THE DARE FAMILY HISTORY BY WILLIAM HARRY MONTGOMERY AND NELLIE LEDDON MONTGOMERY POUGHKEEPSIE, NEW YORK 1939 CONTENTS Page Dare Coat of Arms 4 Preface 5 Picture-Miss Elizabeth Craig Dare 6 Picture-Frank T. Dare 7 Acknowledgments 7 Description of Lyme, England 8 Dare Data taken from records in England 8, 9 Account of Captain William Dare and his will 10, 11 Commission granted to Captain William Dare 11, 12 Picture of the Blue Anchor Inn 13 Description of the Blue Anchor Inn 13 Explanation - 14 William Dare 2nd Line (Generation 2) - 15-70 Robert Dare Line (Generation 2) - 71-111 Benoni Dare Line ( Generation 2.) His descendants : 112-283 Reuben Dare Branch (Generation 3) 115-140 Elkanah Dare Branch (Generation 3) 141-166 William Dare Branch ( Generation 3) 167-170 James Dare Branch, Section 1 (Generation 3) 171-205 James Dare Branch, Section 2 ( Generation 3) 205-240 Abiel Dare Branch (Generation 3) - 240-274 Elinore Dare Branch (Generation 3) 274 Elizabeth Dare Branch ( Generation 3 )- No record. Rachel Dare Branch (Generation 3) 274 John Dare Branch (Generation 3) - 275-283 Jeremiah Nixon Line 283-286 Society of Colonial Da111es 287 Revolutionary Ancestors 287-289 History of the Dare Association 289-290 Daretown Song 290-291 The History of ··Indian Fields" 291 Tracing ownership of original Dare land 292-293 Dare data as yet unconnected 293-294 Records of various families which enter into the Dare genealogy by marriage: - 296-299 Craig Hires Ogden Preston Sheppard - Van ~Ieter Burial Records 299, 300 3 ..,.tt, ~ e, • e ., ~ Colors Shield ----s,lver-- Lion blul!/ Crescenf...c; red Cap - red/ tc,rnecl up'ern,:nv Dem/-1/on- nat-ural holrltng Silver 1ncrescen-t-: DARE COAT-OF-ARMS 4 PREFACE THE DARE FAlVIILY HISTORY This History begins approximately in the year 1680, with the coming of Captain VVilliam Dare to America from England. It forms an interesti~g pattern through each line, from genera­ tion to generation until with the addition of its newest members we reach in this year, (1939) the tenth generation of Dares. You will see that it is by no means a complete genealogy. If it were possible to procure the names of all living members of this family we would have a volume many times the size of this book, •but the time involved would delay its publication in­ definitely and so in order to preserve data which we of the pres­ ent generation could not .assemble had it not been for those who have gone before, we are printing all available information in this volume for you and for posterity. Sept. 25th, 1939. WILLIAM HARRY MONTGOMERY NELLIE LEDDON MONTGOMERY Address : 64 Grand Ave., Poughkeepsie, N. Y. 5 :\'1ISS ELIZABETH CRAIG D.ARE Elizabeth C. Dare, chairman of the Genealogical Committee of the "Dare Family Association," was born and educated in Philadelphia, Pa. In 1895 she accepted a position as teacher in Girard College. where she remained a resident teacher for forty­ one years. She retired from the College Nov. 4, 1936. President Dr. Cheesen1an Herrick in ''The History of Girard College" praises her efficient and faithful services. Miss Dare has alwavs., been interested in church and social activities, giving many hours to Red Cross service during the World War. She is a member of the Episcopal Church, the· Church \Von1en's Club. the Philadelphia lVIusic Club and the Hameale Penn Club. 6 MR. FRA.NK T. DARE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS We wish to give credit for the compiling of much of the material of this book to lV[iss Elizabeth C. Dare, of Philadelphia, Pa., and to Mr. Frank T. Dare, of Pitman, N. J. It represents years of patient toil and research. Data has been gathered, bit by bit, from deeds, court and church records, family Bibles, tombstones, and early histories of Salem and Cumberland Coun­ ties, in the State of New Jersey. Much early data was collected some years ago by Dr. Charles Dare of Shiloh, N. J ., in his book entitled •· History of the Dare Family." This has proved invaluable as has also a history of the Robert line written by Mrs. Clara Ettinger, of Chicago, Ill., in 1901. Several genealogists, who are members of the Dare family, have also given much valuable information; among whom are lvir. Charles Sheppard of Bridgeton, N. J., and Mr. Stanley Craig, of Merchantville, N. J. Mr. Craig has con1piled several books on early n1arriages and other genealogical data of Salem County. Charles Sheppard was one of the authors of Cushing and Shep­ pard's History of Gloucester, Salem and Cumberland Counties. We were surprised and delighted to discover shortly before publication of this volume, that the line of Elizabeth (3) daughter of William Dare 2nd had been compiled son1e years before by l\1rs. Josie Powell Stone of St. Peter, Minn. We wish to thank Mrs. Stone for giving us permission to use this data. 7 LYME Lyme, England, the home of Captain William Dare, was a borough Market town on the English Channel, in the southern part of the Island, 144 miles southwest of London. The coast was wild and rocky and in the days of the Plantagenets a pier of huge stones was built out into the open sea to form a harbor. It was called the Cobb. Vessels belonging to Lyme crossed the channel fortnightly stopping at London and other ports. This was an important means of transportation for many years as roads were poor and there were no railroads. The weaving of cloth, silk and lace by hand looms was done in the town. After the invention of looms run by steam power and the coming of steel ships too large for the harbor, the town became a seashore resort and still accommodates many summer visitors who are looking for a beautiful place to enjoy quiet and rest. In the church at Lyme Regis, a column on the south side of the nave bears the Borough Arms and the initials of William Dare.. As he was Mayor in 1491, 1500 and 1506 this inscription was probably made during this time in commemoration of the finishing of the church. Macaulay's History of England, Vol. I., p. 170, Pub. 1859 by E. H. Butler Co., Phila., Pa. For a number of years, Mr. Frank T. Dare has -been in cor­ respondence with the Historian of Lyme, Mr. Cyril Wanklyn. The following record is taken from Mr. Wanklyn's book, I Lyme Regis a Retrospect Pub. in 1927 by Hotchards London 187 Pic­ adilly, W. I. 1329 William Dare Vicar of Lyme Regis. C.A.L. Pat Rools P.R.O. The Public Records Office at London. 1440 Aug. Robert Dare. Robert made Mayor. C.B.P. 9. Reprimanded with 12 others for not cleaning out his ditches. 1451 Aug. Richard Dare on a Jury of 12 to elect Mayor Robert Jr. is chosen constable. C.B.P. 22-23- 1478 Aug. Richard Dare is chosen Mayor. P. 32 1492 May. William Dare as a miller has been over charging on his flour. Find. 6. d. P39 1492 i\ug. \\'illiam Dare is chosen 1\1:ayor P 39 1492 Oct. ordered to keep the weir at Goslings Bridge in re- pair, or pay 40. D P. 40 8 1496 John Dare l A Lyme rental gives particular of much pro­ William " r perty held by them and states that lands Joan ., J which John held of the King. had been handed over to the town. 1498 Aug. John Dare on a Jury of 18 is chosen Coroner P49 1499 Aug. John and William Dare both are on a Jury of 19 William is made l\1ayor and John Coroner. P49 1505 Aug. William Dare made Mayor and John Coroner P66 1536 By an award of this date, Martin, the son and heir of William is ordered to hand over the town Mill to the corporation of Lyme, he then being· granted a fresh lease. Pll 1564-5 Thomas Dare mentioned twice as Mayor Pl0 1589 Mary Dare and twelve others enter in to a bond F. P. 11 not to dres~ flesh in their houses during Lent, F. 0. 59 except for persons who through sickness have license from the Mayor. 1600 John Dare Evidence respecting some property F. P. I. which he bequeathed to the corporation of Lyme 6-2 His Sowll to ·be praied for. 1607 John and \Villiam Dare deeds of a property on which a mortgage had been repaid were handed over to them. 1614 (May) George Dare was one of seven sworn to the assize of our Lord the King; that being the body which fixed the statutory price of bread and ale. Sundry I\1ayors accounts 2 Vol's. 1656 Edith Dare is among 8 others to receive in all £ 20, for losses at the seige of Lyme in 1644. These claims were comming in for many years after the seige and were paid for out of the confiscated estates of the Royalists. 1684 (June) Mary Dare one of 36 fined .1. each for being absent at Devine Service. P.P. 9/10 1648, Sept. 7, Prince Charles ( son of Charles I) had contracted with Captain Robert Dare, of Lyme, for the hire of the Constant Warwick. (From State papers at the Public Record Office in London.) 1657, William Dare signed proposals for converting the shambles into a cloth hall "as at Ypres." (From a document in Lymes Town Hall.) 9 CAPTAIN WILLIAM DARE The progenitor of the Dare family in South New Jersey was Captain William Dare, who emigrated from the country of Dorset or Somerset, in the south of England at an early date, and in 1682 built the "Blue .A.nchor" tavern in Philadelphia, Pa., the head­ quarters of William Penn on the occasion of his landing.