Upper Level: John Small (Jr) 1731 Sally Hopkins

Thursday, February 18, 2010

John Small (Jr) 1731 Sally Hopkins

H- 5th Great grandparents
M- 5th Cousin 8x's removed

John Small
Parents: John Small and Hannah Barnaby

Born 8 Oct 1731 Provincetown, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Married Sarah Hopkins 19 Feb 1751 Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, British Colonial America

2) Priscilla Strout 28 Oct 1757 Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, British Colonial America

Died

Buried
Sources

The Narraguagus Valley : some account of its early settlement and settlers by J.A. Milliken

1886, page 4-5

Mayflower Births and Deaths Vol 1 & 2

New England Historical and Genealogical Register

Marriage for Sarah: U.S. and International Marriage Records

U.S. Sons of the American Revolution Application 8 May 1953 by James Campbell Merrill Sr.

Family Search

ancestry.com

Sarah Hopkins
Parents

Born abt 1731 Maine

Died

Buried
Sources
Family Search

ancestry.com

CHILDREN with Sarah

H: great aunts and uncles

M: 6th cousins 7x's removed

John Small

Born 1751

Married?

Children?

Died 1784 Millbridge, Washington, Maine

Buried

Sources
Family Search

ancestry.com

Samuel Small

Born 1753

Married?

Children?

Died 1775

Buried

Sources
Family Search

ancestry.com

Joseph Small

Born 1755 Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, British Colonial America

Married Dorcas Tucker 25 January 1780 Cherryfield, Washington, Maine

Children: Hannah, John, Betsy, Clarissa, Baby Girl, Jane, Joseph, Elizabeth

Died

Buried

Sources
Family Search

ancestry.com

CHILDREN with Priscilla

Elisha Small headstone
(Deacon) Elisha Small
Born 7 Apr 1758 Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland, Maine
Military: American Revolution. He was a Corporal and a Sergeant under Rueben Dyers Company 28 May 1777. He also served under: Lt. William Mikels, Lt John Bohannan, and Lt. Colonel Campbell

Married Priscilla Strout 18 Feb 1782 Milbridge, Washington, Maine
Children: Benjamin, Sallie, Mary, Joseph, William, Elisha, Isaac, Daniel
Died 6 Aug 1844 Maine
Buried: Smalls Cemetery, Cherryfield, Washington, Maine

Revolutionary War Vet

According to this plaque,
Priscilla was one of the founders
of the First Baptist Church in the area.

Sources

The Narraguagus Valley : some account of its early settlement and settlers by J.A. Milliken

1886, page 5

Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22853141/elisha-small

Plaque hanging in the Baptist Church of Cherryfield, Maine

U.S. Sons of the American Revolution Application 8 May 1953 by James Campbell Merrill Sr.

1790 US Census Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland, Maine

1 male under 16

3 males over 16

4 females

1800 US Census Grey, Cumberland, Maine

2 males under ten

1 male of ten but under 16

1 male 45 and up

1 female of 16 but under 26

1 female of 26 but under 45

1 female 45 and up

1810 US Census Grey, Cumberland, Maine page 263 shows the following

1 male of 10 but under 16

2 males of 16 but under 26

1 male 45 years and up

1 female of 16 but under 26

1 female 45 years and up

Family Search

ancestry.com

H - 4th great grandfather
M - 6th c 7x's removed
* Ebenezer Small (Jr.)
Born abt 1760 Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland, Maine
Married Abigail Leighton 23 Feb 1781 Steuben, Washington, Maine
Children: Deborah, Samuel, Thomas, Lydia, Nabby (Abigail), John, Ebenezer (Eben), Peggy, Sally, Anna
Died after 1830 census

Buried
Sources
Book: The Narraguagus Valley : some account of its early settlement and settlers by J.A. Milliken

1886, page 5

1790 US Census Township East of Macchias, Washington, Maine

1 male under 16

1 males over 16

3 females

1800 US Census Macchias, Washington, Maine

He is second from the bottom, but I can't read the information

1810 US Census Eastport, Washington, Maine

1 male under 10

2 males 10-15

1 male 16-25

1 male 45+

3 females 10-15

1 female 16-25

1 female 45+

1820 US Census Plantation 11, Washington, Maine (taken 7 August 1820)

1 males 10-15

1 male 16-25

1 male 45+

1 female 16-25

1 female 45+

1830 US Census Bucksport, Hancock, Maine

1 male 30-39 his son, Ebenezer

1 male 70-79 him

1 female under 5 granddaughter?

1 female 20-29 daughter?

Family Search

ancestry.com

Jonathan Small
Born abt 1762 Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland, Maine

Married?

Children?

Died

Buried
Sources
Family Search

ancestry.com

1 comment:

UnknownMarch 23, 2015 at 12:23 PM
Hi
I hope the Web Page posted below will help explain the
Two PRISCILLA STROUT[s]
Adrian

John Small, Jr (b. October 8, 1731, d. date unknown)
John Small, Jr (son of John Small, Sr and Hannah Barnaby) was born October 8, 1731 in Provincetown, MA, and died date unknown.He married (1) Sarah Hopkins on February 9, 1750/51.He married (2) Priscilla Strout on October 28, 1757, daughter of Joseph Strout and Prisilla Thomas.
More About John Small, Jr and Sarah Hopkins:
Marriage: February 9, 1750/51
More About John Small, Jr and Priscilla Strout:
Marriage: October 28, 1757
Children of John Small, Jr and Priscilla Strout are:
+Elisha Small, b. April 1, 1758, Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland Co., ME203, d. August 6, 1844, Cherryfield, Washington Co. ME203.
Ebenezer Small, d. date unknown.
Jonathan Small, d. date unknown.
http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/b/r/i/Laurence-A-Briggs/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0434.html
ReplyDelete
Replies

Add comment

From a Funeral Program

When I come to the end of the road

And the sun has set for me

I want no rites in a gloom-filled room

Why cry for a soul set free?

Miss me a little - but not for too long

And not with your head bowed low

Remember the love that we once shared

Miss me, but let me go.

For this is a journey that we all must take

And each must go alone

It's all part of the Master's plan

A step on the road to home.

When you are lonely and sick at heart

Go to the hills we know

And bury your sorrow among the trees

Miss me, but let me go.

The Line

Every minute someone leaves this world behind.
We are all in “the line” without knowing it.
We never know how many people are before us.
We can not move to the back of the line.
We can not step out of the line.
We can not avoid the line.

So while we wait in line -

Make moments count.
Make priorities.
Make the time.
Make your gifts known.
Make a nobody feel like a somebody.
Make your voice heard.
Make the small things big.
Make someone smile.
Make the change.
Make love.
Make up.
Make peace.
Make sure to tell your people they are loved.
Make sure to have no regrets.
Make sure you are ready.

I'm My Own Grandpa

Many, many years ago when I was 23,
I got married to a widow
who was as pretty as could be.
She had a grown up daughter
who had a hair of red.
My father fell in love with her
and soon the two were wed.
This made my dad my son-in-law
And changed my very life.
My daughter was my mother,
for she was my father's wife.
To complicate the matters worse,
although it brought me joy,
I soon became the father
of a bouncing baby boy.
My little baby then became a brother -in-law to dad
and so became my uncle though it made me very sad.
For if he was my uncle,
then that also made him brother to the widow's grown-up- daughter,
who of course, was my stepmother.
Father's wife then had a son,
who kept them on the run.
And he became my grandson, for he was my daughter's son.
My wife is now my mother's mother
and it makes me blue.
Because, although she is my wife,
she's my grandma too.
If my wife is my grandmother,
then I am her grandchild.
and every time I think of it,
it simply makes me wild.
For now I have become the strangest case you ever saw.
As the husband of my grandmother,
I am my own grandpa!

Quotes from the Prophets

President Gordon B Hinckley: "It is good to look to the past to gain appreciation for the present and perspective for the future. It is good to look upon the virtues of those who have gone before, to gain strength for whatever lies ahead. It is good to reflect upon the work of those who labored so hard and gained so little in this world, but out of whose dreams and early plans so well nurtured, has come a great harvest of which we are the beneficiaries. Their tremendous example can become a compelling motivation for us all, for each of us is a pioneer in his own life."

President Spencer W Kimball: "I hope to see us dissolve the artificial boundary line we so often place between missionary work and temple and genealogical work, because it is the same great redemptive work!"

President Joseph Fielding Smith: " The responsibility on behalf of our kindred dead rests with equal force on all, according to our individual ability and opportunities...the greatest and grandest duty of all is to labor for the dead."

The Passing of the Pot (Chamber Pot)

As far back in childhood
As memory may go
One household vessel greets me
That wasn't made for show
Beneath the bed twas anchored
Where only few could see
But served the entire family
With equal privacy
Some called the critter Peggy
And some the thundermug
And others called it badger
A few called it jug
To bring it in at evening
Was bad enough no doubt
But heaven help the person
Who had to take it out
Our big one was enormous
And would accomodate
A watermelon party
Composed of six or eight
When nights were dark and rainy
It was a useful urn
On icy winter mornings
The cold rim seemed to burn
At times when things were rushing
And business extra good
Each took his turn a waiting
Or did the best he could
Sometimes when in a hurry
To our disgust and shame
We fumbled in the darkness
And slightly missed our aim
The special one for company
Was decorated well
But just the same it rendered
That old familiar smell
Today this modernism
Relieves me a lot
And only in my vision
I see that homely pot.
(author unknown)

Poem about ancestors

Though steep is the path I follow today,
The footprints of time will show me the way.
For many have traveled a smiliar road,
And carried an equal of heavier load.

No troubles I face are new to this earth,
That man has not faced from time of his birth.
The route has been charted and roads have been paved
By legions before me who were stalwart and brave.

Their steps never faltered nor courage grew dim,
For they trusted the Lord and let Him led them.
If my faith and my trust remain steadfast and true,
God will guide and protect me in all that I do.
- Dolores Karides

The Elusive Ancestor

I went searching for an ancestor.
I cannot find him still.
He moved around from place to place
and did not leave a will.
He married where a courthouse burned.
He mended all his fences.
He avoided any man who came to
take the US census

He always kept his luggage packed,
This man who had no fame,
and every 20 years or so,
This rascal changed his name.
No one else inthis world is
searching for this elusive man,
so I play "Gene-solitaire"
To find him, if I can!

I'm told he's buried in a plot,
with tombstone he was blessed;
but the weather took engravings,
and some vandals took the rest.
He died before the county clerks
were appointed to keep records
No family Bible has emerged -
In spite of all my efforts.

To top it off, this elusive ancestor
who has caused me many groans -
left me even one more challenge:
He brothed a lady,
by the name of "Jones"!
(Got this from a publication
put out by the DUP organization
that names the author: Merrell Kenworthy)

Poem: Heaven's Door

If I should go before you,

If life on earth were through;

I'll stop just inside Heaven's door,

and there I'll wait for you.

You've but to look 'cross star filled skies,

Past the moon and then beyond;

To know my leaving could never break,

This heart's undying bond.

And if you should go before me,

If your journey on earth were through;

You know I will be close behind,

I'll never be far from you.

Across the span of time and space,

This love will reach this far;

For you'll always carry a bit of my heart,

No matter where you are.

Allison Chambers Coxsey©1995 ~ All Rights Reserved

Which Shall It Be? by Adelaide Proctor

Which shall it be?

"Which shall it be? Which shall it be?
I looked at John and John looked at me,
And when I found that I must speak,
My voice seemed strangely low and weak:
˜Tell me again what Robert said,"
And then I, listening, bent my head.
This is his letter:˜I will give
A house and land while you shall live,
If, in return, from out your seven,
One child to me for aye is given."

I looked at John's old garments worn;
I thought of all that he had borne
Of poverty, and work, and care,
Which I, though willing, could not share;
I thought of seven young mouths to feed,
Of seven little children's need,
And then of this.

˜Come, John,said I,
We'll choose among them as they lie
Asleep. So, walking hand in hand,
Dear John and I surveyed our band:
First to the cradle lightly stepped,
Where Lilian, the baby, slept.
Softly the father stooped to lay
His rough hand down in a loving way,
When dream or whisper made her stir,
And huskily he said: ˜Not her!"

We stooped beside the trundle bed,
And one long ray of twilight shed
Athwart the boyish faces there,
In sleep so beautiful and fair;
I saw on James rough, red cheek
A tear undried. E'er John could speak,
He's but a baby, too," said I,
And kissed him as we hurried by.

Pale, patient, Robbie's angel face
Still in his sleep bore suffering's trace.
˜No, for a thousand crowns, not him!"
He whispered, while our eyes were dim.
Poor Dick! bad Dick! our wayward son”
Turbulent, restless, idle one”
Could he be spared?
Nay, He who gave
Bade us befriend him to the grave;
Only a mother's heart could be
Patient enough for such as he;
˜And so," said John, ˜I would not dare
To take him from her bedside prayer."

Then stole we softly up above,
And knelt by Mary, child of love;
˜Perhaps for her ˜twould better be,"
I said to John. Quite silently
He lifted up a curl that lay
Across her cheek in a wilful way,
And shook his head: ˜Nay, love, not thee,
The while my heart beat audibly.

Only one more, our eldest lad,
Trusty and truthful, good and glad,
So like his father. ˜No, John, no!
I cannot, will not, let him go."

And so we wrote, in courteous way,
We could not give one child away;
And afterward toil lighter seemed,
Thinking of that of which we dreamed,
Happy in truth that not one face
Was missed from its accustomed place;
Thankful to work for all the seven,
Trusting the rest to One in heaven."