New England Colonists 1600-1700 Leach-Litherland

 

It is believed that the Leach family(in particular, Lawrence Leach's ancestors,) descended from John De Leche, who was King Edward III's surgeon. Lawrences coat of arms has three crowns on it, which is said to signify the three Kings of France and Scotland who dined at the house of the surgeon wo had rendered them life saving service while prisoners. John was also given a very large estate. Please read the following free internet archive history of this family here. 

                                               https://archive.org/details/lawrenceleachofs01leac

Leach

Giles was at Weymouth in 1656 and Bridgewater, Ma. by 1665.

John inhabited Salem in 1637.

Lawrence, the brother of John, was born in England in 1589 before residing at Salem by 1629.

Richard was found at Salem in 1639.

Thomas was born in 1652 at England and married in New London, Conn. in 1680.

Leadbetter

Henry was found to have been married at Dorchester in 1660.

Leader

George was at Kittery, Maine in 1652.

Richard is seen at Lynn, Ma. in 1645, Berwick, Maine by 1650 and at Boston in 1647.

Leager, Legare, Leger

Jacob was a tailor at Boston in 1641.

Lear, Leare

John lived at Salem in 1658.

Tobias was married at Portsmouth, N.H. in 1665.

Learned, Lained

William was born in 1590 at England and is found at Charlestown, Mass. in 1632 and then at Woburn, where he died in 1646.

Leathe

Francis was a shipowner at Topsfield and Rowley early in the 17th century.

Leathers

Edward was living in Dover, N.H. in 1665.

Leavens

William was a settler at Roxbury in 1634.

Leavenworth

Thomas was born in England and is found at New Haven, Conn. in 1664 before passing away at Woodbury, Conn. in 1683.

Leaver

Thomas was the town clerk at Rowley in 1643.

Leavitt

John was born in England in 1610 and came to Dorchester, Mass. in 1630. He then went to Hingham, Mass. in 1635.

John was living in N.H. in 1645.

Thomas inhabited Exeter, N.H. in 1639 and then Hampton, N.H. in 1644.

Le Baron

Francis was a surgeon who was bon at France in 1668 before residing in Plymouth pre-1695.

Le Blonde

James was a Huguenot who is seen to have married at Boston in 1689.

Lechford

Thomas was a lawyer who came from London to Boston and then back to England all by 1640.

Leck, Lecke, Leeke

Ambrose lived at Wickford, R.I. in 1674.

Lee, Lea, Ley

Abraham inhabited Dover, N.H. in 1680 and was killed by Indians in 1689.

Edward resided at Hartford, Conn. in 1650.

Henry was born at Cheshire, England and came to Manchester, Mass. in 1650.

John was born at England in 1598 and settled at Ipswich in 1640.

John was at Saco, Maine in 1645.

John was born in Essex County, England in 1620 and came to Hartford, Conn. at age 13. He then moved to Farmington, Conn. in 1641.

Robert came from London to Plymouth by 1637.

Samuel was residing at Malden, Mass. in 1671 and died at the age of 36 years in 1676.

Thomas was the brother of Henry and John and came to Ipswich in 1648 where he died in 1682 at the age of 82 years.

Thomas died aboard ship on his way to New England in 1641. His widow married Greenfield Larrabeee and she settled at Saybrook, Conn, then Lyme where she had her only son, Lt. Thomas L..

Walter was born at England in 1630 and is first seen in Conn. by 1654. He then removed to Northampton, Mass. by 1656 and Westfield, Mass. in 1665.

                                                      First settling Dover, N.H. in 1623

Leeds

John was a mariner who was born at England in 1641. He is seen at New London, Conn. in 1674.

John was at Watertown, Mass. around 1680.

Richard was born in 1605 at England and went to Dorchester, Mass. by 1637.

John was an inhabitant of Hingham in 1647.

Thomas was married at Duxbury, Mass. in 1685 then went to Plympton, Mass.  and Windham, Conn. after.

Leek

Philip is seen at New haven, Conn. in 1644.

Lees

Hugh resided at Saybrook, Conn. in 1648.

Leete

William was governor of Conn. and the son of John and the fifth generation of Thomas, who first used the surname Leete. Thomas was of Oakington, England in the reign of Queen Elizabeth. Gov. Leete was born in 1612 at Dodington, Huntingshire, England and is seen at Guilford in 1639 and in 1676, he went to Hartford.

Le Favor, Favor

John was at Haverhill in 1641.

Phillip settled at Salisbury around 1660.

Leffingwell

Michael was living at Woburn pre-1643.

Lt. Thomas, son of Thomas, was born at White Colne, Essex, England in 1624 and is seen at Saybrook in 1637. He then went to Norwich, Conn. in 1659.

Legaree

Francis was a Huguenot and goldsmith at Boston in 1690.

A super interesting read about the Huguenots. 

https://b-womeninamericanhistory17.blogspot.com/2019/09/french-huguenot-looks-at-1687-puritan.html

Legat, Leggett

John resided at Hampton, N.H. in 1640.

Legge, Legg

John was born at England in 1612 and came in Winthrop's Flee of 1630. He first lived at Salem and then Marblehead by 1635.

Legrove

Nicholas resided at Salem in 1668.

Leigh, Legh

Joseph was an inhabitant of Ipswich in 1651.

Leland

Hopestill was born at Yorkshire, England ca. 1580 before settling at Weymouth in 1624. he then moved to Medfield in 1655.

Lemon, Leamond, Lemond

Joseph was born ca. 1662 at England before residing at Charlestown.

Robert was at Salem in 1637.

Lennox, Lenox

Ralph lived at  New Haven pre-1665.

Lenthall

Robert was a schoolmaster who went to Weymouth in 1637, Newport, R.I. a year later and returned to England 3 years later.

Lenton

Lawrence was at Ipswich in 1673.

Leonard

Henry was an ironmaster at Lynn around 1650.

James was the son of Thomas of Pontypool, Monmouthshire, England(with Thomas being the 6th generation of John who was born in 1479 at Knole, Kent, England). He was at Providence, R.I. in 1645 and later lived at Lynn and Taunton, Mass..

John came from Bilston, Staffordshire, England to Springfield, Mass. pre-1638.

Philip was the brother of Henry and is seen at Marshfield, Mass. without male issue.

Rice was a resident of Rehoboth in 1644.

Solomon was born in 1610 at Monmouthshire, England and came to Plymouth before removing to Bridgewater, Mass. by 1645.

Leister, Leicester

Andrew was at Glooucester by 1643 and is then seen at New London, Conn. in 1651.

Lettis, Lettice

Thomas was at Plymouth in 1638.

Walter was a resident of Newport, R.I. in 1649.

Levens, Leavens

John was at Roxbury in 1634.

Leverett

Thomas came from Boston, Lincolnshire, England to Boston, Mass. in 1633.

Leverich, Loveridge, Leveridge

Caleb was at Conn. in 1664 then Newtown, L.I. after.

Ebenezer, brother of Caleb, was at Newtown, L. I. but left no male issue.

Henry was a tailor at Salisbury, Wiltshire, England and Boston, Mass. in 1635.

William came to N.E. in 1633. He is first found at Salem then Dover, N.H. Boston in 1635, Duxbury by 1637, Sandwich in 1640 and lastley to Long Island.

Leviston

John was a Scot who settled North Billerica, Mass. by 1677.

Lewis

Benjamin was at New Haven in 1669, Wallingford, Conn and around 1675, moved to Stratford, Conn..

Edmund was born at England in 1595 and lived Ipswich, Watertown and Lynn, Mass. by 1634.

Francis was a boatman at Boston in 1663.

George was a clothier who was born at East Greenwich, England. He was at Plymouth and Scituate by 1635 and lastly at Barnstable in 1638.

John resided at Charlestown in 1634 and Malden a year later.

John, brother of George, came from Tenterden, Kent, England to Scituate in 1635 and then to Boston.

John inhabited New London, Conn. in 1648.

John was a freeman at Lancaster, Mass. in 1665.

John was a butcher at Boston in 1659.

John was a mariner at Boston in 1669.

John was living at Westerly, R.I. in 1661.

John resided at Roxbury in 1640.

John was married at Hingham in 1682.

Jonas was killed on August 24, 1675 during King Philips War.

Joseph was at Swansey in 1672.

Philip was at Portsmouth, N.H. in 1665 and by 1672, is seen at Dover, .H..

Robert was born in 1607 at England to Salem, then Newbury where he died in 1644.

Thomas was at Saco, Maine pre-1630.

Thomas was of Northampton, Mass. in 1667.

Walter was living at Wethersfield, Conn. in 1648.

William came to Cambridge by 1633, Hartford in 1636 and Hadley in 1659.

William was a freeman at Roxbury in 1642, later going to Lancaster in 1653.

Ley

Henry was at Boston in 1657.

Libby, Libbey

John was born in 1602 at England, coming by way of the Isle of Thanet, Kent, England between 1630-1635 to Scarborough, Maine.

Light

Henry was at New Hampshire in 1677, when he died.

John was at Salisbury first, then to N.H. by 1676.

Lightfoot

Francis resided at Lynn in 1636.

John lived at Boston in 1653.

William was an inhabitant of Marblehead in 1674.

Lilford, Lilforth

Francis settled at Rowley in 1643.

Thomas, brother of Francis, was at Rowley in 1643 and Haverhill in 1654.

Lillie, Lilly

Edward was a cooper at Boston in 1670.

George was born in 1638 at England and settled at Reading pre-1659.

John was at Concord ca. 1660.

John was a resident of Woburn in 1690.

Luke resided at Marshfield, Mass. in 1643.

Samuel was a merchant at Boston in 1686.

Lincoln

Daniel was born at Hingham, England in 1619 and settled at Hingham by 1644.

Robert was at Boston in 1646.

Samuel was a weaver who was born at Hingham, England in 1619. He went to Salem in 1637 and Hingham, Mass. later.

Stephen came from Wymondham, England in 1638 before settling at Hingham, Mass..

Thomas was a miller who was born at Norfolkshire, England in 1603. He first ent to Hingham in 1635 and then Taunton, Mass. in 1652.

Thomas was a cooper and son of Thomas. he came to N.E. in 1630 and is found at Hingham in 1636.

Thomas was the brother of Stephen and is seen at Hingham in 1638.

Lindall, Lyndall, Lindale

henry was a resident of New Haven in 1646.

James was of Bridgewater and Duxbury, Mass. between 1640-1645.

Lindon, Lyndon

Augustine was a mariner of Boston in 1652.

Lindsay, Lindsey, Linsley

Christopher was residing at Lynn in 1630.

John was at Guilford, Conn. in 1650 and Branford, Conn. pre-1667.

Lines

henry was the son of John Lynbe of Bsdley, Northampton, England and lived at new Haven, Conn. in 1642.

John was a fisherman from Dartmouth, Devonshire, England before dying at the Isle of Shoals in 1675.

Ralph was the brother of Henry and is at New Haven in 1642 and Woodbridge, Conn. in 1689.

Ling

Benjamin was at Charlestown in 1636 and New haven by 1640.

Linnell, Lynnell

Robert was born in 1584 at London, England and is seen at Scituate in 1638. He then ent to Barnstable in 1639.

Linton

Richard was residing at Medford in 1630, Watertown in 1638 and Lancaster in 1643.

Lippet, Lippit

John was a resident of Providence, R.I. in 1630 and Warwich, R.I. by 1655.

Lippincott

Bartholomew inhabited Dover, N.H. in 1658.

Richard resided at Dorchester in 1640, Boston in 1644, New Jersey in 1655 and Salisbury, N.J. in 1669.

Liscome, Lyscum

Humphrey was a merchant of Boston in 1678.

John lived at Lynn pre-1693.

Nicholas was at Marblehead in 1663.

Litchfield

Lawrence is seen at Boston in 1640, Scituate and finally at Barnstable by 1650, when he died.

Litherland, Lytherland

William came with Winthrop's Fleet in 1630 and is at Newport, R.I. within the next 5 years. 

Zebulan was a t Boston pre-1670

New England Colonists 1600-1700 Lacock-Lazell

 

Lacock

Lawrence was a ship carpenter at Boston in 1644.

Lacy

Lawrence resided in Andover, Mass. pre-1683.

Morgan was at Saco, Maine in 1660.

Ladd

Daniel was the son of Nathaniel and came from England in 1634. He was at Salisbury, Mass. by 1639 and then Haverhill, Mass. where he died.

Lahorne

Rowland was living in Plymouth, Mass. in 1636 and at Charlestown, Mass. by 1649.

Laighton, Leighton

John resided at Ipswich, Mass. in 1648 but may have been the same John Laighton who is seen as living in Newport, R.I. 10 years previously.

Thomas is at Lynn, Mass. in 1639.

Thomas was an inhabitant of Saco, Maine in 1645.

Thomas was born in England in 1604 before moving to Dover, N.H. in 1633.

Capt. William was born at England around 1625 and settled at "Kelleny", Maine pre-1650. There is no such place as Kelleny, Maine nor has their ever been so the exact town is not known. He was killed by Indians near Swanzey on June 24, 1675.

Lake

Henry was a currier at Salem in 1649 before moving to Dorchester, Mass. after.

John was a tailor and freeman at Boston in 1644.

Thomas was at Dorchester in 1641.

Thomas was a merchant and brother of the preceding and resied at New Haven, Conn. pre-1650.

Lakeman

William was a representative from the Isle of Shoals in 1692.

Lakin

William inhabited Groton, Mass. in 1670. His grandsons, John and William, came to New England with him.

Lamb

Edward was a resident of Watertown, Mass. in 1633.

John was at New London, Conn. in 1664.

Samuel is seen at Springfield, Mass. in 1690.

Thomas was a merchant in Roxbury, Mass. in 1630.

Lambert

Ezra was a fisherman at Salem pre-1689.

Francis was at Rowley, Mass. in 1640.

Jesse is seen as married at Milford, Mass. in 1680.

John is also seen as married at Saybrook, Conn. in 1668.

Michael resided at Lynn in 1647.

Robert came from Dartmouth, Devonshire, England to Boston, pre-1665 when he is one of the founders of the Baptist Church.

Lamberton

George was a merchant at New Haven in 1641, a passenger on the "Phantom Ship" that sailed from New Haven for England, never to be heard from again despite intensive investigations.

Phantom Ship, painted by Jesse Talbot in 1850, recalls the "Great Shippe," a New Haven vessel lost at sea in 1647. William K. Sacco / New Haven Museum

See the story below.

https://www.ctinsider.com/connecticutmagazine/news-people/article/The-legend-of-the-Ghost-Ship-of-New-Haven-17046076.php#:~:text=Vision%20of%20the%20Phantom%20Ship,lost%20at%20sea%20in%201647.&text=The%20%E2%80%9Cgreat%20shippe%E2%80%9D%20would%20save,colonists%20of%20New%20Haven%20believed.

Lambshead

Thomas inhabited Marblehead in 1666.

Lamprey

Henry was born in England in 1616 before being a cooper at Boston, pre-1660, when he is seen at Hampton, N.H..

Lamson

Barnabas was at Cambridge in 1635 but died by 1642.

Samuel was an early settler at Reading, Mass., where he was made a freeman in 1677.

Thomas died at New Haven, Conn. in 1664.

William came from Durham, England with Winthrop's fleet and was a freeman at Ipswich in 1637. He often added a "b" or "p" to his last name.

Lancaster

Henry was born in 1610 England and is at Dover, N.H. by 1634.

Joseph is at Salisbury pre-1666.

Lander

John was a fisherman at Portsmouth, N.HY. and Kittery, Maine by 1639.

Thomas was born in England in 1613 and located at Lynn, Mass. in 1635 before moving to Sandwich, Mass. in 1637.

William died at Marshfield, Mass. in 1648.

Landfear, Lamphear

George lived at Westerly, R.I. in 1669.

Landon

James was at Boston and then Charleston, Mass. by 1670.

Lane

Ambrose was a shipmaster at Portsmouth, N.H..

Daniel was at New London, Conn. in 1652 and by 1666, at Brookhaven, Long Island.

Edward was born in England in 1620 and is found at Boston by 1656.

Isaac is found to have married at Middletown, Conn. in 1669.

James, brother of Edward, was a carpenter and the son of James. He settled at Malden, Mass. and Casco Bay, Maine after seen arriving in New England in 1656.

Job was the brother of the preceding and was born at Lancashire, England in 1620. He is at Rehoboth, Mass. in 1644 and Malden, Mass. by 1656.

John was at Milford, Mass. in 1640.

John was a cordwainer at Boston in 1674.

Robert came from Derbyshire, England and settled at Killingworth and Stratford, Conn. by 1665.

Samson came from Teignmouth, Devonshire, England on request by Mason to Portsmouth, N.H. in 1631. He returned to England shortly after.

William came from Yorkshire, England in 1635 and lived at Dorchester, Mass. and Hartford, Conn..

William was a cordwainer and resident of Boston in 1650.

Laneson

Jacob was at Weymouth pre-1680.

Lang

John resided at Portsmouth, N.H. in 1695.

Langbury

Gregory lived at Pemaquid, Maine in 1674.

Langdon

David inhabited Boston pre-1685.

George was at Wethersfield, Conn. in 1636, then to Springfield and Northampton, Mass. later.

John was a sailmaker at Boston in 1649.

John is at Farmington, Conn. in 1653.

John resided at Boston pre-1686.

Philip was a mariner and brother of John of Farmington who went to Boston in 1675.

Tobias settled at Portsmouth, N.H. in 1664.

Langer

Henry was at Boston in 1645.

Richard settled at Hingham, Mass. in 1635/6.

Langford, Lanckford

John was a freeman at Salem in 1645.

Richard was at Plymouth in 1632.

Langhorne, Longhorne

Richard lived at Rowley in 1649.

Thomas inhabited Cambridge in 1644.

Langley, Longley

Abel was at Rowley in 1651.

Daniel was a mariner at Boston in 1689.

John is seen as married at Hingham in 1666.

Richard settled at Lynn in 1635.

William, son of John of Frisby, Lincolnshire, England , was born in 1614 and is seen at Lynn in 1639 before removing to Groton, Conn. by 1659.

Langmead, Langmaid

Richard was a mariner who died at Boston in 1660.

William was living in N.H. by 1675.

Langstaff

Henry was sent by Mason to Portsmouth, N.HY. in 1631.

Langton, Lanckton, Lankton

George was at Springfield, Mass. in 1646.

Roger was a freeman at Ipswich in 1635.

Langworth

Andrew resided at Newport, R.I. in 1656.

Lapham

John married at Malden,  Mass. in 1671.

John was born in 1635 at England and is seen as married at Providence, R.I. in 1673.

Thomas resided at Scituate, Mass. in 1635.

Lapthorne

Stephen was at Scarborough, Maine in 1640.

Larcom

Cornelius was born at England in 1653 and settled at Beverly in 1681.

Large

John married at Saybrook in 1659 and is found at Branford, Conn. in 1672.

William lived at Hingham in 1635 before moving to Cape Cod.

Largin

Henry was a  resident of Boston in 1646 but left no male issue.

Larkhan

Mordecai was at Beverly in 1681.

Thomas lived in Dover, N.H. in 1640 but returned to England the following year.

Larkin, Larkins

Edward was at Charlestown in 1638.

Edward was at Newport, R.I. in 1655 and moved to Westerly, R.I. in 1669.

John, brother of the first Edward, was at Charlestown pre-1643.

Larrabee, Larabee

Greenfield settled at Saybrook, Conn. pre-1648.

Isaac was living in Falmouth, Maine in 1680 and later moved to Lynn, Mass..

Stephen was born in France in 1630 before settling Malden, Mass. by 1655. He later went to North Yarmouth, Maine.

William is found married at Malden in 1655.

Lary

Cornelius was at Exeter, N.H. in 1677.

Lasell

John settled at Hingham pre-1647.

Laskin

Hugh was a freeman at Salem in 1639.

Latham

Cary was at Cambridge pre-1639 and later went to New London, Conn..

Robert, brother of Cary, was at Cambridge, then Marshfield, Mass. by 1643. He is found at Plymouth by 1649.

William was a servant to Governor Carver on the Mayflower and is seen at Duxbury in 1637. He is then at Marshfield in 1643 but returned to England by 1649. He died of starvation in the Bahamas within the next few years.

Lathrop, Lothrop

John was born at Elton, Yorkshire, England in 1584. He was the first minister of Scituate and is seen at Boston by 1634. A year later he is at Scituate, then Barnstable by 1639.

Mark, brother of John was baptized at Elton, England in 1597 and moved to Salem, then Duxbury by 1643. He is lastly found at Bridgewater, Mass. in 1656.

Thomas was at Salem in 1634. He died, leaving no issue, at the battle of Bloody Brook as the captain of the Flower of Essex.

Lattimore, Latimer

Christopher was a resident of Marblehead in 1648.

John was at Wethersfield, Conn. in 1646.

Robert was a mariner at Boston and New London, Conn. pre-1664.

Latting, Letten, Lettin

Richard was at Concord, Mass. before 1641, when he removed to Fairfield, Conn. then to Huntington, L.I..

Laughton

Thomas was at Boston in 1660.

Law

Andrew was living in Hingham in 1654.

John was born in England around 1635 and settled at Concord in 1656.

Richard is found at Watertown, Mass and Wethersfield, Conn. by 1638 before finally seen at Stamford, Conn. later.

William settled at Rowley by 1643.

Lawes

Francis was a weaver who was born at Norwich, England and settled at Boston by 1637.

Lawrence

David was in N.H. in 1683.

George was married at Watertown in 1657.

Henry settled at Charlestown in 1638.

John was born at Wisset, Suffolk, England in 1609 and at Watertwon by 1637, later going to Groton by 1668.

John was at Ipswich in 1634, Hempstead, L.I. in 1644, removed to New Yourk after 1655.

John was living at Muddy River, now Brookline, Mass. pre-1657.

John was a  resident of Wrentham, Mass. in 1684.

Nicholas is at Charlestown in 1648.

Richard was at Branford, Conn. in 1646 and Passaic,N.HY. by 1668.

Robert settled at Sandwich, Mass. and Falmouth, Maine by 1680.

Thomas was married at Hingham in 1638.

Thomas was an original settler of Milford, Mass. in 1639 and died in 1648.

Thomas was an inhabitant of Stamford in 1670 and brother of John. He later moved to New York.

William was living at Duxbury in 1643.

William, brother to John and Thomas, came to N.E. at age 12 in 1635. He lived first at Ipswich and was married multiple times, with his second ex wife marrying Sir Philip Carteret, Governor of New Jersey.

                     

                                                          Elizabeth Lawrence Carteret

Here is a link to some love letters between Elizabeth and her new husband, Sir Philip.

           https://www.theislandwiki.org/index.php/Love_letters_between_George_Carteret_and_his_wife_Elizabeth                                             

 

Lawson

Christopher was a cooper at Exeter in 1639 and later went to Swan Island on the Kennebec River in Maine.

Deodate was a minster and son of the Rev. Thomas of Denton, Norfolk, England. He was at Boston in 1680, Salem in 1683, Scituate in 1686 and by 1698, he was dismissed as a minister.

James was at Dartmouth, Mass. in 1684.

John was residing at Boston in 1690.

Roger was a  mariner at Boston in 1690.

Lawton

George was one of the first settlers of Portsmouth, R.I. and later at "Aquidneck" in 1638.

John died at Suffield, Conn. in 1690.

Lay, Ley

Edward was at Hartford, Conn. in 1640 and Saybrook, Conn. by 1648.

John Brother of Edward, was at Saybrook in 1648 and Lyme, Conn. in 1667.

Robert was first at Lynn in 1638 and Saybrook, Conn. in 1647.

William was living in Boston pre-1690.

Lazell

Henry was at Barnstable in 1637.

BRRRRR..............

I had to add this post because up here in New England, we are having one heck of a chill this weekend. So my mind is on cooking, not genealogy for the next few days.  

Amazing Italian Grape-nut Pudding 

Although Grapenuts was first produced in the late 19th century, within the next couple of years, these little grains were used as a crispy topping for baked custard. Here in New England, Grape-nut Pudding was at its culinary pinnacle in the 1920s and has stayed popular for almost 100 years. I created this recipe because my children dislike custard. So if I could reproduce the flavor of this classic Yankee dessert, without the overpowering flavor of eggs, than I could keep this dish alive, hopefully for another century. And this did the trick. Creamy and smooth, the flavor and crunch of Grape-nuts isn't lost, but that eggy flavor is. Don't be dismayed however, the creaminess and a sweet crust forms all throughout and around this classic, making it even better!

Nonstick cooking spray

1 1/2 cups ricotta cheese

4 eggs

3/4 cup raisins

1/2 cup sugar

1/3 cup Grape-nuts cereal *

1/4 cup milk

1 tablespoon vanilla

1/2 teaspoon each cinnamon and nutmeg

Grease an 8-inch square pan with nonstick cooking spray; set aside. Preheat oven to 350-degrees F. Blend all ingredients in a bowl with an electric mixer until as smooth as possible, on low speed. Pour into prepared pan and bake 34-36 minutes, or until firm to the touch in the center. Remove from oven to cool before covering to refrigerate completely.

*If you don't want to spend the money for an entire box of this cereal, your favorite granola makes a fantastic substitution.

Apple Pie Fritter Bread

On a day like this, I don't need to tell you how good this would taste sitting at home. 

Apple mixture:

2 apples

2 tablespoons granulated sugar

1 teaspoon cinnamon

Spice Mix:

1/3 cup brown sugar

1 teaspoon cinnamon

Batter:

1/2 cup oil(I used canola)

2 eggs

2/3 cup brown sugar

1(6-oz.)container vanilla or plain yogurt or use milk

1 teaspoon almond or vanilla extract

1 1/2 cup flour

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

1/4 teaspoon ground cloves or allspice, optional

2 tablespoons butter or margarine

Grease a loaf pan; set aside. Preheat oven to 350-degrees F. Peel, core and dice apples very small and mix with sugar and cinnamon; set aside. in a small bowl, blend brown sugar and cinnamon; set aside. In a large bowl, beat oil, brown sugar,

eggs, yogurt and extract until smooth. Add flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. Continue beating until well incorporated. It does not have to be lump free. Pour half the batter in prepared pan. then half the apple mixture evenly over the top, then half the spice mix evenly over the apples. Repeat , this time pressing the apples just slightly into batter. Dot with the butter and bake 75 minutes, or until the middle bounces back when pressed. Remove from oven to cool before glazing with a mixture of 1/2 cup powdered sugar with 3 tablespoons milk or water.

Crispy Cheesy Potatoes au Gratin, Two Ways

Who doesn't like that crispy edge often found around a great mac and cheese? Now take that a step further and give this recipe a try. Not only is it far easier to prepare(and foolproof I might add), but you get that same cheesy crispness in every single bite!

2 pounds russet potatoes, peeled

11 tablespoons butter or margarine, divided

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 tablespoon maple syrup

1 large Spanish onion, peeled, halved and sliced thin

1/2 cup panko bread crumbs

1 teaspoon minced garlic in oil

1/4 cup flour

2 cups milk

1/2 teaspoon both salt and black pepper

1/2 cup(2 ounces)shredded milk Cheddar cheese

1/2 cup(2 ounces)Gruyere cheese, shredded

Begin by slicing potatoes 1/2-inch thick. Place in a large saucepan, cover with water and boil until just fork tender, about 8 minutes. Carefully pour into a strainer allowing to drain and dry while making Caramelized Onions and cheese sauce. 

Prepare Caramelized Onions first by placing 2 tablespoons butter with olive oil and maple syrup in a large skillet over medium high heat. When butter has melted, add onions and cook for about 20 minutes, stirring often, or until browned. Remove from heat and immediately transfer to 9-inch square baking pan, or equivalent; set aside to cool. It may harden, which is perfect.

Preheat oven to 400-degrees F.

Melt 3 tablespoons butter and mix with panko crumbs evenly; set aside.

Melt remainder of butter, with garlic, in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Cook 3 minutes. Whisk in flour until smooth. While still on heat, add milk, salt and pepper, blending well. Continue cooking and whisking until milk has thickened. Add both cheeses and remove from heat. Sir until cheese has melted.

To assemble, layer cooked potatoes over the onions. Pour cheese sauce over the top evenly and sprinkle panko crumbles over the top. Cook 20-25 minutes, or until bubbling and lightly browned. Remove to serve hot. 

NOTE: If you don't care for the Caramelized Onion layer, simply omit the entire process and follow directions for the rest of the recipe.

Bacon Cheeseburger Soup

This is probably one of my best soups for winter. And I hate to even call it a soup, more like a cheeseburger chowdah to be honest. Creamy, cheesy, thick and delicious. Many will make it a Deluxe or even a Royal with the addition of diced tomatoes and/or onions. By all means double it if you are cooking for more than two. After all, what soup isn't tastier the second day?

3 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted

2 tablespoons flour

4 ounces ground beef

4-6 ounces yellow American cheese, thinly sliced

4 strips cooked bacon, crumbled

2 cups milk

2 egg yolks, lightly beaten

1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Whisk the melted butter and flour in a small bowl; set aside. In a medium saucepan, add ground beef over medium heat, breaking apart with a spatula or large spoon. Cook, continuing to break apart, until cooked through. Carefully drain grease and return to stove. Add bacon, milk, yolks and pepper, stirring well. Bring to scalding, stirring frequently and add cheese, bacon and butter mixture(roux). Stir well and continue cooking and stirring until thick, creamy and cheese has completely melted. Serve hot.

If you decide to make this either a Deluxe or Royal version, simple add diced tomatoes at the very end or cook a quarter cup diced onion with burger.

Blueberry Coffee Cake

With the wind gusting and the temperature already in the minus category, I have absolutely no issue starting up the oven and keeping it going all day long. I remember my father saying that HIS father used to repeat "Maine has 2 seasons. Winter and August". It is almost true. So sitting down to a great tasting New England coffee cake is a feel good snack or dessert. Even a husband can make this delightful cake.

Topping:

1/3 c. brown sugar

3 T. flour

1/2 t. cinnamon

2 T. butter or margarine, melted

Cake:

Nonstick cooking spray

2 c. flour

3/4 c. sugar

1 T. baking powder

1/4 c. butter or margarine, melted

3/4 c. milk

2 eggs

1 T. lemon juice

1 1/2 c. fresh or frozen blueberries

Preheat oven to 350-degrees F. Grease an 8-9-inch square baking pan or cake pan liberally with nonstick cooking spray; set aside.

In a small bowl, blend together brown sugar, flour and cinnamon. Add melted butter and stir until flour mixture is entirely moist; set aside.

In a large bowl, place all cake ingredients at once, except blueberries, and beat with an electric mixer until smooth. Fold in blueberries. Pour batter in prepared pan and evenly sprinkle crumb topping over the top. Bake 45-50 minutes, or until the topping is crisp and the cake bounces back when touched in the middle. Use a toothpick if needed to make sure it comes out clean. Remove from oven to cool slightly before cutting to serve.

A Few Great Reads

 

Before continuing on with our line up of the first Yankee settlers, I wanted to give you three links to some great information and fascinating reading. They are all about the widespread "throat distemper" that began in 1737. This disease is close to my heart because all of the previous 6 or7 siblings of my direct ancestor, Nathaniel Bailey of Newburyport, Mass.)died, as well as his fathers first two wives. His father was the Deacon Edmund Bailey and he survived to marry a third time and have Nathaniel as well as other children. 

These history lessons, below, outlines some fascinating details, scope and numbers, along with places, of this awful scourge. I couldn't stop reading until I had finished. 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2602079/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2602079/pdf/yjbm00529-0057.pdf

http://europepmc.org/backend/ptpmcrender.fcgi?accid=PMC2602120&blobtype=pdf&fbclid=IwAR1hovkfKKdTJWwOTnR7mCYmSXRaxgysFASbE5Nyyf0p5RVWTok5BjhnRAQ

This second link is a little closer to home and may not be so enticing to many of you as it was for me, but it truly does have some great insight into what life was like in New England in the 1700s. 

The Centennial Commemoration of Dennysville, Maine has some data on child deaths, leading calamities at the time and so much more. 

This is an image of the living room of the Lincoln House in Dennysville, Maine, found at https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/spec_photos/122/

I promise to get back to listing our ancestors arrival here in New England within the next two weeks. 

New England Colonists 1600-1700 Keeler-Knox

 Keeler

Ralph was at Hartford, Conn. in 1640 and Norwalk, Conn. by 1668.

Keeley

Edward came from London to N.E. as early as 1635 and is then found at New Haven, Conn. in 1685.

Keen, Kean

Arthur died in Boston in 1687.

John was a mariner from Southampton, England in Boston very early.

Josiah was married at Duxbury, Mass. pre=-1669.

William was at Salem in 1638.

Keeny, Keeney

Alexander was a freeman at Wethersfield, Conn. in 1667 and died there in 1689.

William was living in Gloucester, Mass. pre-1649 and is then seen at New London, Conn. in 1651. He died there in 1675.

Keep

John was an inhabitant of Springfield, Mass. in 1660 and was killed there by Indians in 1676.

Keese

John was married at Portsmouth, R.I. in 1682.

Keith

James was the first minister of Bridgewater, Mass in 1664. He was born in Aberdeen, Scotland in 1643 and came to New England in 1662. He died there in 1719.

Kellen, Killin, Kelling

James is seen as married at Charleston, Mass. in 1679.

Kellogg

Daniel was the son of Martin and was baptized in 1630 in Great Leighs, England . He is at Norwalk, Conn. in 1655.

Joseph, also son of Martin, was the fifth generation from Nicholas and was baptized at Great Lehigh, England in 1626. He was a weaver at Farmington, Conn. in 1654, at Boston in 1655, Roxbury by 1659 and in 1661, he is seen as a lieutenant at Hadley, Mass..

Nathaniel settled at Hartford, Conn. in 1640 and moved to Farmington, Conn. in 1653 where he died.

Kellond

Thomas was at Boston in 1661.

Thomas was also a resident of Boston in 1687.

Kelly, Kelley

Abel was at Salem in 1641.

Benjamin was a freeman at Mass. in 1669.

David was living in Boston pre-1653.

Edward went to Boston in 1635.

Reginald resided at Pemaquid, Maine in 1674.

Roger lived at the Isle of Shoals, N.H. in 1668.

Kelsey

William was born in England and went to Cambridge, Mass. in 1632. He then went to Hartford and Killingworth, Conn. by 1663.

Kelton

Thomas was living at Boston in 1664.

Kemp, Kempe

Edward was a blacksmith at Dedham,. Mass. pre-1638 before going to Wrentham, Mass. in 1651. He lastly is found at Chelmsford, Mass. in 1655.

Kempster

Daniel was a freeman at Cambridge, Mass. in 1647.

Kempthorne

Daniel was residing in Cambridge pre-1653.

Kempton

Ephraim is in the Plymouth Colony in 1627 and moved to Scituate in 1643 where he died two years later.

Manasseh, brother of Ephraim, was at Plymouth a year later than his brother. H3e died at Dartmouth in 1663.

Ken

Robert was at Reading, Mass. early.

Kendall

Francis, son of John, was born around 1620 in England and came to Charlestown around 1640. He is seen at Woburn, Mass. in 1645.

Thomas was brother to Francis and was known as Deacon Tomas. He is at Lynn, Mass. in 1648 and Reading four years later.

Kendrick, Kenrick

Caleb was a resident of Boston in 1652.

George was at Scituate in 1635 and Rehoboth in 1645.

John was living in either Rowley or Ipswich when he married in 1657.

Thomas was seen as married at Rehoboth in 1681.

Kenison

John was born around 1640 in England and resided in Dover, N.H. in 1663.

Kennard

Edward came from Kent, England and settled at Portsmouth, N.H. around 1660.

John was married at Haddam, Conn. in 1674.

Kennedy, Cannady

Alexander was a resident of Plymouth in 1678.

Daniel inhabited Salem in 1681.

Kennicut, Kinnicutt

Roger was married at Malden, Mass. in 1661 and moved to Swansey(now Barrington)Mass. in 1677.

Kenniston, Kiniston

Allen was at Salem in 1638 but died ten years later.

William was living at Dover, N.H. in 1646. He is not seen there in 1671.

Kenny, Kenney, Kinney

Andrew was at Malden in 1690.

Henry was born in 1624 at England and is seen first at Roxbury. By 1653, he is living at Salem.

John died at Salem in 1670.

Richard was of New Hampshire in 1680.

Thomas was at Gloucester in 1664.

Kent

James is at Newbury in 1634.

John was at Dedham in 1645 and Charlestown after.

Joseph was brother of John and went to Dedham in 1645, then to Taunton after.

Joshua, brother of preceding, was at Dedham in 1643 but returned to England a year later. He came back to Dedham in 1645, bringing his brother Joseph. He resided at Block Island, R.I. and Swansea, Mass. after.

Oliver was at Dover, N.H. in 1648 and died there in 1679.

Richard, brother of James, settled at Ipswich in 1634 and Newbury a year later.

Stephen was the brother of Richard and is found at Newbury in 1639. He then went to Haverhill and Woodbridge, N.J. after.

Thomas settled at Gloucester in 1643 and Sudfield, Conn. where he died in 1658.

William was married at Boston in 1662.

Kenyon

John was born in 1605 at England and lived at New Shoreman(Block Island), R.I..

Kerley, Carsley

William is at Hingham in 1637, Sudbury in 1641 and lastly at Lancaster, Mass. in 1647.

Keskeys

Henry was living at Boston in 1656.

Ketcham

Edward was at Ipswich in 1635.

Kettle

John resided at Gloucester pre-1658.

Richard was a butcher at Charlestown in 1635.

Robert was the brother of John and lived at Gloucester in 1653.

Key, Keys, Keyes

John was at Dover, N.H. pre-1657 and removed to Berwick, Maine where he was killed by Indians in 1690.

Robert was at Watertown in 1633, Newbury in 1643 and Sudbury in 1645.

Solomon was married at New bury in 1653.

Keyser

George was a tanner at Lynn in 1639 before removing to Salem after.

Thomas was a shipmaster and merchant and brother of George. He is living in Lynn in 1638 where he was involved in the slave trade.

Kibby, Kibbe, Kibbee

Arthur was a fisherman at Salem in 1659, they year he married.

Edward was a sawyer who was born in Exeter, England in 1611. He settled at Muddy River in Boston in 1639 and died there in 1661.

Henry was a tailor at Dorchester in 1642.

Joseph was married early at Salem.

William was at Hull, Mass. in 1642.

Kidby

John resided at Duxbury in 1640.

Lewis was a fisherman at Boston in 1640.

Kid, Kidd

James lived at Dover, N.H. in 1657.

Kidder

James was the son of James and born at East Gunstead County, Sussex, England in 1626. He settled at Cambridge in 1649.

Stephen was under Mason at Berwick, Maine in 1633.

Thaddeus was residing at Marblehead in 1674.

Kilbourn, Kilborne

George was the son to Thomas and bapt. at Wood Ditton, Cambridge, England in 1612. He moved to Roxbury in 1640.

Thomas was born at same place as George, in 1578 and is found at Boston in 1635. He is afterwards settled at Wethersfield, Conn, where he died in 1639.

Kilby

Christopher was a resident of Boston in 1694.

Edward is seen as married at Boston in 1662.

John, brother of Cristopher, lived at Boston in 1686.

Kilcup

William was a sieve maker at Boston in 1649 before removing to Charlestown.

Kilham, Killiam, Kelham

Daniel was living at Wenham, Mass in 1645.

Kilton

Robert came from England to New England pre-1690 and settled at Providence, R.I..

Kimball, Kemball

Ebeneezer was at Rowley in 1691.

Ephraim was a freeman at Wenham in 1690.

Henry was born in England in 1590 before going to Watertown, Mass. in 1634.

Henry was married at Charlestown in 1656,

John was married at Newbury in 1665.

John was at Amesbury in 1690.

Richard was a wheelwright and brother of the first Henry. He was baptized at Rattlesden, Suffolk, England in 1595. He first settled Watertown in 1634 and went to Ipswich four years later.

Thomas was a merchant at Charlestown in 1653.

Thomas was at Bradford and had a wife and 5 children who were taken by the Indians after killing him.

Kime

William was at Dover in 1668.

Kimwright

George was married at Dorchester in 1653 and moved to Cambridge in 1664.

Kincade, Kincaid

Daniel came from Scotland to New Hampshire in 1689.

Kind

Arthru was residing at Boston in 1646.

King

Alexander was at Wickford, R.I. in 1674.

Clement resided at Malden in 1668 and removed to R.I. after.

Daniel was a merchant at Lynn in 1647.

Hezekiah was at Weymouth in 1679.

James was the son of William and fifth generation from Thomas Kyne(who was born in 1538). He was born at Ugborough, England in 1647 and went to Ipswich pre-1674, then to Suffield, Conn. by 1675.

John was living at Hartford in 1645 and later is found at Northampton.

John was born in England in 1600 before being seen at Weymouth pre-1655.

Mark was of Charlestown in 1658.

Peter was a deacon in Sudbury in 1654.

Philip came from England to Weymouth in 1672.

Ralph was living  and married in Lynn in 1648.

Richard was at Salem in 1635.

Samuel resided at Plymouth in 1643.

Samuel was at Weymouth in 1659.

Thomas was born at England in 1615 and at Watertown in 1640.

Thomas was born at Shaston, Dorsetshire, England in 1600 before settling at Sudbury in 1642.

Thomas(Elder) was the son of George of Cold Norton, Essex, England and was born there in 1604. He settled at Scituate in 1635.

William was born in England in 1608 and settled at Salem in 1635.

William died at the Isle of Shoals, N.H. in 1664.

William was at Boston in 1655.

Kingman

Henry was of Welsh descent and is found at Weymouth in 1636.

Kingsbury

Ephraim was at Haverhill and the son of Henry below. He was killed on May 3, 1676 by Indians.

Henry was the sixth generation from John Kyngesbury and came from Assington, Suffolk, England with Winthrop's Fleet. He is seen at Ipswich as a founder in 1638.

Johwas at Watertown in 1636 and later that year, at Dedham.

John, brother of the preceding, also came with Winthrop and settled at Dedham in 1637.

Josephwas the brother of Henry and John and is seen at Dedham in 1637.

Kinglsey, Kinsley

John came from Hampshire, England to Dorchester in 1635, removing to Rehoboth in 1648.

John was married at Milton, Mass. pre-1676.

Samuel was at Billerica in 1651.

Stephen settled at Braintree, Mass. in 1640, then to Dorchester and Milton after.

Kingsnorth, Kngsworth

Henry was at Guilford, Conn. in 1639.

Kinsman

Robert came from England to Boston in 1634, then to Ipswich in 1637.

Kirby

John was born at Rowington, Warwickshire, England in 1624. At twelve years old, he came to Plymouth, then to Hartford by 1645 and nine years later to Cromwell, Conn..

Richard was the brother of John and came to Lynn in 1636. He then went to Lynn  then is seen at Sandwich in 1637 as a Quaker.

William was at Boston in 1642 and was well known at the city executioner in 1657.

Kirk

Henry was at Dover, N.H. in 1665.

Zechariah was living in Boston in 1686.

Kirkham, Kirkman

Thomas was at Wethersfield, Conn. in 1648.

Kirman

John was in Lynn in 1633.

Kirtland, Kirkland

Nathaniel was born in 1616 at Sherington, Bucks, England and settled at Lynn in 1635.

Philip was a shoemaker and brother of Nathaniel who settled at Lynn in 1635.

Kiskeyes, Keskeys

Henry was married at Boston in 1656.

Kitchell

Robert was at Guilford, Conn. in 1639 before removing to New Jersey later that year.

Kitchen

John was a shoemaker at Salem in 1643.

Kitcherell, Kecherell

Joseph was at Charlestown in 1636.

Samuel was residing at Hartford pre-1646.

Kitredge was a seaman at Billerica in 1660.

Knapp

Aaron went to Plymouth in 1638 and then to Tauin 1643.

Nicholas was born in England and came to New England in 1630. He settled at Watertown then by 1646, is seen at Stamford, Conn..

Roger was at new Haven in 1643.

William was a carpenter who was born in England in 1578 before living at Watertown in 1630.

Kneeland

Edward was born in Scotland in 1580 and came to New England in 1630.

John was born at England in 1632 and is in Boston in 1657 as one of the founders of the Scots Charitable Society.

Philip was residing in Lynn in 1637.

Knell, Kneale

Nicholas was at Stratford, Conn. in 1650.

Knight

Alexander came from Chelmsford, England to Ipswich in 1635.

Ezekiel was living in Salem in 1637 then moved to Wells, Maine and finally to Braintree.

Francis was at Pemaquid, Maine in 1648.

George was born at Barrow, Suffolk, England before coming to Hingham in 1638.

George died at Scarborough, Maine in 1671.

George was living at Hartford in 1671.

John was a tailor from Romsey, Hants, England  and settled at Newbury in 1635.

John was a maltster at Watertown in 1636, Sudbury in 1642 and Woburn in 1653.

John resided at Lynn pre-1657.

John was at Northampton in 1676.

Jonathan was a resident of Salem in 1670.

Joseph was a freeman at Woburn in 1652.

Mautlyn or Macklin resided at Boston in 1643.

Michael married at Woburn in 1657.

Richard was a slater at Weymouth in 1637 and by 1642, was at Boston.

Richard was a merchant at Hampton, N.H.  and Portsmouth, N.H. by 1643. He was also at Dover, N.H. by 1659 and at Boston by 1668.

Richard was a resident of Boston in 1652.

Richard was a carpenter at Newport, R.I. in 1648.

Richard was a bricklayer of Boston in 1673.

Robert was at Hampton, N.H. in 1640 before moving to Boston later.

Robert was at Kittery and York, Maine.

Roger was sent over to N.E. by Mason in 1631 and settled at Portsmouth, N.H..

Samuel was married at Roxbury in 1685.

Toby settled at Newport, R.I. in 1638.

Walter was born in 1587 at England and is seen at Salem as early as 1626 before moving to Duxutry by 1638.

William was a mason at Salem in 1637.

William was at New Meadows, now Topsfield, Mass. in 1638.

Knott

George was at Lynn and Sandwich, Mass. by 1637.

Richard was a surgeon at Marblehead in 1678.

Knower

George was a resident of Charlestown in 1631.

Thomas was the brother of George and at Charlestown in 1631.

Knowles, Knoll

Alexander was a freeman of Mass. in 1636 before moving to Fairfield, Conn..

Henry was born in 1609 at England before being seen at Portsmouth, R.I. in 1655. He is also seent at Warwick, R.I. after.

John was the second minister of Watertown and born at Lincolnshire, England. He came to N.E. in 1638 and settled as pastor at Watertown in 1640 but returned to England by 1651.

John was a mariner at Hampton, N.H. pre-1660.

Richard was born in England in 1638. He settled at Cambridge, then Hampton, N.H. where ie died in 1682.

Richard was at Plymouth pre-1639, the moved to Eastham, Mass. by 1653.

Thomas was living at New Haven in 1645.

Knowlton

John was at Ipswich in 1641.

Jonathan was at Malden pre-1688.

Nathaniel lived at Ipswich in 1683.

Samuel was a freeman at Wenham, Mass. in 1680.

Thomas was the brother of John and at Ipswich in 1648.

William was a Captain from Kent County, England. He was on his way to N.E. in 1638 but died on the voyage, leaving four sons...John, Samuel, Thomas and William.

Knox

John was a resident of Watertown pre-1686.

New England Colonists 1600-1700 Johns-Keayne

Johns, Johnes

Edward was the son of Richard of Somerset, England who came to Charlestown, Mass. in 1630, later settling at Boston by 1637.

                                                   Fort William and Mary, 1705

Johnson

Charles was living in New London, Conn. by 1690.

Davy is found at Dorchester, Mass. in 1630.

Edmund was born in England in 1612 and is found in Hampton, N.H. by 1639.

Capt. Edward was the author son of William and born at Hermehill, Kent, England in 1598. He came with Winthrop in 1630 and settled at Charlestown and Salem before returning to England in 1635. He then again came to Charlestown 2 years later and is found at Woburn, Mass. in 1642.

Edward was living at Branford, Conn. in 1690.

Francis was an inhabitant of Salem in 1631.

Isaac inhabited Charlestown in 1676.

James was a glover who was born in England in 1602 before being seen at Boston in 1636.

James was an agent of Mason in Portsmouth, N.H. in 1630.

Jeremiah was living in New Haven, Conn. in 1662.

John was born at Waterham, Hernshill Conaterbury, Kent, England and came to N.E. with Winthrop in 1630 and is a resident of Ipswich, Mass. in 1635.

John was of Newport, R.I. in 1638 and later at Wickford, R.I. by 1674.

John was a resident of Sandwich, Mass. in 1643.

John was born in 1609 at England and although he came to N.E. in 1635, he is first recorded at New Haven, Conn. in 1643.

John was born in 1612 at London, England and was a resident of Guilford, Conn. in 1669.

John is seen to have married at Rowley, Mass. in 1650.

John was in Lancaster, Mass. in 1654, Salisbury and Marlboro, Mass. later.

John was a blacksmith who is recorded to have married at Charlestown in 1656 and then removed to Haverhill by 1662.

John is living at Watertown, Mass. in 1650, married there the same year and removed to Lexington the following year.

John was married at N.H. in 1661.

John was a resident of Rehoboth, Mass. in 1673.

John was of Norwich, Conn. in 1677.

John was a Huguenot who came from Rochelle, France to Oxford, Mass. in 1685. He was killed by Indians in 1696 along with 3 of his children.

John was a lighterman in Salem in 1691.

Peter was a resident of Fairfield, Conn. in 1649.

Return was at Hampton, N.H. in 1678.

Richard was born in 1612 at England and settled at Charlestown in 1630, removing to Watertown and Lynn, Mass. later.

Robert came from Kingston-on-Hull, Leicestershire, England to New Haven, Conn. in 1638.

Robert was an inhabitant of Marblehead, Mass. in 1674.

Samuel was a mariner at Boston in 1653.

Samuel was of Lynn, Mass. in 1664.

Solomon was born at England in 1615 and came to Sudbury, Mass. in 1638. He later removed to Marlboro, Mass. by 1653.

Stephen is fist seen at Ipswich, and then Andover, Mass. where he was married in 1661.

Thomas was a cobbler at Hartford, Conn. in 1640.

Thomas was born at England in 1610 and came to N.E. in 1635 but drowned at Boston Harbor in 1656.

Thomas was of New London, Conn. in 1682.

Thomas was seen to have married at Andover in 1657.

Timothy was living at Andover in 1674.

William, brother of Capt. Edward, was born at Hernehill Canterbury, Kent, England in 1605 and was a resident of Charlestown, Mass. in 1634.

William was married and living at Guilford, Conn. in 1665.

William inhabited Stonington, Conn. by 1670.

William is seen as married at Andover in 1678.

Wingle, Windle, was married at new Haven in 1664.

Zechariah, Zachariah was a resident of Charlestown in 1672.

Johonnot

Daniel was a Huguenot was was born at Rochelle, France in 1668 before being seen at Oxford, Mass. in 1686.

Jones

Abel was a freeman at Northampton, Mass. in 1690.

Abraham resided at Hull, Mass. in 1657.

Alexander was an agent of Mason and is found at Portsmouth, N.H. in 1631.

Benjamin was living at Malden, Mass. by 1681.

Charles was born in 1614 England before on record at Dorchester in 1635.

Cornelius settled at Stamford, Conn. by 1652, the year of his death.

David was a freeman of Dorchester in 1665.

Griffin, Griffith, settled at Springfield in 1646.

Henry lived at Lynn, Mass. in 1642.

Hugh came from Wiscanton, Somersetshire, England to Salem in 1650.

Jacob died at New Haven, Conn. in 1675.

Jeffrey was living at Southold, L.I., N.Y. in 1664 and four years later, removed to Salem.

Jenkin was a settler at Dover, N.H. by 1666.

John was a clergyman and son of William and was born at Abergavonny, Monmouth, England. He si first seen at Concord in 1635.

John was of Providence, R.I. in 1655.

John  was born at London, England in 1615 and came to  Portsmouth, N.H. in 1635, leaving no issue.

John was born in England in 1620 and came to N.E. in 1635. His first recoded home was at Cambridge in 1648.

John was a resident of Boston pre-01665.

John was at Charlestown in 1672.

Lewis was born in England in 1600 and settled at Roxbury and Watertown, Mass. between 1635-1650.

Lewis was of Saybrook, Conn. in 1667.

Matthew lived at Boston in 1645.

Morgan was a clergyman and son of John. He was born at Newport, Monmouth, England before being seen at Killingworth and Branford, Conn pre-1680, when he is recorded at Newtown, Lng Island, N.Y..

Ralph settled at Plymouth pre-1643 and is also found at Barnstable by 1654.

Rice was at Boston in 1651.

Richard was at Dorchester in 1635, dying there in 1641.

Richard was at Farmington and Haddam, Conn. before dying at the latter in 1670.

Robert was at Hingham, Mass. in 1637 and Rehoboth by 1644.

Robert was married at Salisbury in 1659.

Robert was born at England in 1633 and is seen at Amesbury, Mass. in 1666.

Stephen was of Dover, N.H. in 1672.

Teague was an inhabitant of Yarmouth, Mass. in 1653.

Thomas was born at England in 1595, came to Dorchester in 1635 and died there in 1667.

Thomas was living at Newbury in 1637 before removing to Hampton, N.H. in 1639 and lastly to Kittery, Maine.

Thomas was a tailor who was bornin 1602 at Caversham, Oxfordshire, England. he is seen at Hingham, Mass. by 1638.

Thomas was bornin 1598 and is first seen at Gloucester in 1642,  then New London, Conn. by 1651.

Thomas was of Taunton in 1659. 

Thomas settled at Guilford, Conn. in 1639 but returned to England in 1651.

Thomas was married at Boson in 1654.

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

William was a mason at Cambridge in 1635 and Charlestown in 1658.

William was at Portsmouth, N.H. and Dover, N.H. by 1644.

William was a lawyer who was born in 1624 England before locating at New Haven, Conn. by 1660.

Jordan, Jorden

Francis was at Ipswich in 1634.

James was a resident of Dedham, Mass. pre-1655.

John is seen at Guilford, Conn. in 1639.

John is at Plymouth in 1643.

Robert was a clergyman from Worcester, England who came to Richmond Island, Maine in 1641. He then went to Portsmouth, N.H. by 1675 and died at Portsmouth, N.H. in 1679.

Stephen came to Ipswich in 1634 and Newbury after.

Josselyn, Jocelyn, Joslin

Henry was the son of Sir Thomas and was born at County Kent, England. He was an agent of Mason and Sir. Gorges by 1658 and died at Pemaquid, Maine in 1682.

John, brother of Henry, came to Boston in 1638 but returned to England in 1672. He was the author of New England Rarities.

Richard was at Saybrook, Conn. in 1669.

Thomas was born in 1592 England before coming to N.E. in 1635. He first settled at Hingham in 1637 and then at Lancaster, Mass. by 1654.

                                                  1780 New Hampshire currency

Joy

Jacob resided at Fairfield and Killingworth, Conn. by 1673.

Thomas was a carpenter at Boston inn 1638.

Walter was an inhabitant of Milford, Conn. in 1650.

Joyce, Jesse, Jose

Christopher was at Isle of Shoals, N.H. in 1651 and Portsmouth later.

David was a goldsmith and married at Boston in 1698.

John settled at Lynn and Sandwich, Mass. by 1637, later found at Yarmouth, Mass. by 1643.

Walter was at Marshfield, Mass. in 1667.

William is at Windsor, Conn. and Springfield, Mass. He drowned at Enfield Falls, Mass. in 1645.

Joyliffe

John was a resident of Boston in 1657.

Judd

Roger resided at Boston in 1638.

Samuel was married at Hingham, Mass. by 1667.

Thomas was at Gloucester in 1651.

Judson

Samuel was the son of Michael of Horton, Yorkshire, England and lived at Dedham in 1646.

William was born in Yorkshire, England before coming to Concord in 1634. He removed to Hartford, Conn in 1638, Stratford and New Haven, Conn. later.

                                              Old maple sugar camp of New England

Kame

Richard was at York, Maine in 1670.

Keayne

John came from Southampton, England in 1638 to Hingham, Mass. where he died in 1650.

Robert was born in England in 1595 and died at Boston in 1656.

William was a resident of Bosont in 1656.

Simple Yankee Way of Life

 

American and international literature is inundated with images of the old New England home and hearth. From Longfellow's depiction of Priscilla Mullins at her spinning wheel in The Courtship of Miles Standish to the fantastic musings of Harriet Beecher Stowe in Oldtown Folks. Frugality, hard word and dry morality are given "air-time" by Francis Underwood in Quabbin, but with equally warm, satisfying and level-headed principles paralleling. Some may say a Yankee home is the ideal home, a small cottage nestled in amongst the tall pines while the rest of the world whizzes by physically and technologically. In some ways, it is true but I do think that is why home and hearth(not to mention family ties) is so important to us and why New England has always been, and will continue to be, the epitome of comfort food.

Although I must preface my introduction to the New England way of living as relaxed, we are still informed. The domestic images that have enchanted New England writers and artists since time immemorial have been romanticized, but not exaggerated. Even many academic historians display their interpretation of the New England home and hearth with the same colorful representation as Whittier and Jewett. And you know the old adage, there is a grain of truth even in folklore.

Find below a brief account of who we are, for that has directly evolved from where we came from and how we got here. Let me tell you a little story.

During the early part of new England's colonization and well into the 19th century, families cooked in the fireplace. Large kettles or pots were seen in every home. Most of the time, a certain pot was solely used for soap making while boiling and stewing food was done in another. Having a nest of iron pots of different sizes, a gridiron, Dutch oven, skillets of various dimensions along with a spider and bakeware were essential to early cooking. For those who could afford it, brass kettles were often seen in door yards of old filled with pale, white, bubbling homemade soap or fresh tree sap being reduced for the family's year-long sugar needs.

Francis Underwood, author of Quabbin, extolled the "girth" of breakfasts in the late 19th centuries

 ..... "a substantial breakfast that was begun by a preliminary nip of hard cider. This might be followed by ham and eggs, or a salt fish prepared with cream, or of bean porridge(for which a ham bone furnished the stock), or of cold corned beef, with hot potatoes, and usually hot bread(called 'biscuits') resembling muffins; and with sauces, pickles, and other provocatives in plenty."

Although Mr. Underwood was writing fictionally, it truly resembled the breakfasts of a few generations ago.....well, maybe a light breakfast. This author has read accounts of much heartier morning fare. But why so much breakfast? Because Yankee's had much to do.

Harriet Beecher Stowe also mentions food in her Oldtown Folks, "I can inform all whom it may concern that rye and Indian bread, smoking hot, on a cold winter morning, together with savory sausges, pork, and beans, formed a breakfast fit for a king, if the king had earned it by getting up in a cold room, washing in ice-water, tumbling through snow drifts, and foddering cattle." There are also many accounts of family's waking up in the middle of the night or in the morning covered with a fine dusting of snow because of the unchinked openings between the logs of the home.

Harriet's representation of the New England breakfast was more of the norm than Mr. Underwood's, although many of our ancestors subsisted on any leftovers from the night before or simply milk, bread or porridge.

Although we do love our time together nestled around the dinner table and talking about the days events, back a couple of hundred years ago meals were, more often than not, just simply time enough to quench your hunger as opposed to relaxing and gossiping. This way, the days' work could either be started or finished without loosing much time.

The difference between lunch, dinner and supper.

The travelling aristocrats that came here from abroad often demeaned much of what us Yankee's either ate, were employed at or our everyday life habits. Cases in point. In many self written books from the Puritan to the Colonial era by these same affluent and wealthy "tourists", there are narratives about the pewter and ceramic serving dishes of the 'typical' New England family. This was not, and I repeat NOT, what most families ate from . Certainly a single large pewter platter or goblet was seen in many homes, but this was usually an artifact that was handed down from one generation to another or that particular family only was able to afford one. Homemade wooden trenchers were widespread throughout our homes, much to the chagrin of these wealthier travelers from abroad.

Also, the habit of 'taking dinner' in the middle of the day while 'refreshing our bodies' with a small viand(the supper) in the early evening was something often ridiculed by those who were ignorantly blind to our dinnerware. During what we call lunch now, our ancestors piled on the food in the middle of the table for everyone to dig into. And most of the time during this meal(especially in the backwoods of New England and the poorer communities) this consisted of a piece of pork surrounded by boiled beans. Nothing fancy, nothing extravagant, just pure fuel for our bodies. Sure we had cheeses, pies, cakes and various sweet treats, but these were lavished on the household infrequently up until the 19th century. It was from the early 1800s onward that we see variety on the kitchen table because of the prevalence of spices, fruits, sugar and all things that couldn't be grown in New England soil but were either bartered for or shipped into the local "store".

  Lyndon Freeman of Sturbridge, Massachusetts writes(early 1800s):

"At the setting in of winter every farmer was presumed to have at least a pork and beef of sufficient quantity. The larder was well supplied with butter, cheese, applesauce, pickles, sausages, souse, etc. Their dinner commonly consisted of boiled pork or beef or both, potatoes, cabbage, beets, carrots, etc.....A mug of cider was upon the table never forgotten of as all drank as freely as we do of water today. The meat and sauce left of the dinner were hash-up for breakfast the next morning. The supper was usually brown bread and milk for all."

Food was also a way of obtaining much needed supplies for a large family. There truly shouldn't be much of a distinction between bartering and paying from the early New England era. Since few people had actual cash, gong to the "store" to obtain and pay for supplies was usually done with whatever extra the family had. Wool, tools, pots and pans, ironwork and spices were bartered at every store and even this type of system was prevalent among neighbors. I f one family had an abundance of butter or cheese and their neighbors had a good stash of vegetables or rum, you bet neighbors subsisted on each others kindness. Many men would also take in any food items they were blessed with an abundance of to the nearest tavern as well, in exchange for a few nips of rum or port but store barter for barrels of coffee, tea, tools, molasses and flour. Over time, housewives were able to barter for cinnamon, sage, nutmeg, pepper, cloves, mace and many other essential additions in our well known baking repertoire.

For families to have bread or cakes, some type of meal was needed. Be it wheat, rye or corn, all three needed to me ground. And in the winter when the rivers and streams of New England froze, this was next to impossible for a community to do. In order to keep a supply on hand, you either had to plant plenty of corn to dry  and bring to the grist mill before winter or barter.

Some type of leavening was also needed for baking and this was rather easy to keep on hand, even the poorest of homes. Skimming the top barm from a barrel of cider usually did the trick for light and airy breads well as pinching a knob of dough from one unbaked loaf to keep for the next batch. Then another pinch would be taken from that loaf for the next. On and on this frugality occurred and now you know where us Yankee's get if from. There is even an account in my family of  Ol'  Gus Bailey who dipped his spoon in a pile of "new fallen snow" and mixed it in with biscuit batter in a lumber camp to leaven these white must-haves with baked beans. Did it work? Sure did!

Baking day was but once a week for those who had an oven built into their fireplaces. For those who didn't, this is where neighbors came in handy yet again! Many families had their own Dutch ovens though, because of the scarcity of neighbors in many rural communities. These were shallow iron kettles that stood over coals with three legs and were fitted with a deep lid onto which hot coals would be piled in order to offer all-around heat. Can you imagine puddings, pastries, cakes, gingerbreads, custards and cobblers baked this way?  I certainly would love to take a trip back in time just for one day not only to taste what was cooking on the open hearth but to sample the cheeses that were homemade, with not one tasting like the other.

Churning and cheese days were also a chore that, although needed to be done, was not met with open arms. With the females of the home obtaining the milk, this was just the beginning. The pails needed to be scrubbed first, then the milk was to be scalded, skimmed and churned. The butter then had to be worked and that was no easy chore.

Sarah Emery, an ancestor of mine, relates:

"In those summer days, when my recollection first opens, mother and aunt Sarah rose in the early dawn, and taking the well-scoured wooden pails from the bench by the back door, repaired to the cow yard behind the barn. We owned six cows; my grandmother four. Having milked the ten cows, the milk was strained, their fires built, and breakfast prepared...The milk being from the ten cows, my mother made cheese four days. Aunt Sarah having the milk the remainder of the week. In this way, good-sized cheeses were obtained. The curd having been broken into the basket, the dishes were washed, and unless there was washing or other extra work, the house was righted. By the time this was done, the curd was ready for the (cheese) press....After dinner the cheeses were turned and rubbed." The cheese would then be stored in the buttery.

More commonly known, at the time, as a buttery, this room was generally the cellar where the cool air was needed in order to set the pans of milk and ripen the  cheese. Many rural families denoted a lean-to as a buttery as well, using their cellar for vegetables and cider. But the cheeses were always kept down in this "root cellar" for keeping throughout the winter to prevent freezing, while meats were kept in these lean-to's.

There is nothing that irks me more than reading that meat and fish were not that plentiful for our ancestors. Many famous historians have mentioned that it was a rare treat for the man of the house to have any wild life barreled up for his family. That ranks right up there with another historical inaccuracy purveyed by most of the history professors and authors of New England life, which is that us Yankee's very seldom lived in log cabins. Absolutely rubbish this Yankee avers to both.

It is true that our Puritan ancestors relied heavily on salted meat and fish, but as the generations passed, fresh meat and fish was more the staple because of better guns and methods of fishing and trapping. Although historians say that fresh meat was hard for our 18th and 19th century forefathers to find, not only is this inaccurate, but we were still salting our meats for winter preservation. Why? Mostly because we always made sure our family's were secure in every aspect, but especially being fed. It was far better to have more than not enough and with such large families and hard work for everyone in the household, extra food was still not the norm.

When it was butchering time, usually in the late fall when the weather here in New England was cold enough to preserve without much salt, everyone helped with the slaughter. From cleaning the tripe, trying out tallow and lard, getting the head and feet ready for making headcheese or foot pies, cleaning out the intestines for sausage casings and cutting the meat into family-sized portions for preservation in fat or salt. Hams were salted as well, to ready it for the smoke house and fish was cleaned and hung from the rafters to dry out.

I am not ashamed to say that our poorer ancestors(as many of mine were) along with the more remote populations, forest creatures of every type were caught, trapped and shot for consumption. I have so many hand-written notes and recipes from my ancestors for partridges, quails, woodchucks, beaver, squirrel, birds of all types, musquash, rat, porcupine and skunks, to name a few.

The same holds true for our lakes, streams, rivers and ocean. My father(right up until the day he died) always prepared eel the same way, he said, our great great great grandmother did during the Revolutionary War period. I remember well Dad stringing up the eel on the side of the house and ,with a dry cloth and sharp knife, he would draw the skin from the tail end to the head. Gutting it was done while suspended, and leaving the head intact. He would then skewer that bad boy with a long, green stick from the woods behind our house and "barbecue" it over an open fire. To this day, that is the only way I will thoroughly enjoy eel.

Try this on for size! Did you know that lobsters were so plentiful in the early days of New England that many families, including the poorer farming households, looked at lobsters with disdain. The reason? Because before the over-harvesting of these delectables, these crustaceans literally littered our shoreline. They would wash up on shore by the hundreds, along the many miles of New England. After a number of years of the free-for-all taking, families simply stopped snatching them up because they 'had their fill'. I just can't imagine ever getting sick of lobsters, but then again I have never had the pleasure of eating them day in and day out.

It is easy to imagine the basis of our New England standby of codfish cakes and codfish balls every Saturday night and Sunday mornings. Fish of all sorts was that important and available throughout our waterways. The most abundant, believe it or not, was salmon, shad, mackerel and smelts. Unlike meat, fish could not be frozen to preserve. Salting or drying had to be accomplished in order to store for the winter when it was simply too much work to dig through the ice to fish. The most amazing dish I have ever eaten that was prepared according to an old-time "receipt" book was Cod Scootin 'Long the Shore. It was prepared by cutting up cod and placing in a cast iron skillet that is been greased with some bacon. On top of it lay some diced potatoes, beets, onions and some salt pork. Drizzle some oil over the top, salt and pepper liberally and cover. Baked in an oven until done. This classic Yankee dish rivals any Michelin-star meal served anywhere. Fish was often served or cooked with vegetables during our Yankee beginnings because of the salt used to cure fish. Vegetables seemed to take the 'bite' out of this spice.

I have had the pleasure of visiting my ancestors homes, although all that is left are their "root cellars", which were rock lined cellar holes. I have found two of them, one made by the hands of my great great grandfather(Josiah Bailey, 1778-1869) and his father(Nathaniel Bayley, 1740-1796). I just stand at the edge of each hole and marvel at the work it must have taken to not only dig the hole but roll these boulders into it to make these cellars. And to top it all off, within 20 feet of each was their rock lined water well. Now THAT was a marvel of engineering. One of them is at least 30 feet deep and lined with rocks that are still solidly intact unto this day(2013).

In these root cellars, our fore-families kept their apples, cabbage, pumpkins, turnip, beans, peas, beans, potatoes, carrots and squash. They would easily last the entire winter without softening in the least bit. As for the corn, we dug corn holes, or potato holes as some have referred in journals of old, in order to keep corn from shriveling up too fast. Although we dried much of our corn harvest for grinding, corn could be kept better by covering with birch bark and pine boughs, then covered with a layer of dirt to keep the wild-life from scavenging. This method was taught to us from our Native American friends. In fact, my ancestor, Nathaniel Bailey, was stabbed to death in 1796 by a Native American after digging a corn hole. He had agreed to pay a Passamaquoddy Indian in rum if he helped with the harvest and storage of corn in one of these corn holes. One night when the rum was all imbibed by the Passamaquoddy, he came back to Nathaniel's cabin on top of Bailey Hill in Baileyville, Maine and wanted more rum. Not having any left, the Native American began to get angry and stabbed Nathaniel to death.

My book, above and here n Amazon, tells Nathaniel's complete story for  the first time. An Amazing Journey also includes a treasure trove of information about life in New England from the 1600s to the 1800s, from the eyes of the backwoods family and those who eked out an existence. 

With regards to fruit and berries, there is no shortage of literature written about our love of all things naturally sweet. Pumpkins, of course, were the number one staple in our kitchen for generations. A seeded out whole pumpkin roasted in the embers of a fireplace, then removed and warm milk from the family's dairy cow poured into the center was a real treat with everyone.

Apples, of course, would be a very close second. When apple picking time was at hand, not only would they be baked in pies, made into applesauce and squeezed for cider and eaten as is, strings of sliced apples filled every home that dotted our landscape. When dried, they could be used for an entire year in everything from savory dishes to sweet. Apple Pie, and Apple Cider Pie, is truly not only an American dish, but a proud Yankee offering to the world.

It is funny to read journal entries of New England family's when they regale of the joy of sharing certain fruits with neighbors. Now you need to remember that many fruits that we take for granted today were simply too expensive and hard to find centuries ago.

In one entry, Ruth Bascom treats her neighbors to a delicacy. In August "sent a piece of our great Savannah Watermelon, which we received 2 or 3 weeks ago cut today and distributed a part to our neighbors."

Even up to my father's day, born in 1938, he would always add an orange to our Christmas stockings growing up in the 1960s. He followed that tradition to the day he died in 2001. I asked him why? Since oranges could be had anytime I wanted to take a trip to the supermarket, yet he made it a point to add one to my stocking every year. His answer was pure Yankee. "When I was a kid" he glumly explained "We didn't have the money to buy much fresh fruit. So when we did get  them, it was a treat. And oranges were too expensive, so my father used to buy them once a year and put them in our stocking".

Cooking and recipes was something that was passed down from one generation to another. I am aftraid that this custom is becoming more scarce as the years zoom by. In this generation, eating out seems to be more of the norm than preparing a meal and eating in. 

Many people thought cookbooks were a waste of money(again, a Yankee dread) because everything you needed to know was taught to you. One needn't measure by the teaspoon or cup. Simply add a pat of butter the size of an egg or scoop out flour with your teacup. You either cooked something over a fire or in a low, moderate or hot oven. Only the upper class, who wanted to indulge with food that was being enjoyed by their equally wealthy English counterparts, began the idea of purchasing cookbooks usually written by someone across the pond in the early days. It wasn't until Amelia Simmons, in 1796, that an American author had made such a great impact on the cookbook craze. What made her cookbook so successful was that she incorporated many ingredients and recipes with the New England housewife in mind. Johnny Cake and Indian Slapjacks are among the recipes that drew even the poorer families to purchase it.

Then along came Lydia Maria Child, the author of The American Frugal Housewife(my kind of lady). Not only did she incorporate great, simple recipes using everyday items but she added ways of using leftovers, taught frugality, preservation and remedies using herbs that were easily grown by anyone unfortunate enough to have the same type of rocky soil New England is known for.

I could go on and on with regards to New England food heritage, enough for a book actually, but I would like to summarize my introduction to New England cuisine by touching on the "personality" change of our kitchen over the generations.

I am so proud of my heritage, even though it wasn't one of extravagances or money. We come from a poor family and made do with whatever food we were able to grow or shoot. It was said that my father and grandfather could make a meal out of a pot of boiling water.