1866.] 209 July 4, 1706. Is. Mercy, b. June 29, '07; John, b. May 31, '09. Wright, Nathanael, and Ann, dau. of Sergt. Jona. Deming, were m. Wright, Samuel, Jr., and Abigail, dau. of Jona. Goodrich, were m. Wright, Deacon Benjamin, and Hannah, dau. of Jonas Holmes, Wright, Ebenezer, and Sarah, dau. of William Butler, were m. Wright, Timothy, and Sarah Walker, were m. April 22, 1725. Is. Wright, David, Jr., and Elizabeth Buck, were m. May 13, 1725. Wright, Josiah, and Abigail Bordman, were m... Is. Jonathan, b. Sept. 22, 1736; Josiah, b. June 2, '38; Silena, b. May 20, '40; Samuel, b. Aug. 22, '42; Elizabeth, b. Jan. 18, '44, and d. Sept. 1, '48; Lydia, b. Sept. 17, '47; Elias, b. Oct. 22, '49; Justus, b. Jan. 10, '52; Solomon, b. June 22, '54; Elizabeth, b. Nov. 18, '56; Abigail, b. Dec. 31, 1758. Wright, Elizur, and Sarah Goodwin, were m. June 14, 1741. Is. Hannah, b. Oct. 14, '42; Aaron, b. May 24, '44; Anne, b. Feb. 1, '46; Joseph, b. Oct. 25, '48; Elizur, b. Sept. 26, '50; Moses, b. June 4, '53; William, b. Feb. 5, '55; Edward, b. 6, and d. 22 Feb. '56; Zenas, b. March 12, '58; Simeon, b. Oct. 1, 1764. Wright, Stephen, and Esther Doolittle, were m. Jan. 30, 1746. Is. Mary, b. Sept. 24, '47, and d. Jan. 4, '50; Esther, Dec. 31, 1749. Wright, Crafts, and Sarah Bordman, were m. Nov. 24, 1748. Is. John, b. July 8, '49; Mehetabel, b. Aug. 25, '51; Sarah, b. Sept. 28, 1754. Wright, Josias, and Elizabeth Williams, were m. Dec. 21, 1749. Is. Mary, b. Sept. 21, '50; Olive, b. Jan. 4, 1752. Wright, Nathaniel, Jr., and Martha Goodrich, were m. May 13, 1750. Is. Martha, b. Aug. 6, and d. Sept. 8, 1751. Wright, Justus, and Ann Williams, were m. Feb. 22, 1750. Is. Eunice, b. March 14, '51; Charles, b. Sept. 6, '52; Ann, b. Nov. 14, '53; Giles, b. Jan. 10, 1756. Wright, Gideon, and Elizabeth Buck, were m. July 8, 1756. Wright, Josiah, Jr., and Sarah Brownson, were m. Feb. 19, 1756. Is. Josiah, b. Dec. 23, '56; Ashbel, b. Dec. 7, '58; David, b. April 8, Vol. XX. 18* '60; Elizur, b. Feb. 11, '62; Hannah, b. April 28, '64; Simeon, b. Jan. 30, '66; Sarah, b. Aug. 29, '67; Mary, b. March 28, and d. May 5, '70; Richard, b. May 5, 71; Mary, b. May 27, '72; Anne, b. Dec. 17, '74; Elisha, b. Jan. 16, 1778. Wright, Thomas, and Esther Andrews, were m. Dec. 31, 1756. Is. Sarah, b. Oct. 30, '57; Abijah, b. Feb. 5, 1759. Wright, Elijah, and Lucy Butler, were m. Jan. 31, 1760. Is. Lucy, b. Nov. 10, '61; Ebenezer, b. Dec. 6, '65; Hannah, b. Aug. 29, '67; Elijah, b. Feb. 7, '70; Chloe, b. '72, and d. '73. Sarah, b. Sept. 6, '78. Mrs. L. W. d. July 6, '83. Capt. E. W. and Penelope Wells were m. April 22, 1784. Is. Roswell, b. Feb. 27, '85; Timothy, b. Jan. 24, '87; Henry, b. Oct. 8, 1788. Wright, Elisha, and Mary Buck, were m. Oct. 24, 1764. Wright, Ebenezer, and Grace Butler, were m.. Is. Ebenezer, b. July 2, 1769; Benjamin, b. Oct. 10, '70; Allyn, b. June 22, '73; Hannah, b. Aug. 3, 76; William, b. July 31, 1778. Worner, William. Is. of, by Hannah his wife, William, b. Jan. 25, 1672; John, b. Jan. 15, '76; Hannah, b. Sept. 28, '78; Daniel, b. Jan. 1, '80; Abigaile, b. Jan. 24, '85. Deacon W. W. d. Feb. 28, 1714, aged about 68, and Mrs. H. W. March 3, 1714, aged about 70 years. See & 318 THE CLARKES OF RHODE ISLAND. [Transcribed from an old Family Bible by WILLIAM E. CLARKE, and communicated by JOHN CLARK, of Cambridge.] JOHN CLARKE, my Grandfather, was buried 3d March, 1559. Catherine Cook, daughter of John Cooke, was baptized the 12 of John Clarke, my Brother, born St. Mark's day, bap. 1: May, 1569. Thomas Clarke, son of John Clarke, born All Saint's day, baptized 3d Nov., Ano Dom. 1570. [writer]. Carew Clarke, son of John Clarke, 17 August, 1572, in the 14 y. of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth. Pason Clarke, baptized the 6: December, 1574. Margret Clarke, daughter of Thomas Clarke, was born 1st of Feb. : baptized 19 Feb., 1600; Sunday night 10 o'clock. Carew Clarke, my son, was born the third February, 1602; being Thursday, about fayer day light, baptized the 17 Feb. Wollop's (?) Thursday, 3d day of the new moon. Thomas Clarke, son of Thomas Clarke, bap. the 31 of March, 1605. Merie Clarke, baptized 17 July, 1607. John Clarke, born 8 October, 1609. William Clarke, my son, baptized 11 of Feb., 1611. Joseph Clarke, baptized the 16 December, 1618, born 9. Thomas Clarke the father of these children departed this life the 29 of July, 1627. Rose Keridge (?) his wife died the 19 of September, in the year of our Lord 1627. The 2 of the 10: month, 1674, Thomas Clarke, son of Thomas Clarke, of Wastnep (?), departed this life in Newport, on Rhod Island, in the house of his Brother. (?) Datre Clarke, wife of my brother Carew Clarke, living in in the Conte of Suffolk, she departed this life the 13: of the 5 month, 1658. 20 of the 2 mo., 1676; my brother John Clarke, in the night departed this life in his own house in Newport, R. I. Mr. Joseph Clarke deceased the first day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand six hundred ninety-four. John Clarke, the son of Joseph Clarke, deceased the 11 day of April, 1764. EXTRACT FROM A LETTER OF A NEW ENGLAND MINISTER, WRITTEN IN 1645. [Communicated by JOHN WARD DEAN, of Boston.] In the second part of the Gangræna by Rev. Thomas Edwards, published in 1646 (page 166), is an extract from a letter written by a minister in New England, to a member of the Westminster Assembly of Divines. From the style, and some of the sentiments, we at first thought it might be by Rev. Nathaniel Ward, of Ipswich, who had a brother John, then a member of that Assembly. The time of the writer's residence, as here stated-" almost eleven years "-is, however, against this conjecture; for Nathaniel Ward had certainly completed that number of years in New England, and probably had lived here several months into the twelfth year. It is not impossible, though, that it may have been written by Ward; for the number of years may have been written in Arabic numerals, and the figure 2 may have been mistaken by the printer or transcriber for a 1. It will interest the student of New England History, by whomsoever it may have been written, and we give it below : "An Extract from a Letter written from a Minister in New England to a Member of the Assembly of Divines. Discipline or Church Government is now the great businesse of the Christian World, God grant we forget not the doctrine of Repentance from dead Works, and Faith in the Lord Jesus: I long much to see or hear, what is done in England about this matter. I shall not fall into particulars, as I might do, could we speak mouth to mouth. I am no Independent neither are many others, who say Communi Presbyterorum consilio Ecclesiæ ab initio regebanter; nor am I of a democratical spirit: Much have I seen in my almost eleven years abode in this Wildernesse; and I wish such as maintain an Independent Democracy, had seen and found as much experimentally. A house like to well governed, [?] where all are Masters; but no more of this. For myself, God hath been here with me, done me much good, learning me something of my self and men. N. E. is not Heaven and here we are men still. December 8, 1645." The writer of the above letter apparently came here in 1635. Can any reader of the Register assist in determining who he was? In 1645, there were seven or more ministers residing in New England who arrived in 1635, namely, Richard Mather, John Norton, Thomas Shepard, Peter Bulkely, Peter Hobart, Henry Flint, and John Jones. THE POSTERITY OF WILLIAM DAVIS, OF FREETOWN. [Communicated by Gen. EBENEZER W. PEIRCE, member of the Old Colony Historical, Pilgrim, and N. E. Hist. Gen. Societies.] 2 1. WILLIAM DAVIS and wife Mary Makepeace had: (2) William,+ born June 11, 1688; m. Keziah Cudworth July 24, 1712. (3) Thomas,+ m. Lydia (4) John. (5) Jonathan,+ m. Sarah Terry, of Freetown, Dec. 24, 1730. (6) Remembrance, m. 1st, Sarah Soul, of Tiverton, 2d, Sarah Fox, of Freetown. (7) Joseph. (8) Rebecca,m. John Paine, of Freetown, Oct. 31, 1705. (9) Elizabeth," m. Wm. Cole [of Freetown], had a large family, but I have not been able to learn their names. (70) Abigail,+m. Ephraim Hathaway, of Freetown, Dec. 19, 1717. (11) Anne,+ m. Robert Evans Jan. 29th, 1723. (12) Hannah,+ m. William Gage, of Freetown? (13) Ruth.* Mary the mother was a daughter of William Makepeace, of Freetown, and wife Ann Johnson, granddaughter of Thomas Makepeace, of Boston, and wife Mrs. Elizabeth Mellows. William Davis was grand juryman in 1697. He married Mary Makepeace March 1, 1686. 2. WILLIAM DAVIS, Jr. and wife Keziah Cudworth had: (14) William," born Feb. 23, 1713; m. Elizabeth Paine, of Freetown. (15) Mary,+ b. Feb. 23, 1715; m. Benjamin Hathaway, of Freetown, Sept. 11, 1735. (16) James,+b. Sept. 13, 1716; m. Suzanah Gage, of Freetown, Jan. 20, 1743. (17) Lydia, b. March 26, 1719; m. Nathan Simmons, of Freetown, May 6, 1736, d. June 10, 1747. (18) David, b. Jan. 9, 1721; m. Remember Terry, of Freetown, July 25, 1746. (19) Hezekiah, b. Feb. 25, 1723; m. Margaret Parker, of Freetown, Sept. 16, 1745; no children as far as we are able to learn. (20) Keziah,+b. March 9, 1725; m. Ignatius Perkins, Nov. 10, 1743. (21) Elizabeth, b. May 27, 1727. (22) Abiel,+ b. Oct. 21, 1729; m. Susanah Gage, of Freetown, Jan. 12, 1753, d. Dec. 2, 1814. (23) Ichabod,+ b. April 1, 1732; m. Sylvia Chase, of Freetown, Nov. 6, 1755. 3 William Davis the parent was constable of Freetown in 1724, grand juryman in 1726, tythingman in 1721 and 1726. 3. THOMAS DAVIS by wife Lydia had: (24) Thomas, b. Oct. 1, 1718; m. Mrs. Hannah Wood, of Dartmouth, 1745; no children as far as I can learn. (25) Alice, b. Jan. 16, 1721. (26) Joseph, b. Sept. 30, 1723; m. Dinah Cleveland, of Freetown, Nov. 28, 1745. (27) Lydia, b. Nov. 24, 1725; m. Peter Weaver, of Swanzea, March 31, 3 1754. (28) Benjamin,+ b. Sept. 1, 1728; m. Lydia Nichols, of Salem. (29) Job, b. April 13, 1731; m. Anne Soule, of Dartmouth, 1753. (30) Moses, b. Nov. 14, 1733; m. Lois Anthony. (31) Aaron,+b. April 12, 1736; m. Rachel Law. (32) Stephen, b. July 20, 1738. 3 5. JONATHAN DAVIS and wife Sarah Terry had (33) Silas,+ b. Jan. 1, 1732. (34) Jonathan,+b. May 26, 1736; m. 1st, Margaret Baggs, of Freetown, March 20, 1757; 2d, m. Sarah Treadwell, of Freetown, Jan. 16, 1772. He d. Jan. 1, 1808. (35) Joseph,'+b. Sept. 26, 1738; m. Susanah Davis, of Freetown, Feb. 5, 1767. (36) Richard, b. Feb. 1, 1741. (37) Cornelius,3+ b. Jan. 24, 1744; m. Keziah Davis, of Freetown. 6. REMEMBRANCE DAVIS and wife Sarah Soule had: (38) Phebe,3+ b. March 26, 1742; m. Noah Chace, of Freetown, Dec. 12, 1763. (39) Lydia, b. March 21, 1745. By second wife Sarah Fox, of Freetown, he had: (40) Sarah, b. March 10, 1748; died young. (41) Submit, b. Feb. 5, 1750; lived single-was blind, d. March 4, 1822. (42) Sarah, b. Nov. 8, 1756; lived single, d. Jan. 25, 1840. (43) Nicodemus,3 b. Oct. 23, 1758; lived single, d. Dec., 1830. (44) Job, b. March 4, 1761; lived single. (45) Thankful, b. Sept. 22, 1763; m. Mr. Eastabrooks, of Bristol, R. I. (46) Remembrance, b. March 20, 1767. 3 Sarah the 2d wife was a daughter of Christopher Fox and wife Hannah Edminster, and born March 30, 1724, granddaughter of James Edminster and wife Ann Makepeace. The daughter Submit, and sons Nicodemus and Job, were frightfully deformed, and several children of Remembrance Davis by his 2d wife were so deformed that they could not live. The daughter Submit lived to be more than 70 years old, yet could never distinguish night from day. Her memory was remarkably retentive, and enabled her to commit a great part of the bible from hearing it read. 3 3 8. JOHN PAINE and wife Rebecca Davis had: (47) John,3 m. Philip Strange, of Freetown, April 10, 1738; drowned 1745. (48) Solomon, m. Lydia Soule, of Tiverton, 1744. (49) Sarah,' m. Seth Witherill, of Freetown, April 3, 1729. (50) Phebe, m. Hugh Douglas, of Freetown, Jan. 28, 1744. (51) Rebecca, m. John Baggs, of Freetown. (52) Elizabeth, m. William Davis, of Freetown, 1735. (53) Mary, m. Mr. Witherill. (54) Margaret, m. Elisha Pierce, of Middleboro', Nov. 30, 1738. (55) Priscilla, m. Benjamin Cleveland, of Freetown, June 9, 1746. John the parent was a son of Ralph Payne, of Freetown, and wife Dorithy, who came to Freetown from Rhode Island. 3 3 3 10. EPHRAIM HATHAWAY and wife Abigail' Davis had: (56) John,3 b. Sept 28, 1718; m. Elizabeth Chace, of Freetown, Oct. 17, 1741. (57) Jemima, b. Jan. 10, 1720; m. William Sherman, of Portsmouth, 1742. (58) Ephraim, b. March 23, 1723; m. Mary Traffer, of Freetown, May 12, 1743. (59) William, b. June 6, 1725; m. Mrs. Remember Davis, of Freetown, Nov. 12, 1753. (60) Mary, b. April 3, 1727. (61) Jonathan, b. April 2, 1729; m. Mary Chace, Dec., 1750. He died Feb. 3, 1793. (62) Azariah, b. Sept. 11, 1731. Was insane. (63) James, b. Dec. 16, 1733. (64) Israel, b. Feb. 4, 1734; m. Thankful Chace, Feb. 9, 1769. He died March 1, 1809. (65) Zephe 3 3 |