Major Bryan Pendleton
Born 1599 England
Parents: Edward Pendleton Jr and unknown mother
Note:the connection between father and son is still unproven
Occupation: Before the government of Maine was officially incorporated, Pendleton served as
acting Governor of the territory. Brian first settled in
Watertown, Litchfield County, Connecticut. He was made freeman in Watertown
September 3, 1634 and was Deputy for six years to the General Court. He moved to
Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts where he helped settle the town. He
then removed to Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts and was a member of the
famous artillery company of Boston. He later removed to Strawberry Bank,
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire about 1651 and was Deputy there for
5 years. Even later he removed to Winter Harbor, Saco, Hancock County, Maine
where he purchased 200 acres of land. Finally he was summoned back to organize a
court in Portsmouth where he died. He was a very prominent civil and military
man holding many offices.
Married Eleanor Price 22 Apr 1619 England
Note: If this date is true, then their firstborn was a month premature
Died 1680 Winter Harbor, Maine
Sources
Book: Brian Pendleton and his descendants 1599-1910 compiled by Everett Hall Pendleton 1911
Title of Captain: History of Saco and Biddeford, Maine by George Folsom page 101
Title of Major: History of Saco and Biddeford, Maine by George Folsom page 109, 142
More about his life: same book pages 110, 165-167
Eleanor Price
Christened 22 Apr 1599 St Martins, Birmingham, Warwick, England
Parents: Richard Price and Elizabeth Cromwell
Died 1688 Maine
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Nicholas Pendleton
Christened 4 Dec 1619 St Martin, Birmingham, Warwick, England
Note: His father's name is spelled Bryen in the record
Sources
Christening: IGI Film 0097316 Batch P010721 dated 1555-1708
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Joseph Pendleton
Born abt 1624 England
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Captain James Pendleton
Born abt 1627 England
Married 1) Mary Palmer
Children: James, Mary, Hannah
2) Hannah Goodenow/Goodenough
Children: James, Bryan, Joseph, Edmund, Ann, Caleb, Sarah, Eleanor, Elizabeth, Dorothy, Patience
Died 29 Nov, 1709
Life notes: Admitted freeman at Watertown, Mass., 10 May 1648, (age 44)
21 Oct 1650, sold to George Parkhurst, "Same towne" five or six
acres known as "crocked meadow" (Middlesex Co., Mass., Deeds, I, 17).
Moved to Sudbury, Mass., where he served on a coroner's jury in
May, 1654.
Portsmouth: selectman, 1663 to 1668; town clerk, 1663 and 1664; commissioner 1667 to 1671
Captain of the Portsmouth milita 1666 until 1674, his last year in Portsmouth.
He owned property on the Great Island and continued in business after his father moved to Winter Harbor (Saco), Maine, in 1665.
1671, James disposes of Portsmouth property/vicinity and sold land and
buildings at Portsmouth to Thomas Thatcher.
25 Jan 1688, bought 1,000 acres of land, Westerly, from Nathaniel Lynde including Watch Hill. He sold a small part of this land and the rest he willed
to his sons, Joseph, Edmund, and Caleb.
HIS WILL
The will of James Pendleton, names second wife, Hannah,
sons: Joseph, Edmund and Caleb, daughters Ann Borwn, Eleanor Pendleton and
Dorothy Pendleton, "children by my present wife, Hannah," and daughters Mary and
Hannah "had by my former wife."
No reference is made to his sons, James and Brian, named in their father's will in 1677,
or to any heirs of these sons, so it appears they died without
issue.
He moved to Stonington, Connecticut, being granted land, and also had
some 700 acres of land given him by his father. Those 700 acres are in what is
now Westerly, Rhode Island
James, a staunch Puritan,
favored Connecticut over the more liberal Rhode Island, but he eventually lost
that fight. He continued his business activities and was affluent enough to be
referred to as "Esquire" and "Gentleman."
He was a selectman in both
Stonington and Westerly, sold intoxicants, imported sugar from Barbados and had
dealings with tobacco planters in Maryland. Dealing in liquor was not considered
reprehensible in those days, and a man could engage in that business, as well as
in politics, and still be a community leader and a pillar of the
church.
About the time he moved to Stonington, the King Philip's War
broke out, and Capt. James took part. He also may have participated in the great
Narragansett fight. He was awarded land in Voluntown for his services during the
war. He also obtained captive Indians whom he sold into slavery. Eventually,
James obtained more property in Rhode Island, buying 1,000 acres at Watch Hill
in Westerly. His Watch Hill home still stands.
Sources
Memorial: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31757205/james-pendleton
Book: Brian Pendleton and his descendants 1599-1910 (pg 28, 30-38) by Everett Hall Pendleton published in 1911
Caleb Pendleton
Born abt 1630 England
Married Judith (unknown surname) abt 1662
Children: Caleb Note: he died 1 Oct 1662
Died Before 9 Aug 1677 Westerly, Rhode Island
Sources
Book: Brian Pendleton and his descendants 1599-1910 (pg 28, 38-39) by Everett Hall Pendleton (1911)
*Mary Pendleton
Born abt 1635 Long Island, Cumberland, Massachusetts
Married Reverend Seth Fletcher abt 1655
Children: Pendleton
Died1675 Biddeford, York, Maine
Sources
Book: Brian Pendleton and his descendants 1599-1910 (pg 29) by Everett Hall Pendleton (1911)
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Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Reverend Seth Fletcher 1630-1682 Mary Pendleton 1635-1675
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| H- 9th Ggrandfather |
Parents: William Fletcher and Rachel (unknown surname)
Born abt 1630 Wells, York, Maine
Married 1) Mary Pendleton 1652 Long Island, Cumberland, Maine
2) Mary Fuller Peirson 30 May 1681 Essex Co., New Jersey
Died Aug 1682 Elizabethtown, Union, New Jersey
Buried: unknown, but probably New Jersey
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| Seth's second marriage to a (presumably widow) Mary (maiden name Fuller), Peirson |
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| Seth's will information from NJ Calendar of Wills - his second wife, also named Mary, is mentioned. |
Small Life note from book, Maine Pioneers: Mr. Fletcher, Junior," who had for 2 years been minister at Wells, was named before Gen. Court of Mass. on a charge of "unfitnesse," May 30, 1660; but 16 of the citizens petitioned May 22, 1661, that he be allowed to go on in his ministry. The court deferred action till the court of York had acted. [Mass. Arch. 10, 92-6.]
Sources
His title of Reverend: The History of Saco and Biddeford Maine by George Folsom (Printed 1830) Chapter 10 page 92, 130-131 Letters he wrote as minister pages 133-136
Maine Pioneers 1623-1660
US and International Marriage Records 1650-1900
Known as a Minister: AGBI
Death and the inventory of his estate: New Jersey abstract of wills and New Jersey calendar of wills
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Parents Bryan Pendleton and Eleanor Price
Born abt 1635 Long Island, Cumberland, Massachusetts
Died 1675 Biddeford, York, Maine
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Born abt 1660 Biddeford, York, Maine
Note: There are many birth dates given for him ranging from 1655-1670
Married Sarah Hill (d of Roger Hill and Mary Cross) 1680 Maine
Children: Sarah, Mary, James, Pendleton, Hannah, Abigail
Died 1697 Quebec, Canada
Note: He and two sons were captured by Indians and he died in captivity
Sources
Marriage: US Marriages prior to 1700 page 603
Book: History of Saco and Biddeford by George Folsom p 137, 177-179, 195-196, 200, 206, 226
Book: Hill Family in Maine 1633-1945 by Samuel A Hill
Military rank: History of Saco and Biddeford by George Folsom p 142 which states: "Mr. Pendleton, the associate from Saco, received the commission of Major of the forces in the County of York,as the Province was again styled"
Book: Colonial Families of the USA 1607-1775 Volume 5
NOTE: the book is wrong about the marriage order of Sarah Hill.
For a romanticized version of Pendleton and Sarah see: Maine in History and Romance by Maine Federation of Women's Clubs member Cora Belle Bickford page 65-78 It is claimed the knowledge came from "prominent members" of DAR (Daughters of American Revolution) organization
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Major Pendleton Fletcher Sr 1657-1699 Sarah Hill 1661-1726
Major Pendleton Fletcher Sr
Parents: Reverend Seth Fletcher and Mary Pendleton
NOTE: Pendleton left his housing and land at Cape Porpoise to her in his will, so she was not penniless. She administered his estate two years after his capture in 1700.
*Pendleton Fletcher Jr
Born abt 1685 Biddeford,York, Maine
Married Hannah Powell
Note: He escaped from the Indians that captured his father and brother. He was adopted by his maternal grandfather, Bryan Pendleton, after his father's death. On 25 May 1671, Brian, his grandfather, executed a trust deed to Joshua Moody and Richard Martin "For the entire affection I bear my grandson (now my adopted son) Pendleton Fletcher, I have granted unto him all my neck of land on which I now live (then called Winter Harbor which became Pendleton Neck and then Fletcher's Neck), as far as the mill, together with two islands (Wood and Gibbons Islands), etc.
Parents: Reverend Seth Fletcher and Mary Pendleton
Born abt 1660 Biddeford, York, Maine
Note: There are many birth dates given for him ranging from 1655-1666
Note: There are many birth dates given for him ranging from 1655-1666
Occupation: Constable of Saco 1681
Elected selectman 1685
Military: 1693 Lieutenant of company of soldiers stationed in a stone fort on the river bank of Saco Falls.
Married Sarah Hill 1680 Maine
Died 1697 (probably) Quebec, Canada
Note: He and two sons were captured by Indians and he died in captivity
Story from History of Saco and Biddeford: 7 Aug 1697 The capture of Lieut. Fletcher, and his two sons, took place the same year; of which Dr. Mather gives the following account. "Three soldiers of Saco Fort cutting some firewood on Cow island for the use of the fort, were by the Indians cut off; while that Lieut. Fletcher with his two sons, that should have guarded them, went a fowling ;and by doing so they likewise fell into the snare. The Indians carrying these three captives down the river in one of their canoes, Lieut. Larrabee, who was abroad with a scout, waylaid them, and firing; on the foremost of the canoes that had three men (Indians) in it, they all three fell and sank in the river of death ; several were killed aboard the other canoes ; and the rest ran their canoes ashore and escaped on the other side of the river; and one of the Fletchers, when all the Indians with him were killed,was delivered out of the hands which had made a prisoner of him , though his poor father afterwards died among them."
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Died 1697 (probably) Quebec, Canada
Note: He and two sons were captured by Indians and he died in captivity
Story from History of Saco and Biddeford: 7 Aug 1697 The capture of Lieut. Fletcher, and his two sons, took place the same year; of which Dr. Mather gives the following account. "Three soldiers of Saco Fort cutting some firewood on Cow island for the use of the fort, were by the Indians cut off; while that Lieut. Fletcher with his two sons, that should have guarded them, went a fowling ;and by doing so they likewise fell into the snare. The Indians carrying these three captives down the river in one of their canoes, Lieut. Larrabee, who was abroad with a scout, waylaid them, and firing; on the foremost of the canoes that had three men (Indians) in it, they all three fell and sank in the river of death ; several were killed aboard the other canoes ; and the rest ran their canoes ashore and escaped on the other side of the river; and one of the Fletchers, when all the Indians with him were killed,was delivered out of the hands which had made a prisoner of him , though his poor father afterwards died among them."
Sources
Book: Brian Pendleton and his descendants compiled by Everett Hall Pendleton, 1911
Book: History of Saco and Biddeford by George Folsom, 1830, p 137, 177-179, 195-196, 200, 206, 226
Military rank of Major: History of Saco and Biddeford by George Folsom p 142 "Mr. Pendleton, the associate from Saco, received the commission of Major of the forces in the County of York, as the Province was again styled"
Military rank of Major: History of Saco and Biddeford by George Folsom p 142 "Mr. Pendleton, the associate from Saco, received the commission of Major of the forces in the County of York, as the Province was again styled"
Book: Colonial Families of the USA page 284
Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England:James Savage:1860:Vol 2, Pg 419
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Sarah Hill
Parents Roger Hill and Mary Cross
Sarah Hill
Parents Roger Hill and Mary Cross
Born 7 Apr 1661 Saco, Biddeford, Maine
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| Sarah's marriages according to US New England Marriages prior to 1700. Just for clarification, it is actually stating that William Priest married her after 24 Feb 1699/1700 but before October 1702 in Saco, Maine |
NOTE: Pendleton left his housing and land at Cape Porpoise to her in his will, so she was not penniless. She administered his estate two years after his capture in 1700.
Married 2) William Priest between 24 Feb 1699 and Oct 1702 Saco, Biddeford, Maine
Note: In book: Colonial Families of the USA, it claims William was her first husband
3) Lieutenant Andrew Brown 23 Jan 1710 Wells, York, Maine
4) John Treworgy after 1723 (which is the death year for Andrew)
Died 1726 Arundel, York, Maine
Sources
Birth: Book: Volume 71 Early Vital Records of Saco and Biddeford Maine published by the New England Historical and Genealogical Register (Boston, Mass.: NEHGS, 1917)
Died 1726 Arundel, York, Maine
Sources
Birth: Book: Volume 71 Early Vital Records of Saco and Biddeford Maine published by the New England Historical and Genealogical Register (Boston, Mass.: NEHGS, 1917)
Marriages: US New England Marriages prior to 1700
Book: History of Saco and Biddeford by George Folsom, 1830, page 167
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Note: There are some children that were listed in Family Search back when it was called Ancestral File that could not possibly belong to this couple because their father was captured in 1697 and never seen again. The last possible year for children for this couple would be 1698 and that is only if Sarah was pregnant at the time he was captured.
Also, another source (?) claims there were only two sons and two daughters.
Author John Savage claimed they had 7 children before 1690
Mary Fletcher (never found her in an official record)
Born abt 1683 Biddeford,York, Maine
Married 1) Joseph Sawyer abt 1702 Maine (I have never found proof of this marriage or the next one, but it is doubtful because, in the marriage record, the Mary Sawyer that married John Gibson had a father named John Sawyer, thereby making both marriages/children irrelevant).
Born abt 1683 Biddeford,York, Maine
Married 1) Joseph Sawyer abt 1702 Maine (I have never found proof of this marriage or the next one, but it is doubtful because, in the marriage record, the Mary Sawyer that married John Gibson had a father named John Sawyer, thereby making both marriages/children irrelevant).
Children: unnamed boy, Mary
2) John Gibson
2) John Gibson
Child: John
Death
Burial
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Born abt 1685 Biddeford,York, Maine
Married Hannah Powell
Note: He escaped from the Indians that captured his father and brother. He was adopted by his maternal grandfather, Bryan Pendleton, after his father's death. On 25 May 1671, Brian, his grandfather, executed a trust deed to Joshua Moody and Richard Martin "For the entire affection I bear my grandson (now my adopted son) Pendleton Fletcher, I have granted unto him all my neck of land on which I now live (then called Winter Harbor which became Pendleton Neck and then Fletcher's Neck), as far as the mill, together with two islands (Wood and Gibbons Islands), etc.
Children: John, Joseph, Seth, Brian, Samuel, Pendleton
Died 1747 Arundel, Maine
Sources
Book: History of Saco and Biddeford by George Folsom, 1830, pg 166-167
Trust deed: York deeds 2 folio 97
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James Fletcher
Born abt 1687 Biddeford,York, Maine
Born abt 1687 Biddeford,York, Maine
Married: unknown since he was captured by Indians
Children: unknown since he was captured by Indians
Died
Buried
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History of Saco and Biddeford by George Folsom Note: I only put this as a source because it mentions that Pendleton and two sons were captured by the Indians. The second son is never named in the book, only the son that escaped.Hannah Fletcher (never found her in any record)
Born abt 1689 Biddeford,York, Maine
Born abt 1689 Biddeford,York, Maine
Married
Children
Died
Buried
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Sarah Fletcher
Born: 1690 Biddeford,York, Maine
Married 1) Walter Millar 3 Dec 1708 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Born: 1690 Biddeford,York, Maine
Married 1) Walter Millar 3 Dec 1708 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
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| Marriage record of Walter and Sarah |
2) Mathew Robinson of Winter Harbor 22 Jul 1716 Wells, York, Maine
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| Marriage record for Sarah and Matthew |
No Children
Died 2 Dec 1773 Wells, York, Maine
Buried
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Birth: AGBI
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Marriage mentioned: History of Saco and Biddeford by George Folsom p167Marriage to Walter and Mathew: Maine Vital Records and Maine Marriages
Abigail Fletcher
Born abt 1693 Biddeford,York, Maine
Married Samuel Hatch (Jr) 22 Aug 1715 Wells, York, Maine
Born abt 1693 Biddeford,York, Maine
Married Samuel Hatch (Jr) 22 Aug 1715 Wells, York, Maine
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| Abigail and Samuel marriage record |
Children: Mary, Abigail, John, Dorcas, Sarah, Lazarus, Thomas
Died 1740 Wells, York, Maine
Buried 1740
Sources
Book: Massachusetts and Maine Families in the Ancestry of Walter Goodwin Davis, Vol 2, Gardner-Moses page 215
Sources
Book: Massachusetts and Maine Families in the Ancestry of Walter Goodwin Davis, Vol 2, Gardner-Moses page 215
Genealogy of Mayflower Families Vol 3 page 530
Marriage mentioned: History of Saco and Biddeford by George Folsom, 1830, p167 also in Maine Marriages and Maine Vital Records
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Sunday, April 11, 2010
Pendleton Fletcher Jr 1681 and Hannah Powell
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| -H- 7th G grandparents |
Parents Major Pendleton Fletcher and Sarah Hill
Born abt 1685 Saco, York, Maine
Married Hannah Powell about 1706 Saco, York, Maine
Died abt 1746 Arundel, York, Maine
Buried
Sources
Book: Saco Valley settlements and families: historical, biographical, traditional, and legendary, pages 102-103 by G.T. Ridlon Sr., 1895
Sources
Book: Saco Valley settlements and families: historical, biographical, traditional, and legendary, pages 102-103 by G.T. Ridlon Sr., 1895
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| The children listed here are Pendleton the 3rd's and wife Hannah (unknown surname) NOT to be confused with Pendleton the 2nd and his wife Hannah Powell |
Hannah Powell
Parents: Thomas Powell and Abigail Norris
Born abt 1687 Long Island, Cumberland, Maine
Died 29 Oct 1756 Arundel, York, Maine
Buried
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| Pendleton Fletcher (3rd) |
Born 9 Oct 1707 Biddeford, York, Maine
Married Hannah (unknown surname)
Children: Hannah, Pendleton, Abigail, Thomas, Brian
Died 17 Apr 1807 Fletcher's Neck, Maine
Buried Fletcher Biddeford Pool Cemetery
Sources
Book: Saco Valley settlements and families: historical, biographical, traditional, and legendary, pages 102-103 by G.T. Ridlon Sr., 1895
Sources
Book: Saco Valley settlements and families: historical, biographical, traditional, and legendary, pages 102-103 by G.T. Ridlon Sr., 1895
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Sarah Fletcher
Born 1708 Biddeford, York, Maine
Married Thomas Edgecomb 10 Dec 1725 Biddeford, York, Maine
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| Thomas and Sarah's marriage record - original spelling |
Children: Thomas, Rachel, Mary, James, Hannah, John, Samuel, Gibbins, Robert, Sarah
Died 16 August 1790 Saco, York, Maine
Buried Old Ferry Burying Ground (called Ferry Landing), Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine
Note (from find a grave): This burying ground is located on the shores of the Bagaduce River on private property, as are many of these burying grounds. At present there only two stones, but more are reputed to have been here. Perhaps the landowners will have luck in finding other stones in their efforts to resurrect this ground.
Sources
Marriage: Vital Records of Saco and Biddeford, Maine page 129
Marriage: Vital Records of Saco and Biddeford, Maine page 129
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John Fletcher
Born 1709 Biddeford, York, Maine, British Colonial America
Married Elisabeth Simson 3 Dec 1737 Biddeford, York, Maine
Born 1709 Biddeford, York, Maine, British Colonial America
Married Elisabeth Simson 3 Dec 1737 Biddeford, York, Maine
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| Marriage intentions record for John and Elisabeth |
Children: Roger, Stephen, Susannah, Elizabeth, Alice, John, Sarah, Pendleton, Lydia, Olive, Jonathan
Death
Buried
SourcesMarriage: New England Historical Genealogical Register, 1917, Page 131
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Joseph Fletcher
Born 1711 Biddeford, York, Maine, British Colonial America
Married Mary Smith 18 Aug 1743 Biddeford, York, Maine, British Colonial America
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Joseph Fletcher
Born 1711 Biddeford, York, Maine, British Colonial America
Married Mary Smith 18 Aug 1743 Biddeford, York, Maine, British Colonial America
Children: Joseph, Jeremiah, Priscilla, Margaret
Death
Buried
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Brian Fletcher
Born 6 Nov 1714 Biddeford, York, MaineEngagement to Anna Young: 15 Mar 1748 Biddeford, York, Maine
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| Engagement/Marriage Intention date. Remember, the new year didn't begin until 25 March in the year 1748, so in our day and time, the year was actually 1749. Therefore, in reality, their engagement wasn't over a year long. |
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| Brian and Anna's marriage record |
Children: Anna, Brian, David, Robert, Mary, Eunice
Death
Buried
SourcesMarriage: Maine Church Records
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Samuel Fletcher
Born 1718 Biddeford, York, Maine
Married Mary Carr 17 Jan 1743 Biddeford, York, Maine
Children: Mary, William, Samuel, Sarah, Elizabeth, Hannah, Hepzibah, Nathaniel
Military: Massachusetts, Rank: Private
Military: Massachusetts, Rank: Private
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| Samuel and Mary's marriage record in book |
Death: 1790 Pownalborough, Maine District of Massachusetts
Sources
1790 US Census Pownalborough, Maine District of Massachusetts
Note: The north precinct of Pownalborough was set off in 1794 to form New Milford, later Alna.
Book: Marriage: Early Vital Records of Saco and Biddeford Maine page 216
New England Historical and Genealogical Register (Boston, Mass.: NEHGS, 1917).
From History of Saco and Biddeford by George Folsom
Military information: D.A.R.
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1790 US Census Pownalborough, Maine District of Massachusetts
Note: The north precinct of Pownalborough was set off in 1794 to form New Milford, later Alna.
Book: Marriage: Early Vital Records of Saco and Biddeford Maine page 216
New England Historical and Genealogical Register (Boston, Mass.: NEHGS, 1917).
From History of Saco and Biddeford by George Folsom
Military information: D.A.R.
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Seth Fletcher (There is another Seth Fletcher. It has yet to be determined who married Hannah Mayo)
Born 1713 Biddeford, York, Maine, British Colonial America
Born 1713 Biddeford, York, Maine, British Colonial America
Married:
Children
Died
Buried
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Samuel Fletcher 1715 Mary Carr 1720
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| Revolutionary War Vet |
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| 6th Ggrandfather - HE |
Parents: Pendleton Fletcher Jr and Hannah Powell
Born 1715 Biddeford, York, Maine
Married Mary Carr 17 Jan 1743 Biddeford, York, Maine
Military: Massachusetts, Rank: Private
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| Samuel and Mary's information in book: Early Vital Records of Saco and Biddeford Maine p 216 |
Death: 1790 Pownalborough, Maine District of Massachusetts
Sources
1790 US Census Pownalborough, Maine District of Massachusetts
Note: The north precinct of Pownalborough was set off in 1794 to form New Milford, later Alna.
Book: Marriage: Early Vital Records of Saco and Biddeford Maine page 216
New England Historical and Genealogical Register (Boston, Mass.: NEHGS, 1917).
From History of Saco and Biddeford by George Folsom
Military information: D.A.R.
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Mary Carr
Parents: Samuel Carr and Mary Brown
Born abt 1721 Arundel, York, Maine
Note: The area now known as Arundel, while sometimes referred to by that name, was a part of Kennebunkport until 1915, at which point it was set off and named North Kennebunkport. In 1957, following the publication of the Chronicles of Arundel by Kenneth Roberts , the town was renamed Arundel by the state legislature.
Sources
For information regarding Arundel: Wikipedia
Maine Church Records for the birth of Mary, their daughter
Maine Church Records for her marriage to Samuel
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Mary Fletcher
Christened 31 August 1746 Biddeford, York, Maine
Married
Children
Died
Buried
Sources
Christening: Maine Church Records
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Christened 16 Apr 1749 Biddeford, York, Maine
Married Lydia Jane Hardison 1778 Biddeford, York, Maine (daughter of Nathaniel Hardison and Charity Shorey)
Children: Mary, James, Lydia, Benjamin, William Jr, Joseph, Jane, Margaret, Eunice, Anna
Died 25 Dec 1823 Amherst, Hancock, Maine
Buried
Sources
1800 US Census Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine
1810 US Census Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine
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| Revolutionary War Veteran |
Christened: 8 July 1750 Near Kennebec River, York, Maine
Occupation: Farmer
Military: Revolutionary War
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| Samuel's military record |
Children: Furber
2) Hannah Burr 17 June 1782 Kittery York, Maine
Note: the article claims her surname is Burns.
3) Unknown
4) Unknown
Died June 1815 Kittery, York, Maine
Buried
Sources
Military Record: A Record of the Services of the Commissioned Officers and Enlisted Men of Kittery and Eliot, Maine
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Sarah Carr Fletcher
Born 1754 Biddeford, York, Maine
Christened: 30 June 1754, Biddeford, York, Maine, British Colonial America
Married Oliver Boynton 22 Jan 1774 Wiscasset, Lincoln, Maine, British Colonial America
Children: Asa, Samuel, James, Oliver
Died about 1826
Buried
Sources
Christening: Maine Church Records
North America Family Histories
Maine Marriages
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Elizabeth Fletcher
Christened 3 August 1755 Biddeford, York, Maine
Married
Children
Died
Buried
Sources
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Hannah Fletcher
Born 1757 Biddeford, York, Maine
Christened 6 Nov 1757 Biddeford, York, Maine
Not Married
Children
Died
Buried
Sources
Christening: Maine Church Records
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Hepzibah Fletcher
Christened 17 Sep 1758 Biddeford, York, Maine
Married John Boynton 13 May 1779 Pownal, Cumberland, Maine
Children: Hepzibah, John, Nancy, Joseph, Rhoda, Moses
Died
Buried
Sources
Christening: Maine Church Records
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Nathaniel Fletcher
Born 10 June 1759 Biddeford, York, Maine
Not Married
Children
Died
Buried
Sources
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Thursday, March 25, 2010
William Carr Fletcher 1749 Lydia Hardison 1760
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| H - 5 G Grandfather |
Parents Samuel Fletcher and Mary Carr
Christened 16 Apr 1749 Biddeford, York, Maine, British Colonial America
Married Lydia Hardison 1771 Biddeford, York, Maine, British Colonial America
Note: William had a grant of land from De Gregoire and was mentioned with his son James in 1793. He was deeded two lots on the Union River in 1788. In 1804 he lost 26 acres by deed to Ephraim Pickard to satisfy a debt.
Died 25 Dec 1823 Amherst, Hancock, Maine
Buried
Sources
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History of Saco & Biddeford p. 238 (Note: I have downloaded this book but neither he nor his wife are mentioned, perhaps there is another book with the same name?)
Fletcher Genealogy p. 609 (It would be most helpful if someone will provide the author, because I can't find this)
D.A.R. Lineage (This one is verifiable)
Amherst, Hancock Maine Cemetery inscriptions
Link (active as of 21 June 2020): http://e-booksgen.com/N0174.html
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| H - 5th G Grandmother |
Parents Nathaniel Hardison and Charity Shorey???
Born 1753 Mariaville, Hancock, Maine, British Colonial America
Died
Buried
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Mary (Polly) FletcherBirth 1771 Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine
Married Daniel Treworgy abt 1790 York county, Maine
Children: Betsy, Mary
Died 25 November 1860 Waltham, Hancock, Maine
Buried
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James Fletcher
Birth 1773 Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine
Married Lydia Treworgy 5 June 1794 Trenton, Hancock, Maine
Children: none found
Died
Buried
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Lydia Fletcher
Birth 1774 Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine
Married John Wentworth 16 January 1794 Trenton, Hancock, Maine
Note: he was his second wife
Children: Martha, William, Hannah, Mark, William, Lydia, Abigail, Hyrum
Died 29 Jan 1853 Brewer, Penobscot, Maine
Sources
1850 US Census Brewer, Penobscot, Maine (age 76 living with Bramhall family)
Maine Marriages
Book (online): The Wentworth Genealogy Vol 2 p 60-61 (Seen above)
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Memorial: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/131221063/lydia-wentworth
Benjamin Fletcher
Birth 1776 Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine
Married Lydia Treworgy???? this is his brother's wife, so...
Children
Died
Buried
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William Carr Fletcher Jr
Birth 1778 Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine
Married Sarah Jellison abt 1804
Children: Warren, Charlotte, William, John, Charles, Eben
Died
Buried
Sources
1850 US Census Waltham, Hancock, Maine (age 72)
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Joseph Hardison Fletcher
Birth 1780 Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine
Married 1) Anna Orcutt 1815 Eddington, Penobscot, Maine
Children: Zelotes
2) Prudence Morrison 1819
Children: Philander, Lovina, Harriet, Franklin, Mary
Died 1 Feb 1864 Amherst, Hancock, Maine
Buried
Sources
Marriage to Anna: Maine Marriages
1860 US Census Amherst, Hancock, Maine
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| Margaret's headstone |
Born 1 Mar 1784 Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine
Married Zelotes Grover 23 Apr 1803 Maine
Children: Mercia, Zelotes, Lucetta, Betsy, Nancy, Serenia
Died 17 Feb 1863 Amherst, Hancock, Maine
Buried Tannery Loop Cemetery (now Mt Rest Cemetery) Amherst, Hancock, Maine
Sources
1850 US Census Amherst, Hancock, Maine
Maine, Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1990
AGBI Volume 55 page 335
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Jane Hardison Fletcher
Birth 1785 Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine
Married Emerson Orcutt Jr 1802 Hancock, Maine
Children: Rosetta, Daniel, Mary Ann, Harriet, Emerson, Eben, Harvey, Elizabeth, Emily
Died 1865 Holden, Penobscot, Maine
Buried
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Eunice Fletcher
Birth 1788 Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine
Married Joseph Day 20 April 1805 Eddington, Penobscot, Maine
Children: Jesse, Emerson, William, Lucy, Joseph, Caroline, Elmina, Lydia, Herman
Died 1872
Buried
Sources
Marriage to Joseph: Maine Marriages 1771-1907
1850 US Census Clifton, Penobscot, Maine (age 62)
1860 US Census Clifton, Penobscot, Maine (age 72, in son-in-law, Luther Hays, household)
1870 US Census Clifton, Penobscot, Maine (age 82, widowed)
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| H - 4th g grandmother, Orcutt line |
Born 7 Apr 1789 Mariaville, Hancock, Maine
Married Seth Orcutt abt 1804
Children: Elizabeth, Eliza, Adeline, Seth, Mary Ann, Elijah, William, John, Lucinda, Wilson, Hosea
Died 4 January 1871 Brewer, Penobscot, Maine
COD: Paralysis
Buried Day Road Cemetery (now North Brewer Cemetery) Brewer, Penobscot, Maine
Sources
1850 US Census Brewer, Penobscot, Maine (age 60)
1860 US Census Eddington, Penobscot, Maine (age 72)
Death: J Gary Nicholls Cemetery Collection
Cause of Death: US Federal Census Mortality Schedules
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Robert Emerson 1561-1620 Susanna Crabbe 1566-1626
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| From: Genealogical and Family History of the State of Maine, Volume 1 By Henry Sweetser Burrage, Albert Roscoe Stubbs |
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| -H- 11th Ggrandparents |
Robert Emerson
Parents Thomas Emerson and Joan Brasse
Christened 25 Oct 1561 Great Dunmow, Essex, England
Occupation: Currier
Occupation: Currier
Married Susanna Crabb 24 Nov 1578 St Michaels, Bishops Stortford, Herts, England
Note: Her surname is spelled Crabbe in the record
Buried 6 Jan 1620 Bishops Stortford, Herts, England
Sources
Genealogical and Family History of the State of Maine, Volume 1 By Henry Sweetser Burrage, Albert Roscoe Stubbs
Christened abt 1587 England
Married J Rogers 1 Jul 1611 England
Christened abt 1588 England
Note: Her surname is spelled Crabbe in the record
Buried 6 Jan 1620 Bishops Stortford, Herts, England
Sources
Birth and genealogy chart:
Genealogical and Family History of the State of Maine, Volume 1 By Henry Sweetser Burrage, Albert Roscoe Stubbs
Marriage: IGI Film 0991366 Batch M072172 dated 1561-1754
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Susanna Crabb
Parents: John Crabb and Joan Porter
Susanna Crabb
Parents: John Crabb and Joan Porter
Born abt 1556
Died Nov 1626
Buried 20 Nov 1626 Bishops Stortford, Herts, England
Sources
Buried 20 Nov 1626 Bishops Stortford, Herts, England
Sources
Genealogical and Family History of the State of Maine, Volume 1 By Henry Sweetser Burrage, Albert Roscoe Stubbs
Burial: http://www.queenannswar.com/Note: this link is dead as of 2020
Alice Emerson
Christened 11 Nov 1579 Bishops Strotford, Herts, England
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Alice Emerson
Christened 11 Nov 1579 Bishops Strotford, Herts, England
Note: her surname is spelled Emeson and her father's name abbreviated as Robt. in the record
Married: On Family Search they have J Fuller and ancestry.com hasThomas Broune
Children
Died
Buried
Sources
Genealogical and Family History of the State of Maine, Volume 1 By Henry Sweetser Burrage, Albert Roscoe Stubbs
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Genealogical and Family History of the State of Maine, Volume 1 By Henry Sweetser Burrage, Albert Roscoe Stubbs
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Christened 21 Feb 1582 Bishops Strotford, Herts, England
Married T Browne (of Southwark) abt 1605 England
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Margaret EmersonChristened 21 Feb 1582 Bishops Strotford, Herts, England
Married T Browne (of Southwark) abt 1605 England
Children
Died
Buried
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Sources
Genealogical and Family History of the State of Maine, Volume 1 By Henry Sweetser Burrage, Albert Roscoe Stubbs
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*Thomas Emerson
Christened 26 Jul 1584 Bishops Stortford, Herts, England
Married Elizabeth Brewster 1 Jul 1611 Bishops Stortford, Herts, England
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| -H- 10th Ggrandparents |
Christened 26 Jul 1584 Bishops Stortford, Herts, England
Married Elizabeth Brewster 1 Jul 1611 Bishops Stortford, Herts, England
Children: Robert, Benjamin, Ralph, James, Joseph, Elizabeth, John, Thomas, Nathaniel and Susan
Died 1666 Massachusetts
SourcesGenealogical and Family History of the State of Maine, Volume 1 By Henry Sweetser Burrage, Albert Roscoe Stubbs
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Christened 12 Apr 1586 Bishops Stortford, Herts, England
Married Barbara Lowthorpe? 19 Jul 1638?
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Robert EmersonChristened 12 Apr 1586 Bishops Stortford, Herts, England
Married Barbara Lowthorpe? 19 Jul 1638?
Children
Died
Buried
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Anne EmersonChristened abt 1587 England
Married J Rogers 1 Jul 1611 England
Children
Died
Buried
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John EmersonChristened abt 1588 England
Married
Children
Died
Buried
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Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Thomas Emerson 1584-1666 Elizabeth Brewster -1638
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| The house Thomas built |
Christened 26 Jul 1584 Bishops Stortford, Herts, England
Parents: Robert Emerson and Susanna Crabbe
Married Elizabeth Brewster 1 July 1611 Bishops Stortford, Herts, England
Occupation: The Emersons were leather sealers & Stampers by trade in England & in Massachusetts They came over from London in 1635 on the ship "Abigale"
Died 1 May 1666 Massachusetts
Will of Thomas Emerson: In the name of God amen. I Thomas Emerson of Howsham in the Parish of Cadney in the countie of Lincoln, yeoman, aged and weake in body. But of sound and pfect memorie praised be God for it doe make and constitute this my Last Will and Testament in Manner and Forme Following, VIX: Imp. I bequeath my soule into the hands of almighty God my Heavenly Maker and Redeemer, and my body decently to be buried in the Parish Church Yard of Cadney nere unto the place where my wife was buried. And of my wordly goods I thus dispose, Imprimis I give to Edward emerson My Sonne twentie pounds to be payd to him within three monthes after my decease. Item I give to my sonne Thomas Emerson twentie pounds to be likewise payed within three monthes after my decease. Item I give to my sonne Michael Emerson five pounds to be pay within five weeks after the demanding of the same. Item I give to my daughter Elizabeth Lilforth and his children four pound to be likewise payd within five weeks after the demanding of the same. Item I give to Robert Emerson my Sonne five pounds to be likewise payd within five weeks after the demanding of the same. Item I give to Isabell Grantham my daughter twentie shillings. Item I give to Isabell Grantham my daughter three shillings foure pence in the month to be payd out of my lands and tenements in Howsham for and dureing her naturall life, to begin at my decease. Item I give to Anne Wright my grandchild twentie shillings. All these several sumes I will that they be payd as formerly mentioned and also that they receive them with their own hands in Howsham and There give a discharge to my Executor. Excepting Elizabeth Lilfurd and her children, for whome I will that an aquitance from herself or from my sonne Michael or my sonne Robert shall be a discharge. Item my mind and will is that is any of my children here in England died before my decease that then the rest of my children shall divide that legacie amongst them. Item I give to all my grandhcildren not mentioned before twelve pence apeece. Item I give to the poore of the Parish of Cadney five shillings. All the rest of my goods and chattells undisposed I give to my sonne John Emerson whom I doe make my sole executor to discharge all my debts and legacies and funeral charges in witnesse whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and seal this twentieth day of May 1656. Information from; "History of Haverhill, Massachusetts" by George W. Chase, "The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts" by David Hoyt, and "The Haverhill Emersons" Pt 2 by Charles Pope. Compiled by G. Lewis, January 2006.
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Elizabeth Brewster
Born abt 1586
Parents: William Brewster and Mary Wentworth
Died 10 Aug 1638 Massachusetts
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| Robert Emerson and Ann Grant marriage record |
Christened 24 May 1612 Bishops Stortford, Herts, England
Married 1) Elizabeth Graves 22 Oct 1635 Bishops Stortford, Herts, England
2) Frances Pitkin 1636 England
3) Ann Grant 4 Nov 1658 Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts
Sources
Marriage to Elizabeth: England Marriages FHL microfilm 991,366
Marriage to Ann: Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Film # 0496782.
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Benjamin Emerson
Born 2 Oct 1614
Christened 20 Oct 1614 Bishops Stortford, Herts, England
Buried 27 Oct 1614 Bishops Stortford, Herts, England
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Ralph Emerson
Christened 19 Oct 1615 Bishops Stortford, Herts, England
Died 8 Jun 1626 England
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James Emerson
Christened 1617 Bishops Stortford, Herts, England
Married Lydia Smith abt 1642
Died 1664 Tangier, Morocco
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*Reverend Joseph Emerson
Christened 25 Jun 1620 St Michaels, Bishops Stortford, Herts, England
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| Joseph Emerson and Elizabeth Bulkley (written here as Buffly) |
Married 1) Elizabeth Woodmansey abt 1646
Children: Joseph, James
2) Elizabeth Bulkley 7 Dec 1665 Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Children: Lucy, Edward, Peter, Daniel, Ebeneezer
Died 3 Jan 1680 Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Sources
http://www.queenannswar.com/
Occupation: biographical sketches ancestry.com
Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town records
Ancestral File
Elizabeth Emerson
Christened 14 Jun 1623 Bishops Stortford, Herts, England
Married John Fuller 15 Apr 1638 Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
Children: John, Thomas, Susan, Elizabeth, Joseph, Nathaniel, Sarah
Died 4 Jun 1666
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Reverend John Emerson
Christened 26 Feb 1625 Bishops Stortford, Herts, England
Married Ruth Symonds 1660 Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
Children: Ruth, Martha, Mary, Elizabeth, John, Dorothy, Samuel
Died 2 Dec 1700 Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts
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Nathaniel Emerson
Christened 18 Jul 1630 Bishops Stortford, Herts, England
Married 1) Sarah Gates abt 1653 Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
Children: Elizabeth, John, Nathaniel, Sarah, Joanna, Thomas
2) Lydia Thurlow abt 1690 Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
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Susan Emerson
Christened 17 Mar 1632 Bishops Stortford, Herts, England
Married: Did not find one - may have remained single
Died 29 Dec 1712 Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
Note: have seen an early birthdate - about age 9
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