Endicott-Endecott Surname of Bourbon County, Kentucky
Name: James Barzillia ENDECOTT
Birth: April 2, 1828 Harrison Colorado, Kentucky
Death: 1843 Age: 14
Father: John ENDECOTT (1781-1840)
Mother: Ann Kimbrough Davenport SADLER (1796-1860)
Misc. Notes:
BIRTH/DEATH: "Some Descendants of John Endicott," by Mabel
McCloskey, p. 41
NOTE: Paris, Bourbon Co, KY Cemetery Records show: Endicott, James B.
born 3 April 1828 and d. 18 Sep 1864 (no proof this James as death date
does not conform with McCloskey records)
Name: Jesse Thomas ENDECOTT
Birth: April 11, 1817 Harrison Colorado, Kentucky
Death: May 14, 1854 Rush Colorado, Indiana Age: 37
Burial: May 1854 Pleasant Run Cem, Rushville, Rush Colorado, Indiana
Father: John ENDECOTT (1781-1840)
Mother: Ann Kimbrough Davenport SADLER (1796-1860)
Misc. Notes:
BIRTH: "Some Descendants of John Endicott," by Mabel McCloskey, p. 41
OCCUPATION: Jesse Thomas was a bookkeeper
MARRIAGE-CHILDREN: ibid, pp 53/54 m. 4 April 1839, Rush County,
IN, Mary Stephens, daughter of Horatio Stephens. 7 children:
I William Endicott b. Cincinnati,OH, d.y.
II Jane Welsh Endicott b. Cincinnati, OH, d.y.
III John Thomas Endicott b.28 Jul 1842, Rush County, Indiana
IV Joseph Samuel Endicott b. 6 Sep 1844, Cincinnati, OH
V James William Endicott b l May 1849, Rush Cty, Indiana
VI Charlotte Endicott b. 7 Jan 1852, Rush Cty, Indiana
VII Anne Endicott b. 14 JUN 1854, Rush Cty, IN, d.y.
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Note: who was the Jesse B. Endicott b. ca 1852 and died 25 Feb 1916
Bourbon Co, KY, 64 yrs old. SS records Vol 16, Cert. #03899
Spouses:
1: Mary STEPHENS
Marriage: April 4, 1839
Name: John ENDECOTT
Birth: April 7, 1781 Surry County, North Carolina
Death: August 14, 1840 Rush County, Indiana Age: 59
Burial: August 1840 Pleasant Run Cem, Rushville, Rush County, Indiana
Father: Thomas E. ENDECOTT Sr (1737-)
Mother: Sarah WELCH (-1799)
Misc. Notes:
BIRTH-DEATH-MARRIAGE :Library of Congress, CS71.E56 1959,
Descendants of John Endecott, by Mable McCloskey, p. 41
COMMENT: see file for Wm C Endicott letter to
R.H.Coriell,Portsmouth,OH; written 9 Oct 1949 with C.A. Brown notes:
John and wife, Ann, came to Rush County, IN before 1836 and lived on
farm of Eli Thomas. On 15 JUN 1799 John's father, Thomas, deeded him
112 acres on Indian Creek, Bourbon County, KY, adjoining land deeded to
his brothers, William and Samuel.
John was one of the parties in many land transactions in Bourbon County.
John and his family were living in Cynthiana, KY in 1830 census record.
CENSUS: 1800 KY, Endicott, John, Bourbon Co, no twshp listed.
CENSUS: 1820 KY, Endicott, John Harrison 212 no twshp (not yet
researched) Endicott, John Harrison 218 no twshp
OCCUPATION: See Harrison County records Bk C, p. 70, May 1815, John
Endecott appointed a constable, with Samuel Endecott $1000 security.
appointed constable again in 1819.
PROBATE: Estate settled in Rush Co, IN
Spouses:
1: Ann Kimbrough Davenport SADLER
Birth: September 13, 1796 Bourbon County, Kentucky
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Death: September 5, 1860 Rush County, Indiana Age: 63
Burial: September 1860 Pleasant Run Cem, Rushville, Rush County, Indiana
Father: Jesse SADLER (1773-~1819)
Mother: Jane “Jennie” GLINN (~1773-1848)
Misc. Notes:
BIRTH/DEATH/CHILDREN: see Descendants of John Endicott, Mable
McCloskey, p 4l
Ann daughter of Jesse and Jane Saddler, listed as birthplace
John & Ann (Saddler) Endicott came to Rush Co before 1836 and lived on
the farm of Eli Thomas.
BIRTH: IGI 1993 Ed, V 3.02 Batch F510517, sheet 23 for birth listed 1796
MARRIAGE: IGI 1993 Ed, V 3.02 Batch 5010517, sheet 23 for marriage
info. Library Call # 1553682; AFN P83X-GT
CENSUS: 1850, Indiana, Anna Endicott, Rush 408 97th District
Research: Joseph Saddler 1748 in Maryland Colony, MD
Jacob Saddler, 1738 in Philadelphia, PA
Edward Saddler, 1782, Charlotte Co, VA
Robert Saddler, 1779, Gloucester Co, VA
Marriages of possible interest:
Saddler, Cyrus to Steepleton, Anne 7 Jan 1792
Saddler, Elizabeth to Merricle, John 24 Oct 1797
Sadler, John m. Barlow, Lucy 15 Oct 1798 (ancestor of David Sadler)
Sadler, Thomas m. Boulen, Sarah J. 4 Nov 1833
Sadler, Jane M. to Barnett, John O. (or D.) 14 May 1831
Sadler, Sally to William, Mark 28 Aug 1816
Davenport, Rosanna to Laughridge, William 7 Dec 1797
Davenport, Jones to Theobald, Mary, --Nov 1788
Endicott, John to Adair, Nancy 7 Sep 1807
Death of possible interest:
Kimbrough, Eliz., 1814 - unk., dau of Wm & Eliz Kimbrough, buried
Ruddles Mill, KY at Stonermouth Presbyterian Cemetery.
Richard Kimbrough b. 22 Jun 1793 d. 26 Oct 1863 and
Nancy, wife of Richard, b. 3 Jul 1800 d. 11 Jul 1857 -- both buried in
Old Graveyard, Cynthiana, KY (also "Aunt Mary" Mary Kimbrough 12 Apr
1804 - 5 Mar 1888)
Little Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana, KY, from Cemetery Office Book as
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recorded in "KY Pioneer & Court Records" Keystone Printing, Lexington,
KY 1929: p. 214
30 Apr 1869: John M. Kimbrough, Samuel Kimbrough, Henry Kimbrough
and Moses Kimbrough.
p. 215: 10 Mar 1873, Moses J. Kimbrough, of Missouri
13 Mar 1878, Miss Belle Kimbrough
30 Apr 1879, Major Kimbrough
Marriage: September 5, 1811 Bourbon Colorado, Kentucky
Children: Jane Welsh (1812-1836)
William Harvey (1815-1857)
Jesse Thomas (1817-1854)
Sarah Ann (1819-1902)
John S (1821-)
Joseph Samuel (1824-1911)
Jeremiah Saddler (1826-1887)
James Barzillia (1828-1843)
Mariah Fenton (1833-1842)
Charles Beroe (1838-1851)
Name: Joseph ENDECOTT Jr.
Birth: about 1711 Mt Holly, Burlington, New Jersey
Death: Bet 13 Jul 1748/1 Mar 1749 Mt Holly, Burlington, New Jersey Age:
37
Father: Joseph ENDECOTT (1671-1747)
Mother: Hannah GOSSLING (1684->1748)
Misc. Notes:
BIRTH-DEATH: McCloskey, p. 30 [Family Bible of Joseph and Ann
Endecott)
MARRIAGE: NJ Archives 1 Ser. V22, p. 156 m. 12 May 1736 Ann Gillam
DEATH-PROBATE: NJ Wills, (1749) p. 4229 names wife, Ann, mentions
his mother, Hannah. Died between 13 Jul 1748 date of will and lst Mar 1749
when will was recorded. His children were not named in his will. He advised
that they be taught a trade, since he had no property to leave them.
His will instructed his executor to sell his plantation and use the money for
his debts and to perform his agreement with his Mother, Hannah - residue to
his wife Anna. Wife and James Wills, Executors.
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LAND: Liber G, p. 255, 19 Apr 1748 John Endecott sold to Joseph
Endecott, 150 acre farm for 125 pounds. Mother Hannah signed as witness.
At Joseph's death in 1749 the farm was sold to pay his debts, and to perform
his agreement with mother, Hannah Endecott.
BIBLE: of Joseph and Ann Endecott, published in 1735 at Edinburg,
Scotland, was in 1943 in the possession of Charles Endicott, Indianapolis,
IN, formerly of Danville, IL. Charles Endicott was a descendant of Samuel
Endecott, third son of Joseph & Ann Gillam.
Spouses:
1: Ann GILLAM
Birth: 1715
Death: after 1783 New Jersey Age: 68
Misc. Notes:
MARRIAGE-RESIDENCE: Ann married (2) 29Apr 1751 Reuben Eldridge.
On 5 Aug 1783 Ann was living in Juliustown, N.J, aged 68 years according
to Mabel McCloskey, Desc. of John Endecott, p. 30
Marriage: May 19, 1736 Mt. Holly, Burlington Colorado, New Jersey
Children: Thomas E. (1737-)
Joseph (1738-)
Samuel (1741-1782)
Barzillai (1743-1825)
Sarah (1744-)
Prazillia (1746-)
Name: Joseph ENDECOTT, Sr.
Birth: 1671/1672 Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
Death: 1747 Northampton, Burlington, New Jersey Age: 76
Father: Zerubbabel ENDECOTT (1635-1684)
Mother: Mary SMITH (1636-1677)
Misc. Notes:
BIRTH-DEATH-MARRIAGE: : see Mabel McCloskey, Desc. of John
Endecott, CS 71.E56 1959, p. 28.
RESIDENCE: Joseph moved to NJ 1698. (Burlington Twship meeting)
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CENSUS: May 1709 shows:"Joseph Endecott, age. 38. Hannah, wife, age
25, and son John age. 2" [N.J. Hist. Society, Vol 4, p. 36] Occupation:
Farmer
COMMENT: The New Jersey Endecott's were Quakers, which may explain
why so few fought in REV. War. Also why Joseph Sr gave Joseph, Jr the
sum of 5 shillings as his inheritance. "I say 5 shillings and no more" Joseph,
Jr "married out of meeting," since the Gillam (Gilham) family were not
members of the Friends Church.
PROBATE: NJ Wills, p. 4057, Will of Joseph Endecott, Sr, Dated 14 Feb
1747; probated, 29 May 1747 showing various assets valued at L104 16s 6p.
[McCloskey, p. 19 gives Will and Inventory on May 29 1747]
LAND: McCloskey Book, p. 10 Desc. of John Endecott: Joseph inherited
considerable property from his father Zerubbabel and in 1735 on the death
of his brother, Benjamin, came into possession of part of the Topsfield farm
in MA. Just why Joseph migrated to NJ is not known. Burlington County is
in the
southern part of west NJ, which was largely Quaker. Whether Joseph
became a Quaker before his m. to Hannah or as result of marriage is not
known.
NJ records list Joseph Endecott among those Friends who conscientiously
objected to joining the militia against French alarms. It is ironical that
Joseph became a Quaker when his grandfather, Gov. John Endecott so
opposed them in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Spouses:
1: Hannah GOSSLING
Birth: 1684
Death: after August 6, 1748 Age: 64
Misc. Notes:
BIRTH: Burlington Twshp, May 1709 census: Hannah, wf, age 25. Note:
received her last name via Endicott@onelist.com from Ted Sanford.
Marriage: about 1706 New Jersey
Children: John (1707-)
Mary (~1709-)
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Joseph (~1711-~1748)
Elizabeth (~1713-)
Ann (~1716-)
Name: Moses ENDECOTT
Birth: 1759 Burlington, New Jersey
Death: May 8, 1834 Kentucky Age: 75
Burial: Indian Creek Graveyard, Harrison Kentucky
Father: Thomas E. ENDECOTT Sr (1737-)
Mother: Sarah WELCH (-1799)
Misc. Notes:
Described as a portly man with a ruddy complexion, a genial soul.
MARRIAGE-CHILDREN: m. 1784 Martha Hill, who d. aft. 1830; m (2) 27
Mar 1834 Harrison Cty, KY, Welmett Endecott, widow of Joseph, of
Nicholas Cty, KY.
CHILDREN of Moses and Martha "Patty" were:
(1) Joseph, b. 6Dec 1784 NC,m. Rebecca Casey
(2) Jesse James b 6 Jul 1786 NC, m. Sally Lowe
(3) Sarah b 2 Aug 1787 KY, married ....Mullen
(4) John A b 29 Apr 1789 KY, m. Zerelda Nisbet
(5) Elizabeth b 6 Dec 1790 KY, m. Abraham Miller
(6) James H b 29 Jan 1794 KY, d.4 Jun 1816 and married Elizabeth (Jane?)
Miller (see Endicott file for info on some descendants)
(7) Moses b 26 Aug 1796 KY, m. Sally Moffit
(8) William b 23 Dec 1799 KY, m. Ellen Drummonds
(9) Margaret b 1803 KY (10) Nancy (ll) Samuel (12) Martha, m. William
King
Note: listed most children in DB 14, p. 432, Harrison County Vital Records
Moses left no will but above was in settling his estate.
MILITARY: Moses served Minute Man from Surry Cty, N.C. served 3 mos
[PENSION PAPERS show birth, etc.] [Cem. Records state: Revolutionary
Soldier]
BIRTH/DEATH: Book: "KY Cemetery Records, DAR, 1960," Vol 1, p. 199
Buried Indian Creek Baptist Cemetery
RESIDENCE: CENSUS, 1820, Harrison Co, KY, p. 208, also Moses, Jr. p.
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208
PROBATE: Settled in Bourbon and Harrison Co, KY
note: A Moses Endicott was Surety for a Wm. Endicott when he was chosen
guardian for Jesse Watson orphan of Watson Henry [KY Records, Vol II by
Julia Ardery, Order Bk A, p. 187, Dec 1810]
Spouses:
1: Martha HILL
Children: Joseph (1784-)
John A.
Name: Zerubbabel ENDECOTT
Birth: February 14, 1635 Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
Death: 1684 Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Age: 48
Burial: 1684 Endecott Bury Gr, Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts
Father: Governor John ENDECOTT Governor (1588-1665)
Mother: Elizabeth COGAN (1607-1676)
Misc. Notes:
BIRTH-DEATH-MARRIAGE: McCloskey CS71.E56, 1959, p. 28
RESIDENCE-OCCUPATION: Zerrubabel resided in Salem, MA, where he
was a practicing physician.
PROBATE-BURIAL: He made his will 23 NOV 1693. The place of burying
(Endecott Burying Ground) was the family ground for burial of many of
Gov. John's family and descendants. (McCloskey, p. 18)
MARRIAGE: (2) after 4 Nov 1677 and before 1 Jan 1678 to Elizabeth
Winthrop Newman, widow of the Rev. Antipas Newman and daughter of
Governor John Winthrop, the younger, and Elizabeth Reade, his wife, who
was the dau of Edmund Reade of Wickford, Co. Essex, England. She born
24 July 1636, Boston, d. 4 DEC 1716, Boston; buried Gov. Winthrop's
Tomb, King's Chapel Burying Ground, Boston.
COMMENT-CHILDREN: All of Zerubbabel's children were by his first
wife, Mary, who d. in 1677.
COURT RECORD: THE ESSEX ANTIQUARIAN, Vol XIII (1909), p. 92
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in listing Salem Court records states: 1659 - Mr. John and Zarubabell
Endecott fined for excessive drinking.
Spouses:
1: Mary SMITH
Birth: 1636 Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts
Death: June 20, 1677 Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Age: 41
Burial: 1677 Endecott Bury Gr, Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts
Misc. Notes:
PARENTS: Mary was the dau. of Samuel Smith and Sarah ------, his wife of
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England (They had 13 children)
Marriage: about 1654 Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts
Children: Elizabeth (1655-1658)
John (1657-)
Samuel (1659-1694)
Elizabeth (1661-1661)
Zerubbabel (1662-<1663)
Zerubbabel (1664-)
Benjamin (1665-)
Mary (1667-)
Joseph (1671-1747)
Sarah (1673-)
Elizabeth (1675-)
Hannah (1676-)
Mehetabel (1677-1698)
Additional Notes--ENDICOTT Surname:
Name: Governor John ENDECOTT Governor
Birth: 1588/1589 Chagford, Devon, Dorsetshire, England
Death: March 15, 1665 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Age: 77
Burial: 1665 Governor's Tomb, Granary Bury Gr., Boston, Massachusetts
Father: Thomas ENDECOTT (~1560-1621)
Mother: Alice WESTLAKE (~1565-)
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Misc. Notes:
BIRTH-DEATH-MARRIAGE-BOOKS: Library of Congress CS71.E56
1959, Descendants of John Endicott by Mabel McCloskey: CS 71.E56 1924
Endicott Memoir by W.C. Endicott; CS71.F848 1980 Into This Fruitful
Valley, by Cox; E187.5.B69 1976 LH&G, Portraits of the Founders, Bolton,
pp 385-387 & 638-640: F3.F28 1969 LH&G, GEN Register of New
England by Farmer; CS71.B18 1897 (Micro 1018/616) GEN of Balch
Family; "Hands Across the Seas" by Sir Roper Lethbridge, pp 239/240;
Savage, Genealogical Dictionary of New England, pp 120-123; Notes From
Donald Endicott, Sr. giving William, William, Henry as John's
ancestry.
COMMENT: See compilation of Endecott info attached or in file:
John m. (l) in England, Anna Gower, a cousin of Gov. Mathew Cradock,
Governor of the Company of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. She
accompanied John to America in 1628 and d. 1629 in Salem (Naumkeag,
New England.) He m. <2> 17 AUG 1630 to Elizabeth C. Gibson of
Cambridge, England - she being mother of his 2 sons. John Endecott sailed
from Weymouth, England 20 June 1628 on the ship "Abigail", Henry
Gauden, Master. He arrived at Naumkeag (later named Salem)
Massachusetts on 6 SEP 1628. Endecott was the chief officer holder of his
time in New Eng. He was assistant in 1628/9, 1630-34, 1636-40, 1645-48;
deputy governor 1641-43, 1650, 1654; governor of London's plantation in
Massachusetts Bay, 30 APR 1629 to 12 JUN 1630; governor of
Massachusetts in 1644, 1649, 1651-1653, 1655-1664; major general in
1645-1648; commissioner of the United Colonies in 1646-1648 and
president in 1658. He had moved from his "Orchard Farm" near Salem to
Boston in 1655.
PROBATE: The will of Governor Endecott was dated 2 MAY 1659. It
mentions his "orchard farm" at Salem given him by the court of assistants, 3
JUL 1632 and which still belonged in 1910 to a descendant in the 9th
generation; a farm in Salem which he bought of Henry Chickering 4 OCT
1648, which was given to John Endecott at time of his marriage in 1653 and
which afterward became the home of Rebecca Nourse, of witchcraft fame.
The will also mentioned two farms on the Ipswich River bought of Captains
Trask and Hawthorne. John's Will was probated 1666 after a dispute
between Elizabeth, the mother, and son, John.
LAND: THE ESSEX ANTIQUARIAN, VOL XIII (1909), mentions Gov.
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John Endicott (Endecot) several times. See pp. 30, 41, 84, 92, 113, 132, and
163. Part of the mention is for Suffolk County deeds.
Spouses:
1: Elizabeth COGAN
Birth: 1607 Cambridge, England
Death: September 18, 1676 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Age: 69
Misc. Notes
PARENTS: dau. Philobet and Ann Marshall Cogan of Chard, County
Somerset, England, whose will dated 1640/41 mentions her.
COMMENT: Elizabeth's place of burial
MARRIAGE: m. (l) to -----Gibson, who d. prior to 1630
BOOKS: Library of Congress CS71.E56 1924, Endicott Memoir, p. 69 by
W. C. Endicott; See Lib. of Congress CS71.E56 1959; Library of Congress
CS71.E56 1959, Descendants of John Endicott, by Mabel McCloskey, p. 28
also on pg. 25 where it shows portion of will of Philobert Cogan His
children were Mary Cogan Ludlow, Elizabeth Cogan Gibson Endecott
Thomas Cogan, Martha Cogan Holway, Margaret Cogan, Ann Cogan
Robinson and Susan Cogan
COGAN LINEAGE: Philobert son of Thomas Cogan and Elizabeth Fisher.
Had bro. Thomas,Jr
Thomas, Sr. son of Nicholas Cogan of Chard Co. of Somerset, England. He
had brothers,
Robert and Richard.
MARSHALL LINEAGE: Ann Marshall, dau. of Thomas Marshall of
Downton Wilts, England
See internet URL: http://www.smokykin.com/ged/f1004/f37/a0043716.htm
for Cogan Lineage.
Marriage: August 18, 1630 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Children: John (1632-1667)
Zerubbabel (1635-1684)
Name: Nancy ENDECOTT
Birth: about 1783 Surry County, North Carolina
Death: 1830/1831 Smith Twnshp, Posey, Indiana Age: 47
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Father: Thomas E. ENDECOTT Sr (1737-)
Mother: Sarah WELCH (-1799)
Misc. Notes:
MARRIAGE-CHILDREN: m. 13 Jan 1804 Bourbon Cty, KY to Memorial
Forest, son of Absalom Forest. Memorial died bef 1815 KY. 4 children:
(1) Matilda Forest b 1804 KY m. 1822 J McCrary
(2) John Milton Forest b. 1806 KY m. 1834 Sarah J. Barnett
(3) Sarah Forest b. 1808 KY m. 1831 Chas. Travis
(4) Lavina Forest b. 1810 KY m. 1831 Adam ----Spouses:
1: Memorial FOREST
Name: Sarah Ann ENDECOTT
Birth: August 8, 1819 Harrison Colorado, Kentucky
Death: June 10, 1902 Van Buren, Grant, Indiana Age: 82
Father: John ENDECOTT (1781-1840)
Mother: Ann Kimbrough Davenport SADLER (1796-1860)
Misc. Notes:
BIRTH: "Some Descendants of John Endicott," by Mabel McCloskey, p. 41
MARRIAGE-CHILDREN: ibid, p. 54: m. 4 April 1839, Rush County, IN,
Mary Stephens, daughter of Horatio Stephens. 7 children:
I William Endicott b. Cincinnati,OH, d.y.
II Jane Welsh Endicott b. Cincinnati, OH, d.y.
III John Thomas Endicott b.28 Jul 1842, Rush County, Indiana
IV Joseph Samuel Endicott b. 6 Sep 1844, Cincinnati, OH
V James William Endicott b l May 1849, Rush Cty, Indiana
VI Charlotte Endicott b. 7 Jan 1852, Rush Cty, Indiana
VII Anne Endicott b. 14 JUN 1854, Rush Cty, IN, d.y.
OCCUPATION: Jesse Thomas was a bookkeeper
Note: who was the Jesse B. Endicott b. ca 1852 and died 25 Feb 1916
Bourbon Co, KY, 64 yrs old. SS records Vol 16, Cert. #03899
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MARRIAGE-CHILDREN: m. 5 Aug 1845, Rush Cty, IN, Bazalel Wills
Marsh, 7 children
I Ann Fenton Marsh, b. 20 Jul 1846, Rush Cty, IN
II Mary Jane Marsh b. 27 Sep 1848, Rush Cty, IN
III William Harvey Marsh b. 4 Jan 1851, Wabash Cty, IN
IV Joseph Levens Marsh b. 1853 d.y.
V Sarah Josephine Marsh b. 23 May 1854, Wabash Cty, IN
VI Martha Evaline Marsh b. 27 Feb 1857, Wabash Cty, IN
VII John Critenden Marsh b. 17 Apr 1860 Wabash Cty, IN
Spouses:
1: Bazalel Wills MARSH
Marriage: August 5, 1845
Name: Thomas ENDECOTT [1]
Birth: about 1560
Death: December 20, 1621 Chagford, England Age: 61
Misc. Notes:
Information from "A History of Chagford," by Jane Hayter-Hames, Chapter
8; "John Endecott and the Men Who Came to Salem in the Abigail in 1628,"
by Frank A. Gardner, MD; " The Historical Collections of the Danvers
Historical Society, Vol 3, pub. by the Society in 1915; "Memoir of Samuel
Endicott with a Genealogy of His Descendants," by his ggrandson, William
Crowninshield Endicott The Younger, pub. 1924.
CHILDREN: Margaret abt 1589, Gregory 1591 b. Chagford
Spouses:
1: Alice WESTLAKE
Birth: about 1565 of Devon, England
Children: John (1588-1665)
Sources:
1. NOTE: The primary data for the Endicott line is from two sources. The
first is a series of articles in the Kentuckian-Citizen newspaper, 1944. The
second source is from the files of Grace Goodall.
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Name: Joseph ENDICOTT
Birth: December 6, 1784 N.Car.
Father: Moses ENDECOTT (1759-1834)
Mother: Martha HILL
Misc. Notes:
He and brother John A. enlisted in Col Richard Cumberland Gap to
Boonesborough.Sept 1 1815 left Harrison County, Ky for white leghorn hat
were among the purchases.
THE MASS MIGRATION FROM CYNTHIANA, KENTUCKY AND THE
FOUNDING OF CYNTHIANA, INDIANA
Contributed by Eugene Harrison
The largest recorded migration from the Blue Grass Country of Kentucky to
the Cynthiana, Indiana region came from near Cynthiana, Kentucky.
According to records, "on the Ist day of September, 1815, a colony of 44
persons bade farewell to their old homes, for the purpose of seeking a new
home in Posey County, Territory of Indiana". They were all linked together
by marriage and kinship.
Their former homes were along Indian Creek, five miles east of Cynthiana,
Ky. The community is also known as Colville, and is on the border of the
PRESENT HARRISON AND BOURBON COUNTIES.
The trip of the party of 44 took place at a time of a general flow of peoples
from Kentucky into Indiana. A cholera epidemic may have hastened the
mass migration. The scourge of cholera was a devasting fear on the
Kentucky frontier. As late as December 31, 1835, there is a Maysville,
Kentucky diary entry by Charity Caldwell which relates the horror:
"In the last three years there have been a tote deaths due to cholera. Oh, if
only we could get r dread disease. It is horrible beyond description. speaks in
whispers about our beloved Aunt Prudence who succumbed to this menace.
After all we have been through, everyone in Maysville can recognize the
symptoms of the disease. The disease progresses from stomach upsets to
agonizing cramps of the legs, feet, and stomach muscles. The body becomes
cold and blue or purple; the skin is dry and wrinkled; the eyes are deeply
sunken; the pulse is nearly too faint to count, and y a whisper. Some victims
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have died in less than a day, others in even one or two hours. It is the prayer
of all the residents of Maysville that our doctors can wipe out this dreadful
enemy, and someday someone will find a cure, so that our town may
survive, and we can again go to church and mix with our friends. I just can't
write anymore, dear diary, for sudden_, I feel so faint, and there are severe
pains in my stomach. I must lie down -oh- an rest."
Whether driven out by pestilence of the irrestible urge of human migration
to better, less crowded lands, the 44 came to Indiana. The successful end of
the war of 1812 and the pacification of the territory after the ~ the old
Northwest Territory inviting.
On that first day of September, 1815, departure day for the colony of 44,
they divided into two companies. Part of the men traveled by land with
horses, wagons and cattle. The women and children with men enough to
man the boats embarked at Augusta, Ky and traveled by water, landing at
Diamond Island, now known as West Franklin, from which point the journey
continued by land. On September 25, they arrived Posey County.
A trip, via horseback, to Vincennes was made by Joseph Endicott (son of
Moses, the Minute Man of the Revolutionary War), for the purpose of
obtaining patents to his lands. Then the temporary cabin home was built,
though it was soon replaced by a large log house. A part of this more
pretentious and carefully built structure of logs is still preserved. Unseen, but
well protected, some of the original walls are incorporated in the house still
standing on the old Endicott place near Poseyville, Indiana.
The fortitude and courage of pioneer women is graphically portrayed by
Rebecca Casey Endicott, who made the migration journey, endured the
hardships of travel, established a home for her husband and five boys in the
golden autumn days, and when the snows of Christmas fell welcomed her
first daughter.
The country was an almost unbroken wilderness. Game was abundant.
Venison and wild turkey were common articles on the daily menu. Bears,
panthers, and wolves added to the daily hazards of life, not to mention the
prowling Indian. The flaming plumage of pheasant and parrotquet
brightened the dark green of the forest; the sweeping eagle menaced the
safety of the flocks.
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Joseph Endicott was a hunter of exceptional prowess. Inv to log railings
always ended with,” and Joseph, you bring rat
To such an invitation he responded when the pioneers of Posey County
erected a log fort, about 30 x 30 feet, as a common place of refuge from the
numerous Indian depredations. This fort was located about one mile
southwest of Stewartsville. A daughter of the Endicotts frequently spoke of
the time when the family was compelled to flee to the Fort for safety. They
had only recently returned to their home after a period of refuge. The cry,”
Indians"! "Indians"! was heard. Rebecca was preparing breakfast. Joseph hid
his family in the corn field and went to investigate. Returning he had
difficulty in locating them, so well had he hidden them, but he went up and
down the rows, whispering, "Indians, Becky! Indians." To hasten their
progress to the fort, Rebecca and Joseph took charge of the larger of the
smaller children, while the older children, with the precision of trained
soldiers, took charge of the smaller and more easily managed children.
The year 1816 brought log rolling for the school house, with its greased
paper windows and log benches. These were without backs, and at least one
pupil who attended the school never used the back of her chair. This was
Elizabeth Fraser Endicott. Erect and proud of carriage, she scorned a chairback until well past eighty.
To acquire a proper trousseau for his eldest daughter, Joseph, the devoted
father, rode horse-back all the way to Cincinnati. White satin slippers and a
large white leghorn hat were among the purchases that were carried back to
Posey County. The home furnished hand-woven linen, since on Good Friday
of each year, Joseph sowed his flax patch.
The Endicotts were pioneers--"going before to prepare the way for others."
Through the almost tractless wilderness they passed, facing privation and
disease, Indians and wild animals, the biting cold of winter and the blazing
heat of summer. In their wake, they left roads and settlements, schools and
churches. Massachusetts, New Jersey, North Carolina, Virginia, Kentucky,
and Indiana have felt their touch. Many of the Indiana descendants of
Endicott pioneers have pushed westward into Missouri, Wisconsin, Kansas,
Oregon, Colorado, Oklahoma, and California.
Two of the last Endicotts living in Cynthiana were William Magee Endicott
and his son, Wellington, ninth and tenth generation descendants of Governor
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John Endicott. This picture of William Endicott, A Smith Township farmer,
and his wife, Mary Ann Rose, shows the almost six foot six stature of the
man in his older years. Born in 1849, William died in 1941 at the age of 92.
Their son, Wellington, was a section foreman on the railroad and lived in
Cynthiana. There was a sign in a Cynthiana Barber Shop guaranteeing a free
haircut for any man 75 years and older, providing the man was accompanied
by his father. Wellington Endicott almost qualified for free barbering. He
was 71 when his father, William, died.
These eight pages of information concerning descendants of Governor John
Endicott, were located on AGLL micro-film , V140 - 108,for Indiana,
"County Histories Index to names of persons & firms (Posey County) part II.
Read on March 25, 1992, they were copied from the film by Juanita Burks
Freeman, 12th generation descendant of Governor Endicott.
Spouses
1: Rebecca CASEY
Death: 1851
Father: William CASEY
Mother: Elizabeth FRAZIER
Marriage: June 20, 1805 Cynthiana, Harrison County, Kentucky
Children: William Casey (1806-)
Moses (1807-)
Henry Casey (1809-)
James (1811-)
Joseph (1814-)
Elizabeth Fraser (1815-)
Martha (Patsy) (1818-)
Joel F. (1820-)
Mary (1823-)
George (1825-)
Samuel (1829-)
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