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Fourth Generation in
Families of the Children
of Elizabeth3 Washburn and James Howard and Edward Selee
Elizabeth Washburn had only 4 surviving children by both her husbands, and
the families of all but son James Howard (Jr.) are traced pretty easily. His
family is very incomplete here. Edward Selee’s name is spelled a variety of
ways in the records, but I have chosen the “Selee” spelling which was used most
commonly in the colonial records, although I would suspect that the spelling
“Sealy” or “Sealey” is more common today. Because Elizabeth was a daughter her
descendants will not be carried forward further than this file.
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(158.)
Elizabeth3 Howard, eldest daughter of (63) Elizabeth3 Washburn, (43) John2 (5th),
(28) John1 (4th);
born in Bridgewater, Plymouth Colony, on 16 Jan. 1685/6,[1]
married Thomas Buck (Jr.), probably son of Thomas2 and Mary (Turner) Buck,[2]
of Scituate, MA, on 18 Dec. 1712 in Bridgewater.[3]
He was born on
Thomas Buck
(Jr.) died on
Elizabeth Howard and Thomas Buck (Jr.) had children:[8]
620 i Mary Buck, born
on 6 Nov. 1713 in Bridgewater,[9]
married David Hill, son of Nathaniel and Hannah (Conant) Hill,[10]
on 11 Dec. 1733 in Bridgewater.[11]
He was born on
a. Anna Hill,
born on
b. Eunice Hill,
born on
c. Molly Hill,
born on
d. John Hill,
born on
e. Jerusha Hill,
born on
f. Silence “Tiley” Hill, born in 1755,[31] marriage not found.
621 ii Thomas Buck (3rd),
born on 11 Oct. 1715 in
622 iii Elisabeth Buck, born on 17 Oct. 1717 in Bridgewater,[34] married Elias Monk, Jr., of Stoughton, Suffolk (now Norfolk) Co., MA, probably son of Elias Monk, of Stoughton, on 28 June 1744 in Bridgewater.[35] She apparently died by 1752, and he remarried to Elizabeth Wright of Bridgewater, on 27 May 1752 in Bridgewater.[36] Elias Monk supposedly had 1 daughter by Elisabeth Buck,[37] and 2 sons by Elizabeth Wright:
a. Mary Monk, born say ca. 1747 in Stoughton, married Stoughton Willis (Jr.), son of Dr. Stoughton and Hannah4 (Harlow) Willis, of Bridgewater,[38] on 2 Nov. 1767 in Bridgewater,[39] and they moved to Stoughton, MA.[40] He was born on 28 Sept. 1746 in Bridgewater,[41] a grandson of Jonathan and Abigail (Stoughton) Willis, and of William3 and Joanna (Jackson) Harlow (3rd), of Bridgewater.[42] He was not a head of household in Stoughton in the 1790 federal census, and he may have been the Stoughton Willis living in Westford, Chittenden Co., VT, in the 1800 federal census, at which time his wife was probably already deceased.[43]
b. Elias Monk
(Jr.), born on
c. Jesse Monk,
born on
623 iv John Buck, born on 29 Apr. 1721 in Bridgewater,[52] married Mary Ames/Eames, of Norton, MA, on 25 Dec. 1739 in Bridgewater,[53] and they possibly settled in Easton, MA, but he was not found in Bristol or Plymouth Co., MA, in the 1790 federal census. He supposedly died on 17 July 1800 in Pownal, Bennington Co., VT, aged 83 [sic] years.[54] They had children:
a. Benjamin Buck,
baptized on
b. John Buck
(Jr.), born in 1746, married 1.) Mary (___), and 2.) Priscilla (___), and moved
to
c. (Probably others)
624 v Mathew
Buck, born on 4 June 1724 in Bridgewater,[60]
married Elisabeth “Eliza” Fenno, daughter of Isaac and Hannah Fenno, of
Stoughton, Suffolk Co., MA, on 16 Aug. 1749 in Stoughton,[61]
and they lived in Bridgewater. She was born on 20 Sept. 1729 in Stoughton.[62]
No death or probate records were found for either of them in
a. Isaac Buck,
born on
b. Thomas Buck,
born on
1. Cyrus Buck, born on 29 June 1775 in Worthington, MA,[75] settled in Chesterfield, MA, where he died on 1 Jan. 1861, aged 85 years,[76] and his wife Silence Buck died on 21 Dec. 1852, aged 74 years.[77]
2. Alvan Buck, born on 11 Sept. 1778 in Worthington.[78]
3. Thomas Buck (Jr.), born on 16 Feb. 1780 in Worthington.[79]
4. Martin Buck, born on 9 July 1782 in Worthington.[80]
5. Matilda Buck, born on 15 June 1785 in Worthington.[81]
6. Melzar Buck, born on 1 Feb. 1788 in Worthington.[82]
7. Amity Buck, born on 21 June 1790 in Worthington.[83]
c. Hannah Buck,
born on
d. Kezia Buck,
born on
e. Joshua Buck,
born on
f. Daniel Buck, born on 3 Nov. 1762 in Bridgewater,[87] was probably married and living in Chesterfield, Hampshire Co., MA, next door to his father, by the 1790 federal census.[88]
g. Eliphalet
Buck, born on
h. Elisabeth
Buck, born on
i. Mathew Buck
(Jr.), born on
625 vi Tabitha Buck, born on
(160.)
Dr. James3 Howard (Jr.), eldest son of (63) Elizabeth3 Washburn, (43) John2 (5th),
(28) John1 (4th);
born in
On 8 May
1731 James Howard of
Dr. James Howard (Jr.) died testate on 27 Feb. 1776 in Cumberland, RI. His will, dated 23 June 1775 and witnessed by Joab Wilkinson, Daniel Wilkinson Junr, and Nathaniel Shepardson, mentioned his daughter Huldah Rhodes, grandsons Simeon Rhodes, John Howard, Samuel Howard, Seth Howard, Caleb Howard, Joshua Howard, James Howard, Daniel Howard, Nathan Rhodes, and Zebulon Rhodes, granddaughters Elizabeth Stickny, Marcy Molton, Abigail Lyon, Mary Jordon, the “four children of William Sweetland which were born to him of the Body of my well beloved Grand Daughter Mindwell Sweetland Deceased, Namely Louise Aratus Nathan and Mindwell,” Hildah Oliver, Susannah Page, Hannah Bowen, and Abigail Ingraham. He also mentioned Esther Day, daughter of Edward Day late of Cumberland, deceased, “who hath Kept my house for Several years,” and Nathan Howard, son of Seth Howard. He named his trusty friend Daniel Wilkinson of Cumberland, and two grandsons, John Howard and Samuel Howard, both of Cumberland, as executors of his estate.[113] (See Appendix h for a full transcription of his will.)
James Howard (Jr.) and Elizabeth Wallis had at least 4 children:[114]
626 i Caleb4 Howard, born on 8 Feb. 1711 in Bridgewater,[115] married 1.) Zerviah Tucker, of Stoughton, MA, daughter of Deacon Joseph and Judith (Clapp) Tucker,[116] on 5 Dec. 1734 in Stoughton.[117] She died on 6 May 1738 in Stoughton,[118] and he remarried to 2.) Elisabeth Estey, daughter of Benjamin and Elizabeth (Goodhue) Estey,[119] on 8 Feb. 1738/9 in Stoughton, MA.[120] She was born on 10 Jan. 1707/8 in Dorchester, MA,[121] and they lived in the part of Stoughton, Suffolk Co., MA, that is now Canton, Norfolk Co., MA,[122] where he was a joyner.[123] On 17 Jan. 1745 Caleb Howard of Stoughton purchased several pieces of land in Stoughton from his father, James Howard, of Attleborough.[124] Deacon Joseph Tucker died intestate on 25 Sept. 1745 in Stoughton, aged 65 years,[125] and Hezekiah Gay, Joseph Hartwell, John Wentworth, Richard Hixson, and Nathaniel Holmes, all of Stoughton, were appointed as a committee to divide his estate, a one fourth share of which was given to the heirs of Zerviah Howard deceased, youngest daughter of Joseph Tucker deceased, and former wife of Caleb Howard of Stoughton.[126] Caleb Howard died intestate in 1755 in Suffolk Co., MA, and Seth Peirce, of Stoughton, was appointed to administer his estate on 14 Mar. 1755.[127] On 23 Nov. 1762 Elizabeth Howard of Stoughton gave a quitclaim deed to Seth Peirce of Stoughton for her thirds in the estate of Caleb Howard of Stoughton, deceased.[128] He had 2 children by Zerviah Tucker, and 7 more children by Elisabeth Estey:
a. Mindwell5 Howard, born on 16 June 1735 in Stoughton, MA.[129] On 11 Nov. 1746 her father, Caleb Howard, was appointed as her guardian in right of her grandfather Joseph Tucker’s estate,[130] and she married William Sweetland, of Attleborough, MA, probably son of John and Mehetable (Fuller) Sweetland, on 2 Mar. 1753 in Cumberland, RI.[131] He was born on 29 Feb. 1732/3 in Attleborough.[132] On 4 Feb. 1755 William Sweetland of Attleborough, was chosen as the guardian of Mindwell Sweetland, a minor over 14, daughter of Caleb Hayward of Stoughton, joyner.[133] The portion of the estate of Deacon Joseph Tucker that fell to the two children of Zerviah Howard was divided on 27 May 1756, with Nathan Howard receiving a double portion.[134] On 9 June 1756 John and Mehetable Sweetland, and William and Mindwell Sweetland, of Attleborough, sold a 6-acre tract of meadow in Cumberland to James Howard of Cumberland, “Practitioner in Physick.”[135] On 28 Feb. 1758 William and Mindwell Sweetland of Attleborough sold to Gamaliel Lyon of Stoughton all their rights in the estate of Joseph Tucker of Stoughton, deceased, together with rights in the estate of her father Caleb Howard of Stoughton, deceased.[136] She died on 13 June 1764, and was buried in Cumberland, RI,[137] and he probably remarried to Agness Woods, of Attleborough, in 1756.[138] Granddaughter Mindwell Sweetland, deceased, and her four children were named in the will of Dr. James Howard, of Cumberland, in 1775. She had children:
1. Lovice Sweetland, born on 23 Nov. ca. 1754 in Attleborough.[139]
2. Aratus Sweetland, born on 22 May ca. 1756 in Attleborough.[140]
3. Nathan Sweetwell, born on 7 Apr. 1758 in Attleborough.[141]
4. Mindwell Sweetland, born on 7 Oct. 1762 in Attleborough.[142]
b. Nathan Howard, born on 29 Apr. 1838 in Stoughton,[143] possibly died young, after 1756. On 11 Nov. 1746 his father, Caleb Howard, was appointed as his guardian in right of his grandfather Joseph Tucker’s estate,[144] and after his father’s death he chose his uncle John Rhodes, of Stoughton, as his guardian on 18 Apr. 1755.[145] The portion of the estate of Deacon Joseph Tucker that fell to the two children of Zerviah Howard was divided on 27 May 1756, with Nathan Howard receiving a double portion.[146] He was not named in the 1775 will of his grandfather, Dr. James Howard, of Cumberland, RI.
c. Seth5 Howard, born on 8 Mar. 1738/9 in Stoughton, MA.[147] He chose Benjamin Esty of Stoughton as his guardian on 3 Mar. 1756 in right of his father Caleb Howard, deceased,[148] and he married Phebe Hayden of Stoughton on 11 Sept. 1760 in Stoughton.[149] They moved to Cumberland, RI, near his grandfather, Dr. James Howard, in 1762. On 18 Dec. 1761 Seth Howard of Stoughton, housewright, gave a quitclaim deed to Seth Peirce of Stoughton for his share of the estate of his father Caleb Howard, deceased.[150] On 11 Dec. 1762 James Howard of Cumberland “Practitioner in Physick” sold his homestead farm in Cumberland containing 35 acres to his grandson Seth Howard for 500 “Spanish Mill’d Dollars,” which Seth conveyed back to his grandfather to reside in during his natural life on the same day.[151] On 21 Dec. 1773 Seth and Phebe Howard of Cumberland sold the tract of 35 acres of land in Cumberland with a “Small Shop thereon” to Daniel Wilkinson Jnr, the southerly bounds of which were described as “untill it Comes within one rod of the North Door of the House of my Honour’d Grandfather James Howard.”[152] He was named in the will of his grandfather, Dr. James Howard, of Cumberland, RI, in 1775, and they moved to Merifield, Hamsphire Co. [now Rowe, Hampden Co.], MA, in 1776. On 13 Apr. 1776 Seth Howard of Meryfield, Hampshire Co., sold one half of the “Buildings lately Improved by Doctor James Howard Late of Cumberland Dec’d” to John Rhodes and Simeon Rhodes, both of Stoughton,[153] and on 20 Jan. 1778 Seth Howard of Merifield, Hampshire Co., sold a 1-acre parcel of land in Cumberland that he had purchased from Ibrook Whipple to Nebadiah Wilkinson of Cumberland.[154] Seth Howard died by 1790, and she was a widow living in Rowe, Hampshire Co., MA, in the 1790 federal census.[155] They had children:[156]
1. Nathan6 Howard, born on 29 Apr. 1761 in Cumberland, RI. He was mentioned in the 1775 will of Dr. James Howard, of Cumberland, and given his great-grandfather’s silver watch, and he was living in Rowe, Hampshire Co., MA, in the 1790 federal census.[157]
2. Cynthia
Howard, born on 19 Nov. 1762 in
3. Frederick6 Howard, born on 12 Mar. 1764 in Cumberland. He was living next door to his widowed mother in Rowe, Hampshire Co., MA, in the 1790 federal census.[158]
4. Jesse Howard, born on 14 Jan. 1766 in Cumberland.
5. Lucinda Howard, born on 7 Dec. 1767 in Cumberland.
6. Mindwell Howard, born on 26 May 1769 in Cumberland.
7. Seth Howard (Jr.), born on 10 May 1772 in Cumberland.
d. Sgt. Caleb5 Howard (Jr.), born on 17 May 1741 in
e. Sgt. Joshua5 Howard, born on 13 Nov. 1743 in
f. Elizabeth5 Howard, born on 6 Aug. 1746 in
1. Jonas Stickney, born on 10 June 1769, died on 23 July 1771 in South Hadley, MA.[179]
2. Dr. John Stickney (Jr.), born on 3 Apr. 1772 in South Hadley, a physician in Canada,[180] married Rebecca Barker on 14 Oct. 1804 in Adolphustown, Upper Canada.[181] He died on 9 Mar. 1830 in Sophiasburgh, Prince Edward Co., Ontario.[182]
3. Chester Stickney, born on 3 July 1779, died in Nov. 1779 in South Hadley.[183]
4. Caleb Howard Stickney, born on 2 Apr. 1785, died on 26 Jan. 1786 in South Hadley.[184]
5. Dr. Caleb Howard Stickney, born on 1 Apr. 1787 in South Hadley,[185] married Sally Graves on 21 Nov. 1816,[186] and he died on 4 Oct. 1842 in Norwich (now Huntington), MA.[187]
6. Walter Stickney, born on 10 Aug. 1790 in South Hadley,[188] married Experience Stebbins on 4 June 1816 in South Hadley.[189]
7. (Probably 2 daughters by 1790.)[190]
g. Marcy5 Howard, born on 13 Mar. 1748/9 in
Stoughton.[191]
Her mother, Elizabeth Howard of
h. James5 Howard, born on 11 July 1752 in
i. Daniel5 Howard, born on 1 Nov. 1754 in
Stoughton.[198]
His mother, Elizabeth Howard of
627 ii John4
Howard, born on
a. Abigail5 Howard, born say ca. 1734 in
Stoughton, married Gamaliel Lyon, son of Elhanan and Meredith (Wyatt) Lyon, of
Stoughton,[210]
on 30 May 1754 in Stoughton.[211]
He was born on 22 Jan. 1728/9 in Stoughton.[212]
On 28 Feb. 1758 Gamaliel Lyon purchased Mindwell Sweetland’s share of the estate
of Deacon Joseph Tucker of Stoughton, deceased,[213]
and they moved to Cumberland, RI, in 1760, because on 1 Feb. 1760 Gamaliel Lyon
of Stoughton gave a quitclaim to Seth Peirce of Stoughton for all his right in
the estate of Caleb Howard, deceased,[214]
and on 30 June 1760 Gamaliel Lyon of Cumberland, RI, signed a quit claim to his
father, Elhanan Lyon, for his one fourth part in the widow’s thirds “that fell
to Zerviah Howard wife to Caleb Howard deceased.…being formerly Joseph Tucker deceased.”[215]
On 9 July 1760 Elhanan Lyon of Stoughton gave a quitclaim deed to John
Withington Jr, of Stoughton, for all the rights belonging to Gamaliel and
Abigail Lyon, John Howard, and Samuel Howard, in an old saw mill that had
belonged to the estate of Joseph Tucker, deceased.[216]
Granddaughter Abigail Lyon was named in the will of her grandfather, Dr. James
Howard, of Cumberland, RI, in 1775. Gamaliel Lyon was not a head of household
in
1. Elijah Lyon, born on 26 Aug. 1755 in Stoughton.[218]
2. John Lyon, born on 24 Sept. 1757 in Stoughton.[219]
b. John5 Howard (Jr.), born on 29 June 1736 in
Stoughton,[220]
married Rosanna Hogg, probably daughter of Abraham and Sarah (Wilkinson) Hogg,
on 14 Jan. 1762 in Cumberland, RI.[221]
He is presumably the John Howard of Cumberland who purchased 29 acres of land
in Cumberland from James Howard of Cumberland, “practitioner in Physick,” on 14
Apr. 1758 for Ł1500,[222]
which he sold on 24 Dec. 1759 to his brother Samuel Howard of Cumberland, for
Ł1800.[223]
On 25 June 1760 John Howard and Samuel Howard of Cumberland gave a quitclaim
deed to Elhanan Lyon of Stoughton for all their right in the estate of Deacon
Joseph Tucker, late of Stoughton, deceased.[224]
On 6 Mar. 1761 John Howard purchased two parcels of land totaling 60 acres from
Benjamin and Susanna Butler, of
c. Samuel5 Howard, born on 3 July 1738 in Stoughton,[236] married Waitstill Whipple, daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (Jillson) Whipple,[237] on 20 Dec. 1761 in Cumberland, RI.[238] On 24 Dec. 1759 Samuel Howard purchased 29 acres of land in Cumberland from John Howard, presumably his brother, that John had purchased the year before from his grandfather James Howard.[239] On 25 June 1760 John Howard and Samuel Howard of Cumberland gave a quitclaim deed to Elhanan Lyon of Stoughton for all their right in the estate of Deacon Joseph Tucker, late of Stoughton, deceased.[240] On 17 Mar. 1762 Samuel Howard purchased 15 acres of land in Cumberland from Peter Whipple,[241] and on 18 Apr. 1766 Samuel Howard purchased a 2-acre lot from Samuel Whipple, of Cumberland.[242] On 26 Nov. 1768 Samuel Howard purchased 4 acres of land in Cumberland from Roger Hill of Cumberland,[243] and on the same day Samuel Howard sold a small portion of the land he had purchased from his brother John Howard in Cumberland to John Woods of Attleborough,[244] but he purchased that land back from the widow Mary Woods, of Attleborough, on 26 Mar. 1770.[245] On 4 Apr. 1770 Samuel Howard of Cumberland purchased 13ľ acres of land in Cumberland from Isaac and Hannah Johnston of Cumberland bordering on land of Ibrook Whipple,[246] and on the same day Samuel and Waitstill Howard sold 6 acres of land in Cumberland to Nicholas Brown of Cumberland.[247] On 9 June 1770 Samuel Howard purchased an undivided half share in a 13-acre parcel of land in Cumberland from Samuel Whipple that the two of them had jointly purchased from Isaac Johnson.[248] Samuel Howard was a co-executor of the will of his grandfather, Dr. James Howard, of Cumberland, RI, in 1776, and he received one undivided third in a 37˝ acre tract of land at Indian Meadow in Cumberland that James Howard had purchased from Roger Braley. John Howard and Samuel Howard were listed in the Providence County 1777 Military Census as between the ages of 16 and 50 years and able to bear arms.[249] On 24 Apr. 1779 Samuel Howard purchased a small parcel of land in Cumberland from Samuel and Elizabeth Whipple bounded on lands of William Bowen and Samuel Howard,[250] and on 1 Mar. 1780 Samuel and Waightstill Howard exchanged two small parcels of land in Cumberland with Peleg and Mehetable Fuller of Cumberland.[251] Sometime before 1783 Samuel Howard apparently sold his one undivided third interest in the 37˝ acre tract of land at Indian Meadow to Nathaniel Shephardson, because on 20 Nov. 1783 the tract described as “Land Docter James Howard Deceased Purchased of Roger Brayley…Being Near to a place Called and Known by the name of Indian Meadow” was divided between the owners, Nathaniel Shephardson, William Sheldon, and Richard Ballou.[252] On 1 Feb. 1804 Samuel and Waitstill Howard sold to Nathan and Freelove Staples one undivided seventh part of the homestead farm of her father Samuel Whipple of Cumberland, deceased,[253] and on 28 Sept. 1805 Samuel and Waitstill Howard joined other heirs of Samuel Whipple of Cumberland, deceased, in giving quitclaims to each other for their share in the estate of Whipple.[254] On 7 May 1807 Samuel and Waitstill Howard of Cumberland deeded two tracts of land in Cumberland to George Howard of Cumberland totaling about 20˝ acres on the east and west sides of the highway leading by Samuel Howard’s house, which on the same day George Howard deeded back to his “Honoured Father and Mother Samuel Howard and Waitstill Howard of Cumberland” for their natural lives,[255] and on 3 June 1811 Samuel and Waitstill Howard of Cumberland deeded another parcel of about 2 acres of land in Cumberland to George Howard of Cumberland.[256] Samuel Howard was living in Cumberland, RI, in the 1790,[257] and 1800 federal censuses.[258]
d. Mary5 Howard, born on 21 May 1740 in
1. Lois Jordan, born on 7 July 1773 in Stoughton.[262]
e. Joseph Howard, born on 10 Mar. 1741/2 in Stoughton,[263] possibly died young. He was not named in the 1775 will of his grandfather, Dr. James Howard, of Cumberland, RI.
628 iii Mercy Howard, born on
629 iv Huldah4 Howard, born on
a. Huldah Rhodes, born say ca. 1740, married John Oliver, of Wrentham, MA, on 29 Jan. 1761 in Stoughton or Sharon, MA.[277] Granddaughter Hildah Oliver was named in the will of her grandfather, Dr. James Howard, of Cumberland, RI, in 1775. He may have been the son of Joseph and Ann (Russell) Oliver, of Rochester, MA,[278] who was born on 17 Apr. 1737 in Rochester.[279] He probably served in the Revolutionary War from Rochester in Capt. Earl Clap’s Company in 1775, and reenlisted for service at Fishkill, NY, in 1778 in Capt. Parker’s Company, and at White Plains, NY, in Capt. Samuel Flower’s Company.[280] He was not a head of household in Rochester, MA, in the 1790 federal census. They had children:
1. James Oliver, baptized on 3 June 1770 in Rochester, MA.[281]
2. Nathan Oliver, baptized on 3 May 1772 in Rochester.[282]
3. Rachel Oliver, baptized on 31 July 1774 in Rochester.[283]
4. Hannah Oliver, baptized on 5 Jan. 1777 in Rochester.[284]
b. Abigail Rhodes, born say ca. 1744, married Benjamin Ingraham, probably son of Joseph and Judith (Cobb) Ingraham, of Stoughton,[285] on 3 Apr. 1766 in Sharon, MA.[286] He was born on 13 Sept. 1741 in Stoughton.[287] Granddaughter Abigail Ingraham was named in the will of her grandfather, Dr. James Howard, of Cumberland, RI, in 1775. He served in the Revolutionary War as a private from Stoughtonham in Capt. Samuel Payson’s Company in 1775, and reenlisted in Capt. Edward B. Savell’s Company in 1778, then in Capt. Sable’s Company at Fishkill, NY.[288] He was probably living in Foxborough, Suffolk Co., MA, in the 1790 federal census,[289] but no children were recorded to Benjamin and Abigail Ingraham in the Foxborough or Sharon vital records.
c. Simeon Rhodes, born say ca. 1747, married Jemima Rhodes, of Dedham, MA, on 17 Jan. 1770 in Dedham.[290] He was named in the will of his grandfather, Dr. James Howard, of Cumberland, RI, in 1775, and given one half of his grandfather’s homestead in Cumberland. On 13 Apr. 1776 John Rhodes and Simeon Rhodes, of Stoughton, purchased one half of the “Buildings lately Improved by Doctor James Howard Late of Cumberland, Dec’d” from Seth Howard of Meryfield, Hampshire Co., MA,[291] and on 3 June 1776 John and Huldah Rhodes, and Simeon and Jemima Rhodes, of Stoughtonham, sold the land they had purchased in Cumberland from Seth Howard, and the lands they had inherited from the estate of Dr. James Howard in Cumberland to Daniel Wilkinson of Cumberland.[292] On 4 June 1776 Simeon Rhodes of Stoughtonham purchased the one undivided third in a 37˝ acre parcel of land at Indian Meadow in Cumberland from John and Huldy Rhodes of Stoughtonham,[293] but on 10 July 1776 Simeon Rhodes sold this interest back to his father.[294] He served in the Revolutionary War as a private from Stoughtonham in Capt. Ebenezer Tisdale’s Company in 1775, and may have reenlisted for service at Fishkill, NY, in 1778.[295] He was probably the Simeon Road living in Sharon, Suffolk Co., MA, in the 1790 federal census,[296] and he may have been living in Wrentham, Norfolk Co., MA, in the 1800 federal census,[297] but no children were recorded to Simeon and Jemima Rhodes in the Wrentham or Sharon vital records.
d. Hannah Rhodes, born say ca. 1749, married Thomas Bowen on 7 Feb. 1771 in Cumberland, RI.[298] Granddaughter Hannah Bowen was named in the will of her grandfather, Dr. James Howard, of Cumberland, RI, in 1775. He was living in Cumberland, RI, in the 1790 federal census.[299] They supposedly had children:
1. Darius Bowen,
born on 24 Dec. 1771 in
2. Rachel Bowen,
born on 14 Sept. 1774 in
3. Huldah Bowen,
born on 25 Sept. 1775 in
4. Zebedon
Bowen, born on 13 Dec. 1777 in
5. John Bowen,
born on 26 Apr. 1780 in
6. Polly Bowen,
born on 26 Apr. 1782 in
7. Asa Bowen,
born on 23 Mar. 1785 in
8. James Bowen,
born on 20 July 1787 in
9. Thomas Bowen
(Jr.), born on 5 Nov. 1791 [sic] in
10. (Possibly) Patience Bowen, born on 15 Sept. 1793 in Cumberland, RI, married James Jenks, son of Maj. Lory and Hannah (Wilcox) Jencks, in Dec. 1812.[314] She died supposedly on 23 Oct. 1880 in Oneonta, Otsego Co., NY.[315]
e. Susannah
Rhodes, born say ca. 1750, married Asa Page, of Walpole, Suffolk Co., MA,
on 29 May 1771 in Sharon, MA.[316]
Granddaughter Susannah Page was named in the will of her grandfather, Dr. James
Howard, of Cumberland, RI, in 1775. He served in the Revolutionary War as a private
from
1. Susannah
Page, born on 11 Mar. 1772 in
2. Mary “Polly”
Page, born on 14 Apr. 1773 in
3. Oliver Page, born on 28 Oct. 1774 in Walpole,[323] married Esther Boyden, daughter of Benjamin and Huldy (Amsbery) Boyden, of Walpole,[324] in 1798.[325] She was born on 9 Sept. 1778 in Walpole.[326]
4. Pamela “Mille”
Page, born on 28 Oct. 1776 in
5. Hannah Page,
born on 12 July 1778 in
6. Lucy Page,
born on 11 Aug. 1780 in
7. Sally Page,
born on 7 May 1783 in
f. Nathan Rhodes, named in the will of his grandfather, Dr. James Howard, of Cumberland, RI, in 1775, marriage not found.
g. Zebulon Rhodes, baptized on 24 Feb. 1760 in Sharon, MA,[334] named in the will of his grandfather, Dr. James Howard, of Cumberland, RI, in 1775, married Sarah Bishop of Cumberland, RI, in ca. 1779.[335] He was not a head of household in Cumberland, RI, in the 1790 federal census.
(161.) Benjamin Selee, second son of (63) Elizabeth3 Washburn, (43) John2 (5th), (28) John1 (4th); born in Bridgewater, MA, on 5 Mar. 1693,[336] settled in Easton, MA, and married Sarah Lane, possibly widow of John Lane, of Norton, MA, on 11 Dec. 1718 in Norton.[337]
Benjamin
Selee was granted administration of the estate of his son‑in‑law,
John Hill, of
Sarah (Lane)
Selee remarried to Benjamin Hodges, of Norton, probably as his second wife, on
Sarah (Lane)
(Selee) (Hodges) Dunham died testate in 1757 in Norton. Her will, dated 21 Feb.
1757, and probated on 24 Oct. 1757, mentioned her grandson Joseph Hart, son of
her daughter Hannah Hart, deceased, and granddaughter Sarah Dunham, wife of
Solomon Dunham. She named daughter Sarah Hews and son‑in‑law Benjamin
Hews as co-executors.[346]
Her portion of Benjamin Selee’s estate was divided between Sarah, wife of Benjamin
Hews, and the heir of Hannah Hart on
Benjamin
Selee and
630 i Sarah
Selee, born on 19 Apr. 1720 in
a. Sarah Hill,
born posthumously on
b. Joseph4 Hewes, born on 23 Nov. ca. 1739? in Attleborough,[365] supposedly married Sarah Seaver and died in 1785 in Providence, RI,[366] or he may have been the Joseph Hewes who married Sarah Hodges of Norton on 30 Nov. 1769 in Wrentham, Norfolk Co., MA,[367] and was the Joseph Hewes living in Foxborough, Suffolk (now Norfolk) Co., MA, in the 1790 federal census, next door to John Hewes.[368]
c. Benjamin Hewes
(Jr.), born on
d. Anna Hewes,
born on
e. Hannah4 Hewes, born on 10 Jan. ca. 1748? in
Attleborough,[372]
married Joshua Stearns on
f. John4 Hewes, born on
631 ii Hannah
Selee, born on 24 Dec. 1725 in Norton,[381]
married Joseph Hart on 4 Aug. 1748 in Norton.[382]
She died by 1753, and he remarried to Sarah6 Cook, daughter of Silas5 and Elizabeth
(Stetson) Cook,[383]
on 20 Feb. 1753 in Norton.[384]
She was born on
a. Joseph Hart
(Jr.), born on
(162.)
John Selee, youngest son of (63)
Elizabeth3 Washburn, (43) John2 (5th),
(28) John1 (4th);
born in
John Selee
was appointed as a co‑administrator of the estate of her brother,
Zachariah Briggs, of
Hannah
(Briggs) Selee died on 16 or
John Selee and Hannah Briggs had children:
632 i Hannah Selee, born on 22 Feb. 1727/8 in Easton,[396]
married Pendleton Britton/Breton, of Raynham, MA, son of William and Lydia
(Leonard) Britton (Jr.), of Taunton,[397]
on 22 Oct. 1747 in Easton.[398]
He was a grandson of William and Mary/Marcy (Pendleton) Britton.[399]
The will of Marcy Morey, of
a. Zachariah Britton, born on
1. Zachariah
Britton (Jr.), born say 1776, married Bethiah Drake, of
2. (Probably some daughters)[409]
b. John Britton, born on
1. John Britton,
born
2. Joshua
Britton, born
3. Hannah
Britton, born
4. Calvin
Britton, born
5. Luther
Britton, born
6. Benjamin
Britton, born
7. Phebe
Britton, born
8. Isaac
Britton, born
9. Jerusha
Britton, born
10. Sophia
Britton, born
11. Ebenezer
Britton, born
c. Hannah
Britton, born on
d. Lydia Britton,
born on
e. Philip
Britton, born on
f. William Britton, born on
1. Zechariah
Britton, born on
2. John Britton,
born on
3. William
Britton (Jr.), born on
4. John Seele
Britton, born on
5. Marcy
Britton, born on
6. Nathan
Britton, born on
633 ii Nathan Selee, born on
a. Archippus
Selee, born on
b. Polly Selee,
born on
c. Sarah Selee, born on
1. Mercy Hewett
Britton, born on
2. Sarah Wheeler
Britton, born on
3. William
Britton (3rd), born on 1 Oct. 1807 in
4. Charles
Briggs Britton, born on
5. Ann Selee
Britton, born on
6. Jared Briggs
Britton, born on
7. Priscilla
Britton, born on
8. Preston
Hodges Britton, born on
9. Dency
Williams Britton, born on
10. Sebrina
Celia Britton, born on
d. Abigail Selee, born on
1. Abigail Seele
Britton, born on
2. Calvin Quincy
Adams Britton, born on
e. Hannah Selee,
born on
f. Anna Selee,
born on
g. John Selee, Esq., born on
1. Olive Snow
Selee, born on
2. Sebrina
Selee, born on
3. John Adams
Selee, born on
4. Caroline
Selee, born on
5. Rebeckah
Peirce Selee, born on
6. Nathan Selee,
born on
7. Edward Selee,
born on
8. Richmond
Selee, born on
9. Leonard
Selee, born on
10. Hannah
Catherine Selee, born on
h. Ruth Selee,
born on
i. Nathan Selee
(Jr.), born on 1 Aug. 1796 in
634 iii Thankfull
Selee, born on
a. Ann Selee,
born on
b. Benjamin Buck, born on
1. Benjamin Buck
(Jr.), married Mary Reed, of
c. Barnabas
“Barna” Buck, born on
d. Thankful Buck,
born on
e. Tartius Buck, born on
1. Tartius Buck
(Jr.), married Harriet Wilbur, of
f. Jerusha Buck,
born on
g. Zeutha/Zerutha
Buck, a daughter, born on
h. Nathan Buck, born on
1. Thomas Buck,
born on
2. Olive Buck,
born on
3. Anna Buck,
born
4. Louisa Buck,
born on
5. Rebecca Buck,
born on
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[1] Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1916, 2 volumes, [hereinafter Bridgewater VRs], Vol. 1, p. 137.
[2] Wood, Ralph V., Jr., Francis Cooke of the Mayflower, The First Five Generations, published as Volume 12 of “Mayflower Families Through Five Generations,” Picton Press, Rockport, ME, 1996, [hereinafter MF5G: Cooke], p. 274; Torrey, Clarence Almon, New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1987, [hereinafter Torrey, New England Marriages], p. 112; Mitchell, Nahum, History of the Early Settlement of of Bridgewater, in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Boston, 1840, reprint, Heritage Books, Bowie, MD, 1983, [hereinafter Mitchell, History of Bridgewater], p. 125, says he was a son of Isaac and Frances Buck of Scituate.
[4]
Vital Records of Scituate, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England
Historic Genealogical Society,
[8] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 125, says they had Mary 1713, Thomas 1715, Elizabeth 1717, John 1721, Matthew 1724, and Tabitha 1728.
[14] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 186, says they had Anna 1747, Eunice 1749, Molly 1751, Jerusha 1753, and Tiley (or Silence) 1755.
[16]
[18] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 180; Vital Records of Pembroke, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1911, [hereinafter Pembroke VRs], p. 289.
[31] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 186, her birth not recorded in the vital records of Bridgewater.
[33] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 125, says “Some of this family settled in Easton.” One entry in the FHL [Family History Library] Ancestral File shows this Thomas Buck marrying a Jane Seymour, who was born about 1717, but no further information. They could have possibly been the parents of the Thomas Buck born say 1738, who married Thankful Selee, of Easton, on 1 Oct. 1761 in Easton, MA.
[35] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 66; Endicott, Frederic, The Record of Births, Marriages and Deaths and Intentions of Marriage in the Town of Stoughton from 1797-1845 and in the Town of Canton from 1797 to 1845, Preceeded by the Records of the South Precinct of Dorchester from 1715 to 1727, Canton, MA, 1896, [hereinafter Stoughton VRs], p. 56, marriage intentions recorded 5 May 1744 in Stoughton.
[36] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 262; Stoughton VRs, p. 71, marriage intentions recorded 5 May 1752 in Stoughton.
[42] Williams, Alicia Crane, Harlow Family, Descendants of Sgt. William Harlow of Plymouth, Massachusetts, Gateway Press, Baltimore, 1997, pp. 46, 160; Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, pp. 347, 348.
[43] Heads of Families at the Second Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1800: Vermont, Vermont Historical Society, 1938, reprint, Clearfield Co., Baltimore, 1972, p. 65, Westford, Chittenden Co., the Stoughton Willis household had 1 male aged 16-25 years, and 1 male aged 45 or over.
[45] Churchill, Gardner Asaph, and Nathaniel Wiley Churchill, The Churchill Family in America, p. 34-35.
[48] Churchill, Gardner Asaph, and Nathaniel Wiley Churchill, The Churchill Family in America, p. 17.
[49] Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Massachusetts, Bountiful, Utah, 1993, p. 208, Stoughton Town, Suffolk County, the Elias Monk household had 2 free white males aged 16 or older, 5 free white males under 16, and 5 free white females.
[51] Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Massachusetts, Bountiful, Utah, 1993, p. 133, Worthington Town, Hampshire Co., the Jesse Monk household had 1 free white male aged 16 or over, and 5 free white females.
[54] Per the Ancestry.com World Tree file submitted on 12 Dec. 2004 by Beth Haynes, taken from his tombstone.
[55] Vital Records of Brockton, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1911, [hereinafter Brockton VRs], p. 26, taken from records of the First Congregation Church of Brockton.
[56]
FHL Ancestral File, submitted by Bruce Gabrus, of
[57] Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Vermont, [actually taken in 1791], Bountiful, Utah, 1993, p. 15, Arlington Town, Bennington Co., the Benjamin Buck household had 1 free white male aged 16 or over, 4 free white males under 16, and 4 free white females.
[58]
FHL Ancestral File, submitted by Bruce Gabrus, of
[59] Heads of Families at the Second Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1800: Vermont, Vermont Historical Society, Montpelier, 1938, reprint, Clearfield Co., Baltimore, 1972, p. 38, Shaftsbury, Bennington Co., the John Buck household had 2 males under 10, 1 male aged 10-15 years, 2 males aged 16-25 years, 2 males aged 45 or over, 1 female under 10, 2 females aged 16-25 years, 1 female aged 26-44 years, and 1 female aged 45 or over.
[63] Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Massachusetts, Bountiful, Utah, 1993, p. 106, Chesterfield Town, Hampshire County, the Matthew Buck household had 1 free white male aged 16 or older and 1 free white female.
[64] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 125, says they had Isaac 1750, Thomas 1752, Hannah 1755, Keziah 1757, Joshua 1760, Daniel 1762, Eliphalet 1765, Elizabeth 1769, and Matthew 1772.
[67] Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Massachusetts, Bountiful, Utah, 1993, p. 106, Chesterfield Town, Hampshire County, the Isaac Buck household had 2 free white males aged 16 or older, 6 free white males under 16, and 3 free white females.
[69] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 60, marriage intentions of John Brett and Alice Cady, of “Pomphrett” recorded on 17 Nov. 1744 in Bridgewater.
[72] Vital Records of Worthington, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1911, [hereinafter Worthington VRs], p. 21.
[74] Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Massachusetts, Bountiful, Utah, 1993, p. 133, Worthington Town, Hampshire County, the Thomas Buck household had 1 free white male aged 16 or older, 5 free white males under 16, and 4 free white females. Worthington lies directly west of Chesterfield, MA.
[76] The Corbin Collection Volume 1: Records of Hampshire County, Massachusetts, New England Historic Genealogical Society CD, “Chesterfield Cemeteries,” buried in Highland Street Cemetery in Chesterfield.
[77] The Corbin Collection Volume 1: Records of Hampshire County, Massachusetts, New England Historic Genealogical Society CD, “Chesterfield Cemeteries,” buried in Highland Street Cemetery in Chesterfield.
[88] Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Massachusetts, Bountiful, Utah, 1993, p. 106, Chesterfield Town, Hampshire County, the Daniel Buck household had 1 free white male aged 16 or older, 3 free white males under 16, and 4 free white females.
[93] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 66, intentions published 29 Mar. 1755 in Bridgewater; Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 125.
[95] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 138; “Easton, Massachusetts, Bristol County, Births, Deaths and Marriages by Families, 1697-1847,” from FHL microfilm #1059951, a transcription of the entire town vital records from the incorporation of the town of Easton to about 1843 made in 1880 by Geo. G. Withington, Easton town clerk, [hereinafter Easton VRs], p. 16.
[97] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 193, says “It is said he went to St. and thence to Woodstock,” but I find no record of him in Woodstock, and his death occurred in Cumberland, RI.
[99] Suffolk County Probate Records, Vol. 40, p. 25ff, the division of the estate of Deacon Joseph Tucker, dated 18 June 1747, mentioned a double portion already received by son Preserved Tucker.
[102] Suffolk County Deeds, Vol. 65, p. 57, from FHL microfilm #0494583, the deed was not recorded until 11 Jan. 1742.
[104] Stoughton VRs, pp. 25, 31, the marriage of Jeremiah Ingraham of Attleborough and Susannah Tucker of Stoughton on 2 Sept. 1731 in Stoughton; Suffolk County Probate, Vol. 40, p. 25ff, the division of the estate of Deacon Joseph Tucker dated 18 June 1747 included a one fourth part to Susanna Ingraham, the eldest daughter and wife of Jeremiah Ingraham of Stoughton.
[106]
[110]
[113] Full transcription of the will of Dr. James Howard of Cumberland, RI, sent to me by Douglas Ayer, of Anaheim, CA, on 6 Sept. 2004.
[114] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 193, says James Howard and Elizabeth Wallis had Mercy 1714, and Huldah 1716.
[116] Her parents from the I.G.I. Family Group Record of Joseph Tucker and Judith Clapp, taken from LDS temple records, FHL microfilm #457996.
[119]
Per the FHL Ancestral File, submitted by Lee R. Drew, of Lindon, UT, and Fred
V. Overlock, of
[121]
Per the FHL Ancestral File, submitted by Lee R. Drew, of Lindon, UT, and Fred
V. Overlock, of
[122]
Per the FHL Ancestral File, submitted by Lee R. Drew, of Lindon, UT, and Fred
V. Overlock, of
[123] Caleb Howard was called “Joyner” in the guardianships of his children Mindwell Howard and Nathan Howard in 1746, and in the guardianships of his children after his death.
[125] Stoughton VRs, p. 38, called “Dn” [Deacon] in his death record, but he was also the town constable in his earlier years, and was for many years the town clerk.
[130] Suffolk County Probate Records, Vol. 39, p. 240, from FHL microfilm #0493868, she was called “a Minor Aged about Ten Years.”
[131] Vital Records of Attleborough, Massachusetts, To the End of the Year 1849, The Essex Institute, Salem, MA, 1934, [hereinafter Attleborough VRs], p. 463, marriage intentions recorded 2 Feb. 1753. She was “of Cumberland” in the marriage intentions, so the marriage probably occurred in Cumberland, RI, and the I.G.I. lists a marriage date for them of 2 Mar. 1753 in Cumberland.
[133] Bristol County Probate Records, Vol. 125, p. 8, abstracted in Rounds, H.L. Peter, Abstracts of Bristol County, Massachusetts, Probate Records Book 2, 1745-1762, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1988, p. 309.
[134] Suffolk County Probate Records, Vol. 51, p. 439-442, from FHL microfilm #0493874, the division made by Joseph Hewing, Jeremiah Ingraham, Joseph Hartwell, William Royall, and Seth Pierce, all of Stoughton.
[136] Suffolk County Deeds, Vol. 96, p. 201, from FHL microfilm #0494596, a quitclaim deed from William and Mindwell Sweetland to Gamaliel Lyon.
[139] Attleborough VRs, p. 256, the last two digits of the year not given, called “Louise” in the will of her great-grandfather, Dr. James Howard of Cumberland, RI, in 1775.
[144] Suffolk County Probate Records, Vol. 39, p. 239, from FHL microfilm #0493868, he was called “a Minor Aged about Eight years.”
[145] Suffolk County Probate Records, Vol. 50, p. 85-86, from FHL microfilm #0493874, he was called “a Minor aged about Seventeen Years.”
[146] Suffolk County Probate Records, Vol. 51, p. 439-442, from FHL microfilm #0493874, the division made by Joseph Hewing, Jeremiah Ingraham, Joseph Hartwell, William Royall, and Seth Pierce, all of Stoughton.
[148] Suffolk County Probate Records, Vol. 51, pp. 159-160, 269-270, from FHL microfilm #0493874, called “a minor, aged upwards of Fourteen Years.”
[155] Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Massachusetts, Bountiful, Utah, 1993, p. 122, Rowe Town, Hampshire Co., the widow Phoebe Howard household had 1 free white male aged 16 or over, 1 free white male under 16, and 2 free white females.
[157] Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Massachusetts, Bountiful, Utah, 1993, p. 122, Rowe Town, Hampshire Co., the Nathan Howard household had 3 free white males aged 16 or over, 3 free white males under 16, and 2 free white females.
[158] Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Massachusetts, Bountiful, Utah, 1993, p. 122, Rowe Town, Hampshire Co., the Frederick Howard household had 2 free white males aged 16 or over, and 1 free white female.
[160] Suffolk County Probate Records, Vol. 51, pp. 158-159, 268-269, from FHL microfilm #0493874, called “a Minor aged upwards of Fourteen Years.”
[162] Lincoln County Probate, Vol. 15, pp. 101-102, 347-350, 504-507, from FHL microfilm #11,478. His inventory was appraised by Capt. Payne Ewell, William H. Thompson, and John Matthews, all of Waldoborough, and totaled only $89.24. After the payment of court costs and a $55.00 allowance to his widow out of his household goods, his creditors received only two cents on the dollar.
[167] Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War, 17 Volumes, Boston, 1896, Vol. VIII, p. 371; Stahl, Jasper Jacob, History of Old Broad Bay and Waldoboro, Vol. 1, Portland, Me., 1956, p. 590.
[168] Lincoln Co. Probate Vol. 19, p. 419-22, from FHL microfilm #11,477; Lincoln Co. Probate Vol. 21, p. 20, from FHL microfilm #11,479, for the inventory, letters testamentary, and executors accounting.
[173] Genealogies of Hadley Families covering the Early Settlers of the towns of Hatfield, South Hadley, Amherst, and Granby, 1862, p. 140.
[174] Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Massachusetts, Bountiful, Utah, 1993, p. 123, South Hadley Town, Hampshire Co., the John Stickney household had 2 free white males aged 16 or over, 1 free white male under 16, and 3 free white females.
[176] Genealogies of Hadley Families covering the Early Settlers of the towns of Hatfield, South Hadley, Amherst, and Granby, 1862, pp. 6, 140.
[177] The marriage date from the Ancestry.com World Tree file submitted on 13 Jan. 2004 by Dan Stonecypher.
[178] Per the I.G.I. Individual Record of John Stickney, taken a patron family group sheet, from FHL microfilm #170712.
[179] Genealogies of Hadley Families covering the Early Settlers of the towns of Hatfield, South Hadley, Amherst, and Granby, 1862, p. 140.
[180] Genealogies of Hadley Families covering the Early Settlers of the towns of Hatfield, South Hadley, Amherst, and Granby, 1862, p. 140.
[182] Per the Ancestry.com World Tree files submitted 10 Sept. 2004 by Doug Norman, and on 13 Jan. 2005 by Dan Stonecypher.
[183] Genealogies of Hadley Families covering the Early Settlers of the towns of Hatfield, South Hadley, Amherst, and Granby, 1862, p. 140.
[184] Genealogies of Hadley Families covering the Early Settlers of the towns of Hatfield, South Hadley, Amherst, and Granby, 1862, p. 140.
[185] Genealogies of Hadley Families covering the Early Settlers of the towns of Hatfield, South Hadley, Amherst, and Granby, 1862, p. 140; Ancestry.com World Tree file submitted on 21 Dec. 2004 by Red MacDougall.
[186] Their marriage date per the Ancestry.com World Tree file submitted on 13 Jan. 2005 by Dan Stonecypher.
[188] Genealogies of Hadley Families covering the Early Settlers of the towns of Hatfield, South Hadley, Amherst, and Granby, 1862, p. 140; Ancestry.com World Tree file submitted on 13 Jan. 2005 by Dan Stonecypher.
[193] Commissioners Records of Lincoln County, Maine, 1759-1777 online database at New England Historical Genealogical Society website, she was “Mercy Howerd” in the record; Cook, Melville Bradford, Records of Meduncook Plantation and Friendship, Maine 1762-1899, Picton Press, Rockport, Me., 1985, p. 4, gives the recording of marriage intentions between Joshua Morton and Mercy Howard on 18 Feb. 1771.
[194]
Vital Records of Kingston, Massachusetts,
To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society,
[202] Her parents from the I.G.I. Family Group Record of Joseph Tucker and Judith Clapp, taken from LDS temple records, FHL microfilm #457996.
[203] Stoughton VRs, pp. 26, 31; I.G.I. Marriage Records, taken from a patron family group sheet, FHL from microfilm #1553283.
[204] Stoughton VRs, p. 38, called “Dn” [Deacon] in his death record, but he was also the town constable in his earlier years, and was for many years the town clerk.
[210] The maiden name of Meredith Lyon from the Ancestry.com World Tree file submitted on 7 Nov. 2001 by Tim Wyatt. Elhanon Lyon and Meredith Wyatt were married supposedly on 24 Sept. 1713 in Dorchester, MA.
[213] Suffolk County Deeds, Vol. 96, p. 201, from FHL microfilm #0494596, a quitclaim deed from William and Mindwell Sweetland to Gamaliel Lyon.
[217]
Cemetery Records of the Town of
[225] Suffolk County Deeds, Vol. 96, p. 201b, from FHL microfilm #0494596, witnesses were David Whipple, John Dexter, Simon Bishop, and Gamaliel Lyon.
[227] Cumberland, Rhode Island, Record of Deeds, No. 4, p. 171-172, from FHL microfilm #0955464; Suffolk County Deeds, Vol. 115, p. 49, from FHL microfilm #0494603. The buyer’s name is spelled Jenckes in the Cumberland Deed, and Jenks in the Suffolk County Deed, and witnesses were Mary Howard and Nathaniel Robinson.
[234] Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Massachusetts, Bountiful, Utah, 1993, p. 208, Stoughton, Suffolk County, the John Howard household had 1 free white male aged 16 or over, 1 free white male under 16, and 2 free white females.
[235] 1790 Federal Census, Cumberland, Providence Co., RI, p. 28, the John Howard household had 1 free white male aged 16 or over, 1 free white male under 16, and 2 free white females.
[237] Her parents per the Ancestry.com World Tree file submitted on 8 Dec. 2004 by Thomas Wright, taken from Rhode Island Genealogical Register, Vol. 4, No. 1, p. 91, “Abstracts of Cumberland Wills.”
[239]
[252] Cumberland, Rhode Island, Record of Deeds, No. 6, p. 347-349, an Indenture between Nathaniel Shephardson, William Sheldon, and Richard Ballou. William Sheldon had purchased one share in 1779 from John Rhodes, and Richard Ballou had purchased one share in 1782 from Lemuel Braley, who had purchased it from his father, Roger Braley, in 1777, who had purchased it from John Howard in 1776, so the final share must have been purchased by Nathaniel Shephardson from Samuel Howard.
[254] Cumberland, Rhode Island, Record of Deeds, No. 10, pp. 18-19, 19-20, 20-21, 21-22, 22-23, 23-25. The other heirs of Samuel Whipple were Nathan & Freelove Staples, Simon & Hannah Wilkinson, Esq., Mary Lovett, widow, Israel Joslin & Jacob Smith, Esqrs., and Nathan & Huldah Weatherhead.
[257] 1790 Federal Census, Cumberland, Providence Co., RI, p. 28, the Samuel Howard household had 3 free white males aged 16 or over, 1 free white male under 16, and 4 free white females.
[258] 1800 Federal Census, Cumberland, Providence Co., RI, p. 135, the Samuel Howard household had 1 male under 10, 1 male aged 10-15 years, 1 male aged 16-25 years, 1 male aged 45 or over, 1 female aged 26-44 years, and 1 female aged 45 or over.
[261] Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Massachusetts, Bountiful, Utah, 1993, p. 207, Stoughton Town, Suffolk Co., the Abr Jordon household had 1 free white male aged 16 or over and 4 free white females.
[265]
Per the FHL Ancestral File, submitted by Lee R. Drew, of
[267] His parents per the Ancestry.com World Tree file submitted by Brad Chissom on 21 Nov. 2001, and others.
[275] 1790 Federal Census, Cumberland, Providence Co., RI, p. 27, the John Rhodes household had 1 free white male aged 16 or over and 2 free white females.
[277] Stoughton VRs, pp. 173, 177; Vital Records of Sharon, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1909, [hereinafter Sharon VRs], p. 129. He was called “of Wrentham” in the Stoughton marriage intentions, but there were no records of his family in the Wrentham vital records.
[278] Vital Records of Rochester, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1914, [hereinafter Rochester VRs], Vol. 2, p. 229, the marriage of Joseph Oliver and Anne Russell on 6 June 1734 in Rochester.
[280] Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War, 17 Volumes, Boston, Vol. XI, p. 640. He was described as 5 ft. 10 in. in height, and of a dark complexion. He was reported as deserted on 1 Mar. 1779.
[285] Stoughton VRs, p. 26, marriage intentions recorded for Joseph Ingraham of Stoughton and Judith Cobb of Dedham on 14 Apr. 1733 in Stoughton.
[288] Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War, 17 Volumes, Boston, Vol. VIII, p. 633-634. Benjamin Ingraham apparently reenlisted several times, being discharged finally on 14 Mar. 1779, after having served in several companies, his last enlistments being in Fishkill, and West Point, NY. He was described as 5 ft. 8 in. in height, dark complexion, with blue eyes.
[289] Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Massachusetts, Bountiful, Utah, 1993, p. 200, Foxborough Town, Suffolk Co., the Benj. Ingraham household had 1 free white male aged 16 or over, 1 free white male under 16, and 4 free white females.
[290] Per Stoughton VRs, p. 265, married by Rev. Thos. Balch in Dedham; Dedham VRs, Vol. 1&2, p. 109; Sharon VRs, p. 129, marriage intentions recorded on 1 Aug. 1769 in Sharon, MA.
[295] Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War, 17 Volumes, Boston, Vol. XIII, p. 137.
[296] Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Massachusetts, Bountiful, Utah, 1993, p. 207, Sharon Town, Suffolk Co., the Simeon Road household had 1 free white male aged 16 or over, 1 free white male under 16, and 4 free white females.
[297] 1800 Federal Census, Wrentham, Norfolk Co., MA, p. 261, the Simeon Rhodes household had 1 male aged 16-25 years, 1 male aged 45 or over, 1 female aged 10-15 years, and 1 female aged 45 or over.
[298] I.G.I. Marriage Records, taken from James N. Arnold, Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636-1850, from vital records of the town of Cumberland.
[299] 1790 Federal Census, Cumberland, Providence Co., RI, p. 251, the Thomas Bowen household had 1 free white male aged 16 or over, 3 free white male under 16, and 4 free white females.
[300]
Records of Births & Deaths, Book 1-2-3,
[301] Cumberland VRs, under “Jenckes;” Browne, William B., Genealogy of the Jenks Family of America, Rumford Press, Concord, NH, 1952, p. 47, which says that Desire Jenks married Laurius or Amos Bowen of Oneonta, N.Y., however the land records of Otsego County clearly show that it was Darius Bowen whose wife was named Desire, and the birth year given for Desire Jencks is the same as that of Darius Bowen.
[302]
Records of Births & Deaths, Book 1-2-3,
[303]
Records of Births & Deaths, Book 1-2-3,
[304] Arnold, Cumberland VRs, pp. 6, 15, the marriage of Ahaz Aldrich of Mendon, son of Charles Aldrich, and Huldah Bowen of Cumberland, daughter of Thomas, taken from Vol. 1, p. 31, of the Cumberland Town Records, married by Jotham Carpenter, Justice. The name “Ahas” was also spelled “Ahaz.” The birth of Ahaz Aldrich, son of a Charles Aldrich, was not listed in the vital records of Mendon, nor were the marriage intentions of Ahaz Aldrich and Huldah Bowen, although the name Aldrich was certainly very common to Mendon.
[305]
Records of Births & Deaths, Book 1-2-3,
[311] Browne, William B., Genealogy of the Jenks Family of America, Rumford Press, Concord, NH, 1952, p. 101-102. The will was witnessed by Robert L. Cook, Daniel Gile, and Parley Day, and Lory Jencks named his son Joseph G. Jencks as sole executor.
[314] Browne, William B., Genealogy of the Jenks Family of America, Rumford Press, Concord, NH, 1952, p. 200-201.
[316] Sharon VRs, p. 129; Vital Records of Walpole, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1902, [hereinafter Walpole VRs], p. 166, marriage intentions recorded 17 Mar. 1771 in Walpole, where she is called “of Stoughtonham,” which is the previous name for Sharon, MA, in the Walpole marriage intentions.
[317] Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War, 17 Volumes, Boston, Vol. XI, p. 755.
[318] Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Massachusetts, Bountiful, Utah, 1993, p. 209, Walpole Town, Suffolk Co., the Asa Page household had 1 free white male aged 16 or over, 1 free white male under 16, and 7 free white females.
[324] Walpole VRs, p. 95, the marriage of Benjamin Boyden and Huldy Amsbery on 12 May 1757 in Walpole.
[328] Walpole VRs, p. 156, the marriage record calls him “of Mt. Desert,” but the marriage intentions call him “of Sharon.”
[336] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 287; Easton VRs, p. 16, under “Children of Edward and Elisabeth Seele.”
[337] Vital Records of Norton, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1906, [hereinafter Norton VRs], p. 307, under “Silley.”
[338] Easton VRs, p. 17, which has the date as 5 Feb. 1749 [sic]. Probably 5 Feb. 1748, as his widow, Sarah, was granted administration of his estate on 5 Apr. 1748.
[343] Per Gratia S. Mahony, noted Dunham family researcher; Van Antwerp, Lee D., Vital Records of Plymouth, Massachusetts, to the year 1850, Picton Press, Camden, ME, 1993, [hereinafter Plymouth VRs], p. 86, marriage of Nathaniel Dunham and Mary Tilson on 21 Jan. 1691 in Plymouth.
[345] The maiden name of his first wife suggested by Gratia S. Mahony, noted Dunham family researcher, but has not been proven.
[354] Per Dave Lossos’ “Hughes Genealogy” website at http://pages.prodigy.net/dave_lossos/hughes.htm.
[356] Vital Records of Attleborough, Massachusetts, To the End of the Year 1849, The Essex Institute, Salem, MA, 1934, [hereinafter Attleborough VRs], p. 456. Benjamin Hewes had 2 more children by Elizabeth Hill: Benjamin Hewes (Jr.), born on 20 Aug. 1759 in Attleborough, and William Hewes, born on 22 Mar. 1761 in Attleborough.
[359] Norton VRs, p. 252. Hepzibah, wife of Solomon Donnom was buried on 11 Sept. 1755 in Norton, aged 23 years.
[360] Norton VRs, p. 50. The birth entry for Solomon Dunham on p. 51, taken from his gravestone, is obviously incorrect, probably calculated after his death.
[361] Finter, RoseMari, “Six Nathaniel Dunhams of Plymouth and Bristol Counties, Massachusetts,” The American Genealogist, Vol. 62, No. 1, [January 1987], p. 14.
[363] Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Massachusetts, Bountiful, Utah, 1993, p. 41, Attleborough Town, Bristol County, the Solomon Dunham household had 2 free white males aged 16 or older, 1 free white male under 16, and 3 free white females.
[368] Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Massachusetts, Bountiful, Utah, 1993, p. 200, Foxborough, Suffolk County, the Joseph Hewes household had 2 free white males aged 16 or older, 2 free white males under 16, and 6 free white females.
[370] Per John Lossos’ “Hughes Family Genealogy” website http://pages.prodigy.net/dave_lossos/hughes.htm. Benjamin Hewes (Sr.) had another son named Benjamin Hewes (Jr.) by his second wife, Elizabeth Hill, born in 1759.
[373] Vital Records of Mansfield, Massachusetts, To the End of the Year 1849, The Essex Institute, Salem, MA, 1933, [hereinafter Mansfield VRs], p. 117; Per Dave Lossos’ “Hughes Family Genealogy” website at http://pages.prodigy.net/dave_lossos/hughes.htm.
[374] Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Massachusetts, Bountiful, Utah, 1993, p. 47, Mansfield Town, Bristol County, the Joshua Stearns household had 1 free white male aged 16 or older, 3 free white males under 16, and 4 free white females.
[377] Per Wrentham VRs, Vol. 1, p. 138, Vol. 2, p. 335. Esther Man, daughter of Ezra and Esther (Newland) Man, was born in Wrentham on 14 Sept. 1757.
[379] Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Massachusetts, Bountiful, Utah, 1993, p. 200, Foxborough Town, Suffolk County, the John Hewes household had 1 free white male aged 16 or older, 2 free white males under 16, and 2 free white females.
[383]
Kingston VRs, p. 199, marriage intentions recorded between Silas Cooke and
Elizabeth Stetson on 9 Jan. 1730/1 in
[394] Easton VRs, p. 16, which has the date as 16 Feb. 1760; p. 28, which has the date as 19 Feb. 1760, in her 59th year.
[397] Vital Records of Taunton, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1929, [hereinafter Taunton VRs], Vol. 2, p. 70, marriage of William Britten and Lydia Leonard on 26 Oct. 1698 in Taunton.
[403] Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Massachusetts, Bountiful, Utah, 1993, p. 44, Easton Town, Bristol County, the Pendleton Britton household had 1 free white male aged 16 or older and 1 free white female.
[407] Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Massachusetts, Bountiful, Utah, 1993, p. 44, Easton, Bristol County, the Zachariah Britton household had 1 free white male aged 16 or older, and 3 free white females.
[409] In the 1790 federal census there were 3 females in the household of Zachariah Britton, suggesting he perhaps had 2 daughters.
[414] Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Massachusetts, Bountiful, Utah, 1993, p. 44, Easton Town, Bristol County, the John Britton household had 2 free white males aged 16 or older, 3 free white males under 16, and 3 free white females.
[438] Calculated from the birth of their son on 1 Dec. 1791, but the marriage was not recorded in the vital records of Easton.
[439] Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Massachusetts, Bountiful, Utah, 1993, p. 44, Easton Town, Bristol County, the William Britton household had 1 free white male aged 16 or older, and 2 free white males under 16.
[440] When his grandson, William Britton (3rd) was born in 1807, he was called “Jr.,” so the baby’s grandfather must have already died.
[454] Easton VRs, p. 277, married by James Perry, Justice of the Peace; Mansfield VRs, p. 144, marriage intentions recorded on 24 Jan. 1784 in Mansfield.
[455] Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Massachusetts, Bountiful, Utah, 1993, p. 44, Easton Town, Bristol County, the Nathan Seele household had 1 free white male aged 16 or older and 5 free white females.
[456] 1800 Federal Census, Easton, Bristol Co., MA, p. 393, the Nathan Selee household had 2 males under 10, 1 male aged 45 or over, 1 female under 10, 3 females aged 10-15 years, 1 female aged 16-25 years, and 1 female aged 45 or over.
[467] Easton VRs, p. 45, marriage of Pendelton Britton of Raynham and Hannah Sille of Easton on 22 Oct. 1747 in Easton.
[482] Easton VRs, p. 45, marriage of Pendelton Britton of Raynham and Hannah Sille of Easton on 22 Oct. 1747 in Easton.
[495] 1850 Federal Census, Easton, Bristol Co., MA, p. 20, dwelling #283, family #333:
John Selee, 58, male, surveyor, $3130, born MA
Jerusha Selee, 56, female, born MA
Nathan P. Selee, 20, male, teacher, born MA
Edward Selee, 19, male, student, born MA, attending school
Richmond Selee, 17, male, farmer, born MA, attending school
Leonard Selee, 16, male, farmer, born MA, attending school
Ebenezer N. Atwood, 11, male, born MA, attending school
[508] Easton VRs, p. 283, married by John Tinkham; Mansfield VRs, p. 144, marriage intentions recorded on 23 Jan. 1814 [sic] in Mansfield.
[513] 1820 Federal Census, Westmoreland, Cheshire Co., NH, p. 458, the Nathan Selee household had 2 males under 10, 1 male aged 10-15 years, 1 male aged 16-25 years, 1 female under 10, 1 female aged 16-25 years, and had 1 person in agriculture.
[516] Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Massachusetts, Bountiful, Utah, 1993, p. 44, Easton Town, Bristol County, the Thomas Buck household had 3 free white males aged 16 or older, 1 free white male under 16, and 5 free white females.
[517] Easton VRs, p. 111, recorded with the family of Thomas Buck, but the father’s name was not recorded.
h APPENDIX h: The Will of Dr. James Howard of Cumberland (1775): *
In the name of God Amen
I James Howard of Cumberland in the County of Providence in the Colony of Rhode
Island &c in new England practitioner of Physical being far advanced in
years and weak in Body But of Sound Mind and memory Blessed be God therefore Do
this Twenty third Day of June in the fifteenth year of his majestys Reign
George the third King of Great Britain &c and in the year of our Lord one
thousand Seven hundred and Seventy five make and publish this my Last Will and
Testament in manner & form following that is to say Imprimis I Commend my
Soul into the Hands of Almighty God who Gave it me, and my Body to the Earth
from whence it Came in hopes of a Joyfull Resurrection through the merits of my
Saviour Jesus Christ and as for that worldly Estate wherewith it hath Pleased
God to Bless me in this Life I Dispose thereof as follows ---- ---- ----
Item I Give to my well
Beloved Daughter Huldah Rhodes the one half of my homestead farm with the one
half of the Buildings thereon situate in Cumberland aforesd, Together with one
third part of a tract of Land Lying in Said Cumberland Near to a place Known by
the name of Indian Meadows To be and Remain unto her my Said Daughter Huldah
Rhodes and to her heirs and assigns forever as an Estate in fee Simple, I also
Give to my Said Daughter Huldah Rhodes all my household Goods or Indoor movables
Except Such as I shall hereafter mention and Give away, by her freely to be
possessed and Enjoyed.
Item I Give to my
Grandson Simeon Rhodes the one half of my homestead farm with the one half of
the Buildings thereon Situate in Cumberland aforesd to be and Remain unto him
my Said Grandson Simeon Rhodes and to his heirs and assigns forever as an
Estate in fee Simple I Also Give to my Said Grandson Simeon Rhodes three pounds
Lawfull money to be Raised out of my personal Estate and paid by my Executors
in one year after my Decease to him his heirs &c.
Item I Give to my
Grandson John Howard the one third part of a Lot of Land lying in Cumberland
afd, and Near to a place Known by the name of Indian meadows to be and Remain
unto him his heirs and assigns forever Together with the sum of Nine pounds
Lawful money to be Raised out of my personall Estate and paid by my Executors
within one year after my Decease to him his heirs &c.
Item I Give to my
Grandson Samuel Howard the one third part of the above mentioned Lot of Land
near Indian meadows to be and Remain to him his heirs and assigns forever
Together with the sum of Six pounds Lawfull money to be Raised out of my
personal Estate and paid by my Executors within one year after my Decease also
all my Physical Books to him and his heirs &c. ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
Item I Give to my
Grandson Seth Howard the Sum of one pound and Ten Shillings Lawfull money to be
Raised out of my Personal Estate and paid by my Executors within one year after
my Decease to him his heirs &c.
Item I Give to my Grandson
Caleb Howard the Sum of Nine Pounds Lawfull money to be Raised out of my
personal Estate and Paid by my Executors within one year after my Decease to
him his heirs &c.
Item I Give to my
Grandson Joshua Howard the Sum of Nine pounds Lawfull money, to be Raised out
of my personal Estate and paid by my Executors within one year after my Decease
to him his heirs &c.
Item I Give to my
Grandson James Howard Nine pounds Lawfull money To be Raised out of my personal
Estate and paid by my Executors within one year after my Decease as also my Gun
and Sword, to him his heirs &c.
Item I Give to my
Grandson Daniel Howard Nine pounds Lawfull money to be Raised out of my
personall Estate and paid by my Executors within one year after my Decease to
him his heirs &c.
Item I Give to my
Grandson Nathan Rhodes Six pounds Lawfull money Be be Raised out of my personal
Estate, and paid by [my?] Executors within one year after my Decease to him his
heirs &c.
Item I Give to my
Grandson Zebulon Rhodes six pounds Lawfull money to be Raised out of my
personal Estate and paid by my Executors within one year after my Decease to
him his heirs &c.
Item I Give to my Grand
Daughter Elizabeth Stickny Six pounds Lawfull money to be Raised out of my
personal Estate, and paid by my Executors within one year after my Decease to
her her heirs &c.
Item I Give to my Grand
Daughter Marcy Molton Six pounds Lawfull money to be Raised out of my personal
Estate and paid by my Executors within one year after my Decease to her her
heirs &c.
Item I Give to my Grand
Daughter Abigail Lyon Six pounds Lawfull money to be Raised out of my Personal
Estate and paid by my Executors within one year after my Decease also one cow
to her her heirs &c.
Item I Give to my Grand Daughter
Mary Jordan Six pounds Lawfull money to be Raised out of my personal Estate and
paid my by Executors within one year after my Decease, also one bed and
furniture To her her heirs &c.
Item I Give to the four
Children of William Sweetland which were born to him of the Body of my well
beloved Grand Daughter Mindwell Sweetland Deceased, Namely Louisa Aratus Nathan
and Mindwell Five pounds and five shillings Each to be Raised out of my
personal Estate and paid by my Executors within one year after my Decease To
them their heirs &c.
Item I Give to my Grand
Daughter Hildah Oliver Six pounds Lawfull money to be Raised out of my personal
Estate and paid by Excecutors within one year after my Decease to her her heirs
&c.
Item I Give to my Grand
Daughter Susannah Page Six pounds Lawfull money to be Raised out of my personal
Estate and paid by my Executors within one year after my Decease to her her
heirs &c.
Item I Give to my Grand
Daughter Hannah Bowen Six pounds Lawfull money to be Raised out of my personal
Estate and paid by my Executors within one year after my Decease to her her
heirs &c.
Item I Give to my Grand
Daughter Abigail Ingraham Six pounds Lawfull money to be Raised out of my
personal Estate and paid by my Executors within one year after my Decease to
her her heirs &c.
Item I Give to Esther
Day Daughter of Edward Day Late of Cumberland Deceased who hath Kept my house
for Several years Last past one bed and furniture marked E. D. one Cow Called a
Twin and six pounds Lawfull money the money to be Raised out of my personal
Estate and paid by my Executor within one year after my Decease to her her
heirs &c.
Item I Give to Nathan
Howard Son of Seth Howard my Silver watch to be Delivered to him by my
Executors Soon after my Decease to him his heirs &c.
And my will further is
and I Do hereby order and Direct that after the payment of my Just Debts and
funeral Charges & Legacies aforesd out of my personal Estate that what
shall then remain As money my will is that my Daughter Huldah Rhodes Shall have
the Same to be paid To her By my Executors within one year after my Decease to
her her heirs &c.
And I Do hereby
Constitute make and ordain my Trusty Friend Daniel Wilkinson of Cumberland in
the County of Providence Gentleman & my Two Grandsons John Howard and
Samuell Howard Both of Cumberland aforesaid yeomen Joint Executors of this my
Last Will and Testament, and I Do hereby utterly Disannull all other former Testaments
wills Legacies Bequests and Executors by me in any wise before named willed and
Bequeathed Ratifying and Confirming this and no other to be my Last will &
Testament In Witness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand & seal the Day and
year above and before mentioned ----
Signed Sealed Published
Pronounced and Declared
by the Said James Howard
as and for his Last will &
Testament in the
presence of us the Subscribers who Set
our hands as Witnesses
at his Request and in
his presence ----
Joab Wilkinson James Howard (seal)
Daniel Wilkinson Junr.
Nathaniel Shepardson
* Transcribed by Douglas
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