Miller-Anderson Histories: June 2011

Thursday, June 30, 2011

INCREASE MATHER 1596-1669

[Ancestral Link: Harold William Miller, son of Edward Emerson Miller, son of Anna Hull (Miller), daughter of William Hull, son of Anna Hyde (Hull), daughter of Mehitable Marvin (Hyde), daughter of Deborah Mather (Marvin), daughter of Samuel Mather, son of Richard Mather, son of Timothy Mather, son of Richard Mather, father of Increase Mather.]

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

HENRY CLARK 1693-1760

[Ancestral Link: Harold William Miller, son of Ada Marion Williams (Miller), daughter of James Clark Williams, son of Catherine Clark (Williams), daughter of Alexander Clark, son of James Clark, son of John Clark, son of Henry Clark, son of Henry Clark.]

Clark Tartan

PATRICK SNOW 1571-1638

Hartland, Devon, England

William Green 1560-1648

Great Wilbraham, Cambridgeshire, England

St Nicholas Parish Church

AGNES ANN NEVES (PAYNE) 1563-1645

St Peter and St Paul's Church Cemetery, Lavenham

All the family members who died in Lavenham are most likely buried here. This church was considered the parish church and still is today.

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

WILLIAM PAYNE 1565-1648

England,Lavenham,Water Street, richly timbered house,with brick

William PaineWilliam Payne, son of Anthony, was baptized at St. Mary's, Nowton, Bury St. Edmund's, Suffolk, England, 2 December 1565. By the will of his father he was devisee of a part of his estate, but being a younger son, he was not heir. His oldest brother, John, having died previous to his father, his oldest son, Anthony, was heir to his grandfather. As such heir, he inherited from his grand father the Manor of Nowton. This made him "Lord of the Manor," and such, owner of the advowson of that church, having the right of presentation belonging to that office. Anthony having his estate in 1607, sold the manor and advowson to his uncle William Payne for 3000 pounds, he being then resident William then became "Lord of the Manor", and as such held his first court there on 6 October 1609, and his last court in 1621, having thus held the manorship 12 years, when he sold out to Sir Daniel de Ligne.The parents of William Payne were Anthony and Mary (Castell) Payne. She died 28 June 1603. He lived at Bury St. Edmunds, gentleman, and had the Manor of Nowton, settled upon him by his brother Henry. He died and was buried at Nowton, 3 March 1606 and is buried in the chancel of Nowton church, near his late wife. The father of Anthony Payne was William Payne, son of Edmund and his heir. He removed from Leicestershire to Suffolk and took up his residence at Hengrave. Carrying with him the use of his grandfather's Coat of Arms, this came thence forth, in heraldic history to be known as the "Coat and Crest of Leicestershire, and Suffolk," and is especially known as belonging to "Payne of Hengrave." He was a man of much note and importance in his day, being in the service of Edward Stafford, Duke of Buckingham, as bailiff of his Manor of Hengrave. In 1521, the Duke having been convicted of conspiring against Kink Henry VIII, to establish himself in power as his successor, was, by order of the King, put death. The office thus becoming vacant by the death of the Duke, Payne lost his place as deputy, and was obliged to retire to private life. The Duke's successor, however, appointed Payne's son to the office held by the father. William Payne married Margery daughter of Thomas Ash.
Edmunt Payne, youngest son of Sir Thomas Payne, Knight, was alive in 1540. He married Elizabeth the daughter of Robert Walton, Of Leicestershire and had several sons. His place of residence was undoubtedly that of his birth, at Market Bosworth, Leicesteshire.Sir Thomas Payne, Knight, father of Edmund Payne, is the earliest of our Paine ancestor to be known for certain. He married Margaret, daughter of Sir Thomas Pultney, Knight. The dates of Sir Thomas' birth, or death, are neither of them given, but the dates at which his descendants came upon the stage of active life, show that he must have been born in the early part of the fifteenth century. He had three sons: Robert, William, Edmund. The record shows the younger of the three alive in 1540, at which time he had a grandson, then a rich and active man. This fact would seem to establish the birth of Sir Thomas, the great-grandfather of a wealthy business man, according to the usual average of life and birth, at, or nearly as early as, the year 1400.

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About the Paine Familyhttp://pollisplace.com/history/pageancestors.htm
The Paine Family--Phoebe Paine, born 1594 in England; died September 25, 1677; 83 years old. Married (1621, in England) John Page. Puritans, together they left England and settled in Massachusetts. Phoebe’s father was William Paine, of Hengrave, Laverham, Suffolk, Subsidy. From 1690 to 1621 he was "Lord of the Manor" of Nowton.

According to Wisconsin Page Pioneers:
"It has been conclusively proven that the Paine family of which Phoebe was a member used the same coat of arms after coming to America as the family of William Paine "Lord of the Manor" of Nowton which he bought from his nephew Anthony Paine in 1607 for £3000. By this evidence they are shown to be not only the descendants of Sir Thomas Paine of Leicester but that they were of the Suffolk County branch and of that particular descendant who came here. It was here at Nowton that William Paine held his first court October 6, 1609 and his last in 1621 when he sold to Sir Daniel le Ligne.

"Of the 150 persons who emigrated at the time William Paine, brother of Phoebe, and son and daughter of the William of Nowton, scarce half a dozen claimed the title of Gentleman, or had the prefix ‘Mr.’ a title which he was readily accorded as the son and heir of one who had been ‘Lord of the Manor.’ "

Paine family records: a journal of genealogical and biographical ..., Volume 1 edited by Henry D. Paine

http://books.google.com/books?id=sSgbAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA179&lpg=PA179&ots=frO-aoxvGS&dq=% 22manor+of+nowton%22&output=text

PAINE GENEALOGY.
IPSWICH BRANCH.
By Albert W. Pa1ne, of Bangor, Maine [Continued from page 154.)
Generation IV.

(6.) Henry Paine, son of William (5), grandson of Edmund (4), and great grandson of Sir Thomas (1) came to reside in Bury St. Edmunds, in the County of Suffolk. He was a lawyer by profession, a member of Lincoln's Inn, Esquire. During his life it was that Henry VIII dissolved so large a part of the Catholic monasteries of England, and seized upon their effects, converting them to his own use and purposes. In the 37th year of that Kings reign, A. D., 1546, Paine purchased of the Crown and received a grant in fee of the Manor of Nowton, the advowson of the church and the hereditaments in Nowton belonging to the dissolved monastery of St. Edmund, one of the most celebrated monasteries in the Kingdom. He also purchased the Grange in Thorpe Riggnoll in the County of York, parcel of the lands of the Priori of Worksop. For the grants he paid to the Crown, as consideration, the sum of £647 18j. id . The sale of the Manor was made subject to a lease then existing in favor of Wm. Sterne for twenty years for the yearly rent of .£25 13*. 9V. By this purchase Paine became Lord of the Manor of Nowton, a right or dignity which followed the law or inheritance.

After the fall and consequent death of Buckingham, as has been already related in our previous article, and the consequent dismissal of Paine's father as bailiff, the Duke's successor, Sir Thomas Kytson, appointed his son Henry, to the same office of bailiff of the Manor. Paine was also counsel for the Earl and Countess of Bath, and the Earl on his death bequeathed to him for a remembrance a gold ring of the value of \Os. and the Countess styling him " her loving friend," directed by her will, that he should be associated with her executors and gave him a legacy of ^20

Henry Paine died July 25, 1568, and was buried the next day in the Parish church of Nowton. He left a will, made a few days before his death giving his estate, most of it, to charitable purposes. To three score poor householders in each of the Parishes of St. Mary and St. James in St. Edmunds Bury, he gave three score bushels of rye, that they and their families might pray for him ; and to the poor prisoners in the gaol two bushels of rye to be baked for them, together with as much meat as ten shillings would purchase, and bs. Sd. in money and an annual allowance of wood for 20 years; 64*. to maintain the monument, etc., of St Mary's church, 20*. to repair it, small sums to the poor men's boxes of Nowton and other churches, to one friend the Countess of Bath's cup, to another his Chaucer " written in vellum and illumined in gold," to another "a standing cup with cover all gilt that was part of the Countess of Bath's plate " and also " a cloth of fine work that hung over the cupboard in his room with the story of Noe and the Creation of the World," also various gifts to his brothers and sisters and their children. To Walter, son of his late brother John Payne, he gave his homestead on College street, St. Edmunds Bury, with the College Hall adjoining and 300 marks and furniture, etc. To William James, the 2d husband of his brother John's widow, 4.0s. and to his brother Edward, his household effects, tiles and bricks made at his Manor of the Clees in Essex. Other lands he gave to his brother Anthony for life, with remainder over to Anthony's sons John, Thomas and William successively in tail male. Besides other devises he gave to his brother Nicholas and William his son, the Manor of Netherhall in Soham, Cambridgeshire on pay' of £100 to his Executors. The Manor of Nowton he settled on his brother Anthony. His will was proved Feb'y 2, 1569. He was never married or at least left no widow, or children. The records comp1led by the author of the " Visitation " show " Mr. Henry Paine, Esq., Lord and Patron of Nowton buried July 26, 1568."

(7.) John Paine son of William (5), died previous to June 14, 1568, leaving Walter Paine, gentleman, son and heir and also heir at law to his uncle Henry, he being then more than 21 years of age. This Walter Paine had two children, Mary, baptized June 9, 1577, and John, baptized December 12, 1579, both at St. Mary's Bury.

(10.) Nicholas Paine, son of William (5), resided at Hengrave, County of Suffolk, June 14, 1568. He was devisee under his brother Henry's will, of the Manor of Netherall Tindalls, in Soham, Cambridge County. He married Ann Bowles, of Baldock, Hertz County, and had 5 children as follows:
19. William, married Elizabeth Chenery.
20. Thomas.
21. Mary, married Robert Bridgham.
22. Dorothy, married Thomas Nichols.
23. Ann, married John Howard.

(11.) Edward Paine, son of William (5), was living June 14, 1568, and married. He had the Manor of Clees in Alphanston, Essex County, apparently late his brother Henry's, and had two sons.
24. Henry. 1 , , ,. . , ,0 ^ ~ y both living June 14, 1568.
25. Thomas, j and J T J

(12.) Anthony Paine, son of William (5), married Martha Castell, who died June 28, 1603. He lived at Bury St. Edmunds, gentleman, and had the Manor of Nowton, settled upon him by his brother Henry (6). He died and was buried at Nowton, March 3, 1606. He left a will dated February 16, previous, in which he directed his body to be buried in the chancel of Nowton church, near his late wife — gave his house to his son William, also his nest of " bolls with cover all gilt " having the arms of the Countess of Oxford upon it," etc. His wife's wedding r1ng l1e gave to Mary, daughter of Walter Paine (18), all the remainder of his estate he gave to his son William, whom he appointed sole executor. He had 4 children :
26. John, who married Francis Spring.
27. Thomas, baptized January 16, 1563.
28. William, baptized December 2, 1565, married .
29. Anne, baptized January 13, 1560, married Wm. Weston.
The Manor of Nowton which Anthony had received by devise from his brother Henry (6), was by him left to young Anthony (39), son of John (26), who had died before his father. This, young Anthony conveyed to his uncle William (28), who thereby became as he is described in the Visitation " Lord of the Manor-of Nowton."

Generation V.
(18.) Walter Paine, son of John (7), gentleman, son and heir, had two children as already noted :
30. Mary, baptized June 9, 1577.
31. John, baptized December 12, 1579.

(19.) William Paine, son of Nicholas (10), resided at Worlington, Suffolk County, gentleman, devisee in remainder of the Manor of Netherall Tindalls in Soham, under his uncle Henry's will, married Elizabeth Chenery, November 8, 1585. His will dated July 26, 1614, proved July 16, 1617, her will dated March 21, 1628, proved May 29th, 1630. They had 5 children as follows:
32. William, died in 1617.
33. Henry, married Ann Alston.
34. Elizabeth, married Francis Dister.
35. Mary, married Thomas Biggs.
36. Ann, married Thomas Gest.

(24.) Henry Paine, son of Edward (11), had the manor of Worlington settled upon him by his uncle Henry (6). He was married and had two children :
37. Henry, married Susan Beriffs, and died January 22, 1606.
38. Thomas. No issue. He was living June 14, 1568.

(26.) John Paine, son of Anthony (12), married Francis daughter of Robt. Spring; baptized January, 1558, and buried at Nowton, October 28, 1597. He was son and heir apparent of his father Anthony, but having died before his father, the descent of property to which he was heir passed to his son Anthony (39), who thus inherited the estate which was devised by Henry (6), to his brother Anthony (12). This included
KASHIZ added this on 28 November 2010
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HANNAH CARTER (GREENE) 1596-1657

THOMAS CARTER 1578-1652

[Ancestral Link: Marguerite Anderson (Miller), daughter of Hannah Anderson (Anderson), daughter of Mary Margaret Edmiston (Anderson), daughter of Martha Jane Snow (Edmiston), daughter of Gardner Snow, son of James Snow, son of Zerrubbabel Snow, son of John Snow, son of Zerubbabel Snow, son of Mary Greene (Snow), daughter of Hannah Carter (Greene), daughter of Thomas Carter.]

Thomas Carter and familyID: I333
Name: Thomas CARTER
Reference Number: 4022
Sex: M
Birth: about 1580
Death: 14 June 1669 in Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Note:
Thomas was admitted to the church in Charlestown, Massachusetts 8 January 1636 and became a freeman, 2 May 1638.
_UID: 72C7151010F64E8D9EA21170CC172FECFEC5
Change Date: 31 January 2008
Father: Thomas CARTER born 8 May 1566 in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
Mother: Sarah HULL born 15 November 1573 in England
Marriage 1 Mary Parkhurst DALTON born 1582 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Married: Children
. Hannah CARTER born 1596
. Mary CARTER born 1599
. Joseph CARTER born 1604
. Samuel CARTER born 1615
. John CARTER born 1616 in England
. Thomas CARTER born 1620 in Wemb, Shropshire, England
haroldrclinton added this on 30 May 2011
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Thomas Carter's Will5 May 1650, Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA
Will: WILL: 05 MAY 1650, Charlestown, Massachusetts [S127]
"The last will and Testament of Thomas Cartar of Charlestown made the fifth day of the third month A thousand six hundred and fifty I Thomas Cartar weak in body but whole in my understanding and memory do make here my last will and testament in menner and forme following imprimis I comitt ... my soule unto God ... I comitt my Body to be decently buried And for my outward estate I due dispose of it to be disposed of as followeth.
I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Mary Carter my now dwelling house with the garden ground the Barne, and the five acres of Land which lies in the feild behind and above my house, with all my househould stuffe; alsoe two Cowes and three Cows Commons and a quarter alsoe halfe the Evry of all my ground and she to have all this as long as she lives; she each year fynding and allowing halfe the ear corn for all the ground. I give and bequeath unto my eldest son Thomas Cartar after my wives decease my now dwelling hous garden and barne with the five Akers I bought of my son Samuell, and the three cows commons and a quarter And a Cow hay Lott lying without the Noll (by Ralph Mousalls Land) wch was given me in the divident, Also the Dwelling hous that Thomas Cartar my son now dwells in; Only out of this house I will and bequeath to my son Samuell Cartar to bee payd him by my son Thomas Cartar ten pounds Also I give and bequeath unto my two sons Samuell and Joseph the twoo Akers of ground that lies on mistick Syde ... to be equally divided amonst them, and to be theirs wthin a month after my decease. I also give unto my son Samuell Cartar after my wives decease on of my hay Lotts without the Neck, wch I bought of goodman Potter.
I also give and bequeath after my wives decease unto my son Joseph Cartar three Akers of Land lying at moltons poynt bought of Mikel Bastoe Also a hay Lott bought of mr Lyn without the necke, alsoe one cows Coman.
I bequeath and give after my wives decease unto my son John Cartar A cow and three heifers.
I give and bequeath unto my daughter Mary Brinsmead, and unto my daughter Hanna Gre-- [Green] four akers of land lying nere in Bunkers within the Neck and my will is that to this foure Akers there shall be added as much out of my houshould goods as shall make them up to be worth twenty pounds but this to be theirs after my wives decease. I alsoe give an dbequeath after my wives decease, unto my beloved grand-children Caleb Cartar, Joseph Cartar, John Green, and John Brinsmead, A hous and the Ground belonging to it wch is about an Aker, wch Land and the ould hous I bought of goodman Robinson, and a new hous to be sett upon the garden platt where the ould house stands which I give amongst the four children aforenamed to be theirs forever.
witneses the marke of William Dad Thomas Cartar. John Green John Fuller.
Alsoe for the scotchman my will is that he shal be sould to mr Russel upon resonable agreement and upon his good demeanor I do give him three quarters of a year of the time he is to serve. And I ordain my eldest son to be my executor of this my Last Will and Testament
A true record
Attest W.E. Rogers Register." (Middlesex Probate, 28:20)

WilliamGammon43 added this on 13 May 2011

This will documents that Hannah, daughter of Thomas, married a Greene, and hence is the Hannah, Wife of William Greene.
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ROBERT PAGE 1556-1605

Boxted Church

Robert Page and Susannah Syckerling by George PageFrom: "George W. Page" < gwpage@erols.com> Subject: Re: [PAGE] PAGE of Massachusetts
Date: Sunday, 13 February 2000 21:18:45 -0500
As a serious Page family researcher for many years, I should like to add a few comments concerning the Robert Page - Susannah Syckerling line although it is not my line!
The best source document about Robert and Susan (Syckerling) Page being the parents of the John Page who married Phoebe Paine is an article by G. Andrews Moriarty, A.M., LL.B., F.A.S.G.; and F.S.A. who was a member of the New England, "Genealogical Research in England" that contained excerpts of the parish records of marriages, baptisms, and burials of Boxted, county Essex, found on pp. 42-43 of "English Origins of New England Families," Vol. 3, First Series (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1984), pp. 42-45. Originally John Page was thought to have come from Dedham, Essex (and adjoining parish of Boxted) because of the letter by Governor Winthrop written back to Rev. John Rogers the famous preacher of Dedham, Essex about the latter half of 1631: "But this day I have received so lamentable a letter from one John Page, late of Dedham, that his wife and two children ...'' [Savages's Winthrop, ed. 1853, Vol. 1, pp. 56, 65]. An examination some years ago showed that there were some Pages in Dedham, but no John Page. However he was found in the adjoining parish of Boxted, Essex, England.If you are still not convinced that John Page was not the John Page who was a son of Richard Page, of Wembley, and his wife Frances Mudge, consider that fact that John and Phoebe Page did NOT name any of their children Richard or Frances. In fact these names do NOT appear as a given name in their line of Page descendants until a Frances shows up four generations later. In his article "Genealogical Research in England, the baptism records cited concerning the baptism on 25 Sept. 1586 of the John Page of Watertown, Massachusetts who married Phoebe Paine on 5 June 1621 in Lavenham, county Suffolk, England (not in Boxted as is commonly supposed!), show him to be the son of Robert and Susan (Syckering) Page of Boxted, Essex, England, thereby refuting the association of this John Page to be the supposed son of Richard Page (born 1567 in Wembley, Middlesex, England) by his first wife Anne (or any other Pages of that county) shown by Charles Nash Page in his book and Chart #1 that he did in 1917.

Although Charles Nash Page did some magnificent research in England, I believe he was trying to lay the ground work for a legal case that he was an heir to the Page fortune in the Wembley area of London that he wrote about in his book. He may have also just copied the info from Luke Joslin Page's genealogy book of 1887!

As a matter of interest, Moriarty's article with baptism, marriage, and burial excerpts contains much more information than does the web site:
1. Robert Page was born 1558-50, and buried 13 November 1605;
2. Susanna Syckerling was baptized 25 April 1566;
3. William Sickerlyn and Anne Rulle were married 13 October 1559;
4. William Syckerling was buried 27 April 1599 ae "about 100 years"
5. Robert Page was buried 13 November 1605
6. William Syckerling was of the yeoman class;
7. The will of Robert Page written 4 November 1605;
8. The birth order and baptism dates of Robert and Susannah Page's children were:
i. John Page, baptized 25 September 1586;
ii. Hannah Page, baptized 29 March 1590;
iii. Susan Page, baptized 25 January 1592/3;
iv. Anne, baptized 17 January 1596/7;
v. Christopher, baptized 17 June 1599;
vi. Joan, baptized 18 October 1601.
9. John Page and Phoebe Paine were married 5 June 1621 in Lavenham, county Suffolk,England (not in Boxted as is commonly supposed!)
10. She was the daughter of William Paine of Lavenham.[See also NEHG Register,Vol.69, July 1915, p. 252.] George W. Page
found on ancestry.com

Will, England
Archdeaconry of Colchester. Filed Will. 108 ‘Adam. Robert Page of Boxsted, county Essex, 4 November 1605. To be buried in Boxsted churchyard. Sons Robert, John, William, 40s. each at 21. Daus. ‘Anae, Susan, Ann, 40s. each at 21. Son Christopher (‘Xptouer ) 40s. at 21 and a lamb worth 3s. 4d. Dau. Jone, 40s. at 21. Wife Sussan, residuary legatee and executrix: if she marry to enter into bond of £32 to Christopher Foiler (sic] my brother-in-law for performance of this will; otherwise my brother-in-law Fuller (sic] shall become executor and she shall not benefit. Witness: Chnistouer Foller, John Lewes, Thomas Martin. (Mark of Rob(er)t page) (Proved at Colchester 17 Dec. 1605 by executrix.)
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JOHN PAGE 1586-1676

[Ancestral Link: Marguerite Anderson (Miller), daughter of Hannah Anderson (Anderson), daughter of Mary Margaret Edmiston (Anderson), daughter of Martha Jane Snow (Edmiston), daughter of Gardner Snow, son of James Snow, son of Zerrubbabel Snow, son of John Snow, son of Jemina Cutler (Snow), daughter of Phoebe Page (Cutler), daughter of John Page.]

EmigrationJOHN PAGE, son of Richard Page, lived in London, Middlesex County, and later moved to Dedham, Essex County, fifty-seven miles northeast of London. He emigrated to America with his wife, Phebe and three children, William, Phebe and Daniel in the ship "Jewell," one of the fleet under the leadership of John Winthrop. They left the port of Yarmouth, England, on April 8, 1630, and landed at Salem, Massachusetts. Shortly afterwards, they moved to Charleston, and then to the peninsula which is now occupied by the city of Boston. This company of about one hundred persons, of whom John Page was a member, purchased the entire peninsula from William Blackstone for a sum equalling about one hundred and fifty dollars. They became the first real settlers of what is now the city of Boston. The colonists, however, were dissatisfied with the soil there for farming purposes, and many members of the colony moved to Watertown, about seven miles west of Boston. John Page lived at Watertown until the time of his death, December 18, 1676, at the age of about ninety years. His wife, Phebe, died September 25, 1677, age eighty-seven years. John Page was a rather prominent man in the community, being appointed by the court first constable of Watertown. He was admitted a freeman on May 18, 1631, and a record shows that his house was burned in the same year, 1631.
Source: History and genealogy of the Page family from the year 1257 to the present... By Charles Nash Page
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His ChildrenWILLIAM, the oldest son of John, was born in England, but we have no record of date of his birth. It is presumed that he had no children as none were mentioned in his will. His wife's name was Hannah. She is named in his will. He died December 9, 1664.
PHEBE, the second child of John Page, was married to James Cutler, in 1662; there is no record of children.
DANIEL, the third child, died when quite young, in August, 1634.

William, Phebe and Daniel emigrated to America with parents John and Phebe in 1630. In addition to the three children above mentioned, there were two other sons born America.

JOHN, born in 1630 in America.
SAMUEL, born August 20, 1633 in America.

Another record mentions three other sons, Roger, Edward and Robert, but no dates of birth are given.

Source: History and genealogy of the Page family from the year 1257 to the present... By Charles Nash Page
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Sketches, Preserved PuritanORIGIN: Dedham, Essex
MIGRATION: 1630
FIRST RESIDENCE: Watertown

CHURCH MEMBERSHIP: On 23 May 1665 the Watertown selectmen ordered several persons, including "old Goodman Page and his wife," to attend the next selectmen's meeting "to answer for not attending their seats in the meetinghouse appointed them by the town" [WaTR 1:85].FREEMAN: Requested 19 October 1630 and admitted 18 May 1631 [MBCR 1:79, 366].

EDUCATION: His inventory included a "Bible and two other small books" valued at 12s.

OFFICES: Chosen constable for Watertown, 19 October 1630 [MBCR 1:79]. Trial jury in case of Walter Palmer, 9 November 1630 [MBCR 1:81].

ESTATE: On 21 April 1631 "The house of John Page of Watertown was burnt by carrying a few coals from one house to another: a coal fell by the way and kindled in the leaves" [WJ 1:65]. Granted fifty acres in the Great Dividend in Watertown, 25 July 1636 [WaBOP 5]; granted thirteen acres in the Beaverbrook Plowlands, 28 February 1636/7 [WaBOP 7]; granted thirteen acres in the Remote Meadows, 26 June 1637 [WaBOP 10]. In the Watertown Inventory of Grants John Page was credited with five parcels of land: three acre homestall; thirteen acres plowland in the Further Plain [Beaverbrook Plowlands]; thirteen acres in the Remote Meadows; fifty acres in the Great Dividend; and three acres meadow [WaBOP 112]. In the Inventory of Possessions he held six parcels, and in the Composite Inventory the same six parcels: forty acre homestall (originally a Great Dividend lot, purchased of Edward Howe); twenty acres upland (part of a Great Dividend lot, purchased of John Coolidge); eighteen acres of meadow in Plain Meadow (eight acres purchased of Edward Howe, six of Robert Feake and four of Simon Stone); four acres meadow at Beaver Brook (purchased of William Jennison); seventy acres of upland, being a Great Dividend Lot (purchased of Simon Stone); and thirty-five acres of upland, being a Great Dividend lot (purchased of John Smith) [WaBOP 64, 144]. On 4 November 1646, with others, he pled poverty to be excused from paying a 14s. 5d. fine, but the court, understanding that some of those pleading were "of good ability," considered the matter closely [MBCR 2:164]. On 6 April 1658 John Page of Watertown and Phebe his wife sold to Isaac Mixture of Watertown seventy acres of land, being a dividend, lying in Watertown, also seven acres of remote meadow in the third lot [MLR 6:436-37]. On 26 February 1652[/3] John Page of Watertown and Phebe his wife sold to Joseph Child of Watertown "one small tenement" in Watertown containing one dwelling house and four acres of land [MLR 1:58-59]. The inventory of the estate of John Page of Watertown "who died about the 19th December 1676" was taken 16 February 1676[/7] and was untotalled but included real estate valued at £50: "half a dwelling house with about twelve acres of plain and four acres of meadow £50" [MPR 5:348]. The settlement of the estate witnessed a bitter dispute pitting John, the eldest son, against Samuel Page and James Cutler. Cutler (husband of daughter Phebe Page) and Samuel Page claimed that John kept the estate entirely to himself and refused to make a division. The court ruled in favor of John, finding the estate to be his [MCF 1687 III 251, 252, 228, 240, 167].

BIRTH: Perhaps the John Page baptized Boxted, Essex, 25 September 1586, son of Robert and Susanna (Syckerling) Page [NEHGR 105:26].

DEATH: Watertown 18 December 1676 "aged about 90 years" [WaVR 41].

MARRIAGE: Lavenham, Suffolk, 5 June 1621 Phebe Paine; she was baptized Lavenham 1 April 1594, daughter of William and Agnes (Neves) Paine [NEHGR 69:251]; she died Watertown 25 September 1677 "aged 87" [WaVR 42].

CHILDREN:
i PHEBE, born say 1627 (in a November 1630 letter, John Page indicated he had two children in New England [WP 2:316]); married by 1662 as his third wife James Cutler [MCF 1678 III].
ii JOHN, born say 1629 (in a 1662 deed John Page Jr. calls his father John Page of Watertown [MLR 2:221]); married Groton 12 May 1664 Faith Dunster.
iii DANIEL, born say 1631; buried Watertown 10 August 1634 [WaVR]. (The county copy of this record reports this as a birth rather than a burial [NEHGR 6:380], but a birth just one year after that of Samuel, who clearly survived, would be unlikely, and no further record of Daniel is seen.)
iv SAMUEL, born Watertown 20 August 1633 [WaVR 3]; married by 1667 Hannah _____ (eldest child born Watertown 12 February 1667[/7?] [WaVR 29]. (Thomas Dane or Dean of Concord, in his will of 1675, made a bequest to daughter Hannah Page; Thomas had second wife Mildred, and Samuel and Hannah (_____) Page named their second daughter Mildred [B.S. Dean and J.E. Dean, 1603-1903, A History of the William Dean Family of Cornwall, Connecticut, and Canfield, Ohio (Cleveland 1903), p. 31; Pope 129-30].)

ASSOCIATIONS: Phebe (Paine) Page, wife of John Page, was sister of Elizabeth (Paine) Hammond, wife of WILLIAM HAMMOND of Watertown; of Dorothy (Paine) Eyre, wife of Simon Eyre of Watertown; and of William Paine of Ipswich [NEHGR 69:248-252, 79:82-4, 101:242-45, 105:25-27].

COMMENTS: In a November 1630 letter to John Winthrop Jr., John Rogers, vicar of Dedham, Essex, reports that "this day I have received so lamentable a letter from one John Page late of Dedham that hath his wife and 2 children there and he certifies me that unless God stirring some friends to send him some provision he is like to starve"; as a result, Rogers donated 20s. to buy meal for the family [WP 2:316]. Dedham, Essex, is a parish adjacent to Boxted where records of this Page family are found. The two children who came to New England with John Page are apparently Phebe and John. Some sources claim that John Page had daughters Elizabeth and Mary living in 1660, but the evidence for this is not seen [NEHGR 101:242, 245, 105:26]. 4 December 1638: "Isack Sternes and John Page were fined 5s. for turning the way about, and day was given till the next Court" [MBCR 1:247]. John Page took an unusual approach to the Watertown land granting process. As shown by the Inventory of Grants, he received the usual sequence of land grants down to 1637, when he had his share of the Remote Meadows, but he did not share in any later grants. About 1637 or 1638 he apparently sold off all these parcels which came directly to him from the town, for in the various inventories of Watertown land three of the five parcels appear in the hands of John Biscoe and one in the hands of Michael Barstow. The fate of the homestall is unknown, but this was certainly sold as well, and as this parcel carried with it the proprietary rights in future divisions, John Page did not receive a Farm in 1642. In the Composite Inventory, which showed landholding as of about 1644, Page held only parcels of land that he had bought from others, and these were almost all in the Great Dividend, close to one another but some way from the center of town. Since Page received thirteen acres in the Beaverbrook Plowlands and in the Remote Meadows, and since his family had at most five members at this time, he must have had considerable wealth in cattle. Combine this with his virtual absence from town affairs, and the occasional rebuke for antisocial behavior, and one has the picture of a man of some substance who was attempting to withdraw from society, build his own little empire, and interact as little as possible with authority. Many secondary sources claim that the immigrant John Page removed to Groton in 1662 and returned to Watertown in 1675 after the burning of Groton, but this was the son John, as shown by the births of his children in Groton in the late 1660s and early 1670s, as well as records in Watertown that show that the elder John Page was still in Watertown during these years [WaTR 1:85, 94, 98]. James Knapp deposed in 1678 about working with John Page Jr. at Piscataqua, as many Watertown men of the second generation did, and how young John redeemed a mortgaged piece of John Sr.'s land [MCF 1678 III]. John Hammond deposed that "being at my Uncle Page's house my Aunt Page was very importunate with my Uncle to give Samuel Page a piece of land and my Uncle Page's answer was `Thou knowest it was mortgaged and my son John Page hath redeemed it and it is his'" [MCF 1678 III]. John Page Jr. submitted his account of things he had done for his father when the younger John was a single man, having managed his estate for ten years except about five months when he was in Long Island, and about a fortnight "to help James Cutler when his house was burnt" [MCF 1678 III]. At the court of 2 April 1650 daughter Phebe Page sued John Flemming and his wife for slanderously saying that she was with child. This case illustrated a family at odds with itself; with the depositions of over twenty neighbors, it seemed that the entire town was talking about them [Pulsifer 1:6-8]. Flemming defended himself and said that his words were based on "the common practice of Phebe Page, and the report of her own friends." "John Spring being on the watch on Saturday night after midnight testified that he met John Poole and Phebe Page together, and he asking them why they were so late, she answered because she could dispatch her business no sooner and he said he went with her because he lived with her father." Anthony White also witnessed that "Phebe Page said she must either marry within a month or run the country or lose her wits," and also that "Phebe Page said my mother I can love and respect, but my father I cannot love." William Parker deposed that, having "much discourse with Phebe's mother, she wished her daughter had never seen Poole for she was afraid she was with child." White advised her to return to her father's house again and "she answered no, before I will do so I will go into wilderness as far as I can and lie down and die." Perce witnessed that "Goodman Page coming to his house said thus that what with his wife and daughter, he was afraid they would kill him, and constantly affirmed the same." Goody Mixture testified that "old Page said if she knew as much as he, Phebe deserved to be hanged." Parker again testified "he living at Long Island and Phebe Page there also, she would not keep the house one night, but kept a young man company, and they were both whipped for it by the magistrates' order there, also that she confessed" and both were censured. Joseph Tainter said "he was informed by one that lived at Long Island that Phebe Page confessed herself she had carnal copulation with a young man at the Island." Phebe withdrew her action, and the Court granted the defendant costs £2 4s. 6d. John Page Senior confessed a judgment of the costs of Court against his daughter.

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John PAGE
JOHN PAGEORIGIN: Dedham, Essex
MIGRATION: 1630
FIRST RESIDENCE: Watertown
CHURCH MEMBERSHIP: On 23 May 1665 the Watertown selectmen ordered several persons, including "old Goodman Page and his wife," to attend the next selectmen's meeting "to answer for not attending their seats in the meetinghouse appointed them by the town" [WaTR 1:85].
FREEMAN: Requested 19 October 1630 and admitted 18 May 1631 [MBCR 1:79, 366].
EDUCATION: His inventory included a "Bible and two other small books" valued at 12s.
OFFICES: Chosen constable for Watertown, 19 October 1630 [MBCR 1:79]. Trial jury in case of Walter Palmer, 9 November 1630 [MBCR 1:81].ESTATE: On 21 April 1631 "The house of John Page of Watertown was burnt by carrying a few coals from one house to another: a coal fell by the way and kindled in the leaves" [WJ 1:65].
Granted fifty acres in the Great Dividend in Watertown, 25 July 1636 [WaBOP 5]; granted thirteen acres in the Beaverbrook Plowlands, 28 February 1636/7 [WaBOP 7]; granted thirteen acres in the Remote Meadows, 26 June 1637 [WaBOP 10].
In the Watertown Inventory of Grants John Page was credited with five parcels of land: three acre homestall; thirteen acres plowland in the Further Plain [Beaverbrook Plowlands]; thirteen acres in the Remote Meadows; fifty acres in the Great Dividend; and three acres meadow [WaBOP 112]. In the Inventory of Possessions he held six parcels, and in the Composite Inventory the same six parcels: forty acre homestall (originally a Great Dividend lot, purchased of Edward Howe); twenty acres upland (part of a Great Dividend lot, purchased of John Coolidge); eighteen acres of meadow in Plain Meadow (eight acres purchased of Edward Howe, six of Robert Feake and four of Simon Stone); four acres meadow at Beaver Brook (purchased of William Jennison); seventy acres of upland, being a Great Dividend Lot (purchased of Simon Stone); and thirty-five acres of upland, being a Great Dividend lot (purchased of John Smith) [WaBOP 64, 144].
On 4 November 1646, with others, he pled poverty to be excused from paying a 14s. 5d. fine, but the court, understanding that some of those pleading were "of good ability," considered the matter closely [MBCR 2:164].
On 6 April 1658 John Page of Watertown and Phebe his wife sold to Isaac Mixture of Watertown seventy acres of land, being a dividend, lying in Watertown, also seven acres of remote meadow in the third lot [MLR 6:436-37]. On 26 February 1652[/3] John Page of Watertown and Phebe his wife sold to Joseph Child of Watertown "one small tenement" in Watertown containing one dwelling house and four acres of land [MLR 1:58-59].
The inventory of the estate of John Page of Watertown "who died about the 19th December 1676" was taken 16 February 1676[/7] and was untotalled but included real estate valued at £50: "half a dwelling house with about twelve acres of plain and four acres of meadow £50" [MPR 5:348].
The settlement of the estate witnessed a bitter dispute pitting John, the eldest son, against Samuel Page and James Cutler. Cutler (husband of daughter Phebe Page) and Samuel Page claimed that John kept the estate entirely to himself and refused to make a division. The court ruled in favor of John, finding the estate to be his [MCF 1687 III 251, 252, 228, 240, 167].
BIRTH: Perhaps the John Page baptized Boxted, Essex, 25 September 1586, son of Robert and Susanna (Syckerling) Page [NEHGR 105:26].
DEATH: Watertown 18 December 1676 "aged about 90 years" [WaVR 41].
MARRIAGE: Lavenham, Suffolk, 5 June 1621 Phebe Paine; she was baptized Lavenham 1 April 1594, daughter of William and Agnes (Neves) Paine [NEHGR 69:251]; she died Watertown 25 September 1677 "aged 87" [WaVR 42].
ASSOCIATIONS: Phebe (Paine) Page, wife of John Page, was sister of Elizabeth (Paine) Hammond, wife of WILLIAM HAMMOND of Watertown; of Dorothy (Paine) Eyre, wife of Simon Eyre of Watertown; and of William Paine of Ipswich [NEHGR 69:248-252, 79:82-4, 101:242-45, 105:25-27].
COMMENTS: In a November 1630 letter to John Winthrop Jr., John Rogers, vicar of Dedham, Essex, reports that "this day I have received so lamentable a letter from one John Page late of Dedham that hath his wife and 2 children there and he certifies me that unless God stirring some friends to send him some provision he is like to starve"; as a result, Rogers donated 20s. to buy meal for the family [WP 2:316]. Dedham, Essex, is a parish adjacent to Boxted where records of this Page family are found. The two children who came to New England with John Page are apparently Phebe and John.
Some sources claim that John Page had daughters Elizabeth and Mary living in 1660, but the evidence for this is not seen [NEHGR 101:242, 245, 105:26].
4 December 1638: "Isack Sternes and John Page were fined 5s. for turning the way about, and day was given till the next Court" [MBCR 1:247].
John Page took an unusual approach to the Watertown land granting process. As shown by the Inventory of Grants, he received the usual sequence of land grants down to 1637, when he had his share of the Remote Meadows, but he did not share in any later grants. About 1637 or 1638 he apparently sold off all these parcels which came directly to him from the town, for in the various inventories of Watertown land three of the five parcels appear in the hands of John Biscoe and one in the hands of Michael Barstow. The fate of the homestall is unknown, but this was certainly sold as well, and as this parcel carried with it the proprietary rights in future divisions, John Page did not receive a Farm in 1642.
In the Composite Inventory, which showed landholding as of about 1644, Page held only parcels of land that he had bought from others, and these were almost all in the Great Dividend, close to one another but some way from the center of town. Since Page received thirteen acres in the Beaverbrook Plowlands and in the Remote Meadows, and since his family had at most five members at this time, he must have had considerable wealth in cattle. Combine this with his virtual absence from town affairs, and the occasional rebuke for antisocial behavior, and one has the picture of a man of some substance who was attempting to withdraw from society, build his own little empire, and interact as little as possible with authority.
Many secondary sources claim that the immigrant John Page removed to Groton in 1662 and returned to Watertown in 1675 after the burning of Groton, but this was the son John, as shown by the births of his children in Groton in the late 1660s and early 1670s, as well as records in Watertown that show that the elder John Page was still in Watertown during these years [WaTR 1:85, 94, 98].
James Knapp deposed in 1678 about working with John Page Jr. at Piscataqua, as many Watertown men of the second generation did, and how young John redeemed a mortgaged piece of John Sr.'s land [MCF 1678 III]. John Hammond deposed that "being at my Uncle Page's house my Aunt Page was very importunate with my Uncle to give Samuel Page a piece of land and my Uncle Page's answer was `Thou knowest it was mortgaged and my son John Page hath redeemed it and it is his'" [MCF 1678 III]. John Page Jr. submitted his account of things he had done for his father when the younger John was a single man, having managed his estate for ten years except about five months when he was in Long Island, and about a fortnight "to help James Cutler when his house was burnt" [MCF 1678 III].
At the court of 2 April 1650 daughter Phebe Page sued John Flemming and his wife for slanderously saying that she was with child. This case illustrated a family at odds with itself; with the depositions of over twenty neighbors, it seemed that the entire town was talking about them [Pulsifer 1:6-8]. Flemming defended himself and said that his words were based on "the common practice of Phebe Page, and the report of her own friends." "John Spring being on the watch on Saturday night after midnight testified that he met John Poole and Phebe Page together, and he asking them why they were so late, she answered because she could dispatch her business no sooner and he said he went with her because he lived with her father." Anthony White also witnessed that "Phebe Page said she must either marry within a month or run the country or lose her wits," and also that "Phebe Page said my mother I can love and respect, but my father I cannot love." William Parker deposed that, having "much discourse with Phebe's mother, she wished her daughter had never seen Poole for she was afraid she was with child." White advised her to return to her father's house again and "she answered no, before I will do so I will go into wilderness as far as I can and lie down and die." Perce witnessed that "Goodman Page coming to his house said thus that what with his wife and daughter, he was afraid they would kill him, and constantly affirmed the same." Goody Mixture testified that "old Page said if she knew as much as he, Phebe deserved to be hanged." Parker again testified "he living at Long Island and Phebe Page there also, she would not keep the house one night, but kept a young man company, and they were both whipped for it by the magistrates' order there, also that she confessed" and both were censured. Joseph Tainter said "he was informed by one that lived at Long Island that Phebe Page confessed herself she had carnal copulation with a young man at the Island." Phebe withdrew her action, and the Court granted the defendant costs £2 4s. 6d. John Page Senior confessed a judgment of the costs of Court against his daughter.
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John Page's Financial SituationThe New England historical and genealogical register, Volume 5
Good Mr. Winthrop,—
I hope you have my letters with certain moneys that I sent to entreat, of all love to provide some little matter of butter and meal for such as 1 named, wherein I earnestly entreat your loving faithfulness and care to procure and direct it to them, to Jeffrey Ii»ggles, late of Sudbury,— he is the chief, but this day I have received so lamentable a letter from one John Page, late of Dedham, that hath his wife and two children there, and he certifies me, that unless God stirs up some friends to send him some provision, he is like to starve. Now I pity the man much, and have sent you twenty shillings, entreating you, for God's sake, to provide such a barrel of meal as this money will reach unto, and direct it over to John Page, with this my letter enclosed. In which I pray God to move your heart to be very careful, for it stands upon their lives; and it cuts me to the heart to hear that any of our neighbours should be like to tami-h. If we could possibly help to prevent it, I should be glad, so ceiising to trouble you farther, I commend you, and the weighty business you are about, to the blessing of Almighty God, who speed it happily.
I sent a letter to your father, which was directed to Mr. Harwood, I beseech you to be a help to the safe sending of iU
Your Worship's in the Lord,
Joun Rogers.
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THOMAS CUTLER 1578-1610

JAMES CUTLER 1605-1694

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From RootswebJames was probably at Watertown as early as 1634, where, according to tradition, he married Anna_____, sister of Capt. John Grout's wife, who together were so reproached and tantalized in England for their Puritanism, that they left resolved to seek their fortune in New England, and came unattended by parents, husbands or lovers.

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Cutler Family HistoryAN AMERICAN STORY - THE CUTLER FAMILY 1634-1960 By Kenneth Ross Cutler Library of Congress Catalog Number CS71.C989 1961 This book is the record of some of the descendants of JAMES CUTLER, the first Cutler in North America, arriving from England, at Watertown, Massachusetts Bay Colony, in 1634. Since this is the largest Cutler family in America, tracing them all would have been beyond our scope, so we recorded our direct line James(1), James (2), John (3), Timothy (4), Benoni (5), William (6), Collins Ives (7), along with histories of their times, and adding some histories of the families that joined them in marriage. Starting with Collins, we listed all of his descendants, grouped in four "branches" who were his children (8th generation) In 1960, there were 176 descendants (142 then living) Digital versions for Website and CD-ROM programmed by Craig and Joanne Cutler www. American Multimedia.com

INTRODUCTION The Cutler Family - An American Story 1634 - 1960
For many reasons the study of history is required of all students in all nations. It is history that provides the national heritage -- the who we are, what we are, and where we came from, as well as the national character and traditions. Since history is largely a massive collection of biographies, taken in sequence, it is also the study of people, the problems they faced and the way they solved their problems. Historians quite naturally center their attention on those persons who has happened to be, by design or accident, in the right place at the right time, at the focal points of history. From these people the most colorful are developed into national heroes. But the fact remains that in America it was many thousands of courageous and strong-willed men and women, widely scattered and largely nameless to history who, acting almost in unison, created the American Legend. This history of our branch of the Cutler family makes no attempt to seek out ancestors of ancient importance, nor does it try to pursue connections with any of the standard American heroes. Rather this is the story of a direct line of American pioneers who, taken in sequence, probably reflect an American Story as typical as any that could be written. Each generation has faced "history's most critical period." Each has struggled to advance himself and his children. Each, in his own way has tried to make his community and nation a better place to live. Many have faced personal disaster. To me all of these people were quiet heroes. Their raw courage, their dignity, their tenderness and sacrifice, these are our personal heritage. Kenneth Ross Cutler

THE CUTLER NAME
The history of surnames is most interesting and very closely parallels the commercial and political history of the western world. In early times of sparse population and little travel, men were known simply by a single name such as "John" or other casual identification. About the year 1000, surnames began to appear and by 1100 perhaps 40% of adults had a second name; indeed, by 1300 when about 25% of all Englishmen were named John they considered it vulgar not to be known as John "Somebody." Surnames merely provided additional identification, so were selected just as casually as first names. There were no family names and each individual adopted an appropriately descriptive name (John Brown might be the son of James Baker if the father was a Baker and the son dark complexioned.) Men often changed names when they moved, changed occupations, or merely wished to change luck. Names all came from four broad categories: 1. Father, or clan (i.e. Allen, Johnson, MacArthur, Ross) 2. Place they came from (i.e. Eaton, Hall, Lane, West) 3. Nicknames (i.e. Brown, White, Small, Strong) 4. Occupation (i.e. Baker, Barber, CUTLER, Smith, Taylor) Concern over names grew in the 16th century. The Council of Trent in 1563 decreed that all children were to have one given name, taken from a list of canonized saints and angels, and King Henry VIII made baptismal registration a legal requirement thus tending to make surnames permanent from father to son. Until about the time of the American Revolution most men had two names; after that time middle names began to appear, and from 1809 on all our direct ancestors had three names. The surname CUTLER was derived from the French word "coutelier", or knifemaker. The first English records of the use of the surname is in the early 1200's. At first many variations were used, such as Cutiller, Coteler or Cutyler, but all. of these, including similarly descriptive names such as Knyffesmyth were absorbed into the more simple "Cutler." As it was a craft related name its early bearers are difficult to identify and it is not known when our family adopted the name permanently. The largest concentrations of English Cutlers were in Norfolk County and near Ipswich in the adjoining County of Suffolk. Americans using the name Cutler have come from many countries, mostly changing their similar craft-name to the English spelling, or simply adopting the name, so that many Cutlers have no relation to our family. Perhaps the majority of all the Cutlers in America today, however, spring from three brothers who came from Sprowston (now Sprauston) two miles north of Norwich, Norfolk County, England: JAMES CUTLER, our ancestor, who heads the largest branch settled at Watertown, Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1634, and later John Cutler came to Hingham, and Robert Cutler to Charlestown.

JAMES CUTLER
James Cutler, an Englishman, was born into a world of turmoil in 1606 the year considered the beginning of the Puritan-Cavalier conflict. It was just three years since England's "Golden Age" had ended with the death of Queen Elizabeth, and eighteen years since the defeat of the Spanish Armada. While Elizabeth reigned, she had relaxed control by the central government almost to the vanishing point; the result was the greatest spree of progress and development in England's history before or since, as private individuals tasted their new freedom to act independently. When James I became king in 1603, he attempted to reassert the power of the central government and the rights of the monarch over the people and their parliament. As religion was a matter of state policy in those days, the religious beliefs of the people were involved in the political struggle as well. Throughout James Cutler's life tension was on the rise, with the Cavaliers backing, the king on one side, and the Puritans backing the Parliament on the other. When Charles I became king in 1625, the bitterness of the conflict rose to a point where civil war was inevitable. James Cutler must have been caught up in this strife as a young man because few were immune from the controversy. As James was a Puritan, he was aware of the settlements being established in North America by Puritans escaping the pressures of the conflict. When James was born there were no white settlers in North America. Four years later there were only 210, but by 1634 when James at the age of 28 landed at Watertown, Colony of Massachusetts, North America had a population of 12,000 white colonists (and about 1,000,000 Indians.) The other major settlements nearby were Boston, Plymouth and Salem. The myth of the Twentieth Century is that they came to establish religious freedom. Actually these people were seeking a territory where they could establish their own religious monopoly and the Congregational Church became the official church of Massachusetts and Connecticut. The people were severe and single-minded; the deacons ruled the community and only persons in good church standing had the right to vote. A man who moved from one community to another had to bring a letter of good standing before he was admitted to the settlement. Why James came to Watertown is not clear. Whether it was for political reasons, religious reasons, or sheer adventure we can only guess. Almost immediately upon landing, at the age of 28, he married Anne Cakebread who had been so "tantalized and tormented for her Puritanism" in England that she and her sister had come alone and unattended to the Puritan Colonies. Her sister married Ensign Grout. Even after marrying such a strong Puritan, however, there is little evidence of James' participation in church affairs, and he never became an aggressive political participant, so it is possible that he was interested in developing an estate, as his reason for coming to this rough country. On November 6, 1635 his first child was born, and in that same year he had passed all necessary probation, been received as an inhabitant of Watertown, and had a home lot assigned him. This consisted of eight acres in the north part of town on the road to Belmont and was bounded by Common Street on the west, Pond Road on the north by Ellis Barron on the south, and Thomas Boylston on the east. In the first "great dividend." July 25, 1636, he was assigned 25 acres on Waltham Plain and 3 acres next to the river. In 1642 in the fourth division, he was assigned 82 acres from the farmlands and four other lots. After about ten years of marriage, during which time she bore four children, Anne died and was buried at Watertown on September 30, 1644. Later that winter daughter Elizabeth died. Neighbor Thomas King and one of his daughters also died, leaving a widow Mary and two small daughters. On March 9, 1645 James and Widow Mary King were married. In 1648 James built the first house in Cambridge Farms, a remote area about eight miles to the northwest of Watertown. It was on a beautiful farm with an extensive view on what today is Wood Street in Lexington, Massachusetts (the name having been changed from Cambridge Farms to Lexington in about 1710). While he maintained some contact with Watertown, being chosen town surveyor in 1651-2, he probably moved permanently to Cambridge Farms about 1651. The population of the Colonies had grown to about 51,700 by this time, and it is very possible that he was able to sell out favorably and generate capital by the move. James second wife Mary died about 1662, and he then married Phoebe Page, daughter of Thomas Page of Watertown, she being "past her prime." The rest of their days were spent uneventfully. James died on July 17, 1694, aged 88 years. His will had been made ten years earlier, in 1684 (and in the meantime his son James, Jr. had died in 1685). The will left lands to James, Jr. Thomas and Samuel. To the rest of the children he gave equal portions of the rest of his estate, taking into consideration the value of specified gifts of land, goods and money previously given. He must have given his children generous endowments prior to this time, but his estate still amounted to slightly over £108. He was known as a diligent honest persevering man of very kindly and generous instincts."

The children of James and Anne Cutler:
1. JAMES BORN AT WATERTOWN NOVEMBER 6, 1635. SEE FOLLOWING.
2. Hannah born July 26, 1638, married about 1660 John Winter Jr, had nine children, and died between 1685 and 1689.
3. Elizabeth born January 28, 1639, buried December 30, 1644.
4. Mary born March 29, 1644, married John Coller, Jr.

The children of James and Mary Cutler (second wife):
5. Elizabeth born July 22, 1646, married about 1667 John Parmenter 3rd.
6. Thomas, born about 1648, married about 1673 Abagail ---- and died at Lexington, July 13, 1722.
7. Sarah, born about 1653, married by 1673, Thomas Waite, and died at Weston in 1743.
8. Joanna born about 1660, married June 19, 1680 Philip Russell, and died November 26, 1703.
9. Jemima, born about 1661, married on September 22, 1697 Zerubbabel Snow had nine children, and died March l5, 1744.

The children of James and Phoebe Cutler (third wife):
10. John, born March 19, 1663, married on January 1, 1693, Mary Stearns, and died September 21, 1714.
11. Samuel, born November 8, 1664. 12. Phoebe, no records available.
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Information from Find a Grave - James CutlerBirth: May 21, 1605 Haverhill, England
Death: July 17, 1694 Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
James Cutler, born in England in 1606, settled as early as 1634 in Watertown, Massachusetts, where the first record of the family name in New England is to be found, and was one of the original grantees of land in the northerly part of the town, on the road to Belmont. He married Anna [Cakebread], tradition says a sister of Capt. John Gront's wife, both of whom were so opposed and tantalized in England for their Puritanism, that they resolved to seek their fortunes in New England, and came unattended by parents or near friends. There is no authentic record by which to fix the year of James Cutler's arrival here. His first child, James, was born "y 6th day 9th month 1635." He had that year passed all necessary probation, had been received an inhabitant of Watertown, and had a house-lot assigned him. It contained eight acres, bounded east by Thomas Boylston, west and north by a highway. i.e., by Common street and Pond road, south by Ellias Barron.In the first "great divide" (that is, general division of land), July 25, 1636, he was assigned twenty-five acres, and three acres in the further plain (now Waltham), next to the river. In 1642, from the farm lands, he had assigned him eighty-two acres in the fourth division, and four other lots. October 2, 1645, he was one of the petitioners "in relation to Nashaway plantation, now Weston." December 13, 1649, James Cutler and Nathaniel Bowman, for L70, bought of Edward Goffe 200 acres in Cambridge Farms, adjoining Rock Meadow, and near to or adjoining Waltham, "payable in installments of L10 annually, in money, cattle, hogs, wheat, peas, rice, Indian corn or barley, at the dwelling house of Edward Goffe, in Cambridge," and payment secured by mortgage. March 4, 1651, Cutler sold his share (100 acres) to Bowman for L39. About this time, he settled at Cambridge Farms (now Lexington), on what is now known as Wood Street, near the place where William Hartwell resides, not far from the Concord (now Bedford) line. A part of the farm has been in the family until recently, when it was sold by the heirs of Leonard Cutler. He is supposed to have built one of the first houses at the Farms; vestiges of the cellar still remain. The house was located some thirty rods from the present highway, on an elevation commanding an extensive view. James Cutler buried his first wife, Anna, September 30, 1644, and married, second, March 9, 1645, Mary, widow of Thomas King. She died December 7, 1654, and he married his third wife, Phoebe, daughter of John Page, about 1662. Mr. Cutler was too remote from Watertown, and especially from Cambridge, to have admitted of his serving in town affairs in either place. He made his will November 24, 1684, at Cambridge Farms, being then seventy-eight, and died May 17, 1694, aged eighty-eight years. In his will, he bequeathed to his son James Cutler a parcel of land on the north side of the brook and meadow, adjoining land which he had formerly sold him, and ten acres of meadow in the "great meadow," and a small parcel of meadow of the upper end of his home meadow as his portion of his estate. To his son Thomas Cutler, twenty acres of upland and meadow, in addition to fifteen acres of meadow previously given him; to his son Samuel Cutler, twenty acres of land, more or less, as may appear by deed under his hand and seal; to the rest of his children, including the two children of his former wife, widow of Thomas King, and to his sons Thomas and John, equal portions of the balance of his estate, notice being made that he had given to John Collar, (the husband of his daughter Mary), twenty acres of upland, and to Richard Parks, (husband of his step-daughter Sarah King), L6 5s.; to his daughter, the wife of John Parmenter, L7 and a cow; to his daughter Sarah Waite, a mare and cow; to Mary Johnson, L5; to Hannah Winter, L5; to his daughter Joanna Russell a feather bed and bolster and coverlid and an iron pot, and to his daughter Jemima, his feather bed and bolster and all that belongs to it; that these things be accounted a part of his estate; that his sons Thomas Cutler, John Cutler and Samuel Cutler have his house and lands not formerly disposed of, paying to the rest of his children their several parts, according to his will, in three annual payments; and that Thomas and John should be his executors. His will was proved August 20, 1694. Such is the brief, unvarnished record of the James "Cuttler," who came to New England 250 years ago. There is no direct testimony as to his character, his social standing, or his intelligence. That he was honest and persevering, however, is evident by his acquisition of lands and payment for the same. His early investment with full citizenship shows he had established a fair reputation among his fellow-townsmen; while the provisions of his will, whereby sons-in-law and stepchildren share in his estate, manifest a large and liberal spirit.Copied from A Cutler Memorial and Genealogical History, Compiled by Nahum S. Cutler, Greenfield, Massachusetts, Press of E. A. Hall and County, Greenfield, Massachusetts., 1899, Pages 17-20.

Family links: Parents: Roger Cutler (1568 - 1632) Winifred Rhyvett Cutler (1580 - 1624)
Children: Sarah Cutler Waite (____ - 1744)* James Cutler (1635 - 1685)* Joanna Cutler Naylor (1660 - 1727)*
Spouses: Anna Cakebread Cutler (1610 - 1644) Mary Barnard Cutler (1630 - 1714) Phoebe Page Cutler (1624 - 1694) Mary King Cuttler (____ - 1654)*
Burial:Unknown
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Record added: February 1, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 33451491
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History in AmericaArrived in Watertown, Massachusetts in 1634.
About 1648, James removed from Watertown to Cambridge Farms, now Lexington, Massachusetts, near the Concord line. His will was dated 24 November 1684, he then age 78 and of Cambridge Farms, and was proved 20 August 1694, presented by sons John and Thomas. In it he mentions the following children: James, Thomas, John, John Coller, Richard Park's wife, John Parmenter's wife, Sarah Waite, Mary Johnson, Hannah Winter, Joanna Russell (wife of Phillip), Jemima, Samuel and Phoebe. According to Bond, this lists includes two children of his wife Mary, formerly wife of Thomas King, one of whom was Mary Johnson. The History of Cambridge, Massachusetts (1930) indicates that Hannah King, another daughter, married John Winter, Jr in 1662.

James married Anna Cakebread, daughter of Thomas Cakebread and Sarah Busby, on 9 March 1634-1635 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. (Anna Cakebread was born in 1610 in England, christened on 4 June 1613 in St. Lawrence, Pountney, London, England, died on 30 September 1644 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts and was buried on 30 September 1644 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.)

James next married Mary Bernard King on 9 March 1645 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. (Mary Bernard King was born in 1610 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts and died on 7 December 1654 in Cambridge Farms, now Lexington, Massachusetts.)

James next married Phebe Page, daughter of John Page and Phoebe Paine, in 1662 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. (Phebe Page was born in 1624 in Dedham, Essex, England and died on 17 May 1694 in Massachusetts.)
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James CutlerJames Cutler, born in England in 1606, settled as early as 1634 in Watertown, Massachusetts, where the first record of the family name in New England is to be found, and was one of the original grantees of land in the northerly part of the town, on the road to Belmont. He married Anna [Cakebread], tradition says a sister of Capt. John Gront's wife, both of whom were so opposed and tantalized in England for their Puritanism, that they resolved to seek their fortunes in New England, and came unattended by parents or near friends. There is no authentic record by which to fix the year of James Cutler's arrival here. His first child, James, was born "y 6th day 9th month 1635." He had that year passed all necessary probation, had been received an inhabitant of Watertown, and had a house-lot assigned him. It contained eight acres, bounded east by Thomas Boylston, west and north by a highway. i.e., by Common street and Pond road, south by Ellias Barron.In the first "great divide" (that is, general division of land), July 25, 1636, he was assigned twenty-five acres, and three acres in the further plain (now Waltham), next to the river. In 1642, from the farm lands, he had assigned him eighty-two acres in the fourth division, and four other lots. October 2, 1645, he was one of the petitioners "in relation to Nashaway plantation, now Weston." December 13, 1649, James Cutler and Nathaniel Bowman, for L70, bought of Edward Goffe 200 acres in Cambridge Farms, adjoining Rock Meadow, and near to or adjoining Waltham, "payable in installments of L10 annually, in money, cattle, hogs, wheat, peas, rice, Indian corn or barley, at the dwelling house of Edward Goffe, in Cambridge," and payment secured by mortgage. March 4, 1651, Cutler sold his share (100 acres) to Bowman for L39. About this time, he settled at Cambridge Farms (now Lexington), on what is now known as Wood Street, near the place where William Hartwell resides, not far from the Concord (now Bedford) line. A part of the farm h as been in the family until recently, when it was sold by the heirs of Leonard Cutler. He is supposed to have built one of the first houses at the Farms; vestiges of the cellar still remain. The house was located some thirty rods from the present highway, on an elevation commanding an extensive view. James Cutler buried his first wife, Anna, September 30, 1644, and married, second, March 9, 1645, Mary, widow of Thomas King. She died December 7, 1654, and he married his third wife, Phoebe, daughter of John Page, about 1662. Mr. Cutler was too remote from Watertown, and especially from Cambridge, to have admitted of his serving in town affairs in either place. He made his will November 24, 1684, at Cambridge Farms, being then seventy-eight, and died May 17, 1694, aged eighty-eight years. In his will, he bequeathed to his son James Cutler a parcel of land on the north side of the brook and meadow, adjoining land which he had formerly sold him, and ten acres of meadow in the "great meadow," and a small parcel of meadow of the upper end of his home meadow as his portion of his estate. To his son Thomas Cutler, twenty acres of upland and meadow, in addition to fifteen acres of meadow previously given him; to his son Samuel Cutler, twenty acres of land, more or less, as may appear by deed under his hand and seal; to the rest of his children, including the two children of his former wife, widow of Thomas King, and to his sons Thomas and John, equal portions of the balance of his estate, notice being made that he had given to John Collar, (the husband of his daughter Mary), twenty acres of upland, and to Richard Parks, (husband of his step-daughter Sarah King), L6 5s.; to his daughter, the wife of John Parmenter, L7 and a cow; to his daughter Sarah Waite, a mare and cow; to Mary Johnson, L5; to Hannah Winter, L5; to his daughter Joanna Russell a feather bed and bolster and coverlid and an iron pot, and to his daughter Jemima, his feather bed and bolster and all that belongs to it; that these things be accounted a part of his estate; that his sons Thomas Cutler, John Cutler and Samuel Cutler have his house and lands not formerly disposed of, paying to the rest of his children their several parts, according to his will, in three annual payments; and that Thomas and John should be his executors. His will was proved August 20, 1694. Such is the brief, unvarnished record of the James "Cuttler," who came to New England 250 years ago. There is no direct testimony as to his character, his social standing, or his intelligence. That he was honest and persevering, however, is evident by his acquisition of lands and payment for the same. His early investment with full citizenship shows he had established a fair reputation among his fellow-townsmen; while the provisions of his will, whereby sons-in-law and stepchildren share in his estate, manifest a large and liberal spirit.Copied from A Cutler Memorial and Genealogical History, Compiled by Nahum S. Cutler, Greenfield, Massachusetts, Press of E. A. Hall and County, Greenfield, Massassachusetts., 1899, Pages 17-20.
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James Cutler, born in England in 1606, settled as early as 1634 in Watertown, Massachusetts, where the first record of the family name in New England is to be found, and was one of the original grantees of land in the northerly part of the town, on the road to Be
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James Cutler's first home1634, Watertown, Massachusetts
(from a letter written March 25, 1955, by Howard H. Sargent to grandson Walter W. Fricke, Jr.)
James Cutler was born in England in 1606. He is first recorded 1634 in the new world as a settler in Watertown, Massachusetts as among the grantees of land. His actual date of arrival is not know, but by 1634 he had gone through the period of probation requisite for acquiring a grant of land. He was the first recorded Cutler in New England. His wife was Anna, last name not available, said to have come with a sister, unattended, to escape persecution as Puritans, which if true, indicates they met and married after migrating.

Watertown, 6 miles west of Boston, was settled in 1630 by Sir Richard Saltonstall who came with a considerable group from England, reaching Salem first. Thereafter some came overland toward what later became Boston. James Cutler may have been among them. "
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RICHARD SNOW 1608-1677

[Ancestral Link: Marguerite Anderson (Miller), daughter of Hannah Anderson (Anderson), daughter of Mary Margaret Edmiston (Anderson), daughter of Martha Jane Snow (Edmiston), daughter of Gardner Snow, son of James Snow, son of Zerrubbabel Snow, son of John Snow, son of Zerubbabel Snow, son of John Snow, son of Richard Snow.]

SNOW FAMILYRichard Snow* was an early resident of Woburn, though not one of the group who signed the "Town Orders" in December 1640. But before September 8, 1645, he had brought to the town his wife Avis** as well as their two older sons, John and James, for on that date he was included in the list of those who were taxed there, in a rate for the country" (colony tax) which was that town’s earliest extant tax list. He received land from the town in 1647-8—perhaps also earlier. His home lay to the west of the homestead of Joseph Carter (Thomas).

There is no slightest hint of a derogatory nature found relative to Richard or to his family, but on the other hand there is almost nothing of any sort recorded of his life. He evidently took no part in official or public life; no proof is seen of church membership or of the acquirement of freemanship—indeed the vital records even fail to show his death - yet indirect proof is found that he was neither an irreligious nor a careless man, and be careful attention much information about his character may be deduced. As to his religious views, it must be recounted that the General Court had ruled that when a town lacked a pastor they must not allow preaching by a lay brother without going through the procedure of getting the opinion and approval of the elders of four nearby churches, or the permission of the County Court. This was especially hampering to sparsely settled communities; and in the earliest days of Woburn itself, they tried for about two years before they got their pastor, The Rev. Thomas Carter, who was so well liked. But the Woburn men felt, as to the principle of the matter, that in any given town the church organization which had examined and accepted its own members was in a better position to judge of their qualifications than any outsiders would be. So, though the inhibition did not pertain to these men of Woburn since they already had a pastor, they had the courage of their convictions to a sufficient extent to prepare, impersonally, a very lengthy petition to the General Court, couched in the most deferential terms, but explaining how their opinions differed from the decision of the court. Twenty-nine Woburn men signed that petition on August 30, 1653, and Richard Snow was one of them. It required real moral fibre, and a courage of high degree to put one’s name to what amounted to a formal criticism of the highest court in the land, for principle’s sake alone, and Richard possessed those qualities. Incidentally, this petition for a rescinding of the earlier ruling was not granted, but the document itself has been referred to ever since as the "Woburn Memorial for Christian Liberty" and its signers are called "the bold petitioners."

In the next place, as early as 1642, the very year Woburn was incorporated, the General Court, with careful concern for the religious education of the children and youths of the colony, had passed a law "that all masters of families do once a week (at the least) catechize their children and servants in the grounds and principles of religion", adding that if they are unable to teach thus themselves, the said masters should procure instruction by some one else, so that the young people might be able to answer the questions on the catechism when they were examined by the selectmen or others. This same requirement obtained down through the years. Add to this obligatory religious instruction, the courageous independence of the petition referred to above and the fact that at his death Richard Snow owned two Bibles "and other sermon books" and the trend of his character seems fairly well established. He was undoubtedly hard working and thrifty for when one of the original settlers, George Farley, was removing to Billerica, Richard on November 19, 1656, was able to buy that man’s home and twenty acres of land. This purchase seems to have included Farley’s right to the undivided town land for in a distribution of common lands and timber made as late as 1668, Richard received a share, though, as has been stated, he was not an original proprietor. He must have been either ailing or injured in his later life for in 1659 he was dismissed or relieved from ordinary trainings*** "in consideration of his insufficiency to bear arms". So we have the picture of a man of unusual moral courage, of careful attention to military duty, until unknown circumstances prevented, of thoughtful provision for his wife and family as will be shown by his will, with an estate of over 188 pounds at death and with the record of having reared four sons who lived useful, honorable lives. The three older sons married and reared families while his youngest son Zachariah died without issue, either a bachelor or a widower, for his estate was divided among his brother, nephews and nieces. This Zachariah was one of the thirteen Woburn men in Capt. Davenport’s Company, with John Carter, at the Great Swamp Fight (see Carter, p. 149), was wounded there and endured that dreadful all-night march back to Wickford (see Upham, p. 627) either staggering wearily through the storm or carried by his comrades-according to the location and severity of his wound. Many years later when land grants were being made to survivors or their heirs, a reminder of this service is seen in the fact that a claim was made by the husband of a granddaughter of James Snow, nephew of him who served, and land in Narragansett Township No 6, later Templeton, Massachusetts, was granted on the record of Zachariah.

Richard Snow died at Woburn on or before May 5, 1677, having made his will on January 30, 1676. It was witnessed by Francis Wyman, Allen Converse and his son Zachariah Converse and was probated on June 19, 1677. It made the widow Avis and son Zachariah the executors. It gave to John Snow "the parcel of land that his house now standeth one and one parcel of meddow that he hath now in possession". It gave land to the three other sons and added:

"I do require that my sons equally do pay to my beloved wife twenty bushels of corne (grain) yearly as followeth; five bushels of wheat and five of ry: and five bushels of barley; and five bushels of Indian corne: and the keeping of two cowes summer and winter yearly; and foure cords of wood yearly. . .).
The inventory of the estate of Richard taken May 5, 1677, showed a valuation of over 188 pounds.

The children of Richard and Avis(---) Snow, the last three born at Woburn, were:
John, see following.
James, born about. 1642; died not later than 1711, probably at Lancaster; married by 1670-1, and had sic children; removed 1704 to Lancaster.
Daniel, born February 4, 1645; died July 18, 1646.
Samuel, born May 28, 1647; died June 15, 1686; married 1st by 1669 Sarah Wildon (John) and Hannah (James?) who died June 15, 1686; married 2 August 9, 1686, Sarah Parker called daughter of John and Joanna Parker of Cambridge.
Zachariah, born March 29, 1649; died at Woburn April 14, 1711.

John Snow (Richard) was born about 1640 at an unknown place and spent his life from early childhood until his death, on November 25, 1706, in Woburn. He married there by 1667 Mary Greene and in 1671 had occasion to sign a receipt to her uncle Capt. John Carter for her share of her fathers’s estate. He had received during his father’s life, and doubtless at the time of his marriage, land to live upon and meadow and this property was confirmed to him by his father’s will in January, 1676. He, in common with his three brothers, was bound to provide food and fuel for their mother. Search in published material has revealed no details of the life of John. He, as well as his father, was evidently one of the pioneers who performed their daily work so unobtrusively that it attracted no comment, did not stand out noticeable, yet such men were the backbone of the colony. So the only way we can approximate an understanding of the conditions he faced is through study of the history of Woburn during the period of his life, with the addition of a few incidents.

Apparently the purveying of sensational tales, regardless of authenticity, is not exclusively a modern fault for about 1660 it reported in England.

"That 18 Turksman of war (on) the 24 of Jan’y 1659-60 landed at a town (referring to Clarlestown, mother of Woburn) three miles from Boston, killed 40, took Mr. Sims minister prisoner, wounded him, killed his wife and three of his little children, carried him away with 57 more, burnt the Town, carried them to Argier (Algiers?) their loss amounting to 12,000 pounds—the Turk demanding 8,000 pounds ransom to be paid within seven months".

The only discrepancies in the above tale are that Turkish men of war did not raid or burn Charlestown, the Rev. Symmes and others were not kidnapped or held for ransom, none of his family were killed and his children were all adult by 1659-60 instead of being "little". When Josselyn visited the colony and reported this wild English tale to the pioneers it must have created a sensation!

The tragic losses by fire in those days, when every necessity cost such a burden of effort, seem most appallingly heavy, and to our modern minds the methods of fighting fire seem needlessly crude. In this connection, we find a ruling of 1661 which would have had its bearing on every one of our Woburn families, for it was "Ordered that Thomas Brigden, sr., deliver the town buckets to any person. . .upon notice of fire within the town; provided the said Brigden was searched for or awakened and the church visited.
In October, 1667, twenty-five citizens of Woburn petitioned the General Court "May it please this honorable court to vouchsafe some help to our town of Woburn in dividing a lump of this wilderness earth"; and "The selectmen mette the 5.day of Octob. 1674, and agreed on the 15 day of this instant mo. To goe throo the Towne, and ecsamin the familys about Catichising."

Richard Snow would have experienced the earlier anxieties over the threatened loss of their charter and John would have felt the injustice of Andros’ regime in the greatly increased taxes, the threatened loss of their lands and other strictures.

About 1686 a farmer of Woburn was called to account for his wife’s extravagance in dress. He answered, "That he thought it no sin for his wife to wear a silk hood and silk neck (neckerchief?); and he desired to see an example before him!" probably meaning that if it was to be considered a sin, he desired proof of the claim.

Kindly treatment of the aged or infirm is frequently seen in the Woburn records, in the remitting of taxes, in the restoration of land forfeited for non-payment of taxes, or in actual furnishing of food and clothing in cases of need.

Of the seven children of John Snow, at least four married and reared families of well behaved children. Ebenezer died in young manhood; Nathaniel was probably crippled or ailing for he received his small share of his father’s property in money rather than in land which the other sons shared. At the age of fifty-one, Mary was still unmarried; the life of Timonthy was spent in Woburn, where he served the military company as sergeant from 1716 until 1737; Hannah with her husband had removed about 1715 to Killingly, Connecticut, (where some of her Snow relatives later followed her) and the two older sons removed to New Hampshire, John, who became an ensign, settling permanently in what is now Hudson in that state and becoming one of the most useful men of the town until his death in 1735. Zerubbabel evidently lived for a time near Concord, New Hampshire, but apparently returned to Woburn before his death.

An interesting tale is told of an experience of his which gave its name to Snow Pond in Concord Township, east of the Merrimack River. Zerubbabel was out hunting and was treed by a pack of wolves just at night. "He fired away at them all the balls he had, and then cut off buttons from his coat and discharged them; but the wolves kept round the tree till broad daylight next morning, when they went off and he escaped," and the nearby pond was given his name.

John Snow died intestate in November, 1706, and on April 12, 1707, his widow and children signed an agreement as to the disposition of his property. At his death his estate owed 16 pounds to his eldest son John and 12 pounds to Timothy as though they might have helped to maintain the family. John Cutler signed the agreement in behalf of his wife Hannah. By this document, the widow Mary was to use for life all the household stuff and one-third part of the other movables, housing and lands; John was to retain the home and over twenty acres already in his hands on condition that he pay 12 pounds to Timothy and 3 pounds to his sister, Hannah Cutler. In view of their payment of certain amounts to the other heirs, Zerubbabel and Timothy were to divide between them, the remainder of the housing and lands, including the widow’s third after her death. The description of land includes reference to the Hungry-plain field.

The children of John and Mary (Greene)Snow all born in Woburn were
John born May 13, 1668; received share of estate of uncle Zachariah; died at Hudson, New Hampshire March 21, 1735, called 68-4-3; married at Chelmsford February 13, 1693-4, Sarah Stevens (John and Elizabeth (Hildreth), sister of the man his cousin, Sarah (Samuel) married.

Zerubbabel, born May 14, 1672; with Samuel Snow he was administrator of estate of Zachariah; died at Woburn November 20, 1733; married there September 22, 1697, Jemima Cutler (James).

Timothy, born February 16, 1674-5; received share of estate of uncle Zachariah; died at Woburn November 20, 1747-8, aged 73-4; married there January 16, 1705-6, Lydia Pierce (Samuel, Thomas, Thomas).

Hannah, born June 6, 1677; she received a share of estate of uncle Zachariah; died at an unknown date; married February 6, 1700-1, at Woburn John Cutler. It was probably she who married 2ndly at Killingly Novmber 2, 1736, Deacon Eleazer Bateman.

Mary, born August 4,1680, unmarried in 1711 when she shared in the estate of he uncle Zachariah.

Ebenezer, born October 6, 1682; died February 11, 1704, probably unmarried.

Nathaniel, born November 17, 1684; shared in the estate of his uncle Zachariah in 1711.

*As to the origin of this family in England, nothing has been proved, but suggestion has been made that possibly a man named Richard Snow who was born in the parish of Barnstaple in col. Devon, England, in 1608, may have been he; and possibly one of this name, aged twenty-eight who on November 20, 1635, received "license to go beyond the seas" along with two hundred and five other men, embarking on the "Expedition" for the Barbadoes, may have been our ancestor. It is well known that frequently emigrants who sailed for the Barbadoes presently continued their journey to New England, and it is a fact that on the "Expedition" there sailed also one William Greene, and that our own Richard Snow and our William Greene both appeared early at Woburn and that members of their families intermarried. These fellow voyagers may have been our ancestors.

** This name has frequently, but erroneously, been printed as "Annis".

*** Others who signed were Francis Kendall, John Tidd, and the three Parker brothers Abraham, James, and John, brothers of our Jacob.

****Until 1686 military service in the colony was required of all able bodied men from the age of sixteen upward." "Men of sixty were always found drilling in the ranks and men of seventy-six and even older were active in the ordinary training." In England it had been the practice to enlist men in the train band at sixteen and to dismiss them at sixty, and in 1689 that plan came into effect in the colony. The officers often served much later in life.
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Family of Richard Snow and Annis BarratRichard Snow was born 21 December 1608 in Barnstaple, Devon, England and died 5 May 1677 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

Wife Annis Barrat was born about 1616 in England, and died after 1677 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts. They were married about 1637 in Middlesex, Massachusetts.

Their children were:
1- John Snow born 16 September 1638 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, and died 25 November 1706 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts
+Mary Greene born 20 January 1645 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts; married about 1667 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts

2- James Snow born about 1642 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, and died 28 January 1708 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts
+Sarah Jaquith born about 1648; married about 1670 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts

3- Daniel Snow born 4 February 1645 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, and died 18 July 1646 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts

4- Samuel Snow born 28 May 1647 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, and died 28 November 1717 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts
+Sarah Wilson born about 1648; married September 1669 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died 15 June 1686 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts
*2nd Wife of Samuel Snow:
+Sarah Parker born about 1660 in Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts; married 9 August 1686 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died 28 January 1695 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts

5- Zachariah Snow born 29 March 1649 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died 14 April 1711 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Notes for Zachariah Snow:
- Zachariah was wounded in the Swamp or Narragansett fight with the Indians 19 December 1675. His homestead in Wyman Lane was sold after his death, in July 1711, to Benjamin Wyman, a tanner.

Notes for Richard Snow:
- Richard Snow was a passenger on the Expedition which left London for America in 1635.- Genealogical Dictionary of New England Settlers, Vol. 4, p. 138: "Richard Snow, Woburn, had Daniel, born 4 February 1645, died soon; Samuel, 28 May 1647; and Zechariah, 29 March 1649."

- Pioneers of Massachusetts: "Richard Snow, Woburn, proprietor 1645. Children Daniel born February 4, 1644-5, died July 18, 1646, Samuel born May 28, 1647, Zachariah born March 29, 1649. He died 5 May, 1677. Will dated 30 (11) 1676, probate 19 June, 1677, bequests to wife Annis and sons John, James, Samuel and Zachary. Genealogy in Reg. XLVII, 81."

- Genealogical Notices of the Earliest Inhabitants of Woburn and Their Families The History of Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, from the grant of its territory to Charlestown, in 1640, to the year 1860, Sewall, Samuel, 1785-1868. - "Richard Snow was the earliest inhabitant of Woburn bearing his name. He was taxed there in the Rate for the Country, assessed 8 September 1645, which was the first tax in Woburn on Record. In 1647/8 land was granted him by the town. He bought, November 19, 1656, a house and 20 acres of land of George Farley, one of the original inhabitants of Woburn, then recently removed to Billerica and in the general distribution of common lands and timber, made in 1668, he had a due proportion assigned him in the "fifth Eighth." He seems to have been an industrious, striving husbandman, and to have maintained a respectable rank in society, but not being ambitious of honor and distinction, he never attained to any considerable office either in the church or town. He died November 9, *1711. (Torrey has p.691-692: Richard Snow who died *1677 and wife Anis or Avis; Woburn. Also: Daniel Snow and 1st wife Rachel Jones who died 1715 aged 36; was married August 5, 1696; Woburn. James Smith (born 1642; died ?) and Sarah Jaquith; Woburn. John Smith who died 1706 and Mary Green; Woburn/Lexington. John Smith, 1668-1735 and wife Sarah Stevens married February 13, 1693 or 1694; Woburn/Chelmsford. Samuel Smith (1647-*1717) and 1st wife, Sarah Wilson who died 1686 or 1688; Woburn. Samuel Smith (1647-1717) and 2nd wife, Sarah Parker (1660-1695) married August 9, 1686; Woburn. Samuel Snow, (1670-?) Abigail Jones (1675-?); Woburn to Ashford, Connecticut. Zerubbabel Smith (1672-1733) and Jemima Cutler who died 1734, married September 22, 1697; Woburn. end Torrey). Besides John and James Snow, sons apparently his, born before he came to Woburn to reside, he had born to him afterwards: Daniel born February 4, 1644/5 died July 18, 1646. Samuel born May 28, 1647. Zechariah born March 29, 1649 - was wounded in the Swamp or Narragansett fight with the Indians December 19, 1675 and died April 14, 1711. His (Zechariah's) homestead in Wyman Lane was sold after his death, July 1711, to Benjamin Wyman, a tanner.
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Some notes on Richard Snow and his familyRichard Snow was from Barnstable, England, the Parish Register having ‘Richard Snow, son of Patrick Snow, baptized December 21, 1608’ (though Nora Snow raises questions in her 1939 book, suggesting that Patrick might have been Richard’s grandfather). Richard embarked on the expedition of Mr. Peter Blackler to the Barbados when he was 28 years old (20 November 1635). He was examined by the minister of the town of Gravesend regarding his conforming to the beliefs of the Church of England prior to his sailing. Sometime after his 28th year, he courted and married Avis (Ann, Anis?), last name unknown (though some references have conjectured that her last name was "Barratt"). He settled in Woburn, Massachusetts, and was the earliest inhabitant there bearing his name (he was not one of the group who signed the "Town Orders" in December, 1640, but he had brought his wife Avis and his two oldest sons, John and James, there by September, 1645). He was listed among taxpayers there in 1645, the first tax in Woburn on record and only two years after the county was formed. In 1647-8 the town granted him land there. There is nothing derogatory about him in the records, but there is also no indication that he took any part in public life, though in August 1653 Richard, along with 28 others, signed a petition indicating to the General Court that the local inhabitants were better qualified to select a minister than outsiders. This was an act of some courage at the time, indicating a willingness to make a formal criticism of the highest court of the land for principle’s sake (this petition, even though not accepted by the court, was referred to as the ‘Woburn Memorial for Christian Liberty’ and its signers called ‘the bold petitioners’). It can be inferred that Richard was thrifty, for in November 1656, when a neighbor moved to Billerica, Richard was able to buy that man’s home and 20 acres of land. This may have included rights to a distribution of common land and timber made in 1668 when Richard received a share. In 1659 Richard was dismissed from military training due to his inability to bear arms. This seems to indicate that he was ailing or injured in later life since the pattern was that all able bodied men from 16 upward were drilling in the ranks (the age limit of 60 came into being in 1689). He seemed to have been an industrious, thriving ‘husbandman’ and to have maintained a respectable rank in society, but didn’t hold office either in the church or the town. In May, 1677 the will of Richard Snow was presented to court by Zachariah Snow, Executor. His will and the inventory of his property after his death (including a total of 118 acres of land and 188 pounds, and indicating provision for his widow) are quoted in the first reference below and refers to his wife Avis and youngest son Zachary (executors), and John, James, Samuell (sic) heirs along with Zachary and Avis. Among the personal possessions left were two Bibles and ‘other sermon books’ (these, along with the general requirements for families to conduct religious instruction at home seem to indicate that Richard was probably a religious man). In 1687 Richard’s son Samuel sold ‘the one half part of my father Richard Snow, late of Woburn, his house lot É’ Richard’s youngest son, Zachariah, was one of 13 men in Capt. Davenport’s Company at the Great Swamp Fight in December 1675. He was wounded there and endured a very hard all-night march back to Wickford.[Sewall, The History of Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, 1868, pp.640f.]
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IMMIGRATION OF RICHARD SNOW 1608-1677Richard sailed on 20 November 1635 from Gravesend England for Barbados on the ship Expedition. According to the shipping list he was 28 years old at the time of his immigration. His wife Annis Barrat was also a passenger on that ship and that they married in Barbados before sailing on to the Colonies in America.
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THE WILL OF RICHARD SNOW - 1677
In June 1677, the Will of Richard Snow was presented to the Court of Woubourne in the county of Middlesex in the Massachusetts colony in New England. Altho weake in body yet perfect in sences do make this will and testament to dispose of that little estate the lord hath bestowed on mee; i do make my beloved wife Anis Snow and my youngest son Zachary Snow to be my Executores. I do bequeath to my eldest son John Snow one parcell of meddow that he hath now in possession : It : to my son James Snow I do bequeath one parcell of land in hungry plain feill halfe my land there that is to say halfe my broke up land from the end of the broke up land to run with a straight line to the swampe and halfe my lott att the Cedar swampe; and one parcel of meadow called hart hole; and one parcell of meddow in mapple meddow from a point of upland in the meddow with a straight line to the river; and a third part of my devision of timber and a third of what is to be layd out: It: to my son Samuell Snow I do bequeath hafe my land joyning to my house and hafe the swampe with all the conveniencyes: and two akers of meddow on the other side of mapple meddow river: and a third part of my devision of timber: and a third part of what is to be layd out: and halfe my meddow at Steprocke: and the rest of my land att hungry plain to be equally devided between my son Samuell and my son Zachary: It: I do require that my sons equally do pay to my beloved wife twenty bushells of corne yearly as followeth: five bushells of wheat and five of ry: and five bushells of barley: and five bushells of Indian corne: and the keeping of two cowes summer and winter yearly; and foure cords of wood yearly and after my funerall and my legacyes thus bestowed: I make my beloved wife Anis and my son Zachary my executores this 30th. of the elevent month 1676: unto which we have sett out hands
Witness our hands RICHARD SNOW
his X mark
Francis Wyman
Allen Convers
Zachariah Convers
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A Family History Of The Snows 1517-2001A Richard Snow was on the list of passengers of the ship "Expedition" that sailed from England on 20 November 1635. The ship's records also show him to be 28 years old at the time of sailing. Also a Richard Snow was taxed as a business proprietor in 1645 in Woburn, Massachusetts. It is assumed that these are one in the same person since there is no record of any other Richard arriving soon enough to be in business and taxed by the year 1645.
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Richard Snow, the ancestor of Erastus Snow, is known to have been a resident of Woburn, Massachusetts, as early as 1656, and he may have settled there some years previous to that date. The fact that the birth to him of a son, Daniel, is recorded there as having occurred on the 4th of February, 1644-5, would indicate that he was residing there then, but a local historian thinks he was not in Woburn so early. John and James, who were undoubtedly his sons, though no record of their birth as such appears at Woburn, are supposed to have been before he settled there. That they were older than Daniel is indicated by the date of their marriage. In 1659 Richard Snow was relieved from military duty on account of infirmity, and in June, 1667, his will was proved. It was attested by Francis Wyman and Allen Converse. A Richard Snow embarked in the ship Expedition, from Gravesend, England, on the 20th of November, 1635, with a large number of other passengers, bound for Barbados. He was then aged twenty-eight years. As is well known, a great many immigrants who finally settled in New England, sailed for, and for a time sojourned in Barbados. A number of persons who were fellow passengers of this Richard Snow, are later found in New England, and it is not at all improbable that he is the person who settled in Woburn; if so, he was born in 1607. The name of his wife is unknown.
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RICHARD SNOW FAMILY.It is probable that Richard Snow was a native of Barnstable, England. In the parish register of that place is to be found the following:

Richard, son of Patrick Snow, baptized December 21, 1608. The Richard Snow who sailed from Gravesend for Barbados, November 20, 1656, has his age given in the shipping list as 28, in which case he would have been born previously to November, 1608.

The marriage of Patrick Snow to Marie Sweete is given in the same register as having taken place on June 26, 1600. Several other Richard Snows and also some by the name of Nicholas are mentioned in the Barnstable register.

NOTE— All localities named in the following record are in Massachusetts unless otherwise indicated.
THE FAMILY OF RICHARD SNOW OF WOBURN.
•In "Hottens Original Lists", page 141, and "Drake's Founders of New England," page 113, appears the following:— It is a list of the ship's company of the "Expedition" which sailed from Gravesend, 22 miles from London, November 20, 1635.

"20 Novembris, 1635. The underwritten names are to be transported to the Barbadoes, imbarqued in the "Expedition", Peter Blackler, Master. The men have taken the oaths of allegiance and supremacie, and have been examined by the minister of the town of Gravesend touching their conformities, to the orders and discipline of the Church of England die et ano prd." In the above mentioned list of names appears that of Richard Snow.

His age is given as 28 years in this document. There is no record to positively show that he is the Richard Snow who settled in Woburn, but no other Riohard Snow is found to have emigrated to New England at about this time. His age also corresponds with the probable age of Richard Snow of Woburn who died in 1677 when this Richard Snow would have been about 70 years old. In 1659 Richard Snow is dismissed from ordinary training in consideration of his insufficiency to bear arms. (Middlesex County court Record*.)

It will be noticed that the Ship Expedition's papers make the destination of this voyage as Barbados. This is in the British West Indies. A comparison of the names in her list of passengers with arrivals at about that time at Boston, shows that many of her passengers went from Barbados to Boston very soon after their arrival at their destination according to the ship's papers.

There is a hiatus of 10 years between the sailing of Richard Snow from London and the first record of Richard Snow in Woburn. In the meantime, he had married and had two children. He was the earliest inhabitant of Wobum bearing his name. He was taxed there in the Rate of the County, assessed September 8, 1645, which was the first tax in Woburn upon record.

In 1647-8 land was granted him by the town. He bought November 19, 1656, a house and twenty acres of land owned by George Parley, one of the original inhabitants of Woburn, then recently removed to Billerica; and in the general distribution of common lands and timber, made in 1668, he had a due proportion assigned to him in the "fifth eighth". He seems to have been an industrious, thriving husbandman, and to have maintained a respectable rank in society, but not being ambitious of honor and distinction, he never attained any considerable office either in the church or the town.

He died May 5, 1677. His will, dated January 30, 1676, probated June 19, 1677, bequeaths to wife Anis, and sons John, James, Samuel and Zachary.
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