Endecott-Endicott Family Association, Inc. Volume 5. No. 1 January, 2009 The Official EFA, Inc. Newsletter Endicott Heritage Trail © The Endicott Heritage Trail is being brought to you in an effort along with the EFA, Inc. web site to keep you informed of activities of the Endecott-Endicott Family Association, Inc. We would appreciate your feedback. Your comments and suggestions are most welcome. We also welcome your contributions of Endicott research material. Please review the Newsletter Guidelines on the EFA, Inc. web site prior to your submission for publication. 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 Many important historical documents pertaining to him are contained in the Endicott Library and Archives.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). Join the Endicott Research Forum at: [email protected] 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.