The Battle of Lexington Mendon's Minute Men ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- April 19, 1776 This day occurred the Battle of Lexington and upon the general alarm which followed. Mendon furnished the following Minute Men. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~danielsofmassachusettsbaycolony/battl eoflexington.html <A HREF="http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~danielsofmassachusettsbaycolony /battleoflexington.html">Battle of Lexington - Annals of Mendon</A>

Map shows lands of (also others) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~danielsofmassachusettsbaycolony/mendo n1831pr.gif <A HREF="http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~danielsofmassachusettsbaycolony /mendon1831pr.gif">Map of Mendon, MA</A> Moses Daniels Elbridge G. Daniels Asa Kelly Samuel Smith J. Comstock David Handy Preserved Pickering Fisher Darling Ichabod Cook, Jr Winsor Wheelock

Jotham PICKERING b: ABT 1761 Mendon,Worcester,MA d: ABT 1809 Gibson Hill,Susquehanna,PA References and Stories Blackman, History of Susquehanna Co 1873 p194/195 Jotham Pickering, and his brother Phineas, from MA originally came to what is now Gibson, in 1798 http://dsdata.com.au/cgi-bin/ind_scr.cgi?215 <A HREF="http://dsdata.com.au/cgi-bin/ind_scr.cgi?215">The Ancestry of Northeastern Pennsylvania</A>

Monument to Captain Eleazer Daniels and 10 Revolutionary War soldiers buried at Pine Hill Some Daniels tombstones at Pine Hill Cemetery, Mendon, MA http://www.geocities.com/danielsdm/Captain_Eleazer_Daniels.html

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 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alice Palladini" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2001 5:10 PM Subject: [MA-MENDON] Reply: ALDRICH > Hi Robyn, > > I have Vol 1-2- 6 of the AJ -George Aldrich Genealogies. Others on the > list have all 6 volumes. > I believe it is recorded that George Aldrich left Mendon for awhile > before KP War and went to Sciuate Ma. and resided there. > > I can;t find my record at present; Is there anyone else on the > list who > can find it faster. :) > > Also AJ said there was a plaque on the boulder at Old Cemetery in > Mnedon. He confused this with the plaque at the Moses Aldrich Quaker > Cemetery. > However in 1998, the National Aldrich Association did place a plaque > on the old boulder in Old Cemetery in Mendon . > > My scanner isn't working at present, so I cannot send you a pic. > But I do believe there is a photo on the NAA Aldrich Home page. > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > http://members.xoom.com/jaldrich/ . > > There is also a story on " Where Was George Buried " on that page., > that i wrote but have not updated it.. Except for the above > that there now a plaque in Old Cemetery, the article is still > correct. > > Hope this helps a little, > Alice > > > >I am descended from George Aldrich of Mendon. I know that he was a > Founding > >Father of the town. Any other information available that is not in the > >George Aldrich book by J. Aldrich? > > > >I'd love a picture of his tombstone and memorial as I'll never, well > >shouldn't say never, make it to MA. Is there anyone around where that > might > >be? > > ===== > > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB >

Hi Tracie: Ref: Vital Records of Mendon, MA to the Year 1850, NEHGS, Boston, MA 1920 pg 207 Wheelock, Phebe b. 01 Sep 1826 dau of Jesse and Aurilla. In the Wheelock Family in America 1637 - 1969 by Walter T. Wheelock (undated) pg 45, Phebe is said to have died 08 Nov 1847 at mendon. Her parents Jesse and Aurilla (Aldrich) Wheelock. In the Mendon vital records pg 514 Wheelock, Phebe, dau of Jesse and Aurilla, d. 08 Nov 1847 age 21y 2m 8d consumption. Regards, Alison Franks Archivist, Rawson Family Association Secretary, National Aldrich Association ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2001 9:45 AM Subject: [MA-MENDON] Re: WHEELOCK, Phoebe > Hi listers: > > Looking for any records on a Phoebe WHEELOCK, born 9-1-1826, Mendon, > Worcestor, MA. Married my great-great-grandpa Calvin JEWETT 5-8-1842. > > Thanks! > > Tracie > > > > > > > > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com >

Hi Bob, Sorry it took me so long to reply, Walter Cook (e) in Mnedon was supposedly to have two brothers, Gregory and Stephan Cook (E). They were in Mendon, Ma a short while and Greg. removed to the Newbury. Ma. area, The Samuel you are inquiring about, I believe was from the Gregory Cook-1 Family. Children of STEPHEN COOK-2 and REBECCA FLAGG are: i. MARY3 COOK, b. December 02, 1681. . ii. STEPHEN COOK, b. June 09, 1683, Newton; d. 1760. iii. ISAAC COOK, b. December 28, 1685. 4. iv. JOHN COOKE, b. March 15, 1686/87, Newton; d. August 22, 1762, Preston. v. JAMES COOK, b. July 23, 1688. 3. vi. SAMUEL COOK, b. December 03, 1690. vii. PETER COOK, b. August 10, 1692. viii. DANIEL COOK, m. MARY JACKSON. This is all I have on this family.. I believe it is the Samuel you are inquiring about. Hope this helps a little. Alice ------------ Subject: [MA-MENDON] COOK Samuel >HI List > I am looking for the impossible, but one never knows what might turn >up. >Samuel COOK born abt 1690 and married Elizabeth. Could their possibly have >been a Samuel & Elizabeth COOK in Mendon, that might have moved to Newbury, >MA. had children in Newbury and moved back to Mendon? > There is no VR of Samuel or Elizabeth being born, married, or dying in >Newbury, or any where else in Essex County. Bur their 4 children are listed >in the VRs as being born in Newbyry, One son Samuel born 1720 (my line) > I have checked all the COOKS in Essex & Middlesex counties and there >si no connection with my Samuel. So if anyone has a clue it would be >appreciated. >Thank you. >Bob >In FL > > >============================== >Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 >Source for Family History Online. Go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB >

Hi All: I goofed and missed the boat - Aaron Davis WAS born in Mendon, and was the son of Phineas and Priscilla (Wood) Davis. Priscilla was the daughter of Samuel and Rachel 3(Rawson) Wood. Rachel 3 Rawson was the daughter of Rev Grindall 2 and Susannah (Wilson) Rawson. Back to Aaron - he was a millwright. He married Susannah Chaddock 12 Aug 1783 Milford, MA, and went first to Surry, NH, then on to Wardsboro, VT, where he died. He had 12 siblings. As to anyone sticking their nose in - good! Welcome all noses to help. We care and share. Regards, Alison Franks Archivist, Rawson Family Association ----- Original Message ----- From: "Old Man Scanlon" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2001 5:05 PM Subject: Re: [MA-MENDON] Aaron DAVIS > >From: "Barbara Petty" <[email protected]> > >Shouldn't stick my nose in where it doesn't belong but the IGI shows Aaron > >Davis b. 7 Jun 1756 in Mendon with parents Phineas and Priscilla (Wood) > >(Rawson) Davis. His parents are given other children b. at Upton MA prior to > >Mendon and several others born in Mendon after Aaron in a pedigree at > >Ancestry.com. Maybe you should look at Upton VRs? > > Perhaps this may be useful; maybe the siblings' names will help? I checked > my trusty Worcester Co., MA VRs CD - > > In Upton: > > Dinah, d. Phinehas and Prisla, Sept. 12, 1738. > Hannah, d. Phinehas and Prisselah, May 3, 1744. > Phinehas, s. Phinehas and Pressilah, March 13, 1740. > Prissila, d. Phinehas and Prisela, Sept. 25, 1736. > Rachel, d. Phinehas and Prissilah, Dec. 29, 1741. > > And in the Mendon VRs: > > Aaron, s. of Phinehas and Priscilla, Jan. 7, 1756. > Jesse, s. of Phinehas and Priscilla, Nov. 7, 1758. > Paul, s. of Phinehas and Priscilla, Nov. 10, 1760. > > Looks like the Upton town clerk had a devilish time with "Priscilla" yet > got "Phinehas" right, or at least the same, every time (I guess it doesn't > take much to amuse me). Also, Aaron's birth month is listed as January, not > June. > > Ray Scanlon > > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB >

Hi Robyn, I have Vol 1-2- 6 of the AJ -George Aldrich Genealogies. Others on the list have all 6 volumes. I believe it is recorded that George Aldrich left Mendon for awhile before KP War and went to Sciuate Ma. and resided there. I can;t find my record at present; Is there anyone else on the list who can find it faster. :) Also AJ said there was a plaque on the boulder at Old Cemetery in Mnedon. He confused this with the plaque at the Moses Aldrich Quaker Cemetery. However in 1998, the National Aldrich Association did place a plaque on the old boulder in Old Cemetery in Mendon . My scanner isn't working at present, so I cannot send you a pic. But I do believe there is a photo on the NAA Aldrich Home page. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- http://members.xoom.com/jaldrich/ . There is also a story on " Where Was George Buried " on that page., that i wrote but have not updated it.. Except for the above that there now a plaque in Old Cemetery, the article is still correct. Hope this helps a little, Alice >I am descended from George Aldrich of Mendon. I know that he was a Founding >Father of the town. Any other information available that is not in the >George Aldrich book by J. Aldrich? > >I'd love a picture of his tombstone and memorial as I'll never, well >shouldn't say never, make it to MA. Is there anyone around where that might >be? =====

>From: "Barbara Petty" <[email protected]> >Shouldn't stick my nose in where it doesn't belong but the IGI shows Aaron >Davis b. 7 Jun 1756 in Mendon with parents Phineas and Priscilla (Wood) >(Rawson) Davis. His parents are given other children b. at Upton MA prior to >Mendon and several others born in Mendon after Aaron in a pedigree at >Ancestry.com. Maybe you should look at Upton VRs? Perhaps this may be useful; maybe the siblings' names will help? I checked my trusty Worcester Co., MA VRs CD - In Upton: Dinah, d. Phinehas and Prisla, Sept. 12, 1738. Hannah, d. Phinehas and Prisselah, May 3, 1744. Phinehas, s. Phinehas and Pressilah, March 13, 1740. Prissila, d. Phinehas and Prisela, Sept. 25, 1736. Rachel, d. Phinehas and Prissilah, Dec. 29, 1741. And in the Mendon VRs: Aaron, s. of Phinehas and Priscilla, Jan. 7, 1756. Jesse, s. of Phinehas and Priscilla, Nov. 7, 1758. Paul, s. of Phinehas and Priscilla, Nov. 10, 1760. Looks like the Upton town clerk had a devilish time with "Priscilla" yet got "Phinehas" right, or at least the same, every time (I guess it doesn't take much to amuse me). Also, Aaron's birth month is listed as January, not June. Ray Scanlon

Hi Rose: In my travels doing record extractions in the various RI border towns, yes, there were records stating that so and so was of Mendon, b. Mendon, etc. However, as Sue Roe says, the actual records will be in the place the the happening occurred. In some cases, a marriage or death or even a birth "return" would be sent to Mendon for instance if the person involved was from that place. Regards, Alison Franks Archivist, Rawson Family Association ----- Original Message ----- From: "T&R Gowett" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2001 8:42 AM Subject: [MA-MENDON] Mendon-R.I. > Hi everyone-can someone tell me when it was that Mendon was part of > R.I.? Would there be any "Mendon records" in R.I., or would they have > been moved? > thanks > Rose > > > ============================== > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! >

Hi Again. When it says removed usually it means they left the area. I do have in an unp. Genealogy that your Abner's parents were Daniel and Mary HUNT; Daniel b 28 Mar, 1709 Mendon, Ma. (also in VRS) s/o Daniel and Lydia.. (VR) There isn't a follow up on this family in the "Unp Darling Gen." by Edith Proffetty-1993 I too would assume he is not the same Abner as the other two?? Sorry , I can't help on where this Abner went. Alice [email protected] - Message From Massachusetts -----Original Message----- Subject: [MA-MENDON] Abner DARLING Mendon Vital Records show an Abner DARLING born 7 March 1733. Mendon taxpayer records show an Abner DARLING "removed" in 1785. What became of this Abner Darling? Does "removed" mean that he died and was removed from the taxpayer records, or does it mean that he moved away, a normal meaning of the word at that time? Can I assume he's not the same as the Abner who shows up in the Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files with a birth date of 19 May 1747? Or the one born on 10 September 1739 in Middleborough, Mass., son of John Darling and Elizabeth Bennett?

Thank you Alice for your help. I'll check out the information you passed on. For anyone who wants a copy, I have Paris Aldrich and his wife, Mary Ann Parks Aldrich, tombstone picture from Adams, IN. It is a great marking with an arch and at the two feet of the arch, a square stone with the individual names. -----Original Message----- From: Alice Palladini <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, April 07, 2001 2:54 PM Subject: [MA-MENDON] Reply: ALDRICH >Hi Robyn, > >I have Vol 1-2- 6 of the AJ -George Aldrich Genealogies. Others on the >list have all 6 volumes. >I believe it is recorded that George Aldrich left Mendon for awhile >before KP War and went to Sciuate Ma. and resided there. > >I can;t find my record at present; Is there anyone else on the >list who >can find it faster. :) > >Also AJ said there was a plaque on the boulder at Old Cemetery in >Mnedon. He confused this with the plaque at the Moses Aldrich Quaker >Cemetery. >However in 1998, the National Aldrich Association did place a plaque >on the old boulder in Old Cemetery in Mendon . > >My scanner isn't working at present, so I cannot send you a pic. > But I do believe there is a photo on the NAA Aldrich Home page. >----------------------------------------------------------------------- >http://members.xoom.com/jaldrich/ . > >There is also a story on " Where Was George Buried " on that page., >that i wrote but have not updated it.. Except for the above >that there now a plaque in Old Cemetery, the article is still >correct. > >Hope this helps a little, >Alice > > >>I am descended from George Aldrich of Mendon. I know that he was a >Founding >>Father of the town. Any other information available that is not in the >>George Aldrich book by J. Aldrich? >> >>I'd love a picture of his tombstone and memorial as I'll never, well >>shouldn't say never, make it to MA. Is there anyone around where that >might >>be? > >===== > > > >============================== >Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 >Source for Family History Online. Go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB >

Tracie what kind of records are you looking for?? The Mendon VR's; pg. 207, Births; has you Phebe d/o Jesse and Aurilla, b. 1 Sept. 1826; Aurilla's maiden name was ADRICH: Mar. VR Mendon, Pg. 423; Jesse nad Aurilla Aldrich m. 27 Feb 1820. Phebe's marriage is NOT in the Mendon VR's . Alice ================= Hi listers: >Looking for any records on a Phoebe WHEELOCK, born 9-1-1826, Mendon, >Worcestor, MA. Married my great-great-grandpa Calvin JEWETT 5-8-1842. > >Thanks! > >Tracie

In a message dated 04/07/2001 5:43:35 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > Hi everyone-can someone tell me when it was that Mendon was part of > R.I.? Would there be any "Mendon records" in R.I., or would they have > been moved? > thanks > Rose > > To add to Alice's comments. Parts of Uxbridge and Douglas were in > Glocester, RI, also. Some of my ancestors were in one state and then the > other, without moving, because of the border change. If you had some on > the border, I would suggest checking in both states. The records do not > move. They stay in the original jurisdiction. Sue

Hi Rose and all Rooters, Mendon was 8 sq. miles and various towns broke off from the main Mother Mendon.. These towns all became Mendon's children and grandchildren. All these Towns remained Ma. towns.. (see my Welcome message ). Off top of head: :) I stand corrected , if wrong, please! . :) Woonsocket, R.I. was known as that much later. (1867) When Cumberland granted independence to Woosocket, R.I. and Inc. as a city in 1888 after Smithfield had donated it's share. The Blackstone River or great water falls seperated No. Smithfield, R.I. from Cumberland R.I. ( then Ma. ) A part of it , was first known as the Attleboro Gore. It was in Ma. but the townsfolk were more in sympathy with R.I. and wanted to be a R.I. community. Cumberland side of the falls was in Massachusetts.(east) Cumberland became Cumberland, R.I. 1746-47. After 1750 the land transactions were no longer recorded in Mendon. "Mendon may now be fairly considered as the parent of the most valuable portion of Eastern Woonsocket" (His. of Woon. by E. Richardson) It took many years of strife with this area , resulting in it being placed in both records of Ma. and R.I. Part of all this was was known as the Rehobeth North Purchase. There are many disputes on exactly what and where these lines were. This is a confusing issue and would take a smarter person than me to really tell it as it was. However I do have ancestors from all these areas, once Mendon , now Woonsocket, Cumberland R.I. No. Smithfield, and I look in all areas for data. My understanding is the portion of Woon. R.I. and Cumberland, R.I. that was part of Mendon.. That these people resided in what was called Mendon. The early records are in Mendon. Again the top of my head. When the General Court laid out land to other settlers and groups in the area.. the town lines changed. Also Mendon laid out lands to their town settlers and those parts of Mendon , later became R.I. The Blackstone River, the Charles River and the Mill River all played a big part in the seperating the two states, parts of Ma. and R.I. Smithfield borders changed when Woonsocket, Attleboro etc. boundries were laid out and that also resulted in parts of southern Mendon (South Parish) becoming parts of Woonsocket, R.I. and No. Smithfield now. Did I manage to confuse ya's?? Suggestted reading: Adin's Ballou's History of Milford; E, Richardson's History of Woonsocket, R.I. ; Annals of Mendon; by JG Metcalf. Alice List Mom ======================== : [MA-MENDON] Mendon-R.I. Hi everyone-can someone tell me when it was that Mendon was part of R.I.? Would there be any "Mendon records" in R.I., or would they have been moved? thanks Rose ============================== Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp Search over 2500 databases with one easy query!

Mendon Vital Records show an Abner DARLING born 7 March 1733. Mendon taxpayer records show an Abner DARLING "removed" in 1785. What became of this Abner Darling? Does "removed" mean that he died and was removed from the taxpayer records, or does it mean that he moved away, a normal meaning of the word at that time? Can I assume he's not the same as the Abner who shows up in the Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files with a birth date of 19 May 1747? Or the one born on 10 September 1739 in Middleborough, Mass., son of John Darling and Elizabeth Bennett?

Hi listers: Looking for any records on a Phoebe WHEELOCK, born 9-1-1826, Mendon, Worcestor, MA. Married my great-great-grandpa Calvin JEWETT 5-8-1842. Thanks! Tracie

Hi everyone-can someone tell me when it was that Mendon was part of R.I.? Would there be any "Mendon records" in R.I., or would they have been moved? thanks Rose

Alice, You and others are probably familiar with this site- but, if not, the Worcester County site is worth checking- many cemeteries are now online as well as some census material, etc. http://www.rootsweb.com/~maworces/ The hyperlink for those who can use this is: <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~maworces/">Worcester County, Massachusetts GenWeb</A> JanD