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Bradley Family Tree - Dolor Davis, House Carpenter

Dolor Davis - House Carpenter Family Connection - 8th great-grandfather of Ruth Ann Bradley Dolor Davis was born in East Farleigh, Kent, England, in about 1593.  East Farleigh, Kent, today He married Margery Willard on March 29, 1624 in Farleigh. They had six children:               John               b. 1626          d. 1705               Mary              b. 1631          d. 1687               Elizabeth      b. 1634          d. 1702               Simon            b. 1637          d. 1713               Samuel          b. 1640    ...

Hazen Family Tree - Thomas Newberry, Merchant

Thomas Newberry, Merchant Family Connection - 8th great-grandfather of Edward Elihu Hazen Thomas Newberry was born in Yarcombe, Devonshire, England and baptized there on November 10, 1594.  St. John the Baptist Parish Church, Yarcombe By about 1619, Thomas married Joanne Dabinott in Yarcombe. They had five children:               Joseph          b. 1619          d. 1685               Sarah             b. 1621          d. 1684               Benjamin     b. 1623          d. 1689               Mary              b. 1626          d. 1688               John       ...

Stricker Family Tree - William Hoskins, Yeoman, Town Clerk

William Hoskins - Yeoman, Middleborough Town Clerk 8th Great-grandfather of Roy Ellsworth Stricker William Hoskins was born in about 1611 in County Cork, Ireland. He migrated to Plymouth Colony in 1634.  Map of Ireland Showing County Cork William was admitted as Freeman on January 1, 1635. On November 6, 1636 he married Sarah Cushman. They had one child, Sarah Hoskins, in 1637. She died sometime after 1690. Sarah Cushman Hoskins died shortly after the birth of their daughter.  On December 21, 1638, William married Ann Hynes. They had seven children:                         Mary            b. 1640               Rebecca      b. 1642               Elizabeth     b. 1645                         William ...

Bradley Family Tree - James Hosmer, Early Settler of Concord, MA

James Hosmer, Early settler of Concord Family Connection - 8th Great-grandfather of Ruth Ann Bradley James Hosmer was born in Hawkhurst, Kent, England in 1605. He was baptized on December 8, 1605, son of Stephen Hosmer and his wife Dorothy Seldon Hosmer.  By 1633, he married Ann, maiden name unknown. They had two children:               Mary          b. 1633          d. exact date unknown, but soon after 1635               Ann             b. 1635          d. exact date unknown, but soon after 1635 James, Ann, children Mary and Ann, and two maidservants came to Massachusetts on the ship Elizabeth, departing England on April 9, 1635. They settled in the town of Cambridge. Since no further records of his wife Ann appear, it is likely that she died onboard ship or shortly after. The daughters M...

Hazen Family Tree - John Barnes, Merchant

John Barnes - Merchant in Plymouth, Massachusetts Family Connection - 8th Great-grandfather of Edward Elihu Hazen Re-creation of typical Plymouth House John Barnes was born in England in about 1608. It is not known exactly where he was born, but he came to Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts in 1632.  John married Mary Plummer on September 12, 1633. They had five children:               Mary           b. 1640          d. unknown, but after 1651               Jonathan     b. 1642          d. 1714               Hannah       b. 1644          d. unknown, but after 1651               John             b. 1646           d. 1648    ...

Stricker Family Tree - Hugh Cole, Friend of Metacomet

Sgt. Hugh Cole, Friend of Metacomet Family Connection - 8th Great-grandfather of Roy Ellsworth Stricker Memorial Stone for Hugh Cole Hugh Cole was the son of James Cole and Mary Tibbs Cole (see blog post from March 11). He was born in Devon, Barnstable, England in 1628. He immigrated to Plymouth, Massachusetts with his parents and siblings in 1663. He was raised in Plymouth. then moved to Barnstable.  Hugh married Mary Foxwell on June 8, 1654. They were called into court and subsequently fined 20 shillings for their behavior prior to marriage - "keeping company each other in an undecent manner at an unseasonable time and place".  Hugh and Mary had ten children:               James               b. 1655          d. 1712               Elizabeth         b. 1658          d. 1738    ...

Bradley Family Tree - Henry Pinder, Carpenter

Henry Pinder - Carpenter Family Relation - 10th and 9th Great-grandfather of Ruth Ann Bradley Early map of Ipswich Henry Pinder was born in Cambridge, England around 1580. He was a carpenter. In 1614 he married Mary Rodgers in Cambridge. They had six children:               Francis          b, 1615          d. unknown               Mary              b. 1617          d. 1648               Joanna           b. 1620          d. 1690               Anna               b. 1621          d. unknown               Katherine      b. 1624      ...

Hazen Family Tree - Thomas Ford, Politician and Early Settler of Windsor, Connecticut

Thomas Ford - Politician and Co-founder of Windsor, Connecticut Family Connection - 8th great-grandfather of Edward Elihu Hazen, Jr.  Windsor, Connecticut Founders Monument, with Thomas Ford Inscribed Thomas Ford was born by about 1591 in Dorchester, Dorsetshire, England.  On June 19, 1616, he married Elizabeth Chard, widow of Aaron Cooke in Bridport, Dorsetshire. They had five children:          Joanna         b. 1617          d. 1695          Abigail         b. 1619          d. 1688          Thomas        b. 1623          d. 1623          Hepzibah      b. 1625          d. 1683          Hannah          b. 1628          d. 1695 He ca...

Stricker Family Tree - James Cole, Shoemaker and Innkeeper.

James Cole, Shoemaker and Innkeeper Family Connection - 9th Great-grandfather of Roy Ellsworth Stricker Memorial Plaque for James Cole at Cole's Hill James Cole was born in about 1600 in Barnstable, Devon, England. On May 1, 1625, he married Mary Tibbes. They had at least four children:               James           b. 1626          d. 1698               Hugh             b. 1628          d. 1699               John              b. 1630          d. 1677                    Mary            b. 1632          d. after 1677, exact year unknown James, Mary, and the four children immigrated to ...

Bradley Family Tree - Garrett Haddon, Tailor, Original Settler of Amesbury

Garrett Haddon, Tailor 8th Great-grandfather of Ruth Ann Bradley Amesbury Founder's Memorial Garrett Haddon (also called Jarrett Haddon) was born sometime around 1605 in England. He came to Boston on the ship "Confidence" on June 12, 1630. He was the 96th member admitted to the church in Boston in late 1630 or early 1631. In 1632, he moved to Cambridge. He was made Freeman on May 14, 1634. Some genealogists have suggested that he, like many others, indentured himself to pay for his passage. That would also explain the delay in granting Freemanship. He was a tailor and a planter (farmer) by trade. On August 4, 1634, he was granted acreage in the town of Cambridge. By the time of the 1635 Cambridge Land Inventory, he had accumulated eight acres of land in three parcels, including a house.  In about 1637, he married Margaret, maiden name unknown. It is unknown how many children they had, but two daughters survived to adulthood:              ...

Hazen Family Tree - Capt. William Hedge, Constable

William Hedge, Constable in Yarmouth, Massachusetts Family Connection - 8th Great-grandfather of Edward Elihu Hazen, Jr.  Will of William Hedge William Hedge was born in Northamptonshire, England in 1612 to parents Elisha Hedge and Ann Ward Hedge. He immigrated in 1633 and settled first in Lynn. He was admitted to the Lynn church, and granted Freemanship om May 14, 1634 He moved to Sandwich, Massachusetts in 1639, then to Yarmouth, Massachusetts by 1643.  He married his first wife before 1640, but her name is unknown. They had eight children:         Abraham        b. 1640        d. 1735          Elisha                b. 1642          d. 1712          Sarah                 b. 1645          d. 1670      ...

Stricker Family Tree - Edward Johnson, Historian and Founder of Woburn, MA

 Edward Johnson - Historian and Founder of Woburn, Massachusetts Family Connection - 9th Great-Grandfather of Roy Ellsworth Stricker Plaque Honoring Founders of Woburn in First Burying Ground Edward Johnson was born in Canterbury, Kent, England, in September 1598. He was baptized in Canterbury on September 15, 1598. In 1620, he married Susan Munter. They had eight children:                    Edward               b. 1621          d. 1692          William               b. 1623          d. 1625          George                b. 1625          d. 1681          Susan                   b. 1627       ...

Bradley Family Tree - Anthony Colby, Sawmill Owner, and his wife Susannah

 Anthony Colby, Sawmill Owner, and his wife Susannah 8th Great-Grandfather and Great-Grandmother of Ruth Ann Hazen Macy-Colby House in Amesbury, MA Anthony Colby was born in 1605 and was baptized is the town of Horbling in Lincolnshire, England on September 8, 1605. He immigrated to Boston in 1630 on a ship with the Winthrop Fleet. He was admitted to the church in Boston in the winter of 1630-1631.  In 1633, he married Susannah Waterman, the widow of a Mr. Waterman. Her maiden name and  is unknown. Anthony and Susannah had seven children:                                   John               b. 1633          d. 1674                    Sarah              b. 1635          d. 1663    ...