William Twining, Sr.

Evidence needed to support as son of Mabel Twenynge & William Twenynge

Spelling variation "TWENYNGE"

Disputed Origins

What is the proof that he was son of William Twenynge and Mabell Newcombe, christened 20 MAY 1599 in Painswick, Gloucester, England?

Biography

https://minerdescent.com/2010/05/26/william-twining/

William Twining was born 20 May 1599 in England. (Either in Berkhamstead in Suffolk or Painswick in Gloucester.) His parents were William TWENYNGE and Mabel NEWCOMBE. However, reliable information is wanting; family tradition almost uniformly asserts that he came from Wales. Another story is that he came from Yorkshire, England, and one, an aged spinster living in the vicinity of Eastham, speaks of a “taint of French blood.

The name of his first wife is not known. She probably was still living in 1641 when Isabel was married.

William was in Yarmouth on Cape Cod by 1641, soldier in 1645, removed to Eastham by 1651 when he was the constable. He married his second wife Anne Doane in 1652 in Eastham, Plymouth Colony. William died 15 Apr 1659 in Eastham, Plymouth Colony.

Anne Doane was born 17 Aug 1600 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. Her parents were John Doane and Lydia [__?__] of Devonshire. She was probably a sister of Deacon John Doane (Wikipedia), who was born 1590, came from Wales to Plymouth Colony in 1630, one of the founders of Eastham and assistant of Governor Thomas PRENCE in 1633. (See discussion below) [ Note: Not a known child of John Doane (c.1590 - 1685/6).  Disconnected June 2014. Quick ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Doane]

Anne died 27 Feb 1680 in Yarmouth.

Children of William and Unknown:

• 1. Isabel TWINING 1615 St Albans, Hertfordshire, England Francis BAKER, 17 Jun 1641 Yarmouth 16 May 1706 Yarmouth
• 2. Elizabeth Twining 1 Oct 1617 Cheltenham, Gloucester, England ca. 1670 Eastham, Barnstable, Mass [EVIDENCE NEEDED]
• 3. William Twining 25 Oct 1619 Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England Elizabeth Dean ca. 1650 Eastham, Mass. 4 Nov 1703 Newtown, Bucks, PA

William Twining Sr had only 2 children - Isabel and William. His son William had a daughter Elizabeth, though born c. 1649, d 1725. I suspect somewhat thought she was the daughter of Wm Sr and gave her a birth date of 1617 to be 2 years after Isabel and 2 years before William2.

Possible source of confusion - https://archive.org/details/earlysettlersofe01pain/page/n37/mode/2up which says (erroneously) -

"His children are not all known. Some of them, doubtless, crossed the ocean with him. Isabel married Francis Baker of Yarmouth, the ancestor of the Baker family, in 1641 ; Elizabeth married John Rogers of Eastham in 1669 ; and William married Elizabeth, daughter of Stephen Deane, whose widow married Josiah Cooke of Eastham." The Elizabeth Twining who married John Rogers was the daughter of the son William2.

He arrived at Plymouth, presumably with first wife (name unknown) and near-adult children, Isabel and William2. No known other children.

• William Twining1
• M, #89364, b. 20 May 1599, d. 15 April 1659
• Father William Twining2 b. c 1575
• William Twining was christened on 20 May 1599 at Painswick, Gloucestershire, England.1 He married Ann circa 1618 at of Gloucestershire, England.1 William Twining died on 15 April 1659 at Eastham, Barnstable, MA, at age 59.1
• Family Ann b. c 1603, d. b Mar 1652
• Children
  • William Twining+1 b. 25 Oct 1619, d. 4 Nov 1703
  • Elizabeth Twining+1 b. c 1649, d. 10 Mar 1725 [EVIDENCE NEEDED]
• Citations
• 1. [S14] Unknown author, New England Marriages Prior to 1700, by Clarence Almon Torrey., p. 761.
• 2. [S61] Unknown author, Family Group Sheets, Family History Archives, SLC.
• From: https://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p2975.htm...

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WILLIAM TWINNING. William Twinning, the ancestor of the Cape family of the name, was in Yarmouth in 1643, and went forth a soldier in 1645 against the Indians. The precise date of his removal to Eastham with his family, the Eastham records do not show, but he was there located before 1651, as that year he was constable of the place. His place of residence, it is understood, was on "Poche Neck," now called East Orleans, but the particular spot is not known to the writer. He was a considerable land owner, though not of the class called "Town-purchasers." His days in Eastham were few. He passed away April 15, 1659. His wife, Anne, survived him, and died Feb. 27, 1680. His children are not all known. Some of them, doubtless, crossed the ocean with him. Isabel married Francis Baker of Yarmouth, the ancestor of the Baker family, in 1641 ; Elizabeth married John Rogers of Eastham in 1669 ; and William married Elizabeth, daughter of Stephen Deane, whose widow married Josiah Cooke of Eastham. William Twinning, the son, who married Elizabeth Deane, came with his father's family to Eastham, and settled near his father, their land adjoining. He was a considerable Iand owner. He had a three-acre lot, called a house lot, granted him in 1659, adjoining his father's land; a ten-acre lot granted at Poche ; meadow at Great Namskaket, Billingsgate and Boat Meadow in 1659. He had twenty acres of land at Poche granted in 1664, which was formerly possessed by Josiah Cooke and Francis Baker; and also meadow granted him the same year, which was located at Namskaket. In 1668, he again was put into legal possession of some swamp land near his garden, which adjoined Richard Bishop's land. He was a quiet and peaceable man, and occupied but a few official positions in the town. He was a deacon of the church in Eastham as early as 1677. The date of his death does not appear. He had, it is certain, two sons, Stephen and William. His daughter Joanna, born May 30, 1657, married Thomas Bills, March 2, 1676, who had, it is reported, in 1673 married her sister Anne, and who died Sept. 1, 1675. He also had a daughter Susannah, born Feb. 25, 1654, who probably died young. He doubtless had other children. William Twinning, of the third generation, and grandson of the settler, married Ruth Cole, March 20, 1688-89, settled in the eastern part of Orleans. He had seven children. His sons were William and Barnabas. William Twinning, the son, born in 1704, married Apphia, settled near his father's place, and died about 1769, leaving wife Apphia, and sons Thomas and Elijah. Thomas removed to Sandesfield, Mass., in 1787, with his family. Elijah, brother of Thomas, married Lois Rogers, and removed from town. The son William, of the fifth generation, brother of Thomas and Elijah, born March 25, 1739, died March 26, 1759, some ten years before his father's death. The mother Apphia, was a member of the Orleans church, and was living in 1773. As her death was not recorded by Mr. Bascom in his register, it is supposed she died abroad with one of her sons. It is believed the name is extinct on the Cape.

source: Early settlers of Eastham : containing sketches of all early settlers of Eastham by Paine, Josiah, 1836-1917. ______________________

• William Twining, Jr
• Birth: May 20, 1599 Hertfordshire, England
• Death: Apr. 15, 1659 Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
• William Twining was born in England, possibly at Painswick, Gloustershire, in the late 16th century. He was probably the son of William and Mabel Newcombe Twining, He married in England and had two children. The name of this first wife is unknown. She may have died in England, or she may have died in Yarmouth or Eastham. Sometime before 1640, he came to New England with his family. Around June, 1641, they moved from Plymouth to Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, for his name is found in court records there at that time, as a resident of Yarmouth. His daughter Isabel was married in Yarmouth that same month, to Francis Baker. This indicates either they might have known Baker in Hertfordshire, where Baker originated, or they might have been in contact in Plymouth before they came to Yarmouth. William settled with his son in Yarmouth and in 1643, and his name was on a list of men able to bear arms. In 1645, he was one of five soldiers sent out against the Narragansett Indians. His first wife was certainly dead by 1652, for in that year he married Anna Doane in Yarmouth. On May 13, 1654 he was granted some land in Yarmouth. In 1655, he was made freeman in Yarmouth, and that year he was granted land in Poche, which later became Eastham, in Barnstable County. In 1659, he was granted more land in Poche. William died in Eastham on April 15, 1659, and he is buried in the Cove Burying Ground in Eastham, Massachusetts. There is no marker.
• Thanks to Becky Doan 46821004, for information about his burial and the following sources:
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• William Twining in the U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Name: William Twining, Arrival Year: 1641, Arrival Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts, Source Publication Code: 1262, Primary Immigrant: Twining, William, Annotation: Date and place of settlement or date and place of arrival. Names not restricted to the Order of Founders and Patriots of America. Source Bibliography: COLKET, MEREDITH B., JR. Founders of Early American Families: Emigrants from Europe, 1607-1657. Cleveland: General Court of the Order of Founders and Patriots of America, 1975. 366p, Page: 299
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• William Twinning in the U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Name: William Twinning, Gender: Male, Marriage Date: 1625, Death Year: 1659, Marriage Place: New England, United States, Spouse's Name: Ann
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• William Twining I in the Global, Find A Grave Index for Non-Burials, Burials at Sea, and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current, Name: William Twining, Birth Date: 20 May 1599, Birth Place: Gloucestershire, England, Death Date: 15 Apr 1659, Death Place: Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA, Cemetery:, Has Bio?: Y, Spouse: Anna Twining, Children: Isabel Baker, Elizabeth Twining
• Family links:
• Spouse:
• Anna Doane Twining (1600 - 1680)*
• Children:
  • Isabel Twining Baker (1615 - 1706)*
  • Elizabeth Twining (1617 - ____)* [EVIDENCE NEEDED]
• Burial: Cove Burying Ground, Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
• Find A Grave Memorial# 40922094
• From: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=twining&GSfn=... __________________________

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Biography

He arrived at Plymouth, presumably with first wife (name unknown) and near-adult children, Isabel and William2. No known other children.

Was in Yarmouth by 1641 and able to bear arms there 1643.

He removed by 1645 to Eastham, where he lived near Town Cove.

In 1645 he served against the Narragansetts (or was this his son?) About this time he moved to Nauset or Eastham where he was the constable 5 June 1651.

He m2 1652 Anne Doane; therefore she is not the mother of his children. She may have been sister of Deacon Done.

William, or his son, was admitted a freeman on 3 June 1652. on 13 May 1654 he was granted two acres of meadow at Great Namshaket “five acres of upland with his son Wm. And that he shall have five acres more at the head of these lots”. He also had grants at Rock Harbor and Poche. He lived in Poche on the east side of Town Cove “on a house lot containing two and one-half acres lying next the cove”. In 1659 he was granted “five acres at Pocke, lying at the head of Wm. Twining Jr.” [1]

He died in Eastham 15 April 1659; no known will or estate document survives.

“William Twineing Senior Decesed the fifteenth: Day of Apreill in the year: of or Lord one thousand six hundered fifty nine”

“Ann Twining which was the Wife of William Twining senior died the twentieseventh day of feburarie in the year of our lord one thousand six hundred and eightie" [2]

Died Y. 1659 Source: Note: Age: 59-60.

Sources

↑ The Twining Family- Thomas Twining, Fort Wayne, 1905- pp. 3-6 ↑ Eastham and Orleans Vital Records- The Mayflower Descendant- Vol. VI, p. 202

Leon Clark Hills, Cape Cod Series, Vol. I: History and Genealogy of the Mayflower Planters and First Comers to Ye Olde Colonie

Genealogical and Family History of the State of Connecticut: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation. Volume II

History and genealogy of the Mayflower planters and first comers to ye olde colonie. Ancestry.com. Provo, UT: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. Washington, D.C.: Hills Pub. Co., c1936-c1941.

Thomas Jefferson Twining, The Twining family : descendants of William Twining, Sr. of Eastham, Massachusetts, where he died 1659 : with notes of English Filby, P. William, ed.. , Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s