Clare Rood/Mary Dodge descendants and ancestors

     Immigrant grandparents of 7ggf Roger Eastman:

1. His namesake and grandfather, Roger Eastman [9ggf ca.1611-1694] arrived in Boston harbor on 24 Apr 1638 aboard the sailing ship Confidence out of Southampton. Roger was listed on the manifest as age 25 and 'servant' of John Cole, age 40. This may be another case of deception, as migration at that time was not an unrestricted right. Nothing more than family tradition has his wife as Sarah (Smith) Eastman [9ggm ca.1621-1697] (no further info, but it is believed they married after separately arriving in Mass. Bay Colony).

2. His maternal grandparents, William Boynton [9ggf ca.1605-1686] and Elizabeth (Jackson) Boynton [9ggm 1618-1687] arrived in Boston harbor in Dec 1638, along with William’s younger brother John. They were one of 20 families aboard the John of London out of Hull, Yorkshire with Rev. Ezekiel Rogers. Also aboard was the first printing press in New England which was later used at Harvard College. They wintered in Salem before moving in the spring of 1639 with Rev. Rogers and others about 16 miles north to settle the new town of Rowley, Mass. Rogers served as pastor there until his death on 23 Jan 1661. On 3 Feb 1657, Boynton was engaged by the town of Rowley as a teacher. The church agreed to loan him £5, for enlarging his house for the accommodation of his school. He taught here for about 24 years. In addition to teaching, his occupations were “planter, weaver, tailor”.

 

     Immigrant grandparents and great grandparents of 7ggm Hannah (Kimball) Eastman, wife of Roger:

1. Richard Kimball [10ggf ca.1595-1675], his wife Ursula (Scott) Kimball [10ggm 1598-1661] and children including son Henry Kimball [9ggf 1615-1676] arrived in Watertown, Mass. in the summer of 1634 aboard the Elizabeth which sailed from Ipswich, Suffolk, England Apr 1634. Following 10ggm Usula’s 1661 death, Richard remarried the widow Margaret (Cole) Dow [8ggm ca.1610-1675] in Ipswich, Mass. She and Richard had no children together, but she and one of her sons from her first marriage, Thomas Dow [7ggf 1653-1728], appeared earlier in the 3ggf George Palmer Fish section of this project as one of Grampa Clare’s ancestors, yet again making Clare and Nonnie distant cousins.

2. Mary Riddlesdale, later Kimball [9ggm 1622-1672] arrived about 1635 with her mother Mary (Unknown) Wyatt [10ggm ca.1598-1683], her step-father John Wyatt [1594-1666] and two sisters; they settled in Ipswich, Mass. where 9ggm Mary would later marry 9ggf Henry Kimball (above). 10ggf Edward Riddlesdale, father of 9ggm Mary and first husband of 10ggm Mary had died 1631 in England. 10ggf Edward’s sister Susan (Riddlesdale) French [11ggm 1584-1658], aunt to 9ggm Mary and sister-in-law to 10ggm Mary, moved from England to Ipswich with her family in 1637. She is mentioned as an ancestor of 3ggf Philander Dodge in section G of his presentation, making Philander and his wife Thirza distant cousins.

3. Francis Jordan [9ggf ca.1610-1678] is first found in New England at Ipswich, Mass. in 1634. The following year he married Jane Wilson [9ggm ca.1610-1693]. No information found on her parentage or her arrival from England.

 

     Immigrant grandparents and great grandparents of 7ggf Ebenezer Wood:

1. In 1639, Edward Wood [10ggf 1598-1642] arrived in Charlestown, Mass. from Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England with his wife Ruth (Lee) Wood [10ggm ca.1599-1642] and children, including son Thomas Wood [9ggf 1632-1687]. Edward was a "biscuit maker," i.e. baker of sea biscuits to supply fishermen and mariners. It was a "good brown Bisket fit either for the Fishery or for Shipping Off" - bread of a certain coarseness with a quantity of bran remaining. The wife of 9ggf Thomas was named “Ann”, but the only things we know about her is that she was born in England and died 29 Dec 1714 in Rowley, Mass.

2. Edward Hazen [9ggf 1613-1683] arrived in Rowley, Mass. about 1647 with his first wife Elizbeth. Following Elizabeth’s 1649 death, Edward remarried 2 Mar 1650 to Hannah Grant [9ggm 1631-1716], who had arrived in 1638 with her parents (see following).

3. Thomas Grant [10ggf 1601-ca.1641], his wife Jayne (Haburne) Grant [10ggm 1602-va.1696] and four children including 9ggm Hannah (above) arrived in Boston harbor in Dec 1638. They were among the 20 families aboard the John of London out of Hull, Yorkshire with Rev. Ezekiel Rogers. Also aboard was 9ggf William Boynton (discussed in section B, b. above).

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     Immigrant grandparents and great grandparents of 7ggm Mary (Rudd) Wood, wife of Ebenezer:

1. Mary’s fraternal grandfather Jonathan Rudd [9ggf ca.1620-1658] (a leather worker) arrived in Connecticut Colony about 1639, a single man. Unfortunately, the first mention of 9ggf Jonathan in New England is on 2 Apr 1640 when he was before the Hartford court with other youths for being too intimate with Mary Bronson ("wanton dalliance and selfe pollution"). He was still sowing his wild oats on 4 Jan 1644 when he was one of several fined in the New Haven court for defective arms. Three months later he was fined with others for attending a drinking party. Shortly thereafter he began to settle down as on 1 Jul 1644 he took the Oath of Fidelity to New Haven Colony. The story of his 1647 marriage to 9ggm Mary (Unknown) is a cute one and has come to be known as “The Story of Bride Brook”. Jonathan and Mary were from Saybrook, Conn. and the wedding ceremony was performed by John Winthrop the younger (son of the Governor) who stood on the opposite (Massachusetts) side of a brook from the couple (who were on the Conn. Side) because his authority to perform marriages came from Mass. Bay Colony.

2. Mary’s maternal grandfather John Post [9ggf ca.1627-1710] arrived in New England before 1634 (age 6 or 7) with his parents Stephen Post [10ggf 1604-1659] and Eleanor or Ellen (Panton) Post [10ggm ca.1605-1670]. When 10ggf Stephen married, his marriage banns designate him as 'carpenter of Otham [Kent, England]', an occupation he continued in New England. The family first settled in Newe Town (later Cambridge), Mass. Bay Colony, when Stephen was granted 12 acres of land on 1 Sep 1634. They moved to Hartford, Conn. in 1636 with the Rev. Thomas Hooker and Stephen considered another of the founders of that city. In 1648, Stephen moved to Old Saybrook, Conn., where he died in 1659.

3. Although no birth records have been found, Mary’s maternal grandmother Hester Hyde [9ggm ca.1635-1703], (wife of 9ggf John Post above), was probably born in Mass. Bay Colony. Her father, William Hyde [10ggf ca.1598-1681] and unknown wife arrived from England possibly as early as 1633 with Rev. Thomas Hooker. William was in Hartford as an original proprietor by 1639, is listed in the Hartford land inventory of February 1640 and, like many others in our tree, is also considered a founder of that city.

 

     Immigrant grandparents and great grandparents of 7ggf Aaron Rising:

1. Aaron’s fraternal grandfather James Rising [9ggf 1618-1688] left London 30 Sep 1635 (age 18) aboard the Dorset bound for Bermuda. There is no record of him marrying during the 12 years he was there. In 1647 he was part of a small group of Puritan settlers, led by William Sayle, who were expelled from Bermuda for their failure to swear allegiance to the Crown. They left in search of a place in which they could freely practice their faith and settled in Eleuthera Island, Bahamas; they are known as the Eleutheran Adventurers. At some point, life in the Bahamas proved too much for James (really?) and on 20 Jun 1657 he was received as an ‘inhabitant’ in Salem, Mass. Shortly thereafter, on 7 Jul 1657, James married 9ggm Elizabeth Hinsdale (see next) in nearby Boston; the wedding was performed by Gov. John Endecott.

2. Aaron’s fraternal grandmother was Elizabeth Hinsdale [9ggm 1636-1669]. She arrived in Dedham, Mass. about 1637 (about 1 year old) with her parents Robert Hinsdale [10ggf ca.1617-1675] and Ann (Unknown) Hinsdale [10ggm ca.1616-1666]. 9ggm Elizabeth died Aug 1669, after giving birth to her fifth child the previous March. In 1652, 10ggf Robert moved nine miles west of Dedham and was one of 13 founders of Medfield; he served 6 years as one of the first group of Selectmen. About 1667, Robert moved to Hadley, Mass. in the Connecticut River valley where he remarried to the widow Elizabeth Hawks. On 13 Nov 1673, Robert, his four grown sons and others moved about 16 miles further north up the Conn. River from Hadley and founded Deerfield, Mass. Robert was Deacon of the first church there. The move proved to be ill-fated as, on 18 Sep 1675, Robert and three of his grown sons (Samuel, Barnabas and John) and many others were killed by Indians at the site now known as the Bloody Brook Massacre.

3. There are many variations in the spelling of his last name, but most genealogists agree that Robert McLaflin [9ggf ca.1639-1690], Aaron’s maternal grandfather, was born in Scotland and that he arrived in New England sometime prior to his 14 Oct 1664 marriage to Joanna Warner [9ggm ca.1642-Bef.1690]. There is also much speculation as to the origins of 9ggm Joanna and her parents, but none is definitive.

 

     Immigrant grandparents, great grandparents and older of 7ggf Samuel Harmon:

1. Samuel’s fraternal grandfather, John Harmon [9ggf ca,1617-1661] arrived in New England within a year of 6 May 1644 when he was assessed 8 shilling, 10 pence for his share of the 20 pounds raised " in part payment for ye Indian Purchase of ye Plantation" at Springfield, Mass.

2. Samuel’s maternal great grandfather, John Skinner [10ggf 1608-1650] is yet another of our ancestors recognized as a founder of Hartford, Conn. as in the land inventory of February 1639/40 he held three acres on which his dwelling house stood.

3. Joseph Loomis [10,11&12ggf 1590-1658] and Mary (White) Loomis [10,11&12ggm 1590-1652] arrived at Windsor, Conn. in 1639, supposedly in company with Rev. Ephraim Huit, who arrived at Windsor, Aug. 17, 1639. Joseph was a "Woolen-draper"- either a wholesale dealer or retail shopkeeper who sold silk, linen, and cotton piece goods, and other drapery. Joseph shipped ahead his goods-in-trade “diverse goods and chattells, victualls & commodities… which were put in three butts, two hogsheds, one halfe hogshed, one barrel, one tubb & three firkins” from England aboard the Ellen and John which arrived in Boston 17 Jul 1638.

   1. Joseph and Mary brought five sons and three daughters with them. All three daughters appear in separate branches of Nonnie’s family tree. Mary (Loomis) Skinner [10ggm 1620-1680], is the youngest of three and she married 10ggf John Skinner (above) and descends to Nonnie in this 3ggm Thirza (Eastman) Dodge branch. The oldest daughter Sarah (Loomis) Olmsted [11ggm 1617-1667] will appear in the 3ggm Julia (Lewis) Shumway section and the middle daughter Elizabeth (Loomis) Hull [9ggm 1619-1675] is found in the 3ggf John Gile section later in this project. I haven’t nailed it down, but I think that makes Nonnie some kind of a double cousin to herself.

4. William Filley [10ggf ca.1617-1686] is first found in New England at Windsor, Conn. in 1640. Some family papers speculate that, like Joseph Loomis above, he also arrived in 1639 with Rev. Ephraim Huit. On 2 Sep 1642, William married Margaret (Unknown) [10ggm ca.1621-1665] in Windsor; the marriage record has him "of Simsbury", about 12 miles from Windsor. Here we have another case of the branches of our family tree crossing, as two of 10ggp William and Margaret’s daughters are separately ancestors of 3ggm Thirza (Eastman) Dodge. Mary Elizabeth (Filley) Skinner [9ggm 1651-1734] is the maternal grandmother of 7ggf Samuel Harmon (above) and her sister Elizabeth (Filley) Winchell [9ggm 1650-1728] is the fraternal grandmother of Samuel’s wife 7ggm Deborah (Winchell) Harmon (next section).

 

     Immigrant great grandparents and older of 7ggm Deborah (Winchell) Harmon, wife of Samuel:

1. Robert Winchell [10ggf ca.1609-1668], arrived in Mass. Bay Colony about 1634 and was made a 'freeman' 6 May 1635 at the General Court. Settled in Windsor, then part of Mass. Bay Colony, later Connecticut.

2. 10ggf William Filley, mentioned above as the father of 9ggm Elizabeth (Filley) Winchell.

3. Stephen Taylor [10ggf ca.1622-1688], arrived in New England sometime before his 1 Nov 1642 marriage in Windsor, Conn. to 10ggm Sarah Hosford (see next).

4. William Hosford [11ggf ca.1595-aft.1655] arrived in Dorchester, Mass. in 1633 with wife Florence (Hayward) Hosford [11ggm 1594-1641] and 3 or 4 children including daughter Sarah Hosford [10ggm 1624-1647] (see above). He moved to Windsor 1635 and Springfield 1653. In 1654, William returned to England permanently; his second wife Jane followed the next year (she wrote her in her will dated 23 Jul 1655= "I being going after my husband into old England..."). They both died there.

5. Thomas Porter [10ggf bef.1619-1697] arrived in Hartford, Conn. before Jan 1640 when he was granted a home lot and thus is considered to be another one of the Founders of Hartford. On 20 Nov 1644, he married 10ggm Sarah Hart (daughter of Stephen, see next) in nearby Farmington, Conn.

6. Stephen Hart [11ggf ca.1599-1683] arrived in New England about 1633 and was admitted to the Cambridge, Mass. church prior to 14 May 1634. In Oct 1635, he was among the so-called “Adventurers Party” of twenty-five men who set out to explore the area that would become Hartford, Conn. led by John Steele.