Generation 8, A Listing of my Ancestors -- Surname Saturday

This post is a continuation from my previous post covering Generations 1-7. Below is my eighth generation of direct line ancestors. If you were to print it out using the numbered chart shown below, all the males (father, grandfather, great-grandfathers and so forth) would be above their wives who would have the even numbers on the chart. This type of chart or listing as done below is called an ahnentafel chart (see various examples on that link). The following Saturday, I will continue with generation 9.

Generation 8

128. ZACHARIAH POOLE: born 25 Mar 1708 in Reading, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; married 18 Sep 1729 in Medford, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; died 20 Feb 1776 in Medford, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.

129. REBECKAH WADE: born 28 Jan 1713 in Medford, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; died 18 Mar 1773 in Medford, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.

130. MILES WARD: born 18 pr 1704 in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts; married 10 Oct 1737 in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts; died 19 Jun 1792 in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts.

131. HANNAH DERBY: born 1702 in Southold, Suffolk, Long Island, New York; died 28 Oct 1796 in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts.

132. HEZEKIAH CUTLER: born abt 20 Apr 1707 in Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; married 5 Dec 1734 in Killingly, Windham Co., Connecticut; died 4 Oct 1792 in Killingly, Windham Co., Connecticut.

133. SUSANNAH CLARK: born abt 1712 in Haverhill, Essex Co., Massachusetts; died 8 Apr 1774 in Killingly, Windham Co., Connecticut.

134. THOMAS BALCH: born 17 Oct 1711 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts; married 11 Oct 1737 in Dedham, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts; died 8 Jan 1774 in Dedham, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts.

135. MARY SUMNER: born 9 Oct 1717 in Roxbury, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts; died 31 Mar 1798 in Dedham, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts.

136. STEPHEN DANIELS: born 5 Sep 1717 in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts; married 18 Mar 1740 in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts; died 17 Mar 1805 in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts.

137. ELIZABETH BEADLE: born 12 Mar 1718 in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts; died aft 1800.

138. RICHARD PALMER: born abt 1712; married 31 Jul 1745 in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts; died 28 Sep 1796 in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts.

139. MARY REEVES: born bef 12 Jul 1724 in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts.

140. STEPHEN FLOYD: born abt 22 Nov 1741 in Chelsea, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts; married 16 Nov 1769 in Chelsea, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts; died 1787.

141. ABIGAIL PRATT: born 9 Mar 1747 in Chelsea, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts; died bef 4 Oct 1787.

142. JOB CRESSEY: born 19 Apr 1755 in Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts; married 6 Jan 1778 in Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts.

143. SARAH "Sally" DODGE: died 1824 in Gardiner, Kennebec Co., Maine.

144. WILLIAM POOLE: Same as person number 64.

145. ELIZABETH WARD: Same as person number 65.

146. JOSEPH SECCOMB: born 7 Dec 1736 in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts; married 20 Nov 1760 in Medford, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; died 2 Nov 1810 in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts.

147. RUTH BROOKS: born 2 Aug 1741 in Medford, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; died 2 Jun 1779 in Danvers, Essex Co., Massachusetts.

148. SAMUEL WILDER: born 13 Jun 1745 in Lancaster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; married 1 Aug 1768 in Lancaster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; died 22 Oct 1824 in Lancaster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts.

149. SARAH "Sally" BALLARD: born 30 Nov 1747 in Lancaster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; died 28 Jan 1843 in Lancaster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts.

150. DAVID MEAD: born 19 Nov 1749 in Lynn, Essex Co., Massachusetts; married 21 Oct 1773 in Lynn, Essex Co., Massachusetts; died bef 1784 in New Ipswich, Hillsborough Co., New Hampshire.

151. ELIZABETH "Betsey" JOHNSON: born 7 Nov 1750 in Reading, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; died 19 Mar 1799 in Dublin, Cheshire Co., New Hampshire.

152. SOLOMON GLEASON: born 14 Mar 1734 in Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; married 23 Jan 1759 in Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; died 10 Aug 1810 in Lenox, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts.

153. LYDIA WHITTELSEY: born 10 Sep 1739 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut; died 6 Sep 1810 in Lenox, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts.

154. BENJAMIN HAWLEY: born 31 Jul 1753 in New Milford, Litchfield Co., Connecticut; married 5 Feb 1775 in Second Church of Lebanon, Lebanon, New London Co., Connecticut; died 25 Jan 1831 in Tompkins, Delaware Co., New York.

155. THEODOSIA FITCH: born bet Sep 1752 and Apr 1753 in Lebanon, New London Co., Connecticut; died abt 1820 in Deposit, Delaware Co., New York.

156. ZADOC HUBBARD: born 9 Jan 1749 in Westfield, Hampden Co., Massachusetts; married 1772; died in Aurora, Cayuga Co., New York.

157. LOIS POMEROY: born 29 May 1749 in Southampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts; died 1779 in Lanesboro, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts.

158. OLIVER BELDEN: born 19 Nov 1732 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut; married 16 Jun 1768 in Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut; died 16 Sep 1811 in Lenox, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts.

159. ANNA WOODRUFF: born 15 Jan 1736 in Farmington, Hartford Co., Connecticut; died 19 Feb 1828 in Lenox, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts.

160. (Brickwall) ADAMS.

162. JOSEPH SMITH: born abt 1740; married 14 Dec 1768 in East Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut; died aft 27 Mar 1805.

163. EUNICE DRAKE: born 5 Apr 1740 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut; died bef 27 Mar 1805.

164. JAMES POLLOCK: married 1750. (Brick wall.)

165. MARGARET HAYS. (Brick wall.)

168. GEORGE ANDERSON: born abt 10 Jun 1726 in New Utrecht, (now Brooklyn) Kings Co., New York; married abt 22 Nov 1748 in Somerset Co., New Jersey; died bet 1 Aug 1790 and 15 Jan 1791 in Franklin, Somerset Co., New Jersey.

169. METJE / MATIE VAN WICKLEN: born abt 15 Apr 1730 in Harlingen, Somerset Co., New Jersey.

170. CORNELIUS VAN ANGLEN: born 1 Oct 1736 in Somerset Co., New Jersey; married 28 Jan 1761 in Somerset Co., New Jersey; died 24 Aug 1795 in Middlebush, Somerset Co., New Jersey.

171. SARAH REYNIERSEN: born bet 1740 and 1741; died 19 Jul 1784 in Somerset Co., New Jersey.

172. JOHANNES / JOHN TEN EYCK: born abt 7 Sep 1732 in Readington, Somerset Co., New Jersey; married abt 1755 in Somerset Co., New Jersey; died bet 26 Aug 1785 and 23 Feb 1796 in of Hillsborough Twp., Somerset Co., New Jersey.

173. MARIA / MARY FIELD: born 19 Jan 1736.

174. PHILIP VAN ARSDALEN: born 31 May 1738; died bet 13 Jun 1803 and 19 Aug 1803 in Somerset Co., New Jersey.

175. ALTJE STRYKER: born 28 Jan 1743.

180. DANIEL LAY: born 17 Feb 1738/9 in Westbrook, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; married 14 Jan 1779 in Westbrook, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; died 1817 in At Sea (Was living in Georgia, Vermont).

181. HANNAH STANNARD: born 1752; died abt 1820 in Porter, Niagara Co., New York.

182. JACOB SCHRAMLIN. (Brick wall.)

184. HENRY SCRAMBLING: born abt 1743 in Canajoharie, Montgomery Co., New York; married 27 Dec 1763 in Reformed Church, Stone Arabia, Montgomery Co., New York; died bet 24 Feb 1808 and 22 Jun 1810 in Oneonta, Otsego Co., New York.

185. SARAH LEONARDSEN: born abt 1743; buried 20 May 1793 in Near Oneonta, Otsego Co., New York.

186. JOHANNES FREDERICK HESS: born abt 10 May 1751 in Stone Arabia, Montgomery Co., New York; married 1772; died 22 Oct 1830.

187. ANNA CATHERINE NELLIS: born 1 Jun 1748 in Stone Arabia, Montgomery Co., New York.

188. JACOB Van WOERT: born abt 27 Jun 1754 in Albany, Albany Co., New York; married 30 Mar 1777 in Albany, Albany Co., New York; died 27 Jun 1843 in Oneonta, Otsego Co., New York.

189. SARAH Van NESS: born 15 Mar 1754 in Albany, Albany Co., New York; died 22 Apr 1832 in Oneonta, Otsego Co., New York.

190. DAVID "Theobald" YOUNG: born abt 30 Dec 1761; died 24 Apr 1814 in Otego, Otsego Co., New York.

191. Unknown (--) w/o DAVID YOUNG. (Brick wall.)

192. JAMES BISHOP: born 17 Feb 1699/1700 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut; married 27 Feb 1728/9 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut; died 15 Jul 1780 in Farmington, Hartford Co., Connecticut.

193. ELIZABETH PERKINS: born 10 Nov 1703 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut; died 22 May 1760 in North Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut.

194. JOSEPH DICKERMAN: born abt 1712 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut; married 8 Nov 1739 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut; died 17 Sep 1777 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut (Note: death date may be incorrect).

195. LOIS PERKINS: born 1 May 1715 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut; died 11 Jan 1804 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut.

196. STEPHEN BARNES: born May 1714 in Farmington, Hartford Co., Connecticut; died 21 Mar 1757 in Bristol, Hartford Co., Connecticut.

197. MARY GAYLORD: born abt 25 Sep 1720 in Durham, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; died aft 1759.

198. JOHN WILCOXSON: born 20 Apr 1727 in Guilford, New Haven Co., Connecticut; married 17 Jan 1740 in Guilford, New Haven Co., Connecticut; died 15 Jun 1794 in E. Guilford, New Haven Co., Connecticut.

199. MARTHA COE: born 21 Mar 1713 in Durham, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

200. THOMAS LOWREY: born 3 Apr 1703 in Ireland; married 18 Dec 1732 in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts; died 16 May 1788 in Plainville, Hartford Co., Connecticut.

201. MARY LOWREY: born 1706 in Scotland; died 31 Dec 1790 in Plainville, Hartford Co., Connecticut.

202. WAITSTILL MUNSON: born 24 Nov 1729 in Wallingford, New Haven Co., Connecticut; married; died abt Sep 1786.

203. ANN (--) w/o WAITSTILL MUNSON: born abt 1731; died 18 Apr 1772 in Plainville, Hartford Co., Connecticut. (Brick wall.)

204. ASAHEL NEWELL: born 5 May 1725 in Farmington, Hartford Co., Connecticut; married abt 1750; died 5 Apr 1769 in Southington, Hartford Co., Connecticut.

205. HANNAH WOODRUFF: born 7 Jul 1730 in Farmington, Hartford Co., Connecticut; died 27 Oct 1815 in Southington, Hartford Co., Connecticut.

206. ELIJAH SILL: born 6 Nov 1724 in Lyme, New London Co., Connecticut; married 29 Aug 1754 in Newtown, Fairfield Co., Connecticut; died 9 Jan 1792 in Burlington, Otsego Co., New York.

207. DORCAS BENNETT: born abt 1733 in New Fairfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut; died 3 Oct 1757 in Sherman, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.

208. JONATHAN KILBORN: born 12 Apr 1742 in Colchester, New London Co., Connecticut; married 2 Oct 1766 in East Haddam, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; died 4 Jun 1807 in East Haddam, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

209. HANNAH CHAPMAN: born 26 Mar 1733 in East Haddam, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; died 25 May 1792 in East Haddam, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

210. ABNER FARNHAM: born 13 Dec 1735 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; married 18 Jan 1759 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; died 28 Mar 1791 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

211. ELIZABETH WILCOX / SON: born 26 Sep 1738 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; died 20 Dec 1814 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

212. Richard Bryan: born 15 Aug 1721.

213. Sarah Fowler: born 1 Aug 1723 in Milford, New Haven Co., Connecticut; died abt 31 May 1730.

214. John Clark. (Not a direct line, their child adopted Almira Richardson, my major Brick wall.

215. Mabel Lines. (Same as above.)

216. LEMUEL DAVIS: born 17 Jul 1759 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; married 7 Feb 1782 in N. Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; died 26 Jun 1826 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

217. JEMIMA KELSEY: born 5 Nov 1760 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; died 13 Feb 1836 in N. Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

218. STEPHEN KELSEY: born 6 Jan 1757 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; married 27 Mar 1783 in N. Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; died 22 Mar 1833 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

219. LOIS GRIFFIN: born 21 Nov 1760 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; died 22 Mar 1844 in Madison, New Haven Co., Connecticut.

220. ASHER WRIGHT: born 9 May 1755 in Durham, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; married 22 May 1775 in Durham, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; died 12 Mar 1833 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

221. BEULAH STRONG: born 13 Mar 1757 in Durham, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; died aft 1836.

224. ANDREW / ANDRIES TEN EYCK: born abt 19 Mar 1727 in Readington, Somerset Co., New Jersey; married 10 Nov 1746 in Raritan, Somerset Co., New Jersey; died aft 18 Aug 1799 in Dunham, Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada.

225. MARITJE / MARIA VROOM: born 16 Apr 1721 in Somerset Co., New Jersey; died 13 Feb 1785 in Readington, Hunterdon Co., New Jersey.

226. JAN / JOHN Van NESS: born abt 29 Apr 1722 in Readington, Somerset Co., New Jersey; married 10 Nov 1746 in Somerset Co., New Jersey; died 7 Sep 1788 in Montgomery Co., New York.

227. SARA / SAERTJE VROOM: born abt 28 Feb 1720 in Raritan, Somerville Co., New Jersey; died 25 Aug 1772.

228. ANDREW / ANDRIES TEN EYCK: Same as person number 224.

229. MARITJE / MARIA VROOM: Same as person number 225.

230. PETER DUMONT: born 11 Nov 1725 in Raritan, Somerset Co., New Jersey; married 19 May 1748 in Somerset Co., New Jersey; died 24 Nov 1808 in of Bridgewater Twp., Somerset Co., New Jersey.

231. BRACHIA / BRACHIE VROOM: born 23 Aug 1725 in of Somerset, New Jersey; died 4 Feb 1791 in Bridgewater Twp., Somerset Co., New Jersey.

232. JACOB ROSENBERGER: born 4 Dec 1720 in Niederzell, Germany; married bef 1743 in Greene Co., New York; died in Albany Co., New York.

233. REGINA ZITZER: born abt 19 May 1718 in Poppenweiler, Germany.

234. JOHANN PIETER BOCKUS: born 23 Dec 1712 in West Camp, Ulster Co., New York; married bef 1739.

235. EVA MARIA MILLER / MULLERING: born abt 1719.

236. MOSES WESTOVER: born 24 Mar 1744 in Sheffield, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts; married 2 Dec 1767 in Sheffield, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts; died 23 Nov 1826 in Sutton, Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada.

237. ELIZABETH HOLMES: born 14 Aug 1751 in Sheffield, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts; died 4 Nov 1829 in Sutton, Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada.

238. JOHN CURRIE / CURRY: born bet 1740 and 1750 in Scotland; married abt 1760; died aft 1785 in of Alburg, VT & Caldwell's Manor, Quebec, Canada.

239. CATHERINE MacDONALD: born abt 1740 in Scotland; died aft 1786.

240. JAMES GIBBINS: born in Spalding, Lincolnshire, England; married 26 Nov 1756 in Fosdyke, Lincolnshire, England; died aft 21 Oct 1787 in Poss. Boston, So. Lincolnshire, England.

241. SUSANNAH FIELDS: born abt 1735 in England; died bef 1785.

244. DAVID KNAP: born abt 15 Mar 1712 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut; married 24 Oct 1736 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut; died 7 May 1795 in Redding, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.

245. ANNA HULL? (Meeker): born abt 17 May 1713 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut; died 4 Aug 1797 in Redding, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. (Brick Wall.)

246. ELISHA / ELIAS ALVORD: born 19 Jun 1717 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts; married 9 May 1745 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut; died 28 Jan 1776 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.

247. HANNAH GOODSELL: born 9 Aug 1726 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut; died 20 May 1757 in Greenfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.

248. JAQUAYS. (Brick Wall.)

249. Mary Ann (--) w/o Jaquays. (Brick wall.)

250. JOSEPH CROSS: born abt 11 May 1760 in Windham Co., Connecticut; married abt 1787; died 10 Jan 1855 in Fairfax, Franklin Co., Vermont.

251. PERSIS BACKUS / BAUCUS / WHEELER: born 1773 in Connecticut; died aft 1820.

There Is A Lot to Like About Lowell -- Lowell High School, A Unique School With Lots of History

"There is A Lot to Like About Lowell" is the city slogan.

(See tab on right side called "Lowell Series" for many more articles about Lowell.)

A few days ago, I learned that the Lowell High School class of 1965 was having their 50th reunion this coming weekend. My friend shared with me the planned events, and one of them is to tour their old High School. I was fortunate to tour it, in June and since I didn't attend school here, I was happy to join a large group one Saturday morning to see where my husband went to school. Of course, I took lots of photos. This is for the former students to relive their memories.

These two photos show part of the original building built in 1922. This is on Kirk Street.

Auditorium, and Headmaster Brian Martin (our tour guide).

There are two covered walkways or bridges that cross over the historic Merrimack Canal that connect the old building with the new one. It is probably the only school in the U. S. that has bridges, a canal, and National Park Service trolleys that pass by with tourists.

Taken as I walked over the canal to the new buiding, built in 1980.

Artwork by the students, showing well-known people and buildings related to Lowell.

You need a huge cafeteria when you're serving over 4,000 students. Lowell only has one high school, and this is one of the largest in the United States. Many large cities have several high schools, but Lowell has just one.

City Hall to the left.

This sign (above) greets all of the students from 40 different countries.

Below, is a diagram showing plans for a possible new addition.

Leaving the new building and looking out at the old one. Once the doors are open, you'll see the trolley tracks and a small park. The covered walkway is shown above the doors.

 

 New Building is on the left, above and below.

The size of the original school can be seen from blocks away. The view below was taken from Merrimack Street looking up Kirk Street.

"Lowell, Massachusetts was incorporated as a town in 1826 and Lowell High School opened shortly after in 1831. One of its earliest homes was a small brick building on Middlesex Street owned by the Hamilton Manufacturing Company.From their inception, Lowell's public schools were integrated. African American Caroline Van Vronker was a student at Lowell High School in 1843, at a time when every public high school in Massachusetts and the United States was segregated. In 1840, the high school moved into a new building located between Kirk Street and Anne Street along the Merrimack Canal.

Over the next 100 years, the school campus expanded. The oldest existant building replaced the 1840s building in 1893. In 1922, a large new building was built along Kirk Street and in the 1980s another building was built on the opposite side of the Merrimack Canal with connecting walkways over the canal." (See Wikipedia link below.)

Notable alumni from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lowell_High_School_(Massachusetts)

Patrick Tighe (1984) - Architect

Charles Herbert Allen (1865) - Politician: Congressman; Governor of Massachusetts

Benjamin Franklin Butler (1830s) - Politician: Congressman; Governor of Massachusetts

Rosalind Elias (1947) - Opera singer

Gustavus Fox (1830s) - Politician: Assistant Secretary of the Navy during the Civil War

John Galvin Jr. (1983) - Athlete: Professional Football

Frederic Thomas Greenhalge (1859) - Politician: Congressman; Governor of Massachusetts

Mary Hallaren (1925) - Director: Women's Army Corps

Tom Hayes (1978) - Businessman and Author

Helen Sawyer Hogg (1921) - Astronomer

Deborah Hopkinson (1969) - Author

Jack Kerouac (1939) - Author: On the Road; The Dharma Bums

Ted Leonsis (1973) - Founder: AOL and owner of the Washington Capitals (NHL)

Elinor Lipman (1968) - Author: The Boston Globe

Ed McMahon (1940) - Entertainer

Marty Meehan (1974) - Politician: Democratic; Congressman, Chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Lowell

F. Bradford Morse (1938) - Politician: Republican; Congressman

William Henry O'Connell (1877) - Cardinal: Archdiocese of Boston

John Jacob Rogers - Politician: Republican; Congressman

Tom Sexton (1958) - Author

Ezekiel A. Straw (1830s) - Politician: Governor of New Hampshire

Paul Tsongas (1958) - Politician: Democratic; Congressman; Senator

"Lowell High, the first co-ed public high school in the United States, opened in 1831 with 47 pupils." http://library.uml.edu/clh/LHsch/LHsch1.Html

https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonwealth:c534fr809

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Title:

Close up of Downtown at high school construction

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Landmarks: Appleton/Hamilton Mills

Creator:

MacLean, Alex S.

Date:

1979

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Photographs

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Aerial photographs

Location:

Lowell National Historic Park

Collection (local):

Lowell National Historic Park Collection

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120 b/w film, Roll 36, Frame(s) 3A-4

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The Father and Two Sons, Their Loyalist Documentation, and my Loyal Cousin

The document I am writing about is about the best you can get, especially since it was dated 1797. It lists not only my ancestor's surname of Teneick / Ten Eyck but those of his sons, his military career in New Jersey, his move to Nova Scotia with other Loyalists, a return to New York, then a move to Canada. Why haven't I written about this, let's go to the beginning.

Fourteen years ago, I spent endless days at the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) in Boston, tracing my Canadian ancestry, the roots of my Canadian grandmother. I located so many records for about 6 of my ancestors there, and ended up copying about 100 pages (about $40 worth). Going reel by reel, and printing the correct pages, but the copied pages were almost impossible to read, because I reversed the microfilm reader to negative, or maybe it was already set that way (black background with white print). No, I never asked for help! 

I told of my woes in a post almost five years called, Positive vs. Negative and the Drouin Collection, explaining how I couldn't read a document because of an error I made in copying them.

Fast forward, I didn't do anything with the printed pages, except write about it in the above mentioned blog. So why am I writing about my problem? A 5th cousin wrote me twice. First in January 2013 with a few questions of which I answered in my reply. No further correspondence until March of 2015. This time, we shared quite a bit of information, and one of the things I mentioned was a 9 page document under the title, Land Grant Petition Andries Ten Eyck in Quebec 17 Nov 1797. She was quite interested in it, so I decided it was a perfect time to go back to NEHGS and get "positive" pages. With the help of Rhonda McClure, I was shown how to use their new microfilm scanner/ printer and was able to save my 9 pages to a thumb drive. Soon, the images were on their way to cousin, Susie.

First to find my film, I had to locate the index (shown below in the small box labeled Q4 Index, L5 Spencer, Jonah - Tyse, Index 16. Once I found the name of Andries Ten Eyck in the index, it is imperative to write down the page number. The next step is to find the large box, with the actual film, in this case it was number 16 and search for the correct page for Ten Eyck.

There is a much easier way to locate these records, online for free. The link for that post is called, "What a Great site for Free Canadian Records."

Above is my old copy, and below is the recent one, beginning with the first page of the document, #91279. Now, somebody could read it, but not me. Due to several eye conditions, this was difficult, but before I knew it, cousin Susie gifted me a wonderful surprise. (Note: since the surname is towards the end of the alphabet, this page number is rather large. It give you an indication of how many pages were scanned for this collection.)

The below was typed by my cousin, Susie.

                  Land Grant Petition Andries Ten Eyck in Quebec, 17 Nov 1797

To His Excellency Robert Prescott Esq. Captain General and commander in chief in and over the Provinces of upper Canada and lower Canada, Vice Admiral of the same, General and commander in chief of all the Majesty 's Forces in the Provinces of Upper and Lower Canada, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and their several Dependencies and in the Island of Newfoundland

     The Petition of Andries Teneick in behalf of himself and his sons, Andries Teneick and Henry Teneick

Humbly therewith

    That your Excellancy's Petitioner has ever been attached to British Government that as early as the year 1753 he was appointed an officer in the Nova Caesarea in New Jersey Militia by His Excellency Jonathan Belcher Esq.  that in the year 1757 your Excellency's Petitioner  was appointed Adjutant of the said New Jersey Militia; that in the year 1759 your Excellancy's Petitioner was appointed a Captain of the said  New Jersey Militia by His Excellency Francis Bernard, Esq and in which situation your Excellency's Petitioner  remained until the year 1763 most of the time in the frontier, on actual service against the French and Indians. That in the year 1770 your Excellency, Petitioner moved from New Jersey into the State of New York. That in the beginning of the late rebellion in America your Excellency, Petitioner took an active part in favor of British Government that in the year 1776 your excellency's Petitioner received a Commision as a Captain for the purpose of raising a company under James Houghton Esq who was authorized by his Excellency General Howe to raise a Provincial Regiment but unfortunately the Rebels got information of the same and in consequence tried, condemmed and executed the said James Houghton  Esq for High Treason. Your Excellency's Petitioner was likewise arrested, but had time to destroy all his papers and not sufficient proof appearing against him to be executed he was inprisoned and sent to Esopus and put on board a guard ship in irons, from whence your Excellency's Petitioner found means to escape in the night in company with one other prisoner by getting off their irons and swimming on shore, but unfortunately in the attempt they were discovered and fired on by which means, your Excellency's Petitioner lost his companion, and being banished his home, made the best of his way to NewYork where he remained until Peace took place at which time he went to Nova Scotia with a number of other Loyalists, but finding it was impossible for him to make a living in  that country he was obliged to return to New York; when his Excellency's Petitioner was informed that the waste lands of the Crown in the province of Lower Canada were to be granted, he left the United States and came into Canada, in order to make settlement therein. Your Excellency's Petitioner has much impaired his constitution, and met with great hopes during the war for which he has not received any compensation his sons likewise were in New York during the war and has been much  harrassed by the Rebels; your Excellency's Petitioner therefore Humbly prays that your Eexcellency will graciously please to grant unto him and  each of his sons Andrew and Henry, twelve hundred acres of land each in the Township of Clifton

                                                                        Andries Teneick

St. Armand 7th Oct 1797

Character References:

From a knowledge of the character loyalty, suffering, and hopes of the above petitioner Andries Teneick we humbly beg leave to recommend him to His Excellency General Prescott and Council is a man worthy of the Bounty of Government in the Waste Lands of the Crown.

                                            Given under our Hands at Missisquoi Bay,

                                            this 16th October 1797_

                                                                             Nathan Coffin

                                                                             Calvin May

                                                                             John Furguson

I hereby certify that I have known the bearer Andrew Ten Eyck in the County of Albany in Province of New York. In the course of the last war he was taken up and put in prison and from that he was taken and put on board the? Ship in Kingston and in irons and from that he made his escape and fled to New York and joined his Majesty's troops in the year 1778; and lost all his property and now wishes to get some of this Majesty's ? Lands for his compensation.

               Given under my hand at Missisquoi Bay this 16th day of Oct 1797

                                                                                                     Philip Luke

To all Whom it may concern

I hereby certify that I have known the bearer Andries Ten Eyck before the American Revolution, that he was proprietor of a considerable property and lived very comfortable as a farmer in the County of Albany then province of New York, that from principles of Loyalty to His Majesty and attachment to the British Government, he was ? And was obliged to abandon his family and estate and seek protection under his Majesty's Government at New York, where to my knowledge he remained ? during the War.

May 20th 1794?

    A?

I hereby certify that I was well acquainted with Mr. Andries Teneick in the late rebellion in America, that he suffered much in his Person and Property on account of his firm attachments to the British Government, that I was confined in Esopus Prison with the said Andries Teneick and a number of others, that his advice and generous distribution both of money and provisions to the ? Loyal prisoners was of infinite worth then, many of whom must have perished without his assistnce, that all the threats ? of ? the Rebels made him, were never able to alter his attachments, affection and Loyalty to his King and Country.

                                                                    John Savage

Missisquoi Bay 16th October 1797

Petition of Andries Teneick on behalf of himself and his sons Andrew and Henry for 1200 acres of hand each in the Township of Clifton.

St. Armand 7 Oct 1797

received Nov 17 1797

Land Committee

Andrew Teneick recommended for 400 Acres in Clifton and ? For his son Andries lot 37 ____ and for his son Henry lot no. 38 ____ of the same township 12 Oct 1799

                                                Signed by order

                                                Hugh Finlay

Mary Prentice Balch, and Prentice Siblings -- Tombstone Tuesday

On July 4th, 2015, I went to the Old Burying Ground in Harvard Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts for two reasons. First, to locate stones of my newly discovered ancestors, William Manning and his wife Dorothy, and to find the stone for Mary Prentice Balch. I was able to locate both, because of photos I had as a guide.

Mary Prentice was my 6th great-grandmother. Unfortunately, I don't know where her husband, Benjamin Balch was buried (his date death and location are still unknown). However, Mary's parents, Solomon Prentice and Hephzibah Dunton were both buried in this same cemetery. I took their photos in 1999, 16 years before their daughter.

If I don't know where somebody is buried, the first thing I do is go to www.FindAGrave.com and put in the persons name and other data, if known. Often there will be a photo. In the below picture on the FindAGrave site, you can see a rather tall stone on the back right (behind Mary's stone). This clue made my search rather easy. You need to remember, they can look different, depending if the photographer is sitting, kneeling or standing.

Here lyes buried ^ye

body of M^rs. MARY

BALCH, wife to M^r.

BENJAMIN BALCH

who departed this life

Janry. 28^th Anno Dom. 1741in

ye 64^th year of her age.

Her siblings, Elizabeth and Nathaniel were also buried here.