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THE FAY FAMILY
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THE FAY FAMILY
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Descendants of William
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Generation No. 1 1. WILLIAM1 SHATTUCK was born 1621 in England, and died August 14, 1672 in Watertown, Massachusetts. He married SUSANNA UNKNOWN 1642. She died December 11, 1686 in Watertown, Massachusetts. Notes for WILLIAM SHATTUCK: Samuel Shattuck is believed to be a son of Damaris. He was born about 1620 and died in Salem, MA June 6, 1689, age 69. He first joined the Salem church in 1642. Both he and his mother, widow Damaris, had daughters named Damaris. William, on the other hand, did not name a daughter Damaris.[1/361] In the first inventory of estates in Watertown, taken in 1639, William had 1) "An Homstall of one acre bounded Southwest with the Common the East with John Clough & the North with William Perry 2) Three acres of upland bounded the North with Joseph Morse the South with William Perry the East with John Clough & the West with the Common".[4/1:66] William had the same holding in the third inventory, taken in 1646.[4/1:145] William married about 1642. The Christian name of his wife was Susanna, but neither her surname, date or place of birth, nor her parentage are known. Susanna remained a widow about 15 months after his death and married on Nov. 18, 1673 Richard Norcross, who survived her. She died Dec. 11, 1686. Richard Norcross was the first grammar school teacher in Watertown.[1/6061] William held several town offices. In 1652 he was chosen to prosecute the orders about hogs and fences[2/1:32] and again in 1660.[2/1:64] He was also the surveyor of highways in 1655, 1664, and 1665.[2/1:42,78,84] William's occupation was that of a weaver, and at his death he bequeathed his "loom and its appurtenances" to his son William. Agriculture also seems to have been a big part of his life, as it was for many early settlers. He was buried in the old Mount Auburn Cemetery.[1/5960] William Shattuck's will was dated Aug. 3 and proved Aug. 29, 1672. In it he mentioned
his sons Samuel Church, Phillip Shattuck, William Shattuck, four small children, two
younger sons Benjamin and Samuel, son John, and wife Susanna. His "loving friends
John Coolidge, Jr. and Samuel Livermore" were to be assistants to his wife in the
execution of the will, which was witnessed by John Coolidge and John Livermore.[3/4:28]
The inventory of the estate was taken August 23, 1672 by John Coolidge, John Livermore,
and Thomas Hastings and amounted to 434.19.11. 200 pounds was in real property, the rest
in personal property, including 103.17.7 1/2 in money.[3/4:31] REF: [1] The Descendants of William Shattuck - Lemuel Shattuck, Children: 1. Susanna, b. abt. 1643, m(1) Watertown, MA 12 Apr 1661 Joseph More About WILLIAM SHATTUCK: Children of WILLIAM SHATTUCK and SUSANNA UNKNOWN are: More About MARY SHATTUCK: v. JOHN SHATTUCK, b. February 11, 1647. Generation No. 2 2. SUSANNA2 SHATTUCK (WILLIAM1) was born 1643 in Watertown, Massachusetts, and died Aft. 1695 in Marlboro, Massachusetts. She married (1) JOSEPH MORSE April 12, 1661 in Watertown, Massachusetts, son of JOSEPH MORSE and HESTER PIERCE. He was born April 30, 1637 in Watertown, Massachusetts, and died 1677. She married (2) JOHN FAY July 15, 1678 in Watertown, Massachusetts. He was born 1648 in England, and died December 5, 1690 in Marlboro, Massachusetts. She married (3) THOMAS BRIGHAM July 30, 1695, son of THOMAS BRIGHAM and MERCY HURD. He was born Abt. 1640 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and died November 25, 1716 in Marlboro, Massachusetts. Notes for SUSANNA SHATTUCK: Source: "Fay Genealogy - John Fay of Marlborough and his Descendants" by Orlin P. Fay, 1898, page 13. Source History of Town of Marlborough published in 1862: 1) Susan's marriage date to Thomas Brigham of July 30,1695, and 2) fact that Susan's father was William Shattuck of Watertown, Massachusetts, b. 1643. Notes for JOHN FAY: There is, however, reasonable evidence that his father and a brother Michael had preceded him to America. Although there is no documented record of the father (David) or Michael's birth or death. Reference is made in the early Town records of Sudbury, Massachusetts, that the father of John and Michael was David Fay "who came to America prior to 1656." On the other hand the direct lineage of the descendants of John Fay from his birth in 1648 down to 1898 were clearly and logically documented in the records accumulated in Orlin P. Fay's book. The passenger list of the Speedwell lists five minors, including John Fay age 8 years. These young men were bound to Sudbury MA (settled 17 years previously) where each of them had parents or relatives. It is presumed that since John Fay was the youngest of these minors, he very likely had parents already residing in Sudbury. Shortly after John Fay's arrival a group of recent immigrants, including young John moved to a new grant which was newly incorporated under the name of Marlboro, MA. The early records of Marlboro show that John Fay was made a freeman in 1669, at which time he had a wife and child. In 1675 the name of John Fay appears among the proprietors of Worcester Mass., and that he had a lot of 50 acres assigned to him "in the eastern squadron, lying next to the County road to Boston." Although, he owned land in Worcester he continued to live in Marlboro until the marauding Indians during the Phillips War made it necessary to move his family to the greater security of Watertown Mass. While in Watertown he buried his first wife, Mary Brigham and one child. His second marriage was to Susan "Susanna" Shattuck who was the widow of Joseph Morse. She had 7 children by Morse and 4 by John Fay. After John Fay's death, Susan married as her third husband, Thomas Brigham, who was a brother of John Fay's first wife, Mary Brigham. It is interesting to record that from Susan's last marriage, one of her descendants [actually it was her husband Thomas' brother Samuel] was Peter Bent Brigham who left a sum of $1,000,000 which was not to be spent until 25 years after his death. By this time the fund had grown to $2,000,000 and was used to build the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, a world famous medical research hospital connected with Harvard Medical School in Boston, Mass. Source: "Fay Genealogy - John Fay of Marlborough and his Descendants" by
Orlin P. Fay, 1898, page 13. Ships to America - The Speedwell, 1656 An alphabetic list of ships to America is provided at Ship Index. The Speedwell of London Voyages are listed at ship name on Ship List May 27, 1656, The Speedwell, from London (Gravesend), arrived at Boston, New England Source: "Passengers to America, A Consolidation of Ship Passenger Lists from The New England Historical and Genealogical Register" Edited by Michael Tepper Selected excerpts from The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore, Maryland, 1977, page 462. Ship and Passenger Information: This list is annotated by the Searcher's office, Gravesend, England, with the date of
"30th May, 1656". However, an additional annotation indicates they "were
Landed at Boston in N. E. the 27th of the Month, 1656. J. E." The list may have been
prepared at departure by the Searcher's office or later by the vessel's master, under a
high bond as assurance of the accuracy about those actually making the voyage (such lists
were dated at arrival and were endorsed at the Searcher's office on return of the vessel).
The source listing, however, shows the "J.E." entry as an endorsement after that
of the Searcher's office. In this case, the initials "J.E." were not those of
the master and the month was not specified. This leaves questions about the month in which
the "27th" actually occurred - before, during, or after May. 41 passengers listed. Stratton, Richard Source: http://www.primenet.com/~langford/spls/656ne001.htm November 3, 2000 From Genealogy Forum: Re: John Fay (1648-90)a French Huguenot? From my personal research, I think that John Fay was born in Penton Mewsey, Hampshire, England and not in France. There are unpublished records in England which support this research, but I haven't gotten to see them firsthand. Anyway a large clan of FAY family members are still in England and trace themselves to Collingbourne-Ducis, Wiltshire well before 1600. There is a David FAY marrying an Elizabeth Coale/Cole in December 1616 in Penton Mewsey. This is published in the Parish marriage records, which I found at the Clayton Library in Houston, TX. This is the only David Fay I've found in England for this period. Notes for THOMAS BRIGHAM: Notes from The History of the Brigham Family from the New Hampshire Historic Society 20
Park Street, Concord, New Hampshire, obtained by Ken and Susan Barbi on August 12, 2000. Children of SUSANNA SHATTUCK and JOSEPH MORSE are:
Notes for DAVID FAY: He united with the church April 2, 1710. Before the incorporation of the town of Southboro he was placed on a committee to seat the meeting in Marlboro, and the next year he was chosen Constable of Southboro, where he was also elected Selectman in 1730, 1733, and 1735. He was by occupation a weaver. His wife at the time of her marriage was an heir to Edward Larkin of Charlestown, where he and his wife, Sara, Jan. 27, 1709-1710, sold for $150, to Joseph Kent of Charlestown, land formerly owned by John Larkin. Jan 28, 1706-1707, he exchanged land with Isaac Temple. He and his family, also the families of Moses Newton, John Newton, Widow Johnson, Moses Newton, Jr., and James Cady were assigned to the "Garrison" of Isaac Howe for protection from the Indians. Source: "Fay Genealogy - John Fay of Marlborough and his Descendants" by Orlin P. Fay, 1898, page 227. ix. GERSHOM FAY, b. October 19, 1681, Marlboro, Massachusetts; d. November 24, 1720; m. MARY BRIGHAM, 1702; b. May 6, 1678. Notes for GERSHOM FAY: He was admitted to the church in Marlboro before he was set off to Westboro, and continued to worship there until that part of the town where he lived was included in Westboro. He died at the age of 39 years, leaving a large tract of land in the northwest part of Northboro to be divided to his four sons. His estate was settled without recourse to a probate court. He left six or seven minor children who were brought up to respectability and industry with no other guardian than their heroic and energetic mother, Mary Brigham, daughter of Dr. John Brigham of Sudbury. She was distinguished for heroism in the Indian war. She received $375 by her father's will. Gershom Fay was the youngest son of John Fay and he built the first saw mill in Northboro, 60 rods east of the Unitarian church. Source: "Fay Genealogy - John Fay of Marlborough and his Descendants" by Orlin P. Fay, 1898, page 331. Notes for MARY BRIGHAM: In 1707, Aug. 18, she [Mary was 29 years old at the time] and Miss Mary Goodnow, daughter of Samuel Goodnow, were gathering herbs in a meadow when they saw 20 or more stout Indian warriors stealthily approaching them. They immediately ran for the fort. Mrs. Fay with her children succeeded in reaching it and closing the gate before her pursuers could overtake her. Fortunately there was one man in the garrison, the rest of the men being at work in the field. The savages attempted to break through the enclosure but were repelled by the heroic defenders within, Mrs. Fay loading the muskets belonging to the fort and handing them to her companion; whether it was her husband or not, we do not know, but he was able to keep a constant fire upon the enemy till a party of their friends in the field, hearing the report of the muskets, came to their relief and the enemy fled. Thus was the life of this woman and her two helpless children saved by her own heroism. William A. Bartlett of Northboro, whose mother and grandmother were Fay's, writes April 3, 1884, as follows: "It is a question whether the garrison house or fort, in which Mrs. Fay's heroism was displayed was some part of the house in which I now live, or whether it was another near by, built on purpose. The grave of Mary Goodnow is on my farm about 30 rods from my house." Her grave still remained without a monument in 1866. She being lame, could not escape from her merciless pursuers. She was overtaken, seized and dragged into the woods across Stirrup Brook and inhumanly murdered and scalped, her mangled remains were found and buried a few days after and her grave was visible 130 years afterwards. The Indians were pursued and overtaken and a battle ensued in which two white men and nine Indians were killed. The packs of the Indians fell into the hands of the whites and in one of them was found the scalp of Miss Goodnow, which furnished the first clue of her melancholy fate. A large elm tree growing in the cellar, marks the spot where once stood the house of Gershom Fay. Source: "Fay Genealogy - John Fay of Marlborough and his Descendants" by Orlin P. Fay, 1898, page 331 x. RUTH FAY, b. July 15, 1684, Marlboro, Massachusetts; m. INCREASE WARD, June 17,
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