For the ancestry of Charles Keith, please see Descendants of Rev. James Keith of Bridgewater, Massachusetts (VI) Charles Keith, son of Benjamin, was born Aug. 8, 1794, and married Dec. 8, 1817, Mehitable Perkins, born March 23, 1795, daughter of Josiah and Anna (Reynolds) Perkins, of North Bridgewater, both of whom were descendants of historic …
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TIMOTHY FULLER, the sixth child and third son of Jacob Fuller, was born at Middleton, on the 18th of May, 1739. He entered Harvard University at the age of nineteen, and graduated in 1760. His name over that date is still (1859) seen on the corner-stone of one of the college buildings. He applied himself …
Hannah, dau. of Samll Lowell, Jan. 14. Ruth, dau. of Nathan Plumer, Feb. 4. Jacob, son of Joseph Gerrish, Feb. 11. Sarah, dau. of Eben Tenny, Feb. 18. Thomas, son of Benj. Stickney, jr., Feb. 25 Oliver, son of Stephen Stickney, Feb. 25
Elizabeth, dau, of Daniel Ritter, ______ 22. Ann, dau. of Jacob Abbott, Mar. 1. Richard, son of Edmund Goodridge, Mar. 22, 1718-9
Thomasin, dau. of Nathll Clark, Jan. 4. Sarah, dau. of Stephen Longfellow, Jan. 25 Nathan, son of Abraham Adams, Jan. 22. Joshua, son of Benjamin Woodman, Jan. 29, 1720-1 Nathan, son of Nathan Woodberry, Feb.19, 1720-1 Benjamin, son of Thomas Coleman, Feb. 26, 1720-1. Ann, dau. of Daniel Ritter, Mar. 5. Benjamin, son of Sam” …
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Estate of George Corwin House, and Estate of George Corwin and Jonathan Corwin Lots. These three lots contained four acres, and were a pasture belonging to Rev. Hugh Peter, the pastor of the First church in Salem, and subsequently a regicide, early in the settlement, probably having been granted to him by the town. After …
Mehitabel, dau. of Nathll Dumer, Mar. 27. A child of Jonathan Mores, May 1. Josiah, son of Samuel Brown, May 8. Ezekll and John, sons of Richard Layton, May 29, 1720. Abigail, dau. of Benjamin Poor, June 12. David, son of Isaac Adams, June 19, 1720 John, son of Lionel Chute, June 19, 1720 A …
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Agawam Indians (Agawom) (fish-curing [place]), Hewitt. A name of frequent occurrence in south New England and on the Long Island, and by which was designated at least 3 Indian villages or tribes in Massachusetts. The most important was at Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts. The site was sold by the chief in 1638. Its jurisdiction included …
E112 JAMES DAVIS: B. about 1584. He came to New England as early as 1634 and was one of the original settlers of Hampton, 1638. Removed to Haverhill, 1646, being one of the twelve who petitioned the General Court for authority to settle at Pentucket where they founded the present city of Haverhill, Mass. His …
James Candage was the son of James and Elizabeth Candage, who settled upon the Neck in 1766 from Beverly, Mass., born May 9, 1753; married Hannah, daughter of John Roundy, April 13, 1775; she was born at Beverly, August 4, 1753; died March 12, 1851, aged 97 years, 7 months, 8 days; he died Jan. 12, 1819, aged 65 years and 8 months. Their children were: Elizabeth, Samuel, Gideon, Sarah, James, Azor and John.
Benjamin, son of Jonathan Mores, Jan. 24, 1724-5. Priscilla, dau. of Abner Todd, Jan. 35. Sarah, dau. of Daniel Plumer, Feb. 14. Hannah, dau. of Jonathan Pearson, Feb. 28, 1724-5. Samuell, son of Stephen Longfellow, Mar. 14, 1724-5 Stephen, son of Thomas Burpe, Mar. 21. Ebenezer, son of Danll Hale, Mar. 7
A list of Marblehead Mass. Sea Captains – Woodward Abraham to William Austin – And the ships they captained.
Sarah and Mary Poor, young women, daughters of Joseph Poor, Apr. 23, 1710. Faith, dau. of Maximilian Jewett, Apr. 30. Jane, dau. of Benjamin Plummer, June 4. Mary, dau. of James Wheeler, Aug. 13. Margarett, dau. of Nathan Wheeler, Oct. 29, 1710. Elizabeth, dau. of Francis Nelson, Nov. 5, 1710. Mary, dau. of Jno. Noyes, …
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Doctor Thomas S. Brigham was the oldest son of Honorable Paul Brigham, and was born in Coventry, Conn., in 1769, coming to Norwich with his father when twelve years of age. After reaching his majority he studied medicine (with what practitioner is not known) possibly with Doctor Joseph Lewis. This was before the founding of …
Sea Captains Standley, William to Swett, Woodbury
The word Tuthill, meaning a conical hill, is a common place name in England, of remote antiquity. From one or more places named Tuthill the surname Tuthill or Tuttle is derived, after a prevalent custom in the twelfth century and later when surnames came into use in England. The family had been especially prominent in …
Judge Lawrence D. Bailey, long a resident of Emporia and the pioneer lawyer of Southwestern Kansas, also accomplished much in forwarding the agricultural interests of the state. He was a New Hampshire man, born at Sutton, Merrimack County, August 26, 1819. He was of an old Euglish manufacturing family, and his American ancestors are said …
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The name of AMBROSE is also spelled in Essex county records Ambros and Ambross. The first of the name here was HENRY AMBROSE, born about 1613. He lived in Hampton, N. H., from 1640 to 1649, when he removed to Salisbury. He subsequently removed to Charlestown about 1652, to Boston in 1653 or 1654; and …
Henry West Lot Col. John Hathorne conveyed this lot to Henry West of Salem May 19, 1699. Mr. West died possessed of the lot in 1703, having devised it to his son Samuel West in his will, which, though well and strong, he made, “considering the many sudden deaths that are of late,” Feb. 3, …
Farther down the road towards the tide mills stands the house built by John Cheever about 1835. Mr. Cheever came from Beverly to Blue Hill village and settled, where he kept a store and began to build a fishing fleet, the first being the schooner “Marion”, built at the village. The father of the writer …
