Ancestors of Roger Bruce Whitaker
(A work in progress)



Generation No. 1


        1. Roger Bruce Whitaker , born January 27, 1946 in Schmidt Memorial Hospital - Beardstown, Illinois. He was the son of 2. William Lewis Whitaker and 3. Eleanor Gayle Timian. He married (1) Kamela Jo Maas September 12, 1970 in Manito, Illinois. She was born November 14, 1951 in Pekin Memorial Hospital - Pekin, Illinois. She was the daughter of Russell Maas and Loretta May Kepford. He married (2) Victoria Manuela Penner November 11, 2000 in Virginia, Illinois. She was born March 12, 1941 in Manhattan, NY.

Generation No. 2


        2. William Lewis Whitaker , born August 30, 1921 in Hoisington, KS; died December 23, 1946 in Beardstown, IL. He was the son of 4. Walter Whitaker and 5. Alice Nagle. He married 3. Eleanor Gayle Timian in Family Home in Cass Siding, Illinois.
        3. Eleanor Gayle Timian , born July 09, 1923 in LaGrange, IL. She was the daughter of 6. Elmer Friedrick Timian and 7. Mazo Olive Caldwell.

More About William Lewis Whitaker:
Burial: Walnut Ridge Cemetary, Virginia, Illinois
        
Child of William Whitaker and Eleanor Timian is:
        1        i.         Roger Bruce Whitaker, born January 27, 1946 in Schmidt Memorial Hospital - Beardstown, Illinois; married (1) Kamela Jo Maas September 12, 1970 in Manito, Illinois; married (2) Victoria Manuela Penner November 11, 2000 in Virginia, Illinois.


Generation No. 3


        4. Walter Whitaker , born January 24, 1895; died January 31, 1965 in Walnut Ridge Cemetery, Virginia, Illinois. He was the son of 8. William Walter Whitaker and 9. Ursa Mary Bowers. He married 5. Alice Nagle.
        5. Alice Nagle , born Abt. 1902 in Kansas; died January 13, 1986. She was the daughter of 10. James C. Nagle and 11. Harriet.
        
Children of Walter Whitaker and Alice Nagle are:
        2        i.         William Lewis Whitaker, born August 30, 1921 in Hoisington, KS; died December 23, 1946 in Beardstown, IL; married Eleanor Gayle Timian in Family Home in Cass Siding, Illinois.
                ii.         Barbara Ellen Whitaker, born January 30, 1923; married (1) ? Demicelli; married (2) Carl Radtke.
                iii.         James Robert Whitaker, born October 02, 1924; died June 02, 2003 in Hemet, California; married (1) Barbara Anna; born March 05, 1931; died May 24, 1993; married (2) Eleanor Gayle Timian September 12, 1949; born July 09, 1923 in LaGrange, IL.
        6. Elmer Friedrick Timian , born January 04, 1894 in Ashland, IL ?; died March 21, 1949 in Virginia, IL. He was the son of 12. Otto William Timian and 13. Mary Lange. He married 7. Mazo Olive Caldwell September 12, 1916.
        7. Mazo Olive Caldwell , born July 19, 1896 in Cass Siding / Jules, IL; died February 05, 1996 in Tamarac, FL. She was the daughter of 14. John Caldwell and 15. Katherine Mahala Nix.

More About Elmer Friedrick Timian:
Burial: Walnut Ridge Cemetery, Virginia, Illinois

More About Mazo Olive Caldwell:
Burial: June 08, 1996, Walnut Ridge Cemetary, Virginia, Illinois
        
Child of Elmer Timian and Mazo Caldwell is:
        3        i.         Eleanor Gayle Timian, born July 09, 1923 in LaGrange, IL; married (1) William Lewis Whitaker in Family Home in Cass Siding, Illinois; married (2) James Robert Whitaker September 12, 1949.


Generation No. 4


        8. William Walter Whitaker , born January 30, 1870 in Pekin, Illinois; died June 17, 1959 in Jacksonville, Illinois. He was the son of 16. William Whitaker and 17. Susannah Bequeath. He married 9. Ursa Mary Bowers January 18, 1893 in Havana, Mason Co., IL.
        9. Ursa Mary Bowers , born December 24, 1874 in Chandlerville, Illinois; died December 21, 1956 in Jacksonville, Illinois. She was the daughter of 18. Deighton Bowers and 19. Sarah T. Underwood.

More About William Walter Whitaker:
Burial: Walnut Ridge Cemetery, Virginia, Illinois
Occupation: 1910, Carpenter
Residence: 1910, Illinois street in Virginia, Illinois

More About Ursa Mary Bowers:
Burial: Walnut Ridge Cemetery, Virginia, Illinois
        
Children of William Whitaker and Ursa Bowers are:
        4        i.         Walter Whitaker, born January 24, 1895; died January 31, 1965 in Walnut Ridge Cemetery, Virginia, Illinois; married Alice Nagle.
                ii.         Belle Whitaker, born Abt. 1899; married Verne D. Hunter; born Abt. 1899 in Indiana.
                iii.         Henry Whitaker, born Abt. 1900; died September 14, 1979 in Los Angeles, CA.
                iv.         Ralph Whitaker, born Abt. 1903; died January 1985 in Jacksonville, IL; married Mabel ?; born June 26, 1903; died July 1982 in Jacksonville, IL.
                v.         Elizabeth Whitaker, born Abt. 1906; married ? McClusky.
                vi.         Franklin Whitaker, born Abt. 1911; died 1967 in Washington; married Wilma.
                vii.         Raymond E. Whitaker, born June 03, 1913 in Virginia, Illinois; died November 25, 1981 in Pekin, Illinois; married Ruth Drye February 24, 1941; born June 20, 1917 in Bradfordsville, Ky; died in Pekin, Illinois.
        10. James C. Nagle , born Abt. 1870 in New Jersey; died 1948 in Hoisington, Ks.. He was the son of 20. ? Nagle and 21. Unknown. He married 11. Harriet.
        11. Harriet , born Abt. 1871 in Pennsylvania.

More About James C. Nagle:
Occupation: Bet. 1910 - 1930, Rail Road Conductor
        
Children of James Nagle and Harriet are:
        5        i.         Alice Nagle, born Abt. 1902 in Kansas; died January 13, 1986; married Walter Whitaker.
                ii.         H. Benfor Nagle, born Abt. 1898 in Kansas; married Eleana; born Abt. 1903 in Kansas.


        12. Otto William Timian , born September 23, 1866 in Delavan, Illinois; died February 28, 1924 in LaGrange, Illinois. He was the son of 24. Louis and 25. Dorothea. He married 13. Mary Lange.
        13. Mary Lange , born September 11, 1869 in Auburn, Illinois; died December 13, 1925. She was the daughter of 26. Frederick Lange and 27. Minnie Schumacher.

Notes for Otto William Timian:
Otto purchased Concordia Cem. Lot # 153 7900 Madison, St. Forest Park, Illinois 9-4-1920



More About Otto William Timian:
Burial: Concordia Cem. Lot # 153, Section 13, 7900 Madison, St. Forest Park, Illinois
        
Children of Otto Timian and Mary Lange are:
                i.         Dora Wilhemina Fredericka Timian, born November 14, 1888 in Pleasant Plains, Illinois; died January 14, 1953 in Hinsdale Sanatarium and Hospital, Hinsdale, Illinois.
                ii.         Wilhelm Fredrick Emil Timian, born January 17, 1890; died October 01, 1974; married Myrtle Carder; born December 31, 1897; died September 01, 1975.
                iii.         Julius Wilhelm August Timian, born May 08, 1891; died January 27, 1950; married Myrtle Graff December 11, 1912.
        6        iv.         Elmer Friedrick Timian, born January 04, 1894 in Ashland, IL ?; died March 21, 1949 in Virginia, IL; married Mazo Olive Caldwell September 12, 1916.
                v.         Louis William Timian, born November 02, 1896; died August 28, 1921.


        14. John Caldwell , born January 21, 1864; died March 27, 1927 in Cass Siding, Illinois. He was the son of 28. Charles Caldwell and 29. Catherine Heaton. He married 15. Katherine Mahala Nix September 12, 1895.
        15. Katherine Mahala Nix , born February 24, 1874; died March 11, 1927 in St John's Hospital, Springfield, Illinois. She was the daughter of 30. John Isaac Nix and 31. Ellen Frances McGehee.

Notes for John Caldwell:
In the Illinois state marriage index John's surname is spelled Caldwell.

More About John Caldwell:
Burial: Walnut Ridge Cemetery, Virginia, Illinois

More About Katherine Mahala Nix:
Burial: Walnut Ridge Cemetary, Virginia, Illinois
        
Child of John Caldwell and Katherine Nix is:
        7        i.         Mazo Olive Caldwell, born July 19, 1896 in Cass Siding / Jules, IL; died February 05, 1996 in Tamarac, FL; married Elmer Friedrick Timian September 12, 1916.


Generation No. 5


        16. William Whitaker , died Bef. 1880. He married 17. Susannah Bequeath.
        17. Susannah Bequeath , born Abt. 1835 in Illinois.
        
Child of William Whitaker and Susannah Bequeath is:
        8        i.         William Walter Whitaker, born January 30, 1870 in Pekin, Illinois; died June 17, 1959 in Jacksonville, Illinois; married Ursa Mary Bowers January 18, 1893 in Havana, Mason Co., IL.


        18. Deighton Bowers , born 1851 in Cass County, Illinois. He was the son of 36. Reuben Bowers and 37. Ama B.. He married 19. Sarah T. Underwood November 07, 1871 in Cass County, Illinois.
        19. Sarah T. Underwood , born 1851 in Cass County, Illinois. She was the daughter of 38. Thomas Underwood and 39. Zadia W. Arnold.
        
Children of Deighton Bowers and Sarah Underwood are:
                i.         Alice Bowers, born 1872.
                ii.         Stephen Bowers, born 1874.
        9        iii.         Ursa Mary Bowers, born December 24, 1874 in Chandlerville, Illinois; died December 21, 1956 in Jacksonville, Illinois; married William Walter Whitaker January 18, 1893 in Havana, Mason Co., IL.
                iv.         Ora Bowers, born 1878.
                v.         Dighton Bowers, born 1880.


        20. ? Nagle , born in Ireland. He married 21. Unknown.
        21. Unknown , born in Ireland.
        
Child of ? Nagle and Unknown is:
        10        i.         James C. Nagle, born Abt. 1870 in New Jersey; died 1948 in Hoisington, Ks; married Harriet.


        24. Louis , born March 17, 1827 in Germany; died May 16, 1918. He married 25. Dorothea.
        25. Dorothea , born November 29, 1833 in Germany.
        
Child of Louis and Dorothea is:
        12        i.         Otto William Timian, born September 23, 1866 in Delavan, Illinois; died February 28, 1924 in LaGrange, Illinois; married Mary Lange.


        26. Frederick Lange , born December 01, 1839 in Near Berlin, Germany; died March 24, 1906. He was the son of 52. Carl Lange and 53. Sophia Walters. He married 27. Minnie Schumacher February 06, 1864 in Jacksonville, Illinois.
        27. Minnie Schumacher , born January 31, 1840; died May 15, 1920. She was the daughter of 54. Fredrick Schumacher and 55. Sophia Peters.

More About Frederick Lange:
Immigration: 1856
        
Children of Frederick Lange and Minnie Schumacher are:
                i.         Charles Lange, born Unknown.
                ii.         Louise Lange, born 1864; died 1942; married William Schumaker; born 1858; died 1939.
        13        iii.         Mary Lange, born September 11, 1869 in Auburn, Illinois; died December 13, 1925; married Otto William Timian.
                iv.         Minna Friedericka Lange, born 1871; died 1922; married Emil C. Timian; born 1872; died 1955.
                v.         Fred Charles Lange, born October 26, 1874; died 1944; married Jesse C. Hodgson; born 1892; died 1959.
                vi.         Sophia Marie Lange, born 1878; died 1938; married August J. W. Walter; born 1867; died 1962.
                vii.         William F. Lange, born May 08, 1880; died March 05, 1943; married Mae Conn; born October 12, 1891; died 1986.
                viii.         Emma Sophia Lange, born 1882; died 1940; married Otto C. Shultz; born 1881; died 1949.
                ix.         Ida Lange, born March 04, 1886; died 1952; married (1) Rudolph Huth; married (2) Thomas B. Holland; born March 28, 1887; died November 02, 1984.


        28. Charles Caldwell , born July 10, 1836 in Mt. Savage, Md.; died October 25, 1878. He was the son of 56. Patrick Lewis Caldwell and 57. Mary Ann Reynolds. He married 29. Catherine Heaton December 10, 1860.
        29. Catherine Heaton , born October 18, 1844 in Manchester, England; died 1919. She was the daughter of 58. Capt. John Heaton and 59. Mary Jane Fullerton.
        
Children of Charles Caldwell and Catherine Heaton are:
                i.         Patrick Henry Caldwell, born February 17, 1862 in Cass County, Illinois; died April 27, 1904 in Cass County, Illinois; married Louisa Chapman February 05, 1891 in Cass County, Illinois; born September 03, 1867 in Providence, Illinois; died August 22, 1946 in Syracuse, KS.
        14        ii.         John Caldwell, born January 21, 1864; died March 27, 1927 in Cass Siding, Illinois; married Katherine Mahala Nix September 12, 1895.
                iii.         Charles E. Caldwell, born October 27, 1866; died August 13, 1867.
                iv.         Emma Cecila Caldwell, born July 04, 1868 in Illinois; married Duncan Reid November 25, 1886 in Cass County, Illinois; born Abt. 1857 in Illinois.
                v.         Mary Jane Caldwell, born March 10, 1871; married James Meade.
                vi.         Elizabeth Caldwell, born July 16, 1874; died August 31, 1955; married William Homer Coleman February 14, 1895 in Cass County, Illinois; born December 28, 1867.
                vii.         Catherine Caldwell, born August 29, 1875; married John Herzberger October 20, 1898.
                viii.         Charles Edward Caldwell, born October 27, 1877; married Alice Wilson; born October 25, 1879; died November 15, 1973.


        30. John Isaac Nix , born April 04, 1847 in Illinois; died January 10, 1934 in Illinois. He was the son of 60. John Edward Nix and 61. Mahala Ann Frances Mitchell. He married 31. Ellen Frances McGehee May 15, 1872 in Mason County, Illlinois.
        31. Ellen Frances McGehee , born February 25, 1848 in Mason Co., IL; died December 01, 1905 in Ashland, IL. She was the daughter of 62. Harvey McGehee and 63. Harriett Levica Brant.

Notes for John Isaac Nix:
Name: John Nix ,
Residence: Bath, Illinois
Enlistment Date: 12 May 1864
Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
Side Served: Union
State Served: Illinois
Unit Numbers: 318 318
Service Record: Enlisted as a Corporal on 12 May 1864
Enlisted in Company I, 139th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 01 June 1864.
Mustered out Company I, 139th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 28 October 1864 in Peoria, IL


More About John Isaac Nix:
Burial: Ashland, IL
Military service: 1863, Enlisted in Co. 1 139 Illinois Infantry
        
Children of John Nix and Ellen McGehee are:
                i.         Olive Levica Nix, born November 22, 1872; died February 09, 1919; married Gelston Durham Samuell April 02, 1896; born August 11, 1869.
                ii.         Della Nix, born 1877 in Ashland, IL; died November 28, 1882.
        15        iii.         Katherine Mahala Nix, born February 24, 1874; died March 11, 1927 in St John's Hospital, Springfield, Illinois; married John Caldwell September 12, 1895.
                iv.         Harry Edward Nix, born November 22, 1875; died 1956; married (1) Mable Virgin; married (2) Helen Bender 1906; born 1877; died 1917.
                v.         Ina Frances Nix, born December 15, 1880; died November 09, 1944; married Franklin Epperly April 17, 1912.
                vi.         Newton Nix, born September 20, 1882; died 1938; married (1) Elizabeth B. Koontz September 14, 1904 in Cass County, Illinois; born 1881; died 1925; married (2) Gladys Young September 14, 1927; born August 18, 1884.
                vii.         Nelle Felicia Nix, born July 17, 1884; died November 14, 1974.
                viii.         Grace Evangeline Nix, born June 17, 1887; died October 01, 1941 in Springfield, IL.
Generation No. 6


        36. Reuben Bowers , born 1812 in Vermont. He married 37. Ama B..
        37. Ama B. , born in Rhode Island.
        
Child of Reuben Bowers and Ama B. is:
        18        i.         Deighton Bowers, born 1851 in Cass County, Illinois; married Sarah T. Underwood November 07, 1871 in Cass County, Illinois.


        38. Thomas Underwood , born 1828. He was the son of 76. Phineas Underwood and 77. Susan Arah Ann Appleton. He married 39. Zadia W. Arnold May 11, 1848 in Cass County, Illinois.
        39. Zadia W. Arnold , born 1828 in Tennessee.
        
Children of Thomas Underwood and Zadia Arnold are:
                i.         Addison Underwood, born 1849.
        19        ii.         Sarah T. Underwood, born 1851 in Cass County, Illinois; married Deighton Bowers November 07, 1871 in Cass County, Illinois.
                iii.         Mary Jane Underwood, born Abt. 1852.
                iv.         Tabitha Ann Underwood, born 1854.
                v.         Charlotte Elizabeth Underwood, born March 17, 1857.
                vi.         Zadia F. Underwood, born 1860.
                vii.         Rachel Underwood, born 1862.
                viii.         Thomas Underwood, born 1864.
                ix.         Phineas Underwood, born 1867.


        52. Carl Lange , born June 04, 1814 in Germany; died February 25, 1896 in Jacksonville, Illinois. He married 53. Sophia Walters.
        53. Sophia Walters , born in Germany; died in Jacksonville, Illinois.

More About Carl Lange:
Immigration: 1863, Came from Germany to Jacksonville, Illinois
        
Children of Carl Lange and Sophia Walters are:
        26        i.         Frederick Lange, born December 01, 1839 in Near Berlin, Germany; died March 24, 1906; married Minnie Schumacher February 06, 1864 in Jacksonville, Illinois.
                ii.         Fredricka Lange, born 1840; died 1865; married Louis Reiser; born 1837; died 1888.
                iii.         Charles Lange, married Lizzie Wegehaupt.


        54. Fredrick Schumacher , born 1815; died July 23, 1899. He married 55. Sophia Peters.
        55. Sophia Peters , born 1818; died 1902.

More About Fredrick Schumacher:
Burial: Pleasant Plains
        
Children of Fredrick Schumacher and Sophia Peters are:
        27        i.         Minnie Schumacher, born January 31, 1840; died May 15, 1920; married Frederick Lange February 06, 1864 in Jacksonville, Illinois.
                ii.         Fredericka Schumacher, born 1842; died 1931; married Louis Reiser; born 1837; died 1888.
                iii.         Louisa Schumacher, born Abt. 1846; married Fred Timian; born Abt. 1836 in Prussia; died Aft. 1910.
                iv.         Frederick Schumacher, born 1846; married Lena Mau.
                v.         Johanna Schumacher, born 1848; died 1926; married Nicholas Wullenwaber; born 1845; died 1922.
                vi.         Mary Schumacher, born 1850.
                vii.         Caroline Schumacher, born 1853; died 1928; married Fredrick Brinkmeyer; born 1837; died 1921.
                viii.         Sophia Schumacher, born 1856; died 1914; married William Wullenwaber; born 1855; died 1930.
                ix.         Augusta Schumacher, born 1860; died 1941; married Bernhardt Reiser; born 1850; died 1920.


        56. Patrick Lewis Caldwell , born 1810 in County Monaghan, Ireland; died April 23, 1878. He married 57. Mary Ann Reynolds in Maryland.
        57. Mary Ann Reynolds , born 1820 in ? 1880 census 68 y/o = 1812 In Ireland.

More About Patrick Lewis Caldwell:
Burial: Catholic cemetery, Beardstown, IL
Immigration: 1835, Arrived in Baltimore, Md
        
Children of Patrick Caldwell and Mary Reynolds are:
        28        i.         Charles Caldwell, born July 10, 1836 in Mt. Savage, Md.; died October 25, 1878; married Catherine Heaton December 10, 1860.
                ii.         James Caldwell, born 1841.
                iii.         John Caldwell, born 1843.
                iv.         Franklin Caldwell, born 1845.
                v.         Thomas Caldwell, born 1848.
                vi.         Patrick Caldwell, Jr, born 1853; died June 17, 1886; married Mary Miller; born April 16, 1868 in 1880 census age 23 = 1857 birth yr.; died April 10, 1915.
                vii.         Elizabeth Caldwell, born Unknown.
                viii.         Mary Ann Caldwell, born Unknown.


        58. Capt. John Heaton , born January 01, 1810 in Wigan / Wiggin, Lancastershire, England; died June 22, 1899 in Virginia, Illinois. He was the son of 116. Dennis Heaton and 117. Kate Bartley. He married 59. Mary Jane Fullerton November 02, 1840 in Bolton, Lancastershire, England.
        59. Mary Jane Fullerton , born February 29, 1820 in Tower of London, England; died November 30, 1895 in Bluff Springs, Illinois. She was the daughter of 118. James Fullerton and 119. Martha Glenn.

More About Capt. John Heaton:
Burial: June 25, 1899, Walnut Ridge Cemetery, Virginia, Illinois
Immigration: May 27, 1850, Sailed from Liverpool to Quebec and travelled to his father-in-laws location, 4 miles from Streetsville, Ontario.
Military service: 1831, Enlisted in English 36th Regiment, transferred to 59th Regiment.

More About Mary Jane Fullerton:
Burial: December 02, 1895, Walnut Ridge Cemetery, Virginia, Illinois
        
Children of John Heaton and Mary Fullerton are:
                i.         Noble John Heaton, born January 17, 1842 in England; married Flavila Yaple December 24, 1873.
        29        ii.         Catherine Heaton, born October 18, 1844 in Manchester, England; died 1919; married Charles Caldwell December 10, 1860.
                iii.         Edward Heaton, born August 04, 1846 in England.
                iv.         James Heaton, born April 29, 1848 in England; married Cora Seaman November 1873.
                v.         Mary Jane Heaton, born May 15, 1850 in England; died March 10, 1881 in Bluff Springs, Illinois; married W.B. Williams September 07, 1871.
                vi.         William Heaton, born August 04, 1852 in Illinois; married Hannah E. Seaman; born November 10, 1875.
                vii.         Charles Heaton, born November 23, 1854 in Beardstown, Illinois; died March 01, 1913 in Spangle, Washington; married Sadie Bollman / Bohman January 05, 1887 in Rock Island, Illinois.
                viii.         Susan Heaton, born March 01, 1857 in Illinois; died 1945; married Reuben Lancaster March 11, 1880; born June 14, 1842 in 12 Miles North of Georgetown, Kentucky; died January 10, 1917 in Virginia, Illinois.
                ix.         Alice Heaton, born May 04, 1859 in Illinois; married Edward E. Savage May 10, 1877 in Beardstown - The House of her father.
                x.         Martha Heaton, born November 06, 1862 in Illinois; died 1934; married Richard H. Payne November 20, 1884; born 1861 in Missouri; died 1924.
                xi.         Thomas Heaton, born April 14, 1865; died in Saidora, Illinois.
        60. John Edward Nix , born January 27, 1822 in Madison Co., Tennessee; died 1847 in Illinois. He was the son of 120. Obediah Nix and 121. Luvicy Bruce. He married 61. Mahala Ann Frances Mitchell June 11, 1846 in Mason County, Illlinois.
        61. Mahala Ann Frances Mitchell , born January 08, 1825 in Logan Co, Kentucky; died October 28, 1886 in Illinois. She was the daughter of 122. Isaac Mitchell, Jr and 123. Frances Stribling.
        
Child of John Nix and Mahala Mitchell is:
        30        i.         John Isaac Nix, born April 04, 1847 in Illinois; died January 10, 1934 in Illinois; married Ellen Frances McGehee May 15, 1872 in Mason County, Illlinois.


        62. Harvey McGehee , born 1814 in Illinois. He was the son of 124. Steven McGehee and 125. Olive McCrackin. He married 63. Harriett Levica Brant.
        63. Harriett Levica Brant , born 1822 in Old Town, MD.
        
Children of Harvey McGehee and Harriett Brant are:
                i.         Henrietta McGehee, born Unknown; married ? Riggins.
                ii.         Lenard McGehee, born 1837.
                iii.         Stephen McGehee, born 1838.
                iv.         Virginia McGehee, born 1842; married ? Witte.
        31        v.         Ellen Frances McGehee, born February 25, 1848 in Mason Co., IL; died December 01, 1905 in Ashland, IL; married John Isaac Nix May 15, 1872 in Mason County, Illlinois.
                vi.         Eva McGehee, born 1854; married John Horstman.
Generation No. 7


        76. Phineas Underwood , born March 28, 1801 in New York; died March 28, 1884 in Cass County, Illinois. He was the son of 152. Phineas Underwood and 153. Sarah Burly. He married 77. Susan Arah Ann Appleton May 16, 1825 in New York, New York.
        77. Susan Arah Ann Appleton , born April 11, 1803 in Boston, MA.

More About Phineas Underwood:
Burial: Powell Cemetery, Cass County, Illinois
        
Children of Phineas Underwood and Susan Appleton are:
        38        i.         Thomas Underwood, born 1828; married (1) Zadia W. Arnold May 11, 1848 in Cass County, Illinois; married (2) Elizabeth Ann Twedle January 20, 1868 in Cass County, Illinois.
                ii.         Rachel Underwood, born February 13, 1834 in Morgan County, Illinois; died April 03, 1901 in Cass County, Illinois; married John Milton Anderson; born 1827 in New York; died December 29, 1858 in Henry Co., Illinois.
                iii.         Susan Underwood, born 1843; married Louis Cowan; born 1844 in Illinois.


        116. Dennis Heaton , born in Wigan, Lancastershire, England; died 1816 in Wigan, Lancastershire, England. He was the son of 232. Bartley Heaton. He married 117. Kate Bartley.
        117. Kate Bartley , died Abt. 1852 in Yorkshire, England.
        
Child of Dennis Heaton and Kate Bartley is:
        58        i.         Capt. John Heaton, born January 01, 1810 in Wigan / Wiggin, Lancastershire, England; died June 22, 1899 in Virginia, Illinois; married Mary Jane Fullerton November 02, 1840 in Bolton, Lancastershire, England.


        118. James Fullerton , died in 20 miles from Toronto, Canada. He married 119. Martha Glenn.
        119. Martha Glenn

More About James Fullerton:
Military service: Enlisted in English 7th Batallion and was commander of the Tower of London in 1820
        
Child of James Fullerton and Martha Glenn is:
        59        i.         Mary Jane Fullerton, born February 29, 1820 in Tower of London, England; died November 30, 1895 in Bluff Springs, Illinois; married Capt. John Heaton November 02, 1840 in Bolton, Lancastershire, England.


        120. Obediah Nix , born May 11, 1798 in Georgia; died January 28, 1859 in Texas. He was the son of 240. Edward Nicks and 241. Milly Akin. He married 121. Luvicy Bruce.
        121. Luvicy Bruce , born April 27, 1798; died December 21, 1890 in Fannin County, Texas. She was the daughter of 242. Anderson Bruce and 243. Sarah Manning.

More About Luvicy Bruce:
Burial: Oakwood Cemetery, Fannin Co., Texas
        
Children of Obediah Nix and Luvicy Bruce are:
                i.         Mary Arminda Nix, born May 04, 1820 in Madison Co., Tennessee; died August 06, 1915 in Colorado City, Texas; married Preston Kemper Phenix October 30, 1838; born October 30, 1815 in Near Quincy, Illinois; died November 07, 1898.
        60        ii.         John Edward Nix, born January 27, 1822 in Madison Co., Tennessee; died 1847 in Illinois; married Mahala Ann Frances Mitchell June 11, 1846 in Mason County, Illlinois.
                iii.         William Anderson Nix, born March 11, 1824 in Madison Co., Tennessee.
                iv.         Lucrita Nix, born May 07, 1826 in Madison Co., Tennessee.
                v.         Jasper Levi Nix, born April 28, 1829 in Morgan Co. Illinois.
                vi.         Newton Thomas Nix, born March 29, 1831 in Morgan Co. Illinois.
                vii.         Francis Marion Nix, born April 28, 1833 in Morgan Co. Illinois.
                viii.         Harriett Nix, born January 29, 1836 in Morgan Co. Illinois.
                ix.         Maning Lafayette Nix, born September 05, 1838 in Morgan Co. Illinois.


        122. Isaac Mitchell, Jr , born January 01, 1771 in Virginia; died July 20, 1863 in Bath, Mason Co., Illinois. He was the son of 244. Isaac Mitchell, Sr and 245. Elizabeth Hickman. He married 123. Frances Stribling February 28, 1811 in Russelville, Logan Co, KY.
        123. Frances Stribling , born March 13, 1793 in Stafford Co., VA; died April 28, 1840 in Morgan Co, IL. She was the daughter of 246. Thomas Stribling and 247. Elizabeth Ayers.

Notes for Isaac Mitchell, Jr:
The Easton Enterprise, August 18, 1932 (Easton, IL) "Genealogy of the Samuell Family" by William Lee, husband of Ella Samuell Lee. Revised by Dudley Samuell:
"Uncle Isaac Mitchell and his sister were the ones who accompanied the Samuells from Virginia into Kentucky and thence into Illinois. Uncle Isaac Mitchell was married twice, first to a Stribling, then to Ann Robinson." The above source then lists the children of both marriages.
Moved from Kentucky to Morgan, Illinois in 1828 and to Field's Prairie in 1846
(information thanks to Tim Hopkins - e-mail: hop@biospec.com)

1850 census, IL, Mason Co., p.163a, family #269 Isaac Mitchell 68 (65?) Farmer 2000 VA Ann 57 VA Mary B 36 KY Isaac N 21 Farmer IL Virginia C 18 IL James H 16 IL Marcy M 9 IL Henry H 7 IL 1860 census: IL MASON BATH P O 1860 [30th Aug]
MITCHELL, ISAAC N; age 30, m, w, IL, Merchant
Ann L Mitchell; age 26, f, w, TN
Charles W Mitchell; age 3, m, w, IL
Isaac F Mitchell; age 1/12, m, w, IL
Caroline E Barker; age 12, f, w, IL
Isaac Mitchell; age 81, m, w, VA, Gentleman
Martha M Mitchell; age 17, f, w, IL
Henry H Mitchell; age 17, m, w, IL, Clerk
Timothy Carney; age 40, m, w, MD, Tailor
LIVING NEXT DOOR: (in the home of George W Morrow)
James Mitchell; age 24, m, w, IL, Clerk

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ID: I2019
Name: Isaac MITCHELL , Jr
Sex: M
Birth: 1 JAN 1771 in , , VA
Death: 20 JUL 1863 in Bath, Mason, IL
Residence: moved from KY to Morgan Co., IL in 1828 and to Field's Prairie in 1846
Residence: 1850 Next to James Robertson's farm. Married one his daughters
Burial: Bath Cemetery in Bath, IL
Note:
The Easton Enterprise, August 18, 1932 (Easton, IL) "Genealogy of the Samuell Family" by William Lee, husband of Ella Samuell Lee. Revised by Dudley Samuell:

"Uncle Isaac Mitchell and his sister were the ones who accompanied the Samuells from Virginia into Kentucky and thence into Illinois. Uncle Isaac Mitchell was married twice, first to a Stribling, then to Ann Robinson." The above source lists the children of both marriages.

Note from TRH: Isaac Mitchell, Jr and his wife may have been in KY several years before his recorded 1815 migration with his sister, his mother (Elizabeth Hickman Mitchell Broaddus) and Andrew Samuell and his wife, Sarah Broaddus. Isaac's marriage to Frances Stribling is reported to be in Logan Co., KY on 1811.
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Note: There are two Isaac Mitchells found in early KY census. Both are listed here but one needs to be weeded out.

1810 census, KY, Shelby Co., p.234 (Ancestry.com image): 20010-10100

Thus, in 1810 Isaac Mitchell was age 26-44 (b. bet 1766-1784), is spouse was age 16-25 (b. bet 1785-1794) and they had a girl and two boys age under 10 (b. bet 1801-1810).

Nearby surnames on this census page are Samuel Mitchell (00010-20010), William Daniel (10201-02101), Nathaniel Daniel (30010-10100), Scott, Sutton, and Harrison.
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Another Isaac Mitchell in the same census year, same county and state but on p. 228: 10110-10100

Nearby surnames on this census page are Williams, Saddler, Ransdale, Hamilton, Barnell, Marshall, Downer, Lyle, Cannel and Reeser.
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1820 census, KY, Mercer Co., unk twp, p.109 (Ancestry.com image): 201110-01110-3

Thus, in 1820 Isaac Mitchell and his spouse were age 26-44 (b. bet 1776-1794).
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Another Isaac Mitchell in the same census year but in Russelville, Logan Co., KY, p.44 (Ancestry.com image): 300010-10100-1

Thus, this Isaac Mitchell was age 26-44 (b. bet 1776-1794). In his household were a female age 16-25 ( b. bet 1795-1804) and a girl and three boys age under 10 (b. bet 1811-1820).

Nearby surnames on this census page were Smith, Loveland, Price, Rager, Wilson, Clepford, Roberts and Duncan.
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1830 census, KY, Mercer Co., Unk twp 2, p.308 (Ancestry.com image): 0011000100000-0000010000000

Thus, in 1830 Isaac Mitchell was age 50-59 (b. bet 1771-1780). In his household is a female age 30-39 (b. bet 1791-1800), a boy age 20-29 (b. bet 1801-1810) and a boy age 10-14 (b. bet 1816-1820).

Nearby surnames on this census page are Bridges, Lowrey, Micoff, Charles Beazley, Davis, and Slaughter.
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1850 census, IL, Mason Co., p.163a, family #269 (Ancestry.com image)

Isaac Mitchell 68 (65?) Farmer 2000 VA
Ann 57 VA
Mary B 36 KY
Isaac N 21 Farmer IL
Virginia C 18 IL
James H 16 IL
Marcy M 9 IL
Henry H 7 IL

On the next census page is the family of Andrew Samuell. Isaac's second wife, Ann Robertson may have been an older sister of James Robertson (age 45 from KY), the later living next door (same census page, family #268). Ann is the mother of the last two children listed in this census.


Father: Isaac MITCHELL , Sr
Mother: Elizabeth HICKMAN b: BET. 1745 - 1746 in , King and Queen , VA

Marriage 1 Frances STRIBLING b: 13 MAR 1793 in , Stafford, VA
Married: 28 FEB 1811 in Russellville, Logan, KY
Children
Elizabeth MITCHELL b: 18 JUN 1812 in , , KY
Mary Blackman MITCHELL b: 29 SEP 1814 in , , KY
Washington Asbury MITCHELL b: 21 DEC 1816 in , , KY
Thomas Leland MITCHELL b: 26 JUL 1819 in , , KY
Julia Ann MITCHELL b: 30 MAY 1821 in , , KY
Joel Stribling MITCHELL b: 4 OCT 1822 in , , KY
Mahala Ann MITCHELL b: 8 JUL 1825 in , , KY
Sarah Elizabeth MITCHELL b: 2 JAN 1827 in , , KY
Isaac Newton MITCHELL b: 13 FEB 1829 in Little Indian, Morgan, IL
Virginia Caroline MITCHELL b: 23 OCT 1832 in near Jacksonville, Morgan, IL
James Hickman Herndon MITCHELL b: 8 AUG 1836 in , Morgan, IL

Marriage 2 Anne ROBERTSON b: OCT 1798 in , , VA
Married: 10 DEC 1840 in , Morgan, IL
Children
Martha Morton MITCHELL b: 30 OCT 1841
Henry Harrison MITCHELL b: 11 MAR 1843 in , , IL


More About Isaac Mitchell, Jr:
Burial: Bath Cemetery

More About Frances Stribling:
Burial: Stribling family farm, Virginia, Illinois.
        
Children of Isaac Mitchell and Frances Stribling are:
                i.         Elizabeth Mitchell, born June 20, 1812 in VA; died March 18, 1815 in VA.
                ii.         Mary Blackman Mitchell, born September 29, 1814 in Logan County, KY; died March 09, 1875 in Illinois.
                iii.         Washington Asbury Mitchell, born December 21, 1816 in Logan County, KY; died February 20, 1905 in Ashland, Illinois; married Rebecca W. Crow October 10, 1840; born 1821; died 1901 in Ashland, Illinois.
                iv.         Thomas Leland Mitchell, born July 26, 1819.
                v.         Julia Anne Mitchell, born May 30, 1821 in Logan County, KY; died September 26, 1821.
                vi.         Joel Stribling Mitchell, born October 04, 1822; died January 22, 1860; married Catherine Masterson September 03, 1845 in Menard.
        61        vii.         Mahala Ann Frances Mitchell, born January 08, 1825 in Logan Co, Kentucky; died October 28, 1886 in Illinois; married (1) John Edward Nix June 11, 1846 in Mason County, Illlinois; married (2) John Boring 1856; married (3) John Leland Carpenter 1863.
                viii.         Sarah Elizabeth Mitchell, born June 03, 1827 in Logan County, KY; died January 18, 1863 in Bath, Illinois; married John Leland Carpenter February 06, 1845 in Cass County, Illinois; born March 28, 1812; died January 06, 1899.
                ix.         Isaac Newton Mitchell, born February 13, 1829 in Little Indian, Morgan Co., IL; died October 21, 1898 in Mason Co., IL; married Anna Louise Campbell March 18, 1856 in Havana, Mason Co., IL; born Bet. 1829 - 1836.
                x.         Virginia Caroline Mitchell, born October 22, 1832 in Near Jacksonville, Morgan Co., IL; died March 04, 1874; married William L. Beasley December 25, 1852 in Havana, Mason Co., IL; born May 16, 1829; died September 04, 1884.
                xi.         James Hickman Herndon Mitchell, born August 08, 1836 in Morgan Co, IL; died September 28, 1901 in Havana, Illinois; married (1) Elizabeth F. Fields January 14, 1864 in Mason County, Illlinois; born 1841; died March 22, 1865; married (2) Sarah Felicia Vaughan October 07, 1873 in Havana, Mason Co., IL; born September 30, 1851; died August 28, 1890.
        124. Steven McGehee , born in Wales. He married 125. Olive McCrackin.
        125. Olive McCrackin
        
Child of Steven McGehee and Olive McCrackin is:
        62        i.         Harvey McGehee, born 1814 in Illinois; married Harriett Levica Brant.


Generation No. 8


        152. Phineas Underwood , born 1764 in Westford, MA or VT; died April 02, 1843 in Cass County, Illinois. He was the son of 304. Timothy Underwood and 305. Rachel Russell. He married 153. Sarah Burly.
        153. Sarah Burly , born March 13, 1768 in Hempstead, NY; died February 08, 1833 in New York.

Notes for Phineas Underwood:
http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=under&id=I02254 frdmyrdu@digisys.net

More About Phineas Underwood:
Burial: Walnut Ridge Cemetery, Virginia, Illinois

More About Sarah Burly:
Burial: Kings Bridge
        
Children of Phineas Underwood and Sarah Burly are:
        76        i.         Phineas Underwood, born March 28, 1801 in New York; died March 28, 1884 in Cass County, Illinois; married Susan Arah Ann Appleton May 16, 1825 in New York, New York.
                ii.         Rachel Underwood


        232. Bartley Heaton , died in Wigan, Lancastershire, England.
        
Child of Bartley Heaton is:
        116        i.         Dennis Heaton, born in Wigan, Lancastershire, England; died 1816 in Wigan, Lancastershire, England; married Kate Bartley.


        240. Edward Nicks , died Abt. 1805. He married 241. Milly Akin June 28, 1797 in Oglethorpe County, Ga..
        241. Milly Akin She was the daughter of 482. James Akin and 483. Francis unknown.
        
Child of Edward Nicks and Milly Akin is:
        120        i.         Obediah Nix, born May 11, 1798 in Georgia; died January 28, 1859 in Texas; married Luvicy Bruce.


        242. Anderson Bruce He married 243. Sarah Manning.
        243. Sarah Manning
        
Children of Anderson Bruce and Sarah Manning are:
        121        i.         Luvicy Bruce, born April 27, 1798; died December 21, 1890 in Fannin County, Texas; married Obediah Nix.
                ii.         Manning A. Bruce, born Abt. 1810 in Rutherford Co, Tennessee; married Mary Elizabeth Novall December 05, 1878 in Springfield, Illinois; born Abt. 1838.
        244. Isaac Mitchell, Sr , died Bef. 1785 in VA. He married 245. Elizabeth Hickman Bef. 1771 in VA.
        245. Elizabeth Hickman , born Abt. 1745 in VA; died February 25, 1831 in Christian, Kentucky. She was the daughter of 490. Thomas Hickman and 491. Sarah Sanderson.
Notes for Elizabeth Hickman:
ID: I607
Name: Elizabeth Hickman
Surname: Hickman
Given Name: Elizabeth
Sex: F
Birth: 1750 in Virginia
Death: 1831 in , Christian, Kentucky
_UID: A758F5F91F3ED5118D76C40444287019F07B
Note:
"From The Easton Enterprise, August 18, 1932 (Easton, IL) "Genealogy of the Samuell Family" by William Lee, husband of Ella Samuell Lee. Revised by Dudley Samuell: Andrew, his wife, Sarah, Sarahs' mother, Elizabeth (Hickman Mitchell Broaddus) and her two Mitchell children joined a party of pioneers (included Isaac Mitchell, Jr, see notes on Mitchell family page, and James M Samuell) who immigrated from VA in 1815 to the southwest part of Trigg Co. (now Christian), KY near the present city of Hopkinsville. They were the only member is his family to brave the hardships of a venture into a then very wild and unsettled new country."

In Probated Will (5 Sep 1831, Christian Co., KY) of Elizabeth Hickman Mitchell Broaddus in "The Samuell/Samuel Families of Tidewater Virginia" by Dorothy S Samuel, Southern Historical Press (1997), p.31:
"First: she gave a young mare to her granddaughter Eliza Ann Samuell. Second: she gave all her household and kitchen furniture to her grandson Thomas A Samuell and all her stock (hogs, cattle, etc.). Third: Her interest in negro Daniel to be equally divided between her son Isaac Mitchell (Jr) and her two daughters, Elizabeth Taylor and Sarah Redd Samuell. Thomas A Samuell executor."

Change Date: 9 Mar 2004 at 17:06:52

Marriage 1 Isaac Mitchell Sr
Married: BEF 1771
Children
Isaac Mitchell Jr. b: 1 Jan 1771 in Virginia


More About Elizabeth Hickman:
Emigration: 1815, From VA to KY
        
Children of Isaac Mitchell and Elizabeth Hickman are:
        122        i.         Isaac Mitchell, Jr, born January 01, 1771 in Virginia; died July 20, 1863 in Bath, Mason Co., Illinois; married (1) Frances Stribling February 28, 1811 in Russelville, Logan Co, KY; married (2) Anna Robertson December 10, 1840 in Morgan, Co., Illinois.
                ii.         Elizabeth Mitchell, born 1778 in Northumberland, VA; married Taylor.
                iii.         Two more children? Mitchell


        246. Thomas Stribling , born October 22, 1766 in Stafford Co., Virginia; died April 10, 1827 in 7 miles from Russellville, Kentucky. He was the son of 492. Colclough Stribling and 493. Frances Martin. He married 247. Elizabeth Ayers.
        247. Elizabeth Ayers , born June 11, 1769 in Farquier Co. Virginia; died June 16, 1834. She was the daughter of 494. Thomas Ayers and 495. Mildred.
Notes for Elizabeth Ayers:
Elizabeth Ayers Stribling emigrated to Morgan Co, Illinois in the Fall of 1827 with her son Benjamin and his family. In 1830 they moved to Cass Co, Illinois near (N. West of) the town of Virginia. She is buried in the Stribling family graveyard on the farm owned by her son Benjamin at the time of her death. Eventually all of her other living children, Milly Martin Stribling Horn, Frances Stribling Mitchell, and William Cohely (Colclough) Stribling became residents of central Illinois. Joel died in Logan Co, KY 4-22-1826.

More About Elizabeth Ayers:
Burial: Stribling family cemetery on the Stribling farm, near Virginia, in Cass County, Illinois
Residence: 1827, Morgan Co., IL
        
Children of Thomas Stribling and Elizabeth Ayers are:
                i.         Milly Martin Stribling, born October 19, 1791 in Stafford Co., VA; died June 08, 1860 in Peru, NE; married Reddick Horn February 02, 1811; born January 06, 1791 in Charlestown District, Dorchester Co, St. Georges Parish, SC; died January 08, 1860 in Peru, NE.
        123        ii.         Frances Stribling, born March 13, 1793 in Stafford Co., VA; died April 28, 1840 in Morgan Co, IL; married Isaac Mitchell, Jr February 28, 1811 in Russelville, Logan Co, KY.
                iii.         William Cohely Stribling, born March 18, 1795 in Stafford Co., VA; died December 18, 1872 in Jacksonville, IL; married Mahala Becraft; born September 27, 1804; died November 20, 1891 in Jacksonville, IL.
                iv.         Benjamin Stribling, born February 11, 1797 in Stafford Co., VA; died June 25, 1881 in Virginia, Illinois; married (1) Nancy Washburn December 10, 1818 in Russelville, Logan Co, KY; died September 12, 1845; married (2) Lucy Ann Rew March 26, 1846 in Rev Reddick Horn conducted the ceremony; born 1804 in New York.
Generation No. 9


        304. Timothy Underwood , born April 11, 1724 in Westford, Middlesex, MA or VT; died March 27, 1804 in Putney, Windham, VT. He was the son of 608. Joseph Underwood and 609. Susannah "Sarah" Parker. He married 305. Rachel Russell Abt. 1746 in Westford, Middlesex, MA.
        305. Rachel Russell , born Abt. 1731 in MA; died November 28, 1802 in Putney, Windham, VT.

Notes for Timothy Underwood:
From: http://lacroixfam.home.comcast.net/wmm/muster_roll.htm
See also: http://lacroixfam.home.comcast.net/wmm/Westford_AWI_Roster.html

"Lexington Alarm Lists"
Service Rolls for the Alarm of April 19, 1775


Minute Company

OFFICERS
Timothy Underwood, Captain
Thomas Cummings, First Lieut.
Philip Robbins, Second Lieut.
Joshua Parker, Sergeant
Jonas Fletcher, Sergeant
Timothy Spaulding, Sergeant
John Wright, Sergeant
Jonas Proctor, Corporal
Willard Fletcher, Corporal
Amaziah Hildreth, Corporal
Thomas Guy, Fifer
Isaac Parker, Drummer

PRIVATES
Oliver Barrett
Jonas Blodgett
Josiah Brooks
Silas Chandler
William Chandler
Ebenezer Corey
Samuel Craft
Ephraim Cummings
Daniel Dudley
Joseph Dutton
William Dutton
Joshua Fassett
Davis Fisk
David Fletcher
Ebenezer Fletcher
Jeremiah Fletcher
John Fletcher
Josiah Fletcher
Levi Fletcher
Ebenezer Foster
John Hildreth
Silas Howard
Jonas Kemp
Abner Kent
Samuel Keys
Stephen Meeds
John Nutting
John Parker
Moses Parker
James Perry
Silas Proctor
Benjamin Reed
Leonard Reed
Oliver Reed
Samuel Reed
Thadeus Reed
Abijah Richardson
Wiley Richardson
Jacob Robbins
Jeremiah Robbins
Philin Spauldon
Levi Temple
Amos Tid
Joseph Underwood
Daniel Whitney
Ebenezer Wright

Total: 58
First Foot Company

OFFICERS
Jonathan Minot, Captain
Zaccheus Wright, First Lieut.
Leonard Proctor, Second Lieut.
Aaron Parker, Jr., Sergeant
Gershom Fletcher, Sergeant
William Hildreth, Sergeant
Samuel White, Sergeant
Nehemiah Green, Corporal
Hosea Hildreth, Corporal
Amos Wright, Corporal
Jonathan Minot, Jr., Drummer

PRIVATES
Caesar Bason
Aaron Blood
Peter Brown
Job Dodge
Elijah Hildreth
Nathaniel Holmes
Francis Kidder
Thomas Kidder
Rogers King
Francis Laughton [Leighton]
Abijah Mason
Thomas Meads
Benjamin Osgood
David Parker
Ebenezer Parker
Amos Parlin
Charles Proctor
John Pushee
Joshua Read
John Robins
John Robins, Jr.
Peter Robins
Zechariah Robins
Francis Smith
James Wright

Total: 36
Second Foot Company

OFFICERS
Oliver Bates, Captain
David Goodhue, First Lieut.
John Abbot, Second Lieut.
Thomas Rogers, Sergeant
Solomon Spaulding, Sergeant
Joseph Prescot, Corporal
Daniel Goodhue, Corporal
John Prescot, Corporal.
Timothy Cummings, Drummer

PRIVATES
John Barrot
David Bixbe
Ephraim Bixbe
Jacob Bixbe
Levi Bixbe
Abel Boynton
Nathaniel Cummings
David Dutton
Ephraim Dutton
Benjamin Estabrook
Amos Fletcher, Jr.
Joseph Fletcher
Josiah Fletcher
Jonathan Hadley
John Hadley, Jr.
Ephraim Heald
Jonas Holding [Holden]
William Nichols
Nathaniel Prentice
Jonas Prescot, 3rd
Timothy Prescot
Abel Read
Stephen Read
Silas Spaulding
Ephraim Wright
Joseph Wright, Jr.
Paletiah Wright

Total: 36

Total number of Minute & Militia men = 130 + 1 (Lt. Col. John Robinson)

If Rev. Joseph Thaxter is included (since he was one of three Westford residents present at the North Bridge during the fight) the total number can be interpreted as 132.


Source: The "Lexington Alarm Lists" found at the Massachusetts State Archives:
Underwood's Company: Vol. 13 p.149
Minot's Company: Vol. 12 p.194
Bates's Company: Vol. 11 p.216


Notes:
(i) Although there are clearly variations and mistakes in spelling compared to the "definitive" spellings provided in Hodgman's History of Westford, the spelling of names presented here have not been modified from those found in the original Alarm Lists.


(ii) The "First" and "Second" Foot Company designations are based on the September, 1772 letter from Zaccheus Wright to (then) Corporal William Hildreth, in which Captain Bates's company is referred to as the "Second foot Company in Westford."

More About Timothy Underwood:
Military service: April 19, 1775, Captain listed in the Lexington Alarm list
        
Children of Timothy Underwood and Rachel Russell are:
                i.         Rachel Underwood, born 1747.
                ii.         Timothy Underwood, born 1749.
                iii.         Joseph Underwood, born 1751; died Bef. 1760.
                iv.         Deborah Underwood, born 1754; died 1840; married Abner Miles June 24, 1773; born January 12, 1744/45 in Shrewsbury, Worchester, MA; died 1803.
                v.         Joseph Underwood, born 1757 in Westford, Middlesex, MA or VT; married Elizabeth Reynolds 1780; born Abt. 1760.
                vi.         Timothy Underwood, born 1759.
                vii.         Susanna Underwood, born 1762.
        152        viii.         Phineas Underwood, born 1764 in Westford, MA or VT; died April 02, 1843 in Cass County, Illinois; married Sarah Burly.
                ix.         Russell Underwood, born 1766.
                x.         Mary Underwood, born 1768.
                xi.         James Underwood, born 1771.


        482. James Akin , born in Henrico Co., Virginia; died Bet. 1816 - 1817 in Clarke Co., Ga.. He was the son of 964. Thomas Akin and 965. Elizabeth Goode. He married 483. Francis unknown.
        483. Francis unknown
        
Children of James Akin and Francis unknown are:
        241        i.         Milly Akin, married Edward Nicks June 28, 1797 in Oglethorpe County, Ga..
                ii.         James Akin, born 1759.
                iii.         Elizabeth Akin, born 1762.
                iv.         Tabitha Akin, born 1777.
                v.         Rhoda Akin, born 1787.
                vi.         John Akin, born Bet. 1790 - 1800.
                vii.         Dinah Akin
                viii.         Francis B. Akin
                ix.         Jeanette Akin
                x.         Nancy Akin
                xi.         Polly Akin
                xii.         Sarah Akin
                xiii.         William Akin


        490. Thomas Hickman , born 1724 in Spotsylvania, VA; died 1762 in Caroline, VA. He was the son of 980. Edwin Hickman and 981. Eleanor Webber. He married 491. Sarah Sanderson Abt. 1745 in King and Queen, VA.
        491. Sarah Sanderson , born Abt. 1725 in King and Queen, VA.

Notes for Thomas Hickman:
ID: I0391
Name: Thomas HICKMAN
Sex: M
Birth: 1724 in , Spotsylvania, VA
Death: 1762 in , Caroline, VA
Note:
Tom Thatcher, <thatcher@rpa.net>, "Tom Thatcher's complete genealogy file" database posted to http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com, rec'd Apr 2001:

"Thomas and Sarah Sanderson Hickman died while their children were young, leaving them in the care of a grandmother...if William went to work for John Shackleford at the age of 14 in 1761, his parents must have died before that date."


Father: Edwin HICKMAN b: BET. 1690 - 1695 in , King and Queen, VA
Mother: Eleanor (WEBBER?) b: ABT. 1695 in St John's Parish, King William, VA

Marriage 1 Sarah SANDERSON b: ABT. 1727 in , King and Queen, VA
Married: ABT. 1745 in , King and Queen , VA
Children
William HICKMAN b: 4 FEB 1746/47 in , King and Queen , VA
Elizabeth HICKMAN b: BET. 1745 - 1746 in , King and Queen , VA

        
Children of Thomas Hickman and Sarah Sanderson are:
        245        i.         Elizabeth Hickman, born Abt. 1745 in VA; died February 25, 1831 in Christian, Kentucky; married Isaac Mitchell, Sr Bef. 1771 in VA.
                ii.         William Hickman, born Abt. 1747.


        492. Colclough Stribling , born Abt. 1728. He was the son of 984. Joel Stribling, Jr and 985. Hester Rachel Colclough. He married 493. Frances Martin October 06, 1749 in St. Paul's Parish, King George County, Virginia.
        493. Frances Martin
        
Children of Colclough Stribling and Frances Martin are:
                i.         Colclough Stribling, born March 11, 1751/52.
                ii.         Benjamin Cokely Stribling, born June 15, 1756; died 1802; married Ann Tibbits.
                iii.         Joel Stribling, born March 08, 1758.
                iv.         John Colclough Stribling, born January 05, 1759.
                v.         Susanna Stribling, born April 27, 1764; died 1816 in Logan County, KY; married Thomas Wesley Ford; died 1823.
        246        vi.         Thomas Stribling, born October 22, 1766 in Stafford Co., Virginia; died April 10, 1827 in 7 miles from Russellville, Kentucky; married Elizabeth Ayers.
                vii.         Mary Stribling, born February 16, 1768 in Stafford Co., VA.


        494. Thomas Ayers He married 495. Mildred.
        495. Mildred
        
Child of Thomas Ayers and Mildred is:
        247        i.         Elizabeth Ayers, born June 11, 1769 in Farquier Co. Virginia; died June 16, 1834; married Thomas Stribling.


Generation No. 10


        608. Joseph Underwood , born May 28, 1681 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA; died January 19, 1761 in Westford, Middlesex, MA or VT. He was the son of 1216. Joseph Underwood and 1217. Elizabeth Bond. He married 609. Susannah "Sarah" Parker May 27, 1707 in Reading, Middlesex, MA.
        609. Susannah "Sarah" Parker , born December 29, 1687 in Reading, Middlesex, MA; died February 18, 1759 in Westford, Middlesex, MA or VT. She was the daughter of 1218. Nathaniel Parker and 1219. Bethiah Polley.

Notes for Joseph Underwood:
Joseph Underwood was born in Reading in 1681 and died in Westford in 1761. He was one of the original settlers of Westford Center and owned a tract of land on the easterly side of Tadmuck Hill. His home was near the intersection of Leland Road and Main Street. He appears in the Chelmsford Town Records as early as 1724 when he was a petitioner from the “new parish” seeking a schoolmaster who could also preach. “He was one of the original members of the first church; was active in all public affairs, and was evidently a man of character and influence. He was a farmer and innholder, and owned a large tract of land on the eastern slope of the hill on which the Central Village now stands, reaching up to the Common… It was the best land near the centre… His dwelling stood nearly opposite Mrs. Leland’s, where a cellar-hole yet remains [near 1 Leland Road where that road now enters Main Street].”2 see http://lacroixfam.home.comcast.net/wmm/Training_Field.html#Joseph_Underwood
        
Children of Joseph Underwood and Susannah Parker are:
                i.         Joseph Underwood, born March 01, 1707/08 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, MA; died April 04, 1745 in Westford, Middlesex, MA or VT; married Ruth Bancroft March 22, 1737/38 in Reading, Middlesex, MA; born March 22, 1711/12 in Essex, Newburg, MA.
                ii.         Thomas Underwood, born October 07, 1709 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, MA; died October 20, 1732 in Westford, Middlesex, MA or VT.
                iii.         Mary Underwood, born October 28, 1711; died November 26, 1803; married ? Buckley.
                iv.         Elizabeth Underwood, born February 02, 1713/14 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA; died 1802 in Dunstable, Middlesex, MA; married Joseph Fletcher May 21, 1735 in Westford, Middlesex, MA; born July 06, 1713 in Westford, Middlesex, MA or VT; died July 17, 1784 in Dunstable, Middlesex, MA.
                v.         Jonathon Underwood, born January 22, 1715/16 in Westford, Middlesex, MA or VT; died October 01, 1794 in Windham, VT; married Hannah Richardson June 15, 1739 in Westford, Middlesex, MA; born December 25, 1718 in Medway, Norfolk, MA; died March 26, 1813 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA.
                vi.         Amy Underwood, born October 16, 1717.
                vii.         Ruth Underwood, born January 20, 1718/19.
                viii.         Phineas Underwood, born January 03, 1721/22.
        304        ix.         Timothy Underwood, born April 11, 1724 in Westford, Middlesex, MA or VT; died March 27, 1804 in Putney, Windham, VT; married Rachel Russell Abt. 1746 in Westford, Middlesex, MA.
                x.         Susannah Underwood, born December 26, 1725.
                xi.         John Underwood, born September 15, 1727.
                xii.         Bethia Underwood, born September 27, 1729.
                xiii.         James Underwood, born December 01, 1731.


        964. Thomas Akin He was the son of 1928. James Akin, Sr and 1929. Sarah. He married 965. Elizabeth Goode.
        965. Elizabeth Goode , died 1771 in Chesterfield Co. Virginia.
        
Child of Thomas Akin and Elizabeth Goode is:
        482        i.         James Akin, born in Henrico Co., Virginia; died Bet. 1816 - 1817 in Clarke Co., Ga; married Francis unknown.


        980. Edwin Hickman , born Bet. 1690 - 1695 in King and Queen, VA; died February 04, 1758 in Fredericksville Parish, Albamarle, VA. He was the son of 1960. Thomas Hickman and 1961. Martha Thacker. He married 981. Eleanor Webber.
        981. Eleanor Webber , born Abt. 1695 in St. John's Parish, King William, VA; died 1739 in Virginia. She was the daughter of 1962. Henry Webber and 1963. Jane.

Notes for Edwin Hickman:
ID: I2145
Name: Edwin HICKMAN
Sex: M
Title: Capt.
Birth: BET. 1690 - 1695 in , King and Queen, VA
Death: 4 FEB 1758 in Fredericksville Parish, Albermarle, VA
Occupation: BET. 1729 - 1730 First Sheriff of Spotsylvania Co.,VA; 1740's, Justice of the Peace, Albermarle Co., VA
Event: Notable 1740 One of founders of Albemarle Co., VA
Event: Notable JUN 1741 Justice of the Peace, Goochland Co.,VA
Event: Notable 1745 Magistrate in Albemarle Co., VA
Military Service: Captain? See "Notes"
Note:
From User Page of Family Tree Maker web site (www.familytreemaker.com), page of James E Mabe:
"John Mabe - Born 1758 Albermarle County, Virginia, died 21 July 1843 Stokes County, North Carolina; married during Christmas of 1781 to Lucinda Hylton (Hilton), born 1761-62; died in Stokes County in 1861. They were married on Beaver Island Creek, now Rockingham County, North Carolina, by the Reverend John Newman.

John received a pension for his services as a Private in the North Carolina Militia during the Revolutionary War. On September 9th 1832 when he made his declaration of service he stated he was living in Surry County, North Carolina at the time he was called and has resided in the same neighborhood since the end of the war.

He was first drafted for a three month term in the late summer of 1780. He served under Captain Edwin Hickman and his brother Lt. Thomas Hickman. They marched to Old Moravin Town, and then to the courthouse in Old Richmond, then to Shallowford of the Yadkin River and continued marching until they were within 10 miles of battleground of King's Mountain. There they met the troops that had just defeated the British and Tories. That was October 7, 1780. They assumed control of the POWs and marched them to Old Moravin Town."
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From Virginia Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol 29, No.2 (May 1991), p.113 (Ancestry.com image):

Albemarle Co. Court Orders - 1744-1748 - "Edwin Hickman, Thomas Ballows and James Daniel, Gentn recommended as Sheriffs"



Father: Thomas HICKMAN b: 5 DEC 1667 in , King William, VA
Mother: Martha THACKER b: 5 DEC 1667 in , Middlesex, VA

Marriage 1 Eleanor (WEBBER?) b: ABT. 1695 in St John's Parish, King William, VA
Married: ABT. 1720 in , Spotsylvania, VA
Children
Thomas HICKMAN b: 1724 in , Spotsylvania, VA
James HICKMAN b: 3 MAR 1723/24 in Hanover, Spotsylvania, VA
Edwin HICKMAN b: 1726 in , Spotsylvania, VA
Susanna HICKMAN b: ABT. 1727
Richard HICKMAN b: ABT. 1728 in , Spotsylvania, VA
Lettice HICKMAN b: BET. 1730 - 1735
William HICKMAN b: 1730 in , Spotsylvania, VA
Martha HICKMAN b: ABT. 1732

Marriage 2 Eleanor ELLIOTT b: 1710
Married: AFT. 1739 in , , VA

        
Children of Edwin Hickman and Eleanor Webber are:
        490        i.         Thomas Hickman, born 1724 in Spotsylvania, VA; died 1762 in Caroline, VA; married Sarah Sanderson Abt. 1745 in King and Queen, VA.
                ii.         James Hickman, born March 03, 1723/24 in Hanover, Spotsylvania, VA; died 1816 in Clark, KY; married Hannah Lewis Bet. 1743 - 1744 in Albemarle, Culpeper, VA; born 1722 in Hanover, VA; died 1822 in Clark, KY.
                iii.         Edwin Hickman, born 1726.
                iv.         Susanna Hickman, born Abt. 1727.
                v.         Richard Hickman, born Abt. 1728.
                vi.         Lettice Hickman, born Bet. 1730 - 1735.
                vii.         William Hickman, born 1730.
                viii.         Martha Hickman, born Abt. 1732.


        984. Joel Stribling, Jr , born Unknown; died March 19, 1737/38. He was the son of 1968. Joel Stribling and 1969. Mary Christopher. He married 985. Hester Rachel Colclough September 25, 1723 in St. Paul's Parish, King George County, Virginia.
        985. Hester Rachel Colclough , born Abt. 1701. She was the daughter of 1970. Benjamin Colclough and 1971. Rachel Bolling.
        
Children of Joel Stribling and Hester Colclough are:
        492        i.         Colclough Stribling, born Abt. 1728; married Frances Martin October 06, 1749 in St. Paul's Parish, King George County, Virginia.
                ii.         Joel Stribling, born Unknown.
                iii.         Hester Stribling, born April 05, 1732; married Thomas Lewis Barrett.
                iv.         Bradford Stribling, born January 11, 1734/35.
                v.         Margaret Stribling, born November 04, 1738.


Generation No. 11


        1216. Joseph Underwood , born 1650 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA; died 1691 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. He was the son of 2432. Joseph Underwood and 2433. Mary Wilder. He married 1217. Elizabeth Bond Abt. 1672 in Watertown or Reading, MA.
        1217. Elizabeth Bond

Notes for Joseph Underwood:
http://lacroixfam.home.comcast.net/wmm/Training_Field.html

Westford's Training Field (Common)

        
Diagram from a mid-18th century British Manual of Arms        



Introduction
Transcription of the Original Deed
Notes on the Purchase of the Westford Common
From the Town Records
Men of Distinction
Joseph Underwood
Thomas Read
Jonas Prescott
John Abbot
Rev. Willard Hall
Ephraim Craft
Notes on the Original Document



Introduction

As is the case in many New England communities, the Westford town land presently known as the "common" was once set aside as a training field for the local militia. So important (and indeed, required) was service in the local militia, that town resources were expended in acquiring sufficient land for training and practice of their martial skills. While peacetime saw such gatherings occur only three or four times each year, the frequency increased significantly during times of conflict, such as the months leading up to the outbreak of hostilities between Britain and her colonies. Those who were required to muster were ordinary townsmen, and as such, were not always the most capable military men. It was nevertheless expected, as ones civic duty, to be prepared to defend the community in times of need. One of these calls to muster on the "Common trainingfield" can be found in the 1772 letter from Zaccheus Wright, the town clerk, to corporal William Hildreth of Capt. Jonathan Minot's company.

The following sections provide a transcript of the original 1748 deed, detailing the purchase of land in the town center for the purposes of a militia training field. The original document is on display at the Westford Museum. In addition, excerpts from the town records which relate to this purchase and later expansion of the town common are outlined. Finally, some biographical information on the principle figures in the transaction is provided.

Acknowledgments:
The following information has been compiled by, and is reproduced through the kind permission of, Bob Oliphant. Thanks also go to Jane Hinkley for her thorough research and Katrina Corcoran and Marilyn Day for additional work transcribing the original document.

Transcription of the Original Deed
To all People to whom these Presents shall come, Greeting. Know ye that I Joseph Underwood of Wesford in the County of Middlesex in his Majesty’s Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England, Husbandman: For & in Consideration of the sum of Twenty Pounds in Bills of Public Credit of ye old Tenor to me in hand before the ensealing hereof well and truly paid by Capt. Thomas Read, Lieut. Jonas Prescot, Junr. & Mr. John Abbott all of sd Wesford and all a Commtee chosen by sd Town, May The Twenty first, 1744 Bot. of sd Underwood a piece of Land for the convenience of a Training Field, as by sd vote will mo fully appear) The Receipt whereof I hereby acknowledge & myself herewith fully satisfied & contented, & whereof & of every part & parcel thereof, do exonerate, acquit & discharge them the sd Capt. Thomas Read, Lieut. Jonas Prescott Junr. & Mr. John Abbott Commtee & their constituents forever by these Presents: Have given granted, bargained, sold aliend, conveyed & confirmed; & by these Presents do freely, fully & absolutely give, grant, bargain, sell, aliene convey & confirm unto them the sd Capt. Thomas Read, Lieut. Jonas Prescot, Junr. & Mr. John Abbott, Commtee in trust for sd Town of Wesford, & to sd Town their Constituents forever, Two small Tracts of Land lying & being in Wesford aforesd near the Meeting House, both containing a Quarter of an Acre, be it more or less, both sd tracts being comprehended within the bounds following: viz. beginning at the Southwesterly Corner at a Maple Tree growing out of a Rock that is between two Roads, & about Ten or Eleven Rods South of the Meeting House, from thence running North Easterly, crossing the Road, to a heap of Stones, & so on to a Black Oak Tree marked, & still running on to a Stake & Stones at the Corner of sd Underwood’s wall; from thence running Westerly about Eighteen or Nineteen Rods by the Way till it comes to another way, & thence to the Bound first Mentioned, Excepting out of this Bargain & Sale all the Ways that may be contained within the above mentioned bounds of the Premises. To Have & to hold the sd granted & bargained Premises, with all the appurtenances, Privileges, and commodities to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining, to them the sd Capt. Thomas Read, Lieut. Jonas Prescot, Junr. & Mr. John Abbott, Committee in trust for sd Town of Wesford, & by them to sd Town their Constituents, forever to their only proper use, Benefit & behoof forever, free from all incumbrances of what name or nature whatever, that might in any measure injure obstruct or make void this present Deed.
Furthermore I the sd Joseph Underwood, for myself my Heirs, executors & administrators, do Covenant & engage the above demised Premises to them the sd Capt. Thomas Read, Lieut. Jonas Prescot, Junr. & Mr. John Abbott, Commtee in trust for sd Town of Wesford & by them to sd Town & their Constituents against the lawful claims or Demands of any Person or Persons whatsoever, forever hereafter to warrant, secure & defend by these Presents. In Witness whereof I have here unto set my hand & seal this Seventh Day of December, Anno Domi One Thousand Seven Hundred & Forty Eight; & in the Twenty Second Year of the Reign of King George the Second.
Signed, Sealed and Delivered
in the presence of
[signed] Willard Hall
[signed] Eph. Craft.
[signed] Joseph Underwood {Seal}

Middlesex ss December ye 8th 1748
Joseph Underwood above Named personally appearing and acknowledged the fore going instrument to be his free act and deed before me Thomas Read Justice of Peace


And a later addition:

Lowell, Middlesex ss North District.
Recorded Feb. 23, 1893 Book 240, Page 127 Attest Joseph P. Thompson Reg.

Notes on the Purchase of Westford Common


From the Town Records

The Town Records provide the following entries pertaining to the purchase of what is now Westford Common [spelling and capitalization per the original records]:

Wesford, May 21, 1744.
At a General Town Meeting of the Freeholders and other inhabitants of the Town of Wesford Duely Warned and meet at the meeting house in sd Wesford…
Voted and Chose Capt Thomas Read and Lt Jonas Prescott Jr and John Abbott as a Committe for to Treat with Mr Joseph Underwood about bying a piece of Land for the Convenancy of a training field Round the meeting house half an acre more or less as they see fit.

Westford, March 6, 1748-49
At a General town Meeting of Freeholders and other inhabitants of the town of Westford Regularly assembled to meet at the meeting house in sd Westford…
Voted the Selectmen shall order the money out of the treasury for purchasing the land of Mr. Underwood for a training field.

Westford, March 24, 1748-49
Pay to Mr. Joseph Underwood the sum of 5 £ for the land which the Comtee bought of Mr. Underwood for a training field.

Westford, April ye 13, 1767
At a meeting of the Select Men… Pay to Deaon John Abbott the Sum of 4=10=8 [4 pounds 10 shillings & 8 pence] for fifty three Rods of Land purchased of him by vote of the Town to make an addition to the Training field to be in full for sd Land.


An old undated newspaper article states of the Common that:

Prior to 1744 this land was owned by Joseph Underwood. It may have been called waste land as the public traveled over it in any direction , although, according to tradition, there was a highway through the center of it.

In 1893, through the kindness of the late John M. Fletcher, who turned over to the selectmen the deed to the common which he found in some old papers that came into his hands, the selectmen found that there was no record of it in the registry of deeds office. It was then recorded in the Middlesex north district registry of deeds office, Book 240, page 127.

John Marion Fletcher (1846-1923), mentioned above, was a postmaster in Westford for many years and also served in many town offices. He was the son of John Bateman Fletcher (1802-1888), who lived on the south side of the Common at 4 Lincoln Street and was the owner/proprietor of the J. B. Fletcher’s store located next to his home at 6-8 Lincoln Street.

Men of Distinction

The men mentioned in the deed were all prominent in the early history of Westford. Joseph Underwood, Thomas Read, Jonas Prescott, and Ephraim Craft all appear on Westford’s first Tax List, c. 17291. Capt. Read and Lt. Prescott were probably leaders of Westford’s Train Band, the name then use for the local town militia which would be the principal users of the new Training Field.

Joseph Underwood was born in Reading in 1681 and died in Westford in 1761. He was one of the original settlers of Westford Center and owned a tract of land on the easterly side of Tadmuck Hill. His home was near the intersection of Leland Road and Main Street. He appears in the Chelmsford Town Records as early as 1724 when he was a petitioner from the “new parish” seeking a schoolmaster who could also preach. “He was one of the original members of the first church; was active in all public affairs, and was evidently a man of character and influence. He was a farmer and innholder, and owned a large tract of land on the eastern slope of the hill on which the Central Village now stands, reaching up to the Common… It was the best land near the centre… His dwelling stood nearly opposite Mrs. Leland’s, where a cellar-hole yet remains [near 1 Leland Road where that road now enters Main Street].”2

Thomas Read was born in 1687 and was also an original settler of Westford. His farm was on the northwesterly side of Francis Hill, his house located at the northwest corner of the intersection of Stony Brook and Lowell Roads. Thomas Read served in a snow-shoe militia company in Chelmsford during Dummer's War in 1723-24. He was elected “fifth Selectman” at the first Town Meeting held March 2, 1729-30. In 1734 Joseph Underwood and Capt. Thomas Read were chosen to work with men from other towns in establishing Middlesex County. He died in Westford in 1773.

Jonas Prescott was born in Forge Village in 1703; both his father and grandfather were also named Jonas. His grandfather was a blacksmith in Groton and built an iron foundry in Forge Village where his father then settled. His home was located on the north side of W. Prescott Street just to the east of the present baseball fields. Jonas Prescott died in Westford in 1784.

John Abbot was born in Billerica in 1713, the son of Deacon John Abbot. He joined the church in Westford in 1735 and was chosen deacon in 1762. “He was a school teacher, town clerk, and selectman for many years. He lived in the centre of the town.”3

The first witness to the deed, Rev. Willard Hall (1703-1779), was the first pastor of First Parish Church, serving from its inception in 1727 until his death in 1779. He was born in Medford, Mass., and graduated from Harvard College in 1722. He also ran a small farm situated to the north and east of the church along Main Street. His home, one of the earliest in Westford Center, was located near the site of the J. V. Fletcher Library. During the Revolutionary War, Rev. Hall’s loyalty diverged from that of the vast majority of his congregation. One of only three Loyalists in Westford, he “remained steadfast in his loyalty to the king until he died, in 1779.”4

The other witness, Ephraim Craft, lived near the site of 3 Depot Street. He came to Westford before 1730 from Roxbury, Mass., where he was born in 1701.


Notes on the Original Document

When the deed was preserved at the Northeast Document Conservation Center in Andover, Mass., in the summer of 1999, the paper on which the deed was written was found to have a watermark dated 1742 consisting of a crown with two supporting lions. The paper was undoubtedly made in England and imported to the Province of Massachusetts Bay.

The brownish ink used for the deed was probably made from iron oak gall. The seal was made of beeswax with vermilion coloring and sealed with shellac.

Footnotes:
1 Hodgman, pp. 25-32.
2 Ibid, pp. 478-479.
3 Ibid, p. 435.
4 Ibid, p. 102.




Last Updated 6 January, 2003
        
Children of Joseph Underwood and Elizabeth Bond are:
                i.         Mary Underwood, born June 13, 1673.
                ii.         Joseph Underwood, born December 30, 1675 in Reading, Middlesex, MA; died January 29, 1675/76 in Reading, Middlesex, MA.
                iii.         John Underwood, born March 06, 1676/77.
                iv.         Elizabeth Underwood, born May 08, 1679.
        608        v.         Joseph Underwood, born May 28, 1681 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA; died January 19, 1761 in Westford, Middlesex, MA or VT; married Susannah "Sarah" Parker May 27, 1707 in Reading, Middlesex, MA.
                vi.         Joshua Underwood, born January 31, 1682/83.
                vii.         Jonathon Underwood, born 1685.
                viii.         Mary Underwood, born May 09, 1687.
                ix.         Hannah Underwood, born April 13, 1690 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA; died August 23, 1778 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA; married Daniel Richardson 1708 in Sherborn, Middlesex, MA; born August 31, 1685 in Medfield, Norfolk, MA; died March 16, 1746/47 in Medway, Norfolk, MA.
        1218. Nathaniel Parker , born May 16, 1651 in Reading, Middlesex, MA; died December 07, 1737 in Reading, Middlesex, MA. He married 1219. Bethiah Polley February 12, 1676/77 in Reading, Middlesex, MA.
        1219. Bethiah Polley , born February 12, 1658/59 in Roxbury, Suffolk, MA; died August 23, 1748 in Reading, Middlesex, MA. She was the daughter of 2438. John Polley and 2439. Susanna Bacon.
        
Children of Nathaniel Parker and Bethiah Polley are:
                i.         Bethia Parker, born July 23, 1678; died October 01, 1678.
                ii.         Nathaniel Parker, born December 04, 1679.
                iii.         Stephen Parker, born June 14, 1684; died November 06, 1684.
                iv.         Bethia Polley Parker, born September 06, 1685; married Ebenezer Emerson.
        609        v.         Susannah "Sarah" Parker, born December 29, 1687 in Reading, Middlesex, MA; died February 18, 1759 in Westford, Middlesex, MA or VT; married Joseph Underwood May 27, 1707 in Reading, Middlesex, MA.
                vi.         Ebenezer Parker, born December 28, 1689.
                vii.         Stephen Parker, born April 21, 1692; married Elizabeth Bachelor.
                viii.         Caleb Parker, born February 22, 1693/94.
                ix.         Timothy Parker, born February 24, 1695/96; married Priscilla Carlton 1735.
                x.         Obediah Parker, born January 13, 1696/97.
                xi.         Abigail Parker, born September 25, 1699.
                xii.         Amy Parker, born June 01, 1701.
                xiii.         Amy Parker, born November 08, 1702.
                xiv.         Phineas Parker, born September 27, 1704.


        1928. James Akin, Sr , born 1665 in Henrico Co., Virginia; died Bet. 1743 - 1744 in Henrico Co., Virginia. He married 1929. Sarah.
        1929. Sarah
        
Children of James Akin and Sarah are:
        964        i.         Thomas Akin, married Elizabeth Goode.
                ii.         John Akin, born Abt. 1691 in Henrico Co., Virginia; died Aft. 1769 in Lunenburg Co., Virginia; married Anne.


        1960. Thomas Hickman , born December 05, 1667 in King William, VA. He married 1961. Martha Thacker.
        1961. Martha Thacker , born December 05, 1667 in Middlesex, VA.
        
Children of Thomas Hickman and Martha Thacker are:
        980        i.         Edwin Hickman, born Bet. 1690 - 1695 in King and Queen, VA; died February 04, 1758 in Fredericksville Parish, Albamarle, VA; married Eleanor Webber.
                ii.         Thomas Hickman


        1962. Henry Webber , born Abt. 1665. He married 1963. Jane.
        1963. Jane , born Abt. 1670 in Virginia.
        
Child of Henry Webber and Jane is:
        981        i.         Eleanor Webber, born Abt. 1695 in St. John's Parish, King William, VA; died 1739 in Virginia; married Edwin Hickman.


        1968. Joel Stribling , born Unknown; died September 14, 1718 in St. Pauls/Overwharton Parish, Stafford Co. VA.. He was the son of 3936. Christopher Stribling. He married 1969. Mary Christopher.
        1969. Mary Christopher

More About Joel Stribling:
Immigration: 1680, Emigrated to Virginia
Military service: Ensign in British Navy / Army
        
Children of Joel Stribling and Mary Christopher are:
        984        i.         Joel Stribling, Jr, born Unknown; died March 19, 1737/38; married Hester Rachel Colclough September 25, 1723 in St. Paul's Parish, King George County, Virginia.
                ii.         Thomas Stribling, born 1706 in Stratford, VA; died 1782; married (1) Elizabeth Newton; born 1706; died 1785; married (2) Jane Thomas November 17, 1729 in St. Paul's Parish, Stafford County, Virginia; born Abt. 1709.


        1970. Benjamin Colclough , born 1670 in Stafford Co., VA; died 1723 in Stafford Co., VA. He was the son of 3940. John Colclough and 3941. Mary Rivett. He married 1971. Rachel Bolling.
        1971. Rachel Bolling , born 1678 in St. Paul's Parish, Stafford C., VA; died December 25, 1748 in Stafford Co., VA.
        
Child of Benjamin Colclough and Rachel Bolling is:
        985        i.         Hester Rachel Colclough, born Abt. 1701; married Joel Stribling, Jr September 25, 1723 in St. Paul's Parish, King George County, Virginia.


Generation No. 12


        2432. Joseph Underwood , born Abt. 1614 in London, England; died February 16, 1676/77 in Hingham, Plymouth, MA. He was the son of 4864. John Underwood and 4865. Rachel Edwards. He married 2433. Mary Wilder May 16, 1645 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA.
        2433. Mary Wilder , born 1623 in Shiplake, Oxfordshire, England; died December 13, 1658 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. She was the daughter of 4866. Thomas Wilder and 4867. Martha Higgs.
        
Children of Joseph Underwood and Mary Wilder are:
                i.         Mary Underwood, born April 13, 1645 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA; married Isaac Onge May 18, 1670.
                ii.         Martha Underwood, born 1647 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA.
        1216        iii.         Joseph Underwood, born 1650 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA; died 1691 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA; married Elizabeth Bond Abt. 1672 in Watertown or Reading, MA.
                iv.         Sarah Underwood, born Abt. 1652 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA; died Abt. 1679 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA.
                v.         Hannah Underwood, born Abt. 1654 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA; died 1717 in Groton, Middlesex, MA; married John Gibson October 14, 1680 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA.
                vi.         Elizabeth Underwood, born Abt. 1656 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA; married William Bull September 13, 1693.
                vii.         Thomas Underwood, born October 11, 1658 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA; died June 07, 1691 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA; married Mary Palmer.


        2438. John Polley , born 1617 in Roxbury, Suffolk, MA; died April 02, 1689 in Roxbury, Suffolk, MA. He was the son of 4876. John Polley and 4877. Margaret. He married 2439. Susanna Bacon Abt. 1649 in Roxbury, Suffolk, MA.
        2439. Susanna Bacon , born Abt. 1620.
        
Child of John Polley and Susanna Bacon is:
        1219        i.         Bethiah Polley, born February 12, 1658/59 in Roxbury, Suffolk, MA; died August 23, 1748 in Reading, Middlesex, MA; married Nathaniel Parker February 12, 1676/77 in Reading, Middlesex, MA.


        3936. Christopher Stribling , died 1669 in North Hampton County, Virginia.

Notes for Christopher Stribling:
Note: Came from England, and settled in the lower Parish of NorthHampton County, VA. Was a member of the Accomack Church when hemade his will and died in 1669. The Striblings were there long enough to outgrow the old church, which was then called "TheChappell of Ease" when the new church was built. Christopher's will states: I bequeath my body to the earth to be buried before the Chappell of Ease at the Old Plantation Creek. A generation later it was found an order to Capt. John Mason, High Sheriff,to treat Indian affairs. Mentioned were Ensign Joel Stribling of the English Navy and Col. John Stripling

Change Date: 31 JUL 2000

Marriage 1 Spouse Unknown

Children

1. Has Children John STRIBLING
2. Has Children Joel STRIBLING


Sources:

1. Type: Book
Author: Ralph T. Whitlaw
Periodical: VIRGINIA'S EASTERN SHORE, A HISTORY OF NORTHHAMPTON AND ACCOMACK COUNTIES OF VIRGINIA
2. Type: Book
Periodical: Records of Stafford Co. Va. Order Book
Publication: Virginia Magizine of History and Biography
        
Children of Christopher Stribling are:
        1968        i.         Joel Stribling, born Unknown; died September 14, 1718 in St. Pauls/Overwharton Parish, Stafford Co. VA; married Mary Christopher.
                ii.         John Stribling, born Unknown.


        3940. John Colclough , born July 18, 1641; died September 19, 1717. He was the son of 7880. Matthew Colclough and 7881. Mary Warner. He married 3941. Mary Rivett.
        3941. Mary Rivett She was the daughter of 7882. Jonah Rivett and 7883. Mary.
        
Child of John Colclough and Mary Rivett is:
        1970        i.         Benjamin Colclough, born 1670 in Stafford Co., VA; died 1723 in Stafford Co., VA; married Rachel Bolling.


Generation No. 13


        4864. John Underwood , born 1585 in London, Middlesex, England. He married 4865. Rachel Edwards April 25, 1607 in England.
        4865. Rachel Edwards , born Abt. 1585 in London, Middlesex, England; died in London, Middlesex, England.
        
Children of John Underwood and Rachel Edwards are:
        2432        i.         Joseph Underwood, born Abt. 1614 in London, England; died February 16, 1676/77 in Hingham, Plymouth, MA; married Mary Wilder May 16, 1645 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA.
                ii.         Thomas Underwood, born Abt. 1615.


        4866. Thomas Wilder , born Abt. 1584 in Shiplake, Oxfordshire, England; died October 23, 1634 in Shiplake, Oxfordshire, England. He was the son of 9732. John Richard Wilder and 9733. Alice Keats. He married 4867. Martha Higgs January 01, 1618/19 in Shiplake, Oxford, England.
        4867. Martha Higgs , born 1590 in Shiplake, Oxfordshire, England; died April 20, 1652 in Hingham, Plymouth, MA. She was the daughter of 9734. Griffin Higgs and 9735. Sarah Payne.
        
Children of Thomas Wilder and Martha Higgs are:
                i.         Elizabeth Wilder, born Bef. 1619.
                ii.         Isaac Wilder, born Bef. 1619.
                iii.         Matthew Wilder, born Bef. 1619.
                iv.         Edward Wilder, born Abt. 1619 in Shiplake, Oxfordshire, England; died October 28, 1690 in Hingham, Plymouth, MA; married Elizabeth Eames April 01, 1651 in Plymouth, MA; born Bef. June 13, 1624 in Fordington, Dorset, England; died June 09, 1692 in Hingham, Plymouth, MA.
        2433        v.         Mary Wilder, born 1623 in Shiplake, Oxfordshire, England; died December 13, 1658 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA; married Joseph Underwood May 16, 1645 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA.


        4876. John Polley , born 1592 in Roxbury, Suffolk, MA. He married 4877. Margaret 1617 in Roxbury, Suffolk, MA.
        4877. Margaret
        
Child of John Polley and Margaret is:
        2438        i.         John Polley, born 1617 in Roxbury, Suffolk, MA; died April 02, 1689 in Roxbury, Suffolk, MA; married Susanna Bacon Abt. 1649 in Roxbury, Suffolk, MA.


        7880. Matthew Colclough , born Bet. 1521 - 1554 in London, England; died Bet. 1620 - 1650. He was the son of 15760. Richard Colcloughe and 15761. Eleanor Draycote. He married 7881. Mary Warner.
        7881. Mary Warner
        
Child of Matthew Colclough and Mary Warner is:
        3940        i.         John Colclough, born July 18, 1641; died September 19, 1717; married Mary Rivett.


        7882. Jonah Rivett He married 7883. Mary.
        7883. Mary
        
Child of Jonah Rivett and Mary is:
        3941        i.         Mary Rivett, married John Colclough.


Generation No. 14


        9732. John Richard Wilder , born Bef. 1560 in Shiplake, Oxfordshire, England; died in Shiplake, Oxfordshire, England. He was the son of 19464. John Wilder and 19465. Agnes. He married 9733. Alice Keats 1590 in Shiplake, Oxfordshire, England.
        9733. Alice Keats , born 1555 in Sulham, Oxfordshire, England. She was the daughter of 19466. Thomas Keats.
        
Children of John Wilder and Alice Keats are:
        4866        i.         Thomas Wilder, born Abt. 1584 in Shiplake, Oxfordshire, England; died October 23, 1634 in Shiplake, Oxfordshire, England; married Martha Higgs January 01, 1618/19 in Shiplake, Oxford, England.
                ii.         Alice Wilder
                iii.         Elizabeth Wilder
                iv.         Richard Wilder


        9734. Griffin Higgs , born Abt. 1564 in Shiplake, Oxfordshire, England. He married 9735. Sarah Payne.
        9735. Sarah Payne , born Abt. 1568 in Shiplake, Oxfordshire, England.
        
Child of Griffin Higgs and Sarah Payne is:
        4867        i.         Martha Higgs, born 1590 in Shiplake, Oxfordshire, England; died April 20, 1652 in Hingham, Plymouth, MA; married Thomas Wilder January 01, 1618/19 in Shiplake, Oxford, England.


        15760. Richard Colcloughe , born Bef. 1500 in Walstanton, Staffordshire England. He married 15761. Eleanor Draycote.
        15761. Eleanor Draycote , born Bef. 1500.
        
Child of Richard Colcloughe and Eleanor Draycote is:
        7880        i.         Matthew Colclough, born Bet. 1521 - 1554 in London, England; died Bet. 1620 - 1650; married Mary Warner.


Generation No. 15


        19464. John Wilder , born 1544 in Sulham, Berks, England. He was the son of 38928. Nicholas Wilder. He married 19465. Agnes.
        19465. Agnes , born 1548 in Sulham, Berks, England.
        
Child of John Wilder and Agnes is:
        9732        i.         John Richard Wilder, born Bef. 1560 in Shiplake, Oxfordshire, England; died in Shiplake, Oxfordshire, England; married Alice Keats 1590 in Shiplake, Oxfordshire, England.


        19466. Thomas Keats
        
Child of Thomas Keats is:
        9733        i.         Alice Keats, born 1555 in Sulham, Oxfordshire, England; married John Richard Wilder 1590 in Shiplake, Oxfordshire, England.


Generation No. 16


        38928. Nicholas Wilder
        
Child of Nicholas Wilder is:
        19464        i.         John Wilder, born 1544 in Sulham, Berks, England; married Agnes.

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