Genealogical and personal memoirs relating to the families of the state of Massachusetts, Volume II, Part 29

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) George Edward, son of Charles E. Carruth, was born in Cambridge, November 14, 1846. He attended the Webster public school of his native city, and then engaged in

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the grocery business in the employ of his brother Charles for twenty-five years and is now living retired. He enlisted from Cam- bridge in the civil war, in Company C, Twelfth unattached company, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, and is a member of John A. Logan Post, Grand Army of the Republic, of Cam- bridge. In religion he is a Baptist, in politics a Republican. He married, December 5, 1871, Catherine, daughter of John and Bridget Haney. Children: I. Charles Edward (2d), born April 25, 1874; a compositor employed for the past ten years by the Riverside Press, Cambridge; member of common council of city of Cambridge; a Republican in politics ; married January 2, 1902, Mabel Frances Sulli- van, of Abington, Massachusetts ; children: i. George Cedric, born September 4, 1899; ii. Helen Elizabeth, September 21, 1901; 111. Susan Celeste, February 26, 1904; iv. Charles Edward, Jr., August 15, 1907.

(The Russell Line).

William Russell, immigrant ancestor, was born in England, in 1605, according to his deposition made in 1661. He settled in Cam- bridge, Massachusetts, about 1636, and died there February 14, 1661-2. He was a car- penter by trade. It is likely that he was related to John Russell, a pioneer at Cambridge, and to Richard Russell, one of the first settlers at Charlestown, but the connection is not known. He resided at West Cambridge, or Menotomy, and was a member of the Cam- bridge church. His widow Martha married (second) Humphrey Bradshaw, March 24, 1665, and signed a deed of the Billerica prop- erty of Russell after her second marriage. She married (third) May 24, 1683, Thomas Hall, and died about 1694. Children : I. Joseph, born 1636; married, June 23, 1662, Mary Belcher. 2. Benjamin. 3. Phebe, died July 8, 1642. 4. John, born September II, 1645. 5. Martha. 6. Philip, born 1650; men- tioned below. 7. William, born April 28, 1655 ; married Abigail Winship. 8. Jason, born No- vember 14, 1658; married Mary Hubbard. 9. Joyce, born March 3, 1660; married Edmund Rice, of Sudbury.

(II) Philip, son of William Russell, was born at Cambridge, about 1650. He was a carpenter by trade, and lived at Menotomy, and later at Cambridge Farms (Lexington). He was prominent both in the old town of Cambridge and in the new settlement, being selectman of Cambridge in 1700-01. He was a subscriber to the meeting house at the Farms

in 1692, and was on committee to seat the meeting house later. He died February 7, 1730-I, aged eighty years. His children's names appear in the settlement of his estate in the Middlesex probate records. He married (first) June 19, 1680, Joanna Cutler, born 1660, died November 26, 1703, daughter of James Cutler ; (second) October 18, 1705, Sarah Brooks, of Medford. Children : I. James, born July 23, 1681 ; mentioned below. 2. Joanna, born December 30, 1683; married William Munroe. 3. William, born July 23, I686. 4. Philip, born September 18, 1683; died March 3, 1773. 5. Samuel, born January 12, 1690-1. 6. Jemima, born 1692; married William Locke. 7. Thomas, baptized July 3, 1698. 8. Abigail, born September 1I, 1700; married David Sprague. 9. Sarah, married, April 26, 1739, Joseph Russell. 10. Susanna, born October 27, 1706.

(III) James, son of Philip Russell, was born July 23, 1681. He resided in Lexington, but several of his children removed to Sud- bury, Massachusetts. He married Mary

Children, born at Lexington : I. James, August 14, 1709. 2. Joannah, baptized December 3, 1707. 3. Mary, baptized August 3, 1707. 4. Josiah, born March 28, 1711 ; went to Plainfield, Connecticut. 4. Samuel, born October 27, 1712. 5. Jemima, September 8, 1714; married John Carruth (see Carruth). 6. Sarah, February 8, 1716. 7. Abigail, April 29, 1718. 8. Lucy, April 15, 1720; married Moses Goodnow, of Sudbury. 9. Joanna, April 8, 1714.

(The Merriam Line-See William Merriam 1).

(III) John, son (posthumous) of Joseph Merriam, was born in Concord, July 9, 1641. He settled there, and was admitted a freeman May 12, 1675. He died there February 27, 1724. He married, in Concord, October 21, 1663, Mary Cooper, died March 5, 1731, daughter of John Cooper, of Cambridge. Chil- dren, born in Concord: 1. John, September 3, 1666. 2. Anne, September 7, 1669; married Daniel Brooks, of Concord, and died October 18, 1733. 3. Nathaniel, December 10, 1672. 4. Ebenezer, born in Concord. 5. Joseph, born August 15, 1677. 6. Samuel, mentioned below.

(IV) Samuel, son of John Merriam, was born in Concord, July 23, 1681, and died March 22, 1761. His will was dated in November, 1758, and proved April 13, 1761. He resided some time at Concord, but removed later to Bedford. He married, November 8, 17II, Sarah Wheeler, died December 1, 1743. Chil-

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dren : 1. Sarah, born April 1, 1713. 2. Ben- jamin, August 5, 1717. 3. Nathaniel, May 7, 1720; mentioned below. 4. Amos, July 13, 1723:

(V) Nathaniel, son of Samuel Merriam, was born at Concord, May 7, 1720, and died "from the infirmities of age," May 9, 1802. He resided at Bedford, and married there, De- cember 27, 1748, Olive Wheeler, of Bedford, who died November 25, 1806, aged seventy- nine. Children: 1. Samuel, mentioned be- low. 2. Sarah, born October 10, 1753. 3. Olive, March 1, 1763.

(VI) Samuel (2), son of Nathaniel Mer- riam, was born at Bedford, November 5, 1749, and died November 25, 1782. He lived at Bedford, and married, in Lexington, February 21, 1785, Alice, daughter of Simon and Amittai ( Fassett) Newton, and widow of Thomas Hadley. Children : 1. Sally, born April 17. 1785. 2. Jonas, August 22, 1787 ; mentioned below. 3. Mary, April 4, 1791. 4. Thomas, January 26, 1793. 5. Nathaniel, June 23, 1795; died February 8, 1797. 6. Lucy. 7. Hannah, July 23, 1799.

(VII) Jonas, son of Samuel (2) Merriam, was born in Bedford, August 22, 1787. He married, in Lexington, June 20, 1808, Nancy Price. Children: 1. Isaac, born in Bedford, June 23, 1809 ; a deaf mute. 2. Adeline, born January 24, 1812. 3. Mary Ann, born March 17, 1817 ; married Charles E. Carruth, of Pax- ton (see Carruth).

APPLETON Mr. Samuel Appleton, gent., was son of Thomas and Mary Appleton, of Little Waldingfield, county Suffolk, England, and was baptized August 13, 1586. He removed about 1628 to Reydon, England, and about 1634 came to Ipswich, Massachusetts. He was one of the earliest town officers and was admitted a freeman May 25, 1636. He was deputy to the general court in 1637. On Au- gust 8, 1639, he sent a power of attorney for the managements of lands and tenements at Monks Ely, England, to Isaac Appleton and others of Little Waldingfield. In a letter to Governor Winthrop, January 17, 1636, he is called brother, by Robert Bryee, of Preston, England. He is said by family historians to have married (first) Judith Everard, and (second) Martha He died at eighty- four years of age, at Rowley, in June, 1670. Children, born at Little Waldingfield : I. Mary. 2. Judith, died 1629. 3. Martha, mar- ried Richard Jacobs. 4. John. 5. Samuel. 6.

Sarah, married Samuel Phillips. 7. Judith, born 1634; married Samuel Rogers.

(1) Julius Appleton was a descendant of Samuel Appleton, mentioned above. He mar- ried Elizabeth and resided at Spring- field. He had a son Morgan, mentioned be- low.

(II) Morgan, son of Julius Appleton, was born in Springfield, in 1816, died April 8, 1850, aged thirty-four years, four months, nineteen days. He married Almira Benjamin and had a son Julius Henry, mentioned below.

(III) Julius Henry, only child of Morgan Appleton, was born in Springfield, June 18, 1840. He attended the Springfield grammar and high schools, and began business life as a boy in the Pynchon National Bank. Some time afterward he took a position with the Metropolitan National Bank of New York City. Soon after he became connected with Vermilye & Company, brokers, of New York. He then returned to Springfield and became cashier of the First National Bank, but was in that position but a short time when he gave up banking and started in business. In 1866 Mr. Appleton founded the steam heating con- cern of J. H. Appleton, which he later sold out to Phillips, Mowry & Company. In 1870 he gave up this business to become associated with the American Bridge Company at Chi- cago. After the great Chicago fire of the succeeding year he returned to Springfield and started in his successful career with the River- side Paper Company. He became president and treasurer of this concern and under his management the business grew from a capacity of two tons a day to twenty-three tons a day when he retired, after continuous service of twenty-seven years, on the formation of the American Writing Paper Company in 1899. Mr. Appleton was interested in many local enterprises. He was made a corporator of the Springfield Institution for Savings in 1864, and was chosen auditor in 1875 and trustee in 1876. Upon the death of Henry S. Lee in March, 1902, he succeeded him as president, which office Mr. Appleton held until his death. For about six months, until Joseph Shattuck, Jr., became treasurer of the bank, he was the active manager of its affairs, and during his whole term of office at the head of the institu- tion he refused to accept any salary, although urged by the trustees to do so. He had long been associated with Poughkeepsie bridge affairs, and with the Hartford & Connecticut Western railroad. He was at one time the president of the latter, retiring from his con-

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nection with the road on its absorption by the New York, New Haven & Hartford system. Mr. Appleton was a director of the Massachu- setts Mutual Life Insurance Company from January, 1874, and its vice-president from April, 1902. He was a director of the Spring- field Street Railway Company, the Springfield Fire and Marine Insurance Company, the Chapman Valve Manufacturing Company, the Baush Machine Tool Company, the Metallic Drawing Roll Company, the Farr Alpaca Com- pany of Holyoke and the Holyoke Water- power Company. He belonged to the Nay- asset and Winthrop clubs and to the Corinthian, Eastern and Boston Yacht clubs. He had spent many of his summers at Marblehead Neck, and was the owner of a steam launch.

Mr. Appleton was a prominent member of the South Church. In politics he was a Re- publican. He was a member of the city council in 1869 and 1874, and in the council of Gov- ernor Crane in 1901 and 1902. He served on the state board of health seven years. He was a director of the Springfield City Library, and on his retirement from active business, gave generously to the Holyoke City Library and the City Hospital and House of Providence of that city. As a trustee of the Horace Smith estate he was interested in the distribution of aid to institutions and individuals so quietly that its extent was little appreciated by the general public.

Although he had not been in the best of health for some time, and was planning a trip abroad for rest and recuperation, he attended to business up to the time of his death, which occurred suddenly, July 6, 1904, as he was about to take a train for Boston. He was driving to the station and was prostrated by heart failure. He was taken to the office of the Adams Express Company, but died before aid could be summoned. The funeral was held on July 8 at his home on Maple street, and was attended by many prominent men, among whom were Governor John L. Bates and Ex-Governor Murray Crane, who was also an honorary bearer. The services were conducted by Rev. Dr. Philip S. Moxom, assist- ed by Rev. Dr. E. A. Reed. Dr. Moxom's tribute was given as that of a personal friend who had enjoyed long and intimate acquaint- ance with Mr. Appleton. He said :

"The richest asset of a community is its good men. A few men of eminent ability and moral worth give character to a city. This is not because men deliberately choose that it shall be so, accepting and establishing thus a

kind of mental and moral aristocracy; it be- longs to the nature of human society that the best shall qualify the mass. Society instinc- tively organizes itself in this representative fashion. It does not matter who are the offi- cial leaders in a municipality, as a political organization; the real leaders, the men who stamp on the city the mark by which it is known and determine its standing in the com- monwealth or the nation, are the men whose talents and virtues at once lift them above the crowd and make them powerful forces, work- ing, often silently, amidst the general multi- tude. These are the organizers and directors of commercial enterprises, the founders and sustainers of benevolent institutions, the sup- porters of churches, the inspirers of culture, and the guarantors of public order and integ- rity. The community which has not such men is poor, however great may be its material advantages and riches. It is prosperous in any solid sense, only as it breeds and develops such men. Springfield has been notably rich in capable and good men and women. Within ten years it has lost by death a sufficient num- ber of such to make any ordinary community of equal size wealthy and honorable. Among these there has been none more eminent in certain qualities than Julius H. Appleton. He was so modest and unobtrusive a man, with a modesty which amounted almost to shyness, that many of his fellow-citizens did not recog- nize his eminence or realize what a large place he filled in the best life of the city. With marked differences of temperament from his friend, Henry S. Lee, he was in some respects much like him. It was natural and even in- evitable that those men should be closest friends and co-workers. In two main qualities they strongly resembled each other. These were soundness of judgment and uprightness & of character. Both were men of unusual abil- ity ; both were men of such probity that they were trusted by all who knew them. It is but a little more than two years since Henry S. Lee left us, and now his friend and fellow in many good enterprises has joined him. One would like to see that meeting of Appleton and Lee. They were 'Lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in death they were not (long) divided.'

"Mr. Appleton was a man of exceptional ability. If we look over the detailed list of his achievements and responsibilities in the business world, we are impressed by the prac- tical testimony to his industry, persistence, good judgment, breadth of view and adminis-

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trative power. His personal success in achiev- ing a fortune with stainless honor is ample proof of his exceptional talents as a business man. His ability was exercised in many lines. The enterprises that will sorely miss him are numerous. To the multitude this eminent abil- ity was obscured by his unobtrusiveness. He was never a pusher ; his voice was never heard in loud debate ; he was not prominent as an ad- vocate of schemes and measures. But his insight, his grasp of details, his judgment and his fore- cast, gave to his quiet remarks and modest sug- gestions a weight that was seldom overbalanced by adverse opinions. In his death Springfield loses, very nearly, if not quite, its foremost business man. It is not too much to say that, in sheer business ability, he had few equals and, perhaps, no superior.

"Mr. Appleton was a man of sterling char- acter. With great stategic power, he had no tortuousness in mind or method. Tried by every test, his honesty and uprightness were without discoverable flaw. This is saying much of imperfect and fallible man; but it may be said of him without fear of contradic- tion. For more than ten years I have had opportunity to observe him, and I have heard the frank testimony of many of his closest associates ; it is my deliberate judgment that Mr. Appleton answers in the affirmative the often asked question, 'Can a man be successful in business and at the same time be a thoroughly honest man?' To this firm integ- rity was added the grace of a gentle and gen- erous spirit. Like his friend Lee, he had in his nature depths of passion and temper which gave force to his character, but they were ruled by a masterful will. This gave him a poise and calmness which made him seem, some- times, almost passive ; but there was no lack of positiveness either of conviction or of action. The simple phrase, 'He was a good man,' if we take in the full force of its meaning, fitly describes him. With no particle of ostenta- tion, with a reserve and modesty that made him habitually illustrate the precept, 'Let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth,' he was continually doing good to his fellow men. His shrinking from publicity was, at times, almost a fault, but it was a fault that, amidst the too common pretentiousness of charity and public service, shone like a virtue. It was, indeed, a virtue. Though he habitually avoided official position in civic and political life, there being but one exception when he reluctantly accepted a place for two years on the governor's council, he was, in the best

sense, a public man. His ability, his character, his philanthropic spirit, his interest and activ- ity in enterprises that work for the public well- being, made him the servant of the community, both in his home city and in Holyoke, where a considerable part of his business energy was spent.

"Mr. Appleton was a christian. For more than ten years, since May, 1894, he had been a member of the South Church. Previously he had been a member of another church for many years. His voice was almost never heard in prayer-meeting, but his influence was felt in strong and quiet ways throughout the parish. He was a silent but genuine Christian, living according to his light, an example to the young men, a supporter of all good causes and a tower of strength to his pastor. Always reverent, always mindful of the common relig- ious duties, he had in him nothing of the sectar- ian. He belonged to the church universal, and was in sympathy with every enterprise which makes for the moral uplift of life. Of Mr. Appleton in his home I may not speak here, save to say that, as husband and father he enshrined himself in the hearts of those near- est him by his kindness, his simplicity, his gen- erosity and his fidelity to his ideals of char- acter. From every point of view, his death is an immense loss to the city. That fact we must face as we can, and accept it as part of the inevitable human experience in a world where transiency rules. But his death does not rob us of the gain which his life has made part of the permanent possession of the community. The city is better and richer in all the higher values because he has lived in it. His endur- ing monument is in this good which he has contributed and in the hearts and lives of those who loved him and most intimately felt his influ- ence. His passing, so shocking to us because of its suddenness, was singularly beautiful. An old Hebrew tradition says of the death of Moses, 'God's finger touched him, and he slept.' So, in a moment, while he was about his business-the Master's business, for all true, honest business of life is his-God's finger touched him, and he slept. After long, heroic struggle with the frailty of a frame always delicate, he was 'Passed to where be- yond these voices there is peace.' Ourselves, in our sadness and sense of irreparable loss, we commend to the God in whom he trusted and to whom he has gone. Without wild clamor of grief, but with calm courage and cheerfulness, such as will accord with his life- long temper, let us take up anew our work,

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resolved to keep our city what Mr. Appleton so greatly helped to make it, and to raise its life to the higher levels to which he aspired."

Rev. Dr. Reed then spoke briefly of Mr. Appleton as he was known to Holyoke people, and of the respect which was universally given him in that city. He said in part : "This man was to me an intimate friend and like a brother. He was a man transparent in character, up- right and faithful. I do not know a man more conscientious ; in fact, that was his one diffi- culty-for he took too much upon himself. He tried to help people bear their burdens. He tried to do for others as he would have liked others to do for him."

Among the many tributes by his friends and business associates was one by the Holyoke Water-power Company, which spoke the senti- ment of all with whom he had business deal- ings. It said: "By reason of his sound judg- ment and conservatism, his loyalty to the com- pany's welfare, and the conscientious dis- charge of his duties. He has been a valuable adviser and director in the affairs of the com- pany. By his personal character and qualities he endeared himself to all of his associates, and so made his companionship beneficial and charming. The death of such an officer is a great loss to the company and a personal bereavement to his associates." The interment was in the Springfield cemetery.

Mr. Appleton married, May 16, 1866, Helena S. Allen, born July 17, 1843, daughter of Edward Derrick and Jane Penfield (Goodsell) Allen, of Woodbridge, Connecticut, and grand- daughter of David Allen, of New York state. Children : I. Edward A., born March 31, 1867, formerly with the American Writing Paper Company, now president of the Baush Machine Tool Company ; married, November I, 1905, Leirion H. Johnson. 2. Jeannette G., born January 25, 1869, died August 31, 1907 ; educated at the public schools and at the Elms school, and graduated at Vassar College in 1890; taught school for a year at Rochester, New York ; remained at home until her death ; was prominent in the social and religious life of Springfield; was director of the Young Women's Christian Association and trustee and director of the Union Relief Association ; was a member of the South Church and a teacher in the Sunday school; belonged to the Country Club; her life was one of constant and earnest interest, whatever she undertook. 3. Henry M., born March 16, 1874, died in New York City, July 5, 1898; educated in public schools of Springfield and Massachu- ii-16

setts Institute of Technology, graduated from Harvard in 1897 ; studied law for a short time in Boston; entered employ of Harper & Brothers. 4. Allen L., born January 5, 1880, formerly instructor in naval architecture in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, now with the Baush Machine Tool Company ; married, October 29, 1904, Lydia D. Owen ; they have one son, Julius H.

TAPLEY The variations in the spelling of this name have been Tapleigh, Toply, Topping, Topling and Tapling. This difference in orthography which we find in all family nomenclature is owing to the ignorance of the scribe or scrivener, or mistaking the pronunciation. By some the name is supposed to have originated from Tably, a place name in Cheshire, England. Our Tapleys, however, are from Devonshire. The coastal region of Devonshire reveals the in- dentation of Tor bay, and on this bay is situ- ated Dawlish, and on the records here is found the first mention of John Tapley, in 1553. In the region immediately back of this were the homes of the Peters and Endicotts, who early sent representatives to New England. In America it was a coast-loving family ; for sev- eral generations it kept nigh to the sea, and wrenched its living from New England's pork barrel. It slowly wormed itself inland to the Connecticut valley, and down to the sixth generation it was of Massachusetts. Then it seemed seized with the pioneer spirit, pushing boldly westward to the Mississippi. To-day, the family stands and has always stood in the limelight, around Lynn and vicinity.

(I) Gilbert Tapley was in Beverly, Massa- chusetts, in 1676, and was a fisherman. He was probably a brother to John of Salem, who crossed the Atlantic nine years earlier. Gil- bert bought land of Thomas Gardiner, of Pemi- quid, in 1676. He became a resident of Salem, Massachusetts, in 1677. That year he bought one-half acre of land of Thomas Savage on "ye neck of land neere Winter harbour, and is enclosed with a stone wale." In 1678 he bought of Henry Bartholomew a house and land near the causeway to Winter Island. His house stood where the old Juniper house now stands, on Salem Neck, near the causeway to the island. These men were fishermen from necessity. The soil was too rough to cultivate and the seasons too short. The sea was alive with fish. Catching at first enough to supply their daily needs, the fisheries eventually ex- panded into a prosperous commerce. The

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wharfs, fish-houses and flakes multiplied, and forty ketches were employed in the traffic. The wharfs were located on the inside of the cove on Juniper point. These fishermen who had come from the more congenial climate of England to the rough, inhospitable shores of Massachusetts suffered incredible hardships from exposure and deprivations. To their capacity of endurance and their willingness to sacrifice home comforts, their posterity owes its existence to-day. In 1680 Gilbert was on a petition for a new church at Salem, was constable in 1681, and juryman in 1686. In 1690 he was granted an innholder's license. November 14, 1713, he sold to John Higginson half an acre of salt marsh, and the next year sold a dwelling-house to Simon Williard, et al. His seat in the meeting-house was in widow Rope's pew. He died April 1I, 1795. His grandson Joseph administered, and the ap- praisement was 136 pounds. He married Thomasine (surname unknown), born 1632, died in Salem, November 1, 1715. Children : Gilbert, Joseph and Mary.

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Genealogical and personal memoirs relating to the families of the state of Massachusetts, Volume II, Part 29

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