Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the census in 1830 in Gibson, Clearfield, PA With Large Family.

• Moved: Abt 1821, From Maine To PA; Probably Induced To Move To Benezett From Punxatawney Because Of Cheap Land Which Was Good For Farming And Lumbering.

• He was employed in Ship Carpenter; Farmer(600 Acres In Benezette).

• He had a residence in Pittston, Wiscasset; Bristol Maine.

• Public service: 1846, Constable, Supervisor Of Benezette.

• Other: 1873, Residing In Benezette, PA.

• He appeared on the census in 1840 in Jay, Clearfield, PA With Large Family.

• He appeared on the census in 1850 in Benezette Township, Carpenter- Farmer, Beulah, Selina Ray, , Wadsworth, Reuben, Thomas B, Sophia.

• He appeared on the census in 1860 in Carpenter In 1860 Living With Son Eben In Benezette (Wife Beulah Living With Son George In Benezette).

• He appeared on the census in 1870 in 1870 Census In Benezette Living With Son George.

Carpenter married Beulah (Elizabeth) Keene ¹⁴ on 25 May 1817 in Bristol , Lincoln , Maine.

Children from this marriage were:

8         i.  Charles Keene Winslow

         ii.  George Wait Winslow was born on 25 May 1820 in Bristol, Maine, died on 1 Oct 1904 in MT Pleasant, Benezette, Elk, PA at age 84, and was buried in Mount Pleasant, Oct. 3, 1904.

        iii.  Ebenezer Winslow was born on 11 May 1823 in Jefferson Co, PA, died on 8 Jan 1863 in Benezette, PA at age 39, and was buried in Winslow Hill Cemetery, Elk, PA.

         iv.  Reuban Colburn Winslow was born on 4 Sep 1834 in Punxatawney, PA and died on 18 Feb 1879 in Benezette, Elk, PA at age 44.

          v.  Joshua "James" Wadsworth Winslow was born on 5 Jul 1826 in Jefferson Co., PA, died on 4 Apr 1889 in Winslow Hill, Benezette, Elk, PA at age 62, and was buried in MT Pleasant Cemetery, Benezette, PA.

         vi.  Thomas Hart Benton Winslow was born on 26 Nov 1836 in Punxatawney, PA, died on 5 Jul 1876 in Benezette PA at age 39, and was buried in Winslow Hill Cemetary, Benezette PA.

        vii.  William Keene Winslow was born on 25 Sep 1821 in Jefferson Co., PA and died on 19 Apr 1830 in Jefferson Co, PA at age 8.

       viii.  John Walden Winslow was born on 2 Jan 1825 in Jefferson Co, PA and died after 1880 of Gaskill, PA.

         ix.  Selina Elizabeth Winslow was born on 17 Jun 1830 in Benezette, PA, died on 29 Oct 1909 in Newport, Penobscot Co., Maine at age 79, and was buried in Riverside Cemetery In Newport, ME.

          x.  Lydia Keene Winslow was born on 10 Nov 1831 in Benezette, Elk, PA and died between 1910 and 1920 in Harrisburg, Dauphin Co, Pennsylvania.

         xi.  Abigail Sophia Winslow was born on 7 Jul 1838 in Benezette PA and died on 16 Feb 1923 in Punxsutawney, PA at age 84.

17. Beulah (Elizabeth) Keene,¹⁴ daughter of William Keene and Celenah Wadsworth, was born on 3 Jan 1796 in Bristol , Lincoln, Maine, died on 16 May 1864 in Benezette, Elk Co, PA at age 68, and was buried in Winslow Hill Cemetery, Benezette, PA.

Noted events in her life were:

• Other: Mayflower Descendent(Via Wadsworth Line) Of William Bradford, Thomas Rogers, John Alden, Priscella Mullins, William Mullins, Richard Warren, William Brewster.

• She appeared on the census in 1860 in Living With Son George In Benezette ( Husband Living With Son Eben).

Beulah married Carpenter Winslow ¹³ on 25 May 1817 in Bristol , Lincoln , Maine.

18. John C Hicks,¹⁵ son of Levi Hicks and Rebecca, was born on 19 Jun 1798 in PA, died on 20 Jun 1886 in Hicks Run, Gibson Twp, Cameron, PA at age 88, and was buried in Hicks Run Cemetery Cameron Co PA (Of Route 555).

General Notes: He came to Benezette Twp., Elk Co., in 1813. In 1846 he was elected Overseer of the Poor in Benezette Township, In the Assessment for Gibson Twp., 1844, he is listed with one horse and two cows on 112 acres. The 1860 Census indicated that he could neither read nor write. Mary: The 1860 census indicated that an Elizabeth Conway, aged 75, was living with Mary and John. She was probably Mary's mother.


JOHN M. HICKS, farmer, P.O. Dent's Run, Elk county, was born in what is now Gibson township, Cameron Co., Penn., November 25, 1837, a son of John C. and Mary E. (Conway) Hicks. His paternal grandfather was Levi Hicks, who settled in Driftwood in 1804, and later on the farm now owned by John R. Hicks, which he cleared and improved. He died in Benezette township, Elk Co., Penn. His children were John C., Jacob, William, Jane (Mrs. John English), Peggy (Mrs. Ira Green), Nancy (Mrs. George English), Hetty (Mrs. John Smith) and Polly (Mrs. Thomas Smith). Of these the eldest, John C., spent nearly all his life in Gibson township, where he died in June, 1887, at the age of eighty-six years. He had eleven children: Levi, Rebecca (Mrs. Charles Winslow), Elizabeth (Mrs. Eben Winslow), Jane (Mrs. Robert Rothrock), Sarah (Mrs. Coleman T. Johnson), Reese, Leah (Mrs. Isaiah Murray), John M., Ellen (Mrs. Norton Rothrock), Adam and Emery. The subject of this sketch was reared in Gibson township, where he has always resided, and cleared a part of the farm he now occupies, on which he has resided since 1872. He married, in 1861, Alzina, daughter of James and Martha (Barber) Peterson, of Otsego county, N.Y., and they have eleven children: Clara (Mrs. John McAulay), Emery G. (married to Nancy E. Farley), William R., Julia A., Henry A., Jennie E., Hattie E. (married to James A. Barr), Rebecca O., Levi J., Julia M. and Vernie E. Mr. Hicks is a representative farmer and citizen of his township; in politics he is a Republican.

ROBERT L. HICKS, farmer, P.O. Dent's Run, Elk county, was born March 21, 1860, in what is now known as Gibson township, Cameron Co., Penn., on the farm where he now resides, and is a son of Levi and Olive J. (Whalen) Hicks. His paternal grandparents were John C. and Mary E. (Conway) Hicks, and his great-grandfather was Levi Hicks, who settled in Gibson township in 1804. The father of Robert L. was a farmer by occupation, who cleared the farm now occupied by his son, and died there. His children were Robert L., John R., and William J. (deceased). Robert L. Hicks has always lived on the old homestead, and is one of the prominent young farmers of the township; politically he is a Republican.

JOHN R. HICKS, farmer, P.O. Dent's Run, Elk county, was born in Gibson township, Cameron Co., Penn., July 20, 1862, and is a son of Levi and Olive J. (Whalen) Hicks. His paternal grandparents were John C. and Mary E. (Conway) Hicks, and his great-grandfather was Levi Hicks, who settled in Gibson township in 1804. John B. was reared in Gibson township, and occupies a part of the homestead. He married, December 25, 1886, Mary, daughter of Miles and Lydia E. (Miller) Dent, by whom he has two children: Ethel M. and Bessie. Mr. Hicks is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church; in politics he is a Republican.

Noted events in his life were:

• He was employed in Farmer; Carpenter Per 1846 Gibson Township Tax Assessment.

• He appeared on the census in 1880 in Widowed, Living With Son John M Hicks In Gibson Twp, Cameron Co. PA.

• He appeared on the census in 1830 in Gisbson Clearfield Co PA With Family.

• He appeared on the census in 1850 in Gison, Elk PA John Hicks , Wife Elizabeth, Many Children And Mother Rebecca Hicks 69 Yrs.

• He appeared on the census in 1860 in Gibson, Elk, Pennsylvania Mother In Law Eliza Conway (75Yrs)Living With Them.

• He appeared on the census in 1870 in If Them John A Retired Farmer And Elizabeth Living In A Hotel In Gibson, Cameron, Pennsylvania; Also 1870 Gibson Twp, Cameron Co, PA, Age 64, Keeping House, Real Estate Value $2, 000, Personal Value $400, Listed As Elizabeth.

John married Mary Elizabeth Conway on 17 Feb 1822 in Gibson Township, Elk Co., PA.

Children from this marriage were:

9         i.  Rebecca "Becky" Hicks

         ii.  Mary Elizabeth Hicks was born on 2 Jan 1826 in Gibson Twp, Clearfield Co, PA, died on 18 Jul 1872 in Benezette, PA at age 46, and was buried in Winslow Hill Cemetery, Elk, PA.

        iii.  Levi Hicks was born on 15 Dec 1824 in Gibson Twp, Clearfield Co, PA and died on 27 Mar 1887 in Gibson Twp, Cameron Co. PA at age 62.

         iv.  Jane D Hicks was born about 1829 in Gibson Twp, Clearfield Co, PA and died in 1888 about age 59.

          v.  Sarah H Hicks was born on 17 Mar 1831 in Hicks Run, Gibson Twp, Clearfield Co, PA and died on 28 May 1922 in Benezette, Elk, PA at age 91.

         vi.  Reese L Hicks was born about 1833 in Gibson Twp, Clearfield Co, PA and died after 1860.

        vii.  Leah Hicks was born on 23 Mar 1835 in Gibson Twp, Clearfield Co, PA and died on 22 Sep 1897 at age 62.

       viii.  John M Hicks was born on 25 Nov 1837 in Gibson Twp, Cameron Co. PA and died on 5 Oct 1918 in Gibson Twp, Cameron Co. PA at age 80.

         ix.  Ellen F. Hicks was born on 18 Jul 1841 in Gibson Twp, Clearfield Co, PA and died after 1860.

          x.  Adam Silas Hicks was born on 3 Mar 1846 in Gibson Twp, Clearfield Co, PA, died on 20 Apr 1910 in Gibson Twp, Cameron Co. PA at age 64, and was buried in Hicks Run Cemetery, Elk Co, PA.

         xi.  Emery W Hicks was born on 2 Jun 1848 in Gibson Twp, Clearfield Co, PA and died in Jun 1913 in Maybe Benezette, Elk, PA at age 65.

19. Mary Elizabeth Conway, daughter of Father Conway and Elizabeth Marname Conway, was born on 3 Oct 1807 in PA, died on 29 Dec 1871 in Hicks Run, Cameron, PA at age 64, and was buried in Hicks Run Cemetery, PA.

Noted events in her life were:

• Other: Per Winslow Memorial , This Is Elizabeth Lewis Vrs Conway.

Mary married John C Hicks ¹⁵ on 17 Feb 1822 in Gibson Township, Elk Co., PA.

20. William B Johnston, son of Andrew Johnston, was born on 20 Dec 1796 in Butler County, PA, died on 17 Dec 1872 in Winslow, Jefferson, PA at age 75, and was buried in Prospect Cemetery, Winslow Twp, Jefferson, PA.

General Notes: Based on the following I'm assuming William B is Andrew's father, andJacob K(eener?) is a brother::per Kathy Myers- I found a deed from William B. Johnston to Andrew Johnston and Jacob K. Johnston (from father to sons) for 59 acres and 96 perches in Winslow Township. The deed was dated May 17, 1853 and recorded January 28, 1868.

History of Reynoldsville and Vicinity, including Winslow Township:
"Jacob Smith and William Johnston were the principal trappers in whatis now Winslow Township"
Under Early Settlers: "The heads of families living in Winslow township in 1845 were:.......William Johnston, born in Butler"

"In 1846 the first timber raft went from Reynoldsville to Brookville via the Sandy Lick Creek, said creek having been declared a highway bythe State in 1826......William B. Johnston was the pilot of the firstraft and he and his crew found it hard work to cut the trees which had fallen across the stream and to clear out the obstructions. Afterthe creek became passable, it required four or five days to make the trip to Pittsburgh via Red Bank Creek." After the timber was sold, the raftsmen returned home by boat as far as thet could go, then they walked the rest of the way.
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Andrew Johnston the father of gunsmith William B Johnston left Ireland with his parents when he was four years of age and the family firstsettled in Cinncinnatti Ohio. Later the Johnstons moved to Butler County Pa where William was born on December 20, 1796. Somtime prior to1825 the Johnstons moved to the Shelocta area of Indiana county, where William married a local girl Margaret Keener. During their long marraige the produced 132 children.
Next to nothing is know of Johnstons early life, but some reasonalbleconclusions can be constructed thru analysis of various sourses. In the 1830 census Johsnton is lead of head of houselhold in Armstrong townshiop, Indiana county, witha wife very much his junior and two femalechildren under 5. These chilren would be daughters Mary and Nancy.His wife Margaret , born Feb 10, 1810 was approx 14 yrs younger than her husband. We are uncertain of the birthdate of their third child Andrew Johnston, but in the 1850 census he was listed as age 18 suggesting 1832. Jacob the 4th child was born in Shelocta county Armstrong twsh in Mar 1834 when his mother would have been 24. Assuming these were the only children and none were lost at birth we can estimate that Margaret Keener was 16 or a bit older when she marred 30 yr old William Johnston in 1826.
Recorded history reveals that he was a gunsmith by trade when he migrated to Winslow tshp Jefferson county about 1841 and tax records indicate that he had a hand in the armsas long as he lived but his early years are very much shrouded. He came out of an area in Indiana county that was next door to Armstrong and Westmoreland counties and this region was well supplied with gunsmiths. Perhaps future studies will turn up his teacher.
Lumbering was the prime occupation of the area at that time and Johnston was listed as the first river pilot on a raft at Brooksville in 1846 It took 4-5 days to go from Reynoldsville to Pittsburgh via Red Bank Creek and the Allegheny River.
He died on 12/17/1872 and was buried at Prospect Cemetery in Winslow Township between West Libirity and Prescottville. HIs wife Margaret died 7 years later and was buried by his side.

Noted events in his life were:

• Moved: 1841, To Winslow Twp, Jefferson Cty, PA.

• He was employed in Gunsmith; Hunter; Trapper; River Pilot; Teamster.

• He had a religion in Baptist Church.

• He appeared on the census in 1830 in Armstrong Twp, Indiana Cty, PA.

• He appeared on the census in 1850 in Winslow, Jefferson, Pennsylvania.

• He appeared on the census in 1860 in Winslow, Jefferson, Pennsylvania.

William married Margaret Keener about 1826 in Shelocta Area, Indiana County, PA.

Children from this marriage were:

10        i.  Andrew J Johnston

         ii.  Jacob K Johnston was born on 25 Mar 1834 in Shelocta, Indiana Co, PA and died after 1898 of Winslow Twp, Jefferson, PA.

        iii.  Mary Johnston was born before 1830 in Indiana County, PA.

         iv.  Nancy Johnston was born before 1830 in Indiana County, PA.

          v.  Harriet Johnston was born about 1836 in PA.

         vi.  Reuben Johnston was born in 1838 in PA.

        vii.  William F Johnston was born on 12 Mar 1840 in PA and died on 1 Apr 1921 in Prospect Cemetery, Dubois, PA at age 81.

       viii.  Joseph S Johnston was born about 1847 in PA.

         ix.  Maggie Johnston was born about 1846 in PA.

          x.  Anna Johnston was born in PA.

         xi.  Evaline Johnston was born about 1849 in PA.

        xii.  George Johnston was born about 1852 in PA.

       xiii.  James Johnston was born in PA and died in Died Young 1 Yrs Drinking Nitric Acid.

        xiv.  Keener Johnston was born about 1835 in PA and died after 1910 in 1910 Census In Benezette Living With Son George.

21. Margaret Keener, daughter of Jacob Keener and Unknown, was born on 10 Feb 1810 in Indiana County, PA, died on 29 Mar 1879 in Winslow, Jefferson, PA at age 69, and was buried in Prospect, Winslow Twp, Jefferson, PA.

Margaret married William B Johnston about 1826 in Shelocta Area, Indiana County, PA.

22. Truman Beaman London, son of Isaac Chauncey London and Sarah Callender, was born on 11 Oct 1808 in Luzerne Co, PA, died on 11 Apr 1891 in Rathmel, Winslow Twp, Jefferson Co., PA at age 82, and was buried in Prospect, Winslow Twp, Jefferson, PA.

General Notes: Truman received a good education. Upon reaching manhood he engaged in lumbering for 7 years on the north branch of the Susquehanna. He sold the lumber at various points along the river, Harrisburg, Columbia, Marietta, Port Deposit. In November of that 1837 he and his family along with Parliment Hutchins and his wife Esther who was Sally Maria's Sister started for Jefferson Co. After 11 days travel through all kinds of weather they arrived in Brookville on the 18th day of the month having made the entire trip on a two-horse wagon.
He was still involved in lumbering. In 1840 he moved to Perry Twp. on a farm which he cleared and cultivated. In 1843 he settled in BellTwp. In 1848 he made a permanent home in Winslow Twp. He was very active in the development of Jefferson Co. He served one term as auditor for the CO. Per Coulter, he was the lumber and coal man of the tribe, having engaged in these businesses near Rathmel & having become quite wealthy therein. The London Mines of that ection are still famousthroughout the region. He lived retired for some time before his death which occurred April 11, 1891 on his farm in Winslow Twp. He and some members of his family are shown in the 1860 Jefferson Co., PA census, Reel M653-1118.
1870 Jefferson Co, Winslow Twp. Census, he is shown as age 61, a lumberman; Sarah, age 70; Perlina Williams, age 46 housekeeper.
He is buried in Prospect Cemetery, Winslow Twp.-
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note: it says Sarah was born in Conn. not Orange Co. NY? Also, Edward did not Serve in Rev. War, his father John did. Taken from 'History of Jefferson County, Pennsylvania - 1888', by Kate M. Scott, published in 1888 by D. Mason & Company, Publishers in Syracuse, N.Y., page710.

LONDON, TRUMAN BEAMAN. The progenitors of T.B. London were English, and
his grandparents on both the paternal and maternal side lived and died in Luzerne County, Pa. These were Edward London, a native of New Jersey, and Samuel Callender, born in Virginia. They won an honorable right to the soil of the Republic, for themselves and their posterity,by patriotic devotion to the spirit of 1776, during the long and trying carnage of the Revolution.
His father, whose name was Isaac, was born in New Jersey, and his mother, whose maiden name was Sarah Callender, was a native of Conn. Theformer died in Luzerne county in 1843, and the latter in Jefferson county in 1846.
Truman Beaman London was born in Luzerne county (now Lackawanna)
on the 11th day of October, 1808, and was the second child of a family of nine. By self endeavors and in the public schools he received avery thorough education in the place of his nativity, where he grew up to manhood, and where he was engaged in the lumber trade until 1837. He manufactured lumber and marketed it at Harrisburg, Columbia, Marietta, Port Deposit, and other points on the Susquehanna River.
On September 13, 1831, he was united in wedlock to Sally Mariah Slawson, which union was blessed with offspring, numbering six, divided equally as to sex. Their names, in consecutive order of birth, are Martha Jane, born July 28, 1832; Eliza Mariah, March 9, 1834; Truman Beaman, March 10, 1836; Isaac, September 3, 1838; Moses Slawson, January 31, 1841; Mary Ann, May 29, 1842. The first and the last two are deceased. Their mother died June 23, 1842.
Of those living, Isaac is a wide awake and successful merchant of Reynoldsville, and a man greatly esteemed by all who know him; Truman B. is a successful farmer of Winslow Township; and Eliza M., who married Andrew Johnston, is a resident of DuBois, Clearfield county, and the wise mother of an interesting family.
The subject of this biography emigrated from Luzerne county to Jefferson, locating in Brookville in 1837. Upon his advent there he found such representative citizens as Judge Heath, John Heath, the Dunham, Dr. Jenks, Barclay Jenks, Drs. Bishop and Darling, who were the physicians of the town, Samuel Truby, Jared Evans, Levi G. Clover, Thomas Hastings, John Dougherty, etc. Barclay Jenks was the most brilliant member of the bar, and Mr. London, in his enthusiastic reminiscences of him, says: "It took somebody better than a Philadelphia lawyer to equal our backwoods Blackstone." Dr. Jenks, his father, and also father of the present Solicitor-General of the United States, George A., was then one of the associate judges. Judge Evans was in the banking business, known at that time as a "shin-plaster office". He issued notes invarious denominations up to a dollar, which were made current in the community, and when any one had accumulated these to the amount of five dollars or over, they were redeemable at the counter of the Judge,who gave large bills in exchange. Mr. London, who was in the mercantile business in a limited way, enjoyed the benefits of Evans's bankingsystem.
In 1840 Mr. London removed from Brookville, where he had been engagedin lumbering, to Perry township, and there cleared a farm purchased of C.C. Gaskill; and in 1843 he settled in Bell township in the midst of his lumber operations. Six years later he located permanently in Winslow township, near the site of his present residence, on the farm now occupied by Fulton Henry. He contracted matrimony again in 1846, by leading to the altar of Hymen Mrs. Sarah (Wilkins) Rea, who succumbed to the inevitable in 1878.
The record of T.B. London's life is that of an active and useful man- useful to himself, his family, his community, and his county. Asidefrom clearing and working many farms, his lumber operations, in whichhe was a pioneer on Sandy Lick Creek, gave employment to hundreds of men at a time when the less venture some and poorer classes needed just such an enterprising spirit to lead them. He opened up roads, often at his own expense, leading into remote districts, thus creating settlements and adding to the population and welfare of the county. In his later years his capital has erected a score of houses in Reynoldsville and Winslow Township, and was invested in a mercantile enterprisein the town mentioned for about eight years. His life has ever been identified with the best interests of the local public, vigilant at all times, and always ready to do good. He served one term as auditor of the county. To the church, too, he has been kind, giving generously to every creed that knocked on his heart, asking for help. His character and career may be summed up in this sentence: Honest, liberal, true, enterprising, companionable, intelligent, sagacious - and what more can be expected of a noble man!
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Jefferson Co Pa. The Pioneers & People Vol III - J.H. Beers & Co pg733

London, Truman B., Winslow, Rathmel p.o., is a retired lumberman and was
born in Luzerne county on October 11, 1808. He was a son of Isaac and
Louisa Calender(sic) London, both of English descent. He followed the business
of lumbering for seven years, on the north branch of the Susquehanna River,
in his native county, from which he removed in 1837, and settled in Brookville, Jefferson county, and was for many years engaged in the lumbering business there, and always doing successful business in that line. He has also, in connection with his lumbering business, been engaged in agricultural pursuits. He settled in Winslow twp. in 1848, andcleared and improved the farm, which he now owns and on which he now resides. He was for eight years associated with Dr. J.C. King in the mercantile business at Reynoldsville. He has interested himself in theimprovement of Reynoldsville and Rathmel, of late years, having builtquite a number of houses in each town. He was married twice. His first wife was Sally M. Slosson, of Luzerne Co. They had six children: Jartha J., Eliza M., Truman B., Jr., Isaac H., Moses L., and Mary A. His second wife was Sarah (Ray) Wilkins of Clarion Co His first wife died on 23 Jan 1842, and his second wife on 2 May, 1878. Mr. London served as county auditor for one term. During his long business career he has always avoided having contentions in law, never having had a suit in any court of justice. He has always been a
law-abiding citizen.

Noted events in his life were:

• He was employed in Lumberman.

• He appeared on the census in 1860 in Winslow Twp, Jefferson Co., PA.

• He appeared on the census in 1850 in Winslow, Jefferson, Pennsylvania With 2ND Wife Sarah And Family Including Eliza M 15 Yrs.

• He appeared on the census in 1880 in Winslow, Jefferson, Pennsylvania As Widower With Housekeeper Next Door To His Son Isaac London.

Truman married Sally Maria Slawson on 13 Sep 1831 in Luzerne Co., PA.

Children from this marriage were:

11        i.  Elizabeth Mariah London

         ii.  Martha Jane London was born on 28 Jul 1832.

        iii.  Truman Beaman London was born on 10 Mar 1836 in PA and died after 1900 in Winslow, Jefferson, Pennsylvania Censes.

         iv.  Isaac H London was born on 3 Sep 1838 in PA and died after 1880 in Winslow, Jefferson, Pennsylvania Censes.

          v.  Moses Slawson London was born on 31 Jan 1841 in PA.

         vi.  Mary Ann London was born on 29 May 1842 in PA.

Truman next married Sarah Wilkens Rea in 1846.

23. Sally Maria Slawson, daughter of Moses Slawson and Mary Pauley, was born on 16 Jun 1815 in Minisink, Orange , NY and died on 23 Jun 1842 in Winslow Twp, Jefferson Co., PA at age 27.

General Notes: From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996. Name also spelled Slauson,Slason,Slosson.
Youngest child born May 29, 1841. She died June 23, 1842. (McKnight Hist. Bio. of 1917 is in error with death date.)
Sally was born along with her brothers and sisters in Minisink, Orange Co., NY - very near the boundary with NJ. It is located on the Southwest part of the county. It is an area of rolling hills, very good for farming. The Wallkill River forms the Southeast boundary. Minisink only contains 13,877 acres. It was first settled in 1728.
In the fall of 1838 Sally and Truman, along with her sister, Esther Slawson Hutchins, and family moved to Jefferson Co.

Sally married Truman Beaman London on 13 Sep 1831 in Luzerne Co., PA.

24. James Burke ¹⁶ was born before 1808 in Ireland¹⁷ and died between 1844 and 1850 in Shamokin) Northumberland Co, PA.

General Notes: Subject: Burke and/or Neff Email from Carter Burke
I'm looking for any names related to the families of James Burke and Jane Neff. James may have imigrated from Ireland; Galway, maybe, or Galloway? They were married sometime prior to 1840 possibly Sunbury in Northumberland County. They had children named Joseph, Robert, and Samual. It's possible and even likely there were others. Burke may also bespelled Burk.
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a James Burk born 1798 arriving in Phil Pa ship Victor on 9/25/1820 Came from NewFoundland
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In book on St Edwards Cemetery in Coal Township/Shamokin at least 30Burke burials listed ..lots of Burke's in St Eds - including Roman Catholic Priests. No NEFFS many of them were from the Locust Gap area...or one of the priests had parishes there. No James Burk found in listing.

1810 United States Federal Census: James Burk; Washington; Northumberland Pa
Don't know if this is our James Burk??

PIONEERS. The following is a list of taxables in 1788 in Augusta township, which then included the present territory of Upper and Lower Augusta, Rockefeller, Little Mahanoy, Sunbury, and a small part of Cameron and Zerbe: Daniel Aurand, John Alward, John Adlum, John Buyers, Alexander
Bell, Paul Baldy, Adam Balt, James Burke,

Noted events in his life were:

• He immigrated to Per Family Info Supposedly Came From Ireland Thru Boston Then To Pennsylvania.

• Misc: Birth Assumed To Be Older Than Wife Jane Who Has An Assumed Birth Date Of 1808.

• He appeared on the census in 1790 in Northumberland Cty PA Lists A James Burke- Not Sure About This Being Him.

• Misc: Death Date Assumed Based On 1844 Being Birth Of Youngest Child Robert And Not In A 1850 Census Of Jane Burke Of Nurthumberland Co, PA- Another Assumption.

• Misc: 1788, A James Burke Is List Of Taxables In Augusta Township Northumberland County Burk, James, 170A, 1H, 2C, 7.9.

• Misc: May 2008, Researched At Northumberland Histoirical Sociry And Found No Additional Information On James Burke ND Jane Neff..

James married Jane Neff ¹⁸ about 1828 in Possibly Sunbury In Northumberland County, PA.

Children from this marriage were:

12        i.  Robert Edward Burk

         ii.  Sara Burke was born in Penna and died in Perhaps Dubois PA.

        iii.  Samuel Burke was born before 1844.

         iv.  Edwin Burk was born about 1828 in PA and died after 1850 in Based On Assumed 1850 Census.

          v.  Joseph Burk was born about 1835 in PA and died after 1860 in Based On Assumed 1860 Census.

         vi.  Son Burk was born before 1844.

25. Jane Neff ¹⁸ was born about 1808 in PA and died about 1852 in Probably Northumberland Co, PA about age 44.

General Notes: Possible connection not so sure but keeping around for now:A Chronicle: Neff Author: Elizabeth Clifford Neff Call Number: R929.2 N383 A genealogical and historical account of the descendants of Rudolf and Jacob Naef, of Frankford, Pennsylvania, from approximately 1500 to 1886.Bibliographic Information: Neff, Elizabeth Clifford. A Chronicle: Neff. Cincinnati: Robert Clarke & Co., 1886. A Chronicle: Neff, Page 136Died May 6, 1859. 162 JANE MCALLISTER NEFF, Born. Married August 17, 1827

A Mrs J Burk died Oct1855 in Northumberland , Northumberland Co, Riverview Cemetery not sure this is the same

Noted events in her life were:

• Alt Name: Initially Thought To Be Jane Nieff; Robert's Death Cert States Mother Jane Neff; I'm Going With Neff For The Moment.

• She appeared on the census in Aug 1850 in Northumberland, Northumberland Co, PA; Jane Burk -42 Yrs With Sons Edwin-22, Joseph-15, Robert-5; Birth Based On 1850 Census- Assuming This Is Right Jane Burke( Age 42) And Robert Age 5 And Family.

• She appeared on the census in 1840 in Northumberland PA Jane Burk Age 30-40, Son 5-10, Daughter 10-15 No Sure If This Is Right.

Jane married James Burke ¹⁶ about 1828 in Possibly Sunbury In Northumberland County, PA.

26. William B Levan,¹⁹ son of Isaac N Levan and Elizabeth, was born on 1 Aug 1818 in Reading, Berks Co, PA, died after Jun 1860 in 1860 Alsace Twp, Berks Co, PA Census, and was buried in Maybe Schwartzwald Cemetery, Berks Coounty PA.

General Notes: Re: William B Levan ( b 1818 in Penna) Posted by: Jeremy (ID *****9546) Date: August 17, 2006
William Levan's father was -Isaac Levan b. Dec 31 1791 - Feb 23 1823.He married Elizabeth Jul 9 1792 - Apr 2 1867, maiden name unkown. After Isaac's death she married a Jacob Spatz.
Isaac's father was also Isaac d. 1821 married Susanna Newkirk d. Oct8 1823. They were married Oct 9 1787 at Schwartzwald Reformed Church,Exeter Twp., Berks Co., PA.
His father was Abraham Oct 4 1728 - Apr 16 1786 married Margaret abt.1736 - Nov 20 1810.
His father Isaac 1700 - Apr 7 1783 (the immigrant) married Mary Margaret Kerst.
His father Daniel Levan and Marie Beau.
William Levan b. Aug 1 1818 bp. Nov 13 1818 at First Reformed Church Rdg, Parents Isaac Levan and Elizabeth, sponsors Wm Braum and and Maria.
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Jeremy thank you very much I did notice in the 1850 census Alsace, Berks, Pa that Elizabeth Spatz ( 60 yrs) was living with William and Catherine Levan. Now I know who Elizabeth Spatz is.((( And is further proof of William's parents))))
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Really have no idea butPotential Civil War A William B Levan listed in three places:
6th Penna CAv 6th regiment 70th volunteers
2 PA Prov Cav Co D
167th Infantry 167 regiment Co A

Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the census in 1860 in Alsace, Berks, PA With Catherine, Oscar, Ellen, Emma; Mother Elizabeth Spatz In Next Census Houselhold To Son William; Also An Isaac Levan 36 Years And Family Next To Elizabeth Spatz.

• Father: From Email Here Is Info On Your William Levan.William Levan B. Aug 1 1818 Bp. Nov 13 1818 At First Reformed Church Rdg, Parents Isaac Levan And Elizabeth, Sponsors Wm Braum And And Maria..

• Misc: Have A Wm B Levan Death Record Jan 15, 1881 Reading PA??? Also Wmb Levan In 167Th PA Infantry Co A Civil War?.

• He was baptized on 13 Nov 1818 in First Reformed Church Rdg Parents Isaac Levan And Elizabeth, Sponsors Wm Braum And And Maria..

• He appeared on the census in 1850 in Alsace With Catherine And Mother Elizabeth Levan Spatz ( She Remarried After Isaac's Death To Jacob Spatz).

William married Catherine Brumbach ²⁰ before 1847 in Reading, Berks Co, PA.

Children from this marriage were:

13        i.  Mary Elizabeth Levan

         ii.  Josephine Levan was born in Reading, Berks Co., Pennsylvania and died at A Young Age.

        iii.  Anna Catherine Levan was born about 1850 in Reading, Berks Co., Pennsylvania and died after 1880 in 1880 Reading Census.

         iv.  Oscar Scott Levan was born about 1852 in Reading, Berks Co., Pennsylvania and died after 1900.

          v.  Emma Virginia Levan was born about 1853 in Reading, Berks Co., Pennsylvania and died in 1861 about age 8.

         vi.  Ellen Louisa Levan was born about 1856 in Reading, Berks Co., Pennsylvania and died in 1861 about age 5.

27. Catherine Brumbach,²⁰ daughter of Jacob Brumbach and Susanna Gumbert, was born in Jan 1827 in Reading, Berks Co, PA and died between 1861 and 1873 in 1860 Alsace, Berks Co, PA Census.

General Notes: CATHARINE BRUMBACH LEVAN
Catharine's Lineage
Hermanus Emanuel Brumbach 1751 - 1803
***Jacob Brumbach 1780 - 1873
******Catharine Levan, Nee: Brumbach 1827 - 1854

Catharine was born in January, 1827 and died after 1861- last childs birth. She married William B. Levan. They had six children, surnamed Levan:

1. Mary Elizabeth, married Robert Burke and they had 10 children.
2. Josephine, died young.
3. Anna Catharine, married Israel Wentzel, Reading, Pa.
4. Oscar Scott, married Kate Ardrain; they had 2 children.
5. Emma Virginia, died 1861.
6. Ellen Louisa, 1861.

Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the census in 1860 in Alsace, Berks, PA ( One Time Thought She Died In 1854).

• Misc: In 1860 Census (Last Child Born 1861) But Died Before Father 'S Death 1873 According To Father's Obituary.

Catherine married William B Levan ¹⁹ before 1847 in Reading, Berks Co, PA.

28. Jacob Ovell,¹² son of Michael Ovell and Catherine Felton, was born on 12 Jun 1822 in Nicholson, ( Then Luzerne, Now Wyoming Co) PA, died on 20 Oct 1874 in Weedville, Elk County, PA at age 52, and was buried in MT Zion Cemetery, Weedville, PA.

General Notes: According to a History of Elk Co. in which they interviewed one of his sons, they had 9 children. 7 are identified. In the first election held in Jay Township after the creation of Elk Co. held Feb. 27, 1844, Jacob and John McCracken were elected as "fence viewers". Their duties were to check fence lines on properties.

In 1850 Jacob was living in Jay Township with a family- neighbors ofa George Brookins with George's mother Betsy and brothers and sistersincluding Sally Ann. That's probably how Jacob and Sally met.

Jacob died Oct. 1874 and his wife Sally in the summer of 1877. The two oldest daughters had recently married. Henry went out on his own. Michael was taken in by Jonathan Stephens family in Jefferson Co. Pa. (probably some relative of his grandfather's son-in- law Ward Stephens.George was taken in by the Graybill family of Jefferson Co. Pa. (neighbors of Jonathan Stephens) and Phoebe was taken in by her uncle. (uncertain if it was Elijah or James Brookins)

Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the census in 1860 in Caledonia, Jay, Elk, Pennsylvania With Sally Ann, Mary Jane, Alameda, Henry, Sally's Brother Silas Brookins.

• He appeared on the census in 1850 in Jacob Living Jay, Elk PA With Edwin Goff Neighbors To George Brookins Where Soon To Be Wife Sally Is Living.

• He appeared on the census in 1870 in 1870 Census Jay , Elk, PA Jacob, Sarah, Mary, Almidia, Henry, Michael, George , Phoebe.

Jacob married Sarah Sally Ann Brookins ²¹ between 1850 and 1851 in PA.

Children from this marriage were:

14        i.  Michael Ambrose Ovell

         ii.  Mary Jane Ovell was born in 1851 in Jay, , Elk, Pennsylvania and died in 1901 in Bradford Co, PA at age 50.

        iii.  Alameda Eliza Ovell was born on 29 Aug 1857 in Jay, , Elk, Pennsylvania and died on 5 Dec 1933 in Canyon, TX at age 76.

         iv.  George Luther Ovell was born about 1864 in Jay, , Elk, Pennsylvania and died in 1918 in Brockway, PA about age 54.

          v.  Phoebe Rosella Ovell was born about 1866 in Jay, , Elk, Pennsylvania and died in 1884 in PA about age 18.

         vi.  Henry James Ovell was born in Feb 1859 in Jay Township, Elk County, PA and died after 1920 in 1920 In Randolph, W VA.

        vii.  Walter Ovell was born in 1871 in Jay, , Elk, Pennsylvania and died in 1871 in Jay, , Elk, Pennsylvania.

29. Sarah Sally Ann Brookins,²¹ daughter of Charles Brookins and Elizabeth Betsy E Lindsley, was born on 28 May 1831 in Montgomery Co, New York,²² died about 9 Jun 1877 in Ovell Farm, Weedville, Elk Co, PA²³ about age 46, and was buried in MT Zion Cemetery, Weedville, PA. Another name for Sarah was Sally.

General Notes: Will of: Sarah A. Oval (also Ovel) Residence: Elk Co., PA Written:6/9/1877 Proved: 10/27/1877
Mentions: ?I, Sarah, Ovil, relic of the late Jacob Ovil, deceased.? Children: Mary Oval, Phebe Rosella Oval, Almeda Eliza Oval, Henry JamesOval,Ambrose Michael Oval, George Luther Oval.
Executor(s): Sarah?s brothers: James M. Brookins, Elijah L. BrookinsWitnesses: E.L. Brookins, J.M. Brookins

Noted events in her life were:

• She had a residence in 1850 in With Family In Jay Township. Elk Co, PA.

Sarah married Jacob Ovell ¹² between 1850 and 1851 in PA.

30. Jonathan Stephens, son of Ebenezer Stephens and Margaret "Betsy" Hartly, was born on 27 Mar 1835 in PA and died between 1880 and 1920 in 1880 Census Snyder, Jefferson Co. PA.

Noted events in his life were:

• He was employed in 1880 in Farmer On Census In Snyder, Jefferson, Pennsylvania.

• He appeared on the census in 1870 in 1880 Census In Snyder Twp, Jefferson Co., PA Michael Ovell Living In Household As A Laborer.

• He appeared on the census in 1880 in Snyder, Jefferson, Pennsylvania With Family And Michael Ovel 17 , Brother Henry Stephens, And A Ebenezer Parris 18 Yrs Who May Be Sister Hannahs Son.

Jonathan married Elmira Francis Walsh before 1861 in PA.

Children from this marriage were:

15        i.  Lovern Margaret Stephens

         ii.  Stella Celesta Stephens was born on 8 Jul 1860 in Crenshaw, Jefferson, Pennsylvania, died on 24 Oct 1917 in Weedville, Elk, Pennsylvania at age 57, and was buried in Brockwayville, Jefferson, Pennsylvania.

        iii.  Minnie Myrtle Stephens was born about 1868 in PA and died on 29 Jun 1937 in PA about age 69.

31. Elmira Francis Walsh, daughter of David William Walsh and Susan Sophia Fasset, was born on 11 Dec 1841 in NY Or 1880 Census Says PA and died on 7 Aug 1921 in Probably Elk Co, PA at age 79.

Noted events in her life were:

• Alt Name: She Was Called Grandma Meyers , Didn't Know Why Until I Found Her Second Husband.

• Alt Name: Elmira Elizabeth Walsh.

Elmira married Jonathan Stephens before 1861 in PA.

Elmira next married John Myers after 1880.

32. Carpenter Winslow,²⁴ son of James Winslow and Anna Mccausland Huston, was born on 22 Mar 1766 in Pittston, Kennebec County, Maine, died on 19 Nov 1827 in Punxsutawney, Jefferson, PA at age 61, and was buried in North Findley Veterans Cemetery (1St Settlers Of Punxy) Punxsutawney, PA.

General Notes: With nine sons and no daughters, Carpenter and Elizabeth adopted Lydia Smith who eventually married a man named Henry Smith

From R.C. Winslow speech at 1908 Winslow reunion in Benezette Pa:
Carpenter Winslow Sr and family moved to Penna around 1815 ( maybe 1818). Came up the Susquehanna River to Clearfield by building a bridge across the river. Then they went down the Wilderness Road to Punxsutawney and became crop farmers. Sons Reuben, then Carpenter and Ebenezer returned to Benezette area to work in the lumbering business/ farm.

(from George Porter Bio) " Carpenter Winslow and that portion( 5 sons-Reuben, Carpenter, Ebenezer, Joseph, James) of the family that came with him to Pennsylvania made the trip from Maine to Baltimore on a sailing vessel. From Baltimore they came up the Susquehanna and finally arrived at Clearfield and from there they journeyed to a place near Punxsutawney known as the Winslow settlement. It was no easy task to travel over the rough and rugged roads, sometimes mere paths, some three hundred miles. They had a hard struggle for a time living principally on game until they cleared sufficient land on which to raise some grain and vegetables. Reuben, Carpenter, and Ebenezer settled at Benezette while Joseph and James remained in the Winslow settlement."

Brother Reuben is sited usually as the founder of Benezette Township and held many offices in both Benezette and Jay Townships. Carpenter's son George gave the name to Winslow Hill. Carpenter was a farmer. Reuben started both the Winslow Colliery (coal mines) and the Winslow Colliery Railroad spur in Benezette area.

Early Settlements -- The family of Carpenter Winslow, who came from first Pittston, then Wiscasset, then Bristol Maine, in 1818, were the first to settle in what is now Gaskill township which occupies the southeastern corner of Jefferson county, PA. . They cleared the land and made the first improvements.

By His Excellency Samuel Adams, Esquire,
Governor and Commander in Chief of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

To Carpenter Winslow, Gentleman, Greeting
You being appointed Lieutenant of a Company in the Cavalry of the Second Brigade, Eighth Division of the Militia of this Commonwealth.
By Virtue of the Power vested in me, I do by these Presents, (reposing Special Trust and Confidence in your Ability, Courage and good Conduct) COMMISSION you accordingly: ----
You are therefore, carefully and diligently to discharge the Duty of Lieutenant
in Leading, Ordering and Exercising said Company in Arms, both inferior Officers and Soldiers; and to keep them in good Order and Discipline: And they are hereby commanded to obey you as their Lieutenant. And you are yourself to observe and follow such Orders and Instructions, as you shall from Time to Time receive from me, or your superior Officers.
GIVEN under my Hand, and the Seal of said Commonwealth, thefirst Day of November in the Year of our LORD, 1796 and in the twenty-first Year of the Independence of the United States of AMERICA.

Noted events in his life were:

• He was employed in Ship Builder.

• He had a residence in Pittston; Wiscassat; Bristol, Maine.

• Politics: "Carpenter Was A Little Inclined To Toryism Though He Had The Prudence To Remain Quiet".

• Residence 2: 1819, Settled With Family In Punxsutawney (Clearfield County); Purchased A Farm In Gaskill In 1821.

• Military: An American Revolutionary Soldier (Dar); Commissioned A Lt In The State Militia In 1796 Which Was Signed By Samuel Adams.

• He appeared on the census in 1790 in Pittston, Lincoln, Maine.

• Misc: Not Married In The 9 April 1788 Date Is Probably The Intention Date.

• He appeared on the census in 1800 in Kennebec, Maine.

• He appeared on the census in 1810 in Lincoln, Bristol, Maine.

• He appeared on the census in 1820 in Carpenter Winslow Is Also Identified In The 1820 Bristol, Lincoln, Maine Census May Be A Different Carpenter..

• He appeared on the census in 1820 in Perry Township, Jefferson Co, PA.

• Misc: 1808, From "Native Soil" Manuscripts Supposedly- Carpenter Winslow Of Downeast Maine- Bristol To Appear Befoe Justice Of Peace Indenture. Also Names Were William Carpenter And Robert Huston- I Assume Related In Some Family Way.

Carpenter married Elizabeth Betsy Colburn ²⁵ on 8 Jun 1788 in Pittston, Kennebec, ME.

Children from this marriage were:

16        i.  Carpenter Winslow

         ii.  Reuben Colburn Winslow was born on 28 Jun 1796 in Pittston, Kennebec, ME, died on 26 Aug 1871 near Loch Haven, Clinton Co., PA at age 75, and was buried in Highland Cemetery, Lock Haven, PA.

        iii.  Ebenezer C. Winslow was born on 8 Jun 1800 in Pittston, Kennebec, ME and died between 1860 and 1868 in Whiteside Co, IL.

         iv.  Joseph Wood Winslow was born on 10 Dec 1804 in Wiscasset, Lincoln, Maine and died on 8 May 1894 in Gaskill, Jefferson, PA at age 89.

          v.  James Winslow was born on 14 Apr 1798 in Wiscasset, Pittston, Maine, died on 7 May 1893 in Punxsutawney, Jefferson, PA at age 95, and was buried in Circle Hill Cemetery, Punxsutawney PA.

         vi.  George Winslow was born on 24 Apr 1791 in Pittson. ME and died on 12 Jan 1851 in Boston, Mass at age 59.

        vii.  David Winslow was born on 10 Sep 1794 in Pittson. ME and died after 1816 in Africa.

       viii.  Caleb Smith Winslow was born on 2 Oct 1802 in Wiscasset, ME and died in 1844 on Mississippi River at age 42.

         ix.  Charles Winslow was born on 30 May 1789 in Kennebec, Pittston, Maine and died about 1839 near Strait Of Gilbralter As Sea Captain about age 50.

          x.  Lydia Smith Winslow

33. Elizabeth Betsy Colburn,²⁵ daughter of Reuben Colburn and Elizabeth Lewis, was born on 29 May 1768 in Pittston , Kennebec, Maine, died on 11 Jul 1845 in Punxsutawney, Jefferson Co., PA at age 77, and was buried in North Findley Veterans Cemetery (1St Settlers Of Punxy) Punxatawney, PA.

General Notes: From Bertha Colburn memoirs: When Benedict Arnold stayed at our house waiting for the bateaux to be made ready he took Major Colburn's oldest daughter, Elizabeth, aged seven, on his knee as he sat in front of the open fire and commented on her fairness. When Elizabeth was grown she married a Winslow and went to Pennsylvania to live. She had nine sons and one of the family wrote to Cousin Sue that they celebrate in remembrance of her.

According to J.W. Hanson's History of Gardiner, Pittston, and West Gardiner (1852), "Betsey" Colburn married Carpenter Winslow (born 1764). Carpenter's brother Jonathan was (according to Hanson) the first white child born in Pittston (March 23, 1761).

Elizabeth married Carpenter Winslow ²⁴ on 8 Jun 1788 in Pittston, Kennebec, ME.

34. William Keene,²⁶ son of Hezekiah Keene and Alice Howland, was born on 27 Apr 1753 in Marshfield, Plymouth , MA, died on 21 Jul 1821 in Bristol, Lincoln, ME²⁷ at age 68, and was buried in Clark Cemetery , Bremen ME.

Noted events in his life were:

• Military: Rev. War Soldier--Mass.--W26746 Captain Caleb Turners Company, Col. Bond's Regiment, Private, Mass Line; Seacoast Role(7-12/1775);William Applied In 1820 And Widow Celana Applied 9/19/1838 For Rev War Pension From Kennebec, ME Age 72.

• He was employed in Farmer.

• He had a religion in Church Of Christ.

• Other: 1820, Per Rev War Pension, His Estate Included 100 Acres Of Land(50 Acres Fully Mortgaged); House And Bard; 2 Oxen; 4 Cows; 2 Horses; 15 Sheep; 2 Swine.

• Other: Mayflower Descendent Of Richard Warren.

William married Celenah Wadsworth on 27 Apr 1784 in Duxbury, Plymouth, MA.

Children from this marriage were:

17        i.  Beulah (Elizabeth) Keene

         ii.  Lydia F Keene was born on 24 Sep 1788.

        iii.  Wait Wadsworth Keene was born on 6 Jun 1790.

         iv.  Robert Keene was born on 6 Feb 1792.

35. Celenah Wadsworth, daughter of Wait Wadsworth and Abigail Bradford, was born on 9 Dec 1764 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Mass,²⁸ died on 29 May 1848 in Bristol, Lincoln, ME at age 83, and was buried on 29 May 1848 in Clark Cemetery , Bremen ME.

Noted events in her life were:

• Other: Mayflower Descendent Of William Bradford, Thomas Rogers, John Alden, Priscella Mullins, William Mullins, Richard Warren, William Brewster.

Celenah married William Keene ²⁶ on 27 Apr 1784 in Duxbury, Plymouth, MA.

36. Levi Hicks,²⁹ son of Levi? Hicks and Unknown, was born about 1771 in PA and died between 1840 and 1850 in Benezette, Elk, PA.

General Notes: Hicks Run was first settled in 1810 when Levi erected the first sawmill at Hicks Run.
He settled in Gibson Twp. at Second Fork (Driftwood) PA in1804-06. He lived on the property later known as the Shaffer Farm located between First(Sinnemahoning) and Second Fork (Driftwood) of the Sinnemahoning Creek. He cleared about 30 acres of land,which, in 1812 he sold to Jacob Burge. He then moved up stream on Bennett's Branch to the mouth of Hick's Run where he cleared a farm and lived the remainder of his life. Levi was thirty-five when he moved to the area and had the honor of making and running the first raft ever taken down the Sinnemahoning. He is listed in the tax assessment for the Sinnemahoning district of Clearfield County in 1814. In 1823 his house was designated the polling place for Gibson Twp. He is listed in the 1810 and 1820 Gibson Township census.

Following John Jordan, he settled on the Second Fork in 1806 and then up the Bennetts Branch. He made the first raft and floated it down theSinnemahoning, and was thus the pioneer in a occupation that was the chief industry along the stream for many years. The following information was taken from "History of that part of The Susquehanna & Juniata Valleys Embraced in the Counties of Mifflin, Juniata, Perry and Union and Snyder." Rev. Charles Beatty was an early minister in Pennsylvaniaand printed a book entitled "The Journal of a Two-months' Tour." The August 21, 1768 entry mentions a Levi Hicks, who may or may not have been the father of this Levi Hicks. "After sermon we rode eight miles to Capt. Pattersons' where we were kindly received. Here we met with one Levi Hicks, who had been captive with the Indians from his youth, and we being desirous to know their present situation and circumstances, he gave us the following relation, that about one hundred miles westward of Fort Pitt was an Indian town, called Tuskalawas, and at some considerable distance from that was another town named Kighalamegha." In the August 25, 1768 entry: " Sat out from Captain Patterson's this morning, as early as we could, on our journey, accompanied with Joseph, the interpreter, and Levi Hicks (mentioned before as being many years a prisoner among the Indians). I understood he was considerably impressed under the Word yesterday, and therefore was desirous to here more sermons."
Taken from the History of the Early Settlement of the Juniata Valley,complied by U. J. Jones in 1889 and published by Harrisburg Publishing Co. Gersham, Moses and Levi Hicks and their family were held captives by the Indians for six or seven years. It is believed that after their release they went to Water Street, Huntington Co. and settled there. Gersham and Moses did not marry. Levi, the elder, brought with hima half breed as his wife, by whom he had a number of children. They all settled at Water Street and commenced the occupation of farming. Subsequently, Levi rented from the Bebaults, the tubmill at or near the mouth of Spring Creek. When the Indian troubles began in the spring of1778, he refused to seek safety in Lytles or Lowry's Fort which was across the river from the mill. On May 12, 1778 he was shot and scalpedby Indians at his home. His wife, a son of about 10, and three other children survived. Another child, a daughter of about 3 or 4 was also scalped but survived only be remain feeble-minded the rest of her life. I've entered this story because the boy of 10 mentioned may possibly be our Levi Hicks. Rebecca: According to the 1850 Census she was living with her son, John. Thus Levi probably died before that time.

(Linda Valetta) I desperatley need to get back to Belfonte to search the early land records of Clearfield county that may give us a hint of where our Levi and Rebecca came from.. I last find him in the Census in 1830 and not 1840. He was listed there as between the ages of 50 & 60. The next item we have on him is that the elections of Fox and Gibson Twp was moved from his home in 1831 to the home of Thomas Liggett. After this He and Rebecca give the power of attorney to Richard Gellat in 1835. From this I figure he died between 1835 & 1840.

The next year, 1806, Jordan was followed by Levi Hicks, Andrew Overturf and Samuel Smith, the two former having families, and the latter being a single man. Levi Hicks settled between the First Fork and SecondFork, on ground afterward known as the Shaffer farm, now occupied by Maiden Wykoff. He here cleared about thirty acres of land, which, in 1812, he sold to Jacob Burge, who had settled near him a year or two previous. Hicks then removed up the Bennett's branch to the mouth of Hicks' run, and took up land which is now occupied by his descendants. His son, John, is still living, a man seventy- eight years of age, whose memory is still clear touching the history of those early days. John was eight years old when the family first moved here, and has beena resident of this county over seventy years. Levi, the father, was thirty- five years of age when he moved to the country, and had the honor of making and run-fling the first raft ever taken down the Sinnemahoning.
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(From internet rootweb eilenn)There were no settlements in what is now Cameron County until 1804, when a hunter named John Jordan and his five (or four?) sons built a solid tent of rough hewn logs at Second Fork (known as Driftwood today). These were the taxable inhabitants of the Sinnemahoning District (Lawrence Twp, Clearfield Co) in the year 1814:

1814 Lawrence Township, Clearfield County Tax List Sinnemahoning District:
Stephen Barfield,Ralph Johnston,Andrew Overdorf,Robert Barr,Thew Johnston,Andrew Overdorf, Jr.
Daniel Bailey,James Jordan,Samuel Smith,Jacob Burch,John Jordan,Charles Swartz,Dwight Cadwell
Henry Lorghbaugh, Jr.,Curran Sweezey,Thomas Dent,Joseph Mason,Benjamin Smith,Richard Galat
Amos Mix,Jacob Miller,Joseph Gaughey,James Mix,Leonard Morey
************Levi Hicks ,William Nanny,William T. Hardy,John Overdorf
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Hicks Run (aka Hicks Hollow, Little Hicks Run, or Jack Hicks Run) is named for the Levi & Rebecca Hicks family, who
settled on the flat in 1812. Most of the branches of this run are in Shippen Township
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Lumber was king along the Sinnemahoning stream for many years. Levi Hicks, who first came to Gibson Twp in 1806, is said to be the first white man to build and run a raft down the Sinnemahoning, ushering in the lumber era. Rafts of lumber were floated down the Sinnemahoning to the Susquehanna River, where they made their way to Marietta, PA or asfar as Philadelphia. The trip took a week or more and was not very profitable until the canal to Lock Haven was completed. Once the canal was finished, settlers made high profits on their goods because of lower freight rates, and they had more access to finished cloth and othermanufactured goods. And once the railroad came through, business boomed. Sinnemahoning itself had three stores. In Driftwood, J.O. Brookbank had the good fortune of being the only store in town. By 1900, the store was so large that it had its own railroad siding.




Who is Deborah Hicks ( b c1776) see Benezette 1850 census a DeborahHicks with John Bateman family
James Bateman 42 PA Nancy 42 PA Jane 18 PA Hannah 16 PA Levi 12 PA John 10 PA Elizabeth 8 PA Deborah 6 PA James M. 2 PA Deborah Hicks 74 PA

Noted events in his life were:

• Removed: 1804, Settled In Driftwood Area Of Gibson Twp, Cameron Co, PA.

• He appeared on the lived in then Jay census between 1810 and 1820 in Gibson Twp, Clearfield Cty, PA.

• He appeared on the census in 1840 in Jay PA Probably This Levi Hicks(60-70 Yrs) And Female Listed As 60-70- Probaly His Wife.

• He appeared on the census in 1850 in Levi Probably Died Before 1850, Wife Rebecca Living With Son John.

Levi married Rebecca about 1799 in PA.

Children from this marriage were:

18        i.  John C Hicks

         ii.  Jacob Hicks was born about 1803.

        iii.  William Hicks was born about 1806.

         iv.  Jane Hicks was born about 1809 in PA and died after 1860 in Prob Benezette, Elk Co, PA.

          v.  Margart Peggy Hicks was born on 20 Apr 1806 in PA and died on 6 Feb 1878 in Graham Twp, Clearfield Co, PA at age 71.

         vi.  Nancy Ellen Hicks was born about 1815 in PA and died in 1861 in Prob Benezette, Elk Co, PA about age 46.

        vii.  Hester Hettie Hicks was born on 11 Sep 1819 in PA and died on 7 Mar 1901 in Went To Dunn Co, Wisconsin About 1866 at age 81.

       viii.  Polly Hicks was born about 1821 in PA.

37. Rebecca was born about 1781 in PA and died between 1850 and 1860 in With Son John C In 1850 Gibson Twp, Cameron Co, PA; Can't Find Her After 1850- Probably Diedbefore Then.

Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the census in 1850 in Rebecca Was Living With Son John And Family In 1850 Gibson Township Cameron County Census Age 69 Born In PA.

Rebecca married Levi Hicks ²⁹ about 1799 in PA.

38. Father Conway died before 1860.

Father married Elizabeth Marname Conway.

The child from this marriage was:

19        i.  Mary Elizabeth Conway

39. Elizabeth Marname Conway was born about 1785 in PA and died between 1860 and 1870 in PA.

Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the census in 1860 in Living With John C Hicks Family Second Fork( Driftwood) Post Office, Gibson, Elk, PA.

Elizabeth married Father Conway.

40. Andrew Johnston was born about 1770 in Ireland and died in Indiana County, PA..

Noted events in his life were:

• He immigrated about 1774 to First To Cincinnati, Ohio At Age 4 Yrs With Parents; Later The Family Moved To Butler County, PA.

Andrew married someone.

His child was:

20        i.  William B Johnston

42. Jacob Keener was born in PA and died in Indiana Co, PA.

General Notes: Potential Jacob KEENER Death: 7 FEB 1845 in Armstrong Twp., Indiana, PA Marriage Susanna SILVIUS b: 18 AUG 1783 in Northampton Co., PA Children Catherine KEENER b: 1812 in Butler, Pensylvania Wilhelm KEENER b: 7 SEP 1807 John Jacob KEENER b: 10 OCT 1805 Isaac KEENER b: 7 MAR 1803 George KEENER b: 1 JUN 1801

Jacob married someone.

His child was:

21        i.  Margaret Keener

44. Isaac Chauncey London, son of Edward London and Sibbilah Sharp, was born in 1782 in Little Egg Harbor Twp., Burlington Co., New Jersey and died in 1844 in Blakely, Luzerne, PA at age 62.

General Notes: Isaac was born in Burlington Co., NJ. He went to Orange Co., NY sometime before 1805 and Married Sarah Callender. They later moved to Luzerne Co., PA. He is shown (IGI), to be in Luzerne Co., PA in 1818. (shown in 1810 Providence, Luzerne Co., PA. He is listed in the 1820 Census, 4 males under 10; 2 males 10-16; 2 males 16-25; 1 female 26-45,. engaged in agriculture. He is listed in the 1830 Census for Luzerne Co. PA, shown in Blakely Twp., pg. 196. After Isaac died Sarah moved to Jefferson Co., PA with the children who were adults by this time. (Beers, Jeff. Co. Bio. says they had 7 sons and 2 daughters, but the daughters are not mentioned again). In 1840 he and "Sally" sold 122 acres of land in Blakeley Co. to Burr Kenyon,

Taken from 'Jefferson County,
Pennsylvania - Her Pioneers and People', by W.J. McKnight, published in 1917 by J.H. Beers & Company in Chicago, page 467.

TRUMAN B. LONDON, late of Winslow Township, a resident of Jefferson county for over seventy years, was eminently worthy of the place accorded him in the ranks of its best citizens. In his death the township and county lost one who could always be depended upon as a valuable factor for progress in all directions, for though he was a man who devoted himself to his private affairs and domestic interests, who had no ambition for the power of public position, no selfish aspirations of any sort, yet he did more than the average toward the uplifting of goodstandards in his community. In all this he walked true to the lines laid down by honorable ancestry. Both his great-grandfathers, Edward London and Samuel Callender, natives of New Jersey and Virginia, respectively, were soldiers in the Revolutionary War, and it is interesting to note that the latter's descendants have erected a monument to him at Scott, Lackawanna Co., Pa.
Isaac London, grandfather of the late Truman B. London, was born in New Jersey, son of Edward London, who was of English descent. He died in 1843
in Luzerne county, Pa., where his father settled and spent the remainder of his
life. Isaac married Sarah Callender, a native of Connecticut, daughter of
Samuel Callender, above, and she survived him a few years, dying in 1846
in Jefferson county. They were the parents of nine children, seven sons and
two daughters, the sons being: Truman Beaman, Nathan, Isaac, Hiram, Samuel,
Stephen and Edward, all of whom located in Jefferson county.

Truman Beaman London, second child of Isaac and Sarah (Callender) London, was born Oct. 11, 1808, in what was then Luzerne (now Lackawanna)county, Pa., and there acquired a very manhood he engaged in lumbering, which he followed for seven years on the north branch of the Susquehanna river, manufacturing lumber and marketing it at Harrisburg, Columbia, Marietta, Port Deposit, and other points along that stream. He was so engaged in his native county until 1837-38, when he came to western Pennsylvania, locating at interested in large lumbering operations, but in 1840 removed to Perry township, settling on a farm he had purchased of C.C. Gaskill, which he cleared and cultivated. In 1843 he made a new settlement, in Bell township, in the midst of his lumber operations, and in 1848 made a permanent home in Winslow township, on thefarm afterwards occupied by Fulton Henry, near the site of the residence which was
his home at the time of his death. He was a pioneer lumberman on Sandy Lick, cleared and worked several farms, for eight years was a partner of Dr. J.C. King in a mercantile business at Reynoldsville, and by his building operations there and at Rathmel was largely instrumental in the material development of both laces, having constructed a numberof residences in those villages. His activities gave employment to many at a time when industrial operations were needed to attract a substantial class of settlers. He was public-spirited as well as enterprising, the roads he opened in new or remote districts, often at his own
expense, having been an important feature of the advancement of the county
in pioneer days. He served one term as auditor of Jefferson county. Mr. London
lived retired for some time before his death, which occurred April 11, 1891, on
his farm in Winslow township. Though not active in any church, he gave
liberally to all denominations in his neighborhood.

On Sept. 13, 1831, Mr. London married Sallie Maria Slosson, a native of Luzerne county, who died June 23, 1842, the mother of six children:Martha Jane, born July 28, 1832, is deceased; Eliza Maria, born March9, 1834, married Andrew Johnson, of DuBois, and had a family; Truman Beaman, Jr., was born March 10, 1836; Isaac H., born Sept. 3, 1838, following merchandising in Reynoldsville and later was a farmer in Winslow township; Moses Slosson, born Jan. 31, 1841, died in infancy; Mary Ann, born May 29, 1842, died young. For his second wife Mr. London married Mrs. Sarah Rea Wilkins, who died May 2, 1878. They had no children.

Truman B. London (2) was born March 10, 1836, in Blakely township, Luzerne now Lackawanna) county, and lived at home until he was thirty years old. He was allowed such educational privileges as were possible and led an active life from boyhood, assisting his father in the various important operations which the latter handled so successfully. Whenbut fourteen years old he began to raft umber and continued lumberingfor twenty-five years, giving it up after his arriage and devoting his energies to agriculture. For a number of years he lived on the farmin Winslow township where his death occurred Aug. 2, 1909, and here his widow is still residing. He is buried at Reynoldsville. Mr. London was a man of intelligent mind, with a discriminating appreciation of the best things in life which made him a leader in his own community, where he was held in the highest esteem. With his wife he held membership in the Soldier Run Baptist Church at Reynoldsville, and he also belonged to the P.O.S. of A. camp at Rathmel. He was a Democrat, following in the footsteps of his father, who cast his first vote for Andrew Jackson, the son giving his to Buchanan.
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Isaac was born in Burlington Co. New Jersey and went to Orange Co., New York sometime before 1805 and married Sarah Callender. They later moved to Luzerne Co., PA. He is shown (IGI) to be in Luzerne Co., PA in 1818.
He is listed in the 1820 Census, 4 males under 10; 2 males 10-16; 2 males 16-25; 1 female 26-45, he was engaged in agriculture.
He is listed again in the 1830 Census for Luzerne Co., PA shown in Blakely Twp., pg. 196. After Isaac died Sarah moved to Jefferson Col, PA with the children who were adults by this time. (Beers, Jeff. Co. Bio. says they had 7 sons and 2 daughters, but the daughters are not mentioned again).
In 1840 he and "Sally" sold 122 acres of land in Blakeley co. to BurrKenyon

Isaac married Sarah Callender about 1806 in Orange Co., NY.

Children from this marriage were:

22        i.  Truman Beaman London

         ii.  Nathan C London was born in 1807.

        iii.  Hirim London was born in 1810.

         iv.  Isaac Chauncey London was born in 1813.

          v.  Edward C London was born in 1818.

         vi.  Samuel Callender London was born in 1822.

        vii.  Stephen London was born in 1822.

       viii.  Elizabeth London was born in 1824.

45. Sarah Callender, daughter of Samuel Callender and Martha Slawson, was born on 10 Sep 1780 in Wallkil, Orange Co., NY, died after 1860 in Punxsutawney, Jefferson Co., PA, and was buried in Old Graveyard In Punxy, PA.

Noted events in her life were:

• Misc: Other Death Date 16 Jul 1846; Can't Remember Why I Picked Aft 1860.

Sarah married Isaac Chauncey London about 1806 in Orange Co., NY.

46. Moses Slawson, son of David Slawson and Mary Ferris, was born on 3 Sep 1780 in Salem (Now Lewisboro, Westchester Co- Orange Co., NY, died on 29 Nov 1848 in Warsaw Twp, Jefferson Co , PA at age 68, and was buried in Nov 1848 in Butler Cemetery, Brookville, Jefferson, PA.

General Notes: He was a carpenter by trade. His youngest son Moses, Jr. in speakingof his father to a cousin George W. Slauson as late as Easter Day 1918 said:

"My father was a man of some ability in the acquiring of property, but lacked the faculty of taking care of it. He was swindled out of a farm in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, for which he had taken JudgementNotes, having through slack of business methods failed to have them recorded, which resulted in a complete loss of the porperty as he neverrecovered one penny through the transaction. He was possessed of a considerable genius in the writing of verse, which he uttered of time in the exploiting of his friends and acuqaintances, but it was of no profit to him."

Moses married Mary Pauley about 1803 in Salem, Westchester, NY.

Children from this marriage were:

23        i.  Sally Maria Slawson

         ii.  Esther Slawson

        iii.  Jane Slawson

         iv.  Nathan Slawson

          v.  Hugh P Slawson

         vi.  David Slawson

        vii.  Rufus Slawson was born in 1813.

       viii.  Gabriel Slawson

         ix.  William N Slawson

47. Mary Pauley, daughter of Hugh Polly and Mary "Polly", was born on 22 Feb 1787 in Salem, Westchester, NY, died on 25 Jul 1859 in Potter Co. , PA at age 72, and was buried in Ellisburg Cemetary, Potter Co, PA.

General Notes: Mary Polley was the only child of Hugh and Mary Polley. She is buried in Ellisburg Cemetary, Ellisburg,Potter Co., Pennsylvania. She probably went to live with her son William after her husband Moses died. notes made by Sarah (Sally) Hutchins Ambrose

Mary married Moses Slawson about 1803 in Salem, Westchester, NY.

52. Isaac N Levan, son of Isaac Levan and Susanna Newkirk, was born between 6 Oct and 31 Dec 1791 in Exeter Township, Berks Co., PA and died on 23 Feb 1823 in Exeter Township, Berks Co., PA.

General Notes: Jeremy thank you very much I did notice in the 1850 census Alsace, Berks, Pa that Elizabeth Spatz ( 60 yrs) was living with William and Catherine Levan. Now I know who Elizabeth Spatz is.
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William Levan's father was -
Isaac Levan b. Dec 31 1791 - Feb 23 1823. He married Elizabeth Jul 9 1792 - Apr 2 1867, maiden name unkown. After Isaac's death she marrieda Jacob Spatz.
Isaac's father was also Isaac d. 1821 married Susanna Newkirk d. Oct8 1823. They were married Oct 9 1787 at Schwartzwald Reformed Church,Exeter Twp., Berks Co., PA.
His father was Abraham Oct 4 1728 - Apr 16 1786 married Margaret abt.1736 - Nov 20 1810.
His father Isaac 1700 - Apr 7 1783 (the immigrant) married Mary Margaret Kerst.
His father Daniel Levan and Marie Beau.
Jeremy
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Here is info on your William Levan. William Levan b. Aug 1 1818 bp. Nov 13 1818 at First Reformed Church Rdg, Parents Isaac Levan and Elizabeth, sponsors Wm Braum and and Maria.

Noted events in his life were:

• Misc: Biographical Annals Of Berks County.

Isaac married Elizabeth.

The child from this marriage was:

26        i.  William B Levan

53. Elizabeth was born on 9 Jul 1792 and died on 2 Apr 1867 in Prob Reading , Berks Co, PA at age 74.

Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the census in 1850 in Living With Son William Levan - Her Name Then Elizabeth Spatz From 2ND Marriage.

Elizabeth married Isaac N Levan.

Elizabeth next married Jacob Spatz.

54. Jacob Brumbach,³⁰ son of Hermanus Emanual Brumbach and Maria Catharine Potts, was born on 8 Jan 1780 in Exeter Township , Berks Co, PA, died on 13 Aug 1873 in Reading, Berks Co, PA at age 93, and was buried in Schwartzwald Church Cemetery, Exeter Township, Berks County, Reading, PA.

General Notes: Jacob was born Jan. 8, 1780, near Reading Berks Co., Pa.; learned theFuelling business at the De Turck mill near Monocacy, Exeter Twp., and in 1830 purchased a mill upon Antietam creek near where the St. Lawrence Mills are located, and conducted the same until he sold it in 1842 to his sons William and Jacob B. Jacob was a Democrat, member of the Reform Church, and died May 13, 1873 at age 93-7-5 and was buried at Reading, Pa. See Schwartzwald Inscriptions, Pennsylvania German, Feb., 1911, p. 89.

Reported in the Reading Eagle Daily Friday August 15, 1873 DEATH OF JACOB BRUMBACH
We yesterday announced the death of the old and respected citizen of this city and county, Jacob Brumbach, in his 93rd year.

The subject of this notice was born in Amity township, this county, in 1770. His parents, Hermanius (Hermanus) Brumbach and Catherine Pott, were also born and raised in the same township, and were people universally respected for their integrity and uprightness. Deceased was one of twin brothers, both of whom lived until 1801, when deceased's twin brother died, aged 21 years. Mr. Brumbach, in 1809, married Dorothea Bear, of Exetor township, and one year later, in 1810, moved over and took possession of the property at present known as Schartz's mill,on the other side of Schuylkill. At this place carried on the manufacturing of domestic cotton and woolen goods, and did an excellent trade. In the year 1812, in order to increase his business he moved down along the Antietam creek, Exeter township, near the Black Bear tavern, when he continued the same trade. In 1815 he built a very fine residence opposite his factory where resided and continued his business until1843, and one year later, in 1850, he took up his abode with his son,Jacob B. Brumbach, North 8th street, and continued there up to his death, nearly 23 years.

His first wife died in 1822. By this union, nine children were born. On March 14, 1824 he remarried, the second wife being, Susan Gumbert, whose parents resided above Kutztown. By this marriage 4 children wereborn, making 13 in all. His second wife died May 26, 1836, since which time until his death deceased remained a widower. In 1867, Mr. Brumbach received an apopletic stroke, which very nearly resulted in his death. In 1868, it is thought, he received another slight stroke, at which time he fell and fractured his hip. This laid him up and confined him to his bed from which he never arose. During the 5 years of his confinement, all to within a few months prior to his death, his appetitewas very good and his constitution appeared very strong. Thursday, August 7th, it is thought he received another slight stroke, from which time he commenced sinking, and so continued until his death, when his soul passed silently away from earth.

Mr. Brumbach was one of the oldest citizens of this community, and from the nature of his business he gained a large circle of friends and acquaintances. He laid the foundation of what was at one time of the most flourishing branches of trade in this county. We have reference tothe St. Lawrence Woolen mill, in Exeter township, that were burned about the close of the late rebellion. They were built by son Wm. Brumback, and were largely engaged in the manufacture of cotton and woolen goods. Deceased was a thorough businessman, and never mingled in politics to any extent except to hold several minor township offices from time to time. He was treasurer of the Schwarzwald Church congregation for a number of years.

There are at present four of his children living, three of the first wife and one of the second. There are forty grand children and thirty-five great grand children; the entire family being people held high inthe estimation of their friends and acquaintances. The announcement of the funeral may be found eslewhere.

Noted events in his life were:

• Misc: Knitting Mill Owner ; Religion: German Reformed.

• He appeared on the census in 1870 in Reading Ward 8, Berks, Pennsylvania Living With Jacob And Sarah Brumbach.

• Misc: Twin Of Samuel.

• He appeared on the census in 1860 in Reading, Spruce Ward, Berks, Pennsylvania Living With Jacob And Sarah Brumbach.

Jacob married Susanna Gumbert ³⁰ on 14 Mar 1824 in Prob Reading, PA.

Children from this marriage were:

27        i.  Catherine Brumbach

         ii.  Marianna Brumbach was born in May 1825 in Reading, Berks Co, PA and died before 1873 in Died Young.

        iii.  Louissa Brumbach was born in May 1829 in Reading, Berks Co, PA and died before 1873.

         iv.  Daniel Gumbert Brumbach was born on 6 Jun 1831 in Reading, Berks Co, PA and died on 29 Dec 1915 in Los Angeles, CA at age 84.

Jacob next married Dorothy Bear on 1 Jan 1809.

The child from this marriage was:

          i.  Rebecca Brumbach was born on 8 Mar 1819 in Exeter Township, Berks County, PA and died in 1853 at age 34.

55. Susanna Gumbert,³⁰ daughter of Mr Gumbert and Mrs Gumbert, was born on 16 Dec 1795 in Prob Kutztown, PA and died on 26 May 1836 in Reading, Berks Co., Pennsylvania at age 40.

Susanna married Jacob Brumbach ³⁰ on 14 Mar 1824 in Prob Reading, PA.

56. Michael Ovell ³¹ was born in 1793 in (Maybe)Nicholson Twp, Lucerne Co., Nicholson, PA, died between 8 Apr and 5 Aug 1865 in Jay Township, Weedville, Elk Co., PA,²³ and was buried in MT Zion Cemetery, Weedville, PA.

General Notes: After Catherine's death, Michael moved to Indiana County, PA with 3 of his children ( Eliza, Jacob, and Amy). Then ca 1840 he moved to Clearfield Co ( now Elk Co) Here he married Mary English Thurston. Around 1839 is when Michael took ownership of what would be the Ovell farm in Weedville. At that time it was Caledonia, Clearfield Co., PA. Michael probably could not write and if he was an immigrant from France (?) his accent may have made Ovel sound like Obel. In 1820 census of Nicholson Township his name was Michael Obel.

Marriage Notes for MICHAEL OVEL and CATHERINE FELTON: m. March 12, 1817,
from Vol. X of Proceedings & Collections of Wyoming Historical & Geological Society

Mary English Thurston has been widowed 3 times before and had 5 children by her marriage to George Thurston. Her family history is quite well documented and includes some early settlement in Lycoming Co. Pa. by her grandfather and his brother after their service in the Revolution. It is documented that they has served with a regiment of the Rangers who spent some time guarding General Washington and who were present at the execution of Major Andre.

Interesting aside : Was Michael Ovell related to John O'Bail( Abell)?? : Gaiänt'wakê (c. 1750?1836) or Kaintwakon, generally known as Cornplanter, was a Seneca war-chief. He was the son of a Seneca mother and a Dutch father. He also carried the name John O'Bail (sometimes spelled Abeel) after his fur trader father. He was born at Canawagus (nowin the Town of Caledonia) on the Genesee River in present-day New York State around 1750 and was raised by his mother

Noted events in his life were:

• Other: Name Spelled Ovael And Ovil In The Orphan Court Records.

• He had a residence in 1850 in Jay Township, Weedville, Elk Co., PA.

• He appeared on the census in 1860 in Jay, Elk, PA.

• Other: One Source Says Michael Oval Died Before 1832 And Came Under Orphan Court; Death Date Based On Will Written And Proved Dates.

• He appeared on the census in 1820 in Nicholson Twp, Luzerne Co, PA As Michael Obel Also In Census Felton( Henry, Jacob, Christian) And Stephens (Ebenezer, Elphalet, Others).

• He appeared on the census in 1830 in Not In Nicholson Twp Luzerne, PA.

• He appeared on the census in 1840 in Jay , PA.

• He appeared on the census in 1870 in 1870 Census Jay , Elk, PA Has A Mary Oval 67Yrs Old Born In PA Who Is She Related To Michael Oval Who Died In 1865.

Michael married Catherine Felton ³² on 12 Mar 1817 in Luzerne Co., PA.

Children from this marriage were:

28        i.  Jacob Ovell

         ii.  Eliza Ovell was born on 9 Aug 1817 in Nicholson, PA.

        iii.  John Ovell was born on 14 Oct 1818 in Nicholson, PA and died on 28 Sep 1838 in PA at age 19.

         iv.  Sally Ann Ovell was born on 18 Nov 1820 in Nicholson, Then Luzerne, Now Wyoming, PA, died on 13 Aug 1908 in Nicholson, Wyoming Co, PA at age 87, and was buried in Nicholson Cemetery.

          v.  Amy Ovell was born on 23 Jun 1824 in Nicholson, PA and died on 14 Nov 1838 in PA at age 14.

         vi.  Levi Ovell was born on 7 Sep 1825 in PA and died on 14 May 1852 in PA at age 26.

Michael next married Mary Elizabeth "Polly" English between 1838 and 1840 in PA.³³

Children from this marriage were:

          i.  Emeline A Ovell was born on 27 Apr 1841 in Caledonia, PA and died on 8 Jan 1908 in IL at age 66.

         ii.  Adaline Ovell was born about 1842 in Caledonia, PA and died after 1860 in Per PA Census Jay Elk, PA.

        iii.  Louisa Jane Ovell was born about 1847 in Caledonia, PA and died on 19 Jan 1883 in Caledonia, PA about age 36.

         iv.  Aldura Ovell was born about 1849 in Caledonia, PA and died after 1860 in Per PA Census Jay Elk, PA.

57. Catherine Felton,³² daughter of Henry Jacob Heinrich Felton and Rachel <Regina ?? Oeplin>, was born on 5 Feb 1797 in Nicholson, Luzerne Co., PA, died on 24 Feb 1826 in Indiana Co. , PA at age 29, and was buried in Not In MT Zion Cemetery, Weedville, PA.

General Notes: History of Nicholson Compiled by The Rev. Garford F. William (Trail Examiner 1976): (A series of articles on Henry Felton) ...
"VIII. Catherine Felton Oval was born in Nicholson, February 5, 1797 and died February 24, 1826 in Indiana County. She was married to Michael Oval (also spelled Ovael and Ovil in the Orphan Court records). He died in Indiana County before 1832. They left six children who were scattered after the death of their parents since they were all minors.

Sally Ann Oval born November 18, 1820, married Ward Stephens, half brother of Eliphalet Stephens II mentioned about. They had a large family and one son was killed in the Civil War. She is buried in the Nicholson Cemetery and he is buried in Stephens cemetery with another son who died in early manhood.

Catherine married Michael Ovell ³¹ on 12 Mar 1817 in Luzerne Co., PA.

58. Charles Brookins,³⁴ son of Reuban Brookins and Lois, was born on 9 Jan 1794 in Prob Poultney, VT, died on 29 Jul 1844 in Jay Township, Elk County, PA at age 50, and was buried in MT Zion Cemetery, Weedville, PA.

General Notes: Author: Larry Brookins Date: 28 Nov 2000 5:08 PM GMT Looking for descendants of Charles and Betsey Linsley Brookins. Charles was a greatgrandson of Philip Brookins of the Vermont Mass. Brookins. Charles was raised in the Caroga Lake, NY area(southern Adirondack Mts.)and moved his family to Caledonia, Pennsylvania in 1838.

From Jim Burke mini novel: " I was born in Poultney, Vt., on January 9, 1794, moved to Caroga Lake when I was a kid with my parents. Here in Caroga Lake I married Betsy Lindsley in July of 1820. In the fall of 1839, Betsy and I moved the family here and lived in the Old Pine School House for about a year before buying this land here in Spring Run.
?Well boys?, Charles said to Erasmus and Frederick, ?THAT THE BROOKINS?S STORY.? With that being said, it was getting late, the visit broke up and Erasmus and Frederick departed for home.
Charles died on July 29, 1844, at the age of 50. Betsy lived on for another seventeen years, living at the homestead with her children: George, James, Mary, Sally Ann, Silas, Elijah, Harriet and Lucy. Charles and Betsy are buried in the Mt. Zion Cemetery."

Noted events in his life were:

• He had a residence in 1844 in Resident Taxpayer Of Jay Townhsip, Elk, PA; Came To Elk County PA In Fall Of 1839; Lived In The Old Pine Schoolhouse.

• Moved: 1838, Caledonia, PA.

• He appeared on the census in 1840 in Jat Elk, PA.

Charles married Elizabeth Betsy E Lindsley on 15 Jul 1820 in Caroga Lake, NY.

Children from this marriage were:

29        i.  Sarah Sally Ann Brookins

         ii.  Elijah L. Brookins was born on 8 Jan 1836 in Montgomery Co, NY and died in 1908 in 1870 Census Jay , Elk, PA at age 72.

        iii.  James Marshall Brookins was born on 12 Jan 1827 in NY and died in 1894 in 1860 Census Jay , Elk, PA at age 67. Another name for James was James Brookins.

         iv.  Lucy Brookins was born on 29 Jan 1841 in Penna and died after 1850 in 1850 Census Jay , Elk, PA.

          v.  Harriet Brookins was born on 18 Nov 1838 in Montgomery Co, NY and died after 1850 in 1850 Census Jay , Elk, PA.

         vi.  Silas Whitemore Brookins was born on 10 Oct 1833 in Montgomery Co, NY and died after 1860 in Jacob Ovall Family.

        vii.  Mary Lois Brookins was born on 24 Apr 1829 in NY and died in 1907 in 1850 Census Jay , Elk, PA at age 78.

       viii.  William Henry Brookins was born on 28 Oct 1825 in NY and died in 1844 in 1850 Census Jay , Elk, PA at age 19.

         ix.  George Vannorthsland Brookins was born on 20 Apr 1821 in Caroga, NY and died after 1860 in 1860 Census Jay , Elk, PA.

          x.  Hannah Jane Brookins was born on 4 Jan 1823 in Montgomery Co, NY.

59. Elizabeth Betsy E Lindsley, daughter of Ephraim Lindsley and Polly Rouse, was born on 9 Jan 1798 in ( NY Per 1850 Census);Maybe CT, died on 15 Dec 1857 in Jay Township , Elk County, PA at age 59, and was buried in MT Zion Cemetery, Weedville, PA.

General Notes: 1) On 16 Feb 1848 they are in Jay, Elk Co., Pennsylvania
2) On 1 Mar 1849 Betsy is in Clearfield Co., Pennsylvania

1850 ? Census George Brookins 29 Farmer; Betsey Brookins 53; JamesBrookins23; Mary Brookins 21;Sally Ann Brookins19;Silas Brookins 17Laborer;Elijah Brookins14; Harriet Brookins11
Lucy Brookins09

Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the census in 1850 in Betsy And Many Of Her Children Including Sally Living With Son George In Jay Elk, PA.

Elizabeth married Charles Brookins ³⁴ on 15 Jul 1820 in Caroga Lake, NY.

60. Ebenezer Stephens, son of Ebenezer Stephens and Rachel Squirrel, was born on 13 Aug 1800 in Nicholson Twp, Luzerne Co (Now Wyoming), PA and died after 1880 in Probably Jefferson Or Elk, PA.

General Notes: 1880 Census Census Place Snyder, Jefferson, Pennsylvania
Valentine MOHNEY Self M Male W 53(1824-1909) PA Gun Smith PA PA
(wife in 1860 census was Sarah Ann Mulkin 1828-1868)
Mary E. MOHNEY Wife M Female W 46 PA Keeping House PA PA
John I. BUNDY SSon S Male W 14 PA Laborer At Home PA PA
Ebenezer STEPHENS FatherL W Male W 81 PA Boarder PAPA

OR WAS THIS THE EBENEZER STEPHENS
1880 Census Census Place Horton, Elk, Pennsylvania
James STEPHENS Self M Male W 27 PA Laborer --- ---
Josaphine STEPHENS Wife M Female W 20 PA Housekeeper --- ---
Laura STEPHENS Dau S Female W 3 PA PA PA
Jesse STEPHENS Dau S Female W 1 PA PA PA
Ebenezer STEPHENS Father W Male W 81 PA --- ---

Have you heard of a Christina Elizabeth Stephens. On her cemetery record said her parents name was Ebenezer Stephens and Margaret. She wasborn in 1932. She married Samuel Stoneback. They are in the 1860 Snyder, Jefferson County, PA census, the same town that Ebenezer and Margaret
Stephens are in.

More confusion on wife;;; vii. Elizabeth HARTLEY was born 10 JUN 1803in Glenwood, Lenox Twp., Susquehanna Co., PA, and died 3 OCT 1871 in Nicholson TWP., PA. She married Ebenezer STEPHENS 10 JUN 1821 in Nicholson Twp., PA. He was born 13 AUG 1800 in Nicholson Twp., PA, and died1 APR 1831 in Nicholson Twp., PA. She married Samuel WILKINS ABT 1832in PA. He was born ABT 1800 in (PA), and died in PA.

Noted events in his life were:

• He had a residence between 1839 and 1844 in 1839 At The Time His Father Died He Left Luzerne, PA;1884 Taxpayer Of Jay Township, Elk, PA.

• He appeared on the census between 1800 and 1830 in Nicholson, Luzerne, PA(Ebenezer. Lord, Elphalet, William, Jesse).

• He appeared on the census in 1840 in Jay, Elk, PA With Large Family.

• He appeared on the census in 1850 in Snyder, Jefferson, PA.

• He appeared on the census in 1880 in See Notes.

Ebenezer married Margaret "Betsy" Hartly on 10 Jun 1821 in Nicholson Twp., PA.

Children from this marriage were:

30        i.  Jonathan Stephens

         ii.  Henry O Stephens was born about 1856 in PA and died after 1880 in 1880 Census With Jonathon.

        iii.  Hannah A Stephens was born about 1834 in PA and died after 1880.

         iv.  William Stephens was born about 1840 in PA and died after 1880.

          v.  Lucy Stephens was born about 1842 in PA and died after 1880.

         vi.  Sarah M Stephens was born on 22 Jan 1845 in Jefferson Co, PA and died on 19 Feb 1892 in Mead Run, Jefferson, PA at age 47.

        vii.  Jane Stephens was born about 1846 in PA and died after 1880.

       viii.  Ebenezer Stephens Jr was born about 1849 in PA and died after 1880 of Fox, Elk, Pennsylvania In 1880.

         ix.  Mary Ellen Stephens was born on 27 Jul 1833 in PA.

61. Margaret "Betsy" Hartly, daughter of Mark ? Hartley and Cathren ? Simpson, was born between 10 Jun 1803 and 1813 in <Glenwood, Lenox Twp., Susquehanna Co., PA> and died about 1871 in Snyder, Jefferson Co, PA.

Margaret married Ebenezer Stephens on 10 Jun 1821 in Nicholson Twp., PA.

62. David William Walsh, son of John Walsh and Betsy Fuller, was born on 31 May 1815 in <Hadley, Saratoga>, New York and died after 1880 in 1880 Census South Valley, Cattaraugus, NY.

Noted events in his life were:

• He was employed in 1880 in Farmer.

David married Susan Sophia Fasset.^{35 36}

Children from this marriage were:

31        i.  Elmira Francis Walsh

         ii.  George Walsh was born on 17 Jun 1838.

        iii.  Louisa Walsh was born on 28 Nov 1839.

         iv.  Betsy Ann Walsh was born on 27 Mar 1843.

          v.  Olive C Walsh was born on 10 Oct 1845.

         vi.  Lucy L Walsh was born on 7 Jun 1847.

        vii.  Alice A Walsh was born on 11 Mar 1849.

       viii.  Mary J Walsh was born on 1 Oct 1850.

         ix.  David W Walsh was born on 20 Oct 1852.

          x.  Alina F Walsh was born on 14 Mar 1855.

         xi.  Alonzo F Walsh was born on 14 Mar 1855.

        xii.  Elizabeth A Walsh was born on 4 May 1857.

       xiii.  Laura N Walsh was born on 12 Jun 1859 in PA and died after 1880.

        xiv.  Flora M Walsh was born on 22 Sep 1861 in PA and died after 1880.

         xv.  Genallea Gelina L Walsh was born on 16 Feb 1865 in PA and died after 1880.

63. Susan Sophia Fasset,^{35 36} daughter of Joseph Fasset and Anna Fuller, was born on 31 Jul 1819 in Owego, NY and died after 1880 in 1880 Census South Valley Cattaraugus, NY.

Noted events in her life were:

• Name Change: Previously Thought Her Name Was Susan Foster.

• Background: Anna And Betsy's Brother Is John Fuller Who Moved To Winslow Twp In Jefferson County. mother in law), and Susan's uncle

Susan married David William Walsh.

64. James Winslow,³⁷ son of James Winslow and Elizabeth Carpenter, was born on 6 Aug 1725 in Freetown, Bristol County, Mass, died on 16 Nov 1802 in Farmington, Franklin Co., Maine at age 77, and was buried in Farmington, Franklin, Maine.

General Notes: Excerpts from Winslow Memorial regarding James Winslow(1725-1802)
James and his brothers who lived in Portland received a large tract of land from their father in Broad Bay Maine and moved their in 1752.Indian troubles forced them to move to Pittston area as one of the first settlers in the fall of 1760. His wife Anna and daughter Sarah were the first white females in Pittston. His son Jonathon was the first white child born there (3/23/1761). the Winslows and McCauslands built a log cottage which they occupied together.
James Winslow was a drummer in the fort at Falmouth as a young man. He converted to the Friends of Society and abhorred all aspects of war refusing to serve in the Revolution due to his Quaker principles. But he made 50 paddles for (Benedict) Arnold's expedition. They moved to the back of their farm to avoid British parties traveling by.

Who's Anna's parents??:
In the Winslow Memorial James Winslow with James and Henry McCausland left Broad Bay and moved to Gardinerstown ( Pittston). The McCausland's and Winslows occupied the same cottage. James Winslow married Anna McCausland Huston, a widow of Isaac Huston and daughter of maybe James and Sarah McCausland (per William Huston of Falmouth book).
From McCausland documents, James McCausland of Falmouth on 12/18/1729sold part of his property to William Huston Jr. and signed by James and Mary McCausland (his wife). Which James is Anna's father Was James married to Mary then Sarah or vice versa?

"James Winslow was the first of our inhabitant who joined that [Quaker] society. He came from Plymouth colony before 1728."

The HISTORY OF INDUSTRY, MAINE by W. C. Hatch, page 820 states James and Anna Winslow and daughter, Sarah, sailed from Falmouth in the fall of 1760 to the mouth of the Kennebec River and up the river to their destination (in Gardinerston, now Pittston, Me.)


Anna "Granny" (McCausland) Huston Winslow was very energetic. She was the first white woman ashore in Pittston on 3/23/1760. She gave birth to Jonathan Winslow, the 1st white child born in Pittston. She was much relied on in case of sickess. "Granny W" was only physician in whom early settlers believed.

James and Anna were married on 5 July 1753 in Falmouth. They are buried in Farmington.



James Winslow was a wheelwright by trade. and his family were among the first settlers in Gardinerston, now Pittston, Me. It is said that Mrs. Winslow and her daughter Sarah, aged six years, were the first white females known to have landed on Pittston soil. Mr. Winslow and family, with others, met at Falmouth, now Portland, in the fall of 760, and sailed from thence to the mouth of the Kennebec River, and up the river to their destination. Here they built log-huts in which to spend the winter. Jonathan Winslow, born in March, 1761, was the first child of white parentage born in that town. Mr. Winslow worked on the mill which was built in the spring following their arrival. For his labor he received a deed of ninety acres of land from Dr. Gardiner, which had been previously cleared by the Indians. It is said that this is now the north-western lot in the town of Pittston. After the completion of the mill at Gardinerston, Mr. Winslow went to Damariscotta and worked on the mill at that place. While he was away Mrs. Winslow and her daughter did all the work on the farm, such as planting corn, potatoes, etc. They took a batteau and repeatedly crossed the river and went to the Great House, owned by Dr. Gardiner, where they obtained dressing which they applied to their land, and in the fall, as a part of their crop, harvested forty bushels of corn. Mrs. Winslow, or " Granny Winslow," was the only physician in whom the settlers believed, and she frequently went long distances to visit the sick. When a young man, James Winslow was a drummer in a fort at Portland, but he became converted to the principles of the Friends. He carried out his Quaker principles, and refused to serve in the Revolutionary War. When his son Jonathan was drafted his father did not object, but the distress of his mother caused the lad to escape by pleading Quaker education. His son James, Jr., an early settler in Industry, was born in Pittston, April 28. 1774. In 1787 the family moved to Farmington Falls, and were among the early settlers in that town.

Noted events in his life were:

• Military: As A Quaker Did Not Do Militry Service In The Revolutionary War; But Was A Supporter Of American Cause..

• He was employed in Wheelwright (Grist Mill).

• He had a residence in Bef 1752 , Freetown, Mass.

• He had a religion in Quaker.

• Misc: Marriage Intention 14 May 1753 In Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine.

• He had a residence in 1752 in Broad Bay, (Portland), Maine.

• He had a residence in 1760 in Falmouth, Maine After Indian Troubles.

James married Anna Mccausland Huston ³⁸ on 5 Jul 1753 in Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine.

Children from this marriage were:

32        i.  Carpenter Winslow

         ii.  Sara Winslow was born on 20 Jul 1754 in Broad Bay, Cumberland, ME and died on 13 Apr 1838 in Waldo, ME at age 83.

        iii.  Jonathon Winslow was born on 23 Mar 1761 in Pittston, Kennebec, Maine and died on 10 Nov 1845 in Pittston, Kennebec, Maine at age 84.

         iv.  John Winslow was born in 1764 in Pittston, Kennebec, Maine and died after 1805.

          v.  Betsey Winslow was born on 20 Jun 1770 in Pittston, Kennebec Co, Maine and died after 1805 in Last Child Birth.

         vi.  Anna Winslow was born in 1770 in Pittston, Kennebec Co, Maine and died after 1805 in Birth Last Son.

        vii.  George Winslow was born about 1772 in Pittston, Kennebec Co, Maine and died in 1788 in Maybe about age 16.

       viii.  James Winslow was born on 28 Apr 1774 in Pittston, Kennebec Co, Maine and died on 22 Jul 1844 in New Sharon, Franklin Co, Maine at age 70.

65. Anna Mccausland Huston,³⁸ daughter of James ? McCausland and Sarah McCausland, was born in 1734 in Falmouth(Portland) , Cumberland Co., Maine, died on 15 Feb 1827 in New Sharon, Franklin Co., Maine at age 93, and was buried in Farmington, Franklin, Maine.

General Notes: Sarah and James Mccausland had a daughter, Anna who married first a Houston and then James Winslow. Anna was born 1734 and probably in Falmouth, Maine but moved to Kennebeck area/Gardiner, Maine. She was a midwife. James Winslow was son of James Winslow 1687-1773, from Freetown, Massachusetts and Job Winslow, son of Kenelm Winslow. I also have Sarah Winslow born 1754, daughter of James and Anna, marrying EbenezerChurch 1742-1810 of Farmington, Maine.

Noted events in her life were:

• Widowed: Initially Married Isaac Huston According To Book Of Descendents Of William Huston Of Falmouth Maine.

• Misc: Marriage Intention 14 May 1753 In Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine.

Anna married James Winslow ³⁷ on 5 Jul 1753 in Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine.

Anna next married Isaac Huston.

66. Reuben Colburn,³⁹ son of Jeremiah Colburn and Sarah Jewell, was born in 1740 in Dunstble, Middlesex Co, Mass, died on 16 Sep 1818 in Pittston, Kennebec, Maine at age 78, and was buried in Riverside Cemetary, Pittston, ME.

General Notes: In 1763 came to Pittston/ Gardinerston/ Kennebec area after the end of the French and Indian War. As a staunch well-known Patriot he played an important role as a shipbuilder in the 1775 Arnold- Quebec campaign ( now the Arnold Trail is a state historical site). He promised and built over 200 bateaus-flat bottom boats for carrying heavy loads-for Benedict Arnold's troops. His house in Pittston/ Agry Point is still used by the genealogy society there.

Maj. Reuben Colburn, built some of the first vessels on the Kennebec River. He was a man of great energy and earnestness of purpose, in illustration of which it is related by Hanson in his history of Gardiner and Pittston, that it was the major's custom, throughout the Summer months, to take his family in a canoe every Saturday, and paddle down toGeorgetown, thirty-five miles, to attend church, returning on Monday.Hanson also relates that on the breaking out of the Revolution, the few surviving warriors of the Kennebec Indians were persuaded by Paul Higgins, who had lived among them from childhood, to join the Americans. Headed and guided by Maj. Colburn, they went, to the number of twenty or thirty, in their canoes to Merry Meeting Bay, whence they proceeded on foot to Cambridge, arriving Aug. 13, 1775, and tendered their services to Gen. Washington. Washington, however, did not fancy the introduction of their style of warfare into the contest, gave them but little encouragement, and they returned.
Maj. Colburn built the bateaux for transporting Arnold's troops abovetide water, in his expedition to Quebec, and accompanied the expedition; but as late as 1852 neither he nor his heirs had ever been paid for these boats, though they had repeatedly asked Congress to reimbursethem. ( It is somewhat interesting to read excerpts regarding these boats in which Benedict Arnold was not pleased with the quality of the workmanship nor materials used- Colburn used what he really had available which may not have been the best and did complete this projectin haste as probably was required )

From a 1975 article written by Cecil Pierce , Arnold Expedition Historical Society: Reuben Colburn- unlike the other great landowner across the river from him, Sylvester Gardiner- was a staunch Patriot and well known as such to those who were dedicated to freedom in Bostonand other posts. He was destined to be, next to Arnold, the most important man as regards the expedition to Quebec. For without the driveof this man there would not have been built the crucial bateaux. In 1759, the formidable Wolfe had taken the fortress of Quebec with a resulting treaty, in 1763 signed by France giving up Canada. This was the end of the French and Indian War. The Redman was no longer a menace to Maine lands. It was this year and undoubtably the cessation of hostilities threat brought Reuben Colburn ( later he would be Major Colburn) and others to Gardinerston on the Kennebec. He settled on 250 acres on the east side of the river where the town of Pittston is today. Here he proceeded to build a shipyard and back of it a fine dominating home which stands today much as it was originally built. Indeed he must have been a man of extraordinary energy and prevision for in the next ten years he was to acquire additional land by the square mile. In August of 1775 Colburn made three trips by horseback to Cambridge where planning for a Quebec campaign was going on. He acted a a consultant on all matters relative to the route, type of conveyance, andavailability of provisions on the Kennebec. On the third trip he brought home with him an order the likes of which few men would have had the courage to accept; an order to construct 200 bateaux complete with800 oars, 400 paddles, 400 setting poles, all to be, hewn by hand. When completed the bateaux placed end to end would reach up the river amile. In about 20 days Arnold and 1100 men would be in Gardinerston for them. The journey home which was to take two of his precious days must have been laden heavily with thoughts of accomplishing this tremendous task of construction. Where would he get the 20,000 board feet of long wide boards? Would the sparce working population, half of them Torys rise to the occasion? It would take thousands of hand made nails; were they or the iron to forge them available? Of one thing he was certain this bountiful region had unlimited supply of virgin pine and oak needing only to be cut and sawed but would the water power mills on the little Nahumkeag Stream and Togus Stream up river have enough water running in late summer for operation? We today only know thathe was successful in mastering all problems for when Arnold and the expedition arrived the boats were ready. ( In addition he assembled food supplies for the trip and sent shipbuilders along for repairs) After the Revolution this influential man was a very successful shipbuilder and lumber producer, active as a town officer and the Region's first representative to the General Court. Today the granite shaft of his monument towers above the little graveyard across the highway from his home much as he did to his contemporaries in life.

Reuben Colburn served on a Committee of Safety: Committees of Safety, executive bodies established by towns and legislatures in colonial America, just before the American Revolution, to direct the struggle against British rule. As the conflict between the colonies and Great Britain deepened, many colonial towns created local Committees of Correspondence, Committees of Inspection, and Committees of Safety. TheCommittees of Inspection were charged with the task of checking and reporting violations of the boycott of British trade initiated by the First Continental Congress. The Committees of Safety for corresponding on a local scale to the Continental Congress. One of their tasks was supplying the Continental Army with men and equipment.
The first Committee of Safety appointed by a colonial legislature wasprobably that established in October 1774, by the first Provincial Congress of Massachusetts, to function as a general executive body for the entire colony.
The decision of the Committee of Safety established by the second Provincial Congress of Massachusetts in February 1775, to occupy Charlestown and Dorchester Heights, led to the Battle of Bunker Hill. The New York Committee of Safety in the same year seized British arms and stores and virtually compelled the British to evacuate that city. When state constitutions were adopted, these committees were replaced by constitutional bodies, but many functioned unofficially during the AmericanRevolution. "Committees of Safety," Microsoft(R) Encarta(R) 98 Encyclopedia. (c) 1993-1997 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

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According to the cemetery records of Riverside Cemetery in Pittston, Maine, Reuben Colburn served in the Revolutionary War.

" The History of Gardiner, Pittston, West Gardiner, Maine 1602-1852" by J.W. Hanson, published by William Palmer, 1852
"November 9, 1763, Reuben Colburn [Wiscasset Records] received 250 acres on the eastern side of the river. The conditions specified were substantially the same as those attached to the other settlers' lots. Hewas required to build a house 20 feet square, and 7 feet stud; was toreduce 3 acres to tillage in 3 years; he or his heirs were to occupy the land for 10 years, and work two days each year on the ministerial lot. Jan. 1, 1773 he bought a lot five miles by one half a mile, of James Bowdoin, excepting one lot of 100 acres, granted to John Shanny. Maj. Colburn built some of the first vessels on the Kennebec, and took an active part in the Revolution. His location was near Agry's point."Page 71

" On the breaking out of the Revolution, the few remaining warriors of the Kennebecs gathered at Gardinerston, where they were persuaded by Paul Higgins, a white man who had lived among them from childhood, to join the Americans. Headed and guided by Reuben Colburn, they went,to the number of twenty or thirty, in their canoes to Merry-meeting Bay, whence they proceeded to Cambridge on foot, and arrived August 13,1775 (Drake, B, III. p. 156) They were not much encouraged by Washington, and returned. Swashan, (Ibid) a chief formerly distinguished around the western part of the State, but who lived in 1775 at St. Francois, came to Cabbassa with the Canibas, designing to aid the Americans. He told Washington that half of his tribe, and nearly all of the Canadians, were ready to fight against the English, who seem to have made efforts to obtain their favor and that of the Canadians, in vain. In 1795 there were but seven families, and there is not one of all that noble race now on the earth."
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From Bertha Colburn memoirs: Major Colburn was quite prominent in the war of the Revolution. He trained a regiment of Indians and took them to Cambridge for Washington, but Washington would not ac-cept their services, fearing treachery. He (Major C.) was always a friend of the Indians, and they would come to the house and spreading their blankets on the floor, would lie down to sleep before the open fire.

He was accustomed to go in an open boat thirty or thirty-five miles to church to Georgetown. The first Ecclesiastic Council met in our house. A church was built where the Chapel now stands.

Major Colburn, besides his ship yards, owned a mill up in the country. He received very little for building the bateaux for Benedict Arnold. Washington wrote in his diary "Paid Reuben Colburn 9 lbs." The major rode on horseback through the woods to Washington to collect the money. He arrived to a day's journey, and heard of Washington's death.

Later, the Colonial debts were outlawed. Rev. Mark Trafton, who married a cousin, tried to get the amount owing us. The papers are on file in the Archives in Washington. If James G. Blaine had been elected President, there might have been some likelihood of the debt being paid, for he and my father were friends.

Among the officers who came with Arnold on his march to Quebec was Colonel Bigelow, for whom Bigelow Mountain is named. Aaron Burr was also a guest of Major Colburn. All of the officers stopped in the house. The soldiers built ovens around outside.

Major Colburn was financially ruined by the embargo of 1812. A large ship belonging to him rotted on the stocks. All his debts were paid by his son David-my grandfather-for it was considered the right thing to do, to pay one's debts. Grandfather had eight children (I haven't my records here but I know there were at least eight) and died when my father, the youngest, was only three years old. How Grandmother brought up her children and kept the place intact is a marvel to me.
At George Washington's request, Major Colburn built, in September 1775, 220 bateaux (small boats) to be used by Arnold's men to travel up the Kennebec River in their march on Quebec..

There is an unverified legend that while Aaron Burr was a guest of Major Colburn, he and a beautiful Indian maiden, Jacataqua, went hunting and brought home a bear and a cub. A great barbecue was held at Fort West-ern (Augusta) and all of the people round about attended. Colonel Agry from Agry's Point, Squire Oakman, the Major, etc. Burr took Jacataqua to New York and she died later, having borne him a child. Burr was about 19 years of age at that time.
Before 1779, the area that includes the present-day towns of Pittston and Gardiner was called Gardinerston (or Gardinerstown) after Dr. Silvester Gardiner, the Kennebec proprietor who established the settlement there. On February 4, 1779, the Massachusetts legislature passed "An Act incorporating the Plantation of Gardinerston . . . into a town by the name of Pittston." Pittston was named for the family of John Pitt, the justice who introduced the bill for Pittston's incorporation. On February 17, 1803, all of Pittston lying west of the Kennebec River was incorporated as a separate town called Gardiner.

Major Reuben Colburn built the bateaux and guided Benedict Arnold on the ill-fated expedition to Quebec. His story is told by Great....Grandson Mark A. York in Patriot On The Kennebec: Major Reuben Colburn And The March To Quebec 1775: His Life And Times.

The Major Reuben Colburn House in Pittston, Maine. It is here that Arnold, Aaron Burr and the 1100 man army stayed, before leaving in 220 bateaux built here in Reuben Colburn's shipyard.

Noted events in his life were:

• Military: 1775, A American Revolution Patriot Gave Financial Aid And Was A Member Of The Committee Of Safety For Pittston, Maine Dar #154961 , Enlisted Into Continental Army For 3 Years.

• He was employed in Ship Builder.

• He had a religion in Congregationalist.

• He had a residence in Agry Point Near Gardiner-Randolph Bridge; Colburn House, Shipyard, Cemetary With Colburn Monument.

• He appeared on the census in 1800 in Kennebec, Maine.

Reuben married Elizabeth Lewis on 6 May 1765 in Pittson, Maine.

Children from this marriage were:

33        i.  Elizabeth Betsy Colburn

         ii.  Reuben Colburn was born on 27 Aug 1770 in Pittston, Kennebec County, Maine and died on 19 Jun 1795 in Pittston, Kennebec County, Maine at age 24.

        iii.  David Colburn was born on 28 Mar 1773 in Pittston, Kennebec County, Maine and died on 6 Nov 1824 in Pittston, Kennebec County, Maine at age 51.

         iv.  Abigail Nabby Colburn was born on 23 Feb 1775 in Pittston, Kennebec County, Maine and died on 3 Jul 1856 in Pittston, Kennebec County, Maine at age 81.

          v.  Abiah Colburn was born on 15 Mar 1777 in Pittston, Kennebec County, Maine.

         vi.  Ebenezer Colburn was born on 25 Oct 1779 in Pittston, Kennebec County, Maine and died about 1799 in Lost At Sea about age 20.

        vii.  Sarah Colburn was born on 8 May 1782 in Pittston , Kennebec, Maine and died on 17 May 1856 in Pittston, Maine at age 74.

       viii.  Olive Colburn was born in 1784 in Pittston, Kennebec County, Maine and died on 9 Aug 1869 in Pittston, Maine at age 85.

         ix.  Martha Colburn was born on 12 Jul 1787 in Pittston, Kennebec County, Maine and died in 1851 at age 64.

          x.  Lydia Colburn was born on 13 Aug 1791 in Pittston, Kennebec County, Maine and died on 4 Jul 1845 in Pittston, Kennebec County, Maine at age 53.

67. Elizabeth Lewis, daughter of Unknown and Unknown, was born in 1743 in Dunstable, MA, died on 5 Aug 1821 in Pittston, Kennebec, Maine at age 78, and was buried in 1821 in Riverside Cemetery, Pittston, Kennebec County, Maine.

Elizabeth married Reuben Colburn ³⁹ on 6 May 1765 in Pittson, Maine.

68. Hezekiah Keene, son of Josiah Keene and Lydia Baker, was born on 6 Aug 1702 in Duxbury , Plymouth, Mass and died on 27 Dec 1770 in Duxbury , Plymouth, Mass at age 68.

Noted events in his life were:

• Other: Mayflower Descendent Of Richard Warren.

Hezekiah married Alice Howland on 10 Apr 1730.

Children from this marriage were:

34        i.  William Keene

         ii.  Prince Keene was born in 1730.

        iii.  Charles Keene was born in 1732.

         iv.  Mark Keene was born in 1735.

          v.  Robert Keene was born in 1736.

         vi.  Alice Keene was born in 1739.

        vii.  Diana Keene was born in 1741.

       viii.  Bethiah Keene was born in 1743.

         ix.  Hezekiah Keene was born in 1746.

          x.  Daniel Keene was born in 1748.

         xi.  Mary Keene was born in 1750.

69. Alice Howland, daughter of Prince Howland and Deborah Barker, was born on 12 Nov 1709 in Duxbury , Plymouth, Mass and died on 13 Oct 1785 in Duxbury , Plymouth, Mass at age 75.

Noted events in her life were:

• Other: Mayflower Descendent Of Richard Warren.

Alice married Hezekiah Keene on 10 Apr 1730.

70. Wait Wadsworth, son of Elisha Wadsworth and Elizabeth Wiswell, was born on 23 Oct 1714 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Mass and died on 5 Jun 1799 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Mass at age 84.

General Notes: Gamaliel,6 (46) of Duxbury, who m. Abigail Bartlett, had: (124) 1. Abigail,7 b. 24 Sept., 1728, m. Capt. Wait Wadsworth of Duxbury, 15 Dec., 1748. He was a Captain in the Army of the Revolution, son of Elisha, son of Joseph, who was son of Christopher, the original emigrant. The present JOSEPH F. WADSWORTH, Esq., of Duxbury, is grandson of Dea. John W., who was grandson of the first Christopher; (125 298) II. Samuel,7 b. 2 Jan., 1730, m. Grace Ring, of Kingston,1 Nov., 1749; one of the Committee of Correspondence in the early part of the Revolution. He raised and commanded a company in Col. Cotton's regiment. By over exertion in the battles of Trenton andPrinceton, his health became so impaired that he was compelled to return home, where he d. 17 Feb., 1777, ?. 47;

Noted events in his life were:

• Military: 1766, Captain Army Of The Revolution.

Wait married Abigail Bradford on 15 Dec 1748 in Kingston, Plymouth, MA.⁴⁰

Children from this marriage were:

35        i.  Celenah Wadsworth

         ii.  Abigail Wadsworth was born on 3 Jun 1749.

        iii.  Joseph Wadsworth was born on 7 Jul 1750 in Duxbury, Mass and died in 1750 in Winslow, Maine.

         iv.  Ahira Wadsworth was born on 1 Nov 1751 in Duxbury, MA.

          v.  Seneca Wadsworth was born on 9 Apr 1753 in Duxbury, MA and died on 29 Aug 1825 in Duxbury, MA at age 72.

         vi.  Wait Wadsworth was born on 7 Oct 1754 in Duxbury, MA and died in 1840 in Duxbury, MA at age 86.

        vii.  Cynthia Wadsworth was born on 25 Mar 1756 in Duxbury, MA and died in 1827 in Duxbury, MA at age 71.

       viii.  Robert Wadsworth was born on 26 Sep 1757 in Duxbury, MA and died in 1760 in Duxbury, MA at age 3.

         ix.  Eden Wadsworth was born in 1759 in Duxbury, MA and died in 1818 at Sea at age 59.

          x.  Beulah Wadsworth was born on 18 Jun 1762 in Duxbury, MA and died in 1850 at age 88.

         xi.  Elisha Wadsworth was born on 15 Jun 1765.

        xii.  Zepath Wadsworth was born on 5 Oct 1766 and died in 1832 at age 66.

       xiii.  Abigail Wadsworth was born on 25 Oct 1768.

        xiv.  Wiswell Wadsworth was born on 25 Oct 1770.

71. Abigail Bradford, daughter of Gamaliel Bradford and Abigail Bartlett, was born on 24 Sep 1728 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Mass and died after 4 Apr 1778 in Mass.

Noted events in her life were:

• Other: Mayflower Descendent.

Abigail married Wait Wadsworth on 15 Dec 1748 in Kingston, Plymouth, MA.⁴⁰

72. Levi? Hicks was born in 1746 in Grand Cove Valley, PA and died on 12 May 1778 in Wyoming PA at age 32.

General Notes: Not verified; See Levi Hicks (1771-1850) notes regarding father- parent relationship. married an Indian half breed whom he met while he was held captive by the Indians for 10 years. Had 5 children.

The lands lying at the mouth of Spruce Creek were warranted June 4, 1762, but were not patented until many years afterwards. On the east side of the creek the Bebault brothers erected simple mills ( around 1775) in the colonial period, and made other slight improvements. During the Revolution this property was occupied by Levi Hicks, who operated the mill. He was a brother of Moses and Gershom Hicks, both unmarried men, who had their home at Water Street. Levi had a half-breed for a wife and several children. This fact led him to believe that he would have immunity from Indian attacks, and he subsequently paid no heed to the warnings of his neighbors, who urged him to go to some fort, in the spring of 1778, when Indians were reported to be about. Onthe 12th day of May that year (1778) he started his mill as usual, early in the morning, and then went to get his breakfast. While at the house he procured a needle and thread to mend his moccasins, and returning to the mill seated himself in the door to do this work. He soon heard rustling of leaves near the mill, but having no idea that Indians were about, he imprudently, and contrary to his custom, went to seewhat caused it, leaving his wife in the mill. While advancing towards the spot from whence the noise issued, he was shot through the heart. Mrs. Hicks heard the gun and ran down to the river, crossed the fording, and sped with all haste toward Lytle's Fort. On the way she met a horseman, but could hardly make him understand her, but when he comprehended the story he quickly rode to the fort. Mrs. Hicks then for the first time saw her boy, about ten years old, following her, which recalled her thoughts to her children. Arriving at the fort, the men there refused to go in pursuit of the Indians, on one pretext or another until the next day. They then found Hicks scalped on the spot where he fell. A little girl who had ventured out to see what the Indians were doing to her father was knocked on the head, scalped, and left for dead. The Indians left without entering the house, into whichthe little girl managed to crawl, where she was found the next day sitting in the corner and gibbering like an idiot. Her face and head were covered with clotted blood. Two children were lying on the floor crying, and the infant in the cradle was moaning for nourishment. Thescalped girl lived a number of years, but, not having had medical attendance, became feeble-minded. No clue of the Indians could be obtained, nor did any other depredation follow the murder of Hicks.

From the History of Juniata Valley by U J Jones
P. 253 story of Gersham Hicks - Indian Guide Interpreter, brothers Moses, & Levi.
Levi, the elder, brought a half breed wife and a number of children &settled in Water St. He rented from the Beboults, the tubmill at or near the mouth of Spruce Creek. Indian trouble began in 1778. He was urged to go to Lytles or Lowry's Fort, but he refused. He was murdered and scalped. When his wife saw what was happening, she ran towards the fort. Her 10 yr old son followed her, but she didn't think of the restof the kids till after she got to the fort. One little girl went outside and saw the Indians scalping her daddy. She cried and asked what they were doing. They scalped her, too, but she lived for some years. She was not right in the head because the Indian had hit her in the head with his hatchet and fractured her skull. The rest of the kids wereok though they were left alone and starving for awhile.
Previously, the brothers Hicks had been captured by the Indians and taken to Detroit. They were in Captain Blairs Command.
P 494 Marcus Hulings died in Tennessee in 11 17 1802. He married Massy Dougherty 12 24 1764. They had 8 children. The 5th one, Samuel, born 1780 d. 1854. married first Elizabeth Hicks and had 5 children.
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Is there any new information on Levi Hicks? I am a descendant but I only know that:
1. He died May 12, 1778 in an Indian attack;
2. His wife was half-Indian[?] and named Rebecca [?];
3. He and his brothers Gershom and Moses were captives
of the Indians earlier in life;
4. Gershom was an Army scout/soldier as late as 1779. I don't expect anyone to type out a long answer. If you e-mail me at ztrapperz@mindspring.com, I will telephone you and jot down the information myself.

Levi? married someone.

His children were:

36        i.  Levi Hicks

         ii.  Fourother Hicks

        iii.  Possibly Deborah Hicks was born circa 1776 in PA.

88. Edward London, son of John London and Elizabeth Weaver, was born about 1753 in Evesham Twp, Burlington, NJ and died on 2 Mar 1816 in Providence Twp (Scranton) , Luzerne Co, PA about age 63.

General Notes: Edward was taken as a single man for the first time September 1774(age 21?), Evesham Twp., (pg. 130 of NJ Genealogical Mag., Volume 36, #3, Jan. 1961).
Marriage Bond dated August 11, 1779 for Edward London and Sibilla Sharp in the County of Burlington, NJ. The co-signer of the Marriage Bond was Isaiah Hunt.
In 1799 Edward was shown in Salem Twp., Wayne CO, PA where he took up400 acres of land. In 1804 he sold out and removed to Providence TWP, Luzerne CO, PA (now a portion of Scranton). Edward died there in 1816. Son Isaac was administrator of his estate in March 1816. Page 180, Vol. 10, 'Proceeding & Col. of Lycoming CO Historical & Genealogical Soc., Wilkes-Barre, 1909. (showing record of deaths from Susquehanna Democrat, 1810-1819. (Spelling then for his wife is Sybillah Sharp- When Sybillah married Edward she was disowned by Evesham Monthly Meeting (Quakers) for "Marriage out of Meeting".) Per Edwin Huff, Jr., graves of Edward and Sybillah along with sons Jonathan and Isaac are in upper Blakely (now They are outside the wall and opposite a church,originally "The Callendar Memorial Church". The graves are unmarked,probably due to Sybillah's Quaker heritage.
This is probably our Edward: 1810 Census: Providence Twp., Luzerne Co., PA -
1 male under 10; 1 male 26/45; 1 male 45 & over; 1 female under 10; 1female 10-16; 1 female 16-26; 1 female 45 & over.
(Per Fred London, 7/98, date of 3/2/18l6 is actually the date Isaac was appointed administrator for his father's estate.) A year later on March 25, 1817, his land was divided into 4 equal parcels to be distributed to the heirs. Soon after on May 7, 1817, Isaac bought out the entire interest of his sister, Elizabeth Callender for $500. No legal division of the land among the heirs was made until November 27, 1835,at this time Sybillah was still living.

Material taken from "200 years of London Family in America" a Bicentennial Edition 1976 by Mrs Opal London Cox. "In 1799 Edward was in Salem Twp Wayne Co PA. Where he took up 400 acres of land at Salem Cross-roads, now Hamlin PA. In 1804 he sold out to Seth Goodrich and removed to Providence Twp in Luzerne Co PA. "

Noted events in his life were:

• Military: Rev War Vet.

Edward married Sibbilah Sharp on 11 Aug 1779 in Evesham Twp, Burlington, NJ.

Children from this marriage were:

44        i.  Isaac Chauncey London

         ii.  Jonathon D London was born in 1780.

        iii.  Susanna London was born in 1784.

         iv.  Elizabeth London was born on 17 Oct 1786 in NJ and died on 23 Nov 1862 in Poss Lackawanna Co., PA at age 76.

89. Sibbilah Sharp, daughter of Hugh Sharp and Ann Stratton, was born on 23 Apr 1755 in Evesham Twp., Burlington Co., NJ and died after Nov 1835 in Luzerne Co, PA.

General Notes: 1820 PA Census: Subbillah (sic)London - 1 male 10-16; 2 males 16-25;1 female under 10; 1 female 26-45.

Marriage date of 8/11/1779 is the date that Edward posted a marriage bond.

Sibbilah married Edward London on 11 Aug 1779 in Evesham Twp, Burlington, NJ.

90. Samuel Callender was born on 15 Jan 1756 in Probably Loudon Co., Virginia, died on 12 Mar 1830 in Blakely, Luzerne Co(Now Lackawanna Co)., PA at age 74, and was buried in First Blakely Then Later In Scott Valley Cemetery Montdale, PA.

General Notes: Notes from"Samuel Callender- Patriot in the War of Independence" by W. D. Callender
Samuel Callender was one of the young men who inspired by the American Cause turned his back on loyalist Virginia parents and the comforts of his plantation home and joined the army. He probably served about three years after which he turned to Conneticutt (home of a fellowsoldier) where he met and married Martha Slosson ( brother of his soldier friend). His name has been enshrined at Valley Forge upon a bronze plaque along with other heroes (in the Washington Memorial Bell Tower).

His father was supposedly an ardent loyalist. Samuel is alleged to have become estranged from his family due to his participation in the Rev War. Other Am Rev info S40814 Continental Line (PA) and VA line; Enlisted in VA & PA After war lived in Wallkill, Orange, NY 1818 resident of Greenfield, Luzerne, PA married an aunt of David Slawsonat Stamford, CT 1778 received 100 acres from VA for Rev War service( did not accept and went to Conneticutt )

Per Samuel Callender--"Enlisted in 1776 for a term of two years in the standing army and in the Ninth Virginia Regiment commanded by Colonel George Mathews in Captain John Hay's company of foot in November 1776-October 1777" Was at the taking of Burgoyne after two severe battles at Saratoga NY and that in November they marched back to Whitemarsh Hill where they joined Washington's army. Participated in the Battle of Monmouth and other parts of the New Jersey campaign of 1778 which followed the winter at Valley Forge.

Samuels parents are a mystery to me also. Have been unable to find them in any Va. site available.
I do know that they had a farm in what was Loudon County at that time. Loudon County was the fartherest west. Of course also at that time Va. streached as far west as what is now western Ky. and part of what is now Tenn.
Samuel was offered a land grant for his war service from Va. 28 Feb. 1797,100 acres , but he refused it as it was in what is now Western Ky. and at that time was the wilderness with few settlers.
In the booklet Samuel Callender Rev. War Soldier from Virginia by Willard D. Callender,it refers to the "Callender Plantation". Samuel enlisted in Loudon Co. so the assumption is thats where the plantation was. It also states generally that the family came from Scotland but these recolections were hazy. It further states that its doubtful he descended from the New England Callenders.It states "I have no doubt that all Callenders whether the name is spelled this way or by one of the several variations , have a common origin in the town of Callendar in Scotland. the booklet has about a page and one half on the N.E. Callenders.
Samuel is now buried in the Scotts Valley Cemetery outside Blakley Pa. He was originally buried in a cemetery in Blakley.

He is buried outside of Blakley Pa.,Scotts Valley Cemetery, near Scranton. I( Bruce Smith) have visited his grave several times, and took pictures. On his marker are the following--SAR marker,DAR flagholder,Rev.War flag holder,Society of the descendants of Washingtons Army at Valley Forge marker.

He was described in the booklet "Samuel Callender Patriot in the War For Independence " by Willard D. Callender as one of the 200 men knownas Life Guards who protected The General,all being over six feet or more tall.He served the cause with

After one year in the army Samuel Callender returned for a visit homebut his displeased and loyalist father refused to see him. He never returned home again. Samuel Callender was one of the soldiers in the Continental Army which suffered through the Winter of 1777 and 1778 atValley Forge. He as a corporal was one of the two hundred men known as "Life Guards" who protected the person of General Washington. (He may also be the same Samuel Callender who served as Corporal and Sergeant in Captain William Henderson's company of Colonel Daniel Moprgan'sRifle Battalion Continental troops. )

Valley Forge: It is believed by many that Valley Forge is the birthplace of the American Soldier::::" . . . you might have tracked the army from White Marsh to Valley Forge by the blood of their feet." - George Washington

Few places evoke the spirit of patriotism and independence, representindividual and collective sacrifice, or demonstrate the resolve, tenacity and determination of the people of the United States to be free, as does Valley Forge. Here, despite setbacks and hardships, the Continental Army under General George Washington's leadership built upon itsgrowing military competence. Through intensive training, the army honed its skills and became a professional force that marched on to victory over the British and secured America's independence in 1783.

Valley Forge, historic site, where American Revolutionary leader George Washington kept his winter quarters, in Pennsylvania, in Chester County, on the Schuylkill River, about 32 km (20 mi) northwest of Philadelphia. Valley Forge National Historical Park encompasses the historicvalley where some 12,000 men under General George Washington encampedfor the winter on December 19, 1777. After the American defeats at the battles of the Brandywine and Germantown and the subsequent Britishoccupation of Philadelphia, Washington chose Valley Forge for his winter quarters because it was defensible and strategically located to enable him to protect Congress, then in session at York, Pennsylvania, from a sudden British attack. Because of lack of supplies from the commissary department of the Continental Army and the bareness of the surrounding countryside, the men were without adequate shelter, food, or clothing and lived in crude huts built by their own hands. Many died ofstarvation and cold, and at no time were more than half of them fit for active service. The period was one of the darkest of the American Revolution. It was at Valley Forge, however, in February 1778, that Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben trained, disciplined, and reorganizedthe army. On June 19, 1778, Washington abandoned his camp at Valley Forge in order to pursue the British across New Jersey." ( Microsoft®Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2000)

The name of Valley Forge has come to stand, and rightly so, as a patriotic symbol of suffering, courage, and perseverance. The hard core of6,000 Continentals who stayed with Washington during that bitter winter of 1777-78 indeed suffered much. Some men had no shoes, no pants, no blankets. Weeks passed when there was no meat and men were reduced to boiling their shoes and eating them. The wintry winds penetrated the tattered tents that were at first the only shelter. The symbolism of Valley Forge should not be allowed to obscure the fact that the suffering was largely unnecessary. While the soldiers shivered and went hungry, food rotted and clothing lay unused in depots throughout the country. True, access to Valley Forge was difficult, but little determined effort was made to get supplies into the area. The supply and transport system broke down. In mid-1777, both the Quartermaster and Commissary Generals resigned along with numerous subordinate officials in both departments, mostly merchants who found private trade more lucrative. Congress, in refuge at York, Pennsylvania, and split into factions,found it difficult to find replacements. If there was not, as most historians now believe, an organized cabal seeking to replace Washingtonwith Gates, there were many, both in and out of the Army, who were dissatisfied with the Commander in Chief, and much intrigue went on. Gates was made president of the new Board of War set up in 1777, and at least two of its members were enemies of Washington. In the administrative chaos at the height of the Valley Forge crisis, there was no functioning Quartermaster General at all. Washington weathered the storm and the Continental Army was to emerge from Valley Forge a more effective force than before. With his advice, Congress instituted reforms inthe Quartermaster and Commissary Departments that temporarily restored the effectiveness of both agencies. Washington's ablest subordinate, General Greene, reluctantly accepted the post of Quartermaster General. The Continental Army itself gained a new professional competence from the training given by the Prussian, Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben. Steuben appeared at Valley Forge in February 1778 arrayed in suchmartial splendor that one private thought he had seen Mars, the god of war, himself. He represented himself as a baron, a title he had acquired in the service of a small German state, and as a former lieutenant general on the staff of Frederick the Great though in reality he had been only a captain. The fraud was harmless, for Steuben had a broad knowledge of military affairs and his remarkable sense of the dramatic was combined with the common touch a true Prussian baron might well have lacked. Washington had long sensed the need for uniform training and organization, and after a short trial he secured the appointment of Steuben as Inspector General in charge of a training program. Steuben carried out the program during the late winter and early springof 1778, teaching the Continental Army a simplified but effective version of the drill formations and movements of European armies, proper care of equipment, and the use of the bayonet, a weapon in which British superiority had previously been marked. He attempted to consolidatethe understrength regiments and companies and organized light infantry companies as the elite force of the Army. He constantly sought to impress upon the officers their responsibility for taking care of the men. Steuben never lost sight of the difference between the American citizen soldier and the European professional. He early noted that American soldiers had to be told why they did things before they would do them well, and he applied this philosophy in his training program. His trenchant good humor and vigorous profanity, almost the only English he knew, delighted the Continental soldiers and made the rigorous drill more palatable. After Valley Forge, Continentals would fight on equal terms with British Regulars in the open field.

9th Virginia Brig. Gen. Peter Muhlenberg Most of this regiment had been captured by the British during the Battle of Germantown on October 4, 1777. Fragments of this regiment were represented at Valley Forge

"On Saturday, Sept. 14, 1889, the descendants of Samuel Callender to the
number of one hundred and seventy-five met at the Scott Valley Baptist Church,
for the purpose of dedicating a monument to the memory of one who came to that part of the country and settled at what is known as Green Grove. Samuel Callender was not only a soldier and a patriot, but during the days of peace that followed the Revolutionary war was a man of progress, and by his energy that part of the county soon became one ofits brightest spots. He was born in Virginia in 1756. His boyhood days were the same as others at that period of our nation's existence, and but little is known of his early history save that he was ever ready to strike for the right and never shrank from any duty that he was called upon to perform. He left a name covered with honor and an example that yet today is set before those who have the name of Callender as a model after which to pattern. The monument is the workmanship of Burns & White, of Tunkhannock, is of granite and bears the following inscription:

"Samuel Callender, born in Virginia in 1756, died in Green Grove, Pa., March 12, 1830. One of Washington's body guard during the Revolutionary war. Mary Slosson, his wife, born in Connecticut 1775, died March12, 1836."

"The monument is a very neat bit of work, and is a fitting tribute totwo worthy people who did all that they possibly could for the good of the community in which they lived and died. "The exercises were held in the church and the following was the programme:

"Hymn of Praise..........................Callender Choir
Reading of Scripture..............Rev. D.J. Williams
Prayer.....................................Rev. Wm. Miller
Patriotic Song.............................Callender Choir
Reminiscences of a Patriot of the Revolutionary
War..................................Rev. Nathan Callender
Reading names of those who donated money for
its erection.
Sword of Bunker Hill....................Clark Lowrey"

"Short addresses were made by Revs. N. Callender and D.J. Williams, E.S. Miller and William Miller. These exercises closed the literary part, and the
audience was dismissed to indulge in a grand basket picnic and informal visiting
among the different branches of the family which had gathered from far and
near. The number was increased by the presence of many of the people of Scott,
Green Grove and other small settlements, until it reached nearly two hundred and fifty. At two o'clock they assembled in the cemetery, and there the closing exercises were held. After the benediction was pronounced the group was photographed, and they were soon on their way to homes many miles apart."
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Much of the information about this family line was taken from Mr. Alfred Lister's records which are now in the Geroge H. Catlin Memorial Museum in Scranton, PA. He was historian of the Callender Reunion for many years.
Library of Congress: "Marriages of Some Virginia Residents" 1607-1800 vol 1, Dorothy Ford Wulfeck, F225.W8, 1986,. Section #2 page 7: Samuel Callender 1756, VA, died 1830 Luzerne Co, PA, American Revolutionary War from VA, married, 1780, Martha Slosson (or Slawson) 1755-1836, DAR # 65 391, 79 625, 84 935.
Info taken from material gathered by the Callender Family Assn. - Oral family history says Samuel was the son of the elder Samuel of VA (probably Loudon Co.) He believed his grandfather had come to America from Scotland about 1700. Samuel's father was a member of the Church of England and an ardent Tory. This led to permanent estrangement of father and son because Samuel had strong sympathy toward the American revolutionary cause. Grandson Nathan remembers Samuel as nearly six feet in stature, heavy build, expressive black eyes, persistent and resolute where right or wrong were concerned. In 1776 he joined the armyin Loudon Do. VA, Ninth VA Line. His years of service are well documented. He spent the terrible winter of 1777 at Valley Forge in a unitknown as the Life Guards - they were to protect General Washington. Samuel went home with a fellow soldier, David Slawson and courted his younger sister Martha. They were married in 1778/80. They settled inWallkill, Orange Co., NY. All 7 of their children were born there. By 1818 they had moved to Luzerne Co., PA with some of their then grown children. Samuel applied for a pension at age 62 (Apr 14, 1818) a pension of $8.00 per month was awarded. In 1820 they were living with son Stephen and family in Greenfield Twp. At that time the need for pension was reviewed and he was disqualified for further payments because of his excess property holdings (including 50 acres of land in Greenfield Twp). Son Stephen died in 1821 leaving 4 small children and Samuel and Martha lived out their lives with the family. Samuel was 74 years old when he died, He was buried in the Callender Burial Ground in Blakely, a short distance north of Scranton. Martha died 6 years later and was also buried there. Over a half century later, funds were raised within the family to move the couple's remains to a donated plot in the Scott Valley Cemetery at Montdale. This was done on Sept 18 and 19, 1889. A beautiful monument was erected, the dedication of which was part of the program of the 1st Callender Family Reunion held in September 1889. Many Callander descendants were in attendance. The Rev. Nathan Callendar was one of the grandchildren they lived with, spoke at the memorial service. The family is listed in the 1790 Census of New York, Westchester Co., Poundridge Town: Samuel Callender, 1 male age 16 and over, 3 males under age 16, 4 females. (the youngest daughter had not been born). Samuel's name is enshrined at Valley Forge, PA on a bronze Plaque.
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I recently came across a paper saying that Samuel Callender's certificate for money owned for service in Virginia regement at the end of the war was received by Eppa Hubbard. I have been trying to explore hisline to find if there is a connection between Samuel Callender and the Hubbard family as their must have been some basis for giving it to him, and wondered if any of you have anything in your files along those lines. I am excited to have at least a new possibility for finding the family of Samuel Callender!!!
I am also interested in the documentation for Samuel Callender's having been at Valley Forge (or one of Washington's body guards). I have been to Valley Forge site and they do not seem to have a record of Samuel being there and have not yet been able to find any documentation for that. I know his name is on the DAR memorial but understand that those names were placed by family members for a fee and do not what or any documentation was required to substantiate the claim.
Patricia Henry

Noted events in his life were:

• Military: Between Nov 1776 and Dec 1777, Joined 9Th VA Regt(Capt John Hayes, Col Geo Hatherns) In Rev War As Corporal; Also Served As Corp And Sgt In Morgans Rifle Battallion Continental Troop.

• He had a residence in Lived In Orange County NY Before Moving To Abington ( Scott) Penna.

• He had a nationality about 1700. d (maybe Callender, Scotland)

• Other: A Am Rev Patriot, Pioneer, And Devoted Christian.

• Misc: Soldier Of The Revo;Utionary War, And The Pioneer Settler Of Green Grove In SC Ott Twp..

Samuel married Martha Slawson in 1780 in Stamford, Fairfield , CT.

Children from this marriage were:

45        i.  Sarah Callender

         ii.  Elizabeth Callender was born on 10 Nov 1781 in Orange County, NY.

        iii.  Samuel Callender was born on 10 Sep 1783 in Orange Co., NY( Or CT) and died on 6 Aug 1851 in Poss Lackawanna Co., PA at age 67. Another name for Samuel was Samuel Callender.

         iv.  Rhoda Callender was born on 20 Oct 1785 in Orange County, NY.

          v.  Nathan Callender was born on 12 Apr 1787 in Orange County, NY.

         vi.  Stephen Callender was born on 10 Jul 1789 in Orange County, NY.

        vii.  Mary Callender was born on 25 Oct 1790 in Wallkill, Orange Co., NY.

91. Martha Slawson, daughter of David A Slawson and Eunice Scofield, was born on 27 Feb 1755 in Stamford (Now Darien), Fairfield, CT, died on 12 Mar 1836 in Montdale, Greengrove Twp, Luzerne Co., PA at age 81, and was buried in Montdale, PA.

Martha married Samuel Callender in 1780 in Stamford, Fairfield , CT.

92. David Slawson, son of David A Slawson and Eunice Scofield, was born on 18 Aug 1735 in Stamford, Fairfield, CT, died on 15 May 1805 in Pochuc, Warwick Twp, Orange Co, NY at age 69, and was buried in Pochuc, Warwick Twp, Orange Co, NY.

General Notes: Notes about David Slawson written by Dr. William Bell Slauson to hiscousin George W. Slauson about their grandfather.

You wrote me as to what I remember of our Grandfather's capture and imprisonment in the Revolutionary War. You know they were called "Minute Men" at that time, who stayed at home and attended to business, only when the "Red Coats" came around in organized bands through the country, when an alarm would be sounded for each one to shoulder his musket and go without a commander, to shoot down as many "Red Coats" as hecould, from any hiding place he could find. Our grandfather was one of these, being about 45 years old. He saw from behind a stone wall acompany approaching, into which he discharged his gun, and immmediatly began to reload and I think had completed the task when he saw fivemen standing on the wall with their guns pointed at him. Whereupon he threw down his gun, and saying, "I surrender as a prisoner of war". But one of the number swore he would kill him, because he had justkilled his comrade and to this end he directed his bayonet at grandfather's belly, but he (grandfather) turned so suddenly that the weapon did not reach his vitals but plowed its way along through the muscles and came out at his side. Another bayonet thrust, he (the enemy) struck him in the forehead, at or near the temple, (I think twice) and then turned the breech of his gun and gave a blow that split the scalp for the length of two or three inches, when one of the Red Coats told him to let him alone or he would kill him, saying, "He is a good fellow and not made to be killed."

He had five wounds, but I am unable so say where the fifth one was. They were pronounced mortal by the surgeon at the "Sugar House" where he remained for six months in the midst of the exhalations of smallpoxand fevers and where many died, yet he was spared to beget more children, or you had not been born: for your grandfather was not born for fifteen years afterwards. It is a noteworthy fact that grandfather had never had the smallpox and escaped its attach in after life, thoughthey were reeking with it in the "Sugar House". In regard to the time of the removal of David (my grandfather) from New Canaan, FairfieldCounty, Conn., to Salem, Westchester County, New York; it must have happened in the year 1789. Then in 1793 my grandfather moved from Salem to the town of Wallkill, then Ulster County, but now Orange County,where he put up a log cabin, where he remained till his wife died; but she did not die at home as she went on horseback to see her friends, left behind at the time of remova, and never returned, for she sickened and died among her old firiends. Then it was that grandfather gave up the land to my father and his brother David, b. 1769, and the land that he had purchased concluding that he would not be able to pay for it. But meanwhile his daughters, Esther and Prudence, had been married, Esther to Michael Vail and Prudence to Joshua Sayer, (the grandfather of Mrs. Amanda Brooks of Elmira).

The death of the grandmother caused a general breakup, and the then youngest sister, two years old, went to live with her sister, Prudence,and stayed there until she married (to William Christie), and the other members of the family, I think were "farmed out" between my father (Nathan) and cousin Lemuel's father (David, born 1768). My Uncle Samuel (father of Masseen) was with my father six years; for he told me so as late as 1849. This in the town of Erin, where he died sixteen years later.

After the breakup, grandfather returned to New Canaan, Conn., his native town, and married again a wife who bore him a son and a daughter,(Rufus and Jemima); but whether he lived in Conn. when she died, I do not know; but I do know from my eldest sister, Katie Godfrey, thatRufus came to my father's house to live when about six years old, afterwards going to my uncle David's (born 1768) with whom he learned carpentering, as my uncle ws both a farmer and a carpenter. What immediate movement grandfather made after the loss of his second wife, I never knew; but from hearsay, he married a third time and moved into a neighborhood in Orange County quite remote from the place he gave up to my father and Lamuel's. I cannot tell the distance, but it was above twenty miles, certainly. They called it "Pochue" and I have now and then seen the name in the papers; but I was told by anybody that he hadbeen there. My father used to tell me that it was in the town of Warwick, and was malarial in atmosphere, producing many chills and fever,of which desiase the foundation was laid for something that proved fatal. It was on the 7th day of May in 1805 thaat he died, 68 years, three months and 22 days old, according to my father's statement -- justtwo months and seven days after I was born. If what I have stated benot correct, my informers were incorrect, for I state the matter as Iheard it. There can be no doubt about the fact of our grandfather's dying at Pochuc, Orange County, New York, but I suppose "Not a stone tell where he lies.".

You and cousin Lemuel seem anxious to hear more of me than I know, and I would gladly tell you more, if I knew more. Indeed it does not worry me becauseI am a "link between a silent minority and a living andinquisitive majority" seeking information of the past. It gives me much pleasure to commly with any requests in that direction. But I bear in mind the fact that I am ignoble by nature in the light of my standing before God; and niether honorable "blood" can exalt me, mor ignoble blood depress me; therefore I can only say with hope:
"Mean, though I am, not wholly so,
Since quickened by Thy breath:
O, lead me whereso'ere I go,
Through this day's life or death."

As to the metal and moral standing of our grandfather, I can say but little, since I myself know nothing. Cousin Gabriel Sayer could remember him well, though he must have been less than ten years of age whengrandfather died. He said that his connection with his Slauson put more in his blood than he derived from his paternal grandsire, yet it flattered me not into the belief that I myself profited by such a transfusion of blood.

Of one thing I am certain -- taht both my father and grandfather hada love of mimicry, and odd comparisons; as, saying one could accomplish a thing, "through living to be so old that the moss would grow on his heels". Then again, the comparison of a poor grain cradle to "an old jack knife tied to a thorn bush" as my father told his father did,when the grain flew from the "fingers" of his cradle. "Whew", he said, "I would as lief have an old jack knife tied to a thorn bush. My grandfather never professed religion, but I never heard of his uttering a single work of profanity. Had he been addicted to that evil practice, he would have undoubtedly said "damn" instead of "whew" when thegrain flew from his cradle. But in fact, my father told me that his father never "cursed".

Notes and reminiscences of Lemuel H. Slauson of Middletown, New York

My father's father was a native of Danbury, Fairfield County, Conn.I have a few reminiscences given by my father in regard to the War ofRevolution, my father then being about ten years of age. His father being a soldier during tht great struggle, he remembered distinctly the burning of Danbury Mills, there being a batle near there during thetime. The thurnder and booming cannon and whizzing of firearms, the smoke of the burning mills, and powder with missles whizzing through space on their deadly mission, fairly darkening the sunlight. The fearful forebodings of a mother with a family of helpless children, knowing as they did that the husband and father was in deadly conflict, cast an indescribable gloom over their minds that none but those that have passed through such experiences can realize. The Red Coats being the strongest, the Americans were driven from the field. My grandfather and three others, who somehow became sparated from the others, werepursued by a detachment of British soldiers, loaded their guns as they ran and sent back their compliments to their pursuers in a pour of cold lead. After reloading and firing a number of times, while passing a clump of bushes they were surprised by four or five British soldiers who leaped bhind the bushes with loaded muskets and fixed bayonets, demanded their surrender. Seeing their helpless condition, they surrendered as prisoners of war. At this time one of the Red Coats, knocked my grandfather down with the butt of his gun and was about to dispatch him with a bayonet, declaring that he had killed one of his fellows, a companion with a higher sense of honor, took the incensed and would-be murderer by the collar sternly ordering him to desist, telling him at the same time that he was acting the part of a coward and that if he laid hands on his prisoner again he would run his bayonet through him, reminding him that even if the fallen man had shot his comrade, t'was the fate of common warfare. The four prisoners were marchedto the will of their captors and imprisoned in an old coffee house, literally alive with smallpox. After remaining there about three months, my grandfather and a comrade succeeded in making their escape, the other two having been removed to some other place of confinement. After getting out of their filthy prison, they made their way to the EastRiver. There being no way to cross but to swim, being somewhat weakened by their prison life, the comrade of my grandfather not being a good swimmer, at first, declined to make any attempt to buffet the waves, but after some delay spent in considering the danger of recapturing, finally concluded to venture; so they plunged in and as his companion seemed to waver, my grandfather swam around him several times before reaching the shore, but at length succeeded in crossing safely. Mygrandfather's family not having heard from him in three months, thought him dead. I think after a brief rest, he returned to the army, butwhether he stayed until the close of the war, I know not.

My father's mother (my grandmother) maiden name was Ferris. She had one brother, whom I remember seeing around the house, and his name wasSamuel Ferris. But to return to my father's family. My father was born in Danbury, Conn. He married three times. His first wife was Fannie McClain whose parents came from Scotland. She had four sisters whom I always called Aunt. The eldest, Nancy, married Bryant Durand, ofwhom Elder Cyrus Durand is grandson. The next in point of age, was Lydia, who married Daniel Moore. Mrs. Maria Everetts, a very old womanstill living in Middletown, is the only one of my mother's family still living. The next was Fannie, the first wife of my father, to whom were born four children.

Noted events in his life were:

• Military: In Rev War.

David married Mary Ferris in 1763 in Stamford, Fairfield , CT.

Children from this marriage were:

46        i.  Moses Slawson

         ii.  Nathan Slawson was born on 29 Aug 1764.

        iii.  Esther Slawson was born in 1767.

         iv.  David Slawson was born on 12 Aug 1768.

          v.  Prudence Slawson was born on 25 Jan 1772.

         vi.  Samuel Slawson was born in 1775.

        vii.  Mary Slawson was born in 1782.

David next married Deborah Christy in 1790 in New Canaan, CT.

93. Mary Ferris, daughter of Samuel Ferris and Experience Susane Crissy, was born between 1728 and 1740 in Maybe Stamford, Fairfield, CT and died in 1784 in New Canaan, Fairfield , CT Or Orange Cty, NY.

General Notes: MARY FERRIS was born in 1696(((????!!--I'm listing Mary's DOB as aft 1728-her parents marriage year--just my own preference at the moment(RWN)))) at Stamford and died in 1784, probably in Orange County NY. married, in 1763, David Slawson who was born August 18, 1735 at Stamfordand died May 15, 1805 at Pochuc, Orange County NY. Mary is not listed in several references, but Chaplain Ferris lists with this Note: Mary is not mentioned by Mead or Scofield but is given in a history of the Slawson Family by George C. Slawson. Mary might have been a daughter-in-law of Samuel instead of a daughter, she could have been a widow of Nathaniel who probably died in 1762.

Mary married David Slawson in 1763 in Stamford, Fairfield , CT.

94. Hugh Polly was born about 1761 in Maybe Salem , Westchester, NY and died after 1787.

Noted events in his life were:

• Military: 1776, In Rev War; Maybe 4Th Regiment Orange Co, NY.

• He was employed in May Be A Minister ; Have Seen Title Of Rev..

Hugh married Mary "Polly".

The child from this marriage was:

47        i.  Mary Pauley

95. Mary "Polly" was born about 1765 in Maybe Salem , NY and died after 1787.

Mary married Hugh Polly.

104. Isaac Levan, son of Abraham Levan and Margaret, was born between 1760 and 1770 in Exeter Township, Berks Co., PA and died before 12 Nov 1821 in Levan Burial Plot, Exeter Township, PA.

Isaac married Susanna Newkirk on 9 Oct 1787 in Schwartzwald Reformed Church, Exeter Twp., Berks Co., PA.

Children from this marriage were:

52        i.  Isaac N Levan

         ii.  Anna Catherine Levan was born in 1788 in Exeter Township, Berks Co., PA and died on 25 Aug 1789 at age 1.

        iii.  Jacob Levan was born in 1790 in Exeter Township, Berks Co., PA.

         iv.  Maria Levan was born in 1794 in Exeter Township, Berks Co., PA.

          v.  Anna Elizabeth Levan was born in 1795 in Exeter Township, Berks Co., PA.

         vi.  Johannes Levan was born in 1796 in Exeter Township, Berks Co., PA and died in 1839 at age 43.

        vii.  Catherine Levan was born in 1793 in Exeter Township, Berks Co., PA.

       viii.  Eleanor Levan was born in 1798 in Exeter Township, Berks Co., PA.

         ix.  Phoebe Levan was born in 1803 in Exeter Township, Berks Co., PA.

105. Susanna Newkirk, daughter of John Newkirk and Anna Catharine Wiest, was born between 1768 and 1774 in Maybe Berks County PA and died on 8 Oct 1823 in Levan Burial Plot, Exeter Township, Berks Co, PA.

Susanna married Isaac Levan on 9 Oct 1787 in Schwartzwald Reformed Church, Exeter Twp., Berks Co., PA.

108. Hermanus Emanual Brumbach ³⁰ was born on 15 May 1749 in Penna, died on 13 Feb 1803 in Oley Township, Amityville, Berks Co, PA at age 53, and was buried in St Pauls Reformed Church, Amityville, Berks Co, PA.

General Notes: The early home of this old and honored family of Pennsylvania was in Switzerland. This family has been identified with the interests of Berks county, particularly in the manufacturing line, since prior to the Revolutionary war. Hermanus Emanuel Brumbach arrived in America about 1770, probably through the port of Baltimore. There is a tradition that he was a silver miner in Switzerland.The assessment for Amity Township, Berks Co., Pa., for 1779, shows that he was a "weaver" and owned 5 cattle. He was also a farmer, and was later assessed in Oley Twp.

HERMANUS (HERMANIUS) EMANUEL BRUMBACH 1751 - 1803
Hermanus Emanuel Brumbach arrived in America about 1770, probably through the port of Baltimore. There is a tradition that he was a silver miner in Switzerland, but thus far the facts concerning his foreigh life and relationships have not been determined. However, his great-great-great grandson, Dr. Ernest Edward Francis has researched this and more information is now available. The assessment for Amity Township,Berks Co., Pa., for 1779, shows that he was a "weaver" and owned 5 cattle. He was also a farmer, and was later assessed in Oley Twp. Hermanus married Maria Catharine Pott, born 1749; died 1833, aged 83, and was buried at Amityville, Berks Co., Pa.

ASSESSMENTS BERKS CO., PA. Register of Property, Berks, 1779--Amity Twp. Hermanus Brumbach, weaver, 5 cattle.; no acres, horses, or negroes. Return & Assessment Co. of Berks, 1780--Amity twp. Manus Brumbach,weaver, 1 horse, 2 cattle--5-15-0.
Under the same name and in Amity Twp., in 1781, he was assessed 12 s.for 1 horse and 2 cattle and there is another assessment (Pa. Arch., 3d, XVIII, p. 439) at about the same time for 2 cattle, 5 sheep (no amount) and the further record "No. in family 6."

Assessment of Taxes, Berks--Richmond Twp., 1785. Herman Brumbach, amount of tax 3-9-0.

CENSUS OF 1790--RUSCOMB TWP., BERKS CO., PA.
Emanuel Brombach was enumerated ("Brombash") as having a family of one free white over 16 (himself evidently), seven under 16, and two females. the latter were his wife, Maria Catharine Pott, and a servant orpossibly a young daughter. The sons were doubtless John, Matthias, Samuel, Jacob, John 2d, George P. and Abraham. As neighbors there were Elias Wagner and Jonh Huffnagel.

Hermanus had eight sons who married; the youngest, William died at 57, and all the others attained over 75 years; Daniel exceeded 92 yrs. Five sons: John, Jacob, George, Daniel, and David died in their nativecounty of Berks; Matthias died in Norristown, Montgomery Co., Pa. (nosons); William died in Catawissa, Columbia Co., Pa.; and Abraham diedin Henry Co., Ind.

Hermanus died in Feb., 1803, and was buried at Amityville, Berks Co.,Pa. His will was written in German and signed in a "good firm hand," and is published below.

REVOLUTIONARY SERVICE
Harrisburg, Pa., Dec. 10, 1906.

To Whom it May Concern:
I hereby certify that the name of Manus Brumbach appears as that of aPrivate in Captain David Weidner's Co. of the 3d. Batalion, Berks Co.Militia, on the List of Names of those who marched from the several Classes of Militias of the Companies named, August 11, 1780.
See p. 292, Vol. 14, Pa. Archives, 2d Series, 1888 Edn.
Luther R. Kelker,
Custodian of the Public Records, Pa.

Manus Brombach also appears as Private in Capt. John Ludwig's Co. of 6th Battn., Berks Co. Militias, Commanded by Col. Joshph Hiester, in the service of the U. S. taken from Aug. 10 1780 to 9 Sept. 1780. (Pa. Archives.)

His name ("Manus Brombach" and Manus Bromback") also appears in Pa. Arch. 5th Ser., pp. 187, 197, 238.

WILL OF HERMANUS EMANUEL BRUMBACH
originally written in German
I Hermanus Brumbach of the Township of Oley, in the County of Berks, and State of Penna., being sick and weak of body, but of sound mind, memory and understanding, thanks be to God therEfore calling to mind the mortality of the body that is is appointed unto all men once to dieand after this the Judgment--have thought proper to dispose of my temporal estate which God in mercy hath blessed me with, in manner and form following that is to say:

First I will that all my just debts and funeral expenses be fully paid and discharged by my Executors hereinafter named, out of my estate.

Item, I give and devise to my belovedwife Catharine all the remainderof my real and personal estate when all my just debts and funeral expenses being fully paid and discharged for her and to enjoy during her natural life if she remains my widow, but in case she was to marry again, then my will is that all my real and personal estate shall be put on public sale and my executors either for ready money or on payments which they thing pays best, and my wife shall have the Interest of one-third of the real estate during her natural life, and no more and theremainder of the money arising from the said sale to be divided amongall my children as followeth namely: Mathias Samuel Jacob John GeorgeAbraham Daniel David and William share and share alike at it becomes due. Item I give to my son Samuel the sum of twenty-five pounds in money and one two-year old colt to be given and paid to him by my executors one year after my demise out of personal estate.

Item My will is that my beloved wife is to find victuals and clothingwashing and lodging and schooling for all my younger children who have had no schooling without any charge for the same it being for the aforesaid privileges is willed to her.

Item I also will that if either of my children was to die before the age of 21 years then said share shall be equally divided among all my living children share and share alike. Lastly I ordain constitute and apoint my two sons Samuel and Jacob to be joint Executors of this my last Will and Testament.

And finally I invoke and make void all other and former Wills by me heretofore made either by word of mouth or in writing ratifying and confirming this only to be my last. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal dated this eighteenth day of December in the yearof our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and two. 1802.

[Seal] Hermanus Brumback.
Witnesses: Isaac Rhoads
George Yoder

On Feb. 25, 1803, above withnesses appeared before the Register, swore that Hermanus Brumbach was of sound mind, memory and understanding when his last will was made, ets., and that to the best of their knowledge he was now dead.
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The cemetery site is on the west side of Rd 662 in Amityville Township, Berks County. On the 1996 map road 662 is also called Old Swede Road in Amityville, and further north in Oley Township it's call Pleasantville Road. The cemetary at the intersection between Weavertown Rd and 662 is on the grounds of St. Paul's UCC (United Christian Church?).The picture above shows the church in the background, thus easier to find the grave when at the cemetary. In the same area is a Brumbach Street and the old Brumbach house and still some of the remains of the old weaving mill operated by the Brumbachs. Brumbach Street is a short street that starts at the T-intersection with St. Lawrence Ave. and ends two blocks later at an L intersection with Orchard Ct. It slopes down hill towards Antietam Creek, which was essential to the woolen mills and the factory was on the banks of the creek.

Noted events in his life were:

• Military: 1780, Revolutionary War Cap David Weidner's Company Private 3Rd Batalion, Berks Cty Militia; 6Th Battn Berks Co Militia.

• He immigrated between 1770 and 1774 to Per Coons Book The Rumor Is That He Arrived In The Port Of Baltimore About 1770, Although This Can Not Be Proven By Any Ship List From That Time Period.

• Misc: Swartzwald Reformed Church Records That Hermanus Was Born May 15, 1749 There Is No Listing Of Parents.

• Misc: Per Ray Brumbach On Genforum, Hermanus May Have Been Born In PA. And Not In Switzerland As Reported. One Piece Is Jacob's Obituary, Which States, Jacob Was Born In Berks County Like His Parents, Hermanus And Maria..

Hermanus married Maria Catharine Potts ³⁰ before 1774.

Children from this marriage were:

54        i.  Jacob Brumbach

         ii.  Samuel Brumbach was born on 8 Jan 1780 and died on 26 Jun 1804 at age 24.

        iii.  John Brumbach was born on 5 Dec 1774 and died in Reading, Berks Co, PA.

         iv.  Matthias Brumbach was born on 9 Oct 1776 in Oley Twp, Berks, PA and died on 5 Feb 1852 at age 75.

          v.  John II Brumbach was born in 1783.

         vi.  George Brumbach was born in 1787 and died on 5 Dec 1875 in Reading, Berks Co, PA at age 88.

        vii.  Abraham Brumbach was born in 1789 and died on 23 Jan 1872 at age 83.

       viii.  Daniel Brumbach was born in 1792 and died in 1884 in Reading, Berks Co, PA at age 92.

         ix.  David Brumbach was born in 1794 and died in 1876 in Reading, Berks Co, PA at age 82.

          x.  William Brumbach was born in 1795 and died on 27 Apr 1852 at age 57.

109. Maria Catharine Potts ³⁰ was born in 1749, died in 1832 in Oley Township, Amityville, Berks Co, PA at age 83, and was buried in St Pauls Reformed Church, Amityville, Berks Co, PA.

Maria married Hermanus Emanual Brumbach ³⁰ before 1774.

110. Mr Gumbert was born before 1780 and died in Prob PA.

Noted events in his life were:

• He had a residence near Kutztown PA.

Mr married Mrs Gumbert.

The child from this marriage was:

55        i.  Susanna Gumbert

111. Mrs Gumbert was born before 1780 and died in Prob PA.

Mrs married Mr Gumbert.

114. Henry Jacob Heinrich Felton,⁴¹ son of John Henry (Johan Heinrich) Velten and Maria Eva Gallman, was born on 30 Jan 1753 in Hatten, Bas Rein, Alsace, Germany, died on 15 Apr 1832 in Nicholson, Luzerne, PA at age 79, and was buried in St. Michaels, Evan. Lutheran Church, Germantown.

General Notes: Enlisted in April, 1777 with Company D, of the 4th Pa Regiment of thePa line in Germantown, Pa. His service records are incomplete as many are. He is listed on a monument at Valley Forge as a member of Co. D, who wintered there with George Washington 1777-1778.[ovell.FTW]

ID Number Last Name First Name State Rank Regiment PA24459 Felton Henry PA PRIVATE 4 PA PA24459 Rank Type: RANK AND FILE Brigade: 2ND PA BRIGADE Company: MCGOWAN'S CO.
State: PA Regiment: 4 PA Division: 2ND DIVISION 12/1777-6/1778 BOOK 1782

4TH PENNSYLVANIA DIVISION: SECOND BRIGADE : 2ND PA
HISTORY: ORGANIZED JAN-FEB 1776 AT PHILADELPHIA FROM EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA.
ENTERED VALLEY FORGE WITH 201 MEN ASSIGNED AND 149 FIT FOR DUTY, LEFTVALLEY FORGE WITH 222 ASSIGNED 157 FIT FOR DUTY.
PREVIUOS ENGAGEMENTS : NEW YORK CITY, NORTHERN NEW JERSEY, DEFENSE OFPHILADELPHIA, PHILADELPHIA-MONMOUTH.
Staff Officers
Colonel LAMBERT CADWALDER Lt. Colonel WILLIAM BUTLER Major THOMAS CHURCH
Company Officers Captain EDWARD SCULL Captain WILLIAM GRAY Captain BENJAMIN FISHBORNE
Captain JOHN MEANS Captain JOHN MCGOWN Captain WILLIAM CROSS Captain ROBERT CONNELLY
Captain BENJAMIN BURD

History of Nicholson Compiled by The Rev. Garford F. William (Trail Examiner 1976):

(A series of articles on Henry Felton) ...

"VIII. Catherine Felton Oval was born in Nicholson, February 5, 1797 and died February 24, 1826 in Indiana County. She was married to Michael Oval (also spelled Ovael and Ovil in the Orphan Court records). He died in Indiana County before 1832. They left six children who were scattered after the death of their parents since they were all minors.
1. Eliza Oval born August 9, 1817.
2. John Oval born October 14, 1818
3. Sally Ann Oval born November 18, 1820, married Ward Stephens, halfbrother of Eliphalet Stephens II mentioned about. They had a large family and one son was killed in the Civil War. She is buried in the Nicholson Cemetery and he is buried in Stephens cemetery with another sonwho died in early manhood.
4. Jacob Oval born June 12, 1822.
5. Amy Oval born June 23, 1824.
6. Levi Oval born September 7, 1825.
IX. Eve Felton Thomas was dead before 1832. According to the Orphan Court records, she was married first to Josiah Welch who died early. Byhim she had two children who were living in 1833 and were minors:
1. Eli Welch.
2. William Welch
She married second to Jesse Thomas, a brother of Lewis Thomas. By himshe had a child who survived her:
3. Jesse Thomas, a minor in 1833.
Guardians were appointed for these minors to represent their interests in the estate of Henry Felton, Their grandfather."

Noted events in his life were:

• He immigrated on 6 Oct 1767 to To Philadelphia PA From Germany On Ship Hamilton.

• Military: Enlisted In April, 1777 With Company D, Of The 4Th PA Regiment Of The PA Line In Germantown, PA..

• He appeared on the census between 1820 and 1830 in Nicholson Twp Luzerne PA ( Henry, Jacob, George, Christian).

• He appeared on the census in 1800 in Nicholson Twp PA Henry.

• He appeared on the census in 1810 in Nicholson Twp Luzerne Co PA Henry, George, Christian.

Henry married Rachel <Regina ?? Oeplin> between 1779 and 1797 in PA.

Children from this marriage were:

57        i.  Catherine Felton

         ii.  Jacob Felton was born in 1791 in Philadelphia PA and died in 1870 in Lenox Twp Susqco PA at age 79.

        iii.  Elizabeth Felton was born on 17 Feb 1793 in Philadelphia PA and died in 1859 at age 66.

         iv.  Henry Felton

115. Rachel <Regina ?? Oeplin>, daughter of Unknown and Unknown, was born between 1755 and 1777 in Nicholson, PA and died in 1844 in Nicholson, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania.

Rachel married Henry Jacob Heinrich Felton ⁴¹ between 1779 and 1797 in PA.

116. Reuban Brookins,⁴² son of Cyrus Brookins and Lois, was born on 10 May 1763 in New Malboro, Berskshire Co., Mass, died on 16 Feb 1834 in Caroga Lake, Fulton Co., NY at age 70, and was buried in North Bush Cemetery Johnstown, Fulton, New York.

General Notes: Brookins, Reuben, New Marlborough. Descriptive list of men raised in Berkshire Co. agreeable to resolve of Dec. 2, 1780, as delivered to William Walker, Superintendent; Capt. Kasson's co., Col. Ashley's (Berkshire Co.) regt.; age, 16 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 7 in.; complexion, dark;hair, brown; occupation, laborer; residence, New Marlborough; enlistment, 3 years; also, Private, Capt. Ebenezer Smith's co., Lieut. Col. Calvin Smith's (6th) regt.; returns for wages, etc., for Jan., 1781-Dec., 1782; time allowed from Feb. 24, 1781; reported sick and absent in April, 1782; also, order for wages for 1781 and 1782, signed by said Brookins, dated Feb. 23, 1784.

From Jim Burek mini novel: " My daddy, Rueben was born in New Marlborough in 1753. When he was sixteen he enlisted in the Revolution, being assigned to William Walker, Superintendent; Caption Kasson?s Company, Colonial Ashley?s Berkshire?s Regiment. My father at the time ofhis enlistment was 5?7? in height, with brown hair. Later, Rueben served under Caption Jeremiah Hickok?s Co., Col Elisha Porter? Regiment,commanded by Lieut Col Sears in latter part of 1781 for a couple of months. Reuben moved with his family either during the war or shortly after to Poultney, Vermont. In 1800, Reuben moved to Caroga, New York. Here he married Lois. I was second oldest of ten Children. Dad died on February 16, 1834, and is buried at Bush Cemetery in Caroga, New York."

Noted events in his life were:

• Military: 1781, Rev War Mass Line.

• He had a residence in 1818 in Montgomery Co., NY.

• Moved: Poultney Vermont About Rev Times; Early 1800 To Caroga NY.

• Moved: Abt 1783, North Bush Area.

Reuban married Lois.

Children from this marriage were:

58        i.  Charles Brookins

         ii.  Luther Brookins was born in 1786.

        iii.  Rachel Brookins was born in 1787.

         iv.  Polly Brookins was born in 1789.

          v.  Calvin Brookins was born in 1790.

         vi.  Harvey Brookins was born in 1791.

        vii.  Phoebe Brookins was born in 1793.

       viii.  Reuben Brookins was born in 1796.

         ix.  Ira Brookins was born in 1798.

          x.  Betsy Brookins was born in 1805.

117. Lois was born before 1770 in Caroga Lake, Fulton Co., NY (Maybe) and died after 1837 in Jacksonville Cemetery Switzerland Co In.

General Notes: Reuben Brookins b 1796 married Clarissa Mallett in Montgomery before 1838 because they have 5 children starting in 1828, then Malletts (myG G grandfather Lucius Mallett, brother in law to Reuben) and Brookins( with Mother Lois) go to Indiana together Around 1937. Reuben goes off to the gold rush, and dies on the way back from new orleans Lois and Reuben are buried in the Jacksonville Cemtery Switzerland Co Indiana with Lucius Mallett and Louisa Sherwood Mallett.

Lois married Reuban Brookins.⁴²

118. Ephraim Lindsley, son of Jacob ?? Lindsley and Mindwell?? Pond, was born in 1764 in Cornwall, Litchfield, CT, died on 15 Dec 1844 in Bleecker, Fulton Co., NY at age 80, and was buried in Upper Bleeker Cemetery, Bleecker, Fulton Co., NY.

Research Notes: From David Lindsley info as with other Lindsley notes

Lindsley Corners, Fulton Co., NY: Latitude: 431022N Longitude: 0742209W

Is Ephraim the son of Jacob?
Since he is not mentioned in his fathers will, we must look at all the facts we currently have to draw this conclusion. First we must put him in Connecticut, we have the following information to do this:
1. The following paragraph was found in the Gazetteer and Business Directory of Montgomery and Fulton Counties, N.Y., for 1869-70: "BLEECKER, named in honor of Rutger Bleecker, a patentee of the town, was formed from Johnstown, April 4, 1831. A part was re-annexed to that town in 1841, and a part of Caroga was taken off in 1842. It is the centraltown upon the north border of the county. The first settlements of this town were commenced about 1800 by emigrants from New England, amongwhom were James Morse, William Rood, Ephraim Lindsley, James Landon, Samuel Shaffer, William Eglan, Frederick Mills, George Hamilton, and --------- Goodwell".
2. It states in the Wisconsin 1870 census that Ephraim son Elijah, was born in Connecticut, and since its prior to 1800, it follows the same track. This information would have probably been obtain from Elijahhimself.
3. The following was written by his grandson Daniel Hall Lindsley, found in the Business Directory of Jefferson County, N.Y. 1890: "EphraimLindsley, a native of Connecticut, located in Bleecker, Fulton County, where he died, aged 80 years." Since we know he died on 15 Dec 1844and he was 80 years old, we can say he was born about 1764, and sincewe know his parents were marry 18 Aug 1761 this would probably make him the second or third oldest child in their family.
4. The last piece of information is his son William, who died 23 Dec 1853 age 63 (Fulton County Court House, N.Y.), and is buried next to his parents in Bleecker. Since we have a record of a child name William, who was born on 16 May 1790 to Ephraim and Polly Lindsley (Lindsly)in Cornwall, CT (Records at Connecticut State Library), we can assumebecause of the age at death, that this is the same person.

From the above information, we can say it's a good bet that Ephraim was from Connecticut, and with that in mind, lets look at the following:
1. I believe he was not mention in his fathers will because of the following document, it was obtain in Bristol, CT and it states that Ephraim received a quitclaim from his father on 8 Oct 1804. Ephraim also had a brother named Jesse who did the same thing on 5 Sep 1804, this would have wrote both of them out of their fathers will. Now in Jacob's will, he left each of his three other sons three hundred and thirty three dollars and thirty four cents, and through the quitclaim Ephraim and Jesse both received three hundred and thirty three dollars and thirty four cents [quitclaim (kwit'klam'), 1. a transfer of one's interestin a property, esp. without a warranty of title. 2. to give up claim to (property) by means of a quitclaim deed].
2. In the Direct Index To Deeds where the above information was firstlocated, it states that Ephraim and Jesse are Jacob Lindsley's heirs.Land Records, Bristol Connecticut page 306
3. I believe Ephraim was very interested in moving to Bleecker, Fulton County, New York, and needed the money to purchase land. Our first record that we can find of Ephraim purchasing land in Bleecker is 7 Sep 1808, when he bought land from Anthony Bradt for $225. This is lessthan four years after he received the quitclaim.
So my conclusion as of this date, is that Ephraim was born and raisedin Connecticut and the son of Jacob and Mindwell (Pond) Lindsley.

Sources:
Land Records - Bristol, CT Direct Index to Deeds Publication: 1785-1811
Albany Argues Paper 1848 Albany, Albany Co., NY

Ephraim married Polly Rouse on 6 Mar 1788 in Cornwall, Litchfield Co., CT.

Children from this marriage were:

59        i.  Elizabeth Betsy E Lindsley

         ii.  William Lindsley was born in 1790.

        iii.  Polly Lindsley

         iv.  Elijah Lindsley

          v.  Hannah Lindsley

         vi.  Hiram Lindsley

        vii.  Julia Lindsley

       viii.  Caroline Lindsley

         ix.  Lucinda Lindsley

          x.  Selina Lindsley

         xi.  Susannah Lindsley

119. Polly Rouse, daughter of Elijah Rouse and Hannah Hazen, was born on 4 Feb 1773 in Norwich, New London, CT, died on 21 Jun 1851 in Bleecker, Fulton Co., NY at age 78, and was buried in Upper Bleeker Cemetery, Bleecker, Fulton Co., NY.

Polly married Ephraim Lindsley on 6 Mar 1788 in Cornwall, Litchfield Co., CT.

120. Ebenezer Stephens, son of Eliphalet Stephens and Elsa Elsie Holloway, was born on 12 May 1759 in Goshen, Orange Co, NY, died on 15 Nov 1839 in Nicholson Twp, Luzerne Co (Now Wyoming), PA at age 80, and was buried in W, 1758 - 1848.

General Notes: BURI: CONC 9 80y 7m 3d Revolutionary War "The relics of departed worth, Lies shro
BURI: CONC uded here in gloom. And here with aching heart I mark, My own dear par
BURI: CONC ner's tomb."; Rachel Squirel, h

Noted events in his life were:

• Military: 7 Years- Rev War (W2018)(Rwpa #S11458) NY Line Pension Effective 1831 Served In Captain John Wood's Company Of New York Militia In The Peen Pack And Orange County, New York Theaters.

• He had a residence in 1834 in Luzerne Co., PA.

• He was employed in Minister (Reverand).

• He appeared on the census in 1800 in Nicholson Twp Luzerne PA 2 Ebenezer Stephens Listed With Familiies.

• He had a residence in 1784 in He And His Wife Rachel Resided In 1784 At Nicholson, Wyoming, PA.

• He appeared on the census in 1790 in Census Of 1790 At Luzerne, PA, Page 150, 1 Male Over 16, 2 Males 16, 3 Females.

Ebenezer married Rachel Squirrel on 16 May 1780 in Goshen, Ulster Co, NY.

Children from this marriage were:

60        i.  Ebenezer Stephens

         ii.  Elsie Stephens was born on 15 May 1780 in Goshen NY and died on 12 Aug 1853 in Factoryville, PA at age 73.

        iii.  Sara Stephens was born on 30 Mar 1785 and died on 26 Jun 1846 at age 61.

         iv.  Jacob Stephens was born on 30 Nov 1787.

          v.  Hollaway Stephens was born on 20 Jun 1789.

         vi.  Polly Stephens was born on 12 Sep 1794.

        vii.  Abigail Stephens was born on 20 Jan 1796 in Nicholson Luzerne PA and died in 1870 in Lenox Twp Susqco PA at age 74.

       viii.  William Stephens was born on 18 Apr 1798 and died in 1881 in Nicholson, Now Wyoming, PA at age 83.

         ix.  Amy Stephens was born on 4 Jan 1802.

121. Rachel Squirrel, daughter of Jacob Squirrel and Unknown, was born on 1 Aug 1758 in Goshen, Orange, NY and died on 27 Aug 1848 in Nicholson, Wyoming Co., PA at age 90.

Noted events in her life were:

• She had a residence in First Permanent Settlers Nicholson, Wyoming, PA.

Rachel married Ebenezer Stephens on 16 May 1780 in Goshen, Ulster Co, NY.

122. Mark ? Hartley was born in Ireland.

General Notes: Name: Mark HARTLEY 1
Sex: M
Title: Sr.
Birth: ABT. 1770 in Ireland 1
Death: 17 NOV 1809 in Glenwood, Nicholson Twp, Wyoming Co. PA, USA 1
Burial: Stephens, Cemetery 1
Note:
Mark and his brother, William arrived in America as young boys (they were of Scotch-Irish descent). It is not known if they arrived with their parents or how old they were. They may have arrived with William Harkins. William Hartley settled near Port Deposit MD. Mark stopped at Harrisburg where he married and where his first child was born, his second child was born in Northumberland. He first settled land in Hopbottom colony in Brooklyn Twp. PA as the first settler on the Frederick Bailey farm. He built a cabin in the central part of the township. MarkJr. was born here. In 1797 Mark Sr. and family moved to Lenox
Township (Glenwood) and settled on the Tunkhannock Creek, just east of where the two branches meet. His farm was still in the possesion ofhis descendents 100 years later (and probably became a part of the Gardner Greene Farm. Mark Sr. and Cathern were the parents of nine children. The estate of Mark Sr. was settled in Orphans Court in Montrose some years after his death. The first item is a request for guardians for James and Sally Hartley (minors). The second request was for a division of the lands of Mark Sr. into two tracts. The first tract consisted of 196 acres and was assinged to the eldest son, William, the second tract was of 184 acres and was assigned to the second son, Mark Jr.The Court determined that the heirs to the estate were Cathern Phillips (Cathern having remarried before 1824 to a John Phillips. All of the other children are listed except the eldest and youngest even though they were still living at the time. The 1790 census lists Mark Hartley Sr. with two males over 16 (himself and one other) and three females. In 1800 Mark Hartley is listed with three boys and two girls. On the 1810 census Cathern Hartley is listed as head of household with 9 children (three sons and six daughters), she is still less than 45 years of age. She does not appear again with the Hartley Families but maybe found as the wife of John R. Phillips on the 1820 census. Mark wasprobably less than 50 years of age when he died. His death was announced in a Wilkes-Barre newspaper on 24 Nov. 1809. He is probably buriedin the Stephens Cemetery in the south-east corner where a number of Hartleys are buried. The section of the farm deeded to William eventually passed to Layton Greene.
Marriage 1 Cathern SIMPSON b: ABT. 1770 in (Harrisburg), (PA)
Married: ABT. 1788 in Harrisburg, PA 1
Children
Jane HARTLEY b: 18 APR 1790 in Harrisburg, PA
William HARTLEY b: 1792 in Northumberland, PA
Mark HARTLEY b: 30 APR 1795 in Brooklyn Co., PA
Cathern HARTLEY b: 1797 in Glenwood, Lenox Twp., Susquehanna C., PA
Mary HARTLEY b: 1799 in Glenwood, Lenox Twp., Susquehanna C., PA
Margaret HARTLEY b: 4 APR 1801 in Glenwood, Lenox Twp., Susquehanna Co., PA
Elizabeth HARTLEY b: 10 JUN 1803 in Glenwood, Lenox Twp., SusquehannaCo., PA
James HARTLEY b: 1805 in Glenwood, Lenox Twp., Susquehanna Co., PA
Sarah HARTLEY b: 1807 in Glenwood, Lenox Twp., Susquehanna Co., PA

Mark married Cathren ? Simpson.

The child from this marriage was:

61        i.  Margaret "Betsy" Hartly

123. Cathren ? Simpson was born about 1770 in PA.

Cathren married Mark ? Hartley.

124. John Walsh .⁴³

John married Betsy Fuller.

The child from this marriage was:

62        i.  David William Walsh

125. Betsy Fuller, daughter of Josiah Fuller and Susan Heath.

Betsy married John Walsh.⁴³

126. Joseph Fasset was born in CT.⁴⁴

General Notes: ??? Reuben Fassett Pedigree Parents: Josiah Fassett Abigail Stevens Birth: 01 SEP 1764 Canterbury, Connecticut Marriage: 22 JUN1784 Killingly, Connecticut
Death: Braintree, , Wyoming, Pennsylvania
Wife Tamson Lawrence Towner Birth: About 1765 , , Usa
Children
1. Reuben Philo Fassett Pedigree Birth: About 1886 Killingly, Windham, CT
2. Mary Ann Fassett Pedigree Birth: 1788 Killingly, Windham, Connecticut
3. Elihu Lawrence Fassett Pedigree Birth: 01 AUG 1789 Killingly, Windham, CT
Death: 07 JUN 1863 Farr Hollow, Forkston, Wyoming, Pennsylvania ??????
4. Joseph Shepherd Fassett Pedigree Birth: 09 AUG 1798 Killingly, Windham, CT
5. Schuyler Fassett Pedigree Birth: 1801 Killingly, Windham, Connecticut
6. Lucretia McPherson Fassett Pedigree Birth: 1804 Killingly, Windham, CT
7. Parna Fassett Pedigree Birth: 1809 Killingly, Windham, Connecticut

Noted events in his life were:

• Background: From Nora Burke Bible- He Was An Irishman.

Joseph married Anna Fuller.⁴⁵

Children from this marriage were:

63        i.  Susan Sophia Fasset

         ii.  Joann Fasset

        iii.  Olive Fasset

         iv.  Clara Fasset

          v.  Alonzo Fasset

127. Anna Fuller,⁴⁵ daughter of Josiah Fuller and Susan Heath, was born in Prob Hadley, Saratoga Co, NY.⁴⁴

General Notes: Ann Fuller's brother is John Fuller: Early settlers -- The first settlers in what is now Winslow township were John Fuller and Rebecca, his wife. Mr. Fuller, who was born in Saratoga County, N.Y., May 5, 1794, and served in the War of 1812, came to Pennsylvania in 1818, and in1820 married Rebecca Cathers, of Armstrong, now Clarion county. In 1822 they located in Winslow township, making the first trip to their new home on foot, through the wilderness, the only house on their routebeing at Port Barnett. They built a cabin on the spot now covered by the Fuller garden on the old homestead, and went to work to hew and dig out a home in the wilderness. Mrs. Fuller worked early and late by her husband's side, and the first season dug over a piece of ground, upon which the stumps stood too thick to admit of its being ploughed, and planted their first potatoes. Their first team was an ox and a cow.

Noted events in her life were:

• Background: Per N Burke Bible Ann Was Sister Of Rich John Fuller ( Wife May Be Rebecca Cathers With Son Ira C Fuller)).

Anna married Joseph Fasset.

128. James Winslow,⁴⁶ son of Job Winslow and Ruth Chase ??? Cole, was born on 9 May 1687 in Assonet (Freetown), Bristol County, , Mass and died on 19 Oct 1773 in Falmouth (Portland) , Cumberland, District Of Maine at age 86.

General Notes: James Winslow, son of Lieutenant Job Winslow, was born in Freetown, Bristol County, Massachusetts, May 9, 1687, died October 19, 1773. He moved from Freetown Mass to Falmouth, Maine, about 1728, and settled on land granted to him in 1/28, on which he was to erect a mill. He owned a large tract at Portland (then Broad Bay), which he gave to his sons. He was the first Friend in Falmouth and "lent a most important support to the doctrines of that respectable people in this neighborhood." He became a member, with Nathan and Benjamin Winslow, at a monthly meeting, May, 1751. He married (first) Elizabeth Carpenter, (second) intentions dated November 12, 1750, Ruth Gatchell, of Brunswick. Children, recorded in Freetown: Mary, June 20, 1709; Nathan, mentioned below; Job, March 30, 1715; Benjamin, June 19, 1717; Elizabeth, May 6, 1721; James, August 6, 1725; Sybil, October 3, 1727.

Accessions were made continually to the society from among the people here, particularly from that part of Falmouth in which James Winslow resided ;' preachers from abroad occasionally visited and aroused the people, and some of their own members too were early stimulated with zeal to spread their religion. In 1759 certificates were granted to Patience Estes and John Douglass "to travel on truth's account," and in August of the same year, Mary Gurby from England, and Elizabeth Smith from West Jersey, came here as traveling preachers. In 1768 a meeting-house was built by subscription near the Presumpscot river, in that part of the town which retains the ancient name, forty feet long and thirty-two feet wide, on the same spot where their first house, quite a small one, was erected in 1752.1 Previous to 1774, the Quakers had been required to pay taxes for the support of the ministry in the first parish ; but at the annual meeting in that year, perceiving the injustice of compelling persons to contribute to the support of a mode of worship from which they derived no benefit and of which their consciences did not approve, they passed the following vote: "Voted that the following professed Quakers, living within the bounds of the parish be exempted from parish rates the current year, viz: Benjamin Austin, Nathaniel Abbott, Samuel Estes, James Goddard, Benjamin Gould, Solomon Hanson, Robert Houston, Daniel Hall, Enoch Knight, John Knight, John Morrill, Stephen Morrill, Jacob Morrill, Elijah Pope, James Torrey, Ebenezer Winslow, Benjamin Wins low, Job Winslow, William Winslow, Oliver Winslow, John Winslow, Samuel Wiaslow, and James Winslow."8 None of these persons lived within the present limits of Portland, and it was not until several years after the revolution that a sufficient number had gathered upon the Neck to constitute a separate meeting for worship.1 Liberty was first granted to them in 1790 by the monthly meeting, to hold a separate meeting for worship for five months to be held at the house of William Purington.3 The brick meeting-house of the society, corner of Federal and Pearl streets, was commenced in 1795, and finished in 1796: it is two stories high and its dimensions are thirty-six feet by forty.
'James Winslow had a grant of land on Fall-cove brook, at Back Core, to erect a mill on, In 1728, but this falling within an ancient grant, he removed before 1748 northerly to the Presuropscot river, near where its course is turned noutherly by Blackstrap Hill. He died respected, leaving a large posterity, in 1773. His children were Nathan, Benjamin, James, Job, two daughters, mar. ried Hatevil Hall and James Torrey, who all joined the society of Friends The privilege of Fall brook for a corn-mill, was voted to him in 1729.
The unchanged simplicity of their dress, carried us back to the dark day when their ancestors took their lives in their hands and ventured all things for the faith, an they believed, once delivered to the saints.

Noted events in his life were:

• He had a residence before 1728 in Freetown, Bristol County, Mass.

• Other: May 1751, James, Nathan, And Benjamin Became Members Of The Falmouth Monthly Meeting.

• He had a religion in Religious Society Of Friends; Quaker.

• He had a residence about 1728 in First Of Winslows To Move To What Is Now Maine, Obtained A Land Grant And Built A Mill; Falmouth Maine; A Large Part Of Maine And Kennebec County Was Within The Limits Of The Grant Of The Old "Plymouth Council" To William Bradford In 1629..

James married Elizabeth Carpenter ⁴⁶ in 1708 in Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts.

Children from this marriage were:

64        i.  James Winslow

         ii.  Mary Winslow was born on 20 Jun 1709 in Freetown, Bristol, Mass.

        iii.  Nathan Winslow was born on 1 Apr 1713 in Freetown, Bristol, Mass and died on 22 Nov 1772 in Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine at age 59.

         iv.  Job Winslow was born on 30 Mar 1715 in Freetown, Mass.

          v.  Benjamin Winslow was born on 19 Jun 1717 in Freetown, Bristol, Mass and died on 25 Apr 1796 in Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine at age 78.

         vi.  Elizabeth Winslow was born on 6 May 1721 in Freetown, Bristol, Mass and died in 1747 in Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine at age 26.

        vii.  Sybil Winslow was born on 3 Oct 1727 in Freetown, Bristol, Masachusetts and died on 29 Jul 1779 in Topsham, Maine at age 51.

James next married Ruth Getchell about 1750.

129. Elizabeth Carpenter,⁴⁶ daughter of Benjamin Carpenter and Renew Weeks, was born on 28 Feb 1686 in Swansea, Bristol, Mass and died between Oct 1727 and Nov 1750 in Swansea, Bristol, Mass Or Falmouth, Cumberland, ME.

General Notes: From Amos B. Carpenter's "Carpenter Memorial"
Page 834: #191 Elizabeth m. James Winslow of Freetown Mass, They had seven children vis.: 1st Mary b. June 20, 1709;
2d. Nathan b. April 1, 1713; d. Nov. 1772; he m. Charity Hall;
3rd, Job b. Mar 30, 1715 m. Margaret Barber:
4th Benjamin b. June 19 1717; d. April 25, 1796, m. Hope Cobb,1738;
5th, Elizabeth b. May 6 1721, m. David Torrey:
6th James b. Aug 6 1725, m. Anna Thurston; she d. Nov 16 1802;
7th Sybil b. Oct. 3, 1727 m. Samuel Staples, Published Dec. 22, 1752 in the "Winslow Memorial"

Noted events in her life were:

• Questionable date: One Source Showed April 13, 1715 But That's Before The Birth Of James.

Elizabeth married James Winslow ⁴⁶ in 1708 in Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts.

130. James ? McCausland ⁴⁷ died in See Notes.

General Notes: Name: James McCausland Birth: ABT 1724 in Fruit Hill, Finlagan Parish, Derry Co, Ireland 1 Birth: 1707 in Ireland 2
Death: 1776 in Gardiner, Kennebec Co, Maine 2 Note: The IGI entries for Henry and James suggest that these are the two brothers that left Ireland for Falmouth Maine and sired the Maine McCausland's. This has not been proved and the actual IGI entries have not been investigated. However, the time frame fits and they were recorded in Maine as being brothers. James was one of Gen. George Washington's body guards. (Source History of Kennebec Co. Maine by Kingsbury & Deyo Pub. 1892). Father: Robert McCausland b: ABT 1685 in Fruit Hill, Finlagan Parish, Derry Co, Ireland Mother: Hannah Moore b: ABT 1689 in Garvey, Ireland Marriage 1 Mary Poor b: ABT 1724 married: 3 JUL 1746in Falmouth, Cumberland Co, Maine 3

Noted events in his life were:

• Other: This Info Is Unverified..

James married Sarah McCausland.

The child from this marriage was:

65        i.  Anna Mccausland Huston

131. Sarah McCausland .

General Notes: Potential ancestors include James and Mary McCausland( MacCaslin) who in 1717 immigrated from Ireland to Falmouth Maine. They were descendents of a colony which went from Argleshire in Scotland and settled in the north of Ireland about the middle of the 17th century. They were rigid Presbyterians and fled Scotland to avoid persecution of King Charles I.

Sarah married James ? McCausland.⁴⁷

132. Jeremiah Colburn,⁴⁸ son of Ezra Colburn and Lucy Nelson, was born about 1710 in Dracut Mass and died after 1787 in Pittston Maine.

General Notes: According to Illustrated History of Kennebec County Maine: July 5, 1763, Jeremiah and Hannah (Varnum) Colburn came to Pittston and bought 800 acres of land on the eastern side of the Kennebec river. On May 6, 1765, he sold to his son, Reuben, 107 acres, on which the latter builtthe homestead now standing. About the time of this purchase Reuben married Elizabeth Lewis. The house is the oldest in Pittston.

This creates a couple problems on previous family history where I hadhis wife a Sarah Jewell- I'm leaving in Sarah as one wife but putting in Hannah as the preferred wife. Another problem is also that I have a Hannah Varnum as the wife of Ezra Colburn
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ILLUSTRATED HISTORY
of
KENNEBEC COUNTY
MAINE
1625 - 1892

Editors
Henry D. Kingsbury
Simeon L. Deyo
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H.W. Blake and Company
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1892

" Settlers. - The first settlers made their clearings along the river.... In 1761, four brothers, Reuben, Jeremiah, Oliver and Benjamin Colburn, settled above Agry's, and formed a settlement then known as Colburntown. Here they built vessels, and where the late Gustavus A. Colburn resided, Major Colburn, his grandfather, constructed the bateaux for the Arnold expedition to Quebec, the beautiful growth of white oaksthat covered the bank of the river making it a most suitable spot forthe work. He was assisted in his labors by the Agrys, Edward Fuller and other, all settlers on the river.... page 712. John Taggart boughta farm, in 1773, of Major Reuben Colburn;.... Page 713. The west siteof the town, along the Kennebec river, was of the most importance in those early days. Shipbuilding was carried on at every available placealong the river; a ferry was run from near Smith's tavern, to the opposite side of the river; and the tavern itself was the central gathering place for town meetings well into the present century. On the uplands the early settlers found an abundance of oak, and in the intervales, pine, from which vessels were made, and of which large quantities were rafted to other localities. The first saw mill and the first gristmill stood at the mouth of Nehumkeag creek..... Page 713. The tax list of 1803 shows these residents-Reuben Colburn, Benjamin and Joseph Colburn, Widow Margaret Colburn, Captain Oliver Colburn.... Page 714. Town meeting had been held at the inn of Henry Smith for several years but when the old Congregational Church was sold to the town, in 1820, religious and town meeting were held in that building. This old churchwhich stood where the hearse house now stands, on G.A. Colburn's farm, was begun by Major Colburn and others in 1788, but the society was unable to finish it, and it was used as above stated until 1846 when it was again sold, and tradition says that it is now in part doing service as a barn for Mrs. E.H. Lapham, near Grange Hall.... Page 715. North Pittston---- The post village of North Pittston is beautifully situated in the northeast corner of the town and was early a central location for that portion of the community. It was usually called Colburn's Corners having been settled by George Colburn, on the land where James Crowell now resides..... In olden times Colburn's Corners was a lively center. In the school house ministers discoursed and singing schools were held....George Colburn's shoe shop was the first store established...... About 1860 Joseph G. Colburn started a store which during the war he disposed of... Page 716. Other localities----- The river road running the length of the town, is a beautiful drive through a rich, thickly settled district, with many historic spots on either side. Here was Colburntown, above Smith's tavern, where Jeremiah, Reuben ( who was such an earnest Congregationalist), Oliver, and Benjamin Colburn settled in 1761 and also their four sisters--- Lucy, Sarah Elizabeth, Hannah and Rachel Colburn. Below was Henry Smith's tavern, early and opportune built, where the town meetings of old Pittston were held for so many years. The hogsheads of rum dealt out there have not been lost in tradition. Still further below was Agry's point, where Arnold's bateaux were built for transporting troops and stores up the river;and down along the street, winding with the river, cluster many otherspots of early interest.... Page 719. Civil lists--- The first pages of the original town records have been lost or destroyed. The oldest volume contains the record of the town meeting of 1782, which was held at the " dwelling house of Cap't Henry Smith, Innholder, June 6th at 50'clock in the afternoon." Reuben Colburn was the moderator at that and the two following meetings..... Benjamin Colburn was the selectman in 1782, Reuben Colburn in 1798.... Page 720. Ecclesiastical---- It issaid that Major Reuben Colburn would,on Saturdays, if the weather were suitable, take his family in a canoe and paddle them down the riverto Georgetown, thirty-five miles away, attending church Sunday and returning Monday... Page 721. A Congregationalist society was formed Nov. 2, 1812, in the east parish, at the house of Major Rueben Colburn...." Page 722.

" The History of Gardiner, Pittston, West Gardiner, Maine 1602-1852" by J.W. Hanson, published by William Palmer, 1852

"The following year, 1761, four brothers and their four sisters removed from Dunstable to the eastern side of the river and settled in whatis now sometimes called Coburntown. Their names were Jeremiah, Reuben, Oliver, Benjamin, Lucy, Sarah, Elizabeth, Hannah, and Rachel COLBURN. Lucy m. Dr. Zachariah Flitner; Sarah Elizabeth m. Maj. Henry Smith.Hannah m. Josiah French of Winthrop, and Rachel m Thomas Jackson. Jeremiah soon removed to Orono, and his daughters were the first white Americans who inhabited that place."

November 9, 1763, Reuben Colburn [Wiscasset Records] received 250 acres on the eastern side of the river. The conditions specified were substantially the same as those attached to the other settlers' lots. He was required to build a house 20 feet square, and 7 feet stud; was to reduce 3 acres to tillage in 3 years; he or his heirs were to occupy the land for 10 years, and work two days each year on the ministerial lot. Jan. 1, 1773 he bought a lot five miles by one half a mile, of James Bowdoin, excepting one lot of 100 acres, granted to John Shanny. Maj. Colburn built some of the first vessels on the Kennebec, and took an active part in the Revolution. His location was near Agry's point.
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From Bertha Ccolburn memoirs: Jeremiah Colburn came from Dunstable to Gardinerston, as Pittston was then called, in 1763 and bought land extending five miles east and a quarter of a mile on the river. Maine was then Mass. He divided this land among his four sons, and Major Reuben Col-burn chose the location and built our house. I think the original purchase made by great great grandfather was 800 acres.

Jeremiah married Sarah Jewell ⁴⁹ about 1735 in Mass.

Children from this marriage were:

66        i.  Reuben Colburn

         ii.  Oliver Colburn was born in 1744 in Dracut, Middlesex County, Massachusetts and died on 10 Jan 1788 in Pittston, Kennebec County, Maine at age 44.

        iii.  Benjamin Colburn was born in 1747 in Dracut, Middlesex County, Massachusetts and died on 18 Apr 1814 in Pittston, Kennebec County, Maine at age 67.

         iv.  Jeremiah Colburn was born in 1736 in Dracut, Middlesex County, Massachusetts and died in 1811 in Orono, Hancock County, Maine at age 75.

          v.  Lucy Colburn was born in 1748 in Dracut, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

         vi.  Hannah Colburn was born in 1752 in Dracut, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

        vii.  Rachel Colburn

       viii.  Sarah Elizabeth Colburn

Jeremiah next married Hannah Varnum about 1735.

Children from this marriage were:

          i.  Oliver Colburn was born in 1744 in Dracut, Middlesex County, Massachusetts and died on 10 Jan 1788 in Pittston, Kennebec County, Maine at age 44.

         ii.  Benjamin Colburn was born in 1747 in Dracut, Middlesex County, Massachusetts and died on 18 Apr 1814 in Pittston, Kennebec County, Maine at age 67.

        iii.  Jeremiah Colburn was born in 1736 in Dracut, Middlesex County, Massachusetts and died in 1811 in Orono, Hancock County, Maine at age 75.

         iv.  Sarah Elizabeth Colburn was born in 1750.

          v.  Hannah Colburn

         vi.  Rachel Colburn

        vii.  Sarah Colburn

133. Sarah Jewell,⁴⁹ daughter of Thomas Jewell and Martha Blood, was born between 1710 and 1714 in Dunstable, Middlesex, Mass and died after 1754.

General Notes: According to Pittston History Jeremiah Colburn came to Pittston with wife Hannah Varnum and bought 800 acres on the eastern side of the Kennebec River.

This creates a couple problems on previous family history where I hadhis wife a Sarah Jewell- I'm leaving in Sarah and Hannah as his wives. More often I hear Sarah Jewell is the proper wife. Another problem is also that I have a Hannah Varnum as the wife of Ezra Colburn

Sarah married Jeremiah Colburn ⁴⁸ about 1735 in Mass.

136. Josiah Keene, son of Josiah Keene and Abigail Little, was born in Jun 1658 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Mass and died between 1728 and 1732 in Pembroke, Mass.

General Notes: We have in our notes that Lydia Keen was taken into the First Church in Marshfield on 2 May 1708, and that nine of her children were baptized there on 24 October, 1708.

Josiah, Jr. and his family lived in Marshfield, in Duxbury, and perhaps in Pembroke since Pembroke was part of Marshfield until 1712. The towns of Duxbury, Hingham, Pembroke, and Marshfield are near each otherin southeastern Massachusetts and may not have kept separate records in the early days. Josiah, Jr. bought 9 acres next to his father's "range" on the southerly side of Pudding Brook, we assume in Duxbury. Another note of interest was, "Josiah Keen, Jr. and Elnathan Weston with5 others at the March 7th Town Meeting, 1709/10, entered protest against all the acts made at Town Meeting in Duxborough, Jany 30th 1709/10for dividing the town's Commons, the said meeting being continued by adjournment till the 7th of March above said."

Noted events in his life were:

• Other: Mayflower Descendent.

Josiah married Lydia Baker in 1681 in Duxbury, Mass.

Children from this marriage were:

68        i.  Hezekiah Keene

         ii.  Benjamin Keene was born on 26 Jul 1682.

        iii.  Abigail Keene was born on 3 Apr 1685 and died on 22 Apr 1715 at age 30.

         iv.  Eleanor Keene

          v.  Lydia Keene was born about 1689.

         vi.  Nathaniel Keene was born on 11 Nov 1692.

        vii.  Bethiah Keene

       viii.  Samuel Keene

         ix.  Isaac Keene

          x.  Josiah Keene was born on 27 Sep 1683.

137. Lydia Baker, daughter of Samuel Baker and Elinor Winslow, was born on 18 Feb 1660 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Mass and died after 10 Jan 1732 in Pembroke, Mass.

Lydia married Josiah Keene in 1681 in Duxbury, Mass.

138. Prince Howland, son of Arthur Howland and Elizabeth Prence, was born in 1686 in Marshfield, Mass and died before 8 Jan 1713 in Marshfield, Mass.

Prince married Deborah Barker on 13 Mar 1706 in Duxbury, Mass.

The child from this marriage was:

69        i.  Alice Howland

139. Deborah Barker, daughter of Robert Barker and Alice Snowe, was born on 7 Nov 1686 in Duxbury, Mass and died on 7 Oct 1736 in Duxbury, Mass at age 49.

General Notes: Here it is interesting to note that Prince's widow, Deborah, married Benjamin Keen, older brother of Hezekiah, the husband of her daughter,Alice. This made her not only Hezekiah's mother-in-law but also his sister-in-law. This does not seem odd when one realizes that Benjamin was 20 years older than Hezekiah, Benjamin being the first born of the eleven children of Josiah and Lydia Keen and Hezekiah being the last born.

Noted events in her life were:

• Other: Mayflower Descendent Of Richard Warren.

Deborah married Prince Howland on 13 Mar 1706 in Duxbury, Mass.

Deborah next married Benjamin Keene in 1710, son of Josiah Keene and Lydia Baker.

140. Elisha Wadsworth, son of Joseph Wadsworth and Abigail Wait, was born in 1669 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Mass and died on 25 Jan 1741 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Mass at age 72.

Elisha married Elizabeth Wiswell on 9 Dec 1694 in Duxbury, Plymouth, MA.

Children from this marriage were:

70        i.  Wait Wadsworth

         ii.  Elizabeth Wadsworth was born in 1695.

        iii.  Alice Wadsworth was born in 1697.

         iv.  Annie Wadsworth was born in 1700.

          v.  Abiah Wadsworth was born in 1703.

         vi.  Patience Wadsworth was born in 1706.

        vii.  Fear Wadsworth was born in 1709.

141. Elizabeth Wiswell, daughter of Ichabod Wiswell and Remember, was born on 6 Nov 1670 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Mass and died on 25 Jan 1741 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Mass at age 70.

Elizabeth married Elisha Wadsworth on 9 Dec 1694 in Duxbury, Plymouth, MA.

142. Gamaliel Bradford, son of Samuel Bradford and Hannah Rogers, was born on 18 May 1704 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Mass, died on 24 Apr 1778 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Mass at age 73, and was buried in Old Cemetery, Chestnut St., South Duxbury, MA.

Noted events in his life were:

• Public service: Judge Of Plymouth; Mass Council; Mass Representative(1764-1770.

• Other: Mayflower Descendent.

• Military: Commander Of Local Militia; Colonel In ?French And Indian War.

• Misc: Abigail 1St Cousin Once Removed.

Gamaliel married Abigail Bartlett on 30 Aug 1728 in Duxbury, Plymouth, MA.

Children from this marriage were:

71        i.  Abigail Bradford

         ii.  Gamaliel Bradford was born on 2 Sep 1731 in Duxbury, MA and died in 1807 in Duxbury, MA at age 76.

        iii.  Samuel Bradford was born on 2 Jan 1730 in Duxbury, MA and died in 1777 in Duxbury, MA at age 47.

         iv.  Seth Bradford was born on 14 Sep 1733 in Duxbury, MA and died in 1823 in Duxbury, MA at age 90.

          v.  Peabody Bradford was born on 8 Mar 1735 in Duxbury, MA and died in 1784 in Duxbury, MA at age 49.

         vi.  Hannah Bradford was born on 30 Jul 1740 in Duxbury, MA and died after 1778.

        vii.  Ruth Bradford was born on 5 Jul 1743 in Duxbury, MA and died in 1805 in Duxbury, Plymouth Co., MA at age 62.

       viii.  Peter Bradford was born on 2 Jun 1745 in Duxbury, MA and died in 1834 in Reedville, Maine at age 89.

         ix.  Andrew Bradford was born on 2 Jun 1745 in Duxbury, MA and died in 1837 in Duxbury, MA at age 92.

          x.  Deborah Bradford was born on 17 Aug 1738 in Duxbury, MA and died in Aug 1739 in Duxbury, MA at age 1.

143. Abigail Bartlett, daughter of Benjamin Bartlett and Ruth Pabodie, was born on 18 Mar 1704 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Mass, died on 30 Aug 1776 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Mass at age 72, and was buried in Old Cemetery, Chestnut St., South Duxbury, MA.

Noted events in her life were:

• Other: Mayflower Descendent.

Abigail married Gamaliel Bradford on 30 Aug 1728 in Duxbury, Plymouth, MA.

176. John London, son of John Ambrose ?? London and Unknown, was born in 1728 in Maybe Little Egg Harbor, Burlington, NJ and died between 20 Aug and 27 Oct 1778 in Little Egg Harbor, Burlington, NJ.

General Notes: . Married to Weaver, Elizabeth, ca. 1752 at Little Egg Harbor, Burlington County, New
Jersey
. London, Isaiah (1) born aft. 1752 at Little Egg Harbor, Burlington County, New Jersey
. London, Joanna born aft. 1752 at Little Egg Harbor, Burlington County, New Jersey
. Married to Weaver, Elizabeth, ca. 1753 at Burlington County, New Jersey, USA
. London, Edward (1) born aft. 1753
. London, Joseph (1) born aft. 1753 at Little Egg Harbor, Burlington County, New Jersey
. London, John (2) born ca. 1755 at Little Egg Harbor, Burlington County, New Jersey
. London, Ralph (1) born 1760 at New Jersey, USA
. Died 1778 at Little Egg Harbor, Burlington County, New Jersey
Referred to as John, Jr., so likely his father's name was also John London.
First found as Private in Capt. Peter Schuyler's Company for Nov. 1760, British Colonial Service. He was taxed for 22 acres and 2 cows in Little Egg Harbor TWP, September, 1773. (p. 24, NJ Genealogist Magazine, vol. 37, #1, January, 1962). John's will, dated 20 August. 1778, mentions Edward, John, Joseph and Isaiah. Proved 26 June 1779. Inventorydone 10 October 1778 before which date he had died. Executors: Peter Wever and Joseph Wever. We know from a land transaction dated 8 April 1786 (PANB F6226, A-I, p. 122) that John, son of John, and Ralph London were brothers. So why does Ralph's name not figure in his father's will? Father John may have been a revolutionary and we know that both John Jr and Ralph were loyalists. If Ralph had already declared his allegiance to the British in 1778, it may be that his father had disowned him. Another possibility is that Ralph, the eldest, had already come into his inheritance and was independent at the time of his father's death. However, this is unlikely, given his age, born in 1760.
The Town Historian for Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey, a Mr. George Czurlanis, in a telephone conversation with Lisa Zajkowski 16 August 1997, notes that John London was a member of Capt. Isaac Andrew's Company, a colonist under General Pulaski's Legion. So this John was not a loyalist, though his children were. Mr Czurlanis believes John's remains lay in a building which is now a historical monument. The Colonial Troops were surprised by the British Troops in Little Egg Harbor, and over 40 men were in a building when the British burned it, killing them all. It is likely John later died of his wounds incurred at this time. At least he had a chance to make a will just before he died

from "200 Years of London Family in America" a Bi-Centennial Edition 1976 by Mrs Opal London Cox.
Private in Capt. Peter Schuylers Co for Nov 1760 British Colonial Service. Taxed for 22 acres and 2 cows in Little Egg Harbor Twp Burlington Co N.J. Sept 1773. John JR was Private in Captain Isaac Andrew's Little Egg Harbor Co. Burlington Co Militia-He is in the Daughters of the American Rev Book National Number 281729. Established by Mildred Deemer, 347 Walnut St. Greensburg PA May 16 1933.

Looking for descendants of the following John London:
Quoted from Opal London Cox's book:
John London, Jr. was born about 1728, place unknown. Around 1750
he married a woman named Elizabeth whose last name was probably
Wever/Weaver. In 1860 he is listed as a private in Captain
Peter Schuyler's Company of the New Jersey Regiment. He is
listed on the rolls of the Burlington County, NJ Militia under
Captain Isaac Andrews' Little Egg Harbor Company on October 5,
1776. John London died in 1778. In his will he is listed as
a blacksmith and he names his four sons: Edward, John,
Joseph and Isaiah, and his wife, Elizabeth. His grave has not
been located.

Noted events in his life were:

• Military: Between 1760 and 1773, Private In Capt Peter Schuylers Co British Colonial Service; Private In Capt Isaac Andrews Little Egg Harbor Co Burlington Co Militia Dar 281729.

• He was employed in Blacksmith.

John married Elizabeth Weaver about 1752 in Maybe Little Egg Harbor, Burlington, NJ.

Children from this marriage were:

88        i.  Edward London

         ii.  Joseph London was born about 1757 in Little Egg Harbor, Burlington, NJ.

        iii.  Isiah London was born about 1759 in Little Egg Harbor, Burlington, NJ.

         iv.  John London was born about 1755 in Little Egg Harbor, Burlington, NJ.

          v.  Ralph London was born in 1760.

         vi.  Joanna London was born after 1752 in Little Egg Harbor, Burlington, NJ.

177. Elizabeth Weaver, daughter of Edward Weaver and Mary Staples, was born about 1730 in Maybe Little Egg Harbor, Burlington, NJ and died after Oct 1778.

Noted events in her life were:

• Other: Weaver Name Not Certain; Best Guess In That Some Weavers Witnessed John Londons Will.

Elizabeth married John London about 1752 in Maybe Little Egg Harbor, Burlington, NJ.

178. Hugh Sharp, son of William Sharp and Mary Austin, was born on 15 Nov 1724 in Evesham, Burlington, NJ and died on 10 Dec 1805 in Evesham, Burlington, NJ at age 81.

General Notes: Brings into question Sibillah mother-
ID: I15575 Name: Hugh Sharp Birth: 15 NOV 1724 in Evesham Twp, Burlington Co, NJ
Death: 10 DEC 1805 in Upper Evesham, Medford, Burlington Co, NJ 2
Father: William Sharp b: 2 OCT 1689 in Evesham Twp, Burlington Co, NJ
Mother: Mary Austin b: 1697 in Evesham Twp, Burlington Co, NJ
Marriage 1 Ann Stratton b: ABT 1723 in Evesham Twp, Burlington Co, NJ
Married: 1 NOV 1748 in Evesham Twp, Burlington Co, NJ 1

Marriage 2 Sabilla
Children
Sibillah Sharp b: 23 APR 1755 in Burlington Co, NJ
Hannah Sharp b: 24 MAY 1757 in Evesham Twp, Burlington Co, NJ
Thomas Sharp b: 1 AUG 1759 in Evesham Twp, Burlington Co, NJ
Job Sharp b: 21 OCT 1761 in Burlington Co, NJ
William Sharp b: 10 MAR 1770 in Burlington Co, NJ

Sources:
Abbrev: Haines, Wilbur H.Title: Wilbur H. Haines whaines@mcn.org, HAIE8AE GenServ database (PO Box 165 , The Sea Ranch, CA 95497
Abbrev: Burlington Co, NJ, Early Church Records of Title: Meldrum, Charlotte D., Early Church Records of Burlington Co, NJ, Vol 1 -3 (Family Line Publications, Rear 63 East Main St, Westminster, MD 211 57

Noted events in his life were:

• He immigrated in 1682 to ????? Especially Year In Questionon Ship Samuel From Middlesex, England.

Hugh married Ann Stratton in 1748 in Eavesham, Burlingotn, NJ.

The child from this marriage was:

89        i.  Sibbilah Sharp

179. Ann Stratton, daughter of Mark Stratton and Ann Hancock, was born about 1723 in Evesham, Burlington, NJ.

Ann married Hugh Sharp in 1748 in Eavesham, Burlingotn, NJ.

182. David A Slawson, son of Jonathan Slawson and Rose Stevens, was born on 28 Dec 1714 in Darien -Stamford, Fairfield, CT and died between 1779 and 1780 in New Canaan(Norwalk), Stamford, Fairfield, CT.

Noted events in his life were:

• He had a religion in Congregational Church.

• Military: Supposedly In Rev War.

David married Eunice Scofield on 17 Apr 1735 in Stamford, Fairfield , CT.

Children from this marriage were:

91        i.  Martha Slawson

         ii.  Jonathon Slawson was born on 26 Feb 1737 in Stamford, CT and died in 1820 at age 83.

        iii.  Sarah Slawson was born on 8 Aug 1739 in Stamford, CT and died about 1771 in Stamford, CT about age 32.

         iv.  Ruth Slawson was born on 1 Mar 1744 in Stamford, CT.

          v.  Rebecca Slawson was born on 22 May 1746 in Stamford, CT.

         vi.  Mary Slawson was born on 15 Nov 1748 in Stamford, CT and died in 1809 at age 61.

        vii.  Eunice Slawson was born on 16 Sep 1741 in Stamford, CT and died after 1779.

92     viii.  David Slawson

183. Eunice Scofield, daughter of Samuel Scofield and Eunice Buxton, was born on 9 Oct 1707 in Stamford, Fairfield, CT.

General Notes: So who did Eunice Scofield marry Elijah Seeley or David Slawson?????
EUNICE SCOFIELD (EUNICE3 BUXTON, CLEMENT2, CLEMENT1) was born September 09, 1706 in Stamford, CT. She married ELIJAH SEELEY June 26, 1728 in Stamford, CT. He was born September 03, 1707 in Stamford, CT, and died 1785 in Stamford, CT.
Children of EUNICE SCOFIELD and ELIJAH SEELEY are:
i. EUNICE5 SEELEY, b. September 20, 1728, Stamford, CT; d. September 28, 1785, Brandon, Rutland Co, VT; m. DAVID SCOFIELD, May 16, 1750, Stamford, CT by Rev. Mr. Welles; b. May 13, 1727, Stamford, CT; d. Bef. May 13, 1779, Stamford, CT.
Eunice Scofield, widow of David Scofield, moved from Stamford to Vermont in 1789 & bought land at Brandon, which she then sold to 21-year-old son Frederick.

David Slauson, b. 12/28/1713, Stamford, m. Eunice Scofield (The Slauson book shows her parents as being Samuel Scofield and Eunice Buxton, but corrects it to be Joseph Scofield and Eunice Buxton. I've also seen Jonathan Scofield and Ruth Brown).
Jonathan Slawson, b. 7/25/1670, Stamford, m. Rose Stevens, b. 10/14/1683, dau of Obadiah Stevens and Rebecca Rose I have a little more detailed info on the discrepancies of the parents of Eunice Scofield, ifyou're interested.

Seely Brown b 1761, was the son of Nathaniel Brown and Rachel Seely, both of Stratford, Ct. Seely Brown's father, Nathaniel Brown was born in Stratford Ct. in 1728. He married rachel Seely Sept 18, 1754. Rachel Seely was born in Stamford, Ct. in 1732, the daughter of Elijah Seely and eunice Scofield. Eunice Scofield is the daughter of Samuel Scofield and his wife Eunis.

450. Samuel Scofield, born July 10, 1678 in Stamford, Fairfield, CT; died January 27, 1706/07 in Stamford, Fairfield, CT. He was the son of900. John Scofield and 901. Hannah Mead. He married 451. Eunice Buxton February 10, 1702/03 in Stamford, Fairfield, CT.
451. Eunice Buxton, born November 03, 1678 in Stamford, Fairfield, CT; died February 18, 1742/43 in Stamford, Fairfield, CT. She was the daughter of 902. Clement Buxton and 903. Judith Prence.

Children of Samuel Scofield and Eunice Buxton are:

225 i. Eunice Scofield, born October 09, 1707 in Stamford, Fairfield, CT; died WFT Est. 1757-1802; married David Slawson April 17, 1735 in Stamford, Fairfield, CT.

224. David Slawson, born December 28, 1713 in Stamford, Fairfield, CT; died Abt. 1779 in Stamford, Fairfield, CT. He was the son of 448. Jonathan Slawson and 449. Rose Stevens. He married 225. Eunice ScofieldApril 17, 1735 in Stamford, Fairfield, CT.
225. Eunice Scofield, born October 09, 1707 in Stamford, Fairfield, CT; died WFT Est. 1757-1802. She was the daughter of 450. Samuel Scofield and 451. Eunice Buxton.

89. EUNICE7 SCOFIELD (JONATHAN6, RICHARD5, RICHARD4, ALEXANDER3, CUTHBERT2, JAMES1) was born Abt. 1717 in North Castle, Westchester County,New York, and died Unknown. She married DAVID SLAWSON April 17, 1735 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, son of JONATHAN SLASON andROSE STEVENS. He was born December 28, 1713 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, and died Bet. 1779 - 1780 in New Canaan, Fairfield County, Connecticut.

DAVID and Eunice Scofield, m. "on April, towards ye latter end of sd.
month in ye year, 1735": David b. Aug. 18, 1735; Jonathan, b. Feb.
28, 1736-7; Sarah, b. Aug. 9, 1739; Eunice, b. Sept. 16, 1741; Ruth,
b. Mar. 4, 1743-4; Rebecca, b. May 22, 1746; Mary, b. Nov. 15, 1748;
Martha, b. Feb. 27, 1755.

ELIJAH and Eunice Scofield, m. Jan. 26, 1728: Eunice, b. Sept. 20, 1728;
Sarah, d. May 15, 1732; Rachel, b. Sept. 11, 1732; Elijah, b. July 13,
1734; Samuel, b. Nov. 23, 1736; Hannah, b. July 20, 1743; Scofield, b.
May 11, 1746.

I am a little confused about the above named couple. Many different sources, including the Slauson genealogy book "The Slason, Slauson, Slawson, Slosson Family", compiled by George C. Slawson, names Eunice Scofield b. 9 Sep 1707 of Stamford, CT as a daughter of Samuel and EuniceBuxton. But I recently read on the Fairfield County website of Early Stamford Settlers, that Eunice is the daughter of Jonathan Scofield b.1698, Stamford, and Ruth Brown, daughter of James Brown and Rebecca Ruscoe.

Eunice married David A Slawson on 17 Apr 1735 in Stamford, Fairfield , CT.

184. David A Slawson, son of Jonathan Slawson and Rose Stevens, was born on 28 Dec 1714 in Darien -Stamford, Fairfield, CT and died between 1779 and 1780 in New Canaan(Norwalk), Stamford, Fairfield, CT.
(Duplicate. See Person 182 on Page 1)

185. Eunice Scofield, daughter of Samuel Scofield and Eunice Buxton, was born on 9 Oct 1707 in Stamford, Fairfield, CT.
(Duplicate. See Person 183 on Page 1)

186. Samuel Ferris, son of Joseph Ferris and Mary Hoyt, was born on 5 Sep 1696 in Stamford(Greenwich Now), Fairfield, CT and died after 1736 in North Castle, Westchester Co., NY.

General Notes: Samuel and Experience were members of the Stamford 1st CongregationalChurch December 31, 1746. It is purported they withdrew from this church in February, 1769 to join the Baptist Church and Samuel became a Baptist preacher. They moved to North Castle, Westchester Co, NY

Noted events in his life were:

• He had a religion in Samuel And Experience Were Members Of The Stamford 1St Congregational Church December 31, 1746. It Is Purported They Withdrew From This Church In February, 1769 To Join The Baptist Church And Samuel Became A Baptist Preacher..

• He had a residence in North Castle, Westchester Co, NY.

• He worked as a Minister; Congregational in Baptist.

Samuel married Experience Susane Crissy on 26 Feb 1730 in Stamford, CT.

The child from this marriage was:

93        i.  Mary Ferris

187. Experience Susane Crissy was born about 1710 in Maybe Stamford CT.

General Notes: Are Experience and Deborah sisters or cousins? Samuel's brother Joseph married Deborah CRISSEY BET 8 FEB 1719 AND 1720 in Stamford, Fairfield Co., Conn., daughter of John CRISSEY and Abigail KNAPP. She was born BET 14 FEB 1698 AND 1699 in Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, and died 31 MAY 1748 in Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.

1. Deborah CRISSEY was born BET 14 FEB 1698 AND 1699 in Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, and died 31 MAY 1748 in Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. She was the daughter of 2. John CRISSEY and 3. Abigail KNAPP. She married Joseph Jr. FERRIS BET 8 FEB 1719 AND 1720 in Stamford, Fairfield Co., Conn., son of Joseph FERRIS and Mary HOYT.

2. John CRISSEY was born 16 MAY 1665 in Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, and died in Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.
3. Abigail KNAPP was born ABT 1671 in Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, and died 8 SEP 1706 in Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. She was the daughter of 6. Moses KNAPP and 7. Abigail WESTCOTT.

6. Moses KNAPP was born ABT 1645 in Probably Watertown, Massachusetts, and died BEF 1726 in Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. He was the son of 12. Nicholas KNAPP and 13. Elinor ?.
7. Abigail WESTCOTT was born ABT 1647.

12. Nicholas KNAPP was born ABT 1606 in St. Mary Parish-Bures, Co. Suffolk, England, and died 16 APR 1670 in Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. 13. Elinor ? was born ABT 1608 in St. Mary Parish-Bures, Co. Suffolk, England, and died 16 AUG 1658 in Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.

1. John Crissy was born 16 MAY 1665 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA. He was the son of 2. William Crissy and 3. Sarah. He married Abigail Knapp 01 DEC 1692 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA, daughter of Moses Knapp and Abigail Westcott. She was bornABT 1672 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA, and died 08DEC 1706 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA. He married Rebecca Knowles 1708 in Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA, daughter of John Knowles. She died 21 AUG 1727 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA.
2. William Crissy was born ABT 1636, and died 1684. 3. Sarah.

William Crissy b ABT 1636 Death: 1684 Note: Came to America in 1649with his brother Michael. He was employed by Capt. Thomas Lothrop of beverly, MA. In 1661 he was with the family of Modeca Larcon. He was in Stamford, CT by 1662. Marriage 1 Sarah Children Nathaniel Crissy b: 1663
John Crissy b: 1665 Moses Crissy Elizabeth Crissy Jonathan CrissyMary Crissy

Experience married Samuel Ferris on 26 Feb 1730 in Stamford, CT.

208. Abraham Levan, son of Isaac Newton " Immigrant" Levan and Mary Margaret "Kerst", was born on 4 Oct 1728 in Exeter Township, Berks Co., PA and died on 16 Apr 1786 in Exeter Township, Berks Co., PA at age 57.

Abraham married Margaret.

Children from this marriage were:

104       i.  Isaac Levan

         ii.  Judith Levan

        iii.  Elizabeth Levan

         iv.  Caroline Levan

          v.  Mary Levan

         vi.  Catherine Levan

        vii.  Susanna Levan

       viii.  Esther Levan

         ix.  Barbara Levan was born about 1776.

209. Margaret was born about 1736 and died on 20 Nov 1810 about age 74.

Margaret married Abraham Levan.

210. John Newkirk,⁵⁰ son of Johann Heinrick "Immigrant" Neukirch and Unknown, was born on 14 Mar 1743 in Oley, Berks Co., PA, died on 26 Dec 1813 in Exeter, Berks Co PA at age 70, and was buried in Exeter Twp., Berks Co., PA At Schwartzwald Lutheran.

General Notes: 1. John NEWKIRK was born 27 FEB 1742/43 in Oley, Berks Co., PA, and died 23 DEC 1813 in Exeter Twp., Berks Co., PA at Schwartzwald Lutheran. He was buried in Exeter Twp., Berks Co., PA at Schwartzwald Lutheran. He was the son of 2. Johann Heinrick NEUKIRCH and 3. Gertrude HARTMANN. He married Anna Catherine HUGETEL AFT. 1759. She was born 1743.
Generation No. 2
2. Johann Heinrick NEUKIRCH was born 19 JUN 1708 in Hahn, Berg, Germany near Duseldorf, and died 1 DEC 1785 in Exeter Twp., Berks Co., PA. He was buried in Exeter Twp., Berks Co., PA at Schwartzwald Reformed Church Cemetery. He was the son of 4. Johannes Heinrich NEUKIRCH and 5.Elizabeth Oel WOHLFERTS.

3. Gertrude HARTMANN was born 7 FEB 1717/18 in Berglangenbach, Wald Parish, Palatinate of Bavaria, Germany, and died 1802 in Oley, Berks Co., PA. She was buried 1802 in Exeter Twp., Berks Co., PA at Schwartzwald Reformed Church Cemetery.
Children of Gertrude HARTMANN and Johann Heinrick NEUKIRCH are:1. i. John NEWKIRK was born 27 FEB 1742/43 in Oley, Berks Co., PA, and died 23 DEC 1813 in Exeter Twp., Berks Co., PA at Schwartzwald Lutheran.He married Anna Catherine HUGETEL AFT. 1759. She was born 1743.
ii. Abraham NEWKIRK was born 27 FEB 1742/43 in Oley, Berks Co., PA, and died 14 JAN 1747/48 in Oley, Berks Co., PA.
iii. Maria Catharina "Mary" NEWKIRK was born 19 JUL 1745 in Oley, Berks Co., PA. She married John ROEDER AFT. 1762.
Ahnentafel, Generation No. 3
4. Johannes Heinrich NEUKIRCH was born 1674 in Hahn, Berg, (Germany).
5. Elizabeth Oel WOHLFERTS was born ABT. 1686 in Germany, Europe.

Child of Elizabeth Oel WOHLFERTS and Johannes Heinrich NEUKIRCH is:2. i. Johann Heinrick NEUKIRCH was born 19 JUN 1708 in Hahn, Berg, Germany near Duseldorf, and died 1 DEC 1785 in Exeter Twp., Berks Co., PA. He married Margaret Gertrud HARTMANN. He married Anna Margaretha ARNDT ABT. 1731 in Germany, Europe. She was born ABT. 1710, and died 1736 in Germany. He married Gertrude HARTMANN 2 NOV 1739 in Maxatawny, Berks Co., PA. She was born 7 FEB 1717/18 in Berglangenbach, Wald Parish, Palatinate of Bavaria, Germany, and died 1802 in Oley, Berks Co., PA. He married Margaret Gertraut HARTMANN 2 NOV 1739 in Maxatawny, Berks Co., PA, daughter of Heinrich HARTMANN and Margaretha BELL. She wasborn 7 FEB 1717/18 in Berglangenbach, Wald Parish, Palatinate of Bavaria, Germany, and died 1802 in Oley, Berks Co., PA.

Noted events in his life were:

• Alt Name: John (Johannes) Neikerk, Neukirch, Newkirk.

• Military: Military 1777.

• He had a residence in 1790 Exeter Twp., Berks Co., PA.

John married Anna Catharine Wiest in Jun 1761.

Children from this marriage were:

105       i.  Susanna Newkirk

         ii.  Mary Catharine Newkirk

        iii.  John Newkirk

         iv.  Sarah Newkirk

          v.  Mary Newkirk

211. Anna Catharine Wiest was born in Dec 1742 in Probably Oley, Berks Co., PA and died after 1786.

General Notes: Will of father: WIEST, JACOB, Oley.April 20, 1786 - August 9, 1786.To eldest son John 5 shillings for his birthright, also £5 he having had his portion.To daughter. Catharine wife of John NEIKERCK £5.To son Jacob all my land in Oley, being 311/2 acres, also all remainder of estate.Wits: Jacob WEAVER and Daniel SCHNEIDER.

Noted events in her life were:

• Alt Name: Anna Catherine Hugetel From Another Web Page.

Anna married John Newkirk ⁵⁰ in Jun 1761.

228. John Henry (Johan Heinrich) Velten ⁵¹ was born on 4 Mar 1725 in Germany Or Bischwiller, Bas-Rhin, France and died on 20 Nov 1793 in Germantown, Philadelphia, PA at age 68.

General Notes: There is also a line of Feltons that come out of the 'Low Lands" of Germany, that descend from a John Felton or Johanne Veletin, which is the same name. There are records of a John Felton being sent to the LowLands in the mid 1500's to be in charge of the family business interests there.

Noted events in his life were:

• He immigrated on 6 Oct 1767 to With Wife Eva And Children On Ship "Hamilton" Left Rotterdam Holland To Philiadelphia. Ariving On 10/06/1767.

• Military: Note: During Henry's Service. He Was Captured By The British. At Fort Washington In 1781. He Was Later Exchanged. Service Years. 1776-1784.

John married Maria Eva Gallman on 18 Jan 1750 in Hatten, Alsace, Germany.

Children from this marriage were:

114       i.  Henry Jacob Heinrich Felton

         ii.  Eve Felton was born on 16 Oct 1743 in Hatten, Bas Rhin, Alsace, Germany and died on 31 Jan 1833 in Franklin Co., OH at age 89.

        iii.  John Felton was born on 25 Mar 1758.

         iv.  Godfrey Felton was born on 4 Jun 1760.

          v.  Christian Felton was born on 25 Sep 1762.

229. Maria Eva Gallman was born on 2 Apr 1722 in Germany and died on 25 Nov 1822 in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at age 100.

Maria married John Henry (Johan Heinrich) Velten ⁵¹ on 18 Jan 1750 in Hatten, Alsace, Germany.

232. Cyrus Brookins,⁵² son of Phillip Brookins and Sarah Keyes, was born between 1733 and 1740 in Marlboro, Mass, died on 26 Feb 1809 in Poultney, Rutland Co., VT, and was buried in Maybe Poultney Cemetary.

General Notes: From Jim Burke mini novel:::::Philip was a veteran of the French and Indian War. When Philip died, about 1770, he had seventy-five living male descendants. Philip?s oldest son Cyrus was by granddaddy.

In 1771, Cyrus and two of his brothers, together with several others from New Marlboro moved to Vermont, establishing the town of Poultney. This settlement was just getting started when the Revolution brokeout. Cryus served on the Committee of Safety for Western Mass. He was a private under Caption Zenas Wheeler?s Company, in Colonial John Ashley?s Regiment. He reenlisted in July of 1777, and served 39 days with the unit that marched to Fort Edward in New York. In 1777, Burgoyne?s army came down Lake Champlain in an effort to conquer New York. The general made a tactical blunder of invading Vermont. The men of Poultney, concerned for the safety of their families, sent their women and children through to sanctuary in various towns in Massachusetts, while men assembled to fight the British invaders. It believed that these men were at Bennington or Hubardton and fought bravely in defeating Burgoyne. After Burgoyne?s surrender at Saratoga, in October of 1777, most of the original settlers of Poultney returned to their homes there. Cyrus reenlisted again in October of 1880, for six days in Caption Adam Kasson?s Company when the unit marched north on an order issued by General Fellows in response to an alarm.

Cyrus was married twice. His first wife died young without any record of children. His second marriage was to a women named Lois who born in 1735. Rueben was the oldest of Cyrus and Lois?s ten children.

Noted events in his life were:

• He had a residence in 1800 in Poulney, VT Census; May Have Moved There In 1771 With Brothers As First Settlers.

• Military: Rev War Vet; Committee Of Safety For Western Mass, Private 7/8/1777-8/15/1777; 10/14/1780-10/16/1780.

• Military: Brothers Ebenezer, Reuben, Artemus, Boaz Also Served In Rev War.

Cyrus married Lois.

Children from this marriage were:

116       i.  Reuban Brookins

         ii.  Luther Brookins was born in 1768.

        iii.  Calvin Brookins was born in 1768.

         iv.  Erastus Brookins was born before 1770.

Cyrus next married Lois.

Children from this marriage were:

116       i.  Reuban Brookins

         ii.  Luther Brookins was born in 1768.

        iii.  Calvin Brookins was born in 1768.

         iv.  Erastus Brookins was born before 1770.

233. Lois was born about 1735.

Lois married Cyrus Brookins.⁵²

236. Jacob ?? Lindsley, son of Jonathan Linsley and Damaris Barnes, was born about 1739 in Branford, New Haven Co., CT and died on 24 May 1810 in Bristol, Hartford Co., CT about age 71.

General Notes: From David Lindsley Info in all notes
This seems to be the first spelling change in the Linsley line, whether it's intentional or not, it does seem to have changed. Looking at the land records as far back as 1785, we notice our name spelled as follows, L-i-n-s-l-e-y, but then around 1797 the spelling has change to L-i-n-d-s-l-e-y. When we look at Jacob's will, we also find the "d" included in his name, and all his heirs, this spelling of our last name is done by the person writing the will and not by Jacob himself, this is evident by the way Jacob has signed it, with his mark. Jacob's second wife Hannah also used the second spelling, this can be found in theWidows Claim where she has signed her name.
Jacob appears to have settle in Bristol, part of Farmington, CT, where he is of record in the Congregational Church as a Baptist contributing to the Southington Society (12 Apr 1780). On 16 Sep 1793 he is recorded as having a child that died, and then again on 1 Nov 1799 as having a son that died at age 20, in both cases there's no name. On 8 Jun1798, he is among those not paying tax, and then in Nov 1799 he is listed as being a Methodist. He died at Bristol, CT on 24 May 1810 age 70 years. (All from Congregational Church Records)

1840 census: LINDSLEY JACOB Middlebury, New Haven County, CT pg. 241
Sources:
Land Records - Bristol, CT Publication: 1785-1811
The Will of Jonathan Linsley Publication: (1768)
The Will of Jacob Lindsley Publication: (1810)
Connecticut Linsleys, The Six Johns Author: Ray Keyes Linsley

Jacob married Mindwell?? Pond on 18 Aug 1761 in Branford, New Haven Co., CT.

Children from this marriage were:

118       i.  Ephraim Lindsley

         ii.  Jesse Lindsley

        iii.  Pamela Lindsley

         iv.  Damaris Lindsley

          v.  Thankful Lindsley

         vi.  Jacob Lindsley was born in 1762.

        vii.  Abia Lindsley was born in 1763.

       viii.  Ehada Lindsley was born in 1766.

237. Mindwell?? Pond, daughter of Moses Pond and Mary Brainerd, was born on 12 Jul 1742 in Branford, New Haven Co., CT and died on 26 Oct 1806 in Bristol, Hartford Co., CT at age 64.

Mindwell?? married Jacob ?? Lindsley on 18 Aug 1761 in Branford, New Haven Co., CT.

238. Elijah Rouse, son of John Rouse and Alice Hazen, was born in 1743 in Norwich, New London Co., CT and died on 10 Sep 1814 in Cornwall, Litchfield Co., CT at age 71.

Elijah married Hannah Hazen on 24 May 1764 in Norwich, New London Co., CT.

Children from this marriage were:

119       i.  Polly Rouse

         ii.  Whiting Rouse

        iii.  John Rouse

239. Hannah Hazen, daughter of Joseph Hazen and Elizabeth Durkee, was born on 6 May 1744 in Norwich, New London Co., CT and died on 14 Nov 1814 in Cornwall, Litchfield Co., CT at age 70.

Hannah married Elijah Rouse on 24 May 1764 in Norwich, New London Co., CT.

240. Eliphalet Stephens, son of Ebenezer Stephens and Abigail ??? Lord, was born in 1731 in Prob (Hancock Twp, Berkshire Co), Mass and died on 31 Aug 1814 in Nicholson Twp, Luzerne Co (Now Wyoming), PA at age 83.

General Notes: Changed spelling of name to Stephens. New York Militia -Colonial Wars. Soldier of American Revolutionary and French and Indian Wars. Family (wife 4 children) were the first settlers in Nicholson, PA Memorialgrave site at old Stephens Cemetery, Nicholson, PA
"Early in life he [Eliphalet Stephens] removed to Connecticut, from thence to Dutchess County, New York, July 31, 1775, in Colonel Clinton?s Third Regiment, New York Continental Line, Captain Jacob S. Bruyn?sCompany. He is described as a man five feet seven inches in height, light hair, fair complexion, age 44, occupation blacksmith. He married,in 1751, Elsie Holloway, who died at Nicholson, Pennsylvania, in the month of April, 1820. Eliphalet had a son Ebenezer Stephens born in Goshen, New York, May 12, 1759. He was also in the Revolution, entered at the age of 17, and served during the entire seven years. He was a pensioner until his death which occurred in Nicholson, Pennsylvania, November 15, 1839." And, "He is a member of the Pennsylvania Society of the Sons of the Revolution on the records of Eliphalet and Ebenezer Stephens and Daniel DeWitt."

Excerpts from Letter of Holloway Stephens, c. 1875-80: I regret exceedingly that the state of my health will not permit me to be present with you at the reunion of our kindred. I assure you that it would have given me great pleasure to have seen face to face and eye to eye the descendents of Ebenezer and Eliphalet Stephens, brothers of my grandfather, upon this spot where you have this day assembled, which placehas become almost sacred to my memory, from the fact that my grandfather when a young man, came to this then wilderness country, and upon the bank of the Tunkhannock near here, built a brush heap and inscribedhis name upon a tree, which act entitled him in those days to four hundred acres of land. He, marrying in Orange County, remained there, and gave his claim to his father, who came here with your grandfathers and took possession of the claim which has been the family homestead of this branch of the Stephens family.
The Stephens family is one of the oldest families of the United States. They date their arrival here when the May Flower landed on bleak New England's shore. the captain and owner of the May Flower was a Stephens, and I have not a question of doubt in my mind but what our racedescended from his loins, which spread over the New England states, from whence our ancestors came.
What a precious body of men and women came over in that May Flower! They have made their stamp and mark upon the world's history, for they are ranked first in order, they and their descendents, in
shaping and moulding our free institutions, and the Stephens family, their acts and deeds, will compare favorably with any family that madeup the passengers of that noble old ship.
Our Great Grandfather, Eliphalet Stephens, of what I have learned of my grandfather concerning him, was a man of powerful physique, a man of undaunted courage, who knew no fear, with a mind that grasped everything instinctively,- a characteristic of our race. We see these traits of his character manifested when taken prisoner by the Indians at the battle of Wyoming. After the battle the Indians were amusing themselves by running foot-races for prizes. They were thus engaged when he asked and obtained their consent to enter the race and compete for prizes. They were running for handkerchiefs. He outran the Indians, and demanded the prize. The prize-holder told him he was a prisoner,he could not have it. He up with his fist, knocked him over, seized his prize and left the Indians. They pursued him shot him in the flesh part of the thigh which wound did not impede his progress and he came back to Orange County. Grandmother in telling me of the occurrence said she said to grandfather, "Were you not afraid the Indians would run you down and kill you?" In reply he said he could outrun any Indian that ever lived.
Our great grandmother, Elsa Holloway, of what I learned of her through grandfather, was a woman of uncommon mould. She was a Quakeress, possessing that mild manner and truthfulness
charasteristic of that sect. And such was the impress she made on her children that nearly every branch of the family must have a Holloway to keep her in loving remembrance. My grandfather never
spoke to me about his mother what he betrayed in his speech the love and respect he bore her. My grandfather, who was named after his mother, partook somewhat of the nature of his mother; a man of a mild disposition; a man of few words; an honest and industrious man. But when his rights were invaded he showed the Stephens stock in his nature. It was like awakening a lion in his lair. Woe be to the intruder. Itwas a word and a blow and the blow came first. My grandfather married Amy Cooley. Her father was a major in the revolutionary army and my grandmother said she learned to read reading grandfather's speechesmade at Albany.
They had seven children, Ebenezer, Halloway, Eliphalet, William, Esther, Amy and Elsa. And from their loins descended five lawyers, three of them the most distinguished that Orange County ever
produced; three judges, and three Legislators. My kinsmen, you need to be proud of your grandfathers. They were Revolutionary soldiers, and drew pensions to the day of their death. Their memory and fame areyour family escutcheon. May you ever, my kinsmen, prove worthy
of being descendents of such an illustrious ancestry. Mrs. DeWitt, in her family reminiscences says that the original Stephens family were three brothers; two of them settled in the New England States,
and one in the South. Alexander Stephens was a descendnet of the onethat settled in the South. I saw him in 1859, heard him speak in Congress. I knew by his beardless face, characteristic of the old
Stock of Stephens, and that strong will power he showed in his speech, that he was of our race.
My father, after marrying his second wife, who was a Pennsylvanian, left Orange County and came to Pennsylvania. I, having three motherless little sisters, left a good salaried position in the Spring of 1849, and followed them into Pennsylvania to look after their welfare. Inever have regretted that move.

Nicholson History Excerprts
The first settlement was made in Nicholson [PA] in 1785 or 1786 - theexact date we are unable to discover. The families of three settlerscomposed the whole population of the vast wilderness extending from Tunkhannock, where a small settlement had been made near Binghamton.
XXXX (Note 2) Their provision was of the simplest kind. Their flour was principally meal which had to be ground in a mortar hewn or burnedout of a hard wood stump, with a stone for a pestle. They raised a few vegetables, obtained game and fish from the forest and streams. Ofgroceries they used but little, and of that only tea, sugar and tobacco and these they journeyed to Wilkes-Barre for. Considerable maple sugar used.
About twice a year, in the spring and fall two or three settlers would go to Wilkes-Barre to do the marketing. XXXX The nearest grist-mill up to 1800 was at Wilkes-Barre. These trips usually
occupied a week or more. Going when the water was high in boats, thetrip was easy, but on the way back they often had to push the boat, especially in the creek. (Tunkhannock Creek)
A bridle-path (Note 3) along the creek and river from this place to Wilkes-Barre existed before the beginning of the present century, probably from about the time of the first settlement. XXXX
Hunting parties were organized about two or three times a year to ridthe country of the animals of prey. In the spring the first warm daywas taken to kill rattle snakes.
In the spring of 1784 or 1785 Lemnel Halstead and his nephew Samuel Halstead followed the east shore of the Susquehanna River from Wilkes-Barre to the mouth of the Tunkhannock Creek, then pursued their way along the stream until they arrived at Thornbottom - the name given to this section by the early travelers. Building a shelter they spent the summer in clearing land for a home. XXXX They returned to Wilkes-Barre, their home in the fall.-- In the spring of the following year the family of Samuel Halstead and his uncle returned with the families of Ebenezer and Eliphalet Stephens, who
had been persuaded by the glowing descriptions of this new land, to locate here and hew out homes on these rich flat lands, covered with fine hard wood timber. XXXX They came up the creek driving their cattlebefore them - their few farming utensils being drawn by oxen.
Samuel Halstead settled on the tract of land embracing the southern half of the township and the farm now owned by Benjamin E. Stevens. Ebenezer Stephens took for his clearing the section now under the tillage of his descendants Edwin, Kirk and Loren G. Stephens. Eliphalet L.Stephens commenced the hewing out of a home on the flats now worked by George Candee [Candu?], George W. Walker and Ephram Pickering, which he soon after sold to John Felton. (Note 4) Sketch of
Ebenezer Stephens family from an interview with Sarah Shibley, his grand-daughter at the age of eighty-seven years.
My grandfather, Ebenezer Stephens, was born in Orange Co. New York about 1765. (Note 5) He was married when quite young to Rachel Squerrel. I have heard my grandmother (married in 1790?) say that in moving here, the father drown a cow, the mother rode a horse with a child in each
saddle bag. On of these children was my mother Sarah Roberts, wife of Caleb Roberts, the other Mrs. Elsie Jayne wife of Samuel Jayne. Their log cabin was built near the spring opposite the residence of
Kirk Stephens. They afterwards lived on the knoll, near the residence of their grandson, Edwin Stephens, (Note 6) Eliphalet Stephens, thefather, living in the house by the spring. I distinctly recollect thedeath of my grandfather's mother (Apr. 1820. H.F.D.). I was sent to get help to lay her out and when near the grave yard two large black snakes lay across the road. I was badly scared and the grass did not grow under my feet until I reached Mr. Halstead's. I have heard the story told of "Neze" Stephens, a cousin of Ebenezer, going out one morning to kill rattle snakes, a few rods back of their house where there was a den of these reptiles. After killing 75 or 80 of these snakes, in attempting to pull one out of its hole, he was bitten on his finger. He cut the finger off but the venom had spread to his arm and he came near dying.
Ebenezer Stephens was the father of nine children four boys and five girls. The sons Jacob, Holloway, William and Ebenezer. Jacob married Anna Miller and settled at Elk Woods near Dumdaff, [?] Holloway married June Wells and lived near his brother. William married Abby
Marcy and resided on the old homestead until their death. Ebenezer married Betsy Hartley. They also had part of the farm. The girls of Ebenezer Stephens married as follows -- Sarah married Caleb Roberts, Elsie married Samuel Jayne, Polly married Woodbury Wilbur, Amy married James Coil and Abby married Jacob Felton.
Ebenezer Stephens was Justice of Peace in 1801. Eliphalet L. Stephens, (brother of Ebenezer) entered this section about the same time thathis brother Ebenezer did and settled on the tract of land now the farms of George Candee and G. W. Walker, where he resided for about ten years when he moved to Pittston. For five or six years he had his homein that town. From there he came back to this town and took up the tract of land opposite Jos. Stephens on which he lived
until his death in 1841. (The examiner has not all the names of the family correct. We have the record from the family bible so I will not copy her.)
This Eliphalet L. Stephens was familiarly known by the title of Maj. Stephens. He got this title from having been in a militia company.
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Who were those 118 men that 181 years ago, came into wyoming Valley to to start new homes ? Who began the first white settlement in the Valley- which now is Wilkes- Barre ? WHOSE VENTURESOME , PIONEERING SPIRIT AND EXPLOITS WILL BE COMMEMORATED THIS MORNING ON THAT SITE BY SIMPLE CEREMONIES AND THE UNVEILING OF A MODEST MARKER? Although in later years- long after many of them have perished- every effort was made totrace the names of the orginal settlers,only 73 authenic names are known today. Many of those unboubtedly died in the Battle of Wyoming; others in defense of their newly possessed lands in the Revolutionary War.That incomplete list is fraught with interest. Countless descendantsof the band still live in the Valley.Succeding generations, along with the iflux of new blood, helped to raise the first raw settlement and surrounding territories to a community of prosperity and wealth; and many of the descendants in Wyoming Valley bear those names to day. The Colonial Dames Society, Wyoming Valley Chapter, which is presenting the marker to the community- has invited any persons desiring to pay homage to those men, a partial list which appears below, to participate in the rites this morning at 11. It feels that is is adivsable that these places of historic interest be preserved before another generation. Speakers will be Mayor Con McCole, and Wesley Woodruff, local Historian.Dr. Lovisa I. Blair, secretary of the Colonial Dames Society will unveil the marker and Mrs. Charles P. Elliot, president, will turn over the marker into the keeping of the General Hospital, within whose grounds the site is located. These are the names of the known founding fathjers of Wilkes- Barre; BENJAMINE ASHLEY, JAMES ATHERTON, DANILE BALDWIN, ISAAC BENNETT, THOMAS BENNET, THOMAS BREED, WILLIAM BUCK, NATHANIAL CHAPMEN, DAVID COLTON, JOHN COMSTOCK, JOB COMSTOCK, BENJAMINE DAVIS, EZRA DEAN, JOHN DORRANCE, SIMEON DRAPER, BENJAMINE FOLIET, ELKANAH FULLER, RODOLPHUS FULLER, STEPHEN GARDNER, DANILE GORE, OBIDIAHGORE JR., GRESHAM HINKLEY, ISAAC HOLLISTER, NATHAN HOLLISTER, TIMOTHYHOLLISTER JR, DAVID HONEYWELL, EMANUEL HOWER, AUSTIN HUNT, NATHAN HURLBUT, SIMEON HURLBUT, JOHN JENKINS, JOSHUA JEWETT, OLIVER JEWETT, MOSES KIMBALL, DANIEL LAWERNCE, GIDEON LAWRENCE, NOAH LEE, STEPHEN LEE, THOMAS MARSH. REV. WILLIAM MARSH, DAVID MARVIN, GEORGE MINOR, SILAS PARK, ABLE PIERCE, EZEKIAL PIERCE, SAMUEL RICHARDS, DANILE ROBINS, MINOR ROBINS, EBENEZER SEARL, EPHRAM SEELEY, BENJAMINE SHEPPARD, BENJAMINE SHOEMAKER, JONATHAN SLOCUM, JOHN SMITH, OLIVER SMITH, TIMOTHY SMITH, MATTHEW SMITH, WRIGHT SMITH, AMOS STAFFORD, ELIPHALET STEVENS, URIAH STEVENS, WILLIAM STEVENS, DANIEL STRAIT, NATHANIAL TERRY, PARSHALL TERRY,JOHN TRIPP, EPHRAM TYLER, EPHRAM TYLER JR, ISAAC UNDERWOOD, JONATHAN WEEKS, JONATHAN WEEKS JR., PHILLIP WEEKS

Noted events in his life were:

• Military: Colonel Clinton?s Third Regiment, New York Continental Line,.

Eliphalet married Elsa Elsie Holloway in 1751 in Beckman's Precinct, Pawling, Dutchess Co., NY.

Children from this marriage were:

120       i.  Ebenezer Stephens

         ii.  Eliphalet Lord Stephens was born on 21 Jan 1762 in Orange Co, NY and died on 8 May 1841 in Stephens Cemetery, Nicholson, Now Wyoming, PA at age 79.

        iii.  Holloway Stephens

         iv.  William Stephens

          v.  Esther Stephens

         vi.  Amy Stephens

        vii.  Elsa Stephens

241. Elsa Elsie Holloway was born in 1733 in Maybe Dutchess, NY and died on 5 Apr 1820 in Nicholson Twp, Luzerne Co (Now Wyoming), PA at age 87.

Elsa married Eliphalet Stephens in 1751 in Beckman's Precinct, Pawling, Dutchess Co., NY.

242. Jacob Squirrel was born in 1724 in Maybe Orange Co., NY and died on 4 Aug 1805 in Magagkamack Church Yard, Port Jervis, Orange Co., NY at age 81.

Noted events in his life were:

• Military: 1776, A Soldier Of The Revolution.

Jacob married someone.

His children were:

121       i.  Rachel Squirrel

         ii.  Sophia Squirel was born in 1765.

250. Josiah Fuller,⁵³ son of Josiah Fuller and Irena Dickinson, was born on 17 Oct 1763 in Amenia, Dutchess Co., NY and died about 1824 in Prob Hadley, Saratoga, New York about age 61.

Josiah married Susan Heath ⁵⁴ about 1790 in Hadley, Saratoga Co., NY.

Children from this marriage were:

127       i.  Anna Fuller

         ii.  John Fuller was born on 5 May 1796 in Saratoga Co, NY and died on 28 Jan 1868 in Winslow Twp, Jefferson, PA at age 71.

        iii.  Polly Fuller

         iv.  Ira Fuller

          v.  Hannah Fuller

125      vi.  Betsy Fuller

Josiah next married Sally Rockwell.

251. Susan Heath ⁵⁴ was born about 1768 and died about 1814 in Prob Hadley, Saratoga, New York about age 46.

Susan married Josiah Fuller ⁵³ about 1790 in Hadley, Saratoga Co., NY.

254. Josiah Fuller,⁵³ son of Josiah Fuller and Irena Dickinson, was born on 17 Oct 1763 in Amenia, Dutchess Co., NY and died about 1824 in Prob Hadley, Saratoga, New York about age 61.
(Duplicate. See Person 250 on Page 1)

255. Susan Heath ⁵⁴ was born about 1768 and died about 1814 in Prob Hadley, Saratoga, New York about age 46.
(Duplicate. See Person 251 on Page 1)

256. Job Winslow,⁴⁶ son of Kenelm "Immigrant" Winslow and Eleanor "Immigrant" Newton, was born in 1641 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Mass and died on 14 Jul 1720 in Freetown, Bristol, Mass at age 79.

General Notes: He settled at Swansey, Bristol County, Massachusetts, about 1666. When King Philip's war broke out in 1675, his house was burned. It is claimed, however, that on Sunday, the 6th day of June, 1675, or two days before these Indians were hanged, the house of Job Winslow in Swansea was broken open and rifled. . "At the breaking out of the Indian War, June, 1675, his house at Swansey, which he had inhabited eight or nine years, was burnt by the enemy." [Savage's Gen. Dict., IV,600. Plym. Rec.,X, 364.]

Settled in Rochester,1680. He appears to have been one of the early settlers of Rochester, as he was there about 1680. [Barber's Mass. Hist. Collections, p. 524.]

Resident of Freetown, Bristol County, Mass. in 1685. But he soon removed to Freetown, for, in 1686, he was one of the selectmen of that town; Town Clerk and grand-jurymanin 1690; assessor in 1691, 1701--1706,and 1711; moderator of the annual town meeting in 1708 and 1711; deputy to the General Court in 1686,and representative, in 1692, at the first General Court in Massachusetts under the charter of Wm. and Mary.

Job Winslow subsequently became a land holder and resident in Freetown, where, on the 14th of July, 1720, he died. His will bore date Nov. 12, 1717. [James Savage, Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England] Job Winslow purchased from John Waterman lot 16 in Freetown , Bristol County,MA after King Phillip's War. He soon moved to Freetown, for in 1686 he was a selectman there.
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He was a leading man in both Swansea and Freetown. (selectman, assessor, town clerk, General court rep, town council).Job and family remained here until Job's death in July 14, 1720. JOB, Freetown, s. of Kenelm, was rep. 1686, for the Col. of Plymouth,and in 1692, for Mass. under the chart. of William and Mary. He was a leading citizen and was deputy to the General Court in 1686 and representative in 1692 at the first General Court in Mass., under the charter of William and Mary . He was a leading man in all town matters, both civil and religious. In 1690 he was town clerk and grand juror; assessor in 1691, 1701, 1706 and 1711; deputy to the general court in 1692; moderator of town meeting, 1708 and 1711. He was a leading man of the church as well as in town affairs.
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He is styled "Lieutenant,"of the militia and was a shipwright and planter by occupation. He married Ruth (???), who survived him. In his will, dated 12 Nov. 1717, he gave the lot now known as the WinslowBurying-ground, situated two miles south of Assonet Village; he also mentions his wife Ruth, and all his children given below, with the exception of Mary, Hope, and John.

The dates of birth of the first six children are copied from the records of Swansey, and of James, Mary, George, Jonathan and John, from the records of Freetown. Children, birth records of first six in Swansey, others in Freetown: William, November 16, 1674; Oliver, February 20, 1677; Ruth, September 13. 1678; Richard, March 6, 1680; Hope, May 29, 1681; Job, July 10, 1683; Joseph, about 1685; James, mentioned below ; Mary, April 2, 1689, died young; George, January 2, 1690-91 ; Jonathan. November 22, 1692; John, February 20, 1694-95; Elizabeth, 1696-97.

Noted events in his life were:

• Moved: Abt 1666, Swansea, Mass, House Burned By Pokanoket Indians About June 19, 1675 During King Phillips War- Home Was Destroyed But He Rebuilt Second Home Near The Original Site.

• Military: Lt Colonial Militia; King Phillips War.

• He was employed in Shipwright; Planter.

• He was elected to office in Held Several Public Positions In Freetown; Assessor, Town Clerk.

• He had a religion in Congegrational.

• Moved: Abt 1680, Rochester, Mass One Of The Early Settlers.

• Moved: Between 1680 and 1686, Freetown Early Settler; Selectman 1686 Took The 16Th Lot; Prominent Citizen.

Job married Ruth Chase ??? Cole ⁵⁵ about 1673 in Swansea, Bristol, Mass.

Children from this marriage were:

128       i.  James Winslow

         ii.  Mary Winslow was born on 2 Apr 1689 in Freetown, Mass.

        iii.  Hope Winslow was born on 29 May 1681 in Swansey, Bristol, MA.

         iv.  John Winslow was born on 20 Feb 1694 in Freetown, Mass and died on 7 Oct 1775 in Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts at age 81.

          v.  William Winslow was born on 16 Nov 1674 in Swansey, Bristol, MA and died on 8 Mar 1757 in Freetown, Bristol, Mass at age 82.

         vi.  Oliver Winslow was born on 20 Feb 1676 in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts.

        vii.  Ruth Winslow was born on 13 Sep 1678 in Swansey, Bristol, MA.

       viii.  Richard Winslow was born on 6 Mar 1680 in Freetown, MA and died on 16 Apr 1728 in Freetown, MA at age 48.

         ix.  Job Winslow was born on 10 Jul 1683 in Swansey, Bristol, MA.

          x.  Elizabeth Winslow was born in 1697 in Freetown, MA and died in Nov 1768 in Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts at age 71.

         xi.  George Winslow was born on 2 Jan 1691 in Freetown, MA and died on 15 Jun 1757 in Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts at age 66.

        xii.  Jonathan Winslow was born on 22 Nov 1692 in Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts and died after 1743 in Last Child Born.

       xiii.  Joseph Winslow was born about 1687 in Freetown, Bristol Co., Massachusetts and died on 15 Jan 1732 in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts about age 45.

Job next married Ruth Gatchell on 12 Nov 1750.

257. Ruth Chase ??? Cole,⁵⁵ daughter of Daniel ??? Cole and Ruth Chester, was born on 15 Apr 1651 in Swansea, Bristol, Mass and died on 15 Dec 1694 in Freetown, Bristol, Mass at age 43.

General Notes: The Ruth connection has been difficult to prove. Some say she was not daughter of Daniel Cole . Other possible ties maybe to Stephens Hopkins, but also not known There was an article in "The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol 45, pages 2-9 under heading "JOB WINSLOW'S WIFE" by Richard Henry Greene where he debunks the theory that she was Ruth Cole.

Noted events in her life were:

• Other: Some Confusion Over Ruth Cole, Ruth Gatchell, Ruth Hopkins, And Whose Kids Are From Whom.

Ruth married Job Winslow ⁴⁶ about 1673 in Swansea, Bristol, Mass.

258. Benjamin Carpenter, son of Joseph Carpenter and Margaret Sutton, was born on 15 Jan 1658 in Swansea, Bristol, Mass, died on 22 May 1727 in Swansea, Bristol, Mass at age 69, and was buried in Knockum Hill Cemetery, Barrington County, Rhode Island.

Benjamin married Renew Weeks between 1679 and 1683 in Mass.

Children from this marriage were:

129       i.  Elizabeth Carpenter

         ii.  Benjamin Carpenter was born on 27 Jan 1680 in Swansea, Bristol, Mass.

        iii.  Jotham Carpenter was born on 1 Jun 1682 in Swansea, Bristol, Mass.

         iv.  Renew Carpenter was born on 14 Apr 1684 in Swansea, Bristol, Mass.

          v.  Hannah Carpenter was born on 3 May 1688 in Swansea, Bristol, Mass.

         vi.  John Carpenter was born in Swansea, Bristol, Mass.

        vii.  Job Carpenter was born on 16 Mar 1695 in Swansea, Bristol, Mass.

       viii.  Submit Carpenter was born on 22 Jun 1693 in Swansea, Bristol, Mass.

259. Renew Weeks, daughter of William Weekes and Elizabeth Atherton, was born on 12 Aug 1660 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Mass, died on 29 Jul 1703 in RI at age 42, and was buried in Knockum Hill Cemetery, Barrington County, Rhode Island.

Renew married Benjamin Carpenter between 1679 and 1683 in Mass.

264. Ezra Colburn,⁵⁶ son of Ezra Colburn and Hannah Varnum, was born in 1682 in Dracut Mass and died in 1718 in Dracut, Mass at age 36.

Ezra married Lucy Nelson on 22 Nov 1706 in Rowley, Mass.

Children from this marriage were:

132       i.  Jeremiah Colburn

         ii.  Ezra Colburn was born in 1708 in Dracut Mass.

        iii.  Elizabeth Colburn was born in 1712.

         iv.  Sarah Colburn was born in 1714.

          v.  Esther Colburn

265. Lucy Nelson, daughter of Phillip "Immigrant" Nelson and Elizabeth Lowell, was born on 14 Jan 1688 in Rowley, Essex, Mass and died after 1714 in Dracut Mass.

Lucy married Ezra Colburn ⁵⁶ on 22 Nov 1706 in Rowley, Mass.

266. Thomas Jewell,⁵⁷ son of Thomas Jewell and Susannah Guilford, was born on 21 Aug 1676 in Hingham, Mass and died in 1723 in Tingsborough, Middlesex, MA at age 47.

General Notes: No record of death in Tyngsborough VRs.

"The Jewell Reg. states that Thomas3 m. Martha (???), lived in Dunstable, Ms., was drowned in 1723, leaving 3 chil.; but the A. rec. statesthat Ruth Jewell, wid. of Thomas Jr. m. John Davis, etc., as given above." [from Old Families of Salisbury...., pg. 217)

Thomas married Martha Blood on 6 Dec 1712 in Dunstable, Mass.

The child from this marriage was:

133       i.  Sarah Jewell

267. Martha Blood, daughter of James Blood and Abigail Kemp, was born on 20 Oct 1692 in Groton, Middlesex, Mass.

General Notes: Sources:
"The Story of the Bloods," Roger Deane Harris, 1960.
Title: Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England

Martha married Thomas Jewell ⁵⁷ on 6 Dec 1712 in Dunstable, Mass.

272. Josiah Keene, son of John "Immigrant" Keene and Martha, was born in 1620 in London Bridge , England and died before 15 Sep 1710 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Mass.

General Notes: Josiah KEEN Sr - born 1620 at London Bridge, d 1710 at Duxbury MA, s/o John & Martha __ KEEN. Josiah KEEN Sr. moved to Marshfield, MA and there married Abigail Little, dau/o Thomas & Ann (Warren) Little. This Ann Warren was the dau/o Richard Warren of the Mayflower. He married 2nd Hannah Dingley d 1710 at Duxbury MA d/o John & Sarah (Pollard) Dingley. Josiah Keen Sr was surveyor in 1666, constable in 1667 andon the grad jury from Duxbury in 1689. Children by the 1st wife: Josiah Jr born about 1658 girl died young

Josiah moved from Hingham to Marshfield to Duxbury, Massachusetts. Hewas surveyor in 1666, constable in 1667, and on the grand jury from Duxbury in 1689 and 1703. An entry in the Duxbury Records for June 20, 1695 refers to the sale of about 20 acres, "for 4 pounds in silver money to Josiah Keen, Sr." On Feb. 24, 1696/7, we find a record of a tract of land of 30 acres being "laid forth to Josiah Keen, Sen. ... the said land Josiah Keen, Jun. bought of Francis West."

According to a private record written by Hezekiah Keen and now owned by the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, Abigail Little was the daughter of Thomas and Ann (Warren) Little. This Ann Warren was the daughter of Richard Warren who was a passenger on the first trip of the Mayflower in 1620. Thus, all descendants of Josiah Keen, Jr., are entitled, through his mother's line, to entrance into the Mayflower Society.

Noted events in his life were:

• He emigrated in Apr 1638 from Ship Confidence To America With Father And Mother.

Josiah married Abigail Little in 1654 in Duxbury, Mass.

The child from this marriage was:

136       i.  Josiah Keene

Josiah next married Hannah Dengley.

273. Abigail Little, daughter of Thomas "Immigrant" Little and Anna Warren, was born about 1635 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Mass and died before 1660 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Mass.

Noted events in her life were:

• Other: Mayflower Descendent.

Abigail married Josiah Keene in 1654 in Duxbury, Mass.

274. Samuel Baker, son of Alexander "Immigrant" Nathaniel Baker and Elizabeth "Immigrant" Farrar, was born on 16 Jan 1637 in Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts and died in 1699 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Mass at age 62.

Samuel married Elinor Winslow on 29 Dec 1656 in Marshfield, Mass.

Children from this marriage were:

137       i.  Lydia Baker

         ii.  Kenelm Baker was born in 1657.

        iii.  Elizabeth Baker was born in 1661.

         iv.  Alice Baker was born in 1663.

          v.  Elinor Baker was born in 1665.

275. Elinor Winslow, daughter of Kenelm "Immigrant" Winslow and Eleanor "Immigrant" Newton, was born in 1637 in Marshfield, Mass, died on 27 Aug 1676 in Marshfield, Mass at age 39, and was buried in Winslow Cemetery, Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

Elinor married Samuel Baker on 29 Dec 1656 in Marshfield, Mass.

276. Arthur Howland, son of Arthur "Immigrant" Howland and Margaret (Reed?) Walker, was born in 1640 in Huntingdonshire, England and died in 1711 in Marshfield, Plymouth Co, Massachusetts at age 71.

General Notes: Had father in law problems with Plymouth Governor Thomas Prence who didn't want him to marry his daughter it is stated

Arthur married Elizabeth Prence on 9 Dec 1667 in Marshfield, Mass.

The child from this marriage was:

138       i.  Prince Howland

277. Elizabeth Prence, daughter of Thomas Prence and Mary Collier, was born in 1640 in Duxbury, Mass and died in Marshfield, Plymouth Co, Massachusetts.

General Notes: Mother of Elizabeth born between 1640 and Spring 1647 may not be MaryCollier who may have died about 1644 Thomas Prence married Apphia Quick Freeman between 1644 and 1662

Elizabeth married Arthur Howland on 9 Dec 1667 in Marshfield, Mass.

278. Robert Barker, son of Robert "Immigrant" Barker and Lucy ??? Williams, was born on 27 Feb 1650 in Marshfield, Mass and died on 25 Oct 1729 in Duxbury, Mass at age 79.

Robert married Alice Snowe in 1681 in Plymouth, Mass.

The child from this marriage was:

139       i.  Deborah Barker

279. Alice Snowe, daughter of Anthony "Immigrant" Snowe and Abigail Warren, was born on 18 Jan 1657 in Pl Ymouth, MA and died on 5 Nov 1688 in Duxbury, Mass at age 31.

Noted events in her life were:

• Other: Mayflower Descendent.

Alice married Robert Barker in 1681 in Plymouth, Mass.

280. Joseph Wadsworth, son of Christopher "Immigrant" Wadsworth and Grace Cole, was born in 1636 in Yarmouth, Plymouth, MA and died on 22 Mar 1689 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Mass at age 53.

Noted events in his life were:

• He was employed in Shipbuilding; Farming.

Joseph married Abigail Wait in 1655 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

Children from this marriage were:

140       i.  Elisha Wadsworth

         ii.  Joseph Wadsworth was born about 1667.

        iii.  Samuel Wadsworth was born about 1659.

         iv.  Mehitable Wadsworth was born about 1671 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

          v.  Ruth Wadsworth was born about 1672.

         vi.  Bethia Wadsworth was born about 1674.

281. Abigail Wait, daughter of Gamaliel ???? Wait and Mary, was born about 1637 in Maybe Duxbury, Plymouth, Mass and died after 1674 in Prob Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

General Notes: Abigail Wait marriage from Wadsworth Family in America(some suspect it); 2nd wife may have been Mary ____

Abigail married Joseph Wadsworth in 1655 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

282. Ichabod Wiswell, son of Thomas Wiswell and Elizabeth Berbage, was born on 3 Jun 1637 in Dorchester. Suffolk, MA and died on 23 Jul 1700 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Mass at age 63.

General Notes: The Reverand Ichabod Wiswell of Duxbury was the Plymouth Colony's agent to England during a time in which Plymouth's continued independenceas a separate colony was in question. Through its silence and not heeding Ichabod Wiswell's advice, Plymouth lost its independence as it came under the governance of the Province of Massachusetts ( primarily the Massachusetts Bay Colony) in 1691.

WISWALL, Ichabod, clergyman, born in England in 1638; died in Duxbury, Massachusetts, 23 July, 1700. He emigrated to this country in his youth, studied at Harvard for three years without being graduated, was ordained to the ministry, and from 1676 until his death was pastor of the church
in Duxbury, Massachusetts. He taught for many years, and was an agentof the colony in 1689 in its efforts to prevent the union of Plymouthcolony to New York or Massachusetts, visiting England for this purpose, but was defeated by Increase Mather, the representative of Massachusetts, who
desired the union. Wiswall published a poem on the comet of 1680 (London, 1680).

Ichabod married Priscella Pabodie about Dec 1682 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Mass, daughter of William Pabodie and Elizabeth Alden.

Ichabod next married Remember about 1668 in Duxbury, Plymouth, MA.

The child from this marriage was:

141       i.  Elizabeth Wiswell

283. Remember was born about 1637 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Mass and died between 1670 and 1677 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Mass.

Remember married Ichabod Wiswell about 1668 in Duxbury, Plymouth, MA.

284. Samuel Bradford, son of William Bradford and Alice Richards, was born in 1667 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Mass, died on 11 Apr 1714 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Mass at age 47, and was buried in Old Cemetery, Chestnut St., South Duxbury, MA.

Noted events in his life were:

• Public service: Juryman 1700; Constable 1701; Selectman 1702; Captain Militia.

• Other: Mayflower Descendent.

Samuel married Hannah Rogers on 31 Jul 1689 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Mass.

Children from this marriage were:

142       i.  Gamaliel Bradford

         ii.  Hannah Bradford was born on 14 Feb 1689.

        iii.  Gershom Bradford was born on 21 Dec 1691 and died in 1757 at age 66.

         iv.  Perez Bradford was born on 28 Dec 1694.

          v.  Elizabeth Bradford was born on 15 Dec 1696 and died in 1777 at age 81.

         vi.  Jerusha Bradford was born on 10 Mar 1699.

        vii.  Walthea Bradford was born on 15 May 1702 and died in 1755 at age 53.

285. Hannah Rogers, daughter of John Rogers Jr. and Elizabeth Pabodie, was born on 16 Nov 1668 in Duxbury, Plymouth, MA and died in Sep 1754 in Hingham, Plymouth, Mass at age 85.

Noted events in her life were:

• Other: Mayflower Descendent.

Hannah married Samuel Bradford on 31 Jul 1689 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Mass.

286. Benjamin Bartlett, son of Benjamin Bartlett and Sarah Brewster, was born between 1655 and 27 Jun 1658 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Mass and died between 10 Dec 1717 and 10 Apr 1724 in (Duxbury, Plymouth, ) Mass.

Benjamin married Ruth Pabodie about Dec 1678 in Duxbury, Mass.

Children from this marriage were:

143       i.  Abigail Bartlett

         ii.  Robert Bartlett was born on 6 Dec 1679 and died before 10 Dec 1717.

        iii.  Sarah Bartlett was born about 1682.

         iv.  Rebekah Bartlett was born about 1684.

          v.  Ruth Bartlett was born about 1690.

         vi.  Mercy Bartlett was born about 1695.

        vii.  William Bartlett was born about 12 Jan 1695.

       viii.  Prescilla Bartlett was born in Jan 1697.

         ix.  Deborah Bartlett was born about 1700.

287. Ruth Pabodie, daughter of William Pabodie and Elizabeth Alden, was born on 27 Jun 1658 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Mass and died between 25 Apr 1724 and 27 Mar 1725 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Mass.

Noted events in her life were:

• Other: Mayflower Descendent.

Ruth married Benjamin Bartlett about Dec 1678 in Duxbury, Mass.

352. John Ambrose ?? London was born about 1673 in Long Island, Queens County, New York.

John married someone.

His child was:

176       i.  John London

354. Edward Weaver was born between 1695 and 1707 in New Hanover, Burlington County, New Jersey and died about 1753 in New Hanover, Burlington County, New Jersey.

Edward married Mary Staples about 1723 in New Hanover, Burlington County, New Jersey.

The child from this marriage was:

177       i.  Elizabeth Weaver

355. Mary Staples, daughter of Thomas Staples and Mehetable Gaunt, was born about 1699 in New Hanover, Burlington County, New Jersey and died after 1732 in New Hanover, Burlington County, New Jersey.

Mary married Edward Weaver about 1723 in New Hanover, Burlington County, New Jersey.

356. William Sharp, son of John Sharp and Elizabeth Paine, was born on 2 Dec 1689 in Burlington, NJ and died in 1759 in Burlington Co, NJ at age 70.

William married Mary Austin on 1 Dec 1716 in Haddenfield, Burlington, NJ.

The child from this marriage was:

178       i.  Hugh Sharp

357. Mary Austin, daughter of Francis Austin and Mary Borton, was born in 1702 in Evesham, Burlington, NJ and died in 1732 in Burlington Co, NJ at age 30.

Mary married William Sharp on 1 Dec 1716 in Haddenfield, Burlington, NJ.

358. Mark Stratton, son of William Stratton and Abigail ?? Moore, was born in 1690 in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England, died on 3 Apr 1759 in Evesham, Burlington, NJ at age 69, and was buried in 1759 in Friend's Graveyard, Medford, NJ.

General Notes: Mark Stratton and his brother Emanuel, who left Market Harborough , Leicestershire for America in 1702...and settled (finally) in Evesham Twsp. , Burlington Co., New Jersey...lived,raised family there,and isburied there ....came from Market Harborough,Leicestershire. The Market Harborough source from a handwritten entry in Bible belonging to Mark Strattan's daughter (Jean Strattan Norcross) and scripted inher hand in the Bible, on the event of his death 3 April 1759, where she specifically states his birthplace as Market Harborough.

MARK STRATTON lived in Evesham Township, near the present town of Medford, New Jersey. October 8, 1713, he married Ann Hancock, daughter of Timothy and Susannah (Ives) Hancock. His marriage is found on the Haddenfield monthly meeting records.
May 16, 1716, Mark bought 120 acres of land of Felix Leech, a part of which he sold to his brother Emanuel in 1723. In 1755, besides hishomestead farm, he owned several other tracts of land, which by his will he divided among his five sons. He lived to see all his children married into good old Quaker families of the community, and settled in homes of their own, not far from the paternal roof. Among his descendants, now found in almost every part of our country, are stories of his devout Christian character, and noble, manly appearance, and of the sweet beauty of his wife, and her sisters, "the Hancock girls." According to the record left by "Grandmother Cowperthwaite," Mark died April 3, 1759, aged 67 years, and was buried "in a pieceof ground by the new schoolhouse." This piece of ground became the Friends' graveyard at Medford, and many of Mark's descendants are buried there. The exact spot of Mark's last resting place can never be known, but it is greatly to be desired that his many descendants should contribute toward the erection of a tablet in this burial ground(which still belongs to the Friends and is kept in good condition), inscribed with an appropriate inscription to his memory.

WILL OF MARK STRATTON1 (+) 1756

I Mark Strattan of Evesham in the County of Burlington in the WesternDivision of the province of New Jersey (yeoman) being but weak of body but of sound and perfect mind and memory thanks be to God therefor as for all other his mercies. Calling to mind the mortallity of my body and knowing it is appointed for all men once to die, Do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament (that is to say) Principally and first of all I Recomend my Soul into the hands of Almighty God that gave it; and my body to the Earth to be buried In a Christian like andDecent manner at the Descretion of my Executor herein after named and touching Such worldy Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to blessme in this Life, I Give Divise and Dispose of the Same in the following manner and form.

Imprimis It is my will and I do hereby order that In the first place all my Just Debts and funeral Charges be well and truly paid by my Executors as Soon as Reasonably may be.
Item I Give and bequeath unto my Dearly beloved wife Ann, (*)Samuel Shinn was a son of Thomas and Mary (Stockton) Shinn. Thomas was one of the nine children of John and Jane Shinn, who came from England about 1679 and settled near Philadelphia.
(+) Liber 9, folio 202, Burlington County (original) Files, 1753-59. Office of
Secretary of State, Trenton, N. J.

All my houshold goods and moveable Estate, and also all the uses and profits
on my homested plantation where I now Dwell (being in the occupation of my Son Daniel Strattan) During the time She shall keep Sole and and Remain my widdow.

Item I Give and bequeath unto my Son David Strattan the Sum of TwentyShillings proclamation money (having Given him already what I can reasonably afford. Item I Give and bequeath unto my Son Daniel Strattan his heirs and assigns forever All my aforesaid homested Tract of Land and plantation as it now Stands Divided from the other part of my SaidLand which is hereinafter Divised to my other two Sons John and Isaac, provided always that he my said Son Daniel Do well and truly pay or Cause to be paid unto my wife Ann aforesaid the yearly rent thereof During her widdowhood, and also Do after the marriage or Decease of my said wife which Shall first happen) pay or Case to be paid untomy Son Enoch Strattan the Sum of Ten pounds proclamation money and also unto my Son David Strattan the Sum of Twenty Shillings money as aforesaid and also unto my four Daughters (namely) Ruth the wife of Thomas Shinn, Ann the wife of Hugh Sharp, Elizabeth the wife of William Berry & Jane the wife of Joshua Norcross to each and every of them the Sum of Ten pounds money aforesaid and that In Six years after the Decease of my Said wife, provided also that If my said Son Daniel or his heirs Executors or Administerators Do or shall neglect or Refuse to pay the uses and Legacies afore Divised That then and in Such Case it shall and may be Lawfull to and for my Executor aforesaid or his heirs to sell and Convey such and So much the Said Land as Shall be Sufficient to pay the Same Ratifying and Confirming his or their Deed or Deeds to the purchasers thereof. Item I Give and bequeath unto my Son John Strattan his heirs and assigns forever All that tract ofLand and plantation whereon he Dwelleth which is bounded as follows Beginning at a pine Corner of my whole tract and Corner to John Gosling's land and bounds by Goslings line. South four Degrees East thirty one Chains to a post then by Charles Reads Land North fourteen Degrees East thirty one chains and three quarters to a pine then North Eight Degrees East twenty Chains and three quarters to a post then by aline Runfor a Division between John Strattan and Daniel Strattan North Sixty five Degrees West ninteen Chains to a post Corner to Isaac Strattans and by the same South five Degrees West twenty five Chains to a black oak marked for a Corner in Goslings line and by the same South Sixty one Degrees East seven Chains and a half to the place of beginning Containing about fifty three acres. Item I give and bequeath unto my Son Isaac Strattan his heirs and assigns forever All that tract of Land where he now Dwells Bounded as follows Beginning at a gum tree Corner to my whole tract and Corner to John Goslings land and bounds by sd Gosling North fifty Degrees East twenty Chains and a half to a pine bush then South forty one Degrees East one Chain and thirtyLinks to a black oak Corner to Daniel Strattan's land then by the same South three Degrees and a half East thirty nine Chains to a pine in John Strattans line then by the same North Sixty five Degrees West four Chains and ninety Links to a post then South five Degrees West twenty five Chains to a black oak in John Gosling's line then by said Gosling's land the several lines thereof to the place of beginning Containing about Ninty acres And I Do make ordain Constitute & appointmy son David Strattan only and Sole Executor of this my Last will and testament Ratifying allowing & Confirming this and No other to be my Last Will and Testament In Witness whereof I have hereunto Sett my hand and Seal the ninteenth Day of
June in the year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred and fifty five.
his
MARK + STRATTAN. [SEAL.]
mark
Signed Sealed published pronounced and Declared by the within named Mark Strattan as his Last Will and Testament In the presence of us his
William W Garwood, John Prickitt, John Burr Jur mark

Know all men by these presents that I Mark Strattan of Evesham in theCounty of Burlington in the Western Division of the province of New Jersey yeoman, have made & ordained the within my Last Will and Testament in writing bearing Date the Ninteenth Day of June In the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and fifty five I the said Mark Strattan by this present Codicell Do Ratify & Confirm my said Last will &Testament: And Do will & Require That If Either or any of my said Daughters Shall Die before the time apointed in my said Will & Testament for their Receiving their Legacie or Legacies That then and in Such Case It is my my will That her or their Legacie or Legacies who shall be Deceased Shall & may be Equally Divided and paid unto the Survivor or Surviver's of my said Daughters: And my will & meaning is that this Codicell or Schedule be adjudged to be apart of my Last Will & Testament and that all things therein Contained be faithfully and Truly performed as fully & amply as If the Same ware Declared and Sett Down in my said Last Will & Testament In Witness whereof I have hereunto Sett my hand & Seal this 14th Day of October In the year of our Lord 1756. his
MARK + STRATTAN. [SEAL.]
mark
signed Sealed published and Declared by the said Mark Strattan as part & Parcill of his Last Will & Testament In the presence of us
his
William W Garwood, John Prickitt, John Burr Jur mark
David Stratton the Executor in the within Will named being of the people called Quakers on his Solemn affirmation which he took According to Law did declare that the within writing Contains the True Last Willand Testament of Mark Stratton the Testator therein named & That he will well and Truly perform the same by paying first the Debts of the said Deceased & then the Legacies in the said Testament named so far forth as the goods Chattles & Credits of the said deceased can thereunto Extend and that he will make and Exhibit into the Registry of thePrerogative office in Burlington a True and perfect Inventory of all and singular the Goods Chattles and Credits of the said Deceased thathave or shall come to his Knowledge or possession or to the Possession of any other person or persons for his use and render a Just and True account when thereunto Lawfully required Affirmed the 8th day of April Anno Domini 1759.

DAVID STRATTON.

From Mark's son's Bible
My father Mark Strattan departed this life the 3rd day of April in the year of our Lord 1759 in the 69th year of his age. Was buried the next Day having 8 children and 20 grandchildren who followed him to thegrave (attended the funeral). He had upwards of fifty grandchildren in his time, he lived a married life upwards of 25 years. He was born at Marketharboroug, Leicestershire in the Kingdom of England and came to America in the year of our Lord 1702. He was buried at the New Schoolhouse lately erected on Robert Braddock's land in Evesham, County ofBurlington by the consent of said Robert Braddock and other friends concerned therein -- being the first person laid in said burying ground. (from a JPEG image sent by Louise Stratton, September 2005 on the internet)

Noted events in his life were:

• Other: Stratton Brothers Married Hancock Sisters.

• He immigrated in 1702 to From England.

Mark married Ann Hancock on 8 Oct 1713 in Haddenfield, Burlington, NJ.

Children from this marriage were:

179       i.  Ann Stratton

         ii.  David Stratton was born in 1714.

        iii.  Daniel Stratton was born in 1715.

         iv.  John Stratton was born in 1718.

          v.  Enoch Stratton was born in 1720.

         vi.  Isaac Stratton

        vii.  Elizabeth Stratton

       viii.  Jane Stratton

359. Ann Hancock, daughter of Timothy Hancock and Susannah Ives, was born on 11 Aug 1691 in Chester Twp, Burlington, NJ and died after 1755 in Evesham, Burlington, NJ.

Ann married Mark Stratton on 8 Oct 1713 in Haddenfield, Burlington, NJ.

364. Jonathan Slawson, son of John Slawson and Sarah Tuttle, was born on 25 Jul 1670 in Stamford, Fairfield, CT and died on 19 Nov 1727 in Stamford, CT at age 57.

Noted events in his life were:

• Military: Ensign.

Jonathan married Rose Stevens on 11 Jul 1711 in Stamford, Fairfield , CT.

Children from this marriage were:

182       i.  David A Slawson

         ii.  Jonathon Slawson was born in May 1712 in Stamford, CT and died in 1750 in Stamford, CT at age 38.

        iii.  Rebecca Slawson was born in 1716 in Stamford, CT and died before 1790.

         iv.  Silas Slawson was born in Feb 1720 in Stamford, CT and died after 1738.

          v.  Nathan Slawson was born in Feb 1722 in Stamford, CT and died in 1750 at age 28.

Jonathan next married Mary Waterbury.

365. Rose Stevens, daughter of Obadiah Stevens and Rebecca Rose, was born on 14 Oct 1683 in Stamford, Fairfield, CT and died in 1727 at age 44.

Rose married Jonathan Slawson on 11 Jul 1711 in Stamford, Fairfield , CT.

366. Samuel Scofield, son of John Scofield and Hannah Mead, was born on 10 Jul 1678 in Stamford, Fairfield, CT and died on 27 Jan 1707 in Stamford, CT at age 28.

Samuel married Eunice Buxton on 10 Feb 1703 in Stamford, Fairfield , CT.

Children from this marriage were:

183       i.  Eunice Scofield

         ii.  Hannah Scofield

        iii.  Samuel Scofield

367. Eunice Buxton, daughter of Clement Buxton and Judith Prence, was born on 3 Nov 1678 in Stamford, CT and died on 18 Feb 1743 in Stamford, CT at age 64.

Eunice married Samuel Scofield on 10 Feb 1703 in Stamford, Fairfield , CT.

372. Joseph Ferris, son of Peter Ferris and Elizabeth Reynolds, was born about Aug 1657 in Stamford (Now Greenwich), Farifield, CT and died on 7 Apr 1733 in Stamford (Greenwich Now), CT about age 75.

General Notes: 2.1) JOSEPH FERRIS) was born (June?) August 20, 1657(?) at Greenwich (Stamford)CT and died April 7, (1727?)1733/36 at Stamford CT (will dated March 31, 1726, proved May 4, 1736). He was chosen as a "selectman"for Stamford in 1701 and served 7 years. Joseph married, circa 1680,Mary Hoyt/Hait who was born December 22, 1664/68? and died in 1740 (May 15, 1739?) {daughter of Joshua Francis and Mary (Bell) Hoit}.

There is little other information about him available, except for hisappearance on various lists. On 14 Mat 1679, John Holly "set over" toJoseph land in Greenwich which the town had earlier granted to John. His name appears on the Greenwich voters list of 1688; the tax list for 1694-95, where he was taxed on an appraised estate of £154; and the 1701 tax list with an appraised estate of £72.02.06.

Joseph died in Stamford (now Greenwich) probably around April 1736; his will was probated on 4 May of that year. That will, written 31 March 1726, provided:
" In the Name of God Amen. I Joseph Ferriss Senr. of Stanford in ye Colony of Connecticut being in health & of Sound mind & memory yett knowing yt it is appointed for men once to dye do make & ordaine this my Last Will & Testament on this Thirty first day of march anno dom 1726 which is as followeth: first I Commend my Soul to God who gave it hopeing in his mercy through Jesus Christ for ye pardon of my Sins and my Body at my decease to a Comly Buriall at the discretionof my Execrs hereafter Named Nothing doubting but at the ResurrectionI Shall Receive it againe Through the mighty power of Christ my Redeemer & Respecting the Worldly Estate which it hath pleased the Lord to Intrust me with I dispose of in manner following.
Item I Give and bequeath unto my Loveing Son Nathan Ferriss the New House Now Sett up and all the Land adjoyning South of Peter Ferris Landon ye dead plains So Called as also one Third part of ye Tract of Land North of sd Peter ferrisses Land as also all my Right in Tolsome Brook Little fresh meadows as also one third part of all my Salt meadowsin Stanford afore sd and also one of my New Working oxen all the sd Lands & medows to be unto him my sd Son Nathan his heirs & assigns forever.
Item I Give & Bequeath unto my Loveing Son Joseph ferriss Junr the House & homestead where he Now Lives 7 all ye Land adjoyning thereunto as also ye Close of Land Below [Greedy?] Ridg against Golds as also a Tract of Land West of ye Path against Benjamin Bishops of aboute fifteen acres Reserving only the use of ye Timber of three acres unto my Son Samll ferriss his heirs & assigns forever.
Item I Give & Bequeath unto my Loveing Son Samll ferriss my Now dwelling House Barn & Homestead in Stanford aforesd as also five acres of Land in ye ox pasture So Called divided from and Lying West of Peter ferrisses Land as also the use of ye Timber of three acres of Land at the Norwest corner of ye above sd fifteen acres Given to Joseph as above sd and farther my Will & meaning is yt all the Rest of my Land in ye Bounds of Stanford afore sd not Given as afore sd shall be and Remain unto my two Last mentioned Sons Joseph and Samll to be Equaly Divided Between them the sd House in Stanford & Lands afore sd: Given as above sd unto my sd Joseph & Samll to be unto them theire heirs & assigns forever: also I Give unto my sd Son Samll ferriss one ox which I Now work and one Hors which he now has: also I Give unto my sd Sons Joseph & Samll Each of them a Gun.
Item I Give & Bequeath unto my five Loveing daughters: Mary: Elizabeth: Abigail Hannah & Deborah: fifty pounds a peice with what they or any of them have had Which I Will shall be paid to Each of them out of my moveable Estate after my Just debts are paid and also one Third of my moveable Estate to my Wife & Husbandry Tooles and Tackling [?] to my sd three Sons Within mentioned and What my moveable Estate Shall Want of making out ye sd fifty pounds apiece to my daughters Nothing what they all Ready had [?] only my Debts Thirds & Goods as above mentioned my will is my [inserted line illegible] if all my moveable Estate ye above [?] are Taken out yt: my sd five daughters shall have all yt Remains Equally divided amongst them.
Item I Give and Bequeath unto my Loveing Wife Mary ferriss one third part of all my household Estate as her own [?] as also ye Use & Improvement of one Third part of all my Lands dureing her Natural Life and farther my Will and meaning is yt my three Sons Joseph Nathan & Samll Shall Each of Them pay and deliver unto There mother five bushels of Wheat & five bushels of Indian Corn yearly So Longe as Shee Shall Live &Remain my Widow yf it be demanded.
Lastly I do hereby Appoint my sd Three Sons: Joseph Nathan & Samll Ferriss to be Executors of this my Last Will & Testament.
& finally I do hereby Revoke & disannull all other Wills by me made and Confirm this to be my Last Will and Testament.
In Witness Whereof I have here unto put my Hand & Seal in Stanford the date first Within mentioned."

When the will was presented for probate on 4 May 1736, the court had some difficulty establishing whether it should be admitted. Unlike most wills of the time which were written shortly before the testator's death, ten years passed between the date Joseph wrote his and his death. As a result, the witnesses to the will "could Not Give a particularacct Whether yt ye sd Testator did sign or seal or pronounce or had his Right Reason" to execute his will. To avoid problems, all the heirsagreed to abide by the provisions of the will as though it had been admitted to probate.

Noted events in his life were:

• He had an estate probated on 4 May 1736 in Will Probated.

Joseph married Mary Hoyt on 12 Dec 1686 in Stamford, CT.

Children from this marriage were:

186       i.  Samuel Ferris

         ii.  Joseph Ferris was born on 21 Mar 1688.

        iii.  Nathan Ferris was born about 1687.

         iv.  Mary Ferris was born in 1690.

          v.  Elizabeth Ferris

         vi.  Abigial Ferris

        vii.  Hannah Ferris

       viii.  Deborah Ferris

373. Mary Hoyt, daughter of Joshua Hoyt and Mary Bell, was born about 22 Dec 1664 in Stamford (Now Greenwich), Farifield, CT and died on 15 May 1739 in Stamford, CT about age 74.

General Notes: Some believe this Mary Hoyt, married Joseph Webb, however there is nothing in extant records to prove the connection and yet another unsupported claim says that Joseph married "Mary Smith". The Hoyt Genealogy does not say one way or the other. Information in this writing says she married Joseph Ferris and has there been placed based on the claim levied in "A Ferris Family Tree" (1995-Revised 1998), by James Gary Ferris. Chapter 2:25]. Research into this problem continues in 1998.

Mary married Joseph Ferris on 12 Dec 1686 in Stamford, CT.

416. Isaac Newton " Immigrant" Levan, son of Daniel Levan and Marie Beau, was born in 1700 in Hockenheim, Amsterdam, Holland, died on 7 Apr 1786 in Exeter, Alsace Township, Berks Co, Reading, Pennsylvania at age 86, and was buried in Levan Family Cemetery, Exeter Twp, Berks County.

General Notes: Levan Family Book, by Warren Patten Coons says: "The LeVan Family were among the refugees who fled from France to Holland, probably after the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes (1685). Family tradition says they were manufacturers of brocade and taffetas in their native country,and that they were of considerable wealth" , also Rev. A. Stapleton, in his "Memorials of the Huguenots in America", pub. in 1901, & now out of print, says,--"About 1715 four sons of the refugee (Daniel LeVan) set out for Pennsylvania. They were Abraham, Isaac, Jacob & Joseph,the latter of whom died at sea. These were followed in 1727 by their bro. Daniel, & all of whom settled in the limits of Berks County (Pa.), also "Morton L. Montgomery, in his "Historical and Biographical Annals of Berks County, Pa.", pub. 1909, says, p 608, --"The family (Levan) was founded in America by three bros., Jacob, Isaac, & Abraham, whofled from their native land in 1715 to escape persecution & came to Pa."

"Our line descends from Isaac LeVan, second son of Daniel and Marie Beau LeVan." ( "Genealogical Record of the LeVan Family" by Warren Patten Coon, 1927.) Isaac was born in 1700 in Amsterdam, Holland. He and his brothers Jacob and Abraham arrived January 9, 1729 on the ship "Mary Gamby". Isaac died in 1783 in Exeter/Alsace Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. (Source: "Annals of Oley Valley in Berks County, Pennsylvania" by Rev. P.C. Croll.)
Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Joseph LeVan set out for Pennsylvania in 1715. Isaac settled in what is now Jacksonwald, Exeter Township, Berks County. He was probably the most well-to-do of the four pioneer brothers, owning over 1000 acres of land, including numerous lots in Reading.He was associated in business with the celebrated Conrad Weiser of Reading and Womelsdorf, Pennsylvania, who, for so many years was interpreter and intermediary between the Pennsylvania authorities and the Indians, preventing many uprisings of the latter. Together, Weiser and Isaac LeVan secured the original property for the congregation of the oldest Reformed Church in Reading. Isaac's niece, Esther, daughter of Daniel LeVan of Maxatawney Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, marriedConrad Weiser's son, Benjamin, who lived in Heidelberg Township, Berks County, and Isaac's own daughter, Judith, married Samuel Weiser. Nogreater factor in the early settlement of Pennsylvania existed than Conrad Weiser, save William Penn, and it is of note how closely allied the Weiser and LeVan families were." (Source: "Genealogical Record of the LeVan Family" by Warren Patten Coon, 1927, Pages 8-9.)

Morton L. Montgomery, in his "Historical and Biographical Annals of Berks County, Pa.", published 1909, says, p. 608,--"The family (LEVAN) was founded in America by three brothers, Jacob, Isaac and Abraham, who fled from their native land in 1715 to escape persecution and came to Pennsylvania . . ." On pages 1048 and 1052 he also says these threebrothers came to America "in about 1730, this fact being established by the record of land grants made to him (Isaac) bearing the dates 1731, 1734, and 1737-38, as well as grants made him along the Schuylkill river, this land aggregating in all over one thousand acres, most of which was in Exeter Township, (Berks Co., Pa.). Some of the property has remained in the family ever since." Again, on p. 1066, he says,-- "Jacob LEVAN . . . came to America in 1717 with his two brothers . . .". Both Rev. A. STAPLETON and Mr. Morton L. Montgomery agree as to thedate of arrival of the fourth brother, Daniel LEVAN, namely, 1727. Naturally, for the State of Pennsylvania first began to keep record of its immigrants in 1727, and the name of Daniel LEVAN stands third on the list that numbered thousands, as witness the Pennsylvania Archives in loco. See also page 7, "Names of Foreigners of Penna., 1727-1808", by William H. Egle, late Librarian of the State of Pennsylvania.

"In the summer of 1727 Daniel LEVAN embarked at Rotterdam in the goodship
William and Sarah', Captain William Hill. The ship touched portat Dover, England, and then started on the long voyage to Philadelphia, where it arrived early in September . . . There were upwards of three hundred persons on the ship, of which 117 were males over sixteen years of age, and of this number sixty-two were ill on board at the time of arrival, and four had died on the voyage. Those who were well signed the Declaration, and the sixty-two, who were ill, were signed by the Clerk of the Board of the Provincial Council held at Philadelphia,September 21, 1727. Among the latter so signed was that of Daniel LEVAN." (See p. 1190, Montgomery's "Hist. & Biog. Annals of Berks Co., Pa., 1909).

Messers. STAPLETON, Montgomery and Egle all drew much, if not all, oftheir LEVAN data from the researches of the late Rev. Franklin Klein LEVAN (No. 2109), one of the Founders of the Pennsylvania-German Society. As the names of Jacob, Isaac and Abraham LEVAN, brothers of Daniel, do not appear in the record lists of arrivals after 1727, it is only logical to conclude they must have arrived here before that date. As to the "about 1715" or "in 1717" statements of STAPLETON and Montgomery, I presume they followed the data of Rev. F. K. LEVAN, who, in turn, must have followed family tradition. This is not unlikely, as the Rev. LEVAN was born a mere one hundred years subsequent to the arrivalof his progenitor, Jacob LEVAN, one of the four brothers.

The four pioneer brothers, and the one sister, Anna Elizabeth (No. 7), settled within the confines of Berks County, Pa.--Abraham in Oley, Isaac in Exeter, Jacob in Maxatawny Twp., as also Daniel and the sister Anna Elizabeth.

The first of the family to come to America was Isaac Levan, son of Daniel and Marie (Beau) Levan, who was born in Holland in about 1700. Hecame to America in about 1730, this fact being established by the records of land grants made to him bearing the dates of 1731 and 1734 and1737-38, as well as grants made him along the Schuylkill river, this land aggregating in all upward of 1,000 acres, most of which lay in Exeter township. Isaac Levan, the emigrant, built the tannery on the second land grant on the site where now the Brumbach Bros. Woolen Mill stands in St. Lawrence, and in 1758 sold it with nine acres to John Fisher, and afterward conveyed the first grant and remaining 123 acres of the second grant to his son Jacob Levan, great-grandfather of Jacob B.Isaac Levan and his wife Mary Margaret had these children: Abraham, Isaac, Daniel, Jacob, Mary (m. Peter Feather) and Judith (m. Samuel Wiser). Isaac Levan died in 1786 in the borough of Reading.

WILL: LEVAN, ISAAC, Reading. June 30, 1772 - August 3, 1786.Provides for wife Mary Margret.To son Abraham LEVAN £200.To son Daniel my plantation in Exeter containing 125 acres, being the same tract which William ALLEN and wife Margret by deed January 2, 1741/42 granted to me,also a tract of land in Exeter containing 43 acres.To son Jacob 5 shillings he having been advanced.Executors to sell after wife's decease house and lot in Reading and divide money among my children, to wit: Abraham, Isaac, Daniel and Mary wife of Peter FEATHER, and Judith with of Samuel WEISER.Remainder to Abraham, Mary and Judith. The share of Judith to be in trust.
Exrs: Wife Mary Margaret, son Abraham and nephew Daniel LEVAN.Lettersto Isaac LEVAN, 2nd son, the widow and son Abraham being deceased, and Daniel LEVAN renouncing.Wits: John HARTMAN and William REESER.

Isaac married Mary Margaret "Kerst" in 1725 in Berks Co, Reading, Pennsylvania.

Children from this marriage were:

208       i.  Abraham Levan

         ii.  Isaac Levan was born on 1 Jan 1733 in Exeter Township, Berks Co., PA and died about 1800 in Reading, Berks Co., PA about age 67.

        iii.  Jacob Levan was born in 1738 in Exeter Township, Berks Co., PA and died on 22 Jan 1814 in Exeter Township, Berks Co., PA at age 76.

         iv.  Daniel Levan was born in 1748 in Exeter Township, Berks Co., PA and died on 18 Feb 1792 in Reading, Berks Co., PA at age 44.

          v.  Maria Appolonia Levan was born on 27 Apr 1730 in Exeter Township, Berks Co., PA and died on 27 Nov 1801 in Reading, Berks Co., PA at age 71.

         vi.  Judith Levan was born in 1742 in Exeter Township, Berks Co., PA and died in 1820 in Berks Co., PA at age 78.

417. Mary Margaret "Kerst" was born about 1704 in Amsterdam, Holland and died before 3 Aug 1786 in Exeter Twp., Berks County, Pennsylvania.

Noted events in her life were:

• Alt Name: Maria Margaretha Kerstan.

Mary married Isaac Newton " Immigrant" Levan in 1725 in Berks Co, Reading, Pennsylvania.

420. Johann Heinrick "Immigrant" Neukirch was born on 19 Jun 1708 in Hahn, Berg, Germany Near Duseldorf, died on 1 Dec 1785 in Exeter Twp, Berks County, Pennsylvania at age 77, and was buried in Exeter Twp., Berks Co., PA At Schwartzwald Reformed Church Cemetery.

General Notes: Signed 1783 will with mark as 'Henry Neukirk'. Within the will he gave his son Henry only 25 pounds as 2 bonds had been paid off for him. His daughter Mary received 100 pounds. His son John was given the restof the estate with obligation to 'keep and maintain my wife Gertrud'.

Noted events in his life were:

• He immigrated to 20 Sep 1738 Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA On "Nancy".

• He had a religion in Bet. 1741 - 1743 Oley, Berks Co., PA; Religion: Moravian.

Johann married someone.

His child was:

210       i.  John Newkirk

464. Phillip Brookins,⁵⁸ son of William Brookins and Unk, was born about 23 Oct 1705 in Marlboro, Middlesex Co, Mass and died between 1770 and Nov 1773 in New Marlboro. Mass.

General Notes: The follwoning from Jim Burke: Philip married Sarah Keys when he was twenty-one. Sara was from the neighboring town of Lancaster, the daughter of John Keys who was among the most prosperous and prominent men in both Lancaster and Marlboro, taking a leading part in all most all religious and community affairs.

In 1741, Philip along with Philip Callender and Elias Keys together with other members of settlement moved from Marlboro and Lancaster to Berkshire County in western Massachusetts, and made a new settlement, which they called New Marlboro. This area at the time was a beautiful,but primitive land located near a village of Indians known as the Stockbridge Tribe. Here in their new settlement of New Marlboro they built a fort on Leffingwall Hill to protect them from the Indians.

The first known births of New Marlboro were twin sons born to Philip and Sarah. All in all Philip fathered seventeen sons. It appears that Sara was the mother to all seventeen, as there aren?t any records to suggest differently. Seventeen sons sounds like a record, but Sir William Philips, who purchased the ?Salutation Inn? from John Brookinswidow had twenty-six children who were all boys. They claim all these boys were of the same mother.

Nearly all, if not all, of Philip?s seventeen sons, together with several of his grandsons fought against the British in the Revolution, including by Grand Daddy Cyrus who was the oldest of the clan. Some of the Philips fought through the whole war. Son Artemas was personally attached to George Washington, and son Ephraim was at both Saratoga and Valley Forge. The service records of the Brookins men and boys fill several pages in the Revolutionary annuals of Massachusetts and Vermont.

Philip was a veteran of the French and Indian War. When Philip died,about 1770, he had seventy-five living male descendants. Philip?s oldest son Cyrus was by granddaddy.

Noted events in his life were:

• He had a residence in Berkshire) , Mass.

• Military: In French & Indian War And American Revolution.

• He had a residence in 1741 in New Marlboro, Berkshire, Mass.

Phillip married Sarah Keyes ⁵⁹ on 7 Nov 1727 in Lancaster, Worchester, MA.

Children from this marriage were:

232       i.  Cyrus Brookins

         ii.  Ithamar Brookins was born in 1741 in Marlborough, Middlesex Co and died after 1800 in Maybe Poultney, VT.

        iii.  Silas Brookins was born in 1759 in Marlborough, Middlesex Co and died on 16 Dec 1822 in Shoreham, Vermont at age 63.

         iv.  Phillip Brookins was born about 1760 in Marlborough, Middlesex Co.

          v.  James Brookins was born on 29 Mar 1742 in Marlborough, Middlesex Co.

         vi.  Nathaniel Brookins was born about 1734 in Marlborough, Middlesex Co.

        vii.  Ebenezer Brookins was born about 1741 in Marlborough, Middlesex Co.

       viii.  Artemas Brookins was born about 1728 in Marlborough, Middlesex Co.

         ix.  Boaz Brookins was born about 1730 in Marlborough, Middlesex Co and died after 1800.

          x.  Celsus Brookins was born about 1736 in Marlborough, Middlesex Co.

         xi.  Epriam Brookins was born about 1741 in Marlborough, Middlesex Co.

        xii.  Reuben Brookins was born about 1744 in Marlborough, Middlesex Co.

465. Sarah Keyes,⁵⁹ daughter of James Keyes and Hannah Divoll, was born on 30 May 1708 in Lancaster, Worchester Co., Mass.

General Notes: a Post-em from Judith on 2005-05-26 that said, Sarah Keyes, b. May 30, 1708 Lancaster, MA, m. Phillip Brookins, b. Oct 23, 1715Marlborough, MA. Phillip's sister Susannah b. 1719, Marlborough, MA, m. Abraham Carley, b. 1711, Marlborough, descendant of William, Sr. and Ann White Kerly. Ann was sister of John White, Sr., aunt of Hannah White, wife of John Divol/Deval.

Note: Sarah Keyes, daughter of James Keyes was admitted to the churchin Shrewsbury, MA in 1724

Sarah married Phillip Brookins ⁵⁸ on 7 Nov 1727 in Lancaster, Worchester, MA.

472. Jonathan Linsley, son of Jonathan Linsley and Dorcas Phippen, was born on 13 Jun 1707 in Branford, New Haven Co., CT and died in 1768 in Branford, New Haven Co., CT at age 61.

General Notes: In "First Families of New Haven", we find "Lois Pond, daughter of Moses and Mary (Brainard) Pond born 20 Jun 1730 married Jonathan Linsley".

Lois gave deed 29 Jun 1771, she must have died soon after.

Jonathan married Damaris Barnes.

Children from this marriage were:

236       i.  Jacob ?? Lindsley

         ii.  Sarah Lindsley was born in 1730.

        iii.  Jonathan Lindsley was born in 1742.

         iv.  Benjamin Lindsley was born in 1745.

          v.  Dorcas Lindsley was born in 1748.

         vi.  Aaron Lindsley was born in 1754.

Jonathan next married Lois Pond, daughter of Moses Pond and Mary Brainerd.

473. Damaris Barnes was born about 1711 in East Hampton, Long Island, Suffolk Co., NY and died on 16 Jul 1754 in Branford, New Haven Co., CT about age 43.

General Notes: per David Lindsley notes
The Branford, CT records show "Damaris wife of Jonathan Linsley died 16 Jul 1754.
The surname BARNES is ONLY a possibility; there is no evidence to date to suggest this is correct. The last name of Damaris has been a mystery for many years. So I'm an going to present what I believe is "some evidence" that BARNES may be correct.
1) When Jonathan's father died he was allow to pick his own guardian,this information can be found in the Branford, CT records: 21 Oct 1726 - Jonathan Linsley, minor son of Jonathan of Branford deceased, chose Benjamin BARNES of Branford for guardian. Benjamin was Jonathan's uncle (wife of Abigail LINSLEY).
2) Damaris was the daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (DYKE) BARNES. Samuel was Benjamin's younger brother, and since Jonathan was living with the BARNES', he must have known Damaris BARNES.
3) I have not found any records that state that Damaris BARNES ever married someone else, if she did, it is possible that she married in Suffolk Co., NY.

Father: Samuel BARNES b: Abt 1675 in East Hampton, Long Island, NY
Mother: Elizabeth DYKE b: Abt 1685 in Hartford, Hartford Co., CT

Sources:
Branford Vital Records Branford, CT Branford Vital Records
Abbrev: Research Notes Title: Genealogical Information collected by David M. Lindsley, Eugene W. Lindsley, & Robert A. Lindsley since 1985 Author: David M. Lindsley

Damaris married Jonathan Linsley.

474. Moses Pond, son of Samuel Pond and Miriam Blatchley, was born in 1693 in Branford, New Haven Co., CT and died in 1747 in Branford, New Haven Co., CT at age 54.

General Notes: Sources:
Bushnell Family Genealogy Author: George Eleazer Bushnell
Pond Genealogy A Genealogical Record of Samuel Pond Daniel Streators Pond

Moses married Mary Brainerd on 7 Jan 1718 in Haddam, Middlesex Co., CT.

Children from this marriage were:

237       i.  Mindwell?? Pond

         ii.  Lois Pond was born on 20 Jun 1730 and died about 1773 about age 43.

475. Mary Brainerd, daughter of Elijah Brainerd and Mary Bushnell, was born on 20 Jun 1700 in Haddam, Middlesex Co., CT and died on 21 Nov 1770 in Northford Cemetery, In North Branford, New Haven Co., CT at age 70.

Noted events in her life were:

• Misc: Mary Was The Widow Of Moses Pond When She Married John Pardee.

Mary married Moses Pond on 7 Jan 1718 in Haddam, Middlesex Co., CT.

476. John Rouse was born about 1717 in <Norwich, West Farms, New London, Conn> and died in 1779 in Windham, Windham Co., CT about age 62.

General Notes: John Rouse was considered "reckless and unsteady and deserted his family and never returned." From The Hazen Family in America, p. 67. Hazen" genealogy alleges that John Rouse's father was a clothier by trade, born near Salisbury Plain, England, in 1688, who was impressed whena youth and compelled to serve on board a British armed ship; he assisted in the capture of Port Royal, Nova Scotia, from the French; soon after, while the water casks were being filled off the coast, he deserted, and in time made his way to Norwich, CT, where he married and died at the age of sixty; two of his sons are said to have given the name to Rouse's Point, NY.

John married Alice Hazen on 16 Mar 1738 in Franklin Church, Norwich, New London Co., CT.

The child from this marriage was:

238       i.  Elijah Rouse

477. Alice Hazen, daughter of Thomas Hazen and Sarah Ayer, was born on 30 Apr 1722 in Norwich, New London Co., CT and died on 26 Aug 1799 in Hartford, Windsor Co., VT at age 77.

General Notes: Note: Court Records for the counties of New London, Tolland, and Windham, 1719-1910. Married: 16 Mar 1737-1738 in Norwich, New London Co., CT : Divorce 1758 in Norwich, New London Co., CT

The identity of Alice Hazen and Alice Chapman has been doubted by oneor two of the Hartford Hazens, simply because they did not remember hearing of any relationship between the families. Mr. L. Downer Hazen, however, was positive there was a relationship, and it is established,we believe, by the follow facts.
Thomas Hazen's will mentioned his daughter Alice Chapman, and Norwichvital records show no marriage of a Chapman to an Alice except that of Simon Chapman to Alice Rouse. The identity of Simon Chapman of Norwich with Simon of Hartford, Vt., is proved by the ages at death of Simon and Alice and other correspondences between Norwich and Hartford records. Chapman descendants remembered hearing "Grandfather Hazen" spoken of in their family, --a designation not used for a neighborhood patriarch, who would rather be called "Uncle." The Chapmans lived among the Hazens and were buried with them. Old letters show that Rodman Chapman visited the Hazen homestead on Christian Street with other cousins, on Dartmouth Commencement occasions.
The fact of a separation between Alice and John Rouse is indicated bytraditions written down by Lucius and Darius Rouse [the memories of the former dated 1845], in which it is stated that John Rouse was reckless and unsteady and deserted his family and never returned. Accordingto the same traditions, John Rouse's father was a clothier by trade, born near Salisbury Plain, England, in 1688, who was impressed when a youth and compelled to serve on board a British armed ship; he assisted in the capture of Port Royal, Nov Scotia, from the French; soon after, while the water casks were being filled off the New England coast,he deserted, and in time made his way to Norwich [Franklin], Conn., where he married and died at the age of sixty; two of his sons are saidto have given the name to Rouse's Point, New York.
John Rouse, after his separation from Alice Hazen, married at Windham, Conn., 13 Mar 1763 Zerviah Backus, by whom he had: Zerviah (b 3 Feb1772, d. 28 Apr. 1772), and Roxalany (b. 25 Oct 1773, d. 9 Aug. 1778). In his will, dated 13 Aug. 1773, proved 29 Mar. 1779, "John Rouse of Windham" mentioned his wife, Zerviah; sons, Elijah, Jabez and John Rouse; and daughters Elis Storey of Bennington, and Mary Rouse. These children correspond exactly to those credited to John Rouse by Lucius Rouse, except that the latter called the wife of Mr. Story of Bennington, "Polly."
Simon Chapman married first, at Norwich, 9 May 1744, Rebecca DeWolfe,by whom he had eight children; Rebecca died 9 July 1757. Simon Chapman of Norwich, Conn., sold 25 Apr. 1774 to Timothy Allen of Southold, L. I., now residing in Norwich, one acre with a dwelling house, small barn, and blacksmith's shop thereon, at the place called Pottapauge. On 15 Dec. 1774, Simon Chapman of Hartford, Vt., blacksmith, bought hundred acre lot no. 64 on the north side of White River from Thomas Savage; and 20 May 1779, he bought of Joshua Hazen a square acre on the southeast corner of Joshua's hundred acre lot, joining on Benjamin Bill's lot. On this plot he built his smithy, and here coals have been found since 1900. Simon Chapman and Erastus Chapman were privates in Capt. Joshua Hazen's Company, Col. Wood's Regt., that marched to Brookfield in the Alarm, Oct. 1780; three days, 40 miles [Vt Rev. Rolls, 284].Erastus Chapman also marched in two alarms in 1781. In his will, dated 24 Apr. 1789, proved 10 Sept. 1792, Simon Chapman of Hartford mentioned his wife Allice, and sons Becket and Elisha [they were by his first wife], Erastus, and Juniah; to Erastus' he gave his blacksmith's tools; witnesses, Joshua Hazen, Zebulon Delano, and Rubin Hazen

Alice married John Rouse on 16 Mar 1738 in Franklin Church, Norwich, New London Co., CT.

478. Joseph Hazen, son of Thomas Hazen and Sarah Ayer, was born on 30 Jun 1717 in Norwich, New London Co., CT and died on 26 Sep 1796 in Franklin, New London Co., CT at age 79.

Joseph married Elizabeth Durkee on 3 Dec 1740 in Franklin, New London Co., CT.

The child from this marriage was:

239       i.  Hannah Hazen

479. Elizabeth Durkee, daughter of John Durkee and Hannah Bennett, was born on 27 Oct 1721 in Manchester, Hartford Co., CT.

Elizabeth married Joseph Hazen on 3 Dec 1740 in Franklin, New London Co., CT.

480. Ebenezer Stephens,⁶⁰ son of John Stephens and Abigail Cole, was born on 27 Sep 1695 in Killingsworth, Middlesex, CT and died on 31 Aug 1767 in Nicholson Twp, Luzerne Co (Now Wyoming), PA at age 71.

Ebenezer married Abigail ??? Lord about 1730.

The child from this marriage was:

240       i.  Eliphalet Stephens

481. Abigail ??? Lord, daughter of Robert Lord and Esther Hester Ward, was born on 5 Apr 1700 in Fairfield, CT.

Abigail married Ebenezer Stephens ⁶⁰ about 1730.

500. Josiah Fuller, son of Benjamin Fuller and Content Fuller, was born on 23 Feb 1730 in Colchester, New London Co., CT, died on 27 Aug 1797 in Coventry, Tolland Co., CT at age 67, and was buried in Nathan Hale Cemetery.

Noted events in his life were:

• Moved: Josiah Fuller removed from Sharon, Conn., to "the Oblong," a disputed, Bef 1754, NY Boundary. He Settled In What Eventually Became Amenia, Dutchess Co., NY.. territory on the CT

• He has conflicting birth information of 1730.

• He has conflicting death information of 1779.

Josiah married Irena Dickinson on 20 Dec 1749 in Sharon, Litchfield Co., CT.

Children from this marriage were:

250       i.  Josiah Fuller

         ii.  Varsel Fuller was born on 23 Feb 1755 in Amenia, Dutchess Co., NY and died on 27 Aug 1834 in Ft. Edward-Washington-N.Y at age 79.

        iii.  Irene Fuller was born in CT.

         iv.  Mary Fuller was born in Amenia, Dutchess Co., NY.

          v.  Rufus Fuller was born in Amenia, Dutchess Co., NY.

         vi.  Rosanna Fuller was born in Amenia, Dutchess Co., NY.

        vii.  Jeduthan Fuller was born in Amenia, Dutchess Co., NY.

501. Irena Dickinson, daughter of Joseph Dickinson and Unknown, was born about 1730 in Maybe Sharon, Litchfield Co, CT and died after 1779 in Albany Co., NY.

Noted events in her life were:

• Misc: Widow Irena Fuller Was Taxed L 12 On L 50 In Real Estate And L 10 In Personal Estate In The Dec. 27, 1779 Tax List For King's District Albany Co., New York. King's District Was A Part Of Albany County, New York In 1779, Out Of Which Was Formed The Present.

• She has conflicting birth information of 1733.

• She has conflicting death information of 1779.

Irena married Josiah Fuller on 20 Dec 1749 in Sharon, Litchfield Co., CT.

512. Kenelm "Immigrant" Winslow,⁴⁶ son of Edward Winslow and Magdalene Oliver, was born on 29 Apr 1599 in Droitwich , Worcestershire, England, was christened on 3 May 1599 in St Peters Church, Droitwich , Worcestershire, England, died on 12 Sep 1672 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts at age 73, and was buried on 13 Sep 1672 in Salem, Mass.

General Notes: KENELM'S IMMIGRATION TO AMERICA: Kenelm Winslow (1599-1672) our 1st immigrant Winslow ancestor to America: The Winslow family from England emerged in the early 14th century England as a loosely knit clan living in the vicinity of the hamlet of Winslow, in Buckinghamshire (50 miles northwest of London) from which they adopted their name. A brother of Edward Winslow ( a Mayflower passenger and Plymouth diplomat and trade negotiator, and governor) , Kenelm was not in the 1627 Division of Cattle (a sharing of the common assets as the town of Plymouth grew). But he arrived at Plymouth before January 1, 1632-33 when he became a freeman (entitled to vote). Kenelm received various land grants and served on committees and juries.


One story of Kenelm's arrival was he supposedly came to Plymouth May 15, 1629 from Gravesend in a party of 35 on the second Mayflower- not the same ship as the first one."Mayflower" was apparently a very popular name for ships in those days! Another more plausable to me concept comes from the Plymouth Colony Records for 1631. In this, Kenelm may have come to Plymouth with his brother Josiah on the "White Angel" in 1631 See the Plymouth Records on Kenelm 1631 below. The Pilgrim Company and assorted others bound for Plymouth mostly came on the first Mayflower in1620, the Fortune in 1621, the Shallop and Sparrow in 1622, the Anne of London in 1623, and the second Mayflower in 1629. Of course, there were other ships that called at Plymouth too - the Little James, the Talbott, and the Handmaid, among others.

As the head of the family (because he was the oldest brother), EdwardWinslow was fittingly the first Winslow to arrive in the New World. Edward was only 25 years old when he made this tremendous change in his life. Gilbert, who accompanied him, was a mere 20. In 1620, Miles Standish was 36 and good, grey William Bradford (as one thinks of him) was only 31. Brewster was an exception: he was 54. John Winslow was about 24 when he emigrated in 1621, and Kenelm was 30 in 1629.

The Winslow ancestral home, the present Kerswell Green Farm, parts ofwhich date from 1340, is located in Kempsey (nr. Worcester), England.Kenelm?s grandfather (also named Kenelm) lived at Kerswell Green and was Churchwarden in Kempsey in 1593. His eldest son, Edward (father ofour Kenelm), left to become a salt manufacturer in Droitwich. While the four Winslow brothers left for the New World, some of the Winslow family remained in Kempsey. John Winslow was Churchwarden (1675-1690), his son, Richard, was the Bishop?s Bailiff around 1701 and also Churchwarden (1703-05) and another son was Curate from 1695-1702.

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About 1641 he moved to Marshfield, where he had received a grant of land at the place called Green's Harbor, March 5, 1637-38. This grant, originally made to Josiah, his brother, he shared with Love Brewster. He left the homestead to his son Nathaniel. He received other grants of land, and was one of the twenty-six original proprietors of Assonet, now Freetown, Massachusetts. He held various town offices; was deputy to the general court from 1642 to 1644 and from 1649 to 1653, eight years in all. He had considerable litigation, as the early court records show.
This homestead he gave to his second son, Nathaniel, and at his death it passed into the hands of his son, Kenelm, who m. Abigail Waterman; their son Kenelm, whom. Abigail Bourne, was obliged to sell the place in consequence of the failure in business of his younger brother Joseph, of Boston, which also involved his ruin. Other lands were granted to Kenelm Winslow at various times, and still others were purchased by him. He was one of the twenty-six original proprietors of Assonet (Freetown), Mass., purchased from the Indians 2 April, 1659, and received the 24th lot, a portion of which is still owned and occupied (1873) by Barnaby Winslow, his gr. gr. gr. grandson "to whom, by heirship, it has descended through successive generations of more than two hundred years."

He married Elinor (Ellen) Worden Newton Adams June 1, 1634. She arrived on the Anne at Plymouth on July 10, 1623. Elinor was a young widow of 25 when she emigrated, marrying John Adams, a carpenter, who died in 1633. Adams had arrived on the Fortune in 1621. Elinor died December 5, 1681 at Marshfield, MA (where she is buried), "being eighty-three years old."

He d. 13 Sept. 1672, '. seventy-three, Salem, Mass., where he had gone on business [Hon. Luther Hatch, of Marshfield]. According to Rev. L. R. Paige, he died there "apparently after a long sickness; for in his will dated five weeks earlier, 8 Aug. 1672, he describes himself as 'being very sick and drawing nigh unto Death He may have been in Salem on a visit to Mrs. Elizabeth Corwin, [Curwen] daughter of his brother Edward1 Winslow, or perhaps, for the purpose of obtaining medical aid."


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FROM PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS FOR KENELM WINSLOW

(3) 1631: (2) c. 1629: (1,2,3) Emigrated to Plymouth, MA. (1,2) Came with brother Josiah. (3) Although he first appears of record in
Plymouth in 1633, he is paired in the early years with his brother Josiah WINSLOW, who is known to have arrived in 1631, and so we assume that Kenelm came at the same time. (1) Only about 1/3 of the Pilgrim Church of Leydon came over first, and in 1629 a long hindered portion of the original number came by way of Salem, in Puritan company, and proceeded thence to Plymouth. In was in the "Talbot" and the "Mayflower" (the same that came in 1620 to Plymouth) that 35 of the Leyden people smuggled themselves over. Some servants of the company came in the "Talbot," but the Pilgrims came in the "Mayflower." In 1631 Edward WINSLOW sent from London by the "White Angel" his brother Josiah.
(1,2,3b) 1632/3, 1 Jan: Admitted a Freeman to the Plymouth Colony.
(3b) 1632/3, 8 Jan: Francis EATON acknowledged that he had sold to Kanelm & Josias WYNSLOW the now dwelling house of
Frances.
(3b) 1633, 25 Mar: Assessed 12s. in Plymouth tax list.
(3b) 1633/4, 6 Jan: Samuel JENNY, the son of John JENNY, hath bound himself to Kanelm WINSLOW, of Plymouth, joiner.
(3b) 1634, 27 Mar: Plymouth Colony assessor. Was himself assessed 18s.
(3b) 1635/6, 5 Jan: Served on committee on laborers' wages.
(3b) 1635/6, 14 Mar: Granted mowing ground.
(3b) 1636, 7 Jun: Served on petit jury.
(3b) 1636, 4 Oct: Served on petit jury.
(3b) 1636/7, 6 Jan: Granted "threescore acres of land lying upon the south side of the Eele River, above the great swamp." This grant was made void upon a grant made to him at Green's Harbor.
(3b) 1636/7, 7 Mar: In the list of Plymouth Colony freemen. Served on grand jury.
(3b) 1636/7, 20 Mar: Granted mowing ground.
(3b) 1637/8, 5 Feb: Kenelme WINSLOW requested a grant of lands at Green's Harbor.
(1,2,3b) 1637/8, 5 Mar: (1,2) Received grant of land at Green's Harbor. (2) originally made to his brother Josiah, and shared with Love
BREWSTER. (1,3b) He received, in partnership with Love BREWSTER, "all that parcel of land remaining of that neck of land lying on
the east side of the lands lately granted to Josias WINSLOW, at Greene's Harbor." (1) The lans were to be divided between Kenelm
WINSLOW and Love BREWSTER, provided that Kenelm was to have the part next adjoining his brother Josias.
(3b) 1638, 5 Jun: Served on grand jury.
(3b) 1638/9, 5 Mar: Plymouth member of colony committee on highways.
(3b) 1639: Was in the Plymouth section of Plymouth Colony freemen, then erased and entered in the Marshfield section of the same list.
(1,2,3b) 1640, 1 Dec: Kenelme WINSLOW, being elected surveyor of the highways for the town of Plymouth, was fined 10 shillings for
neglecting the highways.
(1,2) 1641: (3) By 1643: (1,2,3) Moved to Marshfield, MA, formerly Green's Harbor. (1,2) Home there described as "on a gentle
eminence by the sea, near the extremity of land lying between Green Harbor and South Rivers. This tract of the township was considered the Eden of the region. It was beautified with groves of majestic oaks and graceful walnuts, with the underground void of shrubbery."
(3b) 1642, 7 Jun: Deputy for Marshfield to Plymouth General Court. (2) 1642-1644: Deputy to the General Court.
(3b) 1642, 27 Sep: Deputy for Marshfield to Plymouth General Court.
(3b) 1643: In Marshfield section of Plymouth Colony list men able to bear arms.
(3b) 1643, 29 Aug: (1,3b) Deputy for Marshfield to Plymouth General Court.
(3b) 1643, 10 Oct: Deputy for Marshfield to Plymouth General Court.
(3b) 1644, 5 Jun: Deputy for Marshfield to Plymouth General Court.
(3b) 1644, 20 Aug: Deputy for Marshfield to Plymouth General Court.
(3b) 1645, 4 Jun: Kenelme WINSLOW complained that he had injustice in that he could not be heard in the suit betwixt John MYNARD
and himself. After investigation by the court, he was committed to prison and fined 10 pounds, whereupon he reversed himself and was released from prison and the fine was eventually remitted.
(1) There is a tradition among different branches of his descendants that he "possessed a high spirit or temper which brogught him into litigation."
(3b) 1645/6, 5 Mar: Upon hearing of the cause betwixt Roger CHAUNDLER and Kenelme WINSLOW, for his daughter's clothes,
which the said Kenelme detaineth, upon pretense of some further service which he required of her, whereunto the said Roger utterly
refused to consent, it is ordered by the court that the said Kenelme WINSLOW shall deliver the maid her clothes without any further
delay. On the same day, Kenelme WINSLOW, for opprobrious words against the church of Marshfield, saying they were all liars, &c.,
was ordered by the Court to find sureties for his good behavior, which he refusing to do, was committed to prison, where he remained
until the General Court following.
(3b) 1647, 1 Jun: Marshfield constable.
(3b) 1647, 26 Oct: Mr. HATHERLY acknowledged in court that Helene, the wife of Kanelme WINSLOW, acknowledged her free
assent and consent to the sale of all such lands as her husband had sold unto Samuel STURDEVANT. Captain Miles STANDISH
deposed the same regarding her consent to sales to Henry SAMPSON.
(3b) 1649, 6 Jun: Deputy for Marshfield to Plymouth General Court. (2) 1649-1653: Again was Deputy to the General Court.
(3b) 1650, 4 Jun: Deputy for Marshfield to Plymouth General Court.
(3b) 1651, 5 Jun: Deputy for Marshfield to Plymouth General Court.
(3b) 1652, 7 Jun: Deputy for Marshfield to Plymouth General Court.
(3b) 1653, 3 May: Served on Coroner's jury.
(3b) 1653, 7 Jun: Deputy for Marshfield to Plymouth General Court.
(3b) 1654, 6 Jun: Served on grand jury.
(3b) 1654/5, 14 Feb: Served on Coroner's jury.
(3b) 1657, 3 Jun: Served on committee on provisions for the governor.
(3b) 1658: Was in the Marshfield section of list of Plymouth Colony freemen.
(1,2) 1659, 2 Apr: One of 26 original proprietors of Assonet (Freetown), MA, purchased from the Indians. Received the 24th lot. (1) A
portion of the lot was still owned and occupied in 1873 by his 3rd great grandson Barnaby WINSLOW.
(1) 1665, Jun: He is probably the person named in a suit tried at New York regarding the sale of a bark to Mr. FATCHE, and in the suit
of DOUGHTY vs. Kenelm WINSLOW - same jury - the verdict was 25 gilders; also in the suit Kenelm WINSLOW vs. Samuel
MOORE - same juries - the juries allowed the plaintif cost and damages of the court and no more.
(3b) 1670, 29 May: In the Marshfield section of list of Plymouth Colony freemen.
(3a) 1672, 8 Aug: Kanelme WINSLOW Senior wrote his will, which he signed. Ordered that "what estate I have formerly settled on my
eldest son Kanelme" shall remain unaltered. Bequeathed to son Nathaniel the half of my farm that I last lived upon, as I gave him by a former deed of gift, the other half of the farm to my wife for the term of her natural life, and after the decease of my wife Ellinor
WINSLOW the said half of the farm shall return unto my son Nathaniel. Gave to son Job half of my land at Namassakett which is about 50 acres, and the other 50 acres or thereabouts to Kanelme BAKER my grandchild. Gave to my daughter Ellinor 5 pounds. My wife shall at her decease give unto Mary ADDAMS an equal portion of the goods and moveables as to the rest of my grandchildren. Wife to be sole executrix and Major Josias WINSLOW and my son Kanelme WINSLOW to be overseers. (2) 1672: Left the homestead at Marshfield to his son Nathaniel.
(3a) 1672, 25 Sep: The inventory of the estate of Kenelm WINSLOW totalled 87 pounds, 15s. 4d. and included 1 Bible and 7 other
books valued at 12s. The real estate, unvalued, included one half of the dwelling house and housings and meadow lands and uplands belonging to the said farm he had lived on and now died possessed of in the town of Marshfield; one half of all the lands granted him by the Court with the ancient freemen which lies on the west side of Taunton River, either divided or to be divded hereafter; and one half of the portion of land granted by the Court to him and his brother Josias WINSLOW upon the account of their brother Gilbert WINSLOW
as he was a first comer.
(3a) 1673, 5 Jun: Will proved.
(3b) 1673/4, 4 Mar: Granted 100 acres at Teticutt, pursuant to an order of Jun 1662.

Noted events in his life were:

• He had a residence in 1629-Plymouth(Freeman 1632-33); Marshfield 1641; died 1672 in Salem MA.

• He was employed in Joiner; Carpenter; Cabinet Maker, Coffin Maker; Planter;shipping business; Designer And Builder Of Fine Furniture In Early Colony; Some Pieces Preserved In Metropolitan Museum.

• Misc: Considered A Founding Father ( Surviving Settler) Of New Plymouth.

• Land Purchase: Freetown, Bristol County, Mass. Bought lot 24 but never lived there Land went to son Nathaniel then his son Josiah who lived there until death in1763

Kenelm married Eleanor "Immigrant" Newton ⁴⁶ in Jun 1634 in Freetown, Plymouth, Mass.

Children from this marriage were:

256       i.  Job Winslow

275      ii.  Elinor Winslow

        iii.  Kenelm Winslow was born on 30 Apr 1635 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, died on 11 Nov 1715 in Harwich, Barnstable, Mass at age 80, and was buried in Winslow Cemetery, Dennis, Barnstable, Massachusetts.

         iv.  Nathaniel Winslow was born in 1639 in Marshfield, Mass, died on 1 Dec 1719 in Marshfield, Mass at age 80, and was buried in Winslow Cemetery, Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

513. Eleanor "Immigrant" Newton ⁴⁶ was born about 1598 in England, died on 5 Dec 1681 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Mass about age 83, and was buried on 5 Dec 1681 in Marshfield, Mass.

General Notes: Mrs. Ellen Newton arrived at Plymouth abt. July 10, 1623 on the "Anne", Wm. Pierce, Master (Banks: "English Ancestry and Homes of the Pilgrims"; also, Banks: "Planters of the Commonwealth"; also, Bradford: "History of Plimmoth Plantation, I, 314-). She subsequently m. John Adamswho died in 1633. In June, 1634, she m. Kenelm Winslow ("Family of John Adams of Plymouth", NEHGR 33:410). It is thought that Ellen/Elinor may have been the daughter of Peter Worden, Sr. who died at Yarmouth, Mass. in 1638. It is, howver, clear ??? that she was married 3 times (Newton, Adams, Winslow).
Came to Plymouth on the ship "Anne" July 1623 the Anne was the second (or third, unclear) ship to the Plymouth Colony and also bore the wives and children of many of the settlers. The ship Anne arrived in Plymouth in July, 1623 accompanied by the Little James, bringing new settlers along with many of the wives and children that had been left behind inLeyden when the Mayflower departed in 1620. Married John Adams in 1625

Noted events in her life were:

• Misc: Considered A Founding Father ( Surviving Settler) Of New Plymouth.

• She immigrated in 1623 to On The Anne.

• Background: Mother May Be Mary M Winslow M Peter Worden???? Did Kenelm Marry His Niece????.

Eleanor married Kenelm "Immigrant" Winslow ⁴⁶ in Jun 1634 in Freetown, Plymouth, Mass.

Eleanor next married John Adams between 1623 and 1627 in Plymouth, MA.

514. Daniel ??? Cole was born in 1614 in England and died on 20 Dec 1694 in Eastham, Mass at age 80.

General Notes: Daniel Cole came from England as a young man to Plymouth. He was in Duxbury by 1640, Marshfield by 1642, Yarmouth 1643. In 1649 he was a resident of Eastham where he was a representative to the court and selectmen. In 1661 he was allowed to sell "good wine and strong water", a privilege allowed onl to men of good character. - Cape Cod Library, p. 462 - from Bonnie Ladd Hamilton's FTM site, tibart@worldnet.att.net

Marriage: Abt. 1643, Eastham, MA

Children of Daniel Cole and Ruth Chester are:
i. John Cole, born 1644; died 1725.
ii. Timothy Cole, born 1646.
iii. Hepzebah Cole, born 4/16/1649 in Eastham, MA; died in Eastham,MA;
iv. Ruth Chase Cole, born 1652 in Swansee, Bristol Co., MA; died 12/15/1694 in Freetown, Bristol Co., MA; married Lieut. Job Winslow 1673in Swansee, Bristol Co., MA.
v. Isreal Cole, born 1653.
vi. James Cole, born 12/1655 in Eastham, MA.
vii. Mary Cole, born 3/10/1658 in Eastham, MA.
viii. William Cole, born 9/15/1663 in Eastham, MA.

Noted events in his life were:

• Relation: Job Winslow Connection Is Still Fuzzy To ME.

• He immigrated to From England When Young MAN.

• He had a residence in Duxbury 1640; Masrshfield 1642; Yarmouth 1643; Eastham 1649.

• He was employed in Tailor.

• Freeman: 1644.

Daniel married Ruth Chester about 1643 in Eastham, Mass.

Children from this marriage were:

257       i.  Ruth Chase ??? Cole

         ii.  John Cole was born in 1644.

        iii.  Timothy Cole was born in 1646.

         iv.  Hepzebah Cole was born in 1649.

          v.  Israel Cole was born in 1653.

         vi.  James Cole was born in 1655.

        vii.  Mary Cole was born in 1658.

       viii.  William Cole was born in 1663.

515. Ruth Chester was born in 1627 and died on 15 Dec 1694 in Eastham, Mass at age 67.

Ruth married Daniel ??? Cole about 1643 in Eastham, Mass.

516. Joseph Carpenter, son of William "Immigrant" Carpenter and Abigail (Not Searles) Briant, was born about 6 Apr 1634 in Berkshire, England, died on 23 May 1695 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Mass about age 61, and was buried in Barrington, Providence County, Rhode Island.

General Notes: In 1645 Joseph and his parental family moved from Weymouth to Rehoboth, MA., where Joseph reached his age of majority. Joseph married Margaret SUTTON (Sabin per Savage) on 25 May 1655; who also lists about tenchren they issued of this marriage. Savage history notation: "He was one of the founders of the earliest Baptist churches in Massachusetts..." He was buried two days after the birth of his youngest child. His widow died in 1700, aged 65 years. Per Diet/Savage: He (Joseph) was one of the founders of the earliest Baptist church in Massachusetts andwas buried two days after birth of last child (Margaret

Joseph was born in England probably about 1633, married Margaret Sutton, daughter of John Sutton, May 25, 1655. He was buried May 6, 1675, two days after the birth of the youngest child. There is no doubt but that he is the Joseph who was Plaintiff in Court at Hartford, Conn., in June 1648. Joseph was buried near the 100-acre cove in Barrington. Margaret (Sutton) Carpenter was buried in the East Providence burial ground. The stone is marked "MC DY 1700 A G 65" The letters on this stone are very plain.
Joseph was one of the founders of the first Baptist church in Massachusetts in 1663. Rev. Mr. Miles formed the fourth Baptist church in America, at Swansea , consisting of seven members. Joseph was one of the seven members who contributed to the building of the house in, consequence of which he was fined five pounds, prohibited from worship for the space of one month. The variance that appeared in their religious belief did not disturb his business relations with the family or settlers of Rehoboth, as he was one of the company of the North purchase anddrew one share. He moved from Rehoboth to Swansea in 1661 or1662, soon after his father died.
The Plymouth Colony Records say that on "May 25, 1657, Joseph Carpenter has eight acres of land granted him, adjoining the lot he now liveth on, which was given to John Titus."
His will was dated the 3d of May, 1675; he gives land to his three sons, namely, Joseph, Benjamin and John. He also gave unto them his rights in common of Rehoboth, likewise his rights in common in Swansea. His will also reads -"than now my wife is with child, shall have his part in the rights of lands before described." He gives his three sons his tools, excepting an ax and a hoe; these he wills to his wife. He gave his wearing apparel to Joseph and Benjamin. To his five daughters he gave ten shillings apiece, to be paid them by his wife. He gives his wife his housing, house, lot, and all his lands and goods, but if she married again, she was to give up one half , and the rest she was to enjoy while she lived, and was to be at her disposal to "some or one of my children" as was most dutiful to her. He gives her all the rest of his real estate, and she was to pay his daughter's legacies and debts. He appointed his wife the executrix; and he desired his loving brothers William and Samuel to be his overseers.
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One of the founders of the Baptist Church in Massachusetts in 1663 (Swansea, Bristol, MA).Also had five daughters of unknown name Note: Torrey also gives 25 May 1655 as possible marriage date.
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was son of William and Abigail CARPENTER. His siblings were John, William, Hannah, twins Abiah & Abigail, and Samuel. In 1638 Joseph sailedvia the BEVIS from England to Weymouth, MA with his parents, grandfather, siblings and a family
servant.The grandfather returned to England on the BEVIS about two years later. In 1645 Joseph and his parental family moved from Weymouth to Rehoboth, MA., where Joseph reached his age of majority. Joseph married Margaret SUTTON (Sabin per
Savage) on 25 May 1655; who also lists about ten chren they issued ofthis marriage. Savage history notation: 'He was one of the founders of the earliest Baptist churches in Massachusetts...' He was buried two days after the birth of his youngest child. His
widow died in 1700, aged 65 years. Per Diet/Savage: He (Joseph) was one of the founders of the earliest Baptist church in Massachusetts andwas buried two days after birth of last child (Margaret). ALSO: 'Joseph (Carpenter) Swanzey, one of the
founders of the first Baptist church in Mass. Source: Gen, Reg.of 1stSettlers of New England by Farmer, John, pub 1979-Balt.

REFERENCES: CARPENTER & ALLIED FAMILIES by Annie 1. Carpenter,1936. American Historical Society, p. 15. THE DICTIONARY OF NEW ENGLAND, Vol.I by Savage, p.336 GENEALOGICAL REGISTER OF 1st SETTLERS OF NEW ENGLAND, by Farmer, John,pub.1979-Baltimore. NEW ENGLAND MARRIAGES PRIOR TO1700. P. 135 \

New England Marriages Prior to 1700 Author: Clarence Almon Torrey
Publication: Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1985
The Plymouth Colony Records say that on "May 25, 1657, Joseph Carpenter has eight acres of land granted him, adjoining the lot he now liveth on, which was given to John Titus". Will dated 3 May, 1676, gives land to his 3 sons, Joseph, Benjamin,
John.. The elder Joseph Carpenter was not born at Amesbury (the ancestral home of the Providence Carpenters, not those of Rehoboth) in 1628 but was baptized at Shalbourne, Wiltshire, on 6 April 1634 (Shalbourne Parish Records [Bishop's Transcripts],Bundle 1, Wiltshire Record Office, Trowbridge [FHL film 1279426, item 11]); and he didn't die at Rehoboth on 23 May 1695 but was buried at Swansea on 6 May 1675 (Swansea VR, A:147). Wife Margaret died not at Rehoboth in 1677/1678 but at Swansea between 21 March 1675/6 and 4 October 1676 (Plymouth Colony Wills, 3:2:33, 36, 37).

Noted events in his life were:

• He immigrated in 1638 to In 1638 Joseph Sailed Via The Bevis From England To Weymouth, MA With His Parents, Grandfather, Siblings And A Family Servant. The Grandfather Returned To England On The Bevis About Two Years Later..

Joseph married Margaret Sutton on 25 May 1655 in Rehoboth, Mass.

Children from this marriage were:

258       i.  Benjamin Carpenter

         ii.  Joseph Carpenter was born on 15 Aug 1656 in Rehoboth, Bristol, MA and died on 26 Feb 1718 at age 61.

        iii.  Abigail Carpenter was born on 15 Mar 1659 in Rehoboth, Bristol, MA.

         iv.  Esther Carpenter was born on 10 Mar 1661 in Rehoboth, Bristol, MA.

          v.  Martha Carpenter

         vi.  John Carpenter was born on 21 Jan 1671 in Swansea, Bristol, MA.

        vii.  Hannah Carpenter was born on 21 Jan 1671 in Swansea, Bristol, MA and died in 1750 at age 79.

       viii.  Margaret Carpenter was born on 4 May 1675 in Swansea, Bristol, MA and died on 6 May 1751 at age 76.

         ix.  Solomon Carpenter

517. Margaret Sutton, daughter of John "Immigrant" Sutton and Julia Ann Julian Little, was born in 1634 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Mass, died in 1676 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Mass at age 42, and was buried in East Providence Burial Ground, Providence, Rhode Island.

Margaret married Joseph Carpenter on 25 May 1655 in Rehoboth, Mass.

518. William Weekes, son of George "Immigrant" Weeks and Jane "Immigrant" Clap, was born in 1628 in Salcombe Regis, Devonshire, England and died on 13 Dec 1677 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Mass at age 49.

William married Elizabeth Atherton in 1650 in Dorchester, Sufflok, Mass.

The child from this marriage was:

259       i.  Renew Weeks

519. Elizabeth Atherton, daughter of Humphrey "Immigrant" Atherton and Mary Wales, was born on 28 Sep 1628 in Minwich, England, died on 20 Feb 1710 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Mass at age 81, and was buried in Old Dorchester Graveyard, MA.

General Notes: Not Elizabeth Atherton according to Torrey, but many researchers say it was that Elizabeth; the Athertons and Weekes lived in Dorchester, belonged to the church there, and William Weekes' youngest brother married a sister of Elizabeth Atherton, so for the time being assume William Weekes married Elizabeth, daughter of Humphrey Atherton (DMVD) and Mary Wales.,

Elizabeth married William Weekes in 1650 in Dorchester, Sufflok, Mass.

Elizabeth next married Timothy Mather.

528. Ezra Colburn,⁶¹ son of Edward "Immigrant" Colburn and Hannah "?Rolfe", was born on 16 Mar 1658 in Ipswich, Essex, Mass and died in Jun 1739 in Dracut, Middlesex, Mass at age 81.

Ezra married Hannah Varnum ⁶² on 22 Nov 1681 in Ipswich, Mass.

Children from this marriage were:

264       i.  Ezra Colburn

         ii.  Samuel Colburn was born in 1684.

        iii.  Abraham Colburn was born in 1687.

         iv.  John Colburn was born in 1690.

          v.  Sarah Colburn was born in 1694.

         vi.  Hannah Colburn was born in 1695.

529. Hannah Varnum,⁶² daughter of Samuel Varnum and Sarah Langton, was born on 22 May 1661 in Ipswich, Essex, Mass and died after 1699 in Dracut, Middlesex, Mass.

Hannah married Ezra Colburn ⁶¹ on 22 Nov 1681 in Ipswich, Mass.

530. Phillip "Immigrant" Nelson,⁶³ son of Thomas Nelson and Dorothy Stapleton, was born in 1633 in Cottingham, England and died on 20 Aug 1691 in Rowley, Essex, Mass at age 58.

Noted events in his life were:

• Military: Capt Against French At Nova Scotia( Under Sir William Phillips).

Phillip married Elizabeth Lowell ⁶⁴ on 11 Dec 1666 in Rowley, Essex, Mass.

Children from this marriage were:

265       i.  Lucy Nelson

         ii.  Eightother Children Nelson

531. Elizabeth Lowell,⁶⁴ daughter of John Lowell and Elizabeth "Immigrant" Goodale, was born on 16 Feb 1646 in Newburyport, Essex, Mass and died on 14 Dec 1731 in Rowley, Essex, Mass at age 85.

Elizabeth married Phillip "Immigrant" Nelson ⁶³ on 11 Dec 1666 in Rowley, Essex, Mass.

532. Thomas Jewell, son of Thomas Jewell and Grizel Carey Fletcher, was born on 27 Feb 1643 in Braintree, Mass and died between 1702 and 1707 in Amesbury, Mass.

General Notes: THOMAS JEWELL removed from Hingham to Amesbury about 1687

Thomas married Susannah Guilford on 18 Oct 1672.

The child from this marriage was:

266       i.  Thomas Jewell

533. Susannah Guilford, daughter of John Guilford and Mary Norton, was born on 2 Nov 1651 in Hingham, Mass and died in Amesbury, Mass.

Susannah married Thomas Jewell on 18 Oct 1672.

534. James Blood, son of Richard Blood and Isabelle Wilkinson, was born about 1646 and died on 13 Sep 1692 in Groton, Mass about age 46.

Noted events in his life were:

• Other: Killed By Indians.

James married Abigail Kemp on 20 Dec 1686 in Billerica, Mass.

The child from this marriage was:

267       i.  Martha Blood

535. Abigail Kemp, daughter of Samuel Kemp and Sarah Foster, was born on 27 Mar 1664 in Billerica, Mass.

Abigail married James Blood on 20 Dec 1686 in Billerica, Mass.

544. John "Immigrant" Keene was born in 1578 in London, England and died on 14 Nov 1649 in Hignham, Plymouth, MA at age 71.

General Notes: Among the first who came to America was John Keen, a mariner, who wasborn in England in 1578. He came in the ship Confidence from Southampton, England, sailing 11 Apr 1638. With him came his wife,(Martha) andtheir children. He settled in Hingham, MA, where he opened a tavern. He died in 1650, at the age of 72. (see Pioneers of MA page 265; Savage Genealogical Dictionary, Vol 3)
KEEN John - Born 1578 in England, d 14 Nov 1649 at Hingham MA, s/o?? John KEEN m Martha ______b 1578 in England, d 1638 at sea. Ch; __; __; Josiah Jr q.v.; John b 1621; Elizabeth; Martha b 1625; Sarah b1625.

John Keen was born in London, on London Bridge, about 1578, accordingto a family record written by his great-grandson, Hezekiah Keen. Johndied in Hingham, MA, 14 November 1649. John and his family came to America on the ship Confidence which sailed out of Southampton, England, 24 April 1638. The family consisted of his 60 year old wife, Martha, his 17 year old son, John, Jr., his 13 year old daughter, Elizabeth, and his other children, Martha, Josiah, and Sarah. There were two sons who remained in England. The family settled in Hingham where Johnwas a mariner and an innkeeper.

Noted events in his life were:

• He emigrated between 1632 and 1638 from John Was A Mariner In England, But Opened A Tavern In Hingham. John Came To Massachusetts On The Confidence In 1638.

John married Martha about 1595 in England.

Children from this marriage were:

272       i.  Josiah Keene

         ii.  John Keene was born in 1621.

        iii.  Elizabeth Keene

         iv.  Martha Keene was born in 1596.

          v.  Sarah Keene was born about 1600.

545. Martha was born about 1580 in England and died in 1638 at sea On Confidence?? about age 58.

Martha married John "Immigrant" Keene about 1595 in England.

546. Thomas "Immigrant" Little was born in 1609 in Devonshire, England and died on 12 Mar 1672 in Marshfield, Plymouth, MA at age 63.

General Notes: On 19 Apr 1633 Anna married Thomas Little, at Plymouth, MA. Born ca 1608/1613 at England. Thomas died at Marshfield, MA, in Mar 1671. Buried on 12 Mar 1671 in Marshfield, MA. Occupation: lawyer. Thomas came from Devonshire, England. Thomas resided in Plymouth in 1632, then removed before 1662 to that part of Marshfield called Littletown, when he was constable of that town in 1662. He was also "Keeper of the Colony of New Plymouth books".

Noted events in his life were:

• Other: 1637, On Plymouth Tax List.

• Misc: Considered A Founding Father ( Surviving Settler) Of New Plymouth.

Thomas married Anna Warren on 19 Apr 1633 in Plymouth, Mass.

The child from this marriage was:

273       i.  Abigail Little

547. Anna Warren, daughter of Richard "Mayflower" Warren and Elizabeth (Walker), was born in 1612 in England and died after 15 Feb 1676 in Marshfield, Plymouth, MA.

Noted events in her life were:

• Other: Mayflower Descendent.

• Misc: Considered A Founding Father ( Surviving Settler) Of New Plymouth.

Anna married Thomas "Immigrant" Little on 19 Apr 1633 in Plymouth, Mass.

548. Alexander "Immigrant" Nathaniel Baker was born in 1607 in London, England and died on 11 May 1685 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts at age 78.

General Notes: 1632c.: Alexander Baker married Elizabeth Farrar at London (Middlesex) England. Children, born in London: 1) Elizabeth; born 1632; married1651, Thomas Watkins and 2) Christina; born in 1634; marriage May 18,1654, Simon Roberts. Children, born at Boston, Massachusetts: 3) Alexander,. III. (see below); 4) Samuel; born November 16, 1638; married December 29, 1656, Hannah Winthrop or Eleanor Winslow at Marshfield, Massachusetts; 5) John; born April 20, 1640; married January 8, 1664, Thankful Foster; died November 7, 1732 at Boston; 6) Joshua; born April 30, 1642; married September 13, 1674, Hannah Tonge; died December 27, 1717 at New London, Connecticut; 7) Hannah; born on July 29, 1644; married John Alger; 8) William; born May 15, 1647; married Eleanor (unknown); 9) Sarah; born May 25, 1651; married Jonathan Wales; 10) Benjamin; born July 30, 1652, died young and 12) Josiah; born February 26, 1655; married May Cross.
"Baker Family Records" by Jesse Montgomery Seaver; American Historical-Genealogical Society; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; 1929

1607c: Alexander Baker born in London, England.
1635: He came to Boston, Massachusetts on the ship "Elizabeth", William Cooper, Master, bringing a wife Elizabeth Farrar, aged 23 years, and daughters Elizabeth, aged 3 years and Christian, aged 1. He was in London, engaged in the manufacture of cordage, and soon after landing in Boston became interested in shipping and commercial business, and was a very prominent and successful merchant.
"Colonial Families of the United States of America" by George NorburyMacKenzie; IV28; Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc.; Baltimore, Maryland (Colonial Families SR) (929.1 Col CSL)

1635, April: Alexander Baker, wife and first two daughters arrived inPlymouth from England sailing on the ship "Elizabeth Ann". They spenta very short time in Plymouth Colony and then moved to Duxbury, Marshfield, and finally settled in Boston, Massachusetts in the same year. Some of the Baker boys married into the Bradford and Winslow families.Alexander was a rope maker and collar maker.
"The Boston Book" by John Winthrop

1635, Aprille: The ptie here under named with hie wife children is tobe transported to New England embarqued in the Elizabeth Ann, WilliamCooper, Master found thither his ptie hath brought testimony from theMinister of the conformitie to the orgers and discipline of the Church of England from the two Justices of peace yet he hath taken the oaths of Allegeance Suprenacie.
Alexander Baker, 28; Vzor Elizabeth, 23; Elizabeth, 3; Christian, 1; Clement Chaplin, 48 and Willaim Swayne 50 years.
"Seven Hundred Ancestors" by Lewis Keeler Leonard; pp. 12-3; privately published; 1975 (929.2 L581-1 LAPL)

Occupation Note: His occupation was that of a collar (rope) maker.
"Seven Hundred Ancestors" by Lewis Keeler Leonard; pp. 12-3; privately published; 1975 (929.2 L581-1 LAPL)

Noted events in his life were:

• He immigrated on 28 Apr 1635 to Arrived Plymouth Colony Aboard Ship Elizabeth Ann.

Alexander married Elizabeth "Immigrant" Farrar about 1630 in Village Of Clifford's Inn, London Parish (London) England.

The child from this marriage was:

274       i.  Samuel Baker

549. Elizabeth "Immigrant" Farrar was born in 1611 in City Of London, London Parish (London) England and died after 1655 in Boston Settlement, Massachusetts Bay Colony.

Elizabeth married Alexander "Immigrant" Nathaniel Baker about 1630 in Village Of Clifford's Inn, London Parish (London) England.

550. Kenelm "Immigrant" Winslow,⁴⁶ son of Edward Winslow and Magdalene Oliver, was born on 29 Apr 1599 in Droitwich , Worcestershire, England, was christened on 3 May 1599 in St Peters Church, Droitwich , Worcestershire, England, died on 12 Sep 1672 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts at age 73, and was buried on 13 Sep 1672 in Salem, Mass.
(Duplicate. See Person 512 on Page 1)

551. Eleanor "Immigrant" Newton ⁴⁶ was born about 1598 in England, died on 5 Dec 1681 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Mass about age 83, and was buried on 5 Dec 1681 in Marshfield, Mass.
(Duplicate. See Person 513 on Page 1)

552. Arthur "Immigrant" Howland, son of Henry Howland and Unknown, was born between 1607 and 1610 in England and died in Oct 1675 in Marshfield, New Plymouth Colony, New England.

General Notes: Plymouth Colony: Its History and People 1620-1691 Part One: Chronological Histories
Chapter 5: Quaker Ranters, Baptist Schismatics, and Indians with Tongues Running Out (1657-1675)
xxx Thomas Prence, that "Terrour to evill doers," was not known for his compassion towards Quakers. And few families were more identified with the Quakers than those of Arthur and Henry Howland, the two brothers of Mayflower passenger and erstwhile Assistant, John Howland. As early as 22 December 1657, Mr. William Collier and Capt. Josias Winslow,having knowledge of a Quaker meeting to take place at Arthur Howland's [p.94] house in Marshfield, sent Constable John Phillips of Marshfield to interrupt the meeting and arrest a Quaker leader, Robert Huchin. As Phillips testified, he could not apprehend Huchin, being hindered by Howland, who told Phillips "hee would have either a sword or a gun in the belly of him." Seventeen-year-old Samuel Hunt testified thatZoeth Howland, son of Henry, had told him he would not go to a churchmeeting with him "to hear lyes, and that the devill could teach as good a sermon as the minnisters." Henry Howland himself was disenfranchised, along with William Newland, on 6 October 1659 for being an abettor and entertainer of Quakers.10 Governor Prence would not have relished being related to this conglomeration of radicals.

Howland, Arthur Plymouth Colony, p.310
?A brother of 1620 Mayflower passenger John Howland, q.v., Arthur Howland arrived in Plymouth much later. The first mention of him in New England records is in Lechford'sNotebook, p. 297-99, where he is described in 1640 as aDuxbury planter. Robert S. Wakefield and Robert M. Sherman,"Arthur Howland of Plymouth, Mass. 1640, and his Wife Margaret (_____) Walker, and Their children," NGSQ 71:84,give a comprehensive presentation of his FAM, including his children Deborah, Mary, Martha, Elizabeth, and Arthur,together with what is known about the grandCHILren. It was son Arthur who married Elizabeth Prence and acquired a somewhat reluctant father-in-law, Gov. Thomas Prence (see text). Arthur, Sr. is mentioned in Plymouth records as a Quaker. He was buried at Marshfield 30 October 1675. See also George E. McCracken, "The Will of Arthur Howland,Senior, of Marshfield," NEHGR 104:221.Of Fen Stanton, Huntingdonshire, England

Noted events in his life were:

• He had a religion in Quaker; Played Significant If Not Notorious Quaker Role In Plymouth- Quakers Were Not A Liked Group In Those Days.

• He was employed in 1640 Duxbury Planter.

• Background: Brother Of Mayflower Pilgrim John Howland And Henry Howland.

• He immigrated To Plymouth between 1633 and 1640 to Duxbury.

Arthur married Margaret (Reed?) Walker.

The child from this marriage was:

276       i.  Arthur Howland

553. Margaret (Reed?) Walker was born about 1605 in England and died on 22 Jan 1683 in 22 Jan 1682/83 about age 78.

Margaret married Arthur "Immigrant" Howland.

554. Thomas Prence, son of Thomas Prence and Unknown, was born about 1600 in Gloucestrieshire, England and died on 29 Mar 1673 in Plymouth, MA about age 73.

General Notes: Immigrated 1621 on the ship Fortune to Plymouth
Plymouth Govenor many times 1634-1672; he was the most important and influential man in Plymouth after Bradford's death

Noted events in his life were:

• Public service: Leading Role In Plymouth Affairs; One Of Plymouth Undertakers.

• Military: Considered A Founding Father ( Surviving Settler) Of New Plymouth.

Thomas married Mary Collier on 1 Apr 1635 in Plymouth, Mass.

Children from this marriage were:

277       i.  Elizabeth Prence

         ii.  Jane Prence

        iii.  Mary Prence

         iv.  Sarah Prence

          v.  Judith Prence

Thomas next married Patience Brewster on 5 Aug 1624, daughter of William "Mayflower" Brewster and Mary "Mayflower" Unkln.

Thomas next married Freeman.

Thomas next married Mary.

555. Mary Collier, daughter of William Collier and Jane Clarke, was born on 18 Feb 1611 and died about 1644 about age 33.

Noted events in her life were:

• Misc: Considered A Founding Father ( Surviving Settler) Of New Plymouth.

Mary married Thomas Prence on 1 Apr 1635 in Plymouth, Mass.

556. Robert "Immigrant" Barker was born in 1616 in England and died in 1691 in Duxbury, Plymouth, MA at age 75.

Noted events in his life were:

• He had a residence between 1632 and 1633 in Apprentice In Plymouth.

• He immigrated in 1632 to Emigration Place: Plymouth, MA.

• He had a residence in 1654 in Freeman In Marshfield; Owned A Ferry.

Robert married Lucy ??? Williams.

The child from this marriage was:

278       i.  Robert Barker

557. Lucy ??? Williams was born before 1620 in England and died before 1691.

Lucy married Robert "Immigrant" Barker.

558. Anthony "Immigrant" Snowe was born in 1619 in Middlesex, England and died in Aug 1692 in Marshfield, Plymouth, MA at age 73.

Noted events in his life were:

• He emigrated about 1638.

• He had a residence before 1651 in Moved To Marshfield Mass ; Became A Constable.

• He was employed in Feltmaker.

• Misc: Considered A Founding Father ( Surviving Settler) Of New Plymouth.

Anthony married Abigail Warren on 9 Nov 1639 in Plymouth, Plymouth, MA.

Children from this marriage were:

279       i.  Alice Snowe

         ii.  Josias Snowe was born in 1644.

        iii.  Lydia Snowe was born on 14 Jul 1645.

         iv.  Sarah Snowe was born in 1650.

          v.  Abigail Snowe was born on 10 Mar 1651.

559. Abigail Warren, daughter of Richard "Mayflower" Warren and Elizabeth (Walker), was born in 1618 in England and died in 1692 in Plymouth, MA at age 74.

Noted events in her life were:

• Other: Mayflower Descendent.

• Misc: Considered A Founding Father ( Surviving Settler) Of New Plymouth.

Abigail married Anthony "Immigrant" Snowe on 9 Nov 1639 in Plymouth, Plymouth, MA.

560. Christopher "Immigrant" Wadsworth was born on 1 Dec 1609 in Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England and died between 31 Jul 1677 and Sep 1678 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Mass.

General Notes: Christopher Wadsworth - the common ancestor of the Maine/ Massachusetts Wadsworths immigrated with his brother William from England around 1632. Unlike many of the earlier Pilgrims, the Wadsworths had early advantages in education and society, and thus became recognized leadersearly upon their arrival. Christopher settled, lived, and died in Duxbury and was one of the earliest settlers and the first town constable (Jan 1634), an office at that time to which none but the most faithful and honest were elevated. He held positions of deputy, selectman,and surveyor.

Noted events in his life were:

• He immigrated on 16 Sep 1632 to Most Likely On Ship Lion To Boston, Mass( Other Ships About This Same Time).

• Other: Freeman 1633; Constable Of Duxbury 1637-1638.

Christopher married Grace Cole about 1630 in England.

Children from this marriage were:

280       i.  Joseph Wadsworth

         ii.  Mary Wadsworth was born about 1659.

        iii.  Samuel Wadsworth was born in 1635.

         iv.  John Wadsworth was born about 1638.

561. Grace Cole was born between 1607 and 1617 in England and died on 13 Jun 1688 in Duxbury, Mass.

General Notes: Grace Cole connection not proven very well yet; but stated in Wadsworth Family in America book as Grace Cole

Grace married Christopher "Immigrant" Wadsworth about 1630 in England.

562. Gamaliel ???? Wait .

Gamaliel married Mary.

The child from this marriage was:

281       i.  Abigail Wait

563. Mary .

Mary married Gamaliel ???? Wait.

564. Thomas Wiswell, son of Robert Wiswell and Unknown, was born on 30 Sep 1601 in Warrington, Lancashire, England and died on 6 Dec 1683 in Newton, Middlesex, MA at age 82.

General Notes: Elder Thomas Wiswall immigrated from England with his brother John in1635. Settled in Dorchester, Massachusetts. Moved to Cambridge Villiage, now Newton, about 1654. He owned a farm of four hundred acres, including Wiswall Pond. He was installed ruling elder of the Cambridge Villiage Church, July 20, 1664, and acted as assistant pastor.

Noted events in his life were:

• Misc: Captain And Elder Titles Have Been Associated With Him.

• Misc: Elder Thomas Wiswell Came From England And Settled In Dorchester,.

Thomas married Elizabeth Berbage in 1632 in Lancashire, England.

Children from this marriage were:

          i.  Enoch Wiswell was born in 1633 in England and died on 28 Nov 1706 in Dorchester, Sufflolk, Mass at age 73.

282      ii.  Ichabod Wiswell

565. Elizabeth Berbage was born in 1604 in England and died about 1665 in Dorchester, Norfolk, Mass about age 61.

Noted events in her life were:

• She emigrated in 1635 from On Ship James To Plymouth Colony From England.

Elizabeth married Thomas Wiswell in 1632 in Lancashire, England.

568. William Bradford, son of William "Mayflower" Bradford and Alice Carpenter, was born on 17 Jun 1624 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Mass and died on 20 Feb 1704 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Mass at age 79.

General Notes: Major William Bradford Commanded Plymouth troops throughout Massachusetts in King Phillip's War. Held key government positions within Plymouth colony.
( From Microsoft(R) Encarta(R) 98 Encyclopedia): Philip (Native American chief) (died 1676), sachem, or chief, of the Wampanoag tribe of Native North Americans and the second son of the Wampanoag chief Massasoit, who for nearly 40 years had been the first and staunchest ally of the Pilgrim settlers of Plymouth, in what is now Massachusetts (see Pilgrims). Originally named Metacomet, he was called Philip by the English settlers. In 1662 Philip succeeded his brother and formally renewedthe treaties of his father, which he honored for some years. The colonists, however, made continual encroachments on native lands. In retaliation Philip formed a confederation of tribes and in 1675 led an uprising now known as King Philip's War. They burned towns and killed manyof the inhabitants. In return the colonists captured Native American women and children, destroyed crops, and promised immunity to Native American deserters. In December 1675 the colonists won a major victory.During the spring of 1676 the Native Americans held out, but their numbers steadily diminished, and in August, Philip was killed. The war then ended, and resistance to further colonial settlements in southern New England ceased.

Noted events in his life were:

• Military: Chief Military MAN In Plymouth Next To Myles Standish.

• Other: Mayflower Descendent.

William married Alice Richards after 23 Apr 1650 in Plymouth, Mass.

Children from this marriage were:

284       i.  Samuel Bradford

         ii.  John Bradford was born in 1652 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Mass and died in 1736 at age 84.

        iii.  William Bradford was born in 1654 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Mass and died in 1687 at age 33.

         iv.  Thomas Bradford was born in 1657 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Mass and died in 1708 at age 51.

          v.  Alice Bradford was born in 1659 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Mass and died about 1745 about age 86.

         vi.  Mercy Bradford was born in 1660 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Mass and died in 1700 at age 40.

        vii.  Hannah Bradford was born in 1662 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Mass and died in 1738 at age 76.

       viii.  Melatiah Bradford was born in 1664 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Mass.

         ix.  Mary Bradford was born in 1668.

          x.  Sarah Bradford was born in 1671.

569. Alice Richards, daughter of Thomas Richards and Welthian Loring, was born on 7 Apr 1629 in Pitminster, Somerset, England and died on 12 Dec 1671 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Mass at age 42.

Alice married William Bradford after 23 Apr 1650 in Plymouth, Mass.

570. John Rogers Jr. son of John Rogers and Anna Churchman, was born about 1640 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Mass and died on 28 Jun 1732 in Barrington, Bristol, Rhode Island about age 92.

Noted events in his life were:

• Other: Mayflower Descendent.

John married Elizabeth Pabodie on 16 Nov 1666 in Duxbury, Plymouth, MA.

Children from this marriage were:

285       i.  Hannah Rogers

         ii.  John Rogers was born on 22 Sep 1670 in Duxbury, Plymouth Co., MA and died on 2 Nov 1696 in Boston, Mass at age 26.

        iii.  Elizabeth Rogers was born on 16 Apr 1675.

         iv.  Sarah Rogers was born on 4 May 1677.

          v.  Ruth Rogers was born on 18 Apr 1675 and died on 18 Apr 1725 at age 50.

571. Elizabeth Pabodie, daughter of William Pabodie and Elizabeth Alden, was born on 24 Apr 1647 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Mass and died between 4 Apr 1677 and 21 Oct 1679 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Mass.

Elizabeth married John Rogers Jr. on 16 Nov 1666 in Duxbury, Plymouth, MA.

572. Benjamin Bartlett, son of Robert Bartlett and Mary Warren, was born before 6 Jun 1633 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Mass and died in Duxbury, Plymouth, Mass.

General Notes: Benjamin Bartlett [Constable 1662/1663] was born around 1634 and lived until at least 1691. The Bartlett family had enough money for servants; nevertheless he stole cedar bolts from someone's swamp in 1669. He had at least one son, Benjamin junior. He was a selectman 18 times,the most of any of these constables; this suggests that he was a well-respected man.
31 June 1653. Propounded a freeman (PCR 3:31); 6 June 1654. Admitteda freeman (PCR 3:48); c. 1658. Listed as a freeman of Duxbury (PCR 8:198); 29 May 1670. A free man of Duxbury (PCR 5:275); June 1689. Listed again as a free man of Duxbury (PCR 8:204).
3 June 1662. Appointed constable of Duxbury (PCR 4:14).
10 June 1662. Appointed excise tax collector for Duxbury (PCR 4:23);8 June 1664. Appointed excise tax collector again (PCR 4:67).
16 June 1664. Assisted examining the treasury accounts (PCR 8:110).
A Select Man of Duxbury (PCR 4:124-6:264) Beginning 5 June 1666.. This continued uninterrupted yearly until his term beginning 5 June 1671. Select Man yet again: 3 June 1673; 3 June 1674; 1 June 1675; 5 June 1678; 7 June 1681; Continued uninterrupted as a town select man until 1687; Then again on: 3 June 1690; 2 June 1691.
5 June 1667. Complained about his servant John Cooper, "for refusing to serve him unless his indenture could be produced" (PCR 4:154)... fewer than three years had been served, so the court said in effect, 'agree to serve, or be whipped and be forced to agree.'
8 December 1669. Served on jury examining the riding accident of JohnPaybody (PCR 5:29).
3 June 1673. On jury investigating the death of Thomas Phelpps' daughter of Yarmouth in a boat wreck, and another boat wreck that killed the wife of Richard Tayler of Yarmouth (PCR 5:122-123). .
1681. Benjamin Bartlett junior becomes constable of Duxbury (PCR 6:60); in the records, a clear distinction is made between the junior and the senior.
2 June 1685. Deputy of Duxbury (PCR 6:164).
Legal: 1 June 1669. A controversy arose regarding Bartlett, Edward Gray and John Thompson cutting cedar bolts from the swamps. They agreed(with the owning parties) to pay each one's share of the fines (PCR 5:21).
Estate Management: 5 July 1671. Appointed with Governor Thomas Prence, Constant Southworth, and Thomas Clarke, or any three of them, to administer the estate of Mr. William Collyare (PCR 5:68). This is mentioned again in similar fashion on 29 October 1671 (PCR 5:80).

Noted events in his life were:

• Other: Mayflower Descendent.

Benjamin married Sarah Brewster after 4 Apr 1654 in Duxbury, Mass.

Children from this marriage were:

286       i.  Benjamin Bartlett

         ii.  Samuel Bartlett was born in 1662.

        iii.  Rebecca Bartlett was born before 1664.

573. Sarah Brewster, daughter of Love "Mayflower" Brewster and Sarah Collier, was born about 1635 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Mass and died after 5 Mar 1668 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Mass.

Noted events in her life were:

• Other: Mayflower Descendent.

Sarah married Benjamin Bartlett after 4 Apr 1654 in Duxbury, Mass.

574. William Pabodie, son of John Pabodie and Isabel Brittaine?, was born in 1619 in Prob "St Alban, Hertfordshire, " England, died on 13 Dec 1707 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island at age 88, and was buried in Old Commons Cemetery, Little Compton, Newport Co., RI.

Noted events in his life were:

• He was employed in Yeoman; Boatman; Planter; Wheelwright.

• Other: Freeman 1651; Grew Up In Duxbury.

• He had a residence in One Of 1St Settlers; 1684 Moved To Little Compton, Rhode Island, Then An Extension Of Plymouth Colony..

William married Elizabeth Alden on 26 Dec 1644 in Plymouth, Mass.

Children from this marriage were:

571       i.  Elizabeth Pabodie

287      ii.  Ruth Pabodie

        iii.  John Pabodie was born on 4 Oct 1645 in Duxbury, Plymouth Co., MA and died on 17 Nov 1669 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Mass at age 24.

         iv.  Mary Pabodie was born on 7 Aug 1648 in Duxbury, Plymouth Co., MA and died after 11 Dec 1727.

          v.  Mercy Pabodie was born on 2 Jan 1650 in Duxbury, Plymouth Co., MA and died on 26 Sep 1728 at age 78.

         vi.  Martha Pabodie was born on 24 Feb 1650 in Duxbury, Plymouth Co., MA and died on 25 Jan 1712 in Probably Little Compton, Newport Co., RI at age 61.

        vii.  Priscella Pabodie was born on 16 Nov 1652 in Duxbury, Plymouth Co., MA and died on 2 Mar 1653 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Mass.

       viii.  Sarah Pabodie was born on 7 Aug 1656 in Duxbury, Plymouth Co., MA and died on 27 Aug 1740 in Old Commons Cemetery, Little Compton, Newport Co., RI at age 84.

         ix.  William Pabodie was born on 24 Nov 1664 in Duxbury, Plymouth Co., MA and died on 17 Sep 1744 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island at age 79.

          x.  Priscella Pabodie was born on 15 Jan 1653 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Mass and died on 3 Jun 1724 in Kingston, Pymouth, Mass at age 71.

575. Elizabeth Alden, daughter of John "Mayflower" Alden and Priscilla "Mayflower" Mullins, was born between 1624 and 1625 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Mass, died on 31 May 1717 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, and was buried in Old Commons Cemetery, Little Compton, Newport Co., RI.

General Notes: First white girl born in New England (supposedly).

Noted events in her life were:

• Other: Mayflower Descendent.

Elizabeth married William Pabodie on 26 Dec 1644 in Plymouth, Mass.

710. Thomas Staples .

Thomas married Mehetable Gaunt.

The child from this marriage was:

355       i.  Mary Staples

711. Mehetable Gaunt .

Mehetable married Thomas Staples.

712. John Sharp, son of William Sharp and Hannah, was born on 29 Dec 1661 in Flower, Northamptonshire, England and died on 9 Dec 1729 in Evesham, Burlington, NJ at age 67.

General Notes: He was one of three Quaker brothers who came to America on the ship Sam uel in 1682. One of 23 ships arranged by Wm. Penn to settle Pennsylvan ia. John and his brothers William and Hugh settled in New Jersey.1 2
Birth: 29 OCT 1661 in Flower, Northamptonshire, England
Occupation: tailor 3
Residence: Northampton River Burlington Co, NJ

John married Elizabeth Paine on 17 Jun 1688 in Burlington, NJ.

The child from this marriage was:

356       i.  William Sharp

713. Elizabeth Paine, daughter of John Paine and Elizabeth (Sarah) Field, was born on 19 Feb 1666 in England and died on 28 Nov 1705 in Burlington Co, NJ at age 39.

Elizabeth married John Sharp on 17 Jun 1688 in Burlington, NJ.

714. Francis Austin was born in 1674 in Aynhoe, Northamptonshire, England and died in Evesham, Burlington, NJ.

Francis married Mary Borton on 15 Sep 1696 in Haddenfield, Burlington, NJ.

The child from this marriage was:

357       i.  Mary Austin

715. Mary Borton, daughter of John Borton and Annie Kinton, was born on 5 Oct 1679 in Aynhoe, Northamptonshire, England and died in 1739 in Evesham, Burlington, NJ at age 60.

Mary married Francis Austin on 15 Sep 1696 in Haddenfield, Burlington, NJ.

716. William Stratton, son of Caleb ?? Stratton and Mary ?? Adams, was born in 1676 in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England and died in Oct 1709 in Albany, NY at age 33.

General Notes: from "A Book of Strattons" p. 239:
In the autumn of 1713 two daughters of Timothy Hancock married Strattons. These two young men, Emanuel Stratton and Mark Stratton, were brothers. The records of their marriages give no clew to their parentage or former residence. In each case the record simply says, "he being a single man." From this date much is known of them. More than a thousand of their descendants have been satisfactorily traced.

Conflicting traditions are found concerning their ancestry.

Cregar's Haine's Ancestry, published in 1887, contains this:

"Emanuel Stratton of Gloucester County, New Jersey, yeoman, a native of Long Island and a member of the Society of Friends is said to have descended from a William Stratton, of Stratford, England, four of whose sons emigrated to America. Emanuel died in 1725 appointing his 'lone brother,' Mark Stratton of Evesham, executor of his will."

This is the belief of many branches of his descendants, founded, as far as the writer has been able to learn, upon tradition only. By a careful study of the original will at Trenton, the word which Cregar supposed to be "lone" proves to be "lovin" as published in Vol. XXI, N. J.Archives, page 479, goes to prove that both occurred prior to May 1, 1690:

"1690, 1st d., 3rd mo. Deed: Daniel Mills of Northampton River, Burlington Co., Yeoman to Timothy Hancock on Cropwell Creek said Co., and wife Susannah, formerly Susannah Ives, for 80 acres to be taken up in West Jersey." And from the same source is a mention of a deed given in 1690,
by Walter Humphries of County of Gloucester, England, by his son and attorney, Joshua Humphries, "to Timothy Hancock and his daughter Elizabeth by his former wife Rachel Firman." Several published works claim that Ann, daughter of Timothy Hancock (wife of Mark Stratton), was thedaughter of his first wife. The above proves that this is not true, as Ann Hancock was born August 11, 1691.

William married Abigail ?? Moore.

Children from this marriage were:

358       i.  Mark Stratton

         ii.  Emmanuel Stratton

717. Abigail ?? Moore was born in Hartford, CT and died in 1709 in Salsbury, CT.

Abigail married William Stratton.

718. Timothy Hancock, son of John Hancock and Anne, was born on 1 Dec 1653 in Brailes, Warwickshire, England and died in 1713 in Evesham, Burlington, NJ at age 60.

General Notes: In 1681 the ship 'Paradise' brought a body of colonists to New Jerseyamong who were Timothy Hancock and his sister Mary, from Warwickshire.
Mary married William Matlock, who came in the 'Kent'. Timothy settledon a tract of 100 acres of land in Burlington County, between the forks of the Pensauken Creek, about two miles from the present town of Moorestown. In 1682, in connection with William Matlock and John Roberts, he bought a piece of land of the Indian chief Tallaca, the originaldeed that is now preserved by a descendant of William Matlock.

"[The following is the deed, verbatim:] 'Know all people that I tallaca have had and Received of and from John Roberts with the consent of the neighborhood at pimsawquin one match coate one Little Runlit of Rum and two bottles of Rum In Consideration whearof I the said taleca doe hearby grant Bargain and sell unto the said John Roberts Timothy Hancock and William Matlock all those plantations at pimsawquin promising for Ever to defend the said John Roberts etc from all other IndiansLaying any Claime theareto in wittness whearof I the said talleca have hear unto my hand and seale the twelveth day of April 1684. [Then the mark of Z talleca.']

"Timothy was a young man when he came to New Jersey. Three years later, -- November 16, 1684, -- he married Rachel Firman, in Evesham monthly meeting. Rachel died before 1690 and Timothy married Susannah Ives.He was a prominent man in the colony.

Timothy Hancock and his sister, then about fifteen, came from their home in Brayles, Warwickshire, England in the ship 'Paradise' arriving in West Jersey on March 7, 1681. Timothy was able to pay the passage money for the two of them. When they landed they had little worldly goods; they were a humble pair and the community readily accepted them. Ayear later Mary let several suitors know that she was spoken for as her heart favored William Matlack. The Quaker ceremony in 1682 was a joyous event; William was thirty-four and Mary sixteen.

Timothy Hancock married first in 1684 Rachel Firman. His second marriage was to Susannah Ives. His 100-acre tract adjoined the Matlack homestead. As more settlers came into the area, William Matlack and Timothy Hancock thought it a good idea to set up a Friends Meeting and withthe consent of the Burlington Friends this was established in the Hancock home in 1685. There on what the Quakers called 'first days' the neighbors met to meditate and pray as they wished.

Noted events in his life were:

• He immigrated on 7 Mar 1681 to With Sister Mary From England.

Timothy married Susannah Ives in May 1690 in Evesham, Burlington, NJ.

Children from this marriage were:

359       i.  Ann Hancock

         ii.  Hannah Hancock

        iii.  John Hancock

Timothy next married Rachel Ferman on 6 Nov 1684 in Evesham Twp, Burlington, NJ.

Children from this marriage were:

          i.  Elizabeth Hancock was born in 1686.

         ii.  Mary Hancock was born in 1688.

719. Susannah Ives was born in 1660 in England Or NJ and died in 1698 in Evesham, Burlington, NJ at age 38.

Susannah married Timothy Hancock in May 1690 in Evesham, Burlington, NJ.

728. John Slawson, son of George Slawson and Unknown, was born on 14 May 1641 in Sandwich, Mass and died on 17 Oct 1706 in Stamford, CT at age 65.

John married Sarah Tuttle on 22 Nov 1663 in New Haven , CT.

Children from this marriage were:

364       i.  Jonathan Slawson

         ii.  John Slawson was born in 1664.

        iii.  Sarah Slawson was born in 1667.

         iv.  Elizabeth Slawson was born in 1673.

John next married Elizabeth Benedict.

729. Sarah Tuttle, daughter of William Tuttle and Elizabeth Matthews, was born before Apr 1642 in New Haven CT and died on 17 Nov 1676 in Stamford, CT.

Noted events in her life were:

• Cause of Death .: Sarah Was Murdered With An Axe By Her Brother Benjamin Tuttle. He Was Hanged In 1677..

Sarah married John Slawson on 22 Nov 1663 in New Haven , CT.

730. Obadiah Stevens, son of Thomas Stevens and Mary Fletcher, was born in 1655 in Stamford, CT and died on 24 Dec 1702 in Stamford, CT at age 47.

Noted events in his life were:

• Other: 1676, Given Land For Service Vrs Indians.

Obadiah married Rebecca Rose on 18 Dec 1678 in Stamford, Fairfield , CT.

Children from this marriage were:

365       i.  Rose Stevens

         ii.  Thomas Stevens was born in 1679.

        iii.  Ephraim Stevens was born in 1680.

         iv.  Rebecca Stevens was born in 1686.

          v.  Elisha Stevens was born in 1688.

         vi.  David Stevens was born in 1691.

        vii.  Nathan Stevens was born in 1694.

       viii.  Deliverance Stevens was born in 1697.

         ix.  Obadiah Stevens was born in 1702.

731. Rebecca Rose, daughter of Robert Rose and Rebecca, was born on 14 Jul 1657 in Stamford, CT and died on 19 Jan 1729 in Stamford, CT at age 71.

Rebecca married Obadiah Stevens on 18 Dec 1678 in Stamford, Fairfield , CT.

732. John Scofield, son of Daniel Scofield and Sarah Youngs, was born in 1647 in Stamford, CT and died on 27 Mar 1699 in Stamford, CT at age 52.

John married Hannah Mead on 12 Jul 1677 in Greenwich, Fairfield, CT.

Children from this marriage were:

366       i.  Samuel Scofield

         ii.  John Scofield was born in 1679.

        iii.  Ebenezer Scofield was born in 1685.

         iv.  Nathaniel Scofield was born in 1688.

          v.  Mercy Scofield was born in 1690.

         vi.  Mary Scofield was born in 1694.

        vii.  Susannah Scofield was born in 1698.

733. Hannah Mead, daughter of John Mead and Hannah Potter, was born in Greenwich, Fairfield, CT and died in 1728.

Hannah married John Scofield on 12 Jul 1677 in Greenwich, Fairfield, CT.

734. Clement Buxton, son of Clement Buxton and Eunice, was born on 31 Jan 1646 in Stamford, Fairfield, CT and died on 13 Jan 1725 in Stamford, Fairfield, CT at age 78.

Noted events in his life were:

• He was employed in Farmer.

Clement married Judith Prence in 1676.

The child from this marriage was:

367       i.  Eunice Buxton

735. Judith Prence was born in 1650 in Stamford, Fairfield, CT and died on 15 Feb 1722 in Stamford, Fairfield, CT at age 72.

Judith married Clement Buxton in 1676.

744. Peter Ferris, son of Jeffrey Ferris and Mary Ferris, was born on 5 Jul 1636 in Watertown, Middlesex, Mass and died on 28 Sep 1706 in Greenwich- Stamford , CT at age 70.

General Notes: )PETER was made a freeman in 1662 and settled in Stamford CT. He waschosen as a "selectman" or "townsman" for Stamford in 1667 and servedfor 7 years. Peter married, first, July (5?)15, 1654, probably at Stamford, Elizabeth [daughter of John and Sarah (Chesterfield) Reynolds {or daughter of John and Sarah (Backus) Reynolds}], who was born in1634 at Watertown MA and died, date unknown (1703/5), but before July25, 1705 at Stamford. Peter was one of ten men who were the land owners and leaders of Stamford, issued patents in Stamford, May 26, 1685. He was one of the jurors in the trial of Mercy Disbrough (Elizabeth Clason) for witchcraft.

Peter married Elizabeth Reynolds on 15 Jul 1654 in Stamford, CT.

The child from this marriage was:

372       i.  Joseph Ferris

745. Elizabeth Reynolds, daughter of John Reynolds and Sarah Chesterfield, was born in 1634 in Watertown, MA, died between 1702 and 1703 in Stamford CT, and was buried in 1703 in Stamford, CT.

Elizabeth married Peter Ferris on 15 Jul 1654 in Stamford, CT.

746. Joshua Hoyt, son of Simon Hoyt and Susanna, was born in 1641 in Stamford, Fairfield, CT and died in 1690 in Stamford, Fairfield, CT at age 49.

Joshua married Mary Bell about 1663.

Children from this marriage were:

373       i.  Mary Hoyt

         ii.  Joshua Hoyt was born in 1670.

747. Mary Bell, daughter of Francis Bell and Rebecca, was born on 7 May 1646 in Stamford, CT and died on 29 Sep 1724 in Stamford, Fairfield, CT at age 78.

Mary married Joshua Hoyt about 1663.

832. Daniel Levan was born before 1672 in Picardy, France and died in 1768 in Amsterdam, Holland.

General Notes: Daniel Levan was born ABT 1680 in Picardy, France, and died in Amsterdam, Holland. Marie Beau was born ABT 1676 in Picardy, France, and died in Amsterdam, Holland. Children of Marie Beau and Daniel Levan are:
i. Abraham Levan was born 20 MAY 1698 in Amsterdam, Holland, and died21 MAY 1779 in Oley Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. He married Catherine Van Weimer ABT 1724 in Berks County, Pennsylvania, daughter of Peter Van Weimer and Anna Maria de Harcourt. She was born 22 FEB 1706 in Mulhouse, Alsace, France, and died 29 SEP 1768 in Oley Township,Berks County, Pennsylvania.
ii.ISAAC LEVAN was born ABT 1700 in Holland, and died AUG 1786 in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania. He married Mary Margaret. She died BEF 1786.
iii. Jacob Levan was born ABT 1702 in Amsterdam, Holland, and died 1768 in Eagle Point, Berks County, Pennsylvania. He married Mary. She was born ABT 1695, and died 1785 in Maxatawny Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
iv. Daniel Levan was born ABT 1706 in Amsterdam, Holland, and died 5 JUL 1777 in Maxatawny Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. He marriedSusanna M. Siegfried 1737 in Siegfriedsdale, Maxatawny Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania,

Daniel married Marie Beau.

Children from this marriage were:

416       i.  Isaac Newton " Immigrant" Levan

         ii.  Abraham Levan was born on 20 Sep 1698 in Amsterdam, Holland and died on 21 Apr 1779 in Oley Homestead, Berks Co., PA at age 80.

        iii.  Jacob Levan was born about 1702 in Amsterdam, Holland and died in 1768 in Eagle Point, Maxatawny Tp., B.C., PA about age 66.

         iv.  Daniel Levan was born about 1706 in Amsterdam, Holland and died in Jun 1777 in Kemp's Hotel, Maxatawny Tp., B.C., PA about age 71.

          v.  Anna Elizabeth Levan was born in Amsterdam, Holland and died in Penna.

         vi.  Joseph Levan was born in Amsterdam, Holland and died at sea En Route To America.

833. Marie Beau was born about 1676 in Picardy, France and died in Amsterdam, Holland.

Noted events in her life were:

• Misc: Clevr In Bringing Wealth Out Of France-Made A Drress Of Squares Sewed With Gold Pieces.

Marie married Daniel Levan.

928. William Brookins,⁶⁵ son of John Brookins and Elizabeth Hollard, was born on 17 Sep 1681 in Boston, Suffolk, Mass.

Noted events in his life were:

• He had a residence about 1700 in Marlboro, Mass.

William married Unk.

Children from this marriage were:

464       i.  Phillip Brookins

         ii.  Susannah Brookins was born in 1719 and died on 13 Feb 1804 at age 85.