1024. Thomas ILLMAN 1 was born about 1698 in West Grinstead, Sussex, England. He married Elizabeth about 1723 in Ofwest Grinstead, Sussex, England.
May be the same Thomas Illman, "Husbandman", who took an apprentice 22 Jan 1726 in West Grinstead.
But by 7 April 1735 he was ordered to be settled (from?) Storington Parish, Sussex, (to?) West Grinstead, together with wife Elizabeth and daughter Elizabeth. See Sussex poorhouse records ( Sussex Poor house records "The parish of birth maintained the responsibility to look after their people even when they had moved to other parishes." (GPH to MH 27 June 2006)
1025. Elizabeth 1 was born about 1703 in West Grinstead, Sussex, England.
1028. Moses BROOKS 1 was born in 1714. He was christened in Dec 1714 in Shipley, Sussex, England. He married Eliz HATCHARD on 19 Feb 1739 in Shipley, Sussex, England. [Parents]
1029. Eliz HATCHARD 1 was born about 1721 in Of Shipley, Sussex, England.
1030. Robert SAYERS 1 was born in 1710. He was christened on 31 May 1710 in West Chiltington, Sussex, England. He married Mary. [Parents]
1031. Mary 1 was born about 1717 in <West Chiltington, Sussex, England>.
1040. Thomas HAMPER 1 was born about 1683 in Oflittle Horsham, Sussex, England. He died in 1760 and was of little Horsham, Sussex, England. He married Lydia DAVIES on 26 Aug 1707 in Little Horsham, Sussex, England. [Parents]
1041. Lydia DAVIES 1 was born about 1687 in Oflittle Horsham, Sussex, England. [Parents]
1064. Tho. NYE 1 was born about 1680 in Of Shipley, Sussex, England.
1068. Tobiah SKUCE 1 was born about 1691 in Of Shipley, Sussex, England. He married Mary about 1716 in Of Shipley, Sussex, England.
1069. Mary 1 was born about 1696 and was of Shipley, Sussex, England.
1070. Richard FARHALL 1 was born about 1693 and was of Shipley, Sussex, England. He married Sarah GREENFIELD in May 1718 in Shipley, Sussex, England.
1071. Sarah GREENFIELD 1 was born about 1698 in Of Shipley, Sussex, England.
1096. Jois or Joannes Jacobi CAPRA 1 was born before 1677 and was of, Lessolo, Torino, Italy. He died before 1735 Of, Lessolo, Torino, Italy. He married Maria JORY on 10 Feb 1698 in Lessolo, Torino, Italy. [Parents]
1097. Maria JORY 1 was born about 1677 and was of, Lessolo, Torino, Italy. She died on 2 Mar 1718 in Lessolo, Torino, Italy.
1172. James JACOBE 1 was born about 1689 and was of Odiham, Hampshire, England. He married Ammy BARCKSHIRE on 28 Oct 1714 in Odiham, Hampshire, England.
1173. Ammy BARCKSHIRE 1 was born about 1694 and was of Odiham, Hampshire, England. [Parents]
1216. William SHARP 1 was born in 1663 in Scotland. He died in 1745/1748 in Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey. He married Mary SMITH 13 Feb 1688 in Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey.
A Covenentor, one of a religious sect that left Scotland for the New York area to escape religious persecution. Suggested parents are described at a Worldconnect website
An apparent descendant (numbered Test #10678) posted his DNA test results
1217. Mary SMITH 1 was born in 1668 in Scotland. She died after 1714 in Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey.
1248. Samuel PURDY 1 was born on 1 May 1685 in Budds Neck, Rye, Westchester, New York. He died on 4 Mar 1753 in White Plains, Westchester, New York. He was buried in Budds Neck, , New York. He married Clorinda STREING on 9 Apr 1709 in Of Budds Neck, Rye, Westchester, New York. [Parents]
1249. Clorinda STREING 1 was born on 13 Jan 1688 in Boston, Norfolk, Massachusetts. She died on 6 Dec 1726 perhaps at Budds Neck, Rye, Westchester, New York. [Parents]
1250. Jacob GRIFFIN 1 was born in 1698 in Flushing ?, Queens ?, New York. He died in 1783 in White Plains, Westchester, New York, United States. He married Catherine WRIGHT in 1715 in , , New York. [Parents]
1251. Catherine WRIGHT 1 was born about 1684 in New York ?. [Parents]
1256. Joseph BIRDSALL 1 was born in 1682 in Of Matinecock, Long Island, New York. He married Mrs Joseph BIRDSALL. [Parents]
1257. Mrs Joseph BIRDSALL 1 was born about 1685 in Of Dumbee Swamp, Near Hempstead, L.I., Ny.
1376. Abraham RIDEOUT 1 was born about 1680 in , , , England. He died in Falsmouth, Cumberland, Me. He married Mary.
"From York Deeds: Vol. 8, Vol. 208: Abraham Rideout, John Hutchins, Samuel Palmer and Ben Thruston bought land from Joseph Shaw, 17 Feb 1716. Abraham Rideout of Haverhill was scrivener ("scribe" or "writer") for the County of Essex, province of ye Mass Bay Co., in New England. He bought a tract of land north of Mill Pool in Sagadohoe (Scittuate) Province of Mass. Signed Essex County, Haverhill, 8 April 1777.
"From the family records of Silas Rideout: "The first ancestor was Abraham Rideout, who came from England to America at a date uncertained, and was the father of Nicholas. Some say he was a brother, but I am sure he was the father. "Rideouts In America" by Golda Rideout Soffee, page 12."
Fullest information is found at http://noyes.rootsweb.com/wga144.html#I42424. If Abraham's entry has moved within the Noyes' website, try his index.
1377. Mary 1 was born about 1683 in Brunswick, Cumberland, Me.
1378. Benjamin INGERSOL 1 was born in 1687 in N. Yarmouth, Cumberland, Maine, New England. He died on 11 Apr 1755 in N. Yarmouth, Cumberland, Maine, New England. He married Mary HUNT on 11 Sep 1711 in Gloucester, Essex, Mass.. [Parents]
"Ensign Benjamin, during the Indian troubles resided in Gloucester, and while there married Mary Hunt. He returned to Falmouth in 1726, on the resettlement of the place, and took possession of his father's grant. He later removed to North Yarmouth where he was an innkeeper and prominent citizen. "
"THE HISTORY OF PORTLAND
"In 1739 the large square bounded by Fore, Middle, and Exchange streets, and extending about twelve rods west of Exchange street, containing four acres, with a dwelling-house and barn upon it, was sold by Benjamin Ingersoll to Phineas Jones for four hundred and eighty pounds, equivalent to six-hundred and thirty-three dollar; it is now one of the most valuable spots in town. The house stood on the west side of Exchange street, a little above where the Merchants' bank now stands. In 1740 , the north-easterly corner of Exchange street extending on that street fourteen rods or about half way down, was sold by Deacon James Milk to Joshua Freeman for eighty pounds, old tenor [tender?], about seventy-five dollars."
More complete information is at Noyes Rootsweb or check the Noyes rootsweb index.
1379. Mary HUNT 1 was born on 12 Feb 1690 in Ipswich, Es, Ma. She died on 10 May 1733 in No. Yarmouth, Cumberland, Me. [Parents]
1408. Col. Richard WALDRON 1 was born in 1650 in Dover, Strafford, Nh. He died on 3 Nov 1730 in Dover, Straf., Nh. He married Ellenor VAUGHAN on 6 Feb 1692/1693 in Portsmouth, Rock., Nh. [Parents]
"A son of Major Richard Waldron, was born in Dover, N.H., in 1650; and early removed to Portsmouth. He was chosen a representative in the General Assembly in 1691, and a member of the Royal Council in 1692. He was a justice of the Court of Common Pleas from 1702 until 1706; judge of Probate from 1708 to 1730, and held the commission of Colonel in the Provincial Militia. ... Col. Waldron's mercantile education was received in Charlestown, Mass., under George Willoughby." (From: Cutts Genealogy, p. 485).
The Dominion of New England which ruled Massachusetts and New Hampshire in about 1685 "seemed willing to cooperate with any individuals among the local elite who accepted their rule. Richard Waldron Jr., for example, purchased several offices which left him with formal authority in Dover almost as great as that previously excercised by his aging father." (Colonial New Hampshire - A History, Jere Daniell, p.97).
In 1704 "a group of marauding Abenakis and Penacooks went after Richard Waldron, Jr. at his home in Dover, and although the provincial leader was not at home, killed several other colonists in the neighbourhood." (Colonial New Hampshire - A History, Jere Daniell, p. 108).
Marriage and death dates in Cutts Genealogy, p. 21.
Changed deathplace to Portsmouth from Dover in order to match Vaughan genealogy. Cutts Genealogy does not state where he died.
1409. Ellenor VAUGHAN 1 was born on 5 Mar 1670 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire. She died in Sep 1727 in Portsmouth, Rock., Nh. [Parents]
She was a cousin of her husband's first wife, Hannah Cutt. (Cutts Gen, p.485)
Her grandfather Richard Cutt's will gave her land beside "the pulpit" farm which belonged to Cutt's brother, the first president of New Hampshire. (See Brewster's Rambles About Portsmouth #5 at Seacoastnh.com)
Brewster says that on the day when her great aunt Ursula Cutts was killed, Ellenor and Richard Waldron and their young son Richard "had arranged to visit the Pulpit farm, and enjoy the company and hospitality of Madame Ursula. The boat and everything was in readiness, when--how they regretted the disappointment!--some friends arrived, and the visit was reluctantly abandoned. ...
' "The Indians!--the Indians!"--exclaims a terrified girl, as she hastily enters in her working dress, almost exhausted by effort--"They are all killed!"
"A visit to the farm proved the intelligence too true. The three men in the mowing field had all been shot down, Madam Ursula had shared the same fate, and their scalps had all been taken as Indian trophies! The savages finding some difficulty in removing the rings from her fingers, severed and bore away her hands!
"Such is a picture, which we have gathered in part from history and in part from tradition, of a scene in our early local history. The providence which frustrated the intended visit to the Pulpit, saved three lives at least--that infant then preserved was afterwards Secretary Waldron, so distinguished in our State history." (From: Brewster's Rambles About Portsmouth #5 at Seacoastnh.com).
(Notice the wording of the excerpt from grandfather Richard Cutt's will, describing one boundary of Ellenor's property as John Cutt's Pulpit farm: Great Aunt Ursula, who inherited the Pulpit farm, would have been a neighbour of Ellenor if they lived here. As Richard inherited the Dover property from his father perhaps Ellenor and her family only visited here as well as visiting their great aunt).
Dates from Cutts Gen., p. 14.
1410. Col. Thomas WESTBROOK
[1976 photo] 1 was born in 1676 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire. He died on 11 Feb 1743/1744 in Falmouth, Cmbld., Me. He married Mary SHERBURNE. [Parents]
"The town of Westbrook [Maine] was named in honor of Colonel Thomas Westbrook, son of John Westbrook of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. ... (From: rootsweb).
"Thomas was the Administrator of his father's estate in 1697 ..100 acre farm and contents...in that year the farm was sold to Nathan Knight who wed Thomas's sister Mary Westbrook."(-"This Was Stroudwater," 1985, p.5 as cited in a Rootsweb site ."
Before Thomas moved to Maine, he owned a tavern in Portsmouth. A photo of his Globe Tavern is found on-line. He then joined the militia and became an officer often in the wilderness scouting out the movements of the sometimes-hostile natives.
In January 1722 Colonel Westbrook led a group of militia that burned the French-sponsored native village of Norridgewock, Maine, and seized a strongbox containing French missionary Sebastien Rasle's hand written dictionary of the native Abenaki language. (See Sebastien Rasle or The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents). A transcript of Thomas Westbrook's 1722 letter, describes his militia company's movements during native unrest. This is the first letter found in the 1901 book.
"Thomas married Mary Sherburn, daughter of John Sherburn, a mariner of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. He was appointed as King's Mast Agent, which brought him to Falmouth in 1726 to take charge of that interest. He first lived on a hill beyond Stroudwater Bridge and later built his homestead, called "Harrow House" on the other side of Stroudwater River. His only child, Elizabeth, married Richard Waldron of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, grandson of Colonel Richard Waldron. Colonel Westbrook died in February of 1744. (From: rootsweb).
~He "was admitted proprietor in Falmouth, August 17, I727, his name being [among] a list of sixteen prominent persons admitted at that time. Conspicuous among them is the name of Colonel Thomas Westbrook, of Portsmouth, N. H., who was in command of the military forces, on the Eastern frontier, in 172I-23, now in the State of Maine, and who established his residence at Stroudwater, where he built a garrison house, and later a paper mill, and whose name is perpetuated in that part of old Falmouth, that is now Westbrook. The conditions of admission as proprietors in Falmouth were that they each pay ten pounds, and settle on their lot in twelve month, and not alienate them until they had lived on the same seven years. These conditions were faithfully complied with by the proprietors named." (From: Robert Bayley, the First Schoolmaster in Falmouth (Portland) Maine and Some of His Descendants 196 SPRAGUE'S JOURNAL OF MAINE HISTORY )
He built a garrison house and mill in what is now Westbrook, Maine, on the Fore River. Native chief Polin travelled to the governor to protest Col. Westbrook's failure to provide a way for spawning fish to get past his mill. Mill stones (second stone) from his Stroudwater gristmill have been used to mark other historical sites.
As early as 1716 he was part of the King's Council appointed by the governor, and held his post (though often absent) until 1730 when he resigned voluntarily. ("Father of City Lived An Exciting Life Indeed", newspaper article, photocopy courtesy Westbrook Historical Society). In 1733 he was briefly in Boston as a representative to the council from Falmouth and courted by Governor Belcher to be a supporter of the Massachusetts government. He showed little interest in these duties and was fined for being absent. (See Jonathan Belcher, Colonial Governor).
For an overview of his life see Encyclopedia entry and A Scheme for a Paper Currency: Together with Two Petitions Written in Boston ... By Richard Fry at Google Books. (Free registration may be required). Both describe the rise and fall of a shrewd business man and militia officer. While he became quite prosperous, his business partner Brigidier Waldo was able to leave him heavily in debt at the last.
"He died of a broken heart caused by Waldo's Acts who led him into large land speculations and then struck upon him in an unfortunate time." - Judge Freeman, compiler of Smith's Journal, as quoted in Portland in the Past at Google Books, p.208.
A tradition states that his body had to be buried secretly in order to avoid its being held for debt.
His body was found buried at the Knight farm near Westbrook, Maine, in 1976, confirming a Knight family story. (See Rootsweb and Isabel T. Coburn, "The Westbrook Secret: A Skeleton In The Woods Solves A 232-Year Old Mystery", Portland Evening Express, Tues, July 27, 1976, photocopy (with photo of Westbrook's partially exhumed skeleton) courtesy of Pres. D. Conley of Westbrook Historical Society 25 July 2007.)
Photos of the once-secret gravesite, marked by the Daughters of Colonial Wars, are found at the Knight family's Smiling Hill Farm.
Despite his bankruptcy, his probate inventory totalled £1052/14/5 and included a house, a pew in Rev Smith's meetinghouse, and books. (Maine Probate Abstracts "Vol Viii: 1749 -1753" bottom of page 331.)
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Other Biographies
Another brief retelling of his life is found at rootsweb but suggesting his mother was widow Alice Cate?Brief bios are at 1911 Enclyclopedia and bio
A copy of his signature is in Narrative and Critical History of America ed Justin Winsor, p. 430 (volume?). UBC Koerner Library microfiche: CIHM 34415 -34420. Also in Trask's Letters of Colonel Thomas Westbrook
His City:
Official "City of Westbrook" website is Westbrook Maine"The seal of the City, which was adopted on June 4, 1891, by vote of the city government, is described as follows:
'In the center of the seal is a facsimile of the vessel in which Colonel Thomas Westbrook, for whom the city was named, came to Falmouth, bearing the king's commission to select masts for the Royal Navy. Surmounting this is the crest of the Westbrook Family, a mailed knee and foot. Around the seal are the words "City of Westbrook", and the date 1814, date of incorporation of the town, and 1891, date of incorporation of the city.' " (From www.state.me.us page 6. Another image of the city seal is at the Westbrook Historical SocietyWebsite.)"Today the City of Westbrook is 11th largest in the State of Maine with population over 16,000. It borders with Portland, Maine." (From: rootsweb). An older description of Westbrook Me is at History of Westbrook, Maine From A Gazetteer of the State of Maine By Geo. J. Varney Published by B. B. Russell, 57 Cornhill, Boston 1886)
Westbrook Maine is illustrated at midimusic.us
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His Letters:
His reports to the governor were a series in the New England Historic & Genealogical Register (25 times, including vol 44, 1890 to vol 45, 1895 Big Tree Books) and then published in a book: “Letters of Colonel Thomas Westbrook and others ....” (1901) edited by Trask.
This 1901 book containing his letters is also described at this websiteA copy was for sale at Longaeva Books .
"Smiling Hill" Farm
is the farm that was sold to the Knight family in 1697 as part of Thomas Westbrook's administration of his father's estate, and upon which he was buried in 1743/1744. The farm is now a modern dairy farm with cross country skiing in the winter time, as this Youtube video shows...
1411. Mary SHERBURNE 1 was born about 1680 in Of Portsmouth, Rock., Nh. She died on 23 Oct 1748. [Parents]
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