Hannah Frisbie

Hannah was born say 1631 in England and died 10 May 1683 in Branford, New Haven Colony. Disconnected from John Rose, of Suffolk Co. NY (born 1619, too young to be Hannah's father) and Abigail Rose. Her maiden name is uncertain (see below).

family

from http://www.culpepperconnections.com/ss/p10421.htm

Hannah was born at England say 1631. It was once speculated that she was the daughter of John Culpeper the Merchant. The speculation was based on the fact that he was the right age to have been her father, and was thought to have been a merchant, with business dealings in New England and Virginia. However, if Hannah really did have a maiden name of Culpeper, it seems much more likely that she was the daughter of an English Culpeper widow who remarried and immigrated with her husband and daughters to Branford, Connecticut. As will be seen in more detail in her research note below, her maiden name was probably Rose, and she may have been the daughter of Richard Rose

Hannah Culpepper married Edward Frisbie, son of Richard Frisbie and Margaret Emerson, in 1649 at Branford, Connecticut.2,3,4

Hannah Culpepper died in 1683 at Branford, New Haven, Connecticut.1 She and Edward Frisbie Alternate source gives marriage date as 1644.

Children of Hannah Culpepper and Edward Frisbie:

1. John Frisbie+ b. 17 Jul 1650, d. Mar 1694
2. Edward Frisbie b. 11 Jun 1652, d. Young
3. Benoni Frisbie b. 1654, d. Nov 1700
4. Jonathan Frisbie b. 28 Oct 1659, d. 7 Apr 1695
5. Josiah Frisbie b. 19 Jan 1661, d. 13 Mar 1712
6. Caleb Frisbie b. 1667, d. 12 Oct 1737
7. Hannah Frisbie b. 1669, d. 27 Sep 1723
8. Silence Frisbie b. 5 Sep 1672, d. Mar 1714
9. Ebenezer Frisbie b. 5 Sep 1672, d. Mar 1713

Citations

• 1. [S2] Customer Pedigree, World Family Tree Vol. 5, Tree #2881 Date of Import: Dec 26, 1997.
• 2. [S76] Unknown subject unknown repository, 3585.
• 3. [S7] Descendants of Richard Frisbie, John David Feagin.
• 4. [S292] Donald Lines Jacobus, Ancient New Haven, p. 626, Frisbie, gives wife as Hannah [?Culpepper].

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BIRTH:

Might have been born in England.

SOURCE:

http://gen.culpepper.com/ged2/d0070/i10422.html

NAME:

Name has been probably erroneously listed as Culpeper.

http://gen.culpepper.com/historical/theories/connecticut.htm

disputed origins

From http://www.culpepperconnections.com/ss/p10421.htm

There appears to be a Hannah who married Edward Frisbee, but her surname is in doubt. She was long believed to be a Culpepper, but see the record for Edward Frisbee for a different view in which it is suggested that her surname was Rose.

If Hannah was a Culpepper, then the idea that she was the daughter of John Culpeper (born 1606) is speculation. The speculation is based on the fact that he was the right age to have been her father, and was thought to have been a merchant, with business dealings in New England and Virginia. It is possible that he lived in New England for a while, although he seems to have left few if any records there.

The Wife of Edward Frisbie of Branford, Conn.
By Donald Lines Jacobus, M.A., F.A.S.G. The American Genealogist, Volume 33 (1957), pages 63-64

In 1904 Dr. Bernard C. Steiner contributed Ralph Dunning Smith's account of the Frisbie family to the New England Hist. and Gen. Register, where it was published in vol. 58, pp. 178-184. This account gives to Edward Frisbie of Branford a single wife, Hannah stating that she joined the church in 1687/8. That would seem to be a very late date for her to join the church, as her children were born 1650 to 1672. The same account states that her daughter Hannah Frisbie joined the church in 1699, but that is incorrect because she had married Nathaniel Harrison prior to 1690 when their first child was born. Apparently considerable guessing was done. It would seem more likely that it was the daughter Hannah (born ca. 1669) who joined 1687/8, and that it was Hannah wife of Caleb, whose first child was born 1698, who joined in 1699.

I have not seen in the original Branford records, which I have searched many times, including a page by page inspection of the first two volumes of combined town, land and vital records, any mention of the name of Edward Frisbie's wife. In 1925 in my account of the early Frisbies in New Haven Genealogical Magazine, vol. 3, p. 626, I followed the Smith-Steiner account in regard to the first name Hannah, as I had not at that time made a thorough study of Branford records, and I was perhaps influenced by the fact that three sons and two daughters of Edward Frisbie all named a daughter Hannah. In my account, I gave the maiden name of his wife in square brackets, which meant hypothetically, as Culpepper. The purpose of the present paper is to state the reasons for this hypothesis.

In 1926, the year after my account appeared, a Frisbee-Frisbie genealogy was published which is not accessible to me at the moment, but I think I am correct in stating that it calmly assigns three wives to Edward Frisbie: Hannah, Abigail, and Frances England, all without citation of any record evidence. As for the last named, John England died 30 Nov 1655 at Branford, and Frances England his widow married there 20 May 1656 Edward Hitchcock, who was of New Haven. He soon died and she married third, Sept. 1663, Thomas Johnson. She had no children by her last two husbands, and the records seem to be silent as to any children by England. Apparently someone bungled badly in reading the record of her second marriage and made Edward a Frisbie instead of a Hitchcock. The statement of three wives for Edward Frisbie has been often followed but is unproved.

1. Edward Frisbie md. Hannah (Culpepper?)

1.1. Ebenezer Frisbie, b. 1672, md. Mary (prob. Harrington)

• 1.1.1. Samuel Frisbie, b. 1701, md. (2nd) Lydia Palmer
• 1.1.1.1. Culpepper Frisbie, b. 1733

1.2. Benoi Frisbie md. Hannah Rose

• 1.2.1. Ebenezer Frisbie, b.c. 1682, d. 1764, md. Hannah Page
• 1.2.1.1. Sarah Frisbie md. William Hoadley
• 1.2.1.1.1. William Hoadley, b. 1734 md. Ester Porter
• 1.2.1.1.1.1. Culpepper Hoadley, b. 1764

The only common ancestress we have been able to find for Culpepper Frisbie and Culpepper Hoadley in the above chart is the wife of Edward Frisbie. Surely her grandson Samuel Frisbie might have named a son for her. The William Hoadley who named a son Culpepper was 30 when his grandfather Ebenezer Frisbie died, so certainly there was opportunity for him to learn that his grandfather Frisbie's grandmother was a Culpepper if such was the case. William Hoadley may also have known his mother's second cousin Culpepper Frisbie who was close to himself in age.

The name Culpepper is virtually unknown in early New England and is not found in Savage. It therefore seems very significant that it is found in Branford where Edward Frisbie lived, and in his generation. The marriage is recorded there on 24 June 1655 of Francis Lindsly to Susanna Culpepper. They moved shortly to Newark, N.J., with the Branford contingent which founded that town. Since there was one Culpepper girl early in Branford, there could have been two sisters of the name. The eldest child of Edward Frisbie was born 1650, five years before Susanna Culpepper married, and the name Culpepper crops out in two branches of his descendants. In Branford there was no family of the name, but the Culpepper girl or girls may well have been brought there by a mother and stepfather. In short, some one of the Branford settlers may have married a widow Culpepper. The case is unproved but very suggestive.

The Smith-Steiner account flatly states that Samuel Frisbie married for his second wife, Lydia Culpepper, and that she was mother of Culpepper Frisbie. This seems to have been a sheer guess, based on the name given to the first son of the marriage. Branford Vital Records contain the entry of marriage of Samuel Frisbie on 5 Dec 1728 to Lydia Palmer. This Samuel's first wife had died nine months previously

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According to the Frisbee Frisbie Frisby Family Genealogy, by Olin E. Frisbee, John and Francis Linsley, and Edward Frisbee, were among the first settlers in Branford, CT, in 1644, then called New Haven Colony. But no one named Culpepper was on that list. Edward Frisbee, however, wa s said to have been born in the Virginia Colony about 1620 and later moved to CT. According to Bullard and Allied Families, by Edgar J. Bullard Private Publisher, Detroit 1930, starting at page 79, the surname Frisbie was well established in several counties in England by the middle of the thirteenth century. It is of local origin, showing that those who first adopted it were residents of Frisby, a chapelry in Count y Leicester , and from there the name has spread in to all parts of England. The Connecticut Frisbies are descendants of Edward and John Frisbie, for whom long established tradition claim s a Welsh origin. Both were signers of the Plantation an d Church Covenant of the town of Branford, Connecticut, in January, 1668, and both be came progenitors of families which have bee n powerful an d influentia l in the history o f Connecticut. EDWARD FRISBIE, with his wife, Hannah, entered his name for land in Branford in 1645. So far as records show, he had but one known wife, who was named Hannah, whom he married in 1644. There are circumstantial reasons for believing that her maiden name was Culpepper, though absolute proof is lacking . The recent Frisbie Genealogy erred in assigning so many wives to him. As a matter of fact, Frances England, one of the wives assigned to him, was wife of Edward Hitchcock. Recorded in Branford, Connecticut. He must have been an extensive landowner and acquired much additional property, since the conditions in his will, dated October 25, 1689, disposes of many valuable tracts in different parts of the town. He was a Congregationalist of the early Puritan type, though less narrow and apparently more tolerant than many of his contemporaries. His estate was inventoried May 26, 1690, and his signature on the will showed the spelling of the name was Frisbye. His large family of eleven children displayed marked traits of character and ability, and their descendants in succeeding generations include many distinguished members. He died May 10, 1690, at Branford, Connecticut. From an email from Bill Russell on 17 Nov 1998 Interestingly, Frisbies were neighbors of Henry Culpeper, Sr. in Lower Norfolk County, VA during the mid 17t h C entury . We that Henry Culpeper owned land on the Western Branch of the Elizabeth River in Lower Norfolk County. See deeds posted on the Culpepper Connections website. The following abstract from Cavaliers and Pioneers, vol. II, p . 286 is very interesting MR. THOMAS HODGIS, 707 acs., Lo w. No rf. Co. , on N. side of the W. br. o f E liz. Riv., 21 O ct. 16 84, p. 4 30. A branch dividing t hi s &land of Richard Powell adj. Thomas Hollowell & J oh n Bowles on Langwor th s Creek 600 acs . granted Jonathan Langworth, 6 Dec. 1 638 assigned to Osmond Colchester & Walter Mitchell, 3 Oct. 1640, who gaveletter of Atty . to Mathew Phillips, who sold to John Watkins, who gave by will to his wife Frances, & his son John, & by their consent sold to James Frisby, who bequeathed to his son James, who sold to said Hodg is 107 acs. for trans . of 2 pers Wm. Ward Best, a Negro . Two observations 1. Hannah and Susannah would have been of the same generation as our estimated age for Henry, Sr., and, therefore, not his daughters . 2. John Culpeper, b . 1606, co-owner of the ship Thomas and John with his brother Thomas, and trading merchant, was t he only John that I know of with interests in New England a s well as Virginia . On 19 Nov 1998, Lew Griffin responded In your recent post... you mentioned James Frisbee Fr i s b y , a nearneighbor of Henry Culpepper of Norfolk C o , V A . A s a footnote to yourcomments, I note that thi s Ja me s Fr isb y was himself a merchant. This isfrom th e Nor fol k C o VA r ecords compiled by Beverly Fleet bac k in the 1940 s . This fi ts in nicely with your idea tha t Henry o f Norf ol k and thetw o alledged Culpeper daughte rs of Bran ford, C T , among others , may havebeen childre n of the Joh n the m er chant born 160 6. Dick Culpepper , ofUtah, als o thinks t ha t the first Henr y of Norfolk w as a son of Jo hn born160 6 and thinks that H enry was i nvolved in hi s father John s mercantilebusiness. On 19 Nov 1998, Bill Russell responded The Frisbie family shows up in English shipping rec o r d s a s beingmerchants engaged in the tobacco trade. A n n e Fr isb y of Cambridge,England is the earliest woma n I h av e see n id entified as a merchant andshe was impor ting t oba cco . I susp ect that the she was related to the Frisbie s i n Nor folk, V A and the is part of the patter n of estab lish ingrel atives a t points in the colonies t o act as age nts . James F risby sho wup in 1672 as a Virgi nia merch a n t br inging tob acco int o England and aJame s Frisby of Vir gini a is mention ed as mas ter of the shi p Young Merchan t in 17 09. That shi p was engag ed in trad e with America , England , and Africa . There is sti ll a l ot to find ou t there. On 3 Jan 1998, Jim Taylor of Santa Barbara, CA wrote Edward Frisbee was the son of Richard Frisbee of Lon d o n w h o moved toVirginia in 1619. Edward, called the I mm ig ran t was driven from Virginiabecause he was a Puri tan m ove d t o Branford, CT entered his name for alot i n th e to wn i n 16 45. Died there May 10, 1690. His firs t wif e wasAb igail hi s second Hanna Rose with whom he h ad ele ven chil dren . Hanna Rose was the daughter of one R obert R ose of Ip switc h, Engla nd who settledin Watertow n Mass i n 1634 an d move d to Wether field CT in 1637. Th erecord s on this we re comp iled withi n the last 50 year s by my f ather smothe r or sist er, I m no t sure which, a nd hande d on to me. The re is noam biguity abo ut Edward a nd his tw o wives however , nor abou t the lengthy list o f their ch ildren and thei r descendant s, though of co urs e there sal ways the possibi lity of an er ror. Interestin g ly, Edward s home, whichhe l eft to his tw o daughters S ilenc e and Ab igail in his 168 9 will, stillsta nds in Bra nford Con n. an d is a state land mark. Jimant ten shillinge to be payd her within sixe mone t h e s n ext after my decease Item I give unto Anne Monn y m y n o w ser vant ten shillinges to be payd her att th e en d of h e r appre ntishippe Item I give unto Richard De arein g my n o w servan t tenne shillinges to be payd him a t hi s departu r e from dwe lling with my Executour herei n name d and my wi l l and mynd i s that my Executour shal l give u nto my Overs ec rs in their o wn names sufficien t securit y by his owne b on d for the payme nt of the sam e stock o f money given to m y f ore named childr en Item m y will i s that my Executors s hal l breade up at hi s own e charge m y twoe children Abraha m an d Sarah vntill the i r several l ages afore said and at t hi s like charges pla c e them i n some honest vocations b y an d with the consen t o f my wi fe and Overseers Item I gi ve un to my eldest s onne Jo hn B artholomewe my howse and la ndes w ith all th e appurtennc e s wherein I dwell in Burfor d afor e said t o have and to ho u ld ye same to him and hi s heire s of hi s body lawfully t o b e begotten and for defa ult of s uc h issue I give the s ame la ndes to Henry Barthol omew m y t hird sonne and to th e heire s of his body lawfull y t o be be gotten and for def ault of su ch issue I give t h e same lande s to Abraham Bar tholomewe m y seaventh sonn e a nd to the hei res of his bod y lawfully t o be begotte n an d for default o f such issu e the remainder o f the sa me lan des to be to th e right he ires of me the sai d Willyam Bartholomew the elder for ever All the rest of my goodes an d cattells whatsoever my debtes legacyes and fu n erall charges being payd an d di scharged I doe give an d bequ eath vn to the said John Bartholomew my eldest son ne which said John I doe hereby or d aine and make my sol e Excutor of t hi s my Testament an d las t Will and I do e require him upo n m y blessing and u pon tha t love wch h e oweth mee to perf orm e this my Will in all thinges according to my trust to hi m herein com itted and I m ake an d ordaine my loving kinsman William B artholomew se e pa ge 17 the younger and my loving friend David Hewes alias Lloyd the Overseers of this my last Will and Testament whome I doe desire to undertake the same and to perform e the trust to them by m e herein comitted for the benefit t of my children and better performance of the same my Will and I doe give to each of them for their paynes therein sixe shillinges and eight pence In wittness whereof I have hernnto set my hand and seale the daye and yeare first above written William Bartholomew read, sealed, and delivered in the presence of us Will N ebbsRic Tidmvish W illm Peddington Probatum fuit Testamentum Suprascriptum apud Londo n c o r a m venerabili et Egregio viro Dno Henrico Marten m ili t e le gu m Doctore Curioe Prrogativ Cant Magro custod e si v e Comis sar io Itime constituto vicesimo secundo di e men s s Julij An no D ni Millimo sexcenmo Tricesimo quart o Jura me nto Johanne s Bartholomew filij dicti defuncti e t Execu tor is in huiusm odi Te stamento nominati Cui comis sa fui t Admi nistratio bon orum iu rium et creditorum dict i defun cti d e bene et fidel r adminis trando eadem Ad San cta De i Evange lia Coram Magist ris Christ aphoro Glynn e t Rich o Goddard C licis vigore Comi ssionis i n ea pte ali as eman ate Jurat. s ome mercantile emp loyment. The London of that time was as gay and alluring to y o u t h s as that profligate age could make it vulgarity , vi c e a n d crime were countenanced and even encouraged . Und e r the s e circumstances the young man who chose hi s compa n y fr o m a persecuted and derided, but devoutly r eligiou s s ect , sh owed a strong and noble character. Surrounded by oppression, and perhaps disowned by hi s f a t h er, it is not strange that such a spirit should w is h t o b re athe a freer air, should brave the dreaded oc ea n an d joi n t he Puritan settlers in the wilds of Ameri ca. The facts given show the high standard he maintain e d i n h i s adopted home. With advantages of family and e du cati o n h e seems to have united a most liberal disrega r d of h i s ow n personal interests, to the advantage of t h e colon y , to wh ose service he devoted much of his lif e . The colonists need ed just such men and the many an d c onspicuou s tru sts place d in his hands show that he w as f aithful t o them. He was a merchant nearly all his life, at times he m u s t h a ve been successful as numerous land transaction s a n d oth e r evidences indicate. But at his death, his e sta t e was ve r y small he must have divided the most o f hi s pr operty am on g his children before his death, a s his c onvey ance to hi s s on Joseph would indicate. He d ied at t he hom e of his on ly d aughter. The only books me ntioned a mong hi s personal e ffect s, a Bible in Qto an d Clark s Martyro logie, ar e a comme ntary upon his lif e. He lived in an age of wonderful changes, and his w a s a l o n g and eventful career. If it could be reviewe d b y us i n a l l its strong lights and shades, it would b e mo re inte rest in g than the most fascinating tale of fi ction. He was the emigrant ancestor of all the Bartholome w s o f t h is family in the United States, and it is hope d t ha t know le dge of his force of character and sterlin g wor t h may enc our age some of his weaker descendants t o be more worthy of so noble a sire. Mrs. Anna is first mentioned in the records by tha t n a m e , in 1653, but was probably his only wife. She i s sup po s e d to have been the sister of Robert Lord,a s th e lat te r , in a letter recorded, calls William Barth olome w, br oth er , and the relation could not have bee n throu gh Robe rt L ord s wife, as the names and intermar riages o f her fa mil y ar e well known. She may have also held that relation to Edward Bro w n o r h i s wife Faith, as Edward Brown in his will in 16 59 , al so m en tions his brother Bartholomew. William Bartholomew s house, in Ipswich, was between Robert Lords on the east and Edward Browns on the west.

Disconnected from mother shown as Mary Bangs born 1649, after Hannah

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