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(59) Children of William and Hannah ( ) Nickerson (from the will, order uncertain) : 1 Mar- tha, b. ; m. John Bea of East- ham March 30, 1729 (East. Rec.).
2 Hannah, b. ; single in 1735.
3 David, b. ; m. Elizabeth Mayo, dau. of Nathaniel, of East- ham, Aug. 7, 1731 (East. Rec.). 4 Elizabeth, b. ; single in 1735.
5 Sarah, b. ; m. Thomas Ash before 1735. 6 William, b. ; m. Hannah Baker, dau. of Jonathan (?) of Yarmouth (Int. Jan. 28, 1738-9, Yar. Rec.). 7 Ruth, b. ; single in 1735. 8 Zilpha, b. , m. Thomas Baxter, son of Thomas, of Yarmouth (Int. Nov. 8, 1740, Yar. Rec.).
(60) Children of John and Mary ( ) Nickerson (from the will, order uncertain) : 1 Elisha, b. March 7, 1706-7 (Chat. Rec.) ; m. Desire ; moved to Harwich and about 1761 to Liverpool, N. S., thence to Argyle, N. S. 2 Mary, b. ; single in 1762. beth, b. ; single in 1762. 4 3 Eliza- Bethiah, b. about 1715; died Aug. 7, 1759, aged 44 (Hdstn.). 5
; m. Prince Young, son of John, and died leaving a dau. Patience.
(61) Harwich Church Records; IV Mayflower Descendant, 247; VI ib. 155.
(62) Files, Superior Court of Judicature, Nos. 7,043 and 13,779; Records, Superior Court of Judica- ture.
(63) Page 99, note, Smith, His- tory of Chatham.
(64) Children of Thomas and Mary (Bangs) Nickerson (all bap- tized at Harwich Oct. 9, 1709, by Rev. Nathaniel Stone, who records their names in the following or- der, doubtless according to age) : 1 Jonathan, b. ; m. 1st Jane Covell, dau. of Nathaniel, about 1718. She died about 1728, and he m. 2nd Sarah Collins, dau. of
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Jonathan of Chatham and Truro; moved to Harwich about 1735 and to Provincetown about 1742. 2 Mercy, b. ; m. Seth Crowell,
son of Thomas of Yarmouth, March 23, 1714 (note 45, page 188, Smith, History of Chatham). 3 Thomas, b. Dec. 24, 1696 (Chat. Rec.) ; m. 1st Lydia Covell, dau. of Joseph, May 16, 1716 (Chat. Rec.). She died Oct. 18, 1750 (Chat. Rec.), and he m. 2nd Mrs. Sarah Crowell, widow of John (Int. July 5, 1751) (Chat. Rec.) ; m. 3rd Mrs. Bethiah Harding, widow of Maziah, Dec. 26, 1763 (Chat. Rec.). 4 William, b. ; m. 1st Bethiah Harding, dau. of Joseph, before Oct. 1725; In. 2nd Sarah Bassett; moved to Ridgefield, Conn., in 1747. 5 Ebenezer, b. ; m. Constant, prob. a dau. of Joseph Covell. 6 Edward, b. ; m. Thankful Covell, dau. of Ephraim of Harwich, Feb. 24, 1724-5 (Har. Rec.); lived in Harwich. 7 Na-
thaniel, b. ; m. Hannah
moved to Ridgefield, Conn., in 1747, thence to Putnam Co., N. Y. 8 Mary, b. ; m. Edward EI-
dredge, son of Jehoshaphat. 9 Thankful, b. ; prob. m. Na- thaniel Nickerson, son of William, about 1738.
(65) "William Nickerson and hannah Elis ann atwood were
joyned in marriage on the 24th day of october 1717 at Chatham by Peter Thacher jus. of peace." (Yar. Rec.) This entry probably means "Hannah alias Ann Atwood," "alis" and possibly "elis" being a common spelling for "alias." The marriage to Deliverance appears from Osborn Nickerson papers.
(66) Note 13, page 137, Smith, History of Chatham.
(67) Osborn Nickerson papers. (68) Children of William Nick- erson (from the will, order uncer- tain). By wife Deliverance: 1 William, b. May 15, 1701 (0.
Nickerson papers) ; m. Sarah Covell, dau. of Joseph, about 1723. 2 Deliveranse, b. ; m. Ab- raham Chase of Harwich;
moved to Tisbury before 1744. 3 Mercy, b . ; m. Seth Paddock, son of Robert, April 13, 1727 (Chat. Rec.); died before her father, leaving two children. 4 Elizabeth, b. ; m. Thomas At- kins, son of Thomas, about 1726; died before her father. 5 Caleb, b. ; m. Mary Godfrey, dau. of Moses, about 1732. 6 James, b. ; m. Dorcas , prob. dau. of Joseph Covell; moved to Ridge- field, Conn., about 1747. 7 Joshua, b. (of age in 1734) living in 1739. 8 Nathaniel, b. (under age in 1734); m. prob. Thankful Nicker- son, dau. of Thomas, about 1738. By wife Anna: 9 Anna, b. ; m. Jonathan Crowell, son of Isaac of Yarmouth, July 13, 1738 (Chat. Rec.) ; moved to Barrington, N. S.,
about 1762. (Their children, ac- cording to Barrington records,
were David, Joanna, Deborah, Azubah, Mary, Jonathan, Ruth, Sylvanus and Freeman. They did not have a son Samuel, who went to Connecticut, and other chil- dren, as given in Freeman's His- tory of Cape Cod, II, 598, in Crowell Genealogy, etc. These lat- ter were children of Jonathan Crowell (son of Paul) and Anna (Collins) Crowell, who moved
about 1762 from Chatham to Liv- erpool, N. S.) 10 Deborah, b. ·
m. William Padishall between Sept. 1739, and Oct. 1742. 11 El-
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dad. b. about 1723; m. Mary Ca- hoon, dau. of James of Eastham, Oct. 31, 1744 (East. Rec.) ; moved to Barrington, N. S., about 1762.
(69) Files, Superior Court of
Judicature, No. 21,870.
(70) Files, Superior Court of Judicature, No. 21,870.
(71) Files, Superior Court of Judicature, No. 37,166.
(72) Children of Nathaniel and Katherine (Stewart) Nickerson
(order uncertain) : 1 Experience, b. ; m. Thomas Parker of Fal- mouth Feb. 12, 1726-7 (Chat. Rec.). 2 Mercy, b. about 1709; m. Abra- ham Chase in Falmouth March 5. 1732 (Falmouth Rec.), and lived in Tisbury. (Their children ac- cording to Tisbury records were Valentine, Zaccheus, David, Wait- still Mercy, and Margaret.) 3 Na- thaniel, b. about 1718; m. Ruth Young of Falmouth (Int. Jan. 21, 1742, Fal. Rec.). 4 Samuel (prob- ably) b. ; m. Jane Hunt, dau. of William of Chilmark, July 5, 1744 (Chil. Rec.). (They had chil- dren: Jane, Beriah and Nathaniel.) 5 Shubael, h. ; m. Mary Ham- ilton, dau. of Samuel of Chatham, Dec. 23, 1718 (Chat. Ree.), and re- moved to Tisbury. He, his wife and children. Katherine, Samuel and Job, were warned from Bos- lon July, 1753 (Files, Superior Court of Judicature, No. 71,573). 6 Other children, if any, not. known.
(73) M. L. Luce papers.
(74) Records, Superior Court of Judicature.
(75) Children of Robert and Rebecca (Jones) Nickerson (order uncertain) : 1 James. b. . grandjuryman 1732. 2 Mercy, h.
m. prob. Ist Jonathan Godfrey,
son of Moses, Sept. 2, 1725 (Chat. Rec.). He died in 1730 and she in. 2nd Stephen Kidder. 3 Robert, b. ; m. Mercy Cole, dau. of Daniel of Eastham, Sept. 17, 1728 (East. Rec.). 4 Fear, b. ; m.
Elisha Eldredge, son of Jehosha- phat. 5 Sylvanus. b. ; (taxes abated 1742). 6 Elizabeth, b. ; mn. 1st, Sept. 19, 1733, Peter Ray, son of Peter of Edgartown, and had children Joseph, Peter, Eliz- abeth. He died before 1741 and she m. 2nd Alexander (?) Cun- ningham and died before 1755. 7 Elkanah, b. Feb. 14, 1721-2 (Chai. Rec.) ; m. Bathsheba Snow, dau. of of Eastham, Oct. 18, 1741 (East. Ree.) ; moved to Liverpool, N. S., about 1762. 8 Rebecca, h.
m. John Hopkins, son of Elisha, about 1741; moved to Dart- mouth, Mass., about 1750, and to Liverpool, N. S., about 1762.
PADDOCK.
Serg. Robert Paddock, son of Zachariah and Deborah (Sears) Paddock of Yarmouth, born Jan- uary 17, 1670-1, married Martha Hall, daughter of John and Pris- cilla (Bearse) Hall of Yarmouth, March 6. 1701-2. He moved to Monomoit soon after the birth of his second child in 1705 and set- tled on a farm in the north part of the town near Great Hill. was selectman in 1720 and 1721. and was living at Chatham as late as 1730, but removed soon after to Mansfield, Conn., where Joseph, William and Benjamin Hall of Yarmouth and other relatives of his wife had settled. He probably died there before 1750 and his children or most of them removed
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to the "Oblong." (Putnam Co., N. Y.) 76
of Coventry, Conn., Nov. 5, 1747 (Mansfield Rec.)
NOTES.
(76) Children of Robert and Martha (Hall) Paddock (order af- ter third child uncertain) : 1 son, unnamed, b. Feb. 2, 1702-3; d. seven weeks later. 2 Seth, b. March 13, 1704-5 (Yar. Rec.); m.
1st Mercy Nickerson, dau. of William, April 13, 1727 (Chat. Rec.). She died leaving children Deliverance and Zachariah, and he m. 2nd Zeruiah Storrs, dau. of
Capt. Thomas Storrs of Mans- field, Conn., Oct. 10, 1735. She died Jan. 3, 1737-8, and he m. 3rd Ruth Arnold, dau. of Lient. Robert Arnold of Mansfield, Feb. 17, 1744-5 (Mansfield Rec.). 3 Deborah, b. about 1706; m. Joseph Doane, Jr., of Eastham, Sept. 30, 1725 (Chat. Rec.). He died in 1745 and she moved to Middletown,
Conn., where she died of small pox Aug. 27, 1752. 4 Zachariah, b. ; prob. in m. Chatham, moved to Mansfield, Conn.
5
Bethiah, b. m. Nehemiah
Easterbrook, son of Rev Samuel of Mansfield, Sept. 2, 1736 (Mans- field Rec.). She died about 1743. 6 Martha, h. ; m. Elnathan Doane, son of Israel of Eastham, Feb. 25, 1737 (East. Rec.) ; moved lo the "Oblong" about, 1751. 7 Robert, h. ; m. Ruth Fletcher, dan. of John of Mansfield, June 19, 1740 (Mansfield Rec.). 8 Pris- cilla, b. ; m. Elisha Eldredge, son of Elisha of Mansfield, Jan. 1743 (Mansfield Rec.). 9 Eunice, b. ; m. Thomas Storrs, Jr.,
of Mansfield, Feb. 27, 1742-3 (Mansfield Rec.). 10 Silas, b. : m. Abial Russ, dau. of Nathaniel
PHILLIPS.
Benjamin Phillips, probably son of Thomas Phelps or Phillips of Yarmouth, whose estate was set- tled in 1674 by Hugh Stewart, (who may have brought Benjamin with him to Monomoit) married about 1696 , daughter of Nathaniel and Sarah Covell. He
received from his mother-in-law a lot of land near and east of the head of Muddy Cove, whereon he erected a house.77 It is sup- posed that his wife died in a few years and that he married second Temperance Stewart, daughter of Hugh of Chatham,78 and removed to Harwich. He sold his place at Monomoit to Ebenezer Hawes between 1706 and 1713. He was of Harwich as early as 1712, having located at East Harwich near the house lately of James T. Smalley. In deeds of land in 1713 Briggs pond, East Harwich, is described as "the pond southward of Ben- jamin Phillips." He was living as late as 1744.79 His widow Tem- perance married Beriah Broad- brooks in 1747. There is no settle- ment of his estate and no record of his children.ºº
NOTES.
(77) See note 23, page 84, Smith, History of Chatham.
(78) Temperance and her sister Joanna were unmarried in March, 1711, the date of their father's will, but it is believed that they married soon after, Joanna becom- ing the wife of one Oaker. The widow Joanna Oaker is mentioned in the Chatham records. Note that
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two of the children of Benjamin Phillips are named Joanna and
Oaker.
(79) 8 Mayflower Descendant, 119.
(80) Children of Benjamin Phil- lips (order uncertain) : By 1st
wife probably: 1 Anna, h. : m. Samuel Atkins, son of Isaac of Harwich, Feb. 23, 1720-1 (Har. Rec.). 2 Henry, b. ; estale set- tled in 1725. 3 Micah, b. ; m. Joanna Baker of Yarmouth, dau. of William, Aug. 25, 1726 (Yar. Rec.). 4 Jane, b. ; m. Gowell Chase, son of Isaac of Yarmouth, Nov. 1727 (Har. Rec.). Probably by wife Temperance: 5 Benjamin, b. ; m. Maria Broadbrooks, daughter of Beriah of Harwich, Aug. 23, 1735 (Har. Rec.). 6 Joan- na, b. ; m. Ebenezer Berry of Yarmouth as 2nd wife Dec. 20, 1738 (Har. Rec.). 7 Oaker, b.
about 1720; m. Mary Small or Smalley Dec. 4, 1741 (Har. Rec.). 8 Joseph, h. about 1721; m. Mercy Small or Smalley Nov. 8, 1744 (Har. Rec.). 9 Hannah, b. , m. Samuel Nickerson, Jr., of Harwich Dec. 6, 1745 (Har. Rec.).
SEARS.
Richard Sears, son of Paul and Deborah (Willard) Sears of Yar- mouth, born in 1680 or 1681, mar- ried May 15, 1706, Hope, daughter of Samuel and Rebecca Howes of Yarmouth. By deed dated March 3, 1707-8, he bought of Samuel Sprague of Marshfield all the lands and rights of the latter at Mono- moit. This included a farm, for- merly of Joseph Quason, Indian, extending from the head of the Oyster pond east to the bay or salt water, and from the Black
pond south to the head of the
Mill pond, also one-third interest in the undivided lands.81 He set- tled at Monomoit soon after this purchase. Ile was treasurer in 1713, constable in 1714-5 and
selectman in 1717. He died May 24, 1718, at the early age of 37 years. His gravestone is the old- est in the old cemetery. His widow married, second, Dea. John Rich of Eastham (Int. Aug. 2, 1723) and his children were brought up in that place, but Paul, the son, returned to Chatham, and settled upon the real estate assigned to him out of his father's estale.92
Capt. Daniel Sears, brother of Richard, born 1682 or 1683, mar- ried Feb. 12, 1708-9, Sarah Howes of Yarmouth, sister of his broth- er's wife. He became interested in the farm at. Monomoit bought by his brother and removed thither. The purchase was doubt- less made on their joint account. After the death of Richard, the management of the whole farm doubtless fell upon Daniel. During his long career he was one of the leading citizens of the town, being town clerk 24 years between 1715 and 1753, selectman 8 years, and holding other offices. He was ensign as early as 1722, lieutenant as early as 1733 and later captain of the local military company. He died August 10, 1756, aged 73, leaving a will dated January 1753. His wife died November 9, 1748, aged 62. Ile gave all his real estate to his son Daniel. His descendants have probably at- tained more wealth and distinction than those of any other Chatham family. His grandson, David Sears, long a prominent merchant and
30,
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financier of Boston, director of the
the date aforesaid given me first Bank of the United States, was accounted at his death the richest man of that city and founded a family long and prom- inently known. His grandson Richard of this town also attained a local prominence, which the family maintained till its extinc- tion here about 50 years ago.83
NOTES.
(81) "All those my land and rights of land I now have or of right I ought to have within the precinct or Village of Monomoy in the County of Barnstable afore- said, that is to say more particu- larly all that my farm or tract of land which I lately purchased of Joseph Quason, Indian of Mono- moy aforesaid. The said farm being bounded towards the east by the Bay or Salt Water &
towards the north by certain boundaries that that is to say ptly by the ditch called Indian Nicks ditch so extending westerly over a pond w-oak tree marked so continuing the same range wester- ly till it comes to a tall pine tree marked which is the corner boun- dary of the farm and bounded towards the South by the land lately John Cussens, Indian, as an old fence & dry ditch directs to a pine tree near the house of Joseph Eldridges & is bounded towards the West partly by the Oyster pond & pty by the lands of particular persons, That is to say all my lands pertaining to said farm & not formerly sold or passed away by the said Joseph Quason before the 12th day of October A. D. 1702 as in & by one instrument or deed of feofment of
under the hand and seal of said Quason may appear at large, ref- erance thereto be had for the westerly bounds of the said farm -And also my two parcels of meadow land, The one called Stumpy Marsh esteemed at eight acres more or less environed with upland and meadow of the heirs of Samuel Smith deceased. The other being a small piece of marsh esteemed at one acre more or less bounded westward by a creek southward by a pine tree standing on the upland which tree is the Northerly bounds of the meadow of the heirs of the said Samuel Smith, Eastward by the upland till it comes to point thereof near ye creek, together also with my one third part of all the common or undivided land within the limits of Monomoy aforesaid, excepting such priv- iledges of herbage or feeding for cattle & firewood as hath been formerly granted to any person or persons in or on the said Com- inons or undivided land by Mr. William Nickerson deceased or by his son William Nickerson, Sarah Covel & her children or myself or any one of us." March 3, 1707- 8, Samuel Sprague acknowledged before Elikem Brett, Justice Peace. Witnesses, Abraham Sam- son and John Murdo. Recorded July 6, 1708, William Bassett Reg. (Josiah Paine papers.)
(82) Children of Richard and Hope (Howes) Sears: 1 Thankful, b. at Yarmouth March 18, 1706-7; m. April 13, 1727, John Rich, Jr., of Eastham (East. Rec.). 2 Paul, b. at Chatham about 1710, m. Anna Atkins, dau. of Joseph of
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Eastham (Int. Jan. 31, 1729-30, East. Rec.). 3 Samuel, b. at Chat- ham about 1712; d. Dec. 21, 1738, aged 26 (Hdstn.). 4 Hannah, h. at Chatham about 1717; m. Feb. 23, 1737-8, Zoheth Smith of East- ham (East. Rec.).
(83) Children of Daniel and Sarah (Howes) Sears (Chat. Rec.) : 1 Rebecca, b. March 19, 1701-11; m. Thomas Howes, son of Thomas, about 1730. 2 Daniel, b. June 1, 1712; m. Fear Freeman, dau. of Benjamin of Harwich, Oct. 31,
1745 (Har. Rec.). 3 Sarah, b. April 11, 1714; m. Joshua Atkins, son of Thomas, Aug. 1, 1734 (Chat. Rec.). 4 Mercy, b. July 17, 1716; m. Stephen Ryder, son of John, about 1738. 5 Richard, b. April 26, 1718; died unmarried in 1746. 6 David, b. April 21, 1720; died un- married in 1746. 7 Deborah, b. Oct. 13, 1722; m. Joseph Atwood, son of Joseph of Eastham (Int. April 14, 1742, East. Rec.).
SMITH.
John Smith, son of Samuel and Mary (Hopkins) Smith of Eastham, was born May 26, 1673, and mar- ried Bethiah Snow, daughter oľ Stephen and Susanna (Dean) Snow, May 14, 1694. He resided at East- fram till after the birth of his second child. Having received by the will of his father one-half of two farms at Tom's Neck, Mono-
moit, he removed thither and became one of the substantial cit- izens of the place. The boundaries of the two farms are described in the note on page 99, Smith, History of Chatham. He was selectman one year and held other offices in the town. In 1716 he testified against Rev. Mr. Adams
in the suit of Adams vs Hawes.84 He was a large owner in the Great Beach. He died in middle life, administration on his estate being granted to his son Samuel, Feb. 25, 1717. His widow was living as late as 1734,85 when his estate was finally settled among the children.
NOTES.
(84) Page 183, Smith's Chatham. (85) Children of
John and Bethiah (Snow) Smith (from Pro- bate and Eastham Rec.): 1 James, b. Feb. 13, 1694-5; died May 27, 1696. 2 Samuel, b. May 25, 1696; m. Mercy Higgins, dau. of Isaac of Eastham (Int. July 19, 1718, East. Rec.). (He did not m. 2nd Sarah Snow of Eastham, Sept. 25, 1736, and have children born in East,- liam, as frequently stated. See N. E. list. Gen. Reg. [1897] 204, "Wellington Smith and his Fam- ily" ete. He lived at Chatham, was selectman there in 1736 and 1743, member of the church, and so far as known, had but one wife and ch .: Samuel, Eleanor and Bethiah, all baptized at Chatham May 25, 1712. N. E. Hist. Gen. Reg. 119 ] ). 3 Deane, b. about 1698; m. Esther Ryder, dau. of John of Yarmouth, Oct. 17, 1720 (Yar. Rec.). 4 Merey, b. betw. 1698 and 1702; m. Nathan Kenney of Chatham, Sept. 24, 1729 (Chat. Rec.). 5 Mary, b. about 1702; m. m. Obediah Chase, son of Isaac of Yarmouth, about 1732; died about 1767. 6 John, b. April 7, 1703 (old Bible rec.) ; m. 1st Elizabeth Brown, dau. of George of East- ham, Sept. 21, 1727 (East. Rec.) ; m. 2nd Lydia Snow, wid. of Ebenezer of Eastham, April 7, 1763 (Chat. Rec.); moved to East- ham after second marriage. 7
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Stephen, b. about 1706; m. 1st
Hannah Collins, dau. of John,
about 1727; m. 2nd Bathsheba Brown, dau. of George of East- ham, April 9, 1729 (East. Rec.). 8 Bethiah, b. about 1708; m. Elisha Young, Jr., Dec. 15, 1731 (Chat. Rec.). 9 David, b. about 1711; liv- ing in 1734. 10 Seth, b. about 1713, acc. to Probate Rec. (Nov. 13 or 14, 1711, old Bible rec.) ; m. 1st Elizabeth March 15, 1737
(old Bible rec.). She was b. March 15, 1718 (old Bible rec.), and died April 12, 1756 (Hdstn.). He m. 2nd Mary (Godfrey) Nick- erson, wid. of Caleb, Nov. 18, 1756 (Chat. Rec.).
STEWART.
Michael Stewart, eldest son of Hugh and Wait Stewart, born in Yarmouth probably about 1670, married Mary He was a mariner. By deed dated October 12, 1702, he bought of the then proprietors of Monomoit, viz: William Nickerson, Sen., Nathan- iel Covell, William Covell, Joseph Covell, Ephraim Covell and Sam- uel Sprague, a large irregular tract at what is now West Chatham. on both sides of the highway, lying between the ponds there and Ragged Neck and extending from the present Doane neighborhood westerly to the present George Buck neighborhood.86 The easter- ly end of this trael at. Ockpeset he sold in part by deed dated March 31, 1703, to William El- dredge, receiving in exchange a parcel of meadow near his own land "at or near a place com- monly called Nick's place," and in part by deed dated May 22, 1708, to James Eldredge.87 That part
on the south side of the highway between it and Ragged Neck ap- pears to have been sold to Sam- uel Taylor, son of John, before 1711.88 He died in middle life. Ad- ministration was granted on his estate to his brother Samuel Sep- tember 26, 1716. His widow mar- ried Joseph Harding, Jr., before 1720.89
John Stewart, probably son of Hugh and Wait. Stewart, married Elizabeth He was tithing man in 1702, but appears later to have moved away, returning to the town again about 1715.º Ad- ministration on his estate was granted to his widow July 11. 1722. He left an estate valued at £360, of which £290 was in real estate. His widow was left with several small children, among whom was probably a son John, who mar- ried Jenny, daughter of Joseph Harding, Jr., and was a resident of the town as late as 1744, and perhaps Elizabeth, who married Seth Smith.
NOTES.
(86) This tract is described as follows: "Beginning at ye North- orly Corner of ye land of Hugh Stewart thence ranging Easterly to a fresh pond, so ranging fur- ther Easterly by ye sd pond on thwart a neck of land to a Run or flow of water that runs into a Fond Called ye while pond & bounded westerly by ye lands of ye sd Hugh Stewart & Southerly partly by ye meadow sometime of Robert Eldredge deceased & partly by ye upland of George Godfree & partly by ye land formerly re- puted to be ye land of John Downing deceased & Easterly by
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ye reputed lands of ye sd Robert Eldredge & Northerly by ye re- puted lands of Teague Jones deceased x x reserving a Conven- ient highway through sd land & a way Issuing out of ye sd highway to ye six acre lots so called & another way to ye neck of land called ye Ragged Neck." Recorded Book 4, folio 86, Old Barnstable Deeds. (M. L. Luce papers.)
(87) M. L. Luce papers.
(88) See "A Proprietor's Book for Chatham" and deed from Sam- uel Eldredge to Seth Taylor of Yarmouth dated May 15, 1711. (M. L. Luce papers.)
(89) Children of Michael and Mary Stewart (Chat. Rec.) : 1 Bethiah, b. Sept. 21, 1704; m. Samuel Hamilton, son of Daniel, May 25, 1727 (Chat. Rec.). 2
Patience, b. Aug. 27, 1713; prob. m. at Liverpool, N. S., Dec. 25, 1760, George Winslow (Liverpool Rec.).
(90) See page 190, Smith, Ilis- tory of Chatham.
TUCKER.
Samuel Tucker, probably son of John and Susanna Tucker of Tisbury and brother of John Tucker of Harwich, married Hannah Mayo, daughter of William and Elizabeth (Ring) Mayo of Eastham, about 1706 and settled at Monomoit soon after.º1 On May 17, 1713, he joined the church at Harwich and his children, Keziah, Elizabeth and Thankful, were baptized there July 3, 1715, and his daughter Hannah, July 29, 1716.92 Later he doubtless joined the Chatham church under Mr. Lord. He had the care of the church building for many years,
receiving an annual stipend from the town "for his panes of swepen the meten hous." He was often chosen tithingman and in 1750 was the town schoolmaster. He died about 1765, leaving no es- tate. His wife died a few years before him.93
NOTES.
(91) 14 Mayflower Deesendant, 117; 6 ib. 95.
(92) Harwich Ch. Rec .; 4 May- flower Descendant, 248, 249; 5 ib. 17.
(93) Children of Samuel and Hannah (Mayo) Tucker (Chat. Rec.) : 1 Keziah, b. Nov. 1707; m. Nathaniel Covell, son of Nathaniel, April 14, 1727 (Chat. Rec.). 2 John, b. Sept. 1709; died Sept. 1709. 3 Thankful, b. Sept. 1710. 4 Eliza- beth, b. Sept. 1712. 5 Hannah, b. Sept. 1714; prob. m. Isaac Hawes, Jr., and moved to the Oblong about 1747. 6 John, b. March 20, 1715-6. 7 Samuel, b. March 16, 1719-20. 8 Eunice, b. June 12, 1722.
COLLINS.
The foregoing families all settled in or became connected with the village between 1690 and the em- igration of 1711. After that emi- gration the following new families came in, completing the settlement of the town. By 1725 the period of settlement may be said to have ended. Very few new families came in after that date.
John Collins, son of Joseph and Ruth (Knowles) Collins of East- ham, born December 18, 1674, married Ilannah Doane, daughter of John of Eastham, February 12, 1701-2. Ile lived for some time at Eastham, selling his farm there by deed dated Sept. 5, 1715, to Icha-
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bod Higgins.94 The same year he purchased land at Tom's Neck, Chatham, of John Smith or Dan- iel Hamilton or both and settled there. He was interested in the church and was one of the carli- est pew owners. He was a man of energy and ability and accu- mulated considerable property. Although not the richest man in the place, he and his children together formed by far the weal- thiest family in the place in the period before the Revolution. His oldest SON, Solomon, became in
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