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07/01/2023

The Ancestry of Mary (Heath) Spear 1627-1674

Yesterday I showed the ancestry of Elizabeth (Dowse) Allen to show the extent of her ancestry obtained via the Visitations. Today we have Mary (Heath) Spear who has the same extensive ancestry but obtained from parish records. Mary's ancestry is all original research (not by me). Note that both sources can lead back to the late 1400s.

1. Mary HEATH, daughter of 2. William HEATH Jr. & 3. Mary PERRY. Born on 2 Sep 1627 in Nazeing, Essex, England. Mary died in Braintree, Massachusetts, on 7 Dec 1674; she was 47.1

Research: "The Descendants of George Spear who settled at Braintree, Massachusetts 1642-1988" by Verne Raymond Spear (West Hawley, MA, 1988)
Robert Charles Anderson "The Great Migration Begins; Immigrants to New England 1620-1633" Vol. 2 (NEHGS, Boston, 1995)
“The Heath Connection: English Origins of Isaac and William Heath of Roxbury, Massachusetts, John Johnson, Edward Morris, and Elizabeth (Morris) Cartwright” by Douglas Richardson, NEHGR 146 (1992):261-278

Abt 1643 when Mary was 15, she married George SPEAR in Braintree, Massachusetts.

2. William HEATH Jr., son of 4. William HEATH & 5. Agnes CHENEY. Born abt 1590 in Ware, Hertfordshire, England. William died in Roxbury, Massachusetts, on 29 May 1652; he was 62.

Immigrated in 1632 on the ship Lyon;
Representative to the General Court for Roxbury

Research: The Heath Connection by Douglas Richardson, NEHGR 146 (1992):261-278
Robert Charles Anderson "The Great Migration Begins; Immigrants to New England 1620-1633" Vol. 1 (NEHGS, Boston, 1995)
"The Ancestry of Eva Belle Kempton 1878-1908: Part I, The Ancestry of Warren Francis Kempton 1817-1879" by Dean Crawford Smith (Boston, NEHGS, 1996)
“The Perry Family of Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire” by William Wyman Fiske, TAG 82 (2007):81-90, 187-195, 273-289.

29 Jan 1622/1623 when William was 32, he married Mary PERRY in Gilston, Herts., England.

3. Mary PERRY, daughter of 6. Abraham PERRY & 7. Agnes WALL. Born abt 1595 in Sawbridgeworth, England. Mary died in Roxbury, Massachusetts, on 15 Dec 1659; she was 64.

Research: The Heath Connection by Douglas Richardson, NEHGR 146 (1992):261-278
Robert Charles Anderson "The Great Migration Begins; Immigrants to New England 1620-1633" Vol. 1 (NEHGS, Boston, 1995)
“The Perry Family of Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire” by William Wyman Fiske, TAG 82 (2007):81-90, 187-195, 273-289.

4. William HEATH, son of 8. Edward HEATH & 9. Alice. Born abt 1550 in England. William died in Ware, England, 7 Jan 1624/1625; he was 74.

Research: “The Heath Connection: English Origins of Isaac and William Heath of Roxbury, Massachusetts, John Johnson, Edward Morris, and Elizabeth (Morris) Cartwright” by Douglas Richardson, NEHGR 146 (1992):261-278
“Heath - Johnson - Morris Update: The Ancestry of Agnes (Cheney) Heath” by Douglas Richardson NEHGR 149 (1995):173-186

On 9 Jun 1580 when William was 30, he married Agnes CHENEY in Waltham Abbey, England.

5. Agnes CHENEY, daughter of 10. Robert CHENEY III & 11. Joan HARRISON. Born abt 1560 in Waltham Abbey, Essex, England. Agnes died in England aft 1605; she was 45.

6. Abraham PERRY, son of 12. John PERRY & 13. Joan. Born abt 1541. Abraham died in Sawbridgeworth, England, in May 1616; he was 75. Buried on 10 May 1616 in Sawbridgeworth, England.

Research: NEHGR 146 (1992):261-278
“The Perry Family of Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire” by William Wyman Fiske, TAG 82 (2007):81-90, 187-195, 273-289.

On 15 Oct 1583 when Abraham was 42, he married Agnes WALL in Little Hadham, Herts., England.

7. Agnes WALL, daughter of 14. John WALL & 15. Joan ALLYS. Born abt 1562. Agnes died in Bishops Stortford, England, in May 1617; she was 55. Buried on 28 May 1617 in Bishops Stortford, England.

Research: NEHGR 146 (1992):261-278
“The Perry Family of Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire” by William Wyman Fiske, TAG 82 (2007):81-90, 187-195, 273-289.

8. Edward HEATH, son of 16. Robert HEATH. Born abt 1525 in Ware, England. Edward died in Ware, England, 8 Mar 1592/1593; he was 67.

Edward married Alice.

9. Alice. Born in England. Alice died in Ware, England on 24 Dec 1593.

10. Robert CHENEY III, son of 20. Robert CHENEY Jr. Born abt 1520. Robert died in Waltham Abbey, England, abt Mar 1567/1568; he was 47.

Research: “Heath - Johnson - Morris Update: The Ancestry of Agnes (Cheney) Heath” by Douglas Richardson NEHGR 149 (1995):173-186

Robert married Joan HARRISON.

11. Joan HARRISON, daughter of 22. John HARRISON & 23. Agnes. Born abt 1520 in Waltham Abbey, England. Joan died in Waltham Abbey, England, on 14 May 1597; she was 77.

She married secondly John Hanford, gentleman

Research: “Heath - Johnson - Morris Update: The Ancestry of Agnes (Cheney) Heath” by Douglas Richardson NEHGR 149 (1995):173-186

12. John PERRY, son of 24. Thomas PERRY. Born abt 1505. John died in Sawbridgeworth, England, in Dec 1562; he was 57. Buried on 11 Dec 1562 in Sawbridgeworth, England.

Research: “The Perry Family of Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire” by William Wyman Fiske, TAG 82 (2007):81-90, 187-195, 273-289.

John married Joan.

13. Joan.

Research: “The Perry Family of Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire” by William Wyman Fiske, TAG 82 (2007):81-90, 187-195, 273-289.

14. John WALL, son of 28. Nicholas WALL. Born abt 1538. John died in Bishop’s Stortford, Hertford, England, in Nov 1613; he was 75. Buried on 3 Nov 1613 in Bishop’s Stortford, Hertford, England.

Research: “John Wall of Bishop’s Stotford” by William Wyman Fiske, NEHGR 158 (2004):361-3
“The Perry Family of Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire” by William Wyman Fiske, TAG 82 (2007):81-90
“The Wall Family of Essex” by William Wyman Fiske TAG 80 (2005):102-115

On 24 Sep 1559 when John was 21, he married Joan ALLYS in Sawbridgeworth, England.

15. Joan ALLYS. Born abt 1539. Joan died in Sawbridgeworth, England, in Oct 1589; she was 50. Buried on 20 Oct 1589 in Sawbridgeworth, England.

Research: “The Wall Family of Essex” by William Wyman Fiske TAG 80 (2005):102-115

16. Robert HEATH.

20. Robert CHENEY Jr., son of 40. Robert CHENEY. Born abt 1490 in Waltham Abbey, England. Robert died in Waltham Abbey, England, abt 1542; he was 52.

Research: “Heath - Johnson - Morris Update: The Ancestry of Agnes (Cheney) Heath” by Douglas Richardson NEHGR 149 (1995):173-186

22. John HARRISON. Born abt 1500 in England. John died in Waltham Abbey, England, abt Apr 1551; he was 51.

Research: “Heath - Johnson - Morris Update: The Ancestry of Agnes (Cheney) Heath” by Douglas Richardson NEHGR 149 (1995):173-186

John married Agnes.

23. Agnes.

Research: “Heath - Johnson - Morris Update: The Ancestry of Agnes (Cheney) Heath” by Douglas Richardson NEHGR 149 (1995):173-186

24. Thomas PERRY. Born abt 1480. Thomas died in Sawbridgeworth, England, aft 22 Mar 1556; he was 76.

Research: “The Perry Family of Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire” by William Wyman Fiske, TAG 82 (2007):81-90, 187-195, 273-289.

28. Nicholas WALL. Born abt 1490. Nicholas died in Great Hallingbury, Essex, England, in Jul 1558; he was 68. Buried on 18 Jul 1558 in Great Hallingbury, Essex, England.

Research: “John Wall of Bishop’s Stotford” by William Wyman Fiske, NEHGR 158 (2004):361-3
“The Wall Family of Essex” by William Wyman Fiske TAG 80 (2005):102-115

40. Robert CHENEY. Born abt 1460 in Waltham Abbey, England. Robert died aft 1500; he was 40.

Research: “Heath - Johnson - Morris Update: The Ancestry of Agnes (Cheney) Heath” by Douglas Richardson NEHGR 149 (1995):173-186

Sources

1. “Records of the Town of Braintree 1640 to 1793” ed. Samuel A. Bates (Randolph, MA, Huxford, 1886), p. 640

Jul 1, 2023 12:34:02 PM | English Origins

06/30/2023

Ancestry of Elizabeth (Dowse) Allen 1655-1708

I did the article on Elizabeth's English origins. I'll confess I started the research because the Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire called her an heiress and I thought there might be a royal line there.

But here is Elizabeth's known ancestry in all lines and all from the Visitations. No royal line. Yet. This is the most English ancestry I have in the Visitations without a royal line.

1. Elizabeth DOWSE, daughter of 2. Thomas DOWSE III & 3. Mary PHILLIPS. Born on 9 Jun 1655 in London, England. At the age of <1, Elizabeth was baptized in London, England, on 17 Jun 1655. Elizabeth died in Charlestown, Massachusetts, bef Sep 1708; she was 53.1

Research: “Lawrence Dowse of Legbourne England his Ancestors Descendants and Connections in England, Massachusetts, and Ireland” by William B.H. Dowse (Boston, 1926)
“Ancestry and Descendants of James Hensman Coltman and Betsey Tobey” by Edith Bartlett Sumner (Los Angeles, 1957)
The English Origins of Elizabeth Dowse, wife of Governor Samuel Allen of New Hampshire, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register 162(2008):164-73.

2 Jan 1672/1673 when Elizabeth was 16, she married Samuel ALLEN Governor in London, England.2

2. Thomas DOWSE III, son of 4. Thomas DOWSE Jr. & 5. Mary GARDINER. Born Jan 1618/9 in King's Somborne, Hampshire, England. Thomas died in King’s Somborne, Hampshire, England, on 4 Jan 1682; he was 64.

Thomas married Mary PHILLIPS.

3. Mary PHILLIPS, daughter of 6. Edward PHILLIPS & 7. Susan. Mary died aft 1655.

Research: The English Origins of Elizabeth Dowse, wife of Governor Samuel Allen of New Hampshire, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register 162(2008):164-73.

4. Thomas DOWSE Jr., son of 8. Thomas DOWSE. Born Feb 1595/6 in King's Somborne, Hampshire, England. Thomas died in London, England, in Jan 1664; he was 68.

Daughters Winifred, Mary, Joane, and Ann

Research: “Lawrence Dowse of Legbourne England his Ancestors Descendants and Connections in England, Massachusetts, and Ireland” by William B.H. Dowse (Boston, 1926)
“Visitations of Essex” Harleian Society, Volume 13 (1878), p. 402
The English Origins of Elizabeth Dowse, wife of Governor Samuel Allen of New Hampshire, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register 162(2008):164-73.

On 9 Dec 1616 when Thomas was 21, he married Mary GARDINER in King’s Somborne, Hampshire, England.

5. Mary GARDINER, daughter of 10. Christopher GARDINER & 11. Jane TOPP. Born in Aug 1596 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. Mary died bef 1664; she was 67.

Research: “Visitations of Essex” Harleian Society, Volume 13 (1878), p. 402
The English Origins of Elizabeth Dowse, wife of Governor Samuel Allen of New Hampshire, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register 162(2008):164-73.

6. Edward PHILLIPS.

Research: The English Origins of Elizabeth Dowse, wife of Governor Samuel Allen of New Hampshire, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register 162(2008):164-73.

Edward married Susan.

7. Susan.

Research: The English Origins of Elizabeth Dowse, wife of Governor Samuel Allen of New Hampshire, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register 162(2008):164-73.

8. Thomas DOWSE. Born abt 1570. Thomas died in King's Somborne, Hampshire, England, in Sep 1625; he was 55. Buried on 15 Sep 1625 in King's Somborne, Hampshire, England.

Research: The English Origins of Elizabeth Dowse, wife of Governor Samuel Allen of New Hampshire, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register 162(2008):164-73.

10. Christopher GARDINER, son of 20. Thomas GARDINER & 21. Catherine DENBOWE. Born abt 1570. Christopher died in Edington, Wiltshire, England, bef 6 Jul 1642; he was 72.

FILE - [no title] - ref. 967/5 - date: 1641-1843

Contents
Deeds of Allens House and the adjoining property of Major alias the Lower House in Tinhead, Edington acquired by Mary Turner in 1718. Deed of 1701 is a mortgage raised by Christopher Gardiner. Copy will of Christopher Gardiner, Edington dated 1641. Property possibly later known as Becketts House.

Will in Wiltshire P2/4/302, dated 30 Dec 1641. Names Thomas Dowse as son in law.

Research: “Visitations of Essex” Harleian Society, Volume 13 (1878), p. 402
“Le Neve’s Pedigrees of the Knights” Harleian Society, Volume 8 (1873), p. 96
The English Origins of Elizabeth Dowse, wife of Governor Samuel Allen of New Hampshire, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register 162(2008):164-73.

On 19 Jun 1595 when Christopher was 25, he married Jane TOPP in London, England.

11. Jane TOPP, daughter of 22. John TOPP & 23. Mary HOOPER. Born abt 1575. Jane died bef 1613; she was 38.

20. Thomas GARDINER, son of 40. Robert GARDINER. Born abt 1531. Thomas died in London, England, in 1590; he was 59. Buried in St. Peter Cornhill, London, England.

Thomas Gardener of London, grocer, was proved in the PCC in 1590.

Research: “Visitations of Essex” Harleian Society, Volume 13 (1878), p. 402
“Visitation of London, 1633-5”, Harleian Society, Volume 15 (1880), p. 299

On 27 Jun 1566 when Thomas was 35, he married Catherine DENBOWE in London, England.3

21. Catherine DENBOWE. Born abt 1545. Catherine died in London, England, in 1615; she was 70.

Called Denbow or Benbow in the Essex Visitation; Called Bembo of Devonshire in the London Visitation.
(proved 1615 in the Archdeaconry Court of London)

Research: “Visitations of Essex” Harleian Society, Volume 13 (1878), p. 402
“Visitation of London, 1633-5”, Harleian Society, Volume 15 (1880), p. 299

22. John TOPP, son of 44. John TOPP & 45. Sybil. Born abt 1550. John died in Stockton, Wiltshire, England, on 13 Aug 1633; he was 83.

Will in PCC

Research: “Visitations of Essex” Harleian Society, Volume 13 (1878), p. 402
“Le Neve’s Pedigrees of the Knights” Harleian Society, Volume 8 (1873), p. 96
“Wiltshire Visitation Pedigrees, 1623” Harleian Society (1954), pp. 197-8
“Visitation of Dorset, 1623” (1885), p. 55-56
Hampshire Notes and Queries 1:158-9

John married Mary HOOPER.

23. Mary HOOPER, daughter of 46. Edward HOOPER & 47. Dorothy MUSSELL. Born abt 1555 in Boveridge, Dorset, England. Mary died in Stockton, Wiltshire, England, on 6 Apr 1617; she was 62.

Research: “Wiltshire Visitation Pedigrees, 1623” Harleian Society (1954), pp. 197-8
“Visitation of Dorset, 1623” (1885), p. 55-56.

40. Robert GARDINER, son of 80. John GARDINER. Born abt 1505.

Research: “Visitations of Essex” Harleian Society, Volume 13 (1878), p. 402

44. John TOPP, son of 88. Thomas TOPP & 89. Elizabeth. Born abt 1525. John died in Stockton, Wiltshire, England, in Oct 1573; he was 48.

Research: “Wiltshire Visitation Pedigrees, 1623” Harleian Society (1954), pp. 197-8

John married Sybil.

45. Sybil.

Research: “Wiltshire Visitation Pedigrees, 1623” Harleian Society (1954), pp. 197-8

46. Edward HOOPER, son of 92. John HOOPER & 93. Agnes PORTE. Born abt 1530.

Research: “Visitation of Dorset, 1623” (1885), p. 55-56
“Wiltshire Visitation Pedigrees, 1623” Harleian Society (1954), pp. 139

Edward married Dorothy MUSSELL.

47. Dorothy MUSSELL, daughter of 94. Nicholas MUSSELL & 95. Mary DIRDO. Born abt 1535 in Steeple Langford, Wiltshire, England.

Research: “Visitation of Dorset, 1623” (1885), p. 55-56.
“Wiltshire Visitation Pedigrees, 1623” Harleian Society (1954), pp. 139

80. John GARDINER. Born abt 1480.

Research: “Visitations of Essex” Harleian Society, Volume 13 (1878), p. 402

88. Thomas TOPP. Born abt 1500. Thomas died in Stockton, Wiltshire, England, March 1559/60; he was 59.

Research: “Wiltshire Visitation Pedigrees, 1623” Harleian Society (1954), pp. 197-8

Thomas married Elizabeth.

89. Elizabeth.

Research: “Wiltshire Visitation Pedigrees, 1623” Harleian Society (1954), pp. 197-8

92. John HOOPER. Born abt 1505.

Research: “Visitation of Dorset, 1623” (1885), p. 55-56.

John married Agnes PORTE.

93. Agnes PORTE.

Research: “Visitation of Dorset, 1623” (1885), p. 55-56.

94. Nicholas MUSSELL, son of 188. John MUSSELL. Born abt 1510 in Steeple Langford, Wiltshire, England.

Research: “Wiltshire Visitation Pedigrees, 1623” Harleian Society (1954), pp. 139

Nicholas married Mary DIRDO.

95. Mary DIRDO. Born abt 1515.

Research: “Wiltshire Visitation Pedigrees, 1623” Harleian Society (1954), pp. 139

188. John MUSSELL. Born abt 1485.

Research: “Wiltshire Visitation Pedigrees, 1623” Harleian Society (1954), pp. 139

Sources

1. Middlesex Co. Probate 12:415, 445-8 and 525.
2. "London Marriage Licenses 1521-1869" ed. by Joseph Foster (London, 1887), p. 20
3. “Allegations for Marriage Licenses Issued by the Bishop of London 1520-1610 by Joseph Lemuel Chester (London, 1887), p. 34

Jun 30, 2023 11:03:22 AM | English Origins

04/04/2020

English Origins

Well I have about 30% British ancestry. But I have an amazing amount of immigrant ancestors whose English origins are known:

Richard Pinkham of Dover (possibly, I doubt it)
Rose (Stoughton) Otis of Dover
Samuel Bitfield of Newbury
Richard Knight of Newbury
Thomas Philbrick of Hampton
George Waldron of Dover
William Marston of Hampton
James Davis of Haverhill
Thomas Bradbury of Salisbury
John Perkins of Ipswich
Robert Drake of Hampton
Robert Clements of Haverhill
Tristram Coffin of Nantucket
Edmund Greenleaf of Newbury
Giles Cromwell of Newbury
Rev. Joseph Hull
John Alcock of York
Comfort Starr of Boston
Hatevil Nutter of Dover
Elizabeth (Dowse) Allen of Portsmouth
William Varney of Ipswich
William Learned of Woburn
Isaac Stearns of Watertown
Henry Loker of Sudbury
John Whitney of Watertown
Shadrach Hapgood of Sudbury
Nathaniel Treadway of Watertown
Gregory Belcher of Braintree
Rev. John Wilson of Boston
Rev. Thomas Hooker of Hartford
Mary (Heath) Spear of Braintree
Robert Woodward of Boston
Thomas Makepeace of Dorchester
Moses Cleveland of Woburn
John Baisey of Hartford
Wolstone Brockway of Lyme
Renald Foster of Ipswich
Mary (Lawrence) Burnham of Ipswich
Moses Pengry of Ipswich
Thomas Dexter of Boston
George Morton of Plymouth
Edmund Freeman of Sandwich
Samuel Rider of Yarmouth
Kenelm Winslow of Marshfield
Peter Worden of Barnstable
Edward Bangs of Eastham
John Wickwire of New London

This seems to me to be quite a list.

Apr 4, 2020 4:45:02 PM | English Origins

02/24/2015

William Lutman ca. 1580-1651 of Ockley, Surrey, England

1. William Lutman was born about 1580 and died in 1651 at Ockley, Surrey, England. He married on 23 April 1606 at Slinford, Sussex, England, Jane Hastings, born say 1585 and died after 1651. William left a will at PCC 50 Grey. William and Jane had two daughters: Joane who married Thomas Blundell on 23 April 1633 at Ockley and Jane below.

2. Jane Lutman was born about 1615 and died about 1674 at Guilford, Connecticut. She married on 24 August 1636 at Ockley, Surrey, England, William Dudley (Jr.), baptized 22 January 1608/9 at Dorking, Surrey, England and died 16 March 1684 at Guilford, Connecticut, son of William and Eleanor (Hooker) Dudley. William and Jane had four children: William, Joseph, Ruth, and Deborah.

Sources:

“The English Origins of William Dudley of Guilford, CT” by Martin E. Hollick, The American Genealogist 82 (2007):63-75.

Feb 24, 2015 12:30:43 PM | Dudley Family, English Origins

02/12/2015

James Lawrence ca. 1544-1610 of Thornbury, England

1. James Lawrence was born about 1544 and was buried 18 March 1610 at Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England. He married at Thornbury 5 September 1569, Cicely Hilpe, born about 1545 and buried 25 February 1574 at Thornbury, daughter of John Hilpe. James and Cicely had eleven children: Joan, William, Margery, Julian, Anne, John, Guy, another daughter, a third daughter, Charles, and Thomas.

2. Joan Lawrence was baptized 29 October 1570 at Thornbury, England and died after 1626. She married at Thornbury 3 August 1589, John Tayer (Jr.), baptized at Thornbury 6 May 1551 and died there 1 January 1600/1, son of John and Mary (---) Tayer. Joan and John had six children: John, Alice, Thomas, Mary, Agnes, and Cicely.

Sources:

“The Gloucestershire Thayer Ancestry” by Clifford L. Stott, The American Genealogist 73 (1998):81-90, 209-19.

Feb 12, 2015 9:03:53 AM | English Origins, Names

02/03/2015

Richard Ive ca. 1510-1559 of London, England

I'm including this family just give me an "I" family. I have a family for each letter of the alphabet except for X and Z.

1. Richard Ive, born about 1510 and died 8 February 1558/9 at London, England. He had a brother John Ive who died before 1574. Richard married about 1534, Elizabeth Agmondesham, born about 1510 and died after 1558, daughter of Henry and and Elizabeth (---) Agmondesham. Elizabeth married secondly William Hammond. Richard was a tallow chandler in London. Richard and Elizabeth had three children: Thomas, Margaret, and Rose. Richard's IPM is here.

2. Rose Ive born say 1555 and called "my youngest daughter" in the IPM of her father. Rose died 13 November 16 32 at Stoughton, Surrey, England. She married 23 April 1575 to Sir Lawrence Stoughton, born 12 November 1554 at Stoughton, Surrey, England and died there 13 December 1615. Sir Lawrence was knighted in 1611 and was a member of Parliament three times during the reign of Queen Elizabeth. Rose and Lawrence had sixteen children: Elizabeth, Lawrence, Thomas, George, Ann, Mary, Catherine, Sarah, Henry, John, Rose, Richard, Nicholas, Adrian, John, and Anthony.

Sources:

The History and Antiquities of the County of Surrey by Owen Manning (London, 1804) 3:29 and chart opposite 1:171.

New England Historical & Genealogical Register 5 (1851):179, 350.

Feb 3, 2015 10:51:03 AM | English Origins

12/30/2014

Thomas Goble Redux

While fooling around after writing my previous posting on Thomas Goble, I ran into several websites that had his English origins. This site has an image of the marriage record of Thomas Goble. This site gives credit to the discoverer of this information.

So, I want to say the following: Why didn't they do the hard work of publishing the results of this English origins? I think they have it right. Thomas Goble of Charlestown has a wife Alice and this is a marriage record between a Thomas Goble and Alice Brookman. The year is 1619 and not too far off. Thomas's baptism is also found in 1591 and jives well with the rest of the records. Sadly, no one has done the hard work of publishing an article. I know firsthand what terribly tough work it is to publish an English origins article of that caliber; I've done it twice. But unless you do, this information is worthless.

Why? Because you have it uncited in most cases. You have people still confused between records of Thomas-1 and Thomas-2. You still have the Mousall marriage mistake. So, if they can't get the New England generations right, why should I believe the English generations. Plus no one has done the hard work of wills and probate to shore up this identification. All that's been done is a look at one parish records. None of the adjacent parishes have been checked and therefore Alice Brookman's identity is not known.

I believe this is a wonderful clue and points towards the English origins of Thomas Goble. Now the hard work must begin to fully prove it.

Dec 30, 2014 11:18:38 AM | English Origins, Great Migration, Internet Genealogy

12/13/2014

William Dudley 1609-1684 of Guilford, Connecticut

This is the second family for which I wrote an English origins article. It is coincidental that the surnames are so close in alphabetical order (Dowse, Dudley).

1. John Dudley born say 1505 and died after 1544 at Dorking, Surrey, England. He had four children: Miles, Thomas, Joane, and Elizabeth.

2. Miles Dudley was born about 1530 and was buried 4 May 1597 at Dorking, Surrey. He married first at Dorking 12 June 1553 Elizabeth Heabor, born about 1530 and buried at Dorking 19 January 1560/1. Miles married secondly 7 September 1561 at Dorking, Alice Pearse, born say 1535 and died before 1597. Miles married for the third time Julian (---) whom he names in his will and who was buried at Dorking on 12 August 1608. By his first wife, Miles had John, Joane, and William. By his second wife he had Joane, William, Thomas, Alice, William, Jasper, Miles, Richard, and Ursula.

3. William Dudley was born February 1568/9 at Dorking and was buried there 4 April 1612. He married on 23 September 1594 at Dorking, Eleanor Hooker, baptized at Dorking 1 May 1571 and died September 1643, daughter of John and Annys (Taylor) Hooker. Eleanor married secondly at Dorking on 17 September 1616, Richard Peter who died 1632. William and Eleanor had seven children: Helen, Miles, Elizabeth, Joane, Alice, Helen, and William.

4. William Dudley (Jr.) was baptized 22 January 1608/9 at Dorking and died 16 March 1684 at Guilford, Connecticut. He married at Ockley, Surrey on 24 August 1636, Jane Lutman, born about 1615 and died about 1674 at Guildford, daughter of William and Jane (Hastings) Lutman. William and Jane had four children: William, Joseph, Ruth and Deborah.

5. William Dudley (III) was traditionally born at sea on 8 Septembeer 1639 and died before 29 May 1701 at Saybrook, Connecticut. He married at Saybrook on 4 November 1661, Mary Roe, born about 1643 at Weymouth, Massachusetts, died about May 1728 at New London, Connecticut, daughter of Hugh and Abigail (---) Roe. Mary married secondly about 1702 Richard Dart who died 24 September 1724 at New London, Connecticut. William was a cordwainer. William and Mary had eleven children: Mary, William, Abigail, Joseph, Deborah, Samuel, Joseph, Sarah, Elizabeth, Daniel and Mehitable.

6. Daniel Dudley was born about 1680 at Saybrook and died there about August 1767. He married there on 12 September 1714, Deborah Buell, born 24 January 1693 at Killingworth, Connecticut and died 6 February 1789 Newport, New Hampshire, daughter of Samuel and Judith (Stevens) Buell. Daniel and Deborah had four children: Daniel, Lucia, Deborah, and Lucy.

7. Daniel Dudley (Jr.) was born 29 July 1719 at Saybrook, Connecticut and died 12 February 1811 at Newport, New Hampshire. He married at Saybrook on 5 November 1741, Susanna Chatfield, born 15 March 1723/4 at Killingworth, Connecticut and died 6 August 1791 at Newport, New Hampshire, daughter of John and Abigail (Arnold) Chatfield. Daniel and Susana had nine children: Susana, Josiah, Deborah, Chloe, Daniel, John, Elias, Ezra, and Anne.

8. Josiah Dudley was born 27 December 1745 at Saybrook, Connecticut and died after 1820. He married at Westbrook, Connecticut 6 November 1774, Elizabeth Denison, born 21 August 1756 at Saybrook and died after 1820, daughter of Gideon and Elizabeth (Chalker) Denison. Josiah and Elizabeth had seven and possibly eight children: Jeremiah, Elizabeth (Betty), Josiah, Clarissa, Anna, George, Minerva and possibly Polly.

9. Polly B. Dudley or possibly Daniels was born about 1787 in New Hampshire and died after 20 August 1850 in Canton, Maine. She married on 10 December 1818 at Dublin, New Hampshire, Amos Learned, born Dublin 1 September 1780, died after 1855, son of Benjamin and Margaret (Swan) Learned. Polly and Amos had six children: Amos, Louisa F., Jesse, Josiah Dudley, Calvin Sanger, and Abiah Russell.

Sources:

“The English Origins of William Dudley of Guilford, CT” by Martin E. Hollick The American Genealogist 82 (2007):63-75.

History of the Dudley Family with Genealogical Tables, Pedigrees, etc. by Dean Dudley (Wakefield, MA 1892).

The Ancestry of Thomas Chalmers Brainerd by Thomas C. Brainerd; edited by Donald Lines Jacobus (Montreal, 1948), p.112-114, 250-1.

“The Families of Hugh Roe and William Dudley” by George M. Roberts, The American Genealogist 10 (1934):73-8.

New Hampshire Families in 1790 Volume 1, ed. Diane Gravel and David Watson Kruger (Concord, NH, NHSOG, 2007).

Searching for the Parents of Polly B. (Dudley) (Daniels) Learned, by Martin E. Hollick, New Hampshire Genealogical Record, Vol. 20 (2003):141-150.

Dec 13, 2014 1:23:48 PM | Dudley Family, English Origins

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The Brownes of Horley, Surrey, England

This family of Brownes is behind the ancestry of Sarah (Fenner) (Tully) Lay, an immigrant to Connecticut. It comes from the following article: “The Fenner, Browne, and Tully Ancestry” by Mary L. Holman, The American Genealogist 15 (1938):80-7.

1. Rev. William Browne, born February 1534, died at Horley 14 November 1613. He attended Pembroke College at Cambridge University and graduated in 1546. He married about 1560 Magdalen (---).

2. Rev. Joseph Browne, born about 1562 at Horley, died at Rusper in Sussex, England October 1633. He attended Queens College at Cambridge University graduating in 1583. He married about 1584, Margery Patching, born say 1565 and died December 1605 at Rusper. They had seven children: William, Stephen, Joseph, Sarah, Susan, Phoebe, and John.

3. Sarah Browne baptized at Rusper, Sussex on 22 October 1592, and died after 1635. She married about 1613, Arthur Fenner, born about 1575 and died before 1645, son of Thomas Fenner. They were the parents of seven children: Sarah, Thomas, Arthur, William, Joseph, John, and Phoebe. Their eldest daughter Sarah Fenner was wife to John Tully then Robert Lay. She died 25 May 1676 at Saybrook, Connecticut.

Nov 6, 2014 2:36:15 PM | English Origins, Names

11/04/2014

Abraham Browne 1588-1648 of Watertown, Massachusetts

Abraham Browne's English ancestry is known but you have to be careful. A wrong ancestry was published by Henry Bond is his work on Watertown. The best information on Abraham Browne with his correct ancestry is found in The Ancestry of Eva Belle Kempton, Part I, the Ancestry of Warren Francis Kempton 1817-1879 by Dean Crawford Smith (Boston, Mass.: NEHGS, 1996), pp. 168-196. Even before this book was published Robert Charles Anderson, in the Great Migration Begins, notes that the ancesty of Abraham Browne was dubious and more emphasis should be placed on his relationship to Edmund Browne of Boston. Smith did that and solved this puzzle.

1. William Browne born say 1505, buried Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire 25 January 1565/6, married say 1530, Joan (---) who was buried there on 7 April 1573. Nine children, the youngest of whom was:

2. Edmund Browne, born say 1547, buried at Sawbridgeworth 21 January 1638/9 (at age 95), married there 23 July 1584 Mary Cramphorne, baptized there 27 September 1562, living 1607, daughter of William and Jone (Plowe) Cramphorne. Twelve children: Elizabeth, Richard, George, Abraham, John, Sarah, John, John, Edmund, Mary, Hannah, and Daniel. Of these, John, Abraham, and Edmund all immigrate to New England.

3. Abraham Browne, baptized at Sawbridgeworth 22 October 1588, died Watertown, Mass. between 26 March 1645 and 21 December 1648. Married first at South Weald, Essex, 21 September 1619, Joan Shelton, born say 1599 and buried 27 September 1628. Abraham married second say 1629, Lydia (---) born say 1609, died Watertown 27 September 1686. She married secondly at Ipswich, Mass. 27 November 1659, Andrew Hodges who died at Ipswich December 1665. He had been previously married to Ann (---). Abraham had three children with his first wife: Sarah, Hannah, and Mary, and then four more children with his second wife: Lydia, Jonathan, Hannah, and Abraham.

4. Jonathan Browne, born at Watertown 15 8mo 1635, died there between 19 February 1690/1 and 1 April 1691. He married at Watertown 11 12mo 1661/2 Mary Shattuck, daughter of William and Susannah (---) Shattuck. She was born at Watertown 25 6mo 1645 and died Waltham, MA 23 October 1732. Ten children: Mary, Elizabeth, Jonathan, Patience, Abraham, Samuel, Lydia, Ebenezer, Benjamin and William.

5. Mary Browne born Watertown 5 8mo 1662, living 2 April 1711, married first at Watertown 22 March 1682/3, John Warren, son of Daniel and Mary (Barron) Warren. John was born at Watertown 5 March 1665/6 and died there 11 July 1703. Mary married secondly 14 March 1703/4, Samuel Harrington. Samuel had been previously married to Grace Livermore by whom he had five children. Mary and John Warren had three sons: John, Jonathan, and Daniel.

Sources:

Genealogies of the Families & Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts by Henry Bond, 2nd ed. (1860, reprint 1978), but throw out the English origins.
Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins; Immigrants to New England 1620-1633 (NEHGS, Boston, 1995), I:244-246.
Shattuck Memorials, no. II: memorials no. II of the descendants of William Shattuck by Beatrix Marie Larson (Richland Ctr. Wisconsin, 1977).
The Ancestry of Eva Belle Kempton, Part I, the Ancestry of Warren Francis Kempton 1817-1879 by Dean Crawford Smith (Boston, Mass.: NEHGS, 1996), pp. 168-196.

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