WARD AND ALLIED FAMILIES
A GENEALOGICAL STUDY WITH BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES
Prep,ueJ anJ Privately Printed for
MARJORIE MONTGOMERY WARD
BY THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY, Inc. NEW YORK 1930
To the Memory of A. Montgomery VV ard Pioneer Merchant of Chica.go and Origina.tor of th.e Ma.ii Order Business-A Citizen of Ra.re PuLlic Spirit, Who Left His Finest Monument in the Preservation of Chicago's Lake Front for Public P a.rk Uses and His Wife Mrso Elizaheth Cohh Ward Whose Philanthropies, Particularly in the Cause of Education, Were Notable No Less for Their Vision and Wise Planning Than for Their Vast Proportions This Volume is Dedicated in Loving Devotion 1._ u~ Marjorie Montgomery Ward
Contents PAGE
vVard • • • . . • . . 7
Cobb • . • 51
Squier . . 103
Bonnell • . . 113
1~0.,_ '~l;t .U.J..LJ. I. • . • . . 125
Bicknell • . • . 131
Stone • . . . . . 147
Whipple • • . . . • . • 161
Taylor • . . . • • 167
Hinckley • . • . 175
\¥ARD ARMS Ar1ns-Azure, a cross between four eagles displayed argent. Crest-On a mount v~rt a hind couchant argent. (Crozier: "General Armory." Burke: "General Armory.") Motto-Sub cr-uce salus. (Fairbairn: ''Crests.")
7
~~~::.-;.--~=::..-.,- HE Ward family has an ancient and honorable English history. The origin of the name goes back to the days of the Vikings, \vho made themselYes masters, not only of the seas, but also of much of Europe. When William the Conqueror came over into England, he had Wards among the lists of his "noble captains," and there were others of the name among the descendants of the old sea kings \vho fought against him at Hastings. In the year I I 73 a \Villiam de la Warde lived at Chester, England, and from that time on, his family and descendants increased in importance and wealth until severai generations later, when William Ward, of Dudley Castle, was created the first Earl of Derby. The \Vard family spread throughout various counties of England, and finally was brought to America. Since the planting of the family on ~American soil the Ward name has reached out to practically every State of the lJnion, and in reviewing the annals of Amer ican history, we find many of the name to have won places of high distinction and honor in both State and national, as well as civic, affairs.
Several of the name were earlv,_. settlers in America, and while not connected with the Ne\v Jersey family still have borne with honor the name which held so high a place in the home land. Of these was Andrew Warde, according to Som erby and other experienced genealogists, who was a grandson of Richard Ward, of Homersfield, County Suffolk, England, who was of a branch of the Gorleston Wards. Andrew Warde was at Watertown, Massachusetts, made freeman, May 14, 1634, and removed to Wethersfield, Connecticut, in 1635. In 1641 he removed to Stamford, Connecticut, vvhere, with Robert Coe he bought, in 1640, the land in what is now Stamford, for a colony from Wethersfield. When, in 1643, the
9
WARD
Rev. Richard Denton removed to Hempstead, Long Island, Andrew Warde fol lowed him, and remained there until about I 6 50. Then he settled in Fairfield, Connecticut, ,vhere he died in 1659. Edmund Ward, his son, settled at East chester, in Westchester County, New York.
(Ward: "Andre,v Warde and His Descendants," pp. 7-8, 12. Bolton: "History of the County of Westchester, New York," Vol. \ 7, p. 254.) The family of our particular interest has been long resident in Morris County, Ne,v Jersey, and records of their members are to be found in both the Congregational Church at l\1adison, New Jersey, and in the records of the First Presbyterian Chi.1rch of Chatham situated at Bottle Hill, now Madison, New Jer sey. The First Presbyterian Church of Chatham changed its name to the First Presbyterian Church in lVIadison ia 1845 ("Centennial of the Village Church in Chatham," 1923, p. 17). So intimately is the family connected with this locality and so closely allied to its church life that some of the history of both locality and institution is of enlightening interest herewith: Chatham in the early part of the last century was a rather large place. The to,vnship had in it: Bottle Hill, Hickory Tree, Genungto,vn, Bonneltovln, Chatham Village, Union Hill, and other settlements. The village church in Chatha~ was organized in 1823, but before that the inhabitants attended church at Bottle Hill. There the church was estab lished in 1747 as the Church of South Hanover, this region being in territory known as Hanover at that time. The parent church was at Whippany in Hanover bounds, established in 17r8, ;ind this was the first church west of Newark and Elizabethto,vn. l\1orris Tow71ship was set off from Hanover in 1798, and Chatham Township was formed from parts of Morris and Hanover to-vvnships in 1806. By Act of Legisla ture, Sessions of 1817-18, the name of the First Presbyterian Congre gation of Chatham was given to the Bottle Hi11 Church. So in 1823 when the village church in Chatham was organized, the name was taken to distinguish it. ("Centennial of the Village Church in Chatham, New Jersey," 1923, p. 17.) 11
WARD
In the year 1713 the to\vnship of Hanover ceased to be a part of Burlington County through the setting off of the county of Hunterdon, and for the next t\venty-two years the territory in and about Whip panoug (Whippany) was a to,\rnship in that county. ( Chas. A. Philho\ver: "Brief History of Chatham, 1{orris County, N e,v Jersey," I 914, published by the Levvis Historical Publishing Co.) On the lviinutes of the Session of Bottle Hill Church; under date of _A..ugust 17, 1795~ is this item: The Clerk reported that according to the direction of the Session he had called upon the former Clerk for the Church Records \vhich ,vere left in his hands and was informed that by some means or other they \Vere lost or destroyed and that no Records previous to the appointment of the present Clerk can be obtained. ( Original Records of :Wiadison, N e,v Jersey, Presbyterian Church, seen in January, 1928.) Israel, Thomas and David Ward were among the first settlers of Bottle Hill, ,vhich ,vas settled about 1740, or shortly after, according to Mr. Tuttle's ''History of the 11adison Church," published in 1855. It is evident that the Thomas here referred to is the Thomas Warde \vho died there, April 10, 1752, in his thirty-seventh year, and \vhose tombstone is still standing in 1928. It is also evident that the David here mentioned is that David, Jr., son of David, who according to the latter's \vill, in r 764, had a plantation in l\forris County. It is also probable that the Israel to ,vhom reference is made, is Captain Israel Ward, who O\vned land adjoining that of David just mentioned. Concerning the ancestry of these three early pioneers, this information has been gleaned from the authorities cited: Thomas \f\Tarde, as the name is found on his tombstone, ,vas doubtless the oldest of the three Bottle Hill pioneers. Owing largely, probably, to the loss of the early church records of Bottle Hill, nothing is certainly kno\vn of him more than is found on his tombstone, which stands next to that of Samuel Lum, and which reads: "Here lyes ye Body of Thomas Warde, Deed April ye roth 1752 in ye 37th year of his age." No stone of any other Warde ( or Ward) is very near, but it is noteworthy that only two 13
WARD stones, closely set, separate that of Thomas Warde from the stones erected to the memory of Captain Nathaniel Bonnel and his wife Joanna, whose daughter mar ried Captain Israel Ward; the said two stones being those of Samuel Lum and Benjamin Bonnel. This is probably a coincidence, for it seems a most reasonable supposition, though positive proof is lacking, that he was the son Thomas named in the will of Caleb Ward, of Ne,vark, New Jersey, dated December 31, 1735, proved April 14, 1736, and whose ancestry is traceable, and \vho is not of our line. (New Jersey _i\.rchives, 1st series, Vol. XXX, p. 5 I 2.) The administratrix of the estate of Thomas Ward, "late of Morris County, deceased," was Susanna Ward, his ''\vidow and Relix." Gideon Hedges signed her administration bond, both he and Susanna being of Morris County, May 26, 1752. The inventory of the estate \Vas taken June 1, 1752, by William Dixon and David Young. Information is lacking regarding any chiidren that Thomas and his wife Susanna may have had. While it is noted that Thomas \Vard was about twenty two years of age when Captain Israel Ward was born~ and died when Captain Israel was about fifteen ·years of age; yet there is no evidence of any near rela tionship between Thomas and Israel. Even the spelling of the names on the tombstones is different (Warde and Ward). The probable ancestry of Israel is given elsewhere. Records of the Madison Presbyterian Church show the mention of the fol lowing members of the Ward family. On the records at the Madison, New Jer sey, Presbyterian Church, prior to 1803, appears: Among the Assessors, Col lectors and Trustees of the church were: David Ward, 1768; Enos Ward, 1771;
David Ward, Jr., 1780; Silas Ward, 18o3. Phebe Ward1 one of the original members of the Bottle Hill Church, was born in 1731, and married Thomas Genung in 1748. (This item is not found in the church records, but is obtained from another source by the compiler of the Genung-Ganong Genealogy.) ("Genung-Ganong Genealogy," 19o6, p. 131.) On ;,a list of members belonging to the church of South Hanover in 1803 and who have joined it since that date," the earliest \Vards admitted (so far as shown in the list) are : 15
\V.A.RD
Enos \\Tard, admitted in this church in 1763, died in 1819. 11:ehetable Burnet, \,·ife of Enos Ward, admitted for the first in 1763, died in November, 1813. Hanna \Vard, daughter of Enos \Vard, admitted for the first 1792, moved out of its bounds in 1824. Elizabeth Bonnel, \Yido\,. of Israel Ward, admitted for the first in 1795, died August, r8o8. Lydia \Vard, \,·ido\Y of Benjamin \Vard, admitted I 796. Johannah v\rard, admitted for the first I 797; moved. X o others are found prior to 1803, but of course the list does not include such as had been members before 1803 and had either died or moved a\vay. No earlier list of members is found in the records no\v extant. ( Original Church Records seen in January, 1928, in Jvfadison, N e\v Jersey.)
T l RICH_.\RD \V.. A.RD, of Stretton, County Rutland, died in England; buried at Stretton:- July 19, 1635. His \vill \Vas dated ...Aprii 22, 1635, proved October 2, 1635. Richard \\'.ard ,vas t\\·ice married. His first ,vife's name is not kno,vn. His second ,vife, Joice or Joyce, survived him and emigrated to Xe\v England, ,vhere she made her ,vill at \\1ethe:-sfield, Connecticut, X ovember 15, 1640. Cop ies of the ,\-ills of Richard \\Tarde and Joyce \\rarde are here attached: I Richard \\1arde of Stretton in the countie of Rutland doe consti tute and make this mv last ,,·ill and testament in manner and form fol- ~ lo\,·ing: I give to Thomas \Varde my eldest son 20s. and to every of his children one e\,·e sheepe ,,·orth 6s. 8d. I giYe unto Ed,vard \\iarde my second son my shopp ,Yith all my ,vorking tooles, all the goods in my coffer at Stamford, and £5 to be paid one month after my decease and fro \vithin t\VO years, and he shall be a serYant to oversee his mother's business and to have his dyet oi her so 1ong as they are pleased to d\vell together; and if he shall take such a ,vife as his mother shall be \Yell pleased \Yith, my \Yill is that be shall haYe my house and home stead after his mother~ s decease; but if he marry contrary to his
mother's mind. then mY ,vill is that _.\nthonv mv third son shall have it:~ ,,, .I ., J and if .-\nthony die ,,·ithout issue, then \\Tilliam my iourth son shall have 17
WARD it; and if William die childless, then Robert my fift son shall have it; and if Robert die childless, then John my sixt son shall have my house and homestead. I give to .i\nthony my third son, at the age of one and twenty, £30 and one cupbord standing in the hall, and all the sheepe that are known to be his. I give to William my fourth son £10 at one and twenty. I give to Robert my fift son £20 at one and twenty. I give to John my sixt son £20 at one and t,venty. I give unto Mary Fletcher my daughter 20s., and to J\1ary her daughter two ewe sheepe. To the parish church at Stretton 10s. To the poor inhabitants of Stretton 10s. All other my goods I give to Joice my now wife, whom I make my sole executrix, and I intreat John Rowlett, William Bacon and Thomas Hibbens my neighbours to be supervisors. Dated 22 April, 1635. Mark of Richard Warde. \Vitnesses: William Bacon, Thomas Hib bens. Proved at London 2 October, 1635, by the oath of Joyce Warde, the relict and executrix. I Joyce v-vr ard of Wethersfield, being sicke in body but whole in mynd, doe make my last ,vill and testament this r5th day of November, in the present yeare of the Lord Christ, 1640, in manner and forme as followeth: I give to foure of my sonnes, that is to say, Anthony Ward, Willie V\1ard, Robert \Vard and John \Vard, each of them a pare of sheets, and to my eldest sonne Edward I give twelve pence in money. Furthermore I make my sonne in law John Fletcher my whole and sole Executor to pay and discharge all those debts (and) legaces which I am bowned to perf orme, and for to see my body brought to the ground in a decent manner. Memorand: That I Joyce Ward have left my sonne Robert a portion wch his father gave him, wch is twenty pound, in England, in the hands of my sonne Ed,vard Ward. I have made Mr. W oolerstone of Clipsum in England, in the County of Rutland, my Atturney for the receave yt for my use. If he have gott yt then my son Robert shall have the whole twenty pound; but if yt be not gotten, then the six pounds wch I paid for the putting out the saide Robert Ward to Apprentice shall be prte of that twenty pounds. Joyce Ward her mark. Witness: Nathaniel Dickinson, Robert Prichat. Proved 4 March, 1640-41. Child by first wife:
I. Thomas, who was a legatee with his father's children in his father's will in 1635. 19
WARD
Children by second wife:
2. Mary, born about 16o7; married John Fletcher, sometime of Wethers- 6eld, later of l\1ilford, Connecticut. He deposed October 16, 1661, aged fifty-nine. Their daughter, Mary, ,vas baptized at Stretton, County Rutland, l\1ay 10, 1633. 3. Ed\\rard, legatee, under his father's will of his father's shop, tools, house and homestead; buried at Stretton, County Rutland, February 3, 1662-63; married Isabell, ,vho was buried there in June, 1664. Chil dren: l\1ary, baptized June 24, 1637, buried l\1arch 6, 1682-83; John, baptized l\fay 20, 1639, buried December 21, 1679; Samuel, bap tized January 11, 1640-41; Rebecca, buried July 12, 1664. 4. Anthony, probably left in England, although this fact is not definitely established. 5. \\i"iliiam, aiso probably left in England. 6. Robert, shown in mother's ,,·ill to have been apprenticed to a trade before his mother left England. 7. I 0/111) of ,,rhom further. 8. Richard, buried at Stretton, Xovember 31, 1631. 9. Richard, buried at Stretton, in 1633. ( "Ne,v York Genealogical and Biographical Records," Vol. XLIX, pp. 262- 263-64.) II LIEUTEi'J... A.NT JOHN \V.t\RD, son of Richard and Joice or Joyce Ward, was born in England about 1625, and died about November 1 1 1694, hjs will being dated October 31 and proved November 20 of that year. He settled at Branford, Connecticut, about 1648, and lived there many years; was representative in 1666, and signed the Plantation and Church covenant in 1667. In 1661 he testifies that he is about thirty-six years of age. He married (first) Sarah; (second) Mrs. Hannah (Crane) Huntington. Children, records do not give name of mother :
1. John) of ,vhom further. 21
WARD
2. Mary, born in 1654; married Samuel Harrison. 3. Nathaniel, born in 1656; married Christiana Swaine.. 4. Hannah, born in 1658; married Jonathan Baldwin. 5. Elizabeth, born in 166o. 6. Dorcas, born in 1662; married Joseph Harrison. 7. Deborah ; married Eliphalet Johnson. 8. Phebe; married John Cooper. 9. Sarah; married J abesh 01 John :Rogers .. ("New York Genealogical and Biographical Record," Vol. XLIX ( 1918), p. 264. Crayon: "Rockaway Records of ~1orris County, New Jersey Families" ( 1902), p. 249. Chambers: "Early Germans of New Jersey" ( 1895), p. 556. "History of Essex and Hudson Counties, New Jersey," p. 367. New Jersey Archives, I st series, \T ol. XXIII, pp. 489-90. Robert .. A.twater Smith: "Sup plementary History and Personnel of Towns belonging to the Colony of New Haven" (1902)~ p. 617.) III JOHN WARD, JR., son of John Ward, was born in Branford, Connecticut, ...A.pril 10, 1650, and died probably in Newark, New Jersey, in 16g5, where he resided. His \vill, dated 1fay 2, 16g5, was proved September 20, 16g5. John Ward married (first) 1-fiss Lyon, daughter of Henry Lyon; (second) Abigail Kitchell, born August 10, 1661, daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (Wakeman) Kitchell. The children named in his ,vill were:
I. John. 2. Jonathan. 3. David, of \vhom further. 4. Mary (lviarie). (Ibid.) .IV DAVID WARD, son of John Ward, Jr., was born about 1680, and died December 14, "I i68" ( I 767), aged eighty-eight. ( His will says "aged and 23
WARD infirm.") His will, dated September 9, 1764, \vas probated February 18~ 1768. He resided in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey; at one time owned ninety acres of land at a place called Bears Swamp, but had sold it before the date of his will. Executers of his will were his son, David Ward, and son-in-law, Nathaniel Chandler. Witnesses: Phinehas Baldwin, Daniel Matthewes, Robert Boyd. David Ward married lVIary Brown. Children:
I. David; had a plantation in lV[orris County. He was born probably about 1720. His will, dated October 30, 1783, was proved December .6, 1787. He ,vas a yeoman, residing at Chatham, in Hanover Town ship. To his son Enos he willed twelve acres "in the swamp adjoin- ing Captain Israel Ward's land." One provision of his will was: "John n1acGillavaray to be maintained by Enos and Ichabod during his natural life." Some of his daughters were not yet of age in 1783. David Ward married Hannah Farrand, of Newark. Children (all named in his ,vill except Phebe) : i. Enos, born in I 744-45; married Mehetable Burnet. ii. Ichabod; married (first) Mrs. Johanna (Day) I ... um; (second) Mrs. Esther (Broadwell) Frost. iii. David, born September 19, 1749; married Hamutal Ladner. iv. Hannah; married Benjamin Bonnel, Jr. v. Polly; married Isaac Howard. vi. Betty; "married John Johnson." ( She could not have been the "Betty Johnson, wife of John Johnson, who died October 14~ 1855, aged 66 years," tombstone at Madison, New Jersey.) vii. Sarah; married Philip Cochran. viii. Phebe, died aged about twenty years; unmarried.
(Wills at Trenton, New Jersey, Book I, p. 264; Book 29, p. 466. Littell: "Passaic Valley Families,'' pp. 120 and 462.)
2. Moses, born in I 728, died in 1784. 3. Ezekiel; had a place in the highlands. 4. Phebe; married Nathaniel Chandler.
5. Captain lsrae/7 of whom further. 25
WARD
6. Josiah, who died in 1820-21; he resided in 1820 in the township of Chatham, Morris County, New Jersey. In his will, dated November 9, 1820, proved April 18, 1821, he orders his "real" property sold, but excepts a house and house lot which he wills to his wife. Josiah married (probably as a second wife), Theadorah. (One Josiah Ward married at New Providence, New Jersey, October 16, 1777, Dora Leonard.) His children ( in order. named in will) : Betsey, Israel, David, Stephen, Polly, Phebe, Elias, and Josiah. Elias was born October 16, 1782, died lVIay 31, 1876, aged ninety-three years, seven months, and fifteen days; married Mary Cook, daughter of Calvin and Delia Cook, of Long Island, New York. She died August 29, 1860, in her eighty-first year. On Elias' tombstone appear the words "descendant of one of the first settlers of Newark, New J er sey." Josiah's oldest son:- Israel \\Tard, is probably the "Israel Ward, Jr.," \\rho ,vas a private from lVIorris County, New Jersey. Because the names are the same is no evidence that Captain Israel Ward, of the same county, ,vas son of an Israel \\Tard. The said "Israel vVard, Jr.," was probably Israel, son of Josiah, and presumably the same Israel, ,v ho in I 793 and 179 5 (after Captain Israel's death) con tributed to the minister's salary at Bottle Hill, and the same who was named in the will of Josiah Ward ( Captain Israel's, probable brother), in 1820, and also the same whose estate at Chatham was inventoried November 19, 1824. In early records the term "Junior" is often used to indicate the younger of two persons having the same name, regardless of their relationship as father and son or otherwise. (1~ew Jersey Wiii on fiie in 'Trenton, I-264. Chambers: ''Early Germans of New Jersey" ( 1895), p. 556.) V CAPTAIN ISRAEL WARD is believed, after a systematic search for, and study of, the existing records, to have been a son of David Ward, of Newark, New Jersey. Israel was not named in David's will, but that may have been 27
WARD because Israel was already possessed of property ample for his needs. Reasons for this belief are as follows:
I. Family tradition that Israel was a descendant of the Ward family of Newark, New Jersey. 2. The fact that David named only four children in his will, while larger families ,vere the general rule in those days. 3. The fact that David's son, David, had a ''plantation in the highlands," and certainly did own land "adjoining Captain Israel Ward's land." 4. The fact that Josiah Ward, of Chatham, Morris County, New Jersey (but whose ancestry is likewise unproven, except for the indisputable fact that he was "a descendant of one of the first settlers of Newark, New Jersey"), and David Ward, Jr., who lived near him, used the same names for their children in so many instances that it is deemed not mere coincidence, but an indication of close relationship and intimacy. Examples as follows: David, Sr., David, Jr., and Josiah, each had a son David and a daughter Phebe. David, Sr., married lV!ary, and David, Jr., and Josiah each had a daughter Polly (nickname for Mary). David, Jr., had a daughter "Betsey," while Josiah had a "Betty," both of which are nicknames of Elizabeth. 5. The fact that Josiah Ward, probable son of David, Sr., named a son Israel. 6. Absence of any contrary evidence. Captain Israel Ward was born in Newark, New Jersey, in 1737, and died in Hanover, Morris County, Ne\v Jersey, in 1793. His will proved in 1810 (prob ably held so long because his wife's death did not occur until 18o8). He was resident at Chatham, Iviorris County. Israel Ward was a captain in the Eastern Battalion in Revolutionary War, and also earned a military title, probably also captain in the French and Indian \Var. The Ward homestead was on Coleman's Hill. Looking back on this period an W.A.RD Hill was always kept in readiness for General Washington. Whenever the sol diers came to the house, Mrs. Ward fed them with the best that could be had, and often the whole first floor was given over to them for lodging during the night, while the family occupied the rooms upstairs. On one occasion when a child of the family had the croup, Mrs. Ward in order to get the medicine from the closet downstairs, was obliged to step over the bodies of the sleeping soldiers who were packed in upon the kitchen floor." ( Charles A. Philhower: "Brief History of Chatham, Morris County, New Jersey, pp. 9 and 14, 1914.) In a ne\vspaper extract to be found in New Jersey Archives, Series 2, Vol. \T, p. 303, appears the f ollo\ving, \vhich shows the importance of Israel Ward as a military man, since he served on such a body. "By his Excellency the Governor: A Gen eral Court Martial of the militia of the State of New Jersey is hereby ordered and appointed to be held at Chatham on the 23d of October next . . . . " ( Israel \\Tard ,vas appointed one of the members.) "Given under my hand September 24, 1781. \iVil. Livingston." Again in the New Jersey Archives, 1st Series, Vol. XXXII, p. 264, Israel Ward ,vas a ,vitness, l\1arch 2 I, 176o, of the wi11 of Peter Raymond, of Ne\vark, Essex County, New Jersey, carpenter. Although it is not proved that this was the Israel Ward of our interest, it seems probable. In the "rill of Captain Israel \Vard he bequeaths to his "beloved \vif e" his new riding chair and "one of the mares to be at her disposal." After the payment of his debts and legacies he gives her the use of one-third of his estate so long as she remained his ,vido,v. He likewise mentions his daughters Mary Reading, Sarah Squire, Elizabeth \ 1reeland, and Johannah Ward, leaving to each of them the sum of one hundred and sixty pounds, but deducting from that sum in the legacy of :\lary Reading money gjven to her husband. Johannah \vas evidentiy the youngest, for he \vills to her "the sum of one hundred and sixty pounds law ful money as aforesaid to be paid unto her by the executors when she attained the age of eighteen years or until she married if that happened before her eighteenth birthday. Her education and maintenance are provided for out of the estate." The will sho\\rs bequests to his son Aaron Montgomery Ward or his heirs or assigns all his "houses, lands and tenements," and also provides that the residue of his movable estate also go to the latter. The executors of the will are given 31 WARD as John Bonnel, brother-in-law, and John Blanchard, friend. It is witnessed by Isaac Ward, Stephen Ward, and Isaac Ross. Captain Israel Ward married Betsey or Elizabeth Bonnell. (Bonnell V.) Children, named in his will, March 22, I 793 : I. Mary; married Jacob Reading. 2. Sarah; married a Mr. Squire. 3. Elizabeth; married Daniel Vreeland. 4. Aaron M ontgo1'nery1 of whom further. 5. Johannah, under eighteen years of age in 1793. \TI AARON MONTGOlVIERY WARD (first of the name), son of Captain Israel and Betsey or Elizabeth (Bonnell) Ward, ,vas born in I 776 and died in 1841, according to records in possession of the family. After diligent search in the graveyards at both Madison and Chatham no tombstone could be found. He was a resident of Bottle Hill ( now caiied Iv.fadison), Morris County, New Jersey, in 1802, when "Hannah Squire, wife of Aaron M. Ward," was there baptized, as an adult, also in 1803 and 1808 when two of his children were baptized as infants. "Aaron M. Ward" '"ras admitted to the same church about 1813, dismissed 1824. "Hannah Squire, ,vife of M. Ward," ,vas dismissed in 1824. Dismissed probably indicates trans£er of membership to another church, either at a distance, or per haps to a ne,v one near by, more conveniently located. Aaron M. Ward and Hannah, his '"rife, sold land, June 22, 1802, to William Spencer. This land adjoined land sold by Elijah \X!ard and wife Iviatiida to William Spencer, April 25, 1803. Both Aaron M. and Elijah Ward had the land by right of inheritance. Aaron M. received his by the will of his father, Captain Israel. (Record of Deeds on record at Morristown, New Jersey, Bk. R, pp. 362, 368. New Jersey Wills at Trenton, Bk. 38, p. 473.) Elijah Ward was a son of Ichabod Ward, who received land from his father, 33 WARD David Ward, whose land, according to his will of October 30, 1783, adjoined that of Captain Israel Ward. (Ibid.) Aaron lv1. Ward's land, December 12, 1808, was in the township of Chat ham, bordering the Passaic River and the land of John Colwell, as well as that of William Day. (Ne,v Jersey Wills at Trenton, Bk. 29, p. 466. Record of Deeds at Mor ristown, Bk. S, p. 182.) Aaron M. \Vard and wife Hannah sold land in 1811 to William Day. Aaron M. Ward had previously (December 12, 1808) bought 24 67-100 acres from William Day, for six hundred and ninety-t\vo dollars and fifty-two cents. This parcel adjoined the land on which "the said David" then lived. (Records of Deeds at l\1orristown, Book U, p. 245; Book S, p. 182.) Aaron Ward married Hannah Squier.-· (Squier III.) The announcement appears as fallows: "Aaron Ward, of Chatham, and Hannah Squire (so spelled here) of Cheapside," vvere married by Rev. Aaron Condit, pastor of Hanover, New Jersey, Presbyterian Church, October I 5, r 797. She was a daugh ter of Zophar and Anable (Williams) Squier, of Springfield, Essex County, Ne\v Jersey. (Newark, New Jersey, "Evening News," of December I, 1906 (in Docu- ments Room of City Hall, Newark, New Jersey, when seen in January, 1928.) Children: 1. Israel, baptized at Bottle HiII, l\1arch 6, I 803. 2. Charlotte Emeline, baptized at Bottle Hill, May 4, 1808; married, April 25, 1824, John Shivers Budd, who was in the War of 1812, and had t\velve children. 3. Sylvester A., of whom further. (Family data. Madison, New Jersey, Presbyterian Church Records. "A ' Brief Pedigree of Merritt Lum Budd, Jr." (1917), p. 14. "National Cyclopedia of American Biography," Vol. XIII, p. 38.) 35 WARD VII SYLVESTER A. WARD, son of Aaron Montgomery and Hannah (Squier) Ward, was born May 9, 1815, and died in March, 1898. The name of Sylvester Ward appears but seldom in ~New Jersey records. In the Record of Deeds at Morristo\vn, New Jersey, however, Book A4, p. 58r, and Book L4, p. 387, appear these two items : Sylvester A. Ward and his wife "Julian" ( the name as given evi dently Julia Ann) sold land in Morris County, New Jersey, to John S. Budd, in 1842. Sylvester A. Ward and his wife Julia A. sold land in 11:orris County, New Jersey, to John S. Budd in 1847. Sylvester Ward decided to move with his family to the West about 1852. He settled in Niles, lvfichigan, where he became a merchant. Sylvester A. Ward married, December 7, 1841, Julia Ann Greene, born March 29, 1823, died June 12, 1908. (Family data.) Children: I. Aaron Montgomery, of whom further. 2. Hannah, deceased; married Sylvester Keyser; resided in Philadelphia; had one child, Kate. 3. Sylvester A., of Northville, Michigan; had one child, Altaman. 4. Nancy A., of Phoenix, Arizona, and South Bend, Indiana; married a Mr. Hans; had a daughter, Cora. 5. Elizabeth; married a Mr. Guild; went to Hecla, South Dakota; chil dren : Harry, Lester, and Julia. 6. Cora, died in 1930: married a Mr. Hammond. 7. Carrie; married Louis Brown. VIII AARON MONTGOMERY (known also as A. Montgomery and generally as Montgomery) WARD, son of Sylvester A. and Julia Ann (Greene) W ard1 37 WARD was born at Chatham, Morris County, New Jersey, February 17, 1843. He was named after General A. l\1ontgomery Ward. When he was about nine years old, his parents migrated from their home in Chatham, and settled in Niles, Michigan, where he attended the public schools until he reached the age of fourteen. He \Vas one of a large family, which at that time \Vas far from \,,.ealthy, and so ,vhen he ,vas fourteen, he ,vas apprenticed to a trade to help maintain the family. Energy and ambition drove him on,vard, and he left the confining bounds of the ,vork of a mechanic in order to seek employn1ent for himself that might give ,vider scope to his energy for the natiYe ability that urged him on to advance himself. He found a position in a stave factory and began working for the meagre sum of t\venty-five cents a day. In it, however, he sa\v a stepping-stone and to the humble work he gaYe his best energy. His next employn1ent was as a day laborer in a brickyard, after \vhich he moved to St. Joseph, Michigan, and there entered the employ of a shoe store. Here, indeed, was the definite initial move t0\\7ard the project that later sent his name across the length and breadth of the United States. His first salary here was five dollars a n1onth and his board, but it ,vas the beginning of his rise to fortune and fame. He was wide awake and very ambitious to succeed, his efforts in this direction being rewarded in three years by his being made manager of the entire store at a salarv of one hundred dollars a month and his board. ~ In 1865 l\lr. Ward located in Chicago, and found employment ,vith the lamp house of Case and Sabin, traveling on the road, and selling goods on commission for a short time. He after,vards secured a position with Field, Palmer and Leiter, the firm which is today known as Marshall Field and Company. He remained for two years with this company, then entered the wholesale dry goods business of Wills, Gregg and Bro,vn. lvfr. Ward stayed with them until the firm was dis solved, when he became a traveling salesman"for Vv... alter M. Smith and Company, of St. Louis, Missouri. Shortly after\\rard, he returned to Chicago, and entered the employ of C. W. and E. Partridge and Company, now Hillman's, and was with them when the great fire of 1871 took place. The following year Mr. \Vard married, and with his brother-in-law, George R. Thorne, as partner, he started the first mail order business. Today, in 1930, 39 MONTGOMERY WARD MEMORIAL BUILDING W.;\RD this enterprise is known all over the world as Montgomery Ward and Company. The idea he conceived was to develop an organization that could sell merchandise of every conceivable non-perishable kind direct to the consumer, eliminating the middleman, and thus insuring to the people a saving of many dollars annually. His friends, as frequently is the case, predicted failure in his attempt to eliminate the middleman, but Mr. Ward was not the man to be easily discouraged by the arguments of others, however persuasive, and there£ ore vvent on with his plans. In 1872 the business was started in a loft over a livery stable on Kinzie Street, between Rush and State streets, Chicago, the office force consisting of Mr. Ward, his partner, and one clerk, and from this small beginning, developed the exceed ingly large and widely known mail order house, incorporated as such in 1889; in 1913 also incorporated under the laws of New York State. In addition to the conduct of the distributing end of the organization, factories were established for the manufacture of some of the products handled. A vehicle factory was erected in Chicago, and a clothing factory built in the same city. A plant for the manu facture of agricultural implements was established in Sycamore, Illinois. It is impossible to adequately describe an organization as comprehensive as Montgom ery Ward and Company. It is far-reaching in its effect on American life in that it places the humblest hamiet on the same piane as the large city in the acquisition of those com£ orts and luxuries that make for civilization and culture. Wherever the postal system of these mighty United States carries, there also can go the numerous articles of merchandise handled by J\1ontgomery Ward and Company. Out beyond even the confines of America itself, into all parts of the world, go products of Montgomery Ward and Company. The business itself is a living testimonial to its founder. Today its output totals many million dollars annually, and it has branch houses in Kansas City, M·issouri; · Portland, Oregon; Fort Worth, Texas; St. Paul, Minnesota; Baltimore, Maryland; and the city of New Vl"'\.,..1K .J. VJ. • Montgomery Ward remained the president of this great company from its beginning, although he retired from its active management several years prior to his death. The other original p·artner, lvir. Thorne, also retired from active busi ness, the major responsibilities being then assumed by Mr. Thorne's five sons, 41 ENTRANCE CORRIDOR MONTGOMERY WARD MEMORIAL BUILDING WARD who were admitted to the firm following one another between 1883 and 1900, as follows: W. C. Thorne, in charge of administrating; James W. Thorne, in charge of sales ; Charles H. Thorne, in charge of finances ; George A. Thorne, in charge of purchases; and Robert J. Thorne, in charge of operating. Aside from the many responsibilities so efficiently handled in the great busi ness he founded, Mr. Ward found time for other activities. He took a deep and abiding interest in Chicago's affairs, and in the welfare of his fellow-citizens, especially those of the poorer classes. One of the most outstanding of his achieve ments in this direction was his success£ ul fight of more than twenty years to keep buildings of all kinds out of Grant Park. This campaign caused him to be labeled the "watchdog of the Lake front." The fight involved litigation which four times took him into the Illinois Supreme Court, but each time it was he who came out the victor. The whole matter indeed was of paramount importance to the city and in fact has been an issue from the very early days of the city's life. It was decreed in 1836 that this piece of land should remain free of buildings, a life-giving spot in the busy city. But commercial interest encroached, then others, each with some private intrusion on the people's land. First came the Illinois Central Railroad, then the baseball clubs, and the Exposition Buildings, then came even a city dump. At one time, it is said, no less than forty-six projects were advanced for buildings in the Park. In 1890 Montgomery Ward and Company filed suit against the city to demand the removal of objectionable structures and was awarded a favorable decision by the Supreme Court. Again in 1906 Mr. "\Vard won. After a long struggle he gained a favorable decision with the aid of the Legislature. It was sought to assign a site for an armory and drill ground. The park commissioners again tried to block Mr. Ward's plans in 1909 and lost by decision of the Supreme Court. Again still and finally in 1911 the move to have the John Crerar Library and the Field Museum located in Grant Park was absolutely defeated, these two buildings receiving sites outside the territory. The following, quoted in part from the "Chicago Tribune," of October 27, 1909, after the Illinois Supreme Court had for the third time upheld his conten- 43 WARD tions that Grant Park shall be free of buildings, gives a very clear picture of what Mr. Ward fought for, and it is of interest: It has been an uphill fight, but the victory is sweet, Mr. Ward said. Had I known in 1890 how long it ,vould take me to preserve a park for the people against their will, I doubt if I ,vould have undertaken it. I think there is not another man in Chicago who would have spent the money I have in this fight, \Vith the certainty that even gratitude ,vould be denied as interest. I have lived here since 1865, and have watched and assisted the city's development, but this is one of the best things I ever did for Chicago. I fought for the poor people of Chicago, not for the millionaires. In the district bounded by Twenty-second Street, Chicago A venue, and Halsted Street, live more than 250,000 people, mostly poor. The city has a magnificent park and boulevard system of some fifty miles, but the poor man's auto is shank's mare, or at best, the street cars. Here is a park frontage on the iake, comparing favorably with the Bay of Naples, which city officials would crowd \\rith buildings, trans£ orming the breathing spot of the poor into a showground of the educated rich. I do not think it is right, and the highest court of the State has thrice upheld me. I have nothing at stake in this fight but the good of the people now and for future generations. Perhaps I may see the public appreciate my efforts, but I doubt it. Following the death of l\1r. Ward, the "Chicago Tribune" had the following to say regarding his achievement: Grant Park is Montgomery Ward's monument. If Mr. Ward had died twelve years ago, his passing would not have won from his fello\v townsmen the sincere tribute of grateful regret that is given freely at this time. We no,v kno,v that l\fr. Ward was right, was far-sighted, was public-spirited. Then he was unjustly criticised as a selfish obstructionist, or as a fanatic. Before he died, it is pleasant to think Mr. Ward knew that the community had swung around to his side and was grateful for the service he had performed in spite of misunderstanding and injustice. 45 V✓ARD The case of l\1r. Ward ought to teach us calmer citizens who have the courage to stand out bravely against the tide for the sake of a cause, even if the cause is not well-£ ounded, if the individual is honest and unselfish, he is honored as an asset to any community many times ,vorth the indifferent or imitative of timid man who moves always with the crowd. It was through Mr. Ward's untiring efforts that Chicago enjoys today, the finest park of any city in America, and this adjoins one of the most famous boulevards in the worId. The activities and services of lVIr. ¥lard outside the world of business affairs were marked by their breadth of range and the enthusiastic support he lent those institutions and pursuits that claimed his interest. His philanthropies were many, but he was a man who preferred not to let the world in general know the amount of his giving, and consequently, much of his benevolence was done in secret and known only to himself and the recipients. He contributed generously to the support of Chicago's hospitals, and is known to have endowed many beds under names other than his own. For many years, a social worker in whose judgment Mr. Ward had faith, had distributed six hundred tons of coal which the latter purchased annually for the use of the needy. His was a heart of ready sympathy, and his was a mind of keen understanding. His money was freely given to the poor people whom he thought worthy, one example of his sympathy and generosity being sho\vn in the incident of a woman who had formerly worked for his parents. He found her ill, and about to be turned out of her home because of a three thousand dollar mortgage which she ,vas unable to meet. After making an investigation into the case, he sent doctor and nurse to her bedside and a few days later mailed her the cancelled mortgage. This is only one of many such acts on the part of Mr. Ward, and it is, therefore, not strange that he had so large a circle of friends and was so highly regarded. For many years Mr. Ward maintained a winter home in Pasadena, Cali fornia, purchasing in the summer of 1912, the Highland Park residence from former Federal Judge Peter S. Grosscup. His summer home was at Ocono womoc, Wisconsin, called "La Belle Knoll," and here he indulged his fondness 47 WARD for horses. He was possessed of hackneys and other stock, many of which had won blue ribbons at the annual equine shows, and nothing delighted him more than to display these finely-bred animals to his friends. Golf was also a form of recreation that afforded him much pleasure. His club membership included the Chicago Athletic, the Exmoor, Midlothian, South Shore, Union League, Ocono mowoc, and Chicago Yacht. Aaron Montgomery Ward married, in Chicago, Illinois, in 1872, Elizabeth J. Cobb. ( Cobb VIII.) Child: I. Marjorie, of whom further. In the death of Aaron Montgomery Ward, Highland Park and the city of Chicago, where he died December 7, 1913, lost one of their most valued and use ful citizens. During the years of his unusually active life, he built for himself many enduring monuments in the works he perfarmed and the mercantiie insti tution he founded. The life record of this pioneer in the mail order business is one of interest to the vvhole world, and worthy of a place in the annals of history. ( "Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois," p. 665. "New York Times," Decem ber 8, 1913, p. I I. "National Cyclopedia of American Biography," Vol. XIII, p. 38. "Who's Who in America," 1910-I I.) IX l\1ARJORIE WAR.D, daughter of Aaron Montgomery and Elizabeth J. (Cobb) Ward, survives her parents, and has already shown by her actions evi dence of the fine example set by her parents. 49 COBB ARMS Arms-Argent a chevron between three cocks gules combs and wattles or. Crests-Out of a ducal coronet or, a demi-leopard rampant proper. ( Burke : "General Armory.") 51 Colblb OBB is an English surname, derived from the nickname, Cob or Cop. This is developed from the baptismal "the son of Jacob." Other forms of the name are Cobbe, Cob son, and Copson. The Cobbs are an old English family, with branches in Cambridge, Oxford, York, and Kent counties. (Bardsley: "Dictionary· of English and Welsh Surnames.") I HENRY COBB was a member of the Rev. John Lathrop's church at Eger ton, in Kent, England. According to l\1r. IJathrop's re~ords·; Henry Cobb came to Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1630,. moving to Scituate, Massachusetts, in 1633. Mr. Lathrop arrived on September 18, 1634, and passed on to Scituate, September 27, 1634, when he mentions the house of Goodman Cobbes. His rec ords also state that "among those that joined in a church, January 8, 1634-35, many of us had beene in covenant before, including Goodman Cob and his wife." They did not obtain sufficient portions of land to subsist on, and on June 26, 1639, they held a fast for the presence of God to go with them to Mattakeese, later called Barnstable, Massachusetts. Mr. Lathrop's church records have the entry: "December 15, 1635, our Brother Cobb ,vas invested into the office of a Deacon," and for forty-four years, he was either the senior deacon, or ( 1670-79) a ruling elder of the church. Henry Cobb's house lot at Barnstable contained seven acres, partly rough and uneven, and partly s,vamp, but he built first a temporary house and later a 53 COBB fortification house, the lower story being of stone for defense. However, he had a "Great Lot" of sixty acres, which had some good soil, and a neck of land and meadows adjoining, thus being provided with grazing and hay land, since the principal business of the early settlers was the raising of cattle. He was deputy from Barnstable to the Plymouth Colony General Court in 1644, 1645, 1647, 1652, 1659-61, and for many years was one of the three selectmen of the town of Barnstable. He died a little before June 3, 1679, vvhen his will was proved. Henry Cobb married (first), in 163 I, Patience Hurst, of Plymouth, who was buried May 4, I 648, and he married (second), December I 2, I 649, Sarah Hinckley. (Hinckley II.) Children of first marriage, all born at Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts : 1. John, born June 7, 1632, died February 22, 1714; married (first), April 28, 1658, Martha Nelson; married (second)1 June 13, 1676, Jane Woodward; lived in Plymouth and Taunton, Massachusetts. 2. James, born January 14, 1634, died in 1695, at Barnstable, Massachu setts; married, December 26, 1663, Sarah Lewis, daughter of George Lewis, Sr. 3. l\!Iary, born in Scituate, lVIassachusetts, March 24, 1637; married ( as his second ,vife), October 15, 1657, Jonathan Dunham. 4. Hannah, born in Scituate, lVIassachusetts, October 5, 1639, died Janu ary 17, 1729-30; married, l\1ay 9, 1661, Edward Lewis. 5. Patience, born at Barnstable about lv.Iarch 19, 1641; married ( as his second \vife), in August, 1667, Robert Parker. 6. Gershom, born at Barnstable, lVIassachusetts, January 10, 1644, buried June 24, 1675, at Svvanzey, lvhere he vvas killed in I(ing Philip's Vvar. 7. Eleazer, born at Barnstable, Massachusetts, March 30, 1648; probably had no family. Children of second marriage, all born at Barnstable, l\1assachusetts : 8. Mehitable, born September I, 165 I, buried l\farch 8, I 652. 9. Saniuel, of whom further. 10. Sarah, born January 15, buried January 25, 1658. 55 COBB I I. Jonathan, born April 10, 1660, died in Middleboro, Massachusetts, August 5, 1728; married, 1\1arch I, 1682-83, Hope (Chipman) Huckings, widow of John Huckings, and daughter of Elder John and Hope (Howland) Chipman, born August _31, 1652, and died July 25, 1728. 12. Sarah, born March 10, 1662-63, died January 8, 1742-43; married, December 27, 1686, Deacon Samuel Chipman. 13. Henry, born September 3, 1665, died in Connecticut; married, April IO, 1690, Lois Hallett; dismissed from West Parish of Barnstable to Stonington, Connecticut, September S, 1705. 14. Mehitable, born February 15, 1667, died unmarried, after 1742. 15. Experience, born September 1 I, 1671, probably died young. (Otis: "Genealogical Notes of Barnstable Families," p: 166. "l\fayflower Descendants," Vol. XVIII, pp. 198, 199.) II SAMUEL COBB, son of Henry and Sarah (Hinckley) Cobb, was born at Barnstable, Massachusetts, October 12, 1654, and died there September 7, 1727. He was a farmer, and lived in the lower part of the town. On the six-acre lot ,vhich was in the ne\v common field that had been his father's, he built his home. He married, December 20, 1680, Elizabeth Taylor. (Taylor II.) Children: I. Sarah, born August 20, 1681, died in Hyannis, Massachusetts, January 14, 1742; married, February 4, 1701-02, Benjamin Berse. /) Tl11,•v11711as o+ 'IYT~A ...... +... -+1-.e- -· .L IIIVIIII J ..L \'V J.J.V.l.l.l J. U.l Lll ! • 3. Elizabeth, born at Barnstable, Massachusetts, in November, 1685, died July 15, 1711; married, November 25, 1708, Ebenezer Berse. 4. Henry, born February 17, 1687. 5. Samuel, Jr. (twin), born September 10, 1691, died at Tisbury, Massa chusetts; married (first), June 27, 1716, at Tisbury, Sarah Chase, who died August 23, 1749, in her fifty-sixth year; married (second), 57 COBB at Edgartown, Massachusetts, Deborah (Coffin) Gardner, daughter of Enoch and Beulah (Eddy) Coffin, and widow of Tristram Gard ner. She died January r6, 1795. 6. Mehitable (twin), born September 10, 1691; married. June 30, 1715, Nathan Tayler. 7. Experience, born June 8, 1692; married, February 18, 1713, Jasper Tayler. 8. Jonathan, born December 25, 1694, died August 3, 1773; married, Octo ber 20, 1715, Sarah Hopkins, who died July 27, 1753; he married (second), Mehitable Hopkins. 9. Eleazer, born January I 4, 1696, died September 3 I, r 73 I ; married, October 18, 1724, Reliance Paine, daughter of Joseph and Patience (Sparrow) Paine, born January 27, 1706, died June II, 1742. 10. Lydia, born December 8, 1699; probably married, in 1725, Ebenezer Scudder. (Savage: "Genealogical Dictionary of New England," pp. 413-14. Cobb: "Cobb Family," pp. 22, 71-72, 74, 337, 939. Otis: ··Barnstable Families," Vol. I, p. 173. "Mayflovver Descendants," Vol. III, pp. 71, 73. Barnstable Town and Church Records.) III THOl'vfAS COBB, son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Taylor) Cobb, was born June 1, 1683, at Barnstable, Massachusetts, and died October 14, 1742-43. In his will he calls himself "yoeman." On January 1, 1710, he married Rachel Stone. ( Stone I\T.) Children: 1. Abigail, born March 29, 1711; married, February 20, 1734-35, Nathan iel Sturges. 2. Nathaniel, born October 15, 1714, died February 16, 1763; married, December 14, 1738, Susannah Bacon, daughter of Samuel Bacon, born December 24, 1718, and died July 6, 1807, at Gorham, Maine. 59 COBB 3. Elizabeth, born July 14, 1715, died May 31, 1751; married, October 13, 1737, Jonathan Lewis, son of Jonathan l.,ewis, of Hyannis, Massa chusetts. 4. Saniuel, of whom further. 5. Matthew (twin), born April 15, 1719, died January 24, 1762; married, January 24, 1750, Mary Garet, born about 1734, and died May 14, 1823. 6. David (twin), born April 15, 1719, died March 23, 1757; married, August 12, 1745, Thankful Hinckley, daughter of John and Bethia (Robinson) Hinckley. 7. Henry, born April 16, 1724; married, January 31, 1754, Bethia Hinck ley, daughter of John and Bethia (Robinson) Hinckley. 8. Thomas ( t\vin), born April 30, 1726, died in August, 1726. 9. Ebenezer (twin) , born April 30, I 726, died January 5, I 7 57 ; married, November 15, 1750, l\1ary Smith. IO. Eunice, baptized February 23, 1728-29. I I. lv'Iary, baptized November 7, 1731, died May 20, 1817; married, Sep tember 30, 1764, William Crocker, Jr. (Savage: "Genealogical Dictionary of New England," p. 414. Cobb: "Cobb Family," pp. 66, 70-71, 106-07.) IV DR. SAMUEL COBB, son of Thomas and Rachel (Stone) Cobb, was born in Barnstable, Massachusetts, March 20, 1717, and died in Tolland, Connecticut, ...A... pril 6, 178r, in his sixty-fifth year. .LAJthough the statement has been made, and often repeated, that he came from Wales, this has been disproven. The fol lowing is quoted exactly from the "New England Historical and Genealogical Register," Vol. LXII, pp. 96-97, published in 1908: THE PARENTAGE OF DR. SAlIUEL COBB OF TOLLAND, CoNN.-In the follo,ving notes the history of Samuel Cobb of Tolland, Conn., is briefly given, establishing beyond reasonable doubt that he was the son 61 COBB of Thomas and Rachel (Stone) Cobb, of Barnstable, Mass. Thomas Cobb, as is '"rell known, was the son of Samuel and the grandson of Elder Henry Cobb, the first of the name in New England. Mr. Thomas Cobb and Rachel his wife yr Children: Samuel Born the 20th day of March 1717 ( Barnstable To\\1n Records. Names of other children omitted.) ~Till of Thomas Cobb of Barnstable, dated 1 Oct., proved 4 Nov., 1742: "I give to my Son Samuell Cob my books Called the Annotations and also five pounds." ( Samuel did not receive any of the real estate, the appraised value of "'~hich was 2000 pounds, all of which was willed to his five brothers and a nephe\v.) ( Barnstable Co. Probate, 6: 234.) Will of Rachel Cobb of Barnstable, dated 26 Dec., 1744, proved 11 Feb., 1746, bequeaths to her son Samuel Cob, and to other sons and daughters. ( Barnstable Co. Probate, 8: 16o.) Sibley's Annotated Copy of the Catalogue of Harvard College: "Class of 1737, Samuel Cobb, AB. Place of birth, Barnstable; ~A.ge \vhen he entered, 17; Died 6 Apr. 1781 at Tolland Ct., Age 65th yr." ( lviass. Hist. Soc. Library.) San1uel Cobb came to Tolland probably about 1743. and took a deed from Robert Parker, of vVillington, of one hundred and twenty-five acres of land, in this to\vn, dated Dec. 19, 1744, in vvhich he is described as being of Tolland. He married l\!Iary Hinckley, August 25, 1743, by \vhom he had two children. * * Doct. Cobb married for second \vife, Hannah Bicknell, of Ashford, April II, 1749 (by ,vhom he had tvvelve more children). ( \Valdo' s Tolland, Conn., p. 97.) In lVIemory of Samuel Cobb, Esq., a gentleman of public .. education and distinguished abilities, who long served his generation as a physician and minister of justice, to great acceptance, and in his life and death was an example of sobriety and virtue, and evidenced the influences and consolations of religion; lived much esteemed, and died universally lamented, on ye 6th day of .t\pril, A. D. 1781, Anno JEtatis 65th. ( Gravestone at Tolland, Conn., Barber's Conn. Hist. Col., p. 542.) Will of Samuel Cobb of Tolland, dated 26 July 1780, proved 20 Apr. Ii8l: Far advanced in life. Wife Hannah Cobb. Sons Samuel, Moses, Jeduthan~ David, Daniel and William Cobb. Daughter Sarah Steel, Son-in-law John Steel, daughters Hannah Cobb, Mary Edgerton and Ruth Cobb. Codicil, 9 Feb., 1781. Son Moses dead. His share to be 63 COBB divided among all my children without difference or distinction of half blood or whole blood. ( Stafford, Conn., Probate, 2: I 3 I.) PHILIP LOTHROP COBB. Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Samuel Cobb was honored by the to\vn with several important and responsible offices. He was eight times elected a member of the General Assem bly, and also attended t\VO extra sessions. He was thirteen years a justice of the peace, when there vvere but two justices in the to\vn; and most of the time was the active magistrate. Dr. Samuel Cobb married (first), .l\ugust 25, 1743, Mary Hinckley. He married (second), April II, 1749, Hannah Bicknell. (Bicknell V.) Children of first marriage: I. Sarah, born July 7, I 744; married John Steel. rn,,Pl 110-11 ? I _hr\ 2 • Sa...... -'-'... , bor-n.1..1..1. ..._,..,,_~t,~" st 1.. -, T746.l. ,· ....,...,.,...J.U.a..l.lJ. __ ;ed \.l.llJ:.-s+) L , Decembe-11 1 l..... 4 , ...1./V';;J, Esther Grant; (second), December 16, 1773, Ann Steel. 1 ri..;.._,..1..1...1...1.'U...1.r1~e" ..1...1. r.+V.J.. secr.VJ.J.U ...... :i ....,,"1J..1a..1 --= .l J.CLt, .... o-e ·• 3. Amos, born February 9, 1750, killed in the battle of White Plains, New York, October 28, 1776. 4. Moses, born December 21, 1751, died February 2, 1781; was a physician. 5. Mary, born December 29, 1753; married (first), April 21, 1774, Reu ben Chapman; (second), November 27, I 777, Daniel Edgerton. 6. Jeduthan, born January 24, 1756; married Sarah Chapman. 7. Hannah, born January 20, 1758, died November 27, 1846, "aged 89"; unmarried. 8. Solomon, died at age of eleven ( family records, not given in Cobb Genealogy). 9. David, of vvhom further. IO. Daniel, born January 21, 1766; married, May 31, 1787, Elizabeth Holbrook. I I. William, born January 20, 1768; married, October 29, 1792, Elvira Stearns. 65 COBB 12. Ruth, born September 29, 1770; married Ephraim West. 13. Rachel, born January 20, 1774, died July 19, 1777. (Philip L. Cobb: "History of the Cobb Family," 1907-15, pp. 66-71; pp. 104-05. "Bicknell Genealogy" ( 1913), pp. 19, 21, 37, 38, 39.) V DAVID COBB, son of Dr. Samuel and Hannah (Bicknell) Cobb, was born, probably in Connecticut, July 6, 1761. He married Hope Norris. Family rec ords. state they were the parents of thirteen children, the names of twelve being given. Children: I. Roxy. 2. David, Jr. 3. Samuel. 4. Melinda. "hTa+J,,,r,,,,,, o+ ,~~i,o..,.., +'11~~1-,e .. 5• 1\ "'"U/1'1., .L. ~~&.&. &..1..1 .J.~.1.1,.I..I. .... 6. Hiram. 7. Solomon. 8. Sarah. 9. Harriett. IO. John. Tvvo died in infancv ., . ("Bicknell Genealogy" ( 1913), pp. 37-39. Philip L. Cobb: "History of the Cobb Family" (1907-15), pp. 66-71. D. A. R. Lineage, Nos. 54333, 55141.) VI NATH ...A.N COBB, son of David and Hope (Norris) Cobb, was born in Tolland County~ Connecticut, and died in Schoolcraft Township, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, August 14, 1833. F~om Tolland he removed to other loca tions in the same State, residing at different times in l..,itchfield and Hart£ord 67 COBB counties, Connecticut. His business in Connecticut was that of a woolen manu facturer, and in 1828 his factory was destroyed by fire. In August, 1830, he started ,vith his family for Michigan, making the trip via the Hudson River, the Erie Canal, and Lake Erie to Detroit ( the time from Buffalo to Detroit being three days), thence by hired team to Ypsilanti. Leaving his family at the latter place, he pushed on afoot and alone over the old Territorial road to Kalamazoo County, and selected a piece of land ( ovvned later by his son, Jerome T. Cobb) on Sections seven and eight. He bought also from Joel Clark, then living at the northern edge of the prairie, two yokes of cattle; drove to J\;Ionroe, via White Pigeon, and entered his land, and returned to Ypsilanti, where he had placed his family in a house ,vhich he had rented until he could make arrangements for settling. Starting with his family along the famous "Territorial road," he arrived at Kalamazoo after a journey of two weeks, stopping on the way on the site of Marshall, ,vhere t,vo men had just cut a "bee-tree," with whom he traded bread for honey and pushed on. ...After leaving Jackson they did not see a human habitation for sixty miles. Their first night in Kalamazoo County was spent in a log house at \Vhat is now Kalamazoo, occupied by vVilliam Harris. In crossing the river at that place in the evening the wagon became fast in the mud, and was not extricated until the next morning. Harris's house was neither floored nor chinked, and he \Vas at the time a,vay after provisions. ...After the wagon stopped, Mr. Cobb's oldest daughter, eighteen years of age, led the way to Harris's house, on an Indian trail. They proceeded on their way at ten A. M. of the day follow ing, and ate dinner with Enoch Harris, on Genesee prairie. At dusk they reached the north end of Prairie Ronde, and put up with Ambrose Fitzgerald. The next day Mr. Cobb and his family reached Titus Bronson's place, two miles west of \vhat is now Schoolcraft village, in the edge of the titnber in Prairie Ronde Town ship. Mr. Cobb and his family, who had reached the prairie October 7, 1830, stayed three days with Bronson, and then moved into a log dwelling half a mile distant, ,vhich had been built, occupied for a time, and finally vacated, by a man named Bliss: Here they stayed two or three weeks, during which time Mr. Cobb built a log house on his ovvn place. He ,vas a carpenter, as ,vell as a manufacturer of woolens, although he had never ,vorked much at the trade. Before the floor 69 COBB was laid or the roof, made of "shakes," completed, they moved into their new habitation in the ,vilderness. The succeeding winter \Vas very severe. The fol lo,ving spring 11r. Cobb, \vith others, laid out a new road to Kalamazoo, which shortened the route bv_, three or four miles. In a "Sketch of the Early History of l\tiethodism in the Southwest Part of the State of lvfichigan," by Rev. S. N. Griffith ( 1878) we find, "In February, 1833, Rev. J. T. Robe held a protracted meeting near Judge Harrison's corners, ,vhich resulted in the conversion of some fifteen persons "rho ,vere formed into a class. Nathan Cobb ,vas among the number of those that formed the first class and \Vas a ste\vard, and furnished a home for the ,veary itinerants." The quaint staten1ent is there made, "He died in the summer of 1833, full of hope." In "Autobiographical Notes," by E. Lakin Bro\vn: "l\1iss Mary Ann Cobb, a daughter of Nathan Cobb of \lirginia Corners, spent a part of the winter ( 1831-32) assisting Mrs. Smith. She ,vas a bright and interesting girl, whose sudden death, t"ro or three years later, 11rs. Smith states, 'I very much regretted.' '' Nathan Cobb iiYed but a short time after coming to l\!Iichigan, yet in the time he had made many friends, and his untimely death was sincerely mourned. He had become prominent also in tovvnship matters, and his opinions were of much \veight ,vith the early settlers. He ,vas the first coroner elected in the county. His occupation, in l\Iichigan, \ivas farming. Nathan Cobb n1arried, in Goshen, Litchfield County, Connecticut, Sally Thompson, born in Goshen, died in Schoolcraft Township, February 4, 1864 or 1865, aged seventy-tvvo years. (After the death of Nathan Cobb his widow Sally married ( second) _A.mos B. Cobb, and had a daughter, vvho married Milton S. Burson.) Nathan and Sally (Thompson) Cobb had eight chiidren. v\Thiie the exact order of birth is not kno,vn, by a process of reasoning, here outlined, ,ve assume that the one who did not go \Vest was probably the oldest, and married before 1830. "l\,1ary Ann," oldest daughter, probably meaning the oldest who went West, was eighteen in 1830, so must have been twenty-one when she died. Merritt D., who married in 1840, \Vas probably born before 1820, and therefore the third or fourth child. The son who died in 1836, aged thirteen, must have 71 COBB been next younger than Jerome T. The two who went to Texas were probably about of an age, and the two youngest. Children: 1. Daughter, never moved V\T est, lived in Massachusetts. 2. Mary Ann, taught school in 1830, died November 7, 1833, aged twenty one; "a bright and interesting girl whose sudden death was very much regretted.'' 3. Merritt Da,.Jid, of whom further. 4. Caroline; married a Mr. Iiathaway; lived in Schoolcraft. 5. Jerome Thompson, born in Goshen, Connecticut, December 29, 1821, died October 15, or November 15, 1893; married (first), in August, 1846, Julianne Benton, of Amenia, Dutchess County, New York; (second), April 22, 1852, Harriet Felt; he was for many years sec retary of the State Grange; holder of various offices and farmer. 6. Son, died in 1836, aged thirteen years. 7. Daughter, was a teacher in Galveston before Civil War; married and lived in Northern Texas. 8. Daughter, was a teacher in Galveston before Civil \Var; later owned and managed a five thousand acre ranch in Southern Texas. ( "History of Kalamazoo County, Michigan" ( 1880), published by Everts and Abbott, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, pp. 505-06, 534. D. A. R. Lineage, Nos. 54333, 55141. "Portrait and Biographical Record of Kalamazoo, Allegan and Van Buren Counties, Michigan," 1892, p. 871. "l\1ichigan Pioneer and Histor ical Society Collection," Vol. II, pp. r59-6o; Vol. XXVI, pp. 21 and 127; Vol. XXX, p. 454. Morris : "Felt Genealogy," p. 244.) VII MERRITT DAVID COBB, son of Nathan and Sally (Thompson) Cobb, was born in Schoolcraft, l\1ichigan. He received his education in local and county schools. He engaged in business in Kalamazoo County~ Michigan, remaining there until about 1868 or 1870. A quaint item appears in the l\1ichigan Pioneer 73 COBB and Historical Society Collection, Vol. XVIII, p. 541. In it is stated that Mer ritt p. Cobb and Jerome T. Cobb were "among those on the platform at the 'Pioneer Picnic' held at Long Lake, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, August 14, 1890." At that time he came to Chicago where he entered the service of Mont gomery Ward and Company. He served that organization as cashier for many years. His death occurred December 25, 1903. Merritt David Cobb married, in Kalamazoo County, Michigan, November 5, 1840, Maria Constantine, who died in Chicago, March 20, 1890. Children: I. Harriett. 2. Edward. 3. Ellen M.; married George R. Thorne, for many years associated in busi ness with his brother-in-law, Montgomery Ward; serving as an .fh";'l 1 ..-1 ..... -nrl· O.1..1..1.'-'.1.a..1. o+.1. ...~fo-n+o-o..,.,'°ry .i. J.J.Lh J.J.J.\.. ,;\r,.,"y a..1 ... u a..u.u ro_....~,.,-y'-' .1.1.1pa..1.1 • 4. Elizabeth J. 1 of whom further. 5. Anna Charlotte (given in D. A. R. records as Charlotte Anna), married John Gerrish Hoitt, and resided in Chicago. 6. Nathan lVL, born in 1853, died in December, 1879; married Carrie S. Palmer, who died l\1arch 22, 1881. (D. A. R. Lineage, No. 55141 and No. 54333. Family data.) VIII ELIZABETH J. COBB, daughter of Merritt David and Maria (Constan tine) Cobb, married Aaron Montgomery Ward. (Ward VIII.) Mrs. Ward proved to be a real helpmeet to her husband, and their home vVaS always the center of a gracious hospitality. She had a sympathetic and kindly nature, and her name will ever be held in grateful remembrance for the good she accomplished. The large fortune left to her by her husband she used most unselfishly, giving generously to many and varied institutions. The aims and ideals of this woman of fair vision and high purpose shine forth in her own words. The letters here attached show the invisible tie which bound her great life purposes to those of her husband, Montgomery Ward. 75 COBB CHICAGO, December 13, 1923. THE TRUSTEES, N orth,vestern lJniversity, Evanston, Illinois. GENTLEMEN :-It is my desire to create a worthy and appropriate memorial to my late husband, Montgomery Ward. His life ,vas largely devoted to devising and developing a ne\\i.. type of business and one \vhich added a significant part in making Chicago a center of influence in the business world. His most conspicuous public service was in his long continued efforts to conserve the Lake Front for the use of the people. · It seems to me that a memorial should contain the following elements: It must be a visible thing which adds something to the values of the City. It must be enduring. It must be useful to humanity. It has been called to my attention that Northwestern University has 1~· ,., "',...... """".-V,-t'"\• ◄ s 0"" +l,,o, T C::l,orp -ece-~.1 1.1L.1J a.Ly_u11:-e;1 U ....a. s:~e1L .+:o-.1. 1 a.1.1...... ,. ....U.l -b Q..l.l...... ,. '-,Q..l.Upu .1.1 I..L.L'-' .a...... ,u')k,0, '- ....., ...... '- at., Chicago Avenue, designed to accommodate a Nledical Center, a School of Commerce, a School of La,v, and other departments, all housed in suitable buildings. This campus offers opportunities particularly appropriate for the memorial vvhich I have had in mind. The proposed style of architecture is fitting for an institution of higher learning and sufficiently impressive to stand out even among all the buildings located on the Lake Shore Drive and overlooking the Lake. By its location~ by its architecture, and by the activities to be performed thereon, this campus will add an element valuable to the City and neces sary to its proper deveiopment. It is my belief that Chicago, situated as it is in the center of the district richest in agricultural and natural resources in the United States, protected by the pendulum of I...ake Michigan, is destined to become a very great city, including in its greatness permanent centers for all forms of philanthropic and educational institutions. North\vestern University, the first university founded within the City of Chicago, has been steadily developing, but with its plans for 77 COBB . future growth will more fully realize its opportunities and continue to develop as the City develops. Endowed universities seem to me to be the most enduring of all human institutions, and Northwestern Univer sity, by its location and by its history, seems destined to endure. I am led to believe that the ideal of service dominates the various schools of Northwestern University. It has been reported to me that during the last year your Medical School, through its dispensary and out-patient service, has helped fifty thousand medical patients, and your Dental School, through its clinics, has performed one hundred thousand operations on dental patients. This service evidences a wide and impor tant charity which with increased facilities will become more and more useful to humanity. I have selected as a memorial the Medical Center because of its commanding site overlooking the Lake, because it will render a very large measure of service to humanity, and because it will be as enduring as anv., memoriai that can be devised . The plan taken as a whole seems to me to make adequate provision for centers of Medicine, Law, and Commerce, vvith ideals of quality .~ .. . ratner tnan q uan t1 ty. It is my belief and hope that \vith the completion of the three prin cipal units, others will see opportunity to assist in rounding out the project. Therefore it gives n1e great pleasure to present to you a Deed of Gift for $3,000,000 for the erection and endo\vment of a Medical Cen ter for North\vestern University as a memorial to Montgomery Ward, to be located upon the 1vicKinlock Memorial Campus. Sincerely yours, (Signed) ELIZABETH J. WARD. CHICAGO, December 13, 1923. THE TRUSTEES, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois. GENTLEMEN :-With this Deed of Gift I take pleasure in handing you securities valued at three million dollars, the proceeds of which are to be used by you under the following terms and conditions: For the construction of a Medical Center, including Dentistry, located upon the McKinlock Memorial Cam- 79 COBB pus, substantially in accordance with plans submitted by James Gamble Rogers, Architect, and for equipment thereof ...... $2,500,000 For Endowment thereof, of vvhich the income only is to be expended...... $500,000 The building shall have carved upon it in suitable form the words "MONTGOMERY \\TAR:1 lvIEivroRIAL," and shall be so officially designated. This l\1edical Center shall conduct approximately the f ollo,ving activities: I. INDIVIDUAL-To impart available medical and re lated knovvledge to students, internes, post-graduates, nurses, hygienists, and social service workers. II. Hu·MANITARIAN-To advance the frontiers of medical and related kno\ivledge through research. To acquire kno,Nledge of the natural history of disease, leading to the prevention of disease. To improve existing methods of treating disease. III. Crvrc-To render community health service by promoting periodic medical examination, by efforts to re adjust the occupational and social life of those in the in cipient stages of disease, and by the treatment of disease. Charges for clinical service shall be nominal and not for profit. If at any time the building, or any substitutes therefor, should be destroyed or disposed of, all the proceeds realized therefrom shall be used for the acquisition or construction of another equivalent structure to be devoted to and used by your Department of Medicine and desig nated and known as "l\t1oNTG01\1ERY WARD MEl\fORIAL." Acceptance of this Deed of Gift by appropriate resolution of the Trustees shall constitute a contract. Sincerely yours,. (Signed) ELIZABETH J. vV ARD. Though this Deed of Gift is ,vithout conditions the donor has ex pressed the hope that the University would use its best endeavors- r. To procure the vacation of certain streets which pass through the Alexander l\1cKinlock IVIemorial Campus. 81 COBB 2. To provide a reasonable number of beds for teach ing purposes in a hospital to be located on or near the Alexander McKinlock Memorial Campus. 3. To obtain additional endowment for this medical center. The following resolution was offered : Be It Resolved, By the Board of Trustees of Northwestern Uni versity that the Deed of Gift of Elizabeth J. Ward this day made, of Three Million ($3,000,000) Dollars, for a memorial to her husband, Montgomery \Vard, be and the same is hereby accepted with apprecia tion and gratitude; and be it further Resolved, That the Trustees pledge their faithful performance of all the conditions thereof, believing such splendid munificence to be a sacred trust in their hands for the advancement and promotion... of the best there is in human iife. Mr. Robert Campbell, Chairman of the Committee on Financial Campaign, moved the adoption of this resolution. The motion, being duly seconded, was adopted by unanimous vote of the Board of Trustees, all rising. President Scott then announced a further gift of One Million Dol lars from Mrs. Ward for purposes as set forth in the following Deed of Gift: CHICAGO, December 13, 1923. THE TRUSTEES, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois. GENTLEMEN :-With this Deed of Gift I take pleasure in handing you securities vaiued at One Million Dollars, the proceeds of which are to be used by you under the f ollo,ving conditions: For Endowment of the Medical Center for which I gave funds under another Deed of Gift, the income only to be expended ...... $I ,000,000 If, in the opinion of myself or Charles H. Thorne or the survivor of us, it should be advisable to use from this fund for the purpose of com pleting the Medical Center provided for in another Deed of Gift above 83 COBB mentioned, this fund may be reduced by $2,000,000.00 and the said $2,000,000.00 added to the building fund. ...A..cceptance of this Deed of Gift by appropriate resolution of the Trustees shall constitute a contract. Sincerely yours, (Signed) ELIZABETH J. WARD. Great indeed as this gift ,vas, wides weeping as it was in philanthropic cir cles, it was not the last. In March, I 926, Mrs. Ward gave the University still another four million dollars to be used as a foundation "for the improvement of the teaching of lviedicine and Dentistry in the Medical and Dental Schools on the Alexander lv1cKinlock lVIemorial Campus." This campus recently acquired by the city of Chicago, \vas a gift of Mr. l\1cKinlock made in memory of his only son, who vvas killed in the World War. The first gift showed the spontaneous outpouring of the generosity of the noble spirit of lvlrs. Ward; this added thereto displayed the far-reaching fore sight of one who bui!ded upon an enduring foundation a benefaction that should perpetuate itself, bringing increased advantages to generations to come. From the words of the president in the minutes of the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees we quote the following: The Trustees of Northwestern University have therefore once more the ,velcome opportunity of giving formal expression to their gratitude for the high-minded idealism of Mrs. Ward in her discriminating gener osity to,vard the relief of human suffering. This magnificent supple mentary gift is a ne,v consecration of p0\\7er to the \\rell-being of man kind. The Iviemoriai Building typified the accomplishments of the life of Montgomery Ward and fittingly identified him with the city in whose beauty and well-being he took such pride. · The Memorial Foundation makes sure for all time the achievements of the Memorial Building, it extends its benefits to the whole world and, through its ,videned purpose and increased capacity, still more fittingly represents the unselfish and capable life to \vhich it is dedicated. In a speech delivered by the toastmaster at the dinner given in honor of Mrs. Montgomery Ward, Saturday evening, January 19, 1924, he traced the history of Chicago from the early days, saying: nl"' 0~ COBB This site was first a wilderness, then an Indian camping-ground, then a military post, then a freshv;.rater trading-place, then a transporta tion centre, then a commercial centre, and then an industrial centre, then a financial centre, and finally a great educational centre. Every new characteristic in this great Metropolis is developed at a rate un-: kno,vn in older and more conservative communities. We have tonight to pay our respects to our honored guest and to celebrate the initiation of a ne"v venture in the life of Chicago. Northvvestern University was the first institution of higher learn ing founded in the city of Chicago, and has always been an important part in the life of the city. However, the location of our Medical School, and even of our Dental School, Law School, and School of Com merce, has been unfortunate, and our equipment inadequate, and the functioning of these schools has been hindered thereby. We have-now secured a new campus, and one ,vorthy of Chicago and worthy of the purposes for \Vhich it is intended. In location it is midway between the Municipal Pier and Drake Hotel, facing the Lake Shore Drive and over looking the lake. . . . The main feature, the keystone of the entire campus, is planned to be the· great medical-dental centre. Here provision is to be made for research in medical and dental sciences, for the training of doctors and dentists, and for rendering direct medical and dental service to the thousands in Chicago who need such service. The campus is to be known primarily because it is to be the seat of this great centre to which the scientists of the world \vill come for the discovery of truth, to which the students ,vill come for training the inspiration, to \vhich the needy of Chicago vvill come for relief. The creation of this centre ,vas a task so difficult that many said it vlas impossible of attainment. It appeared for a time that all our efforts would be unavailing, and that Chicago \Vas not to have the benefit of this essential element in her future greatness. . . . Mr. 1\1ontgomery Ward \Vas the outstanding personality in the history of Chicago in preserving the Lake Front for the use of the people and in creating a new type of commerce, and thus in making Chicago a beautiful city and a great commercial centre. He made Grant Park possible. He founded the mail-order business and for many years was the head of the largest institution of that type. Mrs. Niontgomery Ward, by her ,vise and generous acts, has pro- 87 COBB vided for the city of Chicago a new centre of service and a new centre of influence unsurpassed in grandeur and usefulness. . . . In future generations millions of people will look upon the majestic l\tlontgomery Ward l\1emorial, and will be reminded of him who con tributed so largely to making Chicago a beautiful city and a great city- 1\tlr. lVIontgomery Ward. But they \\rill also be reminded of her \vho by her generosity and vvisdom has contributed more than any other citizen to make Chicago a great educational centre and to make the Lake Front serve the people of Chicago-Mrs. Montgomery Ward. Plans for the proposed memorial were rapidly pushed, the Ground-breaking Ceremonies and Dedication of the Alexander Mcl(inlock Memorial Campus of North\\l·estern University, took place on l\1ay 8, 1925. Mrs. Ward speaking at the time of the breaking of ground for the Medical School, said: In solemn dedication of this place to the service of God and man through the ministry of high education, and in loving memory of Mont gomery v\1ard, I turn the sod and break this ground ,vhereon shall rise the Medical School of Northvvestern University. And may the build ing in its strength and beauty be both a symbol and a shrine of truth ,vhich is ever beautiful, and of goodness which is always strong. President Walter Dill Scott, Dr. Archibald Church, Dr. George Webster, and Mr. Herbert John Rinkel in recognition and in solemn trust, fallowed in the ceremony of breaking ground. Using the same beautiful phrasing, Mrs. Ward initiated the ceremonies on the same day for the Dental School. On this occasion, President Scott, Dr. Thomas Le,vis Gilmer, Dr. Eugene Maginnis, and Mr. Ralph Bengston further conducted the ceremonies with appropriate response. Shortly over a year later the day arrived for the impressive cornerstone ceremonies at the Alexander McKinlock Memorial Campus. Then were laid the cornerstones of the Elbert H. Gary La,v Library Building, the I...,evy Mayer Hall of Law, the Wieboldt Hall of Commerce, and the l\1ontgomery Ward Memorial Building. Mrs. Montgomery Ward ,vas represented by Mr. Charles H. Thorne. These ringing words are symbolic of the whole effort and rise nobly above com monplace affairs in their simplicity and idealism: 89 COBB Within this box my hands have placed as a sacred trust and as a tender memorial a brief account of the life of my beloved husband, Montgomery Ward, in whose memory this building is erected. His life was founded upon integrity, and he, being dead, still serveth the com munity which he loved. May this building stand from generation to generation as a symbol of faith, of hope, and of love! Words of recognition and speeches of consecration from leaders in the life of the college followed. Before the final con1pletion of this great ,vork to which this unselfish woman had given so much and so wisely, she was called to the life beyond. At the dedi cation ceremonies at the special convocation held at the South Presbyterian Church, June 15, 16, 17, 1926, a most impressive program was presented, the services on all three days showing the marvelous scope of the ,vork designed for the Iviontgomery Ward Memorial Building in both the Medical and Dental Schools. At the dedicatory exercises held Friday evening, June 17, the presen tation speech of the ....\lexander !vf cKiniock Memorial Campus, the Montgomery Ward Memorial Building, the Wieboldt Hall, the Levy 11ayer Hall, and the Elbert H. Gary La,v Library Building, was made by William A. Dyche. Mr. Dyche said: When far-sighted generosity made possible the buildings on the McKinlock Memorial Campus, you appointed a committee of the Board of Trustees to supervise their construction. Four buildings are now finished and in the hands of the schools for the purposes for which the donors intended them. The committee no,v formally turns over to you, as President of the Board of Trustees, the ...A.1.lexander McKiniock Iviemorial Campus, the Montgomery Ward l\1emorial Building, given for the use of the Medical and Dental Schools by Mrs. Elizabeth J. Ward in memory of her husband; the Wieboldt Hall, given for the use of the School of Commerce by Mr. and Mrs. William A. Wieboldt and students and friends of the School of Commerce; the Levy Mayer Hall, given for the use of the Law School by Mrs. Rachel 1\1ayer in memory of her husband; and the Elbert H. Gary LaV\7 Library Building, given by l\1r. Gary to house the La,v Library which he founded and has maintained. Our purpose in our task has been that these memorials may, both in beauty and completeness of service, fulfill the high ideals of the donors. 91 COBB Words of acceptance on behalf of the Board of Trustees were made by Pres ident Robert \V. Campbell as follows: I thank you and the members of your committee for the high spirit in which you accepted and carried out your task. On behalf of the Board of Trustees I accept these buildings with a deep sense of grati tude to the donors, \\"ho have contributed both the inspiration and the instruments of their purpose. I dedicate this campus and these buildings to the seeking and teach ing of whatsoever things are true, ,vhatsoever things are just, ,vhatso ever things are good. To this end I no\\r pledge the steadfast endeavors of the trustees, the faculties and the students of the university that we may not fail in the trust ,vhich the philanthropic ideals of our benefac tors have placed upon us. The special features of the preceding ceremonies had included the Unveiling of Portraits of Founders and Distinguished Faculty Members, the Dedication of the Archibald Church Library, the Dedication of the Frederick Robert Zeit Museum and the Dedication of the James _;\_ Patten Research Laboratories of Bacteriology. The Dedication Convocation was held with an address by Dr. Hugh Talbot Patrick in the John B. l\1urphy Memorial auditorium. Many inter esting papers were read by many distinguished physicians. To properly visualize the beauty of the buildings and the careful planning of the whole is almost impossible merely through the written words. The account given in "Architecture," for June, 1927, portrays in concise form a plan of the buildings: Vv"alter Diii Scott, president of Northwestern University, thinks of N orth,vestern University in terms of a great service institution. An institution "that renders service to the youth of the country, service in the discovery and propagation of truth, service to the learned profes sions, service to the military forces in three wars, and service in pro moting the highest ideals and practices of our Christian civiliza- t1on.. " . . . . The l\1cKinlock Campus is composed of tvvo long strips of land, the main strip lying between Superior Street, Chicago A venue, Fairbanks Court, and Lake Shore Drive; the narro,ver strip lying to the south of 93 COBB this main portion is the strip upon which the Passavant and other hos pitals will be placed later. Immediately to the ,vest of Fairbanks Court is another portion of land upon which Wesley Hospital will probably be located. Surveying the McKinlock Campus, one will notice first to the west the Montgomery Ward 1\1emorial Building, the main Medical-Dent~l Centre. Immediately east of this is a long, narrow building containing on the first few floors, to the rear, the central power-plant, a plant with capacity sufficient to take care of all of the buildings on the McKinlock Campus and in the vicinity at present contemplated. Above this plant are six floors that are used for the Commerce School, and above that again the Open Court Publishing Company. Immediately again to the east of \Vieboldt Hall of Commerce are the Levy Mayer Hall of Law, and the Gary Library of Law, a U-shaped court of buildings enclosing, \vith the addition of arches to the south, a cloistered court. There is abundant space immediately to the east of Levy Mayer Hall of Law and Gary Library of Law for another principal building~ if the lJniversity decides to build upon this space. Immediately to the south of the Lavv Group, but still upon the main strip of the l\1cKinlock Campus, is a special space allotted to the Thorne l\1emorial ..A.uditorium. The beautiful Gothic of the Harkness Memorial at Yale University formed a key-note for the Gothic spirit in this group of buildings. The buildings themselves, ho,vever, have developed a more free and modern Gothic type, and it ,vas the idea of the architects that the group composi tion should develop from Lake Shore Drive, starting with the Gary Library of Law and Levy Mayer Hall of Law, then higher with the Wieboldt Hall of Commerce, and, still higher, the Montgomery Ward Memorial Building, with a central tower dominating the entire scheme. The varied, craggy, stalagmitic forms thus developed give a diversified interest to the architecture, which is extremely picturesque, especially in the North Central district of Chicago. The Montgomery Ward Memorial Building, the main building with the central Gothic tovver scheme, is fourteen stories high, with an addi tional six stories in the tower. On the first seven floors is housed the Medical School; on the next six floors the Dental School; and in the tower and in a portion of the first floor near the entrance, a part of the administration of the entire group. 95 COBB The l\1edical Department was placed on the lower seven floors, so that it might have direct connection \vith the main Clinic and General Hospital, to be built to the immediate south. In this position it is also properly located geographically, as it can serve the contemplated hos pitals to the west and the other hospitals to the south beyond the general Clinic Buildings. The l\1edical Clinic, which occupies the lower three floors, ,vill later be incorporated in the great new General Hospital and Clinic to the south, at which time these floors will revert to additional educational units for the lvledical School itself. The fourth to seventh floors, inclusive, include the Medical School laboratories and the Pre-clinical Courses and Research Departments. The large open spaces in the east and west vvings, with light on four sides, farm ideal laboratories. The north centre wing, unobstructed by columns, provides space for the lecture-rooms. The remainder of the floor area, with sixteen-£ oot depth and ample light, supplies space for the various offices. The Dental School laboratories and offices occupy the eighth, ninth, and tenth floors, and have somewhat the same space requirements as the Medical School, except that in the Dental School, by using the sectional system of instruction, with groups of forty students in each section, a little less space per floor vvas needed; there£ ore, in these floors, the east and west ,vings could be stepped back. The Dental Clinic occupies the eleventh, twelfth, and thirteenth floors, which requires even less floor area than the Medical Department, but especially a great abundance of light. This explains the further set backs and specially large windows in these Dental Clinic floors. The fourteenth floor houses the animal operating rooms, which are used in the Department of Experimentai Surgery. This floor is lighted by means of an overhead skylight. The tovver, consisting of the fifteenth, sixteenth, seventeenth, eight eenth, and nineteenth floors, is devoted to the offices of the president, the Alumni Association, and provides meeting-places for the trustees and faculties of the various schools. The death of Mrs. Montgomery Ward occurred in Chicago, July 26, 1926. Typical of the sorrow of her many friends is that expressed by President Walter Dill Scott: 97 COBB All her friends are unspeakably shocked at the announcement of the unexpected death of Mrs. Montgomery \Vard. All who had had the privilege of knowing her had come to love her, and hoped that she would have many years to enjoy the fruition of the projects which were so dear to her heart. Those of us who are associated with the l..Tniversity came to know her first through her generosity. Later she became a member of the Board of Trustees of Northwestern University and through her coop eration we learned to know her and to appreciate her qualities of kindli ness and devotion. In all her contacts she endeared herself to us more and more. We recognize that Mrs. Montgomery Ward has been the greatest of all our friends. This estimate on our part is not based on the fact that she made Northwestern University the agency through which she has invested in public \velf are, but it is based on the spirit in which she made her investment and the purpose she sought to attain thereby. As \\re contemplate her achievements we realize that immortality is not restricted to a future vvorld, but that for herself and for her hus band she has secured the most worthy form of earthly immortality. The attached resolution was offered by the Trustees of Northwestern University: Be It Resolved, That in the passing of Elizabeth J. Ward to the life eternal, her fello\v-trustees of Northwestern University bow their heads with stricken hearts. The gracious gentle\voman who gave so generously that medical science be advanced and thus humanity be served, is gone from us, but lives in our affectionate remembrance and grateful appreciation. She was iovely in her life. Her splendid benefaction and the influ ence of her example will ever make for whatsoever things are true and good. Of the closer grief of her daughter and the inner circle of those who remained, it behooves us to approach only in the hushed silences of the spirit. Elizabeth (Cobb) Ward is truly of those "immortal dead who live again in minds made better by their presence." Since her death, her philanthropy continues to function, her vvill directing that most of her fortune "be distributed among char- 99 COBB ities in the middle west, in California, and in other parts of the United States." Some of the institutions of which were the Visiting Nurses' Association; Sarah Racket Stevenson Memorial Lodging House; Improvement Association for the Blind; the Young Women's Christian Association of Chicago, Illinois; the United Charities of Chicago; the Berea College of Berea, Kentucky; and the Hindman Settlement School, Knott County, Kentucky. In addition to these, there were many more who received varying amounts from this so generous donor. 101 ~~ttit>e (~ip,ii~~) SQUIRE (SQUIER) ARMS Ar1ns-Sabie three swans' heads couped argent. Crest-An antelope's head erased, pierced through the neck with a spear, the handle broken off. (Burke: "General Armory.") 103 QUIER, Squire, signifying a knight attendant, is from the Latin scutarius, a shield-bearer. The French word is escuier, meaning a squire. The name John le Squier is found on the ancient "Hundred Rolls" of England and on the "Battle Abbey Rolls" of William the Conqueror. The oldest arms of the Squire family are those confirmed to the Squires of Hanbury, County Worcester, and Croy- don, County Surrey. (Bardsley: "Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames.") I JONATHAN SQUIER or SQUIRE, resided in 1785, in Newark Town ship, Essex County, New Jersey. His ,vill, dated May 18, 1785, was filed Janu ary 28, 1790. Witnesses: Ellis Cook, Rees Davids, and Samuel Squier. In it he gives to his son John, mentioned as child of first marriage, the sum of five pounds, to his sons Nathaniel and Jonathan, considerable land. He iikewise remembers his daughters Rachel Williams and Mary Reynolds. His grandchil dren, Eunice, Abigail and Prudence, daughters of Jonathan, are mentioned, as is a grandson, Joseph and another granddaughter, Rachel Coalman. His sons Zophar and Elijah are mentioned as follows: I give unto my two sons Zopher and Elijah Squierr all the remainder of the abode sd tract of land to be equally divided between them, includ ing the t\venty five acres of land I gave my son Zophar by deed of gift the sd Zopher to have his part on the south side of sd lot and the sd Elijah 105 SQUIER to have his part on the north side of the same, also I give unto my son Elijah one square acre of land out of that tract which I purchased of Thomas Day, together with the buildings and improvements thereon beginning at the road nere his now dwelling house and runing so as to take in his sd house all of which I give to my sd sons Zophar and Elijah to them their heirs and assigns for ever. While Jonathan Squier married twice, the names of neither \vif e are recorded. It is safe to assume that the second also predeceased him, since no mention of her appears in \vill. Child, of first marriage: 1. John. Children of second marriage : 2. Nathaniel. 3. Zopher or Zophar, of whom further. 4. Elijah. 5. Jonathan. 6. Rachel; married a l\1r. Williams. 7. Mary; married a Mr. Reynolds. ( Original Will at Trenton, N evv Jersey, 6864, 6867 G.) II ZOPHER or ZOPHAR SQUIER, son of Jonathan Squier, resided in Jan uary, 1800, in Springfield Township, Essex County, New Jersey. His will, dated January 6, 1800, was proved February 5, 1800. Executors: wife Anable, friends John Dorse and David Bedford. \i\Titnesses: Elijah Squier, Joseph T. Hardy and Thaddeus Russell. Inventory included a bond said to be due from John Williams of £100 or thereabouts. The portion of the will included here\vith is of special interest, both in its quaint provisions in the marriages of the daughters, showing clearly that the Wards and Squiers were most closely connected both with each other and with the well-known New Jersey families of the day. 107 SQUIER ITEM I give unto my loving wife Anable one feather bed and bead stead, with furniture complete, one milch cow, one horse, together with the sum of seven pounds York money for the purpose of furnishing her with necessary household furniture. All of which to return to my estate or the heirs thereof ( at her decease) to be divided among them as here after mentioned. Item I give and bequeath unto my beloved sons Wil liam, James, Anthony, Nicholas and Nathaniel Squiers, to be divided in equal proportion in such manner as each of them shall draw two shares of my whose estate ( after the daughters hereafter mentioned do draw one equal share). I tern I give and bequeath to my beloved daughters Sarah Canfield, Lydia Gardner, Nancy Ward, Mary Ball and Hannah Vvrard, to be equally divided among them in such proportion that each shall draw an equal share (after each one has drawn two share as above mentioned) . It is so intended to be divided that each son shall have double the amount of each daughter; and the contrary, each daughter to have half as much as each son. And lastly my will is that if any of my afforementioned sons, or daughters shall bring in any account or demand against my said estate then and in that case it is to be deducted of, or out of, the part already given to them, or forfeit the whole of their shares, ,vhich if so forfeited shall be equally divided among the rest of the heirs, in proportion as above mentioned. And it is also my will and desire that the share or legacy given to my daughter, Lydia Gardner, shall be left in the hands of my executor hereafter named, to be drawn out only at her request, and at her death to be equally divided amoung her children ( to wit) Lott and Samuel Lewis, and David and Anable Gardner, or the survivor of them, in proportion that each son shall have double the amount of the daughters and the daughter half as much as the sons. Be it also remembered that my will is, that if my youngest son 1~athaniel Squier, should die without a lawful heir, then and in that case the share above given to him, shall be equally divided amoung his broth ers and sisters in proportion as above mentioned. Zopher or Zophar Squier married (bond March 30, 1752, signed by Richard Coomes, all three of Essex County) Anable Williams. Children: I. William. 2. James. 109 SOlTIER- 3. Anthony. 4. Nicholas. 5. Nathaniel, "youngest son." 6. Sarah; married a Mr. Canfield. 7. Lydia; married a Mr. Gardner. 8. Nancy; married a l\1r. Ward. 9. l\fary ; married a l\1r. Ball. IO. Hannah, of vvhom further. (Original Will 9958 G. seen at Trenton, New Jersey, January, 1928.) III HANNAH SQUIER (recorded often as Squire), daughter of Zopher or Zophar and Anable (Williams) Squier, married Aaron Montgomery Ward. (Ward VI.) 111 BUNNELL (BONNELL) ARMS Arnis-Guies three increscents argent. Crest-On a ducal coronet a Cornish chough rising proper. (Burke: "General Armory.") 113 Bonnell EVERAL origins are assigned to the surname Bonnell or Bunnill. The one states that Bonnell. as a f amilv~ is num- bered among those of French origin which sought asylum in England and there gained position of prominence, and its history contains the records of men of distinction in ar1ns and statecraft, while t,vo at least are reported as being knighted. Notable among these early members of . the line is James Bonnell, born at Geneva, November 14, 1603, mayor of Nor- wich, England, ,vhere he settled. O'Hart, in his "Irish Pedigrees" naming the refugees ,vho settled in Great Britain and Ireland before the reign of Louis XIV, of France, calls him Thomas Bonnell, and mentions his son, Daniel Bonnell, merchant of London, father of Samuel Bonnell, who became accountant-general for Ireland, and was succeeded in that office by his son, whose life has been writ ten by Archdeacon Hamilton, of Armagh. On the other hand Bardsley in his "Dictionary of English and Welsh Sur names," gives Bonnell and Bunnill as names derivative from a locality; namely Bonehill, in Stafford, England. I WILLI.l\.J\1 BUNNELL, from England, was in New Haven, Connecticut, as early as April 3, 1650. On August 6, of the same year, William Bunill and two others were "ordered to pay 5s a peece because ye names of each of them a child was not brought in wth in three monethes after they \vere borne." At some time before October, 1651, he went to England, and returned again to New Haven, his ,vife and children remaining in New Haven while he was gone. In 115 BONNELL May, 1654, his wife and youngest child (Ebenezer) having died, William Bun nell returned to England. William Bunnell married Ann \Vilmot. (Wilmot II.) ("New Haven, Connecticut, Town Records" (edited by F. B. Dexter), Vol. I, pp. 20, 44, 89 and 208. "New England Historical and Genealogical Register," Vol. LIX, p. 67. "New Haven Genealogical l\1agazine," \T ol. II, p. 358.) Children: I. Lydia, died April I, 1708; married, April 10, 1661, Francis French, son of Lieutenant William French from Halsted, County Essex, England. -·? Benjamin, died about 1696; married (first) Rebecca Mallory, who died 1\Jarch 12, r69r; (second) 11rs. Elizabeth (Post) Sperry. 3. 1.Vathaniel, of whom further. 4. Mary, born May 4, 1650, died July 20, 1724; married, October 31, r67I, Eleazer Peck. 5. Ebenezer, born August 28, 1653, died before May, 1654. (Lieutenant William French and His Descendants, in "New England His torical and Genealogical Register," October, 1890.) II NATHi\.NIEI.J BUNNELL, son of William and Ann (Wilmot) Bunnell, removed from New Haven, Connecticut, to Elizabeth, New Jersey. His descend ants spell the 11an1e Bonneii. Among the original "Associates" of Elizabeth in 1665, is Nathanael Bonnel, and the same year Nathaniel Bunnell took there the oath of allegiance. He had, in Elizabeth, a house lot of six acres, bounded by lands of Thomas Price, Isaac Whitehead, Sr., and by a highway. He had also an allotment of one hundred and twenty acres "lying upon the South Branch of Elizabethtown Creek, and ye plaine \\rhich said above mentioned Creek passeth through"; also, "12 acres of meadow lying in the great meadows upon John W oodruffe's Creek." Nathaniel Bonnel was one of the jury in the first trial ever held in Elizabeth, in May, 1671. Nathaniel "buniell" again took the oath of alle- 117 BONNELL giance, September I I, 1673. His land having been surveyed, Nathaniel Bonnel obtained his patent for one hundred and eighty acres, April ro, 1676. Nathaniel Bu:1nell subscribed fr ros., and Nathaniel Bunnell, Jr., 6s. towards the support of Rev. John Harriman. Land ,vhich had been Nathaniel Bonnell's, "on the South Branch in Elizabeth To,vn bounds," was in the possession of his son Isaac until the latter's death in January, 1712. Nathaniel Bunnell was one of the executors of the estate of his father-in-la,v, Isaac Whitehead, early in 1691. Nathaniel Bunnell married, at New Haven, Connecticut, January 3, 1665-66, Susanna \\rhitehead, born in New Haven, _A..ugust 5, 1650, daughter of Isaac Whitehead. Children: I. J\T atlzaniel,. of ,vhom further. 2. Isaac, died in January, I 7 I 2 : married (first) Elizabeth; (second) Marv., . Samuel; married Abigail, stepdaughter of Samuel Rose. 4. Lydia; married Ephraim Price. 5. Jane. 6. Benjamin, died lv1ay 17, 1760; married Sarah Potter. 7. Joseph, died March 14, 1748; mar:ri~ (first), about r 7 r r, . Rebecca,. ' ' ,vido,v of Samuel Riggs; ( secondJ Martha. ("Ne,v HaYen Genealogical l\Jagazine,'· \ 7 ol. II, pp. 358, 359. Hatfield: "History of Elizabeth, Ne,v Jersey," pp. 57-58, 71, 135-36, 159, 183, 284. Nevv . s . ,Tv 1 -XYT-~~ I 8 "\Tv 01.1 X"TTTTA111, 1N H Jersey A reh 1ves, rst er1es 1 o...... , p. 4; p. 47. ew aven, Connecticut, \Tital Records.) III NATHANIEL BUNNELL (or BONNELL), JR., son of Nathaniel and Susanna (Whitehead) Bunnell, ,vas born probably in Elizabethtown (now called Elizabeth), New Jersey, about 1670, and died there September 4, 1736. His tombstone inscription, in the First Presbyter~an Churchyard, Elizabeth, New Jersey, is as f ollo\\rs : 119 BONNELL Here lieth ye Body of Nathaniel Bonnel who Died Sept ye 4 1736 in ye 67 year of his age His occupation was that of a carpenter. His land included one hundred and forty acres at Scotch Plains. In I 694 his name is found in a list of subscribers to the maintenance of Rev. John Harriman: "Nathaniel Bunnell, Jr., fo, 6s, od." In 1739 Nathaniel Bonnel was a signer of a petition to Governor Morris to pro cure from the King a charter of incorporation for the town of Elizabeth, as a free town or borough. The charter being promptly granted, Nathaniel Bonnel was appointed one of the " ...A..ssistants and Common Councill." Vlhen, in 1739-40, a line was established separating Essex from 1viiddlesex and Somerset counties, Nathaniel Bonnel received fr 19 IO "for time and Expences." Nathaniel Bonnel, Jr., married :tviary, who was named as executor of his will. Children ( order uncertain) : I. Hannah, died before June 19, 1736; married Richard Broadwell. 2. Abigail; married a Mr. Norris. 3. Sarah; married a Mr. Thompson. 4. Mary; married a Mr. Chandler. 5. Nathaniel, 3d., of whom further. 6. Isaac. 7. James. (Inscriptions: First Presbyterian and St. John's Church, Elizabeth, New Jersey, 1664-1892, p. 47. New Jersey Archives, 1st Series, Vol. XXX, p. 51. Hatfield: "History of Elizabeth, New Jersey," pp. 284, 320-21-22.) IV NATHANIEL BONNELL, 3n, son of Nathaniel, Jr., and Mary Bonnell, was born, probably in Elizabethtown ( now Elizabeth), New Jersey, about the 121 BONNELL year 1700. The fact that he is called "Jr." in the will of his wife's father, seems to identify him ,vith the Nathaniel who "married Hannah Miller" and was the ancestor of the Passaic Valley branch of the Bonnell family. He removed from Elizabethto\vn to the Passaic River valley, above Chatham, New Jersey, and there settled. He married "Hannah Miller, of Westfield," ,vho is identified as Joanna (Johanna) Miller, daughter of Samuel Miller, a carpenter of Elizabethtown, who in his will ( made in I 735, proved I 76o), mentions his daughter "Joanna, wife of Nathaniel Bonnel, Jr." Children: I. Benjamin; married Rachel Van Winkle. Captain Nathaniel, born in I 73 I, died in I 809; married (first) Eliza- beth Allen ; (second) , in I 77 5, l\1ary Simpson. 3. John; married Sarah Carter; had a son I sraeL Sarah; married Samuel Roberts. 5. Betsey, of ,,~horn further. 6. Abigail; married a Mr. Gardner. 7. Mary; married Elijah \Y"oodruff. (Littell: "Passaic Valley, Ne,v Jersey," p. 50. New Jersey Archives, 1st Series, Vol. XXXII, p. 222. D. A. R. Lineage Book, Nos. 24116, 25176. Fam ily records. Lee: "Genealogical History of New Jersey," \ToL IV, p. 1554, pub lished by the Le\,ris Historical Publishing Company, I 9 Io.) \T BETSEY (ELIZABETH) BONNELL, daughter of Nathaniel and Joanna ( l\1iller) Bonnell, is recorded in the church records at Madison as admitted in 1795, died in August, 1808. Her name is given as Elizabeth, other vvise Betsey. She married Captain Israel Ward. (Printed Isaac in error in Lee's "Genealogical History of New Jersey"). (vVard V.) 123 "\VIIJ1f OT AR1vfS Arms-Argent on a fess gules between three eagles' heads erased sable as many escallops of the field. (Burke: "General Armory.") 125 Wihnoi r-----~-~~Jl!l~-;;..-~ ILLIAM, the christen name, is the origin of many of our English surnames. Wilmot is the diminutive form expressed first in the form Gilamola, then Wilmotte. It appears early in Yorkshire, Cheshire, and Cambridge. ( Bardsley : "Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames.") I BENJAlvIIN \VIL11:0T and his \\rife, .A.nn, settled early in Ne\v Haven, Connecticut. At "a Court the 2th of Maye 1648," "Old Goodman \Villmote and Samuel lVIarsh took the oathe of fidellitie." ("Colonial Records," Vol. I, p. I I I.) His son Benjamin was in New Haven as early as 1641. On May 1, 1654, "Old Goodman \i\Tillmot desired the Court, that his son may be freed from training \vhich \Vas considered, and with reference to his O\vn age, his wife's weakness, and their living at a Farm, his son was freed, only is to attend as other Farmers do." ("Colonial Records," Vol. II, p. 180.) The son referred to was William. The father, Benjamin, died .A..ugust 18, 1669, aged "about fourscore"; and his \vife died October 7, I 668. Children: I. Ann, of \vhom further. 2. Benjamin, died ...t\pril 8, 165 I; married Elizabeth Heaton, a widow. 3. Vlillian1, died in 1689; married, October 14, 1658, Sarah Thomas. (D. L. Jacobus: "The Wilmot Family of Ne\\r Haven, Connecticut," in "New England Historical and Genealogical Register," Vol. LIX, p. 67.) i27 II ANN WILMOT, daughter of Benjamin and Ann Wilmot, married William Bunnell. ( Bonnell I.) 129 BICKNELL ARMS Arnis-i\.rgent, two bars guies, over all a lion rampant of the first. Crest-A dragon's head vert, collared, couped at the neck. (Crozier: "General Armory.") 131 BickneH e------~~.. ~~,' A TING far back into English history, the manor of Byken hulle ( derivation Anglo-Saxon Bycon or Bykene, a beacon and Hulle or Ryll, a hill) included about 1500 acres of land. Al uric, a Saxon, was the first hilder of the manor, of whom we have record. This was in the time of King Ed,vard ( r 004-06) . On the accession of William the Conqueror in 1066, the King gave to his half-brother, Robert, seven hundred and ninety-seven man oriai estates, of \vhich Bykenhulle Manor was one. Robert accepted the tenure of Willian1 de L'Estra, whose heirs came into possession of the manor by for £eiture and legally holding the lands directly from the King, until about the year 1260 ~A.. D., ,vhen Johanna, daughter of William de L'Estra, married Robert de Pavilly, of Normandy, bringing the estate of Bykenhulle to him as her do\ver. The Paveleys vvere a baronial family of Pavilly, a town twelve miles north west from Rouen in France. Some of the family went to England with the Con queror and soon became a power£ ul race in England, established in at least twelve counties. Reginaid de Pavely joined in the first crusade and fell in battle at Acre, I 104. Among the noted men of that name was another Reginald, who was summoned as Baron in I 260, to attend the King in Council; John de Pavely was rector of Hooke in 1312, Richard and Sir John, who died 1361, were priors of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem; lastly Sir Walter de Paveley was one of the founders of the Knights of the Garter, the highest order of Knighthood in Great Britain. In 1281, John, son of Robert and Johanne ( de l'Estra) de Paveley, died, his heir being his son, John. Prior to his death he had exchanged his name Paveley, 133 BICKNEI.. L for the name of the manor and was known as John de Bykenhulle. He ,vas the first ancestor of the Bicknell name. The name had many variations, namely: Bykenhulle, Bykenhull, Bikenhulle, Bikenoll, Bykenyll, Bikenhill, Byconyll, Bik nell, Bycknell, Bicknell, Bicknehill. There vvere 1nany eminent English Bicknells, th~ first one of note was Rev. William Biconyll, a priest of the Roman Catholic faith, who gathered both a name in history and wealth for himself. (T. \f\T. Bicknell: "History and Genealogy of the Bicknell Family," pp. viii-xi.) I ZACH.l\RY BICKNELL \vas born in England in r 590 and died before 1v1arch 9, I 636-37. In Hotten's list of emigrants who can1e with the Rev. Joseph Hull, from Weymouth, England, appears the following record, March 20, 1635: I. Zachary Bicknell, aged forty-five yeare Agnes Bicknell, his wife, aged t\venty-seven yeare. 2. Jno. Becknell, his son, aged eleven yeare Jno. Kitchin his servant, aged tvventy-three yeare. It is probable that some clerk made a mistake in ~A.gnes' age and that she was thirty-seven instead of twenty-seven. T-vventy acres of land were assigned and sold to the Bicknell fan1ily. This lot and a house were located in what is now Middle Street, in the village of East Weymouth, 1Tassachusetts; the house having been built in the autumn of 1635. It was probably a one-room log house, like the rest of the homes of the early settlers. The fact of Zachary Bicknell's death within two years of landing is evident from the follo\ving order of the General Court of the Colony of the l\!Ias sachusetts Bay, dated May 9, 1636-37: "William Reade, haveing bought the house and 20 acres of land at Wey mouth, unfenced ( after Bicknell's death) of Richard Rocket, and his wife, for n1erly wife of Zachary Bicknell, is to have the same sale confirmed by the child when hee cometh to age or else the child to allow all such costs as the Court shall thinke meete. '' 135 BICKNELL Zachary Bicknell married Agnes ( probably Lovell), born in 1598, died July 9, 1643. She married (second) Richard Rockett or Rockwood, who died in 1?00. (Ibid., pp. 2, 1 I. Savage: "Genealogical Dictionary of New England," Vol. I, p. I 74. C. H. Pope: "The Pioneers of Massachusetts," p. 48. "New Eng land Historical and Genealogical Register," \T ol. XLV, p. 314.) II JOHN BICKNELL, son of Zachary and Agnes (Lovell?) Bicknell, was born in 1624, in Barrington, England, and died in January, 1679. He was buried at Burial Hill, Weymouth; ,vill dated November 6, 1678, and allowed January 20, 1679. - John Bicknell, the only child of Zachary and Agnes Bicknell, became a prom inent and useful citizen of Weymouth. He was one of the Board of Selectmen for many years and a deputy in the General Court of the Colony of Massachu setts Bay for the years beginning May, r677 and I6i8. For services for thirty three days in 1677 he received three shillings a day. He was a carpenter and was in constant service in the new settlement. As he was a man well known in the town, it is probable that many of the old houses of Weymouth were built by him. John became an extensive landholder, was one of the strong supporters of the Congregational church and its worship, and in town and Colony business held high rank for intelligence, judgment, honesty and large capacity for public affairs. John Bicknell married (first) Mary Shaw, born June 18, 1626, and died March 25, 1658, daughter of Abraham and Bridget (Best) Shaw. He married (second), January 2, 1659, Mary Porter, daughter of Richard and Ruth Porter. (T. W. Bicknell: "History and Genealogy of the Bicknell Family," p. 4. "New England Historical and Genealogical Register," Vol. XLVI, p. 185. J. Farmer: "First Settlers of New England," p. 33.) Children by first marriage: I. John, Jr., born in 1653-54, died August 4, 1737. (The first male Bick nell born in America.) 137 BICKNELI~ 2. Mary, died in 1677-78; married John Dyer. 3. Naomi, born June 21, 1657. Children by second marriage : 4. Ruth, born October 26, 166o, died February 12, 1728; married James Richards. 5. Joanna, born March 2, 1663. 6. Experience, born October 20, 1665. 7. Zachariah, of \vhom further. 8. Thomas, born August 27, 1670; married, February 16, 1696, Ann Tur- ner, of Hingham. 9. Elizabeth, born April 29, 1673. IO. Hannah, born November 15, 1675. l I. Mary, born l\1arch 15, 1678; married, about 1700, Maurice Truphant, of Weymouth. T-? J.-. A child, born Aprii ro, 1682. (T. \V. Bicknell: "History and Genealogy of the Bicknell Family," p. 4. Savage: "Genealogical Dictionary of New England,'' Vol. I, p. 174. "Ne,v Eng land Historical and Genealogical Register," \Toi. III, p. 166; Vol. XLVI, p. 185, "Weymouth Vital Records," p. 44.) III ZACHARIAH BICKNELL, son of John and Mary (Porter) Bicknell, ,vas born February 7, 1667-68, and died probably in 1734. Zachariah Bicknell lived in Weymouth at least ten years after his marriage, when he removed with his family to the ,vestern part of Swansea, Massachusetts, now Barrington, Rhode Island, locating on the ,vest bank of the Barrington River. His farm of about t,vo hundred acres included Princes Pond, and lay north of the crest of Princes Hill, between the river on the east and the middle highway on the west. Barrington was originally a part of the old town of Swansea. The first Baptist Church in 11assachusetts was organized here by the Rev. John Myles, of Swan- 139 BICKNELL sea, Wales, in 1663. This church dre,v to Swansea a large number of Baptist families from Plymouth and the Massachusetts Bay colonies. Many other fam ilies of the Congregational faith came here to live and these were moved to organize a church of their own. Zachariah Bicknell was instrumental in finally getting the consent of the General Court of Massachusetts to the founding of a new to\vn and church, after much opposition by the Baptists. This new town was called Barrington, as the English home of the Bicknell family was in the parish of Barrington; it is evi dent that the name of the Rhode Island town was given by Zachariah Bicknell, in honor of his grandfather's church and parish in the old home land. Mr. Bick nell ,vas a useful leader in town and church affairs. In 1718 he was chosen one of the committee of three "to treat with Rev. Samuel Torrey," the town minister as to his salary. In 1719 he ,vas chosen as town assessor of taxes and one of a committee to adjust the county rates with Swansea. In 1720 he was elected as the deputy of the to,:vn to the General Court at Boston; he ,vas also surveyor of highways. In 1720 he was chosen to represent the town at Boston for an equi table taxation of Barrington land, owned by citizens of Rehoboth. In 1722 he was chosen town constable and was allowed £1 10s. for use of a room in his house for a five months school. In 1724 he was chosen an assessor, a selectman and chairman of a committee as to rebuilding l\.1yles Bridge, in Swansea. In 1725 he was moderator of the town meeting and was allowed 6s. for a house to keep school in. In 1726 he ,vas selectman, and assessor, and one of a committee on pulpit supply. In 1730 he was alk5,ved 18s. for serving as trustee of a bank for two years. In 1733 he was chosen town treasurer, and in 1734 moderator. On June 10, 1734, he deeded a piece of land for the meetinghouse of the Congrega tionalists. The Congregational meetinghouse now stands on it. It was valued at £20. In case of the removal of the meetinghouse, the land reverts to the heirs of the donor. Zachariah Bicknell married, November 24, 1692, Hannah Smith, of \1/ey mouth, who was born l\1arch 1, 1670. Children: I. Zachariah, Jr., born in Weymouth, January 9, 1695. 141 BICKNEI_L 2. Joshua, born in Weymouth in 1696. 3. Hannah, born in Weymouth, J\1arch 16, 1698. 4. Ja111esJ of whom further. 5. Mary, born in Weymouth, August 21, 1703. 6. Peter, born in Barrington in I 706. 7. J erusha, baptized May 22, I 709. (T. W. Bicknell: "History and Genealogy of the Bicknell Family," pp. 10- 12. "New England Historical and Genealogical Register," Vol. III, p. 166. "Weymouth \lital Records," pp. 41, 42, 46.) IV JAl\lIES BICKNEI..L, son of Zachariah and Hannah (Smith) Bickneli, was born in Weymouth, J\1ay 13, 1702, and died July 31, 1777. James was a constable in Barrington in I 728; a fence viewer in I 730. He and his wife Ruth, were dismissed from the Barrington Congregational Church to the Congrega tional Church in .i\shford, Connecticut, February 28, 1735. He received his first deed of land in Ashford in 1730. In 1734 he conveyed to John Toogood "four acres of land with a d\velling house thereon, near the house of Daniel Carpenter, deceased, in Rehoboth." On December 17, James Bicknell, Zachariah Bicknell and wife, Hannah, consideration £3000, conveyed to Joshua Bicknell, of Ash ford, County Windham, Connecticut, all our land and salt meadow in Barring ton, containing tvvo hundred and fifty acres, except forty-seven acres \vhich was Israel Harding's and lately sold by said James Bicknell to Zachariah Bicknell by deed dated February 17, 1727-28. James \Vas a deputy to the General Assembly of Connecticut from Ashford, 1738-41, 1745-50, 1753, 1755, and 1756. From 1741 to 1744 he resided it Hartford, Connecticut. He returned to Ashford about 1745. In 1757 he was dismissed from the _,\shford Congregational Church to that in North :rv1ansfield, Connecticut. The Puritan orthodoxy of the early New England Bicknells ,vas well illustrated in the life and character of James. James Bicknell married (first) Ruth (perhaps Fuller), who died prior to 1740. He married (second), November 5, 1740, Mrs. Deborah (Cad,vell) Cook, widow of Moses Cook. She died February 20, 1795, in her eighty-first year. 143 BICKNELL Children of first marriage: I. Ruth, born in I 728, baptized July 20, I 729. 2. Hannah, of whom further. 3. James, baptized October 20, I 73 I. 4. Jonathan, baptized in Ashford, Connecticut, in I 736. Children of second marriage : 5. James, baptized in Hartford, Connecticut, December 13, 1741. 6. Jerusha, baptized in Hartford, Connecticut, March 20, 1742. 7. Moses, born in Ashford, Connecticut, in 1745. (T. W. Bicknell: "History and Genealogy of the Bicknell Family," pp. 19, 20, 2 I. "Vital Records of Weymouth, 1\.1:assachusetts," p. 40.) V HANNAH BICKNELL, daughter of James and Ruth (Fuller?) Bicknell, was born November 2, 1729, at Barrington, Rhode Island. She married Dr. Samuel Cobb. (Cobb IV.) (T. W. Bicknell: "History and Genealogy of the Bicknell Family," pp. 37-39.} 145 STONE ARMS Arnis-Argent, three cinquefoils sable, on a chief azure a sun in splendor or. Crest-Out of a ducai coronet or, a griffin's head between two wings expanded gules bezantee. (Crozier: "General Armory.") 147 Stone F the many surnames showing derivation from a locality, Stone is evidently a name besto,ved from residence beside some remarkable roadside stone or rock. The name is found in County Devon as early as 1273, Warin de la Stone being mentioned. That they arose in many parts of England is most evident, for there are towns and parishes so designated in Counties Stafford, Kent, Buckingham, Gloucester, Worcester, and others. (Bardsley: "Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames." Lower: "Patro nymica Britannica.") I DEACON SllVION STONE, son of David and lJrsula Stone, was named for his grandfather, and ,vas born and baptized in the parish of Great Bromley, County Essex, England, and died in Watertown, Massachusetts, in September, 1665, and was buried in the old Waterto\vn Cemetery (will dated September 7, 1665) (11iddlesex County Records, original will, old series, No. 21730). He seems to have been brought up in the ancestral occupation of farming and to have resided in his native parish of Great Bromley until about 1622, when he reraoved to Boxted, County Essex, a parish about six miles northwest of Great Bromley. The parish registers of Boxted show no mention of Simon Stone and his family, as the registers from 1617 to 1662 are lost, but two references to him there have been found, first, as a witness to the will of Barnaby Rogers, of Box ted, dated April 22, 1627, and secondly as assessed on a subsidy roll of 4 Charles I 149 STONE ( 1728) for property in Boxted. (Wills in i\rchdeaconry of Colchester, 1627; also Subsidy Roll of Essex, 4 Charles I.) (J. G. Bartlett: "Simon Stone Genealogy," p. 41.) Deacon Simon Stone, in 1635, went from Boxted to join the large Puritan emigration of that year from Suffolk and Essex to New England. He came over in the ship "Increase" of London, Captain Robert Lea, commander, in 1685. This list names one hundred and seventeen passengers embarking at London for Ne\v England, among them Simon Stone, husbandman, aged fifty. (Ibid.) p. 42. Savage: "Genealogical Dictionary," Vol. IV, p. 209.) Joane Stone, his vvife, aged thirty-eight, and their children, Frances Stone, aged sixteen, Ann Stone, aged eleven, Symon Stone, aged four, lviarie Stone, aged three, and John Stone, aged five months, register on April 15, 1635. (Ex chequer Documents, King's Remembrancer. Licenses to Pass Beyond Seas, No. 20, folio 29, Public Record Office, London; Printed in Holten' s Original Lists of Emigrants to America, I 600- I 700, p. 66.) (J. G. Bartlett: "Simon Stone Genealogy," p. 42.) Of the lands of Deacon Simon Stone mentioned in the Third Inventory in the Waterto\vn Records, the "Homestall of fifty acres," eleven acres of "l\1ed do\v, ~, the three acres of "Marsh" and the seven acres of "Planting Ground," a total of seventy-one acres, were located in the southeasterly end of the present Watertown, and covered much of the present 1V1ount ...-\uburn Cen1etery. (Ibid., p. 44.) On this seventy-one acre homestead Deacon Simon Stone erected a large and substantial frame d\velling house which ,vas occupied by himself and his descendants for over two centuries until destroyed by fire in 1844. ( Ibid. J p. 46.) Deacon Sin1on Stone must have joined the church in Watertown soon after settling there, as on May 25, 1636, he ,vas admitted a freeman of the Massachu- 151 STONE setts Bay Colony. Church membership was at that time a requisite for admis sion as a freeman. That he was held in esteem by the community is apparent from the fact that he was soon called to hold office, both civil and ecclesiastical. The Watertown records show that he was chosen a selectman in 1636, 1640, 1641, 1650, 1651, and 1655, and previous to 1649 he was elected a deacon in the Water town Church, which office he held until his death. He also served on numerous committees for town affairs. (J. G. Bartlett: "Simon Stone Genealogy," p. 48.) Deacon Simon Stone married (first), at Great Bromley, County Essex, England, August 5, 1616, Joane Clark, born about 1596, daughter of William Clark. She accompanied her husband and children to New England in 1635 and died before 1654, having had at least seven children. He married (second), in New England, about 1655, an acquaintance of old England, Mrs. Sarah (Baker) Lumpkin, widow of Richard Lumpkin~ of Ipswich, Massachusetts. By his sec ond wife he had no children. She died in July, 1663. (Bond: "Genealogies and History of "\i\T atertown, Massachusetts," Vol. II, p. 95o.) Children: 1. Frances, baptized at Great Bromley, January 20, 1618-19; emigrated to New England with her parents in 1635; married (first), about 1645, Rev. lienry Greene, born in Essex County, England, about 1618; died in Reading, 1\1:assachusetts, October I 1, 1648. Frances married (second), about December, 1648, as his second wife, Deacon John Horne (later Orne), born in England about 16o2, one of the founders, in 1630, of Salem, Massachusetts, where he served as deacon over half a century and died in 1684. 2. Mary, baptized at Great Bromley, October I, 1621, died young. 3. Anne, born in England, probably at Boxted, about 1624; emigrated to New England with her parents in 1635; evidently died unmarried. 4. Sinion, of whom further. 153 STONE 5. Mary, born in Boxted about 1632; emigrated to New England with her parents in 1635; married, about 166o, Captain Nathaniel Stearns, of Dedham, l\1assachusetts, as early as 1647, and Deputy for that town to the Massachusetts General Court in 1683-86, 1689-90. She died in Dedham, May 10, 1684. 6. John, born in England, in l\Iarch, 1634-35. 7. Elizabeth, born at Watertown, lviassachusetts, April 5, 1639, probably died young. (J. G. Bartlett: "Simon Stone Genealogy," pp. 51-52. Savage: "Gene alogical Dictionary," V oL IV, p. 209.) TT .L.L DEACON SIMON STONE, JR., son of t)eacon Simon and Joane (Clark) Stone, vvas born in Boxted, County Essex, about 1630, and was brought to New England by his parents in 1635. He died in Watertown, February 27, 1707-08, and was buried in the old Watertown Cemetery, where his gravestone remains with the fallowing inscription: Here Lye~ Ye Body of Siinon Stone, Died l◄ebry Ye 27th 1708 Aetalis suae 77 The memory of The Just is Blessed Deacon Simon Stone married, about 1655, Mary Whipple. (Whipple II.) She died in Watertown, June 2, 1720, and was buried beside her husband in the old Watertown Cemetery. Children: I. Simon, born September 8, 1656. 2. John, born July 23, 1658. 3. M attheiv,, of whom further. 155 STONE 4. Nathaniel, born February 22, 1661-62, died February 24, 1661-62. 5. Ebenezer, born February 27, 1662-63. 6. l\1ary, born January 6, 1664-65; married, in Dedham, Massachusetts, November 14, 1683, Deacon Comfort Starr, born in Boston, Febru ary 4, 1661-62, son of John and Martha (Bunker) Starr. 7. Nathaniel, born in April, 1667. 8. Elizabeth, born October 9, 1670; married, about 1696, Isaac Stearns, born in Cambridge Farms ( now Lexington), Massachusetts. 9. David, born October 19, 1672. 10. A child, born August 4, 1674, died August 9, 1674. I I. Susanna, born in November, 1675, died in Framinghan1, rviassachusetts, February 4, 1754; married, in Watertown, Massachusetts, in June, 1697, Hon. Edward Goddard, born there, lVIarch 24, 1674-75, son of William and Elizabeth ( 1Iiles) Goddard. r2. Jonathan, born December 26, 1677. (J. G. Bartlett: "Simon Stone Genealogy," pp. 53-56, 63. Savage: "Gene alogical Dictionary," \T ol. V, pp. 207-09.) III DEACON Mi\TTHEW STONE, son of Deacon Simon, Jr., and l\tlary (Whipple) Stone, was born in Waterto\vn, lVlassachusetts,. February r6, 1659- 166o, and died in Sudbury, l\:Iassachusetts, August 12, 1743 ( will dated May 12, 1736, probated August 9j 1743, according to 1\1:iddlesex County, Probate Rec ords, No. 21678). When only fifteen years of age, Deacon Matthew Stone enlisted in the colonial forces in King Philip's War, serving in Captain Daniel Henchman's company in the Mount Hope expedition in the summer of 1675, being credited with fo-7-0 on September 21, 1675. (Badge: "Soldiers in King Philip's War," p. 52.) In his early manhood years, Deacon Matthew located for a time in Lan caster, Massachusetts, where he and his family were assigned to the garrison of Josiah \\lhite on March 18, 1691-92, during the Indian alarms at that period .. (''New England Historical and Genealogical Register," Vol. XLIII, p. 371.) A 157 STONE few years later he settled in Sudbury, Massachusetts, where he became a sub stantial farmer, but also owned lands in Lancaster and Leominster, Massachu setts. In Sudbury, Matthe,v became a deacon in the church, held various town offices and ,vas representative to the Massachusetts General Court in 1710, 1711, 1712, and 1713. Deacon Matthe,v Stone married (first), in Dedham, Massachusetts, in July, 1681, Rachel Pond, baptized there September 5, 1658, daughter of Daniel and Abigail (Shepard) Pond; he married (second), in 16g6, Mary Plympton, daughter of Thomas and Abigail (Noyes) Plympton. She died in Sudbury, November 29, 1721. Children, of first marriage, probably born in Lancaster, Massachusetts, bt.tt unrecorded : 1. J\1ary, born about 1683, died in 1743; married (first), in Barnstable, Massachusetts, in November, 17o6, Ebenezer Hinckley, born there September 23, 1673, son of Governor Thomas and Mary (Smith) Hinckley. He died October 17, 1721. She married (second), in Braintree, November 5, 1722, John George, born in Boston, Massa chusetts, February 6, 1684-85. He died before 1742. She married (third), in Braintree, June 17, 1742, John Clough, of Boston. 2. Joseph, born about 168 5. 3. Rachel, of ,vhom further. (J. G. Bartlett: "Simon Stone Genealogy," pp. 63-64. Savage: "Genea logical Dictionary," V oi. IV, p. 206.) IV RACHEL STONE, daughter of Deacon Matthew and Rachel (Pond) Stone, was born about 1687, and died January 25, 1746-47. She married, in Sud bury, Massachusetts, January I, 1710, Thomas Cobb. (Cobb III.) \VHIPPLE ARMS Arms-Sable on a chevron betvveen three swans' heads erased argent, as many crescents of the field. (Burke: "General Armory.") 161 Whipple ~~~=~-__,.~--,_ HE Whipple family has long been established in England. The line is said to begin with Henri De V. Hipple, a gen tleman of Normandy of the Vale de Surer ( or Vale de Suede). As an award for gallantry he was granted the manorial estates of \Vraxall, and took the name of Wrax all. Richard Wraxall, that is, Richard De V. Hipple, was knighted on the battlefield of Agincourt, and given the motto, Fidele et bra7.'e. I.-eaving Wraxall because of persecution, the name of De V. Hipple was resun1ed, vvhich in the time of Henry \ 711 (1457-1509) was Anglicized into Whipple. The direct connection between Elder John Whipple, of Ipswich, Massachusetts, and his English ancestry, is not known. (C.H. Whipple: "Genealogy of the Whipple, Wright, Wager, Ward, Pell, 1vicLean, Burnet Families," p. 7.) I ELDER JORI~ WHIPPLE, son of Matthew and Joanna Whipple, was a clothier of good estate, who emigrated with his children to New England about 1638, and settled in Ipswich, Massachusetts. He was baptized at Bocking, County Essex, England, August 29, 1596, and died June 30, 1660. He had a large grant of land in 1639; freeman in 1640. In Ipswich, Elder Whipple became a man of local distinction, holding the offices of deacon and elder in the Ipswich Church and serving as deputy to the Massachusetts General Court in 1640, 1641, 1642, 1646, 1650, 1651, 1652, and 1653. About 1640 he built a substantial frame dwelling house in Ipswich, which still remains in its ancient 163 \VHIPPLE form in fine preservation, one of the oldest houses in New England, and is now owned and occupied by the Ipswich Historical Society. Elder John Whipple had a brother, Matthew, who also settled in Ipswich. Elder John \i'lhipple married (first) Sarah, who died June 14, 1658. He married (second) Jennet Dickinson, widow of Thomas Dickinson. (J. G. Bartlett: "Simon Stone Genealogy," p. 53. J. H. Boutelle: "A Brief Genealogy of the Whipple Family," p. 29. Savage: "Genealogical Dictionary," \T ol. IV, p. 505.) Children: I. Captain John, born about 1626, probably in England, died August 10, 1683; married (first) Martha Reyner, daughter of Humphrey Rey ner; (second) Elizabeth Paine. 2. Marv. of whom further. -- , 3. Susannah; married Lionel Worth. 4. Sarah; married Joseph Goodhue; died July 23, 1681. 5. Elizabeth; married, perhaps, Anthony Poeter. (Ibid.) II MARY WHIPPLE, daughter of Elder John and Sarah Whipple, was born in Bocking, County Essex, England, about 1634, and died in Watertown, June 2, 1720, and was buried beside her husband in the Old Watertown Cemetery. Her gravestone bears the inscription: Here lyes ye body of Mrs. Mary Stone (Late widow of Mr. Simon Stone) who slept in Jesus, June 2d. I 720, in ye 86th year of her age. Mary Whipple married Deacon Simon Stone, Jr. (Stone II.) TAYLOR ARMS Ar11is-Sable, a lion passant or, on a canton gules, a pheon of the second, a bor dure engrailed ermine. Crest-A leopard passant argent, spotted sable charged with a pheon or. (Burke: "General Armory.") 1J.v, L.,., Taylor r~:::::--:,;;~tt.=.a AYLOR is an English surname of the occupative class, and signifies ''the taylor," a cutter-out of clothes, a maker of clothes. The medieval English form of the word is tailor or taylor; the old French form, tailleur, a cutter, and it is from this latter form that the English took its origin. The trade-name now uses the English form of tailor, pc::::;;....--=·~~· while the surname is universally spelled Taylor and Tay- ier. The name enjoyed a great popularity during the earlier centuries following the adoption of surnames through England, and is found often in the early rolls, the Hundred Rolls of 1273 having fifteen different spellings of the name. In England today Taylor is the fourth commonest patronymic, preceded only by Smith, Jones, and Williams. Branches of the Taylor family have long been seated in England in Counties Kent, Cambridge, Chester, Derby, Cumberland, Gloucester, Lancaster, Devon, Middlesex, Rants, Surrey, Wilts, York, Sussex, and Bedford, and in Scotland. (Bardsley: "Dictionary of Engiish and Welsh Surnames.") I RICHARDT... ..\. YLOR came from England, but the date of his arrival and particular place of his birth are not known. He lived in the northwest part of Yarmouth and is first mentioned in the colonial records as among those in Y ar mouth, Massachusetts, between sixteen and sixty years of age, able to bear arms in August, 1643. There \\rere two men in Yarmouth in early times named Richard Taylor, one, 169 T.A.YLOR who appears to have been the older, was called Richard Taylor, tailor, from his trade, and the other Richard Taylor of the Rock, from having built his house near a large rock.. On June 7, 1647, Richard was a surveyor of highways for Yarmouth ( 2 Plymouth Colony records, 124). Richard Taylor was a constable of Yarmouth, June 3, 1656 (3 Plymouth Colony records, 100). On June 3, 1657, he was one of the surveyors of high ways there (3 Plymouth Colony records, 116). He took the oath of fidelity in 1657 (8 Plymouth Colony records, 185, 186). Richard's wife perished shortly before Dece_mber 4, 1673, in the wreck of a boat in ,vhich she had probably intended to go from Yarmouth to Plymouth or Duxbury. He died before December 13, 1673. His inventory, taken December 13, 1673, and submitted to the court under oath, March 6, 1673-74, amounted to f 199 4s. I rd. Richard Taylor married Ruth Wheldon, daughter of Gabriel Wheldon, who gave his consent October 27, 1646. Children, born in Yarmouth: I. Ruth, born July 29, 1647, buried in 1648 (8 Plymouth Colony records, 3, 7; ·IS l\:1ayflo'1ver Descendant, 26, 29). 2.. Ann, born December 3, 1648, buried March 29, 1650, aged about one and one-half years (8 Plymouth Colony records, 7, 12; 15 i\fayflo,ver Descendant:- 29). 3. Mary, born in 1649; probably married Abijah Merchant. 4. Martha, born December 18, 1650 (8 Plymouth Colony records, 7 1 12; 15 IVIayflower Descendant, 29); married Joseph Bearse, of Barn stable, l\1assachusetts, December 3, I 676; died January 27, I 727-28. ( Barnstable records.) 5. John, b.orn about 1652. 6. Elizabeth~ of \vhom further. 7. Hannah, born about 1658; married, as his second wife, July 19, 1680, Deacon Job Crocker, of Barnstable; died May 24, 1743, in her eighty fifth year. ( Barnstable records.) 8. Ann, born about 1659; married, June 25, 1679, Josiah Davis, of Barn- 171 TAYLOR stable. ( Barnstable records ; 4 Mayflower Descendant, 223; Otis and Swift, "Genealogical Notes of Barnstable Families," 280.) 9. Joseph, born about I 660. Io. Sarah, died unmarried July 3 I, I 695. ( 2 Barnstable probate records, 6.) (J. W. Havves: "Richard Taylor, Tailor and Some of His Descendants," pp. I, 3, 5, 7, 8. Pope: "Pioneers of Massachusetts," pp. 447-48. Savage: "Genealogical Dictionary," Vol. I\T, p. 263.) II ELIZABETH TAYLOR, daughter of Richard and Ruth (Wheldon) Tay lor, was born about 1655, and died l\Iay 4, 1721. She married Samuel Cobb. (Cobb II.) (Savage: "Genealogical Dictionary," Vol. IV, p. 263.) HINCKLEY AR~ifS Arrns-Per pale indented argent and gules. Crest-On a ducal coronet or, a star of twelve points proper. (Burke: "General Armory.") HindlJey INCKLEY is one of the most ancient of English surnames, and had its origin in the parish of Hinckley, which lies partly within County Leicester and partly within \Var wick, about one hundred miles northeast from London.· The name appears in English reg·isters and documents of early date. One John de Hinkele was high sheriff of Staffordshire in the first, second, third and fourth years of the reign of Edward III ( 1327-30). John Hinckley, Esq., is mentioned in the will of Hugh, Earl of Stafford, in I 385. (Bardsley: "Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames.") I SAMUEL HINCKIJEY, emigrant ancestor and progenitor, was of Ten terden, County Kent, England. He was one of those \vho fallowed the Puritan divine, John L.othrop, to America. John Lothrop, pastor of a neighboring par ish in County Kent, renounced the faith of the Church of England and embraced Puritanism, in 1623, soon afterward removing to London, followed by some of his parishioners, among whom was Samuel Hinckley. In January, 1624, Mr. Lothrop became second pastor of the first Congregational church gathered in London on the plan of the Rev. John Robinson, then at the head of the Puritans in Leyden, Holland. They held their meeting privately, in Blackfriars, but in April, 1632, were discovered by the pursuivant of Archbishop Laud, were appre hended and only eighteen escaped. Mr. Lothrop, with tvventy-four others, were imprisoned for two years, some in the "Clink," some in "New Prison," and some Ii7 HINCKLEY in the "Gate House"; at the expiration o:f the two years all but Lothrop were liberated. He petitioned King Charles I, and was set at liberty in April, 1634, on condition of departing from the kingdom. Accordingly, in 1634, he came to Bos ton with about thirty people, settling first in Scituate, whence he afterward removed to Barnstable. Samuel Hinckley was honest, industrious and prudent, qualities that have been transmitted from father to son, down to the present time. The Hinckleys have always been zealous in the advocacy of whatever opinions they adopt and never have been kno,vn to be dishonest, lazy or imprudent, says C. F. S\vift in "Genealogical Notes of Barnstable Families." Samuel Hinckley appears to have been a man of good estate for the times and all of his children were as well edu cated as his means would permit. In the spring of 1635 he and several others, in County Kent, England, joined a company which resolved to emigrate to New England. The company numbered one hundred and two in all ( counting men, women, children and servants) when it sailed in the latter part of March from Sandwich, in the ship "Hercules," co1nmanded by Captain John Witherly. More than half the passengers settled at Scituate. Samuel Hinckley ,vas a dissenter, but it was necessary to escape from Eng land to sivear March 14, 1634-35, that he "conformed to the order and discipline of the Church" of England. Landed in Boston he went to Scituate immediately and built a house called No. 19 on Kent Street. In July, 1640, he sold his house, barn and meadows and moved to Barnstable. His houselot which he bought from Rev. Joseph hull was bounded on the south by his son Thomas; west by Row ley's Pond, near which he built his house, a sn1all one-story building, ·vvith a thatched roof. He removed to West Barnstable, where he owned one of the best farms in town. His son-in-law, John Smith, owned the adjoining lands, since known as the Otis farm. In 1637 Samuel Hinckley took the freeman's oath. He was not a prominent man, but his name appears frequently on record as juror, surveyor of high,vays and as one of the grantors of the lands at Suckinnesset. As a church member he does not seem to have been intolerant. The fact that he was thrice indicted for "entertaining strangers" (Quakers) indicates that he belonged to the liberal party. He died October 31, 1662. In his will he gives to 179 HINCI(LEY his wife Bridget, his house, a garden and some land; his two cows Prosper and Thrivewell. To each of his daughters, one shilling each. It is assumed he had already given them dowries, legacies to his grandchildren, and land to his sons. His personal estate ,vas appraised at 162, 16 pounds. Samuel Hinckley married (first), in England, Sarah, who died August 18, 1656. He married (second), December 15, 1657, Bridget Bodfish, ,vidow of Robert Bodfish, of Sand~Nich. Children, by first marriage : I. Gov. Thomas, was born in England in 1618, died April 25, 1705. He married (first), December 4, 1641, Mary Ruhards, daughter of Thomas Ruhards, of Weymouth, died June 24, 1659. He married (second), IVIarch 16, 1660, Mary Glover, widow of Nathaniel Glover. She is said to have been beautiful in person and the most accom plished and intelHgent ,voman in the colony. Gov. Thomas Hinckiey \Vas a strong, firm Governor, sound in judgment and common sense, honest and honorable, the best read la,vyer of his day. 2. Susannah, born in England; married l\1r. John Smith, of Barnstable. 3. Sarah) of ,vhom further. 4. Mary, born in England. 5. Elizabeth, born in Scituate, baptized September 6, 1635; 1narried, July I 5, 1657, Elisha Parker. 6. Samuel, born in Scituate, baptized February 4, 1637-38, buried in Barnstable, 1\1arch 22, 1640-41, aged three years. 7. A daughter, born in Scituate, buried in Barnstable, July 8, 1640. 8. Twin, born in Barnstable, buried February 6, 1640-41. 9. Twin, born in Barnstable, buried lVlay 19, 1640-41. ro. Samuel, born in Barnstable, July 24, 1642, baptized same day; married Mary Goodspeed. II. John, born May 24, 1644, died December 7, 1709. ( Amos Otis and C. F. Swift: "Genealogical Notes of Barnstable Families," Part II, pp. 30, 3 I, 32. Rev. C. N. Sinnett: "Ancestor Samuel Hinckley and 181 HINCKLEY Some of His Descendants," pp. 1-2. Colonial Lists, 1621-1700, p. 17, by E. W. Pierce.) II SARAH HINCKLEY, daughter of Samuel and Sarah Hinckley, was born in England. She married Henry Cobb. ( Cobb I.) (Amos Otis and C. W. Swift: "Genealogical Notes of Barnstable Families," Part II, p. 32. F. Freeman: "History of Cape Cod," Vol. II. Annals of Barn stable, p. 274.)