Genealogical and personal memoirs relating to the families of the state of Massachusetts, Volume II, Part 127

Author: Cutter, William Richard, 1847-1918, ed; Adams, William Frederick, 1848-
Publication date: 1910
Publisher: New York, Lewis historical publishing company
Number of Pages: 1008

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(V) Captain William (2), son of William ( I) Johnson, was born in Lexington, Massachu- setts, August 2, 1725, died in Willington, Con- necticut, about September 12, 1804. He was a settler of Norwich, Vermont, 1761, was a large landowner, and a Baptist in religious matters. He was a captain in the revolutionary army, siege of Boston, service eight days. He married, January 25, 1750, at Mansfield, Dorcas, daughter of Edmund and Sarah (Wright) Chamberlain, of Mansfield, Con- necticut. Children, born at Willington : I. Seth, January 29, 1752, married Sibel, daugh- ter of Solomon Cushman. 2. William, April 23, 1754, mentioned below. 3. Calvin, Decem- ber 20, 1755, married, at Norwich, Vermont, May 30, 1782, Sarah Armstrong. 4. Dorcas, January 24, 1758, married, April 15, 1782, Sabin Robinson. 5. Sarah, September 10, 1759, married Asa Fenton, of Willington. 6. Ruth, twin of Sarah, married Jonathan Whit- taker Jr., of Stafford. 7. James, August 4, 1761, died January 3, 1835 ; married, March 3, 1782, Oliver Armstrong, of Norwich, Vermont. 8. Anne, March 1, 1764, married Benjamin Edson. 9. John, June 1, 1766, married Pris- cilla, daughter of Jonathan Armstrong, of Nor- wich, Vermont ; she died in 1856. 10. Tabitha, July 18, 1768, married, January 27, 1785, Joseph Cushman, of Norwich. 11. Thankful, May 17, 1771. married - - Robinson. 12.

Abigail, about 1774, married, about 1795, Daniel Pease.

(VI) Captain William (3), son of Captain William (2) Johnson, was born in Willington, Connecticut, April 23, 1754, died August 20, 1831. He lived on lot 15 of the one hundred acre lots in first division of Norwich, Vermont. He was probably a soldier in the revolution. He married, December 24, 1778, Mary, born December 21, 1748, died November 8, 1835, daughter of George and Thankful (Hinkley) Nye, of Tolland, Connecticut. George Nye was born in Kingston, Rhode Island, January 7, 1717, died at Tolland in 1780; when eight years of age he was sent to Tolland, Connecti- cut, to live with his uncle, Ebenezer Nye; he served in the French and Indian war in 1756; his wife was a daughter of Ichabod and Mary (Bassett) Hinkley, and was born at Barn- stable, Massachusetts, December 2, 1723, died 1802 at Wethersfield, Vermont. John Nye, father of George Nye, married, October 25, 1710, Sarah Cooke, of Kingston, Rhode Island, whose will is dated October 26, 1746, at South Kingston. Caleb Nye, father of John Nye, took the oath of fidelity July 4, 1678; was townsman, 1681; grand juror, 1682; married Elizabeth, daughter of John Wood or Atwood ; his will was dated April 7 and proved May 26, 1704. Benjamin Nye, father of Caleb Nye, was the immigrant ancestor. He removed to Salem, Vermont. Children of Captain William and Mary (Nye) Johnson: I. Elisha, born August 10, 1779, died July II, 1782. 2. Thankful, March 1, 1781, died June 27, 1867 ; married Daniel G. Baker, who died July 14, 1842. 3. William, May 16, 1783, died No- vember 8, 1834. 4. George Nye, October 21, 1784, mentioned below. 5. Jasper, September 24, 1786. 6. Mary, January 24, 1789. 7. Keturah, May 27, 1794, married Hollis Thayer, of Norwich, Vermont.

(VII) George Nye, son of Captain William (3) Johnson, was born October 21, 1784, at Norwich, Vermont, died at Salem-Derby, Ver- mont, January, 1860, and was buried in the cemetery at Brownington, Vermont. He fol- lowed the occupation of farming, removing to Salem, now Derby, in 1823. He married Lois, born June 21, 1788, died May 20, 1839, daughter of Elijah, a revolutionary soldier, and Lydia (Newton) Baldwin, of Norwich, ( see Baldwin). Children: 1. William Henry, born 1808, died December 20, 1867. 2. - 3. Azrow, died in Albany, New York. 4. Mary, married Priestly Crandall. 5. Lydia, mar-

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ried Costello. 6. Almira, born 1821, died October 12, 1896; married William H. Kings- ley, died August 30, 1906. 7. George Mar- shall, September 27, 1822, lives in Petersburg, Illinois. 8. Jasper, March 26, 1828, mentioned below. 9. Norman, August 25, 1829, died February 7, 1904, at California. 10. James, died at Salem, now Derby, Vermont.

(VIII) Jasper, son of George Nye John- son, was born at Salem, Vermont, March 26, 1828, died January 27, 1857, at Salem, buried in Rogers cemetery, there. He married, Feb- ruary 14, 1853, at Bow, New Hampshire, Louisa Gould, born June 24, 1828, daughter of Asa and Mary (Gould ) Goodhue, the latter of whom was a daughter of John and Molly or Polly Gould. (See Goodhue family ). Chil- dren of Mr. and Mrs. Johnson: I. Asa Good- hue, born September 7, 1854, mentioned below. 2. George Norman, Hooksett, New Hampshire, July 25, 1856, died December 22, 1896, in Florida, was buried in Blossom Hill cemetery, Concord, New Hampshire. He studied dentistry at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and practiced at Concord, New Hampshire, being a leader in his profession. He married, De- cember 22, 1886, Carrie E. Flanders, daughter of Rufus Flanders, of New Hampton. After the death of Mr. Johnson his widow married, January 26, 1860, Charles Flanders, who died November 4, 1882; she resided at New Hamp- ton, New Hampshire; they were the parents of one child, Willis L. Flanders, born Decem- ber 14, 1862.

(IX) Asa Goodhue, son of Jasper Johnson, was born in Hooksett, New Hampshire, Sep- tember 7, 1854. He attended the district schools of Bow, New Hampshire, the New Hampton Literary Institute and Manchester (New Hampshire) Business College. He is a carpenter by trade. He married, at Goffs- town, New Hampshire, February 23, 1875, Cora Ardelle, born November 2, 1858, at Goffstown, daughter of Hiram and Mary (Collins) Heath. Children : I. Mary Louise, born May 10, 1876. 2. Jasper N., April 27, 1878, mentioned below. 3. Clara Belle, Octo- ber 17, 1884, married Fred Wason. 4. Evelyn Cleveland, November 30, 1886. 5. Son, died aged one day.

(X) Jasper N., son of Asa Goodhue John- son, was born at Bow, New Hampshire, April 27. 1878. He graduated from the public schools, after which he spent one year in the Concord high school, then entered Phillips Exeter Academy, New Hampshire, graduating therefrom in the class of 1900, and then matri-

culated at Harvard College, graduating in the class of 1904 with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. After resting a year he entered Har- vard Law School and was graduated in 1908 with the degree of Bachelor of Laws. He was admitted to practice in the supreme judicial court of Massachusetts, August 27, 1907, and in the United States court of appeals of the first circuit, October 6, 1908. His offices are at 53 State street, Boston, and his residence at 82 Oxford street, Cambridge. He is an Episcopalian in religion, and a Republican in politics, in which he takes an active interest, serving as assistant secretary for the non- partisan city committee, 1903. He is a mem- ber of the New England Historical-Genealogi- cal Society. He married, June 22, 1903, May Theresa, born in London, England, December 16, 1879, daughter of John M. and Margaret (Pope) Orford, of Boston. She was educated in the public schools of Baltimore, Maryland, Bridgeport, Connecticut, and graduated from the English high school, Boston. Children : I. George Norman, born February 17, 1905. 2. Marshall Orford, October 21, 1907.

John Baldwin, immigrant BALDWIN ancestor of this branch of the family, came to New England, according to family tradition, with the family of Sylvester Baldwin, who died on board the ship, 'Martin," and whose son Richard settled in Milford, Connecticut. John settled early in Guilford, Connecticut, but removed in 1660 to Norwich, and was one of the thirty original proprietors of that town. He was constable in 1678. He married, in Guil- ford, April 12, 1653, Hannah Birchard, prob- ably a daughter of Thomas Birchard. The three oldest children were born in Guilford. Children : 1. John, born December 5, 1654, mentioned below. 2. Hannah, October 6, 1656. 3. Sarah, November 25, 1658. 4. Thomas, 1662. 5. Ebenezer, died without issue.

(II) John (2), son of John (I) Baldwin, was born in Guilford, Connecticut, December 5, 1654, and removed with his parents to Nor- wich. He married, in 1680, Experience Abell, and settled in Lebanon, Connecticut, where he was a grantee in 1695. He was selectman in 1699, and deacon of the church at the time of his death. Children: 1. Experience, born August 3, 1684. 2. John, April 27, 1687, men- tioned below. 3. Mary, May 3, 1692. 4. Mehitable, August 27, 1695. 5. Tabitha, April 2, 1699.

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(III) John (3), son of John (2) Baldwin, was born April 27, 1687, in Lebanon, Connec- ticut, and married his cousin, Abigail Baldwin, daughter of Thomas and granddaughter of John Baldwin (1). Children: 1. John, died without issue. 2. Benjamin. 3. Daniel, men- tioned below. 4. Lucy. 5. Daughter.

(IV) Daniel, son of John (3) Baldwin, was a resident of Norwich, Connecticut, and December 21, 1743, was one of a committee to make the society rate. He settled later in Norwich, Vermont, where he was an original proprietor in 1761. On November 28, 1775, then of Norwich, Vermont, he sold one hun- dred acres of land to a Sawyer of Norwich, Connecticut, and also one hundred acres to Ebenezer Ball, of Lebanon, Connecticut. Among his children are: 1. Levi, married Anna Waterman. 2. Daniel, married, Octo- ber 12, 1775, Hannah Havens, of Royalston, Vermont. 3. Elijah, mentioned below. 4. Seth Cogswell, born about 1762, married (first ) November 22, 1789, Ruth White; (second) Abigail Kellogg.

(V) Elijah, son of Daniel Baldwin, settled in Norwich, Vermont, and married there, Jan- uary 31, 1783, Lydia Newton. Children: I. Ezra, born July 1, 1785. 2. Lois, June 21, 1788, married George Nye Johnson. (See Johnson). 3. Dimmis, December 18, 1791, married David F. Shafter. 4. John, April 31, 1797.

The earliest mention of the GOODHUE family has been traced to England in 1280. The arms granted to the family in 1790 are described : Or on a chevron between three griffin's heads erased gules, a swan's neck also erased ducally gorged gold ; on each side of the field a bee volant. Crest : A young shepherd leaning on the stump of a tree playing the flute his dog by his side. Motto: Dieu avec nous.

(I) William Goodline, born in England, 1612-13, came to America in 1635-36, and was the first of his name in the country. He married, in England, Margery Watson, of Kent, who died at Ipswich, Massachusetts, August 28, 1668. She was the mother of all his children. He married (second) widow Mary Webb, at Ipswich, February 7, 1669-70. She died September 7, 1680, and he married (third ) July 26, 1682, Widow Bethia Grafton, who died December 6, 1688; and ( fourth) in 1680, Remember Fisk, of Wenham, who sur- vived him and died February 16, 1701-02. In his old age he gave up his place at Ipswich

to his son Joseph and lived with his son Will- iam in that part of Ipswich called Chebacco, now Essex, where he died in 1699-1700. Chil- dren: I. Joseph. 2. William, mentioned below. 3. Mary.

(II) William (2), son of William ( I) Goodhue, was born at Ipswich in 1645. He married, November 14, 1666, Hannah Dane, · daughter of Rev. Francis Dane, of Andover. He was sometimes called Captain Goodhue. He was deacon of the Chebacco church of which Rev. John Wise was pastor. He was selectman and deputy to the general court. He was one of those imprisoned and fined by Governor Andros for protesting against illegal taxation. He died October 12, 1712, and was buried in the old burial ground at Chebacco, and his grave is marked. He appears to have left considerable of an estate for those times. Children: 1. William, born November 13, 1667. 2. Nathaniel, August 4, 1670. 3. Han- nah, July 4, 1673. 4. Joseph, March, 1676. 5. Francis, October 4, 1678, graduated at Har- vard, 1699. 6. Elizabeth. 7. John, August 28, 1681, died September 19, 1686. 8. Margery (twin), August 12, 1685. 9. John (twin), August 12, 1685, mentioned below. 10. Mary. II. Bethiah.

(III) John, son of William (2) Goodhue, was born August 12, 1685, died January 7, 1773. He married, in 1712, Anna Goggswell, who died December 16, 1767, aged seventy- three. Children: 1. Francis, born May 17, 1714. 2. John, August 26, 1717, died young. 3. Anna, January 10, 1719. 4. Nathaniel, No- vember 16, 1721. 5. Lucy. 6. Jacob, Novem- ber, 1723, mentioned below. 7. Elizabeth, January, 1726-27, died 1738. 8. Mary, De- cember 21, 1729. 9. John, November 28, 1731. IO. Jonathan, April 6, 1735, died June, 1738.

(IV) Jacob, son of John Goodhue, was born in November, 1723. He married (first), January, 1744-45, Joanna Story, who died September 4. 1775, in the fifty-second year. He married ( second ), June 30, 1776, Rachel (Story) Goodhue, widow of Joseph Goodhue, and she died July 28, 1781, aged sixty-three. He married (third), February 19, 1782, Widow Eunice Lord, who died March 1, 1786, in her fifty-fourth year. He married ( fourth) November 13, 1789, Widow Sarah Rowe, of Gloucester, Massachusetts, who died about 1812. He died at Essex, September 6, 1793. Children: 1. Jonathan, born December 21, 1746. 2. Elizabeth, April 24, 1748. 3. John, March 25, 1750, died young. 4. Jacob, March 8, 1752. 5. Seth, August 25, 1754. 6. John,

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September 19, 1756. 7. James, July 8, 1759, died September 25, 1774. 8. Nathaniel, Feb- ruary 7, 1762, mentioned below. 9. Anna, 1764. 10. Martha. II. Joseph.

(V) Nathaniel, son of Jacob Goodhue, was born February 7, 1762, and settled in Bow, New Hampshire, where he died. He married, November 26, 1788, Catherine Choate. Chil- dren: I. James, born May 9, 1789-90. 2. Nathaniel, July 9, 1791. 3. Joanna, July 10, 1793. 4. Asa, September 10, 1795, mentioned below. 5. Eunice, February 4, 1798. 6. Nancy, June 20, 1800. 7. Walter B., October 8. 1802.

(VI) Asa, son of Nathaniel Goodhue, was born September 10, 1795, in Essex, Massachu- setts, and resided in Bow, New Hampshire, where he died. He married (first ), March 17, 1822, Mary Gould, of Bow, who died May 22, 1833, aged forty. He married ( second) April 30, 1854. Mary Odiorne, who died May 29, 1857. aged sixty-six. Children, all by first wife: I. Nancy B., born March 5, 1823. 2. Louisa G., June 24, 1828, married, February 14, 1853, Jasper Johnson. (See Johnson). 3. James B., May 19. 1831.

TREAT The origin of the name Treat is unknown, but it is probably a place name, and in its present form dates back as early as 1572. The family is numerous in county Somerset, England, and was found also in other parts of England. The spelling has varied, some of the forms being, Trat, Trate, Tret, Treet, Treete, Trot, Troot, Treat. and others. The name is rare in Eng- land today, however.

(I) John Treat or Trott was of Staplegrove, near Taunton, county Somerset, England. His name occurs often in the Taunton Manor Rolls.

(II) William Trott was probably son of John Treat or Trott, and his name is found in the calendars as of the same parish and hundred of Staplegrove. Following are sup- posed to be his children: I. William. 2. Richard, mentioned below. 3. Joanna. 4. Lucy. 5. Alice, married, June 26, 1552, Edmund Morcom, in Pitminster. 6. John, probably died 1584 in Bishop's Compton ; mar- ried Joanna

(III) Richard, son of William Trott, died about 1571. He married Joanna -, who was probably buried at Otter ford, August 14, 1577. He lived at Staplegrove, Poundisford and Otterford. Children : I. John, buried October 16, 1544, in Pitminster. 2. John, died about 1595 ; married (first ) Christiana -- ; (second) Agnes -- 3. Robert, mentioned

below. 4. William, buried March 19, 1596. 5. Tamsen, married, May 27, 1583, Thomas Person at Bradford.

(IV) Robert, son of Richard Trott, was baptized probably in the hamlet of Trendle, now Trull, parish of Pitminster, England, and buried in Pitminster, February 16, 1599. He married Honora or Honour -, who was buried September 17, 1627, in Pitminster. His will was dated in 1598-99 and was proved in Taunton. Children : 1. Alice, baptized February 4, 1564. 2. John, baptized September 10, 1570, buried May 7. 1633: married, April 24, 1598. Edith Priest. 3. Mary, baptized February 6, 1575, married, October 8, 1597, Robert Babb. 4. Agnes, baptized February 18, 1577, married, August 27, 1598, John Aplin. 5. Tamsen, bap- tized May 26, 1581. 6. Richard, mentioned below.

(V) Richard (2), son of Robert Trott or Treat, was baptized August 28, 1584, in Pit- minster, in the hamlet of Trendle, county Som- erset. England. He was the immigrant ances- tor, and spelled his name in several ways, Trott, Trett, Treat, etc. He settled at Wethersfield, Connecticut, and was one of four of the pioneers that were honored with the title of Mr. He was a deputy to the general court in 1644, perhaps earlier, and held that office until 1657-58. He was a juror in 1643; was assistant or magistrate eight times, from March II, 1657-58, to 1665; in 1660 a towns- man ; member of Governor Winthrop's council in 1663-64, and served on many important committees of the town and church. He owned much land and other real estate in Wethers- field. His will is dated February 13, 1668, and the inventory was dated March 3. 1669-70, soon after his death. Children, born and bap- tized in Pitminster, England: 1. Honor, born 1616, married John Deming. 2. Joanna, bap- tized May 24, 1618, died 1694, married John Hollister. 3. Sarah, baptized December 3, 1620. married Matthew Campfield. 4. Richard, baptized January 9, 1622-23, mentioned below. 5. Robert, baptized February 25. 1624-25. died July 12, 1710; married (first) Jane Tapp; (second) October 24. 1705. Mrs. Elizabeth (Hollingsworth) Bryan. 6. Elizabeth, bap- tized October 8, 1629. died 1705; married Robert Webster. 7. Alice, baptized February 16, 1631-32. buried August 2. 1633. 8. James, baptized July 20, 1634. died February 12, 1709, married, January 26, 1665, Rebecca Lattimer. 9. Katherine, baptized June 29, 1637. married, November 29, 1655, Rev. William Thompson.

(VI) Richard (3), son of Richard (2)

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Treat, was baptized January 9, 1622-23, in Pitminster, England, and came to New Eng- land with his father. He resided in Wethers- field, Connecticut, on the homestead which he inherited from his father, which contained some nine hundred acres. It was long called the Treat farm, and was situated in Glaston- bury, Connecticut, and parts of it remained in the family to the present generation. Mr. Treat was chosen corporal of the Train Band at Wethersfield, March 11, 1657-58, which was the first body of cavalry in Connecticut. His name appears on a petition for the incorpora- tion of Glastonbury in 1690, but as it does not appear in a like petition in 1693, he is supposed to have died before that year. He married, about 1661, Sarah Coleman, daughter of Thomas Coleman, one of the first settlers of Wethersfield, afterwards of Hatfield. She died August 23, 1734, aged ninety-two, at Rocky Hill. Wethersfield, at the house of Captain Ephraim Goodrich, her son-in-law. Children, born in Wethersfield: I. Richard, born Feb- ruary 14, 1662. 2. Sarah, June 8, 1664, died January 26, 1711-12; married, May 20, 1684, Captain Ephraim Goodrich. 3. Mary, October 8. 1666, died January 1, 1748; married, De- cember 10, 1684. Thomas Chester. 4. Thomas, mentioned below.

(VII) Lieutenant Thomas, son of Richard (3) Treat, was born in Wethersfield, Decem- ber 12, 1668, died January 17, 1712-13. He is buried in the old graveyard on the Green, Glastonbury, and the grave is marked by a stone. He resided in Glastonbury, and was one of the petitioners for the incorporation of that town, and assisted in forming the first church there. In May, 1711, he was appointed lieutenant of the Train Band. He was deputy to the general court in 1703-06-07-12. He and his heirs received several grants of land in Glastonbury. In 1737 the Glastonbury School Society paid ten pounds to Dorothy Treat, widow or daughter of Thomas, for teaching school. He was a man of cultivated tastes and education. He was a friend of the Indians, and often acted as interpreter for them, and as such received thirty shillings from the town for his services. His will was dated June 13, 1706, when he was about to go into service against Canada. In it he requested that his son Richard, if he recovers from his malady, might be brought up at college, which was done. He bequeathed to his daughter Dorothy his negro slave Hannah "willingly and solemnly requiring that into whose hands soever she may happen to come they use her well, and consider

that she hath a soul to save as well as wee, and is a Christian; and therefore that they make conscience to promote her in her reading, chatechism, and all Christianity, that she may profit" etc. The widow Dorothy was admin- istratrix, March 2, 1712-13. He married, July 5, 1693, Dorothy Bulkley, died 1757, daughter of Rev. Gershom and Sarah (Chauncey ) Bulk- ley. Children, born in Glastonbury: I. Rich- ard, born May 14, 1694, married, August 7, 1728, Susannah Woodbridge. 2. Charles, February 28, 1695-96, married, October 12, 1727, Sarah Gardiner. 3. Thomas, May 3, 1699, died January 15, 1780 ; married, May 10, 1726, Mary Hopson. 4. Isaac, August 15, 1701, died August 29, 1763 ; married, Decem- ber 10, 1730, Rebecca Bulkley. 5. Dorothy (twin), August 28, 1704. 6. Dorotheus (twin), August 28, 1704, mentioned below. 7. Sarah, January 21, 1706-07, married, March 13, 1728- 29, Joseph Tryon Jr. 8. Mary, January 9, 1709-10, died February 12, 1735; married, January 1, 1732-33, Joseph Stevens.

(VIII ) Dorotheus, son of Lieutenant Thomas Treat, was born in Glastonbury, August 28, 1704, died in 1755. He married, in 1754, Hannah (House) Benton, daughter of William House. She married (first) February 5, 1735- 36, Josiah Benton, and (third) between 1756 and 1759, Samuel Bidwell. On September 4, 1755, the inventory of the estate of Dorotheus Treat was taken, amounting to seven thousand seven hundred and sixty-three pounds, and Isaac Treat and the widow Hannah were appointed executors, Hannah being guardian of her only child, Dorotheus, aged eight months. On June 7, 1757. the will was pro- duced and Joseph Hollister was appointed with Isaac Treat as administrators, while on March 14, 1769, Peter Treat, an uncle, was appointed guardian of the boy, then a minor. Son, Dorotheus, mentioned below.

(IX) Dorotheus (2), son of Dorotheus ( I) Treat, was born in Glastonbury, December 18, 1754, and baptized December 22 of the same year. He died December 4, 1803, and his gravestone is in the cemetery at South Glaston- bury. He was a farmer. He married, Febru- ary 24, 1789, Mary Smith, died February 24, 1807, in her forty-first year, daughter of Israel and Mary (Treat) Smith. Mary (Treat) Smith was daughter of Isaac and Rebecca (Bulkley) Treat. Children, born in Glaston- bury : I. Dyer, born April 20, 1791, died April 14, 1830; married, April 11, 1809, Rachel Ste- vens. 2. Chauncey, mentioned below.

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was born in Glastonbury, July 17, 1795, died November 16, 1840, in Atlas, Pike county, Illinois. He was a farmer and inherited the homestead in Glastonbury. He married (first) May 14, 1815, Sophia Chapman, of Glaston- bury, who died May 7, 1816, aged nineteen, daughter of Tennant and Susannah Chapman. He married (second) February 10, 1817, Lucy Chapman, born December 10, 1797, died June 25, 1882, in Decorah, Winnesheik county, Iowa, daughter of Abel and Lucy Chapman, of South Glastonbury. Child of first wife: I. Chauncey, died May 6, 1816. Children of second wife : 2. Sophia Lucy, born December 6, 1817, mar- ried, July 16, 1839, Horace Hurlen Horton. 3. Emily Maria, April 27, 1820, married, No- vember 26. 1855, Charles Bigelow Johnson. (See Johnson). 4. Francis Smith, May 8, 1822, married (first) May 20, 1855, Harriet Bush ; (second) 1863, Martha Canfield. 5. Sylvester Chapman, April 4, 1824, married, February 2, 1851, Eliza A. Dunn. 6. Sidney Tennant, February 1, 1826, died February 18, 1859. 7. Ann Lee, December 4, 1827, married, December 24, 1851, John Archer. 8. Nancy Pulsifer, December 19, 1829, married, Decem- ber 24, 1854, George Merrill. 9. Mary Jane, February 12, 1832, married, December 24, 1851, John Ammon. 10. Henry, January 28, 1834, died August 21. 1834.

The Peabody family is said PEABODY to have originated in Eng- land about the year 61, at the time that Nero ruled Great Britain as well as the rest of the Roman Empire. The ancient Britons, who were tribes of the more ancient Cambri, were vassals of Nero. Parsutagus in the right of Queen Boadicea, his wife, was the reigning king of Icena, Britain. When he died, although he gave half his vast estate to the Emperor, the rapacity of the tyrant was not satisfied and he seized the whole. When the Queen interfered with his officers in their con- fiscation, he ordered her publicly whipped. A rebellion followed. Boadie, a patriarch of one of the tribes, fought for the Queen and killed a Roman officer, Galbuta, whose armor he took as a trophy. The Britons were finally subdued and Boadie retired to the hills. Hence the name Pea or Pay, meaning hill-Peaboadie or Payboadie. The name was variously spelled, but means of the hills. The Peabody arms contain the insignia from the arms of Galbuta -two suns. The arms are: Party per fess, nebule gules azure; two suns proper with a

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Genealogical and personal memoirs relating to the families of the state of Massachusetts, Volume II, Part 127

Author: Cutter, William Richard, 1847-1918, ed; Adams, William Frederick, 1848- Publication date: 1910 Publisher: New York, Lewis historical publishing company Number of Pages: 1008

Author: Cutter, William Richard, 1847-1918, ed; Adams, William Frederick, 1848-
Publication date: 1910
Publisher: New York, Lewis historical publishing company
Number of Pages: 1008