New England Colonists, 1600-1700 Crossman-Daniels

Crossman

John was born at Somersetshire, England and was one of the early settlers of Taunton, Mass. in 1639.

　

Crossthwayte or Crosswait

Charles was at Boston pre-1671.

　

Croswell

Thomas was living at Charlestown, Mass. pre-1680.

　

Croutch or Crouch

William was at Charlestown, Mass. in 1654.

　

Crow

Christopher was a freeman at Windsor, Conn. in 1658.

John was at Charlestown, Mass. in 1635 before removing to Yarmouth, Mass. in 1638.

John was an original proprietor at Hartsford, Conn. in 1637.

William was from Coventry, England before showing up at Plymouth, Mass. in 1643.

Yelverton, or Elverton, was at Plymouth pre-1643, where he is seen living at Yarmouth, Mass..

　

Crowell(see Crow)

　

Crowfoot

Joseph was at Springfield, Mass. in 1658.

　

Crowther

John was at Portsmouth, N.H. in 1631.

　

Cudworth

James was at Scituate, Mass. by 1634(after arriving in N.E. two years earlier) and is also found at Barnstable, Mass..

Jonathan was the brother of the preceding and is found at Scituate, Mass. pre-1667.

　

Cullick

John was from Felstead, Essex, England and is found at Hartford, Conn, in 1639, later at Boston by 1659.

　

Culliver

John was a mariner at Boston in 1655.

　

Culver

Edward was a wheelwright at Dedham, Mass. pre-1640. He is then found at Roxbury, Mass. and New London, Conn by the 1650s and lastly at Mystic, Conn. in 1662.

　

Cummings

David was at Dorchester, Mass. in 1664.

Isaac was born in 1601 at England and is found at Ipswich, Mass. in 1639. He is then found at Topsfield and Salem, Mass..

Richard was at Isle of Shoals, N.H. and Portsmouth, N.H. by 1645. He was a freeman in Mass. in 1669 before dying at Scarborough, Maine in 1676.

　

Cundy

Samuel was at Marblehead, Mass. in 1674.

　

Cunliff or Cunlith

Henry was a freeman at Dorchester, Mass. in 1644 before moving to Northampton, Mass. in 1659.

　

Cunningham

Andrew was at Boston in 1684.

Patrick was living at Springfield, Mass. pre-1685.

　

Curney or Corney

John was married at Gloucester, Mass. in 1670.

　

Currier

Richard was a millwright and planter who was born in 1616 at either Scotland or England. He is found at Salisbury, Mass. in 1640 before removing to Amesbury, Mass. in 1651.

　

Curtis or Curtice

Deodate was at Braintree, Mass. in 1643.

Francis was married at Plymouth, Mass. in 1671.

George was at Boston in 1640.

Henry was born at England in 1607 and was at Watertown, Mass. in 1635. He was also at Sudbury, Mass. in 1636.

Henry was at Windsor, Conn. in 1645.

Henry was a resident of Boston in 1657.

Henry was an inhabitant of Marblehead, Mass pre-1674, when he is found at Pemaquid, Maine.

John came from Sussex, England and settled at Roxbury, Mass. in 1638. He is then found at Wethersfield, Mass. in 1639. He must have died a couple years later because his widow and two sons, John and William, are found at Stratford, Conn..

John settled at Scituate, Mass. first and then lived at Topsfield, Mass.. He left no issue.

Lt. Phillip, of Roxbury, had his hands cut off and was killed during the War of King Philip, in Nov., 1675.

King Philip

Richard, brother of John of Scituate, was at Marblehead in 1648 and at Scituate the following year.

Richard was a freeman at Dorchester, Mass. in 1642.

Richard was at Salem pre-1646.

Richard is found at Boston in 1657.

Samuel was at Northampton, Mass. in 1668.

Theophilus was a freeman at Woburn, Mass. in 1684.

Thomas, brother of John and Richard of Scituate, was at Scituate and then to York, Maine.

Thomas was at Wethersfield, Conn. pre-1639, being found at Wallingford, Conn. by 1670.

William was at Roxbury, Mass. in 1632.

William, brother of John, Richard and Thomas of Scituate, came to Scituate in 1643.

William was at Salem pre-1658.

Zaccheus came to Salem from Dounton, Wiltshire, England in 1635 and later removed to Gloucester, Mass..

　

An old wood cut of King Philips War

Cushing

David was at Exeter, N.H. in 1655.

Matthew, son of Peter of Hardingham, England and baptized in 1589, came from Hingham, England to Hingham, Mass. in 1638.

Theophilus, brother of the preceding, came to Hingham in 1633 but left no issue.

　

Cushman

James was at Scituate in 1639.

Robert was born at Canterbury, England in 1580 and is found at Plymouth in 1621. He then returned to England in 1625, leaving a son, Thomas, in the care of Gov. Bradford.

John Carver, Robert Cushman and King James I

Gov. Bradford

　

Cuthertson

Cuthbert was a Dutchman who came to Plymouth in 1623 and died before 1633.

　

Cutler

James was born at Sprowston, Norwich, England in 1606 and is found at Watertown, Mass. in 1634. He then went to Cambridge, Mass. and Lexington, Mass. by 1651.

John came from Sprowston, England to Hingham in 1637, but died the following year, leaving 4 sons, Henry, John, Samuel and Thomas.

John was married at Woburn, Mass. in 1650.

Samuel was born in 1629 and is found at Marblehead, Mass. in 1654.

Samuel was a resident of Charlestown, Mass. in 1683.

　

Cutt or Cutts

John was a merchant son of Richard, who came from Wales to Portsmouth, N.H,. around 1660.

Richard was a mariner and brother of the preceding and is found at Portsmouth, N.H. by 1647. He is also found to have been a freeman at Mass. in 1665.

Robert, brother of the preceding, lived at Great Island, Portsmouth, N.H., then went to Barbadoes and returned to Kittery, Maine by 1663.

　

Cutter

Richard came with his mother, Elizabeth, from Newcastle-on-the-Tyne, to Cambridge, Mass. in 1641.

William, brother of the preceding, was a freeman at Cambridge in 1637 but returned to England by 1648.

　

Cutting

John was at Watertown, Mass. in 1636 and after is found at Charlestown, Mass. then to Newbury, Mass. in 1642.

Richard was born in 1623 at England and came to Ipswich, Mass. under the care of Henry Kimball in 1634. He then settled at Watertown in 1640.

　

Dade, Davy, Dady or Dawdy

William was a butcher and is found at Charletown in 1633.

　

Dafforne or Daffern

John was at Boston in 1677.

　

Dagan

Richard is at Scituate in 1690.

　

Daggett or Doggett

John was baptized at Boxford, Suffolk, England in 1602 and was at Watertown in 1631. He then went to Martha's Vineyard and Rehoboth, Mass. by 1645.

Thomas was born at Norwich, England in 1607 and came to Concord, Mass. in 1637 as a servant of Thomas Oliver. He then removed to Marshfield, then to Weymouth.

　

Daille

Peter was the first minister to the Huguenots and is at Boston in 1686.

　
For a great read on the Huguenots and the life of Peter Daille, read for free online at:

https://books.google.com/books/about/History_of_the_Huguenot_Emigration_to_Am.html?id=BakNAAAAQAAJ

　


Dakin

Thomas was the son of John, and was born at England in 1624 before being found at Concord pre-1650.

　

Dale, Deal or Dell

John was at Salem in 1682.

Robert was at Woburn, Mass. in 1680.

　

Dalisson or Dalison

Gilbert was at Milford, Mass. in 1647.

　

Dalton or Dolton

Philemon was a linen weaver who was born at England in 1577. He went to Watertown in 1635, then to Dedham in 1637, Hampton, N.H. in 1644 and Ipswich afterward.

Rev. Timothy, elder brother of the preceding, is found at Dedham in 1637 before removing to Hampton, N.H. by 1639. His line is now extinct.

　

Dame, Damme or Dam

John came from Cheshire, England to Dover, N.H. in 1633.

　

Damrill

Humphrey was a mariner at Boston in 1654.

　

Damon, Damman, Daman or Daming

Edward was at Marblehead in 1674.

John was of Kent, England and a minor in the care of his uncle, William Gilson, when he came to Scituate in 1643.

John was bapt. in 1621 at Reading, Berkshire, England and came to Reading, Mass. in 1633.

　

Dana

Richard was a builder who was born in France in 1612 before being found at Cambridge in 1640.

　

Dane

John came from Berkhastead, Bishops Stortford, Herts, England to Roxbury, Mass. in 1636 and is also found at Ipswich.

　


Danforth
Nicholas was the son of Thomas, and of the fifth generation of William Danforth, who died at Framlingham, Suffolk, England in 1512. He was bapt. at Farmlingham in 1589 and settled at Cambridge in 1634.

Find, below, a link to Nicholas Danforth's informative burial information:

https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=36878279

　
Daniels

Daniel was at Dover, N.H. in 1661.

James was at Exeter, N.H. in 1661.

Joseph was at Falmouth, Maine in 1680.

John is living at New London, Conn. in 1663.

Richard was at Billerica, Mass. 1675 and at Andover, Mass. afterward.

Robert was born around 1590 at England before settling at Watertown in 1636, then to Cambridge in 1651.

Stephen was at Saybrook, Conn. in 1655 and then went to New Haven, Conn..

Thomas was at Kittery, Maine in 1652 before removing to Portsmouth, N.H..

William settled at Dorchester, Mass. in 1646.

New England Colonists, 1600-1700 Cowley-Cross



17th century woodcut

Cowley

　

Abraham was living in Maine in 1656.

Ambrose was in Boston in 1660.

Henry, brother of Ambrose, was at Marblehead, Mass. in 1660.

John was of Ipswich, Mass. in 1641.

William was a resident of Newport, R.I. in 1639.

　

Cox or Coxe

Edward was a mariner at Boston in 1672.

George was married at Salem in 1671.

John was an inhabitant of Boston in 1674.

John took the oath of fidelity at Pemaquid, Maine in 1674.

Joseph was living in Boston in 1673.

Moses was at Hampton, H.H. in 1639.

Richard was at Salem in 1645.

Robert was also a mariner at Boston in 1666.

　

Coy

James was a resident of Boston in 1695.

Corp. John is found to have died during the King Philips War.

Matthew is found in Boston in 1638 at the age of 15 years.

Richard, brother of Matthew, was 13 years old when he arrived in Boston in 1638. By 1650, he is found in Salisbury, Mass..

William was one of the first settlers in Taunton, Mass. in 1637.

　


17th century woodcut of infamous "bundling"

Coytemore

Thomas was a merchant at Charlestown, Mass. in 1636 and was lost at sea in 1645 on his way to Spain.

　

Crabb

Henry is found to have married at Boston in 1658.

Richard is found at Wethersfield, Conn. in 1639 before removing to Stamford, Conn. by 1639. He then went to Greenwich, Conn. by 1655.

　

Crackbone

Gilbert was living at Dorchester, Mass. in 1636 and went to Cambridge, Mass. a few years later.

　

Cradding

William was at Taunton, Mass. in 1638.

　

Craford or Crafford

John was at Dover, N.H. in 1671.

Mordecai is found living in Salem by 1663.

Mungo, a Scotchman, is at Boston in 1686.

Stephen is found at Kittery, Maine in 1640.

　

Crafts

Griffin is found in Roxbury, Mass. in 1630.

Thomas was a resident of Hadley, Mass. in 1678.

　

Craggan

John was married in Woburn, Mass. in 1661.

　

Cram

John, son of Burkhard of New Castle-on-Tyne, England, was born in 1607. He was at Boston in 1635, Exeter, N.H. in 1639 and Hampton, N.H. by 1650.

　

Crampton or Cramton

Dennis was married at Guilford, Conn. in 1656.

John is found at Fairfield, Conn. in 1661 and at Norwalk, Conn. in 1672.

　

Crandall

Rev. John is found in Boston in 1634, Providence, R.I. in 1637, Newport, R.I. in 1655 and finally at Westerly, R.I. by 1667.

　

17th century woodcut of men tending their apple orchard

Crane

Benjamin was born in England in 1630 and is found at Medfield, Mass. by 1649. He then went to Wethersfield, Conn. in 1655 and there is some texts saying he ended up in Taunton, Mass. later in life.

Henry, tanner and currier, was born in England in 1635 before settling at Dorchester, Mass. in 1658. He then is found at Milton, Mass. in 1667.

Henry, an ironmaker and brother of Benjamin, was born in 1621 at England and settled at Wethersfield, Conn. in 1655 before removing to Guilford, Conn. in 1664. He was one of the first planters of Clinton, Conn..

Jasper was at New Haven, Conn. in 1639 and then at Branford, Conn. in 1668.

Jonathan was married at Norwich, Conn. in 1680.

　

Craniver

Gov. John was a physician at Portsmouth, R.I. in 1644 and then at Newport, R.I. in 1655.

Walter was married at Woburn, Mass. in 1683.

　

Cranwell

John is at Boston in 1630.

　

Crapo

Peter was a Frenchman at Rehoboth, Mass. in 1680.

　

Crary

Peter settled at New London, Conn. in 1663.

　

Craw

Robert was a resident of Newport, R.I. in 1651.

　


18th century woodcut of a log cabin in Connecticut. This would have been the same type of dwelling other New England colonies would have utilized, despite other Historians conjectures.

Crawley

Thomas at at Exeter, N.H. in 1651.

　

Crehore

Teague was an Irishman at Dorchester, Mass. at least as early as 1650.

　

Cressy or Crissey

Mighill (or Michael) is at Salem in 1649, then at Ipswich in 1660.

William, brother of preceding, was born in 1630 at England and is found at Stamford, Conn. in 1649.

　

Crick or Creek

Andrew died at Topsfield, Mass. in 1658.

Edward is at Boston in 1674.

　

17th century woodcut from a New England primer

Crisp

Benjamin was a freeman at Watertown, Mass. in 1630 and then removed to Groton, Mass. later in life.

Richard was a merchant at Boston in 1666.

　

Critchley or Crutchley

Richard was a blacksmith at Boston in 1642 and Chelsea a few years later.

　

Crittenden

Abraham was a first year settler of Guilford, Conn..

　

Croade

John was married at Salem in 1659.

Richard was the son of Richard of Frampton, Dorsetshire, England and a merchant of both Hingham and Boston by 1664.

　


1780 dollar from Rhode Island

Crocker

Daniel was married at Boston in 1660.

Francis is found at Barnstable, Mass. in 1643.

John, brother of Francis, is at Scituate, Mass. in 1636, Braintree in 1638 and Barnstable, Mass. after.

Thomas is at New London, Conn. in 1660.

William, brother to Francis and John, is at Scitutate and Barnstable as well.

　

Crockett

Thomas was born in 1611 and is found at Little Harbor, N.H. in 1633. By 1648, he is at Kittery, Maine and at York, Maine by 1652.

　

Croft

Geroge is at Wickford, R.I. in 1674.

Thomas was married at Hadley, Mass. in 1683.

William was a resident of Lynn by 1650.



17th century woodcut of Witch dowsing in Salem

Cromwell

Giles was at Newbury, Mass. pre-1648.

John was at Boston in 1654.

Philip is found at Dover, N.H. in 1657.

Samuel was a freeman of Mass. in 1634.

Thomas was a mariner of Boston in 1646.

　

Crooker

Francis was married at Scituate in 1647.

　

Crosby

Anthony was a surgeon at Rowley by 1643.

Simon was born in 1608 at England and came to Cambridge by 1634.

Thomas was the 5th generation from John Crosby of Tikehall, Yorkshire, England. Thomas was a mariner at Boston in 1646.

　

Croscum

George was a fisherman at Marblehead, Mass. in 1653.

　

Cross

Henry was a carpenter at Mass. in 1635.

John was born in 1584 at England and is found at Watertown, Mass. in 1634. He died in 1640, leaving no male issue.

John is found at Ipswich in 1635, Hampton, N.H. in 1639, Dover, N.H. in 1642 and finally back at Ipswich by 1652.

John was at Windsor, Conn. in 1645 before removing to Stamford, Conn. later in life.

John was a brewer at Boston in 1663.

Joseph was at Plymouth in 1638 and is found in Wells, Maine by 1670.

Robert, brother of John of Ipswich, was at Ipswich in 1639.

Samuel is found at Stamford, Conn. pre-1677, when he is found at Windsor, Conn.

William was a seafarer at Wethersfield, Conn. sometime pre-1637. He is found at both Windsor and Fairfield, Conn. in 1649.

Fascinating Discoveries, History, Genealogy and More

Massachusetts Bay Seal

     I decided NOT to sit here and type more names, dates and places of our Puritan forefathers today. Instead, I opted to sit back and do some reading. And then it hit me. Why not share some links to what I find to be interesting, informative and entertaining to genealogists, family historians, book worms and those simply wanting a change of pace from fiction.
I would like to begin with what probably is my favorite book in the world to read, and it is an account of a woman who suffered great tribulations during the New England puritan era. Her name is Mary Rowlandson and in her own words, read about her captivity and ultimate escape. This story, written by Mary herself, truly should be part of history classes throughout New England.

Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson.

http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/851?msg=welcome_stranger

Here is a link to a webpage that came in extremely helpful as I was doing my own genealogy, and the interactions of my Yankee family with the original inhabitants of this land. It is jam-packed with the meanings of words that belong to the Maliseet and Passmamaquoddy languages, as well as many other interesting tidbits about these tribes.

Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Language

A Maliseet Woman

http://pmportal.org/about-language-keepers

 

 

 

Looking for what life was like in the 1600s and 1700s in New England? This link is also a great read and well worth the time.

 

Every day life in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, by George Francis Dow

 

http://www.gutenberg.org/files/43970/43970-h/43970-h.htm



 

 

 

 

And last, but not least, are my favorite articles from a magazine(or several I might add) that can be found now online. I implore anyone who is researching their town or family to take a peak at all these links. All you need to do is scroll down to the third page and read the table of contents of each of these issues to see all the fascinating topics, people, places and lore that is found in each and every link. Amazing read and make sure you have plenty of time because you are going to get hooked.

 

The Maine Historical Magazine, 1885-1894

 

Volume 1

 

https://books.google.com/books?id=TgE8AAAAIAAJ&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false

Volume 2

https://books.google.com/books?id=aRY8AAAAIAAJ&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false

Volume 3

https://books.google.com/books?id=qvY7AAAAIAAJ&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false

Volume 4

https://books.google.com/books?id=0PY7AAAAIAAJ&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false

Volume 5

https://books.google.com/books?id=Ifc7AAAAIAAJ&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false

Volume 6

https://books.google.com/books?id=Ifc7AAAAIAAJ&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false

Volume 7

https://books.google.com/books?id=bL8-AAAAYAAJ&pg=PP1&hl=en#v=onepage&q&f=false

　

Volume 8

https://books.google.com/books?id=dvc7AAAAIAAJ&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false

Volume 9

https://books.google.com/books?id=nvc7AAAAIAAJ&dq=editions%3AOCLC30571364&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false

 

 

 

 

 



New England Colonists, 1600-1700 Carthrick - Champney

An 1882 Howard Pyle painting of a Mass. Governor stopping Christmas festivities in Puritanical N.E..

Carthrick or Cartrack

Michael was a carpenter at Ipswich, Mass. in 1625.

Cartwright

Arthur was at Dorchester, Mass. in 1666.
Edward was a mariner of Boston in 1662.
Edward was at Nantucket, Mass. pre-1678.
Nicholas was a resident of Nantucket, Mass. pre-1706.

Carveath

Ezekiel was at Boston in 1674.

Carver

John, of the Mayflower, was the first governor of the Plymouth Colony but left no issue.
Richard was born in 1578 at Cratly, Norfolk, England and came to Watertown, Mass, in 1638. He died in 1641 without issue.
Robert was a planter and the son of Isaac as well as the nephew of Gov. John Carver. He was born at Boston, Lincolnshire, Engalnd in 1594 and settled at Marshfield, Mass. in 1638.

Carrwithen or Carwithen

David was at Salem, Mass. in 1644.
Joshua was a mariner and married at Boston in 1657.
Philip was at New London, Conn. in 1650.

Cary

James was of Bristol, England before coming to Charlestown, Mass, in 1639.
John was a brother of the preceding and the son of William. He was born in 1609 before coming to the Plymouth Colony. He was among the first settler sof Duxbury and Bridgewater, Mass..
Nathaniel was at Salem in 1637.

Case

Ebenezer was married at Roxbury, Mass. in 1690.
Edward was at Watertown, Mass. in 1638 and was also one of the incorporators of Taunton, Mass. .
John was a farmer and landowner who was born at Aylesham, England in 1616. He came to New England by 1635 and settled at Hartford, Conn. before removing to Newtown, L.I.. He went to Windsor, Conn. in 1656 and settled at Simsbury, Conn. by 1667.
Richard, brother of the preceding, was at Hartford, Conn. in 1660.
William was at Newport, R.I. in 1655.

Caseley or Casley

Edward was at Scituate, Mass. in 1638 and then went to Barnstable, Mass. in 1639.
William was at Lynn, Mass before removing to Sandwich, Mass..

Casey

Thomas was at Newport, R.I. in 1658.

Cash

William was a mariner of Salem, Mass. pre-1662.

Caskin

William was at Concord, Mass. by 1642.

Cass

James was at Westerly, R.I. in 1669.
John was at Hampton, N.H. in 1644.

Cassell or Cassiley

George was living in Mass. in 1657.
Robert was at Ipswich, Mass. in 1637 before removing to Hampton, N.H. in 1639.

A 1659 Public Ban on Christmas in Massachusetts

Castle

Henry was an early settler of Woodbury, Conn..
Matthew was married at Charlestown, Mass. in 1687.
William was a mariner at Boston in 1673.

Cawly

Thomas at at Marblehead, Mass. in 1671.

Cayme

Arthur was at York, Maine in 1680/6.

Center

John was at Boston pre-1682.


Chadbourne

'Humphery' came over to Portsmouth, N.H. by Mason in 1631.
James was at Kittery, Maine in 1677.
William was at Kittery in 1631.

Chadsey

William was born in Wales before coming to Newport, R.I. in 1692.

Chadwell

Richard was at Lynn, Mass. in 1636 then went to Sandwich, Mass. the next year.
Thomas was the brother of the preceding and born in 1611 at England. He came to Salem in 1636, then to Lynn, then to Sandwich, Mass. He removed to Charlestown in 1670 and finally back to Lynn.

Chadwick

Charles was born in England in 1596 and was a freeman at Charletown in 1630.
John was a brother of the preceding and is found at Watertown in 1656 as a freeman. He then went to Malden, Mass..
Samuel was married at Reading, Mass. in 1685.
Thomas was a brother of John and was born in England in 1655. He went to Newbury, Mass. by 1679 before ending up at Watertown.

Chaffee or Chaffin

Ebenezer was at Boston pre-1690.
Matthew was a ships carpenter and a freeman at Boston in 1636.
Thomas was at Hingham, Mass. in 1635, He is then found at 'Nantasket', Mass. by 1642 and then at Hull and Rehoboth, Mass..

Chalcroft

Richard was at Salem in 1668.

Challis or Chalice

Philip was born in England in 1612 before being found at Ipswich, Mass. by 1637.　

Chalker

Alexander was married at Saybrook, Conn. in 1637.

Chalkley or Chaukley

Robert was a freeman at Charletown, Mas. in 1646.


Chamberlain or Chamberlin

Edward or Edmund lived at Woburn, Mass and married at Roxbury, Mass. in 1647 before removing to Chelmsford, Mass. by 1655.
Henry was a shoemaker and came from Hingham, Norfolk, England in 1638. He settled at Hingham and then to Hull, Mass. in 1660.
John was a currier at Boston in 1651.
John was at Charlestown and Woburn, Mass. pre-1652.
John was at Malden, Mass. in 1690.
John was a resident of Cambridge, Mass. in 1635.
Joseph was a freeman at Cambridge in 1654 before moving to Billerica, Mass..
Richard was a resident of Braintree, Mass. in 1642 and then went to Roxbury and later to Sudbury, Mass..
Thomas was a brother of Edmund and William. He was at Woburn in 1644 before moving to Chelmsford after.
William is living at Boston in 1647 and is found in either Hinghma or Hull, Mass. by 1649.
William was a brother of Edmund and Thomas and born in 1620 at England. He settled at Woburn in 1648 and later at Billerica by 1654.

Chambers or Chalmers

Thomas was at Scituate, Mass. in 1640 before removing to Charlestown in 1658.

Chambernoon

Francis was at Kittery, Maine in 1639, Portsmouth, N.H. in 1646 and York, Maine in 1665.

Champion

Henry was at Saybrook, Conn. in 1647 before being found at Lynn, Conn..

Champlin

Geoffrey, or Jeffery, was born in England in 1621 before moving to Portsmouth, N.H. in 1638 or before. He is then found at Newport, R.I.

Champney

Christopher is at Cambridge, Mass. in 1644.
John is also at Cambridge in 1635.
Josheph was a freeman at Cambridge in 1654 before moving to Billerica, Mass..
Richard was the brother of John who came from Lincolnshire, England to Cambridge where he was a freeman in 1636.

　

Bunch of Grapes Tavern in Boston, Mass..

William Hudson, one of the earliest inhabitants of Boston lived at the site where the Bunches of Grapes would build. The first recorded owner of this tavern, that is located at the corner of King Street and Mackrell Lane, was William Davis, who then sold it to William Ingram in 1658. William then sold it to John Holbrook in 1680.

Not familiar with the corner of King and Mackrell? It is now the corner of State and Kilby.

As all taverns and inns of the time used painted signs to announce their establishments, this tavern hung gilded grapes over the doorway.

Francis Holmes owned it for about 2 years when it burned down in 1711 during the great Boston fire. The following year, it was replaced as a brick structure, mush as the same as the other wooden properties that were destroyed during the fire.

Called by the patrons at the time as "The best punch house in Boston", it was also renowned for its great food, such as veal, beef, mutton, hams and puddings of all kinds. All these food preceded by a pint of Madeira. It is thought that table carving was first used here in New England, which was the norm in Old English taverns.

For 5s, each overnight guest was offered great fare and Madeira to whatever amount they desired.

The succession of owners were:

William Coffin, 1731

Edward Lutwych, 1733

Joshua Barker, 1749

William Weatherhead, 1750

Rebecca Coffin, 1760

Joseph Ingersoll, 1764

Captain John Marston, 1775

William Foster, 1782

Col. Dudley Coleman, 1783

James Bila and Thomas Lobdel, 1789

James Bowdoin, in 1790.


Upon the latters death, it was bequeathed to his wife as the "...house caled The Bunch of Grapes."

In 1733, it served as the first Provincial Grand Lodge of Masons, known as Saint John's Grand Lodge by a Boston tailor named Henry Price.

During the American Revolution, most taverns served as gathering points for the fledgling 'continental army', and The Bunch of Grapes was no different. Even the Whigs made it their political headquarters at this time, as well as the 'home' of Captain John Marston's military band of patriots between 1775-1778.

Captain John Marston

　
During the famous episode known as the 'evacuation of Boston',

the Bunch of Grapes became the hub of many demonstrations. Even then, General George Washington was entertained at this tavern.

It was in front of this tavern that all the Old English relics, pertaining to the mother country, were piled up and burned after the Declaration of Independence was read aloud just a few blocks away at the Town House on State Street.

On his return to New England from France in 1780, Lafayette was received at the Bunch of Grapes as he pronounced that France was joining the War.

The Ohio Company, a group of veteran officers, was rounded up by Dr. Manasseh Cutler and General Rufus Putnam in order to mete out the million and a half acres of land along the banks of the Ohio River to those who wanted to purchase lots for 67 cents an acre.

Although the building was demolished in 1798, on the 150th birthday of this tavern, the original bunches of gilded grapes, which hung over the door of this Boston landmark, was presented to the St. John's Lodge, A.F. & A.M. by Enoch Paige on Oct. 1, 1883.