Thomas HARRIS [Parents] [scrapbook] ¹ was born in 1641 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States. He died ^{2, 3} on 27 Feb 1711 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Thomas married ^{4, 5} Elnathan TEW on 3 Nov 1664 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States.

HARRIS, Thomas, of Pr. Will dated 21 June 1708, he died 27 Feb 1710/1, proved 16 Apr 1711, pgs 192- 194. Mentions: Wife Elnathan Harris. Sons Thomas Harris eldest, Henry Harris, Richard Harris, Nicholas Harris, and William Harris. Daughters Amity Mors, Elnathan Harris, and Mary Harris. Landin Providence Town below the street where my [unnamed] father did dwell. Land of my uncle William Harris. Land of: Solomon Thornton, Gedion Crafferd dec, John Rice, John Rise, Samuel Scarbro, Stephen Williams, John Arnold. Henry Eastens, Richard Clemence, Cornelius Higgins, Peter Places, heirs of Silas Carpenter dec. Witn: James Coggeshall, Henry Tew Jr, Richard Tew.
Printed from Family Archive Viewer CD215 Vital Records: Rhode Island, 1500s-1900s, RI. Genealogical Register, Volume 12, Abstracts Providence Wills, © Genealogy.com, June 24, 2001

[192] Here followeth the Record of the last will and Testament of the deceased Thomas Harris of Providence, who departed this life ffebruary ye 27th 1711.
Know all Persons, That I Thomas Harris of Providence in the Colony of Rhode Jsland & Providence Plantations in New England being through the Mercy of God indifferently in Bodily health & of good Memory Praised bc his Name for Ever; And knowing that it is appoynted for man to dye, I do hereby ordaine Make Constitute & appoynt this to be my last Will & Testament in manner & forme following. Imprimis; I give and bequeath to my Eldest son Thomas Harris that parcell of land where he now dwelleth in said Providence, & bounded south on land in the Possession of Solomon Thornton, west with the River, North on land lately belonging to Gedion Crafferd, deceased; East on land in My owne Possession, which I bought of John Rice (Excepting six acres of land which I do hereby give unto my son Henry Harris which is to be taken out of that said land where there is a pit dig'd for Mine & a small orchard, and said six acres to be & Remaine to said Henry Harris his Heirs & Assignes for Ever; The aforesd land Containing one hundred & forty acres, or be it More, or be it less;
And I give & bequeath to my said son Thomas Harris a devision of land lieing without the seven mile line as it is Now laid out in said Providence & Containing one hundred & fifty acres, or be it More or be it less, And also I give him Twelve acres of land on the west side of the River, westward of his house in said Providence And also I give him the One halfe of My Right of land in the Towne of said Providence below the streete where my ffather did dwell, & it to be the North part; All which Parcells of land to be & remaine to my said son Thomas Harris his Heirs & Assignes for Ever. /
secondly I Give & bequeath to my son Richard Harris sixty acres of land adjoyneing northward on a Percell of land where he now dwelleth which I gave him by deede, as it is Now laid out, & I give him the one halfe of a Right of Cornmonage within the seven mile line that I bought of John Rise; All which Parcells of land to be & Remaine to my said son Richard Harris his Heirs & Assignes for Ever; All said lands here given to my said son Richard Harris being in aforesd Providence.
And likewise I give him & to his Heirs & Assignes forever one Third part of an acre of land in said Providence Towne it being part of my ffathers Orchard: Thirdly, I give & bequeath to my son Nicholas Harris a Parcell of land where he Now dwelleth which I bought of Samuell Scarbro & Stephen Williams Containeing one hundred & fifty acres, be it more or be it less, And also I give him a devision of land without the seven mile line containing one hundred & fifty acres as it is laid out, or be it more or be it less, said Pareells of land being in said Providence; And I give him one third part of an acre of land in Providence Towne it being part of my ffathers Orchard; All which lands to be & Remaine to my said son Nicholas Harris his Heirs & Assignes for ever. ffourthly, I give & bequeath to my son william Harris a Parcell of land in said Providence Towne where he now dwelleth; Bound south on the land of John Arnold, East on the High Way, North on land in the Possession of one Adams, & partly on the west River, west on vndevided land; Containeing twelve acres, be it more or be it less; And also I Give to him one six acre Lott that I bought of My unckle William Harris lieing southward of a Brooke I that Runneth f downe by Henry Estens, Bound west on the Mill River East on the land of Henry Estens South on the undevided land; And also two six acre Lotts lieing in Providence Towne neck, wch [193] which was laid out to me in my owne Right: And likewise I give him Twenty acres of land which was my ffathers Right, lieing westward of Richard Clemenee house which was his ffaters, iiear the head of a little Brooke that Runneth into his land; Also the one halfe of my Right of land in Providence Towne below the streete where my ffathet- did dwell it be the south part: All which said Percells of lands being in said Providence and to be & Remaine to my said son William Harris his Heirs & Assignes forever: ffifthly; I give & bequeath unto my son Henry Harris one percell of land which I bought of Cornelius Higgins lieing at a place Called Sekesocut & hahfe a Right, of land that I bought of John Rice & laid to it, all Containeing one hundred & Thirty acres, be it More or be it less; Also a devision of land without the seven mile line Containeing one hundred & fifty acres as it is Now laid out, be it More or be it less, and a Parcell of Meaddow hieing by the brooke Called Reapers brooke and another Parcell of Meadduw lyeing by the River that Runneth by Peter Places, And also one third part of an acce of land iti Providence Towne it being part of my ffathers Orchard; All which said Parcells of land being in said Providence and to be and Remaine unto my said son Henry Harris his Heirs & Assignes forever: ffurtber More, I give and bequeath unto my said son Henry Harris the one halfe of that land & halfe of the houseing where I now dwell in said Providence, the whole Containing about one hundred & twenty acres, and being bounded South on a high Way, west on the land by me granted to my son Thomas Harris, North on the land of the Heirs of Silas Carpenter deceased, & East on the River; And the other helfe of said land & houseing I give & bequeath to my loveing wife Elnathan Harris during her Naturall life, and said halfe is to be hew of her Thirds or Dower, And after my wife decease all said lands & houseing with all the improvements thereon to be & Rernaine unto my said son Henry Harris his Heirs & Assignes forever: I give and bequeath unto my aforesaid five sons Three Purchase Rights of Comon Equally among them & to their Heirs & Assignes for ever: I give to my daughter Amity Miors Twenty Pounds money, or Other Pay Equivolent. I give to my daughter Elnathan Harris one ffeather bed with all the furniture thereto belonging & one weavers borne with one halfe of all the Tackling that doth thereto belong at my decease, & Twenty Pounds in Money within one yeare after,
And also Amity Legacy is to be paid within one yeare after my decease; I give to my daughter Mary Harris one ffeather bedd & all the furniture thereto belonging & one Weavers borne & the other halfe the Tackling thereto belonging at my decease, and Twenty Pounds Money or other Pay Equivolent withn one yeare after; Lastly, I make my loveing wife Elnathan Harris Executrix & my aforesd son Henry Harris Executor joyntly to this My last Will & Testament. And I Give unto them all my stock of Neat Cattle, horsekind, sheepe and swine, and all my Carts, Ploughs, Chaines & all other Husbandry Tooles, and my Negro man with the vse & improvement of all the Remainder of my household Goods or Moveable Estate; And they to Pay all my just and lawfull debts & Legacyes out of said stock & ProfIts of saidland, And at my wife decease, my said Executor to have the Remainder of my stock, one ffeatberhed, Negro Man & all Carts, Plowes Chaines & Tooles belonging to Husbandry. And the Remainder [194] Remainder of my beding & household goods to be Equally devided amongst my aforesd three daughters.
And I do hereby vtterly disallow, Revoake & annull all and every other Testaments, Wills, Legacyes, bequeaths and Executors by me in any wise before this time named willed & bequeathed, Ratifying & Confirming this & none other to be my last Will & Testament; Jn witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seale this Twenty first day of June in the Eight yeare of the Reign of our Sovereigne Lady Anne over England &c Queene, And in the yeare of our Lord one Thousand seven hundred & Eight;
Signed & Sealed in the presence of James Coggeshall Henry Tew junr:
Richard Tew./
Thomas Harris

This above written will was signed and sealed by Thomas Harris, and witnessed by James Coggeshall & Henry Tew junr: & Richard Tew, before me on the yeare & day abouesaid; as attests Henry Tew, Asistant
At a Meeting of the Towne Councill of Providence the above written will was Examined & Proved, Aprill the 16th, 1711:
Attests tho: Olney Clerk./
Recorded Aprill ye 25th, 1711: ~ Tho: Olney Clerk./

Elnathan TEW [Parents] [scrapbook] was born ¹ on 15 Oct 1644 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States. She died on 11 Jan 1718 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States. She was buried ² on 11 Jan 1718 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Elnathan married ^{3, 4} Thomas HARRIS ⁵ on 3 Nov 1664 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States.

The New England Tew Family. Source: http://www.redflag.co.uk/family/tewsofne.txt

The New England Tew Family

Richard Tew 1460-1522, son of ? Tew.  Md. ?? Eydon, England

Nicholas 1490-1557 & Anne Tew: Eydon, England: Son of Richard
1. Richard Tew 1525-1565. Md. ??      Son of Nicholas
2. Isabel Tew   15XX-1562
3. Margery Tew  15XX-
4. Mary Tew  15XX-16XX Md. ?

Henry Tew 1560-1591 Md.: ?? Maidford, England: Son of Richard
1. Henry Tew   1580-L1633.  Md. (1) Ellen ? c1585-1612, (2) Dorothy Barefoot. ???
Henry and Ellen Tew, Maidford, England: Son of Henry
1. Richard Tew 1607-1673 .  Md. Mary Clarke dau. of William Clarke of Warwickshire, Eng.
2. Dr. John Tew 1610-1683 of Towcester, England. Md:(1) ANN (2)
3. Elizabeth 1610-
4. William 1611-             (Above research by Alan Tew of London England)

Richard and Mary Clarke Tew
1. Seaborn 1640-        Md. Samuel Billings (2) Owen Higgins
2. Elnathan 1644-1718    Md. Thomas Harris
3. Mary 1647-1688+       Md. Andrew Harris
4. Thomas Tew c1649-1695    (THE PIRATE)         Md.
5. William Tew c1652-        (Founded Providence and Warwick  MD. Rhode Island)
6. Henry Tew 1654-1718 Md. (1) Dorcus _ (?-1694), (2) Sarah Paul

Information from:  Jerome Dean Tew

BURIAL: Death date from tombstone

Richard TEW [Parents] [scrapbook] ¹ was christened ² on 15 Feb 1606 in Eydon, Northamtonshire, England, United Kingdom. He died ³ on 20 Mar 1673 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom. Richard married ^{4, 5} Mary CLARKE on 21 Oct 1633 in Maidford, Northamtonshire, England, United Kingdom.

Richard was a member ⁶ of Quaker after 1640 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States.

Richard returned to England and wrote his will at St. Leonard's Shoreditch, Middlesex, England in 1673. Proved 27 Mar 1674. Mentioned his brother John Tew of Towcester, Northampton, England, "Doctor in Physik" and son Henry Tew of Newport. [McCallum]
RICHARD Tew of Newport in Rhode Island, in New England, yeoman, and now of St. Leonard's Shoreditch, Middlesex, 19 January 1673, proved 27 March 1674. Being desirous to settle my affairs and concerns which I have in old England, my native country, according as I have already done in new England, do hereby declare &c. I give to my brother John Tew of Tossiter (Towcester) in the Couuty of Northampton, Doctor in Physick, twenty shillings to buy him a ring to wear for my sake. The rest of my goods &c. now in old England I give unto my son Henry Tew of Newport in Rhode Island &c. yeoman; whom with my said brother John, I appoint executors; and I appoint my loving friends Edward Wharton of Salem and Joseph Nicholson of the said Rhode Island to be overseers. Bunce, 40.

In 1640, Richard Tew and his wife Mary Clarke. came to New England. his daughter. Seaborn. receiving her name because born on the voyage over. In subsequent years he became a Quaker. and had recorded upon the Friends  Records his children's births. 1642 he lived in Newport. In 1654,  56, ‘57, ‘58, ‘60, ‘63, he xvas Commissioner. In 1655, Freeman. In 1657, ‘62, ‘63, ‘66, ‘67, he was Assistant. In 1661, he was on a committee to receive contributions for the agents in England, (Roger Williams and John Clarke). In 1661. he is named in the Royal Charter, granted Rhode Island by Charles II. In 1663, ‘64, ‘65, he was Deputy to the General Court. In 1667, he was on a committee appointed in the matter of Prison and Pound. In 1671, he was member of a special court to try two Indians. A tradition of the family relates that he Wed in London, in 1673, where he had gone to look after some property. His widow, Mary Clarke, died about 1687. His will was proved March 27, 1674. Executors : Son, Henry Tew, of Newport, and brother, John Tew. He calls himself of Newport in Rhode Island in New England, Yeoman, and now of St.Leonards, Shoreditch, Middlesex, Eng. "Being desirous to settle my affairs and concerns which I have in Old England, my native country, according as I have already done in New England, etc. To brother John Tew, of Towcester, Co. of Northampton, doctor of physick, 20S. to buy him a ring to wear for my sake. Rest of goods in Old England to my son Henry, of Newport, in Rhode Island, etc.

Children of Richard and Mary (Clarke) Tew were:
Seaborn, b. June 4, 1640.
Elnathan, b. Oct. 15, 1644, d. Jan 11, 1718.
Mary, b. Aug. 12, 1647, d. . . . 1688.
Henry, b. . . . 1654, was Deputy Governor of Rhode Island in 1714, and d. April 26, 1718.
The Tew coat of arms is in the North Burying Ground, Prov., R. I., on a stone to Lydia, wife of Paul Tew, grandson of Richard. She died Aug. 30. 1751.

Mary CLARKE [Parents] [scrapbook] was born in 1618 in of Prior, Hardwick, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom. She died ¹ in 1687. Mary married ^{2, 3} Richard TEW ⁴ on 21 Oct 1633 in Maidford, Northamtonshire, England, United Kingdom.

Richard CHARLTON [Parents] [scrapbook] ^{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} was born ^{7, 8} about 1450 in of Apley, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom. He died ⁹ in 1522. Richard married ¹⁰ Anne (Elizabeth) MANWARING ^{11, 12, 13, 14}.

Richard Charlton, born at a guess around 1450, died in 1522. About 1507 he was plaintiff in an action against Henry Vernon, Kt., regarding a bond given on behalf of Richard Corbett, Kt., concerning marriage of Corbett s son Robert with Vernon's daughter [Record Office, Lists & Indexes, vol. 29, p. 173, bundle 2914, no. 74, Early Chancery Proceedings]. Sir Richard Corbet of Morton Corbet (died 8 Henry VII), father of Sir Robert Corbet who married Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Henry Vernon of Haddon, Derbyshire, was a first cousin of Richard Charlton, according to the Visitation pedigree, and this is borne out by his acting as bondsman for his cousins, the Corbets of Morton.

Anne (Elizabeth) MANWARING [Parents] [scrapbook] ^{1, 2, 3, 4}. Anne married ⁵ Richard CHARLTON ^{6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11}.

John PAINE [Parents] [scrapbook] ^{1, 2} was born on 3 Apr 1658 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States. He died on 28 Sep 1718 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States. John married ^{3, 4} Elizabeth BELCHER ⁵ on 3 Feb 1680 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.

Other marriages:

SMITH, Martha

John3 Paine (Stephen2, Stephen ,Sr.1) was born in Rehoboth, Bristol, Ma April 3, 1658. John died September 28, 1718 in Providence, Providence, Ri, at 60 years of age.

He married twice. He married Martha ??????. He married Elizabeth Belcher in Rehoboth, Ma, February 3, 1679/80. Elizabeth was born in Ma.  July 10, 1663. Elizabeth died 1709 at 45 years of age.

John Paine and Martha ?????? had the following children:
William Paine was born in Providence, Ri November 11, 1711.
Abigail Paine was born in Providence, Ri October 13, 1713.
Ezekial Paine was born in Providence, Ri August 26, 1715.
Samuel Paine was born in Providence, Ri November 22, 1717.

Elizabeth BELCHER [Parents] ¹ was born ² on 10 Jul 1663 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. She died in 1709 in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States. Elizabeth married ^{3, 4} John PAINE on 3 Feb 1680 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.

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John PAINE [Parents] [scrapbook] ^{1, 2} was born on 3 Apr 1658 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States. He died on 28 Sep 1718 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States. John married Martha SMITH in 1710.

Other marriages:

BELCHER, Elizabeth

John3 Paine (Stephen2, Stephen ,Sr.1) was born in Rehoboth, Bristol, Ma April 3, 1658. John died September 28, 1718 in Providence, Providence, Ri, at 60 years of age.

He married twice. He married Martha ??????. He married Elizabeth Belcher in Rehoboth, Ma, February 3, 1679/80. Elizabeth was born in Ma.  July 10, 1663. Elizabeth died 1709 at 45 years of age.

John Paine and Martha ?????? had the following children:
William Paine was born in Providence, Ri November 11, 1711.
Abigail Paine was born in Providence, Ri October 13, 1713.
Ezekial Paine was born in Providence, Ri August 26, 1715.
Samuel Paine was born in Providence, Ri November 22, 1717.

Martha SMITH. Martha married John PAINE in 1710.

Josiah BELCHER [Parents] ¹ was born about 1631 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States. He died on 3 Apr 1682/1683 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. Josiah married ^{2, 3, 4} Urania RAINSFORD on 3 Mar 1654/1655 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.

From The First Curch Of Boston:
Josia Belcher and Raignis his wif Admitted members on the 26th day of the 1st moneth 1664.

Urania RAINSFORD [Parents] ¹ was born ² on 4 Jun 1638 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. She died on 2 Oct 1691 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. Urania married ^{3, 4, 5} Josiah BELCHER on 3 Mar 1654/1655 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.

Urania was baptized ⁶ on 10 Jun 1638 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.

Uriah MOWRY [Parents] ¹ was born on 15 Aug 1705 in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. He died on 6 Feb 1792 in Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Uriah married Urania PAINE in 1724 in of Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States.

Uriah's will was probated ² on 20 Feb 1792 in Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island, United States.

Other marriages:

ARNOLD WHIPPLE, Hannah

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URIAH MOWRY, son of Henry, born Aug. 15, 1705, married 1st  about 1724, Urania, daughter of John Paine of Providance. She was  born July 4, 1706. Married 2d in 1773, Hannah, widow of William Arnold of Providence. She was daughter of Job Whipple. Urania died Mar. 8, 1772. Uriah died in Smithfield March 6, 1792. Hannah  survived him.

Uriah Mowry was born, lived, and died in Smithfield, Rhode Island. He made a will on feb. 7, 1792, which was duly probated in Smithfield.

Uriah Mowry served as a private  in the. Revolutionary war in the 2nd regiment, Providence County, Rhode. Island, militia under captain Daniel Mowry and colonel Chad Brown. Capt. Daniel Mowry was Uriah's first cousin, their fathers being brothers (joseph and henry,). there are at least three women who have joined the. D.A.R. on Uriah's service record. These three. Are numbers 134460, 140065, and 143914. These three follow the line of uriah's son, gideon, to Gideon's daughter, Diana, who married into the Ballou family, which also had a revolutionary war service record. Urania Paine. Was the eleventh and youngest child of John Paine (Payn) 3rd (1658-1718) and Elizabeth Belcher,who was a daughter of Josiah Belcher and Urania Rainsford.

Urania Paine's brother, Benjamin, married Amey Mowry, a daughter of John Mowry, 2nd, in the John Mowry line, this Benjamin, by his four wives had 28 children, all in Smithfield, Rhode. Island.

Mrs. hannah arnold was a daughter of job whipple,  and was the widow of william arnold. She was william arnold's fourth wife and he was her third husband.

Urania PAINE [Parents] was born on 4 Jul 1706 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States. She died on 8 Mar 1772 in Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island, United States. She was buried in Mar 1772. Urania married Uriah MOWRY in 1724 in of Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States.

Francis CHICKERING [Parents] ^{1, 2} was born in 1597 in of Ringsfield, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. He died on 10 Oct 1658 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States. Francis married ³ Anne FISKE in BY 1630 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.

Other marriages:

HOWE, Sarah

THE CHICKERING-ALLEYNE FAMILY
OF DEDHAM

     IN our New England towns it often happens, as years go on, that some family which has been prominent, perhaps from the beginning, dies out. The lands which they owned so long, the houses which they built, still remain; but their family name is no longer in the tax list or in the roll of those who vote at town-meeting. You can probably call to mind several families of this kind. Mr. Stimson, in his story called “King Noanett” (the scene of which is laid in this vicinity), mentions by name, as well-known among the earliest settlers here, Edward Alleyne and Francis Chickering. He says they seemed to be at the head of affairs in Dedham, and took the lead in the persecution of a poor Quaker woman who had been whipped out of Boston, and whom the hero of the story rescues from like treatment here. He takes her hastily away, up the river, in his own boat. The family about which I desire to speak combines these two old Dedhain names. Francis Chickering and Edward Alleyne are worthy of having their better qualities made more prominent. They were among the first to come here from England, Edward Alleyne in 1635 and Francis Chickering and his brother Henry a little later. The Chickerings came from the neighbourhood of Wrentham in Suffolk, just across the border of Norfolk, and near the North Sea. Several of our early settlers were baptized or married in the 'Wrentham Church, which still stands, its lofty tower overlooking a wide prospect of land and ocean. The rector of this church was John Phillips, who came with Francis Chickering to Dedham in 1638, but in 1641 wcnt back and became one of the Assembly of Divines at Westrninster.

HENRY CHICKERING, born in 156o, and his five suns held land in Ringsfield, Bramfield, Westleton, and Henstead, as well as Wrentham. Francis was the executor of his father's will in 1627. The Chickerings are constantly mentioned in the early records of Dedham. They were the first delegates from this town to the General Court in Boston, along with Edward Alleyne. Henry Chickering acted as first deacon of the church. The town records say: “The Church at Dedham was without a deacon for. eleven years. This had been delayed on account of brother Chickcring's relation and affection to >Ir. Phillips in England. In 1650, June 23d, Brother Henry Chickering and Nathan Aldis were called to that office and ordained the next Sabbath.” Chickering remained deacon as long as he lived. He was always the devoted friend and helper of Rev. John Allin, the first minister, who had come from the same town. Henry Chickering's only son married the step­daughter of Mr. Allin, Elizabeth Hackburn, whose widowed mother had been the wife of Governor Thomas Dudley, and bore him a son when he was seventy years old. After the Governor's death, the widow took for her third husband Rev. Mr. Allin him­self, November 8, 1653, and her son Joseph Dudley was brought up here in Dedham, and became the second Governor Dudley. Thus John Chickering's wife was the step-daughter both of Gov­ernor Dudley and Rev. Mr. Allin. They moved to Charlestown, where the records say: “John Chickering and his wife Elizabeth were received into the Church here in 1664.”

Doctor Chickering was a useful and honoured physician in Charlestown for many years and there is a much-worn altar tomb to his memory in the oldest cemetery there, near the monument erected later to John Harvard. I suppose the main reason why John Chickering went to Charlestown was that his uncle Francis owned land and a house in Charlestown, perhaps before he came to Dedhnm, and Dr. John acquired this property of his uncle's, which lay in the part of Charlcstown near to Cambridge and had on it a wharf on the river opposite Boston. Francis Chickering was an Ensign in the English army and became in 1642 one of the earli­est zncnibers of the Ancient and Honourable Artillery Company. His wife was a sister of Rev. John Fiske, minister at Wenhatn. Both the Chickerings were much interested in the founding of thc first school in Dedhan in 1642. Francis was one of the first “feoffee's,” or trustees, and Henry left a legacy for it. Francis died suddenly in 1658 when he had been here twenty-one years. He left no will, but the inventory of his estate, which fills ten pages in the large folio record book in the Suffolk Registry of Probate, Boston, shows that he was a very prosperous man. He had a house and land in Dcdham, near the river, and, besidcs his property in Charlestown, he still owned an English estate at Henstead. He had no son who lived to grow up, but he left five daughters who married and have many descendants. Henry Chickering, who had no son except Dr. John, also bas many descendants in the fcmale line now living. He remained a resident of Dedham for thirty-four years, dying in 1671. His Will, which can be seen in Boston, is worth reading. He also left property in England.

The Chickerings were large landholders here. Rev. Dr. Lamson, an accurate historian, says: “Rev. John Allin owned more land in Dedhamn than any other man except. Henry Chickering. The holdings of the Chickering family amounted to as much as a thousand acres.” Part of this Chickering land lay in what is now called Dover. In his will Henry C. left a legacy to his nephew, whom he calls “my kinsman Nathaniel Chickering, now living with me,” and this Nathaniel, the son of Simon, became the ancestor of all the Chickerings afterwards living in Dedham and Dover.

A good deal more might be said about the early Chickerings, but this is enough to show that the ancestors of the Jabez Chicker­ing who married Dorothy Deborah Alleyne are worthy of esteem. He himself was the son of Rev. Jabez Chickering, the second min­ister of “the South parish,” now called Norwood. This Jabez was born in Dover, November 7, 1753. His parents were Joseph Chickering and Rebecca Newell. He was gsaduated at Harvard College in 1774 and became assistant to Rev. Thomas Balch, the first minister of Norwood. Not long afterwards he married Han­nah Balch, the daughter of Rev. Thomas, whom he succeeded in the parish, living there as minister for thirty years, until his death in 1812.

Anne FISKE [Parents] was born on 1 Apr 1610 in St James, South Elmham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. She was christened on 1 Apr 1610 in St James, South Elmham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. She died on 5 Dec 1649 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States. Anne married ¹ Francis CHICKERING ^{2, 3} in BY 1630 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.

ANNE FFISKE - Baptised at St James, South Elmham on April 1, 1610. Married Francis Chickering and went to America in 1637, settled at Dedham, MA where her husband was ensign, selectman and deputy. They had issue.

Thomas METCALF was born in 1629. He died in 1702 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. Thomas married ¹ Anna CHICKERING ² in 1679 in Dedham, Essex, England, United Kingdom.

Other marriages:

, Abigail

Mentioned in his father's will "Joseph Metcalf.
Probate Records of Essex Vol. II:18-19

Anna CHICKERING [Parents] ¹ was born in 1634 in N. Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. She died on 1 Jan 1688 in Massachusetts, United States. Anna married ² Thomas METCALF in 1679 in Dedham, Essex, England, United Kingdom.

Other marriages:

PAINE, Stephen

Henry CHICKERING [Parents] was born in 1560 in of Wicklewood, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom. He died in of Wrentham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. Henry married Mary CHICKERING.

Mary CHICKERING was born in 1568 in England, United Kingdom. She died on 27 Jan 1668 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States. Mary married Henry CHICKERING.