Jane Nesbitt1

Family
Father*Colonel Thomas Nesbitt1
Marriage*1740She married Thomas Burrowes of Stradone House, son of Robert Burrowes and Anne Harris, in 1740, probably in County Cavan, Ireland.1,2 

Family

 Thomas Burrowes d. Apr 1764
Children 1.Robert Burrowes+1 d. Feb 1819
 2.Thomas Burrowes+3,1 b. 1742

Citations

  1. [S1562] Burke's Peerage Limited, Burke's Irish Family Records, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (London, England: Burke's Peerage Limited, 1976), Burrowes, pages 184-187. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Irish Family Records.
  2. [S1556] Sir Bernard Burke C.B. LL.D, A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Ireland (9th Edition with Supplement), downloaded from Google Books at www.google.com. (London, England: Harrison & Sons, 1899), Burrowes of Stradone House, page 57. Hereinafter cited as History of the Landed Gentry of Ireland (9th Edition with Supplement).
  3. [S1559] Sir Bernard Burke, A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland (Fourth Edition) in Two Parts, downloaded from Google Books at www.google.com. In Two Parts. (London, England: Harrison, Pall Mall, 1862), Part I, Burrowes of Stradone, page 188. Hereinafter cited as History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland (Fourth Edition).

Colonel Thomas Nesbitt1

Family
Political Service*He was a Member of Parliament.1 
Residence*At the time of his daughter Jane's marriage, Thomas was of Lismore House, County Cavan, Ireland.1 

Family
Child 1.Jane Nesbitt+1

Citations

  1. [S1562] Burke's Peerage Limited, Burke's Irish Family Records, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (London, England: Burke's Peerage Limited, 1976), Burrowes, pages 184-187. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Irish Family Records.

Christina Nesby1

b. 1883, d. 7 January 1946
Family
Birth*1883Christina Nesby was born about 1883 in Iowa.1,2 
Marriage*31 March 1915She married, as his first wife, Edward Helland, son of Orjam Mickelson Helland and Kristi __?__, on 31 March 1915 in Albert Lea, Freeborn County, Minnesota.3,1,4 
Death*7 January 1946She died on 7 January 1946 at about age 641 
Burial* and was buried in Conrad Memorial Cemetery, Kalispell, Flathead County, Montana.1 

Family

 Edward Helland b. 26 Sep 1883, d. 4 Mar 1952

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Christina Helland, Memorial# 17731410. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Edward and Christine Helland, Year: 1920; Census Place: Nunda, Freeborn, Minnesota; Roll: T625_830; Page: A; Enumeration District: 46. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S1451] Minnesota, Marriages Index, 1849-1950, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 31 March 1915 in Albert Lea, Freeborn, Minnesota of Christena Nesby, age 34, born about 1881, and Edward Helland, age 31, born about 1884, referencing FHL Film# 1315838. Hereinafter cited as Minnesota Marriages Index, 1849-1950.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Edward E. Helland, Memorial# 17731203.

Frederick Netterville1,2,3

d. 1785
Family
Marriage*He married Mary Keogh.4 
Residence*Mary and Frederick settled in Woodbrook House, County Galway.4 
Death*1785He died in 1785.5 
Children* At his death, Frederick left Mary with five children: two younger sons who died unmarried and three daughters. Marcella was the eldest, and her two younger sisters, like her brothers, died unmarried.6 

Family

 Mary Keogh
Child 1.Marcella Netterville1,2,3 b. 1777, d. 18 Nov 1865

Citations

  1. [S1635] Sir Bernard Burke, Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. In 2 volumes. (London, England: Harrison, Pall Mall, 1879), Volume I, page 632. Hereinafter cited as Burke's History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland.
  2. [S1640] Mairéad Crinion of Evergreen Oak Family Research Services at https://www.facebook.com/…, "Gerrard - Gibney Family Research," e-mail messages exchanged on multiple dates, citing A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Ireland, https://archive.org/details/genealogicalhera00burkuoft. Hereinafter cited as "Gerrard - Gibney Family Research."
  3. [S1649] Sir Bernard Burke, A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Ireland : Revised by A. C. Fox-Davies, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (London, England: Harrison & Sons, 1912 New Edition), page 262. Hereinafter cited as A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Ireland (1912 New Edition).
  4. [S1639] 'It was the landlord's right to do as he pleased', The Galway Advertiser, online at http://www.advertiser.ie/galway/article/68791/…, 24 October 2013. Hereinafter cited as Galway Advertiser, 'It was the landlord's right to do as he pleased.'
  5. [S1652] Sir Bernard Burke, Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire, downloaded from Google Books at www.google.com. (London, England: Harrison, 1868), Netterville, pages 808-809. Hereinafter cited as A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire.
  6. [S1652] Sir Bernard Burke, A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire, Netterville, pages 808-809, describing Marcella as the couple's eldest daughter.

Marcella Netterville1,2,3

b. 1777, d. 18 November 1865
Family
ChartsDescendants of Thomas Gerrard of Gibbstown, County Meath, Ireland and his Brothers
Father*Frederick Netterville1,2,3 d. 1785
Mother*Mary Keogh4
Birth*1777Marcella Netterville was born in 1777.5 
Inheritance* After her father died in 1785, Marcella inherited the family's extensive land holdings.4 
Marriage*1822She married John Gerrard of Gibbstown, County Meath, son of Thomas Gerrard and Elinor Carroll, in 1822.6,1,4,2,3 
Occupation*Soon after their marriage, John and Marcella began to convert Marcella's 7,000 acre estate in County Galway into grazing pasture. In order to make that happen 67 families, between 270 and 447 persons, "had to be put off their land, their cottages destroyed, all to be replaced by cattle bought at the Ballinasloe fair."4 
Historical Note*13 March 1846 Other landlords followed the Gerrard's lead as they began showing that tenanted land could be made far more profitable by converting it into grazing pasture. Then, with the spread of the Great Famine, and with many small farms unable to produce and becoming worthless, more and more landlords began to replace their tenants with cattle. George Charles Bingham, Earl of Lucan, alone evicted 2,000 people between 1846 and 1849 and would become known as the Great Exterminator. Ireland's first official figures of recorded evictions were in 1849, and 16,686 evictions were recorded that year alone.

Information about the evictions was learned from a newspaper article published in the Galway Advertiser. A transcription of the full article may be viewed here.4
(Wife) Death13 November 1858Marcella became a widow when John Gerrard died in 13 November 1858. The couple had no children, and John was succeeded as Heir at Law at Gibbstown by his nephew Thomas, eldest son of his younger brother Thomas.7,8,9,2,10 
Death*18 November 1865She died on 18 November 1865 in County Meath. Her primary beneficiary was reported to be Matthew Elias Corbally.1,11,2,3 

Family

 John Gerrard d. 13 Nov 1858

Citations

  1. [S1635] Sir Bernard Burke, Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. In 2 volumes. (London, England: Harrison, Pall Mall, 1879), Volume I, page 632. Hereinafter cited as Burke's History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland.
  2. [S1640] Mairéad Crinion of Evergreen Oak Family Research Services at https://www.facebook.com/…, "Gerrard - Gibney Family Research," e-mail messages exchanged on multiple dates, citing A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Ireland, https://archive.org/details/genealogicalhera00burkuoft. Hereinafter cited as "Gerrard - Gibney Family Research."
  3. [S1649] Sir Bernard Burke, A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Ireland : Revised by A. C. Fox-Davies, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (London, England: Harrison & Sons, 1912 New Edition), page 262. Hereinafter cited as A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Ireland (1912 New Edition).
  4. [S1639] 'It was the landlord's right to do as he pleased', The Galway Advertiser, online at http://www.advertiser.ie/galway/article/68791/…, 24 October 2013. Hereinafter cited as Galway Advertiser, 'It was the landlord's right to do as he pleased.'
  5. [S1637] Ireland Deaths 1864 - 1958 Transcription, online at Find My Past, www.findmypast.com, Marcella Netterville Gerrard, 1777-1865. Hereinafter cited as Ireland Deaths 1864 - 1958 Transcription.
  6. [S1622] Ireland Diocesan and Prerogative Marriage Licence Bonds Indexes 1623-1866, online at Find My Past, www.findmypast.com. Hereinafter cited as Ireland Diocesan and Prerogative Marriage Licence Bonds Indexes 1623-1866.
  7. [S1663] National Archives of Ireland, Calendar of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1922, online at http://www.willcalendars.nationalarchives.ie, 1858 probate of the will of John Netterville Gerrard, http://www.willcalendars.nationalarchives.ie/reels/cwa/…. Hereinafter cited as National Archives of Ireland, Calendar of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1922.
  8. [S1639] Galway Advertiser, 'It was the landlord's right to do as he pleased', 24 October 2013, although reporting the year of his death as 1858.
  9. [S1635] Sir Bernard Burke, Burke's History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland, Volume I, page 632, incorrectly reporting his death in November of "1838."
  10. [S1649] Sir Bernard Burke, A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Ireland (1912 New Edition), page 262, incorrectly reporting his death in November of 1838.
  11. [S1638] Ireland Calendars of Wills & Administrations 1858-1920 Transcription, online at Find My Past, www.findmypast.com, Marcella Netterville Gerrard, 1865. Hereinafter cited as Ireland Calendars of Wills & Administrations 1858-1920 Transcription.

Elizabeth Newby1

Family
Marriage*3 September 1777She married Thomas Wilson soon after 3 September 1777 when their upcoming marriage was reported in the minutes of the Perquimans-Piney Woods Monthly Meeting, Perquimans County, North Carolina.1,2 

Family

 Thomas Wilson
Child 1.Samuel Wilson+1

Citations

  1. [S1424] U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, online at www.ancestry.com, Centre Monthly Meeting, Guilford County, North Carolina, Quaker Marriage Records. Hereinafter cited as U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935.
  2. [S1424] U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, online at www.ancestry.com, Perquimans-Piney Woods Monthly Meeting, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Wells-Perquimans Monthly Meeting Records, Volumes III-IV, 1774-1802.

Abigail Newcomb1

b. 16 July 1651
Family
Father*Francis Newcomb1 b. c 1605, d. 27 May 1692
Mother*Rachel __?__1 b. c 1615
Birth*16 July 1651Abigail Newcomb was born on 16 July 1651 in Braintree, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).1,2 

Citations

  1. [S283] Walter Goodwin Davis, Massachusetts and Maine Families: In the Ancestry of Walter Goodwin Davis (1885-1966): a reprinting, in alphabetical order by surname, of the sixteen multi-ancestor compendia: (plus Thomas Haley of Winter Harbor and his descendants), Volumes 1-3 (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1996) Volume I. Allanson-French; Volume II. Gardner-Moses; Volume III. Neal-Wright. Digitized pages of the books are also available online at www.ancestry.com, Volume III, Newcomb, pages 38-43. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts and Maine Families.
  2. [S446] Communicated by Town Clerk of Braintree Massachusetts Samuel A. Bates Esq., "Braintree Records", New England Historical & Genealogical Register Volumes 36, 37 and 38 (a continuing publication beginning in January 1882 through July 1884): Volume 36, page 49. Hereinafter cited as "Braintree Records - NEHGR."

Elizabeth Newcomb1

b. 26 August 1658
Family
Father*Francis Newcomb1 b. c 1605, d. 27 May 1692
Mother*Rachel __?__1 b. c 1615
Birth*26 August 1658Elizabeth Newcomb was born on 26 August 1658 in Braintree, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).1,2 

Citations

  1. [S283] Walter Goodwin Davis, Massachusetts and Maine Families: In the Ancestry of Walter Goodwin Davis (1885-1966): a reprinting, in alphabetical order by surname, of the sixteen multi-ancestor compendia: (plus Thomas Haley of Winter Harbor and his descendants), Volumes 1-3 (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1996) Volume I. Allanson-French; Volume II. Gardner-Moses; Volume III. Neal-Wright. Digitized pages of the books are also available online at www.ancestry.com, Volume III, Newcomb, pages 38-43. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts and Maine Families.
  2. [S446] Communicated by Town Clerk of Braintree Massachusetts Samuel A. Bates Esq., "Braintree Records", New England Historical & Genealogical Register Volumes 36, 37 and 38 (a continuing publication beginning in January 1882 through July 1884): Volume 36, page 377. Hereinafter cited as "Braintree Records - NEHGR."

Francis Newcomb1

b. circa 1605, d. 27 May 1692
Family
Birth*circa 1605Francis Newcomb was born, as calculated from his reported age at immigration, circa 1605 in England.1 
Marriage*He married Rachel __?__ in England.1 
Immigration*1635Rachel and Francis Newcomb sailed from London to New England with their two children, Rachel and John, on the ship Planter, Nicholas Trarice, Master, in 1635. Francis, aged 30, stated his occupation as husbandman. His wife Rachel was 20, their daughter Rachel 2 1/2 and son John 9 months. Newcomb's conformity was certified and he took the Oath of Allegiance on 6 April 1635.1 
Residence*The Newcomb family settled in the outlying part of Boston which became Braintree.1 
Religion*16 February 1639Rachel Newcomb was admitted to the church in Boston on 28 February 1635/36 and Francis Newcomb was dismissed to the church in Braintree on 16 February 1639. There was some doubt as to his wife's conformity to the tenets of the Boston faith, however, as on the same date that Newcomb was dismissed, apparently in good standing, a committee was chosen to inquire into the spiritual state of eleven persons in Braintree among whom was "Rachel ye wife of Francis Newcomb."1 
Death*27 May 1692He died at Braintree on 27 May 1692 and was reported to have been a "hundred years old". If he reported his age correctly when he immigrated, however, he would have actually been about 87.1 

Family

 Rachel __?__ b. c 1615
Children 1.Rachel Newcomb1 b. c 1632
 2.John Newcomb1 b. c 1634
 3.Hannah Newcomb+1 b. 15 Oct 1637
 4.Mary Newcomb+1 b. 2 Mar 1640, d. 1 Aug 1678
 5.Sarah Newcomb1 b. 30 Jun 1643
 6.Judith Newcomb1 b. 16 Jan 1645
 7.Peter Newcomb+1 b. 16 May 1648
 8.Abigail Newcomb1 b. 16 Jul 1651
 9.Leah Newcomb1 b. 30 Jul 1654
 10.Elizabeth Newcomb1 b. 26 Aug 1658

Citations

  1. [S283] Walter Goodwin Davis, Massachusetts and Maine Families: In the Ancestry of Walter Goodwin Davis (1885-1966): a reprinting, in alphabetical order by surname, of the sixteen multi-ancestor compendia: (plus Thomas Haley of Winter Harbor and his descendants), Volumes 1-3 (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1996) Volume I. Allanson-French; Volume II. Gardner-Moses; Volume III. Neal-Wright. Digitized pages of the books are also available online at www.ancestry.com, Volume III, Newcomb, pages 38-43. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts and Maine Families.

Hannah Newcomb1

b. 15 October 1637
Family
Father*Francis Newcomb1 b. c 1605, d. 27 May 1692
Mother*Rachel __?__1 b. c 1615
Baptism*15 October 1637Hannah Newcomb was baptized on 15 October 1637 at the First Church, Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony.1,2 
Marriage*8 January 1656/57She married James Thorp on 8 January 1656/57 in Dedham, Suffolk County.1 

Family

 James Thorp
Child 1.Rachel Thorp+3 b. 17 Aug 1671

Citations

  1. [S283] Walter Goodwin Davis, Massachusetts and Maine Families: In the Ancestry of Walter Goodwin Davis (1885-1966): a reprinting, in alphabetical order by surname, of the sixteen multi-ancestor compendia: (plus Thomas Haley of Winter Harbor and his descendants), Volumes 1-3 (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1996) Volume I. Allanson-French; Volume II. Gardner-Moses; Volume III. Neal-Wright. Digitized pages of the books are also available online at www.ancestry.com, Volume III, Newcomb, pages 38-43. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts and Maine Families.
  2. [S494] Boston MA: Church Records, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, First Church, page 133. Hereinafter cited as Boston MA: Church Records.
  3. [S1356] Theodore S. Lazell, Whiting Genealogy : Nathaniel Whiting of Dedham, Mass., 1641, and Five Generations of his Descendants, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: T.R. Marvin & Son Printers, 1902), Jonathan Whiting, pages 16-17. Hereinafter cited as Nathaniel Whiting of Dedham, Massachusetts.

John Newcomb1

b. circa 1634
Family
Father*Francis Newcomb1 b. c 1605, d. 27 May 1692
Mother*Rachel __?__1 b. c 1615
Birth*circa 1634John Newcomb was born circa 1634 in England.1 
(Son) Immigration1635John was 9 months of age when he sailed with his parents and older sister from London to New England on the ship Planter, Nicholas Trarice, Master, in 1635.1 
(Son) ResidenceHis parents settled in the outlying part of Boston which became Braintree.1 

Citations

  1. [S283] Walter Goodwin Davis, Massachusetts and Maine Families: In the Ancestry of Walter Goodwin Davis (1885-1966): a reprinting, in alphabetical order by surname, of the sixteen multi-ancestor compendia: (plus Thomas Haley of Winter Harbor and his descendants), Volumes 1-3 (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1996) Volume I. Allanson-French; Volume II. Gardner-Moses; Volume III. Neal-Wright. Digitized pages of the books are also available online at www.ancestry.com, Volume III, Newcomb, pages 38-43. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts and Maine Families.

Judith Newcomb1

b. 16 January 1645
Family
Father*Francis Newcomb1 b. c 1605, d. 27 May 1692
Mother*Rachel __?__1 b. c 1615
Birth*16 January 1645Judith Newcomb was born on 16 January 1645 in Braintree, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).1,2 

Citations

  1. [S283] Walter Goodwin Davis, Massachusetts and Maine Families: In the Ancestry of Walter Goodwin Davis (1885-1966): a reprinting, in alphabetical order by surname, of the sixteen multi-ancestor compendia: (plus Thomas Haley of Winter Harbor and his descendants), Volumes 1-3 (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1996) Volume I. Allanson-French; Volume II. Gardner-Moses; Volume III. Neal-Wright. Digitized pages of the books are also available online at www.ancestry.com, Volume III, Newcomb, pages 38-43. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts and Maine Families.
  2. [S446] Communicated by Town Clerk of Braintree Massachusetts Samuel A. Bates Esq., "Braintree Records", New England Historical & Genealogical Register Volumes 36, 37 and 38 (a continuing publication beginning in January 1882 through July 1884): Volume 36, page 49. Hereinafter cited as "Braintree Records - NEHGR."

Leah Newcomb1

b. 30 July 1654
Family
Father*Francis Newcomb1 b. c 1605, d. 27 May 1692
Mother*Rachel __?__1 b. c 1615
Birth*30 July 1654Leah Newcomb was born on 30 July 1654 in Braintree, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).1,2 

Citations

  1. [S283] Walter Goodwin Davis, Massachusetts and Maine Families: In the Ancestry of Walter Goodwin Davis (1885-1966): a reprinting, in alphabetical order by surname, of the sixteen multi-ancestor compendia: (plus Thomas Haley of Winter Harbor and his descendants), Volumes 1-3 (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1996) Volume I. Allanson-French; Volume II. Gardner-Moses; Volume III. Neal-Wright. Digitized pages of the books are also available online at www.ancestry.com, Volume III, Newcomb, pages 38-43. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts and Maine Families.
  2. [S446] Communicated by Town Clerk of Braintree Massachusetts Samuel A. Bates Esq., "Braintree Records", New England Historical & Genealogical Register Volumes 36, 37 and 38 (a continuing publication beginning in January 1882 through July 1884): Volume 36, page 49. Hereinafter cited as "Braintree Records - NEHGR."

Mary Newcomb1

b. 2 March 1640, d. 1 August 1678
Family
Father*Francis Newcomb2 b. c 1605, d. 27 May 1692
Mother*Rachel __?__2 b. c 1615
Birth*2 March 1640Mary Newcomb was born on 2 March 1640 in Braintree, Massachusetts Bay Colony.3,4,5 
Marriage*10 November 1657She married first, as his third husband, Samuel Deering on 10 November 1657 in Braintree. They were married by John Endecott, the first Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.1,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,2 
RelocationApril 1661 In April 1661, the two families of Mary and Samuel Deering, along with Samuel's former mother-in-law Mary (Rowing) Ray George and her second husband Peter George, were among the first company of settlers on Block Island off the coast of Rhode Island. The Deering family returned to Braintree, however, before 1670.13,11 
(Wife) Death23 October 1671Mary became a widow when Samuel Deering died on 23 October 1671.14 
Administration*31 October 1671Mary was granted administration of her husband's estate on 31 October 1671 in Suffolk County. A portion of his estate was to be divided equally among his "eight" children. They were not identified by name, however, and of his children, the births or baptisms of only seven were recorded in Braintree. For an eighth child, Samuel Deering of Wrentham is highly probably. As the first daughter Sarah died young, there must have been another child, probably a daughter, to make up the tally of eight who survived their father.11 
Court Action*28 July 1674 On 28 July 1674 Mary was ordered to appear in court to answer the complaint of Joseph Adams and in the meantime not to alienate any of the estate. She presented her account on 27 October 1674 and was ordered to pay 20 shillings each to the youngest seven children as they arrived at their respective ages, "the eldest having had her portion already." If there was any land at Quinebauge (Plainfield, Connecticut) belonging to the deceased Samuel Deering, it was to be divided equally among his eight children.11 
Marriage*27 April 1675She married second, as his second wife, George Spear on 27 April 1675.11,2 
Death*1 August 1678She died on 1 August 1678 in Braintree at age 38.15 

Family 1

 Samuel Deering d. 23 Oct 1671
Children 1.Samuel Deering+11 b. c 1658, d. 21 Jul 1753
 2.Rachel Deering16 b. 30 Aug 1659, d. 16 Oct 1717
 3.Sarah Deering+1 b. c 1662
 4.Daughter Deering11
 5.Elizabeth Deering17 b. 7 Feb 1670/71

Family 2

 George Spear b. c 1613, d. Sep 1688
Children 1.Mary Spear15 b. 3 Jun 1676
 2.Eliezer Spear15 b. 24 Jul 1678

Citations

  1. [S1240] Raymond Gordon Hawes, The Edward Hawes Heirs : Edward Hawes, ca. 1616-1687, of Dedham, Massachusetts, and his wife, Eliony Lumber : and some of their descendants through eleven generations. Edward Hawes (ca. 1616-1687) was living at Dedham, Massachusetts, by 1648, where he married Eliony Lumber (ca. 1625-1688/9) that year. They had nine children, 1648/9-1666, all born at Dedham. Descendants lived in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, Maine, Vermont, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and elsewhere. Descendants also spell their surname Haws. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, 1996), Generation Two, pages 9-13. Hereinafter cited as The Edward Hawes Heirs.
  2. [S283] Walter Goodwin Davis, Massachusetts and Maine Families: In the Ancestry of Walter Goodwin Davis (1885-1966): a reprinting, in alphabetical order by surname, of the sixteen multi-ancestor compendia: (plus Thomas Haley of Winter Harbor and his descendants), Volumes 1-3 (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1996) Volume I. Allanson-French; Volume II. Gardner-Moses; Volume III. Neal-Wright. Digitized pages of the books are also available online at www.ancestry.com, Volume III, Newcomb, pages 38-43. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts and Maine Families.
  3. [S446] Communicated by Town Clerk of Braintree Massachusetts Samuel A. Bates Esq., "Braintree Records", New England Historical & Genealogical Register Volumes 36, 37 and 38 (a continuing publication beginning in January 1882 through July 1884): Volume 36, page 49, noting her date of birth as 2 March 1640. Hereinafter cited as "Braintree Records - NEHGR."
  4. [S283] Walter Goodwin Davis, Massachusetts and Maine Families, Volume III, Newcomb, pages 38-43, reporting her date of birth as 2 March 1640 and noting that the Boston record reported it as 31 March 1640.
  5. [S986] Braintree, Massachusetts: Vital and Church Records, online at www.NewEnglandAncestors.org, reporting the date as 31 March 1640. Hereinafter cited as Braintree Vital and Church Records.
  6. [S413] Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages: Prior to 1700 (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co, 1985 and 1992), page 213. Hereinafter cited as New England Marriages: Prior to 1700.
  7. [S1029] Braintree, MA: Vital Records, 1643-1793, online at www.americanancestors.org, Volume 1, page 125, the date written as "9th mo. 10th. 1657" which, under the Gregorian calendar of that period, was November, not September. Hereinafter cited as Braintree Vital Records, 1643-1793.
  8. [S1035] Transcribed by David Pulsifer and William B. Trask, "Records of Boston (Early)", New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Volumes 2 - 12 (January 1848 - October 1858): Volume 12, October 1858, Bantrey Marriages, page 347, date recorded as "10: 9: 57" which, under the Gregorian calendar of that period was November, not September. Hereinafter cited as "Early Records of Boston."
  9. [S446] Communicated by Town Clerk of Braintree Massachusetts Samuel A. Bates Esq., "Braintree Records - NEHGR", Volume 37, July 1883, page 286, noting the date as "9th mo. 10th 1657" which, under the Gregorian calendar of that period was November, not September.
  10. [S1035] Transcribed by David Pulsifer and William B. Trask, "Early Records of Boston", Volume 12, October 1858, Bantrey Marriages, page 347.
  11. [S283] Walter Goodwin Davis, Massachusetts and Maine Families, Volume I, Deering, pages 418-419.
  12. [S1261] John Endecott, first Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (Wikipedia), online at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Endecott. Hereinafter cited as Governor John Endecott (Wikipedia).
  13. [S1267] G. Andrews Moriarity, "Early Block Island Families : VII. The Ray Family", New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Volume 86, pages 324-330 (July 1932). Hereinafter cited as "The Ray Family of Block Island."
  14. [S446] Communicated by Town Clerk of Braintree Massachusetts Samuel A. Bates Esq., "Braintree Records - NEHGR", Volume 37, April 1883, page 169, noting the date as "8th mo.23. 1671" which, under the Gregorian calendar of that period was October, not August.
  15. [S283] Walter Goodwin Davis, Massachusetts and Maine Families, Volume III, The Ancestry of Annis Spear, pages 343-367.
  16. [S446] Communicated by Town Clerk of Braintree Massachusetts Samuel A. Bates Esq., "Braintree Records - NEHGR", Volume 36, October 1882, page 378, noting date as "(30) (6) 1659" which, under the Gregorian calendar of that period was August, not June.
  17. [S446] Communicated by Town Clerk of Braintree Massachusetts Samuel A. Bates Esq., "Braintree Records - NEHGR", Volume 37, page 31.

Peter Newcomb1

b. 16 May 1648
Family
Father*Francis Newcomb1 b. c 1605, d. 27 May 1692
Mother*Rachel __?__1 b. c 1615
Birth*16 May 1648Peter Newcomb was born on 16 May 1648 in Braintree, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).1,2 
Marriage26 June 1672He married Susanna Cutting on 26 June 1672.3,1 
ResidencePeter and Susanna (Cutting) Newcomb lived in Braintree, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).3 

Family

 Susanna Cutting
Child 1.Susanna Newcomb+1 b. 22 Jun 1673

Citations

  1. [S283] Walter Goodwin Davis, Massachusetts and Maine Families: In the Ancestry of Walter Goodwin Davis (1885-1966): a reprinting, in alphabetical order by surname, of the sixteen multi-ancestor compendia: (plus Thomas Haley of Winter Harbor and his descendants), Volumes 1-3 (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1996) Volume I. Allanson-French; Volume II. Gardner-Moses; Volume III. Neal-Wright. Digitized pages of the books are also available online at www.ancestry.com, Volume III, Newcomb, pages 38-43. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts and Maine Families.
  2. [S446] Communicated by Town Clerk of Braintree Massachusetts Samuel A. Bates Esq., "Braintree Records", New England Historical & Genealogical Register Volumes 36, 37 and 38 (a continuing publication beginning in January 1882 through July 1884): Volume 36, page 49. Hereinafter cited as "Braintree Records - NEHGR."
  3. [S621] Edward Franklin Everett, Descendants of Richard Everett of Dedham, Mass, downloaded from Google Books at www.google.com. (Boston, Massachusetts: privately printed, 1902), Third Generation, page 35. Hereinafter cited as Descendants of Richard Everett of Dedham.

Rachel Newcomb1

b. circa 1632
Family
Father*Francis Newcomb1 b. c 1605, d. 27 May 1692
Mother*Rachel __?__1 b. c 1615
Birth*circa 1632Rachel Newcomb was born circa 1632 in England.1 
(Daughter) Immigration1635Rachel was age 2 1/2 when she sailed with her parents and younger brother from London to New England on the ship Planter, Nicholas Trarice, Master, in 1635.1 
(Daughter) ResidenceHer parents settled in the outlying part of Boston which became Braintree.1 

Citations

  1. [S283] Walter Goodwin Davis, Massachusetts and Maine Families: In the Ancestry of Walter Goodwin Davis (1885-1966): a reprinting, in alphabetical order by surname, of the sixteen multi-ancestor compendia: (plus Thomas Haley of Winter Harbor and his descendants), Volumes 1-3 (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1996) Volume I. Allanson-French; Volume II. Gardner-Moses; Volume III. Neal-Wright. Digitized pages of the books are also available online at www.ancestry.com, Volume III, Newcomb, pages 38-43. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts and Maine Families.

Sarah Newcomb1

b. 30 June 1643
Family
Father*Francis Newcomb1 b. c 1605, d. 27 May 1692
Mother*Rachel __?__1 b. c 1615
Birth*30 June 1643Sarah Newcomb was born on 30 June 1643 in Braintree, Massachusetts Bay Colony.2,3,4 

Citations

  1. [S283] Walter Goodwin Davis, Massachusetts and Maine Families: In the Ancestry of Walter Goodwin Davis (1885-1966): a reprinting, in alphabetical order by surname, of the sixteen multi-ancestor compendia: (plus Thomas Haley of Winter Harbor and his descendants), Volumes 1-3 (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1996) Volume I. Allanson-French; Volume II. Gardner-Moses; Volume III. Neal-Wright. Digitized pages of the books are also available online at www.ancestry.com, Volume III, Newcomb, pages 38-43. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts and Maine Families.
  2. [S446] Communicated by Town Clerk of Braintree Massachusetts Samuel A. Bates Esq., "Braintree Records", New England Historical & Genealogical Register Volumes 36, 37 and 38 (a continuing publication beginning in January 1882 through July 1884): Volume 36, page 49, reporting the date as 30 June 1643. Hereinafter cited as "Braintree Records - NEHGR."
  3. [S283] Walter Goodwin Davis, Massachusetts and Maine Families, Volume III, Newcomb, pages 38-43, noting the date as "31" of June 1643 and stating that it was 24 May 1643 by the Boston record.
  4. [S986] Braintree, Massachusetts: Vital and Church Records, online at www.NewEnglandAncestors.org, reporting the date as 24 May 1643. Hereinafter cited as Braintree Vital and Church Records.

Susanna Newcomb1

b. 22 June 1673
Family
Father*Peter Newcomb2 b. 16 May 1648
Mother*Susanna Cutting2
Birth*22 June 1673Susanna Newcomb was born on 22 June 1673 in Braintree, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England),2,3 
Baptism21 June 1674 and was baptized on 21 June 1674 at First Church, Braintree.4 
Marriage*5 April 1699She married Benjamin Hobart, son of Caleb Hobart, on 5 April 1699.5,2 
Married Name In the Braintree records the HOBART surname was spelled a variety of ways, including HOBART, HUBBARD and HUBBERT.5,2,6 

Family

 Benjamin Hobart b. 13 Apr 1677
Child 1.Susanna Hobart1 b. 3 Dec 1708, d. 26 Mar 1750

Citations

  1. [S1240] Raymond Gordon Hawes, The Edward Hawes Heirs : Edward Hawes, ca. 1616-1687, of Dedham, Massachusetts, and his wife, Eliony Lumber : and some of their descendants through eleven generations. Edward Hawes (ca. 1616-1687) was living at Dedham, Massachusetts, by 1648, where he married Eliony Lumber (ca. 1625-1688/9) that year. They had nine children, 1648/9-1666, all born at Dedham. Descendants lived in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, Maine, Vermont, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and elsewhere. Descendants also spell their surname Haws. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, 1996), Generation Three, pages 15-27. Hereinafter cited as The Edward Hawes Heirs.
  2. [S283] Walter Goodwin Davis, Massachusetts and Maine Families: In the Ancestry of Walter Goodwin Davis (1885-1966): a reprinting, in alphabetical order by surname, of the sixteen multi-ancestor compendia: (plus Thomas Haley of Winter Harbor and his descendants), Volumes 1-3 (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1996) Volume I. Allanson-French; Volume II. Gardner-Moses; Volume III. Neal-Wright. Digitized pages of the books are also available online at www.ancestry.com, Volume III, Newcomb, pages 38-43. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts and Maine Families.
  3. [S446] Communicated by Town Clerk of Braintree Massachusetts Samuel A. Bates Esq., "Braintree Records", New England Historical & Genealogical Register Volumes 36, 37 and 38 (a continuing publication beginning in January 1882 through July 1884): Volume 37, page 32. Hereinafter cited as "Braintree Records - NEHGR."
  4. [S453] Communicated by Edward Evarts Jackson Esq. of Braintree Massachusetts, "Records of the First Church at Braintree, Mass.", New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Volume 59 (January, April, July and October 1905). The transcription spans all four issues of 1905 and can be found in the January issue on pages 87-91, in April on pages 153-159, in July on pages 269-275 and in October on pages 360-365: page 156, the date written as "21. 4. 1674" which, under the Gregorian calendar of that period, was June, not April. Hereinafter cited as "Records of the First Church at Braintree - NEHGR."
  5. [S1240] Raymond Gordon Hawes, The Edward Hawes Heirs, Generation Three, pages 15-27, his surname written "Hubbard."
  6. [S446] Communicated by Town Clerk of Braintree Massachusetts Samuel A. Bates Esq., "Braintree Records - NEHGR", Volume 37, page 165, her husband's surname spelled "Hubbert."

______ Newcomb1

Family
Marriage*He married Hannah __?__.1 

Family

 Hannah __?__

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Leach, pages 239-244. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.

Maria Newcome1

Family
Father*William Newcome1
Mother*Susanna D'Oyly1
Marriage*January 1794She married Reverend Mungo Henry Waller, son of James Noble Esq. and Catherine Waller, in January 1794.1 

Family

 Reverend Mungo Henry Waller

Citations

  1. [S1635] Sir Bernard Burke, Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. In 2 volumes. (London, England: Harrison, Pall Mall, 1879), Waller of Allenstown, Volume II, pages 1675-1676. Hereinafter cited as Burke's History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland.

William Newcome1

Family
Marriage*He married Susanna D'Oyly.1 
Occupation*He was Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of all Ireland.1 

Family

 Susanna D'Oyly
Child 1.Maria Newcome1

Citations

  1. [S1635] Sir Bernard Burke, Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. In 2 volumes. (London, England: Harrison, Pall Mall, 1879), Waller of Allenstown, Volume II, pages 1675-1676. Hereinafter cited as Burke's History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland.

Isaac Newell1

Family
Marriage*He married Elizabeth Curtis.1 
Residence*Isaac Newell and Elizabeth (Curtis) Newell lived at Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).1 

Family

 Elizabeth Curtis
Child 1.Sarah Newell+1 b. 22 Mar 1665

Citations

  1. [S1240] Raymond Gordon Hawes, The Edward Hawes Heirs : Edward Hawes, ca. 1616-1687, of Dedham, Massachusetts, and his wife, Eliony Lumber : and some of their descendants through eleven generations. Edward Hawes (ca. 1616-1687) was living at Dedham, Massachusetts, by 1648, where he married Eliony Lumber (ca. 1625-1688/9) that year. They had nine children, 1648/9-1666, all born at Dedham. Descendants lived in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, Maine, Vermont, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and elsewhere. Descendants also spell their surname Haws. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, 1996), Generation Two, pages 9-13. Hereinafter cited as The Edward Hawes Heirs.

Sarah Newell1

b. 22 March 1665
Family
Father*Isaac Newell1
Mother*Elizabeth Curtis1
Birth*22 March 1665Sarah Newell was born on 22 March 1665 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).1 
Marriage*29 March 1688She married first Nathaniel Hawes, son of Edward Hawes and Eliony Lumber, on 29 March 1688 in Dedham, Suffolk County.1 
(Wife) Death16 October 1714Sarah became a widow when Nathaniel Hawes died on 16 October 1714.1 
Marriage*6 May 1718She married second, as his second wife, Samuel Rockwood, son of Nicholas Rockwood and Jane Adams, on 6 May 1718 in Dedham.1,2,3 
(Wife) Death17 December 1728Sarah became a widow for the second time when Samuel Rockwood died on 17 December 1728.3,4,1 

Family 1

 Nathaniel Hawes b. 14 Aug 1660, d. 16 Oct 1714
Children 1.Elizabeth Hawes+1 b. 29 Jan 1688/89, d. 19 Dec 1739
 2.Sarah Hawes1 b. 13 Sep 1691
 3.Experience Hawes+1 b. 13 Sep 1691, d. 21 Feb 1775
 4.Anna Hawes1 b. 17 Mar 1694/95, d. 11 Oct 1777
 5.Abigail Hawes1 b. 17 Dec 1697, d. 28 May 1776
 6.Esther Hawes1 b. 22 Mar 1699/0, d. 19 Sep 1779
 7.Nathaniel Hawes Jr.1 b. 27 Dec 1701, d. c 1776
 8.Mehitable Hawes1 b. 3 Nov 1703, d. 28 Feb 1785
 9.Susanna Hawes1 b. 13 Jan 1707/8, d. Nov 1794

Family 2

 Samuel Rockwood d. 17 Dec 1728

Citations

  1. [S1240] Raymond Gordon Hawes, The Edward Hawes Heirs : Edward Hawes, ca. 1616-1687, of Dedham, Massachusetts, and his wife, Eliony Lumber : and some of their descendants through eleven generations. Edward Hawes (ca. 1616-1687) was living at Dedham, Massachusetts, by 1648, where he married Eliony Lumber (ca. 1625-1688/9) that year. They had nine children, 1648/9-1666, all born at Dedham. Descendants lived in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, Maine, Vermont, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and elsewhere. Descendants also spell their surname Haws. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, 1996), Generation Two, pages 9-13. Hereinafter cited as The Edward Hawes Heirs.
  2. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Dedham, Volumes 1 & 2, page 43. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  3. [S1291] William S. Tilden, History of the Town of Medfield, Massachusetts 1650-1886 : with genealogies of the families that held real estate or made any considerable stay in the town during the first century, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: Geo. H. Ellis, 1887), Rockwood, pages 471-474. Hereinafter cited as History of the Town of Medfield, Massachusetts 1650-1886.
  4. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Medfield, Volume 1, page 232.

Elizabeth Newland1

Family
Marriage*14 March 1681He married William Wetherell Jr. on 14 March 1681 in Taunton, Plymouth Colony.1,2,3 

Family

 William Wetherell Jr.
Child 1.Nathaniel Wetherell+2

Citations

  1. [S1194] Thomas J. Lothrop, The Nicholas White Family, 1643-1900, downloaded from Google Books at www.google.com. (Taunton, Massachusetts: Thomas J. Lothrop, printed by C.A. Hack & Son, 1902), pages 26-27. Hereinafter cited as Nicholas White Family, 1643-1900.
  2. [S1193] Edgar H. Reed, "Marriages, Births and Deaths at Taunton Mass.", compiled from the Taunton Proprietors' Records, New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Volume 16, pages 324-328 and Volume 17, pages 34-37 and pages 232-236 (October 1862 and January 1863): Volume 17, page 37. Hereinafter cited as "Taunton Marriages, Births and Deaths."
  3. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Taunton Marriages, Volume 2, page 346. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.

Harrod W. Newland1

b. 30 November 1820, d. 3 December 1895
Family
Birth*30 November 1820Harrod W. Newland was born on 30 November 1820.1 
Name VariationHis full name was Harrod Worster Newland.2 
Marriage*4 September 1842He married Elizabeth McCance, daughter of William McCance and Eleanor Armstrong, on 4 September 1842 in Hancock County, Indiana.2,3,1,4 
Death*3 December 1895He died on 3 December 1895 at age 751 
Burial* and was buried in Toulon Cemetery, Toulon, Stark County, Illinois.1 

Family

 Elizabeth McCance b. 12 Apr 1822, d. 20 Aug 1901
Child 1.William F. Newland2 b. 30 Nov 1844, d. 11 Jul 1928

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Harrod W Newland, Memorial# 64787187. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S1701] Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 27 February 1879 in Stark County, Illinois, USA, of William F Newland, age 35, born about 1844 to Harrod Worster Newland and Elizabeth McCance, married Isabella M Godfrey, age 28, born about 1851 to Hugh Young Godfrey and Frances McCance, referencing Various Illinois County Courthouses; Various Illinois County Courthouses; Marriage Records; Collection Title: Marriage Records. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940.
  3. [S1444] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 4 September 1842 in Hancock County, of Harod Newland and Elizabeth McCance. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Elizabeth (McCance) Newland, Memorial# 64787172.

Susannah Newland1

Family
Marriage*circa 1687She married John Wetherell Sr. circa 1687. The Norton History source is somewhat uncertain about Susannah's surname, stating "his wife's name was Susannah Newland (?), married about 1687, and they had eight children."1 

Family

 John Wetherell Sr. b. 1664
Child 1.Abigail Wetherell+1 b. 28 Mar 1691

Citations

  1. [S1195] George Faber Clark, History of the Town of Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, from 1669 to 1859, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: Crosby, Nichols, and Company, 1859), page 91. Hereinafter cited as History of the Town of Norton.

William F. Newland1

b. 30 November 1844, d. 11 July 1928
Family
Father*Harrod W. Newland2 b. 30 Nov 1820, d. 3 Dec 1895
Mother*Elizabeth McCance2 b. 12 Apr 1822, d. 20 Aug 1901
Birth*30 November 1844William F. Newland was born on 30 November 1844 in Indiana.1 
Marriage*27 February 1879He married Isabelle Mary Godfrey, daughter of Hugh Y. Godfrey and Frances E. McCance, on 27 February 1879 in Stark County, Illinois. They were 1st cousins.2 
(Brother-in-Law) Death9 January 1897His brother-in-law, Willis L. Godfrey, committed suicide on 9 January 1897 in Peoria County, Illinois, at age 39.3,4 
(Brother-in-Law) Illness9 January 1897Long before alcoholism was recognized as a disease, his brother-in-law, Willis L. Godfrey, was likely a serious alcoholic. The newspaper describing the events of his suicide on the evening of 9 January 1897 in Peoria, Illinois, began their story by reporting that his wife, Mary Jane Lovitt, who was not named in the article, had separated from him and had been living in La Harpe for the past year with her brother, Willis Harris Lovitt, his wife, Mary, and their family. It was also not mentioned that Willis and Mary Jane's mother, Leah (Stamets) Lovitt, also resided with her son's family in La Harpe in 1897.

The news article, returning to the evening of January 9, reported that Godfrey had gone into a saloon in Peoria and called for a drink. When he was unable to pay for it, he and the bartender exchanged words, and Godfrey threw his coat on the bar and left the saloon. No one witnessed what happened next, although the supposition was that Godfrey went straight to the Illinois River and plunged in. Eleven weeks later, on Sunday, March 21, his body was found floating in the river and was identified by friends.

Godfrey was twice married. His first wife, Nancy Elizabeth Masters, who was not named in the article, secured a divorce, remarried and was living in Monroe, Nebraska; his second wife, as stated above, was living in La Harpe. Godfrey had been employed on several roads as a brakeman, but could not keep a job "due to his dissipated habits." The article concluded with the newspaper's editorial judgements that, "His evil ways dragged him down and when he did not have the price of a drink of whiskey he went to the river and drowned himself. This sad history is but the old story of the dreadful power of the demon rum."4,5 
(Husband) Death7 August 1917William became a widower when Isabell Mary (Godfrey) Newland died on 7 August 1917 at age 67.6 
Death*11 July 1928He died on 11 July 1928 in Fontana, Walworth County, Wisconsin, at age 831 
Burial* and was buried with his wife in Block 59, Lot 1, Space 3, of Toulon Cemetery, Toulon, Stark County, Illinois.1 

Family

 Isabelle Mary Godfrey b. 2 Feb 1850, d. 7 Aug 1917

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, William F Newland, Memorial# 64787235. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S1701] Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 27 February 1879 in Stark County, Illinois, USA, of William F Newland, age 35, born about 1844 to Harrod Worster Newland and Elizabeth McCance, married Isabella M Godfrey, age 28, born about 1851 to Hugh Young Godfrey and Frances McCance, referencing Various Illinois County Courthouses; Various Illinois County Courthouses; Marriage Records; Collection Title: Marriage Records. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Willis Leaming Godfrey, Memorial# 227007267.
  4. [S2362] Willis L. Godfrey 1897 Suicide, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Quill, (La Harpe, Illinois), Thursday, 25 March 1897, page 1, article title reads "W. L. Godfrey Suicides", and crediting the Peoria, Illinois, papers of the previous Tuesday, reported the tragic death of Willis L. Godfrey, whose wife had been making her home in La Harpe, with her brother W. H. Lovitt and family, for the past year; on the evening of January 9, Godfrey, "the unfortunate man", went into a saloon and called for a drink; being unable to pay for it a few words passed between the bartender and Godfrey, when the latter threw his coat on the bar and left the place; the supposition is that he went straight to the river and plunged in; last Sunday his body was found floating in the river and was identified by friends; he was twice married; his first wife secured a divorce, is married again, and is living in Monroe, Nebraska; his second wife, as stated above, is living here; he had been employed on several roads as brakeman, but could not hold a job owing to his dissipated habits; his evil ways dragged him down and when he did not have the price of a drink of whiskey he went to the river and drowned himself; this said history is but the old story of the dreadful power of the demon rum. Hereinafter cited as Willis L. Godfrey 1897 Suicide.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Leah (Stamets) Lovitt, Memorial# 54448293, from the news article about her 87th birthday celebration posted on her memorial page.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Isabelle Mary (Godfrey) Newland, Memorial# 64787213.

Hopestill Newman1

d. 7 March 1673/74
Family
Name-Spellings[Variations of the spelling of the NEWMAN surname found in our research were NUMAN and NEUMAN].2,3 
Marriage*12 July 1664She was "of Rehoboth, Bristol County, and married George Shove on 12 July 1664 in Taunton, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts (Plymouth Colony).2,3 
Death*7 March 1673/74She died on 7 March 1673/74 in Taunton, Plymouth Colony.4 

Family

 George Shove b. 1634, d. 21 Apr 1687
Child 1.Nathaniel Shove+5 b. 29 Jan 1668, d. b 1778

Citations

  1. [S48] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850. CD-ROM (101 Newbury, Boston, Massachusetts: NEHGS), Births - Marriages - Deaths. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850.
  2. [S48] Births - Marriages - Deaths, Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850, Taunton, Volume 2, page 348, her surname spelled "Newman."
  3. [S1193] Edgar H. Reed, "Marriages, Births and Deaths at Taunton Mass.", compiled from the Taunton Proprietors' Records, New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Volume 16, pages 324-328 and Volume 17, pages 34-37 and pages 232-236 (October 1862 and January 1863): Volume 17, page 236, his name spelled "Goarg" and her surname spelled "Numan". Hereinafter cited as "Taunton Marriages, Births and Deaths."
  4. [S292] From the Proprietors' Records. Communicated by Edgar H. Reed of Taunton, "Marriages, Births and Deaths at Taunton, Mass.", New England Historical and Genealogical Register volume 16, page 326 (Oct 1862): page 326. Hereinafter cited as "Shove Marriages, Births and Deaths at Taunton."
  5. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Taunton Births, Volume 1, page 387. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.

Jane Newman1

Family
ChartsDescendants of John Heaton of Lincolnshire, including the Immigrant Nathaniel
Marriage*28 August 1866She married William Weaver Heaton, son of Rees Heaton and Sarah Weaver, on 28 August 1866.1,2 

Family

 William Weaver Heaton b. 28 Nov 1813

Citations

  1. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, descended from John and Jane Sharples, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682 : together with some account of the English ancestry of the family, including the results of researches by Henry Fishwick, and the late Joseph Lemuel Chester, and a full report of the bi-centennial reunion of 1882, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. John Sharples (d.1685) married Jane Moor and, as Quakers, the family emigrated in 1682 from England to Chester County, Pennsylvania. Descendants (spelling the surname Sharpless) and relatives lived in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and elsewhere. Includes ancestry in England to the 1200s A.D. Includes index. (Washington DC: Photoduplication Service, 1968 ( a microreproduction of the original published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the family, under the auspices of the Bi-centennial committee, in 1887), , page 611. Hereinafter cited as Genealogy of the Sharpless Family.
  2. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, page 1119.

Reverend John Newmarch1

Family

Family
Child 1.Honorable Joseph Newmarch+1 b. 29 Oct 1707, d. 25 Sep 1765

Citations

  1. [S1009] Cecil Hampden Cutts Howard, The Pepperrells in America, downloaded from the Open Library Project at www.openlibrary.org. (Salem, Massachusetts: printed for the Essex Institute, 1906), page 12. Hereinafter cited as The Pepperrells in America.