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Samuel Appleton (1625 – 1696)

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My 8th Great Grandfather (maternal) is Samuel Appleton (1625 – 1696) of Ipswich, Massachusetts. It would appear he distinguished himself in his military exploits, especially his service during King Philip’s War. Here is a short biography that a distant relative compiled:

In addition to this plaque, there is a bronze plaque on the rock itself. It has no hints as to its origin, but it reads: “In September 1687, from this rock, Tradition asserts that, resisting the tyranny of Sir Edmond Andros, Major Samuel Appleton of Ipswich, spoke to the people in behalf of those principles which later were embodied in the Declaration of Independence.”

Samuel Appleton was born in 1625 in Little Waldingfield, Suffolk County, England. In 1635 he emigrated to Massachusetts with his father and the rest of his family.

Samuel was a very prominent citizen of the Massachusetts Colony. He served as a deputy to the General Court. He also owned a saw mill in Ipswich and held an interest in the iron works at Saugus, MA.

It was in the military, however, where Samuel truly distinguished himself. An officer in the British Colonial Army, Samuel rose from the rank of Lieutenant to Major between the years of 1668 and 1675. During King Philip’s War Samuel was named commander in chief of the armies protecting all of the towns along the Connecticut River.

Samuel retired from the military in 1675 and served in council. In 1687 Major Samuel Appleton was arrested and jailed by Governor Andros on dubious charges of sedition. Samuel was never prosecuted, however. A tradition maintains that in 1689 Samuel himself placed Andros on the ship that was to take the Governor to England for his own incarceration.

Samuel was married twice. He married his first wife Hannah Paine on April 2, 1651. Hannah bore Samuel three children. After Hannah died, Samuel married Mary Oliver on December 8,1656 when she was only sixteen years old. Hannah gave birth to eight children. She survived her husband and died February 15, 1698.

I am descended from Samuel’s fifth child Isaac Appleton who was also a major in the army. Another son, Colonel Samuel Appleton, is believed to have been the last iron master at the Saugus Iron Works.

Major Samuel Appleton died at Ipswich on May 15, 1696.

Source: This was copied from THIS WEBSITE. Thanks to the author for compiling this biography of our shared ancestor. This is his page on the Appleton family.

Charles H. Gilbert (1827 – 1864)

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Among the seven children of Andrew and Calma was Charles H. Gilbert, born in New York in 1826 or 1827, and moved to Wisconsin with his family.

Charles died of illness during the Civil War on September 5, 1864, in Cario, Illinois. He was a lieutenant in Company F of the 40th Wisconsin Infantry. Sadly, his wife Eliza Day would also die young, passing on February 16, 1868 at the age of 39. Husband and wife are buried at Spring Grove Cemetery.

Following the death of their parents, Carrie and Harry Gilbert were adopted by Eliza’s sister Betsey and her husband R. G. Bennett. Tragically, both Carrie and Harry would would die young as well, neither living to be as old as their parents at the time of their deaths. The couple also had one birth son, Griggs, “a most excellent youth,” who would die at age 16 from diphtheria. According to the Centennial History of the Town of Nunda, “[t]he entire family lived but a few years,” and Carrie, who graduated Nunda Academy, wrote “The Mission of Difficulty,” an essay that was full of excellence and appreciation for those who had made themselves victors of circumstances.

The only child of Charles and Eliza to survive to adulthood and start a family was Clarence Day Gilbert. You can read about his life HERE.

 

[The 40th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was among scores of regiments that were raised in the summer of 1864 as Hundred Days Men, an effort to augment existing manpower for an all-out push to end the war within 100 days. The 40th Wisconsin was organized at Madison, Wisconsin, and mustered into Federal service on June 14, 1864. The regiment was mustered out on September 16, 1864. The 40th Wisconsin suffered 1 officer and 18 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 19 fatalities. Source: Wikipedia]

Andrew Gilbert (1792 – 1870)

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From the book History of Walworth County Wisconsin, by Albert Clayton Beckwith,
publ. 1912 – Page 519

ANDREW GILBERT was born January 15, 1792; married Calma BUTLER; came from
Madison county, New York, to section 24, Walworth; died at Delavan, October 22,
1870. Calma was born July 9, 1793; died March 5, 1872. Their children (known)
were Ethan Lamphere (married Elizabeth Caroline CURTIS), Phineas C. (married
Elizabeth Ann LEWIS), Nelson, Esther L. (Mrs. P. Dudley KENDRICK), Sarah (Mrs.
Edwin PHELPS), Charles H. (married Eliza DAY), Ethan L. was a business man at
Lake Geneva. Phineas C.’s wife was Hollis LATHAM’s step-daughter. Charles H.
died in military service, in 1864.

William Henry Hammersley (1832 – 1906)

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Source: Portrait and biographical record of Walworth and Jefferson counties, Wisconsin (1894) LINK

William-Hammersley-SrWilliam H. Hammersley, Sr., is engaged in business in Lake Geneva as a dealer in drugs, books and stationary. He has a well-appointed store, filled with a good stock, and since 1865 he has engaged in business along this line. He is now recognized as one of the leading merchants of the place, and it is with pleasure that we present this record of his life to our readers.

A native of England, Mr. Hammersley was born in Hanley, Staffordshire, on the 8th of January, 1832, and is a son of William S. and Ann (Pedley) Hammersley, who were also natives of the same country. The paternal grandfather, Ralph Hammersley, died in England at about the age of seventy-five years. He was a man of strict integrity, who lived a consistent Christian life, and for many years served as Deacon of the Congregational Church, with which he held membership. The father of our subject was a china manufacturer in his native land, and carried on business along that line until 1843, when he emigrated to America. Locating in New York City, he became an importer of china and earthenware. In 1855, he removed to the West, and, settling in Flint, Mich., retired from active business. He and his wife were members of the Flint Presbyterian Church, and both are now deceased. They were the parents of four children, a son and three daughters: Ann Jane, widow of Henry C. Walker, who is living in Ann Arbor, Mich.; William H.; Lucilla Oakley, wife of Edward M. Mason, of Girard, Kan.; and Fannie, wife of W. B. Buckingham, who is living in Stevens Point, Wis.

When a lad of twelve summers Mr. Hammersley of this sketch bade adien to friends and native land, and came to America with his mother and the other children of the family. His education was acquired mainly in England, for soon after coming to America he served as clerk in his father’s store. Having remained under the parental roof until he had attained to man’s estate, he then became associated with his father in business and the connection was continued until 1855. The following year he came to the West, and lived in Flint, Mich., until 1858, when he returned to the Empire State, and there spent the succeeding five years of his life.

On the 6th of October, 1853, Mr. Hammersley was united in marriage with Miss Elizabeth S. Smith, a daughter of Henry and Phoebe Ann (Barker) Smith. Their union has been blessed with three children: Grace C., wife of C. D. Gilbert, by whom she has a daughter, Lizzie; Charles H., who married Miss Ida E. Gilbert; and William H., who married Miss Emma M. Seymour. The latter have two children, Seymour and Henry.

In 1863, Mr. Hammersley came with his family to Walworth County, and for a year resided upon a farm. He then came to Lake Geneva, where he has made his home for thirty years, devoting his entire time and attention to his business interests. There is only one merchant now carrying on operations in the town who was here at the time of Mr. Hammersley’s arrival. He has therefore witnessed the growth and development of the place, and his fellow-townsmen say that he has ever borne his part in the work of advancement and progress.

Both Mr. and Mrs. Hammersley hold membership with the Congregational Church, and take an active interest in church and benevolent work. In his social relations he is a Royal Arch Mason. In politics, he is a Republican, and has held various township offices. He has been Chairman of the Town Board of Supervisors, and was also Township Clerk. He is true to every trust reposed in him, whether public or private, and is one of the valued and highly respected citizens of Lake Geneva.

Clarence Day Gilbert (1852 – ?)

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Source: Portrait and biographical record of Walworth and Jefferson counties, Wisconsin LINK

clarence-day-gilbertCLARENCE D. GILBERT, an enterprising grocery merchant of Lake Geneva, has the honor of being a native of Walworth County. He was born in the town of Walworth, September 21, 1852, and is the eldest of three children whose parents were Charles H. and Eliza (Day) Gilbert. The other two, Carrie and Harry, however, are now deceased.

The father and mother were both natives of the Empire State, and the former followed agricultural pursuits throughout his life. About 1850 he emigrated westward, locating in Walworth County, Wis., where he purchased a farm of one hundred and sixty acres. This he cultivated and improved until after the breaking out of the late war, when he responded to the country’s call for troops, and enlisted in the Union service as First Lieutenant of his company. Prior to this he was Captain of a company of militia at Walworth Corners for about two years. In 1864 he was taken sick, and died at the age of thirty-eight, while on his way home. His wife survived him for about two years.

The paternal grandfather, Andrew Gilbert, followed milling in the East until 1850, when he too came to the Badger State, where, in connection with his son Charles H., he engaged in farming. He served as a soldier in the War of 1812, and was ever a loyal and faithful citizen. His death occurred in Delavan, Wis. , where he spent the last three years of his life. He had reared a large family, and reached the allotted age of three-score years and ten. The maternal grandfather was a native of New Hampshire, but lived for many years in the East.

In taking up the personal history of our subject we present to our readers the life record of one who is widely and favorably known in Walworth County, for here he has spent the greater part of his life. In the usual manner of farmer lads his early boyhood days were passed, but at the age of twelve he left the farm and spent two years in Delavan. He then removed to Lake Geneva, where he completed his education, after which he embarked in the milling business, carrying on business along that line until twenty- two years of age when he went to Red Wing, Minn. There he engaged in the same business for a period of five and a-half years, and on his return to Lake Geneva he embarked in the grocery business, which he has followed continuously since 1881.

On the 22d of October, 1874, Mr. Gilbert was united in marriage with Miss Grace Hammersley, daughter of William H. and Elizabeth (Smith) Hammersley. They have one daughter, Lizzie. Their home is a pleasant residence and is noted for its hospitality. Mr. Gilbert is a Republican in politics, and his wife is a member of the Congregational Church. In this community they have many friends, and their many excellencies of character have gained them the high respect of all.

Thomas Adams, father-in-law to Daniel Appleton of Buxton, ME

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Source: History of Nottingham, Deerfield, and Northwood: Comprised Within the Original Limits of Nottingham, Rockingham County, N.H., with Records of the Centennial Proceedings at Northwood, and Genealogical Sketches, Elliott Colby Cogswell – January 1, 1878. LINK

Mr. Cogswell married, August 12, 1842, Sophia Ann, daughter of Deacon Thomas Adams of Gilmanton, born January 24, 1819. Their Upham, born September 6, 1845, graduated from Gilmanton Academy, 1865, married, November 19, 1865, George W. Bingham, graduate of Dartmouth College in 1863, and they live in Burlington, Ia.; (3) Ellen Sophia, born July 14, 1847, died August 13, 1849; (4) Martha Ellen, born December 28, 1849, graduated from Coe’s Academy, 1869, married, December 3, 1874, John G. Mead, jr., of New York City, where they reside; (5) Elizabeth Greenleaf, born March 5, 1852, graduated from Coe’s Academy, 1871, married, February 28, 1877, Charles H. Prescott of Walpole, Mass.; (6) William Badger, born August 5, 1854, now a member of Bellevue Hospital Medical College, New York City; (7) Thomas Herbert, born August 5, 1856, died September 17, 1860; (8) Ephraim Bradford, born May 11, 1859, died July 25, 1860; (9) Henry Burr, born April 5, 1861, member of Coe’s Academy.

It is worthy of statement that eight brothers, the sons of Nathaniel Cogswell and Judith Badger of Atkinson, served in the war of the Revolution; that six of these sons were in the service at the same time; that all lived to see General Washington President of the United States; and that no one of the nineteen children of these Christian parents dishonored their parentage.

Thomas Adams, father of the wife of Rev. E. C. Cogswell, descended from Henry Adams, who came from Devonshire, England, in 1630, and settled in Braintree, Mass., where he died October 8, 1646. His children were Henry, Samuel, Thomas, Peter, Joseph, William, and Edward. His son Joseph, born in England, 1626, married, November 26, 1650, Abigail Baxter. Their children were Henry, Joseph, John, Bethia, Samuel, Peter, Jonathan, Deliverance, and Mary. Their son Joseph married Hannah Bass, one of whose children was John, from whom President J. Q. Adams descended, also Rev. Joseph Adams of Newington, N. H., who was born January 1, 1689, graduated from Harvard College 1710, ordained November 16, 1715, and died May 26, 1783. Mary, granddaughter of Rev. Joseph Adams of Newington, married Jonathan Ross, jr., of Gilmanton.

William, son of Henry Adams, the progenitor, removed to Ipswich, Mass., and died there, 1661. He had three sons, William, Nathaniel, and Samuel. This William, jr., had a son, Thomas, born 1696, died 1762. He had Thomas, Ezekiel, Ephraim, and Benjamin; the last two settled in New Ipswich, and from one of these, Ephraim, descended the late Prof. Adams of Dartmouth College.

Thomas, brother of Ephraim and Benjamin, born 1730, died 1797, lived in Ipswich, and married Elizabeth Brown, by whom he had Deborah, Elizabeth, who married Daniel Appleton of Buxton, Me., Hannah, Bethia, Lucy, Abigail, who married Thomas Ross of Gilmanton, Sarah, Thomas, Moses, Mary, who married Ephraim Smith, and afterwards William Price of Gilmanton, and Lydia. This Thomas, son of Thomas Adams and Elizabeth Brown, was born September, 1757, died May 6, 1844, married Anna Porter, by whom he had: John; David; Nancy; William, who settled in Boston, was deacon of Salem-street Congregational Church for many years, and whose daughter, Sarah E., is the wife of Hon. J. S. Potter, United-States Consul at Stuttgart, Germany; Thomas; George; Allen; Moses; Deborah; Smith; and Samuel. This Thomas, son of Thomas Adams and Anna Porter, was born March 17, 1792, married, March 27, 1817, Sophia Kimball, born January 28, 1798, daughter of David Kimball of Gilmanton; he was deacon of the Congregational Church at Gilmanton for many years. Their children were: (1) Sophia A., born January 24, 1819, married, August 12, 1842, Rev. E. C. Cogswell; (2) Hazen Worcester, born July 25, 1823, graduated from Dartmouth College 1847, married Jane C. Amos (Campbell) of Hackensack, N. J., August 27, 1861; their children are: Hattie C., born March 23, 1862; Martha N., born April 6, 1864; Ellen S., born April 16, 1866; Charles F., born October 18, 1869; (3) Martha H., born August 19, 1825, married, October 16, 1849, G. C. Nealley of Burlington, Ia. (see sketch of Nealley family, Nottingham); (4) Mary Frances, born July 24, 1827, married, October 19, 1853, Dr. Gilliam C. Terhune of Hackensack, N. J., graduate of New (6) Ellen Elizabeth, born Septembe r 1, 1835, died July 29, 1838; (7) Edward Elliott, born August 22, 1839, died August 6, 1841. Deacon Adams died May 21, 1873, aged eighty-one; his wife died July 6, 1874, aged seventy-six.

Our Mayflower Descendancy

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Richard Warren (1579 – 1628)
is my 10th great grandfather

Nathaniel Warren (1624 – 1667)
son of Richard Warren

Richard Warren (1646 – 1697)
son of Nathaniel Warren

Anne Warren (1688 – 1737)
daughter of Richard Warren

Mary May (1713 – 1776)
daughter of Anne Warren

Simeon Valler (1748 – 1789)
son of Mary May

Silvanus Valler (1803 – )
son of Simeon Valler

Mary Jane Valler (1839 – 1872)
daughter of Silvanus Valler

Charles Abbott Dixon (1863 – 1948)
son of Mary Jane Valler

Etta Edwards Dixon (1894 – 1966)
daughter of Charles Abbott Dixon

Wilbur F Lewis Jr. (1915 – 2001)
son of Etta Edwards Dixon

MY MOM
daughter of Wilbur F Lewis Jr.

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