¥; >0v > \ + .. • • .A *°.* A, i v ^* c,^ v ^r.T- \ v <% ^ > v * °.../ •vq(^;- V^ C .^ o « V-CT «£*« -»Sr- .*>' .0 v .&v r a* A A> V 1^ .A 4> .^*. ** K /r'O-o ^O S* r * A' % •^ ,-0 o \> » • o. > P ; S " ° * ^o V . °4. 1* ^ *' .V °^ *■ A V ':• ". ^i V .1T> t _ •*"Vl- ^ ■■ ^ ^ V ^-<^ * % *c ,>•. ** f <■ s x^ \ \ / RICHARD INGERSOLL OF SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS AND SOME OF HIS DESCENDANTS By Major-General A. W. GREELY, U. S. Army [One hundred copies reprinted from the Historical Collections of the Essex Institute, Volume XLV.] ESSEX INSTITUTE SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS I9O9 (Parson) BEC RICHARD INGERSOLL AND SOME OF HIS DESCENDANTS. BY MAJOR-GENERAL A. W. GREELY, U. S. ARMY. Several years since th^re was published a genealogy of John Ingersoll of Hampshire, which contained brief allu- sions to his brother in Salem, the original settler, Richard Ingersoll of Bedfordshire, England, whose activities in 1629 transferred the family to the Colony of Massachu- setts Bay. For nearly two centuries the habitat of the descendants of Richard, was confined to the New England coast towns, — Salem, Boston, Gloucester, Portland and Kittery. It is therefore fit that the first effort to collate data pertaining to the first five generations should appear in the Historical Collections of Essex Institute,* which have been the primary sources of information. The In 1 - gersolls were staunch defenders of their country, for, in • addition to a score or more of the males who served in the Indian wars, there are recorded in the Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War no less than 112 separate records, wherein some duplications occur. The majority are descendants of Richard Ingersoll, and the rest probably pertain to the family of his brother John Ingersoll of Hampshire, Mass. 1 Richard Ingersoll is first mentioned in a letter, dated London, May 28, 1629, from the Governor of the New England Colony to the Governor at Salem, in which he writes : " There is also one Richard Haward and Richard Inker- sail, both Bedfordshire men, who we pray you may be well accommodated, not doubting but they will well and orderly demean themselves." *AU citations are from these Collections, unless specifically credited to other publications. (3) 4 RICHAKD EN6BRS0LL The final record of his activities appears in the proceed- ings of the Salem town meeting, 7th day, 5th mo., 1644, as follows: " Ordered that two be appointed every Lords day to walk forth in the time of Gods worship, to take notice of such as either lye about the meetinghouse, or that lye at home or in the fields, without giving good account thereof, and to take the names of such persons and to present them to the magistrate, whereby they may be proceeded against." For the sixth day Richard Ingersoll was named, and his son John, for the seventh day. Richard was well received and did his part as a member of the colony during the fifteen remaining years of his life. I [e was granted 2 acres for a house lot and 80 acres for a plantation (1636), portions of land on Frost Fish brook (1637), and 30 acres "of meadow in the great meadow" (1639). On his own part he was active in making wood- roads, established a ferry across North river (1637), and in the development of his property. His appearance in several suits indicates his insistence upon not only his own rights but on those for the public weal, — as in preventing excessive tolls at the grist-mill. His own infraction was confined to allowing his cows, with those of eleven of his neighbors, to trespass on the common cornfields in 1642. Richard prospered, added to his land by purchase, and left a good estate, when he died in 1644. His will is as fol- lows : — I, Richard Ingersoll of Salem in the County of Essex in New England being weake in body, but through God's mercy in perfect memory doe make this my last will and testament as followeth, viz. I give to Ann my wife all my estate of land, goods, & ehattells whatsoever except as followeth, viz. I give to George Ingersoll my son six acres lying in the grout meadow. Item 1 give to Nathaniel Ingersoll my youngest son a parcell of ground, which I bought of John P , but if the said Nathaniel dy without issue of his body lawfully begotten, then the land aforesaid to be equally shared be- tween John Ingersoll my son, & Richard Pettingell & Wil- liam Haines my sons in law. AND SOME OF HIS DESCENDANTS. 5 I give to Bathsheba my youngest daughter two cowes. I give to my daughter Alice Walcott my house at town with 10 acres of upland and meadow after my wife's de- cease. his R x I mark I read this will to Richard Ingersoll & he acknowledged it to be his will. Jo. Endecott. Proved in court upon oath 2 Jan. 1644-5. Inventory taken 4 Oct. 1644. Richard Ingersoll married in Sands, England, October 20, 1616, Agnes, or Ann, Langley who is said to be a cousin of John Spencer of Newbury. (N. E. H. & G. R.,* 53 : 843). Ann married, second, John Knight Sr. , in whose will of May 4, proved June 23, 1670, Ann was mentioned with her grandson, Thomas Haines (Hoyt : Old Families of Salisbury). Ann died July 30, 1677. Children : 2. George, b. 1618. 3. John, b. 1623. 4. Sabah, m. 1st, William Haines, and had: i. Thomas; m. 2nd, Joseph Honlton. Their children were: i. Joseph, b. 1652, bapt. 22-3-1653; m. Hannah Eborne. ii. Benjamin, b. 14- 12, 1657, bapt. 20-4-1658: m. Sarah . iii. Elizabeth, b. 1660; m, 7-8-1677, John Buxton, iv. Henry, b. 1662, bapt. 24-3-1663; m. Abigail Flint, v. James, b. 1665, bapt. 20-3-1666; m. Ruth Felton. vi. John, b. 1667, bapt. 23-6- 1668; m. Mary Star. vii. Sarah, b. 1669; m. Needham. 5. Joanna, m. 1643, Richard Pettingell, b. about 1620. They had i. Samuel, bapt. Salem, 9-12-1644. ii. Matthew, iii. Mary, m. Nov. 10, 1670. Sergt. Abram Adams, b. 1630. iv. Na- thaniel, b. Sept. 21, 1654. v. son, b. and d. Nov. 1657. vi. Henry, b. and d. 1659. 6. Alice, m. 1663, Jonathan Wolcott. 7. Bathsheba, d. Oct. 24, 1705; m. 1647, John Knight, jr. Among their ten children were: i. John; ii. Joseph; iii. Elizabeth, m. Cutting Noyes. S. Nathaniel, b. Salem, 1632. *Xew England Historical and Genealogical Register. 6 RICHARD INGERSOLL 2 George (Richard 1 ) born, 1618, iu England; died, 1694, after June 22 (Maine Wills, 9 : 174). He was al- lotted 40 acres of land in Enon (Wenharn), to which was added a grant of 40 acres (29-9-1642). Selling this land he moved in 1646 to Gloucester where he kept an ordinary, and was elected selectman in 1652 (Babson : Histoiw of Glouces- ter). He emigrated to Casco Bay, where he settled at Back Cove as early as June 25, 1657. He there bought 55 acres of land from George Cleaves, paying 55 shillings, with an annual tribute of one shilling and one day's work. He became prominent, and wasii petitioner to the General Court in 1660. Chosen juryman in 1666 and 1668, he was sent the latter year to York, to meet the commission engaged under the direction of the General Court in re- establishing the disputed jurisdiction of Massachusetts. He had on July 4, 1668, as selectman of and on the part of Falmouth (now Portland) forwarded a petition on the situation to the General Court. The commission, headed by Major General Leverett, was empowered to appoint officials, civil and military. George Ingersoll, erroneously called Ingerfield in the report, was commissioned lieuten- ant and placed in command of the militia at Falmouth. He was most active during the Indian troubles, but the King Philip war proved disastrous to him. One of his sons was killed in October, 1675, at the opening of this war in Maine, his plantation was attacked, and his house and property were destroyed. Thirty-four persons were killed or made captive in or near Falmouth, and the re- maining inhabitants withdrew for safety to Andrew island. Ingersoll was in the field until the beginning of December, when he decided to return to Salem with the families of himself and sons. His departure was criticised, but Wil- liamson in his History of Maine says : " Ingersoll's mili- tary talents procured his promotion to the command of the town militia, an office he filled with much repute through the first (1675) Indian war." Casting in his lot again with Falmouth in 1680, Inger- soll renewed his public activities. He was chosen deputy to the Provincial Assembly of Maine from Falmouth in 1683 and 1685. lie was designated by the General Court AND SOME OF HIS DESCENDANTS. 7 as one of the commissioners to lay out a new town-site of 1,000 acres and make allotments thereof. At the threat- ening Indian disturbances of 1689, he was called to serve on the council of war at Falmouth. Doubtless foreseeing the great dangers of his exposed plantation at Stroudwater, and in view of his age (72), he withdrew to Salem and thus escaped the vicissitudes of the second destruction of Falmouth the following year. He married about 1642, Elizabeth , who died before him. Children : 9. Son, killed by Indians at Falmouth, Oct., 1675. 10. Geokge, b. May, 1648; d. Aug. 10, 1724. 11. John, b. Salem, 1645; d. 1716. 12. Joseph, b. Gloucester, Oct. 4, 1646; d. March 12, 1718. 13. Elizabeth, b. Gloucester, Feb. 1, 1648; d. March 9, 1649. 14. Elizabeth, b. Gloucester, March 19, 1651. 15. Samuel. 16. Mary, b. Gloucester, Aug. 12, 1657; possibly the Polly who m. at Back Cove, James Rollins. 3 John (Richard 1 ) born in England, 1623 (aged 55 y. in 1678) ; died at Salem in 1683. Coming to Salem with his father, he was allotted 40 acres of land, 19-9-1649, but he was a mariner in 1658. John was freeman April 27, 1668, and was chosen juryman in 1669 and 1673. In 1667, with his son John, he signed the petition against import taxes. As appears from Mr. Perley's " Salem in 1700" (Essex Antiquarian, v. 10), John Ingersoll was a man of affairs, selling a house to John Gardner, 16-9-1656. He had previously bought from John Gray, 29-7-1656 (Essex Deeds, 2 : 4), a lot which has ever since been asso- ciated with the Ingersoll name. At his death in 1683 he devised part of it to his son John, who in turn willed it to his son Samuel (No. 61), after whom it was known as the Samuel Ingersoll lot. Another portion passed to Samuel (No. 22), and later was inherited by probably the only surviving daughter, Sarah (No. 69), then wife of Josiah Orne. Another son of the original owner, Nathan- iel (No. 18), dying before his father in 1683, a house-lot and house thereon passed to his son, Nathaniel (No. 65), who died in 1704, apparently unmarried, when his estate 8 RICHARD INGKRSoLL including the Nathaniel Ingersoll house, was inherited by his brother and sister,— John and Elizabeth. Richard (No. 20) also built on this land about 1675, a house, which, on the remarriage of his widow, passed to his son Richard (No. 68). In his will (E. I. Hist. Colls. 3 : 282), dated Nov. 20, 1683, John 2 mentions his wife Judith, his sons John, Richard and Samuel, his daughter Ruth, his daughters-in-law Sarah (widow of Richard), and Mary (widow of Nathaniel), and his grandson Nathaniel. He married about 1643, Judith Felton, daughter of Nathaniel Felton. Children : 17. John, bapt. First church, Salem, 10-7-1654. 18. Nathaniel, b. 10-2-1647, bapt. 10-7-1654; d. 1684. 19. Ruth, b. 20-4-1649, bapt. 10-7-1654; m. 7-4-1670, Richard Ross, (E. I. Hist. Col., 41: 191), who d. (inventory, Nov. 24), 1684. Children : i. Judith, ii. Richard, b. April 20, 1674; d. before June 20, 1698. iii. Ruth, ra. Hibbert, d. before 1729. iv. John, b. Aug. 16, 1678. Ruth, m. sec- ond Neale, d. before 1729. 20. RiOHABD, b. 1-7-1651; bapt. 10-7-1654: d. April 1, 1683. 21. Sahah, b. 3-4-1655, bapt. 28-6-1655; d. after June 8, 1732; m. July 26, 1676, William Ropes, bapt. Dec. 28, 1651; his will of Nov. 24, 1723, was proved Jan. 3, 1728. Children: i. Jonathan, b. Nov. 4, 1680. ii. Sarah, b. Jan. 9, 1688; d. Feb. 7, 1768, m. as his second wife about 1730, -Miles Ward. iii. William, b. March 5, 1685. iv. George, b. Aug. 12, 16S8. v. Joseph, b. Jan. 11, 1692. vi. John, b. Jan. 25, 1695; d. Jan. 21, 1792; m. Dec. 13, 1723, Mary White, daughter of John White and Abigail Dean. 22. SAMUEL, b. Oct. 6, bapt. 30-11-1658; d. Nov. 10, 1696. 23. Joseph, b. 9-10-1661 ; d. 1661. 24. Hannah, bapt. 11-1-1663; d. 1663. 8 Nathaniel (Richard*), born in Salem in 1632 (ao-ed 75 y. in 1707) ; died Jan. 27, 1718-9. He signed a peti- tion against import taxes in 1668 ; was constable, 1671 to L673 ; freeman, 1690. In 1677 he was one of the remon- strants against undue demands for guard duty on men re- mote from the town's center. He was appointed lieutenant in the Salem militia, 1689, and served in the Narragansett AND SOME OF HIS DESCENDANTS. 9 war in Corwin's troop from Salem and Lynn. His interest in military affairs is evidenced by his gift of land to the town (now in Dan vers) to be a training field forever. He was also a firm supporter of the church, and was one of the organizers of the Salem, now Danvers church, Nov. 19, 1689, of which he was chosen and ordained as its first deacon. His bequest of land to the church led to litiga- tion, as under his father's will the land reverted to his brothers and sister, as he left no children. He was prom- inent in the trials of the unfortunate victims of the witchcraft delusion in 1692, being a complainant in many cases. In 1673 Nathaniel was "allowed to sell beer and cider by the quart for the time while the farmers are a building their meeting-house, and on Lords days after- wards." The following is an abstract of Nathaniel's will (14,596 Essex Probate), dated July 8, 1709, probated Feb. 16, 1718-9. Gives to wife Hannah, use and improvement of whole estate ; to church in Salem village (now Danvers) 50/ ; mentions Benjamin Hutchinson, " my adopted son" ; gives training place to inhabitants of Salem village. Men- tions the following : brother George's children,— John, George, Joseph, Samuel and Elizabeth ; sister Jane (wife of Matthew) Pettingell ; children of sister Houlton — Jo- seph, Henry, James, John, Elizabeth, and Sarah ; Sarah Ropes, daughter of brother John ; and eight children of sister " Barshabah" Knight. y He married at Salem, Hannah Collins, who survived him. Child : 25. Daughter, name unknown. Possibly the Sarah Ingersoll who made a deposition in the witchcraft cases of 1692, she be- ing about thirty years of age (E. I. Hist. Colls. 2: 199). She died early. 10 George {George 2 , Richard 1 ), born in Salem, May, 1643, baptized in Charlestown, July 12, 1696, and died (buried on Copp's Hill) Aug. 10, 172 L (Old Eliot, 5 : 88). He grew up to bean energetic citizen at Falmouth, whence he was driven with his family to Salem in 1675, after the 10 RICHARD INGERSOL1, destruction of his house and property by Indians. In 1680 with his brother John, and others he petitioned the General Court of Massachusetts to authorize the establish- ment of a new plantation eight miles square, on Casco Bay. The General Court also confirmed Oct. 13, 1680, to him and to his brother John, grants of 60 acres each, with mill-privileges, which were utilized from 1680. The grantees paid lumber to the value of five pounds sterling annually to the Lord Proprietor. Driven from Falmouth by the second Indian war in 1690, he settled with his family in Boston, where he was a shipwright. He was baptized (Wyman : Charlestown Genealogies, vol. 1) and with his wife, Catherine, joined the First church, Charles- town, 12-5-1696. In 1699 he was in Battery. He married about 1674, Catherine Nicholson, daughter of Robert Nicholson of Scarboro. Children ; 26. Elizabeth, b. 1675, bapt. (with others of family) at Charles- towu, Dec. 10 (Savage), 1693. (12-5-1696, N. E. Hist. Gen. Reg.: 23: 441) 27. Sabah, b. 1677, bapt. Dec. 10, 1693; probably m. Aug. 30, 1716, William Smallman. 28. Bethia, b. 1679, bapt. Dec. 10, 1693. 29. Mary, b. 1681; d. Oct. 14, 1693. 30. George, b. 1683, bapt. 12-5-1696. 31. Daniel, b. 1690, bapt. 12-11-1693; d. before 1756; m. Sarah . 32. Catherine, b. 1692, bapt. 12-5-1696; m. March 4, 1714, Benjamin Eustis, b. Feb. 20, 1690; d. (will Jan. 9), 1761. He was the son of William Eustis and Sarah Cutler. They had: i. Kenjamin, b. Dec. 19, 1714; d. June 6, 1719. ii. George, b. April 24, 1718; m. Ruth Dane. iii. Benjamin, b. Apr. 16, 1720; m. 1749, Elizabeth Hill. 38. Ltdia, b. 1695, bapt. July 12, 1696; m. Dec. 19, 1717, Elias Hart. 84. David (E. I. Uist. Colls. 1 : 153); no other record. 11 John {George 2 , Richnnl'), born in Salem in 1645 ; died in Kittery, 1716. In his will of Sept. 27, 1714, proved April 4, 1716, he names his wife and all his chil- dren except a daughter, deceased, who had married a Brown (Maine Wills, 187). He prospered at Falmouth, AND SOME OF HIS DESCENDANTS 11 Me. where he bought, May 1, 1675, from George Munjoy a large tract of land. Driven from Falmouth by Indians in 1675, he sought refuge, with his father and brother, in Salem, where 11-11-1675, the town « admitted (thenO as inhabitants during the time of the Indian wars, being driven from their habitations." He moved to Kittery in 1676, where his wife lived, but in 1680 was again in Fal- mouth, where he received a house-lot and 60 acres of land at Ft.' Loyal on Sept. 23. The Massachusetts grant of land and mill privileges, confirmed Oct. 13, 1680, was perfected in 1682, and from 1684 was worked by a com- pany. John's occupancy of his farm at the Stroudwater (now Westbrook) was interrupted by the second Indian war, when he sought refuge at Kittery, where he was a carpenter. He also owned land in Kittery, Berwick and Scarboro. , He married Deborah Gunnison, daughter of Hugh and Elizabeth Gunnison, of Boston, 1634, and Kittery, 1651, from which latter town Hugh was chosen Deputy to the General Court in 1653, 1654 and 1657. Deborah was baptised at Boston "about 7 days old", July 25, 1642 ; she died after July 8, 1728. Children (order uncertain) : 35. Elisha. 36. Nathaniel. 37. John. 38 Ephbaim, b. 1666 ; no further record. Lived at Kittery. 39. Deborah, b. 1668; d. after Aug. 2, 1746; m. at York, Dec. 1, 1686, Capt. Benjamin Larrabee. 40 Abigail, d. Apr. 28, 1755; m. 1st (N. E. H. & G. R. 5 : 293) Joseph Judkins; 2d, Blacey; and 3d, before Jan., 1713, Ebenezer Blaisdell, b. Dec. 29, 1686 (Hoyt : Old Families of Salisbury). They had : i. Sarah, b. Oct. 9, 1713. ii. Ebenezer, b. Apr. 9, 1715. iii. Epbraim, b. Sept. 23, 1717. iv. Samuel, b. Aug. 21, 1719. v. Daniel, b. Feb. 7, 1720-1. vi. Abigail, b. Jan. 7, 1722-3. vii. Joseph, b. Oct. 25, 1725; d. 1726. viii. Mary, b. Feb. 19, 1726-7. ix. James, b. March 7, 1727-8; d. 1728. 41 Rachel, m. March 30, 1710, John Chapman, of Kittery, son of Nathaniel Chapman and Mary Wilborn. They had : i. Julia, b. Feb., 1710-11. ii. William, b. Nov. 20 1712. m. 12 RICHARD INGERSOLL Abraham, fc Apr 14 1714 ; m . Apr . 14> mi> m EU.S >v. Mary b. Feb. 4, 1715-16. v. Irene, b. Jan. 1717-18. vi. Jacob, b. Oct. 5, 1723. 42. Mary, in. about 1708, Daniel Low 43. Daughter, d. before 1714; m . __ Brown. They had : i. Sarah. 4 ll/*»?? KT**\f **"*>• born in Gloucester Oct. 4, 1646, and died there March 12, 1718 Moving to F*l 7tmLvm b0 V itb tS f i ,fl ' e1 '' J -pt^S ot the King Phihp War, settled at Charlestown, where he Children : 44 ' MAR1 M«;ieVh° V v ' 1G7 '' ^ CaSC ° ^^ m - Jan - *>' 1697 ' J °-Ph Mullett, b. Nov. 23, 1071 45. Johk bapt. Aug. 13 1676, Sa'lem; possibly he may have been Ilaskett Jan " *' 1672, Wh ° m - a SiSter ° f Han " aJl 46. Stkpuk.v, m. about 1694. 47. taao, d 1755; m . 1st, Mary Hunt; 2d, Sarah Ireson. 48. Joseph, d. 1755; m. Dec. 2, 1707. Mary Brewer. TlementT 0UCeSter ' ^ P ° SSib,y ^ M * y 19 ' 1T28 ' John at lM Sa ? U ?J ( ^f' ***"*>. *» born about 1652 at Kalmouth Me. and died at Gloucester after 1738 His War42"l5 e iW gPhi,ip ^» CBodge: Narragansetl of Si ri fan tft^'n w fv reCOgniZed by a S rant of one-fifth of the plantation of Narragansett, now Amherst, N. 11 Edging as a shipwright in 1676 at Charlestown he was ^earlo' tT^ ? S Fh>8t "> 12-5-1696 ajel near 50 . Moving to Gloucester after 1700 he was S Mav g ^17l 8hipb A lding - Hemarried » — I> o« ^ e C^rlestown church, 27-3-1694 (N. E. H. & AND SOME OF HIS DESCENDANTS. 13 Children : 50. Samuel, ra. 1708, Sarah Sargent. 51. Rebecca, d. Nov. 11, 1743, aged 57 (Babson); m. Capt. Andrew Robinson. Among their eleven children were: Andrew, and Judith who m. Thomas Sanders. 52. Josiah, m. 1712, Mary Stevens, jr. 53. Dorcas, m. Dec. 12, 1718, Samuel Row. 54. Jonathan, b. Aug. 6, 1693; d. 1745; m. 1717, Elizabeth Perkins. 55. David, b. Aug. 30, 1695; d. 1730; m. 1718, Mary Sargent. 56. Mercy, b. and d. 1697. 57. Nehemiah, b. Sept. 15, 1705; followed the sea. 58. Joel, b. June 27, 1709. 17 John (John 2 , Richard 1 ), bora at Salem, Sept. 11, bapt 7-12-1644, and died there in 1683; his will dated Nov. 20. He married March 17, 1670, Mary Cooms, who in her will of June 12, proved June 27, 1711, men- tions her children Mary, Ruth and Samuel. Children : 59. Mary, b. Sept. 10, 1671; d. after 1728; m. George Cox, d. before 1728. 60. Ruth, b. Dec. 2, 1673; m. 1700 (Wyman, Charlestown Genealo- gies), Zachariah Fowle[r], d. before 1729. Among their children were : i. Joanna, m. Oct. 17, 1735, William Sils- bee of Salem, ii. Mary. iii. Ruth. iv. Elizabeth, v. Zecha- riah. 61. Samuel. 62. John, bapt. Sept. 1, 1078 (E. I. Hist. Colls. 1 : 153); d. young. 63. Elizabeth, bapt. adult March 15, 1702; died before 1711. 64. Sarah, bapt. adult March 15, 1702; died before 1711. 18 Nathaniel (John 2 , Richard 1 ), born in Salem, bapt. Sept 10, 1654, and perished at sea April 1, 1683 ; admin- istration of his estate 19-9-1684 (37 : 90). He married 8-8-1670, Mary Preston, d. Sept. 28, 1684. Children : 65. Elizabeth, b. Feb. 11, 1672; m. Nov. 2, 1696, Lawrence Knight who died before 1729. Children: i. Nathaniel, b. March 29, 1698. ii. Elizabeth, b. Aug. 5, 1700. iii. John, b. May 20, 1703. 66. John, b. Oct. 7, 1674. 67. Nathaniel, d. 1704. 14 RICHARD INGERSOLL 20 Richard (John 2 , Richard'), born at Salem, Sept. 1, 1651 ; died Nov. 27, 1683. He married Sarah ; she married, second, before 1701, Joseph Procter, Ipswich. Child : 68. RlCHARP. 22 Samuel (John 2 , Richard'), born in Salem, Oct. 6, 1658; died Nov. 19, 1696. Samuel was a shipmaster, usually employed in foreign trade. In 1694 he commanded the Prudent Mary, with Richard Ingersoll (No. 20) as a seaman. Samuel left an estate of £538. He married Sarah , who after his death, married in 1698, Stephen English. Children : 69. Sarah, b. Oct. 12, 1686; m. (int. Dec. 2, 1710), Josiah Orne. They had: i. Jonathan. 70. Margaret, b. April 8, 1690; m. (int. May 31, 1712), Thomas Beadle. 71. Susanna; apparently d. young. 30 George (George*, George 2 , Richard 1 ), born at Fal- mouth in 1683, bapt. Charlestown, 12-5-1696. He was a petitioner to Governor Shute, May 29, 1717, for admis- sion as an inhabitant of Falmouth. He married, first, Elizabeth , of Gloucester. Child : 72. Elizabeth, b. Jan. 6, 1703. He married, second, Sept. 2, 1707, Eliza Gourding of Boston. Children : 73. George, bapt. April 27, 1709, Boston. 74. Abraham, bapt. July 23, 1711, Boston; m. June 16, 1737, Ann Harwood of Boston ; probably m. 2d, about 1749, Experi- ence . 31 Daniel (George*, George 2 , Richard 1 ), was born in 1690, at Falmouth, was baptised at Charlestown, 12-11-1693. He returned to and lived in Falmouth until 1730, and was twice chosen as selectman. His first public record was as a petitioner, with his brother George, for admission AND SOME OF HIS DESCENDANTS. 15 as an inhabitant of Falmouth, May 29, 1717. Moving to Boston he was largely interested in shipping from 1739 to 1742, being a ship-owner. He died in (administration es- tate) 1749. He married, first, Sarah , probably of Charlestown (Wyman). Children : 75. Daniel, b. Jan. 6, 1724; probably m. March 27, 1744, Mary Gridley of Boston. He was prominent in the American Revolution, and served as an officer in various commands, 1775-1780 (Mass. Soldiers in Revolution). 76. John, b. Aug. 28, 1725; d. in Falmouth, 1758 (Maine Wills, 880). 77. Benjamin, b. Boston, 1735; m. June 28, 1768, Elizabeth Gray, b. 1738; d. Apr. 30, 1815. 78. George, d. (will Nov. 9), 1756. He married, second, at Boston (int. July 16, 1741), Hannah Tucker. Children : 79. James, b. May 1, 1742. 80. Jonathan, b. March 3, 1746. 35 Elisha (John*, George 2 , Richard 1 ), was born in Kittery about 1676, where he was an adult in 1695. He was drowned at Presumpscot, Me., about 1726. The will of his father, proved at Kittery in 1716 (Maine Wills, 186) confirmed his title to land in Kittery, as well as bequeathed to him one-half of the father's mill and water rights in Falmouth, and one-half the homestead at Stroudwater. He settled on this farm, and in 1718 was one of the petitioners for the incorporation of Falmouth. He received a grant of 3 acres on " the Neck. " Williamson (Hist. Maine, 2 : 84) says " The first new framed house (on Portland Neck) being built by Mr. Ingersoll, about the year 1714 . . . for this cause called governor Ingersoll." He married at Kittery, Mary , who died after June 26, 1722 (York Deeds, 11 : 69). Children : 81. Elisha, b. Jan. 2, 1697; d. April 1, 1698. (Old Times at N. Yar- mouth). 82. Mary, b. Nov. 29, 1702, at Dover; m. Martin. 16 RICHARD INGERSOLL S3. Elizabeth, b. July 12, 1705; d. before 1765; m. 1731, Chipnian Cobb.* They had : i. Nathan, b. Jan. 7, 1732; m. March 27, 1757, Hannah Johnson of York. ii. Andrew, b. March 27, 1734; d. after 1800; m. 1st (int. Feb. 1, 17M) Hannah Green, daughter of Daniel Green and Mary Hali. wAtaU^*^ 84. Deborah, b. June 3, 1708; m. Dec. 29, 1726, John Tenney. 85. Elisha, b. June 3, 1711; d. young. 9 80. Margaret, b. Feb. 22, 1714; d. young. «~* 36 Nathaniel (John*, George 2 , Richard 1 ), of Kittery, was born about 1680. By his father's will of 1714 he 9 was left 36 acres of land at Kittery. He lived on Spruce \ x - ereek, where this land was situated. He married Joanna and died before 1723, in which year his widow Joanna was in Boston with two children (Boston Records, V : 13). Children : - ST. Nathaniel, b. June 22, 1716; m. possibly Feb. 19, 1744, Jane ) Fitzgerald, and had two daughters, Dorcas and Joanna, ^ bapt. Oct. 2, 1748, First church, Falmouth. He possibly m. 2d, Feb. 16, 1749, Hannah Spinney of Falmouth. Na- thaniel served in the Louisburg campaign (N. E. H. & G. Ft. 26 : 251), and was an Indian scout in 1757. 88. William. 37 John {John*, George 2 , Richard'), was born in Kit- tery about 1680. On Sept. 17, 1722, he was assigned with his family to live in the garrisoned house of Ebenezer More. He married at York, about 1700 (Maine Hist, and Gen. Recorder, 4 : 293) Deborah, daughter of John and Deborah Phoenix of Kittery. Children : 89. John, (probably a son) m. Sarah Tucker. Had: i. John, b. July 2, 1740. ii. William, b. Apr. 1, 1743. iii. Deborah, b. Sept. 28, 174 1. 90. Joanna, m. at Kittery, < )ct. J, 1719, John Howden, of Scarboro. 91. Deborah, b. Jan. 20, 1702, Kittery. 92. Mary, b. Jan. 6, 1705; m. Jan. 18, 1725-6, John Larrabee. •Chipman Cobb's paternal ancestors were Samuel^ Cobb, Jonathan* Cobb and Henry 1 Cobb, of Plymouth 16'.S). His Mayflower ancestry was through the wife of .Jonathan' Cobb, Hope Chipman, a grand-daughter of John Howland. AND SOME OF HIS DESCENDANTS. 17 46 Stephen (Joseph*, George 2 , Richard 1 ), was born in Gloucester. He married . The only record is his presentation for baptism at Salem, where he probably lived, of his five children on August 15, 1703. (E. I. Hist. Colls. 7 : 177.) Children : 93. Maby ; possibly m. Nov. 18, 1733, John Matchell of Gloucester. 94. Dina, m. (int. July 2, 1715), Joshua Wytherill of Salem. 95. Stephen, m. (int. Feb. 10, 1727), Hannah Manning. 96. Margaret. 97. Ephraim. 47 Benjamin (Joseph*, George 2 , Richard 1 ), known usually as Ensign, probably born in Charlestown, died at North Yarmouth, Me., April 11, 1755. In his will dated April 9, 1755 (Maine Wills, 760) he mentions his second wife, Sarah, and all his children, named hereafter, includ- ing Sarah, deceased. He became an inhabitant of Falmouth by petition in 1718 and was town treasurer in 1728 and 1729, and thrice chosen selectman. In 1729, with Samuel Cobb, he served on an important committee representing the town. On Dec. 2, 1729, the water-power of Saccarappa Falls was granted to him and others for a saw-mill, the commencement on the Presumpscot of a profitable lum- ber-trade that continued for more than a century. (N. E. Hist, and Gen. Register, 14 : 144). He moved to North Yarmouth prior to 1735, in which year he was appointed Boundary Commissioner by the General Court of Massa- chusetts (Old Times, 1902). He first married Mary Hunt of Ipswich ; the marriage was in Gloucester where several of his children were born. She died after May 5, 1722. (York Deeds, 11 : 200) Children : 98. Mary, b. 1713. 99. Benjamin, b. Sept. 25, 1715; cl. Nov. 13, 1739; m. June 6, 1736, Mary, dau. of Capt. James and Sarah (Ireson) Parker. 100. William, b. Sept. 8, 1717; m. wid. Sarah Parker. 101. Martha, b. 1719. 102. Nathaniel, b. 1722 ; possibly m. Feb. 6, 1749, Hannah Spinney of Falmouth. (See No. 87). 18 RICHARD INGERSOLL He married, second, Sarah Ireson, who survived him. Children : 103. Joseph, b. July 30, 1725. 104. Sarah, bapt. Jan. 22, 1728, Falmouth ; d. before 1755; ni. Aug. 11, 1744, James Parker. 105. Hannah, b. Jan. 27, 1730; possibly m. Jan. 7, 1750, Henry Tol- man. 106. Daniel, b. 1734; d. 1737. 48 Joseph (Joseph*, George 2 , Richard 1 ), born probably in Falmouth about 1686, lived in Gloucester where he died in 1755. He is probably the Joseph who was ordered to military service at Salem in 1703. He married Decem- ber 2, 1707, Mary Brewer (Babson, First Additions). Children : 107. Joseph, b. July 12, 1708; d. young. 108. Joseph, b. 1710; m. Nov. 18, 1732, Hannah Davis of Gloucester. 109. Benjamin, b. July 24, 1712. 110. James, b. 1714; m. Sept. 24, 1749, Eliza Davenport of Boston. 111. Abigail, b. 1716. 112. John, b. 1719; m. 1st (int. May 9, 1741, Lydia Stockbridge); m. 2d, July 22, 1775, wid. Lydia Woodbury. 113. Mary, b. 1721. 114. Isaac, b. 1724; m. March 2, 1764, Susanna Small of Capo Eliza- beth. 115. Sarah, b. 1726. 50 Samuel (Samuel*, George 2 , Richard*}, born about 1684 (baptised in Charlestown church, 10-4-1694), settled in Gloucester where he died (buried Feb. 27, 1754), " up- wards of 70" (Babson). He married Jan. 1, 1708, Sarah Sargent, of Gloucester. Children : 116. Sarah, b. Oct. 24, 1708; probably m. Dec. 3, 1730, Jouathan Day. 117. Samuel, b. Sept. 26, 1710. 118. John, b. Aug. 7, 1714; d. young. 119. Judith, b. Jan. 14, 1717; m. Sept. 5, 1739, George Giddings. 120. Zebulon, b. Aug. 23, 1719. 121. Dorcas, b. Nov. 6, 1722; m. Nov. 30, 1742, Mark Parsons. AND SOME OF HIS DESCENDANTS. 19 122. Andrew, b. July 25, 1725; probably m. 1750, Hannah Browne. 123. Solomon, b. Oct. 1, 1729. 124. John, b. Dec. 30, 1733. 52 Josiah (SamueU, George 2 , Richard 1 '), born about 168Y (bapt. Charlestown church, 10-4-1694). His will of Oct. 1, 1760, proved May 30, 1768, names sons Josiah, William, Nehemiah, John and four daughters. He mar- ried Dec. 30, 1712, Mary Stevens, jr., born Feb. 11, 1693, and died Jan. 13, 1789, daughter of Samuel and Mary (Ellery) Stevens. Children : 125. Mary, b. Dec. 6, 1713. 126. Josiah, b. July 21, 1716; d. Jan. 13, 1789; m. April 11, 1741, Bethia, dau. of John and Mary (Ellery) Sargent. She was b. 1725, and d. Feb. 3, 1779. 127. William, b. May 3, 1719; d. 1763; m. Nov. 23, 1749, Anne El- lery. 128. Abigail, b. July 3, 1721; d. young. 129. Daniel, b. Nov. 3, and d. Nov. 27, 1723. 130. Lois, b. June 27, 1725; probably m. (int. Oct. 14, 1744), Joseph Hibbard. 131. Abigail, b. April 16, 1727; m. (int. Sept. 24, 1748), Peter Dol- liver, jr. 132. Nehemiah, b. 1732; possibly m. Nov. 9, 1757, Sarah Youins of Boston. 133. Susannah, b. Dec, 1734. 134. John, b. Feb. 7, 1736-7. 54 Jonathan (Samuels, George 2 , Richard 1 ), born Aug. 6, 1693 ; died in 1745. He was a hotel-keeper in Gloucester (Babson). He married June 14, 1717, Eliza- beth Perkins, of Ipswich, daughter of Francis and Eliza- beth (Eveleth) Perkins. Children : 135. Jonathan, b. Aug. 3, 1719; m. 1737, Hannah Gilbert. 136. Francis, b. July 4, 1721. 137. Perkins, b. Sept. 14, 1723; m. Aug. 11, 1747, Hannah Ridgway. 138. Lucy, b. June 26, 1725; d. Sept. 4, 1S10; m. Nov. 20, 1744, Zeb- ulon Elwell. 139. Simeon, b. Nov. 2, 1727; served in Capt. A. Wheeler's com- pany in Revolutionary War. 140. David, b. June 18, 1735. 20 RICHARD LNGERSOLL 55 David (Samuels, George*, Richard 1 ), born in Charlestown, Aug. 30, 1695 ; settled in Gloucester ; mar- ried Dec. 10, 1718, Mary Sargent. He was lost "on the banks" in 1730 (Babson). Children : 141. Maky, b. Feb. 9, 1720; m. Jan. 16, 1753, David Tarr. 142] Rebecca, b. July 25, 1722; m. Jan. 16, 1743, Peter Sargent, b. June 2, 1721. 143. David, b. Oct. 24, 1724; probably d. 1774; m. 1st, Dec. 29, 1747, Mary Sargent; m. 2d, Mary Touchstone. 144. Sargent, b. Dec. 6, 1726; m. Esther Broom. He was 1st Lieut. of the privateer Phoenix during the Revolutionary War. 145. Medifer, b. Aug. 3, 1729; d. in French and Indian war, 1759; m. and had among his children Zebulon, of Revolutionary service, commonly known as "Colonel". 58 Joel (Samuel, George 2 , Richard 1 ), of Gloucester, born June 27, 1709 ; married Dec. 18, 1734, Mary, daugh- ter of Benjamin Averill. She married, second, Jan. 21, 1744, Philip Bayley. Children : 146. Benjamin, b. Dec. 11, 1735; d. Aug. 22, 1772; m. Feb. 7, 1755, Lydia Davis. 147. Joel, b. 173"j; d. 1758 (adm. of est. Sept. 15). 148. Samuel, b. May 22, 1740; m. Mrs. Mary Weed. 149. Sarah, bapt. May 10, 1741. 150. Jonathan, b. June 29, 1742; mariner; of Xewburyport. 61 Samuel (Johni, John 2 , Richard 1 ), baptized, an adult, in First church, Salem, March 15, 1702. He mar- ried, first, Elizabeth Wakefield, born in Boston March 2, 1675-6 ; and died Jan. 22, 1702. She was the daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (Dove) Wakefield. The only issue of this marriage, Elizabeth (No. 151), was legally adopted by Samuel Wakefield, Nov. 17, 1707, under written agree- ment with Samuel Ingersoll. He was a cooper in Salem, where he bought the Humphrey Coomb's house which he sold in 1705 (Essex Antiquarian, 10 : 158). He moved to Marblehead before 1728 (N. E. H. & G. R., 28: 319). Child : 151. Elizabeth, bapt. March 15, 1702; adopted by Samuel Wake- held. AND SOME OF HIS DESCENDANTS. 21 Samuel Ingersoll is supposed to have married, second, July 29, 1702, Sarah Haskett,born Feb. 5, 1673, daughter of Capt. Stephen and Elizabeth (Langdon) Haskett. Sarah Haskett inherited Mar. 23, 1747, from her father, the Stephen Haskett house in Salem. Children : 152. Samuel, bapt. Aug. 15, 1703; d. young. 153. Mary, bapt. Aug. 6, 1704; d. young. 154. Samuel, bapt. Apr. 14, 1706. 155. Mart, b. Aug. 18, 1708. 156. Nathaniel, d. (will proved 1761); m. Sept. 1, 1737, Bethia Gardner, bapt. Aug. 15, 1714; d. July 30, 1773. She was dau. of John and Elizabeth (Weld) Gardner. In Nathan- iel's will he mentions his wife Bethiah, and sons Samuel, David, Jonathan and John. 157. John, jr. (supposed to be Samuel's son), m. Nov. 27, 1740, Elizabeth, dau. of Capt. Daniel Bray. She was b. Oct. 10, 1710 and d. Aug. 5, 1768. 66 John (Nathanieft, John*, Richard 1 ^) born in Salem Oct. 7, 1678; moved to Lynn before 1697. Served in Capt. Moulton's company in 1725 (Mass. Arch. 91 : 134-5). He married (int. Jan. 8, 1697), Elizabeth, widow of Sam- uel Newhall. She probably was the daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (Andrews) Symons. Child : 158. Hannah (probably their daughter); m. May 19, 1723, John Clement of Lynn. 68 Richard (Richard*, John 2 , Richard 1 ), of Salem, died (administration of estate, July 11), 1708 ; married April 28, 1699, Ruth Dodge. Children : 159. Ruth, d. young. 160. Sarah, bapt. Aug. 30, 1702; m. Dec. 29, 1720, Daniel Cressy; removed to Connecticut about 1740. (11 children.) 161. John, bapt. Oct. 5, 1712; probably m. (int. May 23, 1730), Mrs. Sarah Raymond, widow of Henry Brown, and moved to Windham, Conn. 162. Riohard, bapt. Oct. 5, 1712; d. before June 5, 1735. RICHARD INGERSOLL OF SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS AND SOME OF HIS DESCENDANTS By Major-General A. W. GREELY, U. S. 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