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Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Benjamin Newland 1673 Sarah Leonard 1680

H - 7th Great grandparents

Benjamin Newland
Parents: Jeremiah Newland and Katherine Anthony

Born 1 Oct 1673 Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts

Married 1) Sarah Leonard 23 Jul 1702 Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts
2) Elizabeth Caswell 29 Nov 1716 Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts

Children: Jacob
Died

Buried
Sources
Birth and Father's name: IGI Film 0844826 IT 1-3 Batch C500081 dated 1639-1850

Marriage to Sarah: Genealogical and family history of northern New York: a record of the achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth and the founding of a nation. New York: Lewis Historical Pub. Co., 1910.

Note: In volume 3, page 1047 it shows Sarah Leonard married to Benjamin Newland. However, it errantly claims her parents are George Leonard and Anna Tisdale. Impossible - as Sarah and George were cousins.
Marriage to Elizabeth: Massachusetts Clerk Town and Vital Records
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Note: it lists the WRONG parents for Sarah
Also, the next paragraph claimed that there was a son, Jacob,
born to Benjamin and his second wife, Elizabeth after just saying
at the end of this paragraph that they didn't have any.

Sarah Leonard

Parents: Benjamin Leonard and Sarah Thrasher (married 15 Jan 1679)

Born 21 May 1680 Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts
Died

Buried
Sources
Birth and father: A genealogical dictionary of the first settlers of New England Vol 3 by James Savage page 78

Massachusetts Births and Christenings

Birth: Records of the Colony of New Plymouth, Edited by Nathaniel Shurtleff and ordered printed by the Massachusetts Legislature, page 82

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CHILDREN

There is more than one record on this paper.
Translation: November 29th 1726 Benjamin Newland and Elizabeth Caswell both of Norton, were married by Mr. Joseph Avery. The second part says: the above said Elizabeth Newland died November the 4 day 1739
The children of Benjamin Newland and Sarah Newland were as follows:
Benjamin Newland was born 23 April 1702 and dyed the 24th of November 1724
Sarah Newland was borne the 15th of August 1704

Benjamin Newland
Born 23 Apr 1702 Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Note: given name spelled Benjamen in record

Married?

Died 24 Nov 1724 Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts, British Colonial America

Buried

Sources
Birth Record

Online: http://dunhamwilcox.net/ma/norton_b3.htm

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Sarah Newland
Born 15 Aug 1704 Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts

Married Thomas Grover 17 March 1723 Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts

Children: Esther, Thomas, David, Mary, Sarah (the last two girls are twins)

Translation: Thomas Grover and Sarah Newland both of Norton were joyned together in marriage the 21st day of March 1722/3 by Mr. ?
Their children was borne as followeth
Ester Grover was borne the 19th of September anno domini 1723
Thomas Grover was borne ye 18th of August 1725
David Grover was borne ye 12th of November 1727
Mary Grover and Sarah Grover were borne Febuary ye 22nd 1729/30

Died

Buried

Sources
Birth Record

Marriage Record

Online: http://dunhamwilcox.net/ma/norton_b3.htm

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H- 6th ggparents
*Jemima Newland
Born abt 1706 Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts
Married Ephraim Grover 25 Jul 1728 Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts
Children: Jemima, Mercy, Abigail, Rebecca, Ephraim, Phebe, Anne, Sarah

Translation: July ye 25 day 1728 Ephraim Grover and Jemima Newland both of Norton were married by Mr. Joseph Avery and their children are borne as foloeth
Jemima Grover was bone 17 day of May 1729
and Mary Grover was borne ye 22 day of Febuary 1732
and Abygayle Grover was borne ye 8 day of Aprill 1733
and Rebekah Grover was borne ye 18 day of June 1735
and Epharim Grover was borne ye 1 day of Aprill 1738
and Phebe Grover was born March 29th 1740
and Anne Grover was born April 6th 1743
and Sarah Grover was born February 17th 1746

Died 6 Apr 1792 Mansfield, Bristol, Massachusetts

Buried
Sources
Marriage Record: Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records

Children's birth records

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Christenings of children http://dunhamwilcox.net/ma/norton_b3.htm
Josiah Newland
Born abt 1708 Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts

Married Abigail Grover 12 February 1730 Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts

Children: Abigail, Josiah, Jonathan, Amos, Josiah, Sarah, David

Translation: Josiah Newland and Abigaill Grover were joyned together in marriage Febrary ye 12th 1729/30 by Mr. Joseph Avery
The Children were Borne as folloeth
Abigail Newland was borne the 12 day of November 1730
Josiah Newland was borne the 29 day of Desember 1732
Jonathan Newland was borne the 30 day of November 1734
Amos Newland was borne the 9 day of June 1738
Josiah Newland Was borne December 27th 1741
Sarah Newland was borne Aprill 8th 1742
David Newland was born Miay the 27th 1752

Died

Buried

Sources

Marriage Record

Birth records of his children

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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."

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Benjamin Newland 1673 Sarah Leonard 1680

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