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John Clark(e) 1736-1809 Will

This will is at Northumberland County (PA) Probate 2:95:

In the name of God Amen, I John Clarke of the Township of West Buffalo in the County of Northumberland and State of Pennsylvania Yeoman being weak in body, but of sound mind and memory and understanding blessed be God for the same but considering the uncertainty of this transitory life do make and publish this my last will and Testament in manner and form following to wit: Principally and first of all I commend my immortal Soul into the hands of God who gave it and my body to the earth to be buried in a decent and christian like manner at the discretion of my Executors hereinafter named and as to such wordly estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this life, I give and dispose of the same in the following manner to wit; First it is my will and I do order that all my just Debts and funeral expenses be duly paid and satisfied as soon as conveniently can be after my decease. 

Item I give and bequeath unto my daughter Jane, the wife of David Watson the sum of one thousand eight hundred sixty six Dollars and sixty seven cents Lawful Money current in the state of Pennsylvania as soon as conveniently can be after my decease.

Item I give and bequeath unto William Clark and Jane Clarke (being two of the children of my son Joseph Clarke) the sum of eight hundred Dollars in like Money aforesaid equally to be divided between them or their legal Representatives on their arrival of the age of twenty one years or days of marriage which ever shall first happen. 

Item I given and bequeath unto John Ram (torn) the sum of forty Dollars in like Money aforesaid to be paid to him as soon as conveniently can be after my decease. 

Item, I give and bequeath unto Widow Fisher (lately the wife of Philip Fisher) unto widow Little (lately the wife of Samuel Little) and unto widow McNutley (lately the wife of _____ McNutley) the sum of forty Dollars iin lie money aforesaid equally to be divided between them by my Executors herein after named and to be paid to them as soon as conveniently can be after my Deceased

And as touching all the rest residue and remainder of my Estate that is to say in Money Bonds, Notes or  Book Accounts, I give and bequeath unto the Children of my son Joseph Clarke in share and share alike to be paid to them as soon as the money shall come into the hands of the said Executors after my Decease.

And lastly I nominate constitute and app0int my friends David Watson and Christopher Eilert both of said  West Buffalo Township in the County and State aforesaid to be the Executors of this my last will and Testament hereby revoking all other wills and testaments legacies and bequeaths by me heretofore made and declaring this and no other to be my last will and testament.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal the ninth Day of December in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and seven. 

John Clarke

 

 

George Wallis of Little Harbor in Portsmouth, N.H.

The final section (the third) is now published.  The full citation is:

George Wallis of Little Harbor in Portsmouth, New Hampshire and His Descendants for Several Generations New Hampshire Genealogical Record 33 (2021):3-20, 39-74, 34 (2022): 3-20.

And several in the title means five generations down.

 

John Clark 1785-1853 Will

In the name of the Benevolent Father of all, I John Clark of the County of Brown and State of Ohio do make and publish this my last Will and Testament.

First, I give and devise to my beloved wife in lieu of widower the one third part of all my property boath real and personal during her natural life and all the stock, household goods, furniture, provisions and other goods and chattels which may thereon at the time of my decease. Selling so much thereof if necessary as may  be sufficient to pay any just debts at the death of my said wife the real estate aforesaid and such part of the personal property or the proceeds thereof as may there remain unconsumed and expended, I give and devise to all my children share and share alike except my son Joseph Clark.

Second, to my son Joseph Clark I give and bequeath the sum of fifty dollars in full of the balance of his share as he received  his share previous.

Item 3rd. I give and bequeath to my granddaughter Mary Ellen Clark, daughter of my son James Clark deceased the sum of three hundred dollars to be paid to her Guardian in twelve months after my death to be put out at interest until she shall arrive at the age of eighteen years.

Item 4th. I devise and bequeath to my daughter Nancy Hopkins my son Wm. W. Clark Ryan Clark Austin Clark Milton A. Clark Sara J. Snedacar and Ellen Clark each an equal share of my estate boath real and personal that is share and share alike except my youngest daughter Ellen Clark is to have two hundred dollars more than the rest and also excepting the dividends noted above.

Item 5th. I do hereby nominate and appoint my brother William W. Clark and my wife Ellen  Clark Executors of this my last Will and Testament hereby authorizing and empowering them to compromise adjust release and discharge in such manner as they may deem proper the debts and claims due me.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 25th day of October in the year 1851.

John Clark

Signed and acknowledged by said John Clark as his last Will and Testament and signed by us in his presence at his request

A. C. Dugan

T.W. McKee

Brown County Probate Records 3:91 et seq.

 

Ahnentafel for Keziah (Cromwell) Coffin

1. Keziah CROMWELL, daughter of 2. John CROMWELL & 3. Lydia. Born abt 1740 in Dover, New Hampshire. Keziah died in Dover, New Hampshire, aft 26 Mar 1794; she was 54.1

On 18 Mar 1783 Keziah is warned out of New Durham, NH with her daughter Mary, both of Rochester: New Durham Town Records 1:57 and 59.
Dies before 1800 when husband is enumerated alone in Freeport, Maine, 1800 Census.

Research: “Descendants of Abner Coffin & Mary Rawlings of Harrisfeeket” by Edward S. Coffin (the author, Augusta, ME, 2006)

Abt 1760 when Keziah was 20, she married Abner COFFIN Jr. in Dover, New Hampshire.

2. John CROMWELL, son of 4. Joshua CROMWELL & 5. Lydia. Born abt 1700. John died in Dover, New Hampshire, on 11 May 1776; he was 76.2,3

Dead by 1794 when his daughters deed land to each other and mention him as John Cromwell of Dover, deceased. Possibly other children. One Philip Cromwell witnessed the deed of 1794.
Master Tate’s Diary notes the death of Jno. Cromwell and Lydia his wife. NEHGR 74 (1920): 191.
Deeds father’s land on 3 April 1752, NHPD 45:248 and 70:326

Research: “History of the Town of Durham, New Hampshire (Oyster River Plantation) with Genealogical Notes” by Everett S. Stackpole & Lucien Thompson (2 vols., Rumford Press, Concord, NH, 1913, reprint, Somersworth, NH 1973)

Bef 1735 when John was 35, he married Lydia.

3. Lydia. Born abt 1710. Lydia died in Dover, New Hampshire, on 13 May 1776; she was 66.2,3

4. Joshua CROMWELL, son of 8. Capt. Philip CROMWELL & 9. Elizabeth LEIGHTON. Born abt 1676 in Dover, New Hampshire. Joshua died in Dover, New Hampshire, bef Apr 1752; he was 76.

He and his wife Lydia deed four times (NHPD 16:309, 17:241, 24:187, 32:287) in 1720, 1723, 1730 and 1743. His children deed his land on 3 April 1752 at NHPD 45:248, 70:326. He sold land on 13 September 1709 to Daniel Noyes that was in Newbury, Mass. (6 acres) for 21 pounds (Essex County Deeds 23:111). No mention of how he owned the land and no grantee deeds for him. No doubt it was land his father and grandfather owned.

Research: "Genealogical Dictionary of ME and NH" by Sybil Noyes, Charles Thornton Libby, and Walter Goodwin Davis (Portland, 1939, reprinted Baltimore, 1988)
“History of the Town of Durham, New Hampshire (Oyster River Plantation) with Genealogical Notes” by Everett S. Stackpole & Lucien Thompson (2 vols., Rumford Press, Concord, NH, 1913, reprint, Somersworth, NH 1973)

Abt 1699 when Joshua was 23, he married Lydia in Dover, New Hampshire.

5. Lydia. Born abt 1679. Lydia died aft Jan 1744; she was 65.

Research: "Genealogical Dictionary of ME and NH" by Sybil Noyes, Charles Thornton Libby, and Walter Goodwin Davis (Portland, 1939, reprinted Baltimore, 1988)
“History of the Town of Durham, New Hampshire (Oyster River Plantation) with Genealogical Notes” by Everett S. Stackpole & Lucien Thompson (2 vols., Rumford Press, Concord, NH, 1913, reprint, Somersworth, NH 1973)

8. Capt. Philip CROMWELL, son of 16. Giles CROMWELL & 17. Alice WEEKS. Born abt 1634. Philip died in Dover, New Hampshire, on 26 May 1708; he was 74.

Perhaps other children. Was married first to the oldest daughter of John Tuttle

Research: "Genealogical Dictionary of ME and NH" by Sybil Noyes, Charles Thornton Libby, and Walter Goodwin Davis (Portland, 1939, reprinted Baltimore, 1988)
“History of the Town of Durham, New Hampshire (Oyster River Plantation) with Genealogical Notes” by Everett S. Stackpole & Lucien Thompson (2 vols., Rumford Press, Concord, NH, 1913, reprint, Somersworth, NH 1973)

Bef Sep 1671 when Philip was 37, he married Elizabeth LEIGHTON in Dover, New Hampshire.

9. Elizabeth LEIGHTON, daughter of 18. Thomas LEIGHTON & 19. Joanna. Born abt 1640 in Dover, New Hampshire. Elizabeth died aft 1708; she was 68.

Research: "Genealogical Dictionary of ME and NH" by Sybil Noyes, Charles Thornton Libby, and Walter Goodwin Davis (Portland, 1939, reprinted Baltimore, 1988)
“History of the Town of Durham, New Hampshire (Oyster River Plantation) with Genealogical Notes” by Everett S. Stackpole & Lucien Thompson (2 vols., Rumford Press, Concord, NH, 1913, reprint, Somersworth, NH 1973)

16. Giles CROMWELL. Born abt 1605 in Southampton, Hampshire, England. Giles died in Newbury, Massachusetts, on 25 Feb 1675; he was 70.

Will at Essex County Probate #6583, dated 25 March 1673
Parish register notes marriage as 8 Feb 1629/30.

Research: "Genealogical Dictionary of ME and NH" by Sybil Noyes, Charles Thornton Libby, and Walter Goodwin Davis (Portland, 1939, reprinted Baltimore, 1988)

2 Feb 1629/30 when Giles was 24, he married Alice WEEKS in Eling, Hampshire, England.4

17. Alice WEEKS. Born abt 1605 in Eling, Hampshire, England. Alice died in Newbury, Massachusetts, on 6 Jun 1648; she was 43.

Research: "Genealogical Dictionary of ME and NH" by Sybil Noyes, Charles Thornton Libby, and Walter Goodwin Davis (Portland, 1939, reprinted Baltimore, 1988)

18. Thomas LEIGHTON. Born abt 1604 in England. Thomas died in Dover, New Hampshire, 22 Jan 1671/2; he was 67.

Research: "Genealogical Dictionary of ME and NH" by Sybil Noyes, Charles Thornton Libby, and Walter Goodwin Davis (Portland, 1939, reprinted Baltimore, 1988)
Penobscot Pioneers, volume five by Philip Howard Gray (Penobscot Press, Camden, ME, 1995)

Thomas married Joanna.

19. Joanna. Joanna died aft 1672.

Married secondly Job Clements

Research: "Genealogical Dictionary of ME and NH" by Sybil Noyes, Charles Thornton Libby, and Walter Goodwin Davis (Portland, 1939, reprinted Baltimore, 1988)
Penobscot Pioneers, volume five by Philip Howard Gray (Penobscot Press, Camden, ME, 1995)


Sources

1. Stafford County Deeds 17:326-7
2. "Vital Records of Dover, NH 1686-1850" Dover Historical Society (Heritage Books, Bowie, MD, 1990), p. 189
3. Master Tate’s Diary NEHGR 74 (1920):191
4. Hampshire Marriage Licences 1607-1640 by Church of England Diocese of Winchester by Arthur James Willis (1960), p. 68


Ahnentafel for Bridget (Berry) Pinkham 1761-1847

As I was preparing the profiles for my 11 patriot ancestors, I was also googling their names to see who if anyone was working on them.  Not surprising, no one is.  I'm still the only one who remembers these people.  I did some people on WikiTree and I noticed that their spouses' ancestry were blank.  So, here's an ahnentafel or  two to fill in the gaps.

1. Bridget BERRY, daughter of 2. Stephen BERRY Jr. & 3. Mary ALLEN. Born on 15 Sep 1761 in Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire.1 Bridget died in Chelsea, Suffolk, Massachusetts, on 8 Feb 1847; she was 85.2

New Durham Town Book for children and husband, listed by Stephen Berry, Jr. Town Clerk of New Durham (her brother).
Grave inscription in History of Chelsea and "Seven Generations; a Story of Prattville and Chelsea" The inscription is "Sleep on dear mother take thy rest, In the bright mansions of the blest; And in the morning when we rise; We hope to meet you in the skies."

Research: “Descendants of William Berry of Rockingham County, NH for Four Generations: Book Three: William Berry and Jane ____ of Strawberry Bank” by June Berry (The Author, Kearns, UT, 1993)
"Richard Pinkham of Old Dover, New Hampshire and His Descendants East and West" by Rev. Charles Nelson Sinnett (Concord, NH 1908)
"Seven Generations: A Story of Prattville and Chelsea" by Walter Merriam Pratt (Privately Printed, Norwood, MA, 1930) p. 48
The Pinkhams of Strafford County, New Hampshire, New Hampshire Genealogical Record 23 (2006):27-76.
“New Hampshire Families in 1790” Volume 1, ed. Diane Gravel and David Watson Kruger (Concord, NH, NHSOG, 2007).

On 16 Jul 1782 when Bridget was 20, she married Thomas PINKHAM in New Durham, Strafford, New Hampshire.1

2. Stephen BERRY Jr., son of 4. Stephen BERRY & 5. Ann PHILBRICK. Born on 21 Apr 1724 in Rye, New Hampshire. Stephen died in Nottingham, New Hampshire, on 4 Apr 1820; he was 95.3

Birth in Town Records of Rye, NH
Hallowell newspaper notes death at age 96 "Lt. Stephen Berry died at Nottingham, fought at Quebec and Am. Rev." VR's from Maine Newspapers.
Get land from father on 17 Apr 1760; deed recorded on 16 Nov 1763 (Rockingham Deeds 69:368)
In Rochester by 1742 Estate List.

Research: "Genealogical Dictionary of ME and NH" by Sybil Noyes, Charles Thornton Libby, and Walter Goodwin Davis (Portland, 1939, reprinted Baltimore, 1988)
"Vital Records from Maine Newspapers 1785-1820" by David C. Young and Elizabeth Keene Young (Heritage, Bowie, MD, 1993) p. 41
“Descendants of William Berry of Rockingham County, NH for Four Generations: Book Three: William Berry and Jane ____ of Strawberry Bank” by June Berry (The Author, Kearns, UT, 1993)
"Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: New Hampshire" (GPO, 1907, reprinted Genealogical Publishing Co., 1992), p. 94

In 1745 when Stephen was 20, he married Mary ALLEN in Rochester, New Hampshire.

3. Mary ALLEN, daughter of 6. John ALLEN & 7. Mary BURNHAM. Born on 12 Feb 1724 in Durham, New Hampshire.4,5 At the age of <1, Mary was baptized in Durham, New Hampshire, on 9 Sep 1724. Mary died in Rochester, New Hampshire, on 22 Jul 1816; she was 92.6

Age at death given as 92 years; 5 mos; 10 days
Quitclaims to her brother William Allen (Strafford Deeds 3:15)
Her funeral is mentioned in “Journal of Enoch Hayes Place 1810-1865” transcribed by William E. Wentworth (NEHGS, Boston, 1998, in 2 vols.) 1:97.

Research: "Charles Allen of Portsmouth, NH, 1657 and Some of His Descendants" by Frank W. Allen (Boston, 1902)
“Descendants of William Berry of Rockingham County, NH for Four Generations: Book Three: William Berry and Jane ____ of Strawberry Bank” by June Berry (The Author, Kearns, UT, 1993)
“History of the Town of Durham, New Hampshire (Oyster River Plantation) with Genealogical Notes” by Everett S. Stackpole & Lucien Thompson (2 vols., Rumford Press, Concord, NH, 1913, reprint, Somersworth, NH 1973)
“Charles Allen and Some of His Descendants” by Frank W. Allen NEHGR 56 (1902):26-27

4. Stephen BERRY, son of 8. William BERRY Jr. & 9. Judith LOCKE. Born 18 Jan 1690/1691 in Newcastle, New Hampshire. Stephen died in Rochester, New Hampshire, abt 1762; he was 71.

Buys land in 1733 in Rochester; called of Rye alive in 1760 when he deeds land to son Stephen Berry, Jr. (Rockingham Deeds 69:368) deed recorded on 16 Nov 1763 (perhaps after his death)
Deeds land to brother-in-law Joses Philbrick (Rockingham Deeds 24:406)
Admitted to the church in Rochester on 16 Oct 1737. His wife was admitted with children on 26 Feb 1737/8 (NHGR 7:89 (1910)).

Research: “Descendants of William Berry of Rockingham County, NH for Four Generations: Book Three: William Berry and Jane ____ of Strawberry Bank” by June Berry (The Author, Kearns, UT, 1993)
"Genealogical Dictionary of ME and NH" by Sybil Noyes, Charles Thornton Libby, and Walter Goodwin Davis (Portland, 1939, reprinted Baltimore, 1988)
NHSOG Record 10 (1993):69-71 (my article on Philbricks)

4 Jan 1716/1717 when Stephen was 25, he married Ann PHILBRICK in Newcastle, New Hampshire.

5. Ann PHILBRICK, daughter of 10. Joseph PHILBRICK & 11. Tryphena MARSTON. Born on 13 Jan 1694 in Hampton, New Hampshire.7 Ann died in Rochester, New Hampshire, bef 1760; she was 65.

parentage is proved by a deed (Rockingham Deeds 24:406) where husband Stephen Berry deeds land to his "brother-in-law" Joses Philbrick. She probably dies before 1760 when her husband deeds land to their son Stephen Berry, Jr. and there is no dower clause.

Research: “Descendants of William Berry of Rockingham County, NH for Four Generations: Book Three: William Berry and Jane ____ of Strawberry Bank” by June Berry (The Author, Kearns, UT, 1993)
"Genealogical Dictionary of ME and NH" by Sybil Noyes, Charles Thornton Libby, and Walter Goodwin Davis (Portland, 1939, reprinted Baltimore, 1988)
NHSOG Record 10 (1993):69-71 (my article on Philbricks)

6. John ALLEN, son of 12. Charles ALLEN & 13. Susannah HUGGINS. Born abt 1685 in Greenland, New Hampshire. John died in Rochester, New Hampshire, bef 10 Aug 1749; he was 64.8

In Rochester in the 1742 Estate List

Research: "Charles Allen of Portsmouth, NH, 1657 and Some of His Descendants" by Frank W. Allen (Boston, 1902)
"Ancestry of Charles Stinson Pillsbury & John Sargent Pillsbury" by Mary Lovering Holman (2 vols., 1938)
“Charles Allen and Some of His Descendants” by Frank W. Allen NEHGR 56 (1902):26-27
"Genealogical Dictionary of ME and NH" by Sybil Noyes, Charles Thornton Libby, and Walter Goodwin Davis (Portland, 1939, reprinted Baltimore, 1988)

Abt 1716 when John was 31, he married Mary BURNHAM.

7. Mary BURNHAM, daughter of 14. Samuel BURNHAM & 15. Mary. Born abt 1688 in Durham, New Hampshire. Mary died in Rochester, New Hampshire, bef 10 Jul 1777; she was 89.

Research: "Charles Allen of Portsmouth, NH, 1657 and Some of His Descendants" by Frank W. Allen (Boston, 1902)
"Genealogical Dictionary of ME and NH" by Sybil Noyes, Charles Thornton Libby, and Walter Goodwin Davis (Portland, 1939, reprinted Baltimore, 1988)
"Ancestry of Charles Stinson Pillsbury & John Sargent Pillsbury" by Mary Lovering Holman (2 vols., 1938)
NEHGR 56 (1902):26-27

8. William BERRY Jr., son of 16. William BERRY & 17. Jane. Born abt 1654 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. William died in Newcastle, New Hampshire, bef 1708; he was 54.

Research: “Descendants of William Berry of Rockingham County, NH for Four Generations: Book Three: William Berry and Jane ____ of Strawberry Bank” by June Berry (The Author, Kearns, UT, 1993)
"Genealogical Dictionary of ME and NH" by Sybil Noyes, Charles Thornton Libby, and Walter Goodwin Davis (Portland, 1939, reprinted Baltimore, 1988)

On 8 Jul 1678 when William was 24, he married Judith LOCKE in Newcastle, New Hampshire.

9. Judith LOCKE, daughter of 18. Nathaniel LOCKE & 19. Sabina HEMINS. Born on 16 May 1656 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Judith died in Greenland, New Hampshire, on 19 Jan 1753; she was 96.

Research: “Descendants of William Berry of Rockingham County, NH for Four Generations: Book Three: William Berry and Jane ____ of Strawberry Bank” by June Berry (The Author, Kearns, UT, 1993)
"Genealogical Dictionary of ME and NH" by Sybil Noyes, Charles Thornton Libby, and Walter Goodwin Davis (Portland, 1939, reprinted Baltimore, 1988)

10. Joseph PHILBRICK, son of 20. James PHILBRICK & 21. Ann ROBERTS. Born on 1 Oct 1663 in Hampton, New Hampshire.7 Joseph died in Rye, New Hampshire, on 7 Nov 1755; he was 92.9

Research: "Genealogical Dictionary of ME and NH" by Sybil Noyes, Charles Thornton Libby, and Walter Goodwin Davis (Portland, 1939, reprinted Baltimore, 1988)
"A Genealogy of the Philbrick and Philbrook Families, Descended from the Emigrant, Thomas Philbrick, 1583-1667" by Rev. Jacob Chapman (Exeter, NH, the author, 1886)
NEHGR 38 (1884):282-283 et seq.
"History of the Town of Hampton, New Hampshire" by Joseph Dow in two volumes (Salem, MA, Lucy E. Dow, 1894)
NHSOG Record 10 (1993):69-71 (my article on Philbricks)

Abt 1685 when Joseph was 21, he married Tryphena MARSTON in Hampton, New Hampshire.

11. Tryphena MARSTON, daughter of 22. William MARSTON & 19. Sabina HEMINS. Born on 28 Dec 1663 in Hampton, New Hampshire.7 Tryphena died in Rye, New Hampshire, on 11 Nov 1729; she was 65.9

Research: "Genealogical Dictionary of ME and NH" by Sybil Noyes, Charles Thornton Libby, and Walter Goodwin Davis (Portland, 1939, reprinted Baltimore, 1988)
"A Genealogy of the Philbrick and Philbrook Families, Descended from the Emigrant, Thomas Philbrick, 1583-1667" by Rev. Jacob Chapman (Exeter, NH, the author, 1886)
NEHGR 38 (1884):282-283 et seq.
"History of the Town of Hampton, New Hampshire" by Joseph Dow in two volumes (Salem, MA, Lucy E. Dow, 1894)
NHSOG Record 10 (1993):69-71 (my article on Philbricks)
"Massachusetts and Maine Families in the Ancestry of Walter Goodwin Davis" by Walter Goodwin Davis (Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1996), 2: 582-5.

12. Charles ALLEN. Born abt 1623 in England. Charles died in Greenland, New Hampshire, aft 7 Oct 1705; he was 82.

Research: "Charles Allen of Portsmouth, NH, 1657 and Some of His Descendants" by Frank W. Allen (Boston, 1902)
"Genealogical Dictionary of ME and NH" by Sybil Noyes, Charles Thornton Libby, and Walter Goodwin Davis (Portland, 1939, reprinted Baltimore, 1988)
NEHGR 56 (1902):26-27

Had a marriage prior to Susannah by which he had a daughter Mary.

In 1667 when Charles was 44, he married Susannah HUGGINS in Hampton, New Hampshire.

13. Susannah HUGGINS, daughter of 26. John HUGGINS & 27. Bridget. Born on 6 Sep 1640 in Hampton, New Hampshire.7 Susannah died aft 1690; she was 49.

Research: "Charles Allen of Portsmouth, NH, 1657 and Some of His Descendants" by Frank W. Allen (Boston, 1902)
"Genealogical Dictionary of ME and NH" by Sybil Noyes, Charles Thornton Libby, and Walter Goodwin Davis (Portland, 1939, reprinted Baltimore, 1988)
NEHGR 56 (1902):26-27

14. Samuel BURNHAM, son of 28. Robert BURNHAM & 29. Frances. Born abt 1649 in Boston, Massachusetts. Samuel died in Durham, New Hampshire, 1695/1696; he was 46.

Research: "Genealogical Dictionary of ME and NH" by Sybil Noyes, Charles Thornton Libby, and Walter Goodwin Davis (Portland, 1939, reprinted Baltimore, 1988)
"Ancestry of Charles Stinson Pillsbury & John Sargent Pillsbury" by Mary Lovering Holman (2 vols., 1938)

Abt 1675 when Samuel was 26, he married Mary in Durham, New Hampshire.

15. Mary. Born abt 1653. Mary died aft 1689; she was 36.

Research: "Genealogical Dictionary of ME and NH" by Sybil Noyes, Charles Thornton Libby, and Walter Goodwin Davis (Portland, 1939, reprinted Baltimore, 1988)
"Ancestry of Charles Stinson Pillsbury & John Sargent Pillsbury" by Mary Lovering Holman (2 vols., 1938)

16. William BERRY. Born abt 1611 in England. William died in Sandy Beach, New Hampshire, bef 1654; he was 43.

Research: “Descendants of William Berry of Rockingham County, NH for Four Generations: Book Three: William Berry and Jane ____ of Strawberry Bank” by June Berry (The Author, Kearns, UT, 1993)
"Genealogical Dictionary of ME and NH" by Sybil Noyes, Charles Thornton Libby, and Walter Goodwin Davis (Portland, 1939, reprinted Baltimore, 1988)

Abt 1631 when William was 20, he married Jane.

17. Jane. Born abt 1611 in England. Jane died aft 1687; she was 76.

Research: “Descendants of William Berry of Rockingham County, NH for Four Generations: Book Three: William Berry and Jane ____ of Strawberry Bank” by June Berry (The Author, Kearns, UT, 1993)
"Genealogical Dictionary of ME and NH" by Sybil Noyes, Charles Thornton Libby, and Walter Goodwin Davis (Portland, 1939, reprinted Baltimore, 1988)
Penobscot Pioneers, volume five by Philip Howard Gray (Penobscot Press, Camden, ME, 1995)

18. Nathaniel LOCKE.

Research: “Descendants of William Berry of Rockingham County, NH for Four Generations: Book Three: William Berry and Jane ____ of Strawberry Bank” by June Berry (The Author, Kearns, UT, 1993)
"Genealogical Dictionary of ME and NH" by Sybil Noyes, Charles Thornton Libby, and Walter Goodwin Davis (Portland, 1939, reprinted Baltimore, 1988)

Nathaniel married Sabina HEMINS.

19. Sabina HEMINS. Sabina died in Hampton, New Hampshire on 10 Nov 1689.7

See the affidavit of her descendants as to her last name: NHSOG 1:139 (1903/4).

Research: “Descendants of William Berry of Rockingham County, NH for Four Generations: Book Three: William Berry and Jane ____ of Strawberry Bank” by June Berry (The Author, Kearns, UT, 1993)
"Genealogical Dictionary of ME and NH" by Sybil Noyes, Charles Thornton Libby, and Walter Goodwin Davis (Portland, 1939, reprinted Baltimore, 1988)
"Massachusetts and Maine Families in the Ancestry of Walter Goodwin Davis" by Walter Goodwin Davis (Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1996), 2: 582-5.

20. James PHILBRICK, son of 40. Thomas PHILBRICK & 41. Elizabeth KNAPP. Born in 1619 in Bures St. Mary, Suffolk, England. James died in Hampton, New Hampshire, on 16 Nov 1674; he was 55.

Research: "Genealogical Dictionary of ME and NH" by Sybil Noyes, Charles Thornton Libby, and Walter Goodwin Davis (Portland, 1939, reprinted Baltimore, 1988)
"A Genealogy of the Philbrick and Philbrook Families, Descended from the Emigrant, Thomas Philbrick, 1583-1667" by Rev. Jacob Chapman (Exeter, NH, the author, 1886)
NEHGR 38 (1884):282-283 et seq.
"History of the Town of Hampton, New Hampshire" by Joseph Dow in two volumes (Salem, MA, Lucy E. Dow, 1894)
"English Origins of New England Families fromThe New England Historical & Genealogical Register" 1st series (3 vols. 1984), 2nd series (3 vols. 1985)

Abt 1650 when James was 31, he married Ann ROBERTS in Hampton, New Hampshire.

21. Ann ROBERTS, daughter of 42. Thomas ROBERTS Governor & 43. Rebecca. Born abt 1630 in England. Ann died in Hampton, New Hampshire, aft 1703; she was 73.

Research: "Genealogical Dictionary of ME and NH" by Sybil Noyes, Charles Thornton Libby, and Walter Goodwin Davis (Portland, 1939, reprinted Baltimore, 1988)
"A Genealogy of the Philbrick and Philbrook Families, Descended from the Emigrant, Thomas Philbrick, 1583-1667" by Rev. Jacob Chapman (Exeter, NH, the author, 1886)
NEHGR 38 (1884):282-283 et seq.
"History of the Town of Hampton, New Hampshire" by Joseph Dow in two volumes (Salem, MA, Lucy E. Dow, 1894)
"English Origins of New England Families fromThe New England Historical & Genealogical Register" 1st series (3 vols. 1984), 2nd series (3 vols. 1985)
"Massachusetts and Maine Families in the Ancestry of Walter Goodwin Davis" by Walter Goodwin Davis (Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1996), 2: 582-5.

22. William MARSTON, son of 44. Henry MARSTON. Born abt 1590 in Ormesby St. Margaret, Norfolk, England. William died in Hampton, New Hampshire, on 30 Jun 1672; he was 82.

Research: "Genealogical Dictionary of ME and NH" by Sybil Noyes, Charles Thornton Libby, and Walter Goodwin Davis (Portland, 1939, reprinted Baltimore, 1988)
"Massachusetts and Maine Families in the Ancestry of Walter Goodwin Davis" by Walter Goodwin Davis (Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1996), 2: 582-5.

Abt 1660 when William was 70, he married Sabina HEMINS in Hampton, New Hampshire.

23. Sabina HEMINS. (Same as number 19.)

26. John HUGGINS. Born abt 1609 in England. John died in Hampton, New Hampshire, on 7 Jun 1670; he was 61.7

Research: "Genealogical Dictionary of ME and NH" by Sybil Noyes, Charles Thornton Libby, and Walter Goodwin Davis (Portland, 1939, reprinted Baltimore, 1988)
"Ancestors of American Presidents" by Gary Boyd Roberts (1st ed., 1995, Boston, NEHGS)

Abt 1639 when John was 30, he married Bridget.

27. Bridget. Born abt 1615 in England. Bridget died in Springfield, Massachusetts, on 7 May 1695; she was 80.

Married secondly John Clifford

Research: "Genealogical Dictionary of ME and NH" by Sybil Noyes, Charles Thornton Libby, and Walter Goodwin Davis (Portland, 1939, reprinted Baltimore, 1988)
"Ancestors of American Presidents" by Gary Boyd Roberts (1st ed., 1995, Boston, NEHGS)

28. Robert BURNHAM, son of 56. BURNHAM & 57. . Born abt 1624 in Norwich, England. Robert died in Ipswich, Massachusetts, on 12 Jun 1691; he was 67.

Research: "Genealogical Dictionary of ME and NH" by Sybil Noyes, Charles Thornton Libby, and Walter Goodwin Davis (Portland, 1939, reprinted Baltimore, 1988)
"Ancestry of Charles Stinson Pillsbury & John Sargent Pillsbury" by Mary Lovering Holman (2 vols., 1938)

Abt 1646 when Robert was 22, he married Frances in Boston, Massachusetts.

29. Frances. Frances died aft 1691.

Research: "Genealogical Dictionary of ME and NH" by Sybil Noyes, Charles Thornton Libby, and Walter Goodwin Davis (Portland, 1939, reprinted Baltimore, 1988)
"Ancestry of Charles Stinson Pillsbury & John Sargent Pillsbury" by Mary Lovering Holman (2 vols., 1938)

40. Thomas PHILBRICK, son of 80. Thomas FELBRIGGE & 81. Elizabeth. Born in Sep 1584 in Bures St. Mary, Suffolk, England. Thomas died in Hampton, New Hampshire, bef 8 Oct 1667; he was 83.

Research: "Twenty-Six Great Migration Colonists to New England & Their Origins" by John Brooks Threlfall (Madison, WI, 1993)
"Genealogical Dictionary of ME and NH" by Sybil Noyes, Charles Thornton Libby, and Walter Goodwin Davis (Portland, 1939, reprinted Baltimore, 1988)
“English Origins of William and Judith (Tue) Knopp of Watertown, Massachusetts” by Clifford L. Stott, NEHGR 147:313-328
"A Genealogy of the Philbrick and Philbrook Families, Descended from the Emigrant, Thomas Philbrick, 1583-1667" by Rev. Jacob Chapman (Exeter, NH, the author, 1886)
NEHGR 38 (1884):282-283 et seq.
"History of the Town of Hampton, New Hampshire" by Joseph Dow in two volumes (Salem, MA, Lucy E. Dow, 1894)
"English Origins of New England Families fromThe New England Historical & Genealogical Register" 1st series (3 vols. 1984), 2nd series (3 vols. 1985)

On 4 Jun 1615 when Thomas was 30, he married Elizabeth KNAPP in Bures, Suffolk, England.

41. Elizabeth KNAPP, daughter of 82. William KNAPP & 83. Elizabeth READE. Born in Jul 1593 in Bures St. Mary, Suffolk, England. Elizabeth died in Hampton, New Hampshire, 19 Feb 1663/1664; she was 69.

Research: "Twenty-Six Great Migration Colonists to New England & Their Origins" by John Brooks Threlfall (Madison, WI, 1993)
"Genealogical Dictionary of ME and NH" by Sybil Noyes, Charles Thornton Libby, and Walter Goodwin Davis (Portland, 1939, reprinted Baltimore, 1988)
“English Origins of William and Judith (Tue) Knopp of Watertown, Massachusetts” by Clifford L. Stott, NEHGR 147:313-328
"A Genealogy of the Philbrick and Philbrook Families, Descended from the Emigrant, Thomas Philbrick, 1583-1667" by Rev. Jacob Chapman (Exeter, NH, the author, 1886)
NEHGR 38 (1884):282-283 et seq.
"History of the Town of Hampton, New Hampshire" by Joseph Dow in two volumes (Salem, MA, Lucy E. Dow, 1894)
"English Origins of New England Families fromThe New England Historical & Genealogical Register" 1st series (3 vols. 1984), 2nd series (3 vols. 1985)

42. Thomas ROBERTS Governor, son of 84. John ROBERTS. Born abt 1600 in England. Thomas died in Dover, New Hampshire, in 1673; he was 73.

Research: "Genealogical Dictionary of ME and NH" by Sybil Noyes, Charles Thornton Libby, and Walter Goodwin Davis (Portland, 1939, reprinted Baltimore, 1988)
"The Pioneers of Maine and New Hampshire 1623 to 1660" by Charles Henry Pope (Boston, 1908, reprint, Bowie, MD, 1991)

Thomas married Rebecca.

43. Rebecca. Rebecca died in Dover, New Hampshire bef 1673.

Research: "Genealogical Dictionary of ME and NH" by Sybil Noyes, Charles Thornton Libby, and Walter Goodwin Davis (Portland, 1939, reprinted Baltimore, 1988)
"The Pioneers of Maine and New Hampshire 1623 to 1660" by Charles Henry Pope (Boston, 1908, reprint, Bowie, MD, 1991)

44. Henry MARSTON, son of 88. Thomas MARSTON & 89. Alice. Born abt 1540. Henry died aft 1603; he was 63.

Research: "Massachusetts and Maine Families in the Ancestry of Walter Goodwin Davis" by Walter Goodwin Davis (Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1996), 2: 582-5.

56. BURNHAM. Born abt 1590.

Conjectured parentage is Robert and Mary (Andrews), but no evidence supports this.

Research: Mary Walton Ferris, "Dawes-Gates Ancestral Lines" vol. 1 (1943) and vol. 2 (1931)

Abt 1613 when BURNHAM was 23, he married UNNAMED.

57. UNNAMED. Born abt 1590.

Research: Mary Walton Ferris, "Dawes-Gates Ancestral Lines" vol. 1 (1943) and vol. 2 (1931)

80. Thomas FELBRIGGE. Born abt 1545. Thomas died in Bures, Suffolk, England, aft 1621; he was 76.

Research: "Twenty-Six Great Migration Colonists to New England & Their Origins" by John Brooks Threlfall (Madison, WI, 1993)
"English Origins of New England Families fromThe New England Historical & Genealogical Register" 1st series (3 vols. 1984), 2nd series (3 vols. 1985)

Abt 1574 when Thomas was 29, he married Elizabeth.

81. Elizabeth. Elizabeth died in Bures, Suffolk, England in Apr 1619. Buried on 24 Apr 1619 in Bures, Suffolk, England.

Research: "Twenty-Six Great Migration Colonists to New England & Their Origins" by John Brooks Threlfall (Madison, WI, 1993)
"English Origins of New England Families fromThe New England Historical & Genealogical Register" 1st series (3 vols. 1984), 2nd series (3 vols. 1985)

82. William KNAPP. Born abt 1555 in Bures St. Mary, Suffolk, England. William died in Bures St. Mary, Suffolk, bef 1640; he was 85.

possible brother of Thomas Knapp whose William is the progenitor of the Knapp family of Watertown, MA

Research: "Twenty-Six Great Migration Colonists to New England & Their Origins" by John Brooks Threlfall (Madison, WI, 1993)
“English Origins of William and Judith (Tue) Knopp of Watertown, Massachusetts” by Clifford L. Stott, NEHGR 147:313-328

On 27 Sep 1584 when William was 29, he married Elizabeth READE in Bures St. Mary, Suffolk, England.

83. Elizabeth READE, daughter of 166. John READE & 167. Margaret. Born abt 1565. Elizabeth died in Bures St. Mary, Suffolk, England, in Oct 1640; she was 75.

Research: "Twenty-Six Great Migration Colonists to New England & Their Origins" by John Brooks Threlfall (Madison, WI, 1993)
“English Origins of William and Judith (Tue) Knopp of Watertown, Massachusetts” by Clifford L. Stott, NEHGR 147:313-328

84. John ROBERTS.

Research: "Genealogical Dictionary of ME and NH" by Sybil Noyes, Charles Thornton Libby, and Walter Goodwin Davis (Portland, 1939, reprinted Baltimore, 1988)

88. Thomas MARSTON, son of 176. Robert MARSTON & 177. Margaret. Born abt 1495. Thomas died in Ormesby St. Margaret, Norfolk, England, abt Mar 1549; he was 54.

Research: "Massachusetts and Maine Families in the Ancestry of Walter Goodwin Davis" by Walter Goodwin Davis (Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1996), 2: 582-5.

Bef 1523 when Thomas was 28, he married Alice.

89. Alice. Alice died in Ormesby St. Margaret, Norfolk, England abt 1586.

Married secondly a Mr. Allen

Research: "Massachusetts and Maine Families in the Ancestry of Walter Goodwin Davis" by Walter Goodwin Davis (Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1996), 2: 582-5.

166. John READE.

Research: "Twenty-Six Great Migration Colonists to New England & Their Origins" by John Brooks Threlfall (Madison, WI, 1993)
“English Origins of William and Judith (Tue) Knopp of Watertown, Massachusetts” by Clifford L. Stott, NEHGR 147:313-328

John married Margaret.

167. Margaret.

Research: "Twenty-Six Great Migration Colonists to New England & Their Origins" by John Brooks Threlfall (Madison, WI, 1993)
“English Origins of William and Judith (Tue) Knopp of Watertown, Massachusetts” by Clifford L. Stott, NEHGR 147:313-328

176. Robert MARSTON, son of 352. Thomas MARSTON. Born abt 1465. Robert died in Bastwick, England, in 1514; he was 49.

Research: "Massachusetts and Maine Families in the Ancestry of Walter Goodwin Davis" by Walter Goodwin Davis (Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1996), 2: 582-5.

Robert married Margaret.

177. Margaret. Margaret died aft Dec 1514.

Research: "Massachusetts and Maine Families in the Ancestry of Walter Goodwin Davis" by Walter Goodwin Davis (Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1996), 2: 582-5.

352. Thomas MARSTON. Born abt 1435. Thomas died in Bastwick, England, bef 1507; he was 72.

Research: "Massachusetts and Maine Families in the Ancestry of Walter Goodwin Davis" by Walter Goodwin Davis (Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1996), 2: 582-5.


Sources

1. Revolutionary War Pension Application #R8260
2. "Vital Records of Chelsea, Massachusetts to the Year 1850" (NEHGS, Boston, 1916), p. 519
3. "Vital Records from Maine Newspapers 1785-1820" by David C. Young and Elizabeth Keene Young (Heritage, Bowie, MD, 1993) p. 41
4. (Birth calculated from death certificate)
5. NEHGR 32:134
6. New Durham Town Records (new p. 419, old p. 70) as reprinted in NHSOG Record 11 (1994):170
7. "Vital Records of Hampton, New Hampshire to the End of the Year 1900" by George F. Sanborn, Jr. and Melinde Lutz Sanborn (NEHGS, Boston, 1992) 1:555
8. Strafford County Deeds 3:15
9. "Colonial Gravestone Inscriptions in the State of New Hampshire" compiled by Mrs. Charles Carpenter Goss (Clearfield, Baltimore, 1989) p. 122


Poverty as the villain to Genealogy

As I was preparing the profiles of each of my patriot ancestors, I was also googling their names to see if anyone, other than I, was researching them.  The answer is no one.  I still am the only one interested in these people.  You would  think that after 250 years, there would be at least one other genealogist in the family, but no.

I came across a New Hampshire court case:  Leavitt v. Wallace on google books.  It shows someone suing Meribah Wallace for her farm premised that it all belonged to her father Nathaniel Wallis and he lost it in a law suit in 1834. Meribah  prevails because her father deeded 7 1/2 acres to her previous to the lawsuit.   That was her house and land.

But it shows that Nathaniel Wallace left this earth with nothing to his name.  That's why there's no probate for him.  Or gravestone.  Or death certificate.  This does show that Nathaniel Wallace was alive up to 1834.  After living over 80 years, he left so few clues to his and his wife's identity.  Nothing ties him to his children except for three:  Joseph, Isaac, and Meribah.  By the way, things don't go well for Meribah.  By the 1850 census she's in the poor house in Moultonborough.

So poverty means you leave fewer records and therefore, there's fewer records today to go on.

 

Ahnentafel for Rev. War Patriots

This is a short ahnentafel to show how those 11 patriots are all interconnected.

1. Burt Hale Pinkham 1881-1950
2. George Hale Pinkham 1843-1888 [Civil War soldier]
3. Olive Ann Hurd 1851-1934
4. Luther Hale Pinkham 1815-1873
5. Mary Chamberlain Wallis 1816-1866
6. Benjamin Wingate  Hurd 1824-1904 [Civil War soldier]
7. Abiah Russell Learned 1830-1926
8. Jonathan Pinkham 1784-1843
9. Alice Runnels 1793-1855
10. Joseph Wallace 1781-1861
11. Rebecca York 1785-1860
12. Frederick Heard 1787-1846
13. Nancy Ann Hayes 1795-after 1860
14. Amos Learned 1780-after 1855
15. Mary Daniels 1787-after 1850
16. Thomas Pinkham 1752-1820 Patriot #1
17. Bridget Berry 1761-1847
18. Ebenezer Runnels 1765-1851
19. Betsey Stanton 1762-1836
20. Nathaniel Wallis 1746-after 1830 Patriot #2
21. Deborah (---)
22. Benjamin York IV 1761-1845 Patriot #3
23. Rebecca Coffin 1763-1842
24. Jonathan Heard 1758-after 1823
25. Sarah Yeaton 1760-after 1823
26. Moses Hayes, Jr. 1763-1838 Patriot#4
27. Anna Coffin 1765-1812, sister of #23
28. Benjamin Learned 1741-1818 Patriot #5
29. Margaret Swan 1851-1818
30. unknown
31. unknown
32. Jonathan Pinkham 1730-1787 Patriot #6
33. Elizabeth (perhaps Plumer)
34. Stephen Berry, Jr. 1724-1820 Patriot #7
35. Mary Allen 1724-1816
36. Abraham Runnels 1719-1804 Patriot #8
37. Hannah Smith 1718-1812
38. Isaac Stanton 1732-1829 [French & Indian War soldier]
39. Patience Hartford 1740-1825
40. Samuel Wallis
41. Phebe Libby
42. unknown
43. unknown
44. Benjamin York III
45. Mary Coffin
46. Abner Coffin, Jr. 1738-1811 Patriot #9 and brother of #45
47. Keziah Cromwell
48. Reuben Heard 1722-after 1806 Patriot #10
49. Jane, possibly Walton
50. Samuel Yeaton
51. Patience (---)
52. Moses Hayes 1726-1813, Patriot #11
53. Abigail Horne
54. Abner Coffin, Jr. (same as #46)
55. Keziah Cromwell (same as #47)
56. Edward Learned
57. Abigail Moore
58. William Swan [French and Indian War soldier]
59. Mary Russell
60. Unknown
61. unknown
62. unknown
63. unknown

 

Nathaniel Wallis 1746-after 1830 of Moultonborough, N.H.

Nathaniel Wallis is  the last of my patriot ancestors.  He is likely the same man who was a private in 1775 on Seavey's Island near Portsmouth. [New Hampshire State Papers 14:235.] He certainly is the right age for it.

No one has gone in on Nathaniel from either the SAR or DAR.  Mostly because he left so few records and the way we tie him to children is through their marriage records in Moultonborough.  The Moultonborough baptisms have been lost.

I  just profiled Nathaniel in my latest article: "George Wallis of Little Harbor in Portsmouth, New Hampshire and his Descendants for Several Generations," The New Hampshire Genealogical Record 33 (2021):59-61.  I can prove three children for Nathaniel including my proposed ancestor Joseph Wallace.  The problem generation is the next one from Joseph to Mary Chamberlain Wallace.  That clogs up Nathaniel, Benjamin York and Abner Coffin.  Here's a quick rehash of Mary Chamberlain Wallis:

Mary married at New Durham, N.H., on 27 April 1840, as his second wife, Luther Hale Pinkham 1815-1873, son of Jonathan and Alice (Runnels) Pinkham.  His ancestry is covered in my article: The Pinkhams of Strafford County, New Hampshire, New Hampshire Genealogical Record, Vol. 22 (2005):1-7, 63-67, 115-25, 164-71, 23 (2006):27-76.  This marriage is recorded at the state level but gives no parents for either bride or groom.  She is listed as Miss Mary Wallace residing at New Durham.  The intention for marriage was filed on 8 March 1840 and the marriage was performed by Nathaniel Berry, minister [and cousin of the groom, a grandson of Thomas and Bridget (Berry) Pinkham].  Luther and Mary appear in the 1850 U.S. Census on 30 September at New Durham (p. 596) as Luther H. age 36, farmer, b. N.H.; Mary age 34, b. Me., Charles L., age 10, George H., age 7, and Nathl. E., age 4, all born, N.H.  Luther and Mary next appear in the 1860 U.S. Census on 29 June at Alton (p. 81) as Luther H. age 44, day laborer, Mary, age 44, Charles L., age 19, shoemaker, George H., age 16, Nathaniel E., age 13, Horace J., age 9, Seth T., age 6, the entire family all born in N.H.  This is the last record for Mary.  Her death on 22 January 1866 is from a secondary source: A Genealogy of Runnels and Reynolds Families in America; with Records and Brief Memorials of the Earliest Ancestors, so far as known by Rev. Moses Thurston Runnels (Boston, 1873), p. 208.  This seems likely since Luther remarried on 20 August 1869 [N.H. Vital Records].  No primary source has been found to corroborate this date.

Mary's identity is then given as Mary C. (---) b. Newfield, Me. in her son George's marriage certificate in 1869; Mary C. Wallace in his death certificate of 1888; Mary Wallace in her son Charles' death certificate in 1903; Mary Chamberlain Wallace in Charles's obituary in the Dover Morning Star of 11 February 1904 as well as his biographical entry in The Native Ministry of New Hampshire by Rev. Nathan Franklin Carter (Rumford Press, Concord, NH, 1906) p. 542.  The death certificates of sons Nathaniel (1907) and Seth (1919) do not list any parents.  This is all we truly know of Mary.

The Runnels Genealogy claims she was of Moultonborough, N.H. Because the write-up of Luther and his family was written within his lifetime and I've been able to verify all the other information contained in the sketch, I trust this as good source.  Additionally a Nathaniel A. Wallis married Luther's sister Hannah Avery Pinkham at New Durham on 6 March 1850 [N.H. VRs, which again do not list parents for either bride or groom].  He may very well be a brother or some other relation.

There is a large Wallis family in Moultonborough at the time in question.  Unfortunately the baptisms at Moultonborough no longer exist, only the marriage records survive.  Nathaniel and Deborah (---) Wallis had possibly nine children, seven of which were sons [of which only five can be identified] and possible fathers of Mary.  The eldest, Samuel is ruled out since he had twelve known children by his wife Lois Huckins [NEHGR 67 (1913):271-72]. Nathaniel, Jr. married Phebe Whipple in 1800.  In 1820 he is listed in the U.S. census at Moultonborough with a boy 10 to 16, a man 26 to 44, a girl 10-15, one 16-26, and a woman 26 to 44.  In 1830 he is listed in the U.S. census with just a man and woman aged 40-50.  According to those census returns, he can be ruled out.   The next son Joseph is noted below.  Son Jacob married Bethia Chandler and abandoned his family.  Only two children are given in the Chandler Genealogy (1883), pp. 667-68, but the entry is written by one of the children, who would have known all his siblings.  Lastly, son Isaac married Mehitable Whitman on 27 February 1819, too late to be considered a possible father.  This family, however, did move to New Durham.

Joseph married at Moultonborough, on 4 September 1808, Rebecca York, daughter of Benjamin and Rebecca (Coffin) York.  In the 1820 U.S. census he is listed with a boy under 10, a man 26 to 44, three girls under 10, two 10-16 and a woman 26-44.  The 1830 census show Joseph next to his father Nathaniel and with a household of one boy under five, one 5-10, one 10 to 15 and a man 40-50, 2 girls 10-15, 1 girl 15-20, one girl 20-30 and a woman 40-50.  Lastly, in 1840, Joseph is still at Moultonborough with a household consisting of 2 males 15 to 20; one 20 to 30; one 50 to 60; two females 20 to 30; one 30 to 40; and one 50 to 60.  Based solely on these census returns, this is the only male Wallis in Moultonborugh that could be Mary's father since she would be under ten in 1820, about 14 in 1830, and about 24 in 1840.

So this line is doomed.

Benjamin York IV 1761-1845 of Holderness, N.H.

Benjamin^5-4-3-2 (Richard¹) York was the son of Benjamin and Mary (Coffin) York.  He was born 14 January 1761 at Nottingham,  N.H. [Revolutionary War Pension Application #S7999] and died 6 June 1845 at Landoff, N.H. [“Death Notices From Free Will Baptist Publications 1811-1851” by David C. Young and Robert L. Taylor (Heritage Books, 1985), p. 374-5].  He married on 22 November 1780 at New Durham, N.H. his first cousin Rebecca Coffin, daughter of Abner^5-4 Stephen³ Tristram^2-1 Coffin. [Free Will Baptist Church Records from New Durham, FHL Film #987957, item #1.]  Rebecca was born about 1763 at North Yarmouth, Maine and died 16 January 1842 at Holderness, N.H. [“Death Notices From Free Will Baptist Publications 1811-1851” by David C. Young and Robert L. Taylor (Heritage Books, 1985), p. 374-5].  Benjamin does not leave a will and his probate is administered by his son Veranus York. [Grafton County Probate 26:44].  He does leave a revolutionary war pension file which does not name his children.  Ten children: William Ward, Rebecca, Diademia, Ebenezer D., Phebe, Benjamin Coffin, Stephen, Mary, Veranus P. and Simeon Dana York.

Benjamin was a Baptist preacher and itinerant. He is in Holderness by 1809 when he deeds land at Middleton (Strafford County Deeds 67:411).  However, nothing that I have found in primary sources links him with his children (except Veranus).  There is no distribution in the probate file.  It makes sense that they named a daughter Rebecca after her mother.  The timeline fits well too.  We know there is a Rebecca York who married Joseph Wallace at Moultonborough on 4 September 1808.  Rebecca dies in Massachusetts in April 1860 and is buried in Haverhill.  However, there is no death record for her at all (let alone one that names her parents).

All of this is moot because it is her conjectured daughter Mary Chamberlain Wallis that is the true logjam behind this side of the family.  But more about her tomorrow.

 

Abner Coffin 1738-1811 of Rochester, N.H.

I descend (or so  I think) twice from Abner Coffin through two of his daughters. Nobody has gone in on Abner for the SAR and a few times in the DAR through a third daughter.  Abner was a peripatetic blacksmith who served in the revolution.  He was in Exeter, Stratham, North Yarmouth, Me., Dover, Rochester, Dover, and Freeport, Maine.

Abner⁵ (Abner⁴ Stephen³ Tristram^2-1) Coffin was born 25 April 1738 at Exeter, N.H. and died 21 February 1811 at Freeport, Maine [“Freeport, Maine Town Records: Births, Deaths, and Marriages 1795-1835” p. 331, on microfilm at NEHGS Library in Boston, Mass.].  He married sometime circa 1760, Keziah⁵ (John⁴ Joshua³ Philip² Giles¹) Cromwell, born say 1740 at Dover, N.H. died sometime between 26 March 1794 when she signs a deed [Stafford County Deeds 17:326-7] and the 1800 census where Abner is enumerated alone.

Abner was warned out of No.Yarmouth, ME in 1762 with his father and uncle. Sometime thereafter he removed to Rochester where Abner is the only Coffin family to live there.  All his service records call him Abner Coffin of Rochester.  He was a private in Capt. Jesse Saunder's company in 1775 and again under Capt. John Wiley. [New Hampshire State Papers, 14:321, 15:740, 16:285, 523, 820 and 30:178] On 15 April 1779, in a trespassing case between Benjamin Hayes and Isaac Bickford, land is described partly as "turns southwest at corner  to land and house of  Abner Coffin." [Laura Penny Hulslander, Abstracts of Strafford County New Hampshire Inferior Court Records 1773-1783, (Bowie, Md.: Heritage Books, 1990), p. 74]  Abner mustered out of  the army on 9 May 1782, again called of Rochester.  On 18 March 1783 Keziah Coffin and her daughter Mary, both of Rochester, were warned out of New Durham. [New Durham Town Records 1:57 and 1:59.]  On 22 November 1780 at New Durham, Rebecca Coffin, daughter of Abner Coffin of  Rochester, was married to Benjamin York. [Free Will Baptist Church Records from New Durham, FHL Film #987957, item #1.]  This establishes Abner as in Rochester from 1775 to 1783 (or later).  He is not enumerated in the 1790 census anywhere in New Hampshire.

However, by 5 March 1794, he was living in Dover when he and his wife quitclaim land there that proves her parentage (land of John Cromwell).  He then sells land to Moses Canney on 2 January 1797 (Strafford County Deeds 23:395).  He is listed in the 1800 U.S. census at Freeport, Maine, living alone.

He has two proven children: Rebecca and Mary.  I would add a probable third as Anna Coffin of Rochester who married Moses Hayes (Jr.) on 3 June 1785 at Rochester. [“The History of the Town of Rochester, New Hampshire 1722-1890” by Franklin McDuffee (2 vols., 1892, reprinted as one volume, Somersworth, NH, 1988), 2:618].  There is also a fourth child added, Stephen, although I have never seen any primary evidence of his existence.  All DAR lineages go through Mary.

So, I descend from Rebecca (proven child) and Anna (probable child).  Back in the day when you built a circumstantial case for genealogy like this one, you would add that by using Occam's Razor, the obvious answer is that Anna is a child of Abner's.  It is the easiest and most likely solution.  But lineage societies don't go for such arguments (anymore).

Why don't I go in on Rebecca?  You'll see tomorrow when I discuss Benjamin York.