HISTORICAL SKETCH
OF THE
TOWN OF HANOVER, MASS.,
WITH
FAMILY GENEALOGIES.
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BY JOHN S. BARRY,
AUTHOR OF "RECORDS OF THE STETSON FAMILY."
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BOSTON:
PUBLISHED FOR THE AUTHOR BY SAMUEL G. DRAKE, 15 BRATTLE ST.
BAZIN & CHANDLER, PRINTERS, 37 CORNHILL.
ENGRAVINGS BY BAKER, SMITH AND ANDREW, 46 COURT ST.
1853.
[Note: most if not all of the pencil notations in the copy of the book in the possession of the compiler, Howard DeVoe, undoubtedly were made by Alonzo Josselyn, who was 35 when the book was published.]
CHAPTER I.
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On Broadway, and on Elm and Spring Streets, dwelt the Josselynns, descendants of Thomas, who came from London in 1635, through Abraham, his oldest son, and Henry, his grandson, who settled in Scituate in 1669. Nathaniel, Jabez, Joseph, and Dea. Thomas, were living in Hanover at the date of the incorporation of the town [1727]. The descendants of this family are very numerous, and widely scattered.
CHAPTER IV.
ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY.
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January 8, 1786. Two silver cups for the communion table were received, "a Legacy from Deacon Thomas Josselynn, cost £7 4s., and recorded as a token of gratitude, and to perpetuate the memory of the Benefaction."
The tankards and flagons [from 1729] are still in the possession, and these, with the silver cups above referred to, constitute the present communion service, of the church.
FAMILY GENEALOGIES.
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DWELLEY, Richard, supposed by Deane to have been the same that was in Lancaster, 1654, and in H'm. a few yrs. after, was in Scit., 1665, and his farm was on the road leading from the 3d. Herring brook to the harbor, one mile north of the brook; and his house stood where stood, in 1831, that of Capt. Seth Foster, deces'd. He had meadow land at Tills, aft. Dwelley's creek; and in 1676, was a soldier in Philip's war, and received for his services a grant of land on what is now East st., in H. He d. May 27, 1692. We have not ascertained the place of his nativity, nor the year in which he came to N. Eng. The name is not common, and is rarely found in genealogical works. The name of his w. is not given, nor the dates of birth of his ch. We have only the bap. of Mary, in H'm., in 1664. There were sons Richard, and Jno.; and Sam'l., who d. 1690, in Phip's exped. to Canada. . .
2. John, s. Richard, sen'r., m. Rachel, da. Cornet Jno. Buck, Jan. 4, 1692-'3, and had 1. Jno., Jan. 15, 1693-'4 . . . 2. Rachel, Sep. 27, 1695 . . . 3. Ichabod, Dec. 30, 1696. 4. Obadiah, Feb. 21, 1696-'7, d. Mar. 17, 1706. 5. Jedediah, Sep. 5, 1698. 6. Abner, Mar. 7, 1700. 7. Simeon, Dec. 22, 1701. 8. Debo., July 25, 1703 . . . 9. Joseph, bap. May 6, 1705. 10. Thankful, Dec. 12, 1706 . . . 11. Mary, May 18, 1708, d. young. 12. Benj., May 22, 1708. (T. Rec.) 13. Susannah, Dec. 19, 1711. 14. Mary, Sep. 24, 1714 . . . 15. Lemuel, June 25, 1717. Some of his family may have moved to Rhode Island, in which State the name is still extant.
3. Jedediah Dwelle, s. Jno. 2, m. Elizabeth House, Oct. 7, 1726, and d. Ap. 16, 1738, having had, 1. Elizab., Ap. 27, 1726. 2. Debo., Sep. 22, 1728. 3. Lusannah, Mar. 20, 1730. 4. Abner, Mar. 6, 1733. 5. Josh., July 20, 1736. 6. Jededi., Mar. 15, 1737. 7. Lot, Ap. 6, 1740, bap. Mar. 16, 1741, being sick. His mo. then a wid. (Rec. 2 Ch., Scit.)
8. Jeded., s. Jeded. 3, was of Pemb., and m. Lydia Soule, Dux'y., Feb. 14, 1763, who d. Ap. 20, 1819, ae. 79. He was a soldier in the Fr. war. ch.: 1. Chas., of Me. 2. Benj. . . 3. Huldah, m. Christ'r. Thomas, Pemb. 4. Lucy, m. Chas. Josselyn, Pemb. [In pencil: My Father] 5. Nathan. 6. Aaron . . . 7. George . . . 8. Lydia, m. Elisha K. Josselyn, of P., Mar. 12, 1797.
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JOSSELYN, JOSLIN, JOCELYN, &c., an old English family, dating back several hundred years, and sett. in Cornwall, Essex, Hertford, Kent, &c. The Earl of Roden, is of the Jocelyns; and Sir Ralph Josceline, of Hertfordshire, was Mayor of London, in 1474 and 1476, being made Knight of the Bath, by King Edward IV., in the former year. The coats of arms vary in different families, and there is one extant in H. [Hanover], different from that which we have presented above, and handed down by tradition. In America, Jno. Josselyn, gent., was in N. Eng. in 1638, and was the author, among other works, of one called "New-England's Rarities;" and Henry, his bro., (and son of Sir Thomas, of Kent,) was at Black Point, now Scarborough, Me., in 1634, being sent over, by Capt. Mason, to make "a more complete discovery," and examination of the advantages of the grant made to Capt. M. He was a memb. of the Gen. Court, at Saco, 1636; Councillor in 1639; Dep'y. Gov'r., 1645; a magistrate, and member of the gov't. of the province of Ligonia, 1650; and a commissioner and associate, under Massachusetts, 1658; and during the long period, from 1635 to 1676, he was one of the most active and influential men in the Prov., and during all the changes of proprietorship, and gov't., he held the most important offices.
[Footnote: Williamson's Hist. of Me., vol. 1, pp. 265, 278, 328, 392, 396, 439 & 682; also, N. E. Gen. Reg., vol 2, pp. 205-7.]
He m. Marg't., wid. of Capt. Thos. Cammock, and it is said had one son, Henry. Family tradition, and other authorities, assert that this son sett. in Scit., Mass., in 1668, m. Abigail Stockbridge, 1676, and was the ancestor of the Josselyns of Plym'h. Co.;
[Footnote: Deane's Hist. Scit., and the other works above quoted.]
but the correctness of this assertion, is somewhat doubtful.
According to the Mass. Hist. Coll., vol. 8, third series, "Thos. Jestlin, a husbandman, ae. 43; Rebecca, his w., of the same age; and their ch., Rebecca, ae. 18; Dorothy, ae. 11; Nath'l., ae. 8; Eliza, ae. 6; and Mary, ae. 1; with a maid-servant, Eliza Ward, ae. 38, came to N. Eng., in the Increase, of London, Robert Lea, master, in 1635"; and according to Lincoln's Hist. H'm., Thos., the fa., was in H'm. in 1637; and in 1654, he was in Lancaster, (Worcester Mag. 2, 280,) where he d. in 1660-1, (Midds'x. Rec.) his wid., Rebecca, being Exec'x. of his Est. She m. Wm. Kerley, 1664. Abraham, son of Thos., sen'r., was not with his fa., when he came to N. Eng., in 1635, but seems to have arrived afterward. He was in H'm., in 1647, but moved to Lanc'r. before 1663, and d. bef. 1670; and his wid., Beatrice, m. Serg't. Benja. Bosworth, of Hull.
[Footnote: See the elaborate communication of T. M. Harris, in N. E. Gen. Reg., vol. 2, p. 3006, et seq.]
The desc'ts, of Thos., the fa., and of Abraham, the son, still reside in Lanc'r., and the adjacent towns. The Josselyns of Scit., and H., are desc'ts from Abraham, through his son Henry.
2. Henry, s. [son of] Abraham, and gr. s. Thos. of London, sett. in Scit., 1669, was a blacksmith by trade, m. Abig., da. Chas. Stockbridge, Nov. 4, 1676; his house stood in the field, 50 rods east of Judge Wm. Cushing's farm-house, and he d. in H., Oct. 30, 1730, being called, on the Ch. Rec., "the oldest man in the town for years." His wid. d. July 15, 1743. ch.: 1. Abig., Ap. 1677 . . . 2. Abraham, Jan. 1678-9 . . . 3. Anna, Feb. 1680-1 . . . 4. Chas., Mar., 1682-3 . . . 5. Mary, Jan. 1684 . . . 6. Nath'l., Feb. 1686-7. 7. Rebecca, b. Mar., d. Ap., 1689. 8. Jabez, Feb. 1690-1 . . . 9. Rebecca, May 1693 . . . 10. Jemima, Dec. 1695, d. Feb. 14, 1696. 11. Kezia, Dec. 1695. 12. Henry, Mar., 1697. 13. Joseph, Dec.,1699 . . . 14. Thomas, Sep. 1702 [as shown elsewhere in the book, was Dea. of the First Church in H., and gave the silver Communion Cups alluded to on p. 60 and acquired by Mrs. Russell Sage in 1911 for her museum at Sag Harbor, N.Y.].
4. Henry 2, s. Henry, m. Hannah Oldham, and lived and d. in Pemb. ch.: 1. Hannah, Oct. 1, 1719 . . . 2. Lydia, Aug. 25, 1722. 3. Mary . . . 4. Henry, June 11, 1727. 5. Marg't, Dec. 9, 1729 . . . 6. Joseph, Jan. 2, 1731-2, d. young. 7. Joseph, June 22, 1734. 8. Chas., May 7, 1739. 9. Lucy, Oct. 5, 1741 . . . 10. Isaac, Nov. 4, 1743.
10. Charles, s. Henry 4, m. Rebecca Keen, July 10, 1760, and lived in Pemb., where he d. Nov. 21, 1812. ch.: 1. Mary, Ap. 19, 1761 . . . 2. Lucy, Ap. 4. 1763 . . . 3. Lydia, Jan. 13, 1765 . . . 4. Charles, Jan. 9, 1767. 5. Jabez, Nov. 4, 1768. 6. Rebecca, Dec. 6, 1770 . . . 7. Elisha K., Sep. 28, 1772. 8. Jacob, Aug. 28, 1775. 9. Josiah, Aug. 21, 1778 . . .
19. Charles Josselyn, s. Charles 10, m. Lucy Dwelley, Nov. 14, 1790, lived in H'n., and was for some years engaged in the Iron Business, at Sylvester's Forge, and on King st., and also in the Factory, in H'n. His w. d. in 1829, and he Nov. 2, 1846. ch.: 1. Lydia, Sep. 5, 1791, m. Benj. Mann, Esq., Mar. 10, 1810, and is d. 2. Oren, July 6, 1793. 3. Lucy D., Aug. 5, 1796, m. Hira Bates, Feb. 24, 1825. 4. Ozen, Mar. 29, 1798. [In pencil: Died in Kansas 1855] 5. Mary, Aug. 21, 1800. 6. Chas., 1802, d. 1830 [in pencil: Pensilvania]. 7. Aaron, May 4, 1804, m. Amy, da. Spencer Binney, is a clergyman, of the Meth. denom., in Dux'y., and Rep. to the Mass. Leg. for the year 1853. ch.: Joseph R., Ed. S., Albert S., Charles G., Martin B., and Ann B.. Lost one. 8. Angeline, Feb. 26, 1806. [In pencil: m Isac Wilder of Hingham] 9. Marcia, July 8, 1808, m. Alvin Howland, Nov. 2, 1838. 10. Edwin, June 23, 1810, m. Nyreh Chandler, and lives in Chelmsford. 11. Julia A., Aug. 25, 1812, m. Dyer Robinson, Esq., S. Bridg'r. 12. Cyrus, Oct. 2, 1814, m. Elizab. B. Bates, Oct. 24, 1833, lives on King st., and has Cyrus B., July 17, 1834; Lewis, Aug. 15, 1842; and Angeline E., June 4, 1848. Lost 2, d. young. 13. Alonzo, Jan. 23, 1818, m. Caroline [in pencil: Died May 13th, 1865, age 40] A. Morse, Rox'y., lives in Boston, is an Iron Founder, and has Charles D., 1848, and Lucy M., d. 1851, ae. 1. [Names of his other children added in pencil: Emma A., Carrie E., Alice G., Edgar A.]
29. Oren, [in pencil: My oldest Brother] s. Chas. 19, m. Mary C. Mann, Feb. 14, 1816, lives on King st., and has been for many years connected with the foundry, in that part of H. He was Rep. from 1842--'44; T. Clk. in 1839, and '41; and from '43--'45; and Selectman in 1832, '33, '39, and from 1850--'53. . . [Children omitted; his sixth child, Geo. R., born June 7, 1834, was "Killed in the war of the Rebelien" according to a pencil notation.]
30. Ozen, s. Chas. 19, m. Lucy, da. Elijah Barstow, who d. Nov. 26, 1842. Mr. J. lived for a time at the Four Corners, and kept the tavern there, but has lately been connected with the Custom House in Boston, as an Inspector. . . [Children omitted.]
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STOCKBRIDGE FAMILY.
1. John Stockbridge, a wheelwright by trade, came to N. Eng., in the Blessing, John Leicester, master, in June 1635, being then 27 years of age, and his wife Anne, ae. 21, and his son Charles, ae. 1. . . The fa. was in Scit. in 1638, at which date he took the oath of fidelity. His lst. w. d. ab. 1642, and he m. 2, wid. Elizab. Soan, 1643, and 3, Mary ____. He was one of the Conihasset partners in 1646, and had a house near to John Hollet's, which is supposed to have been a few rods S.W. of the late residence of Jesse Dunbar, Esq. He also owned a large, tract of land, purchased of Abraham Sutliffe, near "Stockbridge's mill-pond," so called, on the north and east. In 1656, he purchased half the mill privilege of George Russell, with the saw-mill, which Isaac Stedman had erected ten years before, and built a grist-mill, in partnership with Mr. Russell. In the same year, probably, he built the Stockbridge Mansion House, which was a garrison in Philip's War. This venerable building was torn down a few years since, and in some of its timbers, were found bullets, fired at the inmates by the Indians. The will of the fa. is dated at Boston, in 1657, and in it he gives, "To eldest son Chas., my water-mill, at Scit., house, ground, and orchard belonging to it, he paying to his sis. Elizab. £10, &c. . ." From the Bos'n. Rec's., we learn, that the fa. d. 13 d. 8 mo. 1657. The Inv'y of his Est. is on the Prob. Rec. Suff., vol. 3, p. 117. ch.: 1. Chas., b. in Eng'd., in 1634. 2. Hannah, 1636, m. Serg't Wm. Ticknor, 1656. (By 2d,) 3. Elizab., 1644, m Thos. Hiland, Jan. 1, 1661. 4. Sarah, 1645, m. Jos. Woodworth, Jan. 6, 1669. 5. Hester, 1647. (By 3d,) 6. Abig., 1655. 7. Jno., b. in Bos'n., July 9, 1657, prob. d. young.
2. Chas., s. Jno., m. Abig. ___, and lived first in Bos'n., and Chas'n., but aft. in Scit., on his father's place. He is said to have built, by contract, the 2d water-mill in the Town of Plymouth, in 1676; also the corn-mill on the 3d Herring Brook, alluded to on p. 21. He d. 1683, and his wid. m. Amos Turner. ch.: 1. Chas., b. in Bos'n., Dec. 2, 1659, d. Feb. 1, 1659-60. 2. Abig., b. at Chas'n., Feb. 24, 1660-1, m. Henry Josselyn, Nov. 4, 1676. 3. John, 1661 ? d. young. 4. Chas., Feb. 4, 1663. 5. Sarah, May 30, 1665, m. Is'l Turner. 6. Thos., Ap. 6, 1667. 7. Elizab., Aug. 13, 1670, m. David Turner. 8. Jos., June 28, 1672. 9. Benj., Oct. 9, 1667. 10. Saml., July 9, 1679.
