Subject: Benjamin Crispe Source: Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts, Includes Waltham and Weston - by Henry Bond, M.D. Boston, 1860. p.188 Benjamin Crispe born about 1611, servant of Major Gibbons, 1630 or 1631, and probably came over with him, 1629. [Great Migrations Begins says Major Gibbons migrated 1623 - see sources below.] A proprietor of Watertown 1636-7; admitted freeman May 6, 1646; by wife Bridget had: 1. Elizabeth Crispe b. January 8, 1636/7; m. Sept. 27, 1657, George Lawrence. 2. Mary Crispe b. May 20, 1638. 3. Jonathan Crispe b. Jan 29, 1639/40, an early proprietor of Groton; his estate admin. by his father, Benjamin, Oct 25, 1680. 4. Eleazer Crispe b. Jan 14, 1641/2. 5. Mehitable Crispe b. Jan 21, 1645/6. 6. Zachariah, impressed as a soldier by Capt. Mosely of Boston abt 1673 [see Court file 1674.] p.189 Sept 21, 1666, Benjamin Crispe of Watertown, a mason, and wife Bridget, sold to Thomas Boyden, of Groton, a dwelling house etc with 7 acres and several other parcels of land, amounting to 92 acres. He probably moved to Groton about this time. The Will of Joanna Crispe of Groton (? widow of Jonathan), mentions her daughters Mary Lemon, Sarah Rand, and Lydia Nutting, grand daughter Sarah Nutting, grand children Lydia, Elizabeth and William Longley, grand daughter Anna Lawrence, grand daughters Mary and Elizabeth Shaddock and three grand children in captivity. p.751 Benjamin Crisp returned from Groton to Watertown as early as 1681. The selectmen of Watertown on May 24, 1681, chose Benjamin Crispe, in room of Goodman Bloise, to take care of the meeting house, salary 4 pounds, 10 shillings, also to be pound-keeper. He married for his 2d wife, Joanna, widow of William Longley, Sr., of Groton. In her Will, she is said to be "of Groton," but she died at Charlestown [gravestone] April 18, 1698 aged 79. [William Longley Sen., of Groton, died November 29, 1680. His Will dated November 23, 1680, proved April 1681, mentions sons John and William and 4 daughters, viz., 1. Mary Lemond (by husband Samuel, had Samuel b. April 29, 1667). 2. Hannah Tarball (married about 1666, Thomas Tarball, Jr. [2.] 4 children) 3. Lydia Nutting (wife of James Nutting of Groton, 6 children) 4. Sarah Rand (born at Lynn Oct 15, 1660; m. (1) June 17, 1679, Thomas Rand, Jr. (? of Charlestown). She m. (2) before 1710, ____ Watt.) His widow Joanna, in her Will, mentions two granddaughters, Mary and Elizabeth Shaddock. Their parentage not ascertained. Is this name Shattuck or Chadwick? - Bond. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What ship did Major Gibbons arrive on? Benjamin Crispe was his servant and believed to have arrived with Major Gibbons. From the sources below, I think they arrived 1623 On the Ship Charity. First to Maine and then to Wessagusset, Mass. That is my opinion, only. Janice Farnsworth March 4, 2002 Sources for Major Gibbins The Great Migration Begins 1620-1633 Robert Charles Anderson NEHGS, Boston 1995 Volume II p.719 Edward Gibbons Migration 1623 First Residence: Wessagusset Removes: Charlestown 1630, Boston, 1638 Offices: On 24 February 1650/1 Emmanual Downing wrote to John Winthrop Jr. "You hear now Major Gibbons will not be persuaded to be a Magistrate. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ History of Weymouth COMING OF THE WHITE MAN Old Records p. 493 Next to Plymouth, Weymouth is the oldest settlement in the Old Bay State. In the spring of 1622 an expedition was fitted out by one Thomas Weston, with a view to establishing a colony and trading post somewhere near the Plymouth Colony. This expedition started with two vessels, the "Charity" of one hundred tons, and the "Swan" of thirty tons. The Weston party arrived in August, and in their prospecting along the coast no place was more attractive to them than our shore front and inland view. They sailed up Fore River, and, according to all authorities, after coming to anchor, made their landing at what is now known as Phillip's Creek. After a month or more of labor in establishing the colony, the "Charity" with her crew returned to England, leaving the smaller craft, the "Swan," for the use of the colony. _http://banner.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/newgo.cgi?pos=11000069924_ (http://banner.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/newgo.cgi?pos=11000069924) David Blackwell's Books ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ Phineas Pratt’s Account of the Wessagussett Plantation Introduced and redacted by Marcia Steward, Chairperson, The Winthrop Society "Wessagusset was settled by Mr. Weston 1622-1623" Mr. Thomas Westorne (Weston), a merchant of good credit in London, that was then their treasurer, that had disbursed much of his money for the good of New England, sent forth a ship for the settling a plantation in the Mathechusits Bay, but wanting a pilot we arrived at Damoralls Cove (Damaris Cove near Monhegan, ME). The men that belong to the ship, there fishing, had newly set up a may pole and were very merry. We made haste to prepare a boat fit for coasting. Then said Mr. Rogers, Master of our ship, "here are many ships, and at Munhigin, but no man that does undertake to be your pilot; for they say that an Indian called Rumhigin undertook to pilot a boat to Plimoth, but they all lost their lives." Then said Mr. Gibbs, Masters Mate of our ship, "I will venture my life with them." At this time of our discovery, we first arrived at Smithe’s Islands, first so called by Capt. Smith, at the time of his discovery of New England, and afterwards called Islands of Shoals. From thence to Cape Ann, so called by Capt. Mason; from thence to the Mathechusits Bay. There we continued 4 or 5 days. Then we perceived, that on the south part of the Bay, were fewest of the natives of the country dwelling there. We thought best to begin our plantation, but fearing a great company of savages, we being but 10 men, thought it best to see if our friends were living at Plimoth. Then sailing along the coast not knowing the harbor, they shot off a piece of ordnance, and at our coming ashore, they entertained us with 3 volley of shots. Their second ship was returned for England before we came to them. We asked them where the rest of our friends were that came in the first ship (the Mayflower). They said that God had taken them away by death, and that before their second ship came, they were so distressed with sickness that they, fearing the savages should know it, had set up their sickest men with their muskets upon their rests, and their backs leaning against trees. At this time, one or two of them went with us in our vessel to the place of fishing to buy victuals. Eight or nine weeks after this, two of our ships arrived at Plimoth --- the lesser of our three ships continued in the country with us. Then we made haste to settle our plantation in the Masachusets Bay --- our number being then near 60 men. At the same time there was a great plague among the savages and, as they themselves told us, half their people died thereof. The natives called the place of our plantation Wesaguscasit. Near unto it is a town of later time called Weymoth. Subject: Crispe, Benjamin arrived 1631 and listed w/Winthrop Soc. but ship unknown Source: Winthrop Society _http://members.aol.com/WinthropSQ/c-data.htm_ (http://members.aol.com/WinthropSQ/c-data.htm) Benjamin CRISP Born c 1610 Died 1683 English Origin (Maj. Gibbons' servant) Came to New England by 1631 With? Resided in Watertown Freeman of MBC 1646 Occupation mason First Spouse Bridget (d c 1675) Children Elizabeth, Mary, Jonathan, Eleazer, Zachariah, Mehitable, Mercy, Deliverance ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Material gathered and transcribe by Janice Farnsworth