clergyman  in  the  town  of  Harrisburg.     He  married 
Elizabeth  Reed,  probably  about  1767.     He  was  twice  selected  to  represent  Pennsyl- 
vania in  the  Continental  Congress,  was  a  member  from  Lancaster  county  to   the 
state  legislature,  in  his  ministerial  and  church  work  was  the  friend  and  associate  of 
patriots  like  Witherspoon,  Rodgers  and  Spencer,  and  was  many  times  commissioned 
to  execute  important  trusts.     Bold  in  his  utterances  in  the  cause  of  independence, 
he  was  a  man  of  rare  courage  and  decision,  and  enjoyed  to  an  unusual  degree  the 
respect  and  confidence  of  the  men  of  his  generation.     The  biographer  has  made  good 
use  of  the  somewhat  scanty  materials  upon  which  he  worked,  although  it  is  a  cause 
for  regret  that  more  definite  information  and  dates  were  not  accessible  to  strengthen 
some  points  in  the  narrative.     A  brief  genealogy  is  appended  to  the  memoir,  and 
the  pamphlet  is  neatly  printed. 

[By  Samuel  L.  Boardman,  Esq.] 

Westerly  (Rhode  Island)  and  its  Witnesses,  for  Two  Hundred  and  Fifty  Years. 
1626 — 1876.  Including  Charlestown,  Hopkinton  and  Richmond,  until  their  sepa- 
rate Organization,  with  the  Principal  Points  of  their  Subsequent  History.  By 
Rev.  Frederic  Denison,  A.M.,  Corresponding  Member  of  the  Rhode  Island  His- 
torical Society.  Providence  :  Published  by  J.  A.  &  R.  A.  Reid.  1878.  [Illus- 
trated.   8vo.  pp.  314.] 

The  town  of  Westerly  occupies  the  extreme  south-western  corner  of  the  state  of 
Rhode  Island,  opposite  to  Stonington  in  Connecticut.  Its  population,  according  to 
the  state  census  of  1875,  was  5,408,  and  its  valuation  in  1876  was  $4,421,310.  It 
originally  embraced  the  territory  now  included  in  the  towns  of  Westerly,  Charles- 
town,  Richmond  and  Hopkinton,  and  was  occupied  by  the  tribes  of  Indians  known 
as  Niantics,  Pequots  and  Narragansetts,  by  whom  the  territory  was  known  as  Mis- 
quamicut,  and  of  whom  it  was  purchased  in  1661. 

Mr.  Denison  devotes  twenty-two  pages  of  his  work  to  a  history  of  the  aborigi- 
nes, in  which  are  recorded  a  list  of  forty-seven  Indian  names  as  belonging  to  the 
original  limits  of  the  town.  A  single  chapter  is  given  to  the  first  settlement  of 
Westerly  by  the  whites,  who  were  of  Massachusetts  origin  and  education,  the  set- 
tlement having  been  made  as  early  as  1658.  Seventeen  pages  are  devoted  to  a  rec- 
ord of  its  Revolutionary  history,  including  a  sketch  of  Samuel  Ward,  Lieut.  Col.  of 
the  1st  Rhode  Island  Regiment,  whose  resolutions  in  town  meeting,  Feb.  2,  1774, 
fired  the  whole  state  with  patriotic  enthusiasm  ;  and  five  to  the  part  taken  by  the 
town  in  the  rebellion.  Twenty-seven  pages  give  an  account  of  the  cemeteries,  with 
inscriptions  from  them,  and  considerable  space  is  devoted  to  incidents  of  personal 
history,  histories  of  corporations,  associations,  schools,  and  other  matters  more 
strictly  local.  The  ecclesiastical  history  seems  to  have  received  most  attention, 
sixty-iour  pages  being  occupied  with  the  history  and  records  of  the  several  churches 
— twenty-two  occupied  meetinghouses  now  standing  within  the  original  bounds  of 
Westerly. 

In  the  preparation  of  his  history  Mr.  Denison  has  employed  his  materials  to  good 
advantage,  and  the  work  is  well  arranged  throughout.  Still  there  are  some  matters 
which  have  formed  the  subjects  of  entire  chapters  that  appear  to  us  unwrorthy  of 
such  prominence,  as  for  example  those  on  Delusions  and  Superstitions.  Fanatics  and 
Enthusiasts,  and  Swindles  and  Swindlers.  A  few  paragraphs  each  is  all  these  sev- 
eral matters  seem  to  merit.  There  are  other  defects  of  treatment,  but  they  sink 
into  insignificance  in  comparison  with  the  value  of  the  work  to  every  resident  of  West- 


334  Book  Notices.  [July, 

erly  and  the  collector  of  local  New  England  histories.  Unfortunately,  the  work, 
which  is  very  handsomely  printed  and  bound,  has  no  index — a  very  serious  and  un- 
pardonable defect. 

[By  Samuel  L.  Boardman,  Esq.] 

The   One  Hundred  Prize    Questions  in    Canadian    History,  and  the    Answers   of 
"Hermes"  (Henry  Miles,  Jnr.,  of  Montreal),  the  Winner  oj  the  First  Prize. 
With  an  Appendix  containing  Notes  and  Comments.     Montreal  :  Dawson  Broth- 
ers, Publishers.     1880.     [12mo.  pp.  123.] 

In  March,  1879,  a  series  of  eight  prizes  was  offered  through  the  Canadian  Specta- 
tor, published  at  Montreal,  to  be  awarded  to  those  persons  who  should  answer  cor- 
rectly the  largest  number  of  questions  in  Canadian  history — the  total  not  to  exceed 
one  hundred — and  the  first  prize  not  to  be  awarded  uniess  fifty  per  cent,  of  the  ques- 
tions should  be  correctly  answered.  No  catch  questions  were  to  be  asked,  and  how- 
ever simple  a  question  might  appear,  there  was  to  be  connected  with  it  some  im- 
portant historical  fact.  The  object  of  this  competitive  study  was  to  encourage  a 
greater  and  more  general  interest  in  Canadian  history  ;  and  the  questions  asked 
embraced  a  great  range  of  topics  pertaining  to  the  historical,  political,  civil,  reli- 
gious, geographical  and  social  condition  of  Canada,  as  well  as  those  pertaining  to 
the  commerce,  manufactures,  arts  and  industrial  progress  of  the  Dominion.  Many 
of  these  questions  are  very  plain,  such  as — Who  was  the  first  governor  of  Canada  ? 
What  is  the  oldest  incorporated  town  in  the  Dominion  ?  and  What  is  the  date  of 
the  settlement  of  Kingston  ?  But  others  are  quite  obscure,  as  for  instance  :  What 
Knight  had  among  his  pall-bearers  one  who  had  arrested  him  for  treason,  and  an 
Attorney  General  who  had  issued  a  warrant  for  his  arrest  for  high  treason  against 
his  sovereign  ?  and  What  provincial  troops  of  the  American  colonies  took  part  in 
the  conquest  of  Canada,  and  in  what  battles  were  they  engaged?  Mr.  Miles  an- 
swered correctly  the  one  hundred  questions,  in  every  instance  giving  his  authority — 
some  of  the  answers  with  explanatory  notes  and  readings  occupying  from  one  to  three 
pages,  though  generally  they  are  limited  to  from  three  to  a  dozen  lines.  The  an- 
swers are  very  entertaining,  as  well  as  instructive,  and  betray  a  close  familiarity 
with  Canadian  history.  An  Appendix  of  36  pages  contains  critical  and  illustrative 
notes  on  the  answers  of  Mr.  Miles,  from  the  pen  of  the  Count  Premio-Real,  Consul 
General  of  Spain  to  Quebec  ;  and  the  little  volume  contains  two  admirable  indices — 
one  of  persons  and  places  mentioned,  and  another  of  writers  and  authorities  con- 
sulted. 

[By  Samuel  L.  Boardman,  Esq.] 

The  History  and  Traditions  of  Marblehead.  By  Samuel  Roads,  Jr.  Boston  : 
Houghton,  Osgood  and  Company,  Riverside  Press,  Cambridge.  1880.  [8vo.  pp. 
xviii.-f423.] 

This  work  is  printed  in  large  type  and  is  handsomely  illustrated,  presenting 
altogether  a  remarkably  clear,  legible  and  fine  appearance.  It  is  written  in  simple 
style  without  any  attempt  at  fine  writing,  making  a  very  interesting  account  of  this 
quaint  old  town — one  of  the  earliest  in  the  commonwealth.  The  early  record  of  the 
town,  previous  to  the  Revolution,  is  apparently  written  in  a  painstaking,  conscien- 
tious, though  hardly  comprehensive  manner,  the  author  occasionally  describing 
measures  without  giving  their  results,  or  mentioning  whether  or  not  such  results 
were  known. 

Marblehead  has  always  been  an  object  of  interest  not  only  to  the  tourist  but  to  the 
historian,  the  philosopher  and  the  student  of  human  nature.  Its  antiquity,  ante- 
dating the  settlement  of  Boston,  when  the  colony  was  under  the  control  of  Gover- 
nor Endicott,  the  marked  difference  between  its  settlers  and  those  of  the  old  Puri- 
tan stock,  its  quaintness,  its  old-fashioned  yet  picturesque  appearance  but  little 
concealed  by  the  dress  of  its  later  life,  its  isolated  position,  the  natural  grandeur  of 
its  rock-bound  shore,  the  romantic  legends  and  traditions  connected  with  its  history, 
the  rugged,  original  character  of  its  inhabitants,  and  the  number  of  famous  public 
men  it  has  sent  forth,  all  commend  its  history  to  the  attention  of  the  scholar,  and 
render  these  pages  more  than  ordinarily  interesting. 

The  illustrations  consist  of  portraits  of  Judge  Joseph  Story,  Governor  Elbridga 
Gerry,  Brig  -Gen.  John  Glover,  Azor  Orne,  Judge  Samuel  Sewall.  a  descendant  of 
the  more  celebrated  judge  of  that  name,  and  Commodore  Samuel  Tucker,  together 
with  residences  of  prominent  citizens  and  public  buildings.  The  frontispiece  is  an 
exceedingly  accurate  picture  of  the  town  and  harbor.    The  index  is  sufficiently  copi- 


1880.]  Book  Notices.  335 

cms  for  ordinary  purposes.     As  a  whole,  while  not  adding  much  new  matter  to  the 
domain  of  local  or  genealogical  history,  this  book  will  worthily  fill  a  place  especially 
in  the  former  department  of  literature. 
[By  Oliver  B.  Stebbins,  of  Boston.] 

Rhode  Island  Historical  Tracts,  No.  6.  The  Centennial  Celebration  of  the  Battle 
of  Rhode  Island,  at  Portsmouth,  R.  1.,  August  29,  1878.  Providence:  Sidney 
S.  Rider.     1878.     [Sq.  4to.  pp.  118.] 

Rhode  hland  Historical  Tracts,  No.  7.  The  Journal  of  a  Brigade  Chaplain  in  the 
Campaign  of  1779,  against  the  Six  Nations,  under  command  of  Major- General 
Sullivan.  By  the  Rev.  William  Rogers,  D.D.  With  Introductions  and  notes  by 
the  Publisher.     Providence  :    Sidney  S.  Rider.     1879.     [Sq.  4to.  pp.  136.] 

It  is  gratifying  to  the  lovers  of  New  England  local  history  to  notice  that  Mr. 
Rider  goes  steadily  forward  with  the  publication  of  his  unique  little  books  of  his- 
tory, so  neatly  printed  and  attractive  mechanically  as  to  command  admiration,  and 
so  choice  in  contents  as  to  deserve  consideration  from  every  historical  student. 

The  first  of  the  tracts  above  named  embraces  the  Oration  pronounced  at  the  cen- 
tennial anniversary  of  the  Battle  of  Rhode  Island,  by  Hon.  Samuel  G.  Arnold, 
devoted  to  a  review  of  the  events  and  incidents  of  the  battle  which  Lafayette  called 
the  "  best-fought  action  of  the  war  "  of  the  Revolution.  This  is  followed  by  three 
contemporaneous  accounts  of  the  battle  :  one  from  the  German  officers  who  were 
eye  witnesses  and  participants  in  the  affair;  one  being  the  views  of  Gen.  Lafayette 
upon  the  engagement,  given  by  him  in  conversation  when  on  his  visit  to  Providence 
in  1824,  and  written  out  at  the  time  by  Col.  Ephraim  Brown,  and  the  third  con- 
tained in  a  letter  from  Major-General  R.  Pigot  to  Sir  Henry  Clinton — being  a  semi- 
official report  of  affairs  from  July  31  to  August  31,  1778.  To  add  completeness  to 
the  narrative,  the  report  of  Major-Gen.  Sullivan  to  the  president  of  Congress  is 
given,  together  with  the  orders  of  that  officer,  showing  that  the  colored  regiment 
under  Col.  Green  did  good  service,  and  was  entitled  to  a  fair  share  of  the  honors 
of  the  day. 

Mr.  Rider  includes  the  Journal  of  Dr.  Rogers  in  his  Rhode  Island  series,  simply 
because  its  author  was  a  native  of  that  state,  and  for  some  years  engaged  in  minis- 
terial work  in  Newport.  In  1778  he  was  appointed  a  brigade  chaplain  in  the  Penn- 
sylvania line,  which  position  he  held  till  June,  1781,  when  he  retired  from  the  mili- 
tary service.  The  journal,  which  was  originally  printed  in  a  Providence  newspa- 
per in  1823,  extends  from  the  15th  of  June  to  the  6th  of  September,  1779,  and  re- 
cords the  events  of  Gen.  Sullivan's  expedition  to  protect  the  frontier,  after  the  mas- 
sacre of  Wyoming,  August  29.  Mr.  Rider  has  enriched  his  tract  with  a  biographical 
sketch  of  Dr.  Rogers,  a  historical  introduction,  and  copious  illustrative  notes.  This, 
as  well  as  the  previously  mentioned  tract,  is  embellished  with  helpful  maps  of  the 
scene  of  operations. 

[By  Samuel  L.  Boardman,  Esq.] 

A  Memoir  of  Henry  C.  Carey.     Read  before  the  Historical  Society  of  Pennsylvania, 
Philadelphia,  January  5,  1880.     By  William  Elder.     Philadelphia  :    Henry  Ca- 
rey Baird  &  Co.,  810  Walnut  Street.    1880.    [8vo.  pp.  39.     Price  75  cts.     Sent  by 
the  publishers,  or  for  sale  by  A.  Williams  &  Co., 283  Washington  Street,  Boston.] 
Mr.  Henry  C.  Carey  was  one  of  the  most  distinguished  citizens  of  Philadelphia, 
in  which  city  he  was  born  in  1793,  and  after  having  reached  the  ripe  age  of  86  years, 
he  deceased  there  in  October,  1879.     He  was  a  son  of  Matthew  Carey,  the  old  pub- 
lisher, and  was  himself  actively  engaged  in  the  publishing  and  bookselling  business 
from  boyhood,  really  till  the  year  1835  (having  been  identified  with  leading  pub- 
lishing firms  in  that  city),  when  he  retired  to  enjoy  the  competency  which  the  busi- 
ness had  brought  him,  and  to  devote  his  time  more  fully  to  those  studies  which  the 
business  associations  with  books  had  developed  in  him,  and  for  which  he  had  so 
great  a  fondness.     These  related  wholly  to  the  various  phases  of  social  science,  the 
labor  and  wages  question,  statistics  of  production  and  industry,  finance,  the  rela- 
tions of  capital  and  labor,  and  similar  topics.     He  was  a  most  firm  and  consistent 
advocate  of  the  protective  or  defensive  policy  in  international  trade,  philosophical 
in  his  thought,  able  in  the  expression  of  his  views,  writing  always  from  a  deep  sense 
of  his  convictions,  and  generous  to  his  opponents  of  every  public  measure.    Between 
the  years  1835  and  1872  he  wrote  and  published  nine  learned  and  comprehensive 
treatises  on  political  economy,  in  all  comprised  in  thirteen  large  volumes  ;  while 
concurrently  with  these,  and  even  down  to  the  year  of  his  death,  he  published  nearly 
vol.  xxxiv.  30 


336  Booh  JVotices.  [July, 

sixty  pamphlets,  many  of  them  approaching  the  dignity  of  volumes,  while  the  arti- 
cles contributed  to  the  New  York  Tribune,  Philadelphia  North  American,  and  other 
leading  journals,  would  be  sufficient  to  fill  a  dozen  large  volumes.  During  the  peri- 
od of  these  active  studies  and  authorship,  Mr.  Carey  thrice  visited  Europe,  and 
while  abroad  made  the  acquaintance  of  many  distinguished  scientists  with  whom 
he  afterwards  kept  up  a  frequent  correspondence  and  exchange  of  publications  ; 
while  at  home,  his  house  was  weekly  the  scene  of  a  literary  and  social  gathering 
composed  of  the  leading  writers  and  ablest  thinkers  of  Philadelphia.  His  only 
mental  training  was  that  which  his  early  associations  with  books  gave  him,  but  he 
made  the  most  of  his  opportunities,  became  a  forcible,  polished  writer,  and  at  his 
decease  left  his  large  library — a  rich  and  varied  collection  relating  to  all  the  branches 
of  social  science — to  the  University  of  Pennsylvania. 

The  memorial  of  Dr.  Elder  deals  more  with  an  analysis  of  the  system  of  Mr.  Ca- 
rey's social  science,  and  of  his  several  writings,  than  with  a  personal  history  of  the 
man  ;  but  as  a  whole  it  appears  adequate  and  just,  and  we  certainly  hope  a  more 
complete  memoir  will  be  published  at  no  very  distant  day.  The  little  volume  under 
notice  is  embellished  with  a  good  portrait  of  Mr.  Carey — a  striking  likeness  and 
fine  head. 

[By  Samuel  L.  Boardman,  Esq.] 

Lessons  of  Law  and  Life  from  John  Eliot,  the  Apostle  to  the  Indian  Nations  of  New 
England.  By  Robert  Boodey  Caverly,  of  the  Massachusetts  U.  S.  Bar,  author 
of  "  Epics,  Lyrics  and  Ballads  ;"  "  Duston  and  the  Indian  Wars  of  New  Eng- 
land ;"  Legends  (Historic,  Dramatic  and  Comic)  ;"  "  Battle  of  the  Bush,"  and 
of  other  works.     Boston,  Mass.  :  Moses  H.  Sargent  &  Sons.     1880.     [pp.  98.] 

The  author  of  this  well  printed  volume  is  an  enthusiastic  admirer  of  the  famous 
apostle  to  the  Indians,  and  therefore  writes  of  him  con  amore.  He  enters  heartily 
into  the  spirit  of  the  times  in  which  the  celebrated  preacher  to  the  Indians  labored, 
and  vividly  reproduces  him,  together  with  his  worthy  congregations,  and  the  toils, 
the  sufferings,  the  christian  heroism  which  made  him  great.  The  poetic  imagina- 
tion of  the  author  is  manifest  on  every  page,  setting  forth,  sometimes  in  rhythm,  the 
trying  scenes  and  circumstances  of  puritan  life,  in  contact  with  that  of  the  aborigi- 
nes, distinctly  to  the  eye. 

The  subject-matter  of  this  volume  was  originally  given  in  lectures,  and  therefore 
the  style  exhibits  a  little  more  of  colloquial  freedom  than  is  common  in  didactic 
narrative;  yet  this  method  serves  to  impress  the  events  more  deeply  on  the  mind, 
and  to  make  the  personages  stand  forth  in  living  individuality  before  us.  In  the 
adventures,  trials  and  sufferings  of  the  early  settlers  of  New  England,  we  find  a 
vast  storehouse  of  material  for  the  historian,  novelist  and  poet,  and  we  can  truly 
say  as  we  look  over  it,  "  Truth  is  stranger  than  fiction." 

Among  the  lofty  characters  of  that  period,  John  Eltot  rises  grandly  prominent, 
as  a  man  of  simple  faith  and  manners,  of  untiring  industry,  of  ardent  zeal,  and  of 
remarkable  humanity  and  christian  love.  Of  him  it  may  be  said,  the  golden  oil  of 
his  lamp  was  to  the  last  particle  consumed  in  doing  good.  In  this  respect  he  was  a 
model  man  ;  and  every  attempt  to  portray  his  life  we  hail  with  thankfulness  ;  for 
such  works,  on  the  young  especially,  exert  an  influence  ever  bearing  them  towards 
industry,  patriotism,  manliness,  learning  and  humanity.  For  reasons  such  as  these 
we  tender  to  the  author  of  this  new  life  of  Eliot  our  grateful  acknowledgments,  and 
trust  that  all  his  efforts  to  do  good  may  eventuate  in  success. 

The  work  is  dedicated  to  the  clergy  and  Sabbath-School  teachers  of  New  England, 
and  is  ornamented  with  five  beautiful  engravings. 

[By  the  Rev.  Elias  Nason,  A.M.,  of  North  Billerica.] 

Wearing  the  Blue,  in  the  Twenty-Fifth  Mass.  Volunteer  Infantry,  with  Burnside's 
Coast  Division,  ISth  Army  Corps  and  the  Army  of  the  James.  By  J.  Waldo 
Denny.  Worcester  :  Putnam  and  Davis,  Publishers.  1879.  Boston.  [8vo. 
pp.  523.     200  Heliotypes,  Heliotype  Printing  Co.] 

The  history  of  a  regiment  in  the  war  brings  to  light  a  flood  of  data  which  cannot 
be  compassed  in  a  history  of  larger  scope.  The  field  of  research  is  limited  to  the 
marches,  exploits  and  incidents  of  a  single  regiment.  In  this  there  is  at  once  in- 
terest and  enthusiasm.  The  above  new  history  of  the  25th  Mass.  Volunteers  is  an 
excellent  one.  It  is  full  of  interest  from  the  outset.  A  stranger  to  every  officer  and 
private  in  its  ranks  can  peruse  each  of  its  more  than  five  hundred  pages  and  be  in- 
terested in  them  all.    If  this  be  true,  those  who  were  members  of  it,  or  had  brothers, 


1880.]  Booh  Notices.  337 

sons  or  husbands  in  its  ranks  will  be  more  than  interested.  The  citizens  of  Wor- 
cester county,  from  which  it  was  recruited,  should  welcome  it.  The  regimental 
feeling  is  quite  strongly  expressed,  but  this  is  pardonable.  There  were  many  excel- 
lent troops  gathered  from  the  several  states,  who  did  most  loyal  service ;  and  they 
cherishing  pride  in  their  own  ranks,  would  be  likely  to  challenge  the  feeling  cur- 
rent throughout  the  pages  of  the  book.  There  are  some  two  hundred  heliotypes  of 
officers  and  privates  to  embellish  the  work.  Sixty-six  pages  contain  a  complete 
roster  of  the  regiment,  full  of  value  in  itself.  Colonels  Edwin  Upton  and  Josiah 
Pickett  were  the  colonels  commanding.  It  is  withal  the  kind  of  history  each  of  the 
valiant  regiments  should  have. 

[By  the  Rev.  Anson  Titus,  Jr.,  of  Weymouth.] 

The  History  of  Redding,  Conn.,  from  the  First  Settlement  to  the  Present  Time,  with 
Notes  on  [many  of  its  Early]  Families.  By  Charles  Burr  Todd,  Author  of 
11  A  History  of  the'Burr  Family."  New  York  :  John  A.  Gray,  Publisher.  1880. 
[8vo.  pp.  255.     Price  $2.00.     A.  Williams  and  Co.,  Boston.] 

The  histories  which  record  the  thoughts  and  doings  of  the  common  people  are 
those  which  lend  much  aid  to  historical  research.  Family  and  local  history,  which 
comes  close  to  the  thought  of  the  common  folk,  gives  an  interest  and  spirit  which  is 
not  in  those  of  general  interest.  The  readers  of  these  works  may  be  limited,  but  they 
are  offered  a  compensation  real  and  earnest.  Redding  is  one  of  those  towns  of  Connec- 
ticut which  with  her  sister  towns  passed  the  trials  and  struggles  incident  to  establish- 
ment and  prosperity.  Her  early  men  were  worthy,  her  record  in  the  Revolution 
patriotic,  her  regard  for  church,  school  and  civil  affairs  unabated,  and  her  farm- 
ing and  manufacturing  interests  have  not  been  neglected.  The  author  is  the 
compiler  of  the  excellent  history  of  the  Burr  family.  This  history  of  Redding  is 
replete  with  documentary  matter,  and  is  of  value.  The  author  encountered  the  old, 
old  difficulty  of  gathering  family  history,  and  that  which  is  particularly  local,  which 
ever  adds  a  thrill  to  a  history  of  this  kind  It  is,  howrever,  excellent  in  arrangement, 
and  should  be  specially  prized  by  those  having  an  interest  in  Redding.  The  fol- 
lowing are  the  names  of  those  families  of  whom  accounts  are  given  :  Adams,  Banks, 
Barlow,  Bartlett,  Bartham,  Bates,  Beach,  Benedict,  Betts,  Burr,  Burritt,  Burton, 
Chatfield,  Couch,  Darling,  Fairchild,  Foster,  Gold,  Gorham,  Gray,  Griffin,  Hall, 
Hawley,  Hill,  Heron,  Hull,  Jackson,  Lee,  Lyon,  Lord,  Mallory,  Meade,  Meeker, 
Merchant,  Morehouse,  Perry,  Piatt,  Read,  Rogers,  Rumsey,  Sanford,  Smith  and 
Stow.  The  frontispiece  is  a  portrait  of  Joel  Barlow,  the  poet  and  statesman,  a 
native  of  the  town,  who  died  and  was  buried  at  Zarniwica,  an  obscure  town  in  Po- 
land, where  he  was  on  duty  for  the  government  in  1812. 

[By  the  Rev.  Anson  Titus,  Jr.,  of  Weymouth.] 

Vincentown  and  its  Churches.  By  Rev.  Walter  Chamberltn.  [8vo.  pp.  27. 
Price  25  cts.  To  be  obtained  from  the  Rev.  Mr.  Chamberlin,  the  author,  Vincen- 
town, New  Jersey.] 

This  seems  to  ba  a  carefully  compiled  history  of  the  churches  in  Vincentown, 
N.  J.,  by  the  present  pastor  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church  there.  Particular 
attention  has  been  paid  to  giving  a  full  list  of  the  ministers  of  the  churches  and 
their  terms  of  service,  and  the  author  has  been  very  successful  in  doing  this.  Pre- 
fixed is  a  glance  at  the  ecclesiastical  history  of  that  part  of  New  Jersey  in  which 
Vincentown  is  situated. 

Chester  and  its  Vicinity,  Delaware  County,  in  Pennsylvania  ;  with  Genealogical 
Sketches  of  some  old  Families.  By  John  Hill  Martin,  Esq.  Philadelphia.  1877. 
[Portrait  of  author.  Large  8vo.  pp.  530.  Edition  of  500  copies,  privately  printed.] 
There  is  nothing  in  this  stout  volume,  crowded  as  it  is  with  facts,  to  indicate  its 
origin,  but  judging  from  the  double  columns  upon  the  page,  and  the  headings  of 
the  several  chapters,  or  numbers,  which  extend  to  LV.,  we  conclude  the  matter 
must  have  originally  appeared  in  the  columns  of  some  local  journal.  Moreover, 
the  several  numbers  are  somewhat  sketchy  and  disconnected  in  treatment,  abound- 
ing in  recollections,  extracts  from  newspapers,  copies  of  old  deeds,  letters  and  in- 
scriptions, genealogical  and  family  records  and  materials,  and  being  more  of  the 
character  of  materials  for  history  than  the  well  digested  and  well  arranged  history 
itself.  But  this  is  not  mentioned  to  detract  from  the  interest  or  the  value  of  the 
book  ;  indeed  it  shows  great  care,  patience,  industry  and  accuracy  in  its  prepara- 
tion, and  the  recollections  of  old-time  life  and  manners  among  the  Swedes  and 
Friends  (for  Chester  was  settled  by  the  Swedes  as  early  as  1045),  are  very  interest- 


338  Boole  Notices,  [July, 

ing.  It  is  chiefly  for  its  family  history  that  it  will  be  most  regarded,  the  volume 
comprising  full  histories  of  one  hundred  and  fourteen  families,  mostly  old  English 
families  who  settled  in  Chester  about  the  time  of  Penn.  Mr.  Martin,  the  author,  is 
a  Philadelphia  lawyer,  who  is  now  engaged  on  a  work  giving  a  history  of  the  Bench 
and  Bar  of  that  city — which  is  new  ground  to  the  lo^al  historian — and  which  we  are 
sure  will  be  admirably  performed. 
[By  Samuel  L.  Board/nan,  Esq.] 

A  Sketch  of  Elder  Daniel  Hix.  With  the  History  of  the  First  Christian  Church  in 
Dartmouth,  Mass.,  for  One  Hundred  Years.  By  S.  M.  Andrews.  New  Bed- 
ford :  E.  Anthony  &  Sons,  Printers.  1880.  [Sm.  12mo.  pp.  204.  Price  $1.  For 
sale  by  the  Rev.  S.  M.  Andrews,  North  Dartmouth,  Mass.] 

Elder  Hix,  who  belonged  to  a  family  of  clergymen,  was  born  in  Rehoboth,  Mass., 
Nov.  30,  1755,  and  died  in  Dartmouth  March  22,  1838.  The  present  First  Christian 
Church  in  that  town  was  founded  as  a  Baptist  church  in  the  spring  of  1780,  and 
Elder  Hix  was  ordained  as  its  first  minister  in  July  of  that  year.  Here  for  more 
than  fifty  years  he  had  the  pastoral  charge.  The  denominational  change  was  made 
early  in  this  century.  On  the  occasion  of  this  change,  Elder  Hix  preached  a  ser- 
mon, the  manuscript  of  which  is  still  preserved.    It  is  printed  in  full  in  this  volume. 

The  author  of  the  book,  the  Rev.  S.  M.  Andrews,  is  the  present  pastor.  He  has 
been  fortunate  in  landing  materials  illustrating  the  history  of  the  church  and  the 
life  of  Elder  Hix.  The  self-denying  labors  by  which  this  earnest  and  unselfish 
minister  built  up  and  sustained  the  church  are  shown  in  these  pages.  Much  also 
of  the  history  of  the  town  is  found  here. 

Since  the  publication  of  this  book,  namely,  on  the  21st  of  May  last,  the  one  hun- 
dredth anniversary  of  this  church  was  celebrated  with  appropriate  exercises  in  the 
meetinghouse  at  Hixville.  The  Rev.  Benjamin  S.  Batchelder  preached  the  sermon, 
and  the  pastor  and  other  ministers  took  part  in  the  services. 

A  South- East  View  of  the  Great  Town  of  Boston  in  New  England,  America.  [Size 
of  print,  181  by  10  in.    Price  75  cts.   For  sale  by  A.  Williams&  Co.,  Boston.] 

This  is  a  reduced  fac-simile,  by  the  Albertype  process,  of  Price's  "  View  of 
Boston,"  representing  the  town  in  1743.  It  is  thus  inscribed  :  "  To  Peter  Faneuil, 
Esq1",  this  Prospect  of  the  Town  of  Boston  is  Humbly  Dedicated  By  Your  most  obed. 
Humble  Serv*,  Wm.  Price." 

The  Rev.  Dr.  Greenwood  in  his  "  History  of  King's  Chapel  "  (p.  46),  refers  to 
"  an  old  engraving  which  L  have  examined  representing  the  town  of  Boston  as  it  was 
in  1720  ;"  and  on  p.  215  he  gives  a  view  of  the  chapel  in  1720,  evidently  taken  from 
that  engraving.  "This  small  extract,"  says  Mr.  Winsor  in  his  remarks  on  the 
Price  engraving  before  the  Massachusetts  Historical  Society,  May  13,  1880,  "  by 
comparison  is  shown  to  correspond  with  Price's  view  ....  even  to  the  bad  drawings 
of  the  buildings,  but  with  two  significant  differences.  Beacon  Hill  has  shrubbery 
on  it  in  the  large  print,  and  the  Hancock  House,  erected  in  1737,  cuts  the  southerly 
line  of  Beacon-Hill  slope,  and  these  are  not  in  the  vignette."  Mr.  Winsor  gave 
reasons  for  believing  that  Price's  plate  was  engraved  between  1723  and  1729.  and 
that  additions  to  it  and  other  changes  were  made  in  1743.  We  join  with  Mr.  Win- 
sor in  the  hope  that  an  impression  of  the  picture  as  originally  engraved  may  be 
brought  to  light. 

Elijah  Fisher's  Journal  while  in  the  War  for  Independence,  and  Continued  Two 
Years  after  he  Came  to  Maine.  1775 — 1784.  Augusta :  Press  of  Badger  and 
Manly.     1880.     [Small  4to.  pp.  20.] 

The  author  of  this  journal,  Elijah  Fisher,  was  born  in  Norton,  June  18,  1758. 
He  had  seven  brothers  who  did  service  in  the  Revolutionary  war.  He  himself  en- 
listed three  times  during  the  war,  and  served  nearly  six  years.  After  the  revolu- 
tion he  settled  in  Sylvester-Canada,  now  Turner,  Me. 

The  journal  here  printed  is  a  consolidation  of  several  diaries  kept  from  time  to 
time,  and  was  put  into  its  present  shape  by  the  author  in  1784.  The  original  of  one 
of  these  diaries  of  Mr.  Fisher,  that  relating  to  the  revolutionary  war,  "  much  dilap- 
idated and  in  some  parts  hardly  legible,  though  enough  remains  to  show  that  he 
carefully  copied  it  into  '  his  book,'  "  is  in  the  possession  of  William  B.  Laphain, 
M.D..  of  Augusta,  Me.,  the  editor  of  the  consolidated  journal  before  us.  This 
journal  was  first  printed  in  the  ''  Old  Times  Column  " — where  other  valuable  doc- 
uments have  been  preserved — of  the  Maine  Farmer,  of  which  Dr.  Laphain  is  the 
editor. 


1880.]  Booh  Notices.  339 

Dr.  Lapham  in  his  preface  says,  "  The  orthography  I  have  not  changed,  nor 
made  corrections  in  grammar,  or  otherwise,  preferring  to  present  the  simple  story 
of  his  experiences  of  nine  eventful  years  in  his  own  way."  This  is  a  valuable  addi- 
tion to  the  historical  materials  illustrating  the  times  of  the  revolution.  Dr.  Lap- 
ham  deserves  high  praise  for  the  labor  he  has  bestowed  upon  it. 

Records  of  Births,  Marriages  and  Deaths  of  the  Town  of  Sturbridge  [Mass.].  From 

the  Settlement  of  the  Town  [1738]  to  1816.     Published  by  George  M.  Whitaker, 

Southbridge,  Mass.     1879.     [8vo.  pp.  109.] 

This  book  is  a  verbatim  copy  of  the  births,  marriages  and  deaths  of  the  town  of 
Sturbridge,  one  of  the  towns  of  central  Massachusetts.  The  record  was  only  brought 
down  to  1810,  as  at  that  time  a  large  part  of  the  town  was  set  off  to  help  form  the 
present  town  of  Southbridge.  There  is  a  valuable  index  to  it.  To  the  genealogist 
this  work  is  of  great  worth,  and  at  a  moment's  glance  one  can  seek  out  the  informa- 
tion it  offers.  There  should  be  books  of  the  same  character  of  the  other  towns  of 
New  England. 

[By  the  Rev.  Anson  Titus,  Jr.] 

The  Hammatt  Papers.  No.  1.  ( Printed  from  the  MS.  in  Public  Library.)  The 
Early  Inhabitants  of  Ipswich,  Mass.,  1633-1700.  By  Abraham  Hammatt.  1854. 
Printed  Quarterly.  1880.  Press  of  the  Ipswich  Antiquarian  Papers  :  A.  Cald- 
well, A.  YV.  Dow.  [8vo.  pp.  52.  Price  20  cts.  a  number.  Sold  only  by  sub- 
scription.  Address  the  Rev.  Augustine  Caldwell,  P.  O.  Box  159,  Ipswich,  Mass.] 

Abraham  Hammatt,  of  Ipswich,  who  died  in  that  town,  August  9,  1854,  at  the 
age  of  74,  was  an  accurate  and  painstaking  antiquary.  He  spent  much  of  his 
time,  during  the  last  years  of  his  life,  in  collecting  facts  concerning  the  early 
inhabitants  of  Ipswich.  His  manuscripts  were  deposited  by  his  widow,  since  de- 
ceased, in  the  Ipswich  Public  Library,  where  they  are  still  preserved.  The  Rev. 
Augustine  Caldwell,  the  editor  of  the  Ipswich  "Antiquarian  Papers"  (see  Reg- 
ister, xxxiv.  230),  has  undertaken  the  publication  of  these  manuscripts,  as  a  serial, 
and  the  first  number,  with  a  photo-electrotype  portrait  of  Mr.  Hammatt,  is  now 
before  us.  The  arrangement  of  the  work  is  alphabetical,  and  the  first  number  be- 
gins with  Abbott  and  ends  with  Chase.  The  forthcoming  numbers  are  to  be  illus- 
trated by  Mr.  Arthur  W.  Dow,  with  views  of  historic  houses,  seals  found  upon 
wills,  ancient  gravestones,  etc.  The  edition  will  be  but  small,  and  those  interested 
in  the  history  or  genealogy  of  old  Ipswich  will  do  well  to  send  in  their  subscriptions 
early. 

Alabama  Historical  Reporter,  being  the  Monthly  Proceedings  of  the  Alabama  Histori- 
cal Society,  Headquarters  at  Tuskaloosa,  Alabama.  [Published  Monthly  by  the 
Society.     8vo.  pp.  4  each,  at  25  cents  a  year.] 

Under  this  title  a  periodical  was  commenced  in  October,  1879,  at  Tuskaloosa,  de- 
voted to  the  proceedings  of  the  Alabama  Historical  Society.  The  annual  meeting 
of  the  society  is  held  on  the  1st  of  July.  The  monthly  meetings  are  on  the  first 
Friday  in  each  month.  The  initiation  fee  is  one  dollar,  and  there  is  an  annual 
assessment  of  one  dollar.  Seven  numbers  of  the  Reporter,  from  October,  1879,  to 
April,  1880,  are  before  us.  Much  material  for  the  history  of  the  state  is  here  pre- 
served. 

Old  Times  :  A  Magazine  devoted  to  the  Preservation  and  Publication  of  Documents 
relating  to  the  Early  History  of  North  Yarmouth,  Maine ;  including  as  far  as  possi- 
ble any  Incidents  worthy  of  Record  relative  to  the  Towns  of  Harps  well.,  Fre.eport, 
Pownal,  Cumberland  and  Yarmouth,  all  offshoots  of  the  Old  Town;  also  Genea- 
logical Records  of  the  Principal  Families  and  Biographical  Sketches  of  the  most 
distinguished  Residents  of  the  Town.  Vol.  4,  No.  2.  Augustus  W.  Corliss 
[Editor].  Yarmouth,  Maine,  April  1,  1880.  [8vo.  Published  quarterly,  pp.  40. 
Price  30  cents  a  number.     Address  the  Editor,  P.  O.  Box  201,  Yarmouth,  Me.] 

This  valuable  periodical,  which  we  have  before  noticed,  shows  no  diminution  in 
the  value  or  interest  of  its  contents.  The  idea  of  preserving  materials  for  the  his- 
tory of  a  town  by  a  periodical  publication  is  a  good  one,  and  we  hope  to  see  the 
example  followed  by  other  towns.  This  mode  of  publication  furnishes  a  means  of 
correcting  errors  and  establishing  on  a  sure  foundation  the  facts  of  history. 

The  number  before  us  contains  a  map  of  North  Yarmouth,  showing  the  original 
land-lots  of  that  town  as  re- surveyed  in  1741.  This  map,  which  was  furnished  by 
VOL.  xxxiv.  30* 


340  Book  Notices.  [July, 

William  M.  Sargent,  of  Portland,  was  traced  from  the  original  on  the  town  rec- 
ords, where  it  is  liable  to  be  destroyed  by  fire.  Capt.  Corliss  writes  us  that  other 
maps  will  be  reproduced  if  the  towns  interested  will  aid  him.  The  present  number, 
besides  other  valuable  articles,  has  the  commencement  of  the  North  Yarmouth  Pro- 
prietors' Records,  which  give  a  full  history  of  the  town  from  1681  to  1779.  This, 
when  completed,  will  be  a  valuable  addition  to  the  printed  local  history  of  New 
England. 

The  Life  of  Rev.  Charles  Nerinckoc :  With  a  Chapter  on  the  Early  Catholic  Mis- 
sions of  Kentucky;  Copious  Notes  on  the  Progress  of  Catholicity  in  the  United 
States  of  America  from  1800  to  1825  ;  an  Account  of  the  Establishment  of  the  So- 
ciety of  Jesus  in  Missouri  ;  and  a  Historical  Sketch  of  the  Sisterhood  of  Loretto 
in  Kentucky,  Missouri,  New  Mexico,  etc.  By  Rev.  Camillus  P.  Maes,  Priest  of 
the  Diocese  of  Detroit.  [Motto.]  Cincinnati:  Robert  Clarke  &  Co.  1880.  [Por- 
trait.   8vo.  pp.  xvii.-f  635.    Price  by  mail,  $2.50.] 

The  quite  comprehensive  title  quoted  in  full  gives  a  very  clear  idea  of  the  scope 
and  object  of  the  volume  under  notice,  which  forms  a  copious  history  of  the  Catho- 
lic Church  in  Kentucky,  Maryland,  Louisiana,  Missouri  and  the  south-western 
states,  as  well  as  a  biography  of  Father  Nerinckx,  who  for  a  period  of  thirty  years 
was  a  faithful  and  devoted  missionary  in  those  parts.  Born  in  Brabant,  Belgium, 
in  1761,  Father  Nerinckx  came  to  America  in  1804,  and  at  once  entered  upon  his 
missionary  labors  in  Kentucky.  Finding  the  people  very  poor,  and  feeling  a  great 
need  of  money,  he  wrote  to  Belgium  for  help— not  only  of  money,  but  of  men  wil- 
ling to  work  in  the  mission.  The  chapter  in  which  Mr.  Maes  depicts  the  poverty 
and  suffering  of  the  early  Catholic  settlers  in  the  south-west,  and  of  the  hardships 
of  Father  Nerinckx  and  other  missionaries  in  ministering  to  them,  forms  a  most  in- 
teresting portion  of  his  narrative.  The  labors  of  Father  Nerinckx  in  establishing 
missions  in  behalf  of  education,  in  the  support  of  schools  and  churches,  were  very 
arduous  and  attended  with  great  results.  He  visited  Europe  in  1815,  and  again  in 
1820,  for  the  purpose  of  obtaining  help,  and  of  inducing  the  immigration  of  christ- 
ian workers  into  the  states  of  Kentucky  and  Missouri.  He  left  the  former  state 
in  1824  for  Missouri,  his  death  occurring  at  St.  Genevieve,  in  that  state,  on  the 
12th  of  August,  1824. 

In  the  summing  up  and  review  of  the  life  of  Father  Nerinckx,  Mr.  Maes  gives 
a  graphic  picture  of  his  devotion  and  enthusiasm,  his  kindness  to  the  sick,  his  de- 
sire for  the  welfare  of  his  people,  his  love  for  children,  his  interest  in  education,  his 
humility,  piety,  and  self-sacrificing  labors  for  the  church,  and  his  unbounded  confi- 
dence in  the  Divine  Providence.  It  is  much  to  be  doubted  if  among  the  large  num- 
ber of  missionary  priests  in  our  country  during  the  first  quarter  of  this  century, 
there  is  one  more  worthy  of  admiration  and  gratitude  than  the  subject  of  this  me- 
moir. While  the  volume  is  chiefly  devoted  to  the  life  of  Father  Nerinckx,  it  also 
records  the  establishment  of  a  great  number  of  towns  and  cities  in  Kentucky,  and 
of  the  growth  of  the  Catholic  church  in  the  south-west.  It  can  but  be  regarded  as 
a  conspicuous  contribution  to  the  history  of  the  Catholic  Church  in  America,  as 
well  as  an  appropriate  memoir  of  one  of  its  most  devoted  missionaries. 

[By  Samuel  L.  Boardman,  Esq.] 

Historical  Sketches  of  Plymouth,  Luzerne  Co.,  Penn.    By  Hendrick  B.  Wright,  of 

Wilkes-Barre,  Pa Philadelphia  :   T.  B.  Peterson  &  Brothers,  306  Chestnut 

Street.     [1873.     Duodecimo,  pp.  419.] 

On  the  28th  of  December,  1768,  "  the  Susquehanna  Company  held  a  meeting  at 
Hartford,  Conn.,  to  make  preliminary  arrangement  for  settling  the  Wyoming  lands. 
It  was  then  resolved  that  five  townships,  each  five  miles  square,  should  be  granted 
to  two  hundred  settlers ;  that  forty  should  set  out  immediately,  and  the  remaining 
one  hundred  and  sixty  the  following  spring.  The  five  townships  thus  decreed  to  be 
laid  out  were  Plymouth,  Kingston,  Hanover,  Wilkes-Barre  and  Pittston.  The 
names  of  all  of  them  were  not  then  assigned;  but  Plymouth  was  one  of  those  then 
designated." 

The  white  settlement  of  Plymouth,  therefore,  dates  from  but  a  little  over  a  cen- 
tury ago.  The  settlers  under  the  Susquehanna  Company  were  met  with  conflicting 
claims  to  their  lands  by  the  Proprietary  Government  of  Pennsylvania  ;  and  this  led 
to  armed  hostilities,  known  as  the  "  Pennamite  and  Yankee  War."  The  revolu- 
tionary war  which  soon  followed  added  to  the  trials  of  the  people  here. 

The  author,  the  Hon.  Hendrick  B.  Wright,  M.C.,  has  given  in  this  book  his  remin- 


1880.]  Booh  Notices.  341 

iscences  of  the  early  settlers  of  Plymouth  who  survived  to  his  day,  and  has  gath- 
ered from  their  lips  and  from  other  sources  many  stirring  adventures  of  the  hardy 
race  who  here  opened  the  forest  to  civilization. 

The  volume  is  illustrated  with  "  Forty-five  photographs  of  some  of  the  early  set- 
tlers and  present  residents  of  the  town  of  Plymouth  ;  old  landmarks,  family  resi- 
dences, and  places  of  special  note." 

E'tude  sur  une  Carte  inconnue,  la  premiere  dressee  par  Louis  Joliet  en  1764.     Par 

Gabriel  Gravier Paris  :  Maisonneuve  et  Cie.     1880.     [Sm.  4 to.  pp.  49.] 

This  Study  of  a  hitherto  unknown  map  drawn  by  Louis  Joliet  after  his  explora- 
tion of  the  Mississippi  in  1673,  with  Marquette,  has  appeared  in  the  Revue  de  Ge- 
ographic, and  also  forms  a  part  of  the  Compte  Rendu  of  the  Congress  of  American- 
ists, held  at  Brussells  in  the  autumn  of  1879.  Though  the  rudimentary  sketch 
of  Marquette  has  been  published  four  times,  this  work  comes  before  the  public  for 
the  first  time,  and  under  the  supervision  of  M.  Gravier,  who  is  so  well  known  in 
connection  with  the  early  history  of  America,  and  who  has  studied  this  map  from 
the  different  view  points.  The  map  deserves  the  notice  that  it  is  not  practicable  to 
bestow  upon  it  at  present.  All  that  we  can  do  is  to  emphasize  the  fact  that  this 
map  is  the  first  that  gave  any  traces  of  the  great  lakes  and  the  course  of  the  Mis- 
sissippi. These  traces  are  rudimentary,  and  the  author  was  little  acquainted  with 
general  geography,  yet  the  result  is  very  valuable  in  connection  with  French  ex- 
ploration at  the  West.  Such  studies  alone  can  produce  the  required  data  for  the 
history  of  North  America. 

[By  the  Rev.  B.  F.  De  Costa,  of  New  York  City.} 

The  Oriental  and  Biblical  Journal.  Issued  Quarterly.  [Device.]  Edited  by  the 
Rev.  Stephen  D.  Peet,  Clinton,  Wisconsin.  Chicago  :  Jameson  &  Morse,  Pub- 
lishers, 164  Clark  Street.     1880.     [8vo.  pp.  50  each  number.     Price  $2  a  year.] 

This  periodical  was  commenced  the  present  year,  and  two  numbers  have  already 
been  issued.  The  object,  as  stated  in  the  prospectus,  is  "to  give  the  results  of  the 
latest  researches  in  all  Oriental  lands,  such  as  Egypt,  Assyria,  India,  and  countries 
far  east,  including  also  Italy,  Greece,  Troy,  and  other  regions  known  to  classic  his- 
tory." Its  design  also  embraces  "  many  subjects  of  a  more  general  character,  such 
as  the  manners  and  customs  of  all  nations,  their  traditions,  mythologies  and  reli- 
gious notions,  as  well  as  their  language  and  literature,  with  everything  that  may 
serve  to  illustrate  the  history  of  the  human  race,  or  confirm  the  truth  of  the  scrip- 
ture record."     We  wish  success  to  so  wrorthy  an  enterprise. 

The  Record.  First  Presbyterian  Church,  Morristown,  N.  J.  [8vo.  pub.  Monthly, 
pp.  8  each  number.  Subscription  price  75  cents.  Address,  Editor  of  the  Record, 
P.  0.  Lock  Box  44,  Morristown,  N.  J.] 

This  monthly  periodical  was  commenced  in  January  last,  and  six  numbers  have 
already  appeared.  Genealogists  will  find  printed  here  the  records  of  the  First  Pres- 
byterian Church  in  Morristown,  namely,  the  half  way  members  to  1772,  the  bap- 
tisms to  1756,  the  marriages  to  1769,  and  the  deaths  to  1776.  These  records  will 
be  continued  in  the  future  numbers.  Other  articles  illustrating  the  history  of  the 
church  will  be  found  here. 

Personal  Narratives  of  the  War  of  the  Rebellion,  being  Papers  read  before  the  Rhode 

Island  Soldiers'1  and  Sailors''   Historical  Society.     No.  2,  Second  Series.     [Fla£.j 

Providence:  N.  Bangs  Williams  &  Co.     1880.     [Fcp.  4to.  pp.  47.] 

The  first  number  of  this  series  was  noticed  in  the  Register  for  April  (ante,  p.  222) . 

The  title  of  this  narrative  is,  "  A  Country  Boy's  First  Three  Months  in  the  Army,'' 

and  the  author  is  C.  Henry  Barney,  who  enlisted  in  December,  1861,  as  a  private 

in  Co.  A,  Fifth  Battalion  of  Rhode  Island  Volunteers,  and  served  as  a  corporal  with 

the  Burnside  Expedition  in  North   Carolina.     The  narrative  is  full  of  interesting 

details  of  the  adventures  in  which  the  author  took  part. 

A  Few  Poems.  By  C.  D.  Bradlee,  Pastor  of  the  Church  at  Harrison  Square,  Dor- 
chester District,  Boston,  Mass.     1880.     [12mo.  pp.  30.] 

This  is  a  collection  of  occasional  poems  by  the  Rev.  Mr.  Bradlee,  the  eloquent  and 
popular  pastor  of  the  Harrison  Square  Church.  Most  of  them  have  been  circulated 
separately  among  the  author's  friends.  For  one  of  them  he  has  received  the  special 
thanks  of  the  King  and  Queen  of  Italy,  and  for  another  those  of  the  King  of  Spain. 


342  Booh  Notices.  [July, 

The  Lealherwood  God  :  an  Account  of  the  Appearance  and  Pretensions  of  Joseph  C. 
Dylks  in  Eastern    Ohio  in  1828.     By   R.   H.   Taneyhill.     Cincinnati :    Robert 
Clarke  &  Co.     1880.     [12mo.  pp.  59.     Price  50  cts.  postage  included.] 
Mr.  Taneyhill,  the  author  of  this  book,  some  years  ago  published,  under  the  pseu- 
donym of  J£.  King  Bennett,   a  series  of  articles  on   the  Leatherwood  impostor,  in 
the  Barnesville  (Ohio)  Enterprise.     They  were  collected  in  1870,  the  various  state- 
ments were  verified,  the  narrative  was  enlarged,  and  they  were  published  under  the 
present  title,  with  the  author's  name,  by  Messrs.  Robert  Clarke  &  Co.  in  their 
*'  Ohio  Valley  Historical  Miscellanies."     There  has  been  so  much  inquiry  for  the 
work  that  the  publishers  have  been  induced  to  print  it  in  separate  form. 

It  would  seem  that  no  impostor,  however  absurd  his  pretensions  may  be,  need 
despair  of  having  followers  :  Dylks,  who  pretended  to  be  the  Almighty,  had  his. 
Mr.  Taneyhill  has  done  a  good  service  in  gathering  and  preserving  the  details  of  this 
singular  delusion. 

Captain  Walter  Gendall  of  North  Yarmouth,  Maine.  A  Biographical  Sketch.  By 
Doctor  Charles  E.  Banks.  "Old  Times"  Office,  Yarmouth,  Maine.  1880. 
[8vo.  pp.  27.] 

Walter  Gendall  was  one  of  the  most  prominent  citizens  of  North  Yarmouth  in  its 
early  days.  Dr.  Banks  has  collected,  mostly  from  unpublished  sources,  very  full 
details  of  his  history,  and  has  contributed  them  to  the  "  Old  Times."  The  pam- 
phlet before  us  is  a  reprint  of  his  article  in  that  magazine.  We  are  glad  to  learn 
that  one  so  competent  for  the  task  as  Dr.  Banks  is  devoting  his  antiquarian  re- 
searches to  the  biography  of  the  early  worthies  of  Maine. 

"  Audi  Alteram  Partem.''1  A  Critical  and  Impartial  Review  of  the  Riu  Kiu  Ques- 
tion :  Forming  an  Answer  to  the  Articles  published  in  the  "  Japan  Mail  "  and  the 
"  Tokio  'limes.'"     Reprinted  from  the  "  Japan  Gazette.^     [Folio,  pp.  12.] 

This  pamphlet  is  a  reprint  of  articles  which  appeared  in  the  Japan  Gazette  in 
November  and  December,  1879.  The  author  is  D.  B.  McCartee,  Esq.,  of  Tokio, 
secretary  of  the  Chinese  Embassy  to  Japan,  who  here  supports  the  Chinese  side  of 
the  controversy.  The  appearance  of  the  articles  created  much  curiosity  in  Tokio  as 
to  the  authorship,  the  writer  showing  great  knowledge  of  the  history  of  Japan  for 
a  foreigner.  At  first  they  were  attributed  to  Mr.  E.  M.  Satow,  the  interpreter  of 
the  British  legation,  who  had  resided  in  Japan  sixteen  or  seventeen  years,  and  was 
supposed  to  be  the  only  one  among  the  foreigners  there  who  had  sufficient  know- 
ledge of  the  history  and  language  of  Japan  to  write  them.  Previous  to  their  ap- 
pearance little  had  been  written  on  the  Chinese  side  of  the  question. 

The  Descendants  [by  the  Female  Branches]  of  Joseph  Loomis,  who  came  from  Brain- 
tree,  England,  in  the  Year  1038  and  settled  in  Windsor,  Connecticut,  in  1039. 
By  Elias  Loomis,  LL.D.,  Professor  of  Natural  Philosophy  and  Astronomy  in 
Yale  College.  [Two  Volumes.]  New  Haven  :  Tuttle,  Moorehouse  and  Taylor, 
371  State  Street.  1880.  [8vo.  vol.  i.  pp.  from  1  to  610  ;  vol.  ii.  pp.  from  617  to 
1132.] 

Notices  Genealogical  and  Historical  of  the  Martin  Family  of  New  England,  who  set- 
tled at  Weymouth  and  Hingham  in  1635,   and  were  among  the  First  Planters  of 
Rehoboth  (in  1644)  and  Swansea  (in  1667)  ;  with  Some  Account  of  their  Descend- 
ants.    By  Henry  J.  Martin.     Boston:  Lee  &  Shepard,  Publishers.    New  ¥ork  : 
Charles  T.  Dillingham.     [8vo.  PP-  358.] 

.Genealogy.  Robert  Keyes  of  Watertown,  Mass.,  1633  ;  Solomon  Keycs  of  Newbury 
and  Chelmsford,  Mass.,  1653;  and  their  Descendants  :  also  Others  of  the  Name. 
By  Asa  Keyes.     Brattleboro'  :  Geo.  E.  Sellick,  Printer.     1880.     [8vo.  pp.  319.] 

The  Genealogy  of  the  Burley  or  Burleigh  Family  of  America.  By  Charles  Bur- 
leigh, of  Portland,  Maine.  Portland  :  Press  of  B.  Thurston  &  Company.  1880. 
[8vo.  pp.  200.] 

The  History  of  the  Faxon  Family,  containing  a   Genealogy  of  the  Descendants  of 

Thomas  Faxon,  of  Braintree,  Mass.,  with a  Genealogy  of  Branches  of  many 

Allied  Families.  By  George  L.  Faxon.  Springfield,  Mass. :  Press  of  Springfield 
Printing  Company.  1880.  [12mo.  pp.  377.  Price  $3,  to  be  obtained  of  G.  L. 
Faxon,  Spencer,  Mass.] 

Descendants  of  John  Carruth.  1749-1880.  By  William  W.  Carruth.  Boston  : 
David  Clapp  &  Son,  Printers.     1880.     [8vo.  pp.  12.] 


1880.]  Booh  Notices.  343 

Genealogy  of  the  Family  of  Arnold  in  Europe  and  America.     With  Brief  Notices. 

By  John  VVard  Dean,  Henry  T.  Drowne  and  Edwin  Hubbard Boston  : 

Press  of  David  Clapp   &  Son.     1879.     [8vo.  pp.    16,   with   portrait  of  H.   T. 
Drowne.] 

A  Genealogy  of  the  Family  of  Mulford.     By  William  Remson  Mulford,  Counsellor 

at  Law  ;    Member  of  the  N.  Y.   Genealogical  and  Biographical  Society  of  New 

York  city Boston  :  Printed  by  David  Clapp  &  Son.     |8vo.  pp.  12.] 

The  Paine  Family  Record.     Edited  by  H.  D.  Paine,  M.D.,  26  West  30th  Street, 

New  York.     No.  VII.     May,  1880.     Munsell,  Printer,  Albany,  N.  Y.     [8vo.  pp. 

24.     Published  quarterly.     Subscription  price  $1.     Single  numbers  30  cents.] 

We  continue  our  quarterly  notices  of  genealogies  recently  published. 

Prof.  Loomis,  the  author  of  the  volumes  whose  title  heads  the  above  list,  publish- 
ed in  1870  a  genealogy  of  the  Loomis  family,  of  which  a  second  edition,  revised  and 
enlarged,  appeared  in  1875  (see  Register,  xxx.  272).  In  that  work  he  very  proper- 
ly confined  himself  to  giving  the  descendants  bearing  his  own  surname.  He  has 
now  issued  two  companion  volumes  giving  the  female  branches.  The  volume  print- 
ed in  1875  contained  8,686  names.  These  volumes  contain  about  19,000  names, 
making  upwards  of  27,000  descendants  of  Joseph  Loomis  of  Windsor,  Ct.,  in  the 
three  volumes.  The  work  is  a  model  of  care  and  research.  The  author  has  collect- 
ed nearly  two  thousand  more  descendants  by  the  name  of  Loomis,  and  intends,  if 
his  health  is  spared,  to  continue  his  genealogical  inquiries,  and  publish  the  result 
in  another  volume.  By  the  aid  of  Col.  Joseph  L.  Chester,  he  has  found  that  the 
father  of  Joseph  Loomis  was  John  Loomis,  of  Braintree,  Essex,  England,  who  died 
in  1619  ;  and  has  procured  a  copy  of  his  will,  which  is  printed  in  the  work  before 
us.     The  book  is  handsomely  printed  and  thoroughly  indexed. 

The  Martin  family,  to  which  the  second  work  is  devoted,  first  settled  in  Rehoboth, 
where  we  find  it  in  the  middle  of  the  seventeenth  century.  With  the  exception  of 
a  small  volume  by  the  Hon.  Wheeler  Martin,  published  at  Providence  in  1816,  no 
genealogy  of  this  family  has  been  printed.  The  author  of  the  present  work  has 
given  a  very  satisfactory  account  of  this  race.  Some  account  of  the  Martins  of  Eng- 
land is  prefixed,  and  an  appendix  of  valuable  matters  is  added,  among  which  may 
be  named  a  full  reprint  of  Judge  Martin's  genealogy,  original  copies  of  which  are 
now  very  rare,  and  notices  of  applicants  for  pensions  by  the  name  of  Martin,  com- 
piled from  the  Pension  Rolls  at  Washington.  The  book  is  handsomely  printed, 
and  has  a  good  index.    Only  a  small  edition  has  been  printed  for  private  circulation. 

The  Keyes  genealogy  is  not  devoted  to  any  particular  lines  of  the  family,  but  con- 
tains all  of  the  name  which  the  researches  of  the  author,  Judge  Keyes,  of  Brattle- 
boro\  Vt.,  brought  to  his  notice.  Most  of  the  individuals  here,  however,  are  de- 
scended from  Robert  and  Solomon  named  on  the  title  page.  The  paper  and  print 
are  good,  and  the  work  has  a  satisfactory  index.  Facing  the  title  page  is  a  portrait 
of  the  author,  who  died  since  his  work  was  issued,  at  Brattleboro',  June  4,  1880, 
aged  93.     He  was  the  oldest  living  graduate  of  Dartmouth  College. 

The  Burleighs  and  Burleys  in  New  England  are  mostly  descended  from  Giles 
Burley  who  settled  at  Ipswich  as  early  as  1648.  In  the  next  century  John  Burley 
came  to  this  country  from  England,  it  is  said  with  Gov.  Belcher,  and  settled  in 
Union,  Connecticut.  To  the  descendants  of  these  two  persons  all  but  a  few  pages 
of  the  next  book  are  devoted.  It  is  carefully  compiled,  well  printed,  and  embel- 
lished with  portraits.     It  has  a  good  index. 

The  Faxon  genealogy  is  a  thoroughly  prepared  and  compactly  printed  work.  It 
is  very  full  and  precise  in  its  facts  and  dates,  and  the  arrangement  is  very  satisfac- 
tory. It  has  "a  map  locating  the  homesteads  of  the  first  four  generations,"  and 
has  copious  abstracts  of  deeds  and  probate  records.  He  writes  us  that  his  rule  has 
been  'k  to  state  nothing  as  a  fact  which  is  not  supported  by  clear  evidence."  Among 
the  allied  families,  of  which  genealogies  are  given,  are  those  of  Ballou,  Barbour, 
Saxton,  Washburn  and  Whitmarsh.  The  typographical  appearance  of  the  book  is 
good,  and  it  has  excellent  indexes. 

The  Carruth  family,  to  which  the  next  work  is  devoted,  is  of  recent  introduction 
into  New  England.  Two  half  brothers,  John  and  William,  are  said  to  have  come 
from  the  north  of  Ireland  in  the  middle  of  the  last  century.  The  Carruths  in  this 
pamphlet  are  descended  from  John,  who  settled  in  Marlboro'.  The  genealogy  is 
well  prepared. 

The  Arnold  genealogy  is  a  reprint  of  the  two  articles  on  this  family  in  the  Reg- 
ister for  October,  1879,  to  which  is  appended  the  article  printed  by  us  last  April. 

The  Mulford  pamphlet  is  reprinted  from  the  Register  for  April  last. 

The  seventh  number  of  the  Paine  Family  Record  contains  a  number  of  valuable 
articles. 


344  Recent  Publications.  [July, 

RECENT  PUBLICATIONS, 

Presented  to  the  New  England  Historic,  Genealogical  Society,  to  June  1,  1880. 

History  of  the  Harvard  Church  in  Charlestown.  1815-1879.  With  services  at  the  ordi- 
nation of"  Mr.  Pitt  Dillingham,  Oct.  4,  1876,  the  proceedings  of  the  Council,  and  the  Pas- 
tor's first  sermon.    Boston  :  Printed  for  the  Society.     1879.     [8vo.  pp.  294.] 

The  Story  of  the  Thirty-Second  Regiment  Massachusetts  Infantry.  Whence  it  came; 
where  it  went;  what  it  saw;  and  what  it  did.  By  Francis  J.  Parker,  Colonel.  Boston: 
C.  W.  Calkins  &  Co.,  publishers.    1880.    [Svo.  pp.  260.] 

Narrative  of  the  Second  Arctic  Expedition  made  by  Charles  F.  Hall.  His  voyage  to 
Repulse  Bay.  Sledge  Journeys  to  the  Straits  of  Furv  and  Hecla  and  to  King  William's 
Land,  and  residence  among  the  Eskimos  during  the  years  1864-69.  Edited,  under  the 
orders  of  the  Hon.  Secretary  of  the  Navy,  by  Prof.  J.  E.  Nourse,  U.S.N.  U.  S.  Naval  Obser- 
vatorv.  1879.  Washington :  Government  Printing  Office.  1879.  [Large  folio,  pp.  xlix. 
644.]' 

Diary  of  a  Visit  to  Newport,  New  York  and  Philadelphia,  during  the  summer  of  1815,  by 
Timothy  Bigelow,  edited  by  a  grandson.  Boston :  Printed  for  private  distribution.  1880. 
[8vo.  pp.  29.] 

Proceedings  of  the  American  Antiquarian  Society  at  the  Annual  Meeting  held  at  Wor- 
cester, Oct.  21,  1879.  [Seal.]  Worcester  :  Printed  by  Charles  Hamilton,  Central  Ex- 
change.    1880.    [8vo.  pp.  117.] 

A  Sermon  delivered  at  the  funeral  of  Rev.  Jacob  Ide,  D.D.,  of  West  Med  way,  Jan.  8, 
1880.  By  John  W.  Harding,  Pastor  of  the  First  Church  of  Christ  in  Longmeadow,  Mass. 
Springfield,  Mass. :   The  Clark  W.  Bryan  Co. 

The  Settlement  of  Germantown,  and  the  Causes  which  led  to  it.  By  Samuel  W.  Penny- 
packer.  Read  before  the  Historical  Society,  Oct.  20,  1879.  Reprinted  from  the  Pennsyl- 
vania Magazine  of  History  and  Biography.  Philadelphia:  Collins,  Printer,  705  Jayne 
Street.     1880.     [Svo.  pp.  4.] 

Fund  Publication.  No.  14.  A  Memoir  of  the  Hon.  William  Hindman.  A  paper  read 
before  the  Maryland  Historical  Society,  March  10th,  1879.  Bv  Samuel  A.  Harrison,  M.D. 
Baltimore.    1880.     [8vo.  pp.  59.] 

The  Republic  of  San  Marino.  Translated  from  the  French  by  W.  W.  Tucker.  Printed 
for  private  distribution.    Cambridge  :  Printed  at  the  Riverside  Press.    1880.   [8vo.  pp.  170.] 

Chelsea  and  Revere  Directory  for  the  year  1880.  No.  17.  Compiled  for  the  publisher 
by  John  Sale.    [Seal.]   Chelsea  :  Charles  L.  Sale,  publisher  and  proprietor.     [Svo.  pp.  288.] 

Librarian's  Monthlv  Report.  (Boston  Public  Library.)  March,  1880.  New  Series. 
No.  23.     [Quarto,  pp.  4.] 

Boston  University  School  of  Law,  Catalogue  and  Circular  for  the  year  1879-80.  Boston 
University  offices,  20  Beacon  Street :   Printed  by  Rand,  Avery  &  Co.    1880.     [8vo.  pp.  16.] 

Proceedings  of  the  Society  of  Antiquaries.  Second  Series,  Vol.  VIII.  No.  II.  Of  Lon- 
don. March  20,  1879,  to  January  15,  1880.  [Seal.]  London  :  Printed  by  Nichols  and 
Sons  for  the  Society  of  Antiquaries,  Burlington  House.     [Svo.  pp.  81-224.] 

Addresses  and  Proceedings  at  Lane  Theological  Seminary,  December  18,  1879.  I.  Dedi- 
cation of  Seminary  Hall.  II  Inauguration  of  Rev.  Jas.  Eelis,  D.D.  HI.  Semi-Centen- 
nial  Celebration.  Cincinnati :  Elm  Street  Printing  Company,  Nos.  176  and  178  Elm  Street. 
1879.     [Svo.  pp.  36.] 

An  account  of  an  old  work  on  Cosmography.    By  Henry  Phillips,  Jr.,  A.M.    [8vo.  pp.  9.] 

Twenty-Seventh  Annual  Report  of  the  President,  Treasurer  and  Librarian  of  the  Mer- 
cantile Library  Association  of  San  FrancL-co,  1879.  San  Francisco  :  C  A.  Murdock  &  Co., 
Printers,  532  Clay  Street.    1880.     [8vo.  pp.  33.] 

Wellesley  College  Calendar  for  1878-9.  Printed  for  the  College.  1879.  [Square  8vo. 
pp.  72.] 

The  History  of  the  Origin  and  Growth  of  Carleton  College,  Northfield,  Minnesota.  By 
Rev.  M.  McG.  Dana,  D.D.,  Pastor  of  Plymouth  Church,  St.  Paul.  Printed  by  the  Trus- 
tees, at  the  request  of  the  Conference.  St.  Paul :  office  of  the  Pioneer  Press  Co.  1879. 
[8vo.  pp.  36.] 

Biographical  Sketches  of  the  Members  of  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives  of 
Maine,  for  1880.  .  .  .  Vol.  IX.  [Compiled  by  Howard  Owen,  Augusta,  Maine.  [Svo. 
pp.  15.] 

A  Biographical  Record  of  the  Members  of  the  Class  of  1873,  Yale  College,  with  brief 
accounts  of  the  triennial  and  sexennial  reunions.  Printed  for  the  use  of  the  Class.  New 
York  :  Press  of  Rogers  &  Sherwood,  21  and  23  Barclay  Street.     1880.    [Svo.  pp.  103.] 

Harvard  University  Library  Bulletin,  No.  15,  April  1st,  1880.    Vol.  II.    No.  2. 


1880.]  Recent  Publications.  345 

Brief  of  a  title  in  the  seventeen  townships  in  the  County  of  Luzerne:  a  Syllabus  of  the 
controversy  between  Connecticut  and  Pennsylvania.  Read  by  request  before  the  Histori- 
cal Society  of  Pennsylvania,  Nov.  10,  1879.  '[Seal.]  By  Henry  M.  Hoyt.  Harrisburg  : 
Lane  S.  Hart,  Printer  and  Binder.     1879.     [8vo.  pp.  !45.] 

The  Numismatic  and  Antiquarian  Society  of  Philadelphia.  Some  Modern  Monetary 
Questions  viewed  by  the  light  of  Antiquity.  A  paper  read  before  the  Society,  April  1,  1880. 
bv  Robert  Noxon  Toppan.  [Seal.]  Philadelphia  :  Printed  for  the  Society.  1880.  [8vo. 
pp.  9.] 

Three  papers  on  Reading  and  English  Literature  in  Schools,  read  at  the  thirty-fifth  An- 
nual Meeting  of  the  R.  I.  Institute  of  Instruction,  Jan.  15,  16,  17,  1880,  with  the  Journal 
of  Proceedings.    Providence  :  Published  by  the  Institute.     1880.     [8vo.  pp.  83.] 

In  Memoriam.  Elizabeth  De  Costa.  Privately  printed,  New  York.  1880.  [Small 
quarto,  pp.  8.] 

Re-issued  as  Fund-Publication,  Maryland  Historical  Society.  No.  15.  A  Character  of 
the  Province  of  Maryland.     [Seal.]     By  George  Alsop,  1666.     Baltimore.     1880. 

Ceremonies  at  the  Dedication  of  the  Monument  erected  by  the  City  of  Manchester, 
N.  H..  to  the  men  who  perilled  their  lives  to  save  the  Union  in  the  late  Civil  War,  Sept. 
11,  1879.     [Seal.]    Manchester,  N.  H. :  Mirror  Steam  Printing  Press.   1880.    [8vo.  pp.  126.] 

Joseph  Dennie,  Editor  of  the  "  Port-folio  "  and  Author  of  "  the  Lay  Preacher."  Not 
published.    Cambridge:  John  Wilson  and  Son,  University  Press.     1880.     [8vo.  pp.  41.] 

Memories  of  the  Closing  Year.  Sermon  preached  in  King's  Chapel,  Sunday,  December 
28,  1879,  by  Henry  Wilder  Foote.  Printed  for  the  parish,  by  request  of  the  Wardens  and 
Vestry.    Boston  :  Press  of  George  H.  Ellis,  101  Milk  Street.    1880.    [8vo.  pp.  23.] 

Second  Annual  Report  of  the  Librarian  of  the  Providence  Public  Library,  for  the  year 
ending  Feb.  3,  1880.  Providence:  E.  L.  Freeman  &  Co..  Printers  to  the  State.  1880.  [8vo. 
pp.  36.] 

Supplement  Annuaire  de  Ville-Marie,  suivi  de  Recherches  Archeologiqueset  Statistiques 
sur  les  Institutions  Catholiques  du  Canada.  Histoirc  de  la  Paroisse  de  Boucherville.  Mon- 
treal :  J.  Chapleau  &  Fiis,  Imprimeurs  et  Relieurs,  31  et  33  Rue  Cotte.  MDCCCLXXIX. 
[8vo.  pp.  385-405.] 

Publications  of  the  Oneida  Historical  Society  at  Utica,  No.  5.  Second  Annual  Address 
before  the  Society,  by  William  Tracy,  of  New  York,  January  13,  1880.  William  S.  Gotts- 
berger,  Printer,  New" York.    [8vo.  pp.  34.] 

The  Rights  of  Christ  Church  in  its  Chapel  on  Pine  Street  stated.    [8vo.  pp.  8.] 

A  Record  of  the  Services  held  at  the  Congregational  Church  of  Windsor,  Conn.,  in  cele- 
bration of  its  Two  Hundred  and  Fiftieth  Anniversary,  March  30,  1880.  Published  by  the 
Church.    1880.     [8vo.  pp.  103.] 

The  Numismatic  and  Antiquarian  Society  of  Philadelphia.  The  remains  of  an  Abori- 
ginal Encampment  at  Rehoboth,  Delaware.  A  paper  read  before  the  Society,  February  5, 
1880,  by  Francis  Jordan,  Jr.  [Seal.]  Philadelphia:  Printed  for  the  Society.  1880.  [8vo. 
pp.  7.] 

Historical  Sketch  of  the  Middlesex  South  Conference  of  Churches,  by  Rev.  J.  H.  Tem- 
ple. Publi>hed  by  vote  of  the  Conference.  J.  C.  Clark  Printing  Co.,  So.  Framingham, 
Mass.    1880.     [8vo.  pp.  23.] 

Proceedings  of  the  General  Theological  Library  for  the  year  ending  April  19,  1880,  with 
its  history,  rules,  a  list  of  its  officers,  founders,  patrons,  members,  &c.  Boston:  12  West 
Street.    Printed  for  the  Society.     1880.     [8vo.  pp.  57-] 

No.  VII.  Proceedings  of  the  Worcester  Society  of  Antiquity  for  the  year  1879.  [Seal.] 
Worcester:  Published  by  the  Society.    U.  S.  A.  Civ.     [8vo.  pp.  150.] 

No.  VIII.  Early  Records  of  the  Town  of  Worcester,  Book  II.  1740-1753.  [Seal.] 
Worcester,  Mass.  :  the  Worcester  Society  of  Antiquity.  1880.  U.  S.  A.  Civ.  [8vo.  pp. 
145.] 

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Deaths* 


[July. 


DEATHS. 


Blake,  Francis,  in  Worcester,  Mass., 
December  24,  1879,  aged  67  years.  He 
was  son  of  Hon.  Francis  Blake  by  his 
wife  Eliza  Augusta  Chandler,  daugh- 
ter of  Gardiner  and  Elizabeth  (Rug- 
gles,  dau.  of  Brigadier  Timothy  Bug- 
gies, of  Hardwick)  Chandler.  Gardi- 
ner Chandler  was  son  of  Hon.  John 
and  Mary  (Church)  Chandler,  of  Wor- 
cester. 

Mr.  Blake  was  grandson  of  Joseph 
Blake,  of  Hingham,  by  his  wife  Deb- 
orah Smith.  He  married,  June  14, 
1842,  Caroline  Burling,  daughter  of 
the  late  George  A.  and  Louisa  (dau. 
of  Capt.  Caleb  Clap,  of  Greenfield) 
Trumbull,  of  Worcester.  The  mother 
of  Mr.  Trumbull  was  Elizabeth,  dau. 
of  Hon.  Timothy  Paine  by  his  wife 
Sarah  Chandler,  sister  of  the  Hon. 
John  Chandler. 

Mr.  Blake  and  his  wife  were  cousins 
in  the  third  degree. 

Mr.  Blake  was  a  merchant  in  Wor- 
cester, and  afterwards  was  first  assist- 
ant in  the  appraiser's  department  of 
customs,  Boston.  He  left  three  child- 
dren :  1.  Louisa  T.,  who  m.  Charles 
B.  Wells.  2.  Charles  H.  M.,  civil 
engineer,  Pawtuckct.  3.  Francis,  en- 
gineer, interested  in  the  telephone, 
Newton. 

Chandler,  the  Hon.Zachariah,  died  dur- 
ing the  night  of  Nov.  1,  1879,  probably 
from  exhaustion  from  overwork  while 
suffering  from  a  severe  cold,  having 
spoken  often  during  the  fall  election 
campaign  of  1879.  He  was  born  in 
Bedford,  N.  H.,  Dec.  10,  1813.  His 
father  was  Samuel7  Chandler  (Zacha- 
riah,6  Thomas,5  Zachariah,4  Wil- 
liam,3 William,2  William,1  of  Roxbu- 
ry,  the  immigrant),  of  Bedford.  His 
mother  was  Margaret,  dau.  of  Lieut. 
John  and  Jean  Orr,  of  Scotch  Irish  de- 
scent, from  whom  he  inherited  the 
indomitable  energy  of  his  character 
displayed  in  his  long  public  service  to 
his  country  in  the  Senate  and  Cabinet 
of  the  United  States.  He  married  Dec. 
10,  1844,  Letitia  Grace,  dau.  of  George 
Douglas,  of  New  York  city.  His  only 
surviving  child,  Minnie,  is  the  wife  of 
the  Hon.  Eugene  Hale,  of  Maine. 

Dearborn,  Mrs.  Pamela  Augusta  So- 
phia, at  Portland,  Me.,  April  6,  1880, 
aged  80,  having  been  born  at  Hallow- 
ell,  Me.,  Sept." 29,  1799.  She  was  a 
daughter  of  Allen   Gilnian,  the  first 


mayor  of  Bangor,  Me.,  who  previously 
practised  at  Hallowell.  His  first  wife, 
the  mother  of  Mrs.  Dearborn,  was 
Pamela  Augusta,  dau.  of  Gen.  Henry 
Dearborn,  Sen.,  Major  General  of  the 
U.  S.  Army  in  the  war  of  1812,  Secre- 
tary of  War  from  1801  to  1809,  and 
subsequently  minister  to  Portugal. 
The  mother  died  when  the  daughter  was 
less  than  a  month  old.  She  m.  April 
2,  1822,  Lt.  Col.  Greenlief  Dearborn, 
of  the  U.  S.  A.,  who  was  a  grandson  of 
Simon,  brother  of  Gen.  Henry.  Mrs. 
Dearborn  and  her  husband  were  there- 
fore second  cousins.  The  husband 
was  born  April  9,  1786,  and  died  at 
Brattleboro',  Vt.,  Sept.  9,  1846.  Their 
issue  were  : 

1.  Pamela  Augusta,  died  young, 
unm.  2.  Charles  Godfrey,  died  April 
1,  1845,  unm.  3.  Emily  M.  G.,  m. 
Aug.  14,  1849,  Romeyn  Beck  Ayres, 
of  Portland,  who  d .  in  1878.  4.  Annette 
Maria,  m.  Sept.  1,  1851,  Charles  H. 
Boyd,  attached  to  the  U.  S.  Coast  Sur- 
vey, with  rank  as  Major. 

Mrs.  Dearborn  lived  much  of  her 
time  before  her  marriage  with  her 
grandfather,  and  was  married  from  his 
house.  She  was  a  remarkable  woman 
in  many  respects.  She  was  endowed 
with  an  extraordinary  memory,  and 
her  conversation,  full  of  anecdote  and 
reminiscence,  was  a  source  of  great 
pleasure  to  her  friends. 

Horne,  Parker  Wentworth,  at  Farming- 
ton,  N.  H.,  April  9,  1880,  aged  82 
years,  son  of  Peter  and  Eunice  (Went- 
worth) Horne,  in  the  line  of  Moses,4 
William,3  John2  and  William1  Horne, 
of  Dover,  N.  H.,in  1659. 

Rackleff,  Capt.  James,  in  Portland, 
Me.,  April  21,  1880,  aged  100  years, 
5  months  and  18  days,  having  been 
born  in  Bristol,  Me.,  Nov.  3, 1779.  He 
came  to  Portland  at  the  age  of  four- 
teen, was  a  seaman,  and  for  many 
years  a  shipmaster,  and  afterwards  a 
merchant.  He  was  much  respected 
for  his  probity  and  intelligence,  and 
was  a  great  reader  to  within  a  few 
weeks  of  his  death.  He  was  the  last 
surviving  founder  of  the  First  Univer- 
salist  Church  in  Portland,  incorporat- 
ed in  1821  ;  and  was  one  of  the  original 
members  of  the  Widows'  Wood  So- 
ciety, an  association  of  great  useful- 
ness, supported  by  the  various  churches 
of  the  city. 


THE 

HISTORICAL  AND  GENEALOGICAL 

REGISTER. 


OCTOBER,  1880. 


A 


HENEY  KNOX.* 

By  Francis  S.  Drake,  Esq.,  of  Roxbury,  Mass. 

MOXG  the  many  deficiencies  of  the  patriot  forces  that  gath- 
ered around  Boston  at  the  outset  of  the  struggle  for  liberty, 
that  which  seemed  most  vital  to  the  success  of  their  attempt  to  dis- 
lodge the  British  army  who  held  possession  of  the  town,  was  an 
almost  total  lack  both  of  men  and  material  in  the  important  depart- 
ments of  engineering  and  artillery. 

The  man  who  in  great  measure  supplied  this  grave  defect,  and 
who  at  the  age  of  twenty-five  stepped  from  a  bookseller's  coun- 
ter to  the  head  of  the  artillery  service  of  Washington's  army — 
a  post  that  he  ably  filled  during  the  whole  of  the  war  of  independ- 
ence, meriting  and  receiving  at  the  same  time  the  entire  confidence 
of  his  illustrious  leader — this  man  was  Henry  Knox.  Present  in 
every  operation  of  the  main  army  from  the  beginning  to  the  end  of 
the  struggle,  his  fitness  for  the  position  of  chief  of  artillery  is  amply 
demonstrated  by  a  comparison  of  the  feebleness  and  inefficiency  of 
that  arm  of  the  service  at  Bunker's  Hill,  with  its  terrible  efficacy  in 
the  trenches  of  Yorktown. 

Born  in  Boston  of  Scotch  parents,  July  25,  1750,  in  a  house  a 
part  of  which  is  yet  standing  in  the  rear  of  247  Federal  Street,  he 
received  a  grammar  school  education,  and  was  soon  afterward  em- 
ployed in  the  bookstore  of  Wharton  &  Bowes,  in  Cornhill.  This 
store,  formerly  Daniel  Henchman's,  stood  on  the  south  corner  of 
what  is  now  State  and  Washington  Streets.  Here  his  inquisitive 
mind  and  ardent  thirst  for  knowledge  found  ample  opportunity  for 
development,  and  Plutarch's  Lives,  the  French  language,  and  above 

*  This  article  is  abridged  from  the  author's  "Life  and  Correspondence  of  Henry  Knox, 
Major-General  in  the  American  Revolutionary  Army,"  published  in  1873. 

VOL.    XXXIV.  31 


350  Henry  Knox,  [Oct. 

For  the  successful  prosecution  of  the  siege,  heavy  ordnance  was  a 
prime  necessity.  There  was  none  in  camp  ;  there  were  as  yet  no 
foundries  where  cannon  could  be  cast.  The  enterprising  mind  of 
Knox  conceived  the  project  of  procuring  those  captured  at  Ticonde- 
roga,  and  transporting  them  on  boats  and  sleds  through  the  wilder- 
ness, and  over  lakes,  rivers  and  mountains,  in  the  dead  of  winter, 
to  the  camp  at  Cambridge.  After  meeting  and  vanquishing  obstacles 
and  hindrances  that  would  infallibly  have  caused  a  less  sanguine 
man,  or  one  less  fertile  in  those  expedients  by  which  apparently  in- 
surmountable difficulties  are  overcome  to  abandon  the  enterprise,  he 
succeeded  in  accomplishing  his  arduous  task,  and  at  the  end  of  ten 
weeks  had  the  satisfaction  of  reaching  camp  with  his  warlike  trea- 
sures, among  which  were  fifty-five  pieces  of  cannon,  on  Jan.  24, 
1776,  and  of  receiving  the  congratulations  of  the  commander  in 
chief  for  the  important  service  he  had  rendered  the  army  and  the 
country. 

This  achievement,  which  stamped  the  character  of  Knox  for  enter- 
prise, fertility  of  resource  and  genius,  and  vindicated  the  judgment 
of  Washington  in  his  selection,  at  the  same  time  supplied  the  mate- 
rial needed  for  the  completion  of  the  works  then  in  progress,  thus 
ensuring  the  speedy  termination  of  the  siege.  Under  cover  of  a  furi- 
ous cannonade  from  Knox's  batteries  at  Cobble  Hill,  Lechmere's 
Point  and  Lamb's  Dam,  Gen.  Thomas,  on  the  night  of  March  4, 
1776,  took  possession  of  Dorchester  Heights,  commanding  the  town 
and  harbor  of  Boston,  which  he  in  a  few  hours  so  strongly  fortified 
that  Howe,  the  British  commander,  was  obliged  to  evacuate  the 
town  on  the  17th. 

The  reorganization  of  the  artillery  now  for  the  first  time  placed 
on  a  substantial  footing,  and  the  erection  of  batteries  for  the  final 
operations  of  the  siege,  occupied  Knox  fully  until  its  close,  when  his 
engineering  skill  was  at  once  called  into  requisition  at  Newport  and 
New  London,  where  he  established  batteries  for  the  protection  of 
their  harbors.  Thence  he  proceeded  to  New  York,  the  next  theatre 
of  active  operations.  He  reported  to  Washington  on  June  10,  that  he 
had  less  than  half  the  number  of  men  needed  for  the  service  of  the 
cannon  mounted,  and  recommended  drafting  from  other  regiments. 
Knox's  quarters  were  at  the  Battery,  near  those  of  Washington, 
with  whom  he  crossed  to  Long  Island  daily  in  the  discharge  of  his 
duty. 

An  interesting  affair  in  which  at  this  time  Knox  was  one  of  the 
actors,  is  thus  related  in  two  letters  to  his  wife  : 

New  York,  July  15,  1776. 
Lord  Howe  yesterday  sent  a  flag  of  truce  up  to  the  city.  They  came 
within  about  four  miles,  and  were  met  by  some  of  Col.  Tupper's  peo- 
ple, who  detained  them  until  his  excellency's  pleasure  should  be  known. 
Accordingly  Col.  Reed  and  myself  went  down  in  the  barge  to  receive  the 
message.     When  we  came  to  them,  the  officer,  who  was  I  believe  captain 


1880.]  Henry  Knox.  351 

of  the  Eagle  man  of  war,  rose  up  and  bowed,  keeping  his  hat  off.  "  I  have 
a  letter,  Sir,  from  Lord  Howe  to  Mr.  Washington.  "  Sir,"  says  Col.  Reed, 
"  we  have  no  person  in  the  army  with  that  address.  "  Sir,"  says  the  officer, 
"  will  you  look  at  the  address  ?"  He  then  took  out  of  his  pocket  a  letter  thus 
addressed : 

"  George  "Washington,  Esq., 
"  Howe."  New  York." 

"  No,  Sir,"  says  Col.  Reed,  "  I  cannot  receive  that  letter."  "  I  am  very  sor- 
ry," says  the  officer,  "  and  so  will  be  Lord  Howe,  that  any  error  in  the  super- 
scription should  prevent  the  letter  being  received  by  General  Washington" 
"  Why,  Sir,"  says  Col.  Reed,  "  I  must  obey  orders."  "  Oh  yes,  Sir,  you 
must  obey  orders  to  be  sure."  Then,  after  giving  him  a  letter  from  Col. 
Campbell  to  Gen.  Howe,  and  other  letters  of  prisoners  to  their  friends,  we 
stood  off.  After  we  had  got  a  little  way,  the  officer  put  about  his  barge 
and  stood  for  us,  and  asked  by  what  particular  title  he  chose  to  be  addressed. 
Col.  Reed  said,  "  You  are  sensible,  Sir,  of  the  rank  of  General  Washington 
in  our  army."  "  Yes,  Sir,  we  are.  I  am  sure  my  Lord  Howe  will  lament 
exceedingly  this  affair,  as  the  letter  is  quite  of  a  civil  nature,  and  not  of  a 
military  one.  He  laments  exceedingly  that  he  was  not  here  a  little  sooner," 
which  we  suppose  to  allude  to  the  declaration  of  independence,  upon  which 
we  bowed  and  parted  upon  the  most  genteel  terms  imaginable."  #  *  * 

(July  22.)  Ou  Saturday  I  wrote  you  we  had  a  capital  flag  of  truce,  no 
less  than  the  adjutant-gen.  of  Howe's  army.  He  had  an  interview  with 
Gen.  Washington  at  our  house.  The  purport  of  his  message  was,  in  very 
elegant,  polite  strains,  to  endeavor  to  persuade  the  Gen.  to  receive  a  letter 
directed  to  Geo.  Washington,  Esq.,  &c.  &c.  In  the  course  of  his  talk,  every 
other  word  was,  "  may  it  please  your  excellency,  if  your  excellency  so 
please ;"  in  short  no  person  could  pay  more  respect  than  the  said  adjutant- 
gen.,  Col.  Patterson,  a  person  we  do  not  know.  He  said  the  &c.  &c.  implied 
everything.  "  It  does  so,"  said  the  General,  "  and  anything.'7  He  said 
Lord  Howe  lamented  exceedingly  that  any  error  in  the  direction  should  in- 
terrupt that  frequent  intercourse  between  the  two  armies  which  might  be 
necessary  in  the  course  of  the  service.  That  Lord  Howe  had  come  out 
with  great  powers.  The  General  said  he  had  heard  that  Lord  Howe  had 
come  out  with  very  great  powers  to  pardon,  but  he  had  come  to  the  wrong 
place ;  the  Americans  had  not  offended,  therefore  they  needed  no  pardon. 
This  confused  him.  After  a  deal  of  talk  about  the  good  disposition  of 
Lord  and  Gen.  Howe,  he  asked,  "  Has  your  Excellency  any  particular 
commands  with  which  you  would  please  to  honor  me  to  Lord  and  Gen. 
Howe?"  "  Nothing,  Sir,  but  my  particular  compliments  to  both  " — a  good 
answer.  Gen.  Washington  was  very  handsomely  dressed,  and  made  a  most 
elegant  appearance.  Col.  Patterson  appeared  awe-struck,  as  if  he  was  before 
something  supernatural.  Indeed  I  don't  wonder  at  it.  He  was  before  a  very 
great  man  indeed.  We  had  a  cold  collation  provided.  The  General's  ser- 
vants did  it  tolerably  well,  though  Mr.  Adjutant-general  disappointed  us. 
As  it  grew  late  he  even  excused  himself  from  drinking  one  glass  of  wine. 
He  said  Lord  Howe  and  Gen.  Howe  would  wait  for  him,  as  they  were  to 
dine  on  board  the  Eagle  man  of  war ;  he  took  his  leave  and  went  off. 

Knox  was  not  present  in  the  battle   of  August   27th  on  Long 
Island,  "  being  obliged,"  as  he  says  in  a  letter  to  his  wife,  "to  wait 
on  my  Lord  Howe  and  the  navy  gentry  who  threatened  to  pay  us 
vol.  xxxiv.  31* 


352  Henry  Knox,  [Oct. 

a  visit."  He  came  near  being  captured  September  15th,  when 
Howe's  army  effected  a  landing  above  the  city,  he  having  remained 
until  the  last  moment,  occupied  in  removing  the  ordnance  and  stores 
to  a  place  of  safety.  To  his  brother  William  he  writes  on  the  19th  : 
"  My  constant  fatigue  and  application  to  the  business  of  my  exten- 
sive department  has  been  such  that  I  have  not  had  my  clothes  off 
once  o'nights  for  more  than  six  weeks.  The  scoundrel  Hessians 
took  my  baggage  cart  with  the  great  part  of  my  necessary  matters, 
which  1  find  very  difficult  to  replace  at  present."  The  establishment 
of  laboratories  and  furnaces  for  the  casting  of  cannon,  shot  and 
shells ;  in  short,  the  duties  usually  assigned  to  the  ordnance  depart- 
ment, were  performed  by  Knox  in  addition  to  those  properly  belong- 
ing to  him. 

Fort  Washington,  with  its  garrison,  including  one  hundred  of 
Knox's  regiment,  was  captured  November  16.  Then  Fort  Lee 
was  evacuated,  and  Washington  with  his  little  army  retreated 
through  the  Jerseys.  Gen.  Howe,  believing  the  rebellion  was  at  its 
last  gasp,  returned  to  New  York,  leaving  Donop  with  his  Hessians 
and  the  42d  Highlanders  to  hold  the  line  from  Trenton  to  Burling- 
ton.  At  this  critical  moment  Washington  struck  a  blow  that  seri- 
ously  crippled  his  adversary  and  revived  the  sinking  spirits  of  his 
countrymen.  He  recrossed  the  Delaware,  Knox  superintending  its 
passage,  and  by  his  stentorian  voice  making  audible  the  orders  of  his 
chief  above  the  fury  of  the  blast,  and  surprising  the  post  at  Trenton, 
captured  the  entire  garrison.  The  artillery  took  a  prominent  part 
in  this  affair,  and  Knox  was  thanked  in  public  orders.  On  Decem- 
ber 27,  1776,  the  day  following  the  victory,  but  before  it  was  known 
to  congress,  that  body,  having  increased  the  artillery  establishment 
to  a  brigade,  gave  Knox  the  commission  of  brigadier-general. 

Checldng  the  pursuit  of  the  enemy  until  dark  at  the  Assanpink, 
a  creek  on  the  east  side  of  Trenton,  by  a  well-directed  fire  from 
Knox's  artillery,  Washington  on  the  morning  of  January  3d  exe- 
cuted his  brilliant  coup-de-main  at  Princeton,  in  which  Knox  also 
shared,  and  then  went  into  winter  quarters  at  Morristown. 

Early  in  1777  Knox  established  the  laboratory  at  Springfield, 
Mass.,  and  we  find  him  soon  afterward  associated  with  Greene  in 
planning  the  defences  on  the  North  River.  His  corps  "  did  him  great 
honor  "  at  the  battle  of  Brandywine,  some  of  his  men  sticking  to 
their  guns  though  forsaken  by  their  infantry  and  surrounded  by  the 
enemy.  The  fire  of  the  artillery  against  Knyphausen  at  Chad's  Ford 
was  maintained  by  Knox  with  great  vigor  from  morning  till  evening. 
At  Germantown,  where  a  dense  fog  prevented  a  possible  American 
victory,  Knox,  though  unsuccessful  in  the  attempt  to  drive  the  ene- 
my from  Chew's  stone  house,  succeeded  in  bringing  off  all  his  artil- 
lery in  safety. 

In  the  battle  of  Monmouth,  June  28,  1778,  the  artillery  proved 
itself  exceedingly    serviceable  and  efficient.      The   British   troops, 


1880.]  Henry  Knox.  353 

after  driving  back  Lee's  vanguard,  were  stopped  in  their  victorious 
course  by  the  energetic  and  rapid  dispositions  of  Washington.  Bat- 
teries were  at  once  established  at  commanding  points,  and  were 
skilfully  and  efficiently  handled  by  Knox  and  his  able  lieutenants, 
Oswald  and  Mauduit  Duplessis.  Referring  to  the  services  of  this 
arm,  AVashington  in  general  orders  says,  "  I  can  with  pleasure  in- 
form Gen.  Knox  and  the  officers  of  the  artillery,  that  the  enemy 
has  done  them  the  justice  to  acknowledge  that  no  artillery  could 
have  been  better  served  than  ours."  Knox  owned  himself  "  highly 
delighted  with  the  coolness,  bravery  and  good  conduct"  of  his  men 
on  this  occasion. 

September  21,  1780,  in  company  with  Washington  and  Lafay- 
ette, Knox  visited  at  Hartford  the  French  General  Rochambeau  and 
Admiral  De  Ternay,  who  had  recently  arrived  with  a  fleet  and  army, 
in  order  to  concert  a  plan  of  operations  for  the  allied  forces  of 
France  and  America.  While  returning  from  this  meeting  they  heard 
of  Arnold's  treason,  and  immediately  hastened  to  West  Point. 
Knox  was  one  of  the  board  of  general  officers  that  tried  and  con- 
demned Major  Andre  to  death  as  a  spy.  This  duty  was  especially 
distasteful  to  Knox,  who  had  made  Andre's  acquaintance  while  on 
his  way  to  Ticonderoga  in  1775,  occupying  one  stormy  winter  night 
the  same  cabin  and  even  the  same  bed.  Their  ages  were  the  same, 
their  tastes  and  aims  were  similar ;  each  had  given  up  the  pursuits 
of  trade  for  the  military  profession,  of  which  each  had  made  a  study, 
and  they  had  parted  with  strong  mutual  sentiments  of  regard  and 
good  will. 

In  January,  1781,  the  mutiny  of  the  Pennsylvania  line  caused 
great  anxiety  lest  the  bad  example  should  be  followed  by  the  troops 
of  other  states.  Knox,  who  happened  to  be  the  only  officer  in  the 
army  who  had  enough  hard  money  to  defray  the  cost  of  the  journey, 
was  sent  by  Washington  to  the  eastern  states,  to  represent  the  suf- 
fering condition  of  the  troops,  and  to  procure  relief.  In  addition  to 
this  important  mission  he  was  to  obtain  the  materials  necessary  to  a 
"capital  operation,"  then  in  contemplation,  and  in  both  objects  he 
was  successful.  In  the  latter  part  of  May,  at  a  consultation  at 
Wethersfield,  Conn.,  between  Washington  and  the  French  com- 
manders, Knox  was  also  present,  and  was  ordered  to  make  the  neces- 
sary estimates  of  articles  required  by  his  department  in  case  of  an 
attack  on  New  York. 

Abandoning  this  project  on  learning  of  the  fortunate  arrival  of  the 
fleet  of  De  Grasse  in  Chesapeake  Bay,  Washington  on  the  19th  of 
August  marched  southward  in  order  to  operate  in  conjunction  with  the 
French  military  and  naval  forces  against  Lord  Cornwallis  in  Vir- 
ginia. On  arriving  at  Williamsburg,  Va.,  a  plan  of  cooperation 
was  arranged  on  board  the  fr  Ville  De  Paris,"  Knox  again  being 
present,  and  on  September  28  the  investiture  of  Yorktown  was  be- 
gun.    On  the  19th  of  October  Cornwallis  surrendered. 


354  Henry  Knox.  [Oct. 

Knox's  services  in  this  successful  campaign  were  great,  and 
were  highly  appreciated.  His  energy  and  activity  in  providing 
and  forwarding  heavy  siege  guns,  caused  Washington  to  report 
to  congress  that  "  the  resources  of  his  genius  supplied  the  deficit 
of  means."  He  was  complimented  in  general  orders  and  promoted 
to  major-general,  dating  from  November  15,  1781.  The  Marquis 
de  Chastellux,  an  officer  of  Kochambeau's  army,  says  :  :?  The 
American  artillery  was  very  well  served,  the  general  incessantly 
directing  it,  and  often  himself  pointing  the  mortars  ;  seldom  did  he 
leave  the  batteries.  *  *  *  As  to  Gen.  Knox,  but  one  half  has  been 
said  in  commending  his  military  genius  :  he  is  a  man  of  talent  and 
education,  of  a  buoyant  disposition,  ingenuous  and  true;  it  is  im- 
possible to  know  him  without  esteeming  and  loving  him."  Such  is 
the  uniform  testimony  of  all  who  knew  him. 

Early  in  1782  Knox  and  Gouverneur  Morris  were  appointed  com- 
missioners to  arrange  a  general  exchange  of  prisoners,  but  the  dif- 
ficulties in  the  way  were  so  great  that  no  arrangement  could  be 
effected.  On  August  29  he  received  the  command  of  West  Point, 
and  set  himself  at  work  with  his  accustomed  energy  to  strengthen 
and  complete  its  defences.  He  retained  this  post  until  January, 
1784. 

In  the  winter  of  1782-83,  serious  discontent  prevailed  in  the  army 
respecting  its  arrears  of  pay,  and  the  prospect  of  its  being  soon  dis- 
banded without  adequate  provision  by  congress  for  a  settlement. 
Knox,  as  chairman  of  a  committee  of  officers,  drew  up  an  address 
and  petition  to  congress.  That  body  having  passed  some  resolves 
of  an  indefinite  and  unsatisfactory  character,  the  famous  "  Newburg 
Addresses "  appeared,  inflaming  the  feelings  of  the  officers  to  the 
highest  pitch.  At  this  juncture  the  strenuous  exertions  of  Knox 
were  joined  with  those  of  Washington  in  quieting  the  discontented 
and  mutinous  spirit  that  appeared.  Washington  by  a  patriotic  and 
impressive  address  allayed  the  storm  that  threatened  the  peace  of 
the  country,  and  Knox  moved  the  resolutions  thanking  him  and 
expressing  their  unabated  attachment  to  him,  and  also  declaring 
their  unshaken  reliance  on  the  good  faith  of  congress  and  the  coun- 
try, and  a  determination  to  bear  their  grievances  with  patience  till 
in  due  time  they  should  be  redressed.  The  subject  was  again  con- 
sidered in  congress,  and  the  commutation,  and  other  provisions  asked 
for  in  the  memorial,  were  granted. 

It  was  at  this  time  that  Knox,  in  order  to  perpetuate  the  friend- 
ships formed  by  the  officers  of  the  army,  and  at  the  same  time  to 
create  a  fund  for  their  indigent  widows  and  orphans,  founded  the 
Society  of  the  Cincinnati,  each  officer  upon  joining  contributing  to  its 
treasury  one  month's  pay.  Washington  was  chosen  president,  and 
Knox  secretary,  and  the  French  officers  who  had  served  in  America 
were  also  constituted  members.  Its  institution  took  place  in  May, 
1783.     One  of  its  provisions,  that  by  which  the  eldest  male  heir 


1880.]  Henry  Knox.  355 

succeeded  to  a  vacant  membership,  was  vehemently  assailed  as  intro- 
ducing an  order  of  nobility  into  the  republic.  Time  has  refuted  this 
fallacy,  and  the  society's  career  of  beneficence  still  active,  testifies 
to  the  wisdom  and  benevolence  of  its  founder.  Knox  continued  its 
secretary  until  the  year  1800,  and  in  1805  became  vice-president. 

Knox  had  been  left  by  Washington  in  command  of  the  army, 
August  25,  1783,  and  peace  having  soon  after  been  declared,  he 
began  in  November  the  delicate  task  of  disbanding  it.  Having 
arranged  with  Sir  Guy  Carleton  for  its  surrender,  New  York  was 
evacuated  by  the  British  on  November  25,  and  the  same  day, 
Knox,  at  the  head  of  the  American  troops,  took  possession  of  that 
city.  He  was  officially  thanked  a  few  weeks  later  by  Gov.  Clinton 
and  the  council,  for  his  attention  to  the  rights  of  the  citizens  of  the 
state  of  New  York,  and  for  his  zeal  in  preserving  peace  and  good 
order  since  the  evacuation.  December  4th  the  principal  officers  of 
the  army  yet  remaining  in  service,  took  an  affectionate  leave  of  their 
beloved  chief  at  Faunce's  tavern.  Knox,  who  stood  nearest  to  him 
as  he  entered  the  room,  was  the  first  to  grasp  his  hand ;  and  while 
tears  flowed  down  the  cheeks  of  each,  the  commander  in  chief  kissed 
him.  This  he  did  to  each  of  his  officers,  while  tears  and  sobs  stifled 
utterance. 

From  January,  1784,  until  June,  1785,  when  as  secretary  of 
war  he  removed  to  New  York,  Knox  resided  in  Dorchester,  Mass., 
in  a  house  long  the  property  of  the  Welles  family,  near  the  second 
Congregational  Church.  In  June,  1784,  the  General  Court  placed 
him  with  his  friend  Gen .  Lincoln  and  George  Partridge  on  the  com- 
mission  to  make  a  treaty  with  the  Penobscot  tribe  of  Indians 
and  to  obtain  a  cession  of  their  lands.  All  the  objects  of  the  com- 
mission were  successfully  accomplished. 

Chosen  by  congress  secretary  of  war,  March  8,  1785,  Knox  was 
continued  in  office  by  the  new  government  in  1789.  He  resigned 
at  the  close  of  1794,  in  order  to  make  suitable  provision  for  his 
numerous  and  growing  family.  President  Washington,  who  de- 
sired him  to  remain  with  him  till  the  close  of  his  own  official  career, 
wrote  him  a  letter,  of  which  this  is  the  closing  paragraph  :  w  I  cannot 
suffer  you  to  close  your  public  service,  without  uniting  with  the  sat- 
isfaction which  must  arise  in  your  own  mind  from  a  conscious  recti- 
tude, my  most  perfect  persuasion  that  you  have  deserved  well  of 
your  country.  My  personal  knowledge  of  your  exertions,  while  it 
authorizes  me  to  hold  this  language,  justifies  the  sincere  friendship 
which  I  have  ever  borne  for  you,  and  which  will  accompany  you  in 
every  situation  of  life." 

During  the  formative  period  of  our  present  government,  Knox 
was  in  constant  correspondence  with  the  leading  minds  of  the  time 
upon  the  great  questions  involved,  and  his  name  was  brought  promi- 
nently forward  as  a  candidate  for  the  vice-presidency. 

Besides  the  military  establishment,   frontier  and  coast  defences, 


356  Henry  Knox,  [Oct. 

&c.,  the  chief  tasks  to  which  the  secretary  had  to  address  himself 
were,  the  Indian  question,  much  more  formidable  then  than  now, 
and  the  formation  of  a  navy.  Knox's  plan  for  a  militia  system, 
proposed  in  March,  1786,  and  again  in  January,  1790,  provided 
for  the  embodiment  of  all  male  citizens  from  eighteen  to  sixty  years 
of  age,  the  form  to  be  that  of  the  legion.  Though  approved  by 
Washington  and  other  military  men,  it  was  not  regarded  with  gene- 
ral favor,  and  a  less  onerous  as  well  as  less  energetic  system  was 
subsequently  adopted.  The  legionary  formation  was  for  a  time  that 
of  the  regular  army  of  the  United  States. 

The  policy  to  be  pursued  towards  the  numerous  Indian  tribes 
demanded  a  large  share  of  Knox's  attention,  and  in  it  he  was  guid- 
ed by  enlarged  and  liberal  views.  He  advocated  an  impartial  ad- 
ministration of  justice  towards  them ;  suggested  that  the  mode  of 
alienating  their  lands  should  be  properly  defined  and  regulated;  that 
the  advantages  of  commerce  and  the  blessings  of  civilization  should 
be  extended  to  them  ;  and  that  proper  penalties  should  be  provided 
for  such  lawless  persons  as  should  violate  the  treaties  with  them. 
In  1790  he  made  a  treaty  with  the  Creek  Nation,  by  which  Georgia 
received  a  large  accession  of  territory.  The  unsuccessful  expedi- 
tions of  Harmar  and  St.  Clair  against  the  Northwestern  Indians 
were  followed  in  1794  by  the  victorious  campaign  of  Wayne,  and 
the  treaty  of  Greenville  in  August,  1795,  by  which  peace  was 
established  and  the  post  of  Detroit,  together  with  a  considerable 
tract  of  land,  was  ceded  to  the  United  States. 

The  outrages  of  the  pirates  of  the  Mediterranean  on  the  persons 
and  property  of  our  citizens,  and  the  defenceless  situation  of  our  ex- 
tensive seaboard,  forcibly  impressed  Knox's  mind  with  the  necessity 
of  a  naval  force.  Jefferson  and  himself  were  the  only  supporters  in 
the  cabinet  of  the  establishment  of  a  navy,  but  his  energetic  efforts 
and  his  sanguine  confidence  of  success  finally  triumphed,  and  the 
result  speedily  vindicated  the  wisdom  of  the  measure.  Until  the 
close  of  his  term,  Knox  administered  both  departments,  that  of  war 
and  the  navy,  with  his  usual  zeal  and  ability. 

While  her  husband  was  in  the  cabinet,  Mrs.  Knox  was  one  of 
the  leaders  of  fashionable  society  at  the  seat  of  government,  and  as 
such  attracted  considerable  notice.  Like  her  husband,  she  was  large 
in  person,  and  easy  and  agreeable  in  manner.  Both  were  favor- 
ites, he  for  really  brilliant  conversation  and  unfailing  good  humor, 
and  she  as  "  a  lively  and  meddlesome  but  amiable  leader  of  society. " 
She  was  a  remarkably  fine  looking  woman,  with  brilliant  black  eyes 
and  a  blooming  complexion.  When  New  York  was  the  seat  of  gov- 
ernment, the  house  of  the  secretary  was  in  Broadway,  and  it  was 
the  scene  of  a  liberal  and  genial  hospitality. 

Leaving  Philadelphia  on  June  1,  1795,  he  visited  his  native 
town,  where  on  the  12th  he  was  invited  to  a  public  dinner  by  his 
friends  and  fellow  citizens.     Continuing  his  journey,  he  was  publicly 


1880.]  Henry  Knox,  357 

welcomed  on  the  2  2d  by  the  people  of  Thomaston,  where  he  had 
fixed  his  future  residence.  He  at  once  applied  himself  to  the  culti- 
vation and  improvement  of  an  extensive  tract  of  land  in  the  then 
district  of  Maine,  called  the  Muscongus  or  Waldo  patent,  part  of 
which  Mrs.  Knox  inherited  from  her  grandfather,  Gen.  Waldo,  and 
the  residue  of  which  he  had  bought  of  the  other  heirs.  It  comprised 
a  large  portion  of  what  are  now  the  counties  of  Lincoln,  Waldo 
and  Penobscot. 

Prior  to  his  removal  a  splendid  mansion  had  been  erected  at  the 
head  of  St.  George's  River,  which  afforded  a  delightful  view  eight 
or  ten  miles  in  extent,  and  in  this  charming  spot,  to  which  he  gave 
the  name  of  Montpelier,  Knox  passed  the  happiest  years  of  his  life. 
Here  he  entertained  the  French  refugees,  Louis  Philippe,  Talleyrand, 
the  Duke  de  Liancourt  and  the  Count  de  Beaumetz,  and  many  other 
distinguished  guests.  Entering  largely  into  the  manufacture  of 
lime,  lumber  and  bricks  ;  plans  for  the  improvement  of  the  naviga- 
tion of  St.  George's  River ;  shipbuilding  and  various  other  enter- 
prises ;  he  became  greatly  embarrassed  for  want  of  money  in  1798, 
and  though  he  struggled  hard  to  the  close  of  his  life,  never  succeed- 
ed in  freeing  himself  from  the  burthen  of  debt,  in  which  his  friends 
Gen.  Lincoln  and  Gen.  Jackson  were  also  involved.  Had  his  life 
been  spared,  the  rise  in  the  value  of  his  property  would  have  enabled 
him  to  have  left  his  family  in  opulence. 

When  war  was  declared  with  France  in  1798,  Washington,  who 
was  appointed  Lieut. -General,  named  as  his  seconds,  Hamilton,  C. 
C.  Pinckney,  and  Knox,  in  the  order  mentioned.  The  latter  was 
much  mortified  at  being  placed  after  those  who,  during  the  war,  had 
been  his  juniors  in  rank,  and  declined  to  serve.  Knox's  proposi- 
tion was  to  serve  as  aide-de-camp  to  Washington.  In  1796  he  was 
a  commissioner  for  the  United  States  for  settling  the  Eastern  Boun- 
dary ;  from  the  year  1801  he  was  a  member  of  the  General  Court ; 
and  in  1804  and  1805,  was  a  member  of  the  council  of  Governor 
Strong. 

Gen.  Knox  died  October  25,  1806,  after  a  brief  illness  occasioned 
by  swallowing  a  chicken  bone.  His  wife  survived  until  June  20,  1824. 
Three  only  out  of  twelve  children  survived  their  parents — Lucy  F., 
born  1776,  died  Oct.  12,  1854,  who  married  Ebenezer  Thatcher 
(father  of  Rear- Admiral  Henry  Knox  Thatcher) ;  Henry  Jackson, 
born  May  24,  1780,  died  1830;  and  Caroline,  who  married  1st, 
James  Swan,  of  Dorchester  ;  2d,  Hon.  John  Holmes,  of  Maine.  Both 
the  latter  died  without  issue.  The  only  living  descendant  of  the 
General  is  Mrs.  Caroline  F.  Smith,  of  Poughkeepsie,  "N.  Y.,  daugh- 
ter of  Ebenezer  and  Lucy  F.  Thatcher. 

Besides  the  city  of  Knoxville,  Tenn.,  nine  counties  in  the  United 
States  bear  the  honored  name  of  Knox.  By  the  side  of  the  statues 
of  his  co-patriots  Washington  and  Hamilton,  his  native  city  of 
Boston  should  erect  that  of  her  distinguished  son  Henry  Knox,  who 
in  the  language  of  Washington,  "  deserved  well  of  his  country." 


358  Henry  Knox,  [Oct. 

Knox  was  above  middle  stature,  well  proportioned  and  muscular, 
Inclining  to  corpulency,  and  in  August,  1783,  weighed  280  lbs. 
His  forehead  was  low,  his  face  large  and  full  below,  his  eyes  rather 
small,  gray  and  brilliant;  his  nose  Grecian  and  prominent,  his  com- 
plexion florid ;  and  his  hair,  naturally  dark,  was  short  in  front,  and 
was  worn  standing  up  and  powdered  and  queued.  His  features 
were  regular,  and  the  expression  of  his  face  altogether  was  a  very 
fine  one. 

Beloved  by  Washington  for  his  large-heartedness,  manly  candor, 
and  other  loveable  personal  qualities,  Knox  seems  not  to  have  had 
an  enemy  in  the  world,  except  such  as  were  made  so  by  the  bitter 
political  strife  of  those  days  between  federalist  and  anti-federalist, 
and  from  which  even  the  pure  patriotism  of  Washington  himself  was 
no  protection.  His  letters,  the  gift  of  his  grandson,  the  late  Rear- 
Admiral  Henry  Knox  Thatcher,  to  the  New  England  Historic,  Gen- 
ealogical Society,  exhibit  his  character  in  a  most  favorable  light. 
Written  as  many  of  them  were  amid  pressing  public  and  private 
cares,  and  in  seasons  of  great  political  excitement,  they  are  wholly 
free  from  any  taint  of  ill  nature  or  jealousy,  and  present  for  our 
inspection  a  mind  filled  with  noble  and  elevated  sentiments,  and 
enlarged  and  liberal  ideas. 

Sullivan,  in  his  "Familiar  Letters,"  has  given  us  a  life-like  pic- 
ture of  the  General,  from  which  I  quote  in  closing.  The  mutila- 
tion to  which  he  refers  was  the  loss  of  two  finders  of  his  left  hand 
by  a  gunning  accident  in  Boston  harbor  in  1773. 

u  When  moving  along  the  street  Knox  had  an  air  of  grandeur  and  self- 
complacency,  but  it  wounded  no  man's  self-love.  He  carried  a  large  cane, 
not  to  aid  his  steps,  but  usually  under  his  arm ;  and  sometimes  when  he 
happened  to  stop  and  engage  in  conversation  with  his  accustomed  ardor,  his 
cane  was  used  to  flourish  with,  in  aid  of  his  eloquence.  He  was  usually 
dressed  in  black.  In  the  summer  he  commonly  carried  his  light  silk  hat 
in  his  hand  when  walking  in  the  shade.  When  engaged  in  conversation, 
he  used  to  unwind  and  replace  the  black  silk  handkerchief  which  he  wore 
wrapped  around  his  mutilated  hand,  but  not  so  as  to  show  its  disfigurement. 

"  When  thinking,  he  looked  like  one  of  his  own  heavy  pieces  which  would 
surely  do  execution  when  discharged  ;  when  speaking,  his  face  had  a  noble 
expression,  and  was  capable  of  displaying  the  most  benignant  feeling.  This 
was  the  true  character  of  his  heart.  His  voice  was  strong,  and  no  one  could 
hear  it  without  feeling  that  it  had  been  accustomed  to  command.  The 
mind  of  Knox  was  powerful,  rapid  and  decisive,  and  he  could  employ  it 
continuously  and  effectively.  He  had  a  brilliant  imagination,  and  no  less 
brilliant  modes  of  expression.  His  natural  propensity  was  highly  social, 
and  no  man  better  enjoyed  a  hearty  laugh.  He  said  that  through  life  he 
had  left  his  bed  at  the  dawn,  and  had  been  always  a  cheerful,  happy  man." 


1880.]  Rev.  3.  Danforth's  Records,  Roxbury.  359 


REV.  SAMUEL  DANFORTH'S  RECORDS  OF  THE  FIRST 
CHURCH  IN  ROXBURY,  MASS. 

Communicated  by  William  B.  Trask,  Esq.,  of  Boston. 
[Concluded  from  page  301.] 

30.  7ra  71.  mr  James  Pen  Ruleing  Elder  in  ye  first  church  in  Boston 
deceased. 

19.  8m  71.     A  Day  of  solemn  Thanksgiving. 

21.  8m  71.  We  heard  ye  sad  &  heavy  Tiding  concerning  ye  captivity  of 
Capt.  Foster  &  his  sonn  at  Sally.'* 

gth  o,ber  7^  mr  yrian  Oakes  ordained  Pastor  to  the  church  at  Cam- 
bridge. 

27.  10m  71.  mr  Josiah  Flint  ordained  Pastor  to  the  church  at  Dor- 
chester. 

14.  llm  71.  21.  11.  71.  or  brother  Giles  Pason  was  elected  &  called  to 
ye  office  of  a  Deacon  &  ye  Sabbath  following  he  was  solemnly  ordained  by 
prayer  and  impositio.  of  ye  hands  of  ye  Elders. 

*  Hull,  in  his  Diary,  date  Oct.  21,  1671,  has  this  entry:  "We  received  intelligence  that 
William  Foster,  master  of  a  small  ship,  was  taken  by  the  Turks  as  he  was  goin£?  to  Bilboa 
with  fish.""  Cotton  Mather,  in  his  life  of  John  Eliot,  mentions,  "  There  was  a  godly  Gen- 
tleman of  Charlestown,  one  Mr.  Foster,  who,  with  his  Son,  was  taken  Captive  by  Turkish 
Enemies,"  &c.  No  contemporary  writer,  we  believe,  except  Danforth  (see  these  records 
under  date  3d  mo.  1673"),  gives  the  christian  name  of  Capt.  Foster's  son.  Dr.  Edward  J. 
Forster  and  William  S.  Apnleton,  A.M.,  in  their  notice  of  the  Fosters  of  Charlestown, 
Mass.,  Register,  xxv.  pp.  67-71,  have  conjectured  that  Isaac  (see  Register,  xxxiii.  299), 
who  graduated  at  Harvard  College  in  1671,  the  year  of  the  captivity,  was  the  fellow  pris- 
oner with  his  father.  The  name  of  William  is  not  mentioned  by  them,  among  the  child- 
ren of  Capt.  William  Foster. 

See  an  interesting  article  in  the  American  Historical  Record,  i.  pp.  392,  393,  Philadelphia, 
1872,  by  John  Ward  Dean,  A.M.,  of  Boston,  on  this  subject,  where  also  may  be  found  a 
poem  of  ei<rht  stanzas,  written  by  the  Rev.  Michael  Wigslesworth,  of  Maiden,  Mass., 
author  of  The  Day  of  Doom,  "  Upon  ye  return  of  my  dear  friend  Mr  Foster  wih  his  son  out 
of  captivity  under  ye  Moors.  A  Son?  of  Praise  to  keep  in  remembrance  the  lovinsr  kindness 
of  ye  Lord."  The  verses  as  printed  in  the  Record  are  "  from  the  author's  autograph  copy." 
The  fifth  stanza  reads  thus : 

On  Princes  poure  contempt  doth  Hee 

Lays  Tyrants  in  ye  dust 
Who  proudly  crush  the  innocent 

To  satisfy  their  lust. 
He  breaks  ye  teeth  of  cruel  Beasts 

That  raven  for  ye  prey 
Out  of  ye  Lion's  bloody  jawes 

He  plucks  ye  sheep  away. 

In  sentiment  these  effusions  are  in  unison  with  the  spirit  of  the  times.  Cotton  Mather 
informs  us  that  much  prayer  was  uttered  by  the  good  people  of  Charlestown  and  the  vicin- 
ity for  the  redemption  of  Capt.  Foster  and  his  son,  but  the  tyrant  prince  who  held  them 
.in  the  iron  grasp  of  a  barbarous  captivity,  in  his  pride  foolishly  resolved  that  during  his 
own  life-time  no  prisoner  should  be  released  from  bondage.  Whereunon  the  kind-hearted 
Eliot,  the  "  Apostle,"  in  his  prayers,  referring  to  Mr.  Foster,  according  to  Mather,  says, 
"  If  the  Prince  which  detains  him  will  not,  as  they  say,  dismiss  him  as  long  as  himself  lives, 
Lord  we  pray  thee  to  kill  that  cruel  Prince ;  kill  him,  and  glorify  thyself  upon  him  "  The 
Prince,  as  we  read,  came  to  an  "  untimely  Death ,"  and  these  American  slaves  were  liber- 
ated.   (See  paragraphs  in  this  article  under  date  3m.  and  1.  llm.  1673.) 

Mr.  Wyman,  in  his  Genealogies  and  Estates  of  Charlestown,  states  that  Capt.  Foster  was 
admitted  to  Charlestown  church  15  (6)  16-52,  m.  Anne  Brackenbury,  who  was  adm.  church 
23  (7)  1652,  died  Sept.  22,  1714,  in  her  86th  year,  and  that  he  died  May  8,  1698,  aged  80. 
Children  mentioned— Isaac,  John,  Anne,  Mary,  Richard,  Elizabeth,  John,  Deborah. 

vol.  xxxiv.  32 


360  Rev,  8.  DanfortK 's  Records,  Roxbury,  [Oct. 

15.  12.  71.  Ales  Thomas,  mr  More,  Goody  Langborough,  [blank]  Jef- 
frey   [blank]  Read,  stood  on  ye  Gallows,  &c. 

19.  12.  71.  Charles  Chauncey,  B.  D.  President  of  Harvard  Colledge 
rested  from  his  labours  &  was  solemnly  buried  on  ye  21  day  of  Febr.  mr 
Oakes  makeing  a  Funeral  Sermon  and  mr  Alex.  Nowel  a  funeral  Oration.* 

1672.     3m.     A  severe  drought  all  this  moneth. 

I.  4m.  Rain  with  thunder  &  lightning,  wrby  Benjamin  Gamlin's  Barn 
was  fired  &  burnt  down. 

3.  4m.  It  pleased  God  to  send  most  seasonable  &  plentiful  showers  of 
rain     This  summer  we  were  visited  wth  agues  &  fevers,  both  yong  and  old. 

12.  5m.     mr  Edmund  Frost  Ruling  Elder  in  Cambridge  dyed.f 

13.  5m.  mr  Alexander  Nowell  (aged  27)  one  of  ye  fellows  of  ye  Col- 
ledge, after  long  sicknesse  and  furious  distraction  and  madnesse,  dyed.  J 

12.  6m.  A  great  Eclipse  of  ye  Sun,  wch  at  ye  eastward  was  total  &  cen- 
tral, insomuch  that  ye  stars  appeared  about  ye  Sun. 

3°.  6m.  A  great  spring  tide  together  with  a  g*  storme  of  rain,  wch  did 
much  damage  to  ye  hay  in  ye  meadows  For  ye  space  of  12  dayes  together 
it  was  cloudy  &  rainie  weather. 

II.  7m.  mr  Moses  Fisk  was  ordained  Pastor  to  ye  church  at  Braintrey. 
Agues  &  fevers  prevailed  much  among  vs  about  ye  Bay,  &  fluxes  &  vomit- 
ing at  Boston.     The  spotted  feaver  at  &  about  wenham. 

15.  8m.     mr  Antipas  Newman  Pastor  to  the  church  of  wenham  died.  § 

2d  8m.     mr  Jeremy  Hubbard  ordained  Pastor  to  the  church  at  Topsfield. 

5.  9m.  A  Committee  of  ye  General  Court  sat  at  Newbury  &  composed 
yr  diff.  &  recomited  ym  one  to  another. 

7.  9m.     A  great  storme  of  rain  &  winde. 

10.  9ra.  Another  dreadful  Tempest,  wch  made  gt  spoil  esp'c.  at  Boston 
&  charlstown  &  some  vessels  were  wracked  and  lives  lost.|l 

12.  9m.     Major  Eleazar  Lusher  died. H 

20.  9m.     A  Day  of  publick  &  solemn  Thanksgiving. 

*  It  was  an  unusual  occurrence  at  this  time  and  for  mauy  years  subsequently,  for  ser- 
mons to  be  preached  at  funerals.  This  funeral  sermon  of  Mr.  Oakes,  and  the  oration  by 
Mr.  Noweli,  were  delivered  thirty-six  years  prior  to  the  earliest  date  given  by  Charles 
Deane,  LL.D.,  in  his  letter  to  the  Hon.  Robert  C.  Winthrop  on  the  subject,  published  in 
the  Proceedings  of  the  Massachusetts  Historical  Society,  xvii.  169.  See  same  volume,  pp. 
130,  166-169.     Shurtleffs  Topographical  and  Historical  Description  of  Boston,  26?,  264. 

f  Savage  says,  that  "  Edmund  Frost  came  in  the  Great  Hope,  1635,  from  Ipswich,  hav- 
ing embarked  with  Thomas  Shepard,  who  left  that  ship  and  came  in  one,  not  so  good  pro- 
bably, the  Defence  from  London,  freeman  March  3,  1636."  He  left  wife  Reana,  who  had 
been  a  widow  of  Robert  Daniell  or  Daniels.  See  Savage  ;  Register,  xxviii.  185 ;  Files 
and  Records  of  Middlesex  Wills. 

X  Son  of  Secretary  Increase  Nowell,  of  Charlestown.  He  graduated  H.  C.  1664,  was 
made  freeman  in  1671  ;  composed  several  almanacs.  It  will  be  observed  that  he  gave 
the  Funeral  Oration,  the  February  previous,  on  occasion  of  the  death  of  the  President  of 
the  College,  Charles  Chauncy. 

§  Mr.  Newman,  the  second  minister  of  Wenham,  ordained  Dec.  1663,  the  same  year  of 
his  father's  death,  married  in  1668,  Elizabeth,  dau.  of  Gov.  Winthrop.  Rev.  Samuel  New- 
man, his  father,  and  Rev.  Noah,  his  brother,  were  ministers  at  Rehoboth,  the  son  imme- 
diately succeeding  his  father.  Hope  Newman,  a  sister  to  Revs.  Antipas  and  Noah,  mar- 
ried Rev.  George  Shove,  the  third  minister  of  Taunton.— Sprague's  Amials,  i.  115,  116. 

||  "  So  great  a  tide,"  says  Hull,  "  as  hath  not  been  this  thirty-six  years;  filled  most  of 
the  cellars  near  the  water  side  ;  flowed  more  or  less  into  many  warehouses  ;  greatly  dam- 
nified many  merchants  in  their  goods  and  in  their  wharves;  and  one  vessel  cast  away  in 
Ipswidge  Bay,  going  to  Black  Point,  and  seven  persons  drowned  thereby." 

U  Major  Lusher  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  church  in  Dedham,  in  1638,  the  fourteenth 
church  of  Christ  gathered  under  the  government  of  the  Massachusetts  Bay  ;  freeman  1639, 
Artillery  Co.  1638,  and  one  of  its  founders,  a  representative  and  assistant,  famous  in  military 
and  civil  pursuits ;  a  leading  man  through  life.  Johnson  quaintly  says  he  was  "  one  of  a 
nimble  and  active  spirit,  strongly  affected  to  the  ways  of  truth."  Rev.  Samuel  Dexter  in 
his  century  sermon,  styles  him  "  a  man  sound  in  the  faith,  of  great  holiness,  and  heavenly 


1880.]  Rev.  S.  DanfortJis  Records ,  Roxbury.  361 

7.  10ra.  Richard  Bellingham  Esqr  Govr  aged  81,  died,  &  was  honorably 
interred  on  ye  18th  day  of  10™* 

1672.  10th  10m.  Dr  Leonard  Hoar  was  solemnly  Installed  into  his 
office  of  President  of  Harvard  Colledge. 

24.  10m.     A  publick  Fast  throughout  this  Jurisdiction. 

5l.  llm.  Isaac  Heath  upon  his  penitent  Confession,  released  from  Cen- 
sure. 

28.  12m.  News  from  New  York  of  a  sad  prodigie,  ye  raining  of  blood, 
but  some  thought  it  might  be  ye  meeting  of    Birds. 

6.  lm.  Abraham  Newels  house  was  burnt.  or  congregat'o.  made  a  Col- 
lects, for  him  of  14lb. 

This  spring  the  churches  in  ye  Bay  set  vpon  a  Course  of  fasting  &  pray- 
er in  their  several  Congregat'ons.  Coughs  &  colds  &  sore  eyes  frequent 
distemp's  amongst  vs. 

21.  lm  1%    our  castle  was  burnt. f 

Tidings  also  came  concerning  a  g*  fire  at  Barbados  wch  burnt  up  yc  street 
called  N.  E.  street.^ 

23.  lm  beinge  ye  Ld's  day  there  was  a  very  stormy  &  tempestuous 
"Winde,  wch  blew  down  mr  Perponts  Barn  in  ye  morning  while  ye  family 
was  at  prayer,  but  ye  Cattle  escaped  &  suffered  no  hurt,  tho'  tyed  up  in  y# 
house. 

24.  lm.     Alice  Craft§  smitten  wth  an  Apoplexie  &  died  next  day. 

1673.  29.  lm.  mr  Thomas  Prince,  Governor  of  Plimouth  Colonie  died. 
In  v*  spring  frequent  Fasts  in  ye  several  churches. 

3m.  Tidings  concerning  the  redemption  of  mr  Foster  of  Charlstown  fro 
captivity  after  neer  18  moneth  slavery  and  his  return  to  London,  his  sonn 
william  coming  home  to  his  mother  at  Charlestown,  having  been  his  father 
companion  in  bondage. 

18.  3m.  one  Goldsmith  of  wenham  slain  by  lightning  in  mrs  Newman's 
house  &  his  dog:  div'se  others  being  in  ye  room  &  escaping.! 

mindedness."    "  The  following  saying  was  repeated  frequently  by  the  generation  which 
immediately  succeeded  Lusher : 

When  Lusher  was  in  office,  all  things  went  well, 
But  how  they  go  since  it  shames  us  to  tell." 
— [See  Worthington's  Hist,  of  Dedham  ;  Dexter's  Century  Sermon  ;  Whitman's 
History  of  the  Ancient  and  Honorable  Artillery  Company,  87-89. 
*  Much  has  been  written  about  Gov.  Bellingham.     He  was  an  active,  stirring  man ;  as 
selectman,  representative  to  the  General  Court,   treasurer  to  the  Colony,  Assistant  Major 
General  and  Governor,  he  did  much  to  further  the  civil  government  of  the  people.    Though 
not  the  favorite  of  some,  he  was  considered  "  a  man  of  incorruptible  integrity  and  ac- 
knowledged piety."    Johnson,  in  his  rhymes,  expresses  himself  "  bold  to  say," 

Though  slow  of  speech,  thy  counsell  reach,  shall  each  occation  well, 
Sure  thy  sterne  looke  it  cannot  brooke  those  wickedly  rebell. 
With  labours  might  thy  pen  indite  doth  Lawes  for  peoples  learning  : 
That  judge  with  skill,  and  not  with  will,  unarbitrate  discerning. 
He  was  the  last  survivor  of  the  patentees  in  the  Charter. 

f  "  The  powder  saved,  and  most  of  the  officers'  and  soldiers'  goods,"  as  we  are  informed 
by  Hull.  "  The  magistrates,  in  Boston  and  the  towns  adjacent,  issued  out  an  order  for  a 
contribution  of  fifteen  hundred  pounds  to  repair  it  speedily." 

X  Above  thirty  houses,  it  is  stated,  were  burnt  in  the  street  called  New  England  Street. 

§  Alice  Craft,  aged  at  death  73,  was  wife  of  Griffin  Craft  or  Crafts.  He  came  probably 
with  Wintbrop's  fleet  in  1630,  bringing  his  wife  and  daughter  Hannah  ;  made  freeman 
May  18,  1631.  His  son  John,  b.  July  10,  1630,  is  the  earliest  mentioned  birth  on  the  Town 
Records  of  Roxbury. 

||  "  Sab.,  May  18,  1673,  Richard  Goldsmith  was  killed  by  lightning  at  the  house  of  Rev. 
Mr.  Newman  (lately  deceased)  while  Rev.  Mr.  Higginson  of  Salem,  was  present.  Mr.  H. 
had  but  just  returned  from  meeting,  where  he  had  supplied  the  pulpit.  While  he  was  sit- 
ting, engaged  in  conversation,  the  lightning  passed  through  the  room,  killing  Mr.  Gold- 
smith and  a  dog  lying  under  his  chair."— Allen's  Wenham,  35. 


362  Rev.  S.  DanforWs  Records,  Roxbury.  [Oct.. 

This  sumer  we  had  excessive  raines,  much  wet  weather  and  several 
stormes. 

21.  4m.  mr  waltem  ye  ministers  son,  at  Marble  head  beinge  in  his  boat, 
was  smitten  with  thunder  &  ligtenings  his  leg  &  back  bone  broken,  & 
within  a  few  dayes,  dyed. 

14.  5m.  Nathaniel  Mitchel,  Eldest  son  to  mr  Jonathan  Mitchel  was  slain 
by  a  fall  fro  his  horse,  as  he  was  running  a  race. 

1.  6m.  Tidings  fro  Virginia  of  ye  Dutch  taking  6  &  destroying  &  burn- 
ing other  6  of  ye  English  fleet. 

3d.  6m.  Tidings  of  ye  Dutch  assaulting  New  York :  wch  awakened  ye 
Bay  to  put  yms,  in  a  posture  of  war,  prpare  fortificatio'  and  seek  ye  face  ( £ 
God. 

14.  6m.     A  publick  &  solemn  Fast  at  Boston  upon  that  account. 

17.  6m.  Old  goody  Bird*  of  Dorchester  falling  down  at  a  Trap  door 
in  her  own  house,  broke  her  neck  &  nev.  spake  more  but  2  dayes  after, 
died. 

21.  6m.  Daniel  Holbroke  going  over  a  stone  wall,  fell  down  upon  ye 
stones  &  ye  knife  in  his  pocket,  pierced  his  bowels  &  two  dayes  after,  he 
died. 

28.  6m.     A  publick  Fast  through  this  Jurisdiction. 

3d.  8m.  A  dreadful  burning,  at  Hingham.  The  house  was  all  on  a  flame 
while  ye  inhabitants  were  asleep,  but  at  length  awakened  by  ye  howling  of 
a  dog  in  yc  flames,  but  a  child  of  8  yeares  old  was  burnt  to  death,  and  a 
little  infant  fearfully  scorch t. 

7.  8™.  About  9  aclock  at  night  ye  house  of  Robt.  Seaver  was  fired 
through  ye  Carelessness  of  a  maid  y1  went  up  into  ye  chamber  to  order  the 
cheeses,  her  light  fired  ye  thatch  &  ye  house  was  burnt  down,  but  much  of 
ye  goods  preserved,  as  also  ye  Barn. 

2d.  9m.  Esther  Gravener  was  reconciled  to  ye  church  &  solemnly  owned 
ye  Covenant. 

17.  9m.  Forrest  &  Piccard  executed  for  Conspiracy  against  ye  master  of 
ye  ship. 

20.  9m.     A  publick  Thanksgiving. 

I.  llm.     Captain  Foster  returned  home  after  his  Captivity. 

3.  10m.  mr  William  Adams  ordained  Pastor  to  ye  church  of  christ  at 
Dedham. 

II.  10ra.  A  publick  Fast  in  reference  to  the  Gen1  Courts  consultation 
about  an  Expedition  agst  ye  Dutch. 

1674.     20.  lm.     A  publick  Fast  throughout  ye  Jurisdiction. 

24.  3m.  Margaret  Cheany  widow  having  been  long  bound  by  Satan 
vnder  a  melancholick  distemper,  (above  10  or  11  yeares)  wch  made  her 
wholy  neglect  her  Calling  &  live  mopishly,  this  day  gave  thanks  to  God 
for  loosing  her  chain,  &  confessing  &  bewailing  her  sinful  yielding  to  temp-* 
tation. 

24.  7m.     A  Day  of  Publick  Thanksgiving. 

[The  names  of  the  following  persons,  whose  cases  came  under  the  cen- 
sure and  discipline,  and  in  some  instances  the  reconciliation  of  the  church, 
during  the  ministries  of  Eliot  and  Danforth,  are,  with  a  few  exceptions,, 
omitted  in  our  preceding  transcript.  For  particulars,  reference  may  be 
had  to  the  original  records. 

*  This  was  Ann  Bird,  widow  of  Thomas  Bird,  the  ancestors  of  the  Birds  of  Dorchester 
See  Registeb,  xxv.  21. 


1880.]  Seth  Warner.  363 

Thomas  Wilson,  Isaak  Johnson,  4.  12.  1642  ;  goodwife  Web,  8m0  1643  ; 
Hugh  Clark,  1666.  21.  8.  ;  8.  4.  and  25.  9.  1673;  Wm.  Curtis,  1645  and 
1648  ;  Lydia  Eliot,  1655.  26d.  6m. ;  Elizabeth  Hagbourne,  1657,  Aug.  30  ; 
1658,  mo.  1,  day  28  ;  John  Matthews,  1659.  3m.   ld;   1661.  Decemb.  29  ; 
Lydia  Smith,  April  28,  1661  ;    Joshua  Seaver,  servant  to  mr  Eliot,    1662, 
April  20;  Robert  Pepper,   1664,   Decemb.   18;   John  Harris,   March  5, 
1664;  Edward  Bugbey,  15.  lm.  1667-8;  Sarah  Chamberlain,  22.  1.  1667 
-8;  Thomas  Lyons,  26,   7m.  1669;  Sarah,  wife  of  William   Cleaves,  31. 
5m.  and  29.  11.   1670;  Mary  Baker,  31.  5ra.  1670;  Isaac  Heath,  4th  10ra. 
1670,  and  5.  llm.  1672  ;  Shubael  Seaver,  10.  lm.  1671-2  ;  Elizabeth  Par- 
ker, maid  servant  to  Deacon  Park,  2.  4m.  1672  ;  Caleb  Seaver,  25.  6.  1672 
Esther  Gravener,  13.  2.  and  2.  9m.  1673;  Thomas  Hancher,  28.  10m.  1673 
Benjamin  Goad,  a  youth  of  seventeen  years  of  age,  15.  1.  and  2.  2m.  1673 
Shubael  and  Caleb  Seaver,  5.  2m.  1673;  Ruth  Hemingway,  13.  7m.  1674.] 


SETH  WARNER. 

By  Gen.  Walter  Harriman,  of  Concord,  N.  H. 

IF  the  country  has  not  done  full  justice  to  the  memory  of  Col.  Seth  War- 
ner, the  neglect  may  be  accounted  for  on  the  ground  that  he  became 
disabled  midway  between  the  beginning  and  the  close  of  the  revolutionary 
war,  that  he  died  young,  and  far  removed  from  the  scenes  of  his  conflicts 
and  toils.  Had  his  life  been  spared  there  is  no  doubt  that  he  would 
have  been  called  to  high  places  in  the  councils  of  his  state  and  country ; 
but,  falling  in  the  harness,  while  the  car  of  the  Revolution  was  still  rum- 
bling on,  he  was  cut  short  of  such  rewards  of  faithful  and  patriotic  service. 

Seth  Warner  was  born  in  Roxbury,  Litchfield  County,  Connecticut,  in 
1743.  He  was  the  son  of  Dr.  Benjamin  Warner,  who,  in  1763,  removed 
with  his  family  to  Bennington,  in  the  New  Hampshire  Grants,  which  town 
received  its  first  settlers  the  year  before.  In  1765  Seth,  at  the  age  of 
twenty-two,  went  back  to  Connecticut  and  married  Miss  Hester  Hurd,  a 
young  lady  who  had  been  his  schoolmate.  He  brought  her  to  his  rude 
home  in  Bennington.  Near  his  house  afterwards  stood  the  "  Catamount 
Tavern,"  which  became  famous  as  the  headquarters  of  the  Green  Moun- 
tain heroes  during  the  border  struggle,  and  also  during  the  subsequent 
struggle  for  the  independence  of  the  colonies.  An  air  of  romance  hovers 
over  this  whole  region.  It  is  a  magnificent  country,  rich  in  soil,  unsurpass- 
ed in  natural  scenery,  and  the  stirring  events  which  have  transpired  there 
have  made  it  memorable  forever.  The  Council  of  Safety  held  a  perpetual 
session  at  Catamount  Tavern  during  the  first  years  of  the  revolution,  and 
Gen.  Stark  was  not  an  unknown  guest  in  that  house.  He  mounted  his 
horse  at  its  front  door  on  the  morning  of  August  16,  1777,  and  rode  to  the 
battle. 

Benning  Wentworth,  the  royal  governor  of  New  Hampshire,  granted 
the  town  of  Benuington  to  Connecticut  and  other  proprietors  in  1749.  He 
granted  in  all  nearly  a  hundred  and  forty  townships  in  the  present  state  of 
Vermont,  claiming  that  the  province  of  New  Hampshire  extended  west- 
ward to  within  twenty  miles  of  the  Hudson  River.  The  New  York  au- 
thorities disputed  this  claim,  and  contended  that  their  jurisdiction  extended 
eastward  to  the  Connecticut  River.  Vermont  did  not  then  exist.  A  bitter 
vol.  xxxiv.         32* 


364  Seth  Warner,  [Oct. 

controversy  grew  up  between  the  two  rival  colonies,  the  settlers  upon  the 
Grants  generally  siding  with  New  Hampshire.  New  York  made  attempts 
to  drive  those  settlers  out,  or  to  compel  them  to  pay  for  their  lands  again, 
and  to  pay  to  New  York.  When  the  executive  officers  of  the  latter  province 
came  to  eject  the  settlers  from  their  possessions  they  were  resisted.  At  the 
head  of  these  settlers  stood  Seth  Warner, — a  man  of  "  majestic  appear- 
ance," six  feet  and  two  inches  in  height,  straight  as  a  hickory  tree,  and 
strongly  built.  Concerning  his  qualities  as  a  bold  and  successful  leader  of 
men,  Samuel  Williams,  LL.D.,  in  his  history  of  Vermont,  says  of  Warner  : 
"  He  was  cool,  steady,  resolute,  and  fully  determined  that  the  laws  of  New 
York  respecting  the  settlers  should  never  be  carried  into  execution." 

The  government  of  New  York  early  in  this  controversy  offered  a  reward 
of  £20  each  for  the  arrest  of  Allen,  Warner,  Baker  and  others,  but  that 
offer  did  not,  in  the  least,  weaken  the  firmness  of  these  determined  men. 
They  continued  without  wavering  to  defend  the  settlers  under  the  New 
Hampshire  grants,  and  to  resist,  with  force  when  necessary,  all  attempts 
of  the  New  Yorkers  to  drive  them  out.  On  the  9th  day  of  March,  1774, 
Gov.  Tryon,  of  New  York,  issued  a  supplemental  proclamation,  offering  a 
reward  of  £50  each  for  the  arrest  and  committal  to  Albany  jail,  of  Warner 
and  his  leading  associates.  By  an  act  of  the  general  assembly  of  that  pro- 
vince, if  taken,  these  men  were  "  to  suffer  death  without  benefit  of  clergy." 
But  they  remained  true  to  their  convictions.  None  of  these  things  moved 
them.  Though  the)7  might,  in  a  figurative  sense,  have  adopted  the  words 
of  the  apostle  to  the  Gentiles,  "  In  labors  more  abundant,  in  stripes  above 
measure,  in  prisons  more  frequent,  in  deaths  oft,"  yet  they  never  swerved. 

Various  associations  were  formed  among  the  settlers  for  the  protection  of 
their  rights,  and  conventions  were  called  of  representative  men  from  the 
towns  on  the  west  side  of  the  mountain  chain,  for  organization,  and  for 
making  ready  to  meet  any  emergency.  In  the  mean  time  the  government 
of  New  York  was  making  grants  and  establishing  courts  in  this  territory. 
The  sheriff  of  Albany  county  being  required  to  execute  a  writ  of  possession 
against  James  Breckenridge,  of  Bennington,  called  to  his  assistance,  by 
order  of  the  New  York  government,  a  posse  of  seven  hundred  and  fifty 
armed  men.  The  settlers  having  timely  notice  of  his  approach,  prepared 
for  resistance.  Seth  Warner  was  at  their  head,  firm  as  a  rock.  He  formed 
his  men  near  the  Catamount  Tavern.  The  sheriff,  having  approached  to 
within  a  short  distance  of  Warner's  line  with  his  army,  halted,  and  after  a 
brief  consultation  with  his  officers,  bout-faced  and  retreated.  Not  a  gun 
was  fired  on  either  side. 

John  Munro,  a  sheriff  acting  under  New  York  authority,  resolved  to 
make  a  serious  effort  for  the  capture  of  Remember  Baker  and  his  committal 
to  Albany  jail.  With  a  party  of  ten  or  twelve  confederates,  he  pitched 
upon  his  victim  just  before  daylight,  March  21,  1772.  Baker  was  seriously 
wounded  in  the  affray,  and  his  wife  and  little  son  were  much  injured.  The 
captors  hastened  with  their  man  towards  Albany,  but  they  were  intercepted 
by  men  from  Bennington,  and  after  a  short  struggle  Baker  was  rescued. 
His  gun,  which  Munro  had  seized,  was  overlooked,  and  wTas  not  captured 
with  its  owner.  The  next  day  Warner,  with  a  single  friend,  rode  to  Mun- 
ro's  house  in  Arlington,  and  in  the  name  of  Baker,  demanded  the  gun. 
Munro  refused  to  deliver  it,  and  seizing  Warner's  horse  by  the  bridle,  com- 
manded a  constable  and  several  other  bystanders  to  assist  in  arresting  him. 
Warner  immediately  struck  Munro  over  the  head  with  a  dull  cutlass  and 


1880.]  Seth  Warner.  365 

levelled  him  to  the  ground.     The  weapon  was  broken  in  two  by  the  blow, 
but  a  thick  hat  and  a  heavy  head  of  hair  saved  the  man's  skull. 

The  proprietors  of  Poultney  gave  Warner  a  pitch  of  a  hundred  acres  of 
land  in  that  township  for  this  exploit.  The  vote  is  still  found  on  their 
records  of  May  4,  1773,  declaring  it  to  be  "  for  his  valor  in  cutting  the 
head  of  Esquire  Munro  the  Yorkite." 

But  I  must  not  weary  the  reader  with  the  details  of  these  transactions. 
It  is  sufficient  to  say  that  Williams,  in  the  history  of  Vermont,  already  re- 
ferred to,  says  :  "  In  services  of  this  dangerous  and  important  nature  War- 
ner was  engaged  from  the  year  1765  to  1775,"  and  to  say,  that  in  a  bio- 
graphical history  of  the  county  of  Litchfield,  Connecticut,  by  Payne  Ken- 
yon  Kilbourne,  it  is  said  that,  "  In  all  these  border  feuds,  extending  through 
a  series  of  years,  Seth  Warner  and  Ethan  Allen  were  the  acknowledged 
leaders  and  champions  of  a  band  of  patriots  as  heroic  and  self-sacrificing 
as  any  that  the  world  ever  saw.  Twins  in  fame,  and  fellow-pioneers  in  the 
cause  of  American  freedom,  they  suffered  and  triumphed  together ;  together 
they  were  declared  outlaws,  and  hunted  like  wild  beasts  through  the  moun- 
tain forests ;  side  by  side  they  fought  the  battles  of  independence,  and,  side 
by  side,  their  names  are  written  high  in  the  niche  of  human  glory." 

The  town  of  Warner,  in  Merrimack  county,  a  charming  town  lying  at 
the  southern  base  of  Kearsarge  Mountain,  takes  its  name  from  the  sub- 
ject of  this  sketch — the  stanch  champion  of  the  New  Hampshire  Grants. 

In  the  Revolution,  Warner's  career,  though  cut  short  by  disease  and 
wounds,  was  a  brilliant  one.  He  was  in  at  the  tap  of  the  drum.  He  com- 
manded the  small  force  that  took  Crown  Point  in  May,  1775.  After  the 
capture  of  Ticonderoga  and  Crown  Point,  Allen  and  Warner  set  off  on  a 
journey  to  the  Continental  Congress,  with  a  design  of  procuring  pay  for 
the  soldiers  who  had  served  under  them,  and  of  soliciting  authority  to  raise 
a  new  regiment  in  the  New  Hampshire  Grants.  In  both  these  objects  they 
were  successful.  By  an  order  of  congress  they  were  introduced  on  the 
floor  of  the  house,  and  when  they  had  each  addressed  the  house  they  with- 
drew. It  was  resolved  by  congress  that  a  regiment  should  be  raised,  not 
exceeding  five  hundred  men,  and  to  consist  of  seven  companies.  A  lieu- 
tenant-colonel was  to  be  its  highest  officer. 

The  Committee  of  Safety  of  several  townships  assembled  at  Dorset  to 
choose  officers  for  the  new  regiment,  and  the  choice  fell  on  Seth  Warner 
for  lieutenant-colonel,  and  on  Samuel  Safford  for  major.  Speaking  of  this 
occurrence,  Bancroft,  in  his  incomparable  History  of  the  United  States, 
says,  "  The  rash  and  boastful  Ethan  Allen  was  passed  by,  and  instead  of 
him,  Seth  Warner,  a  man  of  equal  courage  and  better  judgment,  was  elect- 
ed lieutenant-colonel."  In  this  connection  a  paragraph  from  "  The  Early 
History  of  Bennington,"  by  Isaac  Jennings,  pastor  of  the  church,  may  be 
cited :  "  As  a  military  leader,  Warner  was  honored  and  confided  in,  above 
all  others,  by  the  people  of  this  state,  and  his  bravery  and  military  capacity 
appear  to  have  been  always  appreciated  by  the  intelligent  officers  from  other 
states  with  whom  he  served."  In  this  connection,  also,  the  following  quo- 
tation from  the  "  Pearly  History  of  Vermont,"  by  Hiiand  Hall,  is  pertinent: 

"  Both  Allen  and  Warner  were  distinguished  leaders  in  the  controversy,  but  they 
were  different  men,  and  fitted  to  occupy  different  positions.  The  bold  and  defiant 
language  of  Allen  in  his  writings  and  conversation,  was  well  calculated  to  encour- 
age the  timid,  confirm  the  wavering  and  inspire  confidence  ;  and  his  personal  cour- 
age cannot  be  questioned.  But  his  vanity  was  great,  always  prompting  him  to 
claim,  at  least,  all  the  merit  he  deserved,  and  sometimes  rendering  his  manner 


366  Seth  Warner.  [Oct. 

overbearing  and  offensive  ;  and  he  was  not  free  from  rashness  and  imprudence. 
Warner,  on  the  other  hand,  was  modest  and  unassuming.  He  appeared  satisfied 
with  being  useful,  and  manifested  little  solicitude  that  his  services  should  be  known 
or  appreciated.  He  was  always  cool  and  deliberate,  and  in  his  sound  judgment, 
as  well  as  his  energy,  resolution  and  firmness,  all  classes  had  the  most  unlimited 
confidence.  As  a  military  leader  he  was  preferred  to  Allen.  Whatever  Allen 
might  have  thought  on  the  subject,  there  is  no  doubt  whatever  that  the  selection 
of  Warner  to  command  the  regiment  was  in  accordance  with  the  general  feeling  of 
the  inhabitants  of  the  New  Hampshire  Grants.  It  may  also  be  safely  said  that  the 
wisdom  of  their  action  seems  to  have  been  confirmed  by  subsequent  events." 

In  September,  1775,  Warner  is  found  at  the  head  of  his  regiment  during 
the  siege  of  St.  John's  by   Gen.  Montgomery.     Our  force  was  completely 
successful.     The   British  army  was  captured  and  destroyed.     Warner  and 
his  regiment  bore  a  gallant  part  in  this  affair,  and  were  warmly  commended 
by  the  general  commanding.     As  the  siege  of  St.  John's  was  a  very  promi- 
nent event  in  the  early  stages  of  the  revolution,  a  more  particular  account 
of  it  is  thought  to  be  proper  here.     St.  John's   was  a  fortified  post  at  the 
outlet  of  Lake  Champlain.     Gen.  Richard  Montgomery  laid   siege  to  this 
place  on  the  17th  of  September,  1775.     The  post  was  garrisoned   by  the 
greatest  part  of  two  British  regiments,  and  it  contained  nearly  all  the  regu- 
lar troops  in  Canada.     It  was  also  supplied  with  artillery,  ammunition  and 
military  stores.     Warner  joined   Montgomery  on   the  20th   of  September 
with  his  corps  of  Green  Mountain  Boys.     Warner  was  sent  with  a  portion 
of  his  men  to  the  St.  Lawrence  in   the  vicinity  of  Montreal,  to   watch  the 
motions  of  the  enemy.     Carleton,  the  British  commander  at   Montreal,  ex- 
erted himself  to  relieve  the  garrison  at  St.  John's.     He  mustered  about  a 
thousand  men,  including  regulars,  the  militia  of  Montreal,   the  Canadians 
and  the  Indians.     With  these  he  proposed  to  cross  the  St.   Lawrence  from 
Montreal,  and  join  Col.  McLean,  who  had  collected  a  few  hundred  Scotch 
emigrants,  and  had   taken  post   at  the   mouth    of  the  Sorel.     With  their 
united  forces  he  hoped  to  be  able  to  raise  the  siege  of  St.  John's  and  relieve 
the  garrison.     With  this  object  in   view  Carleton  embarked  his  troops  at 
Montreal,  intending  to  cross  the   St.  Lawrence  at  Longueuil.     Their   em- 
barkation was  observed  from  the  opposite  shore  by  Col.  Warner,  who  with 
about  three  hundred   Green  Mountain   Boys  and   some  troops  from   New 
York,  watched  their  motions  and  prepared  for   their  approach.     Warner 
opened  on  them  a  well  directed  and  incessant  fire   of  musketry,  and  grape 
shot  from  a  four  pounder,  by  which  unexpected   assault  they  were  thrown 
into  great  confusion,  and  soon  retreated  in  disorder,  and  gave  up  the  at- 
tempt.    When  the  news  of  Carleton's   retreat  reached  McLean,   he  aban- 
doned his  position  at  the  mouth  of  the  Sorel  and  hastened  to  Quebec.    And 
when  this  information  reached   Maj.  Preston,  the  British  commander  at  St. 
John's,  he  gave  up  all  hopes  of  relief;  the  garrison  laid  down  their  arms  on 
the  third  day  of  November,  marched  out  of  the  works  and  became  prison- 
ers of  war. 

The  term  of  service  of  his  regiment  having  expired,  Warner,  in  dead  of 
winter,  raised  another  force,  and  marched  to  join  Gen.  Wooster  at  Quebec. 
Speaking  of  this  service,  Kilbourne,  before  mentioned,  says  :  "  Probably  no 
Revolutionary  patriot  during  the  war  performed  a  service  evincing  more 
energy  or  a  more  noble  patriotism  than  the  raising  of  a  regiment  in  so  short 
a  time,  and  marching  it  to  Quebec  in  the  face  of  a  Canadian  winter."  But 
this  winter  campaign  in  Canada  proved  extremely  distressing.  The  brave 
Gen.  Montgomery  was  killed  ;  Arnold  was  wounded,  and  Quebec  was  not 
taken.     In  the  spring  of  1776  a  large  reinforcement  of  British  troops  ar- 


1880.]  Seth  Warner.  367 

rived  at  Quebec,  and  the  American  army  was  compelled  to  make  a  hasty 
retreat.  Col.  Warner  took  a  position  exposed  to  great  danger,  and  requir- 
ing the  utmost  vigilance.  He  was  always  at  the  rear,  picking  up  the 
wounded  and  diseased,  drumming  up  the  stragglers,  and  keeping  just  before 
the  advance  of  the  British  army. 

Hitherto  Warner's  rank  had  been  that  of  lieutenant-colonel,  and  his 
command  of  a  temporary  character ;  but  on  the  5th  day  of  July,  1776,  the 
day  after  the  declaration  of  independence,  and  about  two  weeks  after  the 
return  of  Warner  and  his  men  from  Quebec,  congress  organized  a  regiment 
of  regular  troops  for  permanent  service,  to  be  under  command  of  officers 
who  had  served  in  Canada,  of  which  regiment  Seth  Warner  was  appointed 
colonel,  and  Samuel  Safford  lieutenant-colonel. 

The  New  York  people,  remembering  Warner's  vigilance  and  efficiency 
in  opposing  their  unjust  claims,  demanded  the  removal  of  this  officer, 
"  especially  as  this  Warner  hath  been  invariably  opposed  to  the  legislature 
of  this  state,  and  hath  been,  on  that  account,  proclaimed  an  outlaw  by  the 
late  government  thereof."  But  Warner  was  not  interfered  with.  He  raised 
his  regiment  promptly.  Speaking  of  his  men  the  Litchfield  historian  says  : 
"  As  they  had  hitherto  been  successful  in  every  enterprise,  they  had  the 
most  perfect  confidence  in  their  leader,  and  they  moreover  loved  him  for 
his  moral  and  social  qualities.  He  sympathized  with  all  classes,  and  this 
rendered  him  affable  and  familiar  with  them,  while  at  the  same  time  he 
maintained  a  self-respect  and  a  dignified  deportment." 

Warner  repaired  to  Ticonderoga,  where  he  remained  till  the  close  of  the 
campaign.  When  the  American  army  fell  back  from  that  point,  it  was 
hotly  pursued  by  the  British  army  under  Burgoyne.  Warner  again  took 
position  at  the  rear,  and  had  several  fierce  engagements  with  the  advance 
line  of  the  invading  army.  On  the  7th  day  of  July,  1777,  the  advanced 
corps  of  the  British  army  overtook  the  rear  of  our  army  at  Hubbardton. 
The  larger  part  of  the  American  army  had  gone  forward.  All  that  was 
left  of  it  was  a  part  of  Hale's,  a  part  of  Francis's,  and  a  part  of  Warner's 
regiments.  The  enemy  attacked  this  small  force  with  superior  numbers 
and  with  the  greatest  confidence,  but  our  army  replied  with  vigor  and  spirit. 
Large  reinforcements  of  the  enemy  arrived,  and  it  became  impossible  for 
our  men  to  hold  their  position.  Francis  fell  dead  in  rallying  his  soldiers. 
Llale  was  captured  with  most  of  his  regiment.  "  Surrounded  on  every  side 
by  the  enemy,  but  calm  and  undaunted,  Col.  Warner  fought  his  way 
through  all  opposition."  He  brought  off  the  troops  that  were  not  captured 
with  Hale,  checked  the  enemy  in  their  pursuit,  and  contrary  to  all  expecta- 
tion, arrived  safely  with  his  troops  at  Manchester.  To  the  northward  of 
that  town  the  whole  country  was  now  deserted.  Burgoyne,  the  proud  Brit- 
ish commander,  with  his  disciplined  legions,  was  advancing  down  through 
the  mountains,  as  Sherman  moved,  at  a  more  recent  day,  in  his  celebrated 
march  to  the  sea.  But  at  Manchester  Warner  made  a  bold  and  determined 
stand.  "  Encouraged  by  his  example  and  firmness,  a  body  of  the  militia 
soon  joined  him,  and  he  was  once  more  in  a  situation  to  protect  the  inhabi- 
tants, harass  the  enemy,  and  break  up  the  advancing  parties." 

Col.  Warner,  in  obedience  to  Gen.  Schuyler's  command,  scoured  the 
country  up  and  down,  west  of  the  mountains,  to  gather  up  and  carry  to 
Bennington  such  property  as  the  British  would  appropriate  to  their  own 
use,  if  they  could  lay  hands  upon  it.  Large  droves  of  cattle  were  thus 
gathered,  carried  in  and  sold,  under  the  direction  of  the  Council  of  Safety. 
What  tories  there  were  in  that   region   escaped  and  joined  the  enemy* 


368  JSeth  Warner.  [Oct. 

Through  the  whole  of  this  delicate  and  unpleasant  business,  the  sagacity, 
firmness  and  humanity  of  Warner  were  highly  commended. 

Schuyler,  who  at  first  had  contented  himself  with  granting  the  Vermont- 
ers  half  a  ton  of  powder,  sent  to  Warner,  a  few  weeks  before  the  battle  of 
Bennington,  $4,000,  and  an  order  for  whatever  clothing  could  be  procured 
at  Albany.  He  also  ordered  all  the  troops  from  New  Hampshire,  which 
were  then  marching  to  camp,  to  unite  with  Warner  at  Manchester.  The 
correspondence  between  Stark  and  Warner,  at  this  point,  is  voluminous  and 
intensely  interesting.     It  would  here  be  given  if  space  would  permit. 

Stark  assembled  his  troops  at  Charlestown  (No.  4).  There  were  then 
no  bridges  on  the  Connecticut.  The  upper  and  main  ferry  was  Went- 
worth's,  named  for  Gov.  Benning  Wentworth.  It  was  just  above  the  pre- 
sent Cheshire  bridge,  which  connects  Charlestown  with  Springfield,  Vt. 
Over  this  ferry  all  the  forces  in  the  various  military  expeditions,  in  the 
Indian,  French  and  Revolutionary  wars,  were  transported,  as  well  as  all 
their  provisions  and  military  stores.  In  1777,  James  Minor  and  Samuel 
Remington  were  paid  by  the  state  for  ferriage  over  the  river  at  this  place, 
£37  13s.  These  bills  were  paid  for  ferrying  the  soldiers  of  Gen.  Stark 
and  others. 

August  the  first,  1777,  Gen.  Stark  arrived  at  Manchester,  on  the  New 
Hampshire  Grants,  with  800  New  Hampshire  militia,  on  his  way  to  the 
seat  of  war.  The  history  of  Litchfield  County,  before  alluded  to,  says  : 
"  By  Gen.  Schuyler's  order  these  very  militia  were  to  be  stationed  at  Man- 
chester under  the  command  of  Warner,  but  the  government  of  New  Hamp- 
shire had  given  Stark  the  command  of  the  militia  of  that  state,  independent 
of  the  continental  officers.  Situated  as  Stark  and  Warner  were,  had  they 
been  men  of  narrow  minds,  influenced  by  the  mere  love  of  personal  glory, 
they  would  have  come  in  collision  at  once.  But,  actuated  by  higher  mo- 
tives, they  were  ready  to  serve  their  country  in  any  station  in  which  they 
could  be  most  useful.  They,  therefore,  acted  together  most  cordially,  man- 
ifesting a  high  degree  of  respect  for  each  other,  and  in  the  Bennington  bat- 
tle they,  in  fact,  commanded  jointly,  so  that  if  the  result  had  been  disas- 
trous, congress  would  have  censured  Warner  for  yielding  the  command  to 
Stark." 

The  battle  of  Bennington,  in  which  Stark  won  so  great  renown,  and  de- 
servedly, was  fought  the  sixteenth  day  of  August,  1777.  Col.  Warner  rode 
with  Stark  to  the  field,  and  was  with  him  through  the  whole  engagement. 
Ex-Gov.  Hiland  Hall,  in  his  admirable  history  of  Vermont,  says  :  "  War- 
ner's residence  was  at  Bennington  ;  he  was  familiarly  acquainted  with  every 
rod  of  ground  in  the  neighborhood  of  the  posts  which  had  been  occupied 
by  Baum,  and  their  approaches  ;  he  was  a  colonel  in  the  continental  army, 
superior  in  rank  to  any  officer  in  the  vicinity  ;  and  had  already  acquired  a 
high  reputation  for  bravery  and  skill, — all  of  which  naturally  made  him 
the  chief  counsellor  and  assistant  of  Stark  in  his  deadly  struggle  with  the 
enemy." 

Warner's  efficiency  was  felt  throughout  the  decisive  battle.  In  discover- 
ing the  position  and  strength  of  the  enemy  ;  arranging  the  disposition  of 
the  troops  ;  determining  the  mode  and  manner  of  attack ;  and  in  the  exe- 
cution of  every  design,  his  services  were  invaluable. 

Warner's  regiment  was  at  Manchester  on  the  loth,  under  command  of 
Lt.  Col.  SafFord,  who  brought  it  up  to  participate  in  the  second  engagement 
on  the  lGth,  and  to  save  the  day.  But  this  is  not  the  place  for  a  full  de- 
scription of  that  famous  battle, — a  battle  in  which  New  Hampshire  played 


1880.] 


Seth  Warner.  369 


a  most  important  part.  Burgoyne,  who  had  believed  that  "  600  men  could 
march  from  the  Hudson  to  the  Connecticut,  subjugating  all  the  intervening 
region  without  any  risk  of  loss,"  and  who  had  boasted  that  his  should  be  a 
triumphal  march  down  through  the  country  to  the  seaboard,  found  an  im- 
passable barrier  at  Bennington,  and  four  days  after  the  battle,  wrote  to 
England  thus :  ';  The  New  Hampshire  Grants,  in  particular,  a  country  un- 
peopled and  almost  unknown  in  the  last  war,  now  abounds  in  the  most 
active  and  rebellious  race  on  the  continent,  and  hangs  like  a  gathering  storm 
on  my  left." 

The  detatchment  of  fifteen  hundred  men  of  Burgoyne's  army,  under 
the  immediate  command  of  Col.  Baum,  was  routed  and  destroyed.  Baum 
was  mortally  wounded.  Burgoyne  hurried  up  Col.  Breyman  in  the  after- 
noon with  a  reinforcement,  but  Warner's  intrepid  regiment  came  up  in  hot 
haste,  swung  into  line  on  the  double  quick  at  the  opportune  moment,  and 
put  Breyman  and  his  force  to  flight.  The  day  was  ours.  The  field  was 
ours,  and  the  cannon,  and  the  munitions,  and  the  rum  ;  and  certain  histo- 
rians have  asserted  that  our  army,  the  rest  of  that  day,  gave  willing  heed 
to  1  Timothy,  5 :  23. 

Speaking  of  the  arrival  of  Breyman's  force,  the  "  Early  History  of  Ben- 
nington "  says :  "  Gen.  Stark's  men,  it  is  evident,  were  in  no  condition  to 
meet  this  fresh  and  more  powerful  foe.  It  is  said  it  was  with  difficulty  that 
he  himself  could  be  roused  to  meet  the  new  danger,  so  worn  out  and  stiffen- 
ed had  he  become.  Contrary  to  his  first  impression,  and  on  the  earnest 
appeal  of  Warner,  Col.  Breyman  was  immediately  resisted,  instead  of  a 
retreat  being  ordered  to  form  the  scattered  forces  in  order  of  battle." 

In  this  battle  Col.  Warner  had  two  brothers  who  fought  bravely, — Capt, 
John  Warner,  who  commanded  a  company  in  Col.  Herrick's  regiment  of 
Vermont  Rangers,  and  private  Jesse  Warner,  who  was  killed  in  action.  A 
soldier,  pointing  to  a  dead  man  on  the  field,  said  to  Col.  Warner,  "  Your 
brother  is  killed."  "  Is  it  Jesse  ?"  asked  Warner,  and  when  the  answer 
was  "  Yes,"  he  jumped  from  his  horse,  stooped  and  gazed  in  the  dead  man's 
face,  and  then  rode  away  without  saying  a  word. 

New  Hampshire  was  proudly  represented  on  that  battle-field.  Gen. 
Stark,  the  hero  of  the  day,  was  New  Hampshire's  favorite  son,  and  New 
Hampshire  soldiers  constituted  one  half  of  his  gallant  army.  Col.  Moses 
Nichols  of  Amherst,  Col.  David  Hobart  of  Plymouth,  and  Col.  Thomas 
Stickney  of  Concord,  each  with  his  regiment,  was  conspicuous  in  that  en- 
gagement. Capt.  Ebenezer  Webster,  the  father  of  Daniel,  was  also  in  this 
battle.  His  company  constituted  a  part  of  Col.  Stickney's  regiment,  and 
he  fought  with  distinguished  bravery.  Stark,  in  speaking  of  Webster,  said 
"  his  face  was  so  dark  that  gunpowder  wouldn't  black  it." 

The  day  suddenly  brightened.  The  colonies  had  long  been  depressed  by 
disaster  and  defeat,  but  the  decisive  victory  at  Bennington  turned  the  tide 
of  success  and  brought  light  out  of  darkness.  The  American  cause  looked 
up.  A  change  of  officers  took  place  at  this  time.  Gates  took  command 
of  the  army  of  the  north.  Arnold,  who  up  to  this  time  had  been  faithful, 
and  whose  career  had  been  satisfactory,  was  also  with  that  army,  as  was  the 
patriot  of  Poland,  the  accomplished  Kosciusko.  There  was  a  grand  up- 
rising of  the  people  through  the' whole  country  in  consequence  of  this  stag- 
gering blow  to  Burgoyne's  army.  Doubt  and  fear  gave  way  to  confidence 
and  courage.     The  halting  became  bold,  and  the  timid  became  aggressive. 

"  Then  Freedom  sternly  said,  I  shun 
No  strife  nor  pang  beneath  the  sun, 
When  human  rights  are  staked  and  won." 


370  Seth  Wamet.  [Oct. 

Col.  Warner  was  at  this  time  but  thirty-four  years  of  age,  yet  the  credit 
due  to  him  for  the  triumphant  result  at  Bennington  is  second  only  to  that 
due  to  the  general  commanding.  In  reporting  this  battle  to  Major- General 
Gates,  Gen.  Stark  recognizes  the  solid  merits  of  Warner,  and  pays  him  this 
proud  compliment :  "  Col.  Warner's  superior  skill  in  the  action  was  of 
extraordinary  service  to  me." 

But  Warner's  active  service  did  not  long  continue.  He  is  reported  sick 
at  Hoosac  the  latter  part  of  August.  The  indefatigable  exertions  which, 
he  had  made  in  the  cause  of  right,  "  as  God  gave  him  to  see  the  right," 
and  the  constant  exposure  and  fatigue  to  which  he  had  been  subjected  from 
his  early  manhood,  undermined  his  constitution  and  hastened  his  death. 
Disease  in  an  aggravated  form  struck  its  fangs  into  his  system,  and  totally 
unfitted  him  for  active  service.  His  limbs  became  paralyzed,  and  he  suf- 
fered intense  pain.  He  did  not,  however,  relinquish  the  field  at  once  and 
entirely.  At  intervals,  for  two  or  three  years,  he  took  command  of  his 
faithful  regiment;  but  near  Fort  George,  in  September,  1780,  he  received 
a  wound  from  an  ambush  of  Indians  (at  which  time  the  only  two  of  his 
officers  that  were  with  him  fell  dead  at  his  side),  and  was  obliged  to  retire 
finally  from  the  service. 

In  1782  Col.  Warner  returned  to  Roxbury,  Conn.,  his  native  town,  in 
hopes  of  obtaining  relief  from  the  painful  disorders  under  which  he  was 
suffering,  but  his  hopes  proved  fallacious.  He  gradually  wasted  away  till 
the  26th  of  December,  1784,  when  an  end  was  put  to  his  sufferings.  He 
was  forty-one  years  of  age  at  the  time  of  his  death.  He  died  poor ;  but  in 
October,  1787,  the  legislature  of  Vermont  generously  granted  to  his  heirs 
two  thousand  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Essex. 

One  sketch  of  his  short  life  closes  with  these  words : 

,s  Col.  Warner  was  buried  with  the  honors  of  war,  which  were  justly  due  his  merits. 
The  Rev.  Thomas  Canfield  preached  from  the  text,  '  How  are  the  mighty  fallen,  and 
the  weapons  of  war  perished.'  An  immense  concourse  of  people  attended  his  fune- 
ral, and  the  whole  was  performed  with  uncommon  decency  and  affection.  He  left 
an  amiable  consort  and  three  children  to  mourn  their  irreparable  loss." 

It  is  to  the  credit  of  Connecticut  that  she  has  erected  a  substantial  granite 
monument  over  Warner's  remains  at  Roxbury.  It  is  an  obelisk,  twenty- 
one  feet  in  height,  with  appropriate  base,  plinth,  die  and  mouldings,  and 
bearing  the  following  inscriptions  : 

East  Side. — "  Col.  Seth  Warner  of  the  army  of  the  Revolution,  born  in  Roxbury, 
Conn.,  May  17,  1743;  a  resident  of  Bennington,  Vt.,  from  1763  to  1782;  died  in 
his  native  parish  Dec.  26,  1784." 

North  Side. — "  Captor  of  Crown  Point,  commander  of  the  Green  Mountain  Boys 
in  the  repulse  of  Carleton  at  Longueuil  and  in  the  battle  of  Hubbardton;  and  the 
associate  of  Stark  in  the  victory  at  Bennington." 

South  Side. — "  Distinguished  as  a  successful  defender  of  the  New  Hampshire 
Grants  ;  and  for  bravery,  sagacity,  energy  and  humanity,  as  a  partizan  officer  in  the 
war  of  the  revolution." 

West  Side. — "  His  remains  are  deposited  under  this  monument,  erected  by  order 
of  the  general  assembly  of  Connecticut,  A.D.  1859." 

And  thus  among  the  green  slopes  of  Litchfield,  surrounded  by  the  scenes 
of  his  childhood  and  the  graves  of  his  kindred,  all  that  is  mortal  of  Seth 
Warner  rests  in  peace. 


1880.] 


Taxes  under  Andros* 


371 


TAXES  UNDER  GOV.  ANDROS. 

Communicated  by  Walter  Lloyd  Jeffries,  A.B.,  of  Boston. 
[Continued  from  page  275.] 

No.  VIII. 

AN   AcCot    OF    THE    LYSTABLE    ESTATES    IN    THE    TOWNE    OF    LYME. 

Mr  Matthew  Griswold  Senr 
prson 


1 

houseing  &  Lands 

3:  oxen  &  7:  cowes 

9:  3  yerlings  11:  2  yerlings 

11:  yerlings  7  Swine     . 

7  horses  &  mares 

3:  2  yerlings  3  yerlings 


Mr  Moyses  Noyes 
1  prson 

houseing  &  Lands 
6  Cowes  4:  3  yerlings 
3:  2  yerlings  1  yerling 
3  mares  2  yerlings 
12  Sheep  1  hog 


Ensigne  Joseph  Peck 

1  prson 
houseing  &  Lands 

2  oxen  8  Cowes 

3:  3  yerlings  6  yerlings 
1  bull  2  horses 
17  sheep  4  Swine 


Cap*  Joseph  Sill 
2  prsons 

houseing  &  Land 
5  oxen   12  Cowes 
3:  3  yerlings  3:  2  yerlings 
3:  yerlings  7  horses 
1:  2  yerling  1  yerling    . 
10  Swine 

SQ  tot     54i)£:    10s 

Thomas  Lee 

2  prsons 

houseing  and  Lands 

vol.  xxxiv.        33 


20 
08 
61 
44 
18 
35 
13 


00  00 

00  00 

10  00 

00  00 

00  00 

10  00 


200 

•  •      •« 

20 

00  00 

02 

00  00 

24 

00  00 

07 

00  00 

18 

00  00 

07 

00  00 

78 

00  00 

20 

00  00 

05 

00  00 

....    34 

00  00 

13 

10  00 

13 

00  00 

12 

00  00 

98 

00  00 

40 

00  00 

06 

10  00 

61 

00  00 

13 

10  00 

38 

00  00 

04 

10  00 

10 

00  00 

173     10     00 

40     00     00 
08     00    00 


372 


Taxes  under  Andros. 


[Oct. 


3  oxen  10  Cowes 

7:  3  yerlings 

7:  2  yerlings  9  yerlings 

5  horses  1  yerling 

halfe  a  mare 

48:  sheepe  9  swine 


Widdow  Pratt 

houseing  &  lands 

2  Cowes  2  oxen 

1:  2  yerling  :  3  yerlings 

2  horses  1  yerling 

4  swine  12  sheep 


Wm  Picke 

1  prson 
house  &  land 

2  Cowes  1:  3  yerling  1  mare 


Mr  Matthew  Griswold  Jnr 
1  prson 

houseing  and  Lands 
4  horses  8  mares 

1  2  yerling   1  yerling 

2  oxen  10  Cowes 

8:  3  yerlings  7:  2  yerlings 
7  yerlings  6  hogs 


Will"1  Ely 

2  prsons 
houseing  &  Lands 

6  oxen  10  Cowes 

4:  3  yerlings  :  4    2  yerlings 

7  yerlings  3  horses 
6  swine 

Su  tot  572£  10s. 


45  00  00 

17  10  00 

23  00  00 

26  10  00 

02  10  00 

33  00  00 

195  10  00 

01  00  00 

16  00  00 

05  00  00 

06  10  00 
10  00  00 

38  10  00 

20  00  00 

01  00  00 

13  10  00 

34  10  00 

20  00  00 

07  00  00 
20  00  00 
04  10  00 
40  00  00 
34  00  00 
13  00  00 

138  10  00 

40  00  00 

07  00  00 

60  00  00 

30  10  00 

22  00  00 

06  00  00 

165  10  00 


Mr  Richard  Ely 
3  prsons 

house  and  Lands 
2  oxen:  6  Cowes 
5:  3  yerlings :  5  yerlings 
4:  2  yerlings  2  horses 
1  yerling  3  swine 


£  s  d 

60  00  00 

06  00  00 

28  00  00 

17  00  00 

18  00  00 
03  10  00 


132     10     00 


1880.] 


Taxes  wider  Andros, 


373 


Left.  Abram  Brunson 
1  prson 

house  and  Lands 
4  oxen  7  Cowes 
4:   3  yerlings  5:  2  yerlings 
4  horses  4  sheep:  2  hogs 


Widdow  Measure 

houseing  &  Land 
2  Cowes   1:  2  yerling 
1:  3  yerling  2  horses 
16  sheep 


Timothie  Pamer 

1  prson:  1  horse 


John  Hodge 


1  prson 
1  Cow  1 


hog 


Samuell  Sheather 


house  Land  &  J  Sawmill 
3  Cowes  1  mare 
1  2  yerling 


2  hogs 


John  Wade 

1  prson 

house  and  Corn  mill 

1  Cowe  3  Swine 


Widdow  Durent 

1  ox:  1.  3  yerling 

Su  tot.    381£  10s  00d 

Edward  Stocker 

1  prson:  1  mare 

.John  Borden 

1  prson 
houseing  &  Land 

2  oxen  2  Cowes 
1  mare  1  hog 

1  yerling  Coult 

Arthur  Scofeild 

1  p'son  1  horse 


20  00  00 

04  00  00 
41  00  00 
20  00  00 
24  00  00 

109  00  00 

05  00  00 
08  00  00 
12  10  00 
08  00  00 


33 

10 

00 

25 

00 

00 

20 

00 

00 

04 

00 

00 

24  00  00 

03  00  00 

16  00  00 

02  00  00 

21  00  00 

20  00  00 

03  00  00 

06  00  00 

29  00  00 

07  10  00 


25  00  00 

20  00  00 

01  00  00 

16  00  00 

06  00  00 

01  10  00 

44  10  00 

25  00  00 


374 


Taxes  under  Andres* 


[Oct, 


John  Prentice 
Landes 

4  oxen  &  4:  3  yerlings 
8:  2  yerlings  :  4  yerlings 
12  hogs 


Moyses  Huntly 
1  prson 

house  and  Land 
3:  Cowes  1:  3  yerling 
1:  yerling  1:  2  yerling 


Willm  Warman 
1  prson 

house  and  Land 
3  Cowes  2:  3  yerlings  . 
1:  3  yerling  1:  2  yerling 
3  swine  J  4  yerling 
1  horse  14  sheep 


Henry  Benett 

house  and  Land 

1  Co  we    1:  3  yerling 

1  mare  1  hog 


Danyell  Raymond 
1  prson 

houseing  &  Land 
1  Cow  1  yerling  1  hog 
1  mare 

Su  tot  301£  00* 


03  00  00 

30  00  00 

20  00  00 

12  00  00 

65  00  00 

20  00  00 

02  00  00 

11  10  00 

03  10  00 

37  00  00' 

20  00  00 

01  00  00 

14  00  00 

04  10  00 

05  10  00 

12  00  00 

57  00  00 

01  10  00 
08  00  00 

06  00  00 

15  10  00 

20  00  00 

02  00  00 
05  00  00 
05  00  00 

32  oo  oa 


John  Jury  1  prson 

Edward  Dewolfe 
2  pTsons 

houseing  Land  &  halfe  a  saw  mill 
6:  oxen  5  Cowes  . 
1:  2  yerling  2  hogs 
14  sheep  2  horses 


Charles  Hodges 
1  prson 

house  &  Land 
1  Cow 


20  00  00 


40  00  00 

04  00  00 

45  00  00 

04  00  00 

17  00  00 

110  00  00 

020  00  00 

001  00  00 

003  00  00 


24  00  00 


1880.] 


Taxes  under  Andros. 


375 


Iron  Huntly 

1  prson 

house  and  Land 

2  oxen  4  Cowes 

2:  3  yerlings  3  yerlings 
1  mare  1  Coult  11  sheep 


Henry  Champion  Jnr 

1  prson 
Lands 

2  oxen  5  Cowes 

3:  3  yerlings  3:  2  yerlings 
3:  yerlings  1  mare  1  hog 

Beltishazer  Dewolfe 
1  prson 

house  and  Land 
4  Cowes  1:  2  yerling  1  mare 


Danyell  Cumstock 
1  prson 

1  Cow  2:  3  yerlings 
1  mare  2  hogs 


Stephen  Dewolfe 
1  prson 

house  &  Lands  J  saw  mill 
1  Cow  1  horse 

Su  tot  392^  10s. 

Thomas  Pier 
1  prson 

house  and  Land 
1  Cow 


John  taner 

1  prson 

house  and  Land 

1  mare  1  Cow  1  yerling 


Henry  Champion  Senr 

1  prson 
houseing  &  Land 

2  oxen  5  Cowes  2  yerlings 
2:  3  yerlings  2  hogs 


20  00  00 

02  00  00 
22  00  00 
08  00  00 

12  00  00 

64  00  00 

20  00  00 

01  00  00 

25  10  00 

13  00  00 
9  00  00 

68  10  00 

20  00  00 

01  00  00 

19  00  00 

40  00  00 

20  00  00 
08  00  00 

07  00  00 

35  00  00 

20  00  00 

03  00  00 

08  00  00 

31  00  00 

20  00  00 

01  00  00 

03  00  00 

24  00  00 

20  00  00 

01  00  00 

09  00  00 

30  00  00 

20  00  00 

03  00  00 

27  00  00 

07  00  00 


VOL.  XXXIV. 


33* 


57  00  00 


376 


Taxes  under  Andros. 


[Oct. 


John  Marvin 

1  prson 
Lands 

2  oxen  1  Cow  1:  2  yerling 
2  horses  1  hog 


Tho  Champion 
1  prson 

houseing  &  Lands 
3  Cowes  3  oxen 
1:  3  yerling  1:  2  yerling 
1  yerling  1  mare  4  hog 


ffrancis  Smith 

1  prson 
house  &  Land 

2  oxen  3  Cowes 

3:  2  yerlings  1  yerling 
1  mare  3  hogs  8  sheep 


Willm  Lord 

1  prson 

house  and  Land 

2  oxen  3  Cowes 

2:  3  yerlings  5:  2  yerlings 
1  yerling  1  mare  1  hog 


Tho  Lord 

1  prson 

house  and  Land  1  horse 


Su  tot  360£  00* 

John  Coult 

1  prson 

house  and  Land 

2  Cowes    1  3  yerling    . 
1:  2  yerling  2  yerlings  . 

1  mare  1  2  yerling  1  yerlin 


Samuell  omsteed 

1  prson 

house  and  Land 

2  oxen  4  Cowes 

2:  3  yerlings    5:  2  yerlings 
2  horses  5  swine 


20  00  00 

01  00  00 
17  00  00 

11  00  00 

49  00  00 

20  00  00 

02  00  00 

19  00  00 
04  10  00 
10  00  00 

55  00  00 

20  00  00 
02  00  00 
16  00  00 
07  00  00 

12  00  00 

57  00  00 

20  00  00 

01  00  00 

19  00  00 
15  00  00 
07  00  00 

62  00  00 

20  00  00 
06  00  "  00 

26  00  00 


20  00  00 

02  00  00 

08  10  00 
04  00  00 

09  10  00 

44  00  00 

20  00  00 

02  00  00 

22  00  00 

17  10  00 

15  00  00 


76  10  00 


1880.] 


Taxes  under  Andros. 


377 


Richard  Lord 
2  prsons 

houseing  &  Lands 
5  yerlings  2  oxen 
5  Cowes  3:  3  yerlings 
5:  2  yerlings  6:  4  yerlings 
23  yerlings  4:  2  yerlings 
2  horses:  1  hog 


Mathew  Beckwith 
1  prson 

house  &  Lands 
8  oxen  8  Cowes 
3:  2  yerlings  6  horses 
66  sheep  2  hogs 


Jonathan  Prentice 
Lands 

2  Cowes:   5  3  yerlings 

3  oxen  3:  2  yerlings 
1  yerling 


Mr  Joseph  Bull 

2:  3  yerlings 

Mr  Jonathan  Bull 

2  Cowes  2  oxen 

1:  2  yerling  1  yerling    . 

Su  tot  495£  10s. 


40  00  00 

05  00  00 

15  00  00 

22  10  00 

40  00  00 

13  00  00 

11  00  00 

146  10  00 

20  00  00 
07  00  00 
64  00  00 
36  00  00 
35  00  00 

162  00  00 

02  00  00 

18  10  00 

21  00  00 
01  00  00 


42 

10 

00 

05 

00 

00 

16 

00 

00 

03 

00 

00 

19  00  00 


Simon  Dewolfe 

1  prson 
Lands 

2  oxen  2  Cowes  1  yerling 


Isack  Watterous 
1  prson 

house  and  Lands 
2:  3  yerlings  3  Cowes   . 
4:  2  yerlings  3  yerlings 
45  sheep,  4  hogs 
1  horse 


John  Smith 

1  prson 

house  and  Lands 


20  00  00 

01  00  00 
17  00  00 

38  00  00 

20  00  00 

06  00  00 

16  10  00 

11  00  00 

27  10  00 

05  00  00 

86  00  00 

20  00  00 

02  00  00 


378 


Taxes  under  Andros. 


[Oct. 


2  Cowes  2  oxen 
1:  3  yerling  1  yerling 
1  mare  1  yeling 
4  sheep  1  hog 


James  Smith 
Lands 

1  horse  4  Cowes  3:  3  yelings 
2:  2  yerlings  2  yerlings 
1  sheep  1  hog 


Joseph  Beckwith 

1  prson 

house  and  Lands 

4  oxen  6  Cowes 

5  3  yerlings  5:  2  yerlings 

2  oxen  more 

2  yerlings  4  horses 

2  yerling  coults  14  sheep 

10  hogs 


John  Harvy 

3:  3  yerlings  &  Lands 

Su  tot  362£  00s. 


16  00  00 

03  10  00 

0.6  10  00 

03  00  00 

51  00  00 

01  00  00 

24  00  00 

06  00  00 

01  10  00 

41  10  00 

20  00  00 

05  00  00 

38  00  00 

22  10  00 

10  00  00 

22  00  00 

10  00  00 

10  00  00 

137  10  00 

08  05  00 


Roger  Auger 
1  prson 

house  &  Lands 
2:  oxen  2  Cowes 
1:  3  yerling  2  yerlings 


20  00  00 

01  00  00 

16  00  00 

04  10  00 


41 

10 

00 

Mr  Rec°  Mather  Decesd 

house  and  Lands           .... 

05 

00 

00 

4  Cowes  2  oxen             .... 

22 

00 

00 

1  hog                             . 

01 

00 

00 

28 

00 

00 

John  Lay  Junr 

2  prsons                           .... 

40 

00 

00 

house  and  Lands            .... 

05 

00 

00 

2  horses  2  oxen  2  Cowes 

26 

00 

00 

1:  4  yerling   2:  3  yerlings 

10 

00 

00 

1  bull  1:  2  yerlings         .... 

05 

00 

00 

2  yerlings  3  hogs  7  sheep      . 

06 

10 

00 

92     10     00 


1880.] 


Taxes  under  Andros. 


379 


Ric°  Smith 

1  prson 

house  and  Lands 

1  ox  4  Cowes 

3:  3  yerlings  1:  2  yerling 

5  yerlings  6  hogs  14  sheep 


John  Robines 
1  prson 

house  and  Lands 
1  Cow  3:  3  yerlings 
1:  2  yerling  2  sheep 
1  yerliDg  Coult 


Jonathan  Tillitson 
1  prson 
house  Land  and  trade  . 

1  Cow  1  ox  1:  3  yerling 
1:  2  yerling  1  yerling 

2  horses  8  sheep  1  hog 

Su  tot  310£  10s. 


20  00  00 

02  00  00 

17  00  00 

09  10  00 

18  00  00 

66  10  00 

20  00  00 

01  10  00 

10  10  00 

03  00  00 

01  10  00 

36  10  00 

20  00  00 

02  00  00 
10  10  00 

03  00  00 
10  00  00 

45  10  00 


John  Lay  Senr 
2  prsons 

house  and  Lands 
4:  oxen  5  Cowes 
5  3  yerlings  3  yerlings 
3:  2  yerlings  2  horses 
1  hog  23  sheep 


Henry  Petterson 

1  prson 

house  and  Lands 

2  oxen  5  Cowes 

2  3  yerlings  2  yerlings 

2:  2  yerlings  1  mare  &  2  hogs 


Jamas  ffanclift 
1  prson 

house  Land  &  trade 
1  horse  1  Cow  1  Sow 


Walstone  Brockaway 
3  prsons 

house  and  Lands 
2  oxen  2  Cowes 


40  00  00 

02  00  00 
35  00  00 

15  10  00 

16  00  00 
12  10  00 

120  00  00 

20  00  00 

03  00  00 
25  00  00 
07  00  00 
11  00  00 

66  00  00 

20  00  00 

02  00  00 

09  00  00 

31  00  00 

60  00  00 

02  00  00 

16  00  00 


380 


Taxes  under  Andros. 


[Oct. 


1:  3  yerling  5:  2  yerlings 
1  mare  2  hogs  12  sheep 


Jonathan  Hudson 
1  prson 
1  mare  1  Cow 


Willm  Chepman 
1  prson 

house  and  Land 
1  horse 


Tho  Hungerffoot 

house  and  Lands 
Su  tot  379£  10s 

Amos  tinker 

1  prson 

house  and  Land 
3  oxen  2  Cowes 
2:  3  yerlings  1  yeling 

2  horses  2  hogs 
2  sheep 


Samuell  tinker 

1  prson 

house  and  Lands 

2  oxen  1  Cow 

1:  3  yerling  3  horses     . 

1:  2  yerling  1  yerling   Coults 

2  hogs  10  sheepe 


Henry  Smith 
1  prson 

house  and  Land 
1  Cow  1  mare 


Major  Edward  Palmer 
1  prson 

3  oxen  2  mares 
1  2  yerling  horse 
Improved  Lands 


12 

10 

00 

13 

00 

00 

103 

10 

00 

20 

00 

00 

08 

00 

00 

28 

00 

00 

20 

00 

00 

01 

00 

00 

05 

00 

00 

26 

00 

00 

15 

00 

00 

20 

01 

,. 

.. 

21 

.. 

.. 

6 

.. 

.. 

12 

.. 

.. 

1 

•• 

•• 

51 

00 

00 

20 

01 

10 

00 

13 

,. 

.. 

17 

10 

00 

4 

10 

00 

7 

•• 

•• 

63 

10 

00 

20 

00 

00 

01 

00 

00 

08 

00 

00 

29 

00 

00 

20 

00 

00 

25 

00 

00 

03 

00 

00 

1 

10 

00 

49 

10 

00 

1880.] 


(signed) 


Taxes  under  Andros. 
taken  by  us  this  27th  of  Aug*  1688 


townes 
men 


Will™  Ely 

Abraham  Brounson 
Joseph  Peck 
Amos  Tinker 


381 


the  Constable  name  is 
thomas  Lee 
Numbr  of  prsons — 70 


An  acco*  of  Each  mans  Estate  Reall 
and  prsonall  including  theire  heads 
with  ye  assesment  of  one  peny 
upon  the  pound. 


Alr  Griswold  Senr 
Mr  Noyes 
Ensi^ne  Peck 
Cap*  Sill 
tho  Lee 
Widdow  Pratt 
Wm  Pick 
Mr  Griswold  Junr 
Will™  Ely 
Mr  Rec°  Ely 
U  Branson 
Widdow  Measure 
Timothy  Pamer 
Jn°  Hodge 
Samu  Whether 
Jn°  Wade 
Widow  Durent 
John  Borden 
Ed.  Stooker 
Arthur  Scofeild 
Jn°  Prentice 
Moyses  Huntly 
Wm  Warman 
Henry  Benett 
Dan:  Raymond 
Jn  Jury 
Ed  Dewolfe 
Char:  Hodges 
Aron  Huntly 
Henr  Champion  Jnr 
Beltazr  Dewolfe 
Danyell  Comstock 
Steph  Dewolfe 
tho  Pier 
Jn°  taner 


£      s 
Sii  tot  2240  10 

£ 
0009 


£    s 
200  00 

78  00 

98  00 
173  00 
195 

38 


10 
10 


34  10 

138  10 


105 
132 


10 
10 


109  00 
33  10 
25  00 

24  00 
21  00 
29  00 

7  10 
44  00 

25  00 
25  .. 
65  .. 
37  .. 
57  .. 
15  10 
32  00 
20  00 

110 
24 
64 
68 
40 
35 
31 
24 
30 


10 


8 

d 

16 

00 

6 

6 

8 

2 

14 

5 

16 

34 

3 

24 

2 

104 

11 

64 

13 

94 

11 

4 

09 

l 

2 

94 

2 

1 

2 

00 

1 

9 

2 

5 

74 

3 

84 

2 

1 

2 

1 

5 

5 

3 

1 

4 

9 

1 

34 

2 

8 

1 

8 

9 

2 

2 

00 

5 

4 

5 

84 

3  04 
2  11 

2     7 
2 
2    6 


Assesm* 


s    d 
7  64 


£     s 
Henry  Champion  Senr      57 

John  Marvin  49 

tho  Champion  55 

ffrancis  Smith  57 

Wm  Lord  62 

tho  Lord  26 

Sam11  om  steed  76 

Ric°  Lord  146 

Mathew  Beckwith  162 

Jona  Prentice  42  10 
Mr  Joseph  Bull  5 

Mr  Jona  Bull  19 

Simon  Dewolfe  38 

Isack  Watterous  86 

Jn°  Smith  51 

James  Smith  41  10 

Joseph  Beckwith  137  10 
Jn°  Harvy  8     5 

Roger  Auger  41  10 
xVlr  Ric°  Mather  Decd       28    .. 

Jn°  Lay  Junr  92  10 

Rico  Smith  66  10 

Jn°  Robines  36  10 

Jona  Tilitson  45  10 

Jn°  Lay  Senr  120 

Henry  Petterson  66 

James  minclift  31 

Wolstone  Brockway  103  10 

Jana  Hudson  28 

Wm  Chepman  26 
tho  Hungrfoot  5 

Amos  tinker  51 

Sam  tinker  63  10 

Henry  Smith  29 

Jn°  Coult  44 
Major  Edward  Palmer      49  10 


prson  70 


£ 
2035 


Assmt 
Sum  totall  of  ye  est 


£      s     d 
8     10    5 

4296  159 


s 

4 

4 

4 

4 

5 

2 

6 

12 

13 
3 

00 
1 
3 
7 
4 
3 

11 

3 
2 

7 
5 
3 


d 
9 
1 

7 
9 
2 
2 
4 
2 
6 
64 
5 
7 
2 
2 
3 

54 
54 
81 
54 
4 
84 
64 
4 


3    94 
10    .. 


8  % 

2  4 

2  2 

..  5 

4  3 

5  034 

2  5 

3  8 

4  14 


382  Capt.  Cogan's  Expedition  to  Pigwachet.  [Oct. 

The  sum  totall  of  ye  list  of 
Lyme  is  4:  296lb  159  —  d 
Assesmtis  0  017lb  178  lld| 
ye  Number  of  prsons  70  and 
ye  Name  of  ye  Constable 
is  tlios  Lee. 

(Signed)         Examined  and  Aproved 
pr  us 

Nehemiah  Palmer  Com" 
John  Edgcumbe  Comer 
William  Dudley  Comer 
Richard  Bushnell  Comsr 

(Endorsed) 

Contry  Rate  for  yc  Town 
of  Lime  £17:   17:   llf 
Tho  Lee  Constabe 

[Several  instances  in  the  preceding  columns  of  figures  may  be  noticed  where  the 
totals  in  summing  up  do  not  conform  to  the  figures  as  printed.  All  such  are  errors 
in  the  original,  which  is  copied  verbatim. — W.  L.  J.] 


CAPT.  COGAN'S  EXPEDITION   TO  PIGWACKET,    1722. 

Communicated  by  Horace  Manx,  Esq.,  of  Natick,  Mass. 

I^HE  original  of  the  following  Journal  of  Capt.  Cogin's  Scout,  in 
.  1722,  is  in  the  possession  of  Henry  Coggin,  Esq.,  of  Natick, 
a  descendant  of  Capt.  John  Cogins.  The  family  were  settlers  at 
East  Sudbury,  coming  there  from  Reading  and  Dunstable.  They 
removed  to  Natick  about  1761,  settling  upon  a  farm  purchased  from 
the  Gould  and  Dunton  families,  who  wTere  also  from  Reading,  and 
who  settled  within  the  Natick  plantation  as  early  as  1717.  It  will 
add  one  more  to  the  list  of  the  Journals  of  those  old  scouts  that 
have  escaped  the  ravages  of  time. 

Capt.  Cogins  Journal  of  his  march  Northward  with  18  men. 

Sept.  17 — 1727.    We  met  together  at  Dunstable  in  order  for  our  march. 

Sept.  18.  We  marched  from  Dunstable  up  Merrimack  river  and  campt 
on  ye  East  Side  of  Sd  River. 

Ye  19th.  We  still  continued  our  march  up  sd  Merrimack  River  &  at  ye 
mouth  of  Nasankaog  River  we  left  our  canow  &  we  lost  two  of  our  kettles 
and  one  Gun,  but  with  much  difficulty  we  found  our  Gun  againe  &  from 
thence  we  marched  to  Natticook  where  we  campt  that  night. 

Ye  20th.  We  still  continued  our  march  up  sd  Merrimack  River  sending 
out  our  scouts  till  we  came  between  Ammoskoo^  and  Anhooksus  Falls* 
where  we  campt  that  night. 

Ye  21.  We  still  marched  up  said  River  sending  out  our  scouts  till  we 
came  to  Pennicook  Intervals,  where  we  campt  ye  fifth  night. 

*  Hookset  and  Amoskeag. 


1880.]  Capt.  Cogan's  Expedition  to  Pigwackel.  383 

Ye  22nd.  We  still  marched  up  sd  River  sending  out  our  scouts  until  we 
came  over  Contokook  River  &  sent  out  our  scouts  which  Returned  after  it 
was  dark  and  brot  word  that  they  heard  two  Lid's  hollow  at  Nahamkook 
Intervals  at  two  miles  from  our  camp. 

Ye  23d.  We  sent  out  3  scouts  from  Contokook  where  we  campt  ye 
night,  one  scout  of  7  men  we  sent  to  Winnepesocket  River.  Another 
scout  of  7  men  we  sent  up  Contocook  River,  and  another  of  two  men  we 
sent  to  the  mountains.  Whereof  two  of  ye  scouts  returned  into  our  camp 
at  Contokook  that  night  &  found  nothing  of  ye  enemie.  We  heard  a  Gun 
up  Contokook  we  judged  a  \  mile  from  our  camp.  We  took  to  our  arms 
and  left  our  camp  to  see  what  discoverey  we  could  make  but  made  none 
nor  any  signs  of  ye  enemie  that  night. 

Ye  24th.  Early  in  ye  morning  we  sent  out  two  scouts,  1  scout  of  2 
men  up  sd  Contookook  River  still  finding  nothing  of  ye  enemie  &  that  night 
ye  scout  that  we  sent  out  ye  day  before  to  Winnepesocket  River  Returned 
finding  nothing  of  ye  enemie. 

Ye  25th.  We  marched  from  ye  mouth  of  Contookook  River  where  we 
had  campt  to  nights,  up  Merrimack  river  to  Winnepsocket  River  over  ye 
crossing  place,  where  we  campt  that  night. 

Sept.  ye  26th.  We  marched  up  Winne-pesocket  River  by  Reson  of  ye 
reson  of  ye  [szc]  falls  of  sd  River  and  ye  East  side  of  a  Great  Fond  We 
campt  that  night  finding  no  new  signs  of  ye  enemie. 

Ye  27tk.  We  marched  up  ye  Winnepesocket  Lake  and  where  we 
tracked  two  Inds  newly  gone  after  ye  track  of  a  Bear,  we  sent  out  our 
scouts,  they  returning  to  us  that  night  finding  nothing  of  ye  Indians  that 
we  tracked  &  we  campt  that  night  by  sd  Lake. 

Ye  28th.  We  put  our  Canow  into  Winnepesocket  Lake  &  Passed  over 
sd  lake  on  ye  N.  E.  side  and  marched  toward  Pigwacket  &  campt  by  ye 
side  of  a  pond  that  night. 

Ye  29th.  We  continued  our  march  towards  Pigwacket  and  coming  to 
Ossilea  Pond  we  found  Englishmen's  tracks,  which  according  to  his  Excel- 
lency's Information  to  us  before  we  went  out,  we  judged  had  been  at  Pig- 
wacket then  we  being  discouraged  we  went  no  further  but  returned  back 
towards  Winnepesocket  againe  where  on  ye  side  of  a  great  mountain  we 
campt  that  night  not  seeing  any  new  signs  of  ye  enemie. 

Ye  30th.  We  marched  back  our  way  towards  Winepesocket  &  coming 
to  ye  Lake  with  great  difficulty  by  reson  of  a  very  high  wind  (but  by  the 
goodness  of  God)  we  all  got  safe  over  a  little  before  it  was  night  and  so 
passed  down  Winnepesocket  River  to  ye  first  pond  where  we  campt  on  ye 
first  Island  we  came  to. 

Oct.  1st.  We  passed  down  Winnepesocket  River  and  ye  Sun  an  hour 
high  we  came  to  Merrimack  River  and  so  passed  down  sd  river  where  we 
campt  that  night  on  ye  East  side  of  ye  river  where  we  found  a  great  track 
which  at  first  we  judged  had  been  Indians  tracks  but  the  following  next 
morning  we  found  it  to  be  English  mens  tracks. 

2  .  We  passed  down  sd  River  to  Suncook  falls  where  we  campt  that 
night. 

3rd.     We  passed  down  sd   River  to  Dunstable  all  which  tedious  march 
through  Gods  goodness  to  us  we  accomplished  in  seventeen  days 
but  20  days  from  our  habitations. 

JonN  Cogin. 

vol.  xxxiv.  34 


384  Letters  of  Sir  William  Pepperrell,  Bart.  [Oct. 


LETTERS  OF  SIR  WILLIAM  PEPPERRELL,  BART. 

Communicated  by  N.  J.  Herrick,  Esq.,  of  Washington,  D.  C. 

THE  originals  of  the  following  letters  by  Sir  William  Pepperrell 
are  in  my  possession. 

Boston  Octr  10th  1743. 
Sr. 

Haveing  recevd  Advices  from  Great  Brittain  that  there  is  great  dan- 
ger of  a  Rupture  with  France  I  think  it  is  necessary  &  Accordingly  direct 
you  forthwith  to  advertise  the  Exposed  towns  &  Settlements  hereof  &  to 
take  proper  Care  that  the  Inhabitants  Secure  themselves  &  Families 
against  any  Sudden  Assault  from  the  Indians  and  that  they  do  not  Ex- 
pose themselves  by  being  too  far  from  home  in  the  time  of  danger  & 
that  the  Companies  in  your  Regiment  that  are  not  much  Exposed  be  in 
readiness  to  relieve  any  of  the  Neighboring  Places  in  Case  there  should  be 
Occasion  for  it. 

I  am  Sr. 

Your  Friend  &  Serv* 
Col°  Pepperrell.  W.  Shirley. 


Kittery  Octor  13th  1743. 
Sir. 

The  foregoing  is  copy  of  a  letter  I  rece'd  late  last  night  from  Govr 
Shirley.  By  wch  you'l  be  Naturally  led,  so  far  as  it  concerns  you,  to  see 
that  the  town  of  Wells,  is  suitably  provided  to  receive  a  visit  from  the 
Indians,  should  a  French  War  happen.  This  I  earnestly  recomend  to  your 
care,  &  what  may  Occur  Else  to  you  for  the  Good  &  Safety  of  the  Eastern 
Country. 

I  am  Sir 

Yr.  friend  &  Servant 
Cap*  John  Storer.  Wm.  Pepperrell. 

P.  S.     Forthwith   Communicate  this  to  Lieu*  Perkins   of  Arundell  & 
Lieut  Smith  of  Biddiford. 
[Addressed,    "  On  His  Majesty's  Service.  |  To   Cap4  John  Storer  Esqr.  | 

Att  Wells."] 


Col0  John  Storer  Kittery  Sept1  24th  1757. 

Sir 

It  is  my  orders  that  the  Several  Companys  of  the 
militia  in  the  Town  of  Wells  appear  compleate  in  their  Arms  with  Ammu- 
nition as  the  Law  directs  at  their  Alarm  Posts  on  Friday  the  thirtyeth  day 
of  this  ins*  month  that  I  may  View  them — these  orders  you  are  to  commu- 
nicate to  the  Several  Officers  &  men — fail  not. 

Given  under  my  hand  the  day  &  year  first  above  written. 

Wm.  Pepperrell, 
Lieu*  General  of  the  Province 

of  the  Massachusetts  Bay. 

[Addressed,     "  On  His  Majesty's  Service  |  To  Col0  John  Storer  Esq.  | 
Att  Wells."] 


1880.]  First  Settlers  of  Bluehill,  Me.  385 


FIRST  SETTLERS  OF  BLUEHILL,  MAINE. 

From  a  MS.  Account  of  that  Town  prepared  by  the  Rev. 
Jonathan  Fisher  in  1827. 

Communicated  by  the  Hon.  Joseph  Williamson,  of  Belfast,  Me. 

MR.  FISHER  was  born  in  New  Braintree,  Mass.,  October  17, 
1768,  and  graduated  at  Harvard  College  in  1792.  He  was 
the  settled  minister  in  Bluehill  from  1796  to  1837,  and  died  there 
Sept.  22,  1847,  in  his  79th  year,  having  survived  all  the  members 
constituting  the  church  at  his  settlement.  A  memoir  of  him  by  the 
late  William  Reed  Deane,  Esq.,  was  read  before  the  New  England 
Historic,  Genealogical  Society,  April  7,  1867,  and  was  printed  in 
full  in  the  "Historical  Magazine "  for  December,  1868,  Second 
Series,  vol.  iv.  pages  273-6. 

1762,  Apl.  7.  Joseph  Wood,  aged  42,  and  John  Roundy,  aged  36,  land- 
ed at  what  is  now  Blue  Hill,  both  from  Beverly,  Miss.  They  went  to  work 
at  getting  out  staves  where  Bluehill  Bay  communicates  with  a  salt  pond, 
extending  into  No.  4,  now  Sedgwick.  Here  they  began  to  make  some 
preparation  for  the  settlement  of  their  families.  The  town  was  then  in  a 
wilderness  state,  no  white  families  having  settled  in  it. 

1763,  Apr.  Mr.  Wood's  family  arrived,  the  Nov.  following  Mr.  Roun- 
dy's  family  arrived.  They  had  each  six  children  living,  and  these  were  the 
two  first  families  that  settled  in  the  town. 

In  1810,  Mr.  Wood  (Capt.  Wood)  and  wife,  4  children,  43  grand- 
children and  24  great-grandchildren,  and  Mrs.  Roundy,  5  children,  20 
grandchildren  and  6  great-grandchildren  were  living,  and  inhabitants  of  the 
town. 

The  third  family  was  formed  by  the  marriage  of  Nathan  Parker  (after- 
wards Col.),  from  Andover,  with  Mary,  daughter  of  Capt.  Joseph  Wood. 
This  marriage  was  on  Dec.  20,  1164.  Col.  Parker  was  among  the  troops 
at  the  blowing  up  of  Louisburg. 

The  4th  family  was  Samuel  Foster's,  from  Andover ;  arrived  May  9, 
1765,  and  made  but  a  short  stay. 

The  5th  family  was  Lieut.  Nicholas  Holt's,  from  Andover.  He  came 
with  his  family  May  27,  1765.  He  was  afterwards  Col.  and  the  first  jus- 
tice of  the  peace  in  the  town. 

The  6th  family  was  Jonathan  Darling's,  from  Andover.  His  wife  with 
one  child  arrived  with  her  father,  Lieut  Holt,  May  27,  1765.  Mr.  Dar- 
ling's second  son,  Jonathan,  was  the  first  English  child  born  in  the  town  ; 
his  birth  was  Oct.  17,  1765.  Mr.  Darling  is  now  (1827)  the  oldest  man 
in  town  ;  he  was  born  in   1741. 

The  7th  family  was  Benjamin  York's,  which  made  but  a  short  stay  in 
the  place. 

The  8th  family  was  Ezekiel  Osgood's,  from  Andover,  Nov.  6,  1765. 
Mr.  Osgood  died  1798,  aged  86.  His  posterity  residing  in  town  in  1810 
were  5  children,  42  grandchildreu  and  15  great-grandchildren. 


386  Bell  Family  Bible — Bongmeadow  Families*         [Oct, 


BELL  FAMILY  BIBLE. 

Communicated  by  J.  Gardner  White,  A.M.,  of  Cambridge,  Mass. 

^IIE  following  births  and  deaths  are  copied  from  the  family  bible 
of  William  Bell  in  my  possession. 

This  William  Bell  was  born  in  Boston,  April  7,  1731,  baptized 
April  11,  1731,  was  Captain  of  the  Ancient  and  Honorable  Artil- 
lery Company  1774,  and  afterward  known  as  Major  Bell.  He  was 
also  a  deacon  in  the  Second  Church.  He  died  at  his  residence  in 
Cold  Lane  (now  Portland  Street),  Tuesday  evening,  Nov.  20,  1804. 
The  administrators  of  his  estate  were  Eben  Boyd,  John  P.  Boyd, 
and  Ebenezer  Wrhite  who  married  his  daughter  Mary,  who  was  the 
mother  of  the  late  Ferdinand  Elliott  White,  merchant,  of  Boston. 

Will"1  Bell  Junr  was  Born  June  3d  1753  at  11  Oclock. 

Mary  Bell  was  Born  ye  30th  March  1755  at  fonre  in  Morning. 

Will™  Bell  Junr  Departed  this  life  ye  20  Decern!/  1756  Age  3|  years. 

Willm  Bell  was  Born  ye  22  Dembr  1756  at  5  oclock  after  Noon.* 

Abigail  Bell  Born  ye  2  Octo  1758  and  departed  this  Life  ys  8  of  March 
1759. 

Abigail  Bell  Bom  April  14  1760  at  4  Oclock  After  Noon. 

James  Barker  Bell  Born  July  27  1761  &  departed  this  Life  Jan7  20 
1762. 

Willm  Bell  departed  this  Life  March  ye  7  1762. 

Sarah  Bell  Born  20  Sep*  1762  at  7  Oclock  Monday  morning. 

a  Still  Born  Son  July  14  1764. 

Desier  Bell  was  Born  Demb  10  1765. 

Abigail  Bell  the  Mother  of  ye  Above  Named  Children  departed  this 
Life  Decern1*  26,  1766,  Age  37  years  3  mon*  &  22  days. 

Aug*  ye  9th- 1767  this  day  the  Marriage  Covenant  was  entered  into  By 
Willm  Bell  &  Martha  Hill  ye  Ceremony  Performed  By  ye  Rev  Mr 
Appelton. 

Martha  Bell  Born  July  15  1768  at  1  oclock  morning. 

Katharine  Bell  Born  18  of  April  1770  at  §  after  10  Oclock  Evening. 

Prudea  Hill  Bell  Born  16  of  June  1772  at  6  Oclock. 

a  Still  Born  Son  Octo  27,  1774  at  10  in  ye  mornin. 

Our  Hond  Mother  Prudence  Hill  Departed  this  Life  the  Twenty  Six  of 
January  at  12  oclock  at  Night  1775. 


LONGMEADOW  (MASS.)  FAMILIES. 

Communicated  by  Willakd  S.  Allen,  A.M.,  of  East  Boston,  Mass. 

[Continued  from  p.  267.] 

[Page  94.]  2nd  Generation.  Lieut.  Joseph  Cooley,  fifth  son  of  Ben- 
jamin and  Sarah  Cooley,  was  married  Jan.  22,  1684,  to  Mary  Griswold. 
Their  children — Mary,  born  Oct.  1,   1685.     Joseph,  horn  Jan.  31,  1687, 


1880.]  Longmeadow  Families.  387 

died  Oct.  19,  1741.  Deborah  and  Abigail,  born  Feb.  22,  1G90.  George, 
born  Jan.  27,  1698.  Mary  married  Joseph  Loomis,  of  Windsor,  June  3, 
1710.  Deborah  married  Joshua  Loomis,  of  Windsor,  Oct.  1715.  Abigail 
married  Daniel  Parsons  June  2,  1709.  Lieut.  Joseph  Cooley  the  father, 
with  his  son  Joseph,  removed  to  Somers  about  the  year  1730,  and  after 
his  death  (May  20,  1740)— Mary  his  wife  died  July  13,  1739. 

3rd  Generation.  Obadiah  Cooley,  son  of  Obadiah  and  Rebecca,  was 
married  to  Dorcas  Hale,  Jan.  22,  1702.  Their  children — Obadiah,  born 
Jan.  9,  1705.  Noah,  born  Aug.  10,  1706.  Moses,  born  March  13,  1710. 
David,  born  Jan.  27,  1712.     Abel,  born  April  12,  1717.    Jacob,  born  Nov. 

18,  1720.  Obadiah  Cooley  the  father  lived  in  Springfield,  and  died  Oct.  6, 
1764.  Obadiah  the  son  settled  in  Brookfield.  Noah  settled  in  Brimfield, 
David  in  Palmer,  Moses  and  Jacob  in  Springfield,  and  Abel  in  West 
Springfield. 

3rd  Generation.  Joseph  Cooley,  son  of  Obadiah  and  Rebecca,  was 
married  to  Margaret  Macranny,  published  Nov.  28,  1713.  She  was  born 
Sept.  16,  1689.     Their  children — Aaron,  born   Aug.   16,  1716,  died  Dec. 

19,  1793.  Caleb,  born  June  4,  1722,  died  May  16, 1793.  Margaret,  born 
Nov.  5,  1726,  died  Dec.  3,  1807.  Margaret  was  married  to  Daniel  Burt, 
Dec.  20,  1753.  Joseph  Cooley  the  father  died  Sept.  20,  1767,  age  82. 
Margaret  the  mother  died  May  29,  1777.  See  the  families  of  the  sons, 
page  99. 

[Page  95.]  3rd  Generation.  Jonathan  Cooley,  son  of  Obadiah  and 
Rebecca,  was  married  to  Joanna  Colton,  daughter  of  John  and  Joanna 
Colton  ;  date  of  their  publishment,  Dec.  1713.  Their  children — Dinah, 
born  May  31,  1715,  died  Oct.  5,  1757.  Jonathan,  born  May  17,  1717, 
died  Aug.  7,  1741.  Roger,  born  Sept.  21,  1719.  Rebecca,  born  Sept.  14, 
1724,  died  Feb.  24,  1783.  George  Colton,  born  April  26,  1727,  died  June 
6,  1778.  Jabez,  born  July  17,  1729.  Stephen,  born  Aug.  20,  1732,  died 
Jan.  7,  1787.  Joanna,  born  Nov.  10,  1735,  died  Nov.  26,^1735.  Ezekiel, 
born  May  31,  1737,  died  July  3,  1737.  Dinah  was  married  to  Samuel 
Ely,  Jan.  26,  1744.  Rebecca  was  married  to  Capt.  Moses  Field,  Sept.  15, 
1748.  Jonathan  the  father  died  Aug.  2,  1752,  age  66.  Joanna  the  mother 
died  May  21,  1765.     The  sons,  page  100. 

3rd  Generation.  Eliakim  Cooley,  son  of  Eliakim  and  Hannah,  was 
married  to  Griswold  Beck  with,  of  Lyme,  Connecticut,  Sept.  14,  1706. 
They  were  published.  Their  children — Eliakim,  born  Sept.  27,  1707. 
Griswold,  born  Dec.  3,  1709,  died  Jan.  26,  1764.  Mathew,  born  Jan.  27, 
1712.  Josiah,  born  May  10,  1714,  died  May  26,  1715.  Josiah,  born  Nov. 
18,  1716,  died  Sept.  7,  1778.  Luke,  born  Nov.  7,  1718,  died  Jan.  1,  1777. 
Hezekiah,  born  Aug.  7,  1720,  died  March  27,  1796.  Hannah,  born  Nov. 
26,  1722,  died  Aug.  20,  1725.  Gideon,  born  Nov.  21,  1724,  died  Dec.  12, 
1726.  Elizabeth,  born  March  19,  1727.  Esther,  born  Oct.  15,  1729. 
Eliakim  married  Mary  Ashley,  Nov.  7,  1734.  Settled  in  West  Spring- 
field, May  19,  1728.  The  house  of  Eliakim  Cooley  was  struck  by  light- 
ning, and  so  injured  his  daughter  Griswold  that  she  never  recovered  from 
the  hurt  wholly,  and  died  in  a  single  state.  Mathew  settled  at  Seabrook, 
Connecticut.  Luke  married  Elizabeth  Colton,  daughter  of  Thomas  and 
Joanna  Colton,  Jan.  8,  1739.  They  settled  in  Somers.  Josiah  and  Hez- 
ekiah had  families  in  Longmeadow,  page  102.  Elizabeth  married  Daniel 
Burchard.  Esther  had  one  child  named  Mary,  Dec.  13,  1751,  and  May 
12,  1757,  Esther  was  married  to  Abihel  Pease,  son  of  Robert  Pease,  of 

vol.  xxxiv.         34# 


388  Longmeadoiv  Families,  [Oct. 

Sorners.     Eliakim  the  father  died  Feb.   25,  1758,  aged  77   years.     Gris- 
wold  the  mother  died  Nov.  26,  1754. 

[Page  96.]  3rd  Generation.  Samuel  Cooley,  son  of  Eliakim  and  Han- 
nah, was  married  Oct.  24,  1711,  to  Mary  Clark,  of  Windsor.  Their  child- 
dren — Hannah,  born  Sept.  3,  1712,  died  Feb.  14,  1714.  Samuel,  born  Oct. 
27,  1714,  died  April  11,  1746.  Israel,  born  Feb.  19,  1717,  died  Dec.  22, 
1775.  Mary,  born  April  5,  1724.  See  the  families  of  Samuel  and  Israel 
in  this  book,  page  103.  Mary  was  married  to  Dyrick  Venhorn,  Aug.  2, 
1744,  and  after  his  death  she  was  married  to  Jesse  Warner,  Aug.  29,  1753. 
Samuel  Cooley  the  father  died  March  6,  1755.  Mary  the  mother  married 
Lieut.  John  Anderson,  of  Windsor,  Jan.  8,  1759.  After  his  death  she  re- 
turned to  Longmeadow,  and  died  July  3,  1781. 

CBrd  .Generation.  Benjamin  Cooley,  son  of  Daniel  and  Elizabeth,  was 
married  Jan.  31,  1701,  to  Margaret  Bliss,  daughter  of  Samuel  Bliss,  Jr., 
and  Sarah  his  wife.  Their  children — Benjamin,  born  Nov.  5,  1701.  Ke- 
ziah,  born  Oct.  29,  1702.  Azariah,  born  Aug.  21,  1704.  Nathaniel,  born 
June  24,  1706.  Zerniah,  born  Feb,  29,  1709.  Margaret,  born  Jan.  30, 
1710.  Ebenezer,  born  July  5,  1716.  Benjamin  Cooley  with  his  family 
removed  to  Brimfield,  and  he  and  his  wife  probably  died  in  that  town. 

3rd  Generation.  Daniel  Cooley,  son  of  Daniel  and  Elizabeth,  was  mar- 
ried Nov.  7,  1710,  to  Jemima  Clark.  Their  children — Daniel,  born  Sept. 
11,1711.  Jemima,  born  Jan.  5,  1713.  Elizabeth,  born  July  28,  1714, 
died  July  30,  1742.  Ann,  born  April  20,  1716.  Noah,  born  Oct.  12, 
1718.  Mary,  born  Sept.  30,  1720.  Thomas,  born  Feb.  13,  1723.  Sarah, 
born  May  25,  1725,  died  March  3,  1795.  Azuba,  born  Oct.  7,  1728. 
Noah  and  the  preceding  children  are  recorded  in  Enfield,  the  others  in 
Springfield.  Elizabeth  was  married  to  Isaac  Colton,  son  of  Capt.  George 
Colton,  1741.  Sarah  was  married  to  Ebenezer  Bliss,  son  of  Ebenezer  and 
Sarah,  Oct.  18,  1749.  Jemima  the  mother  died  Oct.  29,  1732.  Daniel 
the  father  first  settled  in  Enfield,  and  afterwards  removed  to  West 
Springfield. 

[Page  97.]  *^3rd  Generation.  Simon  Cooley,  son  of  Daniel  and  Eliza- 
beth, was  married  to  Elizabeth  Gun,  of  Hatfield,  Feb.  26,  1709.  .Their 
children — Elizabeth,  born  Jan.  4,  1711.  Abner,  born  Jan.  22,  1713.  Si- 
mon the  father  with  his  family  removed  to  Sunderland. 

3rd  Generation.  John  Cooley,  son  of  Daniel  and  Elizabeth,  was  mar- 
ried May  28,  1713,  to  Mercy  Gun,  of  Westfield.  Their  children — John, 
born  July  29,  1715,  died  Sept.  4,  1715.  John,  born  Sept.  28,  1716,  died 
Oct.  24/1718.  Mercy,  born  Dec.  29,  1718.  Abiah,  born  Feb.  11,  1721. 
Elizabeth,  born  Feb.  11,1724.  Eli,  born  Oct.  15,  1726,  died  Jan.  29, 
1806.  Lucy,  born  June  13,  1730,  died  May  13,  1802.  Mercy  was  mar- 
ried to  Abel  Cooley,  son  of  Obediah  and  Dorcas  ;  date  of  their  publish- 
ment, March  21,  1741.  Abiah  was  married  to  Benjamin  Colton,  son  of 
Benjamin  and  Elizabeth  Colton,  March  24,  1742.  Elizabeth  was  married 
Oct.  6,  1742,  to  Samuel  Breck.  Lucy  was  married  to  Solomon  Colton, 
son  of  Lieut.  John  Colton,  April  10,  1755.  John  Cooley  the  father  died 
May  10,  1761,  aged  72.     Mercy  the  mother  died  Dec.  27,  1758. 

3rd  Generation.  Thomas  Cooley,  son  of  Daniel  and  Elizabeth,  was 
married  to  Rebecca  Elmer;  date  of  their  publishment,  Dec.  3,  1715.  They 
had  one  child,  Reuben,  born  Feb.  13,  1717.  Thomas  the  father  died  Nov. 
13,  1719.  Rebecca  the  widow  was  married  to  Edward  Kihbe,  son  of  Ed- 
ward Kibbe  of  Somers,  Oct.  4,  1722.  Reuben  the  son  settled  in  Somers, 
and  had  a  family. 


1880.]  Births  in  Newbury,  Mass,  389 

[Page  98.]  3rd  Generation.  William  Cooley,  son  of  Daniel  and  Eliza- 
beth, was  married  to  Elizabeth  Clark,  April  11,  1727.  Their  children — 
William,  born  Feb.  28,  1730.  Elizabeth,  born  March  23,  1734.  William 
Cooley  first  lived  in  Longmeadow,  where  his  first  child  was  born.  He  re- 
moved to  Enfield,  where  his  second  child  was  born.  He  afterward  removed 
to  Bolton  and  died  in  that  town,  and  left  no  male  issue.  He  had  two  daugh- 
ters ;  one  of  them  had  a  son  known  by  the  title  of  Dr.  Cooley. 

3rd  Generation.  Joseph  Cooley,  son  of  Lieut.  Joseph  Cooley  and  Mary, 
was  married  May  28,  1713,  to  Mary  Dorchester,  daughter  of  James  and 
Sarah  Dorchester.  He  was  born  Jan.  31,  1687.  Their  children — George, 
born  Aug.  11,  1714,  died  Sept.  14,  1714.  Mary,  born  Nov.  9,  1715. 
George,  born  Oct.  17,  1717.  Asahel,  born  Oct.  24,  1719.  Joseph,  born 
Dec.  2,  1721.  Sarah,  born  Jan.  1,  1724,  died  Aug.  9,  1794.  Job,  born 
June  2,  1726,  died  Nov.  22,  1728.  James,  born  July  26,  1728.  Deborah 
and  Abigail,  born  Nov.  29,  1730.  Abigail  died  Oct.  6,  1787.  Eunice, 
born  April  28,  1736.  George  and  James  had  families  in  Somers.  Asahel 
settled  iu  Wallingford,  Conn.  Joseph  Cooley  removed  from  Longmeadow 
to  Somers  about  the  year  1731.  All  his  children  except  Eunice  are  re- 
corded in  Springfield.  Sarah  was  married  to  Abner  Bliss,  of  Longmeadow, 
June  23,  1749.  Abigail  married  Ebenezer  Bliss,  son  of  Ebenezer  and 
Joanna,  Aug.  27,  1760.  Joseph  the  father  died  Aug.  19,  1741.  Mary 
his  widow  married  Nathaniel  Bliss,  son  of  Samuel  and  Sarah  of  Long- 
meadow;  date  of  their  publishment  Oct.  30,  1742.  She  was  born  Sept. 
30,  1694,  and  died  April  2,  1773,  in  her  79th  year. 

[Page  99.]  4th  Generation.  Aaron  Cooley,  son  of  Joseph  and  Mar- 
garet, was  married  July  15,  1756,  to  Ruth  Mears.  Their  children — Ruth, 
born  July  18,  1757.  Margaret,  born  Feb.  3,  1759.  Jerusha,  born  April 
11,  1761.  Lucinda,  born  Sept.  7,  1763,  died  Sept.  24,  1763.  Lucinda, 
born  Oct.  27,  1765.  Tirza,  born  July  21,  1767.  Aaron,  born  June  18, 
1770.  Lois,  born  June  8,  1774,  died  Aug.  11,  1777.  Lewis,  born  Oct.  18, 
1776.  Ruth  was  married  to  Oliver  King,  of  Wilbraham,  Jan.  27,  1777. 
Margaret  was  married  to  William  Hancock,  of  Enfield,  May  26,  1785. 
Jerusha  had  a  son  named  Samuel  Church,  and  was  married  to  Oliver  Burt, 
son  of  David,  Sept.  1,  1786.  Lucinda  was  married  to  Oliver  Collins,  of 
Springfield,  Aug.  17,  1794.  Tirza  was  married  to  Peter  Terry,  of  Enfield, 
Oct.  26,  1791.  Aaron  Cooley  the  father  died  Dec.  19,  1793.  Ruth  the 
mother  married  again  May,  1797,  to  Daniel  Fowler,  of  Westfield.  Aaron 
and  Lewis  removed  to  the  state  of  New  York. 

[To  be  continued.] 


NUMBER  OF  BIRTHS  IN  NEWBURY,  MASS., 

1639  TO  1715. 

HHHE  following  document  was  probably  prepared  for  Chief  Jus- 
JL  tice  Samuel  Sevvall,  as  it  is  endorsed  in  his  handwriting : 
rr  Newbury  Births  to  ye  End  of  ye  year  1715.  Probably  many  Hun- 
dreds are  omitted."  The  original  is  in  the  possession  of  the  New 
England  Historic,  Genealogical  Society,  to  whom  it  was  presented 


390 


Births  in  Newbury ',  Mass. 


[Oct. 


by  the  late  Winslow  Lewis,  M.D.,  president  of  the  Society  for  the 
years  1861-5. 

Newbury  Aprill  ye  2d  1717. 

Thre  persons  claim  ye  right  of  ye  first  born  in  this  Towne:  viz :  Joshua 
Woodman  Caleb  Moodey  &  ye  wife  of  Peter  Godfre:  these  being  not  to  be 
found  in  ye  Record:  it  must  be  given  to  mr  Shubael  Dimmer:  as  apears  by 
ye  following  acount. 

A  Record  of  ye  Births  of  Children  born  in  Newbury — in  ye  County  of 
Essex:  in  ye  Province  of  ye  Massachusets  Bay  in  Newingland — Aho-Dom: 
1635. 

Shubael  ye  son  of  mr  Richard  Dumer  born  february:  17th. 

Elizabeth  Holt  ye  daughter  of  Nicholas  Holt  was  born:  mar:  30th: 


1635 
1636 
1637 
1638 


1639 


Mary:  of  Nicholas  Holt:  Oct:  6th 
Joseph:  of  Jon  Pike:  Decern1-  26 
James  of:  mr  Ja:  Noyes  mar:  11: 
Mehittable:  of  mr  Ste:  Dummer:  Jan:  1 
Sarah  of  Henry  lunt:  novem:  8 
John  of  John  Stevens — June  20 
Rebekah  of  Tho.  Smith:  feb.  20: 


1640: 

9 
10 

1661—27 

1681—57 

1701—70 

1641: 

20 

1662—33 

1682—55 

1702—70 

1642: 

17 

1663—30 

1683—52 

1703—67 

1643: 

16 

1664—28 

1684—47 

1704—76 

1644: 

11 

1665—40 

1685—46 

1705—79 

1645: 

15 

1666—31 

1686—64 

1706—73 

1646: 

10 

1667—31 

1687—40 

1707—85 

1647: 

18 

1668—34 

1688—59 

1708—79 

1648: 

28 

1669—42 

1689—52 

1709—83 

1649: 

20 
30 
18 

1670—35 

1690—48 

1710—69 

1650: 

331 

520 

751 

1651: 

1671—34 

1691—46 

1711—83 

1652: 

24 

1672—36 

1692—41 

1712—74 

1653: 

31 

1673—34 

1693—67 

1713—66 

1654: 

24 

1674—47 

1694—53 

1714—67 

1655: 

29 

1675—30 

1695—65 

1715—66 

1656: 

25 

1676—44 

1696—53 

356 

1657: 

32 

1677—38 

1697—66 

751 

1658: 

28 

1678—51 

1698—67 

582 

1659: 

22 

1679—46 

1699—62 

520 

1660: 

33 

1680—43 

1700—62 

403 

458 

403 

582 

331 

458 

3401 


1880.]  The  Slocum  Genealogy.  391 


THE  SLOCUM  GENEALOGY. 

By  Charles  E.  Slocum,  M.D.,  Ph.D.,  of  Syracuse,  N.  Y. 

I^HE  surname  Slocum,  like  so  many  other  English  surnames,  is  of  local 
origin,  and  due  to  an  abundant  growth  of  the  Sloe  Tree*  in  one  of  the 
numerous  Combes  (depressions,  or  valleys,  in  the  hills)  of  southwestern 
England  ;  hence  the  Sloe-Combe,  and  Slocombe. 

Slocombe  has  been  the  uniform  mode  of  spelling  the  name  in  England  ; 
but  once  have  1  found  it  otherwise,  and  that  as  Slocum,  in  the  report  of  the 
Herald's  Visitation  of  Devonshire  in  1620,  as  published  by  the  Harleian 
Society,  London,  1872. 

A  family  of  the  name  possessed  landed  estates  in  the  counties  of  Somer- 
set and  Devon,  and  also  in  Wales.  Their  coat  of  arms  is  found  tricked  in 
the  report  of  the  Visitation  of  Somersetshire  about  the  year  1573,  in  Har- 
leian MS.  No.  1385,  in  the  British  Museum  Library,  as  follows  :  Ar.  on  a 
fess  gu.  betw.  three  griffins'  heads  couped  sa.  as  many  sinister  wings  or. 
Crest — A  griffin's  head  gu.  betw.  two  wings  expanded  or. 

The  name  first  appeared  in  America,  so  far  as  I  have  been  able  to  de- 
termine, in  the  persons  of  Anthony,  Giles  and  Edward  Slocombe.  The 
relationship  existing  between  them  has  not  been  found  definitely  recorded, 
but  from  a  careful  study  of  the  evidence  found,  it  is  thought  that  the  first 
named  was  the  father  of  the  other  two — or  of  Giles  at  least. 

The  name  of  the  ship  in  which  they  were  passengers,  and  the  date  and 
place  of  their  landing,  are  lost  points  in  their  history  and  probably  past  re- 
covery, as  is  the  case  with  so  many  of  the  pioneers  to  America.  An  expe- 
rienced English  genealogist  is  engaged  in  tracing  their  pedigree  in  England. 

Anthony  was  one  of  the  forty-three  "  first  and  ancient  purchasers  "  in 
1637,  of  the  territory  incorporated  in  1639,  as  Taunton,  in  New  Plymouth, 
now  Massachusetts  ;  and  Baylies  writes  that  most  of  the  ancient  purchasers 
of  that  town — several  of  whom  were  also  from  the  vicinity  of  Taunton, 
England — came  immediately  from  Dorchester,  Mass.  Perhaps  the  subjects 
of  this  sketch  were  among  that  number. 

Anthony's  wife  was  probably  a  sister  of  William  Harvey,  who  was  also 
one  of  the  first  purchasers  of  Taunton.  He  was  an  occasional  juryman  ; 
was  admitted  freeman  in  1657,  and  was  one  of  twenty  "  sworne  as  the  Grand 
Enquest "  in  1659.  The  last  date  at  which  his  name  is  found  as  a  resident 
at  Taunton  is  June  3,  1662,  when  he  was  chosen  one  of  the  two  "  Survey- 
ors of  the  Highwaies."  Soon  after  this  date  he  sold  his  rights  in  the  town 
to  Richard  Williams,  and,  with  one  Ralph  Russell,  removed  to  and  first 
settled  that  part  of  New  Plymouth  which  was  incorporated  in  1664  as 
Dartmouth.  Nothing  has  been  found  concerning  his  subsequent  history  ; 
probably  he  died  before,  or  was  killed  in,  Philip's  war. 

*  The  Sloe-tree — known  also  as  the  Black-thorn,  English  wild  (spiny)  plum  (Prunus 
spinosa) — is  the  parent  stock  from  which  the  varieties  of  cultivated  plums  in  England 
(P.  domestica)  have  been  propagated. 

The  tree,  with  its  foliage  and  fruit,  has  occupied  a  place  in  the  history  of  human  progress 
from  a  very  early  date.  Its  medical  properties  were  known—  probably  in  Asia — before  the 
days  of  Dioscorides  and  Galen,  who  included  it  in  their  materia  meclica.  It  was  introduced 
into  England  at  an  early  period  of  her  history,  if  perchance  it  was  not  indigenous  there, 
and  has  occupied  a  prominent  place  in  English  botany,  while  its  blossoms  and  fruit  have 
been  objects  of  frequent  allusions  by  British  song  writers. 


392  The  Slocum  Genealogy.  [Oct. 

Edward  was  one  of  the  two  "  Supervisors  of  the  Highwaies  for  Taun- 
ton "  in  1647,  but  his  name  does  not  appear  in  the  list  of  those  (over  16 
years  of  age)  who  were  subject  to  military  duty  therein  1643.  I  have 
been  unable  to  find  anything  definite  further  concerning  him. 

Giles  was  an  early  settler  in  Portsmouth,  R.  I. — probably  among  the 
first  in  1638.  His  name  first  appears  in  the  mutilated  records  of  that 
township,  in  a  land  grant  showing  him  in  "  peacable  possestion  "  of  land 
there  in  1648. 

Mr.  Savage,  in  his  New  England  Genealogical  Dictionary,  classes  him 
as  a  brother  of  Anthony,  and  also  speaks  of  Giles,  Peleg  and  Eliezer — 
who  were  named  among  the  proprietors  of  Dartmouth,  Mass.,  in  the  con- 
firmatory deed  of  William  Bradford  in  1694 — as  sons  of  Anthony.  This 
is  undoubtedly  erroneous  ;  they  were  sons  of  the  first  named  Giles  (of 
Portsmouth),  and  the  fact  that  this  Giles  succeeded  to  the  possession  of 
Anthony's  rights  in  Dartmouth  and  afterward  gave  them  to  his  sons  as 
above  named,  implies  that  he  was  the  son  of  Anthony. 

The  surname  of  Anthony  and  Giles  was  written  in  various  ways  by  the 
clerks  of  different  records  and  places,  principal  among  which  are  Slocomb, 
Slocome,  Slocom,  Slocumb,  Slocume  and  Slocum.  The  last  form  was 
quite  commonly  adopted  by  the  children  of  Giles,  and  has  been  uniformly 
adhered  to  by  their  descendants. 

The  name  of  Simon — with  surname  written  Slocomb  and  Slocum — is 
found  in  the  town  and  church  records  of  Franklin,  Mass.,  as  early  as  1736, 
and  his  descendants  have  generally  retained  the  form  of  Slocomb.  This 
Simon  was  probably  a  descendant  of  the  above  named  Edward. 

1.  Anthony1  Slocombe  had,  perhaps  not  in  the  following  order  : 

2.  i.      Giles,  d.  in  Portsmouth,  R.  I.,  1682. 
ii.     Edward  (?) 

iii.    Daughter,  m.  John  (?)  Gilbert,  and  had  four  sons  in  Dartmouth, 
iv.    John,  b.  1641-2  ;  lost  himself  in  the  woods  near  Taunton,  and  d.  Feb. 
25,  1651. 

2.  Giles2  Slocombe  (Anthony1)  m.  Joan  ,  probably  between  the 

years  1637-41.  They  were  probably  among  the  first  settlers  in  Ports- 
mouth, R.  L,  and  there  died ;  she,  31st  6  mo.,  1679.  A  Giles  owned  rights 
in  the  township  of  Taunton,  N.  P.,  and  sold  them  to  Nicholas  White,  Sen., 
previous  to  1675.  He  was  freeman  of  Portsmouth  as  early  as  1655,  and 
purchased  land  in  Dartmouth,  N.  P.,  as  early  as  1669.  He  was  probably 
among  the  first  in  Rhode  Island  to  join  the  Society  of  Friends,  and  remem- 
bered them  with  a  bequest  in  his  will,  which  was  dated  the  10th  of  8  mo., 
1681.  He  owned  and  gave  to  his  sons  large  tracts  of  land  in  Rhode  Isl- 
and, New  Plymouth  and  New  Jersey.  Children,  probably  all  born  in 
Portsmouth  : 

Joanna,  b.  16th  3d  mo.,  1642  ;  m.  Jacob  (?)  Mott. 

John,  b.  26th  3d  mo.,  1645. 

Giles,  b.  25th  1st  mo.,  1647  ;  m.  Anne  Lawton. 

Ebenezer,  b.  25th  1st  mo.,  1650  ;  m.  Mary  Thurston. 

Nathaniel,  b.  25th  10th  mo.,  1652. 

Peleg,  b.  17th  6th  mo.,  1654  ;  m.  Mary  Holder. 

Samuel,  named  first  in  his  father's  will  ;  no  account  of  his  birth. 

Mary,  b.  3d  of  5th  mo.,  1660  ;  m.  Abraham,  son  of  Henry  Tucker. 

Eliezer,  b.  25th  10th  mo.,  1664  ;  m.  Elephel  Fitzgerald. 

3.  Giles3  Slocum  ( Giles,2  Anthony1)  was  born  probably  in  Ports- 
mouth, R.  L,  25th  1st  mo.,  1647;  m.  26th  3d  mo.,  1669,  Anne,  daughter 


l. 

ii. 

3. 

iii. 

4. 

iv. 

v. 

5. 

vi. 

vii. 

viii 

6. 

ix. 

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of  Thomas  Lawton  ;  was  admitted  freeman  of  Portsmouth,  April  23,  1678  ; 
served  on  the  "  Grand  Inquest"  in.  1682  ;  as  deputy  to  the  General  As- 
sembly in  1685-90  ;  Selectman,  1687;  Town  Councilman,  1690;  Assist- 
ant (i.  e.  Senator)  from  1699  to  1705.  In  1705  he  and  his  brother  Eben- 
ezer  were  chosen,  with  Gov.  Cranston  and  others,  a  committee  to  settle  the 
boundary  with  Connecticut. 

He  was  a  large  land  owner  both  in  Rhode  Island  and  New  Plymouth ; 
received  land  in  Dartmouth  from  his  father  as  early  as  1677,  and  was  one  of 
the  proprietors  of  that  township  named  in  the  confirmatory  deed  of  William 
Bradford  in  1694.  Children,  first  three  probably  born  in  Dartmouth,  N.  P., 
the  others  in  Portsmouth,  R.  I.  : 

i.  Elizabeth,  b.  8th  2d  mo.,  1671. 

ii.  Johanna,  b.  9th  8th  mo.,  1672  ;  m.  Christopher  Almy. 

iii.  Ann,  b.  15th  7th  mo.,  1674. 

iv.  Mary,  b.  30th  11  mo.,  1675  ;  m.  John  Coggeshall. 

v.  Sarah,  b.  1st  1st  mo.,  1078. 

7.  vi.  Giles,  b.  8th  10th  mo.,  1680;  m.  Anne  Borden. 
vii.  John,  b.  22d  7th  mo.,  1682  ;  m.  Barbara . 

4.  Ebenezer3  Slocum  (  Giles,2  Anthony1),  born  in  Portsmouth,  R.  L, 
25th  1st  mo.,  1650  ;  m.  Mary  Thurston,  and  settled  in  Jamestown,  R.  I., 
where  he  occupied  a  prominent  place  in  the  affairs  of  the  township ;  was 
chosen  deputy  to  the  General  Assembly  in  1679,  which  position  he  held 
much  of  the  time  (sometime  as  Speaker)  until  his  death,  which  occurred 
the  13th  2d  mo.,  1715.  He  was  earnest  in  the  interest  of  the  Society  of 
Friends,  and  their  record  of  his  death  styled  him  "  a  valuable  minister." 
He  was  also  a  farmer.     Children  : 

i.  Elizabeth,  b.  Jan.  1,  1677-8;  m.  Peter  Green, 

ii.  Mary,  b.  June  21,  1679  ;  m.  David  Green. 

iii.  Johanna,  b.  Dec.  30,  1680-1  ;  m    Caleb  Carr. 

iv.  Rebecca,  b.  Nov.  13,  1682;  m.  William  Burling. 

8.  v.  Samuel,  b.  March  2,  1684  ;  m.  Hannah . 

vi.  Ebenezer,  b.  Jan.  20,  1686  ;  m.  Naomi  Barton, 

vii.  Desire,  b.  March  12,  1688;  m.  Samuel  Dyer. 

viii.  Deliverance,  b.  Aug.  15,  1691 ;  m   Thomas  Rogers. 
ix.     Mercy,  b.  14th  7  mo.,  1693;  d.  Jan.  10,  1714. 

x.      Giles,  b.  19th  12  mo.,  1695;  m.  Mary . 

xi.    Joseph,  twin,  b  21st  2d  mo.,  1697  ;  m. . 

xii.   Abigail,  twin,  b.  21st  2d  mo.,  1697  ;  m.  George  Thomas. 

5.  Peleg3  Slocum  ( Giles2  Anthony1)  was  born  in  Portsmouth,  R.  L, 
17th  6  mo.,  1654;  m.  Mary  Holder,  daughter  of  Christopher  Holder,  a 
prominent  Quaker.  They  settled  in  Dartmouth,  N.  P.,  where  he  became 
an  active  worker  in  the  Society  of  Friends,  being  named  in  their  records 
as  a  minister.  He  donated  six  acres  of  land  as  a  site  for  their  first  meeting- 
house  and  burying-ground  in  that  township.  He  died  in  Dartmouth  in 
1732-3  ;  she,  at  the  house  of  their  son-in-law,  Peter  Easton,  in  Newport, 
20th  7  mo.,  1737,  aged  75  years,  4  mos.  and  14  days.     Children  : 

i.  Mary,  b.  Oct.  29,  1682 ;  m.  John  Hedley. 

ii.  Deliverance,  b.  Feb.  10.  1684  ;  m.  Ralph  Chapman,  Jr. 

iii.  Content,  b.  July  2,  1687  ;  m.  Peter  Easton. 

iv.  Elizabeth,  b.  Feb.  3,  1689  ;  m.  Isaac  Barker  ;  m.  second, Poacher. 

v.  Peleg,  b.  March  24,  1692  ;  m.  Rebecca . 

vi.  Giles,  b.  Feb.  21,  1694-5;  d.  in  infancy. 

9.  vii.  Holder,  b.  June  14,  1697;  in.  Hannah  Hull,  daughter  of  John;  m. 

second,  Rebecca  Almy. 
viii.  Giles,  b.  1699  ;  m.  Elizabeth,  dau.  of  John  Wanton  ;   d.  15th  6  mo., 

1720. 
ix.    Joseph,  b.  13th  3d  mo.,  1701  ;  m.  Susannah,  dau.  of  John  Wanton. 


394  The  Slocum  Genealogy.  [Oct. 

6.  Eliezer3  Slocum  (Giles,2  Anthony1)  was  born  in  Portsmouth, 
R.  L,  25th  of  10th  mo.,  1664.  He  m.  Elephel  Fitzgerald,*  and  settled  in 
Dartmouth,  New  Plymouth,  where  he  and  his  brothers  Giles  and  Peleg 
were  named  among  the  proprietors  of  the  township  in  the  confirmatory 
deed  of  William  Bradford,  Nov.  13,  1694.  He  was  a  yeoman,  and  died  in 
1727,  leaving  a  large  estate.  Elephel,  his  widow,  died  in  1748,  possessed 
of  a  considerable  estate. 

He  remained  a  stanch  Friend  during  his  life,  and  at  a  time  when  it  was 
necessary  to  sacrifice  the  rights  of  citizenship  and  suffer  much  persecution 
for  conscience  sake.     Children,  born  in  Dartmouth  : 

i.  Meribah,  b.  April  28,  1689;   m.  William  Ricketson. 

ii.  Mary,  b.  Aug.  22,  1691  ;  probably  d.  young. 

10.  iii.  Eliezer,  b.  Jan.  20,  1093-4  ;  m.  Deborah  Smith,  daughter  of  Deliv- 
erance, 

iv.  Ebenezer,  m.  Bathsheba,  daughter  of  Trustuni  Hull,  4th  2d  mo.,  1728. 

v.  John,  b.  Jan.  20,  1696-7;  d.  in  1727,  unm. 

vi.  Benjamin,  b.  Dec.  14,  1699. 

vii.  Joanna,  b.  July  15,  1702  ;  m.  Daniel,  son  of  John  Weeden. 

7.  Giles4  Slocum  (  Giles,3  Giles,2  Anthony1)  was  born  in  Portsmouth, 
R.  I.,  8th  10  mo.,  1680  ;  m.  Anne,  daughter  of  Matthew  and  Sarah  Borden, 
and  settled  in  Portsmouth.  He  was  admitted  freeman  in  1703,  and  chosen 
deputy  to  the  General  Assembly  in  1705  ;  Assistant  (i.e.  Senator)  in  1798 
-9-10  and  1712;  again  deputy  in  1720-2-4. 

He  died  the  20th  7  mo.,  1749,  according  to  the  Friends'  record,  in  which 
is  written,  "  And  as  he  was  Zealous  for  true  Church  Discipline  so  he  was 
much  made  use  of  by  the  Church  and  was  serviceable  among  his  neighbours 
having  a  Gift  beyond  some  others  ;  his  Death  is  therefore  Lamented  by  the 
Church  as  well  as  his  neighbors  and  his  own  Family."     Children  : 

i.  Giles,  b.  1st  9th  mo.,  1702  ;  >  '*  deceased  together22d  4th  mo., 

ii.  Matthew,  b.  31st  10th  mo.,  1703;    >  1712." 

iii.  Sarah,  b.  11th  11th  mo.,  1704-5;  m. Barker. 

iv.  Anne,  b.  17th  3d  mo.,  1707  ;  m. Easton. 

v.  Mary,  b.  7th  12  mo.,  1708-9  ;  m.  John  Cook  ;  m.  second, Palmer. 

vi.  Elizabeth,  b.  8th  9th  mo.,  1711  ;  m.  Preserved  Fish. 

vii.  Giles,  b.  14th  5th  mo.,  1713;  m.  Susannah  Brownell. 

viii.  Matthew,  b.  12th  2d  mo.,  1715  ;  m.  Hannah  Talman. 

ix.  Ruth,  b.  1st  4th  mo.,  1717  ;  m. Easton. 

x.  Benjamin,  b.  29th  7th  mo.,  1720. 

xi.  Joanna,  twin,  b.  30th  10th  mo.,  1722  ;    d.  1724. 

xii.  Abigail,  twin,  b.  31st  10th  mo.,  1722  ;  m. Brownell. 

xiii.  Hannah,  b.  26th  8th  mo.,  1726. 

8.  Samuel4  Slocum  (Ebenezer,3  Giles,2  Anthony1),  born  in  James- 
town, Rhode  Island,  March  2,  1GS4;  m.  Hannah  — — -,  and  settled  in 
his  native  township.  He  was  chosen  deputy  to  the  General  Assembly  in 
1718  and  1743.     Children: 

i.  Mary,  b.  12th  8th  mo.,  1708  ;  d.  1708. 

ii.  Hannah,  b.  5th  2d  mo.,  1710. 

iii.  Samuel,  b.  9th  7th  mo.,  1711. 

iv.  Ebenezer,  b.  21st  lOch  mo.,  1714;  d.  in  infancy. 

v.  Ebenezer,  b.  8th  mo.,  1716  ;  m.  Mary  Northup. 

vi.  Edward,  b.  14th  11th  mo.,  1717. 

*  Tradition— agreeing  in  families  widely  separated  for  generations — says  that  Elephel 
Fitzgerald  was  an  Irish  lady  of  high  birth.  Some  hold  that  she  was  among  the  number 
who  were  brought  to  Virginia  ("children  stolen"  or  "  maidens  pressed")  and  sold  for 
wives  to  respectable  purchasers,  and  that  the  purchase  money  in  this  instance  amounted  to 
about  $G00. 


1880.]  The  Slocum  Genealogy.  395 

9.  Holder4  Slocum  (Peleg,3  Giles,2  Anthony1')  was  born  in  Dart- 
mouth, Mass.,  June  14,  1697  ;  he  m.  Hannah,  daughter  of  John  and  Alice 
Hull,  of  Jamestown,  R.  I. ;  she  died  in  1725  ;  he  m.  second,  Rebecca 
Almy,  of  Tiverton,  R.  I.    He  died  in  1758,     Children,  born  in  Dartmouth  : 

i.      Alice,  b.  Jan.  19,  1723-4;  m.  Job  Almy,  of  Newport. 

By  second  marriage  : 

ii.  Ann,  b.  28th  12th  mo.,  1735  ;  m. Ricketson. 

iii.  Mary,  b.  20th  '8th  mo.,  1786  ;  pub.  to  William  Tucker, 

iv.  Christopher,  b.  ,27th  9th  mo.,  1738  ;  lived  a  bachelor, 

v.  Peleg,  b.  16th  11th  mo.,  1740;  m. 

vi.  Elizabeth,  b.  24th  3d  mo.,  1742;  m.  Benjamin  Russell. 

vii.  Rebecca,  b.  26th  9th  mo.  1743  ;  m.  Humphrey  Smith, 
viii.  Holder,  b.  17th  1st  mo.,  1747-8;  m.  Abigail  Tucker. 

10.  Eliezer4  Slocum  (Eliezer3  Giles,2  Anthony1)  was  born  Jan.  20, 
1693-4,  in  Dartmouth,  Mass.;  m.  Deborah,  daughter  of  Deliverance  Smith, 
an  early  settler  ef  that  township.  He  settled  in  Dartmouth  as  a  yeoman 
-and  trader,  and  died  there  in  1738-9,  leaving  a  large  estate.     Children  : 

11.  i.  John,  b.  Aug.  4,  1717;  m.  Deborah  Almy. 

ii.  David,  b.  Sept.  25,  1719;  d.  18th  7th  mo.,  1738,  in  Newport, 

iii.  Mary,  b.  Sept.  29,  1721  ;  m.  Daniel  Howland. 

iv.  Eliezer,  b.  Dec.  6,  1723. 

v.  Elephel,  b.  Sept.  26,  1728  ;  m.  Benjamin  Allen. 

vi.  Humphrey,  b.  Feb.  18,  1729-30  ;  m.  Almy  Chase. 

vii.  Ann,  b.  March  6,  1732  ;  m.  Job  Almy,  Jr. 

viii.  Deborah,  m.  Prince  Howland,  Dec.  27,  1752. 

11.  John5  Slocum  {Eliezer,""  Eliezer?  Giles,2  Anthony1)  was  born  in 
Dartmouth,  Mass.,  August  4,  1717  ;  he  m.  Dec.  25,  1738,  Deborah  Almy, 
daughter  of  John  and  Deborah,  and  settled  in  his  native  township  as  a  yeo- 
man and  merchant.     Children,  born  in  Dartmouth  : 

i.  Job,  b.  Dec.  20,  1739 ;  remained  unmarried. 

ii.  Elizabeth,  b.  Feb.  8,  1741-2  ;  m.  Elihu  Russell. 

iii.  Eleazer,  b.  May  15,  1744  ;  m.  Anstis  Vial,  March  14,  1765. 

iv.  John,  b.  Oct.  6,  1746 ;  m.  Rhobe  Briggs. 

v.  Fitzgerald,  b.  April  10,  1749. 

vi.  Pardon,  b.  July  8,  1751. 

vii.  Elsie,  b.  April  17,  1753. 

viii.  Ebenezer,   b.  Jan.  5,  1756;  m.  Sarah  Wood;  m.  second,  Mehitable 

Norton  ? 

ix.  Elephel,  b.  May  25,  1759. 

x.  Jonah,  b.  June  26,  1761. 

xi.  Deborah,  twin,  b.  Sept.  6,  1763;  m.  Philip  Howland. 

xii.  Restcome,  twin,  b.  Sept.  6,  1763 ;  m.  Phebe,  dau.  of  George  Allen. 


Note. — My  labors  among  the  later  generations  have  been  so  successful  that  the 
Slocum  Genealogy  will  be  given  to  the  printer  at  an  early  date,  to  be  published  in 
an  octavo  volume.  Criticisms  of  the  sketch  here  printed,  and  references  to  records, 
persons  and  places  where  corrections  or  additions  may  be  obtained,  will  be  duly 
appreciated. 

The  late  Horatio  Slocomb,  Esq.,  gave  much  time  during  the  latter  part  of  his 
life  to  collecting  the  genealogy  ot  the  Slocombs,  and  with  <rood  success,  dating  back 
to  Simon,  ot  Franklin,  Mass.  His  manuscript  has  been  placed  at  my  disposal,  it 
being  thought  best  to  publish  all  branches  of  the  family  at  the  same  time. 

vol.  xxxiv.  35 


396  Dedham  and  Stoughton.  [Oct. 


T 


DEDHAM  AND  STOUGHTON. 

Communicated  by  Jeremiah  Colburn,  A.M.,  of  Boston. 

HE  following  petitions  of  sundry  inhabitants  of  the  above  towns 
for  laying  out  a  highway  from  Dedham  to  Stoughton,  1792, 
will  be  read  with  interest.  There  is  this  endorsement  on  the  first 
document:  "Judge  Cranch,  Justice  Crafts,  Justice  Crane,  Justice 
Bullard,  Justice  Mcintosh  Adams,  a  Committee  to  View  the  Premi- 
ses and  Report  whether  it  is  convenient  or  necessary." 

I.     Petition  of  Dedham. 

To  the  honorable  Court  of  General  Sessions  of  the  Peace  holden  at 
Boston  within  &  for  the  County  of  Suffolk  on  Tuesday  the  17th  day  of  April 
1792. 

The  Subscribers  beg  leave  to  represent 

That  travelling  across  the  Country  through  Stoughton  &  Dedham  is  in- 
tercepted by  a  large  body  of  Meadow  on  each  side  Neponset-river,  And  that 
a  long  narrow  Ridge  of  hard  land  rising  across  said  Meadow  on  the  Stough- 
ton side  to  the  bank  of  said  river,  nearly  opposite  to  the  end  of  the  road 
at  a  place  called  Purgatory  in  Dedham,  has  always  excited  the  general 
wish  that  such  a  natural  causey  should  be  converted  to  the  obvious  use  it 
seems  designed  for,  viz  ;  A  public  Road,  to  join  the  End  of  the  road  aforesd, 
which  will  facilitate  intercourse  between  the  Southeastern  &  Northwestern 
Country — Therefore  we  request  a  Committee  may  be  raised  &  sent  to  effect 
the  same  if  to  your  honors  it  shall  seem  expedient. 

With  due  resignation  rest. 

John  Ellis  James  Turner 

John  Ruggles  Wm  Draper 

Timothy  Whiting  Isaac  Snell 

Solomon  Whiting  Israel  Everett 

Lemuel  Ellis  William  Everett 

Oliver  Fisher  Junr  Joseph  Everett 

John  Ellis  Junr  Joseph  Lewis 

Joseph  Metcalf  Heman  Guild 

Abner  Colburn  Joseph  Ellis 

John  Dean  Joseph  Weatherbee 

Ebener  Gay  Joseph  Weatherbee  Jr 

Wm  Ellis  John  Endicott 

David  Everett  Nat  Ames 

Joshua  Whiting  Enoch  Harris 

Benjn  Watherby  Isaac  Doggett 

Tho8  Watherby  Samuel  Doggett  Jr 

Sam11  Smith  Cap*  Gay 

Sam11  Doggett  F  Miller 

Isaac  Eaton  Timothy  Gay 

Ira  Draper  Timothy  Gay  JuT 
Sam1  Whiting 


1880.1 


Diary  of  Samuel  Thompson. 


397 


II.     Petition  of  Stoughton. 

To  all  whom  it  may  concern  whereas  We  the  Subscribers  (being  Inhab- 
itants of  the  Town  of  Stoughton)  Have  been  Informed  that  a  Petition  Has 
Ben  Presented  unto  the  Honorable  Justices  of  the  court  of  General  Ses- 
sions of  the  peace  for  the  County  of  Suffolk  Requesting  that  a  Road  may 
be  Laid  out  by  said  court  across  the  Fowl  Meadows  (so  coaled)  Near  What 
is  coaled  the  Lon<j  Rid^e,  and  as  said  meadow  is  about  six  miles  Long  & 
there  is  No  Public  Road  that  Leeds  from  Dedliam  to  Stoughton  Without 
Going  around  Either  Through  Milton  or  Sharon  which  is  10  or  12  miles 
We  Give  it  as  our  opinion  that  it  Would  be  for  the  Benefit  of  the  Publick 
that  a  Road  should  be  Laid  out  acros  Said  meadow  over  Said  Long  Ridge 
in  Stoughton  &  so  to  Land  at  What  is  calld  Eatons  Shore  in  Dedham  as 
this  is  Near  the  middle  of  said  grate  meadows  &  is  much  the  Narrowest 
place  in  said  meadow  of  any:  and  is  Nearest  the  centre  of  Each  Town  of 
any  place  where  a  Road  can  be  Had  &  if  this  Road  should  be  Laid  out 
&  Established  it  will  shorten  the  Way  from  the  centre  of  said  Towns  of 
Dedham  and  Stoughton  Just  about  one  Half. 

Stoughton  June  25th  1792. 


Roger  Billing 
Charles  Fenno 
Sam1  Capen 
Abel  Puffer 
Samuel  Tucker  Jr 
Frank  Petingill 
Simeon  Tucker 
Benjn  Tucker 
Elijah  Fenno 
Daniel  Tucker 
John  Tucker 
Edward  Downs 
Lemuel  Fisher 
Laban  Lewis 
Georg  Billing 
John  Pauts 
Elijah  Dunbar 
Joseph  Bemis 
Elijah  Gill 
Abel  Weutworth 


Fisher  Kingsley 
Nathaniel  Fisher 
Wm  Crane 
Ezekiel  Fisher  Jur 
Wm  Shepard 
Joseph  Smith  3d 
Abner  Crane 
Henry  Baily 
Jabin  Fisher 
Nathan  Crane 
Eiijah  Crane 
Lewis  Chandler 
Nathan  Gill 
W.  M.  Kendry 
Abijah  Upham 
Dudley  Bailey 
David  Hartwell 
Luther  May 
Sam1  Blackmor 


DIARIES  OF  SAMUEL  THOMPSON,  ESQ.,  WOBURN,  MASS. 

Communicated  by  William  R.  Cutter,  Esq.,  of  Lexington,  Mass. 

THE   town  of  Woburn   has  a  rich   mine  of  information   in  the  papers 
and  manuscripts  of  Samuel  Thompson,   Esq.,   who   died  August   17, 
1820,  aged  80.     This  gentleman   was  much   employed  in  his  day  on  impor- 
tant town  business,  being  also  a  justice  of  the  peace,  a  parish  clerk,  deacon 
of  the  church,  representative  in  the  legislature,  surveyor  of  land,  etc.  etc. 
In  these  remains,  as  would  naturally  be  expected,  aro  found  the  record 


398  Diary  of  Samuel  Thompson.  [Oct. 

of  the  marriages,  deaths  and  births  of  his  own  immediate  family,  the  deaths 
of  his  parents,  and  the  statement  of  his  marriages  to  the  three  wives  whom 
he  survived.  The  writer  was  own  cousin  to  the  father  of  Sir  Benjamin 
Thompson,  Count  Rumford,  and  in  1758  went  to  Lake  George  in  an  expe- 
dition against  Canada,  and  from  a  sergeant  became  a  lieutenant  before  his 
return. 

He  records  a  number  of  remarkable  incidents  from  the  year  1755  to 
1774.  For  instance  :  Captain  Codman,  of  Charlestown,  fatally  poisoned 
by  his  negro  servants,  1755  ;  a  great  earthquake  the  same  year.  A  violent 
wind,  1761.  Deacon  John  Wright  hanged  himself,  1763.  Henry  Reed's 
wife  burned  to  death,  1768;  a  strange  event.  Benjamin  Brooks  killed 
while  felling  a  tree,  1769.*  A  remarkable  storm,  1770,  the  tide  forced  in 
to  a  high  extent.  Two  remarkable  freshets,  1771.  Moses  Noyes  injured 
Peter  Alexander  in  a  scuffle,  1771,  who  being  infirm  at  the  time  soon  after 
died.  Noyes  was  tried,  but  the  jurors  found  that  Alexander  died  a  natural 
death.  Twenty  persons  in  Woburn  were  frozen  one  very  cold  day  in  1773- 
The  raising  of  the  meeting-house  in  Wilton,  where  a  beam  suddenly  broke, 
and  fifty  or  more  persons  at  work  on  the  frame  fell,  killing  several  and 
wounding  others,  is  also  alluded  to. 

In  1774  Thomas  Jones,  the  pastor  of  the  Woburn  Second  Church  (now 
in  Burlington),  was  taken  with  a  paralytic  fit  in  the  pulpit,  and  died  on  the 
same  day.  In  1777  he  records,  under  date  of  August  15y  that  a  hurricane 
tore  off  about  all  the  roof  of  the  Woburn  Second  Parish  meeting-house,  and 
destroyed  parts  of  other  buildings,  with  Joshua  Jones's  barns.  A  great 
many  apple  trees  were  blown  down,  many  large  and  strong  trees  were 
turned  up  by  the  roots,  and  almost  all  the  limbs  blown  off  some,  their  naked 
trunks  left  standing,  five  or  seven,  eight  or  ten  feet  high.  The  devastation 
reached  two  or  three  miles  in  length. 

On  June  28,  1764,  the  writer's  house  was  raised,  and  in  April  or  May, 
1765,  he  set  two  elms  and  one  buttonwood  before  the  door;  another  tree 
was  also  set  there  a  few  years  later.     These  four  trees  stood  many  years. 

He  took  part  with  the  Woburn  men  in  the  "  Concord  Fight,"  on  Wed- 
nesday, April  19,  1775,  and  has  left  a  carefully  written  statement  of  his 
doings  on  that  eventful  day.  According  to  this  account  the  town  was  alarm- 
ed by  the  news  of  the  regulars'  march  at  two  or  three  o'clock  in  the  morn- 
ing, and  many  parties  from  this  and  adjacent  towns  were  on  their  march 
towards  Concord  before  sunrise. 

The  Woburn  people,  who  arrived  early,  retired  before  the  troops  to 
Lincoln.  Some  fired  on  the  enemy  from  the  Bedford  road,  just  out  of 
Concord,  where  occurred  a  slight  skirmish.  The  Woburn  party  placed 
themselves  behind  trees  and  walls  on  each  side  of  the  road  where  the  ene- 
my would  approach,  and  when  they  came  up  poured  upon  the  troops  a  gen- 
eral fire,  which  was  participated  in  by  each  force.  The  roadway  being  full 
of  the  regulars,  the  intenseness  of  the  fire  greatly  annoyed  them.  The 
walls,  however,  on  each  side  of  the  road,  were  somewhat  of  a  safeguard  to 
them,  as  they  stooped  down  to  avoid  the  fire  as  they  ran  by,  but,  notwith- 
standing, many  of  them  were  struck  at  this  point. 

The  Americans  had  three  killed  in  this  particular  skirmish,  one  of  whom 
was  Daniel  Thompson,  of  Woburn,  brother  of  the  writer,  and  "  who  be- 
haved very  valiantly." 

The  Woburn  men  distinguished  themselves  in  this  engagement  with 
much  valor.     When  they  engaged  the  enemy  it  was  thought  they  had  not 

*  See  Register,  xxix.  156* 


1880.]  Diary  of  Samuel  Thompson.  399 

more  than  one  third  as  many  men  as  the  regulars  had.  The  writer  says  he 
shot  about  ten  rods  at  them  near  ten  times,  and  thought  he  killed  or  wound- 
ed several.  When  their  rear  had  gone  by,  he  went  where  he  shot,  and 
three  or  four  were  dead  very  near  that  spot.  He  got  one  of  their  guns  and 
some  small  plunder. 

After  this  the  Americans  ran  up  and  fired  on  the  rear  of  the  regulars,  as 
they  were  marching  rapidly  along,  and  from  every  place  where  the  land 
and  turns  in  the  road  would  give  our  men  an  advantage,  the  troops  were 
thus  pursued  to  Lexington. 

The  writer  followed  on  to  the  point  where  they  burned  the  houses  in 
Lexington,  and  shot  several  times  more.  He  then  returned  home,  being 
much  fatigued. 

He  chronicles  several  incidents  connected  with  the  siege  of  Boston,  the 
fight  at  Noddle's  Island,  Bunker  Hill  battle,  the  coming  of  Washington,  etc. 
Samuel  Russell,  of  Woburn,  son  of  Jesse,  was  wounded  in  the  shoulder  at 
the  fight  in  Charlestown,  June  17,  1775,  and  brought  home  and  died  of  his 
wounds  and  a  fever.  Nathaniel  Kendall  died  of  injuries  inflicted  by  Ben- 
jamin Edgell's  stallion,  1775.  Samuel  Thompson,  eldest  son  of  the  writer, 
a  lieutenant  in  the  Revolutionary  army,  died  at  New  York,  aged  22,  in 
1776. 

An  account  of  the  Dark  Day,  May  19,  1780,  is  a  plain  and  interesting 
statement  of  that  remarkable  occurrence.  It  began  to  grow  dark  between 
nine  and  ten  o'clock  in  the  forenoon,  and  the  darkness  increased  by  degrees 
till  after  twelve,  when  it  was  darker  than  usual  on  a  starlight  night.  Can- 
dles were  lighted  at  mid-day,  and  the  people  were  astonished  and  affrighted, 
calling  to  mind  passages  of  sacred  writ,  namely,  the  sun  shall  go  down  at 
noon  ;  the  sun,  his  shining  shall  be  clothed  with  sackcloth.  The  darkness 
departed  gradually,  and  the  natural  day  revisited  the  earth  about  three 
o'clock  in  the  afternoon. 

1782.  Diarist  journeyed  to  Packersfield  (now  Nelson),  N.  H.  Some 
Sundays  no  meeting.  Candidates  for  pastor  of  First  Parish  preach  dur- 
ing 1782,  1783,  1784. 

1783.  Diarist  gone  twenty-six  days  to  Flintstown. 

1784.  Diarist  journeyed  to  New  Haven,  Connecticut — interesting  de- 
tails— and  this  year  surveyed  Meeting-House  Hill. 

1785.  Samuel  Sargeant  ordained  at  Woburn.  Great  stir  about  small- 
pox.    Diarist  fell  from  his  horse  and  hurt  himself. 

1786.  Riots  stop  Northampton,  Worcester  and  Concord  courts. 

1787.  Troops  collect  and  march  to  Worcester. 

1788.  Diarist  mentions  a  training  of  the  West  Company,  one  of  the 
military  companies  of  Woburn.  Rev.  Mr.  Sargeant's  house  was  on  fire  on 
the  Sabbath.  Convention  for  considering  the  Constitution  of  the  United 
States  met  at  Boston.     A  regimental  muster  occurred  in  Woburn. 

1789.  William  Tay  had  his  thigh  broken,  and  was  otherwise  bruised  by 
Jonathan  Kendall's  shed  blowing  down.  General  Washington  visited 
Boston,  Connecticut  and  New  Hampshire.  At  Boston  more  than  twenty 
thousand  people  collected  on  the  occasion.  The  influenza  prevails,  1789, 
1790,  and  many  aged  persons  die. 

1790.  Cyrus  Baldwin  drowned  at  Dunstable  was  brought  to  Woburn 
and  buried.     Dr.  Franklin  died  at  Philadelphia. 

1791.  Diarist  and  wife  journey  in  the  winter  to  Concord,  N.  H. ;  a  good 
vol.  xxxiv.  35* 


400  Diary  of  Samuel  Thompson.  [Oct* 

sleigh  road  from  Boston  to  Cohoos.     A  strange  malady,  a  swelling  over  the 
eye  and  then  of  other  parts  of  the  head  and  throat,  occurred  this  year. 

1792.  Diarist  views  roads  and  lays  out  same  in  Middlesex  County,  etc. 
Luther  Simonds,  whose  father's  wife  had  been  killed  by  the  kick  of  a  horse 
in  1783,  was  found  dead  under  a  log  that  rolled  on  him  at  his  sawmill  in 
1792.  The  small-pox  prevailed  and  inoculation  was  permitted  in  Woburn 
and  other  towns. 

1793.  Benjamin  Edgell,  Jr.,  died  suddenly  at  a  ball.  Independence 
day  was  celebrated  by  about  eighty  Woburn  inhabitants  and  a  number  of 
other  gentlemen.  A  singing  exhibition  and  lecture  occurred  this  year. 
Diarist  surveyed  Medford  River  and  Pond,  the  Symmes  and  Richardson 
Rivers,  and  to  Wilmington  and  Billerica,  for  the  newly  chartered  Middle- 
sex Canal.  Diarist  also  surveyed  in  this  year  for  the  Hon.  Elbridge  Gerry, 
afterward  vice-president  of  the  United  States. 

1794.  Diarist  again  hurt  by  his  horse — this  time  in  left  leg.  This  year 
he  saw  a  LION  in  Boston  [the  capitals  are  his].  Lightning  struck  Bar- 
tholomew Richardson's  house,  and  hurt  his  daughter  Phebe.  A  new  bury- 
ing-place  was  provided  in  the  First  Parish  of  Woburn,  and  the  Baptists 
met  at  their  new  meeting-house  the  first  time. 

1795.  Diarist  makes  plans  of  several  towns,  Woburn  included. 

1796.  Diarist's  grandson  was  hurt  by  the  kick  of  a  horse  on  the  head. 
The  schoolhouse  was  on  fire,  but  was  put  out  soon.  On  July  4,  the  Diarist 
raised  a  spire-vane  or  weathercock — Independence  declared  twenty  years  past. 
On  his  way  home  from  Concord,  N.  H.,  with  his  wife,  his  chaise  was 
overturned. 

1797.  Benjamin  Simonds's  house  was  burned  down. 

1798.  The  yellow  fever  prevailed  in  Boston  and  other  places.  Diarist 
had  a  wen  cut  out.  This  year  there  was  a  school  exhibition,  and  Mr. 
Smith  was  installed  over  the  Baptists. 

1799.  Brigade  officers  met  at  A.  Thompson's — brother  of  the  Diarist. 
A  hearing  occurred  on  the  floor  of  the  new  State  House  about  dividing  the 
town  of  Woburn,  and  Mr.  Sargeant  preached  his  farewell  sermon. 

1800.  Diarist  had  his  sleigh  painted,  and  worked  on  the  census.  Jan. 
16,  Dr.  Morse,  of  Charlestown,  addressed  the  people  of  Woburn  on  occa- 
sion of  the  public  services  of  the  town  on  the  death  of  General  Washing- 
ton. Feb.  22,  Mr.  Oliver,  then  preaching  in  the  town,  delivered  a  funeral 
sermon  on  Washington. 

1801.  Jacob  Eames's  house  was  struck  by  lightning. 

1802.  Diarist  fell  on  a  large  knife  he  had  in  his  pocket,  and  the  blade 
entered  near  his  hip  and  went  into  his  flesh  five  inches  toward  the  back- 
bone. A  boat  and  a  large  raft  were  afloat  on  the  Middlesex  Canal,  at  Wil- 
mington,  and  on  July  5  two  or  three  hundred  people  sailed  on  the  canal. 

1803.  A  muster  of  five  companies,  one  of  them  of  horse,  on  Diarist's 
and  Colonel  Baldwin's  lands  at  "  New  Bridge." 

1804.  Channing  preached  in  Woburn  one  Sabbath.  Joseph  Chickering 
was  ordained.     Twenty  persons  offered  themselves  to  the  church. 

1806.  Diarist  viewed  almshouse  and  was  hurt  by  a  fall. 

1807.  Diarist  went  to  Boston  to  purchase  books  for  library,  founded 
1789.  Esquire  Clapp's  house  (July  14)  was  raised  and  fell,  killing  three 
and  wounding  twenty  or  more  persons.  On  the  day  following  were  three 
burials,  all  of  victims  of  this  disaster,  viz.,  John  Lyman,  Samuel  Wright 
and  Joshua  Richardson.     Five  days  later  (July  19)  Nathan  Parker  died 


1880.]  The  Youngman  Family,  401 

of  wounds  from  his  fall  off  the  frame.*     This  year  Diarist  was  very  sick 
and  had  Doctor  Plympton.     His  wife  was  also  sick. 

1808.  Probate  court  holden  in  Woburn,  and  the  Woburn  meeting-house 
burned  to  the  ground  at  eleven  o'clock  at  night ;  thought  to  be  purposely 
done.  Mr.  Chickering  preached  in  the  school-house  after  the  meeting- 
house was  burned.  The  town  voted  to  set  the  next  meeting-house  where 
the  school-house  stood.  The  timber  for  the  new  meeting-house  soon  ar- 
rived in  the  canal,  from  New  Hampshire,  and  was  drawn  to  the  training 
field.     A  general  muster  in  Woburn  on  Benjamin  Wyman's  plain. 

1809.  Litigation  about  the  town  common  land.  The  new  Woburn 
meeting-house  was  dedicated — ministers  and  people  of  adjacent  towns  at- 
tending and  assisting,  all  parts  of  the  service  being  performed  decently  and 
in  order. 

1810.  Probate  court  again  held  in  Woburn. 

1811.  A  deep  snow,  drifts  ten  feet  deep  ;  sun  not  seen  for  ten  days  in 
February. 

1812.  Town  meeting  at  Captain  Wade's.  A  general  muster  in  Wo- 
burn.    Diarist  eighty-one  years  old. 

1813.  Diarist  read  Genesis. 

The  manuscripts  give  an  account  of  the  weather  covering  the  last  thirty- 
two  years,  state  who  preached  each  Sabbath,  and  preserve  a  list  of  the 
deaths  and  burials  in  the  town,  which  has  been  already,  as  to  deaths,  incor- 
porated into  the  copied  town  records  prepared  by  the  late  Rev.  Samuel 
Sewall.  With  them  are  also  preserved  copies  of  orations  by  the  writer, 
and  papers  relating  to  other  affairs,  private  cash  accounts,  etc. 


THE  YOUNGMAN  FAMILY. 

By  David  Youngman,  M.D.,  Boston,  Mass. 

THE  name  of  Youngman  occurs  so  seldom  in  our  biographical  records, 
as  a  surname,  that  a  brief  sketch  of  some  of  the  families  who  have 
lived  in  New  England  during  the  last  two  hundred  years,  is  here  given  ; 
hoping  it  may  interest  the  descendants  and  also  prove  an  incentive  to  the 
lovers  of  genealogical  research  to  furnish  further  information. 

It  is  not  known  when  the  first  of  the  name  came  to  this  country.  It  was 
a  tradition  in  the  family  that  the  first  settler  was  a  Scotch  sea-captain,  who 
came  over  in  early  colonial  times.  The  name  has  appeared  occasionally  in 
England,  Germany  and  the  United  States  for  many  years. 

Allibone,  in  his  Dictionary  of  Authors,  speaks  of  William  Youngman, 
who  was  the  author  of  "Truth  and  Excellence  of  the  Christian  Revelation 
Demonstrated,"  a  12mo.  volume,  published  in   London  in  1834  ;  and  the 

*  The  following  account  appeared  in  the  Columbian  Centinel,  Boston,  July  18, 1807  : 

"  Melancholy  Accident. — On  Tuesday  last  [14th  instant]  the  frame  of  a  house  belonging 
to  Major  Clap  of  Woburn,  was  raised,  and  when  nearly  completed,  the  whole  fell,  and 
killed  two  persons  immediately  on  the  spot— one  died  the  night  following;  sixteen  were 
wounded,  some  it  is  feared  mortally.  The  persons  killed  were  Messrs.  Samuel  Wright, 
Joshua  Richardson  and  John  Lyman" 

Nathan  Parker  died  of  his  wounds,  Sunday,  July  19,  the  day  after  the  puhlication  of  the 
above  account.  Long  inscriptions  on  the  stones  of  Parker,  Wright  and  Richardson,  in  the 
"Woburn  second  burying  ground,  state  their  deaths  were  caused  by  the  fall  of  a  house  frame. 
The  owner  of  the  house  was  Jeremiah  Clapp,  who  died  Nov.  11,  1817,  aged  65. 


402  The  Youngman  Family,  [Oct. 

author  of  a  memoir  of  Alexander  Cruden,  published  in  the  unabridged  edi- 
tion of  his  Concordance.     To  what  family  he  belonged,  I  know  not. 

Allen's  Biographical  Dictionary  gives  John  George  Youngman,  a  Mora- 
vian missionary,  first  employed  amoug  the  Mohegans  in  Connecticut,  and 
afterwards  among  the  Delawares  on  the  Susquehanna  and  in  the  western 
country.  He  died  at  Bethlehem,  Conn.,  July,  1808,  at  the  age  of  87.  He 
may  have  been  a  descendant  of  Francis,  noticed  hereafter. 

A  few  years  ago,  Peter  Youngman  was  living  in  East  Boston,  but  was 
born  in  Germany,  and  knew  nothing  of  his  ancestors. 

One  hundred  vears  ago  several  families  of  this  name  were  living  in  Boston 
and  vicinity  ;  but  after  the  Revolutionary  war  they  all  disappeared  except 
one  family.     Only  one  family  now  resides  in  Massachusetts. 

A  few  of  the  name  appear  in  the  New  York  city  directory,  who  can  be 
traced  to  their  ancestor  in  Vermont. 

The  first  of  the  name  known  in  New  England  from  whom  a  direct  line- 
age can  be  traced,  was 

1.  Francis1  Youngman,  whose  marriage  to  Anna  Heath,  December  2, 
1684,  is  recorded  in  Roxbury,  Mass.  (now  a  part  of  Boston),  where  he  died 
in  1712.     His  children,  born  in  Roxbury,  were  : 

i.  Jonathan,  b.  Oct.  9,  1686. 

ii.  Cornelius,  b.  Sept.  1,  1688;  m.  Mary  Story. 

2.  iii.  Ebenezer,  b.  Nov.  2,  1690  ;   m.  Mercy  Jones,  Jan.  8,  1713. 
iv.  Anna,  b.  Dec.  1,  1695. 

v.      Elizabeth,  b.  Jan.  7,  1698;  m.  John  Crafts. 
vi.     Sarah,  b.  May  4,  1701 ;  m.  William  Ames. 

2.  Ebenezer2  Youngman  {Francis1),  by  wife  Mercy  Jones,  had  child- 
ren born  in  Boston  : 

i.  Ebenezer,  b.  Jan.  1,  1714. 

ii.  Mercy,  b.  Nov.  2,  1716  ;  m.  Samuel  Ryland. 

iii.  Susan,  b.  Oct.  14,  1718  ;  m.  Edward  Chase. 

iv.  Cornelius,  b.  Aug.  10,  1720. 

v.  Sarah,  b.  Feb.  13,  1722. 

3.  vi.  Nicholas,  b.  Oct.  18, 1723  ;  m.  Mary  Wright, 
vii.  Thomas,  b.  June,  1725  ;  m.  Susan  Waters, 
viii.  John,  b.  July,  1726  ;  m.  Mary  Darling. 

No  trace  of  the  descendants  of  this  family  can  be  found  except  those  of 
Nicholas.  The  presumption  is  that  Ebenezer  and  Cornelius  died  without 
issue,  and  Thomas  and  John,  if  they  had  families,  left  the  country  at  the 
evacuation  of  Boston,  March,  1776. 

3.  Nicholas3  Youngman  {Ebenezer,2  Francis1),  the  remaining  son, 
born  in  Boston,  Oct.  18,  1723;  m.  Mary  Wright,  born  in  1724.  She  died 
in  Hollis,  N.  H.,  Jan.  10,  1802.  He  m.  second  w.  Lydia  Hobart,  Sept.  16, 
1805.     He  died  in  Hollis,  Sept.  24,  1814,  aged  91. 

He  learned  the  trade  of  a  weaver,  but  afterwards  engaged  in  agriculture. 
When  he  left  Boston  is  uncertain,  but  he  finally  settled  in  Old  Dunstable, 
N.  H.,  in  the  westerly  portion  that  was  set  off  to  Hollis  in  1773,  as  his 
name  appears  in  a  petition  in  1756  for  that  object. 

He  had  eight  children,  the  dates  of  the  births  of  only  three  of  wrhom  can 
be  ascertained.  The  following  are  their  names  in  their  supposed  order, 
with  a  brief  notice  of  each  : 

i.  Ebenezer,  the  eldest,  enlisted  in  Capt.  Reuben  Dow's  company  of 
minute-men  at  Hollis,  April  19,  1775,  afterwards  in  Capt.  Moor's 
company,  and  was  killed  at  the  battle  of  Bunker  Hill,  June  17, 1775. 


1880.]  The  Youngman  Family,  403 

ii.  Mary,  m.  Joseph  French,  Feb.  1,  1771,  who  served  eight  months  in 
the  Revolutionary  war. 

iii.  John,  enlisted  in  1776,  for  six  months  ;  was  in  the  expedition  against 
Canada  ;  in  1777  enlisted  for  three  years  ;  was  with  his  brother  Tho- 
mas in  the  battle  of  Saratoga,  at  the  surrender  of  Burgoyne,  and  in 
the  campaigns  in  New  Jersey  and  Pennsylvania,  and  at  the  battle  of 
Monmouth,  where  the  1st  N.  H.  Regiment,  including  the  Hollis 
soldiers,  behaved  with  such  gallantry  as  to  receive  the  particular 
approbation  of  Gen.  Washington.  He  was  at  Valley  Forge  during 
that  winter  of  privation  and  suffering  in  1777-8.  In  1780  he  again 
enlisted  for  the  remainder  of  the  war.  After  its  close  he  settled  in 
Washington,  Vt.  Some  of  his  descendants  are  now  living  in  New 
York  city. 

iv.  Thomas,  enlisted  in  1776  for  one  year,  and  again  in  '77  for  three  years  ; 
served  with  his  brother  John  in  the  battles  already  mentioned.  En- 
listed in  1780  for  six  months.  Married  Thirza  Honey,  and  finally 
settled  in  Washington,  Vt. 

v.      Rhoda,   b.   March    4,    1756 ;    m.   Simeon   Blood,  who  served  three 
years  in  the  war,  and  was  in  some  hard  fought  battles. 
4.  vi.     Jabez,  b.   March,  1764.     Enlisted  in    1782  for  the  remainder  of  the 
war,  and  was  the  last  soldier  of  the  Hollis  quota. 

vii.  Stephen,  b.  1766;  m.  Abigail  Brown,  June  16,  1786;  d.  in  Hollis, 
Dec.  6,  1815. 

viii.  Hannah,  m.  David  Shearer. 

Thus  it  appears  that  Nicholas  Youngman's  family  did  excellent  service 
in  the  Revolutionary  war.  He  himself  enlisted  in  1776,  at  the  age  of  53, 
for  six  months,  and  went  with  his  son  John  in  the  expedition  against  Ti- 
conderoga.  His  eldest  son  gave  his  life  for  his  country  ;  and  all  his  sons, 
except  the  youngest,  and  all  his  sons-in-law,  served  from  six  months  to  four 
years  each ;  making  a  combined  service,  for  the  whole  family,  of  about 
eighteen  years. 

4.  Jabez4  Youngman  (Nicholas?  Ebenezer?  Francis1),  born  in  Hollis, 
N.  H.,  March,  1764.  Served  the  last  year  in  the  Revolutionary  war;  m. 
March  24,  1785,  Susannah  Powers,  born  in  Dunstable,  N.  H.,  August  28, 
1768.  Lived  in  Hollis  till  about  1798,  when  he  removed  to  Lempster, 
N.  H.,  where  he  died,  April  30,  1839,  age  75.  His  wife  died  within  three 
days  after,  May  3,  1839.     They  had  : 

i.  Jabez,  b.  in  Hollis,  June  26,  1786;  m.  Emma  Baldwin,  of  Antrim, 
N.  H.  He  settled  in  Wilmot,  N.  H.,  and  became  quite  an  inde- 
pendent farmer  ;  held  several  offices  of  trust,  and  for  several  years 
represented  his  town  in  the  state  legislature  ;  died  Oct.  1862,  age  76. 

ii.  Noah,  b.  in  H.  Sept.  14,  1788;  m.  Sally  Field,  of  Peterboro',  N.  H. 
Settled  in  Lempster  ;  was  a  prosperous  farmer  ;  died  Aug.  20,  1868, 
age  80. 

iii.  David,  b.  in  H.  Dec.  19,  1790;  m.  March  7,  1816,  Ruth  Field,  of 
Peterboro',  b.  April  3,  1796.  She  died  Sept.  5,  1817.  He  lived  several 
years  in  P.  engaged  in  tanning  and  currying ;  removed  to  Frank- 
lin, Tenn.,  in  1822,  where  he  still  lives  at  the  age  of  89. 

His  son,  David6  Youngman,  M.D.,  the  writer  of  this  article,  was 
born  in  Peterboro',  N.  H.,  Aug.  26,  1817,  grad.  at  Dartmouth  Coll. 
in  1839,  and  in  the  medical  department  in  1846.  Settled  in  South 
Woburnj  Mass.  (now  Winchester),  where  he  held  several  important 
town  offices  ;  removed  to  Boston  in  1856,  where  he  still  resides  in 
the  practice  of  his  profession.  He  m.  Aug.  1,  1842,  Mary  Ann 
Stone,  of  Hartford,  Vt.  ;  has  three  children  living  in  Boston. 

iv.  Susannah,  b.  March  18,  1793  ;  m.  Benjamin  Reed,  an  independent 
farmer;  lived  in  Lempster  and  Newport,  N.  II.  She  died  Jan.  1, 
1834. 

v.      Hannah,  b.  April  4,  1795  ;  d.  Oct.  1796. 


404 


Census  of  Bristol. 


roct. 


vi.  Lucy,  b.  Aug.  28,  1797  ;  m.  Thomas  Caulkins,  of  Lempster ;  is  still 
living. 

vii.  Stephen,  b.  in  Lempster,  Aug.  29,  1799  ;  m.  Sarah  Eaton.  Settled  in 
St.  Albans,  Me.  ;  is  a  tanner.  Has  held  several  important  offices. 
Is  still  living. 

viii.  Nathan,  b.  in  L.  Jan.  1801 ;  graduated  in  medicine  at  Dartmouth 
in  1832  ;  settled  in  Joliet,  111.  ;  m.  Lorinda  Wooster.    Is  still  living. 

ix.  Willard,  b.  April,  1804  ;  m.  Jane  Little,  of  Peterboro'  ;  died  in  P. 
Dec.  1,  1833. 

x.      Hannah,  b.  April  13,  1806;  m.  Clement  Spalding;  d.  1866. 

xi.  Alden,  b.  March  19,  1808;  m.  Judith  Adams;  is  a  farmer,  still  liv- 
ing in  Lempster. 

xii.  Mary,  b.  March  6,  1810  ;  m.  Daniel  Miner  ;  d.  July  12,  1845. 


CENSUS  OF  BRISTOL  IN  PLYMOUTH  COLONY,  NOW  IN 

RHODE  ISLAND,  1689. 

Communicated  by  George  T.  Paine,  Esq.,  of  Providence,  R.  I. 

THIS  list  is  copied  from  the  original  records  of  the  "  Church  of 
Christ  in  Bristol,"  which  was  afterwards  called  the  Catholic 
Congregational  Church.  In  1869  it  was  incorporated  as  the  First 
Congregational  Church  in  Bristol. 

1688-9. 

Feb.  11.     All  the  Families  in  New  Bristol  and  children  and  servants. 


Mr  Saffin 

G  Lewis 

G  Martin 

G  Penfield 

Jeremiah  Finny 

Joshua  Finney 

Robert  Dutch 

Solomon  G 

Robert  Taft      . 

Nathaniel  Bosworth 

Tommy  &  Edward  grandch. 

Bellamy  Bosworth 

Benjamin  Fenner 

Bowman 
David  Cary 
John  Cary 
Nicholas  Mead 
Hugh  Woodbury 
Anthony  Fry 
Cap.  Sam  Woodbry 
Eliaship  Adams 
Nathaniel  Faine 
John  Rogers     . 
William  Hedjje 
Widow  Walley 


Wife 


Children. 

Servants 

0 

8 

6 

0 

6 

0 

5 

0 

1 

0 

0 

0 

3 

0 

3 

1 

5 

0 

2 

0 

2 

0 

2 

0 

2gr 

0 

2 

0 

1 

0 

7 

0 

6 

0 

5 

0 

7 

0 

2 

2 

0 

0 

4 

2 

3 

1 

3 

0 

1 

0 

1880.] 


Census  of  Bristol. 


405 


Nathaniel  Reynolds 
Jeremv  Osborn 
Major  Wally     . 
Stephen  Bucklin 
John  Walkley 
Jabez  Howland 
Simon  Davis 
William  Brutton 
Thomas  Bles  go 
Joseph  Sardy 
Sam  Smith 
Sam.  Cobbett 
Watching  Atherton 
Cap.  Nath1  Byfield 


John  Wilson 
Cap.  Benjamin  Church 
Timothy  Ingraham 
Capt  Nathan  Hay  man 
Capt  Timothy  Clark 
William  Hoar 
Joseph  Bastor 
Ben.  Ingle 
James  Burrouodi 

Smith  mason 
Dan  Lan^don 
Thomas  Domett 

CO 

Sam  Gallop 
Edmund  Ranger 
James  Buzzell 
John  Gladwin 
Peter  Papillion 
G  White  younger 
Thomas  Walker 
John  Smith 
Uzal  Wardel 
Jabez  Goram 
G  Denis 
G  White 
G.  Corpe 
G  Brown 

Pumpmaker 
William  Throop 
his  Son  in  law 
Joseph  Landen 
G  Row 
G  Hampden 


Wife. 

Children.    Servants 

1 

8 

0 

1 

1 

1 

1 

5 

4 

1 

2 

1 

1 

5 

2 

1 

4 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

0 

1 

0 

2 

1 

3 

0 

1 

2 

0 

1 

0 

0 

1 

4 

0 

1 

2 

10 

Black 

1 

1 

3 

0 

1 

6 

3 

1 

0 

0 

1 

6 

2 

1 

5 

2 

1 

3 

3 

1 

1 

0 

1 

0 

0 

1 

3 

1 

1 

5 

0 

1 

7 

0 

1 

2 

2 

1 

1 

0 

1 

4 

0 

1 

1 

0 

1 

7 

0 

1 

4 

0 

1 

1 

3 

1 

2 

1 

1 

3 

0 

1 

6 

0 

1 

4 

0 

1 

3 

0 

1 

4 

0 

1 

3 

0 

0 

3 

0 

1 

2 

0 

1 

5 

0 

1 

1 

1 

1 

0 

0 

1 

10 

0 

1 

4 

0 

70  families     421  souls 


Jacob  Mason  1  more 
Zachary  Cary  1  more 
423 


406  Births,  Marriages  and  Deaths  in  Dartmouth,        [Oct. 


BIRTHS,  MARRIAGES  AND  DEATHS    FROM  THE  RECORDS 
OF  THE  ANCIENT  TOWN  OF  DARTMOUTH,  MASS. 

Transcribed  for  the  Register  by  the  late  James  B.  Congdon,  Esq.,  of  New  Bedford. 

[Continued  from  page  198.] 

BIRTHS. 


Soule, 

Ealce,        d.  of  William 

Feb.  15,  1705 

ii 

Samuel,     s.  of       " 

June  26,  1708 

ii 

Jonathan,  s.  of       " 

Dec.  15,  1710 

a 

Deborah,  d.  of       " 

Feb.  1,  1712-13 

Tripp, 

Constant,  s.  of  David  &  Rebecca 

May  25,  1721 

a 

Thomas,    s.  of      "                " 

May  19,  1734 

Soule, 

Joseph,         s.  of  Jacob  &  Rebecca 

Feb.  16,  1710-11 

a 

Elizabeth,    d.  of       "              " 

Nov.  14,  1712 

tt 

Oliver,          s.  of       "              " 

Sept.  7,  1714 

a 

Rebecca,      d.  of       "             " 

Dec.  18,  1715 

it 

Nathaniel,    s.  of       "              " 

Jan.  23, 1717-18 

a 

Benjamin,    s.  of       "              " 

Nov.  18,  1719 

a 

Rosamond,  d.  of       "              " 

July  28,  1723 

a 

Stephen,       s.  of       "              " 

Jan.  1,  1726-7 

a 

Isaac,            s.  of  Nathaniel  &  Jane 

Aug.  22,  1742 

Smith, 

Abner,         s.  of  George  (George's  son) 

&  Phebe      Sept.  19,  1767 

a 

Ruth,            d.  of       "  . 

Feb.  20,  1769 

a 

Robe,           d.  of       " 

"              Dec.  2,  1770 

a 

*  *  *          d.  of  Judah 

3  mo.  1697 

a 

Susannah,  d.  of       " 

12  mo.  28,  1699 

a 

Richard,      s.  of       " 

3  mo.  7,  1702 

a 

William,      s.  of       " 

8  mo.  10,  1705 

a 

Miribah,      d.  of       " 

7  mo.  5,  1706 

a 

Michael,      s.  of       " 

12  mo.  26,  1708-9 

Taber, 

Eleanor,      d.  of  William 

Jan.  24,  1752 

Wood, 

Mary,         d.  of  Luthan  &  Sarah 

Oct.  2,  176 

a 

Rebecca,     d.  of      "                 " 

May  13,  17 

u 

Mulborough,  s.  of  "                 " 

Feb.  25,  176 

a 

Osman,       s.  of  Luthan  &  Susannah 

Sept.  12,  1775 

a 

Sarah,         d.  of      "                   " 

May  15,  1776 

Howland,  Abagail,       d.  of  Benjamin 

Nov.  30,  1686 

a 

Benjamin,    s.  of         " 

Nov.  30,  1688 

a 

Isaac,            s.  of         " 

Jan.  1694 

a 

Desire,        d.  of        " 

Aug.  20,  1696 

a 

Barnabas,    s.  of         " 

Sept.  16,  1699 

u 

Lydia,         d.  of         " 

Oct.  8,  1701 

Mosher,     John,            s.  of  [no  parents  given] 

1  mo.  12,  1703 

a 

Hannah,      d.  of  [          same 

1  mo.  13,  1712 

u 

Obadiah,     s.  of  John  &  Hannah 

10  mo.  1,  1734 

a 

Diana,        d.  of    "                " 

11  mo.  1,  1733-4 

a 

Abigail,      d.  of    "               " 

12  mo.  21,  1735-6 

a 

Peace,         d.  of    "               " 

[To  be  continued.] 

1  mo.  12,  1738 

1880.]  Notes  and  Queries,  407 


NOTES  AND  QUERIES. 

Notes. 

Richard  Leader — Lynn,  1645,  superintendent  of  the  iron  works.  Tried  copper 
mining  on  Endicott's  farm  at  Salem,  but  met  with  ill  success,  and  in  1650  went  to 
Berwick,  where  he  had  presented  to  him  the  exclusive  use  of  Little  River  to  erect 
mills,  and  was  a  magistrate  (Savage,  iii.  68.)  Perhaps  1  can  add  a  few  facts 
relative  to  this  person,  which  may  interest  some  genealogist.  He  was  an  active 
opponent  of  the  Massachusetts  Bay  authorities  when  they  extended  their  jurisdic- 
tion into  the  province  of  Maine,  1652,  and  was  sent  as  an  agent  to  England  to  bear 
the  appeal  of  the  Godfrey  government  to  Parliament.  While  in  London  he  sold 
one  quarter  of  his  mill  privileges  to  John  Becx  &  Co.  In  1656  he  speaks  of  "  my 
Brother  Richard  Cutt."  Administration  on  his  estate  and  that  of  his  brother  George 
Leader  of  Kittery,  was  granted  April  6,  1720,  "  to  his  only  child  Mrs  Anna  Clark 
and  Sarah  Clark  on  of  his  granddaughters."  Mrs.  Sarah  Clark  was  a  widow  living 
in  Portsmouth  at  that  date,  and  declared  that  she  was  the  "  Neece  and  nearest  Rela- 
tion of  Mr  George  Leader,"  as  well  as  the  "  only  surviving  child of  Mr.  Rich- 
ard Leader."                                                                      Charles  E.  Banks,  M.D. 

U.  S.  Marine  Hospital,  San  Francisco,  Cat. 


Brooks — Parker. — In  1652  John  Alcoke  of  Agamenticus  was  the  executor  of  the 
last  will  and  testament  of  Thomas  Brooks,  alias  Basil  Parker  of  the  same  town. 
(York  Co.  Court  Records.)  C.  E.  Banks,  M.D. 


RicnARD  Stockton. — Under  the  Boston  Article,  30  Jan.,  1777,  "  The  Hon.  Rich- 
ard Stockton,  Esq.,  one  of  the  Delegates  from  the  State  of  New  Jersey,  in  the  Con- 
tinental Congress,  being  indisposed  at  his  seat  at  Princeton,  wiien  the  enemy  en- 
tered that  place,  unhappily  fell  into  their  hands.  Knowing  his  rank  and  character, 
they  treated  him  with  the  greatest  barbarity,  driving  him  on  foot  through  rivers 
and  creeks  with  the  greatest  precipitation,  parts  the  Raritan,  which  at  low  water  is 
fordable  to  Amboy,  where  we  hear  he  lies  dangerously  ill." — Stiles's  MS.  Diary, 
7;   61,  Feb.  8,  1777.  j.  l.  s. 


Ezra  Stiles. — Jany  1,  1777,  Mr.  B.  "  visited  me  hereat  Dighton  where  the  provi- 
dence of  God  has  cast  me  &  my  family  in  the  present  tumultuous  state  of  public 
affairs."— (His  Diary,  7;    1.) 

Jan.  1,  1777.  "  I  begin  the  Bible  again  in  my  daily  private  reading,  keeping  be- 
fore me  the  Hebrew  and  the  Chaldee  Targum  of  the  O.  T.  with  the  Commentaries 
of  Aben  Ezra,  Salomon  Ishaaki,  &c.  in  cullateral  columns.  The  19th  Sept.  last  I 
began  the  Syriac  N.  Test.  &  intend  to  proceed  also  in  this  daily  in  my  private  read- 
ing of  a  daily  portion  both  of  Old  &  New  Testament.  This  day  I  began  the  Acts 
of  the  Apostles  in  course."— (lb.  7  ;  4.) 

Feb.  10,  1777.  "  This  day  is  20  years  since  I  was  married  to  my  dear  wife  now 
with  God."— (lb.  66.) 

March  11,  1777.     "  This  day  my  son  Ezra  is  a3t.  18."— (lb.  7  ;    155.) 

March  14,  1777.  "  This  day  my  family  have  been  a  twelvemonth  in  Dighton. 
The  people  here  give  me  £60  a  year,  house.  &  wood." — (lb.  7 ;  170.) 

Preached  farewell  Sermon  at  Dighton,  May  17,  1777.  (lb.  7  ;  230.)  Left  Digh- 
ton May  22. 

May  30,  1777.     Yesterday  two  years  ago  my  wife  died. — Stiles'1  s  MS.  Diary. 

J.   L.   S. 


Soldiers  from  Canterbury,  Ct.,  who  died  in  the  French  and  Indian  War,  1754 
-60. — The  deaths  arc  quoted  from  the  Town  Records. 

In  Aug.  1755,  a  reg't  was  raised  in  eastern  Conn.,  to  assist  in  the  reduction  of 
Crown  Point.     Each  Windham  Co.  town  was  ordered  to  furnish  its  proportion  of 

VOL.   XXXIV.  o(J 


408  Notes  and  Queries.  [Oct. 

men.    The  regiment  at  once  joined  the  forces  at  Lake  George,  and  did  good  service 
during  the  remainder  of  the  campaign. 

"  Amos  Faseet  d.  in  the  camp  at  Lake  George." 
14  John  Searle  d.  in  battle  at  Lake  George,  Sept.  8,  1755." 
44  Ebenezer  Smith  d.  in  the  army  at  Lake  George,  Sept.  8,  1755." 
14  Hezekiah  Buswell  d.  in  camp  at  Lake  George,  Nov.  3,  1755." 
14  Thomas  Stevens  d.  in  Camp  at  Fort  George." 

44  Jesse,  son  of  John  and  Sarah  Pike,  d.  in  Camp  at  Fort  George,  Nov.  23,  1755." 
44  Elisha,  son  of  Solomon  &  Priscilla  Pain,  d.  at  Albany  (N.  Y.),  Nov.  27,  1755." 
4'  James  Hide  d.  in  the  Camp  at  Fort  George,  Sept.  13,  1756." 
"  Jabez  Hide,  d.  at  Green  Bash,  Sept.  23,  1758." 

Many  suffered  the  horrors  of  captivity.  "  Frederick  Curtis  of  Canterbury  en- 
listed under  Col.  Eleazer  Fitch.  230  men,  Sept.  10,  1759,  went  under  Rogers  (the 
noted  Captain  of  Rangers),  on  an  expedition  to  Indiantown,  St.  Francis;  arrived 
Oct.  1,  beset  the  town,  cut  off  the  inhabitants,  laid  all  in  ashes  and  for  safety  on 
return  divided  into  parties  of  eight.  Enfeebled  by  travel,  and  rive  days  destitute  of 
provisions,  save  mushrooms  and  beech  leaves,  sat  down  to  rest  and  were  surprised  by 
a  party  of  Indians  who  had  followed  us,  and  were  taken  prisoners.  Were  stripped 
and  bound  and  tied  to  trees.  One  Bullard,  was  stabbed  with  a  knife  and  killed  ; 
Hewett  and  Francis  escaped,  and  the  rest  were  carried  back  in  canoes  to  St.  Fran- 
cis. Never  saw  his  companions  again  except  Jones.  Those  that  got  there  before 
him  were  killed.  The  Indians  demanded  he  should  be  killed  outright,  but  his  In- 
dian master  delayed  till  morning.  During  the  night  with  the  aid  of  a  Dutch  pri- 
soner, he  prevailed  on  an  Indian  to  carry  him  off  in  a  canoe  and  delivered  himself  a 
prisoner  to  the  French.  After  suffering  in  a  prison-ship  till  June  15,  he  came  with 
a  flag  to  Montreal  and  was  exchanged.  The  Indians  took  his  gun  and  blankets,  and 
his  clothes  were  scattered,  lost  and  spoiled."  J.  Q.  Adams. 

Natick,  Kent  Co.,  R.  I. 


Early  Emigration  from  Massachusetts  to  Delaware. — In  the  Massachusetts 
Archives,  Book  113,  fol.  609,  will  be  found  a  petition  of  the  village  of  Monomoy  to 
have  a  release  from  "  being  impressed  into  Remote  service  "  on  account  of  the  pre- 
sence of  a  French  privateer  ;  and  to  remove  the  Province  tax  because  "  twenty  three 
rateable  men  "  and  their  families  have  lately  gone  to  a  place  named  Duck  Creek  in 
Pennsylvania.    It  is  signed  by  Joseph  Harding 

Captain  of  the  Village, 
Thos  Nickerson, 
Hugh  Stuard. 

Eben1'  Hawes  )  q  i    *■ 

Ensin  William  Nickerson,  }  Jflect 
William  Nickerson.  )Men* 
Monomoy,  June  27, 1711  Thomas  Atkins 

Town  Clerk. 
The  present  town  of  Smyrna  in  the  state  of  Delaware  was  the  then  Duck  Creek, 
and  there  are  several  names  now  in  Kent  Co.,  Delaware,  corresponding  to  family 
names  of  Chatham  (Monomoy)  Mass.,  viz.,  Nickerson,  Cahoon,  Cook,  Cummings,  &c. 
Boston.  Thomas  Smyth. 


The  Lenox  Library. — At  a  regular  meeting  of  the  Trustees  of  the  Lenox  Library, 
held  at  the  Library  on  Thursday,  April  1,  1880,  the  following  memorial  notice  was 
ordered  to  be  entered  on  the  minutes,  and  a  copy  to  be  furnished  to  the  Press  for 
publication  : 

44  James  Lenox,  Founder  of  the  Lenox  Library  and  First  President  of  its  Board 
of  Trustees,  died  at  home  in  his  native  city  of  New  York,  on  the  seventeenth  day  of 
February,  1880,  in  the  eightieth  year  of  his  age. 

4'  His  surviving  associates  in  the  Board  record  this  event  with  a  personal  sorrow 
that  is  only  mitigated  by  their  abiding  sense  of  the  completeness  of  his  life,  and  the 
perfection  of  his  life's  work.  Of  the  character  and  incidents  of  his  career,  his  own 
invincible  modesty  has  made  it  well  nigh  impossible  to  speak  ;  but  as  his  name  will 
be  honored  through  generations  to  come,  History  will  carefully  gather  and  preserve 
the  memorials  of  Lis  good  works  among  her  choicest  examples  of  wisdom  and  virtue. 

44  Of  gentle  birth  and  life,  his  education  was  appropriate  to  his  station  and  in- 


1880.]  JSTotes  and  Queries.  409 

heritrmce.  It  was  enlarged  by  rare  opportunities  of  foreign  travel,  with  wide  and 
manifold  experience  and  observation  of  men  and  things.  In  every  relation  of  life 
his  influence  was  that  of  a  genuine  Christian  gentleman,  inspired  by  the  sense  of 
duty,  and  governed  by  the  obligations  of  justice.  Bred  in  the  ancestral  home- 
school  of  absolute  Christian  Faith,  his  whole  life  was  devoted  to  the  exercise  of 
Christian  Charity,  and  his  death  was  in  the  triumph  of  Christian  Hope. 

"  The  visible  monuments  of  his  liberality,  substantial  and  impressive  as  they  are, 
undoubtedly  bear  small  proportion  to  those  widely-scattered  and  generous  benefac- 
tions which  have  made  glad  the  hearts  of  many  in  many  lands,  as  those  silent  tides 
of  benevolence  have  quietly  flowed  into  many  waste  and  desert  places,  of  whose 
metes  and  bounds  there  is  no  earthly  record. 

"  This  Library  is  the  lasting  monument  of  his  devotion  to  History,  Literature 
and  Art.  Its  rich  collections  are  literally  personal  memorials  of  his  loving  and 
faithful  labors  in  those  perennial  fields  of  noblest  culture.  It  was  the  charm  of  his 
youth,  the  delight  of  his  manhood,  the  comfort  of  his  age  ;  and,  as  he  has  given  it 
bis  name,  it  will  be  the  glory  of  his  memory  hereafter.  Of  all  his  public  works,  it 
is  the  noblest  and  most  conspicuous,  which  he  has  entrusted  to  our  watchful  care 
and  guardianship.  In  its  charter  and  establishment  he  has  clearly  indicated  the 
principles  which  should  govern  its  administration  ;  and  the  fidelity  with  which  his 
trusts  continue  to  be  secured  and  protected  will  prove  the  permanent  measure  of  its 
value."  Extract  from  the  Minutes  : 

George  II .  Moore,  Secretary. 


Batt. — (Register,  xxxiv.  48,  127,  205). — Mr.  Sargent,  in  the  April  number  of  the 
Register,  mentions  the  names  of  two  daughters  of  Christopher  Batt,  viz.,  Ann  and 
Jane,  and  states  that  Ann  married  Edmund  Angier.  I  find  that  Jane  married, 
April  3,  1661,  Dr.  Peter  Tappan,  son  of  Abraham  Tappan,  an  early  settler  at  New- 
bury. Ann  Batt  was  second  wife  of  Edmund  Angier,  and  was  married  June  12, 
1657. 

Edmund  Angier's  first  wife  was  Ruth  Ames,  daughter  of  the  celebrated  William 
Ames,  D.D.,  who  graduated  B.A.  in  Christ  Church  College,  Cambridge,  Eng.,  and 
was  widely  distinguished  as  professor  of  theology  at  Franequer,  Holland,  where  he 
died,  1683,  in  his  57th  year.  Ruth  (Ames)  Angier  died  July  3,  1656.  Ann  Batt 
was  also  an  ancestress  of  mine.  J.  R.  Rollins. 

Lawrence,  Mass. 


Queries. 

Joanna  Butler. — Information  is  desired  about  her.  It  is  known  that  she  was  a 
daughter  of  Henry  and  Martha  Tucker,  of  Dartmouth,  Mass.,  and  a  sister  of  John 
Tucker,  whose  marriage  certificate  was  printed  in  the  July  number  of  the  Register 
(xxxiv.  277)  ;  but  as  to  whom  she  married,  where  she  lived,  or  whether  she  had 
children,  there  is  no  clew.     She  was  born  in  1662. 

A  silver  porringer  with  this  inscription  :  "  Johanna  Buttler  ye:  16th:  9mo:  1708," 
is  now  the  property  of  the  undersigned,  and  has  been  in  the  Tucker  family  several 
generations.  I  have  heard  that  "Butler"  was  a  Sandwich  (Mass.)  name.  She 
may  have  lived  thereabouts.     I  should  be  glad  to  know. 

New  Bedford,  Mass.  Edward  T.  Tucker,  M.D. 


Cotton. — In  the  Cotton  pedigrees,  as  given  in  Burke,  and  in  the  Miscellanea  Gen- 
ealogica  et  Heraldica,  there  seems  to  be  a  discrepancy  which  I  do  not  quite  under- 
stand. Burke  says  William  Cotton  (a  grandson  of  Sir  Thomas  C,  who  married 
Alice,  daughter  and  heir  of  John  de  Hastings)  was  vice-chamberlain  to  Henry  VI., 
and  was  slain  at  the  battle  of  St.  Albans,  May  22,  1453,  fighting  for  his  royal  mas- 
ter.    He  married  Anne,  daughter  and  co-heir  of  John  Abbott,  Esq. 

In  the  Mis.  Gen.  et  Her.  Vol.  I.  New  Series,  pp.  337-340,  may  be  found  an 
account  of  Cotton  of  Conington,  copied  from  the  original  MSS.,  in  the  hand-writ- 
ing of  Sir  Thomas  Cotton  (b.  June  13,  1591),  in  which  he  says  :  "  My  great-grand- 
father's great-grandfather,"  William  Cotton,  was  slain  at  St.  Albans,  33d  Henry 
VI.  1455.  By  the  same  record  it  appears  that  William  married,  not  Abbott,  but 
Mary  Wesenham,  who  became  subsequently  the  wife  of  Chief  Justice  Billings,  a 
granddaughter  of  Hugh  Wesenham  and  Agnes  de   Bruce.     According  to  Burke, 


410  JVoles  and  Queries.  [Oct. 

William's  oldest  son,  Sir  Thomas,  knt.,  of  Landwade  ond  Cambridgeshire,  married 
Margaret,  dau.  of  Sir  Philip  Wentworth,  and  2d,  Joan  Sharp,  and  died  1499.  Sir 
Thomas's  MS.  says  that  William's  son  Thomas  married  Eleanor  Knightly  about 
1478,  and  died  1506.  Can  some  one  make  this  clear  to  me,  or  explain  the  disagree- 
ment? J.  R.  Rollins. 


Merrill. — Will  some  one  give  me  the  names  of  the  father  and  grandfather  of 
Ebenezer  Merrill,  of  Hartford  or  West  Hartford,  who  married  Sarah  Hart,  Oct.  6, 
1766,  and  moved  from  Hartford,  1769,  to  Canaan,  Ct.,  and  subsequently  died  in 
Addison,  Vt.?  G.  R.  Howell. 

Albany. 


Easton. — Can  any  one  give  me  an  account  of  the  family  of  Col.  James  Easton, 
who  was  associated  with  Ethan  Allen  in  the  attack  on  Ticonderoga  ?  He  was,  1  sup- 
pose, one  of  the  Hartford  Eastons,  and  married  Rachel,  daughter  of  Timothy  and 
Rachel  ( Alleyn)  Seymour.  She  died  in  West  Hartford,  Oct.  23, 1751,  aged  18,  leav- 
ing one  child,  Rachel,  who  died  in  infancy.  In  the  Farmington  Church  Record  is 
the  marriage  of  James  Easton  to  Eunice  Pomroy,  April  26,  1753.  Is  this  the  same 
man,  and  can  any  one  supply  the  further  particulars  of  his  life,  desired  for  genea- 
logical purposes  ?  Miss  M.  K.  Talcott. 

Hartford,  Conn.,  Sigourney  St. 


Lilly. — Can  any  one  inform  me  from  whence  came  George  Lilly,  who  settled  in 
Massachusetts  about  1630-40?  J.  W.  Lilly. 

Binghamton,  N.   Y. 


Child — Parker. — Jonathan  Child,  of  Watertown,  married  Abigail  Parker.  In- 
tention published  at  Weston,  Oct.  5,  1829.  Who  were  the  parents  of  this  Abigail 
Parker,  and  what  was  the  date  of  her  birth  ?  Walter  C.  Childs. 

Pittsburgh,  Pa. 


Child — Ball. — Josiah  Child,  of  Grafton,  married  Elizabeth  Ball,  April  24,  1755. 
Information  is  desired  as  to  the  parents  of  Elizabeth  Ball  and  the  date  of  her 
birth.  Walter  C.  Childs. 

Richard  Pellet,  m.  Anne  Brooks  (probably  dau.  Thomas  Brooks),  at  Canterbu- 
ry, Ct.,  April  2,  1703,  the  year  that  town  was  incorporated,  and  while  it  had  but 
few  inhabitants.  The  first  town  meeting,  on  record,  was  held  Dec.  10,  1717,  four- 
teen years  after  the  town  organization.  Samuel  Adanis  was  elected  constable;  Jo- 
seph Adams,  town  clerk  and  first  selectman  ;  Richard  Pellet,  tavern  keeper,  &c.  &c. 

April  30,  1723,  "  the  long  contested  Canterbury  land,  was  equally  distributed." 
Richard  Pellet  was  "  among  the  first  settlers  and  planters  who  received  one  and  a 
half  shares."     Sixty-eight  land  proprietors  in  town  at  that  time. 

Hezekiah,  son  of  Richard  and  Anne  Pellet,  b.  in  Canterbury,  April  28,  1712.  He 
m.  Abigail  Brown,  March  5,  1738-9.  A  daughter  Phebe  was  born  to  them  June 
28,  1742.    She  m.  Samuel  Adams,  of  Canterbury, 'Nov.  3,  1763. 

Mr.  Richard  Pellet  died  in  Canterbury,  June  15,  1758.  Anne,  his  wife,  died 
Oct.  25,  1756. 

Queries. — Whence  came  this  Richard  Pellet ;  what  of  his  ancestry  in  New  Eng- 
land ;  when  and  where  did  the  first  immigrant  ancestor  land  in  this  country,  and 
from  what  country  did  he  come  ?  J.  Q.  Adams. 

Natick,  R.  1. 


Hopkins. — Can  any  one  tell  who  were  the  father  and  mother  of  Mary  Hopkins, 
who  married  Daniel  Steele,  son  of  Mercy  Bradford  [see  Register,  iv.  46],  grand- 
daughter of  Gov.  Bradford  of  the  May-Flower?  Was  she  the  daughter  of  Ebenezer 
or  of  Joseph  Hopkins,  who  were  sons  of  Stephen  Hopkins  and  Dorcas  Bronson  ? 
For  it  seems  most  probable  that  she  was  of  the  Connecticut  family  of  Hopkins. 

Please  address        F.  M.  Steele. 

4011  Ellis  Avenue,  Chicago. 


1880.]  JSTotes  and  Queries.  411 

Lothrop. — Who  was  Hannah  Lathrop  who  married  Jabez  Perkins,  June  30, 
1698/  They  lived  in  Norwich,  Conn.  She  died  in  1721.  Who  were  her  father 
and  mother,  grandfathers  and  grandmothers?  F.  M.  Steele. 

Chicago,  111. 


Parker. — Will  any  one  be  kind  enough  to  inform  me  who  were  the  parents  of 

Joshua  Parker,  whose  wife  was  Jemima ,  and  whose  daughter  Mary  was  born 

in  Needham,  Mass.,  Sept.  1747  ?  Joshua  Parker  removed  to  Canterbury,  and  from 
Canterbury,  Conn.,  to  Putney,  Vt.,  in  1764.  What  was  the  name  of  his  wife  Je- 
mima, and  the  name  of  her  father?  F.  M.  Steele. 

Chicago,  111. 


Thong. — Who  were  the  father  and  mother  of  Walter  Thong,  a  New  York  mer- 
chant as  early  as  1700  ?  He  married  Catherine  Van  Dam,  daughter  of  Kip  Van 
Dam,  governor  of  the  Province  of  New  York,  1732.  F.  M.  Steele. 

Chicago,  111. 


King. — In  the  Records  of  the  Colony  of  Massachusetts  Bay,  Vol.  I.  page  51,  I 
find  the  following  order  given  at  the  Court  held  June  2,  1635  :  "  There  is  adminis- 
tration granted  to  Richard  Bishop  (in  behalf  of  his  wife),  of  the  gouds  and  chattels 
of  Richard  King,  deceased."  I  can  find  no  other  mention  of  this  Richard  King  in 
the  early  Records  of  Massachusetts. 

What  relation  was  he,  if  any,  to  William  King,  of  Salem,  Mass.,  who  was  made 
freeman  May  25,  1636,  or  to  Richard  King,  of  Kittery,  Me.,  who  received  Champer- 
nowne's  Island  from  Thomas  Williams,  Aug.  13,  1649?  (See  Records  of  Portsmouth, 
N.  H.)  Rufus  King. 

Yonkers,  N.  Y. 


Replies. 

The  Rev.  Benjamin  Woodbridge  (Register,  xxxii.  421). — We  have  been  favored 
by  John  S.  H.  Fogg,  M.D.,  of  South  Boston,  with  the  following  extracts  from  the 
town  records  of  Kittery,  Me.  : 

11  3  Dec.  1689.  Voted  that  Benjamin  Woodbridge  shall  have  liberty  to  keep  a 
gate  between  Capt.  Hook's  land  and  his  at  Kittery  Point." 

"  5th  July  1700.  Benjamin  Woodbridge  requests  a  survey  of  five  hundred  acres 
at  Kittery  Point  granted  unto  Maj.  Nicholas  Shapleigh,  now  most  of  it  being 
the  land  of  Maj.  Nathaniel  Thomas  of  Marshfield." 

These  are  all  the  entries  he  finds  on  the  Kittery  records  concerning  Woodbridge, 
who  was  the  minister  there  for  a  few  years. 

He  purchased  an  estate  at  Kittery,  June  24,  1688,  being  then  "  of  Kittery," 
which  he  sold  June  17,  1691,  being  then  "  of  Portsmouth."     See  Register,  v.  248. 

Great  Island,  now  Newcastle,  at  the  latter  date  was  a  part  of  Portsmouth,  and  it 
is  known  that  he  resided  here  some  years  later.  He  probably  removed  from  the 
main  land  to  the  island  when  the  Indian  troubles  in  1690  forced  the  inhabitants 
to  leave. 


Announcements  . 
The  Philobiblion. — George  P.  Philes,  of  New  York,  who,  in  1862  and  1863,  pub- 
lished under  this  title  a  monthly  periodical,  intends,  after  an  interval  of  nearly  sev- 
enteen years,  to  revive  the  publication.  It  will  be  entitled,  "The  Philobiblion; 
a  Bibliographical  and  Literary  Journal,  containing  Critical  Notices  of  and  Extracts 
from  Rare  and  Curious  Old  VYorks."  The  first  number  of  the  new  series  will  be 
issued  early  in  the  present  month.  It  will  be  published  at  No.  704  Broadway,  New 
York  city,  on  the  15th  of  each  month,  and  supplied  to  subscribers  at  $5  a  year  in 
advance.     It  will  be  a  valuable  work  for  collectors  and  lovers  of  old  books. 


G.  D.   Scull,  Esq. — This  gentleman   has  a  second  edition  of  Evelyn's  Letters 
(ante,  pp.  216-17)  ready  for  the  press.    It  will  be  nearly  double  the  size  of  the  first 
vol.  xxxiv.  3G* 


412  JSFotes  and  Queries.  [Oct. 

edition,  and  will  contain  several  short  journals  and  diaries  of  British  officers  never 
before  published. 

Mr.  Scull  has  also  prepared  for  the  press  a  selection  from  the  Haldimand  manu- 
scripts in  the  British  Museum,  containing  interesting  details  concerning  Revolu- 
tionary affairs.  There  is  a  very  good  account,  in  his  selection,  of  the  evacuation  of 
Boston  by  the  British,  and  much  historical  gossip  about  the  town  and  the  British 
officers  and  army.  He  will  reproduce  some  of  the  most  valuable  maps  and  plans 
found  in  this  collection.  Mr.  H.  P.  Johnston,  in  his  late  work,  knew  of  no  con- 
temporary maps,  showing  the  battle  of  Long  Island.  Mr.  Scull  has  found  three 
here,  and  selects  the  best  of  the  three  for  his  work. 


Change  of  Residence. — All  communications  intended  for  me  relative  to  histori- 
cal matters  arising  from  questions  asked  in  this  department,  may  be  hereafter  ad- 
dressed as  follows  :  Charees  E.  Banks,  M.D., 

Ass't  Surgeon  U.  S.  Marine  Hospital  Service, 

Aug.  13,  1880.  San  Francisco,  California. 


Genealogies  in  Preparation. — Persons  of  the  several  names  are  advised  to  fur- 
nish the  compilers  of  these  genealogies  with  records  of  their  own  families  and  other 
information  which  they  think  will  be  useful.  We  would  suggest  that  all  facts  of 
interest  illustrating  the  family  history  or  character  be  communicated,  especially 
service  under  the  U.  S.  government,  the  holding  of  other  offices,  graduation  from 
college  or  professional  schools,  occupation,  with  dates  and  places  of  birth,  mar- 
riage, residence  and  death. 

Barton.  By  Bernard  Barton  Vassall,  P.  0.  Box  1212,  Worcester,  Mass. — 
To  contain  descendants  of  Samuel  and  Hannah  Barton,  who  were  married  in  1690, 
and  lived  in  Framingham  till  1716,  when  they  removed  to  Oxford,  Mass. 

Chase  and  Chace.  By  John  B.  Chace,  M.D.,  of  Taunton,  Mass.  The  number 
bearing  this  name  in  the  United  States  and  the  Dominion  of  Canada  is  very  large, 
and  nearly  all  of  them  are  descendants  of  William,  Thomas  or  Aquila  Chase, 
early  settlers  in  New  England.  Dr.  Chace  has  been  engaged  on  this  work  many 
years. 

Evans.  By  David  Evans,  Jr.,  Seymour,  Ct. — The  book  will  be  entitled  "  Gen- 
ealogical and  Biographical  Collections  of  the  Evans  Family."  The  author  has 
been  several  years  engaged  on  the  work.  Circulars  and  blanks  for  genealogi- 
cal returns  can  be  obtained  by  addressing  Mr.  Evans,  as  above. 

Folsom.  By  the  Rev.  Jacob  Chapman,  P.  0.  Box  530,  Exeter,  N.  H.— This 
work,  which  was  announced  some  years  ago,  is  nearly  ready  for  the  press.  It  is 
important  that  members  of  the  family  send  in  their  records  without  delay. 

hubbell.  By  Walter  Hubbell,  1607  Summer  Street,  Philadelphia,  Pa. — The 
family  is  descended  from  Richard  Hubbell,  who  died  in  Fairfield  County,  Ct., 
Oct.  23,  1699.  Records  should  be  sent  in  at  once,  as  the  work  will  soon  be  put  to 
press. 

Merriam.  By  James  S.  Merriam,  61  Liberty  Street,  New  York  city,  and  George 
0.  Merriam,  Hotel  Comfort,  Roxbury,  Mass. 

Prince.  By  Charles  E.  Banks,  M.D.,  and  Miss  Mary  G.  Prince.  To  be  print- 
ed in  the  October  number  of  "  Old  Times  in  Yarmouth,  Maine."  It  will  give  the 
Yarmouth  branch  of  this  family. 

Starr.  By  Burgis  P.  Starr,  27  Chapel  Street,  Hartford,  Ct. — Mr.  Starr,  au- 
thor of  the  work  issued  a  year  ago  and  noticed  in  the  Register  for  January,  1880 
(xxxiv.  120),  requests  the  readers  of  that  work  to  report  at  once  "all  mistakes, 
errors  and  omissions  of  every  kind  "  discovered  in  it,  and  he  intends  to  print  sup- 
plemental pages  containing  additions  and  corrections,  which  will  be  sent  free  of 
expense  to  all  subscribers. 

Sterne  and  McFarlan,  of  Chester  Co.,  Pa.,  and  New  Castle  Co.,  Del.  By  Cyrus 
Stern,  Wilmington,  Del. — The  work  will  make  about  250  pages  large  4to.  Price 
$5  (by  mail  $5.30).     No  money  wanted  till  published. 

Thomas.  By  Lawrence  Buckley  Thomas,  409  West  20th  Street,  New  York  city. 
This  will  be  a  third  part  of  the  author's  "  Genealogical  Notes  "  noticed  in  the 
Register.     Price,  payable  in  advance,  unbound,  s'3. 

Wright.  By  the  Rev.  Stephen  Wright,  P.  0.  Box  385  Glen's  Falls,  Warren  Co., 
N.  Y.    He  will  publish,  if  encouragement  is  given,  in  1881,  or  as  soon  as  prepared, 


1880.]  Societies  and  their  Proceedings,  413 

the  genealogy  of  Abel  Wright  (1631-1725),  of  Springfield,  Mass.,  in  the  line  of  his 
son  Ensign  Abel  W.  and  his  grandson  Ebenezer  VV.,  to  the  number  of  three  thou- 
sand and  upwards.  It  will  make  a  volume  of  about  350  pages.  The  author  has 
been  collecting  materials  for  upward  of  twenty  years.  His  genealogical  circu- 
lar, which  will  be  sent  on  application,  shows  that  the  work  will  be  full  and 
thorough. 


SOCIETIES  AND   THEIR  PROCEEDINGS. 

New-England  Historic,  Genealogical  Society. 

Boston,  Massachusetts ,  Wednesday,  June  2,  1880. — A  stated  meeting  was  held  at 
3  o'clock  this  afternoon,  at  the  Society's  House,  18  Somerset  Street,  the  president, 
the  Hon.  Marshall  P.  Wilder,  Ph.D.,  in  the  chair. 

Prof.  Henry  N.  Hudson,  of  Cambridge,  read  a  paper  on  "  The  Past  and  Present 
of  our  Common  Schools." 

Remarks  by  other  members  followed,  and  thanks  were  voted  to  Prof.  Hudson. 

John  Ward  Dean,  the  librarian,  reported  20  volumes  and  154  pamphlets,  as  dona- 
tions during  the  month. 

The  Rev.  Edmund  F.  Slafter,  the  corresponding  secretary,  read  a  letter  from  the 
venerable  Jonathan  Mason,  of  Boston,  on  returning  a  life-like  portrait  of  Capt. 
Winslow  Lewis  of  the  Sea  Fencibles,  which  he  painted  in  1825,  and  which  he  had 
now,  in  his  88th  year,  cleaned  and  varnished  for  the  Society.  Letters  accepting 
membership  were  then  reported  from  the  Hon.  Horace  Fairbanks  of  St.  Johnsbury, 
Vt.,  Charles  E.  Hosmer  of  Billerica,  Mass.,  the  Rev.  Samuel  J.  Barrows  of  Dor- 
chester, John  S.  Whitney  of  Chavlestown,  Oliver  R.  Clark  of  Tewksbury,  Benjamin 
Bradley  of  Boston,  Samuel  E.  Warren  of  Newton,  William  E.  Stone  of  Cambridge, 
Calvin  T.  Pnillips  of  Hanover,  and  Henry  E.  Woods  of  Boston,  as  resident  mem- 
bers;  and  from  the  Rev.  George  Sheldon,  D.D.,  of  Princeton,  N.  J.,  and  John  D. 
Champlin,  Jr.,  of  New  York  city,  as  corresponding  members. 

William  C.  Bates,  historiographer  pro  tern.,  reported  a  memorial  sketch  of  the 
Hon.  George  A.  Bray  ton,  of  East  Greenwich,  R.  I. 

Rhode-Island  Historical  Society. 

Providence,  Tuesday,  Feb.  10,  1880. — A  stated  meeting  was  held  this  evening  at 
the  society's  cabinet  on  Waterman  Street,  the  Hon.  Zachariah  Allen,  vice-president, 
in  the  chair. 

The  Rev.  E.  M.  Stone,  the  librarian,  reported  the  recent  donations. 

Reuben  A.  Guild,  librarian  of  Brown  University,  read  a  Historical  Sketch  of  the 
Rev.  Hezekiah  Smith,  D.D.,  of  Haverhill,  Mass.,  with  copious  extracts  from  his 
letters  and  journals.  Dr.  Smith  was  a  friend  and  correspondent  of  President  Man- 
ning, and  a  co-worker  with  him  in  educational  enterprises. 

Remarks  followed  from  several  members,  and  thanks  were  voted  to  Mr.  Guild. 

Saturday,  February  14. — A  special  meeting  was  held  this  afternoon,  at  4  o'clock. 
The  Hon.  John  R.  Bartlett  was  chosen  president  pro  tempore.  Prof.  William  Gam- 
mell,  LL  D.,  announced  the  death  of  the  president  of  the  society,  the  Hon.  Samuel 
G.  Arnold  (see  Register,  xxxiv.  236),  and  gave  a  succinct  account  of  his  life  and 
public  services,  dwelling  mainly  on  his  character  as  the  historian  of  Rhode  Island. 
He  then  laid  before  the  society  appropriate  and  carefully  prepared  minutes  to  the 
memory  of  President  Arnold,  which  on  his  motion  were  unanimously  ordered  to  be 
entered  on  the  records,  and  a  copy  sent  to  the  family  of  the  deceased.  Remarks  on 
the  character  of  Mr.  Arnold  were  also  made  by  Prof.  James  L.  Diman  and  the  Rev. 
Edwin  M.  Stone. 

February  21. — A  stated  meeting  was  held  at  the  same  place  this  evening. 

Dr.  Henry  E.  Turner,  of  Newport,  read  a  paper  on  "The  Early  Settlers  of 
Aquidneck." 

After  remarks  by  several  members,  the  thanks  of  the  society  were  voted  to  Dr. 
Turner. 


414  Societies  and  their  Proceedings,  [Oct. 

March  9. — A  stated  meeting  was  held  this  evening  at  the  same  place.  Prof.  Wil- 
liam Gammell,  LL.D.,  read  a  scholarly  paper  on  "  Asylum  and  Extradition  among 
Nations,"  a  subject  of  great  interest  to  statesmen  and  philanthropists. 

The  subject  was  discussed  by  other  members,  and  thanks  were  voted  for  the  paper 
to  Prof.  Gammell. 

March  23. — A  regular  meeting  was  held  at  the  same  place  this  evening. 
Gen.   James  Grant  Wilson,  of  New   York  city,  read  a  paper  on  "Commodore 
Isaac  Hull  and  the  Frigate  Constitution." 
Remarks  followed  from  several  members,  and  thanks  were  voted  to  Gen.  Wilson. 

April  6. — A  quarterly  meeting  was  held  at  the  same  place  this  evening,  the  Hon. 
Zachariah  Allen,  vice-president,  in  the  chair. 

The  librarian  reported  14  contributions  since  the  last  meeting. 

Amendments  of  the  constitution  were  adopted,  one  of  which  created  a  Committee 
on  the  Library. 

Gen.  Horatio  Rogers,  Sidney  S.  Rider  and  Charles  W.  Parsons,  M.D.,  chosen  the 
Library  Committee. 

The  Hon.  Zachariah  Allen,  LL.D.,  was  chosen  president  in  the  place  of  the  Hon. 
Samuel  G.Arnold,  LL.D.,  deceased;  and  Prof.  William  Gammell,  LL.D.,  was 
chosen  vice-president  to  fill  the  vacancy  created  thereby. 

April  20. — A  stated  meeting  was  held  this  evening,  the  president,  the  Hon.  Zach- 
ariah Allen,  LL.D.,  in  the  chair. 
The  Hon.  Abraham  Payne  read  a  paper  on  "  Presidential  Elections." 

May  4. — A  meeting  was  held  this  evening,  President  Allen  in  the  chair. 
The  librarian  reported  as  donations  since  the  last  meeting,  six  volumes  and  22 
pamphlets. 
The  Rev.  David  II.  Greer  read  a  paper  on  "  Socialism." 

July  6. — A  quarterly  meeting  was  held  at  3  o'clock  this  afternoon,  President 
Allen  in  the  chair. 
The  following  communication  from  Mrs.  Cornelia  E.  Green  was  read  : 

To  Hon,  Amos  Perry,  secretary  of  the  Rhode  Island  Historical  Society  : 

On  the  sixth  day  of  February  last,  my  brother,  the  late  Samuel  G.  Arnold,  when 
on  his  death  bed,  requested  that  what  is  written  below  be  conveyed  from  him  to 
the  Rhode  Island  Historical  Society  : 

He  thought  that  something  should  be  done  to  commemorate  the  encampment 
in  the  north  part  of  our  city  of  the  French  troops  of  our  Revolutionary  army  beyond 
the  mere  calling  of  Camp  Street  in  its  remembrance,  and  suggested  that  a  park  be 
arranged  on  the  site  in  honor  of  the  troops,  or,  if  that  were  impracticable,  that  streets 
should  be  named  for  "  Rochambeau,"  "  Viomenel,"  and  "  Gimat,"  on  no  ac- 
count omitting  the  latter,  who,  in  a  less  prominent  position,  showed  great  bravery, 
and  led  the  American  forlorn  hope  at  the  storming  of  Yorktown. 

My  brother  said  that  the  owners  of  the  land  would  doubtless  be  interested  in  the 
distinction  that  pertains  to  it,  and  feel  disposed  to  perpetuate  these  heroic  and  gen- 
erous associations.  Respectfully  yours,  Cornelia  E.  Green. 

The  communication  was  referred  to  a  committee  consisting  of  Prof.   William 
Gammell,  the  Hon.  John  H.  Stiness  and  Gen.  H.  Rogers. 
Reports  were  made  by  the  librarian,  the  library  committee  and  the  treasurer. 

Virginia  Historical  Society. 

Richmond,  Saturday,  May  15,  1880. — A  meeting  of  the  executive  committee  was 
held  this  evening  at  the  Westmoreland  Club  House,  Chairman  Green  presiding. 
A  large  number  of  donations  was  announced,  including  a  portion  of  the  manu- 
script letter  book  of  Robert  ("  King  ")  Carter,  1720-21. 

The  Westmoreland  Club  having  formally  tendered  rooms  in  its  building  for  the 
society's  library  and  cabinet,  it  was  voted  to  accept  with  thanks  the  generous  offer ; 
and  a  committee,  consisting  of  Messrs.  Ott,  Brock,  Palmer  and  Barney,  was  ap- 
pointed to  remove  the  society's  property  to  its  new  quarters. 

Friday,  June  25. — A  meeting  was  held  this  evening,  Mr.  Green  in  the  chair. 
Among  the  donations  announced  was  a  portrait  of  the  Hon.  John  Howe  Peyton, 
from  his  son. 


1880.]       Necrology  of  Historic ,  Genealogical  Society,  415 

A  subscription  of  £10  was  voted  towards  an  American  monument  to  Sir  Walter 
Raleigh,  whose  grave,  in  St.  Margaret's  church,  Westminster  (London),  is  marked 
only  by  a  small  and  insignificant  memorial.  It  has  been  suggested  by  Canon  Far- 
rar  that  a  window  in  honor  of  Raleigh  would  be  an  appropriate  tribute  from  the 
people  of  the  United  States,  in  whose  history  his  name  occupies  so  prominent  a 
place. 

Alabama  Historical  Society. 
This  society  proposes  to  establish  a  quarterly  periodical,  to  contain  the  papers 
read  at  its  meetings.  The  scarcity  of  periodicals  published  at  the  south  will,  they 
believe,  contribute  in  a  great  measure  to  its  success,  and  insure  many  subscribers  in 
their  own  state,  and  also  in  Arkansas,  Texas,  Louisiana  and  Mississippi.  A  com- 
petent editor  has  been  secured.  The  price  will  be  $2  a  year.  Subscriptions  will  be 
received  by  the  secretary  of  the  society,  Walter  Guild,  Esq.,  Tuskaloosa,  Alabama. 
We  trust  many  subscribers  will  be  obtained  at  the  north. 

Minnesota  Historical  Society. 

The  Hennepin  Bi- Centenary. — On  July  3,  1880,  the  Minnesota  Historical  Society 
celebrated,  on  the  grounds  of  the  State  University,  overlooking  the  Falls  of  St.  An- 
thony, the  Two  Hundredth  Anniversary  of  the  Discovery  of  those  falls,  by  the 
Recollect  Father,  Louis  Hennepin.  It  was  an  occasion  of  great  interest  to  the  hun- 
dred thousand  people  now  dwelling  in  the  two  cities  of  Minneapolis  and  St.  Paul, 
and  a  greater  concourse  of  those  people  were  gathered  at  the  festivities  than  have 
ever  been  collected  together  at  any  ceremony  before,  in  that  locality.  Early  in  the 
forenoon  a  large  procession  of  military,  civic  societies,  citizens,  and  two  companies 
of  U.  S.  troops  from  Fort  Snelling,  formed  in  West  Minneapolis,  and  marched  to 
the  University  grounds.  The  exercises  were  conducted  by  the  Historical  Society. 
They  consisted  of  a  historical  oration  by  Ex-Gov.  Cushman  K.  Davis,  which  was  a 
masterly  production;  a  poem  by  A.  P.Miller,  of  Worthington,  Minn.;  and  an 
address  by  Bishop  John  Ireland,  of  the  Catholic  Church,  vindicating  the  character 
of  Hennepin  from  some  criticisms  of  his  reviewers.  Brief  addresses  were  also  made 
by  Hon.  Alexander  Ramsey,  Secretary  of  War,  Gen.  W.  T.  Sherman,  U.S.A.,  and 
others.  Fine  music  was  discoursed  by  two  bands.  The  exercises  were  very  inter- 
esting, and  it  is  estimated  that  ten  thousand  persons  were  on  the  grounds.  After 
the  speaking  was  over,  a  fine  collation  was  served  to  the  multitude,  on  tables  in  the 
grove  and  under  several  large  tents,  and  the  balance  of  the  day  spent  in  pleasant 
hilarity. 

The  weather  was  delightful,  and  every  thing  passed  off  without  a  jar.  The  citi- 
zens and  ladies  of  Minneapolis  deserve  great  praise  for  the  liberal  and  successful 
arrangements  made  for  the  celebration,  and  the  comfort  and  entertainment  of  so 
many  guests.  Every  thing  was  admirably  planned,  and  the  occasion  was  one  long 
to  be  remembered  by  those  present.  The  Wisconsin  and  Chicago  Historical  Socie- 
ties were  represented  by  delegates  present. 


NECROLOGY  OF  THE  NEW-ENGLAND  HISTORIC, 
GENEALOGICAL  SOCIETY. 

Prepared  by  the  late  Rev.  Samuel  Cutler,  Historiographer,  and  William  C.  Bates,  Esq., 
Historiographer  pro  tempore  of  the  Society. 

Tiie  historiographer  would  state,  for  the  information  of  the  society,  that 
the  memorial  sketches  which  are  prepared  for  the  Register  are  necessarily- 
brief  in  consequence  of  the  limited  space  which  can  be  appropriated.  All 
the  facts,  however,  he  is  able  to  gather,  are  retained  in  the  Archives  of  the 
Society,  and  will  aid  in  more  extended  memoirs  for  which  the  "  Towne 
Memorial  Fund "  is  provided.  The  preparation  of  the  first  volume  is 
now  in  progress  by  a  committee  appointed  for  the  purpose. 

The  Hon.  Hampden  Cutts,  of  North  Hartland,  Vt.,  a  resident  member  and  vice- 
president,  was  born  in  Portsmouth,  N.  II.,  August  3,  1802;  and  died  suddenly  of 
heart  disease,  at  his  farm  in  North  Hartland,  \t.,  April  28,  1875,  aged  72. 


416  Necrology  of  Historic,  Genealogical  Society.         [Oct. 

He  was  a  quatroye  of  Robert1  Cutts,  who  settled  in  Cutis  Island,  in  Kittery,  Me., 
through  Richard,2  Major  Richard,3  Samuel,4  Edward.5  His  father,  Edward3  Cutts, 
was  a  highly  respected  merchant  of  Portsmouth,  who  married  Mary,  youngest 
daughter  of  Nathaniel  Carter,  Esq.,  of  Newburyport. 

Hampden  Cutts  entered  the  Latin  Grammar  School  in  1800,  at  seven  years  of  age  ; 
fitted  for  college  at  Phillips  Academy,  Exeter,  N.H.,  in  1818  ;  entered  Harvard  Col- 
lege in  1819,  and  graduated  in  1823.  He  was  distinguished  in  college  for  his  elo- 
cution and  his  taste  for  military  tactics.  In  1824  he  was  invited  by  the  citizens  of 
Portsmouth  to  deliver  a  4th  of  July  oration,  a  great  compliment  for  so  young  a  man. 
It  was  a  complete  success.  He  was  noted  for  his  forensic  eloquence ;  his  clear 
musical  voice  making  him  a  great  favorite.  He  studied  law  with  the  Hon.  Jere- 
miah Mason,  of  Portsmouth,  and  practised  in  the  office  of  Hon.  Ichabod  Bartlett 
until  1828,  when  he  opened  an  office  by  himself.  He  was  chosen  colonel  of  the  1st 
Regiment  of  New  Hampshire  and  aid  to  the  governor.  During  the  strongly  con- 
tested election  between  John  Quincy  Adams  and  Gen.  Andrew  Jackson,  Mr.  Cutts 
was  selected  by  some  of  the  first  men  of  Portsmouth  to  edit  a  paper  to  support  Mr. 
Adams,  called  "The  Signs  of  the  Times."  He  conducted  the  paper  in  an  able 
manner,  practising  law  at  the  same  time. 

In  1829  he  married  Mary  Pepperrell  Sparhawk,  eldest  daughter  of  the  Hon. 
William  Jarvis,  of  Weathersfield,  Vermont,  formerly  for  many  years  consul  and 
charge  d'affaires  at  Lisbon.  Mr.  Cutts  stood  high  at  the  bar  of  Rockingham 
County  ;  but  he  was  induced  to  remove  to  North  Hartland  in  1833,  to  reside  upon 
and  improve  a  valuable  estate  given  him  by  his  father-in-law.  In  1861,  a  year  or 
two  after  the  death  of  Mr.  Jarvis,  he  removed  to  Brattleboro'.  He  represented  the 
town  of  Hartland  in  the  legislature  of  Vermont  in  1810, 1841,  1847  and  1858  ;  Wind- 
sor County  in  the  Senate  in  1842  and  1843  ;  and  he  was  Judge  of  the  Windsor  Co. 
Court  in  1849,  1850  and  1851.  He  Avas  appointed  the  first  commissioner  of  the  In- 
sane in  1845,  on  the  establishment  of  this  office.  For  many  years  he  was  one  of  the 
vice-presidents  of  the  Windsor  Co.  Agricultural  Society.  lie  was  an  active  mem- 
ber of  the  Vermont  Historical  Society.  He  was  from  January,  1867,  until  his  death, 
one  of  the  vice-presidents  of  the  New  England  Historic,  Genealogical  Society.  His 
last  literary  labor  was  the  completion  of  a  tale  entitled,  "  Louisburg,  or  a  Tale  of  the 
Olden  Times."  He  was  well  known  as  a  literary  man,  as  a  public  reader,  and  as 
a  lecturer.  His  children  were — 1.  Edward  Holyoke,  b.  May,  1831,  in  Portsmouth, 
resided  in  1876  in  Faribault,  Minn.  2.  Elizabeth  Bartlett,  b.  Nov.  12,  1833,  in 
Hartland,  d.  April,  1834.  3.  Anna  Holyoke,  b.  June  17,  1835,  m.  Prof.  A.  T. 
Howard  in  1861.  4.  Elizabeth  Bartlett  Jarvis,  b.  April  12,  1837,  m.  Dr.  Alfred 
Bullard  in  1861,  d.  in  1863.  5.  William  Jarvis,  b.  June  20,  1839,  d.  April,  1853. 
6.  Mary  Pepperrell  Carter,  b.  May  2,  1843,  d.  Aug.  1848.  7.  Hampden,  b.  Aug. 
19,  1845,  d.  Aug.  1848.  Charles  Jarvis,  b.  March  20,  1848,  d.  in  Brattleboro', 
September  13,  1853.     9.  Harriet  Louise,  b.  Feb.  1,  1851. 

His  membership  dates  from  Feb.  12,  1866. 

John  Emery  Lyon,  Esq.,  of  Boston,  a  life  member,  was  born  in  Lancaster,  Mass., 
March  1,  1809;  died  at  Plymouth,  N.  H.,  April  11,  1878,  aged  69. 

He  was  the  only  son  of  Capt.  John  and  Sally  Lyon.  They  had  one  other  child,  a 
daughter,  who  died  young.  The  son  had  the  advantages  of  the  schools  of  his  birth 
place,  and  in  March,  1827,  when  eighteen  years  old,  he  was  employed  as  clerk  in 
the  store  of  Mr.  Sewall  Carter,  of  Lancaster,  and  was  an  inmate  of  his  family  for 
four  years.  In  1831  he  went  to  Boston,  where  his  business  talent  found  larger 
scope,  first  as  salesman  in  the  dr3T-goods  store  of  Henry  Gassett  &  Co. ;  then  with 
Jenness,  Gage  &  Co.,  importers  and  jobbers  of  dry  goods,  of  which  firm  he  was  ad- 
mitted a  partner  in  1839.  He  continued  a  member  of  this  firm  until  1849,  when  he 
formed  a  connection  with  J.  Thomas  Vose,  under  the  firm  of  Lyon  &  Vose,  which 
continued  until  his  death. 

Mr.  Lyon  was  at  one  time  largely  engaged  in  navigation,  being  wholly  or  in  part 
owner  of  some  of  the  finest  ships  sailing  from  Boston.  But  for  the  last  twenty 
years  his  time  and  energies  have  been  directed  to  building  up  the  railroad  interests 
of  New  Hampshire.  lie  will  be  specially  remembered  through  his  connection  as 
president  and  director  of  the  Boston,  Concord  &  Montreal  Railroad.  It  was  in 
the  darkest  period  of  its  history  that  he  became  a  director  at  the  solicitation  of 
many  of  his  old  friends  and  customers  in  New  Hampshire,  who  expressed  their  be- 
lief that  he  could  bring  the  company  out  of  its  troubles.  His  clear  head  and  sound 
judgment  discovered  the  difficulties  and  applied  the  remedies,  and  perhaps  no  simi- 


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lar  case  is  to  be  found  where  a  road  has  been  rescued  from  the  depths  of  bankruptcy 
and  made  paying  property.  Mr.  Lyon  was  also  a  director  in  the  Connecticut  & 
Passumpsic,  and  Concord  railroads.  In  the  development  of  northern  New  Hamp- 
shire and  the  White  Mountain  region,  he  was  deeply  interested,  his  interest  not 
being  limited  to  railroads,  but  extending  to  hotels,  and  the  general  industries  of  the 
state. 

His  membership  dates  from  Dec.  30,  1871. 

The  Hon.  Jacob  Hersey  Loud,  of  Plymouth,  Mass.,  a  corresponding  member, 
was  born  in  Hingham,  Mass.,  Feb.  5,  1802,  and  died  in  Boston,  Feb.  2,  1880,  aged 
77  years,  11  mos.  27  days. 

lie  was  a  descendant  in  the  fifth  generation  from  Francis1  and  Sarah  Loud,  of 
Ipswich,  Mass.,  through  Francis2  of  Weymouth,  by  wife  Onner  (Honor)  Prince,  of 
Hull.  Mass.  ;  John,3  drowned  in  Boston  harbor  about  1776,  by  wife  Mercy  Vining  ; 
and  Thomas*  his  father,  born  Oct.  4,  1769,  and  for  many  years  post-master  at 
Hingham,  where  he  died  in  1863,  in  the  ninety-fourth  year  of  his  age. 

The  early  education  of  Jacob  H.  Loud  was  in  the  schools  of  Hingham,  and  the 
Derby  Academy  where  he  fitted  for  college,  and  was  admitted  a  member  of  the 
freshman  class  of  Brown  University,  under  the  presidency  of  Dr.  Asa  Messer,  in 
1818,  from  which  he  graduated  in  1822.  During  his  college  course  he  taught  school 
during  two  of  his  vacations  in  the  Foster  district,  South  Scituate,  Mass.  He  stu- 
died law  with  the  late  Ebenezer  Gay,  of  Hingham,  was  admitted  a  member  of  the 
Plymouth  bar  in  August,  1825,  and  commenced  practice  at  Plymouth. 

Mr.  Loud  was  called  to  fill  various  public  offices.  In  1830  he  was  appointed 
Register  of  Probate  for  Plymouth  County,  by  Gov.  Levi  Lincoln,  which  office  he 
held  for  twenty-two  years.  In  1853-55  he  was  Treasurer  and  Receiver  General 
of  Massachusetts.  In  1863  he  was  a  member  of  the  House  of  Representatives,  and 
in  1864  and  1865  of  the  Senate,  where  his  broad  common  sense  and  large  experi- 
ence in  public  matters  gave  hira  an  influential  position.  In  1866  he  was  again  elect- 
ed Treasurer,  holding  the  office  for  five  years,  to  which  the  term  was  limited  by  law. 
A  reference  to  his  reports  during  this  time  wrill  show  that  the  state  is  indebted  to 
his  wise  counsels  in  no  slight  degree  for  many  practical  suggestions  which  increased 
the  revenue  without  imposing  heavy  taxation.  He  was  also  associated  with  others 
in  establishing  the  system  of  sinking  funds,  which  enabled  him  toward  the  close  of 
his  term  to  announce  that  Massachusetts  had  no  funded  debt  the  payment  of  the 
principal  of  which  was  not  provided  for  by  a  sinking  fund. 

Mr.  Loud  was  for  many  years  a  director  and  president  of  the  Old  Colony  Bank, 
a  director  in  the  Bank  of  Redemption,  and  of  the  Old  Colony  Railroad  since  its 
first  opening.  He  was  the  first  Actuary  of  the  New  England  Trust  Company,  and 
held  nian}'  other  local  trusts. 

Mr.  Loud  married  May  5,  1829,  Miss  Elizabeth  Loring,  daughter  of  Solomon 
Jones,  Esq.,  of  Hingham,  by  whom  he  had  three  sons  and  a  daughter.  Two  of  his 
sons  died  in  childhood.  Arthur  Jones,  of  H.  C.  class  1867,  alter  graduating  spent 
some  time  in  Europe,  became  totally  blind,  and  died  suddenly  in  1872.  His  daugh- 
ter, Sarah  Loring,  married  Dr.  Edward  H.  Clarke,  of  Boston,  who  with  his  wife 
and  her  mother  preceded  the  father  and  the  husband  to  the  unseen  land,  leaving 
an  only  child,  the  wife  of  Dr.  Reginald  HeberFitz,  H.  C.  1864,  in  whose  family  Mr. 
Loud  made  his  home. 

Mr.  Loud's  membership  dates  from  June  12,  1847. 

John  Harvey  Wright,  MD.,  U.S.N. ,  of  Boston,  a  life  member,  was  born  in 
Piermont,  N.  H.,  May  7,  1815 ;  died  in  Boston  (Brighton  District),  Dec.  26,  1879, 
aged  64. 

He  was  the  son  of  John  Stratton  and  Mary  (Russell  Wellman)  Wright,  His 
father  was  born  in  Plainfield,  N.  II.,  June  30,  1788,  and  his  mother  in  Piermont, 
Dec.  13,  1792.  He  traced  his  paternal  ancestry  from  Dea.  Samuel,1  of  Springfield 
1641,  Northampton  1655,  through  Elizur*  Benoni3  Moses,4  Ebenezer,b  and  John 
Slrallon6  his  father. 

In  1825  he  came  to  Boston,  pursued  his  preparatory  studies  at  the  Latin  School, 
and  in  1830  entered  Harvard  College.  In  1833  he  left  and  entered  Amherst  College 
as  Junior,  and  was  a  graduate  from  Amherst  in  1834.  He  received  his  medical 
education  at  Harvard,  from  which  he  received  his  M.D.  in  1838,  and  Mas  com- 
missioned as  an  assistant  surgeon  in  the  U.  S.  Navy  in  1839.  He  made  his  first 
cruise  with  Commo.  L.  Kearney  to  the  Indian  Seas  ;  served  afterwards  on  board  the 


418  Necrology  of  Historic,  Genealogical  Society.         [Oct. 

Princeton  with  Commo.  Stockton  ;  served  in  Mexico  through  the  whole  period  of 
the  war ;  was  on  board  the  Soniers  at  the  time  she  capsized  and  was  sunk  before 
Vera  Cruz  ;  was  engaged  in  a  reconnoissance  near  Vera  Cruz  with  Past  Midshipman 
Rogers,  who  was  then  captured,  and  was  for  some  time  held  as  a  spy;  was  detailed 
to  serve  with  Gen.  Scott  at  the  siege  of  Vera  Cruz,  and  was  attached  to  Gen. 
Worth's  staff;  was  in  most  of  the  naval  operations  in  Mexico  ;  and  was  promoted 
as  surgeon  in  April,  1855.  After  his  promotion  he  served,  1855-58,  in  the  East  India 
squadron  with  Commo.  Armstrong,  and  was  in  the  several  engagements  which  re- 
sulted in  the  capture  and  destruction  of  the  Barrier  Forts  in  China. 

In  1859  Dr.  Wright  was,  at  his  own  request,  placed  on  furlough  in  consequence 
of  impaired  health  from  incessant  and  severe  service.  In  1861  he  was  retired  by 
act  of  Congress  "  for  long  and  continued  service,"  holding  at  his  death  the  office 
of  "  medical  director  "  under  the  act  of  March  2,  1871. 

Of  late  years  Dr.  Wright  has  been  engaged  in  business  in  Boston,  and  at  his  de- 
cease was  a  member  of  the  commission  house  of  Wright,  Bliss  &  Fabyan,  100  Sum- 
mer Street. 

He  was  a  man  of  culture,  and  his  letters  from  China  and  from  Mexico,  published 
in  Harper's  Magazine,  interested  many  readers,  and  gave  proof  of  the  literary  ability 
of  the  writer.  He  had  a  passion  for  books,  and  had  collected  a  selected  library  of 
about  five  thousand  volumes,  relating  particularly  to  the  fine  arts,  which  was  un- 
fortunately destroyed  by  the  great  fire  in  Boston  in  1872.     (Register,  xxvii.  373.) 

Dr.  Wright  married  Feb.  5,  1863,  Ann  Moriarty,  eldest  daughter  of  Lyman 
Nichols,  Esq.,  of  Boston,  who  with  two  sons  survives  him. 

He  became  a  resident  member  Dec.  4,  1868,  and  a  life  member  in  1870. 

Walter  Hastings,  Esq.,  of  Boston,  a  resident  member,  was  born  in  Townsend, 
Middlesex  Co.,  Mass.,  Dec.  9,  1814,  and  died  at  Boston,  Mass.,  Oct.  28,  1879,  in  his 
sixty-fifth  year. 

He  traced  his  genealogy  from  Jonathan1  Hastings,  a  graduate  of  Harvard  College, 
1730,  who  died  1783;  through  Waller,2  H.  0.  1771,  died  1782,  his  grandfather,  and 
Col.  Waller2  his  father,  a  graduate  also  of  H.  C.  1799,  born  in  Chelmsford,  Mass., 
1778,  married  Roxana  Warren,  of  Townsend,  Mass.,  March  1,  1814,  and  died  1821. 
He  was  the  first  lawyer  who  made  Townsend  a  residence  and  place  of  business.  He 
was  a  man  of  dignified  address,  of  good  natural  and  acquired  ability,  and  took  great 
interest  in  military  affairs,  which  engrossed  much  of  his  time.  His  widow  married 
Elisha  Glidden,  a  leading  lawyer  in  Lowell,  and  partner  with  the  Hon.  Luther  Law- 
rence. 

Walter  Hastings,  the  subject  of  our  notice,  was  pursuing  his  studies  in  their 
office  when  the  Hon.  Amos  Lawrence  noticed  him  and  asked  him  how  he  liked  the 
idea  of  going  to  college,  to  which  young  Hastings  replied  that  he  much  preferred 
going  into  business.  By  the  invitation  of  Mr.  Lawrence  he  went  to  Boston,  and 
through  his  influence  he  obtained  a  situation  in  the  then  well-known  and  long-estab- 
lished dry-goods  house  of  Whitney  &  Haskell.  He  was  there  trained  for  business. 
He  distinguished  himself  by  his  fidelity,  promptness  and  good  judgment,  so  that  he 
was  entrusted  with  the  management  of  important  affairs.  He  afterward  was  a 
member  of  the  firm  of  Spaulding,  Rice  &  Hastings,  in  the  dry-goods  business.  As 
purchaser  of  goods  for  this  house  he  acquired  an  extensive  acquaintance  and  know- 
ledge, by  which  he  was  better  fitted  for  the  more  difficult  and  responsible  positions 
he  was  called  to  fill.  Among  the  trusts  which  he  had  the  reputation  of  managing 
with  remarkable  wisdom  and  skill,  was  the  office  of  treasurer  and  director  of  the 
following  very  large  and  important  manufacturing  corporations  :  The  York  Manu- 
facturing Co.,  Saco,  Me.;  Suffolk  Company,  Lowell,  Mass.  ;  Tremont  Mills,  Low- 
ell ;  Merrimack  Woollen  Mills,  Lowell  and  Dracut.  Mr.  Hastings  has  been  a 
director  in  the  Eliot  Bank,  Boston,  from  its  institution  in  1851.  At  the  time  of  his 
death  he  was  also  connected  in  the  management  of  insurance  and  other  trusts,  in 
which  his  good  judgment  will  be  missed  by  his  associates. 

In  private  life  his  hospitality  and  generosity  were  unbounded.  His  friendship 
was  firm  and  devoted,  lie  will  be  remembered  for  his  kind  and  courteous  manners, 
his  generous  disposition,  and  his  unflinching  integrity. 

From  the  result  of  his  successful  business  life  he  leaves  a  large  estate,  of  which, 
after  the  decease  of  his  wife  and  daughter,  Harvard  University  is  made  the  residu- 
ary legatee. 

Mr.  Hastings  married  Sept.  1,  1868,  Elizabeth  D.  Glidden,  daughter  of  Erastus 
Glidden,  of  Ciaremont,  N.  II.,  who  survives  him,  with  an  adopted  daughter. 

His  membership  is  from  Nov.  12,  1875. 


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Stephen  Preston  Ruggles,  Esq.,  was  born  at  Windsor,  Vt.,  July  4,  1808,  and 
died  at  Lisbon,  N.  tl.,  May  28,  1880,  aged  71. 

Mr.  Rugbies  was  widely  known  as  an  inventor  of  a  printing  press  which  was  ex- 
tensively used  for  many  years  and  generally  known  by  his  name.  This  was  but  one 
of  many  useful  inventions  of  his  which  have  helped  forward  the  world's  progress. 
He  was  at  the  age  of  fourteen  apprenticed  to  a  tailor,  but  discovering  in  the  trade 
of  a  printer  a  more  congenial  occupation,  he  changed  to  that,  and  was  engaged  in 
presswork  preferably  to  composition,  as  the  former  left  his  mind  free  to  think,  a 
fact  to  which  he  ascribed  the  development  of  his  inventive  genius.  While  still  an 
apprentice  he  made  an  improvement  in  stereotyping,  at  that  time  of  considerable 
value.  Considering  himself  overreached  by  his  employer,  he  felt  justified  in  sever- 
ing his  engagement  before  the  expiration  of  his  term  of  apprenticeship,  and  came 
to  Boston  in  1826  with  but  three  dollars  in  his  pocket  (as  he  used  to  say),  and  with- 
out friends  or  acquaintances ;  he  soon  found  employment  at  presswork,  and  his 
fertile  mind  was  constantly  devising  improvements  in  printing  and  other  machine- 
ry. While  engaged  at  the  Perkins  Institute  for  the  Blind  at  South  Boston,  Mr. 
Ruggles  invented  a  new  press  for  printing  for  the  blind,  and  also  a  new  type  and 
a  new  paper,  which  have  done  much  to  ameliorate  the  condition  of  the  blind.  Many 
inventions  for  special  objects  desired  were  made  by  Mr.  Ruggles  at  the  suggestion 
of  manufacturers.  In  early  life  Mr.  Ruggles  was  engaged  at  his  trade  in  New 
York,  but  for  many  years  he  had  resided  in  Boston.  He  was  greatly  interested  in 
the  Massachusetts  Institute  of  Technology,  and  was  for  several  years  Curator  of 
that  institution. 

Mr.  Ruggles  acquired  a  competency  by  the  sale  of  his  patent  for  the  Ruggles 
Printing  Press,  and  for  many  years  devoted  himself  to  improvements  in  application 
of  power  by  machinery.  Improved  plans  for  seating  of  audiences  suggested  by  him 
were  adopted  in  the  construction  of  the  hall  at  the  Institute  of  Technology,  Boston. 
An  auto-biographical  sketch  of  Mr.  Ruggles's  life  is  to  be  found  at  the  library  of 
the  New  England  Historic,  Genealogical  Society.     Mr.  Ruggles  died  unmarried. 

His  membership  in  this  society  is  from  April  13,  1871.  w.  c.  b. 


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Stemmala  Shirleiana  ;  or  the  Annals  of  the  Shirley  family ,  Lords  of  Nether  Etinden 
in  the  county  of  Warwick,  and  of  Shirley  in  the  county  of  Derby.  [Arms.]  Sec- 
ond Edition,  Corrected  and  Enlarged.  Printed  and  published  by  Nicholas  and 
Sons,  25  Parliament  Street,  Westminster.     1873.     [4to.  pp.  435.] 

The  History  of  the  County  of  Monaghan.  By  Evelyn  Puilip  Shirley,  Esquire, 
M.A.,  F.S.A.,  M.R.I. A.  London:  Pickering  and  Co.,  196  Piccadilly.  1879. 
[8vo.  pp.  618.] 

The  family  of  Shirley,  whose  history  is  here  so  carefully  traced,  is  one  of  the  compar- 
atively few  which  has  maintained  its  position  and  possessions  from  the  earliest  dates. 
After  the  Norman  conquest,  Henry  de  Ferrers  obtained  Eatenden,  and  after  him 
one  Sasuualo  held  it.  From  this  Sasuualo  the  Shirleys  have  continued  in  an  un- 
broken line  of  male  descendants,  successively  the  owners  of  the  estate,  for  eight 
centuries. 

The  fifth  of  the  line  was  Sir  Sewallis  de  Eatington,  whose  son  was  Sir  James  de 
Shirley,  living  A.D.  1278,  who  preferred  to  take  his  name  from  another  manor, 
that  of  Shirley,  co.  Derby,  which  had  been  in  the  family  an  equally  long  time.  His 
grandson,  Sir  Thomas  Shirley,  married  Isabella,  sister  and  heir  of  Ralph,  last  baron 
Babsett  of  Drayton.  This  was  apparently  the  first  great  match  of  the  Shirleys,  as 
Ralph  Bassett  had  married  Joan,  sinter  to  John,  Duke  of  Brittany. 

The  son  and  heir  of  Sir  Thomas  was  Ralph,  who  had  two  wives  and  died  A.D. 
1466.  From  his  second  marriage  came  the  Shirleys  of  Sussex,  afterwards  to  be 
mentioned.     His  grandson,  Sir  Ralph,  had  four  wives  and  only  one  son,  Francis.* 

*  Sec  page  61  and  also  p.  39.    In  the  tabular  pedigree  on  p.  39,  Francis  is  strangely  omit- 
ted, which  makes  it  puzzling  at  first  to  trace  the  hue  of  descent. 
vol.  xxxiv.  37 


420  Book  Notices.  [Oct. 

This  Francis  died  in  1571  ;  his  great-grandson,  Sir  Henry  Shirley,  bart.,  who  died 
in  1033,  made  the  second  great  match  of  the  family,  his  wife  being  Dorothy,  daugh- 
ter of  Robert  Devereux,  Earl  of  Essex  and  of  Ewe,  the  near  relative  and  unfortunate 
favorite  of  Queen  Elizabeth.  Lady  Shirley's  brother,  who  was  restored  in  blood  and 
honors  in  1603,  had  an  only  son  who  died  an  infant  ;  and  hence  at  the  death  of  the 
Earl  in  1046,  his  estates  were  divided  between  his  two  sisters  Frances,  wife  of  the 
Duke  of  Somerset,  and  Dorothy  Shirley.  The  Shirleys  obtained,  with  various  other 
property,  one  half  of  the  barony  of  Farney  in  the  county  of  Monaghan,  Ireland, 
still  owned  by  them. 

Sir  Robert  Shirley,  his  son,  the  second  baronet,  was  a  Royalist,  and,  despite  ail 
fines  and  sequestrations,  was  so  wealthy  that  in  1653  he  built  a  church  at  his  estate 
of  Staunton  Harold,  for  which  display  of  zeal  Cromwell  ordered  him  to  build  a  ship 
for  the  state. 

His  son  Sir  Robert  Shirley,  bart.,  was  made  Baron  Ferrers  of  Chartley  in  1077, 
Earl  Ferrers  and  Viscount  Tamworth  in  1711,  and  died  in  1717.  He  married  twice, 
and  here  the  family  is  again  divided.  From  his  first  wife,  Elizabeth,  daughter  of 
Lawrence  Washington  of  Garesdon,  co.  Wilts,  the  peers  of  the  line  are  descended  ; 
from  his  second  wife,  Sclina  Finch,  the  present  possessors  of  Eatington. 

The  first  Earl  had  sons  Washington  and  Henry,  successively  2d  and  3rd  earls  ; 
then  the  title  went  to  the  sons  of  their  brother  Lawrence,  namely,  Lawrence,  Wash- 
ington and  Robert,  the  4th,  5th  and  6th  earls.  Robert  had  sons  Robert,  7th  earl, 
and  Washington,  eighth  earl.  The  only  grandson  of  this  last  was  Washington, 
9th  earl,  whose  son  Sewallis  Edward,  born  in  1847,  is  the  present,  10th  earl.  He 
has  no  brothers. 

The  next  branch  is  descended  from  Walter,  brother  of  the  4th,  5th  and  6th  earls, 
whose  only  grandson  was  Walter  Augustus  Shirley,  Bishop  of  Sodor  and  Man,  who 
died  in  1847,  leaving  one  son  and  two  grandsons. 

AVe  now  return  to  the  Eatington  branch,  descended  from  the  second  marriage  of 
the  first  Earl.  His  son,  Hon.  George  Shirley, #  inherited  this  estate,  and  had  a  son 
Evelyn  who  died  in  1810.  The  son  of  the  latter  was  Evelyn  John,  father  of  Evelyn 
Philip  Shirley  the  present  owner  and  the  author  of  these  books.  The  latter  married 
Mary,  daughter  of  Sir  Edmund  Hungerford  Lechmere,  bart.,  and  has  a  son  Sewal- 
lis Evelyn,  born  in  1844,  M.  P.  for  Monaghan. 

Evelyn  Philip  Shirley  has  not  only  maintained  the  honor  of  the  family  as  a  mem- 
ber of  Parliament,  but  he  has  distinguished  himself  as  an  antiquary.  Besides  these 
volumes  and  one  on  Deer  Parks  he  has  published  a  work  on  the  Noble  and  Gentle 
Men  of  England,  which  reached  its  third  edition  in  1866.  In  this  most  valuable 
work  he  pointed  out  that  only  about  three  hundred  and  thirty  families  remain  in 
England  in  the  male  line,  which  were  of  knightly  or  gentle  rank  before  the  com- 
mencement of  the  seventeenth  century  and  still  hold  that  position. 

To  return  to  our  main  subject.  It  seems  that  Sir  Thomas  Shirley,  son  of  the  first 
baronet,  had  at  least  five  sons  living  in  1650.  He  was  a  "  Popish  Recusant,"  and 
seems  to  have  suffered  for  his  loyalty.  Although  he  was  the  antiquary  of  the  fami- 
ly, little  is  known  of  his  descendants. 

The  recognized  cadet  branch  of  the  Shirleys  was,  as  we  have  noted,  settled  at 
Wiston  in  Sussex.  To  this  line  belong  the  three  brothers,  Sir  Anthony,  Sir  Robert 
and  Sir  Thomas  Shirley,  who  distinguished  themselves  in  the  seventeenth  century 
by  their  travels  in  the  East.  The  last  of  the  line  at  Wiston  was  this  Sir  Thomas 
who  sold  his  estate.  His  grandson,  Dr.  Thomas  S.,  vainly  tried  to  recover  it,  and 
died  of  grief  in  1678,  leaving  sons  Thomas  and  Richard,  untraced.  A  younger  son 
of  the  first  Ralph  Shirley  of  Wiston,  was  Thomas  S.  of  West-Grinstead,  co.  Sus- 
sex, whose  eldest  line  expired  in  1607.  Evidently  from  the  West-Grinstead  line 
were  descended  the  Shirleys  of  Preston,  co.  Sussex,  beginning  with  Anthony  who 
died  in  1624.  His  grandson  Thomas  had  sons  Sir  Anthony,  bart.,  and  William; 
the  line  of  baronets  ceased  in  1705  :  William  was  grandfather  of  William  Shirley 
of  Ote  Hall,  co.  Sussex,  Governor  of  Massachusetts.  Gov.  Shirley's  son  Thomas 
was  made  a  baronet,  and  had  two  sons  who  died  unmarried. 

To  the  foregoing  synopsis  of  this  book  there  remains  only  to  add  that  it  is  abund- 
antly fortified  by  quotations  from  deeds  and  records,  and  illustrated  by  pedigrees 
and  arms. 

We  have  left  but  little  space  to  notice  the  other  book  by  Mr.  Shirley.  The  coun- 
ty of  Monaghan  is  in  the  province  of  Ulster,  with  the  county  of  Fermanagh  north- 

*  We  may  note  that  his  sister,  Lady  Mary  Shirley,  m.  Charles  Tryon,  of  Bulwiek,  and 
their  son  was  Lt.  Gen.  William  Tryon,  Governor  of  New  York. 


1880.]  Booh  Notices.  421 

west,  and  that  of  Louth  south-east.  These  three  stretch  across  the  island  from 
Lough  Erne  to  Dundalk  Bay.  Monaghan  is  37  miles  in  its  greatest  length,  and 
28  miles  in  its  greatest  breadth  ;  it  contains  319,757  acres,  nine-tenths  arable  land. 
It  was  at  an  early  date  the  possession  of  the  Mac  Mahons,  or  the  O'Neils  their 
lords.  In  1576  Walter,  Earl  of  Essex,  received  from  Queen  Elizabeth  a  grant  of 
the  barony  of  Farney  in  this  county,  the  Mac  Mahons  being  confirmed  in  the  rest. 
In  1590  the  chief  Mac  Mahon  was  executed  for  treason,  but  his  lands  were  divid- 
ed among  the  principal  gentry  of  the  name.  Excepting  the  estates  held  by  the 
heirs  of  Essex  and  Lord  Blayrey,  the  land  remained  in  Irish  hands  until  the  rebel- 
lion of  1641.  The  Cromwellian  settlement  followed,  and  from  that  time  onward 
the  changes  have  been  innumerable. 

As  has  already  been  shown,  Mr.  Shirley  is  a  large  owner  of  land  in  the  barony  of 
Farney,  as  one  of  the  heirs  of  Essex.  He  has  not  only  the  name  of  being  a  good 
landlord,  but  he  has  been  a  resident,  has  built  a  large  house  there,  has  represented 
the  county  in  Parliament,  and  now  has  prepared  a  thorough  and  impartial  account 
of  its  local  history. 

It  is  impossible  for  us  to  criticize  such  a  work  ;  we  can  only  bear  witness  to  the 
extent  of  its  plan  and  the  evidence  of  careful  investigations  towards  its  execution. 
It  abounds  in  citations  from  documents,  whilst  its  genealogies  must  render  it  in  the 
highest  degree  useful  to  all  persons  connected  wTith  the  county  in  the  present  or  the 
past. 

Of  the  typography  of  these  two  volumes,  we  can  only  say  that  they  are  on  a  scale 
beyond  the  means  of  our  publishers.  An  English  county  history  is  a  book  which 
usually  costs  many  a  guinea,  and  is  therefore  out  of  comparison  with  our  useful 
but  cheaper  histories.  These  books  are  on  the  English  plan  and  scale,  and  we  can 
only,  somewhat  enviously,  admire. 

[By  William  H.   Whitmore,  A.M.,  of  Boston.] 

Newspapers  and  Newspaper   Writers  in  New  England.     1787-1815.     Read  before 

the  New  England  Historic,  Genealogical  Society,  Feb.  4,  1880.     By  Delano  A. 

Goddard.     Boston:    A.  Williams  &  Co.,  283  Washington  Street.     1880.     [Post 

8vo.  pp.  39.] 
Joseph  Dennie :   Editor  of  "The  Port  Folio, ,"  and  author  of  "The  Lay  Preacher.'''' 

Not  Published.     Cambridge  :  John  Wilson  and  Son,  University   Press.     1880. 

[Post  8vo.  pp.  41.     With  heliotype  portrait.] 

These  two  memoirs  naturally  group  themselves  into  the  same  class,  as  they  both 
relate  to  the  same  period  of  our  journalistic  history — that  which  Mr.  Frederic  Hud- 
son calls  the  Revolutionary  Period,  but  which  we  prefer  to  call  the  Heroic  Period, 
as  the  genius  and  spirit  of  the  times  were  so  truly  heroic,  and  the  press  and  its  wri- 
ters so  deeply  imbued  with  loyalty,  patriotism  and  the  love  of  liberty  and  freedom. 
The  period  embraces  the  influence  of  such  papers  as  the  Columbian  Centinel,  Massa- 
chusetts Spy,  Boston  Gazette,  Independent  Chronicle,  Salem  Gazette,  and  one  or  two 
other  local  journals — papers  of  conspicuous  and  decided  influence  during  the  formative 
period  of  American  politics  and  the  American  spirit  ;  and  the  writings  of  so  distin- 
guished scholars  and  journalists  as  Benjamin  Russell,  Isaiah  Thomas,  Benjamin 
Edes,  William  Bently,  Thomas  O.  Gushing  and  Joseph  Dennie.  This  golden  period 
of  American  journalism  has  before  this  had  several  faithful  historians,  Mr.  Hudson 
devoting  to  it  39  pages  in  his  Journalism  in  the  United  States — a  work  of  some  de- 
fects, but  a  better  monument  of  our  newspaper  history  than  we  are  likely  soon  to 
see  again,  so  vast  is  the  subject  and  so  abundant  the  materials — and  Mr.  James  T. 
Buckingham,  in  his  four  chatty  and  gossiping,  but  invaluable  volumes,  of  personal 
recollections,  has  preserved  for  us  much  of  the  very  essence  and  spirit  of  the  Revo- 
lutionary press.  In  Mr.  Goddard's  paper  he  presents  an  admirable  study  of  the 
period  chosen  for  his  subject.  The  grace  and  charm  of  his  style  render  his  memoir 
attractive  and  interesting.  In  his  sketch  of  Joseph  Dennie,  Mr.  William  W. 
Clapp  treats  with  microscopic  minuteness  the  life  and  career  of  this  gifted 
Boston  journalist,  so  famous  in  his  day  as  ''the  Lay  Preacher,"  and  familiarly 
known  as  the  "  American  Addison,"  of  whom  Mr.  Goddard  well  says,  "  He  was 
an  elegant  scholar,  a  graceful  and  pleasing  writer,  charming  in  conversation,  a  most 
winning  and  delightful  companion."  Mr.  Clapp 'b  beautifully  printed  pages  por- 
tray the  events  of  his  brief  career — he  died  at  the  early  age  of  44  years — and  the  he- 
liotype reproduction  of  a  family  portrait  brings  to  us  the  sharp  outline  of  the  pleas- 
ing features  of  a  journalist,  once  so  famous  in  Boston  and  Philadelphia  that  his  name 
is  held  in  esteem  to  our  own  day.     The  writers  of  these  memoirs  are  hard  working 


422  Booh  Notices.  [Oct. 

editors  themselves,  Mr.  Goddard  being  the  chief  of  the  Boston  Advertiser,  and  Mr. 
Clapp  editor  of  the  Boston  Journal,  and  it  is  pleasant  to  note  their  interest  and 
success  in  other  fields  of  labor  than  those  which  pertain  more  particularly  to  their 
daily  routine  of  dry  work. 

[By  Samuel  L.  Boardman,  Esq.,  Augusta,  Me.] 

Gleanings  from   English   Records  about  New   England  Families.     Communicated 

by  James  A.  Emmerton  and  Henry  F.  Waters.    From  Hist.  Coll.  Essex  Inst 

Salem  :  Salem  Press.     1880.     [8vo.  pp.  148.] 

Those  who  have  never  tried  it  can  have  but  a  vague  idea  of  the  vexatious  restric- 
tions, the  annoyances  and  the  many  obstacles,  which  hamper  and  impede  at  every  step 
one  who  attempts  to  investigate  family  history  in  the  mother  country.  To  say  nothing 
of  the  exactions  of  a  host  of  parish  clerks  who  have  the  custody  of  many  of  the  records 
of  baptisms,  marriages,  and  burials,  the  public  offices  are  not  so  arranged  as  to  facil- 
itate examination  of  their  contents.  The  wills  in  Doctors'  Commons  were  a  few  years 
ago  removed  to  Somerset  House,  but  nothing  has  yet  been  done  to  make  them  more 
accessible  than  before.  There  should  be  new  indices  to  them,  classified  according 
to  Christian  and  surnames,  made  from  the  records  themselves,  and  not  simpty  a  re- 
vision of  the  present  cumbersome  and  antiquated  "  alphabets."  It  is  speaking  with- 
in bounds  to  say  that  with  the  improved  system  of  arrangement  of  files,  dockets  and 
indices,  now  in  use  in  the  Suffolk  Registry  of  Probate  in  this  city,  investigations  in 
Somerset  House  could  be  made  in  one  tenth  of  the  time  now  worse  than  wasted 
there.  A  sum  of  money  equal  to  that  spent  every  year  in  the  preparation  of  indi- 
ces in  the  Suffolk  Registry  of  Deeds  in  Boston,  would  be  sufficient  to  index  anew, 
in  the  manner  above  suggested,  all  the  records  of  the  Consistory  and  Commissary 
Courts  of  London,  and  the  Prerogative  Court  of  Canterbury  included  in  the  Depart- 
ment for  Literary  Inquiry,  Somerset  House,  covering  the  period  from  A.D.  1362  to 
A.D.  1700.  While  a  sum  not  exceeding  two  of  these  annual  appropriations  would 
ensure  the  compilation  of  an  index  of  every  name  found  in  these  wills,  executors, 
devisees,  legatees,  witnesses  and  all  other  persons,  classified  according  to  Christian 
and  surnames.  This  would  bring  to  light  a  vast  amount  of  information,  the  exist- 
ence of  which  is  not  even  suspected,  now  completely  buried  in  huge  brass-clasped 
volumes,  and  would  do  away  with  the  toil  and  drudgery  of  ■'  searches." 

The  book,  the  title  of  which  is  given  above,  consists  of  notes,  made  chiefly  in  the 
Principal  Registry  of  Probate,  Somerset  House,  Strand,  the  Public  Record  Office, 
Fetter  Lane  and  the  British  Museum,  during  the  summer  and  autumn  of  1879. 
They  were  first  published  in  the  Hist.  Coll.  of  the  Essex  Institute  for  January,  1880, 
and  have  now  been  printed  in  separate  form.  They  comprise  brief  abstracts  of 
wills,  inquisitiones  post  mortem,  and  fine  rolls,  concerning  a  large  number  of  Eng- 
lish families  connected  with,  or  probably  related  to,  those  of  like  name  in  New 
England.  With  rare  thoughtfulness,  there  is  added,  in  nearly  every  case,  if  a  will, 
a  reference  to  the  book  and  leaf  of  the  record,  and  if  an  inquisition  or  fine  roll,  the 
year  and  part  and  number,  thereby  enabling  any  future  investigator  to  turn  at 
once,  without  loss  of  time,  to  the  records  cited,  and  continue  the  examination  him- 
self with  the  clew  thus  put  in  his  hands.  This  has  been  done  to  promote  further 
research,  and  in  the  hope  that  it  will  lead  to  additional  discoveries. 

When  we  consider  how  short  a  time  the  authors  had  at  their  disposal,  broken  up 
as  it  must  have  been  by  sight-seeing  and  visits  to  interesting  and  remarkable  places, 
the  difficulties  and  inconveniences  above  referred  to  being  borne  in  mind,  the 
amount  of  work  done  by  them  must  be  admitted  to  be  very  great,  and  could  only 
have  been  the  result  of  the  diligent  use  of  every  available  moment.  The  reader  has 
no  means  of  distinguishing  the  share  that  each  author  has  had  in  the  preparation 
of  these  notes.  But  it  is  no  disparagement  of  the  labors  of  Dr.  Emmerton  to  say, 
and  he  would  be  the  first  to  cheerfully  admit  it,  that  Mr.  Waters  stands  in  the  front 
rank  of  New  England  antiquaries.  Fewr  men  have  done  such  good  and  faithful 
service  in  the  past,  and  few  give  greater  promise  of  accomplishing  more  in  the  fu- 
ture. He  has  long  been  a  worker  in  the  vineyard.  Few  men  have  crossed  the 
ocean  better  prepared  by  previous  training  and  experience,  by  precise  and  accurate 
knowledge  of  our  early  history  and  antiquities,  and  by  familiarity  with  the  records 
and  traditions  of  New  England  families  and  the  endless  ramifications  of  their  gene- 
alogies, to  appreciate  and  improve  the  opportunity,  so  kindly  and  generously  offered 
him,  of  exploring  the  inexhaustible  stores  of  antiquarian  and  historical  material 
in  England. 

The  brief  space  into  which  this  notice  must  necessarily  be  compressed,  allows 


1880.]  Booh  Notices.  423 

but  little  to  be  said  in  detail  concerning  the  contents   of  this  book,  but  that  little 
must  be  of  unqualified  praise. 

The  authors  admit  that  the  attempt  to  connect  Humphrey  Gilbert  of  Ipswich  in 
New  England  with  the  distinguished  family  of  Gilbert  of  Compton  and  Green  way, 
co.  Devon,  is  not  quite  successful,  but  the  abstracts  of  wills,  inquisitions  and  fine 
rolls  illustrating  the  pedigree  of  the  latter  family  (to  which  belonged  Sir  Hum- 
phrey Gilbert  and  Raleigh  Gilbert,  Esq.,  whose  efforts  at  colonizing  Morth  America 
are  well  known) ,  are  particularly  interesting.  The  will  of  Otys  Gylbert,  which 
bears  date  1  Dec.  1493,  contains  this  quaint  provision  :  "  Item  1  will  that  at  the 
day  of  my  burying  men  have  mete  and  drink  flyssh  or  fflessh  as  the  day  requireth. 
Item  I  will  that  in  all  possibill  hast  after  my  deth  some  p'son  be  ordeyned  to  Ryde 
to  Oxford  there  to  p'vide  that  I  may  have  masses  sayd  for  my  sowle  and  that  every 
prest  have  for  a  dirige  and  a  masse  IIId  and  the  Rider  thedyr  for  his  labor  XIIIs 
IIIId  and  VIs  IIIId  for  his  reward  and  for  another  of  Oxford  to  devyde  yt  money 
among  the  prests  in  Oxford  the  which  is  redy,"  &c.  &c. 

Persistent  search  under  the  names  of  Evance  and  Jefferay  has  been  rewarded  by 
finding  a  great  deal  of  information  about  the  ancestry  of  John  Evans-,  of  New  Ha- 
ven, and  of  William  Jeffrey,  one  of  the  earliest  settlers  on  the  shores  of  Massachu- 
setts Bay,  from  whom  Jeffrey's  Creek,  now  Manchester,  probably  derived  its  name. 
These  researches  have  brought  to  light  the  will  of  John  Holliock  of  Alcester,  co. 
"Warwick,  mercer,  proved  31  Jan.  1587.  He  was  the  father  of  Edward  Holyoke, 
the  immigrant  ancestor  of  the  Holyoke  family  of  New  England.  The  notes  on  the 
family  and  the  copies  of  the  letters  of  Edward  Holyoke  to  his  betrothed  which  ac- 
company the  abstract  of  this  will,  are  of  great  interest. 

Much  labor  has  been  required  to  prepare  an  account  of  a  family  of  Norton,  appa- 
rently not  before  noticed  by  any  English  writer,  in  the  hope  at  some  future  time  to 
connect  with  it  the  Francis  Norton  who  settled  in  Connecticut,  or  Capt.  Francis 
Norton,  of  Charlestown.  An  immense  amount  of  matter  bearing  on  the  name  of 
Norton,  but  needing  further  additions  to  make  it  available  and  to  enable  it  to  be 
properly  classified  and  arranged  according  to  families,  has  been  collected.  The 
Halesworth,  Shropshire  and  Sharpenhow  families  of  Norton,  have,  however, 
a  place  in  these  abstracts. 

The  account  of  the  Waters  family  is  exceedingly  interesting,  and  the  materials 
gathered  concerning  the  families  of  Sheafe,  Northend,  Bridges,  Woodcock,  Wash- 
bourne,  Collins  and  Daniel,  illustrated  as  they  are  by  explanatory  notes  of  great 
value  and  importance,  and  by  several  tabular  pedigrees,  will  deservedly  attract 
attention. 

Under  the  head  of  Champernon  we  have  abstracts  of  wills  and  an  elaborate  pedi- 
gree, showing  the  distinguished  ancestry  of  Capt.  Francis  Champernowne,  of  Kit- 
tery.  Portsmouth  and  York.  The  remarks  on  the  name  of  Firmyn  are  supplement- 
ed by  additional  notes  on  Firmin  of  Suffolk,  furnished  by  the  late  Mr.  Horatio  G. 
Somerby  to  Mr.  John  Ward  Dean,  and  to  those  on  the  name  of  Patch  there  are  added 
extracts  made  by  Mr.  Somerby  in  the  registries  of  wills  at  Wells  and  Bristol,  com- 
municated by  Mr.  Ira  J.  Patch.  Under  Hathorne,  light  is  thrown  on  the  family  of 
Major  William  Hathorne,  the  ancestor  of  Nathaniel  Hawthorne,  and  there  is  a  tabu- 
lar pedigree  of  the  Salem  family  of  Hathorne,  showing  the  paternal,  as  that  of  Man- 
ning the  maternal  ancestry  of  the  famous  author.  The  will  of  Richard  Bigge,  of 
Cranebrook,  co.  Kent,  clothier,  probated  5  Aug.  1533,  may  enable  us  to  trace  the 
ancestry  of  John  Bigg  (Register,  xxix.  253).  Other  names  to  be  particularly  no- 
ticed are  Aspinwall,Stileman,  Whipple,  Sparhawk,  Long,  Manning,  Balch,  Mason, 
Hacker,  Newell  and  Newhall,  Willard,  Banks,  Eppes,  Fogg,  Calef  and  Stanton. 
The  notes  which  are  appended  to  these  abstracts  are  valuable  and  exceedingly  inter- 
esting contributions. 

How  wide  a  range  these  researches  have  taken,  appears  from  the  fact  that  in  ad- 
dition to  those  above  enumerated,  the  following  families  also  are  represented  in  these 
abstracts  :  Alley,  Baldwin,  Bartole,  Bartram,  Bickford,  Birchmore,  Bolde,  Brad- 
streete,  Bordman,  Bray,  Brisco,  Cash,  Chever,  Choate,  Coffin,  Converse,  Cotton, 
Curwen,  Davison,  Derby,  Downing,  Draper,  Edes,  Fielder,  Fiske,  Flint,  Foster, 
Gardner,  Greenkaf,  Guppie,  Hancock,  Ilaskett,  Hassam,  Heath,  Higginson,  Hol- 
lock,  Ingersoll,  Ives,  Kemble,  Kitchen,  Kitteridge,  Lillie,  Linton,  Lord,  Mansfield, 
Merry,  Norman,  Normanton,  Osgood,  Peache,  Phippen,  Pickering,  Pilgrim,  Poore, 
Potter,  Prince,  Putnam,  Ruck,  Sage,  Sargent,  South,  Tidd,  Traske,  Tredwell,  Way, 
West,  Wheatland,  Wilkinson  and  Willowes. 
Brief  memoranda  concerning  the  following  Jersey  families  from  a  MS.   in  the 

vol.  xxxiv.         37* 


424  Booh  Notices.  [Oct. 

British  Museum  are  added,  as  they  contain  genealogical  data  relating  to  many  Salem 
names.  Bertram,  Messervy,  Le  Maitre,  Renouf,  Mourant,  Richardson,  Deslande, 
Cabot,  Gibaut,  Blainpied,  Laurence,  Valpy,  Janvrin,  Langlois,  De  la  Penelle, 
Pinel,  Neel,  Touzel,  Gruchy,  Baudain,  Le  Cras,  Le  Gros,  Tourgis,  Le  Gros  Bisson, 
Le  Gallais,  Durel,  Nicolle,  YVebber,  Poingdcster,  De  Rue,  Le  Hardy,  Vicg,  Simon, 
Le  Gresley  and  Chevallier. 

The  success  of  these  investigations  shows  what  may  be  done  by  a  systematic  and 
thorough  search  among  the  English  Records,  made  by  a  competent  and  experienced 
antiquary.  Is  it  too  much  to  hope  that  as  the  New  England  Historic,  Genealog- 
ical Society  grows  in  age  and  prosperity,  it  may  at  some  future  time  be  endowed 
with  funds  sufficient  to  enable  it  to  maintain  an  accredited  agent  in  the  mother 
country  constantly  engaged  in  such  researches  as  these  ?  Such  an  agent,  released 
from  the  necessity  of  depending  upon  the  support  of  private  patrons  and  allowed 
to  consult  the  general  interests  and  needs  of  New  England  history  and  genealogy, 
would  place  us  in  a  position  never  before  reached,  and  his  work  would  be  rich  in 
results  not  otherwise  likely  to  be  obtained. 

[By  John  T.  tiassam,  A.M.,  of  Boston.) 

Giornale  Araldico-Genealogico-Diplomalico.  Publicato  per  cura  della  R.  Accade- 
mia  Araldica  Italiana.  Diretto  dal  Cav.  G.  B.Orollalanza.  Nuova  Serie.  Anno  V. 
N.  12.  ...  Pisa,  1880,  Presso  la  Direzione  del  Giornale,  Via  Febonacci  N. 
6.     [Royal  8vo.     Published  monthly,  32  pages  each  number.] 

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research.  It  also  contains  accurate  accounts  of  all  the  proceedings  of  the  "  Royal 
Academy  of  Heraldry,"  thus  preserving  for  future  ages  a  vast  amount  of  valuable 
facts,  for  which  the  coming  "  Historian"  and  "Antiquary"  cannot  fail  to  be 
deeply  grateful. 

This  publication  is  cordially  received  in  Russia,  France,  Germany  and  America, 
being  issued  both  in  the  French  and  Italian  languages,  in  a  type  clear  and  beauti- 
ful, and  with  illustrations  striking  and  ornate. 

[By  the  Rev.  C.  D.  Bradlee,  A.M.,  of  Boston.] 

A  Record  of  Remarkable  Events  in  Marlborough  and  Vicinity.  By  Cyrus  Felton. 
....  Number  One.  Marlborough,  Mass.:  Stillman  B.  Pratt,  Publisher.  Mir- 
ror-Journal Office,  Franklin  Block.     1879.     [8vo.  pp.  23.     Price  25  cts.] 

A  Record  of  Remarkable  Events  in  Marlborough  and  Neighboring  Towns.     No.  2. 

By  Cyrus  Felton Marlborough,  Mass.:  The  Times  Publishing  Company, 

Printers,  Corey's  Block.     1880.     [8vo.  pp.  43.] 

The  first  of  these  pamphlets  contains  more  than  four  hundred  and  fifty,  and  the 
second  upwards  of  six  hundred  events  which  have  transpired  in  Marlborough, 
Mass.,  and  its  vicinity.  Together  they  form  an  "  Every-Uay  Book  "  for  that  town, 
the  events  being  arranged  under  the  several  months  and  days  of  the  year.  The  first 
"Record"  was  published  in  June,  1879,  and  the  second  in  August,  1880.  Mr. 
Felton's  compilation  is  a  useful  one,  and  we  hope  that  his  example  may  be  followed 
in  other  towns. 

In  Memoriam.  Services  at  the  Funeral  of  Julia  Rebecca  Bradlee  ....  on  Sunday, 
August  14,  1880.     Printed  for  Private  Distribution.     [8vo.  pp.  10.] 

This  pamphlet,  printed  for  the  use  of  relatives  and  friends,  contains  the  services 
at  the  funeral  of  the  wife  of  Nathaniel  J.  Bradlee,  Esq.,  of  Boston,  who  died  Aug. 
11,  1880,  aged  44  years,  2  months  and  17  days.  Remarks  were  made  by  the  Revs. 
Edward  Everett  Hale  and  C.  D.  Bradlee.  A  beautiful  original  poem,  "  God  knows 
best,"  by  the  last  named  clergyman,  a  brother-in-law  of  the  deceased,  was  read 
on  the  occasion. 

Organization  and  Services  of  Battery  E,  First  Rhode  Island  Light  Artillery,  to  Jan- 
uary 1st,  1803.  By  Philip  S.  Chase  (Late  Second  Lieutenant  in  said  Batteiy). 
Providence  :  N.  Bangs  Williams  &  Co.  1880.  [Fcp.  4to.  pp.  48.  Paper,  Price 
50  cts.] 

This  is  the  third  number  of  the  second  series  of  "  Personal  Narratives  of  Events 
in  the  War  of  the  Rebellion,"  which  series  has  before  been  noticed  in  the  Register 
(xxxiv.  222,  341).    Lieut.  Chase's  narrative  was  read  before  the  Soldiers'  and  Sail- 


1880.]  Booh  Notices.  425 

ors'  Historical  Society  of  Rhode  Island,  March  20,  1878.  The  battery  was  recruited 
and  organized  in  October,  1861.  This  series  is  making  valuable  additions  to  the 
materials  for  the  history  of  the  late  civil  war. 

A  Few  Poems.    By  CD.  Bradlee,  Pastor  of  the  Church  at  Harrison  Square, 
Boston,  Mass.     Second  Series.     [Boston.]     1880.     [12ino.  pp.  54.] 
The  first  series  of  the  poems  of  this  able  writer  was  noticed  in  our  July  number. 

The  present  series,  like  the  former,  consists  chiefly  of  occasional  poems,  many  being 

addressed  to  the  author's  personal  friends. 

Hon.  Asahel  Huntington.     Memorial  Address  delivered  before  the  Essex  Institute, 

Tuesday  evening,  September  5,  1871.      By  Otis  P.   Lord Salem,  Mass.: 

Printed  at  the  office  of  the  Salem  Press.     1872.     [8vo.  pp.  34.    Price  25  cts.] 

By-Laws  of  the  Essex  Institute.    (Adopted  March,  1876.)     Printed  for  the  Essex 

Institute.     [8vo.  pp.  8. J 
Priced  Catalogue  of  the  Publications  of  the  Essex  Institute,  Salem,  Mass.,  U.  S.  A., 

1879.     Salem,  Mass.  :  Printed  for  Essex  Institute.     1879.     [8vo.  pp.  5.] 

In  Memory  of  Henry  Coil  Perkins,  of  Newburyport,  Mass.     1873.     [8vo.  pp.  34.] 

Letters  written  at  the  time  of  the  Occupation  of  Boston  by  the  British,  1775-6.  Com- 
municated by  Wm.  P.  Upham Salem,  Mass.  :  Salem  Press,  corner  Liberty 

and  Derby  Sts.     1876.     [8vo.  pp.  88.    Price  50  cts.] 

Historical  Sketch  of  the  Salem  Female  Employment  Society.     By  Lucy  P.  Johnson. 

Salem  :  Printed  at  the  Salem  Press.     1880.     [8vo.  pp.  8.] 

^<Noiice  of  a  Portrait  of  Washington.     By  Charles  Henry  Hart [8vo.  pp.  5.] 

Biographical  Notice  of  Mr.  James  Upton.    By  Rev.  R.  C.  Mills [8vo.  pp.  10.] 

Memorial  of  John  Clarke  Lee.     By  Rev.  E.  B.   Willson Salem:  Printed  at 

the  Salem  Press.     1878.     [8vo.  pp.  30.     Price  25  cts.] 

The  Essex  Institute,  located  at  Salem,  Massachusetts,  was  incorporated  in  1848, 
being  formed  by  the  union  of  two  societies,  namely,  the  Essex  Historical  Society, 
incorporated  in  1821,  and  the  Essex  County  Natural  History  Society,  incorporated 
in  1836.  The  "  Proceedings  of  the  Essex  Institute  "  for  twenty-one  years,  from  1848 
to  1868  inclusive,  were  issued  in  quarterly  numbers,  and  make  six  octavo  volumes. 
Since  then  they  have  been  published,  also  in  quarterly  numbers,  under  the  title  of 
the  "  Bulletin  of  the  Essex  Institute,"  of  which  eleven  octavo  volumes  (1869  to  1879 
inclusive)  have  been  completed,  and  the  twelfth  volume  commenced. 

In  January,  1859,  the  society  began  the  publication  of  the  "  Historical  Collec- 
tions of  the  Essex  Institute,"  a  periodical  of  which  the  contents  are  somewhat  sim- 
ilar to  those  of  the  Register,  though  confined  to  the  history  and  genealogy  of  Essex 
county,  Massachusetts.  It  first  appeared  in  small  quarto  form,  which  size  was 
retained  from  1859  to  1868,  since  which  date  the  size  has  been  octavo.  Sixteen  vol- 
umes have  been  completed,  and  the  seventeenth  is  now  in  the  course  of  publication. 

The  contribution  to  our  historical  and  biographical  literature  made  by  the  Insti- 
tute in  these  periodicals,  shows  that  it  is  a  live  institution,  and  that  the  members 
are  doing  their  part  in  preserving  our  early  records  and  illustrating  the  history  of 
our  state. 

The  titles  given  at  the  head  of  this  article  are  a  few  of  the  separate  publications 
of  the  Institute.     Most  of  them  are  reprints  from  their  periodicals. 

The  Young  Folks'1  Cyclopaedia  of  Common  Things.  By  John  D.  Champlin,  Jr., 
Late  Associate  Editor  of  the  American  Cyclopaedia.  New  York  :  Henry  Holt  & 
Co.     1880.     [12mo.  pp.  690.] 

The  first  cyclopaedia  for  young  people  which  we  know  of,  and  probably  the  only 
one  published  previous  to  that  whose  title  we  give  above,  was  the  "  Minor  En- 
cyclopaedia," by  the  Rev.  Thaddeus  Mason  Harris,  D.D.,  issued  in  1803  in  four 
duodecimo  volumes.     It  was  a  useful  work,  but  never  passed  to  a  second  edition. 

The  three  quarters  of  a  century  which  have  passed  since  that  work  appeared, 
have  been  crowded  with  inventions  and  discoveries  ;  and  the  things  which  in  our 
day  a  child  is  expected  to  know  have  been  greatly  multiplied.  In  the  present  work 
Mr.  Champlin  furnishes  "  in  simple  language,  aided  by  pictorial  illustrations 
where  thought  necessary,  a  knowledge  of  things  in  Nature,  Science  and  Arts  which 
are  apt  to  awaken  a  child's  curiosity.  Such  features  of  Astronomy,  Chemistry, 
Physics,  Natural  History  and  Physiology  as  can  be  made  intelligible  are  explained, 


426  Book  Notices.  [Oct. 

special  attention  being  given  to  the  natural  objects  which  most  immediately  affect 
human  happiness — such  as  the  phenomena  of  air,  light,  heat,  and  electricity,  and 
those  parts  of  the  human  system  whose  health  is  influenced  by  our  habits.  Much 
attention  has  been  given,  too,  to  the  description  and  explanation  of  the  manufac- 
ture of  articles  in  common  use,  and  of  the  various  processes  connected  with  the 
Arts  ;  while  all  the  animals  interesting  from  their  domestic  relation  or  as  objects 
of  curiosity  are  treated  as  fully  as  the  limits  of  the  work  will  permit." 

The  author  has  shown  good  judgment  in  the  selection  of  topics  :  and  he  has  suc- 
ceeded wonderfully  in  explaining  his  subjects,  frequently  quite  complicated,  so  as  to 
bring  them  within  the  comprehension  of  the  3Toung.  The  book  was  much  needed, 
and  must  have  a  large  sale. 

Records  of  First  Church  at  Salisbury,  Mass.,  1687-1754.  Communicated  by  Wil- 
liam P.  Upham Salem  :    Printed  for  the  Essex  Institute.      1879.     [8vo. 

pp.  47.1 

Record  of  Intentions  of  Marriage  of  the  City  of  Lynn.  Copied  by  John  T.  Moul- 
ton Salem  :  Printed  at  the  Salem  Press.     [8vo.  pp.  29.] 

Notes  and  Extracts  from  the  "  Records  of  the  First  Church  in  Salem,  1629  to  1736." 

Communicated  by  James  A.  Emmerton,  M.D Salem  :  Printed  at  the  Salem 

Press.     1879.     [8vo.  pp.  28.] 

Copy  of  the  Record  of  Deaths  of  the  First  Church  in  Rowley,  Mass.  Communicat- 
ed by  Geo.  B.  Blodgette,  a!M.     [Salem  :  1878.     8vo.  pp.  42.] 

We  are  rejoiced  when  we  see  anything  done  to  preserve  in  print  the  records  of 
births,  marriages  and  deaths  in  our  New  England  towns.  While  they  remain  in 
manuscript  the  risk  of  loss  by  fire  and  other  accidents  is  very  great.  Frequently 
there  is  but  a  single  copy  of  these  records,  and  that  sometimes  in  a  dilapidated 
condition. 

Every  town  should  have  its  early  records  printed  ;  but  as  the  towns  are  negligent 
of  their  duty,  individuals  are  doing  this  in  part.  The  four  pamphlets  whose  titles 
are  given  above  preserve,  beyond  the  possibility  of  loss,  much  material  for  the  gen- 
ealogy and  history  of  our  people.  They  are  all  reprinted  from  the  Historical  Collec- 
tions of  the  Essex  Institute.  The  gentlemen  who  have  copied  these  records  for  the 
press  deserve  much  praise  for  the  disinterested  labor  they  have  bestowed  upon  them. 

The  Literary  World.  Choice  Readings  from  the  Best  New  Books,  and  Critical  Re- 
views. Fortnightly.  [Boston,  Mass.,  Rev.  Edward  Abbott,  editor;  E.  H.  Hames 
&  Co.,  publishers.     Quarto,  16  pp.    Price  $2  per  year.] 

This  journal  is  becoming  so  well  known  for  the  excellent  quality  of  its  average 
make-up,  that  it  deserves  to  become  yet  wider  known,  that  its  quality  and  amount 
of  work  may  be  even  greater  than  now  ;  and  it  is  with  the  hope  of  introducing  it  to 
new  acquaintances  to  this  end,  that  we  give  it  this  general  review.  Established 
ten  years  ago  by  the  late  Mr.  Samuel  R.  Crocker,  as  a  monthly  literary  journal,  it 
passed  in  April,  1877,  under  the  management  of  the  publishers  above  named,  the 
Rev.  Edward  Abbott,  a  widely  known  writer,  assuming  its  editorial  control.  In  his 
hands  it  has  continued  to  increase  in  public  appreciation  and  literary  value  ;  and 
with  the  beginning  of  1879  its  publication  was  changed  to  a  fortnightly  issue,  the 
same  general  form  and  appearance  being  retained.  It  may  be  briefly  described  as  a 
purely  literary  review.  Each  number  opens  with  quite  lengthy  notices  of  the  fresh- 
est and  most  important  books,  frequently  from  the  hand  of  a  specialist ;  follow- 
ed by  minor  notices  of  works  of  fiction,  or  those  of  less  importance.  Editorials  on  a 
great  range  of  current  topics  of  literary  interest  next  follow  ;  succeeded  by  depart- 
ments of  Literary  Personals ;  sketches  of  noted  authors  of  the  time ;  News  and 
Notes  ;  Contents  of  the  Periodicals,  and  others  of  similar  interest.  Of  chiefest 
value  among  these  departments,  perhaps,  are  those  of  "  Notes  and  Queries,"  upon  a 
great  variety  of  topics  of  interest  to  writers  and  readers,  usually  extending  to  two 
or  three  columns  ;  and  "  Shakespeariana  " — the  latter  edited  by  Mr.  W.  J.  Rolfe, 
the  eminent  Shakesperian  scholar,  and  frequently  occupying  a  whole  page.  Often 
articles  of  much  historical  value  are  given,  as  notably,  those  by  Mr.  Justin  Winsor, 
on  the  public  and  private  libraries  of  the  early  days  of  American  letters,  of  which 
several  have  appeared  in  late  issues.  The  journal  seems  admirably  well  balanced 
in  all  its  departments,  and  it  is  always  a  pleasure  to  open  its  bright,  modest  pages, 
so  abundant  of  good  scholarship,  careful  editing,  a  choice  variety  of  contents,  and 
with  no  sign  of  pedantry,  no  "slashing"  criticisms,  and  no  unkindly  tone.  It 
deserves  hundreds  of  readers,  where  we  fear  it  has  only  tens. 

[By  Samuel  L.  Boardman,  Esq.\ 


1880.]  Book  Notices.  427 

History  of  the  Town  of  Henniker,  Merrimack  County ,  New  Hampshire.  From  the 
dale  of  the  Canada  Grant  by  the  Province  of  Massachusetts  in  1735,  to  1880  ;  with 
a  Genealogical  Register  of  the  Families  of  Henniker.  By  Leander  W.  Cogswell. 
Concord  :  Printed  by  the  Republican  Press  Association.  1880.  [8vo.  pp.  808. 
With  Illustrations.] 

To  the  student  of  family  history  this  volume  will  be  most  welcome,  and  he  will 
naturally  turn  to  this  portion  first,  though  it  occupies  the  last  part  of  the  goodly 
sized  and  handsome  volume.  Of  the  808  pages  which  the  book  contains,  372  are 
devoted  to  a  Genealogical  Register  of  Henniker  Families,  arranged  alphabetically, 
and  containing  twenty  portraits  and  several  autographs,  the  work  in  the  portraits 
being  good,  and  the  portraits,  we  should  judge,  very  satisfactory  likenesses.  One 
can  but  notice  the  large  number  of  residents  of  this  town  who  have  become  locally 
distinguished  in  the  different  professions  and  occupations,  while  not  a  few  have 
achieved  a  good  reputation  not  confined  alone  to  the  county  or  state.  Among  the 
prominent  families  are  those  of  Baker,  Carter,  Cogswell ;  Gibson  (of  which  family 
is  the  distinguished  musician  Mr.  C.  C.  Gibson);  Goodenow  (of  which  family  were 
five  eminent  lawyers,  two  of  whom  were  members  of  congress,  viz.,  Rufus  King, 
a  member  of  the  31st,  and  Robert  G.,  a  member  of  the  32d  congress,  both  from  the 
state  of  Maine)  ;  Gould ;  Howe  (of  which  family  was  the  late  Judge  Luther  J. 
Howe  of  Hoosick  Falls,  N.  Y.)  ;  Patterson  (of  which  family  is  Mrs.  Mary  Patter- 
son Culver,  a  well  known  author,  and  Hon.  James  Willis  Patterson,  a  resident  of 
Hanover,  and  a  senator  in  the  U .  S.  Senate  in  1867-73)  ;  Pillsbury  (of  which  fami- 
ly is  Rev.  Parker  Pillsbury,  a  distinguished  divine  and  anti-slavery  orator  ;  Proc- 
tor (of  which  family  is  Edna  Dean  Proctor,  the  well  known  writer  and  poet)  ;  Saw- 
yer ;  Thompson  and  Whitney.  This  portion  of  Mr.  Cogswell's  volume  is  most 
satisfactorily  performed,  but  we  think  the  author's  claim  that  it  is  "the  most 
perfect  [family]  register  yet  published  in  the  history  of  any  town  in  this  state," 
can  hardly  be  sustained  ;  as  in  one  instance,  at  least,  his  labors  in  this  direction  have 
been  surpassed,  and  this  by  Mr.  EzraS.  Stearns,  who  published  his  history  of  the  town 
of  Rindge  in  1875,  in  which  369  pages  are  given  to  a  Genealogical  Register  of  Fami- 
lies, the  matter  in  which  far  exceeds  the  family  register  given  by  Mr.  Cogswell. 
Much  may  be  said  in  commendation  of  the  General  History  portion  of  Mr.  Cogswell's 
volume.  Henniker  contains  27,000  acres,  and  the  first  township  grant  was  obtained 
from  Massachusetts  in  1735.  The  history  of  the  several  grants  to  the  proprietors 
of  the  town  ;  the  account  of  the  first  settlement,  and  the  events  in  its  subsequent 
history,  are  all  faithfully  given.  Thirty-six  pages  are  devoted  to  its  ecclesiastical 
history  ;  eighteen  to  educational  affairs;  seventy-five  to  the  military  history, includ- 
ing its  Roll  of  Honor,  and  all  the  minor  events  in  the  history  of  the  town  are  faith- 
fully recorded.  As  a  contribution  to  New  England  local  history,  and  especially  to 
the  history  of  New  Hampshire  families,  the  book  is  of  very  great  value.  A  good 
general  index  is  wanting,  and  a  map  of  the  town  would  have  added  to  its  usefulness. 

[By  Samuel  L.  Boardman,  Esq.] 

A  List  of  the  Birds  of  Massachusetts,  with  Annotations.     By  J.  A.  Allen 

[8vo.  pp.  37.     Price  25  cents.] 

A  List  of  the  Fishes  of  Essex  County,  including  those  of  Massachusetts  Bay,  accord- 
ing to  the  latest  results  of  the  work  of  the  (J.  S.  tish  Commission.     By  G.  Brown 

Goode  and  Tarleton  H.  Bean Salem:    Printed  at  the  Salem  Press.     1879. 

[8vo.  pp.  38.     Price  30  cts.] 

Contributions  to  the  Mythology  of  Tachyglossa  Hystrix,  Echidna  Hystrix  (Auct.). 
By  J.  W.  Fewkes,  Ph.D [8vo.  pp.  28.     Price  35  cts.] 

Notes  on  the  native  and  extensively  introduced  Woody  Plants  of  Essex  County,  Mas- 
sachusetts. By  Joijn  Robinson  (in  charge  department  of  botany,  Peabody  Acad- 
emy of  Science) Salem  :  Printed  for  the  Essex  Institute.     1879.     [8vo.  pp. 

38.     Price  35  cts.] 

The  Solar  Eclipse  of  1878,  a  lecture  bfore  the  Essex  Institute.  By  Winslow  Upton, 
Asssistant  at  Harvard  College  Observatory [8vo.  pp.  19.     Price  15  cts.] 

The  Enharmonic  Key-Board  of  Prof  .  Henry  Ward  Poole.  By  Theodore  M.  Os- 
borne  [8vo.  pp.  14.] 

The  Essex  Institute,  besides  its  contributions  to  historical  literature,  has  publish- 
ed in  its  Proceedings  many  scientific  papers  of  great  value.  Above  are  the  titles  of 
several  of  these  papers  which  have  been  reprinted  in  pamphlet  form. 


428  Booh  Notices.  [Oct. 

The  Congregationalism  of  the  last  Three  Hundred  Years,  as  seen  in  its  Literature  : 
With  special  reference  to  certain  recondite,  neglected,  or  disputed  passages.  In 
Twelve  Lectures,  delivered  on  the  Southworth  Foundation  in  the  'Theological  Sem- 
inary at  Andover,  Mass.,  1876-1879.  With  a  Bibliographical  Appendix.  By 
Henry  Martyn  Dexter.  In  these  old  tomes  live  the  old  times.  New  York  : 
Harper  &  Brothers,  Publishers,  Franklin  Square.  1880.  [Royal  8vo.  pp.  xxxviii. 
-f  716+320.     Price  $6.] 

In  this  large  and  wealthy  volume  Dr.  Dexter  has  accomplished  a  remarkable 
work.  From  beginning  to  end  the  signs  of  careful  toil  are  every  where  manifest. 
Many  able  writers,  both  in  this  country  and  in  England,  have  traced  the  origin  and 
growth  of  that  great  revolt  against  the  established  Church  of  England,  which  has 
done  so  much  to  make  this  country  and  the  England  of  to-day  what  they  are.  The 
books  which  have  been  thus  written,  will,  many  of  them,  still  abide  in  honor  ;  for 
a  subject  so  large  and  comprehensive  cannot  be  wholly  comprehended  by  a  single 
mind.  It  is  needful  that  many  lights,  from  different  points,  should  shine  upon  it 
to  reveal  it  fully  to  the  view. 

All  great  reforms,  in  their  beginnings  and  early  movements,  are,  of  necessity, 
somewhat  rude  and  ungraceful.  A  few  men,  often  from  obscure  and  humble  life, 
stepping  out  to  confront  the  combined  wealth,  culture  and  power  of  a  great  nation, 
occupy  a  most  trying  position.  Under  such  conditions  wrought  the  first  apostles 
of  Christianity  in  planting  the  seeds  of  the  gospel  around  the  ancient  and  costly 
temples  of  Roman  idolatry.  Under  such  conditions  Luther  and  his  companions 
made  headway  against  that  proud  and  dominant  hierarchy  that  held  the  kings  and 
nations  of  Europe  in  its  iron  grasp.  And  such  was  the  situation  in  which,  three 
hundred  years  ago.  a  few  men  rose  up  in  England  to  break  the  yoke  of  civil  and 
ecclesiastical  oppression,  and  make  an  open  way  for  liberty  and  truth.  Men,  set- 
ting out  upon  such  an  enterprise,  must  be  possessed  of  most  remarkable  wisdom 
and  patience,  if  they  never  say  the  wrong  word  or  do  the  wrong  act.  But  whatever 
they  do,  whether  it  be  good  or  bad,  their  enemies  will  be  the  first  to  write  their 
history,  and  their  position  will  be  made  to  appear  ridiculous  and  dishonorable. 

For  tracing  out  this  remarkable  chapter  in  human  affairs,  Dr.  Dexter  first  pre- 
pared himself  by  searching  out  more  fully  than  any  one  has  before  done,  the  ancient 
records.  This  is  the  great  merit  of  his  book.  His  first  chapter  is  entitled  "  The 
Darkness  and  the  Dawn,"  in  which  he  shows,  by  a  great  variety  of  citations,  the 
real  condition  of  the  English  Church  and  the  English  people,  just  before  this  revolt. 
His  second  chapter  is  "Robert  Browne  and  his  Co-workers."  This  man,  whose 
followers  were  called  Brownists,  has  heretofore  had  a  disreputable  record,  even 
among  those  who  honor  his  early  writings,  and  admire  his  first  works.  Dr.  Dexter 
has  done  much  to  clear  his  memory  and  present  him  under  better  aspects.  His 
third  chapter  is  entitled  "  The  Martin  Mar-prelate  Controversy."  This  chapter 
will  be  read  with  great  interest.  The  authorship  of  the  Martin  Mar-prelate  tracts 
has  been,  hitherto,  as  much  of  a  mystery  as  the  authorship  of  the  letters  of  Junius. 
Dr.  Dexter  brings  evidence  to  show  that  they  were  written  by  Henry  Barrowe,  who 
was,  at  the  time,  prisoner  in  the  Fleet.  This  theory  is  opposed  by  many  prominent 
writers,  but  seems  to  be  well  fortified.  We  cannot  dwell  longer  upon  details.  The 
subsequent  chapters  are,  "  The  Martyrs  of  Congregationalism,"  "  The  Exodus  to 
Amsterdam,"  "  Fortunes  and  Misfortunes  in  Amsterdam,"  "John  Robinson  and 
Leyden  Congregationalism,"  "  Early  New  England  Congregationalism,"  "  Later 
New  England  Congregationalism."  In  this  chapter,  John  Wise,  of  Ipswich  (now 
Essex),  stands  out  as  a  bold,  clear-headed  and  effectual  reformer.  Then  follow  the 
chapters  entitled,  "  Ecclesiastical  Councils,"  "  Congregationalism  in  England," 
and  "  Things  more  clearly  seen." 

These  chapters  sweep  over  the  three  hundred  years,  since  about  1580,  and  trace 
the  history  of  that  great  movement  of  dissent  from  the  Established  Church  of  Eng- 
land, in  a  way  more  full,  ample  and  satisfactory  than  can  perhaps  be  found  in  any 
other  existing  volume.  Of  course  the  book  will  invite  criticism  from  various  quar- 
ters, but  no  one  can  doubt  that  a  grand  and  valuable  work  has  been  done. 

One  of  the  most  important  features  of  the  book  has  not  yet  been  mentioned,  and 
that  is  comprised  under  the  head  of  "  Collections  toward  a  Bibliography  of  Congre- 
gationalism." This  index,  which  alone  covers  280  large  and  closely  printed  pages, 
contains  the  titles  of  7250  books  and  tracts,  which,  in  various  ways,  stand  related 
to  this  long  course  of  history.  The  very  sight  of  this  index,  with  its  carefully  pre- 
pared hints  and   directions,  suggests  an  amount  of  labor  and  care  immensel}*  great. 

[By  the  Rev.  Increase  N.  Tarbox,  D.D.,  of  West  JS'ewton,  Mass.' 


1880.]  Book  Notices.  429 

Collections  of  the  Minnesota  Historical  Society.  Vol.  III.  Part  3.  [Seal.]  St. 
Paul :  Published  by  the  Society.  1880.  [8vo.  pp.  15 l-f-viii.  With  portrait  of 
Rev.  John  Mattocks  and  title  page  and  index  to  Vol.  III. 

The  Hennepin  Bi-Centenary.  Account  of  the  Celebration  by  the  Minnesota  Histori- 
cal Society,  of  the  two  hundredth  anniversary  of  the  discovery  of  the  Falls  of  St. 
Anthony,  by  Louis  Hennepin.  (From  the  St.  Paul  Daily  Globe,  July  4,  1880.) 
St.  Paul  :  Globe  Print.     1880.     [8vo.  pp.  6. J 

Ten  years  ago  the  Minnesota  Historical  Society  began  the  publication  of  its 
Collections,  and  during  that  time  the  society  has  published  three  large  volumes  on 
the  history  of  Minnesota,  an  activity  in  this  department  of  work  which  we  believe 
has  been  surpassed  by  but  few  societies  in  our  country.  The  Committee  on  Publi- 
cation tell  us  that  the  "  design  of  these  Collections  is  to  gather  up  all  the  historical 
facts  regarding  Minnesota,  or  its  people,  that  we  are  able,  from  such  writers  as  will 
contribute  them,  and  by  publishing  the  same,  at  once  preserve  and  disseminate  the 
information  contained  therein."  A  considerable  portion  of  this  volume  relates  to 
the  Indian  nations  which  once  occupied  all  of  the  present  state  of  Minnesota,  and 
to  incidents  of  the  "  Indian  period  "  of  her  history.  The  importance  of  securing 
at  the  present  time  all  that  can  be  done  in  this  direction  towards  this  rapidly  disap- 
pearing race,  seems  to  be  uppermost  in  the  minds  of  the  members  of  this  society. 
In  a  few  years  the  Indians  will  be  so  nearly  extinct,  or  so  changed  in  their  customs 
and  religion,  that  their  condition,  as  found  by  the  early  settlers  of  this  northwest 
state,  will  be  only  a  matter  of  history.  Now  is  the  only  time  to  collect  and  record 
all  valuable  and  interesting  facts  regarding  them.  The  Rev.  Mr.  Williamson  has 
in  this  volume  an  interesting  sketch  of  the  Sioux  or  Dakotas,  a  tribe  who  inhabited 
the  Minnesota  valley  forty  years  ago,  and  at  one  time  were  the  most  powerful  tribe 
within  the  present  state  of  Minnesota  ;  but  they  are  now  completely  crushed.  The 
white  man  has  taken  from  them  nearly  everything  except  life.  They  are  now  poor, 
miserable  beggars,  unable  to  avenge  their  wrongs,  and  they  know  it.  Well  does 
the  author  say,  in  the  words  of  Jefferson,  "  I  tremble  when  1  remember  that  God 
is  just."  A  considerable  portion  of  the  present  number  is  given  to  memoirs  and 
obituary  sketches  of  the  pioneers  of  the  state.  The  memoir  of  the  Rev.  John 
Mattocks  is  accompanied  with  a  beautiful  engraving  furnished  by  his  son.  Let 
more  sons  follow  this  example. 

The  Minnesota  Historical  Society,  July  3,  1880,  celebrated  the  discovery  of  the 
Falls  of  St.  Anthony  by  Louis  Hennepin.  In  honoring  Hennepin  they  honored  the 
class  to  which  he  belonged — "those  brave  clergymen  of  two  centuries  ago,  who 
came  with  the  first  of  white  men  into  the  heart  of  our  continent,  and  who  were  at 
once  explorers,  historians  of  discovery  and  heralds  and  martyrs  of  religion."  For 
the  manner  in  which  the  day  was  spent  by  the  society  and  its  friends,  the  reader  is 
referred  to  the  pages  of  the  second  pamphlet. 

[By  Willard  S.  Allen,  A.M.,  of  East  Boston.] 

Geo.  P.  Rowell  <5f  CoSs  American  Newspaper  Directory,  containing  accurate  Lists 
of  all  the  Newspapers  and  Periodicals  published  in  the  United  States,  Territories , 
and  the  Dominion  of  Canada,  together  with  a  Description  of  the  Towns  and  Cities 
in  which  they  are  Published.  New  York:  Geo.  P.  Rowell  &  Co.,  Publishers, 
1880.     [Post8vo.  pp.  1044.] 

AYhether  regarded  as  a  list  of  the  newspapers  of  America,  as  the  result  of  one  of 
the  most  systematic  business  enterprises  in  the  United  States — that  of  the  Adver- 
tising Bureau  which  publishes  it — or  as  a  business  and  industrial  gazetteer  of  our 
country,  this  volume  is  alike  a  curiosity.  Three  hundred  and  ninety-six  pages  are 
given  to  a  list  of  the  newspapers  of  the  United  States,  arranged  alphabetically  by 
states,  and  by  cities  and  towns  in  each  state,  each  presenting  the  exact  location  of 
the  city  or  town,  its  population,  leading  industries,  and  the  papers  there  published 
— this  list  comprising  9723  distinct  journals.  Following  this  list  are  nine  classified 
lists  of  special  publications  and  journals,  designed  especially  for  the  benefit  of  ad- 
vertisers ;  this  being  succeeded  by  nearly  500  pages  of  advertisements,  thoroughly 
indexed.  When  it  is  remembered  that  fifteen  years  ago  no  such  thing  as  a  news- 
paper directory  existed,  and  that  now  to  accurately  give  the  statistics  of  the  press 
of  our  country,  demanded  by  advertisers,  requires  a  volume  of  over  1000  pages,  it 
shows  the  gigantic  proportions  of  the  business,  and  the  system  to  which  it  has  been 
brought  by  the  enterprising  firm  publishing  this  Directory. 

[By  Samuel  L.  Boardman,  Esq.] 


430  Booh  Notices.  [Oct. 

The  Magazine  of  American  History :  with  Notes  and  Queries.  Edited  by  John 
Austin  Stevens.  Published  by  A.  S.  Barnes  &Co.,  New  York.  [Large  4to. 
Published  monthly  in  numbers  of  80  pages  each,  with  plates,  maps,  and  auto- 
graphs.    Price  $5  per  year.] 

With  the  number  for  June,  1880,  this  journal  closed  its  seventh  volume  (as  we 
prefer  to  reckon  its  volumes),  or  Part  I.  of  Volume  IV.,  the  numbers  for  six  months 
when  bound  with  the  advertisements  and  covers,  as  should  always  be  the  case,  mak- 
ing a  volume  of  most  desirable  size  for  reading  or  consultation.  From  its  com- 
mencement the  high  tone  and  solid  character  of  its  leading  contents  have  been  most 
marked,  and  in  the  past  volumes  much  original  information  relating  to  American 
history  and  biography  has  been  given  to  the  public.  In  the  volume  just  closed, 
viz.,  the  numbers  January — June,  the  most  important  historical  articles  are — The 
Allied  Armies  before  New  York  in  1781  ;  History  and  Ethnology  of  the  Pawnee 
Indians ;  The  battle  of  Harlem  Plains,  1776,  and  Sullivan's  Expedition  against  the 
Six  Nations,  1779  ;  the  leading  biographical  sketches  bein^  those  of  Lady  and  Maj. 
Ackland  ;  An  Account  of  the  Chew  Family  of  Penns3'lvania  ;  Col.  Return  J.  Meigs 
of  the  Connecticut  Line  of  the  Revolutionary  Army,  and  Col.  Samuel  B.  Webb  of 
the  Continental  Army.  Other  general  articles  are  given,  together  with  translations, 
original  papers,  notes,  queries  and  replies,  and  a  carefully  edited  current  bibliogra- 
phy. Special  mention  should,  perhaps,  be  made  of  the  Washington  or  February 
number,  wherein  original  matter  relating  to  Washington  is  given  as  follows  :  an 
article  on  a  Standard  for  the  Likeness  of  Washington,  by  William  F.  Hubbard  ; 
Washington's  Headquarters  on  the  Hudson  ;  thirty  letters  of  Washington  now  for 
the  first  time  published,  and  fifteen  pages  of  notes.  The  six  numbers  in  this  volume 
contain  twelve  portraits  on  steel,  seventeen  maps,  plans,  etc.,  views  of  four  historic 
buildings,  with  numerous  autographs,  coats  of  arms,  and  smaller  illustrations  in  the 
body  of  the  work.  No  student  of  American  history  who  would  be  well  informed, 
can  dispense  with  its  judicious  and  able  assistance. 

[By  Samuel  L.  Boardman,  Esq.] 

7 he  History  of  Boxford,  Essex  County,  Massachusetts,  from  the  Earliest  Settlement 
known  to  the  Present  Time:  A  Period  of  about  Iwo  Hundred  and  Fifty  Years. 
By  Sidney  Perley,  Member  of  the  New  England  Historic,  Genealogical  Society, 
Member  of  Essex  Institute,  etc.  Illustrated.  [Motto.]  Boxford,  Mass.:  Pub- 
lished by  the  Author.  1880.  [Cloth,  8vo.  pp.  418.  Press  of  Rand,  Avery  & 
Co.     Price  $3,  to  be  obtained  of  the  author.] 

Mr.  Perley  has  performed  most  excellent  work  in  the  preparation  of  this  history  ; 
during  which,  as  he  informs  us  in  the  Preface,  "  thousands  of  volumes  have  been 
read  and  referred  to  ;  much  travel,  inquiry  and  correspondence  have  been  necessary  ; 
and  considerable  money,  and  month  alter  month  of  time  have  been  given  it."  But 
on  the  result  the  author  may  certainly  congratulate  himself.  Every  detail  relating 
to  the  settlement  of  the  town,  its  revolutionary  and  military  history,  sketches  of 
its  churches,  schools,  industries,  biographies  of  prominent  citizens,  and  other  facts 
of  interest,  are  all  arranged  in  good  order,  and  treated  with  reasonable  fullness  in 
every  particular.  Ten  plates,  engraved  especially  for  the  work,  embellish  the  vol- 
ume, and  an  Appendix  and  Index  of  names  add  to  its  value. 
[By  Samuel  L.  Boardman,  Esq.] 

Walpole  [N.  H.]  as  it  was  and  as  it  is,  containing  the  complete  civil  History  of  the 
Town  from  1749  to  1879;  together  with  a  History  of  all  the  Church  Organiza- 
tions; also,  a  History  of  one  hundred  and  fifty  families  that  settled  in  town  pre- 
vious to  1820,  with  biographical  sketches  of  a  large  number  of  its  prominent  citizens, 
and  also  a  census  of  the  town  taken  April  1,  1878.  By  George  Aldrich.  [Motto.] 
Printed  by  the  Claremont  Manufacturing  Co.,  Claremont,  N.  H.  1880.  [8vo. 
pp.  401.] 

A  complete  history  of  Walpole  has  long  been  desired  by  the  citizens  and  those 
interested  in  the  town.  Rev.  Dr.  Bellows's  "  Historical  Sketch  of  Col.  Benjamin 
Bellows,  founder  of  Walpole,"  an  address  on  occasion  of  the  dedication  of  his  monu- 
ment, Oct.  11,  1854,  was  not  intended  to  supply  this  want.  Col.  Bellows  and  his 
immediate  descendants,  however,  bore  such  prominent  parts  in  the  history  of  the 
town,  that  the  address  in  question  necessarily  furnishes  a  tolerably  complete  account 
of  the  events  occurring  during  the  first  half  century  ot  its  existence,  presented,  it  is 
almost  needless  to  say,  in  so  graphic  and  eloquent  a  manner  as  to  form  one  of  the 
most  successful  pictures  of  the  early  life  of  a  New  England  town.     Only  a  limited 


1880.]  Booh  Notices.  431 

edition  of  the  address  was  published,  and  it  has  long  been  very  difficult  to  obtain  a 
copy. 

George  Aldrich,  Esq.,  a  resident  of  Walpole,  has  made  use,  in  the  present 
work,  of  much  of  the  material  contained  in  Dr.  Bellows 's  address,  but  has  added 
many  facts  obtained  from  other  sources,  and  has  continued  the  history  of  the  town 
to  the  present  time.  More  than  half  of  the  volume  is  occupied  by  family  histories, 
which  are  illustrated  by  numerous  portraits.  The  author  was  aided  in  the  publi- 
cation of  the  work  by  an  appropriation  from  the  town  of  five  hundred  dollars.  The 
volume  gives  evidence  of  great  industry  in  the  collection  and  preparation  of  mate- 
rial, and  probably  very  little  has  been  overlooked  that  would  throw  light  upon  the 
history  of  the  town. 

In  this  connection  it  may  not  be  out  of  place  to  refer  to  the  interesting  monograph 
upon  Joseph  Dennie,  recently  printed,  which  is  noticed  in  this  number.  Dennie 
began  his  literary  career  in  Walpole,  near  the  close  of  the  last  centur}7,  and  by  his 
Lay  Sermons  in  the  Farmer's  Museum  gained  fame  for  himself  as  well  as  for  the  town 
where  they  were  published.  His  management  of  the  Museum,  in  which  he  associ- 
ated with  himself  a  brilliant  company  of  wits  and  scholars,  forms  an  interesting 
and  unique  chapter  in  the  history  of  our  early  literature. 

[By  Thomas  B.  Peck,  Esq.,  of  Melrose.] 

Benedict  Arnold  at  Saratoga.     By  Isaac  N.  Arnold.     (Reprinted  from  the  United 

Service,  September,  1880.)     [1880,  8vo.  pp.  16.] 

The  article  in  the  United  Service,  here  reprinted,  was  called  out  by  a  review  of 
the  author's  "Life  of  Benedict  Arnold,"  by  John  Austin  Stevens,  in  the  March 
number  of  The  Magazine  of  American  History.  Mr.  Arnold  in  this  reply  confines 
himself  to  an  examination  of  a  single  position  of  Mr.  Stevens,  who  follows  the  lead 
of  the  historian  Bancroft,  who  states  that  "  Arnold  was  not  on  the  field  "  (History 
17.  S.  ix.  410)  at  the  battle  of  the  19th  September.  The  author  of  the  article  under 
review,  in  taking  issue  with  these  gentlemen,  asserts  that  "  Arnold  was  on  the 
field  ;  icas  actively  engaged  in  the  battle  of  the  19th  September,  1777,  and  that  his 
services  on  that  day  and  in  the  battle  of  the  7th  of  October  contributed  largely  to  the 
capture  of  Burgoyne  and  his  army."  Our  readers  will  remember  that  this  is  sub- 
stantially the  position  Mr.  Drake  takes  in  his  review  of  Arnold's  Life  of  Arnold  in 
the  January  number  of  the  Register  (xxxiv.  109-10).  In  our  opinion,  Mr.  Arnold 
here  produces  abundant  evidence,  much  of  it  received  by  him  since  the  publication 
of  his  book,  less  than  a  year  ago,  to  convince  any  unprejudiced  reader,  that,  jn 
the  words  of  Mr.  Drake,  "To  him  [Gen.  Arnold],  indeed,  rather  than  to  Gates, 
who  as  the  commander  in  chief  bore  off  the  honors,  the  success  of  this  decisive 
campaign  seems  justly  attributable." 

An  Historical  Sketch  of  the  Town  of  East  Providence,  delivered  before  the  Town 
Authorities  and  Citizens  of  East  Providence,  July  Mh,  1876.  By  George  N.  Bliss. 
Providence  :  John  F.  Greene,  Printer.     1876.     [16mo.    Paper,  pp.  52.] 

The  present  sketch  is  one  of  the  late  centennial  contributions  to  the  local  history 
of  our  country.  The  territory  was  a  part  of  Rehoboth — originally  in  Plymouth  col- 
ony and  afterwards  in  Massachusetts — till  1862,  when  the  final  adjustment  of  the 
line  between  Massachusetts  and  Rhode  Island  threw  it  into  the  latter  state.  Here 
Roger  Williams  landed  in  April,  1636,  "  after  a  bitter  winter  voyage  of  fourteen 
weeks  in  an  open  boat,"  and  here  he  "  planted  corn  and  made  other  preparations 
for  a  permanent  residence."  But  he  was  persuaded  by  Gov.  Winslow  to  remove 
to  the  opposite  side  of  Seekonk  river,  to  which  Plymouth  colony  laid  no  claim, 
where  he  founded  the  present  city  of  Providence.  The  pamphlet  before  us  contains 
much  information  concerning  the  history  of  East  Providence. 

The  Newport  Historical  Magazine.     July,  1880.     No.  I.  Vol.1.     Published  by  the 
Newport  Historical  Publishing  Co.,  128  Thames  Street,  Newport,  R.  I.    [8vo.  pp. 
64.     Price  $2  a  year  in  advance.     Address  of  publishers,  P.  O.  Box  426.] 
This  is  a  new  magazine  devoted  to  the  history  of  Newport  County,  Rhode  Island, 
and  the  biography  and  genealogy  of  its  inhabitants.     It  cannot  fail  to  prove  a  use- 
ful publication.     The  editor  is  Henry  E.  Turner,  M.D.,  of  Newport,  whose  "  Reg- 
ister," being  a  carefully  compiled  record  of  the  births,  marriages  and  deaths  of  New- 
port, Middletown  and  Jamestown,  from  the  town  and  church  records  and  graveyard 
inscriptions,    alphabetically    arranged,    will    form   a  prominent    feature   of   the 
magazine. 

vol.  xxxiv.         38 


432  Booh  Notices.  [Oct. 

The  present  number  contains  the  commencement  of  Dr.  Turner's  Register  for  the 
towns  of  Newport  and  Middletown  ;  genealogical  articles  on  the  Redwood  and 
Barker  families  ;  an  article  by  Dr.  Barrows  on  "  The  Importance  of  Historical 
Publications,"  and  the  editor's  "  Introductory." 

History  of  the  Thomas  Adams  and  Thomas  Hastings  Families  of  Amherst,  Massachu- 
setts. [Arms.]  By  Herbert  Baxter  Adams,  In  Memory  and  Honor  of  his  Father 
and  Mother,  Nathaniel  Dickinson  Adams,  born  July  5,  1813,  died  Sept.  7,  1856  ; 
and  Harriet  (Hastings)  Adams,  born  May  15,  1816,  married  December  1,  1836. 
Amherst,  Mass.  :  Privately  Printed.     1880.     [Sm.  8vo.  pp.  66.] 

Memorial  of  the  Baxter  Family.  From  dates  and  minutes  collected  by  Joseph 
Nickerson  Baxter,  of  Boston.  Harvard,  A.B.,  A.M.,  1875  ;  Boston  University 
Law  School,  LL.B.,  1876;  Mass.  and  Boston  Bar,  1876.  Boston:  Printed  for 
the  Family.     1879.     [8vo.  pp.  114.] 

The  Gedney  and  Clarke  Families  of  Salem,  Mass.  Compiled  by  Henry  Fitzgilbert 
Waters Salem:  Printed  at  the  Salem  Press.     1880.     [8vo.  pp.  52.] 

Children  of  William  and  Dorothy  King  of  Salem.     By  Henry  F.  Waters 

Salem  :   Printed  at  the  Salem  Press.     1880.     [8vo.  pp.  8.] 

Genealogical  Notes  of  the  Webb  Family By  Edward  Stanley  Waters 

Salem  :  Printed  at  the  Salem  Press.  1880.  [8vo.  pp.  24.] 
Notes  on  the  Richardson  and  Russell  Families.     By  James  Kimball,  of  Salem 

Salem  :  Printed  at  the  Salem  Press.  1880.  [8vo.  pp.  39.] 
The   Chipman  Lineage,  particularly  as  in  Essex  County,  Mass.     By  R.  Manning 

Chipman,  Lisbon,  Conn Salem:   Printed  at  the  Salem  Press.     1872.     [8vo. 

pp.  59.] 

The  Ancestry  and  Posterity  of  Zaccheus  Gould  of  Topsfield.     A  condensed  abstract 

of  the  Family  Records.     By  Benjamin  Apthorp  Gould Salem  :  Printed  for 

the  Essex  Institute.     1872.     [8vo.  pp.  109.] 

Historical  and  Biographical  Notes  of  the  Family  of  Town.  Genealogical  Memo- 
randa of  the  Ancestry  and  Descendants  of  the  late  John  Town,  Esq.,  of  Georgia, 
Vermont.  Printed  for  Private  Distribution,  by  Henry  Town,  of  Chicago,  111. 
1878.     [8vo.  pp.  16. J 

Farrington  Memorial.  A  Sketch  of  the  Ancestors  and  Descendants  of  Dea.  John 
Farrington,  a  native  of  Wrentham,  Mass.,  who  in  1786  removed  to  China  Plan- 
tation, or  No.  9,  District  of  Maine;  and  settled  seven  miles  east  of  the  Penobscot 

River To  which  is  appended  the  Genealogy  of  his  wife,  Cynthia  Hawes.   1880. 

Published  by  the  Committee.     [8vo.  pp.  24.] 

Biographical  Sketch  of  Joel  Munsell.  By  George  R.  Howell.  To  which  is  append- 
ed a  Genealogy  of  the  Munsell  Family.  By  Frank  Munsell.  Boston  :  Printed 
for  the  New  England  Historic,  Genealogical  Society.     1880.     [8vo.  pp.  15.] 

The  Edgerly  Family.     By  James   A.  Edgerly Boston :  Printed  by  David 

Clapp  &  Son.     1880.     [8vo.  pp.  8.] 

Gray  and  Coytmore.  Two  English  Wills.  Printed  for  W.  S.  Appleton.  Boston: 
David  Clapp  &  Son,  Printers.     1880.     [8vo.  pp.  7.] 

We  continue  this  quarter  our  record  of  recent  genealogical  publications. 

The  book  on  the  Adams  and  Hastings  families  is  by  Prof.  Herbert  B.  Adams,  of 
Johns  Hopkins  University,  Baltimore,  Md.  The  Adams  family  here  recorded  is 
descended  from  Henry  Adams,  of  Braintree,  the  ancestor  of  two  signers  of  the 
Declaration  of  Independence,  Gov.  Samuel  Adams  and  President  John  Adams. 
The  Hastings  family  is  from  Dea.  Thomas  Hastings,  an  early  settler  of  Watertown. 
Much  interesting  matter  concerning  the  two  families  has  been  collected,  and  the 
genealogy  is  clearly  arranged.  An  article  on  "  The  Welsh-English  Ancestry  of  the 
Braintree  Adams  Family,"  by  Nelson  D.  Adams,  Esq.,  of  YVashington,  is  here 
printed.  In  it  is  reprinted  from  the  seventh  volume  of  the  Register  the  Adams 
Pedigree,  copied  in  1851  by  the  late  William  Downing  Bruce,  F.S.A.,  from  a  parch- 
ment roll  belonging  to  Edward  Adams,  Esq.,  of  Middleton  Hall,  Carmarthenshire. 
Subsequent  researches  have  discredited  the  pretended  descent  of  Henry  Adams  of 
Braintree  from  this  family.  The  writer  of  this  had  a  conversation  with  the  late 
Horatio  G.  Somerby,  Esq.,  not  long  before  his  death.  Mr.  Somerby  had  seen  the 
parchment  roll,  which  we  believe  cannot  now  be  found.  He  however  gave  it  as  his 
opinion  that  the  connection  between  the  Braintree   and  English  families  was  a 


1880.]  Booh  Notices.  433 

forgery,  though  he  thought  from  the  appearance  of  the  document  that  the  parch- 
ment pedigree  was  drawn  up,  or  additions  were  made  to  it,  we  forget  which,  many 
years  before  Mr.  Bruce  copied  it.  The  researches  of  Col.  Chester  (Register,  xxxi. 
333)  have  convinced  him  that  the  pretended  connection  is  utterly  incorrect.  Mr. 
Sonierby  stated  to  us  that  a  portion  of  the  pedigree  printed  in  the  Register  was  ap- 
parently correct.  We  think  he  said  there  was  a  William  who  married  a  daughter 
of  Mr.  Boringoton  and  had  sons,  George,  Henry,  Ambrose  and  John ;  and  that 
George  was  the  ancestor  of  Mr.  Bruce.  The  statement  that  Henry  died  in  Brain- 
tree,  New  England,  and  had  the  children  named  in  the  pedigree,  he  thought  an 
evident  forgery.  As  the  Register  has  unwittingly  given  currency  to  an  erro- 
neous pedigree,  we  deem  it  our  duty  to  make  this  correction. 

The  Baxter  memorial  is  preliminary  to  a  full  genealogy  which  the  author  has  in 
preparation.  It  gives  descendants  of  Gregory  Baxter,  an  early  settler  of  Roxbury, 
who  soon  removed  to  Braintree  ;  and  of  several  other  families  of  the  name  who 
have  not  been  connected  with  them.  Lemuel  Shattuck,  Esq.,  in  1841,  in  his  "  Sys- 
tem of  Family  Registration,"  printed  a  few  families  of  the  descendants  of  Gregory 
Baxter,  and  the  Register  and  other  books  contain  more  or  less  concerning  the  name; 
but  this  we  believe  is  the  first  separate  work  devoted  to  the  Baxters.  It  seems  to 
be  carefully  compiled. 

The  next  six  pamphlets  are  reprints  from  the  "  Historical  Collections  of  the  Es- 
sex Institute." 

That  on  the  Gedney  and  Clarke  families,  is  by  Mr.  H.  F.  Waters,  of  Salem, 
one  of  the  most  talented  and  successful  of  our  New  England  genealogists.  The 
Gedneys  "flourished  in  Salem  during  the  first  century  after  the  settlement  of 
New  England,  and  became  connected  by  marriage  with  other  important  and  dis- 
tinguished families  of  the  colonial  period."  The  Clarkes  "settled  in  Salem  early 
in  the  eighteenth  century  and  continued  here  about  a  hundred  years.  Their  con- 
nection with  the  family  of  Fairfax,  who  have  held  a  most  distinguished  position 
both  in  England  and  America,  and  through  them  with  the  family  of  Washington 
of  Virginia,"  imparts  an  additional  interest  to  this  work.  Some  interesting  cor- 
respondence between  the  Clarkes  and  members  of  the  Fairfax  and  Washington  fami- 
lies is  given.     Mr.  Waters  has  been  very  thorough  in  his  investigations. 

The  next  pamphlet  is  by  the  same  author.  In  it  he  gives  several  valuable  docu- 
ments relating  to  the  children  and  grandchildren  of  William  and  Dorothy  King  of 
Salem,  who  came  to  New  England  in  1635,  in  company  with  the  Rev.  Joseph  Hull. 
(See  Register,  xxv.  13.) 

The  pamphlet  on  the  Webb  family  is  by  a  cousin  of  the  author  of  the  last  two 
works,  who  is  also  an  accomplished  genealogist.  He  has  collected  many  interest- 
ing facts  concerning  the  Webbs. 

The  pamphlet  by  Mr.  Kimball  gives  one  branch  of  the  Richardson  family  which 
was  not  carried  out  by  the  late  John  A.  Vinton  in  his  "  Richardson  Memorial;" 
and  also  the  descendants  of  Samuel  Russell  who  married  Elizabeth  Hacker  in  Boston, 
Sept.  24,  1747. 

The  "  Chipman  Lineage"  gives  the  descendants  of  Elder  John  Chipman  of 
Barnstable,  whose  declaration  giving  many  genealogical  particulars  is  printed  in 
the  Register,  iv.  23-4.  A  sketch  of  the  family  is  in  xv.  79-81  ;  see  also  xviii.  90  ; 
xxxi.  437.  The  author,  the  Rev.  R.  Manning  Chipman,  now  of  Hyde  Park,  Mass., 
has  been  a  valued  contributor  to  this  periodical. 

The  Gould  genealogy  is  by  Prof.  Benjamin  A.  Gould,  the  astronomer.  The  fami- 
ly has  been  traced  back  in  England  by  Mr.  Somerby  to  Thomas1  Gould  of  Boving- 
ton  in  the  parish  of  Hemel  Hempstead  in  Hertfordshire,  who  died  in  1520.  He  waa 
the  quatrayle  ofZaccheus6  Gould,  the  New  England  immigrant. 

The  Town  genealogy  was  compiled  by  Edwin  Hubbard,  of  Chicago,  111.,  an  ex- 
perienced and  reliable  genealogist.  Much  of  the  material  has  been  derived  from  the 
communications  of  the  late  William  B.  Towne,  A.M.,  to  the  Register. 

The  pamphlet  on  the  Farrington  and  Hawes  families  was  prepared  by  a  commit- 
tee chosen  at  a  reunion  of  the  family  in  Brewer,  Me.,  Aug.  28,  1879.  A  view  of 
the  homestead  of  Dea.  John  Farrington  as  it  appeared  in  1862  is  given.  We  are 
indebted  to  the  Rev.  Charles  M.  Blake,  post  chaplain  U.  S.  Army,  one  of  the  com- 
mittee, for  a  copy. 

The  memoir  of  Joel  Munsell  with  the  Munsell  genealogy  is  reprinted  from  the 
July  Register.  This  is  the  second  Munsell  genealogy  printed.  The  first,  entitled 
"The  Windsor  Family  of  Munsell,"  was  prepared  by  Joel  Munsell  for  Stiles's 
"  History  of  Ancient  Windsor,"  from  which  it  was  reprinted  in   1859.     Of  Mr. 


434  JRecent  Publications.  [Oct. 

Munsell,  several  other  biographical  sketches  have  been  printed,  namely,  in  the  New 
York  Genealbaicat and  Biographical  Record  for  April  (with  portrait),  by  John  J. 
Latting ;  in  Buttre's  American  Portrait  Gallery,  Part  54  (with  portrait),  by  Lil- 
lian 0.  Buttre;  in  the  Albany  Mirror,  Nov.  8  and  15,  1879,  by  Mr.  Phelps;  in 
the  Albany  Journal,  Jan.  22,  1880,  by  William  L.  Stone,  and  in  Albany  Argus, 
Jan.  16,  17,  18,  11)  and  20,  by  Mr.  Janes.  The  editor  would  be  thankful  for  refer- 
ences to  other  obituaries  or  sketches. 

The  last  two  pamphlets  are  reprints  from  the  .Register,  and  their  character  is 
well  known  to  our  readers. 


RECENT  PUBLICATIONS, 

Presented  to  the  Nero  England  Historic,  Genealogical  Society,  to  August  2,  1880. 

Report  of  the  Building  Committee  and  Exercises  at  the  Dedication  of  Memorial  Hall, 
Canton,  Thursday}  October  30,  1879.  Boston  :  William  Bense,  Printer,  35  Congress  Street. 
1880.     [8vo.  pp.  33.] 

Antiquities  of  the  Parish  Church,  Hempstead,  including  Oyster  Bay  and  the  Churches  in 
Suffolk  County.  Illustrated  from  letters  of  the  Missionaries,  and  other  authentic  docu- 
ments. By  Henry  Onderdonk,  Jr.  Hempstead,  N.  Y. :  Lot  Van  de  Water,  Printer  and 
Publisher.     1880.     [8vo.  pp.  33.] 

Catalogus  Senatus  Academici  et  eorum  qui  Munera  et  Officia  Academica  gesserunt  qui- 
que  aliquoris  Gradu  exornati  fuerunt  in  Coliegio  Yalensi  in  Nova  Porta  in  Republica  Oon- 
necticutensi.  In  Nova  Porta :  Tuttle  et  Morehouse  et  Taylor  Typographis.  1880.  [8vo. 
pp.  1474-lxix.] 

Obituary  Record  of  Graduates  of  Yale  College  deceased  during  the  academical  year  end- 
ins  in  June,  1880.  [Presented  at  the  meeting  of  the  alumni,  June  30,  1880.]  [No.  10  of 
the  second  printed  series,  and  No.  39  of  the  whole  record.]     [8vo.  pp.  383-418.] 

Supplement  to  the  Obituary  Record  of  Graduates  of  Yale  College.  1870-80.  [8vo.  pp. 
421-440.] 

Yale  College  in  1880.  Some  Statements  respecting  the  late  progress  and  present  condi- 
tion of  the  vari  .us  departments  of  the  University,  for  the  information  of  its  graduates, 
friends  and  benefactors.     June,  1880.     [8vo.  pp.  34.] 

Havti.  By  John  D.  Champlin,  jun.  With  Map.  New  York.  Charles  Scribner's  Sons. 
1880.'    [Price  25  cents.    12mo.  pp.  24.] 

Some  Recent  Discoveries  of  Stone  Implements  in  Africa  and  Asia.  By  Henry  Phillips, 
Jr.  A.M.    (Read  before  the  American  Philosophical  Society,  May  21,  1880.)     [8vo.  pp.  6.] 

Letter  of  Erasmus  Rask  to  Henry  Wheaton.  [Reprinted  from  the  Proceedings  of  the 
Massachusetts  Historical  Soeiety  for  April,  1880.]     [8vo.  pp.  22.  J 

The  Huguenot  Church  of  Charleston,  South  Carolina.  An  apostolic  and  true  Church. 
Two  discourses  preached  on  the  second  Sabbaths  of  May,  1S79-1880.  The  Thirty-fourth 
and  Thirty-fifth  Anniversaries  of  the  erection  of  the  present  Church  Edifice.  By  the  Rev. 
C.  S.  Vedder,  D  D .,  Pastor.  Charleston,  S.  C.  :  Walker,  Evans  &  Cogswell,  Printers, 
Nos.  3  Broad  and  109  East  Bay  Streets.    1880.     [8vo.  pp.  32.] 

First  Baptist  Church,  Boston.  Bi-Centenary  Commemoration,  Sunday,  March  21,  1880, 
of  the  reopening  of  the  First  Baptist  Meeting  House  in  Boston,  after  its  doors  had  been 
nailed  up  by  order  of  the  Governor  and  Council  of  the  Colony  of  Massachusetts,  March  8, 
1680.  Historical  Discourse  by  the  pastor,  Cephas  B.  Crane,  D.D.,  with  other  exercises. 
Boston  :  Tolman  &  White,  Printers,  383  Washington  Street.     1880.    [8vo.  pp.  27.] 

Sketches  of  the  Physical  Geography  and  Geology  of  Nebraska.  Bv  Samuel  Aughey, 
Ph.D.,  LL.D.  .  .  .  Omaha,  Nebraska:  Daily  Republican  Book  and  Job  Office.  1880. 
[8vo.  pp.  326  ] 

Class  Lists  of  the  Woburn  Public  Library.  [Seal.]  Boston:  Stereotyped  at  the  Boston 
Stereotype  Foundry,  No.  19  Spring  Lane.     [Svo.  pp.  136.] 

Bulletin  of  Accessions  to  the  Woburn  Public  Library,  for  the  year  ending  March  1,  1880. 
[Seal.]     Woburn:  John  L.  Parker,  Printer,  2u4  Main  St.,  office  of  the  Woburn  Journal. 

General  Catalogue  of  the  Officers,  Trustees,  Alumni,  Honorary  Graduates,  and  of  students 
not  graduated,  of  Williams  College.  Williamstown,  Mass.  [Seal.]  Printed  for  the  Col- 
lege. 1880.  [8vo.  pp.  141.  This  is  the  first  general  catalogue  of  this  college  printed  in 
English,  and  the  first  to  contain  the  names  of  students  who  have  not  graduated.] 

Catalogus  Senatus  Academici  Collegii  Harvardiani  et  eorum  qui  muncribus  et  officiis 
prsefuerunt  honoribus  academicis  donati  sunt,  in  Umversitate  quae  est  Cantabrigiae. 
[Seal]  CantabrigisB  :  Apud  Carolum-Guilielmum  Sever.  IS80.  Collegii  anno  CCXLIIII. 
8vo.  pp.  xxxi.-rT29-fl08-r-71.  This  is  the  first  quinquennial  catalogue  of  Harvard  College.] 


1880.]  Recent  Publications,  435 

Proceedings  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  the  Most  Ancient  and  Honorable  Fraternity  of  Free 
and  Accepted  Masons  of  the  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts.    .    .    .    Special  Commu- 
nications April  9  and  May  4,  1880,  and  Quarterly  Communication  June  9,  1880.    .    .     . 
Boston  :  Press  of  Rockwell  &  Churchill,  39  Arch  Street.    1880.     [8vo.  pp.  84.] 

Johnson's  History  of  Nebraska.  Bv  Harrison  Johnson,  Omaha.  Omaha,  Neb.  Pub- 
lished by  Henry  Gibson,  Herald  Printing  Office.     1880.     [Svo.  pp.  591.] 

Peabody  Education  Fund.  Proceedings  of  the  Trustees  at  their  Eighteenth  Meeting, 
held  at  Washington,  18  February,  1880,  with  the  Report  and  Memorial  on  the  subject  of 
the  Education  of  the  Colored  Population  of  the  Southern  States.  Cambridge  :  University 
Press,  John  Wilson  and  Son.    1880.     [8vo.  pp.  48.] 

Archbishop  Purcell  Outdone !  The  Roman  Catholic  Church  in  New  York  City,  and 
Public  Land  and  Public  Money.  By  Dexter  A.  Hawkins,  A.M.  It  opposes  the  public 
schools.  It  multiplies  pauperism  and  crime.  .  .  .  New  York.  Phillips  and  Hunt. 
Cincinnati :  Hitchcock  &  Walden.     1880.     [8vo.  pp.  22.] 

Eleventh  Annual  Report  of  the  Bureau  of  Statistics  of  Labor,  January,  1880.  Boston  : 
Rand,  Avery  &  Co.,  Printers  to  the  Commonwealth,  117  Franklin  Street.  1880.  [8vo.  pp. 
294.] 

Circulars  of  Information  of  the  Bureau  of  Education,  No.  3,  1879.  .  .  .  Washing- 
ton.    1879.     [8vo.  pp.  37.] 

A  Memoir  of  Henry  C.Carey.  Read  before  the  Historical  Society  of  Pennsylvania, 
Philadelphia,  January  5,  1880,  by  William  Elder.  Philadelphia  :  The  American  Iron  and 
Steel  Association,  No.  265  South  Fourth  Street.    1880.    [8vo.  pp.  39.] 

Bulletin  of  the  Boston  Public  Library,  April,  1830.     [8vo.  pp.  183-211.] 

Les  Animaux  du  Blason  Croquis  Dr6latiques.  Par  Godefroy  de  Crollalanza,  secretaire 
fkrchivi&te  de  l'Academie  Heraldique  Ilalienne,  membre  de  la  Societe  Archeologique  de 
Lemberg,  etc.  etc.  Paris:  Chez  L'Auteur,  41  Boulevard  Montparnasse.  Pise  Chez  la  di- 
rection du  Journal  Heraldique,  6  Rue  Fibonacci.    1880.     [12mo.  pp.  260.] 

Goffredo  di  Crollalanza.  Gli  Emblemi  dei  Guelh*  e  Ghibellini.  Ricerche  e  Studi  de  Nullus. 
Opera  coronta  daU'Accademia  Araldiea  Italiana  al  Concorso  del  1876.  Pisa,  1878.  Presso 
la  direzione  del  Giornale  Araldico.     [12mo.  pp.  162.] 

I  Ross  di  Sicilia,  Cenni  Storici  e  Genealogici.  Per  il  Cav.  G.  B.  Di  Crollalanza,  Presidente 
fondatore  dell'Accademia  Araldiea  Italiana  e  Socio  d'Onore  dell'Istituto  Araldico-Genea- 
logico-Sfragistico  Adler  di  Vienna.  Estratti  dal  Giornale  Araldico-Genealogico-Diplomat- 
ico.  Anno  VI.  N.  4.  Pisa,  1878.  Presso  la  Direzione  del  Giornale  Araldico  Via  Fibon- 
acci N.  6.    [Royal  8vo.  pp.  16.] 

Gli  Ugo  di  Sicilia  cenno  ed  Albero  Genealogico.  Per  V.  Pallizzolo  Gravina,  Baronc  di 
Ramioue,  Cavaliere  di  Piu  Ordini  Equestri,  Fregiato  di  varie  Medaglie  d'Oro  al  merito,  cor- 
rispondente  dclla  R.  Consulta  Araldiea  d'ltalia,  Censore  e  consultore  dell'Accademia  Aral- 
diea Genealogica  Italiana,  Socio  e  presidente  onorario  di  Molte  Accademie  Scientifiche, 
Letteraire  ed  Artistiche  di  Europa,  ecc.  Palermo  :  Ufficio  Tipografico  di  Michele  Amenta. 
Via  S.  Basilio,  N.  40.     1878.     [Royal  4to.  pp.  23.] 

Celebration  of  the  Semi-Centennial  Anniversary  of  the  Consecration  of  Christ  Church, 
Hartford,  December  23,  1879.  Hartford,  Conn. :  The  Case,  Lockwood  &  Brainard  Com- 
pany, Printers.    1880.    [8vo.  pp.  114.] 

History  of  Milton  Academy,  Milton,  Mass.  1798-1879.  David  Clapp  &  Son,  Printers, 
564  Washington  Street.     1879.     [8vo.  pp.  29.] 

Engineer  Department  TJ.  S.  Army.  Report  upon  the  Blasting  Operations  at  Lime  Point, 
California,  in  18G8  and  1869.  By  G.  H.  Mendel],  Lieut.  Colonel  of  Engineers,  Bvt.  Colo- 
nel U.S.A.    Washington:  Government  Printing  Office.     1880.     [8vo.  pp.  12.] 

Eighth  Annual  Report  of  the  Board  of  Health  of  the  City  of  Boston  for  the  Financial 
Year  1879-80.  [Seal.]  Boston  :  Rockwell  and  Churchill,  City  Printers,  No.  39  Arch  St. 
1880.     [8vo.  pp.  120.] 

Smithsonian  Contributions  to  Knowledge.  Vol.  XXII.  [Seal.]  .  .  .  City  of  Wash- 
ington :  Published  by  the  Smithsonian  Institution.  1880.  [Royal  4to.  pp.  171+90+104+ 
81+40.] 

Smithsonian  Miscellaneous  Collections.  [Seal.]  .  .  .  Washington:  Published  by 
the  Smithsonian  Institution.  1880.  [2  vols.  Svo.  vol.  xvi.  pp.  55+435+46+276+57+. 
Vol.  xvii.  pp.  1013.] 

Archasologia  :  Or  Miscellaneous  Tracts  Relating  to  Antiquity.  Published  by  the  Soci- 
ety of  Antiquaries  of  London.  [Seal.]  London:  Printed  by  Nichols  and  Sons,  25  Par- 
liament Street.  Sold  at  the  Society's  Apartments  in  Burlington  House.  1880.  [2  vols. 
Vol.  XLV.  pp.  262,  and  XLVI.  pp.  248.     [Royal  4to.  pp.  489.] 

Poems  of  Charles  G.  Eastman.  Montpelier,  Vt.  :  T.  C.  Phinney,  Publisher.  1880. 
[12mo.  pp.  233.J 

Reynolds  Memorial.  Addresses  delivered  before  The  Historical  Society  of  Pennsylvania 
upon  the  occasion  of  the  presentation  of  a  portrait  of  Maj.-Gen.  John  F.  Reynolds,  March 
8,  1880.     [Seal.]     Printed  by  J.  B.  Lippincott  &  Co.    Philadelphia.    1880.    [Svo.  pp.  95.] 
VOL.    XXXIV.  38* 


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Deaths. 


[Oct. 


DEATHS. 


Congdon,  James  B.,  in  New  Bedford, 
Mass.,  June  10,  aged  77.  He  was  a 
son  of  Caleb  Congdon,  of  New  Bedford, 
where  he  was  born  Dec.  19,  1802.  In 
1825,  on  the  establishment  of  the  Mer- 
chants Bank  he  was  chosen  its  cashier, 
which  office  he  held  till  his  resigna- 
tion in  1858.  In  1859  he  was  chosen 
city  treasurer  and  collector,  and  held 
the  office  by  successive  annual  elections 
till  1879,  when  on  account  of  ill  health 
he  declined  to  be  a  candidate  for  re- 
election. The  war  of  the  rebellion 
vastly  augmented  the  duties  of  the 
office,  but  he  discharged  them  all 
with  conscientious  fidelity.  Added 
to  this  work  he  performed  that  of 
registrar  of  the  Acushnet  Water 
Board  from  its  establishment  till  his 
resignation  a  few  months  before  his 
death. 

He  was  the  first  president  of  the 
New  Bedford  Gas  Light  Co.,  and 
afterwards  for  a  quarter  of  a  century 
was  its  clerk  and  treasurer.  For  elev- 
en years  previous  to  1844  he  was  a 
member  of  the  school  committee.  He 
also  held  many  other  important  offices. 
He  headed  the  petition  for  the  New 
Bedford  Free  Public  Library,  and  was 
chosen  one  of  its  first  trustees,  holding 
the  office,  with  the  exception  of  three 
years,  till  1874,  being  clerk  of  the 
board  most  of  the  time,  and  doing  a 
great  amount  of  work  for  the  library. 
He  was  a  writer  of  good  ability,  well 
versed  in  local  history,  and  prepared 
reports,  historical  sketches  and  other 
publications  of  the  many  institutions 
of  which  he  was  an  officer.  The  ap- 
pendix of  historical  details  in  the 
"  Centennial  in  New  Bedford,"  pub- 
lished in  1876,  was  edited  by  him.  He 
was  at  his  death  probably  the  best 
known  citizen  of  New  Bedford,  and 
enjoyed  the  general  respect  of  the  com- 
munity. Obituaries  of  him  will  be 
found  in  the  New  Becljord  Standard, 
June  10,  and  the  New  Bedford  Daily 
Mercury,  June  11,  1880,  from  which 
we  have  drawn  these  details. 

Leslie,  Frank,  in  New  York  city,  Jan. 
10,  1880,  aged  58.  His  name  origin- 
ally was  Henry  Carter,  he  being  the 
son  of  Joseph  Carter,  a  glove  manu- 
facturer, of  Ipswich,  England,  where 


he  was  born  in  1821.  He  was  bred  to 
his  father's  trade,  but  having  a  talent 
for  drawing,  employed  his  spare  time 
in  wood  engraving,  and  furnished  en- 
gravings for  the  London  Illustrated 
Times  and  other  works.  Under  the 
professional  name  of  Frank  Leslie  he 
gained  much  reputation  in  England  as 
an  artist.  He  came  to  this  country  in 
1848,  and  was  employed  in  Boston 
upon  "  Gleason's  Pictorial,"  the  first 
illustrated  paper  in  this  country.  In 
this  country  it  is  said  his  name  was 
legally  changed  to  Frank  Leslie.  On 
the  14th  of  Dec.  1855,  he  commenced  in 
New  York  the  publication  of  "  Frank 
Leslie's  Illustrated  Newspaper,"  which 
is  still  published,  and  has  attained  a 
wide  circulation.  He  has  added  other 
periodicals,  till  in  1877  he  had  no  less 
than  thirteen  publications,  and  his 
employees  numbered  some  three  hun- 
dred persons. 

Rockwell,  Mrs.  Adelia  Moseley,  in 
Westfield,  Mass.,  June  25,  1880,  aged 
56.  She  was  the  eldest  daughter  of 
the  late  Col.  David  Moseley,  and  the 
wife  of  Owen  Rockwell,  Esq.,  of  West- 
field.  Her  education  was  received  at 
the  academy  in  that  town.  She  was 
a  lady  of  high  literary  taste  and  cul- 
ture, and  occasionally  contributed  ar- 
ticles, both  in  prose  and  poetry,  to  the 
local  newspapers.  For  several  years  be- 
fore her  death  she  was  engaged  in  com- 
piling a  genealogy  of  the  Moseley  Fam- 
ily of  Westfield, on  which  she  had  made 
great  progress.  Many  old  and  valua- 
ble documents  illustrating  this  work 
had  been  collected  by  her. 

She  endeared  herself  to  her  friends 
by  her  excellent  character  and  many 
agreeable  social  qualities.  She  had  a 
great  love  of  flowers,  and  always  kept 
them  in  her  conservatory  to  send  to 
her  invalid  friends.  The  cheerfulness 
and  fortitude  with  which  she  bore 
with  twenty-five  years  of  disease  is 
truly  remarkable. 

Wentworth,  the  Hon.  Thomas,  at  Hicks- 
viile.  Ohio,  April  28,  1880,  in  his  89th 
year.  He  was  born  at  Buxton,  Me., 
May  26,  1791,  son  of  Ebenezer,5  in  the 
line  of  Samuel,4  Samuel,3  Timothy2 
and  William.1 


INDEX  OF  NAMES. 


Abbotf ,  90,  96,  124,  330, 
£31,409,  426 

Aborn,  138 

Ackhmcl,  430 

Adams,  4S,  06-9,  84,  106, 
128,  133-37,  144,  160, 
183,  191,  199,  209,  217, 
220,  259,  266,  270,  274, 
301,  314,  316,  337,  348, 
362,  396,  404,  408,  410, 
416,  432 

Addison,  421 

Agassiz,  152 

Aiken,  183,202 

Ainsworth,  184 

A  lard,  281-86 

Albee,  118 

Alcock,  164,  166 

Alcoke,  407 

Alcott,  320 

Alden,  81 

Aldrich,  232,  430,  431 

Alexander,  244,  330,  39S 

Alford,  77,  78 

Alger,  207 

Aiie,  36 

Allen,  31,50,56,  84,  88. 
101.  113,  187,  204,  205, 
207,  208,  219,  264,  265, 
268,  270,  277,  292,  298, 
299,  301,311,  316,  320. 
321,  361,  364-66,  386, 
395,  402,  410,  413,  414, 
427,  429 

Alley.  213,270,423 

Allibone,  401 

Almv,  393,  395 

Alsop.  345 

Alva,  Duke  of,  214 

Amble,  282 

Ambler,  282,  283 

Amenta,  435 

Ames,  68,  60,  208,  390, 
402,  409 

Am  men,  222 

Araory,  207 

Anderson,  130,  236,  388 

Andre,  353 

Andrews,  105,  135,  206, 
209.  210,  338 

Andros  82,  111,  185,269 
-76,  331,  371-81 

Angler,  49,  51,  96,  205, 
409 

Anthony,  338 

Ant  ill,  55 

Applet  on,  17,  18,  120, 
121,  142,  183,  100,  221, 
244,  253,  313,  359,  380, 
432 


Aptborp,45,  292 

Aquires,  249 

Armargh,  Dean  of,  313 

Armstrong,  165,  418 

Arnault,  84 

Arnett,  71 

Arnold,  100,109,110, 178, 

190,  197,  208,  236,  321, 

335,  343,  353,  366,  369, 

413,  414,  431 
As  berry,  98 
Asbburne,  252 
Ashiield,  S3 
Asbley,  387 
Ash  mead,  124,  236 
Ashwell,  257 
Aspinwall,  55,94,  423 
Aston,  58-60 
Atherton,  56,   136,  181, 

405 
Atbys.  273 
Atkins,  314,  408 
Atkinson,  51,  53,90-93, 

182.  229,  234 
At  water,  179,  180 
Atwood,  332 
Aubins,  90 
Audebert,  292 
Audubon.  23a 
Auge,    122 
Auger,  378,  381 
Aughev,  434 
Ault,  282 
Austin,  23,  167,  307,  269, 

271,  289,  327 
Avery,   16,  39,  79,    118, 

.'544,  430,  435 
Ayer,  112 
Ayers,  286,  291 
Ayres,  126,  340 


Babcock.  204,  315 
Bacheller,  124,  270 
Bacon,  201,  202,  331 
Badger,  238,  338 
Bag,  267 
Bailey,   51,  53,  74,   330, 

397 
Baird,  335 
linker,   52,  108,  173,  174, 

179,  191,  201,  202,  206, 

228,  290,  294,  296,  318, 

363,  364,  427 
Balcta,  19,  57,423 
Balcom,  331 
Baldwin,    32,    205,  312, 

399,  400,  403,,  423. 
Ball,  78,80,  258,  410 

Ballantine,  102 
Ballatt,  269 

Ballou,  343 


Bampzeen,  92 
Bancroft,   109,  182,  185, 

212,  248,  365,  431 
Banfleld,  269 
Bangs,  291 
Banks,  99,  103,  314,  316, 

337,  312,407,412,  423 
Barber,   17,  75,  167,  168, 

251-53,  270,  291,  343 
Barclay,  277 
Barden, 57 
Barker,  18,  178,  179,  250, 

285,  393,  394,  432 
Barlow,  234,  274,  337 
Barnard,  04,90,  243,281, 

291 
Barnes.    118,    124,    125, 

134.  135,  290,  291,  430 
Barnesley,  194,  195 
Barney,  341,414 
Barcel'l,  327 
Barrett,  44,271,  274 
Barrington,  155 
Barrows,   105,  413,   428, 

432 
Barrus,  331 
Barstow,  208 
Bartham,  337 
Bartle,  175 
Bartlett,    102,   105,   120, 

121,  200,  207,  228,  233, 

321,337,413,  410 
Bartole,  423 
Barton,  51, 53,  73, 78, 81, 

189,  194,  23,1,393,  412 
Bartram,  423 
Bascom,  102 
Bass,  94 

Bassett,  175,291,419 
Bastian,  149 
Bastor,  405 
Batchelder,  122,338 
Bates,  207,  209,  235,  319, 

337.  413,  415 
Batt,  49,  126,205,409 
Baudaio,  424 
Baum,  368,  369 
Baxter,  84,  271,  291,432, 

433 
Bayard,  106,  312 
Baylies,  391 
Beach, 337 
Bean, 427 
Bear,  168 
Beard,  312 
Beardsley,  74 
Beaton,  291 

Beauinetz, Count  de,  357 
Beck, 246 
Beckwith,   39,   212,  219, 

321,  377,  378,381,387 
Becx,  407 


Bedell,  180 
Bedford,  95,  227 
Bedford,  Duke  of,  193 
Beers,  250,  281 
Belcher,  84,  221,  270,  343 
Belden,  302 
Belknap,  111,  191 
Bell,   137,   177,  181,  184, 

320,  386 
Bellamont,  Lord,  81,  92 
Bellingham,  361 
Bellomont,  313 
Bellomont,  Earl  of,  185, 

186,  220 
Bellows,  430,  431 
Bern  is,  104,  203,  397 
Bendall,  43 
Benedict,  3,37 
Benjamin,  120,  272,  281 
Benmore,  186 
Bennett,     95,   103,    270, 

290,  342,  374,  381 
Bense,  114,  434 
Bentley,  421 
Berry,   123-25,  191,  202, 

314 
Bertram,  424 
Betts,  337 
Bickford,  283,  423 
Bicknell,  138,234 
Bigelow,    99,    116,    225, 

232,  23,6,  250,  281,  331, 

344 

BJrro-e,  423 

Billings,  44,  397,  409 

Bingham,  52, 56, 103 

Birch, 134 

Birchmore,  423 

Bird,  70,302 

Bish,  90 

Bisha,  263 

Bishop,  267,  411 

Bissell,  184,  248,  249 

Bissett,  180 

Bisson,  Le  Gros,  424 

Bixby,  182 

Blackburn,  182 

Blacker, 223 

Blackmor,  397 

Blague,  Q5 

Blaisdell,  183 

Blake,  208,  291,318,  346, 

433 
Blakeman,  164 
Blampied,  424 
Blanchard,  18-20,  37,44, 

45,96,232,274,320,331 
Bland,  229 
Blanv,  270 
Blaxton,  315 
Blayrey,  421 
Blesgo,  105 


438 


Index  of  Names, 


Blew,  04 

Blin,  204 

Bliss,  32,   187,  188,  190, 

265,  318,  388,  389,  418, 

431 
Blodgett,  321,  426 
Bloise,  281 
Blood,  381,  403 
Bloomfield,  37 
Blum,  287 
Blunt,  209,  323 
Boardman,  52,  54,  57, 94, 

104,    111,   227-29,    265, 

293,  331-36,    338,  340, 

422,  423,  426,  427,  429, 

430 
Bodfish,  329 
Bodwell,  295 
Bolde,  423 
Boiling,  229 
Boltwood,  99,  102,  122 
Bond,   142,  184,  199,  203, 

208,  281 
Bonighton,  99 
Bonmore,  186 
Bonner,  96 
Bonny,  66 

Booth,  33,  189,  248,  331 
Borden,    281,    373,    381, 

393,  394 
Boringoton,  433 
Bosworth,  95,  133,  135, 

136,  260,  261-4,  404 
Botsford,237 
Botta,  328 
Bourne,  De,  154,291 
Boutelle,  316 
Bouton,  228 
Boutwell,  147 
Bowditch,  45,  46 
Bowdoin,  18,55,117,  107 
Bowers,  273,  316 
Bowes,  347 
Bowles,  85,  86,  292 
Bowman,  281,  3*8,  404 
Box,  289 
Boyce,  76,  291 
Boyd,  346,  3S6 
Boylston,  83,  119 
Brackenbury,  275,  359 
Bradbury,  207 
Braden,  190 
Bradford,  178,  194,  392- 

94,  410 
Bradley,  61, 111,178, 179, 

341,  349,  413,  424,  425 
Bradshaw,  274 
Bradstreet,  88,  97,  102, 

165,  299,  310,  423 
Bragdon,  286 
Bragg,  13S,  260,  261 
Brailsford,  291 
Brainard,  120,  122,  435 
Brakell,  223,  235 
Braman,  121,  256,  369 
Brant,  223 
Bratcher,  21 
Brattle,  29,  43,  44 
Bray,  423 
Bray  ton,    99,    208,    328, 

413 
Brazier,  9,  273,  275 
Breck,  299,  388 
Breckinridge,  364 
Brenton,  42,  43,  133,  134 
Breshwood,  140 
Brewer,  70,  96, 108, 189, 

237 
Brewster,  89,  118 
Bridge,  260,  299 
Bridges,  423 
Bridgham,  84 
Bridgman,  55, 188 
Brigden,  84,  270,  271 
Briggs,  395 


Bright,  292 

Brimmer,  18 

Brinley,  227,  321 

Brinton,  132 

Brisco,  423 

Brissot,  307 

Bristow,  263 

Brittanv,  Duke  of,  419 

Brock,  201,  229,  231,  322 
414 

Brockwav,  188,  379,  381 

Brodhead,  319,  323,  324 

Brogger,  124 

Bromtield,  37,  96,  98 

Bronson,  101,  312,  381, 
410 

Brooks,  95,  115,  209,  295, 
314,  398,  407,  410 

Brown,  18,  49,  50,  52,  54, 
56-8,  61,  65,  97,  104, 
105,  138,  183,  186,  197. 
209,  221,  222,  226,  233, 
236,  249,  273,  275,  284, 
291,  304,  312,  320,  326, 
332,  335,  403,  405,  410, 
428 

Brownell,  394 

Bruce,  409,  432,  433 

Brunson,  373 

Brutton,  405 

Bryan,  221,  344 

Bryant,  228 

Buckingham,  421 

Buckley,  175 

Bucklin,  405 

Bucklow,  190 

Buckminster,  52 

Buckman,  274,  291 

Budden,  84 

Buddington,  105,  108, 
199 

Buffum,  182 

Bugbey,  363 

Bulkley,  87 

Bull,  95,  274,  377,  381 

Bullard,  396,  408,  416 

Bullevant,  78 

Bunker,  89,  300 

Burbank,  2C5 

Burbeck,  349 

Burchard,  387 

Burden,  42,  44,  274 

Burgess,  197 

Burgoyne,  26,  106,  109, 
110,  367,  369,  403,  431 

Burke,  178.  409 

Burleigh,  284,  342,  343 

Burling,  393 

Burnell,  191 

Burnet,  291,  313 

Burnham,  52,  186 

Burnside,  336,  341 

Burr,  243,  333,  337 

Burrage,  207 

Burrili,  57,  94 

Burritt,  337 

Burroughs,  78,  81,  405 

Burslev,  99 

Burt,  32,  33,  108,  188-90, 
238,  264,  267,  387,  389 

Burton,  184,  337 

Bush,  9,  106,  209,  281, 
302 

Bushnell,  382 

Buswell,  200,  408 

Butler,  332,  409 

Button,  248 

Buttre,  434 

Buxton,  73,  76 

Buzzell,  405 

Byfield,  78,  405 

Byles,  17,  95 


Cabot,  229,  424 


Cadey,  95,  281 

Cagniard,  225 

Cahoon,  408 

Cain,  95 

Caldwell,  119,  140,  230, 

339 
Calef,  289,  291,  423 
Calkins,  247,  265,  344 
Call,  271,273,  275 
Callender,  95 
Calvin,  35 
Campbell,  167,  351 
Candig,  269 
Canfield,  370 
Capen,26,  270,275,  397 
Carhart,  286 
Carleton,  355,  366,  370 
Carlisle,  284 
Carnes,  44 
Carpenter,  332 
Carr,  162,  393 
Carrington,  298 
Carroll,  236,  291 
Car  ruth,  342,  343 
Carter,   98,  270-72,  316, 

414,  416,  427,  436 
Cartier,  229 
Cartwright,  162,  165 
Carver,  178,  194,  324 
Cary,  75,81,  132,  134-38, 

260,  261,  263,   272,  335, 

336,  404,  405,  435 
Case,  120,  122,  435 
Cash, 423 
Cassell,  272 
Casteen,  93 
Caswell,  204 
Gate,  286 
Caulkins,  404 
Caverly,    120,   121,    134, 

135,  286,  336 
Cazneau, 290 
Chace,  412 
Chadbourn,  57 
Chadwick,  40 
Chadwell,  91-93 
Chamberlain,  183,    184, 

191,  202,  271,  285,  287, 

337,  363 
Chambers,  244,  271 
Champernowne,    118, 

315,411,423 
Champion,  375,  376,  381 
Champlain,  104,  320 
Champlln,  154,  413,  425 

434 
Champney,  70,  94,  300, 

331 
Chandler,   31,    101,   183, 

1S5,  189,  231,  233,  237, 

265,  331,  346,  397 
Channing,  236,  400 
Chapin,  134,  266 
Chapleau,  345 
Chapman,  37,  40,  41,  95. 

183,  210,  266,  393,  412 
Charles  I.,    68,  99,  247, 

256 
Charles  II.,  88,  221,  319 
Charles  V.,  214 
Charnock,  95 
Chase,    52,  56,  61,   183, 

184,  207,  232,  284,  280, 
395,  402,  412,  424 

Chastellux,  Marquis  de, 

354 
Chatfield,  172,  337 
Chaucer,  115,  154 
Chauncaff,  34,  360 
Checkley,  292 
Cheney,  181,  189,  362 
Chepman,  380,  381 
Chesshire,  277 
Chester,  192-94,  343,  433 
Chestley,  284 


Chevallier,  424 
Chever,  95,  99,  292,  423 
Chew,  352,  430 
Chickering,  400,  401 
Child,  101,  191,  207,217, 

281,  410 
Childs,  70,  235,  236,  410 
Chipman,  302,  432,  433 
Choate,  70,  183,  213,  218, 

318,  423 
Cholmondeley,  197 
Church,  90,  104,  132,  135 

-38,  170,  262,   346,  389, 

405 
Churchill,  123,  125,  235, 

301-04,  435 
Churchwell,  99 
Cicero,  154 
Cilley,  182,  283,  284 
Claflin,  320 
Claiborne,  229 
Clapp,  21,  10S,    118,  120, 

224,  320,  342,  343,  346, 

400,  401,  421,  422,  432, 

435 
Clarke,  34,  35,  37,  49,  88, 

115,  117,  125,  132,  147, 

164,  207,  208,  217,  221, 

223-25,    235,   272,   314, 

317,  319,  328,  331,  332, 

340,  342,  345,  363,  388, 

389,  405,  407,  413,  417, 

432,  433 
Clarkson,  52,  54 
Clay,  103,  185 
Cleaveland,  217,  233,  234 
Cleaves,  363 
Clement,  61 
Clermont,  313 
Clinton,  26, 173,  180,217, 

241,  331,  332,  335,  355 
Cloise,  281 
Clough,60,  316 
Coats,  84 

Cobb,  1S8,  207,  291 
Cobbett,    133,   134,  298, 

405 
Cocchia,  213,  215,  216 
Cochcraft,  84 
Cocke,  28 

Coddington,  23. 134 
Codman,  271,  398 
Codner,  70,  191 
Coetmor,  253 
Coffin,     60-53,    57,    104, 

114,  186,  205,  207,  217, 

218.  237,  423 
Cogan,  382,  383 
Coggan, 254 
Coggheshall,320,  393 
Coggin,  382 
Coghill,  leO 
Cogswell,    104,  107,  238, 

427,  434 
Colbath,  285,  286 
Colbron,  85,  88 
Colburn,    94,    105,    207, 

317,  396 
Colby,  56,  183 
Colcord,  283 
Cole,  102,  168,  292,294, 

295 
Coleman,  52-4,  83,  191 
Coller,  281 
Collin,  72,  103,  220 
Collins,    236,    267,    270, 

278-S0,  314,  389,  423 
Colton,  31-4,  187-90,205, 

204-07,  387,  388 
Columbus,  146,  252,  213- 

16 
Comegys,  106 
Comstock,    38,  265,  375, 

381 
Conant,  183 


Index  of  Names, 


439 


Congdon,  19S,  406,  436 
Conkling,   172,  174,  176, 

177 
Converse,   203,  275,  314, 

423 
Conye,  98 
Cook,  28,    121,  174,  231, 

273,  274,  275,  287,  394 

408 
Cooley,  32-4,265-67,  386 

-89 
Coomes,  33 
Cooper,   16,  18,  45,  191, 

278,  287,  288,  302,  303 
Coote,  185,  220 
Coplev,  37 
Copp.  284 
Corbitt,  133 
Corey,  207,  331,  424 
Corliss,  121,  339,  340 
Cornburv,  220 
Cornet,  192 
Cornish,  223 
Cornwallis,  353 
Corp.  133,  405 
Cothren,  113 
Cotta,  289 
Cotton,  5S-60,   86,    125, 

261-64,   284,   310,    409, 

423 
Couch,  50,  337 
Couledge,  281 
Coult,  39,  376,  381 
Cove,  11) 
Covel.  250 
Cowdill,  274 
Cowell,  79 
Cowles,  119 
Cowley,  112 
Cowling,  42,  43 
Cox,  93,  191,  292 
Covtmore,  25:3-59,  432 
Craft.  297,  361 
Crafts,  396,  402 
Craighead,  55 
Cranch,  396 
Crane,  126,  349,  396,  397, 

434 
Cranston,  393 
Creeber,  187 
Creek. 

Creighton,  181 
Cresswell,  2?3 
Crips.  237 
Critt;  nden,  303 
Croaedale,  209 
Crocker,  57,  106,  208,  426 
Crollalanza,  424,  435 
Crommertie,  94 
Cromwell,  323,  420 
Crosby.  ISO,  183,  318 
Cross,  291 
Croston,  222 
Croswell,  180 
Crowd i,  273 
Cruden,  402 
Cullum,  322 
Cnlver,  427 
Cummin  gs,  408 
Cunningham,  95, 170, 397 

180 
Curran,  180 
Currier,  54,  66.  283,  296 
Curri<   ;  \   363,  408 
Curwen,  42:} 
Cnshing,  61.62, 101,  126. 

L39,  140,   Is--.,  192,  200, 

218,  219,  291,  318,421 
Cushman,  182,  20-5 
Custer,  181,  183 
Cuth-r,   95,  98,  101,  106, 

139j>07,  209,  237, 

2f.'j-;i,  :;i7,  322,415 
Cutt,  181.  185,  407      [397 
Cutter,  224,  273,  274, 330, 


Cutting,  280 
Cutts,  415,  416 

D 

Daffron,  84,  291 
Daggette,  178,  208 
Dull,  34 
Dalrymple.  307 
Dalton,  88,  289 
Daly,  222 
Dame,  283 
Damon,  105,  270 
Dana,  70,  179,  183,  185, 

344 
Danforth,  84-89,  162-66, 

297-300,  359-62 
Daniel,  184,249,  281,  360, 

423 
Daniels,  117,  360 
Darbe,  173 
Darling,  337,  385,  402 
Dartrey,  Earl  of,  313 
Davenport,  163,  299,  300, 

345 
Davids,  100 
Davis,   IS,  39,  40,  57,  66, 

78,    87,   88,   94,  98,  99, 

102,  114,  137,  170,  206, 

233,    234,   271-73,    291, 

297,  314,  327,  336,  405, 

415 
Davison,  423 
Dawes,  54 
Dawson,  334 
Day,  123,  223,  328 
Davton,  250 
Dean,  51,  104,  105,  111 

141,207,  208,  225,  293 

317,  318,  320,  331,  343, 

359,  360,  385,  396,  413, 

423 
Dearborn, 346 
De  Costa,  95,   199,  225, 

278,  322,  341,  345 
Dee,  94 

De  Grasse,  353 
De  Lancey,  173 
Deland,  284,  285,  287 
Delarock,  192 
De  Mille,  316 
Deming,  33 
Denio,  240,  241 
Denis.  405 

Dennie,  18,  345,  421,  431 
Dennison,   100,  162,  208, 

230,  266,  333 
Denny,  323,  330 
De  1'eyster,  220 
Derby, 237, 238, 319,  423 
Derby,  Earl  of,  105 
De  Hue,  424 
Deslande,  424 
De  Ternay,  353 
Dewolfe,    374,  375,  377, 

381 
Devereux,  420 
Dexter,    103,    235,    360. 

361,  428 
Diamond,  95 
Dickson,  273 
Dillingham,     320,     342, 

344 
Diman,  228,  321,413 
Dinsmoor,  181 
Ditson,  114 
Dix, 139 
Doane,  291 
Dodge,  120-22,  315 
Doe,  186,  283,  286,  286 
Doggett,   132,   290,   396, 

405 
Dolbear,  290 
Dole,  56 
Donaldson,  100 
Donnell,52 


Donop,  352 

Doolittle,  75 

Dorchester,  320,  389 

Dorr,  18,  251 

Dotv,  298 

Douglas,  346 

Dow,   63,  100,  209,  339 

402 
Dowley,  40 
Downes,    130,  137,  186, 

397 
Downing,  423 
Dowse,  271,  272,  289,  291 
Drake,   58,   67,  86,    110, 

122,  124,  164,  217,  245, 

249,  283,  301,  329,  330, 

331,  347,  431 
Draper,    207,    235,    332, 

396,  423 
Drew,  282,  284,  285 
Driesbach,  209 
Drinker,  164 
Drowne,l20,  121,  263,343 
Drury,  234 
Drvden,  115 
Duane,  207 
Dudley,  51,  86,  91,  117 

185,235,271,  382 
Dueston,  98 
Dummer,  51,  327,  390 
Dunbar,  397 
Dunham,  95,  191 
Dunklin,  272 
Dun  lap,  52 
Dunn,  210 
Dunster,  274 
Dunton,  382 
Duplessis,  353 
Durant,  213,  290 
Durel,  424 
Durent,  373,  381 
Durfee,  211,  212 
Durgin,  282,  283,  285 
Durrie,  332 
Dutch,  404 
Duyckinck,  228 
Dyer,   29,   134,  135,  291, 

393 
Dyiks,  842 

E 
Fames,  331,  400 
Earwaker,  222-24 
Eastman,  124,295,  435 
Easton,  393,  394,  410 
Ealington,  De,  419 
Eaton,  84,  86,  87,96,116, 

219,  221,  331,  396,  397, 

404 
Elbury,  Lord,  75 
Eckler  234 
Eddy,  'l35,  136,  234,  260, 

289,  291 
Edes,  105,  141,207,270, 

317,  421,  423 
Edgcumbe,  382 
Edgell,  399,  400 
Edgerd,  167 
Edgerly,  282-87,  432 
Edmands,  270 
Kdmister,  269 
Edward  III.,  155 
Edwards,    55,   95,    178, 

l-1.),  207,  272 
Eel  is,  344 
Egle,  201 
Enle,  76 
El  a,  182 

Elder,  336,  336,  435 
Eliot,    31,  3:,,  85,  86,  119, 

120,  147,   162,  207,  220, 

283,  292,  299,  336,  359, 

362,  363 
Elizabeth,   Queen,  247, 

420,  421 


Elkins,  313,314 
Ellery,  120,  134,  135 
Ellis,    165,  330,332,  345, 

396 
Ellsworth,  248 
Elmer,  388 
Elsam,  36 
Ely,   32,  38,  39,  266,  372, 

381,  387 
Elzv, 190 
Emerson,  218,  299 
Emery,  51,  100,  104,  208, 

299,  316,  318 
Emmerton,  422,  426 
Emmons,   164,  278,  294, 

296 
Endicott,  24,    163,   396, 

407 
English,  81,  229 
Enos,  188 
Ens  worth,  314 
Eppes,  229,  423 
Erving,  18,  289 
Essex,  Earl  of,  421 
Estabrook,  314 
Estes,  117,  122,  217,  228, 

329,  331 
Esty,  70 
Ether,  184 
Evans,  117,250,412,423, 

43+ 
Evelyn,  210,  217,  411 
Everett,    146,  218,    299, 

308,  321,  396 
Everton,  269,  270 

F 

Fabyan, 418 
Fadre,  44 
Fairbanks,  413 
Fairchild,  337 
Fairfax,  322 
Fairfax,  Lord,  37,  433 
Fairfield,  52,  107,290 
Fales,  262,  263 
Fanclift,  371),  381 
Faneuil,  117,  338 
Farman,  119 
Farmer,  68,  85,  118,  119, 

202 
Farmside,  187 
Farnham,  87,  249,  298 
Farniside,  187 
Farrar,  415 
Farrington,  432,  433 
Farwell,  105 
Fasset,  408 
Faucher,  229 
Faunce,  355 
Faxon,  342,  343 
Fearing,  69 
Feild,  229 
Fellows,  18,  33,  93 
Eel  ton,  424 
Fenner,  404 
Fenno,  133,  397 
Fen  wick,  11)1 
Ferguson, 107 
Fernald,287 
Fernao,  125 
Ferrers,  De,  419,  420 
Ferrin,  284 
Ferry,  267 
Fessenden,  49,  148,  184, 

327 

Fewkes,  427 

Field,  266,  267,  387,  403 
Fielder,  423 
Fig,  192 
Fillmore,  225 
Finch,  420 
Einnesey, 291 
Finney,  132-35,  404 
Finotti,  105,  328,  329 
Firmyn,  423 


440 


Index  of  Names. 


Fish,  394 

Fisher,  23,  102,  124,  176, 

321,  338,  385,  396,  397 
Fishwick,  221 
Fisk,   05,  281,  313,  360, 

423 
Fitch,  190,  314, 408 
Fitts,  209 
Fits,  417 

Fitzgerald,  392,  394 
Fitzpatrick,  328 
Fitzsimmons,  313 
Flagg,  199 
Fletcher,  80,  94,  120,  183, 

220,  295,  321 


Goddard,   199,  317,  421, 

422 
Godefroe,  156 
Godfrey,  99,  316,  390, 407 
Goeransson,  220 
Gold,  274,  337 
Golding,  223 
Goldsmith,  135,  138,361 
Goldthwait,  94,  188 
Gooch,  84 
Goodale,  48,  49 
Goode,  427 
Goodell,  207 
Goodenow,  427 
Gooding,  271 


Flint,  102,  298,  359,  423     Goodrich,  197,  302,  303 


Flood,  94 

Flucker,  349 

Fogg,  77,  310,  411,  423 

Follett,  187 

Folsom,  412 

Foot,  96,  345 

Force,  105,  199 

Ford,  54,  67 

For  dam,  136 

Forrest,  362 

Forster,  333,  3^)9 

Forsyth,  100,  105 

Fosdick,  269 

Foskett,  273 

Fosse,  326 

Foster,  18,  52,  56,  79,  84, 

102,  105,  203,  209,  269, 

271,  274,  291,  292,  321, 

337,  359,  361,  362,  385, 

423 
Fowl,  270,  273 
Fowler,  389 
Fox,  25 

Foxcroft,  77-82 
Foye,  80 
Francis,   295,   315,  367, 

408 
Franke,  95 
Franklin,    54,    108,  180, 

202,  227,  399 
Frary,  320 
Frazer,  279 
Freeland,  291 
Freeman,    19,   123,  298, 

345 
French,  78,  102,  182,  403 
Frost,  104,  187,  273,  360 
Frothingham,  272,  273, 

292,  317,  330 
Fry,   132,   138,  206,  259, 

404 
Fullerton,  16,84,291 
Furber,  286 
Furness,  37 

G 

Gage,  60,  160,  416 
GaJlop,  133,  134,  405 
Gamidge,  95 
Gamlin,  360 


Giddings,  54,  84,137,260  Grosvenor,  75 


Gidens,  259 

Giffen,  291,  292 

Gifford,  198 

Gilbert,  89,  188,  284,  315, 

423 
Gilcrest,  84 
Giles,  127,  131,  286 
Gill,  95,  107,  397 
Gillam,  163,  165,  229 
Gilman,     103,    118,   181 

295,  296,  320,  331,  346 
Gimat,  414 
Gladding,     132-38,    260 

263 
Gladwin,  132,303,405 
Gleason,  202,  210,  314 
Glen,  290 
Glover,  43,  260,  334 


Goodspeed,  311 
Goodwell,  34 
Goodwin,    83,    90,   273, 

275,  292 
Gookin,  87, 105 
Goole,  298 
Gorham,    178,  180,  260- 

64,  337,  405 
Gorton,  298 
Gorum,  133 
Goss,  104,  320,  331 
Gottsberger,  345 
Gould,  217,  382,  427,  432, 

433 
Graffort,  78,  81 
Grafton,  Duke  of,  221 
Graham,  291 
Grammell,  321 
Grammer,  229 
Grant,  22,  278-80 
Gravener,  362,  303 
Graves,  83,  253,  271 
Gravier,  225,  341 
Gravina,  435 
Gray,   14,  15, 17-20,  105, 

107-70,204,251-59,285, 

319,  337,  432 
Green,  44,45,57,78,95, 

99,    112,  138,  231,  233, 

237.  249,  257,  259,  200, 

270',  272,  282,  283,  288, 

292,  321,  328,  330,  335, 

348,  352,  393,  414,  431 
Greenland,  274 
Greenleaf,  18,  45,  49,  50, 

52,  184,  251,  423 
Greenough,  2S,  322 
Greenway,  193 
Greenwood,  37,  275,  338 
Greer,  414 
Greggs,  70 
Gregory,  101 
G  rib  be,  95 
Grice,  290 
Gridley,  349 
Griffin,  174,  175,271,273, 

288,  303,  331,  337 
Griswold,  38,    371,  372, 

381,  380 
Gross,  137,  201 


Grout,  330 

Grow,  50,  52 

Gruchy,  424 

Guild,  209,  396,  413,  415 

Guinn,  200 

Gullison,  42,  187,  315 

Gun,  388 

Gunnison,  42,  43 

Guppie,  423 
,  Gurney,  314 

Gustin,  191 

Gutch,  313,  314 
,  Guy,  202,  263 

Gwyn,  200,  254,  258 

Gyessing,  124 

II 

Hacker,  423,  433 


Hackett,  124, 182,  280 
Haddock,  183 
Had  wen,  318 
Hagbourne,  363 
Haldimand,  278,  279,  412 
Hale,    33,  54,    126,    183, 

189,  190,  202,  261,  325, 

346,  367,  387,  424 
Hall,  51-51,  84,  118,  187, 

191,  202,  203,  207,  212, 

274,  289,  291,  303,  304, 

314,  316,  337,  344,  365, 

368 
Halliburton,  192 
Hallowell,  282,  289,  291 
Ham,  117 
Hames,  426 
Hamilton,    78,  80,    124, 

189,  211,  220,  227,  344, 

357 
Hammatt,  339 
Hammersly,  222 
Hammond,  272,  275 
Hampden,  405 
Hancher,  363 
Hancock,   160,  210,  217, 

226,265,389,423 
Hannan,  94 
Hanson,  287 
Happ,  123 
Harcourt,  217 
Hardenburgh,  303 
Harding,    75,   182,    294, 

296,  344,418 
Hare,  257 
Harrington,  281 
Harmar,  356 
Harper,  16,  295,  418,  428 
Harriman,  63,  113,  114, 

363 

Harris,  16,  53,  84,  95, 
102,  209,  233,  254,  280, 
28],  291,  363,  396,  425 

Harrison,  65,   119,  219, 

297,  344 
Hart!  216,  345,  410,  425 
Hartley,  291 
Hartshorne,  277 
Hart  well,  199,  397 
Harvev,    101,    183,  324, 

378,  381,  391 
Harwood,  331 
Hasey,  95 

Haskell,  57,  131,  418 
Haskett,  423 
Haskins,    180,  206,  207, 

314,  317,  319,  320 
Hassam,    41,    199,    203, 

204,  267,  268,  423,  424 
Hastings,    19,    70,    105, 

289,  409,  418,  432 
Hatch,  120,  121,  248 
Hathawav,  198 
Hathorne",  98,  267,  423 
Haugh.85,  88,  291 
Haven,  232 
Havens,  189,  328 
Hawes,408,  432,  433 
Hawkins,  290,  435 
Hawley,  225,  300,  337 
Hawse,  291 
Haxall,  229 
Hawthorne,  423 
Hayden,  66,  249 
Hayes,  107,  207,  275,  285, 

287,  318 
Hayman,  133,  270,  405 
Havnes,  63,  66,  86,  105, 

107,  187 
Hazen,104,  116,202,207, 

231,  317 
Head,  182 
Heald,  330 
Heard,  49 
Heart,  166 


Heath,  87,  249,  348,  361, 

363,  402,  423 
Hebard,  326 
Hedges,  172-75,  177,  404 
Hedley,  393 
Helps,  233 

Hemingway,  179,  363 
Henchman,  290,  347 
Hender,  94 
Hennepin,  415,  429 
Henry,  147,  322 
Henry  II.,  409 
Henry  III.,  247 
Henry  \  III.,  221 
Henshaw,  44,  311 
Herbert,  270 
Hermanos,  213 
Heron.  337 
Herrick,  369,  384 
Herriman,  52 
Hersey,  286 
Hett,  270 

Hewes,51,53,  96,  291 
Hewett,  408 
Heywood,  80,  81,  323 
Hibbard,  126,  181 
Hickling,  252 
Hickox,  101 
Hidden, 51 
Higgins,  40 

Higginson.  298,361,423 
Hildreth,  182 
Hill,    107,  116,  122,  170, 

234,  251,  291,  321,  330, 

337,  386 
Hilliard,  55,  273 
Hilton,  199,  203,  204 
Hindman,  344 
Hinksman,  269 
Hinman,  190 
Hirst,  96 
Hitchborn,  191 
Hitchcock,   152,  190,  435 
Hix,  200,  338 
Hoag,  00 
Hoar,   133,  138,  228,  361, 

405 
Hobart,    105,    107,    108, 

369,  402 
Hobbie,  84 
Hobsan,  36 
Hodey,  187 
Hodge,  373,  381 
Hodges,  228,  374,  381 
Hod^man,  331 
Hodsden,  84,  95,  286 
Holbrook,  70,  362 
Holder,  392,  393 
Holes,  191 

Holland,  190,208,317 
Holliock,  423 
Hollister,  172 
Hollock,  423 
Holmes,  14,  15,  20,  117, 

167,  223,  235,  357 
Holt,   136,  283,  314,  385, 

390,  425 
Holyoke,  423 
Homans,  209 
Homes,  52,  54,  55,  331, 

332 
Hone,  244 
Honey,  403 
Hook,  86,  411 
Hooper,  56 
Hope-Hood,  205 
Hopkins,  83,  94,147,202, 

410,  432 
Hopkinson,  1S3 
Hopper,  217 
Hoppin,  220 
Home,  187,  346 
Horsham,  207,  208 
Horton,  261,  315 
Hosnier,  413 


Index  of  Names* 


441 


Houghton,    70,  95,  332, 

334 
Houston,  125 
Hovey,  210 
Howchin,  300 
Howard,  78,  94,  416 
Howe,    16,    232,  350-52 

427 
Howell,    120,    124,    172 

191,  239,  410,  432 
Howland.  103,   132,  133, 
137,    13S,    178,  192-94, 
206,  259-63,    395,    405, 
406 
Hoyt,  124,  141,200,345 
Hubbard,    35,    36,     100, 
183,  194,  293,  295,  296, 
328,  313,  360,  430,  433 
Hubbell,  412 
Hubbert,202 
Hudson,  42,  43,  125,  158, 
272,  297,  330,  331,  380, 
381,  413,  421 
Hughes,  223,  254,  258 
Hull,   86-9,  99,  187,  249, 
297-300,    337,     359-61, 
393-95,  414,  433 
Hultgreen,  220 
Humphrey,  262,  263 
Humphreys,  120, 124,  299 
Hungerfbot,  380,  381 
Hungerford,  75 
Hunnewell,  97 
Hunt,  53,   56,   265,  289 

435 
Hunter,  125,  172,  322 
Huntine,  270 
Hunting,  173 
Huntington,  72,  425 
Huntly,  199,374,375,381 
Huntoon,  207,  227,  250 
Huntress,  331 
Hun  wick,  92 
Hurd,   73,  201,  250,  270, 

363 
Hurlbut,  301,  302 
Hurry,  270 
Huse,  51 

Hutching,  236,  282 
Hutchinson,  37,  43,  44, 

95,  173,  201,273 
Hutcote,  282 
Hyde,  221,408 
Hyslop,  290 


Ide,  344 
Ince,  87 
Ingalls,  53 
Ingersol,  291,  423 
Ingle.  405 
Ingledew,  191 
Ingraham,     96,    133-35, 

137,  197,  405 
Ireland,  415 
Ironside,  180 
Ives,  423 
Izzartl,  184 

J 

Jackson,   112,   212,   289, 

290,293,  3:57,357,  416 
Jacobs,  262,  263 
James  1  ,  254 
Jameson.  103,  225,  270, 

341 
Janes,  431 
Janvrin,  \i\ 
Jan-is.  219,  290,  416 
Javel,  124 
Jefferson,  106,  232,  356, 

429 
Jeffrey,  360,  423 
Jeftryes,  78-81,  95,   185, 

207,  209,  290,  371 


Jenkins,  136,  174 

Jenks,  321 

Jenner,  272,  275 

Jenness,  93,  105,  416 

Jennings,  365 

Jenniaon,  201 

Jepson,  292 

Jerome,  74 

Jewell,  207,  285 

Jewett,  199,  231 

Joce,  187 

Johnson,  18,  53,  57,  00 
-6,  79,  81,  85,  94,  101, 
104,  106,  155,  184,  201, 
209,  219,  244,  270-72, 
274,  284,  302,  310,  314, 
322,  360,  361,  363,  425, 
435 

Johnston,  204,  210,  211 
250,  412 

Joliet,  341 

Jolls,  94 

Jones,  21,  102,  170,  191, 
231,  271,  285,  291,  318, 
319,  322,  323,  398,  402 
408,  417 

Jordan,  345 

Jose,  187 

Joy,  204 

Julian,  155 

Junius,  428 

Jury,  374,  381 


Knyphausen,  352 
Kosciusko,  369 
Kostlo,  187 


K 

Kanouse,  123 
Kearney, 417 
Keech,  58,  59 
Keep,  31-3 
Keith,  277 
Kellin,  272 
Kelly,  282 
Kemble,  423 
Kempton,  191 
Kendall.  184,  210,  399 
Kendrick,  328 
Kendry,  397 
Kenegeto,  93 
Kennedy,  54 
Kennon,  229 
Kent,  49-51,  54,  57,  64, 

273,  282-85,  314 
Kenyon,  101 
Ketchum,  235,  319 
Kettle,  187,  270-72,  275 
Keyes,  221,275,  342,343 
Kibby,  272,  388 
Kidd, 220 

Kidder,  315,  318,  319 
Kil bourne,  305 ,  366 
Kilby,  191,  192,  288,  315 
Killeran,  292 
Kimball,  57,94,  183,283, 

432,  433 
King,   16,34,77,95,  118, 

196,  230,  265,  292,  389, 

411,414,432,433 
Kingsbury,  51,  102,  103 
Kingsley,  397 
Kingston,  332 
Kinicut,  138,  259-61 
Kip,  207 
Kit  kliam,  76 
Kirkland,  74,  103 
Kirk  man,  84 
Kitchen,  423 
Kittredce,  230,  331,423 
Knap,  S3,  275 
Knight,  50,  51,  64,  101- 

0!,  271,292,  294 

Knightly,  410 
Knell,  271 

Knop,  281 
Knower,  250 

Knox,    73,  126,  141,  285, 
286,  319,  347-58 


L 

Lad,  191,  249 
Lafayette,  212,  335,  353 
Laighton,  186 
Lake,  43,  191,  310 
Lamb,  292,  349,  350 
Lambert,  318 
Lamberton,  258 
La  Motte,  321 
Lampman,  73 
Lancton,  187, 189 
Landen, 405 
Lane,  109,  264 
Langborough, 360 
Langdon,  405 
Langley,  283 
Langlois,  424 
Lapharn,  309,  338,  339 
Larkin,  270,  315,  318 
Larmon,  84 
Lathrop,  50,  270,  411 
Latting,  434 
Laughton, 290 
Lauriat,    117,    122,   217, 

228,  329,  331 
Lawler,  96 
Lawless,  263 
Lawrence,  9-13,  35,  36, 
95,    99,    119,   223,    418, 
424 

Lawson,  183,  290 

Lawton,  188,  392,  393 

Lax,  94 

Lay,  39,  41,  378,  379,  381 

Leader,  407 

Lear,  283 

Leavitt,  316 

Lechmere,  420 

Le  Cras,  424 

Lee,   38,    109,    111,   112, 
125,  132,  184,  212,  250, 
267,  322,  337,  342,  35 
353,371,381,382,425 

Leeson,  281 

Le  Gallais,  424 

Legge,  183 

Le  Gresley,  424 

Le  Hardy,  424 

Leif,  146 

Leighton,  284-86 

Leisler,  79 

Le  Maltre,  424 

Leman,  269 

Lenox,  408 

Leonard,  72 

Lepair,  291 

Le  Flongeon,  151,  319 

Leslie,  436 

Lesseps,  De,  222 

Lester,  174,  175 

Le  Vasseur,  229 

Leverett,  88,  319 

Leverich,  88 

Lewis,  105,  190,  233,  318, 
390,  396,  397,  404,  413 

Liancourt,  Duke  de,  357 

Libby,  200,  201,  284,  285 

Lidget,  77-83 

Lilly,  410,  423 

Lincoln,  106,  109,  123, 
232,233,  311,  312,  316, 
355,  357,  417 

Lindaey, 137,  138,  200 

Lintner,  236 

Linton, 423 

Lippincott,  123,220,277, 
135 

Litteil,  106,  209 

Little,  53,  57,  65,  262, 
263,  315,  404 

iLiverrnore,  105,  210 


Livingston,  124,  185 
Lobdell,  271 
Lobden,  291,  314 
Lockwood,  115,  120,  122, 

435 
Lodge,  125 
Logan, 270 
Long,  55,   115,  183,  271, 

272,  275,  423 
Longfellow,  26, 142 
Longley,  231 
Loonier,  38 
Loomis,  32,  247,342,  343, 

387 
Loper,  313 

Lord,  37,  55,  183,  271, 
272,  318,  337,  376,  377, 
381,423,425 

Loring,  218,  219,  417 

Lothrop,  119,  208,  411 

Loud,  58,  320,  417 

Louis  Philippe,  26,  357 

Love,  95,  311 

Lovell,  58,  321 

Lowden,  272,  273 

Lowle,  191 

Loyde,  270 

Lucas,  45,  123 

Luce,  318 

Luchsinger,  332 

Ludecas,  187 

Ludkin,  271 

Ludlow,  170 

Lue,  92 

Luist,  272 

Luke,  271 

Lumsdell,  18 

Lunt,  52,  54,  120,  222, 
390 

Lusher,  300,  301 

Luther,  428 

Lyford,  313 

Lyliard,  313 

Lyman,  179,  182,  400, 
401 

Lymburens,  279 

Lynde,  272 

Lynds,  97 

Lyon,  317,  337,  416,  417 

Lyons,  301,  363 


M 

Maccarty,  44,  80 

Mac  Crellish,  235 

Macharly,  84 

Mack,  38 

Mac  Mahon,  421 

Macranny,  387 

Maes,  340 

Mallet,  83 

Mallory,  337 

Man,  95,  291,382 

Mander,  274 

Manly,  278,  338 

Manning,  413,  423 

Mansell,  247 

Manser,  95 

Mansfield,  16,  196,  423 

Maynard,  187 

Manypenny,  225 

MAlable,  78,  273,  274 

Marble,  212 

Marcellimus,  155,  156 

March,  49,  50,  91 

Marion,  290 

Mark,  273 

Marmette,  229 

Marquette,  311 

Marsh,  50,  52,   56,    183, 

184 
Marshall,    66,   116,   128, 

191,269,  275,  290 

Harshneld,  32 
Martin,  98,  132,  133,136 
-38,   236,  259,  260,  261, 


<M2 


Index  of  Names. 


297,  337,  338,  342,  343, 

404,  428 
Marting,  209 
Marion,  39,  40,  230,  232, 

376,  381 
Mason,  84,  172,  182,  183, 

280,  281,290,  315,  321, 

349,  405,  413,  410,  423 
Massillac,  307 
Blasters,  291 
Mather,  20,  51,84,  86,89, 

94-0,  111,  113,  102,227, 

228,297,  300,  310,  311, 

359,  378,  381 
Mathes,  287 
Matthews,  84,  363 
Mattocks,  420 
Maunsell,  De,  247 
Mauran,  318 
Manxis,  01,92 
Maverick,  99,  162 
Maxfleld,  130 
May,   180,  229,  261,  262, 

315,  397 
Maycock,  191 
Mayer,  228 
Mayhew,  87 
Maynadier,  327 
McCalley,  310 
McCarer,  235 
McCartee,  342 
McCauley,  :;io 
McCleary,  14,  107,  251 
McClencli,  294 
McCloud,  123 
McClurg,  109 
McConif.  10:),  209 
McCosh,  147 
McEvan,  106 
McFarlan,4l2 
McFarland,  103,  220 
McKenzie,  168 
McKinstry,  108 
McLachlan,  223 
McLaue,  322 
McLean,  71, 115,  224,  366 
McLennan,  U23 
McNeal,  290,  291,  293 
Mead,  120,  132,  186,  316, 

337,  404 
Measure,  373,  381 
Merker,  337 
Mears,  191,  389 
Meigs,  430 
Mellen,  212 
Melling,  »J5 
Melius,  291 
Melvin,  272 
Menage,  155 
Mendell,  435 
Meneere,  02,  93 
Menocal,  222 
Mercer,  103 
Merchant,  337 
Mereen,  101 
Merriam,  223,  412 
Merrick,  1?7,  293-95 
Merrill,  53,  57,  01,  63, 

102,  205,  410 
Merry,  423 
Meserve,  315 
Messer,  417 
Messervy,  424 
Metcalf,  70  306 
Mezeray,  157 
Michelangelo,  111 
Mighiil,  49,  51 
Miles,  178,  253,  254,  271, 

334 
Miller,   89,  119,  125,  172, 

174,  175,   1S2,  244,  273, 

321,  300,  415 
Mills,  96,  425 
Miner,  218,  308,404 
Minshuil,  223 


Mirabeau,  307,  308 
Mirick,  271,  271,  274 
Mitchell,  77,  7b,  85,  273, 

2^4,  298,  200,  302 
Mixser,  281 
Moffat,  84 
Mohont,  140 
Molon,  05 
Moltrop,  34 
Monks,  28 
Montgomery,    172,  333, 

300 
Moody,    44,  40-53,  282, 

200,  301,  300,310,  300 
Moore,  10,20,04,08,  118, 

120,  202,  256,  258,  200, 

201,  316,  402, 400 
Moorey,  134-36,  138 
More,  103,  271,  208,  360 
Morecock,  83 
Morehouse,  125, 337, 342, 

434 
Morgan,  15,  05,  174,  170, 

260,  207,  285 
Morgridge,  206 
Mori,  147 
Morin,  155 
Morris,  55,  94,  354 
Morrison,  35,  317 
Morse,  01,  60,  07,  98, 105, 

112,  225,  250,  275,  341, 

400 
Morton,   14,   15,  97,  98, 

211,  236 
Moseley,  05,  436 
Mosher,  108,  406 
Motley,  243 
Mott,  302 
Moulds,  192 
Moulton,  420 
Mount,  230 
Mountfort,  23,  28 
Mourant,  424 
Mousell,273 
Mudge,  118,  123,228,323 
Mudgett,  66 
Muggott,  201 
Mulford,  171-80,  343 
Mulgrave,  Earl  of,  197 
Munden,  187 
Mundersol,  291 
Aiunford,  220 
Munn,  205 
Munroe.    261,  263,   264, 

287,  316,  321,  304,  305 
Munsell,  120,234-50,317, 

318,  329,  343,  432,  433, 

434 
Murat,  235 
Maiden,  187 
Murdock,  344 
Murray,  147,229 
Musgrove,  125 
Muzzey,  207,  316 

N 

Naar   123 
Nash,  208,  272,  318,  320, 

323, 326 
Nason,  105,200,330,331, 

336 
Neale,  104,  187,424 
Neill,  210,  230,  322 
Nelson,  317,  331 
Nerinckx,  340 
Nestor,  57 
Nevins,  122 
Newcomb,  192 
Newdegate,  136,  260 
Newel,   31,45,  103,  270, 

272,301,423 
Newhall,  212,  423 
Newman,    51,   80,   192, 

300.  301 
Newton,  78,  81,  251 


Nicholas,  419 
Nicholas  IV.,  221 
Nichols,  99,  118,162,209 

344,  300,  438,  435 
Nicholson,  05 
Nickerson,  408 
Nicolle,  424 
Nightingale,  193 
Noble,  122,  327 
Noice,  80 
Norris,  87,  95 
Norman,  423 
Nonnanton,  423 
North,  308 
North,  Lord,  278 
Northend,  423 
Northrup,  147 
Northup,  304 
Norton,  86,88,89,395,423 
Nourse,  203,  205,  344 
Nowell,  253,  291,  360 
Noxon,  57 
Noyes,   49,  50,  72,    101, 

114,  183,    184,  201,371, 

381,  300,  308 
Nute,  2-S4 
Nye,  295 

O 

Oakes,  359,  360 

Obear,  75 

O'Brien,  52,  54 

Odlin,  182 

O'Hara,  112 

Olcott,  181,  302 

Oliver,  122,211,289,291, 

202,  300,  400 
Olinstead,   70,  188,  265, 

376,  381 
Olney,  321 

Onderdonk,  173,  174,434 
O'Neil,  421 
Orcutt,  312 
Orill,  201 
Orne,  334 
Orr,  346 
Or  racks,  251 
Or  ton,  272 
Osborn,    136,    175,    177, 


200,  201,  208,  405,  427     Penny,  272 


Parnell,  100 
Parr,  321 
Parrott,  291 

Parsons,  33,  52,  54,  120, 
121,  174,  205,  207,  321, 
331,  387,  414 

Partridge,  90,  01,  126, 
310,  353 

Pascoe,  248 

Pasquier,  155 

Patch,  423 

Patten,  109,  274 

Patterson,  55,  183,  351, 
427 

Pauts,  397 

Pay  son,  70,  350 

Peabody,  183,  435 

Peache,  423 

Peanan, 260 

Pearce,  223,  260,201,273, 
281 

Peare,  95 

Pearl,  248 

Pearson,  51,  244,  279 

Pease,  108,  264,  387 

Peaslee,  183 

Peate,  06 

Peck,  37,  38,  40,  41,  105, 
106,  107,  115,  124,  134- 
38,  211,  218,  260,  263, 
202,  371,  381,  431 

Peet,  112,  126,  225,  341 

Pegram,  229 

Peirce,  50,  51,  55,  87,  89, 
95,  103,  111,  135,  136, 
138,  182,  188,  203,  208, 
212,  220,  221,  280,  291, 
292,  310,  314,  315,  348 

Pelassus,  01 

Pelham,  87,  100 

Pellet,  410 

Pelton,  136,  302 

Pemberton,  101 

Pen, 85, 350 

Pendree,  84 

Penelle,  De  la,  424 

Penfield,  132,  134,  138, 
404 

Penhallow,  90-3 


Osgood,    122,  310,    334 

385,  423 
Otis,  170,  23S,  316 
Ott,  322,  414 
Oviatt,  331 
Owen,  344 
Oxen  bridge,  300 
Oxford,  101 

P 

Packard,  233 

Paddock,  340 

Padelford,  228 

Page,  60,  00,  281,  294-96 

Paige,  104,  105,  207,  317 

Paine,  84,  08,  101,  120, 
121,  132,  134,  130,  137, 
171,  200,  227,  228,  231- 
34,  230,  240,  250,  261, 
204,  200,  274,  281,  304, 
321,  343,  340,  404,  408, 
414 

Palfrey,  98,  238,  200,  201 

Palmer,  85,  174,  175,  373, 
380,381,  382,304,414 

Palsgrave,  104 

Papillion,  132,  133,250, 
200,  202,  405 

Park, 363 

Parker,  53,  54,  56,  83, 
104,  105,  108,  100,  124. 
170,  181,  183,  187,  216, 
252,  253,  200,  316,  318. 
319,  344,  363,  385,  400, 
401,407,410,411,434 


Pennypacker,  344 
Pepper,  101,  303 
Pepperreli,  228,  384 
Percy,  36,  216,  217,  315 
Perigo,  37 
lJerkins,    101,    183,  207, 

208,  270,  201,  384,  410, 

425 
Perley,  184,  430 
Perrault,  270 
Perrv,  72,   94,  147,  207, 

220",  201,  321,  337,  414 
Peters,  185 
Peterson,    37,  229,  340, 

370,  381 
Petingill,  307 
Petty,   177 
Peyton, 414 
Phelps,  100,  324,  434 
Philbrick,  183 
Philbrook,  187 
Philes,  411 
Philip,    King,    150,   161, 

178,  221,  330,  331,  391 
Phillebrovvn,  273 
Phillips,  76,  86,  00,  111, 

124,  128,  165,  183,  101, 

230,    203,    269-71,  274, 

2s:;.  JM,  201,  202,  344, 

413,  410),  434,  435 
Phinney,  435 
Phippen, 423 
Phippenny,  95 
Phips,  82,  05,  1S5,  197, 

200,  270,  272 


Index  of  Names. 


443 


Phoenix,  55,  141 
Piccard,  802 
Picke,  372,  381 
Pickering,  423 
Pickett,  337 
Pickman,  53 
Pier,  38,  375,  381 
Pierce.    [See  Peirce.] 
Pierpont,  38,  361 
Pierson,  37,  38,  173 
Pigot,  335 
Pike,  38,  49,  52,  113,  122, 

12G,  187,  26i>,  310,  390, 

408 
Pilgrim,  423 
Pilsbury,  56,  236,  427 
Pinckney, 357 
Pinel,  424 
Pineo,  137, 138 
Pinian, 260 
Pingrey,  199 
Pinkerton,  316 
Pitcher,  16 
Pitkin,  194,  195 
Pitts,  18,  137,  138 
Place,  285,  287 
Plasteed, 191 
Piatt,  337 
Plum,  302 
Plumb,  165 
Plutarch,  347 
Plympton,  401 
Poacher,  393 
Poggotacut,  171 
Poingdester,  424 
Polk,  107 
Polley,  191 
Pomrov,  55,  188,  410 
Pond,  75,  102 
Pool,  208,  237,  325,  427 
Poor,  61,  121,  423 
Pope,  61),  115,  144 
Port,  266 
Porter,  102, 179, 180, 184, 

209,  236 
Potter,  96,  263,  269,  277, 

291,  423 
Potts,  192,  316 
Powell,  291 
Powers,  403 
Pownall,  90,  185 
Poythress,  229 
Pratt,  38,  41,95,102,  138, 

227,  271,  274,  281,  372, 

381   424 
Preble,  113, 123, 199,  315, 

318 
Preese,  281 
Premio-Real,    105,    124, 

229,  334 
Prentice,   72,    374,    377, 

381 
Prescott,  06,  181-4,  200, 

217,  231,  243 
Preston,  318,366 
Price,  18,  168,  338 
Prideaux,  128 
Prime,  211 
Prince,     58-60,  96,  291, 

315,361,412,417,423 
Pringel,  84 
Procter,  84,  427 
Prontz, 297 
Province,  291 
Prynne.  243 
Puffer,  397 
Pulling,  225 
Puncliarrt,  178,  319,  325 
Purcell,  435 
Purdy,  125 
Putman,  291 
Putnam,    102,   105,   183, 

33(5,  423 
Pynchon,  205 

VOL.    XXXIV. 


Q 

Quick,  290 
Quigly,  235 

Quincy,  55,  144,  160,  291 
Quint,  113,  120,  121,  186, 
201 

R 

Rackleff,  346 
Radmore,  94 
Raglan,  Lord,  197 
Rainsborough,  254,  259 
Rainsford,  300 
Raleigh,  415 
Ramsay,  229,  415 
Ranck,  112 
Rand,  118,  271,J272,  315, 

344,  430,  435 
Randall,  285 
Randolph,  22,  74,    185, 

229,  235,  315 
Ranger,  405 
Ransom,  40 
Rantoul,  318 
Rask,  434 
Ratcliffe,  80 
Rawlings,  282,  283 
Rawlinson,  184 
Ray,  290 

Raymond,  38,  374,  381 
Rayner,  269 
Reddan,  187 
Redrield,  184 
Redford,  78.  80 
Redwood,  432 
Reed,   38,  75,   116,    174, 

175,  184,  191,  208,  291, 

314,  320,  321,  333,  337, 

350,  351,300,398,403 
Re  id,  250,  333 
Remington,  368 
Remock,  291 
Renouf,  424 
Revell,  192,  193 
Revere,  26,  28,  114,  225 
Reyner,  300,  301 
Reynolds,  80,    132,  133, 

137,  256,  259,  261,  262, 

263,  330,  405,  435 
Rice,  70,  94,  228,  291,  418 
Richards,  77,  123,  205, 

208,  284,  310,  320 
Richardson,  124,  131, 

190,  207,  273,  284,  290, 

321,  400,  401,  424,  432, 

433 
Richie,  18 
Ricker,  126,  286 
Ricketson,  198,  394,  395 
Rickord, 291 
Rider,  120,  125,  175,  233, 

335,  414 
Ridgway,  291 
Ring,  101 
Ripley,  184 
Road,  96 
Roads,  334 
Roberts,  95, 102, 192, 249, 

285,  287 
Robertson,  229,  284 
Robeson,  38 
Robins,  16,  38,  379,  381 
Robinson,    19,    25,    179, 

190,  191,  272,  299,  427, 

428 
Rochambeau,  353,    354, 

414 
Rock,  85 
Rockwell,  104,  123,   125, 

235,  248,  435,  436 
Koddan,  187 
Rodgers,  333 
Rodney,  100,  209 
Rogent,  92 
Rogers,    36,    38,  39,  86, 

39 


88,  106,  223,  178,  182, 
191,  197,  133,  238,  266, 
275,  290,  313,  335,  337, 
314,  345,  393,  404,  408, 
414,  418 

Roland,  38 

Rolestone,  95 

Rolfe,  49,  51,  192,  426 

Rollins,  128,  409,  410 

Rose,  125,  223 

Ross,  15,  17,  19,  95,  167- 
69,  184 

Rotch,  304,  307 

Roundy,  385 

Row,  271,  275,  405 

Rowell,  296,  429 

Royal,  94,  138,  191 

Royce,  75 

Ruck,  85,  194,  423 

Ruddach,  197 

Ruddock,  18 

Ruggles,57,  104,166,232, 
346,  396,  419 

Rumsey,  337 

Russell,  20,  98,  112,  120, 
121,  228,  238,  269,  274, 
288,  316,  326,  391,  395, 
399,421,432,433 

Rutter,  212 

Ryall,  269 

Ryland,  402 

Rylands,  222,  223,  235 


Sabin,  33 

Saffln,  404 

Saffbrd,    207,  365,    367, 

368 
Sage,  38,  423 
Sale,  344 
Salis,  36 

Salisbury,  55,  151,  291 
Salle,  De  la,  116 
Salter,  191,  290-92 
Saltonstall,  34-37,  230 
Sampson,  42,    125,   295, 

345 
Sanborn,   182,   183,  282- 

84 
Sanders,  191,  199 
Sanderson,  199,  281 
Sanford,  304,  337 
Sardy,  405 
Sargent,    108,   120,   121, 

201,  204,  205,  274,  336 

340,  349,  399,  400,  409, 

423 
Satow,  342 
Saunders,  36,  74 
Savage,  21,  49,  87,  88,  93, 

98,   99,    142,    164,    199, 

501,  202,  205,  244,  297, 

313,  314,  360,  392,  407 
Savel,  290 
Sawtelle,  331 
Sawyer,  52,  55,  205,  282, 

383,  427 
Saxton,  343 
Sayer,  38 
Scammon,  295 
Pchaus,  182 
Schenck, 303 
Schuyler,  367,308 
Scofield,  370,  381 
Scott,  50,   52,    115,    192, 

311,  312,  418 
Scovell,  38 
Scribner,  434 
Scudder,  233 
Scull,  216,  411,  412 
Scully,  125 
Seabury,  101,  106 
Searle,  238,  408 
Sears,  41,  51,  315 
Seaton, 197 


Seauerne,  186, 

Seaver,  170,  208,  297, 
326,  363 

Seccomb,  190 

Seelye,  147 

Selclen,  38,  39,  155-57 

Sellick,  342 

Severance,  186 

Seward,  71,  72 

Sewell,  49,  51,  55,  103, 
105,  222,  308-10,  327, 
328,  330,  331,  334,  389, 
401 

Seymour,  76,  410 

Shailer,  124 

Shakspeare,  111 

Shapleigh,  99,  199,  411 

Sharpe,  114,  277,  317,410 

S  hat  tuck,  324,  433 

Shaw,  33,  182,  202,  205, 
222,  322 

Shay,  232 

Shea,  28 

Sheaf,  78,  270,  423 

Shearer,  403 

Sheather,  373 

Sheldon,  205,  413 

Shepcot,  84 

Shepherd,  62,  85,  87,  97, 
109,  112,  118,  125,  134, 
164,  212,  273,  274,  293, 
298,  342,  360,  397 

Shepley,  184,  317,  324, 
325 

Sheppie,  270 

Sherlock,  185 

Sherman,  103,  367,  415 

Sherrill,  76 

Sherwood,  175,  344 

Shether,  381 

Shipman,  39 

Shippen,  29,  79,  196,  197 

Shirley,  104,  313,  319, 
384,  419-21 

Shore,  165 

Short,  151 

Shove,  300 

Shrimpton,  42,  43 

Shurin,  271 

Shurtleff,  360 

Shute,  94,  165 

Sibley,  85,  182,  201 

Sigourney, 117 

Silcox,  265 

Sill,  39,  196,  371,  381 

Silloway,  192 

Silly,  186 

Simms,  97,  190,274 

Simon,  424 

Simpson,  45,  271,  272 

Skarlet,  297 

Skipwith,  229 

Slafter,  104,  105,151,207, 
318,  320,  327,  413 

Slane,  26 

Slater,  232 

Slaughter,  206,  229 

Sleeper,  117,326,327 

Slocum,  277,  317,  391-95 

Smith,  39-41,  44,  50,  53, 
56,  57,  65,  68,  70,  SO, 
98,  119,  124,  134-8,  174, 
177,  183,  191,  194,  200, 
206,  211,  219,  248,  260- 
63,  209,271,273-75,281, 
283,  291,  294-96,  303, 
310,321,  327,  331,  332, 
337,  357,  303,  376-81, 
384,  390,  394-97,  400, 
405,  406,  408,  413 

Sneed,  2:~i0 

Snell,  31)0 

Snow,  209 

Solcy,  270,  271 

Somerby,    53,  100,    101, 


444 


Index  of  Names. 


105,  212,  213,  253,  423, 

432, 433 
Somerset,  Duke  of,  420 
Soper,  313,  314 
Soule,  198,406 
Sousby,  19,  20 
South,  423 
frouther,  190 
Southgate,  312 
South  war  ke,  78 
Southwick,   25,  57,  240, 

321 
Southworth,39,  135,201, 

262,  313,  428 
Sowersby,  391 
Spalding,  404,  418 
Sparhawk,  259,  260,  313, 

423 
Sparks,  109 
Speakman,  291 
Spear,  290,  292 
Spencer,  265,  333 
Spofford,  105 
Spooner,    207,   232,  234, 

289 
Sprague,    98,    208,    209, 

243,  244,  271,  295,  360 
Sprigg,  291 
Spring,  281 
Squeb,21 
Squier,  243 
Stacy,  ^71 
Standart,  70 
Standish,  101 
Stanford,  53,  57 
Stanley,  105, 153 
StanseJl,  209 
Stanton, 423 
Stanwood,  283 
Staples,    106,    120,    122, 

125,  205,  321 
Starboard,  187 
Starbuck,  104,313,331 
Stark,  363,  368-70 
Starkes,  248 
Starling,  39 
Starr,  120,  121,  205,  206, 

249,301,412 
St-  Aspenquid,  118,  119, 

202 
St.  Clair,  356 
Stearns,    147,    181,  228, 

330,  427 
Stebbins,   189,  208,  233, 

234,  264,  335 
Stedman,  94 
Steel,  283,  410,  411 
Steere,  321 
Sterling,  169,  290 
Sterne,  412 
Stevens,    97,    108,    151, 

184,  190,  314,  349,  390, 

408,  430,  431 
Stevenson,  25,  197,  291, 

292 
Steward,  290 
Stewart,  174,  175,  326 
Stickney,  3(59 
Stileman,  423 
Stiles,   187,  245,  248,  267, 

407,  433 
Stillings,  286 
Stilson,  269 
Stimpson,  272 
Stiness,414 
Stitson,  98 
St.  John,  101 
St.  Luc,  106 
Stoker,  373,  381 
Stocking,  302 
Stockton,  71,  407,  418 
Stoddard,  42,55,  101,235 
Stollard,  191 
Stone,   89,   96,    96,    105, 

174,  176,  179,  228,  238, 


242,  269,  285,  291,  321, 
327,  403,  413,  434 
Storer,  327,  384 
Storrs,  188 
Story,  56,  96,  334,  402 
StougMon,  88,  184,  185 
Stow,  337 
Stowers,  274 
Strainge,  135 
Straite,  281 
Stratton,    69,    175,    281, 

298,  417 
Streeter,  102 
Strip,  95 
Strong,   55,  69,    78,    80, 

332,  357 
Stuard, 408 
Stutely,  291 
Sullivan,  335,  358,  430 
Sumner,    105,   108,    111, 

120,  121 
Sutlilf,  249 
Swain,  93,  269 
Swan,  14,237,274,357 
Sweetzer,  18,  272,  274 
Swett,  54,  270 
Symmes,   119,   131,  301, 

313 
Symonds,  84,   190,   236, 

400 

T 

Tabb, 291 
Taber,  198,  406 
Tacitus,  110,  156 
Taft,  321,  404 
Talbee,  134 
Talbot,  228.  331 
Tallcott,  73,  410 
Talleyrand,  357 
Tallman,41,  394 
Tamworth,  420 
Taner,  39,  243,  375,  381 
Taney  hill,  342 
Tappan,  48-57,  100,  409 
Tarbox,     104,    127,   205, 

207,218,428 
Tarheagues,  91 
Tash,  284-86 
Tassinavi,  328 
Tay,  192,  399 
Taylor,    33,   36,  48,    49, 

125,  184,  190,  248,  264, 

269,  282,  284,  303,  318, 

342,  434 
Tecum seh,  223 
Tedman,  190 
Tejera,  213,  215,  216 
Tello,  213 

Temple,  55,  330,  331,345 
Ten  Eyck,  196 
Tenney,  60,  96,  117,  181, 

182,  183 
Terry,  264-66,  389 
Terwilliger,  124 
Thacher,  58,  126,  315 
Thatcher,  238,  299,  300, 

318,  319,  357,  358 
Thayer,  56,  67,  183,  320 
Thomas,  17,   19,  41,  84, 

95,     168,  169,  191,  209, 

233,  350,  300,  393,  411, 

412, 421 
Thompson,  191,  283,  284, 

285,  290,  314,  330,  397- 

400, 427 
Thong,  411 
'Thornton,  228 
'1  horp,  297 
Thorwald,  146 
Threencedle,  95 
Throop,   134-38,    200-02, 

264,  405 
Thurston,  124,  342,  392, 

393 


Thwing,  291,317,  318 

Tibbals,  267 

Tibbets,  285 

Ticknor,  163 

Tidd, 423 

Tiffany,  137,  263 

Tileston,  237,  299 

Tilleson,  39 

Tillet,  96 

Tilley,  178,  194,  237,316 

Tillitson,  39,  40,  379,  381 

Tilman,  313,  314 

Tilton,  182,326 

Timberlake,  191 

Timmins,  251 

Ting,  42,  43 

Tinker,  40,  330,  380,  381 

Tirrell,  213 

Titcomb,  51,  327 

Titus,  105,   117,  208,229, 

320,  337,  339 
Toby,  284 

Todd,  50,  96,  123,  337 
Tolman,  102,  118,  434 
Tompson,  96,   119,    166, 

172,  179,  275 
Toppan,  48-57,  126,  345 
Torrey,    135-37,  163,  207, 

259,  260,  289,  291 
Toucey,  77 
Tourgis,  424 
Touzel,  424 
Towers,  94 
Towle,  238,  283 
Towne,    106,    108,    145, 

207,  209,  245,  322,  415, 

432,  433 
Townsend,  16,  94,    171 

179,  317,  327 
Tracy,  345 
Traine,  281 
Trask,   84,   105,  121,  162, 

185,  2(  2,  207,  220,  297, 

318,  320,  359,  423 
Travers, 285 
Tredwell,  423 
Trephane,  187 
Trescott,  349 
Treworgy,  99 
Trickie,  187 
Tripp,  198,  303,  406 
Troop, 132 
Trow,  225 
Trowbridge,  179 
Trumbull,  269,  331,  346 
Tryon,  124,  302,  364,  420 
Trynoty,  259 
Tuck, 238,  272 
Tucker,  40,  70,  277,  291, 

311,  312,  334,  344,  392, 

395,  397,  409 
Tuckerman,  45,  327 
Tufts,  274,  310 
Tulley,  191 
Tupper,  350 
Turel,  94 
Turner,  42,  43,   77,  107, 

205,  250,  273,  298,  316, 

321,  323,  396,  413,  431, 
432 

Tuttle,  105,  111,  113,119, 
123,  125,  126,  200,  202, 
205,  207,  216,  219,  282, 
315,  319,  320,  342,  434 

Twitchell,  183 

Tyler,  183,  233,  270,  323 

Tvley,  84,  191 

Tyng,  254 

Tyrwhitt,  155 

U 

Un*brd,303 
Underwood,  206 
Unger,  123 
Upharn,  88,  397,  425,  420 


Upsall,  21-31,  126 
Upton,  131,  337,  425,  427 
Uran,  291 
Usher,  81,  269 


Valens,  156 

Valentinian,  156 

Valpy,  424 

Vanatta,  123 

Van  Buren,  236 

Van  Dam,  411 

Van  Derveer,  236 

Vandevvater,  73,  434 

Vane,  105 

Van  Hoesen,  76 

Van  Nostrand,  125 

Van  Scoy,  174,  175 

Vassal],  412 

Vaughan,   111,  113,  184, 

185,  293-95 
Vedder,  434 
Vee,  279 
Venhorn,  388 
Vernon,  120,  121 
Vial,  260,  201,  395 
Vicq,  424 
Vick,  231 
Vickers,  277 
Vickery,  95 
Villers,  191 
Vincent,  149,  150 
Vine,  269 
Vining,  417 
Vinton,   67,  127-31,  182, 

313,  433 
Viomenel,  414 
Virgil,  115 
Vose,  288,  416 

W 

Wade,  40,  373,  381,  401 
Wadleigh,  331 
Wadsworth,  94,  95,  201 
Waff,  270 

Wainwright,  101,  230 
Wait,  40,  41,  231,  269 
Wakefield,  89,  94,  166 
Wakeham,  282,  283 
Walcutt,  235 
Walden,  179,  180,  435 
Waldo,  44,  108,  289,  357 
Waldron,    78,   120,    121, 

260,  262,  263,  285,  287 
Wales ,  lo6,  209,  322 
Walford,  228 
Walker,  95,  132,  133, 168, 

183,  187,   191,  207,  229, 

236,  261,  272,  321,  330, 

405,  434 
Walkins,  192 
Walkley,  405 
Wallace,  324 
Waller,  41 
Walley,  89,  132,  271,  291, 

404,  405 
Wallis,  271,  292 
Walsh,  200 
Waltene,  362 
Walter,  106,  209 
Walton,  299 
Walworth,  74 
Wanudagunbuem,  92 
Wanungonet,  93 
Wanton,  29,  393 
Ward,   117,  181,227,251, 

302,  333,  349 
Wardell,  263,  405 
Warden.  291 
Wardwell,  133,259,260 
Ware,  95,  265 
Warham.  300 
Warman,  41,374, 381 
Warner,     41,    113,    265, 

207,  363-70,  388 


Index  of  Names. 


445 


Warren,     95,    170,   221, 

281,  317,  319,  326,  413, 

418 
Warriner,  187, 188 
Washburn,  12(5,207,295, 

314,  324,  343,  423 
Washington,     37,     110, 

113,  117,  128,  174,  177, 

227,   322,  331,  347,  349 

-58,  399,  400,  403,  420, 

425,  430, 433 
Waterhouse,    41,    295, 

377,  381 
Waterman,  196,  324 
Waters,  83,  94,105,  207, 

269,  272,  291,  402,  422, 

423, 432,  433 
Waterby,  396 
Watkins,  76 
Watson,    164,  225,   273, 

284,  286 
Way,  64,  423 
Wayne,  356 
Weare,  120,  121 
Weatherbee,  396 
Weatherhead,  196 
Weaver,  103 
Webb,   40,    43,    44,  291, 

299,  363,  430,  432,  433 
Webber,  73,  192,  424 
Webster,     53,    63,    183, 

191,  195,  218,  244,  369 
Wedgwood,  283-86 
Weed,  320,  331 
Weeden,208,  286,394 
Weeks,  181,  187,  283 
Welbey,  258 
Welch,  64,  135,  136,  273 
Weld,  88,  205 
Wellman,  417 
Wells,  72,  299,  346,  355 
Welsted,  270 
Wendell,  18,  55,  96,  289, 

292,  327 
Wentworth,     126,     184, 

207,  238,  265,  285,  286, 

314,  321,  363,  368,  397, 

410,  436 
Wessenham,  409 


West,  81,  83,  108,   289 

423 
Westcott,  41 
Wetmore,  209 
Weymouth,  104 
Wharton,  347 
Wheatland,  423 
Wheatley,  259,  292 
Wheaton,  414 
Whedon,  2*2 
Wheeler,    70,    124,   234, 

235,  283,  284,  331 
Wheelock,  103,  183,  297 
Wheelwright,    88,    113, 

291,  322,  323 
Wheildon,  122 
Whelklale,  36 
Whipple,  423 
White,  32,  102,  118,  133, 

145,  207,  208,  272,  292, 

296,  303,  386,  392,  405, 

434 
Whitehead,  207 
Whiting,  26,  89,  396 
Whitlock,  234 
Whitman,  361 
Whitmarsh,  343 
Whitmore,  142,222,275, 

302,  313,  331,  421 
Whitney,  141,  232,  281, 

328,  330,  413,  418,  427 
Whittaker,  125, 183,  320, 

339 
Whittemore,  77,  81,  84, 

204,  272-74,  311,  312 
Whitten,  287 
Whittier,  25,  236 
Whittingham,  34-36 
Whittlesev,  179 
Whit  worth,  252 
Wibird,  187 
Wickes,  175,  176 
Wickham,  174 
Wid,  271 
Wiggin,  286 
Wigglesworth,      49-51, 

16(),  359 
Wight,  102,  331 
Wilbur,  54 


Wilcox,  303 

Wilder,  104,  118,  139-53, 
206,  207,  218,  317-19, 
325,326,  413 

Wilkins,  133,  136,  316 

Wilkinson,  109,  423 

Willard,  33,  37,  105,  162, 
183,  188,  190,  423 

Willey,  41,  284 

William,  King,  185 

William  the  Conoueror 
247 

Williams,  18,  23,  69-77, 
89,  95,  96,  100,  106 
115-17,  123,  164,  168, 
185,  189,  208,  222,  224, 
225,266,  281,  291,  310, 
332,  335,  337,  338,  341 
364,  365,  391,  411,  421, 
424,  431 

Williamson,  90, 308,  385, 
429 

Willis,  308 

Willowby,  88,  166,  202, 
301 

Willowes,  423 

Wilson,  20,  71,  85,  80, 
111,  133,  137,  191,  235, 
237,  269,  271-75,  292, 
297,  345,  363,  405,  414, 
421,  425,  435 

Winchell,  164 

Wing,  43,  44,  290,  299 

Wingate,  51,  53,  238 

Winkley,  183 

Winship,  274 

Winslow,  37,  70,  98,  190, 
285,  287,  291,  431 

Winsor,  111,  338,  426 

"W  i  n 1 6  r  94 

Winthr'op,  21-3,  55,  85, 
254,  300,  361 

Wise,  70,  428 

Wiseman,  253-55 

Wisner,  299 

Wiswall,  162,  291,  300 

Withers,  229 

Witherspoon,  333 

Withington,  166 


Wolcott,  248,  267 

Wollis,  187 

Wood,   37,  69,   129,  182, 

209,  272,  281,  286,  327, 

328,  330,  385,  395,  406, 

413 
Woodbridge,  51,211,411 
Woodbury,  184, 262, 263, 

404 
Woodcock,  259,  423 
Wooddie,  86,  166 
Woodhull,  173 
Woodman,  183,  207,  390 
Woodmancy,  79 
Woodward,     100,      101, 

125,  235,  300,  312 
Woodworth,  34 
Woolcut,  32,  195 
Woolly,  277 
Woolsey,  147 
Wool  worth,  33,  265 
Wooster,  366,  404 
Wardall,  261 
Worsham,  229 
Worth,  418 
Worthington,  361 
Wright,  52,  62,  184,  188, 

317,  331,  310,  398,  400, 

401,  402,  412,  413,  417, 

418 
Wroe,  191 
Wyandauch,  171 
Wyatt,  96 
Wyborn,  94 
Wyer,  270,  272 
Wylie,  53 
Wyman,    54,    141,    313, 

359,  401 
Wyn,  254 

Y 

Yeaton,  285 

York,  385 

Young,  45,  95,  181,  183 

Youngman,  401,  403 


Zolod,  138,  260 


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PREBLE'S    HISTORY 

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.4  History  of  the  Flag  of  the  United  States  of  America  and  of  the  Naval  and  Yacht  Club 
Signals,  Seals,  and  Arms,  and  principal  National  Songs.  With  a  chronicle  of  the 
Symbols,  Standards,  Banners,  and  Flays  of  Ancient  and  Modern  Nations. 

By  REAR   ADMIRAL   GEO.   HENRY   PREBLE,   U.S.    NAVY. 
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chapter  on  the*  return  of  the  battle-flags  of  the  volunteer  regiments  to 
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nations,  &c,  and  fifty  wood  engravings. 


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with  two  colored  plates  of  flags,  and  thirty  wood  engravings  of  flags  and  maps. 

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the  origin  of  the  stars  and  stripes,  as  the  devices  of  our  national  banner ; 
2.  The  flag  of  thirteen  stars  and  stripes  during  the  Revolution,  1777- 
1783;  3.  The  flag  of  thirteen  stars  and  thirteen  stripes,  1783-1795; 
4.  The  flag  of  fifteen  stars  and  fifteen  stripes,  1795-1818.  Illustrated  by 
one  colored  plate,  and  twelve  engravings,  on  wood,  of  flags,  fac-similes, 
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teen stripes  and  a  star  for  each  State  of  the  Union,  1818-1861  ;  2.  Chron- 
icles of  the  Flag,  1818-1861.    Illustrated  by  thirteen  engravings  and  maps. 

Part  V.  The  Stars  and  Stripes,  1861-1865.  1.  Our  Flag  in  the 
great  Rebellion ;  2.  The  beginning  of  the  war  against  our  Flag  and  the 
Union ;  3.  Our  Flag  at  Fort  Sumter ;  4.  Loyal  Flag  Raisings ;  5.  Our 
Flag  in  Secessia ;  6.  Southern  Flags,  1861-1865.  Illustrated  with  a 
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sition of  the  trophy-flags  of  the  war ;  3.  Anecdotes  and  incidents  illus- 
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of  the  United  States  Army,  1880 ;  3.  The  Seal  and  Arms  of  the  United 
States,  and  the  Seals  of  the  Departments,  1782-1880.  4.  American 
Yacht  Clubs  and  Flags,  1880;  5.  Our  National  Songs.  Illustrated  with 
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CONTENTS -JANUARY,  1880. 

%*   Illustrations : 

1    Portrait  of  AMOS  LAWRENCE  {to  face  page  9). 

2.  Gravestone  of  Nicholas  Upsall,  p.  27. 

3.  Gravestone  of  Doruthy  Upsall,  p.  27. 

I.    Sketch  of  the  Life  of  Amos  Lawrence.     By  the  Rev.  Solon  W.  Busli    .     .  . 
II.    Record  of  the  Boston   Committee  of  Correspondence.  Inspection  and 
Safety.     (Continued.)    Printed  by  permission  of  Samuel  F.  McCleary,'Esq. 
City  Clerk         .  14 

III.  Nicholas  Upsall.     By  Augustine  Jones,  Esq 

IV.  Longmeadow  Families.     (Continued.)    Coin,  by  Willard  S.  Allen,  A.M.          .  31 
V.    Whittingham  Genealogy.    By  Mrs.  Caroline  H.  Ball 34 

VI.  Births.  Marriages,  and  Deaths  in  Lyme,  Ct.     (Concluded.)     Com.  by  the 

late  Rev.  Frederick  W  Chapman^  A.M 37 

VII.  King's  Arms  Tavern,  Boston.     With  Suggestions  for  Indexing  Public  Rec- 

ords.    By   John  T.  Hassam,  A.M. 41 

VIII.    Tappan  Genealogy.     By  Herbert  Tappan,  Esq 48 

IX.    Letter  of  Rev.  Thomas  Prince,  of  Boston,  1738.    Com.  by  John  J.  Loud,  A.M.  .58 

X.    William  Johnson  and  his  Descendants.    (Continued.)    By  G.  IV.  Johnson  .  60  I 
XL    Genealogical  Letter  of  John  Quincy  Adams.    Com.  by  the  Rev.  Horace  E. 

Hayden 66 

XII.    Genealogy  of  Thomas  Williams  of  New  Hartford,  N.  Y.    By   Gecrge  H. 

Williams,  Esq 69 

XIII.  Letters  of  Charles  Lidget  and  Francis  Foxcroft,   1692.     (Continued.) 

Com.  by  John  S.  H.  Fogg,  M.D 77  : 

XIV.  Marriages  by  the  Rev.  Benjamin  Colman,  1715.     Com.  by  Henry  F.  Wa- 

ters, A.B. 83 

XV.  Records  of  the  Rev.  Samuel  Danforth  of  Roxbury.    Com.  by   William 

B.  Trask,  Esq 84  I 

XVI.  Mission  of  Penhallow  and  Atkinson  to  the  Penobscot  Indians.  Com.  by 

the  late  Capt.  William  F  Goodwin,  U  S.A.  .        .        .         .        .        .        .  90 

XVII.    Marriages  in  Boston  By  Several  Clergymen,  1701-  1743        ....  94 

XVIII.    Account  Books  of  the  First  Church   in  Charlestown.    Com.  by  James 

F.  Hunnewell,  Esq 97 

XIX.  Notes  and  Queries  : 

Notes .— Jenness,  93  ;  Dolor  Davis,  98;  Shapleigh  ;  Bonighton  ;  Bigelow,  99; 
Pelham ;  Forsvth ;  Emery  ;  Eight  generations  seen  by  one  person ;  Arnold ; 
Tappan,  100. 

Queries. — Woodward,  100;  Mereen  ;  Standish,  Ring,  Johnson,  Seabury  ; 
Paine,  Kenyon  ;  Cushing;  Wainvvright;  Gregory,  Knight,  101 ;  Ballantine's 
Diary  ;  Cole  ;  Kingsbury ;  Merrill ;  White ;  Streeter,  Jones,  Wight,  Bascom, 
Pond,  102. 

Replies. — Porter  and  Bradstreet,  102;  Harvard  College  Commencements; 
Bingham,  103. 

Announcements. — History  of  Wesleyan  Academy;  Biography  of  Walter  Gen- 
dall;  Inscriptions  in  Gloria  Dei  Churchyard  ;  Genealogies  in  Preparation,  103; 
Town  Histories  in  Preparation,  104      .  * 93,  98—104 

XX.  Societies  and  their  Proceedings: 

Maine  Historical  Society,  104;  New  England  Historic,  Genealogical  Society, 
104;  Rhode  Island  Historical  Society,  105;  Old  Colony  Historical  Society; 
Delaware  Historical  Society,  106      .'    .        .        .        .   *    .        .        .        .  101-106 

XXI.    Necrology  of  the  New-England  Historic,  Genealogical  Society: 

Hon.  Asahel  Peck,  106;  Hon.  William  P.  Haines,  Peter  Hobart,  107 ;  Austin 
Sumner,  Rev.  William  I.  Budington,  Samuel  T.  Parker,  108  .         .  106-108 

XXII.    Book  Notices  109-122 

XXIII.  List  of  Recent  Publications 12J-126 

XXIV.  Deaths  126 


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CONTENTS  — APRIL,  1880. 

***  Illustration: 

Portrait  of  JOHN  A.  VINTON  {to  face  page  127). 

I.    Sketch  of  the  Life  of  the  Rev.  John  A.  Vinton,  A.M.  By  the  Rev.  Increase 

N.  Tarbox,~D.D 127 

II.    Bristol  Church  Records,  1687  to  1710.    Communicated  by  George  T.  Paine  132 

III.  Annual  Address  before  the  N.  E.  Historic,  Genealogical  Society.    By 

the  President,  Hon.  Marshall  P.  Wilder,  Ph.D .  139 

IV.  Who  is  a  Gentleman  ?    By  John  D.  Champlin,  Jr.,  A.M 154 

V.    How  to  write  Town  Histories.    By  the  Hon.  Charles  Hudson,  A.M.       .        .  158 

VI.    Records  of  the  Rev.  Samuel  Danforth  of  Roxbury.    (Continued.)    Com. 

by  William  B.  Trask,  Esq 162 

VII.    Record  of  the  Boston  Committee  of  Correspondence,  Inspection  and 
Safety.    (Continued.)    Printed  by  permission  of  Sam uel  F.  McCleary,  ~Esq. 

City  Clerk 167 

VIII.    Genealogy  of  the  Family  of  Mulford.    Com.  by  William  R.  Mulford,  Esq.  171 

IX.    Rortraits  of  New  Hampshibe  Governors  and  others.    (Concluded.)    By 

the  Hon.  Benjamin  F.  Prescott 181 

X.    Seals  in  the  Collection  of  Mellen  Chamberlain.    By  the  Committee  on 

Heraldry  N.E.H.  G.  S. 184 

XI.    Letter  from  the  Earl  of  Bellomont.    Com.  by  William  B.  Trask,  Esq.  .  185 

XII.    Early  Records  of  New  Hampshire  Families.    (Corrections.)    Com.  by  the 

Rev.  Alonzo  H.  Quint,  D.D 186 

XIII.  Longmeadow  Families.    {Continued.)    Com.  by  Willard  S.  Allen,  A.M.  .  187 

XIV.  Marriages  in  Boston  By  Several    Clergymen    (Continued).    1702—1719. 

Com.  by  William  S.  Appleton,  A.M 190 

XV.    A  Sketch  of  the  Howlands.     By  L.  M.  Howland 192 

XVI.    Letter  of  Walter  Barnesley  of  London,  1667,  to  William  Pitkin  of 

Hartford.     Com.  by  Edwin  Hubbard,  Esq 194 

XVII.    Descendants  of  Benedict  Arnold 196 

XVIII.    Births,  Marriages  and  Deaths  in  Dartmouth.      {Continued.)      Com.  by 

James  B.  Congdon,  Esq 198 

XIX.  Notes  and  Queries  : 

Notes. — Hilton  ;  Sanderson  ;  Huntly ;  Phonetic  Representation  of  Indian 
Languages  ;  Thomas  Genn,  199  ;  Michael  Walsh  ;  Collections  of  Portraits ; 
John  Libby,  200 ;  Aaron  Hutchinson  ;  Notes  and  Queries  and  Historical  Arti- 
cles in  Newspapers  ;  Bacon  not  Baker,  201 ;  Hall  not  Hale,  202. 

Queries. — Shaw  ;  Billerica  Queries  ;  St.  Aspinquid  ;  Boston  Post  Office,  202; 
Windham  Canada;  Pierce;  Massachusetts  Muster  Rolls;  Sloop  stolen  in  1711 
from  York  Harbor,  203;  Allen  ;  Whittemore,  204. 

Replies. — Gray,  204;  Batt;  Colton  or  Munn  ?  Hope-Hood;  Baldwin,  Shaw, 
Starr,  205. 

Announcements. — Celebration  of  Discovery  of  Falls  of  St.  Anthony;  Massa- 
chusetts 33d  Regiment ;  Memoir  of  Joshua  Fry ;  Sketch  of  Elder  Daniel  Hix; 
Genealogies  in  Preparation,  206      .  .        .        .        .        .        .        .  199-206 

XX.  Societies  and  their  Proceedings  : 

New  England  Historic,  Genealogical  Society,  206;  Weymouth  Historical  So- 
ciety, 208  ;  Old  Colony  Historical  Society,  208;  Rhode  Island  Historical 
Society,  208;  Delaware  Historical  Society,  209;  Alabama  Historical  Society,  209  206-209 

XXI.    Necrology  of  the  New-England  Historic,  Genealogical  Society: 

William  Turrell  Andrews,  A.M.,  209  ;  Hon.  Isaac  Livermore  ;  Prof.  John 
Johnston,  LL.D.,  210;  Rev.  Calvin  Durfee,  D.D.,  211;  Gen.  Joshua  Newhall; 
Gustavus  Adolphus  Somerby,  Esq.,  212 209-213 

XXII.    Book  Notices 213-234 

XXIII.  List  of  Recent  Publications  234-236 

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*#*  Illustrations  : 

1.  Portrait  of  JOEL  MUNSELL    (to  face  page  239). 

2.  Autograph  of  William  Horsham,    '  p.  268. 

3.  Autograph  of  Jonathan  Hasham,  p.  268. 

4.  Autograph  of  Jonathan  Hassam,  p.  268. 

5.  Friends'  Marriage  Certificate,  L688,  p.  276. 

6.  Head-Stone  of  Capt.  Husrh  Mason,  '         p.  280. 

7.  Foot-Stone  of  Capt.  Hugh  Mason,  p.  281. 

I.    Biographical  Sketch  of  Joel  Munsell.     By  George  R  Howell,  Esq.      .        .  239 

II.    Munsell  Genealogy.    By  Frank  Munsell 246 . 

III.  Records  of  the  Boston  Committee  of  Correspondence,  Inspection  and 

Safety.    (Concluded.)    Printed  by  permission  of  Samuel  F.  McCleary,  Esq. 

City  Clerk ' 251 

IV.  Gray  and  Coytmore.    Com.  by  William  S.  Appleton,  A.M 253 

V.    Bristol  Church  Records.     1710  to  1728.    Com.  by  George  T.  Paine,  Esq.      .  259 

VI.  Longmeadow  Families.     (Continued.)    Com.  by  Willard  S.  Allen,  A.M.  .  264 

VII.  Petition  of  William  Horsham,  1681.    Com.  by  John  T.  Hassam,  A.M.  .  267 

VIII.  Taxes  under  Gov.  Andros.  (Continued.)    Town  Rate  of  Charlestown.     Com. 

by  Walter  Lloyd  Je fries,  A.B ■  269 

IX.  Marriage  Certificate  of  John  Tucker,  1688.  Com.  by  Edicard  T.  Tucker,  M.D.   277 

X.  The  Cumberland  Cruiser.    Com.  by  the  Rev.  B.  F.  DeCosta  ....  278 

XI.  Capt.  Hugh  Mason's  Gravestones.    Com.  by  Benjamin  Osgood  Peirce    .        .  280 

XII.  The  Edgerly  Family.     Com.  by  James  A.  Edgerly,  Esq.    .'....  282 

XIII.  The  Great  Boston  Fire  of  1760.     Com.  by  Peter  E.  Vose,  Esq.        .        .        .  183 

.XIV.  Hallowell,  Me.,  and  its  Library.    Com.  by  Samtiel  L.  Boardman,  Esq.       .  293 

XV.  Records  of  the  Rev.  Samuel  Danforth  of  Roxbury.    (Continued.)     Com. 

by  William  B.  Trask,  Esq 297. 

XVI.  Churchill  Genealogy.    Com.  by  Frank  F.  Starr 301 

XVII.    Petition  of  the  Friends  or  Quakers  to  the  French  National  Assembly, 

1791.    Com.  by  Frederick  C.  Sanford,  Esq.  .        . 304 

XVIII.    Schools  in  the  Last  Century.    Com.  by  the  Hon.  Joseph  Williamson      .        .  308 

XIX.    Record  of  the  Rev.  John  Cotton,  1691  to  1710.  Com.  by  John  S.  H.  Fogg,  M.D.  310 

XX.    Indenture  of  Apprenticeship,  1747.    Com.  by  Miss  Harriet  E.  Henshaic  '      .  311 

XXI.    Notes  and  Queries  : 

Notes. — Woodward,  312  ;  Indexing  ;  Shirley's  County  of  Monaghan  ; 
Symmes  ;   Rev.  Robert  Gutch,  313  ;   Atkins,  314. 

Queries. — Canterbury  queries  ;  Pierce,  314  ;  Little ;  Horton ;  Thacher ; 
Dodge,  315. 

Announcements. — Works  in  preparation  by*C.  W.  Tuttle  ;  Second  Edition  of 
Preble's  American  Flag,  315;  Muzzey's  Revolutionary  Reminiscences;  New- 
port Historical  Magazine;  Town  Histories  in  Preparation  ;  Genealogies  in 
Preparation,  316 .  312-317 

XXII.    Societies  and  their  Proceedings  : 

New  England  Historic,  Genealogical  Society,  317;  New  England  Methodist 
4  Historical  Society  ;  Prince  Society ;  Weymouth  Historical  Society,  320 ;  Rhode 
Island  Historical  Society  ;  Nova  Scotia  Historical  Society  ;  Old  Colon}'  His- 
torical Society  ;  Delaware  Historical  Society,  321 ;  Virginia  Historical  Society  ; 
Minnesota  Historical  Society ;  American  Geographical  Society,  322  .  317-322 

XXIII.  Necrology  of  the  New-England  Historic,  Genealogical  Society: 

George  W.  Wheelwright.  322  ;  John  M.  Brodhead,  M.D.,  323 ;  Eli  Wash- 
burn ;  Stephen  Sl^epley,  314;  Rev.  George  Punchard ;  Rev.  Moses  H.  Wilder, 
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1.  Portrait  of  HENRY  KNOX    (to  face  page  347) , 

I.    Memoir  of  Gex.  Henry  Knox.    By  Francis  S.  Drake,  Esq 347 

II.    Records  of  the  Rev.  Samuel  Danforth  of  Roxbury.    (Concluded.)     Com. 

by  William  B.  Trask,  Esq 359 

III.  Memoir  of  Col.  Seth  Warner.    By  the  Hon.  Walter  Harriman       .        .        .  363 

IV.  Taxes  under  Gov.  Axoros.    (Continued.)    Lystable  Estates  in  Lyme,  Conn. 

Com.  by  Walter  Lloyd  Jeffries.  A  B •  371 

V.    Cart.  Cogan's  Expedition  to  Pigwacket.    Com.  by  Horace  Mann,  Esq.          .  382 

VI.    Letters  of  Sir  William  Pepperrell,  Bart.    Com.  by  X.  J  Herrick,  Esq.  .  384. 
VII.    Fisher's  Account  of  the  First  Settlers  of  Bluehill,  Me.    Com.  by  the 

Hon.  Joseph  Williamson         .        . 385 

VIII.     The  Bell  Family  Record.     Com.  by  J.  Gardner  White,  A.M.            .         .        .  .386 

IX.    Longmeadow  Families.     (Continued.)     Com.  by  Willard  S.  Allen,  A.M.          .  386 

X.    Number  of  Births  in  Newbury,  Mass  ,  1639  to  17  lo.         .        .        .        .     '.  389 

XL    The  Slocuh  Genealogy.     By  Charles  E.  Shewn,  M.D., Ph.D..           .        .        .  391 

XII.     Dedham  and  Stoughton.     Com.  by  Jeremiah  Colburn,  AM 396 

XIII.  Diaries  of  Samuel  Thompson,  Esq.,  of  Woburn,  Mass.    By  William  R.  Cut- 

ter, Esq. .        .        ...-.        .  397 

XIV.  The  Youngman  Family.     By  David   Youngman,  M.D 401 

XV.     Census  of  Bhistol,  1689.     Com.  by  George  T.  Paine,  Esq 404 

XVI.    Records  of  Dartmouth,  Mass.    Com.  by  the  late  James  B.  Congdon         .        .  406 

XVII.    Notes  and  Queries  : 

Notes. — Richard  Leader  ;  Brooks  and  Parker ;  Richard  Stockton ;  Ezra  Stiles ; 
Soldiers  from  Canterbury,  Ct.,  407  ;  Early  Massachusetts  Emigration  to  Dela- 
ware ;  James  Lenox,  408;  Batt,  409. 

Queries. — Joanna  Butler ;    Cotton,  409;    Merrill;  Easton  ;  Lilly;  Child  and 
Parker;  Child  and  Ball;  Pellett;    Hopkins,  410 ;   Lothrop;   Parker;  Thong; 
King,  411. 
■    Replies. — The  Rev.  Benjamin  Woodbridge,  411. 

Announcements. — The  Philoniblion  ;  G.  D.  Scull,  411;  Charles  E.  Banks, 
M.D. ;  Genealogies  in  Preparation,  412 407-414 

XVIII.    Societies  and  their  Proceedings  : 

New  England  Historic,  Genealogical  Society  ;  Rhode  Island  Historical  Society, 
413;  Virginia  Historical  Society,  414 ;  Alabama  Historical  Society ;  Minnesota 
Historical  Society,  415    .        .        .        .        .        .        .        .        . 

XIX.    Necrology  of  the  New-England  Historic,  Genealogical  Society: 

Hon.  Hampden  Cutts,  415  ;  John  E.  Lyon,  416  ;  Hon.  Jacob  H.  Loud,  John 
H.  Wright,  M.D.,  417;   Walter  Hastings,  418;  Stephen  P.  Ruggles,  419 

Book  Notices 


XX. 
XXI.    List  of  Recent  Publications 


XXII.    Deaths 


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