Sometimes, dancing with the ancestors is a wee bit difficult. Okay, it's more than a wee bit difficult. Such is the case with the Mitchell branch of my family tree.
For the longest time, I was only able to trace the Mitchell branch back to my great-grandfather Charles A. Mitchell. Great. Fine. Dandy. It certainly appeared that Great-Grandpa Charlie appeared out of thin air. Then, I came across his death certificate and I'm thinking Finally, I'll know the names of his parents. Have I ever mentioned that thinking usually gets me in trouble? Ha!
Well, all that was listed on his death certificate were his parents last names.
Great. Fine. Dandy.
I was at a dead end, a brick wall, the edge of the cliff with a pack of lions racing toward me at break neck speed. Oy!
But, never fear . . . no Underdog wasn't here, but, I wasn't about to jump, well, at least not without a parachute. I finally decided to go to the State Archives in Nashville, Tennessee, and go through the actual Census books, rather than trying online searches. I looked up both Mitchell and Tate (my great-grandfather married a Tate) in the index, wrote down all the page numbers, and began the slow process of eliminating Mitchells.
I finally - on the 1880 Census Record for Warren County, Tennessee - came across a William C. Mitchell who had the following spouse/children: Martha, Jane, William, C. A. (male), M. M. (female), and A. J. (female). They were located on Page 21, House #22. On the next page was my great-great grandfather James Douglas Tate, his wife Mary Jane, and their daughter (my great-grandmother and future wife of Charles A. Mitchell) Martha Tate. This was Page 22, House #31. Woo-hoo!
Okay, I'm not 100% positive that this C. A. Mitchell is my relative, but . . . chances are pretty dang good! There is also an 1870 census record for this same - at least it appears to be - William C. Mitchell, and C. A. is listed as Charles, M. M. is listed as Martha, and A. J. is listed as A. Josephine.
So, for the time being, since I haven't been able to go any further with my research, I'm going with . . .
William C. Mitchell and Martha Forrest as the parents of my great-grandfather Charles A. Mitchell.
The only thing I don't know is what happened to William - did he die young? - or why contact between my great-grandfather's family and ours broke off. Did they disapprove of his marriage to Martha Tate? Since William C. Mitchell was a clergyman, did his son marry outside of the faith and did that cause the rift? Am I totally wrong in connecting this William C. to my family tree? I seriously don't know. I do feel confident with the connection and, until I can prove otherwise, am staying with that connection.
My plans for future research on this Branch - the main one, btw - is to attempt to find out further information on my great-grandfather's alleged siblings. Perhaps if I can dig up more on them, I can then make the needed connections and then trace the Mitchell line back even further.
Here's hoping that while dancing with the ancestors I get deeper into the past of the Mitchell line!!!
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
The Boarman Family
The Boarman Branch, at least for this family tree, begins with Major William Boarman who settled in the Province of Maryland in 1645. He was originally from England. According to the book Genealogy of the Boarman Family, the name Boarman came from, well, the fact that, once upon a time, the members of this family were, well, boar hunters. No, seriously. They lived in Devonshire and Somersetshire Counties of England which, at one time, were overrun by boars. It appears my ancestors, soon to be named Boarman because, well, they hunted boars and were men, were expert boar hunters and rid these counties of the annoying boars. Oy!
The descent of the Boarman family, and their connection to mine, is as follows:
William Boarman - Mary Pile
Thomas James Boarman - Jane Edelen
Mary Boarman - Charles Boone
Walter Boone - Elizabeth Hagan-Mattingly
William Henry Boone - Rosena Hagan
Miles Nicholas Boone - Rosa Jane Duvall
Victor Ivo Boone - Mary Willie Watson
Mary Willie Boone - William Oscar Sweat (my grandparents)
Major William Boarman was a marrying kind of guy. Okay, it was just what men and women did back in the day: a spouse died, there were young children to be cared for, the survivor married again . . . and again as was the case with Major William Boarman. Third time's the charm . . . or so they say.
William Boarman married (first) Sarah Linle, and they had the following children . . .
Benjamin Boarman
William Boarman (b. 1654, d. unknown)
Sarah Boarman (1656 - 1685)
George Boarman (1658 - ?)
Mary Boarman (1660 - ?
William Boarman married (second) Mary Matthews. They had one child as follows . . .
Anne Boarman (1675 - ?)
William Boarman married (third) Mary Jarboe. They had the following children . . .
Elizabeth Boarman
Mary Boarman
Clare Boarman
Benedict Boarman
John Baptist Boarman
Francis Ignatius Boarman
All in all, William Boarman had three wives and twelve children. I might add that my Aunt Juanita only had one husband, and thirteen children.
In 1674, William Boarman, Esq. was granted, "with royal courts, perquisites, profits of courts and other privileges and immunities belonging to manors in England by proprietary patent Lord Baltimore granted the prerogatives of Court Barn and all things belonging thereunto". So, basically, he was granted land, a manor, and a title. The land was known as Boarman's Manor and comprised 3,333 acres. A sign was erected in 1969 by the National Society Descendants of Lords of the Maryland Manors on the location of Boarman's Manor.
William Boarman II married (first) Mary Pile. They had the following children . . .
Sarah Boarman
William Boarman III
Joseph Boarman (1699 - 1730)
Jane Boarman (1701 - ?)
Thomas James Boarman (1703 - 1784)
Mary Boarman (1705 - ?)
Willaim Boarman II married (second) Jane Neale. They had the following children . . .
Jane Boarman
William Boarman
Henrietta Boarman
Ann Boarmen
Sarah Boarman
LAST WILL AND
TESTAMENT OF WILLIAM BOARMAN
William Boarman wrote
his will on 4/5/1720 and it was probated in Charles County
I WILLIAM
BOARMAN of Charles County in the province of Maryland being in perfect health
and memory do constitute and ordain and appoint this my lasf will and testament
Imp-- I
bequeath my soul to God that made me Hoping to obtain mercy at his hands my
body to the earth to be decently buried at the charge of my estate and at the
discretion of my Executrix hereafter named.
Item I
give to my Son WILLIAM BOARMAN all the land lying between the two grate
branches which is from the hors Run called down to Mr. Thomas Jameson great Run
that his mill stand on with the Swamp line and head line only reserving for my
Loving wife Mary Boarman my dwelling plantation I now live on and what land ---
shall have occasion for to make her crops and working her servants during life
then to return to my son WILLIAM and his heirs for ever
Item - I
give to my son JOSEPH BOARMAN all that parcel of land lying between my son in
law Marsham Warran Lyne and ye Lyne of my son Joshua Guibert with the head Lyne
and Swamp Lyne to him and his heirs forever also I Give my son JOSEPH one negro
boy named Ignatius one young horse and one mare three cows and three heifers,
six ewes and six sows one feather bed and furniture
Item To
Give my son THOMAS JAMES BOARMAN all that parcel of land beginning at the fork
of ye Run & running with ye run to ye out line of ye mannor and with my son
in law Marsham Warrans Lyne all within these bonds to him & heirs forever
also one negro boy called Chum also one young horse and mare three cows and
heifers six ewes & six sows one bed and furniture
Item I
give to my daughter SARAH BOARMAN one feather bed and furniture & curtains
and two pair of sheets one table cloth and six napkins of Huckaback one pewter
casson two dishes six plates & two silver spoons one looking Glass of ten
shillings price one young negro woman called Pegge and all her increase one
horse and one young mare three cows and three heifers six ewes and six sows
& twenty pounds sterling money of England to be paid when Received further
it is my will that if my daughter SARAH never marries but lives a singall life
she shall have the orchard where bettey Prockter lives and sixty ackers of Land
joyning to the said orchard for her life but if she should marry then this to
be void.
Item I
give to my Daughter JANE BOARMAN one negro Girl called Henrietta and thirty
pounds sterling money of England of the money in Capt. Thomas Tumer's hands one
feather bed and furniture three cows and three heifers six ewes and six sows
one young horse and one mare also it is my will that in case my daughter never
marries but lives singall that then she has sixty ackers of land in her brother
JOSEPH's track where she has most mind to have it for her life butt if she
marries then this to be void
Item I
give unto my daughter MARY BOARMAN one negro girt named Beck and forty pounds
sterling of England one feather bed and furniture three cows three heifers six
ewes and six sows one young horse and one mare Further it is my will if my
daughter should live a single life that she shall have sixty acres of land in
her brother THOMAS JAMES track where she has most mind to have it for her life
but if she marries this to be void
Item
Lastly it my will that all that parcell of Land that lys between my son in law
Josiah Guibert & Joseph great Run be equally divided between my two sons
JOSEPH BOARMAN & THOMAS JAMES
BOARMAN the uper part with the plantation that now John Glas
lives on to be my son JOSEPH BOARMAN and the Lower part next the swamp for my
son THOMAS JAMES BOARMAN & their
heirs forever
Further it
my will that my two son be of age at eighteen but in case that either of my
sons should dye before they come to age JOSEPH BOARMAN & THOMAS JAMES BOARMAN that then the
Survivor shall have all the land but in case they both should dye and without
issue lawfully begotten that then my will is their lands may be equally divided
between my three daughters SARAH, JANE, and MARY Also I appoint my son WILLIAM
BOARMAN to see that all things is performed in full as my will expresses and be
assistant to his mother and his brothers and sisters in their affairs, likewise
I leave my son WILLIAM my best suit of close
Thomas James Boarman married Jane Edelen (daughter of Richard Edelen and Sarah Hagan - the Hagan family plays a major part in my lineage). They had the following children . . .
Joseph Boarman
Mary Boarman (1730 - 1785)
Sarah Boarman
Thomas James Boarman
Edward Boarman
Raphael Boarman
LAST WILL AND
TESTATMENT OF THOMAS JAMES BOARMAN
Thomas James Boarman wrote
his will on 12/19/1784 and it was probated on 06/15/1785 in Charles County,
Maryland. His will reads as follows:
In the
name of God Amen, I THOMAS JAMES BOARMAN, SR. of Charles County in the State of
Maryland being weak in body, but of sound mind, memory, and understanding, do
make this my last Will and Testament, in manner and form as follows Viz
First I
recommend my Soul to God, hoping to obtain mercy at his hands, my body to the
earth to be decently buried at the Charge of my Estate, and discretion of my
Executor, hereafter named, and as to my just debts and funeral charges are
paid, I devise and bequeath as followeth --
Item I
give unto my Son THOMAS JAMES BOARMAN, a small parcel of land lying between his
dwelling plantation and a line drawn from the second called Tract of GuiberLs,
to Wilson's great Run, to him and his heirs forever --
I give
unto my son JOSEPH BOARMAN, all that tract or parcel of land lying between
Marshall Waiing's line and Guibert's line from the Swamp line of Boarman's
Manor, to the head line of said manor, to him and his heirs forever --
I give
unto my son EDWARD BOARMAN, all that tract or parcel of land lying between my
son JOSEPH's ditch, Running up his Spring branch to Boon's line, and with
Joseph Bowling's line to a locust post, and with this said line to a post
standing in Zachiah Swamp and with the said swamp line of Boarman's Mannor, to
the beginning to him and his heirs forever --
I give
unto my son RAPHAEL BOARMAN, all that tract or parcel of land I now live on,
after his mother's decease, to him and his heirs forever. If my son RAPHAEL doesn't chose to live with
his Mother it is my Will he should have that part of the land which was called
his Brother's (THOMAS) JAMES BOARMAN's land--
Item I
give unto my grandson JOHN BOON (son of Charles
Boone and Mary Boone), a parcell piece left
and lying between Francis Wheatley's, and the upper line of Boarman's Mannor,
to him and his heirs forever --
Item I
give unto my son RAPHAEL, my Negro Will, also the four following Negro's Rachel
and Child, yellow Charles, and Harry, Clock, Church Stuff, and pewter dish and
Six plates, five New England Cheese, one iron pot, one frying pan, and feather
bed with furniture --
Item I
give unto my Daughter SARAH BOARMAN, the three following Negros, Bess, Charity
and Henny, six head of sheep, two cows and calves, one pewter dish, six plates,
Six New England cheese, one iron pot, one frying pan and feather bed with
furniture, one Gold Ring, and one horse and saddle, the horse not to exceed twenty
pounds currency --
Item I
give unto my grandson NICHOLAS BOARMAN, one Negro Boy Matt --
Item I
give unto my Grandson THOMAS BOARMAN, one Negro Boy Moses--
Item I
give unto my Granddaughter RACHEL B0ARMAN the two following Negro's, Teresa and
Agnes, also one Cow and Calf and one feather bed with furniture --
Item I give unto my Grandson HENRY BOON, one Negro Boy
Lewis—(Note: Henry Boone was one of the 10
children of Charles and Mary Boone – he was a brother to our ancestor Walter
Boone)
Item I
give unto my Son RAPHAEL, five Cows & Calves, six head of sheep, two sows
and piggs, one horse and saddle, the horse not to exceed twenty pounds
currency--
Item I
give unto my Son THOMAS six head of sheep, one feather bed with furniture, and
fifty Pounds currency the money to be paid after my Wife's decease --
Item I
desire that my Son RAPHAEL, should pay unto his Brother the priest JOHN C.
BOARMAN, Nine hundred pounds of Crop Tobacco yearly --
Item I
give unto my wife Jane Boarman, the two following Negro's, Cate and Charity,
and after her decease, to fall to my Daughter SARAH--
Item I
give all the residue of my Real Estate, all rights to Land if any, to be
equally devided amongs my four Sons, THOMAS, JOSEPH, EDWARD, and RAPHAEL, to
them and their heirs forever--
Item I
give all the remainder of my personal Estate to my dear wife Jane Boatman
during her Natural life and after her decease the Negroes to be equally divided
amongst my four Sons, THOMAS, JOSEPH, EDWARD and RAPHAEL, the Residue to be
equally divided between all my Children--
Item I
appoint my son THOMAS and RAPHAEL to be my sole Executors of this my last will
and Testament, witness my hand and seal the 19th day of December
1784--(witnessed by HENRY BOARMAN, Francis Queen and John Medley)
Mary Boarman married Charles Boone. They had the following children:
James Boone (1746 - 1840)
Catherine Boone (1748 - 1813)
John Boone (1752 - 1809)
Henrietta Boone (1754 - 1828)
Walter "Watty" Boone (1762 - 1819)
Henry Boone (1762 - 1819)
Charles Boone II (1765 - ?)
Ann Boone (1769 - 1850)
Sarah Boone (1771 - 1840)
Eleanor Boone (1773 - 1807)
Walter "Watty" Boone married (first) Mildred Edelen. They had the following children . . .
Mary Boone
Charles Boone (1786 - 1844)
John Boone (1790 - 1874)
Christopher Boone (1794 - 1872)
Henrietta Boone (1794 - 1847)
Joseph Boone (1802 - 1865)
Walter "Watty" Boone married (second) Elizabeth Hagan-Mattingly, widow of Joseph Mattingly, and daughter of Benjamin Hagan and Monica Blandford - again, the Hagan family plays a major part in my, well, being here. They had one child . . .
William Henry Boone (1820 - 1860)
William Henry Boone married Rosena Hagan, daughter of Enoch Hagan and Tabitha Hagan (yes, Hagan was her maiden name as well - I told you they played a major role). They had the following children . . .
Elizabeth Boone (1839 - 1916)
Edward Boone (1840 - )
Thomas Boone (1842 - )
William Boone (1844 - )
Ann Catherine Boone (1845 - )
Charles Henry Boone (1847 - )
John H Boone (1849 - )
Miles Nicholas Boone (1851 - 1932)
Miles Nicholas Boone married (first) Rosa Jane Duvall. They had the following children . . .
William "Bill" Boone (1872 - 1872)
Victor Ivo Boone (1873 - 1954)
Anna Belle Boone (1876 - 1955)
William H. Boone (1878 - 1955)
Milburn B. Boone (1881 - 1881)
Milburn A. Boone (1882 - 1938)
Note: Rosa Jane Duvall-Boone died hours after giving birth to her last child. Miles Nicholas Boone married his step-sister (Rosena Hagan-Boone having married William Peake after her husband's death) Amanda N. Peake a few months after his first wife's death.
Victor Ivo Boone married Mary Willie Watson. They had the following children . . .
Rose Louise Boone (1896 - 1984)
Bernadette Boone (1897 - 1899)
Mary Willie Boone (1898 - 1981)
Stella Marie Boone (1899 - 1983)
Joseph Miles Boone (1901 - 1967)
Victor Ivo Boone II (1903 - 1934)
John Cripps Boone (1904 - 1964)
Mary Bernadette Boone (1906 - 1907)
David Cyprian Boone (1908 - 1982)
Mary Elizabeth Boone (1910 - 1991)
Felix Bernard Boone (1912 - 1994)
Mary Jessie Boone (1913 - 1997)
Mary Alberta Boone (1915 - 1998)
Mary Kathleen Boone (1917 - 2006)
Margaret Ellen Boone (1919 - 1919)
Note: I always wondered where the use of middle names versus first names came from, and I'm guessing it started with this generation of the family. I remember my mother referring to her Aunts: Jessie, Alberta, and Kathleen. I guess calling for Aunt Mary would be quite confusing. Ha! Seriously, my mother goes by her middle name, as did most of her siblings, and she called my brother and I by our middle names. I believe it's a Southern thing, but, at least in my family, I can trace back to the generation where it began.
Mary Willie Boone married William Oscar Sweat, son of William Joshua Sweat and Margaret Morris. They had ten children, thirty-six grandchildren, and too many great and great-great grandchildren to count.
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Those Pesky Nicknames
If dancing with the ancestors isn't hard enough at times - illegible handwriting, abbreviations that don't make sense, lazy census takers (OY!), and whatnot - there are those pesky nicknames that often throw me for a loop.
I mean, seriously, my father hated his name - Vernon Smith Mitchell - so, when he became an uncle, he had his niece and nephew call him . . . Uncle Bud. Yeah, don't ask me how he got Bud from Vernon Smith, or how two people I know named William, got the nickname Bud either. I can understand Bill, Billy, Will, or Liam, but not Bud.
So, I'm trekking along on one family line - the Duvall branch of my family tree - and come across the last will and testament of Dennis Duvall, my 4 times great-grandfather, who mentions his wife Patsy. Say What?
Yes, Patsy! Well, from everything I found, I know he married Martha Norris. Not Patrica Norris. Not Patty Norris. M-a-r-t-h-a Norris!
So who in the heck is this Patsy?
My first thought was that he remarried. I didn't - and still don't, btw - have a death date for his wife. I figured she kicked the bucket and he, as men did back then, remarried quickly.
That was my theory, and I was sticking to it, until . . .
I purchased the book Unpuzzling Your Past by Emily Anne Croom. This is a basic guide to genealogy which contains some great information, including a chapter on naming patterns, that includes a section on - you guessed it - nicknames. Woo-hoo!
Martha = Marty, Martie, Mattie, Patty, and - drum roll please - PATSY!!!!
So, the Patsy in great-great-great-great grandpa Duvall's will is actually his wife Martha! Whew!
The lesson here: don't assume a remarriage when you come across a strange name in an ancestors last will and testament. Find a book, Google, do whatever, and research common nicknames for the name of your ancestor. It just might help you solve a riddle . . . a lot quicker than I did.
As you're dancing with the ancestors, traipsing down the winding path, always remember that a given name isn't always the name an ancestor goes by, a nickname might be your clue to, well, unpuzzling the past.
S
I mean, seriously, my father hated his name - Vernon Smith Mitchell - so, when he became an uncle, he had his niece and nephew call him . . . Uncle Bud. Yeah, don't ask me how he got Bud from Vernon Smith, or how two people I know named William, got the nickname Bud either. I can understand Bill, Billy, Will, or Liam, but not Bud.
So, I'm trekking along on one family line - the Duvall branch of my family tree - and come across the last will and testament of Dennis Duvall, my 4 times great-grandfather, who mentions his wife Patsy. Say What?
Yes, Patsy! Well, from everything I found, I know he married Martha Norris. Not Patrica Norris. Not Patty Norris. M-a-r-t-h-a Norris!
So who in the heck is this Patsy?
My first thought was that he remarried. I didn't - and still don't, btw - have a death date for his wife. I figured she kicked the bucket and he, as men did back then, remarried quickly.
That was my theory, and I was sticking to it, until . . .
I purchased the book Unpuzzling Your Past by Emily Anne Croom. This is a basic guide to genealogy which contains some great information, including a chapter on naming patterns, that includes a section on - you guessed it - nicknames. Woo-hoo!
Martha = Marty, Martie, Mattie, Patty, and - drum roll please - PATSY!!!!
So, the Patsy in great-great-great-great grandpa Duvall's will is actually his wife Martha! Whew!
The lesson here: don't assume a remarriage when you come across a strange name in an ancestors last will and testament. Find a book, Google, do whatever, and research common nicknames for the name of your ancestor. It just might help you solve a riddle . . . a lot quicker than I did.
As you're dancing with the ancestors, traipsing down the winding path, always remember that a given name isn't always the name an ancestor goes by, a nickname might be your clue to, well, unpuzzling the past.
S
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
The Winding Path
When dancing with the ancestors, there's not always a straight path to follow. Such was the case as I tried - and tried, and tried, and tried, and tried, and . . . well, I'm sure you get the picture - to discover the name of my maternal ancestor James Matthew Johnson's father.
I tried all the names of James Matthew's brothers . . . and still no luck. I tried using their middle names. Still no luck. Oy!
Then, I thought, why not look up the 1840 Perry County, IN Census records and see what, if any, Johnsons were living there at that time. I mean, Nancy Johnson, widow by this time, and her children were living in Leopold, Perry County, IN in 1850, so why not 1840?
VOILA!
I came across a Joseph Johnston - more on that in a bit - living in Perry County, IN in 1840. The ages of the children pretty much matched up with what I knew about James Matthew and his siblings. Nancy's age . . . well, not so much. Then again, Census Records are rarely 100% accurrate. Census Takers write down what they think they heard, not actually what they heard. Census Records are a guide. They are not - repeat, not - written in stone. The information is suspect. It is a guide.
An example: my grandmother Osie Smith has a different spelling of her name on every Census Record I found. For a while there, I was like, hey, where's Nannie Lee?, until I realized the Census Taker mispelled her name.
Then, there's the varying ages of my great-great grandfather Alexander Sweat . . . which changes with every Census Record I found. Oy!
So, a guide only, not a 100% thang!
But, back to the missing father (not missing as he abandoned his wife and children, but missing as in I didn't know his name) of James Matthew Johnson and his siblings. Joseph Johnson is that man . . . or at least I'm about 95% positive he's that man.
So, a bit of Googling and I come across the marriage record for . . . Joseph Johnston and Nancy Stevens. Yes, the spelling is different than Johnson and Stephens, but . . . James Stevens signed the document and listed the groom to be as . . . Joseph Johnson. Woo-hoo!
Now, back to Johnston. I was convinced this was my ancestor, but that he, at some point, changed the spelling of his name, until . . . my distant cousin Ellen Smith pointed out the obvious: he didn't sign the marriage bond, only put an X (his mark) which indicated he couldn't read or write. He wasn't the one who wrote Joseph Johnston on the marriage bond, it was a clerk who spelled the name like he heard the name, which included a t that wasn't there. Woo-hoo!
I also came across a blog devoted to the Johnson line and their migration from Hardin County, KY to Perry County, IN. Woo-hoo! So now, the marriage license from Hardin County, KY and the Census Records from Perry County, IN made a heck of a lot more sense.
So, in dancing with the ancestors, not only do you sometimes have to take the winding path to find the information you're looking for, you also have to remember that more often than not, a last name will have plenty of variations, and you'll need to Google using those variations.
S
p.s. the 1840 Perry County Census Record listing Joseph Johnston had a correction to the last name and listed it as, you guessed it, Johnson!!!!
The Page Family
The Page Family plays a brief part in, well, my being here today and typing up this entry. Ha! Seriously, this is just one of the many branches of my very large family tree.
Bethia Page married John Swett, but, her line - well, at least as far as I've been able to trace back - begins in Acle, Norfolk, England with her great-great grandfather Robert Page who was born around 1550 and died prior to April 1587 when his last will and testament was probated - more on that later.
Robert Page married Martha (Surname Unknown) in 1577. They had four children:
Edmund Page (1575 - 1657)
Robert Page (1577 - 1617)
Cicely Page (1580 - ??)
Margaret Page (1582 - ??)
St Edmunds Church, Acle, Norfolk, England
Will of Robert Page of Acle in
I bequeath to Edmund Page my son my houses, tenements and lands in Acle with all pertaining thereto, to him and his heirs forever. To Robert Page my son £10, to be paid 20s yearly for ten years. To Cicely Page my daughter £5, 20s to be paid each year until £5 is paid. To Margaret Page my daughter £5 to be paid in like manner. I will that Martha my wife shall have for life the house where John Taylor now dwelleth, and 10s yearly, to be paid 5s half yearly or as she may need. Also the hole furniture, one table now in the house where Gosling dwelleth, etc. All the rest of my goods, cattells, implements and stuff of household I bequeath to the disposition of my executor, and I appoint Edmund Page my son my sole executor. Witnesses: Peter Downhill, Ralph Cootes, John Plum, William Smith, William Johnson, and John Downing.
From: "History of Hampton "- Salem
Robert Page II (Bethia's great-grandfather, and my 9th great grandfather) was born in 1577, and died July 16, 1617 in Ormesby, Norfolk, England. He married Margaret Goodwin (b. April 23, 1570 in Ranworth, Norfolk, England; d. April 11, 1637 in Ormesby, Norfolk, England) the daughter of Francis and Katherine Goodwin on July 16, 1598 . . . which, fast forward a few centuries to 1994 coincides with my anniversary with Frank. Ha!
Robert and Margaret had six children:
Francis Page (1600 - 1666)
Robert Page III (1604 - 1679)
Thomas Page (1606 - 1677)
Rebecca Page (1608 - 1677)
Ann Page (1609 - 1689)
Henry Page (1616 - 1667)
St. Margaret's Church, Ormesby, Norfolk, England
To Margaret Page my wife my house and land with all appurtenances thereto belonging, situate and being in Acle in the County of Norfolk
From: "History of Hampton "- Salem
Robert Page III (Bethia's grandfather, and my 8th great grandfather) was born in 1604, and died September 22, 1679 in Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. He married Lucy Warde (b. March 13, 1605 in St. Margaret, Norfolk, England; d. November 12, 1665 in Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire), daughter of Francis Ward and Susanna Browne on October 8, 1629 in South Walsham, Norfolk, England.
Robert and Lucy had eight children:
Margaret Page (1629 - 1686)
Susanna Page (1631 - 1691)
Francis Page (1633 - 1706)
Rebecca Page (1636 - 1673)
Thomas Page (1639 - 1686)
Hannah Page (1641 - 1704)
Robert Page (1642 - 1643)
Mary Page (1644 - 1699)
The Last Will and Testament of Robert Page
In the name and fear of God Amen
I Rober Page of Hampton in the County of Norfolke in New England being aged and weak of Body butt sound of understanding and of a Disposeing mind doe make this my last will as followeth Haveing Comitted my selfe unto the almighty and shortly to lay of this Earthly tabernacle do Comitt my fraile body to the Earth to bee buried in Hampton burieing place in a Cristian and Decentt manner as my Children shall order & Appoynt And for whatt Estate God Hath bestowed upon mee in this world my will is thatt all my Just Debts bee first satiesfied and payd and my Estate to bee Disposed of as followeth
Ist I Give unto ffrancis page my Eldest son all my pastuer & upland which I bought of Lieut will Howard Containing Sixty Acres more or less besides a Certaine tracte which I Reserve for my Grand Child Robertt page the which is bounded with the land of Abr Drake and natt Boulter to a payer of barres Goeing into the Commons and from thence aboutt ten Rod in bredth to a bridg Goeing over the Swamp next Ed Colcords medow with two Acres Adjoining to boulters which parte of land so bounded I doe Reserve to Robertt page and all the Rest I Doe Give and Conferme to my son ffrancis page being aboutt sixty Rod more or lesse
2ly I Doe Give unto my sone ffrancis page one share of the Cowes Comon According to the vallue thereof
3ly I Doe Give unto mr Seaborn Cotton our Reverend pastor the some of five pound to be payd to him in Good merchentable pay as itt Comanly Goeth att Strabrey Bank within Halfe a year after my Decease if he Continow an officer in this Church till then
4ly I Doe Give unto my Daughter mary fogs two yongest Children the some of ten pound vizd to James fog five pound and to Hannah ffog five pound to bee payd to them by my son ffrancis page when they shall Attaine to the Age of Sixteen years
5ly I Doe Give unto my Daughter Margritt Samborn and to Her Seaven Children the some of fortie pounds to Bee payd by my son Thomas page viz to my Daughter margritt five pound to Josuph Moulton five pound to Benjmin moulton five pound to Hannah moulton five pound to bee payd within a year after my Decease and to the Rest viz to Sarah moulton now Sarah Haines the some of five pound to Ruth moulton now Ruth Samborn the sume of five pound to william moulton five pound, and to Jonathan Samborn five pound which is also to bee payd by my son Thomas page the fist year after my Decease & to william moulton my best weaning Calfe of this year
6ly I Doe Give unto the Children of my Daughter Rebecah and of my son in law william marston the some of fortie pound whereof ten pound is already payd the Rest to bee payd as followeth, five pound to Rebecah now the wife of John Smith and five pound to Hannah now the wife of Samuell foge, and five pound to Samuell Marston to bee payd by my Son Thomas page within two years after my Decease
Itt I Doe Give to my Grand Daughter Lucie marston the some of ten pound to bee payd to Her by my son ffrancis page within six years after my Decease: and five pounds to Meriah Marston the same year to bee payd by my son Thomas
7ly I Doe Give and bequeth unto my Daughter Hannah the wife of Henry Dow and to Her three Children the some of fortie pound viz to my Daughter Hannah the some of twentie five pound to bee payd to Her by my son Thomas page within three years after my Decease
Ittem I Doe Give unto Joseph Dow my Daughter Hannahs Eldest son the some of five pound
Itt to Symon Dow Her third son the some of five pound
Itt to Jabez Dow fourth son the some of five pound to bee payd to them by my son Thomas page the fourth year after my Decease
8ly: I Doe Give unto Samuell Dow my Daughter Hannahs second son my planting lott in the north plaine Containing thirteen Acres according as it is Granted and layd outt
9ly I Doe Give unto my Daughter mary ffog: the Houses which I have built upon my House lott where she now Dwelleth Sixty Rod of Ground Adjacentt as itt is now layd outt mor or lesse Duering the terme of her naturall life
Itt I Doe Give unto my Daughter mary fog five Acres of planting land more or less Adjoy[n]ing to the land of mr Samll Dalton towards the north west & the land of william Marston towards the south East, & two Swine & 3 of ye biggest shots & that wch is up a fatting
Itt I Doe Give unto my Daughter mary fog three Acres and halfe of pastur land which I bought of Nathaniel Bachelder Adjoyning to william fullers Swamp: and one share of the ox Common, and thatt Iland of Salt marsh by the landing place all Dureing Her naturall life and then to bee and Remaine to Her Eldest son Seath ffog after his mother Decease and my Daughters boyes to Helpe to Carrie the Dung outt this year & to have 12 load to lay on yt 5 acres bought of John Smith
10ly: I Doe Give and Bequeath unto my Grand Child Robertt moulton one share of the Cowes Comon and three Acres and Halfe more or less of Salt marsh which I bought of James philbrick which is bounded with marsh of William Samborn on the one side and the marsh of Robertt Smith on the other side
Itt I Doe Give unto the sd Robertt moulton my Iland of fresh medow that lieth above my planting land or pa[s]tuer by taylors River being by Estimation one Acre more or less as itt is with free Egres and Regres through my land to the same, and in Case the sd Robertt moulton Die without Issue then the sd lands and Commonage to bee and Remaine to his Brother Benjamin moulton
11 Itt i Doe Give unto my Son ffrancis page the one Halfe of all my fresh medow which I bought of Leiut Howard the whole being by Estimation Sixteen Acres Adjoy[n]ing to my Greatt lott, the which Sixteen Acres is to be Equally Devided betwixt my two sons my son ffrancis to Devide and my son Thomas to Choose after Devision the Stock yard to bee for both their use and thatt both of them their Heires and Assignes shall have free Egres and Regres to the sd stok yard and to their land According to their Devision from time to time for Ever
12ly: I Doe Give and Bequeth unto my Grand Child Robertt page my Son Thomas Eldest sone thatt tractt of land Reserved from my son frances his land Adjoyni[n]g to the land of Abra Drake and nath boulter and so to the Barrs thatt Goeth into the Comons towards John Garlands land with the two Acres Adjoin[in]g to Boulters fence and ten Rod more in bredth tot he Bridg thatt Goeth over the Swamp by Ed Colcords medow
Itt I Doe Give unto my Grand son Robertt page Eightt Acres of fresh medow by my son francies his medow the which he is to Enter upon and posesse att he Age of twenti fower years and his father to posesse and Injoy the same in the mean time
13 I Doe Give and Bequeth unto my two Grand Children Robertt page and Samuell page twentie Acres of upland att the Saw mill the which is to bee Equally Devided betwixt them, and they are to Enter upon itt att their fathers Decease and their fathers to Have the use of itt Duering the terme of their lives
14ly: I Doe Give unto my Grand Child John page one Hundred Acres of land Granted to mee in the west partt of Hampton bound, Called the new plantation
15 I Doe Give unto my two sones ffrancis page & Thomas page my Quarter partt of the old Saw mill built upon taylors River, with all the priveledge and appertinances thereunto belonging : and my son ffrancis page is to pay unto my Grand Child mary page the some of five pound : and to mr Samuell Dalton the some of twentie shillings as a Gratuity for his paines which is to bee payd by my sone francis page
16ly: I Doe Give unto my Grand Child Lucie page the Daughter of my son ffrancis page the some of ten pound to bee payd by my son Thomas page within seaven years after my Decease
17 I Doe Give unto my Grand Son Benjamin Moulton After my Decease one young Bull of two year old and upwards
18 I Doe Give unto my Daughter mary fog one fether bed with all the beden bedstead and furnituer thereunto belonging and also my Greatt Brass Kittle and my Daughter mary fog is to Have all the Crop of yt Ground Given to her both English and Indian Exept Halfe the oats, and to Have barne Rome for Corne and Hay Duering her life if she Remaine a widow and for such Cattle as are Robertt moultons and my Daughter fogs Childrens they are to Have a meett [pro]portion of the Hay thatt is made for the year following untill winter be over and my Daughter fog to Have Comonag to keep two Cows Duering the terme of her life and my Cloaths I Give to Her Children and one steer of a yer & vantag
19: I Doe Give unto my Grandson Robertt moulton one fether bed with the bolster Covelett and Appertinances thereunto belonging and my Sarg Coatt
20 I Doe Give unto my Grand Daughter mary page my son Thomas Daughter five pound as is mentioned in ye 15 Article and to my Daughter fog thatt bed which her Children lies upon
21: I Doe Give to my Gran son Robertt page that Chest which I brought outt of old England and my Copper Kittle
22: ffinally I Give and Bequeath unto my son Thomas page my Dwelling House barnes Stables and all other buildings being and standing upon my land not otherwayes Disposed of with all my land marsh and medow Comonage and all Rights priveledges and Appertinances to mee belonging in the towne of Hampton with all my tooles and Implements of Husbandry my stock of Cattle and all moveables both within Dores and withoutt that are nott other wayes Disposed of by this my last will
And I Doe make Constitute and Appointt my Son Thomas page to bee my sole Exectuer to this my last will and testementt and my son in law Henry Dow to bee my overseer to see thatt the same bee performed in Evry part thereof as itt is Declared and if my Exectuer faile in the [per]formance of any parte thereof itt shall bee in the power of my over seers to pay any part of Legacy outt of the stock or other Estate and I Doe by these prsents Nullifie and make voyd all former wills made by mee and for the Confermation of this my last will and testament I have Hereunto sett my Hand and Seale the Ninth Day on September in the year of our Lord one thousand Six hundred and Seaventy nine Enterlined in the fifteenth Article and one line Rased in the 17th and one in the twentieth before the Sealing Herof
his
Rober X [eal]
pag mark & Seale
Deacon page Signed Sealed and
Declared this to bee His last will in
the prsents of us
Samuell Dalton
John Smborne
Jonathan Wedgwood
[Proved Nov. 11, 1679]
[Essex County, Mass., Probate Files, and Norfolk County, Mass., Deeds, vol 3, p. 26]
[Inventory of the estate of Deacon Robert Page, taken by Thomas Marston, Nathaniel Weare, and Samuel Dalton Oct. 10, 1679; amount, £579.4.0.]
[Essex County, Mass., Probate Files, and Norfolk County, Mass., Deeds, vol 3, p. 28.]
In the name and fear of God Amen
I Rober Page of Hampton in the County of Norfolke in New England being aged and weak of Body butt sound of understanding and of a Disposeing mind doe make this my last will as followeth Haveing Comitted my selfe unto the almighty and shortly to lay of this Earthly tabernacle do Comitt my fraile body to the Earth to bee buried in Hampton burieing place in a Cristian and Decentt manner as my Children shall order & Appoynt And for whatt Estate God Hath bestowed upon mee in this world my will is thatt all my Just Debts bee first satiesfied and payd and my Estate to bee Disposed of as followeth
Ist I Give unto ffrancis page my Eldest son all my pastuer & upland which I bought of Lieut will Howard Containing Sixty Acres more or less besides a Certaine tracte which I Reserve for my Grand Child Robertt page the which is bounded with the land of Abr Drake and natt Boulter to a payer of barres Goeing into the Commons and from thence aboutt ten Rod in bredth to a bridg Goeing over the Swamp next Ed Colcords medow with two Acres Adjoining to boulters which parte of land so bounded I doe Reserve to Robertt page and all the Rest I Doe Give and Conferme to my son ffrancis page being aboutt sixty Rod more or lesse
2ly I Doe Give unto my sone ffrancis page one share of the Cowes Comon According to the vallue thereof
3ly I Doe Give unto mr Seaborn Cotton our Reverend pastor the some of five pound to be payd to him in Good merchentable pay as itt Comanly Goeth att Strabrey Bank within Halfe a year after my Decease if he Continow an officer in this Church till then
4ly I Doe Give unto my Daughter mary fogs two yongest Children the some of ten pound vizd to James fog five pound and to Hannah ffog five pound to bee payd to them by my son ffrancis page when they shall Attaine to the Age of Sixteen years
5ly I Doe Give unto my Daughter Margritt Samborn and to Her Seaven Children the some of fortie pounds to Bee payd by my son Thomas page viz to my Daughter margritt five pound to Josuph Moulton five pound to Benjmin moulton five pound to Hannah moulton five pound to bee payd within a year after my Decease and to the Rest viz to Sarah moulton now Sarah Haines the some of five pound to Ruth moulton now Ruth Samborn the sume of five pound to william moulton five pound, and to Jonathan Samborn five pound which is also to bee payd by my son Thomas page the fist year after my Decease & to william moulton my best weaning Calfe of this year
6ly I Doe Give unto the Children of my Daughter Rebecah and of my son in law william marston the some of fortie pound whereof ten pound is already payd the Rest to bee payd as followeth, five pound to Rebecah now the wife of John Smith and five pound to Hannah now the wife of Samuell foge, and five pound to Samuell Marston to bee payd by my Son Thomas page within two years after my Decease
Itt I Doe Give to my Grand Daughter Lucie marston the some of ten pound to bee payd to Her by my son ffrancis page within six years after my Decease: and five pounds to Meriah Marston the same year to bee payd by my son Thomas
7ly I Doe Give and bequeth unto my Daughter Hannah the wife of Henry Dow and to Her three Children the some of fortie pound viz to my Daughter Hannah the some of twentie five pound to bee payd to Her by my son Thomas page within three years after my Decease
Ittem I Doe Give unto Joseph Dow my Daughter Hannahs Eldest son the some of five pound
Itt to Symon Dow Her third son the some of five pound
Itt to Jabez Dow fourth son the some of five pound to bee payd to them by my son Thomas page the fourth year after my Decease
8ly: I Doe Give unto Samuell Dow my Daughter Hannahs second son my planting lott in the north plaine Containing thirteen Acres according as it is Granted and layd outt
9ly I Doe Give unto my Daughter mary ffog: the Houses which I have built upon my House lott where she now Dwelleth Sixty Rod of Ground Adjacentt as itt is now layd outt mor or lesse Duering the terme of her naturall life
Itt I Doe Give unto my Daughter mary fog five Acres of planting land more or less Adjoy[n]ing to the land of mr Samll Dalton towards the north west & the land of william Marston towards the south East, & two Swine & 3 of ye biggest shots & that wch is up a fatting
Itt I Doe Give unto my Daughter mary fog three Acres and halfe of pastur land which I bought of Nathaniel Bachelder Adjoyning to william fullers Swamp: and one share of the ox Common, and thatt Iland of Salt marsh by the landing place all Dureing Her naturall life and then to bee and Remaine to Her Eldest son Seath ffog after his mother Decease and my Daughters boyes to Helpe to Carrie the Dung outt this year & to have 12 load to lay on yt 5 acres bought of John Smith
10ly: I Doe Give and Bequeath unto my Grand Child Robertt moulton one share of the Cowes Comon and three Acres and Halfe more or less of Salt marsh which I bought of James philbrick which is bounded with marsh of William Samborn on the one side and the marsh of Robertt Smith on the other side
Itt I Doe Give unto the sd Robertt moulton my Iland of fresh medow that lieth above my planting land or pa[s]tuer by taylors River being by Estimation one Acre more or less as itt is with free Egres and Regres through my land to the same, and in Case the sd Robertt moulton Die without Issue then the sd lands and Commonage to bee and Remaine to his Brother Benjamin moulton
11 Itt i Doe Give unto my Son ffrancis page the one Halfe of all my fresh medow which I bought of Leiut Howard the whole being by Estimation Sixteen Acres Adjoy[n]ing to my Greatt lott, the which Sixteen Acres is to be Equally Devided betwixt my two sons my son ffrancis to Devide and my son Thomas to Choose after Devision the Stock yard to bee for both their use and thatt both of them their Heires and Assignes shall have free Egres and Regres to the sd stok yard and to their land According to their Devision from time to time for Ever
12ly: I Doe Give and Bequeth unto my Grand Child Robertt page my Son Thomas Eldest sone thatt tractt of land Reserved from my son frances his land Adjoyni[n]g to the land of Abra Drake and nath boulter and so to the Barrs thatt Goeth into the Comons towards John Garlands land with the two Acres Adjoin[in]g to Boulters fence and ten Rod more in bredth tot he Bridg thatt Goeth over the Swamp by Ed Colcords medow
Itt I Doe Give unto my Grand son Robertt page Eightt Acres of fresh medow by my son francies his medow the which he is to Enter upon and posesse att he Age of twenti fower years and his father to posesse and Injoy the same in the mean time
13 I Doe Give and Bequeth unto my two Grand Children Robertt page and Samuell page twentie Acres of upland att the Saw mill the which is to bee Equally Devided betwixt them, and they are to Enter upon itt att their fathers Decease and their fathers to Have the use of itt Duering the terme of their lives
14ly: I Doe Give unto my Grand Child John page one Hundred Acres of land Granted to mee in the west partt of Hampton bound, Called the new plantation
15 I Doe Give unto my two sones ffrancis page & Thomas page my Quarter partt of the old Saw mill built upon taylors River, with all the priveledge and appertinances thereunto belonging : and my son ffrancis page is to pay unto my Grand Child mary page the some of five pound : and to mr Samuell Dalton the some of twentie shillings as a Gratuity for his paines which is to bee payd by my sone francis page
16ly: I Doe Give unto my Grand Child Lucie page the Daughter of my son ffrancis page the some of ten pound to bee payd by my son Thomas page within seaven years after my Decease
17 I Doe Give unto my Grand Son Benjamin Moulton After my Decease one young Bull of two year old and upwards
18 I Doe Give unto my Daughter mary fog one fether bed with all the beden bedstead and furnituer thereunto belonging and also my Greatt Brass Kittle and my Daughter mary fog is to Have all the Crop of yt Ground Given to her both English and Indian Exept Halfe the oats, and to Have barne Rome for Corne and Hay Duering her life if she Remaine a widow and for such Cattle as are Robertt moultons and my Daughter fogs Childrens they are to Have a meett [pro]portion of the Hay thatt is made for the year following untill winter be over and my Daughter fog to Have Comonag to keep two Cows Duering the terme of her life and my Cloaths I Give to Her Children and one steer of a yer & vantag
19: I Doe Give unto my Grandson Robertt moulton one fether bed with the bolster Covelett and Appertinances thereunto belonging and my Sarg Coatt
20 I Doe Give unto my Grand Daughter mary page my son Thomas Daughter five pound as is mentioned in ye 15 Article and to my Daughter fog thatt bed which her Children lies upon
21: I Doe Give to my Gran son Robertt page that Chest which I brought outt of old England and my Copper Kittle
22: ffinally I Give and Bequeath unto my son Thomas page my Dwelling House barnes Stables and all other buildings being and standing upon my land not otherwayes Disposed of with all my land marsh and medow Comonage and all Rights priveledges and Appertinances to mee belonging in the towne of Hampton with all my tooles and Implements of Husbandry my stock of Cattle and all moveables both within Dores and withoutt that are nott other wayes Disposed of by this my last will
And I Doe make Constitute and Appointt my Son Thomas page to bee my sole Exectuer to this my last will and testementt and my son in law Henry Dow to bee my overseer to see thatt the same bee performed in Evry part thereof as itt is Declared and if my Exectuer faile in the [per]formance of any parte thereof itt shall bee in the power of my over seers to pay any part of Legacy outt of the stock or other Estate and I Doe by these prsents Nullifie and make voyd all former wills made by mee and for the Confermation of this my last will and testament I have Hereunto sett my Hand and Seale the Ninth Day on September in the year of our Lord one thousand Six hundred and Seaventy nine Enterlined in the fifteenth Article and one line Rased in the 17th and one in the twentieth before the Sealing Herof
his
Rober X [eal]
pag mark & Seale
Deacon page Signed Sealed and
Declared this to bee His last will in
the prsents of us
Samuell Dalton
John Smborne
Jonathan Wedgwood
[Proved Nov. 11, 1679]
[Essex County, Mass., Probate Files, and Norfolk County, Mass., Deeds, vol 3, p. 26]
[Inventory of the estate of Deacon Robert Page, taken by Thomas Marston, Nathaniel Weare, and Samuel Dalton Oct. 10, 1679; amount, £579.4.0.]
[Essex County, Mass., Probate Files, and Norfolk County, Mass., Deeds, vol 3, p. 28.]
Thomas Page (Bethia's father, and my 7th great grandfather) was born in 1639 in Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire and died September 8, 1686 in Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. He married Mary Hussey (b. 1638 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts; d. January 21, 1732 in Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire), daughter of Christopher Hussey and Theodate Bachiler on February 2, 1663 in Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
Robert and Lucy had seven children:
Mary Page (1664 - 1750)
Robert Page (1667 - 1686)
Christopher Page (1670 - 1751)
John Page (1672 - 1729)
Theodate Page (1675 - 1676)
Stephen Page (1677 - 1714)
Bethia Page (1679 - 1736)
In the name of God Amen
I Thomas page of Hampton
Ittem I give and bequeath unto Mary my loveing Wiffe all my Cattell of all sorts whatsoever (Excepting two young oxen that were my son Roberts in his life time and one young mare which oxen and mare I have hereafter disposed of in this my last will), I also give unto Mary my loving wife all my Houshold goods and Impliments of Husbandry to be all att Her disposing ffor the bringing up my children
Item I give and bequeath unto my son Christepher page all my Houssing my Dwelling House barns stable and all my out houses with orcherd yards and all my lott wher the sayd Houses sand be the same more or less that wase Given to me by my father Excepting: the two acres & a half that I bought of John Marston which I have otherways disposed of I also give unto the sayd Christepher page my pece of meadow Com'only Called my littell Meadow with all the land adjoyning to it that wase some times ffenced in ffor a pausture be the same more or less as it wase ffenced as also my salt marsh lieng over the landing place rever be the same more or less as itt is: as also a small pece of marsh about three acres more or less lieng by william ffullers marsh as also one shear of the great oxe Com'on that lieth part over the great neck by Sergens Island and two shears of the Cow Com'ons with all Rights privilidgs and appurtinances belonging to the sd shears as also my part of the Sawmill all which the sayd Christepher is to Entre upon and Injoy when he shall Come to the age of twentie ffower years but no sooner Except his mother pleasith: my wife to have the use and improvement of all the above mentioned houss and lands untill my son Chistepher arive to the age of twentie fower years ffor Her Comfortable livelyhood and bringing up my children and upon Christephers possesing the fforementioned Houses and lands Hee is to take Care to maintaing His mother Comfortably and Honorably during her naturall Life or to Her day of marriage or if he ffaile my wife shall have libertie to make use of my Houssing and so much of my lands as will mainetaing Her Honorably So long as she live or to Her day of marriage And in case it shall please God to take my son Christepher out of this life before he have any children then the above mentioned Houses and lands is to goe to my son John page upon the Conditions above sayd that His Mother be Honorably maintained as above sd:
Ittem I give and bequeath unto my son John page about two acres and a half of land bee the same more or less that lieth att the lots end that I bought of John Marston: as also my Right of that land which is one Half of the land granted to My father by Jacob garlands be the same more or less as it is as also the one Half of that pece of meadow or marsh that wase my ffather Hussys nere ben: shaws lieng betwen the marsh of the Towne of Hampton and Isaac godfree the sayd John to have his Half att this end next the upland as also all the meadow and upland one both sids the way on this sids John massons that wase my ffather Hussys and by him given to my wife be the same more or less and one half of my Beach Meadow be the same more or less John to devide and Steven to choose and also one sheare of the Cow Com'ons with all Rights privillidges and appurtinances thereunto belonging: He to Enter upon the Same att the age of twentie one years and his mother to have the use and improvement of it the meen whill for the bringing up my children
Item I Give unto my Daughter Mary Roby one shear of the great oxe Com'on with all Rights thereunto belonging: lieng partt next Hen: Moultens sheare and those two young oxen that were my son Roberts pages in his life Time:
Item I give unto my son steven page all the upland swamp and meadow ground that wase given to my son Robart page by his grandfather Robert page in his will that lieth att he Lott : be the same more or less: as it is as also the one half of my beach meadow he to choose after John have devided it: as also the sotherly end of the meadow or marsh by Ben: shaws that wase some time my father Hussys steven to have one Half: of that as also one sheare of the Cow Com'ons of Hampton he to Enter upon the same att the age of twentie one years and his mother to have the use and improvment of it till that time for the bringing up of my children
Ittem I give unto my Daughter Bethiah page the some of ffortie pounds to be payd to Her by my sons John page and Steven page in marchentable pay att priz Current twentie pound apece the one Half to be payd when she shall arive to the age of Eighteen years and the other att twentie ffive years ould:
Also my will is that my three sons and young Daughter be att my wifes dispossing untill thay Come to the age above sd Except thay shall dispose of themselfs by marriage before that time.
Ittem I give my young Bay Mare goeing of two yeare ould to my Cossen Samuell Marston My sister Rebeckas son.
And I doe appoint Constitute and make my loving wife mary page to be my sooll Exequetrix to this my last will and teastiment: In wittnes here unto I the above sayd Thomas page have hereunto put my hand and seall this thirtie first day of August sixeteen Hundred and Eightie sixe and in the second yeare of the Reigne of our Soveraigne Lord James the second by the grace of God of England scotland ffrance and Ireland King &ct:
Thomas pagehis mark X & seal [seal]
Witnes
Samuell Marston
Seth fog
James fog
Henry Dow:
[Proved Oct. 7, 1686.]
[Inventory of the estate of Thomas Page, who died Sept. 8, 1686; taken Oct. 1, 1686; amount, £728.0.0; signed by John Sanborn, Thomas Marston, and Henry Dow.]
This last will and testament documents the following: wife Mary, and children Robert, Christopher, John, Stephen, Bethia, and Mary. The will also mentions father Hussey, which would be his father-in-law Christopher Hussey.
And this brings us to Bethia Page my 6 x great-grandmother who was born May 23, 1679 in Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, and died April 16, 1736 in Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
Bethia married John Swett (b. May 17, 1670 in North Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire; d. September 3, 1753 in Kingston, Rockingham County, New Hampshire) son of Captain Benjamin Swett and Hester Weare on December 3, 1696.
Bethia and John had seven children:
Huldah Swett (1699 - 1738)
Sarah Swett (1700 - 1797)
John Swett (1702 - 1748)
Elisha Swett (1705 - 1788) - this is a man, just in case you were wondering.
Benjamin Swett (1707 - 1787)
Nathan Swett (1711 - 1796)
Moses Swett (1714 - 1714)
The Last Will and Testament of John Swett
In the Name of God Amen The 16th Day of June 1748 I John Swett of Kingstown in the Province of New Hamps; in New England Gent
Imp Whereas there is a Jointure Contract, or Agreement, between me & my Well beloved wife Sarah (2nd Wife); before Marriage as by Jointure, or Contract, may at large appear, Over & above what is mentioned & Contained in said Jointure or Contract, I Give & bequeath to my Sd (said) wife Sarah A good New Milch Cow, and All my Swine, (to be at her Dispose) & to be Delivered to her upon her Request after my Decease & Twenty pounds (in Old Tenour Bills) now in her hands, but If I Should make use of sd Twenty Pounds, then to be paid out of my Estate.
Item I Give & Bequeath unto the Children of my well beloved Son John Swett (Late of sd Town Deceased) Twenty Shillings Each (Old Tenour) to be paid out of my Estate, their said father John haveing already had his portion out of my Estate, said money to be paid to said Children as they arrive to the age of Twenty one years.
Item I Give & Bequeath unto my well beloved son Benjamin Swett Thirty pounds (Old Tenour) to be paid in Three years after my Deceas viz: Ten pounds per year, and the One Half of my wearing Cloaths, and also One Cow & Three Sheep
Item I Give & Bequeath unto my well beloved son Nathan Swett (my ancestor) fifteen pounds (Old Tenour) to be paid out of my Estate, at the End of one year after my Decease, And also one Cow, & Three sheep, & the other Half of my wearing Clothes, (he the said Nathan haveing also had Considerable out of my Estate)
Item I Givu unto my well beloved son in Law Samuel Winslowe Husband of my Daughter Huldah Deceas’d five shillings, And to the surviveing sons of said Daughter Hulday I Give & bequeath forty shillings to Each to be paid in (Old Tenour) in Two years after my Decease & to Elizabeth, Daughter of the said Huldah (now the wife of William Buswel Ter) Half the Household Stuff that was my first wifes (Bethia to be delivered to her upon her Request after my Decease
Item I Give & Bequeath unto my well beloved son in Law Thomas George (Husband of my well beloved Daughter Sarah) five shillings as also to my said Daughter Sarah fifteen pounds (Old Tenour) to be paid in Three years after my Decease as followeth viz: five pounds per year till the said sum paid; And to Each of the Children of my said Daughter Sarah I Give & bequeath forty shillings apiece (old Tenour) to be paid in Two years after my Decease, and further to my said Daughter Sarah I Give & Bequeath the other Half of the Household stuff that was my fore mentioned first wifes to be at her Dispose __ And I do hereby Declare it to be my will that my Executor hereafter named shall pay all the forementioned Legacies
Item I Give & Bequeath unto my well beloved Son Elisha Swett, who I Likewise Constitute make and Ordain Sole Executor of this my Last Will & Testament, All and singular my Lands, Messuages Buildings & Orchards, wherever, & however, Laying, & being, Butting & Bounding, to him my said son Elisha Swett his Hiers & assigns for ever to his & their own proper Use benefit & behoof forever, the same to Have & To Hold forever, with all my stock of Cattle Horses & sheep that are not yet Disposed of, and also all my Implements for Husbandry, for men or any other Creature to use, or work with and also all my Tools or Implements for any sort of Trade or other Calling, with every other thing (If any there be) not mentioned in this my Last Will & Testament; And I do hereby utterly dissalow Revoke & Disanul all & every other forerm Testaments wills Legacies & Bequests, & Executors by me in any ways before Named & Bequeathed, or Willed, Ratifying & Confirming this & no other to be my Last Will & Testament; In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal the Day & year first above written.
Signed Sealed Published Pronounced & Declared by the said John Swett as his Last Will & Testament in the presence of us the Subscribers
Eben Stevens
Jed. Philbrick
Jeremy Webster
[Proved Sept. 26, 1753}
[Inventory, Sept. 28, 1753; amount, 2171.17.0 pounds; signed by Jedediah Philbrick and Jeremy Webster]
Note: For the most part, I left the words, capitalization, etc., as was found in the document with the exception of Sd, which I took to mean said and Deceasd, which I took to mean deceased, and pr, which I took to mean per.
The above found in the following book: State of New Hampshire Province of New Hampshire
And here ends the Page Line as it merged with the Swett Line, but, since I'm writing this, the descent from the Page family did continue as follows . . .
Nathan Swett married Mary Dearborn, daughter of Thomas Dearborn and Mary Garland. They had the following children: Bethia, Mary, Nathan, Dearborn, and Thomas.
Dearborn Swett (he was the first to change the name from Swett to Sweat) married Elizabeth (Surname Unknonw). They had the following children: Mary, Elizabeth, Israel, and Clarissa.
Israel Sweat married first Sally Russell. They had the following children: Hiram, Louisa, Alonzo, Russell, Saraha and John Wesley. He married secondly Charlotte Hare-Sprague, widow of Daniel Sprague. They had the following children: Alexander, Agnes, Israel, and Anna.
Alexander Sweat married Catherine Delana Langdon, daughter of Roswell Lee Langdon and Charlotte Chloe Richardson. They had the following children: Emily, William Joshua, Nancy, James, and Elizabeth (Lizzie) Ann.
William Joshua Sweat married Margaret Morris, daughter of Joseph Morris and Elizabeth Hall. They had the following children: Joseph Leo, James Monroe, George Alexander, John Patrick, Benjamin Franklin, William Oscar, Catherine Elizabeth, Mary Ida, Charles Daniel, and Mary Isabell.
William Oscar Sweat married Mary Willie Boone, daughter of Victor Ivo Boone and Mary Willie Watson. They had ten children, thirty-six grandchildren, and I don't have a clue how many great and great-great grandchildren. Suffice it to say there's a bunch. Ha!
And here officially ends the descent, at least for now, until some future generation picks it up and keeps on going and going and going . . .
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Family Connections: When Cousins Marry!
Okay, the title of the post sounds worse than it actually is . . .
While researching the Page branch of my family tree - for the record, Bethia Page married John Swett - I discovered an interesting thing: not one, but two members of the Page family, siblings in fact, are ancestors.
It goes like this . . .
Robert Page (born about 1579) married Margaret Goodwin. They had ten children: Robert, Anne, Francis, Thomas, Phillip, Rebbecca, William, Alice, Agnes, and Henry.
Robert Page II married Lucy Ward.
Anne Page married Edward Colcord.
Thomas Page, the son of Robert Page II and Lucy Ward, married Mary Hussey.
Hannah Colcord, the daughter of Anne Page and Edward Colcard, married Thomas Dearborn.
Thomas and Hannah, through his father and her mother respectively, have the same grandparents, which would make them first cousins.
Bethia Page, daughter of Thomas Page and Mary Hussey, married John Swett.
Thomas Dearborn, son of Hannah Colcord and Thomas Dearborn, married Mary Garland.
Bethia and Thomas, through her father and his mother respectively, share the same great-grandparents, which, according to the new way cousins are figured, makes them second cousins (or, in the old way, I believe it's first cousins once removed).
Nathan Swett, son of Bethia Page and John Swett, married Mary Dearborn, daughter of Thomas Dearborn and Mary Garland.
Nathan and Mary, through his mother and her father respectively, share the same great-great grandparents Robert Page and Margaret Goodwin, which makes them third cousins, and, in a warped way, brings the family line separated by Anne and Robert back together.
To put it in a more direct line:
Siblings = Robert Page and Anne Page
First Cousins = Thomas Page and Hannah Colcord
Second Cousins = Bethia Page and Thomas Dearborn
Third Cousins = Nathan Swett and Mary Dearborn
Fourth Cousins & Siblings = the children of Nathan Swett and Mary Dearborn
Okay, you can have a big eeeeeeeeewwwwwww moment right about now.
S
While researching the Page branch of my family tree - for the record, Bethia Page married John Swett - I discovered an interesting thing: not one, but two members of the Page family, siblings in fact, are ancestors.
It goes like this . . .
Robert Page (born about 1579) married Margaret Goodwin. They had ten children: Robert, Anne, Francis, Thomas, Phillip, Rebbecca, William, Alice, Agnes, and Henry.
Robert Page II married Lucy Ward.
Anne Page married Edward Colcord.
Thomas Page, the son of Robert Page II and Lucy Ward, married Mary Hussey.
Hannah Colcord, the daughter of Anne Page and Edward Colcard, married Thomas Dearborn.
Thomas and Hannah, through his father and her mother respectively, have the same grandparents, which would make them first cousins.
Bethia Page, daughter of Thomas Page and Mary Hussey, married John Swett.
Thomas Dearborn, son of Hannah Colcord and Thomas Dearborn, married Mary Garland.
Bethia and Thomas, through her father and his mother respectively, share the same great-grandparents, which, according to the new way cousins are figured, makes them second cousins (or, in the old way, I believe it's first cousins once removed).
Nathan Swett, son of Bethia Page and John Swett, married Mary Dearborn, daughter of Thomas Dearborn and Mary Garland.
Nathan and Mary, through his mother and her father respectively, share the same great-great grandparents Robert Page and Margaret Goodwin, which makes them third cousins, and, in a warped way, brings the family line separated by Anne and Robert back together.
To put it in a more direct line:
Siblings = Robert Page and Anne Page
First Cousins = Thomas Page and Hannah Colcord
Second Cousins = Bethia Page and Thomas Dearborn
Third Cousins = Nathan Swett and Mary Dearborn
Fourth Cousins & Siblings = the children of Nathan Swett and Mary Dearborn
Okay, you can have a big eeeeeeeeewwwwwww moment right about now.
S
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