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Rebecca (née unknown) Hitchcock
Biography
- Rebecca (née unknown) Hitchcock was born estimated 1690.1
- She married Joseph Hitchcock, son of Eliakim Hitchcock and Sarah Merrick, estimated 1723.1
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Jane (née unknown) Hitchcock
Biography
- Jane (née unknown) Hitchcock was born estimated 1691.1
- She married Joseph Hitchcock, son of Eliakim Hitchcock and Sarah Merrick, estimated 1711.1
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Matthias Hitchcock
Children with Elizabeth (née unknown) Hitchcock (b. estimated 1625, d. about February 1679)
- Eliakim Hitchcock+ (b. 1640, d. 1704)
- Nathaniel Hitchcock+ (b. estimated 1649)
- John Hitchcock+ (b. 1650, d. 6 July 1716)
- Elizabeth Hitchcock+ (b. 4 June 1651)
Biography
- Matthias Hitchcock was born in 1610 in England.1
- He was also known as Matthew.
- He immigrated on the ship Susan & Ellen arriving in 1635 in Boston, Massachusetts.1
- In 1636 he first settled in Watertown.1
- In 1637 Matthias moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts.1
- In 1639 Matthias moved to New Haven, Connecticut.
- He married Elizabeth (née unknown) Hitchcock estimated 1645.2
- He died in November 1669 in New Haven, Connecticut, at age ~59.
Other Information
- Relationship: 9th great-grandfather of Linda Sargent
- Charts/Lists: Ancestors of Alice Bessie Forbes, Ancestors of Elizabeth Collier Lewis, Ancestors of Ruth Kingsbury, Forbes Family, Kingsbury Family, Lewis Family, Ships
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Elizabeth (née unknown) Hitchcock
Children with Matthias Hitchcock (b. 1610, d. November 1669)
- Eliakim Hitchcock+ (b. 1640, d. 1704)
- Nathaniel Hitchcock+ (b. estimated 1649)
- John Hitchcock+ (b. 1650, d. 6 July 1716)
- Elizabeth Hitchcock+ (b. 4 June 1651)
Biography
- Elizabeth (née unknown) Hitchcock was born estimated 1625.1
- She married Matthias Hitchcock estimated 1645.1
- She died about February 1679 at age ~54.2
Other Information
- Relationship: 9th great-grandmother of Linda Sargent
- Charts/Lists: Ancestors of Alice Bessie Forbes, Ancestors of Elizabeth Collier Lewis, Ancestors of Ruth Kingsbury, Forbes Family, Kingsbury Family, Lewis Family
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Thomas Merrick
Parents
- Father: John Merrick (b. about 1579, d. 2 July 1647)
- Mother: Dorothy Bishop (b. estimated 1582)
Children with Sarah Stebbins (b. 1623, d. 4 October 1649)
- Thomas Merrick (b. 12 February 1641)
- Sarah Merrick+ (b. 9 May 1643)
- Mary Merrick (b. 28 September 1645, d. 28 July 1646)
- Mary Merrick (b. 21 June 1647, d. 3 October 1690)
- Hannah Merrick (b. 10 February 1649)
Children with Elizabeth Tilley (b. estimated 1633, d. 21 August 1684)
- Elizabeth Merrick (b. 26 August 1654, d. 11 January 1659)
- Miriam Merrick (b. 1 May 1655, d. 11 October 1684)
- John Merrick (b. 9 November 1658, d. 10 April 1748)
- Elizabeth Merrick (b. 4 July 1661)
- Thomas Merrick (b. 2 January 1664)
- Tilley Merrick (b. 20 October 1667)
- James Merrick (b. 2 March 1670, d. 8 September 1765)
- Abigail Merrick (b. 1 September 1673)
Biography
- Thomas Merrick was born in 1620 in St David's; Pembroke, Wales.1
- He immigrated to Roxbury, Massachusetts, in 1636 where he settled for one year in Roxbury. Three brothers and one sister came to America with him.
- In January 1638 In Jan 1638 he was in Agawam (now Springfield) when he was one of 6 to "set out the bounds of ye plantation up ye river on both sides of ye river and to make ye trees for clearing of it" (This task was accomplished with Jehu Burr) Between 1640 and 1669 he acquired 90 acres of land in or near Springfield. He was on many important committees - allotment of land, treating with the Indians, building the church, viewing the fences. Sergeant in the town militia.
- He married Sarah Stebbins, daughter of Rowland Stebbins and Sarah Whiting, on 14 July 1639 in Springfield, Massachusetts.1
- Thomas Merrick was called Sgt.1
- He married Elizabeth Tilley on 21 August 1653 in Springfield, Massachusetts.1
- He died on 7 September 1704 in Springfield, Massachusetts, at age ~84.
Other Information
- Relationship: 9th great-grandfather of Linda Sargent
- Charts/Lists: Ancestors of Alice Bessie Forbes, Ancestors of Elizabeth Collier Lewis, Forbes Family, Lewis Family
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Sarah Stebbins
Parents
- Father: Rowland Stebbins (b. 5 November 1592, d. 14 December 1671)
- Mother: Sarah Whiting (b. 30 November 1591, d. 4 October 1649)
Children with Thomas Merrick (b. 1620, d. 7 September 1704)
- Thomas Merrick (b. 12 February 1641)
- Sarah Merrick+ (b. 9 May 1643)
- Mary Merrick (b. 28 September 1645, d. 28 July 1646)
- Mary Merrick (b. 21 June 1647, d. 3 October 1690)
- Hannah Merrick (b. 10 February 1649)
Biography
- Sarah Stebbins was born in 1623 in St Mary's; Bocking, Essex, England.1,2
- She immigrated on the ship. Francis, from Ipswich, England arriving in 1634 in Roxbury, Massachusetts, with her parents.1
- She married Thomas Merrick, son of John Merrick and Dorothy Bishop, on 14 July 1639 in Springfield, Massachusetts.3
- Sarah Stebbins died on 4 October 1649 in Springfield, Massachusetts, at age ~26 after the birth of her fifth child.1
Other Information
- Relationship: 9th great-grandmother of Linda Sargent
- Charts/Lists: Ancestors of Alice Bessie Forbes, Ancestors of Elizabeth Collier Lewis, Forbes Family, Lewis Family, Ships
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Eleazer Pomeroy1
Children with Sibyl Kingsbury (b. 19 March 1752, d. 1 May 1785)
- Clarissa Pomeroy+ (b. 19 December 1773, d. 10 February 1809)
- Sybil Pomeroy (b. 26 November 1775, d. 27 November 1775)
- Eleazer Pomeroy (b. 4 October 1776, d. 28 July 1867)
- Wealthy Pomeroy (b. 14 October 1778, d. 31 October 1854)
- Daniel Sterling Pomeroy (b. 18 February 1781, d. 26 February 1845)
- Eudocia Pomeroy (b. 10 January 1783, d. 9 March 1852)
Children with Priscilla Kingsbury (b. 21 January 1756, d. 19 March 1841)
- Polly Pomeroy+ (b. 13 April 1787, d. 18 April 1846)
- Sybil Pomeroy (b. 2 March 1789, d. 10 February 1876)
- Isaac Newton Pomeroy (b. 28 March 1791, d. 30 May 1861)
- Ebenezer Pomeroy (b. 17 January 1794, d. 26 February 1866)
- Elizabeth Pomeroy (b. 22 March 1796, d. 28 August 1839)
- Chauncey Pomeroy (b. 6 December 1799)
Biography
- Eleazer Pomeroy was born on 24 October 1752 in Lebanon, Connecticut.1
- Father: Daniel Pomeroy (b 13 Oct 1727 Colchester, CT) - Mother: Naomi Kibbe (b 2 Nov 1811 Coventry, CT.)2
- He married Sibyl Kingsbury, daughter of Denison Kingsbury and Lydia Jones, on 17 December 1772.1
- Eleazer Pomeroy married Priscilla Kingsbury, daughter of Ebenezer Kingsbury and Priscilla Kingsbury, on 24 November 1786 in Coventry, Connecticut+.3
- Priscilla (2nd wife of Eleazer) was 1st cousin to Sibyl (1st wife of Eleazer.)
- The Pomeroy home is still standing (1905) in Coventry, on a road to Andover, running south from the road to South Coventry.1
- Eleazer Pomeroy died on 16 June 1811 in Coventry, Connecticut+, at age 58.1
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Eliza Jane Brown1
Parents
- Father: William Brown (b. 15 June 1804)
- Mother: Sarah Susannah Kingsbury (b. 6 November 1807, d. 28 May 1841)
Biography
- Eliza Jane Brown was born on 1 April 1836 in Waterbury, Connecticut.1
Other Information
- Relationship: 1st cousin 4 times removed of Linda Sargent
7th cousin 3 times removed of Julianne Stoughton - Charts/Lists: Descent from Henry Kingsbury, Kingsbury Family
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Nathaniel Backus1
Children with Elizabeth Tracy (b. 7 July 1678)
- Josiah Backus+ (b. 10 October 1710, d. 18 June 1779)
- Jabez Backus (b. August 1712, d. 15 July 1761)
Biography
- Nathaniel Backus was born on 15 April 1669 in Norwich, Connecticut.1
- Father: William Backus (b 23 Nov 1634 Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) - Mother: Elizabeth Pratt (b 1 Feb 1640/41 Hartford, CT.)1
- He married Elizabeth Tracy on 7 July 1702 in Norwich, Connecticut.2
- Nathaniel and Elizabeth had 5 children.1
- He died on 16 August 1728 in Norwich, Connecticut, at age 59.1
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Abraham Johnson1
Parents
- Father: John Johnson (b. 20 July 1667, d. 1744)
- Mother: Abigail Sherman (b. estimated 1673)
Child with Sarah Gilbert (b. 31 July 1694)
- Sarah Johnson (b. 1 November 1716, d. 24 January 1804)
Biography
- Abraham Johnson was born on 7 April 1694 in New Haven, Connecticut.1
- He married Sarah Gilbert, daughter of John Gilbert and Mary Ives, on 24 January 1714/15 in New Haven, Connecticut.1
- Abraham Johnson died in 1775 in New Haven, Connecticut, at age ~81.1
Other Information
- Relationship: 1st cousin 8 times removed of Linda Sargent
- Charts/Lists: Kingsbury Family
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Sarah Gilbert1
Parents
- Father: John Gilbert (b. 3 October 1668, d. December 1741)
- Mother: Mary Ives (b. 17 March 1675/76, d. 14 April 1712)
Child with Abraham Johnson (b. 7 April 1694, d. 1775)
- Sarah Johnson (b. 1 November 1716, d. 24 January 1804)
Biography
- Sarah Gilbert was born on 31 July 1694 in New Haven, Connecticut.1
- She married Abraham Johnson, son of John Johnson and Abigail Sherman, on 24 January 1714/15 in New Haven, Connecticut.1
Other Information
- Relationship: 2nd cousin 8 times removed of Linda Sargent
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Stephen Hotchkiss1
Parents
- Father: Joshua Hotchkiss (b. 16 September 1651, d. about 1722)
- Mother: Mary Pardee (b. 18 April 1658, d. 1684)
Children with Elizabeth Sperry (b. 17 January 1683, d. 17 May 1760)
- Joshua Hotchkiss (b. 26 August 1705, d. 29 December 1788)
- Mary Hotchkiss (b. 1 January 1707/08, d. 15 August 1764)
Biography
- Stephen Hotchkiss was born on 25 August 1681 in New Haven, Connecticut.2
- He married Elizabeth Sperry, daughter of John Sperry and Elizabeth Post, on 12 December 1704 in New Haven, Connecticut.2
- Stephen Hotchkiss died on 5 March 1755 in Wallingford, Connecticut, at age 73.2
Other Information
- Relationship: 1st cousin 9 times removed of Linda Sargent
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Daniel Denny
Parents
- Father: Thomas Denny (b. estimated 1647, d. November 1717)
- Mother: Grace Cook (b. March 1654/55, d. December 1741)
Children with Rebecca Jones (b. 1701, d. 20 December 1740)
- Thomas Denny+ (b. 19 March 1724/25, d. 23 October 1774)
- Mary Denny+ (b. 22 April 1727, d. 8 August 1822)
- Rebecca Denny (b. 10 April 1729, d. about 1826)
- Samuel Denny+ (b. 20 May 1731, d. 20 September 1817)
- Sarah Denny (b. 5 May 1733, d. 27 September 1801)
- Daniel Denny (b. 1736, d. 17 November 1742)
- Isaac Denny (b. August 1739, d. 1743)
Biography
- Daniel Denny was born on 30 November 1694 in Coombs, Suffolk, England.
- Daniel left England June 1715 and arrived in Boston 12 Sep 1715 with Richard Southgate, his friend.
- In March 1717 both Daniel and friend Richard moved to Leicester, MA and settled on adjoining farms. They were among the earliest settlers of the town. Daniel became very active and influential, and a large land owner.
- Daniel's sister Deborah lived with him in Leicester from 1717 to 1719 until her marriage.
- Daniel Denny was a farmer.
- He married Rebecca Jones, daughter of Nathaniel Jones, on 14 February 1722/23 in Watertown, Massachusetts.1
- One of his possessions was a negro boy Richard whom he purchased from his brother Samuel under certain conditions for 5 shillings in Sep 1752 when Richard was 5 years old. Among the conditions was one that the boy should be "improved" and should not be sold except to one of his children. In his will made 10 Apr 1760 he bequeathed Richard to his son Samuel under conditions similar to those under which he was acquired. Richard apparently was a family servant for life.
- Daniel Denny died on 16 April 1760 in Leicester, Massachusetts, at age 65.
- He was buried in Rawson Brook Burial Ground, Leicester, Massachusetts.2
Gravestone
Story
Other Information
- Relationship: 6th great-grandfather of Linda Sargent
- Charts/Lists: Ancestors of Joseph Bradford Sargent, Sargent Ancestors, Story List of People
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Rebecca Jones
Parents
- Father: Nathaniel Jones (b. estimated 1670)
Children with Daniel Denny (b. 30 November 1694, d. 16 April 1760)
- Thomas Denny+ (b. 19 March 1724/25, d. 23 October 1774)
- Mary Denny+ (b. 22 April 1727, d. 8 August 1822)
- Rebecca Denny (b. 10 April 1729, d. about 1826)
- Samuel Denny+ (b. 20 May 1731, d. 20 September 1817)
- Sarah Denny (b. 5 May 1733, d. 27 September 1801)
- Daniel Denny (b. 1736, d. 17 November 1742)
- Isaac Denny (b. August 1739, d. 1743)
Biography
- Rebecca Jones was born in 1701 in Worcester, Massachusetts.
- She married Daniel Denny, son of Thomas Denny and Grace Cook, on 14 February 1722/23 in Watertown, Massachusetts.1
- Rebecca Jones died on 20 December 1740 at age ~39.
- She was buried in Rawson Brook Burial Ground, Leicester, Massachusetts.2Gravestone
- ***Research Conclusion: There does not seem to be any (reliable) sources that link Nathaniel Jones of Worcester, father of Rebecca, to Nathaniel Jones of Watertown.
Other Information
- Relationship: 6th great-grandmother of Linda Sargent
- Charts/Lists: Ancestors of Joseph Bradford Sargent, Sargent Ancestors
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Mary Denny
Parents
- Father: Daniel Denny (b. 30 November 1694, d. 16 April 1760)
- Mother: Rebecca Jones (b. 1701, d. 20 December 1740)
Children with Nathan Sargent (b. 27 August 1718, d. 15 June 1799)
- Mercy Sargent (b. 16 December 1751, d. 29 August 1824)
- Samuel Sargent+ (b. 7 January 1754, d. 11 July 1825)
- Mary Sargent+ (b. 27 August 1755, d. 9 September 1831)
- Rebecca Sargent (b. 1 May 1758, d. 17 April 1785)
- John Sargent+ (b. 24 October 1759, d. 7 February 1829)
- Sarah Sargent+ (b. 20 March 1763, d. 24 September 1837)
- Anna Sargent+ (b. 29 May 1767, d. 21 April 1850)
Biography
- Mary Denny was born on 22 April 1727 in Leicester, Massachusetts.
- She married Nathan Sargent, son of Jonathan Sargent and Mary Sprague, on 12 February 1750/51 in Leicester, Massachusetts.1
Oral tradition says it was Mary Denny Sargent who got the weights out of their Grandfather clock and melted them down. The local men had stopped at the Sargent house on 19 April 1775. The melted lead was made into musket balls and passed out to the men.
Mary always retained a great attachment to the Old South Church in Boston, where she often attended meetings in her early youth. He uncle Rev. Dr. Prince, was pastor of the church.
Anna Hayward Merritt update this story in the early 1900s. She reported that the clock was in the keeping of the nieces of Erasmus Jones Andrews, the Misses Andrews, at their residence on North Street. The clock, though about 150 years old is in excellent state of preservation and keeps good standard time. Anna notes that Mary's wedding dress was used by a Hayward in 1901. Mary gave a bible to Anna Sargent Hayward and Hayward births and deaths are recorded in it.2
- Mary Denny died on 8 August 1822 in Leicester, Massachusetts, at age 95.2
- She was buried in Rawson Brook Burial Ground, Leicester, Massachusetts.2
Other Information
- Relationship: 5th great-grandaunt of Linda Sargent
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Rebecca Denny
Parents
- Father: Daniel Denny (b. 30 November 1694, d. 16 April 1760)
- Mother: Rebecca Jones (b. 1701, d. 20 December 1740)
Biography
- Rebecca Denny was born on 10 April 1729.
- She married John Lynde on 4 February 1755.
- She married Asa Stowers in 1761.1,2,3
- Asa and Rebecca lived in Leicester, Massachusetts.4
- Asa and Rebecca had 6 children.5
- She died about 1826 at age ~97.
Other Information
- Relationship: 5th great-grandaunt of Linda Sargent
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Samuel Denny
Parents
- Father: Daniel Denny (b. 30 November 1694, d. 16 April 1760)
- Mother: Rebecca Jones (b. 1701, d. 20 December 1740)
Children with Elizabeth Bass Henshaw (b. 27 September 1737, d. 7 December 1787)
- Daniel Denny (b. 6 August 1758, d. April 1822)
- Elizabeth Denny (b. 1 March 1760, d. 18 November 1846)
- Samuel Denny (b. 21 April 1762, d. 21 March 1832)
- David Denny (b. 7 January 1764, d. 11 July 1821)
- Isaac Denny+ (b. 27 November 1765, d. 19 March 1813)
- William Denny+ (b. 17 September 1767, d. 10 March 1851)
- Sarah Elizabeth Denny (b. 23 May 1769, d. 31 March 1856)
- Thomas Denny (b. 21 July 1771, d. 28 August 1856)
- Polly Denny (b. 21 August 1773, d. October 1852)
- Joseph Addison Denny+ (b. 2 April 1777, d. 19 November 1822)
Biography
- Samuel Denny was born on 20 May 1731 in Leicester, Massachusetts.1,2
- He married Elizabeth Bass Henshaw on 29 September 1757 in Leicester, Massachusetts.1,2
- Samuel served in the Revolutional War. As a lieutenant colonel in Colonel William Henshaw's Regiment, marching from Leicester on the alarm of 19 Apr 1775, with service of 10 1/2 days. He served as a Colonel in the 1st Worcester County Regiment, and the 2nd Regiment, marching to Claverack NY, serving 1 month & 14 days.3
- He married Phebe Weeks on 13 April 1794 in Leicester, Massachusetts.4
- He died on 20 September 1817 in Leicester, Massachusetts, at age 86.1,2
- He was buried in Rawson Brook Burial Ground, Leicester, Massachusetts.5
Gravestone
Other Information
- Relationship: 5th great-granduncle of Linda Sargent
- Charts/Lists: LOP RevolutionaryWar
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Sarah Denny
Parents
- Father: Daniel Denny (b. 30 November 1694, d. 16 April 1760)
- Mother: Rebecca Jones (b. 1701, d. 20 December 1740)
Biography
- Sarah Denny was born on 5 May 1733.
- Sarah lived in Leicester, Massachusetts.
- She married Thomas Sargent, son of Thomas Sargent and Tabitha Tuttle, in January 1778.
- Sarah Denny married Seth Washburn on 30 April 1788 in Leicester, Massachusetts.1
- She died on 27 September 1801 at age 68.
Other Information
- Relationship: 5th great-grandaunt of Linda Sargent
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Daniel Denny
Parents
- Father: Daniel Denny (b. 30 November 1694, d. 16 April 1760)
- Mother: Rebecca Jones (b. 1701, d. 20 December 1740)
Biography
- Daniel Denny was born in 1736.
- He died on 17 November 1742 at age ~6.
- Daniel was scalded to death.
Other Information
- Relationship: 5th great-granduncle of Linda Sargent
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Isaac Denny
Parents
- Father: Daniel Denny (b. 30 November 1694, d. 16 April 1760)
- Mother: Rebecca Jones (b. 1701, d. 20 December 1740)
Biography
- Isaac Denny was born in August 1739.
- He died in 1743 at age ~4.
- Isaac died from burns.
Other Information
- Relationship: 5th great-granduncle of Linda Sargent
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Thomas Denny
Parents
- Father: Edmund Denny (b. estimated 1603, d. March 1680/81)
- Mother: Susan Syer (b. estimated 1619)
Children with Grace Cook (b. March 1654/55, d. December 1741)
- Edmund Denny (b. 1687, d. 18 December 1731)
- Thomas Denny (b. 1688, d. 17 February 1772)
- Samuel Denny+ (b. 1689, d. 2 June 1772)
- Daniel Denny+ (b. 30 November 1694, d. 16 April 1760)
- Sarah Denny (b. 1696)
- Deborah Denny (b. 1699, d. 1 June 1766)
Biography
- Thomas Denny was born estimated 1647 in Coombs, Suffolk, England.1
- He married Grace Cook about 1686 in Coombs, Suffolk, England.2
- He died in November 1717 in Coombs, Suffolk, England, at age ~70.
Other Information
- Relationship: 7th great-grandfather of Linda Sargent
- Charts/Lists: Ancestors of Joseph Bradford Sargent, Sargent Ancestors
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Grace Cook
Children with Thomas Denny (b. estimated 1647, d. November 1717)
- Edmund Denny (b. 1687, d. 18 December 1731)
- Thomas Denny (b. 1688, d. 17 February 1772)
- Samuel Denny+ (b. 1689, d. 2 June 1772)
- Daniel Denny+ (b. 30 November 1694, d. 16 April 1760)
- Sarah Denny (b. 1696)
- Deborah Denny (b. 1699, d. 1 June 1766)
Biography
- Grace Cook was born in March 1654/55.
- She married Thomas Denny, son of Edmund Denny and Susan Syer, about 1686 in Coombs, Suffolk, England.1
- Grace lived for many years with Sarah and her family at Haughley, at Mildenhall and at Old Newton, England. Grace was a prolific letter-writer. Many of her letters have been copied in the Denny genealogy.
- Her husband Thomas Denny died leaving her a widow at age ~70.
- Grace Cook died in December 1741 in Coombs, Suffolk, England, at age 86.
Story
The following letter was written to both Deborah and her husband, Reverend Thomas Prince of Old South Church, Boston. Grace Denny had been a widow since 1717, was then 84 years old and lived with a married daughter, Mrs. Sarah Pierson. The letter was sent from Old Newton, Suffolk, July 24, 1739, and was received in Boston on Sep 23 (according to a notation on it). Many words in the letter have been crossed out, others inserted. There is almost no punctuation. The spelling is old style-perhaps some misspelling-all of which, together with the cracking of the paper where folded, makes deciphering difficult in spots. George II in 1739 was on the British throne, but the Stuart pretenders were active. The Reverend George Whitefield, mentioned in the letter, was a famous English clergyman, one of the founders of Methodism and a popular preacher, who made several trips to America.
"revnd and Dears Sr and Dear Daughter I gave you the troble of a whole paquett of letters wch ware sent away for London the 6 of may and I hope are come safe to yr hand and having sent soe many then I did not intend to give you the troble of any more untill Sept but having an opportunity put into my hand by your kind brother Captain Moses Prince who very kindly sent a letter to son Denny to lett him know where to direct to his at London soe that we might send letters by him to new England he also brought me the good news that you and also my sonns were in helth then when he came away from boston the last of march for wch I desire to be thankful to God and am very much obleigd to the capt for the account &c though I have butt little to acquant you with yett would not miss the opertunity least it should be the last that door I may have for though through mercy I still injoy a comfortable messure of helth yett ought to suppose every day may be my last and then also doe not know how soon we may be all in blood and confusion the decree seem to be gone forth and may be ready to bring forth may we be found seeking meekness and Righteousness and then there is a may bee we may be hid in the day of the Lord's anger may it please the most high to power out his spirit of Grace and supplication upon the people it would be a good omen but alass I feare we are too secure and the best and wisets of men thought very lately we were in noe danger of popery and slavery: (I suppose now they see with other eyes) but that we were in danger of Atheism and Deeism Arianism &c and of prevailing iniquity in all respects: we are indeed in great and emminant danger as to these and now I believe they are convinct we are in great danger in Respect of popery and slavery in my opinion there seem a smile of providence in discovering the design of the combined nations viz to sett the pretender upon the british throne but how farr it may please the Good and gracious God to suffer them to prevaile is unknown to us we have not indeed prizd nor improved our liberty as we should have done which God may justly visitt for and make us know the worth of mercys by the want of them may it be given us to believe and suffer if cold thereunto oh I desire yr prayers that I and mine &c may be kept from denying his name and be enabled to hold fast his truth what ever come I know I am the weakest of all creatures if left to my selfe but god is able to make me stand I have bin thinking it may be bishop ushers profisy may be fulfild in our day the Lord grant that I and all mine may be in the minor Courte and then come life come death all will be well but I must conclude as to me and relatives heer we are much as we were when I writt last only poor sister wolham I understand is more feeble and somewhat childish the wars and what respects that &c and the Revnd Mr. Whitefield and what respects him are the chiefe subjects of conversation Sr I suppose you heard of the Revnd Mr. Whitefield AB of Pembroke College Oxford h having b een frequently mentioned in our new papers soe that I need not trouble you with perticulars onely a word or 2 aboute wch was delivered in conversation with a friend which one leaving writt down and it was putti into the news his conversation from his youth was in the straitest way of the church of England in wch hie soe dread that he was counted almost a saint when he went to the colledg he seem promising to make a fine scolar he followed his studys and did not read the words of the best churchmen but at leagth he did read a book cald the Life of God in man which book he say is worth its weight in gold. Reading this he found he needed conviction upon which he left his former studdy and betook himself to study the scripturs and found all this time he was ignorant of Christian Relidgion he was then despaird of for a scolar being thought to be out of he sences he was in great temptations for 2 years wch he say have fitted him for the ministry to preach from experience but not to say any more of that a *** his *** now he seems very zealous and according to knowledg multitudes flock to heare him and there seem to be great sucksess given to his ministry to undeceive the erronious and Reclaim the viceous he is very much opposed and slandered but we share his corage hold and are ready to hope he is raised up for some great work he appear a churchman and Read Prayers but also pray extempry if he did not appear a churchman the people would be afraid of him but now he is much followed by multitudes Mr Kuylog heard him upon a green near London where they thought there were 30000 people and yett the most profound silence Mr. Tood of Colchester heard him neer London 3 times one of which was thought was his last in England being to goe a shipboard next morning for gorgia though it proved otherways (the ships crue being imprest) and he made a speech to the people soe moveing that Mr. Todd I heard did say that oserving the multitude he thought there was a thousand weeping eyes but it may be this may be old news to you soe noe more concerning Mr Whitefield and I know not whether you can read what I have writt I am waiting to Rec letters from you and the rest but may be the warr may make the sea soe unsafe that there will be little opportunity for you or me to send to each other I am glad to hear of you and desire to be thankfull for mercys afforded to you and yours in all respects particularly for Restored helth to you my daughter though perhaps you are weakly still yett that you are still preserved to be a wife and a mother to hr family I pray God your restored helth and strength may be laid out more and more for the glory of God and Comfitt of hr family in all respects thus desiring to committ you both and all yours to the God of all-Grace who is able to work in you and doe for farr above what I or you can ask or think with deare love to you all I subscribe and sm Yr loving mother Grace Denny Old Newton July 24, 1739" Sargentrivia Vol 6 #6.
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- Relationship: 7th great-grandmother of Linda Sargent
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William Thompson1
Biography
- William Thompson was born in 1628 in Lancashire, England.1
- Father: William Thompson (b 1597 Winwich, Lancashire, England) - Mother: Abigail Collins (b 1602 Bramford, Suffolk, England.)1
- He married Catherine Treat, daughter of Richard Treat and Alice Gaylord, on 19 September 1655 in Springfield, Massachusetts.1
- William and Catherine had 5 children.1
- He died after 1700 in Washington Parish, Westmoreland County, Virginia.1
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Jonathan Sprague
Parents
- Father: John Sprague (b. before 23 May 1624, d. 24 January 1691/92)
- Mother: Lydia Goffe (b. 1628, d. 11 November 1715)
Child with Mary Bunker (b. 1658, d. 1714)
- Mary Sprague+ (b. 25 May 1696, d. 14 March 1787)
Biography
- Jonathan Sprague was born in August 1656 in Malden, Massachusetts.1
- He married Mary Bunker estimated 1694.2,3
- He died on 8 March 1730/31 in Massachusetts at age 74.1
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John Sargent
Parents
- Father: Jonathan Sargent (b. 17 April 1677, d. 27 October 1754)
- Mother: Mary Sprague (b. 25 May 1696, d. 14 March 1787)
Children with Hannah Wadkins (b. about 1719)
- Edward Sargent (b. 8 March 1741)
- John Sargent (b. 4 July 1745)
- Bathsheba Sargent (b. 24 May 1748)
- William Sargent (b. 29 October 1750)
Biography
- John Sargent was born on 6 November 1720 in Malden, Massachusetts.1
- He married Hannah Wadkins on 24 July 1740.
- He died in Mansfield, Connecticut.1
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- Relationship: 1st cousin 8 times removed of Linda Sargent
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