QUERIES
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1. a. Webb—Wanted, the date of birth, baptism, or proof of parentage of Nathaniel Webb, Sr., of Woolwich, Me., who married Jane, dau. of Samuel and Jane (Derby) Blanchard, of Weymouth, Mass.
b. Blanchard, Phillips—John Blanchard, b. at Weymouth, Mass., March 27, 1660, son of Nathaniel, is said to have married Abigail, dau. of Nicholas Phillips. Nicholas Phillips, of Weymouth, and Nicholas Phillips, of Boston, both had daughters Abigail of the right age to marry Blanchard. Which was her father?
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2. a. Derby—Wanted, the birth and parentage of John Derby, Darby, or Darbyshear, who moved from Dunstable to Groton about 1705, and died before 1725. He married about 1697 Mary Blanchard, of Dunstable, and had children Mary, William, and James.
b. Blanchard—Mary (Blanchard) married for her second husband Nathaniel Wood. She was the daughter of John3 (Samuel,2 Thomas1) Blanchard and Hannah ——. Wanted: the birth of Mary Blanchard, the maiden name of her mother, Hannah, and the record of Hannah’s birth, parentage and marriage.
c. Burr—A certain Samuel Gault, (or Galt, Gaalt, etc.), born about 1780, married about 1810 Mercy Burr, “a Green Mountain girl,” who is supposed to have been born about 1790. Their first child, James Washington Burr Gault, was born in 1812, in or near Smithfield, Madison Co., N. Y. Wanted: birth, marriage, and parentage of Mercy Burr.
d. Gault—Samuel Gault was the son of Alexander Gault, a Scotch-Irish immigrant who has a Revolutionary record. Wanted: birth record of Samuel Gault and any information about his parents.
e. Wilder—The “Book of the Wilders,” p. 283, says: “There is a church record in Northampton that states that, ‘Catherine, daughter of Catherine and Aholiab Wilder, was baptized in 1741,’ which is all that we can learn of his [Aholiab’s] wife.” Their children were Catherine, Aholiab, Daniel Witherby, Samuel, and Joshua. Who was Catherine, and when and where did she marry Aholiab Wilder?
f. Brown-Sheldon—The “Index of the Births, Marriages, and Deaths, Recorded in Providence,” p. 109, Marriages, gives: “Brown, John, and Sarah Sheldon, Jan. 3, 1747. 1:18.” Wanted: parentage of John Brown, and of Sarah Sheldon.
g. Bullock—Who was Comfort Bullock, born in Rehoboth, Mar. 9, 1762, married 1st to Sybil Pierce, of Dartmouth, Dec. 19, 1784, and 2d, in Rehoboth, Dec. 4, 1788, to Bethia Bowen? He was said to have been the son of the Comfort Bullock who was born at Barrington in 1741 and married to Holmes Whitman in 1768, but this Comfort proves to have been a girl, and Holmes Whitman, her husband. The date of birth of the first named Comfort is from family records which do not give his parentage.
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3. a. Maverick—Was Moses Maverick, of Marblehead, a son of Rev. John Maverick, of Dorchester? Is there any known evidence that Moses was a brother of the King’s Commissioner, Samuel Maverick, of Noddles Island? Moses was admitted Freeman at Dorchester in 1633 while Rev. John was minister there, a fact indicating relationship, but I can find no positive evidence. Savage and Palfrey did not believe that Samuel was son of Rev. John, but perhaps some later investigator has found conclusive evidence one way or the other.
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4. a. Quincey—“Col.” Edmund2 (Edmund1) of Braintree, b. 1627, d. Jan. 7, 1697–8. He was a Major in the 1690 Expedition. Is there good authority for the title Colonel? Is the date of his commission known?
b. Cogan—What relationship existed between Mr. John Cogan, of Boston, who died 27 April, 1658. Henry Coggin, of Barnstable, who died 16 June, 1649, and John Coggin who m. Mary Long, of Charlestown, Dec. 24, 1664? Please give references.
c. Sloper—Proof wanted of the parentage of Mary Sloper who married in Boston, Apr. 3, 1751, Thomas Uran, of Boston. Ambrose Sloper, of Portsmouth, N. H., deeded land, 1758, to his sons Ambrose and Richard, of Boston. Mary (Sloper) Urann’s first child was named Ambrose Sloper and another, Richard; she died in Boston, Nov. 28, 1815, aged 85. Can she have been a daughter of Ambrose2 Sloper, (Richard1) b. 20 Jan., 1684, and Mary Pickering?
d. Rogers—Joanna, born Dec. 30, 1722; m. Dec. 30, 1750, Elisha5 Morse, of Foxboro, Mass. (See Morse Memorial, 1850: p. 57.) Who were her parents?
e. Lewis—Maiden name and parentage of Jane ——, who m. Thomas3 Lewis (Thomas,2 George1) of Eastham and Falmouth, Mass. He was b. July 15, 1656, and d. Mar. 19, 1718.
f. Bickford-Young—Jeremiah Bickford and Hannah Young were m. in Eastham 26 Oct., 1705. Would like proofs of the parentage of both and any information relating to John Bickford, of Dover, who testified, Mar., 1669, “aged 60 years or thereabouts,” and Samuel Bickford, variously called of Salisbury, Amesbury, and Newbury, who testified 1669, “aged about 21,” and Jan. 9, 1667, “aged 27.” This Samuel (see Hoyt’s Salisbury and Amesbury Families) married Mary Cottle about 1667, and went to Nantucket.
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5. a. Hale—Samuel Hale, of Dana and Holland, Mass., cooper, married first (intentions Dec. 23, 1773, Petersham), Elizabeth Green, of Granby; married second, between 1788 and 1790, a widow Abigail ——. Samuel Hale died Sept. 4, 1813, age 67, Abigail, his wife, died March 12, 1820, age 71; gravestones in Dana Center, Mass. Wanted: ancestry of Samuel Hale and his second wife, Abigail.
b. Pratt—Wanted, parents’ names and date of birth of Anna Pratt who married July 7, 1747, John Stone, Jr., in Groton, Mass.
c. Parker—Wanted, date of birth and ancestry of Aaron Parker, of Oxford, Mass., who was married to Abigail Covel, June, 1752.
d. Eldredge—Wanted, ancestry and date of birth of Samuel Eldredge who married about 1804 Sarah Emery, b. Aug. 7, 1785, and lived in Middlebury, Vt.
e. Osborn—Wanted, date of birth and ancestry of Ephraim Osborn, of Fitchburg, Mass., who married Sarah Fisk, November 26, 1759.
f. Hazzard—Wanted, ancestry of Mary Hazzard, born Vermont, 1791, married Samuel Blanchard, who was a soldier in the War of 1812.
g. Hodge—Wanted, date of birth and ancestry of Elizabeth Hodge who married in or near Boston, Gen. Robert Earll, who served in War of 1812, from New York State.
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6. a. Stetson—Who was Elizabeth, wife of Isaac Stetson, of Pembroke? They were probably married about 1704 or ’5. The eldest child was Abisha.
b. Ray-Smith—Parents wanted of Samuel Ray and his wife Miriam Smith who were married at Wrentham, 1713.
c. Waters—Who was the wife of William Waters, who came early to Boston? Their marital troubles were “aired” in General Court and she finally went back to England. The son, William Waters, was in 1665, or earlier, “Clerk of Writs” at Dameril’s Cove. Whom did he marry?
d. Lincoln—Who were the parents of Elizabeth Lincoln, who married Elisha Bonney, of Pembroke, Mass., in 1728?
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7. a. Ellison—Ancestry desired of Edward Ellison, who removed from Uxbridge, Mass., to Chester, Vt., his son Josiah being born there, Nov. 5, 1800.
b. Lund—Ancestry desired of Eliza Ann Lund, born Oct. 2, 1805, Philadelphia, Pa.; according to tradition family supposed to be of Nantucket or Martha’s Vineyard.
c. Harlow—Ancestry desired of Levi Harlow, born about 1747; he was of Tauton, Mass., in 1783, and died, Springfield, Vt., June 30, 1832.
d. Cobb—Ancestry desired of Silence Cobb wife of Levi Harlow, born about 1747 and died, Springfield, Vt., June 27, 1831.
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