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#52Ancestors – No. 28 – Edward Corlew

This post is number 28 in the series of the #52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge where a group of us blog about a different ancestor for each week of the year.  To learn more about the 52 Ancestor Challenge visit Amy Johnson’s site at Amy’s website.

My sixth great grandfather, Edward Corlew, had an perilous start when he immigrated to New England about 1730.  His ship was expected to dock in Boston when it was shipwrecked near the North River near the Plymouth Colony.  I have not yet found the ship’s name.  Allegedly many hands lost their lives.

Corlew came from the Kent area of England, but could be of Irish descent.  The name is sometimes spelled Curloo. He remained in the Plymouth colony settling in Scituate.  The home of my House/Howes ancestors.

He married Abigail Russell in 1732 and they had four or five sons.  Edward and four of his sons served in the French Indian Wars in 1757.  Two sons were twins, Edward and Thomas born in 1736.  I am descended from Thomas.

Abigail Russell may be the daughter of James Russell and Mary Howe.  I am finding a few James Russell and Abigail Russell’s in New England in this time period that is going take some time sorting out.

Thomas Corlew (1736 – about 1808), my fifth great grandfather, wed Mary Russell. I am not sure yet if she is related to Abigail Russell at this time. They had a son named Edward Corlew (1765-1838).  Edward married Abigail Stevens (1769-1838), whose mother was Deborah Case.  Which may be another dot that interconnects in my family tree.  My fourth great grandfather David House married a Mary Case.  David and Mary’s son Selah married Vina Corlew, the daughter of Edward and Abigail Corlew.

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#52 Ancestors – No. 11 – William Hammond

This post is number 11 in the series of the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge where a group of us blog about a different ancestor for each week of the year.

My first ancestor to arrive in North America was my 10th great grandfather, William Hammond (1575-1662).  He left Bristol, England aboard the ship “Lyon” in 1631 for the Massachusetts Bay Colony.  He made several trips back and forth to England to bring his family to the new world.  His daughter, Elizabeth Hammond arrived a few months before her future husband, Samuel House (Howes), in 1634.

Disclaimer

I have not done a detail research on William Hammond.  My search has been limited to the Pioneers of Massachusetts and/or The New England Historical and Genealogical Register.

I did come across a very interesting blog by Jeanie Roberts on William Hammond’s life history.  Jeanie writes The Family Connection.  Click on William Hammond to read her post on the Hammond family.  Even back in the early 1600’s, people were fleeing bankruptcy, taking a risky chance for a new start.  I need to check with Jeanie to see where we may be related or if there is a DNA match between us.

William died in 1662 at Watertown, Massachusetts.  He and his wife, Elizabeth Paine, outlived most of their children.  I am descended through his daughter Elizabeth Hammond.

Bits of Thread

William Hammond was from Lavenham, Suffolk, England.  Lavenham was part of the wool trade that brought riches to England in the 15th & 16th centuries.  Unfortunately, the linen and wool trade industry collapsed around 1600.  Facing ruin, loss of jobs, many individuals and families to left Old England for “New England” in the early-mid 1600’s.

The manor of Lavenham existed before the Norman Conquest.  The manor was once owned by Aubrey de Vere (the first) in 1086.  Later in history, this de Vere family line became the Earls of Oxford.  Allegedly, de Vere is the origin of the family name “Weir”.  Bill Weir states in his article on the Weir Family name that a descendent of Aubrey de Vere  pledged his allegiance to Scotland in the 1100’s.

I am also descended from a family of Scots-Irish Weir’s on my mother’s side.  Could it be possible that my family tree intertwines in Lavenham? Maybe all these threads can be woven into a tapestry of my lineage.

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#52 Ancestors – No. 10 – John Lothrop

This post is number 10 in the series of the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge where a group of us blog about a different ancestor for each week of the year.

Precious Family Heirlooms

I always wanted that family heirloom pass down for generations to proudly show off on Antiques Roadshow.  Well folks, that’s not going to happen.  At best, I own a 1885 tintype of a relative.  However, one of my ancestors historic  home and bible from the mid 1600’s still exists today.

My 9th great grandfather, Samuel House, brother-in-law was the Reverend John Lothrop (Lathrop).  The Lothrop’s and House’s, fleeing religious persecution in England, sailed to the new Plymouth Colony in 1634.  Eventually they established the town of Barnstable, MA.

John built his house there  in 1645. That house was incorporated into a later house built by descendent William Sturgis.  It is now called the Sturgis Library. Wikipedia states that The Sturgis Library in Barnstable, Massachusetts is the oldest building that houses a public library in America.

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The library displays the bible John Lothrop brought with him from England.  Wickedyankee Blog wrote an interesting piece about the bible being burned on the voyage to the new world.

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Samuel House most likely touched that bible and walked in that house while he was alive.  From now on, I am going to proudly boast that my family heirlooms go back to the 1600’s and are displayed for all to see.

If you are a descendent of the Lothrop’s or House’s (Howes) make sure you visit the Sturgis Library in Barnstable, MA.  I myself have added this historic city to my bucket list.

Sources:  Sturgis Library, Barnstable, MA

Disclaimer: I do not own the photographs on the page. Photos are from from the WickedYankee blog and wikimedia.

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