Hi Barb, I am known to be famous for typos! So, since the library is only 5 minutes away, I'll double check the records on the dates you mentioned. On Provided Southwick, I have the 1641 entry as well as her baptismal date of 6 December 1639. My first thought was that there were two by the name of Provided and the first one died young. However, Provided Gaskin (sic) made a deposition on 18 July 1695 at which time she stated that she was "aged fifty-six yeares." This would place her year of birth as 1639. I have gone on the basis that there was a transcriptional error in the Salem VRs (which would not be the first one I have found). Oh, the source for her depositon is from the Register, "Potter Family Records,", volume 18: 150-151. I am open to thoughts on that though. Jan Delorey

Hi Alice, The Burch name (and variations) does appear in the Bristol RI Church Records, transcribed by the late Ruth Sherman for The American Genealogist (TAG). I picked these out of entries but not sure how they, or if they, fit in. Birch: Samuel Birge (sic) son of John baptized 7 September 1712 when he owned the Covenant (TAG, 70). Samuel and John Smith, sons of Daniel and Elizabeth, baptized on 10 July 1715 (TAG, volume 70). baptized on 19 July 1696, children of Tho: Birch & Elizabeth his wife- Thomas, Robert, Jonathan, Elizabeth, Hannah Smith: Taken into full communion Mr. Smith of Newport 9 October 1698 (TAG, 66) baptized George Smith, son of Mrs Smith of Newport, 13 July 1701 (TAG, 69). baptized Abigail Smith, daughter of James Smith & wife by virtue of communion of churches: being children of the Church of Christ at Weymouth, 12 July 1702 (TAG, 69) Corbett: Sarah, daughter of "Mr. Cobit" baptized 5 January 1689/90 (TAG, 66) Propounded to the Church the dismission of Deacon Samuel Cobitt being removed Fairfield, 7 May 1701 (TAG 66) Jan

Derby, I'm also a descendant of Jonathan and Alice (Pickering) Gaskill. Alice beat me to the punch in replying to the note and, after she posted, I didn't post because our dates are a little different at times and I can't say who is right because I didn't keep hard copies of the pages from the Salem VRs to verify for typos on my part which is always a possibility for me. I do differ with Alice on date of birth of Jonathan (4) Gaskill because I found a death for the Jonathan b. 26 Jan 1698/9 on 21 Nov 1703 in Salem. So apparently our Jonathan was the second son of that name born to the same couple. The rest of the dates which were given by Jan Delorey are in agreement with what I have, except that (and again I could have made a typo) she has the birth of Provided Southwick as 6:10[December]:1639 while the VRs entry I have is simply 10m:1641 from the published Salem VRs (citing Ct. F. = Essex Quarterly Court). I have put Jan's information in my remarks until I can recheck my data. And Lord only knows when that will be. But anyway, hello cousin! Barb Petty [email protected]

Hi All Again, Jan, BURCH/Birch is a new name in the Mendon area for ME. :) However I do see in the Mendon VR'S that they were married in Mendon, All my years at the Museum and etc. I never had a soul come in and research those names. Now the intentions were not filed in Mendon.. Wonder where the intentions were filed?? There are entries in the Mendon Prop. records on Pgs. 1002/03 that Thomas Burch, James Albee John Albee nad others laid out lands. Mentions in Uxbridge I checked Uxbridge VR's and no BURCH.. If you think these records would help you, I'll see what I can do about getting a copy to you. Smith could be more a R.I. name than Mendon name.. wonder if they were filed in Smithfield, R.I. ?? Can anyone help here with Burch/Smith?? However I checked Austin's and Burch/Birch is not a R.I. name. and NO Sarah born to any Smith's either. Not much help huh?? Alice =========== Looking for parents on: Thomas BURCH/Birch who married at Mendon on 4 December 1717 Sarah SMITH - No parents on either.

Thanks, Jim. I've signed up for the NAA and hopefully will be able to hook up with additional info. Robyn -----Original Message----- From: Jim Bullock <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Sunday, April 08, 2001 9:30 PM Subject: RE: [MA-MENDON] George Aldrich >Bowen's "Early Rehoboth" doesn't have a lot of entries for the Aldrich >surname, but there are some others. In vol. 1: Ephraim, George, John, >Joseph, and Samuel; vol. 2: Elizabeth; vol. 3: William; and vol. 4: none. >Most entries are just inclusions of names on tax lists, etc. > >Jim Bullock >Littleton, CO > >-----Original Message----- >From: James E. Dowd [mailto:[email protected]] >Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2001 6:02 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [MA-MENDON] George Aldrich > > >Thanks for the lookup. Anyone related?? I'll see if I can find the book. >Is this all on the Aldrich name? > > >============================== >Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history >learning and how-to articles on the Internet. >http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library >

Hi Jan D. I have 2 Corbett Genealogies and also am Corbett related: WE are Cuz's again :) same line from Dr. John Corbett: I din;yt have much on Joseph, however this is the line. Family Group Record ============================================================================ ============== Husband: Joseph CORBETT ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- Birth: 4 Sep 1712 Mendon, Worcester, Ma. Death: 26 Nov 1797 Burial: Marriage: 3 Jul 1733 Mendon, Worcester, Ma. Father: John Dr. CORBETT (b 7 Dec 1683) Mother: Mehetable HOLBROOK (b 10 Mar 1687) ============================================================================ ============== Wife: Debra ALBEE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- Birth: 2 Nov 1710 Mendon, Worcester, Ma. Death: Burial: Father: John ALBEE (b 3 Aug 1678) Mother: Deborah THAYER (b 4 Nov 1687) ============================================================================ ============== Children ============================================================================ ============== 1 M Jesse CORBETT Birth: 2 Mar 1734 Mendon, Worcester, Ma. Spouse: Mary WOODWELL ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- 2 M Isaiah CORBETT Birth: 26 Jun 1737 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- 3 F Mehitable CORBETT Birth: 13 Mar 1742 FAMILY NOTES HUSBAND NOTES: Joseph CORBETT Info from the Corbett Genealogy's: --------------------------- Individual Summary - 9 Apr 2001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Name: John Dr. CORBETT Sex: Male Father: Robert CORBETT (abt 1630-18 Sep 1695) Mother: Priscilla ROCKWOOD (10 Apr 1664-bef 1690) Individual Facts Birth 7 Dec 1683 in Mendon, Worcester, Ma. Death 5 Dec 1726 in Bellingham, Norfolk, Ma. (age 42) Burial in No. Bell.Cem., Bellingham, Norfolk, Ma. REFN 262 Marriages/Children 1. Mehetable HOLBROOK Marriage 23 Dec 1703 in Mendon, Worcester, Ma. (age 20) Children John Jr. CORBETT Dr. (4 Nov 1704-1 Mar 1794) Priscilla CORBETT (14 Aug 1706-1746) Margery (Margret) CORBETT (3 Apr 1708-24 Feb 1793) Joseph CORBETT (4 Sep 1712-26 Nov 1797) Rachel CORBETT (1 Aug 1717-) Mehetabel CORBETT (13 Jul 1722-) Josiah CORBETT (13 Jun 1725-) Notes Birth: II. Dr.JOHN CORBETT2, ROBERT1 . bur. No. Cem., Bell.,Ma. JOHN CORBETT'S mother PRISCILLA died when he was very young. His father, ROBERT, left Mendon shortly after to pursue new territory in Woodstock, Cn./Ma. JOHN and probably his brother Joseph remained with their grandfather , JOHN ROCKWOOD, in Mendon, Ma. He was liberally educated by his grandfather and made heir to his Grandfather ROCKWOODS large estate. Rev. Ballou, states; " He seems to have been skillful physician; he was wealthy and his family took high social rank, in this community." In a deed filed in Suffolks County, JOHN speaks of his brother Joseph and of the great sickness that seized his father and disabled him from labor. He claims being the eldest son of ROBERT, and speaks of his second brother Joseph, and his grandfather JOHN ROCKWOOD. DR. JOHN CORBETT and his brother Daniel were the two most influential signers of the petition for the new town Bellingham, Ma. Their land was in South Milford, on both sides of the Country Road. This was the oldest part of Bell.; It led from Mendon, the mother town, to Medfield, Ma., and Boston, Ma. The CORBETT land began opposite the Bicknell Cemetery, Bell., Ma. and reached along the road , north beyond the Charles River. At that time the Charles River was called the Second Bridge River because the Mendon people had to cross Mill River Bridge just before they reached the Corbett Lands, as they started for Boston. The largest part of this land fell within the new Town of Bellingham, Ma.. The Annals, Proprietors Records of Mendon and The History of Bellingham contain numerous mentions of Dr. JOHN CORBETT, from land divisions to treating the ill and poor of the area. This family is said to have been the wealthiest in this area in the 18th century. His son John, also became a physician and was a very prominent Dr. and social figure in this area. (see picture of house, pg. 81) Our Holbrook ancestor did come to Mendon, Ma., but after King Philips War , he did not return. His son William settled this area a few years later, and records show no MEHETABLE born in this area, to William. This all made it very difficult to find the lineage of MEHETABLE. However , in the Ballou's of America, pg. 850, under the Jones family is a single line solving the whole mystery about MEHETABLE HOLBROOK. John Jones married Abigail Holbrook dau. of CORNELIUS & EXPERIENCE HOLBROOK, of Weymouth, Ma. 1723. " Her oldest sister MEHETABLE was the wife of the first Dr. JOHN Corbett of Bellingham, Ma.; It was probably in Dr. Corbett's Family that Jones became acquainted with Abigail." Thus helping to identify MEHETABLE, as a niece to William Holbrook, of Mendon and dau. of CORNELIUS Holbrook who remained in Weymouth, Ma. (see following) DR. JOHN Corbett's made a Judicious Will, where-as his widow MEHETABLE and his eldest son John were made executors. His estate was very large, appraised at 1873 lbs. Amongst his bequeath was; " to the Bellingham, Church, five lbs. for "vessels for the Lords Supper" Some of the items listed in his estate were; Apparel.. 33 lbs. Two silver spoons.. 55 s. Books.... 51.lbs. Physic Powders..10 lbs. Military Arms.. 5 lbs. Best horse.. 18lbs. Other horses.. 38lbs. Cows .. 31lbs. Sheep.. 21 lbs. 6s. 6d. Bees.. 31 s. Young cattle.. 13 lbs. Bond.. 182 lbs. Bill of Credit.. 821 lbs. The Corbetts are a well known Milford, Ma. family. The Elder Daniel Corbett settled here and was affiliated with the Congregational Chh. He was an influential member of both the religious and social society , of Milford. SOURCE : A Pickering Line bt Alice Pickering Palladini; : Dr. Metcalf, Annals Of Mendon, Ma, & Proprietors Records; Rev. Adin Ballou; History of Milford & Ballou's of America; Melvin C. Corbett, The Desc't of Robert Corbett of Weymouth, Mass.( copy at Milford Lib.) James Corbett, ibid; V.R. of Mendon,Ma;. Medfield, Ma.; Bellingham, Ma.; Partridge, History of Bellingham, Ma.; Early Settlers of Weymouth, Ma. ibid; General: Occupation: Dr. of Medicine; Res. of Bel; Stone-on grave (have pic); Was a wealthy man. Bel/ VR's; Hus. of Bel; 2 Corbet Gens. (have) and APL. JOHN CORBETT'S mother PRISCILLA died when he was very young. His father, ROBERT, left Mendon shortly after to pursue new territory in Woodstock, Cn./Ma. JOHN and probably his brother Joseph remained with their grandfather , JOHN ROCKWOOD, in Mendon, Ma. He was liberally educated by his grandfather and made heir to his Grandfather ROCKWOODS large estate. Rev. Ballou, states; " He seems to have been skillful physician; he was wealthy and his family took high social rank, in this community." In a deed filed in Suffolks County, JOHN speaks of his brother Joseph and of the great sickness that seized his father and disabled him from labor. He claims being the eldest son of ROBERT, and speaks of his second brother Joseph, and his grandfather JOHN ROCKWOOD. DR. JOHN CORBETT and his brother Daniel were the two most influential signers of the petition for the new town Bellingham, Ma. Their land was in South Milford, on both sides of the Country Road. This was the oldest part of Bell.; It led from Mendon, the mother town, to Medfield, Ma., and Boston, Ma. The CORBETT land began opposite the Bicknell Cemetery, Bell., Ma. and reached along the road , north beyond the Charles River. At that time the Charles River was called the Second Bridge River because the Mendon people had to cross Mill River Bridge just before they reached the Corbett Lands, as they started for Boston. The largest part of this land fell within the new Town of Bellingham, Ma.. ___________________________________________________79 The Annals, Proprietors Records of Mendon and The History of Bellingham contain numerous mentions of Dr. JOHN CORBETT, from land divisions to treating the ill and poor of the area. This family is said to have been the wealthiest in this area in the 18th century. His son John, also became a physician and was a very prominent Dr. and social figure in this area. (see picture of house, pg. 81) Our Holbrook ancestor did come to Mendon, Ma., but after King Philips War , he did not return. His son William settled this area a few years later, and records show no MEHETABLE born in this area, to William. This all made it very difficult to find the lineage of MEHETABLE. However , in the Ballou's of America, pg. 850, under the Jones family is a single line solving the whole mystery about MEHETABLE HOLBROOK. John Jones married Abigail Holbrook dau. of CORNELIUS & EXPERIENCE HOLBROOK, of Weymouth, Ma. 1723. " Her oldest sister MEHETABLE was the wife of the first Dr. JOHN Corbett of Bellingham, Ma.; It was probably in Dr. Corbett's Family that Jones became acquainted with Abigail." Thus helping to identify MEHETABLE, as a niece to William Holbrook, of Mendon and dau. of CORNELIUS Holbrook who remained in Weymouth, Ma. (see following) DR. JOHN Corbett's made a Judicious Will, where-as his widow MEHETABLE and his eldest son John were made executors. His estate was very large, appraised at 1873 lbs. Amongst his bequeath was; " to the Bellingham, Church, five lbs. for "vessels for the Lords Supper" Some of the items listed in his estate were; Apparel.. 33 lbs. Two silver spoons.. 55 s. Books.... 51.lbs. Physic Powders..10 lbs. Military Arms.. 5 lbs. Best horse.. 18lbs. Other horses.. 38lbs. Cows .. 31lbs. Sheep.. 21 lbs. 6s. 6d. Bees.. 31 s. Young cattle.. 13 lbs. Bond.. 182 lbs. Bill of Credit.. 821 lbs. Individual Summary - 9 Apr 2001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Name: Robert CORBETT Sex: Male Individual Facts Birth abt 1630 in England Death 18 Sep 1695 in Woodstock, Windham, Conn. (age 65) REFN 524 Marriages/Children 1. Priscilla ROCKWOOD Marriage 28 Feb 1682/83 in Medfield, Ma. (age 52) Children John Dr. CORBETT (7 Dec 1683-5 Dec 1726) Joseph CORBETT (20 Apr 1685-) 2. Abiel\Abigail TWICHELL Marriage abt 1690 in Woodstock, Conn. (age 60) Children Daniel (Sr.) (Elder) CORBETT (29 Dec 1693-21 Mar 1753) Damaris CORBETT (15 Feb 1691-) Notes General: Woodstock use to be Ma.: Src. Corbett Gen; (2) BACKGROUND HISTORY ON ROBERT CORBETT It is not known what year Robert Corbett immigrated to the American Colonies from England but per the writing of below records show that he was in Weymouth, MA in the years 1678-79. We do not know his birthdate or his parentage. "In the year 1678-79, Robert Corbet was one of 128 men in Weymouth, MA who "took the oath of allegiance to His Majesty, Charles II of England, before the Worshipful Joseph Dudley, Assistant." (The History of Weymouth, MA, Vol. I, p. 327) As far as anyone knows, Robert Corbett first settled in Weymouth, MA sometime before the King Philip's War in 1675 and 1676. The History of Weymouth, on p. 327, has the following: (which comes from the Archives of Massachusetts, Vol. 68, p. 179) In March 1676, the following petition was sent to the Governor and Council assembled at Boston: "The humble request of the committee of the Militia of Weymouth, humbly sheweth, that for as much as the numbers of Brantry and whereas we understand that both Hingham and Brantry have all, or very near all their men set at liberty from the country service to attend the defense of their town and furthermore considering that our town by reason of the disadvantageous situation of it is more hardly defended than either of theirs, they being more plane and compact, therefore our humble request to your Honors is, that we having ten able men upon the Country's service at those towns upon the Connecticut River, may have them set at liberty and sent home by your Honors' order, because of the great want of men for our defense, both embolden us into this request, which if you shall see meet in your pleasure to grant, it will be a great encouragement to us, but if otherwise we shall humbly acquiesce in your pleasure concerning it and pray as in duty we are bound over. William Torrey; In the name of the Committee of Militia of Weymouth. March 8th, 1676" The names of the men are: John Arnold, John Ashdowne, Isaac Cakebread, Jeremiah Clothier, Robert Corbet, John Ludden, Abram Shaw, Joshua Phillips, Benjamin Poole, John Record." The above information was taken from 13 Generations of Corbett History written and compiled by Gordon L. Corbett, 5940 Encina Road #1, Goleta, CA 93117-2242 and James Corbett. Robert Corbett background information continued… Robert Corbett fought in King Phillip's War as part of a troop from Weymouth, MA a coastal town just south of Boston, MA. In 1682 Robert had moved to Mendon where he married John Rockwood's daughter, Priscilla. Robert and Priscilla had two sons, John and Joseph. Robert stayed in Mendon, MA till possibly 1690, which may have been till the time of Priscilla's death. (for which there is no record) In the Annals of Mendon, 1685, the following: "A Rate made this 11 Jan. 1685 to defray Mr. Rawson's salary for half the year beginning at the 25 Oct. March 1686L (various names) Robert Corbett: 00L 13s 02 p." This is 13 shillings and 02 pense, the currency at the time. This shows Robert Corbett in 1688 and 1689 still listed as a resident of Mendon and taxed in the latter year. He is not listed in the rate 25 Oct. 1691-92, as by that time he had removed to Woodstock. According to Ballou's History of Milford, "John Rockwood provided John Corbett with a liberal education that qualified him to become a doctor, and a leading citizen of that area. When he died at age 43, his estate was valued at 1873 pounds." So it is believed that when Priscilla died and Robert Corbett left the Mendon area, he left his children with his father-in-law, John Rockwood, who raised them and saw to their education. Sometime after Robert's wife, Priscilla died, Robert Corbett joined a new group of pioneers from Braintree and Mendon who moved 20 or 30 miles south, and established a new community known as Roxbury, MA, now known as Woodstock, CT. Robert purchased a homestead from one of the original proprietors. The first white settlers of Woodstock were pioneers from Roxbury, MA now part of Boston. Clarence Winthrop Bowen in History of Woodstock, CT, printed privately by the Plimpton Press of Norwood, MA in 1926, wrote on p. 15, "What in 1686 became New Roxbury, and in 1690, Woodstock, was a fraction of the territory granted in 1635 by the Council of Plymouth." On page 35, Bowen says, "Nathaniel Aspinwall, Edmund Chamberlain, John Carpenter and Robert Corbett, purchased right or homesteads from the original proprietors." It is here Robert Corbett married Abiel Twitchell and their children Damourous and Daniel were born. We know that Robert Corbett died in what is now Woodstock, CT on September 18th, 1695 per the original Vital Records of Woodstock, Vol I, pg. 74, which were available for viewing and copying in the Office of the Town Clerk in 1993. Twitchell Line from Abiel Twitchell . ---------------------------------- There's more I think :) was probably too large for the notes. :) Let me know if you need more. Alice

Jan, Thank you so much!! this fill in a lot of blanks for me....Thanks for taking the time to share all of this. Derby ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 8:45 AM Subject: [MA-MENDON] GASKILL > I think someone asked about Patience GASKILL who married Jonathan Aldrich at > Smithfield, RI on 17 March 1742, "both of Mendon." (Arnold, Vital Records of > Rhode Island, 3:5). > > Patience was the daughter of Jonathan and Alls (sic) Pickering) GASKILL. > Although her birth was not recorded, she is named as a sibling in the will of > her sibling, Samuel Gaskill (Cumberland Probate Records, 5:331-337): "To my > honored mother, Alice Gaskill, my three brothers, William, Jonathan and > Silas, and to my three sisters Patience Aldrich, Provided Cook, and Olive > Wilcos..my brother in law, Daniel Wilcox." > > Jonathan (4) Gaskill married Allls (sic) Pickering at Salem on 9 September > 1726 (Salem MA VRs., 3:406). She was born at Salem on 19 November 1703, > daughter of Benjamin and Jane (Hobby) Pickering (Salem MA VRs, 2:170). > Jonathan's birth was not recorded but was mentioned in the will of his > father, Samuel (3) Gaskill.."I ordaine my wife Bethiah Gaskill and my Son > Jonathan Gaskill to be my Executors" (Essex Probate #10680). > > Samuel (3) Gaskill married Bethia Woodin, an unrecorded daughter of John (1) > and Mary Woodin. Her identity and marriage is proved by the administration > of the estate of John Woodin to "Samll Gaskill of Salem who marryed Bethiah > Daughter of ye Dec." (Essex Probate #157312). He was born > 23:11m[January]:1663, son of Samuel (2) and Provided (Southwick) Gaskill > (original Quaker records deposited at RI Historical Society). > > Samuel (2) Gaskill was baptized at Salem on 7:6m[August] 1639 (Records of The > First Church in Salem, 17), son of Edward (1) Gascoyne/Gaskin/Gaskill. He > married at Salem on 30:10m[December]:1662 Provided Southwick (Salem VRs., > 2:406- Gaskin, Samuell and Provided Southwicke). She was baptized at Salem > on 6:10[December]:1639, daughter of Lawrence (1) and Cassandra (Burnell) > Southwick (Records of the First Church in Salem, 17). > > Hope this is what someone was looking for > > Jan Delorey > > > ============================== > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! > >

Hiram HOWARD, born c 1795 VT?, m 4 May 1818 Jamaica VT Sarah BROWN, dau of James & Catherine (BERRY). This family left VT abt 1840/45 and removed to the greater Blackstone MA area. Known children include: Jerome Bonaparte m Mary Marcella MOORE; Catherine Brown m Oscar CHASE; Osmon Orrin m Mary ENGLEY; Joanna m Henry MESSENGER; Laurette m Sylvanus BENSON; Stella Brown. Several family members are buried at Mt Zion Cemetery, Webster MA. I am searching for birth/death info for my elusive Hiram. Thank you for any help. Karen

Looking for parents on: Thomas BURCH/Birch who married at Mendon on 4 December 1717 Sarah SMITH - No parents on either. Also, Joseph CORBETT who married at Mendon on 3 July 1733 Deborah Albey/Albee. I am ok on the Albee family who intermarried with the Thayers - also ok on them. Jan Delorey

Alice, Can I sneak into the Cooke cousins...just discovered I have a line from Walter Cooke through his daughter Hannah who married James Albee at Medfield on 18 October 1671. Their son Benjamin Albee (don't have his birth record) had a daughter Abigal, born at Mendon on 15 March 1701 who married there on 18 July 1722 Richard Holbrook. Their son, Richard, born at Mendon on 7 February 1726/7, removed to Pownalborough (Wiscasset) Maine where he married on 15 October 1751 Sarah Young. Someplace I have an account of Richard and some of his Albee relatives who also removed to Pownalborough and got themselves involved in provoking some Indian hostilities. I do have the deed that proves Richard's removal from Mendon to Pownalborough if anyone else goes through this line. Also, the children of Richard and Sarah (Young) Holbrook claim ancestry through Henry Sampson of the Mayflower through Sarah's lines. Jan Delorey

I think someone asked about Patience GASKILL who married Jonathan Aldrich at Smithfield, RI on 17 March 1742, "both of Mendon." (Arnold, Vital Records of Rhode Island, 3:5). Patience was the daughter of Jonathan and Alls (sic) Pickering) GASKILL. Although her birth was not recorded, she is named as a sibling in the will of her sibling, Samuel Gaskill (Cumberland Probate Records, 5:331-337): "To my honored mother, Alice Gaskill, my three brothers, William, Jonathan and Silas, and to my three sisters Patience Aldrich, Provided Cook, and Olive Wilcos..my brother in law, Daniel Wilcox." Jonathan (4) Gaskill married Allls (sic) Pickering at Salem on 9 September 1726 (Salem MA VRs., 3:406). She was born at Salem on 19 November 1703, daughter of Benjamin and Jane (Hobby) Pickering (Salem MA VRs, 2:170). Jonathan's birth was not recorded but was mentioned in the will of his father, Samuel (3) Gaskill.."I ordaine my wife Bethiah Gaskill and my Son Jonathan Gaskill to be my Executors" (Essex Probate #10680). Samuel (3) Gaskill married Bethia Woodin, an unrecorded daughter of John (1) and Mary Woodin. Her identity and marriage is proved by the administration of the estate of John Woodin to "Samll Gaskill of Salem who marryed Bethiah Daughter of ye Dec." (Essex Probate #157312). He was born 23:11m[January]:1663, son of Samuel (2) and Provided (Southwick) Gaskill (original Quaker records deposited at RI Historical Society). Samuel (2) Gaskill was baptized at Salem on 7:6m[August] 1639 (Records of The First Church in Salem, 17), son of Edward (1) Gascoyne/Gaskin/Gaskill. He married at Salem on 30:10m[December]:1662 Provided Southwick (Salem VRs., 2:406- Gaskin, Samuell and Provided Southwicke). She was baptized at Salem on 6:10[December]:1639, daughter of Lawrence (1) and Cassandra (Burnell) Southwick (Records of the First Church in Salem, 17). Hope this is what someone was looking for Jan Delorey

Morning Again, Joel do you have the URL for the website of the Mendon/Uxbridge Unitarian Universalist Church. This is new to me, and sure many on the list would be interested going to this site. Thanks. Alice

Thank you, Alice, Sue and Alison! That might explain some of the gaps I have in records-although I have almost given up on finding birth certificates from that time period, anyway! Rose

Morning All , Joel and for any interested Keith researcher, THe genealogy. KEITH: Collected Genealogies of Keith, Keath & Keeth Families in New England (1997, Gateway Press) was sent to me , by the author for the Mendon Historical Museum. I placed it on loan at the Mendon Taft Library. There is a large section on Mendon Families, however I did not copy any of the pages. If my memory recalls correctly, "isn't it only the male lines that were followed?" I have a collateral Keith Line : Esther Cook b.5 Apr. 1814 ; m. 4 Oct 1835, Woonsocket, R.I. Simeon KEITH of Mendon, Ma. She was the d/o Ezekiel Cook and Joanna Pickering. Unfortunately I do not have anything on Simeons line, Can anyone fill in this KEITH line?? Alice

Hi James D. Their are many of us on the list that are Aldrich related.. I am the President of the NAA. If you go to ===================== Official Mail List of the National Aldrich Association - See http://members.xoom.com/jaldrich/ for more information. ======================= You will find more on George Aldrich ; Alice >Thanks for the lookup. Anyone related?? I'll see if I can find the book. >Is this all on the Aldrich name?

Hi Listers, I forwarded this to the list, Tracie; Many I am sure are Aldrich related, as I am. Maybe we'll all find new Cuz's. :) >From the George Aldrich Genealogy by A. J Aldrich Pg.175: Aurilla Aldrich b.16 Mar. 1802 m. Jesse Wheelock; Line goes: Ebenezer-6, Charles-5, George-4, Moses-3, Jacob-2, George-1;. Remember this is just a tool. There are no sources and has many errors.. Joan M. isn't this your line?? It'll take Joan a little while to catch up with her mail , as she just left here to go back to PA. this afternoon after spending a week in the area. Tracie, perhaps you and Joan M. should get together on this line. :) . Hope this helps a little. Alice Subject: Re: Welcome Thanks for the welcome......regarding the National Aldrich foundation.....I think I have an Aldrich in my line. Seems there were many of them in this area. Anyway, my Aldrich connection would be: Aurilla Aldrich, married to Jesse W. Wheelock on 2-27-1820. This couple, I suspect, went on to have my great-great-grandmother, Phoebe Wheelock JEWETT (married my Calvin JEWETT). Any help appreciated! Tracie (Gennette) Kinghorn

Bowen's "Early Rehoboth" doesn't have a lot of entries for the Aldrich surname, but there are some others. In vol. 1: Ephraim, George, John, Joseph, and Samuel; vol. 2: Elizabeth; vol. 3: William; and vol. 4: none. Most entries are just inclusions of names on tax lists, etc. Jim Bullock Littleton, CO -----Original Message----- From: James E. Dowd [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2001 6:02 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MA-MENDON] George Aldrich Thanks for the lookup. Anyone related?? I'll see if I can find the book. Is this all on the Aldrich name?

Hi Joel: I don't find a death entry in the Mendon, MA vital records for James Keith, or his wife Mary (Hodges) Keith. I do find the entry for George Keith 12 Jan 1774 in his 57th years G.R.1 which is Old Cemetery, Mendon, MA. As for the children of James III and Comfort - daughter Rachel was also b. in Mendon 15 Apr 1728 Mendon, MA vr pg 109 dau Susanna b. 05 Mar 1725 Mendon, MA vr pg 109. Regards, Alison Franks Archivist, Rawson Family Association ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joel Keith" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2001 4:33 PM Subject: [MA-MENDON] Re: Keith Family of Mendon & Uxbridge > My name is Joel B. Keith. I have been researching my family history for 5 years. I am a new list member. My Mendon connection started in about 1716. James KEITH II was born in Old Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA in 1669. His parents were the Rev. James & Susannah (EDSON) Keith. Rev. Keith was the first minister of that town. The Rev. had nine children, the oldest of whom was James Keith II. James II married Mary HODGES, daughter of Henry & Esther (GALLUP) Hodges, on 3 Sept 1695, at Bridgewater. Nahum Mitchell states in his book A History of Bridgewater (Reprint 1983, Heritage Books) that he and his family left Bridgewater in about 1719, however James' must have gone to Mendon about 1716, for his son George and two younger children, were born in Mendon in 1717 and after. > In the book KEITH: Collected Genealogies of Keith, Keath & Keeth Families in New England (1997, Gateway Press) Larry Keith reveals that James II was a Proprietor of Mendon, and on 26 Aug 1735, was chosen Moderator of the Proprietors' Meeting. I have gleaned some extracts from the Mendon Proprietors' Records, put online through David Blackwell's New England Books site, which I have not been able to access for several months (though I can't tell why?). These excerpts mention James Keith II only as a member of a team of surveyors in relation to land transactions in the town. Does anyone out there have access to this book, either online or in printed form? I would be most appreciative of copies of anthing relating to James Keith. > James & Mary Keith had the following children: At Bridgewater, James III (1696), Mary (1698), Gershom [Captain Gershom] (1701), Israel (1703), Faithful (1704), Esther (1707), Jane [Jean?] (1709), Simeon (1712), Job (1715)), and in Mendon, George b. 08 Jun 1717, d. 12 Jan 1774, "in his 57th year", in Mendon; Micah b. 01 Mar 1719/1720, m. Bathsheba BALLOU, 27 Jan 1742, [place?]; and Abigail b. about 1721, she married George ALDRICH on 19 Nov 1741 at Mendon. Is this perhaps the GEORGE ALDRICH mentioned in the last digest?James II died 21 Oct 1739 in Mendon, I have no records for his wife Mary Hodges Keith's death. > James Keith III and his wife, Comfort THAYER, were married in Uxbridge, on 17 May 1722, which is odd because their first child, Noah, was born on 10 Jun 1723, in Mendon. Their remaining children, beginning with Susanna in 1726/7, were all born in Uxbridge. James III died on 16 Nov 1770 in Uxbridge, and his wife Comfort d. 22 Aug 1775, aged 75 yrs. Does anyone have access to burial info for this couple? ently procured a copy of the Will & Inventory of James Keith III of Uxbridge. Quite a long one, and in very cryptic hand! I have managed to transcribe most every word though. If you stare at something long enough, it clicks. > James III & Comfort had eleven children, their tenth being a son, Comfort Keith. Comfort was born 06 Mar 1742/43 in Uxbridge. He married 1) Deborah NELSON, dau. of Nathaniel & Deborah, 31 Oct 1765, she died 7 Dec 1774 aged 32 yrs., probably of complications from childbirth. 2) Jerusha ALDRICH, dau of Jacob & Mary (FLETCHER) Aldrich, 3 Mar 1776 in Uxbridge. They had eleven children, all at Uxbridge, the fourth of whom was Warren Keith. > Warren was born on 08 Jun 1780 in Uxbridge. He married twice: 1) Jemima Merrifield, 24 Jul 1803, at Barre VT, she d. in childbirth, 08 Apr 1816 in Mendon. 2) Susan Parthenia MAYHEW WEST, 01 Jan 1818, at Mendon. She was a very mysterious woman! No one is quite sure if her maiden name was Mayhew or West. I believe it was Mayhew, and she married a West before she married Warren. Mr. West would have been her 1st husband, so Warren was the second. Their children were: at Mendon, Susan S. (1818), Julia M. (1819), Wealthy (1821), Drusilla L. (1822), Deliah E. (1823), Deborah E. (1824); and at Uxbridge, Simeon Doggett (1829), and Lyman W. (1830). Warren seperated from Susan and the children about 1834. He died 03 Jun 1839, in Steuben Co., NY. > Susan was not a woman who could abide long without a husband. Probably for financial as well as personal motives, she married again. She married Andrew Robinson, about 1839-1840, probably at Oakham, Worcester Co., MA. She appears under the 1840 census as Susan Robinson, head of household, with three of her children, Deborah, Simeon & Lyman. In the 1850 Census, Susan is listed as the head of household, with her daughter Julia EVERTON, widow of Ariel, and a 74 year old butcher named Caleb Adams. She managed not to marry him! She was 56 years old in this census. She died on 30 Nov 1855, and was buried in Upton by her children as: Susan P., widow of Andrew Robinson, and also of Warren Keith, d. Nov. 30, 1855. What a stroke of luck for me! Both husbands' names on the stone! > To wrap up, I will tell you that I recently found the website of the Mendon/Uxbridge Unitarian Universalist Church. While browsing through their site, I remembered that Simeon Doggett Keith, my gg-grandfather, was christened in Mendon. I was looking at the sucession of ministers when I found that a man named Rev. Simeon Doggett was a minister of the church in about 1819. I had always wondered where Simeon got such a unique name. Now I know! > I would love to have any comments or questions forwarded to this list or to me directly at [email protected] I would be happy to share more indepth info with anyone interested. And if anyone has additional info on any of these families, I would like to have it as well. > Genealogically, > Joel B. Keith<br clear=all><hr>Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at <a href="http://explorer.msn.com">http://explorer.msn.com</a><br></p> > > > ============================== > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! >

Thanks very much for the information on the Baptist Church in Swansea. Jim Bullock wrote: > The name of "George Aldrige" is included on a list of the first inhabitants > of Swansea, 22 Feb 1668/9 [Bowen's "Early Rehoboth", vol. 1, p. 36] > > >From NEHGR vol. 139, pp. 21-49 > The records of the Baptist Church in Swansea include: > > 9 Jun 1670 > "Question agreed on from Feb. 8.; what is the tenour of the cov[enan]t f > grace and how men come to be interested in it; to be this day 14night at bro > Aldridges howse." > > 16 Feb 1670/1 > ". . . absent bro Miller, Aldridge." > > 11 Apr 1671 > "Bro Aldrige and sister Aldrige and bro Alby have acknowledged themselves to > be subject to the discipline of Christ in this church while continuing among > us." > > 4 Jul 1672 > "Ordered that bro Alby and bro Bosworth do require in the name of the church > bro: Aldrige do appear before the church this day mo:" > > Few records appear in the book after Jul 1672. The last record was on 22 > Apr 1673. There were lists of names at the end with money amounts--unclear > what they were: pledges, payments, debts? They names included: > George Aldrige -01-04 > Katherine Aldrige -01-4d > > Jim Bullock > Littleton, CO > > -----Original Message----- > From: Alison [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2001 4:18 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [MA-MENDON] Reply: ALDRICH > > George left Mendon for a time as Alice says and lived in Swansea, MA, and > then returned to the Mendon/Uxbridge area, after King Phillip 's War. > Alison > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp

In a message dated 04/08/2001 2:10:46 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > and Abigail b. about 1721, she married George ALDRICH on 19 Nov 1741 at > Mendon. Is this perhaps the GEORGE ALDRICH mentioned in the last digest? > > No, that is his great grandfather. The line goes like this: > 1. George Aldrich and Catherine Seald > 2. Jacob Aldrich and Huldah Thayer > 3. Moses Aldrich and Hannah White > 4. George Aldrich m1 Mary Merriam 7 Aug 1735, m2 Abigail Keith 19 Nov 1741 > I hope this helps. >