The Warren, Little, Lothrop, Park, Dix, Whitman, Fairchild, Platt, Wheeler, Lane, Avery Pedigrees of Samuel Putnam
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THE WARREN, LITTLE, LOTHROP, PARK, DIX, WHITMAN, FAIRCHILD, PLATT, WHEELER, LANE AND AVERY PEDIGREES OF SAMUEL PUTNAM AVERY The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society MCMXXV Presentation Volume '11 IN accordance with the personally arranged plans and expressed wishes of the author, the late Samuel Putnam" Avery (1847-19::0), this volume is, in his name and at the request of his nieces the Misses Welcher of No. 61 Woodland Street, Hartford, Conn., and by the hands of the publishers, the New York Genealogical arul Biographical Society, pre- sented to / ~!PMJMK! ;Jckvt-. 11~/ /Ofoo~f THE volume itself is, properly speaking, an addendum to and ampli £c:ative of "The Avery, Fairchild and Park Families," of which Mr. Avery was likewise the author; which work he presented to the public and gratuitously distributed in 1919. IT has been the endeavor of the publishers to send a copy of this volume to all those individuals, libraries and societies that were the recipients of the £rst volume at the hands of Mr. Avery himself; and this Society would appreciate a prompt acknowledgment of the receipt of the work from those to whom it is sent, in order that an assurance may be had that its obligations and labor of love have been properly ful filled and accomplished to the Society's satisfaction, to that of Executors of Mr. Avery's estate and especially in such manner that would have met with the author's full approval. Please send acknowledgments to Tbt N= Yor"k_ (}er:t4logital ar:d 'Biograplzital So,iety, ::::6 W e:.1: 58th Street, New York City, N. Y. MR. RICH.ARD WARREN 1620 and OTHER ANCESTORS Thomas Littk, I630 Thomas Fairchild, I638 john Lothrop, I634 Richard Platt, I638 Richard Park, I635 Maus Whuler, I64I Edward Dix, I635 job Lau, I643 john Whitman, I638 William Avery, I650 OF SAMUEL PUTNAM A VERY 1847-1920 A people which takes no pride in the noble achievements of remote ancestors, will never achieve anything worthy to be remembered with pride by remote descendants. MACAULAY: History of England TOBIAS A. WRIGHT, GENEALOCICAL PRINTER ISO BLEECKER. STREET, NEVI YORK CITY TABLE OF CONTENTS PACE List of Illustrations • • • • • • . • • X Poem by J. S. A. Carter • • . • • xi Inttoduction by John Reynolds Totten xiii Authorities cited • . • • I The Pilgrim Fathers • • • 3 The Mayllowcr Compact 9 THE WARREN FAMILY Gencalogics:- 1 Warren, Richard, Plymouth, Mass., 1620 15 2 Warren, Ann, daughter, born 1612 . 21 THE LITTLE FAMILY Genea.logics:- 1 Little, Thomas, Plymouth, Mass., 1630 • . 25 Little, Ann Warren, wife, married April 19, 1633 25 2 Little, Ephraim, son, born 1650 • . • • . • 27 Little, Mary Sturtevant, wife, married 1672 • 27 3 Little, Ruth, daughter, born 1686 • • • . • • . 29 6 Avery, John, born 1685-6 • • . • . • . 30 Avery, Ruth Little, wife, married 1710 . • • • • . • 30 Pedigree connection with Richard• Warren, 1620, and Thomas• Little, 1630 • . • . • • • . • • . • . • . • . • 30 THE LOTHROP FAMILY Authorities cited • . • • . • • . • . • . • • 35 Brief history of the parish of Lowthorpe, East Riding of York 37 Gencalogics:- 1 Lowthorpe, Robert, will proved 1539 • . 42 2 Lowthorp, Christopher, born about 1530 • 42 3 Lowthorp, Marmaduke, buried 16og-10 42 4 Lowthorp, Francis, baptized 16o3 • . 43 4 Lowthorp, Christopher, baptized 16o5 . 43 4 Lowthorp, Robert, baptized 16og 43 [ V l PAGE Staffordshire Lathropps • . • 43 I Lathropp, Michael, die.-1 before 156o. 43 2 Lathropp, John • . • . • . 44 3 Lathropp, Thomas, ~;u dated 1614 • 44 4 Lathropp, Nicholas, born 1582 •.. 44 5 Lathropp, Samuel • . • • . 44 Three other pedigrees of Michael Lathropp • . 45, 46, 47 The Lothrop Family of Scituate and Barnstable 49 I Lowthroppe, John, 1634 • • . • • . 51 2 Lowthroppe, Robert, died 1558 ••.•• 52 3 Lowthroppe, Thomas, died 16o6 . • . 54 4 Lowthrop, John, baptized 1584 •..•.•..•. 70 5 Lothrop, Samuel, born in England, will proved 1701 • 75 6 Lothrop, Samuel, born 1650 • . 79 7 Lothrop, Samuel, born 1685 . 82 8 Lothrop, l)eborah, born 1716-17 83 Will of Robert• Lowthroppe • . Will of Thomas• Lowthroppe . 54 Sketch of the Church and persecution of John• Lowthropp in England ...••.................. 56 Two letters from John• Lowthropp to "Gov. Prince of Plimouth" • 63, 65 Marriages and death of Mrs. Deborah Lothrop Avery . 84, 85 General George Washington's letter ........... 85 Pedigree connection of John• Lowthroppe, 1634 . 86 THE PARK FAMILY Authorities cited • . 91 Newtown, Massachusetts • . • . • . 92 Genealogies:- I Park, Richard, Cambridge, Mass., 1635 97 2 Park, Thomas, born 1628-9. 99 3 Park, John, born 1656 • . IOZ 4 Park, Josf'ph, born 1705 • . 103 5 Park, Benjamin, born 1735. 1o6 6 Parke, Benjamin, born 1765 • 10'} 7 Parke, Hannah Anne, born 18o4 109 8 Avery, Samuel Putnam, born 1822 lIO \Viii of Joseph• Park, Jan. 15, 1774. • 104 Benjamin• Park and Bunker Hill • . • . 1o8 Mrs. Hannah Stanton Park's Pe~tion for Relief • 108 Pedigree connection with Richard• Park, 1635 • . Ill [vi] THE DIX FAMILY PAGE Watertown, MassachusettS •••••••• n5 Genealogies:- 1 Dix, Edwa:-d, Watertown, Mass., 1635 n7 2 Dix, Abigail, bom 1637 • • • • • . • nS Pedigree connection with Edward1 Dix, 1635 n9 THE WHITMAN FAMILY Genealogies:- 1 'Whitman, Zachariah, Lorn 1595 ••••••••• 123 1 Whitman, John, brother, Weymouth, Mass., 1638 126 2 Whitman, Zechariah, born 1644 • • . • • 13.:, 3 Whitman, Zechariah, born 1672 ••••• 133 4 Whitman, Hannah • • • • • . • • • • 134 Will of Zachery1 Whitman, 1666 • • • . • • . 125 Pedigree connection with John1 Whitman, 1638 135 THE FAIR CHILD FAMILY Stratford, Connecticut • • • . • • • • • • . • 139 Genealogies:- 1 Fairchild, Thomas, Stratford, Conn., 1638 • 2 Fairchild, Samuel, born 1640 • . 3 Fairchild, Samuel, born 1683 •...•. 4 Fairchild, Samuel, born 1710 •..••• 5 Fairchild, John Curtiss, born 1745-6 ••. 6 Fairchild, Sarah, born 1773 . • . • . • Marriage Contract ofThomas1 Fairchild, 1671 •• Pedigree connection with Thomas' Fairchild, 1638 THE PLATT FAMILY Authorities cited • . • • • • • • . • Genealogies:- 1 Platt, Richard, New Haven, 1638 • . 155 2 Platt, John, married 166o • • • • • 158 3 Platt, Joseph, bom 167:: • . • . 16o 4 Platt, Joseph, born 17o6 • . • 161 5 Pl;.tt, Hannah, born 1737 ....•.. 161 Pedigree connection with Richard1 Platt, 1638 • 162 [vii] THE WHEELER FAMILY Genealogies:- PAGE 1 Wheeler, Moses, New Haven, 1641 • • • 165 2 Wheeler, Mary, born 1655 . • • • • 16g Pedigree connection with Mo.cs• Wheeler, 1641 170 THE LANE FAM1LY Authorities cited • . • . • • . • . • 173 Genealogies:- I Lane, Job, Malden, Mass., 1643 175 2 Lane, Elizabeth, baptized 1655-6 . • • • • • • • 192 Agreement between Job• Lane, carpenter, and Selectmen of Malden • . • . • . • • 177 Deed of Job• Lane and Fitz John• Winthrop, 1664 • 181 Deed of sale of slave Mercury to Job• Lane 183 Will of Job• Lane, Sept. 28, 16g6 . • 186 Inventory of estate of Job1 Lane • . 189 Pedigree connection with Job• Lane 193 THE AVERY FAMILY Authorities cited • • • • • • • • 197, 198 The Avery Family in England • 199 Will of Robert• Avery • • • . 20:Z 'Will of Robert• A very • • . • 204 Genealogies:- 1 Avery, Robert, will dated July 27, 1575 2oz 2 Avery, William •.••••••••• zo3 3 Avery, Robert, will dated March 30, 1642 .•••••• zo4 4 Avery, William, born in England, 1622, Dedham, Mass., 1650 •••.•.....• 213 S Avery, Robert, baptized 1649. 223 6 Avery, John, born 1685-6 .•• 224 7 Avery, Ephraim, born 1713 z27 8 Avery, Ephraim, born 1741 229 9 Avery, John William, born 1767 230 IO Avery, Samuel Putnam, born 1797 231 II Avery, Samuel Putnam, born 1822 234 I2 Avery, Samuel Putnam, born 18.i7 . 2 39 Settlement and Town Covenant of Dedham, Mass .• 209 A,·ery homestead and oak .•...•. ZII Rare painting of the A,·ery arms • . 212 Deed of William• Avery •.•. 218 l ,;ii J PAGE Will of William• Avery, Oct. IS, 1683 220 The Avery seal • • • • • • • • • • 2:U Sketch about Benjamin Parkell /.very • • • • • 232 Sketch about Samuel Putnamu Avery • • 234 Notices upon the death of Henry Ogdenu Avery • • • 236 Pedigree connection with Rohen• Avery, 1575 ••• 239 INDEX PAGE PILGRIM FATHERS •• 241 Names, Places, etc. • • • • • 242 WARREN FAMILY •• 244 Names, Places, etc. 244 LITILE FAMILY • • • 245 Names, Places, etc. 246 LOTHROP FAMILY Names, Places, etc. PARK FAMILY ••• Names, Places, etc. DIX FMIILY ••••• Names, Places, etc. • WHITMAN FAMILY ••• Names, Places, etc. • FAIRCHILD FAMILY Names, Places, etc. PLAIT FAMILY •••• Names, Places, etc. • WHEELER FAMILY •• Names, Places, etc. LANE FAMILY • • Names, Places, etc. AVERY FAMILY •• Names, Places, etc. [ix] LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Portrait of Samuel Putnam11 Avery. • • • • • • • . • FRONTISPIECE LITTLE FAMILY FACING PAGE Ephraim• Little's Trunk, 1698 • • • • • • • • • 28 PARK FAMILY Coat of Arms • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • 92 Settler's Monument, Newton, Mass ••.•.• 97 rombstone of Rev. Joseph• Park and wife ••. 103 Miniature of Capt. Benjamin• Parke • • • • • Io8 Tombstone of Capt. Benjamin• Parke • • • • • III AVERY FAMILY Coat of Arms • . • • • • • • • • • 212 Seal of William• Avery and impression 222 Silhouette of Samuel Putnam10 Avery • 231 Portr. · r Samuel Putnam11 Avery • 234 Aver:1• •.orary, Columbia University 235 Samuel Putnam11 Avery Medal • • 236 Samuel Putnam" Avery Medal • . 239 [ X] Such were the fathers, such were the mothers true, From whom our name and varied natures grew. From whom sprang men of sturdy zeal and might, Well armed for conflict in our country's night; Who led the people on in faith and prayer, Yet slackened not in thrift nor homely care; Who held in hand the Bible and the sword,