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garet Cole, q. v. Ch. Henry, (deposed in 1669, ae. about 35,) Thomas d. at Wat. bur. July 10, 1641, Joseph b. 20 (1) 1638, Daniel b. 22 (7) 1641, Mary b. 14 (7) 1643, Thomas b. at Hampton April 28, 1653, Jeremiah b. Sept. 6, 1657, and Hannah.
He d. 21 (2) 1659. Will dated 16 (2) prob. 4 (8) 1659, beq. to wife Margaret, sons Henry, Joseph, Daniel, Thomas, Jeremiah; daus. Mary and Hannah. Hannah m. Jonas Gregory of Ipswich.
The widow m. Oct. 23, 1661, Richard Kimball, of Ipswich.
DOWNING, DOUNIN,
Andrew, Kittery, about 1652, petitioned the king in 1680, having been a "resident for 28 years and a great sufferer under the usurpation of the government of Boston."
"Daniel," whose mark is affixed to a petition to Parlia- ment 20 Dec. 1652, may be Dennis.
Dennis, blacksmith, Kittery, 18 Dec. 1650; bought house and land "near the river of pischataqua, between ffrankes fort and watts fort," on which he was then living; juryman, 1650. Took oath of allegiance to Mass. govt. 16 Nov. 1652. He and his wife Ann in court in 1656. He and wife Patience sold land 20 June, 1679. His son Joshua petitioned Andros for confirmation of the title in 1688. [Bax. MS.]
See also Wiggin.
DOWNS,
Thomas, Dover, fined in 1657 for going in his boat on the Sabbath. Wife Katherine; ch. Elizabeth b. 17 Nov. 1663. [Dov. Hist. Coll.] Est. admin. by son Gershom, 1713.
DRAKE,
Francis, Portsmouth, had house-lot on Roger Knight's Island in 1654. Juror, 1661; propr. 1664. With wife Mary sold land in Greenland 5 Aug. 1668.
Robert, yeoman, searge-maker, Exeter, proprietor very early. Bought a house and lands in Hampton of Francis Pebodie 15 (1) 1649. Took oath of fidelity 4 (8) 1653.
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Grand juryman 8 April, 1662. His sons Nathaniel and Abraham took cath of fidelity at Hampton I (8) 1650; sold pipe staves in 1651. [Mass. Arch. 38 B. 173.]
He died 14 (11) 1667-8. His will dated 18 May, 1663, was proved 14 (2) 1668. He bequeathed to sons Nathaniel and Abraham, and daughter Susanna ; to grandchildren Abra- ham, Susanna, Sarah, Mary, Elizabeth and Hannah, children of Abraham, and Rachel and Jean, children of Nathaniel. Nathaniel Drake, ae. 78, and Abraham, ac. 71, deposed April 27. 1671, that they had known Isabel Bland from childhood, and that John Bland, her father, formerly lived in Colchester [Eng. ? ]; that his name and ancestry were Bland, not Smith.
Thomas, defendant in a lawsuit in court at Strawberry Bank in 1643, may be believed to be the husband of Jane, who deposed in the same court 27 June, 1660, stating that she and her husband lived here before Mr. Williams came to New England; that at their house Mr. W. gave 7 or 8 acres of adjacent land to Goodman Clifton, a seaman, who sold it about 1640 to Walter Abbot; that he afterward sold the same to Thomas Turpin. [P. court rec. 2, 49.]
See also Berry, Tucker, Webster, Wiggin.
DRAPER,
Nathaniel, planter, Damariscove River, gave bond for the payment of money 2 June, 1651, with John Taylor. [Suff. De. I.]
DRAYTON,
John, brought suit in Piscataqua court in 1643.
DRIVELLY,
George, party to a suit in Piscataqua court 9 June, 1641.
DREW, DRUE,
James, Portsmouth, received as an inhabitant and a lot of land assigned him Oct. 19, 1659. He m. Mary, dau. of John Jones. He d. before Dec. 30, 1674, when his estate
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was granted to his widow Mary for the bringing up of the children. Sons James and Nathaniel soid land in 1695.
William, Dover, taxed Oct. 19, 1648.
Admin. on his estate was granted June 29, 1669, to widow Elizabeth. [Ch .? ] Francis, John and Thomas.
See also Johnson, Locke.
DUNCAN,
Joseph, servant of Capt. Thomas Wiggin, Exeter, was drowned 24 June, 1648. [Norf. rec.]
DUNSTER, DUNSTAR, DURSTON, DUSTON, DUSTIN,
Thomas, Richmond Island, one of Winter's fishing com- pany in 1634.
Thomas, Kittery, signed the Piscataqua combination in 1640. Lawsuit in 1643. Took oath of allegiance to Mass. govt. at Kittery 16 Nov. 1652. Constable. He deposed in Walton case 28 (4) 1660, ae. about 55 years. [P. court Files.] He and wife Elizabeth, of Portsmouth, sold house and land in Kittery 2 March, 1659-60; she, as widow, made a confirmatory deed 19 March, 1662-3. After his death the widow m. June 9, 1663 (as his 4th wife) Matthias But- ton of Haverhill, Mass. She d. July 16, 1690.
DURDAL,
Hugh, came in 1638 with the family of Francis Little- field.
DURRUM,
Humphrey, Falmouth, bought 50 acres of land of Cleve 25 March, 1658.
EARLE,
William, Portsmouth, plaintiff in suit at court in Aga- inenticus, Oct. 12, 1652. Proprietor, 1660.
EASON, EASTON,
Nicholas, tanner, built a mill and weir at Ipswich in 1634. He also built the first house in Hampton, under the
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direction of Mr. Dummer and John Spencer; was discharged from the work May 17, 1638. He rem. to Rhode Island. [See P. of M.]
See Jeffrey.
EASTOW, see Estow.
EDGE,
Robert, York, took oath of allegiance to Mass. govt. 22 Nov. 1652. Rem. to Kittery. Sold land 23 April, 1662. [His wife] Florence and [son] Peter signed with him, by their marks.
EDGECOMBE, EDGECOMB,
Nicholas, planter, one of Winter's fishermen from 1638 to 1641. He m. in 1642 Wilmot Randall, a servant in the family of Winter, and paid for the unexpired time of her (year's) contract. [Trel.] Took oath of allegiance to Mass. govt. at Spurwink July 13, 1658. Settled at Saco. He and his wife sold land formerly occupied by them at Scarborough 3 Oct. 1660.
He d. before 28 March, 1681, when the widow presented the inventory of his estate. Testimony was given that he left all to his son Robert, who was to maintain the mother ; "the rest of the children" are referred to. [York De. V.]
EDMUNDS,
Henry, midshipman, Milbrook, Eng. came to Richmond Island in 1638, and worked for Winter; left after a short time.
See Green.
ELBRIDGE,
Thomas, merchant, of Bristol, England, one of the pro- prietors and some time resident at Pemaquid, mortgaged the island of Monhegan to Abraham Shurt 29 Sept. 1651. [Suff. De. I.] Lawsuits in York Court in 1659.
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ELDRED,
John, Hampton, proprietor, 1640.
ELLETT,
Robert, Portsmouth, I acre of land assigned him Oct. 19, 1659.
ELLIOTT, ELLITT,
George, sued for debt in Piscataqua court 26 June, 1654. See also Champernowne, Cutt, Fabes.
ELKINS, ELKINE, ELKINGS, ELKYN,'
Christopher, Senior, Black Point, testified I (5) 1654, regarding the cutting of hay at that place.
Henry, tailor, Boston, adm. chh. 9 (9) 1634, frm. May 6, 1635. Ch. Marie bapt. 8 (2) 1638. With wife Mary and other persons who adhered to Mrs. Hutchinson and Mr. Wheelwright, he was dismissed 3 (1) 1639, to the chh. of Exeter. Signed the Exeter combination 5 (4) 1639, and a petition to the Gen. Court of Mass. 29 (3) 1645. Rem. to Hampton. His wife Mary d. 17 (1) 1658.
He d. Nov. 19, 1668. Will dated 27 April, 1667, prob. 13 (2) 1669; "very aged"; beq. to sons Gershom and Eliezer.
Thomas, before Gen. Court of Mass. at Boston in 1634; witnessed a deed of Cleve to Jordan at Casco in 1651.
See also Berry, Blake, Haborne, Neale, Purchase.
ELLEN, ELLIN, ELLYNS,
Anthony, Portsmouth, bought house and lands of Wil- liam Seavey 6 June, 1648: grand juryman in 1650; constable in 1655. Testified in court in 1655.
Inventory of his estate, taken 7 Aug. 1681, was filed Sept. 8, together with a list of the articles which his [second] wife Abigail had brought with her when she married him; it included a house and land on Great Island. He had owned
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a neck of land, an island called by his name, and considerable personal property.
See also Fernald.
ELLINGHAM,
William, carpenter, millwright, proprietor, had lands granted by the town; built a sawmill. Sold one quarter of a sawmill on Sturgeons Creek 15 Oct. 1651 and other property afterward to Thomas Broughton of Mass .; engaged to work at the same a certain time. His wife Christian consented to the deed. He bought land on the river of Aga- menticus and erected mills there under contract with God- frey 7 June, 1652. Took oath of allegiance to Mass. govt. 22 Nov. 1652. Constable of Kittery in 1655. [Mass. Arch. 48, 49.] Before the court at Dover in 1668.
See Gaile.
ELSON, ELSTON,
John, "of Salem," shipwrecked in Boston bay with "two of Mr. Cradock's fishermen" 26 July, 1631. [W.] Removed to Wells; took oath of allegiance to Mass. govt. 5 July, 1653.
John Elson made will II March, 1683-4, witnessed by Barthl. Gedney and Simon Willard; prob. at Salem Nov. 24, 1685; beq. to wife Joanna and children John, Samuel, Ephraim, Dinah, Margaret, Hannah and Benjamin. [Es. Prob. 302, 154.]
EMERSON, EMBERSON,
Rev. Joseph, son of Thomas, a pioneer of Ipswich, Mass. became a minister; settled at York in 1648; rem. to Wells where he took the oath of allegiance to Mass. govt. 4 July, 1653; signed the petition to the Gen. Court of Mass. 30 Oct. 1654, and that to Cromwell in 1657. [Mass. Arch. 3, 219.] Was minister of Wells from 1664 to 1667. Rem. to Men- don, Mass.
He m. Elizabeth, dau. of Rev. Edward Bulkley, of Con- cord, Mass .; ch. Peter.
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EMERY, EMEREY,
Anthony, carpenter, of Romsey, Enig. came in the James in April, 1635. Settled at Newbury, Mass. 1637. Rem. to Dover; proprietor. "Three acres and an halfe Given him by Capt. Wiggens in Ano: 37," and other lands, are speci- fied in the town records. Signed the combination in 1640. Licensed to sell wine in 1643. Selectman in 1648. Rem. to "Cold Harbour in the province of Mayne," and sold houses in Dover, lately in his possession, I (1) 1651. [P. court rec.] Took oath of allegiance to Mass. govt. 16 Nov. 1652. Wife Frances joined him in a lawsuit in 1649. They made a deed of gift of land to son James 12 May, 1660; witnessed by John E. Sen. and John E. Jr.
See Estow, Grant, Spancer.
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ENDLE, ENDELL,
Richard, Smuttinose Island, Isles of Shoals, partner of Stephen Ford in ownership of stage room in 1660. Michael, fisherman, of the Isles of Shoals, son in law of John Baly, had deed of land in 1662; may have been a connection of Richard.
ENGLISH,
William, cordwainer, shoemaker, sergeant, Ipswich, 1637. Rem. to Hampton; had grant of land in 1640. Re- turned to Ipswich, and sold, I (2) 1652, house lot in H. "abutting upon the green called the Ring towards the south," etc. [See P. of M.]
ESTOW, EASTOW,
William, Newbury, proprietor about 1638, as John Emery deposed at Salisbury, April 9, 1679. He was one of the first planters at Hampton, 6 (7) 1638. Deputy. Ap- pointed in 1643 to attend to the "breeding of saltpetre." One of the commissioners of the town for minor trials, in 1649.
He d. 23 (9) 1655. Will signed 16 (8) 1655, prob. 8 (2) 1656, beq. to son in law Morris Hobbs and daughter Sarah
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Hobbs, his wife; to their children John and Sarah; to son in law Thomas Marston and dau. Mary, his wife; to the children of Willi: Moulton, [Norf. Rec.]
EVANS, EUINS,
Griffith, before the court at Saco 25 March, 1636.
Wiliam, had land assigned him at Portsmouth Jan. 13, 1652. "Delivered his wife to the town's hands" Oct. 12, 1658; case to be decided by the selectmen.
EVERETT, AVERET,
William, Kittery, was sued in Piscataqua court in 1640. Took oath of allegiance to Mass. govt. 16 Nov. 1652. Wife Margaret.
He died between 25 March, 1671, date of his last deed of land, and 23 Nov. 1674, when that sale was confirmed by the widow, who had meantime married Isaac Nash of Dover. Their daughter Martha, wife of Nathan Lord, joined in the deed. [York De. IV.]
EVEREST, [Everett ?]
Andrew, planter, York, had marsh land laid out in 1646. [York De. I, 29.] Took oath of allegiance to Mass. govt. 22 Nov. 1652. Witnessed a deed in 1673. With wife Bar- bary sold land 5 June, 1680; son Job mentioned; sold an- other tract IS March, 1681-2.
See also Conley, Lord, Nash.
EVERIE,
Thomas, fined for disturbance at Portsmouth March 5, 1658-9.
FELCH, FELT,
George, mason, Charlestown, 1633, resided at Mystic Side, 1640. He deposed 20 (II) 1654, ae. about 40 years. He removed about 1640 to Casco Bay, settling at Great Cove; was one of the founders of North Yarmouth, Dis- trict of Maine. He made an agreement with his son George
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on the day of the latter's marriage, (9) 1662, to pay him £40. See also deed of Jane, widow of Arthur Mackworth, gent. of Falmouth, conveying to George Felt, husband of her dau. Phillippe, land bounded by that of her dau. Pur- chas and that of her son James Andrews. [Norf. co. rec. IV, 75.] He removed to Malden, where he petitioned Gov. Andros in 1688 for confirmation of title to land at Casco which he bought about 1670. Giving his age as about 87 years. The town aided him and his wife, 1681-1692. Wife Elizabeth, dau. of widow Prudence Wilkinson; adm. chh. Char. 19 (II) 1639. Ch. Elizabeth, (m. (9) 1655, William Leraby,) George, Mary, these three bapt. 26 (II) 1639; Mary, (m. (2) 1660, James Nichols,) Moyses, bapt. 20 (10) 1640.
He d. in 1693; the widow d. in 1694. Genealogy.
The son Moses, of Rumney Marsh, Boston, deposed at Salem July 6, 1722, that he lived at Casco Bay in the Province of Maine about 1658, and knew Nicholas Cole, and John Puddington who dwelt in houses of their own building at a place called Merrechancake Neck .. . until driven away by the Indian enemy, said land being at Casco Bay. [Es. De. 39, 148.] -
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John, Senior, Isles of Shoals, signed petition for incor- poration 18 (3) 1653. Elizabeth, ae. 16, who came to Bos- ton in the Elizabeth and Ann in May, 1635, may have been his wife. Bought house, stage, mooring place and flakes for one boat of Wm. Weymouth; deed certified 29 June, 1654. Took oath of fidelity II July, 1659. Appointed admin. of the estate of Katherine Johns, widow, 26 June, 1660. Land laid out to him at Portsmouth in 1660.
Will signed May 14, 1696, acknowledged at New Castell same day before Robert Elliot; beq. to wife Elizabeth, and dau. Deborah Fabes. Prob. Aug. 1, 1698. Admin. on the estate of the widow Elizabeth was granted June 6, 1711, to her dau. Deborah with her husband John Holden, of New- castle.
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FELLEW,
Abraham, Spurwink, took oath of allegiance to Mass. govt. 13 July, 1658.
FERNALD, FERNALL, FURNALD, FURNELL,
Charles, had 50 acres of land assigned him at Ports- mouth in 1852.
John, cordwainer, Portsmouth, had lawsuit in Maine court June 5, 1637.
Reginald, or Renald, chirurgion, physician, Portsmouth, before 1642; his son Thomas had a deed of land from Rich- ard Vines, steward general of Gorges, 3 May, 1645. He was one of the commissioners for trial of minor cases in 1649. He signed - "Renald Fernald" -the petition of Portsmouth people for full rights, 20 Oct. 1651. [Mass. Arch. 112, 38.] Clerk of courts in 1654. He deposed in 1659 as to occurrences 17 years before. [Pisc. rec.]
His widow Joanna made will, 23 April, 1660; it was brought into court 28 June, by Elias Stileman and Anthony Ellens, with inventory attested by Elizabeth Fernald. She beq. to daus. Sarah, Elizabeth and Mary, sons Samuel, John, William and Thomas; to John all the surgery books that were his father's; Thomas, shipwright, with wife Temperance, sold land in Kittery 4 March, 1689, to his bro. William, ship- wright. Elizabeth sold land near Hinckson's Pool, 29 Oct. I660.
FEVERILL, see Peverly,
Thomas, [Strawberry Bank,] was in charge of cattle of Capt. Mason's at the great house in Piscataqua at an early day; testified by Ralph Gee in 1643.
FIELD, FEILD, FEILLD,
Darby, an Irishman, resident at Marblehead in 1637. Rem. to Exeter. Signed the combination 5 (4) 1639. Travelled in Maine and went with two Indians up the Saco river valley in 1642. Was the first white man to visit and
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climb "the White Hill" or one of the peaks of the White mountains. Made the journey from Saco in 18 days. His reports led Thomas Gorges and Mr. Vines to make a journey thither in August following. [W.]
Rem. to Dover. Proprietor. Sued a man in 1642 for set- ting the woods afire and burning up his pipe staves. Li- censed to sell wine in 1644. Taxed in 1648. He became "distracted"; the court ordered that Strawberry Bank should pay a share of the expenses of his "imprisonment and keep- ing." "Goodie Feild' was mentioned as a proprietor in 1650
Admin. of his estate was granted I (8) 1651 to Ambrose Gibbins.
See Phelps, Reynes.
FIFIELD, FIFEILD,
William, came in the Hercules April 11, 1634. Settled at Hampton. He may be the "William ff ... " who was adm. frm. of Mass. Bay June 2, 1641. Had grant of land in 1640. Signed the Howard petition in 1643. Deposed 18 Oct. 1658, ae. about 40 years, and 9 March, 1669, ae. about 55 years. [Mass. Arch. 39, and Es. Files.] Conveyed land 29 April, 1667, to son Benjamin.
Wife Mary; ch .: Benjamin, William b. 1 (2) 1651, Lydia b. 21 (II) 1654, Elizabeth b. 7 (7) 1657, Hannah b. and d. 1659, Deborah b. 6 (12) 1660, John d. 18 (1) 1665.
He d. Nov. 9, 1683.
See Colcord, Dalton, Green, Wedgewood.
FILBRICK, see Philbrick.
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FISH,
Gabriel, fisherman, Boston, came to Exeter in 1638 and spent one year; returned to Boston. He gave a letter of attorney to Edward Richworth Aug. 3, 1639, to receive ten pounds from James Carrington of Thorsthorpe, co. Lincoln, Eng. Spoke boldly against King Charles and was arrested in 1639 but afterward released.
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FISHCOCKE,
Edward, fisherman and pilot, Richmond Island before 1634. He went in 1635 to "the Dutch Plantation," i. e. New York, and "made covenant to stay and plant tobakko for them." Returned and worked for Winter in 1637. Was not accepted for master of the new bark Winter was having built at that time. [Trel.]
FLETCHER,
Rev. Seth, ("She:", as he sometimes signed,) Hampton, took the freeman's oath in Hampt. court 3 (8) 1654. Rem. to Wells. Witnessed a deed of John West March 15, 1658-9. Mary a witness with him in 1660. Presumably he is "Mr. Fletcher, Junior," who had for 2 years been minister at Wells, was named before Gen. Court of Mass. on a charge of "unfitnesse," May 30, 1660; but 16 of the citizens peti- tioned May 22, 1661, that he be allowed to go on in his min- istry. The court deferred action till the court of York had acted. [Mass. Arch. 10, 92-6.]
Was he son in law of Bryan Pendleton and father of "Pendleton Fletcher" named in B. P.'s will? Did he remove to Hampton, N. Y. and Elizabeth, N. J .?
See Cutt, Pendleton.
FOGG,
Samuel, Hampton, proprietor. Bought one additional share of cow common 18 (II) 1652. Frm. 3 (8) 1654.
Wife Ann d. 9 (10) 1663; he m. (2) 28 (10) 1665, Mary, dau. of Robert, Page. Ch .: Samuel b. 25 (10) 1655, Joseph b. 25 (1) 1656-7, John b. 15 (5) 1658, Mary b. 1 (3) 1662, Seath b. 28 (9) 1666, James b. 18 (2) 1668.
He died April 15, 1672. Will dated 9 Jan. 1671; prob. 8 Oct. 1672. Beq. to wife Mary the stuff she brought into the house, etc .; to sons Samuel, Daniel, Scath, James, daughters Mary and Hannah. Father in law, Dea. Robert Page and brother Thomas Ward.
See also Shaw.
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FOLLEN,
Abraham, Spurwink, took oath of allegiance to Mass. govt. 13 July, 1658.
FOLLETT,
John, Piscataqua, signed the combination in 1640.
Nicholas, cooper, mariner, Oyster River, Dover, bought house and land of Thomas Johnson 6 Sept. 1652.
He signed his will at "Treace in the Bay of Campeach," April 29, 1700; beq. to wife Hannah, sons Nicholas, Philip and Caleb, and gave the rest to "all my children." Probated Aug. 19, 1700, Son Benjamin ae. about 8 years; his brother Nicholas appointed guardian 6 Nov. 1705.
William, Dover, bought part of a sawmill of Wm. Pom- fret in 1651. See Footman, Hinger, Nason, Stevenson. FOLSAM, see Fulsham.
FOOTMAN,
Thomas, York, gave bond for payment of money to John Hurd of Boston, tailor, 29 May, 1645. Had accounts with the same 5 (2) 1648. [A.] Rem. to Dover. Taxed Oct. 19, 1648. Juryman, 1651.
Will dated 14 Aug. 1667, prob. 30 June, 1668, beq. to wife Catherine and daughter Abigail; rest to be divided equally among his children; brother Benjamin Matthews and Wil- liam Follett to assist his wife in her business. The widow m. (2) William Durgin.
FORD,
Stephen, Smuttinose Island, Isles of Shoals, was badly frost-bitten in a storm at sea about Jan. 1651, and lost parts of his hands and arms, etc. in consequence. His neighbors raised 46 li. for his support; and the county court gave more and arranged for his maintenance. In company with Rich- ard Endle he sued one who had trespassed on their stage- room, in 1660.
FOSS, FOST,
John, Portsmouth, proprietor, 22 March, 1660-1.
Will Dec. 17, 1699; proved Jan. 8, 1699-1700; wife Eliza-
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beth, ch. Humphrey, William, Mary, Jemima, Elizabeth, Samuel; son in law James Warrin. See Chadbourne.
FOSTER,
William, brother in law of Christopher Hobbs; he died before June 29, 1654, when Hobbs admin. on his estate.
FRAISEY, FRAYSEY,.
Ambrose, Piscataqua, fined in 1646 for swearing.
William, sued in Piscataqua Court in 1641. Presented for neglecting the ordinances of God and refusing to live in an orderly course of life, in 1643. See Freythey.
FOXWELL, FOXALL,
Richard, gentleman, Saco, assessed for minister's rate in 1636. A very early resident of Black Point; his lands adjoined those of Henry Watts. [York De. I.] Lawsuit in Maine court June 5, 1637. Took oath of allegiance to Mass. govt. 13 July, 1658. With his son John Foxwell, car- penter, he sold 300 acres of land in that "quader checker of a patentt made over by deede of gift by Capt. Ric. Bonigh- ton unto his daughters Elizabeth and Susanna" to George Foxwell, merchant, of Exon [Exeter], England, 2 July, 1664.
FRYER, FRIER,
Mr. Nathaniel, (incorrectly called Emmanuel some- times) seaman, bought land in Boston in 1653; gave bonds for admission of Rich. Seward as inhabitant in 1657. Wife Christian [dau. John Scarlet]; Ch. rec. in Boston: James, b. 7 Oct. 1653, Sarah b. 20 July, 1656, Elizabeth b. I Nov. 1657, Nathaniel b. 9 Dec. 1660; Joshua [see Pisc. Deeds]. 2d wife Dorothy [dau. Rev. John Woodbridge]. Rem. to Portsmouth; propr. 1659; treasurer, commissioner, capt. militia. Was an active business man; administered on many estates, etc. Resided in the township of Newcastle. Made his will Feb. 10, 1704-5, proved July 2, 1715; wife Dorritey; dau. Sarah and her husband Robert Elliot; gr. ch. Abigail Elliot and Nathaniel Fryer, Jr., son in law John Hincks.
See Babb.
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FROST,
George, witnessed the giving of possession of Cleve and Tucker's grant of land 8 June, 1637.
Nicholas, traded at Damerill's Cove in 1632, and was fined and punished by the Gen. Court of Mass. Bay upon the complaint of Dorchester traders. Prosecuted again in 1636. [Mass. Col. rec.]
Settled at Kittery. "A petition of Nicholas Frost of Pas- cattaquay, mason, to the Government & Deputy & the As- sistants, neare at hand" 27 (7) 1639, was an effort to ob- tain justice. [L.] The bounds of his land at Sturgeon Creek meadows were set down about the year 1640. [Dep- osition of John White.] Selectman in 1648. Took oath of allegiance to Mass. govt. 16 Nov. 1652. Hc deposed 30 (4) 1658, ae. about 60 years, relative to possession of land by Thomas Crockett about 16 or 17 years before. Deposed 16 April, 1662, ae. about 70 years. [York De. II.]
He or Nicholas, Jr. took into his service by indenture at Bristol, Eng. 25 March, 1662, Thomas Orchard; who, after arriving here, transferred himself July 10, 1663, to William Scadlocke, and to Francis Littlefield the elder before May 6, 1664. [York. De. I.]
Nicholas, Jr. wrote from "Patoxen in Mary Land," April 28, 1673, to his brother Charles, concerning shipment of tobacco, etc .; adding that, in case of his death he desired his property to be divided between the children of Charles and those of "brother Leighton," when of age. [York De. II.] Settlement of the estate was made July 6, 1675, by his surviving brothers and sisters, namely Charles and John Frost, William Gowine alias Smyth, who had married Eliza- beth, and Joseph Hammonds, who had married Katherine. The brother Charles deposed 24 March, 1680, ae. about 48 years; died in 1697, referring to brother John F. and bro. in law Joseph Hammond.
See also Bolles, Crockett, Dixon, Howell, Pickering, Shap- leigh, Taintor, White.
Note. Henry Frost, mariner, of Ispwich, co. Suffolk, Eng.
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gave a house and garden in Ipswich to his daughter Hannah, wife of Richard Stowers, of Charlestown, Mass. before 15 (8) 1647. [A.]
"Nicholas Frost of Biddeford, (Eng.) merchant," had li- cense from bishop of Exeter April 1, 1613, to marry "Mary Bollen, of Monckleigh, gent."
FREYTHEY, FARETHYE, see Fraysey,
Alexander, "Sander," Richmond Island, left the service of Winter in 1638 and went home to England. [Trel.]
William, Richmond Island, fisherman, worked for Win- ter, 1636-1640. Money was paid to his mother in England on his account. He rem. to York; took oath of allegiance 16 Nov. 1652.
Barker
He and his wife Elizabeth gave a tract of land to Thomas Holms, husband of their daughter Jane, 10 June, 1671, an- other to son John F. 31 Oct. 1681; and still other tracts to sons Samuel and John 4 Dec. 1683.
FULLER,
Giles, proposed for a proprietor at Dedham, Mass. in 1638. Rem. to Hampton; signed petition in Howard case in 1643.
He d. in 1672 or 1673. Inventory of his estate was filed 8 April, 1673. Expenses of the "inquest" were charged. "Ric: Pettingall, ae. about 52 years, saith : I being very well acquainted with Giles ffuller of Hampton deceased & with mr. Fuller of Bastabie Docter, both in old England & here in Newengland & both told mee they were of kinn & sd Giles ffuller have told mee in old England & new that Marth : fful- ler Docter now of Bastable was ye nearest kinsman hee bad: Sworn before ye County Court held att Hampton 14: 8 mo: 1673."
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