GENEALOGICAL
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8.a.Palfrey—Wanted, the maiden name of the wife of Peter Palfrey who came to Salem, Mass., about 1626, was made freeman 1630 and settled in Reading.
b.Frary—Wanted, the maiden name of the wife of John Frary who settled in Dedham, Mass., about 1638.
c.Lillie—Wanted, the parentage of David Lillie who is said to have been born in Lebanon, Ct., Oct. 27, 1742, and married Huldah Blodgett in 1756 at Stafford, Ct.
d.Adams—Wanted, the maiden name of the first wife of Robert Adams who settled in Newbury, Mass., and died there Oct. 12, 1682.
e.Pease—Wanted, the maiden name of the wife of Robert Pease who came to Salem, Mass., in 1634 and died there in 1644.
f.Seymour—Wanted, the maiden name of the wife of Richard Seymour who died in Norwalk, Ct., Nov. 25, 1655.
g.Woodruff—Wanted, the maiden name of the wife of Matthew Woodruff who died at Farmington, Ct., in 1682.
h.Carter—Wanted, the maiden name of the first wife of Capt. John Carter of Woburn, who died there Sept. 14, 1692.
i.Prescott—Wanted, proofs of the ancestry of John Prescott of Lancaster, Mass., who died there in 1681.
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9.a.Mullins—Wanted, a complete list of the children of William and Alice Mullins who came to Plymouth on the Mayflower, 1620.
b.Mullins—Wanted, a complete list of the children of William Mullins, Jr., whose daughter, Sarah, m. Gannett, Savil and Faxon.
c.Mullins—Who was the William Mullins who married May 7, 1656, Ann, widow of Thomas Bell, in Boston?
d.Mullins—Did Ruth, daughter of William and Alice Mullins, who was baptized at Dorking, England, 1619, marry and leave descendants?
e.Alden—Did Thomas Delano marry Rebecca Alden, daughter of John and Priscilla? If not, is there any positive evidence as to the given name of the daughter he did marry?
f.Alden—Wanted, a complete list of the children of John Alden, and the order of their births.
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10.a.Turner—Whom did the daughter of John Turner, who came in the Mayflower, marry and did she leave any children? Bradford says she was living in Salem about 1650.
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Thomas Farrar, of Lynn, 1639, had wife, Elizabeth; children, Thomas, Sarah, Hannah, Susanna, Peleg, Mehitable and Elizabeth. His wife died 8 Jan., 1681, and he d. 23 Feb., 1694. (Savage’s Gen. Dict.)
Thomas Farrar of Lynn, aged above 50 in 1699. (N. E. Hist, and Gen. Register, vol. 6, p. 253.)
1645. “2. (11) A tre Atturney generllfor debts rents landes from Tho: ffarrar of Boston husbandman (son of Thomas ffarrar of or neere Burnley in Lancehusbandman) unto Henry Farrar his brother Mariner, wth power to sett lett Lease or make sale of any such house or lands to him due by inheritance gift or otherwise. witnes Joseph Wilson.” (Aspinwall’s Notarial Records, p. 18.)
Extracts from the Registers of the Parish Church of Burnley in the County of Lancaster, England.
Edward ffarrer and Jenett Willsone 9 August 1567.
Henrie ffarrar and Jenet Jacksonn 20 May 1610.
Henry Shore and Agnes ffarrar 12 ffebruarie 1614–15.
Henrie ffarrar and Alice Thomas 13 October 1623.
William Roberte and Anne ffarrer 27 October 1636.
Isaack ffarrar and Dinah Woodhead 18 July 1643.
John son of John ffarrer 30 January 1581–2.
Roberte son of John ffarrer 24 April 1584.
Anne dau. John ffarrer 17 September 1586.
Marie dau. John ffarrer 4 August 1588.
Anne dau. of Anthonie ffarer 20 May 1592.
Henry base son of Anthonie ffarer 19 May 1594.
Susan dau. of Henry ffarrer 28 Marche 1611.
Robert son of Henry ffarrar of Worsthorne 27 September 1618.
Marie dau. of Henrie ffarrar 10 October 1624.
Jenet dau. of Henrie ffarrar 11 November 1627.
Daurathie dau. of Henrie ffarrar 11 December 1631.
Margret dau. of Henrie ffarrar 20 April 1634.
Elizabeth dau. of Thomas ffarrar 14 April 1612.
Thomas son of Thomas ffarrar 29 Januarie 1614–15.
Anne dau. of Thomas ffarrar 29 Marche 1618.
Henry son of Thomas ffarrar 7 October 1621.
A child of Anthony ffarrer 30 April 1591.
Anthonie ffarrer 10 June 1597.
Uxor Edward ffarrer 10 July 1597.
Edward ffarrer 21 Auguste 1597.
Uxor John ffarrer 9 October 1596.
John ffarrer 4 October 1597.
A child of Adam ffarrer 5 September 1597.
Uxor Henrie ffarrar of Worsthorne 3 September 1627.
Henrie ffarrar of Worsthorne 24 October 1633.
Daurathie dau. of Henrie ffarrar 17 Marche 1632–3.
A child of Henry ffarrer 1 ffebruarie 1635–6.
A childe of Thomas ffarrer 9 Januarie 1603–4.
A child of Thomas ffarrer of Pendle 23 December 1604.
A child of Thomas ffarrer 7 Aprill 1606.
A child of Thomas ffarrer 9 November 1608.
A child of Thomas ffarrer 20 December 1609.
A child of Thomas ffarrer 14 Marche 1610–11.
Uxor of Thomas ffarrer 19 Marche 1610–11.
John son of Thomas ffarrar 6 Marche 1630–31.
Anne dau. of Thomas ffarrar of Saxifield 23 March 1649–50.
Athellred uxor Thomas ffarrar of Saxifield 30 March 1650.
DEXTER GENEALOGY 1642–1904 Being a History of the Descendants of Richard Dexter of Malden, Massachusetts, from the Notes of John Haven Dexter and Original Researches. ByOrrando Perry Dexter, M. A., Oxon. Arranged byHenry L. Mills. Press ofJ. J. Little & Co., Astor Place, New York, 1904. 12mo. pp. 279. Ill.
Richard Dexter came from Ireland, and belonged to a family which from the beginning of the twelfth century has been prominent in Irish history. The genealogy, therefore, is prefaced by a chapter on “Early Irish Records Relating to the Dexter Family.” Mr. Mills has well performed the labor of arranging the materials which came into his hands, the authorities for the statements in them being indicated in a table of referencesmade by Orrando Perry Dexter. The good index, the convenient size of the book, its letterpress and binding, are all mentionable points. The illustrations are two in number, one being a coat of arms in color. ***
THE CHURCHILL FAMILY IN AMERICA. Compilers: Gardner Asaph Churchill, Nathaniel Wiley Churchill.Editor and Associate Compiler:Rev. George M. Bodge. Published by the family ofGardner A. Churchill. Boston, 1904. Large 8vo. pp. xv + 707. Ill.
The Plymouth branch, the Connecticut branch, and the Manhattan branch of the Churchill family constitute the three divisions of this work, followed by an appendix of names unconnected with the above lines, and preceded by Mr. Bodge’s preface which concludes with “The Churchill Family in England.” Mr. Bodge explains that, owing to the death of the compilers, the task of preparing their collections for the press was left to him, a labor which, as would be expected, he has ably performed. The plan on which the genealogy is arranged is that of the New England Historic Genealogical Society, in its organ, the “Register,” by means of which the immense mass of notes and correspondence entrusted to Mr. Bodge have assumed the lucid order which alone renders a genealogy serviceable. There is a most carefully prepared index of nearly ninety pages. The illustrations are fine, chiefly portraits. The book is printed on good paper and bound in black cloth.
GENEALOGICAL SKETCHES OFthe Woodbury Family, Its Intermarriages and Connections. ByCharles Levi Woodbury. Edited by his sister,E. C. D. O. Woodbury, Manchester, N. H.: Printed by theJohn B. Clarke Co., 1904. Square 4to. pp. 251. Ill.
The sketches are introduced by a memoir of Judge Woodbury, the compiler. The genealogical value of the work is apparent from the fact that, beside the Woodbury pedigree, it includes those of such families as the Quincys, the Palgraves, the Wendells, the Clapps, the De Kays, the Willetts, the Perkinses, and others. Though left unfinished and inaccessible at Judge Woodbury’s death, the sketches are nevertheless presented here in a nearly completed form, though it has been found impossible to fill omissions occasioned by the loss of some of the original papers. The mental energy, the skill and the humor characteristic of the compiler will be recognized in these pages, which, though not intended for the public, will be attractive to many outside of the readers for whom they were designed. Paper, print and binding are good. There is no index. ***
3.a.Maverick—There is no absolute proof that Moses Maverick was son of Rev. John and brother of Samuel, but the editor of this department (a descendant of Moses) is satisfied that Rev. John Maverick was father of Moses, Samuel, Antipas and Silas, notwithstanding what Palfrey and Savage wrote to the contrary.
A thorough examination of the whole matter has brought to light no evidence which contradicts the statement of John Josselyn, who was a guest of Samuel Maverick several days in July, 1638, that Mr. Maverick, the minister, was father of Samuel, the commissioner (Josselyn’s Two Voyages, 1865 edition, pages 13, 20 and 190); nor of the statement of Col. Cartwright in 1665 that Mr. Samuel Maverick had mother, wife, children and brothers living in Massachusetts at that date. (N. E. H. and G. Register, vol. 48, p. 207).
There is no record of the death of the widow of Rev. John Maverick, and I have no doubt that she was the mother of Samuel Maverick and lived with him during her widowhood. A point worth noticing in this connection is that Samuel Maverick in writing to a man who lived near where Rev. John Maverick had lived after his marriage in England, says that his mother “presents her humble service.”
The direct evidence of Josselyn and Cartwright both of whom had ample opportunity by association with Samuel Maverick to learn about the family, is not disqualified by the unsupported opinion of these two eminent historical scholars.—Editor.