Some Where Out There

Background: Grimsthorpe Castle once owned by Ancesters of this Willoughby Family

Ancestry of Deputy Governor Francis WILLOUGHBY

Up Dated 12 February 2008

Francis WILLOUGHBY
and 1^st
Mary TAYLOR
and 2^nd
Sarah TAYLOR
and 3^rd
Margaret LOCKE

Francis was christened 13 October 1615 in St. Margaret Patten, London, Middlesex, England and married first Mary TAYLOR, the daughter of John TAYLOR. She was born about 1614 in England and died 1640 in Charlestown, Suffolk Massachusetts. He married second Sarah TAYLOR, the daughter of John TAYLOR and sister of his first wife Mary. She was born about 1616 of Wapping, Middlesex, England and died about 1657 in England. He married third Margaret LOCKE, the daughter of William LOCKE and Susannah COLE. She was born about 1638 of Wimbleton, Surry, England and died 2 February 1683, in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts. Francis died 3 or 6 April 1671, in Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts.

WILLOUGHBY

"Concerning the son Francis[1] Willoughby, much of interest may be found in Frothingham's 'History of Charlestown.'"

Francis Willoughby . . . was admitted an inhabitant of the town of Charlestown, in New England, August 22, 1638. According to the town-records his property at the time consisted of one parcel of ground, with a house upon it, situated to the south of the Mill Hill, facing north upon Elbow or Crooked Lane (afterwards Bow Street), with the Charles River to the south, another Lane on the east, and the garden plots of Tho. Brigden and Ab. Pratt on the west. Beyond these latter was the land of Ed. Johnson, the western boundry of which Hayles Lane. He also had commons for one milch-cow, bought of Peter Garland; two lots of arable land, of two and four acres, along the south side of Mystic River; five acres of woodland in Mystic Field, and some twenty acres of land in Waterfield. The next year he bought of Sarah widow of Tho. Ewer a house and garden-plot, in the Middle Row, with the Market Place (or Square) to the south and west; Dock Lane (or Water Lane) to the south-east, and land of Increase Nowell to North-east. Nowell's farther boundry was Well Lane. In 1640 some 'remote land,' as it was styled, was set off from Charlestown and known as Charlestown Village, to be incorperated in 1642 as Woburn. Some 3,000 acres of this tract, called the 'Land of Nod,' afterwards part of Wilmington, had been granted at an early period to different individuals, Francis Willoughby having 300 acres, which he subsequently increased by purchase 1,150 acres more, which had been granted to Capt. Naler and Capt. John Allen."¹⁶

"Francis Willoughby's family consisted of himself, his wife Mary, and his son Jonathan, aged about 3 years. With his wife he joined the church December 8, 1639, form which time forward till his death, He 'was almost constantly engaged in public service,' says Frothingham, 'and is always respectfully alluded to in the Colonial records.' He was an Ensign

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In the Militia, joined the Ancient and Honorable Artillery, though he never appears to risen above the same rank in the Company. The oath of Freeman was administered to him 13 May 1640. During the latter year, his wife haveing died, it would appear that he returned to the Old Country seeking consulation which he soon found in the person of Sarah, his second spouse, who, there is evidence to show, was the daughter of John TAILOR or TAYLOR,¹⁷ shipwright of Wapping. Francis Willoughby was a prominent merchant also, did much for the improvement of the town, and was a Selectman of the same for several years from 1640."

"From a petition of 1641 we learn that he and others had invested a great part of there estates in 'building ware-houses and farming warves,' to facilitate the landing of goods, 'not only from about home, but from further parts,' praying that the Court would, 'appoint a certain rate of warfage, porterant, and housing of goods.' His warves were on each side of the Ferry-ways, where he owned considerable property, and his ship-yard on the site of the Fitchburg railroad depot (or in Warren Avenue); where in 1641 he was engaged in building a ship, to encourage which enterprise the town gave him liberty, 'to take timber from the common' and without 'being bound to cut up the tops of the trees.'"

"A part of his large property was granted to him in 1649, when, says Frothingham, 'a road was laid out to the landing so that boats might go to low-water-mark,' he 'agreeing to build warf and stairs for passengers and maintain them.'"

"While a Deputy from Charlestown in the General Court of 1642, he together with Messrs. Haughton, Andrews, and others, was publicly thanked September 8th for their kindness."

"He was a Selectman 1640-47; Representitave 1649-50; Assistant 1650-51,¹⁸ and set out, during the latter year, for England, doubtless to arrange the estate of his late father. Not long before his departure (in May 1650) he was appointed one of a committee to draw up, within the next six months, a code of Maritime Laws for the Colony."¹⁹

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From Shurtleff's "Records of the Governor and Company of the Massachusetts Bay," ii. and iii. we learn that
May 26, 1646, Mr. Francis Willoughby was chosen one of a close Commettee to draw up and give instructions to Thomas Dudley Esq., Dep. Gov., and others, Chosen Commissioners to go to Penobscot; and that
May 7, 1649, Mr. Willoughby and others "are appointed a com'ittee to consider of a way, & drawe vp a lawe, ffor dividing y^e shieres & treasury in each shire, bringing all Courts to an æquality for power & noumber y^t that what maybe y^e country be eased, & the p'iudice of the negative vote p'vented."

"He was in England during the year 1648, if we understand Winthrop aright, who mentions an altercation between Willoughby and Dr. Robert Child, which took place on the Exchange in London, the latter speaking disparagingly of the New Englanders and responding to the epithet of knave with a box upon the ear, where upon, ere W. could resent the affront in any way, the parties were seperated. Subsequently the Doctor was abliged 'to give Mr. W. open satisfaction in the full Exchange, and to give 5 pounds to the poor in New England, for Mr. W. would have nothing of him,' and to promise in writing that he never would speak evil of New England again, nor cause the country trouble."

"We also see that Willoughby loaned the Colonial agent, Mr. Winslow, five pounds, in 1648, a circumstance which doubtless took place in London."

There exists a Journal of the Deputy-Governor of the year 1650-51, respecting which we have the following statement by Rev. Mr. Budington his "History of the First Church, Charlestown" (page 208):

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There is a curious old manuscript volume, belonging to the Antiquarian Society at Worcester, containing a journal written in a very dificult cypher, which appears from certain evidence to have been written by Gov. Willoughby I found a large loose sheet, folded between the pages of the journal, in the handwriting of Thomas Shepard the 2d, and seeming a key, in part to the cypher. But notwithstanding the aide thus afforded, and the assistance of skillful friends, I have been unable to decypher it, or even judge of the comparative value of its contents. It is entitled 'A continuation of my daily observation,' and comprises a period of time from 1 9mo. 1650, to 18 10mo. 1651, It was certainly written in Charlestown, for on the first page is a brief account, not written in cypher, of a fire which consumed eleven or twelve houses, 21 9mo. 1650. In an ancient interleaved almanac, in the possession of Rev. Mr. Sewall of Burlington, is a notice of this fire, under the same date, as happening in Charlestown, proving conclusively that the journal was written in Charlestown. And no doubt this is the calamityn to which Johnson alludes in his 'Wonder Working Providence,' and which he discribes as a 'terrible fire which happened in Charles-town, in the depth of Winter, 1650, by a violent wind blown from one house to another, to the consuming of the fairest houses in the town.'"

"The call to England, above alluded to, was undoubtedly, the settlement of his late father's estate, Col. Willoughby having, as we have seen, died in March 1651. It does not appear that any of his family accompanied him, his eldest son Jonathan having just entered College, and his wife Sarah remaining to care for the little household, consisting of her daughter and namesake aged 10 years, and a young son, Nehemiah, aged 7; she did not long remain, however, after the birth of a second son,

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William, the following year, but reached Portsmouth with her family about December 21, 1653, the vessel narrowly escaping the fate of her consort, which was carried into Brest."

Prof. Dexter of Yale University has examined this manuscript recently, and satisfied himself that it was a journal of Dep.-Gov. Willoughby, but the cipher too difficult to read. Through the courtesy of the President of the Am. Antiq. Society, we have ourselves examined the old manuscript with much curiosity, but little instruction.

" In June 1652, war having been declared against Holland, Francis Willoughby, Edward Winslow²⁰ and Edward Hopkins²¹ petitioned that

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they might be permitted to send a ship, with store of powder, shot and swords, to New England, and to give notice to the colonies of the differences between the Commonwealth and the United Provinces. The Committee for Foreign Affairs, in recommending that liberty be granted for the same, also suggested 'that it be declared by the Council of State that, as the colonies may expect all fitting encouragement and assistance from hence, so they should deamn themselves against the Dutch as declared enemies to the Commonwealth.' License was accordingly given, July 29, for the 'John Adventure' Richard Thurston, master, to proceed to Boston, with one ton of shot and fifty-six barrels of powder, in consort with other ships bound the same way; and the receipt of this ammunition was acknowledged by the Commissioners of the United Colonies, in a letter of September 24 1653 to Mr Winslow.²² "Sir Henry Vane Jr. was now President of the Council of State, in which body was vested all the power formerly belonging to the office of the Lord Admiral; whether Sir Henry favored the New Englanders, over whom he had formerly ruled as Govonor, cannot be precisely asserted, but several of colonists obtained, about this time, excellent positions in the Navy. September 28, 1652, the President reported from the Council of State, that they 'hveing taken into consideration, the necessity of setteling some fit person to be a Commissioner at Portsmouth, in the room of Capt. Robert Moulton, lately deceased; and having received very good satisfaction of the fidelity and good ability of Capt. Francis Willoughby, son to the late Col. Willoughby, late commissioner there, for that trust; do humbly present him to Parliament as a fit and able man for the management of the State's affairs in that place, if the Parliament some shall think fit.' Whereupon Capt. Willoughby was appointed one of the Commissioner of Portsmouth, in the place of Capt. Moulton, deceased, and with 'like commission, power, authority, salary and other profits and commodities, as the said Capt. Moulton had, or was receive or enjoy.' This office he continued to for some years.

"Council of State, December 8, 1652, to inform Mr. Willoughby that his propositions are all under consideration, and that orders have been given upon several according to his disire; and especially that Council have desired the Navy Committee to authorize him to draw bills upon

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them not exceeding £1,000. Also to desire him to hasten to his charge at Portsmouth, and to do his best in refitting two frigates lately come in, and promoting all navy matters there."

His second wife, Mrs Sarah (Taylor) TWilloughby, who, as we have seen, returned to England in 1653, with three children, Sarah, Nehemiah and William, probably died there, leaving these children with there father.

"Jan. 22, 1654, Capt. Francis Willoughby asks for the appointment of a Master Attendant [for Portsmouth], being unable to do the service of both places; the State suffers." (Cal. of State P., Dom. S., 1653-54, p. 550)

On the 8th of March following another Attendant was appointed. Till then he had held both the offices which had been enjoyed by his father.

On January 9, 1654, there was an
"order on a report from the Admirality Committee . . . that there be allowed to . . . Thos. Smith, Robert Thompson, Peter Pett, Neh. Bourn, Edw. Hopkins, and Fras. Willoughby, Navy Commissioners, over and above there £250. salary, £150. each for their estraordinary care last year for despatching the affairs of the fleet." (Cal of State P., ut supra p. 351)

How faithfully Commissioner Willoughby continued this "extraodinary care," through the eight years he was in office, may be inferred from the abstracts of his many letters to the Admiralty Committee, and theirs to him, and other records of his doings in the Calendar of State Papers between 1653 and 1660. They show his great administrative ability, and

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untiring energy in building, repairing, fitting out and dispatching ships, his anxious oversight of them in their voyages and battles, his tender care for the comfort of the seamen, in sickness and health, and his power of controlling and mutinous, his measures against pirates, and his vigilance in guarding the coast. The inspiring motive of all his activity is shown to have been his religious fidelity, and his enthusiastic devotion to his "poor nation," whose perils and distresses made his heart sore. The vigor, freedom and elegance of his style show the high character of his mind, and the excellence of his education.

Commissioner Willoughby was repeatedly commended by the Admiralty, and it evident that his services were appreciated by the Protrector. On February 16, 1657-58, the Admiralty Commissioners, by "His Highness's [Cromwell's] special order, committed to Majors Rob. Thompson, Neh. Bourne and Fras. Willoughby" the care of victualing the ships, which charge they had had "since the 10th April last," after the decease of Capt. Thos. Alderne; "and that £250 a year should be allowed to each of them."(Cal. of State P., Dom. S., 1657-58, p. 291.)

On January 8, 1658-59, Commissioner Willoughby was chosen as member of Parliament for Portsmouth, and "had the unanimous suffrages of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses." (Cal. of State P., Dom. S., 1658-59, p. 248)

"This Parliament, having met January 27, 1658-9, was dissolved by the short lived authority through which it had been convined, on 22^d April following, to be succeeded in a fortnight by the restortation of that fragment of the old Long Parliament, called tbe Rump, which had not met since its forcible dissolution by Cromwell, April 20, 1653. But their present session was not of long continuance; Gen. Lambert, acting for the army, excluded them from the House, October 13; and a council of officers, appointging among themselves what was called a Commettee of Safty, to manage affairs. proposed even to call a 'new and free parliament' by their own authority, Early in November General Monk, who commanded the forces of Scotland, and many of his officers, expressed their dissatisfaction with these prodeedings, and declared

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for the old Parliament. The first active steps for the restoration of that body, however, were taken by Sir Arthur Haselrig, Col. Morley, and Col. Walton, who, adopting the views of Monk, occupied, with their regiments, the important town of Portsmouth, on December 4^th, and with the consent of the Govonor, Col. Nathaniel Whetham, immediately issued orders for more froces to come to their assistance, and dispatch letters to the General of Scotland justifying there proceedings. Col. Rich, sent on from London, by the army faction, to dispossess them, entered the town with his regiment, and united interest with the party of occupation. This latter officer was an intimate friend of Lawson, who had been restored to his position of Vice-Admiral on May 26, and the fleet, having been invited to join them, despatched a messenger to Portsmouth, assuring Haselrig that they would do nothing in opposition to his party, and soon after sent a letter (December 13) to the Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Common Council of London, calling upon them to 'use there utmost' for the removal of that restraint and force put upon the Parliament.

"Saturday December 17, Vice-Admiral Lawson having left the Downs, sailed into the rivef Thames with the 'James,' and the rest of the fleet, 'declairing their resolutions to endeavor the restoring the Parliament to the exercize of their authority, they judging them to be the only means to restore peace and settlemt into these distressed nations.' Accordingly on Monday December 26, the old Parliament met again, and the next day ordered that Messrs. Scott Weaver and Col. Martin 'prepare letters of thanks and acknowledgments of the fidelity and good service of Gen. Monk, Vice-Admiral Lawson, and the Commissioners at Portsmouth; and that Mr. Speaker so sign and seal the said letters with the seal of the Parliament.' January 9, 1659-60, Lawson was heartily thanked at the bar of the House, 'for consistant fidelity, and the great and eminent service done by him since the late interruption of Parliament.' On Saturday February 21 (seventeen days after Monk had reached London), those members who had been excluded by Col. Pride in 1648 again took their seats in the House, and the Long Parliament, which had first met in 1640, disolved by its own act, made final exit March 16, 1660, and on May 29 King Charles made his public entry into London."

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"Amid the confussion of the times Mr. Willoughby had removed from Portsmouth and located in London, as a merchant. Certain deeds, about the period of the restoration, describe Francis Willoughby as 'now dweling at his house in Seething Lane in London.'"

"In April 1662 license was given to Francis Willoughby merchant, bound to his habitation in New England, to embark in the ship 'Society" with his family and goods, &c., in company with Capt. Leverett."

He took "with him [from England] a third wife Margaret, whom he had there married [as early as 1658-59]."

We learn from Col. Chester [see Notes on the Families of Locke and Cole] that she was Mrs Margaret (Locke) Taylor daughter of William Locke of Wimbledon co. Surry Gent. Her first husband was "Daniel Taylor Gent.," a merchant of London, descended from an ancient family in Huntingdonshire.

     "He must have received an excelent education for the time, and
      possessed of no common natural abilities, or he would hardly
      have occupied the public positions he sub sequently held, or
      become the chosen associate and intimate friend of the Rev.
      John Goodwin and men of his stamp. . . . Both in religion
      and polotics he identified himself thoroughly, during the last
      few years of hiis life, with the movements of the Commonwealth.
      He held at least two official positions under Cromwell, being
      one of the Commissioners for the sale of the Church Lands, and
      also one of the Commissioners and collectors of Customs for the
      District of Burwick-upon-Tweed.  These offices were both lucrative
      and honouble."

     "He . . . engaged in the controversies of the times . . . the only
      publication . . . I have yet discovered is a letter addressed to
      John Vicars . . . in defence of his pastor and good friend Mr.
      Goodwin.  The style of this letter is unusually elevated, . . .
      and affords . . . evidence that he possessed a vigorous mind, and
      was no mean scholar. . . ."

     "He was . . . evidently the stamp of the early New England settlers."
      He was boorn in 1614.

      In the Dedication to Mr. Taylor's Wife and children, printed with
      the sermon preached at his funeral, his pastor Rev. John Goodwin
      wrote:

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     "His intelectual endowments were given him by the largest measure,
      which God in these days wont to mete unto men . . . His under-
      stnding was large and very comprehensive; his apprehension quick
      and piercing; his judgement solid and mature; his memory, fast and
      faithfull; his elocution, or speech, distinct and clear, elegant,
      and fluent enough, yet not luxluiant or pendantic.  He was more 
      then of ordinary abilities to argue the most thorny and abstruse
      points of Divinity. . . ."

     "In sum, as well for parts of Nature as of Grace, he was a highly
      accomplisht man, adorned and set forth by God for a pattern."

      His first wife and the mother of his children was Rebecca Marsh.
      The Parish Register of Clapham, Surrey, gives the date of his
      second marriage:
          "1654, Aug. 8.--Daniel Taylor Esqr. of Stephen's Coleman
           Street, and Mrs. Margaret Locke of Wimbolton, Surrey . . .
           marryed August 8th before Alder: Tichborne.
                            Witnesses, Mr. Jno. Arthur, Mr. Tho: Locke." 

      Daniel Taylor speaks of her in his Will, dated about six months
      after their marriage , as his "loving and dear wife."  He confirms
      the settlement he had already made upon her for life of certain
      lands called Alton Park, Feverells, and Pettison's, in Little and
      Great Clackton, in the County of Essex.  He also gives her all his
      fee-farm rents in the County of Chester, during her life, his house-
      hold furniture, and £40 in money.  He also mentions thet before
      their marriage, he had given her a Necklace of Pearls, a Gold Watch,
      a ring set with Diamonds, etc., and that he had since bestowed upon
      her another "Ring with about eight Diamonds."  He left a large amount
      of landed and other property.  He was buried April 24 1655.

Francis Willoughby and Mrs. Margaret (Locke) Taylor had one child before leaving England. "In the Parish Register St. Olave, High Street, London, is an entry that there son Francis was born 29 Feb 1659-60." [see Notes on the Families of Locke and Cole]

{Note the above church record is not the birth of Frances but his baptizmal date and also in the same Church is recorded the baptizm of Nathaniel Willioughby dated 12 July 1661 to the same parents R.F.}

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He was present in the Colony by May 1662, and sat an assistant to the General Court held October 20, 1663; was again chosen the succeeding year; became Deputy-Governor May 1665, and so continued until his decease."

Palfrey in his "History in New England" says that Francis Willoughby was chosen Assistant in 1650, 1651 and 1664; and Deputy-Governor 1665, 1666, and 1667, and, again, in 1668, 1669 and 1670, Richard Bellingham being Governor.

"When, early in 1662, it was deemed advisable by the General Court of Massachusetts to congratulate the King upon his restoration, and to send out an agent to act the general interests of the colony, a letter was written to Herbert Pelham Esq., Mr. Nehemiah Bourne, Mr Francis Willoughby, Mr. Richard Hutchinson²⁴ and others, desiring that they would supply the Commissioners,²⁵ upon there arrival, with the such funds as they might require on account of the Colony.

The "Record of . . . Massachusetts Bay" (See Shurtleff, iv., pt. 2) show that
October 21, 1663, Francis Willoughby was one of a committee to inquire about state of the College, and give directions for disposing of the college estate for the future; that
May 18, 1664, Mr. Willoughby and others were appointed to draw up letters to settle differences between Connecticut and New Haven; and
August 3, 1664, "wereas this Court hath passed an order for making a humble address & petition to his majesty for the contjunance of our priuiledges granted by charter, it is ordered, that M^r. Francis Willoughby, Mao^r Generall Jn^o Leueret & M^r Jonathan Mitchell be a Comittee to prepare & draue vp a petition, filled w^th such rationall arguments they

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find to the aforesajd, & present it to this Court for their approbation," that
August 8, 1664, Mr. Francis Willoughby & othes appointed a minister and chirurgeon in design against the Dutch; and that
August 10, 1664, Mr. Francis Willoughby & othes were appointed a committee to raise and furnish 200 volunteere against the Dutch.

In the "Diary of John Hull" we find it stated, under date of September 7 1666-7, that "it pleased the Council to comply with the Lord Willoughby's letter and to victual Capt. Henry Ady one of his majesty's frigates, Mr. Deputy Willoughby and Major General entreated me to undertake ¼ part which came to about one hundred and ten pounds money. I did perform it, and the Lord Willoughby did very punctually pay, in sugar and cotton, to Mr. Johnson, our agent."

"In September 1666 the Deputy Governor was appointed head of a committee for procuring two masts to be sent out to England and presented 'to his Majesty, by Sir Willian Warren and Capt. John Taylor (one of the Commissioners or the Navy) as a testimony of loyalty and affection from y^e country.'"

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"An evasive answer was accordingly returned, but the Coloniel Government, though expressing loyalty and humility, still persisted in their independent course, and refused to obey the directions of the Royal Commissioner."

"This bold course of action, followed, a few years after, by the overthrow and imprisonment of Andros, the Governor appointed by the Crown, was but a step in the developement of the principles, which springing into life on the field of Lexington found full expression in the 'Decleration, of July 4th, 1776."

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Frothingham, in his "History of Charlestown." speaks of this debate as "one of the most interesting events in the history of New England." and adds
"It is to such far-sighted men as Willoughby that New England owes it liberties. From this period and the decision of this question, Judge Minot²⁷ dates the origion of the controversy between the patriots and prerogative men, scarcely intermitted, and never ended, until the seperation of the colonies from their mother country."

"We have seen how bold and fearless was the Dep.-Gov^r. in advocating a decisive stand against encroachment upon the country's chartered privileges--still more so was he when, recognizing the errors of his fellow colonists, he dared to raise his voice in opposition to the religious persecutions sanctioned by the narrow-minded sectarians amoung them. The Bostonians could not be brought to second the Royal Commissioners, whose authority would give liberty to people of all religious denominations. Already in 1665, several of the Baptists, attempting to establish their sect in Boston, had been fined for not attending the established worship, imprisoned for heresy, and Banished. Others were again imprisoned in July 1688, and their condition having 'sadly affected the hearts of many sober and serious Christians, and such as neither approve of their judgement or practice,' a petition for their release was presented during the following October, by some of the best men of the town. Among those known to have been against these persecutions were Mr. Willoughby and Mr. Leverett. But liberty of conscience was not yet to be tolerated, and the petition, meeting with a fate simular to that one presented in 1646 to obtain a repeal of the of the law against Anabaptists, 'its chief promoters were fined, and obliged to ask pardon of the Court for the freedom thay had taken with it.'

"About this time [the autumn of 1667] the necessity of proper laws, for regulating Maritime affairs and admiralty cases, was again agitated, and

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information was given to the Court 'that divers unskilfull persons, pretending to be shipwrights, doe build ships and other vessels seurell parts of the country, which are defective both for matter and forme, to the great prejudice of merchants and owners, the danger of mamy men's liues at sea;' whearupon the Court was moved October 9, 1669. 'to nominate and appoint Francis Willoughby Esq., Jno Leverett Esq., Capt. George Corwin, Mr. Humphrey Davy, and Capt. Edward Johnson to be a Committee to consider, draw up, and present to this Court at their next session, such directions, orders, and laws as may be necessary exledjent in the premisess.'"

"October 12 1669, he was granted 1,000 acres 'in any place that may not prejudice a plantation,'for his public service, as well at home as in England."

"Gentlemen
The allwise God seeing fit to lay me under such a dispensation as by which I am rendered uncapable of attending upon you and upon the work that I have been called to, by being Confined to my habitation.
Having varietie of visitors Sometimes, and meeting with reports, (how true I know not) that you were making it your work to be Solicitous to know the Cause of God's displeasure and frown upon us manifested in those Several ways which ae obovious to any intelegent spirit; It being hinted to me that the way that's taken does not seeme to produce any good Issue; but rather to beget animosities and distances of spirit one part of the Court against the other, and one person against another; which if true, is possibably occasioned by the misrepresentation of Cases, possibly by prejucices taken up in one anothers spirits, without enquiring into the truth and reallity of things, possibly by some occasion given in some particular cases (we all, being but men, and capable of acting but as men, and so subject to faile and miscarry in every thing we doe) I take the boldnes to hint the same and to lay my

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fears before you that (if things be amonst you as they are rendered, that there should be such distance in your transactions) it may tend to provoke God to a further degree of displeasure, and may lay us open to greater inconvenience both at home and abroad, when it shall be rumour'd that you shalbe at such a distance one from another; especially if you should rise and break up Court in such a frame.
As I beg your excuse wherein I may be defective in anything I say, so I would humbly entreat you would look upon your selves not only as men, but men eminently professing the name of God: Consider that the eyes of the world are in a great measure upon us, so that if we doe anything that may prove Inconvenient to our Selves, the name of God will not only suffer exceedingly, but we shalbe as persons withoug pitty, by how much we if by our pretended inquiry into the Cause of Gods anger, shall divide and break to peeceses and bring suffering upon our Selves, when the Lord by his providence hath prevented its coming by our hands. That there may be differences of apprehension is nothing but whats Common. But our direction in the word of God is that all things should be done in Love, and if we would doe any singular thing, as we are singular in or profession. Let's manifest it in our endeavouring to Subdue our Spirits, and to carry things to an end with that affection and tendernes to the name of God, and one another, that it may appear the spirit of the Lord Jesus Christ is breathing in us. I perswade my selfe your scope and aime is right, and for God: But the way an manner to bring about your aimes may possibly be sometimes irregular; Let's mind the manner as well as the matter: Let the name of God be most dear and precious to us, above our private annimosities and prejudice: Let not Jealouzy possess our spirits without sufficient ground and demonistration, and let the demonstration appear to be a Contrivance in way of designe, before we set our selves in full opposition: For it may be upon enquiry, it may either arise from weakness or Infirmity, or from that Latitude which we would give to others or gladly take our selves. I earnestly beg what I say may not be misconstructed; you know my plainess, if I err in anything Charge it to the account of my love, and great desire the name of God may not be a sufferer by our means: And I doe earnestly beseech you that you study and contrive some way before you break up the Court, to adjorne with the demonstration of oneness and affection, that it may appear you all scope at the good of the poor Country: And that you endeavour to have as good thoughts one of another as possibly you can, retaining the Interest of the name of God among us; Let it not be published to the world that the Government of New England is broken, and that your animosities are such that tis Impossible for you to agree in anything that may tend to the Saving the whole. Desiring a good Construction may be put upon my broken lines; and that you believe

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            "yours affectionately disering the Interest of the name of God
             may not be buryed, but thrive 	in this poor wilderness under
             your hands.
                                                   ffr Willoughby,"
     "Charlestowne 28th 3d 70 "

No wonder that the Deputy-Governor, being such a bold opposer of wrong, and yet so peace-loving a man. "is mentioned," as Hutchinson says, "in warm terms of affection by his contemporaries."

Our ancestors Judge Simon Lynde and Deputy-Governor Francis Willoughby were in social and public life in Massachusetts at the same time, and of the same rank, and must have met frequently. But we have not their names associated, nor could we axpect to do so. Somon Lynde, having in early life kissed the hand of Charles I., always

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gave his fealty to the King and his son, and was ready to maintain the King's perogative; whild Willoughby's father and himself had been active members of the Government which deposed and beheaded Charles I., and his own powerful influence both in England and in this country was always in favor of liberty to the people. It must have been most unwillingly that he afterwards yielded to the rule of Charles II. Judge Lynde was the survivor, and the only one of the two who lived to see the marriage of his son Nathaniel and Susannah Willoughby in 1683.

His Will, drawn up June 4, 1670, witnessed by Capt. Lawrence Hammond and Lawrence Douse, was proved April 10 1671, seven days after the Testator's decease. We give the Will in full:

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"'The Wort^h. Francis Willoughby Esq^r. & late Dept. Govern^r of this Colony.

"'It being appointed to man to dye, and the hand of the Lord now going abroad in taking away the young and the strong, and myselfe haveing severall warnings from the Lord. It being the duty of every man to set his house in order, so as to be ready to attend the call of the Lord Jesus, what houre soever he shall please to come. I leave my soul with the Lord Jesus Christ, who onely gives boldnes in that day, and onely can deliver from the wrath to come. My Body to a Comely buryal at the discretion of excestrix; And do dispose of that little Lord in mercy hath lent me as followeth.'"

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"'Item.   Whereas my dear wife hath brought a considerable estate with her, and because I would prevent disputes of virtue of any law here, or elsewhere, I doe freely confirm her right in, and accordingly bequeath unto her all that household goods, plate, and Jewells which she brought with her, with all that I gave her in particular before or since marriage, with whatever hath been given her in particular by my mother or any other person; All which can be no other wayes cleered then by her owne testimony, which I declare to be sufficient, haveing cofidence in her that she would not challenge the least thing that she hath not right to.'"

"'Now for the ordering the rest of my estate, I do it as followeth:'"

"'My debts a legacies being deducted, both what of I have already given with what I shall hereafter give, the remainder of my estate I shall divide into eight equall parts, (not knowing otherwise how to deal equally, my trade & way being under so much unsertentie as it is). Thee parts and a halfe whereof (or three eights & one sixteenth of the whole) I bequeath unto my loving and my beloved wife over & above what I before gave her, to hold and enjoy as her owne proper estate forever. The other four parts & halfe ( four eights and one sixteenth of the whole) I order as follows. To my son Nehemiah one sixt part, accounting what I have already paid him (as Paid an account in my book bearing date the--of--1669) to in part payment: To my son William one sixt part, to paid him at the age of twenty one yeares; to my son Francis, and daughter Susanna three sixths, that is to be say one sixt, and two thirds of another sixt to my son Francis, he being the eldest child by my now wife Margaret; And the other sixt and one third of a sixt to my daughter Susanna: And whereas there is probability my wife being now with child, I bequeath the other sixt part unto it, whether son or daughter.'"

"'Now if it should please the Lord to take away any of my children before the age of twenty-one years if sonnes, of daughters before the age eighteen, of day of marriage, I do will that there portions shall be equally distributed among the survivors, and so with refference to the child my wife is big with, if God in his wisdome shall meet to dispose of it.'"

"'Now my order is with reference to te portions of my children, that they may be improved for their advantage in breeding and bringing up, desiring my dear wife by the affeccon she beare me, to take a littell care of my son William in case he will be ruled by her: But if he or his owne mother's relations shall desire otherwise, or carry themselves uncivilly towards her, I leave her at liberty, being unwilling to put her under any share or inconvenience.'"

"'The portions of my son Francis, and my Daughter Susanna to be paid unto my wife to be improved for their best advantage, being confident of my dear wives

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cordiall affection to me and naturalnes to her children, that no change of her condition shall turne to the prejudice of her little ones. '"

"'Item   I give to my daughter Campfield as a token of my love (she havinging received a liberall portion already) the sum of Ten pounds.'"

"'Item   I give unto my Aunt Hammond (if alive) the sum of five pounds.'"

"'Item   I give to my cousen Lawrence Hammond the sume of forty pounds provided he deale respectively with my wife & assist her about settling my estate: for w^ch my minde is hee shall have such reasonable allowance for his trouble & paines over & above as shall be thought fit.'"

"'Item   I give to our Pastour Mr. Simes and our Teacher, Mr. Shephard fourtie shillings apeece as a token of my love.'"

"'Item   I do give liberty to my cousen March, during her widdowhood only, to live in and make use of my house in which she now dwells rent free.'"

"'Item   I give the use of the school in Charlestowne my three hundred acres of land given me by the said towne, but never layd out,lying beyound Wooburne.
   It^m.     I give to Laurence Dows four pounds; and Edward Wilson three pounds, as tokens of my love.'"

"'Item   I give to my man Richard Waldon forty shillings: Francis Willoughby.'"

"'Item   I give to the rest of my household servants that shall be in my house at the time of my death, twenty shillings apeece.'"

"'Item   I give to Mr. Ezekiel Cheever his son Thomas, the sum of five pounds, provided he be brought up to learning in the College; Now for as much as the College hath been a Society that I have had much affection to, and desires for the prosperity of, having made it my work to solicit the country in generall & perticular persons to take care thereof in order to the advantage of posteritie. It might be expected that I should manifest myselfe to be cordial in sume more than the ordinary beneficence: But my estate being very uncertain, as it is abroad in other mens hands, & so not knowing what the Lord may doe with it; And a vessel being lost that I had bequeathed to that use: but chiefly considering the backwardness and indisposition that is in the country to consider their owne interest with reference to posterity; and finding particular holding their owne and disclaiming any motion for goode that hath been that way, being at a loss to know what the mind of God therin may be, and unwilling to injure my family, the estate of my concernments lying as aforesaid; I find not any inclination to doe what my heart and soul is free for; Desiring the Lord to pardon & forgive that backwardness and indisposition that seems to appear in the generality of persons in so worthy a worke as it is.'"

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"'Item   I give unto widdow Mash, widdow Hayden, widdow Elsie, & widdow Willson Twenty shillings apeece'"

"'Item   Whereas in funeral solemnities there is generally a great evidence to littell profit of advantage to particular persons: I do prohibit the giving of Scarfes or ribbens to any persons except to magistrates, and to those who officiate at my funerall, and instead thereof to the Millitary Company of Charles-towne the sume of Twenty pounds to be paid into the hands of selectmen and commission officers to be by them forthwith improved for the beginning of a stock of armes for of the use of the said Towne, partly for the furnishing of poor men(whoes ability will not reach to the purchase of Armes) upon dais of exercise &c: and chiefly that such armes may be pursuaded as a towne stocke for the publicke use and benefit of the said Towne to be alwaies in a readynes for any suddin emergency.'"

"'And I do hereby declare that, for as much as my estate is abroad and under many uncertainties, my will is that if the Lord shall see meet to frown upon what I have, that then there be a proportionable abatement made throughout what I given away: accounting what God takes from me to be well disposed of, and beleeving he will make it up to mine as fully as if it had been given me to divide according to my intentions.'"

"'And I do hereby make and declare my loving and beloved wife my sole executrix: and doe appoint and desire my loving friends Mr. Thomas Danforth, Mr. Richard Russell, Mr. Humphrey Davie³¹ and my cousen Lawrence Hammond to be overseers of this my last will and testament, and doe give each of them twenty shillings apeece as token of my love: earnestly entreating them that as they did ever manifest any affection and respect for me, that they would manifest the like to my wife in all that assistance that she shall stand in need of, she being a strainger in the Country, and not knowing whome to apply [to] for help in case of need: Also my desire is that they would take effectually order in the receiving and improving my son William's Portion for his best advantage during his minoritie, entreating then that they will see to the punctuall performance of my will and that it be not altered in

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any perticular upon any pretence whatsoever, and that this is my last will and testament, consisting of two sides, with fifty-six lines in the first side, and thirty in the second, I do declare the same by affixing my hand & seale this fourth day June, in the year of our Lord one thousand six hundred & seventy.'"

                                   "'Francis Willoughby & a seale.'"
     "'Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of
          Laur Hammond
          Laur Dowse '"


     "'Captain Laurence Hamond Laurence Dowse being sworn do attest that
  Francis Willoughby Esq. now deced being of sound judgement and memory
  they saw him sign seale & publish this instrument his last will &
  testiment
                                            Richard Russell, Asist.
          "'April 10th 1671 taken befor us  
                                            Thomas Danforth, Recorder.'"

The inventory of the Deputy-Governor's large estate, dated April 20^th and July 19^th 1671, shows a total of £4,812. 18s. 7d.   It includes "Mansion House and Stable and Grounds about the House £550;" they were situated on Crooked Lane, near the old Market Place (i.e. on Bow Street near the Square). Ware house and warfe with small tenement and all of land adjoyning appertayning to ye sd Housing w^th the brew house and all apperturtenances ·700;" large collections of ship stores in several warehouses and on several warves; "1,450 acres of land betwixt Woburn and Andover; a grant of 1,000 acres of land not layd out;" "In money and plate 600 ounces, £320. 13s. 6dd.;" various pieces of household furniture indicating a handsome establishment, among which were, in the parlor and chambers, chairs, carpets, several sets of hangings, curtains, valances, fire-irons, rugs, a cabinet, large looking-glass, three cases of drawers, a red scarf. In the study, books and five swords; in the hall, chair, cushions, carpets, tables, pictures, clock, fire-irons, several swords, and a "Dutch chest."

The Deputy-Governor, as well as his father, used the old Willoughby de Eresby arms, as appears by a seale attached to his signiture in a bond

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issued by him February 1, 1667, bearing, Fretty (metals and tinctures not indicated), crest: a lion's head between two wings expanded.³²

"Issue by first wife Mary:
    i. Jonathan,   ^[15] born about 1635 in England; Harvard Coll. 1651-54, but did not graduate; preached in Wethersfield from September 1664 to May 1666, and afterwards, for a short time, in Haddam Conn. Mentioned in his brother William's Will, 1677. By Grizel he had a daughter Mary,^[16] born May 8, 1664, and probably other children."³³

"Issue by second wife Sarah Taylor:
   ii. Sarah,        ^[15] baptized 13 June 1641; m _____ Campfield (or Canfield), probably Samuel baptized October 19, 1645, eldest son of Matthew Canfield of New Haven.³⁴
  iii. Hannah,    ^[15] born May 17, died September 4, 1643.
   iv. Nehemiah,^[15] born June 8, or 18 1644.
    v. Jerinnah,  ^[15] born Julu 29, 1647; died Young.
   vi. William,    ^[15] born about 1652. His Will dated September 1, 1677, was filed December 7 1694, in Middlesex, Probate Court; the house and land left him by his Uncle William Willoughby he bequeathed to his brother Nehemiah, together with the £100., or more, now in his mother's hands; of the estate now falling to him by the decease of his brother Francis Willoughby he leaves one-half to his sister Susannah, and one-half to Capt. Hammond's children; and the legacy left by his grendfather

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Taylor to be divided equally between his sister Campfield and his brother Johathan, as a token of love; to cousin Elizabeth Moore £10.; books, monies, and wearing-apparel to eldest son of his brother and executor Nehemiah. Savage states that he died of small pox August 18, 1678."³⁵

"Issue by third wife Margaret [(Locke) Taylor]:
  vii. Francis,    ^[15] born 29 February 1659-60, according to the registry of St. Olave, Hart Street, London; died (says Savage) June 15, 1678, of small pox; but is mentioned as deceased in William's Will, 1677.³⁶
 viii. Nathaniel,^[15] baptized 12 July 1661, acording to the registry of St. Olave, Hart Street, London; died 1663 (Frothingham).
   ix. Susannah,[15] born August 19 baptized at Charlestown August 21, 1664; married, 1683, Nathaniel Lynde, born November 22, 1659, son of Judge Simon Lynde by Hannah Newdigate, and grandson of Enoch Lynde of London, by wife Elizabeth Digby, [proved to be] related to the family of John Earl of Bristol. Mr. Nathaniel Lynde removed to Saybrook, Conn., and died October 5, 1729; among his children was Elizabeth,^[16] born December 2 1694, married Judge Richard Lord of Lyme [See Lord and Digby=Lynde]. Another daughter Hannah,^[16] who married Rev. George Griswold of Lyme [see Griswold], and a third was Sarah,^[16] who married Joshua Raymond of Montville, Conn. [see Digby=Lynde]."

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¹⁶   "This was sold May 1, 1683, by his widow and executrix (who married Lawrence Hammond), to John Hull and passed to the latter's son-in-law Judge Samuel Sewall, whose rights to the same were confirmed by Nehemiah Willoughby, 1695-6."

¹⁷   John Tailor (or Taylor) was by Government-appointment ship builder to the Navy. He was one of the Commissioners of the Navy under Parliament.

¹⁸   "Whitmore's Civil List gives 1650-55."

¹⁹   "Whereas this Commwealth is much defectiue for want of lawes for marityne affayres, and forasmuch there are already many good lawes made and published by o^r owne lande & the French nation, & other kingdoms & common wealths, this court doth therefore order, that the said lawes, printed & published in a booke called Lex Mercatoria shallbe p'used & dyly considered, and such of them as are approued by the said Court shall be declared & and published to be in force within this jurisdiction after such a time as this Court shall appoynt: and it is further ordred, that" several others and Mr. Willoughby "shelbe a committee to ripen the worke & to make returne of that which they shall conclude vppon vnto the General Court . . ."

²⁰   "Ex-Gov. of Plymouth Colony; sent out 1646 as Agent for Mass. Bay Colony."

²¹   "Ex-Gov. of Connecticut Colony; appointed 1652 a Com. of Navy; chosen 1656 M. P. from Clifton, co. Devon; died London 1657. He had been a Turkey merchant, before comming to New England in 1637."

He makes these gentlemen overseers of his last will and testament. It was also by the advice of Major Robert Thompson and Mr. Francis Willoughby that Gov. Hopkins left "·500. out of his estate in Old England, to give some encouragement in those foreign plantations for the breeding up of hopefull youths, both at Grammar School and College, for the public service of the country in future times." (id., i. 273-74, note)    This is the original foundation on which rests the Hopkins Grammar School of New Haven.

²²   Plymouth Records, x. 104.

²³   See some account of the Taylor Family . . . By Peter Alfred Taylor . . . London . . . 1875 . . . A Historic-Genealogical Memoir of the Family of Taylor . . . By Joseph Lemuel Chester, . . . 1863, pp. 50, 51, 52, 56, 71, 72.

²⁴   Late Treasurer of the Navy."

²⁵   Mr. Simon Bradstreet and the Rev. John Norton."

²⁶   "Mass. Hist. Coll., vol. xxviii. pp. 99, 100." [Boston, 1819, Second Series, viii. pp. 99, 100]

²⁷   "Minot's Hist. Mass., vol. i. p.51."

²⁸   History of the Old South Church, i. 104-06.

²⁹   The Memorial History of Boston. . . . Edited by Justin Winsor . . . Boston 1882, i. 520, note 2.

³⁰   New England Hist. and Gen. Register, ix. 45.

³¹   Thomas Danforth of Cambridge, Mass., Assistant 1659-86, Judge of Sup' Court 1692.
Richard Russell Charlestown, Mass., Speaker, Treasure of the Colony for twenty years, Assist., etc.
Humphrey Davie, Merchant of Boston, son of Sir John Humphry; Representative 1665-69; Assistant 1679-86.
For these see A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England. . . . By James Savage. . . . Boston, 1880-61, ii. 8, iii. 593-94, ii. 14.

³²   This seal was discovered by Mr. Henry FitzGilbert Waters in his recearches amont the files of Middlesex, County Court some years ago. Se Essex Inst. Histor. Coll., Salem, 1897, xvi. 261-62.

³³   "License was granted 3 Dec 1661, by the Bishop of London, for the marriage of 'Jonathan Willoughby, of St. Andrew Undershaft, London, Gent., Bachelor, about 25, and Grizzle Goldisborough [or Goldsburge], of St. Gregory's by St. Paul's, Spinster about 25; consent of mother Anne Goldisborough, widow [of John of Godmanchester, Huntingtonshire]; at St. Edmunds the King, Lonbard Street.'"

³⁴   Mr. Theodore²⁰ Raymond stated that the Campfields removed to Virginia.

³⁵   This date is to be corrected by a passage in the MS. Diary of Capt. Lawrence Hammond preserved in the Library of the Massachusetts Historical Society, as follows: "Sept. 9, [1677], W^m Willoughby dyed of the small pox."

³⁶   Capt. Hammond's Diary just referred to gives us the following: "June 15 [1677], Francis Willoughby youngest son of Francis Willoughby Esq. comming from London, in Capt. Jenner, dyed at sea of y^e small pox."

CHILDREN of Francis WILLOUGHBY and Mary TAYLOR:

 +  1. JONATHAN          b:        1635; , , England.
                       md:  3 Dec 1661; St. Edmunds the King, Lombard St., 
                                         London, Middlesex, England
                                         Grizzle GOLDISBOROUGH/GOLDSBURGE

CHILDREN of Francis WILLOUGHBY and Sarah TAYLOR:

 +  2. ELIZABETH SARAH chr: 13 Jun 1641; Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts
                        md:    Abt 1669; , , Connecticut.
                                         Samuel CAMPFIELD/CANFIELD
                         d:        1711; New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut.
    3. HANNAH            b: 17 May 1643; Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
                         d:  4 Sep 1743; Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
 +  4. NEHEMIAH          b: 18 Jun 1644; Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
                        md:  2 Jan 1671; Salem, Essex, Massachusetts.
                                         Abigail BARTHOLOMEW
                         d:  6 Nov 1702; Salem, Essex, Massachusetts.
    5. JERINNAH          b: 29 Jun 1647; Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
                         d: died young ; , , Massachusetts.
    6. WILLIAM           b:        1652; Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
                         d:  9 Sep 1677; Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

CHILDREN of Francis WILLOUGHBY and Margaret LOCKE:

    7. FRANCIS         chr: 29 Feb 1659; St. Olave, London, Middlesex,
                                         England.
                         d: 15 Jun 1677; Died at Sea.
    8. NATHANIEL       chr: 12 Jul 1661; St. Olave, London, Middlesex,
                                         England.
                         d:        1663; Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts
 +  9. SUSANNAH        chr: 21 Aug 1664; Charlestown, Suff lk, Massachusetts
                        md:        1683; Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut.
                                         Judge Nathaniel LYNDE
                         d: 21 Feb 1709; Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut.
   10. CHILD             b:    Abt 1670; Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts
                                         Possibably stilborn.

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Title: Family Histories and Genealogies:
A Series of Genealogical and Biographical Monographs on the Families of MacCurdy, Mitchell, Lord, Lynde, Digby, Newdigate, Hoo, Willoughby, Griswold, Wolcott, Pitkin, Ogden, Johnson, Diodati, Lee and Marvin and Notes on the Families of Buchanan, Parmelee, Boardman, Lay, Locke, Cole, DeWolf, Drake, Bond and Swayne, Dunbar and Clarke and a Notice of Chief Justice Morrison Remick White With Twenty-Nine Pedigree-Charts and Two Charts of Combined Descents, Format: 3 vols. with a 4th supplemental vol. of pedigree charts
Author: Salisbury, Edward Elbridge; Salisbury, Evelyn McCurdy
Publication: the authors, New Haven, Conn., 1892
Page: 3 supp.:Pedigree 11, "Willoughby"