Grace and peace be multiplied in your heart by the holi spirits of God, working in your heart those things wch are pleasing in his sight Amen: So it yt my Cousin Roger Hawthorne came to London and att his returne homewards; he said, that he would call att your howse, and I being glad therof, I would not stay my hand from writings (lost I might seems to you to be forgetfull) something. although nothing at this time: for indeed time hath not afforded my heartes desire; but I thinke by another way, (you know whom) I means to send; and that not long; I thought not good to send anything by this bearer, fearing, (but yet not doubting his fidelity) lest it might, or the letter be transported from you to be read in another place: so much at this time, but I thinks if God pmitt to writt to the full contentment of my P. in the next letter::I pray you commend me most kindli to my Bro: & frend your Brothw Gilber & to Sarai, with the rest: and I hope Glib: is well rocouered: he was not very well when he and I dranke a pinte of burned sacke ehinds Pauls Church, and so we are then separated on from another, for a while untill the Lord will yt we shall see on another againe: we dranke to you even I, from my heart: and now the Lord be wth you, and the very God of peace sanctifi you throughout both in souls and in body to be kept blameles unto the comming of our lord and sauiour Jesus Christ: Amen Amen I pray you remember me in your supplications to God: lende from London XXi of Nouember 1607 Yours euer (or his owne never (your owne phrase) in the lord

I thank you for your tokens: and your commendations by your Aunt Whittingham, and she hath her commendations unto you. I was wth her and her husband upon Wednesday last and taried wth them almost halfe an howre: I durst no longer.

I have sent you a silke girdle, and a paire of gloues and this my letter to you for a New Years gift, I hope it wil be accepted of your heart, (oh that I weare wth you a little while) att Christide day at euen I was wth your uncle and Ante Whittingam at theire howse a little while, so long as I durst tari, truly we dranke to you, hee and shee have beene exceeding kinde to me I thanke them, and if it please god we will make them amends on day for theire kindness, she greatly commends her selfe to you and to you all, and he also. the gloues you may washe them in sope when they am slurred and do them no hurt, you may dri them betweene two warmed linen clothes or in the sonn: and also I haue sent Gilbert halfe a doz a silks pointes, wth a letter, I sent him a letter also bemuse he should not see yours, I would not that any body should see my letters to you, also I haue sent John a dozen of threed pointes, and to Sarae, Rebecca, Hester, Margret 4 laces, and commend me to them all; I hope and trust they wilbe accepted of you all: yet they am nothing, yet truly my heart is feruentli affectioned to you all, truly I loue you all as god knowethe, I long to see you from the been roote: Prudence will they be accepted?

And I entreat for the loue of Christ prouoke Gilbert and sisters to reading the Scriptures, that you may be ready in them, that at all times you may be ready to giue an answere to euery man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you, and stir on another up to good things, joyning hand in hand to the beating downe of sinn and Satan and I pray god strengthen you in these things to his glori and your confortes. Amen London 26 of DeCemetery 1607.

Edw Holiocke

Another letter in this collection is addressed as follows:

"14 Sept. 1612
To my louing and most deare wife Prudence Holioke at Kinkolt wth speed."

St. Editha's church- Tamworth

Edward settled at Tamworth, Stafford and came to New England about 1637 and settled at Lynn, MA where he was one of the wealthiest proprietors. The distribution of land in Lynn in 1638 shows Lord Brooke with 800 acres folowed by Thomas Willis and Edward Holliocke with 500 acres each.(3) Edward was Deputy for Lynn from 1639 until 1643 and from 1647 until 1648, and for Springfield in 1650 where he had acquired an interest.

Edward was made a freeman 14 Mar. 1638/9 and on the previous day at a Court at Boston he was "to manage the estate of the Lord Brooke, untill the Lord Brooke do otherwise dispose of it." On 25 June 1639 "mr Holliock in behalf of the Lord Brooks, by mr Ballards agreemt ordered to pay 50S. per hire of a yoke of oxen for 3 months to Richr Hutchenson." Edward was also one of the committee appointed 6 June 1639 to raise a special levy of £1,000.

Edward was a member of the Court of Magistrates which met at Salem 24 Sept. 1639 along with Col. Endecott, Emanuel Downing, William Hathorne and Thomas Willes. On 25 Jan. 1641/2 Mr. Edward Holliock was to see that a servant of Capt. Bridges was whipped. On 12 July 1642 he was on the Court of Magistrates with Mr. John Endecott, Mr. Richard Saltonstall, Mr. Symon Bradstreet, Mr. Emanuel Downeing and Mr. William Hathorne. Edward continued to sit on the six subsequent Courts up to 9 July 1644. He was one of the auditors of an account between William Woodcock of London and William Browne of Salem 1 Feb. 1640/1 and on 27 June 1643 was attorney for Francis Webb of London, dyer. In 1641 he was one of a committee to settle the Ipswich bounds.

Edward's will was made 25 Dec. 1658: "I dispose the yoke of oxen and my mare... to my sonn in Law George keysar and my mare foale and a Cow to my sonn putnam two kine to my sonn Andrewes a cow to my daughter marten. Theise oxen and kine are in the hands of Goodman wilkens of Linn the mare and foale is at Rumney march. I give to my sonn Tuttle that 4lb that yearly hee should have given mee since I put over the house Boston to him I never yet had a penny of it forty shillings I have him of that soe theare is yet six pound beehind and theare is five pounds mentioned in Goodman wilkens lease that hee oweth mee, I give to my daughter marten, and Twenty shilings to my kindswoman mary mansfield and tenn shillings of it to John Dolittle and tenn shillings of it to my kindsman Thomas Morris of Newham and tenn shillings of it to Hannah Keasar... I give my best Cloake of that Cloth that came from England to my sonn Holyoke, as allsoe my coat of the same cloth I give my other cloake to my sonn keaser, my best Dublet and breeches to my sonn Tuttle my stuff Dublet and my best hat to my sonn Holyoke and all the rest of my weareing apparell to my sonn keasur... as for my books and wrightings, I give my sonn Holyoke all the books that are at Linn, as Allsoe the Iron Chest, and the bookes I have in my study that are Mr. Beanghans works I give him, hee onely cann make use of them an likewise I give all my maniscripts what soeaver and I give him that large new testament in folio with wast paper between every leafe... alsoe Mr. Answorth on the 5 books of Moses and the psalmes, and dixinary and Temellius bible in Latten... All my land in Linn and that land and medow in the Cuntry neere Reding all was Given to my sonn Holyoke when hee married Mr. Pynchons Daughter. Pr me Edward Holyoke." The inventory of his estate amounted to £681 including "A farme at Lynn, £400, 3 acres at Nahant £6, a farme at Bever dame neare Reading £150."(4)

Issue-

·  I. Sarah- b.c.1614, m. Corporal John Andrews (d. 13 Mar. 1662 Ipswich, MA), d. 29 Apr. 1666 Ipswich

·  II. Elizur- b.c.1616, m. 1. 20 Nov. 1640 Springfield, MA, Mary Pynchon (d. 25 Oct. 1657 Springfield), 2. c.1685 Editha Stebbins (m.1. Robert Day 2. John Maynard both of Hartford,CT), d. 6 Feb. 1675/6 Springfield, MA

·  III. Edward- b.c.1618, d. 30 Dec. 1631

·  IV. Elizabeth- b.c.1619, m.c.1645 George Keyser (b.c.1613 Leighton Buzzard, Bedford, d.c.1690 Salem, MA), d. 24 June 1659 Salem, MA

·  5V. ANN- b.c.1622, m. 17 Oct. 1643 Salem, MA, Lieut. THOMAS (14) PUTNAM (bpt. 7 Mar. 1614/5 Aston Abbotts, Bucks., d. 5 May 1686 Salem, MA), d.1 Sept. 1665 Salem, MA

·  VI. Mary- b.c.1624, m. 10 Feb. 1646/7 Boston, MA, John Tuttle (b.c.1625, d. 1686/7)

·  VII. John- b.c.1626, d. 5 Mar. 1635/6

·  VIII. Susannah- b.c.1630, m. 12 Sept. 1656 Boston, MA, Michael Martin (b.c.1622, d. 26 Mar. 1682 Boston)

Ref:

(1) "Genealogical Gleanings in England"- Henry F. Waters
(2) Collections of the Essex Institute- Vol. 17, pp.57 ff
(3) Quarterly Courts of Essex County- Vol.II, p.270
(4) N.E.H.G.R.- Vol.IX,pp.345-6 (Oct. 1855); "The Pillsbury Ancestry"-Mary Lovering Holman

"Hale, House & Related Families"- E.F. Laterman & D.L. Jacobus, p.641-4
Quarterly Courts of Essex County- I,11- 3,16,20,23,24,26,29,33,42, 44,49,50,52,53,55,60,61
"Records of Massaschusetts Bay"- Shurtleff, I, 256, 260, 261, 270, 284, 290, 301, 318, 328, 336, 339, 375; II, 4, 22, 33, 35, 186, 238; III, 105, 183; IV, pt.1,2
"History of Chelsea"- Mellem Chamberlain, Vol.1
"A History of the Putnam Family"- Eben Putnam, p.7
"Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers in New England"- Savage, Vol.II, p.456

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