My eighth great-grandfather.
Born: 17 March 1604 in Staple, Kent, England
Died: 26 September 1672 Reading, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts Bay Colony, Colonial America
Father: Peter Eaton
Mother: Elizabeth Patterson
Siblings:
Jonas Eaton, 1625
Nicholas Eaton, ?
Jane Eaton, ?
Katherine Eaton, ?
Joyce Eaton, ?
Married: Martha Jenkins on 26 January 1627/8 at St. Johns of Thanet, Staple, Kent, England
Children:
Mary Eaton, 1628 (Died in 1634)
William Eaton, Jr., 1628
Martha Eaton, 1630
John Eaton, 1635
Daniel Eaton, 1639
Mary Eaton, 1643
From "History, Genealogical and Biographical, of the Eaton Families" by Nellie Zada Rice Molyneux, 1911:
"William Eaton, of Staple, county Kent, England, husbandman, with Martha his wife, three children and one servante, embarked for new England, before June 9, 1637, in the "Hercules & Sandwich." They settled first in Watertown where he was prop. in 1642, later removing to Reading, where he settled on the east side of the "Great Pond." He became a freeman in 1653, and died in 1658, aged 54 years. His widow, Martha, died in 1680. They had two children born in this country, making five children." *** This death date is different than other sources.
Martha Jenkins (1604 - 1680)
Born: 23 January 1604 in Staple, Kent, England
Died: 14 November 1680 in Reading, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts Bay Colony
Father: Edward Jenkins
Mother: Martha or Mary Phillips
Siblings:
Thomas Jenkins, 1594
Margaret Jenkins, 1596
Mary Jenkins, 1598
Edward Jenkins, 1600
Daniel Jenkins, 1601
Priscilla Jenkins, 1604
Tuesday, July 26, 2016
Monday, July 25, 2016
Edward Beauchamp (1615 - 1684)
My eighth great-grandfather.
Born: c.1615 in St. Saviors Parish, Southwark, Surrey, England
Died: 1684 in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts Bay Colony, Colonial America
Father: Edward Beauchamp
Mother: Emma ?
Siblings: He apparently had two brothers and two sisters, but I can't find any names listed anywhere.
Married: Mary Elizabeth Metcalf
Children:
Mary Beauchamp, 1643
Elizabeth Beauchamp, 1648
Samuel Beauchamp, ?
William Beauchamp, ?
One source claimed that Edward was a Huguenot in Salem. However, a quick search through his ancestors took me back to William the Conqueror's men who invaded England long before the Protestant Reformation, so that is highly unlikely.
Mary Elizabeth Metcalf (1620 - 1686)
Born: 1620 In England?
Died: 16 January 1686 in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts Bay Colony
Father: Michael Metcalf
Mother: Sarah Elwyn
Siblings:
Michael Metcalf, 1617
Mary Metcalf, 1618
John Metcalf, 1622
Sarah Metcalf, 1624
Elizabeth Metcalf, 1626
Martha Metcalf, 1628
Thomas Metcalf, 1629
Ann Metcalf, 1631
James Metcalf, 1633
Rebekah Elizabeth Metcalf, 1635
Joane Metcalf, ?
I found an article that explains the difference between Pilgrims and Puritans that is kind of interesting. It also explains why and how they left England to come to the New World.
Born: c.1615 in St. Saviors Parish, Southwark, Surrey, England
Died: 1684 in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts Bay Colony, Colonial America
Father: Edward Beauchamp
Mother: Emma ?
Siblings: He apparently had two brothers and two sisters, but I can't find any names listed anywhere.
Married: Mary Elizabeth Metcalf
Children:
Mary Beauchamp, 1643
Elizabeth Beauchamp, 1648
Samuel Beauchamp, ?
William Beauchamp, ?
One source claimed that Edward was a Huguenot in Salem. However, a quick search through his ancestors took me back to William the Conqueror's men who invaded England long before the Protestant Reformation, so that is highly unlikely.
Mary Elizabeth Metcalf (1620 - 1686)
Born: 1620 In England?
Died: 16 January 1686 in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts Bay Colony
Father: Michael Metcalf
Mother: Sarah Elwyn
Siblings:
Michael Metcalf, 1617
Mary Metcalf, 1618
John Metcalf, 1622
Sarah Metcalf, 1624
Elizabeth Metcalf, 1626
Martha Metcalf, 1628
Thomas Metcalf, 1629
Ann Metcalf, 1631
James Metcalf, 1633
Rebekah Elizabeth Metcalf, 1635
Joane Metcalf, ?
I found an article that explains the difference between Pilgrims and Puritans that is kind of interesting. It also explains why and how they left England to come to the New World.
Thursday, July 14, 2016
Robert Goodale, II, of Dennington and Salem (1601 - 1682)
My eighth great-grandfather.
Born: before 16 August 1601 in Dennington, Suffolk, England
Died: 27 June 1682 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Colonial America
Father: John Goodale
Mother: Bridget Portler
Siblings:
Elizabeth Goodale, ?
Frances Goodale, 1590
Ellen Goodale, 1591
John Goodale, 1592
Richard Goodale, 1594
Thomas Goodale, 1596
Rebecca Goodale, 1598
Robert Goodale, 1601
Susannah Goodale, 1606
***These are just the kids John had with Bridget. John actually had four wives and a total of 27 kids!
Married: Catherine Killam/Kilham
Children:
Mary Goodale, 1630
Abraham Goodale, 1632
Isaac Goodale, 1633
Elizabeth Goodale, 1635
Nehemiah Goodale, 1639
Zechariah Goodale, 1639
Sarah Goodale, 1640
Jacob Goodale, ?
Hannah Goodale, 1645
Catherine Killham (1606 - 1645)
Born: 1606 in Dennington, Suffolk, England
Died: 1645 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Father: Henry Killham
Mother: Alice Goodale
Siblings:
Daniel Killham, 1585
Austin Killham, 1587
Mary Killham, ?
***One source says they left Ipswich, England, in April 1634. Another says they sailed to American on the ship 'Elizabeth' in 1635.
*** This got very confusing in the research. It turned out that Robert's grandfather, Thomas, and Catherine's grandfather, John, were brothers who both married women named Elizabeth. Then Thomas' grandson married John's granddaughter. It took a while to get it straight, but perseverance paid off!
Born: before 16 August 1601 in Dennington, Suffolk, England
Died: 27 June 1682 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Colonial America
Father: John Goodale
Mother: Bridget Portler
Siblings:
Elizabeth Goodale, ?
Frances Goodale, 1590
Ellen Goodale, 1591
John Goodale, 1592
Richard Goodale, 1594
Thomas Goodale, 1596
Rebecca Goodale, 1598
Robert Goodale, 1601
Susannah Goodale, 1606
***These are just the kids John had with Bridget. John actually had four wives and a total of 27 kids!
Married: Catherine Killam/Kilham
Children:
Mary Goodale, 1630
Abraham Goodale, 1632
Isaac Goodale, 1633
Elizabeth Goodale, 1635
Nehemiah Goodale, 1639
Zechariah Goodale, 1639
Sarah Goodale, 1640
Jacob Goodale, ?
Hannah Goodale, 1645
Catherine Killham (1606 - 1645)
Born: 1606 in Dennington, Suffolk, England
Died: 1645 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Father: Henry Killham
Mother: Alice Goodale
Siblings:
Daniel Killham, 1585
Austin Killham, 1587
Mary Killham, ?
***One source says they left Ipswich, England, in April 1634. Another says they sailed to American on the ship 'Elizabeth' in 1635.
*** This got very confusing in the research. It turned out that Robert's grandfather, Thomas, and Catherine's grandfather, John, were brothers who both married women named Elizabeth. Then Thomas' grandson married John's granddaughter. It took a while to get it straight, but perseverance paid off!
Tuesday, July 12, 2016
The Southwick Family
This post is a bit different because I can't see any reasonable way to break this bit of family history down into generations. My eighth great grandparents in this family are Daniel Southwick and Esther Boyce. But Daniel's story is part of the larger story of his parents, so I am including them here, too.
Daniel Southwick (1637 - 1718) My eighth great-grandfather.
Born: 14 May 1637 in Salem, Essex county, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Colonial America
Died: 9 February 1718 in Salem
Father: Lawrence Southwick
Mother: Cassandra Burnell
Siblings:
John Southwick, 1623
unnamed infant, 1628
Anna Southwick, 1630
Josiah Southwick, 1632
Deborah Southwick, 1634
Mary Sarah Southwick, 1636
Provided Southwick, 1641
Married: Esther Boyce in 1663
Children:
Lawrence Southwick, 1664
Esther Southwick, 1665
Hannah Southwick, 1667
Elizabeth "Betty" Southwick, 1668
Daniel Southwick, Jr., 1671
Eleanor Southwick, 1674
Mercy Southwick, 1676
Esther Boyce My eighth great-grandmother.
Born: 1640
Died: ??
Father: Joseph Boyce
Mother: Ellinor ?
This is all I found about Esther and her family.
Lawrence Southwick (1594 - 1660) My ninth great-grandfather.
Born: c.1594 in Telnal, Staffordshire, England
Died: 13 May 1660 at Shelter Island, Suffolk County, New York Colony, Colonial America
Father: Edward Southwick (Edward's parents were John Southwick and ? Follet)
Mother: Anne Shelley
Siblings:
Edward Southwick, 1596
Anne Southwick, 1598
Richard Southwick, 1601
Dorothy Southwick, 1603
Elizabeth Southwick, 1605
Henry Southwick, 1608
John Southwick, 1612
Matthew Southwick, 1619
Married: Cassandra Burnell on 25 January 1623/4 in Kingswinford, Staffordshire, England
Children: (see Daniel's siblings above)
The story is that Lawrence came to America in 1627 to see what it was like and then returned to England for Cassandra. They may have traveled back to America on the Mayflower in 1630. Those dates don't match other historical records.
Cassandra Burnell (1598 - 1660) My ninth great-grandmother.
Born: 1598 in Lancashire, England
Died: 10 May 1660 on Shelter Island, Suffolk County, New York Colony
Father: Humphrey William Burnell
Mother: Margaret Burnell (Margaret's parents were Edward Burnell and Sarah Lambrite)
The easiest way to learn the quick story of this family is at Wikipedia.
There is more in-depth information at this site. Some of it gets kind of boring, but there is some interesting stuff there, too, especially the part about the courts trying to sell Daniel and Provided into slavery.
And go here to read the poem "Cassandra Southwick" written by John Greenleaf Whittier. He used Cassandra's name but the poem is about Provided Southwick, who did have a very poetic name.
This link, while not perfect, is a more interesting version of the family history.
Daniel Southwick (1637 - 1718) My eighth great-grandfather.
Born: 14 May 1637 in Salem, Essex county, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Colonial America
Died: 9 February 1718 in Salem
Father: Lawrence Southwick
Mother: Cassandra Burnell
Siblings:
John Southwick, 1623
unnamed infant, 1628
Anna Southwick, 1630
Josiah Southwick, 1632
Deborah Southwick, 1634
Mary Sarah Southwick, 1636
Provided Southwick, 1641
Married: Esther Boyce in 1663
Children:
Lawrence Southwick, 1664
Esther Southwick, 1665
Hannah Southwick, 1667
Elizabeth "Betty" Southwick, 1668
Daniel Southwick, Jr., 1671
Eleanor Southwick, 1674
Mercy Southwick, 1676
Esther Boyce My eighth great-grandmother.
Born: 1640
Died: ??
Father: Joseph Boyce
Mother: Ellinor ?
This is all I found about Esther and her family.
Lawrence Southwick (1594 - 1660) My ninth great-grandfather.
Born: c.1594 in Telnal, Staffordshire, England
Died: 13 May 1660 at Shelter Island, Suffolk County, New York Colony, Colonial America
Father: Edward Southwick (Edward's parents were John Southwick and ? Follet)
Mother: Anne Shelley
Siblings:
Edward Southwick, 1596
Anne Southwick, 1598
Richard Southwick, 1601
Dorothy Southwick, 1603
Elizabeth Southwick, 1605
Henry Southwick, 1608
John Southwick, 1612
Matthew Southwick, 1619
Married: Cassandra Burnell on 25 January 1623/4 in Kingswinford, Staffordshire, England
Children: (see Daniel's siblings above)
The story is that Lawrence came to America in 1627 to see what it was like and then returned to England for Cassandra. They may have traveled back to America on the Mayflower in 1630. Those dates don't match other historical records.
Cassandra Burnell (1598 - 1660) My ninth great-grandmother.
Born: 1598 in Lancashire, England
Died: 10 May 1660 on Shelter Island, Suffolk County, New York Colony
Father: Humphrey William Burnell
Mother: Margaret Burnell (Margaret's parents were Edward Burnell and Sarah Lambrite)
The easiest way to learn the quick story of this family is at Wikipedia.
There is more in-depth information at this site. Some of it gets kind of boring, but there is some interesting stuff there, too, especially the part about the courts trying to sell Daniel and Provided into slavery.
And go here to read the poem "Cassandra Southwick" written by John Greenleaf Whittier. He used Cassandra's name but the poem is about Provided Southwick, who did have a very poetic name.
This link, while not perfect, is a more interesting version of the family history.
Friday, July 8, 2016
John Wilkins (1642 - 1672)
My eighth great-grandfather.
Born: 22 March 1642 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Colonial America
Died: 1672 at Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts
Father: Bray Wilkins
Mother: Hannah or Anna Way
Siblings:
Samuel Wilkins, 1636
Lydia Wilkins, 1644
Thomas Wilkins, 1647
Margery Wilkins, 1648
Henry Wilkins, 1651
Benjamin Wilkins, 1652
James Wilkins, 1655
Married: Mary Gengill on 7 January 1661 in Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts
Children:
Elizabeth Wilkins, 1665
John Wilkins, 1667
Mary Wilkins, 1670
Abigail Wilkins, 1671
Essex County Probate Records, 26 April 1672 Inventory of John Wilkins Estate
£. s
Three cowse 10 10
1 Steare 2
2 yearlings 2 10
2 calves 1
11 swine 4 5
1 horse 5
1 mare 2
Indian corn upon ye ground 1 10
The halef of a house 8 10
In ironware 3
Woodden weare 6
Puter 10
Brase 10
2 pisstoles, holsters, sord & belt 2
Bedding 4
Wearing clothes 3
Total 50
Mary Gengill (1646 - 1741)
Born: 1646 Dorchester, Suffolk Co. Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 1741 Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts
Father: John Gengill
Mother: Elenor Donie
Born: 22 March 1642 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Colonial America
Died: 1672 at Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts
Father: Bray Wilkins
Mother: Hannah or Anna Way
Siblings:
Samuel Wilkins, 1636
Lydia Wilkins, 1644
Thomas Wilkins, 1647
Margery Wilkins, 1648
Henry Wilkins, 1651
Benjamin Wilkins, 1652
James Wilkins, 1655
Married: Mary Gengill on 7 January 1661 in Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts
Children:
Elizabeth Wilkins, 1665
John Wilkins, 1667
Mary Wilkins, 1670
Abigail Wilkins, 1671
Essex County Probate Records, 26 April 1672 Inventory of John Wilkins Estate
£. s
Three cowse 10 10
1 Steare 2
2 yearlings 2 10
2 calves 1
11 swine 4 5
1 horse 5
1 mare 2
Indian corn upon ye ground 1 10
The halef of a house 8 10
In ironware 3
Woodden weare 6
Puter 10
Brase 10
2 pisstoles, holsters, sord & belt 2
Bedding 4
Wearing clothes 3
Total 50
Mary Gengill (1646 - 1741)
Born: 1646 Dorchester, Suffolk Co. Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 1741 Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts
Father: John Gengill
Mother: Elenor Donie
Thursday, July 7, 2016
Grunt Gustav Helmer Lillie (1639 - 1684)
My eighth great-grandfather.
Born: 9 August 1639 at Stralsund, Sweden
Died: 29 September 1684 at Schlesien, Prussia (now Poland, but may have been part of Sweden then)
Father: Axel Gustafsson Lillie
Mother: Christina von Morner
Siblings:
Catharina Lillie, 1633
Erik Axelsson Lillie, 1634
Axel Axelsson Lillie, 1637
Leonard Axelsson Lillie, 1642
Married: Anna Wachtmeister on 25 October 1663 in Bjorko, Sweden
Children:
Gustaf Gustafsson, 1672 (his mother was Juliana von Hessen-Eschwege)
Anna Catharina Lillie, 1677
I found some information in Swedish at the following:
Adelsvapen
Swedish Wikipedia
Anna Wachtmeister af Bjorko, Baroness (1645 - ?)
Born: c.1645 in Stockholm,Sweden
Died: ?
Father: Hans Wachtmeister
Mother: Agnes Margareta von Helmstedt
Siblings:
Eva Juliana Wachtmeister, 1639
Hans Wachtmeister, 1641 (Admiral and General)
Adam Claes Hansson Wachtmeister, 1642
Axel Wachtmeister, 1643
Bleckert Wachtmeister, 1644
Fritz Wachtmeister,, 1646
Gustaf Hansson Wachtmeister, 1647
Agnes Margareta Hansdotter Wachtmeister, 1651
Carl Hansson Wachtmeister, 1653
(and maybe one more?)
Anna is the person that started all of my interest in genealogy. In 1984, we had just gotten a satellite dish, and one of the TV shows that we watched was called "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous." One day, they profiled the Swedish Ambassador to the United States. His name was Count Wilhelm Hans Fredrik Wachtmeister. I recognized the last name, and not really expecting any response, I wrote him a letter suggesting that we might be distantly related. The following was his response. What a generous person to take the time to research and answer my letter! I wish he was still alive so I could send him photos of all the notebooks full of genealogy stuff I have now, all because of his letter.
Born: 9 August 1639 at Stralsund, Sweden
Died: 29 September 1684 at Schlesien, Prussia (now Poland, but may have been part of Sweden then)
Father: Axel Gustafsson Lillie
Mother: Christina von Morner
Siblings:
Catharina Lillie, 1633
Erik Axelsson Lillie, 1634
Axel Axelsson Lillie, 1637
Leonard Axelsson Lillie, 1642
Married: Anna Wachtmeister on 25 October 1663 in Bjorko, Sweden
Children:
Gustaf Gustafsson, 1672 (his mother was Juliana von Hessen-Eschwege)
Anna Catharina Lillie, 1677
I found some information in Swedish at the following:
Adelsvapen
Swedish Wikipedia
Anna Wachtmeister af Bjorko, Baroness (1645 - ?)
Born: c.1645 in Stockholm,Sweden
Died: ?
Father: Hans Wachtmeister
Mother: Agnes Margareta von Helmstedt
Siblings:
Eva Juliana Wachtmeister, 1639
Hans Wachtmeister, 1641 (Admiral and General)
Adam Claes Hansson Wachtmeister, 1642
Axel Wachtmeister, 1643
Bleckert Wachtmeister, 1644
Fritz Wachtmeister,, 1646
Gustaf Hansson Wachtmeister, 1647
Agnes Margareta Hansdotter Wachtmeister, 1651
Carl Hansson Wachtmeister, 1653
(and maybe one more?)
Anna is the person that started all of my interest in genealogy. In 1984, we had just gotten a satellite dish, and one of the TV shows that we watched was called "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous." One day, they profiled the Swedish Ambassador to the United States. His name was Count Wilhelm Hans Fredrik Wachtmeister. I recognized the last name, and not really expecting any response, I wrote him a letter suggesting that we might be distantly related. The following was his response. What a generous person to take the time to research and answer my letter! I wish he was still alive so I could send him photos of all the notebooks full of genealogy stuff I have now, all because of his letter.
Wednesday, July 6, 2016
Gustaf Palm Palmfelt (1646 - 1694)
My eighth great-grandfather.
Born: 1646 in Nykoping, Sweden
Died: 1694 in Stockholm, Sweden
Father: Johan Nilsson
Mother: Anna Andersdotter (Linusbroslakt)
Siblings: ?
Married: Maria Holm on 4 February 1674
Children:
Johan Palmfelt, Baron, 1675
Gustaf Palmfelt, 1680
Catharina Palmfelt, 1681
Married: Brita Catharina Palmqvist
Children:
Magnus Palmfelt, 1690
Christoffer Palmfeldt, ?
Hedvig Eleanora Palmfedt, 1693
There is a genealogy in Swedish, but I can't make a link work. If you are interested, it is at: https://www.adelsvapen.com/genealogi/Palmfelt_nr_114#TAB_2
Both Gustaf and Maria are mentioned in a Swedish book.
Maria Holm (1656 - 1687)
Born: 1656
Died: 1687
Father: Admiral Nils Eriksson Holm
Mother: ?
Sibling: Erik Holm Gyllenholm
Maria's genealogy is at: Https://adelsvapen.com/genealogi/Gyllenholm_nr_1240
There is not much at either of the Swedish genealogy sites.
Nils Eriksson Holm (died 1674) My ninth great-grandfather.
That is all I can find about Maria's family.
Born: 1646 in Nykoping, Sweden
Died: 1694 in Stockholm, Sweden
Father: Johan Nilsson
Mother: Anna Andersdotter (Linusbroslakt)
Siblings: ?
Married: Maria Holm on 4 February 1674
Children:
Johan Palmfelt, Baron, 1675
Gustaf Palmfelt, 1680
Catharina Palmfelt, 1681
Married: Brita Catharina Palmqvist
Children:
Magnus Palmfelt, 1690
Christoffer Palmfeldt, ?
Hedvig Eleanora Palmfedt, 1693
There is a genealogy in Swedish, but I can't make a link work. If you are interested, it is at: https://www.adelsvapen.com/genealogi/Palmfelt_nr_114#TAB_2
Both Gustaf and Maria are mentioned in a Swedish book.
Maria Holm (1656 - 1687)
Born: 1656
Died: 1687
Father: Admiral Nils Eriksson Holm
Mother: ?
Sibling: Erik Holm Gyllenholm
Maria's genealogy is at: Https://adelsvapen.com/genealogi/Gyllenholm_nr_1240
There is not much at either of the Swedish genealogy sites.
Nils Eriksson Holm (died 1674) My ninth great-grandfather.
That is all I can find about Maria's family.
Tuesday, July 5, 2016
Richard Ashbury ( 1686 - ?)
My seventh great-grandfather.
Born: 1686 in Tanworth-in-Arden, Warwickshire, England
Died: ?
Father: Joseph Ashbury
Mother: Maria Hill
Siblings: ?
Married: Elizabeth Morgan on 13 May 1704 in Tanworth
Children:
Mary Ashbury, 1706
Elizabeth Ashbury, 1712
Joseph Ashbury, 1717
Elizabeth Morgan (1685)
Born: c.1685 in Tanworth
This is all I have about Elizabeth.
Joseph Ashbury (1660) My eighth great-grandfather.
Born: c. 1660 in Tanworth
Died: ?
Father: Richard Ashbury
Mother: Joyce ?
Siblings:
Elianor Ashbury, 1655
Richard Ashbury, 1659
Thomas Ashbury, 1660
Alice/Alicia Ashbury, 1664
Married: Maria Hill on 3 July 1685 in Tanworth
Children: ?
Maria Hill (1665)
Born: c. 1665 in Tanworth
This is all the information I have about Maria.
Richard Ashbury (1635) My ninth great-grandfather.
Born: c. 1635 in Tanworth
Died: ?
Married: Joyce ? (She was born c.1636 in Tanworth)
This is all the information I have about Richard.
Born: 1686 in Tanworth-in-Arden, Warwickshire, England
Died: ?
Father: Joseph Ashbury
Mother: Maria Hill
Siblings: ?
Married: Elizabeth Morgan on 13 May 1704 in Tanworth
Children:
Mary Ashbury, 1706
Elizabeth Ashbury, 1712
Joseph Ashbury, 1717
Elizabeth Morgan (1685)
Born: c.1685 in Tanworth
This is all I have about Elizabeth.
Joseph Ashbury (1660) My eighth great-grandfather.
Born: c. 1660 in Tanworth
Died: ?
Father: Richard Ashbury
Mother: Joyce ?
Siblings:
Elianor Ashbury, 1655
Richard Ashbury, 1659
Thomas Ashbury, 1660
Alice/Alicia Ashbury, 1664
Married: Maria Hill on 3 July 1685 in Tanworth
Children: ?
Maria Hill (1665)
Born: c. 1665 in Tanworth
This is all the information I have about Maria.
Richard Ashbury (1635) My ninth great-grandfather.
Born: c. 1635 in Tanworth
Died: ?
Married: Joyce ? (She was born c.1636 in Tanworth)
This is all the information I have about Richard.
Monday, July 4, 2016
John Field of Jerring's Hall (1679 - 1755)
My seventh great-grandfather. (I have very little information on any of his ancestors, so I'm going to get them all done at once here.)
Born: 23 September 1679 probably at Jerring's Hall.
Died: 8 October 1755
Father: John Field
Mother: Anne ?
Married: Anne Woollaston on 6 July 1702, probably in Tanworth.
Children:
John Field, 1704
Anne Field, 1711
Mary Field, 1713
Hester Field, 1715
Alice Field, 1718
Anne Wollaston (1681 - ?)
Born: 3 January 1681 in Tanworth-in-Arden, Warwickshire
Died: ?
Father: John Woollaston
Mother: ?
I have no more information on Anne's family.
John Field (1656 - 1690) My eighth great-grandfather.
Born: c.1630 probably at Jerring's Hall
Died: 26 May 1690
Father: Poole Field
Mother: Anne ?
Married: to Dorothy ?
Siblings: See Poole's children below.
Poole Field (1630 - 1674) My ninth great-grandfather.
Born: c.1630 probably at Jerring's Hall
Died: 14 April 1674 at Tanworth-in-Arden
Father: John Field (My tenth great-grandfather)
Mother: Frances ?
Siblings: Francis Field
Children:
John Field
Ann Field
Edward Field
Thomas Field
Mary Field
Poole Field
That's all I have for the Fields.
*** I will do this more often now or I'll never get through all of these people. If I have something interesting, I will put that person in a separate post, otherwise, I'll combine generations.
Born: 23 September 1679 probably at Jerring's Hall.
Died: 8 October 1755
Father: John Field
Mother: Anne ?
Married: Anne Woollaston on 6 July 1702, probably in Tanworth.
Children:
John Field, 1704
Anne Field, 1711
Mary Field, 1713
Hester Field, 1715
Alice Field, 1718
Anne Wollaston (1681 - ?)
Born: 3 January 1681 in Tanworth-in-Arden, Warwickshire
Died: ?
Father: John Woollaston
Mother: ?
I have no more information on Anne's family.
John Field (1656 - 1690) My eighth great-grandfather.
Born: c.1630 probably at Jerring's Hall
Died: 26 May 1690
Father: Poole Field
Mother: Anne ?
Married: to Dorothy ?
Siblings: See Poole's children below.
Poole Field (1630 - 1674) My ninth great-grandfather.
Born: c.1630 probably at Jerring's Hall
Died: 14 April 1674 at Tanworth-in-Arden
Father: John Field (My tenth great-grandfather)
Mother: Frances ?
Siblings: Francis Field
Children:
John Field
Ann Field
Edward Field
Thomas Field
Mary Field
Poole Field
That's all I have for the Fields.
*** I will do this more often now or I'll never get through all of these people. If I have something interesting, I will put that person in a separate post, otherwise, I'll combine generations.
Tanworth-in-Arden, Warwickshire, England, in 1700
The final two sets of my seventh great-grandparents were still in England in 1700. As far as I can tell, they never left the home village.
I've already shared a bit about Jerring's Hall, and, unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be a lot of information online about Tanworth back then. It has apparently always been a relatively small village with a small population.
Did I share this article before?
If you are interested, though, here are a couple of sites that will give you some information. I don't think it has changed much at all in the past 300 years.
www.tanworth-pc.org.uk/wordpress/history
From the dropdown History menu, see:
"Earlswood in the Parish of Tanworth" and "Old Photos of Tanworth"
An article about the area in the Middle Ages that I found might be of interest to you.
I've already shared a bit about Jerring's Hall, and, unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be a lot of information online about Tanworth back then. It has apparently always been a relatively small village with a small population.
Did I share this article before?
If you are interested, though, here are a couple of sites that will give you some information. I don't think it has changed much at all in the past 300 years.
www.tanworth-pc.org.uk/wordpress/history
From the dropdown History menu, see:
"Earlswood in the Parish of Tanworth" and "Old Photos of Tanworth"
An article about the area in the Middle Ages that I found might be of interest to you.
Saturday, July 2, 2016
Enoch Bradley Berry, Sr. (1692 - 1763)
My seventh great-grandfather.
Born: 1692 in St. Paul's Parish, King George County, Virginia Colony Colonial America
Died: 1 December 1763 in St. Paul's Parish (I should point out that I doubt either St. Paul's Parish or King George County existed back then, but the location is correct.)
Father: William Berry
Mother: Margaret Doughty
Siblings:
Joseph B. Berry, 1691
Margaret Berry, c.1695
Elizabeth Berry, 1697
George Berry, ?
Thomas Wheeler Berry, 1715
James Berry, ?
John Berry, ?
Henry Berry, ?
Married: Dulcebella "Dully" Drucilla Bunbery (aka Bunberry) 12 December 1726 in St. Paul's Parish
Children:
Winifred Berry, 1727
William Berry, 1728
Thomas Berry, c.1729
Elizabeth Thomason Berry, c.1729
James Berry, 1731
Dulcebella Berry, 1732
George Berry, c.1732
Joel Berry, 1733
Enoch Berry, Jr., 1735
Patience Berry, ?
Augustine Berry, 1737
Dulcebella "Dully" Drucilla Bunbury (1705 - 1763)
Born: 15 September 1705 in St. Paul's Parish, King George County, Virginia Colony
Died: 1763 King George County
Father: William Bunbury
Mother: Frances Mason
Siblings:
William Bunbury, 1696
Catherine Bunbury, 1702
Thomas Bunbury, 1703
Eleanor Bunbury, 1718
(There was also a Heliner listed, also 1718, but I believe she is the same person as Eleanor)
Born: 1692 in St. Paul's Parish, King George County, Virginia Colony Colonial America
Died: 1 December 1763 in St. Paul's Parish (I should point out that I doubt either St. Paul's Parish or King George County existed back then, but the location is correct.)
Father: William Berry
Mother: Margaret Doughty
Siblings:
Joseph B. Berry, 1691
Margaret Berry, c.1695
Elizabeth Berry, 1697
George Berry, ?
Thomas Wheeler Berry, 1715
James Berry, ?
John Berry, ?
Henry Berry, ?
Married: Dulcebella "Dully" Drucilla Bunbery (aka Bunberry) 12 December 1726 in St. Paul's Parish
Children:
Winifred Berry, 1727
William Berry, 1728
Thomas Berry, c.1729
Elizabeth Thomason Berry, c.1729
James Berry, 1731
Dulcebella Berry, 1732
George Berry, c.1732
Joel Berry, 1733
Enoch Berry, Jr., 1735
Patience Berry, ?
Augustine Berry, 1737
Dulcebella "Dully" Drucilla Bunbury (1705 - 1763)
Born: 15 September 1705 in St. Paul's Parish, King George County, Virginia Colony
Died: 1763 King George County
Father: William Bunbury
Mother: Frances Mason
Siblings:
William Bunbury, 1696
Catherine Bunbury, 1702
Thomas Bunbury, 1703
Eleanor Bunbury, 1718
(There was also a Heliner listed, also 1718, but I believe she is the same person as Eleanor)
Friday, July 1, 2016
Robert I. Benson (1686 - 1757)
My seventh great-grandfather.
Born: 11 February 1686 in King George, Middlesex County, Virginia Colony, Colonial America
Died: 1757 in Hanover Parish, King George, Virginia Colony
Father: Thomas Benson
Mother: Dorothy Sutton
Siblings: ?
Married: Frances Prou in 1713 in Richmond, Virginia Colony
Children:
Charles Benson, 1718
Prue Benson, 1720
Mary Benson, 1725
Enoch Benson, c.1729
William Benson, c.1729
Catherine Benson, c.1729/30
Ann Benson, 1730 (twin)
Sarah Benson, 1730 (twin)
John Benson, 1731
James Benson, 1733
Zachary Benson, 1734/5
Enoch Benson, 1736 (Records show two sons named Enoch)
Frances Prou (1689 - 1756)
Born: 1689 (or possibly '87 or '88) in St. Mary's Parish, Richmond County, Virginia Colony
Died: 3 March 1756 in King George, Virginia Colony
Father: Cyprian Prou (Proulx)
Mother: Margaret Vensanden
Siblings:
Susanna Prou, 1682
Edward Prou, before 1685
Sarah Prou, 1688
Margaret Prou, 1692
Mary Prou, 1700
Elizabeth Prou, c.1700
It looks like Robert was some sort of minor official or government employee based on the following records from the local courts:
October 1720 - Claim of Robert Benson for taking up runaway servant names Elizabeth Cook, belonging to John Smith.
December 1720 - Robert Benson to appraise estate of James Cashion.
April 1724 - Robert Benson produced certificate that he took up runaway servant man belonging to Alexander Spotswood and received no satisfaction for same.
August 1728 - Robert Benson to serve as surveyor of main road from Markham's Run to upper side of Dogue Bridge. Also served on grand juries during this time.
February 1732 - Robert Benson named as executor of a will but he refused to serve.
January 1751 - Robert Benson named among men who voted in poll for Burgess election, King George County.
March 1756 - Last Will and Testament of Robert Benson. He names only Zachary and Catherine. Zachary inherited "feather bed and furnishings, one cow and calf, one sow and pigs, saddle and bridle." Catherine inherited "all my personal estate not already disposed of."
April 1757 - Inventory of Estate, valued at 17 pounds, 17 shillings, and three pence. Household and farm goods include a parcel of books, a servant boy, four beds, and a looking glass and comb.
Note: Charles Benson was proven to be Robert's eldest son and inherited his parents' land by right of primogeniture.
1765 - Charles sold his shares of 171 1/2 acres except the burying ground for 100 pounds.
Born: 11 February 1686 in King George, Middlesex County, Virginia Colony, Colonial America
Died: 1757 in Hanover Parish, King George, Virginia Colony
Father: Thomas Benson
Mother: Dorothy Sutton
Siblings: ?
Married: Frances Prou in 1713 in Richmond, Virginia Colony
Children:
Charles Benson, 1718
Prue Benson, 1720
Mary Benson, 1725
Enoch Benson, c.1729
William Benson, c.1729
Catherine Benson, c.1729/30
Ann Benson, 1730 (twin)
Sarah Benson, 1730 (twin)
John Benson, 1731
James Benson, 1733
Zachary Benson, 1734/5
Enoch Benson, 1736 (Records show two sons named Enoch)
Frances Prou (1689 - 1756)
Born: 1689 (or possibly '87 or '88) in St. Mary's Parish, Richmond County, Virginia Colony
Died: 3 March 1756 in King George, Virginia Colony
Father: Cyprian Prou (Proulx)
Mother: Margaret Vensanden
Siblings:
Susanna Prou, 1682
Edward Prou, before 1685
Sarah Prou, 1688
Margaret Prou, 1692
Mary Prou, 1700
Elizabeth Prou, c.1700
It looks like Robert was some sort of minor official or government employee based on the following records from the local courts:
October 1720 - Claim of Robert Benson for taking up runaway servant names Elizabeth Cook, belonging to John Smith.
December 1720 - Robert Benson to appraise estate of James Cashion.
April 1724 - Robert Benson produced certificate that he took up runaway servant man belonging to Alexander Spotswood and received no satisfaction for same.
August 1728 - Robert Benson to serve as surveyor of main road from Markham's Run to upper side of Dogue Bridge. Also served on grand juries during this time.
February 1732 - Robert Benson named as executor of a will but he refused to serve.
January 1751 - Robert Benson named among men who voted in poll for Burgess election, King George County.
March 1756 - Last Will and Testament of Robert Benson. He names only Zachary and Catherine. Zachary inherited "feather bed and furnishings, one cow and calf, one sow and pigs, saddle and bridle." Catherine inherited "all my personal estate not already disposed of."
April 1757 - Inventory of Estate, valued at 17 pounds, 17 shillings, and three pence. Household and farm goods include a parcel of books, a servant boy, four beds, and a looking glass and comb.
Note: Charles Benson was proven to be Robert's eldest son and inherited his parents' land by right of primogeniture.
1765 - Charles sold his shares of 171 1/2 acres except the burying ground for 100 pounds.
Virginia Colony
It seems like it was much easier to find information about early Massachusetts than it is about Virginia. One source, possibly the best, is actually from North Carolina, but we have to remember that the lines were not drawn in the same places three hundred years ago.
I think we all know a bit about Jamestown. (I've even been there. It is well worth your time if you have the opportunity.) But after that, it all gets pretty fuzzy in my memory, so here's a bit of help:
Virginia Colony History
The part that I found interesting is that the people, especially before they started bringing in slaves, were pretty much divided between land owners and indentured servants. The land owners were the only ones who got to participate in any form of government. They often paid the passage of people who couldn't afford it in return for a promise to work for an agreed-upon length of time to pay off the debt. Once the indentured servants had worked off their contracts, though, they were free to earn money and buy land and then participate in the government. We have ancestors from both groups.
I think we all know a bit about Jamestown. (I've even been there. It is well worth your time if you have the opportunity.) But after that, it all gets pretty fuzzy in my memory, so here's a bit of help:
Virginia Colony History
The part that I found interesting is that the people, especially before they started bringing in slaves, were pretty much divided between land owners and indentured servants. The land owners were the only ones who got to participate in any form of government. They often paid the passage of people who couldn't afford it in return for a promise to work for an agreed-upon length of time to pay off the debt. Once the indentured servants had worked off their contracts, though, they were free to earn money and buy land and then participate in the government. We have ancestors from both groups.
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