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Although "Bertha" was never known by her first name, she was possibly the namesake of Florence Bertha Miles, her niece living in the same township.
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Along with her husband, they worked at the State School in Redfield, SD, she with the inmates, he on the grounds and with the cattle.
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This is the lady that Lynn Gallup and Carol Cramer went to visit.
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Mary's birth date is also reported as 26 March 1661. The two Mary's, this one and the other born 1 May 1674, are both often reported for the same parents. This suggests that the earlier of them died young.
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Jonathan's birthdate is also recorded as being after 1683 and as about 1685.
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Nicholas was the stepson of Henry Goldam, an early settler of Guilford, CT, and it is supposed that he came there from England with his stepfather. He is believed to have been the son of an earlier marriage of Frances, wife of Henry Goldam, and had a half-sister, Susannah Goldam, who married John Bishop Jr of Guilford. Goldam had no other children and by his will, dated July 9, 1661, he left to Nicholas Munger, his "son-in-law," "all my land in the Neck, paying myself, if demanded during my lifetime, one barley corn by the year by way of acknowledgement, and, after my death, if my wife shall survive and shall demand the same, the sum of five bushels of whete by the year, but if she miss demanding in or at the very expiring of the year, then to be free from any payment that present year, and at the death of my aforesaid wife, to be to him fully and freely and to his heirs forever." The land left Nicholas Munger was situated on the north bank of the Neck river on the public road, and he is supposed to have settled there as early as 1651.
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Sarah is given the maiden name "Hull" in "The Munger Book" (see Sources) but 'Hall" is sometimes found. She reportedly had a twin sister named Hannah.
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Jane was the 2nd wife of Stephen Hand. Stephen was married 3 times.
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Daniel Evarts, compiler/researcher of "Bent Links - A Chain of Evarts & Related Surnames", is arguable the most diligent researcher of the Evarts Family to be found these days. Nevertheless, primary evidence for the maiden name of Elizabeth, wife of John Evarts, has eluded him. He has, however, found credible historical references and circumstantial evidence supporting the contentions that she was baptised 15 August 1604, was the widow of one John Parmelee, was the daughter of Robert Heydon, and married second to John Evarts on 8 May 1626. More than likely we shall never have the hard evidence which Daniel seeks and will have to be satisfied with something less.
In addition to just the dull statistics, Daniel has found the following historical references which add a little color to our John Evarts; he appears to have been a man who had his troubles with hogs, and he didn't much care for the municipal authority of the Church:
John was sued twice by Thomas French in Guilford, New Haven Co.,CT on May 3, 1655, over some hogs. This would appear to be Thomas French (1610-1699), father of his daughter-in-law Mary French, wife of John Evarts, Jr. The basis of the suits tell us something about what was considered important in the mid-1600's.
Two cases with the same parties, French vs. Evarts, were heard on May 3, 1655. The first was brought by Thomas French against John Evarts, on the ground that his sow, on a Sunday, early in April, was drowned in Evarts's uncovered well, the gate of the yard being open; wherefore he sued Evarts for four pounds damages. Evarts claimed that at night he shut and fastened his gate and in the morning found a pale [fence] broken down, 'in a place yt was usually left firm before.' French said that the same morning he passed by and saw no pale down and that his hogs were not in the habit of going into Evarts's grounds. William Seward, as a witness, said that French's 'hoggs are apt to leap & to break fences; but he remembers not, yt. ye Sow was such a harmful hogg.' The court, seemingly, decided for the plaintiff, adjudging that the defendant should pay costs; but, as the sow was not yoked, her loss is to be divided equally between the two parties.
In the Second Suit, French complained of 'Damages, which he had sustained in parsnips, Cabbages, & Pease, by the hoggs of John Evarts Senr. for severall years,' which damage he put at twenty shillings. Evarts plead that his hogs got into French's land on account of defects in the plaintiff's fence and that, though it was not his fault, 'he had tendered satisfaction in Cabbages' & French had stopped a pound of flax due him. Further, Evarts brought witnesses to prove that Goodwife French had said Samuel Blachley's sow had eaten their parsnips. The Court decided in the defendant's favor and sentenced French to pay costs and ten shillings 'for his trouble & molestation.'
These events were also mentioned in French's article on Thomas French of Guilford.
References were found by Daniel Evarts that John Evarts was one of the fifteen men from Concord, Mass. who moved, along with Concord co-founder John Jones and his family, in the summer of 1644 to found Fairfield, Conn., "on Long Island Sound". This move was caused by disagreements with the Concord Government, which was ruled by the Boston Church.
(possibly) Elizabeth (Parmelee) Heyden
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Records conflict on the mother of John Evarts children. He apparently married twice, to an Elizabeth Bradley and to an Elizabeth Parmelee, but which woman was first and which second is unclear. Even if that were known, records conflict as to whether it was his first or second wife that was the mother of James Evarts.
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Danial's birthyear is also reported as 1645.
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John's birthdate is also reported as 29 Dec 1639