My 10 x great grandmother born (1597) in England, married and had 3 sons who came with the parents to America.
William Judson was her husband, and a lot of Colonial biographies talk about him.
Grace Judson died on Sept 29, 1659 in New Haven CT
I just spent HOURS looking at her father, John Porter's lineage. There was a birth and death date given, and even their marriage date.
But there are conflicting dates of his birth and death. I've looked pretty in depth, and finally made an executive decision, that back in the 1500's a birth date could have been 3 years different and it still was probably the same person.
Many of the marriage dates at Ancestry have as much as 10 years span listed, and sometimes both dates are given background information. So I usually will post both of them onto my tree, usually. The exceptions the ones that are when they are before child-bearing age. So a 14 or 15 year old might have been married.
So after having two complete trees (on Ancestry) of families of Grace Ann's parents, John and Sibyl Vessey Porter, I've combined the 10 children when it showed 20 children with all kinds of duplicates. Grace Ann is the 9th of the 10 children.
She married William Judson in 1618, Nov. 17. But the hand written document says he married Grace Emson. Not sure how that means Porter. But all the other records say he married Grace Porter. They also are listed as being married when they immigrated to New England in 1630. And in the same year he is listed as having married Grace Burton who we only know was born in 1600...no other information.
When Grace died in 1659, William remarried Eizabeth Willmot.
Grace and William Judson had 3 sons in England who they brought with them to America. They may also have had a daughter, but there's no information about her.
Their sons were:
Joseph Judson Lt. 9g
1619–1690
BIRTH 1619 • Kirby Mooreside, Yorkshire, England
DEATH 09 OCT 1690 • Stratford, Fairfield, CT
Sgt Jeremiah Judson
1621–1701
BIRTH 1621 • Kirby, Yorkshire, England
DEATH MAY 15, 1701 • Stratford, Fairfield, CT
Joshua Judson
1623–1661
BIRTH 1623 • Kirby, Yorkshire, England
DEATH 1661 • Stratford, Fairfield, CT.
I listed these sons because they are on my family tree, Joseph is my 9th great grandfather.
Grace Porter Judson also had a brother John Porter, who was also my 10th great grandfather.
His daughter Sarah married her cousin, Joseph Judson, 1619-1690, as listed above, the son of Grace and William, and they became my 9 times great grandparents!
I'll be talking about Joseph and Sarah Porter Judson, and her parents soon.
Research for 3 branches of my family: Rogers, Booth and Swasey
Saturday, September 29, 2018
Tuesday, September 25, 2018
Jonathan Pulsifer born Sept 25, 1687
Jonathan Pulsifer (1687-1763) was my 7th great grandfather on the Ada Swasey Rogers Family tree. His name is spelled Pulcipher at times.
Here's his home where he lived with his wife, Sarah Loude Pulsifer (1688-1749) who he married in 1707.I've revised the number of their children, probably only 9, and David Pulsifer (1716-1783) would marry Hannah Brown (1718-1756), and I'll give you another post just about them! Their son, David was not the David Pulsifer who died in the Battle of Bunker Hill in the American Revolution, (as I found out last year.) There were twin girls Mary and Elizabeth born and baptized in 1712, and some other girls of the same name baptized in 1720...twins of the same parents. Could they have rededicated themselves when a bit older? (I'm counting them as just 2 children at this time.)
Ipswich Historical Society says this:
"Jonathan Pulcifer (Pulsifer) built this house in 1718 on Summer Street, one of the “oldest ways” in Ipswich. He was probably the son of Benedict Pulsifer, an early settler of Ipswich who died in 1695. There was also a John Pulsifer who settled in Gloucester about the same time. The probable son of the builder of this house, Jonathan Pulcifer Jr. is listed as a sailor in the French and Indian War.
Thomas Franklin Waters mentioned this house in Ipswich in the Massachusetts Bay Colony (1915), referencing the recorded sales in the Salem book of deeds:
We observed that Jonathan Pulcifer purchased the next lot in 1718, when the Samuel Dutch property was divided into house lots, and another in 1724. He seems to have owned a continuous frontage to the corner now occupied by Miss Sarah P. Caldwell’s residence. His heirs apparently sold the house now owned by Theodore H. Howe to Richard Lakeman,
May 14, 1796 (176: 263). He sold to Daniel Lakeman (176: 263), and Daniel transferred to Jane Gould, wife of Elisha Gould, Oct. 23, 1811 (196: 44). The Goulds sold to Elizabeth Fuller, Nov. 23, 1827 (246: 194), and Reuben Daniels sold it to Chas. H. Howe, May 16, 1867 (726: 63).
May 14, 1796 (176: 263). He sold to Daniel Lakeman (176: 263), and Daniel transferred to Jane Gould, wife of Elisha Gould, Oct. 23, 1811 (196: 44). The Goulds sold to Elizabeth Fuller, Nov. 23, 1827 (246: 194), and Reuben Daniels sold it to Chas. H. Howe, May 16, 1867 (726: 63).
"Original architectural features have been re-exposed by the owners, including beams & posts, summer beam, gunstock posts.
And I have seen the hand written birth record for Jonathan Pulcifer so I know he was the son of immigrant Benedictus Pulsifer, (however you choose to spell it!) and Suzanna Waters Pulsifer, though the paper had been torn, leaving just "nathan" as his name as the remainder of "Jonathan." See my blog post (HERE) about Benedictus Pulsifer.
The Pulsifer family descendents married the Grangers, who were just a couple of generations away from marrying the Swaseys of my grandmother's Ada Swasey Rogers' tree.
Don't you wonder who the ghost might have been that was checking out the realtor?
Sunday, September 23, 2018
Richard R. Booth's birthday
My great great grandfather...who lived only a short life. I've already posted about him here.
b. 9.23.1846, Jackson County, Indiana,
d 5.30.1879 killed by person he was prosecuting, Hempstead, TX
married 7.20.1869 (his second w.) Eugena Almetta Whitty
I think I'd like to look at his first wife, who isn't in my direct line, but I do have a cousin living who's contributed to Ancestry...her line goes back through Jemima Johnson Booth, while mine is through Richard's second wife Eguena Almeta Witty Booth.
Jemima Johnson's parents were Harvey Johnson (1810-1870?) and Sarah (Sally) Kelly Johnson (1815-1860?). They had married in 1832 in Randolf County, Indiana. There's no death date for Jemima's father, and we don't even know who his parents were. He probably came from Virginia, and his widow applied for veteran's benefits in 1865, which details that he was in the 3rd NY Cav.
Sally had been born in 1815 in Kanawha County, Virginia (which became West Virginia.) The original Ancestry listing said she died between 1852-1860. But then how could she have requested widow's pension for her husband? She isn't listed on the 1860 census when Harvey W. Johnson was living with his 4 youngest daughters, including Jemima. Their youngest daughter, had been born in 1852.
I noticed Thomas Johnson was the next farmer listed in the 1860 census, so I thought perhaps he was related to Harvey. But even though I found Thomas' parents, I couldn't find a Harvey in the family.
When I tried to find out more about Jemima's mother Sarah Kelly Johnson...well I just threw up my hands. I'm pretty sure she was the daughter of a second marriage, but there are confusing lists of siblings, and dates of marriages. Jacob Kelly was probably her father...from Virginia.
Harvey Johnson is also on an 1870 census, which was just added to my information at Ancestry while I've been writing this. He was living with a Jacob Johnson. He didn't have a son by that name, and their ages were too close... Jacob was also born in Virginia and was 55, while Harvey was 61, and listed his occupation as carpenter, while Jacob was a farmer. I am not going to go back into Jacob's family. Aren't you proud of me to not go on another wild-goose-chase? (however, I'm making a note to see if Jacob was Harvey's brother...which could possibly give me his parents' names.)
Jemima was the fifth child of 7, and had only one brother, Zachariah. She and Richard Booth married in 1865 in Hillsboro, Hill County, Texas when they were both 18. The Booth family had moved from Jackson County, Indiana to Whiteside Illinois then to Texas. In 1860 Jemima had still been living in Randolf County, IN. Richard must have gone back to Jackson County IN, since he'd moved with his family to IL when he was just 2. He probably didn't know Jemima until he visited IN sometime when his family was moving to Texas. They were there by the time he was 7. It is possible that he stayed with relatives as his family moved first to IL then to TX, but there's no record of that.
When he was 4, in the 1850 Census, he lived with his parents in Whiteside, IL. And when he was 14 in the 1860 Census, he also is listed with them in Texas.
So the mystery remains, how did Richard R Booth meet his future wife, Jemima Johnson?
They had 2 children, William (Willie) Lewis Booth (1866-1940) and James L. Booth who lived from May to Sept of 1868. Jemima died at his childbirth.
Richard R. Booth married my great great grandmother, Eugenia Almeda Witty Booth in 1869, and they had 3 children, the last dying when just 7 months old, and her mother died at the same time, which sounds like an epidemic of some kind.
b. 9.23.1846, Jackson County, Indiana,
d 5.30.1879 killed by person he was prosecuting, Hempstead, TX
married 7.20.1869 (his second w.) Eugena Almetta Whitty
I think I'd like to look at his first wife, who isn't in my direct line, but I do have a cousin living who's contributed to Ancestry...her line goes back through Jemima Johnson Booth, while mine is through Richard's second wife Eguena Almeta Witty Booth.
Jemima Johnson's parents were Harvey Johnson (1810-1870?) and Sarah (Sally) Kelly Johnson (1815-1860?). They had married in 1832 in Randolf County, Indiana. There's no death date for Jemima's father, and we don't even know who his parents were. He probably came from Virginia, and his widow applied for veteran's benefits in 1865, which details that he was in the 3rd NY Cav.
Sally had been born in 1815 in Kanawha County, Virginia (which became West Virginia.) The original Ancestry listing said she died between 1852-1860. But then how could she have requested widow's pension for her husband? She isn't listed on the 1860 census when Harvey W. Johnson was living with his 4 youngest daughters, including Jemima. Their youngest daughter, had been born in 1852.
I noticed Thomas Johnson was the next farmer listed in the 1860 census, so I thought perhaps he was related to Harvey. But even though I found Thomas' parents, I couldn't find a Harvey in the family.
When I tried to find out more about Jemima's mother Sarah Kelly Johnson...well I just threw up my hands. I'm pretty sure she was the daughter of a second marriage, but there are confusing lists of siblings, and dates of marriages. Jacob Kelly was probably her father...from Virginia.
Harvey Johnson is also on an 1870 census, which was just added to my information at Ancestry while I've been writing this. He was living with a Jacob Johnson. He didn't have a son by that name, and their ages were too close... Jacob was also born in Virginia and was 55, while Harvey was 61, and listed his occupation as carpenter, while Jacob was a farmer. I am not going to go back into Jacob's family. Aren't you proud of me to not go on another wild-goose-chase? (however, I'm making a note to see if Jacob was Harvey's brother...which could possibly give me his parents' names.)
Jemima was the fifth child of 7, and had only one brother, Zachariah. She and Richard Booth married in 1865 in Hillsboro, Hill County, Texas when they were both 18. The Booth family had moved from Jackson County, Indiana to Whiteside Illinois then to Texas. In 1860 Jemima had still been living in Randolf County, IN. Richard must have gone back to Jackson County IN, since he'd moved with his family to IL when he was just 2. He probably didn't know Jemima until he visited IN sometime when his family was moving to Texas. They were there by the time he was 7. It is possible that he stayed with relatives as his family moved first to IL then to TX, but there's no record of that.
When he was 4, in the 1850 Census, he lived with his parents in Whiteside, IL. And when he was 14 in the 1860 Census, he also is listed with them in Texas.
So the mystery remains, how did Richard R Booth meet his future wife, Jemima Johnson?
They had 2 children, William (Willie) Lewis Booth (1866-1940) and James L. Booth who lived from May to Sept of 1868. Jemima died at his childbirth.
Richard R. Booth married my great great grandmother, Eugenia Almeda Witty Booth in 1869, and they had 3 children, the last dying when just 7 months old, and her mother died at the same time, which sounds like an epidemic of some kind.
Saturday, September 22, 2018
More of Abigail Judson Curtiss' siblings
Let's explore the life of Abigail's sister, Hannah Judson Wadsworth (1657-1732). She married Lt. Samuel Wadsworth (1659-1731) in 1689 and had her first child that year when she was 31. They only have 3 children who lived to adulthood. They lived in Farmington, CT (near Hartford.) Hannah is buried in Momento Mori Cemetery in Farmington CT.
Next sister of Abigail's was Esther Judson Curtis, born in 1660, who married Benjamin Curtis in 1680/1. Benjamin was born in 1652 and died in 1733. They had 3 or 4 children, (depending upon which Ancestry tree you look at,) and when Esther died in 1713, she was buried in the Old Congregational Burying Ground in Stratford. Benjamin remarried the next year. I have not yet been able to see the connection between Benjamin and Abigail's husband, Josiah Curtiss (1662-1745), since they had different parents. But families in the same community with the same name mean they probably are cousins of some level at least.
The next birth that Abigail's mother had was twins. In Oct. of 1664, probably on the 27...Joshua Judson and Ruth Judson Wells were born. Joshua has little information given about him, except that he may have married in 1695 to a Deborah Clark. The Ancestry trees say he lived until 1744, dying in Young, Texas. It is always possible, but since I love Texas history, I wish I knew how he fitted into it. At what time might he have gone all the way from Connecticut to Texas? No answers at this point.
His twin sister Ruth Judson Wells, married Samuel Wells (Welles) (1662-1733). They had 2 daughters and perhaps other children which aren't recorded through Ancestry. Ruth died in 1744 and is buried in Center Cemetery in East Hartford, CT.
Her marker says:
There was a Capt. Samuel Wells who lived and died just a few years differently than our Samuel, and his wife was also a Ruth Wells. However, they are buried in Glastonbury cemetery, Hartford County, CT.
I just looked to see if this Samuel Wells (husband of Ruth Judson) was related to Rebecca Wells Judson (who married Capt. James Judson.) It looks like they were brother and sister. There may need to be some clarification still.
RebeccWell Judson's fine-a-grave site says:
I just updated my post about Rebecca Wells Judson and her husband James Judson. New information says they have 9 not 7 children.
And the last sibling before Abigail was Phebe Judson. She was born on 29 Oct 1666, and only lived until 1 Nov. 1676. Her ten years of life were in Stratford, Fairfield CT.
So I'm satisfied at exploring the big family Judson, for now.
Next sister of Abigail's was Esther Judson Curtis, born in 1660, who married Benjamin Curtis in 1680/1. Benjamin was born in 1652 and died in 1733. They had 3 or 4 children, (depending upon which Ancestry tree you look at,) and when Esther died in 1713, she was buried in the Old Congregational Burying Ground in Stratford. Benjamin remarried the next year. I have not yet been able to see the connection between Benjamin and Abigail's husband, Josiah Curtiss (1662-1745), since they had different parents. But families in the same community with the same name mean they probably are cousins of some level at least.
The next birth that Abigail's mother had was twins. In Oct. of 1664, probably on the 27...Joshua Judson and Ruth Judson Wells were born. Joshua has little information given about him, except that he may have married in 1695 to a Deborah Clark. The Ancestry trees say he lived until 1744, dying in Young, Texas. It is always possible, but since I love Texas history, I wish I knew how he fitted into it. At what time might he have gone all the way from Connecticut to Texas? No answers at this point.
His twin sister Ruth Judson Wells, married Samuel Wells (Welles) (1662-1733). They had 2 daughters and perhaps other children which aren't recorded through Ancestry. Ruth died in 1744 and is buried in Center Cemetery in East Hartford, CT.
Her marker says:
Here was Buried ye Body of Mrs Ruth Wells the widow of Mr Samuel Wells Dec. who Died May ye 2d 1744 in the 80th Year of her age.
There was a Capt. Samuel Wells who lived and died just a few years differently than our Samuel, and his wife was also a Ruth Wells. However, they are buried in Glastonbury cemetery, Hartford County, CT.
I just looked to see if this Samuel Wells (husband of Ruth Judson) was related to Rebecca Wells Judson (who married Capt. James Judson.) It looks like they were brother and sister. There may need to be some clarification still.
RebeccWell Judson's fine-a-grave site says:
From the Book "Descendants of William Judson of Connecticut" compiled by Linda-Jeanne Dolby:
Daughter of Thomas Welles and Widow Hannah Tuttle Pantry. She was from Hartford, CT and was the granddaughter of Governor Thomas Welles of Connecticut.
She married James on August 18, 1680 and bore 9 children; 4 sons and 5 daughters.
Her Stone reads: "Here lyes ye body of Mrs. Rebekah Judson Who Dyed Nov. ye 5th, 1717 Aged 62 years."
I just updated my post about Rebecca Wells Judson and her husband James Judson. New information says they have 9 not 7 children.
And the last sibling before Abigail was Phebe Judson. She was born on 29 Oct 1666, and only lived until 1 Nov. 1676. Her ten years of life were in Stratford, Fairfield CT.
So I'm satisfied at exploring the big family Judson, for now.
Friday, September 21, 2018
More of my family
A happy birthday for my father's older brother, Chauncey Sweet Rogers, born Sept 21, 1912, died 15 Dec, 1974. I knew him but a little.
Feb. 1937 hunting expedition in the wilds of Texas. Sitting in front is my Uncle Jimmy, kneeling behind him is my grandmother Ada Phillips Swasey Rogers (Gummy) and standing from left to right, Mataley Munhall (soon to marry my father who probably took the photo) then George Rogers Sr. (Poppy) and on r. is Chauncey Rogers.
Thursday, September 20, 2018
The rest of the story on Abigail Judson Curtiss
Sept. 15 may have been her birthday in 1669 in Fairfield County, CT. She was the 11th and last child of Sarah Porter Judson (1624-1697 and Lt. Joseph Judson (1619-1690.) Both her parents were born in England, and immigrated to the American colonies in the 1630's. They married either in 1640 or 1644 (two records give different years.)
Abigail's oldest sister, Sarah Judson Howell (1645-1688) had married Edmund Howell of Southampton Long Island in 1764, so she wasn't even around when Abigail was born.
John Robson Judson, her oldest brother, has an interesting history. His birthday is Dec 10, 1647, and he married 3 times.
His first wife was Elizabeth Chapman (1651-1696), married in 1673. They had 9 children. He remarried Hannah Hawkins Nichols Ward Judson (- 1698) in 1698, who died within the year. His third wife was Mary Tudor Orton Judson (1660-1743) (married in 1699) and they had additional 3 children. There is a microfilm copy of a probated document for his children and wife, Mary. His older 2 sons, John and Joseph had already received their portions of his estate. The remaining children when he died on 10 April 1710 are listed as: Jonathan, Martha, Elisabeth, Isaac, Daniel, Jeremiah, Mary and Ephraim. (Some of his children predeceased him.) There are many pages reflecting the inventory of his estate.
But the fun thing about genealogy just happened. At the same link to microfilms of wills and probate records, in Fairfield CT is his father, Lt. Joseph Judson's (1619-1690) probate record as well. He was also Abigail's father, Joseph, who died in 1690. I think it's not John's son Joseph (1689-1758).
That his will was written in 1679 is still possible for someone who died in 1690. But I haven't looked into it yet. Another thing on the back burner of genealogy! There could have been some other Joseph with a wife Mary, but I don't know of him yet. Maybe I'll figure it out soon.
'Ive been spending most of my time the last few days looking on my Booth family tree, where the Judsons had come to America, and had 11 children, the youngest being Abigail, my eight times great grandmother.
So here are a few more of that family...
Capt. James Judson lived from 24 Apr 1650 to 25 Feb 1721 in Stratford, Fairfield, CT. He married first to Rebecca Wells, and they had 7 children. (Note, this is the list of children on Ancestry at this time, but there's mention of 9 children in a biography quoted below.)
When Rebecca died in 1717, he married in 1718 to Mrs. Anne Steele, probably of Stratford or Wethersfield, CT. It's interesting to see how he (and his brother John) both remarried late in life.
On the Find-A-Grave site is a quote...
Next born was Grace Judson Prudden Clark, born 19 Feb, 1651 in Stratford CT. She died Jan 1724 in Milford, New Haven County, CT. She married Rev. Samuel Prudden first in 1669, and they had 5 children, according to Ancestry. He died in 1685 and at some point she married Sgt. Thomas Clark (1637-1719) in 1703/4.
Joseph Judson was born 10 Mar 1653 in Stratford, and died 1 Feb. 1677. He didn't marry or have children. And since he died before the date of the will of 1679, it would not have been possibly his.
More on the siblings of Abigail Judson Curtiss soon.
(Note, updated later on Sept. 20, 2018.)
Abigail's oldest sister, Sarah Judson Howell (1645-1688) had married Edmund Howell of Southampton Long Island in 1764, so she wasn't even around when Abigail was born.
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| Judson house and Stratford Historical Society museum |
John Robson Judson, her oldest brother, has an interesting history. His birthday is Dec 10, 1647, and he married 3 times.
His first wife was Elizabeth Chapman (1651-1696), married in 1673. They had 9 children. He remarried Hannah Hawkins Nichols Ward Judson (- 1698) in 1698, who died within the year. His third wife was Mary Tudor Orton Judson (1660-1743) (married in 1699) and they had additional 3 children. There is a microfilm copy of a probated document for his children and wife, Mary. His older 2 sons, John and Joseph had already received their portions of his estate. The remaining children when he died on 10 April 1710 are listed as: Jonathan, Martha, Elisabeth, Isaac, Daniel, Jeremiah, Mary and Ephraim. (Some of his children predeceased him.) There are many pages reflecting the inventory of his estate.
But the fun thing about genealogy just happened. At the same link to microfilms of wills and probate records, in Fairfield CT is his father, Lt. Joseph Judson's (1619-1690) probate record as well. He was also Abigail's father, Joseph, who died in 1690. I think it's not John's son Joseph (1689-1758).
That his will was written in 1679 is still possible for someone who died in 1690. But I haven't looked into it yet. Another thing on the back burner of genealogy! There could have been some other Joseph with a wife Mary, but I don't know of him yet. Maybe I'll figure it out soon.
'Ive been spending most of my time the last few days looking on my Booth family tree, where the Judsons had come to America, and had 11 children, the youngest being Abigail, my eight times great grandmother.
So here are a few more of that family...
Capt. James Judson lived from 24 Apr 1650 to 25 Feb 1721 in Stratford, Fairfield, CT. He married first to Rebecca Wells, and they had 7 children. (Note, this is the list of children on Ancestry at this time, but there's mention of 9 children in a biography quoted below.)
When Rebecca died in 1717, he married in 1718 to Mrs. Anne Steele, probably of Stratford or Wethersfield, CT. It's interesting to see how he (and his brother John) both remarried late in life.
On the Find-A-Grave site is a quote...
Biography taken from "Descendants of William Judson of Connecticut" Compiled by Linda-Jeanne Dolby:
"James born to Joseph Judson and his wife - Sarah Porter on April 24, 1650. He died on February 25, 1721. His Stone reads: "Here lyes the body of Capt. James Judson, Esquire who dyed Feby ye 25th, 1721 Aged 71 years."
He was a large land owner and farmer and one of the most important men in the civil and military life of Stratford. A Representative to the Greneral Assembly of Connecticut from 1698 to 1719, 30 sessions in all. Ensign of the Train-Band; Lt. of Dragoon 1690; on committee for the War of 1704 and 1705, committee to procure masts for the British fleet.
He was married to Rebecca Welles (1st wife). He fathered 9 children, 4 sons and 5 daughters. His 2nd wife was Anne Welles. They had no known children."
Next born was Grace Judson Prudden Clark, born 19 Feb, 1651 in Stratford CT. She died Jan 1724 in Milford, New Haven County, CT. She married Rev. Samuel Prudden first in 1669, and they had 5 children, according to Ancestry. He died in 1685 and at some point she married Sgt. Thomas Clark (1637-1719) in 1703/4.
Joseph Judson was born 10 Mar 1653 in Stratford, and died 1 Feb. 1677. He didn't marry or have children. And since he died before the date of the will of 1679, it would not have been possibly his.
(Note, updated later on Sept. 20, 2018.)
Saturday, September 15, 2018
Ada Pulsifer Phillips Sweet
The third ancestor born Sept 15...
Ada Pulsifer Phillips Sweet was my great aunt on my Rogers family tree (1860-1932) sister of my great grandmother Zulieka Swasey. I've posted a little about her life HERE, including photos. I covered her husband's Chauncey G. Sweet's life in 4 chapters, One, Two, Three and (Four mainly about the Rosenbergs.)
Ada Pulsifer Phillips Sweet was my great aunt on my Rogers family tree (1860-1932) sister of my great grandmother Zulieka Swasey. I've posted a little about her life HERE, including photos. I covered her husband's Chauncey G. Sweet's life in 4 chapters, One, Two, Three and (Four mainly about the Rosenbergs.)
Friday, September 14, 2018
Abigail Judson Curtiss
Happy birthday to...two other ancestors with Sept. 15 for their birthdays. I know that's not until tomorrow, and I've been busy what with a hurricane (Florence) coming my direction...but I'm going to put my ancestry cap on and give you a bit more information.
Abigail Judson Curtiss was my 8 times great grandmother (1669-1697) on my Booth Family Tree.) I've mentioned her before in a post HERE about her daughter Anna Curtiss Booth. Abigail was the granddaughter of William Judson, who immigrated to America and built the foundation of the home which is still standing in Stratford, Fairfield County, CT.
Judson House
Capt. David Judson built a Georgian-style house in Stratford around 1750 (or as early as 1723), on the foundation of his great-grandfather William‘s stone house of 1639. Nine generations of the family lived in the house until 1888 . The Judson House, which is now a museum, is known for its particularly fine broken scroll pediment door surround.
William Judson, (her grandfather) has historic documents about how he was one of the founders of Stratford, CT, but then moved to New Haven where he was part owner of an iron mine.
I will give more information soon about Abigail.
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Abigail Judson Curtiss was my 8 times great grandmother (1669-1697) on my Booth Family Tree.) I've mentioned her before in a post HERE about her daughter Anna Curtiss Booth. Abigail was the granddaughter of William Judson, who immigrated to America and built the foundation of the home which is still standing in Stratford, Fairfield County, CT.
Judson House
Capt. David Judson built a Georgian-style house in Stratford around 1750 (or as early as 1723), on the foundation of his great-grandfather William‘s stone house of 1639. Nine generations of the family lived in the house until 1888 . The Judson House, which is now a museum, is known for its particularly fine broken scroll pediment door surround.
William Judson, (her grandfather) has historic documents about how he was one of the founders of Stratford, CT, but then moved to New Haven where he was part owner of an iron mine.
I will give more information soon about Abigail.
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And tomorrow I'll write more about the other Sept. 15 born ancestor...
Thursday, September 13, 2018
John Curtis (Curtyce)
3 ancestors born on the same day.
It's probable that this happens a lot, but I'm just not aware of it. After all, I have thousands (millions?) of ancestors. But I only know birthdays of a few hundred probably. Well, maybe a thousand. I have never counted.
The 15 of September, 1577, John Curtis (Curtyce) was born in Nanzing, Essex, England. He would become my 10 times great grandfather. He also was one of the brave men and women who came to America around 1630.
"The son of WILLIAM & AGNES CURTIS of Nazing, England, he was baptized in Nazing on September 15, 1577. JOHN married Elizabeth Hutchins on April 19, 1610 in Nazing, England. (The author on Find a grave said -I am descended from his son, JOHN CURTISS, Jr..)
"History of Ancient Woodbury, by William Cothren, Baltimore: Gen. Publishing Co., Inc., 1977, p.531
"William (John's brother) Curtiss embarked on the ship, Lion, June 22, 1632 and landed Dec. 16, 1632, at Scituate, Mass. He removed with his family to Roxbury, Mass., whence they removed to Stratford, Conn. By the records of Stratford it apears that the father of these must have died before the removal of the family thither.."
"THIS IS ONLY A MEMORIAL THAT THE FAMILY PUT UP IN HONOR OF HIM. HE ACTUALLY DIED IN WETHERSFIELD.
Source: Quoted from Find A Grave site, Old Burying Ground, Stratford, Fairfield, CT.
It's probable that this happens a lot, but I'm just not aware of it. After all, I have thousands (millions?) of ancestors. But I only know birthdays of a few hundred probably. Well, maybe a thousand. I have never counted.
The 15 of September, 1577, John Curtis (Curtyce) was born in Nanzing, Essex, England. He would become my 10 times great grandfather. He also was one of the brave men and women who came to America around 1630.
"The son of WILLIAM & AGNES CURTIS of Nazing, England, he was baptized in Nazing on September 15, 1577. JOHN married Elizabeth Hutchins on April 19, 1610 in Nazing, England. (The author on Find a grave said -I am descended from his son, JOHN CURTISS, Jr..)
"History of Ancient Woodbury, by William Cothren, Baltimore: Gen. Publishing Co., Inc., 1977, p.531
"William (John's brother) Curtiss embarked on the ship, Lion, June 22, 1632 and landed Dec. 16, 1632, at Scituate, Mass. He removed with his family to Roxbury, Mass., whence they removed to Stratford, Conn. By the records of Stratford it apears that the father of these must have died before the removal of the family thither.."
"THIS IS ONLY A MEMORIAL THAT THE FAMILY PUT UP IN HONOR OF HIM. HE ACTUALLY DIED IN WETHERSFIELD.
Source: Quoted from Find A Grave site, Old Burying Ground, Stratford, Fairfield, CT.
Not to forget, Mozelle Munhall
I've been pretty busy, and didn't post a birthday remembrance for my grandmother "Grandmommy."
Mozelle Booth Miller Webb Munhall, Sept 9, 1897 - 1960. She married first Albert Webb (1891-1919) on Aug. 7, 1915.
She gave birth to her only child, my mother, Mataley, on March 26, 1917. I've posted about her life before HERE and (Here). She married second to Fred Munhall (1890-1927). She died Sept. 2, 1960, just a few months after giving me a gold locket for my graduation present from high school.
She made beautiful clothes of which I remember not being as appreciative at the time as I am now!
She was often making gowns for the young women of San Antonio TX. I remember some of the gorgeous fabric. She created some of the gowns worn in the Battle of the Flowers, an annual event in San Antonio.
Mozelle Booth Miller Webb Munhall, Sept 9, 1897 - 1960. She married first Albert Webb (1891-1919) on Aug. 7, 1915.
She gave birth to her only child, my mother, Mataley, on March 26, 1917. I've posted about her life before HERE and (Here). She married second to Fred Munhall (1890-1927). She died Sept. 2, 1960, just a few months after giving me a gold locket for my graduation present from high school.
She made beautiful clothes of which I remember not being as appreciative at the time as I am now!
She was often making gowns for the young women of San Antonio TX. I remember some of the gorgeous fabric. She created some of the gowns worn in the Battle of the Flowers, an annual event in San Antonio.
Wednesday, September 12, 2018
Happy birthday to Joseph and Elisabeth Swasey
I've already posted earlier this year HERE about Joseph Swasey II, my 7 times great grandfather (1653-1710).
His wife Elisabeth Lambert Swasey (1653-1711) has the same birthdate given on my ancestry tree, Sept 12. She could have been born in 1653 or 1657. So the only documentation that I can attest to is their wedding in 1678, and details of Joseph's probate that are included in a book about the Swasey family.
They had 3 children, with the daughter Elisabeth not living beyond her 19th birthday. Sons Samuel and Joseph III did live longer and each married and had children.
Salem Massachusetts
It is also interesting to consider that the Swaseys lived in Salem Massachusetts at the time there were witch trials. We don't know what Joseph did for his livelihood, though the Swasey book suggests that he might have been a fisherman like his father.
Whatever his life was like, or that of his wife Elisabeth, they both died within a year of each other, he in 1710 and she in 1711.
His wife Elisabeth Lambert Swasey (1653-1711) has the same birthdate given on my ancestry tree, Sept 12. She could have been born in 1653 or 1657. So the only documentation that I can attest to is their wedding in 1678, and details of Joseph's probate that are included in a book about the Swasey family.
They had 3 children, with the daughter Elisabeth not living beyond her 19th birthday. Sons Samuel and Joseph III did live longer and each married and had children.
It is also interesting to consider that the Swaseys lived in Salem Massachusetts at the time there were witch trials. We don't know what Joseph did for his livelihood, though the Swasey book suggests that he might have been a fisherman like his father.
Whatever his life was like, or that of his wife Elisabeth, they both died within a year of each other, he in 1710 and she in 1711.
Monday, September 10, 2018
Happy birthday to Alexander G Swasey Sr.
Alexander G Swasey Sr.
1784–1861
Birth 10 SEPT 1784 • Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Death 28 OCT 1861 • Newport, Newport, Rhode Island
Great times 3-grandfather
See my post about his life and work here: Alexander Swasey Carved Eagle
His wife was also given a birth anniversary post Here...Ruth Woodword Swasey
Thursday, September 6, 2018
Ruth Woodword Swasey, born Sept. 6, 1788
I share 2 former blogs: first, a repost of a blog earlier this year, which is so full of joy! (A New Cousin!) and then a 2013 version....
Well, I did take this DNA test last year. And maybe connected with a
couple of relations. It meant I had to make my Ancestry tree public,
and that resulted in someone being able to post things to my tree
(though I've been reassured time and again that's not possible.) But
not only were a lot of cousins added to my tree, they had photos added
as well...and I know I hadn't put them on myself...because I'd never
even seen them. So my tree is again private, with a few relatives
invited to have access as guests...and a friend also. Incidentally, I
didn't find out a thing about my origins that was news to me with the
DNA test results.
But my connections with my cousins seem to come through others seeing my ancestry tree...and maybe this blog. I've been recently contacted by a fourth cousin, and had so much fun finding out about her family, as well as re-examing our ancestors in common.
Out great great great grandparents are Capt. Alexander Swasey, Sr. and Ruth Woodward. Cousin Linda visited their graves recently in Newport, Rhode Island and took photos which provided new information on them. These aren't just the birth and date information kind of news.
There are 4 graves clustered in a row, and Ruth is next to Alexander. Then there is another woman buried right next to her. And the women's markers both say that they were the wife of Alexander! So he had a second wife, which I'd never known about.
"Capt. Alexander G. Swasey," "Ruth Woodward, wife of Alexander Swasey," "Delany Clark, wife of Alexander Swasey," "Joseph D. Swasey, son of Alexander Swasey." It is very strange to me that both Ruth and Delany only had their maiden names on their graves, though the "wife of..." was there also. I wonder why. (And now that I think about it, these markers were given these inscriptions based on the memory of a surviving descendent...who we don't know at this point.)
Ancestry gives hints of new information on people, so I don't usually have to go looking for census, birth, marriage, death or city directory data. But lately I'm having to scratch through many documents, and it's paid off. The 12 children of Alexander and Ruth had very interesting lives. I've found one son (William Pitt Swasey) who didn't die in 1843, but in 1890, and he's buried in New Jersey next to his wife.
Georgiana Sterne Swasey and Willliam Pitt Swasey, in Vine NJ cemetery
I found out their (Alex and Ruth Woodward Swasey's) eldest daughter, Delany Swasey, did marry before she died in in St. Mary's Georgia. She married in St. Augustine FL according to the marriage certificate.
Alexander and Ruth Woodward Swasey had many grandchildren of course. I learned today that their 2 year old granddaughter, Mary Jane Swasey, had not perished at sea with Jerathmel Bowers Swasey and his wife and other daughter. Maybe she had not been on that ship for some reason, and though she was orphaned, she lived at least until she was 19, according to a census where she lived with another family of her mother's maiden name.
I could give you all the details, but I'm too excited today. Not a good thing when dealing with all these little details. So I'll just say how glad I am that I got contacted by my cousin Linda.
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Happy birthday to the mother of Capt. Alexander G. Swasey, who was one
of the men who went down to the sea as well as became a Confederate
prisoner of the Union during the Civil War.
Ruth Woodword married Alexander G. Swasey Sr, who has a birthday later this month. They had 12 children, (see below) including 2 sons who happened to marry two sisters, Georgiana and Harriet Stearn, about whom I found marriage records from Marblehead, MA.
I haven't been able to find any records about who Ruth Woodword's family was...and it makes me sad that she is just floating at the top of my tree, kind of out on a limb. Her husband is noted in a history of the Swasey family as "a wood worker by trade, but engaged for many years in command of ship to the coast of China.," and his family tree does go back further.
But more information from the book gives children, which includes my grandmother's (Ada Phillips Swasey Rogers') grandfather, Capt. A. G. Swasey (Jr.) of the Confederacy. The e-book is Geneology of the Swasey Family by Benjamin Franklin Swasey, 1910.
Ruth Woodword Swasey and Alexander G. Swasey, Sr. had the following:
CHILDREN
1. Delany D., b. at Newport, R. I., May 6, 1808; d. at St. Marys, Ga., July 27, 1833; m. Wil liam A. Creighton of St. Augustine, Fla.
2. Joseph Dean, b. Dec. 9, 1809; d. at Newport, Nov. 16, 1843.
3. Alexander G., Jr., b. April 14, 1812; d. at Charleston, S. C., March 26, 1866. (**)
4. Sarah Lewellyn, b. May 8, 18 14; d. Sept. 20, 1815.
5. William Pitt, b. Aug. 20, 18 17 ; d. in Philadelphia, Pa.; m. Aug. 6, 1843, Georgianna Sterne, b. Dec. 9, 1822. He was a sea captain and lived on Staten Island.
6. Jerathmel Bowers, a carpenter, b. Jan. 1, 1820; lost at sea in passage to Georgia; m. Jan. 28, 1844, Harriet Elisabeth Sterne of Newport, b. Aug. 3, 1825; d. Jan. 7, 1848, dau. of John and Maria (Thurston) Sterne.
7. Charles A., a carpenter, b. Nov. 27, 1822; worked at his trade in Fall River, Boston and Newport; d. at Tiverton, Mass., May 26, 1882; m. at F. R., Nov. 22, 1842, Jeannette Church, b. in F. R., May 13, 1823; d. Nov. 15, 1895; dau. of Joseph and Hannah (Peckham) Church. He was 5 feet 6 inches in height, thick set, sandy hair and beard, blue eyes and very vigorous.
8. Mark Antony, b. 1824; d. at Salem, Mass.; m. Sarah Ripley of Fall River.
9. Sarah Lewellen, b. in Newport, R. I., April 11, 1827; d. in New Bedford, Mass., 1853; m. 'n Newport, 1846, Albert Hammett, a lumber merchant, b. in Newport, Nov. 26, 1822, son of Edward and Mary Lyon Hammett.
10. Ruth A., b. May 31, 1828; m. Aug. 5, 1851, William D. James, a mechanic. He served four years in the Civil War. In 1872 they moved to Visalia, Tulare County, Cal., where he took up a quarter section of land under the soldiers' homestead law. They now reside there ( 1904) .
11. James Henry, b. July 6, 1832 ; d. at St. Augustine, Feb. 2, 1822.
12. Mary Jane, d. 1833.
** NOTE: I think the family which was followed by this author were Yankees (i.e. belonged to the Union in the Civil War,) because no marriage is mentioned, nor children of Capt. Alexander G. Swasey Jr.
Fortunately my grandmother did keep a few records. But I still don't yet know who Ruth Woodword Swasey's parents were.
Sharing over to Sepia Saturday where others post interesting photos and stories from the past! (Link seems to not work, but try http://sepiasaturday.blogspot.com)
A new (to me) fourth cousin!
But my connections with my cousins seem to come through others seeing my ancestry tree...and maybe this blog. I've been recently contacted by a fourth cousin, and had so much fun finding out about her family, as well as re-examing our ancestors in common.
Out great great great grandparents are Capt. Alexander Swasey, Sr. and Ruth Woodward. Cousin Linda visited their graves recently in Newport, Rhode Island and took photos which provided new information on them. These aren't just the birth and date information kind of news.
There are 4 graves clustered in a row, and Ruth is next to Alexander. Then there is another woman buried right next to her. And the women's markers both say that they were the wife of Alexander! So he had a second wife, which I'd never known about.
"Capt. Alexander G. Swasey," "Ruth Woodward, wife of Alexander Swasey," "Delany Clark, wife of Alexander Swasey," "Joseph D. Swasey, son of Alexander Swasey." It is very strange to me that both Ruth and Delany only had their maiden names on their graves, though the "wife of..." was there also. I wonder why. (And now that I think about it, these markers were given these inscriptions based on the memory of a surviving descendent...who we don't know at this point.)
Ancestry gives hints of new information on people, so I don't usually have to go looking for census, birth, marriage, death or city directory data. But lately I'm having to scratch through many documents, and it's paid off. The 12 children of Alexander and Ruth had very interesting lives. I've found one son (William Pitt Swasey) who didn't die in 1843, but in 1890, and he's buried in New Jersey next to his wife.
I found out their (Alex and Ruth Woodward Swasey's) eldest daughter, Delany Swasey, did marry before she died in in St. Mary's Georgia. She married in St. Augustine FL according to the marriage certificate.
Alexander and Ruth Woodward Swasey had many grandchildren of course. I learned today that their 2 year old granddaughter, Mary Jane Swasey, had not perished at sea with Jerathmel Bowers Swasey and his wife and other daughter. Maybe she had not been on that ship for some reason, and though she was orphaned, she lived at least until she was 19, according to a census where she lived with another family of her mother's maiden name.
I could give you all the details, but I'm too excited today. Not a good thing when dealing with all these little details. So I'll just say how glad I am that I got contacted by my cousin Linda.
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A repost of a blog from: Friday, September 6, 2013
Ruth Woodword Swasey 1788
Ruth Woodword married Alexander G. Swasey Sr, who has a birthday later this month. They had 12 children, (see below) including 2 sons who happened to marry two sisters, Georgiana and Harriet Stearn, about whom I found marriage records from Marblehead, MA.
I haven't been able to find any records about who Ruth Woodword's family was...and it makes me sad that she is just floating at the top of my tree, kind of out on a limb. Her husband is noted in a history of the Swasey family as "a wood worker by trade, but engaged for many years in command of ship to the coast of China.," and his family tree does go back further.
But more information from the book gives children, which includes my grandmother's (Ada Phillips Swasey Rogers') grandfather, Capt. A. G. Swasey (Jr.) of the Confederacy. The e-book is Geneology of the Swasey Family by Benjamin Franklin Swasey, 1910.
Ruth Woodword Swasey and Alexander G. Swasey, Sr. had the following:
CHILDREN
1. Delany D., b. at Newport, R. I., May 6, 1808; d. at St. Marys, Ga., July 27, 1833; m. Wil liam A. Creighton of St. Augustine, Fla.
2. Joseph Dean, b. Dec. 9, 1809; d. at Newport, Nov. 16, 1843.
3. Alexander G., Jr., b. April 14, 1812; d. at Charleston, S. C., March 26, 1866. (**)
4. Sarah Lewellyn, b. May 8, 18 14; d. Sept. 20, 1815.
5. William Pitt, b. Aug. 20, 18 17 ; d. in Philadelphia, Pa.; m. Aug. 6, 1843, Georgianna Sterne, b. Dec. 9, 1822. He was a sea captain and lived on Staten Island.
6. Jerathmel Bowers, a carpenter, b. Jan. 1, 1820; lost at sea in passage to Georgia; m. Jan. 28, 1844, Harriet Elisabeth Sterne of Newport, b. Aug. 3, 1825; d. Jan. 7, 1848, dau. of John and Maria (Thurston) Sterne.
7. Charles A., a carpenter, b. Nov. 27, 1822; worked at his trade in Fall River, Boston and Newport; d. at Tiverton, Mass., May 26, 1882; m. at F. R., Nov. 22, 1842, Jeannette Church, b. in F. R., May 13, 1823; d. Nov. 15, 1895; dau. of Joseph and Hannah (Peckham) Church. He was 5 feet 6 inches in height, thick set, sandy hair and beard, blue eyes and very vigorous.
8. Mark Antony, b. 1824; d. at Salem, Mass.; m. Sarah Ripley of Fall River.
9. Sarah Lewellen, b. in Newport, R. I., April 11, 1827; d. in New Bedford, Mass., 1853; m. 'n Newport, 1846, Albert Hammett, a lumber merchant, b. in Newport, Nov. 26, 1822, son of Edward and Mary Lyon Hammett.
10. Ruth A., b. May 31, 1828; m. Aug. 5, 1851, William D. James, a mechanic. He served four years in the Civil War. In 1872 they moved to Visalia, Tulare County, Cal., where he took up a quarter section of land under the soldiers' homestead law. They now reside there ( 1904) .
11. James Henry, b. July 6, 1832 ; d. at St. Augustine, Feb. 2, 1822.
12. Mary Jane, d. 1833.
** NOTE: I think the family which was followed by this author were Yankees (i.e. belonged to the Union in the Civil War,) because no marriage is mentioned, nor children of Capt. Alexander G. Swasey Jr.
Fortunately my grandmother did keep a few records. But I still don't yet know who Ruth Woodword Swasey's parents were.
Sharing over to Sepia Saturday where others post interesting photos and stories from the past! (Link seems to not work, but try http://sepiasaturday.blogspot.com)
Sunday, September 2, 2018
Review of nothing
So another week has passed, and I haven't had mental where-with-all to do any research.
So this is my list of ancestors who had birthdays this week...
28 Aug 1877 - 1960,
George Elmore Rogers Sr, my grandfather
Aug 30 1662-1745
Josiah Curtiss (8th great grandfather) born and died in Stratford, Fairfield County, CT
Booth family tree
Hiram Gibbs 1785-1844 great times 3 grandfather
When I just checked on my "private" Rogers Family tree, there are 2 Hiram Gibbs showing, (same birth/death dates) with one not married nor having children...but when I tried to merge them, it thinks there is only one. No way my brain can handle the mess of spaghetti relationships on Ancestry right now. How did this happen? Nobody else should have access, so I guess somehow when I was adding cousins, the tree got garbled.
father of Lucinda Benson Gibbs Rogers
Robert Dunster 1555-1599
died in Aug.?
Sway Family tree
Bury, Lancashire, England
9 times great grandfather
So this is my list of ancestors who had birthdays this week...
28 Aug 1877 - 1960,
George Elmore Rogers Sr, my grandfather
Aug 30 1662-1745
Josiah Curtiss (8th great grandfather) born and died in Stratford, Fairfield County, CT
Booth family tree
Hiram Gibbs 1785-1844 great times 3 grandfather
When I just checked on my "private" Rogers Family tree, there are 2 Hiram Gibbs showing, (same birth/death dates) with one not married nor having children...but when I tried to merge them, it thinks there is only one. No way my brain can handle the mess of spaghetti relationships on Ancestry right now. How did this happen? Nobody else should have access, so I guess somehow when I was adding cousins, the tree got garbled.
father of Lucinda Benson Gibbs Rogers
Robert Dunster 1555-1599
died in Aug.?
Sway Family tree
Bury, Lancashire, England
9 times great grandfather
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