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Joshua's death is reported as occuring in several different years, e.g., 1729, 1732, 1735 and 1756. A child Sarah b. 1717 in Lexington, Middlesex Co., MA, is occasionally assigned to Joshua and Dinah.
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The name of Joshua's wife is regularly reported as Dinah Morse, b:1697 in Watertown, Middlesex Co., MA, whom he married in 1716. C. Cramer, however, tells us that this can be disproved and cites two supporting sources for her contention: (1) "Blodget/Blodgett, Descendants of Thomas of Cambridge", Vol I, Gen. 1-6 by Bradley Deforest Thompson & Franklin Condit Thompson, Concord, NH, 1955; and (2) "American Genealogist", vol 24, pg 222-230.
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Amos Wallbridge, son of Henry and Anna (Amos) Wallbridge, was admitted to the New East (Lisbon) Church with his wife on February 28, 1724. Preparatory to his removal to Canterbury, Connecticut, he deeded his lands at Norwich, February 6, 1728-29, to John Jackson and later he permanently located at Stafford, Connecticut.
The Stafford Town Records contain many references to Amos Wallbridge commencing on 27 December 1736 when he was voted an inhabitant of the town. On 13 October 1737, he was commissioned Ensign of the "co. or train band" [?] of Stafford and in the same year was chosen Moderator of the town meeting and Selectman. He was reelected the following year. His commission as "Ensign" must have been an important title because from then on he was referred to by it in all town proceedings where his name is mentioned.
Amos frequently served as Moderator of the town meeting and in 1741was acting in that capacity when he was chosen along with two others to select a minister for the town. Similarly, on 14 September 1744 he was chosen as one of four townspeople to give "... the Revd. Mr. Eli Colton a Call to the work of the Gospel ministry in this town."
Amos had some land transactions as well; typical examples being: On 15 June 1737 he sold 100 acres to David Downing, and on 22 February 1738 the record reads: "Elisha Munsell, of Norwich, for the County of New London and Colony of Connecticutt for New England, for ?145 sells to Ames Wallbridge 35 acres of land bought of John Arnold of Mansfield & situated in the township of Stafford and part of that lot which was Israel Warner's home lot." On 22 October 1746: "There was laid out to Ensign Wallbridge 2 1/4 acres for land taken for a highway across his farm at the Beaverpond. Oct. 18, 1747, Benj. Collins "for ?1000. Bills of Publick Credit of the old Tenor to me in hand paid" conveys land to Ames W.
Possibly the last entries in the Stafford town records for Amos were made on 4 April 1754 "... Ensign Wallbridge pitched [meaning unknown]12 acres N. of Timothy Pearce", and on 16 May the same year "... he pitched another 12 acres, not described."
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Served in U.S. Army during the Civil War in Company H of the 22nd Maine Voluntary Infantry for 9 months, and for three years thereafter in the 2nd Maine Cavalry Regiment.
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(From a Wallbridge genealogy by William Gedney Wallbridge written in 1898.) Henry Wallbridge, a seventh son, with his brothers William and Stephen, were from the County of Devon, or else from near Wareham in Dorsetshire, southern part of England; the latter statement being supported by the fact that in Dorsetshire, Wallbridges are now living who trace their ancestry back for many generations and report that some of their kin came to this country in early days.
The three brothers are said to have fought with the Duke of Monmouth in his rebellion against King James the Second, and after the defeat of the rebel army at Sedgemoor, July 5, 1685, to have fled, to this country, thus escaping trial and almost certain death at the hands of that human tiger, the notorious Judge Jeffrey's.
They are reported to have settled first at Dedham, Mass. but no record of them can be found there, and thence went to Preston, Conn., six miles east of Norwich. William, unmarried, was thrown from his horse and killed soon after coming to this country. Stephen changed his name to Stephen Meech, taking, it is said, his mother's maiden name, and he has many descendants, among whom Wallbridge is frequently used as a middle name. Henry Wallbridge we find first mentioned at Preston, Conn. where the town records show his marriage on Dec. 25, 1688, a date agreeing well with that of his supposed coming to America.
His name appears on a list of a meeting of the inhabitants of Quinebaug, held in November of 1699. He was an accepted inhabitant of Norwich, CT, in 1702, and in 1718 his name is recorded among those of sixteen "Farmers in Ye Crotch of Ye Rivers," meaning the tract of land lying in the fork of the rivers Shetucket and Quinebaug, about three miles above where the junction of the former with the Yantic produces the Thames. A most beautiful locality, and originally a part of the Mohegan territory, being granted in 1669 by the town of Norwich to Awaneco, a Sachem [Chief] of a tribe tributary to Uncas; and known as the Showtuckets, who first disposed of their rights to white settlers in 1680. Here our ancestor lived a yeoman's [farmer's] life, cultivating his land, which embraced many acres, as shown by various deeds made the later years of his life, conveying portions of the estate to his sons, whose name as well as his own frequently appear upon the town records and those of the First Congregational Society of Norwich.
After his death his sons moved northward into CT., Ma., Vermont, and the Canadas, whence in after years their sons in turn entered the wilderness, to do their share in the work of developing the resource of the country.
Henry was a 5th great grandfather of Florence B. Gallup.
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According to The Descendants of John Porter, Volume I, the Porter and Storrs families must have been
extraordinarily friendly. Within the same batch of siblings, Hannah Porter married Joseph Storrs, Nathaniel Porter married Elizabeth Storrs, Martha Porter married Cornelius Storrs, and Eunice Porter married Huckins Storrs.
It is unclear exactly when Experience Porter moved his family to Mansfield, CT. There is one old reference centered around cemetery stone readings which states catagorically that his children Martha and Eunice were born in Mansfield. If correct, the family had to be in Mansfield in 1711. However, it is often reported that his last child, Mehitable, was born in Hadley, MA, in 1715.
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William came to America about 1635, settling first at Charlestown, MA where he became freeman in 1639. He moved to Woburn, MA about 1643 where he was taxed in 1645. He built a house in the Cummingsville section which was used as a fort during the early Indian wars. His first marriage was to a "Sarah" who was buried in 1641 in Concord, MA. He married Judith Phippen 18 Jan. 1643 at Woburn, MA. In June 1672, administration of the estate of William Simonds of Woburn was granted to Judith, his relict widow, and to Caleb and William Simonds, his sons. Joseph Simonds, age 19, chose John Wyman, Sr. his guardian. Benjamin, age 18, and James, age 15, chose Francis Kendall their guardian. In Dec. 1672, administration was granted to John Barber on the estate of William Simonds (son of William), late of Concord.
The information used here comes from the family genealogy of Stephen M. Lawson. Also appearing there is the contention that this William Simonds is "believed to be descended from...." the William Symonds who was a son of John Symonds and Joan Pett. The source given by Mr. Lawson for this contention is the book "History of the Simonds Family" by Robert and Rollo Simonds (pub. Barre, VT, 1985). As this book is unavailable to me, the sources given in it, if any, are unknown. On the other hand, this line is well developed in the files of LDS Church but with minor differences in statistics. This leads me to believe that the book mentioned above and the LDS files came from different sources and not just copies one from the other.
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Judith was licensed to embark from Stepney on the ship "Planter" 22 March 1634 at age 16, a servant of Nicholas Davies, together with James Haieward (Hayward), age 22, a servant. Judith married first in Massachusetts James Hayward, who was born about 1612 in England and died 20 Nov 1642 in Massachusetts. James and Judith had a daughter Rebecca born 4 Dec 1642. It may be supposed that servants Judith and James arrived in Massachusetts about Jul 1634 and completed a seven year indenture before marrying about 1641. The license list included only one family, Nicholas and Sarah Davies with son Joseph. Nicholas Davis is found in Woburn, MA in 1643.Comments on the Parents of Judith Phippen -
The two sets of parents given for Judith are widely reported contenders. Both are supported in the files of LDS Church, and both are supported about equally by family genealogies. Of those I have found, a small edge in quantity favors David and Sarah, and in quality favors William and Judith. I have not found any "tie breaker" in the way of a primary source document.
What seems reasonable about David and Sarah is that they come from Dorsetshire, a county from which came many immigrants during this period; the problem is that I have not found any passenger list for a ship on which they might have come to America.
What is deeply suspicions about David and Sarah being Judith's parents is that they came to America at all! Their having done so would contradict the widely accepted wisdom that Judith came here alone as a servant girl..
Insofar as I have been able to determine, neither pair of parents is supported by primary documents with the possible exception of a Will of William Phippen which has been quoted but I have not read.
Putting everything together (including the notion that Judith was named after her mother), William and Judith Burrow have the best circumstantial evidence for being the parents of our Judith Phippen.William PHIPPEN (AFN:B8TS-0R) was born about 1595 in Somerset, England. He was buried on 5 Oct 1647 in Wedmore, Somersetshire, England. William married Judith BURROW (AFN:NVG8-KX)before 1618. Judith was born about 1595 in Somerset, England. She died on 10 Dec 1637 in Wedmore, Somersetshire, England.
Note: William Phippen was a baker. He must have come from Ireland because in his Will he named his four daughters [listed here] including Judah (Judith) in New England. He also gave the name of his brother Joseph and noted that he was living in Ireland. (Joseph Phippen married Elynor Marten on 2 Aug 1603 at Wedmore, Somersetshire, England and had there children: Christopher, Isabella, Joseph and George.)David PHIPPEN (AFN:BVJ9-XT) was born in 1585 in Weymouth, Dorsetshire, England. He died on 31 Oct 1650 in Boston, Suffolk Co., MA. David married Sarah PINCKNEY (AFN:8J72-HX) about 1617. Sarah was born in 1574 in Weymouth, Dorsetshire, England. She died on 25 Aug 1659 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT.
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He did not marry.
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Thomas, Sr., age 30, emigrated from England on 18 April 1635 aboard the ship "Increase" out of London and bound for New England with his wife Susan [also given as Susannah], age 37, and children Daniel, age 4, and Samuel, age 1 1/2. London Custom-house records depose that he "brought certificates from Ministers and Justices of ye Peace of his conformitee to the Church of England. His occupation as listed on the ship's manifest was "glover" and in Cambridge, MA he was a "proprietor" (Pope's Pioneers of Massachusetts). Cambridge, MA records show that he was Sworn a Freeman and allotted land March 6, 1636/37. He resided on the west side of Dunster Street in Cambridge, between Harvard Square and Mount Auburn Street, probably his homestead. The record gives his year of death as 1639 but this was probably his son, for the will of Samuel Sr. is dated 10 August 1641. His will mentions wife Susan and children Daniel, Samuel and Susanna. Some sources assign a 7th child to Thomas named Robert, born 1629.
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This family name appears in the records under many spelling variations, e.g., Eggledon, Iggledon, Eggleton, Iggleton, Eggleden, Iggleden, Iggleston, Ingleden and Ingulden.
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The NEHGR (65:187) lists Sarah Eggleston's mother as follows: Jane (---)(Eggleton)(Britton) Cole, widow of Isaac Cole, James Britton, John Nutting and another son-in-law Samuel Blodgett will support Jane. The NEHGR (59:417) Notes and Queries re. Cole, Blodgett, Nutting, states some information lists her as Elizabeth Janet Bennett. Her death sometimes listed as 3/10/1681 in Roxbury, Suffolk, MA.