Genealogy of Patty Rose
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| Notes for Enoch NOYES | ||||||||||
| - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - son of William NOYES and Lydia MORSE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Enoch Noyes birth 8 Apr 1743 Newbury Essex /s William and Lydia [ref 76] Enoch Noyes death 3 May 1828 Newbury Essex /s William and Lydia at West Newbury a 83y [ref 76] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Enoch Noyes married Sarah Emery Oct 30, 1765 in Newbury, Essex Co., MA [ref 23:0886202 item 3] (children: Ephraim, William, Sarah, Martha, Abigail, Parker, Lydia) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The lanky, long-haired unkempt Noyes often was seen running barefoot, sometimes with a hatchet in hand. If Noyes were to be startled the cause of the disturbance could be the likely target of his hatchet. He had other peculiarities. On one instance, Noyes was seen armed with a crossbow shooting robins out of his cherry trees. On another occasion, it was reported that an unsuspecting acquaintance greeted Noyes with a loud "How do you do?" Noyes swung at his addressor and knocked him to the ground. While some considered Noyes erratic and strange, others saw a genius in him. An avid reader, Noyes could boast the largest library in town. He was among the first in the vicinity to raise fish and to import fruit trees. Free-thinker Noyes did not care what people thought of him or his political opinions. But he occasionally voiced his Tory views too loudly and had to retreat from popular threats against his safety. Noyes built a sub-cellar with an entrance from the chimney where he hid for long periods of time. Each day his wife would lower his food in a basket tied to a rope. Later in the War, Major Moses Little returned to his Turkey Hill Farm with 10 Hessian prisoners captured from Burgoyne's army at the Battle of Bennington. One of these prisoners was William Cleland. One day Cleland appeared with a knapsack of tools at the door of Enoch Noyes and offered his services as a skilled comb-maker. For nearly 20 years, Noyes had been making combs from horn and selling them in the Parish. Now he could apply the techniques of European manufacture. From this humble beginning, New Town became the birthplace of a thriving comb industry in the 19th century. ["A County in Revolution"] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | ||||||||||
| Notes for Sarah EMERY | ||||||||||
| - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SARAH, b. June 24, 1744; m. Enoch Noyes, Oct. 30, 1765. [ref 48:23] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sarah Emery birth 24 Jun 1744 Newbury Essex /d David and Abigail [ref 76] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | ||||||||||
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