Annaniah Gifford

• 'Gifford genealogy, 1626-1896; (1896)
• http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924015023496
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• William Gifford owned land in Massachusettss, Rhode Island and Connecticut. His Massachusetts possessions consisted of lands in Sandwich, Falmouth and Dartmouth. The facsimile of deed accompanying this volume represents a 40-acre parcel purchased of a Suckanessett (Falmouth) Indian named Job Attukkoo, July 24, 1673.
• He gave by will to his sons Jonathan and James lands in Falmouth, Mass. He also deeded to his sons Robert and Christopher, lands in Dartmouth, Mass., both of whom erected homesteads upon their estates. Robert continued to live in Dartmouth while Christopher moved later to Little Compton, R. I. Both have many descendants now living in southern Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
• William probably deeded his Connecticut lands to his son John who gave by will 100 acres in the Colony of Connecticut to his son Samuel and 200 acres to his grandsons.
• The descendants of William are here given as the Massachusetts branch.
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  • MASSACHUSETTS BRANCH.
• 1 William Gifford, d. 9 Apr. 1687: m. 1st ___ . Lived Sand. 1650. had
  • 2 i John d. 1708.
  • ' ii Hananiah m. Elizabeth ___.
  • 3 iii William d. 1738.
  • 4 iv Christopher b. July 1658 : d. 22 Nov. 1748 : mo. Dart, and L. C.
  • 5 v Robert b. 1660: d. 1730: mo. Dart.
  • vi Patience d. 1673: m. Richard Kirby 19 Oct. 1665: d. 1720. had ....
• [1 William] m. 2d Mary Mills, 16 July 1683: d. 10 Feb. 1734. had
  • vii Mary.
  • 6 viii Jonathan b. 14 May 1684: d. 10 Feb. 1734.
  • 7 ix James b. 10 Mar. 1685-6.
  • 2 John Gifford m. Elishua Crowell: d. 1708: dau. John. (All chil. b. Fal.) had .....
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  • 3 William Gifford, Jr., m. 1st ___ . had ....
  • [3 William] m. 2d Lydia Hatch 21 June 1711. had ....
  • 4 Christopher Gifford m. 1st Meribah ___ . m. 2d Deborah Perry 1685: b. 3 Apr. 1665: d. 1724. had ....
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  • 5 Robert Gifford m. Sarah Wing dau. Stephen and Sarah (Briggs): b. 2 Feb. 1658: d. 1724. had .... [5 Robert] m. 2d Elizabeth .
  • 6 Jonathan Gifford m. Lydia . had ....
  • 7 James Gifford m. Deborah Lewis 30 Mar. 1710. had ....
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• ' One Hundred and Sixty Allied Families By John Osborne Austin
• http://books.google.com/books?id=-s6jO4ZSSaIC&pg=PA105&lpg=PA105&dq...
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  • GIFFORD.
• 1. WILLIAM d. 1687 m. (1). ___, m. (2). 1863, 7, 16, MARY MILLS. d. 1687
• (1st w.)
  • I. John.
  • ' II. Hananiah, m. Elizabeth.
  • III. William, d. 1738. m. (1), m.(2). 1711, 6, 21 Lydia Hatch. b. 1685, 1, 15, dau. of Joseph and Amy (Allen) Hatch. ch:(1) Gideon, Gershom, Seth, Experience, Jabez, Mehitable, Justice, Mary, Hannah, William. (2) Temperance, Amy, Silas, Nathaniel, Melatiah, Sarah, Joseph.
  • IV. Christopher, b. 1658, 7 d. 1748, 11, 22. m. Deborah Perry. b. 1665, d. 1724 dau. of Edward and Mary (Freeman) Perry ch: Meribah, Christopher, Audry, Enos, Mary, Christopher, Deborah, John.
  • V. Robert, d. 1730. m. Sarah Wing b. 1658, 2, 2, d. 1724 (--) dau. of Stephen and Sarah (Briggs) Wing. ch: Benjamin, Jeremiah, Stephen, Timothy, Simeon.
  • VI. Patience, d. 1678 (--) m. 1665, 10, 19, Richard Kirby. d. 1720, son of Richard Kirby. ch: Sarah, Temperance, John, Robert, Experience.
• (2d w.)
  • VII. Mary.
  • VIII. Jonathan, b. 1684, 5, 4, m. Lydia. ch: Maria, Peleg, Rebecca, Bethiah, Silas, Hannah, Anna.
  • IX. James, b. 1686, 3, 10, m. 1710, 3, 30, Deborah Lewis. ch: Dinah, Remember, Sarah, James, Cornelius, Silvanus, Mary, Deborah, George, Thomas, Eleanor.
  • 2. JOHN, d. 1708 m. ELISHUA CROWELL d. 1708 + dau. of John and Elishua (__) Crowell ....
• Pg. 105
• 1--WILLIAM.
• Sandwich, Mass.
• It is claimed by some that he was son of Walter Gifford and that the latter was son of Sir Ambrose Gifford of England, and the statement is further made that Walter emigrated to Massachusetts in 1630. It need better proof, however, than any of which the author have knowledge to substantiate these claims.
• He was early a proprietor of lands at Sandwich, and early joined the Quakers; being fined a number of times for not taking the oath of fidelity, and for "seditious utterances" against the King.
• 1650, 6, 4. He was on Grand Inquest at this date.
• 1651, 5, 22. He and three other were granted authority to call town meeting, at three days notice; and it was voted, "that what neighbors stay away above an hour, after the time appointed, shall lose their votes in what is done before they come."
• 1658. In a list of those who owned lands at Sandwich, and had bounds recorded. Fined this year L10.
• 1658, '59. In these years there was a distraint upon his estate of L57, 10s. to satisfy fines imposed for his heterodoxy, as viewed by the authorities, viz., refusing to take oath, attending Quaker meetings, etc. The property taken to pay his fines consisted of 4 steers, 2 heifers, 1 bull, 3 cows, 5 young cattle and 1/2 of a horse and 1/2 swine.
• 1675, 4, 23. he was in a list of those having just rights and privilege in town of Sandwich.
• 1677. Surveyor. He was a large landholder at Dartmouth, and Falmouth, as well as Sandwich.
• 1680 to 1684. Deeded sons Robert and Christopher, nearly 400 acres at Dartmouth.
• 1687, 4, 9. Will, proved 1688, 3, 9. Ex., wife Mary. Overseers, jacob Mott of Rhode Island, Edward Perry, Wm. Allin. To son John 20s. silver money. To son 'Hananiah 10s'. To son William 1 stack of bees. To son Christopher 1 cross cut saw. To son Robert L5 two years after decease, and to daughter Mary L5 two years after decease. To granddaughter Temperance Kirby 20s. and to granchildren John, Robert and Sarah Kirby, 5s. each. To all grandchildren, 1s. each. To daughter Mary 1 cow after 4 years. to two sons Jonathan and James 10 acres at Falmouth, and 1/4 of a share belonging to me in undivided land at Succonessett (Falmouth). To the Friends in Sandwich called Quakers, L5.
• 1687, 12, 21. Inventory appraised by John Nye and William Bassett.
• One of the most active officers in arresting Quarkers for tumultuous carriage at Quaker meeting, refusing to take oaths, harboring "strange Quakers," etc., etc., was Marshal Barlow. At one time (1659, 10, 6) this Marshall made complaint against William Gifford "for affronting him in the highway near a bridge over which he should have driven some cattle; yet forasmuch as William Gifford affirmeth that he was not directly in his way but in an old path leading to his house, the Court suspends the judgement for the present until the place be viewed and so the matter be made more evident." It seemed to require but slight pretext in those times to warrant the arrest of a Quaker; but sometimes the pretext was so very slight that even the all too willing Judges had to suspend sentence, or release the prisoner with an admonition.
• Pg. 106
  • 2 -- JOHN.
  • Sandwich, Mass.
  • 1665, 3, 7. He was on a Coroner's Jury at this date.
  • 1678. His name was in a list of townspeople of Sandwich at this date.
  • 1695. Voted "to give back to Mr. Elisha Bourne, and John Gifford, one half the money they lately paid for not going out, when impressed on his Majesty's service."
  • 1708, 4, 9. Will, proved 1708, 5, 17. Ex., son Josiah. Witnesses, Mary Hiller, Ebenezer Nye, Rowland Cotton. To wife Elishua benefit and improvement of all estate in Sandwich, both read and personal, while she remains his widow. To son Josiah the above estate at decease of wife. To eldest son Samuel 100 acres in Colony of Connecticut. To grandson Robert Ransom 200 acres in Connecticut. To son Yelverton remainder of lands in Connecticut. To sons John and William Gifford all his estate, land and meadows in Falmouth, which they are to enjoy equally between them, they being charged with payment of L5 to daughter Grace Hoxie, and L5 to granddaughter Mary Ransom, and 40s to the children of daughter Elizabeth Tupper, deceased.
  • Inventory, L424, 162.
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Annaniah1 GIFFORD was probably born in the late 1640s or early 1650s probably in Sandwich, Barnstable Co, MA. He married Elizabeth as her first husband. He died before 13 Feb 1709/10 near Manasquan, Shrewsbury (now Wall) Tp, Monmouth Co, NJ.

The exact year of Annaniah GIFFORD's birth is not known. The earliest possible date is 1644 because older siblings John and Patience were probably born no earlier than 1640 and 1642 respectively. The latest possible date is 1652 because younger siblings Robert and William were probably born no later than 1656 and 1654 respectively. Annaniah's father, William GIFFORD, had 7 children (John, Patience, Annaniah, William, Robert, Christopher, Mary) who were born between the early 1640s and the early 1660s (as well as 2 sons that were born in the 1680s). These 7 children could have been by one wife. But it is more likely that John and Patience were by a first wife and William, Robert, Christopher and Mary by a second wife. Annaniah is the one child who could belong to either set of children. If he was born near either the beginning or end of his possible birth date range, then there is a nice gap between the sets of children. A later birth date for Annaniah fits better with the fact that his oldest grandson was born around 1700. All of this leads to the conclusion that Annaniah GIFFORD was probably born in the late 1640s or early 1650s.

Annaniah GIFFORD was probably born in Sandwich, MA. He could have been born in Stamford, CT, since there was a William GIFFORD who was banished from that town in 1647. He also could have been born in England since his father emigrated from there between 1643 and 1647.1

A number of sources claim that the mother of Annaniah GIFFORD was Elizabeth GRANT or Patience RUSSELL. No evidence has been found, though, to definitely tie either of these women to William GIFFORD. The link to a Patience RUSSELL may have resulted from the fact that one of William's great-grandsons, also named William, married a Patience RUSSELL in 1746 in Dartmouth, MA.

In Oct 1664, the English captured from the Dutch an area which included most of present-day New Jersey. This was the start of a large migration of New Englanders into New Jersey. Sometime during this period, William GIFFORD purchased land near Long Branch in Shrewsbury Township, Monmouth County, from John JENKINS of Sandwich. This probably happened around 1668, when the two men also exchanged land in Sandwich.2 It is not known whether William GIFFORD ever lived in Monmouth County, but his land there was divided in half for the intended use of his sons Annaniah and Christopher. Annaniah GIFFORD settled on his land by 12 Sep 1673, when he was included on a list of Shrewsbury male inhabitants compiled by the military.3 Christopher's half of the land was sold by William GIFFORD back to John JENKINS on 14 Apr 1681. Christopher does not seem to have lived in New Jersey very long (if at all), even though his name continued to appear in the Monmouth County land records until he cleared up the matter in 1689.4,5

After the division of New Jersey in 1675 and the establishment of the General Board of Proprietors of the Eastern Division of New Jersey, Annaniah GIFFORD went through the required paperwork to become the legal owner of his land near Long Branch. On 1 Dec 1676, he received a warrant to survey 240 acres + meadow.6 In 1681, he paid quit rent on 286 acres in Shrewsbury Township. 186 acres were listed in the name of Christopher GIFFORD, so Annaniah had added 100 acres to the original land.7 Finally, on 20 Jan 1687/88, Annaniah received a grant for the 286 acres from the East Jersey Proprietors.8 He had purchased 4 acres near Raccoon Island from William SCOTT on 10 Dec 1684 to make a total of 290 acres near Long Branch.9

Annaniah GIFFORD also owned land on the Shark River in Monmouth County. On 15 Jan 1685/86 he petitioned the East Jersey Proprietors as an 'old settler.'10 On 4 Dec 1686 (Stillwell has 1685, but that would have been before the petition), he received a warrant to survey 100 acres on the south side of the Shark River in Shrewsbury Township.11 The land was surveyed on 22 Jun 1687.11,12 A grant for the 100 acres was issued by the East Jersey Proprietors on 1 May 1688.13 Annaniah had also obtained the rights to 5 acres of meadow on the north side of the Shark River from Nicholas BROWN. These 5 acres were sold to Francis JACKSON on 4 Mar 1694/5, but some Shark River land probably remained in the GIFFORD family until at least 1755. In that year, Annaniah's grandson Joshua GIFFORD was listed in church records as from Shark River.14,15

On 7 Sep 1688, Annaniah GIFFORD purchased from Francis JEFFERY the rights to a 1/128 part of a 1/24 part of East Jersey.16 These rights were sold by grandson William GIFFORD to grandson Benoni GIFFORD and probable relative Peter PARKER. Benoni and Peter received a warrant to survey 151 and 9/10 acres, but the exact location of the land has not yet been determined.17

In 1692, Annaniah GIFFORD decided to move. On 10 Mar 1691/92 he deeded his 290 acres near Long Branch to Richard STOUT, and in exchange, received 200+50 acres on the north side of the Manasquan River. The deed for the Manasquan land was recorded in Monmouth County. No deed has been found for the Long Branch land, but it was mentioned in two later deeds from the STOUT family. These later deeds have two different dates for the original deed. One has 4 Mar 1691/92 and the other has 10 Mar 1691/92 (the NEHGR article only has the 4 Mar date). Since the date on the Manasquan deed was 10 Mar 1691/92, that was probably also the date on the Long Branch deed.

Annaniah GIFFORD's land on the Manasquan River was in present-day Wall Township, which was formed in 1851 from Howell Township, which was formed in 1801 from Shrewsbury Township. It was on the north side of the river near the old Squan bridge.

Annaniah also owned land on Barnegat Beach. He was mentioned as a boundary in a grant from the East Jersey Proprietors dated 1 Sep 1694.18

No will has been found for Annaniah GIFFORD. Under the law of primogeniture which was still being used in New Jersey at that time, if a person died intestate the eldest son usually inherited all of the land. This seems to be the case with Annaniah and his land. Eldest son William sold the original 200 acres of the Manasquan GIFFORD homestead to his brothers Joseph and John in deeds dated 13 Feb 1709/10.19,20

The unusual name 'Annaniah' was spelled many ways in the older records. Sometimes there was an 'H' in front, or an 's' at the end instead of an 'h', or a single 'n' in place of 'nn'. 'Annaniah' seems to have survived as the preferred spelling.

Annaniah GIFFORD was married by 1 Dec 1676. This is known because the warrant he received on that date was for a married man's allotment of land (240 acres @ 120 acres per person).6

Annaniah GIFFORD's wife Elizabeth has been listed in a number of sources as the daughter of Eliakim WARDELL and Lydia PERKINS. Eliakim WARDELL's daughter Elizabeth, however, probably married Samuel WHITE. The confusion arose because Elizabeth GIFFORD was a witness to the marriage on 29 Mar 1681 of one of Eliakim WARDELL's daughters, and it was wrongly assumed that this witness must be Eliakim's daughter Elizabeth. Witnesses were often related to the bride or groom, however, so Elizabeth GIFFORD could still be part of the WARDELL family as the niece of Eliakim. Eliakim did name his oldest son Joseph.21

Annaniah GIFFORD's wife Elizabeth probably came from a family with the name Joseph in it since that name did not appear in the GIFFORD family before Annaniah. Elizabeth could have been the sister of Joseph PARKER, who settled near Long Branch from Portsmouth, Newport Co, RI. That would make her a possible aunt to Annaniah's daughter-in-law Margaret, but that would be OK if Margaret's husband William was Annaniah's son by a first wife. Elizabeth could also have been a close relative of Joseph WEST or Joseph LAWRENCE. Both of these men owned land on the Manasquan River. These are the only Josephs found so far who lived near Annaniah and Elizabeth GIFFORD.

Annaniah GIFFORD may have had a first wife whom he married in Sandwich (the WARDELLs came from southern New Hampshire and the PARKERs came from Rhode Island). Would he have come to New Jersey as a single man without any relatives? It's possible that his father came to New Jersey for awhile to help him get settled. But Annaniah may have migrated with a first wife and some of her family. Also, there is circumstantial evidence that Elizabeth was young enough to only be a second wife ... she remarried after 1712 and lived until 1729.

Annaniah GIFFORD may have had a fourth son named Annaniah (or Joshua). This is because of the given names chosen by his grandson Annaniah GIFFORD (born 1703). Annaniah 1703 named his 3 sons Amos, Annaniah, and Joshua. These 3 sons were born right after the marriage, with no gaps for a missing son. It would have been very unusual at that time for a man not to have named one of his sons after his father. The name Amos appeared in his wife's family, so Annaniah 1703's father was likely named Annaniah or Joshua. It's possible that Annaniah 1703 had a son named William or Joseph by a first wife. Also, there was an Annaniah GIFFORD named as a boundary in a 1718 deed. But the boundary information was copied from an earlier deed and could refer to the original Annaniah even though he was deceased.22

Annaniah and Elizabeth GIFFORD were not recorded as members in the monthly meeting records of the Shrewsbury Society of Friends (Quakers), but their names appear a few times as witnesses to marriages. On 6 Nov 1674, Annaniah was a witness to the marriage of Restore LIPPINCOTT and Hannah SHATTOCK. On 29 Mar 1681, both Annaniah and Elizabeth were witnesses to the marriage of Ephraim ALLEN and Margaret WARDELL. On 7 Jul 1692, Elizabeth was a witness to the marriage of John LIPPINCOTT and Sarah HUETT. And on 12 Oct 1712, Elizabeth was a witness to the marriage of Abel PRESTON and Meribah SLOCUM.21,23

Elizabeth. Elizabeth GIFFORD married (second) Thomas GREEN after 12 Oct 1712.23,21 She died shortly before 11 Dec 1729 (maybe on 29 Nov) in Shrewsbury (now Wall) Tp, Monmouth Co, NJ.24,25,26

Many sources have Elizabeth GIFFORD's second husband as John GREEN. However, in Monmouth County deeds dated 22 Sep 1716 and 16 Jul 1722, John GREEN was listed as from Newport, RI. The 1722 deed listed 3 brothers ... John, Henry of RI, and Thomas of Shrewsbury (deceased). Thomas was in Manasquan by 8 Mar 1700/01, so Elizabeth probably married Thomas GREEN, not John GREEN.27,28

A death date of 29 Nov 1729 for Elizabeth (GIFFORD) GREEN has been floating around the Internet, but the source for that date has not been found.

An inventory of the estate of Elizabeth (GIFFORD) GREEN was filed on 11 Dec 1729 in Monmouth Co, NJ, (debts due by Joseph GIFFORD Sr). Administration of the estate of Elizabeth (GIFFORD) GREEN was granted to Joseph GIFFORD on 6 Jun 1730 in Monmouth Co, NJ, (Joseph GIFFORD was described as her son and heir).29,25

This profile needs to be carefully fact-checked, as it seems to be one of a group that suffered from a series of bad merges. The most accurate and up-to-date research on this family group indicates the following tree for Hannaniah Gifford:

Hannaniah Gifford (died c.1709 Manasquan, Shrewsbury Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey), son of William Gifford the Tailor and his first wife (who is unidentified) married Elizabeth LNU. They had three known children.

1. William Gifford (died 1723 Shrewsbury Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey); married (1) Margaret Parker; (2) Sarah
2. Joseph Gifford; married Hope
3. John Gifford, probably married Mary Cammack

Sources

• http://members.cox.net/swarling/gifford/monmouth0001.htm

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