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Spouse: Mercy Waite TUFTS. Lemuel JENKINS and Mercy Waite TUFTS were married on 11 Jun 1694 in Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Children were: Nathaniel JENKINS.
Margaret JENKINS was born about 1827 in Roxbury, New York. Parents: Nathan JENKINS and Lydia MORSE.
Nathan JENKINS was born about 1790 in Roxbury, Dutchess, New York. He died between 1840 and 1880. Dates are estimated. Parents: Nathaniel JENKINS and Elizabeth MANCHESTER.
Spouse: Lydia MORSE. Nathan JENKINS and Lydia MORSE were married about 1808. Children were: Horace JENKINS, Hosea JENKINS, Benjamin JENKINS, Smith JENKINS, Albert JENKINS, Phoebe JENKINS, Celia JENKINS, Margaret JENKINS, Irene JENKINS.
Nathaniel JENKINS was born on 9 Mar 1695 in Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts. He died before 21 Jun 1776 in Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts. He has Ancestral File Number JX6L-QC. The relationship of this Nathaniel Jenkins to Nathaniel Jenkins Jr. is an assumption established by these two sources:
1.) Colonial Families of the United States of America: Volume 5
...Elizabeth JENKINS, b. 9th May, 1730, d. 27th January, 1799, dau. of Nathaniel and Sarah JENKINS of Malden. [The date and place fit]
2.)History of Melrose, County of Middlesex, MA. [ Nathaniel Jenkins is shown as a Jr.]
Parents: Lemuel JENKINS and Mercy Waite TUFTS.
Spouse: Sarah. Nathaniel JENKINS and Sarah were married before 1721 in Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Children were: Nathaniel JENKINS Jr..
Nathaniel JENKINS Jr. was born on 4 May 1721 in Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Before 1750 he was a Shoemaker in Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Between 1750 and 1775 he was a School-master in Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts. After 1775 he was a Good Old Master in Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts. He died on 19 Mar 1776 in Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts. He has Ancestral File Number JX6M-XJ. Parents: Nathaniel JENKINS and Sarah.
Spouse: Abigail BALDWIN. Nathaniel JENKINS Jr. and Abigail BALDWIN were married on 1 May 1746 in Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Children were: Nathaniel JENKINS.
Nathaniel JENKINS was born on 21 Aug 1750 in Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts. He died before 1835 in Roxbury, Dutchess, New York. He served in the military in Revolutionary War. Early Settlers of Putnam Co., Items 4-5. P. 27, Dutchess Co. Militia, Revolutionary War. Col. Henry Luddington's Regiment, 7th reg. Dutchess Co. Militia. Phillipps and Fredricksburgh Precincts (Putnam Co.) A Nathaniel Jenkins, rank Corporal, was shown for Baker Co.; Nathaniel Jenkins, rank Pvt, shown for Scribner Co., Samuel Jenkins, Pvt, Scribners, Solomon Jenkins, Pvt., Baker Co. Also shown on muster roll for Capt. Scribner's Co. (Samuel Jinkins and Nathaniel Jinkins)
He has Ancestral File Number 110F-5V4. Leading Citizens of Delaware County, p. 580; was a descendent of one of three brothers who came from Wales in Colonial days. Not documented to be Isaac Jenkins' father, but the best fit so far based on 1790 census for Dutchess County. Determined to have died prior to 1835 based on death of his widow, Elizabeth, in 1835. Determined to be Isaac's father because wife's maiden name was Manchester, the middle name of descendent Mary Manchester Hall.
Parents: Nathaniel JENKINS Jr. and Abigail BALDWIN.
Spouse: Elizabeth MANCHESTER. Nathaniel JENKINS and Elizabeth MANCHESTER were married on 2 Dec 1773 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island. Children were: Captain Isaac JENKINS, Nathan JENKINS.
Nettie JENKINS was born on 3 Dec 1911 in York County, South Carolina. She died on 23 Aug 1988 in Gaston Co., North Carolina.
Spouse: James Frank MEEK. James Frank MEEK and Nettie JENKINS were married on 16 Nov 1929. Children were: Catherine MEEK.
Nora JENKINS was born about 1863 in Roxbury, New York. Parents: Hosea JENKINS and Mary Ann SHERWOOD.
Orson JENKINS was born on 21 Aug 1831 in Roxbury, New York. He died between 1881 and 1915. Dates are estimated. Parents: Horace JENKINS and Anna VERMILYA.
Spouse: Helen CHANDLER. Orson JENKINS and Helen CHANDLER were married about 1853 in Delaware Co., New York. Children were: Frank E. JENKINS.
Orson JENKINS was born about 1865 in Roxbury, New York. Parents: Hosea JENKINS and Mary Ann SHERWOOD.
Phoebe JENKINS was born about 1822 in Roxbury, New York. Parents: Nathan JENKINS and Lydia MORSE.
Smith JENKINS was born about 1816 in Roxbury, New York. Parents: Nathan JENKINS and Lydia MORSE.
Susan JENKINS was born about 1840 in Roxbury, Delaware, New York. Parents: Horace JENKINS and Anna VERMILYA.
Thomas JENKINS was born on 5 Jul 1823 in New York. He died on 17 Sep 1831. Parents: Captain Isaac JENKINS and Lydia TAYLOR.
William JENKINS was born about 1833 in Roxbury, Delaware, New York. Parents: Horace JENKINS and Anna VERMILYA.
Spouse: Sarahette SOUTHARD. William JENKINS and Sarahette SOUTHARD were married about 1853 in New York.
William G. JENKINS was born on 22 Sep 1829 in New York. He died on 16 Sep 1831. Parents: Captain Isaac JENKINS and Lydia TAYLOR.
Johanna JENNINGS was born in 1643 in Southhampton, Suffolk, New York. She died about 1685 in Southhampton, Suffolk, New York. She has Ancestral File Number MWZ0-MR. Parents: John JENNINGS and Anne YONGES.
Spouse: Benjamin HAINES. Benjamin HAINES and Johanna JENNINGS were married before 1668. Children were: Sarah HINES.
John JENNINGS was born in 1614 in England. He immigrated before 1643 to New England. He died before 1687 in Southampton, Suffolk, New York.
Spouse: Anne YONGES. John JENNINGS and Anne YONGES were married before 1643 in Southampton, Suffolk, New York. Children were: Johanna JENNINGS.
Mary Seward JENNINGS was born about 1660. Date is estimated.
Spouse: Thomas ALLEY. Thomas ALLEY and Mary Seward JENNINGS were married before 1686. Children were: Thomas A. ALLEY.
Sarah JOCELYN was born about 1757 in New England. She died between 1807 and 1847. Dates are estimated.
Spouse: Samuel CRITTENDEN. Samuel CRITTENDEN and Sarah JOCELYN were married on 24 Jun 1778.
JODER was born between 1295 and 1305 in Switzerland. Dates are estimated. He died after 1340 in Switzerland. Date is estimated. Parents: Peter JODER.
Children were: Ulli JODER.
Adam JODER was born on 22 Sep 1650 in Steffisburg, Berne, Switzerland. He died between 1700 and 1740 in Steffisburg, Berne, Switzerland. Date and place are assumed. He was a Miller in Steffisburg, Berne, Switzerland. Adam Joder, operated the fulling mill at the Schnittweier Bad, on the mountain north of Steffisburg.
He had a twin brother, Hans, whom he named one of his sons after. Parents: Niclaus JODER and Anna TRACHSEL.
Spouse: Barbara OCHSENBEIN. Adam JODER and Barbara OCHSENBEIN were married on 9 Jan 1671 in Steffisburg, Berne, Switzerland. Children were: Yost YODER, John (Hans) YODER.
Balthasar JODER was born after 1525 in Steffisburg, Berne, Switzerland. He died between 1575 and 1600 in Steffisburg, Berne, Switzerland. Date and place are assumed. Parents: Casper JODER II and Margaret MOSER.
Spouse: Anna JOST. Balthasar JODER and Anna JOST were married between 1545 and 1547 in Steffisburg, Berne, Switzerland. Date and place are assumed. Children were: Casper JODER III.
Casper JODER was born between 1455 and 1465 in Steffisburg, Berne, Switzerland. Date and place are assumed. He died after 1505 in Steffisburg, Berne, Switzerland. Date and place are assumed. Parents: Jost JODER.
Children were: Casper JODER II.
Casper JODER II was born between 1495 and 1505 in Steffisburg, Berne, Switzerland. Dates are estimated. He died between 1545 and 1575 in Steffisburg, Berne, Switzerland. Date and place are assumed. Parents: Casper JODER.
Spouse: Margaret MOSER. Casper JODER II and Margaret MOSER were married in 1525 in Steffisburg, Berne, Switzerland. Children were: Balthasar JODER.
Casper JODER III was born in 1548 in Steffisburg, Berne, Switzerland. He died between 1598 and 1625 in Steffisburg, Berne, Switzerland. Date and place are assumed. He has Ancestral File Number PJ9V-ZB. Parents: Balthasar JODER and Anna JOST.
Spouse: Anna Margaretha MOSER. Casper JODER III and Anna Margaretha MOSER were married on 17 Jan 1571 in Steffisburg, Berne, Switzerland. Children were: Casper JODER IV.
Casper JODER IV was born on 24 Feb 1571 in Steffisburg, Berne, Switzerland. He died after 1612 in Steffisburg, Berne, Switzerland. This was the Casper Joder who served briefly as Statthalter of Steffisburg and the Freigericht Steffisburg, 1611-1612. The Statthalter was, like a Landvogt, a district governor and representative of the cantonal government of Bern.
Parents: Casper JODER III and Anna Margaretha MOSER.
Spouse: Margaretha HENNIG. Casper JODER IV and Margaretha HENNIG were married on 4 Jul 1596 in Steffisburg, Berne, Switzerland. Children were: Niclaus JODER.
Heini JODER was born before 1369 in Switzerland. date is assumed because he payed taxes in 1389 He lived in Huttwil, Switzerland in 1389. He died after 1415 in Switzerland. Date is estimated. Parents: Ulli JODER and Elsi ZAUGG.
Spouse: Lani GEBER. Heini JODER and Lani GEBER were married before 1405 in Switzerland. Date and place are assumed. Children were: Jost JODER.
Jost JODER was born between 1405 and 1415 in Switzerland. Dates are estimated He died after 1465 in Steffisburg, Berne, Switzerland. Date is estimated. Parents: Heini JODER and Lani GEBER.
Children were: Casper JODER.
Niclaus JODER was born on 26 Mar 1609 in Steffisburg, Berne, Switzerland. He died in 1680 in Steffisburg, Berne, Switzerland. Parents: Casper JODER IV and Margaretha HENNIG.
Spouse: Anna TRACHSEL. Niclaus JODER and Anna TRACHSEL were married on 14 Oct 1642 in Steffisburg, Berne, Switzerland. Children were: Adam JODER.
Peter JODER was born in 1260 in JoderHuebel, Switzerland. He died after 1305 in Switzerland. Date is estimated. From: The Yoder Family Newsletter
All American Yoders whose ancestry is known or suspected trace their lineage to the Joder clan in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. They are a very old family, apparently of Germanic-Swiss stock, yet the name comes from St. Theodore (Theodorus, Theodulus) a missionary monk who in the fourth century crossed the Alps from Italy to bring the Gospel to the Valais country in southern Switzerland. This patron saint was held in ever greater reverence as time went on.
Joderhuebel (Yoder Hill) is a natural fortress on the Emme River in the southern part of the canton of Bern. Since it was so named as far back as anyone can remember and Joders were said to have lived there in the middle ages, researcher Karl Joder of Ludwigshafen-am-Rhein (West Germany) believes the family must have lived there before recorded history. The oldest record he has found is of a Peter Joder born in Joderhuebel in 1260. In 1389 a grandson Ulli Joder and his son Heini were among the heaviest taxpayers at Huttwil, a town about thirty miles north. Karl Joder is confident that the Joders found later in nearby towns can be traced back to Ulli ... including those of the town of Steffisburg.
Steffisburg, located near Thun south of Bern, is truly the home place of many American Yoders and in discussing our European origins we shall refer to Steffisburg again and again. Here Joders lived for generations- as farmers, brewers, millers and other varying occupations. They were active in the affairs of both church and state and a number of heraldic banners (coats-of-arms) are set in stained glass at the old Steffisburg church, which was the center of a large parish. The town was not only a center for the State Church (Swiss Reformed), but for the Anabaptist sympathizers as well, who believed in the separation of church and state.
As in many instances where people must choose between differing ideas, the Joder family had members on both sides of the religious fence. Many were quite prominent participants in Reformed Church activities, and others were attracted to the Anabaptists.
From Steffisburg, Joders of both groups migrated north at the end of the 17th century and early decades of the l8th. They settled in Neustadt, Annweilerhof, Oggersheim, Mussbach, and Eppstein in the Palatinate of west central Germany. The Anabaptists (known as Swiss Brethren and later Mennonites ... and the followers of Jacob Amman from nearby Erlenbach who came to be called ''Amish") fled at the turn of the century for refuge in not only the Palatinate, but Alsace-Lorraine as well. Many of the Anabaptist group in particular eventually moved on to America.
Children were: JODER.
Ulli JODER was born in 1340 in Huttwil, Switzerland. He died after 1389 in Switzerland. Parents: JODER.
Spouse: Elsi ZAUGG. Ulli JODER and Elsi ZAUGG were married before 1369 in Switzerland. Date and place are assumed. Children were: Heini JODER.
Addie Mae JOHNSON was born on 10 Oct 1883 in San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, California. She died on 7 Feb 1884. Parents: David M. JOHNSON and Alice FLOOD.
Aileen Alice JOHNSON was born on 3 Feb 1895 in Riverside, California. She died on 27 Apr 1968 in Hayward, Alameda, California. She was buried on 1 May 1968 in Oakland, Alameda, California, Chpl of Memories. She had Social Security Number 573-16-7408. Parents: David M. JOHNSON and Alice FLOOD.
Spouse: Kenneth Elving BECK. Kenneth Elving BECK and Aileen Alice JOHNSON were married on 22 May 1926 in Berkeley, Alameda, California. Children were: William Arthur BECK, Aileen Maudine BECK, Alvin Madison BECK, Kenneth Patterson BECK.
Spouse: William Arthur CHRISTIANSEN. William Arthur CHRISTIANSEN and Aileen Alice JOHNSON were married on 21 Jan 1914. They were divorced before 1926. Children were: Aileen Maudine BECK, William Arthur BECK, Alvin Madison BECK.
Beatrice M. JOHNSON was born on 29 Aug 1886 in San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, California. She died on 15 Apr 1891. Parents: David M. JOHNSON and Alice FLOOD.
Bethiah JOHNSON was born about 1714 in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut. She has Ancestral File Number C5FC-B9.
Spouse: Samuel FIELD. Samuel FIELD and Bethiah JOHNSON were married on 15 Dec 1735 in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut. Children were: Luke FIELD.
Charles JOHNSON was born in 1850 in Scotland Co., Missouri. He appeared in the census in 1850 in Scotland Co., Missouri. Shown in same household with parents. Parents: Irwin (Irvine) JOHNSTON and Elizabeth Ann MAGGARD.
Claude J. JOHNSON was born on 6 Mar 1892 in San Bernadino, California. Parents: David M. JOHNSON and Alice FLOOD.
Spouse: Mildred HANSEN. Claude J. JOHNSON and Mildred HANSEN were married on 30 Dec 1914.
David M. JOHNSON was born on 15 Jul 1844 in Scotland Co., Missouri. He appeared in the census in 1850 in Mt. Pleasant Twp., Scotland Co., Missouri. Living in household with parents. He died on 14 May 1911 in San Jose, Santa Clara, California. He was buried in San Jose, Santa Clara, California. He has Ancestral File Number 23HF-C2W. Temple ordinances also done in Oakland temple: Baptism 5 JUL 1973, and endowment 6 JUL 1973. Surname also shown as JOHNSTON Parents: Irwin (Irvine) JOHNSTON and Elizabeth Ann MAGGARD.
Spouse: Alice FLOOD. David M. JOHNSON and Alice FLOOD were married on 20 Jun 1882 in San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, California. 18 yrs. difference in ages between them when married. Children were: Addie Mae JOHNSON, Freddie Major JOHNSON, Beatrice M. JOHNSON, Claude J. JOHNSON, Maude E. JOHNSON, Aileen Alice JOHNSON.
Spouse: Sarah Margaret BARNETT. David M. JOHNSON and Sarah Margaret BARNETT were married on 5 Aug 1866 in Solano Co., California. Children were: Eulalie JOHNSON, Edward JOHNSON.
Edward JOHNSON was born on 16 May 1871 in Solano, California. He died on 28 Jun 1875. Parents: David M. JOHNSON and Sarah Margaret BARNETT.
Eulalie JOHNSON was born on 12 Nov 1867 in Solano, California. She died on 26 Feb 1946. Mother, Sarah Barnett, was 15 when Eulalie was born. Parents: David M. JOHNSON and Sarah Margaret BARNETT.
Spouse: James H. MCCARLEY. James H. MCCARLEY and Eulalie JOHNSON were married on 19 Oct 1887.
Freddie Major JOHNSON was born on 15 Nov 1884 in San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, California. He died on 5 Apr 1961. Parents: David M. JOHNSON and Alice FLOOD.
Spouse: Mabel A. MCINTOSH. Freddie Major JOHNSON and Mabel A. MCINTOSH were married on 24 Feb 1912.
Reverend Geoffrey JOHNSON was born in 1525 in Leicestershire, England. He died in Sep 1585 in England. He was buried on 28 Sep 1585 in Leicestershire, England. Chapel of Wigston's Hospital. He has Ancestral File Number MKZH-6W. He attended St. John's College, Cambridge, and became an Anglican priest of the Church of England.
Caution: This ancestry JOHNSON in England requires source documentation before it can be accepted for Capt. John JOHNSON. With the extensive Hertfordshire connections of the HEATH family, ancestors of Capt. John JOHNSON's mother, it may be that his father is also from Hertfordshire, rather than Kent. The following is presented subject to verification. One clue, other than the location of the HEATH family, may be the name Humphrey given to a son of Capt. John Johnson and Mary Heath. This name has not been seen among the known kin of Mary (Heath) Johnson, so appear be in the Johnson family.
The following are noted. Genealogies of Woodstock Families, Volume Seven, by Clarence Winthrop Bowen (Worcester, MA 1943), page 147: "John Johnson of Herne, co. Kent, England, came with the Winthrop Fleet, 1630" - no documentation cited. Capt. John Johnson Genealogy, by Paul Franklin Johnson (Los Angeles, CA 1948), page 426: "John Johnson, son of John Johnson, was born possibly in Wilmington Parish in Kent near London, England, about 1590" - no documentation cited. "The Heath Connection...", by Douglas Richardson, NEHGR, 146:270 (July 1992): "Thus, the question of John Johnson's parentage and place of birth remains unanswered."
Whether or not this is the ancestry of Capt. John JOHNSON, it is a very interesting lineage and may provide accurate ancestry for other JOHNSON emigrants to New England. It would be an honor to be descended from this family. Comments on the validity of this line would be most welcome!!
Parents: Maurice JOHNSON and Jane LACY.
Spouse: Bridgette HARBOTTLE. Reverend Geoffrey JOHNSON and Bridgette HARBOTTLE were married before 1550. Children were: John JOHNSON.
Captain Isaac JOHNSON was born in 1615 in London, Middlesex Co., England. He immigrated on 22 Jun 1630 to Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts. Arrived in New England with the Winthrop fleet at Salem. He signed a will on 28 Jun 1675. The Last Will and testament of Captain Isaac Johnson of Roxbury this 8
of March 1673 I haveing my perfect memory and understanding first I committ
my Soule to God in Jesus Christ, Secondly I committ my body to my beloved
wife and children to be decently buried. Thirdly I doe dispose of my worldy
goods as followeth -- my debts and funerall charges being discharged my will
is that Elizabeth my beloved wife Shall have all my moveable goods except my
apparrell at her owne dispose and the houseing and Land during the time of
her Naturall life and after her decease my will is the houseing and Land bee
divided betweene my fower children my son Isaac or his heires to have double
portion and Soe the portion of the rest to goe to theire heires that is in
case my immediate Children any of them be dead before they come to Injoy
there portion.
Also my will is that my Beloved wife bee Sole Executrix of this my last
will and I request my Brother Edward Porter and Cozen John Weld to bee
Overseers of this my Last will, my will is that all my weareing apparell be
divided betweene my sonne Isaac and my sonne Nathaniell my sonne Isaac to
have two shares or a double portion of my sd apparrell. Witness my hand this
28th of June One Thousand Six hundred Seaventy five.
Isaac Johnson Senior
Mr. Jno. Weld and Sammuell Craft appeared before Symon Bradstreet
Sammuell Danforth and Edw. Tyng Esqrs. this 10th of febr. 1676 made oath
that being will acquainted with the alte Captain Isaac Johnson and his hand
writing that verrily believe and Judge that the above sd whereto his name
is Subscribed is all his owns handwriting this thus deposed as attests.
ffreegrace Bendall, Recorder
Thomas Davenport and Edw. Tyng )Esqrs. Boston 10th
Presnt Symon Bradstreet )of febro. 1676 He served in the military in 1675 in New England. He fought in King Philip's War. Also see notes regarding his death.
From: (http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/1094/king.htm):
"King Philip’s War was one of the most devastating wars ever fought in America. The causes of the war go back to the earliest contact between the native Indians and the English explorers and settlers. The war may even have been inevitable due to the differences between the two cultures. The Indian nations were fighting for their way of live, their land, and their freedom. The colonists believed that they were a superior civilization and that God was on their side. Both sides were used to warfare. The Indian nations had long fought each other, while the English still remembered fighting under Cromwell. Neither side trusted the other, with the Indian being more in the right here, as unscrupulous Englishmen had repeatedly cheated them. These life experiences and differences would lead to bitter, no-holds barred war. "
Further sources for research on this war are:
The True Lineage of King Philip (Sachem Metacomb) by Betty Schroeder NEHG Register vol 144 July 1990.
Soldiers in King Philips War by George Bodge NEHG Register numerous vol's 1886-1887. The How Family NEHG Register, Vol.4, January 1850. New England Chronology NEHG Register vol 7 October 1853.
Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Rowlandson.
The Standard of the Three County Troop NEHG Register vol 25 April 1871.
Genealogical Items Relating to Dover, NH NEHGS Register Vol 8, July 1854,
The Tozier Family NEHGS register Vol 16 April 1862.
The Great Migration by Charles Anderson, NEHGS Boston 1997.
Memoir of Charles Frost, NEHG Register, vol. 3, July 1849.
The Brooks Family of Woburn, Mass. by William Cutter NEHG Register vol 58 Jan 1904. John Mousall of Woburn by WR Cutter NEHG Register vol 47 October 1893.
The Richardson Memorial by John Vinton Brown Thurston & Co. 1876.
The Red King’s Rebellion by Russell Bourne, Oxford University Press, New York, 1990. Flintlock and Tomahawk by Douglas Leach, Parnassus Imprints Inc., Hyannis, Massachusetts, 1995.
Samuel Richardson and Josiah Ellsworth. By Ruth Richardson Privately Published. 1974. He was buried in Dec 1675 in Near 4 Corners, Sakonnet River, Ft. Narraganset, Rhode Island. Old Village Of Wickford Near North Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island He died on 19 Dec 1675 in Old Village Of Wickford Near North Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island. He died at The Great Swamp Fight:
Narragansett Campaign and the Great Swamp Fight:
Most contemporary accounts of these events are base on two letters written by Joseph Dudley and one written by Captain James Oliver. Joseph Dudley served as a chaplain for the army and was also on General Winslow's staff. Captain Oliver was in command of the Third Company if the Massachusetts regiment.
Letter of Joseph Dudley
May it please your Honor Mr Smiths 15, 10, 75
I am comanded by the Generall to give your Honnor account of our proceeding since our last frm Pautuxet in the Sabath evening we advanced the whole body from Mr Carpenters with Intent to surprise Ponham & his Party at about 10 or 12 Miles Distance having information by oue Warwick scouts of his seat but the darkness of ye Night Diffucutly of our Passage & unskillfulness of Pilots we passed the whole night & found ourselves at such Distance yet from ym yt we Diverted & Marched to Mr Smiths, found our sloops from Seaconck arrived since which by ye help of Indian Peter by whom your Honnor had the Information formerly of ye number & resolution of ye Naragansetts, we have burned two of their towns viz; Ahmus who is this summer come down amongst them & ye old Queens quarters consisting of about 150 Many of them large wigwams & seized or slayn 50 Persons in all our prisoners being about 40 Concerning whom the generall prayes your advice concerning their transportation and Disposall all which was performed without any loss save a slight wound by an Arrow in Lieut. Wayman's face, the whole body of them we find removed into their great swamp at Canonicus his quarters where we hope with the addition of Connecticut, when arrived we hope to coop them up, this day we Intend the removall or spoyle of yr Corn & hope to Morrow a March toward them, our soldiers being very chearful are forward noywithstanding great Difficulty by weather & otherwise, abovsd Peter whom we have found very faithful will Make us believe yt yr are 3000 fighting Men many unarmed Many well fitted with lances we hope by cutting off their forage to force them to a fayre battle In ye Mean time I have only to present the Genralls humble service to your & to beg you Intense prayers for this so great Concern and remayn your
Honnors Humble Servant Jos: Dudley
Goodale nor Moor arrived we fear want of shot
My humble service to Madam Leveret Brother and Sister Hubbard & Dudley
Amongst our Prisonrs & Slayn we find 10 or 12 Wampanoags
Source-Bodges History, page 192
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Second Letter of Joseph Dudley
Mr Smith's, 21, 10, 1675
May it please your honour
The comming of the Connecticut force to Petaquamscott, and surprisal os six and slaughter of five on Friday night, Saturday we marched towards Petaquamscott, though in snow, and in conjunction about midnight or later, we advanced: Capt. Mosley led the van, after him Massachusetts, and Plimouth and Connecticut in the rear; a tedious march in the snow, without intermission, brought us about two of the clock afternoon, to the entrance of the swamp, by the help of Indian Peter, who dealt faithfully with us; our men, with great courage, entered the swamp about twenty rods; within the cedar swamp we found some hundreds of wigwams, forted in with a breastwork and flankered, and many small blockhouses up and down, round about; they entertained us with a fierce fight, and many thousand shot, for about an hour, when our men valiantly scaled the fort, beat them thence, and from the blockhouses. In which action we lost Capt. Johnson, Capt. Danforth, and Capt. Gardiner, and their lieutenants disabled, Capt. Marshall also slain; Capt Seely, Capt. Mason, disabled, and many other officers, insomuch that, by a fresh assault and recruit powder from their store, the Indians fell on again, recarried and beat us out of, the fort, but by the great resolution and courage of the General and Major, we reinforced, and very hardly entered the fort again, and fired the wigwams, with many living and dead persons in them, great piles of meat and heaps of corn, the ground not permitting burial of their store, were consumed; the number of their dead, we generally suppose the enemy lost at least two hundred men; Capt. Mosely counted in one corner of the fort sixty four men; Capt. Goram reckoned 150 at least; But, O! Sir, mine heart bleeds to give your honor an account of our lost men, but especially our resolute Captains, as by account inclosed, and yet not so many, but we admire there remained any to return, a captive women, well known to Mr. Smith, informing that there were three thousand five hundred men engaging us and about a mile distant a thousand in reserve, to whom if God had so pleased, we had but been a morsel, after so much disablement: she informeth, that one of their sagamores was slain and their powder spent, causing their retreat, and that they are in a distressed condition for food and houses, that one Joshua Tift, an Englishman, is their encourager and conducter. Philip was seen by one, credilbly informing us, under a strong guard.
After our wounds were dressed, we drew up for a march, not able to abide the field in the storm, and weary, about two of the clock, obtained our quarters, with our dead and wounded, only the General, Ministers, and some other persons of the guard, going to head a small swamp, lost our way, and returned again to the evening quarters, a wonder we were not prey to them, and, after at least thirty miles marching up and down, in the morning, recovered our quarters, and had it not been for the arrival of Goodale next morning, the whole camp had perished; The whole army, especially Connecticut, is much disabled and unwilling to march, with tedious storms, and no lodgings, and frozen and swollen limbs, Major Treat importunate to return to at least Stonington; Our dead and wounded are about two hundred, disabled as many; the want of officers, the consideration whereof the Genreal commends to your honer, forbids any action at present, and we fear whether Connecticut will comply, at last, to any action. We are endeavoring, by good keeping and billetting oue men at several quarters, and, if possible removel of our wounded to Rhode Isalnd, to recover the spirit of our soldiers, and shall be diligent to find and understand the removals on other action of the enemy, if God please to give us advantage against them.
As we compleat the account of dead, now in doing, The Council is of the mind, without recruit of men we shall not be able to engage themain body.
I give your honor hearty thanks
for your kind lines, of which
I am not worthy
I am Sir, your honors
humble servant
Joseph Dudley
Since the writing of these lines, the General and Council have jointly concluded to abide on the place, notwithstanding the desire of Connecticut, only entreat that a supply of 200 may be sent us, with supply of commanders; and, whereas we are forced to garrison our quarters with at least one hundred, three hundred men, upon joint account of colonies, will serve, and no less, to effect the design. This is by order of the council.
Blunderbusses, and hand grenadoes, and armour, if it may, and at least two armourers to mend arms.
Source: Bodges History, page 193-194
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Letter of Captain Oliver
Narragansett 26th 11th month 1675
After a tedious march in a bitter cold that followed the Dec. 12th , we hoped our pilot would have led us to Ponham by break of day, but so it came to pass we were misled and so missed a good opportunity. Dec. 13th we came to Mr Smith's, and that day took 35 prisoners. Dec 14th , our General went out with a horse and foot, I with my company was kept to garrison. I sent out 30 of my men to scout abroad, who killed two Indians and brought in 4 prisoners, one of which was beheaded. Our amy came home at night, killed 7 and brought in 9 more, young and old. Dec 15th , came in John, a rogue, with pretense of peace, and was dismissed with this errand, that we might speak with Sachems. That evening, ho not being gone a quarter of an hour, his company that lay hid behind a hill killed two Salem men within a mile from our quarters, and wounded a third that he is dead. And at a house three miles off where I had 10 men, they killed 2 of them. Instantly, Capt. Mosely, myself and Capt Gardner were sent to fetch in Major Appleton's company that kept 3 miles and a half off, and coming, they lay behind a stone wall and fired on us in sight of the garrison. We killed the captain that killed one of the Salem men, and had his cap on. That night they burned Jerry Bull's house, and killed 17. Dec. 16th came that news. Dec 17th came news that Connecticut forces were at Petasquamscot, and had killed 4 Indians and took 6 prisoners. That day we sold Capt. Davenport 47 Indians, young and old for 80l. in money. Dec 18th we marched to Petaquamscot with all our forces, only a garrison left; that night very stormy; we lay, one thousand, in the open field that long night. In the morning, Dec. 19th , Lord's day, at 5 o'clock we marched. Between 12 and 1 we came up with the enemy, and had a sore fight three hours. We lost, that are now dead, about 68, and had 150 wounded, many of which recovered. That long snowy cold night we had about 18 miles to our quarters, with about 210 dead and wounded. We left 8 dead in the fort. We had but 12 dead when we came to the swamp, besides the 8 we left. Many died by the way, and as soon as they we brought in, so that Dec. 20th we buried in a grave 34, next day 4, next day 2, and none since. Eight died at Rhode Island, 1 at Petaquamscot, 2 lost in the woods and killed Dec. 20, as we heard since; some say two more died. By the best intelligence, we killed 300 fighting men; prisoners we took, say 350, and above 300 women and children. We burnt above 500 houses, left but 9, burnt all their corn, that was in baskets, great store. One signal mercy that night, not to be forgotten, viz. That when we drew off, with so many dead and wounded, they did not pursue us, which the young men would have done, but the sachems would not consent; they had but ten pounds of powder let. Our General, with about 40, lost our way, and wandered till 7 o'clock in the morning, before we came to our quarters. We thought we were within 2 miles of the enemy again, but God kept us; to him be the glory. We have killed now and then 1 since, and burnt 200 wigwams more; we killed 9 last Tuesday. We fetch in their corn daily and that undoes them. This is, as nearly as I can, a true relation. I read the narrative to my officers in my tent, who all assent to the truth of it. Mohegans and Pequods proved very false, fired into the air, and sent word before they came they would so, but got much plunder, guns and kettles. A great part of what is written was attested by Joshua Teffe, who married an Indian woman, a Wampanoag. He shot 20 times at us in the swamp, was taken at Providence Jan'y 14, brought to us the 16th, executed the 18th . A sad wretch, he never heard a sermon but once these 14 years. His father, going to recall him lost his head and lies unburied.
Source: Bodges History, pages 174-175
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A list of Major Saml Apleton souldjers yt were slayne & wounded the 19th Decemb. '75, at the Indians fort at Naragansett
In the Company of killed wounded
Major Appleton 4 18
Capt. Mosely 6 9
Capt. Oliver 5 8
Capt. Davenport 4 11
Capt. Johnson 4 8
Capt. Gardiner 7 10
Capt. Prentice 1 3
31 67
Of the officers, Capts. Davenport, Johnson, and Gardiner were killed, and Lieutenants Upham, Savage, Swain, and Ting were wounded.
Of the Connecticut troops 71 were killed.
Capt. Gallup- 10
Capt. Marshall- 14
Capt. Seeley- 20
Capt. Mason- 9
Capt. Watts- 17
Major Treat is said to have been the last man to have left the fort, commanding the rear guard of the army; and of captains, Gallup, Marshall and Seeley were killed, and Capt. Mason mortally wounded.
Of the Plymouth forces, Major Bradford, commander, and Benjamin Church of the General's staff were severely wounded, and of the soldiers the killed and wounded in both companies were twenty, by best accounts.
The grave of the forty buried at Wickford was marked by a tree called the "grave appletree", which was blown down in tha gale of September, 1815. The wounded were sent in vessels to Rhode Isalnd and well cared for.
The conduct of the Mohegan and Pequod allies is represented by Capt. Oliver as false, they firing in the air, but securing much plunder. I (George Madison Bodge) have found no other notice of their part in the batttle.
Source: Bodges History, pages 190-191
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ROSTER OF THE OFFICERS OF THE ARMY OF THE UNITED COLONIES,
As organized for the Naragansett Campaign, and mustered at Pettisquamscot, December 19, 1675.
General Josiah Winslow, Governor of Plymouth Colony
Commander-in-Chief
General Staff
Daniel Weld, of Salem, Chief Surgeon
Joseph Dudley, of Boston, Chaplain
Benjamin Church, of Little Compton, RI., Aid
Massachusetts Regiment
Samuel Appleton, of Ipswich, Major and Captain of First Company
Regimental Staff
Richard Knott, of Marblehead, Surgeon
Samuel Nowell, of Boston, Chaplain
John Morse, of Ipswich, Commissary
Officers of the Line
First Company: Jeremiah Swain, Lieutenant, Ezekiel Woodward, Sergeant (Acting Ensign)
Second Company: Samuel Mosely, Captain, Perez Savage, Lieutenant
Third Company: James Oliver, Captain, Ephraim Turner, Lieutenant, Peter Bennett, Sergeant (Acting Ensign)
Fourth Company: Isaac Johnson, Captain, Phineas Upham, Lieutenant, Henry Bowen, Ensign
Fifth Company: Nathaniel Davenport, Captain, Edward Tyng, Lieutenant, John Drury, Ensign
Sixth Company: Joseph Gardiner, Captain, William Hawthorne, Lieutenant, Benjamin Sweet, Ensign (promoted Lieutenant), Jeremiah Neal, Sergeant (promoted Ensign)
Cavalry Company ( "Troop"): Thomas Prentice, Captain, John Wyman, Cornet (promoted Lieutenant)
Plymouth Regiment
William Bradford, of Marshfield, Major and Captain of First Company
Regimental Staff
Mathew Fuller, of Barnstable, Surgeon
Thomas Huckins, of Barnstable, Commissary
Officers of the Line
First Company: Robert Barker, of Duxbury, Lieutenant
Second Company: John Gorham, of Barnstable, Captain, John Sparrow, of Eastham, Lieutenant, William Wetherell, Sergeant
Connecticut Regiment
Robert Treat, of Milford, Major
Regimental Staff
Gershom Bulkely, Surgeon
Rev. Nicholas Noyes, Chaplain
Stephen Barrett, Commissary
Officers of the Line
First Company: John Gallop, of Stonington, Captain
Second Company: Samuel Marshall, of Windsor, Captain
Third Company: Nathaniel Seely, of Stratford, Captain
Fourth Company: Thomas Watts, of Hartford, Captain
Fifth Company: John Mason, of Norwich, Captain
To the First and Fifth Connecticut Companies were attached Indian Scouting Companies, numbering seventy-five to each, made up mostly of Indians from the Mohegan and Pequod tribes.
Source: Bodge's History, page 182-183 He has Ancestral File Number 17DN-Q9. Old Village Of Wickford Near North Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island Parents: John "Of Roxbury" JOHNSON and Mary HEATH.
Spouse: Elizabeth PORTER. Captain Isaac JOHNSON and Elizabeth PORTER were married on 20 Jan 1637 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts. Children were: Mary JOHNSON.
Jackie Don JOHNSON.
Spouse: Annette Michelle BERRY. Children were: Jackie Don , Jr. JOHNSON.
Jackie Don , Jr. JOHNSON. Parents: Jackie Don JOHNSON and Annette Michelle BERRY.
James A. JOHNSON was born about 1842 in Missouri. He appeared in the census in 1850 in Scotland Co., Missouri. Living in household with parents. Parents: Irwin (Irvine) JOHNSTON and Elizabeth Ann MAGGARD.
Jehiel JOHNSON was born about 1710 in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut.
Spouse: Esther HALL. Jehiel JOHNSON and Esther HALL were married on 25 Nov 1747 in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut.
Jerusha JOHNSON was born about 1708 in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut. She died in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut. Place is assumed.
Spouse: John HALL. John HALL and Jerusha JOHNSON were married on 2 Nov 1737 in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut. Children were: Hannah HALL, Miles A. HALL.
John JOHNSON was born about 1550 in Kent, England. He died about 1643 in Kent Co., England. He signed a will on 14 Dec 1643. In it he names wife Alice, daughter Alice and husband John HOLMDEN, daughter Joane, daughter Susan and husband Jeremy MANNING, and sister Alice ROGERS. He has Ancestral File Number 8WK3-7H. Lived at Wilmington Parish, Kent, England. The home (called Barne End) which was the residence of the Johnson family from 1590 to 1648, was originally built about 1460, had a major addition in 1770, and still stands.
Parents: Reverend Geoffrey JOHNSON and Bridgette HARBOTTLE.
Spouse: Hannah THROCKMARTIN. John JOHNSON and Hannah THROCKMARTIN were married in 1586 in Kent Co., England. Children were: John "Of Roxbury" JOHNSON.
