Dawes-Gates Ancestral Lines
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Loomis
The parents of Joseph Loomis,of New England, were probably John and Agnes Loomis, of Braintree, co. Essex, England. If so, he was their only son and the executor[1a,6,6a] of the father’s will in May and June, 1619. The fact that Joseph came from that town is proved by the following deposition dated July 30, 1639, the original of which is extant:
"Joseph Hills of Charlestowne, in New England, Woollen Draper, aged about 36 yeares, sworne, saith upon his oath that he came to New England undertaker in the ship called Susan & Ellen of London whereof was master Mr. Edward Payne, in the yeare of our Lord one thousand six hundred thirty and eight, the fourteenth yeare of the raigne of our Souraigne Lord the King that now is, and this dpt knowes that divers goods and chattells, victualls & commodities of Joseph Loomis late of Brayntree in the County of Essex, Woolendraper, wch were put up in three butts, two hogsheds, one halfe hogshed, one barrell, one tubb & three firkins, transported from Malden in the County of Essex to London in an Ipswch Hye,* were shipped in the said ship upon the eleventh day of Aprill in the yere abovesayd, and this deponent cleared the said goods wth divers other goods of the said Joseph Loomis and other mens, in the Customes at London, as may appeare by the Customers bookes, and this dept saith that the said goods were transported into New England in the said ship where she arrived on the seaventeeth day of July in the yeare aforesayd."
Joseph Loomis married at Shalford, co. Essex,[5,6] England, on June 30, 1614, Mary White.** They remained in England until the spring of 1638 when, on April 11, with their eight children, they embarked at Maldon [the nearest seaport to Braintree] on the “Susan and Ellen” on which their goods also came and arrived in Boston on July 17, following. It is theorized that they spent their ?rst year in this country at Dorchester though proof of that opinion has not yet been found, but in the summer and fall of 1639 the family removed overland*** to Windsor, Connecticut, probably[6] in the company with the Reverend Ephraim Huet who arrived there August 17, 1639. The Loomis home lot **** of twenty-one acres which Joseph received by grant on February 2, 1640, was situated[4a,6] on the south side of the Farmington River near its mouth, on "The Island" [see map on p. 569] which was so named because at every freshet it became temporarily cut off from the rest of the town by the over?ow of the Connecticut River. He acquired considerable land by grant and by purchase[4a] and made a gift in 1643 of a portion to his son Joseph as well as other gifts later to his other sons including that of the homestead to John.
The records kept by Matthew Grant show that[4a] "(———) Loomys" joined the Windsor church on October 11, 1640, which item has sometimes been completed by the insertion of the name "John" probably erroneously, for John Loomis at that time was only about eighteen years old so the membership probably pertained to his father.
Joseph served[14] on a jury on March 2, 1642, and on another in company with Nathaniel Foote in September, 1644. On January 6, 1650, he was sued[4a] by William Buell for trespass and for damage to the extent of seven bushels of corn; one may infer that his stock got away from him. The habit of neighborly exchange of labor and produce is shown forth by the following excerpt from an ancient account-book[15] kept by Henry Wolcott, of Windsor:
"Joseph Loomis owes. . . . . . . . . . . . . .£0-14-5
It March 20, 1647 he had of me for many trees as come to . . . . . . 1- 0- 0
to be payed in wheate and pease the next winter . 0- 0-11
of which he payed to Edward Falkwell for me . 0- 9- 0
It to francis Browne . . . . . . . . 0-0-6
It to John Moses for Falkwells pumpeons . 0- 3-0"
DEBITS:
It. for perrysigns . . 0- 1- 4
It. for 7 hundred of hay . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 9- 2-
It. for the cannooe one day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0- 1- 0
It. for a bushell of pearemains . . 01-4
It. for a peck of apples July 22, 1651 . . . . . . . . . . . . 0- 0- 9
It. November the 4th 1651 he had 3 bushells of pearemains at 4s 6d . . . 0-13- 6
CREDITS:
It. received 6 1/2 bushells of pease & 3 pecks of pease . . . . . . . .£ 1- 1- 9
It. 1650 he paid to Mr. Coggins man . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-11- 5
It.1/2 dayes work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0- 1- 0
It. he paid to John Bissell for me . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0- 4- 8
It. half a bushell of pease August 10, 1651 . . . . . . . . . . . 0- 1- 6
It. I had June the 16, 1652 a peece of venison . . . . . . . . . . 0- 1- 3
It. for one dayes work with his oxen June 1652 . . . . . . . . . 0- 4- 0
It. August 4 ’52 I had of him a brest of veale . . . . . . . . . . 0- 1-2"
Joseph and his sons, Joseph and John, took up certain land which was not recorded until 1663 and which was in legal dispute as late as 1675. At the later time, Matthew Grant, the town clerk, testified[7] as follows:
"Now after this there was entred upon liberty granted them by exchang to resigne up these aboue exprest parcels agayne to ye Town, and thus exprest in ye margent against ye pcell of Joseph Loomys, snr this prcell of land of 40 acers of land was resigned up to ye Town upon exchang and Joseph Loomys ye elder toke up twenty acers towards or in part of ye forty acers resigned up, with his sonn Joseph and sonn John at pip staue swamp***** so that ye father and
two sonnes toke up eyghty acers there together not deuiding. But this was not put one record till may. 1663. when they had me out a second time to renew ye bounds, for this I doe testify to be truth
Mathew
Grant
recorder"
The wife of Josseph died at Windsor on August 23, 1652, and he died[6,12] there November 25, 1658. The inventory of his estate, showing property valued at £178-10-00, mentioned[1] a "debt in England" of £12-14-08 against the estate. He evidently left no will for the court record shows that on December 2, 1658, an agreement[12] was entered into by the heirs who signed the document, probably in the order of their age; this instrument shows that at that date all of his sons were living, as indeed also were his three daughters, though the two through whom we descend were represented by their husbands Nicholas Olmstead and Josiah Hull.
The children of Joseph and Mary (White) Loomis,****** all born in England, probably in Braintree, and perhaps in the order given, through two of whom we descend, were[1,1a,2,3,4,6,15]
1. Joseph, b. prob. 1615-6; d. June 26, 1687, at Windsor; m. 1st, September 17, 1646, Sarah Hill; m. 2nd, June 28, 1659, Mary Chauncy.
2. Sarah, b. prob. 1617-8; d.[8] 1667; m[2] before” September 28, 1640, Nicholas Olmstead [see Olmstead, p. 615].
3.Elizabeth, b. prob. 1620; living at Killingworth, 1665; m.[9] at Windsor, May 20, 1640 or 1641,[2,3] Josiah Hull [see Hull, p. 4.61].
4. John, b. prob. 1622; d. September 2, 1688, at Windsor; m. February 3, 1648-9, Elizabeth Scott (Thomas).
5. Thomas, b. prob. 1624; d. August 28, 1689; m. 1st, November 1, 1653, Hannah Fox, doubtless sister of our Elizabeth (Fox) Chapman [see Fox, p. 346]; m. 2nd, January 1, 1663, Mary Judd (Thomas).
6. Nathaniel, b. prob. abt. 1626; d. August 19, 1688; in. November 24, 1654.,Elizabeth Moore (John).
7. Mary, b. (——); d[6]. August 19, 1680; m. 1st, John Skinner; m. 2nd, November 13, 1651, Owen Tudor.
8. Samuel, b. (—); d.[4] October 1, 1689; m. December 27, 1653, Elizabeth Judd (Thomas); removed to West?eld, Mass.
*Hoy, a smallone-masted vessel rigged fore-and-aft as a sloop is. Maldon, co. Essex, is the port nearest to Braintree.
**'The parents of Mary White were [5,10] Robert and Bridett (Allgar) White, of Shalford and of Messing, co. Essex, England. Robert White was a wealthy man as shown by his will dated May 27, 1617, and probated the following month. In this document there was a bequest to "my daughter Marie the wife of Joseph Lummis of Branectree [of] one pewter platter"; it provided for certain bequests to his three children, Bridget, Ann and John, on condition that when they married they should obtain the approval of their mother and brothers-in-law Joseph Looms and William Goodwin; it made these two sons-in-law its supervisors and gave them each forty shillings for that service.[10]
At Shalford had occurred the marriage of Robert White,the birth of most of his children including that of our Mary on August 24, 1590, as well as her subsequent marriage, and the marriage of his daughter Elizabeth on November 7, 1616, to William Goodwin.
The White family removed about twelve miles to Messing, shortly before the death of Robert; it is believed to have been his daughter Anm who married there on October 18, 1620, John Porter, of Felsted, and who removed about 1639 to New England and settled in Windsor, Connecticut, on the lot adjoining that of Joseph and Mary (White) Loomis.
Excellent evidence is found tending to show that their sister Elizabeth and her husband, William Goodwin, settled at Hartford and, in all probability, other near relatives also emigrated.[5,6,10,11,13]
***The route followed by these courageous pioneers was west from their Massachusetts homes to Spring?eld and then down the Connecticut River. This trip which can now be accomplished in three or four hours then required about two weeks, as they laboriously traveled by foot the narrow Indian trails, driving their stock before them and sleeping under the stars.
**** It was bounded on the south by the "Plymouth Meadow" [see Grant, p. 374, and Olmstead, p. 619.].
***** Pipe stave swamp, southwest of the present town of Windsor.
****** Notable distinction is seen in several particulars in connection with the Loomis homestead for it has remained from 1640 until the present day in the continual possession of descendants of Joseph, showing thus one of the longest, if not the longest, known term of perpetual ownership by an American family.[6b] Moreover, the house thereon, a portion of which was built by Joseph himself probably before 1652, is still standing, is in good repair and is furnished with antique articles used by members of this family of the various generations. Finally, in 1871-4 a plan was conceived and undertaken by several descendants[6b] of Joseph, who themselves had no children or had lost them by death, whereby "Loomis Institute" was incorporated under the laws of the State of Connecticut and was endowed by the incorporators,who transferred also to this body the ownership of the old Loomis homestead on "The Island," with the de?nite purpose that there should be built and maintained thereon an institute of learning which should be free to those who were accepted as students. This stands as a ?ne memorial[13] to the memory of Joseph Loomis, our common ancestor, who with his family braved the trials and dangers of the early pioneer for the sake of freedom. The endowment of the Institute amounts[15] to $3,000,000.00.
REFERENCES
1. Loomis Family, E. Loomis, 2nd ed., 1875, pp. 9-11, 23, 25-6.
1a. Boddie and Allied Families, J. T. and J. B. Boddie, 1918, pp. 202-4.
2. Loomis Family, E.Loomis, 1880, I, 15, 59,108,129.
3. Savage, III, 112-4, 312.
4. History of Ancient Windsor, Conn., H. R. Stiles, 1892, 11, 432-4.
4a. Ibid., 1, 90, 160, 547-9, 873, 884, 878; Memorial History of Hartford Co., Conn., H. Trumbull, 1886, II, 554.
5. New England Register, LV, 22-30.
6. Ancestry of J. B. White, A. L. White, 1913, pp. 231-3; Descendants of Joseph Loomis, E. S. Loomis, 1908, pp. 115-26; Bassett Genealogy, B. B. Bassette, 1926, pp. 508-13.
6a. Ibid., 95-8, 102-8.
6b. Ibid., 35-48.
7. Goodwin and Morgan Ancestral Lines, F. F. Starr, 1915, I, 104.
8. Olmstead Family, H. K. Olmstead, 1912, p. 12.
9. Hull Family in America, Col. Weygant, 1913, pp. 14-9.
10. Goodwins of Hartford, F. F. Starr, 1891, pp. 26-7, 42, 68-71.
11. Ancestry of W. F. J. Boardman by himself, 1916, pp. 306-7.
12. Digest of Early Connecticut Probates, C. W. Manwaring, 1904, 1, 28-9, 135-6.
13. Old Houses of Connecticut, Conn. Soc. of Colonial Dames in America, 1923, pp. 27-34; Connecticut Magazine, X, 361-71; Journal of American History, 1910, IV, 282-98; Memorial History of Hartford, Conn., J. H. Trumbull, 1886, II, 517.
14.Colonial Records of Connecticut, I, 81, 110.
15. Bassett Genealogy, B. B. Bassette, 1926, pp. 508-12; Births, Marriages and Deaths of Hartford &c., E. S. Welles, 1898, pp. 29, 4.1-2.
Personal Names
| Person | Claim | Detail | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridget Allgar | Name | Bridget Allgar [S662] [S688:V55] [S2977:567] | research |
| Joseph Loomis | Name | Joseph Loomis [S366] [S2439:JL1687] [S2976:JL1658] [S2977:567] | primary |
| Joseph Loomis | Name | Joseph Loomis [S366] [S688:V55] [S2438] [S2976:JL1658] [S2977:567] [S2978] | primary |
| Mary White | Name | Mary White [S366] [S2977:567] | secondary |
| Robert White of Messing | Name | Robert White of Messing [S662] [S688:V55] [S2977:567] | research |
| Sarah Lucy Hill | Name | Sarah Hill [S366] [S2977:567] | secondary |
Relationships
| Person | Claim | Detail | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary White | Father | Robert White of Messing (e1561-1617) [S688:V55] [S2977:567] | research |
| Mary White | Mother | Bridget Allgar (e1562-) [S688:V55] [S2977:567] | research |
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