OUR CONNECTION

TO

STEPHEN HOPKINS

Plymouth Rock

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Gerald R. Steffy

OUR MAYFLOWER CONNECTION

TO

STEPHEN HOPKINS

by

Gerald R. Steffy 6206 N. Hamilton Road Peoria, IL 61614 E-Mail: [email protected]

Mayflower Compact 1620

Agreement Between the Settlers at New Plymouth : 1620 IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN. We, whose names are underwritten, the Loyal Subjects of our dread Sovereign Lord King James, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, &c. Having undertaken for the Glory of God, and Advancement of the Christian Faith, and the Honour of our King and Country, a Voyage to plant the first Colony in the northern Parts of Virginia; Do by these Presents, solemnly and mutually, in the Presence of God and one another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil Body Politick, for our better Ordering and Preservation, and Furtherance of the Ends aforesaid: And by Virtue hereof do enact, constitute, and frame, such just and equal Laws, Ordinances, Acts, Constitutions, and Officers, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general Good of the Colony; unto which we promise all due Submission and Obedience.

IN WITNESS whereof we have hereunto subscribed our names at Cape-Cod the eleventh of November, in the Reign of our Sovereign Lord King James, of England, France, and Ireland, the eighteenth, and of Scotland the fifty-fourth, Anno Domini; 1620.

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DEDICATED TO

Betty Lou, my wife Vicki, our daughter Jerry, our son Kristyn, our granddaughter Joshua, our grandson

Copyright (c) 2006 by Gerald R. Steffy.

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OUR MAYFLOWER CONNECTION

First Generation: Stephen & Mary Hopkins

Second Generation: & Nicholas Snow

Third Generation: Mary Snow & Thomas Paine II

Fourth Generation: Capt. Thomas Paine III & Hannah Shaw Fourth Generation: Elisha Paine & Rebecca Doane

Fifth Generation: Joshua Paine & Constance Paine

Sixth Generation: Phebe Paine & William Bentley

Seventh Generation: David Bentley & Lydia Button

Eighth Generation: George Washington Bentley & Nancy Luke

Ninth Generation: Martha Ann Bentley & John Christopher Hoxsey

Tenth Generation: William Henry Hoxsey & Amanda Ella Klageus

Eleventh Generation: Robert Howard Hoxsey & Myrtle Ruth Edwards

Twelfth Generation: Betty Lou Hoxsey & Gerald Steffy

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First Generation Stephen and Mary HOPKINS Stephen Hopkins was from Hampshire, England. He married his first wife, Mary, and in the parish of Hursley, Hampshire; he and wife Mary had their children Elizabeth, Constance, and Giles all baptized there. Stephen Hopkins went with the ship Sea Venture on a voyage to Jamestown, Virginia in 1609 as a minister's clerk, but the ship wrecked in the "Isle of Devils" in the Bermudas. Stranded on an island for ten months, the passengers and crew survived on turtles, birds, and wild pigs. Six months into the castaway, Stephen Hopkins and several others organized a mutiny against the current governor. The mutiny was discovered and Stephen was sentenced to death. However, he pleaded with sorrow and tears. "So penitent he was, and made so much moan, alleging the ruin of his wife and children in this his trespass, as it wrought in the hearts of all the better sorts of the company." He managed to get his sentence commuted. Eventually the castaways built a small ship and sailed themselves to Jamestown. How long Stephen remained in Jamestown is not known. However, while he was gone, his wife Mary died. She was buried in Hursley on May 9, 1613, and left behind a probate estate which mentions her children Elizabeth, Constance and Giles. Stephen was back in England by 1617, when he married Elizabeth Fisher, but apparently had every intention of bringing his family back to Virginia. Their first child, Damaris, was born about 1618. In 1620, Stephen Hopkins brought Elizabeth, his wife, and children Constance, Giles, and Damaris on the Mayflower (child Elizabeth apparently had died). During the voyage, Elizabeth gave birth to a son, named Oceanus. Stephen also brought two servants, and Edward Leister. One description of the trip that the passengers experienced went like this: “Seasickness, a profane seaman dying a terrible death, frightful storms, splitting masts, accidentally falling overboard, women giving birth, disease and the occasional death of a passenger, whales and other sea creatures--the Mayflower’s voyage seems to have been fairly typical.” Stephen was a fairly active member of the Pilgrims shortly after arrival, perhaps a result of his being one of the few individuals who had been to Virginia previously. He was a part of all the early exploring missions, and was used almost as an "expert" on Native Americans for the first few contacts. While out exploring, Stephen recognized and identified an Indian deer trap. And when walked into Plymouth and welcomed the English, he was housed in Stephen Hopkins' house for the night. Stephen was also sent on several of the ambassadorial missions to meet with the various Indian groups in the region. Stephen was an assistant to the governor through 1636, and volunteered for the Pequot War of 1637 but was never called to serve. Stephen and were chosen to approach and Hopkins repeated this duty as emissary. He nevertheless ran afoul of the law several times, for assault, for not properly regulating other people’s alcohol intake, and for overpricing. However, this in no way indicated he was disloyal to the Colony. Stephen died between June 6th and July 17, 1644, in Plymouth, Massachusetts. This is the date his will was inventoried. William Bradford wrote in 1650 : "Mr. Hopkins and his wife are now both dead, but they lived above twenty years in this place and had one son and four daughters born here. Their son became a seaman and died at Barbadoes, one daughter died here and two are married; one of them hath two children, and one is yet to marry. His daughter 5 Constanta is also married and hath twelve children, all of them living and one of them married."

Children of STEPHEN and MARY: 1. Elizabeth Hopkins was born on March 13, 1604, in Hursley, Hampshire, England, and died between 1613 - 1620. *2. CONSTANCE HOPKINS was born on May 11, 1606, in England and died in mid-October of 1677, in Eastham, MA. She married Nicholas Snow on May 22, 1627. 3. Giles Hopkins was born on January 30, 1607/8, in Hursley, Hampshire, England, and died between March 5, 1688/9, and April 16, 1690, in Eastham, MA. He married Catherine Whelden on October 9, 1639. Children of STEPHEN HOPKINS and ELIZABETH FISHER: 1. Damaris Hopkins was born c.1618, England; died after 1627, Plymouth, MA; died young, was alive 1627 but probably the daughter reported by Bradford to have "dyed here." 2. was born in 1620 on the ship at sea, the date being between Sept. 16 and Nov. 11.; died at Plymouth, MA, while young, probably before 1623 when his father's family was listed as consisting of six persons. 3. Caleb Hopkins was born c1623, Plymouth, MA; died c1651 in Barbados of starvation 4. Deborah Hopkins was born c1624; died before 1674; married Andrew Ring, April 23, 1646, Plymouth, MA. 5. Damaris Hopkins was born after 1627 at Plymouth, MA; death date is unknown; married Jacob Cook after June 10, 1646, who was born in 1618 in England; died in 1675. 6. Ruth Hopkins was born in Plymouth, MA; her death is after November 30, 1644. 7. Elizabeth Hopkins was born in Plymouth, MA; she died after October, 1657, apparently had disappeared and was thought dead by October 5, 1659.

Note: The baptism records of Stephen Hopkins' children Giles and Constance, as well as an additional child Elizabeth, were discovered in the parish registers of Hursley, Hampshire, England. Below is a scan of the Hursley parish register for 1606 showing Constance Hopkins' baptism in the original records. It says: "undecimo de May, Constancia filia Steph. Hopkins fuit baptizata", which translates into English as "Eleventh day of May, Constance daughter of Steph. Hopkins was baptized."

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Will of Stephen Hopkins 6 June 1644

The last Will and Testament of Mr. Stephen Hopkins exhibited upon the Oathes of Mr. Willm Bradford and Captaine Miles Standish at the generall Court holden at Plymouth the xxth of August Anno dm 1644 as it followeth in these wordes vizt.

The sixt of June 1644 I Stephen Hopkins of Plymouth in New England being weake yet in good and prfect memory blessed be God yet considering the fraile estate of all men I do ordaine and make this to be my last will and testament in manner and forme following and first I do committ my body to the earth from whence it was taken, and my soule to the Lord who gave it, my body to be buryed as neare as convenyently may be to my wyfe Deceased And first my will is that out of my whole estate my funerall expences be discharged secondly that out of the remayneing part of my said estate that all my lawfull Debts be payd thirdly I do bequeath by this my will to my sonn Giles Hopkins my great Bull wch is now in the hands of Mris Warren. Also I do give to Stephen Hopkins my sonn Giles his sonne twenty shillings in Mris Warrens hands for the hire of the said Bull Also I give and bequeath to my daughter Constanc Snow the wyfe of Nicholas Snow my mare also I give unto my daughter Deborah Hopkins the brodhorned black cowe and her calf and half the Cowe called Motley Also I doe give and bequeath unto my daughter Damaris Hopkins the Cowe called Damaris heiffer and the white faced calf and half the cowe called Mottley Also I give to my daughter Ruth the Cowe called Red Cole and her calfe and a Bull at Yarmouth wch is in the keepeing of Giles Hopkins wch is an yeare and advantage old and half the curld Cowe Also I give and bequeath to my daughter Elizabeth the Cowe called Smykins and her calf and thother half of the Curld Cowe wth Ruth and an yearelinge heiffer wth out a tayle in the keeping of Gyles Hopkins at Yarmouth Also I do give and bequeath unto my foure daughters that is to say Deborah Hopkins Damaris Hopkins Ruth Hopkins and Elizabeth Hopkins all the mooveable goods the wch do belong to my house as linnen wollen beds bedcloathes pott kettles pewter or whatsoevr are moveable belonging to my said house of what kynd soever and not named by their prticular names all wch said mooveables to be equally devided amongst my said daughters foure silver spoones that is to say to eich of them one, And in case any of my said daughters should be taken away by death before they be marryed that then the part of their division to be equally devided amongst the Survivors. I do also by this my will make

8 Caleb Hopkins my sonn and heire apparent giveing and bequeathing unto my said sonn aforesaid all my Right title and interrest to my house and lands at Plymouth wth all the Right title and interrest wch doth might or of Right doth or may hereafter belong unto mee, as also I give unto my saide heire all such land wch of Right is Rightly due unto me and not at prsent in my reall possession wch belongs unto me by right of my first comeing into this land or by any other due Right, as by such freedome or otherwise giveing unto my said heire my full & whole and entire Right in all divisions allottments appoyntments or distributions whatsoever to all or any pt of the said lande at any tyme or tymes so to be disposed Also I do give moreover unto my foresaid heire one paire or yooke of oxen and the hyer of them wch are in the hands of Richard Church as may appeare by bill under his hand Also I do give unto my said heire Caleb Hopkins all my debts wch are now oweing unto me, or at the day of my death may be oweing unto mee either by booke bill or bills or any other way rightfully due unto mee ffurthermore my will is that my daughters aforesaid shall have free recourse to my house in Plymouth upon any occation there to abide and remayne for such tyme as any of them shall thinke meete and convenyent & they single persons And for the faythfull prformance of this my will I do make and ordayne my aforesaid sonn and heire Caleb Hopkins my true and lawfull Executor ffurther I do by this my will appoynt and make my said sonn and Captaine Miles Standish joyntly supervisors of this my will according to the true meaneing of the same that is to say that my Executor & supervisor shall make the severall divisions parts or porcons legacies or whatsoever doth appertaine to the fullfilling of this my will It is also my will that my Executr & Supervisor shall advise devise and dispose by the best wayes & meanes they cann for the disposeing in marriage or other wise for the best advancnt of the estate of the forenamed Deborah Damaris Ruth and Elizabeth Hopkins Thus trusting in the Lord my will shalbe truly prformed according to the true meaneing of the same I committ the whole Disposeing hereof to the Lord that hee may direct you herein

June 6th 1644

Witnesses hereof By me Steven Hopkins

Myles Standish William Bradford

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Second Generation Constance HOPKINS and Nicholas Snow

Constance Hopkins (being born about 1607) was a Mayflower passenger, being one of eleven girls on board, ranging in ages from less than a year old up to about sixteen or seventeen. There were three that were thirteen, who were: , and Constance. William Bradford wrote that one of the Pilgrim's primary concerns was that the "weak bodies" of the women and girls would not be able to handle such a long voyage at sea, and the harsh life involved in establishing a new colony. For this reason, many girls were left behind, to be sent for later after the Colony had been established. She journeyed with her father and stepmother, Stephen and Elizabeth Hopkins, her brother Giles, her half-sister Damaris and her half-brother Oceanus who was born during the voyage. That winter more than half the heads of households perished. Aboard ship only five of eighteen wives lived through the ravages of scurvy, pneumonia, and tuberculosis. An entry for March 24th reads: "Dies Elizabeth, the wife of Mr. Edward Winslow. N.B. This month thirteen of our number die. And in three months past dies halfe our company ... Of a hundred persons, scarce fifty remain, the living scarce able to bury the dead." Sometime before 1628, Constance Hopkins married Nicholas Snow, who was born and christened January 25, 1599, at St. Leonard’s, Shoreditch, London, England, son of Nicholas Snow of Hoxton, County Middlesex. The parish of St. Leonard’s adjoins St. Marys, Whitechapel, where Stephen Hopkins, father of Constance, married his second wife in 1617/18. Nicholas Snow had arrived in Plymouth on the Anne in 1623. The inventory of Nicholas’ estate, taken at the time of his death, includes carpen- ter’s tools. This may have been his trade. His inventory also included books, so he was probably literate. Nicholas held various minor positions in Plymouth, such as highway surveyor. By 1645 he had settled at Eastham where he served as clerk, selectman, deputy, constable, highway surveyor, excise collector and on court committees. The will of Nicholas Snow of Eastham, dated November 14, 1676, and proved March 5, 1676/7, left livestock and household goods to wife, Constance, for life use and then to son Jabez, and devised various parcels of land to sons: Mark, Joseph, Steven, John and Jabez. The description of land near the testator’s house mentioned “son Thomas Paine” (actually son-in-law) as an abutting owner. Nicholas also gave, after the death of his wife, the sum of ten shillings “to the Church of Eastham for the furniture of the Table of the Lord, with pewter or other Necessaries after my wife’s decease.” “Also, I Give to my Loveing wife Constant Snow all my stocke of Cattle sheep horses swine whatsoever, to be att her disposall for the Comfort and support of her life, with all the moveable Goods I am posessed of and after her Decease, stocke and Movables to be equally Devided amongst all my Children…That this is my last Will and Testament I have sett to my hand and seale; this fourteenth Day of November one thousand six hundred seaventy and six Nicholas Snow Witnes, Signed & Sealled in the presence of us Samuell Treate Thomas Paine senir He named Deacon Samuel Freeman and John Mayo to be executors. Letters of administration were granted to Constant, Mark and John Snow on March 6, 1676/7. A

10 lengthy inventory, including many cooper’s and carpernter’s tools, was sworn to by widow Constant on March 22, 1676/7. Governor Bradford wrote in March/April, 1651, that “Constanta is also married and hath 12 children all of them living and one of them married.” Nicholas died November 15, 1676, Constance a year later during the middle of October of 1677.

Children of NICHOLAS SNOW and CONSTANCE HOPKINS: Named in will of Nicholas dated 14 Nov 1676; (*):

1. (*) Mark was born May 9, 1628; died Jan 1693/4; married (1) Jan. 18, 1656 Anna Cooke; died July 1656; daughter of Josiah Cooke and Elizabeth Ring; married (2) Jane Prence born Nov. 1, 1637 Duxbury, MA; daughter of Gov. and Mary Collier. 2. Mary was born Dec. 14, 1630; died Apr. 28, 1704, Eastham MA; married July 1650 at Eastham, MA; married Thomas Paine who was baptized on December 10, 1633, Wrentham, Suffolk, England; died Aug. 16, 1706, Eastham, MA; son of Thomas Paine and Margaret Pultney. 3. Sarah was born about 1632; died in 1697; married in Jan. 25, 1654/5, to William Walker. 4. (*) Joseph was born Nov. 24, 1634; died on January 3, 1722; married to Mary (unknown). 5. (*) Stephen was born about 1636; died on Dec. 17, 1705, Eastham, MA; married to (1) Susannah Deane who was born about 1634 Plymouth, MA; died before Apr., 1761; daughter of Stephen Deane and Elizabeth Ring; married to (2) Mary Bigford. 6. (*) John was born about 1638; died about 1692; married to Mary Smalley who was born Dec. 11, 1647; died after April 20, 1692; daughter of John Smalley. 7. Elizabeth was born about 1640; died on June 16, 1678, Eastham, MA; married on Dec. 13, 1665, to Thomas Rogers who was born about 1638; son of Joseph Rogers. 8. (*) Jabez was born about 1642; died on Dec. 20, 1690, Eastham MA; married to Elizabeth Smith. 9. Ruth was born about 1644; died on Jan. 27, 1716/17; married on Dec. 12, 1666, to John Cole who was born July 15, 1644 Eastham, MA; son of Daniel Cole and Ruth Chester.

The Pilgrim Society displays a beaver hat, belonging to Constance, that was made in England, c.1615-1640. Steeple crowned hats, usually with a decorative band, were popular for both men and women in the early 17th century. Beaver fur, imported into England from the colonies, was processed into felt to make hats.

Constance Hopkins' hat in

11 Third Generation Mary SNOW and Thomas Paine (II)

Mary Snow was born December 14, 1630, in Plymouth, Massachusetts to Nicholas Snow and Constance Hopkins; died suddenly on April 28, 1704, in Eastham Massach- usetts. This was recorded in the journal of her son, John Paine. She married Thomas Paine II before April of 1651 at Eastham, Massachusetts. Thomas Paine was born to Thomas Paine I and Margaret Pultney and was baptized on December 10, 1633, in Wrentham, Suffolk, England. He died on August 16, 1706, in Eastham MA.

Thomas Paine came to New England at the age of ten and lost the sight of an eye by an arrow. Eastham had been settled but a very few years when Thomas Paine became a resident. He was resident at Eastham in 1653 and served in several ways after being made a freeman. One was as water bailiff of Court and served many years in that post, requiring him to regulate fishing at Cape Cod. On March 14, 1696, he purchased a home in Boston and lived there until he sold the same on October 13, 1697, and moved back to Eastham. He was also known as a cooper (builder and repairer of barrels and casks) as well as the builder of mills. In 1662 he was appointed, with Nicholas Snow, Jonathan Sparrow and Giles Hopkins, to view and lay out the meadow between Namskaket and Silver Springs, then within the limits of Eastham; and the same year, with Giles Hopkins, was selected a surveyor of highways. In 1664, for the first time he was chosen deputy to the Plymouth Colony court, and a juryman. In 1667, with eleven others, he was called to investigate the causes of deaths of three men of Captain John Allen's company, who were put ashore at Cape Cod. The same year he was allowed by the Colonial court to select a tract of land for his use, and in June, 1669, he was allowed to purchase land at Namasket, now Middleboro. In 1670, with Jonathan Sparrow, he was appointed an inspector of the ordinaries in town, to see that there was no excessive drinking. He was selectman (an officer) of Eastham in 1671. In 1676, he was one of the committee to collect a debt of Sandwich and to superintend the building of the meetinghouse in Eastham. This meetinghouse was the second one built there and stood near the ancient burying ground. The first one was thatched roof and stood nearby, and had been erected many years. It was now considered unsuitable for the congregation of their minister, Rev. Samuel Treat, who was now regularly settled. Mr. Paine was clerk and treasurer of Eastham as well. Mr. Paine was many years a “rate maker” or assessor. In 1685, with Rev. Samuel Treat, Captain Jonathan Sparrow, John Mayo, Sen., and Jabez Snow, he was chosen by the town “to hear and determine the difference between those called the purchasers of the town,” respecting land within the limits of Eastham.

The will of Thomas Paine, dated 12 May 1705 and proved 2 Oct. 1706, left mills, house and housing and specified lands to son Nicholas Paine; ten shillings to daughter Mary, wife of Israel Cole; and the residuary estate equally to Samll Paine (executor), Thomas Paine (executor), Elisha Paine, John Paine, Nicholas Paine, James Paine, Joseph Paine, Dorcas Vickerie (wife of Benjamin), and three oldest children of his daughter Mary (wife of Israel Cole), namely James Rogers, Mary Cole and Abigail Yeats.

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Children of Thomas Paine and Mary Snow were: 1. Samuel (c1652 to October 13, 1712) was born in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. He was for some time “lieutenant of the military company." 2. Mary (c1653-1705) was born in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. *3. Thomas (c1656-1721) was born in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. He died on June 23, 1721, at Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. On Aug. 5, 1678, Thomas first married Hannah Shaw, daughter of Deacon Jonathan Shaw (c1631-30 to Jul 1701) & Phebe Watson (c1636-), at Eastham, Mass. Born c1661 at probably Lakenham, now North Carver, MA. Hannah died at Truro, MA, on July 24, 1713. Buried in Old North Cemetery, Truro. Capt. Thomas Paine married Elizabeth Tolman on March 8, 1714/15 at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. 4. Eleazer (born March 10, 1658) was born in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. *5. Elisha (c1658-1736) was born in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. He died on Feb. 7, 1735/1736 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut. He married on Jan. 20, 1685 Rebecca Doane (born in Eastham 12 May 1668; died Canter- bury Dec. 19, 1758 "very aged"); daughter of John and Hannah (Bangs) Doane. 6. John (born on March 14, 1661, died on October 18, 1731) was born in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. He was known as Deacon Paine. John Paine's great-grandson was John Howard Paine, author of "Home, Sweet, Home." 7. Nicholas (born c1663-died before November 17, 1733) was born in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. 8. James was born on July 7, 1665, in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; and died in 1718. 9. Joseph was born c1667 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died on October 1, 1712. 10. Dorcas was born c1669 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died on October 30, 1707.

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Fourth Generation Captain Thomas PAINE (III) and Hannah Shaw

Capt. Thomas Paine was born c1656 at Eastham, Massachusetts to Thomas Paine (II) and Mary Snow. Thomas died at Truro, Massachusetts, on June 23, 1721, in his sixty- fifth year. He was buried in Old North Cemetery, Truro. Thomas Paine 1721

HERE LYES Ye BODY OF THOMAS PAINE ESQR OF TRUROE DIED JUNE THE 23d 1721 IN Ye 65 YEAR OF HIS AGE

Thomas Paine, the second son [of Thomas Paine], born in 1657, was a man of prominence. He succeeded Mark Snow, as clerk of Eastham, in 1695, and was yearly elected until 1701, when he was succeeded by his younger brother, John. He was an excellent clerk. He was a selectman of Eastham seven years. He became a landholder at Pamet, now Truro, and removed there and settled on the north side of Little Pamet river, where the house spot is yet to be seen. He was clerk of the proprietors many years. He was selectman of Truro seven years, representative five years, and town clerk several years. He was justice of the peace, deacon of the church, captain of the military company, and a special justice of the court of common pleas, to which office he was appointed July 5, 1713. He died June 23, 1721, in the 65th year of his age. He was twice married, and father of fourteen children. On August 5, 1678, Thomas married Hannah Shaw, daughter of Deacon Jonathan Shaw (c1631 to 30 July 1701) & Phebe Watson (c1636-), at Eastham, Massachusetts. She was born c1661 at probably Lakenham, now North Carver, Massachusetts. Mrs. Hannah Paine, the Wife of Capt. Thomas Paine, died the twenty-fourth day of July in the year of our Lord 1713. She was buried in Old North Cemetery, Truro on Cape Cod. Her tombstone is the oldest gravestone in Truro Old North Burying Ground. The winged skull is indented with a crack carved in it. (See Gravestone on next page) On Mar. 8, 1714/5, Thomas next married Elizabeth Tolman Ayres (1667-1754), daughter of John Tolman (Apr. 8, 1642-1 to Jan. 1724/5) & Elizabeth Collins (Apr. 8, 1648-7 to Oct., 1690), at Truro, Massachusetts.

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HERE LYES YE BODY

OF MRS HANNAH

WIFE TO CAPT'N

THOMAS PAINE

DIED JULY Ye 24th

1713 IN Ye 52 YEAR

OF HER AGE Children of Thomas and Hannah (Shaw) Paine, born at Eastham: 1. Hannah Paine was born April 6, 1679; died on November 17, 1681. 2. Hugh Paine was born July 5, 1680; died on Nov. 29, 1681; married Thankful Cobb at Eastham in May, 1795. 3. Thomas Paine was born on Feb. 28, 1681/2. 4. Hannah Paine was born on May 12, 1684; married John Binney on May 5, 1704. 5. Jonathan Paine was born on Feb. 1, 1685/6; married 1st Sarah Mayo on Oct. 7, 1709, at Eastham, married 2nd Mary (Scammon) Purrington June 29, 1719. 6. Abigail Paine was born on Mar. 4, 1687/8; died on Jan. 21, 1688/9. 7. Abigail Paine was born on Nov. 10, 1689; married Rev. Ebenezer White Nov. 8, 1711 at Truro. 8. Phebe Paine was born on March 14, 1690/1; died on January 21, 1695/6. 9. Elkanah Paine was born on Feb. 1, 1692/3; married Reliance Young on March 10, 1719/20 at Eastham. 10. Moses Paine was born Sept. 28, 1695; married Margery Mayo April 14, 1720, at Yarmouth. *11. Joshua Paine was born on Aug. 28, 1697; married Rebecca Sparrow on Oct. 20, 1720 at Eastham. Then he married Constance Paine (see info below). 12. Phebe Paine was born on cJan. 11, 1699; married Paul Knowles Feb. 28, 1722 at Truro. 13. Lydia Paine was born on Dec. 4, 1700; married Josiah Hinckley Mar. 2, 1719/20, at Truro. 14. Barnabas Paine was born on Nov. 13, 1705; married Mary Purrington at Truro; died on May 25, 1768.

15 Fourth Generation Elisha PAINE and Rebecca Doane

Elisha Paine was born in March 10, 1658, in Eastham, Massachusetts, as a younger son (than Thomas III) to Thomas Paine (II) and Mary Snow. He died February 7, 1735/6, Canterbury, Connecticut. He married Rebecca Doane on Jan. 20, 1685. She was born May 12, 1668, also in Eastham, Massachusetts. She died December 19, 1758, Canterbury, Connecticut. She was the daughter of John Doane and Hannah Bangs. Elisha's father, Thomas Paine (the younger) died at Eastham MA on Aug. 16, 1706, as an "aged" man, according to the Hopkins genealogy. The younger Thomas, is thought to be the son of an elder Thomas Paine, who settled in Yarmouth, MA in 1639. Evidently both the elder Thomas and his son, the younger Thomas, emigrated from England prior to 1639 when the younger Thomas was 10 years old. "After marriage Elisha and Rebecca Paine settled first at Eastham, but were in Barnstable in 1689. They returned to Eastham and resided there until about 1703, when they removed to that part of Plainfield, now Canterbury, Conn., where he purchased a tract of five hundred acres of wild land. Here he took an active part in all public affairs. He was one of the founders of the church in that town in 1711."

* Elisha and Rebecca had 10 children: 1. Abigail Paine (born Jan., 1686-1762) married Josiah Cleaveland (1690-1750) on Aug. 7, 1710. Abigail and Josiah had 11 children all born at Canterbury, CT. 2. Rebecca Paine, born c1690; died probably in Feb., 1784, Canterbury CT; married Edward Cleveland (1686-1771) of North Kingston RI. They had 8 children. 3. Abraham Paine was baptized in 1691, Barnstable MA. He married Ruth Adams; born on Dec. 10, 1691. They had 10 children. 4. Elisha Paine; born on Dec. 29, 1693, Eastham MA; died on Aug. 26, 1775, Bridgehampton, Suffolk Co. NY married Mary Johnson (9 children). Then, he married Anne ---. 5. Mary Paine; b. Feb. 1, 1695/6, Eastham MA; alive on Feb. 1, 1768. She married Robert Freeman (1696-1754), on Apr. 5, 1722 at Truro MA (9 children). Then she married Edward Waldo (1684-1767), after Dec. 13, 1757. 6. Solomon Paine; b. May 16, 1698, Eastham MA. He married first Ruth Carver (1701-1731), on Mar. 2, 1720/21 (6 children). Then he married Priscilla Fitch (1702/3- c1784), on May 31, 1732, at Canterbury. They had 3 children. 7. Dorcas Paine; b. Feb. 24, 1699/1700, Eastham MA; d. Mar. 3, 1745, Canterbury CT. She married David Adams (1699-1759), on Aug. 27, 1723 ( 8 children). * 8. Constance Paine; b. Feb. 17, 1704/5, Canterbury CT. She married first William Baker (Jr.)(1708/9-1735), on Apr. 27, 1730, at Canterbury. Then she married next Joshua Paine (1697-1775), on Jan. 6, 1736/7, at Canterbury. 9. Hannah Paine; b. ___?; d. ___? received by the Canterbury Church, Aug. 6, 1721 (at age 15?). She married a Mr. Watts, after Jan. 15, 1729/30. 10. John Paine; b. July 12, 1707, Canterbury CT; d. May 18, 1753, at Southold, Suffolk County NY, by an accidental shooting by Richard Howser who thought he was shooting a deer. He married Sarah Church (1713-a1756) on Feb. 12, 1729/30, at Canterbury. They had 5 children.

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Some notes found about Elisha Paine in the History of Canterbury, Windham County, Connecticut: The town of Canterbury occupies the middle of the southern tier of towns in Windham county. It joins New London county...Other settlers soon followed Major Fitch. Samuel Adams, from Chelmsford; Elisha Paine, from Eastham; Obadiah and William Johnson, Samuel and Josiah Cleveland, from Woburn: Thomas Brooks, Rowland Jones and Robert Green, all settled west of the Quinebaug. No record can now be found of the first organization of the town government. The first town clerk was probably Elisha Paine, and the first selectmen William Johnson, Samuel Adams and Eleazer Brown… The first town meeting of which any record is still preserved was that of December 10th, 1717, more than fourteen years after the organization of the town. At that meeting John Woodward was chosen moderator; Samuel Adams, constable; Joseph Adams, town clerk and first selectman; Edward Spalding, Elisha Paine, Samuel Butts and Henry Smith, other selectmen; John Woodward and Solomon Tracy, grand jurors; Samuel Spalding and John Ensworth, fence viewers; John Dyer and Edward Raynsford, listers; Paul Davenport, surveyor; Deliverance Brown, collector; Robert Green, pound keeper; Richard Pellett, tavern keeper; and William Baker was made responsible for the " decency of meeting house." The settlers whose names appear to the agreement to make the described line the division between Canterbury and Plainfield were James Fitch, Samuel Cleveland, Obadiah Johnson, Robert Green, Josiah Cleveland, Elisha Paine, Richard Adams, Thomas Brooks, Benjamin Rood and Isaac Cleveland. The building of the first meeting house was perhaps the most absorbing enterprise with the early settlers of these towns, after they had provided some sort of comfortable habitations for their individual needs. Canterbury plead such weakness that the assembly remitted the usual " country rate " in 1708, on condition that it be used in the construction of the meeting house. This public edifice and a house for the minister were provided by 1711, and in that year the town received from the assembly permission " to gather a church and call a minister to office amongst them, according to the rules of the gospel and the order of discipline established by this government." The church was organized under this privilege, June 13th, 1711, and at the same time Reverend Samuel Estabrook, who had for several years been preaching here, was installed as their pastor. Some of the constituent members of the church were Samuel Estabrook, Eleazer Brown, Elisha Paine, Samuel Cleveland, John Woodward, Richard Woodward and Stephen Frost. In the distribution of common land made under this arrangement, on April 30th, 1723, the following twenty-seven persons received each one and a half shares as being first settlers and planters: Major Fitch, Elisha Paine, John Pike, Thomas Brown, John Adams…

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Fifth Generation Joshua PAINE and Constance PAINE

Joshua Paine was born to Thomas Paine and Constance Paine, being born on August 28, 1697, in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. He married Constance Paine, who was born in February 17, 1704/5, on January 6, 1736/7, at Canterbury. Joshua was the son of Thomas Paine and Hannah Shaw. Joshua died in Amenia, New York, on March 10, 1775. Constance was the daughter of Elisha Paine and Rebecca Doane. Constance had married first William Baker (Jr.)(1708/9-1735), on Apr. 27, 1730, at Canterbury. They had two children: William who was baptized on January 2, 1732, and Sarah who was baptized on December 9, 1733. Next she married Joshua Paine (1697-1775). They had six children. Joshua Paine was mentioned in the 1720 will of his father. The will of Jonathan Sparrow of Eastham, dated 25 Nov. 1737, mentioned, among others, the children of Joshua Paine by "my daughter" Rebecca. Rebecca was called of Eastham; Joshua, of Truro, in marriage red. Joshua Paine and wife Rebecca were admitted to Truro Church 22 July 1722, dismissed in 1730, and received at the Canterbury CT Church from Truro 2 Aug. 1730. They moved at that time to Canterbury and then in 1741 to Brooklyn CT. By 1749, they were at Nine Partners, Dutchess Co. NY.. Joshua Paine was listed on Nine Partners assessment rolls from Feb of 1753 to Feb. of 1762 and on Amenia rolls from June of 1762 to 1778. He was a blacksmith and contributed to the building of a church at Amenia in 1758.

The will of Joshua Paine of Amenia, dated 16 June 1774 and proved 6 Oct. 1775, mentioned wife Constance (executrix); sons Ephraim and Barnabas (executor); children of deceased son Ichabod Sparrow Paine, viz. Rebecca, Joshua and Ichabod Sparrow Paine; daus. Rebecca Dyer and Phebe Munro, and brother-in-law Elisha Paine of Long Island.

Joshua married (2) Constance PAINE on 6 Jan 1736/1737 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut. Constance was born on 17 Feb 1704/1705 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut. She died on 15 May 1787 in Amenia, Duchess, New York.

Joshua had first married Rebecca Sparrow on October 20, 1720, at Eastham, Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Rebecca may have died on September 15, 1736, since a Canterbury Death record reads: Rebecca, d. Sept.15, 1736.

Children of Joshua and Rebecca were as follows: 1. Joshua was born September 11, 1721, at Truro. He died December 12, 1764. 2. Ruth was born April 22, 1723, at Truro and died on April 3, 1740. 3. Abijah (twin) was born March 10, 1725. 4. Elijah (twin) was born March 10, 1725, and died on November 7, 1749. 5. Sparrow was born on August 11, 1725, and died November 15, 1734. 6. Benajah was born October 10, 1728. 7. Ephraim was born August 19, 1730. He was married first to Elizabeth Harris and next to Mary Thompson. 8. Rebecca was born June 19, 1732. She married Samuel Dyer, Jr. 9. Ichabod was born on September 11, 1736. He married Jane Covell.

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It is interesting to note that Joshua and Constance were first cousins and had these children: 1. Barnabas was born on November 28, 1737. He married first Martha Holdridge and then Mary Burrows. Revolutionary Service. 2. Abigail was born August 1, 1739, and died on August 1, 1749, at Canterbury, CT, according to Canterbury Death Records: Abigail, d. Joshua * Constance, d. Aug. 1, 1749 . 3. Uriah was born on June 5, 1741. He died on July 19, 1749, at Canterbury, CT. A death record at Canterbury reads, “Uriah, s Joshua and Constance, d July 19, 1749.” 4. Moses was born April 2, 1744. He died on July 24, 1749, at Canterbury, CT. *5. Phebe was born on October 21, 1746. She died on 15 Oct 1799 (See more below). 6. Anna was September 23, 1748, in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut. She died on January 8, 1749, in Canterbury, CT. Anna PAINE was born on 23 Sep 1748 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut. She died on Jan. 8, 1749 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut.

Some of the Paine descendants in the Revolutionary War that are from STEPHEN HOPKINS of the Mayflower: Daniel Paine, Edward White, Ephraim Paine, Barnabas Paine, Elisha Cleveland, Josiah Cleveland, John Cleveland, Ebenezer Cleveland, Aaron Cleveland, Abraham Paine, Elisha Paine, Barnabas Freeman, Ebenezer Cook, Joseph Paine, Jeremiah Walker, etc.

19 Sixth Generation Phebe PAINE and William Bentley

William Bentley was born to William Bentley and Bathsheba Greene (second wife) on May 29, 1735, in Richmond, Washington, Rhode Island. He died on September 30, 1880, in Troy, Rensellaer, New York. At the age of 21 he first married Abigail Milleman (who was about three years younger) on April 21, 1754. This was in Richmond, Rhode Island. She died about 1783. Children of WILLIAM BENTLEY and Abigail Milleman are: 1. Sarah was born in 1755 in Richmond, Rhode Island. 2. Thomas was born on May 5, 1757, in Richmond, Rhode Island. He served in the Revolutionary War. He married a lady whose first name was Mercy. 3. Elisha was born in 1759 in Richmond, Rhode Island. He served in the Revolutionary War. He married a lady whose first name was Sally. He took custody of his two half-brothers, the twins, David and Jonathan about 1800. Later by 1848, he bought land in Hancock County, Illinois. One report is that he bought land from a Mr. Sutton and the town that was named “Sutton” was re-named “Bentley. 4. Anna was born on July 26, 1762, in Richmond, Rhode Island. She married Benjamin Spink in 1779. 5. William was born on April 25, 1765, in Richmond, Rhode Island. He served in the Revolutionary War when he was only sixteen years of age in 1781 in the Continental Army. He was discharged in June of 1784. He married Anna Matthews in 1785 and they had 11 children. Later, he married Diana Beardsley (Paddock), widow of Joseph Paddock. 6. Bathsheba was born in 1767, likely in Richmond, Rhode Island. She married Caleb Clark. She died on September 17, 1853. 7. Solomon was born on February 17, 1770, likely in Richmond, Rhode Island. He married Lydia Smith. 8. Elizabeth was born on July 13, 1772, likely in Richmond, Rhode Island. She married Jeremiah Bass. William relocated to Tyringham, Massachusetts, during the War years in about 1777. William was a party to numerous court actions, in few of which he emerges the winner. He was sued by his mother and step-father because he did not maintain her in a good decent manner during her natural life although she had signed her dower rights to him. He was sued later for debts by Eliphalet Jones in 1783 and Ismael Spink, and his property was confiscated by court order. He relocated to the Valley of the Hoosick River, Rensselaer County, New York, where his first father-in-law lived. Then William was married about 1785 to Phebe Paine, daughter of Joshua Paine and Constance Paine. Phebe was born on October 21, 1746, in the town of Canterbury, Connecticut, as the second daughter of Joshua Paine and Constance and in 1749 she moved to the town of Amenia, in Dutchess County with her parents. She died on October 15, 1799. Phebe had been widowed twice before, and had children by each of her two prior husbands. She was married at the age of sixteen to Seth Covell, Jr., of Pawlingstown and they had four children. One of their children was Lemuel Covell, who was born about 1764. He was a Baptist minister and served in Providence, Saratoga County, New York. He died in 1806. His father, Seth Covell, Jr., was born about 1749 and died on September 11, 1769, when she was only twenty-three. Also, these children were born: Abigail (born in 1762), Seth (born September 4, 1766) & Alanson

20 (born in 1768). Phebe was also married in 1770, to Samuel Munroe, Jr. They had these six children: Samuel, Archibald, Barnabas, Sarah, Rachel and Phebe. Early in the 1780s she became a widow again due to the death of Samuel, Jr. William and Phebe had these children: 1. John was born on November 10, 1787, in Hoosick, Rensselaer, New York. He died on September 25, 1850 in Lorraine, Jefferson, New York. He first married Rebekah Willard on November 7, 1812. Then he was married to a lady by the first name of Lucy after 1824. He served in the Fifth New York Artillery in the War of 1812. 2. Jonathan was born May 10, 1790, in Troy, New York. He died December 2, 1849, at Woodburn, Illinois. He died without a will and two of his brothers, John and Joshua, came all the way from New York to dispose of their interests. *3. David was born May 10, 1790, in Troy, New York. He died March 1, 1852 in Macoupin County, Illinois. He married Lydia Button August 30, 1821, in Madison County Illinois. 4. Joshua was born on September 6, 1792, in Hoosick, Rensselaer, New York. After the death of his father, he lived with his Uncle Benjamin by terms of his father’s will that was probated in Rensselaer County in 1801. He died on March 19, 1860, in Cortland, New York. He was married first to Cornelia Coval who died in 1844 and later to these ladies: Olive first and then Lorinda. He had a total of seventeen known children. William was a Baptist Minister. There is one reference to him as a "weaver." However, on March 16, 1785, he was ordained in Bennington, VT, and there is evidence that he served as a Baptist minister for a short time in Hoosick, Rensselaer Co., New York. Phebe's brother Dr. Barnabas Paine wrote of the "horrid abuses and inhumanity" of the marriage of Phebe, his sister and William, which was brought to a conclusion on October 23, 1799. On that day, William in a fit of jealously struck his wife with a shoemaker's hammer on one of her arms which was broken in two places; she attempted to escape and had proceeded some way towards a neighbor's home when he overtook her and struck her repeatedly with the edge and head of an axe on her head and shoulders. She survived only a few hours. Barnabas said, “at once bereaved about fourteen children and some of them small of a kind mother.” William was tried and convicted. He was sentenced to hang, but died in prison at Troy in Rensselaer County before the sentence could be carried out. It is unclear about how he died whether it was as a result of an inflammation of the bladder and kidneys or self-inflicted according to newspaper’s reports at the time. In his will written on the ninth day of being in jail, William made his son Elisha guardian of the twins Jonathan and David, William Jr. was guardian of John, and William's brother Benjamin was guardian of the youngest son, Joshua. Special note: Seth Covell, Sr., married Sarah Hurd (born in 1711) on Nov. 22, 1733 in Barnstable County, MA. Their children were: Lemuel; Seth married Phebe Paine; Simon married Susan Mosher; David married Agnes Woodin; John (1733-1806) married Rejoice Smith; Jarusha born c.1735; married John Salmon; Zacheous born c.1740 married first Patience Rogers; married then Mary Woodin; Jane Covell married first Samuel Waters, married second Samuel Martin, married third Ichabob Sparrow Paine. Rev. Lemuel Covell (1761-1806), a respected Baptist minister who pastored in New York and did missionary work in Canada, is the son of Seth, Jr., and Phebe Paine.

21 THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF WILLIAM BENTLEY OF HOOSICK, NEW YORK:

I William Bentley, taking into consideration the peculiar situation of my family and property, think it advisable to make this my last will and testament, Do therefore--imprimis--Give and bequeath unto my son Soloman Bentley one cow being large and a red Colour----- I do likewise give and bequeath unto my son Thomas Bentley one Dollar to be paid by my Executors in Six months after my decease----- I do likewise give and bequeath unto John Bentley one Dollar to be paid by my Executors in six months after my decease. I do hereby further appoint and constitute my son Elisha Bentley to be guardian of my two infant sons Jonathan and David and likewise appoint and constitute my Son William Bentley Jr. to be guardian of my son John Bentley and further do appoint and constitute my Brother Benjamin Bentley to be guardian of my infant son Joshua Bentley. I do hereby further direct that my executors to be hereafter named and appointed to provide out of my estate and effects for the maintenance and instruction of my three infant sons Jonathan, David and John until such time as they may or shall be able to provide and take care of themselves or in other words until they shall have respectively attained the age of twenty one------I do further give and bequeath unto sons Elisha and William, their heirs, executors or administrators and assigns all the rest of residue of my Estate both real and personal and likewise appoint them to be the executors of this my last will and testament------In testimony whereof I hereunto set my name and affix my seal this twenty fourth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred ninety nine. Signed, William Bentley--his seal-- In presence of Thos. Sickels, John Bird and Lawrence Dorset.

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Seventh Generation David BENTLEY and Lydia Button

David Bentley was born May 10, 1790 in Troy, New York, to William and Phebe (Paine) Bentley. He died March 1, 1852 in Macoupin County, Illinois, and was buried in Wayne Cemetery in Macoupin County, Illinois. He married Lydia Button August 30, 1821, in Madison County Illinois. She was born on August 10, 1801, in Vermont and was only forty-four years old when she died on August 26, 1845, in Macoupin County and is also buried in Wayne Cemetery. This left two smaller children for David to care for: Elisha who was seven and Martha who was nine. Their other children were grown and married. In the 1850 census the listing of Macoupin County, Illinois, is: David Bentley - age:60 , (m), occup:Farmer, val: $800, b: NY; Elisha Bentley - age:10, (m), b:IL; & Martha Bentley - age:14,(f), b:IL. Because of the sad experiences and embarrassment over the death of his parents, a family story (by a great-granddaughter) was this, “This Bentley clan of which I am now the last of my generation came to the of America from England after the American Revolution. David and Jonathan Bentley who must have been born about 1790 were fourteen year old twins when they stowed away on a ship they helped load and crossed the Atlantic Ocean. They began their life in the new world in New York City soon after the turn of the century having left a widowed mother in England.” She also stated, “David Bentley migrated to Illinois and was instrumental in naming the village of Troy, Illinois for his home town in New York State. He lived on a farm near Troy. He was by profession a furniture maker.” The children of David Bentley and Lydia Button: ` *1. George Washington was born on August 14, 1822, in Madison County Illinois; He died on March 9, 1870, in Lamar, Barton County, Missouri. He married Nancy Luke on December 18, 1845, and they had fourteen children. 2. Amanda was born on March 17, 1825, and died May 14, 1899. She was married first to Stephen Davis in 1845 with one child being born and then to Samuel Drake with five children being born to this union. 3. Mary was born on March 17, 1825, and died on May 14, 1889. She married first James Walker with seven children being born and then to Samuel Drake. 4. Lydia was born about 1832 in Illinois. She died before 1840. 5. Martha (#1) was born after 1825 in Illinois. She died before 1840 in Illinois. 6. William was born on May 10, 1828, and died on October 10, 1870. He was married to Mary Clarissa Luke and they had at least 4 children. 7. Jasper was born about 1830 in Illinois. 8. Martha (#2) was born April 17, 1836, and died on February 19, 1855. She was buried in the Staunton City Cemetery. She married Stephen T. Sawyer on March 18, 1852, and they had 2 children. 9. Elisha was born on August 3, 1838, and died October 10, 1902. He married Caroline Sawyer on September 6, 1863, and they had 12 children.

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Eighth Generation George Washington BENTLEY and Nancy Luke George Washington Bentley was born to August 14, 1828 to David Bentley and Lydia Button in Quincy, Illinois. He was married to Nancy Luke on December 18, 1845, in the Madison County Clerk’s Office. Nancy was born on March 2, 1827 in Illinois to John Luke and Martha Thurston and died on May 19, 1909, in Sorento, Illinois. In 1846 George gained the title to eighty acres of land from his Uncle Jonathan. He was engaged in farming in providing most of the sustenance for his family. A few years later in 1858 he also bought land in Gillespie and operated a general store. He was a school teacher. It is said that he taught in Macoupin County, Fayette County and Bond County. Later, he bought land in Bond County, Illinois in 1865. He also served as clerk of many auction sales. Then he decided to sell out and to move west and traveled across Missouri to Barton County, Missouri, about twenty miles from the Kansas line. He bought land there on October 29, 1869. However, he died on March 9, 1870, in Lamar, Missouri, with complications of TB, being only forty-seven at the time of his death. One month later, his daughter Rosabel was born to Nancy. He was also an active Mason. After the death of George and the birth of their daughter, she made the decision to return to the area where she had lived in Bond County, Illinois. She lived in Cotton Grove Precinct. It was not far from her oldest son, John Lewis, who returned after serving in the Civil War. He married his wife and had his home in Macoupin County with a Bunker Hill address. Later, Nancy moved from her country home into the town of Sorento, where she bought a small home, among family members. She was buried in Sunnyside Cemetery in Sorento by her son William. Children born to George Washington & Nancy Luke: 1. John Lewis was born in Macoupin County, Illinois, on February 3, 1847. He died at Bell Font, Baxter County, Arkansas on April 26, 1925 and is buried in Bentley Cemetery, Bentley Ridge, Arkansas. John was a Free-Will Baptist minister and donated the land for the cemetery and a church (now gone). John Lewis married Rachel Kaziah Kirchner on December 31, 1868, and they had fourteen children. Rachel was born May 8, 1849, in Jersey County, Illinois and died on June 2, 1926, in Bell Font, Baxter County, Arkansas. 2. Lydia Elvira was born in Macoupin County, Illinois, on May 23, 1848. Ilvira married James Harvey Jones on June 9, 1866, and they had five children. She died on March 25, 1873, in Bond County, Illinois, just ten days after the birth of her fifth child. Her husband died less than one month later. 3. Lafayette was born in Macoupin County, Illinois, on January 7, 1850. He was married to Margaret E. Jett on June 7, 1880, and they had five children. She died on January 10, 1927, in Dewey County, South Dakota, at the home of her son, “Bert,” who lived there. Lafayette died on October 10, 1929, in Bond County, Illinois. 4. George Washington, Jr., was born on July 24, 1851, in Macoupin County, Illinois. He first married Mary Ella Coyle (1855-1897) on January 13, 1876 with thirteen children being born and his second wife was Frances (Blackburn) Jennings. He died on August 18, 1927, at Sorento in Bond County, Illinois. 5. William was born on January 1, 1853, and never married. He died in 1928. 6. Nancy Alice was born August 8, 1854. She married Thomas Chestnut in 1871 and they had five children. She died on March 2, 1923.

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7. James Thomas was born on January 26, 1856. He married Norah Jane Biggs (1864-1901) in October 17, 1881, and they had eleven children. He died on September 12, 1939, at Sorento in Bond County, Illinois. *8. Martha Ann was born on September 24, 1857, in Bond County, Illinois. She married John Christopher Hoxsey, a veterinarian, on December 30, 1875. They had twelve children. She died on December 31, 1921, in Girard, Illinois and is buried in the Girard Cemetery. 9. David Stephen was born on March 2, 1860, in Gillespie, Illinois. He died on August 18, 1860. 10. Sarah Jane was born on September 13, 1861, in Gillespie, Illinois. She married William Thomas Martin (1858-1941) on August 30, 1879, with nine children being born. She died on November 10, 1932, in Sorento, Illinois. 11. Amanda L. was born May 9, 1863, in Gillespie, Illinois. Her father operated a general store there as well as teaching school. She died in 1948 in DeVall’s Bluffs, Arkansas. She was the second wife of George A. Everman (1862-1936). They took possession of homestead land in 1911. After seven years they sold the land and purchased land in Arkansas where they relocated. 12. Clarissa was born on August 22, 1865 in Bond County, Illinois. She married William N. Turner (1869-1948) on November 21, 1891. They had eight children. She died on July 17, 1935, in Sorento, Illinois. 13. Charles Ulysses was born on February 27, 1868, in Bond County, Illinois. He died on January 28, 1869. 14. Rosabel was born one month after her father’s death on April 10, 1870, in Lamar County, Missouri. She died on April 21, 1955, in Sorento, Illinois. She married William S. Griffith, a coal miner, on October 22, 1890, and they had four children.

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Ninth Generation Martha Ann BENTLEY and John Christopher Hoxsey John Christopher Hoxsey was born on April 25, 1858, on his father’s farm in Madison County, Illinois. He was the oldest son of William and Jincy Gray (Lyons) Hoxsey. He died on May 17, 1919, in Girard, Illinois. He was buried in the Hoxsey Cemetery in Madison County, near Alhambra where many of his family is buried. John Christopher was married to Martha Ann Bentley, the daughter of George and Nancy (Luke) Bentley, on December 30, 1875, in Madison County by Michael Size, Justice of the Peace. She was born on September 24, 1857, in Bond County, Illinois, and died on December 31, 1921, in Girard Cemetery. John Christopher attended the St. Louis Veterinary Institute of St. Louis, Missouri. He began his practice as a veterinary in Madison County and continued his practice until 1904 when he moved to Girard and opened a veterinary hospital there. He developed the Hoxsey treatment for cancer. His son, Harry Hoxsey, continued the treatment even after the death of his father. Harry moved to Dallas, Texas, and opened a Hoxsey Cancer Clinic in the 1920s. The Food and Drug Administration brought suit against his clinic that his treatment “for internal cancer are worthless.” In 1960, the FDA banned the sale of Hoxsey’s remedy. Although the Hoxsey Treatment has not been obtainable in the United States for over thirty years, it is still available at an alternative medicine clinic in Tijuana, Mexico. The children of John Christopher and Martha Hoxsey were: 1. Nellie E. was born was born on October 11, 1876, in Madison County, Illinois. She married a Mr. Vorbeck and died in Michigan. 2. James R. was born on April 9, 1878, in Madison County, Illinois. He died in Sorento, Illinois. 3. William Henry was born on July 25, 1880, in Madison County, Illinois. He married Amanda Ellen Klagues on October 19, 1904, in Girard, Illinois. He died on September 15, 1955 in Gillespie, Illinois. 4. John W. was born on February 16, 1882, in Madison County, Illinois. He died on March 3, 1884, in Madison County, Illinois. 5. Mattie E. was born on June 20, 1883, in Madison County, Illinois. She married Frank Voyles first and then William Luby. She died in Auburn, Illinois. 6. Ella Belle was born on March 15, 1884, in Madison County, Illinois. She married Mr. Boyer first and then Mr. Riddell. She died in Girard, Illinois. 7. Becky W. was born August 22, 1885, in Madison County, Illinois. She married Mr. Gibson. She died in Virden, Illinois. 8. Nora Lee was born on March 18, 1891, in Madison County, Illinois. She married Mr. Bates first and then Walter McLughan. She died in Taylorville, Illinois. 9. Bertha was born on November 19, 1892, in Madison County, Illinois. She married Mike Smith. She died on April 22, 1920, in Girard, Illinois. 10. Nancy Viola was born on October 8, 1894, in Madison County, Illinois. She married George Trojcak. 11. Noah Daniel was born on January 1, 1897, in Madison County, Illinois. He died May 29, 1931, in Girard, Illinois. 12. Harry Mathias was born on October 23, 1901, in Madison County, Illinois. He married Grace as his first wife and may have been married again. He died on December 23, 1974, in Dallas, Texas.

26 JOHN C. HOXSEY, V.S. John C. Hoxsey, V.S., a prominent and successful veterinary surgeon of Girard, Illinois, is one of a family of seven children born to William and Gincey G. (Lyons) Hoxsey. He was born on his father’s farm in Madison County, Illinois, April 25, 1856. William Hoxsey, our subject’s father, was born in the State of Kentucky and chose the profession of a physician as his calling but later in life he became interested in farming in Madison County, Illinois, and through his skilled methods became a farmer of success and prominence. Mr. Hoxsey died in November, 1902. Dr. John C. Hoxsey received his preliminary educational training in the common schools of Madison Count and during his leisure hours read medical books. After his graduation from the schools of Madison County, he entered the St. Louis Veterinary Institute at St. Louis, Missouri. Upon graduating from that institution, he began the practice of his profession in Madison County. Dr. Hoxsey remained in Madison County and continued his practice there until 1904, when he removed to Girard and purchased his present property, building a first class veterinary hospital at a cost of $4,000. The hospital is a modern brick structure and measures 44 by 50 feet in ground dimensions and is 20 feet high, containing 12 box stalls and a large carriage room on the main floor besides his offices, and five living rooms on the second floor. Our subject’s practice extends all over Macoupin County and in portions of the adjoining counties. His stable also accommodates a large livery and boarding trade, making his stable the only first class one in Girard. Dr. Hoxsey is well qualified for his profession. He took a special course on the diseases of the horse, and then passed the State examination at Springfield, Illinois. On December 28, 1876, Dr. Hoxsey was married to Martha A. Bentley, a daughter of George W. Bentley of Macoupin County, and they are the parents of 12 children, 11 of whom are still living. Dr. Hoxsey is a member of the Illinois State Veterinary Surgeon Association of Decatur, Illinois. (From “Biographical Record of Macoupin, Illinois”)

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Tenth Generation William Henry HOXSEY and Amanda Ella Klagues

William Henry Hoxsey was born on July 25, 1880, in Olive Township near Alhambra in Madison County, Illinois. He was the third of twelve children born to John Christopher and Martha Hoxsey. He died on Sunday, September 18, 1955, at his home in Gillespie, Illinois, and was buried in the Girard Cemetery.

William married Amada Ella Klagues on October 19, 1904, at Girard. She was the daughter of Henry and Louisa (Skelton) Klagues and was born October 15, 1885. She died December 14, 1967, and was buried beside her husband in the Girard Cemetery.

After his marriage, he lived in Girard. He worked with his father, a Veterinarian, at the “Hoxsey Stables.” He learned about treating animals from his father. He went to work at the mines in Gillespie. Ella still lived in Girard for two years until the house was paid in full. Ella united with the Girard Christian Church on March 27, 1931. Then in 1931 they sold their house in Girard and bought their house in Gillespie where they lived for the rest of their lives. He worked in the mines as a “mule-feeder” and took care of the mules and horses as well until they were taken out of the mines. He also did some veterinary work on the side which he had learned from his father.

The children of William Henry and Amanda (Klagues) Hoxsey were as follows: 1. Robert Howard was born on December 7, 1906 and died December 19, 1980. He married Myrtle Ruth Edwards on February 30, 1930, at Girard, Illinois. 2. Thelma Louise was born in c1909 as a blue baby. 3. Kenneth was born June 29, 1911, and died August 14, 1967. He was unmarried. 4. Herbert was born June 29, 1917 and died on December 23, 1990. He was married first to Clara Rendelman and then to Alberta Daley. 5. Vera was born June 27, 1923, and died on November 9, 2003. She married Floyd Cunningham.

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Eleventh Generation Robert Howard HOXSEY and Myrtle Ruth Edwards

Robert Howard Hoxsey was born on December 7, 1906 at Girard, Illinois. He was the oldest child of William and Ella Hoxsey. He died on December 19, 1980, at the St. Francis Hospital in Litchfield, Illinois. He was buried in the Mayfield Memorial Cemetery, south of Carlinville.

Howard married Myrtle Ruth Edwards on February 23, 1930, at Girard, Illinois. She was born on November 29, 191i0, near Donnellson, Illinois, to Jacob and Cellie Edwards. She worked at the garment factories in Benld, Forest City and Litchfield. She died at the McLean Nursing Home in Bloomington, Illinois, on July 3, 1984. She was also buried in the Mayfield Memorial Cemetery.

Howard worked as a farm employee, coal miner, factory employee and for Wiese funeral Home in Carlinville. The family lived in Girard, Gillespie, Palmyra, Carlinville and Litchfield.

The children of Howard and Myrtle Hoxsey are as follows: 1. Betty Lou who was born on May 22, 1933, in Macoupin County Hospital in Carlinville, Illinois. She married Gerald R. Steffy in Carbondale, Illinois, while they were students at Southern Illinois University. 2. Bonnie Faye was born on October 10, 1936, in Macoupin County, Illinois. Bonnie married Wayne Mohr on March 17, 1956, in Effingham, Illinois.

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Twelfth Generation Betty Lou HOXSEY and Gerald Steffy

Betty Lou Hoxsey was born in the Macoupin County Hospital in Carlinville, Illinois, on May 22, 1933. Her parents were Robert Howard Hoxsey and Myrtle Ruth Edwards and lived in Girard when she was born. They moved to Gillespie across the yard from Howard’s parents when she was eight months old. She attended Maple Street School in Gillespie and Douglas School near Palmyra, being the only one in her grade with a total of fourteen in this one room school. She attended and graduated from the Carlinville High School in 1951. She was co-salutatorian of her high school class.

Betty Lou attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, where she met Gerald Steffy and they soon began dating in the fall. Betty Lou and Gerald were married on June 1, 1952. Gerald, a Baptist minister, was born on March 11, 1932, to Raymond and Emma (Young) Steffy in Robinson, Illinois. They lived in Robinson the first summer while Gerald worked in a filling station had a summer pastorate in Palestine. Then they moved to Carbondale in the fall to attend school. Their two children: Vicki was born on July 7, 1953 in Harrisburg and Gerald II was born on April 29, 1955. Gerald graduated in 1955 from S.I.U. They moved to Fort Worth, Texas, where he graduated from Southwestern Baptist Seminary in 1959. While in Seminary, Betty Lou went to work in 1957 for a medical doctor, then Armour’s Packing Company and finally at Fort Worth and Denver Railway Company. After seminary, she worked as secretary for two law firms (in Fairfield and Chicago Heights), clinic administrator (Olney), Glenfield Baptist Church (Glen Ellyn), McDonald’s office (Chicago Heights) and Lakeland Baptist Association in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Betty Lou assisted Gerald in the ministry as a faithful helper after they were married. Their Illinois student pastorates of Baptist Churches were: New Burnside and Valier First. Their seminary pastorate was at Powderly, Texas. Since graduation they have served the following churches: North Side, Fairfield (1959-1963); Main Street, Olney (1963-1968); Glenfield, Glen Ellyn (1968-1971); and Temple, South Chicago Heights (1971- 1978). Gerald served as pastor of Kingshighway Baptist Church in St. Louis, Missouri (1978-1980) and Layton Avenue Baptist Church in Greenfield, Wisconsin (1981-1986). Betty Lou and Gerald were appointed as Home Missionaries by the Home Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention beginning January 1, 1987, when Gerald bean serving as Director of Missions for the Metro Peoria Baptist Association in Peoria, Illinois, retiring on June 30, 1997. After retirement, he began teaching with Illinois Baptist College of Galesburg as Bible Instructor at extensions in Decatur (1997-2005) and Peoria (1997- ). He was called by the Calvary Baptist Church in Streator, Illinois, to help a church by commuting (62 miles) that was about ready to close then and has grown to be a thriving church. Their children: Vicki now lives in Streator and works there. Gerald II (Jerry) has recently moved to Downers Grove, Illinois. He has two grown children: Joshua (born in 1983) who works in Orland Park and Kristyn (born in 1981) who married David Studebaker and lives in Normal, Illinois.

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First Generation: Stephen & Mary Hopkins

Second Generation: Constance Hopkins & Nicholas Snow

Third Generation: Mary Snow & Thomas Paine II

Fourth Generation: Capt. Thomas Paine III & Hannah Shaw Fourth Generation: Elisha Paine & Rebecca Doane

Fifth Generation: Joshua Paine & Constance Paine

Sixth Generation: Phebe Paine & William Bentley

Seventh Generation: David Bentley & Lydia Button

Eighth Generation: George Washington Bentley & Nancy Luke

Ninth Generation: Martha Ann Bentley & John Christopher Hoxsey

Tenth Generation: William Henry Hoxsey & Amanda Ella Klageus

Eleventh Generation: Robert Howard Hoxsey & Myrtle Ruth Edwards

Twelfth Generation: Betty Lou Hoxsey & Gerald Steffy

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