Scrapbook compiled by Lois Goldsbury Macy concerning the Dwight, King, Phillips, Plumb, Pomery, Pond, Wigglesworth, Woodford, and Woodward families.
- The Dwight portion of the scrapbook includes the following: History of the Descendants of John Dwight, Dedham, MA. John Dwight, yeoman, came to Watertown, MA in 1635. He later moved to Dedham where he was a pioneer, a farmer, a town officer. He married Hannah who died in 1656 and he then married Elizabeth who was the widow successively of Thomas Thaxter and William Ripley. John Dwight died in 1660, leaving wife Elizabeth, son Timothy and daughter Hannah Whiting, Mary Phillips, and Sarah Reynolds.
- The King portion of the scrapbook includes the following: Material taken from The History of Northampton by James Trumbull, Vol. I, 1898. John King (1629-1703) attends first meeting of planters, approves petition for a minister, contributes land and signs church covenant, a tanner, helps build a mill, agrees to maintain a bridge to mill, saw mill privilege granted, member of committee on military affairs, signs petition for garrison, selectman in 1675, on committee to re-establish highways, committee on Springfield boundary, delegate to General Court, brings order to re-organize militia, confirmed as lieutenant, committee to lay out fortifications, writes to government about Indian near Deerfield, petitions court for fairer division of plunder, overseer of poor, goes with a scouting party, subscription to Harvard College, in Fall fight (Turners Falls).
- The Phillips portion of the scrapbook includes the following: Note at beginning of section Elizabeth Phillips married to Benjamin Sweetzer. In the Success Magazine, November 1910 edition published by The Success Company, New York the feature article in “The story of Wendell Phillips.” The following material taken from A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England showing three generations of those who came to America before May 1692 by James Savage, Vol III, Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., Baltimore. Henry Phillips, Dedham proprietor 1637, moved to Boston 1656, married Mary Dwight, his third wife, daughter of John Dwight in 1653. Fathered several children, one of whom was Elizabeth born 1672.
Following taken from The Pioneers of Massachusetts by Charles Henry Pope, published by Charles H. Pope, Boston, MA, 1900. Same information re Henry Phillips as above. Additional information – Henry was a Town Officer and a butcher by trade. From Third supplement to Torrey’s New England Marriages Prior to 1700 by Melinde Lutz Sanborn: Henry Phillips and Mary Dwight married June 24, 1653.
- The Plumb portion of scrapbook includes the following: Material taken from New England Marriage Prior to 1700. John Plumb (1594-1648) and Dorothy? (b 1616-) in England; came to Dorchester, to Brandford, CT and then to Wethersfield, CT. Directory of the Ancestral Heads of New England Families 1620-1700 compiled by Frank R. Holmes, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1964. Robert Plum – the name Norman-French origin, family traced to Robertus Plume appears in 1180 in The Great Roll of Normandy accompanied by that of Robert Plome. John, shipowner, son of a Robert Plumb, moved from Dorchester, MA to Wethersfield, CT where he died. Taken from A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, by James Savage, Vol. III, Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1861. Plumbe, or Plum, John – same material as above. John’s will was probate d August 1, 1648. It is not known where he first landed in America. Dorcas Plumb (born 1635 – daughter of John at Wethersfield, CT – died at Northampton, MA April 21, 1725. One January 12, 1654 or 65, Dorcas married Lieutenant John Lyman, son of Richard Lyman (1580-1640/1) and Sarah at Branfield, CT. John Lyman born 1623 at High Ongar, Essex – died at Northampton, MA 1690. John Lyman came on the Lion with his father. After the birth of Elizabeth (daughter of Dorcas & John) they moved to Northampton where John was in command of the Northampton soldiers in the Falls fight (Turner Falls), May 18, 1676. The following from The American Genealogist: Grace (only daughter and heir of Thomas Crackbone) baptized May 7, 1564 married Robert Plumb December 14, 1584. Grace Crackbone died July 21, 1615 and her son Robert, age 28 received a manor which Graced owned. The records indicate that the wife of this Robert was Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas and Alice Purcas. In The Great Migration Newsletter’s article on Recent Literature, a book entitled John Plumb of CT gives information on the family of Grace Crackbone, mother of the immigrant John, by identifying Grace’s mother and adding a generation or two to the Crackbone line and there is a section on Purcas of Great Yeldman, Essex, and family of the wife of John Plumb’s paternal grandfather. John Plumb and Samuel Symonds were first cousins, both being grandsons of Robert and Elizabeth (Purcas) Plumb. A copy of Supplemental Application (and supporting documentation) of Louis Goldsbury Macy for Jane Means Appleton (wife of Franklin Pierce) tracing connection through Robert Plumb, married to Elizabeth Purcas.
- Pomeroy portion of the scrapbook includes the following: Material from The Great Migration Begins, Immigrants to New England 1629-1633 Vol. III. Eltweed Pomeroy, born Somershire, migrated to America 1632, first residence Dorchester, moved to Windsor, CT 1636. Eltweed Pomeroy baptized in Dorsetshire, July 4, 1585, son of Richard Pomerye. The ancestry of Eltweed Pomeroy beyond his father Richard remains unknown. Eltweed died in Northampton March 1673 intestate. His son Medad Pomeroy was made administrator of his father’s estate. Eltweed fathered two children (Dinah and Elizabeth) by his first wife and eight children (Eldad, Mary, John, Medad, Caleb, Mercy, Joshua, Joseph) by his second wife – Margery Rockett. Eltweed was a freeman, a Dorchester selectman, Dorchester constable, in CT he was one of four men chosen to determine the price or rate that any weaver in the said town shall receive by the year. From New England Families Genealogical and Memorial by William Richard Cutter, Lewis Historical Publishing Company, New York, 1915. Eltweed was one of the founders of the town of Dorchester. In 1636/37, he moved to Windsor, CT where he became a prominent citizen and in 1671 he went to Northampton, MA to live with his son Medad and died there in 1672. Eltweed Pomeroy was ancestor of all the early families of Pomeroy and Pomroy in New England. From Directory of the Ancestral Heads of New England Families 1620-1700: Pomeroy, Pomroy, Pummery, Pumry from French Pomme-roi, a kind of apple. Family name probably given to a gardener for his skill in raising that kind of apple or for a place where such were raised. Radolphus (Ralf or Ralph de Pomeroy) came to England with William the Conqueror. From The History of Northampton, MA From Its Settlement in 1654 by James Russell Trumbull, Vol. I, 1898. Several of the most influential citizens of Northampton were Dorchester Men. Medad Pomeroy was a blacksmith and was honored and respected during his long years of residence in Northampton and held many offices of trust and responsibility. In some years, he held not less than six important town offices at the same time. He was also employed in the settlement of estates. Medad had a license to sell wine for the stomach’s sake and this was considered an act of charity on his part. Eldad, Caleb and Joshua, brothers of Medad also settled in Northampton. Eltweed was a gunsmith and taught his son Medad the trade of blacksmith and this trade was continued in the family for seven generations. Medad was married three times and was the father of twelve children. His first wife whom he married in 1661 was Experience, the daughter of Henry Woodward, one of the early settlers of Northampton. A grandson of Medad’s. Gen. Seth Pomeroy was a Revolutionary Patriot. Medad died December 30, 1716. age 79. He left his homestead to his son Ebenezer who was one of the leading citizens of Northampton. From New England Marriage Prior to 1700: Ebenezer Pomeroy (1661-1754) and Sarah King (1671-1747) married 1692 in Northampton. Eltweed Pomeroy and 2nd wife Margery or Mary Rockett in 1629 Erewhorne, England and moved to Dorchester and then to Windsor. Medad Pomeroy (1638-1716) and Experience Woodward (?-1686) Northampton, moved to Deerfield. Copy of Birth Certificate for Thankful Pomeroy (July 15, 1712), daughter of Ebenezer Pomeroy and Sarah (last name King is penciled in) in Northampton. A note attached to birth certificate states that Gad Lyman (1713-1791) married Thankful Pomeroy (1712-1790) in 1738. From Legislators of the Massachusetts General Court 1690-1780: Ebenezer Pomeroy (1669-1754) was a member of the House of Representatives, councilman, selectman, moderator, Hampton County Sheriff, major, gunsmith, farmer. From A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Families of New England is a page of Lyman genealogy. John Lyman was born in Northampton and he kept a public house. He married Mindwell Pomeroy, daughter of Mary Woodford Sheldon of Northampton and widow of John Pomeroy, April 19, 1687. John Lyman was the father of ten children, the last of whom was Gad Lyman who married Thankful Pomeroy. From A History of the Town of Dorchester a list of the first settlers of the town includes Eltweed Pomeroy.
- The Pond portion of the scrapbook includes the following: From the History of Franklin, MA. Daniel, immigrant ancestor of all the Ponds in Franklin appears first in Dedham 1652; bought lands in Wrentham 1663 on which some of his sons settled. He married, first Abigail, daughter of Edward Shepard of Cambridge; second wife Ann Edwards who died June 6, 1732, aged about 92. Daniel died in Dedham, February 4, 1698. He fathered thirteen children, one of whom was Robert Pond who married Joanna Lawrence and their daughter Eunice Pond married John Goldsbury. Their son, John Goldsbury born in Wrentham 1728 married Abigail Metcalf. This John Goldsbury died in Warwick July 26, 1802. A copy of Supplemental Application (and supporting documentation) of Lois Goldsbury Macy for Martha Devotion (wife of Samuel Huntinton,4th President of the Continental Congress of the United States of America and 1st President of the United States of America Congress Assembled) tracing connection through the marriage of Lt. Daniel Pond to Ann Edwards. From A Genealogical Record of Daniel Pond and His Descendants by Edward Doubleday Harris, Boston, William Parsons Lunt,1873. Of Daniel who settled in Dedham in 1652, the names of his parents and his birthplace is unknown. Daniel was a member of Dedham Church, was a selectman of Dedham and was a lieutenant in the militia. When a portion of Dedham became the township of Wrentham, Daniel bought real estate there, and was present at a meeting of the proprietors of the new town held on January 15, 1671. Daniel probably never lived in Wrentham, but his older sons took up his land and settled there. Robert Pond, son of Daniel was born at Dedham, August 5, 1667. He was a house carpenter, and in deeds is called captain. He owned lands in Wrentham and by subsequent grants he became the possessor of a very considerable estate and lived to the age of 83. Robert’s daughter, Eunice, married John Goldsbury on June 2, 1727. A chart titled Partial Genealogy of Robert Pond (167?) Family as it directly descends of the Leggee genealogy. The chart partially includes Cheever, Farington, Gillmore information. Pages from History of Franklin contain materials stated above, Daniel to Robert to Eunice who married John Goldsbury. Legislators of the Massachusetts General Court 1691-1780, New England Marriage Prior to 1700, A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlement of New England, Vital Records of Wrentham to the Year 1850, Vital Records of Dedham, MA 1635-1845, The History of Medway, MA 1715-1885 contain information as above, either when Daniel first appeared in the records or listing of marriages. From Directory of the Ancestral Heads of New England Families 1620-1700 Robert Pond died at Dorchester, MA 1637, no male issue.
- Wigglesworth portion of scrapbook includes the following: From New England Marriages Prior to 1700: Edward Wigglesworth (1604-1653) and (?Esther Raynor?/?Hester Middlebrook?) in England; came to Charlestown and then Malden. Edward Wigglesworth in MA 1638, then to New Haven 1638. Daughter Abigail was baptized December 1640. Edward died in 1653, age 49, and left his estate to his son Michael, daughter Abigail and wife Esther. From The Pioneers of Massachusetts: Edward Wigglesworth in Charlestown 1638, then moved to New Haven. His son Michael graduated from Harvard College in 1651, and became the eminent preacher of the church of Malden, author of the poem, “The Day of Doom.” From The New England Historical and Genealogical Register: Abigail, daughter of Edward Wigglesworth baptized 1640. From The New England Historical and Genealogical Register re Rev. Michael Wigglesworth. Edward Wigglesworth, Michael’s father was one of those resolute Puritans who with their families found an asylum where they could enjoy their religion without molestation in what was then the New England wilderness and in Autobiography by Rev. Michael Wigglesworth interesting picture of life of early settlers and religious ideas. Ahnentafel for Sanford Ballard Dole, President of the Republic of Hawaii. Edward Wigglesworth baptized August 6, 1603 in Scotlon, Lines, England and died October 1, 1653 New Haven, CT. A handwritten note on the botton of Ahnentafel for Sanford Dole says; “His (Edward Wigglesworth) daughter , Abigail Wigglesworth, married Benjamin Sweetser who was the great, great, great grandfather of Miranda Sweetser of Athol who married James Goldsbury of Warwick, MA.
- Woodford portion of scrapbook includes the following: From the Great Migration Begins, Immigrant to New England 1620-1633. Thomas Woodford origin unknown, migrated 1632 on William & Francis, first resided in Roxbury, moved to Hartford 1636 and Northampton 1656. He married Mary Blott – date not given. Children: Mary, Hannah, Sarah. Named a freeman March 4, 1634/5.
- Woodward portion of scrapbook includes the following: A copy of Supplemental Application of Lois Ann Goldsbury Macy for President George Washington (and sources of lineage for George Washington) tracing connection through Richard Coles. From Ancestors of American Presidents 2009 Edition traces a connection for Lois Goldsbury Macy to Bess Wallace and then through Bess’ marriage to Harry S. Truman through Henry Woodward who married Elizabeth, whose daughter Experience Woodward married Medad Pomeroy and their daughter Thankful Pomeroy married Gad Lyman and down to Lois Goldsbury Macy and John Strong married Abigail Ford whose descendant Ebenezer Clark married Eunice Pomeroy and down to Bess Wallace Truman. An addition connection to Bess W. Truman can be made through Thomas Woodford who married Mary Blott whose daughter Mary married Jesse Sheldon and their daughter Mindwell Sheldon married John Lyman, Jr. (and at this point Gad Lyman married Thankful Pomeroy and their son John Lyman III married Abigail Moseley and their daughter Mindwell Lyman married Ebenezer Pomeroy III and down to both Lois Goldsbury Macy and Bess Wallace to Harry S. Truman. A connection between Lois Goldsbury Macy and Lady Diana Spencer and H.R.H. Prince William and H.R.H. Prince Henry can be made through the Woodford/Woodward lines. From New England Families the surname Woodward is derived from wood and ward meaning guardian of the wood. The name LeWodeward first appears in the Hundred Rolls in 1273. The family lived in Bedferdshire and Upton, England. Henry, son of Thomas Woodward was born in England, March 22, 1607. He came to America in the company that followed Rev. Richard Mather. They landed at Dorchester, from the ship James. Henry remained in Dorchester until 1660 when he went to Northampton. He died April 7, 1685 from an accident in a grist mill. His wife Elizabeth died August 13, 1690. His daughter Experience married Medad Pomeroy. From The History of Northampton: one of the Dorchester men, commissioner, juryman, a founder of the church in Northampton, appointed to keep a tavern, quarter master of Hampshire Troop, committee to survey county road, first road to grist mill though his lot. “Henry Woodward brought new life and energy to the enfeebled town (Northampton).”
