Savage, A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England

Compiled dictionary, read in the archive.org full text. Used for the Tyler, Capron, Humphrey, Dean and Ide families. Among its entries: Thomas Tyler of Boston, the Budleigh sea captain, who married Miriam Simpkins, had children 1685-1698 and was “tak. by a Barbary corsair” in 1703 (4:355); the widow Joan Tyler of Providence, “possibly” Job Tyler’s mother; Banfield Capron’s death, 25 Aug 1752, and his wife “Eliz.”, d. 10 Mar 1735; an abstract of Jonas Humphrey’s 1662 will naming “d. Susanna, w. of Nicholas White”; Walter Dean, who married “it is said, Eleanor” and was living in 1693; and Benjamin Dean’s will, 2 Feb 1723, proved 14 Apr 1725.

Also used for the Wheelers of Salisbury and Newbury (4:497, at https://archive.org/details/genealogicaldic04savarich): John Wheeler “came, I think, in the Mary and John, 1634”, where the list prints the name “Whelyer”; his son David, aged 11, crossed separately in the Confidence from Southampton in April 1638, listed as a servant, and Savage supposed he was “betrust. to some friend wh. should pass him as a serv.” The children of Henry Wheeler and Abigail, from the Salisbury records: Henry 13 Apr 1659; Abigail 9 Mar 1661; William 6 Sept 1663; Moses 24 June 1665; twins Ann and James 27 May 1667; Josiah 23 Apr 1669; Ruth 15 July 1671; Nathaniel 28 Mar 1675; Jeremiah 17 July 1677; Benjamin 15 Jan 1682; Mary 5 June 1685.

Also used for Ide, Humphrey and Macomber (vols. 2-3, https://archive.org/details/genealogicaldic02savarich and …03savarich): “IDE, NICHOLAS, Rehoboth 1643, m. I presume, a d. of Thomas Bliss, for in the will of B. he is call. s.-in-law”; “His w. was bur. 3 Nov. 1676, and s. John, prob. youngest ch. was bur. the middle of next mo.” (2:517). Jonas Humphrey: “Dorchester 1634, tanner, whose pits were employ. by six generat. of most worthy descend.; was from Wendover, Co. Bucks, where he was, it is said, the constable, came with ch. James, Jonas, and prob. Eliz. and Susanna,” “perhaps with w. Frances, whose d. Sarah was bur. here Sept. 1638”; his will of 12 Mar 1662, proved 17 Apr 1662 (Suffolk Probate 1:381), “names only w. s. Jonas, gr-ch. Eliz. Foy and d. Susanna, w. of Nicholas White”; his second wife Jane, widow of George Weeks, d. 2 Aug 1668. Walter Dean: freeman 4 Dec 1638, “with his w. liv. so late as 1693.” John Macomber of Taunton “possib. br.” of William (vol. 3).

Used for the Hawley family of Roxbury and Northampton (vol. 2 at https://archive.org/details/genealogicaldic02savarich): Joseph Hawley of Northampton, son of Thomas Hawley and Dorothy (Harbottle) Lamb, “taught a sch[ool] soon after gr[aduating], then preach[ed] a brief period, and again was sch[ool]-master, last a trader,” and served as deputy; his grandson Joseph Hawley (b. 1723) was “one of the master spirits of the Amer[ican] Revo[lution]” (2:384).

For the Bate, Briscoe and Green families: James Bates of Dorchester, husbandman, “came in the Elizabeth, 1635, aged 53; with w. Alice, 52; and ch. Lydia, 20; Mary, 17; Margaret, 12; and James, 9; freem. 7 Dec. 1636, selectman next yr. and after,” d. 1655; “His wid. d. 14 Aug. 1657”; “Mary m. Hopestill Foster” (1:138). Joseph Briscoe, “drown. 1 Jan. 1658, had only Joseph, b. 21 Aug. 1658”; Joseph Jr. “by w. Rebecca had Rebecca, b. 16 Sept. 1679,” and later children; William, “Boston 1640, tailor, freem. 2 June 1641, had w. Cicely, and d. betw. 1662 and 70” (1:256). Samuel Green, the Cambridge printer, by his second wife Sarah Clark, had “Mary, b. 6 Nov. 1669” (2:306).

For Matthew Prior (vol. 3, https://archive.org/details/genealogicaldic03savarich): “MATTHEW, Salem 1638, when he had gr. of ld. rem. to L. I. and was of Brookhaven in 1665. His d. Sarah m. John Gould of Newport, and next, 1711, bec. fourth w. of Gov. Walter Clark” (3:489).

For the Munn, Sheldon and Whiting ancestors of Ella (Chapin) Browne (October 2026; vols. 3-4, https://archive.org/details/genealogicaldic04savarich): “MUN, or MUNN, BENJAMIN, Hartford, serv. in the war with the Pequots, 1637, rem. to Springfield, m. 1649, Abigail, wid. of Francis Ball, d. of Henry Burt, had Abigail, b. 1650; John, 1652; Benjamin, 1655; James, 1657; and Nathaniel, 1661; and d. Nov. 1675 … NATHANIEL, Springfield, youngest br. of the preced. may have had fam.” (3:254). Isaac Sheldon, “Windsor 1640 … in 1653 he m. Mary, d. of Thomas Woodford of Hartford, had Mary, b. 1654; rem. with his f.-in-law and sett. at Northampton a. 1655,” had eleven more children including “Joseph, 1 Feb. 1668”; “his w. d. 17 Apr. 1684”; he married secondly Mehitable (Gunn) Ensign, “and d. 27 July 1708, aged 79, when twelve of his ch. were liv.” His son “JOSEPH, Northampton … m. Mary, d. of Joseph Whiting of Hartford or Westfield, had Joseph, wh. d. Dec. 1694; Joseph, again, b. 13 June 1695, wh. d. young; Mary; Ary; whose dates are unkn.; rem. to Suffield, there had Joseph, again, 26 Dec. 1700; Rachel, 1703; and Benjamin, 1705; was rep. and d. at Boston 1708, when the Gov. and both branch. of the legislat. attend. his funeral. The wid. m. John Ashley of Westfield” (4:69-70). “JOSEPH, Westfield, s. of the first William [Whiting], m. 5 Oct. 1669, as Goodwin says, but town rec. 6 Aug. 1670, Mary, d. of John Pynchon of Springfield, had Mary, b. 19 Aug. 1672; Joseph, 5 Oct. 1674; and his w. d. soon aft. He was made cornet of Hampsh. troops 1672 … he was a merch. went back to Hartford, m. Ann, d. of Col. John Allyn … He was treasr. of the Col. Goodwin says, from 1678 till his d. 39 yrs. and was succeed. 32 yrs. by his s. John” (4:519).

For the Woodburys (4:634-636): Humphrey, “s. prob. eldest, of John, b. in Eng. a. 1609 … unit. with the ch. July 1643,” with his children and his will of 4 Mar 1686, proved 11 Oct following; John the Old Planter, “had come from Somersetsh. … went home next yr. and came back early in 1628,” sworn constable 28 Sept 1630, freeman 18 May 1631, “and d. 1641”; Richard, s. of Humphrey, whose will of 1 Aug 1690 names “brs. Thomas and William”; Thomas, “s. of Humphrey, m. 2 Dec. 1661, Hannah Porter, perhaps d. of William Dodge, and wid. of Samuel Porter, had William, b. 17 Sept. foll.”; Peter, s. of John, “wh. was gr.gr.f. of Hon. Levi.” For the Ivorys (2:526): “IVORY, THOMAS, Lynn 1638, by w. Ann had Thomas; Lois, wh. m. 10 May 1656, John Burrill, and was mo. of Speaker Burrill, the beloved; Ruth …; and Sarah …; d. 1664. His wid. m. William Croft. THOMAS, Lynn, s. of the preced. m. May 1660, Mary Davis,” with their children, “Tabitha m. 31 Jan. 1684, Robert Rand.” For the Rands (3:504): Robert of Lynn, “s. prob. of the preced.” For the Rowlandsons (3:581-582): Joseph “s. of Thomas”; Thomas of Salisbury “s. of the preced.” For Daniel Cole of Eastham (1:425-426, at https://archive.org/details/genealogicaldic01savarich): “DANIEL, Yarmouth, rem. to Eastham 1643, was br. of Job, first town clk. rep. 1652, and six yrs. more, by w. Ruth had John, b. 15 July 1644,” with his other children; “He d. 21 Dec. 1694, aged 80; and his w. Ruth d. six days bef. aged only 67.”

For the Converses of Woburn (October 2026; vol. 1, https://archive.org/details/genealogicaldic01savarich): “EDWARD, Charlestown, came in the fleet with Winth. 1630, with w. Sarah, and childr. … was adm. freem. [18 May 1631] … where he was selectman 1634-40, had gr. of first ferry to Boston in 1631, rem. 1643 to Woburn, was rep. 1660, and deac. His w. Sarah, d. 14 Jan. 1662 … d. 10 Aug. 1663 … His will, of Aug. 1659, names w. Sarah, s. Josiah, James, and Samuel, Edward, s. of James, as well as alludes to others, childr. of d. Mary Thompson … kinsm. Allen C. and John Parker.” “JAMES, Woburn, s. of first Edward, b. in Eng. m. 24 Oct. 1643, Ann, d. of Robert Long of Charlestown, wh. d. 10 Aug. 1691, aged 69, had … James, 16 Nov. 1645 … was a lieut. and d. 10 May 1715, aged 95.” “JAMES, s. of the preced. was of Woburn, m. 1 Jan. 1669, Hannah Carter, had James, b. 5 Sept. 1670; John, 22 Aug. 1673 … Josiah, again, 12 Sept. 1684 … freem. 1671, rep. 1679, 84-6, 9, and 92, and speaker in 1699, 1702 and 3; was disting. as capt. and major in the Ind. war, d. 8 July 1706, aged 61” (1:443-444). Savage also gives Major James’s wife’s death as 10 Aug 1691, the date of Ann (Long) Converse’s, and gives the children of Josiah and Hannah (1707-1717) to Capt. Josiah Converse who married Ruth Marshall, though Ruth outlived him.