Stephen Flanders, of Salisbury

Ancestror of Chester A. Arthur, 21st President of the United States.

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Flanders Family History

Flanders Name Meaning

English: ethnic name from Middle English Fla(u)ndres ‘Flanders’ denoting someone from Flanders a historical region covering parts of modern-day Belgium France and the Netherlands. Compare Fleming .

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Flinders, Lander, Mander, Flathers, Olander, Sander, Landeros

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Stephen Flanders Immigrant
1620 - 1684
Born in East Riding, England From Gent, Dutch, Netherlands in 1620 ...

DESCENDANTS OF STEPHEN FLANDERS 1:

Four of Stephen Flanders’ descendants were governors of states or territories.

This is very unusual as any student of American history will know.

The distinguished four were:

(1) Hon. Alvan Flanders, governor of Washington;

(2) Hon. Benjamin Franklin Flanders, governor of Louisiana;

(3) Hon. Lewis Cass, governor of Michigan, and

(4) Hon. Walter Harriman, governor of New Hampshire.

Walter Harriman, whose mother was Hannah" Flanders, was a partner in the Arm of Pillsbury and Harriman, who kept a general store in Warner, New Hampshire,

Both partners became state governors as Pillsbury was governor of Minnesota.  Harriman was colonel of the Warner troops in the Civil War and was promoted for  gallant conduct from Colonel to Brigadier General. He had served as a prisoner in’ Libby Prison. 

The other descendant who rose to the rank of General in the United States Army was Lewis Cass, who led an expedition into Canada during the War of 1812 and was captured there.
Note: imprisoned Flanders

JURISTS:

      Among the jurist descendants may be mentioned:

The Hon. Joseph R.^ Flanders, Judge of the court of Franklin County

ALSO NOTE: DISTINGUISHED RECENT FLANDERS RI JUSTICE WIKIPEDIA REFERENCE 3/16:

Robert G. Flanders, Jr. - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G._Flanders,_Jr.

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Stephen Flanders 3 October 1620–27 June 1684

Birth • 5 Sources 3 October 1620 Stokesley, Yorkshire, England

Age 63 Death • 15 Sources 27 June 1684 Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America

Stephen Flanders, "New York, Yates County, Swann Vital Records Collection, 1723-2009"

SPOUSES AND CHILDREN

Stephen Flanders 1620-1684

Marriage: 1643 Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Jane Sandusky Indian 1622-1683

Children (7)

Stephen Flanders II 1646-1689

Mary Flanders 1st 1648-1650

Mary Flanders 1650-1719

Phillip Flanders 1652-1712

Sarah Flanders 1654-

Naomi Flanders 1656-1718

Cpl. John Flanders 1658-1716

PARENTS AND SIBLINGS

Robert Flanders 1581-1647

Marriage: 4 August 1617 England

Jane Campyn 1581-1620

Children (2)

Christopher Flanders 1618-

Stephen Flanders 1620-1684

Birth date from: MyHeritage.com: 5/23/2019 In your tree: Stephen Flanders Direct ancestor (10 generations) Birth: Oct 3 1624 Death: June 27 1684 - Salisbury MA USA

In Massachusetts Newspapers, 1704-1974:

Review match The Boston Transcript - May 14 1938 Text: "amp;lt;no month known Eliza Sargent Stephen (1) Flanders (birth and marriage dates unknown died June 27, 1684; wife. Jane mo dates. 3. Flanders. Elliot. Ruth Fian ders, daughter..." Publication: Place Date: Day  Month 1938

His estate was probated on 30 September 1684 in Essex Co, Mass. He immigrated circa 1643 to Gorgeana, now York, Maine. He and Jane (--?--) lived in October 1649 in Gorgeana, Maine. He was a proprietor between 1650 and 1677 in Salisbury, Massachusetts. He was admitted as a townsman on 3 February 1650 in Salisbury, Massachusetts. He served on 18 February 1650 in Salisbury, Mass, as the Town Herdsman at the fee of one pound of butter per cow being credited as six pence in value. He took the Oath of Fidelity to Cromwell's Puritan Commonwealth on 8 February 1651 in Salisbury, Massa. He signed a petition to the General Court dated 29 (3) 1658, stating that the religious differences at Salisbury were not sufficent to warrant the appointment of a council, particularly as the townspeople did not care to pay for the board of the council. He left a will on 4 February 1683/84 in Salisbury, Massachusetts. He's estate was inventoried on 19 June 1684 inSalisbury, Mass, valued at £300 14/.6

Info on the Flanders geneology: Origin of the Surname Flanders: Locality. A name given to a native of Flanders, a County or Earldom of the Low Countries, or Netherlands. It took its name either from Flandrina, the wife of Liderick II., Prince of Buc, or from Flambert, the nephew of Clodion, King of France.

STEVEN FLANDERS

appears to have arrived in this country between 1623-1648,

and is first found as a resident of Gorgeana, Maine, now known as York.

He then moved to Salisbury, Massachusetts, in 1649-50

and became active in town affairs there.

There is no record of his ever becoming a Freeman because church membership

was a requirement and Steven never joined a church.

However, on February 8, 1651, he did take the "Oath of Fidelitie."

His occupation was that of planter or farmer.

He was a man of education because he could read and sign his name,

and he seems to have parlayed this education into some wealth.

In 1650 his holdings were an acre and a half for a house lot, while in 1684 at the time of his death (June 27, 1684, in Salisbury) he owned 74 acres of land and his estate was valued at 300 pounds.

He married JANE "SANDUSKY" prior to 1646. It is not known what her last name was, but she was supposed to have been a Christianized Indian, possibly of the Sandusky tribe.

Jane Flanders died in Salisbury on November 19, 1683.

Stephen Flanders, of Salisbury

Variations: FLANDERS, FLANDRES, DE FLANDRES, FfLANDERS, FLEMING, LE FLEMING

He has Ancestral File Number 1THJ-6J.

Stephen's great- great - grandson, Enoch Flanders moved to this area with his family in the migration of 1778 to Marietta Ohio:

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mound_Cemetery_(Marietta,_Ohio)

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~colby/colbyfam/b456.html#P...

Stephen Flanders Sr. was born on 3 OCT 1620. He signed a will on 4 FEB 1683/84 in Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. He was taxed in Salisbury 1650, received land 1654, planter. He first appeared in Salisbury in 1646. His estate was probated on 30 September 1684 in Essex Co, Mass. He immigrated circa 1643 to Gorgeana, now York, Maine. He and Jane (--?--) lived in October 1649 in Gorgeana, Maine. He was a proprietor between 1650 and 1677 in Salisbury, Massachusetts. He was admitted as a townsman on 3 February 1650 in Salisbury, Massachusetts. He served on 18 February 1650 in Salisbury, Mass, as the Town Herdsman at the fee of one pound of butter per cow being credited as six pence in value. He took the Oath of Fidelity to Cromwell's Puritan Commonwealth on 8 February 1651 in Salisbury, Mass.

He signed a petition to the General Court dated 29 (3) 1658, stating that the religious differences at Salisbury were not sufficent to warrant the appointment of a council, particularly as the townspeople did not care to pay for the board of the council.

He left a will on 4 February 1683/84 in Salisbury, Massachusetts.

His estate was inventoried on 19 June 1684 in Salisbury, Mass, valued at £300 14/.6

(BOOK SOURCES:

(1). Geneal. Dict. of Maine and New Hampshire, S. Noyles, Charles Libby & Walter Davis;

(2). A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England bef 1692, James Savage;

(3). The Flanders Family from Europe to America, Edith Flanders Dunbar, 1935, Tuttle Publishing Company.)

Spouse: Jane (FLANDERS).

Steven FLANDERS and Jane (FLANDERS) were married in 1645 in Maine.

Children were:

Stephen FLANDERS, Mary FLANDERS, Mary FLANDERS, Philip FLANDERS,

Sarah FLANDERS, Naomi FLANDERS, Corporal John FLANDERS.

Reference: ancestry.com:

'Stephen Flanders

Was born in Salisbury, Massachusetts, USA on 1624

to Robert Flanders and Jane Campyn.

Stephen married Jane Sandusky and had 6 children.

He passed away on 1684 in Massachusetts, USA.

Family Members

Parents

Robert Flanders 1591-1647 '
Jane Campyn 1581-1620

Spouse(s) '
Jane Sandusky 1623-1683 '

Children
Stephen Flanders 1657-1689

Mary Flanders 1649-1650

Phillip Flanders 1652-1686

Sarah Flanders 1647-1716

Naomi Flanders 1656-1715

John Flanders 1658-1745

This is one story.... STEPHEN FLANDERS was born about 1595 in the Dutch Netherlands. He arrived in New England prior to 1646, and is first recorded as a resident of Gorgeana, now known as York, Maine. Stephen Flanders married Jane "Sandusky" prior to 1646. Stephen Flanders, his wife and two children moved to Salisbury, Massachusetts in 1649-50. There is no record of his ever becoming a “freeman” at Gorgeana or Salisbury. Church membership was a requirement for “freeman” status, and Steven Flanders never joined the local church. On February 8, 1651, he did take the "Oath of Fidelitie." Stephen Flanders’ occupation was recorded as that of a planter. He was also apparently a man of some education, because he could read and sign his name, and he seems to have parlayed this education into some wealth. In 1650, his holdings were only an acre and a half for a house lot, but by 1684, at the time of his death, he owned 74 acres of land and his estate was valued at 300 pounds. Stephen Flanders died on June 27, 1684 at about age 89 at Salisbury, Massachusetts.

Another account: Stephen FLANDERS Birth: 1620 of Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Death: 24 Jun 1684 Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Marriage: Abt 1646 Maine

This is from "The Flanders Family: From Europe To America, 2nd ed." by E. F. Dunbar (decd.) & Dr. Charles M. Flanders, 2000, Vol. 1, Chap. 1, p. 91.

GENERATION NO. 1

97. Steven1 FLANDERS, I was born between 1595 in Flemish Netherlands (Belgium. Steven, I died 27 Jun 1684 in Salisbury, MA. NOTES for Steven, I: Steven Flanders arrived in this country ca 1638, he is believed to have arrived from the Flemish Netherlands by way of England, it is believed. He may have been a passenger on the HMS Confidence, from Southampton, England. According to an account given by William Bradford, Governor of the Massachusetts Colony, a ship arriving from England at the time Steven allegedly arrived, encountered a violent storm off the coast of New England and was nearly lost in a shipwreck, and had to put in at Portsmouth, N.H. in stead of Plymouth. The story matches the one given by Steven Flanders, I. It describes his voyage over in every detail. Having lost everything on his voyage over, including valuable documents which would have resulted in his attaining money and land, Steven Flanders, I, had to start from nothing in the New World but his name, when he was already middle aged for his times. He is known to arrived at Portsmouth in the 1630's. He was in York, Maine, with a wife named Jane prior to his arrival at Salisbury, MA in the 1640's. ...

Jane "SANDUSKY" Birth: Abt 1624 of York, York, Maine Death: 19 Nov 1683 Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts

Children Marriage 1 Stephen (Steven) FLANDERS Birth: 8 Mar 1646 Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Death: 29 May 1689 Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Abigail CARTER Marr: 28 Dec 1670 Salisbury, Essex, Massachusett

2 Mary FLANDERS Birth: Abt 1648 of Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Death: 4 May 1650 Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts

3 Mary FLANDERS Birth: 7 May 1650 Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Death: 11 Nov 1719 Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Mr. FEAVOR

4 Phillip FLANDERS Birth: 14 Jul 1652 of Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Death: 27 Aug 1712 Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Martha EATON Marr: 4 Nov 1686 Salisbury, Essex, Massachusett

5 Sarah FLANDERS Birth: 5 Nov 1654 Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Death: 18 Jan 1717 John NEWHALL Marr: 17 Jul 1679 Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts

6 Naomi FLANDERS Birth: 15 Dec 1656 of Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Death: 24 Jul 1718 Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Benjamin EASTMAN Marr: 4 Apr 1699

7 John FLANDERS Birth: 11 Feb 1659 of Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Death: 24 Dec 1716 Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Elizabeth SARGENT

He was as is stated above an immigrant from Flemish Netherlands (Belgium) sometime between 1637 and 1646

'STEPHEN FLANDERS THE FIRST DISTINGUISED DESCENDANTS: (YOUNG HERDMANS STEPHEN FLANDERS after the shipwreck ((HMS Confidence ? off the coast of NH?)) A poem:

"And step by step since time began I see the steady gain of man.

For still the new transcends the old In signs and tokens manifold.

Whittier

"Although the desendants, distinguished and otherwise, will have their genealogy’ in detail in the proper place it is thought to be interesting to gather together in this Biography, certain outstanding facts. TO ALL THE ...... Descendants of Stephen Flanders After a few years of this he turned more to the duties of a New England Planter with a plantation of his own. Did the young herdsman Stephen Flanders ever dream of those honors to come to many of his descendants? Could he, in his mind’s eye, see the parade of Generals, Judges, Governors, Senators, Cabinet Minister and Ambassador in whom the blood of the Flanders family was to flow? We think perhaps he did." DISTINGUISHED DESCENDANTS: Four of Stephen Flanders’ descendants were governors of states or territories. This is very unusual as any student of American history will know. The distinguished four were* (1) Hon. Alvan Flanders, governor of Washington; (2) Hon. Benjamin Franklin Flanders, governor of Louisiana ; (3) Hon. Lewis Cass, governor of Michigan, and (4) Hon. Walter Harriman, governor of New Hampshire. Walter Harriman, whose mother was Hannah" Flanders, was a partner in the Arm of Pillsbury and Harriman, who kept a general store in Warner, New Hampshire, Both partners became state governors as Pillsbury was governor of Minnesota. Harriman was colonel of the Warner troops in the Civil War and was promoted for gallant conduct from Colonel toBrigadier General. He had served as a prisoner in’ Libby Prison. NOTE: IMPRISONED FLANDERS

       The other descendant who rose to the rank of General in the United States Army was Lewis Cass, who led an expedition into Canada during the War of 1812 and was captured there. Note: imprisoned flanders  JURISTS:

      Among the jurist descendants may be mentioned the Hon. Joseph R.^ Flanders, Judge of the court of Franklin County ALSO NOTE: DISTINGUISHED...   RECENT  RI  FLANDERS  JUSTICE Robert G. Flanders, Jr. - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G._Flanders,_Jr. Robert G. Flanders, Jr. is an American attorney who served as an Associate Justice on the Rhode Island Supreme Court from 1996 to 2004.

AMESBURY Stephen Flanders House, 265 Elm St. Amesbury MA c 1665 
This house has a marker with the date ‘1665’ prominently displayed on its facade. While such an ancient origin is not indicated by an examination of the exterior, deed records substantiate the local tradition. In 1650 a Steven Flanders was “admitted a townman on the condition that he “constantly keep the town herd of cows.”

Inventory No: AME.308 Submit Submit AME.308 -- Flanders, Stephen House 265 Elm St, Amesbury

Stephen Flanders, of Salisbury