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HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF MEDFORD, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, FROM ITS FIRST SETTLEMENT, IN 1630, TO THE PRESENT TIME, 1855. (ed. Charles Brooks), Chapter 4: (search)
, not leased. Thirty-two dozen of tile, sold for £ 3. 4s. Of the estate belonging to Sir William Pepperell, viz.: a pew in our meeting-house, No. 16, not leased. Of the estate belonging to ony at first saved his estate, as his name was not included with those of his sons-in-law, Sir William Pepperell and George Erving, in the Conspirator's Act; but, on the representation of the Selectmeured his estates from confiscation, when those of his sons-in-law, Mr. George Erving and Sir William Pepperell, were not spared. But when it was subsequently testified that he had gone voluntarily tn Boston and to the town of Worcester. His daughter Elizabeth, who married the second Sir William Pepperell, died on her passage to England, in 1775. Her husband died in London, in 1816, aged sev appointed a Committee to sell at auction the confiscated estates of certain absentees. Sir William Pepperell, the son-in-law of Colonel Royal, is named in the list; but Colonel Royal is not. Oct
HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF MEDFORD, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, FROM ITS FIRST SETTLEMENT, IN 1630, TO THE PRESENT TIME, 1855. (ed. Charles Brooks), Chapter 9: public buildings. (search)
6, 1770, fron 2 Chron. v. 14. Our fathers had no special services for the dedication of a new house of worship, because they could not tolerate any imitation of the English church; and we have always had to regret their further indiscretion in banishing, for the same poor reason, the sacred observance of Christmas and Good Friday. June 11, 1770: Voted not to grant seats for singers. July 28, 1771, Sunday: On this day was used, for the first time, the new pulpit-cushion given by William Pepperell, Esq., who imported it from England, at a cost of eleven guineas. March 5, 1787: Some inhabitants of taste and public spirit propose to plant ornamental trees in front of the meeting-house. The town voted not to have them! May 10, 1802: Voted to buy a new bell. Oct. 5, 1812: Voted not to have a stove in the meeting-house! Never was there a house that received fewer repairs. In 1814, they who are first to discover needs, and quickest to relieve them, subscribed one hundred
HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF MEDFORD, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, FROM ITS FIRST SETTLEMENT, IN 1630, TO THE PRESENT TIME, 1855. (ed. Charles Brooks), chapter 18 (search)
. 43-108Willis Hall lived and died at Westford. He married Mehitable Pool, and had--  108-205Willard, b. Dec. 24, 1780.  206William C., b. 1783.  207Benjamin.  208Elizabeth.  209Mehitable, m. Stephen Dow.  210Hannah, m. T. R. Wright, of Pepperell.  211Frances.   Willard (205) has been Secretary of State in Delaware, 1811-1814; Representative to Congress, 1816-1820; District Judge U. S. Ct., May 6, 1823, to date; besides taking a conspicuous part on State questions. He m.--------, andtled at M., 1724, where he d., Dec. 8, 1778. He m., 1st, Jane Colman, Aug. 11, 1726, who d. Mar. 26, 1735; when he m., 2d, Oct. 23, 1735, Lucy, dau. of Addington Davenport, who d. May 17, 1759, aged 45. He m., 3d, Aug. 21, 1760, Jane, d. of Wm. Pepperell, of Kittery (who had m. twice before; viz., 1st, Benjamin Clark; and, 2d, Wm. Tyler), who d. Feb. 6, 1765. He had issue only by his first wife; viz.,--  19-20Samuel, b. Feb. 2, 1729; d. Oct. 8, 1736.  20 1/2Clark-Thomas, bapt. Aug. 18
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), George (Augustus) 1683- (search)
ntest, plans for its capture were speedily laid before the Massachusetts legislature. That body hesitated, but the measure was finally agreed upon by a majority of only one vote. Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Connecticut furnished their proper quota of troops. New York sent artillery, and Pennsylvania provisions. Commodore Warren was in the West Indies with a fleet, and was expected to join the provincials in the expedition. After waiting some time, the colonial forces, under Sir William Pepperell, sailed, April 4, 1745, for Louisburg. Warren joined them at Canso early in May, and on the 11th the combined land forces, 4,000 strong, debarked at Gabarus Bay, a short distance from the fortress. The first intimation the French had of danger near was the sudden appearance of this formidable armament. Consternation prevailed in the fort and the town. A regular siege was begun on May 31. Other English vessels of war arrived, and the combined fleet and army prepared for attack on
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Louisburg. (search)
, who was appointed second in command of the expedition. Rhode Island and New Hampshire each raised a regiment of 300 men. As was to be expected, the chief burden of the expedition was borne by Massachusetts. Much interest was manifested everywhere. In seven weeks an army of 3,250 men was enlisted, transports were procured, and an ample quantity of bills of credit issued to pay the expense. Massachusetts provided ten armed vessels. The chief command of the expedition was given to William Pepperell, of Maine. Whitefield, who was then making his third preaching tour throughout the colonies, successfully advocated the expedition, and suggested the motto of the New Hampshire regimental flag— Nil desperandum Christo duce ( Nothing is to be despaired of with Christ for a leader ). It assumed the character of an anti-papist crusade. One of the chaplains, a disciple of Whitefield, carried a hatchet, provided to hew down all images in the French churches. Louisburg must be subdued, wa
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Pepperell, Sir, William 1696-1759 (search)
ned much distinction. About 1727 he was appointed one of his Majesty's council for the province of Massachusetts, and held the office, by re-election, thirty-two consecutive years. Appointed chiefjustice of common pleas in 1730, he be- Sir William Pepperell's House at Kittery, me. came eminent as a jurist. In 1745 he commanded the successful expedition against Louisburg, and was knighted. On visiting England in 1749, he was commissioned colonel in the British army; Sir William Pepperelce of common pleas in 1730, he be- Sir William Pepperell's House at Kittery, me. came eminent as a jurist. In 1745 he commanded the successful expedition against Louisburg, and was knighted. On visiting England in 1749, he was commissioned colonel in the British army; Sir William Pepperell. became major-general in 1755; and lieutenant-general in 1759. From 1756 to 1758 Sir William was acting governor of Massachusetts before the arrival of Pownall. He died in Kittery, Me., July 6, 1759.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Massachusetts (search)
nce, commenced......March 31, 1744 Expedition against Louisburg, organized by Governor Shirley, under command of William Pepperell......1745 Troops—of which Massachusetts furnished 3,250, Connecticut 500, and New Hampshire 300—rendezvous at Cabined forces land a short distance from the fort......April 29, 1745 Louisburg capitulates......June 17, 1745 William Pepperell made a baronet and Commodore Warren a vice-admiral for their services......1745 French fleet of forty ships-of-w England for her outlay in the expedition against Louisburg; this came over in solid coin......September, 1749 Sir William Pepperell, Thomas Hutchinson, James Otis, and two others, as commissioners, meet delegates from the Eastern Indian tribes a, being recalled, sails for England......Sept. 25, 1756 Thomas Pownall appointed governor......Aug. 3, 1757 Sir William Pepperell commissioned lieutenant-general of the Massachusetts forces......1757 Louisburg again besieged and taken by th
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Warren, Sir Peter 1702-1752 (search)
Warren, Sir Peter 1702-1752 Naval officer; born in Ireland, in 1702; entered the British navy in 1727, and was commodore in 1745, when he commanded an expedition against Louisburg, joining the land forces from Massachusetts under General Pepperell. He took possession of Louisburg on June 17. Afterwards he was made a rear-admiral, and, in 1747, defeated the French in an action off Cape Finisterre, capturing the greater part of their fleet. Admiral Warren married the eldest daughter of Stephen De Lancey, of New York, and became the owner of a large tract of land in the Mohawk region, in charge of which he placed his nephew, William Johnson, afterwards Sir William. Sir Peter died in Ireland, July 29, 1752.
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, Genealogical Register (search)
; John, of Portsmouth, N. H., Speaker of the House of Representatives, d. 5 Sept. 1787, a. 45, leaving son Samuel, who was afterwards Secretary of State; Samuel, a merchant. Farmer. 12. Nathaniel, s. of John (5), m. Elizabeth, dau. of Sir William Pepperell, and had Nathaniel, grad. H. C. 1765, d. 1814; William, grad. H. C. 1766, took the name of his grandfather Pepperell, was his principal heir, and succeeded to his title, was a Councillor, and Mandamus Councillor, a royalist, fled to EngPepperell, was his principal heir, and succeeded to his title, was a Councillor, and Mandamus Councillor, a royalist, fled to England, and d. there in 1816; Samuel Hirst, grad. H. C. 1771, also a refugee, but returned and d. unm. at Kittery 29 Aug 1789, a. 38; Andrew Pepperell, who dropped the Sparkawk from his name, married a Miss Turner, was a refugee, and both he and his w. d. in England during the Revolution; Mary Pepperell, m. Doct. Jarvis of Boston. Farmer and Sabine. 13. Samuel, s. of Samuel (6), m. Elizabeth Gardner 23 Mar. 1758; and had Mary, b. 17 Dec. 1758, m. Isaac Sparhawk Gardner 13 June 1784; Joanna
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, S. (search)
; John, of Portsmouth, N. H., Speaker of the House of Representatives, d. 5 Sept. 1787, a. 45, leaving son Samuel, who was afterwards Secretary of State; Samuel, a merchant. Farmer. 12. Nathaniel, s. of John (5), m. Elizabeth, dau. of Sir William Pepperell, and had Nathaniel, grad. H. C. 1765, d. 1814; William, grad. H. C. 1766, took the name of his grandfather Pepperell, was his principal heir, and succeeded to his title, was a Councillor, and Mandamus Councillor, a royalist, fled to EngPepperell, was his principal heir, and succeeded to his title, was a Councillor, and Mandamus Councillor, a royalist, fled to England, and d. there in 1816; Samuel Hirst, grad. H. C. 1771, also a refugee, but returned and d. unm. at Kittery 29 Aug 1789, a. 38; Andrew Pepperell, who dropped the Sparkawk from his name, married a Miss Turner, was a refugee, and both he and his w. d. in England during the Revolution; Mary Pepperell, m. Doct. Jarvis of Boston. Farmer and Sabine. 13. Samuel, s. of Samuel (6), m. Elizabeth Gardner 23 Mar. 1758; and had Mary, b. 17 Dec. 1758, m. Isaac Sparhawk Gardner 13 June 1784; Joanna
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