Samuel BILL

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BEF. 1705 owned Spectacle Island-Boston Harbor

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SPECTACLE ISLAND lies in Boston harbor 3 1/2 miles from the wharf,
between Castle and Long Islands. It was, for the most part, in the
possession of the Bill family for about three quarters of century. The
first record of sale or transfer to this family of which there is any
positive knowledge, is a deed of three lots granted by James Bill, of
Pulling Point, to Thomas Bill, of Boston, bearing date Dec. 13, 1666.The
above Thomas Bill and his wife Abigail Bill, by deed in 1680, conveyed
all their interest in Spectacle Island (about 35 acres) to their son
Samuel Bill. He subsequently became possessed of the entire Island,and
it was known for many years after by the name of "Samuel Bill's Island."
He continued in the ownership up to the time of his decease, August 18,
1705, when two thirds of it passed by will into the hands of his son,
Samuel Bill, Jr.
At a later date, this son acquired absolute title and held it up to
1729-30, when it passed into the possession of his brother, Richard Bill,
of Boston. It was during the ownership of Samuel Bill, Sr., in theyear
1684, when the titles by which the Colonists held their lands werelikely
to be put in jeopardy, in consequence of the insidious counsel of some of
the resident authorities of the home government, that the following deed
from an Indian Chief called Josiah or Wamputuck, and several of his
counsellors, was thought useful.
Note:
"To all Christian People to whom these presents shall come. JOSIAH,son
and Heyer, of Josiah otherwise called Wamputuck, late Sachem of the
Massachusetts Country in New England, Sendeth Greeting:--Know ye thatI
the said Josiah, son of Josiah, for diverse causes and good
considerations me thereunto moving, and in particular for and in
consideration of a valuable consideration of money to me in hand payd
before the ensealing of this deed by Samuel Bill of Boston, Butcher, HAVE
with knowledge and consent of my wise men and Councellors, WillamAhaton,
Sen., William Ahaton., Jun., and Robert Mamentaug, Given, granted,sold,
enfeoffed, and confirmed, and by these presents Do fully, freely and
absolutely give, grant, sell, enfeoffe, convey and cofirme unto thesayed
Samuel Bill his heyeres and Assignes forever one certain Island,Scituate
in the Massachusetts Bay, commonly known and called by- the name of
Spectacle Island in the present possession of the same Bill, with all
rights, priveledges and appurtenances thereunto in any wise appertaining
and belonging. To have and to Hold the same and every part and parcel
thereof unto Him the same Samuel Bill his Heyeres and Assigns to his andtheir sole
Use and benefit, in firm and indefeasible estate of inheritance in fee
Simple forever. And the said Josiah for himself his heyeres,Executors,
Administrators and successors, doth hereby covenant and promise to
The said Samuel Bill his heyers and Assigns, that at the time of the
ensealing and delivery of these presents that (according to Indianright
and title) he is sole owner and proprietor of the said Island, andhatch
fill power and authority to sell and convey the same as above sayd,and
that the sayd bargained Island with all its priveledges, rights and
appurtenances belonging, will and doth unto the sayd Samuel Bill, his
heyers and Assigns forever sufficiently warrant and defend against
himself his heyers and successors, and against all and every otherperson
whomsoever having, claiming or pretending to have or claim and Indian
right, title or interest in or to the same or any part or parcelthereof.
In witnesse whereof the said Josiah and his counsellors above sayd
have hereunto put their hands and seals this thirtieth day of April,in
the year one thousand six hundred eighty-four.
Note:
Signed, sealed and delivered JOSIAH his mark ===o
(L.S.)
in the presence of WILLIAM
HAHATON (L.S.)
George Merriott OLD WILLIAM his
A mark AHATON (L.S.)
Experience Fisher * ROBERT
MAMENTAUG his Z mark (L.S.)
Note:
Josiah, Indian Sachem, and his Counsellors acknowledged this to betheir
Act and Deed, May 1st, 1684, before me,
William Stoughton

Samuel married Elizabeth WEBSTEAD in 1682 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Elizabeth was born on 21 Feb 1657 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; died on 25 Nov 1730 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Elizabeth married Joseph ANDREWS on 16 May 1705 in Of Dorchester, Essex, Massachusetts. Joseph was born on 25 Dec 1675 in Dorchester, Essex County, Massachusetts; died on 28 Nov 1732 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: 1683, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts

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WFT Ref # 3588 Vol 7

Samuel married Sarah SHAPELY on 19 Mar 1701 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Sarah was born about 1681 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; died on 15 Jul 1720 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Richard Bell
• Name: Richard Bills
• Occupation: Merchant
• _UID: 42DEFE02AE0F435297B87F6675380D91F14C
• Residence: 1685, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts

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owner of Spectacle Island

Richard married Mehitable MINOT on 1 Oct 1733 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. Mehitable died in Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Richard married Sarah DAVIS on 30 Jun 1709 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Colony. Sarah (daughter of Benjamin DAVIS and Sarah RICHARDS) was born on 16 Aug 1683 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America; was christened on 19 Aug 1683 in Old South Church, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America; died on 24 Apr 1727 in British Colonial America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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On July 1774 John and Anna Bickmore, and Elizabeth Bickmore, widow of George Bickmore, were among the 57 inhabitants of Meduncook who agreed not to import any goods from Great Britain until port of Boston, Massachusetts was opened.

"Early Bickmore History" Document: Includes a copy of a petition signed by John, his wife Anna, and his mother Elizabeth. The petition follows:
"This being a day pitched upon by the general court of Boston, under the advice of the Governor for a day of fasting and prayer through out the Province, on account of our dangerous situation with regard to our liberties_ _ We, of the inhabitants of Meduncook, met, at the minister's house and after our religious service, the following covenant, composed at Boston and sent to us was signed as follows:
" We the people of Meduncook, having taken into consideration the precarious state of liberties of New England and more especially, the present disturbed condition of this Province, do, in the presence of God, solemnly and in good faith, covenant and engage with each other: that:- - From henceforth we will suspend all commercial intercourse with the said Island of Great Britain until the said act for blocking up said harbor be repealed- -We will not buy purchase or consume or suffer anyone else to do so, any goods, wares, or merchandise
that shall arrive from Great Britain from and after the last day of August, 1774. We agree to break off all commerce etc. with all persons who continue to import goods from Great Britain or shall purchase from those who do import. We, further, agree to purchase no article from those who have not signed this covenant."
" I __________ of ___________ in the company of ___________ do, solemnly swear that the goods on hand have not been imported from Great Britain since Aug. 1774, and will not import or purchase, of any persons importing any goods, as aforesaid, until the harbor of Boston shall be opened & we are fully restored to the free use of our constitutional rights & charter & lastly, we agree, that after this or a similiar covenant has been offered to any person, &, they refuse to sign it or produce the oath, above said we will consider them as contumacious (sic) importers and withdraw all commercial relations with them, so far as not to purchase of them any articles, whatsoever, and publish their names to the world."

Signed_ _ July 14, 1774
"Witness our hand"
John Bickmore and wife Anna
Elizabeth Bickmore
These names were included in the list of some of the people who constituted the town of Meduncook, Maine.(Friendship).
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Another reference for covenant signed by John, Anna and Elizabeth Bickmore is "Records of Meduncook Plantation and Friendship, Maine 1762-1899" by Melville Bradford Cook, p. 10-11. Words are slightly different than above.

Elizabeth married George BICKMORE on 2 Apr 1730 in Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. George (son of Samuel BICKMORE, Jr and Mary BAYLEY) was born about 1705 in Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; was christened on 13 Jul 1729; died on 12 Jan 1774 in Friendship, Knox County, Maine; was buried in Garrison Island, Friendship, Maine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Samuel married Mary DAVIS on 3 Aug 1740 in Didham, Massachusetts. Mary was born about 1722; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Samuel married Grace NORCROSS on 12 Jul 1769. Grace and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Family/Spouse: Jane FAWAR. Jane and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Family/Spouse: John LITTEN. John and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Ancestry: ; Great great grandfather of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd President of the USA
• FamilySearch ID: LHGV-5RT
• LifeSketch: ; Ephriam Bill was a prominent citizen of Norwich, CT
• Military: ; BILL, EPHRAIM DAR Ancestor #: A010115 Notice: TREAT AS NEW ANCESTOR (WHY?) Service: CONNECTICUT Rank: CAPTAIN Birth: 8-15-1719 NEW LONDON CONNECTICUT Death: 11-24-1802 NORWICH CONNECTICUT Service Description: 1) SUPT. OF BUILDING SHIPS & INTRENCHMENTS -tc
• _UID: 2753920B05E44B69825A9A69C1C7A2A25FED
• Residence: 1800, Norwich, New London, Connecticut; Ephraim Bill in the Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999

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WFT Ref # 3588 Vol 7

Ephraim married Lydia HUNTINGTON on 3 Apr 1746. Lydia (daughter of Joshua HUNTINGTON and Hannah PERKINS) was born on 15 Mar 1727 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut; died on 23 Sep 1798 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Elizabeth married Joshua HENSHAW on 27 Dec 1733 in Brattle St. Ch., Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.. Joshua was born on 2 Aug 1703 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; died on 5 Aug 1777 in Dedham, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: 1727, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
• Alt. Birth: 15 Apr 1727, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts

Sarah married Edmund Grice DOLBEARE on 13 Feb 1755 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Edmund (son of William DOLBEARE and Mary HOOKER) was born on 5 Jun 1726 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; died on 27 Feb 1784 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; was buried in Bur Granary 50, Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Military Service: Soldier in the America Revolution

Sources of Information for Compiler, Gordon E. White

Reference for covenant signed by, John, Anna and Elizabeth Bickmore wastaken from the history of Friendship, Maine.

" Early Bickmore History " Document: Includes a copy of a petition signedby John, his wife Anna, and his mother Elizabeth, The petition follows;

" This being a day pitched upon by the general court of Boston, under theadvice of the Governor for a day of fasting and prayer through out theProvince, on account of our dangerous situation with regard to ourliberties-- -- We, of the inhabitants of Meduncook, met, at theminister's house and after our religious service, the following covenant,composed at Boston and sent to us was signed as follows. " viz-- --

" We the people of Meduncook, having taken into consideration theprecarious state of liberties of New England and more especially, thepresent disturbed condition of this Province, do, in the prescence ofGod, solemnly and in good faith, covenant and engage with each other:that -- -- from henceforth we will suspend all commercial intercoursewith the said Island of Great Britain until the said act for blocking upsaid harbor be repealed -- -- We will not buy purchase or consume ofsuffer anyone else to do so, any goods, wares, or merchandise that shallarrive from Great Britain from and after the last day of August, 1774. Weagree to break off all commerce etc. with all persons who continue toimport goods from Great Britain or shall purchase for those who doimport, We further agree to purchase no article from those who have notsigned this covenant. "

" I_________of_________in the company of __________do, solemnly swearthat the goods on hand have not been imported from Great Britain sinceAugust 1774, and will not import or purchase, of any persons importingand goods, as aforesaid, until the harbor of Boston shall be opened andwe are fully restored to the free use of our constitutional rights andcharter and lastly, we agree that after this or a similiar covenant hasbeen offerd to any person and they refuse to sign it or produce the oath,above said we will consider them as contumacious (sic) importers andwithdraw all commercial relations with them, so far as not to purchase ofthem any articles, whatsoever, "an publish their names to the World."

Signed -- -- July 14, 1774 Witnes our hand --- -- John Bickmore and WifeAnna, and Elizabeth Bickmore

John married Anna WADSWORTH in Feb 1756 in Of Friendship, Maine. Anna was born about 1738 in Meduncook, Lincoln County, Maine; died in in Friendship, Knox County, Maine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Christened: 10 Jun 1732, Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts

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Elizabeth married Nathaniel KING on 21 Jul 1759 in Boston, Massachusetts. Nathaniel was born about 1739; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Thankful married Ebenezer CRANE in Jul 1764 in Friendship, Knox County, Maine. Ebenezer was born about 1735; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Martha married Jacob GRAFFAM, Jr. on 19 Apr 1764 in Friendship, Knox County, Maine. Jacob (son of Jacob GRAFFAM and Mary MOODY) was born about 1739 in Knox, Maine; died on 12 Jan 1774. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Samuel married Mary DAVIS in 1763. Mary was born on 16 May 1750 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; died in in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Richard married Abigail KENNY on 31 Mar 1768 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. Abigail was born about 1748 in Roxbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Abner married Sarah BROWN on 27 Feb 1772. Sarah was born about 1754; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Family/Spouse: Ruth DEAMON. Ruth and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Family/Spouse: Hannah BULLARD. Hannah and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Rebecca married Abraham DORR on 10 Sep 1786 in Roxbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Abraham and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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WFT Ref # 3588 Vol 7
Marriage date and location shown as May 11, 1772 in Norwalk
, Fairfield,Connecticut

Lydia married Joseph HOWLAND on 26 May 1772 in Norwich, Connecticut. Joseph was born on 30 Sep 1749 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; died on 3 Mar 1836 in New York City, New York Co., New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Elizabeth married Daniel Lathrop COIT on 23 Nov 1786. Daniel was born on 10 Sep 1754 in New London, New London County, Connecticut; died in 1833. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Family/Spouse: Thomas LATHROP. Thomas was born about 1769; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Family/Spouse: Joseph HENSHAW. Joseph was born on 20 Dec 1727 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; died on 17 Mar 1794 in Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• MilitaryService: 1 Sep 1778, United States; Military Service

Notes:

William grew up at the same time that changes were sweeping
Massachusetts and rebellion was in the air. He moved fro
m Boston to
Hartford, where he married.
When open hostilities broke out, he was commissioned an ensign Jan. 1.
1777, and served under Capt. Jos. A. Wright's County Connecticut Regimentof
Foot commanded by Philip B. Bradley. On Jan. 4, 1778, he was promoted to
2nd Lt.. He is listed, on June 1, 1779, as an officer in the 5th
Connecticut Battalion, under Capt. Thaddeus Weed; promoted lieutenant,
1780. He was at Germantown, Valley Forge, Monmouth and Stony Point.
General George Washington granted him leave in July, 1779. At this time
William was serving as paymaster for his unit. In July, 1780, he received
a promotion to 1st Lt. After war's end, he and his family settled in
New York state.
He is buried in Milton Cemetery, Onandaga County, New York

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The following information was extracted from his Military Record.

Commission Ensign January 1, 1777, Served in Capt. Joseph A. WrightCounty, in a Connecticut Reg't of Foot Commanded by Col. Phillip B.Bradley.

Promoted to 2nd Lt. January 4, 1778, Served in Capt Solomon Strong'sCounty, in a Connecticut Reg't of Foot Commanded by Col. Phillip B.Bradley


Listed as Lt. June 1, 1779 Served in Capt. Thaddeus Weed's County, 5thConnecticut Batt'n, Commanded by Phillip B. Bradley.

In the roll dated July 1779 was absent by leave of his Excellancy GeneralGeaorge Washington.

Listed as Paymaster July 1779

Promoted to 1st Lt. July 1780

The family chart states that the Fifth Regiment was raised in 1777 andwas in Battles of Germantown, Monmouth, Stoney Point and wintered atValley Forge 1777-78.

copies of William Henshaw military records are from the original held byTrescott Henshaw who got them from his son in law who got them from thenational archive during World War 2.

His two oldest sons served in the Revolutionary War as boys. Nathainelwas a prisoner in Bermuda for 14 month

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The following was excerpted from the book "Millard Fillmore Biography ofa President by By Robert J. Rayback"

Only a few years before his birth, his father and mother, Nathaniel andPhoebe Fillmore, had been in the vanguard of a great westward migration.They had been only two among the hopeful-thousands who had crossed theAppalachian Mountains, east of which the nation had huddled for nearlytwo centuries. They had added their day-to-day activities to those ofothers to make the great central plateau and valley of the continentburgeon with homemaking, lumbering, farming, road and canal building,cotton growing, and moral and political reform.

Later generations were to look with awe and wonder at their ancestors'tremendous re-creation of civilization. Yet the Fiflmores, like otherpioneers, had not sought heroism. Rather a combination of slicksalesmanship and personal frustration had tricked them into abandoningtheir native New England for a fresh start in a region only recentlyfreed of bloody Indian wars. The Fillmores were more prone to curse thancelebrate the events that had pushed them into this wilderness.

During the Revolution, New York had set aside nearly one and one-halfmillion acres of land in central New York to pay bonuses promised its warveterans. Few qualified veterans ever settled in the reserved area. Likethe remainder of New York's vast twelve-million-acre public domain, thisMilitary Tract, too, had passed quickly into the hands of real estatepromoters. The process was common throughout the nation, and the salesmenof these land promoters traveled the globe for customers. FarmerNathaniel Fillmore, whose stone-strewn lands near Bennington, Vermont,gave little hope for the future, fell easy prey to a land agent's glowingpicture of the fertility of central New York's Military Tract. In 1799 heand his brother Calvin purchased sight unseen, a farm in Locke township,Cayuga County.

Expectations of a better life had warmed them to the back-breaking tasksof clearing fields and raising a cabin while their wives filled thechinks between the logs. Yet their anticipations were ill-founded.Instead of fertile loam, the Fillmore brothers found unyielding clay.Instead of prosperity, they found poverty.

For Nathaniel the birth of Millard was a brief distraction from mountingmisfortunes. To his woes of poor crops, poor weather, and a crowded cabinwas added a defective land title a common frontier ailment that waspeculiarly vicious in the Military Tract. Faulty surveys, claim-jumping,ignorance, and downright chicanery had so confused the region's legaltitles that the state sent a team of commissioners to review and settleall land titles in the area. The Fillmore brothers, unable to defendtheir ownership against the commissioners' findings, packed theirfamilies and few belongings on the farm wagon and moved a few miliesnorth to Sempronius.

William Henshaw and his family took up land in Milton Township, Cayuga Cojust a few miles from the Fillmore's prior to 1796. James and Joshuamarried in that area in 1801 and moved to Aurora Township, Erie County afew years later. The Fillmore Family also moved to Aurora Township, ErieCounty about 1822.

William married Elizabeth GILBERT on 14 May 1767 in Hartford County, Connecticut. Elizabeth was born on 13 Dec 1746 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut; died on 7 Mar 1826 in Aurora, Erie County, New York; was buried in Griffins Mills Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Joshua married Catherine HILL on 16 Mar 1769. Catherine was born about 1746; died on 7 Sep 1822. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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John married Sarah COREY on 12 Aug 1790 in Roxbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Sarah was born about 1767; died on 22 Feb 1825 in Roxbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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He was a lawyer and Clerk of the Court at Newbury, Massachu
setts.

Andrew married Sarah PRINCE on 10 Feb 1780 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. Sarah was born about 1755; died on 22 Jun 1822. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Occupation: Cooper
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Edmund (3), son of Edmund Grice Dolbeare, was born in Boston, March 5,1757. According to an obituary of his son in the New England HistoricGenealogical Register and "Tea Leaves of 1774", he was a fellowapprentice and afterward a partner with Henry Purkett in the business ofcooper in South street.

His residence was near Dr. Eliot's meeting house where he died in April,1796. His estate was not administered. He was a member of the Boston TeaParty. He was a soldier in the revolution from Grafton and Boston inCaptain Luke Drury's company, Colonel Jonathan Ward's regiment, July toNovember, 1775 (p. 848, vol. IV., Soldiers and Sailors in theRevolution). He took the place of Solomon Brooks in the army. In 1790,the first federal census, as printed by the government does not show hisname, but a better copy, published by the city of Boston shows that hehad one male under sixteen and seven females in his family (p. 501). Inthe same volume we find Mary Dolbeare and Sarah Dolbeare, both doubtlesswidows, owners of property on Clarke street. We know of but one child byname, Edmund Phillips, mentioned below.

Family/Spouse: Christine FRANKS. Christine was born in 1759; died in Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Benjamin Dolbeare
• Name: Dolbere DOLBEAR
• _UID: 5446FA6EBE3248569F7C79A6BEABF5143CE7
• Residence: 1759, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
• MilitaryService: 22 Apr 1835, Somerset, Somerset, Maine

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DOLBIER, Benjamin. Private, Capt. Ebenezer Battle's County, Col. WilliamMcIntosh's reg't.; enlisted March 23, 1778, discharged April 5, 1778;service, 15 days; company marched to Roxbury; also, descritpive list ofmen raised to reinforce Continental Army for the term of 6 months,agreeable to resolve of June 5, 1780, returned as received of Justin Ely,Commissioner, by Brig. Gen. John Glover, at Springfield, July 16, 1780;age 20 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 2 in.; complexion, ruddy; engaged for town ofNeedham; marched to camp July 16, 1780, under command of Capt. ZebulonKing; also, pay roll for 6 months men raised by the town of Needham forservice in the Continental Army during 1780; marched July 12, 1780;discharged Jan. 15, 1781; service, 6 mos. 14 days.

DOLBEARE, Benjamin. Return of men raised agreeable to resolve of Dec. 2,1780; engaged July 30, 1781; engaged for town of Needham.

DOLBER, Benjamin, Needham. List of men raised for the 6 months serviceand returned by Brig. Gen. Paterson as having passed muster in a returndated Camp Totoway, October 25, 1780.
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8/30/1997 -- It appears that Benjamin changed the spelling of the familyname from what his father used, perhaps to match his uncle BenjaminDolbier. (DHD)

Benjamin married Ruth EDES on 9 Apr 1787 in Needham, Massachusetts. Ruth (daughter of Peter EADES, III and Sarah MORFIN) was born on 8 Dec 1764 in Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 17 Jan 1835 in Freeman, Franklin, Maine; was buried in Strong Cemetery, Franklin, Maine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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