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1637, Nov. 20. He and others were warned to deliver up all guns, pistols, swords, powder, shot, &c., because " the opinions and revelations of Mr. Wheelwright and Mrs. Hutchinson have seduced and led into dangerous errors many of the people here in New England."
1633
Mr. Winthrop thus alludes to him and bis wife. "The wite of one William Dyer a milliner in the New Exchange, a very proper and fuir woinan, and both of them notoriously infected with Mirs. Hutchinson's errors, and very censorious and troublesome."
1639, Mar. 7. Portsmouth. He aud eighteen others signed the following compact : " We whose names are underwritten do bere solemnly in the presence of Jehovah incorporate ourselves into a Bodie Politick, and as he shall help will submit our persons, lives and estates unto our Lord Jeans Christ, the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, and to all those pertect and most absolute laws of has given us in his hely word of truth, to be guided and judged thereby."
He was elected clerk this same day.
1639. Apr. 33. He and eight others signed the following compact preparatory to the settlement of Newport: " It is agreet by us whose hands are under- written, to propagate a plantation is the midst of the isiand or elsewheres, and to engage ourselves to bear equal charge, auswerable to our strength and estates in common ; and that our determination shall be by major voices of Judge and ellers, the .Iudire to have a double voice." He signed as clerk, the judge being William Coddington.
1630. Jun. 5. He and three others were to proportion land.
1640. Mar. 10. Newport. He had 87 acres of land recorded.
1640-41-42-43-41-43-40-47. Secretary for the towns of Portsmouth and Newport
16-18. General Recorder.
1650-51-52-53. Attorney General.
1653. He returned from England early in this year, having gone there with John Clarke sad Roger Williams to obtain a revocation of Gor- ernor Coddington's power. He left his wife abroad.
1653, May 18. He received a commission from the Assembly to act against the Dutch. The officers were to be " Captain John Underhill, Commander in Chief upon the land and Captain William Dyer, Commander in Chief ".921 מיקס
1634, Feb. 15. In describing the bounds of certain highways laid out by himself and two others, he complains of encroachments upon the highway by Mr. Coddington and Richard Tew, closing with the following language : ". Let them therefore that know any injury in this kind put it down under their hands, as I now have done, and be ready to make it good ay [ am, so shall we avoid hypocrisy, dissimulation, backbiting and secret wolvish devourings, one of another, and declare ourselves men, which, how unman- like the practice of mane sy cophants are, is and may safely be demonstrated Therefore let us all that luve the light come forth to the light and show their deeds."
1655. Frreninn.
1637. His wife returned from England after five years' stay there, where she had become n Quaker and was a minister of that denomination. O. disembarking at Boston she was soon put into prison by the autuorities. but was released at the intererosion ot her husband and leave granted lum In take her home to Rhode Island -" bound in a great penalty not to lodge her in any town of the cubeny, nor to perunt any to brive speech with her in the journey." She spent some time ut Newport after this.
1610.
She mturned to funton and was triel nud condemned to death with Marmaduke Stephenson and William Robinson, but Was re- prived ou the very scaffold with the rope already about her neck.
1679. Oct. 31. She wrote (the next day after her reprieve) : " Once more to the General Court assembled in Boston, spwaks Mary Dyer, even as before :- My
I. ( SAMUEL,
b. 1635.
Newport, Kings Town, R. I.
m.
( ANS HUTCHINSON, 5 b. 1648, Nov. 17.
¿ d. 1717, Jan. 10.
of Edward & Catharine (Hamby) Hutchinson.
(She m. (2) 1679, Sep. 23, Daniel Vernon.)
1661, Mar. 22. He signed certain articles relative to Misquamicut (Westerly) lands.
1669, May 21. Kings Town. Conservator of the Peace.
1671, May 20. He took oath of allegiance to Rhode Island.
1675. His wite had a legacy of lands in Narragansett from will of ber father. Estate of Samuel Dyer taxed 15s. 6d.
1680.
1687, Oct. 18. His widow, now wife of Daniel Vernon, confirmed a deed of her son Samuel Dyer.
1717. Jan. 1. Will-proved 1717. Widow Ann Vernon, of Newport. Ex. son Samuel Vernon. To son Samuel Dyer, 5s. To sons Elisha, Heury and Barrett Dyer, £30, each. To son Samuel Ver- non, £45. To daughter Catharine Vernon, £65. To sons Henry and Barrett Dyer and Samuel Vernon, all rents due me from Edward Dyer of Kings Town, being due from 1710. Nov. 20, at EG, per annum, and all hereafter found due which should have been for my yearly support and main- tenance.
IL. ( MARY,
III. ( WILLIAM,
Newport, R. I., New York, Delaware.
1659, Oct. 18. His petition on behalf of his mother to Massachusetts authorities, was thus answered : " Whereas Mary Dyer is condemned by the General Court to be executed for ber offence : on the petition of William Dyer, ber son, it is ordered the said Mary Dyer shall have liberty tor forty-eight hours after this day to depart out of this jurisdiction, alter which time being found therein she is to | be executed."
1674. New York. Collector of Customs for America, receiving his appointment from the
Duke of York.
1675-76.
Member of Governor's Council.
1681. He was indicted for high treason, on the charge of collecting unlawful duties, and was sent to England for trial.
1682. He returned to New York with more ample powers, no one having appeared to prosecute him.
He went to Delaware from New York.
J b.
Newport, R. L.
IV. ( MAHERSHALLALHABEBAZ, 3 J. 1670 (-) m. MARTHA PEARCE, , b. 1645, Sep. 13.
¿ d. 1744, Feb. 24.
of Richard & Susanna (Wright)
Pearce.
1661, Mar. 22. He signed certain articles relative to Misquamicut ( Westerly) lands. 1670, Jul. 7. His father in deed of this date to sor Henry mentions part of farm where my son Maber's tobacco house stood.
V. ( HENRY.
5 b 1647.
1 d. 1690. Feb.
Newport, R. L.
m.
ELIZABETH SANFORD. j b. 1655, Jul. 11.
(d. 1718, Ang. 27. of Jolin & Elizabeth (Spatchurs!) Sanford.
(She m. (3) - Retnington, and (3) - Simpson.
1667, Aux, 10.
Hle enlisted in a troop of horse.
1668.
Freeman.
1677, Oct. 31.
He nud forty-even others were granted 5,000 acres to be called East Greenwich.
1680. Taxel 4s. G%.
1688. Sep. 8. He made an agreement with his brother Charles about a fence. He was buried in Newport Cemetery.
Newport, R. L.
VI. ICHARE.KA,
(m. (1)
5 b. 1650.
1 d. 1700, May 15.
, b.
MARY,
m. (2)
[Jeremialı, ! d.
of
MARTHA WAIT (W. of ) . 1643, May.
d. 1744, Feb. 15.
of Thomas & Ann (
)
Brownen.
1 d. 1677 ±
1 d. 1680, Jun. 1. ( b.
( d. 1678 ±
.
,
VIT. ( PHERE, m. 1714. Sep. 13. ( THOMAS KILTON,
[ b. 1700, Aug. 4. 7 J. 1760.
2. Jemrph, 1723, Jun. 2.
3. Thomas, 1725, Np. 17. 4. William, 1727. Nov. 12.
VIFE. ( ANNK.
6 b. 1703, Nov. 6. 1 d.
m. 1725. Jan. 18. I JOHN BROWN.
IX. ( ALICK,
in. 1225, Feb. 10.
( WILLIAM OLNEY,
j b. 1206. Feb. 23.
1 d.
of Jolin & Rachel (Coggesball)
Olney.
1. Abigail, 1679. Feb. 2. 2, Mary. 16-0. Mar. 7.
3. James,
1642. Nov. 22.
4. Alice,
1644. Frh. 20.
5. Joseph,
1097. Oct. 5.
6. John,
1691, Oct. 5.
7. Deborab,
1605, Apr. 4.
8. Phebe,
1697, Oct. 10.
DYER.
I. ( SAMUEL,
He was a carpenter.
1687, Oct. - 5. He, of Boston, sold Charles Dyer of Newport, for $300, certain land in Newport, with house, orchard, &c., excepting a third part thereof laid out unto Mrs. Katharine Dyer, by order of Town Council of Newport in 1681, as right of dower. All the aforesaid land is now or was lately in occupation of Charles Dyer, Had is bounded partly by land now or lately in possession of Henry Dyer.
( b.
IL. ( NATHANIEL,
m. 1683. Aug. 9. 1 d
( b.
ELIZABETH PARROTT,
1 d.
of Simon & Elizabeth (
)
Parrott.
He was a butcher.
1703-3-4. Attorney General.
1718, Mar. He brought suit against Thom 13 Pelham, for £17, 5a. 7d., the bill being for butcher's meat sold and delivered at sundry times.
5 b. 1670.
Kings Town, R. I.
ILL. ( EDWARD, m. MARY GREENE,
id.
1 b 1677, Jan. 8.
d.
of William & Mary (Sayles)
Greene.
He was a house carpenter.
1691, Feb. 9. fle and his brother Elisha were complained of by Daniel Vernon, of Kings Town, for taking possession of his farm at Aquidneset, forcing open the door of the ceilar, &c., they both being non residents.
1699, Sep. 22. He and wife Mary signed an obligation at Newport, binding themselves in sum of £200, to stand by arbitration of Thomas Olney and Weston Clarke, regarding a house and lost in Warwiez for wenich an action und been coninenced by Elward Dyer for his wife, daughter of William Greene, deceased, against said Samuel Greene, to whom the boud was given.
1699, Mar. 17. He and wife Mary gave a receipt to uncle Samuel Greene, for £15, and also £10, already had, according to the award. IV. ( ELIARA,
Kings Town, R. L.
V. ( HENRY,
VL ( BARRETT,
VIL ( Axx,
m. 1693, Feb. 4.
CAREW CLARKE,
( b.
Aper
of Joseph
Clarke.
3. Ann, 1698, Sep. 8. 3. Josepii, 1609, Oct. 20. 4. Mary, 1700, Aug 8. 5. Caleb, 1703, May 22. 6. Jonathan, 1705, Aug. 12. 7. William, 1707, Jan. 15.
8. Elisha, 1709, May 6.
9. Samuel, 1711, Oct. 1.
10. Margaret,
1713, Oct. 24.
11. Hutchinson, 12. James,
I. ( WILLIAM,
1. William, 1719.
( ABIGAIL THURSTON,
pp [ b. 1696. Apr. 3. {d. 1761, Oct 16. of Edward & Susanns (Jeffersy)
Thurston.
(She m. (3) Job Bennett.)
1709, Dec. 21. He sold to Thomas Cornell, for $110, certain land, and Elizabeth Remington joined in the deed.
IL ( MART,
m. 1702. Dec. 17.
JOSEPH COGORSITALL,
5 b. 1679.
& John & Mary (
Coggerball.
3. Mary. . Jun. 23. 4. Elphal, · - 19.
5. Henry,
6. Catharinc, , Sp. 26.
7. Susanna, - Xp. 17.
8. Abigail, -, Nov. 10.
9. Rebecca,
-, May 20
. Little Compton, R. I.
I. ( JAMES, m.
1. Charles, 1697. Mar. 2). 1609. Jun. 21. 2. Freclove,
of
r.
Kilton.
5. Stephen,
1730, Feb. 16.
6. James, 7. Phebe, .
of
Brown.
1. Jobn, - 1725, Jul. 13.
1. Elizabeth, 1689, Sep. 15. 2 Mary, 1691, Dec. 1. 3. Phebe, 169-, Dec. 6. 4. ADD, 1700. Jan. 10.
1. Edward, 1701, Jan. 6. 3. Samuel,
3. William, 1705.
1. Carew, 1696, Sep. 20
Newport, R. L.
2. Abigail, 1714. 3. Edward, 1716. 4. Priscilla, 1718
5: Jolın, 1720.
6. Daughter,
fb.
1. Elizabeth, 1706. -- 23.
2. Samuel, 1700. Feb. 23.
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1
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1. Freelovo, 1717. Sep. 14.
·
1 b. 1690. Jan. 17. ( d. 1749, May 11. of Robert & Bethiah (Fenner)
[ b. 1705, Oct. 14.
1 d.
Boston, Mass.
Newport, R. L.
.
292
life is not accepted neither availeth me in comparison of the lives and ! litwerty of the truth," &c. She was wat by the magistrates to Rhode Island and thence went to Long Island, &c
1600, May 31. Having returned to Boston, ten days before, she wax now brought before Governor Endleott. He said, " Are you the same Mary that was here before?" She replied, " I am the same Mary Dyer," &e. He! then said " You will own yourself a Quaker will you not?" She answered " I own myself to be reproachtally so called." He sentenced ber to be hung the day following.
1600. Jun. 1. On the gallows she was abinted to repent by her early pastor Mr. Wilson and not to be " so dehuiled and carried away by the dervit of the devil." She was accused of having said she had been in Par- adire. to which she replied. " Yes I have been in Paradise these several days." and added : " No car can hear, no tongue can utter, no heart can understand the sweet incomes and the refreshing of the spirit of the Lord which I now fecl." She was accompanied from the prison to the gallows by a band of soldiers and drums were Iwetten before and behind her that none might hear ber speak. She is described as " a person of no mean extract of parentage, of an estate pretty plentiful, of a comely stature and countenance, of a piercing kuowledge in many things, of a wonderful sweet and pleasant discourse." The Friends' records of Portsmouth thus note her death ; " Mary Dyer the wife of William Dyer of Newport in Rhode Island: She was put to death at the town of Boston with the like cruel hand as the Martyrs were in Queen Mary's time upon the 31 day of the 3d mo 1060." (The execution way a day Liter as given in other newsouts.)
1661-62. Commissioner.
1664-60. Deputy.
1665-66-63. General Solicitor.
1660, Mar. 97. Execution was ordered by Assembly to proceed in case brought against him by William Coddington for killing a mare.
1610. Secretary to the Council.
1669. Oct. 18. Testimony was given in his behalf by Governor Coddington : " I do affirm that we the purchasers of Rhode Island (myself being the chief), William Dyer desiring a spot of land of us, as we passed by it, after we had purchased the said island, did grant him our right in the said island, and named it Dyer's Island." Others so testified also.
1670. Jul. 7. He deeded son Henry northerly end of farm, but if he only had female issue then the land was to go to son Samuel at decease of Henry, stid Samuel giving to daughter or daughters of llenry, £150 (the oldest having a double portiou).
1670, Jul. 25. He received an obligation from sons Samuel and Henry in the sum of £300, they binding themselves to pay their sister Mary Dyer, the eklest daughter of William, a portion of $100, within three years after death of ssid William ; provided that whatever goods said William Dyer shall order or appoint his daughter Mary to have, shall be deducted from the £100. The sons also agreed to pay Elizabeth Dyer, second daughter of William, £40, at eighteen years of age, aud to be careful of hier maintenance .in case of her mother's deatu. The proportion of payment was to be three parts by Samuel and one part by Henry, and the agreement being carried out the obligation was void.
1670, Aug. 5. He deeded as a free gift to son William, all that my island commonly called Dyer's Island.
1677. Dec. 24. Governor Benedict Arnold in his will of this date mentions William Dyer, Sr., now late deceased.
1681. His widow C'atharine had her dower set off by order of Town Council, and she was alive six years later.
j b. 1593.
Lymington, Herts Co., Eug., [Newport, R. L.
( NICHOLAS, m. (1)
1 d. 1675, Aug. 15. 6 b.
1 a.
mn. (2) 1638. [of Thomas. , b. CHRISTIAN BEECHER, (w. ) d. 1665, Feb. 20.
of Janics
m. (3) 1871, Mar. 2. 5 b. 1628.
LANN CLAYTON, ¿ d. 1708, Jan. 30.
Clayton. ot
(She m. (2) 1677, Mar. 28, Henry Bull.)
Be was a tanner.
1616, Jan. 6. He made an agreement with Henry Button, with bond of £200.
1634, Mar. 25. He embarked at Southampton for New England, with his sous Peter and Joun.
His first tarrying place was at Ipswich, Mass.
1634, Sep. 3. He was chosen overseer of the powder, shot, &c., in plantation where he lived.
1635 Newbury, Mass.
1637. Nov. 20. He and others were warned to deliver up all guns, pistols, swords, shot, &c., because. "the opinions and revelations of Mr. Wheel- wright and Mrs. Hutchinson have seduced aud led into dangerous errors many of the people here in New England."
1038. Hampton, N. H.
1638, Mar. 12. Hle and others having had license to depart, they were ordered by Massachusetts authorities to appear (if they be not gone before) at the Next court to answer such thing, as shall be objected.
16.58. Portsmouth. R. I. He was among the inhabitants admitted to the island of Anzidu.ck this year.
1639, May 20. He was allotted 6 acres north side of Great Cove.
Mr. Winthrop writes in this satue year : " Those who were gone with Mrs. Hutchinson to Aquiday fell into new errors daily. One Nicholas Easton, & tanner, laught that gilts and graces were that antichrist mentioned The»., and that which withtuld, &c., was the preaching of the law, and that every of the elect baut the Windy (hint and also the devil in dwelling."
1:33. Apr. 38. He and right others signed the following compact preparatory to the settlement of Newport. " It is agreat by u, whose hands are under- written, to propague a plantation in the midst of the island, or elsewhere,
10-0. . Taxed 4a.
1687. Oct. 15. He bought for $200, of his nephew Samuel Dyer, of Boston, cerinis land in Newport with housing and orchard.
1702. Jan. 13. He was proprietor in common lands and also held ns guardian for William Dyer.
1709, May 9. Will-proved 1209. He devised to his oldest son James, cortain estate. The client son of said James was Charles, nad said Charles had a son James and two other sons who died before their father. These items appear on the court records, ao copy of the will in full, appearing however. 1731, Jan. 99. Will-proved 1244, Mar. 12. Widow Martha of Portanouth. Exx, Cousins t& a. nephews) Joseph and Stephen Brownell. Overseers, cousin John Reed and William Hatt. To consin George Borden, son to cousin Sarah Read, 920 To three sisters Mary Hazard. Anne Wilbur and Susanna Brownell, all wearing apparel. To cousins John Read of Freetown, and William Hall of Portsmouth, each 13. To cousins Joseph and Stephen Brownell, sons of brother theunge Brownell, late deceased, 13. To all my cousins, children of my brothers and sisters, rest of estate, bonds, debts, &c.
He was buried ou the Dyer Farm at Newport
(BD WIFE.)
VII. ( ELIZABETA,
EASTON.
( b. 1622.
Newport, R. L
m. 1643, Nov. 15.
jb 1626.
¿d. 1687, Mar. 6. of John & Mary ( )
Coggestell.
He left quite a record of the movements of his father's family in their first journeyings. He notes their removals from Ipswich to Newbury. Hampton, and finally to Rhode Island. 1638. He notes their arrival this year at Pocasset ( Portsmouth ).
1639, May 1. Having embarked at Portsmouth for Newport, he says that at this date "in the morning " they gave the name of Coasters Harbour Island to the piece of ground still known by that name.
1644 Sergeant.
1645. His record states that in this year .hey came to live at the east end of beach.
1655. Frecman.
1660-61. Commissioner.
1663. He records that they built the frst wind mill this year.
1666-71-72-73-74-75-80-81. Deputy.
1667. Assistaut
1672-73-74-75-7G-77. General Treasurer.
1674-75-76. Attorney General
16~0, May 17. He was on a committee that reported to the Assembly that four bus ired and they-ove persons had died in the Colony for the time of seven years last past.
1687. Overseer of the Poor.
1601. Apr. 28. Will-proved 1094, May 1. Ex. grandson Nicholas Easton. Overseers, sons in-bw John Carr and Thomas Rodman. He mentions son-in law William Barker amt Elizabeth his u ffe. son John Easton, daughter Wuite Carr, grandson Nichols Easton, brother's . whiten Jauns, Jos and Mary Easton, sons-in-law Weston Clarke, Thomas Rouman and John Carr. grandumanguiers Ats and Patience Clarke, grandsons Joshua, son of John, and Joshua, son of Peter. The Point and house lots at Newport, were to go to sen John, eraauson Nicholas. Thomas Bodman and Wesson Clarke, at death of testator's mother Aun Bull. The two Joshuas above mentioned arte to have the Liv. which was old Joshua's gift to them (i. e. Joshua Congeshall's gift probably) when of age. Hle was buried in the Coddington Burial Ground.
I. ( PETER,
7 d. 1694, Feb. 13.
( ANN COGGESHALL,
Barker.
.
.
º93
Newport, R. 1. 1
1. William, 1.05. MAY 15.
LI. ( WILLIAM,
m.
1 d. 1719. Apr. $1.
( b. In78. May 1.
d. 1719, Feb. 13.
of Thomas & Mary (Fisher)
Briggs.
He was a house carpenter.
Ife wus indicted for murder of his wife Hannah, and executed on that charge.
1719. Jun. 16. Whereas Samuel Dyer of Newport, youurin, low petitioned Assembly to release the forfeiture of the estate of his brother William Dyer (who was lately executed in the town of Newport, which was forfeited to this colony) for the subsistence of his children ; ordered that after charges of imprisonment, trial and execution of William Dyer are satisfied, real and personal shall be discharged.
III. { ELIZABETH,
f b.
1 J. 1719.
m. 1639. Feb. 9.
5 b. 1670. Oct. 8.
THISTRAX LULL
¿d. 1718.
of Josoph & Expericuce (Harper)
Hull.
1. Mary: 2. Samuel,
1:00, 00 . 1. 3. Joseph,
& Hannah, 5. Bathsheba, 6. Charles, 7. Stephen,
8. Elizabeth, 9. Barab,
1. Mary, 3. Elizabeth, 8. Charles, 4. Samuel, 5. Jolın.
6. William,
7. Thomas,
He was a blacksmith.
1712, Jul. 25. Dartinouth. He bought of John Scott and Elizabeth his wife, of Newport, for £600, a house and 113 acres in Providence, three miles west of salt water, and several other parcels of land in Provi-lence.
1713, Apr. 30. Providence. He sold Nathanie! Brown, of Rehoboth, certain land in Providence formerly belonging to Richard Scott, now deceased, and which grantor had bought of John Scott of Newport.
1727, Jan 5. Will-proved 1727, Feb. 6. Exx. wife Mary. Overseers, brother Samuel Dyer and friend Silas Carpenter. To wife, whole com- mand of all estate both real and personal, for support and bringing up of children. To daughters Mary and Elizabeth, £30, cach at age of twenty-one. To wife, movable estate to dispose of to children and one-third of real for life. The rest of estate to be divided to sous Charles, Samuel, Jobn, William and Thomas, and to Charles, £20, more than rest.
Inventory, 9533, 14. 1d., viz : 4 feather beds, Bock bed, spinning wheel, curds, pair of looms, woolen and linen yarn, 9 chairs, 110 bushels corn, fax, rye, buckwheat, beans, butter, cheese, 15 loads of hay, cunoe, cider mill, 2 yoke of oven, 2 steers, 6 cows, 4 yearlings, 5 calves, 2 mares, 5 swine, 8 small pigs, book debts 229, 9s. 10d., books £1, bonds and notes £31, plate £4, 17s. 64. (616 oz.), &c.
1735, Jun. 30. His widow Mary, wife of John Colvin, deeded for love, &c., to son John Dyer, 60 acres and dwelling house in Mashiantatack, where ber husband Charles Dyer ba i lived.
V. ( SAMCEL,
( b. 16SG.
1 d. 1767, Sep. 15.
m. 1710, Jan. 19.
( DESIRE SLOCOM,
1 b. 1689, Mar. 12. 1 d. 1,60. Sep. 3. of Ebenezer & Mary (Thurston)
Slocum.
1710. Freeman.
1713. Mar. 23. He and wife Desire joined in a deed with Charles Dyer of Dartmouth, to Jonathan Nichols of Newport, selling him 333% acres there for £220.
1714, Jun. 15. He, being gunner at Fort Ann, was allowed by Assembly £20, per year provided he take care of the guns, ammunition, and all other stores lodged in said fort belonging to this colony.
1720, Jun. 14. He was allowed £10, for wharf and causeway by him built on Fort Island including his charges on the old boat. 1724. Jun. 23. It was voted by Assembly that Samuel Dyer, gunner of Fort Ann, shall have £90, upon his delivery of all the buildings and fences which he bath erected on Furt Island, alias Goat Island, with all other utensils belonging to colony, and the said Samuel Dyer is dismissed from his service.
He was buried on the Dyer farm.
(2D WIFE, no issue.)
EASTON.
Newport, R. L
1. Nicholas, 2. Elizabeth,
1668. Feb. 24.
I. ( NICHOLAS, Q1. 1666. Nov. 30. ( ELIZABETH BAREER,
§ b. 1644, Nov. 12.
1 d. 1677, Feb. 1.
6 b.
¿ d. 1676, Jul. 5.
of James & Barbars (Dungan)
Barker.
4. Patience, 1675, Apr. 22.
1676, Jun. 14. Constable. He was ordered to see safely to the water-side, where he had landed, an Indian sent to the island by Awasuncke (sachem squaw of Seacounct), with a message from ber to the Governor and Council.
1676, Jan. 15. Wil !- provedl 1677, Mar. 3. Ex. brother John. Overseers, Christopher Holder, Daniel Gould and John Easton. To son Nicholas, household lands and half of plate. To daughter Elizabeth, a house and lot. To Christopher Holder, best hat. To uncle Daniel, a piece of cloth. To uncle John Easton, an old horse. To mother, a grav pacing horse. To brother John, wearing apparel. To sisters Mary and Patience, a barrel / of pork each. To Christopher Holder and uncie Joun Easton, a sinait lot and house for people called Quakers. To Christopher Holter, a barrel of? pork to be disposed of to help feuce the place where wife was buried. To brother John, $30, to help build a town house. To poor Quakers, £20, as nien's meeting see cause. To poor of town, $20, as Town Council sue cause. He leaves his son to the tuition of brother John, ull of age, and his! daughter to tuition of Amey Borden, till married or twenty. To son, two-thirds and to daughter one-third ot rest. To brothers Peter and Joshua. i 20a , cach. To sisters Elizabeth and Waite, 10a., euch. To Indian squaw her freedom and Indian child aud negro to be freed at age of twenty-five. To Josephi Bryer, a saddle.
II. { Jonx. 5 b. 1647, Feb. 8. m. 1679, Aug. 23. ( DORCAS PERRY, 1 d.
5 b. 1661. ¿ d. 1146, Jan. 10. of Edward & Mary (Freeman) Perry.
1667, Aug. 10. He enlisted in a troop of horse.
1746. Feb. 6. Will-proved 1746. Mir. 15. Wislow Dorcas of Middletown, R. L Ex. so Samic !. To son Samuel, £10 and a silver spoon. To woon Peter, £10. To sou John, s feather ted. To son James, £10. To son Edward. a clock, concordance, and biggest brass kettle. To daughter Hary Mott, $10, case of drawers, high cupboard and Dutch table. To daughters Hunush and Patience Eiston, two cows. To daughters And, Hannah and Patience Easton, the rest of estate both real and personal.
Inventory, £312, 134
III. ( MARY,
5 b. 1648. Sep. 25.
¿d. 1600. Nov. 16.
11. 1GG8. DXc. 95.
( WESTUX CLARKE,
jb. 1948. Apr. 5. 13. 1728 + of Jeremiah & Frances (Latham)
Clarke.
IV. ( PETKE,
b. 1651, Feb. 1.
1d. 1633, Sep. 10.
V. ( AN),
§ b. 1653. Feb. 9.
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