Elisha WOLLEN ¹ was born ² about 1687 in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. He died ³ about 1735/1736 in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. Elisha married ⁴ Dorcas PRESBURY in 1714 in Edgertown, Dukes, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

Elisha's will was probated ⁵ on 20 Apr 1736 in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

Dorcas PRESBURY [Parents] ¹ was born ² about 1698 in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. She died ³ before 16 Mar 1735/1736 in Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. Dorcas married ⁴ Elisha WOLLEN in 1714 in Edgertown, Dukes, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

Thomas WEST was born ^{1, 2} on 26 Aug 1708 in Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonia America. He died ³ on 14 Jul 1790 in North Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. Thomas married ⁴ Drusilla PRESBURY about 1728.

Thomas was educated at Harvard College in 1730. He resided ⁵ in 1790 in Chilmark, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States.

Other marriages:

FOSTER, Deborah

occ. clergyman
edu. Harvard 1759

Drusilla PRESBURY [Parents] was born ^{1, 2} in 1708 in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. She died ^{3, 4, 5} on 14 Mar 1763 in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. Drusilla married ⁶ Thomas WEST about 1728.

Major William JOHNSON [Parents] was christened ^{1, 2, 3} on 22 Mar 1629 in Saint George, Canterbury, Kent, England. He died ^{4, 5} on 22 May 1704 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. William married ^{6, 7, 8, 9, 10} Esther WISWALL on 16 May 1655 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

WILLIAM  JOHNSON (Capt. Edward1). baptized Mar. 22, 1628-9, in Canterbury, England, married, May 16, 1655, Esther, or Hester, daughter of Elder Thomas Wiswall of Dorchester and Newton. She died Dec. 27, 1707. He attained to high civic office. was one of the magistrates or assistants of the Colony, and a military officer of the several ranks from ensign to major. He resisted, at the risk of imprisonment, the spirit of royal aggression in the days of Andros. He commanded, until superseded by an officer deputed by the government, a detachment of about 300 men, assembled in arms at Billerica on the night of Aug. 23. 1695, because of the killing or capture of fifteen persons by the Indians at that place. A. thorough search of the country to the northward by this detachment, with William Johnson as second in command, failed to discover the enemy anywhere in force, and the  men who had assembled from Woburn and its neighboring towns were dismissed. He was the second recorder or clerk of the town, amid held many town offices. His career may be carefully traced in the records.* He died May 22. 1704, in Woburn. His will, dated Mar 10, 1695, probated Sept. 11, 1704, names wife Esther ; sons, William, Edward, Ebenezer, Benjamin, Josiah, and Joseph; daughters. Esther Wyman, and Susanua and Abigail Johnson; his son William's wife, and her father Gardner; grandchildren, William. eldest son of his son William Benjamin and Noah, sons of his son William: Edward, son of his son Edward; the twins of his son Ebenezer: his daughter Esther Wyman's four daughters and her son Seth Wyman; Esther, Mary, and Hannah, daughters of his son William; his son Ebenezer's two daughters; his son Edward's three daughters, and his son Edward's second son.

*Compare Hard's Hist. of Middx. Co., i., 352, 378.

Printed from NEHG Register, Volume 59, January 1905, New England Historic Genealogical Society & Broderbund Software, Inc., Banner Blue Division, March 10, 2001

Esther WISWALL [Parents] was born ¹ in 1635 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. She died ^{2, 3, 4} on 27 Dec 1707 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. Esther married ^{5, 6, 7, 8, 9} Major William JOHNSON on 16 May 1655 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

Source: "The Wiswald Genealogy" by Joseph M. Wiswald 1961

Richard GARDNER [scrapbook] ¹ was born ^{2, 3} about 1628 in England. He died ^{4, 5, 6, 7, 8} on 29 May 1698 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. He was buried ⁹ in First Burial Ground, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Richard married ^{10, 11, 12, 13, 14} Anna ROLFE ¹⁵ on 18 Oct 1651 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

Richard, yeoman, not the son of Thomas of Salem. Woburn, propr. 1648. He deposed in 1658, ae. about 39 years. Bought lands of Thos Broughton in 1658. Rem, to Charleston. Bought land in 1676. He m. Oct. 18, 1651, Anna Blanchard. Ch. John b. Aug. 14, 1652, Anna b. Jan, 17, 1654, Benjamin b. Dec. 26. 1656, Henry b. Feb. 12, 1657, Esther b. Oct. 15, 1659. Ruth b. April, 1661. He gave security 5 (2) 1653, to pay £ 108 to the 2 children his wife had by her former husband.

He d. May 29, 1698, ae. 79 years. Will dated March 15, 1696-7. prob. June 6, 1698, beq. to only son Henry; to his son John: to the ch. of daus. Hannah Coddlngton, Ruth Gypson. (Ruth and Anna); daus. Hester, Abigall, Rebecca and Mehitabel; gr. sons Benjamin Johnson. son to dau. Hester, John Whitmore, son to dau. Rebecca, John Connett, son of dau. Mehitabel, Richard and Simon Thompson. sons of dau. Abigall; Maj. William Johnson and pastor, Mr. Jabez Fox. Source:"The Pioneers of Massachusetts" by Charles Henry Pope FHL book area US/CAN 974.4 D3p 1991

Richard Gardner's will:
In the Name of God, Amen

I Richard Gardner of ye Town of Charlestown in ye County of Middlesex in his Majestyes Province of ye Massachusetts Bay in New England Yeoman being stricken in years & not knowing how soon God may put an ‘end to my Dayes Willing to set mine house in order before I dye, Being at this present of perfect memory and sound minde, doe make, ordain g Constitute this writeing my last will ~ Testament, hereby Revoking and Renouncing all former wills by me made,ye which let no man alter or change______

Inprime
I doe freely Resigne up my soul to God who gave it: ~ to Jesus Christ who Redeemed it,& to ye holy spirit of God my Santifyer hopeing g firmely believing yt though at death my Soule & Body being dissolve,ye worms shall destroy my Body,yet it shall be raised again, g reunited to my soule, through ye merits g Resurrection of Christ my Saviour to a full enjoyment of God to all eternity.

2. I committ my Body to ye Earth,there to be decently Buried at ye discretion of my Exectrs ~ Overseers afterward named, g after my Just Debts & funerall Charges are defrayed the Rest of my temporall estate wch God hath been pleased to bestow upon me, I give ~ Bequeath as followeth; -________(viz)

1. I give to my only sonn Henry all my farrne,ye house wherein I now live with all my outhouseing adjacent, & all ye land thereunto Belonging,within ye Bounds of Charlestowne, as also ye woodlot which by exchange I had of Samuel Blogget senr of Woburn & all my moveable estate paying such legacyes afterward in this my will,according to what shall be expressed therein.

2. I give to John Gardner sonn to my sonn Henry, all yt parcell of land which I purchased
of Mr.Broughtonn which was formerly Squaw Sachem' s gift to Mr.Increafe Nowel. ______

3. I give to the Children of my Daughter Hannah Coddington Besides what she hath Received in her lifetime forty pounds in or as mony to be payd in four yeares after my Decease by my Executors.

4. I give to the two Children of my Daughter Ruth Gypson (viz) Ruth & Anna besides what I have formerly given in a deed of gift to yr ffather as his wife's portion five pounds to be payd by my Executors & to be equally Divided between them when they come to ye full age of Eighteen years.

5. I give to my four Daughters Hester,Abigail,Rebeckah, & Mehitabell yet surviving,fourscore pounds Each of ym only what each of them have Received allready,is to be Reckened a part of the same & the Remaines to be payd to Each of them as followeth: viz:

1. To My Grandson Richard Thompson sonn of my Daughter Abigail, I give the Hithermost of my two Lotts on the Northside of Maple-Meadow R & to my Grandson Symond Thompson Brother to ye sd Richard I give the other Lott on ye North side of Maple-Meadow River, and also my lott on ye plain on this side that River.

2. To Benjamin Johnson,sonn to my Daughter Hester I give Tenn A. of Plowland in ye
Greatfield,joyning to the land of Lieut. James Converse on the South & Westside of it,as
also a Lott of Land above Breakneck hill on Bilrica Road.

3. To John Whittmore sonn to my Daughter Rebeckah I give Tenn Acres of land lying next to ye Tenn Acres above-mentioned, from the Bank down to the pond; and a lott of Land lying above Lieut Edward Johnsons to the Righthand of that highway.

4. I give to my two Grandsonns Benjamin Johnson & John Whitmore abovesd all my land and Woodland,lying on the side of Horn Pond Hill quite home to my old House plott in Woburn.

5. I give to John Connett sonn to my Daughter Mehittabel all that inclosure in Woburn where my Old house was; & my Swamp & upland at simple bridge, also my woodland at Wood bridge & a little Lott by Powell's lott.

6. I give all my meadow-land at Great meadow & Round meadow to the abesd Benjamin Johnson,John Whitmore' & John Connett to Be divided between them ___________Furthermore my will is yt-:

7. if what I have given to any of my four Daughters and their children above-mentioned, included upon a true valluation of the lands above sd amount (with what they have received) to more than ye sumxu of fourscore pounds willed you,they shall Respend so much to ye Rest who shall fall Short of ye full Sume as above & if there be not still enough in ye hands to doe it it shall be made up to them by my Executors. But if what I have given you be more than their Equall shares ye over-plus shall be equally divided amongst them.

8. I give to ye Children abovsd of my four Daughters abovsd Equal shares in my Two Woodlotts,ye one Ranging from ye Top of Turkey Hill to Cambridge line & ye other lying above John Johnson's Saw mill yt was Samuel Blogget Senr one ye westside & Lieut Mathew Johnson on ye Eastside yrof.

9. I give my Woodlott at Bulleamdow Brook to my sonn Henry & to the children of my four Daughters abovementioned to Each an Equal share thereof.

10. My will is yt ye parents of sd Children to whome I have willed sd Lands as above shall be
possessed of sd land till sd Children come of age & within two years after my decease.

11. My will is In case anyone or more of ye Children abovesd of my four daughters aforsd shall dye in their nonage yt theire share willed to him or them shall come to ye Naturall brothers & sisters born of my sd Daughters. Moreover if Benjamin possessing should incline to sell ye Tenn Acres in ye Great Field,my sonn Henry shall have the first profer of it.

12. I give unto my four Daughters Hester,Abigail,Rebeckah & Mehitabell All my Right of Title for thefe Lands called Cook's ffarme, to Each an Equall share yrin to them & their heires forever Thefe four onely thefe same ones bearing an equall share of all the charges of it hath consrd or may be for Recording the Same.Excepting only my Right in ye will which I give to my sonn Henry.

13. Moreover I doe hereby make constitute & appoynt my sonn Henry sole Executor of this my Will.

Finally, I design my Trusty & Loveing friends Major William Johnson Esq & my Reverend Pastor Mr.Jabez Fox Overfeers of this my will. To Each of whome as a Token of my love I doe give five pounds. To whome likewise if any differences should arise among any concerned in this my will About the true meaning & intent yrof I give full power to determine & issue the same wishing my children & grandchildren to be advised by you in any difficultyes & Charging you all as a Father to live in peace & love 6 in ye obedience to all God's commands that it may be well with them forever. I Bid you Farewell.

Richard Gardner

Signed sealed and acknowledged in ye presence of us

Andrew Innicum
Sarah Green
The mark of Hannah Richardson

Charlestowne June 6th 1698 Bye Honble James Russell Esqr Andrew Innicum Sarah Green Hannah Richardson Wittneffes

Subscribed personally appearing made oath yt they were personally present and saw ye subscriber Richard Gardner Deced Sign & Seal & heard him publish and Declare all ye within written Contained in ye Two pages to be his last will & Testament and yt when he so did he was of good understanding & of disposing minde.

Samll Phipps Regr J.A.Russell

DEATH: "MEMENTO MORI." " FUGIT HORA."
" Here lyes y' body of Richard Gardner aged about 79 years died May 29 1698." Richard Gardner came from county Surrey, Eng ; settled in Woburn, and married Anna Blanchard, of Acton, Oct. 18, 1651. (Vide Sewall's History, 614, 615.)

Anna ROLFE [Parents] ¹ was christened ^{2, 3} on 15 Sep 1626 in Plaitford, Hampshire, England. Anna married ^{4, 5, 6, 7, 8} Richard GARDNER ⁹ on 18 Oct 1651 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

Other marriages:

BLANCHARD, Thomas

Hannah and Anna Rolfe are sisters and have been confused or combined as the same person.

Surname also Blanchard. Had two children from previous marriage.
Source:"The Pioneers of Massachusetts" by Charles Henry Pope FHL book area US/CAN 974.4 D3p 1991

Joseph DAVIS III [Parents] was born ¹ on 3 Nov 1697 in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America. He died ² on 10 Jun 1784 in Mansfield, Windham, Connecticut, British Colonial America. Joseph married ^{3, 4, 5} Hannah JOHNSON on 24 May 1722 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

Other marriages:

FULLER, Martha

Hannah JOHNSON [Parents] was born about 1693 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. She died ¹ on 4 May 1732 in Mansfield, Windham, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America. Hannah married ^{2, 3, 4} Joseph DAVIS III on 24 May 1722 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

Hannah was also known as Anna Johnson.

Benjamin JOHNSON [Parents] ¹ was born ^{2, 3} on 3 Dec 1689 in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. He died ⁴ on 23 Jun 1771 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Benjamin married ⁵ Rebecca about 1718 in Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

Rebecca ¹ was born in 1690 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. Rebecca married ² Benjamin JOHNSON about 1718 in Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

Noah JOHNSON [Parents] ¹ was born ² in Mar 1699 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. He died ³ on 13 Aug 1798 in Pembroke, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States. Noah married Elizabeth about 1727 in of Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

Elizabeth. Elizabeth married Noah JOHNSON about 1727 in of Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

Thomas ROBBINS was born ^{1, 2} on 11 Aug 1703 in Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. He died ³ on 30 Jun 1791 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British America. Thomas married ⁴ Ruth JOHNSON on 2 May 1723 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

Ruth JOHNSON [Parents] was born in 1702 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. She died ^{1, 2} on 27 Jun 1737 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. Ruth married ³ Thomas ROBBINS on 2 May 1723 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

Joseph DAVIS [Parents] was born in 1643 in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. He died ¹ on 28 Jan 1676/1677 in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Joseph married Hannah about 1667 in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

Is not the same Joseph Davis that married Elizabeth Saywell in Boston, he was son of Robert Davis.

Married a  Hannah before death.

Joseph. d. at Reading 28 Jan. 1676; m. Hannah. On 3 Apr 1677 administration on the estate of Joseph Davis was granted to his widow, Hannah Davis. Inventory amounting to about forty pounds included house, homelot and swamp lands (ibid. 3:166; 4:259). Six children, born at Reading. One of these was the ubiquitous Joshua Davis who settled his grandmother Rist's estate.

Hannah ¹. Hannah married Joseph DAVIS about 1667 in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

R. Andrew Pierce
P.O. Box 6101
Boston, MA 02114
(617) 773-5603
E-Mail: apgen@earthlink.net

July 9, 2001
Mr. Tim Farr
P.O.Box 449
Ferron, UT 84523

Dear Tim,

I have continued research on the various New England ancestral lines you presented some weeks ago, and herein Include new findings since my last report. The Middlesex County Court Records Folio Collection, at the Massachusetts State Archives, has a petition(Follo 1679-86-4) from the selectmen of Reading on 12, 10mo. 1679, for power to dispose of Hanah Davise, a "wlddow woman" with minor children, "she not haveing whearewith to mainetaine her selfe but her hard labor much less to mainetaine her chlldren...she haveing bene by us warned to put her children out and free us of this truble but yet the matter is neglected..."

The Middlesex County court record book adds in 1679 that "The select men of Redding are ordered to dispose of the children of Widow Davis as the law directs.  No further record Is found of the Davises in court records. It Is obvious that Hannah probably did not inherit property, land or otherwise, from her husband or her parents. She may well have remarried after 1679, but probably not In Reading as there is no record; the IGI entries for Hannah Davises marrying In Massachusetts during the next decade might be checked for possibilities.

Thomas PATTEN [Parents] [scrapbook] was born ^{1, 2} in Oct 1636 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. He died ^{3, 4} on 16 Jan 1690 in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Thomas married ^{5, 6} Rebecca PAINE on 1 Feb 1662 in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

Other marriages:

KENDALL, Sarah

Rebecca PAINE [Parents] was born on 19 Oct 1642 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States. She died ¹ on 19 May 1684 in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Rebecca married ^{2, 3} Thomas PATTEN on 1 Feb 1662 in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.