DALTON

1. ______-

Issue-

·  2I. GEORGE- b.c.1535, bur. 24 Feb. 1613 Dennington, Suffolk

·  II. Thomas- b.c.1537, m. 5 Oct. 1562 Linton, Cambridgeshire, Eleanor Gelybrand, bur. 27 Sept. 1602 Hildersham, Cambridgeshire, will 25 Oct. 1602(1)

·  III. William- b.c.1540, m. Rose _____, d. before 1595

Ref:

(1) PCC- PROB 11/100

Parish Registers for Dennington, Linton and Hildersham

2I. GEORGE

b.c.1535
bur. 24 Feb. 1613 Dennington, Suffolk

St. Mary's Church- Dennington, Suffolk

Issue-

·  I. Edmund- b.c.1575, m. Susan _____

·  II. Timothy- b.c.1577, m. 13 Sept. 1615 Gislingham, Suffolk, Ruth Leete (bpt. 8 May 1615 Little Eversden, Cambridgeshire, d. 12 May 1666 Hampton, NH), d.s.p. 28 Dec. 1661 Hampton, NH.

·  III. John- m. 28 Oct. 1622 Culford, Suffolk, Ann Cranmer, bur. 23 Feb. 1667/8 Culford

·  3IV. PHILEMON- b.c.1590, m.1. 11 Oct. 1625 Dennington, Suffolk, ANN COLE (d. before 11 Nov. 1656), 2. Dorothy _____ (m.2. 25 Nov. 1662 Hampton, Godfrey Dearborn) killed by a falling tree 4 June 1662 Hampton, NH

·  V. Sarah- b.c.1595, m. 24 Sept. 1623 Holbrook, Suffolk, Richard Everard, d. 3 July 1682 Ref:

The Dalton Cluster: Timothy Dalton, Philemon Dalton, Richard Everard and Debrorah (Everard) Blake - George F. Sanborn, Jr., F.A.S.G. and Melinde Lutz Sanborn, F.A.S.G., New England Historical and Genealogical Register- Vol. 154, pp. 281-7 July 2000

3IV. PHILEMON (GEORGE 2)

b.c.1590
m.1. 11 Oct. 1625 Dennington, Suffolk, ANN COLE (d. before 11 Nov. 1656)
2. Dorothy _____ (m.2. 25 Nov. 1662 Hampton, Godfrey Dearborn)
killed by a falling tree 4 June 1662 Hampton, NH

Philemon passed his examination prior to coming to New England 15 Apr. 1635 on the Increase and gave his age as 45, his wife Hannah as 35 and their only child Samuel was 5 1/2 years old. They also had a servant, William White, age 14.

His brother, Rev. Timothy Dalton, was discontented with the Church of England and was mentioned in a complaint by Henry Dade, Commissary of Suffolk, in a letter to Archbishop Laud written 4 Feb. 1633/4 at Ipswich:

Ye cause of my writing I am bold to affirm to your Graces consideration, which is now fitting to move for an order at ye Council Table, to send for Mr. Dalton (who is otherwise an honest man) parson of Woluerston by Ipswich, and who is a great stickler for ye transporting of those people that should goe ouer unto Newe England, that ye same M.r Dalton may be inhibited from medling in ye afore-said business; ye voyage to be stayed."

In his brother Rev. Timothy Dalton's will of 8 Mar. 1657/8 he was left a bequest:

"Item I Give and Bequeth unto my loving Brother Philemon Dalton and to my loving Cossen Samuell Dalton His Sonn the Some of two Hundred pounds wch is to bee payd to my Assignes." Timothy had lived in Mendlesham, Suffolk prior to his arrival here as there is a grant to the copyhold tenants of Mendlesham Manor confirming their tenure from Thomas Goodwyn of Little Stoneham, Esq., Lord of the Manor of Mendlesham dated 2 May 1616.(1)

"Lands Granted Unto Sundry Men...

Philemon Dalton Twelve acres more or lesse as it lieth be- tweene John Cooledge for the most pt & the high Streete to- wards the North & Daniell Morse towards the South : And abutts vpon the litle Meddowes towards the East & the high waye leading from the Keye to the Pond toward the West...

Philemon Dalton twoe Acres more or lesse as it lyeth (being p te of his gratificacon Lott betweene John Roper towards the North and Richard Everd towards the South. And abutts vpon y e waye leading from y e Keye to y e Pond towards y e East, & the Swampe towards the West...

Philemon Dalton twelve Acres more or lesse being his gratefica Lott as it lyeth betweene Richard Evered towards the North John Roper towards the South & abutts vpon the Waest East & West..." (2)

"Dedham, Towne Booke, for the Entering, and Recording. of all such Orders as ar or shall be for the Gouerment there of as followeth,

THE COVENANT

1 We whose names ar here vnto subscribed. doe. in the feare an4 Reuerence of our Allmightie God, Mutually: and seuerally pmise amongst our selues and each to other to pffesse and practice one trueth according to that most pfect rule. the foundacion where of is Euerlasting Loue :

2 That we shall by all meanes Laboure to keepe of from vs all such. as ar contra rye minded. And receaue onely such vnto vs as be such as maybe pbably of one harte, with vs as that we either knowe or may well and truely be informed to walke in a peaceable conuersation with all meekenes of spirit for the edification of each other in the knowledg and faith of the Lord Jesus : And the mutuall encouragmt vnto all Temporall comforts in all things: seekeing the good of each other out of all which may be deriued true Peace

3. That if at any time difference shall arise betwene pties of our said Towne. that then such ptie and pties shall prsently Referre all such difference. vnto som one. 2 or. 3 others of our said societie to be fully accorded and determined. without any further delaye. if it possibly may bee:

4 That euery man that now. or at any time heereafter shall haue Lotts in our said Towne shall paye his share in all such Rates of money. and charges as shall be imposed vpon him Rateably in pportion with other men As allso become freely subiect vnto all such orders and constitutions as shall be necessariely had or made now or at any time heere after from this daye fore warde. as well for Loveing and comfortable societie in our said Towne as allso for the psperous and thriueing Condicion of our said Fellowshipe especially respecting the feare of God in which we desire to begine and continue. what so euer we shall by his Loveing fauoure take in hand

5 And for the better manefestation of our true resolution heere in. euery man so receaued: to subscribe heere vnto his name. there by obligeing both himself and his successors after him for euer. as we haue done

Names subscribed to the Couenant as followeth :...

Philemon Dalton..."

"Dedham The 23th of ye first Month called March

1636-7 The First Assembly in Dedham...

7 Granted vnto Philemon Dalton, Lambert Genere, Raffe Ph: Dalton Shepheard & Joseph Morse, one pcell of Medowe as it lyeth L: Genere vpon ye River, betwene ye barren hills & ye sayd Riur: in Ra: Shepherd consideration of their paynes taken in first discoury of the Jos: Morse North side of our Towne..." Philemon and three others had purchased 300 acres of land from Samuel Dudley "for the furtherance of a plantation to be above the falls" and they consented to letting the town of Dedham purchase this property from them and in return they were granted the above parcel of meadow.(6)

Philemon was granted four acres of swamp on 11 May 1637 and on 11 Aug. 1637 it was consented at a town meeting that Nathaniel Colborne could have Philemon's "gratification lot". At another town meeting in Dedham on 1 Jan. 1637/8 it was ordered that two acres of land would be laid out to Philemon Dalton as he had agreed to lay out two acres on the western end of his lot so that Rowland Clarke could build a house there.(7)

Philemon was made a freeman at the General Court on 3 Mar. 1635/6 and his brother Timothy the next year. "Goodman Daulton" was one of the first who were "in Hampton the first summer Mr. Batcheller came to Hampton" (1639).(9) He was a selectman in 1644 and was a Hampton marriage commissioner 14 May 1645 and constable on 2 Oct. 1649.(3) He was on the jury 26 Sept. 1648 and on the grand jury 8 Apr. 1651 and 12 Apr. 1653.(4) He was freed from training 14 June 1653 undoubtedly due to his age.(5)

Philemon's will is quite deteriorated with several large sections missing:

The last will & testiment { } The County of northfolke, being sick & { } bequeath my soule unto God who gave itt & Jesus { } It I do give unto Dorety Dalton my loving wife my { } a two yeerling heffer Called Chery : It one Swine & two she { } beed in the beed Chamber wth the furniture thear of as itt stands { } Chests & the trunke wth the apparrill thearin with the bras & { } & yron potes ; wth the morter pessell with the speete & bastin { } Peuter viz Six platters & a Salt seller & Skillet & for bookes : viz one of mr Burrows Called Gospell worship During terme of her life & the third of all my lands and one of the Dwelling housen as my sonn & shee shall agree During the tearme of her life & the apples of the fouer trees next the Common in the orchard

Itt I doe give unto my Sonn Samuell Dalton all the rest of { } and housenrom ; with my fouer oxen with the Cart & furniture { } With all my books wch are not otherwise Dispose of : { } Give unto my Daughter mehetabell Dalton one { } -owes Concerning Earthly mindedness { }

Ittum I give unto Hannah Dalton { } Heffer Called hart : & I Doe give unto my wife { } Of the last Crop both Indian & English : and barne . . .& hay and rome to sett her Cattell in the leantow During term . Her life and the Hake : and for the Confermation of this my last will & testiment I have hereunto sett my hand & seale having apointed my sonn Sameuell & my wife as my lawfull Excequetors to this my last will, whearunt I have sett my hand the leaventh of November one thousand Six hundred & fifty Six

his
Philemon Dalton X mark
[Seal] & Seele

Signed and Sealed in
the Presents of us
Abraham Perkins
Timothie Dalton"

Proved 14 Oct. 1662

Inventory of the estate of Philemon Dalton of Hampton, taken by Robert Page, William Godfrey, and Thomas Marston July 1, 1662; amount, £261/16/4 and included "his dwelling house & the barn and 20 acre lot" £70, "12 acres of fresh meadow" £50, "57 acres of outland beyond the North Hill" £15, one loom and related gear valued at £4 and "2 old hats & one linen wheel" valued at 10/, "1 sword, pike & armor" £1/10, and "3 Bibles & 27 other books" valued at £5 although he signed his name by mark.(10)

On 7 May 1662, "Mr. Sam[uel] Dalton, deputy for Hampton, having an aged father, since his coming to this court, dangerously, if not mortally, wounded, by the fall of a tree, desiring the favor of this court, is dismissed his attendance at this session" He died from complications of this injury on 4 June 1662 as noted in the Hampton records: "brother to the said Teacher Mr. [Timothy] Dalton"(8)

Issue-

·  4I. SAMUEL- b.c.1629, m. MEHITABLE PALMER (m.2. 26 Nov. 1683 Rev. Zacchariah Symmes of Bradford), d. 22 Aug. 1681 Hampton, NH

Ref:

(1) Suffolk Records Office, Ipswich- FB159/L1/79
(2) A Plan of Dedham Village 1636-1876- Dedham Historical Society, 1883
(3) Massachusetts Bay Court Records- Vol. II, p. 98; Vol. III, p. 31; Essex Quarterly Courts- Vol. I, p. 176
(4) Essex Quarterly Courts- Vol. I, pp. 149, 221, 279
(5) Ibid- Vol. I, p. 282
(6) Dedham Town Records- Vol. I, pp. 20, 26, 29
(7) Ibid- Vol. I, pp. 31, 34, 38
(8) Massachusetts Bay Court Records- Vol. IV, book 2, p. 44
(9) Norfolk Court Files cited in the "Genealogical Dictionary of Maine & New Hampshire"- p. 55
(10) Essex County Probate Court- docket 7044

"History of Hampton"- p.654

4I. SAMUEL (GEORGE 2, PHILEMON 3)

b.c.1629
m. MEHITABLEPALMER (m.2. 26 Nov. 1683 Rev. Zacchariah Symmes of Bradford)
d. 22 Aug. 1681 Hampton

Samuel held numerous offices in the town of Hampton where he was town clerk for 30 years with most of the deeds, wills, and town records of this time period being in his handwriting. He represented Hampton in the General Court in 1662, 1664, 1666, 1669, 1671, 1673, and 1679. In 1665 he was elected an Associate Judge of the Norfolk County Court and was also treasurer of the county until New Hampshire formed a separate government in 1680. After the formation of the colony of New Hampshire he was elected a member of the first council held under President Cutt, an office he held until his death.

"In answer to the motion of the deputy of Hampton, Mr. Samuel Dalton is appointed and impowered to solemnize marriage of persons (one of whom is resident in that towne), being published according to lawe, and to administer oathes to witnesses as cases may require, & also commissionated to be an associate in the County Courts as the last yeare."(1)

In the summer of 1680, after John Godfrey's young child died, Rachel Fuller was accused of causing the child's death by witchcraft. Rachel Fuller, Isabelle (Austin) Towle, Grace (Swaine) Boulter, Mary (Boulter) Prescott, and "Benjamin Evan's wife" are all named in a deposition sworn before Samuel Dalton in Hampton on July 14, 1680.

Elizabeth Denham and Mary Godfrey stated in a deposition that, "we, being in discourse with Rachel Fuller, she told us how those that were Witches did so go abroad at night; they did lay their husbands and children asleep; and she said Rachel Fuller told us of several persons that she reckoned for Witches and Wizards in this Town, to the number of seven or eight. She said eight women and two men; some of whom she expressed by name, as Eunice Cole, Benjamin Evans wife and her daughters, Goodwife Boulter and her daughter Prescott, and Goodwife Towle, and one that is now dead.....Sworn the 14th of July 1680, before me, Samuel Dalton, of the Council."

None of these accused women were ever executed, though it is said that when Eunice Cole died her body was dragged out into a field, thrown in a hole and had a stake driven into it to prevent her from rising from the dead and further tormenting the residents of Hampton.

Isabella Towle and Rachel Fuller were committed to prision until the sitting of the Hampton Court on September 7, 1680. The Hampton Court ordered that they stay in prison until bond of &#;163100 be given for their good behavior. John Fuller became bondsman for his wife; Isaac Marston and John Redman for Isabella. They were discharged at the Dover Court the following year. During the time of her imprisonment, Isabella was the mother of eight children, the youngest age two.

Isabella joined the church in Hampton in her old age, on 2 July 1699.(3)

By a deed dated 23 July 1687 Mary Avery, widow of William Avery, late of Boston, physician, assigned to her son William Avery of Dedham, blacksmith land in Hampton which was sold to her husband and herself 27 Oct. 1686 by Zechariah Symmes and Mehitable, his wife, late relict and administratrix of the estate of Samuel Dalton of Hampton and by Samuel and Philemon Dalton, sons and heirs of Samuel Dalton.(2)

Issue-all children b. in Hampton.

·  I. Hannah- b. 11 Jan. 1655, d.s.p. 12 Sept. 1674

·  II. Samuel- b. 19 Sept. 1656, m. 23 Nov. 1683 Haverhill, Dorothy Swan of Haverhill, killed by Indians 23 Aug. 1708 Haverhill, MA

·  5III. MEHITABLE- b. 3 Nov. 1658, m. THOMAS PHILBRICK (b. 14 Mar. 1659 Hampton, d. 1712). "Mehetabel the Daughter of Samll Dalton and of Mehetabel His wife was Borne ye 3rd of ye 9th mo 1658"

·  IV. Elizabeth- b. 11 Feb. 1661

·  V. Timothy- b. 25 Jan. 1663, d. 24 Oct. 1681 Boston

·  VI. Philemon- b. 15 Dec. 1664, m. 25 Sept. 1690 Hampton, Abigail Gove, d. 5 Apr. 1721 Hampton. Philemon's grandson, Tristram Dalton, was the first U.S. Senator from Massachusetts.

·  VII. John- b. 23 Dec. 1666

·  VIII. Caleb- b. 29 Apr. 1668, d. 29 Aug. 1675

·  IX. Abiah- b.& d. 3 June 1670

·  X. Joseph- b. 2 May 1672, d. 2 Apr. 1673

·  XI. Abigail- b. 21 Nov. 1673, m. 24 Apr. 1699 Bradford, MA, Richard Hall (b. 6 Feb. 1675/6 Bradford, MA)

·  XII. Mary- b. 31 Oct. 1675, m. Joseph Clement

·  XIII. Dorothy- b. 6 Dec. 1677, m. 23 July 1701 Ebenezer Stiles

Ref:

(1) "History of Hampton"- p.654, orig. MA Rec.- 15 May 1672
(2) Extracts from the Sewall Diary with Notes- Frederick Lewis Gay, in the "Dedham Historical Register"- Vol. III (Oct. 1892, No.4), p. 160
(3) The Annals of Witchcraft in New England- Samuel G. Drake, 1869- chapter on Rachel Fuller

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