Colonial connections mentioned in _Irish State Papers: Adven

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John Brandon

Colonial connections mentioned in _Irish State Papers: Adven

Legg inn av John Brandon » 16 aug 2005 22:52:33

Looking at _Calendar of the State Papers Relating to Ireland_, vol. 4
(i.e., _Adventurers for Land, 1642-1659_), I can't help but think what
a large number of American colonial connections are mentioned. The
Puritans were apparently very eager to invest in the Irish Adventure of
the 1640s and '50s.

Using this volume, I was able to publish an interesting little note in
the April 2001 _Register_ on the New England Shepard family.

Mr. Francis1 Willoughby of New England is mentioned on pages 118 and
343.

"The last will of Wm. Willoughby, late of Portsmouth, dated 1 Aug.,
1650, and proved 6 May, 1651, did not dispose of his Irish adventure.
Francis Willoughby is his eldest son" [the father is also called
William Willoughby of Wapping and Wapping Wall].

Relatives of the New England Brinleys are also mentioned fairly
extensively--see pages 230, 237, 349. Nicholas Stoughton and Richard
Glyd, brother and brother-in-law of Rose (Stoughton) Otis of New
England are mentioned on pages 145-46.

In some cases, people are attempting to prove their relationship to
earlier investors, so there are depositions giving ages and facts about
family connections and marriages which have occurred in the interim.

Two of particular interest are:

pp. 224-25:

Extract from the Will of Joan Mathew, of [St.] Dunstan in the East
parish, London, widow [dated 25 March 1653]. ... she bequeathed her
interest in the Irish adventure to her son James.
....
Assigning her share of L100 in the Irish adventure to her son James,
"of Yarmouth, in New England, in the parts beyond the seas."

(I believe Gordon Remmington had planned to write an article on this,
but it hasn't appeared yet [he told me it was coming out in the Jan.
1999 TAG, I believe]. Perhaps the clue shouldn't be completely
forgotten.)

p. 323:

[10 June 1654.] Deposition by John Partridge, of "New Neitherland in
Flushing," merchant, aet. about 30. Alexander Partridge, his late
father, adventured L80 for land in Ireland ...

I guess this would be Flushing, Queens, New York City ...

John Brandon

Re: Colonial connections mentioned in _Irish State Papers: A

Legg inn av John Brandon » 17 aug 2005 21:53:50

Also,

p. 140

Richard Porter, of Lamberhurst, in Kent, Esq., in and by a codicil
annexed to his last will and bearing date 7 Feb., 1652/3, bequeathed
his adventure in Ireland to his son, Richard Porter, or, if Richard
died under 21, to his son John. The will and codicil were proved 15
July, 1653. ...
Five receipts by the Treasurers under the arrangement between the
King and Parliament, in all for L600, from Richard Porter, of Abbot's
Langley, in Herts. ...

These Porters would be distant relations of American immigrant Edmond
Hawes.

Page 201 seems to show that Sarah, wife of Richard Byfield, of Long
Ditton, Surrey, was the widow of William Wagstaff of Watling Street,
London, merchant.

John Brandon

Re: Colonial connections mentioned in _Irish State Papers: A

Legg inn av John Brandon » 17 aug 2005 22:34:28

p. 97

Two receipts by the Treasurers under the arrangement between the King
and Parliament, in all for L100, one from "Richard Hutchinson of
London, linen draper," the other from "Richard Hutchinson of London,
iremonger."
Two of the same by the Treasurers of July, 1643, in all for L50,
from "Richard Hutchinson of Maudlin's [St. Mary Magdalene's], Milk
Street citizen and ironmonger London."

I think the ironmonger was a relative of the New England Hutchinsons.

John Brandon

Re: Colonial connections mentioned in _Irish State Papers: A

Legg inn av John Brandon » 17 aug 2005 22:40:18

This one also sounds suspiciously "colonial" ...

p. 106

Extract from the will of Edward Hodgson, citizen and goldsmith of
London.

By his last will, dated 7 April, and proved 9 May, 1651, he left his
executors full power to deal with all his lands, &c. His father Thomas
Wilson, and his cousin Wm. Rawson were the executors. ...

John Brandon

Re: Colonial connections mentioned in _Irish State Papers: A

Legg inn av John Brandon » 17 aug 2005 22:50:48

p. 152

Mentions Rev. Ezekias Woodward two times, once calling him "of London,
gent." and the other time, "of Bray [Berks], clerk."

Kimball G.

Re: Colonial connections mentioned in _Irish State Papers: A

Legg inn av Kimball G. » 18 aug 2005 15:30:37

Thanks, John, for posting these abstracts from _Calendar of State
Papers Relating to Ireland_. I wasn't aware that Col. William
Willoughby had been involved and am very interested in his life.

Best wishes,
Kimball G. Everingham

John Brandon

Re: Colonial connections mentioned in _Irish State Papers: A

Legg inn av John Brandon » 18 aug 2005 15:47:45

You're welcome.

I also noticed some references to relatives of William Pole/Pool of
Taunton, as well as relatives of Margaret (Barrett) Huntington of
Connecticut. Apparently many of the better-off Puritan families got
involved in the Irish venture. Someone might get a good article or
note out of this.


Kimball G. wrote:
Thanks, John, for posting these abstracts from _Calendar of State
Papers Relating to Ireland_. I wasn't aware that Col. William
Willoughby had been involved and am very interested in his life.

Best wishes,
Kimball G. Everingham

Gjest

Re: Colonial connections mentioned in _Irish State Papers: A

Legg inn av Gjest » 20 aug 2005 00:49:02

It looks like James Matthew(s) will be in the next Great Migration
volume.

I'll make sure that information is included there,
along with the Noyes / Browne marriage.

Leslie

John Brandon

Re: Colonial connections mentioned in _Irish State Papers: A

Legg inn av John Brandon » 20 aug 2005 00:55:38

Good, thanks, Leslie.

Did I ever mention that there is stuff on Luke Fawne in that vol. of
Irish State Papers?

Gjest

Re: Colonial connections mentioned in _Irish State Papers: A

Legg inn av Gjest » 21 aug 2005 00:14:27

I noticed something online,
about Luke Fawne not approving of the Hobbes book "Leviathan".

I later found that John Fawne was in fact a schoolmaster in Leicester.

I suspect that more will be found on this family,
since they were at least middle class.

Leslie

John Brandon

Re: Colonial connections mentioned in _Irish State Papers: A

Legg inn av John Brandon » 21 aug 2005 16:42:08

That _Adventurers for Land_ volume mentions that Luke Fawne inherited
the Irish shares of an Elizabeth Evelyn, I think. She could have been
a relation of some sort, I guess.

Gjest

Re: Colonial connections mentioned in _Irish State Papers: A

Legg inn av Gjest » 22 aug 2005 02:26:25

I'll have to check further on that.

I also need to see what Joan Mathew's will says,
if her son is "overseas" or "if demanded" etc.

The April TAG should be out anytime now.
I have an article which extends the ancestry of Mary Beane, wife of
Daniel Clark of Ipswich, Mass.

Leslie

John Brandon

Re: Colonial connections mentioned in _Irish State Papers: A

Legg inn av John Brandon » 23 aug 2005 14:35:19

The April TAG should be out anytime now.
I have an article which extends the ancestry of Mary Beane, wife of
Daniel Clark of Ipswich, Mass.

Sounds interesting. It's good to see that TAG is getting back to a
more normal schedule (well, at least only four months behind, rather
than seven or eight).

Where was the Beane family from in England?

Gjest

Re: Colonial connections mentioned in _Irish State Papers: A

Legg inn av Gjest » 24 aug 2005 18:41:56

Have you noticed that NEHGR seems to be late?

The Beanes were cordwainers in London.
The line goes back to about 1560.
Somehow, Walter Goodwin Davis, or his researcher,
missed the wills for this family.

I should be publishing information on the Stanley brothers of
Hartford, Ct. next.

Leslie

John Brandon

Re: Colonial connections mentioned in _Irish State Papers: A

Legg inn av John Brandon » 24 aug 2005 19:28:27

Have you noticed that NEHGR seems to be late?

I got the July issue two weeks ago. Nothing much of interest except
Jane Fiske's note on the marriages of Nicholas Trerise-Rebecca
Hurlestone and Nehemiah Bourne-Hannah Earning.

The Beanes were cordwainers in London.
The line goes back to about 1560.
Somehow, Walter Goodwin Davis, or his researcher,
missed the wills for this family.

I should be publishing information on the Stanley brothers of
Hartford, Ct. next.

The Beane thing should be interesting.

I think I may have a line from those Stanleys.

Gjest

Re: Colonial connections mentioned in _Irish State Papers: A

Legg inn av Gjest » 24 aug 2005 20:28:40

I guess the NEHGS site is slow about listing the current issue.

It seems that there isnt much English material going to NEHGR these
days.

You'll notice that a lot of the important discoveries are going to TAG,
such as Richard Warren & Peter Browne of the Mayflower.

Some people will be surprised to find that the baptism of Thomas
Stanley at Ashford, Kent (reported in Flagg's Fouding of New England)
does not exist.

Leslie

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