Individuals from Chrisman Pedigree, page 24

Notes:

!Christening: Plymouth Church Records, Vol.2, p.118 in Pub. Col. Soc. Mass Vol. 22, pg. 430 : "Children of Lazarus Sampson: Novr 12 1732 Jemima" !Birth: Plymouth Vital Records, p. 158. Repr.in Mayf.Des 14:242.
!Marriage: Plymouth Vital Records, p. 113. Repr.in Mayf.Des 25:52. !Death-Burial: Tombstone reads: "In Memory of Mrs Jemima Taylor, wife of Capt Jacob Taylor who dec'd March 14th 1783 in ye 52d year of her age. Also in Memory of Mr Jacob Taylor their son who was Drown Nov 26th, 1783 in ye 21st year of his age." Death also Mayf.Des.15:213 and Kingman p.17 and NGSQ 74:96.

!Death: Ply.Ch.Recs. 2:99 in Pub.Col.Soc.Mass 22:412: "15 Mar 1783: Capt Taylor's Wife" (note: tombstone and church recs differ by one day).

Lazarus Samson

m: Jemima Holmes (25 FEB 1705-20 JUL 1731)

Children:

m: Abigail Shurtleff (-AFT 30 JAN 1760)

Children:

Notes:

!Marriage(1): Plymouth Vital Records, p. 142, reprinted in Mayf. Des. 14:71. Marriage solemni zed by Rev. Mr. Nathaniel Leonard. (of Lazerus & Jemima Holmes).

!Marriage(2): Mayf.Des.18:120, Benj. Shurtleff, "Descendants of William Shurtleff of Plymouth and Marshfield, Mass." Vol. 1 (1912) p.41, and Nat.Gen.Soc.Quar.74:96.

!Purpose (intention) of marriage (Lazerus & Jemima Holmes): Plymouth Mass Vital Records, p. 260, recorded in Plymouth on 7 Oct 1726. Reprinted in Mayf.Des.18:139.

!Purpose of marriage (Lazerus & Abigail): On 6 Oct 1733 in Plymouth. Recorded in Plymouth Vital Records, p. 254, reprinted in Mayf. Des. 18:120.

He is listed on a Catalogue of "Persons that have either Received or engaged in the Baptismal Covt... Novr 12 [1732] Lazarus Samson" in [Plymouth Church Records 2:213, in Pub.Col.Soc.Mass 23:510]. The record makes it appear that he had no wife at the time, which in fact, he did not.

On 12 Aug 1741, An Account Letter was filed in Plymouth Co. Probate Records #63 Vol 8 p. 410 for Deacon Benjamin Alden of Duxbury. The account lists 41 people who were paid debts by the estate or who debts were collected from by the estate. On this list appears Lazarus Samson, David Samson (twice), and several family and non-family members of the deceased.

His wife is listed on a list of members in full communion on 31 Jan 1742/3, indicating that he is alive at that time [Ply.Ch.Recs. 2:257 in Pub.Col.Soc.Mass 23:527]

On a list dated 30 Jany 1760, his wife is listed as "Abigail Samson Lazrs Wid" [Ply.Ch.Recs. 2:169 in Pub.Col.Soc.Mass 22:470]

On 12 August 1741, his name appears on the administration records for the estate of Deacon Benjamin Alden's estate as one of many who had to receive payment before the account could be settled. [Mayf.Des. 24:78] The list had about 40 people, including "David Samson".

30 June 1743: The Schooner Lemmon arrives in Philadelphia from Boston, captained by Lazarus Samson. [This is mentioned in the papers of Benjamin Franklin, where the editor states that BF's arrival from New England back to Philadelphia is undetermined, but lists the seven ships that are recorded as arrivin in Philadelphia during the week when BF would have returned.]

On Oct 17, 1753, Abigail Samson, widow, of Plymouth was appointed administratrix of Lazarus Samson, mariner, late of Plymouth, deceased. [Plymouth Propbate 13:137], [Genealogical Memoirs of the Sampson Family in America" by John Adams Vinton, 1864, pg. 124], [Plymouth County Mass. Probate Index 1686-1881, transcribed by Ralph V. Wood Jr., Picton Press, 1988, pg. 312 gives this administration Docket Number 17582, year 1753]. The Mayflower Society in Plymouth has these probate records on Microfilm.

Lazarus Samson is not listed in "Epitaphs from Burial Hill, Plymouth Massachusetts, from 1657 to 1892" by Bradford Kingman, indicating that this is probably not his burial place. The index does list Jemima (p.17) and Abigail (p.47), and Mary (p.38), but I only have the index. I viewed Jemima's headstone in person. Same holds for ["Index to Burial Hill its Inscriptions and Epitaphs" by Benjamin Drew, 1894]

On 1 July 1746, "Lazarus Samson [and others] were chosen to serve on ye jury of Tryalls at [Supr] Court".

On 4 Dec 1752, "Lazarus Samson [and others] were chosen to serve on ye Petit Jury for Tryalls at the next Court of Generall Sessions of ye Peace, and Inferiour Court of Common Pleas To be Holden at Plymouth on ye Third Tuesday of this Instant December" [Plymouth Town Records, Vol. III, 1743-1783, Memorial Press 1903, pg. 51].

Parentage unknown by me, and no candidate records of birth or parentage are known. In 1643 there were Abraham Sampson and Henry Sampson listed on the list of freemen in Duxbury [Shurtleff 8:189], and as far as I know, these two are progenitors of all other known Sampson/Samsons of Duxbury. Unless Lazarus was an immigrant, it is highly likely that he was a descendant of one of these two.

Jemima Holmes

m: Lazarus Samson (-BEF 17 OCT 1753)

Children:

Notes:

!Death: Plymouth Vital Records, p. 199, reprinted in Mayf. Des.15:213. This reports her deat h as July 28th (but note her tombstone).

!Burial: Tombstone reads: "Here lyes buried the body of Mrs Jemima Samson wife to Mr Lazarus Samson Decd July ye 20th 1731 in ye 27 year of her age". Viewed by Lonnie Chrisman on Aug 8, 1993.

!Birth: Plymouth Births, Marriages and Deaths, Vol. 1, p. 43, reprinted in The Mayflower Descendant, Vol 3, p. 12 (1901).

!Baptism: Plymouth Church Records 1:30 in Publications of the Colonial Society of Plymouth Vol. 22, pg. 213, for 1715: "Joanna, Jemima, Thomas & Abner the children of Thomas and Joanna holmes" (no date more specific than 1715 is specified).

Nathaniel Wood

m: Mary Lucas (15 MAR 1658-5 DEC 1736)

Children:

Notes:

!Birth: Shurtleff 8:13: "Nathaniell Wood, son of John Wood, born the twenty fift of Febrewary " In Plymouth Register of Births for [old style] 1651.

On 10 March 1703, "Nathaniel Wood. Deacon" is shown on "Members in this church", ["Plymouth Church Records", in Pub.Col.Soc.Mass 22:191]

On 29 July 1724, he appears on a list of church members as "Nathll Atwood "Deacon" [Plymouth Church Records 1:4:3-4 in Pub.Col.Soc.Mass 22:227].

Mary Lucas

m: Morey

m: Nathaniel Wood (25 FEB 1652-17 DEC 1724)

Children:

Notes:

It appears almost "obvious" that she must be the daughter of Mary Bartlett, who married Mr. F oster & had a dau. Mary, and then remarried to Jonathan Morey in 1659. However, before jumping to this (apparently false) conclusion, check out the article:

"Mary, wife of Nathaniel Atwood -- evidence to show why she was not Mary Morey, dau. of Mary (Bartlett)(Foster) Morey.", in Mayflower Quarterly, Vol. 48, p. 127-130.

Another article is Barclay, Mrs. John E., "Mary Lucas, probable wife of Nathaniel Atwood" in the American Genealogist, 41:200-5 (1902).

She was admitted to the church in 1683: "Mary, wife of Nathaniel Wood" [Ply. Ch.Recs 1:5:4 in Pub.Col.Soc.Mass 2:251]

On a list of church members dated 10 Mar 1703 appears: "Mary Wood The wife of Deacon Nathll Wood" [Plymouth Church Records, in Pub.Col.Soc.Mass 22:192] (old style date)

Note: There is an IGI entry giving a marriage date of Jan 21, 1683. I do not know the source beyond that.

John Wood

m: Sarah Masterson (AFT 1619-1702)

Children:

Notes:

In Plymouth in 1643. Lived in Plymouth thereafter.

According to Elijah Frances Atwood, "Ye Atte Wood Annals (1928), he "Came to Plymouth 1635-6, evidently with his uncle, John Atwood". He reports that he probably also had brothers Harman, John, Stephen, and Henry, and perhaps also William of Charlestown.

!Baptism-Parents: From "The Ancestry of Fanny Barnes and her husband Thomas Knight" by Brian J.L. Berry; 1989.

!Probate: His estate was probated (along with that of his son John) on 7 Mar 1676, adm by Nathaniel Atwood. Deed signed by widow and other heirs in 1685. The widow's estate was probated in 1702, Nathaniel Atwood, Adm.

(Note: The ATWOOD name appears on the passenger listing of the PLANTER of London, Nicholas Trerice, Master, which sailed from London about April 10 and arrived at Boston June 7, 1635. Atwood appears to be from St. Albans. Source: soc.roots posting of surnames on the Planter, by Kate Forester on Sep 14, 1994. She quotes Planters of the Commonwealth by Charles Edward Banks, 1930, pg. 139.)

He was at Plymouth MA 1635-36 where he owned land, was a constable, on the grand jury, freeman 1647. Later removed to Plympton.

Sarah Masterson

m: John Wood (1612-BEF 7 MAR 1676)

Children:

Notes:

She came over on the second Mayflower with her family in 1629.

Richard Masterson

m: Mary Goodall (1600-1650)

Children:

Notes:

He came over in 1629 on the second Mayflower. He lived in Plymouth.
He was in Leyden as early as 1611, and was a woolcomber from Sandwich, England.

!Marriage: "The Marriages of Forefathers that were Registered at the Stadhuis, or City Hall, Leyden, between 1611 and 1621" printed in "The Story of The Pilgrim Fathers, 1606-1623 A.D.; as told by Themselves, their Friends and their Enemies" ed. by Edward Arber: Warn and Downey Limited, Houghton, Mifflin & Co., London: 1897, pg. 166. The marriage record reads: 1619. November 8, November 26 --- Richard Masterson, Wool Carder, Young Man [means not previously married] of Sandwich, in England; accompanied by William Talbot and John Ellis his brother in law, with Mary Goodall, Maid, of Leicester, in England; accompanied by Elizabeth Kibbel [Keble?] and Mary Finch.

Occupation: Wool Carder.

He caught an "infectious fever of which many fell very sick an dupwards of 20 persons died" in Plymouth.

!Birth-Parentage: from Ernest Flagg, "The Founding of New England" 1926, p.344-5. (courtesy of Robert L. Ward (rlward1@sirlius.alpha.ncsc.mil).

Anthony Morton

m: Mary [---]

Children:

Notes:

A fine is preserved, dated Trinity 1577, wherein Wm. Bradfurthe is plaintiff and Anthony Mort on and Mary, his wife, are deforciants, and lands at Awsterfield and Bawtrye are at issue (Yorks Fines). [NEHGR 111:68].

Ancestry for Anthony Morton is from NEHGR 111:68. Father originally from Hunter's "Familiae Minorum Gentium" and mother's side originally from Notts Vis, Ralf (Gen. ns, 8/17, 18).

Jonathan Barnes

m: Elizabeth Hedge (21 MAY 1647-15 DEC 1731)

Children:

Notes:

Lived in Plymouth.
!Marriage: Shurtleff 8:31 (Plymouth Register): "Jonathan Barnes married to Elizabeth Hedge the 4th of January, 1665" (note old style date) !Marriage: Mayf.Des. ?:56 (Ply.Co.VR) (same text)

He is mentioned in land deeds of his father dated 24 Aug 1651 and 14 Oct 1651 concerning the gift of Cattle to the children. [Shurtleff 12:214-215]. He was also executor of his father's will.

Elizabeth Hedge

m: Jonathan Barnes (3 JUN 1643-20 AUG 1714)

Children:

Notes:

!Birth: Yarmouth Register of Births: "Elizabeth Hedge, daughter of Mr. William Hedge, was bor n the twenty one of May", in [Plymouth Colony Records by N.Shurtleff, 1857 & 1968, Vol. 8, pg. 3 (pg. 1 in original yarmouth recs)].

She was called "Daughter Elizabeth Barnes" in her father's will.

Exact Death date and place from Kemi Wenda Price.

William Hedge

Children:

m: Blanche Hull (-AFT 30 JUN 1670)

Notes:

He had a sister BROOKS.
He lived in Lynn, then Sandwich, then Yarmouth.

!Parentage: NEHGR 111:319.

!Will: Mayf.Des. 18:252, dated 30 Jun 1670, probated 11 Aug 1670. Bequeaths: "son Abraham Hedge", "son Elisha Hedge", "son William", "son John", "son Elemuell", "Daughter Sarah Mathews", "Daughter Elizabeth Barnes", "Daughter Mary Sturgis", "Daughter Marcye", "my beloved sister Brookes", "Brother Brookes Deceased", "Blanch my Wife". Inventory taken 15 July 1670.

John Barnes

m: Mary Plummer (-2 JUN 1651)

Children:

m: Jane "Joan" [---] (-AFT 6 MAR 1668)

Notes:

Appeared in Plymouth in 1631, and lived there thereafter.

!Will: Dated 6/16 March 1667/8. Appears printed in Mayf.Des.4:98. In the will he calls Henry Samson's wife (Ann Plummer) his cousin. It is recorded in the Plymouth Colony Wills and Inventories, Vol. III, Part I, page 31. Probate occurred on 29 Oct 1671, so he died between March 1667 and Oct 1671. His will mentions wife Joan Barnes and son Jonathan Barnes, executors, grandson John Marshall, cousin wife of Henry Samson, daughter Lyddyah deceased, & kinswoman Ester Ricket.

Death: Robert Ward reports his date and that he was gored by a bull.

His children are also mentioned in a land deed dated 24 Aug 1651 [Shurtleff 12:214-215], with excerpts as follows: "Know all men by these presents that I John Barnes of Plymouth ...upon speciall consideration moving mee therunto doe think meet to bestow som part of my Cattell upon my Children in manor and forme following I give and make over by these presents unto my deare Children videlecet Jonathan Mary Hanna Lidia to mares with theire two Coults of this yeare one of the said mares being at Eastham and the other at Plymouth [also some sheep with half their offspring going to William Nelson] ... to bee and Remayne as a stocke for my said Children and incase my said Children shall decease before they bee of age or bee married [the remaining] shalbee divided equally... I do ... envest my trusty and welbeloved frinds Constant Southworth of Duxburrow leiuetenant Tho Southworth of Ply and Josiah Cook of Eastham with full power & authoritie to oversee and despose of the aforsaid Cattell ..." Signed 24 AUg 1651 in presence of Nathaniell Morton and Gyles Rickard. Then on 14 Oct 1651 [Shurtleff 12:215] he modified the terms slightly, mentioning the same children, and with "Mr. Tho: howes of Yarmouth", "John Crocker of Barnstable", and "John Willis of Duxburrow" caring for some of the Cattle.

LAND:
-----
4 Aug 1638: Sells Robert Bartlett the indenture of Thomas Shreive (3 years
remaining) in exchange for 20 bushells of Indian Corne in March.
[Shurtleff 12:32]
23 Jun 1639: Buys 4 acres at the "High Pynes" from John Winslow of Plymouth for
8 pounds (called John Barnes yeoman of [Plymouth]). [Shurtleff 12:45] 20 Jul 1639: Sells the 4 acres at the "High Pynes" to Mr. Robert Hicks of
Plymouth for 9 pounds and 15 shillings. [Shurtleff 12:45] 6 Nov 1639: Buys 2 acres at "Turkey Poynt" from Edward Holman for 40 shillings.
[Shurtleff 12:49]
5 Aug 1640: Buys 2 acres of upland at Wellingsley brooke from John Combe and
Phineas Pratt which they got by marrying the daughters of Goodbert
Godbertson. [Shurtleff 12:61]
5 Oct 1640: Buys house in Plymouth and Marsh at Wood Island from Josias
Winslowe for 52 pounds [Shurtleff 12:63]
26 Nov 1640: Buys land upon the Eele River and house from Marke Mendlove
for 12 pounds. [Shurtleff 12:64]
15 Jan 1641: Buys Wellingsly Brooks house, land, and 20 of 50 apple trees from
Mr. Thomas Hill for 20 pounds [Shurtleff 12:68-9].
10 Feb 1641: Sells land purchased earlier from Marke Mendlove to
William Baker, for 6 pounds annually for three years. [Shurtleff 12:69] 30 Dec 1642: Sells land at Wellingsly Brook previously purchased from Thomas
Hill to Edward Edwards for 16 pounds. [Shurtleff 12:87] 30 Oct 1644: Sells land and house to Edward Edwards previously purchased
from Thomas Hill, Phineas Pratt, and Thomas Whitney for 9 pounds 2
shillings [Shurtleff 12:88]
6 Apr 1649: Releases "Gorg Bonham of all debts dews and demaunds from the
beginning of the world to this present day." [Shurtleff 12:166] 18 Apr 1649: Sells to "Gorg Bonum of Plymouth aforsaid husbandman" land
at fishing point at the mouth of the Eel River formerly purchased from
Mark Mendum for 3 pounds plus 20 shillings the next year plus corn for
three additional years.
3 Sep 1649: Sells Mr Thomas Wallis of Plymouth, Merchant, something
[unreadable] for 50 pounds. [Shurtleff 12:63]

!Marriage: MD 13:83: [1633] "Septr 12 John Barnes Married unto Mary Plumer the twelvth of September"

Mary Plummer

m: John Barnes (-5 MAR 1672)

Children:

Notes:

!Death: Shurtleff 8:13 (Plymouth Register of Marriges and Burials for 1651), reads: "Mary Bar nes, the wife of John Barnes, died the 2cond of June."

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