The history of Nantucket County, island, and town : including genealogies of first settlers, Part 89

Author: Starbuck, Alexander, 1841-1925
Publication date: 1924
Publisher: Boston [Mass.] : C.E. Goodspeed & Co.
Number of Pages: 900


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Gardner, John, commissioned


Captain


(N) 38


Gardner, John, commissioned


Chief Magistrate


70


836


HISTORY OF NANTUCKET


Gardner, John, authority to buy


land


39


Gardner, John, Letter to Gov-


ernor


60


Worth


825 to 832


Gardner, John, Letter to Gov- ernor disfranchisement .. 116


Gardner, John, granted house- lot 33


Gardner, John, letter to Gov.


Andros


62


Gardner, John, claims to hold


an illegal deed


63


Gardner, John, General Court


claims him disfranchised


62


Gardner, John, in trouble


58


Gardner, John, sentence of


court


68


Gardner, John, appeal to Gov-


ernor


60


Gardner, John, Storm center of


Insurrection


50


Gardner, John, Proceedings


against him illegal


63


Gardner, John, writes again to


Governor


.. 64


Gardner, John, complains


against continued sentence .. 67 Gardner, Joseph, half shares man 25


Gardner, Richard, commis-


sioned Chief Magistrate ..


37


Gardner, Richard, authorized


by Governor to buy land .


39


Gardner, Richard, and Joseph,


Shoemakers


(N)


23


Gardner, Richard, half shares


man


25


Gardner, Richard, land for Son


Solomon's house


99


Gardner, Solomon's land for


houselot


99


Gardner, Gideon sent to Wash-


ington


to


remonstrate


against War of 1812


283


Gates, Gen. makes charges


against Nantucket


213


Gaugers of Liquids elected


. :


108


Geese, not allowed on com-


mons


104


Gelston, Dr and small. pox


building


117


Genealogies:


Preliminary


653


Barnard


670 to 683


Bunker


684 to 696


Coffin


697 to 730


Coleman


731 to 739


Folger


740 to 755


ers


203


Gardner


756 to 778


Hussey


779 to 786


Масу


787 to 801


Starbuck


802 to 812


Swain


813 to 824


General Court of County, Laws


of


34


General


Court of


Province.


Stephen Hussey delegate .... 118


General Court to Continental


Congress


on


Whale Fish-


ery


222, 254


Glacial Deposits


6 to 10


Good Intent, sloop


seized by


Naval Officer


247


Government, Rules of colonial .. 36


Gravelly Islands-location


5


Great Fire of 1846


337


Gulf Stream. First charted by


Nantucket Captain


374


H


Half Shares Men admitted


19


Half Shares Men demand


equality


41


"Half Shares" Men


Joseph Coleman


24


Eleazer Folger


27


Peter Folger


24


John Gardner


33


Joseph Gardner


25


Richard Gardner


25


Nathaniel Gardner


27


Thomas Macy


23


Richard Smith


23


Nathaniel Wyer


25


William Worth


22


Halifax, whalemen from


389


Harbor of Refuge-Great Point 324


Hard Money Scarce


195


Haul, Over; break in


(N) 7


Hawk, sloop, made a "Flag of


of Truce"


295


Highway, Surveyors of


23


Highway Betterments


105


Holland William, half share


27


Horns of Cattle to be sawed


off


107


Horse Mill to be built


24


House-lots sixty rods square


22


Hotham, Commodore-letter to


1814


310


Hussey,


Paul,


petitions


for


Cartel to exchange prison-


Hussey, Stephen,


Representa-


tive 1774


177


837


HISTORY OF NANTUCKET


I


Impressment


charges


much


overdrawn


(N)


274


Indians, Court Cases


128, 129, 130, 131


Indians, Deeds 1,


Nickanoose


and Nanahuma


132


Indians, Deeds Wanackmamack


and Nickanoose


125


Indians, Deeds of Coatue


133


Indians,


Deeds


Pacummoh-


quoh


134


Indians, Deeds Nanahuma's


Neck


134


Indians, Deeds Wannacomet


and Monomoy


134


Indians, as jurymen


102,


104


Indians, Purchases fairly made 124


Indians, North American


119


Indians, Complaints, Obadiah .. 129


Indians, Complaints Seiknow


and Spotso


133


Indians, Complaints,


Spotso


and Massaquet


141


Indians, Complaints, Report of


Committee


141


Indians, Complaints, 139, 140, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 148, 149, 150, 152. 154, 155, 157, 159, 166.


Indians,


Letter


from


Chief


Justice Sewall


(N) 144


Indians as Jurymen


102


Indians and English to drain


Long Pond


125


Indians decline allegiance to


King Philip


(N)


125


Indians


restrictive


legisla-


tion


126, 127


Indians,


discontent


coinci-


dent with Insurrection


135


Indians


to, have


own


Con-


stables


135


Indians


complain


cattle


im-


pounded


144


Indians Court quiets them 170


Indians


Guardians


and


the.


Proprietors reply .. 156, 161, 165


Indians Hahtussa


and Kosk-


uktuqum complain


149


Indians Issack Noose and Apran


Norskov


156


Indians Isaac Woosoo and oth- ers complain 157


Indians Isaackeoossoo and 28


others complain


159


Indians John Tashama and oth-


Indians John Punker com-


plains


142


Indians John Jethro and


18


others complain


145


Indians Nen Gillis complains


.. 139


Indians Obadiah complains


136


Indians Spoospoowa and oth- ers 140


Indians Solomon Zacchariah


complains


150


Indians complaint-Selectmen


reply


152


Indians Titus Ezekiel and 7


others complain


154


Indians Deeds, abstracts from


166 to 175


Indians First deed of


125


Insurrection


of


Half-Shares


Men


42


Insurrection opposing forces


.. 43


Insurrection


Story


of Coffin


and Mayhew


Innoculation of small pox per-


mitted


111


Inspectors of Meat


103


Insurrection, Rebellion


not


Revolution


46


Island, size of


5


Indian Sachem


Wanackma-


mack


122


Indian Bounds Zaccheus Macy's


Account of


120, 121


Cordude and others


122


Divisions


Nopque


123


Weeweder


123


Nobadeer


123


Causkata


123


Maisquatuck


123


Show Aucomor


123


Cuppame


123


Madeket


123


Tuckernuck


123


Podpis


123


Squam


123


Indian Population


119


Indian Corn. Measures to pro-


tect


127


Indian Marital infelicities


130


Indian Earliest Deeds Record-


ed


132


Indian Troubles, coincident


with revolt


135


Indian complaints


Seikinnow


and Spotso, with action by


Selectmen and Guardians


139 to 169


Indians quieting down


.... 57, 62


Indians unable to understand


law of possession


124


ers


1.67


838


HISTORY OF NANTUCKET


Indians not to build on Nan- nackmack 125


Inns Regulations for orderly


conduct


109


Insurance Cos' incorporation


(N) 267


J


Jenkins Thomas, Complaint of .. 214 Jenkins Thomas, Affidavit of .. 221 Jenkins Thomas, Testimony against Rotch and others .. 225 Jinks, Benjamin, may become an inhabitant 105


Jurisdiction, dispute concern-


ing 1670


28


Jury-Indians and whites


102


K


King Philip's Visit to Nan - tucket 613


L


Land to be laid out by Coffin,


Macy, Starbuck and Folger .. 22


Land arable, to be divided into


houselots


20


Land schemes


632


Lexington and Concord, news of struggle 181 Life on the Island in 1776 .. (N) 203 Light-house at Brant Point 1746 105


Light-house at Brant Point


Second


109


Light-house at Brant Point


burned down


118


Light-house at Brant Point blown down . (N) 118 Light-house at Sandy Point .. 115 Light-house at Sandy Point Petition to Gen. Court to al- low charges 115


Liquor Excise bill-Town ob-


jects 107 Liquor Excise bill-Restraint


on Sale


320


Localities, Names of 650 London, Whalemen from .. (N) 393 Long Pond to be drained 24 Long Woods to be laid out 94 Long Robert, to have land laid out 96


Loper, James. Traditions of


.32


Lovell, Shubail, captured


194


M


Macy, Thomas.


Early settle-


ment in Nantucket


Macy, Thomas. Letter to Gov- ernor regarding sheltering Quakers 16


Macy, sided with Pastor Pease-


ley


(N) 17


Macy, never claimed to be


friendly to Quakers


16


Macy, cited for disorderly prac-


tices


(N) 17


Macy, Letter to Gov. Andros on


affairs in Nantucket


58


Macy, was a "hold ever" wait- ing for the Gov. to appoint some one 51


Macy accepted


as


a Trades-


man


23


Macy Letter to Gov. Andros


on Liquor Sales


58


Macy


appointed


Magistrate


until his successor was qual-


ified


16


Macy Thomas released on bond


to brothers in law


97


Macy Thomas Town and Coun- ty Treasurer 101


Macy Zaccheus, description of Islands and transfers


Macy Adjustment of Contracts .. 97


Madison Pres.


Petition to for


Relief


279


Marthas Vineyard


Martha's Vineyard and


Nan-


tucket Jurisdiction over


28


Manor Court


(N)


45


Massachusetts Bay claims


Dukes County


77


Massachusetts jurisdiction dis-


turbs the New York


78


Manufacturers-


Linen Dusters


513


Shoes Factories


514


Straw Goods


514


Mayhew Matthew attacks Nan-


tucket juries


86


Mayhew Thomas.


Sale to .. (N) 13


Mayhew Thomas


Letters


to


Gov. on situation


46


Mayhew Thomas on claims of


Half Shares


46


Mayhew, Thomas. Purchase


from


18


Mayhew Thomas Right to Mar-


tha's Vineyard & Nantucket .. 46 Mayhew Thomas & Son


Meat Packers chosen


103


Memorial


to General


Court.


Situation unendurable


219


839


HISTORY OF NANTUCKET


Memorial to Congress for re- lief in 1813 282 Memorials forbidden 217


Men chosen "to walk the Town"


to keep order etc


100


Memorial to Congress to avoid War 273, 276, 279, 281 Memorial for whaling permits to Gen. Court 187


Meeting-house, Friends; Nath'l


Starbuck to change land .


98


Mill. Tristram Coffin to build


Tide Mill


39


Mill. Peter Folger to keep


25


Mill. Horse to be built .


24


Military Company at Nantuck-


et John Gardner Capt ... (N) 38 Military Company at Nantuck-


et 105


Military protection desired


92


Military Company


105


Milford Haven, removed to


(N) 389


Monomoy, Fee for laying out


.. 23


Nantucket increasing in size


10


Mount Hope, whaler, captured


270


Nantucket rules for govern-


Money loaned by Colony


101


ing


28, 34


Muskeget, Gavelly Ilds.


Peti-


tion to annex


117


Money Scare on Island


195


Memorial to General Court for


Whaling Permits


187


N


Nantucket, census of 1778 207


Nantucket annexed to Mass.


77


Nantucket characteristics of


6


Nantucket Bank, robbery of .. 261


Nantucket committee sees Sir


George Collier 213 Nantucket discovery of 11, 12 Nantucket act for better settle- ment of 90


Nantucket and Martha's Vine-


yard, Mayhew's right ..


116


Nantucket


appeal to Suffolk


Court


101


Nantucket early used for pas- turage


Nantucket between two fires .. 196


Nantucket Gosnold's discovery of 12


Nantucket fresh water system


peculiar 8


Nantucket forbidden


to


send


memorials to English


217


Nantucket deed of


18


Nantucket hearing before Gen.


Court


Thomas


Jenkins


Nantucket Pourtrincourt


dis-


charges


224


Nantucket as a health resort .. 514


Nantucket interesting to ge-


ologists


5


Nantucket increasing in size


8


Nantucket meaning of name


(N)


6


cally


5


Nantucket location of


5


Nantucket land owners to


prove titles


28


Nantucket


geology


of


Prof.


Shaler


5


Nantucket-appeal to Suffolk


Courts


101


Nantucket in 1811


. .


Frontispiece


Nantucket men accused of


treason


225


Nantucket Northmen in


11


Nantucket not always an ely-


sium


41


Nantucket Massachusetts con- firms titles 82


Nantucket Mayhew objects to


Courts


86


Nantucket neutrality desired 304, 311


Nantucket life in early days of


Revolution


192


Nantucket Dr. Ewer on forma-


tion of


10


Nantucket sold to Mayhew (also N) 13 Nantucket memorial for relief 1779 219


Nantucket supplies furnished


to in 1775


(N) 188


Nantucket Sound infested by.


privateers


206


Nantucket threatened by Eng-


lish raid in 1778


209


Nantucket Petitions for leave to go to New York to recover damages 262


Nantucket men in Revolution .. 255 Nantucket men in War of 1812 .. 315 Nantucket men in Civil War .. 343 Nantucket whaleship in the far north (N) 398


Nantucket.


Selectmen remon-


strate against restrictions .. 191


Nantucket resolution of Con-


tinental Congress


191


Nantucket wrecks on and near


(N) 5


covers


12


840


HISTORY OF NANTUCKET


Nantucket not supplying the


British


(N) 195


Nantucket 1778 a hard year .. 206 Nantucket Selectmen defended Rotch, Barker and Folger


against Jenkins


225


Nantucket Petition Congress


for leave to whale


251


Nantucket few men impressed


by English


(N) 274


Nantucket petitions for


neu-


trality in 1814


303


Nantucket seeks


exemption


from taxes


309


Nantucket patriotism in the


World's War


515


Nantucket newspapers


628


Nimrod, British privateer in


harbor


303


New York objects to change of


jurisdiction


80


Night Watch established


106


Newtown First record of


102


O


Obadiah (Indian) in Court


. .


.. 129


Oysters, Exportation


forbid-


den


111


P


Paving street-voted not to


..


110


Pease, Stephen, Trouble with


99


Febbles, split, not weapons


9


Permits-Form granted by


Com. Hotham


307


Permits to import supplies -.


list of


(N)


188


Permits sought for whaling


291


Permits sought for whaling


Stephen Hussey and others .. 187 Petition to Admiral Cochrane, for Relief 293


Petition for leave to try rec- ompense from English 232


Petition for cartel to bring back prisoners 203 Petition to restrain keepers of public houses 109


Petition of Timothy Folger to


Sir Henry Clinton


234


Petition of Timothy Folger to


Gov. Hancock


236


Petition to General Court not


to assess taxes


309


Peruvian privateers attack


American whaleships


269


Peruvians routed by Poinsett .. 269 Pike, Robert, to keep records in Salisbury .22


Plymouth Company no juris- diction 28 Philip (King) visits Nantuck- et 613


Political Officials-State and National 635


Porter, Capt. David, put a qui-


etus on


England's Pacific


Fishery


and Peruvian En-


mety


275


Pound Keepers chosen


102


Pourtrincourt, discovery by


12


Prescott Gen. Why he did not


like Timothy Folger .... (N) 212


Prison Ships-horrors of . 207 Prison, Town. New one to be built 114


Prison, Town, old one at Wes- ko sold 106


Privations of 1813-14


383


Police for night service


100


Prince de Neufchatel and En- dymion-fight 312


Provincial Congress and Nan- tucket 185


Provincial Congress


186-187


Provincial Congress appeals to


Continental


for


Nantuck-


et


192


Provisions, Continental Con-


gress on exporting


183


Prison. John Macy


to


build


one


97


Proprietors confirm former acts 19


Purchasers (First) take Part-


ners


19


Purchasers (First) oppose


claims of Half-Shares men


.. 43


Pound. Nath'l


Barnard


&


John Coffin to set one up


26


Provisions imported in 1775


. (N) 190


Provincial Soldiers visit Nan-


tucket


182


Prisoners in New York.


Paul


Hussey petitions exchange .. 203


Purchasers (First) buy only


for entire Company


19


Purchasers (First) confirm all former acts 19


Purchases inviolable


19


Phipps, Gov. on transfer


to


Massachusetts Colony


. . (N)


81


Privateers. French, off Nan- tucket 91


841


HISTORY OF NANTUCKET


Pond, Long-Fish weir to be constructed (N) 27 Prudential men to lay out high- ways 26


Q


Quakers Thomas


Macy


fined


for harboring


16


Quakers


Thomas


Масу


not


one


(N) 17


2


R


Raid, the first from either


side by Americans ..


182


Raiders restrained by English


commanders


213


Raiders English and Refugees


alike


290


Raiders English and Refugees


1781


238


Rats, edict against them


104


Range lights erected for


en -


tering harbor


110


Records, early both at Salis-


bury and Nantucket


22


Refugees attack Nantucket


208-211


Refugee Raid described by a


witness


242


Refugees capture Friends going


to quarterly meeting .


242


Records-town, county and


proprietors to be separated. 107 Register of Deeds-Eleazer


Folger


elected


100


Remonstrance by Coffin


and


Mayhew against Half Shares


Men


43


Removals, from Nantucket


. (N) 323


Report of Committee to Eng-


lish commanders


(N) 213


Remonstrance against War of


1812


273


Rejoicing over Peace


314


Restraining Bill


177


Restrictions somewhat


modi-


fied by Continental Congress


200


Revolution.


Early events of ..


176


Resolves of Continental Con- gress 184


Revolt of Half Shares men


41


Rivers, none in Nantucket


8


Riotous Town Meetings


270, 284, 289


Rotch Wililam destroys bayo-


nets


(N)


185


Rotch William story


of


the


raid in 1779


211


Rotch, William Memoranda


390


Rotch William and others en- dorsed by Town 224


Quakers-their persecution


14


Rotch


William


accused


by


Thomas Jenkins


225


Rotch William and Admiral


Digby


239


Rotch William and Nantucket


men in Dunkirk


390, 400


S


Savidge, John. Tradesman


. ..


..


33


Salt Manufacture a failure


(N) 197


Salisbury.


Meetings at


19


Schools.


Coffin


606


Schools.


Cent


(N)


606


Schools.


Public


600


Schools.


Established


100


Schools.


Early teachers


617


School master, Eleazer Folger,


first.


100


School masters of High


606


Selectmen chosen and duties


34


Selectmen elected by hand


vote


100


Selectmen Memorial to Provin-


cial Congress


184


Selectmen Memorial to General


Court


191


Selectmen send committee to


English Commander in Chief


296


Settlers, First


18


Settlement of Island


22


Sheep, day set for washing


96


Sealer of Leather elected


105


Settlers, early not harmonious


. . 41


Silk Manufacture on Nantuck-


et


330


Ship wreck brings trouble for


Mr. Coffin


68


Ship the outfitting of


(N) 513


Small Pox Vaccination for


. (N)


267


Small Pox Innoculation for ..


117


Soldiers and Sailors of Revo-


lution


255


Soldiers and Sailors of 1812 ..


315


Soldiers and Sailors of Civil


War


343.


Spaniards on Pacific Coast


seize Nantucket whalers


..


264-


842


HISTORY OF NANTUCKET


Smith, Richard forfeits grant


(N) 23


Sherburne Town of


petitions


49


Gov Andros


Solicitor-Town, chosen


113


Supplies imported in 1775


191


Supplies imported insufficient


101


Street Paving opposed


110


Sterling-Grant to Earl of


13


Suffering in 1779-80


231


Suffering in 1813


283


Surveyors of Highways


to


warn Town meeting's


24


Surveyors of Fences elected


26


Steamboats-first


325


Stock-order limiting


26


Streeter Samuel. Half-shares


man


(N)


23


Supreme Court on Law requir-


ing a Representative 290


Swaine John relinquishes lot


. 96


T


Taxes, petition for abatement .. 92 Taxes abated to build fortifi- cations 93


Titles to be confirmed


44


Town and County Treasurer


.


101


Town denies charges of Refu-


gee Leonard


(N)


219


Town government, proposals


for


44


Town government instructions


36


Town House first mentioned


97


Town House new one to be


built


99


Town meetings, how warned 100, 101 Town grants all to be record-


ed 45


Town meeting held at Town-


House


101


Town Solicitor chosen


113


Town to be named "Sherburne upon the Island of Nantuck - et" 36


Town officers elected by hand


vote


108


Town orders previously made


(1703-4) to be recorded


95


Town records to be divided


107


Town Treasurer to have a sal-


ary


112


Town petitions for leave to ask


protection from British forc- es 216


Town opposes so many liquor


permits


320


Town Tradesmen to be admit-


ted


19


Trade with Nantucket, early


(N) 24


Traffic restricted by Provincial Congress 186


Tragedies of Whaling:


Loss of ship Commerce 487


Loss of ship Essex


488


Loss of ship Franklin


510


Loss of ship Gen. Lincoln


488


Mutiny ship Globe


498


Loss of ship Joseph Star-


buck


511


Loss of ship Henry 487


Loss of ship Lady Adams


498


Loss of schooner Lowden


484


Los of ship Lydia


511


Loss of ship Memnon


511


Loss of ship Niphon


511


Loss of ship Oeno


504


Loss of ship Reaper


511


Loss of sloop Rochester 484


Loss of ship Thule


511


Loss of ship Two Brothers


497


Loss of ship Union


485


Loss of ship Young Eagle


511


Trustees oppose Mr Mayhews


claims


88


Trumbull, Gov. claims Nan-


tucket violated permits


....


Tuckernuck deeded to Tristram


Coffin et als


19


188


Tupper, Dr. Benjamin arrested. 204


V


Vaccination in Nantucket (N)


267


Vessels carried important dis-


patches


198


Vessels in Nantucket 1694 to


to 1714


355


Vestry Congregational church


removed to Wesco


112


Vineyard people to remove


horses and cattle


25


Vines Richard, Steward of


Gorges


13


Voyages, Whaling, tabulation


of


403, 483


W


Wanackmamack


and


Nicka-


noose deed of


21


War Civil


343


War Civil, soldiers and sailors


in


344


843


HISTORY OF NANTUCKET


War of 1812-14 269


War of 1812-14 lasting effects


269


War of Revolution


176


War of Revolution men egaged


in from Nantucket


255


Water Mill to be built


24


Water Supply


(N) 515


Watch (night) to suppress dis-


100, 109


order


Whale Fishery, before the Rev-


olution


176


Whale Fishery restrained


by


Provincial Congress


183


Whale Fishery permitted


187


Whaling vessels arrive


after


Revolution begins ..


(N)


182


Whaling vessels captured, 1812


280


Whaling petition for leave to sail 187


Whaling allowed by British


under restrictions


241


Whaling vessels captured


269


Whaling banner year


336


Whaling the story of


350


Whaling-Icabod Paddock for an instructor 357 Whaling first from Nantucket. 353 Whaling first sperm . (N) 354 Whaling culmination of shore. 356 Whaling captains of 1726. (N) 356 Whaling attacked by priva- teers 358


Whaling Davis Straights. (N) 358


Whaling rules for English 360


Whaling restrictions by Eng-


lish


360


Whaling discrimination against


New England


362


Whaling captains 1763.


(Nan-


tucket)


(N) 362


Whaling statistics


N) 363


Whaling hampered by Canadi-


an governor


365


Whaling hampered in 1768


370


Whaling vessels capture


pri-


vateers


372


Whaling returns of early voy- ages 375


Whaling restricted by Conti-


nental Congress


180


Whaling reaction


after


the


Revolution


385


Whaling


bounty


offered


by


Massachusetts


387


Whalemen remove to Halifax . (N) 389


Whalemen hoist first American


flag in British port


. .


383


Whalemen remove to Milford


Haven and London


(N) 390


Whalemen remove to France .. 393.


Whalemen reach 70° 2" North


Latitude in 1788


. (N)


398


Whalemen of Nantucket cap-


ture first whale in Pacific .. 399


Whaleship, cost of outfitting


1791


(N)


400


Winter of 1780 very hard


...


William and Mary-change of


jurisdiction


77


231


Wood. Stop cutting on Coat- ue 99


Work-house-Town refuses to


build one


109


Watch house at Wesco for an ' engine house 107


Work-house. Town changes mind; will build 116


Worth William accepted half- shares man 22


Wrecked goods, orders con-


cerning


26


Wreck


: Mr. Price's vessel,


vote regarding


33


845


HISTORY OF NANTUCKET


INDEX TO WHALING VOYAGES


An asterisk at the right of the page number signifies that a mar- ginal note tells of some occurrence on the voyage. Other references are for foot notes as usual.


Abby Bradford, schooner 482, 483*


Adolphus, sloop,


417


Africa, ship, 403


Alabama, ship,


416, 423*, 428, 434, 437


Alexander, ship, 436, 441, 444, 449*


Alexander Coffin, ship, 450*, 455, 460*


Alliance, ship 404*, 407, 408, 408*, 410, 411*, 412*, 413*, 415, 417, 419


Alligator, ship


Alpha, ship, 453*, 458, 463*, 469*, 472, 475, 481*


453 **


Amazon, sloop


403, 405, 405


American, ship,


445*, 448*, 453, 458*, 461, 467*, 472*


Amphibious, schooner


482* Amy, bark,


436


Ann, schooner,


Ann, ship, 444, 448, 451, 457*


425*


Antoinette, ship,


Apphia Maria, ship, 472*, 478*


Ark, ship, 431*


Asia, ship, 403


Atlantic, ship, . 431*, 437, 442, 445, 447, 455, 459, 464, 472*, 477*, 480*, 489*


Atlas, ship, 411*, 417, 417, 419, 423, 428, 434*, 450


Aurora, ship 413, 431*1, 440, 444*, 448, 451, 457, 461, 467


412 Aurora, brig,


Baltie, ship, 445*, 449, 455, 459*


Barclay, ship, 432*, 437 441, 442, 443, 448, 449, 450, 455, 459, 464, 470, 475*


Beaver, ship, 404* 405, 407*, 408, 408


Belvidere, ship,


411, 414, 417, 423*


Belvidere, brig 426*


Belvidere, schooner, 438


B. Colcord, bark 482* Betsey, sloop 410*


Betsey, schooner, 411*, 412, 419


Betsey, brig,


425, 428, 429


Bluebell, schooner, 410* Bohio, bark 483*


Boniff, brig


426*


Boston, ship, 411, 413, 416, 419, 423, 425, 429, 434, 438*


Boston Packet, ship 406


403, 405


Britannia, brig,


Brothers, ship, 408, 411, 416, 417, 417, 419, 421, 423* 428, 434, 440*


tIt occasionally happens that a name is continued which it is quite evident is not the one started. Vessels were lost and replaced by an- other of the same name or were temporarily withdrawn and afterwards re-entered the service.


469*, 473*, 478*, 481*


Alert, brig,


412, 413, 417, 419*


Amazon, brig


425*


846


HISTORY OF NANTUCKET


Caesar, ship,


Catawba, ship, 455*, 460, 464, 471, 475*, 480*


Catherine, ship,


449*, 455, 459* 406, 408, 410, 411*, 415


Cato, ship,


421, 423*, 429, 434* 426*, 428*


Charles, brig,


Charles, schooner, 423, 427


Charles Carroll, ship,


450*, 456, 460*, 465, 471* 450*, 456, 460, 467*


Charles & Henry, ship


415, 416, 417*, 420


Chili, 2d ship,


432*, 440*


Christopher Mitchell, ship,


453, 458, 462*, 467*, 471*


Citizen, ship,


465*, 473, 475*


Clarkson, ship,


443*, 448, 4531, 458, 463*


Columbia, ship,


403, 405


Columbia, 2d ship,


461*, 469, 472*, 477, 481


Columbus, ship


434*, 448}, 449, 450,.455, 459*


Comet, schooner,


459*


Commerce, ship,


406, 408*, 411, 414*, 415*


Congress, ship,


443, 447*, 448*, 450, 455, 459*


Constitution, ship, 436*, 441, 443, 444, 449, 450, 451, 455, 459 463*, 470*, 475, 480*


Cordelia, sloop, 429*


Criterion, ship, .. 411, 414, 416, 417, 417, 420*, 423, 428, 434, 441*, 445*, 447*


Crown Prince, schooner 434*


Cyrus, ship, 436, 442, 445*, 450, 456, 460, 467*


Daniel Webster, ship, 458*, 465, 471*, 475*


Dauphin, ship, 423, 428, 434, 440*, 443, 447*


David Paddack, ship,


462*, 466*


Delight, schooner,


418


Diana, ship


404, 408, 411++


Diana, brig 421*, 423, 426, 428, 429, 432, 434, 438*, 440*, 444


Dispatch, brig


426, 429


Dispatch, sloop


434,*, 438


Dolphin, brig,


438*


Dove, sloop, 412*, 414, 419*, 420, 422*, 423*, 426, 428*, 429*, 440*


Dove, brig,


438*


Dromo, brig,


456, 458*, 459*


Eagle, ship, 408, 429, 436, 442, 446, 449, 450, 452*, 455*


Eagle (2nd) ship, 432*


Eagle, brig, 414*, 430


Edward, ship,


415


Edward, ship,


473*


Edward, brig,


423, 428, 430, 444


Edward Carey, ship,


462*, 467*, 472*, 477*, 480*


Eliza, brig,


412*, 414, 415, 417


Eliza, ship,


418


Elizabeth Starbuck, ship,


Eliza Jane, schooner,


480*


Empire, ship,


465*, 471*


Enterprise, ship, 438*, 443, 447*, 450*, 456, 460, 467, 472*, 477*


Equator, ship,


430*, 436, 440* Essex, ship, 414, 415, 418, 420, 423, 428, 432*


"The marginal note on the Clarkson on page 453 is an error as she had already sailed two voyages.


¿Evidently was restored to the service.


ttWas probably converted into a brig.


453, 457, 462*, 467*


407*, 408*


Charles, ship,


Chili, ship,


847


HISTORY OF NANTUCKET


Eunice H. Adams, schooner, 482, 482*, 482, 483*


423, 426*, 428*


Experiment, sloop


447*, 452, 460*


Fabius, ship,


Factor, ship,


428, 434, 440*


Factor, schooner,


434*, 440*


Falcon, ship,


Fame, ship,


410, 411, 414, 415*, 418*, 420*, 446*, 449*, 450, 452*


415*


Fame, 2d ship,


452*


Fame, sloop,


414*


Fame, schooner,


426


Fanny, brig;


403, 404, 405, 409


Favourite, ship,


405


Favorite, ship,


408


Fortitude, ship,


430


Fortunate Farmer, ship,


432, 438, 442*, 446, 447*, 452, 457, 462, 467*


403, 403


Fox, ship,


426*, 430, 438*


Francis, sloop,




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