SOURCE: Trap Danmark (1958); FHL book, Scand 948.9 E2t; vol. 15; p. 679;
article on Hindsels estate. (Hindsels estate probates do not begin until
1742; Hvidbjerg church reg. not until 1730). I have not seen possible property
records on which the Trap article is based.
The article names Caspar and his brother Joachim and implies that Joachim
was the elder. It also names Caspar's sons-in-law as well as the children
of one of them.
DEATH: Ibid, p. 679.
ORDINANCES: B, E, SP, SS temple ord. cards in possession of George S. Tate.SOURCE: Trap Danmark (1958); FHL book, Scand 948.9 E2t; vol. 15; p. 679; article on Hindsels estate. (Hindsels estate probates do not begin until 1742; Hvidbjerg church reg. not until 1730). I have not seen possible property records on which the Trap article is based. The article names Caspar and his brother Joachim and implies that Joachim was the elder. It also names Caspar's sons-in-law as well as the children of one of them.
DEATH: Ibid, p. 679.
ORDINANCES:
759. Mrs. Caspar Gersdorff (C503)
ORDINANCES: B, E, SS temple ord. card in possession of George S. Tate.
832. John BENSON
SOURCES:
1. "The Benson Family, Descendants of Isaac Benson and Mary Bumpus: and Allied Families...", by Grace Hildy Croft; published 1972; pp. 1-3; GS 929.273 B443e.
2. "An Emerson-Benson Saga...", by Edmund K. Swigart, PhD; published 1994; introduction pp. XVIII-XXXIII, and pp. 48-64; GS 929.273 Em33s.
3. "John Benson, 30, husbandman, of Caversham" (from the passenger last of the ship "Confidence" which sailed from Southhampton, England, the last of April 1638), and "Will of John Benson (who deceased 13 Jan 1678); "The Benson Family, Ancestry for Ezra T. Benson", by Donald Benson Alder; published 1979; pp. 5-9; GS 929.273 B443a.
4. "The Benson family in New England and Descended From John Benson of Caversham, Oxfordshire, England, 1638", compiled by Major Herman Wright; published 1938; GS 929.273 B443w.
833. Mary WILLIAMS
SOURCES:
1. "The Benson Family, Descendants of Isaac Benson and Mary Bumpus: and Allied Families...", by Grace Hildy Croft; published 1972; pp. 1-3; GS 929.273 B443e.
2. "An Emerson-Benson Saga...", by Edmund K. Swigart, PhD; published 1994; introduction pp. XVIII-XXXIII, and pp. 48-64; GS 929.273 Em33s.
3. "John Benson, 30, husbandman, of Caversham" (from the passenger last of the ship "Confidence" which sailed from Southhampton, England, the last of April 1638), and "Will of John Benson (who deceased 13 Jan 1678); "The Benson Family, Ancestry for Ezra T. Benson", by Donald Benson Alder; published 1979; pp. 5-9; GS 929.273 B443a.
4. "The Benson family in New England and Descended From John Benson of Caversham, Oxfordshire, England, 1638", compiled by Major Herman Wright; published 1938; GS 929.273 B443w.
834. John MARSH
SOURCES:
1. "An Emerson-Benson Saga" by Edmund K. Swigart; Gateway Press, Baltimore, 1994; 929.273 Em33s- JSMB US/CAN Book; 718 pp. with maps, pictures, index, extensive bibliography (pp. 639-657), along with discussion of 194 allied lines (including Marsh, Lewis, Stetson, and Ellis); see specifically pp. 368 - 370.RESIDENCES/AVOCATIONS (as per Source #1 above):
1611: Born in Braintree, Essex, England, "son of John Marsh of county Essex"
1633-36: A concordance of conflicting reports summarized from the above source now follows:
Married 1st wife (? name) on 24 Mar 1633/34 in England; took Oath of Supremacy and
Allegience from Robert Sayers, master of ship "John and Mary", in England on 24 Mar 1633
Immigrated on "Mary and John" on 10 Apr 1633, arriving in Boston on 22 May 1633
Worked either as a "cordwainer" (shoemaker/cobler) or "cordwiner" (cord or cable maker)
1st wife probably died in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts about 1635
Married 2nd wife, Susanna Skelton, probably in Salem, by 1636
1637: Received a 20 acre "meadow and upland" land grant in Salem on 2 Jan 1637
"Zachary, their 1st child was probably born in the old log house " of her fath., Sam'l Skelton
1638: Received 10 adjoining acres to original grant, 21 Dec 1638, in the "north portion of town"
"There he built his dwelling house, and among other buildings put up a rope walk..."
1655: Along with another, chosen in Salem as "searchers & sealers of leather" (tanning supervisors)
1674: Drew up his will on 20 Mar 1674
Died 16 Nov 1674 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
Will probated on 26 Nov 1674: wife, 5 sons, and daughter, Bethia, named
835. Susanna SKELTON
SOURCES:
1. "An Emerson-Benson Saga" by Edmund K. Swigart; Gateway Press, Baltimore, 1994; 929.273 Em33s- JSMB US/CAN Book; 718 pp. with maps, pictures, index, extensive bibliography (pp. 639-657), along with discussion of 194 allied lines (including Marsh, Lewis, Stetson, and Ellis); see specifically pp. 368 - 370.RESIDENCES/AVOCATIONS (as per Source #1 above):
A concordance of conflicting reports summarized from the above source now follows:
Birth/death: Born in Tattershall, Lincolnshire, England (daughter of Rev. Samuel Skelton and
Susanna Travis) in 1613/14 and died in 1704 at Rochester, MA--or born in 1625, and died
by 14 Nov 1685 (when her will was recorded), in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
1636: Her husband, John Marsh, married her as his 2nd wife, probably in Salem, by 1636
1637: "Zachary, their 1st child was probably born in the old log house " of her fath., Sam'l Skelton
1674: Her husband drew up his will on 20 Mar 1674
He died on 16 Nov 1674 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
His will was probated on 26 Nov 1674 in which she, 5 sons, and daughter, Bethia, named
After 1680: She married 2nd husband, Thomas Rix, probably at Salem
1685: Her will was recorded, 14 Nov 1685, in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
836. Robert STETSON
SOURCES:
1. "An Emerson-Benson Saga" by Edmund K. Swigart; Gateway Press, Baltimore, 1994; 929.273 Em33s- JSMB US/CAN Book; 718 pp. with maps, pictures, index, extensive bibliography (pp. 639-657), along with discussion of 194 allied lines (including Marsh, Lewis, Stetson, and Ellis); see specifically pp. 536- 538.RESIDENCES/AVOCATIONS (as per Source #1 above):
1615: Born and/or baptized on 18 Jun 1615 at Modbury, Devonshire, England
1632: Evidently moved with his parents and family to Plymouth, Devonshire, England in 1632
1634: Journied to New England, perhaps with Rev. John Lothrop & company aboard the "Griffin"
Granted a "large tract of land" on the North River in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts
(This land adjoined the properties of Rev. Lothrope, and Samuel House)
Moreover, the land was near a large spring, & far from other settlers--which he preferred
1635: He returned to England
Married Honour Tucker (Tooker/Toucker) on 2 May 1635, at Plymouth, Devon, England
1636: First child, Urith, baptized in Plymouth, England on 20 Apr 1636, but died shortly after
Before Jun 1639: Returned to Massachusetts, now married to Honour, and 2nd child born
He built a house on his property, which he used the rest of his life
Became the first settler of the territory that later became Norwell, Plymouth, Mass.
One of the very few settlers who never employed indentured servants or Indian slaves
After 1639: Enjoyed an "extraordinary life of public service"
Held most offices in Colony except Treasurer and Governor--because couldn't read & write
1642/43: Named constable for Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts
1643: Name appeared on Plymouth Colony's list of men able to bear arms
1652: Became a Freeman
1653: Elected a deputy to the General Court
1654-1662: Organizer and leader of Plymouth Colony's cavalry troop
Given honorary military title of "Cornet", which he carried for the rest of his life
1660/63: Because of his good relations with Indians, appointed Plymouth Colony Indian Commsr.
He was granted, and purchased much land
1666: By 1666, he paid the highest tax in Scituate because of his accumulated land holdings
1669: Largests single landholder in area that later became Hanover & Abington, Plymouth, Mass.
1661-1681: Served on Council of War during King Philip's War, as fighter and Indian negotiator
Problably all six of his sons served in this war, most likely under his command
1683: Wife, Honour, died, probably in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts
1684: Married 2nd wife, Mary (Hiland) Bryant, widow of his cavalry friend John Bryant
1702: Drew up his will in September 1702
1703: Died 1 Feb 1703, in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts--"enjoying the highest respect"
Will was proved on 1 Mar 1703 in which he left "large and valuable farms" to his six sons
837. Honour Tucker or Tooker or Toucker
SOURCES:
1. "An Emerson-Benson Saga" by Edmund K. Swigart; Gateway Press, Baltimore, 1994; 929.273 Em33s- JSMB US/CAN Book; 718 pp. with maps, pictures, index, extensive bibliography (pp. 639-657), along with discussion of 194 allied lines (including Marsh, Lewis, Stetson, and Ellis); see specifically pp. 536- 538.RESIDENCES/AVOCATIONS (as per Source #1 above):
1612/13: Baptized in St. Andrews Church, Plymouth, Devonshire, England
1635: Married Robert Stetson on 2 May 1635, at Plymouth, Devonshire, England
1636: First child, Urith, baptized in Plymouth, England on 20 Apr 1636, but died shortly after
Before Jun 1639: Accompanied husband to Massachusetts, where 2nd child, Joseph, was born
Evidently lived in and around Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts during the rest of her life
1683: Died, probably in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts
840. John ELLIS
SOURCES:
1. "An Emerson-Benson Saga" by Edmund K. Swigart; Gateway Press, Baltimore, 1994; 929.273 Em33s- JSMB US/CAN Book; 718 pp. with maps, pictures, index, extensive bibliography (pp. 639-657), along with discussion of 194 allied lines (including Marsh, Lewis, Stetson, and Ellis); see specifically pp. 196-200.RESIDENCES/AVOCATIONS (as per Source #1 above):
About 1620: Born perhaps at Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Perhaps first "married" in Holland (? wife's name), & evidently fathered a son, John
1635: Evidently immigrated to Massachusetts on ship "Abigail" in company with Freeman family
1643: Name appeared in Sandwich town list of those "between 16 and 60" able to bear arms
(However, his name did not appear on a similar Sandwich town list in 1637)
1644: Married Elizabeth Freeman before 20 August 1644
John and Elizabeth convicted of "fornication":their first child born before married 9 months
1645: They did not confess their guilt: public whipping, 4 Jun 1645, then "slate wiped clean"
1651: Named to serve on Grand Inquest, 5 Jun 1651
1652: Commissioned with several others: "lay out best route between Sandwich and Plymouth"
1653: Approved by the Court as "Lieutenant of the Sandwich Military Company", on 9 Jun 1653
In December, authorized with two others "to retrieve whales that washed ashore"
1654/55: At a town meeting, authorized with 3 others to build a grist mill, 1 Mar (signed "mark")
1655: "Lieut. Ellis, the drill master" submitted a bill for uniforms, arms and equipment
1657/58: Authorized "to build a meeting house"
In a second court appearance, he was admonished for "disturbing a Quaker meeting"
1659: Allowed by Court to maintain an inn on property owned on "Old Plymouth Road", 3 May
1662: Authorized to build a town dock
1671: Served as a tax assessor
1676: Ordered to "enlist enough men to defend the town", 10 May 1676: gunpowder issued
King Philip's War in progress
1676/77: John, and his son John must have died during this war, before 23 Mar 1676/77
Wife, Elizabeth (age 53), received a war-widow's land grant on 23 Mar 1676/77
She "presented the inventories of their estates to the probate court" on 23 Mar 1676/77
841. Elizabeth FREEMAN
SOURCES:
1. "An Emerson-Benson Saga" by Edmund K. Swigart; Gateway Press, Baltimore, 1994; 929.273 Em33s- JSMB US/CAN Book; 718 pp. with maps, pictures, index, extensive bibliography (pp. 639-657), along with discussion of 194 allied lines (including Marsh, Lewis, Stetson, and Ellis); see specifically pp. 196-200.RESIDENCES/AVOCATIONS (as per Source #1 above):
1624: Baptised in the parish at Billingshurst, Sussex, England on 11 Apr 1624
1635: Immigrated to Massachusetts on ship "Abigail"
1644: Married John Ellis before 20 August 1644
John and Elizabeth convicted of "fornication": their first child born before married 9 months
1645: They did not confess their guilt: public whipping, 4 Jun 1645, then "slate wiped clean"
1676/77: Husband, John, must have died during King Phillip's war, before 23 Mar 1676/77
Elizabeth (age 53), received a war-widow's land grant on 23 Mar 1676/77
She "presented the inventories of their estate to the probate court" on 23 Mar 1676/77
1680/82: Left Sandwich, and settled in Sippican Plantation (Rochester), Plymouth, Massachusetts
1682: Served as co-executor of her father's (Edmund Freeman's) estate
1686: Sippican Plantation township became Rochester, 4 Jun 1686
1704 Granted land from her father's estate, near Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, 27 Jun 1704
1714: Died in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts "sometime not long before 20 Apr 1714"
844. John GATCHELL
SOURCES:
1. "An Emerson-Benson Saga" by Edmund K. Swigart; Gateway Press, Baltimore, 1994; 929.273 Em33s- JSMB US/CAN Book; 718 pp. with maps, pictures, index, extensive bibliography (pp. 639-657), along with discussion of 194 allied lines (including Marsh, Lewis, Stetson, and Ellis); see specifically p. 244.RESIDENCES/AVOCATIONS (as per Source #1 above):
1611: Born in England
Before 1637: Along with 3 brothers (Samuel, Richard, and Jeremiah), immigrated to Massachusetts
1637: Living in Salem (along with brother Samuel) by 1637
Evidently involved in the first reported robbery in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
1642: Married Wibrough/Wibera/Wayborough (---------) by 1642, perhaps in Salem (or ? England)
845. Mrs Wibrough or Wibera or Waybrough Gatchell
SOURCES:
1. "An Emerson-Benson Saga" by Edmund K. Swigart; Gateway Press, Baltimore, 1994; 929.273 Em33s- JSMB US/CAN Book; 718 pp. with maps, pictures, index, extensive bibliography (pp. 639-657), along with discussion of 194 allied lines (including Marsh, Lewis, Stetson, and Ellis); see specifically p. 244.
846. Francis Brayton
SOURCES:
1. "An Emerson-Benson Saga" by Edmund K. Swigart; Gateway Press, Baltimore, 1994; 929.273 Em33s- JSMB US/CAN Book; 718 pp. with maps, pictures, index, extensive bibliography (pp. 639-657), along with discussion of 194 allied lines (including Marsh, Lewis, Stetson, and Ellis); see specifically pp.130- 131.RESIDENCES/AVOCATIONS (as per Source #1 above):
About 1612: Born in England
1643: First appeared as a resident of New England, when mentioned in Portsmouth, Rhode Is.
town meeting records (received as an inhabitant, and had purchased land), 28 Nov 1643
(On 25 Sep 1643, he had purchased "a house & 12 acres in Portsmouth for 49 pounds")
1655: Made a Freeman
1662-1663: Served as a Commissioner
1667: "He enlisted in a 'troop of horse'", evidently becoming a "Commander", on 10 Aug 1667
1671: Bought 4 additional acres of land for "3 pounds, 5 shillings" on 20 Jul 1671
Evidently worked as a tavern-keeper
Contracted with son-in-law, Jos. Davol, for Jos.'s daughter "to help care for her ailing gm"
1669-1671: Served as a deputy (or representative) from Portsmouth to the Legislature
1679: Same
1684: Same
1688: Served on a grand jury
Brought before the court on 1 Sep 1688 "for selling drink to Indians on first day of week"
"He confessed in court...and was fined 10 shillings"
(Other tavern-keepers evidently had this same problem at one time or another, as well)
1690: Drew up his will on 17 Oct 1690
1692: Died shortly before 5 Sep 1692, at which time his will was probated
847. Mrs Mary Brayton
SOURCES:
1. "An Emerson-Benson Saga" by Edmund K. Swigart; Gateway Press, Baltimore, 1994; 929.273 Em33s- JSMB US/CAN Book; 718 pp. with maps, pictures, index, extensive bibliography (pp. 639-657), along with discussion of 194 allied lines (including Marsh, Lewis, Stetson, and Ellis); see specifically pp.130- 131.
848. William LEWIS
SOURCES:
1. "An Emerson-Benson Saga" by Edmund K. Swigart; Gateway Press, Baltimore, 1994; 929.273 Em33s- JSMB US/CAN Book; 718 pp. with maps, pictures, index, extensive bibliography (pp. 639-657), along with discussion of 194 allied lines (including Marsh, Lewis, Stetson, and Ellis); see specifically pp. 341-342.RESIDENCES/AVOCATIONS (as per Source #1, above):
1594: Born in Hadleigh, Essex, England
1618: Married Felix Collins at Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, on 7 Feb 1618
1623: Moved to Stanstead, thence to Braintree, Essex, England
1632: Immigrated to America on ship "Lion", with Braintree Company
1632: Arrived in Boston harbor, 16 Sep 1632
1632: Became a Freeman, with wife and son William, 6 Nov 1632
1636: Became an original proprietor of Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut (during the summer)
1641: Served as juryman, and elected selectman while in Hartford
1644: Contracted with Mary Hopkins Whitehead for his son William to marry her daughter, Mary
1653: Became an early settler in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts
1657: Joined church in Hadley on 25 Jan 1657
1662: Represented Hadley at the General Assembly
1664-5: Moved to Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, and served as a representative
1671: Wife, Felix Collins Lewis, died in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, on 17 Apr 1671
1671: Moved to Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, arriving there by 29 Nov 1671 (or by 1675)
1679: Joined church in Farmington on 12 Mar 1679/1680
1683: Drew his will on 10 Aug 1683
1683: Died 2 Dec 1883 in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut
1683: Inventory of his estate given at court on 30 Dec 1683
849. Felix COLLINS
SOURCES:
1. "An Emerson-Benson Saga" by Edmund K. Swigart; Gateway Press, Baltimore, 1994; 929.273 Em33s- JSMB US/CAN Book; 718 pp. with maps, pictures, index, extensive bibliography (pp. 639-657), along with discussion of 194 allied lines (including Marsh, Lewis, Stetson, and Ellis); see specifically pp. 341-342.
850. William HOPKINS
SOURCES:
1. "An Emerson-Benson Saga" by Edmund K. Swigart; Gateway Press, Baltimore, 1994; 929.273 Em33s- JSMB US/CAN Book; 718 pp. with maps, pictures, index, extensive bibliography (pp. 639-657), along with discussion of 194 allied lines (including Marsh, Lewis, Stetson, and Ellis); see specifically pp. 300-301.RESIDENCES/AVOCATIONS (as per Source #1 above):
About 1598: "Probably born in England"
About 1623: "Married Mary -----, in England"
1639: Immigrated to Cughege (later Stratford), Fairfield, Connecticut
1639-40: Named a special commissioner for Cuphege by the General Court at Hartford on 14 Jan
1640: Made a commissioner to dispense justice in the town of Cuphege, on 15 Jun 1640
1640: Also, on same day, appointed to lay boundaries between Cuphege and Uncoway, CT
1642: Listed as a Magistrate (Senator) of the Upper House of the General Court of CT, 9 Apr 1642
1643: Died at Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut
1644-45: Wife, Mary, married 2nd husband, Richard Whitehead of Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut
851. Mrs Mary HOPKINS
SOURCES:
1. "An Emerson-Benson Saga" by Edmund K. Swigart; Gateway Press, Baltimore, 1994; 929.273 Em33s- JSMB US/CAN Book; 718 pp. with maps, pictures, index, extensive bibliography (pp. 639-657), along with discussion of 194 allied lines (including Marsh, Lewis, Stetson, and Ellis); see specifically pp. 300-301.RESIDENCES/AVOCATIONS (as per Source #1 above):
About 1602: "Probably born in England"
About 1623: "Married William Hopkins, in England"
1639: Immigrated to Cuphege (later Stratford), Fairfield, Connecticut
1643: Husband, William, died at Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut
1644: Married 2nd husband, Richard Whitehead, of Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut
1644: Made contract of marriage with William Lewis for him to marry her daughter, Mary
1670: Interviewed at house of William and Mary Lewis, in Farmington, Hartford CT, on 2 Sep 1670
After 2 Sep 1670: Died, probably in Farmington or Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut
852. Thomas MEAKINS
SOURCES:
1. "An Emerson-Benson Saga" by Edmund K. Swigart; Gateway Press, Baltimore, 1994; 929.273 Em33s- JSMB US/CAN Book; 718 pp. with maps, pictures, index, extensive bibliography (pp. 639-657), along with discussion of 194 allied lines (including Marsh, Lewis, Stetson, and Ellis); see specifically pp. 374-375.RESIDENCES/AVOCATIONS (as per Source #1 above):
About 1615: Born in England
1633: Arrived in Boston harbor as immigrant
1634: Admitted to Boston Church, 30 Mar 1634
1636: Made Freeman on 25 May 1636, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, at age 25
1639: Married first wife, Sarah Beardsley(?), and continued to live in Boston
1641: Moved to Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts
1644: Served as a "Representative from Braintree"
1647: Relocated to Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts
1650: Son, John, died in May 1650
1651: Wife, Sarah, died in childbirth (21 Jan 1651) as well as mother(4 Feb 1651)--both at Roxbury
1651: Married second wife, Elizabeth Tulston or Fulston, 14 Feb 1651, at Roxbury
After 1651: Family relocated to Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts
1683: Wife, Elizabeth, died in Hadley, 12 May 1683
1687: Thomas died 10 Dec 1687, in Hadley
1688: Estate inventoried, 7 Feb 1688
853. Sarah Beardsley
SOURCES:
1. "An Emerson-Benson Saga" by Edmund K. Swigart; Gateway Press, Baltimore, 1994; 929.273 Em33s- JSMB US/CAN Book; 718 pp. with maps, pictures, index, extensive bibliography (pp. 639-657), along with discussion of 194 allied lines (including Marsh, Lewis, Stetson, and Ellis); see specifically pp. 374-375.RESIDENCES:
1615: Probably born in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
1639: Married, in Boston
1641: Moved to Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts
1647: Relocated to Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts
1651: Died in childbirth, 21 Jan 1651, at Roxbury
854. Thomas BUNCE
SOURCES:
1. "An Emerson-Benson Saga" by Edmund K. Swigart; Gateway Press, Baltimore, 1994; 929.273 Em33s- JSMB US/CAN Book; 718 pp. with maps, pictures, index, extensive bibliography (pp. 639-657), along with discussion of 194 allied lines (including Marsh, Lewis, Stetson, and Ellis); see specifically pp. 146-147.RESIDENCES/AVOCATIONS (as per Source #1 above):
About 1612: Probably born in England
1636: Resided in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut as one of its first residents and proprietors
Served as Member of the Committee of Safety
Served as an Ensign in the Pequot War
Before 1645: Married Sarah (-------), probably in Hartford
1683 Died, probably in Hartford
855. Mrs Sarah BUNCE
SOURCES:
1. "An Emerson-Benson Saga" by Edmund K. Swigart; Gateway Press, Baltimore, 1994; 929.273 Em33s- JSMB US/CAN Book; 718 pp. with maps, pictures, index, extensive bibliography (pp. 639-657), along with discussion of 194 allied lines (including Marsh, Lewis, Stetson, and Ellis); see specifically pp. 146-147.
864. Edward Messenger
SOURCES:
1. "The Messenger Family in the Colony of Connecticut...and Allied Families"; Nettie Post Wright and Nettie Wright Adams; T. B. Simonds, Inc., West Hartford, Connecticut, 1963; 929.273 M562w (JSMB); containing historical summaries, copies of wills/testaments, and biographical sources in a somewhat complicated, but, in the end, helpful format; see specifically pp. 7-8.
2. "The Messenger Family of New England...and Related Maternal Lines..."; Duane E. Wilson; Naperville, Illinois, 1999; US/CAN 929.273 M562wd (JSMB); containing pedigree records with source references for the descendants of Edward Messenger (1617-1688), and a number of related maternal lines, which are helpful up through Isaac Messenger (1717-1801); see specifically p. 2.RESIDENCES/AVOCATIONS (as per Sources #1 & 2 above):
1617: Born in England, exact date and location unknown
About 1637: Immigrated with parents and siblings to Boston, MA, probably from Yorkshire, Engld.
1640: Possibly living in Boston with family, as his brother was granted land there on 27 Jan 1640
Before 1650: Married "Dorcas _____"
1650: Living in Windsor Settlement, Hartford, Connecticut "with his wife Dorcas..."
Granted land at Greenfield (now Bloomfield), Hartford, Connecticut, which then became
the family's permanent home
Daughter, Dorcas Messenger, born 23 Sep 1650 at Bloomfield
1651: Son, Nathaniel Messenger, born 18 Jun 1651/1653 at Bloomfield
1655: Daughter, Delivernace Messenger, born 7 Apr 1655 at Bloomfield
1666: Granted 20 acres of his Greenfield land to daughter Dorcas at the time of her marriage
Before 1688: Once sentenced to be whipped "for cruel and merciless treatment of a servant...
and then lying to extenuate his fault" by the Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut Court
1688: Died 12 May 1688 at Bloomfield, Hartford, Connecticut
865. Mrs Dorcas Messenger
SOURCES:
1. "The Messenger Family in the Colony of Connecticut...and Allied Families"; Nettie Post Wright and Nettie Wright Adams; T. B. Simonds, Inc., West Hartford, Connecticut, 1963; 929.273 M562w (JSMB); containing historical summaries, copies of wills/testaments, and biographical sources in a somewhat complicated, but, in the end, helpful format; see specifically pp. 7-8.
2. "The Messenger Family of New England...and Related Maternal Lines..."; Duane E. Wilson; Naperville, Illinois, 1999; US/CAN 929.273 M562wd (JSMB); containing pedigree records with source references for the descendants of Edward Messenger (1617-1688), and a number of related maternal lines, which are helpful up through Isaac Messenger (1717-1801); see specifically p. 2.RESIDENCES/AVOCATIONS (as per Sources #1 & 2 above):
About 1621: Born "Of Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut", (as per Ancestral File entry)
Before 1650: Married Edward Messenger, exact date and location not known
1650: Living in Windsor Settlement, Hartford, Connecticut
Daughter, Dorcas Messenger, born 23 Sep 1650 at Bloomfield
1651: Son, Nathaniel Messenger, born 18 Jun 1651/1653 at Bloomfield
1655: Daughter, Delivernace Messenger, born 7 Apr 1655 at Bloomfield
After 1655: Died, evidently at Bloomfield, but exact date and location not known
866. Mark Kelsey
SOURCES:
1. "The Messenger Family of New England...and Related Maternal Lines..."; Duane E. Wilson; Naperville, Illinois, 1999; US/CAN 929.273 M562wd (JSMB); containing pedigree records with source references for the descendants of Edward Messenger (1617-1688), and a number of related maternal lines, which are helpful up through Isaac Messenger (1717-1801); see specifically pp. 5-6.RESIDENCES/AVOCATIONS (as per Sources #1 above):
About 1628: Born in England, exact date and location unknown
1632: Immigrated with family in the "Braintree Company", from vicinity of Braintree, Essex, England,
to the Massachusetts Bay Colony, first settling in Wollaston, then Newton, south of Boston
1636: Moved with his family and others to area which later became Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
1658/1659: Married Rebecca Hoskins on 8 Mar 1658/1659 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut
1664/1665: Had a land mortgage in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticutt on 27 Feb 1664/1665
1683: Wife Rebecca died 28 Aug 1683 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut
Married Abigail______Atwood, widow of Thomas Atwood, at Wethersfield on 26 Dec 1683
1715: Legal documents confirm that he was living in May 1715
Before 1722/1723: Legal documents refer to him as "deceased" on 27 Feb 1722/1723; he probably
died in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut
867. Rebecca Hoskins
SOURCES:
1. "The Messenger Family of New England...and Related Maternal Lines..."; Duane E. Wilson; Naperville, Illinois, 1999; US/CAN 929.273 M562wd (JSMB); containing pedigree records with source references for the descendants of Edward Messenger (1617-1688), and a number of related maternal lines, which are helpful up through Isaac Messenger (1717-1801); see specifically pp. 5,7.RESIDENCES/AVOCATIONS (as per Sources #1 above):
1634: Born in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts in 1634, exact date unknown
1658/1659: Married Mark Kelsey on 8 Mar 1658/1659 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut
1664/1665: Mark had land mortgage in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticutt on 27 Feb 1664/1665
1683: Rebecca died 28 Aug 1683 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut
SOURCES:
1. "The Messenger Family of New England...and Related Maternal Lines..."; Duane E. Wilson; Naperville, Illinois, 1999; US/CAN 929.273 M562wd (JSMB); containing pedigree records with source references for the descendants of Edward Messenger (1617-1688), and a number of related maternal lines, which are helpful up through Isaac Messenger (1717-1801); see specifically pp. 9-10.RESIDENCES/AVOCATIONS (as per Sources #1 above):
1601: Born in England in 1601; the exact date and place are unknown
1630: Emigrated in March from Plymouth, England, on the 400 ton "Mary and John" with a
company of 140 Puritans and Dissenters, arriving in Massachusetts on 30 May 1630
The emigrants established a settlement on the Charles River,which they called Dorchester
About 1633: Married a widow, Mrs Elizabeth _______ Ferguson, in Dorchester, Suffolk, MA, and
they then settled into a house which he already owned
1634: Made a freeman in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts on 14 Mar 1634
1635: Sold his house and 21 acres of land in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts
1636: With wife & now 2 children, he relocated and helped found Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut
Became prominent in the governmental affairs of the Colony: "he represented both the
town of Windsor as well as Hartford County in the Connecticut General Court, and
represented both bodies in framing the constitution of the Colony"
About 1649: With his family, he moved 4 miles NW to nearby Poquonock, Hartford, Connecticut
1657: He died 7 Sep 1657 at Windsor (Poquonock), Hartford, Connecticut
SOURCES:
1. "The Messenger Family of New England...and Related Maternal Lines..."; Duane E. Wilson; Naperville, Illinois, 1999; US/CAN 929.273 M562wd (JSMB); containing pedigree records with source references for the descendants of Edward Messenger (1617-1688), and a number of related maternal lines, which are helpful up through Isaac Messenger (1717-1801); see specifically pp. 9-10.RESIDENCES/AVOCATIONS (as per Sources #1 above):
About 1610: Probably born in Wales, but the exact date and place are unknown
Before 1633: Emigrated to Massachusetts & lost her first husband, whose surname was Ferguson
About 1633: As a widow, she married Thomas Holcombe in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, &
they then settled into a house which he already owned
1634: Thomas was made a freeman in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts on 14 Mar 1634
1635: They sold their house and 21 acres of land in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts
1636: With their now 2 children,they relocated and helped found Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut
About 1649: Relocated again, moving 4 miles NW to nearby Poquonock, Hartford, Connecticut
1657: Thomas died 7 Sep 1657 at Windsor (Poquonock), Hartford, Connecticut
1658: Elizabeth married her 3rd husband, recently widowed James Eno, on 5 Aug 1658, evidently
at Windsor, and raised his 3 young children along with 5 of her own in the Holcombe house
1679: She died 7 Oct 1679 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut
870. Nathaniel Bliss
SOURCES:
1. "The Messenger Family of New England...and Related Maternal Lines..."; Duane E. Wilson; Naperville, Illinois, 1999; US/CAN 929.273 M562wd (JSMB); containing pedigree records with source references for the descendants of Edward Messenger (1617-1688), and a number of related maternal lines, which are helpful up through Isaac Messenger (1717-1801); see specifically pp. 12-17.RESIDENCES/AVOCATIONS (as per Source #1 above):
About 1621: Born at Preston Capes, Northamptonshire, England about 1621; exact date unknown
1635: Emigrated with parents and siblings to New England, first settling in Braintree, Massachu-
setts Bay Colony (later Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts); his father was a blacksmith
1636: The family relocated to Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut about the same time that 60
families led by Reverend Thomas Hooker of the original "Braintree Company" from England
arrived; indeed, "they very well may have been members of that party"
His father was assigned lot No. 128 in the first allocation of common land in Hartford
Before 1646: Nathaniel and his brother Samuel acquired property and erected a dwelling in
Springfield, Hampton, Massachusetts (about 30 miles from Hartford). "The Bliss home
was one of the larger homes in Springfield...and stood for over two hundred years until it
was demolished in 1873"
About 1646/1650: Nathaniel's father died unexpectedly. His mother, Margaret, in company with
her 8 children, after selling their property in Hartford, relocated to Springfield, Hampton, MA
1646: Nathaniel married Catherine Chapin on 20 Nov 1646 at Springfield, Hampton, Massachusetts
1654: Nathaniel died 8 Nov 1654 at Springfield, Hampton, Massachusetts
871. Catherine Chapin
SOURCES:
1. "The Messenger Family of New England...and Related Maternal Lines..."; Duane E. Wilson; Naperville, Illinois, 1999; US/CAN 929.273 M562wd (JSMB); containing pedigree records with source references for the descendants of Edward Messenger (1617-1688), and a number of related maternal lines, which are helpful up through Isaac Messenger (1717-1801); see specifically pp. 12-17.RESIDENCES/AVOCATIONS (as per Source #1 above):
About 1626: Born at Berry Pomeroy, Devonshire, England about 1626; exact date unknown
1635: Emigrated with parents and siblings to New England
1638: The family was known to be living in Roxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1638
1642/1643: The family relocated to Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
1646: She married Nathaniel Bliss on 20 Nov 1646 at Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
1654: Nathaniel died 8 Nov 1654 at Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
1655: She married her 2nd husband, Thomas Gilbert, on 31 Jul 1655 at Springfield, Hampden, MA
He died about Dec 1664
1664: She married her 3rd husband, Samuel Marshfield, on 28 Dec 1664 at Springfield
1712: She died 4 Feb 1712 at Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts