A BRIEF
GENEALOGICAL
HISTORY
OF
ARTHUR, HENRY, AND JOHN HOWLAND,
AND THEIR
DESCENDANTS,
OF THE
UNITED STATES AND CANADA.
TOGETHER WITH AN ACCOUNT OF THE EFFORTS
MADE IN ENGLAND TO LEARN OF THEIR
ENGLISH ANCESTRY, ETC.
BY
FRANKLYN HOWLAND.
FIRST EDITION
NEW BEDFORD, MASS.:
PUBLISHED BY THE AUTHOR.
1885
THE PILGRIM HOWLANDS.
The original Howlands in America were Arthur (1,) Henry (85,) and John. The last was one of the Mayflower's number, and the others appeared in Plymouth colony in the early days of the settlement, but how, and from what place they came, the writer has been unable to ascertain, after much and patient research. This article will refer to what has been learned in relation to them in England. The records in this country show that Henry and Arthur were brothers, and my belief has been, from the commencement of this work, that John held the same relation to the other two. This assumption has been greatly strengthened, but has not yet become a fact fully established by record evidence. Considerable money and labor have been expended to learn from positive evidence just the line and social history of their ancestry, their relationship to each other, how, when and from whence they came, etc., but nothing definite on these points has been ascertained.
In the book entitled "Result of some Researches among the British Archives for information relative to the Founders of New England, made in the years 1858, 1859 and 1860," by Samuel G. Drake, of Boston, we read that "whoever goes to England expecting to find the genealogy of any particular family settled in New England at an early day, is pretty sure, in at least nine cases out of ten, to meet with disappointment. * * * For the descendant of a New England emigrant to find his ancestor among the nobility or landed gentry of the period of the emigration, is about as certain as it would be to find him among those classes of the present day! As the great body of emigrants to New England took no pains to transmit to their descendants any account of their ancestors, or even the places whence they came, it is pretty evident that they had nothing to expect from the one, or any special regard for the other. * * * Parish registers seldom indicate any connection with the so-called higher classes."
Extra efforts on this line of investigation were made in 1879, when Col. Joseph L. Chester, a barrister and noted antiquarian of London, was employed to make a thorough search of English records, and endeavor to solve these vexed problems. The result of his labors was duly communicated and no clearer abstract can be made of his letters than that made by Mr. L. M. Howland, as follows:
(*)"Col. Chester's investigations show that the surname Howland is found in no other county in England 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 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 Agnes, daughter of John Greenway 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 Peterborough, a painting of whom is extant, and has been photographed. John3 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 Bedford by the marriage of Wrotherly 2d Duke to Elizabeth 'only daughter and heir.' The property was so considerable that this nobleman was induced 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 Rohert Howland, buried in Debden, Essex
23d Nov. 1616, had a son named John who was living at Newport in 1616."
Just at the close of his investigations, the funds with which he was furnished having been expended, he opens up another family of Howlands, consisting of the following sons: Humphrey, citizen and draper of London, whose will was proved July 10th, 1646; George of St. Dunstan's in the East, London; also Arthur, John, and Henry. These last three brothers, in the order named above, were to receive by Humphrey's will, dated 28th May, 1646, œ8, œ4, œ4, out of the debt "due to the testator (Humphrey) by Mr. Ruck of New England." Col. Chester made no further progress, the Great Reaper cutting him down soon after he reached this interesting point in his valuable researches; but it is evident that he had caught a glimpse of the family from which came the noble trio whose courage, grand convictions of religious duty, and fearless support of the right, should inspire in their descendants an emulation of these virtues.(*)
There is quite convincing proof that our American ancestors were the Arthur, John, and Henry, these brothers, from the fact that records of Plymouth show that Arthur, the first mentioned in the will, was the eldest of the three; and perhaps the stronger evidence is that John Ruck was living in Salem, Mass., at this time. Savage refers to him as "John Ruck of Salem, s. of Thomas, b. in England about 1627." He was made a freeman of Massachusetts, Plymouth Colony, in 1640; kept a tavern in Salem in 1663; was a "selectman" of that town in 1686; represented it in the General Court in 1685-9. In Fell's Annals of Salem is this
(*) The death of the distinguished genealogist and antiquarian, Col. Joseph L. Chester, LL. D., D. C. L.,
of London, was a great loss to us here in America, and the New England Genealogical Society feeling this deeply, and the necessity of sending some one to England to prosecute the systematic research of English records, chose a committee of their directors to provide for this work. This committee consists of John T. Hassam, James W. Austin and John Ward Dean, with Charles A. Drew clerk. They have sent into the field Henry F. Waters, whose "gleanings" are published in the Genealogical Register. This committee has kindly requested Mr. Waters to communicate to the writer anything that may come under his notice that will throw light on our English ancestry.
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1659. A grist-mill is allowed on
South River, above Mr. Ruck's house."
It is plain that Mr. John Ruck
owed œ16 to Humphrey Howland, who willed it to his brothers then at Plymouth.
George Howland's estate was administered upon by Annie Howland, widow of his
brother Humphrey, July 11, 1646. She was also the executrix of the estate of
her husband. She was buried at Barking, county of Essex, 20th Dec. 1653. Her
will was dated 10th Dec. 1653, proved 22d Nov. 1654, by William Courtoyse, to
whom she left considerable legacies.
Doubtless these sturdy lads were
of the pilgrim band that had their headquarters for a while at Scrooby in
England, and in the Spring of 1608 went to Amsterdam, where they remained a
year, when most of them removed to Leyden, twenty-two miles distant. Here they
remained till they emigrated to New England. About one hundred persons composed
the band at Amsterdam, and their numbers increased at Leyden till the number
that left Holland for New England before 1630 was three hundred or more. One
hundred and two came in the Mayflower in 1620; thirty-six in the Fortune in
1621; sixty in the James and Anne in 1623; thirty-five, with their families, in
the old Mayflower in 1629; and sixty in the Handmaiden in 1630.
Their social life in England is
almost wholly unknown to the historian, but "it is fair to presume, with
all the evidence before us, that the pilgrim community in Leyden was made up of
members representing all the different classes of English life, outside of the
circle of noble families, bound together by a common religious faith, regardless
of those differences in education, culture and social standing, which were
insignificant indeed in comparison with their real bond of union. It was
doubtless this disregard of social distinctions, forced on them by the
necessities of their situation, which planted in their hearts that democratic
seed which at a later day germinated and grew in the soil of New England. It
was the life of labor, too, led by them in Holland,
which hardened their hands for
the duties and hardships of a life in the wilderness, and which developed in
their natures those capacities for practical, economical and thrifty work,
without which their attempt at colonization would have been a failure."(*)
Hunter, an eminent English
writer, says of this people: "The Pilgrims, too, came of an excellent
stock. The soundest, if not the noblest blood, flowed in their veins. Their
leaders were men of conduct and education, and the commoner sort possessed the
best of national characteristics, the firm, dauntless courage, persevering energy,
the practical good sense that distinguished the Anglo-Saxon race. Such
qualities, exalted by religion, enabled them to triumph over the severest
trials, and to lay the foundation of a mighty nation." These were the
words of an Englishman, and not an American.
As stated elsewhere, no link
connecting our family with royalty or titled blood in the mother country has
yet been found, and may never be, but our forefathers possessed what was of
more value to us than a patent of nobility, the "articles of indenture"
drawn up and signed in the cabin of the Mayflower. As we recall this grand
"compact," let us not forget the "high aims, the pure motives,
the severe trials, the exhausting labors, the noble characters of the fathers
of New England," and let them govern our lives.
Some of the readers of this may
not be familiar with the early struggles and hardships of these pioneers, and
it may not be amiss to make some reference to them here.
For three years the colonists
labored together, sharing in common the proceeds of their toils. This plan,
apparently, was not successful, or at least satisfactory, some exerting
themselves to their utmost for the welfare of the party, and others were lax in
their efforts to this end. The season of 1623 was one of great distress and
famine, and it was deemed necessary to devise some way of increasing the crops
and providing for any emergency that might come. "So they begane to think
how they might raise as much corne as they could, and obtaine a better crope
then they had done, that they might not still thus languish in miserie. At
length, after much debate of things, the Governor (with the advise of the
cheefest amongst them) gave way that they should set corne every man for his
owne perticuler, and in that regard trust to themselves; in all other things to
goe on in the generall way as before. And so assigned to every family a parcell
of land, according to the proportion of their number for that end, only for
present use, (but made no devision for inheritance,) and ranged all boys &
youth under some familie. This had a very good success; for it made all hands
very industrious, so as much more corne was planted than other waise would have
bene by any means the Governor or any other could use, and saved him a great
deall of trouble, and gave far better contente. The women now wente willingly
into the field, and took their little-ons with them to set corne, which before
would aledg weakness and inabilitie: whom to have compelled would have been
thought great tiranie and oppression."
Truly this was an emphatic
violation of their contract, but it was born of a glaring necessity which
compelled them the following year to infringe upon it still further. The next
Spring "they [the colony] begane now highly to prise corne as more pretious
then silver, and those that had some to spare begane to trade one with another
for small things, by the quarte, potle & peck, &c.: for money they had
none, and if any had, corne was prefered before it. That they might therefore
encrease their tillage to better advantage, they made suite to the Governor to
have some portion of land given them for continuance, and not by yearly lotte,
for by that means that which the more industrious had brought into good culture
(by such pains) one year, came to leave it the next, and after another might
enjoy it; so as the dressing of their lands were the more sleighted over &
to lese profite. Which being well considered, their request was granted. And to
every person was given only one acre of land, to them and theirs, as nere the
towne as might be, and they had no more till the 7 years were expired."
This plan necessitated a
division and allotment of land, in which John Howland received four acres
situated on what is now known as Watson's Hill. The next year (1624) the colony
numbered one hundred and eighty, and the two hundred acres divided among them
was probably largely tilled by them.
Up to this time they had no
cattle of any description, and consequently one of the luxuries they had to
forego was milk. This want was soon provided for, however. In 1623, while in
the straitened circumstances for food referred to, they sent Mr. Winslow to
England in the Anne, to "informe of all things and procure such things as
were thought needfull for their present condition." He returned in the
Charity the following year with a quantity of the necessities of life,
including "3 heifers & a bull, the first beginning of any cattle of
that kind in the land." From the records it is safe to infer they brought
goats, swine and poultry, in the first vessels. The stock was held in common by
the company till 1627, when the cows and goats were divided, "a cowe to 6
persons or shares & 2 goats to the same, which was first equalized for age
and goodnes, and then lotted for; single persons consorting with others as they
thought good, and smaler familys likwise; and swine, though more in number, yet
by the same rule."
By thrift and perseverance they
gained strength, enlarged their borders, and prepared a nucleus for a civil and
religious structure that is now doubtless nearer God's ideal of one than any
upon his round earth. In all this, none took a more active, conscientious part,
than Arthur, Henry, and John Howland.
The names of these supposed
brothers have heretofore, in this work, been written in alphabetical order, for
the reason that there is no knowledge of the order of their birth; though if
the ones mentioned in Humphrey's will are the pilgrim brothers, they are
probably referred to there in the order of their birth. For the same reason Arthur's
family record will be given first, and this will be followed by Henry's and
John's.
THE RELIGIOUS SECT OF THE PILGRIM
HOWLANDS.
John Howland, of the Mayflower,
held to the original faith of the Puritans during his life, and was a
consistent member of the Orthodox church till his death.(*) Arthur
(1) and Henry (85) were Quakers.(+) Most of their descendants for
many generations were, and many of them at the present time are members of the
Friends' society, and those who are not can name Quaker ancestors. On the other
hand, no descendant of John1 has been found who was of that sect. These facts
have aided greatly in indicating the branch to which a family belonged. No
religious denomination has had more Howland members than the Friends' society,
and this leads to a little notice of their relation to it.
The Plymouth colonists were very
bitter towards the Quakers, and stringent laws were made punishing their
refusal to contribute towards the support of the ministry of the colonial
church, holding meetings after their form, and entertaining their travelling
brethren.?? This resistance led
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(*) Rev. John Cotton took charge of the church
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(+) The sect originated in 1647, in England.
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?? The Quaker never would pay tithes; never
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to the severest persecution of
this people: arrests, fines, seizures of property, imprisonments, etc., which
naturally made Plymouth a very undesirable place for them to reside. Rhode
Island had the reputation of being what it very largely was, as it claimed to
be, a place "with full liberty of religious concernments." They
naturally turned their footsteps in this direction, and many of them found a
home in Old Dartmouth, on the very borders of that State of Liberty.
Four of the six grandsons of
Henry settled here: Nathaniel (91,) Benjamin (92,) Henry (94,) Nicholas (95);
another, Daniel (93,) in Tiverton, R. I., the adjoining town to the west; and
his son Samuel (89) in Freetown, joining Dartmouth on the north. These were all
Quakers. They soon built a house of worship, calling it, from the Indian name
of the locality, the "Apponegansett Meeting House."(*) A
much larger one stands on the same spot to-day.
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The Plymouth authorities
apportioned to each town not only a province tax, but one to support the
colonial ministers. The Dartmouth Quakers, and Baptists as well, gladly paid
the former, but were inclined to resist the latter.(*) This was
the chief obstacle they met here to the full enjoyment of their religious
freedom. Threats, indictments and imprisonments of the authorities of
Dartmouth occurred year after year. The following entry is in the Dartmouth
Friends' records: "20, 10, 1708. Deliverance
Smith, Selectman and Assessor of Dartmouth, was arrested and confined at the
county goal at Bristol for refusing to assess the œ60 tax." The Friends' ministers
received no salary, and the Dartmouth people apparently took advantage of
this fact. Each town elected its own minister, and for his support the tax
was levied. At a town meeting here 28th 3d mo., 1723, "Nathaniel Howland
was chosen minister for sd Towne, 55 votes for Nathaniel Howland, 12 votes
for Samuel Hunt."(+) Nathaniel3 was a grandson of Henry (85,)
a Friends' minister, and very popular; Samuel Hunt was the Presbyterian
minister, and preached at the "Precinct Meeting House," which stood
just east of Acushnet village, in the same town. The Dartmouth people then
could claim that they had no salaried minister, which justified them in not
paying the church rates. But this did not satisfy the Plymouth dignitaries,
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and they continued to forcibly
collect the tax. Dartmouth voted squarely the next year not to raise the œ100
church rates, but promptly raised œ700 to pay the expense of resisting the
collecting of them by the Plymouth authorities, the selectmen to be allowed a
per diem for the time they were in jail for refusing to comply with the Court
Order. Two of them were in the Bristol county jail eighteen months, and were
released then by an order from the King of England annulling the act of the
General Court. This was the crisis, and the practice was soon ended.
Their hatred of war was and
still is intense. An entry in the Dartmouth Monthly Meeting records, 19th 1
mo., 1750, says that Barnabas Howland, a g. g. s. of Henry (85,) had been in
prison twelve months for refusing to go to war.(*)
The town of Dartmouth, until
1787, comprised what is now the city of New Bedford and towns of Dartmouth,
Westport, Fairhaven, and Acushnet, and the stanch pioneer Howlands contributed
largely toward laying a good social, political, and religious foundation here.
Their posterity has been large, many of them settling in these towns, so that
this locality is called the "Mecca of the Howlands." There are
ninety-six Howland names in the New Bedford city directory for 1884.
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(*) Some idea of the feeling and unanimity of
the Friends on these and other points may be gained |
COAT OF ARMS.
The thought has been cherished
by many of our name in America that we descended from a family made royal by
having been granted a coat of arms by Queen Elizabeth. It appears on English
records that there was born at Newport Ponds, probably between 1515 and 1518,
early in the reign of Henry VIII, a John Howland who afterwards was a
"citizen and salter" of London. He married Agnes, daughter of John
Greenway, of Clay, Norfolk county. The issue of this marriage was eleven sons
and one daughter. The eldest son, Richard, was a doctor of divinity, and was
made Bishop of Peterborough.(*) To him was granted family arms, a
fac-simile of which is the frontispiece of this work. The grant, as recorded in
the Herald's college, Bennett's Hill, London, reads as follows:
"The Arms were confirmed to
Richard Howland, D. D., son and heir of John Howland of London, Gent., and
allowed to him, and all the posterity of John Howland, father of the said
Richard, under the hand and seal of Robert Cooke, Clarencieux King of Arms, by
patent dated 10th June, 1584. Act 27, Elizabeth."
It was believed that the
Howlands of America could be traced back to this distinguished and highly
honored family; but the family, by careful and accurate research, has recently
been traced to extinction in England by Col. Chester, as heretofore stated.
Col. Chester drops this crumb of comfort, however: "I am persuaded that
these and the emigrant Howlands came from the same stock."
The original painting from which
the engravings of the
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(*) Benjamin J. Howland, a descendant of John,
gave the matter of his pedigree a good deal of attention. |
Howland coat of arms in this
country were made is in water colors, highly ornamented, and the following
description of it is handsomely engrossed under the arms:
"He beareth Sable, two bars
Argent, on a chief of the second three Lions rampant of the first, and for his
Crest on a wreath of his colors a Lion passant Sable,
By the name of Howland."
Tradition says this was brought from England soon after the Mayflower came. In 1865 it was in possession of Rev. T. Howland White, of Shelburne, Nova Scotia. He was a grandson of Gideon White, whose wife was Joanna, daughter of John2 Howland, son of the pilgrim. From writing on the back of it, it was once in possession of Gen. Winslow, a descendant of John1 Howland.
NUMBERS AND ABBREVIATIONS.
The arrangement of this record
for tracing a line of ancestry or of descendants will be readily understood. It
is the best method in use. The figures to the left of the names of the children
refer forward to the corresponding numbers in the centre of a line over a
biographical sketch of the person, there indicating the family of which he is
the father, and the latter refers backward to the former. The figures at the
left of the head of a family correspond with those in the centre of the line at
the head of the family from which he came. These render it easy to trace the
lines of ancestry and descent.
The abbreviations need no
explanation. They are freely used to economize space. In every instance where
no state is mentioned after the name of a town or county, that town or county
is in the state of Massachusetts. The omission is made in the work and the
explanation given here to save repetition, so very many of the towns are in
Massachusetts. In copying from old records, and in every other instance where
it was known that the Old Style of reckoning was used, the dates have been
translated to New Style.(*) The number, instead of the name of the
month, is used, being preceded by the day of the month.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.
It was the desire of the writer
to present to the reader sketches of the lives of very many of the male persons
named in these pages, and especially of the heads of families. This favor was
requested in the circulars of inquiry; the meagreness of the responses in most
cases can be readily seen, and will be regretted.
In very few cases has anything
been furnished regarding pedigree of wives, which is also to be regretted.
The preparation of this work
would have gone on more rapidly but for the great disability of the writer from
army service, preventing his doing but little such work at a time, and
compelling the employment of an amanuensis.
It was the intention to publish
only the number of copies subscribed for, as it is an expense and risk to carry
a surplus. Friends, however, have urged the publication of more than that
number of copies, and their advice has been yielded to, more to accommodate
others than for profit to the writer. Until, then, the supply is exhausted,
which may not be in many months or years, copies may be had by addressing the
author at New Bedford, Bristol county, Mass.
Errors may be found in the
following records, and some dates incorrect.(+) This is not
surprising when one knows that the date of a person's birth, for instance, in
two different towns, is not the same in every case; and three or four
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(*) Town records are indicated by T. R.,
Friends' records by F. R., Probate records by P. R., Land |
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(+) There may be a supplement to this work
issued some day, and in view of this fact the writer |
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SECTION FOURTH.
JOHN HOWLAND AND HIS
DESCENDANTS.
John Howland was the second
mentioned in Humphrey's will, and the thirteenth name on the list of forty-one
persons who signed the memorable compact,(*) or
"combination," as Bradford calls it, in the cabin of the Mayflower in
"Cape Codd Harbor," on the 21st of November, 1620, is that of young
John Howland. At this time he was 28 years of age, and, according to Prince,
was a member of Governor "Carver's family." How this came to be is
unexplained by any of the early writers, but it is probable that Carver saw
elements in his character which led him to supply young Howland's wants when
they left England, and caused him to be considered one of his family. That he
possessed sound judgment and business capacity is shown by the active duties
which he assumed, and the trust which was reposed in him in all the early
labors in establishing a settlement. He had a grand part to perform in the
sublime work of laying the foundation of a government which has stood for two
and a half centuries, and has had no equal since governments existed. For this
the Everlasting Arm was underneath him in the hour of danger, when he came near
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(*) This celebrated document reads as follows: |
drowning on his voyage to the
New World. Gov. Bradford, referring to the storms the Mayflower passed through
on her first voyage,(*) writes:
In sundrie of these stormes the
winds were so feirce, and ye seas so high, as they could not beare a knote of
saile, but were forced to hull for diverce days togither And in one of them, as
they lay thus at hull, in a mightie storme, a lustie yonge man (called John
Howland) coming upon some occasion above ye grattings, was, with a seele of ye
shipe throwne into [ye] sea; but it pleased God yt he caught hould of ye
top-saile halliards which hunge over board, and rane out at length; yet he hild
his hould (though he was sundrie fadomes under water) till he was hald up by ye
same rope to ye brime of ye water, and then with a boat hooke and other means
got into ye ship againe, and his life was saved; and though he was some thing
ill with it, yet he lived many years after, and become a profitable member both
in church and commone wealth.
While the Mayflower was yet in
Cape Cod Harbor, ten of her "principal men," including John, were
"sente out" in a boat manned by eight sailors, to select a place to
establish a longed-for home for the weary band. A storm drove them into
Plymouth harbor, and Plymouth was selected as the place of settlement.
The first mention made of John
in the old Plymouth colony records is in a list of "freemen," and the
third in number in the governor's "cowncell" of seven members. In
1633 he was an assessor, and his tax amounted to 18 shillings; in 1634 an
assessor, and tax œ1 4s. In 1635 the council of Gov. Bradford was composed of
such eminent persons as "Mr Thomas Prince, Mr Edward Winslowe, Mr John
Alden, Mr Steuen Hopkins, Captayne Miles Standish, Mr William Collier,"
together with "Mr John Howland,"(+) who had occupied the
same honorable position two previous years. In 1636 we find him serving on a
"jewry," which he frequently did. He was "celect-man" of
Plymouth in
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(*) The Mayflower came to America again with
passengers in 1629, "Wm. Peirse Mr." |
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(+) Hutchinson, in his History of Massachusetts
Bay, says: "The first settlers of the Old Colony, |
1666, and chosen deputy of the
same town in 1652-56, '58, '61, '63, '66, '67, '70. His election in 1670, June
2d, was the last time he permitted his name to be used in a candidacy for
public office, being nearly eighty years of age.
Besides these public positions
of honor and trust bestowed upon him, he was very often selected to lay out and
appraise land, to run out highways, settle disputes arising from various
causes, and on committees of every description. He was not only full of zeal
for the temporal welfare of the colony, but gave powerful encouragement to a
high standard of morals and religion; so much so that he is recorded as "a
godly man and an ancient professor in the ways of Christ." It is shown
that he was active in this work, for Gov. Bradford writes that he became
"a profitable member both in church and commone wealth"; and it
appears that at the ordination of John Cotton, Jr., in 1667, John Howland
"was appointed by the church to join in the imposition of hands."
The colonists had a trading post(*)
on the Kennebec river, in Maine, and young Howland was intrusted with the
management of the colonists' interest there. Once, when there, he had a
personal encounter with one John Hocking,(+) who attempted to trade
within the limits of the Plymouth patent. The spirit in which this encroachment
was resisted by Howland may be learned from the following deposition, copied
from the records of Plymouth colony:
PLYMOUTH, 1634. Prenc Governor.
This deponent saieth, that upon the--day of April, John Hocking riding at anker
within our limitts above the howse, Mr. John Howland went up to him wth owr
bark and charged the said Hocking to weigh his ankcors and depart, who answered
hee would not, wth foule speeches, demanding whie he spake not to him that sent
him fourth. Answere was mad by John Howland that the last yeare a boat was
sent,
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(*) The Indian name of this place was Cushmoc.
Here the colonists of New Plymouth established |
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(+) Hocking belonged to a plantation on the
Kennebec river, and by going up the river above the |
having no other business, to
know whether it was theire mind that hee should thus wronge us in our trade;
who returned answer they sent him not hether, and therefore Mr Howland tould
him that hee should not now suffer him ther to ride. John Hocking demannded
what he would doe, whether he would shout; Mr Howland answered no, but he would
put him from thence. John Hocking said and swore he would not shoot, but swore
iff we came abord him he would send us (???) Thus passing by him we came to an
anker sumthing nere his barke. Mr Howland bid three of his men goe cutt his
cable whose names weare John Frish, Thomas Savory and William Rennoles, who
prsently cut one, but were put by the other by the strength of the streme. Mr
Howland seeing they could not well bring the cannow to the other cable, caled
him a bord, and bed Moses Talbott goe wth them, who accordingly went very
reddyly and brough the canow to Hockings cable. He being on deck came with a
carbine and a pistole in his hand and prsently prsented his peece at Thomas
Savory; but the canow wth the tide was put nere the bow of the bark, wch
Hocking seeing prsently put his peece almost to Moyses Talbotts head, wch Mr
Howland seeing caled to him desiering him not to shut his man, but to take
himselfe for his mark; saying his men did but that which he commaunded them,
and therefore desiered him not to hurt any of them. If any wrong was don it was
himselfe that did it, and therfore caled again to him to take him for his
marke, saying he stod very fayer; but Hocking would nut hear nor looke towards
owr barke, but prsently shooteth Moyses in the head, and prsently took up his
pistell in his hand, but the Lord stayed him from doing any further hurt, by a
shot from owr barke, himself was presently shoote dead, being shott neere the
same place in the head wher he had murderously shot Moyses.
He lived at what was called
Rocky Nook. He died 23, 2, 1672, O. S. (1673, N. S.) The following is a
verbatim copy of his will, which was exhibited to the court held at Plymouth,
March 5th, 1673, and copied from the Old Colony records by the writer.
WILL OF JOHN HOWLAND.
The Last Will and testament of
Mr John Howland of Plymouth, late deceased, exhibited to the Court held att
Plymouth the fifth day of March Anno: Dom 1672 on the oath of Mr Samuel Fuller
and Mr William Crow as followith:
Know all men to whom these
presents shall Come that I, John Howland sen'r, of the town of New Plymouth, in
the Colony of New Plymouth in New England in America, this twenty ninth day of
May one thousand six hundred seventy and two being of whole mind and in Good
and Perfect Memory and Remembrance praised be God; being now Grown aged;
haueing many infeirmities of body vpon mee; and not knowing how soon God will
call mee out of this world, doe make and ordaine these presents to be my
testament containing heerin my last Will in manor and forme following:
Imp I will and bequeath my body
to the dust, and my soule to God that gaue it, in hopes of a joyful
Resurrection vnto glory; and as concerning my temporall estate, I dispose
therof as followeth
Item I doe giue and bequeath
vnto John Howland my eldest sonne besides what lands I haue alreddy giuen him,
all my Right and interest to that one hundred acrees of land granted mee by the
Court, lying on the eastern side of Taunton River, between Titicutt and
Taunton, bounds and all the appurtenantes and priviledges therevnto belonging,
to belonge to him and his heires and assignes forever; And if that tract should
faile, then to haue all my Right, title and Interest by and in that Last Court
graunt to mee, in any other place, to belonge to him his heires and assigns
forever;
Item I giue and bequeath vnto my
son, Jabez Howland, all those my vpland and Meadows that I now posesse att
Satuckett and Paomett, and places adjacent, with all the appurtenances and
privilidges, belonging therevnto, and all my right title and interest therin,
to belonge to him, his heires and assignes forever,
Item I giue and bequeath vnto my
son, Jabez Howland all that my one peece of land that I haue lying on the
southsyde of the Mill: brook, in the towne of Plymouth, aforsaid; be it more or
lesse, and is on the northsye of a tract that is now Gyles Richards, sen., to
belonge to the said Jabez his heires and assignes forever,
Item I giue and bequeath vnto
Isack Howland my youngest sonne all those my vplands and meddowes devided and
undivided with all the appurtenances and privilidges vnto them belonging lying
and being in the towne of Middlebery, and in a tract of Land called the Majors
purchase, neare Namassakett Ponds; which I haue bought and purchased of William
White, of Marshfield, in the collonie of New Plymouth; which may or shall
appeer by any deed or writing that is Giuen vnder the said White's hand all
such deeds or writinges together with the aforemensioned peticular & to
belonge to the said Isack, his heires and assignes forever,
Item I giue and bequeath vnto my
said son, Isack Howland, the one half of my twelve acree lott of Meddow that I
now haue att Winnetussett River within the towne of Plymouth, aforsaid to
belonge to him the said Isack Howland his heires and assignes forever.
Item I Will and bequeath vnto my
deare and louing wif Elizabeth Howland the vse and benifitt of my now dwelling
house in Rockey Nook in the township of Plymouth aforesaid, with the outhousing
lands, that is vplands and meddow lands, and all appurtenances and privilidges
therevnto belonging in the towne of Plymouth and all other lands housings and
meddows that I haue in said towne of Plymouth, excepting what meddow and vpland
I haue before given to my sonnes Jabez and Isack Howland during her naturall
life, to injoy make vse of and improve for her benifitt and comfort;
Item I giue and bequeath to my
son, Joseph Howland after the decase of my louing wife Elizabeth Howland my
aforsaid dwelling house at Rocky nook together with all the out housing vplands
and meddowes appurtenances and privilidges belonging thervnto; and all other
housing vplands and meddowes that I haue within the aforsaid towne of New
Plymouth excepting what lands and meddowes I haue before Given to my two
sonnes, Jabez and Isack to belonge to him the said Joseph Howland to him and
his heires and assignes forever;
Item I giue and bequeath vnto my
daughter, Desire Gorham, twenty shillings.
Item I giue and bequeath vnto my
daughter, Hope Chipman, twenty shillings.
Item I giue and bequeath vnto my
daughter Elizabeth Dickenson, twenty shillings
Item I giue and bequeath vnto my
daughter, Lydia Brown, twenty shillings.
Item I giue and bequeath to my
daughter, Hannah Bosworth, twenty shillings.
Item I giue and bequeath vnto my
daughter, Ruth Cushman, twenty shillings.
Item I giue to my grandchild
Elizabeth Howland the daughter of my son John Howland twenty shillings.
Item my will is that these
legacies Giuen to my daughters, be payd by my executrix in such space as shee
thinketh meet.
Item I will and bequeath vnto my
louing wife Elizabeth Howland, my debts and legacys being first payd, my whole
estate, viz: lands, houses goods, chattels, or any thinge else that belongeth
or appertaineth vnto mee, undisposed of be it either in Plymouth, Duxburrow,
Middlebery or any other place whatsoever, I do freely and absolutely giue and
bequeath to my deare and louing wife Elizabeth Howland whom I do by these
presents, make ordaine and constitute to be the sole executrix of this my Last
will and Testament to see the same truely and faithfully pformed according to
the tenour therof; In witness wherof I the said John Howland, senior, haue
heervnto sett my hand and seale the aforsaid twenty ninth day of May, one
thousand six hundred seventy and two 1672.
JOHN HOWLAND
Signed and sealed And a [seale]
in the presence of
SAMUEL FULLER,
WILLIAM CROW.
The house now standing in
Plymouth most nearly associated with the pilgrims, is what is known as
"the Carver house," on Sandwich street. It was originally a six or
eight feet post house, but the old rafters indicate that the roof has been
raised three times, and it is now quite modern in appearance. The house was
erected by Jacob Mitchell, probably between 1665 and 1670, as he married in
1666 and bought the lot in 1667. He sold it to Jabez2 Howland, undoubtedly
before his father's death, and it is not too much to believe that the aged
pilgrims, John1 and his wife, were entertained beneath its roof. The main room
of the old house remains in nearly its original condition, and if its walls could
speak they could repeat the words of John1 and Elizabeth.
It is not known where in
Plymouth John was buried, as no stone marked the spot. The earliest burials
were on Cole's Hill, but they were discontinued there and commenced on Burial
Hill a long time before John died. His immediate descendants were buried here,
and the presumption
is that they were laid beside
their ancestor. Act?? upon this, a headstone(*) was placed here in
1836, to John's memory. The expense was borne by his descendants. The venerable
Dr. James Thatcher, one of John's descendants, attended to the putting of it in
place.
The writings of Gov. Prince
place John Howland as a member of Gov. Carver's family, as stated above, from
the time they left England, and Bradford speaks of him as Gov. Carver's
servant.(+) The general belief for many years was that John married
a daughter of Gov. Carver, till records ??e found which showed that Carver had
no daughter. ??ver's family originally consisted of eight persons,--him??f, his
wife Katharine, John Howland, Desire Minter, ??an servant" Roger Wilder,
"the boy" Jasper More, ??e boy" William Latham, and "the
servant maid." ??ver died in April, 1621, and his wife died in May, 1621.
??ger died before Carver, the "maid servant" died in a ??r or two,
and Jasper died Dec. 6, 1621; so that all that ??e left were Howland, Desire,
and William. The discov?? of Bradford's manuscript proved the tradition that
Howland married a daughter of Gov. Carver to be erroneous, and that he married
Elizabeth, daughter of John Tilly, who, with his wife, died before Carver and
his wife did. This sad circumstance, together with the death of her uncle
Edward the first Winter, left Elizabeth an orphan 14 years of age, and it is
not at all improbable that Governor and Mrs. Carver, whose hearts seemed to be
asylums for the friendless, called her to them to comfort them in their last
hours. Again, the fact that in the division of land in 1623,
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(+) This word should not be used in a menial
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??ur acres were assigned to John
Howland, when me acre was allotted to each person, led to the firm bolief by
many that he was married before he left England, and at this time had two
children. But his eldest son John2 was not born then, as Judge Sewell wrote in
his diary that he "saw Lieut. Howland upon ye Rode who tells us he was
borne Febr 24, 1626 [1627, N. S.] att our Plimouth." Now, if Desire was
the first born,(*) John might not have been married even as early as
1623, when Elizabeth Tilly was but 17 years old.
In my judgment nothing has yet
been found to prove?? John was married before he left England, or even in 1??
notwithstanding the above and the assertion of Brad?? that his marriage was the
fourth in the colony, and of ?? Shurtleff that it was the third, if not the
second. T?? widely differing statements were evidently not formed?? data. My
opinion, based largely upon record evidenc?? that the remnant of Carver's
household consisted of J?? Howland, Elizabeth Tilly, Desire Minter, and the lad
W??iam Latham; that they cast their lots together as one far?? under the
direction of John, and that the allotment of land above mentioned does not
prove that John and Elizabeth were or were not married at that date. They may
have been married, though Elizabeth was sixteen. If they were, probably
faithful Desire Minter remained with them. If they were not, doubtless Desire
was matron of the house; at least, she held a prominent place in the affections
of John and Elizabeth, who honored her greatly by naming their first daughter
for her, when it was almost the universal custom to name the first born from a
cherished ancestor. In 1627 John's family consisted of himself, Elizabeth, son
John, and daughter Desire. Desire Minter had probably returned to England,
where she died, and William Latham may have gone to Jamaica, where he died.
Elizabeth Howland was a woman of
superior natural
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ability and earnest Christian
faith, and was a help meet for the sturdy pilgrim. She passed the closing days
of her life with her daughter Lydia Brown, in Swanzey, where she died,
according to the Swanzey town records, "21, 12, 1687, aged 80 years,"
which proves she was but 13 when she arrived in Plymouth. She was the last but
three of the Mayflower passengers, who died as follows: Resolved White, in
1690; John Cook, in 1694; Mary (Allerton) Cushman, in 1699.
Elizabeth's will is dated at
Swanzey, 17th Dec. 1686. In it she writes:
Being seventy nine years of age,
but of good & perfect memory thanks be to Almighty God, and calling to
Remembrance ye uncertain Estate of this transitory Life & that all flesh
must yield vnto Death when it shall please God to call: Doe make, constitute,
etc . . . . . And first being penitant and sorry from ye bottom of my heart for
all my sinns past, most humbly desiring forgivenes for ye same, I giue &
comitt my Soule vnto Almighty God my Savior and Redeemer in whome & by ye meritts
of Jesus Christ I trust & believe assuredly to be saved, & to full
remission & forgiveness of all my sins, & that my Soule wh my Body at
the generall Day of Resurrection shall rise again wh Joy, & through ye
meritts of Christ's Death & passion possesse & inherit ye Kingdom of
heaven prepared for his Elect & Chosen; & my Body to be buryed in such
place where it shall please my Executr, etc.
The following persons are
mentioned: Her sons John, Jabez, and Isaac, son-in-law James Brown, daughters
Lydia Brown, Elizabeth Dickarson, Hannah Bosworth, granddaughters Elizabeth
Bursley, Dorothy Browne, and Desire Cushman, grandsons Nathaniel Howland, James
and Jabez Browne. Her son Jabez, and James Browne, were appointed executors. In
the closing item is her "Will and Charge to all the Children that they
walke in ye Feare of ye Lord."
1123.
John and Elizabeth had the
following children, perhaps not placed in order of birth:
i. DESIRE, b. --; d. 13, 10, 1683, in Barnstable; m. 1643, Capt. John,(*) son
of Ralph Gorham, who was baptized at Benefield, Northamptonshire,
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(*) He was in command of a company in the King Philip war, and d. at Swanzey, aged 54. |
Eng., 28, 1, 1621, d. 5, 2, 1675-6. It is recorded that "Desire
was the first and John2 the second child of John."1 They had: 1,
Desire, b. 20, 5, 1644, in Plymouth; 2, Temperance, b. 5, 5, 1646, in
Marshfield; 3, Elizabeth, b. 2, 4, 1648, in Marshfield; 4, James, b.
28, 4, 1650, in Marshfield; 5, John, b. 20, 2, 1651, in Marshfield; 6,
Joseph, b. 16, 2, 1653, in Yarmouth; 7, Jabez, b. 3, 8, 1656, in Barnstable;
8, Mercy, b. 20, 1, 1658, in Barnstable; 9, Lydia, b. 11, 11,
1661, in Barnstable; 10, Hannah, b. 1663, in Barnstable; 11, Shubael,
b. 1667, in Barnstable.
1124. ii. JOHN, b. 24, 2, 1627; d. 26, 10, 1651, at West Barnstable.
1125. iii. JABEZ, b. --; d. --, in Bristol, R. I.
iv. HOPE, b. 30, 8, 1629; d. 8, 1, 1684; m. as early as 1646, John Chipman,
of Plymouth, afterwards of Barnstable, who came in 1630 from
Barnstaple, England, where he was b. 1614, and who d. 7, 4, 1708.
Their son Samuel had a son John, who graduated at Harvard college,
and was a clergyman. Samuel's son Thomas had a son Samuel, who
was the father of Judge Nathaniel Chipman, a lieutenant in the Revolutionary
war, U. S. senator, and chief justice of Vermont.
v. ELIZABETH, b. --; d. --; m. 1st, 13, 9, 1649, Ephraim Hicks,(*) of Plymouth,
who d. 2, 12, 1649; m. 2d, 10, 7, 1651, John Dickarson, of Plymouth,
who m. 1st, Elizabeth, sister of Ephraim Hicks.
vi. LYDIA, b. --; d. --; m. James, son of John and Dorothy Brown, (who
came to Plymouth before 1636,) b. 1623, d. 10, 10, 1710. They settled
in Swanzey.
vii. RUTH, b. --; d. --; m. 17, 11, 1664, Thomas, son of Thomas and g. s.
of Rev. Robert Cushman, of Plymouth, b. 16, 9, 1637, d. 23, 7, 1726,
and was buried at Plympton. Thomas Cushman m. 2d, 16, 10, 1679,
Abigail Fuller, of Rehoboth.
viii. HANNAH, b. --; d. --; m. 6, 7, 1661, Jonathan(+) Bosworth, and had:
1, Mercy, b. 30, 5, 1662; 2, Hannah, b. 5, 11, 1663; 3, Jonathan, b.
24, 12, 1666; 4, David, b. 15, 9, 1669; 5, Jabez, b. 14, 2, 1673; 6,
Elizabeth, d. 31, 7, 1676; 7, Jonathan, b. 22, 9, 1680, m. 26, 11, 1703,
Sarah Rounds, and had son Ichabod, b. 31, 5, 1706. (Swanzey records.)
1126. ix. JOSEPH, b. --; d. 1st mo., 1704.
1127. x. ISAAC, b. 15, 11, 1649; d. 9, 3, 1724.
1124.
1123. JOHN,2 (John,1) born 24,
2, 1627, in Plymouth; m. 26, 10, 1651, Mary, dau. of Robert Lee, of Barnstable.
John lived for a time in Marshfield, appearing there as early as
1653, where he took the "oath of fidelity" in 1657. The Marshfield
records speak of a daughter (Elizabeth) born to John Howland, 17, 5, 1655, and
reference is also made in them to "John Jr formerly of this town." We
find him subsequently an inhabitant of Barnstable, as early as 1657. His father
owned land in Marshfield, which he afterwards exchanged for a tract in
Barnstable. John, Jr., may have occupied these lands, which would explain his
moving to Barnstable. He possessed a great deal of energy, was a systematic
business man, and was highly respected in the colony. He was connected with the
circumstance of an arrest of his uncle Arthur1 Howland, when he gave
information to "Arthur and the Quaker" that the constables were on
the way to arrest them, and to answer for this he was subsequently summoned
before the General Court. In 1674 he was appointed by the court "Ensigne
of the Milletary companie of Barnstable." In 1675 he and his brothers
Joseph and Jabez petitioned the Plymouth court for land granted to
"children heer borne and brought vp." In 1685 he took out a license
to sell cider in Barnstable. In 1689 he was chosen one of the selectmen of that
town. My only knowledge of the date of John's birth comes from an old diary
written in 1702, and quoted in the sketch of John.1 Children (all but the first
one on the Barnstable T. R.):
i. MARY, b. 1652; d. --; m. 1670, John, son of Thomas Allyn,(*) of Barnstable,
and had: 1, John, b. 3, 4, 1674; 2, Mary, b. 5, 8, 1675; 3,
Matthew, b. 6, 8, 1677; 4, Isaac, b. 8, 11, 1679. They lived in Barnstable.
ii. ELIZABETH, b. 17, 5, 1655; d. --; m. 1st, 2d mo., 1673, John Bursley;(+)
m. 2d, 14, 9, 1691, Isaac Hamblin.
1128. iii. ISAAC, b. 25, 11, 1659; d. --.
iv. HANNAH, b. 15, 5, 1661; d. --; m. 20, 5, 1686, Jonathan, son of John
(+) John Bursley, b. 1652, was son of Mr. John Bursley, who was early in Barnstable, and married
Joanna, dau. of Rev. Mr. Hull, 24, 11, 1639. John2 and Elizabeth (Howland) had: 1, Elizabeth, b.
1674, d. in infancy; 2, Mercy, b. 1675, d. in infancy; 3, John, b. 1678; 4, Mary, b. 1679; 5, Jabez,
b. 1681; 6, Joanna, b. 1684; 7, Joseph, b. 1687; 8, Abigail, b. 1690; 9, Elizabeth, b. 1692; 10, Temperance,
b. 1695. and Mary (Bodfish) Crocker, of Barnstable, b. 15, 7, 1662. John,
b. 1637, was son of William.
v. MERCY, b. 21, 1, 1663; d. before 5 mo., 1717; m. 27, 4, 1704, Joseph
Hamblin, b. 20, 11, 1680, d. 27, 8, 1766.
vi. LYDIA, b. 9, 1, 1665; m. 21, 3, 1689, Joseph, son of John and Mary
(Ewer) Jenkins, and had a son Benjamin, whose dau. Hannah m.
Job Howland (son of 1131.)
1129. vii. EXPERIENCE, b. 28, 7, 1668.
viii. ANNE, b. 9, 9, 1670; d. --; m. 18, 9, 1691, Joseph, son of John Crocker,
b. 1, 3, 1668.
1130. ix. SHUBAEL, b. 30, 9, 1672; d. --.
1131. x. JOHN, b. 31, 12, 1674; d. 3d mo. 1738.
1125.
1123. JABEZ,2 (John,1) born --,
in Plymouth; m. Bethiah, dau. of Anthony Thatcher,(*) who d. 19, 12,
1725. Jabez lived for a time in Plymouth, where he served the colony in various
capacities, holding, among other responsible positions, the office of constable.
He was active in the military, and manifested his belligerent propensities at
an early day by an encounter with one Joseph Billington, for which he was fined
"three shillings four pence." He did good service under Capt.
Benjamin Church, in the King Philip war. In July, 1676, he, with others,
volunteered to accompany Church from Plymouth to meet Awashonks, squaw sachem
of the Seconets, at Sandwich, according to a previous agreement with her. They
did not find her at Sandwich, so they pushed on through Wareham and towards
Marion. At the river between these two places "Howlannd began to
tyre," and Church left him, with two others, for a reserve, while they
advanced. They found Awashonks and her attendants at Mill Creek, southwest of
Sippican Harbor, and at once returned to the reserve. Church, having "a
Mind to try what Mettal" Howland was made of, sent some friendly Indians
to surprise him. As
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(*) Anthony Thatcher came from Salisbury,
England, with his second wife, Elizabeth Jones. He |
soon as Howland spied them,
believing from their skulking, and not seeing Church with them, that they were
hostile red men, Church says, "Howland was on his guard, hearing the Guns,
and by & by seeing the motion of the English and Indians, concluded his
friends were distressed, was soon on the full Career on Horse-back" to
assist them, and did not halt till he was signaled that all was right. In
August, 1676, he went up with Church into Dartmouth, where the Indians were
doing a great deal of harm, and while there "had the fortune to discover
and imprison a parcel of the enemy." He is referred to at this time as one
"who was now, and often the Lieutenant, and worthy good Soldier" of
Church's band. He was doubtless with Church when they found and killed King
Philip at Mount Ho??e, and served with him subsequently. He became pleased with
the country about Narragansett Bay, and chose for his residence Bristol, R. I.
Jabez was a blacksmith and cooper, and carried on a large business in Bristol.
He was a lieutenant of the militia there, kept the hotel, was the first town
clerk,(*) an assessor, deputy, selectman, etc. He resided on Hope
street. The records of the First Congregational (Christ's) church, at Bristol,
R. I., show that Jabez had, 11, 2, 1679, a wife, four children, and two
servants. This church was built in 1684, and Jabez and his wife Bethiah, who
were active members of Rev. John Cotton's church at Plymouth, were foremost in
this enterprise. Letters of Jabez and Bethiah are in the possession of John A.
Howland, of Providence, R. I. Jabez, in one to Pastor Cotton in 1692, speaks of
his son Jabez as having been of a roving mind, but had concluded to settle
down. He asks Cotton if he knows of any one who would make him a good wife, and
adds, "he [Jabez' son Jabez] would speedily give your dau. Sarah a visit
upon that account if he thought he might have leave from you and meet no
repulse from her. I have but one daughter and when she is old enough, should
you
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for the transaction of general business, was held 10, 11, |
desire such a kindness from me,
I promise you I will be willing and I believe my wife will also." This did
not accomplish its purpose, for Sarah Cotton married a minister, and Jabez
married Patience Stafford. Bethiah closes a letter to Mr. Cotton's family, in
1684, saying, "I must now leave off for I am very cold in body but not in
affection, and our nine o'clock bell has rung,"--probably the bell in the
new church. Jabez' will bears date 14, 5, 1708, and was admitted to probate 21,
2, 1712. Mention is made in the inventory of four swords and a fifty dollar
silver tankard, the whole estate amounting to some $3000. Children:
1132. i. JABEZ, b. 15, 11, 1669; d. 17, 10, 1732.
1133. ii. JOHN, b. 15, 1, 1673; d. 1st mo., 1673.
iii. BETHIAH, b. 3, 6, 1674; d. 1676, in Plymouth, and a coroner's jury returned
a verdict that "she was accidentally drowned or stifled in a tub
of Clothes and Water."
1134. iv. JOSIAH, b. 6, 8, 1676; d. 8, 2, 1717.
1135. v. JOHN, b. 26, 7, 1679; d. --.
1136. vi. JUDAH, b. 7, 5, 1683; d. --.
1137. vii. SETH, b. 5, 1, 1685; d. 4th mo., 1685.
1138. viii. SAMUEL, b. 24, 5, 1686; d. --.
1139. ix. EXPERIENCE, b. 19, 5, 1687; d. in infancy.
1140. x. JOSEPH, b. 14, 10, 1692; d. 16, 8, 1737.
xi. ELIZABETH, b. --; d. --; m. Nathan Townsend, of Newport, R. I.
1126.
1123. JOSEPH,2 (John,1) born --,
in Plymouth; m. 7, 12, 1664, Elizabeth, only dau. of Thomas(*) and
Elizabeth (dau. of John Reynor) Southworth, of Plymouth. He lived and died in
Plymouth, where he was always closely identified with the welfare of the
people. He was commissioned a lieutenant of militia in 1679, which position he
held many years. He also served the town as one of an auditing committee, and
was surveyor of highways, and selectman. He was a large real estate owner.
Joseph,2 his
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(*) Thomas and Jane (Mynne) Southworth, of
Wells, in Somersetshire, England, had son Edward, |
son Thomas,3 his g. s.
Consider,4 and his g. g. s. Thomas S.,5 successively held the land on which
Pilgrim Hall, in Plymouth, now stands. Children:
i. LYDIA, b. 1665; d. 6, 7, 1717; m. 25, 2, 1684, Jeremiah Thomas. She
"was Joseph's eldest child."
ii. ELIZABETH, b. --; d. --; m. 14, 9, 1698, probably Joseph Hamblin.
iii. MARY, b. --; d. --; m. 3, 11, 1718, George Connett. (Davis' Plymouth.)
(Cammett?)
1141. iv. THOMAS, b. --; d. 7, 12, 1739.
1142. v. JAME??. --; d. --.
1143. vi. NATHANIEL, b. 1671; d. 29, 12, 1746.
vii. SARAH, b. 1687; d. before 1703.
1144. viii. BENJAMIN, b. 1689; d. 7, 9, 1689.
1145. ix. JOSEPH, b. --; d. 8, 7, 1689. He and Benjamin were probably twins.
1127.
1123. ISAAC,2 (John,1) was born
in Plymouth; m. Elizabeth, dau. of George Vaughn, of Middleborough, b. 1652, d.
29, 10, 1727. He was an earnest, active citizen, and was very prominent in the
early settlement of Middleborough, where he married, and ever after resided on
the land willed him by his father. He was surveyor of highways in 1672,
selectman in 1674, 1684-86, constable in 1674, admitted freeman in 1681, member
of the "grand enquest" in 1682, licensed in 1684 to keep an inn,(*)
and a deputy in 1689-91. At one time he received from Thomas Joslin, of Little
Compton, R. I., œ7 for "a yoak of oxen unjustly detained." He partook
of the military spirit of the family, and acted as lieutenant to Col. Benjamin
Church in his raids for King Philip, in August, 1776.(+) They found
the old chief in a swamp, probably in Rehoboth, which they surrounded, and
captured some of the Indians, but the slippery chief escaped. Children (from
Middleborough T. R.):
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(*) Inn, ordinary or tavern.
These taverns could only be kept under a license from the General |
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(+) Entertaining Passages relating to King
Philip's war. |
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1146. i. SETH, b. 28, 11, 1677; d. 26, 10, 1729; m. 24, 5, 1728, Elizabeth Delano.
He kept an inn at Plymouth, and in 1692, after the charter of
William and Mary, he moved to Boston.
1147. ii. ISAAC, b. 6, 3, 1679; d. --.
iii. PRISCILLA, b. 22, 8, 1681; d. --; m., writes one, Peter Bennett; another
says, m. Peter Connet, of North Bridgewater, 30, 10, 1700.
iv. ELIZABETH, b. 2, 12, 1682; d. 1, 4, 1685.
1148. v. NATHAN, b. 13, 10, 1687; d. 13, 10, 1687.
vi. JAEL, b. 13, 10, 1688; d. 11th mo., 1743; m. Capt. Nathaniel Southworth,
who d. 8, 4, 1757.
vii. SUSANNAH, b. 14, 10, 1690; d. 11th mo., 1743 or '45; m. Ephraim Wood.
viii. HANNAH, b. 16, 10, 1694; d. 25, 3, 1792; m. 15, 12, 1716, John Tinkham,
b. 1680, d. 14, 4, 1766.
1128.
1124. ISAAC,3 (John,2 John,1)
born 25, 11, 1659; lived in Barnstable; m. 27, 12, 1686, Ann, dau. of Edward
and Mary (Menks) Taylor. Ann was born 11, 12, 1664. Her parents were married
19, 2, 1664. Children:
1149. i. EBENEZER, b. 7, 9, 1687.
1150. ii. ISAAC, b. 3, 7, 1689; m. Eliza Jennings.
iii. MARY, b. 9, 10, 1691.
iv. ANNE, b. 12th mo., 1694; bap. 3, 2, 1695.
1151. v. JOHN, b. 2, 2, 1696; d. 1747.
1152. vi. NOAH, b. 10, 7, 1699; bap. 16, 7, 1699; d. young.
1153. vii. JOSEPH, b. 30, 7, 1702, in Barnstable; m. 1st, 10, 1, 1739, Rachel
Crocker, who d. 9, 5, 1742; m. 2d, 16, 5, 1746, Maria Fuller. They
always lived in Barnstable co. Had: 1, Hannah, b. 8, 8, 1739, d. --,
m. 15, 1, 1761, Christopher Taylor; 2, Mary, b. 9, 8, 1740, d. --; 3,
Rachel, b. 2, 5, 1742, d. --; 4, (by 2d wife,) Ann, b. --, d. --.
1130.
1124. SHUBAEL,3 (John,2 John,1)
born 30, 9, 1672, in Barnstable; m. 12, 12, 1700, Mercy, dau. of Peter and
Sarah (Bodfish) Blossom,(*) b. 8th mo., 1678, d. 1759. They lived in
Sandwich after 1715, and died there. Children (from Barnstable T. R.):
1154. i. JABEZ, b. 16, 9, 1701; d. --.
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(*) Peter Blossom (m. 4, 6, 1663) was a son of Thomas Blossom, who came to America in 1629. |
ii. MERCY, b. 4, 5, 1710; d. --; m. 15, 7, 1736, Joseph Jenkins, b. 29, 2,
1703.
1155. iii. ZACHEUS, b. --; d. --. A memorandum says he died very aged.
1131.
1124. JOHN,3 (John,2 John,1)
born 31, 12, 1764, in Barnstable; m. 1st, Abigail Crocker, writes one, another
says Mary Walker;(*) m. 2d, 11, 6, 1719, Mary Crocker,(+)
b. 29, 6, 1681. John lived and died in Barnstable. His will, in which all his
children are mentioned, was dated 8, 2, 1738, and proved 29, 3, 1738. The
estate inventoried œ1088 8s. His will says, "My will is that if my son
John should fail of being brought up to college, then he shall become an equal
partner with my son Job in the real estate." His son John graduated at
Harvard. Children (from Barnstable T. R.):
1156. i. GEORGE GILL, b. 30, 12, 1705; d. --; m. Abigail Crocker.
ii. HANNAH, b. 2, 2, 1708; d. 1738, unmarried.
iii. MARY, b. 11, 8, 1711; d. 1738, unmarried.
iv. JOANNA, b. 26, 1, 1715; d. --; m. 1st, 12, 4, 1750, James Lewis (his
3d wife); m. 2d, 28, 12, 1752, John Allen, of Hingham.
Children by second wife:
1157. v. JOHN, b. 13, 2, 1721; d. 4, 11, 1804.
1158. vi. JOB, b. 18, 6, 1726; d. 1, 5, 1794.
1132.
1125. JABEZ,3 (Jabez,2 John,1)
born 15, 11, 1669, in Plymouth; m. Patience Stafford. He moved to Bristol, R.
I., with his parents when a boy, where he lived, and died there, 7, 10, 1732.
On the headstone of Patience, Jabez placed the following:
Ye body of Patience ye wife of
Jabez Howland, died Oct. ye 23, 1721, aged 52, being ye first interred in St.
Michael's church yard.
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(*) I have no doubt it was
Abigail Crocker. |
The Dame who takes her rest within this tomb,
Had Rachel's comely face, and Leah's fruiteful womb,
Abigail's wisdom, Lydia's purer heart,
Martha's just care, and Mary's better part.(*)
Jabez always lived in Bristol,
R. I., where he succeeded to the blacksmithing branch of his father's business.
He was an industrious, thrifty, enterprising man, and his estate inventoried
over $15,000. His daughters Bethia Bragg, widow, and Elizabeth, "a spinster,"
(23 years of age,) were administratrices of the estate. Children:
i. PATIENCE, b. --; d. (???).
ii. BETHIAH, b. 5, 12, 1702; d. --; m. 1st, 7th mo., 1724, Samuel Davis;
m. 2d, (???) Bragg.
iii. MERCY, b. 27, 1, 1704; d. --; m. 1st, 9, 9, 1722, George Pearce; m. 2d,
Isaac Martindale, of Newport, R. I.
iv. ELIZABETH, b. 15, 5, 1707; d. in infancy.
v. ELIZABETH, b. 17, 7, 1709; d. --; m. 1733, Otis or Samuel Little, of
Pembroke.
vi. SARAH, b. 10, 4, 1711; d. --; m. Capt. Isaac Lawton.
1159. vii. JABEZ, b. 20, 7, 1713; d. 5th mo., 1739, at sea; entered intention of
marriage, 11, 3, 1738, with Mary Greene, of Warwick, R. I.
viii. PATIENCE, b. 23, 3, 1717; d. --; m. Samuel Barker, of Scituate, Mass.,
and had nine children.
1160. ix. THOMAS, b. 5, 2, 1719; d. --.
Patience, Bethiah, and Mercy, were baptized, 7, 2, 1706, at Bristol, R. I.
1134.
1125. JOSIAH,3 (Jabez,2 John,1)
born 6, 8, 1676, in Plymouth; m. 24, 11, 1709, Yetmercy, dau. of Rev. George
Shove, of Taunton. The Taunton T. R. say:
Yett Mercye Shoue, the daughter
of Gorge, borne the 7 Nouember, 1682.
Josiah was a blacksmith and innholder
in Bristol, R. I., where he always lived, and died. Yetmercy continued to keep
the inn after Josiah's death. Children:
i. YETMERCY, b. 11, 3, 1713; d. 8, 8, 1737; m. 1st, Isaac Palmer; m. 2d,
Nathaniel Howland. She was baptized 5, 8, 1732, and was then a
widow.
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(*) I doubt if Jabez could have said more of Sarah Cotton. |
1161. ii. JOSIAH, b. 9, 4, 1717; d. --; baptized 5, 8, 1722.
iii. ELIZABETH, b. --; d. --.
1162. iv. JOHN, b. --; d. --.
1163. v. SAMUEL, b. --; d. --.
vi. PATIENCE, b. --; d. --.
1138.
1125. SAMUEL,3 (Jabez,2 John,1)
born 24, 5, 1686, in Bristol, R. I.; m. 6, 5, 1708, by Rev. Mr. Spanhawk,
Abigail, dau. of John Cary, who d. 6, 8, 1738, or 8, 8, 1737.(*) He
was appointed administrator of the estate of his brother John. He lived in
Bristol, R. I., at one time.(+) Children:
1164. i. SAMUEL, b. 3, 4, 1709; d. --. There is entered on Bristol (R. I.) records,
29, 7, 1738, his intention of marriage with Lucie Smith, of New
Haven, Conn. The Portsmouth (R. I.) records have the following:
"Samuel, son of Samuel of Barrington, County of Bristol, Mass., and
Abigail, daughter of John Moon, were married 7th Nov. 1749. He
died and left her a widow." They had: 1, Desire, b. 30, 6, 1753; 2,
George, b. 28, 2, 1755; 3, John, b. 4, 8, 1757. It was doubtless this
Samuel, and Abigail his second wife.
ii. ABIGAIL, b. 13, 10, 1710; d. --; m. 9, 9, 1729, Israel Church.
1165. iii. JOHN, b. 27, 9, 1713; d. 24, 8, 1786; m. 1736, Martha Wardwell, who
was born 2, 8, 1713.
iv. TABITHA, b. 13, 1, 1716; d. --; m. 12, 5, 1738, Nathaniel Cary.
v. PHEBE, b. 19, 3, 1720; d. --; m. 11, 10, 1741, John Wardwell. She
died a widow, 10, 12, 1794.
vi. MARY, b. 18, 3, 1722; d. --; m. William Wardwell, and had: 1, Abigail;
2, Mary; 3, William; 4, Benjamin; 5, Martha; 6, Samuel.
vii. MEHITABLE, b. 1, 2, 1724; d. --; m. Stephen Wardwell, and had: 1,
Elizabeth; 2, Abigail; 3, Stephen; 4, Josiah; 5, James; 6, Hannah.
1140.
1125. JOSEPH,3 (Jabez,2 John,1)
born 14, 10, 1692, in Bristol, R. I.; baptized, 8, 9, 1695, in the First
Congregational church, Bristol; m. Bathsheba, dau. of David and
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(*) The following inscription on a headstone in
a burying-ground in the woods on the hill in Barrington, |
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(+) A Samuel was a cooper, and bought a house
in Newport, R I., in 1734. |
Elizabeth Cary, who was b. 14,
8, 1693, and d. 16, 8, 1775. They lived in Swanzey, and perhaps in Newport, R.
I. He died 16, 8, 1737. Children:
i. LYDIA, b. 6, 11, 1715; d. --; m. 22, 6, 1747, Capt. Edward Belcher, of
Newport, R. I.
1166. ii. JOSEPH, b. 6, 12, 1717; d. 3d mo., 1775.
iii. ELIZABETH, b. 14, 2, 1719; d. --; m. Constant Taber, of Newport, R.
I., and had a son Constant, who died aged 83, and left no posterity.
1141.
1126. THOMAS,3 (Joseph,2 John,1)
born in Plymouth; m. 1699, Hannah, or Joanna, dau. of James(*) and
Mary (Tilson) Cole. They settled in Plymouth, where he died. In 1728 he threw
out land for a street, which was named Howland street, on which he afterwards
erected a dwelling, which stood on the site of a building now owned by Jacob W.
Seaver, of Boston. He and his sons Consider, Thomas, and Joseph, all owned much
land on this street, and once held the land on which Pilgrim Hall stands.
Children:
1167. i. CONSIDER, b. 28, 8, 1700; d. 8, 8, 1759.
ii. JOANNA, b. 9, 6, 1702; d. 15, 1, 1715.
iii. EXPERIENCE, b. 3, 11, 1705; d. --; m. Benjamin,4 son of Samuel3 (Joseph,2
John1) and Hannah (Crocker) Lothrop.
1168. iv. THOMAS, b. 23, 11, 1707; d. 2, 12, 1739.
v. ELIZABETH, b. 23, 5, 1710; d. --.
vi. HANNAH, b. 19, 12, 1712; d. --; m. 1st, William Dyer; m. 2d, Edward,6
son of Isaac5 (Josiah,4 Edward,3 Edward,2 Kenelm1) and
Sarah (Wensley) Winslow.
vii. JOANNA, b. 7, 5, 1716; d. 13, 9, 1810; m. 1744, Gideon,5 son of Cornelius4
(Daniel,3 Peregrine,2 William1 who came in the Mayflower)
and Hannah (Randall) White, b. 1717.
1169. viii. JOSEPH, b. 24, 7, 1718; d. --.
1142.
1126. JAMES,3 (Joseph,2 John,1)
born in Plymouth; m. 8, 9, 1697, Mary Lothrop. Children:
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(*) He was a son of James and Mary Cole, who
came to Plymouth in 1633, and was probably the |
i. HANNAH, b. 16, 10, 1699; d. --; m. 29, 6, 1720, James, son of John3
(John,2 Giles1) and Mary Rickard.
ii. ABIGAIL, b. 29, 10, 1702; d. --; m. Caleb Cook, probably a son of Caleb,
whose father Jacob was a son of Francis, who came in the Mayflower
in 1620.
iii. ELIZABETH, b. 2, 11, 1704; d. --; m. Thomas Washburn.
iv. THANNFUL, b. 25, 9, 1709; d. --.
1170. v. JOHN, b. 14, 3, 1711; d. 27, 5, 1742; m. Patience Spooner. A correspondent
writes that "he was killed by the Indians in Florida."(*)
1171. vi. JAMES, b. 1, 8, 1713; d. --.
1143.
1126. NATHANIEL,3 (Joseph,2
John,1) born in Plymouth; m. 1st, 3, 3, 1696-7, Martha,(+) dau. of
James Cole, b. in 1669, d. in 1718; m. 2d, 25, 1, 1725, Abigail, dau. of
Eleazer2 and Mary Churchill, and widow of Francis Billington. They always lived
in Plymouth. In 1698 he owned twelve acres of land opposite the foot of Cushman
street, (formerly owned by Gov. Bradford,) which he conveyed to his
brother-in-law, Ephraim Cole. He was a large landholder in Plymouth. In 1732 he
bought the house built by Consider Howland on North street, and probably lived
there. This house was afterwards owned and kept as an inn by Thomas Southworth
Howland, and was the favorite resort and dining place of the Old Colony Club.
Children:
1172. i. JOSEPH, b. 8, 5, 1699; d. young.
ii. MARY, b. 15, 2, 1702; d. --; m. 19, 4, 1723, Thomas Watson.
1173. iii. NATHANIEL, b. 9, 6, 1705; d. 13, 7, 1766.
1174. iv. JOSEPH, b. 28, 8, 1708; d. 13, 7, 1766.
Children by second wife:
1175. v. SOUTHWORTH, b. --; d. --.
1176. vi. JOHN, b. --; d. --.
1177. vii. CONSIDER, b. --; d. --.
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(*) In the Historical Magazine of June, 1863,
is the following note and query: "Capt. John Howland, |
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(+) Sister of the wife of his brother Thomas. |
1147.
1127. ISAAC,3 (Isaac,2 John,1)
born 6, 3, 1679, in Middleborough; m. Sarah, dau. of Jeremiah3 (Nathaniel,2
William1) and Mary Thomas, of Middleborough, b. 1687. Children:
1178. i. ISAAC, b. 1714; d. --.
1179. ii. JEREMIAH, b. 1715; d. 25, 11, 1789; m. 1745, Betty Vaughn.
1180. iii. JOSEPH, b. --; d. --.
1181. iv. CHARLES, b. 1722; d. --.
1148.
1127. NATHAN,3 (Isaac,2 John,1)
born 13, 10, 1687, in Middleborough; m. Frances, dau. of Francis Coombs, who
was a son of John and Sarah (Cuthbertson) Coombs. Children:
i. DESIRE, b. 7, 1, 1712; d. 3d mo., 1717.
1182. ii. SETH, b. 1, 1, 1715; d. 13, 10, 1787.
1183. iii. CALEB, b. 31, 12, 1717; d. --.
iv. PRISCILLA, b. 15, 2, 1720 or 1730; d. --.
1184. v. GEORGE, b. 20, 12, 1723; d. --.
vi. RUTH, b. 4, 4, 1727; d. --.
1149.
1128. EBENEZER,4 (Isaac,3 John,2
John,1) born 7, 9, 1687, in Barnstable; m. Elizabeth Justus. Child:
1185. i. JUSTUS, b. --; d. --. The names of the wife and child of Ebenezer are
from Davis' Plymouth.
1150.
1128. ISAAC,4
(Isaac,3 John,2 John,1) born 3, 7, 1689, in Barnstable; m. Elizabeth,
dau. of (???) Jennings, of Sandwich. They always lived in Barnstable
co. Children (Davis' Plymouth):(*)
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(*) The marriages come from another source. I
find on the Sandwich T. R. the following "ch. of |
i. ANN, b. 4, 9, 1721; d. --; m. 6, 2, 1746, Joseph Lambert.
ii. SARAH, b. 23, 7, 1722; d. --; m. 6, 12, 1744, Edmond Hinckley.
1186. iii. JOSEPH, b. 10, 5, 1726; d. --; m. 1763, Elizabeth Lovell.
1187. iv. BENJAMIN, b. 22, 11, 1729; d. --; m. 15, 3, 1763, Anna Crocker.
v. A child, b. 22, 12, 1734; d. in infancy.
vi. RACHEL, b. 22, 12, 1734; d. --.
1188. vii. SAMUEL, b. 30, 1, 1740; d. --.
1151.
1128. JOHN,4 (Isaac,3 John,2
John,1) born 2, 2, 1696, in Barnstable; bap. 4, 4, 1697; m. 1st, 1728, Alice
Hambly (or Hamblin); m. 2d, 22, 5, 1748, Sarah Hinckley. They always lived in
Barnstable co. Children:
i. DESIRE, b. 15, 6, 1732; d. 4th mo., 1813; m. 3, 5, 1753, Jonathan Bodfish.
ii. SUSANNAH, b. 22, 12, 1734; d. --; m. 21, 11, 1759, Ignatius Smith.
1189. iii. DAVID, b. 8, 8, 1737; d. --.
1190. iv. JONATHAN, b. 8, 8, 1737; d. 1812, in Sandwich.
v. DEBORAH, b. 25, 10, 1739; d. --; m. 11th mo., 1763, Richard Sparrow,
of Eastham.
1154.
1130. JABEZ,4 (Shubael,3 John,2
John,1) born 16, 9, 1701, in Sandwich; m. 1727, Elizabeth Percival, of
Barnstable. Children (from Barnstable T. R.):
1191. i. JAMES, b. 30, 6, 1728, in Sandwich; d. --; m. Rebecca Hall, and had:
1, Abigail, b. 31, 12, 1754; 2, Rebecca, b. 26, 3, 1757; 3, Elizabeth,
b. 11, 8, 1759; 4, Joseph, b. 29, 1, 1762; 5, Jabez, b. 29, 1, 1762; 6,
Mercy, b. 5, 8, 1767; 7, James, b. 7, 8, 1771.
1192. ii. JABEZ, b. 27, 1, 1730. He was killed near Lake Champlain in the
French war, wherein he was an officer.
iii. ELIZABETH, b. 26, 10, 1732; m. 17, 12, 1756, Francis Wood.
iv. MERCY, b. 15, 8, 1734; d. young.
1193. v. NATHANIEL, b. 9, 10, 1736; d. --; m. Martha, dau. of Rev. Roland
Thacher, who was the first Congregational minister in Wareham.
1194. vi. ANSEL, b. 3, 12, 1738; d. --.
vii. MARY, b. 31, 1, 1741; d. --; m. John Bursley, of Barnstable.
1195. viii. ZACHEUS, b. 30, 6, 1747; d. 6, 11, 1828.
1156.
1131. GEORGE GILL,4 (John,3
John,2 John,1) born 30, 12, 1705, in Barnstable; m. 1st, Abigail Crocker, who
d. 5, 9, 1732; m. 2d, in Gill, (???). The family moved from Barnstable to Gill.
The Indians were very troublesome here, and the pioneer family was once driven
from its settlement, but afterwards returned, and the parents died on the old
homestead. Children (from Barnstable T. R.):
i. MARY, b. --; d. --.
ii. HANNAH, b. 4, 8, 1732; d. --.
1196. iii. SETH, b. 17, 3, 1735; d. --; m. (???), and had: 1. Seth Shove, b.
1772; d. 21, 4, 1856; m. Abigail Bardwell; no children. 2. Calvin,
b. --; d. --; m. Rachel White, and had Alonzo, Seth, and two other
children. He was a colonel of militia, was town clerk for twenty
years, and a member of the legislature of Massachusetts. 3. Consider,
b. --; d. --, unmarried.
1197. iv. JOHN, b. 2, 6, 1738; d. aged 24 years, unmarried.
1198. v. SHOVE, b. 18, 6, 1741; d. --.
1199. vi. GEORGE, b. 25, 4, 1743; d. in Gill, aged 60.
1157.
1131. Rev. JOHN,4 (John,3 John,2
John,1) born 13, 2, 1721, in Barnstable. He graduated at Harvard college in
1741, was ordained a Congregational minister the same year, and was installed
in 1746 as pastor of the Second Congregational church of Plympton, now the
First church of Carver, where he remained till his death. It is written of him:(*)
John Howland was born in the
parish of Great Marshes, Barnstable. This exemplary pastor, of humble desires,
of primitive simplicity of manners, of cheerful and hospitable disposition,
after having lived to see his parish become a town, and surviving that era
fourteen years, died Nov. 4, 1804, in his 84th year.
"At church with meek and unaffected grace,
His looks adorned the venerable place."
Mr. Howland's wife was a daughter of the Rev. Mr. Lewis, of
Pembroke. Four sons and three daughters survived him. One of the latter is the
wife of Rev. Mr. Weld, of Braintree. One son, John, a promising young man,
educated a merchant
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(*) Massachusetts Historical Collection, 2d
series, vol. iv, pp. 277, 278 |
at Plymouth, died in the West
Indies early in the Revolution. The youngest son continues on the paternal farm
in Carver.
Children:
1200. i. DANIEL, b. 25, 3, 1749; d. --; m. Thankful Morse, of Falmouth.
1201. ii. JOHN, b. 18, 11, 1750; d. in the West Indies, unmarried.
iii. ELIZABETH, b. 28, 9, 1752; d. in infancy.
iv. ELIZABETH L., b. 18, 3, 1754; d. 25, 9, 1848, in Pittsfield, Vt.; m. 4,
11, 1787, in Carver, Joseph Ripley, who d. 25, 5, 1813, in Hartland,
Vt. They had: 1. Elizabeth L., b. 8, 4, 1790; m. 8, 3, 1818, Pliny
Church, who d. 26, 9, 1872, and had: 1, Joseph R., b. 23, 6, 1819; 2,
John E., b. 12, 1, 1821, d. 21, 7, 1851; 3, Joel C., b. 16, 4, 1823, d.
25, 8, 1862; 4, Benjamin E., b. 28, 6, 1826, d. 14, 1, 1836; 5, Charles
C., b. 9, 7, 1828, d. 4, 10, 1863; 6, Henry L., b. 2, 2, 1832, d. 21, 10,
1847. Elizabeth L. Church joined the M. E. church, of which her
parents were members, at the age of 12. I have a letter in her own
handwriting, dated 1885, when she was 95 years of age, and resided
in Woodstock, Vt. The penmanship is excellent, and there is evidence
of clear intellect and a firm trust in God. 2. Eunice C., b. 4, 2, 1792;
d. 11, 8, 1833; m. 29, 1, 1818, Thomas J. Paddock, and had Joseph
R., Alonzo R., Elizabeth H., Eunice E., two named George T., and
one unnamed. The family lived in Malone, N. Y. 3. Joseph H.,
b. 31, 8, 1795; d. 28, 2, 1880; m. 4th mo., 1829, Mary Smith, and
had: 1, Elizabeth, who m. Dr. George L. Sutton, and lived in Massena,
N. Y., in 1885; 2, Clarissa; 3, Eunice Eugenia; 4, Mary A.;
5, Catharine; 6, Joseph S.; none living in 1885 but Elizabeth.
1202. v. WILLIAM, b. 22, 3, 1756; d. --. He served in the Revolutionary war,
and after that married in Boston and had seven children.
vi. MARY, b. 5, 6, 1758; d. --; m. 1st, Dr. Thomas Fuller, and had three
children; m. 2d, Rev. Ezra Weld, and had William and Elizabeth.
1203. vii. JAMES, b. 18, 7, 1760; m. Sarah Mason, and had sons John and James.
They lived in Walpole, N. H.
1204. viii. CALVIN, b. 8, 12, 1762; d. --; m. Abigail, dau. of Lemuel Church, of
Rochester, and had Mary and John C. They lived in Carver.
1205. ix. CHARLES, b. 13, 2, 1765; d. --; m. Elizabeth McCrease of Boston, and
had sons Prentiss, Charles, and Aaron P. Aaron P., b. 13, 3, 1801,
in Walpole, N. H., m. 1, 1, 1827, Huldah Burke, of Walpole. He
was an architect and builder, and erected many public buildings in
New Hampshire and Vermont. He d. 9, 7, 1867, in Walpole, where
he had always lived, and where he was a most useful and prominent
citizen. Mrs. Howland was living in 1885. They had: 1. Elizabeth
H. C. 2. Charles P. 3. Frederic I. (All of whom died in childhood.)
4. Henry E., b. 30, 6, 1835 (mentioned below.) 5. Alfred
C., b. 12, 2, 1838; m. 1st mo., 1871, Clara Ward, and had Winthrop
P. and Alice. He is an artist, studied in Europe, and since 1864 has
been pursuing his art in the city of New York; is an academician of
the National Academy of Design, a trustee of the Artists' Fund Society,
a member of the Salmagundi Club, and a officer of the Century
Club. 6. Katharine H. W., b. 21, 1, 1841; m. Judge Josiah G. Bellows,
of Walpole, N. H., and had a daughter Mary H.
x. SARAH, b. 10, 3, 1767; m. Noah Thomas, and had Sarah, Elizabeth,
Lucia, Irene, Mary S., Walter, two Johns, Henry L., and one unnamed.
They lived in Plympton.
xi. SOPHIA, b. 9, 3, 1770; m. Nathan Sampson, and had several children.
They lived in Maine.
Hon. HENRY E. HOWLAND, son of
Aaron P. and Huldah Howland, and grandson of Charles (1205,) was born in
Walpole, N. H., where he was prepared for college, and was graduated from Yale
in the class of '54. He subsequently entered the Harvard law school, where he
was graduated in 1857, since which time he has practised law in New York city.
Here he rose rapidly in his profession, and was appointed judge of the marine
court of New York city, in 1873, by Gov. Dix. He was an alderman of that city
in 1875-77, and was president of the department of taxes in 1880. He is a
member of the Century, University, and Union League Clubs, and of the N. Y. Bar
Association. He m. 5, 10, 1865, Louise, dau. of Jonathan and Sarah R. Miller.
Children:
1, Mary M., b. 27, 2, 1867, d.
10, 1, 1874; 2, Charles P., b. 15, 9, 1869; 3, Katharine E., b. 29, 10, 1870,
d. 15, 1, 1874; 4, John, b. 3, 2, 1873; 5, Julia B., b. 25, 1, 1876; 6, Frances
L., b. 19, 3, 1877.
1158.
1131. JOB,4 (John,3 John,2
John,1) born 18, 6, 1726, in Barnstable; m. 6, 12, 1753, Hannah, dau. of
Benjamin Jenkins, and g. d. of Joseph and Mercy (Howland) Jenkins, b. 1733, d.
21, 9, 1781. He died 1, 5, 1794, at the house of his dau. Joannah Chapman, in
Barnstable. Most of the sons and grandsons of the daughters of Job settled on
Cape Cod, and many of them became master-mariners. None of the sons mentioned
below, though born on the Cape, remained there. Children:
i. MARY, b. 21, 7, 1755; d. 18, 6, 1783; m. Samuel Bassett, of Barnstable.
Had: 1, Anna; 2, Hannah; 3, Elisha.
1206. ii. JOHN, b. 31, 3, 1757; d. 18, 6, 1843.
1207. iii. SHOVE, b. 28, 12, 1759; d. 25, 2, 1833.
iv. HANNAH, b. 20, 5, 1762; d. 9, 4, 1838; m. 1st, 11, 12, 1783, William
Chipman, b. 1760, d. 11, 5, 1786. Had: 1, Betsey, b. 1, 10, 1784; 2,
Hannah, b. 10, 2, 1786. Hannah m. 2d, 5, 6, 1792, Lemuel Nye,
and had: 3, William C., b. 27, 5, 1793; 4, Holmes, b. 3, 9, 1796; 5,
Betsey, b. 12, 12, 1798; 6, Hephzibah, b. 23, 7, 1801; 7, Hephzibah,
b. 5, 12, 1804; 8, Lemuel, b. 21, 6, 1807.
1208. v. JOB, b. 24, 7, 1764; d. 13, 3, 1847.
vi. JOANNA, b. 28, 7, 1766; d. 6, 7, 1838; m. 1788, John Chipman, b. 6th
mo., 1762, d. 6th mo., 1806. Had: 1, Samuel, b. 9, 2, 1790; 2, Elizabeth,
b. 6, 2, 1792; 3, Mary, b. 22, 8, 1794; 4, Hannah, b. 10, 3,
1797; 5, Abigail, b. 23, 10, 1799; 6, Joanna, b. 12, 3, 1802; 7, William,
b. 9, 1, 1806.
vii. BENJAMIN, b. 7, 8, 1768; d. 1770.
1209. viii. BENJAMIN, b. 18, 6, 1770; d. 11, 11, 1825.
ix. MEHITABLE, b. 23, 6, 1773; d. 5th mo., 1860; m. 24, 1, 1799, Heman
Nye, of Sandwich, b. 23, 12, 1773, d. 2, 6, 1847. Had: 1, Job, b. 25,
2, 1801; 2, Hannah H., b. 7, 11, 1803; 3, Josiah F., b. 21, 9, 1806;
4, Joanna C., b. 25, 4, 1809; 5, Heman, b. 21, 7, 1812; 6, Elisha B.,
b. 8, 3, 1815; 7, Peleg, b. 10, 3, 1817.
1210. x. SOUTHWORTH, b. 29, 3, 1775; d. 9, 6, 1853.
1211. xi. TIMOTHY, b. 17, 9, 1777; d. 5, 8, 1824.
1165.
1138. JOHN,4 (Samuel,3 Jabez,2
John,1) born 27, 9, 1713; m. 23, 10, 1736, Martha Wardwell, of Bristol, R. I.,
who died 3, 7, 1754, or 9, 7, 1794. They were born, married, lived and died in
Bristol, R. I. Child:
1212. i. JOHN, b. 9, 3, 1738; d. 1792.
1166.
1140. JOSEPH,4 (Joseph,3 Jabez,2
John,1) born 6, 12, 1717, in Swanzey; m. 1746, Sarah, dau. of Jeremiah, a
descendant of James and Penelope Baker, of Middletown, R. I., b. 25, 5, 1725.
He died in Newport, R. I., 3d mo., 1775, and Sarah, when the British occupied
Newport in 1776, moved to Providence, R. I., where she died, 12, 2, 1779. A
list of house owners and occupants, made by order of the British commandant,
gives as owner and occupant of
a house on
Spring street, "Widow Howland, six rooms, and eight persons."
Children, not in order of birth:
1213. i. HENRY, b. 1751, in Newport, R. I.; d. 1843; m. Susan Barker, of Rhode
Island. They had a son Benjamin Barker, b. 11, 12, 1787; d. 21, 10,
1877; m. 3, 8, 1818, Phebe Greene, and had: 1, Susan, who m. 1, 7,
1839, Robert Sherman, of Newport, R. I., b. 10, 10, 1811, d. 25, 5,
1881; 2, Sarah Jane, b. 12, 8, 1820, d. 1849; 3, Mary James, b. 2, 10,
1824. Benjamin B. was for many years town clerk and clerk of probate
for Newport, R. I.
ii. PENELOPE, b. 1751; d. --; m. 1st, Capt. John Taber; m. 2d, Jonathan
Gladding.
1214. iii. JOSEPH, b. --; d. 15, 2, 1772, at St. Lucia.
1215. iv. JOHN, b. 31, 10, 1757; d. 5, 11, 1854.
1216. v. BENJAMIN, b. 1768; d. 1818.
1217. vi. SAMUEL, b. --; d. --, abroad.
1218. vii. EDWARD, b. --; d. --, at Madras.
1219. viii. JOSIAH, b. --; d. --, at Jamaica, W. I.
1167.
1141. CONSIDER,4 (Thomas,3
Joseph,2 John,1) born 28, 8, 1700, in Plymouth; m. 10, 5, 1725, Ruth Bryant. He
always lived in his native town, where he was an innholder in 1732. His house
was on North street, on a lot first owned by John Smith, who m. Deborah, dau.
of Arthur1 Howland. Consider sold it to his uncle Nathaniel (1143) in 1732. He
d. 8, 8, 1759, and Ruth d. in 1775. Children:
i. LUCY, b. 27, 1, 1726; d. 30, 4, 1803; m. 20, 10, 1748, Abraham Hammett,
and had a son Abram, who m. Priscilla Le Baron.
ii. ELIZABETH, b. 29, 2, 1728; d. 6, 2, 1807.
iii. RUTH, b. 19, 2, 1730; d. --; m. Thomas Crandon, a son of John, of
England, (who settled in Dartmouth,) and his wife Jean Bess, of
Scotland.
iv. MARY, b. 3, 4, 1732; d. --; m. 1771, Dr. William,5 a son of William4
(Nathaniel,3 Nathaniel,2 William,1 b. 1573, in England,) and
Abigail (Henchman) Thomas, b. 1718. Mary was Dr. Thomas' 3d
wife.
1220. v. THOMAS S., b. 31, 3, 1734; d. 15, 10, 1779; m. Abiah Hovey. He
was an active business man in Plymouth, where he held a good deal
of landed property. He kept an inn on North street, in the house
built by his brother Consider, which was a popular resort of the gentry
of those days.
1221. vi. CONSIDER, b. 20, 1, 1736; d. 16, 2, 1743.
vii. JOANNA, b. 20, 2, 1738; d. 28, 2, 1738.
viii. MARTHA, b. 22, 12, 1739; d. --; m. 1, 12, 1774, Isaac, son of Lazarus2
(Francis,1 who came to Plymouth in 1694, from France, by way
of Buzzard's Bay,) and Lydia (Bartlett) Le Baron.
1222. ix. JOSEPH, b. 20, 2, 1742; d. 12, 5, 1742.
x. BETHIAH, b. 22, 4, 1743; d. --; m. (???) Delano, of Fairhaven.
1223. xi. CONSIDER, b. 1, 10, 1745; d. 1780, at sea; m. Ruth Church? and had
a son Luther. Lived in Scituate, Mass.
1224. xii. EXPERIENCE, b. 13, 1, 1748; d. 6, 3, 1789; m. Rev. Samuel West, D. D.
Lived in New Bedford.
1225. xiii. JOHN, b. 2, 8, 1751; d. 30, 8, 1751.
1226. xiv. JOSEPH, b. 2, 8, 1751; d. 10, 9, 1806.
xv. HANNAH, b. 11, 6, 1753; d. 25, 6, 1780.
1173.
1143. NATHANIEL,4 (Nathaniel,3
Joseph,2 John,1) born 9, 6, 1705, in Plymouth; m. 1st, 1733, Yetmercy, dau. of
Josiah Howland (1134,) and widow of Isaac Palmer, who died 8, 8, 1737; m. 2d,
1739, in Boston, Abigail, dau. of Rev. John Burt,(*) and widow of
Richard Lane, b. 28, 3, 1718, d. 22, 7, 1766. Children:
1227. i. NATHANIEL, b. 1735; d. 18, 7, 1736.
Children by second wife:
ii. ABIGAIL, b. 24, 10, 1740; d. 1821; m. 1, 5, 1760, Joshua Pico, who died
2d mo., 1790.
1228. iii. NATHANIEL,(+) b. 5, 7, 1742; d. 7, 5, 1779; m. 10, 8, 1767, Sarah, dau.
of Silas Atkins, of Boston, b. 11, 10, 1745, d. 11, 10, 1839. They
had: 1. Sarah, b. 16, 11, 1768; d. 30, 9, 1845. 2. Nathaniel, b. 14,
2, 1770; d. 22, 10, 1836, unmarried. His will, which was dated 11, 8,
1835, refers to him as late of Boston, mariner. He gave his property
in trust to his mother, Sarah (Atkins) Howland, and his sister Sarah
(Howland) Whittaker, and then in trust to his nephew, Nathaniel
Whittaker. By a codicil of 9, 12, 1835, he gives $500 to the Seaman's
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Friend Society, and $500 to the Protestant Female Refuge, which was
thought a remarkable thing for a bachelor to do. 3. Silas A., b. 15,
1, 1772; d. 15, 1, 1795.
1229. iv. JOHN, b. 21, 4, 1744; d. 1789, at sea; m. Jane King, of New York.
v. MARTHA, b. 21, 10, 1747; d. --; m. before 1770, Silas Atkins, of Boston.
1230. vi. JOSEPH, b. 30, 9, 1749; d. 11, 3, 1836.
vii. SUSANNA, b. 9, 7, 1752; d. --.
1179.
1147. JEREMIAH,4 (Isaac,3 Isaac,2
John,1) born 1715, in Middleborough; m. 1745, Betty Vaughn, who died 28, 11,
1788, aged 62 years. Children:
i. THANKFUL, b. 28, 11, 1748; d. --; m. 6, 12, 1768, George Simmons.
ii. BETTY, b. 13, 11, 1750; d. --; m. Jedediah Miller.
iii. SARAH, b. 2, 9, 1752; d. --; m. Nehemiah Bennett or Burnett.
iv. HOPE, b. 2, 1, 1757; d. 16, 7, 1778.
1231. v. CHARLES, b. 3, 10, 1759; d. --.
vi. SUSANNAH, b. 21, 7, 1764; d. --; m. 14, 2, 1785, Roger Clark.
1232. vii. JOSEPH, b. 1764; d. 13, 4, 1783.
1182.
1148. SETH,4 (Nathan,3 Isaac,2
John,1) born 1, 1, 1715; m. 25, 1, 1739, Lydia Cobb, a descendant of Henry
Cobb, who was in Plymouth in 1629, and afterwards in Barnstable. Children:
i. DRUSILLA, b. 22, 7, 1739; d. --.
1233. ii. NATHAN, b. 27, 2, 1742; d. --; m. Priscilla (???).
iii. DEBORAH, b. 18, 3, 1748; d. --.
iv. BETTY, b. 14, 7, 1754; d. --; m. probably 17, 10, 1776, by Caleb Turner,
Nathan Pratt.
1185.
1149. JUSTUS,5 (Ebenezer,4
Isaac,3 John,2 John,1) born in Barnstable co.; m. Abigail (???). Children (from
Sandwich T. R.):
1234. i. BENJAMIN, b. 18, 11, 1737; d. --.
ii. ELIZABETH, b. 13, 12, 1739; d. --.
1235. iii. LEMUEL, b. 28, 11, 1742; d. --.
1236. iv. NATHANIEL, b. 26, 1, 1744; d. --.
1237. v. ELLIS, b. 1747; d. --.
1189.
1151. DAVID,5 (John,4 Isaac,3
John,2 John,1) born 8, 8, 1737, in Barnstable; m. 15, 12, 1763, Mary Coleman.
Children, perhaps not in order of birth:
1238. i. JOHN, b. 24, 12, 1769; d. 9, 11, 1851.
1239. ii. THOMAS, b. --; d. young.
1240. iii. JOSEPH, b. --; d. about 1860, in New York state.
1241. iv. JAMES, b. --; d. --; m. Martha Hopkins. He was a farmer, an earnest
Christian, and a good citizen. He passed his last days at the residence
of his son Joseph, where he died. They had: 1. Elisha. 2.
James. 3. Freeman, who is a carpenter in Sandwich; m. 1847, Love
D. Fish, and had: 1, Orrin H., b. 9, 6, 1854, m. 3, 12, 1879, Sara C.
Drew, and lives in Sandwich, where he is a stove, tin and hardware
dealer; 2, Abbie A., b. 13, 11, 1857, m. 8, 9, 1881, Charles H. Thompson,
who is a boot and shoe dealer in Bristol, R. I. 4. Walter. 5.
Joseph; m. Sarah Greene; was a farmer at East Sandwich in 1885.
v. MARY, b. --; d. --; m. Eliakim Cannon, of Mattapoisett.
vi. PATIENCE, b. --; d. --; m. (???) Harlow, of Maine.
vii. TEMPERANCE, b. --; d. --, unmarried.
viii. DESIRE, b. --; d. --, unmarried.
1194.
1154. ANSEL,5 (Jabez,4 Shubael,3
John,2 John,1) born 3, 12, 1738, in Barnstable; m. Elizabeth Bodfish, who was a
firm believer in witchcraft, and who died 4, 10, 1821. Children (from
Barnstable T. R.):
1242. i. ANSEL, b. 12, 12, 1772; d. --.
1243. ii. JABEZ, b. 31, 5, 1775; d. 1, 1, 1848.
1195.
1154. ZACHEUS,5 (Jabez,4
Shubael,3 John,2 John,1) born 30, 6, 1747; m. Mary, dau. of Rev. Samuel Palmer,
of Falmouth, who died 2, 9, 1831. They lived in Barnstable, where he died 16,
11, 1828. Zacheus was an honorable citizen, and a loyal, patriotic man, when it
cost sacrifice to be such.(*) Children:
i. SARAH, b. 3, 10, 1769; d. --; m. William Scudder.
ii. SUSANNAH, b. --; d. young.
1244. iii. WILLIAM, b. 26, 6, 1773; d. 30, 11, 1824.
1245. iv. SAMUEL P., b. 23, 2, 1776; d. --; lost at sea.
1246. v. THOMAS P., b. 20, 1, 1778; d. --.
1247. vi. FREEMAN P., b. 2, 2, 1780; d. --.
1248. vii. PARKER, b. 2, 2, 1780; d. --, on the coast of Africa, unmarried.
1249. viii. HENRY P., b. --; d. --.
ix. MARY P., b. --; d. --; m. Hon. J. D. Bassett.
1250. x. ALLEN, b. 9, 3, 1796; d. in infancy.
1251. xi. JOB P., b. 26, 6, 1797; d. 8, 5, 1820, in Havana; m. Amanda Lovell, of
Barnstable. He was a master-mariner. They had: 1, Amanda Ann,
b. 1814, m. Owen Bearse, of Hyannis; 2, John Fish, b. 1816, in
Barnstable co.; 3, George Lovell, b. 1818, in Barnstable co.
1199.
1156. GEORGE,5 (George Gill,4
John,3 John,2 John,1) born 25, 4, 1743, in Barnstable, m. 1st, (???); m. 2d
(???). They lived in Gill, where George died. Children, perhaps not in order of
birth:
1252. i. SALMON, b. --; d. --.
1253. ii. ZIMRI, b. --, in Gill; d. --; m. 1st, (???); m. 2d, Betsey (???). Had:
1, Alpha, b. --, d. about 1840, aged near 60, unmarried; 2, (by 2d
wife,) William (or Seth West); 3, Catharine, m. George Howe, and
moved to Michigan; 4, Betsey, unmarried; 5, John R., m. (???) Ward.
They settled in 1774 in Bridgewater, Oneida co., N. Y., then a dense
wilderness. He served as captain in the war of 1812, and was stationed
at Sackett's Harbor, N. Y. His first child was the first white
male child born in Bridgewater, N. Y.
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Children by second wife:
1254. iii. SOLOMON, b. 25, 9, 1780; d. 2, 9, 1870.
1255. iv. LUCIUS, b. --; d. --.
1256. v. CHESTER, b. 13, 6, 1783; d. --.
1257. vi. GEORGE, b. 17, 12, 1788; d. 12, 1, 1875. Lived in Albion, N. Y.
vii. MERCY, b. --; d. --; m. Gershom Blackman, and had three sons. She
lived and died in Bridgewater, N. Y.
1200.
1157. DANIEL,5 (John,4 John,3
John,2 John,1) born 1749, in Wareham; m. Thankful, dau. of Theodore Morse, of
Falmouth, who died 21, 9, 1826, aged 76. Children, perhaps not in order of
birth:
1258. i. JOHN, b. 23, 11, 1780; d. 2, 9, 1856.
1259. ii. DANIEL, b. --; d. --; lost at sea.
1260. iii. JOSEPH (or Josiah,) b. --; d. --.
iv. LUCIA, b. --; d. --; m. (???) Cushman, of Plympton.
v. BETSEY, b. --; d. --; m. (???) Folger, of Nantuchet.
vi. SUSAN, b. --; d. --; m. David Bartlett, of West Bridgewater, and had
a dau. Julia, who m. Henry W. Leach, and lives in Cochesett.
vii. CYNTHIA, b. --; d. --; m. (???) Chadwick, of Nantucket.
1203.
1157. JAMES,5 (John,4 John,3
John,2 John,1) born 18, 7, 1760, in Carver; m. Sarah Mason, b. 1767, in
Watertown, Mass., d. 5, 3, 1863, in Woodstock, Vt. James was thirteen months in
the Revolutionary war, where he was disabled, for which he was pensioned. He
early moved to Walpole, N. H., where his business was shoemaking and farming.
He died and was buried in Woodstock, Vt., and on his tombstone is the
following:
A revolutionary soldier, a
devout Christian and an honest man.
Children, born in Walpole, N. H.:
i. JOHN, b. 19, 12, 1795; d. 20, 11, 1871, in Woodstock, Vt.; m. 1, 3, 1824,
Maria Snow, b. 25, 7, 1804, at Jaffrey, N. H., d. 16, 5, 1878, at Woodstock,
Vt. They had: 1 and 2. Two daughters, b. 3, 2, 1825; d.
same day. 3. A son, b. 18, 3, 1827; d. same day. 4. Sarah M., b.
18, 3, 1827; m. about 1850, Henry A. Walker, who d. in 1864 in
Tennessee. 5. Helen M., b. 9, 11, 1828; d. 17, 6, 1859. 6. Catharine
S., b. 17, 10, 1830; m. Lewis M. Cutting, of Stockton, Cal.,
where she resided in 1885. 7. Juliette, b. 23, 5, 1832; m. 4th mo.,
1861, Daniel Claflin. She was a widow in Woodstock, Vt., in 1885.
8. John, b. 6, 1, 1834; m. about 1860, Elizabeth Barwood, and was
living in Lyme, N. H., in 1885. 9. James, b. 10, 11, 1836; m. 30, 9,
1861, Mary L. Cabot, b. 30, 9, 1841, d. 30, 10, 1884, and had: 1, John
Ward, b. 3, 8, 1864, living in Detroit, Mich., in 1885; 2, Mary A., b.
26, 1, 1871; 3, Arthur Dean, b. 5, 10, 1876. James is a farmer on
the old homestead at Woodstock, where his and his father's children
were born. 10. Joseph S., b. 4, 7, 1847; m. 1872, Martha White.
He was a farmer in Woodstock in 1885.
ii. JAMES, b. --; d. about 1857, unmarried. He was a cabinet-maker in
Montpelier, Vt., where he died.
1206.
1158. JOHN,5 (Job,4 John,3
John,2 John,1) born 31, 3, 1757, in Barnstable; m. 1, 6, 1786, Grace, dau. of
William Avery, of Dedham, who was born 17, 8, 1755, and died in Conway, 12, 1,
1841, where John also died, 18, 6, 1843. He settled in Conway, where he was a
carpenter and builder. Children:
1261. i. ASA, b. 25, 10, 1787; d. 29, 6, 1870; m. 1st, 25, 10, 1818, Phebe Thompson,
of Heath, b. 5, 6, 1791, d. 11, 4, 1860; m. 2d, 16, 3, 1861, Mrs.
Nancy A. Tilden, of Goshen, youngest dau. of Col. John Ames, b. 21,
12, 1808, d. 1, 9, 1882; no children.
1262. ii. JOHN, b. 8, 6, 1789; d. 5, 12, 1878.
iii. GRACE, b. 29, 10, 1791; d. 16, 9, 1863, at Heath; m. 17, 5, 1825, Luther
Thompson, of Heath, b. 25, 7, 1785, d. 1, 9, 1863. Had: 1.
Lather, d. young. 2. John H., b. 8, 9, 1827; graduated at Amherst
college in 1850; taught in Williston seminary and in Monroe academy;
was principal of Deerfoot academy in 1852, assistant editor of
the Springfield Republican in 1853, and has practised law in Chicago
since 1854. 3. Sarah G., b. 17, 9, 1829; was a teacher in Monroe
academy, Chicago (Ill.) high school, and Spanglen Institute, N. Y.;
d. 6, 8, 1883, in Brooklyn, N. Y. 4. Luther C., b. 20, 1, 1831; d. in
infancy. 5. Edward P., b. 8, 9, 1833; he lived at one time in Heath,
where he was a justice of the peace, and resided in Illinois in 1885.
Edward or John, above, m. 15, 12, 1869, Victoria Carver, a descendant
of Gov. Carver, and had: 1, Walter Carver; 2, Payson; 3, Benjamin
F. C.
1263. iv. WILLIAM AVERY, b. 17, 5, 1794; d. 24, 6, 1878.
1264. v. TIMOTHY M., b. 14, 5, 1796; d. 30, 3, 1811.
1265. vi. ALBERT, b. 23, 10, 1799; d. 8, 9, 1801.
1207.
1158. SHOVE,5 (Job,4 John,3
John,2 John,1) born 28, 12, 1759, in Barnstable; m. Elizabeth, dau. of (???)
Hastings, of Newton, b. 19, 9, 1762, d. 14, 3, 1848, in Barre. Shove went first
to Boston, and afterwards to Hardwick, where he died, 25, 2, 1833. He was a
house builder. Children, all born in Boston except the last two, who were born
in Lexington:
i. HARRIET, b. 6, 10, 1786; d. 3, 9, 1846, in Barre.
ii. ELIZABETH, b. 24, 7, 1788; d. 24, 4, 1867, in Barre.
iii. MARIA, b. 7, 12, 1790; d. 8, 10, 1792.
iv. CATHERINE, b. 13, 10, 1792; d. 27, 4, 1867, in Barre.
v. MARIA, b. 17, 12, 1794; d. 16, 4, 1881, unmarried. She was matron of
the Female Refuge, Boston, in which city she was born, died, and was
buried.
vi. CHARLOTTE, b. 18, 10, 1796; d. 1, 1, 1874; m. 29, 12, 1825, John A.
Allen, of Barre.
vii. MARY, b. 19, 3, 1799; d. 7, 2, 1844; m. 19, 12, 1821, Zephaniah Hunt,
and had: 1, George H., b. 18, 10, 1822, d. 18, 1, 1824; 2, George, b.
13, 4, 1824; 3, Caroline E., b. 29, 1, 1826, d. 17, 11, 1847, m. Francis
C. White; 4, Harriet, b. 12, 3, 1828, d. 15, 9, 1845; 5, Mary, b. 17,
6, 1830, d. 29, 3, 1838; 6, Charles H., b. 30, 6, 1834, d. 29, 3, 1838;
7, Ann M., b. 15, 2, 1837, d. 12, 9, 1856.
viii. FRANCES S., b. 1, 4, 1801; living in 1884.
ix. ANN J., b. 7, 11, 1805; d. 22, 3, 1866; m. 25, 12, 1844, Zephaniah Hunt,
of Springfield, later of Northampton, widower of her sister Mary, who
was born in Hardwick in 1794, and had: 1, Mary J., b. 3, 3, 1846, d.
25, 6, 1856; 2, C. Elizabeth, b, 1, 10, 1848, d. 23, 5, 1882, m. Forrester
E. Barnes.
x. ADALINE, b. 8, 9, 1808; m. 11th mo., 1839, Lyman Taylor, of Hardwick;
had three children.
1208.
1158. JOB,5 (Job,4 John,3 John,2
John,1) born 24, 7, 1764, in Barnstable; m. 29, 11, 1792, Mary, dau. of
Jonathan and Catharine (Avery) Fisher, of Dedham, b. 19, 10, 1772, d. 23, 4,
1849. Job went to Conway, where he carried on the business of house carpenter,
and died there. Children:
i. CATHARINE, b. 7, 11, 1794; d. 22, 7, 1803.
1266. ii. OTIS, b. 15, 11, 1796; d. 25, 7, 1843.
1267. iii. WARREN S., b. 31, 8, 1798; d. 4, 7, 1872.
1268. iv. FISHER, b. 10, 12, 1800; d. 18, 7, 1803.
v. MARIA, or Mary, b. 9, 10, 1803; d. 2, 8, 1870; m. 10, 10, 1848, Chester
Crosset, a widower, b. 25, 7, 1796, d. 1867.
vi. CATHARINE, b. 29, 12, 1805; m. 11, 11, 1847, Charles H. Adams, of
Conway, b. 25, 5, 1790, d. 27, 11, 1863.
1269. vii. JOB F., b. 26, 4, 1808; d. 28, 5, 1882.
1270. viii. JONATHAN O., b. 28, 4, 1810; d. 12, 9, 1873.
1271. ix. CHARLES J., b. 23, 5, 1814; d. 1, 5, 1869; m. 12, 9, 1838, Lucinda H.
Jones, of Hadley, b. 12, 9, 1814, and had: 1, Charles F., b. 22, 5,
1839, d. 12, 6, 1839; 2, Alice I., b. 24, 1, 1844, m. 22, 7, 1869, Avery
B. Webber, of Leominster, and died leaving two daughters. Charles
and Lucinda lived in Rochester, N. Y.
1272. x. WILLIAM M., b. 18, 5, 1817; d. 11, 9, 1874.
1209.
1158. BENJAMIN,5 (Job,4 John,3
John,2 John,1) born 18, 6, 1770, in Barnstable; m. 3, 6, 1794, in Newton,
Hephzibah Hastings, of Newton, b. 19, 3, 1770, d. 13, 2, 1843. Benjamin died in
Dover, 11, 11, 1825. He went to Boston, and after his marriage settled in
Dover, where his business was house carpentry. Children:
1273. i. BENJAMIN J., b. 25, 9, 1795; d. 9, 12, 1874.
ii. MARY, b. 24, 10, 1796; d. 11, 9, 1797.
1274. iii. GEORGE, b. 12, 7, 1798; d. 15, 5, 1823.
1275. iv. WILLIAM, b. 2, 6, 1800; d. 4, 1, 1881; m. 19, 4, 1827, Annie C. E.
Montfield, b. 5, 6, 1805, in New York. They lived in Charleston, S.
C., where they had the following children: 1, Justina, b. 22, 5, 1828;
2, Augustus, b. 27, 3, 1830, drowned about 1864, at East Lake, N. H.;
3, Mary A., b. 13, 3, 1832; 4, Benjamin W., b. 9, 2, 1834; 5, Sarah
O., b. 5, 2, 1838; 6, William M., b. 19, 2, 1840; 7, Laura, b. 23, ??
1842.
1276. v. WARREN, b. 9, 1, 1803; d. 4, 11, 1832.
vi. MARY A., b. 24, 5, 1805; d. 3d mo., 1826.
1277. vii. JOHN A., b. 20, 2, 1808; m. Harriet B. Hunnewell, of Dedham, and
moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1847, to Erie, Ill., in 1855, and in 1885
resided in Clinton, Iowa, where he was working a farm. They had:
1. Warren A., b. in Dedham; m. Jennie Lombard, of Erie, Ill. In
1885 resided in Omaha, where he was a contractor and builder. 2.
Martha H., b. in Dedham; a school teacher. 3. Harriet A., b. in
Brookline; m. W. C. Hough; was a widow in 1885. 4. Helen M.,
b. in Newton; m. C. C. Van Kuran, of Clinton, Iowa. 5. Edward
H., b. in Cincinnati; m. Inez Sage. In 1885 resided in Omaha, and
was a contractor and builder.
viii. HEPHZIBAH D., b. 4, 11, 1809; m. Daniel Lyons, and had: 1, Mary M.;
2, Ann J.; 3, Ellen M.; 4, Frances; 5, a son.
1210.
1158. SOUTHWORTH,5 (Job,4 John,3
John,2 John,1) born 29, 3, 1775, in Barnstable; m. 1st, 24, 11, 1797, Esther,
dau. of Nathan and Persis Allen, of West Brookfield, b. 18, 12, 1780, d. 12,
10, 1814; m. 2d, 13, 3, 1816, Polly, dau. of Dr. Samuel and Bethia (Avery)
Ware, of Conway, b. 5, 12, 1785, d. 11, 2, 1870, in Conway. He learned the
trade of a house carpenter with his eldest brother John, in Conway, and on
coming of age was employed in the erection of an elegant dwelling-house in West
Brookfield, by the distinguished architect Asher Benjamin, and became a
permanent resident of that town. He was an ingenious and skillful workman, and
was often called on to do jobs not entirely in the line of his trade. One of
these was to alter and fit an artificial leg, imported from England by a
neighbor; but he found it easier to make a new one, with such improvements as
gave full satisfaction to the wearer. His success became known, and during the
next forty years he was called on to furnish artificial limbs for a large
number of men and women residing in all parts of the United States, no other
person manufacturing them in this country, so far as known, for many years
after. He was a man of decided convictions, and was prompt and fearless in
defending them. As early as 1812 or 1814 he and his wife pledged each other not
to take intoxicating drinks passed around in company, or when making calls, as
was the universal custom at that time, and not long after united with a few
neighbors in forming a society for the promotion of temperance. He also had
printed at his own cost, for distribution, an edition of a tract on the subject
by the celebrated Dr. Rush. In 1816 the frame of a house for himself was raised
without rum, contrary to the universal custom of those days, a good supper with
hot coffee being substituted, to the satisfaction of most who participated.
Other large buildings were raised and wells were dug on the same plan, and the
example produced good effects on the community, notwithstanding the opposition,
not always harmless, of some rude fellows of the baser sort. Children:
1278. i. SOUTHWORTH, b. --; d. young, in Worcester.
1279. ii. SOUTHWORTH A., b. 11, 9, 1800; d. 7, 10, 1882.
iii. MARIA, b. 22, 8, 1802; d. --; m. 17, 6, 1830, William Avery, of Conway,
b. 16, 9, 1795, d. 25, 4, 1853.
iv. HARRIET, b. 6, 7, 1804; d. 9, 5, 1805.
v. HARRIET, b. 18, 3, 1806; d. --; m. 11, 3, 1845, Hezekiah, son of Monson
Perry. Lived in Conway; no children.
vi. LOUISA, b. 26, 3, 1808; d. 10, 9, 1877; m. 9, 4, 1839, Galen Carpenter,
of Worcester, b. 16, 10, 1804, in Attleborough, d. 3, 7, 1867; m. 2d,
5, 4, 1860, Dr. Henry O. Adams, of South Royalston.
1280. vii. HENRY J., b. 26, 10, 1810.
1281. viii. HARRISON O., b. 28, 1, 1813; d. 14, 2, 1872; m. 23, 11, 1845, Hannah
O. Bailey, of Amesbury, b. 23, 3, 1813. He learned the trade of a
bookbinder with his brother, in Worcester, but after attaining his majority
fitted for college, mostly at Leicester academy, pursued a full
course at Amherst college and Andover Theological Seminary, and
was for many years a useful minister of the gospel, and pastor of several
churches at different times, in Massachusetts, New Hampshire,
New York, and Pennsylvania. They had: 1. William B., b. 10, 6,
1849, in Ashland, N. Y.; m. 3, 4, 1873, Ella May, dau. of Daniel E.
and Eliza R. Jacobs, of Gowanda, N. Y., and had: 1, Karl Van
Shaack, b. 1, 10, 1874, at Kinderhook, N. Y.; 2, Harold Jacobs, b.
29, 6, 1877, at Chatham Village, N. Y. 2. Mary L., b. 29, 6, 1851, at
Amesbury; d. aged 9 years. 3. Abbie B., b. 3, 4, 1853, in Warren, N.
H., and taught school in Canada. 4. Ellen M., b. 5, 10, 1854. Harrison's
only son, William Bailey, was for several years engaged in the
printing business in Kinderhook and Chatham, N. Y., and as editor
and publisher of popular and successful newspapers in those places.
In 1885 he was manager of a monthly magazine devoted largely to
outdoor recreation, called "Outing and the Wheelman," published in
Boston, where he resides.
Children by second wife:
1282. ix. WILLIAM WARE, b. 25, 7, 1817.
1283. x. SAMUEL, b. 2, 8, 1819, d. 24, 6, 1843.
1284. xi. JOSEPH AVERY, b. 19, 2, 1821; d. --.
xii. MARY E., b. 28, 8, 1823; d. 26, 3, 1879; m. 11th mo., 1867, Edward
Smith, of Enfield; no children.
xiii. ELIZABETH S., b. 3, 4, 1826; d. 15, 9, 1855, at Cincinnati, Ohio; m. 25,
2, 1852, Rev. H. D. Perry, of Monson.
1211.
1158. TIMOTHY,5 (Job,4 John,3
John,2 John,1) born 17, 9, 1777, in Barnstable; m. 3, 2, 1802, Lydia, dau. of
Josiah Putnam, of Warren, Mass., b. 11, 8, 1778, d. 24, 4, 1847. Timothy was a
carpenter and farmer, and lived in central Massachusetts. He was killed, 5, 8,
1824, by a pair of steers he was breaking. Children:
1285. i. JOSIAH PUTNAM, b. 26, 9, 1804.
1286. ii. RUFUS, b. 7, 1, 1808.
1287. iii. WILLIAM LOVELL, b. 18, 8, 1809; d. 23, 1, 1873.
1288. iv. TIMOTHY JENKINS, b. 18, 11, 1812; d. 1, 11, 1880.
1212.
1165. JOHN,5 (John,4 Samuel,3
Jabez,2 John,1) born 9, 3, 1738; m. 1st, 25, 10, 1759, Elizabeth Lefavor, who
d. 1784; m. 2d, Elizabeth, widow of Mark Antony De Wolf. The above were born,
married, and lived and died in Bristol, R. I. John owned a large farm, and was
a man very highly esteemed. It is said he had seven sons and sons-in-law lost
at sea, or died in foreign ports. Children, probably not in order of birth:
1289. i. DANIEL, b. 11, 2, 1763; d. 15, 11, 1795.
1290. ii. NATHANIEL, b. 9, 9, 1772; d. 13, 3, 1805.
1291. iii. JOHN, b. --; d. --.
iv. LEFAVOR, b. --; d. --.
v. MARTHA; b. --; d. --.
vi. ABIGAIL, b. --; d. --.
vii. SARAH, b. --; d. --.
Child by second wife:
1292. viii. WILLIAM MARTIN, b. --; d. --.
1166. JOHN,5 (Joseph,4 Joseph,3 Jabez,2 John,1) born 31, 10,
1757, in Newport, R. I.; m. 28, 1, 1788, Mary, dau. of John and Elizabeth
Carlisle, of Providence, R. I., b. 10th mo., 1766, d. 28, 5, 1845, in
Providence. She was a great-granddaughter of James, elder brother of Benjamin
Franklin. Children:
1293. i. ALFRED, b. 26, 2, 1790; d. 4, 2, 1816, unmarried.
ii. PENELOPE, b. 19, 1, 1792; d. --; m. 19, 8, 1813, Amherst Everett.
1294. iii. BENJAMIN RUSSELL, b. 20, 10, 1793; d. in Nashville, Tenn., unmarried.
iv. JANETTE, b. 6, 10, 1801; d. 21, 3, 1865, of cancer, unmarried. Lived
and died in Providence, R. I.
v. MARY, b. 11, 8, 1805; d. --; m. 30, 12, 1831, Roland Lyman, of Easthampton,
and had son Alfred Howland.
Six other children, who died in infancy.
1216.
1166. Major BENJAMIN,5 (Joseph,4
Joseph,3 Jabez,2 John,1) born about 1768, in Newport, R. I.; m. 27, 12, 1794,
by Rev. Dr. Enos Hitchcock, Susannah, dau. of Zephaniah and Elizabeth (Eddy)
Andrews, of Providence, R. I. His mother and he moved, in 1776, to Providence,
where he was apprenticed to Grindall Reynolds, tailor. He bought his time at
the age of 21, went south for a year or two, and then returned and established
the first merchant tailor's shop in Providence. He afterwards moved to New York
city, and went into business on Maiden lane. Still later he was in Baltimore,
where he died. He held the rank of major in the Rhode Island state militia. He
was a shrewd business man, active, energetic, public spirited, and genial.
Children:
1295. i. CHARLES ANDREW, b. 16, 9, 1795; d. 23, 3, 1816, in New Orleans, La.
1296. ii. GEORGE, b. 18, 2, 1797; d. 13, 4, 1878, in Newport, R. I.; m. 3, 8, 1824,
Sarah M. Almy, of Newport, R. I., and had: 1. George W., b. 22, 2,
1825; m. in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and had a son and a daughter.
He entered West Point U. S. military academy, 1, 7, 1844, graduated,
and was made brevet 2d lieutenant U. S. mounted rifles, 1, 7, 1848,
2d lieutenant 30, 6, 1851, 1st lieutenant 3, 3, 1855, captain 14, 5,
1861, brevet major 21, 2, 1862, "for gallant and meritorious service
at the battle of Valverde, [an Indian fight,] New Mexico," and major
of the 2d cavalry, 1, 12, 1866. He commanded his regiment in the
late war, in Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, North Carolina, Arkansas,
&c., and in 1885 was on the retired list of the army. 2. Charles
A., b. 20, 5, 1831; d. --, leaving several children. 3. Sarah M., b.
3, 8, 1832; m. 10, 10, 1856, Albert Hammet. 4. Mary L., b. 4, 7,
1836; unmarried. And four other children, who died young.
iii. SUSAN ANDREWS, b. 2, 9, 1799; d. --; m. 1st, 5, 3, 1820, James Brown;
m. 2d, Peter W. Ferris, of Ferrisburgh, Vt., who d. 21, 1, 1847, aged 78.
iv. JULIETTE, b. 18, 7, 1800; d. 10, 4, 1852; m. 28, 1, 1828, Joseph A.
Scott, of Cumberland, R. I., who d. in 1865.
1297. v. EDWIN, b. 25, 12, 1802; d. 27, 4, 1875; m. Susan, dau. of Lee Langley,
and had: 1. Edwin L., b. 5, 6, 1838; d. 28, 6, 1876; m. Electa Baker;
no children. 2. Susan F., b. 22, 2, 1841; m. 24, 10, 1860, John
E. Allen, and has several children. 3. Harriet L., b. 5, 9, 1847; m.
1, 6, 1868, Charles F. Pierce, and had four children who died young.
1298. vi. JOHN, b. 3, 9, 1803; d. 1804.
1299. vii. JOHN, b. 26, 2, 1805; d. 8th mo., 1805.
1300. viii. HENRY AUGUSTUS, b. 8, 8, 1806; m. 1st, Mary A. Gardner, who d. 8,
11, 1832; m. 2d, Abby M. Balcom, of Cumberland, R. I.
1301. ix. CYRUS, b. 30, 11, 1807; d. 29, 11, 1866.
1302. x. JOHN ANDREWS, b. 2, 9, 1809.
xi. ELIZABETH EDDY, b. --; d. 28, 6, 1835; m. 20, 5, 1832, Alpheus B.
Southwick, and had one child.
1303. xii. THOMAS GRINNELL, b. 15, 10, 1815; m. 3, 4, 1842, Phebe, dau. of Daniel
Russell.
1229.
1173. JOHN,5 (Nathaniel,4
Nathaniel,3 Joseph,2 John,1) born 21, 4, 1744, in Boston; m. Jane King, of New
York. He was connected with his brother Joseph in maritime affairs, was a
practical shipmaster, and sailed chiefly from New York to the West Indies and
European ports. He was in Liverpool in 1788, in command of the brig Mary, and
the following year took command of one of his brother Joseph's vessels, the
Modesty, and sailed on a trading voyage to the coast of Africa, where he died,
October, 1789, of the coast fever. Children:
i. ANN, b. 21, 4, 1768; d. --.
ii. ABIGAIL, b. 7, 3, 1769; d. --.
1304. iii. JOHN, b. --; d. --, aged 19 years.
1305. iv. NATHANIEL, b. 27, 8, 1775; d. 7, 7, 1839
1173. JOSEPH,5 (Nathaniel,4
Nathaniel,3 Joseph,2 John,1) born 30, 9, 1749, in Boston; m. 26, 5, 1772,
Lydia, dau. of Ephraim Bill, of Norwich, Conn., where they lived, and where he
died, 11, 3, 1836. Lydia was b. 7, 7, 1753, and d. 1, 3, 1838. Joseph served
his apprenticeship with the commercial house of Benjamin Greene & Son, and
on attaining his majority went to Norwich, where he engaged in trade with the
West India islands. He was made a freeman of the city in 1773. Shortly after he
formed a partnership with Thomas Coit, under the firm of Howland & Coit,
and later with John Allyn, under the style of Howland & Allyn. In the
beginning of the present century he was in partnership with his son Joseph and
Jesse Brown. Mr. Brown conducted the business in Norwich, while the Howlands,
in 1802, had settled near New York. He still continued prominent in Norwich
affairs, however, being a director in several financial institutions, and
president of the Norwich Insurance Co. The firm of Joseph Howland & Son
were large ship owners, possessing the ship Centurion and fifteen or twenty
brigs, schooners and sloops. In 1808 he was made president of the Highland
Turnpike Co., in which position he continued until 1831, when the company was
merged into the Hudson River Railroad. Children (born in Norwich, Conn.):
i. LYDIA, b. 3, 10, 1773; d. 7, 1, 1852; m. 5, 2, 1794, Levi Coit, of Norwich,
Conn., who d. 5, 1, 1851.
ii. ABIGAIL, b. 17, 8, 1776; d. 4, 3, 1833; m. 27, 9, 1797, George W. Woolsey,
of New York, b. 14, 4, 1772, d. 15, 7, 1851.
iii. SUSAN, b. 20, 5, 1779; d. 23, 12, 1852; m. 27, 11, 1803, John Aspinwall,
of New York, who d. 6, 10, 1847. Their son William H., together
with William Edgar, son of Gardiner Greene Howland, succeeded
their uncles, S. S. & G. G. Howland, in business in New York,
under the firm of Howland & Aspinwall. He was a noted banker,
and for him Aspinwall, at the Isthmus of Panama, was named.
1306. iv. JOSEPH, b. 23, 12, 1780; d. 5, 9, 1827.
v. ELIZABETH B., b. 17, 8, 1782; d. 4, 3, 1857; m. 25, 10, 1804, George
Brinkerhoff, of New York, who d. 2, 4, 1848.
vi. HARRIET, b. 14, 9, 1784; d. 18, 4, 1856; m. 29, 1, 1821, James Roosevelt,
of New York, who d. 6, 2, 1847.
1307. vii. WILLIAM B., b. 28, 7, 1786; d. 21, 8, 1786.
1308. viii. GARDINER G., b. 4, 9, 1787; d. 11, 11, 1851.
1309. ix. NATHANIEL, b. 6, 6, 1789; d. 9, 6, 1789.
1310. x. SAMUEL S., b. 15, 8, 1790; d. 9, 2, 1853; m. 16, 12, 1818, Joanna Hone,
and had: 1. Joanna H., b. 16, 3, 1820; d. 5, 7, 1842; m. 21, 12,
1837, George B. Dorr. 2. Caroline, b. 24, 11, 1821; d. 3d mo., 1863;
m. 29, 10, 1850, Charles H. Russell. 3. John H., b. 26, 1, 1823; d.
11, 6, 1831. 4. Louisa, b. 6, 7, 1826; m. 6, 10, 1849, Hamilton Hoppin.
5. Mary A., b. 11, 8, 1830; d. 13, 5, 1853; m. 21, 10, 1851,
Alexander Van Rensselaer. 6. Emily A., b. 6, 8, 1832; m. 5, 11,
1853, Henry Chauncey, Jr. 7. Joseph, b. 3, 12, 1834; m. Eliza
Newton Woolsey. He did good service in the army in the war of
1861-65; was assistant-adjutant-general to Gen. H. W. Slocum in
1861. 8. Catharine C., b. 25, 11, 1841; m. R. Hunt.
xi. MARY A., b. 13, 3, 1792; d. 16, 3, 1866; m. 12, 5, 1817, Ezra C. Woodhull,
of New York, b. 11, 5, 1790; d. 17, 3, 1831.
1311. xii. EDWARD, b. 20, 10, 1794; d. 18, 12, 1794.
xiii. FRANCIS, b. 2, 10, 1796; d. 11, 10, 1796.
1235.
1185. LEMUEL,6 (Justus,5
Ebenezer,4 Isaac,3 John,2 John,1) born 28, 11, 1742, in Sandwich; d. 1st mo.,
1802, "aged 62 years 6 mos."? m. Abigail Hamlin, who d. 15, 2, 1832,
aged 91 years 6 mos. He was a carpenter and builder in Sandwich, where he
always lived, and where he died. Children:
1312. i. BENJAMIN, b. 23, 1, 1767, at Athens, N. Y.; m. Elizabeth Allen, and
resided in Athens. His occupation was that of mariner, and he died
at sea in 1799. He was a member of the Reformed Dutch church.
They had: 1. Susannah, b. --; d. 1797. 2. Benjamin Allen, b. 22,
2, 1793; m. 15, 3, 1811, Eunice Baker, of Athens, where they always
resided, and had a dau. Elizabeth C., b. 10, 12, 1812, who m. 15, 11,
1836, (???), and lived in Athens. 3. Ebenezer, b. --; d. 1795. 4.
James; settled in Pennsylvania. 5. Daniel; supposed to have been
killed by the Indians in 1820. 6. Lemuel.
1313. ii. NATHANIEL, b. 17, 6, 1769; d. --.
iii. BETSEY, b. 4, 10, 1773; d. --; m. Chapman Fish.
iv. ABIGAIL, b. 19, 9, 1775; d. --; m. Seth Hamlin.
v. SARAH, b. 3, 5, 1777; d. --; m. Calvin Goodspeed.
1314. vi. ELLIS, b. 10, 5, 1780; d. --.
vii. DEIDAMIA, b. 19, 9, 1782; d. --; m. Dr. Charles Goodspeed.
viii. BETHANIA, b. 15, 7, 1786; d. --; m. Ansel Fish.
1238.
1189. JOHN,6 (David,5 John,4
Isaac,3 John,2 John,1) born 24, 12, 1769, at West Barnstable; d. 8, 11, 1851;
m. 2, 1, 1798, Martha Howland, who d. 13, 4, 1841. He was a farmer, and lived
many years in the house where James Otis, the patriot, was born. His wife's
mother was the dau. of Rev. Rowland Thatcher, a prominent Orthodox clergyman,
who was for many years stationed at Wareham. Children:
i. LUCY, b. 14, 10, 1798; d. about 1880; m. Thomas Goodspeed, of Sandwich,
and had: 1, Waity; 2, Sylvia; 3, Charles W.; 4, Lucy T., m.
Thomas Harlow; 5, Henry W., m. Mercy Chadwick.
1315. ii. THOMAS, b. 12, 1, 1801; d. 1882, in Mattapoisett; m. 1st, Elsa, dau. of
Eliakim Cannon, whose wife was Mary, dau. of David Howland, of
Barnstable. Elsa d. in 1840, and Thomas m. 2d, Bathsheba Perry, of
Sandwich,--no children. At the age of 17 he learned a ship carpenter's
trade in Mattapoisett, where he lived most of his life.
1316. iii. ROWLAND, b. 10, 3, 1803; d. 5th mo., 1882, in Mattapoisett, to which
place he went at the age of 19, to learn the ship carpenter's trade.
There he and his brother built several whaleships, including the
Northern Light, Arctic, and Oliver Crocker, for New Bedford agents.
He m. Grace Noyes Eldridge, of New York, and had: 1, Delia Eldridge,
b. 12th mo., 1833, d. 11th mo., 1843; 2, Delia Eldridge, b. 8th
mo., 1846, m. 12th mo., 1867, Richard Stubbs, of Wellfleet, and has
since lived in Chelsea; 3, Edward, b. --, m. Susan Freeman, and has
lived in Brockton; 4, Grace Ellen, b. 8th mo., 1852.
1317. iv. DAVID, b. 25, 6, 1805.
v. MARTHA, b. 30, 11, 1807; d. 15, 5, 1838.
1318. vi. NATHANIEL, b. 10, 4, 1810, in Barnstable; m. Dorinda Fish, and lived
for many years in Mattapoisett, where he was a ship carpenter. In
1885 he was living in the town of Barnstable, near Marston's Mills.
They had: 1, Darius, b. --, m. Abby P., dau. of Washington Bursley,
of West Barnstable; 2, Martha, b. --, unmarried; 3, Edwin T., b. --,
and in 1885 lived near Marston's Mills with his father, unmarried; 4,
David, b. --.
1319. vii. WESTON, b. 28, 2, 1813.
viii. MARY, b. 4, 7, 1815; d. 18, 5, 1843.
1240.
1189. JOSEPH,6 (David,5 John,4
Isaac,3 John,2 John,1) ??orn --; m. 6, 2, 1805, Elizabeth Howes. His father
died ??hen he was very young, and he was placed under kind
guardianship
till he was of age, when he learned a ship carpenter's trade. In 1815 he moved
to New York state, where he engaged in farming until near his death. He was
quiet and unassuming, of unspotted character, and esteemed by all who knew him,
as a noble Christian man. Children:
i. DESIRE, b. 6, 5, 1806; m. 7, 9, 1828, Daniel Maltby.
ii. MARY C., b. 3, 12, 1808; m. 10th mo., 1839, James Maltby.
1320. iii. ZENAS, b. 19, 9, 1811; m. 17, 3, 1842, Minerva Blackman.
iv. PERSIS, b. 8, 11, 1813; m. 11th mo., 1837, Alfred Winegar.
1321. v. JOSEPH, b. 29, 6, 1816; m. 1st, 1846, Laura Ingalls; m. 2d, 25, 1, 1864,
Mary Smith.
vi. HARRIET N., b. 19, 8, 1818; m. 12th mo., 1845, Heman Barber.
vii. BETSEY G., b. 4, 6, 1821; m. 6, 6, 1843, Hulbert B. Stiles.
viii. SOPHIA, b. 17, 9, 1823; m. 5th mo., 1846, Arba Price.
1322. ix. ANDREW G., b. 7, 12, 1825; d. 3, 12, 1852.
1242.
1194. ANSEL,6 (Ansel,5 Jabez,4
Shubael,3 John,2 John,1) born 12, 12, 1772, in Barnstable; m. Mercy Nye, b. 24,
10, 1772, d. 2, 9, 1848. Children, born in West Barnstable:
1323. i. JASON, b. 11, 1, 1796; m. Annie F. Jones, b. 1, 12, 1800, and had: 1,
William C., b. 25, 12, 1823; 2, Henry W., b. 29, 3, 1826, m. 14, 7,
1850, Mary Perkins; 3, Hannah W., b. 22, 9, 1829, m. 24, 1, 1856,
Joseph H. Hamblin; 4, Charles N., b. 6, 10, 1832, d. 1837; 5, Charles
N., b. 1837.
ii. ELIZABETH, b. 5, 11, 1797; m. 14, 6, 1825, Nathan Jenkins, who d. 9,
11, 1865, and had: 1, Joseph, b. 30, 7, 1826; 2, Henry, b. 31, 3, 1828;
3, Rachel, b. 30, 7, 1832; 4, Francis, b. 9, 7, 1834; 5, Hannah A., b.
14, 7, 1836.
1324. iii. JAMES NYE, b. 20, 12, 1799; m. 1, 11, 1823, Laurana, dau. of Josiah
and Abigail Bursley, and had: 1. Josiah Bursley, b. 12, 8, 1824; d.
22, 2, 1825. 2. Pamelia Allen, b. ??, 2, 1826; d. 2, 6, 1882; m. 29, 7,
1845, Josiah Crocker, of West Barnstable, and had: 1, Georgianna
Frances, b. 22, 1, 1849, d. 26, 5, 1857; 2, Washington Bursley, b. 1,
1, 1854; 3, Warren Eben, b. 22, 4, 1858, d. 23, 5, 1878; 4, Abbie
Louise, b. 16, 4, 1860; 5, Charles Jenkins, b. 15, 2, 1863, d. 27, 5,
1864; 6, Hattie Farnsworth, b. 26, 8, 1865, d. 16, 10, 1879. 3. Abigail
Bursley, b. 10, 7, 1828; m. 14, 11, 1847, David N. Kelley, of
Barnstable, and had Carlton Francis, b. 18, 7, 1854. 4. Mercy Nye,
b. 1830; d. 1831. 5. Josiah Bursley, b. 25, 12, 1832; m. 3, 7, 1854,
Lucy Ann Shaw, of Randolph, and had: 1, Adarene Maria, b. 28, 8,
1855; 2, Minnie Frances, b. 7, 7, 1858; 3, Mary Stetson, b. 3, 4,
1860; 4, Mabel Gertrude, b. 6, 2, 1874, d. 10, 2, 1874.
iv. SARAH, b. 27, 8, 1802; d. 21, 10, 1883; m. 1st, William Crocker, b. 11th
mo., 1796, d. 18, 1, 1836; m. 2d, 25, 6, 1837, William Marston.
1325. v. ANSEL, b. 24, 5, 1805; d. 10, 5, 1863; m. Susan Bodfish.
1326. vi. SHADRACH N., b. 2, 10, 1808, in West Barnstable; m. Betsey Larkin, b.
8, 11, 1806; d. 5, 1, 1849. Had: 1. Harriet T., b. 20, 9, 1831, in
West Barnstable; d. 15, 4, 1865, in Chelsea. 2. Lucy C., b. 15, 5,
1832, in Chatham; d. 29, 1, 1835. 3. Lucy C., b. 10, 11, 1834; m.
26, 11, 1859, George C. White. 4. Mary L., b. 26, 11, 1836, in
Chatham. 5. George H., b. 12th mo., 1843, in West Barnstable.
His father's store at West Barnstable was consumed by fire, 29, 11,
1872, and he was burned to death in it. 6. Andrew T., b. 2, 7, 1846,
in West Barnstable, where he lives, and where he has been for many
years the trusted station agent of the Old Colony R. R.
vii. SOPHRONIA, b. 2, 3, 1811; d. 10, 1, 1872; m. 5, 5, 1836, Washington
Bursley, of West Barnstable, and had: 1. Sarah E., b. 3, 7, 1838;
m. 1st, 13, 2, 1862, Zeno S. Kelley, of Barnstable; m. 2d, 7, 1, 1869,
John W. B., son of Seth Parker, of West Barnstable. 2. Mercy N.,
b. 22, 9, 1840; m. 29, 11, 1863, Charles Jenkins, of West Barnstable.
3. Abbie P., b. 1, 2, 1843; m. 14, 1, 1880, Darius, son of Nathaniel
Howland, of West Barnstable. 4. Mary E., b. 20, 9, 1845; m. 16,
10, 1876, Charles H. Woods. 5. Enoch P., b. 11, 1, 1848; d. 10, 8,
1849. 6. Elvira A., b. 17, 9, 1850; m. Melvin Parker, of West Barnstable.
7. Carrie P., b. 4, 9, 1853.
1243.
1194. JABEZ,6 (Ansel,5 Jabez,4
Shubael,3 John,2 John,1) born 31, 5, 1775, in Barnstable; m. 18, 10, 1797,
Hannah, dau. of David and Mehitable (Hall) Parker, b. 24, 6, 1778, d. 30, 7,
1862. He lived and died at West Barnstable. The following tribute of respect
was paid him in a local paper:
Besides filling several local
offices, he represented his town several years in the General Court, being on
the first occasion the youngest member, and on the last, one of the oldest
members of the House. He possessed an original and active mind, and a heart
exceedingly tender and benevolent, which gave character to his religious and
political views, and made him instinctively the friend of the poor, the
suffering, and the oppressed.
Children, born in West Barnstable:
1327. i. ALBERT, b. 9, 2, 1798; d. 16, 5, 1867.
ii. LYDIA P., b. 21, 12, 1799; d. 20, 9, 1873; m. Silas Jones. The following
was contained in a newspaper notice of her decease: "A lady of
high intellectual culture, of dignified manners. She was for many
years an accepted teacher in a school for young ladies. While her
strength remained, she was associated with church and Sunday-school
as an efficient colaborer. In all her intercourse, she diffused the life
of a sweet Christian influence."
1328. iii. JABEZ, b. 18, 6, 1803; d. 8, 4, 1867.
1329. iv. JOHN S., b. 22, 12, 1804; d. 16, 4, 1845; drowned while in a fit.
v. HANNAH, b. 18, 11, 1806; m. 11, 4, 1833, Ambrose Hayward, and has
four children living, three of whom are married. Hannah was living
in Brockton in 1885.
vi. MEHITABLE, b. 17, 6, 1808; d. 10, 8, 1825.
vii. ELIZA, b. 19, 2, 1810; d. 14, 2, 1878; m. Paul J. Fish, who d. 18, 2,
1871, and had Ferdinand and Mary G., the former living in New York
and the latter in Acushnet in 1885.
1330. viii. FREEMAN, b. 11, 10, 1811; d. 31, 5, 1869; m. 1, 4, 1835, Adeline Parker,
b. 24, 3, 1813, d. 19, 2, 1883. They had a dau. Frances E., who
m. L. W. Rogers, who was a house painter in Boston for many years.
Frances and her dau. Winifred H. were living in Cambridge in 1885.
1331. ix. PARKER, b. 24, 9, 1813; d. 13, 9, 1835. Graduate of Bowdoin college.
1332. x. ROBERT, b. 22, 7, 1815; d. 16, 2, 1816.
xi. HENRIETTA, b. 11, 1, 1817; m. 2d mo., 1835, Dr. Rufus Belden, who d.
4th mo., 1870. She was living in Amherst in 1885.
xii. EMMELINE, b. 27, 2, 1819; d. 30, 7, 1873. It is said that she was a lady
of rare excellence of character and sweetness of disposition, and was
admired and loved by every one with whom she came in contact. She
possessed a delicate refinement and poetical nature, which characterized
many of her brothers and sisters. These, combined with practical
sense and judgment, made her of inestimable worth in her home.
She m. 2, 9, 1838, Frederic Parker,(*) b. 14, 6, 1815, in Barnstable,
where he d. 11, 2, 1882. They had: 1. Frederic H., b. 12, 7, 1840;
d. 19, 7, 1856, off Cape Horn. 2. Henrietta B., b. 16, 6, 1842; d. 27,
9, 1847. 3. Melvin, b. 27, 1, 1847; in 1885 had a store and was
postmaster in West Barnstable; m. 29, 5, 1873, Elvira A., dau. of
Washington Bursley, of the same place, and had son Frederick W.,
b. 11, 8, 1879. 4. Henrietta B., b. 15, 10, 1848; m. 15, 11, 1871,
Arthur W. Bacon, who in 1885 was a lawyer in Middletown, Conn.,
and had: 1, Anna H., b. 11, 8, 1872, d. 17, 8, 1873; 2, Emma H., b.
28, 9, 1874; 3, Curtis S., b. 2, 7, 1877; 4, Bertha P., b. 24, 11, 1878.
5. Howard N., b. 19, 8, 1850; m. 26, 9, 1876, Clara E. Holmes, of
Brooklyn, N. Y., and had: 1, Miriam H., b. 11, 7, 1877; 2, Annie H.,
b. 27, 3, 1879; 3, Horace, b. 6, 4, 1881. 6. Frederick, b. 15, 10,
1857; d. 3, 9, 1866.
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(*) Frederick Parker was a merchant in Boston
in early life. Later he returned to West Barnstable, |
1244.
1195. WILLIAM,6 (Zacheus,5
Jabez,4 Shubael,3 John,2 John,1) born 26, 6, 1763, in Barnstable; m. 24, 1,
1796, Aurelia, dau. of Peter and Mary (Smith) Yost,(*) who d. 19, 2,
1827. They lived in Sandwich, and later in Falmouth, where he d. 30, 11, 1824.
In Liverpool, 14, 7, 1809, he was pressed into the British service, and did not
see his family till 6, 7, 1815. Children:
1333. i. FREEMAN P., b. 3, 9, 1797; d. 10, 8, 1882.
1334. ii. CHARLES, b. 17, 10, 1799; d. 21, 10, 1799, in Sandwich, where he was
born.
1335. iii. CHARLES, b. 29, 5, 1801; m. Rosilla Phinney, of Falmouth.
iv. AURELIA YOST, b. 11, 3, 1806, in Falmouth; m. Thomas Shiverick, and
had: 1. Maria L.; m. Joel T. Packard of Brockton, a dealer in coal,
and in 1885 her mother was living with her. 2. Freeman H.; m.
Rebecca Nye, of Falmouth. He was in the army in the war of the
Rebellion, and was afterwards foreman of a shoe factory in Brockton.
He died in 1884, and Rebecca went to live with her daughter Carrie.
They had: 1, Charles H. H.; 2, Carrie, m. Andrew Dimmock, lived
in Brockton in 1885, and had a dau. Esther.
1336. v. WILLIAM H., b. 14, 6, 1816.
1252.
1199. SALMON,6 (George,5 George
G.,4 John,3 John,2 John,1) born in Barnstable or Gill, probably the latter
place; m. Wealthy Wise. He resided most, if not all his life, in Gill.
Children, perhaps not in order of birth:
i. BETSEY, b. 6, 1, 1784; d. --; m. 1st, (???) Bullard; m. 2d, Jonathan
Blake.
ii. ABIGAIL, b. --; d. --; m. Alfred Goodrich.
iii. NAOMI, b. --; d. --; m. 1st, Loring Risley; m. 2d, Otis Hastings.
1337. iv. JOHN, b. 18, 1, 1797; d. --.
1338. v. SAMUEL W., b. 6, 1, 1801; d. 1841. He was a fine looking, intelligent,
generous hearted man; was never married. He is the Don Samuel
referred to in Kendall's Santa Fe Expedition, vol. 1. He went down
through Texas into Mexico with a party of adventurers, in 1841, under
Kendall, a brother of the then U. S. postmaster-general. The party
was captured by Mexican soldiers. Don Samuel escaped, was recaptured,
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(*) Peter Yost's family lived in Falmouth. There is a house still standing in that town, built by |
and afterwards shot. Kendall writes: "Six of the guard then
stepped back a yard or two, took deliberate aim at his back, and
before the report of their muskets died away poor Howland was in
eternity. Thus fell as noble, as generous, and as brave a man as ever
walked the earth. He was a native of New Bedford, Massachusetts,
of good family, and by his gentlemanly and affable deportment had
endeared himself to every member of the expedition. In a daring
attempt to escape and reach Colonel Cooke's party, in order to give
him important information, he had been retaken after a desperate
struggle, and the life he could not lose in the heat of that struggle
was taken from him in this base and cowardly manner."
1254.
1199. SOLOMON,6 (George,5 George
G.,4 John,3 John,2 John,1) born 25, 9, 1780, in Gill; d. 2, 9, 1870; m. 11, 1,
1804, Lucinda Bullard, of Gill, b. 3, 4, 1772, d. 9, 7, 1868. They lived and
died in Bridgewater, N. Y. He was a farmer. Children:
1339. i. CHESTER, b. 6, 9, 1804; d. 29, 3, 1882; m. 30, 9, 1829, Achsa Kennedy,
who was killed, 27, 8, 1845, by the overturning of a wagon in which
she was riding; m. 2d, in 1848 or 1849, Sophronia Wade. Had:
1. Charles Wesley, b. 24, 10, 1829; m. and has one child; in 1885
was a practising physician in Newark, Mich. 2. Clark G., b. 8, 8,
1831, in Barre, N. Y.; m. Marcia Brown, and had Marcella, b. 17, 1,
1869, and Constance G., b. 12, 8, 1875, who were born in Kalamazoo,
Mich. Clark G. is a Unitarian minister, was ordained 11th mo., 1859,
and 3d mo., 1860, begun to preach in Tremont, Ill. In 1865 he became
pastor of the Unitarian church in Kalamazoo, Mich., and 1, 9,
1881, went to the Unitarian church in Lawrence, Kansas, where he
was in 1885. 3. De Witt C., b. 18, 11, 1834, in Adrian, Mich. 4.
(By 2d wife) Achsah L., b. 31, 12, 1849, in Rome, Mich. 5.
Martha L., b. 20, 1, 1852, in Hudson, Mich. 6. Sarah E., b. 5, 2,
1855. 7. George A., b. 17, 1, 1861; d. 25, 12, 1864. 8. Mary, b. 5th
mo., 1865.
ii. LUCINDA, b. 6, 12, 1806; m. 15, 1, 1829, Amos Allen, and had: 1.
Sarah J., b. 23, 11, 1829. 2. Everett E., b. 5, 5, 1833. 3. Caroline
A., b. 17, 9, 1838; d. 7, 8, 1840. 4. George H., b. 23, 8, 1842;
killed, 5, 5, 1864, in the battle of the Wilderness. He was a member
of the Sophomore class in Hamilton college, and left it to join the
146th New York Vols. One of his comrades wrote to his mother:
"It is due to the fidelity, the patriotism and the purity of his Christian
example, that a few words should be said tributary to the memory of
one whose loss we, in common with you, so deeply feel. He has
gone, but he has left to us the examples and influence of a life as pure
and irreproachable as his death was glorious. . . . If it was fortunate
for him to have died thus early, it was doubly fortunate to have
been prepared; and though no monument may ever be raised over his
remains, the influences of his life, and more than all, the eternal existence
of the great truth in the defence of which he met his death, will
form a monument to his memory, whiter than marble, more lasting
than adamant." 5. Mary A., b. 6, 11, 1844. In 1885 Mr. and Mrs.
Allen lived at Oriskany Falls, N. Y., where he was a farmer. They
had a pleasant celebration of their golden wedding in 1879.
1340. iii. ALVA, b. 3, 12, 1808; m. 3, 9, 1834, Sarah Ward, of Barre, Mass., b. 4,
4, 1818, d. 16, 3, 1883. In 1885 he was living in Albion, N. Y., where
he had been for many years. Had: 1, Ward W., b. 16, 5, 1851; 2,
Charles P., b. 21, 10, 1853; 3, Clarence A. D., b. 13, 4, 1859. In
1884 Ward was living at Stevens Point, Wis.; Charles in Albion, N.
Y.; Clarence in New London, Wis. Alva and Sarah had eight other
children, six of whom died young; two girls, Mary Ann and Sarah,
were living in 1885.
iv. MELINDA, b. 15, 11, 1810; m. 30, 10, 1833, Philip Harvey.
v. MARY, b. 19, 10, 1813; m. 29, 3, 1841, Clesson Ballard.
1341. vi. SETH, b. 27, 5, 1816, at Bridgewater, N. Y; m. 17, 12, 1840, Adaline
Munroe, and had: 1. Munroe, b. 18, 7, 1842; m. 18, 2, 1872,
Louise Blanchard, of Constantine, Mich., and had: 1, Frank, b. 27,
10, 1873; 2, Emma A., b. 25, 7, 1875; 3, Grace, b. 17, 6, 1877; 4,
Seth, b. 28, 3, 1884. Munroe had a good common school education.
He enlisted, 26, 9, 1861, in the 101st New York Vols., and served in
the Army of the Potomac. At the last battle of Bull Run he was
stunned by a Minie ball, in a bayonet charge. His brigade was
repulsed just at that moment, leaving him a prisoner of war. He
taught school in New York, New Jersey, and Michigan. After his
marriage he bought a farm in Breckenridge, Mich., on which he resided
in 1885. 2. Sarah, b. 18, 10, 1844; m. H. H. Eliott, and in
1885 lived in Brookfield, N. Y. 3. Mary L., b. 3, 9, 1847; m. Arthur
Knight, of Sauquoit, N. Y. 4. Harvey J., b. 10, 6, 1852; is a farmer
at Bridgewater, N. Y. 5. Emma A., b. 10, 1, 1858; d. 27, 12, 1874.
1342. vii. GEORGE, b. 7, 7, 1818; m. 9, 4, 1850, Louisa Savery. His occupation
is that of a carpenter and joiner, and in 1885 he resided in Rome, N. Y.,
where he had lived for many years. Had: 1. Isabelle A., b. 18, 9,
1851. 2. Willard G., b. 28, 1, 1854, at Rome, N. Y.; m. 10, 6, 1874,
at East Saginaw, Mich., Estella E. Lane, of Watertown, N. Y., and
had: 1, George Lane, b. 3, 10, 1876, at East Saginaw, Mich; 2, Fred
D. W., b. 1, 6, 1878; 3, Franklin C., b. 26, 11, 1880; 4, Harry D.,
b. 3, 7, 1883; the last three were born in St. Louis, Mich. Willard has
lived in Rome, N. Y., and East Saginaw, Mich., where his occupation
was that of clerk. In 1879 he established a baggage line business in
St. Louis, Mich., which he was conducting in 1885. 3. Caroline L., b.
26, 12, 1856; d. 15, 10, 1863. 4. Edward M., b. 12, 9, 1858; m. 19,
10, 1881, Lilian Ford, of Richfield Springs, N. Y. 5. Richard S., b.
10, 6, 1863. 6. Clesson B., b. 16, 10, 1867.
1199. CHESTER,6 (George,5 George G.,4 John,3 John,2 John,1) born
13, 6, 1783, in Gill; m. 1, 10, 1810, Sarah Whitmore, who d. 5, 5, 1855. He d.
6, 10, 1847, at the residence of his dau. Dolly Ann, in Southampton. Children:
i. SARAH W., b. 16, 9, 1812; d. 18, 2, 1837; m. 13, 11, 1830, Henry
Gridley, of Southampton, who d. 26, 1, 1850, and had a dau. Celia
A., who m. C. W. M. Smith; lived in 1885 in San Francisco, Cal.
ii. HARRIET, b. --; d. in infancy.
iii. LUCRETIA, b. 20, 6, 1819; d. 19, 1, 1882; m. William H. Avery, of Easthampton,
and had a son George H. and a daughter.
iv. DOLLY ANN, b. 13, 3, 1821; m. 1st, 16, 3, 1840, Henry Gridley, of
Southampton, and had a son Henry Howland, who in 1885 was living
in Holyoke; m. 2d, 1854, D. Dwight Whitmore, of Sunderland, and
had: 1, Daniel D., b. 23, 5, 1857; 2, Jane Dolly, b. 17, 4, 1860; 3,
Lucretia A., b. 20, 10, 1864. In 1885 they had lived for many years
in Sunderland.
1257.
1199. GEORGE,6 (George,5 George
G.,4 John,3 John,2 John,1) born 17, 12, 1788, in Gill; m. 1st, 17, 12, 1811,
Tabitha Luce, of Gill, b. 12, 11, 1789. They moved to Ontario co., N. Y., about
1819, and in the Spring of 1825 went to Albion, Orleans co., where he hired a
farm, which he afterwards bought, and on which he died, 12, 1, 1875. Tabita
died 29, 6, 1823, and he m. 2d, 24, 1, 1824, Mrs. Mary Risley. He was blind the
last thirty-eight years of his life. Children:
1343. i. PORTER L., b. 3, 3, 1813, in Gill; d. 16, 2, 1880, in Hudson, Mich.; m.
in Carlton, Mich., Emiranda Baldwin, who died in Michigan. They
had two sons and two daughters.
1344. ii. HENRY HARRISON, b. 4, 2, 1815, in Gill; m. 7, 10, 1846, Lucinda Scott,
of Vernon, Vt. He was one of the early pioneers of western New
York. His occupation has been that of farmer, and he has been
highly respected in the community where he has resided. They had:
1, Sarah H., b. 14, 7, 1850, d. 4, 9, 1859; 2, Mary H., b. 17, 2, 1853,
m. 29, 12, 1874, C. B. Gray.
1345. iii. GEORGE DEXTER, b. 8, 12, 1818, in Gill; m. Alzena Scott, b. 6, 1, 1820.
He has been a farmer in Ontario co., N. Y. They had: 1. Emmeline,
b. 14, 2, 1843; m. 7, 1, 1861, John Denney, and had: 1, Carrie;
2, Charles; 3, Thaddeus; 4, Grace. 2. Caroline M., b. 25, 5, 1846;
m. 6, 1, 1869, John Lovelace; no children. In 1885 lived near Geneva,
N. Y. 3. Henry H., b. 3, 12, 1850; m. 11, 11, 1874, Alice
Burgess, and had a son Roy B.
iv. TABITHA A., b. 19, 4, 1823, in Ontario co., N. Y.; m. 28, 10, 1847, at
her father's residence in Albion, N. Y., Gain R. Patterson, of the same
place, and had: 1. George H., b. 27, 4, 1849, in Albion, N. Y.; m.
28, 12, 1873, in Plymouth, Mich., Edith Everett; d. 14, 5, 1874, in
Plymouth, Mich. 2. Emma H., b. 15, 6, 1851, in Albion, N. Y.; m.
20, 2, 1867, in Plymouth, Mich., (???) Collins, and had Loretta
E., b. 14, 6, 1869, in Plymouth, Mich. 3. Melvin A., b. 7, 8, 1854, in
Gaines, N. Y.; m. 4, 9, 1878, in Plymouth, Mich., Phebe Eley. The
family resided in Albion until 1861, when they moved to Plymouth,
Mich., where they were living in 1885.
1258.
1200. Capt. JOHN,6 (Daniel,5
John,4 John,3 John,2 John,1) born 23, 11, 1780; m. Nancy Winsor, of Duxbury, b.
27, 12, 1788, d. 2, 9, 1856, in Boston. He was a master-mariner. Children:
i. ANN T., b. 12, 2, 1809; m. 5, 4, 1829, Nathaniel Winsor, b. 30, 6, 1809,
and had a son Justin, who in 1885 was librarian of Harvard college.
1346. ii. JOHN, b. 30, 3, 1812; d. 20, 9, 1832; killed at sea by lightning.
iii. CORDELIA M., b. 16, 12, 1813.
1347. iv. LUCIAN L., b. 25, 7, 1819; m. 1st, 4, 6, 1846, Eliza Newell, dau. of
Jonas Smith, of Barre, b. 1819, d. 1847; m. 2d, 22, 6, 1854, Ellen L.,
dau. of Seth Simmons, of Boston. In 1884 they lived in Roxbury.
Had: 1. Lucian Herbert, b. 8, 3, 1847, m. 2, 11, 1872, Mary J. Sargent,
of Dunbarton, N. H., and had Albert, b. 10, 3, 1878. 2. (By 2d
wife,) Arthur, b. 25, 8, 1858.
1348. v. JEROME, b. --; d. --.
1349. vi. JEROME F., b. 23, 2, 1827; m. Harriet, dau. of James Fowle, of Boston,
and had: 1, Ella Fessenden, b. 2, 11, 1847, in Dorchester; 2, William
H., b. 3, 12, 1856, in Duxbury, m. 16, 5, 1877, Nettie F., dau. of
George D. Cox, of Boston, b. 16, 9, 1860, in Chelsea, and had Edith
Ella, b. 16, 2, 1878, in Boston.
1262.
1206. JOHN,6 (John,5 Job,4
John,3 John,2 John,1) born 8, 6, 1789, in Conway; m. 1st, 6, 6, 1816, Nancy,
dau. of Consider Morton, of Whately, b. 8, 5, 1795, d. 2, 1, 1857;
m. 2d, Mrs.
Olive (Gorham Hall) Bates, who d. 1, 3, 1871. He died at Conway, 5, 12, 1878.
Children:
i. HARRIET N., b. 24, 6, 1817; d. 31, 5, 1840.
1350. ii. ALLEN, b. 10, 2, 1819; d. 10, 3, 1819.
1351. iii. ASA ALLEN, b. 8, 2, 1820.
1352. iv. JOHN MILLS, b. 5, 5, 1822; d. 24, 3, 1851? in Springfield; m. about
1848, Cornelia Woolworth.
1353. v. CLARK MILTON, b. 22, 3, 1824; m. 1st, 25, 11, 1852, Marietta M. Boyden,
b. 17, 4, 1828, d. 21, 3, 1871; m. 2d, Abbie R. Bruce. Children
by first wife: 1, Charles Dwight, b. 4, 1, 1854, d. 12, 9, 1860; 2, Hattie
Clark, b. 24, 5, 1857, m. 28, 7, 1880, in Hartford, Conn., Eugene
Swan; 3, Kate Boyden, b. 29, 1, 1859, m. T. S. Chandler, of Boston;
4, Emma Boyden, b. 30, 11, 1860, m. 11, 8, 1881, in Worcester, Anson
F. Cobb, of Montague; 5, Mary Dwight, b. 17, 7, 1862; 6, Fred, b.
18, 4, 1864; 7, John Frank, b. 1, 7, 1868; 8, Hubert Russell Lee, b.
20, 1, 1871.
1354. vi. DWIGHT, b. 7, 5, 1826; d. 2, 3, 1862.
vii. ELIZABETH, b. 19, 9, 1828; d. 24, 8, 1870.
1355. viii. CHARLES M., b. 25, 11, 1830; d. 10, 10, 1853.
ix. NANCY J., b. 27, 1, 1833; d. 20, 2, 1852.
1356. x. SAMUEL F., b. 21, 8, 1835; unmarried; moved to New York, where in
1885 he was a dentist.
xi. MARY M., b. 18, 3, 1839; d. 25, 8, 1857.
Most of the above children died of consumption, caused by bad location
of residence.
1263.
1206. WILLIAM AVERY,6 (John,5
Job,4 John,3 John,2 John,1) born 17, 5, 1794, in Conway; m. 9, 12, 1819,
Hannah, dau. of Consider Morton, of Whately, b. 10, 9, 1797, d. 30, 8, 1875. He
d. 24, 6, 1878, at Conway. Children:
1357. i. EDWARD, b. 28, 6, 1821; d. 24, 8, 1863.
1358. ii. WILLIAM, b. 12, 12, 1822; d. 23, 12, 1880.
1359. iii. GEORGE, b. 30, 7, 1824. He graduated at Amherst college in the class
of '50, and was a tutor in the college for several years. Later he
moved to Chicago, where he was principal of the high school for
many years, and in 1885 was superintendent of schools in that city.
1360. iv. HENRY, b. 29, 3, 1827; d. 6, 5, 1883.
1361. v. ALLEN, b. 20, 1, 1832; d. 13, 1, 1857. He was a druggist in Chicago,
where he died.
vi. ELIZA S., b. 13, 11, 1833; d. 30, 8, 1836, in Conway.
1362. vii. FRANCIS, b. 11, 6, 1836; d. 1, 4, 1838, in Conway.
1363. viii. FRANCIS, b. 3, 9, 1838. He lives on the homestead, and is a farmer.
1364. ix. WALTER M., b. 22, 7, 1840.
1208. WARREN SHOVE,6 (Job,5 Job,4 John,3 John,2 John,1) born 31,
8, 1798, in Conway; m. 17, 1, 1832, Sarah S. Wood, of Amherst, where she lived
after the death of her husband. He died 4, 7, 1872. Children, all born in
Amherst except the last:
i. MARY REBECCA, b. 23, 3, 1833.
1365. ii. JOHN WARREN, b. 14, 4, 1835; m. Irene Burnett.
iii. SARAH WOODS, b. 21, 2, 1837; m. 21, 1, 1869, George N. Jones, and
had: 1, Charles H.; 2, Harry W.; 3, Howard S.; 4, Warren H.
1366. iv. CHARLES OTIS, b. 24, 7, 1839; d. 10, 3, 1840.
v. CATHARINE FISHER, b. 13, 9, 1841.
vi. CLARA STEVENS, b. 7, 3, 1844.
vii. FANNY LUTHER, b. 7, 6, 1847.
1367. viii. CHARLES MOFFATT, b. 14, 9, 1849.
1269.
1208. JOB FISHER,6 (Job,5 Job,4
John,3 John,2 John,1) born 26, 4, 1808, in Conway; m. 30, 6, 1834, at Grosse
Isle, Mich., Emily Alvord, of Greenfield. He was living in Harlem, N. Y., in
1880; d. 28, 5, 1882. Children:
i. MARY CATHARINE, b. 6, 7, 1836; d. 27, 12, 1836; born and die?? in
Detroit, Mich.
ii. CATHARINE ELIZABETH, b. 6, 11, 1837, in Conway; d. 1, 7, 1838, in
Amherst.
1368. iii. ELIJAH ALVORD, b. 4, 5, 1839.
1369. iv. HENRY RAYMOND, b. 1, 6, 1844.
1270.
1208. JONATHAN OTIS,6 (Job,5
Job,4 John,3 John,2 John,1) born 28, 4, 1810, in Conway; m. 1st, 5, 4, 1837, in
Detroit, Mich., Sarah Ann Denio, b. 9, 10, 1818, in Batavia, N. Y., d. 15, 9,
1848, in Rochester, N. Y.; m. 2d, 22, 5, 1859, in Rochester, N. Y., Elizabeth
Farnsworth, b. 18, 11, 1823, in Boston, d. 8, 1, 1870, in Rochester, N. Y.,
where he died, 12, 9, 1873. Children by first wife:
1370. i. CHAUNCY W., b. 28, 12, 1837; d. 15, 9, 1848.
ii. HARRIET N., b. 28, 12, 1837; d. 1st mo., 1838.
1371. iii. ALBERT M., b. 23, 1, 1844.
1372. iv. CHAUNCY W., b. 13, 5, 1852.
1272.
1208. WILLIAM MILTON,6 (Job,5
Job,4 John,3 John,2 John,1) born 18, 5, 1817, in Conway; m. 10, 10, 1843,
Louisa Sophia Look, of Conway, b. 4, 11, 1815. He was engaged in the
manufacture of carriages for a while in his native town. In 1847 he moved to
Springfield with his family, where he worked as a machinist, and soon after
found an opening in Leominster, where he engaged in active business. There his
far-seeing business qualities and sterling integrity were soon known, and early
in life he became one of the leading men of the town, and held various
positions of responsibility and trust. He was public spirited, and his advice
and judgment were sought on all public enterprises. He was of a very genial
disposition, having a kind word for every one. In 1872, when the church and
society to which he belonged built a new church edifice, at a cost of
sixty-five thousand dollars, he was one of the largest contributors, and was
chosen chairman of the building committee. When the building was completed, the
church and society were more than satisfied with his management of the
enterprise. He was an earnest Christian, a model husband, and a loving father.
The memory of such a man is blessed. He died 11, 9, 1874, after a brief illness
of five days. His life may truly be said to have been a remarkably successful
one, for he commenced life in humble circumstances, and by unflinching industry
and honest dealing he rose to a position of affluence and responsibility. His
widow was living in 1885. At a meeting of the Leominster water board, held 12,
9, 1874, the following action was taken:
Resolved, That in the sudden
death of our esteemed fellow-townsman and worthy brother member and treasurer
of the Leominster water board, William M. Howland, Esq., we feel that the town
has lost a faithful public servant, this community one of the noblest works of
God, an honest man, the water board a devoted member and true friend, and that
an exemplary and loving husband and father has been taken from his deeply
bereaved family, to whom we would convey our deepest sympathy in their sorrow.
Child:
i. ELIZABETH CARVER, b. 18, 12, 1845; m. 3, 6, 1868, Clarence, son of
Timothy P. and Louisa C. Kenney, of Leominster, where they lived
in 1884, and where he was of the firm of Foster Bros. & Kenney, large
dealers in groceries, crockery, &c. Had a son William Howland, b.
22, 7, 1871.
1273.
1209. BENJAMIN JENKINS,6
(Benjamin,5 Job,4 John,3 John,2 John,1) born 25, 9, 1795; d. 9, 12, 1874, in
New York; m. 1821, Susanna, dau. of Ballard and Susanna Clark, of West
Cambridge, now Arlington, b. 15, 5, 1798, d. 8, 7, 1880. Benjamin J. was born
in a house built by his father, corner of Pleasant and Washington streets,
Boston. He was m. in Charleston, S. C., where he lived for a time, and where
his children were born. He was intensely interested in the Howland genealogy,
encouraged the writer in his efforts, and contributed largely to the headstone
erected to the memory of John Howland in Plymouth. Children:
i. EMILY, b. 15, 11, 1822. In 1885 was living in Philadelphia, Pa., unm.
ii. MATILDA, b. 23, 5, 1824; d. 1876; m. Prof. William Channing Russell,
of Columbia, Antioch, and Cornell universities.
1373. iii. WILLIAM E., b. 30, 1, 1826; m. 1st, Ellen Fisher, of Charleston, S. C.,
and had a son Benjamin Jenkins, who in 1884 was a cotton merchant
in Memphis, Tenn.; m. 2d, Elizabeth Kiddell, of Charleston, S. C.,
and had several children, only one of whom, William E., of Memphis,
Tenn., was living in 1885. William E., Sr., was in the rebel army
during the whole war. This is only the second Howland I have heard
of who was in arms against the U. S. government in the war of the
Rebellion.
iv. LOUISA, b. 22, 10, 1827; m. Woodbridge Hudson, of New York city.
1374. v. FRANCIS, b. 8, 2, 1830; m. 30, 9, 1854, Frances W., dau. of the late
Judge Seth Ames, of Mass., and g. d. of Fisher Ames; no children.
1375. vi. EDWARD, b. 15, 9, 1832; m. in London, Eng., Marie Stephens; no
children. He was graduated at Harvard College in 1853, and has
since devoted much of his time to literary pursuits. His name frequently
appears in the index to Harper's Magazine. In 1885 was
living in Hammonton, N. J.
vii. CORNELIA, b. 20, 8, 1834.
1376. viii. HORACE, b. 10, 12, 1836; d. 12, 9, 1838.
1377. ix. HORACE, b. 24, 7, 1839; m. 29, 9, 1863, Helen C., dau. of Lewis H.
Morris, of New York, and had: 1, Caroline E., b. 19, 7, 1864; 2,
Francis H., b. 16, 1, 1868. In 1884 he was connected with a publication
called The Keystone, in New York city.
x. HELEN, b. 18, 2, 1842; m. Edmund Wetmore, of New York city.
1274.
1209. GEORGE,6 (Benjamin,5 Job,4
John,3 John,2 John,1) born 12, 7, 1798, in Boston; m. 15, 5, 1823, Caroline
Hay, b. 4, 1, 1801, in Boston. He lived in Boston, where he was a large dealer
in lard, oil, &c. He was a man of uprightness and the strictest business
integrity. He was for many years deacon of the Harvard Street church, Boston.
Children, all born in Boston except the youngest:
i. CAROLINE M., b. 7, 2, 1824.
1378. ii. GEORGE H., b. 26, 3, 1826; d. 7, 8, 1882, in Kennebunkport, Me.; m.
3, 5, 1854, Clara Burleigh Ewer, and had: 1, Clara Frances, b. 10, 2,
1859; 2, Addie Maria, b. 2, 10, 1862. He lived in or near Boston
nearly all his life, and was for many years a member of the firm of
Ripley, Howland & Co., manufacturing jewelers, of Boston and New
York.
iii. MARY A., b. 26, 3, 1826; d. 1859, in Needham.
iv. ELLEN M., b. 16, 11, 1828; m. Daniel F. Gould.
v. REBECCA G., b. 27, 9, 1836. In 1885 was living at 758 Dudley street,
Dorchester.
1279.
1210. SOUTHWORTH ALLEN,6
(Southworth,5 Job,4 John,3 John,2 John,1) b. 11, 9, 1800; m. 30, 9, 1823,
Esther, dau. of Capt. William and Betsey (Barnes) Allen, of Plymouth, b. 13, 7,
1801, d. 14, 4, 1860, in Worcester, where he d. 7, 10, 1882. He was born in
West Brookfield, learned the bookbinder's trade of Joseph Avery in Plymouth,
and in the Fall of 1821 went to Worcester, where he went into the bookbindery
and retail book trade, in the firm of Dorr & Howland, until 1842. From this
time until 1852 he was in the same business alone. At the latter date he went
into the insurance business, in which
he continued until his health failed. An obituary of him says:
He was an active and useful
citizen, an energetic worker, charitable and kind to all; a man who loved his
home, and the church, at which he was a constant attendant; a diligent student
and reader of the Bible.
Children:
1379. i. SOUTHWORTH ALLEN, b. 5, 7, 1826; d. 29, 3, 1828.
ii. ESTHER ALLEN, b. 17, 8, 1828; unmarried.
1380. iii. CHARLES ALLEN, b. 4, 9, 1829.
1381. iv. EDWARD PAYSON, b. 6, 4, 1834; m. Elizabeth Holden, of Quincy, who
d. 6, 8, 1875. He has been for a number of years actively engaged
in the insurance business, and in 1885 resided in Quincy.
1382. v. WILLIAM OTIS, b. 27, 3, 1838; m. 23, 6, 1870, Ella F., dau. of Isaac
Shepard, and had: 1, Shepard, b. 29, 3, 1871, in Quincy; 2, Allen
Shepard, b. at Swatow, China; 3, Jehala Shepard, b. in Worcester.
1280.
1210. HENRY JENKINS,6
(Southworth,5 Job,4 John,3 John,2 John,1) born 26, 10, 1810, in West
Brookfield; m. 29, 11, 1832, Ellen Maria, wid. of Horace H. Smith, and dau. of
Phineas and Nancy Dow, of Boston, b. 5, 11, 1810. She m. 24, 4, 1828, H. H.
Smith, who d. 14, 10, 1829, and had Anna Maria, b. 29, 4, 1829, who m. 29, 11,
1852, Samuel D. Clark, b. 4, 7, 1826, at Sanbornton, N. H. Henry J. served an
apprenticeship of seven years to the printing business, in the office of the
Boston Post; went to Worcester in 1831, and purchased a half interest in a
printing office. This he subsequently sold to his brother, S. A. Howland, and
he returned to Boston, where he had charge of the Massachusetts Sunday School
Depository for a year. In July, 1835, he again went into the printing business,
where he remained in 1885. He has printed many popular works, besides a number
of papers. He was for three years a member of the Sunday school committee of
Worcester, and one year was secretary of the board. He has been secretary of
the Worcester Baptist Sunday School Association, excepting one year when
illness prevented his serving,
from 1835 to
1885. Previous to 1830 he wrote and published a book of "Lessons for
Infant Sabbath Schools, with a Plan for Conducting an Infant Class." So
far as known, this is the first lesson-book for such schools ever published.(*)
He has served for many years as parish clerk of the First and Main Street
Baptist societies of Worcester. He has served in the common council of the same
city, and held other positions of public trust. A sketch of his life, in
"Reminiscences of Worcester," closes as follows: "Having
finished his threescore years, Mr. Howland shows no signs of decline in
physical or intellectual vigor, but exhibits the strength and robust vigor of
his best days. He is an earnest Christian laborer, especially in the
Sunday-school work." Children:
i. HARRIET L., b. 6, 11, 1833; m. 6, 12, 1860, David Whitney of Auburn,
who d. 2d mo., 1883, at Bolton. They had: 1, Frederick, b. 25, 9,
1861, d. 12, 11, 1861; 2, Henry H., b. 5, 9, 1862; 3, Fanny Louise,
b. 29, 6, 1867. The family resided in Auburn.
ii. CAROLINE D., b. 16, 7, 1836; d. 21, 6, 1840.
iii. FRANCES E., b. 7, 9, 1838. She resides with her parents. She is a
skillful artist, having successfully taught all varieties of drawing and
painting in the Maplewood Institute at Pittsfield, till her health failed.
She has since, however, painted many fine portraits and landscapes.
iv. HENRIETTA, b. 15, 10, 1840; m. 6, 2, 1861, Henry D. Ward, b. 22, 2,
1833, at Fryeburg, Me., and had a dau. who d. aged 12 years 9 mos.
v. SARAH W., b. 1, 8, 1843; m. 11, 1, 1866, Henry, son of George W. and
Olive J. Gould, b. 6, 10, 1845. They lived in Worcester, Allston, and
Lynn, and had: 1, Charles W., b. 1866; 2, Grace I., b. 1871; 3,
Walter H., b. 26, 2, 1873.
vi. MARY CARVER, b. 17, 2, 1846; m. 28, 6, 1871, Cyrus H. Lang, of Springfield,
and had: 1, Edith L., b. 9, 3, 1875; 2, Helen M., b. 26, 11, 1877.
1383. vii. HORACE H., b. 7, 6, 1850; d. 21, 8, 1851, in Sandwich.
1282.
1210. WILLIAM WARE,6
(Southworth,5 Job,4 John,3 John,2 John,1) born 25, 2, 1817, in West Brookfield;
m. 14, 10, 1845, Susan Reed, of Heath, b. 2, 10, 1819. He
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(*) See Cathcart's Baptist Encyclop‘dia, page
112. |
served a partial apprenticeship
at printing with Messrs. G. & C. Merriam, in Springfield, and afterwards
pursued a full course of study at Amherst college, then a course at a
theological seminary. Soon after his marriage, he and his wife, under the charge
of the A. B. C. F. M., went as missionaries to Ceylon, where they have since
labored usefully and successfully, excepting a few years' residence in this
country, to which they came on account of failing health in 1857. In June,
1862, they returned to their mission field with improved health, and resumed
their missionary labors, which they still (1884) continue. On their return to
Ceylon they left to complete their education in this country their oldest five
children, four of whom are now missionaries of the A. B. C. F. M., two in
Ceylon, one in Madura, and one in Mexico. Children:
1384. i. WILLIAM SOUTHWORTH, b. 8, 7, 1846, in Jaffna, Ceylon; m. 19, 6, 1873,
Mary Louisa, dau. of Charles Carpenter, of Monson, and had two
children. He fitted for college at Monson Academy, graduated at
Amherst college in 1870, studied at Andover Theological Seminary
from 1870 to 1873, was ordained at Conway 7, 5, 1873, and since 1875
has been a missionary of the A. B. C. F. M. at Mandapasalai, Madura
district, South India.
1385. ii. SAMUEL WHITTLESEY, b. 4, 3, 1848, in Jaffna, Ceylon, India. He fitted
for college at Conway, and at Williston seminary, Easthampton, and
in 1870 was graduated at Amherst college. He studied at Union
Theological Seminary from 1870 to 1873, was ordained 7, 5, 1873, at
Conway, and was accepted as a missionary of the A. B. C. F. M. to
Oodoopitting, Ceylon, India. He m. 29, 4, 1873, Mary E., dau. of
William Richardson, of Brooklyn, N. Y.
iii. SUSAN R., b. 15, 11, 1849, in Ceylon, India.
1386. iv. EDWARD HITCHCOCK, b. 15, 4, 1851, in Ceylon, India; m. Maria Phinney,
of Ware. In 1884 he was a successful florist in Easthampton.
1387. v. JOHN, b. 13, 3, 1854, in Ceylon, India; m. 9, 8, 1822. I am informed
that he was a graduate of Amherst college.
1388. vi. DANIEL POOR, b. 7, 11, 1856, in Conway, where he d. 14, 8, 1858.
1389. vii. HENRY MARTYN, b. 21, 12, 1858, in Conway; m. 1882, at Northampton,
Eliza, dau. of Rev. Hezekiah and Eliza S. Perry, of Conway. He
graduated at Amherst college in 1882.
1390. viii. DAVID BRAINARD, b. 8, 5, 1861, at Conway. He graduated at Amherst
college in 1881; has engaged in teaching in East Greenwich (R. I.)
academy and in Northampton.
1284.
1210. JOSEPH AVERY,6
(Southworth,5 Job,4 John,3 John,2 John,1) born 19, 2, 1821; m. 20, 4, 1847,
Adaline, dau. of Josiah Henshaw, of West Brookfield, where she was born. In
1883 they were living in Worcester. Children:
i. ABBIE CAROLINE, b. 23, 11, 1848; d. 22, 11, 1883; m. 20, 1, 1875, Herman
C. Stillwell, of Providence, R. I., and had a dau. Mary, b. 6th
mo., 1879.
1391. ii. ARTHUR HENSHAW, b. 6, 9, 1852; m. 1, 10, 1873, Abbie E., dau. of W.
F. Ellis, of Ashland; no children. He is a civil engineer by profession,
and had charge of building the extension of the railroad in New
Bedford, &c. In 1885 he lived in Indian Orchard.
1285.
1211. JOSIAH PUTNAM,6 (Timothy,5
Job,4 John,3 John,2 John,1) born 26, 9, 1804, in Barre; m. 29, 1, 1829, Martha
A., dau. of Bryan H. Hervey, b. 2, 3, 1807, in Bridgewater, d. 1, 5, 1881, in
Barre. Children:
i. MARTHA, b. 10, 5, 1830; m. 23, 2, 1853, A. L. Calder, druggist, of Providence,
R. I.
1392. ii. JOSIAH P., b. 19, 1, 1837; m. 31, 10, 1869, in Boston, Mary, dau. of Benoni
Taylor, of Wilmington, Vt.; no issue. He is a florist in Philadelphia,
Penn.
1393. iii. WILLIAM O., b. 27, 7, 1838; d. 24, 3, 1839.
1286.
1211. RUFUS,6 (Timothy,5 Job,4
John,3 John,2 John,1) born 7, 1, 1808, in Barre; m. 4, 3, 1851, Mary Bardwell,
b. 15, 10, 1821. He is a druggist and a prominent citizen in Greenfield.
Children:
i. MARY P., b. 4, 8, 1852; d. 16, 12, 1868.
1394. ii. WILLIAM R., b. 1, 5, 1855; d. 25, 10, 1856.
iii. ABBY B., b. 15, 7, 1857; d. 29, 8, 1875.
1395. iv. WILLIAM R., b. 24, 10, 1860.
v. LIZZIE J., b. 19, 7, 1863.
1211. TIMOTHY JENKINS,6
(Timothy,5 Job,4 John,3 John,2 John,1) born 18, 11, 1812, in Barre; m. 1st, 8,
4, 1835, Ann J., dau. of Perry Johnson, b. 20, 7, 1814, d. 16, 11, 1853; m. 2d,
2, 2, 1854, Ruth A., dau. of Isaac and Nancy Gibson, and wid. of E. H. Howe, of
Winchendon, b. in 1820. Timothy J. d. 1, 11, 1880. His occupation was house
painter. Children:
i. JANE E., b. 11, 3, 1836; d. 12, 3, 1836.
1396. ii. JAMES A., b. 19, 6, 1838, in Barre; d. 8, 4, 1882. He learned the drug
business.
1397. iii. FREDERIC P., b. 8, 10, 1846, in Barre; m. 7, 4, 1875, Emma M. O'Brien,
and had son Frederick Jarvis, b. 3, 9, 1883. At the age of 15 he entered
the drug store of E. Bigelow, Springfield, with whom he remained
five years, and then went into the business for himself in New York
city. Later he accepted the management of one of the largest drug
stores in Brooklyn, N. Y., where he was in 1885.
1289.
1212. Capt. DANIEL,6 (John,5
John,4 Samuel,3 Jabez,2 John,1) born 11, 2, 1763, in Bristol, R. I.; d. 15, 11,
1795; m. 22, 10, 1786, in Bristol, Rebecca Waldron, b. 16, 1, 1766, in Bristol,
d. 8, 9, 1819, in St. Charles, Mo. Capt. Daniel was part owner and commander of
a vessel which made foreign voyages, and he died at Gambia river, Africa. His
widow and children moved to Vermont, where she m. (???) Bailey, and the family
afterwards settled in Missouri. Children, b. in Bristol, R. I.:
1398. i. SAMUEL, b. 9, 7, 1788; d. --, in St. Charles, Mo.; m. 1st, 1809, in Barre,
Vt., Polly Waters; m. 2d, Lavinia Smith, of Missouri.
ii. ABIGAIL, b. 21, 4, 1790; m. 1807, in Barre, Vt., John Farwell.
1399. iii. DANIEL, b. 21, 10, 1794; d. 12, 7, 1874, in Brooklyn, Mich.; m. 4, 7,
1821, in St. Charles, Mo., Gulinda Hayes, b. 4, 7, 1799, in Marcellus,
N. Y., d. 2, 2, 1876, in Brooklyn, Mich. Had: 1. Lucretia J., b. 6,
4, 1822, at St. Charles, Mo.; m. 24, 7, 1845, at Brooklyn, Mich., James
Young, b. 12, 2, 1806, at Silver Springs, Penn., d. 21, 11, 1863, at St.
Louis, Mo., and had: 1, Howard A., b. 24, 5, 1846; 2, Genio S., b.
2, 9, 1848, d. 2, 9, 1850, at Charlotte, Mich.; 3, Harold E., b. 13, 9,
1850, m. 8, 10, 1872, in Brooklyn, Mich., and had, 1, Harold C., b. 30, 8,
1876, 2, Percy B., b. 24, 8, 1878; 4, Edward, b. 22, 2, 1853, m. 6, 11,
1877, Carrie Chidsey, of Joliet, Ill., where she was b. 7, 4, 1859, and
had, 1, Frank W., b. 21, 9, 1879, 2, Arthur L., b. 19, 12, 1882, 3, Jessie
M., b. 4, 5, 1884; 5, George P., b. 17, 2, 1855, m. 6, 1, 1879, in Brooklyn,
Mich., Mary Boneman, b. 24, 5, 1859, in Batavia, N. Y., and had
Homer J., b. 26, 9, 1880; 6, Ellen G., b. 28, 6, 1859. The above
children of James and Lucretia were born in Brooklyn, Mich. 2.
Ellen A., b. 6, 7, 1828, in Bristol, N. Y.; m. 4, 4, 1850, in Brooklyn,
Mich., Lambert Southworth, and had: 1, Mary E., b. 1, 5, 1851, in
Albion, Mich.; 2, Harry A., b. 1843, in New York. 3. Guy F., b. 20,
3, 1830, at Bristol, N. Y., m. 30, 8, 1871, in Hudson, Mich., Ruth
Miner, b. 26, 6, 1844, in that place, and had Mabel, b. 24, 11, 1875,
in Brooklyn, Mich. 4. Elizabeth A., b. 6, 1, 1832, in Bristol, N. Y.
5. George W., b. 15, 11, 1833, in Bristol, N. Y.; m. 6, 10, 1874, in
Washington, D. C., Vinnie M. Francis, b. 29, 4, 1851, in Bristol, Eng.
6. Emlie H., b. 20, 3, 1836, at Ann Arbor, Mich.; m. 4, 5, 1863, at
Brooklyn, Mich., Henry C. Clark, b. 1, 5, 1834, at Monroe, Mich., and
had: 1, Robert, b. 1, 10, 1866; 2, Charles H., b. 11, 9, 1868. 7.
Edward P., b. 25, 2, 1838, at Brooklyn, Mich., where he died 22, 2,
1853. 8. Gulinda C., b. 16, 7, 1841, at Cambridge, Mich.; d. 8, 10,
1842, at Brooklyn, Mich.
1290.
1212. Capt. NATHANIEL,6 (John,5
John,4 Samuel,3 Jabez,2 John,1) born 9, 9, 1772; m. 27, 9, 1791, Hannah Peck,
b. 8, 2, 1773, d. 7, 7, 1819, at Bristol, R. I. He was a master-mariner, and
died at sea on his passage from Africa to Havana. Children:
1400. i. JOHN, b. 12, 7, 1798, at Bristol, R. I.; d. 13, 8, 1824, of cholera, in
Buffalo, N. Y.
1401. ii. NATHANIEL, b. 15, 6, 1800; d. 6, 8, 1854, at Roscoe, Ill.
1402. iii. FREDERICK, b. 23, 12, 1804; d. 22, 8, 1865, in Greene, Trumbull co.,
Ohio. He left no family except a widow, b. 29, 4, 1810, who m. in
Batavia, N. Y., James C. Miller, of Johnstown, N. Y., b. 2, 10, 1833.
1300.
1216. HENRY A.,6 (Benjamin,5
Joseph,4 Joseph,3 Jabez,2 John,1) born 8, 8, 1806; m. 1st, Mary A. Gardner; m.
2d, Abbie M. Balcom, of Cumberland, R. I. He was an earnest worker in the cause
of temperance, and an unyielding abolitionist. He served in the common council
of Providence, R. I., was for many years a trustee of the state reform school
in that city, and was much devoted to the interest of public school education.
Children:
i. MARY A., b. 9, 2, 1831; m. 1, 10, 1851, Charles Snow, and had: 1,
Martha; 2, Henry; 3, Fred; 4, Charles. Martha m. W. J. Sinclair,
and had Henry H. and Fred. W.
ii. SUSAN A., b. 27, 10, 1832; d. 27, 11, 1856; m. 9, 1, 1856, Everett Balcom.
1403. iii. HENRY B., b. --; m. Charlotte Sweatman, and had Henry A., b. 10, 4,
1861, in Utica, N. Y. Henry A. went to Providence, R. I., at a very
early age, and lived in the family of his grandfather Henry A. He
was graduated at the Providence high school, 1, 10, 1878, and at the
age of 17 entered the U. S. naval academy at Annapolis, Md., as a
cadet engineer, by competitive examination. He graduated there, 9,
6, 1882, and the following September was ordered to the U. S. S.
Iroquois, of the Pacific squadron. He was on duty there until the
middle of 1884, when he retired from the service, and has since been
engaged on the local staff of the Providence (R. I.) Journal.
iv. CLARA B., b. 14, 1, 1840; m. 2, 5, 1876, James M. Sawin.
v. IDA A., b. 4, 3, 1842; d. young.
vi. IDA A., b. 22, 4, 1844. In 1885 was living in Providence, R. I.
1404. vii. CYRUS A., b. 16, 9, 1846. In 1884 he was of the firm of W. A. Robinson
& Co., Providence, R. I., and New Bedford, Mass., dealers in whale
oil, etc., and lived in the former city.
1302.
1216. JOHN ANDREWS,6 (Benjamin,5
Joseph,4 Joseph,3 Jabez,2 John,1) born 2, 9, 1809, in Providence, R. I.; m. 16,
2, 1836, Emily, dau. of Joshua Langley, who d. 10, 2, 1875, in Providence, R.
I., aged 62 years 3 months 21 days. Children:
i, ii, iii, iv. Died in infancy.
1405. v. JOHN, b. 4, 6, 1840; m. 12, 12, 1861, Elizabeth A. Brown, and had John
and Nancy.
vi. BETHIAH THATCHER, b. 29, 12, 1841; d. 16, 11, 1873; m. 24, 9, 1867,
Nathaniel Wheaton, who d. 13, 5, 1876.
vii. EMILY, b. 17, 8, 1843; d. 8, 11, 1843.
viii. EMILY LANGLEY, b. 19, 10, 1844; m. 12, 6, 1876, Edward S. Aldrich.
1406. ix. JOSHUA LANGLEY, b. 12, 11, 1846; d. 14, 5, 1849.
x. SOPHIA, b. 19, 9, 1848; m. 9, 6, 1868, Clarence H. Guild.
1407. xi. CARVER, b. 10, 10, 1850, in Providence, R. I., where he was educated in
the public schools, and graduated from the high school in 1869. He
was in Brown university from this time till 1872, when he received an
appointment, by competitive examination, to the U. S. military academy
at West Point. He was graduated in 1876, and was commissioned
and assigned to the 4th U. S. infantry. He served continuously with
this regiment in the West till August, 1883, since which time he has
been on duty as professor of modern languages at the West Point
academy.
1408. xii. JOSHUA LANGLEY, b. 29, 10, 1852; unmarried.
xiii. ELIZABETH, b. 7, 10, 1854.
xiv. SUSAN ANDREWS, b. 12, 2, 1858; m. 14, 6, 1883, by Rev. T. E. Brown,
George H. Gurney.
1305.
1229. NATHANIEL,6 (John,5
Nathaniel,4 Nathaniel,3 Joseph,2 John,1) born 27, 8, 1775; m. 1st, 1798,
Elizabeth, dau. of Joseph and Elizabeth Coit, b. 1777, in Hartford, Conn.; m.
2d, Elizabeth, dau. of Charles Sheldon, b. 1785, d. 30, 7, 1862. Nathaniel was
left an orphan at an early age, and was taken into the family of his uncle
Joseph, in Norwich, Conn. He was brought up to the trade of ropemaker, and
commenced manufacturing in 1796. He continued this business many years, aided
by the means and influence of his uncle, and in 1806 had so far overcome the
prejudice attendant on native manufactures that the secretary of the navy, in
that year, engaged to take all the duck he could manufacture. When his cousin
Gardiner Howland established himself in New York city, they did considerable
business together. About 1810 Nathaniel moved to Brook lyn, Long Island, where
he became a large landowner. Children:
i. JANE KING, b. --; d. 8, 8, 1849.
ii. ABBIE WOOLSEY, b. 1800; d. 25, 2, 1872; m. 8, 6, 1824, Rev. D. W.
Lathrop.
1409. iii. GEORGE SNOWDEN, b. --; d. 20, 9, 1866; m. 1st, 1834, Elmena, dau. of
Rev. Samuel P. Williams, who d. 27, 9, 1855; m. 2d, 2, 7, 1860, widow
Florence (Little) King. Had: 1, Julia Chester, b. 7, 5, 1835, d. 7, 9,
1849; 2, Joseph Coit, b. 1842, d. 1852; 3, George Snowden, b. 1846,
d. 1855; 4, John Snowden, b. 23, 1, 1851; 5, (by 2d wife,) Marian,
b. 26, 4, 1862; 6, George Snowden, b. 12, 2, 1865.
iv. SUSAN, b. --; d. --, unmarried.
v. ELIZABETH COIT, b. --; d. 11, 2, 1858; m. 1834, Charles Goodwin.
vi. LUCY PERKINS, b. --; d. 29, 7, 1818.
vii. ALICE GODDARD, b. --; m. 1838, David Cresson.
1410. viii. CHARLES SEHLDON, b. --; d. 17, 7, 1816.
ix. FRANCES NOYES, b. --; m. 5, 2, 1852, William Leffingwell.
1308.
1230. GARDINER GREENE,6
(Joseph,5 Nathaniel,4 Nathaniel,3 Joseph,2 John,1) born 4, 9, 1787, in Norwich,
Conn.; m. 1st, 16, 12, 1812, Louisa, dau. of William Edgar, b. 14, 10, 1789, d.
11, 8, 1826; m. 2d, 17, 7, 1829, Louisa, dau. of Jonathan Meredith, of
Baltimore, Md., b. 9, 11, 1810. As early as 1806 his father trusted him with
the almost entire charge of his complicated affairs, which occupied his entire
attention until 1809, when he went into business on his own account as a
commission merchant, dealing with the West Indies principally. This business
gradually increased in importance, and in 1816 he took into partnership his
younger brother Samuel, and formed the firm of G. G. & S. Howland. The
brothers enjoyed excellent credit, the accompaniment of enterprise and
integrity, and extended their commercial operations to the various quarters of
the globe, where the prospects of trade promised favorable returns. The eminent
skill and ability which the senior partner displayed in sustaining the credit
of the house at times of peril, which carried down many merchants of more
experience, cannot fail to be remembered by those who can recall the periods
which saw the downfall of the most distinguished merchants of New York but left
the Howlands unscathed. G. G. & S. Howland continued until 1834, when they
retired and became special partners in the house of Howland & Aspinwall.
The subject of this sketch was for many years a prominent director of that
pioneer financial institution, the old Bank of New York, which has always been
one of the best managed and most honorable institutions in America. He was also
connected with insurance and many other associations
of commercial facilities, and
also with many charitable and other useful institutions. But the great
enterprise which remains as a monument to his memory, and could not have gone
into operation at the time it was commenced without his most efficient and
valuable aid and exertions, is the Hudson River railroad. No work of that day,
of such magnitude and expense, has been carried through in the same space of
time; and in the great task of obtaining the large subscriptions and loans
necessary for the purpose, none were so influential and effective as Mr.
Howland. Nor did he rest satisfied with subscribing largely from his own means
and interesting his friends to do likewise, but he continued an active director
in the board, sharing in its labors until the work was accomplished, and this
important avenue open to New York from the interior. Few of our merchants have
been favored with a longer or more honorable and prosperous career than Mr.
Howland, and he left behind him a fame as a good and useful citizen, of more
value than the wealth which his family inherited from the result of his
commercial enterprise. Children:
1411. i. WILLIAM EDGAR, b. 26, 11, 1813; m. 1st, Annie Coggswell; m. 2d,
Hortense La Pereire. Had: 1, Louis Meredith, b. 4, 11, 1855, m. 18,
12, 1883, Virginia Lee, dau. of Frederick N. and Elizabeth B. Lawrence,
b. 1864; 2, Reine Maria Antoinette, b. --.
ii. ANN ANNABELLA EDGAR, b. 22, 7, 1815; m. 31, 3, 1838, Rufus Leavitt,
b. 4, 4, 1795, d. 27, 1, 1865.
iii. ABBIE WOOLSEY, b. 11, 11, 1817; d. 14, 1, 1851 or 1858; m. 12, 6, 1838,
Fred H. Wolcott.
1412. iv. ROBERT SHAW, b. 11, 9, 1820; m. 16, 1, 1853, Mary E. W. Woolsey,
who d. 11, 1, 1864. Had: 1, Mary Woolsey, b. 16, 7, 1854, m. James
R. Soley; 2, Eliza Newton, b. 15, 8, 1856; 3, Abbie Roberta, b. 24,
7, 1859; 4, Una Felicia, b. 20, 11, 1860, d. 1874; 5, Georgianna, b.
24, 5, 1862.
v. MARIA LOUISA, b. 25, 4, 1825; m. 1st, 14, 11, 1844, James Brown, who
d. 3, 7, 1847; m. 2d, 11, 12, 1877, James (???).
Children by second wife:
vi. REBECCA BRIEN, b. 15, 1, 1831; d. 21, 8, 1876; m. James Roosevelt.
1413. vii. MEREDITH, b. 31, 3, 1833; m. Adelaide, dau. of Daniel Torrence, b. 14,
12, 1849.
1414. viii. GARDINER GREENE, b. 22, 7, 1834; m. 25, 11, 1856, Mary Grafton Dulany.
Had: 1, Gardiner Greene, b. 16, 10, 1857; 2, Dulany, b. 27, 6,
1859; 3, Meredith, b. 18, 5, 1862; 4, Maud, b. 17, 12, 1866.
ix. JOANNA HONE, b. 13, 7, 1842; m. 28, 4, 1863, Irving Grinnell.
x. EMMA MEREDITH, b. 22, 2, 1847; d. 8, 8, 1849.
1415. xi. SAMUEL SHAW, b. 28, 8, 1849; m. 18, 9, 1876, Rebecca, dau. of August
Belmont.
1313.
1235. NATHANIEL,7 (Lemuel,6
Justus,5 Ebenezer,4 Isaac,3 John,2 John,1) born 17, 6, 1769, in Sandwich; m.
11, 1, 1792, Mercy Fish, b. 12, 1, 1772. They moved, 5, 7, 1801, to Athens, N.
Y., where he carried on the business of house building, and died 6, 3, 1831.
Their first four children were born in Sandwich, and the other five in Athens,
N. Y. Children:
1416. i. JUSIUS, b. 31, 8, 1793; b. 15, 9, 1862.
1417. ii. WATSON, b. 15, 7, 1795; d. --.
iii. SUSANNA Y., b. 11, 12, 1797; d. 6, 2, 1841; m. George Evart, of Athens,
N. Y., and had: 1, George; 2, Warren; 3, Daniel; 4, Darius.
iv. SABRA J., b. 27, 8, 1800; m. Gabriel Turner, of Athens, N. Y., and had:
1, Clarissa M.; 2, Jane E.; 3, Frances W.; 4, Malcomb; 5, Sally;
6, Nathaniel. They lived at one time in Newark, N. Y.
v. SALLY ANN, b. 10, 4, 1804. Lived and died in Athens, N. Y. She was
a member of the Baptist church.
1418. vi. DARIUS, b. 13, 7, 1806.
1419. vii. GEORGE W., b. 9, 5, 1808; m. 1st mo., 1833, Margaret (???), of Cairo,
N. Y., and had: 1, Sarah A., d. 5, 11, 1835; 2, Harriet, m. J. H. De
Witt, and lived in New York city; 3, George W., d. 3, 11, 1837. His
occupation was that of a pilot on the Hudson river. He lived and
died in Athens, where his children were born.
1420. viii. NATHANIEL W., b. 12, 7, 1810.
ix. CLARISSA, b. 24, 9, 1813; m. B. V. Haviland, of Athens, N. Y.
1314.
1235. ELLIS,7 (Lemuel,6 Justus,5
Ebenezer,4 Isaac,3 John,2 John,1) born 10, 5, 1780, in Sandwich; m. 21, 12,
1808, Fear Crowell, who d. 14, 2, 1853. He lived in Sandwich, where he was a
house builder, and died there 8, 3,
1869. His father and three sons
were also carpenters. Children:
i. CHLOE C., b. 21, 4, 1810; d. 3, 8, 1811.
1421. ii. SOLOMON C., b. 22, 6, 1812; d. 12, 11, 1812.
1422. iii. SOLOMON CROWELL, b. 5, 9, 1813; d. 9, 5, 1878; m. Addie F. Hatch,
and had: 1, William; 2, Nelson; 3, Emily; 4, Julia. He was a carpenter
and land surveyor in Sandwich.
iv. CHLOEANN C., b. 17, 11, 1815; d. 3, 3, 1816.
1423. v. EDWARD BARNWELL, b. 22, 2, 1818; m. Abby S. Percival; no children.
He was a carpenter, resided many years in Sandwich, and died in
Stockbridge, Cal.
vi. ELIZA CROWELL, b. 20, 3, 1820; m. Lemuel Nye.
1424. vii. GUSTAVUS, b. 20, 6, 1822; m. Clarissa Hatch.
1425. viii. THOMAS HEWES TOBEY, b. 29, 1, 1826; d. --; m. Emeline Crocker.
He was a brick-mason, and died in Cambridgeport.
ix. EMILY C., b. 21, 10, 1828.
1317.
1238. DAVID,7 (John,6 David,5
John,4 Isaac,3 John,2 John,1) born 25, 6, 1805, in West Barnstable; m. 6, 8,
1835, Rebecca, dau. of Loring and Alice (Hinckley) Crocker, of Barnstable, b.
16, 3, 1812, d. 29, 6, 1882. He was for twenty-seven years the senior partner
of Howland, Hinckley & Co., ship-chandlers, of Boston, and retired in 1866.
He lived for many years in West Newton. Children:
1426. i. CHARLES F., b. 25, 5, 1841.
1427. ii. HENRY, b. 23, 12, 1846, in Boston. He was graduated at Harvard college
in 1869, at Heidelberg in 1872, and at the Harvard law school in
1878. He was tutor in history in Harvard college in 1872-74, instructor
in Harvard law school in 1880-82, assistant U. S. district attorney
during 1881, has been a member of Suffolk co. bar since 1880,
and in 1885 was practising law in Boston.
1319.
1238. WESTON,7 (John,6 David,5
John,4 Isaac,3 John,2 John,1) born 28, 2, 1813, in Barnstable; m. Rhoda Etson,
dau. of Otis and Rhoda Sherman, of Rochester. He received a good education, and
taught district schools twelve Winters. He early learned the trade of a
ship-carpenter, at which he has worked considerably. In 1885 he was living in
Mattapoisett, where he had resided for many years. He was five or six years a
member of the school committee of that town, and in 1876 represented the
district in the Massachusetts legislature. Children:
1428. i. CHARLES WESTON, b. 29, 5, 1845; d. 14, 2, 1848.
ii. JULIA FRANCES, b. 18, 5, 1849; m. Clement H. Perchard, and had: 1,
Arthur; 2, Chester B.
iii. CLARA WESTON, b. 10, 3, 1852; m. Capt. Joseph R. Jenney, and had: 1,
Charles E.; 2, Lester. Capt. Jenney has been a whaleman, and commanded
the Ohio, Janet, and Greyhound, of New Bedford.
iv. EMMA ETSON, b. 10, 3, 1852; m. Frank G. Smith, and had Clara F.
They have lived in Brockton.
1321.
1240. JOSEPH,7 (Joseph,6 David,5
John,4 Isaac,3 John,2 John,1) born 29, 6, 1816; m. 1st, 25, 3, 1846, Laura E.
Ingalls; m. 2d, 25, 1, 1864, Mary E. Smith. He lived with his father until he
was 29 years of age, when he purchased a farm and worked it until about 1867,
and then sold it and moved to Auburn, N. Y., where he lived in 1885. He was in
the real estate business there until 1872, since which time he has been in the
wholesale and retail coal business, under the firm of White & Howland.
Being a man of enterprise and push, and of strictly upright business habits, he
has succeeded well in life. Children:
1429. i. DAVID, b. 1848; d. 1851.
ii. ETTA E., b. 1855; d. 1863.
Children by second wife:
1430. iii. ANDREW G., b. 13, 4, 1866.
iv. MAUD E., b. 1869.
1325.
1242. ANSEL,7 (Ansel,6 Ansel,5
Jabez,4 Shubael,3 John,2 John,1) born 24, 5, 1805; m. Susan Bodfish. They lived
at one time in Yarmouth, where their son was born. They also resided in
Sandwich, Nantucket, and Barnstable. He was killed in the last named place
while laying the foundation for a store, a large stone falling upon and
crushing him. Child:
1431. i. JAMES N., b. 10, 5, 1838; m. 11th mo., 1861, Jane H. Mayhew, of West
Tisbury, who d. 2d mo., 1862. He followed the sea from 14 to 20
years of age, and then worked at blacksmithing at West Tisbury for
five years. He enlisted in the war of 1861-65, at Barnstable, 8th
mo., 1862, as a private in Co. E, 40th Mass. Vol. Inf., and was in the
army fourteen months. He was promoted to 3d sergeant and then
2d lieutenant, and transferred to Co. C. The regiment was first in
Virginia six or eight months, and then went to Morris Island, S. C., to
assist in reducing Forts Wagner and Sumter, and from there to Florida
as mounted infantry. He was at the battle of Olustee, Florida,
came back to Hilton Head, and was discharged for disability. After
the war he was in the gas business in Boston and in Minneapolis,
Minn. In 1885 he was living in Walcott, Rice co., Minn., where he
owned a farm of eighty acres which he was working. They have had:
1, Barnabas B., b. 16, 4, 1870, d. 8th mo., 1870; 2, James N., b. 25,
9, 1871, d. 8th mo., 1872; 3, Milton E., b. 27, 10, 1874; 4, Ansel, b.
5, 6, 1876; 5, Celia W., b. 2, 2, 1880, d. 8, 4, 1880.
1327.
1243. ALBERT,7 (Jabez,6 Ansel,5
Jabez,4 Shubael,3 John,2 John,1) born 2, 9, 1798,(*) in West
Barnstable; m. 4, 7, 1830, Mary G., dau. of Seth and Mary (Adams) Perkins, b.
3, 7, 1806, d. 14, 8, 1866. Seth Perkins d. 8, 12, 1818, aged 52; his wife
Mary, b. 1772, d. 13, 8, 1842. Albert kept a general variety store at West
Barnstable, also a hotel at the same place, which was a favorite resort for
hunters from Boston during the hunting seasons. His sons Nathaniel and George
succeeded him in the business, and occupied the homestead as long as they
lived. Children:
1432. i. NATHANIEL P., b. 26, 6, 1831, in Kingston; d. 16, 12, 1883; m. 21, 1,
1877, Mary Ellen Parker, of West Barnstable.
1433. ii. GEORGE B., b. 23, 2, 1833, in Kingston.
1434. iii. EDWARD, b. 19, 4, 1835.
1435. iv. PARKER, b. 14, 5, 1838; d. 4, 5, 1858.
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v. ELIZA, b. 9, 4, 1840; d. 4, 6, 1859.
1436. vi. ALBERT HENRY, b. 25, 2, 1845; unmarried in 1884. He is a graduate
of Amherst college, class of '65, also of the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, in civil engineering, class of '71, and since then has been
engaged in practice in the western and middle states and in New
England. In 1884 his office was at 12 West street, Boston.
1328.
1243. JABEZ,7 (Jabez,6 Ansel,5
Jabez,4 Shubael,3 John,2 John,1) born 18, 6, 1803, in Barnstable; m. about
1832, Dorcas Jenkins, who died in 1842. He moved in 1847 to Neponset, where he
was postmaster many years, and he had held that office at West Barnstable a
number of years. Children:
i. ELLEN, b. 10, 5, 1833; m. about 1859, John W. Porter.
1437. ii. POMEROY B., b. 15, 2, 1835.
1333.
1244. Rev. FREEMAN P.,7
(William,6 Zacheus,5 Jabez,4 Shubael,3 John,2 John,1) born 3, 9, 1797, in
Sandwich; m. 1st, 5, 1, 1826, in New Bedford, Eliza, dau. of Dea. Abner6
(Sylvanus,5 Joseph,4 Joseph,3 Joseph,2 Robert1) and Anna Bartlett, of Plymouth,
who d. 3, 4, 1828; m. 2d, 12, 3, 1829, Deborah, only dau. of Edward and
Elizabeth4 (Thomas,3 Peter,2 Anthony1 Collamore) Cushing, of Hanson, and widow
of Dr. Daniel Sawin. Freeman P. was educated in the public schools and the
academy at Sandwich, and early learned a shoemaker's trade of Isaac Manchester,
of New Bedford, whose wife was a Bartlett. Subsequently he felt called to
preach the gospel, and fitted for college with Rev. Thomas Andros, of Berkley.
He was a year in Brown University, and graduated at Amherst 8th mo., 1824. He
then studied theology with Rev. Dr. Hitchcock, of Randolph, and 25, 10, 1825,
was ordained as pastor of a Congregational church in Hanson. He resigned there,
18, 12, 1834, on account of ill health. Recovering somewhat, he was installed, 13, 12, 1843, over the
Congregational church at Halifax, where he remained about three years. He was
obliged, however, to permanently withdraw from the ministry, and 18, 12, 1849,
he removed to Abington, where he was engaged in the life and fire insurance
business, of late years under the firm of F. P. Howland & Sons, until his
death, which was caused by Bright's disease. He was secretary and treasurer of
the Abington Mutual Fire Insurance Co. for twenty years. In a published
obituary of him is the following:
In the death of Mr. Howland,
Abington has lost a noble citizen, the church a venerable minister, one of our
most esteemed families a revered and devoted head.
Children:
i. ELIZA BARTLETT, b. 7, 7, 1830.
ii. DEBORAH CUSHING, b. 17, 10, 1831; m. 6, 12, 1852, by her father, Dr.
Albion P. Chase, of South Abington. Dr. Chase was graduated at
Bowdoin college, Maine, and at a medical college in Boston. They
moved, in 1856 or 1857, to Amboy, Lee co., Ill., where he practised
with remarkable success, and was the leading physician in that vicinity
for many years. He died, 27, 5, 1879, in that city, of paralysis.
His widow still resides there. They had ch. b. in Amboy: 1. Henry,
b. 7, 10, 1858, who was graduated from the Chicago Homoeopathic
College, 3d mo., 1881, aud settled in Geneseo, Ill. He m. 5, 12, 1882,
Adelaide E., dau. of Hon. John Trusdell, of Newark, N. J. 2. Mary
Nye, b. 3, 9, 1867; d. 23, 9, 1868.
1438. iii. FREEMAN PARKER, b. 29, 9, 1833; m. 15, 5, 1855, Virginia I., dau. of
William E. and Susan W. Cash, of Boston, and had: 1, Isabella
Parker, b. 24, 2, 1859, m. 1882, Edgar R. Downs, principal of South
Weymouth high school; 2, Virginia Frances, b. 1, 12, 1860; 3, Charles
Freeman, b. 22, 11, 1862. Freeman P. was for many years in the
drug business at 212 Tremont street, Boston, in which city he was
in 1885.
1439. iv. EDWARD CUSHING, b. 22, 4, 1836; m. 7, 12, 1871, Betsey F., dau. of
Isaac and Sophronia (Cobb) Robbins, and had Matilda Sawin, b. 8,
12, 1874. In 1885 they resided in Abington.
1440. v. CHARLES WILLIAM, b. 5, 12, 1838.
vi. CAROLINE FRANCES, b. 24, 7, 1840; m. 8, 5, 1884, in Abington, George
Willis Wilder, of Montpelier, Vt., where they were residing in 1885.
1441. vii. ISAAC CUSHING, b. 16, 5, 1843.
1442. viii. JOHN SAWIN, b. 14, 11, 1845, in North Bridgewater (now Brockton);
d. 25, 8, 1846, in Hanson.
1244. CHARLES,7
(William,6 Zacheus,5 Jabez,4 Shubael,3 John,2 John,1) born 29, 5, 1801, in
Sandwich; m. Rosilla Phinney, b. in East Falmouth. He resided in early manhood
in Boston, afterwards in Hanson and in Nantucket. He moved to Bangor, Me., in
1834, and in 1836 to Quincy, Ill., where he died, 2d mo., 1866. He was for many
years deacon of the First Congregational church in the last place. Child:
1443. i. CHARLES HENRY, b. 5, 5, 1828, in Boston; m. 3d mo., 1852, Mary A.,
dau. of William and Louisa Conclin, of Cincinnati, Ohio. He resided
for a time in Quincy, Ill., afterwards in Cincinnati, Ohio, and
later in St. Louis, Mo. He represented St. Louis city and county in
the General Assembly of Missouri from 1862 to 1864, and was then
sent to the senate. He was one of the advanced emancipation leaders
in Missouri politics when the cause was exceedingly unpopular. In
1885 he was manager of the electric light business in Los Angeles,
Cal. They had a son William C., b. 7, 8, 1853, in Cincinnati, Ohio,
who has lived, since the Fall of 1860, in St. Louis, Mo., where he was
educated at Washington university. He had charge of the money
department of the St. Louis post office from 1873 to 1883, since which
time he has been a merchandise broker in that city, of the firm of
William C. Howland & Co.
1336.
1244. WILLIAM H.,7 (William,6
Zacheus,5 Jabez,4 Shubael,3 John,2 John,1) born 14, 6, 1816, in Falmouth; m.
1st, 14, 9, 1845, Martha Poor, of Danvers, who died 14, 4, 1852; m. 2d, 2, 8,
1856, Helena Maria Eells, of Hanson. He early learned a carpenter's trade,
which was his occupation for eighteen years, and subsequently for twenty-five
years he was a lumber dealer in Boston and Cambridge. On account of failing
health he gave up business about 1878, and retired to Mattapoisett. Children:
1444. i. WALTER CHANNING, b. 19, 8, 1846; d. 9, 3, 1848.
ii. MARY LEE, b. 20, 6, 1849; d. 27, 2, 1882
Children by second wife:
iii. ALICE TOWER, b. 30, 6, 1857; m. George E. Kimball, of Woburn, and
in 1883 lived in Hingham. Had: 1, Helena; 2, James; 3, Albert;
4, Mary.
iv. ELIZABETH EELLS, b. 1, 1, 1859.
1337.
1252. JOHN,7 (Salmon,6 George,5
George G.,4 John,3 John,2 John,1) born 18, 1, 1797, in Gill; m. 3, 9, 1822,
Isabella Jones, of Northfield. After their marriage they moved to Delaware co.,
N. Y., and resided successively in Walton, Deposit, and Cannonsville. They were
then in Manchester, Mich., for six years, when they removed to Ypsilanti,
Mich., where they ever after lived. They early united with the Presbyterian
church. He was ordained deacon at the age of 30, and held that important and
honored position for more than fifty years. He was a most useful and valued
member of the church and society. Children:
i. MARY ANN, b. 4, 11, 1823; m. 1st, W. L. Wilson, of Fayetteville, Ark.,
and had one child who d. in infancy; m. 2d, T. C. Judd, of Ypsilanti,
Mich.
ii. CORINNA P., b. 17, 12, 1826; m. 19, 2, 1850, Lucian B. Kief, of Manchester,
Mich., and had eight children, of whom two sons and two
daughters were living in 1885. The others died in infancy.
iii. CORNELIA A., b. 7, 8, 1828; m. 21, 9, 1852, Edwin J. Mills, and had
seven children, of whom three daughters were living in 1885.
1445. iv. JOHN NEWTON, b. 13, 9, 1830.
v. ISABELLA JANES, b. 21, 10, 1836; d. 25, 8, 1838.
1446. vi. A son, b. 9, 9, 1844; d. 10, 9, 1844.
1447. vii. A son, b. 9, 9, 1844; d. 25, 9, 1844.
1351.
1262. Dr. ASA ALLEN,7 (John,6
John,5 Job,4 John,3 John,2 John,1) born 8, 2, 1820; m. 1st, 5, 1, 1847,
Cornelia W. Collins, b. 8, 8, 1823, d. 16, 5, 1869, in Barre; m. 2d, 9, 12,
1869, Emma, dau. of Roger Lane, of Woburn, b. 14, 9, 1835, in Bedford. Dr.
Howland was born in Conway, and is a descendant in the seventh generation of Thomas Clark, one of the early settlers of
Plymouth. (See Clark genealogy.) His wife Cornelia was born in South Hadley,
and was a descendant of the White family on her mother's side. Dr. Howland
early turned his attention to dentistry, studied with Dr. J. Beals, of
Greenfield, and located in Barre in 1851. He removed in 1870 to Worcester,
where he was residing in 1885, and where he has been very successful in his
profession. He was one of the charter members of the Connecticut Valley Dental
Society, which was organized 10, 11, 1863, and he was chosen its fifth
president. He is highly esteemed by the profession and by the community in
which he resides. Children:
1448. i. JAMES H., b. 14, 2, 1848; m. 23, 9, 1880, Emily J. Smith, of West
Springfield.
1449. ii. EDMUND COLLINS, b. 23, 10, 1850.
1450. iii. HENRY ALLEN, b. 1, 7, 1855; d. 30, 1, 1857.
1451. iv. JOHN GORDON, b. 11, 6, 1857.
1452. v. GEORGE BROWN, b. 16, 11, 1859; d. 23, 1, 1865.
vi. GRACE HELEN, b. 24, 2, 1862.
1453. vii. FRANK HARRIS, b. 8, 6, 1864.
Child by second wife:
1454. viii. WILLIAM ARTHUR, b. 1, 5, 1871.
1357.
1263. EDWARD,7 (William Avery,6
John,5 Job,4 John,3 John,2 John,1) born 28, 6, 1821, in Conway; m. 1st, 27, 12,
1843, Electa, dau. of Horace Field, b. 1, 8, 1827, d. 19, 7, 1853, at
Greenfield; m. 2d, 11, 10, 1853, Seraph M. Keith, a widow, and dau. of Andrew
Parrell, b. 8, 9, 1819, d. 18, 6, 1881, in Pittsburg. Edward died 24, 8, 1863,
in Springfield. He was foreman at the U. S. armory in Springfield at the time
of his death. Children:
1455. i. EDWARD CLIFFORD, b. 17, 6, 1846; d. 7, 4, 1851.
1456. ii. EDWARD CLIFFORD, b. 27, 5, 1852; d. 15, 7, 1853.
Children by second wife:
iii. ELECTA MARIA, b. 15, 9, 1854; d. 16, 1, 1859.
iv. ELIZABETH ALLEN, b. 22, 12, 1856; m. 25, 5, 1880, F. F. Woodman, of
Fitchburg.
v. NELLIE MARIA, b. 21, 12, 1858.
In 1884 the last two had their residence in Fitchburg, and Nellie was in
Europe studying music.
1358.
1263. WILLIAM,7 (William Avery,6
John,5 Job,4 John,3 John,2 John,1) born 12, 12, 1822, in Conway; m. 21, 6,
1860, Caroline G. Russell, of Barre, b. 3, 3, 1833. He was a graduate of
Amherst college in the class of '46, and was a tutor in the college for a year.
Soon after this he settled in Lynn, where he afterward lived, and where he
practised law up to the time of his decease. He was an able lawyer, was at one
time city solicitor of Lynn, and filled various other offices of trust and
responsibility. He was at one time a member of the Massachusetts legislature.
He was highly honored and respected by the members of his profession. Children:
1457. i. WILLIAM RUSSELL, b. 19, 2, 1863. In 1885 was in Harvard law school.
The writer is indebted to him for assistance on his branch of the
Howland family.
ii. BERTHA MORTON, b. 30, 1, 1867.
1360.
1263. HENRY,7 (William Avery,6
John,5 Job,4 John,3 John,2 John,1) born 29, 3, 1827, in Conway; m. 2, 8, 1856,
Jane Elizabeth, dau. of John and Phebe Maria (Allen) Gray, b. 7, 11, 1834, at
Fort Covington, Ky. In a newspaper obituary of him appeared the following:
On the breaking out of the war
he was commissioned quartermaster of a regiment, was soon after made
quartermaster of a brigade, then of a division, and at the close of the war
held the office of chief quartermaster of the department of Kentucky, under
Maj.-Gen. John M. Palmer. For a considerable time after the close of the war
Col. Howland was engaged in the lumber business in Chicago, and later in mining
operations at Leadville. He left Leadville two years ago, and since that time
has not been able to engage permanently in any business. During the last two
months he has represented a Chicago commercial agency, and was at Rochester on
business for the agency at the time of his death. . . . Col. Howland
was
distinguished for unusual business energy and ability in both his civil and
military life. He was well known to all the old residents of Chicago, was
exceedingly popular, and left many firm friends.
Children:
1458. i. ALLEN M., b. 17, 12, 1857, in Chicago.
ii. GRACE, b. 19, 4, 1860, in Chicago.
1459. iii. GEORGE C., b. 19, 11, 1865, in Louisville, Ky. Was at Amherst college,
in the class of '85.
1363.
1263. FRANCIS,7 (William Avery,6
John,5 Job,4 John,3 John,2 John,1) born 3, 9, 1838; m. 15, 10, 1863, Vashti A.,
dau. of Stephen W. Tilden, b. 7, 2, 1835. In 1884 they were residing on the old
homestead in Conway. He has held the office of deacon in the church many years.
Children:
i. ELIZA AGNES, b. 4, 12, 1864.
1460. ii. GEORGE FRANCIS, b. 18, 10, 1867.
iii. CHARLOTTE AMES, b. 18, 10, 1871.
1461. iv. WALTER WALTON, b. 5, 6, 1874; d. 25, 4, 1875.
v. FLORENCE REYNOLDS, b. 14, 6, 1876.
1364.
1263. WALTER MORTON,7 (William
A.,6 John,5 Job,4 John,3 John,2 John,1) born 22, 7, 1840; m. 1st, 2, 7, 1873,
Florence C., dau. of John and Clara E. Reynolds, of Terreloupe, Ind., b. 25, 9,
1848, d. 2, 1, 1874,--no children; m. 2d, 12, 7, 1881, Mida D., dau. of Samuel
Warne, of Chicago. He was graduated at Amherst college in the class of '63, and
in 1885 was a lawyer in good practice in Chicago, where he had lived fifteen
years. Child:
i. FLORENCE E., b. 28, 5, 1883, in Chicago, Ill.
1368.
1269. Prof. ELIJAH ALVORD,7 (Job
Fisher,6 Job,5 Job,4 John,3 John,2 John,1) born 4, 5, 1839, in Amherst; m. 28, 6,
1860, in New York city, Susan Augusta Williams, of that place. He resided with
his parents in the town of Springfield until 1850, when he moved with them to
New York city, where he has lived ever since. He graduated from the public
schools, and then entered the College of the City of New York, from which he
graduated in 1859. He immediately thereafter commenced the profession of
teaching, as an assistant in grammar school No. 37. In 1865 he was appointed
principal of grammar school No. 43, which position he held for ten years. In
1875 he was appointed principal of grammar school No. 68, which position he
still occupies. In 1869 he was appointed teacher of chemistry in the evening
high school, which position he has held since that date. Children, born in New
York:
1462. i. CHARLES WILLIAM, b. 5, 10, 1861; d. 26, 3, 1881.
ii. STELLA AUGUSTA, b. 23, 3, 1863; m. 1, 2, 1883, William N. Taylor. In
1884 they were living in Chicago.
iii. EMILY A., b. 28, 12, 1865; d. 13, 7, 1866.
1369.
1269. HENRY RAYMOND,7 (Job
Fisher,6 Job,5 Job,4 John,3 John,2 John,1) born 1, 6, 1844, in Springfield; m.
11, 9, 1866, in Trenton, N. J., Rebecca Letchworth, of Mt. Holly, N. J., b. 3,
2, 1844. In 1884 he was residing in Buffalo N. Y., where he was secretary of
the John T. Noye Manufacturing Company. He is highly esteemed in business and
literary circles. Children:
i. EMILY ALVORD, b. 25, 1, 1871.
ii. FLORENCE LETCHWORTH, b. 29, 6, 1875.
1370.
1270. CHAUNCY W.,7 (Jonathan
Otis,6 Job,5 Job,4 John,3 John,2 John,1) born in Conway. Particulars in regard
to his family will be found in the Appendix.
1279. CHARLES ALLEN,7
(Southworth Allen,6 Southworth,5 Job,4 John,3 John,2 John,1) born 4, 9, 1829;
m. 1st, Abbie F., dau. of Israel W. Monroe, of Quincy, who died in 1866; m. 2d,
in 1871, Helen M.,(*) dau. of Rev. Josiah Moore, of Duxbury. Mr.
Howland was born in the city of Worcester, and was favored with a public school
and academic education. He learned of his father the bookbinder's trade, and
worked with him at the business for nearly fifteen years. He was for two years
in the office of the register of deeds in Worcester, but his eyes failing in
consequence of continuous use for eleven hours a day, he was obliged to leave
this situation. His father had meantime given up the book trade and become
agent for a number of insurance companies, among them the Quincy Mutual, and he
entered the office with him. The secretary of the Quincy company, being
attracted by his application, punctuality and system, induced him to enter the
Quincy office, which he did in March, 1857. The secretary died in 1861, and Mr.
Howland was unanimously elected in his place, 14, 4, 1861. The company was then
in its infancy and struggling for existence, but prospered finely under the new
management. Its losses at the Boston fire of 1872 were nearly $460,000, and
were promptly paid in full. The president and treasurer of the company, Israel
W. Monroe, having died, Mr. Howland was chosen president of the company in
April, 1885,--a just reward for energy, uprightness, and business
qualifications. Mr. Howland is treasurer and one of the directors of the
Citizens' Gas Light Co., trustee of the savings bank, and a director of the Mt.
Wollaston Bank, all of Quincy. He is also a director in the Hingham Cordage
|
(*) Mrs. Howland's maternal descent was from
Elisha Doane, a native of Wellfleet, who lived in |
Co., has been a justice of the
peace for Norfolk co. for more than twenty-five years, and holds other
responsible positions. He was for many years superintendent of the Unitarian
Sunday-school of Quincy, and is still connected with its management. He has an
attractive family, and a delightful home in the pleasant village of Quincy.
Children by second wife:
i. MABEL, b. 27, 1, 1872, in Quincy.
1463. ii. CHARLES ALLEN, b. 13, 8, 1877, in Quincy.
1400.
1290. JOHN,7 (Nathaniel,6 John,5
John,4 Samuel,3 Jabez,2 John,1) born 12, 7, 1798, in Bristol, R. I.; m. 7, 7,
1822, in Milford, Amanda M. Waldron, b. 4, 9, 1797, in Hartland, Vt. He went
one voyage to Europe with his father, and then kept books for his uncle, who
was a shipping merchant. He was a cultured, Christian gentleman, of progressive
ideas. He died in 1834, of cholera, in Buffalo, N. Y. Children:
i. AMANDA H. P., b. 5, 7, 1824, in Woodstock, Vt.; m. 16, 2, 1845, in
Milford, William H. Saddler, b. 12, 1, 1812, in Upton, and had: 1,
William L., b. 3, 1, 1847; 2, Susan E. W., b. 20, 2, 1849; 3, Carrie,
b. 16, 8, 1851. Their children were all born in Milford, where they
were living in 1885.
ii. HARRIET N., b. 9, 9, 1826, in Hartland, Vt.; m. 1855, in Milford, Matthias
Frederic, of Bristol, R. I., where they have resided, and had
Minnie, b. 23, 7, 1857, m. 7, 4, 1879, in Bristol, R. I., John B. Pollock,
of that place.
1464. iii. JOHN A., b. 3, 4, 1830, at Silver Creek, N. Y.
1401.
1290. NATHANIEL,7 (Nathaniel,6
John,5 John,4 Samuel,3 Jabez,2 John,1) born 15, 6, 1800, in Bristol, R. I.; m.
27, 9, 1830, in Franklin, N. H., Jane Lovell Blanchard, of Sanbornton, N. H.,
b. 5, 5, 1814, d. 5, 8, 1884, at Fairmont, Minn. Mrs. Howland married 2d, Dr.
Nathan H. Palmer, a widower with children. Nathaniel and Jane
lived at Sanborton six months,
then moved to Buffalo, N. Y., where they lived about three years, and then
moved to Cleveland, Ohio, where he had a book store. He was a printer and
bookbinder by trade. In 1838 they moved to Newburg, Mich., which place he
represented at one time in the state legislature. They finally went to Roscoe,
Ill., where he resided until his death. He was an active member of the Masonic
fraternity, and organized many lodges. He was an elder of the Presbyterian
church, and was a strong advocate of temperance. Children:
i. PHOEBE LOVEJOY, b. 27, 12, 1831, in Buffalo, N. Y.; m. 19, 4, 1854, Asa
S. Abbott, of New York state, b. 18, 8, 1819, and had children born
in Roscoe, Ill.: 1, Jennie E., b. 27, 12, 1855; 2, Mary S., b. 21, 2,
1858, m. 3, 11, 1884, in Westford, Minn., William C. Moore, b. 18,
11, 1854, in Watertown, Wis.; 3, James Howland, b. 23, 11, 1861; 4,
John Charles, b. 22, 9, 1863; 5, Frederic Asa, b. 9, 4, 1869; 6, Marcia
Katherine, b. 11, 10, 1871. In 1885 their P. O. address was Nashville
Centre, Minn.
1465. ii. JOHN CARVER, b. 13, 9, 1833, in Batavia, N. Y.; m. 23, 4, 1857, in
Charles City, Iowa, Melinda A. Palmer. They moved the same Spring
to Blue Earth, Minn., where they resided in 1885. They had: 1,
Fry, b. 17, 2, 1859, who is a farmer; 2, Jane, b. 22, 7, 1860, d. 30, 12,
1872; 3, Walter, b. 1, 12, 1865; 4, Nathan, b. 27, 11, 1872; 5, John,
b. 16, 2, 1875.
iii. HANNAH PECK, b. 22, 3, 1836, in Cleveland, Ohio; d. 29, 7, 1837, in
Ohio.
1466. iv. FREDERIC LEFAVOR, b. 17, 9, 1838, in Bristol, Mich.; m. 17, 7, 1876, in
Blue Earth City, Minn., widow Mary E. Young, dau. of Albion and
Nancy Johnson, of the same place. He enlisted, 27, 11, 1861, in
Brackett's battalion of cavalry, at Fort Snelling, Minn., went south,
and served in Tennessee. He reenlisted, 1, 1, 1864, came north and
served on the plains against the Indians, under Gen. Sully, and was
mustered out 1, 6, 1866. In 1885 he was a mechanic and inventor,
and lived at Blue Earth City. No children.
v. HANNAH PECK, b. 10, 9, 1840, at Willow Creek, Ill.; m. 25, 12, 1862, at
Chain Lake Centre, Minn., Benjamin F. Jenkins, of Iowa. In 1885
was living at Kalama, W. T., and had four children.
vi. JANE BLANCHARD, b. 25, 4, 1843, at Willow Creek, Ill.; m. at Roscoe,
Ill., Charles Platt, who served in the late war. In 1885 they lived in
Fairmont, Minn., and had one child.
vii. LYDIA RICHMOND, b. 25, 4, 1843, at Willow Creek, Ill.; m. at Roscoe,
Ill., George R. Smith, who served in the late war, and was for some
months a prisoner at Andersonville. In 1885 they resided in Roscoe,
Ill., and had two children.
1467. viii. GEORGE HALLETT, b. 1, 6, 1846, at Willow Creek, Ill. His early life
was spent on a farm. In 1862 he enlisted in the Minnesota Mounted
Rangers, and was with Gen. Sibley in the West in a campaign against
the Indians. He reenlisted in 1864 in Brackett's battalion of Minnesota
cavalry, and was on Gen. Sully's staff in the same service till he
was mustered out, 1, 6, 1866. In 1885 he was a contractor and
builder, and lived in Blue Earth City, Minn.
ix. MARCIA CONNER, b. 11, 10, 1848, at Willow Creek, Ill.; m. 22, 5, 1871,
Morgan M. Jenkins, of Estherville, Ill. In 1885 they resided at Sherburne,
Minn., and had two children.
1468. x. BRADFORD, b. 25, 2, 1851; d. 28, 2, 1851, at Roscoe, Ill.
xi. MARY, b. 22, 4, 1852; m. 22, 5, 1871, Howard G. Day, of Estherville,
Ill., and had: 1, Carlyle H., b. 10, 10, 1872; 2, Pearl Mary, b. 6, 3,
1874. In 1885 they resided at Albert Lea, Minn.
xii. LUCIA ANN, b. 20, 8, 1854, at Roscoe, Ill.; m. 17, 7, 1883, at Lanesborough,
Minn., Frank A. Day, of Fairmont, Minn.
1416.
1313. Capt. JUSTUS,8
(Nathaniel,7 Lemuel,6 Justus,5 Ebenezer,4 Isaac,3 John,2 John,1) born 31, 8,
1793, in Sandwich; d. 15, 9, 1862; m. 19, 4, 1821, Sarah S. Leffingwell. He was
for many years a captain and pilot on the Hudson river, and resided in Athens,
N. Y. Children:
1469. i. HENRY J., b. 10, 11, 1822; m. 1st, 31, 12, 1845, Mary Miller, of Hudson,
N. Y.; m. 2d, 5, 9, 1853, Amy Titus, of Athens, N. Y. Had:
1, Sarah S., b. 13, 10, 1846, in Athens, N. Y.; 2, Kate, b. 10, 9, 1850,
in Athens, N. Y., where she d. 1, 10, 1851; 3, (by 2d wife,) Isabel,
b. --, d. in infancy; 4, George Titus, b. 5th mo., 1862; 5, Ella, b.
7th mo., 1864. In 1885 Henry J. was a merchant, and resided in
New York city. In this family, and now descended to George Titus
Howland, is a piece of tile crockery, or old-fashioned china, which
came in the Mayflower.
ii. SARAH J., b. 25, 8, 1826, in Athens, N. Y.; m. 15, 6, 1853, Dr. Thomas
(???), of Athens, N. Y. They resided in New York city. She was
for many years a consistent member of the Episcopal church.
1417.
1313. WATSON,8 (Nathaniel,7
Lemuel,6 Justus,5 Ebenezer,4 Isaac,3 John,2 John,1) born 15, 7, 1795, in
Sandwich; m. 1st, 6, 3, 1823, Minerva Skinner; m. 2d, 8, 4, 1847,
Piny White. They
lived in Athens, N. Y., where he was a house-builder. They were both members of
the Dutch Reformed church. Children, born in Athens, N. Y.:
i. SARAH J., b. 25, 2, 1824; d. 24, 9, 1825.
1470. ii. SOLON, b. 12, 8, 1825; m. 1852, Caroline Noble, of Athens, N. Y., where
he lived for a time, and afterwards went to Pennsylvania.
1471. iii. WALTER S., b. 14, 11, 1828; m. 31, 12, 1851, Mary J. Rainey, of Athens,
N. Y., where they have always resided. In 1885 he was a Hudson
river pilot. They had: 1, Minerva, b. 10, 7, 1853; 2, William Rainey,
b. 24, 4, 1861.
iv. ELECTA C., b. 13, 4, 1831; m. 1st, Sylvanus Heath; m. 2d, Simeon
Smith. In 1885 she resided in San Francisco, Cal.
v. ELLEN B., b. 4, 8, 1835; m. 25, 2, 1855, Leander Kenney. They resided
in Athens. She was a member of the Reformed Dutch church.
1472. vi. CALVIN G., b. 3, 10, 1836.
1418.
1313. DARIUS,8 (Nathaniel,7
Lemuel,6 Justus,5 Ebenezer,4 Isaac,3 John,2 John,1) born 13, 7, 1806, in
Athens, N. Y., where he has always resided; m. 1st, 29, 10, 1832, Caroline
Barber; m. 2d, 24, 11, 1846, Margaret Cornell; m. 3d, 24, 7, 1865, Ann Eliza
Field. For many years he followed the occupation of house-builder, and
afterwards became a merchant. He was a member of the Reformed Dutch church.
Children:
1473. i. THEODORE, b. 22, 12, 1835. He was a steamboat captain and pilot.
1474. ii. GEORGE W., b. 16, 2, 1838. He was a steamboat engineer.
1475. iii. HOWARD, b. 2, 3, 1840. He was a transportation agent.
iv. MARY B., b. 31, 1, 1842; d. 11, 4, 1865. She was a member of the
Episcopal church.
The above were all born in New York.
Children by second wife:
v. ISABELLA M., b. 24, 9, 1848. She lived in Poughkeepsie, N. Y., and
was a member of the Episcopal church.
1476. vi. FREDERICK W., b. 23, 4, 1850; d. 24, 12, 1860, in Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
vii. SALINA T., b. 6, 4, 1851. She lived in Poughkeepsie, N. Y., and was a
member of the Episcopal church.
viii, ix. IDA and EVA, b. 28, 1, 1854; d. 2d mo., 1854, in Athens, N. Y.
1313. NATHANIEL
W.,8 (Nathaniel,7 Lemuel,6 Justus,5 Ebenezer,4 Isaac,3 John,2 John,1) born 12,
7, 1810, in Athens, N. Y.; m. 1, 4, 1833, Belinda Salisbury, of the same place.
His occupation was that of carpenter, but he has been engaged for thirty-five
years in mercantile pursuits. In 1885 he resided in Athens, N. Y., was a member
of the Reformed Dutch church, and was in business under the firm of Howland
& Son. April 2, 1883, Nathaniel and his wife celebrated the fiftieth
anniversary of their marriage, with nearly every living descendant present,
even the great-grandchildren. Children:
i. JOSEPHINE, b. 20, 2, 1834; m. 15, 10, 1854, Henry Stranahan, Jr.
ii. MELINDA, b. 24, 6, 1836; m. 20, 9, 1856, John H. Seaman.
1477. iii. CHARLES WARREN, b. 20, 3, 1839, in Athens, N. Y.; m. 1st, 4, 12, 1862,
Eliza O. Van Loan, who d. 20, 1, 1864; m. 2d, 25, 11, 1867, Eliza J.
Seaman, b. 22, 12, 1841. Had Frank Seaman, b. 5, 9, 1869, in Athens,
N. Y. Both wives belonged in Athens, where he has always
resided, and in 1885 he was in business there with his father, under
the firm of Howland & Son, dealing extensively in groceries, stoves,
tin ware, paints, oils, etc.
1478. iv. FRANCIS N., b. 7, 10, 1844, in Athens, N. Y.; m. 7, 10, 1868, Mary A.
Nichols, of that place, b. 4, 5, 1846. In 1885 he was living in New
York city, where his children were born. They had: 1, Annie, b. 21,
4, 1872; 2, Charles F., b. 1, 9, 1874.
1424.
1314. GUSTAVUS,8 (Ellis,7
Lemuel,6 Justus,5 Ebenezer,4 Isaac,3 John,2 John,1) born 20, 6, 1822, in
Sandwich; m. Clarissa Hatch. In 1885 he lived in Sandwich, where he carried on
the business of house carpenter and had a large lumber-yard. Children:
i. MARY A., b. 29, 4, 1850.
1479. ii. EDWARD B., b. 29, 3, 1852; m. Nellie Fuller. Had: 1, George W., b.
24, 11, 1875; 2, Estella, b. 30, 8, 1878. In 1885 he lived in Sandwich,
and was a tack manufacturer.
1480. iii. OSCAR, b. 24, 11, 1853; m. Sarah Fisher. In 1885 they lived in Sandwich,
where he was a painter.
iv. ALICE L., b. 24, 2, 1856.
1481. v. FRANK L., b. 28, 8, 1860. In 1885 he lived in Sandwich, and assisted
his father in his lumber and carpentry business.
vi. ALICE L., b. 30, 8, 1863.
1426.
1317. CHARLES F.,8 (David,7
John,6 David,5 John,4 Isaac,3 John,2 John,1) born 25, 5, 1841, in Boston; m.
14, 8, 1865, Blanche, dau. of Charles H. and Rebecca Carroll, of West Newton,
who died 3, 3, 1881. He was residing in West Newton at the time of his
marriage, and in 1885 still lived in the same place. At the age of 17 he
entered the employ of dealers in painters' and artists' supplies in Boston, and
by strict uprightness, integrity, and close application, he became a member of
the firm of Wadsworth, Howland & Co., importers and dealers in the above
articles, where he was in 1885. Children:
i. MARY, b. 8, 1, 1867, in West Newton.
1482. ii. ARTHUR, b. 29, 9, 1868, in West Newton.
iii. ETHEL, b. 3, 3, 1877, in West Newton.
iv. EDITH, b. --; d. in infancy.
v. EDWARD, b. --; d. in infancy.
1437.
1328. POMEROY B.,8 (Jabez,7 Jabez,6
Ansel,5 Jabez,4 Shubael,3 John,2 John,1) born 15, 2, 1835, in West Barnstable;
m. 6th mo., 1856, Lucy E., daughter of James B. and Eliza Hill, who died 2d
mo., 1873. He went with his father to Neponset in 1847, was clerk for him after
leaving school, also for an iron company in Boston, and later for his
father-in-law, who carried on a large confectionery business. In 1862 he went
to Newbern, N. C., with a firm engaged in supplying goods to regiments
stationed there. After spending the Winter there, he was called to the Brooklyn
navy yard as clerk in the bureau of yards and docks, where he remained three
years, and then went to the oil regions for two years. He has since been in the
confectionery
business in New York, Boston,
and Chicago, and in 1884 was engaged in the same business in Philadelphia, Pa.,
under the firm of Howland & Hilton. Child:
i. ELLA FRANCES, b. 10, 7, 1864.
1440.
1333. CHARLES WILLIAM,8 (Freeman
P.,7 William,6 Zacheus,5 Jabez,4 Shubael,3 John,2 John,1) born 5, 12, 1838, in
Hanson; m. 6, 12, 1862, Mariesta, dau. of Paul F. (son of Capt. David Dodge, of
Ipswich,) and Adeline (dau. of Capt. Asa Prescott) Dodge, of Arlington. Mrs.
Howland was educated in Cotting academy, Arlington, and in a female seminary at
Charlestown. She is an artist of considerable merit; has been one of the school
committee of Rockland for three years, and in 1885 was elected for another
term. Mr. Howland was educated at the Abington academy and the Cotting academy
at Arlington. He was afterwards for a time in the apothecary store of his
brother in Boston. In August, 1862, he enlisted in Co. E, 4th Mass. Vols., was
at once appointed sergeant and company clerk, and before leaving home was
appointed hospital steward of the regiment, which position he continued to hold
until his discharge, in August, 1863. For a considerable time the regiment had
no surgeon, and the whole responsibility fell upon him, and his efficiency was
highly complimented by the brigade surgeon. He received a severe injury to the
knee, which is now useless. After the war he engaged in the insurance business
in Abington with his father, and brother Isaac C. In 1876 he removed to
Rockland, where in 1885 he was in the same business, was a civil engineer with
large practice, and a director of the Abington Fire Insurance Co. and of the
Mt. Vernon Cemetery Co. He represented his district in the legislature in 1881
and '83. Children:
i. GRACE, b. 12, 3, 1865; d. 17, 8, 1865.
1483. ii. GILES WILSON, b. 11, 8, 1866.
1484. iii. PAUL FREDERIC, b. and d. 5th mo., 1868.
iv. ELIZABETH COLLAMORE, b. 27, 7, 1869.
1485. v. PAUL FREEMAN, b. 14, 11, 1872; d. 22, 4, 1875.
vi. SUSAN, b. and d. 14, 6, 1875.
vii. MARIAN DODGE, b. 29, 8, 1877.
1441.
1333. ISAAC CUSHING,8 (Freeman
P.,7 William,6 Zacheus,5 Jabez,4 Shubael,3 John,2 John,1) born 16, 5, 1843; m.
27, 5, 1869, Harriet M., dau. of Edward W. (son of Judge John C.(*))
and Mary B. (Carpenter) Parker, of Whitehall, N. Y. E. W. Parker was for twenty
years cashier of the national bank at Whitehall, N. Y. Isaac C. moved to
Abington with his parents at the age of six years, and was educated at the
public schools there and at Cotting academy, Arlington. From 1863 to July,
1871, he was a bookkeeper in Taunton. At the latter date he engaged in the
insurance business with his father, and brother Charles W., the firm being F.
P. Howland & Sons from that time. He succeeded his father as secretary and treasurer
of the Abington Mutual Fire Insurance Co. For three years preceding the death
of his father he resided at Hanson, where he became deeply interested in the
Congregational church, in which he was baptized, and over which his father had
been pastor for nine years. He engaged earnestly in the work of the church and
sabbath-school, and assisted efficiently in a revival of religion there in
1882-83, which nearly doubled the membership. In 1885 he was residing in
Abington, in the house in which his father lived ever after 1849, but he still
continued the superintendency of the Sunday-school at the old church in Hanson,
six miles away, and deemed it a great privilege. He is also a faithful deacon
of that church. They have an adopted daughter, Edith D., b. 27, 5, 1876.
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(*) John Clark Parker, son of Peter, was b. 9,
11, 1775, in Torrington, Conn., and m. 21, 3, 1804, |
1337. JOHN NEWTON,8 (John,7 Salmon,6 George,5 George G.,4
John,3 John,2 John,1) born 13, 9, 1830, in Cannonsville, N. Y.; m. 13, 5, 1857,
Sarah P. Stebbins, of Masonville, N. Y. He was educated at Ypsilanti (Mich.) seminary
and at a commercial college in Detroit, Mich., subsequently taught school, and
was a clerk in a general store in Port Huron, Mich., but soon returned to
Ypsilanti and associated himself with his father in the leather business. He
has in his possession a genuine relic of the Mayflower, of which he writes as
follows:
It is an English gourd shell o