Part 9

I am much pleased with your Correspondence, and shall at any time be obliged by Letters from you, * * * send, by a worthy good Man, Capt. * * * who carries this (as I hope he will) from the * * * Exeter to Boston. As to any Ecclesiastical Informations I must refer you to Dr. Mather's Letter which encloses this. May the Lord of the Harvest prosper you and make you a burning and a shining Light. You and I are of one Family, Faith and Profession. Let us particularly pray for each other, tho' we should never see each others face on Earth. Oh that the God of all Grace, may excite us both, to work the Works, of him that sent us while it is Day, that we may have a comfortable Requiem, from our Labors at last, and be accepted, when our Lord shall come, with which I conclude.

Dear Sir, Your affect: Kinsman and Serv't, "To the Rev. Mr. William Waldron, John Walrond." Minister in Boston."

NOTE. Where blanks occur in the last part of the letter, the words were worn out in the original.

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+ FORM OF A FAMILY REGISTER. | ------------------------------------------------------+ Children. | -----+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+ | R | T | S | D | B | J | N W. | | A | H | I | E | E | A | O | | C | E | M | B | T | M | A | | H | O | O | O | S | E | H | | E | D | N. | R | Y. | S. | | | L. | A | | A | | | | | | T | | H. | | | | | | E. | | | | | | -----+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+ 1755 | | -----+ 1763 | | -----+ 1783 | | -----+ 1785 | | -----+ 1787 | | -----+ 1789 | | -----+ 1791 | | -----+ 1793 |B. 23 |June. -----+------+ 1795 | 2 |B. 20 | |June. -----+------+------+ 1797 | 4 | 2 |B. 6 | | |Mar. -----+------+------+------+ 1799 | 6 | 4 | 2 |B. 22 | | | |Mar. -----+------+------+------+------+ 1802 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 |B. 22 | | | | |July. -----+------+------+------+------+------+ 1805 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 3 |B. 29 | | | | | |June. -----+------+------+------+------+------+------+ 1809 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 7 |4 |B. 28 | | | | | | |July. -----+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+ 1834 | 41 | 39 | 37 | 35 | 32 | 29 | 25 | | | | | | | | | -----+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+ 1847 | 54 | 52 | 50 | 48 | | 42 | 38 | | | | | | | | | -----+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+

A Family Record on this plan may be extended so as to include two, three, or more families, and contain all the births, marriages and deaths which have happened, up to the date of its formation. The figures in the first column denote the year of birth, marriage, or death; the other columns show the ages of every individual at the time of any birth, marriage, or death, of every other individual comprehended within the limits of the Table.

GENEALOGIES.

CHASE FAMILY.

PREPARED BY JOSHUA COFFIN, M. A.

Among the early settlers of New England, were three persons by the name of Chase; namely, William, Thomas, and Aquila. The first settled in Yarmouth, and there died, in 1659, leaving two sons, Benjamin and William. The last two were certainly brothers, as appears from a deed given in 1667 by Aquila to "the sons of his brother Thomas." The name is found in various places in English history, from the time of William the Conqueror to the present time. Thus, we find in 1326 a family of that name in Suffolk; a Thomas Chase, who was barbarously murdered in 1506; a Sir Robert Chase, Knight, in the West of England, 1628; a Sir John Chase in Exeter, prior to 1637; a John Chase, Esq., Apothecary to Queen Anne, 1690, &c. See Magna Britannia, Lysson's London, Polwheles' Devonshire, and other works.

Thomas¹ and Aquila¹ Chase were among the first settlers of Hampton, N. H., in 1639. Thomas¹ there married Elizabeth Philbrick, daughter of Thomas Philbrick. He d. in 1652, leaving five children, all sons; namely,

I. Thomas,² b. 1643, d. a bachelor, Oct. 23, 1714.

II. Joseph,² b. 1645, m. Rachel Partridge, Jan. 31, 1671, d. Jan. 12, 1718.

III. Isaac,² b. 1647, m. Mary Perkins of Hampton, d. May 9, 1727.

IV. James,² b. 1649, m. Elizabeth Green, Sept. 2, 1675, and d. ----.

V. Abraham, b. 1651, was not married, and "was slaine in yᵉ warres," 1676. Elizabeth, the widow of Thomas¹ Chase, married John Garland, Oct. 26, 1654, who died Jan. 4, 1671. She then married Judge Henry Roby, Feb. 19, 1674, and died Feb. 11, 1677.

The children of Joseph² and Rachel Chase were as follows:

I. Hannah,³ b. June 5, 1672, d. June 10, 1674.

II. Elizabeth,³ b. March 11, 1674, d. Sept. 8, 1675.

III. Jonathan,³ b. March 14, 1676, and drowned, Feb. 1, 1696.

IV. Anne,³ b. Jan. 11, 1677, m. ---- Sinkler.

V. Elizabeth,³ b. Feb. 14, 1685, m. Benjamin Hilliard.

VI. Rachel,³ b. April 27, 1687, m. Jacob Freeze.

The children of Isaac² and Mary were as follows:

I. Thomas,³ b. 1677. II. Rachel,³ b. 1678. III. Isaac,³ b. 1681. IV. Abraham,³ b. 1683. V. Mary,³ b. 1687. VI. James,³ b. 1688. VII. Joseph,³ b. 1689, m. Lydia Coffin, 1714. VIII. Jonathan,³ b. 1691. IX. Hannah,³ b. 1693. X. Sarah,³ b. 1695. XI. Priscilla,³ b. 1697. XII. Elizabeth,³ b. 1703, d. 1719.

The children of James² and Elizabeth Chase were as follows:

I. Abigail,³ b. Aug. 27, 1681, m. John Chase[26] of Newbury. II. Dorothy,³ b. March 17, 1686, m. John Chapman, March 16, 1705. III. Mary,³ b. Feb. 8, 1688.

Aquila¹ Chase, brother to Thomas¹ Chase, m. Anne Wheeler, daughter of John Wheeler of Hampton, removed, in 1646, to Newbury, where he d. Aug. 29, 1670, aged 52. His widow, Anne, m. Daniel Mussiloway, June 14, 1672, and d. May 19, 1688. The children of Aquila¹ and Anne Chase were as follows:

I. Sarah,² b. ----, m. Charles Annis, May 15, 1666. II. Anne,² b. July 6, 1647, m. Thomas Barber, April 27, 1671. III. Priscilla,² b. March 14, 1649, m. Abel Merrill, Feb. 10, 1670. IV. Mary,² b. Feb. 3, 1651, m. John Stevens, March 9, 1669. V. Aquila,² b. Sept. 26, 1652, m. Esther Bond, ab. 1673. VI. Thomas,² b. July 25, 1654, m. Rebecca Follansbee, Nov. 22, 1677. VII. John,² b. Nov. 2, 1654, m. Elizabeth Bingley, May 23, 1677. VIII. Elizabeth,² b. Sept. 13, 1657. IX. Ruth,² b. March 18, 1660, d. May 30, 1676. X. Daniel,² b. Dec. 9, 1661, m. Martha Kimball, Aug. 25, 1683. XI. Moses,² b. Dec. 24, 1663, m. Anne Follansbee, Nov. 10, 1684.

The children of Aquila² and Esther Chase were as follows:

I. Esther,³ b. Nov. 18, 1674, m. Daniel Merrill. II. Joseph,³ b. March 25, 1677, m. Abigail Thurston, Nov. 8, 1699. III. Priscilla,³ b. Oct. 15, 1681, m. Joseph Hills, 1704. IV. Jemima,³ b. ----, a spinster. V. Rebecca,³ b. ----, m. Jonathan Moulton, Dec. 5, 1716. VI. Anne,³ b. ----, m. Abraham Foulsham, Oct. 27, 1703. VII. Hannah,³ b. ----, m. Joseph Hoyt. VIII. Abigail,³ b. ----, m. Joseph Robinson.

The children of Thomas² and Rebecca Chase were as follows:

I. Thomas,³ b. Sept. 15, 1680, m. Sara ----. II. Jonathan,³ b. Jan. 13, 1683, m. Joanna Palmer, 1703. III. James,³ b. Sept. 15, 1685, m. Martha Rolfe, Dec. 17, 1707. IV. Aquila,³ b. July 15, 1688, m. Mary Smith, 1712, d. 1714. V. Ruth,³ b. Feb. 28, 1691, m. Nathaniel Miller of Rehoboth, May 29, 1716. VI. Mary,³ b. Jan. 15, 1695, m. ---- Horton. VII. Rebecca,³ b. April 26, 1700, m. Stephen Moulton, Dec. 14, 1721. VIII. Judith,³ b. ----, m. ---- Horton. IX. Lizza³ b. ----, m. Benjamin Rogers, Aug. 17, 1732. X. Josiah,³ b. July 15, 1697, d. young. XI. Nathan,³ b. ----, 1702, m. Judith Sawyer, Nov. 29, 1723, then Joanna Cheney, Dec. 30, 1740, and then Ruth Davis, June 9, 1763.

Thomas² Chase m. for his second wife Elizabeth Mooers, Aug. 2, 1713.

The children of John² and Elizabeth Chase were as follows:

I. William,³ b. Jan. 3, 1679. II. Philip,³ b. Sept. 23, 1688, m. Mary Follansbee, April 17, 1712. III. Charles,³ b. Jan. 12, 1690, and m. Hepzibah Carr, July 15, 1714. IV. Jacob,³ b. ----, m. Joanna Davis, Aug. 24, 1716. V. Abraham,³ b, ----, m. Ruth Morse, Nov. 16, 1716. VI. Phebe,³ b. ----, m. ---- Tucker. VII. Mary,³ b. ----, m. Joseph Safford, July 30, 1728. VIII. Lydia,³ b. ----, m. William Blay, Nov. 5, 1724. IX. Elizabeth,³ b. ----. X. John,³ b. ----, m. Abigail Chase of Hampton, N. H.

John² Chase m. for his second wife Lydia ----. XI. David,³ son of John and Lydia, b. Oct. 20, 1710.

The children of Daniel² and Martha Chase were as follows:

I. Martha,³ b. Aug. 18, 1684, m. David Lawson, Aug. 3, 1716. II. Sara,³ b. July 18, 1686, m. Francis Danford, Nov. 17, 1714. III. Dorothy,³ b. Jan. 24, 1689. IV. Isaac,³ b. Jan. 19, 1691, m. Hannah Berry, Oct. 29, 1710. V. Lydia,³ b. Jan. 19, 1693, m. William Evans, Jan. 30, 1716. VI. Mehetabel,³ b. Jan. 19, 1695, m. Timothy Osgood of Salisbury, Nov. 19, 1715. VII. Judith,³ b. Feb. 19, 1697, m. John Tuttle of Lebanon, 1713. VIII. Abner,³ b. Oct. 15, 1699. IX. Daniel,³ b. Oct. 15, 1702, m. Mary Carpenter, Jan., 1723, and for his second wife, Elizabeth Collins of Salisbury, Feb., 1726. X. Enoch,³ b. ----, m. Judith Colby, 1726.

Daniel² d. Feb. 8, 1707. His widow Martha m. Josiah Heath of Haverhill, 1713.

The children of Moses² and Anne Chase were as follows:

I. Twins { Moses,³ b. Sept. 20, 1685, d. young. II. { Daniel,³ b. Sept. 20, 1685, m. Sarah March, Jan. 2, 1706. III. Moses,³ b. Jan. 20, 1688, m. Elizabeth Wells, Oct. 2, 1709. IV. Samuel,³ b. May 13, 1690, m. Hannah Emery, Dec. 8, 1713. V. Elizabeth,³ b. Sept. 25, 1693. VI. Stephen,³ b. Aug. 29, 1696, m. Sarah Hale, Dec. 1717. VII. Hannah,³ b. Sept. 13, 1699, m. Timothy Jackman, April 9, 1723. VIII. Joseph,³ b. Sept. 9, 1703, m. Mary Morss, Sept. 7, 1724. IX. Benoni,³ b. April 5, 1708, m. Mary Rogers, Sept. 4, 1728.

Moses² Chase m. for his second wife, Sarah Jacobs of Ipswich, 1713.

The children of John³ and Abigail³ Chase of Hampton were as follows:

I. James,⁴ b. July 28, 1698. II. Jonathan,⁴ b. Sept. 21, 1700. III. Elizabeth,⁴ b. April 13, 1703. IV. Elihu,⁴ b. Sept. 7, 1705. V. John,⁴ b. Sept. 18, 1708, and m. Anna Runlet, March 27, 1729. VI. Hannah,⁴ b. May 10, 1711.

FOOTNOTES:

[26] Son of John Chase, and grandson of Aquila Chase of Newbury.

DUDLEY FAMILY.

Thomas Dudley, son of Capt. Roger Dudley, was born in England in 1576; came to New England in 1630; was several years Governor of Massachusetts Colony, and died at Roxbury, July 31, 1653, aged 77. His first wife, or the one who came with him, died in 1643. Samuel, Anne, Patience, and Mercy were probably children by her. He married again before 1645, and had by his second wife five children more. His children by both wives were as follows:

I. Samuel, b. in England, 1606, who was a minister and was m. to Mary Winthrop about 1633, and had children,-- 1. Thomas, bapt. March 9, 1634, grad. H. C. 1651, d. Nov. 7, 1655. 2. John, bapt. June 28, 1635. 3. Samuel, bapt. Aug. 2, 1639, d. April, 1643. 4. Anne, b. Oct. 16, 1641, who m. Edward Hilton and had children, Winthrop, Dudley, Joseph, and others. 5. Theophilus, b. Oct., 1644. 6. Mary, b. April 21, 1646, d. Oct. 28, 1646. 7. Biley, b. Sept. 27, 1647. 8. Mary 2nd, b. Jan. 6, 1649.

Mary, the 1st wife of Rev. Samuel Dudley, d. at Salisbury, (where the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th children were born,) April 12, 1643. He d. at Exeter before March 20, 1683, a. 77. His settlement in the ministry there was in 1650.

II. Anne, who m. Gov. Simon Bradstreet. She had 8 children and d. Sept. 16, 1672.

III. Patience, who m. Maj. Gen. Denison.

IV. Mercy, who m. Rev. John Woodbridge. She was b. Sept. 27, 1621, and d. July 1, 1691, a. 70.

V. ----, who m. Maj. Benjamin Keayne of Boston, who d. 1668.

VI. Dorothy, who d. Feb. 27, 1643.

VII. Deborah, b. at Roxbury, Feb. 27, 1645.

VIII. Joseph, b. Sept. 23, 1647, who was Governor of Massachusetts, and m. a daughter of Edward Tyng, and had children,-- 1. Thomas, b. at Roxbury, Feb. 26, 1669-70, grad. H. C. 1685. 2. Edward, b. at Roxbury, Sept. 4, 1671. 3. Paul, b. at Roxbury, Sept. 3, 1675, grad. H. C. 1690. He was a Tutor and Fellow of the College, and also, Fellow of the Royal Society in England and Chief Justice of Massachusetts. He d. Jan. 21, 1751, a. 75. 4. Samuel, b. at Roxbury, Sept., 1677. 5. John, b. at Roxbury, Feb. 28, 1678-79. 6. Rebecca, b. May 15, 1681, who m. Samuel Sewall, Jr., and d. April 14, 1761, a. 79. 7. Catharine, b. June 2, 1683. 8. Ann, b. Aug. 27, 1684. 9. William, b. Oct. 20, 1686, who grad. H. C. 1704, and m. eldest dau. of Judge Davenport, March 10, 1721, and was a colonel. He had two sons: Thomas, who grad. H. C. 1750, and Joseph, who grad. H. C. 1751, was an Attorney at Law in Boston, and d. Sept. 27, 1767, a. 35. 10. Daniel, b. Feb. 4, 1689. 11. Catharine 2nd, b. Jan. 5, 1690. 12. Mary, b. Nov. 2, 1692, who m. Francis Wainwright, who d. 1722, and afterwards m. Joseph Atkins, 1730.

IX. Paul, b. at Roxbury, Sept. 8, 1650, who m. Mary Leverett, dau. of Gov. Leverett, and had children,-- 1. Paul, b. at Boston, March 4, 1677. 2. Thomas, who alone, with one in expectation, is mentioned in his will of Feb. 10, 1681. (_Probate Records in Boston, Vol. VI. p. 368._) 3. One posthumous.

EPITAPHS.[27]

Here is interred the remains of JAMES MINOTT, Esq., A. M. an Excelling Grammarian, Enriched with the Gift of Prayer and Preaching, a Commanding Officer, a Physician of Great Value, a Great Lover of Peace as well as of Justice, and which was His greatest Glory, a Gent'n of distinguished Virtue and Goodness, happy in a Virtuous Posterity, and living Religiously, Died Comfortably, Sept. 20, 1735, Æt. 83.

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Here lyes the remains of Major JONATHAN PRESCOTT, Esq., a Gentleman of virtue and merit, an accomplisht physitian, but excelling in chirurgery. Of uncommon sagacity, penetration, and success in his practice, and so of very extensive service. But his life was much valued, and his death very generally lamented. He married the amiable and only daughter of the Honorable Colonel PETER BULKLEY, Esq., by whom he had ten children. He was removed from ministring to men's bodies, to the world of spirits, October 28th, 1729, Ætatis suæ 54.

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Here lyes the Body of Rev. Mr. CHRISTOPHER TOPPAN, Master of Arts, fourth Pastor of the First Church in Newbury; a Gentleman of good Learning, conspicuous Piety and Virtue, shining both by his Doctrine and Life, skilled and greatly improved in the Practice of Physick and Surgery, who deceased, July 23, 1747, in the 76th year of his age, and the 51st of his Pastoral Office.

FOOTNOTES:

[27] The first two monumental inscriptions were taken from the burying-ground in Concord, Ms., and the last one from the graveyard in Newbury, Ms.

INSTANCES OF LONGEVITY IN BELFAST, ME.

The names of aged persons who died in this town before 1827, with their respective ages and the times of their decease, are here inserted.

Of these individuals it has been said, "In their manners they exhibited a model of perfect plainness and simplicity, indicative of contentment and a cheerful disposition; and so cordial was their reception of those who visited them, that with truth it might be said, they were given to hospitality. Their descendants read the poems of Burns with a keen relish, and are enthusiastic admirers of the Scottish Bard."

1794. James Miller, aged 82 1795. John Steele, " 84 1797. William McLaughlin, " 90 1800. Margaret Cochran, " 85 1802. John Tufts, " 78 " Grissel Jameson, " 96 1807. Solon Stevenson, " 73 1810. Mary Brown, " 90 1812. James Gordon, " 86 1815. William Lowney,[28] " 76 1817. Patrick Gilbert, " 78 1817. John Brown, " 86 1819. Samuel Houston, " 92 1820. Jerome Stevenson, " 82 1821. Elizabeth Jones, " 84 " Laughlin McDonald,[29] " 110 1822. George Cochran, " 85 1823. John Durham, " 74 1824. James Patterson, " 80 " Jonathan Clark, " 78 " Susan Sturtevant, " 84 1826. Nathaniel Patterson, " 79 " Agnes Robinson, " 89.

In the year 1827, there were thirteen persons living in Belfast, whose average age was 82 years, 7 months, and 11 days. Their respective names and ages were as follows:

Samuel Cunningham, aged 88 William Cunningham, " 86 Robert Patterson, " 85 Jane Patterson, " 77 John Cochran, " 78 Sarah West, " 80 John Burgess, " 92 Nathaniel Stanley, " 82 Alexander Clark, " 81 Elisha Clark, " 81 Tolford Durham, " 81 Annis Cochran, " 80 Elizabeth Campbell, " 82.

The above is an extract from White's History of Belfast, Me.

FOOTNOTES:

[28] Mr. Lowney was graduated at Dublin College.

[29] McDonald was born in Scotland, and entered the army while a boy; his age is not positively ascertained. He remembered having seen the Duke of Marlborough, who died ninety-nine years before he did; he came to America in General Wolfe's army in 1759, and after Quebec was reduced, went to Bucksport, and thence to Belfast. The lowest estimate of his age, made by his relatives, has been taken.

SCRAPS FROM INTERLEAVED ALMANACS.

1638. This year arrived 20 ships and 3,000 passengers.

March 18, 1617. Mary Martin executed at Boston for murthering her child.

June 15, 1648. Alice[30] Jones was executed at Boston for witchcraft. This was the first execution of the kind in New England.

March 26, 1649. Mr. John Winthrop, Gov., dyed.

Aug. 24, 1649. Mr. Shepard of Camb. dyed.

Nov. 21, 1650. 12 or 13 houses in Charlestown was burnt.

FOOTNOTES:

[30] Winthrop and others say _Margaret_.

DECEASE OF THE FATHERS OF NEW ENGLAND.

Chronologically arranged.

1630.

Aug. 6, Rev. Francis Higginson d. at Salem, a. 43.

Sept. 20, Dr. William Gager, surgeon, d. at Charlestown.

Sept. 30, Isaac Johnson, an Assistant, d. at Boston.

Oct. 23, Edward Rossiter, an Assistant.

1631-2.

Feb. 16, Capt. Robert Welden d. at Charlestown.

1634.

Aug. 2, Rev. Samuel Skelton d. at Salem; the first _pastor_ who died in New England, the term pastor being used in contradistinction to teacher.

1635.

Aug. 14, Rev. John Avery was drowned.

1636.

Feb. 3, Rev. John Maverick of Dorchester d. at Boston, a. 60.

1638.

April --, Nicholas Danforth d. at Cambridge.

Sept. 14, Rev. John Harvard, founder of Harvard College, d. at Charlestown.

Nov. 17, Roger Harlakenden, an Assistant, d. at Cambridge.

Dec. 21, John Masters.

1641.

Aug. 9, Rev. Jonathan Burr of Dorchester d., a. 37.

Rev. Henry Smith of Wethersfield. (Mr. Savage says he died in 1648.)

1644.

April 16, Elder William Brewster of Plymouth d., a. 84.

July 1, Rev. George Phillips of Watertown.

Israel Stoughton, an Assistant, d. in England.