_New England Historic Genealogical Society_ (http://www.newenglandancestors.org/marketplace/store/browse/product.asp?sku=342524734&dept_id=35) ... in Boston (1730-1736); and (5) names of ships carrying passengers from ... The work identifies some 1200 Scotsmen who resided in Ulster between The ... www.newenglandancestors.org/marketplace/ store/browse/product.asp?sku=342524734&dept_id=35 - 35k - Supplemental Result - Find a subscriber/member of NEHGS for this report.

Williamite Wars _http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/timelines/ni/emigration.shtml_ (http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/timelines/ni/emigration.shtml) Emigration 1718 - 1740 Small numbers of Ulster Presbyterians had emigrated to America in the late seventeenth century, mainly from the Laggan in north-east Donegal, but it was not until 1718 that the exodus began in earnest. In that year eleven Presbyterian ministers and nearly three hundred members of their congregations petitioned the governor of New England, Samuel Shute, for a grant of land. Shute gave every encouragement and in the summer of the same year five ships left Derry quay for Boston. James McGregor, minister of the Aghadowey congregation and leader of the expedition, got a grant of land on the frontier north of the Merrimac river in what is now New Hampshire, which he named Londonderry in honour, he said, of Ulster Protestants' 'finest hour'. Another ship, the Maccullum, followed soon after from Derry; its passengers settled at Casco Bay in Maine, where they were soon locked in conflict with local native Americans. From the outset the Ulster Presbyterians were to prove themselves pugnacious frontiersmen. _http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/timelines/ni/emigration.shtml_ (http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/timelines/ni/emigration.shtml)

page 97 MACCAULAY JAMES Royalist soldier captured at Worcester. Transported from Gravesend to Boston on the "John and Sarah," master John GREENE, 13 May 1652 (NER) (NER) New England Historical & Genealogical Register ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Even when the Scotch-Irish did arrive in America, they still found persecution. The puritans and English were already quite entrenched in the major settlements such as Boston. So the newly arrived Scotch-Irish became the true pioneers. They moved together in Presbyteries. That is, a whole church congregation would set out and found a new settlement or town. The Presbytery set the laws and served as the court also. They forged outward to new lands - facing hardship, Indians, and other dangers. The Scotch-Irish became known for the bravery and skills at developing new frontiers. In the early 1700s they settled western Massachusetts. _http://www.gclark.com/geneal/clark_scots_history.htm_ (http://www.gclark.com/geneal/clark_scots_history.htm) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Boston Five Ships - Scots-Presbyterians In August 1718 five shiploads of Scots Ulster Presbyterians arrived in Boston _http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~merle/Boston/index.htm_ (http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~merle/Boston/index.htm)

Hi Joyce: This has taken some sleuthing. George L. Brigham is a slippery devil and certainly didn't wish to be found, but I tracked him down. Anyway this is what I do have for you. Clarence G. Brigham b. 06 Jul 1887 Worcester, Worcester, MA [378:456[, son of George L. and Sarah (Brooks) Brigham. 1900 Census 2W Worcester, Worcester, MA pg 20A George Brigham Nov 1855 44 m14y MA MA MA Stationary Engineer Sarah Brigham b. Oct 1850 49 m14y 3/1 MA MA MA Clarence Brigham Jul 1887 12 MA MA MA 1910 Census Upton, Worcester, MA pg 90A Ida M. Damon 54 m1 MA MA MA [no other data on her] A boarder not related Sarah A. Brigham 59 wid 3/1 MA MA MA sister 1920 Census Upton, Worcester, MA pg 1B Clarence H. Brigham 32 MA MA MA Winifred G. Brigham 27 MA MA MA Priscilla E Brigham 08 MA MA MA Beverly J. Brigham 2/12 MA MA MA Sara A. Brigham 71 wid MA MA MA mother 1930 Census Milford, Worcester, MA pg 19A Winifred Brigham 38 m age 24 MA MA MA Beverly J. Brigham 10 MA MA MA Sarah Augusta Brooks b. 15 Oct 1848 Grafton, Worcester, MA [36:318] d. dau of Augustus Wellington and Sarah J. (Hatch) Brooks m1) 02 Dec 1866 Northbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts 191:242 Moses Milo Pierce age 24 b. Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, Son of Leander and Lavina (Laughlin) Pierce In 1903 Worcester City Directory George L. Brigham went to Providence, RI. I didn't find him after that. Winnifred Grace Brigham b. 30 Jan 1892 Upton, Worcester, Massachusetts 426:553, dau of Marcus L. and Della (Hatch) Cooper Winnifred d. Jun 1867. Last residence was Milford, Worcester, MA. SSN 020-16-3101 MA Clarence Gilbert Brigham registered for draft, WW I, 05 Jun 1917 Upton, Worcester, MA. 1860 Census Marlborough, Middlesex, MA pg 932 George E. Brigham 27 MA [should be George G.] Eliza J. Brigham 19 MA George Brigham 03 MA George Levi Brigham b. 09 Nov 1856 Marlborough, Middlesex, MA 97:179, son of George G. and ____ (____)Brigham. He b. Northborough, wife b. Holden George Levi Brigham age 31 b. Marlborough [1st marr] m. 07 Nov 1886 Boylston, Worcester, MA 372:281 Sarah A. Pierce age 35 b. Grafton [2d marr] George Levi Brigham Son of George Gilbert and Eliza Jane Wright Gson of Henry Brigham, Jr. and Lucy Warren Howe Ggson of Henry Brigham and Susannah Harrington 2ggson of Artemas Brigham and Keziah Rice [Artemas in the Rev War] 3ggson of Jesse Brigham and Bethiah Rice Also go here to the Sudbury Archives: http://www.town.sudbury.ma.us/archives/ I hope this will be of help. I didn't do all the dates and such. Regards, Alison Franks Archivist, Rawson Family Association

Alison, Thanks so much! I haven't done any research on this line yet so this will be a good start! Mary Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 16:53:43 -0700 From: "AGFranks" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [MAWORCES] Re: Wheelockville Hi Mary: Polley Wheelock was descended as follows: she b. 02 Mar 1782 Northborough, MA vr pg 68 Dau of Eliab and Mary (Gassett) Wheelock Eliab b. Shrewsbury, MA Gdau of Nahor and Abigail (Williams) Wheelock Nahor b. Shrewsbury, MA Ggd of Samuel and Huldah (Rice) Wheelock 2ggd of Samuel and Lydia (Rice) Wheelock 3ggdau of Gershom and Hannah (Stodder) Wheelock 4ggdau of Ralph and Rebecca (Clark) Wheelock. This is a "quickie". Now you should be able to go to the Wheelock Database on line as suggested last week. Regards, Alison Franks Archivist, Rawson Family Association --------------------------------- Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. PC-to-Phone calls for ridiculously low rates.

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Good Morning All: With respect to Worcester Co., and all her towns, I am posting the names and dates of becoming towns and their "Extinct" names, if any. This is my source: The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Historical Data Relating To Counties, Cities and Towns in Massachusetts Prepared By Kevin H. White Secretary of the Commonwealth 1966 Worcester County: Date of Incorporation of First Mention in the Records 02 Apr 1731 Act took effect 10 Jul 1731 Ashburnham: 22 Feb 1765 Formerly the plantation of Dorchester-Canada Athol: 06 Mar 1762 Formerly the plantation of Payquage Auburn: 17 Feb 1837 Name of the town of Ward changed to Auburn Ward became a town 10 Apr 1778 Barre: 07 Nov 1776 Name of the town of Hutchinson changed to Barre Hutchinson became a town 17 Jun 1774 Berlin: 16 Mar 1784 Blackstone: 25 Mary 1845 Bolton: 24 Jun 1738 Boylston: 01 Mar 1786 Brookfield: 12 Nov 1718 15 Oct 1673 - In answer to the petition of the inhabitans of "Quabauge" the Court granted"... the liberty and priviledge of a township, and that the name thereof be Brookfeild, ..." when forty or fifty families shall have settled there. Charlton: 23 Aug 1775 21 Nov 1754 - Inhabitants of the westerly part of Oxford and the westerly part of Country Gore 10 Jan 1755 - Inhabitants of the westerly part of Oxford 03 Jun 1757 - Lands called "The Gore" annexed Clinton: 14 Mar 1850 Douglas: 23 Aug 1775 05 Jun 1746 - Formerly the district of "New Sherburn" Dudley: 02 Feb 1732 East Brookfield: 24 Mar 1920 Fitchburg: 03 Feb 1764 Gardner: 27 Jun 1785 Grafton: 18 Apr 1735 Formerly the plantation of Hassanamisco Hardwick: 10 Jan 1739 Formerly the plantation of Lambstown Harvard: 29 Jun 1732 Holden: 09 Jan 1741 Hopedale: 07 Apr 1886 Hubbardston: 13 Jun 1767 Lancaster: 18 May 1653 Established as a town, on petition "...of the inhabitants of Nashaway..." Leicester: 15 Feb 1714 Established as a town in an order confirming to several persons a certain tract of land called "Towtaid" Leominster: 23 Jun 1740 Lunenburg: 01 Aug 1728 Established as atown for part of "Turkey Hills" and the land belonging to Woburn and Dorchester and "Boardman's Farm" Mendon: 15 May 1667 Being the township of "Qunshapage" Milford: 11 Apr 1780 Millbury: 11 Jun 1813 Millville: 01 May 1916 New Braintree: 31 Jan 1751 North Brookfield: 28 Feb 1812 Northborough: 24 Jan 1766 Northbridge: 14 Jul 1772 Oakham: 07 Jun 1762 Incorporated as a district called Oakham 23 Aug 1775 Made a town Oxford: 31 May 1693 Paxton: 12 Feb 1765 Incorporated as a district call Paxton 23 Aug 1775 Made a town Petersham: 20 Apr 1754 Formerly the plantation of Nichewoag Princeton: 20 Oct 1759 Establish as a disctrict called Princeton 24 Apr 1771 Made a town Royalston: 19 Feb 1765 Rutland: 23 Feb 1714 Formerly a tract of land purchased from the Indians called Naquag Shrewsbury: 15 Dec 1727 06 Dec 1720 - Earlier mention 16 Aug 1722 - Mentioned in a list of frontier towns Southborough: 06 Jul 1727 Southbridge: 15 Feb 1816 Spencer: 12 Apr 1753 Established as a dictrict called Spencer 23 Aug 1775 Made a town Sterling: 25 Apr 1781 Sturbridge: 24 Jun 1738 Sutton: 28 Oct 1714 Templeton: 06 Mar 1762 Formerly the plantation called Narragansett Number Six Upton: 14 Jun 1735 Uxbridge: 27 Jun 1727 Warren: 13 Mar 1834 Formerly call Western Webster: 06 Mar 1832 West Boylston: 30 Jan 1808 West Brookfield: 03 Mar 1848 Westborough: 18 Nov 1717 Formerly a part of Marlborough called Chauncy Westminster: 20 Oct 1759 Formerly called the proprietors of Narragansett township Number Two Winchendon: 14 Jun 1764 Formerly the plantation called Ipswich-Canada Worcester: 15 Oct 1684 Formerly the plantation called Quansigamond ------------------------------------------ Towns partially in Worcester/Franklin/Hampshire Counties now under Quabbin Reservoir Dana, Enfield, Greenwich, Prescott ------------------------------------------ Enjoy: Alison Franks Archivist, Rawson Family Association

I'm just starting to research in Worcester Co.-- I'm interested in the early Scot-Irish settlement at Worcester in the early 1700s. Is there any information on them in print or on the internet? Are there any records? thanks, Charles

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Ancestry.com has a free one month trial. I was able to get a lot of research in during the one month. There may be restricted areas, but I don't remember any (it's been about two years). The only potential issue is that they ask for a credit card number when you sign up for the trial, and if you do not call and cancel within the month, they start charging it. On the plus side, I had absolutely no problem cancelling it; got through right away, they were friendly, and I was never charged for anything. Of course, the trick is you have to remember to call in time; they don't remind you. T.

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Hi Mary: Polley Wheelock was descended as follows: she b. 02 Mar 1782 Northborough, MA vr pg 68 Dau of Eliab and Mary (Gassett) Wheelock Eliab b. Shrewsbury, MA Gdau of Nahor and Abigail (Williams) Wheelock Nahor b. Shrewsbury, MA Ggd of Samuel and Huldah (Rice) Wheelock 2ggd of Samuel and Lydia (Rice) Wheelock 3ggdau of Gershom and Hannah (Stodder) Wheelock 4ggdau of Ralph and Rebecca (Clark) Wheelock. This is a "quickie". Now you should be able to go to the Wheelock Database on line as suggested last week. Regards, Alison Franks Archivist, Rawson Family Association

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Hello, Could someone with better eyesight than I have tell me if they can read John Burke's occupation on 1900 census; Mass.,Worcester County, Town of Ashburnham; census taken on June 12, 1900, Supervisor's district #115, enumeration district #1579, sheet #14 (14A). John Burke is the 3rd person listed, a boarder on Center St. I can read several of the other occupations but not John's: he is my great grandfather (I think). Thanks so much. Liz in British Columbia

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I am descendendant from Polly Wheelock wife of Edmund Parmenter, married 17 Mar 1813 - Northborough, Worcester, Massachusetts [email protected] wrote: ______________________________Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2006 20:34:39 -0700 From: "AGFranks" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [MAWORCES] Re: Wheelockville Mary: Who are your Wheelock ancestors? I bet we can tell you if they are or aren't your relatives. Regards, Alison Franks Archivist, Rawson Family Association --------------------------------- New Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Call regular phones from your PC and save big.

Does anyone know the parents of an Anna Oliver who was born March 17, 1742 in Athol and married Jonathan Kendall on January 23, 1765? Thanks, Dale

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