Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Colonel Elisha Doane 1697-1759 Hannah Cole 1700-1786

Captain Elisha Doane Headstone

Captain Elisha Doane

Whaler

Parents Hezekiah Doane and Hannah Snow
Born 1699 Massachusetts
Occupation: Whale Fisheries
Deacon in his church from 1730 until his death
Military: Captain of 4th Company 7th Massachusetts Regiment and fought in Louisburg and suffered at Grand Pre. He had a sword with his name engraved on it that is reported to have been passed down to his descendants.

From book listed in sources on page 85-86 - this is just page 85

Married Hannah Cole 26 Feb 1718 Cape Cod, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Transcription: Doane, Elisha, Deacon, at Eastham, a Captain of a Company at Louisbourgh (Louisburg) in 1745, afterwards captured and taken to Canada, and later was Lieutenant Colonel of a regiment in an expedition to the westward, Dec 6, 1759, @ 61 years (Newsletter)

Died 7 Dec 1759 Wellfleet, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Buried Duck Creek Cemetery, Wellfleet, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Sources
Online Book: Doane Family by Alfred A Doane pages 84

Book: The Doane family: Deacon John Doane, Plymouth and Dr. John Done, of Maryland and their descendants page 85-86

Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20568271/elisha-doane/

Hannah Cole Doane headstone

Hannah Cole
Born 15 Dec 1693 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Parents: William Cole and Hannah Snow
Died 25 Feb 1786 Wellfleet, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Buried Duck Creek Cemetery, Wellfleet, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Sources
Online: http://www.pilgrimhopkins.com/
Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20568318/hannah-doane

CHILDREN

Revolutionary War

*Colonel Joseph Doane
Christened 6 Aug 1721 Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Joseph Christening record

Military: Revolutionary War: Colonel Joseph Doane's (2nd Barnstable Co.) regiment of Massachusetts militia

On the occasion of the city of Chatham's 200th anniversary, speech given by James Hawes in 1912 (see the link below):

Chatham was represented in this (Provincial) Congress by Captain Joseph Doane. It recommended, among other things, if I may use a modern term, a boycott on tea.

A third congress met May 31st, 1775, and Chatham was again represented by Joseph Doane, then styled "Colonel". At a town meeting December 27, 1774, a considerable number of persons signed the association recommended by the Provincial Congress not to drink or use any tea after March 1st following.

On January I8, 1775, the military company was reorganized. Lieut. Benjamin Godfrey was made captain; Mr. Richard Sears lieutenant; Mr. Joseph Crowell ensign, and Mr. John Emery military clerk. The town clerk remarks that all this was very pleasing to the citizens. Capt. Godfrey commanded a company at the battle of Bunker Hill.

August 13, 1776, the town raised 32 pounds for bounty for soldiers who enlisted in the Northern Department, and 16 pounds, four shillings for powder bought for the town's use.

December 14, 1776, the selectmen reported that they had procured nine men to go to Rhode Island for three months, at a bounty of nine pounds and fourteen shillings each.

May 19, 1777. additional bounty was VI voted. The town also agreed to take care of the families of soldiers.

In January, 1776, under a call for troops, a regiment had been raised in Plymouth and Barnstable counties. Thomas Hamilton, of Chatham, was adjutant. About the same time the Cape was divided into two regiments, Chatham falling into the second, of which Joseph Doane became colonel. Another call for troops was made the same year, Chatham's quota being 26.

In April, 1778, five men were called for from the town. In 1779 there was a further call and in December, 1780, a call for nine men. In the meantime, there had been calls on the town for clothing and provisions for the army.

February 22, 1778, the selectmen and James Ryder, lieutenant of the militia company, reported that there had been raised in the town in 1777 ten men for three years and 20 men for eight months.

Of these, Sergeant Hyatt Young and Benjamin Bassett served during the war. Joseph Young, son of Hyatt, was among the eight months' men. Hyatt Young had served in the previous French war. A monument to him and his son Joseph stands in the Universalist Cemetery.

John Young, who served in 1776, and enlisted for three years in 1777, was reported drowned in 1778. In September, 1778, Capt. Benjamin Godfrey's company and Capt. Nathan Bassett's company of Chatham men, on an alarm to Falmouth and New Bedford, served for a few days. Chatham men were also on short term service in Rhode Island and at the throwing up of entrenchments at Dorchester Heights in the spring of 1776, when Gen. Washington drove the British from Boston.

The Cape men were largely in service on the Coast Guard, Capt. Thomas Hamilton's company, which consisted mostly of Chatham men, served on the coast from July to December, 1775. Cape Cod men were largely drawn upon to man the numerous privateers that preyed upon the British commerce.

Among others the sloop "Wolf," of which Capt. Nathaniel Freeman of Harwich (now Brewster) was commissioned master September 13, 1776, Joseph Doane of Chatham being lieutenant, had Chatham men in her crew. She had a brief career, being soon after sailing captured by a British 74 gun ship disguised as a merchantman. The crew were carried to Brooklyn, N. Y., and placed in the prison ships, but were exchanged at Newport, R. I., February 11, 1777.

No doubt many local incidents occurred during the Revolutionary war of which there is no record. One has been preserved. June 20, 1782, a British privateer sent some men into the harbor under cover of darkness and took possession of a brigantine. They hoisted the British flag on her and attempted to take her and a sloop out of the harbor under protection of the guns of the privateer. But the local military company, under Col. Benjamin Godfrey and Capt. Joseph Doane, assembled on the shore and by a well-directed fire compelled the British to abandon the vessels, and they were recaptured.

Married Dorcas Eldredge 12 Apr 1739 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Children: Lydia, Dorcas, Joseph, Hannah, Ruth, Mary, Elisha, Rachel, Ephraim, Mary, Sarah
Died 12 May 1778 Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Buried
Sources

Christening: Massachusetts Town and Vital Records

Talk given by James Hawes, page 9-11 : https://archive.org/details/historicaladdres00hawe

Online Book: History of Chatham, Massachusetts by W.C. Smith, p 50, 205, 207

Book: History of Brewer, Orrington, Holden & Eddington by Thayer & Ames
Online Book: Doane Family by Alfred A Doane pages 87

Book: History of Eastham, Wellfleet and Orleans, Barnstable Co., Mass from 1644-1844

By Enoch Pratt

Book: Massachusetts soldiers and sailors of the revolutionary war: Volume 14 by Massachusetts Office of Secretary of State

Chatham Sea Captains in the Age of Sail By Joseph A. Nickerson, Jr., Geraldine Nickerson pages 25-28

Note: this book concerns his son, Joseph Jr, who was involved in a mystery of murder and mayhem

Elisha Doane Tomb

Colonel Elisha Doane
Born 23 Jun 1725 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Whaler

Occupation: Whale Fishery
Married 1) Hope Rich 22 Feb 1743 Wellfleet, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Children: Thankful, Elisha, Hannah, Isaiah, Hope, Elisha, Rachel
2) Ann Doane 25 Dec 1768 Boston, Massachusetts
Children: Jane, Jane, John, William
Died 27 Jan 1783 Boston, Massachusetts
Buried: Doane Tomb No 12, under Kings Chapel, Boston, Massachusetts
Sources
To see his house (now used a community center): http://www.southshorecommunitycenter.com/
From the website: Established in 1944, the South Shore Community Center is located at 3 North Main Street in what was formerly the Elisha Doane House, built in 1750 and a true reflection of the New England charm that defines Cohasset Village.
To read about his descendants: www.archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/DOAN/1998 (DEAD LINK)
On YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6EKtY3rjLg&feature=fvw
Note: at Captain Bearse House
Basic biography and tomb: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75228300/elisha-doane
Online Book: Doane Family by Alfred A Doane page 87

History of Eastham, Wellfleet and Orleans, Barnstable Co., Mass from 1644-1844

By Enoch Pratt
Hannah Doane
Born abt 1729 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Married David Brown Jr 13 Dec 1743 (intentions) Eastham, Massachusetts
Children: Hannah, Samuel, David, Jonathan, Ruth, Rachel, Elisha, Joseph, Hezekiah, Benjamin, Mary
Died Jul 1816 Wellfleet, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Buried: Duck Creek Cemetery, Wellfleet, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Sources
Online Book: Doane Family by Alfred A Doane page 88

Hezekiah Doane headstone

Deacon Hezekiah Doane
Born abt 1730 Eastham, Massachusetts
Occupation: Whale Fishery

Belonged to a crew called
the "seed corn gang of whalers"

Representative to General Court (3 Years)
Selectman (5 years)
Town Clerk (4 years)
Paid fines instead of serving in the Continental Army
Married 1) Elizabeth Crowell 25 Oct 1750 Eastham, Massachusetts
Children: Elisha, Elizabeth, Hezekiah, Paul, William, Henry, Joseph, Margery, Elisha
2) Sarah Cahoon 28 Nov 1799 Wellfleet, Massachusetts
Died 18 Mar 1808 Massachusetts
Buried Duck Creek Cemetery, Wellfleet, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Sources
Online Book: Doane Family by Alfred A Doane page 88

History of Eastham, Wellfleet and Orleans, Barnstable Co., Mass from 1644-1844

By Enoch Pratt p 17, 107, 115, 131
Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55048216/hezekiah-doane
Ruth Doane
Born abt 1732 Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Died abt 1747 Cape Breton, Massachusetts (age 15y)
Sources
Online Book: Doane Family by Alfred A Doane page 88
Rachel Doane
Born abt 1734 Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Married 1) John Wormley 17 May 1757 Eastham, Massachusetts
2) Edward Baker 12 Jan 1766 Wellfleet, Massachusetts
Died: 1806
Sources
Online Book: Doane Family by Alfred A Doane page 88

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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."

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Colonel Elisha Doane 1697-1759 Hannah Cole 1700-1786

Christening: Massachusetts Town and Vital Records

Talk given by James Hawes, page 9-11 : https://archive.org/details/historicaladdres00hawe

Online Book: History of Chatham, Massachusetts by W.C. Smith, p 50, 205, 207

Book: History of Eastham, Wellfleet and Orleans, Barnstable Co., Mass from 1644-1844

Book: Massachusetts soldiers and sailors of the revolutionary war: Volume 14 by Massachusetts Office of Secretary of State

Chatham Sea Captains in the Age of Sail By Joseph A. Nickerson, Jr., Geraldine Nickerson pages 25-28

History of Eastham, Wellfleet and Orleans, Barnstable Co., Mass from 1644-1844

History of Eastham, Wellfleet and Orleans, Barnstable Co., Mass from 1644-1844

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