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.
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