Endecott-Endicott Family Association, Inc. Volume 5. No. 1 January, 2009 The Official EFA, Inc. Newsletter
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Ancestor Spotlight
Dr. Zerobabel Endecott of Salem 1
A Brief Description of a Chirurgeon
Zerobabel Endecott, the second son of Governor John Endecott and Elizabeth Cogan (1607-1676) was born on February 14, 1635 in Salem (Massachusetts Bay Colony) and died March 27, 1684 in Springfield, Massachusetts. He married 1st Mary Smith (1636-1677), the daughter of Samuel and Sarah Smith of Great Yarmouth, England, about 1654 in Wedham, Massachusetts Bay Colony. He married 2nd Elizabeth Winthrop Newman, the widow of Reverend Antipas Newman and the daughter of Governor John Winthrop of Connecticut. The marriage settlement of Zerobabel Endecott and Elizabeth Newman is dated November 7, 1677. Zerobabel Endecott and Mary Smith had 10 children.
Little is known on the earlier life of Zerobabel, but a glimpse of what his life may have been like can be read from the recommended reading on page 2.
He was a Chirurgeon in Salem. In 1677, he wrote a set of remedies that he called “Synopsis Medicinae or a Compendium of Galenical and Chemical Pysick showing the Art of Healing according to the Precepts of Galen @ Paracelsus Fitted Universally to the Whole Art of Healing. These remedies are interesting to read for their language, spelling and ingredients.
Zerrobabel’s second and third sons, Samuel (b. 1659) and Zerubbabel (b. 1664) were witnesses against Mary Bradbury during the Salem Witch Trials of 1692.
By the terms of his father’s (Governor John Endecott), he came into possession of the extensive estate of the Governor.
1 The will of Zerobabel Endecott is dated November 23, 1683. It is rich in genealogical value.
Editor’s Note: For a complete copy of the story on Zerobabel Endecott, contact the Editor. Many important historical documents pertaining to him are contained in the Endicott Library and Archives.
Did you know that? --- historical facts
1. There is a great irony in the marriage of Dr. Zerubbabel Endecott’s daughter, Hannah (b. 1676) to Edward Gaskill. Edward’s mother was Provided Southwick. She was sold into slavery by Governor John Endecott for failing to attend “proper” church, and worshiping as a Quaker. Her story is told in the 19th Century poem by the great anti-slavery poet John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892) in his “Ballad of Cassandra Southwick”. He got the first name wrong. Cassandra was Provided’s mother. 2 2. Mrs. Elizabeth Newman, the widow of Antipas Newman and second wife of Zerubbabel Endecott, was the administrix of the estate of Antipas Newman and that she found that she was incapable for the management of so great a business that she petitioned the court on December 2, 1680, that her eldest son, John Newman, who had then come of years, may be made executor with her. 3
Recommended reading
1. Dow, George Francis. Everyday Life in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. (New York: Dover Publications, Inc. Reprint, 1935).
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Selected Endicott historical site Endicott Meeting House by Cindy Endicott Levingston
What a Rich and Honorable History This One Little Acre of Land Can Lay Claim To!
The Endecott Meeting House is known as the “Oldest church building in continuous use west of the Allegheny Mountains”, which all began when Thomas Endicott, his wife Sarah Welch, and their eight children, along with other family members, made the trek from North Carolina along the Wilderness Trail and the Cumberland Gap to the new lands in Kentucky. Their oldest son, Moses, and his wife Martha Hill, came to what is presently known as Harrison County and purchased 160 acres of land. With a year of arriving here, Moses donated 1-acre land for the construction of a log meeting house. It is said that the ground was one of great oaks not far from a small creek (Indian Creek) that meandered
2 through this land. Construction of the log meeting house was completed and 1790 were holding meetings.4 5 6
Originally, this land was within the Great Commonwealth of Virginia, but that all changed when Kentucky entered the Union in 1792. Just as this land has history in both Virginia and Kentucky, our little acre has history in three counties. First residing in Fayette County (formed by Virginia), and then in Bourbon County, when Bourbon was formed from Fayette 1786, then Harrison was formed from Bourbon in 1793. 7 8
The Great Revival, or Second Great Awakening, began in 1799 and lasted several years, peaking in 1801 with the well-attended Cane Ridge Revival in Kentucky. Attendance of these camp meetings swelled to as many as 20,000. Two meetings in the Revival series were held at the Endecott Meeting House at Indian Creek in July, 1801. 9 What a wonderful and exciting time it must have been!
Known ministers, in the early years, to have graced the pulpit of the Endecott Meeting House include Charles Webb, Issac Monson (who performed many Endecott marriage ceremonies)10, J. W. McGarvey, 1878, (respected Bible scholar), James Walter Harding, 1882, Eli Vaughn Zollars, followed Harding, (future president of Both Hiram College and Texas Christian University), George T. Walden, 1887, (went on as a great missionary to Australia), and many more.11 Pastors Webb and Monson were brothers in law and both are resting at the Endecott Meeting House Cemetery.12
The Cemetery here at the Endecott Meeting House, is the final resting place for just under 100 souls. To quote, Dr. Thomas Lawson, “People walk past the graves of some who were born before the United States was a nation.” One of these is our very own Moses Endecott.
There are four (4) Revolutionary War Patriots resting here.
Moses Endecott 31 October 1759 to 8 May 1834 Henry Talbott 1745 – 1819 Edward McShane b. 1751 in Hunterdon Co., NJ d. 1796 Harrison Co., KY Hugh Wilson d. 9 January 1819
We also know of seven (7) Endecotts, other than Moses to be resting here.
Mary Endecott, widow of William Endecott 14 July 1853 - 7 July 1903 Huldah J. Endecott, widow of T. J. Endicott 20 April 1842 – 23 February 1873 Thomas J. Endicott, husband of Huldah 24 December 1838 – 23 July 1865 James Endecott 1866 Martha Endecott 1892 Jo Ann Endecott, daughter of W. H. and M. S. Endecott 8 October 1855 – 25 December 1859 T. A. Endicott 22 February 1865 – 28 November 1888
Knowing the depth of faith experienced in this little Church, is it any wonder that the Meeting House is still a living Church?
3 Note: On June 6, 2002, the EFA, Inc. sponsored and conducted the Moses Endicott Memorial Service and Dedication at the Endicott Meeting House. A new memorial marker was placed and unveiled on Moses Endicott Day as proclaimed by the Mayor of Cynthiana, KY – Virgie Florence Wells.
Efa, inc. happenings
Greetings from Springfield, Missouri USA to all of our Endicott Cousins and friends.
This Newsletter – Our Endicott Heritage Trail, we hope you will find informative. It is an effort to keep you abreast of some of the Endecott-Endicott Family Association, Inc. happenings and to provide you with some additional information on the research and the preservation of the rich Endicott heritage.
This issue of the Newsletter is being mailed out to all of our Active and Associate Members in good standing. It is also being sent to some “Friends of the EFA, Inc.” Please pass it along to members of your family and others who are interested in our Endicott heritage. We have been blessed that our Endicott ancestors have left us a legacy for discovery in our research and sharing of that information.
With the importance of our family association, it is mindful that we always strive to find ways to make improvements in our goals and objectives. Many of our objectives have been accomplished, many are ongoing, but there is still yet much to be done. I refer you our Goals and Objectives on the EFA, Inc. web site www.endecott-endicott.com . They were also published in the July, 2007 Newsletter. Currently, a short and long range strategic plan is being developed to further define, prioritize and resource our activities and projects. Each of these efforts will continue to preserve, enhance and promote our rich Endicott heritage.
Let us hear from you!!!!!!
A. EFA, Inc. Establishes the Endicott Historical Preservation Fund (EHPF)
The Endicott Historical Preservation Fund was set up by the EFA, Inc. in November, 2008. The purpose of this important fund is to allow the continuation of projects to further preserve, enhance and promote the heritage of the Endicott surname. Several important projects have been identified. They include the following with their estimated costs:
1. Thomas Endicott and Endicotts War of 1812 Memorials Enhancements
Poseyville Cemetery, Poseyville, Indiana - Completed $ 500.00
2. Governor John Endecott Scholarship – Ongoing (2009-2013) $2,500.00
Endicott College – Beverly MA ($500 per year for 5 years) $2,500.00
4 3. Governor John Endecott Burial Project
Granary Burial Grounds – Boston, MA $1,006.00+
4. Endicott Family History Library and Archives $ 800.00
5. Endicott Pear Tree Preservation Project ENHA Grant
Danvers, MA Matching Funds - TBD
6. Indiana Historical Bureau Cemetery Heritage Initiative
Endicott Cemetery – Poseyville, IN $500.00
7. Sarah Welch Endicott Burial
Endicott Meeting House – Harrison County, KY TBD
8. Endicott Commemorative Stamp TBD
9. Endicott Commemorative Coin TBD
We urge you to consider your contribution/donation to the Endicott Historical Preservation Fund.
B. Partnership with Endicott College – Beverly, Massachusetts
A proposal by the EFA, Inc. to the Endicott College (named after Governor John Endicott) to develop the Governor John Endecott Memorial Scholarship has been approved by the Endicott College. This scholarship will be awarded to a senior in the Department of History and working on their internship project on (1) John Endicott or (2) Colonial history with a focus on John Endecott or (3) a defined project working in cooperation with both the faculty advisor and the EFA, Inc. Both the EFA, Inc. and the Endicott College have agreed to provide $500 annually for a total scholarship award of $1,000.00. This agreement will continue from 2009 through 2013 ($5,000) and may be extended upon approval by both the EFA, Inc. and the Endicott College.
This scholarship is significant for all parties – the student in obtaining financial assistance; the Endicott College in additional financial aid through the college and the EFA, Inc. in obtaining the research expertise in New England to conduct research of our interest.
C. Membership
As of December 31, 2008 our membership continues at 121, an 831 % increase since our Founding Day of June 1, 2002. The membership represents 33 states, Canada and England.
5 If you have not renewed your 2009 membership dues -- PLEASE DO SO TODAY!!!!!
EFA, Inc. Membership Policy: “After June 15 of each year, those who have not renewed their annual membership, will be placed in the In-Active (I) status. These In-Active members will no longer be entitled to membership benefits as described in the EFA, Inc. by-laws (Article III c 1-6) and below. Membership benefits will be re-instated upon payment of annual dues.” Be sure to submit your change of address and/or change of email address to the EFA, Inc. Treasurer, Cindy Endicott Levingston at [email protected] Cindy maintains our membership database.
Special Note: SHARE THE TRADITION!!!! Since many of us are in the senior/retirement category or soon to retire group, we have found time through the years, to pursue our family heritage. As we continue in our quest to learn more about our rich Endicott heritage, it becomes time to SHARE THE TRADITION with your adult children and grandchildren. How about surprising them with a gift membership to the Endecott-Endicott Family Association, Inc.? Then, encourage them to help you out in your research efforts. Also, encourage them to get involved in the EFA, Inc. What better way for you to SHARE THE TRADITION!!!!
Active Membership Benefits: a. EFA, Inc. Membership Card b. Access to the restricted members ONLY access link on the EFA, Inc. web site (Password required) c. EFA, Inc. semi-annual newsletter Our Endicott Heritage Trail d. Voting privileges in matters coming before the Association e. Increased access to Endicott Cousins with a common ancestry f. Membership discounts at the Endicott Store g. Eligibility for the EFA, Inc. Awards Program h. One hour of “free” look up research in the Endicott Archives/Library
D. Treasurer’s Report as of December 31, 2008
The balance in the EFA, Inc. account maintained at Unified Banking in Lexington, KY is $ 5,719.55. Since our Founding Day on June 1, 2002 the total income of the EFA, Inc. was $ 31,996.85. with total expenses of $ 28,667.30. Categories of income and expenses are as follows:
Membership/ General Fund $ 4,033.25 General Expense $ (1,412.46) Total Membership General Fund $ 2,620.79 Moses Endicott Memorial Fund $ 1,034.70 Reunion 2004 $( 11.25) Endicott Perpetual Calendar Project $( 2,248.76) Thomas Endicott Memorial/Enhancements and 1812 Memorial Fund $( 458.78) Endicott Historical Preservation Fund $ 1,600.00 “Back Home Again in Indiana” 2006 Reunion $ 1,399.63 2006 Endicott Christmas Ornament $ ( 121.90) Endicott Mugs $ 108.95
6 Endicott Pear Tree Project $ 868.00 Reunion, 2008 $ 730.67 Endicott Lapel Pins $ 197.50
Balance $ 5,719.55
Copies of the financial reports are available upon request by contacting the EFA, Inc. Treasurer. They may also be viewed on the EFA, Inc. web site in the Members ONLY Access link.
E. EFA, Inc. Web Site www.endecott-endicott.com
1. Members ONLY Link
If you have not yet received your password for the Members ONLY link, please contact Gordon S. Harmon. The Members ONLY area includes the EFA, Inc. Membership Report, Treasurer’s Report and all of the issues of the Newsletter – Our Endicott Heritage Trail.
2. Endicott Store - Endicott Lapel Pin
The Endicott Lapel Pin was available during the 4th Endicott Cousins Reunion in 2008. It has been added to the Endicott Store on our web site. The cost of the pin is $5.00.
Special Discounts for Members of the Endecott-Endicott Family Association, Inc.
The EFA, Inc. is continuing to offer a special discount for members, in good standing, of the Endecott- Endicott Family Association, Inc. This offer is on our Endicott Store at the EFA, Inc. web site: www.endecott-endicott.com
1. Endicott Perpetual Calendar
The Perpetual Calendar is $32.50. For a limited time only, the Calendar is being offered to Members at a discounted rate of $25.00 including shipping (23% discount). For non-members of the EFA, Inc., the rate continues to be at the full price of $32.50.
1. Endicott Christmas Ornament, 2006 (A Collector’s Item)
For members in good standing the ornament is $8.00 (20% discount). For all others, the full price remains in effect at $10.00 + shipping.
For a detailed description of the Perpetual Calendar and the Christmas Ornament, visit the Endicott Store at www.endecott-endicott.com
7 F. Meet a Member of Your Board of Directors – Featuring Maureen Hyde
Maureen Hyde, a native Canadian, a mother of five children and who has celebrated her 50th wedding anniversary, began her romance with the past when she was at her mother’s knee. In 1972, she began to question her mother about her family and began her long journey on tracing her family and its many branches. Using some very creative research techniques, Maureen has been able to locate many lost relatives – some of who disappeared back to the United States. Other contacts led her to the Goodenough family in which she was able to later prove her Patriot ancestor David Goodenough and her membership in the Daughters of the American Revolution. She currently is the Registrar for the New Caledonia Chapter, NSDAR. She was an early member of the British Columbia Genealogical Society (BCGS) which was founded in 1972 where she was Editor of the Quarterly. She helped with the 25 Year Book of the BCGS. She has been successful in tracing all branches of her family including French Canadians, English and Scots. Her French Canadian line was early on in Detroit and near the site of the War of 1812 Battle of Thames. Maureen and her husband volunteer at London Heritage Farm on the dyke of the Fraser River.
Poseyville Cemetery – Thomas Endicott Memorial and Endicotts War of 1812 memorial enhancements
On November 11, 2008, the final landscaping work was completed at the Poseyville Cemetery. When the Poseyville Cemetery Board of Directors approved the 2nd memorial (Endicotts War of 1812), they requested that we come up with a landscaping design to tie in the two memorials. Thanks to the contributions of two Endicott Cousins and the donation of the EFA, Inc., the materials were purchased locally and the work completed. The red bud tree had been planted in the Spring of 2008. These two memorials sponsored by the EFA, Inc. are located in what the Poseyville Cemetery Board of Directors has designated as a historical monuments area of the Poseyville Cemetery.
Governor john ndecott’s burial: mystery resolved – update
Since research was completed and published on the definitive proof of Governor John Endecott’s burial, efforts have been undertaken to contact local, state and national governmental leaders in the Boston, MA area. Contact has been made with the Office of Boston Mayor Dan Marino; Office of the Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick and with US Senator Edward Kennedy’s office in Boston. Some have expressed support and an interest in helping determine the best course of action for the appropriate marking of Governor John Endecott’s tomb at the ancient Granary Burial Grounds. While there are indeed some obstacles, efforts to insure the appropriate marking of the historically correct burial location of the Massachusetts Bay first Governor is well worth the undertaking. Further reports and any progress will be reported in future issues of Our Endicott Heritage Trail.
8 The continued placement of the marker at the King’s Chapel by the City of Boston is historically inaccurate. For generations, many have believed that to be the true burial site of Governor John Endecott.
Furthermore, while an interpretative marker at the Granary Burial Ground shows Governor Endecott in Tomb# 189, there is no connection between this interpretative sign# 5 and tomb # 189. Tomb # 189 remains unmarked even as #189.
GSH
selected Endicott ancestors photograph
Contributed by Lea Mitchell Wright
Volume III, Endicott Ancestors Photograph Collection, of the Endicott Research Series and Documented Records Collection is planned for 2009. If you would like to have your Endicott ancestors included, please send a photograph or jpeg to Gordon S. Harmon by September 1, 2009 with the following information:
Full Name(s) Date/Place of Birth(s) Date/Place of Marriage Date/Place of Death(s) Location of Burial(s)
Credit will be given and shown for each submission to be included in Volume III.
Visits and pilgrims to our ancestral homeland
in Chagford, Devon, England
Lloyd and Earlene Endicott of Kansas may a trip to Europe in May, 2000. They wrote up an interesting account of their trip including their visit to Kingsteignton, Ashburton, and
9 Drewston/Chagford. Excerpts of their trip will be shown here in this issue of Our Endicott Heritage Trail and the July, 2009 issue.
May 4, Sunday – Kingsteignton
…..At 3:00pm Maurice and Susan Hurley arrived for a visit. Sue’s maiden name is Endacott and they live in Exeter. She brought me copies of her family’s genealogy, which only goes back to Henry Endacott born in 1740. They believe that their roots can be traced back to Gov. John Endecott. Included in their genealogy is Paul Sidney Endacott (7/13/1902-1/8/97) who was President of Phillips Petroleum in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Paul’s father, Frank, was born in Chudley, Devon and is buried in Lawrence, Kansas. Paul and his wife came to southwest England in 1977 and Sue had a picture of him at the old homestead where Gov. John was born.
It appears that the Endacott branch stayed in England until 1885 when Paul’s father Frank and Uncle John came to America. Paul’s uncle was Sidney who son Sidney Bernard was Susan Endacott’s father. Sue’s father was noted for his work with stained glass. Her grandfather was famous for his oils, watercolors, etchings, wood carvings, and sculpture. Julia, Sue’s older sister, has almost a complete set of postcards with prints of paintings of Sidney Endacott. He painted famous people, famous buildings, scenery, etc. and the collection numbers over 100. Magnificent works. Susan and Maurice came to Boston 3 years ago and gave me a picture of herself standing next to a statute of Gov. John Endecott in Boston. She also gave me some documents that they have on Gov. John which are very close to what we had already accumulated.
I have located a current map the following sites that I want to visit:
Chagford – birthplace of Gov. John was in Drewston, 2 miles east Drewsteignton and Middlecott – two villages owned by Henry Endecott (1515-1585) Cranbrook castle – part of large tin mining properties acquired by John Endecott (1541-1635) who was John Endecott’s father South Tawton – an estate granted to John Yendecott in 1448 Itton – which is on the current map and adjacent to Hendicott on a 1958 military map that David Ballard, Sue Endacott’s nephew sent to me on email Exeter – where Maurice and Sue live and where Sidney Endacott (6/14/1973-11/3/1918), the great painter is buried
May 8th, Monday, Exeter
…..we wanted to go to Higher Cemetery which was said to be off Blackboy at Pinhoe Road. …..It is old dating back to 1866. The first burial recorded was of Edward Leach Herbert on June 7, 1866. The groundskeeper who helped us located Sidney Endacott’s grave said that there were over 71,000 people buried there. Sidney is in Plot D/C 314. His marker has the shape of a painter’s palette in relief (stands out). The marker has deteriorated so that it is hard to read. We also found a marker for Albert Victor and Louise Endicott. Sidney was born June 14, 1873 and died November 3, 1918. His wife Lily Haydon died February 22, 1952. Sidney was 45 years old and suffered from osteomyletis (a bone disease), as a result of a bicycle injury when a youth. Also food shortage during World War I hasten his death, his son Bernard was quoted.
10 May 9, Tuesday, Ashburton
…..we met Pete Webb, an Ashburton author who manages the Information Center. He told us about Paul Endacott donating American Indian artifacts, that comprises the entire 3rd floor of the Ashburton Museum. He has some copies of Sidney Endacott’s post cards and a copy of a documentary of Sidney Endacott by Joan Humphreys in 1985. I called Joan (01706-853280) address 5 Eagley Bank, Shawfortt, Rochdale, Lancs OL128HE. Joan was a collector of post cards and collected all of Sidney’s works because she felt they were so great. She told me that Paul made many copies of her book on Sidney and asked her to give copies to anyone who asked for one. She is mailing a copy to our home. Mildred Moore, Paul’s wife’s sister lives in Bartlesville, Oklahoma and she has a lot of genealogy information. …. Mildred donates time as a guide at Woolaroc Museum near Claremore, Oklahoma.
Ashburton was one of only 4 Stannary Towns (tin mining) in Devon. The Endecott family, Gov. John’s forefathers, made their fortune from tin mining. Henry Endecott (1515-1585) and John Endecott (1541-1635), Gov. John’s grandfather and father, owned Drewston and Cranbrook castle that were tin mining towns. (To be continued)
Research Trip – Boston/Danvers, MA – February 20-24, 2006
(Continued from Vol. 4 No. 2 – July, 2008) by Gordon S. Harmon
The primary purpose of this research trip was to continue the research on John Endecott, The Puritan First Governor of the Massachusetts Bay – Colonial History Revisited. This is a continued study to conduct a critical and objective historical review of primary and secondary source documents and references on the early colonial writings and the Colonial Revisionists writings of John Endecott and the Puritans.
During this research trip, a few new discoveries were made in the New England Historical and Genealogical Society and in the Boston area.
Endicott Pear Tree
At first, Rick Short and I had some difficulty in finding the Pear Tree. Eventually, we spotted it as we were looking for the chain link fence. A new fence has been put up (metal-black-aluminum). It looks much more appropriate and vintage. There was no signage. We learned from Richard Trask, Danvers Archivists that the cuttings from the Pear Tree supposedly undertaken by the Danvers Historical Preservation Committee have not gotten off the ground. This needs to be confirmed. Rich plans to look into the possibility of seed plantings in the fall, 2006. Cheryl Taylor (Beaverton, OR) is also interested in helping with this project.
Note: Since this was written, above, the Endicott Pear Tree Project has well gotten underway with the cooperation of Cheryl Taylor and the Oregon State University Historical Trees Program. Scion wood cuttings of the historic Endicott Pear Tree have been grated on to woodstock and are now successfully growing in Cheryl’s tree nursery in Oregon.
11 Endicott College
The Endicott College was founded in 1939 and is named in honor of Governor John Endecott. A visit was made to the College bookstore and the Store Manager.
Rebecca Nurse Homestead
We met the caretaker of the Homestead who lives on the site. He is an older gentleman and is extremely knowledgeable about the history of the Homestead. We enjoyed a great conversation with him and learned a lot. The original Dr. Zerubbabel Endecott home was removed from the site of the Danvers Shopping Plaza to this location in 1983. The caretaker told us it was some 85% of the original house ca. 1691.
Glen Magna
During the War of 1812, Joseph Peabody, the wealthiest Salem shipping merchant of his day, bought a twenty acre Danvers property with a dwelling house described as “in every respect well calculated for a gentleman’s seat.” From this initial twenty acre purchase, the property grew to over three hundred and thirty acres, enduring as the summer retreat for the family for one hundred and forty-four years. By 1892, the property belonged to Ellen Peabody Endicott, Joseph Peabody’s granddaughter, who further enlarged and embellished the house and grounds. In 1893, expansion of the Mansion to its classic colonial revival form. In 1926, the year before Ellen Endicott died; she was awarded the Hunnewell Gold Medal from the Massachusetts Horticultural Society. This award was given to the owner of an estate of not less than three acres, planted with rare and desirable ornamental trees and shrubs in a tasteful and effective manner so as to present successful examples of science, skill and good judgment as applied to the embellishment of the country residence. Her son, William Chrowinshield Endicott, Jr., continued to lavish attention on the Farms, upgrading and enhancing the estate until his death in 1936. He was instrumental in bringing the Derby Summer House (built in 1794) to the property in 1901. The two story Adamesque building has been listed as a National Historic Landmark since 1968. In 1963, the Danvers Historical Society purchased the central eleven acres of the property and has worked to restore the gardens and grounds to its early 20th century appearance.13 (To be continued)
Some more Endicott land deeds Some Other Lands Granted to John Endecott
Mr. John Endecott hath 40 or 50 acres of meadowe graunted him, wheare it may not prejudice a plantation. 14
The Court granted to Mr. John Endecott, Esq 500 acres of land. 15
Editor’s Note: The indenture in 1648 between Henry Chickering of Dedham and John Endecott of Salem is shown in the July, 2007 issue of Our Endicott Heritage Trail, p. 15.
12 Endicott Cousin in the news
Mark Messmer, age 46 of Jasper, Indiana was recently sworn into the Indiana State Legislature after winning the race on the Republican ticket during the November, 2008 election as State Representative in District 63.
He graduated in 1981 from Jasper High School and earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University in 1985. Mark became a professional engineer in 1990. He is co-owner of Messmer Mechanical in Jasper (a business started by his father in 1970) with his two brothers Ed and Roger Messmer.
Mark and his wife, Kim have four children – Eric, Laura, Maddie and Luke. He is the son of EFA, Inc. Board Member, Linda (Westfall) Messmer and her husband, Jerry. Linda and Mark, along with the children mentioned are descendants of Thomas Endicott b. 1737 NJ.
New Feature – Endicott Cousin Lineages
Lineage of Myron Westfall and Linda (Westfall) Messmer of Indiana
12. Myron Westfall and Linda (Westfall) Messmer 11. Wayne Westfall – Father 10. Nellie (Endicott) Westfall – Grandmother 9. George Walter Endicott 8. Samuel Endicott 7. Joseph Endicott 6. Moses Endicott 5. Thomas Endicott 4. Joseph Endecott 3. Joseph Endecott 2. Dr. Zerubbabel Endecott 1. Governor John Endecott
Inquiries Extracted from the Endicott_Gen From Lea Mitchell Wright - Minnesota
I’m going to jump into the discussion of Bill’s family because I still can’t figure mine out. Below is everything I do know and what I think I know and even what I don’t know. Sorry, it’s kind of long, but it’s EVERYTHING.
I’ll start with my great grandfather. Benjamin Harrison Endicott was born Aug. 9, 1890 in Wayne County, WV. He died Oct. 25, 1966 in Logan County, WV. Both his obit and death certificate state his parents are William and America Porter Endicott.
13 Benjamin had a sister named Mary Alice Endicott who married Arnold Perry. William and America Endicott are listed as her parents in her obit. All of this information is also verbally confirmed by Benjamin’s daughter Alma Endicott Mitchell who is my grandmother. She has always claimed that she was told Joshua and Elizabeth were her great grandparents. Here is where my questions start – Are Joshua and Elizabeth the parents of William or is Francis and Foruba his parents? My belief is Francis and Foruba but no proof other than a census or two.
1) A marriage certificate for Jan 10, 1889 shows a William Endicott age 22 married America Porter age 21 in Lawrence County, KY. (Confirmed). 2) A divorce paper (courtesy of Mel Endicott) shows a William and America married March, 1925 and divorced Oct. 1927. The deposition is given by the father of William – J. W. Endicott. (My thoughts are that this is John Willis Endicott. I don’t believe that this is my William and America.) 3) A death certificate for W. M. Endicott died Sept. 4, 1926 in Wayne County, WV. He was 66 years old. The informant was Arnold Perry. (Was this William’s son-in-law?) (My grandmother Alma says that she remembers her grandfather, Grandpa Will, as dying when she was a small child in the 1920s). 4) I have a photo that has the names “William and father Joshua” on the back of it. Those attending the reunion say that it isn’t Joshua. (Could it be William and father Francis? Or brothers Joshua and Francis?)
Census Information 1850 Lawrence County, KY Endicott – Samuel and Ester – Gabriel (18); John (15); Joshua (13); Francis (11)
1860 Lawrence County, KY Endicott – Samuel and Ester – Joshua (21); Francis (20); Fereba (19)
1870 Lawrence County, KY Endicott – Samuel and Ester – Francis (29); Nancy (26); Elizabeth (24) Fleming (21); Mahala (17); William (8); Lucinda (6); Elizabeth (4) (Joshua has moved out, married and has 3 sons but none are a William)
1880 Lawrence County, KY A 22 year old William Endicott is living in the William Radcliffe household. Joshua is nearby but has no son William
1900 Wayne County, WV Indicott – William and America – Benjamin (10); Mary Alice (5); Henry 1/12
1910 Wayne County, WV Endicott – William and America – Harrison (19); Alice (12); Norman (7)
1920 Wayne County, WV Endicott – William (58 and widowed); Fanin; Alice (23); Frank (3 (GS); Endicott, Norman (17); Nanny (9, Norma) (Alice later married Arnold Perry)
14 The 1920 annotated Wayne County census says that William was the son of Francis and Nancy Endicott and was the grandson of Samuel and Ester Endicott. There is also a William age 28 living with his father Joshua age 85. The only marriage for Francis that I can find is Ferruba Terry March 13, 1861 in Lawrence County and Elizabeth Pack February 2, 1870 in Lawrence County.
Francis died in 1876. Elizabeth Pack Endicott is in the 1880 Wayne County census with 4 children under the age of 10. None are a boy William.
In the 1860 and 1870 census is Foruba or Nancy the mother of William? Which one is the child of Samuel and Ester? Or is Nancy and Foruba the same person? I find no marriage for a Francis and Nancy.
In the 1870 census are William, Lucinda and Elizabeth all children of Francis and Foruba or Francis and Nancy? It appears that Francis never left his parents home.
So my theory is that William was the son of Francis and Foruba, but who is Nancy? William was the grandson of Samuel. According to the census in 1870, he was born in 1862. But nothing else shows that.
Any thoughts or other theories from Endicott land would be great.
Thanks for the help.
Lea Wright
A sample of what historians have said about john Endecott
• …..But all his public acts were marked with a moderation and wisdom which do honor to him as an experienced statesman. Had he possessed less integrity or firmness had his mind been at all vacillating, the consequences might have been affectingly disastrous to the best interest of the Colony. 16
• When John Endecott swore that we could do a thing, he did it regardless of the consequences. 17
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Footnotes:
1 Harmon, Gordon S. Dr. Zerobabel Endecott of Salem, A Brief Description of a Chirurgeon. (Springfield, MO: GSH Visions, 2008). 2 Sanford, Teddy H. The History of the Endicott Family. (Radcliff, Kentucky: Privately Printed, 2008) n.p. 3 The Probate Records of Essex County, Massachusetts. Volume II 1665-1674 (Salem, Mass: Published by the Essex Institute, 1917). 325-326. 4 Lawson, Dr. Tom. Indian Creek Christian Church 200th Anniversary. (Cynthiana, Kentucky: Privately Printed, 2003). 5 Harmon, Gordon S. Endecott-Endicott Family History with Harmon Lineage’s – 22 Generations from 1327 to Present, Nine Generations in England (1327-1627) and Beyond in America (1628-2001), (Springfield, MO: GSH Visions, 2002). 6 McCloskey, Mabel McFatridge. Some Descendants of John Endecott, Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony. (Camden, Indiana: Privately Printed, 1943). 7 Lawson. Indian Creek Christian Church 200th Anniversary. 8 University of Alabama, Formation of Kentucky Counties. 9 Lawson. Indian Creek Christian Church 200th Anniversary. 10 McCloskey. Some Descendants of John Endecott, Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony. 11 Lawson. Indian Creek Christian Church 200th Anniversary. 12 McCloskey. Some Descendants of John Endecott, Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony.
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13 Harmon, Gordon S. Endecott-Endicott Family History Research Series and Documented Records Collection, Volume XV, Endicott Miscellany. Research Trip – Boston, MA February 20-24, 2006. (GSH Visions, 2006). 2-3. 14 Shurtleff, Nathaniel B., M.D., Editor. Records of the Governor and Company of the Massachusetts Bay in New England, Vol.1 1628-1641. (Boston: From the Press of William White, Printer of the Commonwealth, 1853). 206. 15 Ibid. 262. 16 New England Historical and Genealogical Register Volume 1 July, 1847, No. 3. 219. 17 Mayo, Lawrence Shaw. John Endecott, A Biography. (Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1936). 23.
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