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Johan Twist, progenitor ROSENTWIST of the Rosentwist fam- ily, was of English an- cestry, born in Lybeck, Germany, in 1638. He settled in Sweden. He married (first), in 1667, in Warberg, Sweden, Elsa Johanna Hum- mel, born in 1649, died October 24, 1683. He married (second), April 16, 1686, Margareta Kniphoff, of Helsingborg, who as widow mar- ried Burgomaster Peter Hummel, brother of his first wife. Children of first wife: I. Peter, born March 16, 1668, mentioned below. 2. Brita, 1669 ; died January 30, 1685, unmarried.
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3. Erdtmut, March 8, 1671. 4. Elisabeth, No- vember 29, 1672. 5. Elsa Catharina, October 18, 1674; married twice. 6. Johan, May 7, 1677, died 1751; married (first) Elsa Cath- arina Fistulator, died 1705; (second), August 5, 1706, Christina Christiernin; a prominent man and public officer ; his son Johan was founder of the Lagertwist family, taking that name when ennobled. Child of second wife: 7. Elsa Margaretha, born February 20, 1687.
(II) Peter Rosentwist, son of Johan Twist, was born March 16, 1668, in Sweden. He be- came prominent in military and civil life, was ennobled in 1695 and introduced into the House of Peers in 1697 under No. 1330. He married (first), in 1696, Agneta Charlotta Jur- ing, who died in 1702. He married (second), October 6, 1703, Eleonora Tornerefelt, born 1682, died 1754, daughter of Lieutenant Anders and Ingeborg (Sabelskiöld) Tornerefelt. He died in 1710. Child of first wife: I. Elsa Catharina, born 1697; married, December 14, 1714, Supreme Judge Bastian Bering ; she died 1762. Children of second wife : 2. Carl Gustaf. October 5, 1704, died December 4, 1750, in Warberg. 3. Agneta, April 4, 1706, died same year. 4. Anders, October 4, 1707, mentioned below. 5. Johan, October II, 1708; killed in the field campaign of Pommern on the island Rűgen, June 3. 1758; married, April 4, 1743, Anna Danckwardt, born June 12, 1715, died May, 1795. 6. Peter Reinhold, February 5, 1710, died January 9, 1768; married, October 10, 1740, Christina Pihlman, born 1717, died 1760.
(III) Anders, son of Peter Rosentwist, was born in Sweden, October 4, 1707, died Septem- ber 19, 1768. He was captain in the Crown- prince's regiment. He married, December 30, 1746, Beata Carolina Jordan, who died December 7, 1783, daughter of Johan Jor- dan. Children : I. Sophia Elizabeth, born September 28, 1747, died May II, 1816; mar- ried. September 5, 1773, Major Magnus Stjer- heim. 2. Adam Christian, April 20, 1749, mentioned below. 3. Hedwig Eleonora, Au- gust 4, 1752, died same year. 4. Ebbe Ludwig. June 13, 1754; major in His Majesty's own regiment ; Knight of the Sword ; died July 21, 1821; married (first) December 13, 1789, Anna Beata Gyllenpamp, who died in 1797; married (second), November 7, 1799, Anna Sofia Berg.
(IV) Major Adam Christian, son of Anders Rosentwist, was born in Sweden, April 20, 1749, died May 12, 1824. Served in the King's
own regiment, attaining the rank of major. He was made Knight of the Sword, July 20, 1788. He married, April 21, 1789, Hedwig Aurora Montell, born September 20, 1764, daughter of Major and Commandant Pehr Johan and Maria (Pripp) Montell. Children : I. Beata Elisabeth, born April 3, 1793; mar- ried, September 17, 1819, Major and Knight Mellander; died without issue. 2. Adolph Johan, April 2, 1798; mentioned below. 3. Sophia Aurora, April 30, 1801, died unmar- ried. 4. Carl Ludwig, February 14, 1805.
(V) Adolph Johan, son of Major Adam Christian Rosentwist, was born in Sweden, April 2, 1798. He rose through the various ranks in the army, and May 18, 1832, was commissioned colonel of the Sandby Squadron. He was the eldest son and head of the family. He was a Knight of the Order of the Sword. He married, November 10, 1820, Helen Beata Mobeck, daughter of Dr. Magnus Fredrik and Helena (Fruckner) Mobeck. Children: I. Christian Fredrick Theodor, born February 2, 1822; lieutenant, February 18, 1843, of the Norra Skanska regiment of infantry; captain of his regiment in 1856 ; married, 1860, Fredri- que Constans Rosalie von Normann; he was the head of the family. 2. Annette Beata, Au- gust 5, 1823. 3. Carl Adolph, see forward. 4. Axel August Ferdinand, April 10, 1829. 5. Melcher Emil Ernfrid, October 17, 1831 ; mar- ried Josephine Löwegren, daughter Ebba. 6. Euphrosine Louise, 1837. 7. Marianne Thomas- ine, 1839.
(VI) Carl Adolph, son of Adolph Johan Rosentwist, was born in Sweden, April 6. 1827. He served as ensign in the Skanska Hussar regiment in 1845, and was standard bearer in the same regiment; equerry to His Majesty King Carl XV. He married, Sep- tember 9, 1858, Augusta Margaretha Maria, born December 15, 1832, daughter of Gustaf Sjöström ; children: 1. Helga Beata Mathilde, born June 20, 1859. 2. Signe Maria Euphros- ine, 1862. 3. Edit, 1864. 4. Birger Gustav Adolph, see forward. 5. Emma Hilma Ann- ette, 1870.
(VII) Hon. Birger Gustav Adolph, now the head of the family, only son and fourth child of Carl Adolph and Augusta Margaretha Maria (Sjöström) Rosentwist, was born in Sweden, April 26, 1868. He received an ex- cellent education in that country. He came to America in 1884, but after a short stay return- ed to his native country and studied chemistry in the Royal Institute of Technology in Stock- holm, and studied at the University of Goet-
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tingen in Germany. Returning to this country in 1890, he was associated as a chemist with the dyeing department of the Weybosset Mills for some years. At present he is a member of the firm of Rosentwist & Görner, importers and dealers in dyestuffs at No. 26 India Square, Boston. He is director in the United States Worsted Company, treasurer of the American- Scandinavian Society, honorary president of the Swedish National Union of Greater Bos- ton and was president of the New England Dyestuff Company at Hyde Park, and the Airedale Mills Company, in Pittsfield, Massa - chusetts. His residence, known as "Oaktorp," is on Atherton street, Milton, Massachusetts. Mr. Rosentwist was appointed vice-consul at Boston for the Swedish government in June. 1906, and since has ably filled that responsible office. It is chiefly due to his efforts that the Swedish residents of Boston will be a united people, as he was instrumental in forming the organization known as The Swedish National Union of Greater Boston. In the few years that he has been at the head of the consulate it has become a centre of Swedish activity. He was prominent before the public on the occa- sion of the visit of Herman L. F. Lagercrantz, the Swedish minister at Washington, to Bos- ton, and also at the time of the visit of Prince Wilhelm. In recognition of the efficient work done by Mr. Rosentwist, one of the last acts of the late King Oscar, November 30, 1907, was the bestowal upon him of the white cross of the Vasa order, which carries with it the title and rank of knight of the first class. The Vasa order is an order of merit founded in 1772 by King Gustavus III. of Sweden. Con- sul Rosentwist married April 26, 1893, Emma Christiana Görner, daughter of Adolph and Fredericka (Eckhardt) Görner, of Goettingen, Germany.
The Görner family of which Mrs. Emma C. Rosentwist is a member, descended originally from the Schlesiens. The progenitor named Görner about 1500 came into possession of Gut Neudorf. George August Görner became a nobleman, July 18, 1697. The title is now extinct, however. Many of the family have been distinguished. Coat-of-arms (See Sib- macher's new edition, vol. vi, part 8, book 2, folio 41, table 27) : Golden and divided in four parts ; in the first and fourth two cagle's wings argent ; in the second and fourth three lilies, the topmost of argent, the underneath gules. Crest: An arm upraised; above the crowned casque a unicorn rampant argent be- tween two buffalo horns azure and or. The
casque trimmings are azure, or and argent. The emblems on the shield signify the transient- ness of life ; the eagle's wings power. In the middle ages the unicorn stood for purity ; the lilies for innocence and youth; the buffalo horns denote a warlike disposition. The blue and gold stand for honor.
Daniel Brewer (name also BREWER spelled Buer, Bruer), the emi- grant ancestor of the name, came early to New England from London, England, on the ship "Lion," settling at Roxbury, Massachusetts, 1632. He was ac- companied by his wife, Joanna, several chil- dren and servants. He was made a freeman in 1634. His will (which has been published in the seventh vol. New England Historical and Genealogical Register) was dated Janu- ary 12, 1645, the inventory of his estate was taken May 12, 1647, and he doubtless died about that date. His widow, Joanna Brewer, lived until 1688, aged eighty-seven years. Children : I. Daniel, see forward. 2. George, died young. 3. Ann, probably never married. 4. Joanna. 5. Nathaniel, the ancestor of the Boston Branch. 6. Sarah, married John May. (II) Daniel (2), son of Daniel (1) and Joanna Brewer, was born in England, 1624. He succeeded to the homestead of his father, where he died September, 1708. He married Hannah, daughter of Isaac Morrill, of Rox- bury, November 5, 1652. She died 1717, aged eighty-one years. Children: I. An infant daughter, born May 9, 1660. 2. Hannah, born July 5, 1765, married Michael Rooth or Booth, of Roxbury, 1686; child, Martha, born April 29, 1688. 3. Daniel, see forward.
(III) Daniel (3), son of Daniel (2) and Hannah (Morrill) Brewer, was born Febru- ary 7. 1668, died 1733. He joined the church in Roxbury, April 20, 1684. He graduated at Harvard College, 1687, became the third min- ister of the First Church of Springfield, Mass- achusetts, and was ordained May 16, 1694. He married, August 23, 1699, Katherine, born June 12, 1675, died 1754, daughter of the Rev. Nathaniel Chauncey, of Northampton, grand- daughter of President Chauncey, of Harvard. Children : 1. Katherine. 2. Daniel. 3. Abi- gail. 4. Eunice. 5. Daniel. 6. Nathaniel, see forward. 7. Isaac, ancestor of the Wil- braham branch. 8. Charles, ancestor of the Middletown branch.
(IV) Nathaniel, son of Daniel (3) and Katherine ( Chauncey ) Brewer, was born July 25, 1711, died March 11, 1796. He was dea-
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con of the First Church of Springfield, an ac- tive man in the town, and a valuable and es- teemed citizen. He married, August, 1740, Eunice, born September 10, 1707, daughter of Jerijah and Thankful (Stebbins) Strong, of Northampton ; she died December 29, 1774. Children: I. Eunice, married Deacon Gad. Williston, of Brookfield. 2. Thankful, died January 30, 1744. 3. Chauncey, see forward.
(V) Chauncey, son of Nathaniel and Eunice (Strong) Brewer, was born April 21, 1743; died March 5, 1830. He graduated at Yale College, 1762, and stduied medicine with Dr. Charles Pynchon, of Springfield. He was the principal medical practitioner in western Massa- chusetts during the revolutionary period, and was also a member of the first county com- mittee of safety, the three first general courts in Massachusetts, and ardent friend of the liberal party in 1775, and a deacon in the First Church. He married Amy White, a descendant of the Rev. John White; she died May 21, 1821. aged seventy-six years. Children : I. Lucy, born April 6, 1771 ; died March, 1801, unmarried. 2. Daniel Chauncey, born Decem- ber 27, 1772 ; died September 30, 1848, unmar- ried; was a druggist in Springfield. 3. Sally, born August 21, 1774; died February 26, 1832 ; married Thomas Dickerman. 4. Sophia, born August 24, 1776; died December 29, 1840, un- married. 5. Henry, born March 14, 1779; married Lucy Pynchon. 6. Martin, born Janu- ary 20, 1781 ; died October 24, 1846, unmar- ried; was a farmer in Springfield. 7. Betsey, born November 8, 1782. 8. Katherine, born February 19. 1785; died November 9, 1786. 9. Eunice, born January 13, 1788; married Jedu- than Ladd, of Kirtland, Ohio. IO. James, see forward. II. Francis, born June 16, 1793; married, 1854, Widow Hinsdale, of Hinsdale, Massachusetts.
(VI) James, son of Chauncey and Amy (White) Brewer, was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. December 8, 1789; died July 20. 1856. He was a hardware merchant, one of the founders of the Chicopee Bank, and a man of prominence in his time. He built what is now known as the Brewer homestead on Chestnut street, next north of Christ Church, and was in business for many years on the corner of Main and State streets. The firm was Day, Brewer & Dwight, the partners being Benjamin Day and James S. Dwight. He mar- ried, October 16, 1816, Harriet Adams, born July 18, 1794, died December, 1844, daughter of Dr. Jabez Adams, of Mansfield, Connecti- cut. Children : 1. Harriet Adams, born Au-
gust 19, 1817; died March 16, 1841 ; married Asa S. Porter, of Hartford, Connecticut. 2. James Dwight, see forward. 3. Mary Adams, born Thompsonville, Connecticut, February 9, 1822; died unmarried. 4. Lucy Swift, born August 12, 1824; died August 31, 1841. 5. Eunice Strong, born June 26, 1826; married, September 28, 1854, Dr. David Paige Smith, of Springfield ; he died December 26, 1880. 6. Daniel Chauncey, born May 24, 1828; married, 1854, Ada Turpin, of Boston ; he died in Bos- ton, May 4, 1862. 7. Francis Augustus, born August 28, 1830; died in Dorchester, Massa- chusetts, unmarried. 8. Edward Thomas, born July 27, 1836; died February 10, 1843.
(VII) James Dwight, son of James and Harriet ( Adams) Brewer, was born in Thomp- sonville, Connecticut, April 24, 1819; died in Springfield, Massachusetts, February 7, 1886. He attended the Springfield and Cummington schools, and was one of the class of boys that attended the old boys' high school at the corner of High and School streets. His first business experience was at Northampton, and after two years in a hardware store there he went to Columbus, Ohio, and was engaged in a hard- ware store for a year or so. He then went to New York and was with the firm of Eno & Phelps for a time, after which he removed to Springfield, Massachusetts, and engaged in business with his father. After his father's death he continued the business until 1872, his son Edward S. being his partner for the last few years. Besides his hardware business, Mr. Brewer was the originator of the Spring- field Gas Company and its treasurer for many years, and he had also been a director of the Chicopee Bank for many years, at one time serving as its president. He was also actively identified with other local industrial and manu- facturing enterprises, among them the Indian Orchard Canal Company, the Springfield Car and Engine Works, the Agawam Canal Com- pany and the Hampden Watch Company. Be- sides his local interests Mr. Brewer owned the Ocean House at Watch Hill. He was the first chief engineer of the Springfield fire depart -- ment, but never had any taste or desire for political offices. He was a good citizen, and the city of Springfield is greatly indebted to him for her prominence as a business centre. Mr. Brewer first came under Episcopal influ- ences at Columbus, Ohio, and when he took up his residence in Springfield cast in his lot with the Episcopalians who were then holding serv- ices in the old town hall. He was a devoted and loyal member of Christ Church, a gener-
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ous supporter of the church financially, and was very active and prominent in the work of building the present church edifice on Chestnut street. He served the church in the various capacities of treasurer, vestryman and warden, serving in the latter office for fourteen years. He married, October 5. 1842, Sarah Porter, born in Hartford, Connecticut, March II, 1821 ; died April. 1886, daughter of Colonel Solomon Porter, of Hartford. Children : I. Edward Spaulding, see forward. 2. Solomon Porter, born in Springfield, August 20, 1848. 3. Har- riet Porter, born May 30, 1850; married, June 2, 1874. Dr. Luke Corcoran, of Springfield ; children : i. Sarah Porter, born April 17, 1879; died April 13, 1881 ; ii. James Brewer. married Carolyn Upson. of Thompsonville. 4. James Augustus, born July 13, 1852; died in child- hood. 5. William Child, born January 27, 1855 ; died in childhood. 6. George Cleveland, born October 16, 1857 ; died in childhood.
(VIII) Edward Spaulding, son of James Dwight and Sarah ( Porter) Brewer, was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, June 13, 1846. Completing his school years in Springfield, he entered St. Paul's School, Concord, New Hampshire, where he graduated. Entering the hardware store conducted by his father, at the corner of Main and State streets, Springfield, he later became partner, the business continuing until 1872. After his marriage Mr. Brewer resided in Springfield for a number of years. He then went to the ancestral farm in Hart- ford, where he remained until his return to Springfield in 1890, residing on Crescent Hill. In 1901 he purchased the homestead of ex- Senator Wolcott in Longmeadow, and has since made that his home, it being one of the most attractive in the Connecticut valley. Mr. Brewer has spent much time in travel, which recreation he greatly enjoys. Mr. Brewer is a member of the Winthrop Club, Nayasset Club. Springfield Country Club, Misquamicutt Club, of Watch Hill, Rhode Island; Longmeadow Anglers Club, Amabalish Club, of Canada. He is a Republican in political belief, and served two terms in the Massachusetts state legislature, 1892-93 ; three years chairman of the board of selectmen of Longmeadow. He marricd, June 2, 1860, Corinne Harris, born August 31, 1848, daughter of Daniel L. Harris, of Springfield. President Lincoln carly recognized the ability of Daniel L. Harris and considered him onc of the strong men of New England, appointing him a government director of the Union Pacific Railroad Company. Mr. Lincoln frequently called Mr. Harris to Washington to consult
him in regard to railroad matters, and when the Czar of Russia requested Mr. Lincoln to send him a person qualified to build a bridge which the Czar did not wish to intrust to the most expert engineer of Russia, Mr. Lincoln urged Mr. Harris to accept the appointment, which he did, and the work was accomplished to the satisfaction of the Czar, and in recogni - tion of the ability of Mr. Harris, he was given a beautiful jewel and a personal letter from the Czar, both of which are now in the possession of the family. Mr. Harris was at one time offered the presidency of the Western Union Telegraph Company. He was for a number of years president of the Connecticut River Railroad Company. Children of Ed- ward S. and Corinne (Harris) Brewer: I. Edith Clement, born in Springfield, March-4. 1871 ; married, June 14, 1893, Franklin Weston, son of Governor Byron Weston, of Dalton, Massachusetts ; children : i. Corinne Brewer, born Dalton, October 14, 1895; ii. Byron, Dal- ton, April 13, 1897 ; iii. Elizabeth Alden, Dal- ton, April 27, 1899; iv. Ruth, Dalton, died in infancy ; v. Julia Carolyn, Dalton, May 8, 1903. 2. Edward Harris, born April 27, 1874, in Hart- ford : married, January 17, 1906, Amy Waller, daughter of William Waller, of Chicago, Illi- nois : child, Louise Hamilton, born in Chicago, March 23, 1908. 3. Maud P., born in Hartford, May 24. 1876; married, November 13, 1908, Howard Witherell Lang, of Boston.
ELDREDGE The ancient form of spelling this surname in England was Eldred-which indicates a Saxon origin. An entry in old London records, dated June 10, 1592, mentions John Eldred, Gent. and a John Eldred appears in Bucking- ham records of the same date. A Joseph Eldred (sometimes written Eldredge), LL. B .. Faithwood, a fellow of New College, Oxford. and a native of Blackwood, in the county of Middlesex, died November 5, 1645, while con- nected with the above mentioned seat of learn- ing, and was interred in the college chapel. His family coat-of-arms is described thus: "Or on a bend ragulcd sable, three bezants; a martlet in chief gules for a difference." There is also extant the design of another coat-of- arms of Joseph Eldredge. In old records the name is variously spelled Eldred, Eldredge, Elbridge and Eldrech. Early immigrants of this name who settled in Massachusetts prior to 1650 were Robert Eldred or Eldredge, who was at Plymouth in 1639, and afterwards removed to Yarmouth. Massachusetts; William Eldredgc.
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who was of Yarmouth in 1645, and Sergeant Samuel Eldredge, the immigrant ancestor of the family mentioned below ; coat-of-arms- Per chief, a lion rampant (Harl. MS. 506). Information at hand states that Sergeant Sam- uel Eldredge was a son of Thomas Eldredge, who married one of the daughters of Colonel Robert Bolling, of Virginia. Colonel Bolling's wife was a daughter of Thomas Rolfe and a granddaughter of John Rolfe and Pocahontas. This account of the ancestry of Sergeant Sam- uel must be erroneous as it conflicts with his- torical dates which are considered authentic.
(I) Sergeant Samuel Eldredge, born in England about the year 1620, arrived in New England prior to 1646, in which year he was residing in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and he subsequently was a resident of Medford, where in 1652 he testified before the court that he was then thirty-two years of age. In 1659 he was of Rumney Marsh (now Chelsea), but later removed to Kingston, Rhode Island, and in 1668 was residing in Wickford. While serving as constable in the last-named place he, with others, disputed the rights of Rhode Island officials to take action in a murder case, maintaining that Wickford was under the juris- diction of the colony of Connecticut, and in 1670 he was imprisoned by the Rhode Island authorities for having assumed to summon a jury on behalf of the adjoining colony. In a letter to Thomas Stanton, of Stonington, dated July 13, 1670, he defends himself and his assistants, giving a full statement of their acts in the controversy and asks for protection. For this service he was granted by the general court sitting at Hartford, October 8, 1674, the sum of twenty nobles. December 13. 1675, just before the Narragansett swamp fight, he was at Richard Smith's garrison house, and accompanied Captain Benjamin Church on a night adventure, in which they surprised and captured eighteen Indians. In 1676 his family were among those receiving corn to allay their distress on account of King Philip's war. He died about the year 1697, having in that year deeded to his son John a house and one hundred acres of land, with a right on the other side of Pequot Path. He was one of the early mem- bers of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company. of Boston. The christian name of his wife was Elizabeth, and his children were: 1. Elizabeth, born October 26, 1642. 2. Sam- uel, October 26, 1644; resided in Kingston, Rhode Island, and died there in 1720; married Martha Knowles. 3. Mary, June 15, 1646. 4. Lieutenant Thomas. September 8, 1648; was a
constable and highway surveyor in Kingston ; died in 1726; married Susanna Cole. 5. James, died about 1687. 6. Daniel, see forward. 7. John, resided in North Kingston; attained the rank of captain in the military service, also held various civil offices, including those of member of town council, treasurer, moderator and deputy to general court for the years 1708- 09-10; married Margaret Holden.
(II) Daniel, son of Sergeant Samuel El- dredge, was born in Kingston, Rhode Island. He was in the military service, holding the rank of captain in 1702; and in 1707 removed to Stonington, Connecticut, where his wife and five children were baptized on April 6, of that year. He died in Stonington, August 13, 1726, and his wife, whose christian name was Mary, (lied about the same year. His children were : I. Abigail, born August 19, 1688; married. February 22, 1705, James Miner. 2. Daniel, see forward. 3. Mary, December 6, 1691 ; married, May 5, 1709, John Miner. 4. Free- love, March 25, 1695, died young. 5. James. 6. Thomas, February 2, 1699. 7. Freelove, March 29, 1701. 8. Hannah, March 20, 1703. 9. Sarah, January 29. 1706. 10. Richard, April 9, 1712.
(III) Daniel (2), son of Daniel (1) El- dredge, was born March 20, 1690; died in Groton, Connecticut, June 26, 1711 ; he married Abigail Fish, of Groton, born in 1690, daugh- ter of Samuel Fish, of New London, Con- necticut, and granddaughter of John Fish, of Lynn and Sandwich, Massachusetts. Children were: [. Abigail, born May 20, 1712. 2. Zuriah. October 6, 1715. 3. Daniel, January 13, 1718. 4. Charles, see forward.
(IV) Charles, son of Daniel (2) Eldredge, was born November 17, 1720; died August 21, 1796. He married Mary Starr, of New Lon- don, April 23, 1741. She was born in that town, August 30, 1722: died May 19, 1799. daughter of Jonathan and Elizabeth ( Morgan ) Starr, whose marriage took place January 12. 1698. Jonathan Starr, born in New London, February 23, 1673 : died August 26, 1747, was a son of Samuel and Hannah ( Brewster ) Starr, grandson of Dr. Thomas Starr and great-grandson of Comfort Starr, the immi- grant, who came from Ashford, England. Elizabeth Morgan, born September 9, 1679. was a daughter of Captain James and Mary ( Vine) Morgan, of Groton. Hannah Brewster. born November 3, 1641, was a daughter of Jonathan and Lucretia (Oldham) Brewster. and a granddaughter of Elder William Brew- ster, the "Mayflower" Pilgrim. Charles and
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