Historic homes and institutions and genealogical and personal memoirs of Worcester county, Massachusetts, with a history of Worcester society of antiquity, Vol. IV, Part 70

Author: Crane, Ellery Bicknell, 1836-1925, ed
Publication date: 1907
Publisher: New York, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company
Number of Pages: 710

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Scott's daughter Patience, in June, 1659, a girl of about eleven years, having gone to Boston as a wit- ness against the persecution of the Quakers, was sent to prison ; others older being banished, "and some of ye confest ye had many children and that they had been well educated and it were well if they could say half as much for God as she could for the Devil." A short time after this, Scott's daughter Mary went to visit Christopher Holder in prison and was herself made a prisoner and detained a month.

It is conceded that Richard Scott was the first Quaker resident of Providence. His wife seems to have changed her views after a time. Roger Wil- liams said, September 8, 1660, in a letter to Governor John Winthrop, of Connecticut : "What whipping at Boston could not do, conversation with friends in England and their arguments have in great measure drawn her from the Quakers and wholly from their meetings."

Scott was a deputy to the general assembly in 1666. He was an earnest Quaker. In a letter pub- lished in 1678 in George Fox's book, "A New Eng- land Firebrand Quenched." in answer to Roger Williams' "George Fox Digged Out of His Bur- row," Scott arraigns the petty vanities and intoler- ance of Williams. Richard Scott died in 1680. His children: John, see forward ; son : Mary, died Oc- tober 17, 1665, married, August 12, 1660, Christopher

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Ilolder, born 1631, died June 13, 1688: Hannah, born 1642, died July 24, 1681 ; married, February, 1667, Walter Clarke, son of Jeremiah and Frances ( Lat- ham) Clark; Patience, born 1648, married, Septem- ber 28, 1668, Henry Beere; died June 11, 1091. De- liverance, died 1684; married, August 30, 1070, William Richardson.

(II) John Scott, son of Richard Scott (1), was born about 1640 and died 1677. He married Rebecca , who died 1701, and she married ( second), April 15, 1678, John Whipple. He bought a house and four acres of land of George Palmer in Provi- dence. February 8, 1665, he bought of Robert Wil- liams, school master, a dwelling in Providence, in- cluding a home share, orchard and other lands. Again, he bought twenty acres of land November 23, 1668, of Thomas Clemence. He took the oath of allegiance in 1668. He bought, January 1, 1671, of Thomas Wilmot, of Rehoboth, forty-one and a half acres, half the tract called Reynolds Valley. He sold. a house October 13. 1671, to Leonard Smith. He was killed by an Indian when standing in the door- way of his house, June, 1675, at the beginning of King Philip's war. Land granted to him in 1668 was laid out to his heirs February 2, 1677. His widow Rebecca bought land of John Fitch at Provi- dence. The children: 1. Sarah, born September 29, 1662. 2. John, born March 14, 1664, died 1725; was a merchant and carpenter; married Elizabeth Wan- ton, born September 16, 1668. 3. Mary, born Febru- ary 1, 1066, died 1734; married Joshua Davis, who died January 8, 1736, son of Aaron and Mary Davis. 4. Catherine, born May 20, 1668. 5. Deborah, born December 20, 1669. 6. Silvanus, born November 10, 1672, see forward.

(III) Silvanus Scott, son of John Scott (2), was born November 16, 1672, and died January 13. 1742. He resided in Providence and Smithfickl, Rhode Island. He bought land in Rehoboth, No- vember 25, 1695, of John Whipple, his step-father, of Providence. He was deputy to the general asseni- bly in 1709 and until 1717. He was a member of the town council 1713-14-15-16-17-18. He was a fisher- man by trade and June 1, 1716, he and two others were given liberty by the general assembly "to use and improve so much of Starve Goat Island as need- ful in making, drying and securing fish." He bought, December 9, 1721, the farm of John Wilkin- son for one hundred and sixty pounds, an eighty acre homestead, formerly belonging to John Black- stone and later to John Wilkinson, Sr. He ad- ministered the estate of his wife Joanna ; his will was made March 15, 1744, and proved April 21, 1756. It mentions his wife Joanna; son John and grandson Jeremiah, children of deceased son Joseph; grand- son Silvanus, son of deceased son Nathaniel; daugh- ters Catharine Jenekes, Rebecca Wilkinson, Esther Sayles, Joanna Jenekes and Sarah Hopkins. He married, 1692, Joanna Jenckes, born 1672, died March 12, 1756, daughter of Joseph and Esther ( Ballard) Jenckes. The children, all born at Provi- denee or Smithfield, were: John, born September 30, 1694; Catherine, March 31, 1696; Joseph, August 15, 1697; Rebecca, February 11, 1699; Esther, De- cember 5, 1700; Silvanus, June 20, 1702, see forward ; Joanna, December 11, 1703; Charles, August 23, 1705; Sarah, June 15, 1707; Jeremiah, March 11, 1709; Nathaniel, April 19, 171I.

(IV) Silvanus Scott, son of Silvanus Scott (3), was born in Providence. June 20, 1702, died in Bellingham, Massachusetts, April 27, 1777, in his

seventy-sixth year. He married Mary

(second) (intentions July 10, 1754), Joanna Bos- worth, who died April 26, 1777, aged sixty-eight years, at Bellingham. He and his second wife died within twenty-four hours of each other of smallpox. Children of Silvanus and Mary Scott, born in Bell- ingham: Ichabod, born July 7, 1726; Silvanus, Jr., February 21, 1727, died May 16, 1818; David, May 12, 1729; Charles, died at Bellinghamn, January 18, 1759; Sarah, born June 14. 1733; John, born Feb- ruary 14, 1743-44, see forward.

(V) John Scott, son of Silvanus Scott (4), was born in Bellingham, Massachusetts, February 14, 1743-44. He settled in Uxbridge, Massachusetts, after his marriage. He was a soldier in the revolu- tion from Bellingham, in Captain Jesse Holbrook's company, Colonel Wheelock's regiment, and was in the campaign at Warwick, Rhode Island, 1776, for a short time. He married Frances Boyd (intentions July 28, 1765), at Bellingham. Their children : Manly, born 1775. see forward; Ann Boyd, married Oliver Pond, of Wrentham, Massachusetts; Maria Catherine, married, March 20, 1805, Alanson Ses- sions, of North Providence; Abigail, married Alan- son Sessions; Lewis; Charles, married Powell; Harvey, married Conant; John; Penelope, unmarried; Mary, married Streeter.

(VI) Manly Scott, son of John Scott (5), was born in Bellingham, 1775, died at Uxbridge, July 13, 1859, aged eighty-four years. He was educated in the common schools and began life as a school teacher in Uxbridge and vicinity. He learned the trade of carpenter, at which he worked most of his active life. He married Henrietta Thayer, daughter of Amos and Lois ( Emerson) Thayer. She died at Uxbridge, September 21, 1882, when ten of her thir- teen children were living. The children: 1. Charles Amos, born May 17, 1811, carpenter, resides at Woonsocket, Rhode Island: died at Uxbridge, Au- gust II, 1858, leaving three children. 2. Anne Grey, born September 14, 1812. 3. Prevost St. Claire, born February 27, 1814, drowned at Milford, May 19, 1839. 4. Katharine Maria, born May 18, 1816, married (first) John Sessions, of Rhode Island; (second) Rev. Moses P. Webster, then of Whitinsville; her children-Harvey G. and Alansou D. Sessions. 5. Anne Grey, born April 16, 1818. married William Carpenter, of Cumberland, Rhode Island ; of her four children, two are living-Isabel Carpenter and Ab- bie (Carpenter) Brewer, now residing in New Mexico. 6. Samuel White, born October 16, 1819, see forward. 7. Abbie Boyd, born September 18, 1821, married Nathan Weatherhead, of Cumberland, Rhode Island; she died August 29, 1900, at Paw- tucket; children-Frank, Emma, Alice, Nellie. S. Crysis Telemachus (twin), born May 5, 1823, re- sides at present at Windsor, Connecticut, with his daughter ; married Maria Willard and had children -Catherine Maria, Prevost, Clara E., Elizabeth W .; he was a prosperous woolen manufacturer. 9. Crysa Aurora (twin), born May 5. 1823, farmer, died Oc- tober 5, 1900, aged seventy-eight; married Edee C. Smith, of Rhode Island, daughter of Esther B. Smith. 10. George Nahum (twin), born March 2, 1825, see forward. 11. Charlotte Lovisa (twin), born March 2, 1825, died September 27, 1900, aged seventy-five years; married Charles Fairbanks, pro- prietor of a general store, Uxbridge, Massachusetts ; no children. 12. Lois Amanda, born February 14, 1827, married Charles E. Staples, April 16, 1855, a

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machinist by trade; had charge of the tool room in the Washburn shops of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute for many years; retired 1905; no children. 13. John Van Rensselaer, born October 16, 1828, see forward. 13. Marion Adelaide, born March 19, 1831, died October 6, 1883, aged fifty-two years; married James Taft, a farmer; no children.

(VII) Samuel W. Scott, son of Manly Scott (6), was born in Uxbridge, Massachusetts, October 16, 1819. He was educated there in the public schools and in early life learned the woolen manufacturing business. In 1849 or 1850 he took a lease of the old Day mill and started in business on his own ac- count. This mill was rebuilt six years before on the site of the first mill in the town of Uxbridge; it was operated by J. W. Day, son of Joseph Day, until it passed into the possession of Mr. Scott. He began to manufacture satinets on contract. He prospered and in 1859 bought the mill of Mr. Day and also the Day farm adjoining. He conducted the business alone until 1877, when he took his brother in partner- ship, and for a time the firm was J. R. Scott & Com- pany, the firm leasing the mill property of Samuel W. Scott. The mill was burned to the ground in the summer of 1878, but was rebuilt in an enlarged and improved manner with first-class machinery for the manufacture of satinets. Mr. Scott called the mills the Elmdale Mill and the village is now known as Elmdale. "Its genial proprietor," says the historian of Uxbridge, "is entitled to great credit for the de- termination and courage he has manifested in achiev- ing victory over his troubles and accomplishing his deserved success." He associated with him in the business his son, Samuel F. Scott, who succeeded him as he proprietor of Elmdale Mill. Samuel W. Scott died at Uxbridge, October 3, 1897. He was a leading citizen of the town.

He married (first) Susan F. Farnum, who died October 5, 1873. He married (second), July 21, 1875, Ilarriet E. Jones. The children of Samuel W. and Susan T. Scott : Asaanna N., born July 23, 18.42, married George W. Hobbs; Walter P., born May 29, 1845, married Sarah E. Mowry; Marion C. F., born December 1, 1850; Samuel Farnum, born July 9, 1854, see forward; Flora M., born January 29, 1857; Lilla Webb, born September 5, 1859, married f. Walter Day, ( see sketch) ; Emma Matilda, born Oc- tober 15, 1846, married G. H. Wilcox, of Putnam, Connecticut.

(VII) John Van Rensselaer Scott, son of Manly Scott (6), was born in Uxbridge, Massachusetts, October 16, 1828. He received his early education in the common schools of his native town and in the old Macomber Academy. He was only seven years old when he began to work in the woolen mill at Uxbridge, tending a picker. Step by step he followed the routine of mill life until he mastered every detail. He then became overseer of the weaving in his brother's mill at Elmdale. When he left he took a similar position in the Ironstone Mill in the south- ern part of the town of Uxbridge. In 1856, in com- pany with his brother, George N., he started for Rockford, Illinois, where he secured employment as a carpenter in a reaper factory and there worked until 1859. He returned to Uxbridge and became overseer of the weave room of the old Wacantuck Mill, but soon took a more lucrative position in the "shank-bone" mill, now known as the Hecla Mill. He went to Amesbury, Massachusetts, in 1864, as designer in the Salisbury Mill. He resigned this position in 1866 to take a position as superintendent of the O. N. Stillman Mill, Westerly, Rhode Island.

In 1870 he resigned to become superintendent of the Pequot plant at Montville, Connecticut. lle was also the mill agent there, and had an interest in the company. After six years he went to Stafford, Connecticut, to take a similar position in a mill in that town, but returned to Uxbridge in 1877 and en- tered partnership with his brother Samuel, under the firm name of J. R. Scott & Co., and took charge of the Scott Mill. The mill was burned in 1878 but rebuilt. In 1889 Mr. Scott sold out his interests to his partner. In 1899 he became interested with Charles E. Wheelock in the old Wheelock Mill, where he remained in business five years. He then hired the Water Street Mill, Worcester, but after a time sold the lease and in 1901, in partnership with his nephew, Charles W. Scott, bought the Capron Mill at Uxbridge and is at present engaged in busi- ness there, hale and hearty, vigorous and energetic notwithstanding his seventy-eight years. He is a member of the Masonic Lodge, and of the Unitarian Church. He is a Republican in politics and was for ten years a member of the town committee and for three years was a member of the school committee.

He married, May 27, 1852, Harriet Jane Cass, of Uxbridge. Their children: I. Marion, born March IO, 1853, married James Rawson and had John; Louise Emma, born in Uxbridge, March 10, 1886; Ethel May, born May 3, 1889; Marion Frances, born in Uxbridge, May 24, 1892. 2. Jessie Fremont, born in Rockford, Illinois, August 3, 1856. 3. Hattie Gertrude, born in Rockford, February 21, 1858.

(VIII) Samuel F. Scott, son of Samuel W. Scott (7), was born in Uxbridge, Massachusetts, July 9, 1854. He was educated in the public and high schools of his native town. He then entered his father's mill as an apprentice and worked in the various departments until he acquired a mastery of all the details of the manufacture of satinets. He was associated with his father in the management of the Elmdale Mill until his father died, when he suc- ceeded him as the proprietor. For the past ten years he has been the sole proprietor and has conducted the business with energy and success. He has had few outside interests, having devoted his time and attention exclusively to his business. He is a Repub- lican in politics. He and his family attend the Unitarian church at Uxbridge.

He married (first), 1880, Mary Degman, daugh- ter of John Degman, of Blackstone. She died 1883. He married (second), February 12, 1890, Sarah I. Austrop, daughter of William Austrop, of New York, she being born in New York. Children of Samuel F. and Mary Scott: Florence Garfield, born March 25, 1882, married Langford May, resides in Uxbridge ; Henry Farnum, born February 11, 1884. Children of Samuel F. and Sarah 1. Scott: Gladys Isabel, born May 22, 1891; Rodney Hobbs, born July 19, 1893; Samuel Ralph, born November 15, 1894; Sarah Francelia, born November 27, 1896; Gordon Austrop, born March 30, 1903.

(VII) George Nahum Scott, son of Manly Scott (6), was born at Uxbridge, Massachusetts, March 2, 1825. He received his education in the common schools of his native town, and when a young man learned the trade of carpenter, which he followed for some years. At the breaking out of the gold fever, in 1849, Mr. Scott was one of the first from his town to start for the California gold fields, sail- ing May 1, 1849, on the ship "New Jersey," rounding Cape Horn on a voyage that took one hundred and sixty-four days. He remained in California two years, having some success in his quest for gold. He

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brought home some gold dust, some of which he had made into rings for several friends and some is still preserved by the family. In later years he made a second trip to California under much easier and more favorable conditions. There are few more re- Inarkable contrasts in American life than that of the first trip of the Forty-niner and a recent trip to the Golden Gate by the luxurious railroad service of the present day. In 1856 he and his brother, John R. Scott, went to Rockford, Illinois, where he secured employment as a carpenter in a reaper factory, re- maining there until 1859, when he returned to Ux- bridge and followed his trade. In 1881 he removed to Worcester and from 1885 to 1897 worked for Henry W. Eddy, contractor and builder. 8. Norwich street. (Sce sketch), He continued after that in the carpentering business to within a short time of his death. He died May 23, 1903.

He was a Unitarian in religious faith and a Re- publican in politics. He was a member of Uxbridge Lodge No. 120, Odd Fellows, of Uxbridge, Massa- chusetts, for fifty-five years; of Solomon Temple Lodge of Free Masons at Uxbridge for thirty-eight years; of the Society of California Pioneers of New England, in which he was known as one of the New Jersey boys, having made his first trip on the ship "New Jersey.

He married, January 21, 1852, Lydia J. Lawrence, born in Temple, Maine, March 20, 1832, daughter of Thomas Chanders and Mary ( Hall ) Lawrence, of Temple, Maine. Their children: I. George Ilar- vey, see forward. 2. Cora L., born October 31, 1857. 3. Brigham Manly, see forward. 4. John Lawrence, born June 9, 1862. 5. Arthur Crysis, born January 27, 1870. 6. Mary Louise, born August 25, 1871.

(VIII) George Harvey Scott, eldest child of George Nahum Scott (7), was born at Uxbridge, Massachusetts, August 19. 1854. When very young he removed to Rockford, Illinois, where he remained for a time, returning with parents to Uxbridge, where he was educated in the public schools; later removed Northbridge, Massachusetts, with parents, where he graduated from the Northbridge High School in 1872. He subsequently entered, in the fall of that year. the Worcester Polytechnic Institute, graduating in June, 1875, his specialty being civil engineering. lle shortly removed to Chicago and entered the wholesale commission brokerage of O. W. Clapp & Co. (grain), where he remained until his death, October 26, 1877. Mr. Scott was a member of Robert Collier's Unitarian Church of Chicago. Republican in polities. Was a member of First Regiment, Illinois National Guards, up to time of his death.

(VI]]) Brigham Manly Scott, son of George Nahum Scott (7), was born at Uxbridge, Massachu- setts, June 11, 1861. At the age of four years he removed with his parents to Northbridge, Mass- achusets, where he received a public school educa- tion, graduating from the high school in 1878. He then came to Worcester to enter the employ of Kinnicut & Company, dealers in hardware, located between Pearl and Pleasant streets, on Main street. He began as the boy apprentice, soon became a trust- ed clerk and remained with the Kinnieutt company until the business was closed out. Then, in 1886, he entered the employ of Duncan & Goodell, hardware dealers, Main street, corner of Pearl, the present lo- cation. When the firm became a corporation under the laws of Massachusetts, in 1887, Mr. Scott was

elected a director. At the death of Harlan P. Dun- can. who was president of the Duncan & Goodell Co., Mr. Scott was chosen in March, 1905. to fill the va- cancy. This business is one of the oldest, most ex- tensive and prosperous of its kind in New England. It was originally the firm of C. Foster & Company. At present the company does a large wholesale as well as retail business in hardware.

Mr. Scott is a Unitarian in religion and Repub- lican in politics. He is a very prominent Free Ma- son. He was made a member of Quinsigamond Lodge of Masons at Worcester, March 23, 1888, and was worshipful master in 1895-96. He was ex- alted in Eureka Chapter of Royal Arch Masons, June 19, 1888, and served as high priest in 1896. He was made a member of Hiram Council of Royal and Select Masters, September '27, 1888, of Worcester County Commandery, Knights Templar, September 26, 1889. He is a member of the fourteenth, six- teenth and eighteenth degrees of Scottish Rite Ma- sonry at Worcester; of the Massachusetts Consis- tory, thirty-second degree, at Boston; of Aleppo Temple, Mystic Shrine, at Boston; of the Denver Association of Knights Templar. He was formerly a member of the Worcester Lodge of Elks. He be- longs to the Tatassit Canoe Club and the Uptown Club, the Worcester Automobile Club and the Mid- night Yacht Club.

He married. December 10, 1896, Harriet Eldora Farwell, born September 30, 1863, daughter of Albert E. and Abbie J. (York) Farwell, of Providence, Rhode Island. Her father a woolen manufacturer at Providence. Their only child is Abigail Far- well, born November 19, 1899.

FRANKLIN D. DRESSER, deceased, was a de- scendant of a family who had long made their home in the town of Southbridge, Massachusetts, where he was also a lifelong resident, born there May 10, 1855, a son of Chester A. and Mary C. ( Bartlett) Dresser, and grandson of Chester Dresser, of Southbridge, who owned the property upon which the Young Men's Christian Association was erected at Main and Elm streets.

Chester A. Dresser ( father) was born in South- bridge, Massachusetts, September 2, 1818, and with the exception of a few years resided there throughout his lifetime. At ten years of age, being an orphan, he was placed in charge of his uncle, Ebenezer D. Ammidown, who was appointed his guardian. His education was acquired at the district school of the village, which he attended irregularly for several years, and he was a student at Nichols Academy, Dudley, at Monson Academy, two terms at each institution. For a short time he was employed in the store kept by Milton Joslin, after which he en- tered upon an apprenticeship with the Columbian Manufacturing Company, engaged in the manufac- ture of cotton sheetings. After serving one year in the machine-shop. he was employed in turn in every department of the mill, learning to card, spin and weave. Being anxious to gain a more thor ugh knowledge of the weaving of cotton fabrics than the facilities of the small weaving-room at this mill afforded, in the spring of 1838 he obtained a situa- tion in the weaving department in charge of Nelson Drake, at Fiskdale Mills. In the spring of 1840 he entered the company's counting-room to obtain a knowledge of mercantile, manufacturing and double entry bookkeeping. under the instruction of Avery P. Taylor. In September, 1840, he was engaged to

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take charge of a mill of four thousand spindles at Swift Creek, near Petersburg, Virginia, where he remained for two years. In November, 1842, he assumed the management of the cotton-mill located at Westville, and at the same time kept the factory store. In the spring of 1845 he removed from West- ville to take charge of the Dresser Mill, in the Cen- ter village, and in December, 1845, became the super- intendent of the Central Manufacturing Company, where he remained until 1857, having in the mean- time become one of the stockholders. For a short period of time he was manager of the upper level, embracing three mills and dye house, of the Amos- keag Manufacturing Company, of Manchester, New Hampshire. In 1859 he returned to Southbridge in order to attempt a settlement of the affairs of the Central Manufacturing Company, which had become financially embarrassed, and he and Manning Leon- ard became joint owners of the property, and con- tinued the business until the breaking out of the civil war, when the machinery was stopped and re- mained idle until November. 1863. Mr. Dresser purchased the interest of his partner, and with new associates established the Central Alills Company. of which he was treasurer and manager. In 1843 he married Mary C. Bartlett, of Petersburg. Virginia, and their children were: Henry, May C. Edwards, and Franklin D. Dresser.

Franklin D. Dresser obtained a good preparatory education in the common schools of Southbridge, and completed a course in the higher branches at Dean Academy. He then entered the Central Mills, established by his father, as herein related, and for thirty years was connected therewith, in the various departments, holding at the time of his death, Feb- ruary 12, 1904, the responsible position of superin- tendent. Mr. Dresser was a Baptist in religion, a Republican in politics, and a member of the Ma- sonic fraternity and the Knights of Pythias. Mr. Dresser married, April 22, 1889. Ida Horton, born July 31, 1869, in Southbridge, Massachusetts.

MICHAEL MALLAHY, a prominent citizen of Sturbridge, and proprietor of a general store in Fiskdale, was born in county Mayo, Ireland, August 4, 1846, son of Patrick and Margaret (Jolinson) Mal- lahy, of county Mayo, grandson of Thomas Mallahy, of county Mayo, and a descendant of a family that is noted for longevity. there being no break in the fan- ily for the long period of forty-seven years, the first to pass away being one of his sisters. Thomas Mal- lahy, brother of Michael Mallahy, belongs to the seventh generation of that name that has been brought up on the same farm and given their atten- tion to agricultural pursuits. Patrick Mallahy ( father) was a shipper by occupation, and he and his wife were the parents of seven children, as follows : Michael, Thomas, Mary, Kate, Margaret, Sarah and Bridget.

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Historic homes and institutions and genealogical and personal memoirs of Worcester county, Massachusetts, with a history of Worcester society of antiquity, Vol. IV, Part 70

Author: Crane, Ellery Bicknell, 1836-1925, ed Publication date: 1907 Publisher: New York, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company Number of Pages: 710

Author: Crane, Ellery Bicknell, 1836-1925, ed
Publication date: 1907
Publisher: New York, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company
Number of Pages: 710