Eighth Generation
128 Liborius (Christian Friederich) Blendermann.33,36 Born abt 1696 in Bremen.33,91 Was granted citizenship to Magdeburg, Germany, on 30 Apr 1720.91 Listed as Bürger in Pfälzer Kolonie Bürgerrolle. Liborius (Christian Friederich) died bef 1749; he was 53. probably died before his son apprenticed. Occupation: Buttonmaker (Knopfmacher); Organist (?) In Magdeburg.33,36 Religion: Evan. reformed.33

The Blomberg Bürgerbuch refers to "Liborius Blenderman", “Organist in Magdeburg,” as father of “Johan Conradt Christoff Blenderman.” Re Liborius: footnote mentions his previously recorded name as "Christian Friederich"36

A Buttonmaker, he came to Magdeburg from Bremen, 1720; received the status of Bürger of Pfälzer Kolonie (Magdeburg) April 30, 1720, aged 24; at that time was married to 23 year old Elenora Matthaein.33

He is listed in the Magdeburg Buttonmakers’ Guild Book as taking three apprentices: 12 Oct 1723, Matthias Schilinger for 6 years of study; 19 Oct 1727, Gottfridt Christoffel Gaueé for 5 years of study; and 1 Feb 1737, Johann Friedrich Kohlschatt for 5 years of study. His son, Justus Daniel is also listed in the first quarter of 1737, with no length of time indicated. His other son Johann Conrad Christoph apprenticed to Herr Walter (no first name) on 24 Nov 1749, perhaps indicating that Liborius was deceased by this time.86

He married Eleonora Matthaein33 bef 1720.

They had the following children:
64 i. Johann Conrad Christoph (~1734-1772)
ii. Justus Daniel86

129 Eleonora Matthaein.33 Born abt 1698.33 Eleonora died ? . Religion: Evan. reformed.33

Eleonora was said to be 23 in 1720,33,91 which would put her birth in 1697, the same year as her sister Esther. Her parents had one son and one daughter in 1693 (see Abraham Matthaei), making it possible that she might have been born ca. 1692-1693. An entry for her birth/baptism has not been found in the Pfälzer Kolonie Kirchenbuch (also not found are brothers Pierre and Abraham (Jr.)).

130 Herman Hoffmeyer. Born in Oct 1682 in Bremen, Germany.92 calculated. Was granted citizenship to Blomberg, Lippe, (Germany), on 27 Jun 1724.36, pg. 29, entry # 1185 Herman died in Blomberg, Lippe, (Germany), on 19 May 1739; he was 56.92,101 Age: 56 years 7 months old. Buried on 21 May 1739 in Blomberg, Lippe, (Germany).101 Occupation: Buttonmaker (Knopfmacher).92, pg. 33

He married Anna Dorothea Elisabeth Weber on 26 Nov 1723 in Blomberg, Lippe, (Germany).92, pg. 33,101

They had the following children:
i. Dorothea (1724-)
65 ii. Anna Dorothea (1727-1805)
iii. Catharine Ilsabe (1735-)


131 Anna Dorothea Elisabeth Weber. Born ca 1692 in Blomberg, Lippe, (Germany).92 Estimated from confirmation. Confirmed on 21 Mar 1706 in Blomberg, Lippe, (Germany).92,95 Age: 14 years; Passion Sunday (2 before Easter). Anna Dorothea Elisabeth died in Blomberg, Lippe, (Germany), in Sep 1761; she was 69.92 inferred from burial. Buried on 27 Sep 1761 in Blomberg, Lippe, (Germany).1,92 Age: given as 65?; doesn’t match with confirmation age.

Sept 1691 to July 1692 missing from church book.95

132 Johann Warthling. Johann died bef 25 Jan 1767.7, noted in marriage record EDW

It appears that Johann Warthling came to Bösingfeld from elsewhere, as no earlier records can be found in the church books.

He married Anna Catharina Schülden6, In birth record of Hermann Christian.

They had the following children:
66 i. Ernst Diederich (ca1743-1812)
ii. Hanss Jurgen7, marriage record
iii. Hermann Christian (1753-1754)

133 Anna Catharina Schülden.6, In birth record of Hermann Christian

The “Widow Wartlings” is a baptismal witness for Anne Justine Louise Krusekopf in 1770, probably refering to Anna Catharina.66

134 Johann Conrad Rieckhoff. Born on 26 Feb 1708 in Bösingfeld, Lippe, (Germany).6,7 noted in marriage record. At the age of <1, Johann Conrad was baptized in Bösingfeld, Lippe, (Germany), on 4 Mar 1708.6 Godparents: Johan Komöller, Joh. Conrad Wirht, Joh. Hermann Bunten. Confirmed on 29 Mar 1722 in Bösingfeld, Lippe, (Germany).6 “im 15 t Jahr”. Johann Conrad died in Bösingfeld, Lippe, (Germany), on 19 Nov 1789; he was 81.64 Buried on 21 Nov 1789 in Bösingfeld, Lippe, (Germany).64

Name spelled Rÿckhoff in birth record6, and Rieckhoff and Riekhoff in marriage record of daughter Sophie Louise.7

Death record noted that he was father of 8 and grandfather of 41.64

called burgermeister in second marriage record7

He married Anne Marie Elisebeth Dreÿer on 15 Sep 1730 in Bösingfeld, Lippe, (Germany).7

They had the following children:
i. Anna Maria Elisebeth (1732-?)
ii. Catharina Margaretha (1734-?)
iii. Herman Adolph (ca1736-)
iv. Anne Christine Hedwig (1740-?)
v. Johann Conrad (1743-1824)
67 vi. Sophie Louise (1746-1811)
vii. Johann Friederich (1749-1821)
viii. Johann Hermann (1752-1753)

135 Anne Marie Elisebeth Dreÿer. Born on 28 Aug 1713.6,7 noted in marriage record. At the age of <1, Anne Marie Elisebeth was baptized in Bösingfeld, Lippe, (Germany), on 4 Sep 1713.6 Godparents: Ilsabe Meÿers, Anna Maria Papen, 3rd undeciphered. Confirmed on 2 Jun 1726 in Bösingfeld, Lippe, (Germany).6 13 Jahr. Anne Marie Elisebeth died in Bösingfeld, Lippe, (Germany), on 13 Jun 1765; she was 51.64 aged 52 years less 11 weeks, from consumption (Auszehrung). Buried on 16 Jun 1765 in Bösingfeld, Lippe, (Germany).64

Elisabeth spelled “Liesabeth” in birth record6
Her death record notes that she was married to Johann Conrad Riekhoff for 35 years, and that she bore 4 sons and 4 daughters (have only found 7 for sure; one son assumed - see below).64

Herman Adolph Rieckhof was confirmed May 13, 1750.6 Thus, he was probably born about 1736, but no birth record has been found. This would put him in between Catharina Margaretha and Anne Christine Hedwig, where there is an unusually long 6 year gap. Also, when he stood as a Godparent for Herman Conrad R. (son of Johann Conrad), he would have been doing it for his nephew.6

144 Hermann Henrich Krusekopf.34 Born on 29 Jan 1693 in Schwelentrup, Lippe, (Germany).10,16 At the age of <1, Hermann Henrich was baptized in Hillentrup, Lippe, (Germany), on 14 Feb 1693.16 Hermann Henrich died in Sternberg, Lippe, (Germany), on 25 Mar 1758; he was 65.64 Cause: Brustkrankheit. Occupation: Fußknecht Vom Sternberg.64

death record lists age as 70 (error?)64

IGI/Church Book entry spells name Krusekop

He married Marie Elisabeth Lampe34 ca 1725 in Hillentrup, Lippe, (Germany).16 Marriage records from 8/1715 to 9/1726 are missing.

They had the following children:
i. Johann Hermann (Died as Child) (ca1726-1739)
ii. Johann Bernhard (1728-?)
iii. Hermann Cord (1731-1754)
iv. Anna Maria Elisebeth (1733-?)
v. Moritz Friderich Ludolph Conrad (1737-?)
72 vi. Otto Ludewig (1740-1780)

According to data from Solveigh and Reinhold Krusekopf, Hermann Henrich had a fourth wife, who died in Lemgo on 16 July 1724; she is unnamed. A son named Adolph Henrich was baptized in Lemgo (in either St. Johann or St. Marien Kirche) on 10 July 1724. A boy called Alef Henrich K. was confirmed in Hillentrup in 1738.80

145 Marie Elisabeth Lampe.34 Born in Oct 1697. At the age of <1, Marie Elisabeth was baptized on 13 Oct 1697.80 Marie Elisabeth died on 21 Dec 1742; she was 45.80

146 Simon Diderich Widtheger.80

modo Hartige (modo: Latin for alias or known as)

from Henstorf80

Child:
73 i. Anne Marie Elisabeth (1733-1812)

160 Simon (2) Gates.44 Born on 5 Feb 1675 in Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.46 "SGOHALMAHD" by C. O. Gates gives BD of 1/5/1675/6. Simon (2) died in Marlborough, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, on 10 Mar 1735; he was 60.47 1734/1735. Buried in Marlborough, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. Find A Grave: 33361522.

He called himself "husbandman" in his will, made 6 March 1734/35. It was lodged for probate 20 May 1735. He mentioned wife Sarah; sons Simon, Steven, Solomon, Samuel, Silas and John; daughter Sarah Gates and Susannah Phelps; brother-in-law Benjamin Woods.38, v120, p169, 1966

The first paragraph of his will contains the usual statements of where he lives, being sick of body but sound of mind, praising God, desiring “to be Decently buried,” and to have his debts paid. He then writes:375, 8990-2.jpg; and -3, -4

“I will and Give to Sarah my welbeloved wife the use and Improvement of one third Part of all my Real Estate During her natural life + one third Part of all my Personal Estate to her + her heirs for ever

I will and Give to my welbeloved son Simon Gates and to his heirs forever the sum of Two Hundred Pounds to be paid him by my Executors hereafter named Either in money or Movable Estate equal to silver at Twenty shillings / ounce -

I will + Give to my welbeloved Daughter Sarah Gates + to her heirs forever Three Hundred Pounds one Hundred there of within one year after my Decease to be, and her by my Executors in house hold goods + Personal Estate equal to silver at Twenty shillings / ounce -

I will + Goive to my welbeloved Daughter Susanna Phelps and to her heirs forever the sum of Three Hundred Pounds - Including what she has already Received which is to be made up to her one Hundred Pounds within one year after my Decease out of my houshold goods + Personal Estate to be paid her by my Executors hereafter named Equal to silver at Twenty shillings / ounce

And Further my will is + I hereby authorize my Executors hereafter Named or such of them as shall be living sometime before my youngest son shall arrive at ye age of Twenty one years to sell all my lands meadows + buildings in Marlborough which money received for the same my will is that My welbeloved wife Sarah Gates shall have the Income of one third part of said money During her natural Life and at her Decease the said Third Part of [???d] money shall be Divided between my Sons viz Simon Stephen Solomon Saml silas + John Gates to each of them an equal part there of. The other Two thirds fo the money my said lands meadows + buildings in Marlborough aforesaid shall be sold for I will + Give to my said sons aforenamed to be equally Divided between them after the aforesaid six hundred Pounds is Paid out of it or so much as is wanting to make up To Simon Sarah + Susanna their Two Hundred Pounds Each Given them in this my will over and above the Hundred Pounds apiece To be paid my Daughters Sarah + Susanna within one year of my Decease to be paid them as soon as may be after the said lands are sold and money Red. in passable Money Equal To silver at Twenty shillings / ounce

I will + Give to my webeloved sons Simon Stephen Solomon Samuel Silas + John Gates all my lands meadows + Rights lying + being in Lancaster + worester in the County of Worcester in Newengland To be Equally Divided between them so far as may be but if it so hapen that the said land cannot well be Divided Equally for Quantitiy + Quality then to be made Equal out of ye aforesaid money Given them in this my will. + my will is that My son simon have the liberty of choosing his land when he has already began to improve and if any Dispute should arise with Respect to my Tittle To any of the said lands meadows or Rights my will then is that what Ever Damage or Loss is thereby sustained be Equally born + made good [Together ?] by my said six sons aforenamed

and Further my will is that the use + Improvement of my said lands + meadows in Marlborough until sold be for the bringing up my Children under ye age of Twenty one years - and for these of them that shall not have arrivd to ye age of Twenty one years before the sd [said ?] Lands are sold shall have a proper allownace made them by my Executors to make them Equal with their Brethren.

I will and Give to my welbeloved son Simon Gates all My Right + Interest in a sawmill at worcester aforesaid be paying To his five Brethren five six Parts of the Clear Profit thereof (after Repairs) For the Term of Twelve years next [lasting ?] from ye Date of this my last will + Testament

And I do hereby Constitute and appoint my welbeloved wife Sarah Gates my welbeloved son Simon Gates + my Brother in Law Benj Woods Sole Executors of this my Last will and Testament In witness whereof and of all the Premisses In this my last will + Testament contaned and by which I utterly Disannul and make void all former or other wills at any Time heretofore by me made I do here Set my hand and Seal the Sixth Day of March one thousand Seven Hundred and Thirty four five [NB: pre calendar change] and in the Eighth year of ye Reign of our soveriegn Lord George the second by the Grace of God of Great Britain France + Ireland King Defender of the faith +

Signed Sealed and
Declared by the said
Simon Gates to be his
Last will + Testament
In the Presence of
James Woods
Thomas Bruce
[Ammiel ?] Weeks

From his gravestone in Springhill Cemetery in Marlborough:

Here lyes Buried
ye Body of
Mr Simon Gates
Who died March ye 10th AD 1734/5
in ye 60th Year of His Age

(http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~historyofmarlborough/springhilla-k.htm#SPRINGHILL)

He married Sarah Woods4, Ancestral File number: GTLX-NC on 29 Mar 1710 in Marlborough, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.47 "SGOHALMAHD" by C. O. Gates gives date as May.

They had the following children:
i. Simon (3)44 (1710-1777)
ii. Sarah44 (1712-1788)
iii. Susannah44 (1714-1784)
iv. Stephen (3)44 (1718-1773)
v. Solomon44 (1721-1761)
80 vi. Samuel (1) (1723-<1790)
vii. Silas44 (1727-1793)
viii. John (2)44 (1729-1763)


161 Sarah Woods.4, Ancestral File number: GTLX-NC Born on 23 Apr 1685 in Marlborough, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.9, pg. 478,47 Sarah died in Marlborough, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, on 24 Jun 1751; she was 66.47, and other locations such as NEHGS in 67th year. Buried in Marlborough, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. Find A Grave: 33361521.

"SGOHALMAHD" by C. O. Gates gives last name as "Wood"44

After her death, the following was issued:375, 8990-5.jpg

Know all men by these Presents that We Stephen Gates of Rutland Yeoman Solomon Gates of Worcester Yeoman Samuell Gates of Nichawagg [Petersham] Yeoman all in the County of Worcester Silas Gates of Marlborough in the County of Middlesex Housewright & John Gates of Worcester in the County of Worcester Yeoman have Rec:d of Simon Gates of Worcester in the County of Worcester Yeoman Executor to the Testament of Our Hon.d Father Simon Gates Late of Marlborough Yeoman Dec.d Our Parts or Proportion of all & Singular the Real Estate of our said Father Simon Gates Dec:d Lying & being in Marlborough in the County of Middlesex and also our Parts or Proportion of all & Singular the Personal Estate of Our Hon.d Mother Sarah Gates Late of Marlborough aforesaid Widow Dec.d which she Died Siezed and Possessed of and do Hereby acquit & Discharge Him the Said Simon Gates His Heirs & assigns of & from all Demands whatsoever of in or to the Real Estate of Said Simon Gates Dec.d which was Lying & being in Marlborough aforesaid & also of in or to the Personal Estate of Said Sarah Gates widow Dec.d Witness Our Hands & Seals: the Seventh day of February Anno Domini Seventeen Hundred + Fifty Three

Signed Sealed & Delivered
in presence of us -
Benja. Woods
Peter Atherton

Stephen Gates
Solomon Gates
Saml Gates
Silas Gates
John Gates

Worcester February 7th 1753 Then Stephen Gates
Solomon Gates Samuel Gates Silas Gates and
John Gates all Subscribers to the above Instrument
appeared and acknowledged the same to be their
Free act and Deed Before me Peter Atherton Justice of Pe

I order the aforegoing
to be Recorded -
S: Danforth J. prob.

From her gravestone in Springhill Cemetery, Marlborough:

Here Lies Buried
ye Body of
Mrs Sarah Gates
Relect widow of Mr Simon Gates
Who Departed This Life
June 24 AD 1751
In ye 67 Year Of Her Age

(http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~historyofmarlborough/springhilla-k.htm#SPRINGHILL)


162 Moses How. Born ca 1695 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. 27 Aug 1695 of unknown source. Moses died in Rutland, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, on 16 Feb 1750; he was 55.99, VR of Rutland, MA,190, pg 233 “In his 55th year” - CD ROM record; could be 1751 by new date system (source 261).

called Ensign Moses in the death records of wife Eunice and daughter Anne190, pg 232

Worcester Co. wills: case 31868 (NEHGS online database)
YearLast NameFirst Name Residence Nature Case Org. Seq.
1749 HOWE, HOWES AND HOW Moses Rutland Will 31868

From: http://www.sampubco.com/wills/ma/maworcester08.htm
HOW, MOSES RUTLAND MA-14-3-424 (county, volume, page)


Birth and marriage records remain elusive; birth imputed from his age at death, marriage from birth of first child. The Howe web site gives birth as 27 August 1695, but no obvious source.261

He married Eunice Rogers abt 1718.

They had the following children:
i. Samuel (2)20 (1719-?)
ii. Sarah (2)20 (1722-1741)
iii. Estes20 (1725-?)
iv. Eunice (1727-1796)
v. Anne20 (1729-1741)
vi. Moses (2)20 (1732-1739)
vii. Micajah20 (1734-?)
viii. Elizabeth20 (1736-1741)
81 ix. Caroline (1738-?)
x. Elijah20 (1741-?)

163 Eunice Rogers. Born on 22 Aug 1701 in Billerica, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.99,141, p. 164 Billerica name recorded as “Unice”. Eunice died in Rutland, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, on 28 Sep 1741; she was 40.190, pg 232

The Howe website261 gives the 1701 birthdate, but there is no confirmation that the date belongs to this Eunice, wife of Moses Howe.

164 Daniel Dike. Born abt 1711 in Wenham, Essex Co., Massachusetts.34 Daniel died in Sutton, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, on 19 Feb 1777; he was 66.99, VR of Sutton, MA; p. 414,276, p. 414 age: ~66, cause: cancer.

various IGI entries give birth between 1705 - 1720, some also say in Sutton (but his father lived in Dudley after moving away from the Salem area)

He married Mary Witt on 26 Sep 1734 in Marlborough, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.276, pg 245

They had the following children:
i. Mary (1736-)
ii. Daniel (ca1738-)
iii. Antony (ca1740-<1742)
iv. Antony (ca1742-1832)
v. Rhode (ca1744-)
vi. Hannah (ca1745-)
82 vii. William (ca1747-ca1795)
viii. Rebekah (ca1750-<1755)
ix. Rebeckah (1755-)

married in Sutton or Marlborough?

165 Mary Witt. Born on 29 Jul 1710 in Marlborough, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. Mary died in Sutton, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, on 6 Aug 1785; she was 75.99, VR of Sutton, MA; p. 414,276, p. 414 a. about 73. Numb palsy.

The children’s birth records in the Sutton VR do not list her name, except for Mary and Rebeckah.

166 Elias Jennison.99, named in birth record of Abigail Born on 23 Sep 1724 in Framingham, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.141, Framingham, p. 120,99, VR of Framingham, MA,100, VR of Framingham, MA last name spelled “Jenison”. Elias died in Sutton, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, in 1760; he was 35.470, online p. 35615 Probate case # 33079.

spellings: Jennison, Jenneson, Jenison, Jeneson

He married Hannah Twist99, named (first only) in birth record of Abigail on 16 Jun 1748 in Oxford, Worcester Co., Massachusetts.141, Oxford marriages, pg 187

They had the following children:
83 i. Abigail (1749-)
ii. Olive (1751-)
iii. Mary (1754-)
iv. Elias (1756-)
v. Robert (1758-)
vi. William (1760-)

167 Hannah Twist.99, named (first only) in birth record of Abigail Born on 6 Jun 1725 in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts.141, Salem V2, p. 368,4 Educated guess as to which Hannah Twist.

“There were 3 Hannah Twisses, the daughters of Edward, John and Daniel, and no clue, except dates,as to which is which.”458, p. 195

Records shift from Twiss to Twist at this generation.

From the Sutton VR:

“Gould, Ebenezer [of Oxford?] and Abigail Carrit [Carriel ?], Sep. 20, 1744. In Oxford” - married276, p. 267 [Her surname is recorded as Carril, of Sutton, in the Oxford VR, p. 172. The birth of Abigail Carrill is recorded in Sutton, 22 Jan. 1726 to Samuell and Rebecker Carrill.276, p. 33 The name is spelled Carrel, Carriel, Carril, and Carrill in the records!]
“Goold, Ebenezer and Hannah Jenison, Aug. 12, 1760.” - married276, p. 267

Births of five children to Ebenezer and Abigail are recorded in Sutton:276, p. 73

Ebenezer, 1 Jan. 1745[/6 ?]
John, 17 Jan. 1750[/1 ?]
Anna, 16 March 1754[/5 ?]
Jonathan, 16 Jan. 1756[/7 ?]
Hannah, 27 Nov. 1757

No death record for Abigail Goold (Gould) could be found in Sutton or Oxford from 1757 to 1760. However, since Sutton and Oxford are next to each other, it seems a reasonable a likely possibility that Ebenezer Goold and Hannah (Twist) Jennison married in 1760. They both had a number of small children, and needed the security of a spouse. Unfortunately, no death records for either one of them was located in Sutton or Oxford.

176 Captain Walter Pollard.18, pp. 204-5 Born on 28 Dec 1709 in Billerica, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.99, VR of Billerica, MA Walter died in Harvard, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, on 5 Feb 1790; he was 80.99, VR of Harvard, MA age: 80 years, buried in the “Old Cemetery”. Occupation: Tavern Keeper.

“Walter Pollard was a tavern keeper in Bedford [MA], and later removed, with part of his family, to Harvard. In the report of the committee in reseating the congregation at the meeting house, Harvard, he is mentioned as occupying the first seat below; Jonathan Pollard and James Pollard, side gallery pews. His will, 1790, is recorded in the Worcester Co. Probates.18, pg. 204

He married Dorothy Danforth18, pp. 204-5,476, p. 53 on 9 Sep 1735 in Billerica, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.18, pg. 204

They had the following children:
i. Dorothy (1737-?)
ii. David (1739-?)
iii. Jonathan (1741-?)
iv. James (1743-?)
v. Benjamin (1745-?)
vi. Sary (1747-?)
vii. Lucy (1749-?)
viii. Bette (1750-?)
ix. Olive (1753-?)
88 x. Thaddeus Jr. (1755-1826)
xi. Walter (1757-)

177 Dorothy Danforth.18, pp. 204-5,476, p. 53 Born on 27 Jun 1715 in Billerica, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.99, VR of Billerica, MA Dorothy died in Harvard, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, on 22 Jun 1791; she was 75.

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