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Ancestry and Descendants OF FIRST ASSOCIATE OF THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY AND PATENTEE OF CONNECTICUT --- .-·-7 ·_ ( • • • • • I :- ·. ~::, i>. ::: .·, .. \.:.: FOR PRIVATE DISTRIBUTION MDCCCXCVII Copyright, 1897 BY RICHARD M. SALTONSTALL PREFACE Tm pedigree of the family of Saltonstall in England and America has long been known in a general way to genealo gists, but its history in a connected form has never been fully presented. The deep interest which I feel in the preservation of its record, and the care I have taken to obtain information, induced me to attempt the compilation of the work herewith presented. Long-continued illness has prevented more ex haustive research, but I trust that what is here shown will prove satisfactory and instructive to those who value descent from so long a line of worthy ancestors. For information concerning the earlier generations of the family of Saltonstall I have taken the accounts given in the following works : " History and Antiquities of the Parish of Halifax in Yorkshire," by Rev. John Watson, 1775; Whit aker's Thoresby's " History of Leeds ; " Morant's " History of Essex ; ,, Lipscomb's" History of Buckinghamshire ; " Baker's " History of Northamptonshire ; " Clutterbuck's " History of Hertfordshire; " Heralds' Visitations of Yorkshire, 1612, of Hertfordshire, of Essex, and of Suffolk; Harleian and Lans downe MSS.; Ayscough's MSS.; Hopkinson's MSS.; Davy's MSS. of Suffolk pedigrees; and investigations made for me in 1853 by H. G. Somerby in the Prerogative Courts of York and Canterbury, and in the Parish Records of Hali fax, York, and many other places. The history of the New England families has been drawn from colonial records, private manuscripts, local histories, Massachusetts Historical Society's Collections, New England iv PREFACE Historic Genealogical Society's Collections, Bond's " GeneaJo.. gies and History of Watertown," and other sources. The book consists of two parts : Part I. records the Geneal ogy; Part n. brings down the descent through female lines, and contains, in addition to several ancestral pedigrees, memoirs and matters of interest, with which I did not wish to incumber the Genealogy. The following order has been pursued in the Genealogy: The English family has been traced direct from Thomas de Saltonstall (No. 1) to Frederick, 2d Earl of Guilford and 8th Baron North (83), and to Lucy his sister (84). It includes Sir Richard Saltonstall (13) of Huntwicke (of New England, 1630), and Richard his son (39), whose children (85-89) are then taken up, and the Massachusetts line is given the num bers from 8 5 to r 48. The Connecticut branch of the family follows, and is numbered from 149 (Governor Gurdon Sal tonstall) to 2 r 7. This was found to be a far better and clearer mode of classification than to number the generations of the three families together. The arrangement of the numbers is very simple: each member of the family is numbered successively, the first time the number appears being against the name, as one of his father's children, as, for exampie, Richard Saltonstall (39), one of the children of Sir Richard (13), bears the number 39 in the list of Sir Richard's children as given under the number 13; while the numbers against Richard, when his name is reached in the Genealogy, are 39, 13, Richard (39) son of Sir Richard ( I 3). The roman numerals show the number of their genera• tion from Gilbert Saltonstall (9) of the Rookes, grandfather of Sir Richard. For though I might with perfect propriety have begun with Richard (4), five generations earlier, or even with Thomas ( 1 ), seven generations earlier, yet I preferred beginning the generations witl}. Gilbert (9), whose will, as well as that of his son Samuel (ro), father of Sir Richard (13), are found in Part II., it not being absolutely certain that the Gilbert of Shelf, PREFACE 'V Halifax, who died in I 5 I 8, and whose curious will is copied in Part u. 6, was Gilbert (6), ancestor of Gilbert (9) of Rookes. Should those interested in the subject discover errors or omissions, I hope that they may be excused by reason of my illness during almost the entire period of my labors. I desire to acknowledge my indebtedness to F. G. Salton stall, Esq., of New York, descendant of Governor Gurdon Saltonstall of Connecticut, for his constant and zealous co operation, the extension of the descendants of Governor Gurdon Saltonstall, known as the Connecticut branch of the family, being done by him ; also to my cousin, the late Henry Saltonstall, for his kind encouragement and generous assist ance in carrying out this work. In conclusion, I take pleasure in presenting the book to the descendants of that excellent man our ancestor, StR RICHARD SALTONSTALL. LEVERETT SALTONSTALL. CHESTNUT HILL, March, 1895. NOTE.-The Author of this work, Hon. Leverett Saltonstall, died at Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, on April 15, 1895, within a few days after the completion of his labors upon the manuscript. It had been his earnest desire personally to superintend the publishing of the book, for which he left careful instructions in writing, in case the work should be done by others than himself. I have endeavored in every respect to carry out these instructions. RICHARD M. SALTONSTALL, CONTENTS PART I PAGE GENEALOGY ••••••• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • e I PART II DESCRIPTION OF HALIFAX, ENGLAND • • • • • • • • • • • 47 WILL OF GILBERT SALTONSTALL (6) OF SHELF IN THE PARISH OF HALIFAX • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 49 WILL OF GILBERT SALTONSTALL (9) OF THE ROOKES • • • • • 50 ExnlACTS FROM WILL OF SAMUEL SALTONSTALL (10) OF KINGSTON• UPON-HULL, FATHER. OF SIR RICHARD, LoRD MAYOR • • • • 51 WINTER-EDGE IN HIPPER.HOLME• • • • • • , • • • • • • • • • 53 Sm RICHARD SALTONSTALL (12), LORD MAYOR. • • • • • • • • • 53 Extract from an old Folio History of London • • • • • • • • 53 Extract from Will of Sir Richard. • • • • • • • • • • • • 54 Sm RICHARD SALTONSTALL (13) OF Ht7NTWICKE AND TD MASSACBl7• UTTS BAY COMPANY • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 55 The Humble Request • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 58 The Watertown Covenant • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 63 The Settlement of Watertown • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 64 Letter to Mr. Cotton and Mr. Wilson . • • . • 6'f Sir Richard and Harvard College. • • • • • • • • • • 69 Grants of Land in Watertown to Sir Richard • • • • • • • • 70 The Connecticut Settlement. • . ·• • • • • • • • • • • • 71 Letter to Governor Winthrop of Connecticut • • • • • • • 77 WOODSOME HALL, THE HOME OF GRACE KAYE • • • • • 81 ABSTRACT OF THE WILL OF SIR RICHARD SALTONSTALL (25) OJ:1' SOtrTH OKENDEN • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • • 84 SIR PETER SALTONSTALL (27) AND HIS WIFE CHRISTIAN • • • • • • 85 SIR SAMtrEL SALTONSTALL (29) AND THE SETTLEMENT OF VIRGINIA • 85 RICHARD SALTONSTALL (39) OF MASSACHUSETTS • • • • • • • • • 86 Letter to Emanuel Downing • . • • • • • • • . • • • • 94 The Gurdons of Assington and Letton • • • • • • • • • • • 97 SPEECH OF LEVERETT SALTONSTALL (120) AT THE CELEBRATION OF THE Two. HUNDRED AND FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF IPSWICH, MASS ••• IOI viii CONTENTS THE SALTONSTALL HOUSE AT IPSWICH • • • • • • • • • • 105 LETTER OF ROSAMOND SALTONSTALL (40) TO HER BROTHER SAMUEL • Jo6 SKETCH OF ROBERT SALTONSTALL (41) • • • • • • • • • • • • • 107 Abstract of his Will • • . • • • • . • • • • • • • • 109 Extracts from the Watertown Records. • . • • . • • . no GRANTS OF LAND TO SAMUEL SALTONSTALL (42) IN WATERTOWN •• II0 SAVAGE'S NOTE ON DR. HENRY SALTONSTALL (43) • . • • • . • IIZ REMINISCENCE OF Sm RICHARD SALTONSTALL (49) OF SOUTH OK.EN- DEN, BY SIR SIM0ND D'EWES. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • II2 SUSANNAH SALTONSTALL-EPITAPH IN BARKWAY CHURCH ••••• I13 BRIDGET SALTONSTALL (57)- INSCRIPTION IN BARKWAY CHURCH • • 114 CHRISTIAN SALTONSTALL (58) INSCRIPTION IN CHANCEL OF BARE.WAY CHURCH • • • . • • • •· • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 114 ANNE SALTONSTALL (59)-EPITAPH • • • • • • • • • • 114 WRITINGS OF WYE SALTONSTALL (61) • • • • • • • • • • • • • 115 ABSTRACT OF WILL OF RICHARD SALTONSTALL (67) OF CHIPPING WARDEN. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 116 RICHARD SALTONSTALL (71), SON OF RICHARD OF CHIPPING WARDEN. 116 SKETCH OF COLONEL NATHANIEL SALTONSTALL (87) OF HAVERHILL • 116 DESCENDANTS OF REV. JOHN WARD • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 121 HAVERHILL: SPEECH OF HON. LEVERETT SALTONSTALL (120) AT THE FESTIVAL IN I 890 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 122 DESCENDANTS OF ELIZABETH SALTONSTALL (125) • • • • •• 125 NATRANIEL SALTONSTALL (93) AND ms WIPE DOROTHY • • • 141 JUDGE RICHARD SALTONSTALL (95) • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 141 MEMORIALS OF GOVERNOR JOHN LEVERETT • • • • • • • • • • • I,42 SKETCHES OF ELISHA COOKE, SENIOR. AND JUNIOR • • • • • • 152 RICHARD MIDDLECOTT AND HIS DESCENDANTS • • • • • • • • • • 157 ABIGAIL SALTONSTALL (99), WIFE OF COLONEL GEORGE WATSON OF PLYMOUTH • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 158 COLONEL RICHARD SALTONSTALL (IOI) • • • • • • • • • • • 158 OBITUARIES, ETC., OF DR. NATHANIEL SALTONSTALL (105) • • • • • 161 FAMILY OF WILLIAM WHITE • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 164 LEVERETT SALTONSTALL (Io8) • • • • • • • • • • • • • 165 BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES AND SKETCHES OF LEVERETT SALTONSTALL (no) 166 ANCESTORS AND FAMILY OF THOMAS SANDERS OF SALEM • • • • • 185 NATHANIEL SALTONSTALL {III) • .- • • • • • • • • • • • • • 188 ANNE ELIZABETH (II6) AND CAROLINE (II7) SALTONSTALL. • • • • 189 LUCY SANDERS SALTONSTALL (II9), WIFE OF DR. J. FRANCIS TUCKER- .M:A.N • • • • • • e • • e • • • e • I • • • a a • • • • 190 AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH