Chelsea Family Names A

Family Names A

SURNAME

FIRST NAME

Abbot

Henry, 3rd.

Of Andover married Lucy Floyd of Chelsea on December 13, 1825

Adam

Adam, a servant to Stephen Tufts of Malden and Priscilla, a servant to Samuel Floyd of Chelsea. Published intention of marriage on November 29, 1749.

Adams

A son of Mr. Adams died on September 26, 1792, age 9 years. Mr. Adams was a brother to John and Samuel Adams both of whom drowned on June 1, 1792.

Adams

A child of Charles and Sally Adams. Died on Christmas Day, December 25, 1813 of lung fever. Age 9 months.

Adams

Anna

Anna Adams of Medford published intention of marriage on June 16, 1798 to Nathaniel Chittinton.

Adams

Dorotha

Daughter of Edward and Dorotha Adams. Baptised from the church at Rumney Marsh on August 17, 1766.

Adams

Edward

Owned the covenant from the church at Rumney Marsh on July 29, 1765 and with his wife in full communion on September 22, 1765

Adams

Edward

Son of Edward and Dorotha Adams. Baptised from the church at Rumney Marsh, 1769.

Adams

Eliah

Son of Eliah and Priscilla Adams. Died on May 26, 1697, age 9 weeks, 4 days. Burried in the Rumney Marsh Burial Grounds.

Adams

Harriet Sumner

Daughter of Joseph and Phebe Adams. Baptised from the church at Rumney Marsh on August 19, 1804.

Adams

John

A tenant on the Samuel Danforth farm in 1791. Adams moved to Chelsea from Medford with his wife Lydia and nine children on February 16, 1789. John Adams drowned along with his brother Samuel and a Mr. Cutter by overturning a boat on June 1, 1792.

Adams

Josiah

Son of Edward and Dorotha Adams. Baptized from the Church at Rumney Marsh on July 28, 1765. Died August 23, 1765 at age of 3 weeks.

Adams

Nabby

Of Chelsea married Ebenezer Whittemore of Boston on February 3, 1805.

Adams

Priscilla

Daughter of Eliah Adams and granddaughter of Dean Winthrop. Married Samuel Royal.

Adams

Priscilla

Wife of Eliah Adams. She was born in 1669 and died on November 4, 1702 at age 33. She is burried in the Rumney Marsh Burial Grounds.

Adams

Samuel

Mr. Samuel Adams, Esq. was the father of the patriot Sam Adams. He was called by the Tories "Malster Sam."

Adams

Samuel

Drowned with his brother, John, and a Mr. Cutter by oversetting a boat on June 1, 1792.

Alexander

William

A soldier in the Army of the United States on October 20, 1779.

Allen

Captain Bozoon

On May 14, 1700 Captain Bozoon Allen was elected representative to the General Court from Chelsea.

Allen

Rev, James

Reverend James Allen was one of the executors and trustees of Governor Bellingham's will. He was an Englishman and Fellow of New College, Oxford. When Charles II was restored to power, he was removed from his position and in 1662 came to Boston. He became colleague-pastor with Davenport of The First Church. He was installed teacher of the First Church on December 9, 1668. He was a friend of education, and for some time was a member of the corporation of Harvard College. He was a close friend of Governor Bellingham since the governor gave him his will for safe keeping. He was a devout religious man and was grieved by the fact that the Bellingham estate, instead of being used to set up and maintain religious institutions at Winnisimmet as the governor intended, were used for the enrichment of persons not of the governor's blood. In 1705 he made a gallant effort to set up the governor's will as it was intended, but failed. Reverend James Allen died on September 22, 1710.

Allen

Joseph

Married Sarah Oakes of Pullen Point on June 8, 1754.

Allen

Mary

Married Thomas Mullet on April 16, 1757.

Allen

Samuel

Of Dorchester, married Lois Tay on October 26, 1780.

Allerton

Mr. Allerton was a resident of Marble Harbour (Marblehead). The General Court orderd Mr. Allerton to move to Boston on February 25, 1634. This was during a crisis in 1634 and 1635 where the colonial authorities were suspicious of Mr. Allertons ties with Samuel Maverick and Sir Ferdinando Gorges.

Amee (Ames)

Aaron

On October 21, 1811 a published intention of marriage was filed between Aaron Amee of Brookline and Eliza Tuttle.

Ames

Aaron

A son of Aaron and Eliza Ames died on June 15, 1814 of fits at age 1 year.

Andrews

Hannah

The widow Hannah Andrews bought the farm of Elizabeth Gray on February 23, 1780. The farm consisted of fifty acres in Chelsea and Lynn.

Angola

A Negro servant of Governor Bellingham. Governor Bellingham said of Angola in 1634, "He was the only instrument that under God saved my life, coming to mee with his boate when I was sunk in the river between Boston and Winnisimmet, several years since, and layd hold of mee and got me into the boate; he came in and saved my life, which kindnese of him I remember; and besides my giving him fifty foot square of my land, to him and his, I shall see hee shall not want whilst I live." On April 20, 1654, Angola, then a servant to Captain Robert Keaynes, was married to Elizabeth, a Negro servant of Edward Hutchinson.

Angues

Mary

A Chelsea teacher in 1776 and 1777. Taught at Pullen Point.

Antram

Ann

A daughter of William Antram of Boston. She married Edward Watts, Jr., on January 8, 1715 by Reverend Samuel Myles, rector of King's Chapel, in Boston. They had one child who was born on May 27, 1718 and who died on July 27, 1718 aged seven weeks. Edward died on September 17, 1727 at age 34. On June 23, 1768 she married Thomas Greaves. On June 25, 1768 they became sole owner of the Cary Farm.

Antram

Elizabeth

Married Benjamin Cushing of Providence in 1734.

Antram

Mary

Heir of the Greaves Farm. She was a spinster from Providence, Rhode Island. She sold foru-tenths of one third of the farm in 1750.

Antram

Sarah

Married Darius Sessions in 1750. She was a heir of the Greaves Farm.

Antram

William

An heir of the Greaves Farm. Father of Ann Antram.

Applegate

1638. Owner of a canoe in which three men drowned.

Appleton

John

Married the daughter of Reverend Jose Glover.

Archbald

Fra., Jr.

One of the petitioners for pay for service in the Garrison at Fort Pownall from June, 1774 until the Garrison was dismissed.

Arnold

Col. Benedict

Only reference is in a letter from Jesse Lukens to John Shaw, Jr., dated September 13, 1775. Colonel Arnold lead 1000 men, consisting of two companies of riflemen and the remainder musketeers, to Quebec.

Arnoll

Richard

Of Winnisimmet, upon his death the adminstration of his goods and chattels was granted to a William Stitson on September 3, 1633.

Aspinwall

William

William Aspinwall came to America with Winthrop in 1630. In 1637 he was chosen representative when Sir Henry Vane left to return to England. As a follower of Mrs. Hutchinson, he was fined eight shillings, disarmed and banished. He went to Rhode Island, but later returned and became recorder and a member of the Artillery Company. In 1637/38 he owned a small house at Pullen Point situated on 22 acres of upland at the farthest point on the neck.

Atkins

Charles Henry

Baptized from the Church at Rumney Marsh in August of 1829 by the Reverend John Flagg of Roxbury.

Atkins

Deborah

Of Malden published intention of marriage to Andrew W. Pratt on June 4, 1820.

Atkins

Henry

Bought part of the Deane Winthrop estate from Lt. Thomas Pratt on September 1, 1752. He along with Ezekiel and Thomas Goldthwait and four others established a fishing station and called it Point Shirley. This land consisted of one hundred and forty acres of upland and beach, bounded north and west by the heirs of John Grover and on all other sides by the ocean.

Atkinson

Theodore

A felt maker in 1639, who came to Boston in the employ of John Newgate. He was the brother-in-law to Thomas Matson, a gunsmith of Boston, constable and military officer.

Atwood

Keziah

Published intention of marriage to Thomas Mallet on December 13, 1755.

Aubings

Hannah

Married Bellingham Watts on December 19, 1757. Her children were baptized at Christ's Church on October 23, 1767. At the death of her husband she was appointed guardian of the three children, Bellingham, Jr., Samuel and Hannah. She died in January of 1782 and was burried from Christ's Church on January 29, 1782.

Avery

Eliza

Married Thomas Williams on February 3, 1803

Avery

John

John Avery, Jr., married Harriet Williams on April 9, 1799. Lost at sea on October 27, 1800.

Avery

Sybill

Married Dr. Thomas Greaves. She was his first wife and the mother of his children.

*SURNAME*	*FIRST NAME*
Abbot	Henry, 3rd.	Of Andover married Lucy Floyd of Chelsea on December 13, 1825
Adam		Adam, a servant to Stephen Tufts of Malden and Priscilla, a servant to Samuel Floyd of Chelsea. Published intention of marriage on November 29, 1749.
Adams		A son of Mr. Adams died on September 26, 1792, age 9 years. Mr. Adams was a brother to John and Samuel Adams both of whom drowned on June 1, 1792.
Adams		A child of Charles and Sally Adams. Died on Christmas Day, December 25, 1813 of lung fever. Age 9 months.
Adams	Anna	Anna Adams of Medford published intention of marriage on June 16, 1798 to Nathaniel Chittinton.
Adams	Dorotha	Daughter of Edward and Dorotha Adams. Baptised from the church at Rumney Marsh on August 17, 1766.
Adams	Edward	Owned the covenant from the church at Rumney Marsh on July 29, 1765 and with his wife in full communion on September 22, 1765
Adams	Edward	Son of Edward and Dorotha Adams. Baptised from the church at Rumney Marsh, 1769.
Adams	Eliah	Son of Eliah and Priscilla Adams. Died on May 26, 1697, age 9 weeks, 4 days. Burried in the Rumney Marsh Burial Grounds.
Adams	Harriet Sumner	Daughter of Joseph and Phebe Adams. Baptised from the church at Rumney Marsh on August 19, 1804.
Adams	John	A tenant on the Samuel Danforth farm in 1791. Adams moved to Chelsea from Medford with his wife Lydia and nine children on February 16, 1789. John Adams drowned along with his brother Samuel and a Mr. Cutter by overturning a boat on June 1, 1792.
Adams	Josiah	Son of Edward and Dorotha Adams. Baptized from the Church at Rumney Marsh on July 28, 1765. Died August 23, 1765 at age of 3 weeks.
Adams	Nabby	Of Chelsea married Ebenezer Whittemore of Boston on February 3, 1805.
Adams	Priscilla	Daughter of Eliah Adams and granddaughter of Dean Winthrop. Married Samuel Royal.
Adams	Priscilla	Wife of Eliah Adams. She was born in 1669 and died on November 4, 1702 at age 33. She is burried in the Rumney Marsh Burial Grounds.
Adams	Samuel	Mr. Samuel Adams, Esq. was the father of the patriot Sam Adams. He was called by the Tories "Malster Sam."
Adams	Samuel	Drowned with his brother, John, and a Mr. Cutter by oversetting a boat on June 1, 1792.
Alexander	William	A soldier in the Army of the United States on October 20, 1779.
Allen	Captain Bozoon	On May 14, 1700 Captain Bozoon Allen was elected representative to the General Court from Chelsea.
Allen	Rev, James	Reverend James Allen was one of the executors and trustees of Governor Bellingham's will. He was an Englishman and Fellow of New College, Oxford. When Charles II was restored to power, he was removed from his position and in 1662 came to Boston. He became colleague-pastor with Davenport of The First Church. He was installed teacher of the First Church on December 9, 1668. He was a friend of education, and for some time was a member of the corporation of Harvard College. He was a close friend of Governor Bellingham since the governor gave him his will for safe keeping. He was a devout religious man and was grieved by the fact that the Bellingham estate, instead of being used to set up and maintain religious institutions at Winnisimmet as the governor intended, were used for the enrichment of persons not of the governor's blood. In 1705 he made a gallant effort to set up the governor's will as it was intended, but failed. Reverend James Allen died on September 22, 1710.
Allen	Joseph	Married Sarah Oakes of Pullen Point on June 8, 1754.
Allen	Mary	Married Thomas Mullet on April 16, 1757.
Allen	Samuel	Of Dorchester, married Lois Tay on October 26, 1780.
Allerton		Mr. Allerton was a resident of Marble Harbour (Marblehead). The General Court orderd Mr. Allerton to move to Boston on February 25, 1634. This was during a crisis in 1634 and 1635 where the colonial authorities were suspicious of Mr. Allertons ties with Samuel Maverick and Sir Ferdinando Gorges.
Amee (Ames)	Aaron	On October 21, 1811 a published intention of marriage was filed between Aaron Amee of Brookline and Eliza Tuttle.
Ames	Aaron	A son of Aaron and Eliza Ames died on June 15, 1814 of fits at age 1 year.
Andrews	Hannah	The widow Hannah Andrews bought the farm of Elizabeth Gray on February 23, 1780. The farm consisted of fifty acres in Chelsea and Lynn.
Angola		A Negro servant of Governor Bellingham. Governor Bellingham said of Angola in 1634, "He was the only instrument that under God saved my life, coming to mee with his boate when I was sunk in the river between Boston and Winnisimmet, several years since, and layd hold of mee and got me into the boate; he came in and saved my life, which kindnese of him I remember; and besides my giving him fifty foot square of my land, to him and his, I shall see hee shall not want whilst I live." On April 20, 1654, Angola, then a servant to Captain Robert Keaynes, was married to Elizabeth, a Negro servant of Edward Hutchinson.
Angues	Mary	A Chelsea teacher in 1776 and 1777. Taught at Pullen Point.
Antram	Ann	A daughter of William Antram of Boston. She married Edward Watts, Jr., on January 8, 1715 by Reverend Samuel Myles, rector of King's Chapel, in Boston. They had one child who was born on May 27, 1718 and who died on July 27, 1718 aged seven weeks. Edward died on September 17, 1727 at age 34. On June 23, 1768 she married Thomas Greaves. On June 25, 1768 they became sole owner of the Cary Farm.
Antram	Elizabeth	Married Benjamin Cushing of Providence in 1734.
Antram	Mary	Heir of the Greaves Farm. She was a spinster from Providence, Rhode Island. She sold foru-tenths of one third of the farm in 1750.
Antram	Sarah	Married Darius Sessions in 1750. She was a heir of the Greaves Farm.
Antram	William	An heir of the Greaves Farm. Father of Ann Antram.
Applegate		1638. Owner of a canoe in which three men drowned.
Appleton	John	Married the daughter of Reverend Jose Glover.
Archbald	Fra., Jr.	One of the petitioners for pay for service in the Garrison at Fort Pownall from June, 1774 until the Garrison was dismissed.
Arnold	Col. Benedict	Only reference is in a letter from Jesse Lukens to John Shaw, Jr., dated September 13, 1775. Colonel Arnold lead 1000 men, consisting of two companies of riflemen and the remainder musketeers, to Quebec.
Arnoll	Richard	Of Winnisimmet, upon his death the adminstration of his goods and chattels was granted to a William Stitson on September 3, 1633.
Aspinwall	William	William Aspinwall came to America with Winthrop in 1630. In 1637 he was chosen representative when Sir Henry Vane left to return to England. As a follower of Mrs. Hutchinson, he was fined eight shillings, disarmed and banished. He went to Rhode Island, but later returned and became recorder and a member of the Artillery Company. In 1637/38 he owned a small house at Pullen Point situated on 22 acres of upland at the farthest point on the neck.
Atkins	Charles Henry	Baptized from the Church at Rumney Marsh in August of 1829 by the Reverend John Flagg of Roxbury.
Atkins	Deborah	Of Malden published intention of marriage to Andrew W. Pratt on June 4, 1820.
Atkins	Henry	Bought part of the Deane Winthrop estate from Lt. Thomas Pratt on September 1, 1752. He along with Ezekiel and Thomas Goldthwait and four others established a fishing station and called it Point Shirley. This land consisted of one hundred and forty acres of upland and beach, bounded north and west by the heirs of John Grover and on all other sides by the ocean.
Atkinson	Theodore	A felt maker in 1639, who came to Boston in the employ of John Newgate. He was the brother-in-law to Thomas Matson, a gunsmith of Boston, constable and military officer.
Atwood	Keziah	Published intention of marriage to Thomas Mallet on December 13, 1755.
Aubings	Hannah	Married Bellingham Watts on December 19, 1757. Her children were baptized at Christ's Church on October 23, 1767. At the death of her husband she was appointed guardian of the three children, Bellingham, Jr., Samuel and Hannah. She died in January of 1782 and was burried from Christ's Church on January 29, 1782.
Avery	Eliza	Married Thomas Williams on February 3, 1803
Avery	John	John Avery, Jr., married Harriet Williams on April 9, 1799. Lost at sea on October 27, 1800.
Avery	Sybill	Married Dr. Thomas Greaves. She was his first wife and the mother of his children.