A Maine Family's History - Davis / McDowell

Andrews

Thomas ANDREWS born ENG of Devonshire, in Hingham MA by 1635; died 8/21/1643

Spouse:

Children: Joseph born circa 1597 Devonshire ENG died 1/1/1680 Hingham MA

Joseph ANDREWS born circa 1597 Devonshire, died 1/1/1680 Hingham MA; Hingham by 1635 with his father, freeman 1636; removed to Duxbury by 1654, moved back to Hingham late in life; Planter;

Spouse: Elizabeth ? born circa 1601 ENG died 8/12/1688 Hingham MA; married circa 1629 ENG

Children: Thomas (Captain) born 11/1632 ENG married Ruth Tobey; Joseph born circa 1635 Hingham MA; Elizabeth baptized 1638 Hingham, married __Eames; Ephraim baptized 1639 Hingham, removed to NJ; Hannah born circa 1622 Devon, Devonshire ENG died 7/10/1700 Scituate MA married Matthew Gannett of Scituate MA who had a brother Thomas; Mary born circa 1643 Hingham married Thomas Beard admitted freeman 1645; Hepzebah born circa 1645 Hingham married Jeffrey Manning; Abigail born 1647 Hingham MA died 1723 Duxbury MA married John Wadsworth 7/25/1667 Duxbury

Thomas ANDREWS, Captain, born 11/1632 ENG, represented Hingham in the uprising against the tyranny of Sir Edmund Andros on "The Council for the Safety of the People and the Conservation of the Peace"; 8/6/1690 joined the ill-fated expedition against Sir William Phips for the reduction of Canada, 11/25/1690 died of smallpox

Spouse: Ruth TOBEY born 1635 died 10/23/1732 Hingham MA; married before 1656 Hingham MA

Children: Joseph born 9/22/1656 died 11/24/1724, unmarried; John born 9/30/1658 died 7/2/1695, married Patience Nichols; Ruth born 8/6/1660; Thomas, lieutenant, tailor, born 6/26/1663, married 1st Abigail Lincoln 2nd Susannah Stutton; Elizabeth born 9/22/1665 married Joseph Jay/Joy born 1645; Ephraim born 10/27/1667 died 9/7/1669; Abigail born 1/6/1669 married Joseph Blaney; Stephen born 3/6/1672 married Bethia Stetson; Jedediah born 7/3/1674, graduated Harvard 1695; Benjamin born 3/11/1677 married Mary Sweetzer; all born Hingham & died there if date listed

Ruth ANDREWS born 8/6/1660 Hingham MA died 1/1/1718 Hingham

Spouse: Ambrose LOW born ENG died before 1708 Hingham MA; married 2/22/1688 Hingham

Children: Ambrose born 3/27/1695 died 3/26/1771 Hingham MA; Susanna born 1/12/1698 Hingham; Elizabeth born 4/2/1700 Hingham died 9/20/1772 Hingham married Ebenezer Beal 5/21/1724 Hingham

Mayflower Increasings: Abigail Andrews married John Wadsworth

Gen Reg of First Settlers of NE:: ANDREWS, JOSEPH, Hingham 1635, freeman 1636, was the first town clerk, and representative 3 years from 1636 to 1638. Lincoln, Hist Hingham, 42, 163. THOMAS, Hingham 1635, and perhaps the representative in 1678. There was a Captain Thomas Andrews, of Hingham, whose son Jedediah was b. 7 July 1674 grad at H. C. 1695, and was minister in Philadelphia. Lincoln, Hist Hingham, 116.

Pioneers of MA pg 18: Thomas, Hingham, propr. 1635. [See Plaisto.] Son Joseph came with him; had adjacent log; was town officer and deputy; d. 27 Sept. 1679, ae. 83 years. /P/ Old Thomas Andrews d. Aug. 1643 [Hob.]

Genealogical Dictionary of New England 125: LOW, or LOWE, AMBROSE, Hingham, m. Feb. 1688, Ruth Andrews.

Genealogical Dictionary of New England 54: Andrews, *JOSEPH, Hingham 1635, s. of Thomas the first, b. in Eng. freem. 3 Mar. 1636, was the first town clk. constable, rep. 1636-8, had rem. to Duxbury soon after, but Joseph, Ephraim, and Thomas may have been b. bef. such rem. as only ch. at D. nam. is Abigail, 1647, wh. m. July 1667, John Wadswortb; at D. he was a town officer 1654, and constable 1664, d. 1 Jan. 1680, aged 83. Lincoln's Hiss. of H. 42,163.

Genealogical Dictionary of New England 56: Andrews, THOMAS, Hingham, s. of Joseph of the same, was a capt. in the extravag. expedit. of Sir William Phips, 1690, against Quebec, in wh. he perish. by smallpox, late in Nov. 1690, hav. made his will 26 of that mo. had Jedediah, b. 7 July 1674, H. C. 1695, wh. bec. a min. at Philadelphia. Lincoln, 116. Perhaps he had others.

Ruth widow of Thomas Andrews and the mother of all his children was mentioned in the will of Joseph Andrews 1679 as Ruth Andrews my daughter in law with the gift of my newest chest She survived her husband many years and passed away at Hingham October 23 1732 in her ninety seventh year

I Joseph Andrewes of hingham of the County of Suffolk in Neweingland being weak in body but of pfect memory doe make & ordayne this my last will and Testament in manner & forme as followeth Revoaking & herby making voyd all other will or wills formerly made by me the said Joseph andrews either by word or wrighting Impmis. I giue & bequeath my soule into the hands of Jesus Christ my Redemer and my body to be buryed with Decent buriall. Item I giue & bequeath vnto Elizabeth andrewes my well beloued wife all that my estate of mouable goods nowe in possession for her to vse & Improue during her natural life. Item I giue and bequeath un to my Daughter Elizabeth emes that featherbed and bedstead with all the furnytur therevnto belonging whereon I now ly Item I giue and bequeath vnto my Daughter hannah ganitt one peauter platter Item I giue vnto my Daughter mary beard one peauter platter and one Candlestick. Item I giue vnto my Son Joseph andrewes my Sword and my goold Ringe and a bible and also tenn pounds to be paid him by my executor if he come to Demand it. Item I giue vnto Ephraim Andrewes my Son all that estate of mine that is in his hands which he had of me when he went to newe Jazsy New Jersey. Item I giue vnto Hip sebeth maning my Daughter three pounds of that bill of eight pouuds that I had of her husband Jeffery maning and my mind and will is that the Remaynder of the said bill which is fiue pounds shall bee equally Deuided between Rehobath gannitt and Israeli thorne fifty shillings a peece. Item I giue and bequeath vnto all my grand Sons that beare my name Joseph each of them & euery one of them a peauter platter. Item I giue & bequaeth vnto Ruth andrewes my Daughter in law my newest Chist. Item I giue vnto Ruth andrewes my grand Daughter my ould Chist and my frame table & forme. Item I giue to my grand Son Thomas andrewes a Cowe. Item I giue to my grand Son Steaven Andrewes and Jededyah each of them an Iron pott .Item I giue to benjamine andrewes my grand Son my Desk. Item I giue vnto Elizabeth andrewes my grand daughter my warming pann. Ite I giue vnto my grand Daughter Abygall andrewes my frying pann. Item I giue and bequeath vnto Thomas Andrewes my Son all the Rest & Remaynder of my goods and houshould Stuffe and doe hereby make and apoynt him the said Thomas Andrewes my Soel executer of this my last will and testament. And my minde and will is that whatsoeuer I haue giuen & bequeath of my goods & estat in this my will abouesaid Shall not be Claymed by any of the persons abouesaid vntill after the decease of my said wife but shall be for her vse as abouesaid in witns whereof I the abouesaid Joseph Andrewes haue herevnto Set my hand and Seale this Seauen & twenty day of September Annoqj Dora 1679 .The marke of JOSEPH L Jtl ANDREWS seal. Signed & Sealed in the presence of us witnesses JOSIAH LORING Josiah Loring & Edm1 Pitts EDM PITTS the two witnesses to this Instrumf made oath before Simon Bradstreet Esqr Govot & Humphry Davie Esq assist 21 January 1679 80 that they were present & did see Joseph Andrews Signe & Seale and heard him publish it to be his last will and that then he was of a disposing minde to their best knowlidge as attests Is ADDINGTON Cler The I2 Day of January Anno Dom 1679 8o .An Inventory of y goods of Joseph Andrews of Hingham Decc apprized by us whose names are under subscribed.

Thomas Andrewes Snr of Hingham in ye County of Suffolke within their MajtiM Territory & Dominion of New England being very weake of body but through mercy of perfect Understanding & Memory do thus dispose of y part of ye World which it hath pleased God to bestowe upon me declareing this to be my Last Will & Testament Imp, I give unto my Son Thomas Andrewes that Dwelling house vch I built for him with ye Land about it y was Edmond Pitts's y I bought of his Son & Daughter Eastman and also my great Lott & this to have now. Item As for all my other estate my Will is y all my Four Sons Shall be equal & my three Daughters all alike halfe as much apiece as one of my Sons & also my wife to have for her Livelihood out of ye whole of my Estate as she shall have need off as long as shee shall bear my Name & if she shall marry then she to have Sixty pounds of my Estate at her own disposing. And if any of Children shall dye without any Children then what Land they had of mine to return unto ye rest of their Brothers & Sisters according as ye rest is ordered Only what I give unto my Son Thomas I mean his House & Land it stands upon & my great Lott to be att his own disposing. Item I give unto my Son Thomas now two Oxen two Cows & three young Cattle for his own besides a single Portion equal with his Brothers. Item My desire is y Jedediah may be brought up to Learning if it can be or if it be then I do desire y Rev 1 Mt Jo5 Nortonton wlh my Wife to order it & what they think is Reason to take out of his Portion for y use so y his Brothers & Sisters be not too much wronged. Item As for ye Sixty pounds which I give to my wife my Will is y it be taken not out of my Land but out of ye moveable part of my Estate. Item it is to be understood y all which I have given unto my Son Thomas except his Single Share equal with ye rest of his Brothers & what he hath gained upon it is clear unto hira selfe & at his own disposal. Item I do constitute & appoint my trusty & well beloved Son Thomas Andrewes & my Dearly beloved Wife Ruth Andrews to be ye Executor & ye Executrix of this my Last Will & Testament In Witness whereof I have hereunto Sett my Hand & Seal this Twentie sixth day of November An Dom One thousand Six hundred and Ninety Annoq Regni. R & Regina Gulielmij & Maria Anglia &cJ Secundo Read Signed & Sealed in ye The Mark & Seal of Heareing Presence of Thomas Thaxter JL Sam Shepard _7 Thomas Andrewes Boston February 5 1690 .1 Thomas Andrews Execute of this will presented this will for probate the Ex could not come up Thomas Thaxter & Samuel Shepard the two subscribing Witnesses made oath before the worshipfull Samuel Sewall & John Smith Esq assis y they were present & did see Cap Thomas Andrews Signe Seale & heard him publish this Instrument to be his last will and testantf and y when he did so was of disposing minde to their best understanding.

Glover memorials and genealogies: An account of John Glover of Dorchester: The maternal grandmother of Elizabeth Clough was Mary Andrews the third daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth Andrews of Hingham who was a son of Thomas Andrews of Devonshire England born there about 1596 and died in Hingham Aug 11 1662. He had been much interested in the settlement of the Plymouth Colony and was one of those merchants and gentlemen whom it is said sold their effects and accompanied their minister to Holland with the intention of emigrating to New England and who were prevented from embarking by an order from the Council of England and compelled to return. In 1642 Thomas Andrews was elected High Sheriff of London and one of the four Treasurers who were appointed by Parliament to grant receipts to contributors of money and plate. In 1649 he was made Lord Mayor of the City of London in the place of Abraham Reynardson who had refused to proclaim the act of abolishing the Kingly Government. He immediately on being inducted into office proclaimed the act in person as is shown by the following record. In 1649 Sir Thomas Andrews Lord Mayor of London assisted by Alderman Bateman and others publicly proclaimed the abolition of the Kingly Government under King Charles L of England &c. The same year he was made one of the Judges at the King's trial but refusing to sign the death warrant; he was afterwards attainted. In 1651 he is said to have been a merchant in London and lived in Rowe Lane also to have been Lord Mayor of the city. After his arrest he made his escape to New England and settled in Hingham where he soon died. His son Joseph was at that time an inhabitant of Hingham having preceded his father and established himself there in 1635. He received his freedom March 3 1635 36 and was the same year chosen Constable. Joseph Andrews was the first Town Clerk of Hingham and was chosen to represent the town at the General Court at Boston for the years 1636 1637 and 1638. He was married to Elizabeth before he came to New England. She died in Hingham in 1688. The will of Joseph Andrews was dated Sept 27 1679. He died Jan 1 1679 80 in his 83d year. The following children are named in his will Hannah wife of Rehoboth Gannett, Mary wife of Thomas Beard of Boston, Joseph Jun, Ephraim who was a physician and went to New Jersey ,Thomas and wife Ruth Hepzibah wife of Jeffrey Manning, Elizabeth wife of Eames. The above extracts confirm the lineage of Elizabeth Clough who afterwards married Thomas Glover of Dorchester by a direct line of descent from Thomas Andrews of Devonshire and London by his eldest son Joseph Andrews whose second daughter Mary Andrews married with Thomas Beard of Boston and were the grandparents of Elizabeth wife of Thomas Glover of Dorchester. Her mother Mary Beard inherited a competent estate from her father Thomas Beard She was also a legatee to the will of her brother James Beard who died in 1707 leaving one third of all his estate to his sister Elizabeth Beard, one third to his sister Mary the wife of John Clough, and the other third to two of his kinswomen Mary Wybourne and Elizabeth Wybourne and appoints his eldest sister Elizabeth Beard and his brother in law Deacon John Clough his Executors. Will approved and executed in 1707. Witnessed in 1702 by Thomas Saltcr Mary Salter and Joseph Deane who testified before the Probate Court that they saw James Beard sign and heard him declare it to be his last will and testament. [This information about the first Thomas Andrews does not agree with other accounts.]