Child, John (b. 1636, d. 15 OCT 1676)

Note: Estate inventoried 29 Dec. 1676 at 142.0.10 pounds.

From "Early Settlers of Watertown, Mass" by Henry Bond. Page 152.

CHILD.
Deacon EPHRAIM CHILD came to America in 1630; was adm. freeman May 18,
1631, and was probably one of the first Deacons of the church at Watertown. He
was Rep. 12 years, between 1646 and 1662, inclusive; Selectman 15 years, be
ween 1636 and 1662, inclusive; and Town Clerk 1651,1660,1661, and 1662. He re-
peatedly received important appointments from the General Court. (See Butler,
p.17, and Worcester Magazine, II. 131,142, and 149.) He was often appointed,
by the County Court, one of the Commissioners of Watertown, "to end small causes."
He d. Feb.13, 1662-3, aged 70, s. p. His Will, dated Nov.10, 1662, mentions
Richard and John Child [who were brothers), and Ephraim, son of Benjamin
Child, of Roxbury. It is probable that Richard, John, of Watertown, and Benjamin of Rox.,
were his nephews. (Ephraim Child, a son of Benjamin, to whom he bequeathed
30 acres of dividend land, and 10 acres in Dorchester Field, was slain by Indians
at Northfield, Sept. 4,1675, and his brother Benjamin, Jr., of Rox., sold the 30 Acres
dividend land to Benjamin Peirce, of Wat.; Mar. 2, 1682-3.] He bequeathed "to
my loving cousin, William Bond," 40 acres in the hither plain, whom, in con-
unction with his wile. ELIZABETH, he appointed executor. His widow Elizabeth,
in her Will, dated June11, proved Oct. 1, 1667, appointed her "loving cousin,
William Bond," her sole executor. Ephraim Child, m., in Nayland, Suffolk Co.,
Eng., Feb. 8, 1625, wid. ELIZABETH PALMER. It is supposed that she was a daughter
of Jonas and Rose Bond of Bury St. Edmund's, where she was baptized Mar.12, 1599,
and an aunt of William Bond, "her loving cousin." (See Bond, p.47.) Dea. E.
Child executed a deed, Mar.15, 1647, in favour of Elizabeth Foot, of London, of
whomWilliam Goddard, of Watertown, was Att'y in 1665. The appraisal of his homestall
and the amount of hs inventory (£770.15.) show that he was one of the most
affluent of the first settlers. And the distribution of his widow's wardlrobe and
furniture, by her Will, shows that she had some of the elegancies, as well as the
comforts of life.

(1999) The following information was compiled by: Michael Roman, 13 Saddle Hill Drive, Northboro, MA 01532:

JOHN CHILD [#148], b. prob. Watertown, MA abt. 1636, d. Watertown Oct. 15, 1676[5/41] (aged 40), m(1) Mary ____, m(2) Watertown May 29, 1668[5/30] MARY WARREN (dau. of Daniel Warren and Mary Barron), b. Watertown Dec. 29, 1651,[5/15] d. Watertown May 12, 1734.[6/105] She m(2) Watertown April 13, 1677[5/43] Nathaniel Fiske, b. Watertown July 12, 1653,[5/16] d. Watertown Sept. 23, 1735.[6/105]

John Child was chosen at town meeting Nov. 6, 1671 along with John Kimball "to looke to Swine Catle and fences.[2/1:109] John died at the age of 40 and left a noncupative will on Oct. 14, 1676, the day before he died. The will was witnessed by William Goddard, Daniel Warren, and Richard Child and mentioned his sons John and Daniel and his brother Richard.[4/4:246]

John's widow married Nathaniel Fiske six months later. John and Mary's daughters were baptized April 24, 1687 "... Elizabeth Child & Mary Child, who owned ye Covt. ye are ye children, i.e. ye young daughters of John Childs, their mother is now maryed to Nath. Fiske".[2] An agreement in 1694 between Nathaniel Fiske of Watertown and Mary, his wife, widow of John Child, mentions John's children John, Daniel, Elizabeth, and Mary.[4/8:399] Inventory of the estate was taken Nov. 10, 1676 by Joseph Taynter, William Goddard, and Richard Cutting and proved Dec. 29, 1676. It amounted to 142.0.10.[4/4:246]


REF: [1] Genealogy of the Child Family - Elias Child, 1881 (pgs.506507)
[2] Watertown Records, 1894
[3] The History of Watertown - Henry Bond, 1860
[4] Middlesex County Probate (First Series Docket 4407)
[5] Records of Births Marriages and Deaths, First Book - Watertown
Records, Vol. 1, 1894
[6] Births, Marriages, and Deaths, Second Book - Watertown Records,
Vol. 2, 1900
Children (by first Mary):

1. Mary, b. Watertown Jan. 8, 1663-4[5/25]
Children (by second Mary):

2. John, b. Watertown, MA April 25, 1669,[5/31] d. Waltham,
MA bef. 1748, m. Sept. 5, 1693 Hannah French, b. Billerica,
MA Jan. 25, 1676, d. Jan. 2, 1766
3. Elizabeth, b. Watertown July 24, 1670[5/32]
4. Daniel, b. abt. 1674, d. Watertown Jan. 29, 1723-4,[6/75] m.
Watertown Feb. 10, 1701-2[6/16] Beriah Bemis, b. Watertown June
23, 1681[5/51]
Mary's children by Nathaniel Fiske[3/2145]:

5. Nathaniel Fiske, b. June 9, 1678,[5/44] d. bef. 1735, m. Sherburne,
MA Jan. 16, 1706 Hannah Adams, d. July 21, 1718
6. Hannah Fiske, b. Aug. 29, 1680,[5/48] m. Watertown Oct. 17,
1701[6/16] Joshua Bigelow, Jr., d. May 9, 1728
7. John Fiske, b. March 17, 1682-3,[5/52] d. 1730, m. Sherburne
July 31, 1706 Lydia Adams
8. Sarah Fiske, b. July 4, 1685,[5/57] m. Watertown Jan. 8, 1706-7[6/23]
John Hastings, d. bef. 1747
9. Lydia Fiske, b. Dec. 28,[5/59] 1687, d. Aug. 21, 1761, m(1)
Watertown May 14, 1711[6/40] John Warren, d. 1726, m(2) Weston,
MA June 17, 1730 Benjamin Harrington
10. Mary Fiske, bap. April 20, 1690, m. Watertown Oct. 30, 1716[6/58]
James Knapp
11. Elizabeth Fiske, b. June 24, 1692,[5/65] d. Worcester, MA
Nov. 30, 1760, m. Watertown Jan. 25, 1715-6[6/54] Benjamin Flagg,
Jr.
12. Abigail Fiske, b. Aug. 28, 1698,[6/12] d. March 172930, m.
Watertown April 10, 1717[6/59] Allen Flagg, Jr., b. Watertown
March 20, 1690-1[5/62]

Source: (Death)
Title: Vital Records of Middlesex Co., MA to the end of the year 1849.
Publication: Search & Research Publishing. Wheat Ridge, CO. 1999
Media: Electronic

Page: Watertown Records, p. 41

Note: His will is dated 22 Sept 1725.

Source: (Birth Field)
Early Settlers of Watertown, Mass. by Henry Bond. Boston, 1860.

Occupation: Place: Tanner & Farmer

Note: From Early Settlers of Watertown, by Henry Bond. pp. 96 & 105

HENRY BRIGHT came to America as early as 1630 and probobly at the same time with Gov. Winthrop as they were from the same County (Suffolk), and their families were remotely related by marriage. His name is the 48th on the list of members of the first church of Boston, that was originally organized in Charlestown, which allows that he must have been a member of it in 1630.

Deacon HENRY BRIGHT in early life a seargeant, was admitted freeman May 6, 1635; was many time a selectman between 1640 and 1667, and for a long time held the office of Deacon.
He was a juror in the Court of Assistants, July 22, 1684, at the age of 82. His farm was the land, now marked on the map as that of widow Hurd and widow Pratt, southeast of Mr. Cushing's farm, which was then owned by William Bond.

Extract from the diary of Judge Sewell, "Oct. 6, 1686, Mr. Bailey is ordained at Watertown. Oct. 7, Thursday, Deacon Bright, carrying home chairs, etc. used at Mr. Bailely's {ordination}, is hurt by his cart - none seeing, so that he dies, October 9, Saturday." "Deacon Bright carrying home chairs, used at Mr. Bayly's {ordination}, is hurtby his cart noneseeing, so that he dies October 9, Saturday. It seems he was the only officer left in the church. Several of his ribs broken"

WILL OF HENRY BRIGHT

Will of Henry Bright, recorded in Suffolk. Mass. Probate Office, Vol. XI., pp.44 and 5.

The last Will of Henry Bright, of Watertowne, aged 78 years. I do give and bequeath unto my eldest son, John Bright, my dwelling houses, barns, outhouses, and land adjoining on both sides of the highway, lying in two parcels, containing the whole, by estimation, forty acres, more or less; also one parcel of salt marsh land, about two acres and one rod more or less, neere to widdow Thacher's land; also two acres in Pigsgusset meadow nere unto John Hammond's lands; Also two acres of meadow land near unto Corporal Bond's land; also two acres in Patch meadow neere unto the lands of Jno. Livermore, Sen'r; also two acres in rocky meadow neer unto Jno. Bisoce's land; also three acres of remote meadow purchased by me of Mr. Salton Storll; also thirty acres of dividend land, being part of the fourth quadrant neer Cambridge line; also twenty acres called lands in leiw of township lying user to Lieutenant Sherman's land; also one hundred acres of farm lands granted to me by ye town, and is neer unto Corporal Bond's land; to have and to hold all the above named houses and lands with all ye privileges and apertenances thereof, unto him ye Said Joseph Bright and the heirs of his body lawfully begotten, he paying such legacies out thereof as I shall hereafter appoint him to do and perform, provided always if my son Jno. shall decease not leaving issue of his body lawfully begotten, surviving to twenty-one years of age, in such case all the above bequeathed houses and lands shall descend and come unto his brother Nathaniel, and to the heirs of his body lawfully begotten. And in case my son Nathaniel and issue as above shall fail, I do will and bequeath the reversion of said Houses and lands to my five daughters, to be among them equally divided. I do also give unto my son Jno. my Silver Tankard and in case of his decease as aforesaid not leaving issue of his body lawfully begotten, I do give and bequeath the use of the whole legacie above bequeathed to him unto his wife my daughter- in-law Mary Bright during her widdowhood, she maintaining the houses and fences in good and tenentable repair and not suffering any strip or waste to be made of the wood and timber orchard, gardens, or meadows, &c.. and in case she change her condition by marriage, she shall then quitt possession of the whole and she shall receive out of the yearly rents thereof seven pounds to be paid in corn and cattle at ye currant countrie price during the time of her natural life. To my son Nathaniell I have already disbursed to his accommodation, and I do moreover give and bequeath unto him one parcel of Salt marsh containing two acres more or less and is bounded by Jno. Stratten's land. Also I give him 50 shillings in money to purchase him a piece of plate. To my daughters Anna and Eliz., I give to each of them one silver spoon. And to my daughters Mary, Abigail, Beriah and to my daughter-in-law Mary Bright, to each of them ten shillings in money to buy silver spoons. Item. Unto my five daughters, viz. Anna Ruggles, Elizabeth Hastings, Mary Coolidge, Abigail Audley, Beriah Fowle, I give twenty pounds apiece in corn and cattle at the current countrie prices to be payd by my son Jno. Bright out of the Houses and lands bequeathed to him, to be paid at two payts in equall proportion, the first payt within two years after my decease and the second payt the third year after my decease. Also I give and bequeath to my daughters Anna Ruggles, Eliz. Hastings, Beriah Fowle ten pounds apiece to be payd in money by my son Nathaniel out of the one hundred he owes me by bond and the remainder of the ad bond and debt I give unto my son Nathaniel. Item. The remainder of my estate not above given & bequethed, as well lands as moveables and debts, my just debts and funeral expenses being payd, I give and bequeath unto my five daughters above named to be equally distributed among them, in case of the decease of any of them their children to have their Part. I do nominate and constitute my son Jno. Bright sole Executor of this my last will and testament. Thus having according to what I judge meet and best settled my estate I do now commit my body to the earth to be decently interred at the discretion of my Xian friends, and my soul I do humbly & believingly commit and leave in the arms and never failing mercyee of God father son & holy ghost, relying wholly upon the merits and satisfaction of my ever living redeemer for my eternal salvation, into ye arms of whose tender mercyes I do also commit and leave my dear children relying on the covent which is in all things well ordered and sure for them and for their seed in their generations.

In Witoess hereof I do here unto put my hand and seal this 25 Jan., 1680. Moreover I do give to my son Jno. Bright the bed that he lies upon and all the furniture and appurtenances thereof and to my daughter Anna Ruggles I give the bed that myself do lye upon and all the furniture and appurtenances thereof. Sealed and published in presence of
DANIEL CHEAVER
SAMUEL DANFORTH

(Signed Henrie Bright)

Whereas, since the sealing of this my Will, I have disbursed for ye settlement of my son Nathaniel Bright more and otherwise than I did them appoinL I do now lIL.ret,y declare my Will that those my outlands which I had some time purposed for his settlem't, viz. sixty acres of dividend land had to me from my father Goldstone situate in Watertown Stowers (? Stoney) Brook, twenty acres of upland by me had by Robert Jemmings [Jennison], five acres purchased by me of Henry Freeman, fifty acres had of Mr. [Rev.] John Sherman deceased, being partly meadow and partly upland and was sometime belonging to Thomas Haymond deceased, two hundred acres more or less of farm land and was sometime my father Goldstones. All these several parcels of land I do will and appoint shall be divided in manner following, viz. to my son Nathaniel Bright I do give fifty acres. being part of the two hundred acres of farmland, to be taken and set out of the Northerly side thereof, and the remainder of all those parcels to be equally divided among my five daughtere, i. e. Abigall Audly, Mary Coolidge, Anna Ruggles, Eliza Hastings, and Beriah, and to their children in case of their decease, or of any one of them. In witness hereof I do here unto put my hand and seal this 25th Oct. 1685.

(Signed) HENRIE BRIGHT,

Sealed and delivered in presence of

SARAH WHITING,
SARAH BEAMONT,
THOMAS DANFORTH, D. G.

Proved in Boston, Nov.13, 1686.

Note: Came from Sweden on the ship ROMEA. Arrived in Galesburg, Illinois April 13,
1888.
Born Johan Axel Jonasson

Note: Died of diptheria.

Note: Died of diptheria

Note: Died of diptheria

Note: Said to have died of pneumonia brought on by drinking too much cold water
after working in the timber all day.

Occupation: Place: Blacksmith

Note: Emmigrated to America in 1885.

Note: Arrived in Galesburg, Illinois on March 1, 1899. He was met by his brother
John and sister Anna.

Occupation: Place: Farmer

Note: No children.

On some of our visits to Marigold Nursing Home, Aunt Louise told
Jack and I how at night when she couldn't sleep she'd recite Bible
Verses by going through the alphabet. On one of our visits I had paper
and pencil with me and these are the verses she recited from memory.
She said these are verses she learned as a child.
What an amazing 93-year-old Aunt
•A -Arise and shine the glory of the Lord has descended upon thee.
•B - Be not thou envious of evil man neither desire to be with them.
•C— Cast not away from thy presence and take hot thy holy spirit from thee.
•D –Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
•E - Even from everlasting to everlasting thou art God.
•F - For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son and
whosoever believes in him should not perish but have everlasting life.
•G—Give us help in trouble for vain is the help of man.
•H— Hold up my footsteps in my paths they slip not.
•I—1 am the Lord thy God, thou shall have no other God's before me.
•J—Judge not that you be not judged.
•K — Keep me as an apple of thine eye, hide me beneath the shelter of your wing.
•L — Let not your heart be trouble neither let it be afraid. You believe in God, you also believe in me.
•M — Mine eyes are ever toward, the Lord for he shall pluck my feet out of the net.
•N - Not my will, but thine be done.
•0 - Oh my God, I put my trust in thee, let me not be ashamed.
•P- Pray without seething.
•Q- Quench not the spirit.
•R- Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy.
•S - Suffer the little children to come unto me and forbid them not.
•T- This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.
•U - Upon this rock I will build this house, and the wind and storm shall not prevail against it.
•V – Verily, Verily I say unto you unless thee be born: again and become little children you shall in no way enter therein.
•W - When your friends forsake you the Lord will take you in.
•X - XCEPT the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that built it. (Aunt Louise said the spelling of XCEPT was as old as she was!)
•Y- Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path. Psalm 119:105
•Z - Zeal for thy house that overwhelms me.

Ruth Baylor
April, 2008

Note: Arrived in Burlinton, Iowa May 10, 1887.

Note: Emigrated to America May 31, 1881.

Note: Emigrated to America April 20, 1882.

Note: Check possible connection (brother?) to Avery, Mary, Birth : ABT. 1645
Barkham, Eng.; Death : 9 Sep 1713 Middleboro, MA; Married: 5 Nov 1666 in
Dedham, Norfolk, MA James Tisdale. Her parents were William Avery &
Margaret.

Note: Family lore says that Andrew Howard was captured during the Civil War and tied to a tree, he caught pneumonia and died. This is still unproven and I still have found no record of Andrew Howard serving in the Civil War.

Records from Donna Logan (descended from Andrew's sister Lucinda) say that "Jackson" Howard was a doctor and that he died in Libby Prison in the Civil War. 1860 census also lists A. J. Howard as a physician. I haven't been able to verify the Libby prison story, but it is certainly shaping up that A. Jackson Howard died in the Civil War. I've often wondered if he either died or was captured during the battle of Malvern Hill (1862) since his granddaughter was named Malvern.

A J Howard
Age in 1860: 25
Birth Year: abt 1835
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1860: Taylorsville, Muskingum, Ohio
Gender: Male
Post Office: Philo
Value of real estate: 2240
Household Members:
Name Age
A J Howard 25, born Va.
Mary Howard 25, born Pa.
Isabel Howard 2, born Va.
James A Howard 1, born Ohio

Source: (Individual)
Title: 1860 Census
Media: Census

Occupation: Place: Physician

Source: (Birth Field)
Internet: http://gendex.com/~guest/geiser/hostetlr

Note: Source for this entire fam: Internet: http://gendex.com/~guest/geiser/hostetlr

Source: (Birth Field)
Internet: http://gendex.com/~guest/geiser/hostetlr

Source: (Birth)
Title: Amish & Amish Mennonite Genealogies
Author: Gingerich & Krieder
Publication: Pequea Publishing, Gordonville, PA. 1986.
Media: Book
Note: very good

Page: ML1