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Sales Committee Annual Report, Fiscal Year 2000-2001 DESCENDANTS OF THE FOUNDERS OF ANCIENT WINDSOR ------------------------- NEWSLETTER Volume 36, Number 3 Established in 1983 Spring 2019 SPRING PROGRAM HELD IN SIMSBURY On Saturday, March 23, 2019 some of us woke up to a surprise snowstorm that brought six to nine inches of snow to portions of Connecticut. Fortunately, in the Connecticut River Valley there was only a dusting of snow, and 27 hardy DFAW members and friends attended our Spring Program and Luncheon at the Simsbury United Methodist Church. Attendees from out-of-state included Dwight and Mary Fitch of Townsend, Massachusetts, Naomi Lacasse of Sturbridge, Massachusetts, and Patricia and David Wright of New Castle, Pennsylvania. Prior to the formal meeting, some attendees purchased DFAW merchandise from the sales table, browsed the DFAW Cousin Finder notebooks and photo albums shared by Registrar Olivia Patch, and made donations for the door prize drawing. At 10:30, President Richard Roberts welcomed members. He then introduced Christopher Pagliuco (photo at left), whose presentation was "The Great Escape of Edward Whalley and William Goffe: Smuggled Through Connecticut". After King Charles was beheaded in 1649, England became a commonwealth under the leadership of Oliver Cromwell for little more than a decade. When the monarchy was restored in 1660, Edward Whalley and William Goffe, who had signed King Charles' death warrant and were among those labeled “Regicides” (king killers), became hunted men and escaped to Connecticut. For more about the Regicides, see the article on page 3. Our buffet luncheon was catered by Kane's Market of Simsbury and included Lemon Chicken, Red Roasted Potatoes, Herbed Green Beans, Garden Salad, Fresh Rolls and Butter, Beverages, and Dessert. During a period of announcements, Registrar Olivia Patch presented Registrar and Cousin Exchange reports (see page 11) and Pam Roberts shared a brief Membership report and information about the 2019 New England Regional Genealogical Conference (NERGC). Then some attendees met with our Genealogist, Edwin Strickland; our Membership Secretary, Pam Roberts; or visited the nearby Simsbury (“Hopmeadow”) Cemetery (photo at right). Others attended an orientation tour of the nearby Simsbury Genealogical & Historical Research Library, housed in the building that served as Simsbury’s public library from 1874 to 1986 (photo at left). Thanks are extended to all who contributed to making the day a success including Olivia Patch, Pam Roberts and Patricia and David Wright for assisting with room set-up/clean-up, Nadine Lester for handling registration, Ruth Shapleigh-Brown for handling sales, Olivia Patch for organizing the door prize, Rudy Maurer and the staff of the Simsbury United Methodist Church, and Laura Riley and the staff of the Simsbury Genealogical & Historical Library. 1 TREKKING ACROSS THE PRESIDENT’S DESK Richard C. Roberts DFAW has been busy "trekking" since last fall. On October DFAW’s booth (#405) in NERGC's Exhibit Hall received 20, 2018, Board Member Joan Clapp represented DFAW in great visibility, with the Connecticut Ancestry Society, the the exhibit area of the Connecticut Society of Genealogists' Connecticut Professional Genealogists Council, and the Annual Seminar. More recently, on Saturday, March 30, I Connecticut Society of Genealogists as its neighbors. staffed a DFAW display table at the Connecticut Thanks go out to Dwight Fitch (below, right) for booth Gravestone Network Symposium at Saint Sebastian’s coordination and setup, Jennie Hawran (below, left) for help Church in Middletown, Connecticut. with setup, and to all those who provided booth coverage, discussing the history and genealogy of the Founders of However, our biggest road trip so far this year was to Ancient Windsor, sharing lines of descent, distributing Manchester, New membership packets, and encouraging sales. Hampshire for the Fifteenth New England Regional Genealogical Conference, held April 3-6. For those not familiar with NERGC, it was originally formed over 25 years ago as an association of genealogical societies seeking "to bring affordable, Through the efforts of all who helped at the booth, including cutting edge, Dwight’s wife, Mary, the word about DFAW was spread to National quality many of the over 1,025 conference attendees. The genealogical Settlement of Windsor, Connecticut was our most popular education within the sales item. Ashley Odell is looking forward to learning reach of New more about Ancient Windsor as the winner of DFAW’s England genealogists and family historians at an affordable door prize drawing. regional price". This year's theme was "Family – a Link to the Past & a Bridge to the Future." Altogether, there were NERGC is run entirely by volunteers drawn largely, but not over 95 presentations covering many timely topics entirely from the membership of the societies participating including DFAW's sponsored talk, "Land Records: More in the conference. This year there were 22 Participating than Metes the Eye." presented by our Genealogist, Edwin Societies, including DFAW. Each Participating Society is Strickland (above). required to provide individuals to perform pre and/or post conference work; DFAW was represented by Membership In addition to the usual Wednesday pre-conference Chair Pam Roberts (below), who served as On-Site activities, Ancestors Road Show, Special Interest Groups, Conference Evaluation Chair as well as the Conference’s and Society Fair, this year’s conference included a Library ADA Coordinator. and Archives Showcase on Friday and Saturday. It was nice to see the Windsor Historical Society represented. Each society also provides 25 volunteer hours during the conference itself. Many thanks are extended to DFAW members Patricia Odiorne and Keith Wilson for serving as volunteers. 2 THE GREAT ESCAPE OF EDWARD WHALLEY AND WILLIAM GOFFE Richard C. Roberts [This article is based in part on Christopher Pagliuco’s presentation at our Spring Meeting, supplemented by additional sources. RCR.] Religious and political strife in England culminated in the Although many considered him a hero after by defeating English Civil Wars, which defined seventeenth century Charles I, he soon “became Charles”, leading military English history. Those violent and devastating wars were campaigns against Ireland and Scotland. followed by a period of upheaval that lasted for years. Parliament vs. the King King Charles I was ruler of the kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland. However, although he was Supreme Head of the Church of England, he had married a Catholic princess, Henrietta Maria of France, resulting in mistrust by English Puritans, Scottish Presbyterians, and other Protestants. Further, he had attempted to force the Presbyterian Church of Scotland to use the Church of England’s new Prayer Book. He had dissolved Parliaments and levied new taxes without Parliamentary consent. In addition, he had angered Parliament by failing to call it into session and by imposing taxes to fund his wars in violation of the Magna Carta, which gave the power of taxation to Parliament. By 1642 differences between the king, Parliament, and many of his subjects had become irreconcilable, leading to civil war. Initially northern and western England, along with much of Ireland, remained loyal to the king, while the southeast, including London, Scotland, and the Royal Navy fought for Parliament. In a reverse migration, some New England Puritans returned to England to fight. When Parliamentary forces defeated Royalists at Marston Moor on July 2, 1644, Charles lost control of the north. The following year Parliamentary forces led Scotland, which had supported Cromwell in the first by Oliver Cromwell defeated Charles’ main army in phase of the war, now supported Charles II, son and the Battle of Naseby on June 14, 1645. heir of Charles I. In an effort to take the throne, Charles II assembled an army that in addition to English Charles surrendered to a Scottish unit and was Royalists included Scottish forces. Early in 1650, eventually turned over to the English Parliament. His Cromwell invaded Scotland. On September 3, 1650 at captors demanded a constitutional monarchy; Charles the Battle of Dunbar in Scotland, Cromwell won refused. Although he escaped in November 1647, he control of most of Scotland, which remained under was recaptured and imprisoned on the Isle of Wight. English occupation for the next 10 years. Exactly a After the Royalists were defeated by Cromwell’s year later, on September 3, 1651 Cromwell defeated Parliamentary forces in the Battle of Preston, August Charles’ remaining Royalist forces at the Battle of 17-19, 1648, Charles was put on trial by a 135-member Worcester (England), ending the “wars of the three Special High Court of Justice. This was technically illegal kingdoms.” In 1651 and 1652 many of the Scots who since it was the king’s court. Charles didn’t think he would had been taken as prisoners of war were deported to lose the case and would not negotiate. However, the court America and sold as indentured servants. found him guilty of high treason. On January 29, 1649 59 commissioners signed his death warrant, and he was Charles II Takes the Throne beheaded the following day. The Protectorate lasted for a little more than 10 years. Cromwell had proved to be a shrewd politician and effective The Protectorate general who could contain both Parliament and the military. Following the king’s execution, the monarchy was However, a political vacuum arose after Cromwell died on abolished and Oliver Cromwell, who indicated that he did September 3, 1658. Eventually Charles II was invited back not wish to become a king, instead became Lord Protector to England and ascended the throne on his 30th birthday, of England, Scotland, and Ireland. Cromwell had been first May 29, 1660. The new Parliament passed the Indemnity elected to the English House of Commons in 1628 and was and Oblivion Act, endorsed by the new king, which forgave a leader in the fight on behalf of the Protestant Reformation. all those who had served on the High Court of Justice except 3 for the 59 who had signed the death warrant of Charles I.
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