Celia Tyler (m. Joseph Cheney Sr.)

Parents: Zebulon Tyler (3-11-1736 in Groton, CT to after 1799) and Betty Adams (4-15-1746 in Pomfret, Windham Co., CT to?) Married: April 17, 1766 in Brooklyn, Windham Co., CT
Children: Celia (12-31-1767; Baptized 6-20-1770 in South Killingly Church, Windham Co., CT), Abijah (Baptized 6-20-1770 in South Killingly Church, Windham Co., CT)

Church in South Killingly, Conn.

1770
Betty the wife Zebulon Tyler was Baptized June 20m 1770
Selah & Abijah Daughter & Son to Betty Tyler Baptized on their
mothers account June 20th 1770

The New England historical and genealogical register - v. 66 (1912), BOSTON PUBLISHED BY THE SOCIETY
1912, p. 133.


Abijah Tyler, found in the 1800 NY, Westmoreland, Oneida census, Whitestown (3 persons - he 26-45 yrs old). There is an Abijah Tyler in the 1810 Lewis NY (5 persons).

md4davis@comcast.net: Date: Friday December 14, 2007 Time: 9:08PM
I just read your word docs attached. Thanks for the information! One note - Selah (Celia) Cheney was not born in Sharon, Litchfield. Her Father Zebulon Tyler was born and raised in Windham County, Brooklyn and Canterbury. She was baptized in South Killingly, Windham with her mother Betty, of Pomfret and Canterbury. Neither Joseph or Selah were in Litchfield. Way too much info, but I have found a lot of very good info on Joseph and Selah (did you ever see the South Killingly Church records that show Betty, wife of Zebulon Tyler, bapt with her daughter Selah and son Abijah? June 20, 1770). As you know, Joseph moved to Vermont, as did Elizabeth and her husband above, just about the same time. Selah's uncles moved to the same county, Orange Vt. at about the same time - Phineas Tyler and Oliver Tyler (who married Abigail Warren) and Noah Adams and Chester Adams.

465. Zebulon Tyler, born March 11, 1736; living in 1791, when he appealed from his father's will; married, April 17, 1766, Betty Adams. In 1770 he was one of three Tylers "adjacent to Brooklyn " who recommended the building of a church. The Descendants of Job Tyler, of Andover, Massachussetts, 1619-1700, by Willard I. Tyler Brigham, Vol. I, 1919.

Connecticut Soldiers, French and Indian War, 1755-62 Zebulon Tyler LOCATION: Connecticut Regiment: Fourth REGT.COMMAND: Fitch, Eleazer Colonel & Captain Company: Capt Crarys From: Canterbury CAMPAIGN YEAR: 1759 SOURCE LIST: List of Men Not Joined
August 7 1789, Canterbury: Back taxes due and real estate of certificates to be sold as such at Public venue: John and Zebulon Tyler.
January 1795 Hartford CT Post Office, List of Letters in Post Office: Zebulon Tyler - Canterbury.
July 1, 1799 Windham CT, List of Letters in the Post Office: Zebulon Tyler - Canterbury.

Grandparents: John Tyler (3-24-1705 in Groton, CT to 1791 in Groton, CT) and Elizabeth Fassett (3-4-1715 in Canterbury, CT to?)
Children: Zebulon (3-11-1736), Phineas (5-17-1738), Oliver (3-2-1740 to 6-4-1750), Prudence (2-16-1742), Betty (m. Simon Newton) (4-11-1745), John (4-30-1748 to 1-20-1770), Oliver (1-2-1754)

126. JOHN4 TYLER (Daniel3), born in Groton, Conn., March 24, 1705; baptized April 28, 1706; died - -; will dated April 15, 1791; presented for probate July 5, 1791; married Elizabeth - —. He settled in Canterbury, Conn., where his children were all probably born. Oliver was executorof the will, and Zebulon appears to have appealed. He was an Ensign in the Colonial Wars, and lieutenant of the train band of Groton. The inventory of estate amounted to £395. He left property and such to Phineas, Oliver, Zebulon, John and Prudence and mainly his wife. Zebulon and Phineas are both in the 1790 Canterbury census. The Descendants of Job Tyler, of Andover, Massachussetts, 1619-1700, by Willard I. Tyler Brigham, Vol I, 1919.

Great grandparents: Daniel Tyler (between 1676 and 1681 in Andover or Roxbury, MA to?) and Anna Geer (1-6-1679 in New London, CT to?) Married: May 28, 1700 in Groton, Connecticut
Children: Daniel (2-22-1701), Sarah (8-6-1702, Bapt.9-17-1704), John (3-24-1705), Job (2-14-1710), Zebedee

DANIEL3 TYLER (Hopestill2, Job1), born in Rox-bury or Andover, Mass., between 1676 and 1681; died, in Gro-ton, Conn., ; married, May 28, 1700, Anna Geer, born January 6, 1679, daughter of George * and Sarah (Allen) Geer, of New London, Conn. Daniel had land in Groton (where he removed), from his father, including " Tyler Hill."f. The Descendants of Job Tyler, of Andover, Massachussetts, 1619-1700, by Willard I. Tyler Brigham, Vol I, 1919.

2 great grandparents: Hopestill Tyler (c.1646 in Andover or Roxbury, MA to 1-20-1734 in Preston, CT) and Mary Lovett (3-7-1652 in Braintree, MA to c.1732 in Preston, CT) Married: January 20, 1668 in Mendon, Massachusetts
Children: Mary (1-31-1669), Martha (4-9-1676), John (2-19-1677), Daniel, Hannah, Joanna (11-21-1681 died s. p. before
1728; was accused of witchcraft), James (12-28-1683), Hopestill (10-16/26-1685), Mehitable (6-4-1687d. young), Abigail (6-4-1687)

4 HOPESTILL2 TYLER (JOB1), born about 1646, probably in Roxbury or Andover, Mass.; died in Preston, Conn., January 20, 1734, " in ye 89th year of his age " according to the rather rude stone which marks his grave in the old burying ground in Preston; married in Mendon, January 20, 1668, Mary Lovett, born in Mendon, March 7, 1652-53; said to have died in 1732; daughter of Daniel Lovett, of Braintree and Mendon. Hopestill went to Andover with his father, who apprenticed him in 1658 to a blacksmith of Andover, Thomas
Chandler; the boy was to be taught the blacksmith trade " so far as he was capable to learn " for a period of 9£ years; was to be taught to read the Bible and write so as to keep a book for his trade, and to be allowed " convenient meat and drinke, washing, lodging and clothes." WILL OF HOPESTILL TYLER, SR. In the name of God, Amen, May the fifteenth, 1728. I Hopestill Tyler, of Preston, being aged and of parfet mind and memory, thanks be given to god for the same, caling unto mind the mortality of my body and knowing that It Is appointed for all men once to dye do make and ordain this my last will and testament. That is to say principally and first of all I give and recommend my Soul Into the hands of God that gave It and my body i recommend to the earth to be buried In decent Christian burial at the discretion of my executtors, nothing doubting but at the general resurrection i shall reseaive the same again by the mighty power of god and as touching Such wordly estate wharewith It hath pleased god to bless me Inthis Life I give Demise and Dispose of the same in the following manner and form. Imprimis:—I give and bequeath to my Loving wife mary [
she had died meanwhile, 1732] of my estate as the Law dierets. " Then to my dafter mary furnnum I give fifty shillings besides
what she has allready had. Then I give to my dafter hanna busel her children teen pound besides what she has already had. I give un tomy dafter mathew teen pound besides what shee has allready had. I give unto my dafter abigel three score pound besides what she allready has had. I give unto my Son Daniel teen pound besides what he allready has had. I give unto my Son James five pound besides what he allready has had. I give unto my granson moscs tiler In Boston fifty Shillings besides what hee allreadye has had. Then I give unto my Son Hopstill all my Land In the township of preston with all my housing and Shope tols. I allsoe constitut make and ordain my Sole exsexaters my Son James and my Son Hopestill and my dafter Abigel my will Is that my dafter abigel shall have aroom In the hous to live in as long as she lives unmarried. his HOPESTILL X TYLER. mark
Witnesses: Thomas Stanton, Jabez Fitch, Anna Stanton."
Recorded in the 6th book of wills for New London district, Folio 155-156 Aug. 9th, 1734. RICH. CHEISTOPHEE Clerk. Preston Jan. 30, 1733-4 then the within named Thomas Stanton, Jabez Fitch and Anna Stanton did all parsonally appear and made oath that thay did se ye within named Hopestill Tyler sign and seal ye within written instrument and that thay herd him then publish and declare ye same to be his Will and Testament and that he was then in his perfect mind and memory and that thay did then all thereunto sign as witnesses in ye presence of ye sd Hopestill Tyler dec'd—before me John Cooke, Justice of Peace. (The Descendants of Job Tyler, of Andover, Massachussetts, 1619-1700, by Willard I. Tyler Brigham, Vol I, 1919).

3 great grandparents: Job Tyler (c. 1620 in Cranbrook, Kent Co., England d. after 3-14-1663 in Massachusetts) and Mary
Children: Moses (c. 1641/42), Mary (c.1644), Hopestill (c.1646), Child (who died in infancy, "1646, month 1, day 28."), Hannah, John (born about 1650; died in Andover, Sept. 28, 1652), John (4-16-1653), Samuel (5-24-1655)

JOB1 TYLER was born about 1619, as in a deposition of 1659, his age is stated as "about 40 yeares." The author of this history (who died before its publication) left a note stating that he had never been able to "find a scintilla of evidence upon which to base" the tradition that Job Tyler was a native of Shropshire, England. Job's death is nowhere recorded. It is conjectured that he died in Mendon and was there buried, but no proof is at hand to confirm the supposition. He married Mary - —. It has been thought by one of the descendants of Job engaged in research that she may have been a widow Horton, but the proof of this statement has not been forthcoming. She was dismissed to the church in "Mendham" from the church in Roxbury on the 28th day of the third month (May), 1665. Her birth and death are unrecorded so far as present research has gone. The eldest child was born in Roxbury or Andover as was probably the third; the fifth and sixth in Roxbury; the others are uncertain. The Descendants of Job Tyler, of Andover, Massachussetts, 1619-1700, by Willard I. Tyler Brigham, Vol I, 1919.

4 great grandparents: Lawrence Tyler (d. 1663 in Cranbrook, Kent Co., England) and Dorothy
Children: Mary (11-3-1603), Rebecca, James, John (6-24-1610), Moses (1-30-1619), Job (c.1620)

Will dated 10 Jan 1663, proved 14 Mar 1663. Mentions wife Dorothy; sons Job (who is now of New England), John, and Moses Tyler; daughters Rebecca Page and Mary Potter; Mary Potter's children Mary, James, Job, John, and Thomas. Wife Dorothy and daughter Mary Potter to be executrices. Friends Mr. Harmone Sheaf of Cranbrook and Mr. John Stephens of Staplehurst, clothiers, to be overseers. Witnesses: Darthy Baily, Elizabeth Hodkin, Richard Kingsmoth. Proved 14 Mar 1663 (New England Historic Genealogical Society, The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Page: vol. 115, p. 75).

Mary Lovett (m. Hopestill Tyler)

Parents: Daniel Lovett (d. c. 1691 in prob. Mendon, MA) and Joanna Blott (10-1-1620 in Harrold, Bedfordshire Co., England to?) Married: September 7, 1644 in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts
Children: James (7-8-1648), Mary (3-7-1652), Martha (9-4-1654), Hannah (3-30-1656)

"The Pioneers of Massachusetts" by Charles Henry Pope; Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc.; Baltimore, Maryland; 1998 (974.4 P81P, 1965 ACPL)

Grandparents: Robert Blott (d. 1665 in Boston, MA) and Susanna Selbee (d. January 20, 1660 in Boston, Suffolk Co., MA) Married: August 9, 1609 in Harrold, Bedfordshire Co., England
Children: Mary (12-24-1609), John (10-27-1611 to 9-21-1617), Elizabeth (3-8-1613), Ann (1-12-1616), George (10-3-1619 to 10-1620), Joanna (10-1-1620), Robert (5-22-1623), Anna (1-9-1625), Lydia (7-1-1627), Sarah (10-2-1631)

Great Migration 1634-35, Title: Robert Charles Anderson, George F. Sanborn Jr., Melinde Lutz Sanborn, The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634 - 1635 (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1999).

http://genforum.genealogy.com/cgi-bin/pageload.cgi?thomas,wo...: "PIONEERS OF MASS." Pope, p. 56
BLOT (BLOTT) Robert, Charlestown 1634, freeman March 4 1634-5. With wife Susan, admitted to church Boston from Charlestown 28 (10) 1644. Sold land at Concord gr. to Sam'l Stretton 29 (5) 1648. Daughter Mary married Thomas Woodford. Wife Susananna died in Boston Jan. 20 1659-60. Will dated 27 (3) 1662 codicil 27 March 1665. Probated Feb. 2 1665-6.

http://genforum.genealogy.com/cgi-bin/pageload.cgi?thomas,wo...: From The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, January 1861, Vol. 15, No. 1 "Abstracts from the Earliest Wills on Record in the County of Suffolk, Mass." p. 73: "Robert Blott -I, Robert Blott, Being in perfect memorye, Doe Make this my Last will and testament. I make Edward Ellis, my sonne in Law, Husband to Sarah, my Daughter, my Executor, and give unto him my House and the lot belonging thereunto, with all the appurtenances. Also my will is , that he pay my Daughters Children, whose names was Woodford of Conniticott, 3 (pounds). My will is that my sonne Edward Ellis, shall give to my dau. Tosiors children, 7 (pounds) and 3 bushells of wheate & two of Indyan Corne, besides, to her Eldest sonne, John Green, Cloth to make him a Coate. My will is that the said Edward shall give to my dau. Lovetts Children, of Braintree, 7 (pounds) and 3 bushells of wheate, and 2 bushells of Indyan, also to my sonne in Law, Danil Turins Children, 8 (pounds); - that my dau. Tosior, & my dau. Lovet shall have halfe the house hold stuffe equally Divided betweene them, and the other halfe to my dau. Ellis, also 3 bushells of Maulte to be Divided Between my three Daughters. Also to Daniel Lovett, my sonne in Law I give my Best Coate, in Witnesse whereof I have sett to my hand this 27th of the third Month called May 1662."

From Tag (The American Genealogist), April 1992, Vol. 67, No,2, "The English Origin of Robert Blott of Charlestown and Boston, Mass" by Penny G. Douglass ".....His will and other Massachusetts records indicate that he had children Mary, married before 1639 Thomas Woodford; daughter, married first a Green, and second a Tosier; Joanna, married 1644-45 Daniel Lovett; Lydia, married before August 1646 Daniel Turin or Turell; and Sarah, born about 1631, married 1652 Edward Ellis."

The TAG article goes on to speculate that Robert may have been the son of an earlier Robert of Harrold, who left a will dated 03 Jan. 1609/10. He mentions a wife Elizabeth, and sons William, John, Robert, Thomas; and daughters Marye, Alice, Edith (or Judith), and Joane. This article, and the subsequent one, "John Black of Charlestown Was Really Robert Blott" by Robert Charles Anderson both concur, by the way, that Robert had only one wife, Susanna Selbee.

Anna Geer (m. Daniel Tyler)

Parents: George Geer (d. 1726 in New London, CT) and Sarah Allen (3-22-1642 in Salem, MA to about 1723 in prob. New London, CT) Married: February 17, 1659 in New London, CT
Children: Sarah (2-27-1660), Jonathan (5-26-1662), Joseph (10-14-1664), Hannah (2-27-1666), Margaret (2-1669), Mary (5-16-1671), Robert (1-2-1676), Daniel, Ann (1-6-1679), Isaac (3-26-1681), Jeremiah (9-6-1683)

SAVAGE, VOL 2 DICTIONARY OF FIRST SETTLERS OF NEW ENGLAND GEARS, GEER, or GEERS, GEORGE, New London, married 17 February 1659, Sarah, daughter of Robert Allyn, or Allen, of Norwich, had Sarah, born 27 February 1660; Jonathan, 26 May 1662; Joseph, 14 October 1664; Hannah, 27 February 1666; Margaret, February 1669; Mary, 26 May 1671; Robert, 2 January 1676; Daniel; Ann, 6 January 1679; Isaac, 26 March 1681, and Jeremiah. He died 1726, having made his will 5 June 1723, in which he names as living wife Sarah, all his sons and daughters except Mary (and her two daughters Hannah and Mary to have their mother's part), and made his son Robert and son-in-law Thomas Gates to be executors. The farm, which he bought 1664, is now occupied by his descendants in Ledyard, set off from Groton, formerly part of New London. Sarah married Nathaniel
Parks; Hannah married Charles Williams; Margaret married Thomas Gates; all of Preston; Mary married Zechariah Mainor of Groton; and Ann married Daniel Tyler.

Grandparents: Robert Allen (d.1679 in New London, CT)
Children: John (3-22-1642), Sarah (3-22-1642), Mary (9-19-1648), Hannah, Deborah

Robert Allen, who was living in Salem as early as 1636, when he was granted land there, is said to have been a brother of William Allen. Robert was granted land at Jeffries creek (now Manchester) in 1638, and removed thither before 1648, when he was constable there. He was made freeman 26: 4: 1649. He emigrated, with the Gloucester company, to New London, Conn., in March, 1651, and removed to Norwich before 1662, when he was dismissed from the Salem to the Norwich church. He soon afterward returned
to New London. He emigrated, with the Gloucester company, to New London, Conn., in March, 1651, and removed to Norwich before 1662, when he was dismissed from the Salem to the Norwich church. He soon afterward returned to New London. He made his will June 7, 1678 ; and it was proved 26 : 4: 1679.
THE ESSEX ANTIQUARIAN. VOL. II. SALEM, MASS., SEPTEMBER, 1898. ALLEN GENEALOGY

Elizabeth Fassett (m. John Tyler)

Parents: Benjamin Fassett (7-7-1690 in Ballerica, MA to 10-3-1764 in Pomfret, Windham Co., CT) and Elizabeth Park (1-29-1692 in Concord, Middlesex Co., MA to 8-18-1757 in Pomfret, Windham Co., MA) Married: February 4, 1713 in Concord, Massachusetts
Children: Elizabeth (3-4-1715), Benjamin (2-6-1717), John (3-16-1719), Adonijah (9-23-1720), Mary (9-8-1720), Josiah (3-2-1722)

Benjamin Fassett's will:....I will to my only daughter Elizabeth TYLER of my moveable estate four pewter dishes, six pewter plates, two pewter basons, two pewter poringers which was of sd pewter that was used in my house in the days of Elizabeth FASSET my first wife.......When Elizabeth Tyler's mother, Elizabeth Parks died, her father Benjamin remarried to Eleanor (Fassett) Adams (when her husband Issac Adams died). Elizabeth's Tyler's oldest son, Zebulon Tyler, married Betty Adams, daughter of Eleanor (Fassett) Adams. Her son having married her stepmothers daughter.

Benjamin was born 17 July 1690 in Billerica, Mass. He 1st m. on the 4 Feb. 1713/14 to Elizabeth Park of Concord, Mass., the daughter of Lt. Richard and Elizabeth Hastings Billings Park. At this time of his marraige he was called "of Lexington," according to Concord Records. He married 2nd on 5 Feb. 1758 to Mrs. Eleanor Adams. He died 3 October 1764.
Benjamin Fassett soon after his marraige removed to Canterbury and Pomfret, Connecticut. The church records of the Second Church in Pomfret (now Brooklyn, Conn..) on the 21 Nov. 1734. He held one share as proprietor under the patent of 1710. John, Josiah, Benjamin and Elizabeth were Separates in 1742. In 1748, Benjamin and John appear among petitioners to form a town out of the Northlake Society. The town of Brooklyn was formed in 1786.

Grandparents: Patrick Fassett (c.1628 in Scotland? to 11-1713 in Ballerica, MA) and Sarah (c.1644 in Scotland? to 1-15-1740 in Ballerica, MA)
Children: John (c.1670), Joseph (10-2-1672), Sarah (3-1-1674), Samuel (12-29-1677 died young), Deborah (2-15-1680), Mary (3-31-1683), Peter (8-25-1685), Josiah (12-1-1687), Benjamin (7-7-1690)

Thomas Bellows Wyman, Genealogies and Estates of Charlestown, Massachusetts 1629 - 1818 (Boston David Clapp & Son 1879) calls John REYLEY, ROYLLEY, brother-in-law to Patrick FASSETT which implies that Sarah FASSETT was either a REYLEY or sister to John REYLEY's wife. I found no proof of this but made only a limited search at this time.

http://ludawn.tripod.com/id2.html: "I reflect back on the long held story that Patrick MacPherson and wife Sarah fled from Scotland to escape religious persecution. They changed their name to Fassett to conceal their identity. Then came to Massachusetts from Rock Fassett Castle, Ireland. If this be the true story of out Patrick and Sarah, then they may have left before Cromwell struck havoc throughout Scotland." "Why else would Patrick have had to change his name from MacPherson to Fassett? If he came in via a prisoner ship, he would most likely have no need to change his name as a prisoner, and once pronounced a free man, there would be no need to make such a change." "I would rather believe that he and his wife fled just before the break-out of the war, or during the very early start of it. The Rock Fassett Castle intrigues me and I hope to be able to one day include more about it. At this time it is merely a name of a place which once meant something I'm sure to Patrick and Sarah."
Patrick was born in 1629 and died Nov. 1713 at the age of 85. He is buried in the Old South Cemetary, Billerica, Mass. with grave stone. He married Sarah Reyley.. She was born in 1644 and died 15 Jan. 1739/40 at the age of 95. Sarah married second on 23 April 1716, Thomas Bateman, Concord, Mass. Patrick is buried Billerica, Middlesex, Ma. Sarah is buried in the Old South Cemetary.

The following information/data is taken from Katherine Fassett-Schuster's book: The Fassett Genealogy with Additions Added To, By Lu Dawn Ross-Fassett.

Elizabeth Park

Parents: Lt. Richard Park (about 1667 in prob. Concord, MA to 6-19-1725 in Concord, MA) and Elizabeth Billings (11-6-1669 in Concord, MA to 6-27-1756 in Concord, MA) Married: November 6, 1690 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts
Children: Joseph (1-9-1691), Elizabeth (1-29-1692), Sarah (5-8-1696), Josiah (1-10-1698), Abigail (9-11-1700), Jonathan (2-1702), David (7-30-1703), Hannah (5-18-1704), Isaac (12-26-1707), Rebecca (12-26-1707), Ephraim (1710), Daniel, Zaccheus

That Lt. Richard Park, of Concord, was not identical with Richard, son of Thomas, is easily proved by the following considerations:
1st. Richard Parks and Elizabeth Billings were married according to the Concord records, May 14, 1690. They had children Joseph born 1691, Elizabeth born 1693, Sarah born 1696 Josiah born 1698 and Abigail born 1700; just in the very decade of years that Richard the son of Thomas, was on Mr. Jackson's authority having quite a different lot of children born at Newton. 2nd. Lt. Richard Parks, of Concord, died June 19, 1725, in the 5th year of his age; his tombstone being the authority. This would bring his birth in the year 1667 or 1668. While according to Dr. Bond, Richard the son of Thomas was born Dec. 21, 1663, and was thus four or five years older than the Lt. Richard of Concord. 3rd. In the record of the births of his children at Concord, Lt. Richard is frequently called Richard Parks JR. This of itself would imply that there was a Richard Parks SENIOR, then living.

Grandparents: Richard Parke (d. after August 30, 1715 in prob. Weston, MA) and Mary (d. after 1715 in prob. Weston, MA)
Children: Richard (c.1667), John

On April 9, 1711, Richard Parks, senior and his wife Mary and John Parks and wife Deliverence, all of Concord, sell and convey unto Richard Parks Jr., of said Concord, a certain messuage or tenement containing two dwelling houses, and two barns and thirty acres of upland, in south part of Concord and bounding on land of Joseph Da—ey, John Smith, Daniel Dean, and John Heywood. This deed, as well as several others from various grantors to Lieut. Richard Parks, appears to have escaped record until after Lt. Richard's death when they were all recorded at once, probably to facilitate the settlement of the estate.
John Parks, husband of Deliverance, was a son of Richard and Mary. Find no record of his birth or that of Lieutenant Richard. They must have been born before their parents left Cambridge for Sherborn.
John Parks sold his birthright to Lieut. Richard, removed to Weston with his wife and two daughters; and father and mother went there also, for it is recorded in Vol. II of the Middlesex Court records, page 316, under date of Aug. 30, 1715 that: " At his Majesty's Court of General Sessions of ye Peace holden at Concord the Selectmen of Weston are allowed to enter their caution against one Richard Parks, and his wife Mary, both being aged and impotent persons, being inhabitants of their town, having been warned by a constable pursuant to law, to remove out of their town." Here we must leave our newly discovered Richard and Mary, parents of Lieut. Richard Parks.

Great grandparents: Richard Parke (c. 1602 in England to 1665 in Cambridge, MA) and Margery
Children: Richard, Thomas (c.1628), Isabel (c.1629), Elizabeth (c.1631)

RICHARD1 PARKE Appeared at Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1635. He was a miller by occupation and a large landowner. Born in England, he sailed from London in the ship "Defence," which left England August 10, 1635 and arrived at Boston October 3, 1635. "Tlieis vnder-written names arc to be transported to Netr-Enfr- land inibarqued in the DEFENCE of Lndon Edward Bostock Mr
p Certificate of his Conforoiitie in Religion & that he is no Sub- sedy-man.
A Miller Richard Perk 33 '
Margery Perlc 40 I _ere. .
Isabell Perk 7 -Tere*'
Elizabeth Perk 4.
While all previously published accounts give but three children to Richard1 Parke, and have entirely , ignored the existence of a second Richard; there seem to be very good reasons for believing that this second Richard was the oldest son of Richard'. Notwithstanding the fact that the first Richard dying in 1665, named in his will no son but Thomas, I am still convinced that this Richard of Cambridge Village was his son, who being older than his brother Thomas, had already received his portion of his father's estate during the lifetime of his father. The will of the first Richard Parks is a curious document; written partly in the first person and partly in the third person; obviously dictated; not mentioning by name his wife or either of his daughters, and with a meaningless and shapeless blot in place of a signature, as if the baud that held the pen were already too weak to write.

GENEALOGY OF THE PARKE FAMILIES OF MASSACHUSETTS; INCLUDING RICHARD PARKE, OF CAMBRIDGE,
WILLIAM PARK, OF GROTON, AND OTHERS. COMPILED BY FRANK SYLVESTER PARKS; WASHINGTON. D. C.
1909.
[S189] Vital Records of Concord, Town of Concord, (Thomas Todd, Printer, Beacon Press, Boston MA), Page 14 (Reliability: 3)
[S189] Vital Records of Concord, Town of Concord, (Thomas Todd, Printer, Beacon Press, Boston MA), Page 416 (Reliability: 3)
[S104] Early Massachusetts Marriages, Rev. Frederic W. Bailey, B.D., (Published by Fredrick W. Bailey, Worcester, Massachusetts), Vol III, Page 36 (Reliability: 3)
[S189] Vital Records of Concord, Town of Concord, (Thomas Todd, Printer, Beacon Press, Boston MA), Page 33 (Reliability: 3)

Elizabeth Billings

Parents: John Billings (c.1636 to 3-31-1704 in Concord, MA) and Elizabeth Hastings (7-21-1643 in Braintree, MA to?) Married: November 11, 1661 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts
Children: John (10-28-1662), Nathaniel (2-14-1665), Samuel (4-25-1667), Elizabeth (11-26-1669), Joseph (9-3-1672 to 12-31-1690), Mary (1-20-1674), Sarah (1-15-1677)

Grandparents: Nathaniel Billings (d. 8-24-1673 in Concord, Middlesex Co., MA)
Children: John, Nathaniel

BILLINGS, JOHN, Portsmouth 1640. Belknap, i. Hist. N. H. 47. NATHANIEL, Concord, was admitted freeman 1641, and d. 24 Aug. 1673, leaving sons, Nathaniel, and John, who married Elizabeth Hastings, 1661, and d. 1704. Shattuck, MS Hist. Concord.

GENEALOGICAL REGISTER OF THE FIRST SETTLERS or NEW-ENGLAND, DR. JONATHAN MAYHEw. LANCASTER, MASS. PUBLISHED BY CARTER, ANDREWS, & CO.: SOLD BY HILLIARD, GRAY, & CO. AND CARTER & HENDEE, BOSTON. , 1829.

Nathaniel Billings, immigrant BILLINGS ancestor, came to this country before 1640 and settled in Concord, Massachusetts, where he was admitted a freeman, June 2, 1641. He owned in 1655 seven lots containing fifty-four acres, which was later (1880) owned by Amos Baker. He died August 24, 1673. Children: 1. Nathaniel, had son Daniel, who drew land in right of his father on account of service at Narragansett, in Templeton (Narragansett No. 6), in 1735. 2. John, mentioned below. (II) John (1), son of Nathaniel Billings, was born about 1640, died March 31, 1704. (GENEALOGICAL AND FAMILY HISTORY OF THE STATE OF MAINE C0MP1LED UNDER THE ED1T0R1AL SUPERV1S10N 0F GEORGE THOMAS LITTLE, A. M., Litt. D. Librarian of Bowdoin College Vice-President Maine Genealogical Society Member Maine Historical Society Honorary Member Minnesota Historical Society Member American Historical Association Member of Council, American Library Association AND 1NCLUD1NG AMONG OTHER LOCAL CONTR1BUTORS REV. HENRY S. BURRAGE, D.D. State Historian Chaplain of National Home, Togus AN» ALBERT ROSCOE STUBBS Librarian Maine Genealogical Society VOLUME II ILLUSTRATED LEWIS HISTORICAL PUBLISHING COMPANY NEW YORK 1909, p. 960).

[S226] The First Settlers of New England, John Farmer, Reprinted with corrections by Samuel G. Drake, (Originally published: Lancaster, Massachusetts, 1829, Reprinted with additions and corrections from "The New England Historical and Genealogical Register", Vol 1, No. 2 (April 1847), Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1001 N. Calvert St., Baltimore, MD 21202, 1964, 1969, 1976, 1979, 1983, 1989, 1994, 1998, ISBN 0-8063-0108-2), Page 33 (Reliability: 3)
[S189] Vital Records of Concord, Town of Concord, (Thomas Todd, Printer, Beacon Press, Boston MA), Page 68 (Reliability: 3)
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[S189] Vital Records of Concord, Town of Concord, (Thomas Todd, Printer, Beacon Press, Boston MA), Page 10 (Reliability: 3)
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Elizabeth Hastings

Parents: John Hastings (d.12-2-1657 in Watertown, MA)
Children: Walter (c.1631), Samuel, John, Elizabeth (7-21-1643)

John Hastings, Tanner of Braintree, freeman 1643, removed to Cambridge where in 1652 he had shared in the division of the Shawsheen land, and was a deacon of the church. Will of Deacon John Hastings dated 26 Jul 1657 Mentions wife Anne, sons Walter, Samuel and John, daughter Elizabeth, daughter-in-law Mary Meane, son-in-law William Buttricke. The widow Ann died 25 (1) 1666, age about 60. The inventory of her estate was filed by son Walter, 3 April 1666. Walter and Samuel, who had married her two daughters, agreed on division of the estate with John Hastings and Elizabeth Billings.

[S226] The First Settlers of New England, John Farmer, Reprinted with corrections by Samuel G. Drake, (Originally published: Lancaster, Massachusetts, 1829, Reprinted with additions and corrections from "The New England Historical and Genealogical Register", Vol 1, No. 2 (April 1847), Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1001 N. Calvert St., Baltimore, MD 21202, 1964, 1969, 1976, 1979, 1983, 1989, 1994, 1998, ISBN 0-8063-0108-2), Page 137 (Reliability: 3)
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Henry Bond, Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts, NEHGS, Boston, 1860.

Betty Adams (m. Zebulon Tyler)

Parents: Isaac Adams (c.1696 in Quinebaugh Plantation, Plainfield Co., CT to 4-26-1757 in Pomfret, Windham Co., CT) and Eleanor (married 2nd Benjamin Fassett)
Children: Mariam (1-23-1728), Josiah (3-27-1730), Nehemiah (10-31-1731), Lydia (3-9-1734), Abner (11-5-1735), Isaac (6-18-1737), Eleanor (1-15-1740), William (11-10-1741), Timothy (9-7-1742), Mary (10-9-1744), Betty (4-15-1746), Noah (8-27-1748), Daniel (1-12-1752), Chester (6-15-1754), Keziah (5-24-1756)

Grandparents: Richard Adams (4-27-1651 in Plymouth, MA 8-24-1728 in Norwich, New London Co., CT) and Rebecca Davis Married: June 24, 1679 in Sudbury, MA
Children: Richard (4-11-1680), Rebecca (2-3-1682), Sarah (3-8-1683), John (10-28-1686), Daniel (3-4-1688), William (1-29-1690), Isaac (c.1696), Abigail (c.1700), Hannah (8-29-1708), Joseph (8-29-1708), Mary (10-10-1708)

http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/meadows/7939/vassall6.htm: ADAMS, Richard, Sr., Born 19 Apr 1651 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, Died 24 Aug 1728 in Norwich, New London, CT at age 77; Bapt. 4/27/1651. Richard & Rebecca's family is mentioned in The New England historical and genealogical register.--(Vol 18. p. 45). There is no mention of Isaac who is mentioned in the IGI records. Pond says he was bapt. in Scituate, Mass.--(p. 33) He was a veteran of King Phillip's War. Rev. Wm. Witheall bapt. him 4/10/1651 at the 2nd Church of Scituate. His will was dated 5/11/1728; original papers at Hartford,CT State Library: Richard Adams of Newent in Norwich", New London Co. CT. Inventory made 11/12/1728; Wit. Joseph Adams, 10/2/1728, Plainfield, Conn. (Will Bk. C.p. 375) Executors were Joseph and Isaac Adams. Heirs: John, Richard, Isaac, Jabez, Joseph, Daniel; Rebeckah, Hagger, Hannah Bacon, Mary Baldwin and Abigail Brown.--(Pond, p. 46.) Richard was included with the 9 wounded of Capt. Mosley's Co. 12/19/1675 on the attack of Camp Swamp (now West Kingston, R.I.) After being paid on 1/6/1676, they waited for orders that were given on 2/15/1676 to return to Sudbury, and finally paid on 6/24/1676 for the campaign. Before the outbreak of King Phillip's war, Richard Adams had gone in 1673 with his mother to Worcester Co., Mass. (originally Suffolk Co., until 1713) south of Lancaster, where she had land. After the war Richard was married in Sudbury; and he and his wife remained at Sudbury until after 1689, the last date of a birth recorded for them there. They attended the Sudbury Church, founded in 1640. Richard was near Major James Fitch, who settled north of him in the Lisbon section, Preston, being south of Lisbon and east of Norwich. In the summer of 1695 Richard is reported as a tax collector for Major Fitch. In an altercation with one of the major's tenants over the rent, he is reported to have been struck by Benjamin Palmer, and the case went to the New London Co. Court. (Larned, v.1.p.107) Note that Maj. James Fitch was a son of the Rev. James Fitch, 1st pastor of Norwich, New London Co.; Maj. Fitch's granddaughter, Lydia, married Richard Adams' grandson, Phineas Adams, Son of William.--(Pond, p. 48.) Richard might have died 6/24/1679 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., MA.--(Alice Beard).

Great grandparents: James Adams (d. after 1656) and Frances Vassall (c.1623 in Cold Norton, Essex Co., England to after 5-7-1673 in Sudbury, MA) Married: June 16, 1646 in Scituate, MA
Children: William (5-16-1647), Ann (4-18-1649), Richard (4-27-1651), Mary (1-27-1653), Margaret (c.1654)
James Adams died after 1656 when he was living on the Island of Barbadoes where he purchased 3000 pounds of "good Marchantable Muskovadoe Sugar" from Nicholas Ware.

2 great grandparents: John Adams (d.1633 in Plymouth, MA) and Ellen
Children: James, John, Susannah
John Adams came to Plymouth, Massachusetts on the ship "Fortune" on November 9, 1621.

John Winslow and John Jenny took an inventory of the goods of John Adams; the total was £71 14s., of which £37 10s. was in neat cattle. The inventory was presented at court on 11 November 1633, and the widow Ellen Adams was named administratrix, the deceased having left no will; she was bound in the sum of £140, John Barnes surety, to provide £5 apiece to her three children by John Adams - James, John and Susan - when they came of age, if she should choose to remarry. The payment to son James, made by Kenelm Winslow, was recorded on 26 December 1651.

Frances Vassall

Parents: William Vassall (Bapt.8-27-1592 in Stepney Parish, Middlesex Co., England to 1657 in Barbados) and Anna King (c. 1593 in Cold Norton, Essex Co., England d. before 7-31-1655) Married: June 9, 1613 in Cold Norton, Essex Co., England
Children: Anna (9-6-1614), Judith (c.1619), Frances (c.1623), Samuel (6-22-1624), Mary (6-22-1624), John (c.1625), William (2-2-1626), Anna (4-20-1628), Margaret (c.1633), Mary (c.1634)

Mr. William Vassall, Esquire, came first in 1628 as one of the assistants of the Massachusetts Bay Co. to Salem. Returned to England with his family in the "Lyon" in 1630. Came again in the "Blessing" in 1635. William Vassall, 42, of Stepney, county Middlesex, merchant to Scituate, arrived on the "Blessing," John Leicester, Master. She sailed in June and arrived at Boston in August of 1635.
Also on board were:
Mrs. Anne Vassall, 42
Judith Vassall, 16
Frances Vassall, 12
John Vassall, 10
Anne Vassall, 6
Margaret Vassall, 2
Mary Vassall, 1
Thomas King, 31 of Cold Norton, Essex to Scituate
Susan King, 32

Will Proved 12 June 1657 at Barbadoes. William Vassall Esq. of Barbados, mentioned his son John Vassal, executor; daughters Judith White, wife of Resolved White, Frances Addams, wife of James Addams, Anna Ware, wife of Nicholas Ware and their children, and Margarett Vassall and Mary Vassall "here with me"; son-in-law Nicholas Ware was to be executor until son John arrived in Barbados.

Grandparents: John Vassall (b.c.1544 in prob. Normandy, France; will proved 9-16-1625; buried 9-18-1625 in Stepney Church, Stepney, England) and Anne Russell Married May 4, 1580 in Stepney Church, Stepney, Middlesex Co., England
Children: Judith (3-25-1582), John (4-1-1584), Samuel (6-5-1586), John (3-14-1589), William (8-27-1592)

John Vassall was captain and owner of 2 ships of the fleet against the Armada and Alderman of London, England. Vassall of Rinart by Cany, Normandy. John Vassall sent into England by his father on account of disturbances at home.

Great grandparents: John Vassall

Anna King is the daughter of George King (will proved 12-7-1625 in Woodham Mortimer, Essex, England) and Joanne

http://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/gen/report/rr_src/src003.ht...: Charles M. Calder, "Alderman John Vassall and his descendants," N.E.H.G.R., 109, 1955, 91-102.

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