Joan, Below is what I have on this branch of the Spooner clan:


Ancestors of Frances Mathilda Spooner


Generation No. 1

1. Frances Mathilda Spooner, born 11 Oct 1883 in Brookfield, Madison, New York, USA. She was the daughter of 2. Frank M. Spooner and 3. Dennie M. Brown.

Generation No. 2

2. Frank M. Spooner, born 06 Jan 1859 in Brookfield, Madison, New York, USA; died 31 Oct 1933. He was the son of 4. Henry Luther Spooner and 5. Frances M. Hills. He married 3. Dennie M. Brown 12 Nov 1879 in Brookfield, Madison, New York, USA.
3. Dennie M. Brown, born 17 Oct 1859 in Brookfield, Madison, New York, USA; died 12 Nov 1883 in Brookfield, Madison, New York, USA. She was the daughter of 6. Daniel M Brown and 7. M Nettie Cole.

Notes for Frank M. Spooner:
History of Chenango and Madison Counties, New York, Page 807
The Brookfield Courier was established at Clarksville, May 3, 1876, by Frank M. Spooner and Frank E. Munger, and was published by Spooner & Munger one year, when Henry L. Spooner, father of Frank M. Spooner purchased Munger's interest. It has since been published by H. L. Spooner & Son. Its size at its commencement was 26 by 40 inches. It was enlarged to 28 by 40 inches Nov. 26, 1879. It is independent in politics; is issued every Wednesday, and has a circulation of 1,200.

Child of Frank Spooner and Dennie Brown is:
1 i. Frances Mathilda Spooner, born 11 Oct 1883 in Brookfield, Madison, New York, USA.


Generation No. 3

4. Henry Luther Spooner, born 12 Aug 1835 in Loganville, Sauk, Wisconsin, USA; died 09 Jan 1909 in Brookfield, Madison, New York, USA. He was the son of 8. Joshua Spooner and 9. Hannah Schofield. He married 5. Frances M. Hills 10 Mar 1856 in Brookfield, Madison, New York, USA.
5. Frances M. Hills, born 21 Apr 1839 in Brookfield, Madison, New York, USA; died Jul 1895.

Notes for Henry Luther Spooner:
For many years Mr. Spooner was the Republican leader of his town. He helped to establish the Brookfield Courier and retained an interest in that paper at the time of his death. Together with his son he also established in the early 80's the Canastota Journal as a semi-weekly. He was Brookfield's best known citizen and during his long life had done much for his town. He had been postmaster and was president of the Brookfield Madison County Agricultural Society. He was a veteran of the Rebellion. A son, Frank M. Spooner, was one of the publishers of the Brookfield Courier, and one of the founders of The Morrisville Leader.

Child of Henry Spooner and Frances Hills is:
2 i. Frank M. Spooner, born 06 Jan 1859 in Brookfield, Madison, New York, USA; died 31 Oct 1933; married (1) Luetta Huntington; married (2) Dennie M. Brown 12 Nov 1879 in Brookfield, Madison, New York, USA.


6. Daniel M Brown, born 13 Mar 1827 in Brookfield, Madison, New York, USA; died 01 May 1890 in Brookfield, Madison, New York, USA. He married 7. M Nettie Cole 16 Nov 1858 in Brookfield, Madison, New York, USA.
7. M Nettie Cole, born 07 Sep 1839; died 24 Jul 1899 in Brookfield, Madison, New York, USA.

Child of Daniel Brown and M Cole is:
3 i. Dennie M. Brown, born 17 Oct 1859 in Brookfield, Madison, New York, USA; died 12 Nov 1883 in Brookfield, Madison, New York, USA; married Frank M. Spooner 12 Nov 1879 in Brookfield, Madison, New York, USA.


Generation No. 4

8. Joshua Spooner, born 01 Aug 1793 in Springfield, Windsor, Vermont, USA; died 20 Apr 1875 in Loganville, Sauk, Wisconsin, USA. He was the son of 16. Benjamin Spooner and 17. Maria Langsford. He married 9. Hannah Schofield 1829 in Loganville, Sauk, Wisconsin, USA.
9. Hannah Schofield, born 1804 in Loganville, Sauk, Wisconsin, USA; died 1885 in Loganville, Sauk, Wisconsin, USA.

Children of Joshua Spooner and Hannah Schofield are:
i. William L. Spooner, born 17 Oct 1831 in Loganville, Sauk, Wisconsin, USA; married (1) Marie Antoinette York Abt. 1857 in Sauk Rapids, Benton, Minnesota, USA; born 26 Jun 1836 in Sauk Rapids, Benton, Minnesota, USA; died 29 Sep 1864 in Sauk Rapids, Benton, Minnesota, USA; married (2) Delina L. Fish 14 Aug 1876 in Sauk Rapids, Benton, Minnesota, USA; born 31 Dec 1839 in Sauk Rapids, Benton, Minnesota, USA.
ii. Albert T. Spooner, born May 1833 in Loganville, Sauk, Wisconsin, USA; married (1) Mary Cooper 08 Feb 1863 in Brookfield, Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA; born 06 Apr 1844 in Brookfield, Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA; married (2) Unknown 29 Dec 1871 in Pepin, Wisconsin, USA.
4 iii. Henry Luther Spooner, born 12 Aug 1835 in Loganville, Sauk, Wisconsin, USA; died 09 Jan 1909 in Brookfield, Madison, New York, USA; married Frances M. Hills 10 Mar 1856 in Brookfield, Madison, New York, USA.
iv. Benjamin Beaman Spooner, born 1838 in Loganville, Sauk, Wisconsin, USA; died 07 Jan 1864.
v. Leonard F. Spooner, born 15 Aug 1840 in Loganville, Sauk, Wisconsin, USA; died 17 Aug 1855 in Loganville, Sauk, Wisconsin, USA.


Generation No. 5

16. Benjamin Spooner, born 13 Mar 1747/48 in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died 09 Jan 1845 in Springfield, Windsor, Vermont, USA. He was the son of 32. Joshua Spooner and 33. Freelove Westcott. He married 17. Maria Langsford 12 Jan 1790 in Springfield, Windsor, Vermont, USA.
17. Maria Langsford, born 08 Apr 1768 in Springfield, Windsor, Vermont, USA; died 20 Sep 1850 in Springfield, Windsor, Vermont, USA.

Notes for Maria Langsford:
Essex County, Massachusetts Birth Records to 1850: Newburyport
Surname Given Name Son/Dau Father's Name, Mother's Name Baptism Date
Spooner Abigail Plummer d Bartholomew Mary Nov. 16, 1792

Children of Benjamin Spooner and Maria Langsford are:
i. Polly Spooner, born 08 Jul 1791 in Springfield, Windsor, Vermont, USA.
ii. Abigail Plummer Spooner, born 18 Jul 1792 in Springfield, Windsor, Vermont, USA; died 1823 in Chester, Windsor, Vermont, USA; married Augustus Whitney 14 Nov 1816 in Springfield, Windsor, Vermont, USA; born 1788 in Chester, Windsor, Vermont, USA; died 02 Oct 1861 in Chester, Windsor, Vermont, USA.
8 iii. Joshua Spooner, born 01 Aug 1793 in Springfield, Windsor, Vermont, USA; died 20 Apr 1875 in Loganville, Sauk, Wisconsin, USA; married Hannah Schofield 1829 in Loganville, Sauk, Wisconsin, USA.
iv. Mariah L. Spooner, born 16 May 1795 in Springfield, Windsor, Vermont, USA.
v. Susan Spooner, born 03 Mar 1798 in Springfield, Windsor, Vermont, USA.
vi. Hannah Spooner, born 14 Feb 1800 in Springfield, Windsor, Vermont, USA; married Lincoln Bemis 16 Aug 1827 in Springfield, Windsor, Vermont, USA; born Mar 1804 in Springfield, Windsor, Vermont, USA.
vii. Adeline Spooner, born 18 Dec 1801 in Springfield, Windsor, Vermont, USA; married Alpheus Chandler 04 Jun 1828 in Springfield, Windsor, Vermont, USA; born 06 Jun 1806 in Springfield, Windsor, Vermont, USA.
viii. Clarissa Spooner, born 13 Mar 1805 in Springfield, Windsor, Vermont, USA; married (1) Reuben Bemis 04 Feb 1823 in Springfield, Windsor, Vermont, USA; born Abt. 1801 in Springfield, Windsor, Vermont, USA; died Abt. 1839; married (2) Lysander Davis 1840 in Springfield, Windsor, Vermont, USA; born 1807 in Springfield, Windsor, Vermont, USA.
ix. Sarah J. Spooner, born 11 Jul 1808 in Springfield, Windsor, Vermont, USA; died Dec 1863 in Weathersfield, Windsor, Vermont, USA; married (1) Alanson Chandler Abt. 1829 in Springfield, Windsor, Vermont, USA; born 17 Aug 1794 in Springfield, Windsor, Vermont, USA; died 04 Sep 1856 in Springfield, Windsor, Vermont, USA; married (2) Joseph Searles 1830 in Springfield, Windsor, Vermont, USA; born Abt. 1804 in Springfield, Windsor, Vermont, USA; married (3) Benjamin Pratt 1858 in Springfield, Windsor, Vermont, USA; born Abt. 1804 in Springfield, Windsor, Vermont, USA.
x. William L. Spooner, born 12 Nov 1810 in Springfield, Windsor, Vermont, USA.
xi. Benjamin Spooner, born 12 Nov 1814 in Springfield, Windsor, Vermont, USA.


Generation No. 6

32. Joshua Spooner1, born 25 Jan 1720/21 in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died 28 Aug 1775 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA. He was the son of 64. Benjamin Spooner and 65. Joanna Tobey. He married 33. Freelove Westcott Abt. 1744 in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
33. Freelove Westcott, born 13 Sep 1724 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.

Notes for Joshua Spooner:
Joshua Spooner was born in Middleboro, Massachusetts, and was married there. He removed to Providence, Rhode Island., prior to 1760, where he afterwards lived and followed his trade of house-carpenter. He was elected Deputy to the Rhode Island Colonial Legislature, April 16, 1760.

This was no slight honor in those days. The colonists elevated none to office but those of probity and capacity; those who could come with clean hands. None but men of intelligence and respectability were entrusted with public business.

Source: Records of William Spooner of Plymouth, Massachusetts & his descendants Thomas Spooner, 1883

Children of Joshua Spooner and Freelove Westcott are:
i. Samuel S Spooner, born Abt. 1745 in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died 1792 in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; married (1) Elizabeth Parker Jun 1765 in Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA; born Abt. 1744 in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died Bef. 1771; married (2) Abby Wilkinson Abt. 1771 in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; born Abt. 1750 in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
16 ii. Benjamin Spooner, born 13 Mar 1747/48 in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died 09 Jan 1845 in Springfield, Windsor, Vermont, USA; married Maria Langsford 12 Jan 1790 in Springfield, Windsor, Vermont, USA.
iii. Thomas Spooner, born 1757 in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died 15 Nov 1803 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA; married Sarah Rogers 1784 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA; born 03 Oct 1761 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA; died 21 Apr 1842 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
iv. Sarah Spooner, born Abt. 1759 in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; married (1) Nathan Seamans Abt. 1788 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA; born Abt. 1759 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA; married (2) Henry Hudson Abt. 1795 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA; born Abt. 1759 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
v. Abby Spooner, born Abt. 1761 in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; married William Rodman Abt. 1782 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA; born Abt. 1760 in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.


Generation No. 7

64. Benjamin Spooner2, born 31 Mar 1690 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA; died 1783 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. He was the son of 128. William Spooner and 129. Sarah Unknown. He married 65. Joanna Tobey 29 Nov 1716 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.
65. Joanna Tobey3, born 22 May 1697 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.

Notes for Benjamin Spooner:
It is said of Mr. Spooner, that his early educational advantages were very slight, being limited to what could be had in the schools of his neighborhood, during wintermonths, and confined to early boyhood years. These, however, were sufficient to lead him to a higher self-culture, - reading, observation, adaptability to apply and use, made him in manhood's life on of the most cultured men of the places in which he lived. His influence throughlife was given to all enterprises that looked to the welfare of his fellow men, and carried with it the hight respect of all who knew him. He was a tall man, of a well formed, large frame.

Soon after attaining his majority, Benjamin went to Sandwich, where he married. From Sandwich he removed to Middleborough, Massachusetts, about 1720, where he purchased a large tract of land bordering on what has since been known as Elder's pond, in that part of the township now know as Lakeville, and here he lived a long and useful life.

Source: Records of William Spooner of Plymouth, Massachusetts & his descendants Thomas Spooner, 1883

Children of Benjamin Spooner and Joanna Tobey are:
i. Benjamin Spooner3, born 19 Oct 1717 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.
ii. Anna Spooner3, born 09 Mar 1718/19 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.
32 iii. Joshua Spooner, born 25 Jan 1720/21 in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died 28 Aug 1775 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA; married (1) Freelove Westcott Abt. 1744 in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; married (2) Huldah Barden Abt. 1771.
iv. Eleazer Spooner, born Abt. 1723 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.
v. Abiah Spooner3, born 17 Oct 1725 in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died 06 Jul 1777 in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; married Henry Leonard 04 Jun 1744 in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; born 1719 in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died 14 Dec 1800 in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
vi. Joanna Spooner3, born 15 Oct 1729 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA; married Josiah Warren 05 Apr 1747; born Abt. 1729.
vii. Sarah Spooner3, born 10 Mar 1730/31.
viii. Abigail Spooner3, born 23 Feb 1738/39 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.


Generation No. 8

128. William Spooner3, born Abt. 1654 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died Aft. 27 Oct 1735 in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. He was the son of 256. William Spooner and 257. Hannah Pratt. He married 129. Sarah Unknown 1690.
129. Sarah Unknown3, born 02 Aug 1656; died Bef. 1735.

Notes for William Spooner:
William Spooner was a farmer, lived to the north of the village of Acushnet. The traditional site of his residence, as pointed out a few years since, was marked by the ruins of the foundation of a house. He served in the militia with the rank of Lieutenant; was frequently chosen to town offices; and, with his wife, was a member of Rochester Church.

Children of William Spooner and Sarah Unknown are:
64 i. Benjamin Spooner, born 31 Mar 1690 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA; died 1783 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA; married (1) Joanna Tobey 29 Nov 1716 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA; married (2) Zerviah Unknown Abt. 1742 in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
ii. Joseph Spooner4, born 18 Feb 1692/93 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA; married Hannah Unknown in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA; born Abt. 1693.

Notes for Joseph Spooner:
It is only known of Jabez that he was born and lived in Dartmouth. The Christian name of his wife, and the names of his children are obtained from town records.

Source: Records of William Spooner of Plymouth, Massachusetts, and His Descendents

iii. Joshua Spooner4, born 16 Mar 1694/95.
iv. Sarah Spooner4, born 06 Oct 1700 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA; married Thomas Hammond 06 Apr 1721 in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA5; born Abt. 1700 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.

Notes for Thomas Hammond:
Thomas Hammond was a farmer, Rochester, Massachusetts

Samuel Hammond, the father of Thomas, was one of the original purchasers of Dartmouth.

Source: Records of William Spooner of Plymouth, Massachusetts, and His Descendents

v. Abigail Spooner6, born 06 Dec 1702 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died 09 Feb 1736/37; married James Coleman 09 Feb 1726/27 in Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA; born Abt. 1702.


Generation No. 9

256. William Spooner7, born 01 Jan 1621/22 in Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; died 08 Mar 1683/84 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA. He was the son of 512. John Spooner and 513. Ann Peck. He married 257. Hannah Pratt 18 Mar 1651/52 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.
257. Hannah Pratt7, born Abt. 1630 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died Abt. 1684 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. She was the daughter of 514. Joshua Pratt and 515. Bathsheba Fay.

Notes for William Spooner:
The first of the name on this side of the ocean, 27 March 1637, William was apprenticed to John Holmes of New Plymouth in America. He was transferred 1 July 1637 to John Coombs of Plymouth. From this it may be inferred that he was a minor. He settled in Plymouth, Massachusetts, where he was admitted freeman on 6 Jun 1654. He was appointed Surveyor of highways in 1654; he was a member of the Plymouth militia in 1643. William was ordered to pay the debts of his master, Mr. Coombs, and to take care of his children, August 1670 in a will dated 8 March, with inventory taken 14 March. He resided in Plymouth until about 1660, when he moved to Acushnet, Bristol county, Massachusetts, where he died in 1684.

The earliest record that we have relating to William Spooner, is the assignment of articles indenturing him by John Holmes to John Coombs, as is seen in Plymouth Colony Records, Vol. XII, p. 19, as follows:

"Whereas, William Spooner of Colchester, in the County of Essex by this Indenture, bearing date the twenty-seaventh day of March Anno Dmi., 1637, in the thirteenth year of his Magisty's Raigne, hath put himself apprentice with John Holmes, of New Plymouth, in America, gent. from the first day of May next after the date of the said Indenture unto thend terme of six yeares thence ensuing with diuers other couenant both pts to be pformed eich to other by the Indent it doth more plainly appear. Now the said John Holmes with the consent likeinge of the said William Spooner hath the first day of July assigned and set ouer the said William Spooner unto John Coombs of New Plymouth, aforesd gent. for all the residue of his terme vnexpired to serue the sd John Coomes, and the sd John Coomes in then of his said terme shall giue the said William Spooner one comely suit of apparell for holy days and one suit for working days, and twelve bushells of Indian Wheate, and a good seruiceable muskett, bandaliers and sord fitt for service."

It thus appears that William Spooner began life in America as an apprentice to a Mr. John Coombs, a well-to-do citizen of New Plymouth. His age at the time of his indenture is unknown, but it is natural to suppose that he was then in his minority.

William Spooner then, "of Colchester, in the county of Essex, " (England or Massachusetts), arrived in the New Plymouth settlement early in the year 1637. Whence he came, whether with Ann Spooner from Leyden, whether direct from the mother country, or whether - which we think the most probable - from the little embryo town of Colchester, Massachusetts Colony, is not known. Let this much be said, however, that considering his youth, (he probably was not more than sixteen or seventeen years old at the time of his indenture), and considering also the fact that a Mr. Ann Spooner (doubtless from Leyden, Holland) was in Salem in 1637, it is more than probable that william made the journey to America with Ann Spooner and Thomas Spooner, whom we suppose to have been his mother and brother, and that, on their arrivalin this country, the family separated, Ann and Thomas settling tin Salem, and William seeking his fortune first in the little Colchester settlement and subsequently in New Plymouth.

William Spooner's life after his apprenticeship to Mr. Coombs, we have, from the records, a tolerably well connected account. From the various orders of the Court, we conclude that he was a faithful and competent steward, entrusted with the administration of his master's estate and the custody of his children. These were no common marks of confidence, especially amoung the early New England settlers, with whom sturdy self-reliance was one of the first and greatest of virtues.

In the list of August, 1643, William Spooner is mentioned as one "of all the males that are able to beare arms, from xvi years old to 60 years with in the several townships." He was proponded to take up his freedom, June 7, 1653," and was "sworn and admitted June 6, 1654," and at the same time was appointed Surveyor of Highways. He also served on the "Grand Enquest" 1657 and 1666.

He continued to reside in Plymouth until about 1660, when he removed to the new settlement at Acushnet in the Dartmouth purchase. Here he held lands in his own name and an interest in the purchase, which were confirmed to him and to his heirs in their proprietory rights by his will. His lands and the grants made to his sons and grandson, were situated near The-Head-of-the-River, somewhat to the north and east, thence to the south on the east side of the river Acushnet; a small portion of the inheritance of his son, John, was the West or New Bedford side of the Acushnet, and they held land on Sconticut Neck and at Nasquatucket.

It is traditionally claimed, (and this claim seems to be well founded,) that William and his sons built the first mill within Dartmouth bounds, which was located in what is now Acushnet village.

William Spooner's educational advantages in the way of "book learning," etc., were certainly very limited. His will, in common with many of the instruments executed by the early colonists, bears the "mark" of illiteracy.

Source: Records of William Spooner of Plymouth, Massachusetts & his descendants Thomas Spooner, 1883

Notes for Hannah Pratt:
Hannah's arrival to America is not known. Her father, Joshua, is listed alone on the "Anne" in 1621. It is presumed that Hannah followed sometime later.

Children of William Spooner and Hannah Pratt are:
i. Isaac Spooner7, born Abt. 1652 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died 27 Dec 1709; married Alice Simpson Abt. 1697; born Abt. 1654; died Abt. 1710.

Notes for Isaac Spooner:
Isaac Spooner was a farmer in Dartmouth. He and his wife Alice were members of the Rochester Church. They lived on the east side of the Acushnet River a little below the mill.

ii. Sarah Spooner7, born 05 Oct 1653 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died Aft. 1720 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA; married John Sherman 13 Nov 1674 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA; born Aug 1644 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA; died 16 Apr 1734 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.

Notes for John Sherman:
Mr. Sherman was a farmer and blacksmith, lived on land inherited from his father, in what is now South Dartmouth, Massachusetts He and four others of the name Sherman held proprietary interests in Dartmouth, under the title of his father. His will was executed June 19, 1720, and probatedMay 21, 1734.

128 iii. William Spooner, born Abt. 1654 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died Aft. 27 Oct 1735 in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; married Sarah Unknown 1690.
iv. Samuel Spooner7, born 14 Jan 1654/55 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA; died 1739 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA; married Experience Wing Bet. 1687 - 1688 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA; born 24 Aug 1668 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA; died 1759 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.

Notes for Samuel Spooner:
Samuel Spooner lived in Dartmouth, Massachusetts. He was constable in 1680; and again in 1684; served on grand and petit juries and held other positions of trust. The office of Constable was an important one. He was collector of taxes as well preserver of the peace. More time for a hundred years was taken up in choosing, excusing and fining this officer than in doing all the other town meeting business.

The name Spooner first appears in the record of municipal procedures in 1680, when Samuel Spooner was chosen Constable. After that time the name Spooner appears on almost every record. One of the name was elected to some office, or in some way introduced, at more than two-thirds of the town meetings from 1680 to 1779.

He and his brother John, with others of the Dartmouth proprietors were defendants in suits brought by Zachary Allin and others, Oct. 28, 1684, and by William Wood and others, March, 1686. On trial of the first action, the jury "found for the defendants with the costs of suit," and in the latter action the plaintiffs were non-suited.

Source: Records of William Spooner of Plymouth, Massachusetts & his descendants Thomas Spooner, 1883

v. Martha Spooner7, born Abt. 1657 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died Aft. 25 Mar 1717; married John Wing Abt. 1683 in Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA; born 14 Nov 1656 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA; died 01 Aug 1717 in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.

Notes for John Wing:
John Wing took the oath of fidelity at Sandwich and was admitted a townsman in 1681. His marriage to a daughter of the house of Spooner occurred soon after, and we imagine that he made his settlement at Sippican about the year 1682.[CI:1182:?4:CI]

The first migration of the children of Deborah Wing from Sandwich was probably that of her son John when he removed to what afterward became Harwich some twenty years after the settlement at Sandwich in 1637. The second, and the first to the Westward, was that of John, son of Daniel, who became one of the very earliest settlers on the western shores of Buzzard Bay, probably as early as 1680. This settlement was first known as Sippican, afterward, Rochester, and from Rochester were carved the towns of Wareham, Marion, etc. The earliest settlements were made at and around the mouth of the Sippican River where it empties its dark waters into Buzzard Bay, and the neck of land extending into the bay was for many years known as "Wing's Neck." It is thought by some that John's original settlement was made on this peninsula, but we were unable to find any traces or record of it. Wing's Neck extends a great distance into Buzzard Bay and nearly meets the "Wing's Neck" which projects out from the east side of the bay at the end of which is "Wing's Neck Lighthouse." It is almost directly opposite the home of Ex-President Cleveland at Gray Gables. The principal settlement near at hand is the village of Marion, with a population of possibly one thousand, the principal occupation of which is the entertainment of summer visitors. Richard Harding Davis makes his home there. Rochester Center, where the town hall is located, is some six miles to the northwest. It is along and in the vicinity of this pleasant, fine Macadam road, that the principal points of interest to the Wing family lie. For more than 220 years the Wings have figured more or less prominently in the affairs of Rochester and ancient Sippican, and here are to this day to be found numerous descendants of John Wing. It is one of the historical localities of peculiar interest to the family and is well worthy of a visit from all readers of The OWL.[CI:246:?4:CI]

After the close of the King Philip war in 1677, new impetus was given to the settlement of the lands on the west shore of Buzzard's Bay. Sippican originally extended from Sandwich on the northwest coast of Buzzard's Bay to Dartmouth. In 1679, Joseph and Barnabas Lothrop of Barnstable acted as agents for its settlement. Freeman in his "History of Cape Cod" says that between the years 1684 and 1689 rev. Samuel Arnold, John and Samuel Hammond, Peter Blackman, Moses and Aaron Barlow, Samuel White, John Wing, Joseph Doty, Jacob Bumpas, Joseph Burgess, John Haskell, Abraham Holmes, Jobe Winslow and _____ Sprague became actual settlers. We have it on record however, that John Wing owned land at Mettapoisett which he sold to William Randall as early as April 17, 1683. In this deed (book 4, folio 47, Plymouth Records) he is styled "John Wing of Sippican, cooper... His home was at Great Hill upon the extreme point of a neck of land extending far out into Buzzard's Bay from the west shore, known for many years as "Wing's Neck." Directly across the bay a few miles, his cousin, Nathaniel Wing, had made a settlement about the same time as his own. Nothing but the ever lasting sands on Cape Cod could ever have induced young John Wing to establish himself at Great Hill. The soil is stony, sandy, and poor. The settlement at Sippican was first made along the Sippican River, and it was not until 1686 that it was incorporated under the title of "Rochester in the County of Barnstable,: but it was soon set off to Plymouth County and has since been divided into several towns...

The site of the home of John Wing at Great Hill is now an extensive park enclosed in a high stone wall, handsomely laid out and with buildings, erected by a New York merchant named Searles, who planned here a magnificent estate. The place was probably selected by Mr. Wing because of its proximity to the water, which then must have been the principal highway for travel. John Wing participated prominently in the early political affairs of Rochester, and was at different times, sealer of weights and measures, overseer of highways and selectman of the town. In a deed made in 1716-17, in which he conveyed forty acres of land to Savory Clifton, lying on the "easterly side of the Sippican River, which adjoins the Clifton homestead," he is styled "John Wing, agent." He was a selectman of Rochester in 1700, 1702, 1703, 1704, and a sealer in 1706, 1708, 1709 and 1710."[CI:1181:?4:CI]

Mentions wife Martha Eldest son Stephen Wing, Samuel Wing (not yet 21), Heirs of my son, Joseph Wing Deceased, son John Wing, daughters Hannah Boweman, Desire Wing, Deborah (deceased) John Wing of Rochester; will proved Sept. 18, 1717;... The inventory of his entire estate amounted to £1126.[CI:3268:?4:CI]

vi. Hannah Spooner7, born 1663 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died Bet. 1651 - 1755; married Unknown Spooner; born Abt. 1660.
vii. Mercy Spooner7, born 1663; died Aft. 1684.
viii. Ebenezer Spooner7, born 1666 in Acushnet, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA; died 05 Feb 1717/18 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; married (1) Mercy Branch Abt. 1691 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; born 1664; died 15 Jan 1744/45; married (2) Mercy Rose 26 Mar 1708 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; born 1669; died 15 Jan 1744/45.

Notes for Ebenezer Spooner:
Ebenezer Spooner, , the youngest son of William Spooner, the elder, was born on the old Spooner homestead at Acushnet. At an early age he entered the family of Mr. William Crow, of Plymouth, by whom, as we conclude from the record he was reared and adopted. In Mr. Crow's will, dated Feburay 11, 1683, and proved March 6, 1683, the following provision is made:

" I bequeath to Ebenezer Spooner and to Ephraim Thomas all my land and meadow lying near Monponset pond; also I bequeath to them on e hundred acres of land which was long since granted to my uncle, Atwood by Court, lying at a place called Doty's meadow, which lands and meadow shall be equally divided between them when Ebenezer shall be 21 years old. I also bequeath to Ebenezer Spooner an heighfer commonly called his."

Ebenezer lived afterwards at Marshfield, where in June, 1691, he was qualified as a freeman. Subsequent to 1694, he removed to Dartmouth; and there, with his wife, he became a member of Rochester church. From Dartmouth he returned about 1703 to Plymouth, where he passed the remainder of his days.

This branch of the family continues to be largely represented in Plymouth.

His gravestone is standing on "Burial Hill" and is the oldest monument of the family in this country. The stone is a blue slate, soft and scaly, and is somewhat defaced, through the inscription remains entire and is plainly legible, as follows:

"Here Lyes The Body of Ebenezer Spooner who died February the 5th, 1717/18 About ye 52nd Year of His Age"


Generation No. 10

512. John Spooner8,8, born 1594 in Buckinghamshire, England; died 06 Jul 1628 in Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He was the son of 1024. James Spooner and 1025. Unknown. He married 513. Ann Peck 24 Dec 1616 in Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands8.
513. Ann Peck8, born Abt. 1598 in Launde, Nottinghamshire, England; died Abt. 1650 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA. She was the daughter of 1026. Robert Peck and 1027. Prudence Brewster.

Notes for John Spooner:
John Spooner was born ca. 1594 in Bucking(ham), England. His father was James Spooner of Colchester, England.

In 1609, John moved to Leiden, Holland, where he took up the trade of ribbonmaker. We know that he was actively employed in various capacities in the textile trades, as evidenced by a record at the Pilgrim Archive in Leiden, that reads as follows:

20-2-1627 Statement of Facts
Parties: John Spooner, ca. 40, merchant, Leyden;
Statement made at the request of Thomas Barret, merchant in Norwich, about payment arrears. In 1625
John Spooner was Barret's agent and in that capacity he has sold a large shipment of English hose to Peter Passavant, merchant in Amsterdam, for an amount of one hundred and forty-eight guilders and fourteen stivers.
Witnesses: Heynderick van Noorduyn, shoemaker, Cornelis Oegstgeest, clerk.

John probably knew Jonathan Brewster (son of William Brewster) quite well, as they shared the same trade and were often partners on various transactions.

On December 24, 1616, "John Spooner, widower of Suzanna Bennet, ribbonmaker, England. dwelling in the house of Douver" married "Ann Peck, spinster, England", daughter of Robert Peck and Prudence Brewster, William's sister. Witnesses were Samuel Lee and Elisabeth Spalding. The marriage certificate is also on file with the Pilgrim Archive. This important genealogical document confirms that John was widowed from Suzanna Bennett, and that he was residing at the Douver House, a local house for bachelors in Leiden (the Douver House still exists today). Ann was born ca. 1598 in Scrooby, England, and had migrated to Amsterdam and then to Leiden with the original Pilgrim contingent lead by her uncle and John Robinson, their minister.

John died in Leiden, Holland on July 6, 1628. His death certificate is on file in the Archive, though it is not available on their website, as it has not yet been translated.

In 1637, Ann and her two sons, Thomas and William, left Leiden on a ship for the new world. Ann first settled in Salem, where William was apprenticed to John Holmes of New Plymouth.

Ann died about 1650 in Plymouth, Massachusetts.

Notes for Ann Peck:
SOURCE: The Pilgrim Archives, Leiden, Holand
Elder William BREWSTER, aged about forty-two years, came before the aldermen at Leiden, Holland on 12 June 1609, as guardian of Ann PECK, native of Launde, when they granted to Thomas SIMKINSON, merchant of Hull (he probably was son of John and Mary (SMYTHE) SYMKINSON and half-brother of Elder William BREWSTER), Power of Attorney to receive seven pounds sterling that Ann had left with Rev. William WATKIN, pastor of Clarborough when she left England.

Children of John Spooner and Ann Peck are:
256 i. William Spooner, born 01 Jan 1621/22 in Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; died 08 Mar 1683/84 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA; married (1) Elizabeth Partridge Abt. 1642 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; married (2) Hannah Pratt 18 Mar 1651/52 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.
ii. Thomas Spooner9, born 1623 in Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; died Bef. 29 Sep 1664 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA; married Elizabeth Unknown; died 31 Oct 1676.


514. Joshua Pratt, born 1593 in England; died 01 Oct 1656 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. He was the son of 1028. Henry Pratt. He married 515. Bathsheba Fay 1630 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
515. Bathsheba Fay, born 01 Jan 1592/93 in Boxford, Suffolk, England; died 1667 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.

Notes for Joshua Pratt:
Joshua Pratt came to Plymouth, Massachusetts on the "Ann" in 1623. He is counted as one of the forefathers and by his wife, Bathsheba, had Hannah, who married William Spooner on March 18, 1651. He was one of the first Pilgrims, and, in 1624, received one share in the land divided at that time.

In the division of cattle, he was also given given "four shares in the black heiffer".

He was one of the original purchasers of Dartmouth.

As early as 1633, it was found that the office of Constable was needed. Up to that time, many of the duties which might properly belong to that office had been performed by Miles Standish by virtue of his Captaincy. It was now provided that constables should be chosen and Joshua Pratt was chosen for Plymouth, Christopher Wadsworth for the ward of Duxbury, and Anthony Annable for the ward of Scituate.

Until 1638, the Constable of Plymouth was the messenger of the General Court, the prototype of the Sergeant at Arms of the Mass. Legislature. His duty was to attend the General Court and Court of Assistants, to act as Keeper of the jail, to execute punishment, to give warning of such marriages as shall be approved by authority, to seal weights and measures and to measure out such land as was ordered by the Government.

Children of Joshua Pratt and Bathsheba Fay are:
257 i. Hannah Pratt, born Abt. 1630 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died Abt. 1684 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; married William Spooner 18 Mar 1651/52 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.
ii. Thomas Pratt, born 1632 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died 1692 in Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.
iii. Mary Pratt, born 1634 in Massachusetts, USA.
iv. Jonathan Pratt, born 20 Mar 1637/38 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died 1697 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; married Abigail Atwood 02 Nov 1664 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA; born Aug 1645 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA; died 17 Aug 1684 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
v. Bathsheba Pratt, born 1639 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.


Generation No. 11

1024. James Spooner10,10, born Abt. 1565 in Colchester, Essex, England. He married 1025. Unknown.
1025. Unknown, born Abt. 1565.

Children of James Spooner and Unknown are:
i. Abraham Spooner10, born 1588.
512 ii. John Spooner, born 1594 in Buckinghamshire, England; died 06 Jul 1628 in Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; married (1) Susanna Bennett 1610; married (2) Ann Peck 24 Dec 1616 in Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.


1026. Robert Peck, born 1566 in Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England; died 1598 in Launde, Nottinghamshire, England. He married 1027. Prudence Brewster 1588 in Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England.
1027. Prudence Brewster, born 1568 in Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England; died 10 Apr 1644 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. She was the daughter of 2054. William Brewster and 2055. Prudence Peck.

Children of Robert Peck and Prudence Brewster are:
i. Robert Peck, born Abt. 1595 in Launde, Nottinghamshire, England.
513 ii. Ann Peck, born Abt. 1598 in Launde, Nottinghamshire, England; died Abt. 1650 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA; married John Spooner 24 Dec 1616 in Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.


1028. Henry Pratt, born 1570 in Bath, Somerset, England; died in England.

Child of Henry Pratt is:
514 i. Joshua Pratt, born 1593 in England; died 01 Oct 1656 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; married Bathsheba Fay 1630 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.


Generation No. 12

2054. William Brewster, born Bet. 1535 - 1545 in Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England; died 10 Aug 1608 in Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England. He married 2055. Prudence Peck 1560 in Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England.
2055. Prudence Peck, born 1538 in Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England; died Jul 1590 in Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England.

Children of William Brewster and Prudence Peck are:
i. James Brewster, born Abt. 1561.
ii. John Brewster, born Abt. 1565.
iii. Edward Brewster, born Abt. 1568.
1027 iv. Prudence Brewster, born 1568 in Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England; died 10 Apr 1644 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; married Robert Peck 1588 in Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England.
v. Amy Anne Brewster, born 1571.



Endnotes

1. Thomas Spooner, Records of William Spooner of Plymouth, Massachusetts, and His Descendents, Name: Cincinnati Press, 1883;.
2. Roser, Susan E., Mayflower Births and Deaths, Name: Genealogical Pub, Co. Inc., Baltimore, 1992;, 361.
3. Thomas Spooner, Records of William Spooner of Plymouth, Massachusetts, and His Descendents, Name: Cincinnati Press, 1883;.
4. Roser, Susan E., Mayflower Births and Deaths, Name: Genealogical Pub, Co. Inc., Baltimore, 1992;, 361.
5. Vital Records of Rochester, Massachusetts to the year 1850,Vol II, Page 159.
6. Roser, Susan E., Mayflower Births and Deaths, Name: Genealogical Pub, Co. Inc., Baltimore, 1992;, 362.
7. Thomas Spooner, Records of William Spooner of Plymouth, Massachusetts, and His Descendents, Name: Cincinnati Press, 1883;.
8. Pilgrim Records in the Archives of the City of Leiden, The Netherlands.
9. John Farmer, Genealogical Register of the First Settlers of New England, SPOONER, THOMAS, Salem, admitted freeman 1638. Six of the name had grad. at the N.E. colleges in 1828.
10. Pilgrim Records in the Archives of the City of Leiden, The Netherlands.