PULSIFER Benedict

Notes:

Benedict was born in England about 1635. We know he was in America by
1659; but possibly could have arrived a few years before. Around the
year 1661, he married his first wife. Unfortunately her name has been
lost to history.
In 1663 we have a record of Benedict buying a home and a son born to
him. He bought a residence with outhouse, orchards, etc. from Moses
Pengry of Ipswich, one of the town deacons; who had obtained the land
in 1652 from Richard Schofield, leather dresser for 17 pounds. The
home was situated on the intersection of East Street and Hovey Lane.
Across from his lot lay what had been the home of John Winthrop Jr.;
son of the founder of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Ownership of
this property entitled Benedict to the right of pasturage in the
domain beyond the "common fence", but the felling of timber or
cultivation of the common land was prohibited.
In the mid 1600's these lands were held by all householders in
common. This system was a vestigial relic of the ancient system of
land holding in England and Germany and was naturally reverted to in
the necessities of primitive colonial life. By 1664, the idea of
permanent individual ownership had gained enough acceptance that the
town voted that Plum Island, Hogg Island and Castle Neck be divided
among those who had rights of commonage, based upon the amount of
personal and property tax paid by each individual determined by lot.
This right belonged to 203 individuals including Benedict.
Benedict's first wife died at Ipswich, Jul. 16, 1673. It was a common
English practice to name the first born daughter after the wife. If
this being the case here, then it is likely his first wife's name was
Elizabeth. No way of proving this however.
Benedict marries 2nd to Susanna Waters 1674.
His children gave him a good deal of frustration and embarrassment.
He had to defend them in court and even took one son to court for
some wrong committed to him by his son.
During the 1690's the notorious Salem witch trials occurred. We can
only guess how Benedict reacted to such goings-on. His wife, Susanna,
was from Salem, so certainly they were aware of the trials.
In 1700 Benedict was assigned a place on "one of ye short seats"
among the elderly in the Ipswich Meeting House and referred to as
"Goodman". On Aug. 1, 1709, Benedict conveyed his property to his
son, Capt. Joseph Pulcifer, of Boston. Benedict died the following
year.

Birth:
BET 1635 AND 1640

Benedict married unknown about 1661 in prob. Ipswich. unknown died on 16 Jul 1673 in Ipswich, Essex Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Benedict married WATERS Susanna about Feb 1673 in Ipswich, Essex Co., MA. Susanna (daughter of WATERS Richard and PLASSE Joyce (Rejoice)) was born on 01 Feb 1648 in Salem, Essex Co., MA; died on 21 Dec 1726 in Ipswich, Essex Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

One of the most interesting stories revealed in the old Ipswich court
records involves the conviction of Benedict Jr. in 1682 for burglary
aboard a sloop. This incident was a profound embarrassment to his
father. Benedict Sr. submitted a lengthy written petition to the
quarterly session of the court seeking to defend his son against
conviction in May 1682. Benedict Sr. was ahead of his time, in a way,
in his use of defense which, with some embellishments, has become
popular in the latter half of the 20th century, known as the
"diminished capacity" defense. The profile presented, quite a
lengthy, and written in the first person, is of a father persistently
concerned about the value of education for his son, despite the son's
apparent dull-wittiness. This account shows that Benedict Sr. was
quite literate in an age when education among Englishman was rare.
Benedict Sr. painted a picture of his son as a dull-witted lad
hopelessly unable to learn to read despite the extraordinarily
painstaking efforts of his father and who was innocently led into
mischief by a Negro slave who was more cunning. His pleas for mercy
was in convincing to the court. Benedict Jr. was convicted of
" being with Stephen Crose's Negro aboard Crose's sloop, stealing
wine, sugar, and biscuit to the value of 36s". The court ordered
Benedict to pay half the treble damages to Crose and also to be
whipped.
In the summer of that same year, Benedict Jr. again got himself into
trouble with the law. In August 1682, Benedict Jr. was convicted in
Salem court, along with two other youths of stealing 37s in silver
which they took from a box from the house of Nathaniel Treadwell to
finance their plan to runaway from home. In July of 1682, 19 year old
Benedict Jr. along with John Yell and James Dunaway made a secret
agreement to abandon their Failes and leave town. They also took a
boat from Thomas Clerk and "a sayle and oare from Robert Cross". The
youths left the boat at York and went by land to Black Point, where
they were apprehended by Andrew Birdsley and brought back to the
great island in Pascataquay, and from there returned to Ipswich.
Benedict avoided a public whipping by paying a fine and his share.
His restlessness continued, and in September of 1688, he had wandered
north to the banks of the Royal river in what is now the town of
Yarmouth, Maine, but then called Westcustogo. He became involved in
the first bloodshed in the state of Maine in what came to be called,
"King Williams War". This involved a number of bloody outbreaks
between white man and Indians. The abundance of fish and game and
large stands of timber attracted the white man to this region. Yet
the Indians resented the encroachment into their homeland and
considered it a violation of treaties. Benedict was among those
involved in building a stockade against the Indians on the west side
of the river. On one fateful morning in Sept 1688, Benedict and a man
named Larabee and a few others were sent over from the block house
before the rest of the workmen to make preparations for the days
work. The Indians were lurking in ambush. With their faces smeared
with war paint, the Indians sprung from the bushes to attack. One of
the Indians gave Larabee a violent push. Larabee immediately lifted
his gun and shot the Indian dead. While he fired, a second Indian
seized Larabee and Benedict struck the Indian squarely on his
shoulder with the edge of his broard axe and the Indian fell to the
ground. The fight now broke into general chaos. The Indians
ultimately retreated with two captive men who they put to death by
torture back in their camp. The settlers fled the region, and it was
not repopulated with white people until 1713.
Benedict continued his travels and in 1690 Benedict Jr. enlisted in
Sir William Phip's expedition to Quebec as a member of Captain
Abraham Tilton's company. It is quite possible he was killed or taken
prisoner in the unsuccessful attempt to take the Canadian stronghold.
No further records on benedict Jr. are available. He apparently died
unmarried and childless.

Notes:

The old Ipswich court records make reference to Benedict's second
son, John. as a child of 12, we have a court record that John broke
open the barn door of James Chute Jr., breaking the lock taking his
oxen and working them "contrary to his knowledge and order",
witnessed by Thomas Harris Sr., his wife and son.
In the winter of 1678-79, John lived in the home of Mr. Francis
Wainwright. John apparently worked for Wainwright in some sort of
employee capacity. Wainwright was of a prominent family and a rather
wealthy member of the community. John was caught stealing food from
Wainwright, and providing it to his mother. In the hearing John tried
to put the blame on his parents, stating that his mother told him
that they wanted wheat, which "he might help them to" whereupon he
removed a bushel and a half of wheat and delivered it to Benedict,
his father. His mother, Susanna, made John a cake out of it. Later,
according to John, his stepmother asked that John take some pork from
Wainwright's warehouse. He took 2 large pieces five or six times.
This led to further thefts, including a small hog, half bushel of
salt, two bundles of candles, sugar carried in a handkerchief, all of
which he brought to his parents. Susanna's version of the story was
somewhat different. Yes, John had stolen the goods, but she
apparently did not put John up to it. She says she was suspicious and
wished them sent back to Mr. Wainwright, but did not for fear of
making trouble. John was to be severely whipped and the parents were
ordered to pay restitution to Mr. Wainwright.
Five years later, at the age of 17, John committed some unknown wrong
against his father. This dispute apparently could not be settled
within the family, so Benedict had to take his own son to court. On
Mar. 26, 1684, Benedict received execution of a judgment against his
son and the town Marshall "delivered said John Pulsepher to his
father for a term of six years." The records give no details
regarding the nature of the offense which would warrant what appears
to be a six year indenture to his father. two months later, John
"acknowledged judgment to his father in wheat, malt and pork.
Sometime in the next four years, John left Ipswich, and moved to
Gloucester, near a spot on the old road leading to Coffin's Beach.

In May 1684, at age 21 yrs.; Ipswich town
records note that John Pulsifer acknowledged
judgement to his father, Benedict with wheat, malt,
and pork. Whatever the dispute between
was, could not be settled privately and
required Benedict to exact a formal court
order against his son. He left Ispwich and
settled to the west town of Gloucester on
the road leading to Coffin's Beach.

John married KENT Joanna on 31 Dec 1684 in Gloucester, Essex Co., Mass.. Joanna (daughter of KENT Thomas) was born in 1665; died in Gloucester, Essex Co., Mass.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Her will, dated 24 Jan. 1755 at Hampton Falls, N.H.; witnessed by
Jonathan Green, Samuel Prescott Jr. and Thoedore Smith. Proved 30 May
1755.

See: Genealogical and Family History of the State of New
Hamphire page 1654

Died:
BET 1754 AND 1755

Family/Spouse: PRESCOTT Jonathan. Jonathan (son of PRESCOTT James and BOULTER Mary) was born on 08 May 1675 in NH; died on 06 Jan 1755 in Hampton Falls, Rockingham Co., N.H.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth married CLIFFORD Isaac on 13 Aug 1693 in Newbury, Essex Co., MA. Isaac was born about 14 Feb 1662 in Hampton; died on 02 May 1694 in Newbury, Essex Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

No further information available on William. It is likely he died
young.

Richard married Dororthy, about 1698 in prob. at Ipswich. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Richard married GOLD Ruth about 1704 in prob. Ipswich, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: LOVELL Mary. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Ship Captain; died 1711; Judge Samuel Sewall
mentions his death in his diary on 4 Apr. 1711.
His will dated 19 Dec. 1710 leaves to his wife
Mary, and on her death, to his sister, Margaret;
to his mother Susanna, the interest on 100 ponds
and on her death to go the his brother Richard
and Richard's son Benjamin, but "in case I
have a child, the whole estate to him when of
age.

Joseph married TUCK Mary on 02 May 1702 in Boston, Suffolk Co., MA. Mary (daughter of TUCK Thomas Capt.) was born in Boston, Suffolk Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

David married Susanna, about 1704. Susanna, was born about 1691. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Johanna married HARRIS Thomas on 09 Dec 1710 in Ipswich, Essex Co., MA. Thomas (son of HARRIS John and STACKHOUSE Esther) was born on 12 Jun 1677 in Rowley, Essex Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jonathan married LOUDE Sarah about 20 Mar 1708. Sarah (daughter of LOUDE Francis and Sarah) was born in Ipswich, Essex Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Susanna married BURGEN Robert Burgoine\ on 31 Aug 1719 in Ipswich, Essex Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
14 FEB 1692/1693

Margaret married LAKEMAN Tobias on 13 Sep 1712 in Ipswich, Essex Co., MA. Tobias died on 09 Sep 1738 in Canso, Nova Scotia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He died the day after his wife did. He had a
son Nathaniel who narrowly escaped
massacre at the surrender of Fort William
Henry in the French Indian Wars.

Birth:
10 FEB 1692/1693 Baptised Aug. 8, 1707

Thomas married GROVER Sarah about 06 Jan 1725 in Gloucester, Essex Co., Mass.. Sarah was born about 1707; died on 26 May 1728 in Gloucester, Essex Co., Mass.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married WOODWARD Hannah on 29 Oct 1730 in Gloucester, Essex Co., Mass.. Hannah died on 23 Sep 1778 in Gloucester, Essex Co., Mass.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He is called "cordwainer" in a deed dated 1721 and a "Yeoman" in deed
that is conveying to Caleb Pool, for 300 pounds, 20 acres of land
near Lane Cove, and a house and barn which I built", dated Ipswich
Apr. 13, 1736.
The General Court had ordered a township 6 miles square to be laid
out and distributed to officers and soldiers engaged in the
expedition to capture Quebec in 1690 which was commanded by Lieut.
William Phips. The expedition was a failure. Ebenezer Pulsifer was
allowed one share in the right of his uncle Benedictus (Jr.), who
was a member of Lieut. Abraham Tilton's co. of Ipwich. Ebenezer was
allotted Share # 33, located "next to the ministers' lot # 32". The
township, afterwards Winchendon, Mass. was granted on condition of
actual settlement. Ebenezer probably. moved to the new land in 1736,
selling as noted above,, his house and farm at Gloucester., but later
returned there where his 9th child. Joseph, was born in 1740, and
others in subsequent years.

Ebenezer married SILLEY Huldah about 11 Feb 1719 in Gloucester, Essex Co., Mass.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lived in Gloucester and bought the family homestead on May 22, 1725
from his father, John for 25 pounds and the care of his father and
mother until their deaths.
This property is situated on the west side of The Annisquam River,
and it contained a thatch lot which was given to him by a town
vote,,, lying on the Jones River, all horses, neat cattle, hogs
sheep, etc.

Birth:
9 JAN 1700/1701

David married MAXWELL Mary on 29 Nov 1723 in Wenham, Essex Co., MA. Mary was born in Wenham; died on 12 May 1773 in Gloucester, Essex Co., Mass.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He resided at Gloucester until about 1736 when he moved his family to
Kensington, Rockingham Co., N.H. His name appears on a petition dated
Nov. 21. 1746 regarding the building of a bridge (N.H. Prov. Papers,
Vol. 9;9; page. 583).
He was allowed 2.14 pounds in Dec. 1758 for expenses of his son,
Jonathan, a soldier, who was sick and died at Sheffield, Mass., on
his return from the Fort George Campaign.
It is supposed that they moved to Brentwood in the same county around
the year 1762, but there is no record of him in Brentwood, nor one at
Kensington after 1750.
A Jonathan Pulsifer was admitted as a settler at Penacook, N.H. Feb.
1725 on payment of 20 shillings. This is from the proprietors Book of
Rumford (now Concord, N.H.). It is probably the same man, but we are
not absolutely certain.
His will, dated Jan. 12, 1766 and proved Aug. 27, 1766, mentions his
wife Susanna, children Samuel, Benjamin, Hannah, Elizabeth Crane,
Mary, and grandson Jonathan Batchelder (Rockingham Probate).

Jonathan married HADLEY Susanah on 11 Dec 1729 in Gloucester, Essex Co., Mass.. Susanah died after 1766 in prob. Brentwood, Rockingham Co., NH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hannah married STEDMAN Samuel on 26 Sep 1728. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
19 JAN 1745/1746

Jonathan married GROVE Judith on 03 Apr 1721. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Benjamin married DALTON Mehitable on 16 Oct 1728. Mehitable (daughter of DALTON Philemon and GOVE Abigail) was born on 25 Sep 1713. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Abigail married LOCKE Nathaniel about 06 Jan 1725. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Joseph married TABOR Mary on 08 Sep 1729. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: HILLIARD Benjamin. Benjamin was born in Hampton Falls, Rockingham Co., N.H.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: GARLAND Peter. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Richard married GOOLD Sarah on 16 Dec 1721 in Ipswich, Essex Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Dorothy married HARRIS William on 07 Nov 1724 in Ipswich, Essex Co., MA. William (son of HARRIS William and Sarah,) was born in 1700. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He was a weaver by trade as mentioned in a deed of 1747 in which he
sold half dwelling and 16 rods of land on meetinghouse hill to
Jonathan Wells of Ipswich.
He removed in 1747 to Mendon, Mass.

William married LOVELL Mary on 03 Nov 1727 in Ipswich, Essex Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Benamin married GERRISH Sarah on 30 May 1729 in Ipswich, Essex Co., MA. Sarah was born about 1712; died on 09 Mar 1753 in Ipswich, Essex Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Joseph probably served in the French War and perhaps died while in
service in 1758. Sarah, his widow, appointed administrator Feb. 22,
1759, acknowledged receipt of 5.14.8 pounds for "his services in ye
expedition". He left a dwelling house and 17 rods of land in Ipswich,
#25 old pewter, etc.
He is buried in Warren, New York.

Died:
BET 1758 AND 1759

Joseph married LOVELL Sarah on 15 Sep 1737 in Ipswich, Essex Co., MA. Sarah (daughter of LOVELL Alexander and SAFFORD Elizabeth) was born on 02 Sep 1716 in Ipswich, Essex Co., MA; died on 21 Jan 1798. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

7 Apr 1737
mariner; drowned off the Canso Bank with
7 others.

Samuel married HODGKINS Mary in Jun 1735 in Ipswich, Essex Co., MA. Mary was born in Ipswich, Essex Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Mar 1762
Married, but husbands name unk. She died
prior to Mar. 1762 as her father's estate
mentions the children of Susanna, deceased.

Family/Spouse: Unknown,. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ruth married LEGROS Phillip on 29 Nov 1748 in Ipswich, Essex Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married BEAL Obadiah on 09 Nov 1745. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

died young

Notes:

died young

Notes:

not mentioned in his fathers will dated 19 Dec. 1710;
so probably died young.

Notes:

It is supposed that Abiel had 3 children by his first
wife, but the bp. of only one could be found.

Abiel married COTTON Bethiah about 01 Mar 1732 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA. Bethiah (daughter of COTTON Josiah and STURTEVANT Hannah) was born on 08 Jun 1714 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA; died in 1736 in Boston, Suffolk Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Abiel married NOYES Sarah on 21 May 1736 in Boston, Suffolk Co., MA. Sarah (daughter of NOYES Oliver (MD) and BELCHER Anna) was born on 22 Sep 1716. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Came to Rockingham, windham, Vt. in 1766 with his wife and, Elizabeth
and 5 children (prob. dau. Mary was already married at the time. He
settled opposite South Charlestown, N.H.
Town abd church meetings were sometimes held in his home.
He, with Ebenezer Pulsipher, were among the first nineteen members of
the First Church of Rockingham organized 27 Oct. 1773, Rev. Samuel
Whiting, pastor.
On 21 Apr. 1775, David and his son John (bn 1749) joined a band of
Patriots gathering on both sides of the Connecticut River and were
assigned to Capt. John Marcy's Co. in Col. James Reed's reg't. which
took an active part in the Battle of Bunker Hill. "In the memorable
Battle of Bunker Hill, 17 Jun. 1775, there stood David and John side
by side and fought about 13 Americans against 3000 of the British for
about two hours. When the enemy, after firing Charleston and wending
around under the smoke, had nearly surrounded that wing of their own
army, when they say but a small gap to retreat through which was then
continually plowing the ground with balls from the shipping. But
while they were going out, David Pulsipher saw one of our men wounded
and crawling on his hands and knees. In the meantime a British
soldier ran him through with a bayonet, being filled with indignation
at such rank breach of the laws of all civilized nations he, (John)
immediately stopped, amid scenes of death and carnage, loaded his gun
and shot that man down before he left the ground and then obtained a
safe retrrreat. In a few weeks after this David died with cramp
rheumatism in his breast, (no doubt heart failure).

David married STOWELL Elizabeth on 02 Oct 1740 in Pomfret, Windham Co., CT. Elizabeth (daughter of STOWELL David and HERRINGTON Patience) was born on 21 Aug 1719 in Newton, Middlesex Co., MA; died on 02 Jul 1786 in Rockingham, Windham Co., VT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Margaret married LAKEMAN Richard about 22 Feb 1732 in Ipswich, Essex Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He seems to have been a man of property, loaning money to his wife's
relatives in Gloucester. He owned a dwelling on Middle (now Salem?)
Street in Boston.
His wife, Sarah made a will dated Nov. 1, 1779 Boston Records in
which she says she is "of advanced age"

Joseph married PIERCE Sarah on 22 May 1734 in Boston, Suffolk Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
11 FEB 1716/1717

Elizabeth married PIERCE Samuel on 27 Oct 1737 in Boston, Suffolk Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
4 MAR 1711/1712

Notes:

Birth:
2 JAN 1713/1714

Joanna married WEBBER Richard on 18 Jun 1738 in Ipswich, Essex Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
1 JAN 1719/1720

Mary married SYMONDS John about 26 Feb 1741 in Ipswich, Essex Co., MA. John was born in Topsfield, Essex Co., Mass.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Joseph married WEBBER Joanna on 02 Dec 1743 in Ipswich, Essex Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

David married MARSHALL Dorothy on 04 Jul 1754 in Ipswich, Essex Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Benjamin married HOLLAND Ann on 23 Apr 1752 in Ipswich, Essex Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
7 MAR 1729/1730

Notes:

Birth:
7 MAR 1729/1730

Notes:

Birth:
21 FEB 1701/1702

Notes:

Birth:
21 FEB 1701/1702

Notes:

There seems to be no trustworthy records for Jonathan. One of that
name did marry a Widow Susannah Holland in 1756. Jonathan Pulsifer
made a deed of land Jan. 20, 1755 to Bickford Pulsifer, probably his
brother. No record of children.

Jonathan married HOLLAND Susannah on 06 Mar 1756. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
4 MAR 1715/1716

David married BROWN Hannah about 05 Feb 1741. Hannah died before 1756 in prob. Ipswich, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

David married HODGKINS Abigail on 19 Dec 1756. Abigail died on 20 Jan 1787. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
27 JAN 1725/1726

Notes:

He carried on a large fishing business in Ipswich. Pulsifer Wharf or
landing is noted in old documents. He owned considerable property,
large dwelling, fish stages, etc. 37 ponds of pewter, silver spoons,
mentioned in inventory. Many purchases of real estate recorded.

Francis married LAKEMAN Sarah about 07 Jan 1741 in Ipswich, Essex Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth married WHEELER Benjamin (Jr.) on 19 Dec 1746. Benjamin was born in "of Gloucester". [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mercy married STACEY Joseph on 15 Jul 1749. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Susanna married HARRIS William on 05 Jul 1744 in Ipswich, Essex Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She was still living in 1794.

Mary married SPILLER John (Jr.) on 10 Nov 1744 in Ipswich, Essex Co., MA. John (son of SPILLER John and LAKEMAN Sarah) was born on 12 Oct 1718 in Ipswich, Essex Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth married STONE Samuel on 10 Nov 1744. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

probate file # 4028 dated 24 Jun. 1758 gives inventory of estate
only. Essex Co., Mass.

24 Jun 1758
Will probated file # 4028 inventory only

Robert married GIBSON Margaret on 03 Dec 1751 in Ipswich, Essex Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
BET 1713 AND 1714

Notes:

Died:
1 MAR 1743/1744

Margaret married HODGKINS Ezekiel about 20 Jan 1729 in Ipswich, Essex Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
12 JAN 1716/1717

Notes:

Birth:
23 FEB 1716/1717

Tobias married WAITE Ruth on 15 Apr 1742 in Ipswich, Essex Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

10 May 1740
Mar. 1st to William Holland Jr at Ipswich. Mar.
2nd to Jonathan Pulcipher Jr. as Widow
Susanna Holland.

Birth:
28 FEB 1718/1719

Susanna married PULSIFER Jonathan on 06 Mar 1756 in Ipswich, Essex Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
27 JAN 1721/1722

Died:
24 FEB 1721/1722

Notes:

23 Nov 1729
death record calls her Hannah

Joseph married HOWES Elizabeth on 25 Dec 1755 in Ipswich, Essex Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
in her fifth year

Notes:

He was a farmer. In 1776 he was a signer to a "Declaration" of the
patriots of Gloucester insisting upon the justice of the War of
Revolution.

Birth:
28 FEB 1733/1734

Thomas married SAWYER Jemima on 02 Jan 1771 in Gloucester, Essex Co., Mass.. Jemima died on 04 Mar 1776 in Gloucester, Essex Co., Mass.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married ALLEN Tabby on 07 Sep 1777 in Gloucester, Essex Co., Mass.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He was a farmer. He served in the French War and was present at Fort
William Henry at it's surrender and narrowly escaped capture. He was
in Capt. Jos. Whipple's Co. Jul. 1775 and Capt. Lt. in Capt. Jos.
Lanes' Company in Sept. and Oct. in the same year. Later a member if
Sea Coast Company at Gloucester. His sons, Nathaniel and Epes
Proctor, claimed a pension as the only children then living.

Nathaniel married PROCTOR Abigail on 06 Feb 1766 in Ipswich, Essex Co., MA. Abigail was born about 1748 in Ipswich, Essex Co., MA; died on 25 Dec 1788 in Gloucester, Essex Co., Mass.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nathaniel married DIAL Sally on 09 Dec 1792 in Gloucester, Essex Co., Mass.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hannah married ALLEN William (Jr.) on 26 Apr 1757. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married HUNTER Sarah about 28 Feb 1744 in Gloucester, Essex Co., Mass.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
30 JAN 1723/1724

Notes:

Birth:
10 MAR 1727/1728

Edmond married DAY Mary about 10 Jan 1750 in Gloucester, Essex Co., Mass.. Mary died in Dec 1763 in Gloucester, Essex Co., Mass.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Edmond married HASKELL Mary on 07 Feb 1765. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
MAR 1731/1732

Notes:

Birth:
20 FEB 1740/1741

Notes:

He resided in Gloucester until after 1772

Joseph married HARRIS Anna on 08 Oct 1767 in Gloucester, Essex Co., Mass.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Martha married MORGAN Luke on 01 Dec 1747 in Gloucester, Essex Co., Mass.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

David Pulsifer Jr. served as Pvt. in the Revolutionary War. In 1790
he settled in Poland, Maine, where he moved from Essex Co., Mass.,
taking all his family with him except for Hannah (Mrs. Knowlton). She
followed him some 25 years later with part of her family. David
purchased his farm at Bakersfield, now Poland, consisting of 5
hundred acres of land, at $1.25 per acre which he divided among his
sons, all grown men. Two of his sons, Jonathan and Ephraim had
already married and had children. These two sons followed the sea
previous to emigration to Maine. David and his sons cleared the farm
by cutting and burning the trees, which remained in the Pulsifer
family for nearly a century. The last Pulsifer owner of this farm was
the Hon. John Rust Pulsifer. It was sold to Mr. James S. Sandborn of
Chase and Sanborn of Boston in 1886 and was known as the Sanborn farm
and later as the Elmwood farm. After Mr. Sanborn's purchase of the
property from John Rust Pulsifer, he erected on it one of the
largest, most commedious and finely finished barns to be found in New
England. On the Sanborn or Elmwood farm, Mr. Sanborn bred fine
horses. The Elmwood farm lay on the south side of the county road and
along the western boundry of New Glousester, Me. in the Empire
Settlement.

David married PULSIFER Hannah on 04 Feb 1762 in Gloucester, Essex Co., Mass.. Hannah was born in 1729 in Brentwood, Rockingham Co., NH; died in 1831 in Poland, ME. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
(died a soldier)

Hannah married PULSIFER David Jr. on 04 Feb 1762 in Gloucester, Essex Co., Mass.. David was born in Gloucester, Essex Co., Mass.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
died young; prob. at Kensington.

Notes:

Birth:
9 FEB 1745/1746

Notes:

Birth:
15 MAR 1747/1748

Family/Spouse: LONGFELLOW Green. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: CURRIER Abigail. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

They resided in Saco, Maine.

Family/Spouse: BACHELDER David. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He resided in Raymond, N.H. and when the war broke out, he left a
young wife and an infant son of 6 months old and hastened to bunker
Hill, where he was killed.

Family/Spouse: ROLLINS Esther. Esther was born in of Epping, NH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
13 JAN 1728/1729

Philemon married TAYLOR Elizabeth about 1751. Elizabeth was born in 1732; died on 15 Aug 1772 in Hampton Falls, Rockingham Co., N.H.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He was a mariner and died unmarried. His inventory of his estate
included a pair of silver sleeve buttons, amount. 218.11.9 pounds,
less 54.12.11 and a quarter pounds.

Mary married CALDWELL Stephen on 05 Oct 1745 in Ipswich, Essex Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married LAKEMAN Mrs. Sarah on 17 Nov 1750 in Ipswich, Essex Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married ROBINS Mrs. Sarah on 10 Dec 1754 in Ipswich, Essex Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Samuel married PULSIFER Mrs. Hannah on 26 Mar 1768 in Ipswich, Essex Co., MA. Mrs. was born about 1744; died on 07 Dec 1836 in Ipswich, Essex Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth married HILL Daniel on 26 Mar 1751 in Mendon, Worcester Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married HAYWARD Elijah on 24 Apr 1755 in Mendon, Worcester Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ruth married HAYWARD Josiah on 05 Mar 1760 in Mendon, Worcester Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lovell married BROWN Lucy on 16 May 1783 in Douglas, Mass.. Lucy was born in Killingsley, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
"of a lingering disorder"

Benjamin married RICE Elizabeth on 30 May 1759 in Grafton, MA. Elizabeth (daughter of RICE Joseph and LELAND Hannah) was born in 1740 in Grafton, MA; died on 18 Feb 1772 in Conway, Franklin Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Benjamin married HOWARD Zeruiah on 27 Dec 1776 in Carver, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

14 May 1777
Reported dead- Rev. War.

Died:
Bur. at Ipswich, prob. died Rev. War.

Richard married MARSHALL Mary on 26 Sep 1765 in Beverly, Essex Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married SPILLER John on 10 Mar 1779 in Ipswich, Essex Co., MA. John (son of SPILLER John (Jr.) and BURGEN Mary) was born on 02 Nov 1746 in Ipswich, Essex Co., MA; died on 15 Jun 1819 in Bridgewater, Grafton Co., N.H.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth married JEWETT Moses on 23 Jan 1773 in Ipswich, Essex Co., MA. Moses (son of JEWETT Moses) was born on 24 Jul 1750 in bn. Ipswich; bap. Rowley (date is bap. date); died in 1822 in Whitefield, ME. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married VAUGHN Mary about 1779. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
19 JAN 1742/1743

Notes:

Birth:
10 FEB 1743/1744

Joseph married BROWN Mary on 22 Apr 1769 in Newburyport, Essex Co., MA. Mary (daughter of BROWN Moses and BROWN Elizabeth) was born on 26 Jun 1751 in Newburyport, Essex Co., MA; died in May 1830 in Campton, Grafton Co., NH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married ELIOT Hannah on 26 Sep 1769 in Beverly, Essex Co., MA. Hannah was born about 1752. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

9 Jul 1738
baptised at Ipswich; son of Samuel (deceased) and Mary.

Birth:
(date of baptismal)

Notes:

Died:
prob. died young

Notes:

Rev. War Soldier

Family/Spouse: RUSSELL Priscilla. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ebenezer married REED Unity on 20 Jun 1782 in Rockingham, Windham Co., VT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
29 JAN 1743/1744

Family/Spouse: HARWOOD John. John (son of HARWOOD John and POWERS Mary) was born on 05 Jun 1736 in Hardwick, Worcester Co., MA; died in 1800. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
13 MAR 1746/1747

Esther married WOOD Joseph on 11 Jan 1767 in Charlestown, Cheshire Co., NH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Rev. War. battle of Bunker Hill. He was one of the founders (1779) of
the first Baptist Church of Rockingham, Vt.

John married DUTTON Elizabeth in 1773 in Rockingham, Windham Co., VT. Elizabeth (daughter of DUTTON Thomas and HILL Mary) was born on 18 Dec 1751 in Lundenburg, Wocester Co., MA; died on 02 Dec 1838 in Far East, Caldwell Co., Mo.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: FULLER Capt. John H.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

David married RUSSELL Priscilla on 15 Oct 1778 in Rockingham, Windham Co., VT. Priscilla (daughter of RUSSELL James and Lucy,) was born on 20 Feb 1754 in of Walpole, NH; died on 12 Jun 1816 in Rockingham, Windham Co., VT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

David married WEAVER Joanna on 31 Oct 1816 in Rockingham, Windham Co., VT. Joanna died on 03 Jul 1836 in Rockingham, Windham Co., VT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
13 FEB 1735/1736

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Freeman married SCOLLAY Rebecca on 21 Mar 1759 in Boston, Suffolk Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: NOTTAGE Samuel. Samuel was born in "of New Providence, Bahamas". [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

David married LUCKIS Elizabeth in Aug 1771 in Boston, Suffolk Co., MA. Elizabeth was born on 11 Nov 1746; died on 02 Dec 1807 in Boston, Suffolk Co., MA Bur. Copps Hill Cem.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He was the captain of a vessel and was drowned off the Virginia Capes
in 1783. He was member of Captain Charles Smith's Company of Sea
Coast Guards at Ipswich, Apr. to Oct. 1775

Birth:
1 JAN 1742/1743

David married KELLSON Anne on 04 Dec 1766 in Ipswich, Essex Co., MA. Anne died in Jan 1799 in Ipswich, Essex Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
19 JAN 1744/1745

Hannah married HARRIS Samuel on 26 Mar 1768. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Ebenezer was a member of Capt. Charles Smith's Company Sea Coast
Guards, Ipswich in 1775, Served on the Paul Jones frigate ALERT and
other vessels, last on Letter of Marque Thomas, 20 guns. He was taken
prisoner and died about 1780 on the prison ship in New York harbor
according to family tradition. (See Mass. Archives, Rev. Rolls
XXXVI:241 and Rev. Rolls XLI:95, 97)

Died:
On a prison ship in New York Harbour.

Ebenezer married PERKINKS Sarah on 08 Mar 1773 in Ipswich, Essex Co., MA. Sarah (daughter of PERKINKS Nathaniel and HARRIS Anna) was born about 1757 in "of Ipswich" called their nineth child. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
22 MAR 1745/1746

Francis married ANDREWS Lucy on 11 Nov 1769 in Ipswich, Essex Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She died unmarried; leaving her property to her brother, Bickford,
will dated May 23, 1787

Notes:

He died unmarried. He was in Capt. Wade's Company, Col. Little's
Regt., 17th Mass.; was present at bunker Hill and at the battle of
Long Island. Ipswich vital records says he died of consumption.

John married PULSIFER Mary on 10 Mar 1779 in Ipswich, Essex Co., MA. Mary (daughter of PULSIFER Benamin and GERRISH Sarah) was born on 31 Aug 1743 in Ipswich, Essex Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Robert married Mrs. Abigail Perkins on 26 Jul 1770 in Ipswich, Essex Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
BET 1751 AND 1752

Mary married PERKINS Abraham on 05 Jul 1770 in Ipswich, Essex Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Susanna married HEARD Nathaniel on 03 Dec 1789 in Ipswich, Essex Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Margaret married ROSS Daniel on 20 Aug 1771. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Feb 1774
died of smallpox

Family/Spouse: URAN Jonathan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
13 MAR 1741/1742

William married WELLS Sarah on 08 Dec 1796 in Ipswich, Essex Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]