Follow Friday -- My Free Hour, Genealogy Related Of Course

In yesterday's edition of USA Today, there was a small article about how people are going to use their gained hour this weekend. In their survey of 1,000 people, the top replies were sleep, followed by chores (say what?), read, and a lot didn't know or didn't answer.  Obviously, they didn't ask genealogists. We always have better things to do than chores.


So, in thinking about this, I decided to list the many possibilities I can do with my hour. Actually, I would like to pretend my hour begins tomorrow, Saturday. If you are spending your day, like me, you could either be at a library or conference, which is not open or taking place on Sunday. Doesn't it make sense to use your hour then, on Saturday. Can't the New England Historic and Genealogical Library (NEHGS) stay open one extra hour for me? I could even give them two extra hours on Sunday in exchange.


In reality, that isn't going to happen. So, I've decided to make another list, this being my options of possibilities for Sunday. As yet, I don't know when I'll take my hour, but I have a feeling it will be a lot more than 60 minutes.


Using Find and Replace on my genealogy software, I will change all state abbreviations to the name  spelled out. I hate it when people think CA means California, wow, to me it means Canada. So both will be corrected.


Write several blogs, not for next week or the week after, but for the last weeks in December. Then I can relax a bit and enjoy the season, worry-less about posting at that time. It will probably be some cemetery photos or a listing of surnames, but still, the work will be done. It could even be my Looking Back post for the month, but in reality, all I can do is just the title and date. How am I supposed to know what is going to happen in December? If you know, please let me know.


I could continue checking and possibly checking my links, that is a big job, and I'm only a 1/5 of the way through.


Reading blogs is something I enjoy, maybe I'll make a few additional comments especially to the newer bloggers.


If any of you have similar genealogy related plans for your hour, please post to the comment section. I think we all could use some good ideas.

CRESSEY of Massachusetts (2 generations)

The CRESSEY  line had roots in England and Massachusetts. I have listed two generations below. My direct lines are in green.  If you have any of these names and wish to share information, please contact me.

Descendants of MIGHILL CRESSEY

Generation No. 1

1.  MIGHILL CRESSEY was born 1628 in (Prob.) Kent Co., England, and died April 1670 in Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts.  He married (1) MARY BATCHELDER Abt. 1658 in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts, daughter of JOHN BATCHELDER and MARY BATCHELDER.  She was born Bef. September 19, 1640 in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts, and died August 1659.  He married (2) MARY QUILTER April 06, 1660 in Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts, daughter of MARK QUILTER.  She was born 1641, and died May 07, 1707 in Rowley, Essex Co., Massachusetts.

     

Child of MIGHILL CRESSEY and MARY BATCHELDER was:

2.                i.    JOHN CRESSEY, b. August 1659, Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts; d. July 22, 1735, Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts.

     

Children of MIGHILL CRESSEY and MARY QUILTER were:

3.               ii.    MIGHILL CRESSEY, b. April 01, 1661, Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts; d. October 05, 1740.

4.              iii.    WILLIAM CRESSEY, b. 1663, Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts; d. February 09, 1717/18.

                 iv.    MARY CRESSEY, b. 1667, Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts; d. Abt. 1722; m. SAMUEL HIDDEN, April 20, 1698; b. of Rowley; d. 1717.

Generation No. 2

2.  JOHN CRESSEY (MIGHILL) was born August 1659 in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts, and died July 22, 1735 in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts.  He married SARAH GAINES Bef. 1686 in Beverly / Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts, daughter of JOHN GAINES and MARY TREADWELL.  She was born November 23, 1665 in Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts, and died April 04, 1751 in Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts.

     

Children of JOHN CRESSEY and SARAH GAINES were:

                   i.    MARY CRESSEY, b. July 07, 1686, Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts; d. 1714; m. JOSEPH FOSTER, August 13, 1712; b. of Ipswich, Massachusetts.

                  ii.    JOHN CRESSEY, b. September 09, 1688, Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts; d. December 17, 1690.

                 iii.    SARAH CRESSEY, b. August 03, 1692, Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts; m. JAMES SMITH, February 02, 1718/19; b. of Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts.

                 iv.    JOHN CRESSEY, b. August 05, 1694, Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts; d. October 19, 1718; m. MARY LOVETT, November 20, 1717, Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts.

                  v.    JOSEPH CRESSEY, b. June 19, 1696, Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts; d. March 1767; m. (1) SARAH DODGE, February 26, 1718/19, Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts; b. 1701, of Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts; d. September 30, 1732; m. (2) HANNAH HOLTON, April 25, 1734; d. March 31, 1783.

                 vi.    DANIEL CRESSEY, b. July 11, 1698, Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts; d. Connecticut; m. SARAH INGLESON, October 20, 1720, Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts; b. of Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts.

                vii.    JOB CRESSEY, b. December 17, 1699, Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts; d. 1781; m. (1) REBECCA DIAMOND, June 27, 1723, Marblehead, Essex Co., Massachusetts; b. January 13, 1702/03, Marblehead, Essex Co., Massachusetts; d. 1744; m. (2) BETHIAH BATCHELDER, March 27, 1746, Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts.

               viii.    BENJAMIN CRESSEY, b. April 05, 1702, Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts; d. October 1783; m. CHRISTIAN TRASK, June 09, 1725, Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts.

                 ix.    HANNAH CRESSEY, b. June 24, 1705, Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts; d. 1762; m. DANIEL WALLIS, August 01, 1725, Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts.

                  x.    ABIGAIL CRESSEY, b. October 15, 1707, Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts; m. BARTHOLOMEW ALLEN, November 13, 1729, Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts; b. of Manchester, Essex Co., Massachusetts; d. 1770.

                 xi.    NOAH CRESSEY, b. August 21, 1710, Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts; d. 1784; m. (1) ANNA ROUNDY; m. (2) REBECCA TRASK, December 13, 1733, Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts; b. November 03, 1710; d. 1758.

3.  MIGHILL CRESSEY (MIGHILL) was born April 01, 1661 in Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts, and died October 05, 1740.  He married SARAH HIDDEN August 20, 1686, daughter of ANDREW HIDDEN and SARAH HIDDEN.  She was born October 01, 1661, and died April 15, 1751.

     

Children of MIGHILL CRESSEY and SARAH HIDDEN were:

                   i.    MIGHILL CRESSEY, b. February 27, 1688/89, Rowley, Essex Co., Massachusetts; d. July 15, 1720; m. MARTHA DUTCH.

                  ii.    JOSEPH CRESSEY, b. December 05, 1690, Rowley, Essex Co., Massachusetts.

                 iii.    SARAH CRESSEY, b. December 07, 1692, Rowley, Essex Co., Massachusetts; m. BENJAMIN SCOTT, December 09, 1714, Rowley, Essex Co., Massachusetts.

                 iv.    JONATHAN CRESSEY, b. May 11, 1695, Rowley, Essex Co., Massachusetts; d. Groton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; m. (1) SARAH HARRIS, March 28, 1722; d. July 28, 1723; m. (2) ELINOR/ELEANOR BARTER, October 25, 1724, Kittery, Maine; b. of Kittery, Maine.

                  v.    TAMER CRESSEY, b. February 04, 1697/98, Rowley, Essex Co., Massachusetts; d. May 29, 1716, Rowley, Essex Co., Massachusetts.

                 vi.    ABIGAIL CRESSEY, b. April 15, 1701, Rowley, Essex Co., Massachusetts; m. WILLIAM ROWSE, November 11, 1720; b. of Rowley, Essex Co., Massachusetts.

                vii.    DAVID CRESSEY, b. March 05, 1703/04, Rowley, Essex Co., Massachusetts; d. Bet. November 08 - December 10, 1776, Littleton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; m. (1) HEPSIBAH PLATTS, December 07, 1727, Rowley, Essex Co., Massachusetts; b. Abt. December 05, 1703, of Rowley, Essex Co., Massachusetts; d. 1768; m. (2) RUTH WARREN, November 05, 1771; b. of Littleton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; d. Bef. January 05, 1779.

4.  WILLIAM CRESSEY (MIGHILL) was born 1663 in Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts, and died February 09, 1717/18.  He married ANNE HIDDEN January 23, 1686/87, daughter of ANDREW HIDDEN and SARAH HIDDEN.  She was born June 22, 1668 in of Rowley, Essex Co., Massachusetts, and died June 24, 1748.

     

Children of WILLIAM CRESSEY and ANNE HIDDEN were:

                   i.    ANNE CRESSEY, b. April 05, 1688; m. SAMUEL TENNEY; b. of Rowley, Massachusetts.

                  ii.    WILLIAM CRESSEY, b. August 03, 1690; d. 1714, Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts; m. MARY (__); d. January 30, 1722/23, Rowley, Essex Co., Massachusetts.

                 iii.    JOHN CRESSEY, b. December 04, 1692, Rowley, Essex Co., Massachusetts; d. September 04, 1741, Rowley, Essex Co., Massachusetts; m. SARAH DAVIS, October 13, 1720; b. July 22, 1699; d. May 03, 1771, Rowley, Essex, MA.

                 iv.    MARY CRESSEY, b. November 04, 1696; m. JAMES BROWN, March 05, 1717/18; b. of Rowley, Essex Co., Massachusetts.

                  v.    HANNAH CRESSEY, b. April 01, 1699; m. JOHN HODGKINS, October 03, 1725; b. of Rowley, Massachusetts.

                 vi.    ABEL CRESSEY, b. December 27, 1700, Rowley, Essex Co., Massachusetts; d. November 02, 1765; m. HANNAH LOWELL, May 27, 1727; d. May 04, 1773.

                vii.    SAMUEL CRESSEY, b. July 23, 1704, Rowley, Essex Co., Massachusetts; d. Abt. 1775, of Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts; m. (1) MARTHA VERNAN; m. (2) MARY ANDREWS, October 07, 1725; d. February 14, 1737/38.

               viii.    MARK CRESSEY, b. Abt. March 24, 1705/06.

                 ix.    JOSEPH CRESSEY, b. July 04, 1707, Rowley, Essex Co., Massachusetts; m. ELIZABETH JONES, Abt. July 08, 1739; b. of Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts.