Devonshire is that part of England that juts out on southwest lower England. That's where the Channon family lived in the sixteenth century. Thomasine married Frances Matthews there in 1622, had a few children, then they came to New England.
Thomasine was perhaps the daughter of Henry and Johan Drewe Channon. Thomasine seemed to be a family name as there are others with her name in Devonshire records. Although her husband Frances is in New England records, I haven't been able to find his parents in Devonshire. His last name sometimes is referred to as "Mathes."
Thomasine and Frances lived in southwest Maine and southeast New Hampshire. They had several more children, including grandpa Walter who became a constable at Isle of Shoals. Walter's daughter married into the Rowland Young family.
Frances died in 1648 but Thomasine lived into old age and died in 1690.
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Saturday, April 28, 2012
Monday, April 23, 2012
ESTHER HASEY GREEN about 1649 - 1740
Esther was the daughter of William and Sarah Hasey and may have been born in Malden, Massachusetts but baptized in Boston. She married Henry Green who had been born in Essex, England but lived in Malden when they married. They had seven or eight children, including Jacob who married Dorothy Lynde.
The History of Malden written in the l800's includes copies of city documents from the 1600's and gives a good picture of what life was like then. Nearby Indian villages were devastated by disease, later traced to lack of immunity to European germs, residents had differences about clergy to be hired, buildings to be built, and there were conflicts between different geographical areas of Malden. The church was a pivotal part of life. Esther's father was a lieutenant and during King Philip's War fought with ancestors Greens, Lyndes, and Hills.
Sometime in the eighteenth century, the part of Malden where Esther lived was annexed to Stoneham and she died there about 1740.
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The History of Malden written in the l800's includes copies of city documents from the 1600's and gives a good picture of what life was like then. Nearby Indian villages were devastated by disease, later traced to lack of immunity to European germs, residents had differences about clergy to be hired, buildings to be built, and there were conflicts between different geographical areas of Malden. The church was a pivotal part of life. Esther's father was a lieutenant and during King Philip's War fought with ancestors Greens, Lyndes, and Hills.
Sometime in the eighteenth century, the part of Malden where Esther lived was annexed to Stoneham and she died there about 1740.
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Wednesday, April 18, 2012
DOROTHY LYNDE GREEN 1692 - 1740
Malden, Massachusetts is a small town just north of Boston that before 1642 was part of Charleston. Both the Lynde and Green families lived there when Dorothy and Jacob Green were born and married. They were the parents of Miriam Green who married into the Richardson family who married into the McClure family. Malden seems to be a progressive town as it was one of the first to declare separation from Britain over 200 years ago and was one of the first to recognize marriage between persons of the same sex.
Dorothy was the daughter of John Lynde and Elizabeth Hills who had married in 1691 in Malden after John's first wife died. Elizabeth was perhaps the daughter of Joseph Hills and widow of William Green. John Lynde, a captain in King Philip's War, was married at least 3 times. Dorothy had two sisters and at least four half siblings.
Dorothy's husband, Jacob, was the son of Henry Green and Elizabeth Hasey. Henry was a lieutenant in King Philip's War. One book (Virkus) says that Jacob was a Harvard graduate. Jacob kept a journal which he named "Jacob Green, His Writing Book" and which was continued by his son, Jacob, after his death.
Jacob and Dorothy were married only 10 years when Jacob died. Dorothy then married John Barrett and they moved to eastern Connecticut, to Killingly. Dorothy died there in 1740 at only 48 years old.
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Dorothy was the daughter of John Lynde and Elizabeth Hills who had married in 1691 in Malden after John's first wife died. Elizabeth was perhaps the daughter of Joseph Hills and widow of William Green. John Lynde, a captain in King Philip's War, was married at least 3 times. Dorothy had two sisters and at least four half siblings.
Dorothy's husband, Jacob, was the son of Henry Green and Elizabeth Hasey. Henry was a lieutenant in King Philip's War. One book (Virkus) says that Jacob was a Harvard graduate. Jacob kept a journal which he named "Jacob Green, His Writing Book" and which was continued by his son, Jacob, after his death.
Jacob and Dorothy were married only 10 years when Jacob died. Dorothy then married John Barrett and they moved to eastern Connecticut, to Killingly. Dorothy died there in 1740 at only 48 years old.
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Monday, April 16, 2012
MARY STOVER STOVER 1702 - 1766
Mary was the daughter of Dependence and Mary Young Stover of York County, Maine. She would have been about 21 when her dad died and her mother married John Wells.
The Reverend Joseph Moody of York kept a diary during the 1720's in which he mentions problems with pirates and Indians. He also wrote on April 25, 1724, "There is a purpose of marriage betwixt Isaac Stover and Mary Stover." This probably was the wording used for announcing marriage banns in those days. It was traditional to have the banns announced in church on three consecutive Sundays before the marriage.
Isaac was Mary's first cousin and the son of George and Abigail Stover. He had been born at Cape Neddick on the coast and very close to York. Isaac and Mary had five children that I know of, including Grandma Deborah Stover who married Peter Heal.
Mary died about 1766 and Isaac lived about 20 years longer.
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The Reverend Joseph Moody of York kept a diary during the 1720's in which he mentions problems with pirates and Indians. He also wrote on April 25, 1724, "There is a purpose of marriage betwixt Isaac Stover and Mary Stover." This probably was the wording used for announcing marriage banns in those days. It was traditional to have the banns announced in church on three consecutive Sundays before the marriage.
Isaac was Mary's first cousin and the son of George and Abigail Stover. He had been born at Cape Neddick on the coast and very close to York. Isaac and Mary had five children that I know of, including Grandma Deborah Stover who married Peter Heal.
Mary died about 1766 and Isaac lived about 20 years longer.
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Saturday, April 14, 2012
MARY YOUNG STOVER died about 1734
Mary was the daughter of Rowland and Susanna Matthews Young and she married Dependence Stover. Her father was a fisherman, her husband a ship builder. Mary may have been born on the Isles of Shoals but moved to York, Maine, at the southern tip, when she was young. She and Dependence were married there about 1701.
Mary and Dependence had about five children before he died in 1723. He was probably quite a few years older than she was. Mary then married John Wells.
Mary and Dependence's oldest daughter, Mary, married her first cousin and nephew of her father. She was one of my grandmas.
In Maine in the eighteenth century, there were conflicts with the natives, and in 1712 Dependence was wounded in a battle during which another settler was killed.
Mary died about 1734 in Wells, Maine, in York County.
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Mary and Dependence had about five children before he died in 1723. He was probably quite a few years older than she was. Mary then married John Wells.
Mary and Dependence's oldest daughter, Mary, married her first cousin and nephew of her father. She was one of my grandmas.
In Maine in the eighteenth century, there were conflicts with the natives, and in 1712 Dependence was wounded in a battle during which another settler was killed.
Mary died about 1734 in Wells, Maine, in York County.
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Friday, April 13, 2012
SUSANNA MATTHEWS YOUNG married about 1669
Susanna's parents, Walter and Mary Matthews, lived in Maine early in the l7th century as did her husband, Rowland Young III who was a fisherman like his dad.
Susanna and Rowland lived on Smuttynose, part of the Isle of Shoals about 6 miles off the coast of Maine and New Hampshire. A priest who went to the islands about 100 years later told of the residents who were uncivilized and inbred. Susanna and Rowland moved from the island to York, Maine about 1683. Later, he was a deacon and selectman.
They had nine children including Mary who married Dependence Stover and who was one of my grandmas.
Rowland died in June 1721 but I haven't found when Susanna died.
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Susanna and Rowland lived on Smuttynose, part of the Isle of Shoals about 6 miles off the coast of Maine and New Hampshire. A priest who went to the islands about 100 years later told of the residents who were uncivilized and inbred. Susanna and Rowland moved from the island to York, Maine about 1683. Later, he was a deacon and selectman.
They had nine children including Mary who married Dependence Stover and who was one of my grandmas.
Rowland died in June 1721 but I haven't found when Susanna died.
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Wednesday, April 11, 2012
JOANNA KNIGHT YOUNG about 1625 - 1698
There are probably at least three Knight families in the family tree, all from England and arriving in America in the early seventeenth century. Joanna was the daughter of Robert and Margaret Grimley Knight.
Joanna married Rowland Young who had come from Buckinghamshire, England to York, Maine in 1637. He was the son of Rowland and named his oldest son Rowland. He was a fisherman by trade. No connection has been found between Rowland's family and the Young family from Maine who would marry Joanna's descendant about six generations later and who were also ancestors of great grandma Lemira and who also came to America around 1620.
Joanna lived next door in Maine to George Norton, a brother-in-law of Sylvester Stover who would marry Joanna's granddaughter who was one of my grandmas.
Rowland died in 1685 and willed everything to Joanna. When she died in 1698, she willed to four of her children. Perhaps the other four had died.
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Joanna married Rowland Young who had come from Buckinghamshire, England to York, Maine in 1637. He was the son of Rowland and named his oldest son Rowland. He was a fisherman by trade. No connection has been found between Rowland's family and the Young family from Maine who would marry Joanna's descendant about six generations later and who were also ancestors of great grandma Lemira and who also came to America around 1620.
Joanna lived next door in Maine to George Norton, a brother-in-law of Sylvester Stover who would marry Joanna's granddaughter who was one of my grandmas.
Rowland died in 1685 and willed everything to Joanna. When she died in 1698, she willed to four of her children. Perhaps the other four had died.
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Tuesday, April 10, 2012
ELIZABETH BACON RICHARDSON 1641 to about 1673
Elizaeth was born in Woburn, Massachusetts to Michael and Mary Jobo Bacon. Her dad was from a line of Bacons in Suffolk County, England. Not much is known about her mom except that she was married in Suffolk County and died in Woburn. I haven't found a connection between Elizabeth and Bacon's Rebellion in Virginia.
In 1658 Elizabeth married John Richardson in Woburn. He had been born in Charleston, Massachusetts in 1639 and was in King Philip's War.
They had only two sons before Elizabeth died in her early thirties. John married twice more and had other children. He died about l696.
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In 1658 Elizabeth married John Richardson in Woburn. He had been born in Charleston, Massachusetts in 1639 and was in King Philip's War.
They had only two sons before Elizabeth died in her early thirties. John married twice more and had other children. He died about l696.
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Monday, April 9, 2012
JOANNA THAKE RICHARDSON about 1606 to 1666
I don't know if Joanna came to America with her folks, who were perhaps William and Joanna Wood Thake, or with her husband, Samuel Richardson.
In 1630, three Richardson brothers from Hertfordshire, England, sons of Thomas and Katherine Duxford Richardson, came to Charleston, Massachusetts on the ship Arabella. They helped establish the town of Woburn, Massachusetts and lived there on "Richardson's Row."
Joanna and her husband, Samuel, one of the three Richardsons, had 8 children they raised in Woburn. I'm a descendant of two sons: One grandson married another's great granddaughter.
Joanna's husband died in Woburn in 1657 and Joanna died there about 1666.
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In 1630, three Richardson brothers from Hertfordshire, England, sons of Thomas and Katherine Duxford Richardson, came to Charleston, Massachusetts on the ship Arabella. They helped establish the town of Woburn, Massachusetts and lived there on "Richardson's Row."
Joanna and her husband, Samuel, one of the three Richardsons, had 8 children they raised in Woburn. I'm a descendant of two sons: One grandson married another's great granddaughter.
Joanna's husband died in Woburn in 1657 and Joanna died there about 1666.
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Sunday, April 8, 2012
KATHERINE DUXFORD RICHARDSON about 1570 to 1631
YIKES! I have a grandma in common with George W. Doc Casey would turn over in his grave.
Katherine grew up in Hertfordshire, England, around London, the daughter of Richard Duxford. She married Thomas Richardson, also of Hertfordshire, in 1590. Several of their sons moved to America, and the Casey line descends from one of them.
Katherine died about 1631 and Thomas in 1634.
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Katherine grew up in Hertfordshire, England, around London, the daughter of Richard Duxford. She married Thomas Richardson, also of Hertfordshire, in 1590. Several of their sons moved to America, and the Casey line descends from one of them.
Katherine died about 1631 and Thomas in 1634.
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Friday, April 6, 2012
SARAH CLARKE DAVIS about 1628 - 1698; SARAH DAVIS COLE about 1651 - 1734; SUSANNA DAVIS RICHARDSON born about 1662
I don't know anything about Sarah Clarke's background, but she married George Davis, probably in Reading, Massachusetts, just north of Boston. Sarah and George had about 9 children before he died in 1667 when she was only around 40 years old. Sarah then married Nicholas Rist. I've found no clue that this Davis family was related to the family of Grandma Minnie Davis Casey.
Sarah was mother of TWO of my grandmothers. Susanna was the gg grandma of Dexter McClure and Sarah was the gggg grandmother of his wife, Debby Young.
Sarah Davis, born about 1651, married Abraham Cole, a tailor. She and her husband lived in Salem and then in Hampton, New Hampshire about 1678. In 1692, Sarah and also her sister-in-law were accused of witchcraft and put in prison. Her husband put up bail and later the charges were dropped. Abraham died in 1715 but I've found no record of Sarah's death.
Susanna Davis, born in 1662, married John Richardson, a carpenter. They lived in Woburn, Massachusetts, also close to Boston, and John died there in 1715 and Susanna about 1734. They had four children, including Grandma Susanna Richardson who married her second cousin, Samuel Richardson.
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Sarah was mother of TWO of my grandmothers. Susanna was the gg grandma of Dexter McClure and Sarah was the gggg grandmother of his wife, Debby Young.
Sarah Davis, born about 1651, married Abraham Cole, a tailor. She and her husband lived in Salem and then in Hampton, New Hampshire about 1678. In 1692, Sarah and also her sister-in-law were accused of witchcraft and put in prison. Her husband put up bail and later the charges were dropped. Abraham died in 1715 but I've found no record of Sarah's death.
Susanna Davis, born in 1662, married John Richardson, a carpenter. They lived in Woburn, Massachusetts, also close to Boston, and John died there in 1715 and Susanna about 1734. They had four children, including Grandma Susanna Richardson who married her second cousin, Samuel Richardson.
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Wednesday, April 4, 2012
ANNA GERTRUDE HEIDERSDORF WELLER 1667 - 1695
In the 17th century, the part of Europe Anna lived in was the Duchy of Nausau, part of the Roman Empire; now it's in Germany. Anna was the daughter of Anna and Anton Heidersdorf (Heyersdorf) who were innkeepers in Dillenburg. From internet photos, it looks like a beautiful place.
Anna Gertrude married Johannes Weller who was a Reformed minister and had attended the nearby University of Herborn. In the 16th and 17th centuries, there was conflict between the Catholic, Lutheran, and Reformed churches in Europe.
Anna grew up in Dillenburg, but after marriage her husband was the pastor first at Erndtbruck and then Elsoff. Their daughter, Appolonia, (my gxx grandma) was born in Erndtebruck but married into the Waldschmidt family in Dillenburg.
At age 28, in February l695, Anna died. Her husband remarried later that year, so Appolonia would have been raised by a stepmother.
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Anna Gertrude married Johannes Weller who was a Reformed minister and had attended the nearby University of Herborn. In the 16th and 17th centuries, there was conflict between the Catholic, Lutheran, and Reformed churches in Europe.
Anna grew up in Dillenburg, but after marriage her husband was the pastor first at Erndtbruck and then Elsoff. Their daughter, Appolonia, (my gxx grandma) was born in Erndtebruck but married into the Waldschmidt family in Dillenburg.
At age 28, in February l695, Anna died. Her husband remarried later that year, so Appolonia would have been raised by a stepmother.
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Tuesday, April 3, 2012
ELIZABETH MANN BALDWIN 1782 - 1842; SARAH COLE MANN 1760 to about 1816; MERCY KENT COLE born about 1725; PHOEBE WINCHELL KENT married about 1708
In the early 1800's, Virginia was adjacent to Ohio. Frederick County was in northern VA. Elizabeth Mann, the daughter of an unknown man and Sarah Cole Mann, was living there with her family in 1805 when she married William A. Baldwin. They had a few children, then moved to Harrison County, Ohio in 1810 where our grandma Sarah Baldwin was born. They were in Tuscarawas County, Ohio by 1830 where Sarah married into the Ervin family and their son, Reese, married John Ervin's step daughter.
Back in Frederick County, VA a deed dated 1816 read,
"William Baldwin and wife Elizabeth of Harrison County, Ohio, to William Powell Simmonds of Frederick County, Virginia for $210 . . . which land was granted by Lord Fairfax to John Cole March 31, 1781 and by his last will and testament devised to his wife Massey Cole and by her willed to their daughter Sarah and her heirs one of which is Elizabeth, wife of William Baldwin, and the other is Jane wife of said William P. Simonds. Fourteen acres plus."
Elizabeth's husband, William A. and the children, mostly grown, moved west to Scott County, Indiana in 1838. Elizabeth must have died in Ohio as I could find no reference to her.
Sarah Cole (1760 to 1816) was perhaps born in Morristown, New Jersey, so would have been there at the same time as the Ervin family, the family her granddaughter married into. No information has been found about her husband.
Mercy Kent Cole was thought to have been from Massachusetts and New Jersey. She married John Cole and they lived in Frederick County, VA
Phoebe Winchel Kent may have been part of the Winchel family of Connecticut. She married Thomas Kent but I have no information about their children except for Mercy, above.
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Back in Frederick County, VA a deed dated 1816 read,
"William Baldwin and wife Elizabeth of Harrison County, Ohio, to William Powell Simmonds of Frederick County, Virginia for $210 . . . which land was granted by Lord Fairfax to John Cole March 31, 1781 and by his last will and testament devised to his wife Massey Cole and by her willed to their daughter Sarah and her heirs one of which is Elizabeth, wife of William Baldwin, and the other is Jane wife of said William P. Simonds. Fourteen acres plus."
Elizabeth's husband, William A. and the children, mostly grown, moved west to Scott County, Indiana in 1838. Elizabeth must have died in Ohio as I could find no reference to her.
Sarah Cole (1760 to 1816) was perhaps born in Morristown, New Jersey, so would have been there at the same time as the Ervin family, the family her granddaughter married into. No information has been found about her husband.
Mercy Kent Cole was thought to have been from Massachusetts and New Jersey. She married John Cole and they lived in Frederick County, VA
Phoebe Winchel Kent may have been part of the Winchel family of Connecticut. She married Thomas Kent but I have no information about their children except for Mercy, above.
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