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REYNOLDS HISTORICAL GENEALOGY COLLECTION
ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY 3 1833 01087 8210
The Pioneers of Maine and New Hampshire 1623 to 1660
A Descriptive List, drawn from Records of the Colonies, Towns, Churches, Courts and Other Contemporary Sources.
BY CHARLES HENRY POPE
Author of the Pioneers of Massachusetts, Pope, Cheney, Tobey, Merriam and Hooper Genealogies, etc.
WITH FOREWORD
JAMES PHINNEY BAXTER, A. M., Lrrr. D.
BOSTON, MASS. Published by Charles H. Pope, 221 Columbus Averne 1908
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Copyright, 1908 BY CHARLES HENRY POPE
The Archolyan Chess 364 CONGRESS STREET BOSTON, MASS.
FOREWORD
It is encouraging to note the progress which the study of genealogy has made within the last decade, which may be said to mark an epoch in the family his- tory of New England. Books like those which Mr. Pope has compiled are invaluable as aids to this study, since they furnish important clues to the genealogist, which he could not obtain except by long research in public and private archives alone familiar to experts like Mr. Pope.
The Pioneers of Maine and New Hampshire aims to give such particulars as are accessible of the founders of these states, and, in many cases, all the particulars which exist ; many, it is true, most meagre; but any one who has sought through scores of obscure registers and volumes difficult to reach, knows what the finding of a single name sometimes means to him, for it often set- tles a mocted point which nothing else can do.
An examination of "The Pioneers" will convince stu- dents of the extent and value of Mr. Pope's researches, and insure him their gratitude. These students are not at all confined to New England, but are scattered over the entire Union, for it is in our old colonial settlements that the roots of American Family History are to be found.
JAMES PHINNEY BAXTER.
PIONEER TOWNS AND PLANTATIONS OF MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE, 1623-1660
Agamenticus,
Accomenticus
Isles of Shoals
(York)
Kennebunk
Biddeford
Kittery
Black Point (Scarborough)
Machias
Bloody Point (Dover)
Ogunquit (Wells)
Cape Porpoise (Arundel, Ken- nebunkport)
Penobscot (Castine)
Piscataqua, River and region
Casco, Bay and settlement (Portland)
Portsmouth
Dover
Richmond Island
Exeter
Saco
Falmouth (Portland)
Scarborough
Gorgeana (York)
Strawberry Bank (Portsmouth) "
Great Island (Portsmouth)
Wells
Hampton
York
AUTHORITIES QUOTED With Abbreviations
Aspinwall, William, Notary, His Note-Book. A.
Baxter, James Phinney, A.M., Litt.D., Manuscripts relating to early history of Maine, printed in Me. Hist. Coll. Other manuscripts, unpub- lished, quoted without spe- cification. Trelaw ney Papers (The Richmond's Island Colony), Trel.
Bax. MSS.
Bradford, William, Gov. Plym- onth Colony, History, (vii)
B.
Pemaquid
AUTHORITIES QUOTED -- Continued
Champernowne, Francis, Sketch of, Champ.
Dover, N. H. Historical Col- Jections, Dov. Hist. Col.
Emmerton and Waters Glean- ings in England, Em. & Wat. Es. Ct. Rec. Es. Files
Essex County Court Records,
Essex County Files,
Essex County Probate Rec- ords, Es. Prob.
Essex Historical Society Col- lections, Es. Coll.
Exeter, N. H., History, Bell,
Genealogical Advertiser, The,
Hampton, History, Dow,
Hobart, Rev. Peter, Diary,
Hubbard, William, History of New England,
Lechford, Thomas, Note Book,
Lygonia Assembly, Records,
Maine Court Records,
. Maine Historical Society Col- lections, Maine Wills,
Me. Hist. Coll. Me. Wills Jo: Ma: Mass. Arch.
Mason, John, Sketch of, Massachusetts Archives, Massachusetts Colonial Rec- ords, Mass. Col. Rec. Massachusetts Historical Soci- ety, Collections, Mass. Hist. Coll.
New Hampshire Historical So- ciety, Collections, New Hampshire Wills (quoted without specification), Norfolk County (old) Court Files, Norf. Files Norf. Rec.
N. H. Hist. Coll.
Norfolk County Records, Parliamentary Papers, Domes- tic Series, Pioneers of Massachusetts, Charles Henry Pope, Piscataqua Court Files,
Parl. Dom. Ser.
P. of M. Pisc. Files
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Ex. Hist. Gen. Adv. Hamp. Hist. Hob.
Hub. L.
Lyg. Ass. Rec. Me. Ct. Rec.
Piscataqua Court Records, Pisc. Rec. Register, The N. E. Hist .- Gen. Soc., Reg.
Sewall, Judge Samuel, Diary,
S.
Waters,
Henry F., A.M.,
Gleanings in England,
Wat.
Winthrop, John, Gov. Mass. Bay Colony, History, W.
York County Deeds,
York De.
York County Files,
York Files
Beside the extant records of the towns in Maine and New Hampshire, 1623-1661, and the churches therein.
OTHER ABBREVIATIONS
Acct.
Account d. Dism.
Died
Ae. Aged .
. Dismissed
Atba. Able to bear arms
Admitted
Eng. Es. Essex (the county of)
Admin.
Est. Estate
Administer, administration App. Appointed
Exam. Examination
Excc. Executor, executrix
Appr. Apprentice, apprenticed
Folg. Following
Appl. Applied, applied for Arch.
Gen.
General
Archives or official documents
Gent.
Gentleman
Asst. Assistant, magistrate
Bapt. Baptized
Beq. Bequeathed, bequests Born b. Brother
Gr. ch. Grand-child Gr. gr. ch. Great-grand-child Gr Granted
Bro.
bur. Buried
Gr. st. Grave-stone
Cert. Certified Inv Inventory Ch. Child, children
Chh. Church
Col. Colony, colonial
Co. Company, county
Conn. ยท Connecticut Dau., daus.
Daughter, daughters.
Dec. Deceased De. Deeds
Def. Defendant
Plym. Plymouth
Depos. Deposed or deposition
Prob. Probate, probated
Dep. Deputy, representative
Prop.
Proposed
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Gov. Governor
Grad. Graduated
Mag. Magistrate
m. Married
Mdx.
Middlesex (county) Memb. chh.
Member of church Norf. Norfolk (county) Nunc. Nuncupative, i. e., oral Ord. Ordained Org. Organized
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England
Adm.
Frm. Freeman, (citizen)
Propr. Proprietor Rem. Res.
Remained, removed
Q. V. Quod vide (which see)
Resided, residence
Recd.
Received
Ret
Returned
Rec.
Records
Suff. Suffolk (county)
Ref.
Referred
Brackets, [ ], are used in two ways: 1. They enclose the author- ity or source of a statement, or a reference to some book or docu- ment which may well be read in the connection. 2. They are also used to enclose words or statements which are believed to be cor- rect, but for which the writer has not found absolute documentary evidence.
SPECIAL DIRECTIONS FOR SEARCHERS
I. Observe many variations of surnames. One must some- times look on several pages before discovering a desired name. Not only did public recorders vary the orthography, but a man sometimes spelled his own name in two or more ways.
2. Always consult the other names mentioned in an article and the Index of Other Names.
3. Note the Abbreviations employed, since many lines of original record have sometimes been compressed into one word or line in this volume.
4. The source from which a statement has been drawn can be inferred in most cases from its nature; as proprietorship and town office from town records; church membership, dismission, etc., from those of the churches; purchase and sale of lands from county Records of Deeds; depositions, giving age, etc., from records or files of the Courts or Colonies; designations of trade, occupation or social position were usually given in deeds, but sometimes in records of admission to churches; wills and administrations of estates in Probate Records or those of the County or Colony. When an item was found in an unusual place, the source has been noted.
5. The dates are given as they were recorded. March 25 was New Year's Day in England and her colonies in the seven-
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teenth century. It is at once a blunder and a crime to alter such dates to suit a calendar which our Forefathers did not use. Their "style" was just exactly "old style," not at all "new." From January I to March 25, during which some other nations used the new year number, they often wrote a double date; as "3 February, 1621-2"; but February was still "moneth ra," aud even 24 March was in the old year, although the month, by an- ticipation of "day 25," was "moneth I."
6. Maine and New Hampshire are treated as one because in the origin of their settlements and their political history dur- ing the period covered they were so nearly one people.
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Pioneers of MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE 1623 to 1660.
ABBINGTON,
William, residence not stated, defendant in a lawsuit at Strawberry Bank in 1642.
ABBOT, ABBOTT, ABBET, ABBIT,
Walter, Strawberry Bank, agent for Peter Garland in court 10 (7) 1645. Wife Sarah a witness in court in 1648. Kept the ordinary 2 (8) 1651. Lawsuits in 1654 and 1655. Took oath of allegiance July 21, 1657. Thomas, of Pis- cataqua, who deposed 8 (10) 1652, ac. about 18 or 19. as to the conduct of his master, Mr. John Bets, toward Robert Knight, [Mass. Arch. 38 B, 143,] was his son; with wife Sarah he sold land 8 Jan. 1663.
Will, dated May 15 and 16, prob. June 26, 1667, beq. to wife Sarah; son Peter, (a double portion;) dau. Wills, sons William, Walter and John, daus. Mary and Elizabeth, gr. ch. Thomas and Joseph Abbot and Sarah Wills.
See also Connell, Clifton, Drake, Green, Sherburne.
ABBY, ABBIE,
Thomas, residence not stated, one of the witnesses to the transfer of land at Black Point 30 June, 1637.
See also Green.
ABOURN, sce Haborne.
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ACKORMUCKE, see Meckermecke.
ADAMS,
Abel, Portsmouth, a servant of dame Hunkins, deposed 2 April, 1660, aged 40 years. [P. Court Files.]
Charles, Dover (Durham,) taxed Oct. 19, 1648. Bought house and land of John Aulte 10 April, 1645. Joined in pe- tition to Gen. Court 10 Oct. 1665.
He m. Temperance, dau. of Philip Benmore, and inher- , ited land in Kittery of him which he sold March 6, 1692; the widow confirmed the sale March 30, 1696. Estate set- tled by son Charles April 1, 1695.
Philip, York, took oath of allegiance to Mass. govt. 22 Nov. 1652. Proprietor, 1654.
Elizabeth, widow, (husband's name not given,) York, made will 6 June, prob. 18 Oct. 1710; beq. to dau. Sarah Black and grandchildren Daniel and Elizabeth Black, Na- thaniel Adams and Samuel Johnson.
See also Abbot, Mackworth, Pormort.
AGNEW,
Niven, Oyster River, Kittery, juryman, II Nov. 1659. [P. Court Files.]
He made will, proved Sept. 16, 1687; beq. to friend John Taylor for his dau. Mary T., and to Peter Grant for his dau. Elizabeth G .; debts to be paid which were owing by his "predecessor" James Barrow.
See also Taylor.
ALLCOCK, ALL.COCKE, ALCOTT, ALCOCK,
John, planter, housekeeper, York, Agamenticus, his servant John Smith ran away and was returned to him by order of court Sept. 9, 1640. Rented land of William Hooke 16 June, 1643. Was a juror in 1647; a witness of George Parker's deed 23 Nov. 1648; bought land at Cape Neddicke Beach 16 July, 1650.
Took oath of allegiance to Mass. govt. and was appointed
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sergeant 22 Nov. 1652. Proprietor. Mortg. land 20 Nov. 1666, to John Bray, shipwright, of Kittery.
His eldest son Joseph, aged about 20 years, testified at Kit- tery in Gunnison case in 1654; John, son of Joseph, sold land 3 Nov. 1687, which his grandfather, "farmer Allcock" had formerly owned. [York De. VI.]
See also Amerideth, Brooks, Harker, Jewell, Moulton, Raynes.
ALGER, AUGER,
Andrew, Casco, came in the service of John Winter with Capt. Hawkins in 1653, sharing the profits of the fishing. [Trel.] Resided at Biddeford and had share of marsh, 1653. Signed a petition with Jocelyn and others for fair trial and rights. With brother Arthur bought land of Indians and sold some of it July 15, 1662. "3 of his men" are men- tioned by George Cleve in 1645 as coming to borrow scales and weights to weigh fish with. A daughter of his m. John Palmer about 1669 and recd. marriage portion of 50 acres of land at "Dunston," Scarboro. A petition for confirma- tion of this title was made to Andros. [Bax. MSS.]
Arthur, Casco, signed petitions in 1653; Gyles Roberts, in his will in 1666, calls him "brother." Arthur, Jr. took oath of allegiance to Mass. Bay govt. at Spurwink, July 13, 1653.
His wife Ann married as her second husband Samuel Walker, of Woburn, Mass. and deeded land to her sons Isaac and Ezekiel Alger in 1702.
Thomas, from Newton Ferrers, Eng. came to Casco; worked for John Winter a year, about 1630. See Rouse. [Trel.]
Trustrum, Casco, 1637 "a quiett man," sent money home to his wife in England through his employer, Winter. [Trel.]
See also Plaisted, Roberts.
ALLEN, ALLIN, ALLING,
Arnold, Spurwink, juror, 15 Sept. 1640.
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Charles, Dover, sued by Henry Tibbet in 1659 for using certain lands of his. Portsmouth, proprietor, 1660.
Mary, residence not stated, deposed 26 Jan. 1645, be- fore Henry Jocelyn relative to George Cleve in England.
William, boat master, Richmond Island, in the employ of Winter, "deserted" (i. e., left his employer) in 1640. [Trel.]
ALLERTON,
Isaac, of Plymouth, Mass. prominent member of that colony, also traded at Machias, then the eastern trading-post on the Maine coast, in 1633. See Vines.
AMBROSE, AMBROSS,
Henry, house-carpenter, Hampton, 1640; removed to Charlestown, Mass.
See Chase, Dalton, Thing.
AMERIDETH, MERIDA,
John, cooper, from Dartmouth, Eng. settled at Kittery. Lawsuit in Dover Court in 1648. He married Joanna, dau. of James Treworgy. He d. 26 Jan. 1690-1; beq. estate in Eng. to wife Joane for her life afterward to go to son and dau. John and Joanna Alcock, then to their ch. Joseph and Joanna Alcock; land in Kittery to same, then to gr. ch. Joseph and Joanna Alcock; money to be paid by "cozen" John Shapleigh to gr. ch. Abigail and Mary Alcock.
See also Tucker.
AMIRE, AMRY,
John, ccoper, from Chudleigh, Eng. came to Richmond Island upon a "covenant" with Trelawney. Wrote to him 2 July, 1638. Money was paid to his wife in England on account. Soon after he left the island.
ANDREW, ANDREWS,
Edmund, blacksmith, Yalmpton, co. Devon, Eng. cov-
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enanted 22 Nov. 1642, with Trelawney and Winter, to come to New Eng. and work at their plantation, Richmond Island, for 3 years. Was charged with a suit of "cammas" in 1643.
James, Senior, in a petition to Andros for confirmation of land title deposed April 14, 1688, that he "hath bine and Now is possessed of a Certaine parrsell of Massh neare thirty five years since Lyinge and being on the North Est Side Amisscongon River & Adjoyning thare too: near prsumsgate falls." &c. Edward Tyng attested to the correctness of the claim. [Bax. MSS. VI.]
John, Kittery, one of the inhabitants who attended court there June 25, 1630. With wife Joan sold house and land adjoining that of John Simmonds 21 March, 1648. Took oath of allegiance to Mass. Bay govt. 16 Nov. 1652. Deposed in the Gunnison case 24 April, 1654, ae. about 54 years. [Bax. MSS. I.] The wife Joane deposed 25 Feb. 1660, ae. about 40 years. [York De. Il.] Ch. Sarah, Joane and John. He died before July 4. 1671, when the court made the widow Joane admx.
After his death she m. 2, - Atwell, and with son John Andrews, sold land 8 April, 1675.
Samuel, ac. 37, with wife Jane, ae. 30, and daus. Jane, ae. 3, and Elizabeth, ae. 2, and Elen Lougie, servant, ae. 20, came in the Increase, April 14, 1635. He was one of four "sent away" by Robert Cordell, goldsmith, Lombard St. Lon- don. Taxed at Saco 7 (7) 1636. Res. at Charlestown. "Having had the command of ships upon several voyages," he and Mr. Jonas Clarke were appointed 13 Oct. 1654, to take observations at the northerly bounds of Mass. planta- tion. [Arch. Col. 23.]
Inv. of his est. taken by Nicholas Davison and two other Charlestown men the last of Oct. 1659, shows merchandise ; gives Jist of debts due from persons at Oyster Bay, L. I. Huntington, Hampstead, Stanford, Stratford, various In- dians, etc. House, land given him by the town, etc. No clue as to family in the document.
He d. before Aug. 1, 14 Charles I, when the widow Jane
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recd. a confirmatory deed of 100 acres of land on which her husband formerly built a house, etc. on the west side of Saco river. Confirmed by selectmen of Saco 26 (4) 1654. The widow married Arthur Mackworth, q. v.
Thomas, Mr. petitioned the court at Saco 25 March, 1636, relative to the debt of John Stratten. It seems proba- ble that this is the Watertown, Mass. resident. [See P. of M.]
See also Blackappe, Felch, Mackworth, Neale, Reading, West.
ANGIER, ANGER, AINGER,
Samson, fisherman, York, juryman Oct. 16, 1649; bought land 24 June, 1650. Took oath of allegiance to Mass. govt. 22 Nov. 1652. With wife Susanna sold land 23 Aug. 1668; with wife Sarah sold land to Jasper Pullman, fisherman, 14 Aug. 1675.
Will dated 13 May, 1691, prob. 10 Jan. 1693-4, beq. all to wife Sarah.
John, Kittery, gave due bill to Roger Playstead 15 Oct. 1655.
ASHLEY,
William, Wells, constable, allowed by court July 4, 1659.
ATKINS, ADKINS,
Thomas, an early settler at Sagadahock, mouth of the Kennebec river. Sold a tract to William Cocks, westward of the mouth of the river. His dau. Elizabeth, born about 1645, lived at home about 12 years till she married. As "Elizabeth Davis of Beverly," she testified to these facts at Salem, July 25, 1709. [Es. De.]
His land was in the present town of Phippsburg, Me.
Sec also Cox.
ATKINSON, ATKERSON,
Joseph, Piscataqua, before the court in 1652. Took oath of fidelity to Mass. govt. July 2, 1657. Had a bill against
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Portsmouth 4 Feb. 1600-1. His estate admin. Sept. 24, 1678; "children."
See also Lloyd, Phillips, Wheelwright.
ATWELL, ATWILL,
Benjamin, Richmond Island, was paid in 1640 for ducks he had shot. [Trel.] He and son John legatees of Richard Martin.
See also Andrew, Martin.
AUGER, see Alger.
AVERY,
Thomas, Portsmouth, proprietor, 1660.
AULT, AULTE, AWLT, ALLT,
John, planter, yeoman, Dover, brought suit 10 (7) 1645 against Capt. Thomas Wiggin for wages due to his wife Re- membrance before she arrived at Pascataquache, being 14 Dec. 163[5]; it was proved by the testimony of Henry Tybote that her time of service began March I before she came. Suit gained. This shows the wife to be that Re- membrance Tybote, ae. 28 years, who came in the James, in company with [her brother?] Henry and his family.
Taxed in Dover in 1648. Constable and grand jury man in 1650. Frm. Jan. 26, 1656. He deposed March 2, 1677-8, ae. about 73 years. [Norf. Rec.] He and wife Remem- brance deeded lands 17 June, 1667, to their son Thomas and dau. Rebecca Edgerly.
See also Branson, Tibbetts.
AUSTIN, ASTEN,
Francis, a pioneer at Dedham, Mass .; his lot passed to Francis Chickering before (7) 1640.
Francis, proprietor at Hampton in June, 1640. He d. be- fore July 13, 1642, when his widow [Isabella] had a grant of land. She m. second, Thomas Leavitt of Exeter and Hampton.
See also Davis, Gooch, Leavitt, Topp.
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Joseph, planter, Dover, had case in court in 1647; taxed Oct. 19, 1648. Bought one quarter of a sawmill of Richard Waldron 20 Sept. 1649. He deposed 27 June, 1661, ae. about 45 years. [P. Files.]
His will dated 25 Jan. 1662, was probated July 1, 1663, by widow Sarah; beq. to wife and children; son Thomas to have a double portion; brother Peter Coffin one of the overseers.
Note Matthew, who deposed 5 June, 1665, regarding sale of land at York, about 1660, aged about 45 years.
Samuel, Dover, proprietor, 1649. Sold land to Wm. Furber 15 Dec. 1650, Constable. Rem. to Wells. With wife Elizabeth sold house and land 25 Sept. 1655. His wife died and he m. 2, Sarah, widow of William Storer. Deeded land to son in law Samuel Storer 8 Oct. 1674.
BABB,
Philip, Hog Island, Kittery, took oath of allegiance to Mass. govt. 16 Nov. 1652. Constable for Isles of Shoals ex- cept Starr Island, 1652. Signed petition for incorporation of the islands 18 (3) 1653. Was one of the commissioners for settling minor cases there.
He died, and admin. of his estate was granted April 24, 1670-I, to Nathaniel Fryer. His wife died soon and their child Philip, "five years old next Michelmas," was appren- ticed to Joseph Hall June 27, 1676.
Thomas, of Wapping, Eng. master of a ship which made voyages hither, [Trel.] was mentioned in records of court at Saco, March 6, 1636-7.
BABSON,
Stephen, gave bonds for another person in York court June 30, 1656.
BACHILER, BACHELLER, BATCHELDER, BATCH- ILOR, etc.
Alexander, merchant, Portsmouth; authorized May 17, 1652, "to keep the ferry from Great Island unto the rendezvous or the Great house"; suit in court in 1656; grand
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jury man 30 June, 1657; took cath of fidelity July 2, 1657.
Admin. of his estate was granted 26 June, 1660, to his widow Ann. Her will dated 5 Nov. 1660, prob. June 26, 1661, beq. to son John or to his widow and "theyre Joynt children"; to James Leech, his wife and their 4 children; to Jane Furson, widow Mary Walford, servants Richard Peirce and Tho. Paine.
Nathaniel, son of Nathaniel and Hester (Mercer), place and date of birth unknown, came to this country before 1647, certainly, as in that year his grandfather, Rev. Stephen, gave property at Strawberry Bank to him in partnership with his cousins John and William Sanborn. He was then and for the rest of his life a resident of Hampton, N. H. Planter, yeoman, so he was designated in deeds; constable and other- wise in public business. He owned considerable land. Mortg. a tract 22 March, 1664, to his father in law John Smith and his brother in law, John, Jr., to secure to them the payment of their legacies by the will of Mrs. Ruth Dal- ton, of whose estate he was executor.
He m. 10 (10) 1656 Deborah, dau. of John and Deborah Smith; ch. Deborah b. 12 (8) 1657, (m. Joseph Palmer,) Nathaniel b. 24 (10) 1659, Ruth b. 9 (3) or (6) 1662, (m. James Blake, of Dorchester, Mass.) Hester b. 22 (12) 1664, (m. Samuel Shaw,) Abigail b. 28 (10) 1667, (m. John Dear- born,) Jane b. 8 (II) 1670, (m. Benjamin Lamprey,) Benja- min b. 19 (7) 1673, Stephen b. 8 (1) 1675-6, Mercy b. II (10) 1677, (m. Samuel Dearborn,) Mary b. 18 (7) 1679, Samuel b. 10 (10) 16So-1, Jonathan, Theodate, (m. Morris Hobbs,) Thomas, Joseph b. 9 (6) 1687, Mary b. 17 (8) 1688.
His first wife d. 8 (12) 1675-6; he m. 2, 31 (8) 1676, Mary (Carter) widow of John Wyman of Woburn, Mass .; he m. 3, 23 Oct. 1689, Elizabeth, widow of John Knill.
He d. 17 (10) 1710, "aged about 80 years."
Rev. Stephen, b. about 1561, matr. St. John's coll. Ox- ford, Nov. 17, 1581, B. A. Feb. 3, 1586-7. vicar of Wherwell, Hants, 26 Jan. 1587-8 to 1601; came in the William and Francis June 5, 1632, ac. 71, with wife Helen and others
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of his family. Settled at Saugus, (Lynn). Frm. May 6, 1635. Entered at once upon church life, drawing down the suspicions and oppositions of some in power for such in- dependency. Undertook a scheme for founding a plantation at Yarmouth, but the winter season and the poverty of his associates caused the brave attempt to fail. Rein. to New- bury; thence in 1638-9 joined in the settlement of Hamp- ton, N. H. to which he is said to have given the name, and whose first minister he became. He was on the ground be- fore Oct. 9, 1638 with others, planning for the settlement, and was the real leader of the enterprise.
After earnest service, mingled with injudicious (if not erring) conduct, which brought conflicts with his associates and the Mass, government, be rem. to Strawberry Bank, (Portsmouth,) whence he returned to England not far from J647. Deeded land 8 (7) 1647, to his three grandsons, John and William Sanborne and Nathaniel Bachiler, Jr.
Admin. of his estate in N. H. granted in Pisc. Court March 26, 1673, to "Wm. Richards, husband unto Mary ye daughter of Mr Steven Batchelor deceased."
He m. first -; he m. 2, Helen ---- , who was ae. 48 in 1631, when he visited ch. at Flushing; she came hither and died; he m. 3, widow Mary ---- , at Strawberry Bank, from whom he separated, leaving her here to a sad and un- savory life. Ch. Theodate, (m. Christopher Hussey,) Deborah, (m. Rev. John Wing,) Stephen, (ae. 16 on enter- ing Oxford in 1610,) Ann, (ac. 20 in 1630; m. John Sand- burn,) Nathaniel, (m. Hester Mercer; son Nathaniel came here early and was a citizen of Hampton; Mary (m. Wm. Richards.) [See W., Reg. XVII, XXXVII, XLV, XLVII and Genealogy.]
See also Colcord and Woodward.
BADIVER,
John, Casco, worked for Winter a year about 1630.
BAGNALL,
Walter, first grantee of Richmond Island. Was mur-
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dered by the Indians in 1631; Winthrop speaks severely of the man's character and treatment of the Indians; yet the Gen. Court ordered a boat, sufficiently manned, to be sent to investigate the case, Aug. 7, 1632, and to bring the guilty persons to Boston for trial, if they could be found.
BAILEY, BALY, BAYLEY, BEYLY, BEILL,
Jonas, Richmond Island, in employ of Winter, 1639-1643. [Trel.] Took oath of allegiance to Mass. govt. July 13, 1658. He deposed July 2, 1660, ae. about 53 ycars ; was serv- ant to Trelawney about 20 years before. [York De. I.] Re- sided at Blue Point alias Scarborough.
Will dated II Nov. 1663, prob. 9 Feb. 1663-4; beq. to wife Ellnor; brother Nicholas Baly; to "man" Henry Burt; to Francis Neale, Sen. and Jun .; godson Samuel Neale; Eliza- beth Bryers, John Bryers, young John and two daughters; John Jackson, Mr. Robert Jordan's 6 sons and Andrew Brown. To be buried near wife Elizabeth.
John, fisherman, Isles of Shoals, bought a house 27 June, 1659, and conveyed it to his son in law Michael Endell, fish- erman, 17 May, 1662.
See also Endell, Way.
BAKER, BECKER,
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