5648. Elisha LOVELAND
died on passage to America
5728. Samuel STRATTON
"Samuel Stratton was born in England about 1592, and settled in Watertown, Mass., with wife Alice, as early, at least, as 1647. Before 1657 Alice died. The date of her death has not been learned. The last mention that has been found of her is November 9, 1649. June 27, 1657, Samuel married Margaret, daughter of Thomas Bowlins, and widow of William Parker of Scituate and Boston. They were married in Boston by Governor John Endicott. Margaret died, a widow, in Watertown, December 7, 1676, aged 81 years. Samuel Stratton owned real estate in Watertown and Concord - several lots, with mansion, barn, orchard, etc. His descendants are found today in almost every state in the Union. More than two thousand of them have been traced. In almost every case they are among the substantial citizens of the towns in which they dwell - many occupy positions of trust and honor."
"[Samuel Stratton] seemed to have been a rather average settler, not occupying high positions in town or colony, and to have been of average Bay Colony means, since he fairly early purchased several pieces of real estate. His wife Alice died sometime after 9 Nov. 1649, and he married at Boston 27 June 1657 Margaret (Bowlins), widow of William Parker of Scituate, Mass. He named three sons in his will, and they may have been by wife Alice, but were not by wife Margaret. Presumably sons Samuel and John had come to Massachusetts with him; we know son Richard came later. Son Samuel married in 1651, John in 1658, and Richard before April 1658 (but probably after arrival in 1656). Other than estimated from their marriage years that Samuel and John were probably born in the 1620s or 1630s, we do not know how old they were. Richard died on 25 July 1658 'aged about 30 years,' and so we know he was born about 1628. Richard had one son before he died, and Samuel and John had many children, and through them the senior Samuel became the progenitor of at least tens of thousands of Americans today."
1648-1650 Charge of Witchdraft: "On the records of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, under date of May 13, 1648, is this enactment: 'The corte beinge desirous that the same course which has been taken in England for the discovering of witches, by watching, may also be taken here with the witch now in question & therefore doe order that a strict watch shall be set about her every night, & that her husband be confined to a private roome & watched also.' Felt, in his Ecclesiastical History of New England, says that this passage refers to Margaret Jones, wife of William Jones. She was executed as a witch June 15, 1648. This was probably the earliest execution in the region of Boston. William Jones was arraigned for the same crime, but escaped execution and 'petitioned to go to the Barbadoes.' He came to Cambridge from England in the Hercules in 1634. Now, it seems that Samuel and Alice Stratton were not of the strictest Puritanic stripe, but were generous and liberal in their thinking, and their treatment of those who differed from them, and were among the few who cherished a leniency toward the so-called 'witches.' From the old, half-effaced court papers of that period we find that 'Samuel Stratton said that Jones's wife Died wrongfully, and was no witch and that the majistrates would doe anything for bribes, and the members also.' And that 'Ales Stratton said that Goodwife Jones dyed wrongfully and was no more a witch than she was.' Hugh Clarke of Watertown and Roxbury, Mr. Pemberton and wife Eleanor, and Samuel Durkin were of the same opinion. But these people had to pay for this 'independence of thought.' At the county court held at Cambridge, October 30, 1649, it was ordered that 'Samuel Stratton, senior, and his wife should appear before the publique assembly at Watertown the next lecture Day to pay a fine of £5 and acknowledge their offense committed against ye commonwealth & court, and acknowledge ye justice & leniency of the court in dealing so mercifully with them.' And in case they refused to make full acknowledgment they were to pay another fine of £5 more. The original paper containing this order is thus inscribed: 'The partyes did acknowledge ye mercy of the magistrates sentence herein incerted [---?] dealt with them but of the charges laid upon them they are of the same mind.' At the court at Cambridge April 2, 1650: 'Goodman Stratton refusing to make full acknowledgment enjoyned by the court, is enjoyned to pay five pounds he is granted liberty for payment of ye same until the next 8th mo.' No mention is made of Alice. And so it seems that Samuel Stratton incurred the displeasure of the court and magistrates, and paid the fine for the privilege of remaining 'of the same mind.' Like other Watertown men he had 'strong convictions and the courage to maintain them."
1652 Military Service: "December 6, 1652, Samuel Stratton Sr., Samuel Stratton Jr., and John Stratton took the 'Oath of Fidelity,' and their names appear on the muster roll of a company of Watertown Militia. The men of this muster roll maintained the company and held themselves ready to be called at any time."
1672 Death:"He died December 25, 1672, aged 80 years."
1672 Will:The Book of Strattons contains the will of Samuel Stratton, 1672, and an itemized list of belongings. Descendant Information: "Although there is nothing in Samuel Stratton's will to indicate that he had other children than these three sons, it is not at all improbable that there were others who remained in England. A more thorough study of the Strattons of County Kent, Eng., might discover the baptismal records of his children, and establish his line there - and might account for other Strattons of New England."
5760. Clement BRIGGS
arrived in Plymouth Colony on ship "Fortune", November 1621. His occupation was fellmonger (tanner)
Will of Clement Briggs
probated in Boston 24 Aug 1650
The last will and testiment of Clement Briggs of Waymouth in New England. First I give my soule to God that gave it. Item: I give my son Thomas my home lott at Plemouth 20 acres by esteemation and my begist iron pott. Item: I give to my son Jonathan 3 acres of my land joning to John ----es lands that is not break up and to enter to it when hee is of the aige of 18 years and when he is of the aige of 21 years to have as much ( ) 3 acres on 4th pt of all my land in Waymouth and after decess of my wiff it is my will he shall have one 4th pt more if shee dye not before hee bee of the aige of 21 years. But if shee should dye before Jonanthan be 21 years ouild then it is my will it should be for the bringing up of my children. Item: I give to my son Clemet my housing and the other half of my land in Waymouth and hee to enter to it when hee is of the aige of 21 years -- if his mother --- be decesed before, but if not then he should not have it tell after her decese -- But if my wiff should die before Clemant be -- 21 year oild it is my will the land should be for the bringing up of my children. Item: I -- give to my sons Thomas, Dauid ,John ---Remem2 my other land at Plemouth (or in PlimouthCol) jointly and equaly amonst them.
It is my will in one year thereafter Clemt do enter to the forsed land hee shall give his brother Remem 20s--- and John 10s and it is my will that Jonathan shall give 10s to his bro. Dauid and to his bro.Thom. 10s in one year after he do enter to half my land and it is my will that my wiff shall be my Exequtrix. It is also my will that Degon Rogers and Robert Tucker should be my overseers in trust.The mark of Clemt Briggs
Witness
John Roger
Robert Tucker
6222. Nicholas MARTIAU
Captain Nicolas Martiau was a french Huguenot. He came to Jamestown aboard the "Francis Bona Venture" in 1620. He was granted 600 acres at Chiskiack, which became Yorktown. He served as Burgess 1632-33 and Justice for York Co. 1633-37. Martiau later was granted 2000 acres on the south side of the Potomac River, which he gave to Col. George Reade in 1657.
6223. Jane BERKLEY
Jane was the widow of Lt. Edward Berkeley. She arrived on the "Seavlower" in 1621.
6270. Nicholas MARTIAU
Captain Nicolas Martiau was a french Huguenot. He came to Jamestown aboard the "Francis Bona Venture" in 1620. He was granted 600 acres at Chiskiack, which became Yorktown. He served as Burgess 1632-33 and Justice for York Co. 1633-37. Martiau later was granted 2000 acres on the south side of the Potomac River, which he gave to Col. George Reade in 1657.
6271. Jane BERKLEY
Jane was the widow of Lt. Edward Berkeley. She arrived on the "Seavlower" in 1621.
6464. Cornelius VAN METEREN
taken from familytreemaker.com. not proven
6472. Jean DU BOIS IV DE FIENNES
There is little proof of this line from this point on due to the systematically removal of all christian names of Hugunot families in Frances churches and other records. Several lines have been published that are in conflict with each other. Who knows.
6912. John BAYLESS
The weight of evidence indicates that John Bayless came from the Parish of St. Peters of Mancroft in Norwich, England. His birth date is given as 1617 and supposedly he was of humble yeoman stock. He sailed from England on the Truelove on June 10, 1635 as an indentured servant of William Wells of Norwich.Well's age is given as 17, one year younger than John, but this is not uncommon. It was usual for young men without funds to work their passage as indentured servants. The Truelove reached Boston in 1635 and William Wells can be traced from Boston (1635) to Lynn (1638) to New Haven (1639) and to Southold, Long Island in 1640 . The fact that there are no records of John Bayless during this period is not strange as only masters and heads of households were recorded. The first records of John Bayless in this country are from the First Church of Southold, Long Island, which shows that he lived there prior to 1654. It may be assumed that he had worked out his passage by now and was free to do as he pleased. There is no record of his marriage date but along about this time he was married to Rebecca Stillwell. He bought a lot on Town Street in 1656 upon which he built a house. He sold this house in 1661 and moved to Jamaica. From then until his death in 1682 there are numerous references to him -- land transactions, surveyor, constable, tax payer, etc. In 1664 John Bayless was involved in a land deal which is sufficiently interesting to relate in some detail. On September 26, 1664, a group of Long Islanders consisting of John Bayless, Daniel Denton, John Foster, Luke Watson and Associates petitioned the Governor of the Colony of New Jersey to buy land in New Jersey from the Staten Island Indians. The petition was granted and the group bought about 200,000 acres of land from the said Indians for which they paid "Twenty fathoms of Trayden Cloth (trading cloth?), two made coats, two gunnes, two kettles, ten bars of lead, twenty handfuls of powder, and 400 fathoms of white wampum." The deed was dated October 28, 1664 and ratified on December 1st by Governor Nichols of New Jersey. The record states that "immediately thereafter the buyers entered upon, planted and improved said property." In August, 1665, a new Governor was appointed for the Colony of New Jersey and he repudiated the transaction on the grounds that title for said land had been granted another before permission was given to John Bayless and Associates to purchase. He offered to reimburse the Long Islanders for their outlay, which they placed at 154 pounds, and to allow the ousted settlers to re-establish themselves on reasonable tracts of land near Elizabethtown. John Bayless accepted the grant of land offered, sold it and returned to Long Island where he promptly reappeared in the records of Jamaica.
The will of John Bayless is dated October 18, 1682 and was proven January 15, 1683. According to the will there were ten living children at the time of John Bayless' death and one daughter, Rebecca, who died in early adulthood. She married Nicholas Stillwell and Mrs. Rose Clarke, Detroit, says that Lt. General Joseph Stillwell is a descendant of this union. Our direct ancestor is the eldest son, John, Jr.
Bulletin of The Watuaga Assoc of Geneologist/Vol VII 1978In the name of God Amen, The Eighteenth Day of October 1682 I John Bayles Senior Of Jameca on Long Island in America being in Good and perfect memory thaks be to almight God for the same Doe make and Ordaine and Appoint this my Last Will and Testamt in manner and forme following Revoaking by these prsents Annulling all and all manner of Former Will and Wills Testamt and Testamt heretofore by me made Either by Writeing or word of mouth and this only be taken for my Last Will and Testamt.
First and Principally being hartely Sorrowful and Penitent for my Sinns I humbly Committ my Soule unto the hands of the Almighty God my Saviour and Redemer trusting in and through the Merits of Jesus Christ to Obtain Everlasting Life and my Body to be Decently Buried by my Executrix hereafter named and for my worldly Estate which it hath Pleased God to bestow on me. I Doe Give and Dispose of in manner and Form Following. Item I Doe ordaine my Beloved Wife Rebecca Bayles to be whole and Sole Executrix of my Estate Reall and Personall soe Long as she the Said Rebecca Shall after my Decease Remaine unmarried, butt in Case of Remarriage I Doe Dispose thereof as follows.
Item I give to my Sonne John Bayles five shillings.
Item I give to my Sonne Elyas the meadow at the farthest east neck with the addicon thereunto and three Acres more att the Lower End of the Greate Meadow
Item I give unto my Sonns Thomas and Jonathan Bayles all the Rest of my Meadow Fresh and Salt to be Equally Divided between them Only my sonne Jonathan to take his Choice on which Side, as Alsoe all the Rest of my Land and Houseing and Stock to be Likewise Equally Divided between my Said Sonns Thomas and Jonathan they paying out their (share) of all my Debts Legacies and Funerall Charges.
Item I Give to my Daughter Elizabeth Hubbard tenn pounds
Item I Give to my Daughter Mary Hewlett tenn pounds
Item I Give to my Daughter Damares Lyn's five pounds
Item I Give to my Daughte Abigall Smith tenn pounds
Item I Give to my Daughter Ruth Bayles tenn pounds
Item I Give to my Daughter Rebecca Bayles tenn pounds
Item I Give unto Elyas Stilwell Sonne of Nicholas Stilwell and my Daughter Rebecca his Wife Deceased tenn pounds
I Give unto my Grand Child John Bayles one Cow
Item I Give unto my Dearly Beloved Wife Rebecca the Disposall of all my Household Goods
In Witness whereof I Have hereunto Sett my Hand and Seale the Day and yeare first Above written:
Signed Sealed and
Published in presence off
N.Y. County Wills, Liber 1-2 p.451-2
From: The Bayles Families of Long Island and New jersey and Their Descendants, Compiled