tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037326832482088445.post4473767360427692251..comments2024-03-27T18:59:45.832-04:00Comments on Massachusetts and More Genealogy Blog: Mary Smith Freeman 1685-1766 Oyster River/Durham to Harwich and Eastham, MAChrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04871808068395590865noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037326832482088445.post-65684020618079336292021-02-17T17:46:02.502-05:002021-02-17T17:46:02.502-05:00Not that I know of, Chris Not that I know of, Chris Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871808068395590865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037326832482088445.post-17671393221672043412021-02-15T19:06:18.265-05:002021-02-15T19:06:18.265-05:00I'm wondering if there has been any new resear...I'm wondering if there has been any new research revealing how Mary and Sarah Smith ended up married to Thomas Freeman and Joshua Harding?<br />February 2021<br />margaretcarsley [at] hotmail[dot]comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037326832482088445.post-80431613439772437122014-12-29T04:05:35.819-05:002014-12-29T04:05:35.819-05:00There was a lot of coastal shipping between the Pi...There was a lot of coastal shipping between the Piscataqua region, including Oyster River, and the outer Cape because the Piscataqua area had vast timber resources and the Cape had none - just enough to keep the house warm and the food cooked. The story I heard, from Warren Sears Nickerson, was that Thomas Freeman took both Smith girls back to Eastham after the massacre. Since the parentage of their father James Smith is unknown, it is possible the Smith girls had one or more relatives in Eastham. I know there is no documented Smith relation to the girls on Cape Cod. However, it is possible one or more of the many wives without surnames was sister to their father James Smith. Though many Davis relatives were killed in the massacre, there were many that were not killed and the family was affluent. The Davis relatives would not have allowed the girls to be taken to Eastham unless there was a relative known to be living there - they would have been kept by other Davis relatives in Oyster River. Due to the commerce between Piscataqua and the Cape there was a fair amount of exchange - the Rev Hugh Adams came to Oyster River from Chatham, many local Quakers went back and forth to Nantucket. Sailing around in the little boats of those times was not thought unusual - Piscataqua had a lively trade with Barbadoes and southern Europe throughout the 1600s. I live in Oyster River near the site of the Davis garrison and am a descendant of the Davis and other Oyster River families as well as almost every early family on the outer Cape (250 yrs of intermarriage there). Regards, janet [dot] mackie [at] comcast etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037326832482088445.post-38936883105340259242012-09-05T13:14:31.873-04:002012-09-05T13:14:31.873-04:00Hi Chris,
I find this very interesting. Edward S...Hi Chris,<br /><br />I find this very interesting. Edward Small who was born in what is now Maine married Mary Woodman, daughter of Capt. John Woodman of Oyster River. Two of Edward's brothers migrated to Eastham and Edward follwed with his wife and settled in Chatham about 1693ish. I have to go look at my research for the details. <br /><br />Edward was a carpenter and was given the task of supervising/building the frame for the first meeting house in Chathem. They purchased boards milled at his father-in-law's mill at Oyster River. John Woodman also maintained a garrison house and his was one of the few that survived the massacre in 1694. There is a copy of a letter John Woodman sent to Edward and Mary which advises them that it was not yet safe to return to Oyster River, the reply is phrased in such a way as I believe that they may not have been very happy on the Cape. <br /><br />I wasn't aware of other links to Oyster River, so perhaps there was enough trade between the Cape and the Piscataqua River plantations to also allow people to move between the settlements? <br /><br />Please send me an email and maybe we can work up a NH research plan. I'm descended from Small/Smalley, Cahoon, Nickerson, Freeman, Eldredge/Eldridge, Howes, Kelley, Jones, Smith, Snow, Sparrow, Rogers, Hopkins, Prence, Brewster, Knowles, Hamilton, Bearce .......<br /><br />Regards,<br />Sandy (sandra.mackay[at]comcast[dot]netAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037326832482088445.post-49689499115784893692012-07-09T18:10:53.972-04:002012-07-09T18:10:53.972-04:00It's nice to hear from you. That is interestin...It's nice to hear from you. That is interesting that the story passed down through your family. It came as a complete surprise to me. It sounds like Sara would be Mary's sister Sarah who married Joshua Harding. But she was born in 1679 and would have been 15 when her mother and brothers were killed by Native Americans in 1694, so not yet married. Do you think that is your Sara?Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871808068395590865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037326832482088445.post-1975753186038249292012-07-09T02:41:48.665-04:002012-07-09T02:41:48.665-04:00Growing up, I can remember my grand parents tellin...Growing up, I can remember my grand parents telling the story of our great,great, great(i am not sure of the number of greats) SARA SMITH,being attacked by indians and surving scalping but none of her 6 children survived. According to my grandparents she went on to have about 6 more children. We still have a cottage in EasthamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037326832482088445.post-83000401548402835692012-02-19T18:49:29.168-05:002012-02-19T18:49:29.168-05:00Hi Stacy: I'm sorry, but I don't know of y...Hi Stacy: I'm sorry, but I don't know of your Jeremiah. If you subscribe to the Barnstable email list on rootsweb and post your query, maybe someone there could help. Good luck, ChrisChrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871808068395590865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037326832482088445.post-36961712725951685312012-02-19T13:01:00.294-05:002012-02-19T13:01:00.294-05:00Hello,
I'm trying to find out more about my an...Hello,<br />I'm trying to find out more about my ancestor Jeremiah Kelley born 1766 in Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA and he died in 1854 at sea <br />Married to Hannah Gilman Born 1766, and had <br />Susannah Kelley in 1818. I'm thinking that he had more then one wife, because I see a lot of marriages that took place with his name, and possibly he had several wives over his life span. I would be thrilled to know who his parents were as well as knowing about his marriages and other children. Thanks for any information you might have about the Kelley family. Thanks Stacy ArnoldAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com