Surname Saturday -- My Surnames in The Great Migration : Immigrants to New England

Yesterday, I discussed a series of books called, The Great Migration Begins : Immigrants to New England. Today, I decided to post the surnames of my direct lines found in those books.


The Great Migration Begins, Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Vol. I, A-F
JEREMY ADAMS
SARAH ADAMS
ELIZABETH ALDEN
JOHN ALDEN
BENJAMIN BALCH
JOHN BALCH
WILLIAM BALLARD
ABIGAIL BARTLETT
DEBORAH BARTLETT
ROBERT BARTLETT
MERCY BEAMSLEY
WILLIAM BEAMSLEY
MERCY BRADSTREET
SIMON BRADSTREET
ANNE CAKEBREAD
THOMAS CAKEBREAD
BARNARD CAPEN
SUSANNA CAPEN
ROGER CLAP
SAMUEL CLAP
GEORGE DENISON
WILLIAM DENISON
RICHARD DODGE
JOHN DOGGETT
THOMAS DOGGETT
JOHN DRAKE
ROGER DUDLEY
ABIGAIL FORD
JOANNA FORD
THOMAS FORD


The Great Migration Begins, Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Vol. II G-O
JANE GALLION
SARAH GARDNER
THOMAS GARDNER
WALTER GAYLORD
WILLIAM GAYLORD
JOSIAH GILLET
JONATHAN GILLETT
JOHN HALL
WILLIAM HALL
STEPHEN HART
THOMAS HART
RALPH HEMINGWAY
SAMUEL HEMINGWAY
JOHN HUBBARD
WILLIAM HUBBARD
GEORGE HULL
JOSIAH (Josias) HULL
JOHN KELSEY
WILLIAM KELSEY
JOHN MASON
PRISCILLA MASON
JEFFREY MASSEY
JOHN MASSEY
HANNAH MAYHEW
THOMAS MAYHEW
THAMZEN MICHELL
HANNAH MOORE
JOHN MOORE
ROBERT MOULTON
PRISCILLA MULLINS
WILLIAM MULLINS
RICHARD NORMAN


The Great Migration Begins, Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Vol. III, P-W
NATHANIEL PHELPS
WILLIAM PHELPS
CALEB POMEROY
ELTWEED POMEROY
MEDAD POMEROY
JOHN POOLE
JONATHAN POOLE
DANIEL RAY
JOSHUA RAY
MARY SPENCER
SARAH SPENCER
THOMAS SPENCER
WILLIAM SPENCER
JONATHAN WADE
NATHANIEL WADE
JOHN WARHAM
SARAH WARHAM
DANIEL WARREN
JOHN WARREN
JOHN WOODBURY
PETER WOODBURY


The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Vol. 1, A-B
SUSANNA BLODGETT
THOMAS BLODGETT
MARY BLOTT
ROBERT BLOTT
THOMAS BOYLSTON
SARAH BRYAN


The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Vol. 2, C-F
JOSIAH CHURCHILL
ROBERT COE
JAMES CUTLER
JAMES CUTLER
BARNABAS DAVIS
SAMUEL DAVIS
ELIZABETH DEMING
EPHRAIM FELLOWS
WILLIAM FELLOWS
ELIZABETH FOOTE
MARY FOOTE
NATHANIEL FOOT
ROBERT FOOTE


The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Vol. 3, G-H
HENRY GLOVER
ABIGAIL GOAD
JASPER GUNN
JOBAMAH GUNN


The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Vol. 4, I-L
JOHN JUDD
THOMAS JUDD
JOHN KILBORN
MARY KILBORN
THOMAS KILBORN
EDMUND LEWIS
JOHN LEWIS
ANN LORD
THOMAS LORD
WILLIAM LORD


The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Vol. 5, M-P
THOMAS MARSHALL
MERCY MARSHFIELD
THOMAS MARSHFIELD
HANNAH MARVIN
MATTHEW MARVIN
REBECCA MARVIN
ABIGAIL MITCHELL
HANNAH MITCHELL
MATTHEW MITCHELL
EUNICE MOUSALL
JOHN MOUSALL
JUDITH NEWCOMB
ABRAHAM PIERSON
ABRAHAM POST
STEPHEN POST
MARY POTTER
SARAH POTTER
WILLIAM POTTER
ELIASAPH PRESTON
WILLIAM PRESTON
ABIGAIL PROCTOR
JOHN PROCTOR
JOHN PROCTOR


The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Vol. 6, R-S
ROBERT RAND
WILLIAM REEVES
RICHARD RICE
JAMES ROGERS
THOMAS SCOTT
THOMAS SCOTT
ROWLAND STEBBINS
JOHN STANLEY
WILLIAM SUMNER


The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Vol. 7, T-Y
WILLIAM WILCOXSON
BARNABAS WINES

One Will Equal Two and The Great Migration -- Follow Friday

Thomas Scott, who migrated 1634 from England and settled in Massachusetts, gave me a lot of problems. I used several references and some of the data didn't mesh. One source had Thomas as having four children, another had him having seven. His birth was off by three years, and the death by 10 years. The Scott family went into my tree, and online on RootsWeb, and I knew it was wrong. I was Just waiting for somebody to correct me. Finally, the best of the best books was published by Robert C. Anderson, The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Vol. 6, R-S in 2006. I just recently got around to looking at it, because the last of the series, Vol. 7, was released a few months ago, and I went through both books. (See below for more information about the books.)


Imagine, there two Thomas Scotts, both coming to America in 1634, both having children named: Elizabeth, Mary, Sarah and Thomas! And they both lived for a time in Cambridge, MA. A merge and corrections were made, and just as quickly I uploaded it into my RootsWeb, and nobody ever knew of my error!

One of the more popular sources for doing early New England research are a series of books called, The Great Migration : Immigrants to New England. The first series comes in three volumes with the title, The Great Migration Begins : Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633, published in 1995 and contains more than nine hundred sketches. The second series, The Great Migration : Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, consists of seven volumes, the last volume published recently. Robert Charles Anderson, of the New England Historic Genealogical Society is the main author, and NEHGS is the publisher.

What can you do, if you can't purchase a volume? There are two options, the first is to go to www.worldcat.org (well-known library catalogue) and you should see that 320 libraries own a copy of the first series (1620-1633). Perhaps a library is near you.

The second option is to use Ancestry.com, if you are a subscriber. The first series is on their site, so in a way, it is free for you, since you already subscribe.

Lynnfield Public Library, Lynnfield, Massachusetts -- History and Genealogy Room

Lynnfield Public Library

Lynnfield, Essex Co., Massachusetts

All the photos below are of the genealogy room.

Tombstone Tuesday -- Edward Thurston, Sr. of Rhode Island

HERE LYETH THE BODY

OF EDWARD THVRSTON

WHO LIVED 90 YEARS

AND DEPARTED THIS LIFE

_ 28  DAY OF FEBRVARY

1706

FindAGrave site

Coddington Cemetery

Newport, Rhode Island

Another tombstone entry for this cemetery.

Surname Saturday -- HARRIS

Harris is a rather common surname, yet I only have two direct lines in my tree. However, there are 122 in my database because of my interest in this family. Viola wrote me quite a few years ago, asking for some help with her family, I didn't have much to offer, and again she wrote the other day. In checking my file, I was surprised to see that 120 Harris's weren't mine, but hers. The family is from the Stanbridge E., Dunham and Frelighsburg all towns in Canada, near Vermont, and several Vermont towns of my ancestors, many of the allied surnames are familiar, and a few settled in the city where I now live. Based on all these criteria, I'm posting Viola's lineage for my Surname Saturday, with hopes somebody else share's her line.

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Generation No. 1

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1.	Alonzo Royce HARRIS was born 7 JAN 1805 in Berkshire, Franklin Co., Vermont, and died 14 JUL 1892 in Stanbridge E., Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. He married Phoebe THAYER 19 OCT 1831 in Franklin Co., Vermont, daughter of Timothy THAYER and Desire WING. She was born 1811 in Stanbridge E., Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada, and died 31 JUL 1875. He married Anne HAWKINS 20 OCT 1879 in Quebec, Canada. She was born 14 AUG 1835 in Cork, Ireland, and died 8 MAY 1932 in Quebec, Canada.
	Children of Alonzo Royce HARRIS and Phoebe THAYER were: + 2   i. Orson Thayer HARRIS was born 3 APR 1834 in Berkshire, Franklin Co., Vermont, and died 23 NOV 1876 in Alburgh, Grand Isle Co., Vermont. + 3   ii. Hannibal Conversse HARRIS was born 15 MAR 1832 in Stanbridge E., Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada, and died 22 FEB 1905 in Tacoma, Washington.   4   iii. Emily Jane HARRIS was born 3 JUN 1836 in Stanbridge E., Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada, and died 26 JAN 1916 in Franklin, Franklin Co., Vermont. She married Orson Laselle Meigs 22 JAN 1856 in Dunham, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada, son of Daniel Bishop MEIGS and Caroline BINGHAM. He was born 19 OCT 1830 in Franklin, Franklin Co., Vermont.   5   iv. Mary Mariah HARRIS was born 17 APR 1843 in Franklin, Franklin Co., Vermont, and died 4 JAN 1893 in Quebec, Canada. She married Alanson Henry HARVEY. He was born 26 DEC 1872 in Clarenceville, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada.   6   v. Delia HARRIS.   7   vi. Caroline HARRIS was born 11 JUL 1842 in Stanbridge, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada, and died 17 FEB 1927 in Grand Isle, Grand Isle Co., Vermont. She married Charles E. HAYDEN 13 MAY 1860 in Dunham, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. He was born 1836 in Maine. + 8   vii. Alonzo Royce HARRIS was born 9 SEP 1844 in Berkshire Twp., Franklin Co., Vermont, and died 24 SEP 1876 in Stanbridge E., Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. + 9   viii. Merville Marvin HARRIS was born 1 JUN 1847 in Stanbridge E., Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada.   10   ix. Dora HARRIS.   11   x. Mary HARRIS. Children of Alonzo Royce HARRIS and Anne HAWKINS were: + 12   i. Rachel C. Royce HARRIS was born 16 APR 1882 in Quebec, Canada.   13   ii. Nellie May HARRIS was born 20 DEC 1884 in Quebec, Canada. She married Asa WESTOVER 1920 in Quebec, Canada. He was born 1885.

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Generation No. 2

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2.	Orson Thayer HARRIS (Alonzo Royce HARRIS1) was born 3 APR 1834 in Berkshire, Franklin Co., Vermont, and died 23 NOV 1876 in Alburgh, Grand Isle Co., Vermont. He married Mary Jane RHICARD, daughter of Abraham RHICARD and Abigail FARGO. She was born 28 MAY 1833 in of Stanbridge, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada, and died 11 JAN 1917 in Alburgh, Grand Isle Co., Vermont.
	Children of Orson Thayer HARRIS and Mary Jane RHICARD were:   14   i. Bertha Jane HARRIS was born 29 MAR 1856 in Quebec, Canada.   15   ii. Charles HARRIS was born 1857 in Quebec, Canada. + 16   iii. Hobart O. HARRIS was born 1 JUL 1858 in Bedford, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada, and died 1943 in Quebec, Canada.   17   iv. Dora M. HARRIS was born 1862 in Quebec, Canada.   18   v. Phebe HARRIS was born 1866 in Quebec, Canada.   19   vi. Caroline Cynthia HARRIS was born 6 DEC 1871 in Stanbridge E., Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada, and died 24 FEB 1924 in Alburg, Grand Isle Co., Vermont.   20   vii. Ednah Ella HARRIS was born 17 MAR 1872 in Quebec, Canada.

3.	Hannibal Conversse HARRIS (Alonzo Royce HARRIS1) was born 15 MAR 1832 in Stanbridge E., Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada, and died 22 FEB 1905 in Tacoma, Washington. He married Ellen C. CLEMENT 1 JUL 1856 in Dunham, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada, daughter of Chauncey CLEMENT and Sarah BROWN. She was born 11 DEC 1836 in Quebec, Canada, and died 16 OCT 1898 in Tacoma, Washington.
	Children of Hannibal Conversse HARRIS and Ellen C. CLEMENT were:   21   i. George HARRIS was born 1858 in Quebec, Canada, and died 1859 in Quebec, Canada.   22   ii. Albert Coleman HARRIS was born 1860 in Quebec, Canada, and died 18 JUN 1898 in Pierce, Washington.   23   iii. Nellie HARRIS was born 1861 in Quebec, Canada.   24   iv. Alonzo Royce HARRIS was born 1865 in Quebec, Canada, and died 1869 in Dunham, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada.   25   v. Susie HARRIS was born 1868 in Quebec, Canada.   26   vi. Chellis HARRIS was born 1871 in Quebec, Canada.   27   vii. Ellena O. HARRIS was born 15 JUL 1873 in Quebec, Canada.   28   viii. Ernest C. HARRIS was born 1877 in Quebec, Canada.

8.	Alonzo Royce HARRIS (Alonzo Royce HARRIS1) was born 9 SEP 1844 in Berkshire Twp., Franklin Co., Vermont, and died 24 SEP 1876 in Stanbridge E., Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. He married Almira Flanville PERKINS, daughter of Nathaniel PERKINS and Almira FLANVILLE. She was born 1847.
	Child of Alonzo Royce HARRIS and Almira Flanville PERKINS was: + 29   i. Stella HARRIS was born 7 JUL 1873 in Quebec, Canada, and died 19 JUN 1967 in Waterbury, Washington Co., Vermont.

9.	Merville Marvin HARRIS (Alonzo Royce HARRIS1) was born 1 JUN 1847 in Stanbridge E., Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. He married Deborah Harriet MARTINDALE. She was born OCT 1852 in Quebec, Canada.
	Children of Merville Marvin HARRIS and Deborah Harriet MARTINDALE were:   30   i. Merville M. HARRIS was born APR 1879 in Quebec, Canada. + 31   ii. Alonzo Royce HARRIS was born 31 OCT 1881 in Stanbridge E., Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada, and died NOV 1979 in Brookline, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts.   32   iii. Dwight Millard HARRIS was born 12 JUL 1886 in Lynn, Essex Co., Massachusetts, and died 19 DEC 1969 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California. He married Emily G. She was born 1893.

12.	Rachel C. Royce HARRIS (Alonzo Royce HARRIS1) was born 16 APR 1882 in Quebec, Canada. She married Myron CALLAGHAN 1901 in Quebec, Canada, son of James CALLAGHAN and Emeline JOHNSON. He was born DEC 1877 in Quebec, Canada.
	Child of Rachel C. Royce HARRIS and Myron CALLAGHAN was:   33   i. Basil CALLAGHAN was born SEP 1908 in Quebec, Canada. He married Agnes WIGHTMAN 1934 in Quebec, Canada.

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16.	Hobart O. HARRIS (Orson Thayer HARRIS2, Alonzo Royce HARRIS1) was born 1 JUL 1858 in Bedford, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada, and died 1943 in Quebec, Canada. He married Emma Helen GAGE 1885 in Frelighsburg, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada, daughter of John GAGE and Hannah BOOMHOWER. She was born 2 MAR 1868 in Stanbridge E., Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada, and died 1913 in Stanbridge East, Missisquoi, Quebec, Canada.
	Children of Hobart O. HARRIS and Emma Helen GAGE were: + 34   i. Malcolm Nathaniel HARRIS was born 24 JAN 1886 in Stanbridge E., Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada, and died 12 JUN 1935 in Stanbridge E., Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada.   35   ii. Winnifred F. HARRIS was born 16 AUG 1888 in Bedford, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada, and died 1905 in Quebec, Canada.

29.	Stella HARRIS (Alonzo Royce HARRIS2, Alonzo Royce HARRIS1) was born 7 JUL 1873 in Quebec, Canada, and died 19 JUN 1967 in Waterbury, Washington Co., Vermont. She married Karl Wallace MORSE. He was born 5 JAN 1870, and died 15 NOV 1920.
	Child of Stella HARRIS and Karl Wallace MORSE was:   36   i. Myra MORSE was born 4 JAN 1894 in Vermont, and died 19 NOV 1991 in Vermont. She married John Ross BEATON. He was born 29 NOV 1877 in Vermont, and died 21 JUN 1955 in Vermont.

31.	Alonzo Royce HARRIS (Merville Marvin HARRIS2, Alonzo Royce HARRIS1) was born 31 OCT 1881 in Stanbridge E., Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada, and died NOV 1979 in Brookline, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts. He married Loretta V. ROARK 28 NOV 1906 in Lowell, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, daughter of Frank E. ROARK and Mary A. REDMOND. She was born 1886 in Massachusetts.
	Child of Alonzo Royce HARRIS and Loretta V. ROARK was:   37   i. Leon R. HARRIS was born 2 JUN 1908 in Lowell, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.

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34.	Malcolm Nathaniel HARRIS (Hobart O. HARRIS3, Orson Thayer HARRIS2, Alonzo Royce HARRIS1) was born 24 JAN 1886 in Stanbridge E., Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada, and died 12 JUN 1935 in Stanbridge E., Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada. He married Lillian Amelia FORTIN 1 AUG 1906 in Frelighsburg, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada, daughter of Joseph FORTIN and Emma Philena RUSSELL. She was born 17 DEC 1887 in Stanbridge E., Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada, and died 27 JAN 1923 in Stanbridge E., Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada.
	Children of Malcolm Nathaniel HARRIS and Lillian Amelia FORTIN were:   38   i. Grace HARRIS was born 1 JAN 1901 in Stanbridge E., Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada, and died 13 APR 1901 in Stanbridge E., Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada.   39   ii. Ruth HARRIS.   40   iii. Victor Lloyd Malcolm HARRIS was born 24 MAY 1909, and died 17 FEB 1988. He married Hilda Ernestine BOCKUS, daughter of George Allen BOCKUS and Ada Emma COREY. She was born MAY 1908 in Quebec, Canada.   41   iv. Muriel Margaret HARRIS.   42   v. Edyth May Helen HARRIS was born 1 AUG 1912 in Stanbridge E., Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada, and died 1 DEC 1912 in Stanbridge E., Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada.   43   vi. Dorothy HARRIS was born 1 JAN 1918 in Stanbridge E., Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada.   44   vii. Allan Coleman HARRIS.

Tombstone Tuesday -- Jones at Mount Auburn Cemetery

LEWIS JONES

A. D. 1640

EDWARD F. JONES

COLONEL 6TH REG MA. V. M.

FIRST IN THE FIELD

BALTIMORE APR. 19, 1861

COLONEL 26TH REG. MASS. VOLS.

BVT. BRIG. GENERAL U.S. VOLS.

LT. GOV. NEW YORK

1886 TO 1892

BORN JUNE 3, 1828

DIED AUG. 14. 1913

NETTIE

HIS WIFE

DIED OCT. 23, 1862

AGED 35

FIND-A-GRAVE SITE FOR EDWARD F. JONES

Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Can't Read a Will? -- Tuesday's Tip

Have you ever tried to read a will, either an old one or a more recent one? Since I've been blogging, I've transcribed at least 10, and have had problems with reading the handwriting on all of them. The other day, while typing up my most recent for the post for yesterday, I discovered a way to figure out what some of the words were. I don't believe I've ever seen this method before. Being a huge user of Google, I decided to type in some key words, both before my unknown word/s and some key words after the unknown. Below, I give two examples of what I was up against, and Google helped!


I used these Key Words: lastly as to all the rest residue ___ whether real or personal (I knew I was missing about four words).

Correct: All the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, whether real, personal.

I used these Key Words: Decease her ____  apparel is to be given to my

Correct:  Decease her wearing apparel is to be given to my

Amanuensis Monday -- Samuel Griffin

Will for Samuel Griffin, my 6th great-grandfather.

In the name of God Amen I Samuel Griffin Essex in the County of Chittenden in the state of Vermont being weak in body but of sound and of perfect mind and memory do make and publish with this my last will and Testament in manner and form following That is to say I give to my Beloved wife Mercy Griffin all my Household furniture during her life with other possessions hereafter mentioned -- I give to my son John my farm on which I now live together with my Cattle Sheep and Swine also my tyme peace and loom on the following conditions viz He is to support my wife during her life and provide and furnish her with all things necessary for her Comfort and Convenience he is to pay all my debts that I shall owe at my decease he is to pay sixty Dollars to my three Daughters viz Twenty to Lois Kelsey to Polly Dowd and Twenty to Azube Davis My son John is to pay the aforesaid sum to my Daughters in one year after my wife's Decease and he is to have my Farming  utensils -- my Carpenters and Joiners are to be equally divided between my five sons, viz Joel, Asahel, Samuel John and Dan after my wifes Decease her wearing apparel is to be given to my daughter Mercy Pelton and the remainder of my Houses hold furniture is to be divided as follows. Samuel and Dan are to have Each of them a bed and bedding The remainder is to [be] equally divided between my five sons above Mentioned excepting my son John lastly as to all the rest residue and remainder of my estate whether real or personal of what name or nature I give to my beloved wife Mercy Griffin whom I do appoint sole Executrix of this my Last Will and Testament Thereby revoking all other Wills by me made In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this 16th of May in the year of our Lord 1808.

Signed sealed published and     }

declared by the above named

Samuel Griffin to be his last       

will and Testament in presence

of us who here unto subscribed

our names as witnesses in the   }

presence to the Testator      

Ezra Slater?

Zuriel Tyler

Benton Buck

                               Sam^l Griffin

 

An Inventory of the real and personal Estate of Samuel Griffin Late of Essex Deceased

Copies received from Joan Kaysen in July 2006 and Bradley Griffin in October 2009. Both are distant cousins, and it's taken me this long to discover I had two copies, and this long to transcribe it.

Amanuensis Monday was begun by John Newmark of the TransylvanianDutch blog. The term means, "a person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another." Many bloggers enjoy doing this because it allows them to freely copy something that has been written.

Edwards of Massachusetts -- Surname Saturday

The Edward line is another old Massachusetts line of mine, I'm showing my direct lines below in green. If you would like sources, please write.

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Generation No. 1

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1.	ALEXANDER EDWARDS was born 10 FEB 1613 in Liandalog, Wales, and died 4 SEP 1690 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. He married SARAH BALDWIN 28 APR 1642 in Springfield, Hampden Co., Massachusetts, daughter of RICHARD BALDWIN and ISABELL. She was born BEF 25 JUN 1621 in Cholesbury, England, and died 3 OCT 1690 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts.
	Children of ALEXANDER EDWARDS and SARAH BALDWIN were: + 2   i. Samuel EDWARDS was born 7 MAR 1643 in Springfield, Hampden Co., Massachusetts, and died 13 APR 1713. 3   ii. Hannah EDWARDS was born 18 FEB 1645 in Springfield, Hampden Co., Massachusetts, and died 11 SEP 1680 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. She married Samuel DAVIS 4 MAR 1668 in Northampton / Deerfield / Northfield. He was born 21 FEB 1644 in Roxbury, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. 4   iii. Joseph EDWARDS was born 8 AUG 1647 in Springfield, Hampden Co., Massachusetts, and died 21 SEP 1690 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. He married Elizabeth ELMORE 2 JAN 1672 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. She died 1674 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. He married Hannah ATKINSON 27 NOV 1674 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. 5   iv. Mary EDWARDS was born 20 JAN 1649. She married John FIELD. + 6   v. BENJAMIN EDWARDS was born 24 JUN 1652 in Springfield / Northampton, and died 31 OCT 1724 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. 7   vi. Sarah EDWARDS was born 21 NOV 1654 in Springfield, Hampden Co., Massachusetts. She married James NORTH 20 NOV 1677 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. He died 25 JUL 1689 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. 8   vii. Nathaniel EDWARDS was born 25 JUN 1657 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, and died 3 OCT 1731 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. He married Hepzibah JANES 17 MAY 1687 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. She died 9 NOV 1691 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. He married Elizabeth STILES AFT 9 NOV 1690 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. She died 5 APR 1719 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. 9   viii. Elizabeth EDWARDS was born 22 FEB 1660 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, and died 1740 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. She married Samuel CLARK 1 MAR 1682 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. He was born 23 OCT 1653 in Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts.

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2.	Samuel EDWARDS (ALEXANDER EDWARDS1) was born 7 MAR 1643 in Springfield, Hampden Co., Massachusetts, and died 13 APR 1713. He married Sarah BOYKIN 16 MAY 1675 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts.
	Child of Samuel EDWARDS and Sarah BOYKIN was: 10   i. Abigail EDWARDS was born 7 JAN 1681 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, and died BEF 1 FEB 1749. She married William HOLTON 5 DEC 1706 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, son of John HOLTON and Abigail FISHER. He was born 13 JUL 1675 in Dedham, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts, and died 13 NOV 1755 in Northfield, Franklin Co., Massachusetts.

6.	BENJAMIN EDWARDS (ALEXANDER EDWARDS1) was born 24 JUN 1652 in Springfield / Northampton, and died 31 OCT 1724 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. He was buried in Bridge St. Cemetery. He married THANKFUL SHELDON 23 FEB 1681 in Northampton / Deerfield, Massachusetts, daughter of ISAAC SHELDON and MARY WOODFORD. She was born 27 AUG 1663 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, and died 20 OCT 1741 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts.
	Children of BENJAMIN EDWARDS and THANKFUL SHELDON were: 11   i. Benjamin EDWARDS was born 15 JAN 1683 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, and died 9 MAR 1710 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. He married Mary CLARK 5 JAN 1707 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. 12   ii. Ebenezer EDWARDS was born 18 NOV 1683 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. He married Mary NORTH. She was born 2 FEB 1682 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. 13   iii. Mary EDWARDS was born 4 FEB 1686 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, and died 28 NOV 1729 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. She married Samuel PHELPS 12 DEC 1706 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. + 14   iv. THANKFUL EDWARDS was born 6 DEC 1688 in Springfield, Hampden Co. Massachusetts, and died 22 DEC 1766 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. 15   v. Esther \ Hester EDWARDS was born 19 JAN 1691 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. She married John WAIT 27 NOV 1716 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. 16   vi. Deliverance EDWARDS was born 14 JUN 1693 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, and died 5 JUL 1712 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. 17   vii. Mindwell EDWARDS was born 11 JAN 1695 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. She married Noah PARSONS 17 JAN 1712 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. 18   viii. Elizabeth EDWARDS was born 21 OCT 1697 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, and died 6 AUG 1775 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. She married Daniel BARTLETT 23 DEC 1719 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. He was born 1665, and died 1747. She married Josiah PARSONS AFT 14 DEC 1738. 19   ix. Joseph EDWARDS was born 1700. 20   x. Hannah EDWARDS was born 3 APR 1703 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. 21   xi. Isaac EDWARDS was born 12 JAN 1706 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, and died 18 JAN 1706 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts.

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Generation No. 3

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14.	THANKFUL EDWARDS (BENJAMIN EDWARDS2, ALEXANDER EDWARDS1) was born 6 DEC 1688 in Springfield, Hampden Co. Massachusetts, and died 22 DEC 1766 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. She married WILLIAM PHELPS 1706 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, son of WILLIAM PHELPS and ABIGAIL STEBBINS. He was born 16 APR 1684 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, and died 20 JUN 1755 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. She married Jonathan CLARK 25 JUL 1734.
	Children of THANKFUL EDWARDS and WILLIAM PHELPS were: 22   i. Thankful Edwards PHELPS was born 17 DEC 1707 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, and died 26 FEB 1708 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. 23   ii. Eliakim PHELPS was born 17 JAN 1709 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, and died 7 MAR 1777 in Belchertown, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. He married Lydia RUST 11 JAN 1730. He married Elizabeth DAVIS AFT 1753. 24   iii. Thankful PHELPS was born 20 JUL 1710 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, and died 1783 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. She married CALEB POMEROY (his 2nd wife) 15 NOV 1733 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, son of ELTWEED POMEROY and MARGERY ROCKETT. He was born ABT 6 MAR 1641 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut, and died 18 NOV 1691. 25   iv. Benjamin PHELPS was born 10 MAR 1713 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. He married Rachel BROWN 24 JUN 1731. 26   v. Josiah PHELPS was born 10 MAR 1716 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. 27   vi. Eunice PHELPS was born APR 1720 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. She married John WAIT 1742. + 28   vii. LOIS PHELPS was born 1725 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, and died 21 APR 1779. 29   viii. Experience PHELPS was born 17 MAR 1727 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, and died 1766 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. She married Preserved BARTLETT 3 NOV 1754 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. 30   ix. Joseph PHELPS was born 1728, and died 20 DEC 1773 in Pittsfield, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts. He married Sarah CADWELL 2 DEC 1763 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. He married Eunice LUSK 20 OCT 1770. 31   x. William PHELPS was born 12 SEP 1731 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. He married Abigail. 32   xi. Elnathan PHELPS was born 18 FEB 1734 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, and died 2 JAN 1813 in Pownal, Bennington Co., Vermont. He married Eleanor BRIDGMAN 15 DEC 1757. He married Sarah 15 FEB 1776.