ADAMS, CHARLES HENRY
Charles was a whaling master as well as a Generation 8 Cooke and Rogers descendant, so if you are descended from him you are also eligible to join Descendants of Whaling Masters, a Massachusetts group that works closely with the New Bedford Whaling Museum. The book from which this image was taken lists many of his ships and voyages and notes that he was married three times but not whether he had children or not. The Cooke Silver Book gets as far as the birth of his maternal grandfather, Daniel Bennett and Daniel's marriage to Salvina Tobey. No years are given and the birthplace is "probably New Bedford," but Daniel's mother was a Taber and New Bedford/Fairhaven/Acushnet is Taber Central. She was a sister of a lineal ancestor of mine, Peter Taber. MA vital records and Rufus Babcock Tobey and Charles Henry Pope's Tobey (Tobie, Toby) Genealogy: Thomas, of Sandwich and James, of Kittery and their Descendants (Boston: Pope, 1905), pp. 74-75 take it from there, confirming the lineage in this book. Charles's Cooke line runs: Sophia (Bennett) Adams, Daniel Bennett, Abigail (Taber) Bennett, Joseph Taber, Mary (Tomson) Taber, Mary (Cooke) Tomson, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. See his Rogers writeup for that lineage. Image and some info from Franklyn Howland, A History of the Town of Acushnet (New Bedford: author, 1907), p. 260, digitized by the Library of Congress.
Charles was a whaling master as well as a Generation 8 Cooke and Rogers descendant, so if you are descended from him you are also eligible to join Descendants of Whaling Masters, a Massachusetts group that works closely with the New Bedford Whaling Museum. The book from which this image was taken lists many of his ships and voyages and notes that he was married three times but not whether he had children or not. The Cooke Silver Book gets as far as the birth of his maternal grandfather, Daniel Bennett and Daniel's marriage to Salvina Tobey. No years are given and the birthplace is "probably New Bedford," but Daniel's mother was a Taber and New Bedford/Fairhaven/Acushnet is Taber Central. She was a sister of a lineal ancestor of mine, Peter Taber. MA vital records and Rufus Babcock Tobey and Charles Henry Pope's Tobey (Tobie, Toby) Genealogy: Thomas, of Sandwich and James, of Kittery and their Descendants (Boston: Pope, 1905), pp. 74-75 take it from there, confirming the lineage in this book. Charles's Cooke line runs: Sophia (Bennett) Adams, Daniel Bennett, Abigail (Taber) Bennett, Joseph Taber, Mary (Tomson) Taber, Mary (Cooke) Tomson, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. See his Rogers writeup for that lineage. Image and some info from Franklyn Howland, A History of the Town of Acushnet (New Bedford: author, 1907), p. 260, digitized by the Library of Congress.
ALDEN, EVELYN F.
The "F." may stand for "Frances" since her mother's name was "E. Frances" (E for Ella.) Evelyn was the older half sister of Margery, below, and in both cases the Cooke line was via the father so see Margery's writeup for the Gen. 12 lineage. Evelyn was born in 1891 in Brockton, MA, and was the child of their father's first marriage. A look at the mother's parents and grandparents revealed no obvious additional Mayflower lines but you are welcome to continue the hunt. See the Alden section for that lineage. This photo was also taken from a Brockton High School yearbook on the shelf at the town library, and scanned by me.
The "F." may stand for "Frances" since her mother's name was "E. Frances" (E for Ella.) Evelyn was the older half sister of Margery, below, and in both cases the Cooke line was via the father so see Margery's writeup for the Gen. 12 lineage. Evelyn was born in 1891 in Brockton, MA, and was the child of their father's first marriage. A look at the mother's parents and grandparents revealed no obvious additional Mayflower lines but you are welcome to continue the hunt. See the Alden section for that lineage. This photo was also taken from a Brockton High School yearbook on the shelf at the town library, and scanned by me.
ALDEN, MARGERY AMES
This photo was taken around 1912-1913 and appears in a Brockton High School yearbook on the shelf at the Brockton Library in their downtown, around the corner from my Irish great-great grandparents' home. Margery was listed as "Class Essayist" and from the family write-ups in the Alden silver books she appears to have come from a long line of literate people active in their communities. Her Gen 12 Cooke line runs: George W. Alden, George L., Philander, Andrew, Rhoda (Leach) Alden, Joseph Leach, Hephzibah (Washburn) Leach, Joseph Washburn, Elizabeth (Mitchell) Washburn, Jane (Cooke) Mitchell, Francis Cooke. See her Alden-Mullins writeup for that Gen. 10/11 line. There are vital records on the NEHGS for her 1895 birth and everyone on back to the silver books. A quick look at her other ancestors did not turn up another Mayflower line but don't be surprised if there is one or more to be uncovered. Image scanned by me.
This photo was taken around 1912-1913 and appears in a Brockton High School yearbook on the shelf at the Brockton Library in their downtown, around the corner from my Irish great-great grandparents' home. Margery was listed as "Class Essayist" and from the family write-ups in the Alden silver books she appears to have come from a long line of literate people active in their communities. Her Gen 12 Cooke line runs: George W. Alden, George L., Philander, Andrew, Rhoda (Leach) Alden, Joseph Leach, Hephzibah (Washburn) Leach, Joseph Washburn, Elizabeth (Mitchell) Washburn, Jane (Cooke) Mitchell, Francis Cooke. See her Alden-Mullins writeup for that Gen. 10/11 line. There are vital records on the NEHGS for her 1895 birth and everyone on back to the silver books. A quick look at her other ancestors did not turn up another Mayflower line but don't be surprised if there is one or more to be uncovered. Image scanned by me.
ALLERTON, WALTER SCOTT
When is an Allerton not an Allerton? Apparently when they are part of the family delineated in this book. According to the Allerton Silver Book, the GSMD does not recognize the line because there is no proof that Isaac Allerton #3 left VA for CT and had a son John who sired a long line of Allertons there. However, the book's author is a Generation 10 Cooke and Generations 9 & 10 Warren due to some Barlow and Delano intermarriages on his mother's mother's side [Eliza (Barlow) Hurd.] Information on his line came from the NEHGR. Image from Walter S. Allerton, A History of the Allerton Family in the United States 1585 to 1885, rev by H. T. Currier (Chicago: Samuel Waters Allerton, 1900), p. 104. Digitized by the Boston Public Library. Walter was also one of the founding members of the New York Mayflower Society, the first of the organizations that came together to form today's General Society of Mayflower Descendants in 1897. He was chairman of the "Committee on Certificate, Insignia &c." for the new General Society.
When is an Allerton not an Allerton? Apparently when they are part of the family delineated in this book. According to the Allerton Silver Book, the GSMD does not recognize the line because there is no proof that Isaac Allerton #3 left VA for CT and had a son John who sired a long line of Allertons there. However, the book's author is a Generation 10 Cooke and Generations 9 & 10 Warren due to some Barlow and Delano intermarriages on his mother's mother's side [Eliza (Barlow) Hurd.] Information on his line came from the NEHGR. Image from Walter S. Allerton, A History of the Allerton Family in the United States 1585 to 1885, rev by H. T. Currier (Chicago: Samuel Waters Allerton, 1900), p. 104. Digitized by the Boston Public Library. Walter was also one of the founding members of the New York Mayflower Society, the first of the organizations that came together to form today's General Society of Mayflower Descendants in 1897. He was chairman of the "Committee on Certificate, Insignia &c." for the new General Society.
AMES, FRANKLIN
First cousin once removed of Col. Edward Southworth, below, but not of the other Edward, Franklin Ames was a Gen. 8 Cooke & Gen. 9 Chilton descendant on his mother's side. He was also a Gen. 8 Cooke on his father's side. His maternal Cooke line runs as follows: Hannah (Southworth) Ames, Perez Southworth, Abiah (Packard) Southworth, Lydia (Tomson) Packard, Jacob Tomson, Mary (Cooke) Tomson, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. His paternal line is: John Ames, Noah, Daniel, Sarah (Washburn) Ames, Elizabeth (Mitchell) Washburn, Jane (Cooke) Mitchell, Francis Cooke. See Col. Edward's writeup for more details, and the Chilton writeup for that line. There is a slight possibility of a Thomas Rogers link if the Ruhamah French of Stoughton who married Noah is daughter of Gen. 6 John French of Berkley. Image and info from Bradford Kingman, History of North Bridgewater (Boston: author, 1866), pp. 437-8, 440, 651-2, digitized by the University of California Libraries.
First cousin once removed of Col. Edward Southworth, below, but not of the other Edward, Franklin Ames was a Gen. 8 Cooke & Gen. 9 Chilton descendant on his mother's side. He was also a Gen. 8 Cooke on his father's side. His maternal Cooke line runs as follows: Hannah (Southworth) Ames, Perez Southworth, Abiah (Packard) Southworth, Lydia (Tomson) Packard, Jacob Tomson, Mary (Cooke) Tomson, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. His paternal line is: John Ames, Noah, Daniel, Sarah (Washburn) Ames, Elizabeth (Mitchell) Washburn, Jane (Cooke) Mitchell, Francis Cooke. See Col. Edward's writeup for more details, and the Chilton writeup for that line. There is a slight possibility of a Thomas Rogers link if the Ruhamah French of Stoughton who married Noah is daughter of Gen. 6 John French of Berkley. Image and info from Bradford Kingman, History of North Bridgewater (Boston: author, 1866), pp. 437-8, 440, 651-2, digitized by the University of California Libraries.
ANDREWS, AVERY DE LANO
Avery (b. 1864 NY) is a double Cooke descendant through a 1751 marriage of second cousins Nathaniel Delano and Mary Taber. He is also a Gen. 9 & 11 Warren. His first Cooke line line runs as follows: Harriet Lucy (De Lano) Andrews, Durfee Delano/De Lano, Jonathan Delano, Mary (Taber) Delano, Lois (West) Taber, Mercy (Cooke) West, John Cooke, Francis Cooke. The second is through Mary's father: Harriet Lucy (De Lano) Andrews, Durfee Delano/De Lano, Jonathan Delano, Mary (Taber) Delano, Jonathan Taber, Thomas Taber, Esther (Cooke) Taber, John Cooke, Francis. See his Warren writeup for the lineages and more detail on his family. Image and a few leads from Mitchell C. Harrison, comp., New York State's Prominent and Progressive Men, vol. 1 (NY: NY Tribune, 1900) p. 7, digitized by the Library of Congress.
Avery (b. 1864 NY) is a double Cooke descendant through a 1751 marriage of second cousins Nathaniel Delano and Mary Taber. He is also a Gen. 9 & 11 Warren. His first Cooke line line runs as follows: Harriet Lucy (De Lano) Andrews, Durfee Delano/De Lano, Jonathan Delano, Mary (Taber) Delano, Lois (West) Taber, Mercy (Cooke) West, John Cooke, Francis Cooke. The second is through Mary's father: Harriet Lucy (De Lano) Andrews, Durfee Delano/De Lano, Jonathan Delano, Mary (Taber) Delano, Jonathan Taber, Thomas Taber, Esther (Cooke) Taber, John Cooke, Francis. See his Warren writeup for the lineages and more detail on his family. Image and a few leads from Mitchell C. Harrison, comp., New York State's Prominent and Progressive Men, vol. 1 (NY: NY Tribune, 1900) p. 7, digitized by the Library of Congress.
BATES, SAMUEL
Capt. Samuel Bates (b 1828 Abington, MA) went from boot-cutter to military officer at age 34, leading Co K, 3rd MA Vol Militia, due to his service on the East Bridgewater town committee to raise a unit of "9 months men." The unit ultimately comprised volunteers from 5 towns. Samuel was a Gen 8 Cooke descendant through his mother and an entirely female line, as follows: Lucy (Dyer) Bates, Sarah (Bassett) Dyer, Elizabeth (Ames) Bassett, Sarah (Washburn) Ames, Elizabeth (Mitchell) Washburn, Jane (Cooke) Mitchell, Francis Cooke, Mayflower passenger. His grandparents, Sarah Bassett & Christopher Dyer, are in the Cooke silver book and the Abington vital records on the NEHGS site get you to Samuel. The author of the book with this photo stated that he was married, so possibly left descendants, and worked in the Interior Dept in Washington, DC but died in Whitman, MA in 1879 (age about 51). Look in both MA & DC for descendants, then. Image & some info from John G. Gammons, The Third Massachusetts Regiment Volunteer Militia in the War of the Rebellion 1861-1863 (Providence: Snow & Farnham, 1906), pp. 272, 284-5, digitized by the New York Public Libraries.
Capt. Samuel Bates (b 1828 Abington, MA) went from boot-cutter to military officer at age 34, leading Co K, 3rd MA Vol Militia, due to his service on the East Bridgewater town committee to raise a unit of "9 months men." The unit ultimately comprised volunteers from 5 towns. Samuel was a Gen 8 Cooke descendant through his mother and an entirely female line, as follows: Lucy (Dyer) Bates, Sarah (Bassett) Dyer, Elizabeth (Ames) Bassett, Sarah (Washburn) Ames, Elizabeth (Mitchell) Washburn, Jane (Cooke) Mitchell, Francis Cooke, Mayflower passenger. His grandparents, Sarah Bassett & Christopher Dyer, are in the Cooke silver book and the Abington vital records on the NEHGS site get you to Samuel. The author of the book with this photo stated that he was married, so possibly left descendants, and worked in the Interior Dept in Washington, DC but died in Whitman, MA in 1879 (age about 51). Look in both MA & DC for descendants, then. Image & some info from John G. Gammons, The Third Massachusetts Regiment Volunteer Militia in the War of the Rebellion 1861-1863 (Providence: Snow & Farnham, 1906), pp. 272, 284-5, digitized by the New York Public Libraries.
BISBEE, REBECCA DELANO
Ironically, she was not even a Delano, but was named for her father's first wife. This Rebecca, b. Kingston, MA 1817, later became the wife of Joseph Brown Hamlen, a lobster cannery owner, thus her inclusion in the book with this picture. Rebecca was a Gen 9 Cooke as follows: Sally (Sampson) Bisbee, Sarah (Washburn) Sampson, Ebenezer Washburn Jr., Lydia (Faunce) Washburn, Lydia (Cooke) Faunce, Jacob Cooke, Jacob, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. The Cooke silver book gets her mother' line as far as Ebenezer Washburn Jr. marrying Sarah Waterman but the Alden-Mullins book gets it as far as the marriage of Rebecca's grandparents, Sarah Washburn & Jeremiah Sampson. The John Howland silver book vol. 23 extends to the birth of her father, Zebulon Bisbee. See her Alden-Mullins, Howland-Tilley, Billington, Standish, Brewster, Allerton, Cooke, Hopkins, and Soule writeups for those lineages and her Priest writeup for more detail. Image and info from H. Franklin Andrews, A Genealogy of James Hamlin of Barnstable, Massachusetts, Eldest Son of James Hamlin, the Immigrant, Who Came from London, England and Settled in Barnstable 1639, 1639-1902 (Extra, IA: author, 1902), p. 582, digitized by the Library of Congress.
Ironically, she was not even a Delano, but was named for her father's first wife. This Rebecca, b. Kingston, MA 1817, later became the wife of Joseph Brown Hamlen, a lobster cannery owner, thus her inclusion in the book with this picture. Rebecca was a Gen 9 Cooke as follows: Sally (Sampson) Bisbee, Sarah (Washburn) Sampson, Ebenezer Washburn Jr., Lydia (Faunce) Washburn, Lydia (Cooke) Faunce, Jacob Cooke, Jacob, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. The Cooke silver book gets her mother' line as far as Ebenezer Washburn Jr. marrying Sarah Waterman but the Alden-Mullins book gets it as far as the marriage of Rebecca's grandparents, Sarah Washburn & Jeremiah Sampson. The John Howland silver book vol. 23 extends to the birth of her father, Zebulon Bisbee. See her Alden-Mullins, Howland-Tilley, Billington, Standish, Brewster, Allerton, Cooke, Hopkins, and Soule writeups for those lineages and her Priest writeup for more detail. Image and info from H. Franklin Andrews, A Genealogy of James Hamlin of Barnstable, Massachusetts, Eldest Son of James Hamlin, the Immigrant, Who Came from London, England and Settled in Barnstable 1639, 1639-1902 (Extra, IA: author, 1902), p. 582, digitized by the Library of Congress.
BRADFORD, JOEL PACKARD and
WING, ANNA HATHAWAY Mother and son, Anna Hathaway (Wing) Bradford and son Joel are Cooke descendants, most likely Gen. 8 (Anna) and 9 (Joel.) The son is also a a Warren, Howland-Tilley and Bradford via his father. See those writeups for more details. Until the 1996 Cooke Silver Book is fully updated (the Jan. 2017 addendum doesn't count) I'm not entirely sure whether they are Gen 8/9 or maybe 9/10. The Cooke book gets as far as the Eleazer Hathaway born in Dartmouth 1739 marrying Alice Pope. They had a son named Eleazer but the son would have been two when an Eleazer Hathaway married an Anna Pope in Dartmouth. Those were Sarah's parents and that marriage is not listed in the book. Alice and Anna Hathaway were not sisters because they had different fathers, but the VRs don't show Alice Hathaway dying. Thus it's not clear if this was a second marriage for Eleazer or a second Eleazer altogether. For now, I will assume it is the same man, marrying cousins. Thus, from Anna's mother working back, their Cooke line runs: Sarah Pope (Hathaway) Wing, Eleazer Hathaway, Gamaliel Hathaway, Jonathan, Sarah (Cooke) Hathaway, John and father Francis Cooke, both passengers on the Mayflower. Image and some info from Franklyn Howland, A History of the Town of Acushnet (New Bedford: author, 1907), pp. 146, 267, 269-70, 271, digitized by the Library of Congress. |
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BREITLING, JOSEPH CUSHMAN
Grandson of a German immigrant to Mobile, AL and son of a Confederate soldier, Joseph had a middle name and MA upbringing that made him relatively easy to trace. The book with this image names his maternal grandparents & great grandparents, then with a little help from the DAR database I found the birth of his great-great grandfather in the Allerton silver book. That revealed the Alden-Mullins, Standish, Cooke, & Hopkins links. The Hopkins book reveals a third Hopkins line and the Howland-Tilley connection. Joseph's Gen 10 Cooke line runs: Katherine Elizabeth (Cushman) Breitling, Thaddeus Thompson Cushman, Levi, Isaiah, Isaiah, Josiah, Martha (Cooke) Cushman, Jacob Cooke, Francis of the Mayflower. If you want more photos and more info, Joseph (b. 1874) and grandfather Thaddeus were both M.D.s so will have left a paper trail in ME and VT. The Thompson lead is worth pursuing for more Cooke ancestry in particular. Image & info from William H. Jeffrey, Successful Vermonters: A Modern Gazetteer of Caledonia, Essex, and Orleans Counties (East Burke, VT: Historical Publishing, 1904), pp. 99-101, digitized by the Allen County (IN) Public Library.
Grandson of a German immigrant to Mobile, AL and son of a Confederate soldier, Joseph had a middle name and MA upbringing that made him relatively easy to trace. The book with this image names his maternal grandparents & great grandparents, then with a little help from the DAR database I found the birth of his great-great grandfather in the Allerton silver book. That revealed the Alden-Mullins, Standish, Cooke, & Hopkins links. The Hopkins book reveals a third Hopkins line and the Howland-Tilley connection. Joseph's Gen 10 Cooke line runs: Katherine Elizabeth (Cushman) Breitling, Thaddeus Thompson Cushman, Levi, Isaiah, Isaiah, Josiah, Martha (Cooke) Cushman, Jacob Cooke, Francis of the Mayflower. If you want more photos and more info, Joseph (b. 1874) and grandfather Thaddeus were both M.D.s so will have left a paper trail in ME and VT. The Thompson lead is worth pursuing for more Cooke ancestry in particular. Image & info from William H. Jeffrey, Successful Vermonters: A Modern Gazetteer of Caledonia, Essex, and Orleans Counties (East Burke, VT: Historical Publishing, 1904), pp. 99-101, digitized by the Allen County (IN) Public Library.
BRIDGMAN, ADDISON DANIEL
Brother of Laura Dewey Bridgman, below, Dr. Addison Bridgman (b 1832 NH) was likewise a 5-time Mayflower descendant and a Gen 9 Allerton. He was unusual for his time, though, in that he moved to GA in 1856 and then to IL in the late 1860s. In between was the Civil War and he served as a surgeon (I believe) in the 25th GA Vols. He did marry but the book with this photo, written while he was alive, did not mention children. See Laura's writeup for lineage details. Image and some info from Burt Nichols Bridgman & Joseph Clark Bridgman, Genealogy of the Bridgman Family, Descendants of James Bridgman 1636-1894 (Hyde Park, MA: Clark Bryan Printers, 1894), p. 63, digitized by the Boston Public Library.
Brother of Laura Dewey Bridgman, below, Dr. Addison Bridgman (b 1832 NH) was likewise a 5-time Mayflower descendant and a Gen 9 Allerton. He was unusual for his time, though, in that he moved to GA in 1856 and then to IL in the late 1860s. In between was the Civil War and he served as a surgeon (I believe) in the 25th GA Vols. He did marry but the book with this photo, written while he was alive, did not mention children. See Laura's writeup for lineage details. Image and some info from Burt Nichols Bridgman & Joseph Clark Bridgman, Genealogy of the Bridgman Family, Descendants of James Bridgman 1636-1894 (Hyde Park, MA: Clark Bryan Printers, 1894), p. 63, digitized by the Boston Public Library.
BRIDGMAN, LAURA DEWEY
Laura's family descended from 5 Mayflower passengers but via her maternal grandfather's mother, Asenath (Cushman) Downer. See her Allerton writeup for more on her interesting life. Laura's Gen 9 Cooke line runs: Harmony (Downer) Bridgman, Cushman Downer, Asenath (Cushman) Downer, Allerton Cushman, Allerton, Martha (Cooke) Cushman, Jacob Cooke, Francis of the Mayflower. Her other pilgrim ancestor write-ups are on the Allerton, Hopkins, Soule, and Warren pages. Image from the National Library of Medicine, Washington, D.C.
Laura's family descended from 5 Mayflower passengers but via her maternal grandfather's mother, Asenath (Cushman) Downer. See her Allerton writeup for more on her interesting life. Laura's Gen 9 Cooke line runs: Harmony (Downer) Bridgman, Cushman Downer, Asenath (Cushman) Downer, Allerton Cushman, Allerton, Martha (Cooke) Cushman, Jacob Cooke, Francis of the Mayflower. Her other pilgrim ancestor write-ups are on the Allerton, Hopkins, Soule, and Warren pages. Image from the National Library of Medicine, Washington, D.C.
BRIGGS, SAMUEL
His is the only image in his book, but working backwards until I could come up with a name to type into the NEHGS database of GSMD silver book Generation 5 descendants, I scored on the first try. Walter Briggs, his great-great-grandfather had a Cooke descendant for a mother. If you are thinking of applying through the descendants of Walter and his siblings (Deborah, Hannah, Josiah, and Charles, according to Samuel's book), remember you can't use it as proof of anything. It simply tells you where events took place so that you can go get the government records proving (or not) what Samuel wrote (and he has a lot of blanks, including Walter's line-carrying mother's surname.) Samuel was born in 1841 in New York, where the family had been since Walter moved there before 1730. His Gen 9 Cooke line runs, beginning with his father: Isaac Varian Briggs, Samuel, Edward, Walter, Sarah (Wilcox) Briggs, Elizabeth (Cooke) Wilcox, John & Francis Cooke, both Mayflower passengers. Remember! The silver books do not repeat the line of John Cooke's wife, Sarah Warren, meaning that this online index will not tell you Gen 5 was a Warren descendant. You still have to trace the line back up to Gen 2 in the silver book to find any other passenger links. See Samuel's Warren writeup for that line. Image and info from Samuel Briggs, The Briggs Family (Cleveland: Schenk, 1880), pp. 142, 143, 145, 150, 153, 157, digitized by the Boston Public Library.
His is the only image in his book, but working backwards until I could come up with a name to type into the NEHGS database of GSMD silver book Generation 5 descendants, I scored on the first try. Walter Briggs, his great-great-grandfather had a Cooke descendant for a mother. If you are thinking of applying through the descendants of Walter and his siblings (Deborah, Hannah, Josiah, and Charles, according to Samuel's book), remember you can't use it as proof of anything. It simply tells you where events took place so that you can go get the government records proving (or not) what Samuel wrote (and he has a lot of blanks, including Walter's line-carrying mother's surname.) Samuel was born in 1841 in New York, where the family had been since Walter moved there before 1730. His Gen 9 Cooke line runs, beginning with his father: Isaac Varian Briggs, Samuel, Edward, Walter, Sarah (Wilcox) Briggs, Elizabeth (Cooke) Wilcox, John & Francis Cooke, both Mayflower passengers. Remember! The silver books do not repeat the line of John Cooke's wife, Sarah Warren, meaning that this online index will not tell you Gen 5 was a Warren descendant. You still have to trace the line back up to Gen 2 in the silver book to find any other passenger links. See Samuel's Warren writeup for that line. Image and info from Samuel Briggs, The Briggs Family (Cleveland: Schenk, 1880), pp. 142, 143, 145, 150, 153, 157, digitized by the Boston Public Library.
BUFFINTON, JAMES
The Hon. James Buffinton, born in then-Troy (Fall River), MA in 1817 is a Generation 8 descendant of pilgrim Francis Cooke. This lineage was via his mother, Mary Hart of Dartmouth, whose paternal great-grandmother was Sarah Taber, daughter of Mary Tomson and Thomas Taber, as his second wife. The title "Hon." refers to James's status as a U.S. congressman. He was also a teacher, merchant, whaling seaman, and mayor of Fall River, MA, your webmaster's birthplace. Image looks like a reprint from a photo made during his 1855-63 first congressional term or possibly his 1865 reelection, as he died a stouter, white-haired man in 1875, but is reproduced from Henry M. Fenner, HIstory of Fall River (NY: F. T. Smiley, 1906), p. 185, digitized by the Library of Congress.
The Hon. James Buffinton, born in then-Troy (Fall River), MA in 1817 is a Generation 8 descendant of pilgrim Francis Cooke. This lineage was via his mother, Mary Hart of Dartmouth, whose paternal great-grandmother was Sarah Taber, daughter of Mary Tomson and Thomas Taber, as his second wife. The title "Hon." refers to James's status as a U.S. congressman. He was also a teacher, merchant, whaling seaman, and mayor of Fall River, MA, your webmaster's birthplace. Image looks like a reprint from a photo made during his 1855-63 first congressional term or possibly his 1865 reelection, as he died a stouter, white-haired man in 1875, but is reproduced from Henry M. Fenner, HIstory of Fall River (NY: F. T. Smiley, 1906), p. 185, digitized by the Library of Congress.
Church, Nathaniel
Nathaniel Church of Fairhaven (1798-1865) was a Generation 8 Cooke (twice) on his mother's side and twice a Warren descendant of Generations 7 and/or 8. The book from which this photo comes starts with the original Richard Church, who married Elizabeth Warren, daughter of pilgrim Richard, moves on to Benjamin Church, then directly to Nathaniel's parents, Joseph Church and Deborah Perry. There were several Joseph Churches in circulation in the area during the mid 1700s. A search of the NEHGS databases & the NEHGR for Deborah Perry's antecedents turned up her parents in the Warren and Cooke Silver Books. Deborah's mother was Susannah Swift, daughter of Deborah Hathaway (Jonathan Hathaway, Sarah Cooke, John Francis) and Jireh Swift (Abigail Gibbs, Alice Warren, Nathaniel, Richard). Her father, Dr. Samuel Perry, was also a Generation 6 Cooke descendant (Ebenezer, Esther Taber, Esther Cooke, John, Francis.) They appear in the respective Silver Books. Nathaniel's paternal Warren line may or may not have gone through Col. Benjamin Church of King Philip's War fame, as stated in the volume below. This series (Representative Men, etc.) has its errors, including an "autograph" beneath the photo denoting the man to be "Nathanius" Church. There seems to have been no such person, but there it is, neatly inscribed. Image from Representative Men and Old Families of Southeastern Massachusetts, v. 2 (Chicago: J. M. Beers, 1912), p. 552, digitized by the Boston Public Library.
CHURCHILL, CHAUNCEY CARROLL
The Churchill Family in America has numerous errors, including my line that has a preteen boy marrying and producing a number of Churchill heirs. The Churchill book gives Jonathan's wife's maiden name as both "Worcester" and "Foster"; the Cooke silver book says "Worster." The Cooke silver book gets to the birth of Chauncey's grandfather Francis & marriage to grandmother Phebe Leathers, which is a generation beyond the Warren silver books. You still need vital records to prove everyone else. Fortunately, Chauncey's people remained in New England (VT & MA) so you can find his lineage on the NEHGS fairly readily and he was Norfolk Co. Treasurer, so should have left a reasonable paper trail. His Gen 8 Warren line runs: William Leathers Churchill, Francis, Jonathan, Hannah (Bartlett) Churchill, Sarah (Cooke) Bartlett, Jacob Cooke, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. Chauncey is also a Gen. 9 Warren descendant via the Churchills; see that writeup for the lineage. Image & some info from D. Hamilton Hurd, History of Norfolk County, Massachusetts, with Biographical Sketches of its Pioneers and Prominent Men (Philadelphia: Lewis, 1884), p. 109. Other info from Churchill, et al., The Churchill Family in America (Boston: G. A. Churchill Family, n.d. (by 1893 & bef. 1914), pp. 12, 24-25, 57-58, 129, 243. Both books digitized by the Library of Congress.
The Churchill Family in America has numerous errors, including my line that has a preteen boy marrying and producing a number of Churchill heirs. The Churchill book gives Jonathan's wife's maiden name as both "Worcester" and "Foster"; the Cooke silver book says "Worster." The Cooke silver book gets to the birth of Chauncey's grandfather Francis & marriage to grandmother Phebe Leathers, which is a generation beyond the Warren silver books. You still need vital records to prove everyone else. Fortunately, Chauncey's people remained in New England (VT & MA) so you can find his lineage on the NEHGS fairly readily and he was Norfolk Co. Treasurer, so should have left a reasonable paper trail. His Gen 8 Warren line runs: William Leathers Churchill, Francis, Jonathan, Hannah (Bartlett) Churchill, Sarah (Cooke) Bartlett, Jacob Cooke, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. Chauncey is also a Gen. 9 Warren descendant via the Churchills; see that writeup for the lineage. Image & some info from D. Hamilton Hurd, History of Norfolk County, Massachusetts, with Biographical Sketches of its Pioneers and Prominent Men (Philadelphia: Lewis, 1884), p. 109. Other info from Churchill, et al., The Churchill Family in America (Boston: G. A. Churchill Family, n.d. (by 1893 & bef. 1914), pp. 12, 24-25, 57-58, 129, 243. Both books digitized by the Library of Congress.
CLARK, DENNIS WOODRUFF
See the writeup on his son Mervin Washburn Clark, below, for the details on proving this Gen 9 Cooke line and for the actual lineage. Dennis W. (b. Farmington, CT 1819, d. Portland, ME 1904) was also a Chilton descendant, as was Mervin. If you wish to prove this line for GSMD membership, do review the text of the book from which this image was taken and also the Clark genealogy (John Clark of Farrington, CT) that Dennis commissioned because he and the earlier generation actually went west, lived in several different states, but wound up back in New England. Thus their paper trail may look confusing. Image & some info from George Thomas Little et al., comps., Genealogical and Family History of the State of Maine, Vol. 4 (NY: Lewis, 1909), pp. 1882-3, digitized by the Library of Congress.
See the writeup on his son Mervin Washburn Clark, below, for the details on proving this Gen 9 Cooke line and for the actual lineage. Dennis W. (b. Farmington, CT 1819, d. Portland, ME 1904) was also a Chilton descendant, as was Mervin. If you wish to prove this line for GSMD membership, do review the text of the book from which this image was taken and also the Clark genealogy (John Clark of Farrington, CT) that Dennis commissioned because he and the earlier generation actually went west, lived in several different states, but wound up back in New England. Thus their paper trail may look confusing. Image & some info from George Thomas Little et al., comps., Genealogical and Family History of the State of Maine, Vol. 4 (NY: Lewis, 1909), pp. 1882-3, digitized by the Library of Congress.
CLARK, HERBERT ALLYNE
Major Clark was a Generation 9 Cooke descendant via his father, Samuel W. Clark. See the Allerton and Browne sections for details because it was those Silver Books that revealed Warren, Cooke, and Howland lines. Herbert's Cooke line runs as follows: Samuel Woodbine Clark, Abisha Tinkham Clark, Lucy (Tinkham) Clark, Abisha/Abaisha/Abishai Tinkham, John Tinkham, Esther (Wright) Tinkham, Hester (Cooke) Wright, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. The author of this book claims Bradford genes. Can you help with that? Image and info from Representative Men and Old Families of Southeastern Massachusetts, v. I (Chicago: J. M. Beers, 1912), p. 448, digitized by the Boston Public Library.
Major Clark was a Generation 9 Cooke descendant via his father, Samuel W. Clark. See the Allerton and Browne sections for details because it was those Silver Books that revealed Warren, Cooke, and Howland lines. Herbert's Cooke line runs as follows: Samuel Woodbine Clark, Abisha Tinkham Clark, Lucy (Tinkham) Clark, Abisha/Abaisha/Abishai Tinkham, John Tinkham, Esther (Wright) Tinkham, Hester (Cooke) Wright, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. The author of this book claims Bradford genes. Can you help with that? Image and info from Representative Men and Old Families of Southeastern Massachusetts, v. I (Chicago: J. M. Beers, 1912), p. 448, digitized by the Boston Public Library.
CLARK, MERVIN WASHBURN
The author of the book from which this image comes claims that Mervin (b. 1861) was eligible for membership in the GSMD on Standish & Hopkins lines but does not claim that he joined. I find no evidence of those 2 lines (which may explain Mervin not joining) but was not able to find much on Mervin's maternal grandparents. He also writes that Mervin's father Dennis (above) commissioned a Clark family biography and nothing I see in that book upholds or even mentions the claim so perhaps it was an author involved in compiling & writing Volume 4 (below) who invented it or knew something I don't. I found evidence for Cooke & Chilton lines. Mervin's Gen 10 Cooke line runs as follows: Dennis Woodruff Clark, Milicent (Washburn) Clark, Joseph Washburn, Joseph, Joseph, Joseph, Elizabeth (Mitchell) Washburn, Jane (Cooke) Mitchell, Francis Cooke. See the Chilton section for that lineage. The Cooke silver book speculates (favorably) about Josephs 2 & 3, and what I saw on the NEHGS matches, but the book is 20 years old. Supposedly an update is in the works. You would have to prove everything from the 3rd Joseph on down to join the GSMD on this line. Image & info from George Thomas Little et al., comps., Genealogical and Family History of the State of Maine, Vol. 4 (NY: Lewis, 1909), pp. 1883-4, digitized by the Library of Congress.
The author of the book from which this image comes claims that Mervin (b. 1861) was eligible for membership in the GSMD on Standish & Hopkins lines but does not claim that he joined. I find no evidence of those 2 lines (which may explain Mervin not joining) but was not able to find much on Mervin's maternal grandparents. He also writes that Mervin's father Dennis (above) commissioned a Clark family biography and nothing I see in that book upholds or even mentions the claim so perhaps it was an author involved in compiling & writing Volume 4 (below) who invented it or knew something I don't. I found evidence for Cooke & Chilton lines. Mervin's Gen 10 Cooke line runs as follows: Dennis Woodruff Clark, Milicent (Washburn) Clark, Joseph Washburn, Joseph, Joseph, Joseph, Elizabeth (Mitchell) Washburn, Jane (Cooke) Mitchell, Francis Cooke. See the Chilton section for that lineage. The Cooke silver book speculates (favorably) about Josephs 2 & 3, and what I saw on the NEHGS matches, but the book is 20 years old. Supposedly an update is in the works. You would have to prove everything from the 3rd Joseph on down to join the GSMD on this line. Image & info from George Thomas Little et al., comps., Genealogical and Family History of the State of Maine, Vol. 4 (NY: Lewis, 1909), pp. 1883-4, digitized by the Library of Congress.
Copeland, Davis
Born in West Bridgewater, 1835, Davis was the younger brother of Ira Copeland, below. The two were Generation 9 Cooke, Hopkins, and Billington courtesy of their mother Judith Washburn (Kingman) Copeland and Generation 8/9 Alden-Mullins & Gen 9 Warren descendants thanks to their father Francis. Judith's namesake grandmother was a Generation 5 Cooke & Hopkins, so the brothers' Cooke line runs: Judith Washburn (Kingman) Copeland, Judith (Washburn) Kingman, Jabez Washburn, Jr., Judith (Faunce) Washburn, Lydia (Cooke) Faunce, Jacob Cooke, Jacob, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower.) The Hopkins book will refer you to the Cooke volume, which takes you to Jabez Washburn, Jr. The Alden silver book Part 4 gets as far as the marriage of the brother's Copeland grandparents. Image & info from Representative Men and Old Families of Southeastern Massachusetts, v. 2 (Chicago: J. M. Beers, 1912), p. 633, digitized by the Boston Public Library.
Copeland, Heman
Born in West Bridgewater, 1843, Heman (d. 1909 Chula Vista, CA) was the youngest brother of Davis (above) and Ira (below.) The brothers were Generation 9 Cooke, Billington, & Hopkins descendents courtesy of their mother Judith Washburn (Kingman) Copeland and Generation 8/9 Alden-Mullins & Gen 9 Warren descendants via their father Francis Copeland. (See Davis Copeland description.) Image & info from Representative Men and Old Families of Southeastern Massachusetts, v. 2 (Chicago: J. M. Beers, 1912), p. 634, digitized by the Boston Public Library.
Copeland, Ira
Born in West Bridgewater, 1831, Ira was the brother of Davis & Heman Copeland, above. The brothers were Generation 9 Cooke, Billington, & Hopkins descendents courtesy of their mother Judith Washburn (Kingman) Copeland and Generation 8/9 Alden-Mullins & Gen 9 Warren descendants via their father Francis Copeland. (See Davis Copeland description.) Image & info from Representative Men and Old Families of Southeastern Massachusetts, v. 2 (Chicago: J. M. Beers, 1912), p. 632, digitized by the Boston Public Library.
Cornell, Daniel Howland
Daniel Howland Cornell was a Generation 10 descendant of both Francis Cooke and George Soule, thanks to the Generation 3 marriage of Adam Wright, son of Hester (Cooke) Wright, and Sarah Soule. Another generation of Wright was followed by 3 of Gifford and 3 more of Cornell. Much information on Giffords can be found in Daniels & McLean, "William Gifford of Sandwich," New England Historical and Genealogical Register, commencing in 1974 and spread over multiple issues. The article is excellent but not perfect. Members of the New England Historic Genealogical Society can download any issue. (See links page.) The Register dates to 1847. Image taken from Henry M. Fenner, HIstory of Fall River (NY: F. T. Smiley, 1906), p. 216, digitized by the Library of Congress.
CORNISH, ALBERT JUDSON
Son of Joel Northrop Cornish, below, judge Albert J. Cornish (b. 1855) may have been born in NY or IA but practiced law in Lincoln, NE, where he was city attorney, state legislator, then a judge. Given his line of work there should be a good paper trail and other photos. He had 3 small children by the time this book was published, so if you are a Cornish from Nebraska, this might be your line. See Joel's writeup for Albert's Gen. 9 Cooke lineage. Note that around 1900 full beards were going out of style so you can get an idea of what Joel would have looked like as a younger man w/o facial foliage from Albert's picture. Image and info from Joseph E. Cornish, The History and Genealogy of the Cornish Families in America (Boston: Ellis, 1907), p. 190.
Son of Joel Northrop Cornish, below, judge Albert J. Cornish (b. 1855) may have been born in NY or IA but practiced law in Lincoln, NE, where he was city attorney, state legislator, then a judge. Given his line of work there should be a good paper trail and other photos. He had 3 small children by the time this book was published, so if you are a Cornish from Nebraska, this might be your line. See Joel's writeup for Albert's Gen. 9 Cooke lineage. Note that around 1900 full beards were going out of style so you can get an idea of what Joel would have looked like as a younger man w/o facial foliage from Albert's picture. Image and info from Joseph E. Cornish, The History and Genealogy of the Cornish Families in America (Boston: Ellis, 1907), p. 190.
CORNISH, JOEL NORTHROP
Born in 1828, probably in Lee Centre, NY, to Allen Cornish and Clarissa Cornish, distant cousins originally from the Plymouth area, Col. Cornish was a Gen. 8 Cooke & Hopkins descendant and a Gen. 7 Doty descendant via his father. Allen's birth and marriage to Clarissa are in the Doty Silver Book, Vol. 1. As a descendant of Pilgrim Edward Doty's son John, Joel was also a Cooke and Hopkins. The Cooke Silver Book lists John Doty's children but then directs readers to the Doty volumes for further generations. Joel's Cooke line runs: Allen Cornish, Abigail (Clark) Cornish, Experience (Doty) Clark, Josiah Doty, Elizabeth (Cooke) Doty, Jacob Cooke, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. See his Doty writeup on this site for more sources and information about him. He was the father of Albert Judson Cornish, above. Image and info from Joseph E. Cornish, The History and Genealogy of the Cornish Families in America (Boston: Ellis, 1907), pp. 154-5, 172-3, digitized by the G word.
Born in 1828, probably in Lee Centre, NY, to Allen Cornish and Clarissa Cornish, distant cousins originally from the Plymouth area, Col. Cornish was a Gen. 8 Cooke & Hopkins descendant and a Gen. 7 Doty descendant via his father. Allen's birth and marriage to Clarissa are in the Doty Silver Book, Vol. 1. As a descendant of Pilgrim Edward Doty's son John, Joel was also a Cooke and Hopkins. The Cooke Silver Book lists John Doty's children but then directs readers to the Doty volumes for further generations. Joel's Cooke line runs: Allen Cornish, Abigail (Clark) Cornish, Experience (Doty) Clark, Josiah Doty, Elizabeth (Cooke) Doty, Jacob Cooke, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. See his Doty writeup on this site for more sources and information about him. He was the father of Albert Judson Cornish, above. Image and info from Joseph E. Cornish, The History and Genealogy of the Cornish Families in America (Boston: Ellis, 1907), pp. 154-5, 172-3, digitized by the G word.
CRAPO, GEORGE M.
Maybe if I knew what the "M." stood for I wouldn't have to do so much guessing with this one. (See George's White writeup.) I will call George a likely Gen. 9 Cooke. His mother was Phebe K[empton?] (Hathaway) Crapo, daughter of Nathan Hathaway & Elizabeth "Betsy" Kempton of New Bedford, MA. Nathan did not live long and his wife, who had married him in 1810, wound up selling some of their land in 1827 to make ends meet. This was land they had acquired from a Jonathan Kempton, possibly a father. There is no birth record for Nathan, but his gravestone on Findagrave shows Nathan of Fairhaven, d. 1826 as b. 1782. Someone on the internet speculated that his father was Gen 6 Cooke Micah Hathaway, son of Gamaliel Hathaway, but Findagrave's speculation shows no such son for Micah. Still Hathaways from that time & place were almost always Cookes. And what about Betsy Kempton? To have married in 1810 she had to have been born by about 1795. I found no definitive second marriage or death record (though a Betsy Hathaway with no recorded parents died in the New Bedford alms house in the 1860s, and would have been born roughly 1784.) The Cooke Silver Book has a compelling Gen 6 Cooke Jonathan Kempton, b Dartmouth to Mary Hathaway & Thomas Kempton, in 1757. Mary died a year later and Thomas married a Phebe, thus Phebe Kempton could be a stepmother/grandmother for whom Elizabeth Kempton Hathaway named daughter Phebe K. Hathaway. Supposing Nathan Hathaway to really have been the son of Micah, that would make Nathan and Betsy 3rd cousins, which sounds about right for that time and place. I will stop here, but assuming that both parents do come from the same Hathaway & Kempton tribes that I am test fitting here, George would also be a Warren, as well as a White and Cooke. Until I get better evidence I will refrain from putting him on that page and from stating the lineages. Image from Leonard Bolles Ellis, History of the Fire Dept. of the City of New Bedford, MA 1772-1890 (New Bedford: E. Anthony, 1890), pp. 226, digitized by the University of MA, Dartmouth.
Maybe if I knew what the "M." stood for I wouldn't have to do so much guessing with this one. (See George's White writeup.) I will call George a likely Gen. 9 Cooke. His mother was Phebe K[empton?] (Hathaway) Crapo, daughter of Nathan Hathaway & Elizabeth "Betsy" Kempton of New Bedford, MA. Nathan did not live long and his wife, who had married him in 1810, wound up selling some of their land in 1827 to make ends meet. This was land they had acquired from a Jonathan Kempton, possibly a father. There is no birth record for Nathan, but his gravestone on Findagrave shows Nathan of Fairhaven, d. 1826 as b. 1782. Someone on the internet speculated that his father was Gen 6 Cooke Micah Hathaway, son of Gamaliel Hathaway, but Findagrave's speculation shows no such son for Micah. Still Hathaways from that time & place were almost always Cookes. And what about Betsy Kempton? To have married in 1810 she had to have been born by about 1795. I found no definitive second marriage or death record (though a Betsy Hathaway with no recorded parents died in the New Bedford alms house in the 1860s, and would have been born roughly 1784.) The Cooke Silver Book has a compelling Gen 6 Cooke Jonathan Kempton, b Dartmouth to Mary Hathaway & Thomas Kempton, in 1757. Mary died a year later and Thomas married a Phebe, thus Phebe Kempton could be a stepmother/grandmother for whom Elizabeth Kempton Hathaway named daughter Phebe K. Hathaway. Supposing Nathan Hathaway to really have been the son of Micah, that would make Nathan and Betsy 3rd cousins, which sounds about right for that time and place. I will stop here, but assuming that both parents do come from the same Hathaway & Kempton tribes that I am test fitting here, George would also be a Warren, as well as a White and Cooke. Until I get better evidence I will refrain from putting him on that page and from stating the lineages. Image from Leonard Bolles Ellis, History of the Fire Dept. of the City of New Bedford, MA 1772-1890 (New Bedford: E. Anthony, 1890), pp. 226, digitized by the University of MA, Dartmouth.
CRAPO, HENRY HOWLAND
Henry is a Generation 9 Cooke and Warren (Mayflower passenger John Cooke, son of Francis, married Sarah Warren, daughter of Richard) as well as a Generation 8 White descendant. There is much genealogical detail in a two-volume book a descendant of the same name wrote, Certain Comeoverers, published in 1912, including charts, but no images. The Warren Silver Book does not follow this line because it was covered already in the existing Cooke book, which gets as far as the birth of Generation 6 descendant, Levina Hammond, who would marry John Chase of Dartmouth. Crapo's book goes one generation further, to his grandparents. See the writeup on his grandson, William C. Durant, below, for the lineage. Image from Old Dartmouth Historical Sketches No. 23 (New Bedford, 1909) pp. 3, digitized by the Library of Congress, with the picture photographed there by a helpful reader to produce a sharper image than the digitization of other works with this same picture.
Henry is a Generation 9 Cooke and Warren (Mayflower passenger John Cooke, son of Francis, married Sarah Warren, daughter of Richard) as well as a Generation 8 White descendant. There is much genealogical detail in a two-volume book a descendant of the same name wrote, Certain Comeoverers, published in 1912, including charts, but no images. The Warren Silver Book does not follow this line because it was covered already in the existing Cooke book, which gets as far as the birth of Generation 6 descendant, Levina Hammond, who would marry John Chase of Dartmouth. Crapo's book goes one generation further, to his grandparents. See the writeup on his grandson, William C. Durant, below, for the lineage. Image from Old Dartmouth Historical Sketches No. 23 (New Bedford, 1909) pp. 3, digitized by the Library of Congress, with the picture photographed there by a helpful reader to produce a sharper image than the digitization of other works with this same picture.
CRAPO, WILLIAM WALLACE
William (1830-1926), like his father Henry active in politics, was a New Bedford attorney. He would be a Generation 10 Cooke and Warren, as well as a Generation 9 White. See their White bios for more information, including the pronunciation of their surname (CRAY-poe). The image on the left is from Duane Hamilton Hurd, History of Bristol County, Massachusetts (Philadelphia: J. W. Lewis, 1883), p. 18, digitized by the Library of Congress. The one on the right is of William, age 83, at the dedication of the Whaleman Statue outside the New Bedford Public Library in 1913, from the library's collection, room 309, cabinet U07, shelf SH10, container BX14:F029, digitized by Digital Commonwealth. The link will take you to the entire photo. Click on the little plus sign inside the magnifying glass, top right, and it will take you to an enlargeable view so you can search for your people or get a closer look at William. There is now (Nov. 2018) a photo of him on findagrave that points out his resemblance to nephew William Crapo Durant (below), who as founder of General Motors has lots and lots of pictures online at various ages. You can see their Cooke lineage in the Durant writeup as well. |
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CUSHMAN, DON ALONZO
He is actually a closer relative of the Dresser cousins, below, than he is of the one other Cushman here or the many in the Allerton section. Like the Dressers he is also an Allerton, Hopkins, and Warren but also a Soule. Don Alonzo's Gen 6 Cooke line runs: Allerton Cushman, Allerton, Martha (Cooke) Cushman, Jacob Cooke, Francis of the Mayflower. Don Alonzo (b. 1792 CT) was a merchant, according to the book with this photo (which gives a detailed story of his life.) The family moved to Otsego Co, NY. The Cooke silver book cheats and sends you off to the Allerton book for everything after the birth of grandfather Allerton Cushman, but it only gets you one more generation. The Soule pink book will get you to Don Alonzo's birth. See the Allerton writeup for more details. Image and info from Henry Wyles Cushman, A Historical and Biographical Genealogy of the Cushmans etc., pp. 171, 302, 515, digitized by the Boston Public Library.
He is actually a closer relative of the Dresser cousins, below, than he is of the one other Cushman here or the many in the Allerton section. Like the Dressers he is also an Allerton, Hopkins, and Warren but also a Soule. Don Alonzo's Gen 6 Cooke line runs: Allerton Cushman, Allerton, Martha (Cooke) Cushman, Jacob Cooke, Francis of the Mayflower. Don Alonzo (b. 1792 CT) was a merchant, according to the book with this photo (which gives a detailed story of his life.) The family moved to Otsego Co, NY. The Cooke silver book cheats and sends you off to the Allerton book for everything after the birth of grandfather Allerton Cushman, but it only gets you one more generation. The Soule pink book will get you to Don Alonzo's birth. See the Allerton writeup for more details. Image and info from Henry Wyles Cushman, A Historical and Biographical Genealogy of the Cushmans etc., pp. 171, 302, 515, digitized by the Boston Public Library.
CUSHMAN, HERCULES
The Hon. Hercules Cushman (1785-1832), shown here at age 44 (1829), was a Gen. 7 Cooke, Soule & Eaton, Gen. 8 Priest, a Standish, Alden, and Mullins descendant on his mother's side and a Gen. 8 Warren and Gen 7 Allerton on his father's side. The image at top left is a scan of an engraving of a Daguerrotype of an oil painting done from life. Hercules's Cooke line runs: Mercy (Soule) Cushman, Abigail (Bennett) Soule, Mercy (Tomson) Bennett, Jacob Tomson, Mary (Cooke) Tomson, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. The Cooke silver book gets as far as the birth of grandmother Abigail and the Soule pink book (#323 ii) her marriage & that of her daughter Mercy to Noah Cushman. See Hercules' other write-ups for more details. Image and info from Henry Wyles Cushman, A Historical and Biographical Genealogy of the Cushmans: The Descendants of Robert Cushman, the Puritan, from the Year 1617 to 1855 (Boston: Little, Brown, 1855), pp. 167, 283, 288, 289-292, digitized by the Boston Public Library. Caution: Tthis edition apparently had some pages come out and the library reinserted them out of order.
The Hon. Hercules Cushman (1785-1832), shown here at age 44 (1829), was a Gen. 7 Cooke, Soule & Eaton, Gen. 8 Priest, a Standish, Alden, and Mullins descendant on his mother's side and a Gen. 8 Warren and Gen 7 Allerton on his father's side. The image at top left is a scan of an engraving of a Daguerrotype of an oil painting done from life. Hercules's Cooke line runs: Mercy (Soule) Cushman, Abigail (Bennett) Soule, Mercy (Tomson) Bennett, Jacob Tomson, Mary (Cooke) Tomson, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. The Cooke silver book gets as far as the birth of grandmother Abigail and the Soule pink book (#323 ii) her marriage & that of her daughter Mercy to Noah Cushman. See Hercules' other write-ups for more details. Image and info from Henry Wyles Cushman, A Historical and Biographical Genealogy of the Cushmans: The Descendants of Robert Cushman, the Puritan, from the Year 1617 to 1855 (Boston: Little, Brown, 1855), pp. 167, 283, 288, 289-292, digitized by the Boston Public Library. Caution: Tthis edition apparently had some pages come out and the library reinserted them out of order.
DAVIS, ETHEL JOSEPHINE
Ethel's picture came with the writeup in her high school yearbook. Never let anyone digitize your high school yearbook. She may have other Mayflower lines but let's start with Cooke. (She is also a Warren descendant but that line is not covered in the Warren silver books.) Born in 1894 in Fall River, MA, Ethel shows up in the 1920 census as a teacher, so she accomplished one of her stated goals in the yearbook by the time she was 25 but not the other, which was matrimony. Her Gen 11 Cooke line runs: James A. Davis, Esther Margaret (Gifford) Davis, Noah Gifford, Martha (Hathaway) Gifford, Nathaniel Hathaway, Antipas, Thomas, Sarah (Cooke) Hathaway, John and his father Francis Cooke. (You can join the Mayflower Society on either John or Francis as both were Mayflower passengers.) Image and starter info from The Durfee Record (Fall River: BMC Durfee High School, 1912), p. 42, digitized by the Fall River Public Library and Durfee High School's Keeley Library. Thank you to the NEHGS's Valerie Beaudrault, Assistant Editor of the "Spotlight" feature in the weekly electronic newsletter for tipping me off to this resource in the 31 May 2017 issue. See Ethel's writeup in the Warren section for that line.
Ethel's picture came with the writeup in her high school yearbook. Never let anyone digitize your high school yearbook. She may have other Mayflower lines but let's start with Cooke. (She is also a Warren descendant but that line is not covered in the Warren silver books.) Born in 1894 in Fall River, MA, Ethel shows up in the 1920 census as a teacher, so she accomplished one of her stated goals in the yearbook by the time she was 25 but not the other, which was matrimony. Her Gen 11 Cooke line runs: James A. Davis, Esther Margaret (Gifford) Davis, Noah Gifford, Martha (Hathaway) Gifford, Nathaniel Hathaway, Antipas, Thomas, Sarah (Cooke) Hathaway, John and his father Francis Cooke. (You can join the Mayflower Society on either John or Francis as both were Mayflower passengers.) Image and starter info from The Durfee Record (Fall River: BMC Durfee High School, 1912), p. 42, digitized by the Fall River Public Library and Durfee High School's Keeley Library. Thank you to the NEHGS's Valerie Beaudrault, Assistant Editor of the "Spotlight" feature in the weekly electronic newsletter for tipping me off to this resource in the 31 May 2017 issue. See Ethel's writeup in the Warren section for that line.
DEAN, THEODORE
The book from which this photo was taken gives his lineage correctly but along the Dean line. Finding Theodore's pilgrim ancestry requires you to peel off when you see the name "Washburn" among the females and go looking in the Cooke silver book. It will get you to the marriage of his great grandparents, Josiah Dean (Sr.) & Gen 6 Jane Washburn in the early 1700s. That makes Theodore (b. 1809) a Gen. 9, as follows: Eliab Byram Dean, Josiah Dean, Jane (Washburn) Dean, Nehemiah Washburn, Samuel, Elizabeth (Mitchell) Washburn, Jane (Cooke) Mitchell, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. A quick look on the NEHGS site confirmed everything, more or less, but the marriage of Josiah to Sarah Byram. However, her death record (which mentions no husband) gives her father as Eliab Byram of NJ. (Eliab's brother Ebenezer Byram Jr. of NJ married into the Alden family.) Image & info from Samuel Hopkins Emery, History of Taunton, Massachusetts, from its Settlement to the Present Time (Syracuse: Mason, 1893), pp. 37 & 12 (in biography section in the back.) Digitized by someone; unclear whom, sorry. A better scan would be appreciated.
The book from which this photo was taken gives his lineage correctly but along the Dean line. Finding Theodore's pilgrim ancestry requires you to peel off when you see the name "Washburn" among the females and go looking in the Cooke silver book. It will get you to the marriage of his great grandparents, Josiah Dean (Sr.) & Gen 6 Jane Washburn in the early 1700s. That makes Theodore (b. 1809) a Gen. 9, as follows: Eliab Byram Dean, Josiah Dean, Jane (Washburn) Dean, Nehemiah Washburn, Samuel, Elizabeth (Mitchell) Washburn, Jane (Cooke) Mitchell, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. A quick look on the NEHGS site confirmed everything, more or less, but the marriage of Josiah to Sarah Byram. However, her death record (which mentions no husband) gives her father as Eliab Byram of NJ. (Eliab's brother Ebenezer Byram Jr. of NJ married into the Alden family.) Image & info from Samuel Hopkins Emery, History of Taunton, Massachusetts, from its Settlement to the Present Time (Syracuse: Mason, 1893), pp. 37 & 12 (in biography section in the back.) Digitized by someone; unclear whom, sorry. A better scan would be appreciated.
DEVOLL, DANIEL TUCKER
Daniel is a Gen. 9 Cooke and Warren descendant but until the Cooke Silver Book is extended through even one more generation, I won't know for sure the true line of descent. His mother's grandfather was Samuel Hathaway of Dartmouth and two men of that name were born in the same town, within a few months of each other, sons of cousins Seth and Ebenezer Hathaway. This may be why the author of the book from which this image was taken remained silent about Daniel's mother after mentioning that her father Samuel (Jr.) had been in the War of 1812. (The fold3 entry on him had no info at all, and no one has claimed either Samuel or their fathers on the DAR's Genealogical Research System database.) The vital records on the NEHGS don't get that one extra generation, either. So.... Daniel's Cooke line runs either Mary D. (Hathaway) Devoll, Samuel Hathaway, Jr., Samuel Hathaway, Seth, Jonathan, Sarah (Cooke) Hathaway, John Cooke, Francis Cooke OR Mary D. (Hathaway) Devoll, Samuel Hathaway, Jr., Samuel Hathaway, Ebenezer, John, Sarah (Cooke) Hathaway, John Cooke his father Francis, both Mayflower passengers. Clarification welcome if you happen to own the Hathaway family Bible. Image and some info from Franklyn Howland, A History of the Town of Acushnet (New Bedford: author, 1907), p. 286, digitized by the Library of Congress.
Daniel is a Gen. 9 Cooke and Warren descendant but until the Cooke Silver Book is extended through even one more generation, I won't know for sure the true line of descent. His mother's grandfather was Samuel Hathaway of Dartmouth and two men of that name were born in the same town, within a few months of each other, sons of cousins Seth and Ebenezer Hathaway. This may be why the author of the book from which this image was taken remained silent about Daniel's mother after mentioning that her father Samuel (Jr.) had been in the War of 1812. (The fold3 entry on him had no info at all, and no one has claimed either Samuel or their fathers on the DAR's Genealogical Research System database.) The vital records on the NEHGS don't get that one extra generation, either. So.... Daniel's Cooke line runs either Mary D. (Hathaway) Devoll, Samuel Hathaway, Jr., Samuel Hathaway, Seth, Jonathan, Sarah (Cooke) Hathaway, John Cooke, Francis Cooke OR Mary D. (Hathaway) Devoll, Samuel Hathaway, Jr., Samuel Hathaway, Ebenezer, John, Sarah (Cooke) Hathaway, John Cooke his father Francis, both Mayflower passengers. Clarification welcome if you happen to own the Hathaway family Bible. Image and some info from Franklyn Howland, A History of the Town of Acushnet (New Bedford: author, 1907), p. 286, digitized by the Library of Congress.
DOTEN, EBENEZER
This image was made on the subject's 91st birthday. He is listed by name in the Doty Silver Book, Vol. 1, as a Gen. 6 Doty, son of another Ebenezer (spelled "Doty" there but "Doten" in records and the book from which this picture was taken.) An early marriage to a Cooke/Hopkins grandchild makes this Ebenezer also a Gen. 7 Cooke and Hopkins as follows: Ebenezer Doten/Doty, John, John, Elizabeth (Cooke) Doty, Jacob Cooke, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. (See Doty for more info and a lead to Soule descendants in Oneida County and see Hopkins for that line.) Image and some info from The Authors [Elizabeth J. Pike, Mrs. E. Edic, Mrs. W. J. Frisbie, Mrs. E. H. Conant], Pioneer History of Camden, Oneida County, NY (Utica: Griffiths, 1897), pp. 241-3, digitized by the Library of Congress.
This image was made on the subject's 91st birthday. He is listed by name in the Doty Silver Book, Vol. 1, as a Gen. 6 Doty, son of another Ebenezer (spelled "Doty" there but "Doten" in records and the book from which this picture was taken.) An early marriage to a Cooke/Hopkins grandchild makes this Ebenezer also a Gen. 7 Cooke and Hopkins as follows: Ebenezer Doten/Doty, John, John, Elizabeth (Cooke) Doty, Jacob Cooke, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. (See Doty for more info and a lead to Soule descendants in Oneida County and see Hopkins for that line.) Image and some info from The Authors [Elizabeth J. Pike, Mrs. E. Edic, Mrs. W. J. Frisbie, Mrs. E. H. Conant], Pioneer History of Camden, Oneida County, NY (Utica: Griffiths, 1897), pp. 241-3, digitized by the Library of Congress.
DRESSER, AMOS
The Rev. Amos Dresser (b. 1812) of Farmington, OH, age 44 in this image, was a Gen. 8 Cooke via his mother, Minerva Cushman. She was also an Allerton, Hopkins, and Warren descendant, as outlined in Amos's writeup in those sections. (His Allerton writeup is the most detailed.) Amos was active in the abolitionist movement in the US, Caribbean, and Europe, according to the author of the book from which this image was taken, so there should be more images of him in periodicals. His Cooke line runs: Minerva (Cushman) Dresser, Caleb Cushman, Allerton Cushman, Allerton, Martha (Cooke) Cushman, Jacob Cooke, Francis of the Mayflower. Grandfather Caleb's birth is covered in the Silver & Pink Books of the GSMD. Image and info from Henry Wyles Cushman, A Historical and Biographical Genealogy of the Cushmans: The Descendants of Robert Cushman, the Puritan, from the Year 1617 to 1855 (Boston: Little, Brown, 1855), pp. 170-1, 307-8, 626, digitized by the Boston Public Library.
The Rev. Amos Dresser (b. 1812) of Farmington, OH, age 44 in this image, was a Gen. 8 Cooke via his mother, Minerva Cushman. She was also an Allerton, Hopkins, and Warren descendant, as outlined in Amos's writeup in those sections. (His Allerton writeup is the most detailed.) Amos was active in the abolitionist movement in the US, Caribbean, and Europe, according to the author of the book from which this image was taken, so there should be more images of him in periodicals. His Cooke line runs: Minerva (Cushman) Dresser, Caleb Cushman, Allerton Cushman, Allerton, Martha (Cooke) Cushman, Jacob Cooke, Francis of the Mayflower. Grandfather Caleb's birth is covered in the Silver & Pink Books of the GSMD. Image and info from Henry Wyles Cushman, A Historical and Biographical Genealogy of the Cushmans: The Descendants of Robert Cushman, the Puritan, from the Year 1617 to 1855 (Boston: Little, Brown, 1855), pp. 170-1, 307-8, 626, digitized by the Boston Public Library.
DRESSER, GEORGE
First cousin of Rev. Amos Dresser, above, George was born in 1820 on a farm in Hampshire County, MA. See his Allerton writeup for more details. George is also a Cooke, Allerton, Hopkins, and Warren descendant. His Gen. 8 Cooke line runs: Vesta (Cushman) Dresser, Caleb Cushman, Allerton Cushman, Allerton, Martha (Cooke) Cushman, Jacob Cooke, Francis of the Mayflower. Image & some info from from The Leading Citizens of Hampshire County, Massachusetts (Boston: Biographical Review, 1896), pp. 538-9, digitized by the Allen County (IN) Public Library and some info from the Cushman genealogy noted for cousin Amos, p. 309.
First cousin of Rev. Amos Dresser, above, George was born in 1820 on a farm in Hampshire County, MA. See his Allerton writeup for more details. George is also a Cooke, Allerton, Hopkins, and Warren descendant. His Gen. 8 Cooke line runs: Vesta (Cushman) Dresser, Caleb Cushman, Allerton Cushman, Allerton, Martha (Cooke) Cushman, Jacob Cooke, Francis of the Mayflower. Image & some info from from The Leading Citizens of Hampshire County, Massachusetts (Boston: Biographical Review, 1896), pp. 538-9, digitized by the Allen County (IN) Public Library and some info from the Cushman genealogy noted for cousin Amos, p. 309.
DURANT, RUSSELL CLIFFORD
Cliff was the son of William C. "Billy" Durant, below, and the great grandson of Henry Howland Crapo of New Bedford, MA and Michigan, above. His accomplishments in automobile racing and in aviation are numerous and are summarized in his wikipedia article. You can see his Gen 12 Cooke line in his father's writeup below and their Warren and White lineages are in those sections on this website. The photo of Cliff Durant (1890-1937) on the left is from wikipedia, which credits it to a 1917 edition of the Sunday Oregonian newspaper, now (Nov. 2018) in the public domain. Thus he is about 27 and looks like he just won a race. There are probably many more images of him online in newspapers and trade publications. He married four times but apparently left no known children.
Cliff was the son of William C. "Billy" Durant, below, and the great grandson of Henry Howland Crapo of New Bedford, MA and Michigan, above. His accomplishments in automobile racing and in aviation are numerous and are summarized in his wikipedia article. You can see his Gen 12 Cooke line in his father's writeup below and their Warren and White lineages are in those sections on this website. The photo of Cliff Durant (1890-1937) on the left is from wikipedia, which credits it to a 1917 edition of the Sunday Oregonian newspaper, now (Nov. 2018) in the public domain. Thus he is about 27 and looks like he just won a race. There are probably many more images of him online in newspapers and trade publications. He married four times but apparently left no known children.
DURANT, WILLIAM CRAPO
Known as "Billy," if the internet is to be believed, there are many images of him online at various ages and from various angles so you can get a good idea of how he looked. In some, you can see a resemblance to uncle William Wallace Crapo, above, at least on one of W. W.'s findagrave.com images. This one is online but originally was published in a 1916 book and thus is in the public domain. William C. Durant (1861 Boston - 1947 Manhattan) founded General Motors, among his other accomplishments, and was the father of automotive racer Cliff Durant, above. "Billy's" Gen. 11 Cooke line would run: Rebecca Folger (Crapo) Durant, Henry Howland Crapo, Phebe (Howland) Crapo, Rhoda (Chase) Howland, Lovina (Hammond) Chase, Thomas Hammond, Mary (Hathaway) Hammond, Sarah (Cooke) Hathaway, John & Francis Cooke, both Mayflower passengers. See his Warren and White writeups for those lines. This image can be found in Edwin O. Wood, History of Genesee County, Michigan, her Peoples, Industries, and Institutions, Vol. 2 (Indianapolis: Federal, 1916), p. 33, digitized by the University of Michigan.
Known as "Billy," if the internet is to be believed, there are many images of him online at various ages and from various angles so you can get a good idea of how he looked. In some, you can see a resemblance to uncle William Wallace Crapo, above, at least on one of W. W.'s findagrave.com images. This one is online but originally was published in a 1916 book and thus is in the public domain. William C. Durant (1861 Boston - 1947 Manhattan) founded General Motors, among his other accomplishments, and was the father of automotive racer Cliff Durant, above. "Billy's" Gen. 11 Cooke line would run: Rebecca Folger (Crapo) Durant, Henry Howland Crapo, Phebe (Howland) Crapo, Rhoda (Chase) Howland, Lovina (Hammond) Chase, Thomas Hammond, Mary (Hathaway) Hammond, Sarah (Cooke) Hathaway, John & Francis Cooke, both Mayflower passengers. See his Warren and White writeups for those lines. This image can be found in Edwin O. Wood, History of Genesee County, Michigan, her Peoples, Industries, and Institutions, Vol. 2 (Indianapolis: Federal, 1916), p. 33, digitized by the University of Michigan.
EARLE, GEORGE BROWN
Father of John D. Earle, below, George B. (1811-1878) lived, married, and died in Providence, RI, running an express company (probably shipping by land). The "B" was for "Brown," the maiden name of his great-grandmother. George would be a Gen. 9 Cooke & Warren. See John's writeup for the lineage and the Warren section for that line. Image and info from Pliny Earle, The Earle Family: Ralph Earle and His Descendants (Worcester: Hamilton, 1888), pp. 22, 26, 36, 50, 76, 274, digitized by the Allen Co (IN) Public Library.
Father of John D. Earle, below, George B. (1811-1878) lived, married, and died in Providence, RI, running an express company (probably shipping by land). The "B" was for "Brown," the maiden name of his great-grandmother. George would be a Gen. 9 Cooke & Warren. See John's writeup for the lineage and the Warren section for that line. Image and info from Pliny Earle, The Earle Family: Ralph Earle and His Descendants (Worcester: Hamilton, 1888), pp. 22, 26, 36, 50, 76, 274, digitized by the Allen Co (IN) Public Library.
EARLE, JOHN DEXTER
Born in Providence, RI in 1837, according to the author of the book with his picture, John D. was the son of George B. Earle, above. Like distant relative Lloyd Slade Earle, below, he was a Cooke & Warren descendant. The Earle family genealogy published in 1888 matches the Cooke silver book through the birth of Gen. 6 William in 1726/7 but John D. would be Gen. 10. You could use both books as a starting point but will still be expected to get vital records, etc. Don't be lazy! John's line runs as follows: George B. Earle, William, William, William, Benjamin, Mary (Wilcox) Earle, Elizabeth (Cooke) Wilcox, John and Francis Cooke, both Mayflower passengers. Be aware that the Cooke silver book on pages 324-5 mistakenly gives the grandmother of Benjamin Earle and siblings John, Daniel, and Elizabeth as "Sarah" but it was "Elizabeth." You learn this by backtracking up the line from where you find your target person. See his Warren writeup for that line. Image and some info from Richard M. Bayles, History of Providence County, Rhode Island, Vol. II (NY: Preston, 1891), p. 111 digitized by the Library of Congress. Useful information to bridge the gap between his father and the Cooke silver book was in the Earle family genealogy cited in George's writeup, above.
Born in Providence, RI in 1837, according to the author of the book with his picture, John D. was the son of George B. Earle, above. Like distant relative Lloyd Slade Earle, below, he was a Cooke & Warren descendant. The Earle family genealogy published in 1888 matches the Cooke silver book through the birth of Gen. 6 William in 1726/7 but John D. would be Gen. 10. You could use both books as a starting point but will still be expected to get vital records, etc. Don't be lazy! John's line runs as follows: George B. Earle, William, William, William, Benjamin, Mary (Wilcox) Earle, Elizabeth (Cooke) Wilcox, John and Francis Cooke, both Mayflower passengers. Be aware that the Cooke silver book on pages 324-5 mistakenly gives the grandmother of Benjamin Earle and siblings John, Daniel, and Elizabeth as "Sarah" but it was "Elizabeth." You learn this by backtracking up the line from where you find your target person. See his Warren writeup for that line. Image and some info from Richard M. Bayles, History of Providence County, Rhode Island, Vol. II (NY: Preston, 1891), p. 111 digitized by the Library of Congress. Useful information to bridge the gap between his father and the Cooke silver book was in the Earle family genealogy cited in George's writeup, above.
Earle, Lloyd Slade
Lloyd's great-grandfather, Caleb Earle, appears in the Cooke Silver Book as a Generation 6 descendant, making Lloyd Generation 9. Since his line of descent was through John Cooke (and wife Sarah Warren), that makes Lloyd also a Generation 9 Warren. The Cooke line continued from John to Mary, wife of the 2nd Philip Taber, and mother of Mary Taber, who married Thomas Earle before 1694. Warren descendants via Sarah appear in the Cooke Silver Book. Image from Representative Men and Old Families of Southeastern Massachusetts, v. I (Chicago: J. M. Beers, 1912), p. 306, digitized by the Boston Public Library.
ELLIS, BENJAMIN
Benjamin Ellis (b. 1775, Carver) was a Gen. 7 Cooke, a Samson, double Howland-Tilley, Allerton, and a Hopkins. He was also the uncle of Hon. Jesse Murdock, below. See the other write-ups for those lineages & the Howland-Tilley section for more info overall. Benjamin's parents are in the Allerton silver book and his own birth is in the Samson book, Part 2. (The Hopkins book refers readers to the Cooke book, which refers them to the Allerton book beyond Martha's birth.) Benjamin's Cooke, Allerton, and Hopkins lines all run through his mother, as follows: Hannah (Shurtleff) Ellis, Susannah (Cushman) Shurtleff, Josiah Cushman, Martha (Cooke) Cushman, Jacob Cooke, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. Image from Henry S. Griffith, History of the Town of Carver, Massachusetts: Historical Review 1637 to 1910 (New Bedford: Anthony, 1913), p. 106, digitized by the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and some info from Churchill, et al., The Churchill Family in America (Boston: G. A. Churchill Family, n.d. (by 1893 & bef. 1914), p. 9, digitized by the Library of Congress.
Benjamin Ellis (b. 1775, Carver) was a Gen. 7 Cooke, a Samson, double Howland-Tilley, Allerton, and a Hopkins. He was also the uncle of Hon. Jesse Murdock, below. See the other write-ups for those lineages & the Howland-Tilley section for more info overall. Benjamin's parents are in the Allerton silver book and his own birth is in the Samson book, Part 2. (The Hopkins book refers readers to the Cooke book, which refers them to the Allerton book beyond Martha's birth.) Benjamin's Cooke, Allerton, and Hopkins lines all run through his mother, as follows: Hannah (Shurtleff) Ellis, Susannah (Cushman) Shurtleff, Josiah Cushman, Martha (Cooke) Cushman, Jacob Cooke, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. Image from Henry S. Griffith, History of the Town of Carver, Massachusetts: Historical Review 1637 to 1910 (New Bedford: Anthony, 1913), p. 106, digitized by the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and some info from Churchill, et al., The Churchill Family in America (Boston: G. A. Churchill Family, n.d. (by 1893 & bef. 1914), p. 9, digitized by the Library of Congress.
ELLIS, CALEB LORING, JR.
Brother of Leonard B. Ellis, below, Caleb Jr. is a Generation 8 Cooke descendant (twice), a Generation 9 Hopkins, and a Generation 8 Soule. See his Hopkins writeup for details, but briefly, his Cooke line runs: Caleb & Leonard, Caleb Sr. & Abby D. Hathaway, Samuel Ellis & Abigail Parker, Stephen Ellis & Susanna Tomson, Ebenezer Tomson & Mary Wright, Thomas Tomson & Mary Morton, Thomas's mother Mary (Cooke) Tomson, then Francis of the Mayflower. Mary Wright was a daughter of Isaac Wright and granddaughter of Adam Wright Jr., whose mother was Hester Cooke, daughter of Francis and his wife was Sarah Soule, granddaughter of pilgrim George. This image is from Leonard Bolles Ellis, History of New Bedford and Its Vicinity, 1602-1892 (Syracuse, NY: D. Mason, 1892), p. 250. Digitized by the Allen County (IN) Public Library.
Brother of Leonard B. Ellis, below, Caleb Jr. is a Generation 8 Cooke descendant (twice), a Generation 9 Hopkins, and a Generation 8 Soule. See his Hopkins writeup for details, but briefly, his Cooke line runs: Caleb & Leonard, Caleb Sr. & Abby D. Hathaway, Samuel Ellis & Abigail Parker, Stephen Ellis & Susanna Tomson, Ebenezer Tomson & Mary Wright, Thomas Tomson & Mary Morton, Thomas's mother Mary (Cooke) Tomson, then Francis of the Mayflower. Mary Wright was a daughter of Isaac Wright and granddaughter of Adam Wright Jr., whose mother was Hester Cooke, daughter of Francis and his wife was Sarah Soule, granddaughter of pilgrim George. This image is from Leonard Bolles Ellis, History of New Bedford and Its Vicinity, 1602-1892 (Syracuse, NY: D. Mason, 1892), p. 250. Digitized by the Allen County (IN) Public Library.
ELLIS, LEONARD BOLLES
The brother of Caleb Loring Ellis, Jr., above, Leonard was also the author of the History of the History of the New Bedford Fire Dept, 1772-1890 from which other images on Mayflowerfaces.com have come, as well as the book from which this image was taken. He is also a Generation 8 Cooke (twice), a Generation 9 Hopkins descendant, and a Generation 8 Soule. See Caleb's 3 writeups for details. Image from Leonard Bolles Ellis, History of New Bedford and Its Vicinity, 1602-1892 (Syracuse, NY: D. Mason, 1892), p. 251. Digitized by the Allen County (IN) Public Library.
The brother of Caleb Loring Ellis, Jr., above, Leonard was also the author of the History of the History of the New Bedford Fire Dept, 1772-1890 from which other images on Mayflowerfaces.com have come, as well as the book from which this image was taken. He is also a Generation 8 Cooke (twice), a Generation 9 Hopkins descendant, and a Generation 8 Soule. See Caleb's 3 writeups for details. Image from Leonard Bolles Ellis, History of New Bedford and Its Vicinity, 1602-1892 (Syracuse, NY: D. Mason, 1892), p. 251. Digitized by the Allen County (IN) Public Library.
ELY, JOHN HUGH
Elys are in various Silver Books but this one popped up in a book about several early New Jersey families. It mentioned that his mother was a Delano and he belonged to the SAR and was an "elder" in the "Mayflower Society," state or national unspecified. The GSMD's seven-generation series of green paperbacks on the Delano family was the place to search, fingers crossed that they picked up someone born in 1846 in Chillicothe, OH. It did, and the book containing the photo also mentions his Civil War and Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) service, so you might find additional photos that way. John was a Cooke, Samson, and Warren. (See those sections for the latter lines.) His Gen. 10 Cooke lineage runs: Mary (Delano) Ely, Amasa Delano, Amasa Delano, Abigail (Hammond) Delano, Samuel Hammond, Mary (Hathaway) Hammond, Sarah (Cooke) Hathaway, John Cooke and Francis of the Mayflower. The Samson books also get as far as the marriage of John's parents, Mary Delano and Seneca Ely. Use caution when submitting a Cooke or Warren lineage, though, as Abigail Hammond is not named in the 1996 Cooke book (only a brother Samuel) but she IS named in the 2000 Samson book (and brother Samuel is not.) The 2001 Warren book also mentions her. However, the Delano book is the most recent on this line and she is there. Image and info from Reuben Pownal Ely, Warren Smedley Ely, and Daniel Brittain Ely, compilers, An Historical Narrative of the Ely, Revell, and Stacye Families, Who Were Among the Founders of Trenton and Burlington in the Province of West Jersey 1678-1683 with the Genealogy of the Ely Descendants in America (NY: Fleming H. Revell Co., 1910), pp. 395-6, digitized possibly by the Boston Public Libraries. He is a second cousin of Philip Delano Hammond, below.
Elys are in various Silver Books but this one popped up in a book about several early New Jersey families. It mentioned that his mother was a Delano and he belonged to the SAR and was an "elder" in the "Mayflower Society," state or national unspecified. The GSMD's seven-generation series of green paperbacks on the Delano family was the place to search, fingers crossed that they picked up someone born in 1846 in Chillicothe, OH. It did, and the book containing the photo also mentions his Civil War and Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) service, so you might find additional photos that way. John was a Cooke, Samson, and Warren. (See those sections for the latter lines.) His Gen. 10 Cooke lineage runs: Mary (Delano) Ely, Amasa Delano, Amasa Delano, Abigail (Hammond) Delano, Samuel Hammond, Mary (Hathaway) Hammond, Sarah (Cooke) Hathaway, John Cooke and Francis of the Mayflower. The Samson books also get as far as the marriage of John's parents, Mary Delano and Seneca Ely. Use caution when submitting a Cooke or Warren lineage, though, as Abigail Hammond is not named in the 1996 Cooke book (only a brother Samuel) but she IS named in the 2000 Samson book (and brother Samuel is not.) The 2001 Warren book also mentions her. However, the Delano book is the most recent on this line and she is there. Image and info from Reuben Pownal Ely, Warren Smedley Ely, and Daniel Brittain Ely, compilers, An Historical Narrative of the Ely, Revell, and Stacye Families, Who Were Among the Founders of Trenton and Burlington in the Province of West Jersey 1678-1683 with the Genealogy of the Ely Descendants in America (NY: Fleming H. Revell Co., 1910), pp. 395-6, digitized possibly by the Boston Public Libraries. He is a second cousin of Philip Delano Hammond, below.
FARMER, ALONZO C.
Quite possibly the "C" stood for Cushman, his mother's maiden name (though her death record says "Cushing.") Alonzo Farmer (b. 1831, VT) was a Cooke, Howland-Tilley, Allerton, Warren, and Soule. There may be more Pilgrim lines, as his grandmothers' surnames were Briggs and Holbrook, worth checking into. The Soule pink book will get you to the marriage of Alonzo's parents. The Cooke silver book gets only as far as the Wilcox-Tripp marriage and the Warren book will refer you to the Cooke book. So, if you come at this family from a Cooke or Warren POV the only way you would know you had all those other Mayflower lines is if you knew your ancestors married into the Cushman clan (all Allertons) or the Delanos. Not all Delanos are Mayflower descendants but the GSMD does publish a set of "green books" covering 7 generations of Delanos. Alonzo himself can be found in the VT vital records on NEHGS. His Gen 10 Cooke line runs: Lydia Hobart Cushman (Farmer), John Cushman, Thankful (Delano) Cushman, Sarah (Tripp) Delano, Elizabeth (Wilcox) Tripp, John Wilcox, Elizabeth (Cooke) Wilcox, John Cooke, Francis Cooke, the latter two both Mayflower passengers so you may join the GSMD as a descendant of either or both. See the other sections for Alonzo's other lines. Image and info from William H. Jeffrey, Successful Vermonters: A Modern Gazetteer of Caledonia, Essex, and Orleans Counties (East Burke, VT: Historical Publishing, 1904), pp. 160-1, digitized by the Allen County (IN) Public Library.
Quite possibly the "C" stood for Cushman, his mother's maiden name (though her death record says "Cushing.") Alonzo Farmer (b. 1831, VT) was a Cooke, Howland-Tilley, Allerton, Warren, and Soule. There may be more Pilgrim lines, as his grandmothers' surnames were Briggs and Holbrook, worth checking into. The Soule pink book will get you to the marriage of Alonzo's parents. The Cooke silver book gets only as far as the Wilcox-Tripp marriage and the Warren book will refer you to the Cooke book. So, if you come at this family from a Cooke or Warren POV the only way you would know you had all those other Mayflower lines is if you knew your ancestors married into the Cushman clan (all Allertons) or the Delanos. Not all Delanos are Mayflower descendants but the GSMD does publish a set of "green books" covering 7 generations of Delanos. Alonzo himself can be found in the VT vital records on NEHGS. His Gen 10 Cooke line runs: Lydia Hobart Cushman (Farmer), John Cushman, Thankful (Delano) Cushman, Sarah (Tripp) Delano, Elizabeth (Wilcox) Tripp, John Wilcox, Elizabeth (Cooke) Wilcox, John Cooke, Francis Cooke, the latter two both Mayflower passengers so you may join the GSMD as a descendant of either or both. See the other sections for Alonzo's other lines. Image and info from William H. Jeffrey, Successful Vermonters: A Modern Gazetteer of Caledonia, Essex, and Orleans Counties (East Burke, VT: Historical Publishing, 1904), pp. 160-1, digitized by the Allen County (IN) Public Library.
FIELD, WILLIAM LAWRENCE
If you can find his mother's birth record and prove her parentage, you can demonstrate that William was a Gen 9 Cooke & Hopkins, and twice a Gen 8 Doty descendant as well. Start with the Doty Silver Book Part 1, 2d ed because his maternal grandparents, Susannah Reynolds and Oliver Howard are in it. Tracing Susannah's line backwards you will see that she was descended from Francis Cooke and Stephen Hopkins, as Edward Doty's son John married Elizabeth Cooke, a granddaughter of the two Mayflower pilgrims via son Jacob Cooke and daughter Damaris Hopkins. Susannah Reynolds' maternal grandfather Japhet Turner, was also a Doty descendant. See William's Doty write up for that lineage, but as a Cooke his line runs: Bernice (Howard) Field, Susannah (Reynolds) Howard, Betty (Turner) Reynolds, Elizabeth (Morse) Turner, Elizabeth (Doty) Morse, Elizabeth (Cooke) Doty, Jacob Cooke, Francis of the Mayflower. William's father Zophar Field is not difficult to find on the NEHGS and neither is his mother, but as "Bernice Field." I spotted nothing in a quick search that gave her parents. Image and info from Representative Men and Old Families of Southeastern Massachusetts, v. I (Chicago: J. M. Beers, 1912), p. 314, digitized by the Boston Public Library.
If you can find his mother's birth record and prove her parentage, you can demonstrate that William was a Gen 9 Cooke & Hopkins, and twice a Gen 8 Doty descendant as well. Start with the Doty Silver Book Part 1, 2d ed because his maternal grandparents, Susannah Reynolds and Oliver Howard are in it. Tracing Susannah's line backwards you will see that she was descended from Francis Cooke and Stephen Hopkins, as Edward Doty's son John married Elizabeth Cooke, a granddaughter of the two Mayflower pilgrims via son Jacob Cooke and daughter Damaris Hopkins. Susannah Reynolds' maternal grandfather Japhet Turner, was also a Doty descendant. See William's Doty write up for that lineage, but as a Cooke his line runs: Bernice (Howard) Field, Susannah (Reynolds) Howard, Betty (Turner) Reynolds, Elizabeth (Morse) Turner, Elizabeth (Doty) Morse, Elizabeth (Cooke) Doty, Jacob Cooke, Francis of the Mayflower. William's father Zophar Field is not difficult to find on the NEHGS and neither is his mother, but as "Bernice Field." I spotted nothing in a quick search that gave her parents. Image and info from Representative Men and Old Families of Southeastern Massachusetts, v. I (Chicago: J. M. Beers, 1912), p. 314, digitized by the Boston Public Library.
FRENCH, WALTER LYMAN
Generation 9 Cooke descendant Walter L. French owed his Cooke lineage to his paternal great-grandmother, Alice (Washburn) French, probably the daughter of the Ezekiel and Experience (Curtise) French listed as Gen. 6 in the Cooke Silver Book. (A caveat: my quick search of the NEHGS did not verify that Alice was their daughter.) Those are Grand Army of the Republic medals he is wearing, so a search of Civil War photographs might turn up a better image. Also, the book from which this image was taken continues the line from Alice and William French of Bridgewater (Abington) and reveals the surnames Howard, Wales, and Blake to be in the maternal lines. Searches for their ancestry may turn up additional Cooke, Alden-Mullins, Doty, or other Mayflower ancestors. Walter's Cooke line runs: Francis Mortimer French, William, Alice (Washburn) French, Ezekiel Washburn, William, John, Elizabeth (Mitchell) Washburn, Jane (Cooke) Mitchell, Francis Cooke. Image and info from Representative Men and Old Families of Southeastern Massachusetts, v. I (Chicago: J. M. Beers, 1912), pp. 461-2, digitized by the Boston Public Library.
Generation 9 Cooke descendant Walter L. French owed his Cooke lineage to his paternal great-grandmother, Alice (Washburn) French, probably the daughter of the Ezekiel and Experience (Curtise) French listed as Gen. 6 in the Cooke Silver Book. (A caveat: my quick search of the NEHGS did not verify that Alice was their daughter.) Those are Grand Army of the Republic medals he is wearing, so a search of Civil War photographs might turn up a better image. Also, the book from which this image was taken continues the line from Alice and William French of Bridgewater (Abington) and reveals the surnames Howard, Wales, and Blake to be in the maternal lines. Searches for their ancestry may turn up additional Cooke, Alden-Mullins, Doty, or other Mayflower ancestors. Walter's Cooke line runs: Francis Mortimer French, William, Alice (Washburn) French, Ezekiel Washburn, William, John, Elizabeth (Mitchell) Washburn, Jane (Cooke) Mitchell, Francis Cooke. Image and info from Representative Men and Old Families of Southeastern Massachusetts, v. I (Chicago: J. M. Beers, 1912), pp. 461-2, digitized by the Boston Public Library.
FULLER, ALBERT H.
Albert's photo is in the Brockton, MA library's collection (in Plymouth County) and was digitized for DigitalCommonwealth. He is a descendant of Francis Cooke - twice, if you can overcome an "issue" with his mother' line - and of Edward Doty, Samuel Fuller, Francis Eaton, John Alden, John Billington, George Soule, Myles Standish, William Mullins, and Stephen Hopkins. There were pilgrims on both sides of his father's family. To know that he is a Cooke or Hopkins descendant on his paternal line you first have to find Albert's line to another pilgrim because the Cooke silver book from the General Society of Mayflower Descendants (GSMD) drops the line after Elizabeth Cooke's marriage to Gen 2 John Doty and the birth of their children. She fared better than her mother; poor Damaris Hopkins is dropped from that book after her marriage to Jacob Cooke. Part Two of the Billington silver book set gets you the farthest, to the marriage of Albert's paternal grandparents, Consider Fuller and Mercy Thompson. The vital records on the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) site takes the line to Albert, and hopefully beyond if you are his descendant. Starting with his father, Albert's Gen 11 Cooke line should run: Charles T. Fuller, Consider, John, Elizabeth (Doty) Fuller, John Doty, John, John, Elizabeth (Cooke) Doty, Jacob Cooke, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. If his grandmother's line is correct, that is Gen 8 as follows: Charles T. Fuller, Mercy (Thompson/Tomson) Fuller, Moses Tomson, Zebadiah, Thomas, Mary (Cooke) Tomson, Francis Cooke again. See his Standish writeup for the "issue" and the other sections for Albert's other lines. Image from the Brockton Public Library thanks to DigitalCommonwealth. You can get a better look at Albert online there.
Albert's photo is in the Brockton, MA library's collection (in Plymouth County) and was digitized for DigitalCommonwealth. He is a descendant of Francis Cooke - twice, if you can overcome an "issue" with his mother' line - and of Edward Doty, Samuel Fuller, Francis Eaton, John Alden, John Billington, George Soule, Myles Standish, William Mullins, and Stephen Hopkins. There were pilgrims on both sides of his father's family. To know that he is a Cooke or Hopkins descendant on his paternal line you first have to find Albert's line to another pilgrim because the Cooke silver book from the General Society of Mayflower Descendants (GSMD) drops the line after Elizabeth Cooke's marriage to Gen 2 John Doty and the birth of their children. She fared better than her mother; poor Damaris Hopkins is dropped from that book after her marriage to Jacob Cooke. Part Two of the Billington silver book set gets you the farthest, to the marriage of Albert's paternal grandparents, Consider Fuller and Mercy Thompson. The vital records on the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) site takes the line to Albert, and hopefully beyond if you are his descendant. Starting with his father, Albert's Gen 11 Cooke line should run: Charles T. Fuller, Consider, John, Elizabeth (Doty) Fuller, John Doty, John, John, Elizabeth (Cooke) Doty, Jacob Cooke, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. If his grandmother's line is correct, that is Gen 8 as follows: Charles T. Fuller, Mercy (Thompson/Tomson) Fuller, Moses Tomson, Zebadiah, Thomas, Mary (Cooke) Tomson, Francis Cooke again. See his Standish writeup for the "issue" and the other sections for Albert's other lines. Image from the Brockton Public Library thanks to DigitalCommonwealth. You can get a better look at Albert online there.
FULLER, JOHN HAROLD
In the book with his writeup and picture, this Fuller is mentioned as a descendant of "the Pilgrims of the Mayflower," indicating the family memory was fuzzy, and he was of the Fuller branch that went to Vermont at least by 1788 and never wrote home. (See that writeup for the details and speculation re: this line.) The Samuel Fuller silver book revealed that he was also a descendant of the Billington Family, Francis Eaton, George Soule, and Francis Cooke. The Gen 10 Cooke line runs, beginning with John's father: Jonathan Kingsley Fuller, Samuel Freeman Fuller, Samuel, Consider, Archippus Fuller, Sarah (Wright) Fuller, Adam Wright, Hester (Cooke) Wright, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. For his S. Fuller, Billington, Soule, and Eaton lines, see those sections. See also his father's image and writeup, below. Image & a little info from William H. Jeffrey, Successful Vermonters: A Modern Gazetteer of Caledonia, Essex, and Orleans Counties (East Burke, VT: Historical Publishing, 1904), pp. 270-271, digitized by the Allen County (IN) Public Library.
In the book with his writeup and picture, this Fuller is mentioned as a descendant of "the Pilgrims of the Mayflower," indicating the family memory was fuzzy, and he was of the Fuller branch that went to Vermont at least by 1788 and never wrote home. (See that writeup for the details and speculation re: this line.) The Samuel Fuller silver book revealed that he was also a descendant of the Billington Family, Francis Eaton, George Soule, and Francis Cooke. The Gen 10 Cooke line runs, beginning with John's father: Jonathan Kingsley Fuller, Samuel Freeman Fuller, Samuel, Consider, Archippus Fuller, Sarah (Wright) Fuller, Adam Wright, Hester (Cooke) Wright, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. For his S. Fuller, Billington, Soule, and Eaton lines, see those sections. See also his father's image and writeup, below. Image & a little info from William H. Jeffrey, Successful Vermonters: A Modern Gazetteer of Caledonia, Essex, and Orleans Counties (East Burke, VT: Historical Publishing, 1904), pp. 270-271, digitized by the Allen County (IN) Public Library.
FULLER, JONATHAN KINGSLEY
See his son John Harold Fuller's writeup and image, above, for the Gen 9 lineage and other Pilgrim ancestors. The book with this image and a biography (a different volume than the son's) states that Rev. Fuller was born 13 May 1848 in Montgomery, VT. None of the digitized images on this site looks "good" but the Rev. looks touched up around the eyes. Better images are always appreciated. Image and some info from William H. Jeffrey, Successful Vermonters: A Modern Gazetteer of Lamoille, Franklin, and Grand Isle Counties (East Burke, VT: Historical Publishing, 1907), pp. 120-2, digitized by the Allen County (IN) Public Library.
See his son John Harold Fuller's writeup and image, above, for the Gen 9 lineage and other Pilgrim ancestors. The book with this image and a biography (a different volume than the son's) states that Rev. Fuller was born 13 May 1848 in Montgomery, VT. None of the digitized images on this site looks "good" but the Rev. looks touched up around the eyes. Better images are always appreciated. Image and some info from William H. Jeffrey, Successful Vermonters: A Modern Gazetteer of Lamoille, Franklin, and Grand Isle Counties (East Burke, VT: Historical Publishing, 1907), pp. 120-2, digitized by the Allen County (IN) Public Library.
GIFFORD, C.
I thought the fellow in this picture looked familiar. He turned out to be a second cousin of soldier L. Gifford, below. I was able to track him using vital records on the NEHGS site and then confirmed it using the article "William Gifford of Sandwich" published in the New England Historical and Genealogical Register. His father and grandfather lived into their 90s and longevity genes are another trait of that family. The photo was taken no later than 1890, around age 45, when giant mustaches were in vogue, based on the photos of the other men. C. Gifford would also be a Gen. 9 Cooke descendant via the Tabers of what became Fairhaven, then Acushnet. That marriage is in the Cooke silver book. Image from Leonard Bolles Ellis, History of the Fire Dept. of the City of New Bedford, MA 1772-1890 (New Bedford: E. Anthony, 1890), pp. 226, digitized by the University of MA, Dartmouth.
I thought the fellow in this picture looked familiar. He turned out to be a second cousin of soldier L. Gifford, below. I was able to track him using vital records on the NEHGS site and then confirmed it using the article "William Gifford of Sandwich" published in the New England Historical and Genealogical Register. His father and grandfather lived into their 90s and longevity genes are another trait of that family. The photo was taken no later than 1890, around age 45, when giant mustaches were in vogue, based on the photos of the other men. C. Gifford would also be a Gen. 9 Cooke descendant via the Tabers of what became Fairhaven, then Acushnet. That marriage is in the Cooke silver book. Image from Leonard Bolles Ellis, History of the Fire Dept. of the City of New Bedford, MA 1772-1890 (New Bedford: E. Anthony, 1890), pp. 226, digitized by the University of MA, Dartmouth.
GIFFORD, F. G.
He is more closely related to William, below, than to the other Giffords on this page, and like William is also a Soule descendant. (The original Gifford married 2 or 3 times, no one is 100% sure, but that means lots of Bristol County, MA Giffords that don't link up until the early-mid 1600s.) I did not check his mother's Gardner line and that could be productive if you are so inclined. A native of Swansea, MA, F. G. Gifford should be 17-18 when this photo was taken in 1911-1912. This Gen 10 line runs, beginning with his father: John A. Gifford, Abraham R., Abraham, Elihu, Peleg, Mary (Wright) Gifford, Adam Wright, Hester (Cooke) Wright, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. See the Soule section for that line. Image and starter info from The Durfee Record (Fall River: BMC Durfee High School, 1912), p. 49, digitized by the Fall River Public Library and Durfee High School's Keeley Library. Thank you to the NEHGS for publicizing this resource.
He is more closely related to William, below, than to the other Giffords on this page, and like William is also a Soule descendant. (The original Gifford married 2 or 3 times, no one is 100% sure, but that means lots of Bristol County, MA Giffords that don't link up until the early-mid 1600s.) I did not check his mother's Gardner line and that could be productive if you are so inclined. A native of Swansea, MA, F. G. Gifford should be 17-18 when this photo was taken in 1911-1912. This Gen 10 line runs, beginning with his father: John A. Gifford, Abraham R., Abraham, Elihu, Peleg, Mary (Wright) Gifford, Adam Wright, Hester (Cooke) Wright, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. See the Soule section for that line. Image and starter info from The Durfee Record (Fall River: BMC Durfee High School, 1912), p. 49, digitized by the Fall River Public Library and Durfee High School's Keeley Library. Thank you to the NEHGS for publicizing this resource.
GIFFORD, L.
On the left is 28-year-old card grinder and bridegroom, L. Gifford of Bristol County, MA and on the right, as he appeared a few years later as a farmer, Out Standing In His Field (cropped from a photo of his wife & 2 kids.) L. was a Cooke, Alden-Mullins, Doty, Rogers, Brewster, and Warren descendant. Both of his parents were Mayflower descendants. The sepia tone of the photo on the left doesn't show it, but his eyes were blue and he was short. These are the only pictures I've seen of him without snow-white hair. These are scans of scans supplied by one of his relatives so it is NOT for you or anyone else to download. The original owner (only) has the copyright on both. |
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Gifford, L.
A Gen 9 Cooke descendant, the photo on the left was cropped from one taken in late 1865, at age 21, lying on the grass, thus the odd angle of his shoulders. The one on the right was taken in the 1880s, when the subject was about 40 and a farmer "out standing in his field." Civil War pension documents describe him as of average height (5'6" - 5'7"), thin, with black (later gray) hair and blue eyes. Here it looks like it is already going white, a hallmark of that family. In fact a photo of him as a very old man is unusable because it was so overexposed. Glass slide image from Library of Congress, Civil War Photo Collection, LC-DIG-cwpb-04315 DLC and I scanned a scan of a family image of unknown origin to get the picture on the right. These are not for download or reuse anywhere, in part because I have not verified either picture. For more info see this Civil War genealogy site: http://3rdmaheavyartillery.weebly.com/
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GIFFORD, L. G.
She is most closely related to classmate F. G. Gifford, above and William Gifford, below, and like them a Soule descendant also. Her mother's line could possibly contain Mayflower ancestry but has lots of duplicate names and one recorded three different ways. Born in "Fall Rivah" in 1894, she would be 17-18 when this was taken. Her Gen 10 line runs: George E. Gifford, Eli, Ichabod, Ichabod, Benjamin, Mary (Wright) Gifford, Adam Wright, Hester (Cooke) Wright, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. See the Soule section for that line. Image and starter info from The Durfee Record (Fall River: BMC Durfee High School, 1912), p. 49, digitized by the Fall River Public Library and Durfee High School's Keeley Library. Thank you to the NEHGS for publicizing this resource.
She is most closely related to classmate F. G. Gifford, above and William Gifford, below, and like them a Soule descendant also. Her mother's line could possibly contain Mayflower ancestry but has lots of duplicate names and one recorded three different ways. Born in "Fall Rivah" in 1894, she would be 17-18 when this was taken. Her Gen 10 line runs: George E. Gifford, Eli, Ichabod, Ichabod, Benjamin, Mary (Wright) Gifford, Adam Wright, Hester (Cooke) Wright, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. See the Soule section for that line. Image and starter info from The Durfee Record (Fall River: BMC Durfee High School, 1912), p. 49, digitized by the Fall River Public Library and Durfee High School's Keeley Library. Thank you to the NEHGS for publicizing this resource.
GIFFORD, S.
This ring-spinner in a Massachusetts textile factory is 18 and getting married. A relative of the mustachioed L. Gifford, above, she was likewise a Cooke, Alden-Mullins, Doty, Rogers, Brewster, and Warren descendant. It's difficult to tell what her hair color was, given that this was a sepia picture but my guess is light-medium brown. I did meet her and she was also short, blue-eyed, and had snow-white hair in old age. This scan is also owned by a private individual who gave permission for it to be published on this site ONLY. It is not for you or anyone to download.
This ring-spinner in a Massachusetts textile factory is 18 and getting married. A relative of the mustachioed L. Gifford, above, she was likewise a Cooke, Alden-Mullins, Doty, Rogers, Brewster, and Warren descendant. It's difficult to tell what her hair color was, given that this was a sepia picture but my guess is light-medium brown. I did meet her and she was also short, blue-eyed, and had snow-white hair in old age. This scan is also owned by a private individual who gave permission for it to be published on this site ONLY. It is not for you or anyone to download.
GIFFORD, WILLIAM
Possibly named for the original Gifford immigrant, this William was b. Dartmouth, MA 1797 and died Chautauqua Co, NY 1885, the 3rd generation of his family to have moved to NY state. In addition to being a Gen 8 Cooke via his paternal grandfather, whose birth is in the 1999 Cooke silver book, he was also a Gen 8 Soule. See that writeup for the lineage. William's Cooke line runs: Jeremiah Gifford, Abiel, Peleg, Mary (Wright) Gifford, Adam Wright, Hester (Cooke) Wright, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. The book from which the image was taken contained scant genealogical info but the NEHGS has a lot of Gifford data and findagrave was useful, too. Image from Andrew W. Young, History of Chautauqua County, New York, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, with Numerous Biographical and Family Sketches (Buffalo: Matthews & Warren, 1875), p. 271, digitized by the Library of Congress. Note: if you are looking for a list of illustrations in this book, find the 2 pages headed "Embellishments."
Possibly named for the original Gifford immigrant, this William was b. Dartmouth, MA 1797 and died Chautauqua Co, NY 1885, the 3rd generation of his family to have moved to NY state. In addition to being a Gen 8 Cooke via his paternal grandfather, whose birth is in the 1999 Cooke silver book, he was also a Gen 8 Soule. See that writeup for the lineage. William's Cooke line runs: Jeremiah Gifford, Abiel, Peleg, Mary (Wright) Gifford, Adam Wright, Hester (Cooke) Wright, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. The book from which the image was taken contained scant genealogical info but the NEHGS has a lot of Gifford data and findagrave was useful, too. Image from Andrew W. Young, History of Chautauqua County, New York, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, with Numerous Biographical and Family Sketches (Buffalo: Matthews & Warren, 1875), p. 271, digitized by the Library of Congress. Note: if you are looking for a list of illustrations in this book, find the 2 pages headed "Embellishments."
HALL, EVERETT CLINTON
The book from which this photo comes claims that Everett was an Alden-Mullins via his mother, Eunice Brett (Packard) Hall. The current Alden Silver Books states that John & Priscilla Alden did NOT have a granddaughter named Mary through their son Joseph as claimed. However, a different Packard ancestor DID marry into the Cookes, and that was the Capt. Abiel Packard the book mentions. He married Sarah Ames, who was a Generation 5. Ultimately, Everett was a Generation 10 Cooke. His lineage runs: Eunice Brett (Packard) Hall, Azel Packard, Cyrus, Thomas, Sarah (Ames) Packard, Sarah (Washburn) Ames, Elizabeth (Mitchell) Washburn, Jane (Cooke) Mitchell, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. That said, there is a Eunice Brett in the Alden book, born 1760, the right time to be the grandmother of Eunice Brett Packard. I cannot find the link between the two Eunices via Pamela (Reynolds) Packard, wife of Azel and the most logical candidate. If you find it, please let me know. Thomas Packard was the last one mentioned in the Cooke Silver Book and assuming his son Cyrus is one-and-the-same as the Cyrus who married Keziah Kingman (there were 4 Cyruses born in Bridgewater in a 10-year span), the rest of the lineage is correct as described. Image from Representative Men and Old Families of Southeastern Massachusetts, v. I (Chicago: J. M. Beers, 1912), p. 335, scanned at the LOC by MD librarian Sarah M.
The book from which this photo comes claims that Everett was an Alden-Mullins via his mother, Eunice Brett (Packard) Hall. The current Alden Silver Books states that John & Priscilla Alden did NOT have a granddaughter named Mary through their son Joseph as claimed. However, a different Packard ancestor DID marry into the Cookes, and that was the Capt. Abiel Packard the book mentions. He married Sarah Ames, who was a Generation 5. Ultimately, Everett was a Generation 10 Cooke. His lineage runs: Eunice Brett (Packard) Hall, Azel Packard, Cyrus, Thomas, Sarah (Ames) Packard, Sarah (Washburn) Ames, Elizabeth (Mitchell) Washburn, Jane (Cooke) Mitchell, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. That said, there is a Eunice Brett in the Alden book, born 1760, the right time to be the grandmother of Eunice Brett Packard. I cannot find the link between the two Eunices via Pamela (Reynolds) Packard, wife of Azel and the most logical candidate. If you find it, please let me know. Thomas Packard was the last one mentioned in the Cooke Silver Book and assuming his son Cyrus is one-and-the-same as the Cyrus who married Keziah Kingman (there were 4 Cyruses born in Bridgewater in a 10-year span), the rest of the lineage is correct as described. Image from Representative Men and Old Families of Southeastern Massachusetts, v. I (Chicago: J. M. Beers, 1912), p. 335, scanned at the LOC by MD librarian Sarah M.
HAMMOND, (LINNIE) PAULINE
She went by Pauline and was said to be a "fine contralto singer" and "Manager of the Telephone Exchange at Roxbury for 13 years," presumably before marrying William Tilden Clark of that city. Whether they had children is not stated in the book with this picture but she sounds like someone who would have more pictures somewhere if you look hard enough. Pauline (b 1857) was the daughter of Rev. Philip Delano Hammond, whose name was the first clue that this branch of Hammonds might have Mayflower bloodlines. (Both are distant cousins of the Rev. John Hugh Ely, above.) According to the Delano green books published by the General Society of Mayflower Descendants (GSMD), they are Cooke, Samson, and Warren descendants. (See the other sections for those lines.) Pauline's Gen. 10 Cooke lineage runs: Philip Delano Hammond, Philip, Priscilla (Delano) Hammond, Abigail (Hammond) Delano, Samuel Hammond, Mary (Hathaway) Hammond, Sarah (Cooke) Hathaway, John Cooke and Francis of the Mayflower. The Samson silver book Part 2 gets all the way to the birth of her father in 1827. Image and info from Roland Hammond, A History and Genealogy of the Descendants of William Hammond of London, England and his Wife Elizabeth Penn, through their Son Benjamin of Sandwich and Rochester, Mass. 1600-1894 (Boston: Clapp, 1894), pp. 170-73, digitized by U Mass Dartmouth.
She went by Pauline and was said to be a "fine contralto singer" and "Manager of the Telephone Exchange at Roxbury for 13 years," presumably before marrying William Tilden Clark of that city. Whether they had children is not stated in the book with this picture but she sounds like someone who would have more pictures somewhere if you look hard enough. Pauline (b 1857) was the daughter of Rev. Philip Delano Hammond, whose name was the first clue that this branch of Hammonds might have Mayflower bloodlines. (Both are distant cousins of the Rev. John Hugh Ely, above.) According to the Delano green books published by the General Society of Mayflower Descendants (GSMD), they are Cooke, Samson, and Warren descendants. (See the other sections for those lines.) Pauline's Gen. 10 Cooke lineage runs: Philip Delano Hammond, Philip, Priscilla (Delano) Hammond, Abigail (Hammond) Delano, Samuel Hammond, Mary (Hathaway) Hammond, Sarah (Cooke) Hathaway, John Cooke and Francis of the Mayflower. The Samson silver book Part 2 gets all the way to the birth of her father in 1827. Image and info from Roland Hammond, A History and Genealogy of the Descendants of William Hammond of London, England and his Wife Elizabeth Penn, through their Son Benjamin of Sandwich and Rochester, Mass. 1600-1894 (Boston: Clapp, 1894), pp. 170-73, digitized by U Mass Dartmouth.
HAMMOND, PHILIP DELANO
Father of (Linnie) Pauline, above, his Gen. 9 Cooke lineage is outlined in her writeup, and their other lineages are on the Samson and Warren pages. His own birth in 1827 is actually in the Samson silver book. He is a second cousin of the Rev. John Hugh Ely, above. The book with this photo mentions other children with known children, including William Bowen of Indiana, Venora (who married a Robbins and also moved to IN), and Stella who married an architect named Unterzee and lived in Boston. If you are a descendant of any of them you are extremely fortunate in having your line proven all the way to 1827. The Hammond book is decent enough that it is cited in some of the silver books but be aware in this branch over some confusion on page 172, where this Philip is given a birth year of 1794, which was when his oldest brother by his father's first wife was born. Image and info from Roland Hammond, A History and Genealogy of the Descendants of William Hammond..... (Boston: Clapp, 1894), pp. 170-72, digitized by U Mass Dartmouth. As always, a scan of a hardcover original, in which the people are not yellow and blurry, would be appreciated.
Father of (Linnie) Pauline, above, his Gen. 9 Cooke lineage is outlined in her writeup, and their other lineages are on the Samson and Warren pages. His own birth in 1827 is actually in the Samson silver book. He is a second cousin of the Rev. John Hugh Ely, above. The book with this photo mentions other children with known children, including William Bowen of Indiana, Venora (who married a Robbins and also moved to IN), and Stella who married an architect named Unterzee and lived in Boston. If you are a descendant of any of them you are extremely fortunate in having your line proven all the way to 1827. The Hammond book is decent enough that it is cited in some of the silver books but be aware in this branch over some confusion on page 172, where this Philip is given a birth year of 1794, which was when his oldest brother by his father's first wife was born. Image and info from Roland Hammond, A History and Genealogy of the Descendants of William Hammond..... (Boston: Clapp, 1894), pp. 170-72, digitized by U Mass Dartmouth. As always, a scan of a hardcover original, in which the people are not yellow and blurry, would be appreciated.
Harris, Benjamin Winslow
U.S. Congressman Benjamin Harris (R-MA) (1823-1907), was a descendant of at least 8 Mayflower Families, going only from data on the Harris side. (His mother, Mary Winslow Thomas, was described in the book from which this photo came as a descendant of Kenelm Winslow, brother of pilgrim Edward. She was also a Warren descendant.) Benjamin was a Generation 9 Cooke & Hopkins descendant. He was twice a Generation 8 Brown descendant from the marriage of an earlier Benjamin Harris, the congressman's great-grandfather, to Sarah Snow, also a Generation 5 Brown. Benjamin was also a Generation 8 Bradford, Generation 8/9 Alden-Mullins & Warren, and a Generation 10 Chilton descendant. Great-grandfather Benjamin is the final Harris entry in the Cooke Silver Book. The Brown and Hopkins Silver Books get the line as far as Rep. Harris's grandfather, the first Deacon William Harris and the Chilton & Alden Silver Books go only to Arthur Harris, father of the first Deacon William. Information on his Warren & Bradford descent is given in the description of his son Robert O. Harris, below. Info and image from Representative Men and Old Families of Southeastern Massachusetts, v. I (Chicago: J. M. Beers, 1912), pp. 54-56, digitized by the Boston Public Library.
Harris, Robert Orr
Son of Rep. Benjamin Winslow Harris, above, Robert O. Harris was a Generation 10 Cooke & Hopkins descendant, a Generation 9 Brown (twice) and Bradford, a Generation 9/10 Alden-Mullins & Warren, and a Generation 11 Chilton descendant. The book from which this photo comes accounted for many lines in the writeup on his father, but stated that he was a member of the General Society of Mayflower Descendants (GSMD) and also claimed descent from William Bradford and Richard Warren. This turned out to be also through his father's line, via great-grandmother Alice (Mitchell) Harris, wife if the 1st Deacon William Harris. (Later I found his father's maternal Warren line.) Alice was daughter of Cushing Mitchell and Margaret (---). Cushing appears as Generation 6 in v3 of the Richard Warren Silver Book, and his descent is via Edward, Alice Bradford, and Mercy Warren (Gen 3) who had married John Bradford, a Generation 2 descendant of the pilgrim. His mother's family (Julia A. Orr, daughter of Robert Orr, esq. of Boston and Melinda Wilbur) merits examination for Pilgrim links, too. Info and image from Representative Men and Old Families of Southeastern Massachusetts, v. I (Chicago: J. M. Beers, 1912), pp. 54-57, digitized by the Boston Public Library.
HART, DORIS BRADFORD
Although you will see Doris near the Hathaways, below, and the Harrises, above, on the Cooke and Warren pages they are not closely related at all. To find Doris's parents I used a marriage record of a Doris B. Hart of the right age and in the right town to a Mr. Hutchinson, so if you are a Hutchinson and want to join a lineage society and do not find Doris's birth & death records, you will need to find her parents' probate records naming her the daughter of William F. Hart and Betsey W. Briggs of Fall River, MA to make this line work. From what I can ascertain in a couple hours of searching, she appears to be a Cooke and Warren as well as a Bradford. I suspect a Brewster line but ran into some online dead ends. Doris's Gen 10 Cooke line runs: Frederick B. Hart, William F., Isaac L., Stephen, William, Sarah (Taber) Hart, Mary (Tomson) Taber, Mary (Cooke) Tomson, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. The birth of William Hart in 1742 is in the silver book. See the Bradford and Warren sections for 2 more lines for Doris. Image and starter info from The Durfee Record (Fall River: BMC Durfee High School, 1912), p. 53, digitized by the Fall River Public Library and Durfee High School's Keeley Library. Thank you to the NEHGS for publicizing this resource.
Although you will see Doris near the Hathaways, below, and the Harrises, above, on the Cooke and Warren pages they are not closely related at all. To find Doris's parents I used a marriage record of a Doris B. Hart of the right age and in the right town to a Mr. Hutchinson, so if you are a Hutchinson and want to join a lineage society and do not find Doris's birth & death records, you will need to find her parents' probate records naming her the daughter of William F. Hart and Betsey W. Briggs of Fall River, MA to make this line work. From what I can ascertain in a couple hours of searching, she appears to be a Cooke and Warren as well as a Bradford. I suspect a Brewster line but ran into some online dead ends. Doris's Gen 10 Cooke line runs: Frederick B. Hart, William F., Isaac L., Stephen, William, Sarah (Taber) Hart, Mary (Tomson) Taber, Mary (Cooke) Tomson, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. The birth of William Hart in 1742 is in the silver book. See the Bradford and Warren sections for 2 more lines for Doris. Image and starter info from The Durfee Record (Fall River: BMC Durfee High School, 1912), p. 53, digitized by the Fall River Public Library and Durfee High School's Keeley Library. Thank you to the NEHGS for publicizing this resource.
Hathaway, Bradford Gilbert Hurd
Son of Gilbert Hathaway, below, and father of the other 4 Hathaways on this page, Brad Hathaway (1814-1887) was also the son of Mary Hurd. Brad was a Generation 8 descendant of Francis Cooke, Richard Warren, and William Bradford, and Generation 9 from Thomas Rogers. The information on this family is found in a book Brad's son Charles wrote about his great-grandfather Thomas Hathaway, a New Bedford, MA shipbuilder and Tory who in 1789-90 migrated to western New York with a religious colony led by a former Quaker, Jemima Wilkinson. Image from Charles F. Hathaway, Tribe Hathaway: Descendants of Thomas Hathaway and His Wife Molly Gilbert (NY: 1909), p. 13. Digitized by the Library of Congress.
HATHAWAY, CAROLINE W.
Caroline was a Gen. 10 Cooke and Warren plus a Brewster descendant. Her mother was Margaret R. Hathaway before marriage but I find no parents for her father, Freeman Hathaway (1789-1839) and no obvious Pilgrim line for her mother, Ardra Allen, so did not pursue that. Caroline was a local historian in New Bedford, MA and this image is from an article based on a talk she gave before her local historical society. Vital records online at the NEHGS site bring Caroline's line back to Simon Hathaway, a Gen. 6 Cooke whose birth was noted in the Cooke Silver Book. Her grandfather married a Rebecca Maxim/Muxham/Maxham of Wareham and that family is Brewster because the first one off the boat married a Brewster. (See the Brewster section for that writeup.) Caroline's Cooke line runs: Savory Hathaway, Savory, Savory, Simon, Arthur, John, Sarah (Cooke) Hathaway, John & Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. She left no descendants herself. Image from Caroline W. Hathaway, "Arthur Hathaway and His Immediate Descendants," in Old Dartmouth Historical Sketches, No. 31 (New Bedford: ODHS, 1910), p. 5, digitized by the Library of Congress.
Caroline was a Gen. 10 Cooke and Warren plus a Brewster descendant. Her mother was Margaret R. Hathaway before marriage but I find no parents for her father, Freeman Hathaway (1789-1839) and no obvious Pilgrim line for her mother, Ardra Allen, so did not pursue that. Caroline was a local historian in New Bedford, MA and this image is from an article based on a talk she gave before her local historical society. Vital records online at the NEHGS site bring Caroline's line back to Simon Hathaway, a Gen. 6 Cooke whose birth was noted in the Cooke Silver Book. Her grandfather married a Rebecca Maxim/Muxham/Maxham of Wareham and that family is Brewster because the first one off the boat married a Brewster. (See the Brewster section for that writeup.) Caroline's Cooke line runs: Savory Hathaway, Savory, Savory, Simon, Arthur, John, Sarah (Cooke) Hathaway, John & Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. She left no descendants herself. Image from Caroline W. Hathaway, "Arthur Hathaway and His Immediate Descendants," in Old Dartmouth Historical Sketches, No. 31 (New Bedford: ODHS, 1910), p. 5, digitized by the Library of Congress.
Hathaway, Charles Frank
Author of the book from which the Hathaway data on this page was taken, Charles was born at Rock Stream, NY in 1854, after a nearly 12-year gap in childbearing, he noted. As his first marriage took place in Indiana, that may account for his sister Estelle's death in that state. A lawyer, he practiced in Indiana, Buffalo, and Ohio, divorced, remarried, changed careers three times, and left seven children by his two wives (as of 1909.) One of his sons likewise divorced and remarried. Divorce was more common than one might think in the decades after the Civil War, and makes genealogy in that period somewhat challenging, especially when combined with the geographic mobility of the postwar period and the destruction of the 1890 U.S. census. Fortunately Charles documented four generations of his Mayflower family, warts and all. Like his siblings, he was a Generation 9 descendant of Francis Cooke, Richard Warren, and William Bradford plus a Generation 10 descendant of Thomas Rogers. Image from Charles F. Hathaway, Tribe Hathaway: Descendants of Thomas Hathaway and His Wife Molly Gilbert (NY: 1909), p. 25. Digitized by the Library of Congress.
Hathaway, Estelle Maria
Estelle Maria Hathaway (1840-1907) was the second child of Bradford Gilbert Hurd Hathaway (above) and Catherine Adelia Shear, and granddaughter of Gilbert Hathaway (below.) She was the sister of Mary, George, and Charles. She was born in Rock Stream, Yates Co., NY but died in Muncie, IN, never having married. Estelle was a Generation 9 descendant of Francis Cooke, William Bradford, and Richard Warren, and a Generation 10 descendant of Thomas Rogers. Image from Charles F. Hathaway, Tribe Hathaway: Descendants of Thomas Hathaway and His Wife Molly Gilbert (NY: 1909), p. 22. Digitized by the Library of Congress.
Hathaway, George Maltby
According to his brother Charles, author of a family genealogy, George's first name was from a parent's brother-in-law and his middle name was the surname of a business friend of his father. I add this information so readers will not go on a fruitless search for a blood connection to the Maltby family of NY. George Maltby Hathaway (1842-1903) was born in Rock Stream, Yates Co., NY and died in Wellsboro, PA. He served in the Union Army in the Civil War and left 4 children by 2 wives. He was a Generation 9 descendant of Francis Cooke, William Bradford, and Richard Warren, and a Generation 10 descendant of Thomas Rogers. Image from Charles F. Hathaway, Tribe Hathaway: Descendants of Thomas Hathaway and His Wife Molly Gilbert (NY: 1909), p. 23. Digitized by the Library of Congress.
Hathaway, Gilbert
Father and grandfather of the other Hathaways on this page, Gilbert Hathaway (1772-1857) was the son of Thomas Hathaway and Molly Gilbert. He was a Generation 7 descendant of both Francis Cooke and Richard Warren on his father's side, as his immigrant ancestor, Arthur Hathaway, married Sarah Cook, daughter of Francis's son John and Sarah Warren, daughter of Richard. Molly's paternal grandmother was Hannah (Bradford) Gilbert. Hannah was daughter of Samuel Bradford and Hannah Rogers. Thus, on his mother's side Gilbert was a Generation 7 Bradford descendant (via second wife Alice (Carpenter) (Southworth) Bradford) and Generation 8 from Pilgrim Thomas Rogers. The information on this family is found in a book about Gilbert's father, a New Bedford, MA shipbuilder and Tory who, with his father-in-law, fled to Nova Scotia during the American Revolution. In 1789-90 he migrated to western New York, as a widower, with a religious colony led by a former Quaker, Jemima Wilkinson. Image from Charles F. Hathaway, Tribe Hathaway: Descendants of Thomas Hathaway and His Wife Molly Gilbert (NY: 1909), p. 8. Digitized by the Library of Congress.
Hathaway, Judah
Capt. Judah Hathaway, son of Judah and Bethiah (Crapo) Hathaway, was a whaling captain born in Wareham in 1832. He was both a Cooke and Warren in the 9th generation due to the marriage of the first Hathaway in Bristol County, MA (Arthur) to Sarah Cooke, granddaughter of Francis Cooke & Richard Warren. His great-grandfather, the Salathiel Hathaway b. 1764, married a Love Hathaway, of whose birth and parentage I find no record. I will guess that she was Generation 7 Cooke & Warren since she does not appear in the Cooke Silver Book, unlike Salathiel, a Generation 6 Cooke. That would make Judah also a 10th generation Cooke & Warren. [On the other hand, there were 2 other Hathaways in the area who left descendants (Nicholas and John) so she might not have been a Cooke/Warren at all.] Since Capt. Judah's mother was Bethiah Crapo before her marriage to the senior Judah Hathaway, he is also a Generation 8 descendant of William White. Bethiah's father, William White of Rochester, is mentioned in the White Silver Book, as Generation 6. Image from Representative Men and Old Families of Southeastern Massachusetts, v. 2 (Chicago: J. M. Beers, 1912), pp. 801, digitized by the Boston Public Library.
HATHAWAY, LUCRETIA
Probably a cousin to "Tribe Hathaway" members on this page, Lucretia (Hathaway) (Knowles) Greene was found in a book on her second husband's family. I will go out on a limb and call her the granddaughter of Seth Hathaway and Hannah Willis, who are in the Cooke Silver Book, because they had a daughter Lucretia who died young and they were the parents of a Samuel Hathaway. This Lucretia's parents were Samuel Hathaway and Joanna Gilbert. Dartmouth VRs don't show whether the Samuel b. 1744 to Seth and Hannah/Anna was the Samuel who married Joanna in 1771, and there were 2 other Samuel Hathaways born in the same town within a few years of this one. Either way, Lucretia is a Cooke but until we are 100% sure of her grand parents. For now, let's say her Cooke line runs: Samuel Hathaway, Seth, Jonathan, Sarah (Cooke) Hathaway, John Cooke, Francis. (Since John married Sarah Warren, Lucretia is also a Warren descendant. Image and some info from Richard Henry Greene, Greene (Green) Family of Plymouth Colony (NY: privately printed, 1909), pp. 22-23, digitized by the Boston Public Library.
Probably a cousin to "Tribe Hathaway" members on this page, Lucretia (Hathaway) (Knowles) Greene was found in a book on her second husband's family. I will go out on a limb and call her the granddaughter of Seth Hathaway and Hannah Willis, who are in the Cooke Silver Book, because they had a daughter Lucretia who died young and they were the parents of a Samuel Hathaway. This Lucretia's parents were Samuel Hathaway and Joanna Gilbert. Dartmouth VRs don't show whether the Samuel b. 1744 to Seth and Hannah/Anna was the Samuel who married Joanna in 1771, and there were 2 other Samuel Hathaways born in the same town within a few years of this one. Either way, Lucretia is a Cooke but until we are 100% sure of her grand parents. For now, let's say her Cooke line runs: Samuel Hathaway, Seth, Jonathan, Sarah (Cooke) Hathaway, John Cooke, Francis. (Since John married Sarah Warren, Lucretia is also a Warren descendant. Image and some info from Richard Henry Greene, Greene (Green) Family of Plymouth Colony (NY: privately printed, 1909), pp. 22-23, digitized by the Boston Public Library.
Hathaway, Mary Adelia
Mary Adelia (Hathaway) Archer (1839-1894) was the oldest child of Bradford Gilbert Hurd Hathaway (above) and Catherine Adelia Shear, and granddaughter of Gilbert Hathaway (above.) She was the sister of Estelle, George, and Charles (above.) She spent her whole life in Rock Stream, Yates Co., NY having married James M. Archer. She left one son. Mary was a Generation 9 descendant of Francis Cooke, William Bradford, and Richard Warren, and a Generation 10 descendant of Thomas Rogers. Image from Charles F. Hathaway, Tribe Hathaway: Descendants of Thomas Hathaway and His Wife Molly Gilbert (NY: 1909), p. 20. Digitized by the Library of Congress.
HATHAWAY, STEPHEN KEMPTON
Trust but verify. The author of the book containing this image fortunately identified Stephen's paternal grandfather because his father is not to be found in a VR listing the grandparents. Supposedly Thomas was the son of Micah Hathaway and Mary (?), provided he is the "Capt. Micah" whose wife Mary died of smallpox in 1793. Stephen (1814-1894) was a whaling captain and when he left the sea he resided on land he bought from Micah, so this is all plausible. The birth of Micah is noted in the Cooke Silver Book. If this is Stephen's correct line, then his link to Francis Cooke would run 8 generations, as follows: Thomas Hathaway, Micah, Gamaliel, Jonathan, Sarah (Cooke) Hathaway, John Cooke, Francis. This would also make him a Generation 8 Warren. Image (scan of a printed photo) and some info from Franklyn Howland, A History of the Town of Acushnet (New Bedford: author, 1907), p. 297, digitized by the Library of Congress. A larger image would be welcome.
Trust but verify. The author of the book containing this image fortunately identified Stephen's paternal grandfather because his father is not to be found in a VR listing the grandparents. Supposedly Thomas was the son of Micah Hathaway and Mary (?), provided he is the "Capt. Micah" whose wife Mary died of smallpox in 1793. Stephen (1814-1894) was a whaling captain and when he left the sea he resided on land he bought from Micah, so this is all plausible. The birth of Micah is noted in the Cooke Silver Book. If this is Stephen's correct line, then his link to Francis Cooke would run 8 generations, as follows: Thomas Hathaway, Micah, Gamaliel, Jonathan, Sarah (Cooke) Hathaway, John Cooke, Francis. This would also make him a Generation 8 Warren. Image (scan of a printed photo) and some info from Franklyn Howland, A History of the Town of Acushnet (New Bedford: author, 1907), p. 297, digitized by the Library of Congress. A larger image would be welcome.
HOLBROOKE, CHARLOTTE MARSHALL
Granddaughter of Priscilla Waterman, a Gen. 6 Cooke whose birth is in the Cooke Silver Book (see below), Charlotte (1845-1909) was a Gen. 8 Cooke, Gen. 9 Allerton, Bradford, & Warren, and a Gen. 10 Brewster descendant. See those pages for those lineages. Her Cooke line runs: Marian (Marshall) Holbrooke, Priscilla (Waterman) Marshall, Joanna (Tomson) Waterman, John Tomson, Jacob Tomson, Mary (Cooke) Tomson, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. She should have descendants via husband Charles Stewart Maurice, as the book with this image shows 8 of her 9 children living to adulthood. She was very active in the DAR but her applications are so old that they contain little info, though they are on the Genealogical Research System (GRS) database there, if you wish to look. Image and info from Mr. & Mrs. Frank Burnside Kingsbury, Marshall Family Record, with Haskell, Boutwell, Barrett, Wadsworth, White, Read, Maurice, Kingsbury, Holbrooke, Stevens, Carpenter, and Allied Families (Keene, NH: Walter T. Nims Press, 1913), pp. 13, 32-3, digitized by the Allen County Public Library.
Granddaughter of Priscilla Waterman, a Gen. 6 Cooke whose birth is in the Cooke Silver Book (see below), Charlotte (1845-1909) was a Gen. 8 Cooke, Gen. 9 Allerton, Bradford, & Warren, and a Gen. 10 Brewster descendant. See those pages for those lineages. Her Cooke line runs: Marian (Marshall) Holbrooke, Priscilla (Waterman) Marshall, Joanna (Tomson) Waterman, John Tomson, Jacob Tomson, Mary (Cooke) Tomson, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. She should have descendants via husband Charles Stewart Maurice, as the book with this image shows 8 of her 9 children living to adulthood. She was very active in the DAR but her applications are so old that they contain little info, though they are on the Genealogical Research System (GRS) database there, if you wish to look. Image and info from Mr. & Mrs. Frank Burnside Kingsbury, Marshall Family Record, with Haskell, Boutwell, Barrett, Wadsworth, White, Read, Maurice, Kingsbury, Holbrooke, Stevens, Carpenter, and Allied Families (Keene, NH: Walter T. Nims Press, 1913), pp. 13, 32-3, digitized by the Allen County Public Library.
Holmes, Charles Jarvis
A Generation 8 descendant of Francis Cooke and Richard Warren, he was the son of another Charles Jarvis Holmes and Louisa Haskell, and born in Rochester, MA in 1834. His paternal grandmother Bethiah Nye was a generation 6 Cooke descendant, as documented in the GSMD's Cooke Silver Book. The Warren connection is via Bethiah's ancestor Caleb Blackwell, as documented in the 3rd edition of the GSMD's Silver Book on Richard Warren, part 1. A third generation attorney, he was also a banker, businessman, and legislator. Image, undated, is from Henry M. Fenner, HIstory of Fall River (NY: F. T. Smiley, 1906), p. 192, digitized by the Library of Congress.
HOWARD, DANIEL S.
Born and died in North Bridgewater (later Brockton) MA, Daniel S. Howard (1818-1904) was a shoe manufacturer and a Gen. 9 Cooke, Hopkins, Priest, and probable Chilton, plus a Gen. 8 Eaton, Standish & Doty (twice), and Gen. 8/9 Alden-Mullins. Vital record and Silver Books back up the claims of the author of the photo from which these images were taken. Daniel S. is sometimes referred to as "Daniel 2d", apparently because there was an older Daniel, an uncle or great uncle. Brockton records also show a "Daniel 4th" and I suspect that there was no one in town who introduced himself as "Daniel Howard the Fourth." However, certain families settled certain towns and stayed there forever, so the town clerks needed a way to tell them apart. The death certificate does say "Daniel S." See brother Gorham B.'s write-ups in each section for the particular lineages. Image and some info from Representative Men and Old Families of Southeastern Massachusetts, v. I (Chicago: J. M. Beers, 1912), pp. 41-43, digitized by the Boston Public Library.
Born and died in North Bridgewater (later Brockton) MA, Daniel S. Howard (1818-1904) was a shoe manufacturer and a Gen. 9 Cooke, Hopkins, Priest, and probable Chilton, plus a Gen. 8 Eaton, Standish & Doty (twice), and Gen. 8/9 Alden-Mullins. Vital record and Silver Books back up the claims of the author of the photo from which these images were taken. Daniel S. is sometimes referred to as "Daniel 2d", apparently because there was an older Daniel, an uncle or great uncle. Brockton records also show a "Daniel 4th" and I suspect that there was no one in town who introduced himself as "Daniel Howard the Fourth." However, certain families settled certain towns and stayed there forever, so the town clerks needed a way to tell them apart. The death certificate does say "Daniel S." See brother Gorham B.'s write-ups in each section for the particular lineages. Image and some info from Representative Men and Old Families of Southeastern Massachusetts, v. I (Chicago: J. M. Beers, 1912), pp. 41-43, digitized by the Boston Public Library.
HOWARD, GORHAM BRADFORD
As the younger brother (b. 1827) of Daniel S. Howard, above, Gorham B. Howard was also a Gen. 9 Cooke, Hopkins, Priest, and probable Chilton, plus a Gen. 8 Eaton, Standish & Doty (twice), and Gen. 8/9 Alden-Mullins. The brothers' Cooke line runs: Oliver Howard, Jr., Susanna (Reynolds) Howard, Betty (Turner) Reynolds, Elizabeth (Morse) Turner, Elizabeth (Doty) Morse, Elizabeth (Cooke) Doty, Jacob Cooke, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. The Cooke silver book drops this family after the marriage of Gen. 3 Elizabeth to Gen. 2 John Doty and the Doty book picks up from there and gets as far as the marriage of the brothers' paternal grandparents, Susanna Reynolds & Oliver Howard. Thus, if you did not know about their Doty genes and follow both their Doty lines back to Edward, you would never know about Cooke and consequently not Hopkins, either. Image and some info from Representative Men and Old Families of Southeastern Massachusetts, v. I (Chicago: J. M. Beers, 1912), pp. 41-43, digitized by the Boston Public Library.
As the younger brother (b. 1827) of Daniel S. Howard, above, Gorham B. Howard was also a Gen. 9 Cooke, Hopkins, Priest, and probable Chilton, plus a Gen. 8 Eaton, Standish & Doty (twice), and Gen. 8/9 Alden-Mullins. The brothers' Cooke line runs: Oliver Howard, Jr., Susanna (Reynolds) Howard, Betty (Turner) Reynolds, Elizabeth (Morse) Turner, Elizabeth (Doty) Morse, Elizabeth (Cooke) Doty, Jacob Cooke, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. The Cooke silver book drops this family after the marriage of Gen. 3 Elizabeth to Gen. 2 John Doty and the Doty book picks up from there and gets as far as the marriage of the brothers' paternal grandparents, Susanna Reynolds & Oliver Howard. Thus, if you did not know about their Doty genes and follow both their Doty lines back to Edward, you would never know about Cooke and consequently not Hopkins, either. Image and some info from Representative Men and Old Families of Southeastern Massachusetts, v. I (Chicago: J. M. Beers, 1912), pp. 41-43, digitized by the Boston Public Library.
HOWARD, JOHN PURPLE
The book with this photo does not explain where the middle name came from but does reveal his Earle lineage, and the Cooke silver book includes the birth of John's maternal grandfather, Joshua Earle in Swansea, 1724. You will have to rummage around a bit to find his parents being born and marrying but they died in VT, which recorded his mother's maiden name at least. John P. Howard (1814-1885) did not marry but two of his brothers and one sister did. Their lines are not in this book but it gives you a starting point to look for them. John's Gen 8 Cooke-Warren line runs: Hannah (Earle) Howard, Joshua Earle, Oliver, Mary (Taber) Earle, Mary (Cooke) Taber, John & Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. Grandfather Oliver Earle's will named some of Joshua's children but Hannah was the youngest, born 6 years later. Remember that John's wife Sarah was the daughter of pilgrim Richard Warren and the Warren books do not follow her line so it will be found only in the Cooke book. (John's Warren line is spelled out in that section of this website.) Image and info from Pliny Earle, The Earle Family: Ralph Earle and his Descendants (Worcester: Hamilton, 1888), pp. 67, 131-2, digitized by the Allen Co (IN) Public Library.
The book with this photo does not explain where the middle name came from but does reveal his Earle lineage, and the Cooke silver book includes the birth of John's maternal grandfather, Joshua Earle in Swansea, 1724. You will have to rummage around a bit to find his parents being born and marrying but they died in VT, which recorded his mother's maiden name at least. John P. Howard (1814-1885) did not marry but two of his brothers and one sister did. Their lines are not in this book but it gives you a starting point to look for them. John's Gen 8 Cooke-Warren line runs: Hannah (Earle) Howard, Joshua Earle, Oliver, Mary (Taber) Earle, Mary (Cooke) Taber, John & Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. Grandfather Oliver Earle's will named some of Joshua's children but Hannah was the youngest, born 6 years later. Remember that John's wife Sarah was the daughter of pilgrim Richard Warren and the Warren books do not follow her line so it will be found only in the Cooke book. (John's Warren line is spelled out in that section of this website.) Image and info from Pliny Earle, The Earle Family: Ralph Earle and his Descendants (Worcester: Hamilton, 1888), pp. 67, 131-2, digitized by the Allen Co (IN) Public Library.
HOWLAND, [Albert] FRANKLYN
The author of the book from which this photo was taken was a Gen. 10 Cooke, White, and Allerton and a Gen. 9 Howland-Tilley descendant on his mother's side, thanks to Washburn marriages with Mayflower descendants. His Cooke line runs as follows: Lucy P. (Washburn) Howland, Israel Washburn, Lettice, Moses, Moses, James, Elizabeth (Mitchell) Washburn, Jane (Cooke) Mitchell, Francis Cooke. For his Allerton, White, and Howland-Tilley lineage see his writeup in that section. He was grandson of Israel Washburn and father of Leroy and Max, below. Image and some info from Franklyn Howland, A History of the Town of Acushnet (New Bedford: author, 1907), pp. 308, 364-66, digitized by the Library of Congress.
The author of the book from which this photo was taken was a Gen. 10 Cooke, White, and Allerton and a Gen. 9 Howland-Tilley descendant on his mother's side, thanks to Washburn marriages with Mayflower descendants. His Cooke line runs as follows: Lucy P. (Washburn) Howland, Israel Washburn, Lettice, Moses, Moses, James, Elizabeth (Mitchell) Washburn, Jane (Cooke) Mitchell, Francis Cooke. For his Allerton, White, and Howland-Tilley lineage see his writeup in that section. He was grandson of Israel Washburn and father of Leroy and Max, below. Image and some info from Franklyn Howland, A History of the Town of Acushnet (New Bedford: author, 1907), pp. 308, 364-66, digitized by the Library of Congress.
HOWLAND, LEROY ALBERT
Son of Franklyn Howland (above) and brother of Max Franklyn Howland (below), Leroy (b. Acushnet 1879) was said to have been a Samuel Fuller descendant as well as a Gen. 11 Cooke, White, & Allerton and Gen. 10 Howland-Tilley descendant. If anyone knows how this could be true, let me know. He was also a great-grandson of Israel Washburn on this page. See Franklyn and Israel's writeups for more detail. Image and some info from Franklyn Howland, A History of the Town of Acushnet (New Bedford: author, 1907), pp. 310-11, digitized by the Library of Congress.
Son of Franklyn Howland (above) and brother of Max Franklyn Howland (below), Leroy (b. Acushnet 1879) was said to have been a Samuel Fuller descendant as well as a Gen. 11 Cooke, White, & Allerton and Gen. 10 Howland-Tilley descendant. If anyone knows how this could be true, let me know. He was also a great-grandson of Israel Washburn on this page. See Franklyn and Israel's writeups for more detail. Image and some info from Franklyn Howland, A History of the Town of Acushnet (New Bedford: author, 1907), pp. 310-11, digitized by the Library of Congress.
HOWLAND, MAX FRANKLYN
Son of Franklyn Howland and brother of Leroy Albert Howland (above), Max (b. Acushnet 1881) was said to have been a Samuel Fuller descendant as well as a Gen. 11 Cooke, White, & Allerton and Gen. 10 Howland-Tilley descendant. If anyone knows how he could be a Fuller descendant, let me know.He was also a great-grandson of Israel Washburn on this page. See Franklyn and Israel's writeups for more detail. Image and some info from Franklyn Howland, A History of the Town of Acushnet (New Bedford: author, 1907), pp. 311-12, digitized by the Library of Congress.
Son of Franklyn Howland and brother of Leroy Albert Howland (above), Max (b. Acushnet 1881) was said to have been a Samuel Fuller descendant as well as a Gen. 11 Cooke, White, & Allerton and Gen. 10 Howland-Tilley descendant. If anyone knows how he could be a Fuller descendant, let me know.He was also a great-grandson of Israel Washburn on this page. See Franklyn and Israel's writeups for more detail. Image and some info from Franklyn Howland, A History of the Town of Acushnet (New Bedford: author, 1907), pp. 311-12, digitized by the Library of Congress.
HOWLAND, WILLIAM ISRAEL
Brother of Franklyn, uncle of Leroy and Max, all above and son of Lucy Washburn, grandson of Israel Washburn, both below, William was also a Gen. 10 Cooke, White, and Allerton, and Gen. 9 Howland-Tilley. For a time he was in business with his uncle (actually his mother's half brother), William Henry Washburn, also below, before setting out on his own grocery business. See Franklyn's writeup in these sections for the lineage. A better quality scan would be welcome. Image and info from Franklyn Howland, A Brief Genealogical and Biographical History of Arthur, Henry, and John Howland and their Descendants of the United States and Canada (New Bedford: author, 1885) pp. 306-7, digitzed by the Allen County (IN) Public Library.
Brother of Franklyn, uncle of Leroy and Max, all above and son of Lucy Washburn, grandson of Israel Washburn, both below, William was also a Gen. 10 Cooke, White, and Allerton, and Gen. 9 Howland-Tilley. For a time he was in business with his uncle (actually his mother's half brother), William Henry Washburn, also below, before setting out on his own grocery business. See Franklyn's writeup in these sections for the lineage. A better quality scan would be welcome. Image and info from Franklyn Howland, A Brief Genealogical and Biographical History of Arthur, Henry, and John Howland and their Descendants of the United States and Canada (New Bedford: author, 1885) pp. 306-7, digitzed by the Allen County (IN) Public Library.
KEITH, ROLAND MANNING
Roland is an unusual Keith in that I can find no Alden ancestry for him. Possibly I am not looking in the right places. However, thanks to a mention of Israel Washburn as an ancestor I was able to pinpoint him as a Generation 10 Cooke descendant. His Cooke line runs: Vassal Keith, Solomon, Solomon, Sarah (Washburn) Keith, Israel Washburn, Samuel, Elizabeth (Mitchell) Washburn, Jane (Cooke) Washburn, Francis Cooke. He might actually be a Gen 10 Cooke twice if the Daniel Keith who married 2) Lydia Keyser in 1756 is the Daniel born to John Keith & Hannah Washburn (sister of Israel) in Bridgewater 1725 and not the Daniel born to Josiah and Mary in Norton in 1716. Proximity says "yes" but Daniel son of John & Hannah married 1st an Elizabeth Conant when he was 19, somewhat young for that period. The Cooke Silver Book will take you through the birth of Sarah (Washburn) Keith (and the Daniel Keith b. 1725) and the NEHGS databases will get you to Roland from there. Info from Representative Men and Old Families of Southeastern Massachusetts, v. I (Chicago: J. M. Beers, 1912), pp. 488-89, digitized by the Boston Public Library; image p. 489 scanned by S. Mackowski.
Roland is an unusual Keith in that I can find no Alden ancestry for him. Possibly I am not looking in the right places. However, thanks to a mention of Israel Washburn as an ancestor I was able to pinpoint him as a Generation 10 Cooke descendant. His Cooke line runs: Vassal Keith, Solomon, Solomon, Sarah (Washburn) Keith, Israel Washburn, Samuel, Elizabeth (Mitchell) Washburn, Jane (Cooke) Washburn, Francis Cooke. He might actually be a Gen 10 Cooke twice if the Daniel Keith who married 2) Lydia Keyser in 1756 is the Daniel born to John Keith & Hannah Washburn (sister of Israel) in Bridgewater 1725 and not the Daniel born to Josiah and Mary in Norton in 1716. Proximity says "yes" but Daniel son of John & Hannah married 1st an Elizabeth Conant when he was 19, somewhat young for that period. The Cooke Silver Book will take you through the birth of Sarah (Washburn) Keith (and the Daniel Keith b. 1725) and the NEHGS databases will get you to Roland from there. Info from Representative Men and Old Families of Southeastern Massachusetts, v. I (Chicago: J. M. Beers, 1912), pp. 488-89, digitized by the Boston Public Library; image p. 489 scanned by S. Mackowski.
KINGMAN, BENJAMIN
As one of three sons of Judith (Washburn) and Seth Kingman (see bio of nephew Bradford Kingman, below), he is a Generation 8 Cooke and Billington. image from his nephew's book: Bradford Kingman, History of Brockton (Syracuse: Mason, 1895), p. 19, digitized by the Boston Public Library.
As one of three sons of Judith (Washburn) and Seth Kingman (see bio of nephew Bradford Kingman, below), he is a Generation 8 Cooke and Billington. image from his nephew's book: Bradford Kingman, History of Brockton (Syracuse: Mason, 1895), p. 19, digitized by the Boston Public Library.
KINGMAN, BRADFORD
Bradford Kingman was a life member of the NEHGS and by some accounts possibly an overenthusiastic genealogist. He wrote several books on Brockton (formerly North Bridgewater) in Plymouth County. In spite of his first name, he is not known to have been a Bradford descendant but he did marry one. He was a Generation 9 Cooke and Billington via his paternal grandmother, Judith (Washburn) Kingman. She was the daughter of Jabez Washburn, Jr. and Mary Sherman and Jabez appears as descendant #2386, Generation 6, in the Cooke Silver Book via his mother Judith (Faunce) Washburn, daughter of Lydia (Cooke) Faunce. Judith's husband Jabez Washburn, Sr., was a Billington descendant and the Cooke volume refers readers to the Billington Silver Book, family #97 where Jabez, Jr. again appears as Generation 6. The Billington volume (21) claims that Judith was also a Hopkins descendant but the Hopkins Silver Book has no such person. Image & info from Bradford Kingman, History of Brockton (Syracuse: Mason, 1895), p.94, digitized by the Allen Co (IN) Public Library.
Bradford Kingman was a life member of the NEHGS and by some accounts possibly an overenthusiastic genealogist. He wrote several books on Brockton (formerly North Bridgewater) in Plymouth County. In spite of his first name, he is not known to have been a Bradford descendant but he did marry one. He was a Generation 9 Cooke and Billington via his paternal grandmother, Judith (Washburn) Kingman. She was the daughter of Jabez Washburn, Jr. and Mary Sherman and Jabez appears as descendant #2386, Generation 6, in the Cooke Silver Book via his mother Judith (Faunce) Washburn, daughter of Lydia (Cooke) Faunce. Judith's husband Jabez Washburn, Sr., was a Billington descendant and the Cooke volume refers readers to the Billington Silver Book, family #97 where Jabez, Jr. again appears as Generation 6. The Billington volume (21) claims that Judith was also a Hopkins descendant but the Hopkins Silver Book has no such person. Image & info from Bradford Kingman, History of Brockton (Syracuse: Mason, 1895), p.94, digitized by the Allen Co (IN) Public Library.
KINGMAN, HOSEA
His closest relative on this page is actually first cousin Nathan Washburn, below. They share grandparents Cyrus Washburn and Betsey Bump (Bumpus). Like Nathan, Hosea was a Gen 10 Cooke & Rogers descendant and a Gen 9 Samson descendant but on his mother's side. However, he was also a Cooke on his father's side via a Washburn, so eventually he links with all the Washburns on this page. The Samson Silver Book, part 2, takes his line the farthest, to the marriage of his grandparents Cyrus and Betsey. The rest you can find on the NEHGS. (For Bumpus/Bump/Bumpas/Bompasse genealogy, see http://bumpusgenealogy.org/, by Paul and Stephen Bumpus.) Hosea's first Cooke line runs as follows: Betsey B. (Washburn) Kingman, Cyrus Washburn, Luther, Amos, Edward, James, Elizabeth (Mitchell) Washburn, Jane (Cooke) Mitchell, Francis Cooke. The second line, also Gen. 10, runs: Philip Dean Kingman, Bela, Susannah (Leonard) Kingman, Jemima (Washburn) Leonard, Josiah Washburn, John, Elizabeth (Mitchell) Washburn, Jane (Cooke) Mitchell, Francis Cooke. The Cooke Silver Book gets only as far as the birth of Amos (1742) & of Jemima (1710.) Image and info from Conrad Reno, Memoirs of the Judiciary and the Bar of New England for the Nineteenth Century, Vol. II (Boston: Century Memorial, 1901), p. 446, digitized by the Boston Public Library. Other info from Manning Leonard, Memorial: Genealogical, Historical, and Biographical, of Solomon Leonard, 1637, of Duxbury and Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and Some of his Descendants (Auburn, NY: Knapp, Peck, and Thomson, 1896), p. 79, digitized by the Allen Co. (IN) Public Library. Yes, those side whiskers are real.
His closest relative on this page is actually first cousin Nathan Washburn, below. They share grandparents Cyrus Washburn and Betsey Bump (Bumpus). Like Nathan, Hosea was a Gen 10 Cooke & Rogers descendant and a Gen 9 Samson descendant but on his mother's side. However, he was also a Cooke on his father's side via a Washburn, so eventually he links with all the Washburns on this page. The Samson Silver Book, part 2, takes his line the farthest, to the marriage of his grandparents Cyrus and Betsey. The rest you can find on the NEHGS. (For Bumpus/Bump/Bumpas/Bompasse genealogy, see http://bumpusgenealogy.org/, by Paul and Stephen Bumpus.) Hosea's first Cooke line runs as follows: Betsey B. (Washburn) Kingman, Cyrus Washburn, Luther, Amos, Edward, James, Elizabeth (Mitchell) Washburn, Jane (Cooke) Mitchell, Francis Cooke. The second line, also Gen. 10, runs: Philip Dean Kingman, Bela, Susannah (Leonard) Kingman, Jemima (Washburn) Leonard, Josiah Washburn, John, Elizabeth (Mitchell) Washburn, Jane (Cooke) Mitchell, Francis Cooke. The Cooke Silver Book gets only as far as the birth of Amos (1742) & of Jemima (1710.) Image and info from Conrad Reno, Memoirs of the Judiciary and the Bar of New England for the Nineteenth Century, Vol. II (Boston: Century Memorial, 1901), p. 446, digitized by the Boston Public Library. Other info from Manning Leonard, Memorial: Genealogical, Historical, and Biographical, of Solomon Leonard, 1637, of Duxbury and Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and Some of his Descendants (Auburn, NY: Knapp, Peck, and Thomson, 1896), p. 79, digitized by the Allen Co. (IN) Public Library. Yes, those side whiskers are real.
KINGMAN, JOHN WASHBURN
Like Benjamin (above) and Josiah (below) one of three sons of Judith (Washburn) and Seth Kingman (see bio of nephew Bradford Kingman, below), John is a Generation 8 Cooke and Billington. image from his nephew's book: Bradford Kingman, History of Brockton (Syracuse: Mason, 1895), p. 137, digitized by the Boston Public Library.
Like Benjamin (above) and Josiah (below) one of three sons of Judith (Washburn) and Seth Kingman (see bio of nephew Bradford Kingman, below), John is a Generation 8 Cooke and Billington. image from his nephew's book: Bradford Kingman, History of Brockton (Syracuse: Mason, 1895), p. 137, digitized by the Boston Public Library.
KINGMAN, JOSIAH WASHBURN
Also a son of Judith (Washburn) and Seth Kingman (see bio of nephew Bradford Kingman, above), he is a Generation 8 Cooke and Billington. He died in 1889. image from his nephew's book: Bradford Kingman, History of Brockton (Syracuse: Mason, 1895), p. 659, digitized by the Boston Public Library.
Also a son of Judith (Washburn) and Seth Kingman (see bio of nephew Bradford Kingman, above), he is a Generation 8 Cooke and Billington. He died in 1889. image from his nephew's book: Bradford Kingman, History of Brockton (Syracuse: Mason, 1895), p. 659, digitized by the Boston Public Library.
KINGMAN, RUFUS PACKARD
Son of Benjamin (above), Rufus is a Generation 9 Cooke and Billington. He died in 1894. This picture is from his cousin's book. Bradford Kingman, History of Brockton (Syracuse: Mason, 1895), p. 662, digitized by the Boston Public Library.
Son of Benjamin (above), Rufus is a Generation 9 Cooke and Billington. He died in 1894. This picture is from his cousin's book. Bradford Kingman, History of Brockton (Syracuse: Mason, 1895), p. 662, digitized by the Boston Public Library.
KIRBY, WILLIAM AVARY
The author of the book from which this photo was taken acknowledges William A. Kirby as his source for most of the data on Richard Kirby of Sandwich, MA. William was a particular enthusiast for Kirby genealogy, the author says, because his mother was also a Kirby, and it is via his mother Mary C. Kirby (who was still alive & in Dartmouth when this book was published) that he was a Generation 9 Cooke & Warren descendant. He was a White descendant through both parents. (See his White entry for those lineages.) The Cooke Silver Book tracks this line only as far as the birth of Elizabeth Cadman and William White's son William, but the White book does get to the birth of their grandchild Hannah (White) Kirby, William's grandmother. William's Cooke line runs: Mary C. (Kirby) Kirby, Wesson Kirby Jr., Hannah (White) Kirby, Elizabeth (Cadman) White, Hannah (Hathaway) Cadman, Sarah (Cooke) Hathaway, John Cooke, Francis Cooke. The White Silver Book (pub. 2006) notes that Sylvanus's wife Deborah may have been the daughter of Richard and Elizabeth (Warren) Church. The Warren Silver Book (pub. 2004) noted the same thing but due to lack of evidence pursued the line no further. I would think the Silver Books Project editors would appreciate any actual evidence for or against that idea. Image and info from M. E. Dwight, The Kirbys of New England (NY: Trow, 1898), pp. 266, 294-95. Digitized by the Boston Public Library.
The author of the book from which this photo was taken acknowledges William A. Kirby as his source for most of the data on Richard Kirby of Sandwich, MA. William was a particular enthusiast for Kirby genealogy, the author says, because his mother was also a Kirby, and it is via his mother Mary C. Kirby (who was still alive & in Dartmouth when this book was published) that he was a Generation 9 Cooke & Warren descendant. He was a White descendant through both parents. (See his White entry for those lineages.) The Cooke Silver Book tracks this line only as far as the birth of Elizabeth Cadman and William White's son William, but the White book does get to the birth of their grandchild Hannah (White) Kirby, William's grandmother. William's Cooke line runs: Mary C. (Kirby) Kirby, Wesson Kirby Jr., Hannah (White) Kirby, Elizabeth (Cadman) White, Hannah (Hathaway) Cadman, Sarah (Cooke) Hathaway, John Cooke, Francis Cooke. The White Silver Book (pub. 2006) notes that Sylvanus's wife Deborah may have been the daughter of Richard and Elizabeth (Warren) Church. The Warren Silver Book (pub. 2004) noted the same thing but due to lack of evidence pursued the line no further. I would think the Silver Books Project editors would appreciate any actual evidence for or against that idea. Image and info from M. E. Dwight, The Kirbys of New England (NY: Trow, 1898), pp. 266, 294-95. Digitized by the Boston Public Library.
MANNING, FRANKLIN WASHBURN
Great grandson of Samuel Washburn, below, Franklin (1874-1898) is another example of a young man whose photo serves as a memento to a soldier who died in the service. Franklin was in the Spanish-American War and died of disease on the way back from Cuba. He was buried at sea. His Gen 11 Cooke lineage would run: Grace LeBaron (Washburn) Manning, Franklin Washburn, Samuel, Jacob Washburn, Miles Washburn, Ebenezer, Joseph, Elizabeth (Mitchell) Washburn, Jane (Cooke) Mitchell, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. The writeup of Samuel's sister Laura contains more background info, including a caution about having to prove this line before attempting to submit it to any lineage group. (See his Chilton writeup for that line.) Info from George T. Washburn, Ebenezer Washburn: His Ancestors and Descendants with Some Connected Families (Pasumalai, South India: American Mission Lenox Press, 1913), 80a, 81-2, 84-5. Image from Mary LeBaron Stockwell, Descendants of Francis LeBaron of Plymouth, Mass. (Boston: Marvin, 1904), pp. 201, digitized by the New York Public Library. Both books digitized by the New York Public Libraries. Note: This same image (actually full length) is in William H. Manning, The Genealogical and Biographical History of the Manning Families of New England and Descendants, from the Settlement in America to Present Time (Salem: Salem Press, 1902), p. 645, digitized by the Library of Congress. This volume contains no info on his maternal Mayflower line, though.
Great grandson of Samuel Washburn, below, Franklin (1874-1898) is another example of a young man whose photo serves as a memento to a soldier who died in the service. Franklin was in the Spanish-American War and died of disease on the way back from Cuba. He was buried at sea. His Gen 11 Cooke lineage would run: Grace LeBaron (Washburn) Manning, Franklin Washburn, Samuel, Jacob Washburn, Miles Washburn, Ebenezer, Joseph, Elizabeth (Mitchell) Washburn, Jane (Cooke) Mitchell, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. The writeup of Samuel's sister Laura contains more background info, including a caution about having to prove this line before attempting to submit it to any lineage group. (See his Chilton writeup for that line.) Info from George T. Washburn, Ebenezer Washburn: His Ancestors and Descendants with Some Connected Families (Pasumalai, South India: American Mission Lenox Press, 1913), 80a, 81-2, 84-5. Image from Mary LeBaron Stockwell, Descendants of Francis LeBaron of Plymouth, Mass. (Boston: Marvin, 1904), pp. 201, digitized by the New York Public Library. Both books digitized by the New York Public Libraries. Note: This same image (actually full length) is in William H. Manning, The Genealogical and Biographical History of the Manning Families of New England and Descendants, from the Settlement in America to Present Time (Salem: Salem Press, 1902), p. 645, digitized by the Library of Congress. This volume contains no info on his maternal Mayflower line, though.
MARSHALL, EMILY
Emily was a Gen. 7 Cooke via her mother, Priscilla Waterman, below, through whom she was also an Allerton, Bradford, Brewster, and Warren. See her, her mother's, and her aunt Charlotte Holbrooke's write-ups in those sections for more on this family, including the lineages. Priscilla's birth is noted in the Cooke Silver Booke, so also consult that resource. (Remember, nothing on a web site like this counts as admissible evidence to a lineage society, it's meant to entice/urge you to go research these lines as they are very likely provable.) Born in Boston 1807, Emily married lawyer William Foster Otis there in 1831, and had 3 Otis children there before she died in 1836, thus she did leave descendants. This image depicts her at no older than 29. This image, which is a scan of an underexposed reproduction of a dark painting that might have been slightly colorized is from Virginia Tatnall Peacock, Famous American Belles of the Nineteenth Century (Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1901), frontispiece, digitized by the California Public Libraries. It would be nice to at least have a clean scan of a print version of the book. Family info from Mr. & Mrs. Frank Burnside Kingsbury, Marshall Family Record, with Haskell, Boutwell, Barrett, Wadsworth, White, Read, Maurice, Kingsbury, Holbrooke, Stevens, Carpenter, and Allied Families (Keene, NH: Walter T. Nims Press, 1913), pp. 9, 12-13, digitized by the Allen County Public Library.
Emily was a Gen. 7 Cooke via her mother, Priscilla Waterman, below, through whom she was also an Allerton, Bradford, Brewster, and Warren. See her, her mother's, and her aunt Charlotte Holbrooke's write-ups in those sections for more on this family, including the lineages. Priscilla's birth is noted in the Cooke Silver Booke, so also consult that resource. (Remember, nothing on a web site like this counts as admissible evidence to a lineage society, it's meant to entice/urge you to go research these lines as they are very likely provable.) Born in Boston 1807, Emily married lawyer William Foster Otis there in 1831, and had 3 Otis children there before she died in 1836, thus she did leave descendants. This image depicts her at no older than 29. This image, which is a scan of an underexposed reproduction of a dark painting that might have been slightly colorized is from Virginia Tatnall Peacock, Famous American Belles of the Nineteenth Century (Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1901), frontispiece, digitized by the California Public Libraries. It would be nice to at least have a clean scan of a print version of the book. Family info from Mr. & Mrs. Frank Burnside Kingsbury, Marshall Family Record, with Haskell, Boutwell, Barrett, Wadsworth, White, Read, Maurice, Kingsbury, Holbrooke, Stevens, Carpenter, and Allied Families (Keene, NH: Walter T. Nims Press, 1913), pp. 9, 12-13, digitized by the Allen County Public Library.
MARSHALL, HENRY
Younger brother of Emily Marshall, above, thus the son of Priscilla Waterman, below, and an uncle of Charlotte Marshall Holbrooke, above, he was a Gen. 7 Cooke plus a Gen. 9 Brewster and a Gen. 8 Allerton, Bradford, & Warren descendant. His Cooke line would run: Priscilla (Waterman) Marshall, Joanna (Tomson) Waterman, John Tomson, Jacob Tomson, Mary (Cooke) Tomson, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. Born in Boston on Christmas Day, 1810, he died in Philadelphia in 1836 and is buried there, according to the author of the book in which this miniature was reproduced. Nothing more is said about him so presumably there were no descendants. Image and info from Mr. & Mrs. Frank Burnside Kingsbury, Marshall Family Record, with Haskell, Boutwell, Barrett, Wadsworth, White, Read, Maurice, Kingsbury, Holbrooke, Stevens, Carpenter, and Allied Families (Keene, NH: Walter T. Nims Press, 1913), p. 13, digitized by the Allen County Public Library.
Younger brother of Emily Marshall, above, thus the son of Priscilla Waterman, below, and an uncle of Charlotte Marshall Holbrooke, above, he was a Gen. 7 Cooke plus a Gen. 9 Brewster and a Gen. 8 Allerton, Bradford, & Warren descendant. His Cooke line would run: Priscilla (Waterman) Marshall, Joanna (Tomson) Waterman, John Tomson, Jacob Tomson, Mary (Cooke) Tomson, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. Born in Boston on Christmas Day, 1810, he died in Philadelphia in 1836 and is buried there, according to the author of the book in which this miniature was reproduced. Nothing more is said about him so presumably there were no descendants. Image and info from Mr. & Mrs. Frank Burnside Kingsbury, Marshall Family Record, with Haskell, Boutwell, Barrett, Wadsworth, White, Read, Maurice, Kingsbury, Holbrooke, Stevens, Carpenter, and Allied Families (Keene, NH: Walter T. Nims Press, 1913), p. 13, digitized by the Allen County Public Library.
MORSE, ASA T.
I will go out on a limb and make a guess about this one. I think Asa T. Morse is a Gen. 9 & 10 Cooke and a Gen. 9 Browne. Asa's mother, Julia A. Taber, was the daughter of Mason Taber. VRs show Mason of Acushnet (born in Fairhaven) to be the son of "Joseph & Rebecca," married in New Bedford in 1797. Joseph was the son of William. There are more than one Joseph and more than one William and Rebecca seems to have vanished. Fairhaven split from New Bedford, and Acushnet from Fairhaven during the period involved. Ads for land sales show a William and Joseph near the area where "Capt." Mason Taber had a tavern/stagecoach waystation. I do not know why Mason was called "Capt." and he was listed as a "farmer" in his death record. The most likely (least unlikely?) William Taber is one listed in VRs as the son of "Joseph and Mary." This matches with a couple listed in the Brown Silver Book. So who was Asa Taber, whom Asa T. Morse was presumably named for? Land sale ads show one in the same specific area in the 1830s, so possibly a brother of Capt. Mason Taber. If you have any answers, please get in touch. If this is the correct family, the Cooke lines would run: Julia (Taber) Morse, Mason Taber, Joseph, Martha (Hart) Taber, Luke Hart, Sarah (Taber) Hart, Mary (Cooke) Tomson, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower and also Julia (Taber) Morse, Mason Taber, Joseph, William, Joseph, Joseph, Mary (Tomson) Taber, Mary (Cooke) Tomson, Francis Cooke. The Brown Silver Book gets farther than the Cooke book by one generation. Image from Franklyn Howland, A History of the Town of Acushnet (New Bedford: author, 1907), p. 325, digitized by the Library of Congress.
I will go out on a limb and make a guess about this one. I think Asa T. Morse is a Gen. 9 & 10 Cooke and a Gen. 9 Browne. Asa's mother, Julia A. Taber, was the daughter of Mason Taber. VRs show Mason of Acushnet (born in Fairhaven) to be the son of "Joseph & Rebecca," married in New Bedford in 1797. Joseph was the son of William. There are more than one Joseph and more than one William and Rebecca seems to have vanished. Fairhaven split from New Bedford, and Acushnet from Fairhaven during the period involved. Ads for land sales show a William and Joseph near the area where "Capt." Mason Taber had a tavern/stagecoach waystation. I do not know why Mason was called "Capt." and he was listed as a "farmer" in his death record. The most likely (least unlikely?) William Taber is one listed in VRs as the son of "Joseph and Mary." This matches with a couple listed in the Brown Silver Book. So who was Asa Taber, whom Asa T. Morse was presumably named for? Land sale ads show one in the same specific area in the 1830s, so possibly a brother of Capt. Mason Taber. If you have any answers, please get in touch. If this is the correct family, the Cooke lines would run: Julia (Taber) Morse, Mason Taber, Joseph, Martha (Hart) Taber, Luke Hart, Sarah (Taber) Hart, Mary (Cooke) Tomson, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower and also Julia (Taber) Morse, Mason Taber, Joseph, William, Joseph, Joseph, Mary (Tomson) Taber, Mary (Cooke) Tomson, Francis Cooke. The Brown Silver Book gets farther than the Cooke book by one generation. Image from Franklyn Howland, A History of the Town of Acushnet (New Bedford: author, 1907), p. 325, digitized by the Library of Congress.
Morse, Nahum Francis
Born 1835 in Rochester, MA, Nahum was the 9th child of John Norris Morse and Lydia Look. He was a Generation 8 Cooke and Hopkins descendant because the third generation Morris - Joshua, b. 1692 - had married the daughter of Elizabeth Cooke, granddaughter of both Francis Cooke and Stephen Hopkins. The daughter was Elizabeth Doten, Generation 3 granddaughter of Edward Doty, thus Nahum was also a Generation 7 Doty. In between Joshua and John came Newbury Morris and Lydia Briggs, then Revolutionary War soldier Simeon Morse and Bethiah Norris. Nahum's parents are in the Doty Silver Book, part 1. Image from Representative Men and Old Families of Southeastern Massachusetts, v. 3 (Chicago: J. M. Beers, 1912), p. 1434, digitized by the Boston Public Library.
MURDOCK, JESSE
His mother was the sister of Benjamin Ellis, above. The Hon. Jesse Murdock, b. 1806, actually appears in 10 places on this web site: Allerton, Alden-Mullins, Brewster, Cooke, Hopkins, Howland-Tilley, Samson, Soule, Standish, and Warren. Check those pages for those lines and see Benjamin Ellis's Howland-Tilley writeup for more on Jesse's maternal line. His Gen. 8 Cooke connection runs as follows: Susanna (Ellis) Murdock, Hannah (Shurtleff) Ellis, Susannah (Cushman) Shurtleff, Josiah Cushman, Martha (Cooke) Cushman, Jacob Cooke, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. Image from Henry S. Griffith, History of the Town of Carver, Massachusetts: Historical Review 1637 to 1910 (New Bedford: Anthony, 1913), p. 200, digitized by the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and some info from Churchill, et al., The Churchill Family in America (Boston: G. A. Churchill Family, n.d. (by 1893 & bef. 1914), p. 9, digitized by the Library of Congress.
His mother was the sister of Benjamin Ellis, above. The Hon. Jesse Murdock, b. 1806, actually appears in 10 places on this web site: Allerton, Alden-Mullins, Brewster, Cooke, Hopkins, Howland-Tilley, Samson, Soule, Standish, and Warren. Check those pages for those lines and see Benjamin Ellis's Howland-Tilley writeup for more on Jesse's maternal line. His Gen. 8 Cooke connection runs as follows: Susanna (Ellis) Murdock, Hannah (Shurtleff) Ellis, Susannah (Cushman) Shurtleff, Josiah Cushman, Martha (Cooke) Cushman, Jacob Cooke, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. Image from Henry S. Griffith, History of the Town of Carver, Massachusetts: Historical Review 1637 to 1910 (New Bedford: Anthony, 1913), p. 200, digitized by the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and some info from Churchill, et al., The Churchill Family in America (Boston: G. A. Churchill Family, n.d. (by 1893 & bef. 1914), p. 9, digitized by the Library of Congress.
Packard, Frederick
"Big Fred" Packard, shoe magnate, was born in Brockton 1836 and died there in 1910. He was a Generation 9 Francis Cooke descendant and a Generation 8 descendant of Samuel Fuller. Both lineages were via his father's mother, Susannah (Edson) Packard. In the Cooke Silver Book you will find her father Josiah Edson as Generation 6 via his mother Esther (Allen) Edson. She had married James Edson. Esther Allen's Cooke lineage was via her mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Mary (Reed) Allen, Esther (Tomson) Reed, and Mary (Cooke) Tomson. Susannah herself appears in the Samuel Fuller Silver Book as the child of Reliance Fuller, Generation 5 (Isaac 4-3, Samuel 2-1) and Josiah Edson. Info and image from Representative Men and Old Families of Southeastern Massachusetts, v. I (Chicago: J. M. Beers, 1912), pp. 111-14, digitized by the Boston Public Library.
PACKARD, JOSIAH QUINCY
Dairy farmer Josiah was born in 1860 in what was then North Bridgewater, now Brockton, MA. He was a Generation 9 & 10 Cooke. The Cooke Silver Book gets as far as the birth of Josiah Q's great-great grandfather, Josiah Packard, in 1723 and the NEHGS vital records online uphold the rest of the lineage claimed in the book from which this image was taken. Gen 6 Josiah was a Cooke via his mother, Sarah Ames, so upon seeing the name Ames twice more in the maternal lines from Gen 6-9, it makes sense to look for additional Pilgrim lines for this Josiah. This paternal Cooke line runs as follows: Nelson Packard, Luke, Josiah Jr., Josiah, Sarah (Ames) Packard, Sarah (Washburn) Ames, Elizabeth (Mitchell) Washburn, Jane (Cooke) Mitchell, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. Further scrutiny among the vital records of North Bridgewater/Brockton reveals that Josiah's mother Martha Perkins (Ames) Packard was his father's 3rd cousin once removed, as granddaughter of Gen 6 Timothy Ames, also in the Cooke book. Thus Josiah Q. was also a Gen 9 Cooke as follows: Martha Perkins (Ames) Packard, Theron Ames, Timothy, Daniel, Sarah (Washburn) Ames, Elizabeth (Mitchell) Washburn, Jane (Cooke) Mitchell, Francis Cooke. The Packard & Ames line crossed at least once more and other surnames suggest pilgrim heritage but none has been found to date. Info and image from Representative Men and Old Families of Southeastern Massachusetts, v. 3 (Chicago: J. M. Beers, 1912), pp. 1488-90, digitized by the Boston Public Library.
Dairy farmer Josiah was born in 1860 in what was then North Bridgewater, now Brockton, MA. He was a Generation 9 & 10 Cooke. The Cooke Silver Book gets as far as the birth of Josiah Q's great-great grandfather, Josiah Packard, in 1723 and the NEHGS vital records online uphold the rest of the lineage claimed in the book from which this image was taken. Gen 6 Josiah was a Cooke via his mother, Sarah Ames, so upon seeing the name Ames twice more in the maternal lines from Gen 6-9, it makes sense to look for additional Pilgrim lines for this Josiah. This paternal Cooke line runs as follows: Nelson Packard, Luke, Josiah Jr., Josiah, Sarah (Ames) Packard, Sarah (Washburn) Ames, Elizabeth (Mitchell) Washburn, Jane (Cooke) Mitchell, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. Further scrutiny among the vital records of North Bridgewater/Brockton reveals that Josiah's mother Martha Perkins (Ames) Packard was his father's 3rd cousin once removed, as granddaughter of Gen 6 Timothy Ames, also in the Cooke book. Thus Josiah Q. was also a Gen 9 Cooke as follows: Martha Perkins (Ames) Packard, Theron Ames, Timothy, Daniel, Sarah (Washburn) Ames, Elizabeth (Mitchell) Washburn, Jane (Cooke) Mitchell, Francis Cooke. The Packard & Ames line crossed at least once more and other surnames suggest pilgrim heritage but none has been found to date. Info and image from Representative Men and Old Families of Southeastern Massachusetts, v. 3 (Chicago: J. M. Beers, 1912), pp. 1488-90, digitized by the Boston Public Library.
PACKARD, MARCUS
This member of the Bridgewater Packard clan was a Gen 9 Cooke via a completely maternal line, as follows: Lucinda (Battles) Packard, Dorothy (Dyer) Battles, Sarah (Bassett) Dyer, Elizabeth (Ames) Bassett, Sarah (Washburn) Ames, Elizabeth (Mitchell) Washburn, Jane (Cooke) Mitchell, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. The Cooke Silver Book goes as far as the marriage of Sarah Bassett to Christopher Dyer, which was very helpful since the Bridgewater birth records had two Sarah Basetts born around the same time. The Dyers appear to have been early settlers of Maine (mid-1600s.) Image & info from Bradford Kingman, History of North Bridgewater (Boston: author, 1866), pp. 457, 606-7, digitized by the University of California Libraries.
This member of the Bridgewater Packard clan was a Gen 9 Cooke via a completely maternal line, as follows: Lucinda (Battles) Packard, Dorothy (Dyer) Battles, Sarah (Bassett) Dyer, Elizabeth (Ames) Bassett, Sarah (Washburn) Ames, Elizabeth (Mitchell) Washburn, Jane (Cooke) Mitchell, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. The Cooke Silver Book goes as far as the marriage of Sarah Bassett to Christopher Dyer, which was very helpful since the Bridgewater birth records had two Sarah Basetts born around the same time. The Dyers appear to have been early settlers of Maine (mid-1600s.) Image & info from Bradford Kingman, History of North Bridgewater (Boston: author, 1866), pp. 457, 606-7, digitized by the University of California Libraries.
PAINE, LEVI LEONARD
A minister and son of Levi Leonard Paine and Clementina Leonard, Levi was a Generation 8 Cooke and Generation 8/9 Alden-Mullins thanks to his mother's mother, Nancy (Tomson) Leonard and her mother, Hannah (Thomas) Tomson's mother, Mary (Alden) Thomas. The Cooke Silver Book will get you through the marriage of Nancy Tomson & Caleb F. Leonard; the Alden books, vols. 1 & 3, get just to Nancy's birth. The NEHGS site will fill you in on both Levi's (of Randolph, MA) and grandparents Caleb and Nancy. It is worth looking to see if the Leonard side includes any Mayflower ancestry, as this old Bristol County ironworking family pops up in many Silver Books. Image from A. L. Brandegee, Farmington, Connecticut: the Village of Beautiful Homes (Farmington: Brandegee & Smith, 1906, p. 49, digitized by the University of California Libraries.
A minister and son of Levi Leonard Paine and Clementina Leonard, Levi was a Generation 8 Cooke and Generation 8/9 Alden-Mullins thanks to his mother's mother, Nancy (Tomson) Leonard and her mother, Hannah (Thomas) Tomson's mother, Mary (Alden) Thomas. The Cooke Silver Book will get you through the marriage of Nancy Tomson & Caleb F. Leonard; the Alden books, vols. 1 & 3, get just to Nancy's birth. The NEHGS site will fill you in on both Levi's (of Randolph, MA) and grandparents Caleb and Nancy. It is worth looking to see if the Leonard side includes any Mayflower ancestry, as this old Bristol County ironworking family pops up in many Silver Books. Image from A. L. Brandegee, Farmington, Connecticut: the Village of Beautiful Homes (Farmington: Brandegee & Smith, 1906, p. 49, digitized by the University of California Libraries.
PHILLIPS, B.
An 18-year-old factory worker, this Bristol Co., MA bridegroom was a Cooke, Browne, Alden-Mullins, and Warren as well as a Soule. This image belongs to a relative and as such is not in the public domain and not available for download.
An 18-year-old factory worker, this Bristol Co., MA bridegroom was a Cooke, Browne, Alden-Mullins, and Warren as well as a Soule. This image belongs to a relative and as such is not in the public domain and not available for download.
PHILLIPS, G. R.
He is a Soule because his mother was a Sowle from Westport, MA, but the exact line is a guess. G's birth & marriage records are online and his parents' marriage records plus his mother's death record are there. However that date is "off" by 4 years for the only other Soule/Sowle of that name in the area. Possibly the first one died as an infant and the second one got the same name plus a middle initial, "T.," which likely stands for Tabor, Tripp, Thomson, or Thomas. Since the presumed family included a great-great grandmother whose maiden name was Tabor, I'm going with that. If this is true, G's is also a Cooke and a distant cousin of me on my Gifford side. His theoretical Gen 9 Cooke line runs: Patience T. (Sowle) Phillips, David Sowle, Sarah (Merihew) Sowle, Sarah (Taber) Merihew, Joseph Taber, Mary (Tomson) Taber, Mary (Cooke) Tomson, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. The Cooke silver book gets as far as the birth of Sarah Taber in 1704/5. Image from the New Bedford Free Library, courtesy Digital Commonwealth. There is no photograph number per se, but the "photograph locator" says Main Library, room 309, cabinet U07, shelf SH09, container BX09:F035. The image is undated but probably 1890s - early 1900s.
He is a Soule because his mother was a Sowle from Westport, MA, but the exact line is a guess. G's birth & marriage records are online and his parents' marriage records plus his mother's death record are there. However that date is "off" by 4 years for the only other Soule/Sowle of that name in the area. Possibly the first one died as an infant and the second one got the same name plus a middle initial, "T.," which likely stands for Tabor, Tripp, Thomson, or Thomas. Since the presumed family included a great-great grandmother whose maiden name was Tabor, I'm going with that. If this is true, G's is also a Cooke and a distant cousin of me on my Gifford side. His theoretical Gen 9 Cooke line runs: Patience T. (Sowle) Phillips, David Sowle, Sarah (Merihew) Sowle, Sarah (Taber) Merihew, Joseph Taber, Mary (Tomson) Taber, Mary (Cooke) Tomson, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. The Cooke silver book gets as far as the birth of Sarah Taber in 1704/5. Image from the New Bedford Free Library, courtesy Digital Commonwealth. There is no photograph number per se, but the "photograph locator" says Main Library, room 309, cabinet U07, shelf SH09, container BX09:F035. The image is undated but probably 1890s - early 1900s.
Pierce, Charles S.
Charles Pierce was a Generation 9 Cooke descendant and a Generation 9/10 Alden-Mullins thanks to his mother, Elizabeth (Copeland) Pierce. Her grandmother, Abigail Dyer of Bridgewater, married Deacon Cyrus Copeland (a Generation 6/7 Alden-Mullins.) Abigail's descent from Francis Cooke was entirely in the maternal line, via her mother Sarah (Bassett) Dyer, mentioned in the Cooke Silver Book, Sarah's mother Elizabeth (Ames) Bassett, grandmother Sarah (Washburn) Ames, and great-grandmother Elizabeth (Mitchell) Washburn, daughter of Jane (Cooke) Mitchell. Info and image from Representative Men and Old Families of Southeastern Massachusetts, v. I (Chicago: J. M. Beers, 1912), p. 157, digitized by the Boston Public Library.
POPE, SILAS
Silas was twice a Cooke, Gens. 8 & 10, plus an Allerton, Warren, White, and Howland-Tilley thanks to his mother's Taber father and Washburn mother (both Cookes). One Cooke line runs as follows: Rhoda D. (Taber) Pope, Elnathan Taber, Thomas, Lois (West) Taber, Mercy (Cooke) Taber, John Cooke, Francis of the Mayflower. The other runs: Rhoda D. (Taber) Pope, Mercy (Washburn) Taber, Lettice Washburn, Moses, Moses, James, Elizabeth (Mitchell) Washburn, Jane (Cooke) Mitchell, Francis Cooke.On this second line he is a close relation of Israel and William Henry Washburn and of Franklyn, Leroy, and Max Howland on this page. Image and some info from Franklyn Howland, A History of the Town of Acushnet (New Bedford: author, 1907), pp. 333-34, 365, digitized by the Library of Congress.
Silas was twice a Cooke, Gens. 8 & 10, plus an Allerton, Warren, White, and Howland-Tilley thanks to his mother's Taber father and Washburn mother (both Cookes). One Cooke line runs as follows: Rhoda D. (Taber) Pope, Elnathan Taber, Thomas, Lois (West) Taber, Mercy (Cooke) Taber, John Cooke, Francis of the Mayflower. The other runs: Rhoda D. (Taber) Pope, Mercy (Washburn) Taber, Lettice Washburn, Moses, Moses, James, Elizabeth (Mitchell) Washburn, Jane (Cooke) Mitchell, Francis Cooke.On this second line he is a close relation of Israel and William Henry Washburn and of Franklyn, Leroy, and Max Howland on this page. Image and some info from Franklyn Howland, A History of the Town of Acushnet (New Bedford: author, 1907), pp. 333-34, 365, digitized by the Library of Congress.
SAMPSON, CASSANDER CAREY
Son of Thomas Robie Sampson, below, the Rev. Sampson was a Generation 9 Cooke descendant as well as a Samson and Hopkins. Image and info from Alphonso Moulton, et al., Centennial History of Harrison, Maine (Portland: Town of Harrison, 1909), pp. 600-601, digitized by the Library of Congress.
Son of Thomas Robie Sampson, below, the Rev. Sampson was a Generation 9 Cooke descendant as well as a Samson and Hopkins. Image and info from Alphonso Moulton, et al., Centennial History of Harrison, Maine (Portland: Town of Harrison, 1909), pp. 600-601, digitized by the Library of Congress.
SAMPSON, THOMAS ROBIE
Maine merchant Thomas Sampson was a Generation 8 Cooke as well as a Samson and Hopkins descendant via great-great grandmother Rebecca (Cooke) Samson. (See Thomas's writeups in those sections for the lineages.) Thomas's Cooke line is: John Samson, Micah, Micah/Michael, Rebecca (Cooke) Samson, Jacob Cooke, Jacob, Francis of the Mayflower. The Rev. Cassander Cary Sampson, above, is his son via a second wife, Harriet Cary. Image and info from Alphonso Moulton, et al., Centennial History of Harrison, Maine (Portland: Town of Harrison, 1909), pp. 598-600, digitized by the Library of Congress.
Maine merchant Thomas Sampson was a Generation 8 Cooke as well as a Samson and Hopkins descendant via great-great grandmother Rebecca (Cooke) Samson. (See Thomas's writeups in those sections for the lineages.) Thomas's Cooke line is: John Samson, Micah, Micah/Michael, Rebecca (Cooke) Samson, Jacob Cooke, Jacob, Francis of the Mayflower. The Rev. Cassander Cary Sampson, above, is his son via a second wife, Harriet Cary. Image and info from Alphonso Moulton, et al., Centennial History of Harrison, Maine (Portland: Town of Harrison, 1909), pp. 598-600, digitized by the Library of Congress.
SHERMAN, HENRY
Quite coincidentally, I have found a photo of the father of the man below, Nelson Sherman. The book with the image of Henry has random pictures in it that bear no relation to the text but fortunately there was only the one Henry Sherman in Carver and his parents are in the Doty silver book Part 1 plus his vital records are online at the NEHGS. (In addition to being a Gen. 8 Cooke & Hopkins descendant, Henry was a Gen. 7 Doty.) Henry's Cooke line runs as follows: Lydia (Doty/Doten) Sherman/Shearman, Ebenezer Doty, John, John, Elizabeth (Cooke) Doty, Jacob Cooke, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. This is a rare image from about 1850 of someone smiling. (Henry was b. 1806.) See his Doty & Hopkins write-ups for those lines. Image from Henry S. Griffith, History of the Town of Carver, Massachusetts: Historical Review 1637 to 1910 (New Bedford: Anthony, 1913), p. 112, digitized by the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Since this web site is about family resemblance, I wonder whether their brown eyes were from the Dotys or the Shermans.
Quite coincidentally, I have found a photo of the father of the man below, Nelson Sherman. The book with the image of Henry has random pictures in it that bear no relation to the text but fortunately there was only the one Henry Sherman in Carver and his parents are in the Doty silver book Part 1 plus his vital records are online at the NEHGS. (In addition to being a Gen. 8 Cooke & Hopkins descendant, Henry was a Gen. 7 Doty.) Henry's Cooke line runs as follows: Lydia (Doty/Doten) Sherman/Shearman, Ebenezer Doty, John, John, Elizabeth (Cooke) Doty, Jacob Cooke, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. This is a rare image from about 1850 of someone smiling. (Henry was b. 1806.) See his Doty & Hopkins write-ups for those lines. Image from Henry S. Griffith, History of the Town of Carver, Massachusetts: Historical Review 1637 to 1910 (New Bedford: Anthony, 1913), p. 112, digitized by the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Since this web site is about family resemblance, I wonder whether their brown eyes were from the Dotys or the Shermans.
Sherman, Nelson
A Generation 9 Cooke born 1841 in North Carver, MA, Nelson was son of Henry Sherman (above) and grandson of Lydia (Doten) Sherman, born 1768, daughter of Ebenezer Doten. Her birth in Generation 6 is noted in the Doty Silver Book, part 1, making Nelson a Generation 8 Doty. Due to the marriage of Generation 2 John Doty to Elizabeth Cooke, a Cooke and Hopkins granddaughter, Nelson was a Generation 9 Hopkins as well as Cooke. See his father's writeup for the lineage. Image from Representative Men and Old Families of Southeastern Massachusetts, v. I (Chicago: J. M. Beers, 1912), p. 469, digitized by the Boston Public Library.
SHURTLEFF: ABIGAIL, BARZILLAI, BENJAMIN, FLAVEL, HANNAH, NATHANIEL, RUTH, AND SAMUEL ATWOOD
These 8 siblings are Gen 7 Cooke and Allerton. (There is much more information in their Allerton write-ups.) They are listed in alphabetical order (matching the picture order, top row then bottom row, left to right.) Here they are in birth order: Benjamin (1774-1897), Nathaniel (1776-1856), Barzillai (1780-1855), Abigail (1782-1864), Flavel (1784-1845), Ruth (1787-1873), Samuel Atwood (1792-1873), and Hannah (1794-1876). Not shown are Charles (1790-1840) and Milton (1796-1842). Barzillai and Milton moved to Illinois, so look for descendants there. Charles died in MA but his wife Hannah (Shaw) Shurtleff died in California, so look for descendants there. The Cooke silver book stops reporting on this line in Gen. 3, and the Hopkins book in Gen 2, but the Allerton book gets to Gen. 6. Thus it may escape your notice that they are also Hopkins descendants, and Cookes, as follows: Benjamin Shurtleff, Susannah (Cushman) Shurtleff, Josiah Cushman, Martha (Cooke) Cushman, Jacob Cooke, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. Image and info from Benjamin Shurtleff (6th), Descendants of William Shurtleff of Plymouth and Marshfield, Massachusetts, vol. 1 (Revere, MA: 1912), pp. 76, 78-9, 80-2, 145, 153-7, digitized by the New York Public Library.
These 8 siblings are Gen 7 Cooke and Allerton. (There is much more information in their Allerton write-ups.) They are listed in alphabetical order (matching the picture order, top row then bottom row, left to right.) Here they are in birth order: Benjamin (1774-1897), Nathaniel (1776-1856), Barzillai (1780-1855), Abigail (1782-1864), Flavel (1784-1845), Ruth (1787-1873), Samuel Atwood (1792-1873), and Hannah (1794-1876). Not shown are Charles (1790-1840) and Milton (1796-1842). Barzillai and Milton moved to Illinois, so look for descendants there. Charles died in MA but his wife Hannah (Shaw) Shurtleff died in California, so look for descendants there. The Cooke silver book stops reporting on this line in Gen. 3, and the Hopkins book in Gen 2, but the Allerton book gets to Gen. 6. Thus it may escape your notice that they are also Hopkins descendants, and Cookes, as follows: Benjamin Shurtleff, Susannah (Cushman) Shurtleff, Josiah Cushman, Martha (Cooke) Cushman, Jacob Cooke, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. Image and info from Benjamin Shurtleff (6th), Descendants of William Shurtleff of Plymouth and Marshfield, Massachusetts, vol. 1 (Revere, MA: 1912), pp. 76, 78-9, 80-2, 145, 153-7, digitized by the New York Public Library.
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SHURTLEFF, BENJAMIN 2d (1711-1788)
Father of the 8 siblings above, Benjamin of Plymouth County, MA was a Gen. 6 Cooke, Hopkins, and Allerton and his birth is in the Allerton Silver Book. His Cooke line would run: Susannah (Cushman) Shurtleff, Josiah Cushman, Martha (Cooke) Cushman, Jacob Cooke, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. He was also the grandfather of Augustine, George Augustus Charles, and Nathaniel Bradstreet Shurtleff, below on this page, who were cousins via different sons of their grandfather. Much more detail about this clan is in the Allerton section. Image and info from Benjamin Shurtleff (6th), Descendants of William Shurtleff of Plymouth and Marshfield, Massachusetts, vol. 1 (Revere, MA: 1912), pp. 48, 76, digitized by the New York Public Library.
Father of the 8 siblings above, Benjamin of Plymouth County, MA was a Gen. 6 Cooke, Hopkins, and Allerton and his birth is in the Allerton Silver Book. His Cooke line would run: Susannah (Cushman) Shurtleff, Josiah Cushman, Martha (Cooke) Cushman, Jacob Cooke, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. He was also the grandfather of Augustine, George Augustus Charles, and Nathaniel Bradstreet Shurtleff, below on this page, who were cousins via different sons of their grandfather. Much more detail about this clan is in the Allerton section. Image and info from Benjamin Shurtleff (6th), Descendants of William Shurtleff of Plymouth and Marshfield, Massachusetts, vol. 1 (Revere, MA: 1912), pp. 48, 76, digitized by the New York Public Library.
SHURTLEFF: AUGUSTINE, GEORGE AUGUSTUS CHARLES, AND NATHANIEL BRADSTREET
Grandsons of Benjamin 2d, immediately above, these three cousins are Gen. 8 Cooke, Hopkins, and Allerton descendants. Much more on each man can be read in the Allerton section. Left to right, they are: Augustine Shurtleff, MD (1826-1901, son of Dr. Samuel Atwood Shurtleff); George Augustus Charles Shurtleff, MD (b 1819), son of Charles; and Nathaniel Bradstreet Shurtleff (1810-1874, son of Benjamin). Nathaniel Bradstreet Shurtleff had additional lineage via his mother, so see the Allerton section for more on that. Image and info from Benjamin Shurtleff (6th), Descendants of William Shurtleff of Plymouth and Marshfield, Massachusetts, vol. 1 (Revere, MA: 1912), pp. 150-1, 155-7, 322, digitized by the New York Public Library.
Grandsons of Benjamin 2d, immediately above, these three cousins are Gen. 8 Cooke, Hopkins, and Allerton descendants. Much more on each man can be read in the Allerton section. Left to right, they are: Augustine Shurtleff, MD (1826-1901, son of Dr. Samuel Atwood Shurtleff); George Augustus Charles Shurtleff, MD (b 1819), son of Charles; and Nathaniel Bradstreet Shurtleff (1810-1874, son of Benjamin). Nathaniel Bradstreet Shurtleff had additional lineage via his mother, so see the Allerton section for more on that. Image and info from Benjamin Shurtleff (6th), Descendants of William Shurtleff of Plymouth and Marshfield, Massachusetts, vol. 1 (Revere, MA: 1912), pp. 150-1, 155-7, 322, digitized by the New York Public Library.
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SHURTLEFF, BENJAMIN 4th
Older brother of Nathaniel Bradstreet (on the far right in the trio above), grandson of Benjamin 2d, and son of Benjamin (top row, 3rd from left) in the set of 8 siblings above that, this Benjamin was a Gen. 8 Cooke, Hopkins, and Allerton. His Cooke line would run: Benjamin Shurtleff, Benjamin, Susannah (Cushman) Shurtleff, Josiah Cushman, Martha (Cooke) Cushman, Jacob Cooke, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. According to the book from which this image was taken, he was born in Boston in 1806 and died in North Chelsea (now Revere) in 1865. This is a scan of a reprint of a painting done in 1846 (age 40) by an F. Alexander. See his relatives above for more detail, and see the Hopkins and Allerton write-ups for those lineages. His namesake grandson is the author of the book, Descendants of William Shurtleff of Plymouth and Marshfield, Massachusetts, vol. 1 (Revere, MA: 1912), p. 317, digitized by the New York Public Library.
Older brother of Nathaniel Bradstreet (on the far right in the trio above), grandson of Benjamin 2d, and son of Benjamin (top row, 3rd from left) in the set of 8 siblings above that, this Benjamin was a Gen. 8 Cooke, Hopkins, and Allerton. His Cooke line would run: Benjamin Shurtleff, Benjamin, Susannah (Cushman) Shurtleff, Josiah Cushman, Martha (Cooke) Cushman, Jacob Cooke, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. According to the book from which this image was taken, he was born in Boston in 1806 and died in North Chelsea (now Revere) in 1865. This is a scan of a reprint of a painting done in 1846 (age 40) by an F. Alexander. See his relatives above for more detail, and see the Hopkins and Allerton write-ups for those lineages. His namesake grandson is the author of the book, Descendants of William Shurtleff of Plymouth and Marshfield, Massachusetts, vol. 1 (Revere, MA: 1912), p. 317, digitized by the New York Public Library.
SISSON, A. ELVERTON
Whenever you see someone named Elverton or Yelverton, suspect a relationship to Yelverton Crow/Crowell, probable son of John and Elisha Crow who arrived in the Massachusetts Bay Colony roughly 1632-34 but the family wound up ultimately on Cape Cod, where they were numerous. Yelverton's daughter Elishua married John Gifford, one of the sons of immigrant William Gifford of Sandwich. Sure enough, A. Elverton here is a descendant on that line (Benjamin Sisson, Grace (Gifford) Sisson, Benjamin Gifford, Josiah, John & Elishua). In the book from which this image was taken the Cooke-Warren lineage was spelled out, with a slight glitch connecting the Nathaniel who married Grace Gifford missing some parents. The NEHGR article "William Gifford of Sandwich" 130: 136 located him. A. Elverton's Gen 9 Cooke (and Warren) line runs as follows: Benjamin Sisson, Nathaniel, William, Jonathan, Lydia (Hathaway) Sisson, Sarah (Cooke) Hathaway, John Cooke & his father Francis, both of the Mayflower. Image and most info from John Elmer Reed, History of Erie County, Pennsylvania, Vol. 2 (Topeka: Historical Publishing, 1925), pp. 721-2, digitized by the University of Pittsburgh Library. This book is less than 100 years old but the copyright was not renewed.
Whenever you see someone named Elverton or Yelverton, suspect a relationship to Yelverton Crow/Crowell, probable son of John and Elisha Crow who arrived in the Massachusetts Bay Colony roughly 1632-34 but the family wound up ultimately on Cape Cod, where they were numerous. Yelverton's daughter Elishua married John Gifford, one of the sons of immigrant William Gifford of Sandwich. Sure enough, A. Elverton here is a descendant on that line (Benjamin Sisson, Grace (Gifford) Sisson, Benjamin Gifford, Josiah, John & Elishua). In the book from which this image was taken the Cooke-Warren lineage was spelled out, with a slight glitch connecting the Nathaniel who married Grace Gifford missing some parents. The NEHGR article "William Gifford of Sandwich" 130: 136 located him. A. Elverton's Gen 9 Cooke (and Warren) line runs as follows: Benjamin Sisson, Nathaniel, William, Jonathan, Lydia (Hathaway) Sisson, Sarah (Cooke) Hathaway, John Cooke & his father Francis, both of the Mayflower. Image and most info from John Elmer Reed, History of Erie County, Pennsylvania, Vol. 2 (Topeka: Historical Publishing, 1925), pp. 721-2, digitized by the University of Pittsburgh Library. This book is less than 100 years old but the copyright was not renewed.
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SNELL, ABBIE F., MARTHA A., PHEBE M., and TIRZAH S.
These four sisters were all born in North Brookfield, MA to Tirzah Strong and her husband the Rev. Thomas Snell, who is in the Alden silver book set, part 3, as Generation 6. (Thomas's father, Ebenezer, is mentioned in the Cooke silver book as well.) The daguerrotype images and those of Thomas and his sons on this page are courtesy of "The Splendid Eminence" blog of the Amherst College Archives & Special Collections department which thoughtfully attached the pictures to a handwritten family genealogy that identified all of them and gave their spouses, dates & places of birth and death, and marriage dates. Their Gen 8 Cooke line runs as follows: Thomas Snell, Sarah (Packard) Snell, Sarah (Ames) Packard, Sarah (Washburn) Ames, Elizabeth (Mitchell) Washburn, Jane (Cooke) Mitchell, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. (Straight-line, all female line descendants from Rev. Thomas's sisters Abigail (Snell) Fish, Sally (Snell) Bryant, and Martha would be eligible for the General Society of Mayflower Descendant (GSMD)'s maternal (mtDNA) DNA study.) Assuming the creator of the chart was correct, Martha (1806-1886) married Moses Porter (1799-1876) and moved to MN, where she died in Northfield, he in Waterford. Tirzah (1818-1903) married E. C. Emerson (b NH 1807 - d MA 1888) in 1839. Abbie (1823-1863) did not marry and remained in North Brookfield. Phebe (1827-1906) married Lewis Thorpe in 1854 and died in Athol, MA. There were a few siblings who died before daguerrotypes could be made. Thank you to the Amherst College Archives & Special Collections department for granting users permission to share these images.
These four sisters were all born in North Brookfield, MA to Tirzah Strong and her husband the Rev. Thomas Snell, who is in the Alden silver book set, part 3, as Generation 6. (Thomas's father, Ebenezer, is mentioned in the Cooke silver book as well.) The daguerrotype images and those of Thomas and his sons on this page are courtesy of "The Splendid Eminence" blog of the Amherst College Archives & Special Collections department which thoughtfully attached the pictures to a handwritten family genealogy that identified all of them and gave their spouses, dates & places of birth and death, and marriage dates. Their Gen 8 Cooke line runs as follows: Thomas Snell, Sarah (Packard) Snell, Sarah (Ames) Packard, Sarah (Washburn) Ames, Elizabeth (Mitchell) Washburn, Jane (Cooke) Mitchell, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. (Straight-line, all female line descendants from Rev. Thomas's sisters Abigail (Snell) Fish, Sally (Snell) Bryant, and Martha would be eligible for the General Society of Mayflower Descendant (GSMD)'s maternal (mtDNA) DNA study.) Assuming the creator of the chart was correct, Martha (1806-1886) married Moses Porter (1799-1876) and moved to MN, where she died in Northfield, he in Waterford. Tirzah (1818-1903) married E. C. Emerson (b NH 1807 - d MA 1888) in 1839. Abbie (1823-1863) did not marry and remained in North Brookfield. Phebe (1827-1906) married Lewis Thorpe in 1854 and died in Athol, MA. There were a few siblings who died before daguerrotypes could be made. Thank you to the Amherst College Archives & Special Collections department for granting users permission to share these images.
SOULE, LEWIS F.
This Soule's link to the Pilgrim must have been lost in the mists of time due to family migration and some early deaths, perhaps, because it is not mentioned at all in the book from which this image was taken, History of Salem, N.H. It may not help that many of the town's early settlers were from Salem, MA, not a hotbed of Pilgrim activity. Lewis was a Gen. 9 Cooke and also a Gen. 9 descendant of George Soule and a Gen. 10 Degory Priest. (See those write-ups for the lineages.) Before you run out and submit your Mayflower application, be aware that the Soule Pink Books (which follow the line after Gen. 3) only get as far as his presumed great grandfather, Anson Soule. Lewis, his father Samuel W., and grandfather Daniel Soule all appear in Maine federal censuses and this link is based on a findagrave entry that says Daniel's father was Anson Soule and Lucinda French (aka Waitstill L. French, b. Taunton so a possible Mayflower descendant.) It also hinges on Samuel's findagrave entry being correct about his birth date because the 1850 census had 2 Samuels in the same town. Possibly they were the same young man but the one with the matching age was with Daniel's family; the younger one was a hired farm hand. If this line is yours, and you prove this writeup to have errors or be totally wrong, please let me know and I will change or remove it. Here is the Cooke line, if correct: Samuel W. Soule, Daniel, Anson, William, Jacob, Lydia (Tomson) Soule, Mary (Cooke) Tomson, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. Image and a little info from Edgar Gilbert, History of Salem, N.H. (Concord, NH: Rumford, 1907), pp. 165, 431. Digitized by the University of New Hampshire Libraries.
This Soule's link to the Pilgrim must have been lost in the mists of time due to family migration and some early deaths, perhaps, because it is not mentioned at all in the book from which this image was taken, History of Salem, N.H. It may not help that many of the town's early settlers were from Salem, MA, not a hotbed of Pilgrim activity. Lewis was a Gen. 9 Cooke and also a Gen. 9 descendant of George Soule and a Gen. 10 Degory Priest. (See those write-ups for the lineages.) Before you run out and submit your Mayflower application, be aware that the Soule Pink Books (which follow the line after Gen. 3) only get as far as his presumed great grandfather, Anson Soule. Lewis, his father Samuel W., and grandfather Daniel Soule all appear in Maine federal censuses and this link is based on a findagrave entry that says Daniel's father was Anson Soule and Lucinda French (aka Waitstill L. French, b. Taunton so a possible Mayflower descendant.) It also hinges on Samuel's findagrave entry being correct about his birth date because the 1850 census had 2 Samuels in the same town. Possibly they were the same young man but the one with the matching age was with Daniel's family; the younger one was a hired farm hand. If this line is yours, and you prove this writeup to have errors or be totally wrong, please let me know and I will change or remove it. Here is the Cooke line, if correct: Samuel W. Soule, Daniel, Anson, William, Jacob, Lydia (Tomson) Soule, Mary (Cooke) Tomson, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. Image and a little info from Edgar Gilbert, History of Salem, N.H. (Concord, NH: Rumford, 1907), pp. 165, 431. Digitized by the University of New Hampshire Libraries.
SOULE, WILLIAM
Dr. William Soule formerly graced the "Mystery/Fun Photos" page. Eventually with the help of the NEHGR and some guesswork I figured out his Gen. 7 Soule lineage and in the process learned he had Cooke, Allerton, Hopkins, Standish (2) and Alden-Mullins (2) lines as well. William's Gen 8 Cooke line runs: Ivory Soule, Zerviah (Cushman) Soule, Isaiah Cushman, Josiah, Martha (Cooke) Cushman, Jacob Cooke, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. The Cooke silver book leaves off with Gen 4, the birth of Josiah Cushman and refers the reader to the Allerton silver book, which gets to the birth of Zerviah Cushman. Ultimately the Soule pink books get you to the birth of William. Some books noted the Hopkins link (Jacob Cooke married Damaris Hopkins) but did not also note the Cooke link, and there is not 100% overlap in these books. More generations may be added to these volumes in the future as the Silver Book series expands to generations 6 & 7. See William's Soule writeup on this site for more details on solving this mystery. Image credit: Genealogical and Biographical Record of New London County, CT (Chicago: J. H. Beers, 1905), pp. 52-53, digitized by the Brigham Young University Libraries.
Dr. William Soule formerly graced the "Mystery/Fun Photos" page. Eventually with the help of the NEHGR and some guesswork I figured out his Gen. 7 Soule lineage and in the process learned he had Cooke, Allerton, Hopkins, Standish (2) and Alden-Mullins (2) lines as well. William's Gen 8 Cooke line runs: Ivory Soule, Zerviah (Cushman) Soule, Isaiah Cushman, Josiah, Martha (Cooke) Cushman, Jacob Cooke, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. The Cooke silver book leaves off with Gen 4, the birth of Josiah Cushman and refers the reader to the Allerton silver book, which gets to the birth of Zerviah Cushman. Ultimately the Soule pink books get you to the birth of William. Some books noted the Hopkins link (Jacob Cooke married Damaris Hopkins) but did not also note the Cooke link, and there is not 100% overlap in these books. More generations may be added to these volumes in the future as the Silver Book series expands to generations 6 & 7. See William's Soule writeup on this site for more details on solving this mystery. Image credit: Genealogical and Biographical Record of New London County, CT (Chicago: J. H. Beers, 1905), pp. 52-53, digitized by the Brigham Young University Libraries.
SOUTHWORTH, [Col.] EDWARD
Col. Edward is a much older cousin of the Edward below; his grandfather Perez Southworth being the older brother of Abiah Southworth. (The latter family moved to Pelham and the children born after 1799 are not listed in the book from which this Edward's photo was taken.) Col. Edward was "first clerk in the town" (presumably one of the Bridgewaters) and a Gen. 7 Cook and Gen. 8 Chilton descendant. His Cooke line runs: Perez Southworth, Abiah (Packard) Southworth, Lydia (Tomson) Packard, Jacob Tomson, Mary (Cooke) Tomson, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. Note that neither is a descendant of Pilgrim Edward Winslow but are collateral descendants via brother John Winslow, who married Mary Chilton. See the Chilton writeup for that line. Image and info from Bradford Kingman, History of North Bridgewater (Boston: author, 1866), pp. 650-54, digitized by the University of California Libraries, and verified by vital records on the NEHGS site.
Col. Edward is a much older cousin of the Edward below; his grandfather Perez Southworth being the older brother of Abiah Southworth. (The latter family moved to Pelham and the children born after 1799 are not listed in the book from which this Edward's photo was taken.) Col. Edward was "first clerk in the town" (presumably one of the Bridgewaters) and a Gen. 7 Cook and Gen. 8 Chilton descendant. His Cooke line runs: Perez Southworth, Abiah (Packard) Southworth, Lydia (Tomson) Packard, Jacob Tomson, Mary (Cooke) Tomson, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. Note that neither is a descendant of Pilgrim Edward Winslow but are collateral descendants via brother John Winslow, who married Mary Chilton. See the Chilton writeup for that line. Image and info from Bradford Kingman, History of North Bridgewater (Boston: author, 1866), pp. 650-54, digitized by the University of California Libraries, and verified by vital records on the NEHGS site.
SOUTHWORTH, EDWARD
This Edward (b. 1804 Pelham, MA - d. 1869 West Springfield, MA) is a Gen 7 Cooke and Gen 8 Chilton, and first cousin of Col. Edward, above. His paternal grandmother, Abia (aka Lydia) Packard, was a Gen 5 Cooke via her mother Lydia Tomson. Thus our Edward's Cooke line runs: Abiah Southworth, Abia/Lydia (Packard) Southworth, Lydia Tomson (Packard), Jacob Tomson, Mary (Cooke) Tomson, Francis Cooke. The Cooke Silver Book will get you as far as the birth of Edward's father Abiah Southworth, 1760, in Bridgewater, one generation further than the Chilton book. Edward's 3rd wife was widow Harriet Anne (Thurston) Deane, thus his inclusion in the Thurston genealogy. For his Chilton line, see his writeup in that section. Image & info from Brown Thurston, Thurston Genealogies 1635-1892, 2d ed (Portland, ME: Brown Thurston, 1892), pp. 121, 184, digitized by the Allen Co. (IN) Public Library, augmented by Samuel Gilbert Webber, A Genealogy of the Southworths (Southards), Descendants of Constant Southworth (Boston: Fort Hill Press, 1905), pp. 85, 88, 92-93, 101, 121, digitized by the Brigham Young University Library.
This Edward (b. 1804 Pelham, MA - d. 1869 West Springfield, MA) is a Gen 7 Cooke and Gen 8 Chilton, and first cousin of Col. Edward, above. His paternal grandmother, Abia (aka Lydia) Packard, was a Gen 5 Cooke via her mother Lydia Tomson. Thus our Edward's Cooke line runs: Abiah Southworth, Abia/Lydia (Packard) Southworth, Lydia Tomson (Packard), Jacob Tomson, Mary (Cooke) Tomson, Francis Cooke. The Cooke Silver Book will get you as far as the birth of Edward's father Abiah Southworth, 1760, in Bridgewater, one generation further than the Chilton book. Edward's 3rd wife was widow Harriet Anne (Thurston) Deane, thus his inclusion in the Thurston genealogy. For his Chilton line, see his writeup in that section. Image & info from Brown Thurston, Thurston Genealogies 1635-1892, 2d ed (Portland, ME: Brown Thurston, 1892), pp. 121, 184, digitized by the Allen Co. (IN) Public Library, augmented by Samuel Gilbert Webber, A Genealogy of the Southworths (Southards), Descendants of Constant Southworth (Boston: Fort Hill Press, 1905), pp. 85, 88, 92-93, 101, 121, digitized by the Brigham Young University Library.
STODDARD, COLBY
His father's name was Charles Bartlett Stoddard, which should give you a clue and signals that the family "knew who they were." They don't all; it pays to dig around a bit because sometimes after 250 years have passed people forgot their less-well-known pilgrim ancestor or remember the wrong pilgrim, or sometimes invent a pilgrim and claim a relationship. In the case of Colby (b 1877) he forgot a Cooke, Doty, Brewster, & Alden-Mullins. Colby's Gen 9 Cooke line runs: Charles Bartlett Stoddard, Betsy (Bartlett) Stoddard, Daniel Bartlett, Thomas, Joseph, Sarah (Cooke) Bartlett, Jacob Cooke, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. I'm missing the link between Thomas and Daniel, father of Betsy), but it was in there that the family moved to Vermont and the trail picks up again. Image & info from William H. Jeffrey, Successful Vermonters: A Modern Gazetteer of Caledonia, Essex, and Orleans Counties (East Burke, VT: Historical Publishing, 1904), pp. 157-8, digitized by the Allen County (IN) Public Library.
His father's name was Charles Bartlett Stoddard, which should give you a clue and signals that the family "knew who they were." They don't all; it pays to dig around a bit because sometimes after 250 years have passed people forgot their less-well-known pilgrim ancestor or remember the wrong pilgrim, or sometimes invent a pilgrim and claim a relationship. In the case of Colby (b 1877) he forgot a Cooke, Doty, Brewster, & Alden-Mullins. Colby's Gen 9 Cooke line runs: Charles Bartlett Stoddard, Betsy (Bartlett) Stoddard, Daniel Bartlett, Thomas, Joseph, Sarah (Cooke) Bartlett, Jacob Cooke, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. I'm missing the link between Thomas and Daniel, father of Betsy), but it was in there that the family moved to Vermont and the trail picks up again. Image & info from William H. Jeffrey, Successful Vermonters: A Modern Gazetteer of Caledonia, Essex, and Orleans Counties (East Burke, VT: Historical Publishing, 1904), pp. 157-8, digitized by the Allen County (IN) Public Library.
SWIFT, CLEMENT NYE
He was twice a Gen. 9 Cooke descendant via his maternal grandmother, Sylvia (Hathaway) Nye. One line runs: Sylvia Hathaway (Nye) Swift, Sylvia (Hathaway) Nye, Stephen Hathaway, Jethro, Thomas, Sarah (Cooke) Hathaway, John Cooke, Francis of the Mayflower. The other is: Sylvia Hathaway (Nye) Swift, Sylvia (Hathaway) Nye, Stephen Hathaway, Hannah (West) Hathaway, Stephen West, Mercy (Cooke) West, John Cooke, Francis again. Clement was the first cousin of Henry Swift, below, but both got their Mayflower heritage from their mothers. Image and some info from Franklyn Howland, A History of the Town of Acushnet (New Bedford: author, 1907), p. 355, digitized by the Library of Congress.
He was twice a Gen. 9 Cooke descendant via his maternal grandmother, Sylvia (Hathaway) Nye. One line runs: Sylvia Hathaway (Nye) Swift, Sylvia (Hathaway) Nye, Stephen Hathaway, Jethro, Thomas, Sarah (Cooke) Hathaway, John Cooke, Francis of the Mayflower. The other is: Sylvia Hathaway (Nye) Swift, Sylvia (Hathaway) Nye, Stephen Hathaway, Hannah (West) Hathaway, Stephen West, Mercy (Cooke) West, John Cooke, Francis again. Clement was the first cousin of Henry Swift, below, but both got their Mayflower heritage from their mothers. Image and some info from Franklyn Howland, A History of the Town of Acushnet (New Bedford: author, 1907), p. 355, digitized by the Library of Congress.
SWIFT, HENRY WALTON
A first cousin of artist Clement Nye Swift, above, Henry Walton Swift also inherited all his Mayflower genes from his mother and not from the Swifts. He is a double Cooke, triple Warren, Alden, and Mullins descendant. Henry was an attorney, a MA legislator, and a university lecturer. His first Gen. 10 Cooke line runs: Eliza Nye (Perry) Swift, Jireh Perry, Ebenezer, Samuel, Ebenezer, Esther (Taber) Perry, Esther (Cooke) Taber, John & Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. The Cooke silver book gets you only as far as the birth of Dr. Samuel Perry (b 1731, Sandwich). The early 1960s multi-volume article "Ezra Perry of Sandwich, Massachusetts" in the NEHGR gives Dr. Samuel's wife as 3rd cousin Susannah Swift, daughter of Deacon Jireh Swift and Deborah Hathaway. Susannah is also Gen 6 in the Cooke book but the marriage of Samuel & Susannah is not noted. Maybe in the next edition! This would make Henry's second Gen 10 Cooke line: Eliza Nye (Perry) Swift, Jireh Perry, Ebenezer Perry, Susannah (Swift) Perry, Deborah (Hathaway) Swift, Jonathan Hathaway, Sarah (Cooke) Hathaway, John & Francis Cooke. The Ezra Perry article described Henry's great grandfather, Ebenezer Perry, as "of good height and stout build, with [a] full, fresh-looking face and large grayish eyes." See the other pilgrims' sections for those write-ups. Image and confusing info from Conrad Reno, Memoirs of the Judiciary and the Bar of New England for the Nineteenth Century, Vol. I (Boston: Century Memorial, 1900), pp. 179-81, digitized by the Boston Public Library. This book mentions a maternal Alden-Mullins heritage but did not get specific and I did not find that line. If you do, please let me know and I will write something for Henry in that section.
A first cousin of artist Clement Nye Swift, above, Henry Walton Swift also inherited all his Mayflower genes from his mother and not from the Swifts. He is a double Cooke, triple Warren, Alden, and Mullins descendant. Henry was an attorney, a MA legislator, and a university lecturer. His first Gen. 10 Cooke line runs: Eliza Nye (Perry) Swift, Jireh Perry, Ebenezer, Samuel, Ebenezer, Esther (Taber) Perry, Esther (Cooke) Taber, John & Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. The Cooke silver book gets you only as far as the birth of Dr. Samuel Perry (b 1731, Sandwich). The early 1960s multi-volume article "Ezra Perry of Sandwich, Massachusetts" in the NEHGR gives Dr. Samuel's wife as 3rd cousin Susannah Swift, daughter of Deacon Jireh Swift and Deborah Hathaway. Susannah is also Gen 6 in the Cooke book but the marriage of Samuel & Susannah is not noted. Maybe in the next edition! This would make Henry's second Gen 10 Cooke line: Eliza Nye (Perry) Swift, Jireh Perry, Ebenezer Perry, Susannah (Swift) Perry, Deborah (Hathaway) Swift, Jonathan Hathaway, Sarah (Cooke) Hathaway, John & Francis Cooke. The Ezra Perry article described Henry's great grandfather, Ebenezer Perry, as "of good height and stout build, with [a] full, fresh-looking face and large grayish eyes." See the other pilgrims' sections for those write-ups. Image and confusing info from Conrad Reno, Memoirs of the Judiciary and the Bar of New England for the Nineteenth Century, Vol. I (Boston: Century Memorial, 1900), pp. 179-81, digitized by the Boston Public Library. This book mentions a maternal Alden-Mullins heritage but did not get specific and I did not find that line. If you do, please let me know and I will write something for Henry in that section.
TABER, AMY
Born in 1773, Amy Taber had memories of Washington's troops in her neighborhood. Her marriage to Benjamin Shove in Oblong, NY united two transplanted Bristol County, MA Quaker families and inspired her grandson's book. Through her father Thomas Taber, Amy was a Gen. 7 & 8 Cooke & Warren, and Gen 7 White descendant. She was a Gen 7/8 Alden-Mullins & Gen 7 Rogers via her mother, Anna Theresa/Antrace/Anstres/ Annatrace/Ansithris (Pearce/Pierce) Taber/Tabour. (You will need all those names to find her.) Thomas and wife can be found in the Rogers Silver Book, Thomas alone in the Cooke & White books. (The Warren books do not follow the descendants of immigrant Richard's daughter Sarah, who married John Cooke.) Amy (Taber) Shove's Gen. 7 Cooke line runs: Thomas Taber "Jr.," William Taber, Philip, Mary (Cooke) Taber, John Cooke and his father Francis, both voyagers on the Mayflower. Her Gen. 8 Cooke line runs: Thomas Taber "Jr.," Hannah (White) Taber, Elizabeth (Cadman) White, Hannah (Hathaway) Cadman, Sarah (Cooke) Hathaway, John & Francis Cooke. See Amy's other write-ups for those lines. Image from Benjamin Shove, Thomas Taber and Edward Shove – A Reminiscence (Quaker Hill, NY: Quaker Hill Conference Association, 1903), frontispiece, digitized by the Library of Congress. A scan of the original of this image would be appreciated.
Born in 1773, Amy Taber had memories of Washington's troops in her neighborhood. Her marriage to Benjamin Shove in Oblong, NY united two transplanted Bristol County, MA Quaker families and inspired her grandson's book. Through her father Thomas Taber, Amy was a Gen. 7 & 8 Cooke & Warren, and Gen 7 White descendant. She was a Gen 7/8 Alden-Mullins & Gen 7 Rogers via her mother, Anna Theresa/Antrace/Anstres/ Annatrace/Ansithris (Pearce/Pierce) Taber/Tabour. (You will need all those names to find her.) Thomas and wife can be found in the Rogers Silver Book, Thomas alone in the Cooke & White books. (The Warren books do not follow the descendants of immigrant Richard's daughter Sarah, who married John Cooke.) Amy (Taber) Shove's Gen. 7 Cooke line runs: Thomas Taber "Jr.," William Taber, Philip, Mary (Cooke) Taber, John Cooke and his father Francis, both voyagers on the Mayflower. Her Gen. 8 Cooke line runs: Thomas Taber "Jr.," Hannah (White) Taber, Elizabeth (Cadman) White, Hannah (Hathaway) Cadman, Sarah (Cooke) Hathaway, John & Francis Cooke. See Amy's other write-ups for those lines. Image from Benjamin Shove, Thomas Taber and Edward Shove – A Reminiscence (Quaker Hill, NY: Quaker Hill Conference Association, 1903), frontispiece, digitized by the Library of Congress. A scan of the original of this image would be appreciated.
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TABER, ARTHUR RICHMOND
Grandson of Henry Morehouse Taber, below, a Generation 11 Cooke descendant. See Henry's writeup for details. This image, like the two of Henry, is from a memoir written Generation 10 Sydney Richmond Taber. Unfortunately Arthur's book is in remembrance of his life, cut short by a military aviation accident in Europe during WW I (1919). The picture on the left was taken around 1916, when he was 22. The photo in uniform and moustache was taken 2 years later. The memoir contains numerous baby photos and a picture of him on his grandfather's lap (see Henry, below). Image from Sydney Richmond Taber & Julia Biddle Taber, Arthur Richmond Taber (Princeton, NJ: privately printed, 1920), pp. 56 & 132, digitized by the University of California Libraries. |
Taber, Charles Spooner
Due to a 1710 marriage of second cousins (Jacob Taber & Sarah West), a more distant familial match in 1769 (Bartholomew Taber & Mercy Bowditch), and the 1805 marriage of his parents (Jacob Taber & Dolly Spooner) Charles was a double Generation 7 and a Generation 8 & 9 Cooke. The Cooke Silver Book gets as far as his father, Jacob Taber, b. 1775 in Dartmouth and the marriage of his maternal great-grandmother Margaret Taber to Walter Spooner. Charles gets my vote for 2nd place as the Person Most Likely to Look Like his Pilgrim Ancestor (or like the original 17th century Philip Taber) after William T. Hawes, a Generation 7 & 8 Howland. Image from Representative Men and Old Families of Southeastern Massachusetts, v. 2 (Chicago: J. M. Beers, 1912), p. 787, digitized by the Boston Public Library.
TABER, EDWARD SMITH
This New Bedford, MA native (ca 1826-1899) is a Generation 9 Cooke descendant and a Generation 8 Doty. That means you should get one more generation out of the Doty Silver Books than you do from the Cooke Silver Book. Edward's Cooke line, beginning with his father, is: Joseph Taber, Francis, Benjamin, Benjamin, Joseph, Mary (Thomson) Taber, Mary (Cooke) Tomson, Francis Cooke. The first Benjamin is the final entry for that line in Cooke, but his wife Susana Lewis, noted as daughter of John Lewis & Elizabeth Doty, is Gen 4, so you will find the first Benjamin's wives (Edward is from the second wife, Eunice (Worth) Gardner's line), and their son Francis Taber, who married Lydia Russell in Doty. Edward is Francis & Lydia's grandchild. Since he was known to still be in New Bedford, I knew it would be possible to find him on the NEHGS site. He appears to be the only Taber on this web site in my line (Joseph Taber b. 1679, Mary (Thomson) Taber, etc.) Image from Leonard Bolles Ellis, History of New Bedford and Its Vicinity, 1602-1892 (Syracuse, NY: D. Mason, 1892), p. 164. Digitized by the Allen County (IN) Public Library.
This New Bedford, MA native (ca 1826-1899) is a Generation 9 Cooke descendant and a Generation 8 Doty. That means you should get one more generation out of the Doty Silver Books than you do from the Cooke Silver Book. Edward's Cooke line, beginning with his father, is: Joseph Taber, Francis, Benjamin, Benjamin, Joseph, Mary (Thomson) Taber, Mary (Cooke) Tomson, Francis Cooke. The first Benjamin is the final entry for that line in Cooke, but his wife Susana Lewis, noted as daughter of John Lewis & Elizabeth Doty, is Gen 4, so you will find the first Benjamin's wives (Edward is from the second wife, Eunice (Worth) Gardner's line), and their son Francis Taber, who married Lydia Russell in Doty. Edward is Francis & Lydia's grandchild. Since he was known to still be in New Bedford, I knew it would be possible to find him on the NEHGS site. He appears to be the only Taber on this web site in my line (Joseph Taber b. 1679, Mary (Thomson) Taber, etc.) Image from Leonard Bolles Ellis, History of New Bedford and Its Vicinity, 1602-1892 (Syracuse, NY: D. Mason, 1892), p. 164. Digitized by the Allen County (IN) Public Library.
TABER, GEORGE HOWLAND
I do not know if George is a John Howland - Elizabeth Tilley descendant, but he is Generation 7 (twice) and 8 Cooke. He may be as old as 84 in this photo, as he was born in New Bedford, MA in 1808. His antedecents were John Taber & Mary Hathaway, then Bartholomew Taber & Mercy Bowditch (a Gen 6 Cooke via her mother Mary Hart), then Jacob Taber & Sarah West (a Gen 4 Cooke via her mother Mercy, daughter of John Cooke of the Mayflower), then Mary (Tomson) Taber, Mary (Cooke) Tomson, and Francis Cooke. All of them as far as the birth of George's father John in 1773, in Dartmouth, are in the Cooke Silver Book. Image from Leonard Bolles Ellis, History of New Bedford and Its Vicinity, 1602-1892 (Syracuse, NY: D. Mason, 1892), p. 397. Digitized by the Allen County (IN) Public Library.
I do not know if George is a John Howland - Elizabeth Tilley descendant, but he is Generation 7 (twice) and 8 Cooke. He may be as old as 84 in this photo, as he was born in New Bedford, MA in 1808. His antedecents were John Taber & Mary Hathaway, then Bartholomew Taber & Mercy Bowditch (a Gen 6 Cooke via her mother Mary Hart), then Jacob Taber & Sarah West (a Gen 4 Cooke via her mother Mercy, daughter of John Cooke of the Mayflower), then Mary (Tomson) Taber, Mary (Cooke) Tomson, and Francis Cooke. All of them as far as the birth of George's father John in 1773, in Dartmouth, are in the Cooke Silver Book. Image from Leonard Bolles Ellis, History of New Bedford and Its Vicinity, 1602-1892 (Syracuse, NY: D. Mason, 1892), p. 397. Digitized by the Allen County (IN) Public Library.
TABER, GEORGE SMITH
Like his brother William Gardner Taber (below), George is a Cooke descendant but the particulars are a bit fuzzy, so trust but verify. Born 1859 in Acushnet, MA, he was the son of Jabez Hathaway Taber (1823-1897) and Phebe T. Potter, per the MA VRs. Jabez H.'s parents, per his death record, were Jabez Taber and Fanny H. (Something Illegible). I find no marriage of a Jabez Taber and anyone after 1800, let alone Fanny. The book from which this photo was taken also states that Jabez H. was the son of Jabez Taber (nothing on the mother.) In a section on a local landmark, Jabez Taber's Tavern, he wrote that "for over a century [the owner was] a Taber whose first name was Jabez." The first Jabez was son of John Taber and grandson of Thomas Taber. He added that "The last of that family...died about 1870, over 90 years of age..." and there is a death record for that Jabez: 1870, age 96. His parents were Jabez Taber and Abigail Tobey and there is a 1756 marriage record for that couple. They are also in the Cooke Silver Book as Gen. 5, and with a son named Jabez born in 1774. Could he have married a Fanny H-for-Hathaway, maybe daughter of a Jabez Hathaway? There were several Jabez Hathaways and no Fanny Hathaway that married Jabez, and there is still the weak link of proving that Jabez H.'s father was that same Jabez who lived to be 94. If these links prove true, George is a Gen. 8 Cooke as follows: Jabez Hathaway Taber, Jabez Taber, Jabez, John, Mary (Tomson) Taber, Mary (Cooke) Tomson, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. If there is a Hathaway, that would be another Cooke line. I did not find many Jabez Tabers at all but remember that Acushnet was at the time of his birth part of Fairhaven, before that part of New Bedford, and before that part of Dartmouth so you may have to look through four sets of records to find your people. Image and some info from Franklyn Howland, A History of the Town of Acushnet (New Bedford: author, 1907), pp. 26, 357-8, digitized by the Library of Congress.
Like his brother William Gardner Taber (below), George is a Cooke descendant but the particulars are a bit fuzzy, so trust but verify. Born 1859 in Acushnet, MA, he was the son of Jabez Hathaway Taber (1823-1897) and Phebe T. Potter, per the MA VRs. Jabez H.'s parents, per his death record, were Jabez Taber and Fanny H. (Something Illegible). I find no marriage of a Jabez Taber and anyone after 1800, let alone Fanny. The book from which this photo was taken also states that Jabez H. was the son of Jabez Taber (nothing on the mother.) In a section on a local landmark, Jabez Taber's Tavern, he wrote that "for over a century [the owner was] a Taber whose first name was Jabez." The first Jabez was son of John Taber and grandson of Thomas Taber. He added that "The last of that family...died about 1870, over 90 years of age..." and there is a death record for that Jabez: 1870, age 96. His parents were Jabez Taber and Abigail Tobey and there is a 1756 marriage record for that couple. They are also in the Cooke Silver Book as Gen. 5, and with a son named Jabez born in 1774. Could he have married a Fanny H-for-Hathaway, maybe daughter of a Jabez Hathaway? There were several Jabez Hathaways and no Fanny Hathaway that married Jabez, and there is still the weak link of proving that Jabez H.'s father was that same Jabez who lived to be 94. If these links prove true, George is a Gen. 8 Cooke as follows: Jabez Hathaway Taber, Jabez Taber, Jabez, John, Mary (Tomson) Taber, Mary (Cooke) Tomson, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. If there is a Hathaway, that would be another Cooke line. I did not find many Jabez Tabers at all but remember that Acushnet was at the time of his birth part of Fairhaven, before that part of New Bedford, and before that part of Dartmouth so you may have to look through four sets of records to find your people. Image and some info from Franklyn Howland, A History of the Town of Acushnet (New Bedford: author, 1907), pp. 26, 357-8, digitized by the Library of Congress.
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Taber, Henry Morehouse
A NY-CT branch of Tabers, two generations removed from Dartmouth, MA, included Henry Morehouse Taber (1825-1897), a Generation 9 descendant of pilgrim Francis Cooke. A son penned the memoir cited below, claiming descent from Cooke, as well as pilgrim Edward Winslow's brother Kenelm, but gave no specifics. Online research using NEHGS resources and the GSMD Cooke Silver Book, leads to a conclusion that his paternal grandfather, Richard Taber of Dartmouth, was a son of one of two Joseph Tabers living there at the time, both of whom were Generation 6 Cooke descendants. Looking at the photo of Isaac C. Taber (1815-1852) below, these men would be 2nd cousins if the Joseph is (Benj., Jos., Mary Tomson, Mary Cooke, Francis.) Future research will hopefully provide clarity on this point, and proofs may also be sent to the webmaster. The image above, probably a painting, is likely from the 1860s. A photo of Henry as a much older man (left, top) faces page 18. The photo at left (lower) was taken ca. 1895, at age 70, with Arthur Taber and comes from the memorial to Arthur also written by Sydney (see entry above.) Sydney Richmond Taber, Henry Morehouse Taber: A Memoir (Chicago: published privately, 1898), frontispiece. Digitized by the Library of Congress.
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Taber, Isaac C.
Mayor of New Bedford when he died in 1862, Isaac C. Taber was son of Barnabas Taber & Mary Congdon. He was grandson of Benjamin Taber, Jr, a Generation 6 Cooke descendant noted in the Cooke Silver book, and 2nd wife, widow Eunice (Worth) Gardiner. A Generation 8 Cooke descendant, Isaac was also a Generation 7 Doty descendant via his great-grandmother, Susanna Lewis of Rochester, daughter of John Lewis & Elizabeth Doty. This lineage is traced to Barnabas in the Doty Silver Book, volume 3. Looking at the photo of Henry Morehouse Taber above, these men would be 2nd cousins if Henry's great-grandfather Joseph Taber is the older brother of Benjamin, Jr. As Isaac, born in 1815, died at only 47 in 1862 this photo was likely taken shortly before his death, during his tenure as mayor (1860-62.) A better quality image would be appreciated. Photo from Thomas W. Cook, et al., New Bedford Massachusetts, Its History, Industries, Institutions, and Attractions (New Bedford: Mercury, 1889), n.p., digitized by the Library of Congress.
TABER, JACOB
Capt. Taber (1813-1891) was thrice a Gen. 8 Cooke, once via his father, once via his paternal great-grandmother (a Taber cousin), and once via his paternal great-great-grandmother, a Cooke/Warren descendant. His Cooke lines run as follows: Joseph Taber, Jacob, Stephen, Jacob, Mary (Tomson) Taber, Mary (Cooke) Tomson, Francis Cooke. Secondly: Joseph Taber, Jacob, Rebecca (Taber) Taber, John Taber, Mary (Tomson) Taber, Mary (Cooke) Tomson, Francis Cooke. Thirdly: Joseph Taber, Jacob, Stephen,Sarah (West) Taber, Mercy (Cooke) West, John Cooke, Francis. The Cooke Silver Book will get you to the birth of his grandfather Jacob, then vital records on the NEHGS site go the rest of the way. See his Warren writeup for that lineage. Image and some info from Franklyn Howland, A History of the Town of Acushnet (New Bedford: author, 1907), p. 356, digitized by the Library of Congress.
Capt. Taber (1813-1891) was thrice a Gen. 8 Cooke, once via his father, once via his paternal great-grandmother (a Taber cousin), and once via his paternal great-great-grandmother, a Cooke/Warren descendant. His Cooke lines run as follows: Joseph Taber, Jacob, Stephen, Jacob, Mary (Tomson) Taber, Mary (Cooke) Tomson, Francis Cooke. Secondly: Joseph Taber, Jacob, Rebecca (Taber) Taber, John Taber, Mary (Tomson) Taber, Mary (Cooke) Tomson, Francis Cooke. Thirdly: Joseph Taber, Jacob, Stephen,Sarah (West) Taber, Mercy (Cooke) West, John Cooke, Francis. The Cooke Silver Book will get you to the birth of his grandfather Jacob, then vital records on the NEHGS site go the rest of the way. See his Warren writeup for that lineage. Image and some info from Franklyn Howland, A History of the Town of Acushnet (New Bedford: author, 1907), p. 356, digitized by the Library of Congress.
TABER, JAMES R.
Author of the book from which this image was taken, James (b. 1841) is a double Cooke descendant. Vital records of Vasselborough, ME, where his grandparents relocated before moving on to Unity, are on the NEHGS site and his grandfather's birth is in the Cooke Silver Book as Gen. 6. Barnabas's grandfather Jacob married another Gen. 4 Cooke, Sarah West, which accounts for the second Cooke line. James's first Gen 8 Cooke line runs: William Taber, Barnabas, Jacob, Jacob, Mary (Tomson) Taber, Mary (Cooke) Tomson, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. The second runs: William Taber, Barnabas, Jacob, Sarah (West) Taber, Mercy (Cooke) West, John Cooke, Francis. Supposedly he was a John Howland descendant through his grandmother, Lydia (Howland) Taber but I think the Silver Book got the wrong Howlands. I didn't find anything on her maternal lines, either. It's too bad James didn't put more photos in this book because a lot of his neighbors are Pilgrim descendants, too. Image and very scant lineage info from James R. Taber, History of Unity, Maine (Augusta: Maine Farmer Press, 1916), frontispiece, digitized by the Allen Co (IN) Public Library.
Author of the book from which this image was taken, James (b. 1841) is a double Cooke descendant. Vital records of Vasselborough, ME, where his grandparents relocated before moving on to Unity, are on the NEHGS site and his grandfather's birth is in the Cooke Silver Book as Gen. 6. Barnabas's grandfather Jacob married another Gen. 4 Cooke, Sarah West, which accounts for the second Cooke line. James's first Gen 8 Cooke line runs: William Taber, Barnabas, Jacob, Jacob, Mary (Tomson) Taber, Mary (Cooke) Tomson, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. The second runs: William Taber, Barnabas, Jacob, Sarah (West) Taber, Mercy (Cooke) West, John Cooke, Francis. Supposedly he was a John Howland descendant through his grandmother, Lydia (Howland) Taber but I think the Silver Book got the wrong Howlands. I didn't find anything on her maternal lines, either. It's too bad James didn't put more photos in this book because a lot of his neighbors are Pilgrim descendants, too. Image and very scant lineage info from James R. Taber, History of Unity, Maine (Augusta: Maine Farmer Press, 1916), frontispiece, digitized by the Allen Co (IN) Public Library.
TABER, MARCIUS
If you are from Grand Rapids and want to check your descent from this man or his older sister Ann (b 1830 in NY, said to have married Noahdiah Wright) you will have to double check everything in this writeup because there is plenty of room for error given that I made assumptions based on VRs, findagrave, and the Cooke silver book and did not verify using land records or probate in MA, RI, NY, or MI. Marcius (b 1832) was said to have been born in NY but died per his very spare gravestone in Kent Co, MI in 1895. If I have picked the correct Humphrey Taber, Marcius's Gen 8 Cooke line runs: Eleazer Cook Taber, Humphrey, Jacob, Abigail (Taber) Taber, Mary (Tomson) Taber, Mary (Cooke) Tomson, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. To keep things interesting, Abigail's husband Ebenezer Taber was apparently of the nonMayflower Tabers, and Humphrey's wife Comfort Cook (whose brother was Eleazer Cook) was not a Mayflower Cooke. Image and some info from History of Kent County, Michigan together with sketches....of representative citizens (Chicago: C. C. Chapman, 18810, pp. 1181, 1404, digitzed by the Allen Co (IN) Public Library.
If you are from Grand Rapids and want to check your descent from this man or his older sister Ann (b 1830 in NY, said to have married Noahdiah Wright) you will have to double check everything in this writeup because there is plenty of room for error given that I made assumptions based on VRs, findagrave, and the Cooke silver book and did not verify using land records or probate in MA, RI, NY, or MI. Marcius (b 1832) was said to have been born in NY but died per his very spare gravestone in Kent Co, MI in 1895. If I have picked the correct Humphrey Taber, Marcius's Gen 8 Cooke line runs: Eleazer Cook Taber, Humphrey, Jacob, Abigail (Taber) Taber, Mary (Tomson) Taber, Mary (Cooke) Tomson, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. To keep things interesting, Abigail's husband Ebenezer Taber was apparently of the nonMayflower Tabers, and Humphrey's wife Comfort Cook (whose brother was Eleazer Cook) was not a Mayflower Cooke. Image and some info from History of Kent County, Michigan together with sketches....of representative citizens (Chicago: C. C. Chapman, 18810, pp. 1181, 1404, digitzed by the Allen Co (IN) Public Library.
Taber, Stephen
During the Civil War years, when this photo was taken, Stephen Taber (1821-1886) served as U.S. Representative from New York. He was a grandson of Amy (Taber) Shove's brother William (a judge, see Alden & Rogers) and son of Thomas II, who also served in the U.S. Congress. (A photo would be appreciated.) Due to his grandfather William's second marriage to Hannah White, daughter of William and Elizabeth (Cadman) White, Stephen is a Generation 7 descendant of pilgrims Francis Cooke, William White, and Richard Warren. Like his great-aunt Amy he is an Alden-Mullins and Rogers descendant (Generations 8, 9, and 9). ARC Image 526607, RG111, Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer 1860-1985, National Archives and Records Administration.
TABER, Walter Ferris
Walter's great x 2 grandfather was the William Taber referred to in the sketch of Stephen Taber, above. Thus these two bearded New Yorkers are descendents of Francis Cooke, William White, and Richard Warren (Walter's are all Gen. 9.) Walter's Cooke line runs: William Taber, William, Thomas, William, Philip Taber, Mary (Cooke) Taber, John Cooke & Francis of the Mayflower. The Cooke silver book gets you to the birth of Thomas Taber. See Walter's other writeups for the White and Warren lines. The book from which this photo was taken calls Thomas Taber's wife "Annetheresa" but vital records list her as "Anstis" Pierce of Little Compton, RI. Info and image from Commemorative Biographical Record of Dutchess County, NY (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1897), p. 112, digitized by the Library of Congress.
Walter's great x 2 grandfather was the William Taber referred to in the sketch of Stephen Taber, above. Thus these two bearded New Yorkers are descendents of Francis Cooke, William White, and Richard Warren (Walter's are all Gen. 9.) Walter's Cooke line runs: William Taber, William, Thomas, William, Philip Taber, Mary (Cooke) Taber, John Cooke & Francis of the Mayflower. The Cooke silver book gets you to the birth of Thomas Taber. See Walter's other writeups for the White and Warren lines. The book from which this photo was taken calls Thomas Taber's wife "Annetheresa" but vital records list her as "Anstis" Pierce of Little Compton, RI. Info and image from Commemorative Biographical Record of Dutchess County, NY (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1897), p. 112, digitized by the Library of Congress.
TABER, WILLIAM GARDNER
Like his brother George Smith Taber (above), William (b. Acushnet, MA 1857) is probably a Gen. 8 Cooke descendant with a second line if their father, Jabez Hathaway Taber turns out to be an actual descendant of a Jabez Hathaway, and not just named in his honor. See George's writeup for the reason I say "probably." The line I am positing is: Jabez Hathaway Taber, Jabez Taber, Jabez Taber, John Taber, Mary (Tomson) Taber, Mary (Cooke) Tomson, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. Image and some info from Franklyn Howland, A History of the Town of Acushnet (New Bedford: author, 1907), pp. 26, 357-8, digitized by the Library of Congress.
Like his brother George Smith Taber (above), William (b. Acushnet, MA 1857) is probably a Gen. 8 Cooke descendant with a second line if their father, Jabez Hathaway Taber turns out to be an actual descendant of a Jabez Hathaway, and not just named in his honor. See George's writeup for the reason I say "probably." The line I am positing is: Jabez Hathaway Taber, Jabez Taber, Jabez Taber, John Taber, Mary (Tomson) Taber, Mary (Cooke) Tomson, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. Image and some info from Franklyn Howland, A History of the Town of Acushnet (New Bedford: author, 1907), pp. 26, 357-8, digitized by the Library of Congress.
TALLMAN, WILLIAM
Seen here on a Fairhaven High School senior trip to George Washington's home in Mt. Vernon, VA in 1910, when a high school education was extremely rare. This image comes from a group portrait owned by the New Bedford Public Library and online courtesy of Digital Commonwealth. Here is a link to the photo, which was a newspaper clipping identifying each individual student. A look at the NEHGS site quickly turns up William's birth record and his parents' marriage. Seeing that his mother's maiden name was Delano sent me to the Delano "green books" published by the General Society of Mayflower Descendants. There they were, William's parents. I will leave the details to your investigation, but William's paternal grandparents were both Delanos and the writeup in the green book claims Cooke, Alden-Mullins, Hopkins, and Warren descent from the grandmother alone. The grandfather added another Warren line, an Allerton, and a Priest. You can enlarge this photo with decent results, as you can see on the left.
Seen here on a Fairhaven High School senior trip to George Washington's home in Mt. Vernon, VA in 1910, when a high school education was extremely rare. This image comes from a group portrait owned by the New Bedford Public Library and online courtesy of Digital Commonwealth. Here is a link to the photo, which was a newspaper clipping identifying each individual student. A look at the NEHGS site quickly turns up William's birth record and his parents' marriage. Seeing that his mother's maiden name was Delano sent me to the Delano "green books" published by the General Society of Mayflower Descendants. There they were, William's parents. I will leave the details to your investigation, but William's paternal grandparents were both Delanos and the writeup in the green book claims Cooke, Alden-Mullins, Hopkins, and Warren descent from the grandmother alone. The grandfather added another Warren line, an Allerton, and a Priest. You can enlarge this photo with decent results, as you can see on the left.
TEFFT, ELIZABETH
Betsey Tefft of Washington Co, NY was born in 1802 and married Alphonzo Dwelle there in 1824. She was the child of a second marriage of Taber Tefft, who had emigrated there from Rhode Island. According to the book from which this image was taken Washington County was the crossroads of New York at the time and thus economically advantageous in spite of some fearsome fights with Tories, Native Americans, and the British during the Revolution. Betsey's Gen 8 line would run: Taber Tefft, Joseph Tefft Jr., Esther (Brownell) Tefft, Esther (Taber) Brownell, Mary (Cooke) Taber, John Cooke and father Francis, both of the Mayflower. (All descendants of John Cooke are Warrens but the lineage appears in the Cooke book only.) See her Warren writeup as well. Image and some info from The History of Washington County, New York (Philadelphia: Everts & Ensign, 1878) p. 369, digitized by the Library of Congress. Warning: This is one of those books that identifies all the women in captions as "Mrs. John Q. Citizen," with not even a first name. You have to read the text and look for hints of a Mayflowerish surname.
Betsey Tefft of Washington Co, NY was born in 1802 and married Alphonzo Dwelle there in 1824. She was the child of a second marriage of Taber Tefft, who had emigrated there from Rhode Island. According to the book from which this image was taken Washington County was the crossroads of New York at the time and thus economically advantageous in spite of some fearsome fights with Tories, Native Americans, and the British during the Revolution. Betsey's Gen 8 line would run: Taber Tefft, Joseph Tefft Jr., Esther (Brownell) Tefft, Esther (Taber) Brownell, Mary (Cooke) Taber, John Cooke and father Francis, both of the Mayflower. (All descendants of John Cooke are Warrens but the lineage appears in the Cooke book only.) See her Warren writeup as well. Image and some info from The History of Washington County, New York (Philadelphia: Everts & Ensign, 1878) p. 369, digitized by the Library of Congress. Warning: This is one of those books that identifies all the women in captions as "Mrs. John Q. Citizen," with not even a first name. You have to read the text and look for hints of a Mayflowerish surname.
THAYER, ETHEL H.
This was a tough one to untangle because of the apparent red herrings of Thayers, Bryants, and possible Washburns in the family tree. It was the Perkins lineage that did the trick. Fortunately the NEHGS site has all the vital records you need to find the Allerton lineage of Ethel, b. 1889 in Brockton, which leads you to the Cooke & Hopkins lines. The Gen 11 Cooke line should run: Charles W. Thayer, Elizabeth A. (Packard) Thayer, Susannah (Perkins) Packard, Susannah (Perkins) Perkins, Susannah (Waterman) Perkins, Martha (Cushman) Waterman, Josiah Cushman, Martha (Cooke) Cushman, Jacob Cooke, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. This image, at about age 17, is from a photograph, taken by me, of a Brockton High School yearbook circa 1906, on the shelf at the Brockton Library.
This was a tough one to untangle because of the apparent red herrings of Thayers, Bryants, and possible Washburns in the family tree. It was the Perkins lineage that did the trick. Fortunately the NEHGS site has all the vital records you need to find the Allerton lineage of Ethel, b. 1889 in Brockton, which leads you to the Cooke & Hopkins lines. The Gen 11 Cooke line should run: Charles W. Thayer, Elizabeth A. (Packard) Thayer, Susannah (Perkins) Packard, Susannah (Perkins) Perkins, Susannah (Waterman) Perkins, Martha (Cushman) Waterman, Josiah Cushman, Martha (Cooke) Cushman, Jacob Cooke, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. This image, at about age 17, is from a photograph, taken by me, of a Brockton High School yearbook circa 1906, on the shelf at the Brockton Library.
Thompson, Albert Cranston
Albert Cranston Thompson had the blood of at least 7 Pilgrim ancestors, so a family resemblance to anyone on this web site is unlikely. He was a Generation 8 Cooke twice. Both Cooke lines, one Soule line, and his Hopkins (Gen 9) and Priest (Gen 10) lineage were via both his paternal great-grandparents, Adam Tomson (senior) and Molly Tomson, only distantly related. Both were Generation 5 Cooke descendants and appear in the Cooke Silver Book, with son Adam (Albert C.'s grandfather.) From his grandmother, Salvina Wood, daughter of Salvina Soule and Capt. Timothy Wood, he was a Soule, Alden (Gen 9), Standish (Gen 9), and Mullins (Gen 10.) Albert C.'s mother was a Warren from Vermont, and research there may turn up additional Mayflower ancestry. Image from Representative Men and Old Families of Southeastern Massachusetts, v. I (Chicago: J. M. Beers, 1912), p. 169, digitized by the Boston Public Library. There is a sketchy picture of him in Bradford Kingman, History of Brockton (Syracuse: Mason, 1895), p. 421, facing front, which is actually a more flattering angle.
THOMPSON/THOMSON/TOMSON, ARAD
Dr. Tomson (silver book spelling) or Thomson or Thompson (other versions seen during that period) was the younger brother of Cephas, below. Both are in the Cooke silver book as Gen 6 descendants of Francis, with no intermarriages with any other pilgrim family, kind of surprising for Plymouth Co in the 1700s. Arad (1786-1843) was often Moderator at the town meetings, so you will find record of his activity in the town records online at familysearch.org. Those files have been moved since initially uploaded; you now have to look up the town in the catalog and eventually click through to what you want. Arad is the right age to have either served in the militia or held office during the War of 1812 period included by U.S. Daughters 1812, the lineage society. The book from which this image was taken confirms militia service but doesn't say when. Arad's line runs: William Tomson, Caleb, Jacob, Mary (Cooke) Tomson, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. Image from Thomas Weston, History of the Town of Middleboro, Massachusetts (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1906), p. 240, digitized by the Library of Congress, but scanned by me from the hard copy available there.
Dr. Tomson (silver book spelling) or Thomson or Thompson (other versions seen during that period) was the younger brother of Cephas, below. Both are in the Cooke silver book as Gen 6 descendants of Francis, with no intermarriages with any other pilgrim family, kind of surprising for Plymouth Co in the 1700s. Arad (1786-1843) was often Moderator at the town meetings, so you will find record of his activity in the town records online at familysearch.org. Those files have been moved since initially uploaded; you now have to look up the town in the catalog and eventually click through to what you want. Arad is the right age to have either served in the militia or held office during the War of 1812 period included by U.S. Daughters 1812, the lineage society. The book from which this image was taken confirms militia service but doesn't say when. Arad's line runs: William Tomson, Caleb, Jacob, Mary (Cooke) Tomson, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. Image from Thomas Weston, History of the Town of Middleboro, Massachusetts (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1906), p. 240, digitized by the Library of Congress, but scanned by me from the hard copy available there.
THOMPSON/THOMSON/TOMSON, CEPHAS
Cephas (b. 1775) was the older brother of Arad, above. Both are in the Cooke silver book as Gen 6 descendants of Francis. See Arad's writeup for the lineage. Cephas was a well-known painter of his time and some of his images are on this web site. I will go through and make a list. Possibly at least one was done by his son, also a Cephas, an artist like siblings Jerome and Marietta. The bio calls his mother Deborah Sturtevant a "lineal descendant" of Peter Stuyvesant of New York fame, but that is not the case. Image from Thomas Weston, History of the Town of Middleboro, Massachusetts (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1906), p. 388-91, digitized by the Library of Congress.
Cephas (b. 1775) was the older brother of Arad, above. Both are in the Cooke silver book as Gen 6 descendants of Francis. See Arad's writeup for the lineage. Cephas was a well-known painter of his time and some of his images are on this web site. I will go through and make a list. Possibly at least one was done by his son, also a Cephas, an artist like siblings Jerome and Marietta. The bio calls his mother Deborah Sturtevant a "lineal descendant" of Peter Stuyvesant of New York fame, but that is not the case. Image from Thomas Weston, History of the Town of Middleboro, Massachusetts (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1906), p. 388-91, digitized by the Library of Congress.
THOMPSON/THOMSON/TOMSON, ISAAC
The Hon. Isaac (1745/6-1819) was a Cooke, Browne, and Billington descendant. His birth is noted in the Cooke & Brown silver books and the Billington book adds his marriage to Lucy Sturtevant. He is a third cousin of Ara and Cephas, above. His Gen 6 Cooke line runs: John Tomson, Shubael, John, Mary (Cooke) Tomson, Francis Cooke. See the Browne/Brown and Billington sections for those lineages. There is a different, uncredited picture on findagrave in which he looks a little younger, with a combover and longish hair on the sides. In the scan to the left you can barely make out hair on the right side of his head. Image and dates from Thomas Weston, History of the Town of Middleboro, Massachusetts (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1906), p. 386-7, digitized by the Library of Congress, but the image was rescanned by me at the LOC from a hardcover copy of the book for better resolution.
The Hon. Isaac (1745/6-1819) was a Cooke, Browne, and Billington descendant. His birth is noted in the Cooke & Brown silver books and the Billington book adds his marriage to Lucy Sturtevant. He is a third cousin of Ara and Cephas, above. His Gen 6 Cooke line runs: John Tomson, Shubael, John, Mary (Cooke) Tomson, Francis Cooke. See the Browne/Brown and Billington sections for those lineages. There is a different, uncredited picture on findagrave in which he looks a little younger, with a combover and longish hair on the sides. In the scan to the left you can barely make out hair on the right side of his head. Image and dates from Thomas Weston, History of the Town of Middleboro, Massachusetts (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1906), p. 386-7, digitized by the Library of Congress, but the image was rescanned by me at the LOC from a hardcover copy of the book for better resolution.
Thompson, Charles Hutchinson
The Thompson & Tinkham families of Plymouth County are, as a rule, Cooke and/or Brown descendants due to early marriages between those families. The first generation "Tomson" (John) married Mary Cooke, daughter of pilgrim Francis, and son John Tomson married the daughter of the first Tinkham (Ephraim), who had wed Mary Browne, daughter of pilgrim Peter. The line of Charles (b. 1838, LeRoy NY), author of the book cited below, picked up a Soule in Generation 3 when Thomas Tomson married Martha Soule, daughter of Martha Tinkham. Thus Charles was a Generations 7, 8, & 8 again Cooke, Generation 7 & 8 Brown, and Generation 7 Soule descendant. The Silver Books will take you as far as the 5th Thompson, his grandfather, Cyrus (b. 1774). Charles's book also includes a section on the Hutchinsons, for those interested in that surname, and includes individuals from this family who migrated through New York to Michigan. He also includes the thoughts of family members he queried as to how the name spelling changed from Tomson to Thomson to Thompson. Image from C. H. Thompson, A Genealogy of Descendants of John Thomson of Plymouth, Massachusetts (Lansing, MI: Darius D. Thorp, 1890), frontispiece, digitized by the Allen County (IN) Public Library.
THOMPSON, ELROY SHERMAN
The best silver book for this line is the Cooke book. It will get you as far as Elroy's great grandfather, Zebediah Thompson, the third of that name. (The line continues through John T. Z. Thompson via Zebediah's 2nd wife Phebe Waterman.) Zebediah's father, also a Zebediah (1728-77), married Zerviah Standish (1728-69.) Her father Moses Standish married Rachel Cobb, whose mother had been Rachel Soule, granddaughter of George Soule. Moses was both a Standish and an Alden. That first Zebediah was son of Thomas Thompson and Mary Morton, a Generation 4 Hopkins. Thus Elroy's lineage works out to be Generation 9 Cooke; Generation 10 Hopkins, Soule, Alden, and Standish; and Generation 11 Mullins. The Standish, Soule, and Hopkins books will get you as far as Zebediah #2 and the Alden book as far as Zebediah #1. E.S. Thompson's mother was Irene L. Sturtevant, and her mother was Sarah (Soule) Sturtevant. How many generations he is removed from pilgrim George, I do not know. However, he is a Soule descendant on his father's side as well. Beyond the Zebediah's the NEHGS site will fill in the rest. Image from Brockton Board of Trade, Brockton, a City of Enterprise (Brockton: Hollinger, 1911), p. 20. Digitized by the Library of Congress.
The best silver book for this line is the Cooke book. It will get you as far as Elroy's great grandfather, Zebediah Thompson, the third of that name. (The line continues through John T. Z. Thompson via Zebediah's 2nd wife Phebe Waterman.) Zebediah's father, also a Zebediah (1728-77), married Zerviah Standish (1728-69.) Her father Moses Standish married Rachel Cobb, whose mother had been Rachel Soule, granddaughter of George Soule. Moses was both a Standish and an Alden. That first Zebediah was son of Thomas Thompson and Mary Morton, a Generation 4 Hopkins. Thus Elroy's lineage works out to be Generation 9 Cooke; Generation 10 Hopkins, Soule, Alden, and Standish; and Generation 11 Mullins. The Standish, Soule, and Hopkins books will get you as far as Zebediah #2 and the Alden book as far as Zebediah #1. E.S. Thompson's mother was Irene L. Sturtevant, and her mother was Sarah (Soule) Sturtevant. How many generations he is removed from pilgrim George, I do not know. However, he is a Soule descendant on his father's side as well. Beyond the Zebediah's the NEHGS site will fill in the rest. Image from Brockton Board of Trade, Brockton, a City of Enterprise (Brockton: Hollinger, 1911), p. 20. Digitized by the Library of Congress.
THOMPSON, SUMNER SHAW
Although Sumner is included in the same book as Charles Hutchinson Thompson (those are the only 2 photos in the book), his line is Jacob, Isaac, Barnabas, Jacob, Mary Cooke Tomson, Francis Cooke and until his mother's line can be ascertained he appears to be 100% Cooke, Generation 7. The Cooke Silver Book does take this line as far as his father, Jacob Thompson. The book from which this photo comes described Sumner as having blue eyes and being 6 feet tall. His mother, Esther Shaw, was the daughter of Capt. George Shaw of Middleborough and later Colrain, MA by 1st wife Betsey, maiden name unknown. Image from C. H. Thompson, A Genealogy of Descendants of John Thomson of Plymouth, Massachusetts (Lansing, MI: Darius D. Thorp, 1890), p. 129. Digitized by the Boston Public Library.
Although Sumner is included in the same book as Charles Hutchinson Thompson (those are the only 2 photos in the book), his line is Jacob, Isaac, Barnabas, Jacob, Mary Cooke Tomson, Francis Cooke and until his mother's line can be ascertained he appears to be 100% Cooke, Generation 7. The Cooke Silver Book does take this line as far as his father, Jacob Thompson. The book from which this photo comes described Sumner as having blue eyes and being 6 feet tall. His mother, Esther Shaw, was the daughter of Capt. George Shaw of Middleborough and later Colrain, MA by 1st wife Betsey, maiden name unknown. Image from C. H. Thompson, A Genealogy of Descendants of John Thomson of Plymouth, Massachusetts (Lansing, MI: Darius D. Thorp, 1890), p. 129. Digitized by the Boston Public Library.
Tinkham, Andrew Wood
Son of the Amasa Tinkham born 1782 in Middleboro, Massachusetts to John and Mary (Wood) Tinkham, Andrew was a resident of Maine from childhood. He was a Generation 8 Cooke, but also Generation 8 Brown, and Generation 7/8 Howland-Tilley. Two lines are from marriages of the original Tinkham immigrant, Ephraim, to Mary Brown (daughter of pilgrim Peter) and of Andrew's great-great-grandfather John Tinkham to Hannah Howland, a Generation 3 pilgrim descendant. The Cooke link comes from the marriage of that John's father, Ephraim Tinkham (Jr.) to Esther Wright, daughter of Hester (Cooke) Wright. Hester was one of the Cooke children who remained behind in Leyden while father Francis and brother John traveled to "Virginia" on the Mayflower. The Brown and Howland Silver Books get as far as Amasa's parents and note a deceased older brother of John named Amasa. From there the Middleborough Vital Records available on the New England Historic Genealogical Society get you to the birth of the younger Amasa, which is where the book cited here picks up. Image from Kingsbury & Deyo, Illustrated History of Kennebec County Maine (NY: H. W. Blake, 1892), p. 804, digitized by the Allen County (IN) Public Library.
TINKHAM, PAUL CROWELL
Paul (1850-1927) of Rochester, VT has the same link to the Cookes and Howlands as Andrew Wood Tinkham, above, but the two are very distant cousins, his Tinkhams having gone to Vermont by 1782. See his Browne writeup for the details on why this lineage is tentative and see his Howland-Tilley writeup for that lineage. Paul's Gen 9 Cooke line would run: William Tinkham, Seth, Seth, Amos, John, Esther (Wright) Tinkham, Hester (Cooke) Wright, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. I got nowhere with Paul's mother, Susannah (Crowell) Tinkham but she is worth checking for Cape Cod pilgrims. This 1813 image but no info other than residence from Proceedings of the Second, Third, and Fourth Reunions of the Briggs Association in America (1917), digitized by the Library of Congress.
Paul (1850-1927) of Rochester, VT has the same link to the Cookes and Howlands as Andrew Wood Tinkham, above, but the two are very distant cousins, his Tinkhams having gone to Vermont by 1782. See his Browne writeup for the details on why this lineage is tentative and see his Howland-Tilley writeup for that lineage. Paul's Gen 9 Cooke line would run: William Tinkham, Seth, Seth, Amos, John, Esther (Wright) Tinkham, Hester (Cooke) Wright, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. I got nowhere with Paul's mother, Susannah (Crowell) Tinkham but she is worth checking for Cape Cod pilgrims. This 1813 image but no info other than residence from Proceedings of the Second, Third, and Fourth Reunions of the Briggs Association in America (1917), digitized by the Library of Congress.
VEAZIE, JONES P.
Son of Gen. Samuel Veazie (1787-1868), below, by his first wife Susan Walker (1792-1852) of Topsham, ME, Jones P. Veazie (1811-1875) was likely named for his paternal grandmother, Rachel Jones of Bangor (1747-1797) or John's stepmother, Sarah (Jones) Veazie. Jones extended his family's enterprises into Canada and according to the compilers of the book with this lineage, was a financial backer of abolitionist activities so his picture may be available in other materials. Jones married twice, and had three children by each wife. (One of his wives was a Winslow and since numerous Winslows settled in Canada, that line is worth exploring. Jones' brother John W. married a Bartlett, many of whom are Warren descendants.) See Samuel's writeup for Jones's Gen 8 Hopkins lineage and see the Samson writeup for background and genealogical detail and the Cooke section for that lineage. Image and info from History of Penobscot County, Maine with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches (Cleveland: Williams, Chase, 1882), pp. 652, 787, digitized by the Library of Congress.
Son of Gen. Samuel Veazie (1787-1868), below, by his first wife Susan Walker (1792-1852) of Topsham, ME, Jones P. Veazie (1811-1875) was likely named for his paternal grandmother, Rachel Jones of Bangor (1747-1797) or John's stepmother, Sarah (Jones) Veazie. Jones extended his family's enterprises into Canada and according to the compilers of the book with this lineage, was a financial backer of abolitionist activities so his picture may be available in other materials. Jones married twice, and had three children by each wife. (One of his wives was a Winslow and since numerous Winslows settled in Canada, that line is worth exploring. Jones' brother John W. married a Bartlett, many of whom are Warren descendants.) See Samuel's writeup for Jones's Gen 8 Hopkins lineage and see the Samson writeup for background and genealogical detail and the Cooke section for that lineage. Image and info from History of Penobscot County, Maine with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches (Cleveland: Williams, Chase, 1882), pp. 652, 787, digitized by the Library of Congress.
VEAZIE, SAMUEL
Founder & namesake of Veazie, ME, he was called "General Veazie" because of his militia service commencing with the War of 1812, and his eventual advancement to the position. If you are a descendant, consider honoring Samuel by joining the U.S. Daughters of 1812 or the General Society of the War of 1812. His 1787 birth as a Gen. 6 Samson is in the Samson silver book Part 3, as is his marriage and the birth of his three children (including son Jones P. Veazie, above) and their marriages. His father John's birth is in the Cooke silver book but the Veazies are not in the Hopkins silver books at all, since daughter Damaris Hopkin's line is followed ONLY in the Cooke book, Vol. 12. See Samuel's Samson writeup for more details on his life and genealogy and see the Hopkins writeup for that lineage. His Gen 7 Cooke line runs: John Veazie, Deborah (Samson) Veazie, Rebecca (Cooke) Samson, Jacob Cooke, Jacob, Francis of the Mayflower. Image and info from History of Penobscot County, Maine with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches (Cleveland: Williams, Chase, 1882), pp. 32, 774, 777, digitized by the Library of Congress.
Founder & namesake of Veazie, ME, he was called "General Veazie" because of his militia service commencing with the War of 1812, and his eventual advancement to the position. If you are a descendant, consider honoring Samuel by joining the U.S. Daughters of 1812 or the General Society of the War of 1812. His 1787 birth as a Gen. 6 Samson is in the Samson silver book Part 3, as is his marriage and the birth of his three children (including son Jones P. Veazie, above) and their marriages. His father John's birth is in the Cooke silver book but the Veazies are not in the Hopkins silver books at all, since daughter Damaris Hopkin's line is followed ONLY in the Cooke book, Vol. 12. See Samuel's Samson writeup for more details on his life and genealogy and see the Hopkins writeup for that lineage. His Gen 7 Cooke line runs: John Veazie, Deborah (Samson) Veazie, Rebecca (Cooke) Samson, Jacob Cooke, Jacob, Francis of the Mayflower. Image and info from History of Penobscot County, Maine with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches (Cleveland: Williams, Chase, 1882), pp. 32, 774, 777, digitized by the Library of Congress.
WASHBURN, ABRAHAM
See Laura and Samuel Washburn, below, for questions about this family. If they hold up to scrutiny, Abraham (1753-1851), as Laura and Samuel's paternal uncle, would be a Gen. 7 Cooke and Chilton. A sharper picture in the public domain would be appreciated. Info and image from George T. Washburn, Ebenezer Washburn: His Ancestors and Descendants with Some Connected Families (Pasumalai, South India: American Mission Lenox Press, 1913), 65-6, 157, digitized by the New York Public Libraries.
See Laura and Samuel Washburn, below, for questions about this family. If they hold up to scrutiny, Abraham (1753-1851), as Laura and Samuel's paternal uncle, would be a Gen. 7 Cooke and Chilton. A sharper picture in the public domain would be appreciated. Info and image from George T. Washburn, Ebenezer Washburn: His Ancestors and Descendants with Some Connected Families (Pasumalai, South India: American Mission Lenox Press, 1913), 65-6, 157, digitized by the New York Public Libraries.
WASHBURN, DAVID SCUDDER
Son of George Thomas Washburn, below, David was a probable Gen. 10 Cooke and Chilton descendant. See George, Laura, and Samuel Washburn's write-ups for why I say "probable." George's shows the lineage. If you prove this family, please let me know. Image and some info from George T. Washburn, Ebenezer Washburn: His Ancestors and Descendants with Some Connected Families (Pasumalai, South India: American Mission Lenox Press, 1913), pp. 92, 94, 144, digitized by the New York Public Libraries.
Son of George Thomas Washburn, below, David was a probable Gen. 10 Cooke and Chilton descendant. See George, Laura, and Samuel Washburn's write-ups for why I say "probable." George's shows the lineage. If you prove this family, please let me know. Image and some info from George T. Washburn, Ebenezer Washburn: His Ancestors and Descendants with Some Connected Families (Pasumalai, South India: American Mission Lenox Press, 1913), pp. 92, 94, 144, digitized by the New York Public Libraries.
WASHBURN, EDWIN MILES
Laura and Samuel, below, had a brother named Miles, and this is his son. The caption under the illustration says "Miles" but the list of illustrations in the front of the book says "Edwin Miles," and the text mentions an accident that left the younger man minus a hand. The full image in the book does show a man with a missing hand. If this line is approved Edwin Miles would be a Gen. 9 Cooke and Chilton. Since Edwin Miles Washburn married a Brewster, his children will be in that section as well. See Laura's writeup for the lineage. Info and image from George T. Washburn, Ebenezer Washburn: His Ancestors and Descendants with Some Connected Families (Pasumalai, South India: American Mission Lenox Press, 1913), p. 96-7, digitized by the New York Public Libraries.
Laura and Samuel, below, had a brother named Miles, and this is his son. The caption under the illustration says "Miles" but the list of illustrations in the front of the book says "Edwin Miles," and the text mentions an accident that left the younger man minus a hand. The full image in the book does show a man with a missing hand. If this line is approved Edwin Miles would be a Gen. 9 Cooke and Chilton. Since Edwin Miles Washburn married a Brewster, his children will be in that section as well. See Laura's writeup for the lineage. Info and image from George T. Washburn, Ebenezer Washburn: His Ancestors and Descendants with Some Connected Families (Pasumalai, South India: American Mission Lenox Press, 1913), p. 96-7, digitized by the New York Public Libraries.
WASHBURN(E), ELIHU BENJAMIN
Brother of Gov. Israel Washburn, Jr. of Maine (below), Elihu, who added an "e" to his surname later in life, was also a Gen. 8 Cooke descendant. See Gov. Israel's writeup for more info on the lineage and the family, plus a link to a site with more Washburn photos. Born in Maine, 1816, he became an Illinois politician and later U.S. Minister (ambassador) to France, briefly U.S. Secretary of State. This image is from the Brady-Handy Collection at the Library of Congress, call number LC-BH83- 2249, and was made sometime between 1860 & 1875. My guess would be later rather than earlier.
Brother of Gov. Israel Washburn, Jr. of Maine (below), Elihu, who added an "e" to his surname later in life, was also a Gen. 8 Cooke descendant. See Gov. Israel's writeup for more info on the lineage and the family, plus a link to a site with more Washburn photos. Born in Maine, 1816, he became an Illinois politician and later U.S. Minister (ambassador) to France, briefly U.S. Secretary of State. This image is from the Brady-Handy Collection at the Library of Congress, call number LC-BH83- 2249, and was made sometime between 1860 & 1875. My guess would be later rather than earlier.
WASHBURN, FRANCIS P.
His grandfather, John S. Washburn (1784-1842), was a brother of the Rev. Israel, below, also by parents Lettice Washburn and 2) Sarah Spooner. That line was not discussed in the book from which this photo was taken, but the vital records on the NEHGS site match with the name and birth year of the son John listed for Lettice & Sarah, and John S. and his wife Desire Ormsby/Armsby are buried in the same cemetery. Francis has the same Pilgrim lines as Israel, just "moved down two" to Gen 10 Cooke, White, and Allerton, and Gen. 9 Howland-Tilley. His Cooke line runs as follows: Reuben Washburn, John S., Lettice, Moses, Moses, James, Elizabeth (Mitchell) Washburn, Jane (Cooke) Mitchell, Francis Cooke. See his Allerton, White, and Howland-Tilley writeups for those descriptions. Image and some info from Franklyn Howland, A History of the Town of Acushnet (New Bedford: author, 1907), pp. 364, 368, digitized by the Library of Congress.
His grandfather, John S. Washburn (1784-1842), was a brother of the Rev. Israel, below, also by parents Lettice Washburn and 2) Sarah Spooner. That line was not discussed in the book from which this photo was taken, but the vital records on the NEHGS site match with the name and birth year of the son John listed for Lettice & Sarah, and John S. and his wife Desire Ormsby/Armsby are buried in the same cemetery. Francis has the same Pilgrim lines as Israel, just "moved down two" to Gen 10 Cooke, White, and Allerton, and Gen. 9 Howland-Tilley. His Cooke line runs as follows: Reuben Washburn, John S., Lettice, Moses, Moses, James, Elizabeth (Mitchell) Washburn, Jane (Cooke) Mitchell, Francis Cooke. See his Allerton, White, and Howland-Tilley writeups for those descriptions. Image and some info from Franklyn Howland, A History of the Town of Acushnet (New Bedford: author, 1907), pp. 364, 368, digitized by the Library of Congress.
Washburn, Frederic Augustus
Descendants of John Washburn (age 14), who arrived in Boston in 1635 with his mother Marjorie and brother Philip (11) are all Cookes, as he married Cooke granddaughter Elizabeth Mitchell. Frederic (1834-1908) was a Generation 9 Cooke. The Cushman surname found in or near Plymouth County in the 18th century almost always signals an Allerton descendant. Isaac's daughter Mary Allerton married Thomas Cushman, whose parents had been a member of the same religious congregation in Leyden. Mary (Cushman) Washburn (1725-1808), Frederic's great-grandmother, is in the Allerton Silver Book as Generation 5, making Frederic a Generation 8 Allerton. Since Mary Allerton's son Eleazer Cushman married a Degory Priest descendant of the 4th generation, Elizabeth Coombs, Frederic was also a Generation 9 Priest. Other female surnames in the Washburn family are worth an examination as well: Packard (great-grandmother), Rickard (paternal grandmother) and Gifford (mother). Image and info from Representative Men and Old Families of Southeastern Massachusetts, v. 2 (Chicago: J. M. Beers, 1912), p. 873, digitized by the Boston Public Library.
WASHBURN, GEORGE THOMAS
Author of the book from which about 60% of the Washburn images on this page were taken, he was brother of Edwin Miles Washburn, above, and thus also a nephew of Laura and Samuel, below. He was an overseas missionary, thus the Indian publication info and presumably he had to rely on handwritten correspondence that went by ship and helpers back in the U.S. to research this book. This line would need some work to prove but IMO it is probable. The Gen. 9 Cooke lineage would run: Miles Washburn, Jacob, Miles, Ebenezer, Joseph, Elizabeth (Mitchell) Washburn, Jane (Cooke) Mitchell, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. George's Chilton lineage is on that page. Info and image from George T. Washburn, Ebenezer Washburn: His Ancestors and Descendants with Some Connected Families (Pasumalai, South India: American Mission Lenox Press, 1913), 94 and preface digitized by the New York Public Libraries.
Author of the book from which about 60% of the Washburn images on this page were taken, he was brother of Edwin Miles Washburn, above, and thus also a nephew of Laura and Samuel, below. He was an overseas missionary, thus the Indian publication info and presumably he had to rely on handwritten correspondence that went by ship and helpers back in the U.S. to research this book. This line would need some work to prove but IMO it is probable. The Gen. 9 Cooke lineage would run: Miles Washburn, Jacob, Miles, Ebenezer, Joseph, Elizabeth (Mitchell) Washburn, Jane (Cooke) Mitchell, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. George's Chilton lineage is on that page. Info and image from George T. Washburn, Ebenezer Washburn: His Ancestors and Descendants with Some Connected Families (Pasumalai, South India: American Mission Lenox Press, 1913), 94 and preface digitized by the New York Public Libraries.
WASHBURN, ISRAEL
A better quality image or at least a scan of a paper copy of this book would be appreciated.
The grandfather of Franklyn Howland, above and father of half siblings Lucy P. and William Henry, below, Rev. Israel was a Gen. 8 Cooke, White, and Allerton descendant plus a Gen. 7 Howland-Tilley on his father's side, thanks to Washburn marriages with Mayflower descendants. His Cooke line runs as follows: Lettice Washburn, Moses, Moses, James, Elizabeth (Mitchell) Washburn, Jane (Cooke) Mitchell, Francis Cooke. See his Allerton, White, and Howland-Tilley writeups for those descriptions. Image and some info from Franklyn Howland, A History of the Town of Acushnet (New Bedford: author, 1907), pp. 364-5, digitized by the Library of Congress. Note: He is NOT the father of the Israel Washburn, Jr., below.
A better quality image or at least a scan of a paper copy of this book would be appreciated.
The grandfather of Franklyn Howland, above and father of half siblings Lucy P. and William Henry, below, Rev. Israel was a Gen. 8 Cooke, White, and Allerton descendant plus a Gen. 7 Howland-Tilley on his father's side, thanks to Washburn marriages with Mayflower descendants. His Cooke line runs as follows: Lettice Washburn, Moses, Moses, James, Elizabeth (Mitchell) Washburn, Jane (Cooke) Mitchell, Francis Cooke. See his Allerton, White, and Howland-Tilley writeups for those descriptions. Image and some info from Franklyn Howland, A History of the Town of Acushnet (New Bedford: author, 1907), pp. 364-5, digitized by the Library of Congress. Note: He is NOT the father of the Israel Washburn, Jr., below.
WASHBURN, ISRAEL, JR.
Note: this is NOT the son (or any near relation) of the man above. This Israel (1813 - 1883) is son of an Israel who was born in Raynham, MA & went to Livermore, ME roughly circa 1800. Since Maine VRs are so hard to find online I wasn't sure I could connect Israel Jr. with the father claimed for him. However, when I looked up Israel, Sr. the Raynham Town Clerk had entered "father of Gov. Israel Washburn, Jr. of Maine." I think they were just a teeny bit proud of Israel, Jr. back in Raynham. Gov. Washburn's Cooke lineage gets as far as the birth and marriage of his grandfather, also an Israel (Jr.), in the Silver Book, then the VRs on the NEHGS get to the birth of his father in 1784, as mentioned. His Gen. 8 Cooke line runs as follows: Israel Washburn, Israel, Israel, Samuel, Elizabeth (Mitchell) Washburn, Jane (Cooke) Mitchell, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. Image (made 1855-65) from the Brady-Handy Photograph Collection, Library of Congress. Info from H. Clay Williams, Biographical Encyclopedia of Maine of the Nineteenth Century (Boston: Metropolitan, 1885), pp. 114-127, digitized by the Allen Co. (IN) Public Library. His entry is very long because it covers his terms in the US Congress in the 1850s and speeches he made against slavery, then his governorship of Maine during the Civil War years. See pictures of the rest of his amazingly accomplished family (father, mother, sisters, brothers) at their family home, now the Washburn-Norlands Living History Center. The mother is not a known Mayflower descendant but if anyone has info to the contrary, please let me know.
Note: this is NOT the son (or any near relation) of the man above. This Israel (1813 - 1883) is son of an Israel who was born in Raynham, MA & went to Livermore, ME roughly circa 1800. Since Maine VRs are so hard to find online I wasn't sure I could connect Israel Jr. with the father claimed for him. However, when I looked up Israel, Sr. the Raynham Town Clerk had entered "father of Gov. Israel Washburn, Jr. of Maine." I think they were just a teeny bit proud of Israel, Jr. back in Raynham. Gov. Washburn's Cooke lineage gets as far as the birth and marriage of his grandfather, also an Israel (Jr.), in the Silver Book, then the VRs on the NEHGS get to the birth of his father in 1784, as mentioned. His Gen. 8 Cooke line runs as follows: Israel Washburn, Israel, Israel, Samuel, Elizabeth (Mitchell) Washburn, Jane (Cooke) Mitchell, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. Image (made 1855-65) from the Brady-Handy Photograph Collection, Library of Congress. Info from H. Clay Williams, Biographical Encyclopedia of Maine of the Nineteenth Century (Boston: Metropolitan, 1885), pp. 114-127, digitized by the Allen Co. (IN) Public Library. His entry is very long because it covers his terms in the US Congress in the 1850s and speeches he made against slavery, then his governorship of Maine during the Civil War years. See pictures of the rest of his amazingly accomplished family (father, mother, sisters, brothers) at their family home, now the Washburn-Norlands Living History Center. The mother is not a known Mayflower descendant but if anyone has info to the contrary, please let me know.
WASHBURN, JOHN HENRY
For now, we will call John (b 1828 MA) a Gen. 8 Cooke descendant. His father and grandfather are easily found in NEHGS vital records but I am not convinced that Jonah Washburn b. 1733 in Middleborough (d. 1810 VT) is the son of James Washburn and Elizabeth (Leonard) Washburn Crossman, as is claimed on findagrave. He is not listed in the Cooke Silver Book (which yes, is outdated, I know) and the Chilton book does not get that far. If you can correct this, please get in touch, but for now, here is the tentative lineage: Royal Washburn, Azel, Jonah, James, James, Elizabeth (Mitchell) Washburn, Jane (Cooke) Washburn, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. Until I have some verification of this (or proof otherwise) I will not confound matters by posting the allege Chilton lineage via great grandmother Elizabeth (Leonard) Washburn. Image and some info from Mitchell C. Harrison, comp., New York State's Prominent and Progressive Men, vol. 1 (NY: NY Tribune, 1900) p. 402, digitized by the Library of Congress.
For now, we will call John (b 1828 MA) a Gen. 8 Cooke descendant. His father and grandfather are easily found in NEHGS vital records but I am not convinced that Jonah Washburn b. 1733 in Middleborough (d. 1810 VT) is the son of James Washburn and Elizabeth (Leonard) Washburn Crossman, as is claimed on findagrave. He is not listed in the Cooke Silver Book (which yes, is outdated, I know) and the Chilton book does not get that far. If you can correct this, please get in touch, but for now, here is the tentative lineage: Royal Washburn, Azel, Jonah, James, James, Elizabeth (Mitchell) Washburn, Jane (Cooke) Washburn, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. Until I have some verification of this (or proof otherwise) I will not confound matters by posting the allege Chilton lineage via great grandmother Elizabeth (Leonard) Washburn. Image and some info from Mitchell C. Harrison, comp., New York State's Prominent and Progressive Men, vol. 1 (NY: NY Tribune, 1900) p. 402, digitized by the Library of Congress.
WASHBURN, LAURA
This one needs some proving. Both the Cooke and Chilton Silver Books get as far as the birth of her supposed grandfather, Miles Washburn, in CT 1730/31. After that, an online search of the Barbour Collection digitized thus far on the NEHGS site turns up the birth of her supposed mother, Phebe Northrup, but that's it. However, this book has excruciating amounts of detail so I suspect it's fine. You would just need to get CT records and their probate documents are hard to obtain remotely (i.e., online.) I have heard you essentially have to hire someone there to go to the central archives and find them for you. The reason is that some eons ago CT decided to do probate by "district" and not by county, town, or state. Anyway, Laura should be a Gen. 8 Cooke and Chilton, as would her brother Samuel, below. See the Chilton section for that writeup. Her Gen 8 Cooke line runs: Jacob Washburn, Miles Washburn, Ebenezer, Joseph, Elizabeth (Mitchell) Washburn, Jane (Cooke) Mitchell, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. Incidentally, the "Miles" name has nothing to do with Capt. Standish. Miles Washburn's mother was Patience Miles of Derby, CT. Laura married a Thomas Blossom so further images could possibly be found searching under that name. They had no children. Info and image from George T. Washburn, Ebenezer Washburn: His Ancestors and Descendants with Some Connected Families (Pasumalai, South India: American Mission Lenox Press, 1913), 56b, 57, 63, 65, 80a, 81, 88, digitized by the New York Public Libraries.
This one needs some proving. Both the Cooke and Chilton Silver Books get as far as the birth of her supposed grandfather, Miles Washburn, in CT 1730/31. After that, an online search of the Barbour Collection digitized thus far on the NEHGS site turns up the birth of her supposed mother, Phebe Northrup, but that's it. However, this book has excruciating amounts of detail so I suspect it's fine. You would just need to get CT records and their probate documents are hard to obtain remotely (i.e., online.) I have heard you essentially have to hire someone there to go to the central archives and find them for you. The reason is that some eons ago CT decided to do probate by "district" and not by county, town, or state. Anyway, Laura should be a Gen. 8 Cooke and Chilton, as would her brother Samuel, below. See the Chilton section for that writeup. Her Gen 8 Cooke line runs: Jacob Washburn, Miles Washburn, Ebenezer, Joseph, Elizabeth (Mitchell) Washburn, Jane (Cooke) Mitchell, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. Incidentally, the "Miles" name has nothing to do with Capt. Standish. Miles Washburn's mother was Patience Miles of Derby, CT. Laura married a Thomas Blossom so further images could possibly be found searching under that name. They had no children. Info and image from George T. Washburn, Ebenezer Washburn: His Ancestors and Descendants with Some Connected Families (Pasumalai, South India: American Mission Lenox Press, 1913), 56b, 57, 63, 65, 80a, 81, 88, digitized by the New York Public Libraries.
WASHBURN, LUCY PETERSON
A daughter of Rev. Israel, above, and a half sister of William Henry, below, Lucy was a Gen. 9 Cooke, White, and Allerton, and a Gen. 8 Howland-Tilley. (See Israel's writeup for the lineage.) See her Allerton writeup and those of Israel, William, son Franklyn Howland and grandsons Max and Leroy for more details. Her Cooke line runs: Israel Washburn, Lettice, Moses, Moses, James, Elizabeth (Mitchell) Washburn, Jane (Cooke) Mitchell, Francis Cooke. My apologies for the poor quality of the image. A replacement would be welcome. Image and info from Franklyn Howland, A Brief Genealogical and Biographical History of Arthur, Henry, and John Howland and their Descendants of the United States and Canada (New Bedford: author, 1885) pp. 266, 269-70, digitzed by the Allen County (IN) Public Library.
A daughter of Rev. Israel, above, and a half sister of William Henry, below, Lucy was a Gen. 9 Cooke, White, and Allerton, and a Gen. 8 Howland-Tilley. (See Israel's writeup for the lineage.) See her Allerton writeup and those of Israel, William, son Franklyn Howland and grandsons Max and Leroy for more details. Her Cooke line runs: Israel Washburn, Lettice, Moses, Moses, James, Elizabeth (Mitchell) Washburn, Jane (Cooke) Mitchell, Francis Cooke. My apologies for the poor quality of the image. A replacement would be welcome. Image and info from Franklyn Howland, A Brief Genealogical and Biographical History of Arthur, Henry, and John Howland and their Descendants of the United States and Canada (New Bedford: author, 1885) pp. 266, 269-70, digitzed by the Allen County (IN) Public Library.
Washburn, Nathan
Nathan is a Generation 10 Cooke & Rogers descendant, Generation 9 Samson descendant on his father's side, with other lines on his mother's side (see below.) The Samson Silver Book, part 2, takes his line the farthest, to the marriage of his grandparents Cyrus Washburn and Betsey Bump, Generation 7 (Cyrus.) (For Bumpus/Bump/Bumpas/Bompasse genealogy, see http://bumpusgenealogy.org/, by Paul and Stephen Bumpus.) Nathan's Cooke line runs as follows: Bradford Sumner Washburn, Cyrus, Luther, Amos, Edward, James, Elizabeth (Mitchell) Washburn, Jane (Cooke) Mitchell, Francis Cooke. The Cooke Silver Book gets as far as the birth of Amos.
On his mother's side, his is a Generation 10 Warren descendant and Generation 9 Allerton but things get murky around Generations 5 & 6 as it is not clear which Holmes of Plymouth that Elizabeth Sturtevant (Harlow) Washburn descended from. This book, like most family/area genealogies, does have its errors. Image and info from Representative Men and Old Families of Southeastern Massachusetts, v. I (Chicago: J. M. Beers, 1912), p. 190, digitized by the Boston Public Library.
On his mother's side, his is a Generation 10 Warren descendant and Generation 9 Allerton but things get murky around Generations 5 & 6 as it is not clear which Holmes of Plymouth that Elizabeth Sturtevant (Harlow) Washburn descended from. This book, like most family/area genealogies, does have its errors. Image and info from Representative Men and Old Families of Southeastern Massachusetts, v. I (Chicago: J. M. Beers, 1912), p. 190, digitized by the Boston Public Library.
WASHBURN, OLIVER MILES
Prof. Oliver M. Washburn was a Brewster on his mother's side and if Laura and Samuel Washburn are Cooke and Chilton descendants, then so is he, Gen. 10, as son of their nephew Edwin Miles Washburn, above. The Cooke line would run: Edwin Miles Washburn, Miles, Jacob, Miles, Ebenezer, Joseph, Elizabeth (Mitchell) Washburn, Jane (Cooke) Mitchell, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. See his Brewster and Chilton write-ups for those lines. Image and some info from George T. Washburn, Ebenezer Washburn: His Ancestors and Descendants with Some Connected Families (Pasumalai, South India: American Mission Lenox Press, 1913), 96-97, 99-100, digitized by the New York Public Libraries.
Prof. Oliver M. Washburn was a Brewster on his mother's side and if Laura and Samuel Washburn are Cooke and Chilton descendants, then so is he, Gen. 10, as son of their nephew Edwin Miles Washburn, above. The Cooke line would run: Edwin Miles Washburn, Miles, Jacob, Miles, Ebenezer, Joseph, Elizabeth (Mitchell) Washburn, Jane (Cooke) Mitchell, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. See his Brewster and Chilton write-ups for those lines. Image and some info from George T. Washburn, Ebenezer Washburn: His Ancestors and Descendants with Some Connected Families (Pasumalai, South India: American Mission Lenox Press, 1913), 96-97, 99-100, digitized by the New York Public Libraries.
WASHBURN, SAMUEL
Brother of Laura, above, Samuel (1786-1880) will present the same challenges to his descendants. He would also be a Gen. 8 Cooke and Chilton. See Laura's write-ups for details. He and Laura may have been born in Lenox, CT according to the confusing land transactions described in the book from which this photo was taken. Apparently near relations lived in both CT and VT, so if you think your Washburns and Northrups can't be the same people because yours were in VT, look again. Samuel married a Lenox woman, too, a Betsey Porter, daughter of Capt. John Porter and presumably his wife. Samuel was a blacksmith, a farmer, and in business with a wheelwright; lived also in Berkshire, CT and was the father of three. Image and info from George T. Washburn, Ebenezer Washburn: His Ancestors and Descendants with Some Connected Families (Pasumalai, South India: American Mission Lenox Press, 1913), 80a-82, digitized by the New York Public Libraries.
Brother of Laura, above, Samuel (1786-1880) will present the same challenges to his descendants. He would also be a Gen. 8 Cooke and Chilton. See Laura's write-ups for details. He and Laura may have been born in Lenox, CT according to the confusing land transactions described in the book from which this photo was taken. Apparently near relations lived in both CT and VT, so if you think your Washburns and Northrups can't be the same people because yours were in VT, look again. Samuel married a Lenox woman, too, a Betsey Porter, daughter of Capt. John Porter and presumably his wife. Samuel was a blacksmith, a farmer, and in business with a wheelwright; lived also in Berkshire, CT and was the father of three. Image and info from George T. Washburn, Ebenezer Washburn: His Ancestors and Descendants with Some Connected Families (Pasumalai, South India: American Mission Lenox Press, 1913), 80a-82, digitized by the New York Public Libraries.
WASHBURN, WILLIAM HENRY
Son of Rev. Israel, above, and half-uncle of Franklyn Howland, also above, William was a Gen 9 Cooke, White, and Allerton descendant and a Gen. 8 Howland-Tilley on his father's side, thanks to Washburn marriages with Mayflower descendants. His Cooke line runs as follows: Israel Washburn, Lettice, Moses, Moses, James, Elizabeth (Mitchell) Washburn, Jane (Cooke) Mitchell, Francis Cooke. For his Allerton, White, and Howland-Tilley lines, see his writeups on those pages. Image and some info from Franklyn Howland, A History of the Town of Acushnet (New Bedford: author, 1907), p. 364-5, digitized by the Library of Congress.
Son of Rev. Israel, above, and half-uncle of Franklyn Howland, also above, William was a Gen 9 Cooke, White, and Allerton descendant and a Gen. 8 Howland-Tilley on his father's side, thanks to Washburn marriages with Mayflower descendants. His Cooke line runs as follows: Israel Washburn, Lettice, Moses, Moses, James, Elizabeth (Mitchell) Washburn, Jane (Cooke) Mitchell, Francis Cooke. For his Allerton, White, and Howland-Tilley lines, see his writeups on those pages. Image and some info from Franklyn Howland, A History of the Town of Acushnet (New Bedford: author, 1907), p. 364-5, digitized by the Library of Congress.
WATERMAN, PRISCILLA
Daughter of Freeman Waterman and Joanna Tomson/Tompson/Thomson/Thompson "Junior" of Halifax, Plymouth County, both Mayflower descendants, Priscilla was a Gen. 6 Cooke descendant via her mother, and her own birth is in the Cooke silver book. The book from which this image was taken was about her husband Josiah Marshall's family, so has little on her besides her father and dates of birth (1782), marriage (1798), and death (1860) plus a list of children. Fortunately he included this reprint of a painting of Priscilla in an Empire-style gown and turban, the style in which First Lady Dolly Madison is usually shown. Josiah was a Boston merchant who traded from India to China to Hawaii to California. Priscilla's Cooke line runs: Joanna (Tomson) Waterman, John Tomson, Jacob Tomson, Mary (Cooke) Tomson, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. Priscilla is also an Allerton, Bradford, Brewster, and Warren descendant. See those pages for those write-ups. Image and info from Mr. & Mrs. Frank Burnside Kingsbury, Marshall Family Record, with Haskell, Boutwell, Barrett, Wadsworth, White, Read, Maurice, Kingsbury, Holbrooke, Stevens, Carpenter, and Allied Families (Keene, NH: Walter T. Nims Press, 1913), pp. 8-9, digitized by the Allen County Public Library.
Daughter of Freeman Waterman and Joanna Tomson/Tompson/Thomson/Thompson "Junior" of Halifax, Plymouth County, both Mayflower descendants, Priscilla was a Gen. 6 Cooke descendant via her mother, and her own birth is in the Cooke silver book. The book from which this image was taken was about her husband Josiah Marshall's family, so has little on her besides her father and dates of birth (1782), marriage (1798), and death (1860) plus a list of children. Fortunately he included this reprint of a painting of Priscilla in an Empire-style gown and turban, the style in which First Lady Dolly Madison is usually shown. Josiah was a Boston merchant who traded from India to China to Hawaii to California. Priscilla's Cooke line runs: Joanna (Tomson) Waterman, John Tomson, Jacob Tomson, Mary (Cooke) Tomson, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. Priscilla is also an Allerton, Bradford, Brewster, and Warren descendant. See those pages for those write-ups. Image and info from Mr. & Mrs. Frank Burnside Kingsbury, Marshall Family Record, with Haskell, Boutwell, Barrett, Wadsworth, White, Read, Maurice, Kingsbury, Holbrooke, Stevens, Carpenter, and Allied Families (Keene, NH: Walter T. Nims Press, 1913), pp. 8-9, digitized by the Allen County Public Library.
WESTON, THOMAS
Thomas, whose 1770 birth is in the Cooke, Howland, and Brown/Browne silver books, was a descendant of Francis Cooke, Peter Browne/Brown, and John Howland via his mother and George Soule through his father. His Gen 6 Cooke line runs: Mary (Tinkham) Weston, John Tinkham, Esther/Hester (Wright) Tinkham, Esther/Hester (Cooke) Wright, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. According to the Brown & Howland silver book entries, descendants are also eligible for Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) & Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) plus Daughters of Founders & Patriots of America, the Order of the Founders & Patriots of America, and Colonial Dames of the XVII Century, all except that last group due to the military service of Thomas's father, Edmund Weston, Jr. of Middleborough, in the American Revolution. Birth place & date from the book by his descendant, also Thomas Weston, History of the Town of Middleboro, Massachusetts (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1906), p. 380, image from his namesake grandson's other book, Two Hundredth Anniversary of the First Congregational Church of Middleboro, Massachusetts (Middleboro: 1st Congregational Church, 1895), both digitized by the Library of Congress.
Thomas, whose 1770 birth is in the Cooke, Howland, and Brown/Browne silver books, was a descendant of Francis Cooke, Peter Browne/Brown, and John Howland via his mother and George Soule through his father. His Gen 6 Cooke line runs: Mary (Tinkham) Weston, John Tinkham, Esther/Hester (Wright) Tinkham, Esther/Hester (Cooke) Wright, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. According to the Brown & Howland silver book entries, descendants are also eligible for Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) & Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) plus Daughters of Founders & Patriots of America, the Order of the Founders & Patriots of America, and Colonial Dames of the XVII Century, all except that last group due to the military service of Thomas's father, Edmund Weston, Jr. of Middleborough, in the American Revolution. Birth place & date from the book by his descendant, also Thomas Weston, History of the Town of Middleboro, Massachusetts (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1906), p. 380, image from his namesake grandson's other book, Two Hundredth Anniversary of the First Congregational Church of Middleboro, Massachusetts (Middleboro: 1st Congregational Church, 1895), both digitized by the Library of Congress.
WESTON, THOMAS
Author of two Middleboro, MA histories, he was the grandson of merchant and judge Thomas, above, and a lawyer living in Newton, MA in 1895. He was born in 1834, to Thomas #2 and Thalia Eddy the same year Judge Thomas died, thus making him about 60 in this image. He died in 1920 and his death certificate on the NEHGS site confirms his parentage and birthplace. Like the first Thomas, he would be a Cooke, Brown, Howland, and Soule but via his grandfather's wife and his father's wife he is twice a Hopkins, an Allerton, Billington, Warren and Samuel Fuller descendant. See Judge Thomas for his Cooke, Brown, Howland, and Soule lines, see the other sections for this Thomas's other lineages. Image and info from Two Hundredth Anniversary of the First Congregational Church of Middleboro, Massachusetts (Middleboro: 1st Congregational Church, 1895), pp. 55, 120, digitized by the Library of Congress.
Author of two Middleboro, MA histories, he was the grandson of merchant and judge Thomas, above, and a lawyer living in Newton, MA in 1895. He was born in 1834, to Thomas #2 and Thalia Eddy the same year Judge Thomas died, thus making him about 60 in this image. He died in 1920 and his death certificate on the NEHGS site confirms his parentage and birthplace. Like the first Thomas, he would be a Cooke, Brown, Howland, and Soule but via his grandfather's wife and his father's wife he is twice a Hopkins, an Allerton, Billington, Warren and Samuel Fuller descendant. See Judge Thomas for his Cooke, Brown, Howland, and Soule lines, see the other sections for this Thomas's other lineages. Image and info from Two Hundredth Anniversary of the First Congregational Church of Middleboro, Massachusetts (Middleboro: 1st Congregational Church, 1895), pp. 55, 120, digitized by the Library of Congress.
Whalon, A.
A. Whalon of Dartmouth, MA was the daughter of a Thompson and descendant of a Tinkham. The Thompsons and Tinkhams of Bristol and Plymouth Counties are heavily represented in the Cooke and Browne silver books due to the marriage of early Tomson and Tinkham immigrants with daughters (both named Mary) of Mayflower pilgrims Francis Cooke and Peter Browne. This young schoolteacher was a Generation 8 Cooke descendant and a Generation 9 & 10 Browne descendant, both lines on her mother's side of the family. This photo was likely taken in early 1896, shortly before her 18th birthday. Webmaster's photo. That means you may not copy it without written permission from me.
WHITE, ANSEL CLARK
Ansel Clark White (b. Acushnet, 1829) is twice a Gen 8 Cooke and Warren thanks to his mother, Hannah Hathaway. (See the White and Doty write-ups for those lineages, via his father, Ansel White.) The Cooke Silver Book gets as far as the marriage of Ansel Clark White's grandparents, John Clark Hathaway and Lois Akin. The vital records and Silver Book refer to the grandfather as just "Clark" but presumably the author knew these people personally (and was related to most of them) and they all lived in one village so I have left the name as he put it, "John Clark Hathaway.") As noted in the White and Doty sections, Ansel Clark and his parents are not in the VRs so I am relying on the author's personal knowledge of his neighbors. Trust, but verify, if you plan to join the GSMD on these lines.
One of Ansel Clark White's line runs: Hannah (Hathaway) White, John Clark Hathaway, Jethro Hathaway, Thomas, Sarah (Cooke) Hathaway, John Cooke, Francis of the Mayflower. The second is: Hannah (Hathaway) White, John Clark Hathaway, Hannah (West) Hathaway, Stephen West, Mercy (Cooke) West, John Cooke, Francis Cooke. Image and info from Franklyn Howland, A History of the Town of Acushnet (New Bedford: author, 1907), pp. 371, 372, 373, digitized by the Library of Congress.
Ansel Clark White (b. Acushnet, 1829) is twice a Gen 8 Cooke and Warren thanks to his mother, Hannah Hathaway. (See the White and Doty write-ups for those lineages, via his father, Ansel White.) The Cooke Silver Book gets as far as the marriage of Ansel Clark White's grandparents, John Clark Hathaway and Lois Akin. The vital records and Silver Book refer to the grandfather as just "Clark" but presumably the author knew these people personally (and was related to most of them) and they all lived in one village so I have left the name as he put it, "John Clark Hathaway.") As noted in the White and Doty sections, Ansel Clark and his parents are not in the VRs so I am relying on the author's personal knowledge of his neighbors. Trust, but verify, if you plan to join the GSMD on these lines.
One of Ansel Clark White's line runs: Hannah (Hathaway) White, John Clark Hathaway, Jethro Hathaway, Thomas, Sarah (Cooke) Hathaway, John Cooke, Francis of the Mayflower. The second is: Hannah (Hathaway) White, John Clark Hathaway, Hannah (West) Hathaway, Stephen West, Mercy (Cooke) West, John Cooke, Francis Cooke. Image and info from Franklyn Howland, A History of the Town of Acushnet (New Bedford: author, 1907), pp. 371, 372, 373, digitized by the Library of Congress.
WHITE, CLARENCE E.
Clarence was a Gen. 11 Cooke on his paternal grandmother's side. She was originally Abigail Leonard Alden, then married Benjamin White. Abigail's parents, per the Middleborough, MA vital records on the NEHGS database were Rufus Alden and Sarah Shaw, and Rufus was the son of David Alden, Jr. and his birth is in the Alden silver book. Part 3 points out that Rufus's mother, Rhoda Leach, was a Gen. 7 Cooke descendant. Clarence's Cooke line thus runs: Silas White, Abigail Leonard (Alden) White, Rufus Alden, Rhoda (Leach) Alden, Joseph Leach, Hephzibah (Washburn) Leach, Joseph Washburn, Elizabeth (Mitchell) Washburn, Jane (Cooke) Mitchell, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. Rhoda's birth is not in the vital records on the NEHGS so without the silver book I would not have found this. Image photographed by a helpful reader from the paper copy of the book Ancestral Chronological Record of the William White Family From 1607-8 to 1895 (Concord: Republican Press Association, 1895), p. 147, by Thomas & Samuel White, at the Library of Congress in Washington. A note about this book: Do not get too excited by what you read about the Whites as pilgrim William White descendants. The majority of the lineage info in this book, particularly the center section about Thomas White, is not accepted by the current edition of the William White Silver Book (2006.)
Clarence was a Gen. 11 Cooke on his paternal grandmother's side. She was originally Abigail Leonard Alden, then married Benjamin White. Abigail's parents, per the Middleborough, MA vital records on the NEHGS database were Rufus Alden and Sarah Shaw, and Rufus was the son of David Alden, Jr. and his birth is in the Alden silver book. Part 3 points out that Rufus's mother, Rhoda Leach, was a Gen. 7 Cooke descendant. Clarence's Cooke line thus runs: Silas White, Abigail Leonard (Alden) White, Rufus Alden, Rhoda (Leach) Alden, Joseph Leach, Hephzibah (Washburn) Leach, Joseph Washburn, Elizabeth (Mitchell) Washburn, Jane (Cooke) Mitchell, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. Rhoda's birth is not in the vital records on the NEHGS so without the silver book I would not have found this. Image photographed by a helpful reader from the paper copy of the book Ancestral Chronological Record of the William White Family From 1607-8 to 1895 (Concord: Republican Press Association, 1895), p. 147, by Thomas & Samuel White, at the Library of Congress in Washington. A note about this book: Do not get too excited by what you read about the Whites as pilgrim William White descendants. The majority of the lineage info in this book, particularly the center section about Thomas White, is not accepted by the current edition of the William White Silver Book (2006.)
WHITE, SAMUEL NYE
Samuel's mother Olive was a Hathaway, and Hathaways in Bristol County were, as a rule, Cookes and Warrens. The author of the book from which this image was taken did not know that about Olive, as vital records were harder to come by in 1895. The databases of the NEHGS will help you, though, as Middleborough, MA VRs are online there and revealed the surname of his father Samuel White (b. 1746)'s wife, then her parents from there, and her father's parents and their DOBs and birthplaces. However, her grandfather, John Hathaway of Bristol County, born 1724 in Berkley or Dighton does not match up with any of the John Hathaways in the Cooke Silver Book. So, let's make an educated guess - since the Silver Book picks up other John Hathaways born before and after him - that he is either a Gen 5 that was not recorded and thus not picked up by the authors back in 1999 (they made a wrong guess as to my ancestor's Sarah (Jernigan) Taber's maiden name) or he was a Gen 6 and will be in the next edition. For now I'll go with Gen 6. That would make Samuel Nye White (1805-1869) a Gen 9 Cooke and Warren as follows: Olive (Hathaway) White, Levi Hathaway, John, ?, ?, ?, John Cooke, Francis of the Mayflower. See his Warren writeup for that line. Samuel is the father of Sarah and William, both below. Image and some info from Thomas White, et al., Ancestral Chronological Record of the William White Family From 1607-8 to 1895 (Concord: Republican Press Association, 1895), pp. 240-41, digitized by BYU Library. A note about this book: The majority of the lineage info here, particularly the center section about Thomas White, is not accepted by the current edition of the William White Silver Book (2006.)
Samuel's mother Olive was a Hathaway, and Hathaways in Bristol County were, as a rule, Cookes and Warrens. The author of the book from which this image was taken did not know that about Olive, as vital records were harder to come by in 1895. The databases of the NEHGS will help you, though, as Middleborough, MA VRs are online there and revealed the surname of his father Samuel White (b. 1746)'s wife, then her parents from there, and her father's parents and their DOBs and birthplaces. However, her grandfather, John Hathaway of Bristol County, born 1724 in Berkley or Dighton does not match up with any of the John Hathaways in the Cooke Silver Book. So, let's make an educated guess - since the Silver Book picks up other John Hathaways born before and after him - that he is either a Gen 5 that was not recorded and thus not picked up by the authors back in 1999 (they made a wrong guess as to my ancestor's Sarah (Jernigan) Taber's maiden name) or he was a Gen 6 and will be in the next edition. For now I'll go with Gen 6. That would make Samuel Nye White (1805-1869) a Gen 9 Cooke and Warren as follows: Olive (Hathaway) White, Levi Hathaway, John, ?, ?, ?, John Cooke, Francis of the Mayflower. See his Warren writeup for that line. Samuel is the father of Sarah and William, both below. Image and some info from Thomas White, et al., Ancestral Chronological Record of the William White Family From 1607-8 to 1895 (Concord: Republican Press Association, 1895), pp. 240-41, digitized by BYU Library. A note about this book: The majority of the lineage info here, particularly the center section about Thomas White, is not accepted by the current edition of the William White Silver Book (2006.)
WHITE, SARAH DENNIS
Daughter of Samuel Nye White, above, and sister of William A. White, below, Sarah (b. 1835 Middleborough) was probably a Gen. 10 Cooke & Warren. (See her father's writeup above.) She was a landscape painter and the book from which this image was taken gives the impression that she did not marry. Image and some info from Thomas White, et al., Ancestral Chronological Record of the William White Family From 1607-8 to 1895 (Concord: Republican Press Association, 1895), pp. 241-42, digitized by BYU Library. A note about this book: The majority of the lineage info here, particularly the center section about Thomas White, is not accepted by the current edition of the William White Silver Book (2006.)
Daughter of Samuel Nye White, above, and sister of William A. White, below, Sarah (b. 1835 Middleborough) was probably a Gen. 10 Cooke & Warren. (See her father's writeup above.) She was a landscape painter and the book from which this image was taken gives the impression that she did not marry. Image and some info from Thomas White, et al., Ancestral Chronological Record of the William White Family From 1607-8 to 1895 (Concord: Republican Press Association, 1895), pp. 241-42, digitized by BYU Library. A note about this book: The majority of the lineage info here, particularly the center section about Thomas White, is not accepted by the current edition of the William White Silver Book (2006.)
WHITE, WILLIAM ALBERT
Brother of Sarah Dennis White and daughter of Samuel Nye White, both above, William was also a probable Gen. 10 Cooke & Warren. (See Samuel's writeup for the reasoning.) He was born in Middleborough in 1833 and practiced law in Massachusetts and Rhode Island (where he was a judge) but moved to Santa Barbara, CA and died there. No information was given about any marriage or children so I suspect he left none, but you never know. Image and some info from Thomas White, et al., Ancestral Chronological Record of the William White Family From 1607-8 to 1895 (Concord: Republican Press Association, 1895), pp. 240, 243-44, digitized by BYU Library. A note about this book: The majority of the lineage info here, particularly the center section about Thomas White, is not accepted by the current edition of the William White Silver Book (2006.)
Brother of Sarah Dennis White and daughter of Samuel Nye White, both above, William was also a probable Gen. 10 Cooke & Warren. (See Samuel's writeup for the reasoning.) He was born in Middleborough in 1833 and practiced law in Massachusetts and Rhode Island (where he was a judge) but moved to Santa Barbara, CA and died there. No information was given about any marriage or children so I suspect he left none, but you never know. Image and some info from Thomas White, et al., Ancestral Chronological Record of the William White Family From 1607-8 to 1895 (Concord: Republican Press Association, 1895), pp. 240, 243-44, digitized by BYU Library. A note about this book: The majority of the lineage info here, particularly the center section about Thomas White, is not accepted by the current edition of the William White Silver Book (2006.)
WILBUR, NOAH HERVEY
A businessman and native of Little Compton, RI, Noah (b. 1834) was a Generation 10 Cooke/Warren descendant thanks to his maternal grandmother Martha (Hathaway) Gifford. This you can piece together from a combination of vital records, the NEHGR, and the Cooke Silver Book. His line runs: Elizabeth (Gifford) Wilbur, Martha (Hathaway) Gifford, Nathaniel Hathaway, Antipas, Thomas, Arthur, Sarah (Cooke) Hathaway, John Cooke, Francis of the Mayflower. Image and info from Franklyn Howland, A History of the Town of Acushnet (New Bedford: author, 1907), p. 377, digitized by the Library of Congress.
A businessman and native of Little Compton, RI, Noah (b. 1834) was a Generation 10 Cooke/Warren descendant thanks to his maternal grandmother Martha (Hathaway) Gifford. This you can piece together from a combination of vital records, the NEHGR, and the Cooke Silver Book. His line runs: Elizabeth (Gifford) Wilbur, Martha (Hathaway) Gifford, Nathaniel Hathaway, Antipas, Thomas, Arthur, Sarah (Cooke) Hathaway, John Cooke, Francis of the Mayflower. Image and info from Franklyn Howland, A History of the Town of Acushnet (New Bedford: author, 1907), p. 377, digitized by the Library of Congress.
Wilcox, Susan A.
I will go out on a limb and say that New Bedford world traveler Susan Wilcox is a Cooke, generation 10. The basis for this the biographical sketch in the book from which this photo comes. It claims she was a descendent of "Edward Wilcox, a pioneer settler of ....Rhode Island" and that her parents were Thomas Wilcox (ca. 1822-1908) and Jerusha Smith, and that Susan was born in New Bedford. (Incidentally, she was also "of Massachusetts...pioneer stock." Jerusha's parents, David R. Smith and (illegible) Rider were from Cape Cod.) Per his death certificate, Thomas was the son of Benjamin Wilcox and Patty Brownell. The likeliest candidate that a quick search turned up for that Benjamin Wilcox was the one who died in New Bedford at 82, in 1887. His death record showed no name for the mother, thus she was presumably not from a New Bedford family and had died long before. However, his father was named "Burden Wilcox," an unusual name unless you have been researching the Borden family of that area and know that there are Burdens, Bordens, Bardens, not necessarily related. The Cooke Silver Book is one of the larger ones and typically goes to Generation 6, thus there was a slight chance of finding a "Burden Wilcox," descendent of pioneer Edward, who had a child in 1805. A check of the NEHGS site did turn up hits for such a person AND the Cooke Silver Book had a "Borden Wilcox" b. 1739 to Josiah Wilcox and Patience Chase of Tiverton. (The Cooke line continued as Edward Wilcox, Elizabeth (Cooke) Wilcox, John Cooke, Francis. Elizabeth Cooke's husband was David Wilcox of England, son of Edward.) Furthermore, either Borden or one of his 7 brothers had a son named Borden, as there is reference to a grandson Borden in Josiah's will. Assuming that the second Borden (Generation 7) was the father of Benjamin, and that Benjamin was the grandfather of Susan A. Wilcox, she would be generation 10 Cooke AND Warren, as Mayflower passenger John Cooke married Sarah Warren. Feel free to prove me wrong and tell me why. This image is from Representative Men and Old Families of Southeastern Massachusetts, v. 3 (Chicago: J. M. Beers, 1912), p. 1440, digitized by the Boston Public Library.
WING, ANNA HATHAWAY (see Joel Packard Bradford and Anna Hathaway Wing, above)
WING, FREDERIC L.
Son of Levi and brother of Samuel, both below, Frederic (b. 1848) should be a Generation 9 Cooke and Warren descendant. See Levi's writeup for the lineage. Info and image from Franklyn Howland, A History of the Town of Acushnet (New Bedford: author, 1907), p. 384, digitized by the Library of Congress.
Son of Levi and brother of Samuel, both below, Frederic (b. 1848) should be a Generation 9 Cooke and Warren descendant. See Levi's writeup for the lineage. Info and image from Franklyn Howland, A History of the Town of Acushnet (New Bedford: author, 1907), p. 384, digitized by the Library of Congress.
WING, LEVI
Probably a Generation 8 Cooke and Warren descendant, Levi was a distant relative of "Tribe Hathaway" above via his mother, Sarah Pope (Hathaway) Wing. I put a "probably" at the beginning of the last sentence because the Cooke Silver Book shows his grandfather Eleazer Hathaway's first marriage, to Alice Pope, but does not include what I believe to be his second marriage, to Anna Pope. (The two were not sisters.) The Warren Silver Books are newer but do not track this line to avoid duplication with the Cooke book. According to the Dartmouth vital records he was the only Eleazer Hathaway around and there is no overlap between the births credited to Alice and Anna. Thus Levi's line should run: Sarah Pope (Hathaway) Wing, Eleazer Hathaway, Gamaliel, Jonathan, Sarah (Cooke) Hathaway, John Cooke, Francis of the Mayflower. See his Warren writeup for that line (essentially the same.) Info and image from Franklyn Howland, A History of the Town of Acushnet (New Bedford: author, 1907), pp. 380-81, digitized by the Library of Congress.
Probably a Generation 8 Cooke and Warren descendant, Levi was a distant relative of "Tribe Hathaway" above via his mother, Sarah Pope (Hathaway) Wing. I put a "probably" at the beginning of the last sentence because the Cooke Silver Book shows his grandfather Eleazer Hathaway's first marriage, to Alice Pope, but does not include what I believe to be his second marriage, to Anna Pope. (The two were not sisters.) The Warren Silver Books are newer but do not track this line to avoid duplication with the Cooke book. According to the Dartmouth vital records he was the only Eleazer Hathaway around and there is no overlap between the births credited to Alice and Anna. Thus Levi's line should run: Sarah Pope (Hathaway) Wing, Eleazer Hathaway, Gamaliel, Jonathan, Sarah (Cooke) Hathaway, John Cooke, Francis of the Mayflower. See his Warren writeup for that line (essentially the same.) Info and image from Franklyn Howland, A History of the Town of Acushnet (New Bedford: author, 1907), pp. 380-81, digitized by the Library of Congress.
WING, SAMUEL L.
Son of Levi and brother of Frederic L., both above, Samuel (b. 1842) should be a Generation 9 Cooke and Warren descendant. See Levi's writeup for the lineage. Info and image from Franklyn Howland, A History of the Town of Acushnet (New Bedford: author, 1907), p. 383, digitized by the Library of Congress.
Son of Levi and brother of Frederic L., both above, Samuel (b. 1842) should be a Generation 9 Cooke and Warren descendant. See Levi's writeup for the lineage. Info and image from Franklyn Howland, A History of the Town of Acushnet (New Bedford: author, 1907), p. 383, digitized by the Library of Congress.
WINSLOW, GEORGE HENRY
The citation quoted in Digital Commonwealth says that he was a direct descendant of pilgrim Edward Winslow, but alas, that is not true. He is a direct descendant of one of Edward's many brothers, specifically Kenelm, as follows, beginning with his father: George E. Winslow, George R., Ezra, Hezekiah, Richard, Job, immigrant Kenelm Winslow. George H. (1863-1946) of Ware, MA was a Cooke, Alden-Mullins, Warren, and Soule descendant, though to make up for not being a descendant of Edward. The mistake might have been an honest one, as his Massachusetts ancestors had the same political views as Edward's descendants during the American Revolution but did not leave for Canada. However, the "R." in "George R." is apparently for "Rex" (king), so named by his Loyalist father. His Gen 10 Cooke line runs: George E. Winslow, George R., Rosamond (Spooner) Winslow, Thomas Spooner, Rosamund (Hammond) Spooner, Mary (Hathaway) Hammond, Sarah (Cooke) Hathaway, John Cooke and his father Francis, both of the Mayflower. See the other writeup for those lineages. Image (from about 1890-1910) courtesy of Springfield College, Babson Library, Archives and Special Collections, published on Digital Commonwealth.
The citation quoted in Digital Commonwealth says that he was a direct descendant of pilgrim Edward Winslow, but alas, that is not true. He is a direct descendant of one of Edward's many brothers, specifically Kenelm, as follows, beginning with his father: George E. Winslow, George R., Ezra, Hezekiah, Richard, Job, immigrant Kenelm Winslow. George H. (1863-1946) of Ware, MA was a Cooke, Alden-Mullins, Warren, and Soule descendant, though to make up for not being a descendant of Edward. The mistake might have been an honest one, as his Massachusetts ancestors had the same political views as Edward's descendants during the American Revolution but did not leave for Canada. However, the "R." in "George R." is apparently for "Rex" (king), so named by his Loyalist father. His Gen 10 Cooke line runs: George E. Winslow, George R., Rosamond (Spooner) Winslow, Thomas Spooner, Rosamund (Hammond) Spooner, Mary (Hathaway) Hammond, Sarah (Cooke) Hathaway, John Cooke and his father Francis, both of the Mayflower. See the other writeup for those lineages. Image (from about 1890-1910) courtesy of Springfield College, Babson Library, Archives and Special Collections, published on Digital Commonwealth.
WOOD, CHARLES WILKES, JOSEPH TINKHAM & WILLIAM HENRY (L to R)
Assuming their mother Betsey Wild (Thomson) Wood was the niece of Elizabeth (Thomson) Wild, sister of Benjamin Thomson of Middleborough, the Wood brothers were double Cooke descendants, as well as Priest & Howland-Tilley descendants through their father. Betsey Wild Thomson was born 1789 in Middleborough to Benjamin Thomson and wife Polly, the latter presumably Mary Bourn, who had married a Benjamin Thomson in 1788. Betsey was the second wife of judge Wilkes Wood, whose first wife was Betsy Tinkham. (He also had a third wife, Lucy Cushing, as well.) Fortunately there were decent (not perfect) vital records and we will just go on faith that Wilkes named a son after his first wife's uncle or grandfather, Joseph Tinkham. Here is the 1st presumed Cooke lineage: Betsy Wild (Thomson) Wood, Benjamin Thomson/Tomson, Jacob Tomson, Jacob, Jacob, Jacob, Mary (Cooke) Thomson, Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. The 2d would run: Betsy Wild (Thomson) Wood, Benjamin Thomson/Tomson, Freelove (Finney) Thomson, Mercy (Washburn) Finney, Josiah Washburn, John, Elizabeth (Mitchell) Washburn, Jane (Cooke) Washburn, Francis Cooke. All 3 brothers were born in Middleborough and William (1811-1883) and Joseph (1818-1890) spent their adulthood there but Rev. Charles (1814-1895) lived various places in MA. Info from Thomas Weston, History of the Town of Middleboro, Massachusetts (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1906), pp. 235, 279-81, digitized by the Library of Congress. Image scanned by me from a hardcover copy at the LOC. |
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WRIGHT, SAMUEL COLE
Sgt. Samuel C. Wright of Plympton, a farmer, enlisted at Plymouth in the 29th MA Inf. in May 1861, age 18, and left in 1865 after recovering from the injury shown in this photo. A Minie ball had struck the orbital bone, breaking it, but I think Samuel considered himself a very lucky man to have kept his eye and his life. The list of the battles in which he served can be found with the original of this photo on the Cushing/Whitney Medical Library of Yale University in the Digitized Collection. It is impressive. Thank you for your service, Sgt. Wright. His lines include Samson/Sampsons but apparently descendants of Henry's brother, not of Henry the pilgrim. I also found no direct Winslow links in searching the vital records on the NEHGS site. His Gen 9 Cooke line runs: Winslow Wright, Josiah, Levi, Adam, John, Adam, Hester (Cooke) Wright, Francis Cooke. See his Soule writeup for that line. Image and service info from the Civil War Photographs, Digitized Collections, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library, Yale University, New Haven, CT.
Sgt. Samuel C. Wright of Plympton, a farmer, enlisted at Plymouth in the 29th MA Inf. in May 1861, age 18, and left in 1865 after recovering from the injury shown in this photo. A Minie ball had struck the orbital bone, breaking it, but I think Samuel considered himself a very lucky man to have kept his eye and his life. The list of the battles in which he served can be found with the original of this photo on the Cushing/Whitney Medical Library of Yale University in the Digitized Collection. It is impressive. Thank you for your service, Sgt. Wright. His lines include Samson/Sampsons but apparently descendants of Henry's brother, not of Henry the pilgrim. I also found no direct Winslow links in searching the vital records on the NEHGS site. His Gen 9 Cooke line runs: Winslow Wright, Josiah, Levi, Adam, John, Adam, Hester (Cooke) Wright, Francis Cooke. See his Soule writeup for that line. Image and service info from the Civil War Photographs, Digitized Collections, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library, Yale University, New Haven, CT.
