Thomas Philbrick, of Watertown & Hampton

Thomas Philbrick, Jr.

• Born 13 Sep 1584 in Bures St Mary, Suffolk, England
• Died before 4 Oct 1667 in Hampton, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony
• Son of Thomas Fylbrigg and Elizabeth (Unknown) Fylbrigg (probably)
• Marriage to: Elizabeth (Elizabeth Knopp) on June 5 1615, in Bures, Suffolk, England

Family

https://rcconnellgeni.blogspot.com/2011/08/origins-of-family-philbr...

2. Thomas Felbrigge or Philbrick, of Bures, baptized 23 September 1584 and died at Hampton, New Hampshire in 1667.

He married at Bures, 4 June 1615, Elizabeth, daughter of William Knop (Knapp) of Bures, and she died in Hampton, N.H. on 19 February 1663/4.

As Thomas Felbrigge (Jr.), he was sworn as a juryman (capital pledge with homage at a Bures court 5 October, 18 James I (1620). He occurs in the Bures manor court rolls on 12 October 1631, when, as Thomas filbrig, Jr., he was amerced 3/4 as a tenant of the manor for a default.

He and Elizabeth had the following children who were baptized in Bures:

• 1. John, bapt. 1 October 1616
• 2. James, bapt. 2 December 1619
• 3. Elizabeth, bapt. 31 October 1621/2
• 4. Thomas, bapt. 7 March 1623/4
• 5. Hannah
• 6. Mary
• 7. Margaret, bapt. 30 November 1628; died young
• 8. Martha, bapt. 4 Sept. 1631

Biography

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Philbrick-2

From Maine Pioneers 1623-60:

Thomas Philbrick was a Watertown, Mass. proprietor in 1636. He sold house and land Jan. 23, 1645, and removed to Hampton where his son John had been a proprietor since 1640. Covenanted to furnish the town with powder, bullets and match; lawsuit about the matter in 1650. Wife Elizabeth d. 19 (12) 1663. Children, James, John, Thomas, (deposed 11 (2) 1667, ae. about 42 years,) Elizabeth, (m. Thomas Chase,) Mary, (m. Edward Tuck,) Martha, (m. John Cass). Will dated March 12, 1663-4, "very aged"; prob. 8 (8) 1667; mentions children James, Thomas, Elizabeth, Hannah, Mary, Martha; grandchildren John and Hannah Philbrick, James Chase, (son of daughter Elizabeth Garland), and Martha Cass, daughter of daughter Martha. [See Reg. VII, 358, and XXXVIII, 279.]

History

The Philbrick family of Hampton, New Hampshire, traces its origins to Bures St. Mary, Suffolk Co., England, where it is noted that Thomas, son of Thomas Filbrigg, was baptized 13 September 1584. We know this is the same individual who appears in Hampton, as his wife and children re-appear in New England.

A record researched and compiled by Theodore V. Dickerson, called "My Family Lines", would seem to have established the ancestry of Thomas.

Those who have done research during the sixteenth century may find yeoman families bearing the name of a prominent knightly family. In all probability, they are descended from a younger son of the family, but it is almost impossible to trace the generations. It is also possible that an individual was a free tenant and took on the name of the owner family when they moved on.

However, it is generally accepted that there was only one family of the Felbrigg name, which started with Roger Bigod, who came to England with William the Conqueror, and married Adeliza, daughter of Hugh Grentdesmesnils. The history of this family through five generations is well documented.1

The first ancestor Mr. Dickerson ties to the Bures family is Nycholas Fyllebrigge, who died 21 Feb 1563 at Bures.2 He places, as the only known child:

1) *William Fylbrigge.3 Born prior to 1540. William was living in Bures parish between 1540 and 1550. On February 23 or 26, 1559, he married a woman with the given name of Cyslie. William died in 1579 at Bures St. Mary, Suffolk, England.4 Mr. Dickerson places as children:

1) *Thomas Fylbrigge. Bapt. 1545-50, Bures, Suffolk, England. Md. circa 1574 to Elizabeth. He died after 1621. She died in 1619 and is buried at Bures.5

2) Robert Fylbrigge. Bapt. 15 Feb. 1561. Bures, Suffolk, England.

Because of the discrepancy in dates, it would appear that the ancestry of Thomas Felbrigge cannot be stated with any degree of certainty.

THOMAS FELBRIGGE

Thomas Felbrigge, of Bures, Suffolk County, may have been a fuller 6. He was born about 1545-1550 and died after 1621. He married Elizabeth, last name unknown, about 1574. She was buried at Bures in 24 Apr. 16197. Their children, all baptized at Bures, Suffolk, England, were 8:

1) John, baptized 9 Jan. 1575/76.

2) Priscilla, baptized 2 Feb. 1578/79.

3) Margaret, baptized 5 Nov. 1581.

4) *Thomas, baptized 13 Sept. 1584.

5) Robert, baptized 5 Nov. 1584.

6) Alice, baptized 25 May 1590.

7) Edward, baptized 18 June 1592.

8) William, baptized 28 Apr. 1594.

9) Elizabeth, baptized 28 Nov. 1596; died young.

10) Elizabeth, baptized 27 Aug. 1598.

Disputed Origins

http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~nvjack/fylbrigg/data/b2482.htm#P7137

From the book "Genealogy of Families in Weare".
"Thomas Philbrick, with his wife and six children, emigrated from Lincolnshire, Eng., in company with Governor Winthrop, Sir Richard Saltonstall and others. They arrived in Massachusetts Bay, June 12, 1630, after a tempestuous voyage of seventy-six days. They attempted a settlement where Salem, Mass, now is, but in July went to Watertown, Mass. Here Thomas Philbrick remained until 1645, when he rem. to Hampton, N. H., his son, John, having previously settled there in 1639."

From the book "History of the Town of Rye, New Hampshire":
"Thomas Philbrick, it is said, came from Lincolnshire, Eng. He and his family sailed from Yarmouth, April 8, 1630, and arrived at Salem, June 14. He settled in Charlestown, but soon removed to Watertown, and in 1645-46 moved to Hampton."

Other sources say he came over on the ship Arbella in the Winthrop Fleet, but no evidence has been found to prove this. Brayton, in his NEHGR article, says that Thomas didn't come across until 1635. He is possibly correct because Thomas' youngest daughter, Martha, was baptized in Sept. 1631 in Bures St. Mary, England. However, it is also possible that Thomas came to America in 1630, leaving his pregnant wife behind, returning later to retrieve her and the new baby.

He was a proprietor in Watertown, MA in 1637 and 1642, but removed to Hampton, New Hampshire, probably in 1646, but possibly 1651, to join his sons.

Many people believe that Thomas was the son of Thomas A. Fylbrigg of Bures St. Mary, born between 1545 and 1550, died 1621 in Bures, who married Elizabeth, born about 1554, died 24 Apr 1619, both in Bures, but nobody has found any "proof".

References

• https://rcconnellgeni.blogspot.com/2011/08/origins-of-family-philbr...
• THE FYLBRIGGE / PHILBRICK FAMILY- http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nvjack/fylbrigg/andersonjb.htm
• Thomas Fylbrigg- http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=7249&h=1009...
• Twenty-Six Great Migration Colonists to New England & Their Origins by John Brooks Threlfall (Madison, WI, 1993).
• Genealogical Dictionary of ME and NH by Sybil Noyes, Charles Thornton Libby, and Walter Goodwin Davis (Portland, 1939, reprinted Baltimore, 1988).
• “English Origins of William and Judith (Tue) Knopp of Watertown, Massachusetts” by Clifford L. Stott, New England Historical & Genealogical Register 147:313-328.
• A Genealogy of the Philbrick and Philbrook Families, Descended from the Emigrant, Thomas Philbrick, 1583-1667 by Rev. Jacob Chapman (Exeter, NH, the author, 1886).
• New England Historical & Genealogical Register 38 (1884):282-283 et seq.
• Two Ann and Mehitable Philbricks of Hampton, New Hampshire by Martin E. Hollick, New Hampshire Genealogical Record 10 (1993):69-71 (Philbrick article).
• Descendants of William Berry of Rockingham County, NH for Four Generations: Book Three: William Berry and Jane ____ of Strawberry Bank by June Berry (The Author, Kearns, UT, 1993).
• Thomas Philbrick 1584-1667 of Hampton, New Hampshire- http://mhollick.typepad.com/slovakyankee/2015/03/thomas-philbrick-1...
• Our Royal, Titled, Noble, and Commoner Ancestors & Cousins (over 183,000 names). Person Page - 1008- http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p1008.htm#...
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Supporting data

http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~nvjack/fylbrigg/andersonjb.htm

Thomas Philbrick was also known as Thomas FELBRIGGE II and as Thomas FYLBRIGG.

"Thomas Philbrick, with his wife and six children, emigrated from Lincolnshire, Eng., in company with Governor Winthrop, Sir Richard Saltonstall and others. They arrived in Massachusetts Bay, June 12, 1630, after a tempestuous voyage of seventy-six days. They attempted a settlement where Salem, Mass, now is, but in July went to Watertown, Mass. Here Thomas Philbrick remained until 1645, when he rem. to Hampton, N. H., his son, John, having previously settled there in 1639."

From the book "Genealogy of Families in Weare."

"Thomas Philbrick, it is said, came from Lincolnshire, Eng. He and his family sailed from Yarmouth, April 8, 1630, and arrived at Salem, Jjune 14. He settled in Charlestown, but soon removed to Watertown, and in 1645-46 moved to Hampton."

From the book "History of the Town of Rye, New Hampshire":

Other sources say he came over on the ship Arbella in the Winthrop Fleet, but no evidence has been found to prove this. Brayton, in his NEHGR article, says that Thomas didn't come across until 1635. He is possibly correct because Thomas' youngest daughter, Martha, was baptized in Sept. 1631 in Bures St. Mary, England. However, it is also possible that Thomas came to America in 1630, leaving his pregnant wife behind, returning later to retrieve her and the new baby.

He was a proprietor in Watertown, MA in 1637 and 1642, but removed to Hampton, New Hampshire, probably in 1646, but possibly 1651, to join his sons.

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http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db... Note:

   Another name for Thomas was Thomas Felbrigge.

Noted events in his life were:
? He had an estate probated on 8 Oct 1667 in Hampton, Rockingham Co., NH. will proved
Thomas married Elizabeth Knopp on 4 Jun 1615 in Bures St. Mary, Suffolk Co., England.

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•Name: Thomas PHILBRICK

•Sex: M

•Birth: BEF 23 SEP 1584 in Bures, Suffolk, England

•Death: BEF 8 OCT 1667 in Hampton, Rockingham, NH

•Burial: Elmwood Cemetery, Seabrook, NH

•Note:

Thomas Philbrick is said to have come Lincolnshire in England. Old records preserved in the family state that he and his family came in 1630 in the Arabella. This vessel was one of seventeen ships which in that year brought colonists to Massachusetts. The Arabella, in which came Gov. Winthrop, Sir Richard Saltonstall and others, sailed from Yarmouth, April 8, 1630, and arrived at Salem June 14. The next month the passengers in this and other vessels settled at Charlestown; but soon after divided, and a part, with Saltonstall, settled in Watertown. Thomas Philbrick and family were there in 1636. "His homestead was on the N. W. corner of Belmont and Lexington Streets."

In 1639, the second summer after the settlement of Hampton, N.H., John, son of Thomas Philbrick, moved to Hampton; and it seems that his brother Thomas soon followed him. It is said that "The first settlers of Hampton were attracted to the place by the fishing, the fowling, the best of clams, and the salt marshes almost ready of the scythe."

In 1645-6, Thomas Philbrick, Sen., a grantee of eight lots, sold his estate in Watertown, and in 1650 or 51 he had removed to Hampton, where his elder sons lived.

February 22, 1649, "Richard Saltonstall owned land in Ipswich joining that of Mr. Rogers' grant of the town," and Thomas Philbrick is named as being there (Antiquarian Papers, No. 37). John Philbrick, of Seabrook, says, "The deed, William Sanborn to Thomas Philbrick, dated May, 1647, proves that the remainder of the family came to Hampton in the spring, 1645-6." His wife Elizabeth died 12th mo. 19th, 1663, and in March, 1664, he calls himself "very aged." He died in 1667.

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Thomas was a culler of staves in 1655. GDMNH reports a different order of births of his children than does Dow. The ancestors of Thomas were named FELBRIGGE. Noyes/Libby/Davis, "Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire," (1939), p. 546, #7; Moriarty, G. Andrews, "The English Connections of Thomas Felbrigge or Philbrick of Hampton, N.H.," [NEH&GR, Oct. 1954], v. 108, pp. 252-58; Stott, Clifford L., "English Origins of William and Judith (Tue) Knopp of Watertown, Massachusetts," (New Hampshire Genealogical Record, Oct 1993), p. 318 [marriage] and p. 327 [baptism].

Marriage 1 Elizabeth KNOPP b: BEF 8 JUL 1593

•Married: 4 JUN 1615 in Bures St. Mary, Suffolk, England

Children

1. John PHILBRICK b: BEF 2 OCT 1616 in England

2. James PHILBRICK b: BEF 3 DEC 1619 in England

3. Elizabeth PHILBRICK b: 23 OCT 1621 in England

4. Mary PHILBRICK b: BET 1620 AND 1630

5. Thomas PHILBRICK b: BEF 7 MAR 1622/23 in Bures St. Mary, Suffolk, England

6. Martha PHILBRICK b: BEF 4 SEP 1631 in Bures St. Mary, Suffolk, England

Source: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db...

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Notes from http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Fields/4791/philbrick.html
A Genealogy of the Philbrick & Philbrook Families, Descended from the emigrant, Rhomas Philbrook 1583-1667, by Rev. Jacob Chapman of Exeter, NH, printed by the Exeter Gazette Steam Printing House, 1886, pages 7-19, and copied by Elaine Merrell 1998. Philbrick and Philbrook Families. THOMAS PHILBRICK,* or PHILBROOK is supposed to have come from England in 1630, or not much later, and settled in Watertown, Mass. He said to have been a mariner in early life, and to have been master of a vessel before he emigrated from Lincolnshire in England. There is no dobut that he and his family were settled in Watertown, in 1636. Bond says "It is homestead was on the N.W. corner of Belmont and Lexington Streets. Probably he was of that company that came over in 1630. "History of Watertown, p 909 In 1639, the second summer after the settlement of Hampton, H.H., JOHN (son of Thomas) PHILBRICK moved to Hampton, and his younger brother, Thomas, soon followed him. We are told that "The first settlers of Hampton were attracted to the place by the fishing, the fowling, the best of clams, and the salt marshes, almost ready for the chythe." In 1645-6, Thomas Philbrick, Sen., a grantee of eight lots, sold his estate in Watertown to Isaac Stearns, and in 1650 or '51 he had removed to Hampton, where his elder sons lived. In 1661 he bought of John Moulton, land joining the farms of his son James and his son in law, John Cass. His wife Elizabeth, died, 12 mo. 19, 1663, and in March, 1664, whenhe made his will he calls himself "very aged". He d. in 1667.

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Per Rootsweb --

Immigration: left 8 April 1630 Lincoknshire,England,sailing from Yarmouth and arriving at Salem,Ma on 14 June 1630

Burial: Elmwood Cemetery(Quaker Line Cemetery),Seabrook,Rockingham,New Hampshire 5

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Birth: Sep. 23, 1584 Bures St Mary Suffolk, England Death: Oct. 4, 1667 Hampton Rockingham County New Hampshire, USA

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Son of Thomas and Elizabeth Filbrige. The date above is a baptism date.

He married Elizabeth Knopp/Knapp on Jun 4,1615 at Bures St.Mary, Co.Suffolk, England. She was baptized on Jul 8,1593 at Bures St.Mary, a daughter of William Knapp and Elizabeth (Read) Knapp.

Children: John Philbrick, James Philbrick, Elizabeth Philbrick Chase Garland Robie(mother of Isaac Chase), Thomas Philbrick Jr, Margaret Philbrick, Martha Philbrick Cass Lyon, Hannah Philbrick Lewis, and Mary Philbrick Tucke Wall.

Thomas Philbrick, with his wife and six children, probably on the "Arabella", emigrated from Lincolnshire, England, in company with Governor Winthrop, Sir Richard Saltonstall and others. They arrived in Massachusetts Bay on June 12,1630, after a tempestuous voyage of seventy-six days. They attempted a settlement in Salem,MA, but in July 1636 went to Watertown,MA. Here Thomas Philbrick remained until 1645, when he removed to Hampton,NH, his son, John, having previously settled there in 1639.

Family links:

Spouse:

 Elizabeth Knapp Philbrick (1593 - 1663)*

Children:

 John Philbrook (1616 - 1657)*

 James Philbrick (1619 - 1674)*

 Thomas Philbrick (1623 - 1700)*

 Martha Philbrick Cass Lyon (1631 - 1694)*

*Calculated relationship

Note: The monument in the photo is a Cenotaph. In Elmwood Cemetery Hampton,NH

Burial: Elmwood Cemetery Seabrook Rockingham County New Hampshire, USA

Created by: Kevin Avery Record added: Jul 08, 2010 Find A Grave Memorial# 54672698

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Thomas, baptized 13 Sept. 1584

The will of Thomas Filbrick follows: 35

Some of the will of Thomas Philbrick was either damaged or could not be read. Missing parts are noted with " . . ."

The Last will and testament of Thomas Philbrick Sunr of Hampton in the County of norfolke in new England --

I Thomas Philbrick being very Aged and weak in body Butt sound in understanding senc & memory Doe settle my Estate according to this my last will here under written

Impri I Give and Bequeth unto my son James Philbrick and to my Grand Child John Philbrick my fresh medow lying near to the Beach being by Estimation six acres more or less as itt is the which to bee Equally Devided betwen them att such time as shal be . after mentioned:

Ittem I give unto my son James Philbrick . . . Dwelling House and my House lott with the orchyard and . . . priveledges and appertinances thear unto belonging to him . . . His Heiers for Ever:

Ittem I Give & bquith unto my son . . . and to my Grand Child John Philbrick my . . . . of Thomas Sleeper lying towards the Clambancks in that . . . of marsh Comonly Called the Little ox Comon to bee Devided . . . them att such time as is hereafter mentioned

Ittem I Give unto my sonn Thomas Philbrick the some of . . . pounds to bee payd by my Exequetor after my disease

Ittem I Give unto my sonn Thomas Philbrick the land which was sometimes Daniell Hendrakes Called the Hop Ground to bee wholly att His Disposall at this prsent time:

Ittem I Give unto my sonn James one bed with all the furnituer thearunto belongeing and a payer of Cob Irons and a payer of tongues:

Ittem I Give unto my Grand Child John Philbrick thatt Bed which hee useth to ly upon with the Bedding Belonging to It. and my Beetle and [fower]36 wedges and one of my Hakes: and a weanable Cow Calfe within a yeer after my Diseace to be payd by my Exequetor and like wise I Give to my Grand Daughter Hanna Philbrick one weanable Cow Calfe the next yeer to bee payd by my Exequetor.

Ittem I Give unto my son James Philbrick my mare and hee is to pay or deliver unto my sonn Thomas Philbrick the first Colt which she shall bring when itt is weanable

Ittem I Give my fower Cowers to my fower Daughters to my Daughter Elizabeth one to my Daughter Hanna one to my Daughter mary [one] and to my Daughter martha one to bee Delivered by my Executor after my Deseace and the moveables in the House which [are] not Expressed above are to bee Equally Devided between [my four] Daughters after my Desease. and I Doe appoint my sonn [James] Philbrick to bee my lawfull Exequetor to this my Last [will] and Testament and I Doe Declare itt to bee my Intent thatt [when] my Grand Child John Philbrick shall Come to the age of twenty one yeeres thatt then hee shall Enter upon & posses whatt I have Given him by this last will: and thatt att the Deseace of my Daughter Elizabeth Garland her son James Chase shall have one Cow in lew of the Cow which I have Given my daughter Elizabeth & thatt the Cow Given to my Daughter Cass shalbee for the use and Pfitt of her daughter martha: & for the Confermation Hereof I have sett to my hand & Seale the twelft of march 166:64:

Signed & Sealed in ye pr of Thomas Philbrick X his mark

Samuell Dalton his mark

Mehetabel Dalton

[Proved Oct. 8, 1667]37

[Inventory, taken by Thomas Marston and John Redman; amount, 124 lbs.; sworn to by James Philbrick.]38

Sources: ________________________

THE FYLBRIGGE / PHILBRICK FAMILY- http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nvjack/fylbrigg/andersonjb.htm

Dickerson, pgs. 315-316. Ibid, pg. 311.

Information found on the web at: www.gendex.com -- surname Fylbrigge -- indicates that the progenitor of the Fylbrigge family was Robert. The children were: 1) William, born c. 1530, died 2 July 1579; 2) Nicholas, born c. 1532, died 21 Feb. 1564; 3) Robert, born c. 1533/34, died 28 June 1571; 4) Anne, born c. 1538, and Thomas, born c. 1545/50, died 1632, married Elizabeth. I don't know which is correct.

Dickerson, pg. 311.

If William didn't marry Cyslie until 26 Feb. 1559, and it is estimated that Thomas was born circa 1545/1550, Thomas would either have to be a child from a previous marriage, or the estimated date of birth is incorrect, or the wrong individual has been connected as a father. Mr. Dickerson does feel that there were other children, but only seems to be certain of the two.

A person who fulls cloth by increasing the weight and bulk of cloth by shrinking and beating. New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGR), Oct. 1954, Vol. 108, pg. 256.

"The English Connections of Thomas Felbrigge or Philbrick of Hampton, N. H.", by G. Andrews Moriarty, A.M., F.S.A. Ibid, pgs. 255-256.Ibid, pg. 255. 

Some have a baptismal date of 23 Sept. 1584 rather than the 13th. In this article, September 13th is listed in both the original register and in the Elizabethan copy. However, on page 257, when recounting the baptism of Thomas Felbrigge or Philbrick, September 23rd is given as the baptismal date. I assume, that because of this, some have interpreted the record to mean that Thomas was born on the 13th and baptized on the 23rd. When they moved to America, the name thereafter appears as Knapp.

NEHGR, Oct. 1954, Vol. 108, pgs. 255-256.Ibid, pgs. 254-255.

NEHGR, July 1884, Vol. 38, pg. 279-281. Ibid, pg. 280.

Joseph Dow, "History of Hampton New Hampshire 1638 -1988", Vol. 2, Peter E. Randall Pub.: Portsmouth, NH, 1988, pg. 917. Dow, pg. 917.

NEHGR, July 1884, Vol. 38, pg. 280.

Dow, pg. 917. William's name is also found as Mastin. Dow, pg. 917. Dow, pg. 635.

Clarence Almon Torrey. "New England Marriages Prior to 1700". Genealogical Publishing Co.: Baltimore, 1987, pg. 295. Torrey, pg.. 631. Torrey, pg. 295. Dow, pg. 934.

International Genealogical Index (IGI), Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT. Dow, pg. 1017. Dow, pg. 1024.IGI NEHGR, July 1884, Vol. 38, pg. 280. Dow, pg. 917.IGI Dow, pg. 632. NEHGR, Oct. 1954, Vol. 108, pg. 258 and the IGI IGIAlbert Stillman Batchellor, editor, "State Papers of New Hampshire", Vol. 31. Rumford Printing Company: Concord, NH, 1907, pg. 71 - (Essex County New Hampshire Probate Files, vol. 2, p. 99.)

Words in brackets are supplied from the recorded copy. Essex County, Mass., Probate Files, and Norfolk County, Mass., Deeds, vol. 2, p. 99 as found in: Albert Stillman Batchellor, editor, "State Papers of New Hampshire", Rumford Printing Co.: Concord, NH, 1907, pg. 71-72. Essex County, Mass., Probate Files.Dow, pg. 917.Dow, pg. 635.

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