Genealogical and personal memoirs relating to the families of the state of Massachusetts, Volume II, Part 60

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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as the first pastor of Canterbury, Connecticut, where he served until his death, June 26, 1727. He married, March 3, 1713, Rebecca Hobart (same family as Hubbard), daughter of Rev. Nehemiah and Sarah (Jackson) Hobart, of Newton, Massachusetts. 5. Daniel, born Feb- ruary 14, 1676; married, at Concord, Novem- ber 21, 1701, Abigail Flint, born January II, 1675, daughter of John and Mary (Oakes) Flint ; removed to Weston, thence to Sudbury ; died January 7, 1735. 6. Ann, born December 30, 1677; married, January 26, 1709, Joshua Haynes, of Sudbury.


(II) Joseph (2), son of Rev. Joseph (I) Estabrook, was born in Concord, Massachu- setts, May 6, 1669. He settled first in Hingham, and in 1710 moved to Lexington, Massachu- setts. He was the eldest deacon there in 1716, and held the office until his death, September 23, 1733. He was highly respected, and filled almost every town office, including town clerk, treasurer, selectman, assessor and representa- tive to the general court. He was captain of the military company, and school teacher. He was often employed as a surveyor. He died September 23, 1733. He married, December 31, 1689, Milicent, daughter of Henry W. Woodis. She died March 26, 1692. He mar- ried (second) August 25, 1693, Hannah, of Hingham, daughter of John Leavitt and widow of Joseph Loring. Child of Joseph and Mili- cent Estabrook: Joseph, born October 10, 1690; died August 19, 1740. Children of Joseph and Hannah Estabrook: I. John, born July 28, 1694 ; married, October 27, 1720, Pru- dence Harrington. 2. Solomon, born December 22, 1696; died July 7, 1697. 3. Hannah, March 2, 1698 ; married, May 23, 1717, Joseph Frost. 4. Milicent, March 21, 1700; married (first) Jonathan Rand; (second) 1764, John Cham- berlain. 5. Elijah, August 25, 1703 ; married, 1733, in Sherborn, Hannah


(III) Joseph (3), son of Joseph (2) Esta- brook, was born in Hingham, Massachusetts, October 10, 1690. He married, at Lexington, July 8, 1713, his step-sister, Submit Loring. They had two children. She died March 31, 1718, and he married ( second ) March 26, 1719, Hannah Bowman. He succeeded his father as a leading citizen in all the walks of life. He became captain of the military company, and deacon of the church; town clerk, assessor, treasurer and selectman at various times. He bought the Estabrook farm in Holden, of Ger- shom Rice, five shares, July 29, 1724, so that the Estabrook family dates back to the very settlement of Worcester. He died August


19, 1740, and his widow married, July 19, 1753, Captain Benjamin Reed, of Lexington. She died April 15, 1774, aged seventy-two years. Children of Joseph and Submit (Lor- ing) Estabrook: I. Joseph, born June 27, 1714; died July 17, 1714. 2. Joseph, March 16, 1717-18; died March 18, 1717-18. Chil- dren of Joseph and Hannah ( Bowman ) Esta- brook: 3. Joseph, April, 1720; died December 7, 1747. 4. Hannah, September 26, 1725 ; died September 29, 1728. 5. Benjamin, October 9, 1727; died December 29, 1728. 6. Hannah, October 9, 1727; died December 29, 1728 (probably one of the two foregoing is an error of record-Ed.). 7. Benjamin, December, 1729 ; married Hannah Hubbard, May 9, 1757 ; was revolutionary soldier. 8. Hannah, Octo- ber 6, 1731 ; married Ebenezer Hubbard. 9. Solomon, June 10, 1733 ; died October 1, 1733. IO. Samuel, June 16, 1735; entered Harvard College; died July 25, 1754. II. Millicent, July 25, 1738; married James Barrett. 12. Ebenezer, see forward.


(IV) Ebenezer, son of Joseph (3) Esta- brook, was born in Lexington, Massachusetts, September 21, 1740. He married, December 13, 1759, Ruth, daughter of Captain Isaac and Rebecca Reed, born November 7, 1741. Soon after they were married they removed to Hol- den, about 1760 probably, and made their home there, where so many of their descendants have since lived. He was an influential citizen of Holden, was selectman twelve years, and repre- sentative in general court four years. He died June 29, 1811. She died June 9, 1782. Chil- dren : 1. Molly, born February 27, 1760; mar- ried Solomon C. Cheney. 2. Hannah, Febru- ary 27, 1762. 3. Ebenezer, February 19, 1764. 4. Jonathan, April 4, 1766. 5. James, May 16, 1768. 6. Joseph, August 1, 1770. 7. John, January II, 1773. 8. Rhoda, March 19, 1775. (V) James, son of · Ebenezer Estabrook, was born May 16, 1768, at Holden, Massachu- setts. He married, December 15, 1795, Betsey Lovell, at Holden. She was born July 28, 1775. He died at Holden, November 26, 1825. She died February 22, 1826. They lived in Holden, and all their children were born there. He was prominent in town affairs. In 1821 he was elected selectman, and served in that capacity in 1822-23-24. The other members of the board in 1821 were Samuel Damon, Silas Flagg, Abner Perry, John Davis, all prominent men, whose descendants have been honored in the city of Worcester, as well as the town of Holden. It would be difficult to find five men of their day who have had a more illustrious


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ancestry in Massachusetts, or have been fol- lowed by more distinguished posterity. Chil- dren of James and Betsey (Lovell) Estabrook : I. James, born September 4, 1796; see for- ward. 2. Benjamin, July 2, 1798. 3. Betsey, December 18, 1800. 4. Millie, March 24, 1803 ; married Rev. John Davis Pierce. 5. Simon Read, December 31, 1805; married, 1828, Frances A., daughter of Philip Scarborough, of Brooklyn, Connecticut ; she died June, 1834, and he married ( second ) March 2, 1836, Mary, daughter of General Andrew Bushnell, of Hartford, Ohio, born April 29, 1815; removed to Warren, Ohio, in 1837, and lived there until killed by the cars on a railroad, July 7, 1871 ; she died October 20, 1879. 6. Eliza Barrett, September 17, 1809; married, July 2, 1834, John Crowell, of Warren, Ohio.


(VI) Colonel James (2), son of James (I) Estabrook, was born in Holden, Massachusetts, September 4, 1796. Although known generally as a Worcester man, he never forgot his native town. He was raised in Holden, and attended school there and the Leicester Academy. He got his start in life there. Colonel James Esta- brook, as he was always called, obtained the title as commander of the last regiment of cavalry maintained in the county. He led his regiment in 1824, at the reception to Lafayette in Worcester, having the right of line as escort. He was not only prominent as an officer of the town and as a military man at an early age, but as a Free Mason. In 1825 the Worcester County Commandery, Knights Templar, was organized at Holden, with Colonel Estabrook as eminent commander. Some of the cere- monies were held on the Holden common. He married Almira Read, of Rutland, Massachu- setts, in 1822, and removed to that town, re- maining for a time. In 1828 he came to Wor- cester to live, and with the exception of a few years spent in Boston, his life was identified with the town and city of Worcester, and he played an important part in its development and prosperity. In 1829 he began business in Worcester in the retail grocery business, with General Nathaniel Heard as partner, in the old Green store, as it was called, but soon removed to Boston. Upon his return to Worcester he again opened a grocery store. His second loca- tion was in Lincoln square, in the Salisbury block. He was not only a successful merchant, but became interested in real estate and vari- ous manufacturing enterprises. He was for many years one of the most active business men of the city, a leading citizen in every sense of the term. He was sheriff of the county


when the coalition of the Democrats and Free Soilers defeated the old Whig party and put Governor Boutwell in office. The Whigs tem- porarily recovered power, and he lost the place after two years. He was an officer in the cus- tom house, Boston, for a time. Usually he affiliated with the minority party, and there- fore held few offices. He was one of the eight men who voted for Andrew Jackson. It must be admitted that his prestige in his party all over the state would have placed within his reach almost any office, had his party been in the ascendancy. He was self-educated, but well-educated, for he had a shrewd and con- scientious teacher. He was the only man elect- ed to the Worcester Fire Society, then and now the most exclusive and one of the oldest organizations in Worcester. He was evidently welcomed, when he first came to Worcester, as a man of importance. He was active in the Old South Church and later in Union Church. He died in Worcester, 1874.


In 1841 he sent a characteristic greeting to Holden on the occasion of the centennial cele- bration there. It was: "The Early Settlers of Holden: Distinguished for their love of order, peace and sobriety, and piously devoted to the cause of civil and religious liberty, may we, their descendants, cherish their virtues and not prove recreant sons by neglecting to do all in our power to hand them unimpaired to those who shall come after us." The late Hon. John D. Washburn wrote of him: "In stature he was below middle height. His complexion was very dark. His manner quick, his eye bright and intelligent. He was courteous to his opponents; refrained from the imputation of unworthy motives, and carried none of the bitterness of party contest into the relations of private life."


The old homestead was located where the Norwich & Worcester freight station is now. He married Almira Read, of Rutland, Massa- chusetts, 1822. Children: 1. Almira Rowena Julietta, born July 31, 1824. 2. James E., Oc- tober 29, 1829, at Worcester. 3. Arthur Edgar, August II, 1832, at Boston. 4. Francis Albert, April 22, 1835, in Boston. 5. Willis Herbert, November 29, 1843, in Worcester, died Decem- ber 4, 1844.


(VII) James E., son of Colonel James (2) Estabrook, was born in Worcester, Massachu- setts, October 29, 1829. He attended the Wor- cester public schools, fitted for college in the Worcester high school, and graduated from Yale College in 1851. He then studied law with Judge Benjamin F. Thomas, in Wor-


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cester, attended the Harvard Law School, and was admitted to the bar in the autumn of 1853, at the age of twenty-three. Later he became the law partner of Dwight Foster, late justice of the Massachusetts supreme court, and prac- ticed law until the outbreak of the civil war. Colonel Estabrook, as he is generally called --- by his friends, responded promptly to the call for arms, although politically he had acted with the Democratic party. His example was of particular value to the Union cause at that time. He was assigned to duty on the staff of General Charles Devens, and later served on the staff of General Benjamin F. Butler, in the De- partment of the Gulf. Compelled to resign from the service by sickness, he returned to Worcester. His father left a large estate, and the increase in real estate values added to it materially. Mr. Estabrook found his private interests sufficient to engross his attention and abilities, and since the war he has not actively practiced law. He has been active in politics, however, and has been a leader of the Demo- cratic party in this section for fifty years. Not only in Worcester and Massachusetts, but in national affairs, he has been an influence in shaping history. He has been a delegate to almost every national convention of the Dem- ocratic party since the close of the civil war. He has been chairman of the Democratic state central committee of Massachusetts, as well as the county, district, congressional and city committees of his party. Even his political opponents have given him respect and esteem. Judge Adin Thayer, who for many years was leader of the dominant Republican party in Worcester county, was a close personal friend of Colonel Estabrook. They knew how to retain their friendship even in the exigencies of political controversy, because both played fair and both deserved the respect and confidence of their followers and the people. It was the natural and graceful thing for the Democratic leaders to induce President Cleveland to ap- point Colonel Estabrook postmaster when a Democratic administration came into power. He served with credit during his term of office. He was succeeded by the late J. Everts Greene, for many years the associate editor of the Worcester Spy, when the Democratic admin- istration was ended. Colonel Estabrook served the city of Worcester on the school board, was president of the common council in 1861, served in the legislature in 1874, and repre- sented the city for some time in the general court. He has been a director of the Free Public Library, a position most congenial to


him. He has one of the best private libraries in the city, and has always been fonder of books than of any other recreation or amuse- ment. He never married. He has made his home with his brother for many years in his handsome residence, 8 Lagrange street, Wor- cester.


(VII) Arthur Edgar, son of Colonel James (2) Estabrook, was born in Boston, August II, 1832, but came to Worcester with his par- ents when very young. Except for two years (1851-53) he has lived in Worcester. He was educated in the Worcester schools. His life has largely been associated with that of his father, whom he assisted until his death in his various business enterprises, and since then in the care and management of the estate. He and his brother, James E. Estabrook, have been associated together in their business inter- ests. He is an officer of the Union Congre- tional Society. He is considered a man of sagacity and high business principles by the business leaders of the city. He married, No- vember 15, 1873, Emily H. Hickox, at Cleve- land, Ohio. She was educated in the public schools of Akron, Ohio. She died in 1882. Children : I. Millicent Barrett, born in Wor- cester, October 20, 1874; tutored by Miss Will- iams for ten years; graduated at Smith Col- lege, 1895. 2. Jane D., born in Worcester, September 14, 1876; educated by Miss Will- iams, her tutor ; graduated at Smith College, 1896. She married Dr. Arthur Errell, Sep- tember 6, 1905. He is a professor in the Worcester Polytechnic Institute.


METCALF The most probable derivation of the name Metcalf is that in Craven, twelve miles south- east of Dent, are three hills, or a small moun- tain with three peaks, now called Pennegew Hills, but long ago known as the "Three Calves." The coat-of-arms of the family : Arms, argent, three calves passant sable. Crest : A satyr, affronte, proper, with a girdle of oak leaves round his loins vert, holding in the dexter hand over the right shoulder a spiked club or morning star, or. According to the Harleian Manuscript the arms were granted in 1483; the crest in 1487. A. D. 1278, ( Ed- ward I.) it is recorded that Adam de Made- kalf (that is, Adam of the middle calf) was killed by one Steynebrigge, in single combat. The prefix "made" is derived from the Ger- man "mitte," Saxon "midd" and English "mid- dle." This Adam of Metcalf in 1278 was the eighth in descent from the original Dane Arke-


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frith, who came to England with King Canute in 1016, who gave him lands in Northwest Yorkshire and made him lord of Dent, Sud- bury and Askrigg, names still to be found on the maps of Yorkshire. It is said that the present Danish succession can be traced in an unbroken line from Arkefrith to the present time. The following is the descent of our present Metcalfs in America.


(I) Arkefrith. (II) Arkell. (III) Gos-


patrick. (IV) Dolfin. (V) William. (VI) Richard. (VII) Adam, 1252 A. D. (VIII) Adam, 1278 A. D. called Medcalfe. (IX) Adam Medcalfe, of Baynbridge. (X) Adam Medcalfe, of Thornbon. (XI) Richard Met- calf. of Baynbridge. . (XII) Thomas Metcalf, of Baynbridge. (XIII) John Metcalf, married Alice of Ireby. (XIV) James Metcalf, of Nappa, in Wensleydale. (XV) Brian Met- calf, of Beare Park, third son of James, of Nappa, married Joanna, of Boughton, and had sons: Richard, Nicholas and Rogers. (XVI) Rev. Leonard Metcalf, of Tatter ford in Norfolk. was rector of this parish, and the father of Mich- ael Metcalf, the immigrant. No clue has ever been found as the family name of Rev. Leon- ard Metcalf's wife. The Metcalfs are a York- shire family of great antiquity, and they flour- ished there as prosperous merchants from the fifteenth to the eighteenth century. Among many notable ones were Sir Gilbert Metcalf, 1695; John Metcalf, lord mayor of York, 1498; and Miles Metcalf, in parliament under Edward IV. At the home of the Metcalfs in Northallerton Charles I. stopped in 1647, a prisoner.


(I) Michael Metcalf, the original ancestor in America, son of Rev. Leonard Metcalf, rec- tor of Tatterford, county Norfolk, and immedi- ately descended from the Metcalfs of Beare Park and Nappa Hall in northern Yorkshire, was a dornix or embroidery weaver of Nor- wich, county Norfolk, Yorkshire, England, born in Tatterford, 1586. He was a man of prominence in his city and church. After losing his property by a star chamber fine under the persecution of Bishop Wren, and being a devoted Puritan, he decided to emi- grate to America to escape further religious persecution. He accordingly sailed from Ips- wich in the ship "John and Dorothy," Captain William Andrews, April 6, 1637, with eight children, wife Sarah, aged thirty-nine years, and servant, Thomas Comberbach, aged sixteen years. He was at this time aged forty-five years. After arriving at Boston, three days before midsummer of 1637, he settled at Ded-


ham, where he was a proprietor July 18, 1637, and admitted to the church, August 24, 1639, and his wife Sarah was admitted October II of the same year. He took the oath of alle- giance and was made freeman July 14, 1637, which was doubtless immediately after his arrival from England. His letter describing his religious persecution under Bishop Wren is to be found in New England Historic Reg- ister, vol. xvi, p. 279. He was town officer at Dedham and school master, also selectman, 1641. He had a clay pit on Dedham Island, where bricks were manufactured. He was on the committee to build the meeting house. He died December 27, 1664. His will dated No- vember 15, 1664, proved and inventoried Feb- ruary I, 1664-65, at £364 Ios. 05d. In his will he refers to a covenant made with wife Mary before their marriage ( August 13, 1643). also his five children. He married (first) October 13, 1616, "next the city of Norwich," Sarah Ellwyn, born in Hingham, England, June 17, 1593, died at Dedham, Massachusetts, Novem- ber 13, 1644, daughter of Thomas Ellwyn, born 1564, died 1648, and Elizabeth his wife: Thomas Ellwyn was son of William Ellwyn. Their children, all born in England : I. Michael, November 13, 1617; died same day. 2. Mary, February 14, 1619; died March 12, 1672. 3. Michael, August 29, 1620; mentioned below. 4. John, September 5, 1622; died November 27, 1675. 5. Sarah, born March 10, 1624; died February 20, 1689. 6. Elizabeth, born October 4, 1626. 7. Martha, March 27, 1628. 8. Thomas, December 27, 1629; died November IO, 1704. 9. Ann, March 1, 1631; died in infancy. 10. Jean, born March 24, 1632. II. Rebecca, April 5, 1635-36; married, April 5, 1659, John McIntosh. He married (second) August 13, 1645, Mary Pidge, of Boxboro, Massachusetts, widow of Thomas Pidge, of Roxbury.


(II) Michael (2), son of Michael (1) Metcalf, was born at St. Benedicts, Norwich, England, August 29, 1620, died at Dedham, Massachusetts, March 27, 1664. He emigrated with his father to New England and settled at Dedham with his family. He took the oath of allegiance, May 13, 1640. He testified in court exhonerating John Mansfield, of Charles- town, from the charge of extortion relative to the price of "nayles." The records speak of Michael Metcalf's saw mill. Four of his five children settled at Wrentham. He married. March 2, 1644, at Dedham, Mary Fairbanks. Children : I. Michael, born January 24. 1645 ; died September 2, 1693. 2. Jonathan, born


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September 10, 1650; died May 23, 173I. 3. Eleazer, born March 20, 1653; mentioned below. 4. Sarah, born June 7, 1656 ; married, January 14, 1677, Robert Ware. 5. Mary, born August 15, 1659; married, June 5, 1679, Jere Woodcock.


(III) Eleazer, son of Michael (2) Met- calf, was born at Dedham, Massachusetts, March 20, 1653, died at Wrentham, Massachu- setts, August II, 1742. He removed from Dedham to Wrentham Centre, and is described in 1685 as one of the early planters living at "Wallomonopouge." He was an original mem- ber and deacon of the First Church of Wrent- ham. He was admitted freeman, May 15, 1690. Eleazer Metcalf, Captain Robert Pond and forty-six others (his son Michael being included ) inhabitants of the western part of Wrentham, petitioned the general court to be set off as a separate parish and settle a minister among themselves. He married, April 19, 1684, Melatiah, daughter of Samuel and Mela- tiah (Snow) Fisher. Children: I. Eleazer, Jr., born May 30, 1685 ; died January 19, 1744. 2. Michael, born January 25, 1687 ; mentioned below. 3. Samuel, born June 15, 1689; died February 10, 1738. 4. Ebenezer, born Janu- ary 8, 1691; died 1751. 5. Jonathan, born April 9, 1693; died 1773. 6. Melatiah, born July 21, 1695. 7. Timothy, born July 2, 1697 ; died September, 1767. 8. Martha, born August 27, 1694.


(IV) Michael (3), son of Eleazer Metcalf, was born at Wrentham, Massachusetts, Janu- ary 25, 1687, died there January 9, 1754. He settled in the northeastern part of Wrentham, on land that is now in Franklin. He built his homestead on Summer street, and there his children were all born, the house was owned by George Haywood in 1894. His brother Tim- othy settled near him, and the house he occu- pied was standing in 1894 at the corner of King and Union streets. Michael Metcalf was a yoeman, and followed the trade of cooper for a time. He was an original member of the Wrentham church, and was chosen with Jonathan Wright a ruling elder, March 8, 1738-39. He was one of five members to apprehend David Pond for his conduct in pitching the music too high during church ser- vice of February 18, 1738-39. He married, December 23. 1712, Abial Colburn, born Au- gust, 1692, died April 15, 1776. Children: I. Pelatiah, born March 28, 1714; died March 19, 1794. 2. Melatiah, born April 15, 1717; died January 25, 1719. 3. Michael, born Janu- ary 24, 1719 ; died May 19, 1774. 4. Barnabas,


born July 20, 1720; died November 2, 1799. 5. Melatiah, born February 25, 1721; married Joseph Ellis. 6. Joseph, born February 20, 1723; died March 28, 1767. 7. John, born September 25, 1725. 8. Ebenezer (Doctor), born June 1, 1727; died April 2, 1801. 9. James, born August 1, 1729 ; mentioned below. IO. Mary, born August 10, 1731 ; married John Smith. II. Abial, born February 28, 1733: married Michael Ware. 12. Esther, born Sep- tember 3, 1735; married Asa Fisher. 13. Samuel, born August 14, 1739; married Lois Kingsbury.


(V) James, son of Michael (3) Metcalf, was born at Wrentham, Massachusetts, August I, 1729, died at Franklin, Massachusetts, Au- gust 3, 1803. He was selectman of Franklin, 1781, and his son James was selectman in 1806- oS. He was a farmer, industrious and honest, and accumulated quite a competence before his death, being quite feeble for some time prior to that event. He was a colonel in the revolution (commission dated August 9, 1777 ), member of the Fourth Suffolk County Regi- ment, a record of which is to be found in "Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in War of the Revolution," vol. x., p. 705. He mar- ried, January 12, 1754, Abial Haven, born July 10, 1732, died June 30, 1805. Children : I. William Haven ( Billy ), born December 23, 1754; mentioned below. 2. James, born Au- gust II, 1756; died July 18, 1843. 3. Jerusha, born March 20, 1760; married Nathan Wight. 4. Juletta, born February 25, 1762 ; died Octo- ber 9, 1843; married Captain Asa Fairbanks. 5. Polly, born April 9, 1765; died February 13, 1766. 6. Eliab, born January II, 1767; died October 19, 1779. 7. Abijah, born Octo- ber 19, 1770.


(VI) William Haven, of son James Metcalf, was born at Wrentham, Massachu- setts, December 23, 1754: died in Franklin, Massachusetts, July 22, 1842. He resided at Franklin, in the south part of the town in the district known as the "Mount," owning an extensive farm. He was known and recorded as "Billie" Metcalf, and the war records were under this name and "Bill" Metcalf. He served in the revolution, from Wrentham and Franklin, and the following record is taken from the "Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the Revolution," vol. x., p. 703: "Billie Metcalf, Wrentham, private, Captain Thomas Bucins first Wrentham company of militia which marched April 30, 1775; left place of rendezvous May 1, 1775 ; also in Captain Lewis Whiting's company, Colonel Wheelock's regi-


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ment ; copy of company return dated camp at Ticonderoga, August 27, 1776, age twenty-one years : also a list of men belonging to Colonel Wheelock's regiment who were discharged November II, 1776; also corporal in Captain Adam Peter's company, Colonel Hawes regi- inent ; entered service August 15, 1778, dis- charged September 12, 1778; service at Rhode Island; also in Captain Asa Fairbank's com- pany, Major Seth Bullard's regiment ; marched July 27. 1780; discharged August 7, 1780; ser- vice at Rhode Island on the alarm of July 27, 1780; roll dated at Franklin."




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