Clare Rood/Mary Dodge descendants and ancestors
Four grandparents of #23 Matilda Trow [3ggm 1806-1872] and their ancestors
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Joseph Trow [5ggf 1743-1833] immigrant ancestors:
Although you will see many immigrant ancestors of Joseph listed below, I have not been able to find one with the name ‘Trow’. The first Trow appearing in our tree in George Trow [7ggf ca. 1665-1749], grandfather of 5ggf Joseph. Neither the parents (or older) of George nor his place of birth have been identified for certain. Many trees in ancestry.com claim that 7ggf George was born in Beverly, Mass. and others, including his WikiTree profile, have him born in England. Neither side provide support for their position, but I have chosen to go with Beverly. In Oct 1690, George was part of the Battle of Quebec, the ill-fated American (English) expedition of Sir William Phips. George Trow was "wounded in the back by a ball". The English immigrant ancestors of Joseph include:
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Roger Conant [9ggf 1592-1679]: Contrary to some accounts that Roger arrived in 1623 in the ship Anne, only his brother Christopher Conant was on the Anne. In Bradford's history, mention is made of an unnamed 'salter' [possibly Conant] who may have arrived in Plymouth Colony aboard the Charity in March 1624. Roger first settled in Nantasket, at the southern end of Mass. Bay but shortly after was invited by the Dorchester Company to move to Cape Ann at the north end of the same bay and serve as governor of that place. Roger was a ‘drysalter’; part of an organization of skilled professionals that produced and traded chemicals used in the preservation of food (especially fish). Gov. Bradford of Massachusetts Bay Colony was not kind in his description of Conant’s abilities as a salter. However, he may have been biased as Conant defused a potentially explosive situation between Bradford and the fishermen of Cape Ann. Following the failure of the Cape Ann settlement, Conant led a small group west and in 1626 settled a new area later known at Salem. He is therefore credited as a founder of that town and a statue honoring him was erected in 1913. One of those who followed Conant to Salem was 9ggf Thomas Gardner, mentioned in the previous section of 3ggf George Palmer Fish. More details of the life of Roger Conant can be found at WikiTree and Wikipedia.
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Rev. William Walton [9ggf ca. 1600-1668] attended Emmanuel College in Cambridge, England, receiving a BA degree in 1621 and a MA degree in 1625. He arrived in New England about 1635 with wife Elizabeth Cooke [9ggm ca. 1605-1674] and daughter Elizabeth Walton [1629-1674], who later married 8ggf Lot Conant (son of 9ggf Roger, above). The Waltons settled first at Hingham, Mass. and moved to Marblehead about 1638, where he became the first minister.
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Osmond Trask [8ggf 1622-1675] arrived a single man sometime before 1649. He had five children (Sarah, Edward, John, Mary and William) with first wife Mary (Unknown) and seven children (Samuel, Benjamin, Joseph, Elizabeth, William, Jonathon and Edward) with second wife Elizabeth Galley [8ggm 1640-1709]. Here again we have the situation where we descend from two different children of Osmond and Elizabeth- 1) from Joseph Trask [7ggf 1668-1735] through above Joseph Trow down to Clare and 2) Elizabeth (Trask) Herrick [7ggm 1676-aft. 1708] who we will see in the 3ggf John Gile section of Nonnie’s tree. Once more, Clare and Nonnie are distant cousins.
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John Galley [9ggf ca. 1605-1683] arrived in Salem, Mass. about 1634. On 6 Oct 1635, the Mass. Bay court fined him “20s for knowing his wife carnally before marriage.” She was Florence (Unknown) [9ggm 1605-1686]. No further information on Florence.
Martha A. Dodge [5ggm ca. 1746-1843], wife of Joseph Trow, immigrant ancestors:
Several times so far in this project we have had occasions where the family trees of Clare Rood and Mary (Nonnie) Dodge crossed. You might guess that an analysis of this Dodge branch of Clare’s tree would reveal a connection to Nonnie’s… and you would be correct- brothers William and Richard Dodge were each 7-great grandfathers of Clare; and Richard (but not William) was an 8-great grandfather of Nonnie. The English immigrant ancestors of 5ggm Martha Dodge include:
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William Dodge [9ggf ca. 1604-aft.1685] arrived in Old Salem, Mass. Bay Colony on 29 Jun 1629, a single man aboard the Lyons Whelp, “a neat and nimble ship of 120 tons, which sailed from Gravesend, April 25, 1629, from the Isle of Wight, May 11 following and landed at Salem this date, having made a more rapid voyage than many did”. A May 1629 letter from the Governor of the Mass. Bay Colony in London to John Endicott in New England asked "that you would appoint William Dodg, a skillful and painful husbandman, the charge of a team of horses". There were five related and contemporaneous men by the name of ‘William Dodge’ in the Beverly/Salem area: 1) this man "Farmer William"; 2) his son "Captain William"; 3) this later man's son "Deacon William"; 4) William, son of Lt. John and grandson of Farmer William; and 5) nephew of Farmer William (son of his brother Michael) who married Elizabeth Haskell.​
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William’s son, Capt. John Dodge [8ggf 1636-1723], “served against the Narragansetts" in what is known as King Philip's War. John was a ‘miller’ and owned a mill at the head of Beverly Cove. John and his wife Sarah Proctor [8ggm ca. 1638-1705] had 7 children, their youngest being Jonathan Dodge [7ggf 1676-1756]. An interesting note on Sarah (Proctor) Dodge- on 19 Aug 1692, as part of the Salem Witch Trials, her oldest brother John Proctor was hanged for witchcraft; his third wife Elizabeth was also sentenced to be hanged for witchcraft, but was reprieved, due to her being pregnant.
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Richard Dodge [9&10ggf ca. 1602-1671] was the older brother of 9ggf William Dodge (above). Richard arrived in Salem around 1638, about nine years after his younger brother. Richard came with his wife Edith (Unknown) [9ggm ca. 1603-1678] and four children including son Lt. John Dodge [9ggf 1631-1711]. Richard was an early (1653) financial supporter of Harvard College and in 1667, he and Edith helped to establish the Beverly Congregational Church.
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Richard’s daughter, Sarah (Dodge) Woodbury [8ggm 1641-1726] was one of five additional children born to 9ggf Richard and Edith. Sarah’s daughter Jerusha Woodbury [7ggm 1680-1746], married her first cousin 7ggf Jonathan Dodge, son of Capt. John (above).
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John Proctor [9ggf ca. 1594-1672] (age 40, husbandman out of Suffolk) arrived in New England about Jun 1635 aboard the Susan & Ellen out of London with wife Martha (Harper) Proctor [9ggm ca. 1607- 1672] (age 28) and 2 children John (age 3) and Marie (1). Son John is the one mentioned above as being hung for witchcraft.
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John Woodbury [9ggf ca. 1583-bef.1641] arrived in New England in 1624 (most probably as a widower, possibly aboard the Zouch Phoenix) and settled in Cape Ann, at the north end of Massachusetts Bay. Note that he was joining other settlers in our tree- 9ggf Roger Conant (above, Joseph Trow section) and 9ggf Thomas Gardner (Humphrey Dow section of George Palmer Fish presentation). In 1626, all three families (and others) moved to the area now known as Salem. In 1627, Woodbury traveled back to England to explain to those interested, financially and otherwise, as to the conditions, needs and prospects of the settlement. He returned to Salem in 1628 where he died before Jan 1641 when, at a meeting of the Salem Court this date, he was noted as "absent, now dead".
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William Fiske [9ggf 1613-1654] arrived in Salem, Mass. in 1637. His father had died four years earlier in England and his mother died aboard ship during the trip. In 1643, according to Wenham town records, William “received liberty… to keep an ordinary” (public house), and in 1646 was licensed “to sell wine and strong water”.
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Austin Killam [9ggf 1587-1667] arrived in Salem, Mass. in 1637, possibly aboard the Mary Anne, with his wife Alice (Gorball) Killam [9ggm 1598-1667]. One of his ancestors indicates that Austin’s occupation was a ‘measurer’- he ran lines for the division of town lines; most certainly, he was also a farmer.
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William Lamson [9ggf ca. 1615-1658] "Of his arrival we know nothing, but he went to Ipswich soon after he landed”; on 5 Feb 1637, he was granted 6 acres of planting ground there. About 1641, he married Sarah (poss. Ayers) [unk.-ca. 1692]. William died young (about 43) and he left Sarah with 8 young children- age 15 years to 24 weeks.
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John Perkins [10ggf 1583-1654] arrived in Boston harbor 6 Feb 1631 on the first trip of the Lyon with wife Judith (Gater) Perkins [10ggm 1588-1654] and five children including son Thomas Perkins [9ggf 1622-ca. 1686]. The family left Bristol, England 1 Dec 1630- a stormy passage of 67 days. The ship carried a total of 20 passengers including Rev. Roger Williams who later founded Rhode Island. Perkins settled in Ipswich where, in 1632, two land areas were “reserved for John Perkins to take fowl with nets”.
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Zaccheus Gould [10ggf 1589-1668] arrived in New England about 1638 with wife Phebe (Unknown) [10ggm unk.-1663] and five children including oldest daughter Phebe Gould [9ggm 1620-aft.1691], who about 1640, married 9ggf Thomas Perkins (above).
Nathaniel Phelps II [5ggf 1746-1836] immigrant ancestors:
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Henry Phelps [9ggf ca.1615-aft.1672] arrived in New England about 1634, some say aboard the Hercules out of Southampton, a single, young man. About 1640, he married for the first time- Eleanor Batter [9ggm unk.-bef.1660]; it’s not found when she arrived in New England. On 31 Jul 1660, sometime after Eleanor’s death, Henry was “complained of at the county court in Boston, for beating his son, John Phelps [8ggf ca.1645-1685], and forcing him to work carrying dung and mending a hogshead on the Lord's day, for intimacy with his brother's wife, and for entertaining Quakers. John was to be given over to his uncle, Mr. Batter (presumably his mother's brother) and to pay to Mr. Batter what the boy's grandmother left to him.” In truth, Henry and his brother’s widow Hannah (Baskel) Phelps may have married ‘off the record’ of the Mass. Bay Colony as she and Henry’s brother had been Quakers when married. Quaker marriages were quiet affairs and not usually recorded in court documents as required. About 1664, in order to avoid the harassment of being Quaker, Henry sold all his property in Mass. Bay Colony and they moved to Perquimans, Carolina Colony.
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Thomas Antrum [9ggf 1601-1662] arrived in Boston harbor 3 Jun 1635 aboard the James from New Sarum, England with wife Jane (Batter) Antrum [9ggm 1609-bef.1662]; their first residence was Salem. Thomas was a weaver, a Cord Winder, and a Ropemaker. A Ropemaker was always in demand- many of the ships that came to Salem had to buy a lot of new rope. Jane most probably was a sister of 9ggm Eleanor (Batter) Phelps (above). If so, Thomas and Jane’s daughter Abigail (Antrim) Upton [8ggm 1648-aft.1685] married (1667) her first cousin 8ggf John Phelps, mentioned just above.
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John Putnam [10ggf 1580-1662] arrived in New England between 1638 when he was a church warden at Aston Abbots, England and 1640 when he received a grand of land in Salem (current Danvers), Mass. He came with his wife Priscilla (Gould? or Deacon?) Putnam [10ggm ca.1586-1662] and several children including son Nathaniel Putnam [9ggf 1619-1700].
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John Putnam [8ggf 1657-1722] was a son of 9ggf Nathaniel and grandson of 10ffg John Putnam. In 1692, during the Salem Witch hysteria, 8ggf John and his first cousin, Edward Putnam, signed the complaint against four-year-old Dorcas Good. Along with other members of his family, he would also swear out complaints and testify against numerous other people. During the trial of Rebecca Nurse, Mary Easty, and Sarah Cloyce, John and his wife would give a deposition blaming the death of their eight-
week-old child, who appeared to be having fits, on witchcraft. When the whole witch affair was over, several of the wronged members of the church met at his home in 1698, where the majority agreed to live and “love together”. This was just one week after the ordination of the Reverend Joseph Green.
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Richard Hutchinson [10ggf ca.1602-bef.1682] with wife Alice (Bosworth) Hutchinson [10ggm ca.1606-bef.1668] and four children including daughter Elizabeth Hutchinson [9ggm 1629-1688] arrived in Salem, Mass. about 1634 (per family history). They settled in the vicinity of Whipple and Hathorne's Hill. NOTE: Don’t confuse (like I did) this daughter 9ggm Elizabeth with the daughter of Thomas Hutchinson of the same name in the next section. This Elizabeth Hutchinson married in Salem about 1648 9ggf Nathaniel Putnam (above), while the other Elizabeth Hutchinson married in Redding, Mass. about 1650 8ggf Isaac Hart (next section). I have not been able to find a familial connection between 10ggf Richard Hutchinson and 9ggf Thomas Hutchinson, both in Mass. Bay Colony at the same time.
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John Cutler [10ggf ca.1600-1638] arrived in Hingham, Mass. in 1637 aboard the Rose of Yarmouth, England with wife Mary (Unknown) Cutler [10ggm ca.1600-1681], 7 children including son Samuel Cutler [9ggf 1629-1700] and a servant. John died within a year of his arrival in New England. As 10ggm Mary did not remarry until 1649, a family story indicates the young children “were probably cared for by Deacon Robert Cutler, of Charlestown, doubtless a relative”.
Dorcas (Hart) Phelps [5ggm 1750-1831], wife of Nathaniel Phelps II, immigrant ancestors:
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Thomas Hutchinson [9ggf ca.1586-ca.1630], wife Anne (Browne) Hutchinson [9ggm ca.1603-1669] and daughter Elizabeth Hutchinson [8ggm ca.1622-1700] arrived in Old Salem, Mass. in Jun 1630 in the Winthrop Fleet consisted of about 700 passengers on 11 ships sailing from Yarmouth, Isle of Wright. Thomas was listed as a member of the church in Charlestown, Mass. on 30 Jul 1630; he must have died soon after, as his wife remarried in 1631.
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Isaac Hart [8ggf ca.1614-1698] arrive in New England in 1637 aboard the Rose, on which he embarked Yarmouth, England 11 Apr 1637. He was listed as a servant to Richard Carver (age 60) of Scratby, Norfolk, his
wife Grace (40), twin daughters Elizabeth and Susanna (18) and 2 other servants. Note that 10ggf John Cutler (section above on Nathaniel Phelps) and his family were also aboard the Rose. About 1650, Isaac married 8ggm Elizabeth Hutchinson (above). On 15 May 1692, during the Salem Witch Trials, 8ggm Elizabeth (Hutchinson) Hart was accused by Ann Putnam, was imprisoned as a witch and held until 7 Dec 1692 when the governor stopped the arrests and trials.
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Josiah Dastin [9ggf ca.1623-1671] It is not found when he arrived (a single man), but it would have been before 1645 when he married Lydia Emmons [9ggm ca.1619-1693]. Josiah has been described as “one of the founders and leading land owners of Reading, Mass.” Despite Josiah’s apparent good reputation, the Dastin family was caught up in the Salem Witch trials with four family members accused. On 30 Apr 1692, about 20 years after
Josiah’s death, a witchcraft complaint was filed against his widow 9ggm Lydia by Captain Jonathan Walcott and Thomas Putnam alleging that she had afflicted Mary Walcott, Ann Putnam, Mercy Lewis, and Abigail Williams. Also charged were two daughters of Josiah and Lydia- Sarah Dustin and Mary (Dustin) Colson [8ggm 1650-1716] and 8ggm Mary’s 15 year old daughter (and Lydia’s granddaughter) Elizabeth Colson [7ggm 1676-1725]. Elizabeth had fled, could not be located by the authorities and escaped imprisonment,
but the other three were jailed for several months. All three were found not guilty at their Jan/Feb 1693 trials, but could not be released until payment of court costs. Daughters Sarah and Mary were able to pay those and were freed, but 74 year old Lydia could not and, on 10 Mar 1693, she died in the Boston prison, Middlesex County.
In the years following the trials and executions, some involved, like judge Samuel Sewall and accuser Ann Putnam, publicly confessed error and guilt. On 14 Jan 1697, Massachusetts’ General Court ordered a day of fasting and soul-searching over the tragedy of Salem. In 1702, the court declared the trials unlawful. And in 1711, the colony passed a bill restoring the rights and good names of the accused, as well as granting a total of £600 in restitution to their heirs. But it wasn’t until 1957—more than 250 years later—that Massachusetts formally apologized for the events of 1692.
