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George Wallis Article

As a pandemic project, I hauled out an article I had written ten years ago.  I revamped it and edited it and it turned into a 40 page 350 footnoted article which I have submitted to a journal for publication.

I've done three main family studies, all for New Hampshire families:  Pinkhams, Yeatons, and Wallises.  Each case I did a five or six generation study. My goal for two of them was to find my ancestress in the family.  In each case, there were no comprehensive genealogies, so I started from scratch.  Alas, despite my efforts I have never been able to prove in a genealogical sense where my two ancestresses fit into each family.  I have good educated guesses.  But I assembled the families and I felt I should share my work, since I did discover wives' maiden names and other relationships heretofore unproven.

Even now George Wallis  has no genealogy.  He has some writeups like in the Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire and Early Settlers of Epsom.  But no comprehensive genealogy.  What's on the Internet is less than stellar.

We'll see if they agree to publish it.  Genealogical publishing is somewhat dead.  Internet genealogy never got scholarly.  So there's a huge hole in good genealogy and its availability (in my opinion).

 

Deborah, Wife of Nathaniel Wallis of Moultonborough, N.H.

You can see in the ahnentafel of Mary Chamberlain Wallis that her paternal grandmother, Deborah is also a brick wall.  I did a series of blog postings on figuring out who Deborah might have been ten years ago.  I had her as a likely daughter of Josiah and Mary (Hidden) Berry of Kittery.  The only things we know about Deborah is she was born about 1745 in Kittery, Maine.

But I could never prove it, so I removed her from my ancestry.  Besides it just gave me another Berry line, another Wallis line and another Clements line.  True there was a Gowen Wilson descent which was nice, but all in all, not very exciting.  But of course that's why it's probably true.  Nathaniel and Deborah would have been 3rd cousins in this configuration.  And we all descend from the same people over and over again.

And this is a good example of women without a maiden name in search of parents.  Many of mine have good marriage records and I still can't place them with their birth families.

 

Ahnentafel for Mary C. Wallis

1 Mary Chamberlain WALLACE. Born abt 1814 in Moultonborough, Carroll, New Hampshire. Mary Chamberlain died in New Durham, Stratford, New Hampshire, on 22 Jan 1866; she was 52.

1850 cites birthplace as Maine age 34, 1860 NH Census cites birthplace as NH age 44

Probable daughter of Joseph Wallis (as per 1820 census). Joseph is the brother of Isaac Wallis of New Durham, who was married in Moultonborough in 1819 and whose children married first cousins of Luther H. Pinkham. Joseph had land which was forfeited in 1817 in a lawsuit. After which he is traceable (?) via censuses. No obituary in Free Will Baptist newspaper Dover Morningstar (searched for Jan. 1866 to June 1867; and Jan/Feb. 1864/5)

Research: "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)

"Richard Pinkham of Old Dover, New Hampshire and His Descendants East and West" by Rev. Charles Nelson Sinnett (Concord, NH 1908)

On 27 Apr 1840 when Mary Chamberlain was 26, she married Luther HALE PINKHAM in New Durham, Stratford, New Hampshire.¹

2 Joseph WALLACE. Born in May 1781 in Epsom, New Hampshire. Joseph died in Haverhill, Massachusetts, on 11 Jun 1861; he was 80.² Buried in Lowell Cemetery, Lowell, Mass.

1820 census shows household with 1 male under 10; 1 male 26 to 45; 3 females under ten; 2 females 10 to 16; and one female 26 to 45.

1840 census shows household with 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.

Son Joseph in Moultonborough then. Not the man in Sanbornton or Sandwich.

1850 census in Londonderry, Rockingham Co.

1860 census in Haverhill, Mass.

Strafford Court Case 48/1805 wherein Nathaniel Wallace is called his father.

Death certificate says father born in Greenland, mother in Kittery, Me. No maiden name.

No probate papers in Essex County.

On 4 Sep 1808 when Joseph was 27, he married Rebecca YORK in Moultonborough, New Hamsphire.

3 Rebecca YORK. Born in Apr 1785 in New Durham, New Hampshire. Rebecca died in Haverhill, Massachusetts, in Apr 1860; she was 75.³ Buried in Lowell Cemetery, Lowell, Mass.

With husband in Londonderry, N.H. in 1850 census but not in 1860 census in Haverhill.

Not in Mass. deaths

4 Nathaniel WALLIS. Born abt 1746 in Greenland, New Hamsphire.⁴ Nathaniel died in Moultonborough, New Hamsphire, aft 1830; he was 84.

Elected hog reave in Barrington on 30 March 1768 (Barrington Town Records 1:443)

1800 U.S. Census in Moultonborough with 2 males 10-16; 2 males 16-26; one male over 45; one female under 10; one female 16-26 and one female over 45

1810 U.S. Census in Moultonborough

Rockingham Co. Deeds 135:77 dated 27 Aug 1792 sells land from his “hond. father” in Epsom

Probably living with son Nathaniel in 1830 census

1830 U.S. Census of Moultonborough, NH, p. 376 with one male 15-20; one male 80-90; one female 50-60 and one female 80-90

Rockingham Co. Deeds 144:81 and 142:390, both as yeoman. First dated 24 June 1796 and rec. 11 October 1796. Second dated 10 May 1796 and rec. 24 June 1796 with Deborah releasing dower. Lots 88 and 89 in Epsom.

abt 1771 when Nathaniel was 25, he married Deborah.

5 Deborah. Born abt 1750 in Kittery, Maine. Deborah died in Moultonborough, New Hamsphire, aft 1830; she was 80.

Birthplace from son Joseph’s death record.

6 Benjamin YORK IV. Born on 14 Jan 1761 in Nottingham, New Hampshire.⁵ Benjamin died in Landoff, New Hampshire, on 6 Jun 1845; he was 84.⁶ Buried in Holderness, New Hampshire.

1790 census in New Durham with one male over 16; two under 16 and 3 females

Was in Holderness by 1809 when he deeds land in Middleton (Strafford Co. Deeds 67:411)

Administration to estate in Grafton Probate 26:44. Granted to Veranus York.

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

On 22 Nov 1780 when Benjamin was 19, he married Rebecca COFFIN in New Durham, New Hampshire.⁷

7 Rebecca COFFIN. Born abt 1763 in North Yarmouth, Maine. Rebecca died in Holderness, New Hampshire, on 16 Jan 1842; she was 79.⁶

Called daughter of Abner of Rochester in her marriage record at the Free Will Baptist records of New Durham

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

8 Samuel WALLIS. Born abt 1715 in Greenland, New Hampshire. Samuel died in Barrington, New Hampshire, bef 1 Jan 1793; he was 78.

Research: Boston Transcript for June 10, 1907 #992

“Some Early Settlers of Epsom, NH” by J.M. Moses (1910)

"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)

On 23 Jun 1737 when Samuel was 22, he married Phebe LIBBY in Greenland, New Hampshire.^8,9

9 Phebe LIBBY. Born on 15 Apr 1720 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.¹⁰ Phebe died in Barrington, New Hampshire, bef 1754; she was 33.

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

12 Benjamin YORK III. Born abt 1725. Benjamin died in Middleton, New Hampshire, bef May 1803; he was 78.

Warned out of Cumberland County in 1762 with his father-in-law.

Strafford Probate 9:313-5; administration granted to his son on 6 May 1803.

Research: NEHGR 24 (1870):311

“Gatherings toward a Genealogy of the Coffin Family” by W.S. Appleton (David Clapp, Boston, 1896)

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

abt 1751 when Benjamin was 26, he married Mary COFFIN.¹¹

13 Mary COFFIN. Born on 18 Oct 1730 in Exeter, New Hampshire. Mary died in Middleton, New Hampshire, aft 1803; she was 72.

Research: NEHGR 24 (1870):311

“Gatherings toward a Genealogy of the Coffin Family” by W.S. Appleton (David Clapp, Boston, 1896)

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

14 Abner COFFIN Jr. Born on 25 Apr 1738 in Exeter, New Hampshire. Abner died in Freeport, Maine, on 21 Feb 1811; he was 72.¹²

Abner is alive in 1797 when he sells to Moses Canney (Strafford Deeds 23:395)

Abner was warned out of No.Yarmouth, ME in 1762 with his father and uncle.

Mentioned in April 1779 as in Rochester in a court case between Benjamin Hayes and Isaac Bickford (Abstracts of Strafford County New Hampshire Inferior Court Records 1773-1783 by Laura P. Hulslander [Heritage Books, 1990], p. 74)

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

abt 1760 when Abner was 21, he married Keziah CROMWELL in Dover, New Hampshire.

15 Keziah CROMWELL. Born abt 1740 in Dover, New Hampshire. Keziah died in Dover, New Hampshire, aft 26 Mar 1794; she was 54.¹³

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)

16 William WALLIS Jr. Born abt 1690 in Portsmouth, New Hamsphire. William died in Greenland, New Hamsphire, in Jun 1772; he was 82.

Research: Boston Transcript for June 10, 1907 #992

“Some Early Settlers of Epsom, NH” by J.M. Moses

abt 1714 when William was 24, he married Martha.

17 Martha. Born abt 1694. Martha died in Greenland, New Hampshire, bef 1772; she was 78.

admitted to the Church at Greenland as Martha w. of William Wallace in 1726

Research: Boston Transcript for June 10, 1907 #992

“Some Early Settlers of Epsom, NH” by J.M. Moses

18 Abraham LIBBY. Born abt 1688. Abraham died in Epsom, New Hampshire, abt 1767; he was 79.

Certainly alive when he bought 30 acres in Epsom from William Blazer, dated 1 March 1757 and rec. 13 October 1758

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

On 14 Jan 1713 when Abraham was 25, he married Sabina PHILBRICK in Hampton, New Hamphire.

19 Sabina PHILBRICK. Born in 1691 in Hampton, New Hampshire.

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.

24 Benjamin YORK Jr. Born abt 1677. Benjamin died in Newmarket, New Hampshire, bef 30 Jan 1760; he was 83.

Deposition at Rockingham Deeds 104:223, gives age as 81 on 23 June 1759.

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 1705 when Benjamin was 28, he married Sarah PINDER.

25 Sarah PINDER. Born abt 1685.

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)

26 Abner COFFIN. Born on 29 Apr 1702 in Newbury, Massachusetts. Abner died in North Yarmouth, Maine, abt 1773; he was 70.

Abner was warned out of No.Yarmouth, ME in 1762 with his brother and son and other family members: Maine Genealogist 17 (1995):25-30.

Abner as Grantor to Samuel Sherburne NHPD 17:284 (1729)

Other deeds: 1732 to Jethro Pearson NHPD 19:69

1735 to Nathaniel Gilman NHPD 22:314

1737 to Samuel Fogg NHPD 22:546

1737 to John Rawlins NHPD 25:553

1741 to Josiah Sanborn NHPD 25:394

1742 to Josiah Sanborn NHPD 26:50

1744 to Benjamin Connor 29:347

1757 to Daniel Sanborn, et al 63:147 (land of late Thomas Rawlings)

1757 to Oliver Smith, et al 63:173 (land of Late Thomas Rawlings)

New Hampshire Town Records at Durham v 1. p. 22, Nottingham v.1 p. 28, v. 4, pp. 5, 26, 49, 54

Held an innkeeper’s license at No. Yarmouth to 1773.

1702..Abner born Newbury.

1725..Acquires property in fathers will (Nottingham NH).

1725..Marries Mary Rawlins in Stratham, NH.

1732..Census of NH shows Abner in Exeter.

1735..Will to Peter Coffin--Eliphalet instructs his son to get Abner to pay up or return property located in Exeter.

1755-56..Abner at Crown Point as Ensign. Residence listed as Newbury.

1762-73..Abner is licensed innholder in North Yarmouth (Freeport) and is specifically at the current intersection of Old Rt#1 and Pleasant Street.

1768..Abner at Southwest Bend (Durham).

1770..Abner listed on Province tax list (Along with Abner Jr., Stephen, and Thomas.

1770..Plan of Road from Southwest Bend to Porter's Landing showing "Mr. Coffins house of entertainment" (Tavern). Also location of Moses Merrill's house (Son-in-law).

1773..Abner dies--info based upon Mary having liscense in the next year (1774).

Research: "Ancestry of Charles Stinson Pillsbury & John Sargent Pillsbury" by Mary Lovering Holman (2 vols., 1938)

NEHGR 24 (1870):311

“Gatherings toward a Genealogy of the Coffin Family” by W.S. Appleton (David Clapp, Boston, 1896)

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

On 12 Oct 1725 when Abner was 23, he married Mary RAWLINGS in Stratham, New Hampshire.

27 Mary RAWLINGS. Born abt 1705 in Stratham, New Hampshire. Mary died in North Yarmouth, Maine, aft 1773; she was 68.

Research: “Gatherings toward a Genealogy of the Coffin Family” by W.S. Appleton (David Clapp, Boston, 1896)

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

28 Abner COFFIN. (Same as ahnentafel number 26.)

29 Mary RAWLINGS. (Same as ahnentafel number 27.)

30 John CROMWELL. Born abt 1700. John died in Dover, New Hampshire, on 11 May 1776; he was 76.^14,15

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.

31 Lydia. Born abt 1710. Lydia died in Dover, New Hampshire, on 13 May 1776; she was 66.^14,15

32 William WALLIS. Born abt 1648 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.¹⁶ William died in New Castle, New Hampshire, aft Feb 1723; he was 75.¹⁷

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

On 15 Dec 1673 when William was 25, he married Jane DRAKE in Little Harbor, New Hampshire.¹⁸

33 Jane DRAKE. Born abt 1653 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Jane died bef Feb 1723; she was 70.¹⁷

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

36 Anthony LIBBY. Born abt 1652 in Scarborough, Maine. Anthony died in Hampton, New Hamphire, abt Mar 1718; he was 66.

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)

abt 1682 when Anthony was 30, he married Sarah DRAKE in Falmouth, Maine.

37 Sarah DRAKE. Born on 29 Dec 1656 in Hampton, New Hamphire. Sarah died in Hampton, New Hamphire, on 12 Jun 1716; she was 59.

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)

38 Joseph PHILBRICK. Born on 1 Oct 1663 in Hampton, New Hampshire.¹⁹ Joseph died in Rye, New Hampshire, on 7 Nov 1755; he was 92.²⁰

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.

39 Tryphena MARSTON. Born on 28 Dec 1663 in Hampton, New Hampshire.¹⁹ Tryphena died in Rye, New Hampshire, on 11 Nov 1729; she was 65.²⁰

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.

48 Benjamin YORK. Born abt 1654 in Dover, New Hampshire. Benjamin died in Dover, New Hampshire, bef 1715; he was 61.

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

“Stone-Gregg Genealogy” by Alicia Crane Williams (Gateway Press, Baltimore, 1987)

In 1676 when Benjamin was 22, he married Abigail FOOTMAN in Dover, New Hampshire.

49 Abigail FOOTMAN. Born abt 1650. Abigail died aft 1737; she was 87.

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

“Stone-Gregg Genealogy” by Alicia Crane Williams (Gateway Press, Baltimore, 1987)

50 John PINDER. Born abt 1650. John died in Durham, New Hampshire, abt Mar 1724; he was 74.

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

“Henry Merrow of Reading, Massachusetts and his descendants” by Oscar Earl Merrow (Winchester, MA, 1954)

“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)

John married Sarah MERROW.

51 Sarah MERROW. Born abt 1662 in Woburn, Massachusetts. Sarah died in Durham, New Hampshire, bef 1723; she was 61.

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

“Henry Merrow of Reading, Massachusetts and his descendants” by Oscar Earl Merrow (Winchester, MA, 1954)

“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)

52 Stephen COFFIN. Born on 18 Aug 1664 in Newbury, Massachusetts. Stephen died in Newbury, Massachusetts, on 31 Aug 1725; he was 61.

Research: "Ancestry of Charles Stinson Pillsbury & John Sargent Pillsbury" by Mary Lovering Holman (2 vols., 1938)

“Gatherings toward a Genealogy of the Coffin Family” by W.S. Appleton (David Clapp, Boston, 1896)

On 8 Oct 1685 when Stephen was 21, he married Sarah ATKINSON in Newbury, Massachusetts.

53 Sarah ATKINSON. Born on 27 Nov 1665 in Newbury, Massachusetts. Sarah died in Newbury, Massachusetts, on 20 Jan 1724/5; she was 58.

Research: "Ancestry of Charles Stinson Pillsbury & John Sargent Pillsbury" by Mary Lovering Holman (2 vols., 1938)

Essex Antiquarian IV (1900):81-82

“Gatherings toward a Genealogy of the Coffin Family” by W.S. Appleton (David Clapp, Boston, 1896)

54 Lt. Thomas RAWLINGS Jr. Born on 14 Jul 1671 in Stratham, New Hampshire. Thomas died in Stratham, New Hampshire, abt May 1753; he was 81.

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

On 29 Nov 1696 when Thomas was 25, he married Phebe LAWRENCE in Stratham, New Hampshire.

55 Phebe LAWRENCE. Born abt 1676. Phebe died bef 1752; she was 76.

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

60 Joshua CROMWELL. 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.

61 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)

64 George WALLIS. Born abt 1619 in England. George died in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on 14 Dec 1685; he was 66.

Buys land at Rumney Marsh (Chelsea) Mass. on 3 Dec 1656 from Samuel and Sarah Bennett and returns it on 2 April 1657 (Suffolk Deeds 2:310, 3:4, 3:13). Deed notes him as gentleman; and discharge deed notes “myself, son, and two men”

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

abt 1647 when George was 28, he married Eleanor.

65 Eleanor. Born abt 1620 in England. Eleanor died aft Jul 1690; she was 70. Eleanor died bef 11 Mar 1695; she was 75.

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

66 Nathaniel DRAKE. Born abt 1613 in England. Nathaniel died in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, abt 1691; he was 78.

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)

Possibly also a son; name not known.

abt 1652 when Nathaniel was 39, he married Jane in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

67 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)

72 John LIBBY. Born abt 1615 in England. John died in Scarborough, Maine, abt May 1683; he was 68.

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

74 Abraham DRAKE. Born abt 1620 in England. Abraham died aft 1693; 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)

Abraham married Jane.

75 Jane. Jane died on 25 Jan 1676 in Hampton, New Hamphire.

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

76 James PHILBRICK. 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.

77 Ann ROBERTS. 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.

78 William 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.

79 Sabina HEMINS. Sabina died on 10 Nov 1689 in Hampton, New Hampshire.¹⁹

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.

96 Richard YORK. Born abt 1610 in England. Richard died in Dover, New Hampshire, on 23 Mar 1672; he was 62.

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

“Stone-Gregg Genealogy” by Alicia Crane Williams (Gateway Press, Baltimore, 1987)

abt 1641 when Richard was 31, he married Elizabeth in Dover, New Hampshire.

97 Elizabeth. Born abt 1618 in England. Elizabeth died aft 1680; she was 62.

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

“Stone-Gregg Genealogy” by Alicia Crane Williams (Gateway Press, Baltimore, 1987)

98 Thomas FOOTMAN. Born abt 1617 in England. Thomas died in Durham, New Hampshire, abt Jun 1668; he was 51.

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

Thomas married Catherine MATTHEWS.

99 Catherine MATTHEWS.

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

102 Henry MERROW. Born abt 1625 in Scotland. Henry died in Reading, Massachusetts, on 5 Nov 1685; he was 60.

Research: “Henry Merrow of Reading, Massachusetts and his descendants” by Oscar Earl Merrow (Winchester, MA, 1954)

On 19 Dec 1661 when Henry was 36, he married Jane LINDES in Woburn, Massachusetts.

103 Jane LINDES. Born abt 1635. Jane died aft 1685; she was 50.

Research: “Henry Merrow of Reading, Massachusetts and his descendants” by Oscar Earl Merrow (Winchester, MA, 1954)

104 Lt. Tristram COFFIN Jr. Born on 1 Feb 1632 in Brixton, Devon, England. Tristram died in Newbury, Massachusetts, on 4 Feb 1704; he was 72.

Legislator from Newbury 1695; 1700-2

Research: "Ancestry of Charles Stinson Pillsbury & John Sargent Pillsbury" by Mary Lovering Holman (2 vols., 1938)

"Ancestors of American Presidents" by Gary Boyd Roberts (1st ed., 1995, Boston, NEHGS)

“Genealogy of the Greenleaf Family” compiled by James Edward Greenleaf (Boston, 1896)

“Gatherings toward a Genealogy of the Coffin Family” by W.S. Appleton (David Clapp, Boston, 1896)

“Legislators of the Massachusetts General Court 1691-1780: A Biographical Dictionary” by John A. Schutz (Northeastern U. Press, Boston, 1997)

“Ancestral Lines from Maine to Virginia: 57 Families in England, Ireland, France, The Netherlands, Germany, The Eastern Seaboard, Ohio, Missouri and California” by Carl Boyer 3rd (the author: Santa Clarita, CA, 2002)

On 2 Mar 1652/3 when Tristram was 20, he married Judith GREENLEAF in Newbury, Massachusetts.

105 Judith GREENLEAF. Born on 2 Sep 1625 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. Judith died in Newbury, Massachusetts, on 15 Dec 1705; she was 80.

4 Children by first marriage.

Research: "Ancestry of Charles Stinson Pillsbury & John Sargent Pillsbury" by Mary Lovering Holman (2 vols., 1938)

"Ancestors of American Presidents" by Gary Boyd Roberts (1st ed., 1995, Boston, NEHGS)

“Genealogy of the Greenleaf Family” compiled by James Edward Greenleaf (Boston, 1896)

“Gatherings toward a Genealogy of the Coffin Family” by W.S. Appleton (David Clapp, Boston, 1896)

“Ancestral Lines from Maine to Virginia: 57 Families in England, Ireland, France, The Netherlands, Germany, The Eastern Seaboard, Ohio, Missouri and California” by Carl Boyer 3rd (the author: Santa Clarita, CA, 2002)

106 John ATKINSON. Born in Sep 1638 in Bury, Lancashire, England. John died in Newbury, Massachusetts, abt Sep 1715; he was 77.

Nephew of Theodore Atkinson of Boston. see Pillsbury Ancestry; NEHGR 98:288

Research: Essex Antiquarian IV (1900):81-82

“The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England 1634-1635 Volume 1 A-B” by Anderson, Sanborn, and Sanborn (NEHGS, Boston 1999)

"Ancestry of Charles Stinson Pillsbury & John Sargent Pillsbury" by Mary Lovering Holman (2 vols., 1938)

On 27 Apr 1664 when John was 25, he married Sarah MYRICK in Newbury, Massachusetts.

107 Sarah MYRICK. Born abt 1646 in Charlestown, Massachusetts. Sarah died aft 1686; she was 40.

Research: Essex Antiquarian IV (1900):81-82

"Ancestry of Charles Stinson Pillsbury & John Sargent Pillsbury" by Mary Lovering Holman (2 vols., 1938)

108 Thomas RAWLINGS. Born abt 1641 in Dover, New Hampshire. Thomas died in Exeter, New Hampshire, bef Oct 1706; he was 65.

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

abt 1670 when Thomas was 29, he married Rachel COX.

109 Rachel COX. Born abt 1650. Rachel died aft 1706; she was 56.

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

110 David LAWRENCE. Born abt 1650. David died in Exeter, New Hampshire, abt May 1710; he was 60.

Names Benjamin Taylor as brother. That means either Benjamin Taylor married David’s sister or David and Benjamin married sisters. David’s wife cannot be Mary Taylor due to the timeline problems.

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

abt 1675 when David was 25, he married Mary.

111 Mary. Born abt 1655 in Exeter, New Hampshire. Mary died aft 1714; she was 59.

Mary and Rachel Brewster, daughters of John Brewster of Portsmouth, will 1691

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

120 Capt. Philip CROMWELL. 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.

121 Elizabeth LEIGHTON. 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)

132 Robert DRAKE. Born in Jul 1581 in Halstead, Essex, England. Robert died in Hampton, New Hamphire, on 14 Jan 1667/8; he was 85.

Research: Penobscot Pioneers, volume five by Philip Howard Gray (Penobscot Press, Camden, ME, 1995)

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

148 Robert DRAKE. (Same as ahnentafel number 132.)

152 Thomas PHILBRICK. 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.

153 Elizabeth KNAPP. Born in Jul 1593 in Bures St. Mary, Suffolk, England. Elizabeth died in Hampton, New Hampshire, on 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)

154 Thomas ROBERTS Governor. 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.

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

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)

156 Henry MARSTON. 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.

208 Tristram COFFIN. Born in Mar 1609/10 in Brixton, Devon, England. Tristram died in Nantucket, Massachusetts, on 3 Oct 1681; he was 72.

Governor of Nantucket Island; Ur-father of all American Coffins.

Research: "Ancestors of American Presidents" by Gary Boyd Roberts (1st ed., 1995, Boston, NEHGS)

“Gatherings toward a Genealogy of the Coffin Family” by W.S. Appleton (David Clapp, Boston, 1896)

"Ancestry of Charles Stinson Pillsbury & John Sargent Pillsbury" by Mary Lovering Holman (2 vols., 1938)

“Ancestral Lines from Maine to Virginia: 57 Families in England, Ireland, France, The Netherlands, Germany, The Eastern Seaboard, Ohio, Missouri and California” by Carl Boyer 3rd (the author: Santa Clarita, CA, 2002)

abt 1630 when Tristram was 20, he married Dionis STEVENS in Brixton, Devon, England.

209 Dionis STEVENS. Born in Mar 1609/10 in Brixton, Devon, England. Dionis died in Nantucket, Massachusetts, on 6 Nov 1684; she was 75.

Research: "Ancestors of American Presidents" by Gary Boyd Roberts (1st ed., 1995, Boston, NEHGS)

“Gatherings toward a Genealogy of the Coffin Family” by W.S. Appleton (David Clapp, Boston, 1896)

"Ancestry of Charles Stinson Pillsbury & John Sargent Pillsbury" by Mary Lovering Holman (2 vols., 1938)

“Ancestral Lines from Maine to Virginia: 57 Families in England, Ireland, France, The Netherlands, Germany, The Eastern Seaboard, Ohio, Missouri and California” by Carl Boyer 3rd (the author: Santa Clarita, CA, 2002)

210 Edmund GREENLEAF. Born in Jan 1573/4 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. Edmund died in Boston, Massachusetts, on 24 Mar 1671; he was 98.

Greenleaf genealogy gives two extra children (John and Mary); but Pillsbury ancestry excludes them.

Research: “Genealogy of the Greenleaf Family” compiled by James Edward Greenleaf (Boston, 1896)

"Ancestry of Charles Stinson Pillsbury & John Sargent Pillsbury" by Mary Lovering Holman (2 vols., 1938)

“Ancestral Lines from Maine to Virginia: 57 Families in England, Ireland, France, The Netherlands, Germany, The Eastern Seaboard, Ohio, Missouri and California” by Carl Boyer 3rd (the author: Santa Clarita, CA, 2002)

On 2 Jul 1611 when Edmund was 38, he married Sarah MOORE in Langford, Essex, England.²¹

211 Sarah MOORE. Born in Dec 1588 in Maldon, Essex, England. Sarah died in Boston, Massachusetts, on 18 Jan 1663; she was 74.

Research: “Genealogy of the Greenleaf Family” compiled by James Edward Greenleaf (Boston, 1896)

"Ancestry of Charles Stinson Pillsbury & John Sargent Pillsbury" by Mary Lovering Holman (2 vols., 1938)

“Ancestral Lines from Maine to Virginia: 57 Families in England, Ireland, France, The Netherlands, Germany, The Eastern Seaboard, Ohio, Missouri and California” by Carl Boyer 3rd (the author: Santa Clarita, CA, 2002)

212 James ATKINSON. James died in Jun 1640 in Bury, Lancashire, England. Buried on 11 Jun 1640 in Bury, Lancashire, England.

Research: "Ancestry of Charles Stinson Pillsbury & John Sargent Pillsbury" by Mary Lovering Holman (2 vols., 1938)

214 James MYRICK. Born abt 1612 in England. James died aft 1681; he was 69.

Research: "Ancestry of Charles Stinson Pillsbury & John Sargent Pillsbury" by Mary Lovering Holman (2 vols., 1938)

abt 1645 when James was 33, he married Margaret in Charlestown, Massachusetts.

215 Margaret. Born abt 1625 in England. Margaret died in Newbury, Massachusetts, on 2 Apr 1708; she was 83.

Research: "Ancestry of Charles Stinson Pillsbury & John Sargent Pillsbury" by Mary Lovering Holman (2 vols., 1938)

218 Moses COX. Born abt 1595 in England. Moses died in Hampton, New Hamphire, on 28 May 1687; he was 92.

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.

bef 1641 when Moses was 46, he married Alice.

219 Alice. Born abt 1620. Alice died in Hampton, New Hamphire, on 20 Oct 1657; she was 37.¹⁹

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

240 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)

On 2 Feb 1629/30 when Giles was 24, he married Alice WEEKS in Eling, Hampshire, England.²²

241 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)

242 Thomas LEIGHTON. Born abt 1604 in England. Thomas died in Dover, New Hampshire, on 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.

243 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)

264 William DRAKE. Born abt 1550.

Research: Penobscot Pioneers, volume five by Philip Howard Gray (Penobscot Press, Camden, ME, 1995)

“John Smith of Watertown, Massachusetts” by Robert Charles Anderson, TAG 61 (1985):18-31

On 12 Oct 1578 when William was 28, he married Joan MERRYLLS in Halstead, Essex, England.

265 Joan MERRYLLS. Born abt 1555.

Research: Penobscot Pioneers, volume five by Philip Howard Gray (Penobscot Press, Camden, ME, 1995)

“John Smith of Watertown, Massachusetts” by Robert Charles Anderson, TAG 61 (1985):18-31

304 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.

305 Elizabeth. Elizabeth died in Apr 1619 in Bures, Suffolk, England. 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)

306 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.

307 Elizabeth READE. 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

308 John ROBERTS.

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

312 Thomas MARSTON. 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.

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

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.

416 Peter COFFIN. Born abt 1580 in Brixton, Devon, England. Peter died in Brixton, Devon, England, abt Mar 1628; he was 48.

Research: "Ancestors of American Presidents" by Gary Boyd Roberts (1st ed., 1995, Boston, NEHGS)

"Ancestry of Charles Stinson Pillsbury & John Sargent Pillsbury" by Mary Lovering Holman (2 vols., 1938)

“Ancestral Lines from Maine to Virginia: 57 Families in England, Ireland, France, The Netherlands, Germany, The Eastern Seaboard, Ohio, Missouri and California” by Carl Boyer 3rd (the author: Santa Clarita, CA, 2002)

abt 1608 when Peter was 28, he married Joan KEMBER in Brixton, Devon, England.

417 Joan KEMBER. Born abt 1584 in Brixton, Devon, England. Joan died in Boston, Massachusetts, on 30 May 1661; she was 77.

Last name also rendered Thember or Thumber

Research: "Ancestors of American Presidents" by Gary Boyd Roberts (1st ed., 1995, Boston, NEHGS)

"Ancestry of Charles Stinson Pillsbury & John Sargent Pillsbury" by Mary Lovering Holman (2 vols., 1938)

“Ancestral Lines from Maine to Virginia: 57 Families in England, Ireland, France, The Netherlands, Germany, The Eastern Seaboard, Ohio, Missouri and California” by Carl Boyer 3rd (the author: Santa Clarita, CA, 2002)

418 Robert STEVENS. Born abt 1563. Robert died in Brixton, Devon, England, abt Feb 1627; he was 64.

Research: "Ancestry of Charles Stinson Pillsbury & John Sargent Pillsbury" by Mary Lovering Holman (2 vols., 1938)

Robert married Dionis.

419 Dionis.

Research: "Ancestry of Charles Stinson Pillsbury & John Sargent Pillsbury" by Mary Lovering Holman (2 vols., 1938)

420 John GREENLEAF. Born abt 1550.

Research: "Ancestry of Charles Stinson Pillsbury & John Sargent Pillsbury" by Mary Lovering Holman (2 vols., 1938)

“Ancestral Lines from Maine to Virginia: 57 Families in England, Ireland, France, The Netherlands, Germany, The Eastern Seaboard, Ohio, Missouri and California” by Carl Boyer 3rd (the author: Santa Clarita, CA, 2002)

John married Margaret.

421 Margaret. Born abt 1550.

Research: "Ancestry of Charles Stinson Pillsbury & John Sargent Pillsbury" by Mary Lovering Holman (2 vols., 1938)

“Ancestral Lines from Maine to Virginia: 57 Families in England, Ireland, France, The Netherlands, Germany, The Eastern Seaboard, Ohio, Missouri and California” by Carl Boyer 3rd (the author: Santa Clarita, CA, 2002)

422 Enoch MOORE. Born in Jan 1560/1 in Maldon, Essex, England. Enoch died aft 1615; he was 54.

Research: “Ancestral Lines from Maine to Virginia: 57 Families in England, Ireland, France, The Netherlands, Germany, The Eastern Seaboard, Ohio, Missouri and California” by Carl Boyer 3rd (the author: Santa Clarita, CA, 2002)

On 23 Nov 1585 when Enoch was 25, he married Catherine in Maldon, Essex, England.

423 Catherine. Born abt 1565. Catherine died in Maldon, Essex, England, in Oct 1593; she was 28. Buried on 11 Oct 1593 in Maldon, Essex, England.

Research: “Ancestral Lines from Maine to Virginia: 57 Families in England, Ireland, France, The Netherlands, Germany, The Eastern Seaboard, Ohio, Missouri and California” by Carl Boyer 3rd (the author: Santa Clarita, CA, 2002)

614 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.

615 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

624 Robert 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.

625 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.

832 Nicholas COFFIN. Born abt 1555. Nicholas died in Brixton, Devon, England, in Oct 1613; he was 58. Buried on 8 Oct 1613 in Brixton, Devon, England.

Research: "Ancestry of Charles Stinson Pillsbury & John Sargent Pillsbury" by Mary Lovering Holman (2 vols., 1938)

“Ancestral Lines from Maine to Virginia: 57 Families in England, Ireland, France, The Netherlands, Germany, The Eastern Seaboard, Ohio, Missouri and California” by Carl Boyer 3rd (the author: Santa Clarita, CA, 2002)

abt 1579 when Nicholas was 24, he married Joanna in Brixton, Devon, England.

833 Joanna. Born abt 1560. Joanna died in Brixton, Devon, England, in Feb 1614/5; she was 54. Buried on 5 Feb 1614/5 in Brixton, Devon, England.

Research: "Ancestry of Charles Stinson Pillsbury & John Sargent Pillsbury" by Mary Lovering Holman (2 vols., 1938)

“Ancestral Lines from Maine to Virginia: 57 Families in England, Ireland, France, The Netherlands, Germany, The Eastern Seaboard, Ohio, Missouri and California” by Carl Boyer 3rd (the author: Santa Clarita, CA, 2002)

834 Robert KEMBER. Born abt 1555. Robert died in Brixton, Devon, England, abt Jan 1613; he was 58.

Research: "Ancestry of Charles Stinson Pillsbury & John Sargent Pillsbury" by Mary Lovering Holman (2 vols., 1938)

abt 1579 when Robert was 24, he married Anna.

835 Anna. Anna died aft 1613.

Research: "Ancestry of Charles Stinson Pillsbury & John Sargent Pillsbury" by Mary Lovering Holman (2 vols., 1938)

844 Nicholas MOORE. Born abt 1535. Nicholas died in Maldon, Essex, England, in Oct 1594; he was 59. Buried on 8 Oct 1594 in Maldon, Essex, England.

Research: “Ancestral Lines from Maine to Virginia: 57 Families in England, Ireland, France, The Netherlands, Germany, The Eastern Seaboard, Ohio, Missouri and California” by Carl Boyer 3rd (the author: Santa Clarita, CA, 2002)

abt 1559 when Nicholas was 24, he married Willamin in Maldon, Essex, England.

845 Willamin. Born abt 1540. Willamin died in Maldon, Essex, England, in Jul 1606; she was 66. Buried on 20 Jul 1606 in Maldon, Essex, England.

Research: “Ancestral Lines from Maine to Virginia: 57 Families in England, Ireland, France, The Netherlands, Germany, The Eastern Seaboard, Ohio, Missouri and California” by Carl Boyer 3rd (the author: Santa Clarita, CA, 2002)

1248 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.

1664 Peter COFFIN.

Research: "Ancestry of Charles Stinson Pillsbury & John Sargent Pillsbury" by Mary Lovering Holman (2 vols., 1938)

 

Sources

1. New Hampshire Vital Records
2. Massachusetts Deaths for 1861, 147:198
3. Burial Records from the Lowell Cemetery, Lowell, Mass.
4. “Vital Records of Greenland, NH 1714-1820” by Priscilla Hammond (Concord, NH, 1938, typescript), FHL #15559, p. 89
5. Revolutionary War Pension Application #S7999
6. “Death Notices From Free Will Baptist Publications 1811-1851” by David C. Young and Robert L. Taylor (Heritage Books, 1985), p. 374-5
7. Free Will Baptist Church Records from New Durham, FHL Film #987957, item #1.
8. NEHGR 65:355
9. “Vital Records of Greenland, NH 1714-1820” by Priscilla Hammond (Concord, NH, 1938, typescript), FHL #15559, p. 47
10. Births, Marriages, and Deaths in Portsmouth, NH, NEHGR 24 (1870):358.
11. “Vital Records of Newmarket, NH 1734-1866” by Priscilla Hammond (Concord, NH, 1935), p. 1
12. “Freeport, Maine Town Records: Births, Deaths, and Marriages 1795-1835” p. 331, on microfilm at NEHGS Library in Boston, Mass.
13. Stafford County Deeds 17:326-7
14. "Vital Records of Dover, NH 1686-1850" Dover Historical Society (Heritage Books, Bowie, MD, 1990), p. 189
15. Master Tate’s Diary NEHGR 74 (1920):191
16. New Hampshire Provincial Court Case #19291.
17. N.H. Provincial Deed 13:129-30.
18. "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) 1:575
19. "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
20. "Colonial Gravestone Inscriptions in the State of New Hampshire" compiled by Mrs. Charles Carpenter Goss (Clearfield, Baltimore, 1989) p. 122
21. TAG 56:107
22. Hampshire Marriage Licences 1607-1640 by Church of England Diocese of Winchester by Arthur James Willis (1960), p. 68

Mary Chamberlain Wallis 1814-1866

So the Dudleys are not the only family for which I did all the genealogy that which eventually was not my own genealogy.  All my ancestors that needed some help got that treatment.  I think I got affected by the fact that at thirteen when I started genealogy I found two great-great-grandparents in books.  Like magic Agnes Jane Smith 1864-1930 and George Hale Pinkham 1843-1888 were in the Cleveland and Runnels genealogies respectively.  I just thought all my ancestors before that would be in genealogies or at least as easy to research as those two.  I was unprepared to find that some families had no genealogies written about them or had bad genealogies written about them.  It became by job to write those genealogies which I did in the cases  of the Pinkhams, Yeatons, and Wallises.

I've previously written about Mary Chamberlain Wallis.  I have placed her as a daughter of Joseph-6 (Nathaniel-5, Samuel-4, William-2-3, George-1) Wallis and Rebecca York.  I did this from process of elimination.   Joseph is the only available Wallis male to be a father of a daughter under ten in 1820 Moultonborough, N.H. 

This did not bring me much new ancestry.  Nathaniel-5's wife was unknown although I speculated about her.  And Rebecca York's parents were first cousins and thus doubled their own ancestry.  Plus I descended from a sister of that cousinship and had that ancestry already.  So, I have three Coffin lines.  This may or may not help prove my relationships that I've speculated on, since George Hale Pinkham and Olive Ann Hurd would be third cousins through the Coffin family, a fact they may or may not have known.

 

 

George Wallis ca. 1619-1685 of Portsmouth, New Hampshire

This is the second family on which I can safely say I am an expert (the others being the Pinkhams and Yeatons).  Before I pulled the plug on this blog five years ago, I had posted the entire genealogy of this family for five or six generations.  I still have that information.  I haven't published it yet, because, no one reads articles anymore.  And it's a ton of work to write a genealogical article for free.

1. George Wallis was born about 1619 and died 14 December 1685 at Portsmouth, New Hampshire.  He married say 1647 Eleanor (---) who died after July 1690.  He is first seen at Rumney Marsh (Chelsea) Massachusetts owning land there in 1656.  He is not the son of Roger Wallis as is seen so often on the Internet.  His origins are unknown.  George had six children: William, Eleanor, George, Margaret, Honor, and Caleb.

2. William Wallis was born about 1648 and died after February 1723 at New Castle, New Hampshire.  He married at Little Harbor, New Hampshire on 15 December 1673 Jane Drake, born about 1653, died before February 1723, daughter of Nathaniel and Jane (---) Drake.  William and Jane had four children: Jane, Samuel, Sarah, and William.

3. William Wallis (Jr.) was born about 1690 at Portsmouth, New Hampshire and died June 1772 at Greenland, New Hampshire.  He married about 1714, Martha (---), born about 1694 and died before 1772.  William and Martha had eight children: Samuel, Jane, Joseph, Nathaniel, Nathaniel, Martha, William, and Abigail.

4. Samuel Wallis, born about 1715 at Greenland, New Hampshire, died before 1 January 1793 at Barrington, New Hampshire.  He married first on 23 June 1737 at Greenland, Phebe Libby, born 15 April 1720 at Portsmouth, New Hampshire and died before 1754 at Barrington, daughter of Abraham and Sabina (Philbrick) Libby.  Samuel married secondly at Durham, New Hampshire on 7 February 1755, Sedeney Tilley, daughter of Samuel and Jane Tilley of Durham.  Samuel and Phebe had five children: Sarah, Joseph, Abraham, Nathaniel, and Martha.

5. Nathaniel Wallis born about 1746 at Greenland, New Hampshire, and died after 1830 at Moultonborough, New Hampshire.  He married about 1771, Deborah (---) born about 1750 at Kittery, Maine and died after 1830.  Nathaniel and Deborah had nine children: Samuel, Elizabeth, Meribah, Nathaniel, Joseph, John, Jacob, Isaac, and Deborah.

6. Joseph Wallace born May 1781 at Epsom, New Hampshire, died 11 June 1861 at Haverhill, Massachusetts.  He married on 4 September 1808 at Moultonborough, New Hampshire, Rebecca York, born April 1785 at New Durham, New Hampshire, and died April 1860 at Haverhill, Massachusetts, daughter of Benjamin and Rebecca (Coffin) York.  Joseph and Rebecca had six children: Deborah, Mary Chamberlain, Joseph, Rebecca, Daniel R., and Nathaniel A.

7. Mary Chamberlain Wallace born about 1814 at Moultonborough, New Hampshire, died 22 January 1866 at New Durham, New Hampshire.  She married as his second wife, 27 April 1840 at New Durham, Luther Hale Pinkham, born 16 June 1815 at Alton, New Hampshire, died 27 October 1873 at Milton, New Hampshire, son of Jonathan and Alice (Runnels) Pinkham.  Mary and Luther had seven sons, Charles Luther, George Hale, Edwin Nathaniel, Horace Jonathan, Seth Taylor, unnamed, and Isaac Dearborn.

Sources:

Genealogical Dictionary of ME and NH by Sybil Noyes, Charles Thornton Libby, and Walter Goodwin Davis (Portland, 1939, reprinted Baltimore, 1988), p. 715-17.

Boston Transcript for June 10, 1907 #992.

Some Early Settlers of Epsom, NH by J.M. Moses.

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).

The Pinkhams of Strafford County, New Hampshire, by Martin E. Hollick, New Hampshire Genealogical Record 23 (2006):27-76.

 

Deborah (---) Wallace Update: Hail Mary #3

The main reason to get the Rochester, N.H. vital records was to find the death record of Deborah's youngest daughter Deborah Wallace who married John Whipple at Moultonborough on 30 April 1815.  She is living with her son John at Rochester in the 1860 census [11 July 1860, Family #544], aged 69, born in New Hampshire.  She is not listed with them in the 1870 census.  Either her death was unrecorded in the Rochester VRs, or she died between 1862 and 1870 when there is a gap.  Her death does not appear in the state wide death records to 1900.  I even double checked the Mass. state deaths and she isn't there either. 

John and Deborah (Wallis) Whipple's 1830 census entry shows a boy under 5, two boys 10-15, and one man between 40 an 50; one girl under 5 and one female aged between 30 and 40.  By the 1850 census the two children at home are John Whipple (Jr.) and Mary B. Whipple.  So there are two sons that are unaccounted for.  John (Sr.) dies between 1850 and 1860.  

John Whipple (Jr.) is in the 1860, 1870, and 1880 censuses at Rochester, N.H. and died there on 8 August 1894, noted as born in Moultonborough, son of John Whipple and Deborah Wallace.  [Rochester VRs, FHL #2367726 Item 4, deaths 1880-1900].  Mary B. Whipple seems to be the same as the woman who married John S. Blaisdell at Rochester on 5 December 1865 [same source, item #3, which only gives groom and bride without parents].  They seem more elusive in the following censuses in 1870 and 1880.  

In any case, this is the last child for Deborah (---) Wallace that I can check.  None of her other children have extant death records or death records that list her maiden name.

Children:

1. Samuel Wallis, died 27 April 1823, Wheelock, VT, death date from a family Bible record.
2. Elizabeth Wallis Drew died 26 June 1870 at Holderness, N.H.
3. Meribah Wallis, died after 1850 (listed in the poor house at Moultonborough, aged 75)
4. Nathaniel Wallis, died after 7 November 1848 when he deeds land, and the 1850 census at Ossipee, N.H.
5. Joseph Wallis, died 11 June 1861 at Haverhill, Mass., lists parents as Nathaniel and Deborah Wallace
6. John Wallis, died Sept. 1845, at Concord, N.H., death date from gravestone.
7. Jacob Wallis, died after 1820 when he abandoned his family.
8. Isaac Wallis, died 8 February 1872, New Durham, N.H. [Record of the Baptisms, Marriages and Funerals from the Note Books of Rev. David Leighton Edgerly 1818-1891 of New Durham, NH copied by Edwin L. Edgerly (typescript at NEHGS)].
9. Deborah Wallis Whipple, died between 1860 and 1870 (more likely between 1862 and 1870), Rochester, N.H.

This doesn't mean the search is completely over.  The next stop must be court records in Rockingham County, N.H. Other possibilities include: poor house records of Moultonborough (if extant) and church records, although burial records seldom list parents.

Wallis Family Cleanup

Just some minor changes.  I thought the blog pages on the right were too cluttered, so I collapsed the Wallis family pages into two larger pages, one for each of Samuel³ and William³.   I also combined the two Dudley pages as well.  All the same information is there.  I've added nothing on either page.  However, if you've hyperlinked to a specific page, you may need to update your link.

Thanks. 

Someday I will add the next Wallis generation.  I have not abandoned that idea at all.  It's just been put off for now.

Deborah (---) Wallace Update: Hail Mary #2

I had such luck with finding Joseph Wallace's death certificate, I thought I would try two more of his siblings, hoping that one such death record would have their mother's maiden name.  I ordered the Ossipee and Holderness Vital Records on microfilm to check the death information on Elizabeth (Wallace) Drew and Nathaniel Wallace.  Strike two.

Nathaniel Wallace, born in 1778 is alive on 7 November 1848 when he deeds land as a resident of Ossipee.  He doesn't appear in the 1850 U.S. census anywhere, nor in the Mass. Death Indexes.  Sadly, the Ossipee Vital Records start in 1851 and are sparse to 1857, then from 1858 they are pretty good.  Nathaniel didn't appear.  He likely died between 1848 and 1850. [I will interject here that I've tried on numerous occasions to use the mortality schedules of the U.S. census 1850-1880 and have never found someone in it.  I know for a fact from a burial record Rebecca (York) Wallace should be in the 1860 one and isn't.]

Elizabeth (Wallace) Drew died at Holderness on 26 June 1870.   That date comes from a town history.  Wouldn't you know that the Holderness Vital Records [which the Mormons falsely advertise as 1855-1915 on their catalog] has a gap between 1868 and 1875?! Genealogy can be frustrating, but does it have to be cruel?  I mean that's just nasty.  And yes, Elizabeth Drew also doesn't appear in the mortality schedule of 1870.  Not that that would have any good information anyway.

Two more chances coming up: Rochester, N.H. Vital Records for the third sibling, Deborah (Wallace) Whipple, and then court records. Isn't the definition of insanity doing the same thing over and over and hoping for a different outcome?

Monday Madness: (Edwin) Nathaniel (Edwin) Pinkham 1846-1907

In my ongoing efforts in the ancestry of Mary Chamberlain Wallace 1814-1866, wife of Luther Hale Pinhkam, and probable daughter of Joseph and Rebecca (York) Wallace, I stumbled across this posting I made in 2001.  It is like a prototype for Monday Madness but posted long before this type of blogging existed.  First I was struck by the fact that I've been pursuing this for such a long time. I certainly know more than I did then.  However, the mystery of Edwin Nathaniel or Nathaniel Edwin has never been solved.  I'm not sure the initial poster ever contacted me regarding this.  I certainly don't remember any interaction or conversation (and nothing is my files).  There is now one error in the posting.  I wrote that when Charles Luther Pinkham died in 1903, his obituary listed that he was survived by one brother.  I now know he was survived by two, the other being Seth Taylor Pinkham 1852-1919 whose death record I finally found in Tewksbury, Mass. [Massachusetts Death Records for 1919, 101:344].  So, this just adds to the muddle of information and discrepancies. 

Sandwich, N.H. Vital Records

I'm almost always excited when I get a film from the Family History Library.  I was quite disappointed in the Sandwich, New Hampshire Vital Records. Family History Library film #2392524, is births 1774-1900; marriages 1778-1947; and deaths 1845-1914. However, what it really is, is the microfilm copy of unordered pages of certificates. The records are not in alphabetical or chronological order. They are not even in birth/marriage/death order. It looks like someone took a draw; emptied it on a desk and starting filming the contents in whatever order they chose.

Now, one can always wade through the contents of the entire microfilm, but I chose not to.  Not even for the Wallis/Wallace family.  Maybe some other time, when I have an insane amount of time.  P.S. New Hampshire certificates all look like this.  This was what was on the microfilm--hundreds of these certificates.