Maj. Gen. Daniel Gookin

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• Alternate birth: of Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts

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"Daniel Gookin, military and governmental supervisor of the Indians, was born in England or Ireland in 1612, the son of Daniel Gookin, Sr. He travelled to Virginia with his younger brother to look after his father’s land in the colony. He first appears in the colonial Virginia records in 1630 at the age of thirty. He received his own land of 2,500 acres in 1634-35. After his wife died in 1639, he returned to London and remarried Mary Dolling. They both sailed back to Virginia in 1641, where Gookin served as a representative from Upper Norfolk County in the Assembly and was appointed captain of the local militia. Gookin was sympathetic to the puritan cause during the British civil wars and carried the Nansemond Petition to Boston in the fall of 1642 asking that puritan ministers be sent to Virginia to establish three new parishes. Gov. William Berkeley ejected the ministers and Gookin moved to New England, where he became a member of the First Church in Boston and freeman in May 1644. While attending the Boston church, he settled in Roxbury but soon moved to Cambridge, where he became a member of Thomas Shepard’s church. He was appointed captain of the Cambridge company militia (1648-87), elected representative from Cambridge to the Massachusetts General Court (1649 and 1651), chosen speaker of the House (1651), and elected assistant (1652-75, 1677-87). During the Cromwellian Protectorate, he travelled between England and New England. At the restoration, he returned on the same ship as the regicides Edward Whalley and William Goffe and entertained them at his Cambridge home before they moved into the colony of Connecticut. Gookin had assisted John Eliot with establishing praying Indian towns and was appointed superintendent of the Christian Indians in 1657. Because he had been busy on the island of Jamaica for most of 1656 and 1657 as an agent of the Cromwellian government, Humphrey Atherton took his place and it was only in 1661 that Gookin turned his full attention to the job of superintendent of Christian Indians. Gookin believed that Indians had to adopt European ways. When King Philip’s War broke out in 1675, Gookin and Eliot moved many of the 'praying Indians' from Natick to Deer Island in Boston harbor to protect them, first, from hostile puritan settlers in the Boston area and, second, from Metacom’s warriors. This did not make him popular and he was not elected assistant in 1676. He soon resumed his public office and was re-elected assistant the following year and appointed major general of the colony’s militia. He died at his home in Cambridge on March 19, 1687. Gookin wrote two works on New England Indians (unpublished during the colonial period): Historical Collections of the Indians in New England (ms. 1674) and An Historical Account of the Doings and Sufferings of the Christian Indians of New England in 1675, 1676 and 1677 (ms. 1677)." [Yale University Indian Papers Project]

Along with his son-in-law the Rev. John Eliot, he was one of the founders of Worcester, Massachusetts.

Daniel married Mary Dolling after 11 Nov 1639 in London, England. Mary was born in of St. Dunstan in the West, London, England; died on 27 Oct 1683 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Alternate birth: 30 Mar 1645

Elizabeth married Rev. John Eliot on 23 May 1666 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. John (son of Rev. John Eliot and Ann Mountford) was born on 31 Aug 1636 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts; died on 13 Oct 1668; was buried in Newton Cemetery, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Alternate birth: 21 Apr 1652, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts

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"He was a captain as early as 1692 when commissioned to settle difficulties existing at Little Compton, R.I., and was active in raising troops for the expedition to Canada, 1711. He was appointed sherrif of Middlesex Co. Mass., May 1687, and marshal-general, 5 March 1690/1, and when the latter office was abolished was herrif of Suffolk, and held that office in Middlesex (except for the period Dec. 1715-July 1717) from 1702 until 27 June 1729." [John Frederick Dorman, citation details below]

Family/Spouse: Mary. Mary died after 29 Apr 1707. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Lawyer and politician. Deputy from Guilford to the Connecticut General Assembly, 1696-97. Deputy from Windsor several times between 1701 and 1718. Speaker of the General Assembly at least eight times.

According to William B. Weeden's Economic and Social History of New England, 1620-1789, this John Eliot's library was unusual and comprehensive for its time. "It contains 243 titles. The brilliant and permanent literature of Queen Anne had made hardly any impression in our colonies, but this collection had two volumes of 'The Tattler.' It is a most heterogenous lot, old histories, sermons, a few medical books, and more upon law, miscellaneous literature, almost all now unknown to the ordinary reader."

John married Mary Wolcott on 19 Dec 1706. Mary (daughter of John Wolcott and Mary Chester) died about 1746; was buried in Palisado Cemetery, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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From Wikipedia (accessed 28 Apr 2024):

Elizabeth Gooking Greenleaf was the first female apothecary in the Thirteen Colonies. She is considered to be the first female pharmacist in the United States.

Elizabeth Gooking was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts Colony in 1681, the daughter of Samuel and Mary Gooking. She married minister, physician, and apothecary Daniel Greenleaf (a Harvard graduate) in 1699. The couple had twelve children.

In 1727, Elizabeth moved to Boston to open an apothecary shop. Though this was a role which had been exclusively performed by men, Massachusetts did not have any laws in place to prevent women from practicing. This made her the only woman among the 32 apothecaries working in New England at the time.

Later in 1727, Daniel moved to Boston to join her after resigning his post as pastor of the Congregational Church in Yarmouth. They ran the shop together for several decades.

Elizabeth Gooking Greenleaf died in 1762, followed by her husband in 1763.

She was one of 17 women to be honored by the American Pharmacists Association in 2012, for "contributions to the profession and advancement of women in pharmacy."

Elizabeth married Rev. Daniel Greenleaf on 18 Nov 1701. Daniel (son of Stephen Greenleaf and Elizabeth Gerrish) was born on 10 Feb 1680 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts; was christened on 22 Feb 1680; died on 27 Aug 1763 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; was buried in King's Chapel Burying Ground, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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A.B. Harvard College, 1737. A merchant in New Haven, in 1760 he moved to Spencer, Massachusetts where he owned a mansion house and was much in public life. In 1770 he moved to Upper Middletown, Connecticut, where he died.

John married Lydia Atwater on 7 Mar 1739. Lydia (daughter of Jeremiah Atwater and Lydia Rosewell) was born on 18 Oct 1715; died on 28 Jan 1776. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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He was a physician.

Daniel married Silence Nichols on 18 Jul 1726. Silence (daughter of Israel Nichols and Mary Sumner) was born on 4 Jul 1702 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts; died on 3 May 1762 in Bolton, Worcester, Masaschusetts; was buried in Old South Burying Ground, Bolton, Worcester, Masaschusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lydia married Dr. Daniel Lee on 4 Feb 1784 in Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island. Daniel (son of Benjamin Lee and Mary Ely) was born on 5 Jul 1762 in of Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Calvin married Rebecca "Becke" Whitcomb on 17 Nov 1762 in Bolton, Worcester, Masaschusetts. Rebecca (daughter of John Whitcomb and Becke Whitcomb) was born on 3 Dec 1745 in Bolton, Worcester, Masaschusetts; died on 4 Sep 1787 in Bolton, Worcester, Masaschusetts; was buried in Old South Burying Ground, Bolton, Worcester, Masaschusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Her monumental inscription ends: "Though dead, yet shall she live."

Nancy married John Bassett in Oct 1809. John (son of Benjamin Bassett and Molly Hinman) was born on 22 Sep 1779 in of Derby, New Haven, Connecticut; died on 16 Aug 1858. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Alternate death: Abt 1842

John married Abigail Townsend on 3 Apr 1788. Abigail (daughter of Joshua Townsend and Susannah Livermore) was born on 19 Jun 1768 in Bolton, Worcester, Masaschusetts; died on 18 Mar 1839 in Woodstock, Windsor, Vermont; was buried in Cushing Cemetery, Woodstock, Windsor, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jane married Rev. Charles Wells Clapp on 16 Aug 1849. Charles (son of Russell Clapp and Louisa Strong) was born on 22 Jan 1817 in Southampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts; died on 12 Aug 1884; was buried in Godfrey Cemetery, Godfrey, Madison, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Rebecca married Joshua Sawyer Holman on 11 Feb 1818 in Templeton, Worcester, Massachusetts. Joshua (son of Jonathan Holman and Zilpha Sawyer) was born on 12 Apr 1794 in Templeton, Worcester, Massachusetts; died on 1 Nov 1846 in Winter Quarters, Nebraska; was buried in Mormon Pioneer Cemetery, Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Alternate birth: of Berkeley, Alameda, California
• Alternate birth: Abt 1857
• Alternate death: 7 Feb 1919, Alameda, Alameda, California
• Alternate death: 9 Feb 1919

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Ph.D, Yale, 1886.

"Clapp arrived at Berkeley when it was a small school of some 400 students. By his efforts the department began the first major graduate program on the West Coast, but Greek was also widely taught throughout the state high schools as well. A genial and robust figure until ill health befell him at the age of fifty, his teaching was generally at the graduate level and centered around Pindar and Plato and his, many articles covered a range of subjects. He was a founder of the Philological Association of the Pacific States and served as president for two terms. At the time of his death he was at work on an edition of Pindar that was to be the summary of his life's work on that author." [Rutgers Database of Classical Scholars]

Edward married Mary Mattoon Wolcott on 22 Dec 1886 in Morgan, Illinois. Mary (daughter of Elizur Wolcott and Martha Lyman Dwight) was born on 14 May 1863 in Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois; died on 22 Aug 1949 in Alameda, Alameda, California; was buried in Diamond Grove Cemetery, Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Alternate birth: Abt 1836, Ohio

Family/Spouse: Walter Stevens. Walter (son of William Stevens and Marinda Thomas) was born on 17 Jan 1830 in Mount Pleasant, Brant, Ontario; died on 24 Jul 1914 in Nephi, Juab, Utah; was buried in Kirtland Cemetery, San Juan County, New Mexico. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Alternate birth: 10 Oct 1890, Illinois

Miriam married Maj. Richard Stewart Dyer-Bennet on 17 Feb 1912 in Christchurch, Hampshire, England, and was divorced in 1955. Richard (son of Frederick Stewart Hotham Dyer and Adelaide Annie Taylor) was born on 6 Oct 1886 in The Lyons, Enville, Staffordshire, England; was christened in Enville, Staffordshire, England; died in 1983. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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David Alma Stevens and Sariah Agnes Johnson were second cousins, both being great-grandchildren of Jonathan Holman and Zilpha Sawyer.

David married Sariah Agnes Johnson in 1881. Sariah (daughter of Benjamin Franklin Johnson and Sarah Melissa Holman) was born on 23 Oct 1863 in Panguitch, Garfield, Utah; died on 28 Apr 1945 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah; was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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From Britannica.com (accessed 11 Sep 2020):

Richard Dyer-Bennet, (born October 6, 1913, Leicester, Leicestershire, England—died December 14, 1991, Monterey, Massachusetts, U.S.), British-born American tenor and guitarist who helped to revive the popularity of folk music through his concert performances, recordings, compositions, and teaching.

Though born in England, Dyer-Bennet grew up in Canada and California and attended the University of California at Berkeley (1932–35), where he studied English and music. (He became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1935.) After visiting Swedish folklorist Sven Scholander in 1935, Dyer-Bennet adopted Scholander’s trinity of song interpretation—poetry, melody, and lute accompaniment. In 1944, though, he switched to the Spanish guitar and gave the first of what would become annual solo concerts at New York City’s Town Hall; the impresario Sol Hurok signed him for national and foreign tours for many years. He gained a cult following with his approximately 800 songs (including about 100 of his own composition) that ranged through British and French ballads, European medieval songs, Swedish shepherd tunes, and American cowboy songs. Curiously, though identified as a folk singer, he preferred the label minstrel or troubadour.

Dyer-Bennet stopped giving concerts after a stroke in 1972 limited use of his left hand. From 1970 to 1983 he taught at the State University of New York at Stony Brook.

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One of DDB's six proven "gateway ancestors." DDB is unique in this database in that one of his gateway ancestors is a parent.

John married Mary Abby Randall on 14 Jun 1951 in San Francisco, San Francisco, California. Mary (daughter of George Burdett Randall and Hester Worth) was born on 24 Nov 1923 in Los Angeles, California; died on 31 Aug 2012 in Northfield, Rice, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Benjamin married Harriet Viola Jackson on 25 Aug 1912 in El Paso, El Paso, Texas. Harriet (daughter of Joseph Jackson and Mary Ann Stowell) was born on 8 Aug 1892 in Colonia Juárez, Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico; died on 29 Jun 1987 in El Paso, El Paso, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Heir apparent to the Swinnerton-Dyer baronetcy, most recently held by Peter Swinnerton-Dyer, who died 26 Dec 2018.

Family/Spouse: Lydia Drew Nickerson. Lydia (daughter of Ronald Whitman Nickerson and Lorna Mae Nickerson) was born on 24 May 1962 in New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

David married Pamela Collins Dean on 30 Dec 1982 in Hennepin County, Minnesota. Pamela was born on 18 Jan 1953 in Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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