John Redington of Topsfield, Massachusetts, and Some of His Descendants, with Notes on the Wales FamilyPress of D. Clapp & son, 1909 - 86 pages |
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John Redington of Topsfield, Massachusetts, and Some of His Descendants ... Cornelia M. Redington Carter No preview available - 2017 |
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11 June 17 June Adams April Ashford bapt baptized born at Topsfield Boston brother Calverly Capt CAPTAIN JOHN REDINGTON Christ Church Cleveland clubs Colony Company Conn Connecticut CORNELIA Court Daniel Daniel,2 John¹ daughter Deacon death deceased Dickerman died at Windham Dorchester Edward Watkins ELISHA SMITH Elizabeth Elkanah Wales England Essex County father Feby give unto graduated Hannah hath Haverhill Haynes Idle Ipswich River Issue Jacob James John Wales Jonathan Joseph Alexander Joseph Leidy July land Laura Wales Lawyersville Leeds Leidy LEONARD EUGENE WALES lived marriage married Mary Mass Massachusetts Medfield militia mind Nathaniel Wales parish Pennsylvania PHEBE Philadelphia pounds Pudsey resided Richmond Samuel Wales Sarah Schoharie County second wife Sept shillings soul Susanna Thomas Redington Timothy Wales Tolland town viii Watkins West widow William William Blake William Thornton Windham County Yale York Yorkshire
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Page 75 - ... delight ; under so many disquiets, and the sport of such various passions ; let them answer, as they can, if the pains they undergo do not outweigh their enjoyments. The infidelities on the one part between the two sexes, and the caprices on the other, the debasement of reason, the pangs of expectation, the disappointments in possession, the stings of remorse, the vanities and vexations attending even the...
Page 5 - Reelington's house was burnt, for [torn] sayd booke was kept."f He -was clerk of the writs, 1658, 1660; selectman, 1661, 1676-77, 1679-80, 1682, 1684-5 ; and served on the Grand Jury, 1678, 1679, and 1683. Also, he was chosen to be captain of the militia of his vicinity, his selection in this matter being thus recorded : " The inhabitants & soldiery of Topsfield and the villages adjoining thereto according to an order from Major Dennison met together the 21 of the 4mo 1666 and chose officers as follows...
Page 46 - In witness whereof — I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 29th day of December 1843 J.
Page 63 - Reprinted with additions from the New England historical and genealogical register for July, 1907." Appendix: The counsels and directions of Ebenezer Wales esq. to his children. Published from the author's manuscript found among his papers after his death. To which is prefixed, a short account of the character of the author. Boston, Printed and sold at N. Coverly, jun., 1813.: p.
Page 50 - Court judgeth it necessary to beare witness ag' such irregular practises, doe therefore order that the Secretary by letter in the name of this Court require him to desist from any such practises for the future & also that he appeare before the next General Court to answr what shall be layd ag' him for what he hath donne for the tyme past.
Page 49 - Court by sevrel testimonys of good repute that Mr Robert Jordan did in July last after exercise was ended vpon the Lord's Day in the house of Mrs Mackworth in the towne of Falmouth then & there baptise 3 children of Nathaniel Wales of the same towne, to the offence of the government of this Commonwealth, the Court judgeth it necessary to beare witness ag...
Page 47 - Schoole howse from time to time be kept in good order and comfortable for a man to abide in both in somer...
Page 12 - REDINGTON (Jacob,' Dea. Daniel* John1) was born at Topsfield, about 1731, and died in the French and Indian War, about Aug., 1762. After the removal of his family to Connecticut, by deed of gift from his father he held land at Windsor and at Tolland, but upon his marriage, he made his residence for a time at Haverhill, where, in 1757, he was enrolled in the 1st militia Company, and was one of the detachment under Ens. Joseph Badger, Jr., that marched, 16 Aug., 1759, on the last alarm for the relief...