1Almira Larkin White, Genealogy of the Descendants of John White of Wenham and Lancaster, Massachusetts. 1638-1900
Haverhill, Mass., Chase Brothers Printers. 1900, p.66-67. Describes service in F&I war, battles, promotion to lieutenant colonel. Cute story about being shunned when dressed roughly and responding humbly. Later kow-towed to when his societal position was recognized, but he deigned to remain the humble person they at first treated him to be.
1Almira Larkin White, Genealogy of the Descendants of John White of Wenham and Lancaster, Massachusetts. 1638-1900
Haverhill, Mass., Chase Brothers Printers. 1900, p.66.
1Almira Larkin White, Genealogy of the Descendants of John White of Wenham and Lancaster, Massachusetts. 1638-1900
Haverhill, Mass., Chase Brothers Printers. 1900, p.45. "William was taken captive by the Indians when but three years old and carried away from his mother and sister, who were also taken prisoner at the same time (Feb 10, 1675-6), during the destruction of Lancaster. He was ransomed in Portsmuth with his cousin Joseph, son of Rev. Joseph and Mary (White) Rowlandson, as the following petition will show:."2Almira Larkin White, Genealogy of the Descendants of John White of Wenham and Lancaster, Massachusetts. 1638-1900
p. 46. This book gives 22 Sep 1731 as the date on which administration of his estate was granted to his widow Ruth.
1Almira Larkin White, Genealogy of the Descendants of John White of Wenham and Lancaster, Massachusetts. 1638-1900
Haverhill, Mass., Chase Brothers Printers. 1900, p. 45.
1Almira Larkin White, Genealogy of the Descendants of John White of Wenham and Lancaster, Massachusetts. 1638-1900
Haverhill, Mass., Chase Brothers Printers. 1900, p. 27.
1Almira Larkin White, Genealogy of the Descendants of John White of Wenham and Lancaster, Massachusetts. 1638-1900
Haverhill, Mass., Chase Brothers Printers. 1900, p.18, 27.
1genealogylibrary.com, Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester County vol I/"My Link to the Past". " (II) Thomas Sawyer, son of Thomas Sawyer (1), was born in Lancaster, Massachusetts, July 2, 1649, the first white child born there. His capture by the Indians forms one of the most familiar stories of the colonial period in Massachusetts. He was a man of fifty-five when the event took place, and was living in the garrison as described above. Queen Anne's war was making the lives of the colonists unsafe especially on the frontier. Indians made frequent attacks and massacred men, women and children. On October 16, 1705, Thomas Sawyer, Jr., his son Elias, and John Bigelow, of Marlboro, were at work in his saw mill when they were surprises and captured by Indians. The Indians took their captives back to Canada, and turned Bigelow and young Sawyer over to the French to ransom. The Indians kept the other Thomas Sawyer to put to death by torture. Sawyer proposed to the French governor that he should build a saw mill on the Chamblay river in consideration of saving his life from the Indians and giving the three captives their freedom. The French needed the mill and were glad of the opportunity. But the Indians had to be reckoned with. They insisted on burning Thomas Sawyer at the stake. They knew him and knew he was a brave man, not afraid of torture and death. The crafty French governor defeated their purpose by a resort to the church. When Sawyer was tied to the stake a French friar appeared with a key in his hand, and so terrible did he paint the tortures of purgatory, the key of which he told them he had in his hand ready to unlock, that they gave up their victim. Indians fear the unseen more than real dangers, and doubtless the friar took care not to specify just what he would do in case the auto-de-fe was carried on. Sawyer built the mill successfully, the first in Canada, it is said. He and Bigelow came home after seven or eight months of captivity. Elias Sawyer was kept a year longer to run the mill and teach others to run it. The captives were well treated after the French found them useful to them."
2Ancestry.com, Thompson Family Tree.
1Findagrave, http://www.findagrave.com/, internet.
1Almira Larkin White, Genealogy of the Descendants of John White of Wenham and Lancaster, Massachusetts. 1638-1900
Haverhill, Mass., Chase Brothers Printers. 1900, p.74.
1Almira Larkin White, Genealogy of the Descendants of John White of Wenham and Lancaster, Massachusetts. 1638-1900
Haverhill, Mass., Chase Brothers Printers. 1900.
1Almira Larkin White, Genealogy of the Descendants of John White of Wenham and Lancaster, Massachusetts. 1638-1900
Haverhill, Mass., Chase Brothers Printers. 1900, p.74.
1Rootsweb, http://www.rootsweb.com, Descendants of John Howe. "1 - 2 John HOWE (How) m. Jan 22, 1662, Elizabeth Ward . He resided in Marlborough, where the births of three of his children are recorded. He probably had other children born earlier. He was killed by the Indians in Sudbury, April 20, 1676. The Probate Records say his "housings destroyed by the Indians."
2 - 13 John, b. Sept. 9, 1671 ; m. Rebecca ____.
2 - 14 David, b. April 9, 1674 ; d. the same year.
2 - 15 Elizabeth, b. July 16, 1675; m. June 23, 1699, Thomas Keyes."2Rootsweb, freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~historyofmarlborough/genijhowe.htm. "...was killed by the Indians in Sudbury, April 20, 1676. The Probate Records say his "housings destroyed by the Indians."."
1Ancestry.com.
1Marvin, Abijah Perkins, History of the town of Lancaster, Massachusetts: from the first settlement to the present time, 1643-1879, Internet Archive. "It has come down to us on what authority is not given, that the Indians did not intend to murder when they entered the house; but that they were provoked by the sharp tongue and the long oven-shovel of Mrs. Joslin and in their rage slew her and the other victims. This is quite credible because the Indians were accustomed to enter houses freely and in an insolent and lordly way, demand food, drink and whatever they desired. Besides, they had no patience with scolding women or crying children. The proper resentment of a spirited woman might have been the occasion of a ruthless massacre by men who had no self control."
2Nourse, Henry Stedman, The Military Annals of Lancaster, Massachusetts. 1740-1865, 1889, p. 130. "Of the murder of the Joslin family by the Indians July 18th*, 1692, the victims were: Mrs. Hannah Whitcomb the widow of Jonathan. Mrs. Sarah Joslin wife of Peter. Three young children of Peter Joslin Captives: Elizabeth Howe, sister of Mrs. Joslin. *Peter Joslin, son of Peter Joslin, aged 6 years, killed shortly after."
3George, Nellie Palmer, Ancestors, 1914, pp16-17. "(John Howe's b.1602) ) granddaughter Elizabeth, was at the home of her sister, Peter Joslyn's wife. It is said that "her voise was sweet for musick." She was rocking her little niece and singing her to sleep, when suddenly the door opened, and the Indians seized and carried them both away before the alarm could be given. The baby became a burden and was killed; Elizabreth was taken to Canada and held captive four years; she was then released and sent to Boston by way of the Saco River. When she arrived at Boston on her way home, Governor Phipps sent for her and asked her why she had not been redeemed before, as he had sent several times to have the caqptives redeemed, purchased or exchanged. She replied, "had I been a beaver's skin, I would have been redeemed earlier."...Elizabeth returned to Marlboro and to her long waiting lover. When she was taken captive she was seventeen years old and soon to be the bride of Thomas Keyes. Upon her return the wedding took place. ... Elizabeth never recovered from the horror and brutality of her sister's death which she was obliged to witness. Her own life was spared because of the superstitious regard the Indians had for her beautiful voice, and during her captivity she was frequently compelled to "make sweet sound." She retained for some time the customs of the Indians--their posture in sitting and their love for the out of doors."
1S Matthews, Phone call, 7 Nov 2017.
2Census, Federal 1940, Lyndhurst, Cuyahoga, Ohio. "Name: John Donald Stevenson
Age: 13
Estimated birth year: abt 1927
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Ohio
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1940: Lyndhurst, Cuyahoga, Ohio
Map of Home in 1940: View Map
Street: Irene Road
House Number: 1431
Inferred Residence in 1935: Lyndhurst, Cuyahoga, Ohio
Residence in 1935: Same House
Sheet Number: 17A
Attended School or College: Yes
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 7th grade
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
George Stevenson 52
Elizabeth Stevenson 52
John Donald Stevenson 13."3Census, Federal 1930, Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga, Ohio. "Name: Donald Stevenson
Birth Year: abt 1927
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Ohio
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1930: Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
Map of Home: View Map
Street address: Clarence Road
Ward of City: Tract CH 1
House Number: 886
Dwelling Number: 69
Family Number: 75
Attended School: No
Father's Birthplace: Scotland
Mother's Birthplace: Illinois
Household Members:
Name Age
George Stevenson 42
Elizabeth Stevenson 41
Donald Stevenson 3."4Ancestry.com, US Obituary Collection 1930-2018. "Name: John Donald Stevenson
Gender: Male
Death Age: 85
Birth Date: 2 Dec 1926
Death Date: 24 Mar 2012
Obituary Date: 22 Jul 2012
Newspaper Place: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Spouse: Evelyn Stevenson Hoff
Parents: George Smith
Children: Kathleen Quinton (Max), Susan Matthews (Rork), George Stevenson (Samantha)."5Ancestry.com, Presbyterian church records 1701-1970. "Name: John Donald Stevenson
Baptism Age: 1
Event Type: Baptism
Birth Date: 2 Dec 1926
Baptism Date: 15 Apr 1928
Baptism Place: East Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Church: First Presbyterian Church
Father: Mr. George Stevenson
Mother: Mrs. George Stevenson."6Ancestry.com, Ohio Co Marriages 1774-1993. "Name: John D Stevenson
Gender: Male
Age: 25
Birth Date: abt 1928
Marriage Date: 31 Mar 1953
Marriage Place: Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
Father: George Stevenson
Mother: Elizabeth Smith
Spouse: Evelyn Hoff
Film Number: 002251931."
1Census, Federal - 1930 - Cuyahoga, Ohio, Cleveland (Districts 251-500), ED # 378; Ancestry p. 8 of 31. "Line 12 1570 E. 94th St. dwelling 24 Household 34
Butcher, Joseph R.
Line 17 1570 E. 94th St. dwelling 24 Household 35
Hoff, Harold G. Head rent 35 age 29 m. at 21 OR NE ND City Policeman
Bernie wife 30 22 KEN KEN KEN
Harold G. son 7 OH OR KEN
Donald son 6 OH OR KEN
Evelyn dau 2 7/12 OH OR KEN."2Ancestry.com, Ohio Co Marriages 1774-1993. "Name: John D Stevenson
Gender: Male
Age: 25
Birth Date: abt 1928
Marriage Date: 31 Mar 1953
Marriage Place: Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
Father: George Stevenson
Mother: Elizabeth Smith
Spouse: Evelyn Hoff
Film Number: 002251931."