Clare Rood/Mary Dodge descendants and ancestors

    Immigrant ancestors of 7ggf Samuel Guile (Note: no info on Samuel’s wife Mary Goppy):

1. Variations in the spelling of this family name include Gile, Guile and Gild. About 1636,the grandfather of 7ggf Samuel, also named Samuel Guile [9ggf 1613-1684] arrived in Mass. Bay Colony in the company of his sister Ann and brother John, settling in Dedham. In 1640, he was one of the first 12 settlers of Pentucket (current Haverhill, Essex Co.), Mass. Haverhill was the 30th town founded in Mass., 49th in New England. It was there on 1 Sep 1647 that Samuel married Judith Davis [9ggm 1629-1667], who was born in England and arrived a young girl with her parents (next).

2. The parents of 9ggm Judith (Davis) Guile were James Davis [10ggf ca.1595-1679] and Cicely (Thayer) Davis [10ggm 1600-1673] who married 11 Jun 1618 in Glouchestershire, England. James and Cicely arrived in New England prior to 24 Dec 1639 when James received grant of 80 acres in the first land division of Hampton, Mass. Bay Colony (current New Hampshire). James was also among the initial 12 men granted permission to establish a new settlement in Haverhill, but he didn't actually make his move from Hampton to Haverhill until May 1644.

3. The mother of 7ggf Samuel was Sarah (Garfield) Sutton/Guile [8ggm 1655-1725] whose grandfather, Edward Garfield [10ggf 1583-1672] we first met in Clare’s tree- the 5ggm Elizabeth (Ward) Mitchell section of the tree of 3ggf William Warner. There 10ggf Edward was the father of 9ggm Rebecca (Garfield) Mixer with his second wife. Here, Nonnie descends from 10ggf Edward and his first wife (Unknown) through their son Samuel Garfield [9ggf 1613-1684]. 9ggf Samuel and his widowed father 10ggf Edward arrived in Watertown, Mass. about 1634. It was there in 1644 that 9ggf Samuel married as his first wife Susanna Benefield [1625-1652] and they would have 3 children together. Following Susanna’s death, 9ggf Samuel remarried her much younger sister Mary Benefield [9ggm ca.1638-1709]. Mary had been an orphan since the age of 3, but lived with Emanuel and Katherine White until marrying Samuel at age 14. Nonnie descends from their daughter 8ggm Sarah.

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    Immigrant ancestors of 7ggf Henry Hodge (Note: uncertain wife):

1. The Hodge family appears twice in this family tree of 3ggf John Gile. Here 7ggf Henry is the son of John Hodge [8&9ggf 1643-1692] and his wife Susanna (Denslow) Hodge [8&9ggm 1646-1698]. See also section “G” below” for the details on 7ggf John Hodge III, whose father 8ggf John Hodge II was a brother of 7ggf Henry. It has not been found when the first of the Hodge clan immigrated, but it was certainly from England.

2. The parents of 8&9ggm Susanna were Henry Denslow [9&10ggf ca.1615-1676] and Susannah (Unknown) Denslow [9&10ggm unk-1683]. Henry was born in Dorsetshire, England and immigrated sometime prior to his marriage to Susannah about 1645. 9&10ggf Henry was killed by Indians 4 Apr 1676 (age 61) at what was known then as Pine Meadows (current Windsor, Conn.). No further information of 9&10ggm Susannah.

 

    Immigrant grandparents of 7ggf Joshua Rea, Jr.:

1. This family name is also sometimes spelled Ray. Joshua’s immigrant grandfather was Daniel Rea or Ray [9ggf ca.1597-1662]. 9ggf Daniel has been described both as a ‘seaman’ and a ‘cooper’ (barrel maker), both of which may be true. He is first found in New England in 1630 when he bought a plot of land in Plymouth Colony, but soon moved to Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony, as stated in a letter from Gov. Bradford of Plymouth to Gov. Winthrop of Mass. There are no records to support when or where (England or New England) he married Bethia (Unknown) [ca.1606-aft.1672] or whether their son Joshua Rea or Ray [8ggf ca.1627-aft.1701] was born in England or New England. In 1692, 8ggf Joshua (keeper of the ship-tavern at Salem) and his wife Sarah (Waters) Rea [8ggm 1630-1700] (parents of 7ggf Joshua, Jr.) were among 39 of the most prominent members of the community to sign a petition on behalf of Rebecca Nurse, one of the accused Salem witches. Despite these efforts, she was ultimately found guilty and hung 19 Jul 1692.

 

    Immigrant ancestors of 7ggm Elizabeth (Leach) Rea, wife of Joshua (above):

1. The first of the Leach family in New England were Lawrence Leach [10ggf ca.1580-1662], his wife Elizabeth (Mileham) Leach [10ggm ca.1585-1674] and children including son Richard Leach [9ggf 1619-1687]. In 1629, possibly aboard the Talbot, 10ggf Lawrence brought a Letter of Recommendation from Matthew Cradock, first governor of the Mass. Bay Company (in England) to his counterpart John Endecott, colonial governor of the Colony: "We desire you to take notice of one Lawrence Leach, whom we have found a careful and painful man, and we doubt not, he will continue his diligence. Let him have deserving respect." The family settled in Salem, and according to The Great Migration, “Leach was, true to Craddock’s description, painstakingly diligent. His leadership in Salem was quietly competent. Usually on the jury rather than in front of it…”.

2. It is not found when Sarah Fuller [9ggm ca.1622-1687] and her widowed mother Anne (Unknown) Fuller [10ggm ca.1583-1662] arrived from England, but it would have been before 1645 when 9ggm Sarah married  9ggf Richard Leach (above) in Mass. Bay Colony.

3. The maternal grandfather of 7ggm Elizabeth was Thomas Flint “of Salem” [9ggf ca.1600-1663], referred to as such to differentiate him from another of the same name. Sometime before 1638, 9ggf Thomas and his brother William migrated to Massachusetts and Thomas is listed as taking the freeman oath in Salem in March 1637/8, the earliest date we have of his residence in Salem. Thomas married Ann (Unknown) [9ggm ca.1623-1668] in Salem prior to 1645, when their oldest child was born. On 20 May 1667, their daughter Elizabeth (Betty) Flint [8ggm 1650-1719] married John Leach [8ggf ca.1647-1717] in Salem; John was the son of 9ggf Richard Leach (1. above).

 

    Immigrant ancestors of 7ggf Stephen Herrick:

1. Stephen’s fraternal grandfather was Henry Herrick [9ggf ca.1598-1671]. He was NOT born 16 Aug 1604 in Beau Manor Park, Leicesteshire, England to Sir William and Lady Joan Herrick. That Henry Herrick, son of that famous couple, went to Virginia and is a different person, despite wishful thinking contrary. The parents of our Henry are not found and the first record of him in New England is on 19 Oct 1630 when he requested to be a freeman in Salem that date. Family historians like to make him part of the 11 ship Winthrop Fleet, arriving June 1629.

2. About 1636, 9ggf Henry married Editha Laskin [9ggm ca.1612-aft.1677] in Salem. 9ggm Editha arrived in Salem about 1635 with her parents  Hugh Laskin [10ggf ca.1587-1659] and his wife Alice (Unknown) Laskin [10ggm ca.1590-1658]. Several genealogists claim the family arrived 1628 on the Abigail. There is no passenger list for this vessel, and no record directly places 10ggf Hugh in New England before 1635.

3. Stephen’s maternal grandfather was Robert Cross [9ggf 1612-1695] who arrived in New England and settled in Ipswich not long before his 20 Aug 1635 marriage there to Anna Jordan [9ggm 1617-1677] (see next). For his part in the Pequot War (1636-38), 9ggf Robert was granted six acres of marsh in Ipswich. In a move you don’t see every day, 9ggf Robert had his wife's step-mother Susanna Jordan arrested 29 Nov 1670 in Ipswich. Stephen Jordan, Anna's father (see next), made a will leaving half the movable estate to Cross and brother-in-law John Andrews. They had to sue for that and costs they had incurred, including 20 cows. Verdict was found in their favor.

4. On 24 Mar 1634 at Southampton, England, Stephen Jordan [10ggf 1581-1644] "took the Oathes of Supremacy, & Alleigeance to pass for New England in the Mary & John of London, Robert Sayres master." Travelling with him were his first wife (Unknown) Jordan [10ggm unk-bef.1660] and two daughters including 9ggm Anna (above). The journey typically took about 2 months and the family first settled in Ipswich. Following the death of his first wife, 10ggf Stephen married the widow Susanna (Unknown) Merrill. It was her that 9ggf Robert Cross sued (above).

 

    Immigrant ancestors of 7ggm Elizabeth (Trask) Herrick, wife of Stephen (above):

1. The immigrant father of 7ggm Elizabeth was Osmond Trask [8ggf 1622-1675], who we first met in the 3ggm Matilda Trow section of this project. 8ggf Osmond was the father of 12 children. As detailed in the Trow section, Clare descends from Osmond’s son Joseph Trask [7ggf ca.1668-1735]. Here Nonnie descends from Osmond’s daughter 7ggm Elizabeth Trask.

2. On the maternal side of 7ggm Elizabeth’s tree we find her grandfather as the immigrant. As discussed in the Trow section, John Galley [9ggf ca.1605-1683] arrived a single man in Salem about 1634 and it was there that he married Florence (Unknown) [9ggm 1605-1686]. There is no further information on 9ggm Florence.

 

    Immigrant ancestors of 7ggf John Hodge III:

1. The fraternal grandparents of 7ggf John III were John Hodge I and Susanna (Denslow) Hodge, who were discussed in section “B” above on his uncle 7ggf Henry Hodge.  

2. No information has been found on 8ggm Margaret (Unknown) Hodge, wife of John II and mother of John III.

 

    Immigrant grandparents of 7ggm Mary (Steele) Hodge, wife of John III (above):

1. Mary’s father was Barrett Steele [8ggf 1676-1713]. Many family trees try to make him the son  of Samuel Steele and Mary Boosey. None of the records I have found for Samuel list a son Barrett (or other spelling) and all were born substantially earlier than Barrett. Therefore, I list his immigrant ancestors as “unknown”. Her mother was Mary Brooks [8ggm 1677-1723] who married 8ggf Barrett 30 Dec 1697 in Springfield, Mass.

2. The parents of 8ggm Mary (Brooks) Steele were William Brooks [9ggf between 1610/31-1688] and Mary (Burt) Brooks [9ggm 1635-1689] (see next). The wide range of dates of birth for 9ggf William is due to uncertain parents. Early dates would indicate he was born in England; later ones would mean New England. Nothing definitive has been found either way, but he settled in Springfield, Mass. and later moved to Deerfield, Mass. where he died.

3. 9ggm Mary Burt arrived in New England about 1638/39 as a toddler with her parents Henry Burt II [10ggf 1595-1662] and Eulalie (Marchen) Burt [10ggm 1597-1690] and six siblings. About Feb 1654, 9ggm Mary Burt (age 18) gave birth to an illegitimate daughter Remembrance, fathered by her brother-in-law Sgt. Samuel Wright, Jr., husband of Mary's sister Elizabeth. In Mar 1654, Samuel & Mary were found guilty of 'committing wickedness'. He was ordered to pay for the child's upkeep and both were to receive '12 lashes on their naked body'. Mary was also to receive 10 more later, which she avoided by paying a fine of 30 shilling. On 18 Oct 1654 (7 months later), 9ggm Mary Burt married 9ggf William Brooks (above) who adopted Remembrance and raised her as his own. In addition, William and Mary had 16 children together.

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    Immigrant grandparents of 7ggf Richard Gilman II:

1. The father of 7ggf Richard II was Richard Gilman [8ggf 1647-1697] who was born, married and died in Hartford, Conn. I have found no support for any of his ancestry.

2. The mother of 7ggf Richard II was Elizabeth Adkins [8ggm 1648-1697]. Her father, Josiah Adkins [9ggf 1620-1690] was born in England. It is not known when he arrived in New England, but it would have been before his marriage, about 1644 in Hartford, Conn., to Elizabeth Andrews [9ggm ca.1625-1673]. She was also born in England and arrived in New England prior to the wedding.

 

    Immigrant ancestors of 7ggm Elizabeth (Burnham) Gilman, wife of Richard:

1. The fraternal grandfather of 7ggm Elizabeth was Thomas Burnham, Sr. [9ggf ca.1617-1688] who arrived in New England about 1635 a single man and settled in Hartford. He is referred to as Thomas Burnham of Hartford to differentiate him from two other men of that name who came to the Americas about that time. About 1640, 9ggf Thomas married Anna Wright [9ggm 1620-1703] in Hartford (see next).

2. 9ggm Anna Wright (above) arrived in 1630 (age 10) with her widowed father Richard Wright [10&11ggf ca.1595-1667] and several siblings, including younger sister 10ggm Elinor (Wright) Clark. 10&11ggf Richard and 10ggm Elinor were previously discussed as immigrant ancestors of #28 3ggf Abraham Cranmer in section “D, 3” of his portion of this project.

3. The maternal grandfather of 7ggm Elizabeth was Josias Hull [9ggf 1616-1675] who arrived in Mass. Bay Colony about 1632 as a young man with several siblings and his parents, George Hull [10ggf 1590-1659] and Thomasine (Mitchell) Hull [10ggm 1592-bef.1654]. The family first settled in Dorchester, Mass. and about 1636 moved to Conn. Colony. In 1641, 9ggf Josias married Elizabeth Loomis [9ggm 1619-1675] in Windsor, Conn. (see next).

4. 9ggm Elizabeth Loomis arrived in Windsor, Conn in Aug 1639 with her parents Joseph Loomis [10,11&12ggf 1590-1658] and Mary (White) Loomis [10,11&12ggm 1590-1652] and 5 brothers and 2 sisters. This is the family that Nonnie descends separately from all three daughters. We previously met youngest daughter 10ggm Mary (Loomis) Skinner as an immigrant ancestor of #25 3ggmThirza (Eastman) Dodge (section F, 3) and oldest daughter 11ggm Sarah (Loomis) Olmsted as an immigrant ancestor of #27 3ggm Julia (Lewis) Shumway (section H, 8).

 

    Immigrant ancestors of 7ggf Joseph Potter II:

1. Both grandfathers of 7ggf Joseph were among 60 free planters (founders of the New Haven Colony) who on 4 Jun 1639, assented to the "Fundamental Agreement of the New Haven Colony" for self-government. A court which "ruled by the word of God and no other" was established to appoint a magistrate and officials. They were 9ggf William Potter II (#2 below) and 9ggf William Ives (#3 below). Potter’s son 8ggf Joseph would marry (in 1657) Ives’ daughter 8ggm Phebe and they would become the parents of 7ggf Joseph II. Two other ancestors in a previous part of this tree were also signers of the Fundamental Agreement. Both are found in the 3ggf Abraham Cranmer section of this project- 10ggf William Tuttle in part “C, #1” and 10ggf James Seeley in part “I, #1”.

2. Three generations of the Potter family immigrated from England. William Potter II [9ggf 1608-1662] and his wife Frances (Unknown) Potter [9ggm ca.1609-aft.1663] arrived in Boston Harbor 8 Oct 1635 aboard the Abigail from Plymouth, England with about 220 passengers plus livestock. The ship arrived with smallpox. With them was their son Joseph Potter I [8ggf 1635-1669] who was 20 week old when they sailed. The third generation to arrive in New Haven was the oldest- Hannah (Langford) Potter [10ggm ca.1584-1659], the twice-widowed mother of 9ggf William. Her second husband John Beecher came ahead of the family to scout New Haven, but died there in 1637. 10ggm Hannah arrived on 26 Jun 1638 with her sons John Potter and Isaac Beecher. She was allowed to set up house on the land where Beecher had settled.

   • It is probably a good thing that 10ggm Hannah died a few year before her son 9ggf William Potter. Despite his signing of the Fundamental Agreement and submitting to being “ruled by the word of God and no other”, I must put William as yet another member of the Rood Family Hall of Shame along with Thomas Rood. On 6 Jun 1662, William was executed (hanged) for the crime of ‘bestiality’. The famous American Congregational minister and author Cotton Mather [1663-1728] wrote of the incident in volume 2 of his Magnalia Christi Americana. <Click here> for the details (part III starting at the bottom of page 405 to 407).

3. William Ives [9ggf ca.1607-1648] – popular belief has him arriving in Boston harbor  aboard the Truelove which sailed from London 19 Sep 1635, bound for New England. However, Anderson in The Great Migration does not believe this (and he is usually right). In any case, as mentioned in part 1. above, 9ggf William is found in New Haven by Jun 1639 when he signed the Fundamental Agreement.  The Early List of Estates published by the New Haven Church in 1640 lists 9ggf William Ives with two people in his household; the second person is most likely his wife, but her name is not given (see next).

4. “Goodwife” (Unknown) Ives, later Bassett [9ggm ca.1620-between 1662-1684].  Unfortunately, there are no records that indicate her given name at all. She is called Goodwife, Sister, or "wife of" in the Colony Records. Following the 1648 death of her first husband 9ggf William Ives (above), she married William Bassett [9ggf 1624-1684] (see M, 2 below), and she was listed in the record as "wid. William Ives". This unnamed woman is my 9th great-grandmother two different ways: Her daughter Phebe with first husband William Ives is my 8th great-grandmother and so is her daughter Abiah with 2nd husband William Bassett.

 

    Immigrant ancestors of 7ggm Mary (Sherman) Potter, wife of Joseph (above):

1. The Sherman family that arrived in 1635 and settled in Watertown, Mass. included Edmund Sherman [10ggf ca.1572-1641], his wife Grace (Makin) Sherman [10ggm ca.1578-aft.1643] and most probably son Rev. John Sherman [9ggf 1613-1685] and other younger children. The parents moved to Wethersfield, Conn. by 1638, and to New Haven by 1640. They moved shortly thereafter to Fairfield, Conn., where Edmund died.

   • 9ggf John Sherman was a minister. Also, he was a Fellow of Harvard College, where he lectured for over 30 years. According to 1936 The Colonial Clergy... in New England, "his sermons were distinguished for beauty of style and language; he was a recognized authority in astronomy." He was the first minister of Branford, New Haven Colony where he served until January 1646/7 when he was called to Watertown, Mass., to fill the pastorate there, and continued in this office until his death (age 71). He was taken suddenly ill while delivering a guest sermon at his son James's church in Sudbury and died three days later in his house at Watertown.

2.  Rev. Nicholas  Street [9ggf 1603-1674] was baptized 26 Jan 1603 in Bridgewater, Somerset, England, the son of Nicholas and Susanna (Gilbert) Street. His mother died within a month of his birth and his father when he was 13 years old. As eldest son, he inherited the estate called Rowbarton. On 24 Feb 1624/25, he received a B.A. degree from Pembroke College, Oxford University. He was ordained in England. He came to New England sometime after 1630 and there is no information on his wife or marriage which took place in New England. In 1637 he was installed as teacher over the church at Taunton, Plymouth Colony, the same day that Rev. William Hooke was installed pastor. On 26 Nov 1659, he was installed as teacher over the First Church in New Haven, an associate of Rev. John Davenport (also mentioned in “N, 1” below). He labored there the remainder of his life.

 

    Immigrant ancestors of 7ggf Joseph Lines:

1. The first record of our Lines family in New England is in 1644 when Ralph Lines [9ggf ca.1623-1689] took the Oath of Fidelity in New Haven Colony: “"Itt was further ordered thatt no person or persons shall hereafter be admitted as an inhabitant in this jurisdiction or any of the plantations therein butt he or they shall take the said oath upon his or their admittance." I have not been able to confirm the claim by some that his parents also immigrated to New Haven. All that is known of the wife of 9ggf Ralph is that her first name was Alice (Unknown) Lines [9ggm ca.1628-1689]. She was most probably born in England and did die in New Haven.

2. William Bassett [9ggf 1624-1684] was mentioned in section “K, 4” above as the second husband of 9ggm “Goodwife” (Unknown) Ives. They married 7 Nov 1648, the same day the inventory of her first husband Ives was presented to the New Haven court; Bassett, betrothed to the widow, was required to "put in security" that her children would receive their inheritance as provided in Ives' will. In 1681, Abiah Bassett [8ggm 1657-aft.1712], daughter of 9ggp William and “Goodwife”, married Ralph Lines II {8ggf 1652-1712], son of 9ggp Ralph and Alice Lines (above); Ralph II and Abiah would go on to have 12 children, including 7ggf Joseph.

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    Immigrant ancestors of 7ggm Hannah (Bradley) Lines, wife of Joseph (above):

1. The first Bradley in New England, William Bradley II [9ggf 1619-1691], was born 4 Sep 1619 in West Yorkshire, England to William and Elizabeth. His father was an officer in the Parliamentary Army, a staunch Cromwell man. After William's mother died in 1634, his father entrusted him to Theophilus Eaton, John Davenport & a company of gentlemen who arrived in Boston in 1637. They spent three years preparing a settlement at New Haven and it is uncertain whether William arrived with them in 1637 or later in 1641. In either case, he took the oath of fidelity and was made a freeman in New Haven on 5 Aug 1644. It was there that he married Alice Prichard [9ggm ca.1625-1692] (see next).

2. 9ggm Alice Prichard arrived in New England about 1636 with her parents Roger Prichard [10ggf ca.1600-1671] and Frances (Unknown) Prichard [10ggm ca.1602-1651] along with her younger brother Nathaniel and sister Joan. There are many variations in the spelling of the last name. On 18 Feb 1645, 9ggm Alice married 9ggf William Bradley II (above). He was "of New Haven"; she was "of Springfield, Mass." One record says they married in Saybrook, Conn. Two children of 9ggp William and Alice Bradley appear separately in our tree:

   • Son Benjamin Bradley [8ggf 1657-1728] married Elizabeth Thompson [8ggm 1657-1718] (see 3 below) in Conn. Colony and they are the parents of 7ggm Hannah (Bradley) Lines, subject of this section.

   • About 1707 (age 59), daughter Martha Bradley, widow of Samuel Munson and Eliasaph Preston, married the widower 8ggf Capt. Daniel Sherman (age 65). 8ggf Daniel was the father of 7ggm Mary (Sherman) Potter profiled in section “L” above.

3. Due to the very common name, there is much confusion concerning John Thompson [9ggf ca.1631-1674], father of 8ggm Elizabeth (above) other than that he was born in England, married Ellen Harrison [9ggm 1631-1690] (see next) in New Haven about 1651 and died in East Haven, Conn.

4. 9ggm Ellen Harrison arrived in New England about 1640 with her parents Richard Harrison [10ggf 1593-1653] and Margaret (Picke) Harrison [10ggm 1598-1655] plus six other siblings. They family first settled in Wethersfield, then later moved to Branford, New Haven Colony.