Samuel Clarke, the son of Jeremiah Clarke, married Hannah Wilcox, the daughter of Stephen Wilcox in 1693 in Kingston, Washington County, Rhode Island. Samuel and Hannah were both born in Kingston c. 1675. They started their family c. 1700 and resided in Westerly, Washington, RI:
John
Audley, male b. abt. 1706 (Audley was Samuel's mother's maiden surname)
Samuel
Hannah, our ancestor, b. abt 1725
Samuel
Sarah
Pictured at left in modern time,
Westerly is a town on the southwestern shoreline of Washington County, Rhode Island, first settled by English colonists in 1661 and incorporated as a municipality in 1669. It is a beachfront community on the south shore of the state. (Wikipedia)
Samuel and Hannah died in their 80s in 1761.
SAMUEL CLARKE
BORN: abt 1675 in South Kingston, Washington, RI
MARRIED: 1693 in North Kingston, Washington, RI
DIED: 1761 in Westerly, Washington, RI
HANNAH WILCOX
BORN: abt 1675 in North Kingston, Washington, RI
DIED: 18 Oct 1761 in Westerly, Washington, RI
SOURCES: Researcher, Leon Stiles, historian for Stiles and Affiliated Families Assn..re the birth of Samuel; : Elda Esch Dickinson, Benoni Dickinson and his Descendants; Compiler, John Osborn Austin, "Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island, page 423, genealogy of the Wilcox family..
It is apparent that Peter and Mary were both born in Westerly, Rhode Island, and Mary's birthdate is 1670, Peter's birthdate is c. 1655. I have no date of their marriage. Their children, all born in Westerly, are as follows:
c. 1684 Charity
c. 1695 John
1697 Peter
1724 Samuel, our ancestor
James
Reuben
a daughter
Westerly is a town on the southwestern shoreline of Washington County, Rhode Island, first settled by English colonists in 1661 and incorporated as a municipality in 1669. It is a beachfront community on the south shore of the state. Above is a photo of one of the beaches of today in Westerly,
"Peter took the oath of allegiance in Westerly 17 May 1679: was a Freeman in 1681; deputy from 1699-1704; Justice of Peace and Lieut. of Militias and was an important man of his time." said John C. Crandall in his book, "Crandall Genealogy" published in 1949.
This week I have been reading and taking notes from a special Rhode Island volume that I found at my local genealogy society called, "Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island" by compiler, John Osborne Austin, published in 1982. Mr. Austin lived in Providence, RI all of his life, was a genealogist and compiler of genealogical information. Many of our Rhode Island ancestors are listed and written about in this fine compilation. Therefore, I feel better equipped to share what I am learning from this compiler who had ready access to the Rhode Island records.
Mr. Austin tells of 1)Peter Crandall's deed: " On May 9, 1692, Peter deeded his son-in-law, George Brown, about 60 acres, house, etc. (that he bought of Joe Babcock) reserving to own use for life, mowing grass and orchard."
2) On Oct 14, 1700, Peter was chosen to be the Moderator of the Town Meeting. On the 23rd of October, he was chosen Town Sealer.
3) On Oct 2,1711, Peter, with 33 others, bought 5,300 acres of the vacant lands in Narragansett.
4) On Mar 14, 1715, Peter sold his brother, Joseph, of Kings Town, 30 acres in Westerly.
Peter died in 1734. Mr. Austin wrote that Peter's wife, Mary, was the administrator of Peter's will and she inherited some money, his silver buttons, buckles, seal, wearing apparel, beds, spinning wheel, cards, warming pan, mare, cow, 5 swine, 6 bee hives, etc.
PETER CRANDALL
BORN: c. 1655 in Westerly, Kings, RI
DIED: 1734 in Westerly, Kings, RI
MARY BABCOCK
BORN: 1670 in Westerly, Kings, RI
DIED: 1735 in Westerly, Kings, RI
SOURCES:WFT#1088,vol.5. about Peter's birth; "Genealogy of Elder John Crandall", Pg 14 regarding Peter's becoming a freeman and his occupation as deputy; Elda Esch, " The Descendants of Benoni Dickinson", 1998; researcher,Leon Stiles, papers about the lineage of Robert Shepard; WFT1088,vol.5.discussion of the marriage of Peter and Mary; A.P.Crandall Book, page 14 re Mary Babcock's death; American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI); Birth year: 1654; Birth city: Newport; Birth state: RI, from Family Data Collection re Peter's birth data, individual records; Source number: 1938.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: GRG from U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900; Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700 from U. S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700; John Osborne Austin, " Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island", 1982.
Charles Dickinson was evidently proud of his title, "Vestryman" because he used it in the records that he left behind. A Vestryman is not a member of the clergy but is a member of the church council. Charles was born in 1666 in Narragansett, Rhode Island.
Narragansett is a beautiful seaside town with splendid natural assets. The Town of Narragansett, of course, is the namesake of the Indian tribe of the area. At the beginning of the English colonization, the town site was merely part of a much larger territory called “Narragansett Country.” Most likely, the town simply adopted the name to distinguish itself from surrounding areas and villages, which had earlier selected appellations recalling their English heritage. (The Native American word “Narragansett” translates roughly into English as “people of the small point”.) Narragansett had existed for almost two centuries primarily as a simple farming and fishing community.
Below is a photo of a beach in the Town of Narragansett in 2018. Scarborough Beach is Rhode Island’s most popular and well known beach. Located 35 miles south of Providence on Ocean Road in Narragansett, it is a 26 acre facility with 2,325 feet of beach frontage.
Charles married four times to: Hester Gilbert in 1685; Phillippa Greene in 1691; Sarah______?, and Mary Winterton c. 1714. We have a list of Charles' and Mary's children as follows, all born in Rhode Island:
1714 Ann
1716 Charles
1718 Phillip
1718 Phillis
1720 Phebe
1723 Sarah
1726 Thomas, our ancestor
CHARLES DICKINSON
BORN: 1666 in Narragansett, Washington, RI
MARRIED: 1714 in Atteboro, Bristol, MA
DIED: 14 Sep 1740 in Narragansett, RI
MARY WINTERTON
BORN: abt 1698 in RI
DIED: unknown
SOURCES: World Family Tree Vol. 2, Ed. 1, Brøderbund Software, Inc., Release date: November 29, 1995, Page number: Tree #4543, Mary's birth; "Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8QN-TRV : 10 February 2018), Mary in entry for son, Charles Dickinson, 27 Feb 1716; citing SOUTH KINGSTON,WASHINGTON,RHODE ISLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 908,271;Paul M. Gifford, "The English Ancestry of Charles Dickinson (1658-1740) of South Kingstown, Rhode Island," The American Genealogist, Vol. 89, No. 2 (April 2017): pages 152, 154.
There aren't many records about this couple and their children but I do have a few facts to share with you. Samuel was born in 1689 and Hannah was born in 1690. They were married in 1704 in the state of New York. I only know of one of their children, named Mary, who is our ancestor. Mary was born in about 1732 in Rye, Westchester, New York. We could then say that this small family probably lived in Rye, Westchester County, New York in the early 1730s.
Colonial Rye was a small farming community, but its position along the Westchester Path (later, the Boston Post Road) made it an important post and stagecoach stop. The post from New York to Boston started in 1673 and took 14 days. By 1722, stagecoaches were traveling over the road (known as the King’s Highway) and stopping in Rye. The center of Rye moved from the Long Island Sound area to the King’s Highway, aided by Strang’s Tavern at what is now the corner of the Post Road and Rectory Street and the Square House. Both taverns were the center of colonial life, providing local residents and travelers with food, drink, shelter, entertainment, news and politics.
I like to picture in my mind little Mary Brown, with her parents,visiting some of the places along this King's Highway.
Samuel died in 1750, at age 61. Hannah lived to be 94. She died in 1784.
SAMUEL BROWN
BORN: 1689
MARRIED: 1704 in ,New York
DIED: 1750
HANNAH RUNDLE
BORN: 1789
DIED: 1784
SOURCES: FamilySearch.org's Ancestral File: TXTP-FH; FamilySearch.org's Ancestral File: GC3C-F9 re vital records of Samuel and Hannah Rundle Brown. Rye Historical Society: Some history of the colonial years in Rye.
Happy Thanksgiving to all of my Mackey and Shepard families tomorrow! It is always a day for keeping in touch with one another over a fine meal and conversation. I can imagine that this Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut family celebrated this holiday in the 1700s, much like we'll do tomorrow.
Here is a picture of Hebron's Old Town Hall.
I find it interesting that our grandmother, Fanny Carver Shepard's ancestors lived in Hebron from 1702 to 1828. Their surnames were: CARVER, TARBOX, FILER, PINNEY, PHELPS, LAIGHTON, and BURNHAM. In a way, it sort of reminds me of how many Shepard and Mackey families have lived in the Akron, Summit, Ohio area for that long c. 1918 to 2018...and all of our various surnames. (The Shepards came to Akron a bit later, in the 1920s.)
Ashbel, Anne and all their children were born in Hebron:
1732 Ann
1734 Ashbel
1737 Asenath, our ancestor
1740 Ursula
1742 Olive
1746 Oliver
1746 Isaac
1748 Abigail
1749 Martha
1751 Roswell
1752 Elihu
ASHBEL PHELPS
BORN: 1704 in Hebron, Tolland, CT
MARRIED: 9 Nov 1731 in Tarrington, CT
DIED: 18 Oct 1787 in Hebron, CT
BURIED:Anne and Ashbel, at the Andover Road Cemetery in Hebron
ANNE PINNEY
BORN: 24 Jan 1712 in Hebron
DIED: 28 Jan 1789 in Hebron
SOURCES: "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F73K-1W5 : 11 February 2018; "Connecticut Marriages, 1640-1939," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7LW-M8M : 12 May 2016), Asaell Phelps and Anne Pinney, Marriage 09 Nov 1731, Hebor, Tolland, Connecticut, United States; Connecticut State Library, Hartford; FHL microfilm 1,376,165;Ashbel Phelps, "Find A Grave Index"database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVGV-V89T : 13 December 2015), Ashbel Phelps, 1787; Burial, Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, United States of America, Andover Road Cemetery; citing record ID 123122185, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com;
Ann Pinney, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WW-MJM : 11 February 2018), Ann Pinney, 24 Jan 1712; citing ; Anna Phelps in entry for Asahel Phelps, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"database,FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7KK-8X8 : 9 February 2018), Anna Phelps in entry for Asahel Phelps, 18 Oct 1787; citing , reference item 4 p 340; FHL microfilm 1,376,165; Anna Pinney Phelps, "Find A Grave Index"FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVGV-V89Y : 11 July 2016), Anna Pinney Phelps, 1789; Burial, Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, United States of America, Andover Road Cemetery; citing record ID 123122160, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
Samuel and his family were all born in Connecticut. He was a farmer in the town of Hebron in Tolland County. He and Amy were married on the 4th of October in 1727 and then had six children as follows:
1728 Amy
1730 Samuel
1733 Abigail
1736 Ann
1741 Elizabeth
1743 John
In 1761, on a list of the "Grantees of Thetford, VT" containing 62 signatures of men from Hebron, Samuel and his descendants, John, Samuel, Samuel, Jr., and Samuel III appear. Thetford was settled by 1764 by John Chamberlin, in Orange County, Vermont on the Connecticut River. Chamberlin was the agent of the Hebron signers.
In the Gazette of Orange County, Vermont is an obituary of Samuel Filer, who was buried in the old cemetery in Hebron, CT.
Tombstone: "Here lies Intered [sic] the body of Capt. Samuel Filer who died June 27, 1783 in the 76th year of his age. My body lies beneath this tomb and shewd whereto all flesh must come. No state or worth not Grace and save. There's no distinction in the grave." Samuel died in Hebron, Connecticut.
SAMUEL FILER
BORN: 9 Sep 1707 in Hebron, Tolland, CT
MARRIED: 4 Oct 1727 in Hebron
DIED: 27 Jun 1783 in Hebron
BURIED: at the old cemetery in Hebron
AMY BURNHAM
BORN: 1703 in Hebron, Tolland, CT
DIED: unkown
SOURCES: Fyler, Wadsworth: "Fyler History and Genealogy" 929.273 F993f on page 41 at FamilySearch.org; CT Deaths and Burials Index 1650-1934 at FamilySearch.org; CT Marriages 1640-1939 on microfilm 1376165 at FamilySearch.org; CT State Library Record of the burial of Samuel Filer; CT Deaths and Burials 1772-1934, reference, pg. 6, Microfilm 3,340 at FamilySearch.org.
Samuel Carver was born in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts in 1704. At age 14, Samuel moved with his parents from Weymouth to Canterbury, Connecticut in 1718 and he worked on his father's farm.
He met Esther Church in Canterbury and they were married in 1727. In 1735, he and his wife and first three sons moved to Bolton, CT and lived there for the rest of his life. He and Esther owned the covenant at Bolton as of 29 Aug 1731, and she was admitted to the Congregational church there on 19 Mar 1733. Here is the list of their children below, all born in Connecticut:
1730 David, our ancestor
1732 Samuel
1734 John
1736 Sarah
1738 Esther
1740 Ebenezar
1743 Jonathan
1744 Submit
1747 Mary
1751 Joseph
Esther (Church) died about 1755 and soon after her death Samuel married Rachel Loomis and had 5 more children. Rachel died in 1775.
Samuel's last will and testament, signed on 1 May 1, 1779, probated 12 Jun 1780 in Hartford County, CT, reads in part:
"Imprimis, I give and bequeath unto my eldest son, David Carver, of Hebron, the sum of five shillings money for his part of my estate, to be paid to him by my executors in a convenient time after my decease."
Sons Samuel, John, Ebenezar, and Joseph, all of Bolton, and married daughters, Esther Berdman, of Norwich and Mary Williams of Hartford, were each to receive the same amount and under the same conditions as David. The remainder of the real and personal property was to go to the daughters Sarah and Submit Carver. They were named executors of the testament which was signed in the presence of Benjamin, Sarah, and Anna Talcott. An inventory of the estate of 14 Jun 1780 taken by Benjamin Talcott and Samuel Cooley, appraisers, revealed a house and land, a beaver hat, deerskin breeches, six pewter plates, a porringer, a trammel, an hour glass, four sermon books and a few animals. The total value of the estate was nearly 100 pounds.
Note: Porringers were commonly used for containing a wide variety of food and drinks such as bread, vegetables and milk. The bowl and handle style was traditionally silver or pewter. We can trace the original form of the porringer back to the 1600’s. Back then they were crafted without any intent for a cover or lid. This indicates that they were primarily intended for fairly solid food, which would have been less vital to keep warm (than soup or stew for example).
According to researcher, Bruce F. Bond, Samuel was buried at Ludlow, Hampden, Massachusetts.
SAMUEL CARVER
BORN: 4 Nov 1704 in Weymouth, Norfolk, MA
MARRIED: 1) Esther Church in 1727 in Canterbury, Windham, CT
2) Rachel Loomis in 1755 in Bolton, Worcester, CT
DIED: 7 May 1780 in Bolton, Tolland, CT
ESTHER CHURCH
BORN: 4 Nov 1711 in Canterbury, Windham, CT
DIED: abt 1755 in Bolton, Worcester, CT
SOURCES: Connecticut Church Record Abstracts 1630-1920; New England Historical and Genealogical Register 1847-2011.
