See the gravestone that reads, "I'll Be Back"? That's telling you that due to some additional work and a personal agenda, this blog may be as quiet as the graveyard for a few weeks.
See you sometime in November!
Monday, October 20, 2008
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Nehemiah WILLIAMS
Nehemiah5 (Nehemiah4, Eleazer3, Isaac2, Robert1) WILLIAMS, son of Nehemiah WILLIAMS and his wife Deborah WILLIAMS was born 20 Jan 1723 and died 19 Aug 1797. He had two wives: Abigail Allen and Bethia Wilbur. His wife Abigail is buried next to him.
He was 82 years old. Many ancestors of mine lived well into their eighties and nineties which is contrary to what we learn in school about people dying young.
Nehemiah, named after his father, was the brother of Eunice Williams who was the second wife of Elisha Williams.
My lover, friend, familiar all,
Removed from sight and out of call,
To dark oblivion is retired,
Dead or, at least expired.
This may seem like an unusual gravestone to many who do not live in New England, but it is a "classic" for its period. The epitaph is not meant for comfort but for instruction to those who come to visit in this resting place.
The Williams family has many graves in this ancient graveyard. Nehemiah's parents are also buried here. My cousin, Fred Burdick, has photographed and researched all of the gravestones in this cemetery and sells a CD of this and other graveyards in the Stonington area.
He was 82 years old. Many ancestors of mine lived well into their eighties and nineties which is contrary to what we learn in school about people dying young.
Nehemiah, named after his father, was the brother of Eunice Williams who was the second wife of Elisha Williams.
My lover, friend, familiar all,
Removed from sight and out of call,
To dark oblivion is retired,
Dead or, at least expired.
This may seem like an unusual gravestone to many who do not live in New England, but it is a "classic" for its period. The epitaph is not meant for comfort but for instruction to those who come to visit in this resting place.
The Williams family has many graves in this ancient graveyard. Nehemiah's parents are also buried here. My cousin, Fred Burdick, has photographed and researched all of the gravestones in this cemetery and sells a CD of this and other graveyards in the Stonington area.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Adventures with Savage
No investigation of a New England family, such as Robert Williams, would be complete without looking up the name in James Savage's Genealogical Dictionary of New England. Savage's books, in four volumes, can be purchased on CD and is easier to search. However, Savage, like many frugal New Englander people wanted to save paper and made up his own way to abbreviate words. Most of them are found in the beginning of Volume One, thank heavens.
At fist glance, his work looks like an endless stream or a big run-on sentence punctuated by surnames then forenames It seems to me that it might look like the text-speak or text messaging used by today's techno-culture!
Robert, of Roxbury and his two sons Isaac and Samuel are listed so I have a lot to read and glean information from!
At fist glance, his work looks like an endless stream or a big run-on sentence punctuated by surnames then forenames It seems to me that it might look like the text-speak or text messaging used by today's techno-culture!
Robert, of Roxbury and his two sons Isaac and Samuel are listed so I have a lot to read and glean information from!
Williams Chart
I created this chart using the software application, Inspiration, to make sure I have the right people in the right generation before I enter the names into my genealogy software program andinto my tree at Ancestry.com.
I based this chart on the information in Wheeler's History of Stonington as a start for gathering dates and checking names.
Because this shows that two brothers married two sisters ( a few years apart), this chart is quite basic. As I knew, and many other of my outline descendant charts show, my two second great grandparents are directly linked from these two couples.
Next stop is to take each generation and gather the facts. I'll start with Robert and his wife Elizabeth.
I based this chart on the information in Wheeler's History of Stonington as a start for gathering dates and checking names.
Because this shows that two brothers married two sisters ( a few years apart), this chart is quite basic. As I knew, and many other of my outline descendant charts show, my two second great grandparents are directly linked from these two couples.
Next stop is to take each generation and gather the facts. I'll start with Robert and his wife Elizabeth.
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Robert PARKE
My 2nd great grandparents, Dudley Wheeler Stewart and Eliza Fish Denison were 4th cousins and because of this they share many ancestors. The line which works backwards to Robert Williams contains two lines from two of the sons of Robert.
Two of the sons of Robert Williams, brothers Dea. Samuel Williams and Isaac Williams married two sisters! These women were the daughters of Dea. William Park (a son of Robert). They were named Theoda and Martha.
Robert Parke and his wife are buried at Whitehall Burying Ground but they have no real gravestones so this monument was erected in their memory.
Two of the sons of Robert Williams, brothers Dea. Samuel Williams and Isaac Williams married two sisters! These women were the daughters of Dea. William Park (a son of Robert). They were named Theoda and Martha.
Robert Parke and his wife are buried at Whitehall Burying Ground but they have no real gravestones so this monument was erected in their memory.
Whitehall Entrance
This is the gate to the entrance to the Whitehall Burying Ground [Yard] #21 in Mystic, CT (not far from the Mystic Seaport).
The surrounding area has changed a great deal since I first located this cemetery in May of 2004. It was directly behind a lumber yard which is now a TrueValue Hardware store with a Dunkin Donuts in front of that and alongside an amusement area called Mystic Carousel which is now a Starbucks. There is a street between the coffee places called Hendel Drive and in the space of one year a large Hampton Inn hotel was built next to the cemetery. Once you come off Rt. 95, you look directly across the street to see the Starbucks and you are there.
It is probably owned by the town of Stonington now but it was once maintained by the DAR Chapter that my ancestors belonged to!
I think it was once the farm land of Elias Brown who may have run a gristmill nearby and is named after a large mansion built and owned by Dr. Dudley Woodbridge, MD (1705-1790) who was educated at Harvard (1724) about 1740 and the land was owned by a Gallup before that. Dr. Woodbridge and his wife are buried here.
The name White Hall is named after the place in England. Some streets nearby are named White Hall.
The place called Mystic is not really a town at all! Part of it belongs to Groton and part to Stonington and is separated by a bridge. [Did you see the movie, Mystic Pizza?] Mystic Pizza
Carmen Johnson maintains a Web page with photos of some of the gravestones here. Fred Burdick, my cousin, and town historian has photographed and researched this ancient burying ground and sells a CD with the photos on it. Let me know if you want to buy one!
This cemetery is quite spooky but it is an important place for genealogical discoveries for many families in this area.
The surrounding area has changed a great deal since I first located this cemetery in May of 2004. It was directly behind a lumber yard which is now a TrueValue Hardware store with a Dunkin Donuts in front of that and alongside an amusement area called Mystic Carousel which is now a Starbucks. There is a street between the coffee places called Hendel Drive and in the space of one year a large Hampton Inn hotel was built next to the cemetery. Once you come off Rt. 95, you look directly across the street to see the Starbucks and you are there.
It is probably owned by the town of Stonington now but it was once maintained by the DAR Chapter that my ancestors belonged to!
I think it was once the farm land of Elias Brown who may have run a gristmill nearby and is named after a large mansion built and owned by Dr. Dudley Woodbridge, MD (1705-1790) who was educated at Harvard (1724) about 1740 and the land was owned by a Gallup before that. Dr. Woodbridge and his wife are buried here.
The name White Hall is named after the place in England. Some streets nearby are named White Hall.
The place called Mystic is not really a town at all! Part of it belongs to Groton and part to Stonington and is separated by a bridge. [Did you see the movie, Mystic Pizza?] Mystic Pizza
Carmen Johnson maintains a Web page with photos of some of the gravestones here. Fred Burdick, my cousin, and town historian has photographed and researched this ancient burying ground and sells a CD with the photos on it. Let me know if you want to buy one!
This cemetery is quite spooky but it is an important place for genealogical discoveries for many families in this area.
Saturday, October 11, 2008
More Print Genealogies
Readers will notice that Thomas (my techno-expert cousin) gave some new links for searching for print genealogies. Because Thomas knows what he is doing, I couldn't resist trying one out.
I learned to decipher URLs early on, so that clicking on one did not bring me to a Web site that could be surprising. This is an important skill for everyone to learn.
The first link is for the Brigham Young University. [the byu.edu tells us that] The fhc tells me that it must be family history collection, so I clicked on it. Voila!
Go to this URL now and search for Moses Barber
This main page says in part, "The Family History Archive is a collection of published genealogy and family history books..." so I knew I was in the right place.
Must to my amazement, I immediately started to look for Lois Schroeder Barber's monograph on "Moses Barber of South Kingstown, RI" and got a hit. Each section is in the sidebar to download and so I did. I also found Elizabeth Church's work on the Barbers.
I downloaded these books in PDF format to my desktop and immediately (after checking to make sure they open, after virus scanning them, of course) burned them to a CD.
A long time ago, I took the monograph out of the lending library at NEHGS and having hurt my back, laid on the heating pad and started to read it. I really need the pages for the proofs for DAR and Mayflower lines. This is great! Thanks, Thomas!
I learned to decipher URLs early on, so that clicking on one did not bring me to a Web site that could be surprising. This is an important skill for everyone to learn.
Go to this URL now and search for Moses Barber
This main page says in part, "The Family History Archive is a collection of published genealogy and family history books..." so I knew I was in the right place.
Must to my amazement, I immediately started to look for Lois Schroeder Barber's monograph on "Moses Barber of South Kingstown, RI" and got a hit. Each section is in the sidebar to download and so I did. I also found Elizabeth Church's work on the Barbers.
I downloaded these books in PDF format to my desktop and immediately (after checking to make sure they open, after virus scanning them, of course) burned them to a CD.
A long time ago, I took the monograph out of the lending library at NEHGS and having hurt my back, laid on the heating pad and started to read it. I really need the pages for the proofs for DAR and Mayflower lines. This is great! Thanks, Thomas!
Friday, October 10, 2008
Williams Books in Print
In my continuing adventure with the descendants of Robert Williams, I find that Google Books does have the oldest Williams genealogy (written by Stephen Williams, MD) available for download in "full" view but not the other two which are more recent, so I am glad that I have Ancestry.com to work with. I did locate another genealogy that combines two of my families Williams and Gallup and that is available in "full view" at Google Books.
I am going to download the two that I can and burn them to CD for offline viewing. This is a lot more material than I expected to find and it is getting hard to keep organized!
I am turning back to Richard A. Wheeler's History of Stonington (CT) to make sure that I have the right people in the right generation before I go any further.
My 2nd great grandparents, Eliza Fish Denison and her 4th cousin and husband, Dudley Wheeler Stewart are at the base of this tree. After looking at Wheeler's History, I find that one son of Robert Williams of Roxbury, MA descends to Eliza and another son descends to Dudley! I wonder if they knew this?
As this blog is about gravestones, I will also look to see if there are inscriptions for gravestones that no longer exist and for vital records at NEGHS for the people who died in Roxbury.
Williams, Charles Fish. Genealogical Notes of the Williams and
I am going to download the two that I can and burn them to CD for offline viewing. This is a lot more material than I expected to find and it is getting hard to keep organized!
I am turning back to Richard A. Wheeler's History of Stonington (CT) to make sure that I have the right people in the right generation before I go any further.
My 2nd great grandparents, Eliza Fish Denison and her 4th cousin and husband, Dudley Wheeler Stewart are at the base of this tree. After looking at Wheeler's History, I find that one son of Robert Williams of Roxbury, MA descends to Eliza and another son descends to Dudley! I wonder if they knew this?
As this blog is about gravestones, I will also look to see if there are inscriptions for gravestones that no longer exist and for vital records at NEGHS for the people who died in Roxbury.
Thursday, October 09, 2008
Working with Print Genealogies
I have begun an in-depth look at my Williams ancestors and am trying to organize the notebook that my Williams surname information shares with my Wheeler surname. Many of my ancestors have their own notebooks and even sometimes two!
I have found that there are at least three Williams genealogies which is a bit unusual for my lines and they are all at Ancestry.com. By the way, Ancestry offers these types of genealogies as part of your subscription so if you don't know they are there you should investigate them.
Written in 1934:
Williams, Harrison,. The life, ancestors and descendants of Robert Williams of Roxbury in His Majesty's province of Massachusetts Bay in New England, 1607-1693 : with biographical sketches of the Rev. John Williams, of the Deerfield Massacre, the Rev. Col. Elisha Williams, rector Yale College, 1726-1739, Col. Ephraim Williams, founder of Williams College, Col. William Williams, signer of the Declaration, the Hon. Thomas Scott Williams, chief justice of Connecticut, the Rt. Rev. John Williams, D.D., bishop of Connecticut, and of many other descendants : together with a description and history of the coat-of-arms of the family. Washington, D.C.: W.F. Roberts Co., 1934
Written in 1847: [This is the oldest genealogy written by Stephen Williams, MD]
Williams, Stephen W.. The genealogy and history of the family of Williams in America : more particularly of the descendants of Robert Williams, of Roxbury. Greenfield: Printed by Merriam & Mirick, 1847.
Written in 1891 (and listed as imperfect with loss of text with only four generations) :
Williams, Edward Higginson,. Robert Williams of Roxbury, Mass., and his descendants : four generations. Newport, R.I.: Reprinted from the Magazine of New England history, 1891.
I am going to see how these compare and if any are available at Google Books!
I have found that there are at least three Williams genealogies which is a bit unusual for my lines and they are all at Ancestry.com. By the way, Ancestry offers these types of genealogies as part of your subscription so if you don't know they are there you should investigate them.
Written in 1934:
Williams, Harrison,. The life, ancestors and descendants of Robert Williams of Roxbury in His Majesty's province of Massachusetts Bay in New England, 1607-1693 : with biographical sketches of the Rev. John Williams, of the Deerfield Massacre, the Rev. Col. Elisha Williams, rector Yale College, 1726-1739, Col. Ephraim Williams, founder of Williams College, Col. William Williams, signer of the Declaration, the Hon. Thomas Scott Williams, chief justice of Connecticut, the Rt. Rev. John Williams, D.D., bishop of Connecticut, and of many other descendants : together with a description and history of the coat-of-arms of the family. Washington, D.C.: W.F. Roberts Co., 1934
Written in 1847: [This is the oldest genealogy written by Stephen Williams, MD]
Williams, Stephen W.. The genealogy and history of the family of Williams in America : more particularly of the descendants of Robert Williams, of Roxbury. Greenfield: Printed by Merriam & Mirick, 1847.
Written in 1891 (and listed as imperfect with loss of text with only four generations) :
Williams, Edward Higginson,. Robert Williams of Roxbury, Mass., and his descendants : four generations. Newport, R.I.: Reprinted from the Magazine of New England history, 1891.
I am going to see how these compare and if any are available at Google Books!
Clearly a Six
The next line in David Perkins gravestone is the year of his death which according to the transcription and the vital record of Bridgewater is 1736.
Note the same spread out way of recording the numerals in the date. The last digit is a 6 but not until you look very closely. See it here next to the word in
The last line says:
ye 84th year of his age.
Zooming in closely on hard to decipher sections of the grave does work quite well, especially if you are being bitten alive by mosquitoes as I was at this very moment!
Note the same spread out way of recording the numerals in the date. The last digit is a 6 but not until you look very closely. See it here next to the word in
The last line says:
ye 84th year of his age.
Zooming in closely on hard to decipher sections of the grave does work quite well, especially if you are being bitten alive by mosquitoes as I was at this very moment!
Reading Lines
The next line of the gravestone of David Perkins shows that the gravestone engraver spaced out the next two lines a lot.
Octbr (for October) and at the other end of the line 1st with Ye in the middle (note: ye is pronounced the)
The br with is superscript is smaller that the st superscript but that is because the gravestone itself is so old that the engraving is becoming squished.
So this this line says he died on: 1 October
Octbr (for October) and at the other end of the line 1st with Ye in the middle (note: ye is pronounced the)
The br with is superscript is smaller that the st superscript but that is because the gravestone itself is so old that the engraving is becoming squished.
So this this line says he died on: 1 October
Worn out Gravestones
If you think you're tired, worn-out doesn't even begin to cut it when it comes to reading this gravestone of my ancestor, David Perkins, Sr. Even with the mirror technique, not all the lines are that easily read.
Fortunately, this graveyard was completely transcribed and is online so I had a good idea of what it really says, so I decided to see what my digital camera could do with photographing the unreadable sections. This is the overview photo so you can see how the next photos fit into this experiment. This is the first four lines which are fairly clear.
Here lyes buried
ye body of Mr.
David Perkins who
Departed this life
Fortunately, this graveyard was completely transcribed and is online so I had a good idea of what it really says, so I decided to see what my digital camera could do with photographing the unreadable sections. This is the overview photo so you can see how the next photos fit into this experiment. This is the first four lines which are fairly clear.
Here lyes buried
ye body of Mr.
David Perkins who
Departed this life
Tuesday, October 07, 2008
Little Henry T. STEWART
The family Bible says "Little Henry at rest". This photo of this cute little baby is the only photo of him. It scanned fairly dark but I have been working on it to make it clearer.
Henry Trueman Stewart, son of Dudley and Eliza (Denison) Stewart was born in North Stonington on 16 Sept 1863 and died 10 Dec 1864 not too long after this photo was taken when he was 10 1/2 months old.
My family always paused over his headstone and said, "Poor little Henry". He rests with his parents.
Henry Trueman Stewart, son of Dudley and Eliza (Denison) Stewart was born in North Stonington on 16 Sept 1863 and died 10 Dec 1864 not too long after this photo was taken when he was 10 1/2 months old.
My family always paused over his headstone and said, "Poor little Henry". He rests with his parents.
Monday, October 06, 2008
Treasure Chest
In this century, a treasure chest should look like this archival box that I purchased from University Products, whose name I got from Maureen Taylor's book, Preserving Your Family Photographs" [pages 25-26].
The box (aka treasure chest) is Item # 612-1713, Flat Clamshell Storage Box, Blue/Gray E. Flute and it cost $16.11. I decided upon some bags to hold my photographs (see photo here) Item #533-PAB-533-8100, 8x10, 10 bags for $12.55. I ordered these items together, online, on 9/23 and they arrived via UPS at my door on 9/25. I was impressed with the service and the quality of the materials.
It has taken me several days to get the photos and the "family papers" in one location to archive. The papers consist of newspapers clippings, a will, instructions and payment for a gravestone and general memorabilia. I decided to put those in the Heavyweight Presentation Sheet Protectors (from Avery-Dennison) that I use for my general genealogy materials. They are suitable for storage of papers but not really good enough for photographs. I buy them 200 at a time at my local Costco. Since they are not marked as having passed the PAT (Photo Activity Test) for interaction between photos and their surrounding enclosures but are marked as acid-free, non-PVC and archival safe, I feel comfortable putting non photographic materials in them.
I have learned that polypropylene, archival safe and acid free are three terms every genealogist should look for when purchasing materials to archiving their treasures. University Products has a great page of archival terms and their definitions.
In this lengthy process, I have accomplished many of the goals I have set. The photographs, papers and the family Bible are all in one location. I have made a list of which items have been scanned and which ones I have to do. The scanned items are backed up to CD and two USB based portable hard drives. I have read Sally Jacob's archival document and Maureen's Taylor's book. I would like to purchase more of these photo bags. but I wish they sold a multi-pack of different sizes as I need a few smaller/larger ones. I may try a local scrapbook store.
I have begun to think about a document that describes each photograph and family paper as a treasure map for my daughter and any future descendants I might have. Knowing who these people are and how they relate to them may keep them from throwing out these "funny old photos"!
I only have one unexplained document and it is a newspaper clipping about the Evans family name. It lists several families in New England with this surname but I am not sure if any are mine. I have photocopied this clipping and will try to puzzle it out later.
The box (aka treasure chest) is Item # 612-1713, Flat Clamshell Storage Box, Blue/Gray E. Flute and it cost $16.11. I decided upon some bags to hold my photographs (see photo here) Item #533-PAB-533-8100, 8x10, 10 bags for $12.55. I ordered these items together, online, on 9/23 and they arrived via UPS at my door on 9/25. I was impressed with the service and the quality of the materials.
It has taken me several days to get the photos and the "family papers" in one location to archive. The papers consist of newspapers clippings, a will, instructions and payment for a gravestone and general memorabilia. I decided to put those in the Heavyweight Presentation Sheet Protectors (from Avery-Dennison) that I use for my general genealogy materials. They are suitable for storage of papers but not really good enough for photographs. I buy them 200 at a time at my local Costco. Since they are not marked as having passed the PAT (Photo Activity Test) for interaction between photos and their surrounding enclosures but are marked as acid-free, non-PVC and archival safe, I feel comfortable putting non photographic materials in them.
I have learned that polypropylene, archival safe and acid free are three terms every genealogist should look for when purchasing materials to archiving their treasures. University Products has a great page of archival terms and their definitions.
In this lengthy process, I have accomplished many of the goals I have set. The photographs, papers and the family Bible are all in one location. I have made a list of which items have been scanned and which ones I have to do. The scanned items are backed up to CD and two USB based portable hard drives. I have read Sally Jacob's archival document and Maureen's Taylor's book. I would like to purchase more of these photo bags. but I wish they sold a multi-pack of different sizes as I need a few smaller/larger ones. I may try a local scrapbook store.
I have begun to think about a document that describes each photograph and family paper as a treasure map for my daughter and any future descendants I might have. Knowing who these people are and how they relate to them may keep them from throwing out these "funny old photos"!
I only have one unexplained document and it is a newspaper clipping about the Evans family name. It lists several families in New England with this surname but I am not sure if any are mine. I have photocopied this clipping and will try to puzzle it out later.
Friday, October 03, 2008
Gallup Family Reunion 2008
As part of the 2008 Genea-bloggers Summer Games, I applied for membership in the Gallup Family Association. As Col. Gallup is my joining ancestors for DAR, I am trying to set aside time to go to next year's reunion. I was tired of looking at the note on my desk, so I went to their new Web site and looked to see if there was news from the reunion last August.
The photos are posted and there's a date for next year's (3rd Saturday in August) reunion. This will help me plan my genealogy time in Connecticut next summer! This year's gathering was the 106th. Wow. That's a lot of years on a timeline.
The photos are posted and there's a date for next year's (3rd Saturday in August) reunion. This will help me plan my genealogy time in Connecticut next summer! This year's gathering was the 106th. Wow. That's a lot of years on a timeline.
Spoon in my cabinet
As an entry in the "curiosities in my cabinet", I selected this lovely silver spoon nestled in with other silver in the household items that my mother passed on to me after she died. The curious thing about it is that it doesn't match any of the patterns of the other silver and it is smaller that the other serving spoons. I think it is a small ladle for sauces or for cranberry sauce.
It was manufactured by Gorham (Providence, RI) and engraved M. J. Hedges. I have no idea who this belonged to. It's not a surname in my family! I do know that women were often given gifts like this upon their engagement so this is probably Mary Jane Hedges.
It's very curious...
It was manufactured by Gorham (Providence, RI) and engraved M. J. Hedges. I have no idea who this belonged to. It's not a surname in my family! I do know that women were often given gifts like this upon their engagement so this is probably Mary Jane Hedges.
It's very curious...
Wednesday, October 01, 2008
Waite, Wait, don't tell me!
With a nod of the head to the popular NPR radio show, "Wait, Wait, don't tell me!", I am feeling perplexed by my COGGESHALL ancestors that married into my GARDINER family.
I was SO hoping that finding the Coggeshall genealogy written in 1930 and called "The Coggeshalls in America" would be my salvation with the trouble I have getting my Gardiners connected correctly but, the problem seems to be wait, wait...don't tell me..., two women named Waite, one named Wait born in 1725 to Joseph and one named Waite born in 1730 to Daniel. So instead of finding peace I find more chaos. Argghhh!
One birth record of a Daniel, born to James Gardiner, Sr. and his wife Waite Coggeshall lists Waite as the daughter of Joseph. I don't think this is correct but what are you to do when a vital record states this clearly? Perhaps with both women being born only five years apart, the town clerk got confused as to which mother was the right Waite?
This Waite, named her first born son after her father whose name was Daniel. That would have been the right naming convention. See this chart I made to try to help me puzzle this out.
This prompted me to think about the number of women in this family named Waite or Wait. Working backwards, I find that the two brothers, Major John and Joshua had a sister named Waite/Wait but the next woman with that name was the daughter of Joshua's son Daniel.
North Kingstown is a lovely place (as is Newport) but unfortunately, North Kingstown had a fire and partially lost records. The majority of the trees I found at Ancestry that include Waite Coggeshall and James Gardiner, Sr. point to Daniel as her father not Joseph.
So, while I wait for the right answer, don't tell me I'm wrong.
I was SO hoping that finding the Coggeshall genealogy written in 1930 and called "The Coggeshalls in America" would be my salvation with the trouble I have getting my Gardiners connected correctly but, the problem seems to be wait, wait...don't tell me..., two women named Waite, one named Wait born in 1725 to Joseph and one named Waite born in 1730 to Daniel. So instead of finding peace I find more chaos. Argghhh!
One birth record of a Daniel, born to James Gardiner, Sr. and his wife Waite Coggeshall lists Waite as the daughter of Joseph. I don't think this is correct but what are you to do when a vital record states this clearly? Perhaps with both women being born only five years apart, the town clerk got confused as to which mother was the right Waite?
This Waite, named her first born son after her father whose name was Daniel. That would have been the right naming convention. See this chart I made to try to help me puzzle this out.
This prompted me to think about the number of women in this family named Waite or Wait. Working backwards, I find that the two brothers, Major John and Joshua had a sister named Waite/Wait but the next woman with that name was the daughter of Joshua's son Daniel.
North Kingstown is a lovely place (as is Newport) but unfortunately, North Kingstown had a fire and partially lost records. The majority of the trees I found at Ancestry that include Waite Coggeshall and James Gardiner, Sr. point to Daniel as her father not Joseph.
So, while I wait for the right answer, don't tell me I'm wrong.
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