A Maine Family's History - Smith / Glidden Surnames

Tolderburg / Tolderbry

Tolderburg / Tolderbry / Toldervy

Dr. John TOLDERBRY of Oxford University

Spouse: Alyce

Children: Henri

Rev. Henri TOLDERBRY, DD of Oxford

Spouse:

Children: Elizabeth

Elizabeth TOLDERBURG

Spouse: Rev. John PRINCE rector of East Shefford in Berkshire England, educated University of Oxford, one of Puritan ministers of Church of England who in part conformed

Children: John; total of 7 daughters & 4 sons

A history of Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, from the earliest explorations: Dea Job Prince was a descendant in the fifth generation from Elder John Prince of Hull Mass who in 1633 being then a student at Oxford England and expecting to succeed his father Rev John Prince as rector of the East Shefford Church Society in Berkshire was driven to America by the persecutions of Archbishop Laud. Rev John Prince married Elizabeth daughter of Rev Dr Tolderburg and had four sons and seven daughters. Elder John Prince born in 1610 at East Shefford was their oldest child. He lived at different periods after coming to America at Watertown, Hingham, Nantasket and Hull, was Ruling Elder at the latter place in 1644 and died there. He was twice married first to Alice Honour and second Anne. His death occurred in 1676. Nine children all by first wife. Thomas the youngest child born in 1658 at Scituate married Ruth daughter of John Turner St of Scituate. He died at Barbadoes in 1704. Five children.

Autobiography of William Seymour Tyler ... and related papers: Rev John Prince, an Oxford graduate and minister of East Sufford Berkshire, married Elizabeth daughter of Henri Toldfrby, son of Dr John Tolderby DD and Alyce. The name is called Tolderby in Am Ancestry IX 113 and Tolderbury in New Eng Geneal Reg V 383. Their son John Prince of Cambridge or Watertown was made freeman March 4 1635. He was born about 1610 at East Sufford, emigrated to Watertown 1633 and was also at Hingham, settled at Nantasket 1638, was the first ruling elder at Hull 1644. The Gen Register says his first wife was Alice Honour but Savage gives him a wife Margaret as probably the mother of Samuel. He had a second wife Ann. John Prince died at Hull August 16 1676. His fourth son Samuel Prince (John Jr) was born at Boston May 1649.

Genealogical and family history of the state of Maine, Volume 4: From reliable records we learn that in the reigns of Queen Elizabeth and King James I, the Rev John Prince Bachelor of Arts of Oxford was rector of the parish of East Shefford lierkshire county and was a rigid churchman all his life He married 1609 Elizabeth daughter of Walter and Ann Toldervy and granddaughter of the Rev Dr John Tolderbury of the University of Oxford the family name being spelled variously Of their four sons and seven daughters all became Dissenters The eldest son John is mentioned below Francis the second son became a merchant in London England I John eldest son of Rev John and Elizabeth Tolderbury Prince was born in England in 1610 and died in Hull Massachusetts August 16 1676 He was educated in Oxford but on account of his dissenting principles received no degree and to escape the persecutions of Archbishop Laud like many others he emigrated to America in 1633 and located first at Watertown Massachusetts After spending a short time at Hingham Massachusetts where he received a grant of land in the Broad Cove meadows was made freeman in 1635 he finally settled at Lighthouse Island Hull Massachusetts about 1638 became prominent in the affairs of the community and was for nearly thirty years ruling elder and died there greatly respected His will which was dated May 9 1676 mentions all of his children with the exception of Benjamin Elder John married first in Water town May 1637 Alice Honor who died about 1668 he married second Ann Barstow widow of William Barstow of Scituate Massachusetts whose daughter Martha Barstow married Samuel fourth son of Elder John and Alice Honor Prince so that a part of her direct descendants also bore the name of Prince The children of Elder John Prince were 1 John married Rebecca probably Vickerow daughter of George and Rebecca Phippeny Vickerow who lived next neighbor to Elder Prince she was a cousin to Job's wife 2 Elizabeth married Josiah Loring 3 Joseph married Joanna Morton and died in Quebec 4 Martha married Christopher Wheaton 5 Job shipmaster married Rebecca Phippeny and was lost at sea 6 Samuel who married his stepsister Martha Barstow 7 Benjamin died in Jamaica West Indies prior to the death of his father 8 Isaac married Mary daughter of John and Mary Brewster Turner 9 Thomas see below II Thomas seventh son and youngest child of Elder John Prince was born at Hull Massachusetts July 8 1658 and died at Bar badoes West Indies 1704 He settled at Scituate Massachusetts and married December 23 1685 Ruth daughter of John and Mary Brewster Turner and twin sister of Mary the wife of his brother Isaac She was born in 1663 and after the death of Thomas Prince married Israel Sylvester of Duxbury Her father John Turner came from England to Plymouth Massachusetts in 1628 with his parents Humphrey and Lydia Turner and there married Mary daughter of Jonathan and Lucretia Brewster and granddaughter of Elder William Brewster born in Holland during the sojourn of the Pilgrims in that country The children of Thomas and Ruth Turner Prince were 1 Thomas born July 10 1686 2 James born in 1687 married Deborah Robinson 3 Ruth born in 1689 4 Benjamin see forward 5 Job born in 1695 married Abigail Kimball became the ancestor of a number of families of Boston and has many descendants throughout New England