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probably in England, about 1685. He was first settled at Berwick, Maine, in the north part of that townshij). He married, November 17, 1709, Hannah, daughter of licnoni and Abigail (Curtis) Hodsden. Flis will was dated February 27, 1783, proved ]\Iarch I. 1783. Children, born at Berwick: I. Samuel, born November 2, 1710; died December 21, 1 7 10. 2. Mary, born November 6. 1711 ; married Samuel Lord. 3. Hannah,

4. Richard, born March 8, 17 14; married Martha Emery. 5. Miriam, baptized November 10. 1717: married Patrick Gowen. 6. Abigail, baptized December 11. 1720: married Samuel Emery. 7. Samuel. ba])tize(l July 8, 1722: mentioned below. 8. John, l)aptized Octoljer 18, 1724; married pAuiice I Mil. 9. Elizabeth, bajnized January 16, 1726-7; married Nathan Lord, August i, 1754. 10. Sarah. ba])tized January 16, 1726-7; married Daniel Emery 2d, June 27, 1751.

(II) Samuel Shackley, son of Richard Shackley (i). born in Berwick. Maine, July, 1722; baptized July 8, 1722; he married. May 21, 1745. Amy, daughter of Richard and Mary (Goodwin) Lord, at Kennebunk, ]\Iaine. He was a tanner by trade and removed with his brother John from Berwick to Kennebunk. Children: i. John; mentioned below. 2. Richard, of Wells, soldier in revolution. 3. Joseph, of Wells, soldier in the revolution. 4.

(III) John Shackley, son of Samuel Shackley (2), born in North Berwick, or Kennebunk, Maine; baptized October 11, 1750; married, June I, 1773, Sarah Nason, at Wells, Maine. He died at Kennebunk. He had his father's homestead at Kennebunk. He was a soldier in the revolution. Children, born at Kennebunk: i. Samuel, married Molly Shackley, of Kennebunk ; removed to Norway, Maine, in 181 5, later to Portland, where he died 1827. 2. Joseph. 3. Aaron, mentioned

(IV) Aaron Shackley, son of John Shackley (3), born in Kennebunk, about 1780; married first, Sally Crooker. of Marshfield, Massachusetts ; second, Margaret A. Russell, before 1833. Children of first wife: i. Harriet, born March 14, 1808 ; married Sumner Hale. 2. Olive, born May 8, 1809; married David Davis. 3. Ebenezer, born January 23, 181 1; married Serena Hall. 4. Sarah J., born September 23, 1812. 5. Cynthia, born April 3, 1816; died September 17, 1836. 6. Ezra, born April 2, 1818; married Hepsy Heath. 7. Mercy Maria, born February 11, 1820; married Edmund Polleys ; died in 1908, at the age of ninety-five. 8. Caroline Augusta, born March 7, 1822 : married Sumner White. 9. Vesta, born October 7, 1825; married Cyrus Woodsum. Children of second wife: 10. Margaret Ellen, born March 9, 1833; married Charles Wilkins. 11. Abbie R., born February 27, 1835; married, December 24, 1855, George Henry, son of Joseph Morse. (See Morse family). 12. Cynthia, born March 4, 1836; died February, 1842. 13. Aaron, born January 27, 1840.

Milley Ellis (Dean) Morse, mother of George H. Morse (9), mentioned above and in Morse sketch herewith, was a daughter of John Dean. Her father married, December 5, 1793, Milley Ellis, born November 15, 1776, died March 27, 1812. Children: i. Lemuel Dean, born March 22, 1796. 2. Mary Dean, born June 14, 1797. died July, 1897, at the age of one hundred years. 3. Hannah Dean, born July II, 1800. 4. Milley E. Dean, born September 13, 1802; married Joseph Morse (8) ; (see sketch). 5. Miriam L. Dean, bom November II, 1804. 6. John Dean Jr., born August 29, 1807.

Samuel Morse, immigrant ances- MORSE tor, born in England, 1586, sailed for New England in the ship "Increase," April 15, 1635, and settled at Dedham. He was admitted a freeman there October 8, 1640, and later removed to the adjoining new town of Medfield, where many of his descendants have lived. He was a town officer of Dedham, and one of the proprietors. He died April 5. 1654, and his will was proved January 30, 1654-5. He married, in England, was forty-eight years old when she emigrated. Children: i. John, born 161 1; mentioned below. 2. Daniel, born 161 3. 3. Joseph, born 1615; married Hannah Phillips. 4. Abigail, married Daniel Fisher, of Dedham. 5. Mary, married Samuel Bullen. 6. Jeremiah, went east.

(II) John Alorse, son of Samuel Morse (i), born 161 1, in England, died November 16, 1657, in Dedham, Massachusetts. He resided in Dedham, and married Annis (Everett?) who died September i, 1693. Children: I. Samuel, baptized January 5, 1640. 2. Rachel, baptized January 5, 1640. 3. Ruth,

4. John, born June 8, 1639 ; married, October 25, 1678, Elizabeth, daughter of Zachariah Bosworth. 5. Joseph, born February 3, 1640; died 1689; married Priscilla Colborne ; settled in Medfield, near Death's bridge ; built a house in the time of King Philip's war. 6. Ezra, born February 5, 1643; mentioned below. 7. Abigail, born March 2, 1646; married Jones. 8. Ephraim, born July 19,

1648, resided at Newtown, Long Island. 9. Bethia. born March 28, 165 1 ; married Timothy Dwight, ancestor of President Dwight, of Yale College. 10. Nathaniel, born May 2, 1653; ^^^^^^ ^t Dedham s. p. 1685.

(HI) Ezra Morse, son of John Alorse (2), born February 5, 1643-44, died 1697. He was received into the church in February, 1667-68. He resided in Dedham, and married, 1670, Joanna Hoar. Children, born at Dedham : I. Captain Ebenezer, born January 28, 1671 ; mentioned below. 2. Joanna, born about 1674; married, 1693, Josiah Fisher. 3. Nathaniel, born October 3, 1676; married Sarah Draper, of Boston. 4. Rev. John A. M., born March 31, 1679; died unmarried, about 1700; resided at Newtown, Long Island. 5. David, baptized August 31, 1681 ; died 1681, at Aledfield. 6. Peter, iDaptized August 11,

1682; probably died young. 7. David, born June 22, 1683; died September 6, 1771 : married, August 22, 1705, Experience Sabine. 8. Setli, born 1686: had brother John's estate; married Falkner.

(IV ) Captain Ezra Morse, son of Ezra Morse (3), born January 28, 167 1, died October 17, 1760. He was deacon of the second church of Dedham for twenty-four years! He

1746, in her seventy-seventh year. Children: I. Captain Ezra, born December 12, 1694; married Anna White. 2. John, born November 10, 1703; died November 22, 1750; married Mary Guild. 3. Captain Joseph, born April 29, 1706; mentioned below. 4. Mary, born April 8, 1710; died young.

(\'I) Silas Morse, son of Joseph Morse (5), was born A]:)ril 15, 1736. Fie was a soldier in the revolution, in the South Parish company. Captain William Bullard, in Colonel Heath's regiment, April 19, 1775: also with the same captain in Colonel William Mcintosh's regiment, 1776; also in Captain John Gay's company. Colonel Ebenezer P^rancis's regiment. He married, .A.pril 4, 1758, IMehitable Price. Children: i. Silas, born November 24, 1760; fell dead in ^ledfield while marching back with his company, which had been on the expedition against Shays' rebellion. 2. Hannah, baptized July 22, 1764; died young. 3. Jabez, baptized April 26, 1767. 4. George, baptized August 26, 1770; mentioned below. 5-6. Two children died October, 1775.

(VII) George Morse, son of Silas Morse (6), was baptized at the South Church, Dedham, August 26, 1770, and died at Dedham, June 17. 1818. He married. May 31, 1797, Irene Potter. Children: i. Joseph, born October 29, 1800; mentioned below. 2. Irene.

(VIII) Joseph Morse, son of George Morse (7), born October 29, 1800, died May 23, 185 1 ; married, April 10, 1834, Milley Ellis Dean, born September 13. 1802, died September 13, 1885. Children: i. Milley, born January 26, 1825; married James Lewis Boydien; children : i. Josephine Boyden, born August 21. 1846, died September 11, 1848; ii. Emma Frances Boyden, born January 15, 1850, married. October 24, 1874, Melvin I. Ellis; iii. James Frederick Boyden, born July 24, 1854, married, August 15, 1878, Helen A. Shattuck ; iv. Arthur Lewis Boyden, born julv 16. 1858, married January 23, 1884, Annabelle Guild ; v. Eva Nettie Boyden, born December 4, i860, married George Daniels. 2. George Henry, born February 12, 1824; mentioned below.

(IX) George Henry Morse, son of Joseph Morse (8), was born in South Dedham (now Norwood). February 12, 1824. lie was educated in the public schools of his native town and received additional instruction from a private tutor. During his youth he worked on the homestead with his father, and when his father died he succeeded to the farm. lie has made farming his principal business to the present time, though for a number of years lie was active in the business of auctioneer. .Mr. .Morse is active in public afifairs in Norwood. For a period of twenty years he was a ineniber of the Norwood board of selectmen, and for several years served on the school committee. Fie is a Republican. Mr. Morse is a prominent member of the Congregational . church of Norwood. He is a charter member of Orient Lodge, Free and .-Vccepted ]\Iasons. at Norwood; of the Chajjter, Royal Arch Masons, Norwood; of Cypress Commandery. Knights Templar ; and of Aleppo Temple, Mvstic Shrine, Boston. He is a member also of Tiot Lodge, I. O. O. F. Mr. Morse is a man of engaging personal qualities, possessing the utmost confidence of his townsmen and the respect of all who know him. He is active in all good movements, a man of many good deeds and recognized public spirit. He married, December 24, 1855, Abbie R. Shackley, born February 27, 1835, died February 21, 1869, daughter of Aaron and Margaret Shackley. (See Shackley family). Mr. Morse married second, June 13, 187 1, N. Althine Atkins, who died November 14, 1896. Children of first wife: I. Ellen Florence, born April 30, 1857. 2. Kate Lillian, born December 28, 1858, (lied December 19, 1879.

is a family tradition that it came to the famih' from the prowess of one of their number in battle, for having won a certain city gate. Another theory is that it was originally from "Wind-gate," so called from a stream of air sweeping through a chasm. Both spelling and pronunciation have changed at various times. In the English records it is Wyngate, Windgate, Wyndegate, in American records it is spelled Wengett, Wendett, Windiett and Windet. Wingate is the present spelling. The first known individual of the name was one Hemyng de Wyngate, who was lord of that manor about the reign of King Henry H (1154-89). He had many descendants, but the connection between the English and American lines cannot be definitely traced. The arms were, according to Burke: Sa, a bend erm. cotised or betw. six martlets of the last. Crest: A gate or. Motto: Over Win. This coat-of-arms was in the possession of some of the American families, with the tradition that it was brought over by the first John Wingate.

(I) John Wingate, the immigrant ancestor, was born in England sometime before 1636, and was a planter at Hilton's Point, now Dover, New Hampshire, as early as 1658 ; he received a grant of twenty acres of land January II, 1658-59, "at the head of Thomas layton's twenty acker lott on the west sid of the back River that joyneth to Elder nutters 20 acker lott." When John Wingate first came to Dover he was in the service of Thomas Layton, who afterwards gave him another twenty acre lot. He had other lands also. He was received as an inhabitant of Dover, June 18, 1660, settled in what was known as Dover Neck ; the homestead remained in the family for six generations, and is or was lately occupied by Joseph William Wingate (born 1827). The homestead is described as "a beautiful farm of nearly one lumdred acres, very near the city. The magnificent elms which stand before the house were planted by William P. M. Wingate, in 1801. An apple tree planted with his own hand by John Wingate, the first American ancestor, survived in good condition until the great storm of 1845; it was over sixteen feet in circumference. Pieces of that tree are now in the possession of the family. The old house is full of relics. The present house was built in 1803, and stands on the same spot as the previous one. The first house, built by John Wingate, stood on a

In 1683 John Wingate was "one of the principal land holders on Dover." He served as juryman, and was selectman in 1674, 1686 and 1687, being chairman in the latter year. He served in King Philip's war, being in active service in the early months of 1675. He was a leader among the property owners of Dover in the controversy over the Mason claims in 1683. He made his will during a severe illness, March 12, 1683-84, and a codicil eight days before his death, December i, 1687. He died December 9, 1687, and his will was proved Alarch 23, 1687-88. He bequeathed to his wife, his children and his step-children. He married first, Mary, daughter of Elder Hatevil Nutter, who was one of the earliest settlers of Dover, and who died in 1674; second, about 1676, Sarah (Taylor) Canney, daughter of Anthony, (died November 4, 1687), and Phillipa Taylor (died September 20, 1683), and widow of the second Thomas Canney. She had six children by her first husband. Children : I. Anne, born February 18, 1667. 2. John, born July 13, 1670; mentioned below. 3. Caleb. 4. Moses. 5. Mary. 6. Joshua, born February 2, 1679; died February 9, 1769. 7. Abigail, born between 1684 and 1687.

(II) John Wingate, son of John Wingate (i), was born July 13, 1670. He inherited the homestead and lived there all his life. He commanded a company in one of the expeditions to Port Royal. He died in 171 5. His will, dated December 28, 1714, mentions wife and children ; also the fact that he owned an interest in a saw mill at Tole End. He married Ann , who married second, December, 1725, Captain John Heard. Children: I. Mary, born October 3, 1691. 2. John, born April 10, 1693 ; mentioned below. 3. Ann, born February 2, 1694, died 1787. 4. Sarah, born February 17, 1696. 5. Moses, born December 27, 1698, died February 9, 1782. 6. wSamuel, born November 27, 1700. 7. Edmond, born February 27, 1702. 8. Abigail, born March 2, 1704. 9. Elizabeth, born February 3, 1706. 10. Mehitable, born November 14, 1709. II. Joanna, born January 6, 171 1. 12. Simon, born September 2, 1713.

(III) John Wingate, son of John Wingate (2), was born in Dover, New Hampshire, April 10, 1693. He inherited the homestead, and resided there all his life. In 1722 the house of representatives settled accounts for "service done the province in cutting the road to and scouting to Winnipishoky pond," and ordered that John Wingate be paid five shillings a day for eight days' service as pilot. May 10, 1727, he was appointed by the general assembly of province one of a committee of five to "renew or perambulate the line between Barrington and Rochester." He was selectman from 1729 to 1752, with the exception of four years ; representative to the general court, 1745; 1740 was lieutenant of second foot company of militia of Dover, and in 1745, captain. He married first, 171 7, Dorothy, daughter of Samuel Tebbets, of Dover ; second, Sarah Ricker, born 1702, died March 4, 1800, aged ninetyeight, daughter of the emigrant Maturin Ricker, of Somersworth, who with his brother George Ricker, also an emigrant, was killed by the Indians. She was once carried off by the Indians. John Wingate died in Sei)tember, 1764. His will was dated May 12, 1764, and proved September 26, 1764. Children: i. John, born May 5, 1719; died IMarch 15, 1776. 2. Samuel, born February 19, 1721. 3. Daniel, born January 28, \'j22-2}^. 4. Joshua, born July 28, 1725; died February 9, 1796. 5. Jonathan, baptized October 22, 1727. 6. Dorothy, baptized September 23, 1733. 7. Noah, baptized September 27, 1735. 8. Aaron, baptized February 6, 1737; died young. 9. Sarah, baptized August 20, 1738. 10. Ann. baptized March 14, 1742; died March 25, 1826. 11. Aaron (twin), born November 23, 1744; baptized November 28, 1744; died February. 1822. 12. Moses (twin), born November 23, 1744; mentioned below. 13. Mehitable, baptized February 22, 1747; died 1842-43.

(IV) Captain Moses Wingate, son of John Wingate (3), born November 23, 1744, baptized November 28, 1744, died April 29, 1829. He was a farmer, and with his twin brother Aaron inherited the old homestead. He was representative to the general court in 1798. He was captain in the revolution, and the family has the flintlock gun which he carried in the war. He married, 1780, Joanna Oilman Wentworth, born June 21. 1755, died December 24. 1806, daughter of Colonel John and Abigail (Millet) Wentworth. Children: i. John, born May 7, 1782; died September 5. 1827; married, September 15, 1803, Alary Torr, of Dover ; resided in Dover. 2. Sarah, born August, 1784; died April 19, 1827; married. October 24, 1819, James Rollins, as his second wife. 3. Abigail, born March, 1787; died without issue, October 18, 1858; married as third wife. September 7, 1828, James Rollins, former husband of her sister Sarah. 4. William Pitt Moulton, mentioned below.

(V) William Pitt Moulton Wingate, son of Moses Wingate (4), born July 7, 1789, died July 15, 1825. He inherited the homestead. He married first, January 24, 1822, Eliza Chandler, born 1796-97, died July 15, 1825; second, Lydia Gray Chandler, born June 20, 1 80 1, died January i, 1871. Both wives were daughters of Philemon and Abigail (Torr) Chandler, of Dover. Children by the first wife: I. Moses, born March 13, 1823; mentioned below. 2. Eliza C, born August 4, 1824; died July, 1855; married, January, 1849, Aaron P. W'ingate, of Rochester, son of Shadrach Wingate. Children of second wife: 3. Joseph William, born July 5, 1827 ; lived on the homestead. 4. Sarah A., born October

18, 1892. He was a carpenter in early life, and a market gardener and florist from 1857 to his death. He married, December 22, 1847, Lydia Snell. born in Dover, died in Lawrence, daughter of Colonel Samuel and Sally (Home) Snell, of Dover. Children: i. Ellen Augusta, born February 19, 1849; married, June 6, 1867. Henry Vatter, born 1846, of New Orleans, Louisiana ; resided at Haverhill and Lawrence. Massachusetts; children: i. Alice Maud \'atter, born October 20, 1868; ii. (icorge Henry \'atter, March i, 1870; iii. Wilber Lewis Vatter, December 19, 1878. 2. Charles Edwin, born April 26, 1851 ; mentioned below. 3. Harriet Frances, born April i, 1856; married, June 24, 1880, Benjamin Rogers, born 185 1 ; resided at Lawrence, Massachusetts ; children : i. Frances Rogers, born Alay 11, 1881 ; ii. Leslie Rogers, March 5, 1883; iii. Harold W. Rogers, September 28, 1885.' 4. Mary Emma, born July 7, 1859; married, June 11, 1879, Horace S. Fowle, born

(VII) Charles Edwin Wingate, son of Moses Wingate (6), was born in Lawrence, April 26, 1 85 1. He was educated in the public schools of Lawrence, and at an early age worked with his father in his greenhouses, and in the market gardens. Later his father took him in as a partner. He has a large and prosperous business as florist, having improved the plant in many ways. He also rvms a market garden for early vegetables. He is a Republican and served in the city council in 1892. He is a member of the Universalist church. He is a member of Grecian Lodge of Free Masons ; of Monadnock Lodge, L O. O. F. ; of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks ; (»f Court Pacific, of Foresters ; of Pilgrim Grange, Patrons of Husbandry.

He married first, September 18, 1872, ]\Irs. Mary E. Carter, of Lawrence, born 1846, died July I, 1874, daughter of Joseph Carroll and widow of Mason Carter. He married second, June 2"], 1876, Addie Rhoda Pitman, born March 7, 1851, daughter of Judge George Winthrop M. Pitman, of Bartlett, New Hampshire, who was born May 2, 1819. and died in 1899; granddaughter of Joseph Pitman : great-granddaughter of Joseph Pitman, who served in the revolution. Her mother was Emelie (Chubbuck) Pitman. Child of first wife: I. Charles Edwin, born August 3, 1873. Children of second wife : 2. Winifred Eva, born June 11, 1877. 3. Blanche Pitman, born January 3, 1879. 4. Addie, born April 14, 1880. 5. Tom Chubbuck Moses, born September 24, 1883. 6. Ray, born August 2, 1885, died January 7, 1886. 7. Ray Winthrop, born October 26, 1886. 8. Willa Emma, born July 19, 1889. 9. Joseph L.. born June 19, 1892.

was born in the ancient town of Brechin, Forfarshire, Scotland, and died there in 1809. Brechin has been a cathedral town since ,1150, when it was created an Episcopal See by David L then King of Scotland. Peter Smith was a carpenter in poor circumstances, and his wife eked out the family income by spinning, an art in wdiich she w-as very proficient. Smith had five children among whom were John, James and Peter.

(U) John Smith, son of Peter Smith (i), was born in Brechin, Forfarshire, Scotland, May 19, 1796. His father died when he was a little over thirteen years old. He was the second of five children, and his mother needed all the help he could give her toward the support of the family. From the age of nine John had worked for the farmers of the neighborhood, going to school winters. On the death of his father he was apprenticed to learn the trade of a millwright, which at that time included work in both wood and iron. As soon as his apprenticeship ended he walked one hundred miles to Glasgow to seek employment. Here he stayed a year aiid a half, but good positions were scarce, and he resolved to try his fortune in America. He left Greenock for America, August 24, 181 6, and landed in Halifax after a voyage of sixty days_, being nearly wrecked on the voyage. He obtained work here as a house carpenter, but in two months sailed for Boston, and from there went to Watertown, where he heard there was a cotton factory, but found the factory two miles beyond, in Waltham. Here he was gladly given work, as he knew all about cotton manufacturing machinery, and he remained for two years and a half. He then started south, partly to see the country, but also to look for an opportunity to start in business for himself. Lie found a fellow workman in Augusta, Georgia, and remained with him for a time, but finally concluded that the north was better suited to the development of the cotton industry. Returning north, with four of his associates in the Waltham mills, he established himself in Medway as manufacturer of cotton machinery, and stayed with them about twenty months, when the opportunity came which he had been looking for. In the spring of 1822 he and two of his fellow workmen, Joseph Faulkner and Warren Richardson, entered into a partnership under the firm name of John Smith & Company for the manufacture of machinery. They started in Plymouth, Massachusetts, where they stayed two and one half years, and then removed to Andover, where they purchased the mill privilege in Frye Village, and at once built a machine shop, which is the building now or lately standing on the east side of the Shawshin river. They started in Andover in 1824, and the business increased rapidly. After a few years the partners both died, leaving Mr. Smith the sole owner of the business, which he had purchased from the heirs. In 1835 he joined his brother Peter and Mr. Dove in the new undertaking of flax-spinning, and the machine making business was gradually given up. It had been very lucrative, and was the foundation of Mr. Smith's fortune. Mr. Smith married, 1829, Agnes Ferguson, of Glasgow, Scotland, whom he had long known. She died December 30, 1851. He married second, March 5, i860, Sarah Gleason. He died February 25, 1886, aged nearly ninety years.

(II) Peter Smith, son of Peter Smith ( i), was born in Brechin, Forfarshire, Scotland, September 21, 1802. He was the fourth of five children. When he was nine years old he went to work for a farmer in the harvest season, and until he was fifteen years old he did what he could to assist his mother in the support of the family. When he was fourteen he started on foot for Glasgow, where his brother James worked, hoping to find employment. The journey was long and hard, and as he had no money, he was forced to rely upon the kindness of the good people on the way. He spent a year at work as a weaver in Glasgow, attending evening school. Through the influence of a maternal uncle he was apprenticed four years to learn the trade of wheelwright, and at the age of twenty started for America, with no money, but plenty of energy and ambition. He embarked at Liverpool, August i, 1822, and landed in Boston, where his brother John was to meet him. He had one cent in his pocket which a ]:)assenger on the boat had given him. and this constituted his whole capital. After some delay he went to Plymouth, where his brother was then located. He removed with him to Andover, and soon afterward lie and John Dove, who was employed with him, entered into partnership for the purjiose of manufacturing chalk lines from cotton, using a machine invented by Air. Dove. The firm was called Smith, Dove & Co., and his brother, John Smith, invested capital in the enterprise. At first they manufactured twine from cotton yarn, and in 1836 they commenced to mamifacture yarn from flax, and in this l)ranch of the business achieved great success. The first invoice of shoe thread made by this company was carried to Boston by Peter Smith in a bundle weighing thirteen pounds, on a stage coach. He found great difficulty in disposing of his goods, and became quite discouraged before he made a sale.

Mr. Smith was a member of the South Church, and afterwards of the West Church, and was a deacon. He was a director in several banking and railroad corporations ; a corporate member of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions; trustee of Phillips Academy and the Theological Seminary at Andover ; trustee and for some time president of the board of Abbot Academy ; superintendent of the West Parish Sunday school. He was a member of the state legislature for two years. He was a strong abolitionist, and gave freely to the cause, besides sending his sons to the army. He gave liberally to establish free schools in his native town of Brechlin, and was a generous member of the Scots Charitable Society in Boston. He died July 6, 1880. aged seventy-seven years. He married, August 24, 1824, at the age of twenty-two years, Rebecca Bartlett, of Plymouth, Massachusetts, died in 1833, daughter of John Bartlett. He married second, June 5, 1835, Esther H. Ward. Children of first wife: I. Jennette AI. 2. Rebecca B. 3. James Byers, mentioned below. 4. Mary F. 5. Ellen. Children of second wife: 6. Esther AV. 7. Lucretia. 8. Annie. 9. Peter D. 10. Susanna W. II. Elizabeth M. 12. B. Frank.

(III) James Byers Smith, son of Peter Smith (2), born October i, 1828, died August 18, 1907, and is buried at Andover, Massachusetts. He was educated at Phillips Academy, in that town, and learned the carpenter's trade with Chickering Brothers, and then w-ent into Ins father's mill and worked at his trade. Durnig the civil war Mr. Smith served in Comjiany A. Thirty-third Regiment Massachusetts X'olunteer Militia, and was in the service from August. 1862, to August, 1863, in the Army of the Potomac, Virginia. He returned to the mill, became a stockholder in the company, was made superintendent and finally president of Smith. Dove & Company. He was a member of St. Mathews Lodge of Free Masons, Andover ; of the Scots Charitable Society of Boston ; of Bartlett Post, Grand Army of the Republic. In politics he was a Rcpul)lican, and he represented Andover in the general court in 1892, serving on the important committee on manufactures. He married first, Mary Ann Lindsey, who died in 1864. daughter of William and Caroline Lindsey. He married second, Septeml)er 16, 1868. Elizabeth Poor Lewis, born July 20, 1845, daughter of Rodney Aaron and Lydia Abbot (Symons) Lewis. Her father was born November 2, 181 1, died April 26, 1882 ; her mother was born Jime 2, 1817, died August 18, 1903. Children of the first wife: i. Jennette L. 2. Caroline T). 3. Peter. 4. John M.. mentioned below. 5. L. Rebecca. 6. Frederick W\ 7. Everett L. Child of second wife: 8. James Lewis.

(IV) John M. Smith, son of James Byers Smith (3). was born in Andover, November 20. 1859. He obtained his education in the public schools anrl at Phillips Academy, where he was graduated in the class of 1875. He began his business career as boy in the store of Simpson & Oswald, dry goods dealers of Lawrence, and as boy and clerk was with this concern five years. He then purchased the interest of Mr. Thissell in the hardware business of Boynton & Thissell, and the firm name was changed to Boynton & Company. After foni years in this firm he sold out to his partner, and purchased, May i, 1887, the hardware business of N. P. H. Melvin, at 582 Essex street, Lawrence, and conducted it under the firm name of Lawrence Hardware Company. At the time Mr. Smith bought this store the adjoining store was occupied by James H. Treat, dealer in mill supplies. Mr. Smith bought out Mr. Treat's business soon afterward, and consolidating it with the Lawrence Hardware Company, formed the Treat Hardware Supply Company. The business is conducted at 582 and 584 Essex street. The store is the largest and best equipped in the hardware line in Lawrence. The Treat Hardware and Supply Company deals in mill supplies, oak leather belting and lace leather, also in iron and steel, paints and oils, wood and steel pulleys. Mr. Smith is among the most progressive and enterprising merchants of the city. He ranks among the foremost business raen of Lawrence. In politics Mr. Smith is a Republican. He and his family attend the Baptist Church. He is a member of St. Mathew's Lodge, F. and A. M., of Andover ; Lewrence Royal Arch Chapter of Masons ; the Council, Royal and Select Masters ; Bethany Commandery, Knights Templar ; and is a thirty-second degree Mason. He is also a member of the Lawrence Lodge of Odd Fellows.

was born in 1592, in Westbury Leigh, county of Wilts, England. Pie succeeded to his father's business, and settled down in the old homestead. He was a manufacturer of woolen fabrics and his "mylls'' gained a favorable reputation which has lasted to the present day. In 1635 he sold his mills, and with his wife and nine children emigrated to America. They took passage in that illfated ship the "Angel Gabriel," which was wrecked on the coast of Maine. They escaped with little else but their lives, and spent the first night, August 15, 1635, in a tent on the beach. They finally settled at Chebacco Parish. Ipswich, Massachusetts, now Essex, where hie was granted land and built a house. The grant of three hundred acres was in a part of Ipswich which became the town of Essex. The house stood on the site occupied by the resitience of the late Hon. Charles Kimball. The land has been in the Cogswell family for eight generations. John Cogswell was the third original settler in Essex, and his name appears often on the Ipswich records. He was admitted a freeman, March 3, 1636. He deeded land to his son William in November, 165 1, "ori the southeast side of the Chebacco river." On the same date he gave a dwelling house to his son-in-law, Cornelius Waldo. His estate was inventoried December 27, 1669, by John Burnham and William Haskall at one liundred and fifteen pounds nineteen shillings. He died November 29, 1669, at the age of seventy-seven. He married, September 10, 1 61 5, at the age of twenty-three, Elizabeth Thompson, who died June 2, 1676, daughter of Rev. ^^'illiam and Phillis Thompson. CliiP dren : i. Daughter, married and resided in London. 2. Mary, married, 1649, Godfrey Armitage. 3. William, baptized March, 1619, mentioned below. 4. John, baptized July 25, 1622, married, died September 27, 1653. 5. Hannah, married, 1652, Deacon Cornelius Waldo. 6. Abigail, married Thomas Clark. 7. Edward, born 1629. 8. Sarah, married, [663, Simon Tuttle ; died 1692. 9. Elizabeth, married, July 31, 1657, Nathaniel Masterson. (11) William Cogswell, son of John Cogswell (i), born in Westbury Leigh, England, in 1 619, died December 15, 1700. He came with his parents to America when he was about sixteen years old, and at about thirty he was married. He settled on the home place and became one of the most influential men in Ipswich. He was largely instrumental in the establishment of the first church at Chebacco parish. He gave the land on which to erect a meeting house, which was dedicated in April, 1680. He entertained at his house the ecclesiastical council that met August 12, 1683, to organize the church and install the first pastor, Mr. John Wise. He was often chosen on the board of selectmen and as moderator of parish meetings. In 1693 the parish committee on the assignment of seats in the meeting-house gave Mrs. Cogswell a seat with the minister's wife, which was significant of her respectability. In his will, dated August 5. 1696, he states that his wife was deceased, and mentions his four sons and four daughters. The will was proved December 19, 1700. He married, in 1649, Susanna Hawks, daughter of Adam and Anne (Hutchinson) Hawks; who was born in Charlestown in 1633 and died prior to 1696. Children: i. EHzabeth, born 1650, married Colonel Thomas Wade; died December 28, 1726. 2. Hester, married, first, 1675, Samuel Bishop; second, 1689, Lieutenant Thomas Burnham. 3. Susanna (twin), born January 5, 1657, married Benjamin W^hite. 4. Ann (twin), born January 5, 1657, died prior to 1696. 5. William, born December 4, 1659, married Martha Emerson; died April 14, 1708. 6. Jonathan, born April 26, 1661, married Elizabeth Wainwright; died July 14, 1717. 7. Edmund, died young, ^^lay 15, 1680. 8. John, born May 12, 1665, mentioned below. 9. Adam, born January 12,

(III) Lieutenant John Cogswell, son of William Cogswell (2), born at Chebacco, Ipswich, Massachusetts, May 12, 1665, died in 1710. He was called to fill various public offices in the town, and was a member of the church. He died at the age of forty-five, without a will, leaving property appraised at eight hundred and eighty-nine pounds. His widow was appointed administratrix, June 5, 1 710. She married, second. Lieutenant Thomas Perley, of Boxford, Massachusetts, a widower with five children, and had three children by her second marriage. She died December 25, 1742. John Cogswell married Hannah Goodhue, born July 4, 1673, daughter of Deacon William Jr. and Hannah (Dane) Coo'lhue, of Chebacco, Ipswich. Children: I. Hannah, born March 27, 1693, married Thomas Burnham. 2. William, born September 24, 1694; married, first, Mary Cogswell; second, Mrs. Elizabeth (Wade) Appleton ; died February 19, 1762. 3. Susanna, born March 10, 1696, married Samuel Low. 4. John, born December 2, 1699, married Susanna Low, died December 18, 1780. 5. Francis, born March 26, 1701, married, first,

Hannah \\'oodbury ; fourth, Mrs. Elizabeth ( Williams ) Crocker ; died October 28, 1774. 6. Elizabeth, married Colonel Joseph Blaney. 7. Margaret, married, first, 1722, Amos Perley; second, 1759, Lieutenant Mark Howe. 8. Nathaniel, born January 19, 1707, mentioned below. 9. Bethia, married, 1730. Jediliah Blaney. 10. Joseph, died in early manhood, in 1728.

March 2^, 1783. He was three years old when his father died. He went from home in boyhood, and entered a store in Haverhill. Massachusetts. He became a leading merchant and a prominent citizen of that town. In person he was of medium stature, portly, of dark complexion, with black hair and eyes. He united with the church June i. 1746, and was a devoted member. After a successful business life he retired in 1766, and settled on a farm in Atkinson. New Hampshire. Here he gave the land and contributed freely towards the first meeting-house, erected in 1768-69. Before this public worship had been conducted at ]\Ir. Cogswell's house. During the revolution he loaned large sums of money to provide equipments for the soldiers which, by reason of the depreciated currency, proved almost a total loss. He gave eight sons to the army, who served with di.stinction, and fulfilled an aggregate term of service of more than thirty-eight years. It is said that these eight sons were of such height that in the aggregate they measured about fifty feet. They all survived the war, and became prominent in professional and civil life. Mr. Cogswell owned a negro boy, Caesar, whom he sold to Samuel Phillips, of Andover, trader.

(V) William Cogswell, son of Nathaniel Cogswell (4), born July 11. 1760, in HaverliiH, Massachusetts, died January i, 1831. At tlie age of twelve, preparatory to the study of medicine, he was placed under the instruction of his uncle. Rev. Jonathan Searle, of Mason, New Hampshire. At the age of fifteen he enlisted in the company commanded by his older brother. Captain Thomas Cogswell, Colonel Baldwin's regiment, and served his enlistment from January i, 1776, to January i, 1777. He studied medicine and surgery with Dr. Nathaniel Peabody, of Atkinson, New Hamj)- shire. In 1778 entered the service again for a short time under General Sullivan, of Rhode Island. He was appointed July 19, 1781, sui geon's mate in the military hospital at West Point; January 5, 1784, he was promoted to the position of surgeon-in-chief of the hospital, and chief medical officer of the United States army, which he filled from June 20, 1784, to August, 1785. He resigned September 5, 1785, and left the army, having served about five years in all. He soon afterward married and settled in Atkinson, New Hampshire, and practiced his profession the remainder of his life. Dr. Cogswell was one of the original members of the New Hampshire Medical Society, incorporated 1791. He was appointed by the general court one of its nineteen fellows. He was one of the founders of Atkinson Academy, in 1791, and the president of its board of trustees for many years. He gave the land on which the academy was erected. He was made justice of the peace October 5, 1794. He united with the church September 27, 1810, together with his wife and three eldest children, and his other six children, one of them an infant, were baptized the same day.

He married, July 22, 1786, Judith Badger, born May 15, 1766, died September 30, 1859, daughter of General Joseph and Hannah ( Pearson) Badger, of (iilmanton. New Hampfhire. Children: i. William, born June 5, 1787, married Joanna Strong; died April 18, 1850. 2. Julia, born February 20, 1789, married, first, Greenleaf Clark;' second, Amasa Colburn ; died January 9, i860. 3. Hannah

Pearson, born July 6, 1791. married Governor William Badger; died February 22, 1869. 4. Joseph Badger, born August 30, 1793, married Judith Peaslee ; died April 10, 1S75. 5. Naihaniel, born March 5, 1796, married, first, Susan Doane ; second, Rebecca Jameson ; died ]\Iarch 5, 1874. 6. Thomas, born December 7, 1798, married Mary Noyes ; died August 8, 1868. 7. Francis, born December 21, 1800, married Mary Sykes Marland ; died February 11, 1880. 8. George, born February 5, 1808, mentioned below. 9. John, born January 14, 18 10, died August 6, 181 t.

(\T) Dr. George Cogswell, son of Dr. William Cogswell (5), born February 5, 1S08, in Atkinson, New Hampshire, died April 21, 1901. He received his early education in his native town, and then studied at Dartmouth College and received his M. D. with highest honors of his class in 1830. He settled in Bradford, Massachusetts, where he soon rose in his profession. In 1841 he visited Europe for further study, and again the following year studied in the hospitals of London. Through his efiforts the Essex North Medical Association was organized. He was president of the Union Bank at Haverhill, Massachusetts, and remained in that office when the bank became the First National Bank, in 1864. For many years he was vice-president of the Haverhill Savings Bank. Fle was an active member of the Chapman Hall meeting in Boston, which organized the Republican party. In 1852 he was a member of the electoral college which voted for General Winfield Scott. In 1858-59 he was a member of the executive council under Governor Banks. He was a delegate from the sixth district of ]\Iassachusetts to the Chicago convention which nominated Abraham Lincoln for president. In 1862 he was appoined by President Lincoln collector of internal revenue for the sixth district of Massachusetts. He was reappointed by President Grant. He was also a member of the electoral college which voted for General Grant for president. Dr. Cogswell received the degree of A. M. from Dartmouth College in 1865. He was for a long time a trustee of Atkinson Academy; of the Peabody Academy of Science; for nearly fifty years trustee of Bradford Academy. In 1831 lie became a member of the Bradford church, and in i860 assisted in forming the Haverhill 3,Ionday Evening Club. In 1878 he made his second visit to Europe, this time for pleasure.

1845, daughter of Peter and Abigail ( Partner) larker, of East Bradford. He married, second. December 2, 1846, Elizabeth Doane, born Aiay 5. 1812, in Yarmouth, ^Massachusetts, youngest daughter of Hon. Elisha and Susan (Basset) Doane. Children of first wife: i. Abby Parker, born September 25, 1832, married, October 20, 1859. Hon. George F. Choate. 2. George Badger, born September 15, 1834, married, February 18. 1858, Catherine Babson Brown. 3. W^illiam Wilberforce, born January 22, 1837, died x\ugust 5. 1837.

in 1615, and came in 1^)35 from \\'iltshire, England. lie settled at Lynn, though, for a time at Ipswich, and in 1638 vras a proprietor of Lynn. He was one of the early settlers of Newbury on the south side of the Parker river in that part of the town kno-.vn as the Neck on the street leading over l*arker river to Rowley. This road was laid out as far as his house through the north part of his land and then turned westward. The lot east of Poor's was that of the Thurston fam:ly. the next being that of the Plummcr's. \\hile west of Poor's was the Hale farm. .All llii'sc lots extended clear across the Neck from the Parker river to the marshes which lie between this upland on the Neck and IMumb Island river. In 1661 he had laid out to ium thirty acres in the island beyond Cow Bridge meadow. xA.t last accounts his house was still standing and was still occupied by his descendants. At times it has been used as an inn. It stands on the ancient highway leading to Rowley four miles south from Market Square station of the Boston & Maine railroad and the Eastern railroad station in Newburyport. He was a juryman in 1654- ^8-61-64-65-70-74- 78 ; was attorney for Daniel Poc^r in a law suit and for other clients, indicating some knowledge of law and a superior" education. He took the oath of fidelity in 1678. In 1668 he was assigned to the first seat hi the meeting house, an acknowledgment of his rank as a leading citizen. He serve.l from time to time on important committees of the town. His death was caused by exposure, exhaustion and perhaps hunger. He had been hunting and was found dead in the woods near Andover. November 23, 1684. The coroner's jury stated the facts in its report. He owned about a hundred acres of land in Rowley and Newbury at the time of his death. Plis widow Sarah died December 3. 1702. (Jliildrtn: i. John, born June 21, 1642. married Mary Titcomb. 2. Hannah. October 24, 1645. died young. 3. Elizabeth, November 3. 1647. died unmarried. 4. Hannah. March 2^, 1649. married. March 14. 1667, Elisha Ilsley. 5. Henry, December 13, 1650, mentioned below. 6. Mary, March 6. 1652. died September 8. 1652. 7. Joseph. October 4. 1653. ''C' sided in Newbury except for a short time in Rowley about 1700; weaver by trade; married W'allingford and had ten sons.

(II) Henry Poor, son of John Poor (i), was born in Newbury, Massachusetts. December 13. 1650. He settled first on the south border of Newbury and seven of his eleven children were born there, his land lying jiartly in Rowley, given him by his father in 1678, and he sold it to his brother, Joseph, in 1693. lie bought a farm of John Pearson in the western part of Rowley and there his other children were born and there his descendants have lived to the present time. He was a soldier in King Philip's war in 1675 ; was admitted a freeman Alarch 7. 1680-81 ; was a tithingman ; entrusted with the settlement of many estates. His .sons Benjamin and Samuel executed a joint agreement to care for their father each half the year, dated November 5, 1737. His will, dated April 2. 1741. gave to his son Benjamin the eastern part of his homestead and son Samuel the residue, mentioning six daughters. He married, September 12, 1679, Abigail Hale, daughter of Thomas Hale, Jr. She was born in Newbury, April 8, 1662. Her father was son of Thomas and Thomasin Hale, and was born in 1633 in England, and her mother, Mary (Hutchinson) Hale, was daughter of Richard and Alice (Bosworth) Hutchinson, haptized at North Muskham, Nottinghamshire, England, December 28, 1630. Children of Henry and iVbigail Poor:

1. Abigail, born September 9, 1680, married, first. John Fiske, second Thomas Holt. 2. Henry, born January 31, 168 1, married Mary Holmes. 3. Jeremiah, born January 10, 1683, married, April 27, 1709, Lydia Cheney. 4. Mary, born April 10, 1686, died young. 5. Mary, born September 28, 1687, married, June

9. 1698, married Edmund Jackson ; settled in Abington, Massachusetts. 10. Daniel, born October 5, 1700, died young. 11. Samuel, born April 28, 1706, mentioned below. 12. Lydia, mentioned in will, but perhaps was widow of son Jeremiah, hence daughter-in-law.

(HI) Samuel Poor, son of Henry Poor (2), was born April 28, 1706. He was a housewright by trade, living in Newbury on land given him by his father, the deeds of which have been preserved in the family, but are not of record. He was a constable in 1739-40; hogreeve in 1731. The latter office was conferred by custom immemorial upon newly married men. The duties of the position were to enforce the law compelling owners of hogs to have a certain yoke placed on each animal to prevent him from getting through fences. Samuel Poor's will was dated September 14. 1748, and he died September 21 following. His father-in-law, John Searles, was executor. Half of the homestead was given to each of his sons. Job and Eliphalet. He married, November ,10, 1730, Elizabeth Searles. born January 20, 1712. She married, second, George Little, resided in New Boston, and died May 28, 1779. Children: i. Elizabeth, born August 15, 1731, died March 3. 1737. 2. Hepzibah, born July 16, 1733. married, May 24, 1756. Benjamin Little, and settled at Hampstead. New Hampshire : died at Bradford, \'ermont. 3. Joseph, born August 24. 1737. mentioned below. 4. Sarah, born October 18, 1743, married Joshua Copp and settled in New Hampshire. 5. Eliphalet. born March 18. 1746-47, married Elizabeth Little.

(IV) Joseph Poor, son of Samuel Poor (3), was born at Rowley, August 24, 1737. He inherited the old homestead and built his house a mile and a half from the railroad junction as at present located. Half of his farm was given him during his father's lifetime and the other half he bought of his brother Eliphalet, of Hampstead, April 4, 1767. He made other large additions in 1757- 73-76-81-82-88-89-90. He was a cordwaincr by trade as well as a farmer. Lie was selectman of the town; served often as guardian of minor children and administrator of various estates. He was in the French and Indian war. and in 1757 was at Lake George; was captured and had his clothing stripped from him by the savages, but escaped with his life. He served in the revolution in the Byfield company on the Lexington alarm. He was deacon of the church, and died from a shock during service February 18, 1795. He married, April 22, 1756, Margaret Bailey, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Boynton) Bailey. She was born January 28, 1738, died January 28, 1818. She was related to the Websters, Halsteads, and Trumbulls. Children: i. Elizabeth, born March 16, 1757, died unmarried March 29, 1777. 2. Samuel, born December 13, 1758, married Ann Bridges. 3. George, born January 22, 1 761, married Mary Little. 4. Ruth, born December 26, 1762, married Benjamin Poore. 5. Jesse, born February 3, 1765, married Phebe Hedges. 6. Job, born October 22, 1767, married Sally Hobart and, second, Patty Davenport. 7. Joseph, married Hannah Wood. 8. John, married Hannah Chute.

(V) Samuel Poor, son of Joseph Poor (4), was born at Rowley, Massachusetts, December 13, 1758. The homestead was in the section called New Rowley, now Georgetown, Massachusetts. He was a soldier in the revolution and took part in the battle of Saratoga and the capture of Burgoyne's army. He settled on a farm in the southwest part of Goffstown, New Hampshire, now within the town of Hookset, formed in 1822 from portions of Goffstown, Dunbarton and Chester, New Hampshire. He married, October 21, 1784, Anna Bridges, born at Rowley, February i, T762. Fie died August 21, 1841 ; his wife April 21, 1853, aged ninety-one years. Children: I. John, born April 26, 1785, married Elizabeth Mclntire. 2. Samuel, born April 19, 1787. married Jane Wells. 3. Job, born July 22. 1789, married Rebecca Knapp. 4. Benjamin, born August 12, 1791, mentioned below. 5. Peggy, born December 6, 1794, died

(VI) Benjamin Poor, son of Samuel Poor (5), was born August 12, 1791. He married, February 28, 1823, ]\Iartha ]yIcCurdy, born November 29, 1800, daughter of Matthew and Elizabeth (Fulton) IMcCurdy, at Dunbarton, New Hampshire. Her grandfather, John Mc- Curdy, was Scotch, coming from the north of Ireland and settling at Dunbarton ; married Mary Scoby. Her grandfather, John Fulton, married Martha Hall, whose father resided on the north side of Beaver pond, Londonderry, now Derry, New Hampshire. Mr. Poor settled first in the west part of Gofifstown, near New Boston, New Hampshire; in the spring of 1854 he removed to the northeast part of Deering. New Hampshire, but in 1868 returned to Goffstown and settled in the center of the town where he died June i, 1874. His widow died at an advanced age. Mr. Poor was a soldier in the war of 1812 and captain of the militia assembled at Concord, Vermont. He was deacon of the Congregational church at Gofifstown. Children: i. Emcline, born October 25, 1824, married February 25, 1847. Robert Clark, son of Samuel and i\Iary (McAllester) Dow. captain of Company H, Third New Hampshire Regiment, in the civil war ; machinist by trade and a resident of Manchester, New Hampshire, all his active life, except from 1862 to 1867; had a number of children. 2. John McCurdy, born July 4, 1826, mentioned below. 3. Matthew, born October 8, 1828, married Almira M. Pearl, daughter of Captain (icorge Pearl, of Boxford, provision dealer at North Andover from 1854 to 1868; inn-keeper at Thornton, New Hampshire ; he died at Boxford, December 3, 1869, and his wife Almira M., September 29, 1878; no children. 4. Elizabeth, born May 20, 1831, never married. 5: Mark, born March 3, 1835, school teacher ; captain of Company A, F'ifth and First Veteran Regiments, Volunteers of West Virginia, in the civil war, and was on the stafif of General Milroy in the Army of the Shenandoah ; was on the board of regents of the West Virginia University from 1866 to 1869; married Adelaide Mariah Davis, daughter of Hiram and Abigail (Emerson) Davis; she was born in New London, New Hampshire, January 5,

1838; resided at Ceredo, Wayne county, West Virginia, some years, and was one of the principal organizers of the Congregational churcli there in 1874, being one of the deacons and the superintendent of the Sunday school ; in 1879 removed to Huntington, Cabell county. West \'irginia, where he now resides ; their daughter Lilla Carter, born May 14, 1867, died July 20, 1868. 6. Luke, born June 28, 1843, ?boc manufacturer in partnership with his brother, John McCurdy Poor, of Haverliill ; also served his country in the civil war, enlisting in the Twenty-eighth Heavy Artillery, Captain Noyes ; married Julia Webster, of Derry, New Hampshire.

(VII) John McCurdy Poor, son of Benjamin Poor (6), was born July 4, 1826. He had a public school education. He learned the trade of shoemaker and in 1852 began his career as a manufacturer of boots and shoes, in Haverhill. His business grew from a modest beginning to one of the large totals. He employed a large number of hands and his was one of the largest plants in Haverhill. He held a high position among the Haverhill manufacturers for business ability and integrity. Owing to injuries received in a street railway accident, he was obliged to give up active business after a career extending over a j)eriod of fifty-three years as a shoe manufacturer, lie was also a real estate dealer, having devoted about twelve years to this industry. During the civil war he enlisted in Company F, Fiftieth Massachusetts Regiment, Volunteer Militia, and served as orderly sergeant during his term of enlistment, taking part in the battle of Port Hudson. He is an active member of Grand Army Post, No. 47, of Haverhill. Mr. Poor has been prominent in public life in Haverhill, an influential Re- I^ublican in politics. He was assessor of the city for several years. In 1879 he was appointed justice of the peace by the governor. He is a member and past master of Merrimack Lodge of Free Masons; member of Pentucket Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; of Haverhill Council, Royal and Select Masters; and of Haverhill Commandery, Knights Templar. He is an active and leading member of the Centre Congregational Church of Haverhill. Mr. Poor has been for many years interested in history and genealogy, and is at present the president of the Poor-Little Family Association.

and ]\Iary (Pickett) Perley. She was his second cousin. She is now deceased. Their only child, John Freddie, born May 22, 1857, died September 2, 1857. Married second, Sarah E. Nichols, a native of Haverhill, Massachusetts, daughter of Algernon P. and Mary A. (Boynton) Nichols. One child, Mary Mc, is attending Boston University.

We find in the Domesday Book NOYES the name of William Des Noyers, a military commander from Normandy under William the Conqueror, settled in county Norfolk, where the family has continued to the present time, and is also numerous in Suffolk. The coat-of-arms of the ancient family of Noyes is : Azure, three crosses in bend argent. Crest : On a chapeau azure turned up ermine a dove argent, in the beak an olive branch vert.

(I) Rev. William Noyes, the English progenitor of the American family of Noyes, was born in 1568 and died in Cholderton, county Wiltshire, before April 30, 1622. He entered Oxford University, November 15, 1588, and was graduated May 31, 1592. He became the rector of Cholderton in 1602. He married, about 1595, Annie Parker, who survived him and administered the estate, May 28, 1622. She was born in 1575. and was buried at Cholderton, March 7, 1657. Her will mentions her sons James and Nicholas, the Ameiican emigrants, as "now of New England" and her son-in-law, Thomas Kent, of Upper Wallup, England. Children: i. Ephraim, born in England, 1596; resided at Orcheston St. Mary; died 1659. 2. Nathan, born 1697; graduated at Lincoln College, Oxford, October 26. 1616; succeeded his father as rector of Cholderton; died September, 1651. 3. Rev. James, born 1608, mentioned below. 4. Nicholas, born in 1615-16; came to America with his brother. Rev. James ; said to be the first man to leap ashore from the boat in which they went to their new home at Newbury, a year later. He was one of the Newbury men who walked forty miles to qualify as voters. He served as deacon, and as deputy to the general court. He died November 23, 1701. He married, about 1640, Mary Cutting, daughter of John Cutting, shipmaster. 5. Daughter, married Thomas Kent; lived in England. 6. John, resided at Newton, Wiltshire.

(H) Rev. James Noyes, son of Rev. William Noyes (i), was born in England, in Cholderton, county Wiltshire, in 1608. He was matriculated at Brasenose College, Oxford, August 22, 1627. When the pastor of the Old North church, Boston, the Rev. Cotton was preparing his "Ecclesiastical History of New England," he wrote to Rev. Nicholas Noyes, nephew of Rev. James Noyes, for some account of his uncle. In his own words, he "was favored with the following relation ; and although he were pleased in his letters to tell me 'that he had sent me only a rude, immethodical jumble of things, intending that I should serve my occasions out of them for a composition of my own' ; yet I find that I shall not give my readers a better satisfaction, anyway, than by transcribing the words of my friend. The account in his own words, is too elegant and expressive to need any alteration." Rev. Nicholas says in part: "He was called by his father from Brazenose College to help him in teaching the free school at Newbury, where they taught school together till the time they came to New England. The reason of his coming to New England was because he could not comply with the ceremonies of the Church of England. He was married in England to Sarah Brown, of South Hampton, not long before he came to New England, which was in 1634. In the same ship, the "Mary and John," came Mr. Thomas Parker, Mr. James Noyes, and a younger brother, Nicholas Noyes. On the sea Mr. Parker and Mr. Noyes preached or expounded, one in the forenoon, the other in the afternoon, every day during the voyage, unless some extraordinary thing intervened ; and they were 'abundant in prayer.' Mr. Noyes preached at 'Mistick' a year, and then settled at Newbury, where he continued 'painful and successful' in that station something above twenty years, without any considerable trouble in the church. He was much loved and honored in Newbury, his memory is precious there to this day, and his Catechism (which is a publick and standing testimony of his understanding, and orthodoxy in the principles of religion), is publicly and privately used in that town hitherto. He was very learned in the Tongues, and in the Greek, excelled most. He was much read in the Fathers and the Schoolmen, and much esteemed in the Ministry. He had a long and tedious sickness, which he bore patiently and cheerfully ; and he died joyfully, in the forty-eighth year of his age, October 22, 1656."

His first residence in Newbury was at the Lower Green ; but on the removal of the meeting house in 1646 to the Upper Green, he built a house on what is now known as Parker street, and lived there until his death. The widow and children, with Rev. Thomas Parker as an honored member of the family, continued to live in the house, and it has passed from generation to generation until the last occupant, Mrs. Mary Cofifin Noyes, of the sixth generation from Rev. James Noyes. She died in 1895. The old house is still in a good state of preservation, and is Newbury's proudest show place. The later years of ]\Ir. Noyes and Mr. Parker were darkened by a church controversy which began in 1645 ^^'^^^ lasted for thirty years, attracting the attention of the whole colony. It originated in the opposition of the claims of Mr. Parker, the minister, and Mr. Noyes, the teacher, to exclusive authority in church government and discipline. The will of Rev. James Noyes, dated October 16, 1656, gave all his real estate and personal property to his wife. In the inventory mention is made of a house with seven acres of land adjoining, and an orchard, all valued at one hundred pounds. Children, born in Newbury: i. Joseph, born October 15, 1637; died November 16, 1717; married first Mary Darvell : second Mrs. Mary D. W'illard. 2. James, born March 11, 1640; married Dorothy Stanton; died December 30, 1719. 3. Sarah, born August 12, 1641 ; died February

22, 1653 ; married Sarah Coggswell. 9. Sarah, born March 21, 1656; married Rev. John Hale, progenitor of Nathan Hale, the hero spy. It is related of her that when accused of witchcraft in 1692, that "her worth was so well known, her husband and all the people were convinced that the accuser had perjured herself, and reasoned if so in her case, why not in other cases ! From that time they looked at things from a new side, and the spell was broken." She died May 20, 1695.

(Ill) Thomas Noyes, son of Rev. James Noyes (2), was born in Newbury, August 10, 1648. He was a prominent man in the colonies. He was made a freeman May 31, 1671 ; selectman 1676-77-83-84-85 ; chosen constable 1679-80, but not wishing to serve paid the usual fine of forty shillings; tithing-man 1684; justice of the peace 1700-1701. He served during the French and Indian wars in several different grades - captain, major, lieutenantcolonel and colonel. ^lay 31, 1684, Captain Thomas Noyes was ordered by Major Nathaniel Saltonstall of Haverhill "to provide a flight of colors for the foot company, ye ground field or flight whereof is to be green, with a red cross, with a white field in ye angle, according to ye antient custome of our own English plantations in America, and our own practice in our ships and other vessels. The number of bullets to be put into the colors for distinction may be left out without damage in the making of them." May 6, 1689, he was chosen one of a committee to consult with the committee of safety in Boston. His estate inventoried four thousand four hundred and sixty pounds antl two negro slaves. He died before April 24. 1730. He married first, 1669. ^Martha Pierce; second, 1677, Elizabeth (ireenleaf. Children of first wife: i. Sarah, born September 14, 1670; married Thomas Clark. 2. Martha, born February 24. 1673. 3. Daniel, born August 30. 1674; married Abigail Mood3\ Children of second wife: 4. James, born July 3, 1678; died September 3, 1708. 5. Thomas, born October 2, 1679; died July 10. 1753; married first, Mary Emery; second, ]\irs. Elizabeth Ilsley. 6. Parker, born October 29, 1681 ; married Judith Coffin. 7. Elizabeth, born February 29, 1684; married first, Matthew Hale ; second, Thomas W'oodbridge. 8. Joseph, born August 5, 1688, mentioned below. 9. Moses, born January 29, 1692; died 1775; married Hannah Smith. 10. Stephen, married Mary S. March. II. Rebecca, born April 19, 1700; married Joseph Ilsley. 12. Judith, born .Vjiril 17, 1702; married Rev. Richard Jacjues. 13. Mary, married Moses Gerrish.

(I\') Joseph Noyes, son of Thoma.s Noyes (3), born in Newbury, Augu.st 5, 1688. died before June 6, 1755. He married first. Hannah W'adleigh. 1715: second, Mary Noyes, 1738. Children, all by first wife: i. Jonathan, born July 23, 1717; married Lydia Bancroft. 2. Elizabeth, born March 12, 17 19; married first. John Hopkinson ; second, Stephen Ilsley. 3. Thomas, born July 20, 1721, mentioned below. 4. Hannah, born March 23, 1723; died young. 5. Parker, born September 15, 1724; died September 28, 1724. 6. Hannah, born September 25, 1725; married Nicholas Short. 7. Hilary, born October 22, 1730; died before 1755: married Samuel Jaques.

(V) Thomas Noyes, son of Joseph Noyes (4), born in Newbury, July 20, 1721, died September 14, 1784. In 1743 he married Ann Follansbee. Children, born at Newbury and

Alethuen: i. Betsey, died young. 2. Hannah, born September 19, 1743; died 1820; married Caleb Kimball. 3. Parker, born December 22, 1745; died July 18, 1785. 4. Judith, born December 28, 1748; died 1782; married Reuben Peaslee. 5. Follansbee, born December 25, 1751 ; mentioned below. 6. Sally, born October 31, 1760; married Nathaniel Ladd. 7. Moody, born February 19, 1767; died July 13, 1850; married Anna Pike. 8. Dudley, married Sally Johnson. 9. Lydia, married Joseph Dalton. 10. Joseph, married Ruth Peaslee.

(VI) Follansbee Noyes, son of Thomas Noyes (5), born in Newbury, December 25, 1751 ; married Rebecca Noyes, 1775. Children, born in West Newbury and East Haverhill: I. Theodore, born 1776; died March 9, 1835; married first, Philena Morse; second, Mrs. Hannah S. Greeley; third, Betsy Ordway. 2. Lydia, married John Hopkinson. 3. Parker, born September 25, 1777, mentioned below. 4. Nancy, married Simeon George. 5. Mary, died young. 6. Phinneas, died 1846. 7. Jonathan, drowned. 8. Follansbee, born November 14, 1781 ; married Rebecca Richardson. 9. Thomas, married Mary Brown. 10. Hannah, born February 28, 1786; died March 27, 1873. 11. Martha A. 12. Cyrus, born 1800; married Mary Page; drowned in Andover, December 13, 1842.

(VH) Parker Noyes, son of Follansbee Noyes (6), born in West Newbury, September 25, 1777, died June 21, 1848. He married first, Mary Fifield ; second, Sarah Hildreth ; third, Dorcas McCoy. Children, born in Canaan and Deering, New Hampshire, i. Nathaniel, born 1802; married in New York. 2. Follansbee, born September 12, 1806; died March, 1875; married Clarissa Noyes. 3. Johnson, born April 23, 1808; married first, Sarah Brickett; second, Mrs. Louisa M. B. Macy. 4. Ruth F., born 1809 : died November 22, 1869; married Gilman Danforth. 5. William H., born September 20, 181 5, mentioned below. 6. Theodore, born April 17, 1817; died August 5, 1877 ; married Augusta Trow. 7. Mary F., born April 2, 1819; died October 29, 1871 ; married first, Daniel Whittier, second, George R. Hammond. 8. Susan, died young. 9. Nancy, born January 17, 1823; died 1903 ; married Justus W. Peaslee. 10. Russell T., born October 27, 1824; died February 16, 1902 ; married first, Mary N. Currier; second, Jennie S. Forsaith. 11. Rebecca, born February 25, 1827 ; married Samuel N. Page. 12. John G., born March 27, 1829;

(VHI) William H. Noyes, son of Parker Noyes (7), born in Deering, New Hampshire, September 20, 1815, died February 24, 1895; married Mary S. Ayer, 1839. Children, born at Hampstead and Atkinson, New Hampshire, and Haverhill, Massachusetts: i. William H., born March 18, 1843; died May 7, 1868; served in Company E, Twelfth Massachusetts Volunteers, in civil war. 2. Annie L., born May 10, 1845; married Jesse H. Harriman, 1867. .3. Raymond, born July 18, 1847; mentioned below. 4. Mary A., born October 3, 1849; married Newell B. Lancaster, 1879. 4. George W., born November 2, 1852 ; married Nellie A. Peabody, 1875. 5. Frank A., born July 8, 1855; died February 16, 1876. 6. Son, born November 2, 1862; died young.

(IX) Raymond Noyes, son of William H. Noyes (8), was born in Atkinson, New Hampshire, July 18, 1847. He removed to Haverhill with his parents about 1849, and attended the public and high schools of that city. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1868, and adopted the calling of bookkeeper. He was elected to his present position of treasurer of the Haverhill Savings Bank in 1893. He is a member of Merrimac Lodge, I. O. O. F. He married, August 25, 1872, Laura E, Stockbridge, born November 17, 1847, daughter of Israel and Mary J. (Plummer) Stockbridge. Mrs. Stockbridge celebrated her 104th birthday April 20, 1908. Children of Mr. and Mrs. Noyes, born in Haverhill: i. Eva J., born June 16, 1873. 2. Irving, born March 25, 1875; married, 1897, Minnie P. Eaton; children: i. Marjorie E., born August 26, 1899; ii. Harlan Stockbridge, December 4, 1907- 3- Florence L., born August 5, 1877; married, 1901, George E. Seavey; children: i. Elizabeth H. Seavey, born June 6, 1903 ; ii. Raymond Noyes Seavey, born March 25, 1907. 4. Alice A., born July 15, 1884. 5. Mary, born July 23, 1886.

(IX) George W. Noyes, son of William H. Noyes (8), was born November 2, 1852, at Haverhill, Massachusetts. He married, 1875, Nellie A. Peabody. Children, born at Haverhill: I. Leonard H., born January 14, 1877; married 1900, E. Maud Watts, and had :

George Abbott, the immigrant ABBOTT ancestor of this branch of the Abbot family, came from York county, England, in 1640, and was one of the first settlers of Andover, Massachusetts. He was a property owner in 1643, and his name was nineteenth on a list of twentythree names of householders written in the order in which they came to the town. His house was used as a garrison, and for some time after his death. The farm descended to at least eight generations of the family. Pie died December 24, 1681. His will, dated December 12, 1681, proved March 28, 1682, bequeathed to wife Hannah; eldest son John, other children to inherit at death of his wife. His brothers Thomas and William Chandler were overseers. He married, at Roxbury, December 12, 1646, Hannah, daughter of \\'illiam and Annis Chandler. She married second, Rev. Francis Dane, and died June 11, 1711, aged eighty-two. Children: i. John, born ]\Iarch 2, 1648. 2. Joseph, born March II, 1649; died June 24, 1650. 3. Hannah, born June 9, 1650; died March 2, 1740. 4. Joseph, born March 30, 1652; died April 8, 1676, killed by Indians in King Philip's war. 5. George, born June 7, 1655 ; died February 27, 1736. 6. \\'illiam, born November 18, 1657; died October 24, 1713. 7. Sarah, born November 14, 1659; died June 28, 171 1. 8. Benjamin, born December 20, 1661 ; mentioned below. 9. Timothy, born November 17, 1663; died September 9, 1730. 10. Thomas, born May 9, 1666; died April 28, 1728. 11. Edward, drowned young. 12. Nathaniel, born July 4, 1671 ; died December, 1749. 13. Elizabeth, born February 9, 1673 ; married Nathan Stevens.

(II) Benjamin Abbott, son of George Abbott (i), born December 20, 1661, died March 30, 1703. He resided at Andover, Massachusetts, on a farm which he cleared, near the Shawshin river. The place is or was lately occupied by James Abbott. Benjamin Abbott was an active citizen, enterprising and respected. He married, April 22, 1685, Sarah, daughter of Ralph Farnum. Children: i. Benjamin, born July 11, 1686; died December

(\T) Nathan Abbott, son of Nathan Abbott (5), born August 25, 1778, died February 13, 1837; married Hannah Russell, who died November 18, 1832, aged fifty-two. Children: I. Hannah, born September 9, 1807: married Samuel Morrill, of Andover. 2. Nathan, born July 17, 1809. 3. Paschal, born April 13. 1812; mentioned below. 4. Henry, born April 19, 1815; married Lydia Luscomb; three children; married second, Mary Simpson; no children.

(VII) Paschal Abbott son of Nathan Abbott (6), was born in Andover, Massachusetts, April 13, 1812. He married Phebe A. Smith, born October 13, 181 1, and died June 2"], 1866. He was a machinist. Children: i. Mary Elizabeth, married Alonzo Winkley; see Winkley family. 2. Charles W. 3. Jennette L. 4. Phebe Maria.

probably a place-name before it was a surname. The spelling is varied in both America and England. The coat-ofarms of the Winkley family of Lancashire, the seat of which is at Brockholes and Collerall Hall, is : Per pale argent and gules an eagle displ. counterchanged. Motto : Spes. Most of the family seems to have originated in Lancashire. A branch in Leicestershire and Sufit'olk county, spelling the name W'incoll, etc., has a different and probably later coat-of-arms : Ermine a chevron quarterly per chevron or and sable between three crescents gules. Crest : An arm couped at the shoulder embowed and erect from the elbow habited in armour ppr. garnished or. ; in the hand of the first a spear of the second headed argent.

(I) Thomas Winkley (spelled also Winkle, Wlncoll, Wlncall, W'incholl, etc.) was born in England about 1587. According to family tradition the first American settler was from Clitheroe, Lancashire, though the accounts in the history of Kittery, Maine, taken from Quint's "Historical Memoranda of Dover, New Hampshire," makes Samuel (3) an immigrant. But the evidence seems conclusive to the writer that Thomas ( i ) and John ( 2 ) were in this country before Samuel was born, and are his grandfather and father respectively. The first record of Thomas appears in the files of the Massachusetts general court under date of Alarch 4, 1632-33. He was a yeoman and a proprietor of the town of Cambridge. He sold his land in Cambridge before 1638, and removed to Watertown. Massachusetts, where he was a proprietor in 1642. Elizabeth Winkley, aged fifty-two, who came in the ship "Rebecca," sailing from England, April 9, 1635, was his wife or sister, and John who came with her was his son, mentioned below. His second wife Beatrice died June 11, 1655, aged about eighty years. He was an innkeeper in W^atertown in 1649. He died June 10, 1657, aged about seventy, and his son John filed the inventory October 6, 1657.

(II) John Winkley, son of Thomas Winkley (i), born in England about 1622, came with his mother or aunt, Elizabeth, from London in 1635, when his age was given as thirteen. He was a proprietor of W'atertown early, and was admitted a freeman May 6, 1646; was elected highway surveyor 1647. He removed to Kittery, Maine, before 1652, when with many others of that town he submitted to the jurisdiction of Massachusetts. He was a deputy to the general court in Boston in 1653-54-55-58; sergeant of the militia company, lieutenant and captain in succession ; deputy again for Kittery, 1675-77-78, and justice as of Newchawanock from 1676, being succeeded at his death by Hammond, according to Judge Sewall's diary. He engaged in 1659 to build a saw mill upon the Salmon falls of great Newickawannock river for Walter Price and Richard Cooke. He deposed July 6, 1 67 1, relative to contracts he had made for the sale of lifmber ; referred to his brother Thomas Broughton. Broughton came from London to Watertown, Massachusetts, was a merchant, owned land at Kittery and elsewhere. Susanna Dix, widow of Edward Dix, of W^atertown, Massachusetts, brought suit for dowry against John Wlncoll and John Dix, April 2, 1661. This transaction shows that he was still connected with Watertown interests, and perhaps lived there part of the time. The two brothers, Samuel and Nicholas, who were settled in Kittery about 1680, were doubtless his sons. Nicholas is said to have died without issue. The records about 1675-80 are almost entirely wanting on account of the Narragansett war.

(Ill) Samuel Winkley, said by some to be the immigrant ancestor, but evidently born in Kittery or vicinity about 1660, was also an inn-keeper, succeeding his father. He lived for a time on the Crooked Lane estate which was voted by the town to Erancis Trickey, his father-in-law, for gallant conduct in 1656. He married, 1684, Sarah, daughter of Francis and Sarah Trickey. Winkley was administrator of the estate of his wife's mother, Sarah, April 15, 1703. He opened a store in Portsmouth about 1680; was of Newcastle in 1694, when he paid impost on powder. Pie was given a hundred acres of land at South Berwick by vote of the town of Kittery for leading a company of soldiers from Kittery to "Wlnnepisioge" and rescuing some white prisoners from the Indians. He died at Portsmouth, May 6, 1736, at an advanced age, probably much older than seventy, the age estimated by Quint. His will, dated November

13, 1726, proved Alay 6, 173^). bequeathed to son Francis property already given him ; to son Nicholas land in the town of Barrington, New Hampshire ; to son Thomas his house and land at Crooked Lane, Kittery, formerly the Trickey place ; to W^illiam the Berwick estate ; to daughter Elizabeth ; to Samuel, a minor, his house and land at Portsmouth ; also kinsman Elizabeth Hunking, Sarah Langdon, and his old servant ]\Iary Grant. He be- (jueathed much valuable silverware, indicating that he was a man of much wealth for his day. He married second, at Boston, December 12, 1705, Hannah Adams; third, at Portsmouth, about 1710, Elizabeth Fernald. One of his sons married Sarah Wade, daughter of Rev. John and Elizabeth (Gerrish) Wade, as shown by a deed at Alfred, Maine. Children: I. Samuel, born October 28, 1687; died at sea, about 1707. 2. Michael, born May 13, 1699; died May 18, 1699. 3. William, born February 5, 1700; married Susanna (Cutts) Penhallow, died when a young man. 4. Francis, mentioned below. 5. Nicholas, died when a young man. 6. Sarah, married, February 12, 1713-14, Tobias Langdon. 7. Elizabeth, married Samuel Weeks, of lioston. 8. Samuel, died after 1726, unmarried.

(IV) Francis Winkley, son of .Sanuicl Winkley (3), was born in Kittery, in 1689. He inherited the Crooked Lane estate, in his native town, and was a boat-builder by trade. He was in the old French war, and aide-decamp to General William Pepperell at the taking of Louisburg, June 17, 1745. He married, November 12, 1724, Mary Emerson, born at Ipswich, daughter of Rev. Joseph Emerson (3), born at Ipswich. May 14. 1670, died June 2, 1732. married Mary Batten, daughter of Edmund. Mr. Emerson graduated at Harvard College, 1689; was admitted freeman at Gloucester, February 6, 1690-91 ; ordained May 14, 1703, the first minister of Newcastle, New Hampshire, and was minister there until 1712 ; he made a voyage to England and w^as received by Queen Anne. After leaving Newcastle he was installed as minister of the Second Church at Portsmouth, continuing there until his death. John Emerson, father of Rev. Joseph, born in England, 1625, died in Gloucester, December 2, 1700; married Ruth, daughter of Hon. Samuel and Martha (Reade) Symonds. His wife died at Gloucester, February 23, 1702. John Emerson resided in Gloucester ; was admitted freeman December 19, 1648; graduated at Harvard College in 1656, having a commencement part.

and was ordained October 6, 1663, the first minister of Gloucester, Massachusetts. His will was dated February 3, 1697-98. He left real estate in Ipswich, three farms, and land elsewhere. Thomas Emerson, father of Rev. John (2), was the immigrant ancestor. (See Emerson family. Children of Francis and Mary Winkley: i. John, born February 9, 1725- 26 ; married Deborah Keen. 2. Elizabeth, born November 7, 1729; died November 23, 1806. unmarried. 3. Samuel, born March 9, 1730-31, mentioned below. 4. Francis, born October 25, 1733; died October 9, 1818. 5. Mary, born June 21, 1737; died December i. 1776, unmarried. 6. Emerson, born June 4, 1740; died September 17, 1810, at Barrington. 7. Sarah, born 1741 ; died February 6, 1803, unmarried.

( \^ ) Samuel Winkley, son of Francis Winkley (4), was born in Kittery, March 9, 1730-31 ; married Mary Brewster, granddaughter of the heroine of Portsmouth, greatgranddaughter of Fdder William Brewster, of riymouth. All of the descendants of Samuel and Mary (Brewster) Winkley are of "Mayflower" stock, having several ancestors that came in the "Mayflower" besides Elder Brewster himself. Mary Brewster was born .April 13, 1734. and died November 3, 18 16. Samuel learned the trade of carpenter and joiner of Mark Langdon, of Portsmouth. Mary ( Brewster) Winkley's mother was daughter of Richard Waterhouse, granddaughter of Richard Waterhouse, who owned and occu- ))ied Pierce Island at Portsmouth in 1688. Samuel Winkley settled at Barrington, and was a farmer as well as a carpenter. Children, born at Barrington: i. Samuel, born December 24, 1756, mentioned below. 2. Francis, the Shaker Elder, born March 28, 1759; (lied June 20, 1847. 3- Mehitable, born May 10, 1761 ; died September 24, 1824. 4. William, born, August 31, 1763; died July 29, 1845. 5. Deacon John, born November 17, 1766; died January 8, 1843. 6. Elizabeth, born March 9, i/fv): died July 29, 1850. 7. Benjamin, born Jainiary 3. 1772; died September 20, 1 85 1. 8. Colonel David, born July 4, 1775; died December 18, 1852. 9. Mary, born August 3, 1677.

(\T) Samuel Winkley, son of Samuel Winkley (5), born in Barrington, New Hampshire, December 24. 1756, died May 18, 181 2. He was a soldier in the revolution, in Captain McDuffie's company. Colonel Stephen Evans's regiment, at Saratoga, 1777. He married Olive Kingman, of Barrington, and settled in that town. She died October 17, 1822, aged seventy-one. Children, born at Barrington : I. Elizabeth, resided in Barrington; married Jonathan Drew, of Durham. 2. Mary, married Richard Furber, of Farmington. 3. Mehitable, married Pierce P. Furber. 4. Olive, died unmarried. 5. Samuel, mentioned below. 6. Abiah, married Augustus Rollins, of Rollins ford. Other children.

(VII) Samuel Winkley, son of Samuel Winkley (6), born in Barnstead, New Hampshire, November 25, 1797, died there October 23, 1872. He was educated in the public schools, and became a man of prominence. The historian of Barnstead gives him credit for collecting the facts printed about the revolutionary soldiers of that town (note, p. 120). In 1832 he removed to Laconia, New Hampshire. He married Mary Martin, born at Amesbury, Massachusetts, October 14, 1800, died May 3, 1884. Children, born at Barnstead: I. Jefferson, born August 7, 1828, died June 3, 1902. 2. Alonzo, mentioned below.

(VHI) Alonzo Winkley, son of Samuel Winkley (7). was born in Barnstead, New Hampshire, November 8, 1832. He was educated in the public schools of Laconia, New Hampshire, whither his parents removed when he was about three months old. He came to Lawrence in 1852 to learn his trade, and spent the remainder of his life in that city. He served his apprenticeship under Hezekiah Plummer, carpenter and builder, and afterward was employed as a carpenter in the Boston & Maine railroad shops at South Lawrence, Massachusetts. He engaged in business later in partnership with Lyman Sanborn, under the firm name of Sanborn & Winkley, carpenters and builders. This firm of contractors was very successful, and for a few years later was among the most prominent of the city. Upon the death of his partner a few years later, Mr. Winkley continued the business alone until within a few months of his own death. He built many of the residences and large buildings of Lawrence erected during the past half-century. Among the buildings constructed by ]\Ir. Winkley were: The old St. John's Church, on Bradford street ; a mill for Armington & Simms, on Island street ; Stedman Fuller house, on Haverhill street, now occupied by the Young Women's Christian Association. At the time this Fuller house was built it was the largest and finest in the city. At times he employed forty men or more regularly.

of the old Tiger Three Company, and became captain of that famous company of fire-fighters. He was with his company at the fire following the fall of the Pemberton Mill. He resigned the position of captain to accept an appointment as engineer of the fire department of Lawrence, a position he held two years. In 1868 he was elected to the common council of the city, and in 1870 to the board of aldermen. He was an active and earnest Democrai of the old school, but in municipal affairs he had the fullest respect and confidence of both Republicans and Democrats, and was accounted a faithful and efficient public officer. He was a member of Samoset Colony, l.'nited Order of Pilgrim Fathers; of Grecian Lodge of Free Masons; of Mount Sinai Chapter, Royal Arch Masons ; of Lawrence Council, Royal and Select Masons ; of Bethany Commandery, Knights Templar, and of the Order of the Mystic Shrine.

He married, June 17, 1857, Mary Elizabeth Abbott, daughter of Paschal and Phebe (Smith) Abbott. Her father was born April, 1807, and died June 12, 1871. Her mother, Phebe (Smith) Abbott, was born October, 181 1, and died June 27, 1866. a native of Andover, Massachusetts. Had Mr. Winkley lived two months more he would have observed his golden wedding. Children of Alonzo and Mary E. Winkley: i. Charles Alonzo, born April 26, 1863, died August 20, 1885, by drowning. 2. Arthur Abbott, born January ii, 1866; died August 20, 1885, by drowning at the same time as his brother. 3. Fred Louis, born November i, 1873; educated in the public schools and Boston Art School ; is now engaged by the Dillon Machine Company, of Lawrence, Massachusetts, as draughtsman.

]\Ir. Winkley died April 24, 1907, at his home, 127 South Broadway, Lawrence. At the time of his death a Lawrence newspaper said of him : "Deceased was one of the most prominent men in the city at one time and had engaged in active business up to last fall, at which time his health began to fail and he was forced to retire. Despite his suffering he bore up with rare fortitude and complaints were very seldom heard from his lips. In his death Lawrence loses one of her best citizens and the Democratic party loses a true friend. Mr. Winkley was the soul of honor and integrity, and a man respected by the entire city. He was connected with many organizations, but did not let them interfere with his home, to which he devoted much time."

John Ellis, immigrant ancestor, ELLIS was born in England. His surname is spelled in the early records in a variety of ways, such as Elis, Elce, Else, Alice. It has been in use as a surname from the earliest times. The word means step-son, though in some cases the surname may have been derived from the baptismal name Elias, which was in common use very early in Normandy before the Conquest. John Ellis settled in Dedham, Massachusetts, where Lieutenant Thomas and Richard Ellis, his brothers, and Ann Ellis, his sister, also immigrants, settled. He was the thirtieth signer of the famous Dedham covenant. There is no evidence that he was related to John Ellis, the immigrant at Sandwich, [Massachusetts.

(I) John Ellis, of Dedham, was admitted a freeman June 2, 1641, about five years after signing the covenant. He had been admitted to the church July 17, 1640, a prerequisite to freemanship. He antl Thomas were among the original thirteen grantees and fotuiders of the town of Aledfield, Massachusetts, adjoining Dedham, and his homestead there was on Main street, lately owned by Thomas Upham. He was a prominent man, selectman many years. He married, first, November 10, 1641, at Dedham, Susannah Lumber (Lombard), who died April 5. 1653. He married, second, at Dorchester, June 16, 1^)55. Joan Clapp, widow of John Clapp. She was dismissed from the Dorchester church to Medfield. She died at Medlield, Alarch 2, 1703-04; he died there April 2, 1697, leaving a will dated September 24, 1690. proved June 24, 1697. He beeiueathed to his son John land on the west side of the Charles river, and made his son Eleazer residuary legatee ; mentioning grandchildren and others. Children of the first wife: I. John, born at Dedham, April 26, 1646. 2. Susanna, married Matthias Evans. 3. Hannah, first white child born in Medfield, as stated on her gravestone, a fragment of v.diich is preserved ; married Samuel Rockwood. Children of second wife: 4. Samuel, born May 24, 1660, died March 24, 1684, unmarried. 5. Joseph, born October 24, 1662, mentioned below. 6. Eleazer, born April 24, 1664.

(II) Joseph Ellis, son of John Ellis (i), born in Medfield, Massachusetts. October 24, 1662, died there August 31, 1726. He was a weaver by trade as well as a farmer. He was active in town affairs and selectman for seven years. lie married, first, at Medfield, November 23, 1688, Lydia Lovell, born June 15,

1665, at Medfield, died there June 11, 1694, daughter of Alexander (born 1619, died 1709) and Lydia (Leland) Lovell. Lydia (Leland) Lovell died at Medfield in 1700, daughter of Hopestill Leland. He married, second, Elizabeth Metcalf, died November 27, 1735, daughter of John and Mary (Chickering) ]\Ietcalf. Administration was granted on the estate of Joseph Ellis, of Medfield, December 22, 1726. Inventory five hundred and fifty-eight pounds, seventeen shillings. The estate was divided November 13, 1728. Children, born in Medfield: i. Lydia, born October 4, 1689, died 1726; married, January 8, 1712-13, Elisha Bullen. 2. Joseph, born November 23, 1691, mentioned below. 3. John, born May 13, 1694. Children of second wife: 4. James, born May 3, 1697. 5. Hannah, born April 24, 1699, married Nathaniel Fisher.

(HI) Joseph Ellis, son of Joseph Ellis (2), bum at Medfield, November 23, 169 1, died at Medway, March 13, 1757. He married, first, at Boston, December 12, 1716, Elizabeth Partridge, born at Medfield, August, 1696, died at Medway, January 14, 1717-18, daughter of Eleazer and Elizabeth (Smith) Partridge. He married, second, at Medway, June 16. 1 7 19, Thamezin (same as Tamsin and I'homasin, etc.) Adams, born at Medway, .\ugust 21, 1699, daughter of Jonathan and Thamezin (Shcffiehl) Adams. She married, second, at Medway, February 7, 1760, Samuel Darling, of Bellingham. Mr. Ellis's estate was administered by widow and step-son Joseph. The estate included much land at Medway and vicinity. Child of first wife: I. Joseph, born January 5, 17 17- 18, mentioned below. Children of second wife: 2. Benoni, born at Medway, July 29, 1720. 3. William, born and died June 14, 1722. 4. Thamezin, born April 18, 1725. 5. Elisha, born Ai)ril x\shford, Connecticut. 6. Jonathan, born February 27, 1730-31, resided at Thompson, Connecticut. 7. Elizabeth, born December i, 1732, married, in Wrentham, October 10, 1 75 1, Ebenezer Lawrence. 8. Lydia, born February 19, 1734. 9. Henry, born November 10, 1737, died young. 10. Hannah, born June 13, 1 741, married Lieutenant Elias Thayer.

(IV) Joseph Ellis, son of Joseph Ellis (3), born in Medway, January 5, 1717-18, died in Wrentham about 1808. Married Melatiah Metcalf, daughter of Michael and Abiel Metcalf. Children: i. Timothy, married, at Medway, April 12, 1772, Sarah Richardson, daugh- ter of William and Hannah (Adams Ellis) Richardson. 2. Amos, born March 13, 1744. 3. Henry, removed to Keene, New Hampshire. 4. Millie (Melatiah), married Lieutenant Amos Partridge ; died at Westford, Vermont, March 19, 1823, aged seventy-eight. 5. Esther, married, first, Joel Hills, of Grafton ; second, Forbush. 6. Lois, married, at Franklin, December 16, 1773, James Woodward, of Franklin. 7. Lucretia, married Nathaniel Doak, of Boston.

(V) Amos Ellis, son of Joseph Ellis (4), was born at WVentham, Massachusetts, ]\Iarch 13, 1744. He was a soldier in the revolution from Bellingham, an ensign in Captain Samuel Cobb's company, Colonel Joseph Read's regiment at Roxbury in the summer of 1775; second lieutenant of the same company in August of that year; captain of the fourth Bellingham company. Colonel Benjamin Hawes's regiment (Fourth Suffolk) Massachusetts Militia, chosen September 26, 1777; in the service as captain of his company in the Rhode Island campaign in the fall of 1777 and again in 1778; captain in Major Seth Bullard's regiment in 1780 in the Rhode Island campaign ; detached by order of His Excellency Governor Hancock to march to Tiverton, Rhode Island; also captain in Colonel Dean's regiment in Rhode Island in 1781. His was a long and faithful service in the army. He lived with his father on the farm in Franklin until he was about twenty years old, then for a time worked in Boston. He returned to Franklin and worked there and in Med way until 1772 when he settled in Bellingham. He was a farmer in that town for about thirty-five years. He then removed to Grafton, Worcester county, Massachusetts, where he died May 30, 1817, He was buried in Bellingham near his former residence.

He married Hannah Hill, born in Holliston, Massachusetts, October 17, 1748, died in Bellingham, July 3, 1829, aged, according to the town record, eighty years. Children: i. Vespasian, born at Franklin or Wrentham, August 26, 1767, died of yellow fever near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, (buried in land of William Daniel Esq.) September 3 or 4, 1798. 2. Amos, born at Aledway, May 4, 1769, died at Grafton. March 2. 1839. 3. Sabra, born at Medway, December 19, 1770, died in Worcester, 1838. 4. Joseph, born July 31. 1772, married, 1795, Mrs. Abigail Pratt; resided in St. Louis. 5. Jonathan, born at Bellingham, June 28, 1774, died December 28, 1806; resided at Blue Hill, Maine. 6. Nathan, born at Bellingham, March 7, 1777, mentioned below. 7. Hannah, born December 8, 1778, died young. 8. Polly, born September 22, 1780,

Of this family Nathan Ellis, one of the sons, mentioned below, wrote : "Amos Ellis's wife, my mother, was Hannah Hill. She was born in Holliston near the corners of Medway, Franklin and Bellingham. Her father, Joseph Hill, had one son and three daughters. The son Joseph Hill went into the country and was poor. The oldest daughter married Nathan Bullard. of Holliston. My mother's twin sister, Huldah, married Eli Pond, of Franklin, the father of the late Sabin Pond. These twin sisters had eleven children each. * * * ]\Irs. Pond's children : i. Huldah, married Abner White, of Milford; ii. Hannah, married Samuel Rockwood ; iii. Louisa, married lived in Franklin ; v. Edna, married Mr. .Blake, \\'alpole ; vi. Sabin, died in Bangor ; buried in Ellsworth ; vii. Eliab, died when a young man ; viii. Joseph, now in Ellsworth ; ix. died young, say eight or ten years of age ; x. Asa Aldis, now at Ellsworth. The most perfect harmony and good feeling existed between these twin sisters (Mrs. Pond and ]\Irs. Ellis) and their children. The oldest daughter Bathsheba or Mrs. Bullard, of Holliston, had two sons and three daughters. The sons are both dead, the daughters I have heard nothing of them for many long years. They are probably dead. Nathan Ellis.")

(VI) Nathan Ellis, son of Captain Amos Ellis (5), was born at Bellingham, March 7, 1777. He removed to Blue Hill, Maine. He had a common school education, and followed farming for his livelihood. He married, first, (intention dated April 26, 1801, at Bellingham), Polly Bass, who died April 10, 1804. He married, second, Sally Osgood, who died December 7, 1814. He married, third, Dolly Newell. He owned a general store and was a prosperous country merchant. Child of first wife: i. Vespasian, born January 11, 1802. Children of second wife: 2. Mary Bass, born March 2, 1811. 3. Nathan, born November 12, 18 12, mentioned below. 4.