In order to catch up on all of our Coates families before entering the revolution we will turn our attention to the Charles Coates family of Franklin county Mass. Going forward I will include either Charles, Thomas or Robert Coats in the title so that it will be easier for you to piece the families back together for your own research.
The French Indian wars firmly established British rule in America and much of Canada. This hard fought, seven year war had lasting implications on the Colonies, which included our growing Coates families. The British, impressed and perhaps a little unnerved by the tenacity and fighting spirit of the colonists increased their protectionist trade agreements and levied taxes on all imports and exports. The war had been expensive and Britain was going to make up its money anyway it could. The Colonists, already heavily burdened found these increasing impositions more and more difficult to bear. This was especially true for the Northern Colonies, where British rule was more present. discontent led to grumbling, grumbling to rebellion and rebellion to revolution in less than thirty years following the French Indian wars. If you have never watched the patriot, with Mel Gibson, I would encourage you to take some time to do so. It gives a fair picture of colonial life during the early years of the rebellion.
In order to catch up on all of our Coates families before entering the revolution we will turn our attention to the Charles Coates family of Franklin county Mass. Going forward I will include either Charles, Thomas or Robert Coats in the title so that it will be easier for you to piece the families back together for your own research. Connecticut in the French and Indian War
Benjamin Franklin, Join, or Die., woodcut, May 9, 1754. Benjamin Franklin's warning to the British colonies in America "join or die" exhorting them to unite against the French and the Natives, shows a segmented snake, "S.C., N.C., V., M., R., N.J., N.Y., [and] N.E." - Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division By David Drury The French and Indian War was the greatest military challenge faced by the Connecticut colony between the time of King Philip’s uprising and the American Revolution. The war had a profound impact on the colony because it severely taxed economic, political, and manpower resources and set in motion forces that caused Connecticut and Britain’s other original North American colonies to rise in rebellion a dozen years after the war ended. King Philip of Pokonoket. Wood engraving, mid-1800s, based on an engraving by Paul Revere – Connecticut Historical Society Between the late 17th century and the middle of the 18th century, the European crowned heads waged a succession of dynastic wars. Those conflicts spilled over into the New World, primarily because of the rivalry between the two principal combatants, Britain and France. Each established a thriving colonial empire and saw the other as a threat to continued growth and prosperity. Britain concentrated its North American colonies along the Atlantic seaboard, while the vast, sparsely populated Bourbon colony of New France stretched from Acadia, up the St. Lawrence River through Quebec and the Great Lakes and encompassed the Ohio-Mississsippi River system. Each side counted key Native American tribes among its allies. In 1754, these two empires collided in what is now western Pennsylvania in a series of confrontations between French authorities and Virginia colonial scouting parties led by young George Washington. The following year, 1755, saw Connecticut authorities mobilize for war. In March, the General Assembly authorized bonuses and set salaries for military recruits. Three thousand enlistments followed and by June, hundreds of Connecticut militia had marched to Albany, which became the major staging area for the New York campaigns that followed. In July 1755, the war began in earnest when a Franco-Native American force routed British regulars and Virginia provincial troops on their way to oust the French from Fort Duquesne (present-day Pittsburgh). Back in New York, Connecticut enlistees served as part of a planned move by General Sir William Johnson upon the strategic French outpost at Fort St. Frederic (Crown Point) along the southern end of Lake Champlain. Johnson’s expedition halted to construct a base of operations, Fort Edward, between the Hudson River and Lake George. The delay gave the French and their Native American allies time to launch their own attack. The forces clashed on September 8, 1755, in the Battle of Lake George. Troubled Times for Connecticut Troops Approximately eight hundred Connecticut troops under the command of Durham, Connecticut, native Phineas Lyman took part in the engagement, sustaining significant casualties: 45 dead, 20 wounded and 5 missing. These were in addition to a number of men who perished earlier in the summer from accidents and disease. It had been a rough introduction to military life. Many of the Connecticut troops, lacking effective weaponry and training, were employed in road-building, construction, and other menial tasks, and their morale did not improve when the wages promised by the General Assembly went unpaid. By 1756, the conflict in North America had morphed into a world war with armies and naval forces engaged in Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean. Colonial legislatures in British North America responded to the Mother Country’s annual calls for manpower, and enlistments in Connecticut totaled about 3,700 for 1756 and 1757. The war in North America continued to go badly for Britain, however. Fort William Henry, on the southern shore of Lake George, fell in August 1757 despite the presence of a substantial relief force holed up at Fort Edward just 15 miles away. Jabez Fitch Jr., a 20-year-old Norwich sergeant who was serving with a militia company from New London, kept a diary of life at Fort Edward during that time. Fitch expressed the impotence he and his fellows felt hearing William Henry under daily bombardment but unable to do anything about it: “The siege of Fort William Henry began August 3rd and it was surrendered the 9th at 7 in the morning. During the whole time of this siege our men were extreme resolute to go to relieve our people. But never could by any means get orders.” Fitch goes on to report the infamous massacre of William Henry captives by French commander Marquis de Montcalm’s Native American allies who, Fitch said, “plundered, stripped, killed and scalped our people.” “Our treasury is exhausted, our substance consumed [and] the number of our able-bodied men much lessened,” Connecticut’s able colonial governor Thomas Fitch reported at the end of 1757. Also, he said, “the spirit, vigor and resolution” of the populace had much flagged. In short, the Connecticut colony was war-weary. One of many legends surrounding Israel Putnam of Pomfret relates how, during the French and Indian War, an arrogant British officer challenged him to a duel. Print ca. 1850-1869 – Connecticut Historical Society and Connecticut History Online Putnam [rescued by Molang], wood engraving by Lossing & Barritt, 1856 – New York Public Library Digital Gallery Reinvigorated Efforts The fortunes of war turned dramatically the following year, 1758. Under the leadership of William Pitt, the British government began pouring money and resources into the conflict, determined once and for all to establish naval and colonial superiority over France. In addition to dispatching more British regulars, Pitt asked the colonies for 20,000 provincial troops, pledging the British government’s assumption of the costs incurred to train, equip, arm, and pay them. The Connecticut General Assembly responded enthusiastically, declaring a levee of 5,000 in 1758 and another 5,000 in 1759. The colony came close to meeting both targets. Major General Lyman’s newly reinvigorated Connecticut command formed a substantial portion of the army of 9,000 provincial troops and 6,000 regulars that British General James Abercromby employed in hopes of expelling the French from Fort Carillon (Ticonderoga), south of Lake Champlain. The ensuing battle on July 8, 1758, the biggest of the war in terms of forces involved and casualties sustained, was to be the last major French triumph. Beginning with the fall of Fortress Louisbourg on July 27, 1758, British arms scored success after success, capturing Forts Duquesne, Niagara, and Carillon, Quebec City (September 1759), and finally Montreal (September 1760). While the fall of Montreal effectively ended the North American campaigns, the war continued in other theaters and Connecticut troops played a sorrowful role in one of those. In 1761 Spain belatedly entered the war on the side of France, and Britain responded the next year by invading Cuba and besieging Havana. A Connecticut regiment commanded by Lyman and Lieutenant Colonel Israel Putnam comprised a portion of the force. The Connecticut troops received a promise of substantial rewards with the fall of the city, the wealthy bastion of Spanish power in the New World. The booty went mostly uncollected, however, and hundreds of Connecticut troops fell ill and died in the tropical climate. The Havana expedition marked one of the last episodes of the war, which concluded with the signing of the Treaty of Paris in February 1763. The treaty left Canada and the vast Great Lakes region under British control. New France was no more. The War’s Lasting Consequences Detail of the news from “Paris, June 19″, The Connecticut Gazette, September 18, 1756, New Haven, Connecticut The French & Indian War made a deep impression on the Connecticut colony. Its first newspaper, the Connecticut Gazette, launched in April 1755 in New Haven largely to provide readers with reports about the conflict. A second newspaper, the New London Summary, also known as the Weekly Advertiser, started publication in August 1758, also as a vehicle for war reporting. Because enlistments were an annual affair and many men enlisted more than once, historians calculate that the 22,858 Connecticut wartime enlistments represented about 16,000 men—or approximately 12 percent of the total population of the colony. Many of those who volunteered did so for economic reasons. The signing bonus and monthly salary provided the poor farmer and artisan, those without land or profession, with a source of income. Still, the job came at a price: 1,445 Connecticut troops died in battle, or from disease, or of other causes during the war years. The end of the war found the colony economically depressed and deeply in debt—and it only got worse. The British government had to find a way to pay costs associated with the war (which nearly doubled the national debt). The ministers determined that the American colonies needed to share in the expense since they greatly benefited from the war’s outcome. First came tariffs on sugar, coffee, wine, and other imported commodities. Then, in 1765, Parliament adopted the notorious Stamp Act, effectively taxing all paper materials. The colonies exploded into opposition. David Drury, a retired editor of the Hartford Courant and lifelong student of history, regularly contributes articles about Connecticut history to the Courant and other publications. - See more at: http://connecticuthistory.org/connecticut-in-the-french-and-indian-war/#sthash.mj0bq9Rk.dpuf http://connecticuthistory.org/connecticut-in-the-french-and-indian-war/ As the generations expand these posts may become more confusing. I apologize for that and will try to keep things as clear as possible. Today we return to the Robert Coates family for a look at the family of Robert Coates III who, as you recall, moved with his Father to Stonington Connecticut. Robert Coates the third married Mary ? In Stonington, New London Conn. in 1706. They had the following children, all born in Stonington, New London, Connecticut:
Bartholomew Coats Born 9/1/1707-died 2/22/1743 Mary Coats born 4/8/1713- Died ?. Mary Married Alexander Patterson on 8/2/1734. (I was unable to find supporting records to verify this . I did find a birth record for an Alexander patterson which indicated he was not born until 8/30/179? Record of this marriage came from a published family history of the Robert Coats Family in New England.) Obadiah Coats born 3/26/1715-died ?. Married Dorothy Coats 8/4/1741. They had the following children; Daniel Coats born 4/9/1744 Desire Coats born 2/6/1741 Robert Coats born 12/8/1746 Susannah Coats born 5/4/1717 died- ? Married Nathan Hewitt on 8/3/1731. They had the following children; Elenor Hewitt born 1/25/1742 Esther Hewitt born 2/17/1743 Bethiah Hewitt born 12/20/1749 Nathan Hewitt born 7/1/1752 Lucy Hewitt born 1/9/1754 Daniel Coats born 10/30/1719 died before 1768. Martha Coats born 10/28/1721- died ?, Married Joseph Safford of Preston on 1/11/1749. She was widowed in 1768. They had no recorded children. Victoria Coats born 10/17/1723- died ?, married Isreal Hillard on 4/5/1751. They had the following children; Abigail Hillard born 3/30/1752 Jonathan Hillard born 2/27/1754 Jonathan Hillard born 2/14/1758 Elizabeth Hillard born 2/21/1761 Delight Hillard born 8/18/1764 David Hillard born 2/17/1767 David Coats born 12/28/1726- Died during the French and Indian wars in Schenectady New York in 1760. His brother Obediah Coats was the administrator named in the will. Thankful Coats born 2/25/1728. It does not appear that she ever married. She died after 1771. Timothy Coats born 1730- died 9/2/1758 at Fort Edwards hospital in New York. Timothy served in the French Indian wars, also known as the 7 years war, enlisting in 1758 in the 12th company under Captain John Denison. He was wounded his first year in that war and died in the Fort Edwards Hospital. These are the children and grandchildren of Thomas Coats the third, son of Robert Coats Jr. all born and raised in Stonington, New London Connecticut. The following are the children and grand children of William Coats, son of Robert Coats Jr, born in Lynn but raised and married in Stonington. William Coats born 10/23/1689 married in stonington New London Conn. on 6/9/1714 to Hannah Bill of Gorton Connecticut.. They settled in Stonington and raised their children there. William died on 1/23/1776 at the age of 86. His wife Hannah died on 3/13/1769 at the age of 77. They had the following children all born and raised in Stonington: Experience Coates born 8/17/1718-died 12/30/1743. No further record of Experience is available at this time. Mary coates born 10/14/1719, died in childhood. William Coates born 11/30/1721- Died 1785 Katherine Coates Baptized 4/5/1724 -died before 1770. Married Joseph Palmer Jr. on 11/7/1741. They had the following children; Joseph Palmer Jr. Born 7/24/1742 William Palmer born 1/22/1744 Amos Palmer born 3/11/1745 Phebe Palmer born 4/18/1749 Hannah Palmer born 1751 John Palmer born 7/8/1755 Died 5/22/1814 The following are the children and grandchildren of Joseph Coats born 3/20/1696 died in Wallingford Connecticut in 1772. Joseph was married twice, first in Stonington, to Hopesill Elliot on 11/7/1723,they had no surviving children together, second to 3/31/1728 to Margaret Ramsdill inb Lynn Mass.. Margeret was born 2/18/1707 and died at Wallingford Conn. in 1776. She was the daughter of Jonathan Ramsdill and Anna Chadwell. Joseph was a carpenter in Lynn and lived on the Boston road until 1752 when he moved to Wallingford Conn. Joseph and Margret had the following children, all born in Lynn Mass.; Phillip Coats born 1729- died after 1776 Mary Coates born 1721- died? Elizabeth Coats born 17330- died ? Martha Coats born 1735- died ? Hazel Coats born 1739 died in Roseboom New York in 1812 Anna Coats born 1745 - died ?. She marreid in Wallingford on 7/28/1768 to Nash Yale Jr. John Coates born 1747 died after 1818. He applied for a military pension in 1818 and died in Middlefield Mass. on 1/19/1824 That ends the children and grandchildren of Joseph Coates son of Robert Coates Jr. The following are the children and Grandchildren of Caleb Coates, son of Robert Jr. Caleb was born in Lynn Mass on 9/22/1698 and died in Stonington Conn on 10/9/1749 at the age of 50. He married on 12/2/1719 in Stonington to Mary Keys. They had the following children all born in Stonington Conn.; Christopher Coats born 9/13/1720- died near Galway New york. Dorothy Coats born 7/2/1722. Dorothy married her cousion, Obediah Coates on 8/4/1741. Their children are listed above. Amos Coates born 7/14/1724- died before 1768. Amos served in the French Indian wars in the 11th company under Captain Edmund Wells. Desire Coates Baptized 11/6/1726= died 6/11/1749 Zebulon Coates born 12/30/172?-died 7/20/1763 Joseph Coates born 3/16/1730- died 4/16/1752. Married mary ?. They had no children. This ends the family of Caleb Coates. The following are the children and Grandchildren of Hezekiah Coates, son of Robert Coats Jr. born in Lynn Mass on 4/2/1708- died in Stonington Conn. 10/2/1751. Hezekiah Coates married in Stonington on 9/22/1742 to Freelove Frink. Freelove was born 8/4/1719 and was the daughter of Grace Frink. They had the following children all born in Stonington Conn.; Hezekiah Coates Jr. born 3/7/1743- died 1/6/1750 Bartholomew Coates born 7/11/1744- died in 1795 Experience Coates born 11/201746 Hannah Coates born 9/16/1748-died ? Abigail Coates born 8/21/1750- died 8/30/1751. That concludes the Robert Coates Jr. of Stonington Conn. In our next post we will take a look at the French Indian war and start our look at the Charles Coates Family. Welcome back to our continuing Coates family history. We are still looking at the children of Robert Coates. Last tine we looked at Robert Coates III who moved his family from Lynn to Stonington Conn. Today we turn our attention to John Coates, son of Robert who remained in Lynn.
John Coates married Alse/Eols. (Alice) Hanley. They had the following children,all in Lynn Mass: John Coates born 10/16/1691-Died Ashford Conn. 1754 Married twice; Mary Garns on 9/10/1759 and Eunice Newhall on 10/3/1762. John was a fisherman in Marblehead Mass. on 1/31/1730 he sold land he had recieved from his father at his death to Jonathan Rhoads of Lynn. Jonathan was the son of Abigail Coates and Samuel Rhoads and a cousin of John Coates. Sarah Coates born 3/29/1693- Died in childhood. Mary Coates born 3/22/1695 on 3/15/1722 Mary married John Brewer. They had the following children, John Brewer born 8/4/1724 in Gloucester Mass. Mary Brewer born 9/4/1726 died 12/2/1726 David Brewer born 12/15/1727 Mary Brewer born 12/15/1727 Elizabeth Brewer born 6/1/1731 Samuel Coates born 7/29/1699 Died in Lynn in 1776. Samuel married Abigail Sargent on 12/24/1720. After her death he married a second time to Ruth Hart on 4/20/1722. Samuel and Ruth had the following children: Samuel Coates born 12/25/1722 Sarah Coates born 7/31/1726 Ruth Coates born, 9/15/1731 John Coates born 4/21/1738 Jane Coates born 5/27/1701 married Jonathan Tomson of Marblehead Mass on 9/7/1721. They had the following children: Jonathan Tomson born 1723 John Tomson born 1/24/1724 Benjamin Tomson born 10/23/1726 William Tomson Baptised 11/24/1728 Samuel Tomson born 5/31/1730 George Tomson born 5/14/1732 Jean Tomson born 4/1734 Martha Tomson born 3/28/1736 Cornelius Tomson born 6/8/1740 Martha Coates born 11/5/1703 married Daniel Graves on 1/21/1722. Daniel was born 2/8/1700. They had the following children: Martha Graves born 1728 Tabitha Graves born 1730 Daniel Graves born 1731 Abigail Graves born 1732 Lydia Graves born 1732 Nathaniel Graves born 1735 Tabitha Coates born 7/19/1705 married Thomas Laskey in Marble head Mass on 1/27/1725. They had the following children: Thomas Laskey born 1/25/1727 Tabitha Laskey born 9/21/1729 Robert Laskey born 9/26/1731 Jean Laskeyborn 6/24/1733 Benjamin Laskey born 3/23/1734 William Laskey born 3/27/1737 Samuel Laskey born 11/5/1738 Samuel Laskey born 8/24/1740 Alice Laskey born 4/4/1742 Benjamin Coates born 3/29/1706 , Died 10/3/1765. He married Jemima Hartman on 2/7/1734. No further information is available at this time. Abigail Coates born 1712. At the age of 17, following her father's death, Abigail asked the court to make her brother John Coates her guardian on 2/10/1729. No further information is available at this time. If you have read the preceding history you will see that no family was untouched by the Native American uprising known as King Phillip's war. So many lost family members , homes and, in several cases entire towns during the savage battles. These were most frightening because the Native American's often attacked at night while people were asleep in their beds. We know that Samuel Rhoads, husband of Abigail Coates daughter of Robert Coates fought as a member of the paid militia in King Phillip's war. None of the Coates from either Thomas or Robert's families appear in the roster as being paid militia but one can assume the men did take part in defending their homes, their villages and their way of life.
Robert Coates Jr. moved his family to Stonington Connecticut around 1707. His children remained in that area, married and continued the family there. John Coates married and remained in Lynn Mass. where he also had a family. The Coates Family in Connecticut- Robert Coates Jr. and Mary Hodgkins Coates- died in Stonington Connecticut. Their children are as follow: Robert Coates III B 8/17/1683 - died in Stonington Conn. 1771. He married Mary ? in 1706. Mary outlived him. They had the following children all born in Stonington Conn. Bartholomew Coates born 9/1/1707 Died 2/22/1743 Mary Coates born 4/8/1713 married Alexander Patterson. No children, no additional information at this time. Obediah Coates born 3/26/1715 Susannah Coates born 5/4/1717 married Nathan Hewitt Daniel Coates born 10/30/1719 Martha Coates born 10/28/1721 married Joseph Safford or Preston on 1/11/1749. Widowed in 1768- no children. Victoria Coates born 10/17/1723 . married Isreal Hillard on 4/5/1751 David Coates born 12/28/1726 died in Schenectady New York during the French and Indian War 1760. Will probated 12/15/1728 brother Obediah administrator. Thankful Coates born 2/25/1728. Never married. Timothy Coates born 1730 died 9/2/1758 at Fort Edward Hospital in New York Mary Coates was born in Ipswich Mass. She never married. She died in Stonington Conn. around 1772. She left a will dated 9/25/1764. The will was proved ( which means the will was read and authenticated as being her own.)7/10/1772 in New London Conn. Her heirs were Hannah Coats and Bartholomew Coats children of her deceased brother Hezekiah Coats. William Coates born 10/23/1689 -Died in Stonington 1/23/1776. On 6/9/1714 he married Hannah Bill of Groton Con. She died in 3/13/1769. William and Hannah had the following children: Experience Coates born 8/17/1718 died 12/30/1743 Mary Coates born 10/14/1719 William Coates Jr. born 11/31/1731 died 1785 Katherine Coates Baptised 4/5/1724 died before 1770. She married Joseph Palmer Jr. Obediah Coates born 9/18/1691. Obadiah is alive in 1698 but no records exist of him after that time. It is probable that he died in childhood. Hannah Coates born 2/12/1693- . Hannah married twice. Her first marriage was to RH Westerly of Ipswich. Her second marriage was to Joseph Babcock on 1/1/1728. They had teh following children all born in Stonington Conn. Dorothy Babcock 2/2/1729 Abigail babcock 4/30/1731 John Babcock 10/15/1733 Joseph Babcock 10/15/1733 Joseph Coates 3/20/1695 died in Wallingford Conn. 1772. Joseph married twice, first in Stonington on 11/7/1723 to Hopesill Elliot. She died and he remarried a second time at Lynn Mass. on 3/31/1728 to Margret Ramsdill. Margaret was born 2/18/1707 and died in 1716. She was the daughter of Jonathan Ramdill and Anna Chadwell. Joseph was a carpenter and lived in Lynn on the Boston road until 1752 when he moved to Wallingford Conn. Joseph and Margaret had the following children, all born in Lynn Mass: Phillip Coates born 1729 died after 1776 Mary Coates born 1731 Elizabeth Coates born 1733 Martha Coates born 1735 Hazel Elpany Coates born 1737 Moses Coates born 1739 died in Roseboom NY 1812 Amma Coates born 1745 married in Wallingford on 7/28/1768 to Nash Yale Jr. John Coates born 1745 died in middlefield Mass. 1/19/1824 Caleb Coates 9/22/1698 Died stonington 10/9/1749. Caleb married Mary Keys in Stington on 12/2/1719. They had the following children all born in Stonington: Christopher Coates born 9/13/1720 died near Galway NY Dorothy Coates born 7/2/1722. Married her cousin Obediah Coates on 8/4/1741 Amos Coates born 7/14/1724 died before 1768 Desire Coates born 11/6/1726 died 5/3/1737 Zebulon Coates born 12/30/1727 died 6/11/1749 Joseph Coates born 3/16/1730 died 4/16/1752/ Married mary? no children. Abigail Coates 4/30/1701 married Uriah Hosmore of Norwich Conn. 8/30/1750. No children. Grace Coates 4/30/1701- married Joshua Vose of Westerly Conn. 2/21/1754. No children. Hezekiah Coates 4/2/1705- died stonington 10/2/1751. Married 9/22/1742 to Freelove Frink born 8/4/1719, daughter of Grace Frink. They had the following children: Hezekiah Coates born 3/7/1743 died 1/6/1750 Bartholomew Coates born 7/11/1744 died 1795 Experience Coates born 11/20/1746 Hannah Coates born 9/6/1748 Abigail Coates born 8/21/1750 As you can see, Robert Coates III was very prolific. He was the founding father of the Connecticut branch of the Coates family. Next time we will look at his brother John Coates family that remained in Lynn, Essex Mass. We will also look at our third early Coates family, Charles Coates of westField Mass. I apologize if this is becoming somewhat confusing. I am attempting to set this up so as the analyze the three families side by side during roughly the same time periods. I have not lost sight of Thomas Coates and his family and we will return to them in a short while. Until next time, stay warm, stay safe and let history be your guide. Robert Coots was born in Marlborough England in 1627. He emigrated to America and settled in Lynn Mass where he married his wife Jane Sumner in 1657. Jane , born in 1641, was the daughter of George and Mary Sumner. There has been some confusion regarding Jane's parentage but we can be confident that she is the daughter of George and Mary and the sister of Thomas Sumner of Rawley Mass. due to a court petition filed in Essex county court in Nov. 1691
"The humble petition of Robert Coates Senior of Lynn and Jane, his wife, daughter of George Sumner, who died by Small Pox some 40 years since, in Rowley Mass., for administration of the estate of Thomas Sumner, her brother, who married and died without issue, his wife is also dead, she having married twice, ( her second marriage to Thomas Ellithorp) said Jane is the only living heir, she being about 10 years old when her father died. To the court to be held the first Tuesday of Nov. 1691" Robert Coots was the second inhabitant of Nahart Mass., living there as a fisherman and shepherd. Nahart was a part of Lynn, Essex Mass. In 1657 the people of Lynn held a town meeting and appointed Robert Coats, Thomas Loughton. George Keyson and Joseph Armitage a committee to defend their right to Nahart for the benefit of all the people of Lynn. Robert and Jane had the following children, all born in Lynn Mass.: Robert Coats Jr. born 1658 died in Stonington Conn. 5/2/1727 Married Mary Hodgkins John Coats born 1661 died in Lynn 1729 Married Alse/Els (Alice) Hanley. Abigail Coats born 4/10/1663 died 7/21/1743. Abigail married Samuel Rhoads 1/16/1681,. ( see previous post, in addition to the children mentioned in the previous post there is also a Benjamin Rhoads listed as being the child of Abygail and Samual, born 6/12/1704. I did not find birth records to verify this child. He may have been born in a town other than Lynn and recorded there.). Robert Coates Jr. was born in Lynn, Essex Mass. He served as a soldier in 1674 on the Connecticut river under Captain Turner. In 1678 Robert Coates Jr., his father Robert Coats Sr. and brother John Coates were among the inhabitants of Lynn who took the oath of allegence to the king. on December 29,1682 he married Mary Hodgkins of Lynn. Mary was born on 4/6/1661, the daughter of William Hodgkins and Grace Dutch of Ipswich. In 1682 Robert Coates Jr. with his wife Mary and infant son Robert Coates III, moved to Ipswich Mass. It was the custom in those days that when moving to a new township someone from the town had to act as a sponsor and sign a declaration that the new residents would not become a burden to the township and the sponsor would be held responsible for their behavior for a period of years, until such time as they were deemed full members of the community. William Hodgkins signed such a statements. which can still be located in the files at the county offices in Ipswich. The declaration reads: "1684- Know all men by these precepts that I, William Hodgkins Sr. of Ipswich, do bind myself, heirs and executors and administrators in the sum of fifty pounds, current paid unto the selectmen of Ipswich or their successors that where as my son-in-law, Robert Coates, is lately come to dwell in Ipswich, that he nor his familie become to charges to the town during his or their residence in Ipswich as witness my hand this twentieth day of January 1684" Robert and Mary remained in Ipswich until about 1688. While in Ipswich their daughter Mary was born on 8/29/1685. At some time following Mary's birth Robert Jr. moved his family back to Lynn, where the rest of his children were born. Robert Coates Jr. and Mary Hodgkins Coates had the following children: Robert Coates III Born Lynn 8/17/1683 Died in Stonington Conn.1771 Mary Coates Born Ipswich 8/29/1685 Died in stonington Conn. 1764. She died unmarried. (more on her will below) William Coates born Lynn 10/23/1689 Died in Stonington Conn. 1/23/1776 Obadiah Coates Born Lynn 9/18/1691 Hannah Coates Born Lynn 2/12/1693 Joseph Coates Born Lynn 3/20/1695 died in Wallingford Conn. 1772 Caleb Coates born Lynn 9/22/1698 died in Stonington Conn.10/9/1749 Abigail Coates born Lynn 4/30/1701 Grace Coates (twin) born Lynn 4/30/1701 Hezekiah Coates Born Lynn 4/2/1705 Died Stonington Conn. 10/21/1751 Around 1707 Robert Coates Jr. moved his family to Stonington Connecticut. He worked as a weaver in Stonington. On 4/26/1707 , following the death of Robert Coates SR. Robert Coates Jr sold land he had inherited from his father in Lynn to Jonathan Rhoads of Lynn. I believe this was JOnathan Rhoads son of Samual Rhoads and Abygaill Coates, Robert Coates Jr. nephew. The deed was not recorded until 12/31/1731. John Coates Born in Lynn 1661 Died in Lynn 1729. His will was probated 4/17/1729. He married Alse/Eols Hanley on 11/3/1690. John also served in the military. He was a member of the squadron of Mr. Loughton and Francis Burrill. On 2/16/1677 he took the oath of allegience, sworn to by Captain Thomas Marshell of Lynn. John and Mary remained in Lynn and had the following children: John Coates Born in Lyn 10/16/1691-Died Ashford Conn. 1754 Sarah Coates Born Lynn 3/29/1693 Mary Coates Born Lynn 3/22/1695 Samuel Coates born Lynn 7/29/1699 Died in Lynn 1776 Jane Coates Born Lynn 5/27/1701 Martha Coates Born Lynn 11/5/1703 Tabitha Coates bron Lynn 4/19/1705 Benjamin Coates born Lynn 3/29/1706 died 4/25/1773 Abigail Coates born lynn 1712 Abigail Coats born 4/10/1663 died 7/21/1743. Abigail married Samuel Rhoads 1/16/1681. They had the following children: Welcome back. We are looking at the family of Thomas Coats Jr. Note how the spelling has changed from the original. Thomas Sr and all of his children's birth records appear as Coots. The second generation all appear with the spelling Coats. The third generation will take on the current spelling of Coates.
Thomas Coats Jr. was a ship wright. The following information comes from the Grayson family tree- ancestry . com Born ca.1661 in Lynn, Essex co., MA[14,18] and died in New Hampshire by 1709; he was 48[19]. Thomas was a Shipwright[20] and lived in Lynn, Essex co., MA until roughly 1695, when he moved to Newbury, Essex co., MA[20]. It is believed that he perhaps later moved to Portsmouth, Rockingham co., NH where he was fined in 170_ for selling without a license. He was also on the Tax Rolls there in 1707[20]. On 29 December 1685, when Thomas was 24, he married Martha GAY/GEE, in Lynn or Newbury, Essex co., MA Most of the above information is available in the various records located in the county archives of the respective states. Birth records from Essex county Mass. indicated Thomas and Martha had the following children: John Coates 1/7/1690 in Lynn, Essex Mass. Thomas Coates III 7/15/1688 in Lynn Essex Mass Philip Coates 3/28/1699 in Newbury essex Mass James Coates 3/28/ 1699 in Newbury essex Mass. Ada Elizabeth Coates birth date not recorded. It is very likely there were other children that did not survive born between 1690 and 1699. Ada Elizabeth is likely born between those years as well. Little information appears regarding Ada. Should more information come to light I will post it at that time. John Coates married Anne Titcomb 12/8/1725 in Newbury. The remained in Newbury and had the following children: Anne Coates 8/27/1743 David Coates 7/19/1734 David Coates 10/5/1736 (born at Falmouth Mas.) Elisabeth Coates 12/1/1726 Jonathan Coates 10/5/1730 Martha Coates 9/7/1728 Mary Coates 8/10/1732 Mary Coates 4/23/1739 Thomas Coates III Married? No information is readily available concerning Tomas III. If More information comes to light I will post it at that time. Phillip Coates 3/28/1699 born in Newbury Essex Mass. I can find no records of Phillip at this time. If information becomes availabel I will post it at that time. James Coates 3/28/1699 born in Newbury married Martha Rhoads of Lynn 9/27/1724. Martha is the granddaughter of Josiah Rhoads and Elizabeth Coates, daughter of Henry Rhoads and Elizabeth Paul. Martha was born in Lynn in 1703. She died in Windham Connecticut. They had the following children, all born in Killingly Windham Conn. James Coates 3/21/1731 Eliphelet (son) Coates 7/25/1734-married Susannah ? Hannah Coates 4/25/1737 Mary Coates 7/31/1739 Benjamin Coates 1/17/1744- Married Esther ? Hezekiah Coates 2/8/1747 Susannah Coates 8/30/1762 I will leave you here for now. Stay tuned. There is much more to come. In our next installment we will start to look at the Robert Coot's/Coats/ Coates family. The two families lived side by side in Lynn and, as I said earlier, I believe Robert and Thomas were brothers, though they could have been cousins. They did not come over together but their lives and the lives of their children crossed. In order to keep the two families straight it is helpful to put them out there kind of side by side so as to keep them untangled. Most of the information I have posted thus far on the Thomas Coates family has come from a review of the early vital statistics records. I have not yet looked at military records, though there is information concerning the Coats participation in King Philip's war and the French Indian War. Until next time, may your journeys be pleasant and your adventures enjoyable. Last time we looked at the Flud family, Thomas Coats in-laws. It appears that the only Fluds to survive past 1652 were Elizabeth Flud Coats and Obediah Flud who had moved to Boston Mass.to start his own family.
Thomas remained in Lynn and began selling off the Flud property. Thomas and Elizabeth had the following children: Jane B 1653 Married Joseph Rhodes (Roads) Elizabeth B 1655 married Josiah Rhodes (Roads)-1730 James Coats B 1657 John Coats B 1659 (John was a very popular name and there were other John Coats in the area at that time. Some record suggest John married multiple times but records do not support this claim. more on this later) Thomas Coats II B 1661 Married Martha Gay. As you can see above Both Jane and Elizabeth married into the Rhoads family. One of Robert Coates Daughters also married one of the Rhoads boys. As this is a significant family in our search let's take a minute or 5 to give a quick over view of the Rhoads family.: Walter Rhodes was born in Hipperholme, West Yorkshire, England in 1577, He married Elizabeth Joanna Barstow born in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England 1581. Walter and Elizabeth had at least two sons; Zachariah (1603-1665)and Walter (1608-1675).Walter emigrated from England with hi family and settled in Providence Plantation in what would be known as Rhode Island. Zachariah remained in Providence and started a family. Henry moved to Lynn Massachusetts where he married Elizabeth White around 1639. Walter worked at the Lynn Iron works and owned 100 acres. Henry was a Lieutenant in the Provincial Forces in Lynn in 1637. By 1640 he was an iron monger and in 1657 he was a representative to the general court. He served in King Phillip's war and fought against the Indians in 1675. Henry died in 1675, Henry and Elizabeth White Rhodes had 8 children: Eleazer Rhodes B 9/12/1640 Lynn Ma. Died 5/15/1716 in Lynn Ma. - No information available at this time regarding spouse Samuel Rhodes B 2/2/1642 Lynn Ma. Did 1718 lynn Ma. Married Abigail Coates Joseph Rhodes B 11/1645 Lynn Ma. Died ? Lynn Ma. Married Jane Coates Joshua Rhodes B 4/1648 Lynn Ma. Died 12/29/1725 in Lynn Ma. Married Ann ? Josiah Rhodes born 4/1651 Lynn Ma. Married Elizabeth Coates Jonathan Rhodes Born 6/1654 Died 4/7/1677.He did not marry and had no children. Elizabeth Rhodes Born 3/1656 Died? no information at this time regarding spouse Henry Rhodes Born 1660 died 1703 Married Elizabeth? The Rhodes family intertwines with both Thomas and Robert Coates families throughout the generations. It has been suggested that this is the same Rhodes family that the state of Rhode Island is named for. Joshua Roods/Rhoads Marrried Ann ? and had the following children, all born in Lynn Mass. Thomas Rhoads 2/14/16-8/1/81710 Mary Rhoads 4/13/1693 Elizabeth Rhoads 11/30/1692-8/30/1711-never married Hannah Rhoads 3/28/1679 Henery Rhoads 12/1682-1/8/1755 Jane Rhoads 2/25/1687 Joseph Rhoads 1/19/1680-9/1693 Josiah Rhoads Married Elizabeth Coates and they had the following children, all born in Lynn Mass. Eleazer Rhoads 7/8/1683-8/1684 John Rhoads 5/27/1679 John Rhoads 3/22/1685 Jonathan Rhoads 9/18/1692 Josiah Rhoads 1/19/1680 Mary Rhoads 10/21/1676-2/4/1677 Mary Rhoads 3/26/1687 (many families in those days named subsequent children after earlier children that had died, hence the repeated names with different birth dates) Joseph Rhoads married Janne Coates and they had the following children, all born in Lynn Mass. Mary Rhoads 11/23/1687 Samuell Rhoads 3/6/1685-7/9/1675 Susannah Rhoads 11/18/1684 Joseph Rhoads 4/14/1678-7/26/1678 John Rhoads 1/2/1681 Janne Rhoads 7/14/1679 Elizabeth Rhoads 8/22/1676 Eleazer Rhoads never married. As there is no information about him and his siblings named children after him it is assumed he died in childhood or early adulthood. Samuell Rhoads married Abygall Coats daughter of Robert Coats of Lynn. They had the following children, all born in Lynn Mass. Sarah Rhoads 8/16/1696-7/1698 Sarah Rhoads 7/31/1690-10/8/1690 Samuell Rhoads 8/12/1685 Obediah Rhoads 5/13/1693 Abigail Rhoads 1/19/1686 Eleazer Rhoads 11/5/1688-8/4/1727 Jeane Rhoads 8/19/1699 Jonathan Rhoads 11/28/1683-2/3/1755 Joseph Rhoads 8/25/1701. Eleazer Rhoads 1667-9/7/1676 Henry Rhoads Jr.Married Elizabeth?. They had the following children, all born in Lynn Mass. Eunes Rhoads 11/11/1710-10/9/1765 Ezekell Rhoads 8/31/1707 Hezekiah Rhoads 1/31/1698 Lidiah Rhodes 7/2/1696 Martha Rhoads 2/20/1702 Sarah Rhoads 1/2/1700 Tabitha Rhoads 3/7/1705 Thomas Rhoads 7/8/1709 Thomas Coates had two daughters, Elizabeth and Janne. They both married into the Rhoads family. The Coats sons married as follow: James Coats 1657- No information is currently;y available regarding James Coots. It is likely he died young and never married but no death record has been located. It is equally possible he moved to a neighboring town. If more information becomes available I will add it at that time. John Coots/Coats 1659 Married Naomi? They had one son; John born 12/13/1687. Naomi died as a result of this birth on 12/27/1687. The child, John also died on 8/3/1688. It is possible John remarried. Some accounts state he remarried Mary Witherington but the Marriage of Mary W. and John Coots took place on 4/14/1681 while Naomi was still living. Perhaps this marriage belongs to the Robert Coots/ Coats family. Thomas Coates Jr. born 1661 Married Martha Gay on 12/29/1685. They had the following children, all in Lynn Mass. Thomas Coates III 7/15/1688 John Coates 1/7/1690 Philip Coates 1699 James Coates 1699 - Married Martha Rhoads 9/27/1724 Ada Elizabeth Coates So it would appear that the Thomas Coots branch of the Coates family was left to Thomas Jr. to carry on the name. Thomas did his best, spawning 4 sons. Thomas was a shipwright. In 1695 he reportedly moved his growing family to Newbury, Essex Mass. Eventually Thomas moved to Portsmouth, Rockingham co., NH, where he died in 1709. His wife Martha lived on until 1730. Martha was the daughter o f John Gay 1617-1669 and Hazelponi Willix 1636-1714. Next time we will see if we can find out what happened to the Thomas Coates family. Did they stay in New Hampshire or return to Massachusetts? Until next time, where ever your loved ones may roam, may all their paths lead them home. Both Thomas and Robert Coats settled in Lynn Mass. Thomas arrived directly at Lynn in 1646, Robert lived for a short time in Na hart Mass. before moving and settling in Lynn in 1658. The following is a brief history of Lynn Mass. in the 17th century:
17th century[edit]The area known as Lynn was first settled in 1629 by Edmund Ingalls (d. 1648), followed by John Tarbox of Lancashire in 1631, whose descendants still reside in New England.[1] The city was incorporated in 1631 as Saugus, the Nipmuck name for the area.[2] The name Lynn was given to the area after King's Lynn, Norfolk, England, in honor of Samuel Whiting.[3] A noteworthy colonist, Thomas Halsey left Lynn to settle the eastern end of Long Island and founded the town of Southampton New York. The Halsey House is the oldest frame house in the state of New York (1648), and along with the homestead it is open to the public and managed by the Southampton Colonial Society. After Lynn's resettlement, many of its areas gradually separated into independent towns. Reading was created in 1644, Lynnfieldin 1782, Saugus in 1815, Swampscott in 1852, and Nahant in 1853. Lynn was incorporated as a city in 1850. Colonial Lynn was a major part of the regional tannery and shoe-making industries that began in 1635. The boots worn byContinental Army soldiers during the Revolutionary War were made in Lynn. The shoe-making industry drove urban growth in Lynn into the early nineteenth century.[3] This historic theme is reflected in the city seal, which features a colonial boot.[4] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynn,_Massachusetts Thomas coatts, coats, coates arrived in Lynn about 1646. He had been born in England and , although much of the early colonies were puritans, Thomas is described as having no specific religious affiliation. In the early years Mass. was owned and governed by strict puritan laws which included the requirement to attend church regularly. In 1652 Thomas Coatts married Elizabeth Flud/flood/floyd in Lynn. Elizabeth was the daughter of Joseph Flood born in Stepney,Middlesex, England. Joseph Flood was married to Jane West in Chreechurch, London England on Oct. 2,1621 They had 11 children, many of them born in England before they migrated to America. Joseph was a baker while living in England. Upon arriving in the colonies the Flood's first settled in Dorchester, Suffolk Co. Ma. While living there they were registered members of the Dorchester church. Their youngest child, Eleazer Flood was baptized there on March 3 , 1638. Shortly after the child was baptized the Floods moved their family to Lynn. Joseph (you will find him listed as Joseph Flud, Joseph Flood and also in some places as Joseph Floyd. It is possible that in future generations the family took on Floyd as their last name) and Jane west Flood had the following children: Elizabeth Flood Married Thomas Coatts Obediah Flood 1631 Joseph Flood Died in England 7/13/1633 Abel flood ( no information available but did not appear on passenger list so assumed died in England before emigrating) Elizabeth Flood died England 8/12/1624 Persis Flood Died England 1/5/1627 John Flood Died England 1/4/1627 John Flood Died England 2/2/1629 Caleb Flood Died England 9/9/1634 Joseph Flood Eleazer Flood Born in Mass. Baptized in Dorchester Mass 3/3/1638. Of their 11 children only 3 made the voyage to America and one was born on American soil. With so much loss it is not difficult to understand how they might have seen the trip as a new beginning, a way to put the pain of loss behind them and start fresh. The Floods arrived in Boston aboard the Abigail in Oct. 1638. The following is the passenger list from that voyage: Plymouth, England to Boston October 8, 1635 The Abigail of London sailed from foreign ports, the last being Plymouth, England on June 4, 1635. She sailed with about 220 passengers aboard along with livestock. She arrived in Boston about October 8, 1635 with smallpox aboard.Richard Hackwell, master of AbigailColumns represent: given name, surname, age, occupation, country to which they belong, country which they intend to inhabit, 1* Robert Meares 43 husbandman Boston 2 Mrs. Elizabeth Meares 30 3 Samuel Meares 6 4 John Meares 3 mo 5 Thomas Buttolph 32 glover Boston 6 Mrs. Anne Buttolph 24 7 Ralph Mason 35 carpenter Saint Olave's Southwark Boston 8 Mrs. Anne Mason 35 9 Richard Mason 5 10 Samuel Mason 3 11 Susan Mason 1 12 John Winthrop 27 13 Mrs. Elizabeth Winthrop 19 14 Deane Winthrop II 15 Matthew Abdy II fisherman Boston 16 Edward Belcher 8 Boston 17 Elizabeth Epps 13 18 Mary Lyne 6 19 George Burden 24 tanner Boston 20 Edward Rainsforde 26 merchant Boston 21 Nathaniel Tilley 32 Little Minories, London Boston 22 William Tilley 28 Little Minories, London Boston 23* Ralph Root 50 Boston 24 Mary Root 15 25* Robert Sharpe 20 Braintree 26 Ralph Shepherd 29 tailor Dedham 27 Mrs. Thanks Shepherd 23 28 Sarah Shepherd 3 29 John Houghton Eaton Bray, Co. Dedham Bedford 30 Edward White 42 Cranbrook,Co. Dorch.,Kent 31 Mrs. Martha White 39 32 Martha White 10 33 Mary White 8 34 Joseph Fludd 45 baker Dorchester 35 Mrs. Jane Fludd 35 36 Elizabeth Fludd 9 37 Obadiah Fludd 4 38 Joseph Fludd 6 mo 39* Edmond Munnings 40 Denge,Co. Essex Dorchester 40 Mrs. Mary Munnings 30 41 Mary Munnings 9 42 Anna Munnings 6 43 Mahalaleel Munnings 3 44 Thomas Jones 40 Dorchester 45* Mrs. Ellen Jones 36 46* Isaac Jones 8 47* Hester Jones 6 48 Thomas Jones 3 49 Sarah Jones 3 mo 50 Henry Bullock 40 Saint Lawrence, Charlestown 51 Mrs. Susan Bullock 42 52 Henry Bullock 8 53 Mary Bullock 6 54 Thomas Bullock 2 55* Thomas Knower 33 clothier London Charlestown 56 Sarah Knower 7 57* Noel Knower 29 London Charlestown 58 Philip Drinker 39 potter Charlestown 59 Mrs. Elizabeth Drinker 32 60 Edward Drinker 12 61 John Drinker 8 62 George Hepborne 43 glover Southwark Charlestown 63 Mrs. Anne Hepborne 46 64 Rebecca Hepborne 10 65 Anna Hepborne 4 66 Joseph Borebank 24 servant 67 Joan Jordan 16 servant 68 William Fuller 25 Ipswich 69 Joseph Fuller 15 70 Robert Whitman 20 Little Minories, London Ipswich 71 John West 11 Ipswich 72 John Emerson 20 Scituate 73 Richard Carr 29 Salibury 74 Hugh Burt 35 Dorking,Co. Surrey Lynn 75 Mrs. Anne Burt 32 76* Hugh Burt 15 77 Edward Burt 8 78 William Bassett 9 son of Mrs. Burt by a previous marriage 79 Edward Iresone 32 ??Buckenham,Lynn Co. Norfolk 80* Mrs. Elizabeth Ireson 27 81 Henry Collins 29 starchmaker Stepney Lynn 82 Mrs. Anne Collins 30 83 Henry Collins 5 84 John Collins 3 85 Margery Collins 1 86 Dennis Geere 30 Lynn Islesworth, Co.Mid-dlesex 87 Mrs. Elizabeth Geere 22 88 Elizabeth Geere 3 89 Sarah Geere 2 90 Elizabeth Tusolie 55 91 Anne Pankhurst 16 relative of Geere (cousin?) 92 Constance Woods 12 93 Thomas Brane 40 servant 94 Thomas Launder 22 servant 95* Edmund Freeman 34* gentleman Pulborough, Lynn Co.Sussex 96 Mrs. Elizabeth Freeman 97 Alice Freeman 98* Edward Freeman 15 99 Elizabeth Freeman 12 100 John Freeman 8 101* William Almy 34 South Kilworth,Co.Lynn Leicester 102* Mrs. Audrey Almy 32 103* Agnes Almy 8 104* Christopher Almy 3 105 Christopher Foster 32 husbandman Ewell,Co. Lynn Surrey 106 Mrs. Frances Foster 25 107 Rebecca Foster 5 108 Nathaniel Foster 2 109 Joseph Foster 1 110 Alice Stevens 22 sister of Mrs. Foster? 111 Thomas Stevens 12 112 John Deacon 28 blacksmith Lynn 113 Mrs. Alice Deacon 30 114 Hugh Alley 27 Stepney Lynn 115 Joshua Griffith 25 Stepney Lynn 116 Richard Woodman 9 Lynn 117 Ralph Wallis 40 husbandman Malden 118 George Wallis 15 119 John Allen 30 Haverhill, Suffolk Plymouth 120 Mrs. Anne Allen 30 121* Ezra Covell 15 122 Richard Adams 29 shoemaker Northampton, Salem Co. Northants 123 Mrs. Susan Adams 26 124 Henry Sumner Northampton Woburn 125 Elizabeth Sumner 18 126 John Harbert 23 shoemaker Northampton Salem county Northants 127 Richard Graves 23 Salem 128 John Cooke 17 Salem 129 Robert Driver 43* tailor Salem 130 John Freeman 35 Sudbury 131 Mrs. Mary Freeman 30* 132 John Freeman 9 133 Cicely Freeman 4 134 Jasper Arnold 40 Shoreditch, London 135 Mrs. Anne Arnold 39 136 William Potter 27 husbandman Watertown 137 Mrs. Frances Potter 26 138 Joseph Potter 6 mo 139* John Rookman 45 140 Mrs. Elizabeth Rookman 31 141* John Rookman 9 142 John Coke 27 143 Edward Fountaine 28 144 John Fox 35 145 Richard Fox 15 146 Thomas Freeman 24 147 Walter Gutsall 23* 148* John Holliock 28 149 Charles Jones 21 Little Minories, London 150 John Jones 151 William King 28 152 William Marshall 40 153 George Rum 25 154 Joseph Stanley 34 155 Joseph Terry 32 156* George Drewry 19 East Grinstead, Sussex 157 James Dodd 16 158 Thomas Goad 15 159 Peter Kettell 10 160 Edward Martin 19 161* William Paine 15 162* John Paine 14 163* John Stroud 15 164 Thomas Thompson 18 165 William Yates 14 166 Agnes Alcock 18 167 Lydia Browne Little Minories, London 168 Ruth Bushell 23 169 Margaret Devotion 9 170 Elizabeth Ellis 16 171 Elizabeth Harding 12 Little Minories, London 172 Susan Hathaway 34 173 Elinor Hillman 33 174 Mary Jones 30 175 Rebecca Price 14 176 Margaret Tucker 23 177 Joan Wall 19 178 Anne Williams www.immigrantships.net/v2/1600v2/abigail16351008.html Joseph initially prospered in America. He acquired large tracts of land. Records indicate Joseph aquired the following property; "a reat lot on Roxbury bounds" purchased from William Hulbert, 8 acres on Sqantum Neck, 3 acres on "second marsh at Dorchester", 2 acres east towards Fox Point. 3 acres and 35 rods in "the Neck", and 3 acres 2 roods and ten rods in the cow pasture, also rights to undivided land commonly called New Grant. In Lynn Joseph Flood also received "upland and meadow, 60 acres and 10". All of this property would indicate that Joseph Flood was a well respected and important contributor to the colony. Joseph Flood and his family have been described as ardent Quakers, or members of the Society of Friends. I disagree with this assertion, pointing to the above facts as evidence against such a claim. If Flood has been a Quaker prior to immigrating he would never have been allowed to own such vast amount of property in Massachusetts. History of the colonies as it pertains to freeman, rights and property: Initially, any male first entering into a colony, or just recently having become a member of one of the local churches, was formally not free. They were considered common. Such persons were never forced to work for another individual, per se, but their movements were carefully observed, and if they veered from the Puritanical ideal, they were asked to leave the colony. If they stayed or later returned to the colony, they were occasionally put to death. There was an unstated probationary period that the prospective "freeman" needed to go through, and if he did pass this probationary period of time – usually one to two years – he was allowed his freedom. A Freeman was said to be free of all debt, owing nothing to anyone except God Himself. Initially, all persons seeking to be free needed to take the Oath of a Freeman, in which they vowed to defend the Commonwealth and not to conspire to overthrow the government. The first handwritten version of the "Freeman's Oath" was made in 1634; it was printed by Stephen Daye in 1639 in the form of a broadside or single sheet of paper intended for posting in public places. Freeman is a term which originated in 12th-century Europe and was common as an English or American Colonial expression in Puritan times. In the Bay Colony, a man had to be a member of the Church to be a freeman. In Colonial Plymouth, a man did not need to be a member of the Church, but he had to be elected to this privilege by the General Court. Being a freeman carried with it the right to vote, and by 1632 only freemen could vote in Plymouth.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeman_(Colonial) While there is no official documentation showing Joseph Flood had registered as a freeman his membership in the church at Dorchester and his large tracts of land strongly indicate this was the case. While Flood may have come to support the Society of Friends movement in the Colonies it is doubtful that one can call him an ardent supporter or claim he suffered "great persecution" for his faith. The following is a brief history of the Society of Friends movement in the colonies. It is worth noting that our puritan founders, so set on leaving their own persecution behind and forming a society in which they could freely practice their beliefs were very quick to judge and persecute those who did not subscribe to their understanding of religious doctrine. Beginnings in England[edit] During and after the English Civil War (1642–1651) many dissenting Christian groups emerged, including the Seekers and others. A young man named George Fox was dissatisfied by the teachings of the Church of England and non-conformists. He had a revelation that there is one, even, Christ Jesus, who can speak to thy condition,[14] and became convinced that it was possible to have a direct experience of Christ without the aid of an ordained clergy. He had a vision on Pendle Hill in Lancashire, England, in which he believed that "the Lord let me see in what places he had a great people to be gathered".[14] Following this he travelled around England, the Netherlands,[15] and Barbados[16]preaching and teaching them with the aim of converting them to his faith. The central theme of his Gospel message was that Christ has come to teach his people himself.[14] His followers considered themselves to be the restoration of the true Christian church, after centuries of apostasy in the churches in England. In 1650, Fox was brought before the magistrates Gervase Bennet and Nathaniel Barton, on a charge of religious blasphemy. According to George Fox's autobiography, Bennet"was the first person that called us Quakers, because I bade them tremble at the word of the Lord".[14] It is thought that George Fox was referring to Isaiah 66:2[17] or Ezra 9:4[18]. Thus, the name Quaker began as a way of ridiculing George Fox's admonition, but became widely accepted and is used by some Quakers.[19] Quakers also described themselves using terms such as true Christianity, Saints, Children of the Light, and Friends of the Truth, reflecting terms used in the New Testament by members of the early Christian church. Quakerism gained a considerable following in England and Wales, and the numbers increased to a peak of 60,000 in England and Wales by 1680[20] (1.15% of the population of England and Wales).[20] However the dominant discourse of Protestantism[21] viewed the Quakers as a blasphemous challenge to social and political order,[21] leading to official persecution in England and Wales under the Quaker Act 1662 and theConventicle Act 1664. This was relaxed after the Declaration of Indulgence (1687–1688) and stopped under the Act of Toleration 1689. One modern view of Quakerism at this time was that the relationship with Christ was encouraged through spiritualization of human relations, and "the redefinition of the Quakers as a holy tribe, 'the family and household of God'".[22] Together with Margaret Fell, the wife of Thomas Fell, who was the vice-chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and a pre-eminent judge, Fox developed new conceptions of family and community that emphasized "holy conversation": speech and behavior that reflected piety, faith, and love.[23] With the restructuring of the family and household came new roles for women; Fox and Fell viewed the Quaker mother as essential to developing "holy conversation" in her children and husband.[22] Quaker women were also responsible for the spirituality of the larger community, coming together in "meetings" that regulated marriage and domestic behavior.[24] Emigration to North America[edit] William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania, as a young man The persecution of Quakers in North America began as early as 1662, when Richard Waldron of Dover, New Hampshire tortured three Quaker women.[25] In search of economic opportunities and a more tolerant environment in which to build communities of "holy conversation," some Friends emigrated to what is now the Northeastern region of the United States in the early 1680s.[26] While in some areas like New England they continued to experience persecution, they were able to establish thriving communities in the Delaware Valley. The only two colonies that tolerated Quakers in this time period were Rhode Island and Pennsylvania, where Quakers established themselves politically. In Rhode Island, 36 governors in the first 100 years were Quakers. Pennsylvania was established by affluent Quaker William Penn in 1682, and as an American state run under Quaker principles. William Penn signed a peace treaty with Tammany, leader of the Delaware tribe,[27] and other treaties between Quakers and native Americans followed. Quietism[edit] Early Quakerism tolerated boisterous behavior that challenged conventional etiquette, but by 1700, while they continued to encourage spontaneity of expression, they no longer supported disruptive and unruly behavior.[28] During the 18th century, Quakers entered the Quietist period in the history of their church, and they became more inward looking spiritually and less active in converting others. Marrying outside the Society was outlawed. Numbers dwindled, dropping to 19,800 in England and Wales by 1800 (0.21% of population),[20] and 13,859 by 1860 (0.07% of population).[20] The formal name "Religious Society of Friends", dates from this period, and was probably derived from the appellations "Friends of the Light" and "Friends of the Truth". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quakers The Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as the Quakers, is a Protestant Christian tradition originating in mid-17th century England. Founded (traditionally) by George Fox, it adhered to religious teaching and practice that focused on living in accordance with the "Inward Light" (the inward apprehension of God, who is within everyone). Fox claimed that true believers could engage the risen Lord directly through the Holy Spirit without ministers, priests, or the sacraments. All are capable of experiencing the promise of Christ, enabling all to live in Christ's love. This belief influenced the position of the equality of women, a unique characteristic within Christianity in its time. Quaker meetings are often filled with silence because they are committed to waiting for God's presence in faith and patience. This religious movement was not received well in England and they in turn were persecuted for not going to services of the Church of England, refusing to tithe, and for going to Quaker services. While being persecuted in England, many Quakers were converting many people in America, especially in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. In fact, Pennsylvania was set up as a Quaker colony in which the state was supposed to be governed by Friends' principles, including religious toleration and pacifism. Historically, the Society of Friends has endorsed strong moral codes including the refusal to participate in war, the refusal to own slaves, and the elimination of many worldly structures. Socially, they were committed to various causes including women's suffrage, the abolition of slavery, and prison reform. Today there are many branches of Quakerism, some that hold more traditional Christian doctrines and others that are more liberal in their interpretations of these beliefs. Read more: http://www.patheos.com/Library/Society-of-Friends-(Quaker).html#ixzz3NsBSauY9 http://www.patheos.com/Library/Society-of-Friends-(Quaker).html Boston law against Quakers[edit] At the end of 1658 the Massachusetts legislature, by a bare majority, enacted a law that every member of the sect of Quakers who was not an inhabitant of the colony but was found within its jurisdiction should be apprehended without warrant by any constable and imprisoned, and on conviction as a Quaker, should be banished upon pain of death, and that every inhabitant of the colony convicted of being a Quaker should be imprisoned for a month, and if obstinate in opinion should be banished on pain of death. Some Friends were arrested and expelled under this law.[9] AN ACT MADE AT A GENERAL COURT, HELD AT BOSTON, THE 20TH OF OCTOBER, 1658. Sewell, William. The History of the Rise, Increase, and Progress, of the Christian People Called Quakers. Intermixed with Several Remarkable Occurrences. Written Originally in Low Dutch, and also Translated by Himself into English. A New Edition, to which is Appended, An Interesting Narrative of the Sufferings of William Moore, John Philly, and Richard Seller. In Two Volumes. Philadelphia: Uriah Hunt, 1832, Vol. I, pages 222-223. This document is on The Quaker Writings Home Page. [P222] Whereas there is a pernicious sect, (commonly called Quakers.) lately risen, who by word and writing have published and maintained many dangerous and horrid tenets, and do take upon them to change and alter the received laudable customs of our nation, in giving civil respect to equals, or reverence to superiors, whose actions tend to undermine the civil government, and also to destroy the order of the churches, by denying all established forms of worship, and by withdrawing from orderly church-fellowship, allowed and approved by all orthodox professors of the Truth, and instead thereof, and in opposition thereunto, frequently meeting themselves, insinuating themselves into the minds of the simple, or such as are least affected to the order and government of church and commonwealth, hereby divers of our inhabitants have been infected, notwithstanding all former laws, made upon tile experience of their arrogant and bold obtrusions, to disseminate their principles among us, prohibiting their coming in this jurisdiction, they have [P223] not been deterred from their impetuous attempts to undermine our peace, and hazard our ruin. For prevention thereof, this court doth order and enact, that every person, or persons, of the cursed sect of the Quakers, who is not all inhabitant of, but is found within this jurisdiction, shall be apprehended without warrant, where no magistrate is at hand, by any constable, commissioner, or select man, and conveyed from constable to constable, to the next magistrate, who shall commit the said person to close prison, there to remain, without bail, unto the next court of assistants, where ~bey shall have a legal trial: and being convicted to be of the sect of the Quakers, shall be sentenced to be banished upon pain of death: and that every inhabitant of this jurisdiction, being convicted to be of the aforesaid sect, either by taking up, publishing, or defending the horrid opinions of the Quakers, or the stirring up mutiny, sedition, or rebellion against the government, or by taking up their absurd and destructive practices, viz. Denying civil respect to equals and superiors, and withdrawing from our church assemblies, and instead thereof frequent meetings of their own, in opposition to our church order; or by adhering to, or approving of any known Quaker, and the tenets and practices of the Quakers, that are opposite to the orthodox received opinions of the godly, and endeavouring to disaffect others to civil government, and church orders, or condemning the practice and proceedings of this court against the Quakers, manifesting thereby their complying with those, whose design is to overthrow the order established in church and state, every such person, upon conviction before the said court of assistants, in manner as aforesaid, shall be committed to close prison for one month, and then, unless they choose voluntarily to depart this jurisdiction, shall give bond for their good behaviour, and appear at the next court, where continuing obstinate, and refusing to retract and reform the aforesaid opinions, they shall be sentenced to banishment upon pain of death; and any one magistrate, upon information given him of any such person, shall cause him to be apprehended, and shall commit any such person to prison, according to his discretion, until he come to trial, as aforesaid. http://www.qhpress.org/quakerpages/qwhp/masslaw.htm We see then that the Quaker movement started in England around 1648 and migrated to the colonies with dire consequences to Massachusetts citizens who listened to the preaching of Quaker missionaries. There is no argument that the puritan church held sway over the Massachusetts colonies in all matters, including attending church, who and when you would marry, who could vote or hold property,etc. On July 3 1646 Joseph Flood was arrested and jailed for" lying to the church". He was sent to stand trial at the Quarterly court session in Salem He received a fine and admonishment for this on August 4, 1646. His crime is stated as withdrawing from the ordinance of infant baptism. Floods daughter; Elizabeth Coats, also stood trial that day, immediately following her father on the docket. Elizabeth was admonished for "saying publicly and disturbing those who sat near, when Mr. Cobbet was preaching on infant baptism on a Sabath, that Christ was circumcised on the eighth day and that then he was not baptized" It is very likely that Flood had been exposed to the Baptist movement while he was in England. The Baptists doctrine precludes infant baptism, favoring adult baptism because they believe Baptism is an important part of embracing Christ and Christian doctrines and must be entered into with full understanding, intent and commitment. Baptism is a covenant or a legal promise between man and God and as such a child would be able to enter into such a covenant as they lack understanding and commitment. Rather, modern Baptists hold a dedication ceremony with their children, through which the parent dedicates the child to God and promises to raise the child in such a way as to follow and embrace the doctrines of Christ and the church. The congregation also pledges to aid in the raising of the child in order to set examples and guide the child to Christ. as an open choice. That he had his own children baptized, as evidenced by documents showing Eleazer was baptized in Dorchester in 1638, indicates this thinking was relatively new for Flood. It is not clear whether Flood was simply fined by the court, expelled from Massachusetts or executed. Daughter Elizabeth was admonished but this did not appear to impact husband Thomas Coats. In December of 1658 Thomas Coats sold land previously belonging to Joseph Flood, in Lynn Mass to Robert Rand. It has been suggested that Joseph, Jane and son Joseph Jr. had all died by this time, leaving Obediah Flood and Thomas Coats as Elizabeth's husband, to split the inheritance. No will has been located to verify this information. When you search old records in pursuit of genealogical data the first thing you discover is last names had no uniform spelling. you can look at documents from any one person and find that, depending on who was filling out the document the last name can be spelled many different ways and still pertain to the same person. People who could write in those early colonial days spelled phonetically. The Coates families can be found under Coates, Coats, Coatts, Coots,and Cote. This can make it a bit difficult to connect people but that is part of the fun. The information I will be putting here comes from records, documents and family histories found on the internet. There may be inaccuracies and there will definitely be omissions. In order to complete a good, well researched history you really need to visit the locations, look in the cemeteries, review original documents, etc. As I do not have the time and money to do that, and I am not paid for this site, I will do the best I can with the resources I have readily available.
The famous landing of the Mayflower in Plymouth Mass. that kicked off the colonial period happened in November 1620. There were no Coats listed on the passenger list of the Mayflower. The following is a complete list of Mayflower passengers, complements of wikipedia: Passengers of the Leiden, Holland Congregation[edit] Provincetown memorial to Pilgrims who died in Cape Cod Harbor.
Mayflower plaque in St. James Church in Shipton, Shropshire commemorating the More children baptism. Courtesy of Phil Revell
Passengers recruited by Thomas Weston, of London Merchant Adventurers[edit]
Ship crewmen hired to stay one year[edit]
Animals On Board[edit]At least two dogs are known to have participated in the settling of Plymouth. In Mourt's Relation Edward Winslow writes that a female mastiff and a small springer spaniel came ashore on the first explorations of what is now Provincetown.[52] The ship was believed to have small domestic animals such as goats and pigs on board as well as chickens. Larger domestic animals such as cows and sheep came later.' [53] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Mayflower_passengers It is interesting to realize the Pilgrims, as I am sure you learned in school, were a separatist religious group who came to America to establish the free practice of their religion. Sadly, they did not practice what they preached. For the Pilgrims, religion was the principle law and it was their way or the highway, the highway often meaning the gallows. The following is a little more history on the Plymouth plantation before we move on. I think it is helpful to try and understand the historic background as much as possible to give you a sense fo the setting that your ancestors moved into. Migration to Plymouth Colony 1620-1633 A collaboration between Plimoth Plantation™ and the New England Historic Genealogical Society® supported by the Institute for Museum and Library Services www.PlymouthAncestors.org Introduction Plymouth Colony was begun in December 1620 by a small company of English men, women and children. One hundred and two passengers arrived at Cape Cod aboard the Mayflower in November, and eventually chose the abandoned Native town of Patuxet as the site of their new home. In the next few months, half of them died due to scurvy and other diseases. Those who lived went on to build homes, plant crops and raise families. Other English settlers followed, and the colony expanded As the English population increased, the colonists pushed out to land in the east, north and west, establishing additional towns. This brought them into increased contact, and eventually conflict, with the Native Peoples living there. Plymouth Beginnings The core group of Mayflower passengers were members of a reformed Christian church, referred to at the time as Separatists or Brownists, who were living in Leiden, Holland. They had originally emigrated from England to Holland in order to worship as they believed right. In separating from the Church of England, they had committed treason, and so faced prison or worse if they stayed and were caught. Many of those who went to Holland were from the Scrooby, Nottinghamshire area of England. The Leiden records reveal, however, that there were English men and women from a number of English counties, including Essex, Kent and Somerset. In 1620, the group emigrating from Leiden was joined by about fifty others recruited by the colony’s investors. It is probable that many of them were then living in the London area. They may, however, have come from other parts of England originally. In the next few years, three other ships arrived bringing additional settlers for Plymouth Colony – the Fortune in 1621, and the Anne and Little James in 1623. Most of the colonists for whom a place of origin has been identified, came from the east and south of England. There were a few, however, that came from places as far north as Berwick-upon-Tweed close to the Scottish border, and as far west as Bristol on the River Severn. Plymouth 1624-1633 After 1623, there were few other large groups of passengers for Plymouth. In the next five years, only a handful of colonists arrived, generally aboard ships bringing supplies to the area. In 1629 and 1630, numerous ships came to the Massachusetts Bay bringing approximately 1000 settlers for that colony. In these two years, Plymouth also got an additional influx, ten or so aboard the Mayflower (not the 1620 ship) and 35 aboard the Talbot in 1629, and about 60 in the Handmaid in 1630. Many of them were Leiden Separatists. Some people moved from Massachusetts Bay Colony to Plymouth and vice versa, seeking a more congenial home. Small numbers of additional Plymouth colonists trickled in during the next three years. Plymouth Colony, 1633 By 1633, the population of Plymouth Colony was approximately 400 individuals. The colonists expanded beyond the bounds of the town of Plymouth. A few moved across Plymouth Bay to Mattakesett, which became Duxbury. Some men were granted land at Conahasset, known as Green’s Harbor (and later Marshfield), in 1632. While these early expansions were peaceful, in later years the increased contact between the Native Wampanoag and the English colonists led to friction, ultimately resulting in King Philip’s War (1675-1676). http://www.plimoth.org/media/pdf/historical_migration.pdf The following is a little more history concerning the Massachusetts Bay Colony and early governance in the colonies. The Massachusetts Bay Colony was an English settlement on the east coast of North America (Massachusetts Bay) in the 17th century, in New England, situated around the present-day cities of Salem and Boston. The territory administered by the colony included much of present-day central New England, including portions of the U.S. states of Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. Territory claimed but never administered by the colonial government extended as far west as the Pacific Ocean. The colony was founded by the owners of the Massachusetts Bay Company, which included investors in the failed Dorchester Company, which had in 1623 established a short-lived settlement on Cape Ann. The second attempt, the Massachusetts Bay Colony begun in 1628, was successful, with about 20,000 people migrating to New England in the 1630s. The population was strongly Puritan, and its governance was dominated by a small group of leaders who were strongly influenced by Puritan religious leaders. Although its governors were elected, the electorate were limited to freemen, who had been examined for their religious views and formally admitted to their church and also to their houses with self-control. As a consequence, the colonial leadership exhibited intolerance to other religious views, including Anglican, Quaker, and Baptist theologies. Although the colonists initially had decent relationships with the local native populations, frictions arose over cultural differences, which were further exacerbated by Dutch colonial expansion. These led first to the Pequot War (1636–1638), and then to King Philip's War (1675–1678), after which most of the natives in southern New England had been pacified, killed, or driven away. The colony was economically successful, engaging in trade with England and the West Indies. A shortage of hard currency in the colony prompted it to establish a mint in 1652. Political differences with England after the English Restoration led to the revocation of the colonial charter in 1684. King James II established the Dominion of New England in 1686 to bring all of the New England colonies under firmer crown control. The dominion collapsed after the Glorious Revolution of 1688 deposed James, and the colony reverted to rule under the revoked charter until 1692, when Sir William Phips arrived bearing the charter of the Province of Massachusetts Bay, which combined the Massachusetts Bay territories with those of the Plymouth Colony and proprietary holdings on Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard. The political and economic dominance of New England by the modern state ofMassachusetts was made possible in part by the early dominance in these spheres by the Massachusetts Bay colonists. Early settlements[edit] Map depicting tribal distribution in southern New England, circa 1600; the political boundaries shown are modern Prior to the arrival of Europeans on the eastern shore of New England, the area around Massachusetts Bay was the territory of several Algonquian-speaking tribes, including the Massachusett, Nauset, and Wampanoag. The Pennacooks occupied theMerrimack River valley to the north, and the Nipmuc, Pocumtuc, and Mahican, occupied the western lands of present-dayMassachusetts, although some of those tribes were under tribute to the Mohawk, who were expanding aggressively from present-day upstate New York.[1] The total Indian population in 1620 has been estimated to be 7,000[2] with the population of New England at 15–18,000.[3] This number was significantly larger as late as 1616; in later years contemporary chroniclers interviewed Indians who described a major pestilence that killed between one and two thirds of the population. The land use patterns of the natives included plots cleared for agricultural purposes, and woodland territories for the hunting of game. Land divisions between the tribes were well understood.[2] Early in the 17th century a variety of European explorers, including Samuel de Champlain and John Smith, charted the area.[4] Plans for the first permanent British settlements on the east coast of North America began in 1606. On April 10, 1606 King James I of England (James VI of Scotland) granted a charter forming two joint stock companies. Neither of these corporations was given a name by this charter, but the territories over which they were respectively authorized to settle, and if settled, to govern, were expressly named as the "first Colony" (fourth paragraph of charter) and "second Colony" (fifth paragraph of charter). Under this charter the "first Colony" and the "second Colony" each were to be ruled by a "Council" composed of 13 individuals. The charter provided for an additional council of 13 persons to have overarching responsibility for the combined enterprise. Although no name was given to either the company or council governing the respective colonies, the council governing the whole was named "Council of Virginia." (Notwithstanding that the 1606 charter did not assign names to the regional companies or councils, the April 4,1629 charter granted by King Charles I erroneously asserted that the 1606 charter had given the council governing the "second Colony" the name "Council established at Plymouth in the county of Devon.") The "first Colony" ranged from the 34th to 41st degree latitude north; the "second Colony" ranged from the 38th to 45th degree latitude. (Note that the "first Colony" and the "second Colony" overlapped. The 1629 charter of Charles I asserted that the second Colony ranged from 40th to 48th degrees north latitude, which reduces the overlap.) The investors appointed to govern over any settlements in the "first Colony" were from London; the investors appointed to govern over any settlements in the "second Colony" were from the "Town of Plimouth in the County of Devon."[citation needed] The London Company proceeded to establish Jamestown.[5] The Plymouth Company under the guidance of SirFerdinando Gorges covered the more northern area, including present-day New England, and established the Sagadahoc Colony in 1607 in present-day Maine.[6] The experience proved exceptionally difficult for the 120 settlers, however, and the surviving colonists abandoned the colony after only one year.[7] Gorges noted that "there was no more speech of settling plantations in those parts" for a number of years.[8] English ships continued to come to the New England area for fishing and trade with the Indians.[9] Plymouth Colony[edit]In November 1620, a group of Pilgrims, seeking to preserve their cultural identity, established Plymouth Colony just to the south of Massachusetts Bay.[10] Their settlement was joined in 1622 and 1623 by short-lived settlements at nearby Wessagusset (present-day Weymouth), whose settlers either joined the Plymouth colony, returned to England, or settled in small outposts elsewhere on Massachusetts Bay.[11] Plymouth's colonists faced great hardships and earned few profits for their investors, who sold their interests to the settlers in 1627.[12] Edward Winslow and William Bradford, two of its leaders, were likely authors of a work published in England in 1622 called Mourt's Relation. This book in some ways resembles a promotional tract intended to encourage further migration.[13] There were other short-lived colonial settlements in 1623 and 1624 at present-day Weymouth, Massachusetts: the Wessagusset Colony of Thomas Westonand an effort by Robert Gorges to establish an overarching colonial structure both failed.[14][15] Cape Ann settlement[edit]In 1623, the Plymouth Council for New England (successor to the Plymouth Company) established a small fishing village at Cape Ann under the supervision of the Dorchester Company, with Thomas Gardner as its overseer. This company was originally organized through the efforts of the Puritan minister John White (1575–1648) of Dorchester, in the English county of Dorset. White has been called "the father of the Massachusetts Colony" because of his influence in establishing this settlement and despite the fact that he never emigrated.[16] The Cape Ann settlement was not profitable, and the financial backers of the Dorchester Company terminated their support by the end of 1625. Their settlement at present-day Gloucester was abandoned, but a few settlers, including Roger Conant, remained in the area, establishing a settlement a little further south, near the village of the Naumkeag tribe.[17] Legal formation of the colony[edit]Archbishop William Laud, a favorite advisor of King Charles I and a dedicated Anglican, sought to suppress the religious practices of Puritans and other nonconforming beliefs in England. The persecution of many Puritans in the 1620s led them to believe religious reform would not be possible while Charles was king, and many decided to seek a new life in the New World.[18] John White continued to seek funding for a colony. On 19 March 1627/8,[19] the Council for New England issued a land grant to a new group of investors that included a few holdovers from the Dorchester Company. The land grant was for territory between the Charles and Merrimack Rivers, including a three mile (4.8 km) buffer to the north of the Merrimack and to the south of the Charles, that extended from "the Atlantick and westerne sea and ocean on the east parte, to the South sea on the west parte."[20] The company that the grant was sold to was styled "The New England Company for a Plantation in Massachusetts Bay".[21] The company elected Matthew Cradock as its first governor, and immediately began organizing provisions and recruiting settlers. The company sent about 100 new settlers and provisions in 1628 to join Conant, led by Governor's Assistant John Endecott, one of the grantees.[22] The next year, Naumkeag was renamed Salem and fortified by another 300 settlers, led by Rev. Francis Higginson, one of the first ministers of the settlement.[23] The first winters were difficult, with colonists struggling against disease and starvation, resulting in a significant number of deaths.[24][25] Concerned about the legality of conflicting land claims given to several companies including the New England Company to the still little-known territories of the New World, and because of the increasing number of Puritans that wanted to join the company, the company leaders sought a Royal Charter for the colony. Charles granted the new charter on 4 March 1628/9,[26] superseding the land grant and establishing a legal basis for the new English colony at Massachusetts. It was not apparent that Charles knew the Company was meant to support the Puritan emigration, and he was likely left to assume it was purely for business purposes, as was the custom. The charter omitted a significant clause – the location for the annual stockholders' meeting. After Charles dissolved Parliament in 1629, the company's directors met to consider the possibility of moving the company's seat of governance to the colony. This was followed the Cambridge Agreement later that year, in which a group of investors agreed to emigrate and work to buy out others who would not. The Massachusetts Bay Colony became the first English chartered colony whose board of governors did not reside in England. This independence helped the settlers to maintain their Puritan religious practices with very little oversight by the king, Archbishop Laud, and the Anglican Church. The charter remained in force for 55 years, when, as a result of colonial insubordination with trade, tariff and navigation laws, Charles II revoked it in 1684.[27] Colonial history[edit]A flotilla of ships (sometimes known as the Winthrop Fleet) sailed from England beginning in April 1630. The fleet, which began arriving at Salem in June, carried more than 700 colonists, Governor John Winthrop, and the colonial charter.[28] Winthrop is reputed to have delivered his famous "City upon a Hill" sermon either before or during the voyage.[29] Detail of sounding board, Old Ship Church, 1681, Hingham, Massachusetts, oldest Puritan meetinghouse in Massachusetts. For the next ten years there was a steady exodus of Puritans from England, with about 10,000 people migrating to Massachusetts and the neighboring colonies, a phenomenon now called the Great Migration.[30] Many ministers reacting to the newly repressive religious policies of England made the trip with their flocks. John Cotton, Roger Williams, Thomas Hooker, and others became leaders of Puritan congregations in Massachusetts. Religious divisions and the need for additional land prompted a number of migrations that resulted in the establishment of the Connecticut Colony (by Hooker) and the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (by Williams and Anne Hutchinson). John Wheelwright, a minister who was (like Anne Hutchinson) banished in the wake of the Antinomian Controversy, moved north to found Exeter, New Hampshire. The advent of the English Civil War in the early 1640s brought a halt to major migration, and a significant number of men returned to England to fight in the war. Massachusetts authorities were sympathetic to the Parliamentary cause, and had generally positive relationships with the governments of the English Commonwealth and The Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell. The colony's economy began to diversify in the 1640s, as the fur trading, lumber, and fishing industries found markets in Europe and the West Indies, and the colony's shipbuilding industry developed. Combined with the growth of a generation of people who were born in the colony, the rise of a merchant class began to slowly change the political and cultural landscape of the colony, even though its governance continued to be dominated by relatively conservative Puritans. Colonial support for the Commonwealth presented problems upon the restoration of Charles II to the throne in 1660. Charles sought to extend royal influence over the colonies, which Massachusetts, more than the other colonies, resisted. For example, the colonial government repeatedly refused requests by Charles and his agents to allow the Church of England to become established, and it resisted adherence to the Navigation Acts, laws that constrained colonial trade. All of the New England colonies were ravaged by King Philip's War (1675–1676), when the Indians of southern New England rose up against the colonists and were decisively defeated, although at great cost in life to the colonies. The Massachusetts frontier was particularly hard hit, with several communities in the Connecticut and Swift Rivers valleys being abandoned. By the end of the war, most of the Indian population of southern New England had been pacified, killed, or driven away. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts_Bay_Colony. Happy New Year. I hope you all had a happy, healthy holiday season and have come to 2015 ready to tackle your dreams. To start off the New Year I am going to take a look at the Coates Family. There are a lot of Coates families in the local area that at first glance do not appear to be related. Those of you who know me know that my husband is a Coates, which makes my children also Coates. I am always being asked how I am related to the various members of this interesting and very prolific family. I have to answer, I am not. My husband's family was originally from Canada.
This is not exactly true. His immigrant ancestor came to the Massachusetts area from England some time between 1690 and 1705, when he married Hester Neal in Springfield, Hampton Massachusetts. The Families Coats/Coates/Cotes have been a fixture in America since shortly after the landing of the Mayflower. The story I have heard is that all of the Coates in America came from three very prolific brothers who immigrated here from England . My husbands family started with Charles Coats, born to William and Mary Coats in England in or around the year 1675. A full generation Prior to Charles journey across the ocean there were Coats already established in the colonies. Robert Coats was born in England about 1627. He married Jane Sumner in Lynn Mass. in 1657. Also living in Lynn Essex, Mass. ,Thomas Coats, born in England about 1625 Thomas married a Quaker wife, Elizabeth Flood/Floyd in 1646 at Lynn Ma. It is very likely, as the two men were living in the same location that they were brothers. Join me as I take a historic journey to the land of the Pilgrims and attempt to unravel the coats family lineage. It will be interesting to see how these families cross generations, grow and spread through out America. If you are a member of any one of these families I would love to hear from you and, if you have any family photos you would like to share feel free to scan and send. Until next time, may your families be healthy, your homes warm and your friends plentiful . Th following is an excerpt from an E-mail I received from Brettne, a decedent of Bridget Tunney Rochford:
" My grandmother died when I was 21 and I hadn't yet begun to be interested in these things, I am sad to say. Right now I"m trying to cull what I can from her 2 remaining sons, my uncles Jack and Bob. 2 stories that I've always thought funny/interesting are 1) that when my grandmother and grandfather decided to marry, George had to convert to Catholicism. His family was English/Scottish and Protestant. In today's world that seems like no big deal, but in the 1930's it was still important. George converted and was buried in the Armstrong family plot (Sepulcher Cemetery in Illinois which is a Catholic cemetery. The thought was that my grandmother would join him at a later date. However, she remarried and changed her mind and is interred here in Austin, TX. Poor George the Protestant turned Catholic is alone in the Catholic cemetery which caused quite a rift between his sister and my grandmother. Another story involves moving to Texas. My Nana, Marguerite, moved to Bastrop,TX (Camp Swifter) in about 1947 when her husband, George Robert Taylor was stationed at Bergstrom Air Force base. She went to the butcher to get lamb for Sunday dinner and the butcher looked at her like she was crazy. No one ate lamb here. Sunday dinner meant roast, potatoes and carrots. She learned... Her husband George was stationed in Okinawa, Japan and she and her 3 young sons, ages 7,5 and 3 were to join him, when he became ill. He came home and died about 6 weeks later from cancer that had spread through out his body. We don't know the origin." If you have any family stories your would like to share about anyone I have posted on previously, or any one you might want me to do a search on, Please drop me a line using the contact form and I will be glad to share your thoughts in a future post. I want to thank Brettne for her comment on my last post. She is absolutely correct,, Mary Rochford did marry John, not Michael Armstrong. I apologize for that error and am very happy and thankful to you, the readers for the valuable input. Today we will take a look at some more of John Tunney and Mary McNulty's offspring. You may notice I have not listed them chronologically. I have placed the children that moved to the US a the end of the list as there is more information availabel on these Tunney children then on the rest.
John Tunny married Mary McNulty in Swinford Mayo Ireland on February 19,1862. They had the following children: Bridget Tunney b 11/25/1862 married John Rochford (see previous post) Patrick Tunney B.1876 remained in Ireland on the family farm. He was reportedly a great worker and a very religious man. Patrick never married. Joseph Tunney b 1881 married Attracta Goldrick and had 3 children; Harriet Tunney, Francis Tunney and Henry Tunney Harriet Tunney married Jim Peyton and had 7 children; Frank Peyton, Seamus Peyton, Mary Payton, Martin Peyton married Marie Bennan on 8/15/1977, Henry Peyton, Patricia Peyton and Geraldine Peyton Francis Tunney married Wynn, a girl form South Africa. They moved to London Henry Tunney married Mollie, last name unknown. Margaret Tunney b. 1874 Married John McNulty and had 5 children; Patrick Joseph McNulty (who they called PaJoe), Jack McNulty, Tom McNulty, Sarah McNulty, Mae McNulty. "Pajoe McNulty married a Higgins, (first name unknown). They had 4 children; Derrig McNulty, Terry McNulty, Raymond McNulty and Mary McNulty Jack McNulty married Kate Keane. They moved to Sligo. No additional information is available at this time. Tom McNulty married Nora Melvin. They moved to Shrone Ireland where they had 5 children, names unknown. Some of the children settled in England, others remain in Killasser Mayo Ireland. Sarah Ann McNulty married Jack Fox. No additional information is available on this family at this time. Mae McNulty Married a Mr Nilan (first name unknown) and settled in Ballina, Mayo Ireland. There is no additional information available on this family at this time. Kate Tunney b.1872 married Patrick Barry and had 6 children; Mary Ellen Barry,John Barry, Rita Barry, Kathleen Barry, Patrick Barry, Dan Barry. Mary Ellen married John Harrington. They had 4 children; Eugene Harrington, Sean Harrington who joined the church as a Colombian Father serving in the Philippines, Joe Harrington, and Mae Harrington who married Patrick Shiels. Patrick and Mae moved the the US and settled in Astoria Long Island New York. They had one son, name unknown at this time. John Barry married a girl from Dublin, no further information available at this time Rita Barry married Andrew Cronnly from Killasser . They moved to Dublin. Kathleen Barry never married Patrick Barry never married Dan Barry married Maureen Casey and had three children; Newla Barry, Pauline Barry and Gerald Barry John Tunney b. Dec. 21,1876 married Katherine Regan. They had 6 children; John Patrick Tunney, Mary Kate Tunney, Joseph Tunney, Annie Tunney,Peggy Tunney and Martin Tom Tunney. John Patrick Tunney never married Mary Kate Tunney married Joe Lynch. They had 3 children; Lilian Lynch, John Lynch and Noel Lynch. They moved to Sonnagh Charlestown Co. Joseph Tunney married an nurse from county Clare, last name Norris. Annie Tunney moved to England and married, name unknown Peggy Tunney married Robert Ford, they had 3 children; 2 daughters, names unknown and a son Clinton Ford. They lived in Red Deer, Alta, Canada Martin Tom Tunney married Mona Garvey and moved to England. They had three children; Catherine Tunney, Mary Tunney and Marty Tunney. Michael Tunney b. 1868 married Catherine Gallagher. They had 4 children; Christina Tunney, Mary Tunney, Kate Tunney,and Michael Tunney. Christina worked as a nurse in Edinburgh Scotland. She never married. She was killed in an air raid shelter during the 2nd world war. Mary Tunney died in childhood. Kate Tunney married John price and emigrated to Canada. They settled in Delisle Saskatchewan Canada. They had 3 children; Michael Price who was living in Regina Sask. Canada, Christina price who married Earnest Derbach. They moved to Trinidad in the West Indies and had two sons., and Catherine Price who married Siegfried Langenau. They purchased a farm at R.R.3 Saskatoon Sask. Canada where they raised their two sons. John Price died in 1977, Kate was still living at that time. Michael Tunney married Sadie Healy. They settled in Killasser Swinford Mayo Ireland and had 4 children; Christine Tunney, Brendan Tunney, Irene Tunney, and Michael Tunney who moved to England. Honor Tunney b. 1866 moved to Chicago Ill. USA married John Heil. They had two children; Elizabeth Heil and Roy Heil. Honor Tunney, called Oni and later Annie moved to Corning NY with her sister Mary in or around 1889. They had come to the US to work as house servants for Edward and Nellie Baines. Nellie had worked for the Tunney family as a girl in Ireland so this was a good match as the girls would know someone when they arrived in the US. Annie did not remain long in Corning. When word came that her mother had died she returned home to Swinford . Some years later Annie returned to the states and moved to Chicago Illinois where she met and married John Heil. John was a German immigrant born Sept. 18,1873. John immigrated to the US at the age of 8 in 1882. He work for the Railroad as a baggage handler and worked his way up to Station Master. He and Annie Tunney were married on March 1,1905. On May 27,1906 they had their daughter Elizabeth Heil. Elizabeth never married. She went to College and worked at the bank as a records clerk, living at home with her parents until their respective deaths. Elizabeth Heil died in Chicago on Sept. 30,1995. On December 16,1908 the Heil's welcomed their son Roy Heil. Roy worked as a manger in the local grocery store. He never married and, like his sister, he remained at home until his death on Jan 13,1985. Honor Tunney Heil died in March of 1966. Mary Tunney b. 1863 moved to Corning NY married John Kneeland (Neilins). Family report Mary Tunney having been born in 1863 but church records, immigration reports and census record indicate Mary was born in December of 1875. She came to the US to work for a woman who had help Mary's mother around the house, Nellie Baines. Mary did not stay long in the Baines household. She met John Kneeland (original spelling on marriage license Neilins) shortly after she arrived in Corning New York John was an adventurous irishman from Tyrone Northern Ireland. John and Mary were married on October 15,1889. John work for the railroad as a fireman, stoking the coal fires on the steam locomotives. The Kneeland's had three children; John Kneeland Jr. who died at the age of 4 from croup, William Kneeland and Mary Kneeland. John Kneeland Sr. was killed in a railroad accident while working the night shift in the railroad yard. He was run over by an incoming engine on June 16,1908. Mary Tunney Kneeland died Oct. 5,1942. Mary was fortunate to have her brother Tomas Tunney living in Corning and ready and willing to help her out after the death of her husband. Mary and the children lived with Tom Tunney and helped raise his growing brood after the death of his first wife. Tom gave William Kneeland his first job, working on the Tunney grocery store on Market Street in Corning. Young Bill drove the milk cart and delivered fresh milk door to door each morning. William Kneeland b. Sept 26,1896, married Mary Ethel Keenan in 1922. They moved to Buffalo NY where, on March 26,1926 they had their first of three sons, Thomas Francis Kneeland, who married Margaret Cronin and had 6 children; Donna Frances Kneeland had a daughter, Colleen Kneeland , Colleen Kneeland married Jim Cedar and had three children; David Cedar, Jessica Cedar and Cati Cedar, Thomas Kneeland, married Gail McLaughlin. They had no children,Daniel Kneeland (died in infancy), Mary Kneeland marreid Paul Coates and had four children; Michael Coates, Alexander Coates, Meghan Coates and John Coates, Timothy Kneeland who married Laura Goodnough and had four children; Adam Kneeland, Aaron Kneeland, Benjamin Kneeland, and Anna Kneeland. After Ethel Kneeland's father died they returned to the Corning NY area where they had two more sons, William Kneeland, who married Suzanne Quinlan and had three children ; Mark Kneeland, died young, never married, Jennifer Kneeland married Bernie Janco, no children and Kathleen Kneeland, and Donald Kneeland who married Judy Zammet an dhad two daughters, Beth Kneeland and Kristine Kneeland Mary Kneeland b. Dec.27,1893 married Gerald Fleming on Sept. 8,1920. They had three daughters; Mary Fleming, Marjorie Fleming, and Patricia Fleming. Mary Kneeland died August 5,1940. Mary Fleming b 1921 married Blaze John Delongo and had 3 daughters; Barbara Delongo, Patricia Delongo, and Virginia Delongo Marjorie Fleming B. Feb 10,1923, Married Joseph Crowley and moved to washington DC Patricia DeLongo b. 1927 died 1966 of multiple sclerosis (MS). She never married. Thomas Tunney b. November 16,1870 inDromada Joyce Swinford Mayo Ireland moved to Corning NY in 1891 to look out for his sister's Mary Tunney and Oni(Annie Tunney. When he arrived in 1891 he discovered his sister Mary had already married and Oni was planning to return to Ireland. Tom packed his bags and headed to Scranton PA to work in the steel mills. Tom worked in the mills in Lackawanna NY near Buffalo and then returned home to Ireland. In 1900 he moved back to Corning NY where he went to work in a grocery store. When the owner, Mr.O'Connell died, Thomas purchased the business. Tom met and married married Mary Boyle on Oct. 6,1900 They had four children; Mary Evelyn Tunney b. 8/17/1903, Thomas Joseph Tunney B. 4/4/1907,Anne Tunney 8/5/1908,and John Like Tunneyb. 2/12/1910. Mary Boyle Tunney died on December 18,1911. Tom, left alone to raise four small children, turned to his widowed sister Mary Kneeland to help. He moved Mary and her two children in and she took over the care of the house and child rearing, leaving Tom free to concentrate on growing his business. on September 5,1914 Thomas Tunney remarried Elizabeth Driscoll. They also had four children;Timothy William Tunney b 5/30/1915, Joseph Paul Tunney b. 10/11/1916, Elizabeth Alice b. 1/6/1918, and gene Cornelius Tunney b. 2/16/1927. Mary Evelyn Tunney Married Thomas Culligan and they had 1 daughter;Mary Anne Culligan Anne Tunney married J. Savvedria De Figueredo, the vice council of Portugal in New York City.He died in 1943. She met and married Albert E. Thomas in 1946. Anne never had any children. John Tunney married Helen Sutherland and they had no children. Thomas Joseph Tunney married Virginia O'Shea in Rochester. They had four children; Timothy William Tunney married Doris Toohil in New York City on 2/10/1944 and had five children; Timothy Tunney, Michael Tunney, Eileen Tunney, Elizabeth Tunney and Ann Tunney. Joseph Paul Tunney Married Joan Tonery in Columbia South Carolina on 2/14/1942 and had two children; John Christopher Tunney and Susan Tunney. Elizabeth Alice Tunney never married Gene Cornelius Tunney married Elizabeth Rangstrom in Elmira NY on 7/10/1954 and had 6 children;Thomas Cornelius Tunney, Elizabeth Ann Tunney, Bridget Mary Tunney, Kathleen Mary Tunney, Kevin Patrick Tunney and Gene Cornelius Tunney Jr. Michael Joseph Rochford : born August 12,1884 in Swinford Mayo Ireland. Died January 1969 in Chicago Illinois USA. arrived in the USA in 1907. Michael met and married Marie Noone on Oct. 20,1920. Michael filed his draft card in 1942 during World War II. On it he lists his birthday as being August 5,1885 and lists his wife Marie Rockford as his primary contact. Michael did not serve in the war as he was too old and had a family. Michael initially worked as an elevator operator but after his marriage he went to work as a motorman for the street cars. Michael and Marie had three children; John, Rita and Thomas Rockford. After arriving in the USA several of the Rochford siblings took the American spelling of their names , Rockford.
John Rochford was born in 1927. He joined the priesthood and served as Pastor of St. Emeric's Catholic Church in Country Club Hills Illinois. Below you will find a nice write up about St. Emeric's which includes mention of Father John: History Saint Emeric began in the late 1950's as a mission church of Saint Joseph in Homewood. But the people of Saint Emeric were a determined lot, and they began building their first church, with a great deal of help from the whole city, many of whom were not Catholic. The founding pastor, Father Stephen Ryan was appointed in 1960, when Saint Emeric became a parish in its own right. The patron saint of the parish, a young Hungarian prince who died in 1031 was chosen because of the youth of the parish. In fact, at the time, Country Club Hills had the second highest birthrate in the state! In October, 1961, ground was broken for the current church and school, which was officially dedicated by Albert Cardinal Meyer on March 24, 1963. In 1963, Father William Mannion was appointed the first associate pastor, succeeded by Father Richard Bulwith in 1967. Father Ryan died in October, 1971, and was followed by Father John Rochford as pastor. For twenty years, Father Rochford led Saint Emeric in the ways of faith. Assisted first by Father Dennis Roth, and later by Father Jeremiah Rodell, the parish continued to grow, especially through a program called Christ Renews His Parish. Other programs of spiritual development flourished, and Bible Study groups were formed. Father Rochford's years were marked by racial change in Country Club Hills. While many were threatened by this, others were anxious to welcome all believers to Saint Emeric. This is the greatest part of Father Rochford's legacy to our parish. In 1991, Father Rochford retired and Father Paul G. Seaman was appointed pastor in March, 1992. In 2001, our school closed, but new ministries were developed. Among the initiatives begun under Father Paul was the Saint Vincent de Paul Society, for helping local families in emergencies; PADS, for sheltering the homeless; expanded Bible study; Disciples In Mission; Growing A Parish, a program of evangelization; the "Over 21" Club; the Peace & Justice Committee and an expanded social life for the parish. "The best part, "Father Paul said, "is that most of these ministries are lead by our deacons or the laity, they are making it happen!" Working to touch as many people as possible, while still maintaining our family atmosphere, Saint Emeric works hard to bring the light of the Gospel to all people! Cardinal Francis George appointed Father Martin T. Marren as the new pastor of St. Emeric Catholic Church beginning June 27, 2004. Fr. Marren the oldest of 10 childten, was born in 1958 to Luke and Eileen Marren. He graduated from Quigley South in 1976 and from Niles College of Loyola University in 1980 with a B.A. in Fine Art and English Literature. He studied Theology at St. Mary of the Lake Seminary in Mudelein. Fr. Marren was ordained in 1984 after serving a deacon internship at St. Bernadette parish in Evergreen Park. His first assignment was at St. Gerald Parish in Oak Lawn. An artist interested in liturgical art, he painted "Echo of Freedom," the cover of the 1976 Chicago Telephone Directory, while at Quigley. He serves on the Archdiocesan Presbyteral Council and serves as art director on Upturn, the periodical of the Assiciation of Chicago Priests. Fr. Marren is the fourth pastor at St. Emeric. http://stemeric-countryclubhills.myownparish.com/history.htm Rita Rockford ,born about 1924, married William R. Tarad in Chicago on August 26,1953. ( Information from the family indicate Bill's last name was Parad but the marriage license information indicate the last name was Tarad.) Shortly after their marriage Rita became pregnant with their first child and they purchased a new home. They were preparing to move into the their new house in anticipation of welcoming their first baby when Rita collapsed and was rushed to the hospital. Rita died from a blood clot in the brain. The doctors were able to save the baby, William Jr. William was raised by widowed father. Bill Senior never remarried. Thomas Rockford, born1926, Married Henniatta ? and had one daughter, Mary Lou Rockford. Henniatta died around 1976 or 77. Mary Rochford: Born 10/10/1885 in Swinford Mayo Ireland. Arrived in the USA at New York Harbor on June 10,1905 aboard the Lucania. On her ship passenger list she stated she was heading to Chicago to live with her Aunt Annie Heil. Mary moved in with the Heil's until she found employment and found herself a room to rent. By 1910 Mary was living on her own. Mary met and married Irish immigrant John Armstrong , born 1887, on November 13,1912. Michael also immigrated in 1905. He worked as a motorman for the Chicago street car. Mary and Michael Armstrong had two children; Marguerite Armstrong born in 1915 and John Armstrong born in 1917. Mary Died on June 4,1949. Marguerite Armstrong, born in 1915 married George R. Taylor, born May 10,1909, on June 15,1937. George worked as a clerk in the newspaper and completed 2 years of college before joining the military. When he married Marguerite he was working 42 hours a week and making 1,300 a year. George enlisted on May 17,1942 and served as a Captain until his discharge on July 9,1947. Marguerite and George Taylor had three sons; Robert Taylor, John Taylor and William Taylor. George died on July 23,1948, a year after leaving the service. Marguerite later moved to Austin Texas where she met and married Woody C. Baker on Oct.8,1971. Marguerite died in 1987 in Austin, Williamson, Texas. John Armstrong, born 1916, work as an electrician prior to his marriage to Mary Caffey (Marriage information spells last name as Coffey) on June 13,1942. Shortly after their marriage John enlisted in the service on Sept. 14,1942. for the duration of the war and 6 months. At the time of his enlistment and had completed one year of college and was skilled in the occupations of manufacture of electrical machinery and accessories, n.e.c.e field of electronics. John and Mary had three sons; John Armstrong, Michael Armstrong and William Armstrong. Bridget Rochford: Born in Swinford Ireland in 1888 followed sister Mary to America. She arrived in the US in 1909 and, like Mary, she stayed briefly with her a Aunt Annie until she could find work and move to a room of her own. In 1910 Bridget worked as a servant for the Hartford family of Chicago. On June 24,1914 she married Michael Joseph Leonard, born 8/6/1888 in Sligo Ireland. Michael worked as a locomotive engineer for the Chicago Junction railroad. Bridget and Michael had two children; John Leonard , born 1916 and Florence Leonard, born 1918. John Leonard married Katherine"Kitty Keating and had four children; Michael Leonard, Jack Leonard, Kathleen Leonard and Robert "Bob" Leonard. Michael Leonard married Peggy Fahey and had four children; Michael Leonard Jr., Catherine, Peggy Eileen and one whose name is unknown to me at this time. Jack Leonard married Linda Tomczyk . They had no children that I know of. Kathleen Leonard and Robert Leonard there is no data for at this time. Florence Leonard married John Shaughnessy and had six children; Mary Rita Shaughnessy, John Shaughnessy, Michael Shaughnessy, Joan Shaughnessy, Florence Shaughnessy, and Jean Shaughnessy. Mary Rita married Robert Freudenthal and had three children; Maura Freudenthal, Michael Freudenthal, and Brian freudenthal.John Shaughnessy married ( name unknown) and had at least one child, Bridget Shaughnessy. Joan and Florence Shaughnessy were married ( spouses names unknown at this time) in a double ceremony on February 13,1977. Patrick Rochford remained in Ireland where he married Mary (unknown) and had two children; Beatrice Rochford and John Rochford. Beatrice married Jim Goldrick and had six children; Mary Rochford, Brendan Rochford, Martina Rochford, Decklin Rockford, Michael Rockford and Noel Rochford. Sarah Rochford , born 1890 in Swinford, mayo Ireland, traveled to the US with her sister Norah, arriving on April 29,1923 aboard the ship Caronia. Sarah married Thomas McGaldrick. They had no children. John Rochford arrived in the US around 1939. He worked for the railroad and boarded with the Powers family of Chicago. John had his ankle crushed in a Rail road accident. He lost his leg and spent a great deal of his life in and out of the hospital. He never married. Norah Rochford, born 1900 in Swinford, Mayo Ireland arrived in the US with her sister Sarah on April 29,1923. Norah married Michael McClarey and had five children; Thomas McClarey, Veronica McClarey, Rose McClarey,John McClarey , and Noreen McClarey. Thomas McClarey married Marion Schmidt and had four children; Thomas, Veronica, Rose, Mary Kay, Mary Rose, and maureen. Veronica McClarey married Jim Boylan and had five children; Jim Boylan Jr., Kathleen Boylan, Michael Boylan, Thomas Boylan and Timothy Boylan. Rose McClareymarried John Curran and had two sons; John Curran and Stephan Curren. John McClarey married Mary Ann Whitehead and had six children; John McClarey, Kevin McClarey, Barry McClarey, Michele McClarey, Michael McClarey and Jeffery McClarey. Noreen McClarey married John Sullivan and had six children; Janeen Sullivan, John Sullivan, Sharon Sullivan, Donna Sullivan, Stephen Sullivan, and Susan Sullivan. Margaret Ann Rochford: remained in Ireland and joined the convent, becoming Sister Enda, Sister Enda Rochford was stationed in London England. Enda was a warrior-king of Oriel in Ulster, converted by his sister, Saint Fanchea, an abbess. About 484 he established the first Irish monastery at Killeaney on Aran Mor. St. Enda is described as the "patriarch of Irish monasticism". Most of the great Irish saints had some connection with Aran. Kate Rochford remained in Ireland and married at the age of 15. spouses name is unknown to us at this time. Thomas Rochford Also elected to serve the church and joined the Brother's of Charity, becoming Brother Fintan. He was stationed in Philadelphia PA, USA. Abbot and disciple of St. Columba. Fintan was a hermit in Clonenagh, Leix, Ireland. When disciples gathered around his hermitage he became their abbot. A wonder worker, Fintan was known for clairvoyance, prophecies, and miracles. He also performed very austere penances. Well, that wraps things up on Bridget Tunney- Rochford's family. Remember to like us on facebook and come back in a day or two when we will look at some of Bridget's siblings. Until then may the snow fall lightly upon your roof and your hearth be warm and welcoming. THE TUNNEY CLAN –CONTINUED- The Tunney- Rochford families
Today we will begin our look at the children of John Tunney and Mary McNulty. The eldest child was Bridget born 11/11/1862. Much of the information comes from the daughter of Honor Tunney Heil, Elizabeth, who learned about her Irish family from her mother. She knew and spent time with many of the people we will be talking about so this is a nice and fairly accurate picture of this family. Brigit was called Bessie by her friends and family. As a girl she was sent to live with her maternal Grandparents, Mary Jeffers McNulty and John McNulty. While she was living there her Grandmother passed away and Bessie remained with her Grandfather and her maiden aunt. When her aunt finally married Bessie was brought back to her parent’s home, though she did not want to leave her Grandfather. She was much older than her siblings and, having lived so long away from home, she was more like a visiting teen-age relative than a sibling to them. She was unhappy in the home and wanted to return to Tierninny where her Grandfather lived but there was no room for her there. She was in her late teens when a friend of her Fathers told him about a young man of excellent character who was interested in meeting and marrying Bessie. A meeting was arranged and Bessie liked him so the marriage was arranged. In the meantime a young boy by the last name of Davaney professed to be in love with Bessie and vowed that he would not allow the marriage. He threatened to kidnap her on the way to the church and take her for his own bride. Fearful that he just might make such an attempt, John Tunney arranged to have a large crowd of people to be with them at the church to protect Bessie and insure the marriage took place as arranged. Devaney did indeed show up with a crowd of his own friends, intent on keeping his vow. Alas for him, the Tunney crowd was larger and more resolved and so the wedding took place as arranged and Bessie became Mrs. John Rochford. John Rochford’s home was at the top of a mountain from which one could look out over the land. Bessie could see her family’s farm from her new home. The road up to the new house was very steep, so steep that a cart could not be pulled up it and so one had to leave their cart at the bottom of the mountain and climb up on foot. John Rochford had a farm but also worked in England and traveled back and forth often, leaving Bessie home to take care of the farm. John Tunney and his sons helped Bessie with the hard labor. When Bessie became pregnant shortly after her marriage, her father cautioned her about lifting heavy loads. Bessie did not listen to him. She was young and strong and thought she could do anything. Unfortunately she soon discovered her vulnerability when she suffered a miscarriage of her first child. When she again became pregnant she was more careful and delivered a healthy baby boy; Michael Rochford . Michael was happy, healthy and always hungry. When he started walking and Bessie was expecting another baby, Michael was sent to live with John and Mary Tunney. Honor Tunney recalled that she would often be woken by Michael in the middle of the night demanding food. In order for anyone to get any rest Honor would have to scrounge around to find the boy something to eat each night. This came to an end after Bessie’s second child, a daughter- Mary began walking. One afternoon John Rochford stopped at the Tunney home on his way to town to check up on his son. When he heard about the nightly meal he decided to take the boy back home and send his daughter in his place. (Apparently this was a custom, though I am not sure if it was peculiar to this family or to the entire Irish people. The eldest son was supposed to remain home and the eldest female was often sent to be raised by relatives, as Bessie had done with her own Grandparents.) Mary was sent to live with the John Tunney family and remained there as a part of their family until she immigrated to the US in early adulthood. Bessie Tunney Rochford had 10 children as follows: Michael Rochford- moved to Chicago Married Marie Noone Mary Rochford- moved to Chicago, met and married John Armstrog Bridget Rochford- moved to Chicago Patrick Rochford- remained in Ireland and Married Mary. They had 2 children; Beatrice and John Sarah Rochford-moved to Chicago John Rochford-moved to chicago Nora Rochford- moved to Chicago Margaret Ann Rochford – joined the convent became Sister Enda stationed in England near London Katherine (Kate) Rochford- married at age 15 in Ireland Thomas Rochford- joined the priesthood became Brother Fintan with Brothers of Charity- stationed in Philadelphia PA. When Mary Rochford reached adulthood she traveled to Chicago USA to stay with her Aunt Honor Tunney who had recently married the distinguished John Heil (more on the Tunney’s later). Mary found work and moved from her Aunt’s home into her own apartment. Birdget Rochford and Michael Rochford followed her lead and also settled in the Chicago area, staying at first with Mary, finding work and moving out on their own. Mary met and married John Armstrong in Chicago. Shortly after their wedding Sarah Rochford , John Rochford and Nora Rochford all moved to the Chicago area. Michael Rochford moved to Chicago and married Marie Noone. They had 3 children; John:. John joined the church and became Father John Rochford. He was the Pastor of St. Emeric’s Catholic church in Country Club Hills Illinois. Rita: Married Bill Parad. While getting ready to move into their first home and welcome their first child Rita died suddenly of a blood clot in the brain. The doctors were able to save the baby; William Jr.. Bill Parad never remarried following Rita’s death. and Tom: Married Henniatta. They had one daughter, Mary Lou. Mary Rochford married John Armstrong in Chicago. They had two children; Margaret: married George Taylor and had three boys; Robert, John and Bill. George Taylor served in the army and died shortly after WWII ended. Margaret remarried Woody Baker. They moved to Austin Texas. John Armstrong married Mary Caffer and had three sons; John, Michael and Bill. Bridget Rochford ( Bridgie) married Michael Leonard and had 2 children; John and Florence. John Leanord married Kitty Keating and they had 4 children; Michael Leanord: married Peggy Fahey and had 4 children; Michael, Catherine, Peggy Eileen, and one baby whose name is unknown to us at this time. Jack Leanord: married Linda Tomczyk. They had no children Kathleen Leanord , and Bob Leanord. Florence Leanord: married John Shaughnessy and had 6 children; Mary Rita, John, Michael, Joan, Florence and Jean. Patrick Rochford remained in Ireland, married Mary? and had 2 children Beatrice and John. Beatrice married Jim Goldrick and had 6 children (Mary, Brendan, Marina, Decklin, Michael and Noel) Sarah Rochford married Thomas McGaldrick. They had no children John Rochford worked for the railroad and had his ankle crushed in an accident. He lost his leg and spent a great deal of his life in and out og the hospital. He never married. Nora married Michael McClarey and had 5 children ; Thomas, Veronica, Rose, John, and Noreen. Well, that is a lot to digest for one day. Stay tuned for more installments of this Tunney clan. The Rochfords are clearly a Chicago branch of this large and interesting family. Imagine that all of the Rochfords listed above and those still yet unlisted all generated from one Tunney sibling. What a prolific family. Next time will we try to add a few more facts and information of the Tunney -Rochford clan before moving onto the rest of the Tunney siblings. If you happen to be someone from one of the Tunney branches drop us a line. I would love to hear from some of the living relatives. Until next time, May your days be filled with sunshine and your night be filed with laughter. The Tunney's originated in Swineford County Mayo Ireland, in the parish of Killasser. I am posting a brief history of the parish here taken from their web page at http://www.killasser.com/ The parish of Killasser is situated about one mile north of Swinford. The parish takes its name Killasser from Cill Lasrach – the church of Lasair. Lasair was an eight-century Irish saint who built a church in Knockmullin townland. The parish is rich in archaeological field monuments with Court Cairns in Cartronmacmanus, Coolagagh, Cregaun, a crannog in Lower Lough Callow, nearly 200 ring forts and several Fulachta Fiadh (Bronze Age cooking sites.). The oldest church ruins in the parish are in the townland of Killshesnaun. It was built by Sheshnan O Ruane, who was a descendant of the local chieftains the O Ruanes. According to local folklore Sheshnan was a handsome young man who enjoyed a good time in his younger life. As he grew older he changed his ways and went to Rome to beg forgiveness from the Pope. The Pope was impressed by this fine young man and invited him to take a seat and sit down. Sheshnan declined the offer until such time as he had confessed his sins. The Pope requested him to build a church in his own parish as an act of penance for his sins. This he did and he acted as its caretaker for the rest of his life. The parish suffered a decline in population as a result of the famine and emigration over the years. In 1838 the total population was almost 7,000, while the present day population is only approximately 900. The area is renowned for its fishing waters in particular the Callow lakes which yield excellent brown trout and the world renowned River Moy for salmon. The Killasser area also boasts two fine visitor centres Carraig Abhainn Open Farm and Hennigans Heritage Centre. complements of http://www.killasser.com More history of Swinford Mayo Ireland: The Famine and Swinford Workhouse Swinford, Co. Mayo in the West of IrelandOverview To See & Do History Where to Stay Eat + Drink Local Business Gallery The remains and site of the Swinford Union Workhouse should be of interest to visitors to the area. The front portion of the workhouse is now a hospital and is typical of all workhouses built at the time. One of the best preserved mass Famine Graves can be seen at the back of Swinford Hospital, where 564 inmates were buried 'without coffin, without sermon, without anything which denotes respect for the dead', as Michael Davitt recalled in his book Defence of the Land League. The site of the Famine Grave is marked by a simple plaque bearing the inscription: Erected by the people of Swinford to the memory of 564 famine victims buried in this place. May they rest in peace. The Poor Law Act of 1838 was an act 'for the more efficient relief of the Destitute Poor in Ireland'. The principle of this act was that local property owners should alleviate local poverty. The country was divided into 130 Poor Law Unions, five of which were in Mayo. The Unions were funded by a system of levies known as rates. Under this system each property was given a rateable valuation. The valuations were determined in a scheme supervised by Sir Richard Griffith. The Griffith Valuations form the basis for the system of rates that exist up to the present. Swinford Union was established on April 2nd, 1840. and had a Board of Guardians numbering 28 members. A six-acre site was obtained from Sir William Brabazon for the erection of a workhouse. The contract was signed on the October 16th, 1840 and the building was completed in February 1842. It had accommodation for 420 adults and 280 children. Collecting the rates proved to be difficult and this delayed's opening .It was officially opened on 26th March 1846 and the first inmates were admitted on 14th April 1846. By the end of 1846 there was overcrowding in the workhouse with as many as 200 people per day seeking admission. The Board of Guardians responded by cancelling further admissions. Hundreds of men women and children roamed the streets begging for food, while others were forced to emigrate. Influence on Michael DavittSwinford Workhouse was recalled by Michael Davitt in a speech before The Times- Parnell Commission in London in October 1889. He stated that as a child he travelled to the workhouse in Swinford with his family, but they were refused admission as his mother refused to accept some of the conditions imposed in those 'abodes of misery and degradation'. He also remembered hearing from his mother how poor people from between Straide, his birthplace, and Swinford had died of starvation and had been buried in a mass grave. So vivid an impression did these events make on his mind that on a visit to Swinford some 25 years afterwards he went to the burial place without asking anyone for directions. Conditions inside the workhouse were inhuman and degrading, discipline was strict and inmates were compelled to work without compensation. Death and fever were commonplace within the institution. In 1847 Government policy began to change, the Soup Kitchen Act phased out institutional relief and the provision of Soup was introduced. Sir William Brabazon bought two houses for the establishment of soup kitchens. Relieving officers were appointed for the provision of aid to the able bodied. That same year fever sheds and temporary wards were erected giving accommodation for an extra 260 people. Plans were prepared by G. Wilkinson for a fever hospital. In the years after the famine the numbers of inmates dropped and the workhouses became more 'the refuge of the sick, aged, infirm, illegitimate children and their mothers than the able bodied poor'. The famine showed the folly of over dependence on the potato and ushered in an era of high emigration. In 1926 the remaining inmates were transferred to Castlebar where Sr. M. Berchmans took charge of them in The County Home. The fever hospital remained in use, dreaded by patients, visitors and staff. In the mid 1930's some of the workhouse and infirmary buildings were demolished. What remains today is what was the fever hospital (originally the administration building of the Union.) This part of the building has retained it's original features to the present day and is located on the Dublin road, exiting out of Swinford. By Brian Hoban http://www.mayo-ireland.ie/en/towns-villages/swinford/history/famine-and-swinford-workhouse.html some pictures of the Swinford Ireland area for your viewing pleasure. Joseph Tunney and Mary Judge were married in Swinford in 1834. Joe was a farmer with 30 acres of land to work. Joseph and Mary had nine sons. Those known to us are; John(born 1826), Tom,Anthony. Tom settled in Bradford England. Anthony married a Durkin and settled in Philadelphia PA. another brother emigrated to Boston Mass. John remained on the farm and helped his father. He married Mary McNulty, daughter of John McNulty and Mary Jeffers, on February 19,1862. Mary McNulty had at least one brother and three sisters,(James McNulty married ?Dugan, Honor McNulty married ?Gallagher and Katherine(Kitty) McNulty married ? Gallagher) John Tunney and Mary McNulty had the following children: Bridget born 11/25/1862 ( maybe 11/11/1862) Mary born 11/20/1863 Honor born 1866 Michael born 1/13/1868 John born 12/22/1876 Thomas born 11/16/1870 Katherine (Kate) born 1/5/1879 Margaret born 9/20/1874 Patrick born 2/26/1865 Joseph born 11/24/1869 Catherine 10/8/1872-(died in infancy) James born 2/23/1881 (died in infancy) John Tunney was a hard working, proud farmer with 30 acres of stripe farm land. In Ireland in those days the English still controlled the country and would not allow an Irishman to own a 30 acre block of land. Instead the land was parceled out into 1 acre stripes of a larger tract of land as depicted in the picture below: each of these stripes of land was farmed by neighboring farmers. A farmer with as much land as John Tunney was forced to spend long hours traveling around the country side each day in order to tend the various crops and livestock located on each of the various stipes. The cows were driven a distance from home each day to graze on the pasture in one of these stripes.
John built most of he whitewashed stone home, barns and outbuildings himself. While he had a large family he was also a man who insisted his children receive a good education and so he hired in help when needed rather than keeping the children back from school as most families did. The family farm and homestead is still occupied by the Tunney family. It is about three miles from the town of Swinford in County Mayo on the river Moy. The house had two large bedrooms, one for the girls and one fro the boys and a "tent room" that John and Mary slept in. A tent room was a small room added to the house large enough for a bed, the entrance of which was covered by draperies rather than a door. While John worked the fields and tended the cattle, Mary remained at home, cooking and cleaning, scrubbing the flagstone floors by hand, churning butter to use and sell, feeding the pigs, spinning flax grown on the farm into linen and making clothing for the children and linens for the bed and table hand sewn. There was no sewing machine then to ease the load. Sheep were raised for wool, which Mary spun into yarn and wove into clothing, and blankets. The Tunneys were devout Catholics and Mary made a special trip each year, walking 12 miles to visit the shrine of Knock on the feast of the Assumption each August 15th. Mary would stay at the shrine all night praying. In her later years she told her Granddaughter of one time that she visited the shrine, and spent the night praying and was blessed to see a blind man receive his sight . The history of the shrine of Knock: On the wet Thursday evening of the 21st August, 1879, at about 8 o'clock, Our Lady, St. Joseph, and St. John the Evangelist appeared in a blaze of Heavenly light at the south gable of Knock Parish Church. Behind them and a little to the left of St. John was a plain altar. On the altar was a cross and a lamb with adoring angels. The Apparition was seen by fifteen people whose ages ranged from six years to seventy-five and included men, women and children. The witnesses described the Blessed Virgin Mary as being clothed in white robes with a brilliant crown on her head. Over the forehead where the crown fitted the brow, she wore a beautiful full-bloom golden rose. She was in an attitude of prayer with her eyes and hands raised towards Heaven. St. Joseph stood on Our Lady's right. He was turned towards her in an attitude of respect. His robes were also white. St. John was on Our Lady's left. He was dressed in white vestments and resembled a bishop, with a small mitre. He appeared to be preaching and he held an open book in his left hand. The witnesses watched the Apparition in pouring rain for two hours, reciting the Rosary. Although they themselves were saturated not a single drop of rain fell on the gable or vision. http://www.knock-shrine.ie/history In the evening, after the days work was done and school was ended the Tunneys would gather together for supper and then John would take the children to dancing school. The older children took dance lessons and the younger ones waited quietly, entertaining themselves in another room while John visited with the old folks. John enjoyed fishing and taught his children to fish the Moy river for salmon. This was against the law set own by the British, but the farm followed the bank of the Moy for some distance and the fish were there for the catching. I hope you have enjoyed the first installment of the Tunney clan of Corning NY. Tomorrow we will take a look at the children of John and Mary Tunney. welcome back everyone. Sorry for the long hiatus. Work has been busier than usual but I am back. We will continue the medal of honor recipient post at a future date when it gets closer to memorial day 2015. I had a recent E-mail from a woman inquiring about the Tunney family of Corning NY so I thought we could jump back into things with a look at this intriguing Irish family and see what we can dig up. If any of you is a fan, friend or family member of the Tunney clan I urge you to drop me a line. I would love to hear from you. If you have any pictures to share, feel free.
The Tunney's from Corning NY originated in Ireland in the small county of Mayo, township of Swineford. They were farmers. Mary Tunney and her sister Oni (Honor- called Annie) immigrated to the U.S. around 1889 to work as domestic servants in Corning NY. Mary soon met and married a dashing young Irishman, John Neilins from county Tyrone Ireland. John and Mary settled in the Corning area and had three children. Oni met an enchanting German immigrant, John Heil and moved to Chicago where they too started a family. Brother Thomas Tunny arrived a bit later, immigrating in 1900, also to the Corning area. Tom married twice and had a very large clan. Tune in tomorrow for more details about this family and the family they left behind in Ireland. 1. William Ahern: water tender US Navy
B: 1861 Ireland ES:NY RM:11/1/1897 On board the USS Puritan at the time of the collapse of one of the crown sheets of boiler E of that vessel 7/1/1897. Wrapped in wet cloths to protect his face and arms, Ahern entered the fire room, crawled over the tops of the boilers and closed the auxiliary stop valve, disconnecting boiler E and removing the danger of disabling other boilers. 2. William Anderson: Coxwain US Navy B: 1852 Sweden ES: NY RM: unknown Acting courageously, Anderson rescued from drowning WH Moffatt first class boy on board the USS Powhaten 6/28/1878. 3. John F. Auer: Ordinary seaman apprentice US Navy B: 1866 NY ES: NY RM: Unknown Jumping overboard, Auer rescued from drowning a French lad who has fallen into the sea from a stone pier astern of the ship, on board the USS Lancaster Marseille France 11/20/1885 4. August Chandron:Seaman Apprentice 2nd class US Navy B:1866 France ES: NY RM: unknown Jumping overboard from the USS Quinnebaug in Alexandria Egypt, Chandron, with the aid of Hugh Miller, boatswain’s mate, rescued William Evans ordinary seaman from drowning on 11/21/1885 5. William Corey:Landsman US Navy B: 1853 NY NY ES: NY RM: August 1876 Corey endeavored to save the life of one of the crew of the ship who had fallen overboard from aloft while on board the USS Plymouth at the Navy Yard NY on 7/26/1876 6. John Costello: Ordinary Seaman US Navy B: 1850 Rouse Point NY ES: NY RM: 7/27/1876 On board the USS Hartford, Phil. PA. 7/16/1876 , showing gallantry, Costello rescued a drowning Landman of that vessel. 7. William J. Creelman: Landsman US Navy B:1874 Brooklyn NY ES: NY RM:Unknown Attached to the USS Maime Feb. 1897, Creelman distinguished himself, showed extraordinary heroism in the line of his profession during an attempt to save life at sea. 8. Austin Denhem: Seaman US Navy B: 1849 England ES: NY RM: 7/9/1872 On board the uSS Kansas near Greytown Nicaragua 4/12/1872, displaying great coolness and self-possession at the time Comrade A.F. Crosman and others were drowned, Denhem, by heroism and personal exertion, prevented greater loss of life. 9. John Everetts:Gunners Mate 3rd class US Navy B: 8/25/1873 Therold Canada ES: NY RM: 5/20/1898 Serving on board the USS Cushing 2/11/1898, Everetts displayed gallant conduct in attempting to save the life of the late Ens. Joseph C. Breckinridge US Navy, who fell overboard at sea from that vessel. 10. John Flannagan:Boatswain’s mate US Navy B: Ireland ES:NY RM: Unknown Serving on board the USS Supply, Flannagan rescued from drowning David Walsh, Seaman, off LeHavre France 10/26/1878 11. Christopher Fowler:Quartermaster US Navy B: 1850 NY ES: NY RM: unknown Served on board the USS Fortune off Point Zapotitlan Mexico 5/11/1874, On the occasion of the capsizing of one of the boats of the fortune and the drowning of a portion of the boat’s crew, Fowler displayed gallant conduct. 12. George Hill: Chief Quarter Gunner US Navy B: 1844 England ES: NY RM: 7/9/1872 Sering on board the USS Kansas, Hill displaying great coolness and self-possession at the time Comrade A.F. Crosman and others were drowned, Hill, by heroism and personal exertion, prevented greater loss of life 13. William L. Hill: Captain of the Top US Navy B: 1856 Brooklyn NY ES: NY RM: 10/18/1884 Serving on board the US Training ship Minnesota at Newport RI 6/22/1881, Hill jumped overboard and sustained William Mulcahy 3rd class boy, who had fallen overboard, until picked up by a steam launch. 14. William Johnson:Cooper US Navy B: 1855 St Vincent West Indies ES: NY RM: 10/18/1884 Serving on board the USS Adams at the Navy Yard, Mare Island Calif. 11/14/1879, Johnson rescued Daniel W. Kloppen, a workman, from drowning. 15. Hugh King: Ordinary Seaman US Navy B: 1845 Ireland ES: NY RM: 7/9/1872 On board the US Iroquois Delaware River 9/7/1871, jumping overboard at the imminent risk of his life, King rescued one of the crew of that vessel from drowning. 16. Thomas Larkin: Seaman US Navy B: 1840 NY ES: NY RM: Unknown Serving on board the USS Narradonsett at the Navy Yard, Mare Island Calif. 11/1/1874 Jumping overboard, Larkin displayed gallant conduct by rescuing 2 men of that ship from drowning. 17. Emile LeJeune:Seaman US Navy B: 1853 France ES: NY RM: 6/9/1876 Serving on board the USS Plymouth, LeJeune displayed gallant conduct in rescuing a citizen from drowning, at Port Royal SC 6/6 /1876 18. George Low: Seaman US Navy B: 1847 Canada ES: NY RM: 10/18/1884 For jumping overboard from the USS Tennessee at New Orleans La. 2/15/1881, and sustaining, until picked up by a boat crew, N.P.Peterson Gunner’s mate, who had fallen overboard. 19. John Lucy:2nd class Boy US Navy B: 1859 NY NY ES: NY RM: 7/27/1876 Displaying heroic conduct while serving on board the US Training ship Minnesota on the occasion of the burning of Castle Garden at NY 7/9/1876 20. John McCarton:Ship’s printer US Navy B:1847 Brooklyn NY ES: NY RM: 10/18/1884 For jumping overboard from the US Training ship New Hampshire off Coasters Harbor Island near Newport RI. 1/4/1882 and endeavoring to rescue Jabez Smith 2nd class musician, from drowning. 21. Thomas Mitchell:Landsman US Navy B:1857 NY NY ES: NY RM: 10/18/1884 Serving onboard the USS Richmond, Mitchell rescued from drowning, M.F.Caulan 1st class boy, serving with him on the same vessel, at Shanghai China 11/17/1879 22. Francis Moore:Boatswan’s mate US Navy B: 1858 NY ES: NY RM: 10/18/1884 For jumping overboard from the USS Training ship Portsmouth at Washington Navy Yard 1/23/1882 and endeavoring to rescue Thomas Duncan, Carpenter and caulker who had fallen overboard. 23. John Morris:Corporal US Marine Corps B: 1/25/1855 NY NY ES: NY RM: 10/18/1884 For leaping overboard from the US Flagship Lancaster at Villefranche France 12/25/1881 and rescuing from drowning Robert Blizzard, Ordinary Seaman, a prisoner, who had jumped overboard. 24. William Morse: Seaman US Navy B: 1852 Germany ES: NY RM: 10/18/1884 For jumping overboard from the USS Shenandoah at Rio De Janeiro Brazil 9/19/1880 and rescuing from drowning James Grady 1st class lineman 25. Joseph B. Noil: Seaman US Navy B: 1841 Nova Scotia ES: NY RM: unknown Serving on board the USS Powhatan at Norfolk 12/26/1872, Noil saved Boatswain J.C.Walton from drowning 26. J.W. Norris:Landsman US Navy B: 1862 England ES: NY RM: 10/18/1884 Serving on board the USS Jamestown NY Navy Yard 12/20/1883, Norris rescued from drowning A.A. George who had fallen overboard. 27. August Ohmsen: master at Arms US Navy B: 1853 Germany ES: NY RM: 10/18/1884 On board the USS Tallapoosa at the time of the sinking of that vessel on the night of 8/21/1884. Clearing the Berth deck, Olmsen remained there until the water was waist deep, wading about with outstretched arms, rousing the men out of their hammocks. Then, going on deck, he assisted in lowering the first cutter and then the dinghy, of which he took charge. 28. Christian Osepins:Seaman US Navy B: 1858 Holland ES: NY RM: 10/18/1884 For jumping overboard from the US Tug Fortune 5/7/1882 at Hampton road Va. And rescuing from drowning James Walters, Gunner’s mate. 29. Patrick Regan: Ordinary Seaman US Navy B:1852 Ireland ES: NY RM: unknown Serving on board the USS Pensacola, Regan displayed gallant conduct in the harbor of Coquimbon Chile 7/30/1873 30. John Russell: Seaman US navy B: 1852 NY NY ES: NY RM: 10/18/1884 For jumping overboard from the USS Trenton at Genoa Italy 9/21/1880 and rescuing from drowning Hans Paulsen, Ordinary Seaman 31. Henry Simpson: 1st class Fireman US Navy B: 1859 London England ES: NY RM: 10/18/1884 For rescuing from drowning, John W. Powers, ordinary seaman, on board the USS essex at Monrovia Liberia 10/31/1877. 32. James Smith: Seaman US navy B: 1838 Hawaiin Islands ES: NY RM: 7/9/1872 Serving on board the USS Kansas, Smith displayed great coolness and self possession at the time Comander A.F.Crosman and others were drown near Greytown Nicaragua 4/12/1872 and by extraordinary heroism and personal exertion, prevented greater loss of life. 33. John Smith:Seaman US Navy B: 1854 Bermuda ES: NY RM: 10/18/1884 For jumping overboard from the USS Shenandoah ar rio de janeiro Brazil 9/19/1880 and rescuing from drowning James Grady 1st class fireman. 34. Jeremiah Toy: Chief Boatswain’s mate US navy B: 1845 NY NY ES: NY RM: 10/185/1884 For jumping overboard from the US Training ship New Hampshire at Newport RI. 4/21/1882 and rescuing from drowning Francis T. Price 3rd class boy. 35. Adam Weissel: Ships cook US navy B: 1854 Germany ES: NY RM: 10/18/1884 For jumping overboard from the US training ship Minnesota at Newport RI 8/26/1881 36. August Wilson: Boiler maker US Navy B: 3/1/1864 Danzig Germany ES: NY RM: 11/1/1897 For gallant conduct while serving on board the USS Puritan and at the time of the collapse of one of the crown sheets of boiler E on the vessel 7/1/1897 . Wrapping wet cloths about his face and arms, Wilson entered the fire room and opened the safety valve, thus removing the danger of disabling the other boilers. Michael Owens: Pvt. US Marine Corps
B: 2/6/1853 NY NY ES: NY RM: 2/8/1872 On board the USS Colorado during the capture of Korean Forts, 6/11/1871; fighting courageously in hand to hand combat, Owens was badly wounded by the enemy. The United States expedition to Korea, the Shinmiyangyo, or simply the Korean Expedition, in 1871, was the first American military action in Korea. It took place predominantly on and around the Korean island of Ganghwa. The reason for the presence of the American naval force in Korea was to support an American diplomatic delegation sent to establish trade and political relations with the peninsular nation, to ascertain the fate of the merchant ship General Sherman, and to establish a treaty assuring aid for shipwrecked sailors. When Korean shore batteries attacked two American warships on 1 June, a punitive expedition was launched 10 days later after the commanding American admiral failed to receive an official apology from the Koreans. The isolationist nature of the Joseon Dynastygovernment and the assertiveness of the Americans led to a misunderstanding between the two parties that changed a diplomatic expedition into an armed conflict. On 10 June, about 650 Americans landed and captured several forts, killing over 200 Korean troops with a loss of only three American dead. Korea continued to refuse to negotiate with the United States until 1882.
The expedition consisted of about 650 men, over 500 sailors and 100 marines, as well as five warships:[1] Colorado, Alaska, Palos, Monocacy, and Benicia. Embarked aboard Colorado was Rear Admiral John Rodgers, also Frederick F. Low, the United States Ambassador to China.[2][3] The Korean forces, known as "Tiger Hunters", were led by General Eo Jae-yeon (Hangul; 어재연 Hanja; 魚在淵). The Americans safely made contact with the Korean inhabitants, described as "people wearing white clothes". When they inquired about the SS General Shermanincident, the Koreans were initially reluctant to discuss the topic, ostensibly to avoid having to pay any recompense. The Americans consequently let the Koreans know that their fleet would be exploring the area, and that they meant no harm. This gesture was misinterpreted; Korean policy at the time prohibited foreign ships from sailing on the Han River, as it led directly to the capital city of Hanyang, modern day Seoul. On 1 June the Korean fortress fired at the U.S. fleet as they sailed up the Ganghwa Straits, which leads to the river. The U.S. forces were not badly damaged, due "to the bad gunnery of the Coreans, whose fire, although very hot for the fifteen minutes in which they maintained it, was ill-directed, and consequently without effect." Along with the cannons being arranged in rows, one tier above another on the hill-side, and fired by a train of powder."[4] The U.S. demanded an apology within 10 days; there was no response so Rodgers decided on a punitive assault on the forts.[3] On 10 June, the Americans attacked the lightly defended Choji Garrison on Ganghwa, along the Salee River. The Koreans were armed with severely outdated weapons, such as matchlock muskets. After they were quickly overrun, the Americans moved onto their next objective, the Deokjin Garrison. The poorly armed Korean forces were kept from effective range by American 12-pound howitzers. The American troops continued on towards the next objective, Deokjin Fort, which they found abandoned. The sailors and marines quickly dismantled this fortress and continued to Gwangseong Garrison, a citadel. By this time, Korean forces had regrouped there. Along the way, some Korean units tried to flank the US forces, but were beaten off again due to the strategic placement of artillery on two hills. Artillery fire from ground forces and Monocacy offshore pounded the citadel in preparation for an assault by US forces. A force of 546 sailors and 105 Marines grouped on the hills west of the fortress (infantry troops were on the hill directly west of the fortress, while artillery troops on another hill both shelled the fortress and also covered the Americans' flanks and rear) keeping cover and returning fire. Once the bombardments stopped, the Americans charged the citadel, led by Lt. Hugh McKee. The slow reload time of the Korean matchlocks aided the Americans, who were armed with superior Remington rolling block carbines, to make it over the walls; the Koreans even ended up throwing rocks at the attackers. McKee was the first to make it into the citadel, and was fatally wounded by a shot to the groin. After him came Commander Winfield Scott Schley. Schley shot the Korean soldier who killed McKee.[5] The flag of the Korean commander, General Eo Jae-yŏn, called the "Sujagi" by Koreans, was captured by Corporal Charles Brown of Colorado's guard and Private Hugh Purvis ofAlaska's guard.[6] General Eo was killed by Private James Dougherty.[7] While serving as the color bearer for Colorado's crew and Marines, Colorado Carpenter Cyrus Hayden planted the US flag on the ramparts under heavy enemy fire. Corporal Brown, Privates Dougherty and Purvis, and Carpenter Hayden received the Medal of Honor.The fighting lasted fifteen minutes. In the end, 243 Koreans were counted dead in the forts and three Americans were also killed in the fighting. The American casualties were McKee, Seaman Seth Allen, and U.S. Marine Corps Private Denis Hanrahan,[8] 10 Americans were wounded; 20 Koreans were captured, several of whom were wounded. Five Korean forts were taken in total, with dozens of various small cannon.[9][10] The Korean deputy commander was among the wounded who were captured.[11] The US hoped to use the captives as a bargaining chip to meet with local officials, but the Koreans refused, calling the captives cowards and "Low was told that he was welcome to keep the wounded prisoners".[12] Following the military operations of 10-12 June, the United States Asiatic Squadron stayed at anchorage off Jakyak Island until 3 July, when they left for China. Nine sailors and six Marines were awarded the Medal of Honor, the first for actions in a foreign conflict. From April-May 1882, the United States and Korea negotiated and approved a 14-article treaty.[16] The treaty established mutual friendship and mutual assistance in case of attack;[17] and also addressed such specific matters as extraterritorial rights for American citizens in Korea[18] and most favored nation trade status.[19] The treaty remained in effect until the annexation of Korea in 1910. for more information on this little known portion of US history check out the following web sites: http://www.shinmiyangyo.org http://www.history.navy.mil/library/online/marine_amphib_korea.htm http://www.history.army.mil/moh/korean1871.html US Medal of Honor Recipients from New York State
Interim years 1866-1870 Richard Bates: Seaman US Navy B: Wales ES: NY RM: 8/1/1866 Heroic conduct in rescuing from drowning James Rose and John Russell, Seaman of the U.S.S. Winooski off Eastport Maine 5/10/1866 Thomas Burke: Seaman US Navy B: 1833 Ireland ES: NY RM: 8/1/1866 Heroic conduct in rescuing from drowning James Rose and John Russell, Seaman of the U.S.S. Winooski off Eastport Maine 5/10/1866 James Carey: Seaman US Navy B: 1844 Ireland ES: NY RM: Unknown Seaman on board the USS Huron saving 3 shipmates from drowning. Thomas Robinson: Cpt. Of the afterguard US Navy B: 5/17/1837 Norway ES: NY RM: 8/1/1866 For heroic efforts to save from drowning Wellington Brocar, Landsman, of the Tallapoosa off New Orleans 7/15/1866 Korean Campaign 1871 Charles Brown: Cpl US Marine Corps B: NY NY ES: Hong Kong China RM: 2/8/1872 On board the USS Colorado in action against a Korean fort on 6/11/1871. Assisted in capturing the Korean standard in the center of the citadel of the fort. Alexander McKenzie: Boatswain’s mate US Navy B:1837 Scotland ES: NY NY RM: 2/8/1872 On board the USS Colorado during the capture of the Korean fort, 6/11/1871. Fighting at the side of Lt. McKee during this action, McKenzie was struck by a sword and received a severe cut in the head from the blow. Michael McNamera: Pvt. US Marine Corps B; 1841 Clure Ireland ES: NY NY RM: 2/8/1872 On board the USS Benicia during the capture of the Korean fort, 6/11/1871. Advancing on the parapet, McNamera wrenched the matchlock (Musket) from the hands of an enemy and killed him. Samuel F. Rogers: Quarter master US Navy B: 1848 Buffalo NY ES: NY RM: 2/8/1872 On board the USS Colorado during the attack and capture of the Korean fort 6/11/1871. Fighting courteously at the side of Lt. McKee during this action Rogers was wounded by the enemy. Robert Temple Emmet:2nd Lt. 9th US Cavalry
B: NY NY ES: NY NY RM: 8/24/1899 Lt Emmet was in G Troop which was sent to relieve a detachment of soldiers under attack by hostile Apaches. During a flank attack on the Indian camp, made to divert the hostiles, Lt. Emmet and 5 of his men became surrounded when the Indians returned to defend their camp. Finding that the Indians were making for a position from which they could direct their fire on the retreating troop, the Lt. held his point with his party until the soldiers reached the safety of a canyon. Lt. Emmet then continued to hold his position while his party recovered their horses. The enemy force consisted of 200 at Las Animas Canyon New Mexico 9/18/1879 Peter W. Gardiner:Pvt. Co H 6th US Cavalry B: Carlisle NY ES: Unknown RM: 11/16/1876 With 5 men he waded in mud and water up the creek to a position directly behind and entrenched Cheyenne position, who were using natural bank pits to good advantage against the main column. This surprise attack from the enemy rear broke their resistance at Sappa Creek Kansas 4/23/1875 T.B. Glover:Sgt. Troop B 2nd US Cavalry B: NY ES: unknown RM: 11/20/1897 While in charge of small scouting parties, fought, charged, surrounded and captured was parties of Sioux Indians at Mizpah Creek Mont. 4/10/1879 Matthew H. Hamilton: Pvt. Co G 7th US Cavalry B: Australia ES: NY NY RM: 5/25/1891 Bravery in action at Wounded Knee Creek S. Dakota 12/29/1890 Charles D. Harris: Sgt. 8th US Cavalry B: Albion NY ES: Unknown RM: 11/23/1869 Gallantry in action at Red Creek Arizona 9/23/1869 Charles F. Humphrey:1st Lt. 4th US Artillery B: NY ES: Unknown RM: 3/2/1897 Voluntarily and successfully conducted, in the face of a withering fire, a party which recovered possession of an abandoned Howitzer and 2 Gatling guns lying between the lines a few yards from the Indians at Clear Water Idaho 7/11/1877 Bernard J.D. Irwin: Assist Surgeon US Army B: Ireland ES: NY RM: 1/24/1894 Voluntarily took command of troops and attacked and defeated hostile Indians he met on the way. Surgeon Irwin Volunteered to go to the rescue of 2nd Lt. George N. Bascom 7th Infantry, who, with 60 men was trapped by Chiricahua Apaches under Cochise. Irwin and 14 men, not having horses, began the 100 mile march riding mules. After fighting and capturing Indians, recovered stolen horses and cattle, he reached Bascom’s column and helped break his siege at Apache Pass Arizona 2/13-2/14/1861 Frederick Jarvis:Sgt. Co G 1st US Cavalry B: Essex County NY ES: unknown RM: 2/14/1887 Gallantry in action at Chicicahua mountains Arizona 10/20/1869 Edward Johnston:Cpl. Co C 5th US Infantry B: Penn Yan NY ES: Buffalo NY RM:4/27/1877 Gallantry in action at Cedar Creek Etc. Montana 10/1876-1/8/1877 William Koelpin:Sgt. 5th US Infantry B: Prussia ES: NY NY RM: 4/23/1875 Gallantry in action at upper Wichita Texas 9/9/1874 Francis W. Lohnes: Pvt. Co H 1st Neb. Veteran Cavalry B: Oneida county NY ES: unknown RM: 7/24/1865 Gallantry in defending Government property against Indians at Gilman’s Ranch Neb. 5/12/1865 Oscar F. Long:2nd Lt. 5th US Infantry B: 6/16/1852 Utica NY ES: Utica NY RM: 3/22/1895 Having been directed to order a troop of cavalry to advance, and finding both its officers killed, he voluntarily assumed command, and under a heavy fire from the Indians, advanced the troop to its proper position at Bear Paw Mountain Mont. 9/30/1877 Bernard McBride:Pvt. Co B 8th US Cavalry B: Brooklyn NY ES: Unknown RM: 7/24/1869 Bravery in scouts and actions against Indians at Arizona Aug.-Oct. 1868 William McBryar:SGT. 10th US Cavalry B: 2/14/1861 Elizabethtown N.C. ES:NY RM:5/15/1890 Distinguished himself for coolness, bravery, and marksmanship while his troop was in pursuit of hostile Apache Indians at Arizona 3/7/1890 John McHugh: Pvt. Co A 5th US Infantry B: Syracuse NY ES: Unknown RM: 4/27/1877 Gallantry in action at Cedar Creek etc. Montanan 10/21/1876-1/8/1877 Charles H. McVeagh: Pvt. Co B 8th US Cavalry B: NY NY ES: Unknown RM: 7/24/1869 Bravery in scout AND ACTIONS AGAINST INDIANS IN Arizona Aug. – Oct. 1868 John Merrill:Sgt. Co F 5th US Cavalry B: NY NY ES: unknown RM: 6/7/1880 Though painfully wounded, he remained on duty and rendered gallant and valuable service at Milk River Colo. 9/29/1879 George Miller:Cpl. Co H 5th US Infantry B: Brooklyn NY ES: Unknown RM: 4/27/1877 Gallantry in action at Cedar Creek etc. Montana 10/21/1876-1/8/1877 George Moquin:Cpl. Co F 5th US Cavalry B: NY NY ES: unknown RM: 1/27/1880 Gallantry in action at Milk River Col. 9/29/-10/5/1879 John Nihill:Pvt. Co F 5th US Cavalry B: 1850 Ireland ES: Brooklyn NY RM: 12/4/1876 Fought and defeated 4 hostile Apache located between him and his comrades at Whetstone mountain Ariz. 7/13/1872 John O’Callaghan:Sgt. Co B 8th US Cavalry B: NY NY ES: Unknown RM: 7/24/1869 Bravery in scouts and actions against Indians at Arizona Aug.-Oct. 1868 John O’Sullivan:Pvt. Co I 4th US Cavalry B: Ireland ES: NY NY RM: 10/13/1875 Gallantry in a long chase after Indians at Staked Plains Texas 12/8/1874 William R. Parnell:1st Lt. 1st US Cavalry B: Ireland ES: NY NY RM: 9/16/1897 With a few men, in the face of a heavy fire from pursuing Indians and , at imminent peril, returned and rescued a soldier whose horse has been killed and who had been left behind in the retreat at While Bird Canyon Idaho 6/17/1877 Thomas Powers:Cpl Co G 1st US Cavalry B: NY NY ES: Unknown RM: 2/14/1877 Gallantry in action at Chiricahua Mountain Arizona 10/20/1869 Edward Rooney: Pvt. Co D 5th US Infantry B: Poughkeepse NY ES: Poughkeepsi NY RM: 4/27/1877 Gallantry in action at Cedar Creek, Etc. Montana 10/21/1876-1/8/1877 Albert Sale:Pvt. Co F 8th US Cavalry B: Broome County NY ES: Unknown RM: 3/3/1870 Gallantry in killing an Indian warrior and capturing pony and effects at Santa Maria River Arizona 6/29/1869 Robert B. Scott:Co G 8th US Cavalry B: Washington County NY ES: unknown RM: 2/14/1870 Gallantry in action at Chiricahua Mountain Arizona 10/20/1869 Charles E. Smith:Cpl. Co H 6th US Cavalry B: Auburn NY ES: unknown RM: 8/25/1870 Gallantry in action at Wichita River Texas 7/12/1870 George W. Smith:Pvt. Co M 6th US Cavalry B: Greenfield NY ES: Unknown RM: 11/4/1874- posthumously While carrying dispatches was attacked by 125 hostile Indians, whom he and his comrades fought throughout the day. Pvt. Smith was mortally wounded during the engagement and died early the next morning at Wichita River Texas 9/12/1874 Edward Stanley:Cpl. Co F 8th US Cavalry B: NY NY ES: unknown RM: 3/3/1870 Gallantry in action at Seneca Mountain Arizona 8/26/1869 George W. Thompson:Pvt. Co C 2nd US Cavalry B: Victory NY ES: Unknown RM: 6/22/1870 Gallantry in action at Little Blue Nebraska 5/15/1870 John Thompson: Sgt. Co G 1st US Cavalry B: Scotland ES: NY NY RM: 2/14/1870 Bravery in action with Indians at Chiricahua Mountain Arizona 10/20/18691st Little Blue Nebraska 5/15/1870na 8/26/1869t. Smith was mortally wounded during the engagement and died early the n Frederick E. Toy:1st Sgt. Co G 7th US Cavalry B: Buffalo NY ES: unknown RM: 5/26/1891 Bravery at wounded Knee Creek S. Dakota 12/29/1890 James C. Watson: Cpl. Co L 6th US Cavalry B: Cochocton NY ES: Unknown RM: 8/25/1870 Gallantry in action at Wichita River Texas 7/12/1870 Michael Welch: Sgt. Co M 6th US Cavalry B: Poughkeepsie NY ES: Unknown RM: 11/19/1870 Gallantry in action at Wichata River Texas 10/5/1870 Frank West: 1st Lt. 6th US Cavalry B: Mohawk NY ES: Mohawk NY RM: 7/12/1892 Rallied his command and led it in the advance against the enemy’s fortified position at Big Dry Wash Arizona 7/17/1882 Charles Windolph:Pvt. Co H 7th US Cavalry B: 12/9/1851 Germany ES: Brooklyn NY RM: 10/5/1878 With 3 comrades, during the entire engagement, courageously held a position that secured water for the command at Little Big Horn Mont. 6/25-26/1876 New York State Medal of honor recipients
The Indian campaigns William Allan:1st Sgt. Co I 23rd US Infantry B: Brightstown NY ES: Lansingbury NY RM 4/12/1875 Gallantry in action at Turret Mountain Arizona 3/27/1873 John Baker: Musician Co D 5th US Infantry B: Germany ES: Brooklyn NY RM: 4/27/1877 Gallantry in engagements at Cedar Creek Montanan, etc. Oct. 1876-Jan. 1877 Edmond Butler: Capt. 5th US Infantry B: Ireland ES: Brooklyn NY RM: 11/27/1894 Most distinguished gallantry in action with hostile Indians at Wolf Mountain Mont. 1/8/1877 William H. Carter: 1st. Lt. 6th US Cavalry B: Tenn. ES: NY RM: 9/17/1891 Rescued with the voluntary assistance of 2 soldiers, the wounded from under a heavy fire at Cibico Ariz. 8/30/1881 James S. Casey : Capt. 5th US Infantry B: PA ES: NY RM: 11/27/1894 Led his command in a successful charge against superior numbers of the enemy strongly posted at Wolf Mountain Mont. 1/8/1877 Charles Cuningham: Cpl. Co B 7th US Cavalry B: Hudson NY ES: NY NY RM: 10/5/1878 Declined to leaves the line when wounded in the neck during heavy fire and fought bravely all next day at Little Big Horn river Mont. 6/25/1876 John Denny: Sgt. Co C 9th US Cavalry B: Big Flats NY ES: 1867 Elmira NY RM: 11/27/1894 Removed a wounded comrade under a heavy fire to a place of safety at Las Animas Canyon New Mexico 9/18/1879. William D. Edwards: 1sy Sgt. Co F 7th US Infantry B: Brooklyn NY ESUnknown RM: 12/2/1878 Bravery in action at Big Hole Mont. 8/9/1878 George H. Eldridge:Sgt. Co C 6th US Cavalry B: Sacketts harbor NY ES: unknown RM: 8/28/1870 Gallantry in action at Wichita River Tex. 7/12/1870 |
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