"Her attire was always neat and handsome, an utter enemy unto anything gay or fashionable, as she was not so modish as to be first in fashion, neither was she so singular as to be the last out of it. In her family she was admirable. . . . . As a Mistress, one who always allowed sufficiency of food and raiment. Prov. 31: 13, 14, [was fulfilled in her, she wrought willingly in Wool and Flax, and brought her food from afar']—and in sickness was very tender of any member of her household. .... "The like care did she show to her very negroes, especially in catechising and learning of them to read the Bible, and, a little time before she was taken ill, was heard to say that she esteemed the souls of her servants next to her own children, and was therefore obliged to mind them..... "Her funeral sermon was preached by Rev. Mr. Nathaniel Rogers." 1. SAMUEL' PENHALLOW and Mary Cutt his wife had : i. HANNAH, b. May 3, 1688; m. James Pemberton, merchant of Boston. ii. MARY, b. Dec. 1, 1689; m. Hon. Benjamin Gambling, Judge of Probate. iii. SAMUEL, shipmaster, b. Oct. 4, 1691; m. in 1730, in England, and remained there. 2. iv. V. JOHN, merchant, b. Jan. 13, 1693. PHEBE, b. Jan. 14, 1695; had four husbands. She m. first, Capt. Gross, of Charlestown; second, Maj. Leonard Vassall (his second wife), and had Anne, who m. Feb. 20, 1749-50, first, John Borland, son of Francis; m. second, April 27, 1784, William Knight, merchant, of Portsmouth. N. H. It is erroneously stated in Brewster's "Rambles about Portsmouth," that she was the daughter of John Moffat," instead of Maj. Leonard Vassall. She continued to reside in Portsmouth long after the death of her husband, and was much esteemed and honored. Mad. Knight d. at Boston, June 20, 1823, and was buried in the Granary burying ground. By her first husband, John Borland, she had twelve children: 4 1. Phoebe, b. Oct. 27, 1751; m. George Spooner, of Boston, and had issue. 2. John-Lindall, b. Aug. 18, 1753; H. C. 1772; entered the British army; d. in England, Nov. 16, 1825. 3. Francis, b. April 11, 1756'; H. C. 1744; m. in 1783, Hannah, dau. of Jerathmel Bowers; practised as a physician at Portsmouth a few years; removed to Somerset, Mass.; d. in 1826, leaving male issue. 4. Jane, b. Oct. 26, 1757; m. Jonathan Simpson and had issue. Their dau. Henrietta was m. to Titus Welles, of Boston. Leonard-Vassall, b. July 1, 1759; m. Sarah, dau. of Dr. James Lloyd, Feb. 8, 1785; d. on board ship John Jay, in June, 1801; had issue. 5. 6. James, b. May 26, 1761. 7. William, bapt. March 23, 1764; d. young. 8. Samuel, b. Dec. 22, 1765; H. C. 1786; m. at Demerara; d. in the state of New York, and left issue. 9. Anne. 10. Elizabeth.4 11. Thomas Alleyne. 12. Sarah,* d. young; Phebe2 m. for her third husband, Hon. Thomas Graves, H. C. 1703, who d. June 19, 1747. Her fourth husband was Francis Borland Judge Penhallow adds: "This Mr. Rogers descended out of the Loins of the famous Mr. John Rogers, who was martyred in the Reign of Queen Mary." The manuscript here quoted bears date Feb. 23, 1713. This is the earliest date to which we can trace the statement that the Ipswich Rogers family is descended from the martyr. We next find it in 1764, in Hutchinson's History of Massachusetts, vol. i. 194. The statement or tradition is erroneous, however. See the Life of John Rogers, the proto-martyr, by Col. Joseph L. Chester, LL.D., of London, England, a descendant of the Rev. John Rogers of Dedham, England, through the Rev. Nathaniel Rogers of Ipswich, Massachusetts, from whom the Rev. Nathaniel Rogers, of Portsmouth, N. H., named in the quotation, was also descended. Col. Chester has collected sufficient evidence to prove that this family is not descended from the martyr, as above stated.-ED. (father of John), m. March 21, 1749. She d. a widow, April 3, 1775, æt. 80 years. vi. ELIZABETH, b. Dec. 21, 1698; m. first, Dummer, of Newbury; second, Rev. Christopher Toppan, H. C. 1691; had one son by first husband. Mother and son both living in 1764. vii. LYDIA, b. Sept. 11, 1700; d. in 1718; m. Henry Sloper; had one son who d. unm. viii. Deborah, b. Jan. 2, 1702; m. William Knight; had Deborah,3 William3 and Temple.3 ix. BENJAMIN, b. Dec. 17, 1704; H. C. 1723; d. 1725. X. JOSHUA, b. Sept. 2, 1707; M.D.; d. unm. xi. SUSANNAH, b. Jan. 10, 1708; m. William Winkley. xii. JOSEPH, shipmaster, b. Jan. 5, 1710; was in England in 1730; is supposed to have married and remained there. xiii. OLYMPIA, b. Feb. 12, 1711; d. single, 1743. Samuel Penhallow married, second, Sept. 8, 1714, Abigail, widow of Dr. James Osborn, of Boston. Her first husband was Winslow, her maiden name Atkinson. Had: xiv. RICHARD, b. 1715; d. unm. 1740. 2. JOHN PENHALLOW (Samuel1), of whom further particulars will be found in the preceding article, was born Jan. 13, 1693; m. Elizabeth, widow of John Watts, who until death had been his partner in business. Mrs. (Watts) Penhallow was daughter of Peter Butler. By her former husband she had a son, born 1713, who went to England in 1733, at the age of 20; also a daughter Elizabeth, born March 18, 1711-12. They had: i. MARY, who d. young. ii. SAMUEL, m. Prudence Kneeland; no issue. Their names were long held in veneration and esteem, as Dea. Penhallow and wife, walking with christian uprightness, and abundant in good works. The Deacon was also a magistrate, and administered justice in his sphere without fear or favor. To quote from a late historian, Justice Penhallow was a strict constructionist, believing with C. J. Jay that justice should be administered faithfully, impartially, and without delay. He recognized only two distinctions of character of those living under and being entitled to the protection of the laws, viz. : Obedience to, and disobedience of, those laws. Neither the possession of wealth nor any adventitious condition of life of the accused could influence the old Deacon.' [Brewster.] 3. iii. JOHN, m. first, Sarah Wentworth; m. second, Ann Wendell. 3. JOHN PENHALLOW (John, Samuel1) m. first, Sarah, dau. of Hunking Wentworth and his wife Elizabeth Wibird. (H. W., uncle of the then royal governor, was chairman of the first Committee of Safety, 1774.) They had eleven children : iii. ELIZABETH, d. young. iv. SAMUEL, b. June 9, 1757; m. Hannah Sherburne; had Nancy," who m. ii. JOHN, d. young. Judge Evans. V. JOHN, H. C. 1777; m. Sarah Phillips; had three sons, all of whom d. single; also two daughters: 1. Sarah, who m. Eben Hathaway, an eminent teacher of a grammar school and of music in Portsmouth, and whose daughter Anne m. Col. W. W. Brown, of Providence, R. I. 2. Elizabeth, who d. single. vi. SARAH, who d. single. vii. THOMAS, m. Hannah Bunbury, and had : 1. Thomas-Wibird, merchant, b. Jan. 17, 1784; d. Sept. 22, 1876. first, Mary, dau. of John Beach, of Gloucester; sec He m. ond, Susan, youngest dau. of David Pearce, of Gloucester. No issue by either marriage. 2. Sarah-Ann, who m. Jeremiah Goodwin, Esq., and had two daughters: 1. Mary-E.-Rice, who m. John Treat Paine, Esq., counsellor at law in Boston, who d. at Cliftondale, July 21, 1865. They had: (1) John and Jeremiah,' twins, b. Aug. 12, 1829. Jeremiah d. Dec. 2, 1832; John d. Feb. 7, 1851. (2) Isabella-Sewall, b. Sept. 30, 1830; m. Aug. 23, 1848, Horatio G. Herrick. She d. Jan. 12, 1857. (3) Jeremiah-Goodwin, b. Aug. 19, 1832; d. Nov. 30, 1851. (4) Sarah-Ann-Penhallow, b. Oct. 11, 1835; m. Sept. 29, 1853, Nathaniel Hobbs. She d. Feb. 6, 1854. (5) Mary-Louise,' b. March 31, 1838; d. June 12, 1840. (6) Mary-Louise, b. 1841; d. at the age of years. (7) Lucy-M.-Allen, b. June 13, 1844. (8) Mary-Alice, b. Dec. 29, 1847; d. Sept. 19, 1849. 2. Sarah-Lord, b. March 23, 1814; m. June 3, 1833, Ichabod Goodwin Jordan, Esq., who d. Feb. 21, 1873. Had: (1) Arabella-Cazenove,7 b. Sept. 29, 1835; m. Nov. 22, 1854, Franklin I. Rollins, Esq. Had six children, five now living. (2) Sarah-Beach,' b. Aug 10, 1837; d. Oct. 30, 1837. (3) Goodwin. (4) Ichabod-Goodwin." (5) Penhallow. [These last four died young.] (6) Annie-Penhallow, b. Feb. 6, 1848; m. April 19, 1871, Albert H. Sweetser. Had George-A. and William-1.8 viii. MARY, b. Dec. 18, 1761; d. in 1847, æt. 87; m. Daniel Austin, Esq. Had seven children: 1. Maria. 2. Sarah. 3. Daniel, Dart. Coll. 1813; Harv. Coll. A.M. 1827; Harv. Divinity School, 1827; clergyman, settled over the first parish at Brighton. He m. Hannah Joy. 4. Lydia- Waldo. 5. Harriet. 6. Eliza, who m. Col. Stuart, and their dau. Arabella m. Prof. ix. ELIZABETH, b. March 25, 1764; d. Sept. 20, 1765. 4. X. HUNKING, b. Oct. 1766; d. Sept. 24, 1826. 5. xi. BENJAMIN. John Penhallow married for his second wife Ann Wendell, sister of Judge Oliver Wendell, and sister also of Elizabeth Wendell who married Richard Wibird. She left no issue. 4. HUNKING PENHALLOW (John, John, Samuel'), born October, 1766; d. September 24, 1826; m. Harriet, dau. of David Pearce, of Gloucester, and widow of John Scott. They had four sons and two daughters: DAVID-PEARCE, Shipmaster; b. Sept. 24, 1805; m. Mary Yeaton. Had: 1. Maria-Louise, m. Chas. Laighton; d. one year after marriage. 2. Deblois-Pearce, m. Jan. 13, 1877, Ida Turner, and is now a shipmaster sailing from San Francisco. i. ii. ANN-WENDELL, b. Oct. 22, 1808; m. Sept. 30, 1832, Rev. Nathaniel S. 1. Justin-Nathaniel, b. Aug. 8, 1833; d. at sea, April 20, 1851. iii. iv. 3. Sarah-Brainard, b. Aug. 21, 1836; d. June 1, 1839. 4. Paris-Hill, b. Jan. 12, 1840; clerk in the Treasury Department, Washington. 5. Charles-Follen, b. April 3, 1842; H. C. 1862; M.D. 1869; secretary of the Massachusetts Board of Health. 6. Harriet-Elizabeth, b. Dec. 3, 1843; m. Edwin Pascal Davis, of 7. Anna-Smith, b. Jan. 2, 1846. 8. 6 Ellen-Minot, b. Feb. 5, 1848; a graduate of Vassar College, and a teacher in the Boston Girl's High School since 1872. JOHN-PEARCE, b. in 1811; a shipmaster, wrecked on Cape Cod in 1848; his body recovered and buried in Portsmouth. HARRIET-PEARCE, b. July, 1813; was the first wife of Rev. William B. Jacobs. Had : 1. Francis- W., Harvard Law School; counsellor at law, Boston, and Mass. State Senator. 2. Harriet-Clementina. V. ANDREW-JACKSON, b. March 1, 1815; m. Mary Pickering. Had: 2. John-Pearce, dead. 3. Charles-Lowell." 4. David-Pearce, m. Sarah Dunlap in 1876; was a graduate of Amherst Agricultural College, and is now one of the professors in the Japanese Agricultural College. 5. Hannah-Joy." 6. Elizabeth-Joy. vi. PEARCE-WENTWORTH, shipmaster, b. Feb. 27, 1817; m. Oct. 16, 1845, Elizabeth W. P. Sherburne. Had: 1. Thomas- Wibird, b. July 22, 1846. 2. William-Thompson, b. May 23, 1849; d. April, 1863. 3. Charles-Sherburne, b. May 10, 1852; H. C. 1874. 4. Pearce- Wentworth, b. Christmas, 1855. 5. BENJAMIN PENHALLOW (John, John, Samuel'), Judge of Court of Sessions; m. first, Lucy Hart, and had: i. OLIVER-WENDELL, b. 1800; d. 1874; m. first, Margaret, dau. of John Scott and his wife Harriet Pearce (afterwards wife of Hunking Penhallow), had twelve children, all of whom, except one (Harriet Louisa), d. young. He m. second, Frances Smith, by whom he had no issue. Benjamin had for second wife, Susan, dau. of Col. William Pearce, of Gloucester, and had: ii. LUCY-ELIZABETH, widely known from her contributions to some of the best periodicals of the day. iii. SUSAN. iv. ANN-CALDER. vi. WILLIAM-PEARCE. vii. BENJAMIN-H., printer, b. 1816; m. Hephzibah Shepard: had WilliamPearce and Arthur-Lincoln. viii. Julia-Maria, not now living. Was an eminent teacher. APPENDIX TO THE PENHALLOW FAMILY. STEVENS. [From the Stevens Family Bible.] SAMUEL STEVENS, Sen., b. Sept. 1665. MARY STEVENS, Sen., b. Feb., 1677. 1. Mary Stevens, Jr., b. Feb. 11, 1693 [m. Joseph Ingersoll. Her son, Josiah Ingersoll, m. Bethiah Sargent, and had Bethiah and Abigail, wives of David Pearce]. 4 VOL. XXXII. JOSIAH INGERSOLL, son of Mary Stevens, gr.-son of Samuel and Mary Stevens, b. 11 July, 1715; m. Bethiah, dau. of John and Bethiah Sargent; d. Jan. 13, 1789. Had: 1. Bethiah Ingersoll, b. 18 Jan. 1740; m. David Pearce, gr.-son of Samuel, March, 1759. 2. Josiah Ingersoll. 4. Mary Ingersoll. She d. 20 June, 1792. 3. Mary Ingersoll. 5. John Ingersoll. 6. Abigail-Ingersoll, b. 30 June, 1757; m. David Pearce, his second wife; d. March 4, 1800. 7. Nehemiah, b. 6 Aug. 1763; drowned, 1786. 8. Sarah, b. July, 1766; d. 1768. PEARCE. DAVID PEARCE (son of Samuel), m. Susanna Stevens, dau. of Samuel and Mary. He died 1759. Had: David, b. 26 Oct. 1736; d. 1818; had three wives: first, Bethiah, dau. of Josiah Ingersoll and his wife Bethiah, who was dau. of John and Bethiah Sargent; she d. 20 June, 1792, æt. 52 years. He m. second, 16 Dec. 1792, Abigail Ingersoll, b. 30 June, 1757, d. 4 March, 1800. Married third, 22 Sept. 1805, Elizabeth, widow of Wheat Gilbert, of Brookfield, and dau. of Col. Jeduthan and Eliza (Parkman) Baldwin. Her daughter, Harriet Eliza Gilbert, m. Mr. Haskell, DAVID PEARCE (David,2 Samuel1), had by Bethiah, his first wife: i. Bethiah, b. 16 July, 1761; m. Robert Williams, 20 June, 1787; d. Oct. 1798; had Robert Pearce (father of Alexander Williams, of the firm of A. Williams & Co., publishers, Boston) with his brother Charles was of the firm of R. P. & C. Williams, Boston; Charles, d. single ; George, d. young; Harriet." 6 5 6 ii. Polly, b. 30 Aug. 1763; m. John Beach and had issue: 1. William, who m. Lucy Tucker, and had Mary, who m. Carlisle; Amelia, m. Alexander Street, Esq.; Elizabeth; John,6 m. dau. of Gen. Street, and by a second marriage had issue, sons living in Iowa. 2. John, m. and had issue. 3. Eliza, m. Nov. 1813, Richard S. Smith, Esq.,* of Philadelphia; had two sons and four daughters; d. March, 1871. 4. Mary, m. Thomas W. Penhallow. iii. David, b. 18 Jan. 1766; H. C. 1786; m. 7 Nov. 1793, Rebecca Russell, dau. of Dr. Charles Russell and his wife Elizabeth Vassall; had two sons and three daughters. I insert the following note from the pen of a friend : "Mr. Smith was b. Aug. 16, 1789. He is an eminent instance of a long, active, useful life. Commencing his apprenticeship in commerce in his native city, Philadelphia, in 1806, he was sent out supercargo of a ship to Sweden in 1810, before he had reached his twenty-first year. Arriving there, he became, first, acting consul when he was only twenty-two years of age, and, within a week after the arrival of the regularly commissioned consul, his viceconsul, and did most important service for American vessels, both in peace and in war, until his return to the United States early in 1813. He was afterwards in business under the firm of Haven & Smith. In 1830, he was made one of the directors of the Union Insurance Company, and its president in 1837-which office he has held from that time to the present; and now, in his eighty-ninth year, goes daily to his office from his home, a distance of eighteen miles. He is fresher and brighter than most men a quarter of a century his juniors. He is one of six brothers, all of whom have lived to celebrate their golden wedding. A member of the Episcopal church, his fidelity in his civil and domestic relations has been in constant harmony with his religious professions, while his intelligent zeal has fostered the institutions of his church and promoted the interests of a common christianity." |