Surname Saturday ~ NEWELL of Charlestown, Massachusetts

My 9^th great grandfather, John Newell, was probably born in Bristol, England, the son of Andrew Newell and Mary Pitt.  Mary’s father was William Pitt, the sheriff of the city of Bristol.    John Newell removed to Charlestown, Massachusetts where he was a cooper, and was twice town clerk.  I can see his writing in the records of Charlestown, and his signature.  He owned land in Charlestown, which is recorded in some deeds, as well as in his non cupative will where he left some land at “Dirty Marsh” to his wife, Hannah Larkin. 

Middlesex County, MA  Probate File Papers 1648 - 1871 via americanancestors.org   Page 15825: 2

"We whose names are hereunto subscribed being all of us desired

to sit up and watch with Mr. John Newell, Senr. of Charlestowne

in the sd County of Middlesex on Saterday night the fourteenth of

October anno 1704; in sd night sd Mr. John Newell desired

us to draw near to him to hear what he had to say then he declared

unto us that he had not made any will or settlement of his estate

and then did declare unto us and desired us to take notice what

he said and remember that his will was that he did give

to his beloved wife the house he now dwelled in and all his lott

at dirty marsh dureing her natural Life and after his said

wifes decease to his son Joseph and Daughter mary Jointly

and I give unto my wife the money and moveables to her

and her heires forever.  And I give my son John the house

he now posseseth; Why I do not make you the elder son (he said)

John Newwell being there preseent, its because you are a present

possesser but they must stay till it pleas the Lord to take my

wife away which is a great advantage to you Speaking then

to his son John, besides sd he to his son John you owe me

money & promise to pay me which you have not done.  That

garden above I give to my wife if she needs it not after her deceas

I give two thirds to my son John and the other third to my son

Joseph and my daughter Mirrick.  This he said John Newell did

declare several times over distinctly and we according to our

best understanding do declare that he was then of sound and

perfect memory and good understanding.  this our testimoney

we give under our hands concerning the premises aforesaid this

nineteenth day of October in the third year of her Majsties

Reign anno Dominis 1704 - and further he did charge his son

John not to molest his mother but be kind to her and his said

son did then promise by the grace of god that he would do nothing

unbecoming to his mother nor brother nor sister -

                   Witnes our hands

                 William Melody   his mark

                 Hannah Perkins

                        her mark

                 Katherine Ingersoll

Cambridge, Decembr  18. 1704

The above named William Melody, Hannah Perkins

and Katharine Ingerson personally appearing made

oath, that they being present in ?? him of the last

sickness of Mr. John Newell Decr. and being desired by

him to take notice of what he these should say did

hear him the sd John Newell publish and declare

the above written Testimony Words, and they

caused the same to be put into writing and subscrib

ed the same as witnesses

                        Jon Cod     J. Leverett   J. Rob

Newell the Eldest son presented

above written noncuparative Will

was present together with the wife of Joseph Newell

Mary Mirrick ye Daughter of ye dec'ed ye witnessess was sworn

att. Leverett"

I descend from John’s daughter, Mary Mirick, mentioned in the will above.  Mary Newell, my 8^th great grandmother, married Isaac Mirick of Newbury in 1694.  His father was also from Bristol, and Isaac was a sea captain who became a ship builder upon his retirement. 

Some NEWELL resources:

The Genealogies and Estates of Charlestown in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1629 – 1818, by Thomas Bellows Wyman, 2016 (originally published 1879), Volume 2, page 698.

Middlesex County, Massachusetts Probate File Papers 1648 – 1871 accessed at www.americanancestors.org

Charlestown, Massachusetts Vital Records

My NEWELL genealogy:

Generation 1:  John Newell, son of Andrew Newell and Mary Pitt, born about August 1634 probably in Bristol, England, died 14 October 1704 in Charlestown, Massachusetts; married on 15 February 1664/5 in Charlestown to Hannah Larkin, daughter of Edward Larkin and Joanna Unknown.  Five children.

Generation 2:  Mary Newell, born about 1669, died 11 March 1710 in Newbury, Massachusetts; married on 22 August 1694 to Isaac Mirick, son of James Mirick and Margery Unknown.  He was born 6 January 1665 and died 1731 in Newbury.  Seven children born in Charlestown.

Generation 3:  Hannah Mirick m. Thomas Jillings

Generation 4:  Hannah Jillings m. Daniel Glover

Generation 5:  Tabitha Glover m. Thomas Homan

Generation 6:  Betsey Jillings Homan m. Jabez Treadwell

Generation 7:  Eliza Ann Treadwell m. Abijah Hitchings

Generation 8:  Arthur Treadwell Hitchings m. Florence Etta Hoogerzeil

Generation 9:  Gertrude Matilda Hitchings m. Stanley Elmer Allen (my grandparents)

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Heather Wilkinson Rojo, “Surname Saturday ~ NEWELL of Charlestown, Massachusetts”, Nutfield Genealogy, posted January 20, 2018, (https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2018/01/surname-saturday-newell-of-charlestown.html: accessed [access date]). 

Surname Saturday ~ LARKIN of Charlestown, Massachusetts

LARKIN / LARKEN

My 10^th great grandfather, Edward Larkin (about 1615 – 1652) was admitted as an inhabitant of Charlestown, Massachusetts on 30 July 1638.  He was a wheelwright.  He joined the church on 23 September 1639, and joined the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company in 1644.  In 1647/8 he received a grant of two acres of land at Sandy Bank. 

Edward Larkin’s will published in 1652:

  

"I Edward Larkin being weake in body yitt having perfitt memory and understanding doe make this my last will and Testament in manner and forme following. Imprimis I comitt my soule to God who made it and gave it And I only rely and trust in the Lord Jesus Christ for salvation, I comitt my body to be decently buried - I also give and bequeath untoo my beloved wife Jone Larkin A full third part of my estate; it being rightly valued, to be first deducted, and more I also give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Jone Larkin the full sume of five pounds likewise to be first deducted out of my estate: And those twoo parts to remaine with my whole estate in her hands untill the tyme of the division of my estate and payment of my childrens portions as hereunder is specified. I also give and bequeath unto my eldest son John Larkin a dubbell portion of my estate after my wife has hers out of the whole and my will is that my Son John shall let his portion remaine in my wifes hands untill he bee twenty and one year old, and then my wife with the other executor to pay his portion to him upon demand: but he or any of my children else doe dye before they have received their portions then it to be equally divided to my wife and the other children who remaine then alive: provided alsoe that if the Lord shall please to take away my wife by death before the childrens portions bee payed then my will is and I desire the Deacons of our Church to joyne with the other executor to so order and dispose of that portions wh. I bequeath to my children as may bee most advantagious to their benefitt untill they have them payed unto themm, Alsoe if my wife shall marry before the legacies be payed then my will is that he whom she marries and she shall retaine the legacies in their hands till the due tyme afore mentioned provided they put in sufficient security that the childrens portions may bee preserved for them. As for my son Thomas and my daughters Elizabeth, Sarah, Johanna and the child with which my wife now goes and is bigg with: I doe hereby will and bequeath unto each of them a equall portion of my estate which remains after my wife and son John have theirs to be payed them by my executors if they live or by the Deacons (of said Church then being) at their Ages of twenty years: but as before if any of them Decease in the mean tyme then the survivors or survivor to have it divided equally amongst them or given to him or her if only surviving."

Witnesses John Greene Edward Larkin.

John Penticost.

This will was presented to ye Court ye 6th of ye (2) 1652 and by them accepted uppon record. p. me Tho. Danforth,

Recorder.

A true copy. Attest. W. E. Rogers. Asst. Register.

Codicil. "As for my daughter Hanna whom my beloved brother and sister Penticost have taken into their hands to keep and provide for I doe give and bequeath unto her ten shillings to be layed out in good books for her at her age of eighteen years to bee delivered unto her. And I Edward Larkin doe entreat my beloved brother Robert Hale to joine with my beloved wife

Jone Larkin and to bee my full and sole executors of this my last will and Testament the day and date before written."

After his death, his widow Joanna married the John Penticost mentioned in the will.  They had at least one son, John Penticost, Jr. born in 1659. I descend from the daughter, Hannah Larkin (1643 – 1704), my 9^th great grandmother, mentioned as a foster child to Penticost.  Hannah married John Newell of Charlestown on 15 February 1664/5. 

Some LARKIN resources:

Larkin Family of Rhode Island, by William H. Larkin, 1935, with updates by his grandson, Richard F. Larkin, 1995. 

The American Genealogist, Volume 62, pages 118 – 120.

Ancestry of Colonel John Harrington Stevens and his wife Frances Helen Miller, by Mary Lovering Holman and Winifred Lovering Holman, 1948, Volume 1, pages 144 – 148.

The Genealogies and Estates of Charlestown in the county of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1629 – 1818, by Thomas Bellows Wyman and Henry Herbert, 1879.

My LARKIN genealogy:

Generation 1: Edward Larkin, born about 1615 in England, died between 15 February and 6 April 1652 in Charlestown, Massachusetts; married about 1635 to Joanna Unknown. She died 26 January 1685/6 in Charlestown.  Nine children.

Generation 2:  Hannah Larkin born 16 January 1643 in Charlestown, died 10 December 1704 in Charlestown; married 15 February 1664/5 in Charlestown to John Newell, son of Andrew Newell and Mary Pitt.  He was born about 1634 probably in Bristol, England, and died 14 October 1704 in Charlestown.  Three children.

Generation 3:  Mary Newell m. Isaac Mirick

Generation 4:  Hannah Mirick m. Thomas Jillings

Generation 5:  Hannah Jillings m. Daniel Glover

Generation 6:  Tabitha Glover m. Thomas Homan

Generation 7:  Betsey Jillings Homan m. Jabez Treadwell

Generation 8:  Eliza Ann Treadwell m. Abijah Hitchings

Generation 9:  Abijah Franklin Hitchings m. Hannah Eliza Lewis

Generation 10: Arthur Treadwell Hitchings m. Florence Etta Hoogerzeil

Generation 11: Gertrude Matilda Hitchings m. Stanley Elmer Allen (my grandparents)

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Heather Wilkinson Rojo, “Surname Saturday ~ LARKIN of Charlestown, Massachusetts”, Nutfield Genealogy, posted December 13, 2017, (   https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2018/01/surname-saturday-larkin-of-charlestown.html: accessed [access date]).