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Thomas Wainwright of Portsmouth, Rockingham County New Hampshire and Some of his Descendants

Last Updated 08 March, 2008

Generation No. 1

      @1.  Thomas¹ Wainwright died 1768 in Portsmouth, Rockingham County New Hampshire.  He married Elizabeth ---.  She died Unknown.

Notes for Thomas Wainwright:

Information on this Thomas and his family is very limited, and most of that is inferred from records other than Vital Records.  There is no direct evidence that he is related to our family except through circumstantial evidence.

One possible explanation as to the origin of Thomas Wainwright comes from his place of residence. New Castle New Hampshire located at the southern approaches to Portsmouth Harbor, was the site of a significant British fortress called Fort William and Mary.  Since immigration from England was not common at this time except through the military, it is possible that Thomas was a soldier who served in this fort. 

Thomas Wainwright was named in a default warrant issued on 1 December 1764 by the New Hampshire Provincial Court, the result of a petition filed by Elizabeth White for non-payment of a lodging bill for Thomas' wife:

"... Elizabeth White of New Castle a ___ and widow in an action upon the case of Thomas Wainwright the defendant on the 29th day of November 1764 at Portsmouth a ---- and owing the plaintiff the sum of One Hundred and Seventy Six Pounds Five shillings and Six Pence of tenor for Board --- and ----- of Elizabeth the defendant's wife according to the annured account and to ballance the ---- he the defendant then & there in consideration thereof promised the plaintiff to pay him that sum on demand ---the defendant hath not altho requested paid  the said sum or any part thereof but refused as --- ---.

"To the damage of the said Elizabeth the sum of fifty Pounds, which shall then and there be made to appear, with other due damages; and have you there this Writ with your Doings, Witness Daniel Warner, Esq; at Portsmouth, the first day of December in the fifth year of our Reign Annoq ue Domini, 1764."

The records of the court have preserved the bill¹.

It is difficult to figure out what exactly happened here.  It may be that Thomas's wife Elizabeth agreed to work for the room and board, but fell ill for what looks like 32 days. In any case, the warrant was never served, and there is no further record of action in the Provincial Court records.

Ebenezer Pool writes that Thomas Wainwright came from Virginia.  If so, it may have been this Thomas who first came to New England from that province.

Thomas Wainwright's name appears in the Poll Tax Lists for New Hampshire Province in Portsmouth, (South End) for the years 1765-1768. In each of the years 1765-1767, it indicates that he paid 8 Pounds, 5 Shillings. In 1768, he is listed as dead, and no tax was paid.

In the absence of direct evidence, I am forced to speculate on the circumstances of this family.  I have been unable to determine where Thomas came from or when he immigrated.  There is no evidence of Thomas Wainwright or his family anywhere in New England before 1761, suggesting they arrived there only shortly before this date.  It appears that they lived in the south section of Portsmouth, Rockingham County New Hampshire, adjacent to the town of New Castle.  Given the circumstances recounted in the warrant, it is likely that both Thomas and his wife Elizabeth were in failing health, and both were probably dead by 1768.

Notes for Elizabeth ---:

The only reference to Elizabeth as the wife of Thomas is from a default warrant issued against Thomas for nonpayment of his wife's board.

Children of Thomas Wainwright and Elizabeth --- are:

Notes for Hannah Wainwright:

The Rowley Selectmen's records for 1761 contain a warrant issued to the county sheriff that Hannah Wainwright, "Spincer, transient person of the state of New Hampshire" is warned out of the town of Rowley. The word "spincor" or spinster was generally used in colonial times to refer to unmarried women who were past the normal marrying age of about twenty five. 

Hannah lived in New Hampshire after this, for she is listed in another warrant issued by the Selectmen of the town of Gloucester in August 1790 as being from Portsmouth, Rockingham County New Hampshire.  This is the same warrant in which Thomas and Lydia Wainwright "from Rowley" are listed².

Hannah almost certainly was a member of the family of Thomas Wainwright, though there is no direct evidence of this in the public records. It is unclear exactly how she was related.  Most likely she was the daughter of the elder Thomas Wainwright.  It is also possible that she may have been the sister of the elder Thomas Wainwright.

There is a Hannah Wainwright listed as a pauper residing in Pittsfield New Hampshire in 1790. 

Generation No. 2 

      @3.  ---² Wainwright (Thomas¹) died Bef. 1771.  He married Mary ---³.  She died Unknown.

Notes for Mary ---:

Mary Wainwright is listed as Thomas' mother in the church record of Thomas' baptism. Later in the same record, her marriage to Thomas Thomas is recorded.

Although there is no other mention of her in public records, she is definitely the mother of Thomas Wainwright.  In this sense, she can be considered the earliest provable Wainwright ancestor.

There is circumstantial evidence that, after her marriage to Thomas Thomas, she settled in Gloucester with her husband.  The US Census for 1790 lists a Thomas Thomas living in Gloucester with a female over 16⁴. One can imagine that Mary and Thomas moved to Gloucester after their marriage and that their son Thomas joined them in 1790.  I don't know if they lived in Rowley at any time, but there are no references in the Rowley records to anyone by the name of Thomas Thomas.

Child of --- Wainwright and Mary --- is:

Generation No. 3 

      @4.  Thomas³ Wainwright (---², Thomas¹) was baptised 09 November 1766 at Queen's Chapel, Portsmouth, Rockingham County New Hampshire⁵, and died Aft. September 1811⁶.  He married Lydia Lurvey 25 April 1790 in Gloucester, Essex County Massachusetts⁷, daughter of David Lurvey and Lydia Holland.  She was born Bet. 1768 - December 1770 in New Gloucester, Cumberland County Maine⁸, and died November 1825 in Gloucester, Essex County Massachusetts⁹.

Notes for Thomas Wainwright:

On 9 November 1766,  the Parish Records of the Queen's Chapel in Portsmouth, Rockingham County New Hampshire record  an unnamed male child was baptised of Mary Wainwright.  Later, the record was amended to name the child Thomas. There is no father named in the record.

In March of 1780, Thomas Wainwright enlisted in the 4th Massachusetts Regiment under Col. Abner Dawes after that town offered a bounty to anyone who enlisted and served in the Army from Rowley for at least 3 years or until the end of the war. The Continental Congress assessed an annual quota on each town for recruits.  Like many towns in Essex County in 1780, Rowley had neither the young men to satisfy the quota, nor the money to pay them. In desperation, towns offered incentives, in the form of promissory notes, to anyone who would enlist and satisfy the quota. The promissory notes were due on the cessation of hostilities and payable in much inflated Continental Currency. Thomas's bounty, amounting to $163.00, was paid by the town in 3 installments on 2nd of March, the 24th of March, and the 14th of April, 1781 after his discharge.  It is unclear why he did not serve the full three year period, but the payments indicate that he fulfilled his obligation to the town.

The next mention of Thomas is from the Gloucester Vital Records, where his marriage intention to Lydia Lurvey is recorded on 25 April, 1790.

In August 1790, the Gloucester Selectmen issued a warrant to the county sheriff to warn a large number of nonresidents to leave the boundaries of the town.  Among the group was "Thomas Wainwright, his wife and family, of Rowley".  Also mentioned in the warrant was Hannah Wainwright of Portsmouth NH, Thomas's aunt, still visiting following the wedding, and Benjamin Marshall of Cambridge, who in 1815 would become Lydia's second husband.

The practice of warning people out of New England towns had its basis in old English Common Law, which held that the welfare of indigent inhabitants of a town was the responsibility of its residents.  A law was passed formalizing the practice in the Massachusetts Bay colony in 1692 making it a town's responsibility to care for any indigent person who resided within the borders of the town for three months.  In response, towns ordered their inhabitants to report any visitor to the authorities and they were consequently ordered to leave the town. Violators were arrested as vagabonds if they did not heed the warning, and were escorted to the boundary of the town by the constable or county sheriff.  Landlords were required to post a bond of indemnity to insure that their tenants did not become destitute.  As vigorously as these laws were enforced, they failed to keep a great number of people from settling on unoccupied land on the fringes of town. By the late 18th century, most people named in the warrants simply applied for and received permission to settle in the town from which they were warned. Many of these became leading citizens of their communities.  Until the law was revoked in 1793, though, those who were warned out were not eligible for town support if they became ill or lame¹¹.

Thomas and Lydia did not leave Gloucester after being warned out, for in the Poll Tax list of 1792  Thomas Wainwright is listed as owning "1/4 dwelling house" in the town, a fact that is not borne out by the Essex County real estate records. 

The US Census of 1790 lists Thomas Wainwright living in Gloucester, aged "over 16", with one female "over 16" (Lydia).

The US Census of 1800 shows Thomas between 26 and 45 years along with one female between 16 and 26 (Lydia), 3 males under 10 years (including Thomas Jr. and George), and 1 female under 10 years  (Nancy) ¹⁰. 

The 1810 US Census lists Thomas as over 45, living with 3 males under 10 (one of which is George), 1 male aged 10 to 16 years (Thomas Jr.), 3 females under 10 years (Lydia, and two unidentified females), 1 female aged 18 to 26 years (Nancy), and 1 female over 45 (Lydia).

Based on the ages indicated in the above mentioned census, Thomas was born between 1755 and 1765.

The US Census of 1820 does not include Thomas Wainwright.

The will of Major John Rowe, dated 3 August, 1801, includes a promissory note signed by Thomas on 22 April, 1801 in the amount of $7.14.  Since there is no further mention of this note in the Essex County Probate records, we could presume that the debt was satisfied.

Ebenezer Pool, in his papers mentions Thomas Wainwright several times, indicating at least a passing acquaintance.  He wrote that Thomas Wainwright was a tailor from Virginia. In a later entry, he wrote that Thomas Wainwright was "on board a Ship of War in 1799" (V4, p364).  This is undoubtedly a reference to the "French Disturbance" referred to later by Pool.   In V3, p161 he elaborates:  

"In 1799 or about that time, 60 men and boys shipped on board of the Herald, the Essex, the Portsmouth, and Constitution and other warlike ships about this size to cruise and capture French vessels in the West Indies, in the French Disturbance, so called."    

Thomas was not named in the crew lists of the USS Constitution or  the USS Essex, and I have not found his name in the records of the USS Herald.  I have been unable to locate records for the USS Portsmouth.  I have found the logs for the USS Merrimack but have not yet checked these out.  Babson indicates that the majority of Gloucestermen who signed up for sea duty did so on the USS Herald, an armed merchantman of about 330 tons, armed with 10 guns and about thirty men.  This ship made at least three cruises between 1799 and 1802.  The crew list of the first and third cruises have not survived, and the log of the second cruise, in 1800, does not mention Thomas as a crew member.  If he did sign on to the Herald, Thomas most likely sailed on its first cruise to the West Indies and Havana during the summer of 1799.

Thomas died sometime between September 1811, when his daughter Lucy would have been conceived, and 6 April, 1815, when Lydia remarried. Pool says Thomas was alive on Flag Day (17 June) 1811 but died soon afterward, in 1811 or 1812.  He may have joined a privateering venture as the War with Britain commenced.  There is no record of his capture by the British, French or Spanish.

Thomas' children seemed to have no better idea of their father's background.  His son George's death record indicates the place of birth for Thomas is unknown.  His daughter Lydia's death record indicates her father was born in England.  In the return for the 1880 US Census, son George indicates that his father was born in New Hampshire while daughter Lydia indicates her father was born in Maine.

Thomas emerges as a man who was independent spirited and not very open about his past.  His life included significant periods of time when he was not living with his family.  He appears to have served twice in a military capacity, and may have been serving in some capacity at the time of his death. 

More About Lydia Lurvey:

Children of Thomas Wainwright and Lydia Lurvey are:

Notes for Daniel Wainwright:

The only record we have of Daniel is the recollection of Ebenezer Pool.  No birth, marriage or death record exists.

Notes for James Wainwright:

The only record we have of James is the recollection of Ebenezer Pool.  No birth, marriage or death record exists.

Generation No. 4 

      5.  Nancy⁴ Wainwright (Thomas³, ---², Thomas¹) was born Abt. 1792 in Gloucester, Essex County Massachusetts¹⁷, and died Unknown.  She married Daniel Dunnaway 25 January 1810 in Gloucester, Essex County Massachusetts¹⁸, son of Daniel Dunneywun and Lydia Brown.  He was born 31 August 1788 in Gloucester, Essex County Massachusetts¹⁹, and died Unknown.

Notes for Nancy Wainwright:

The original record book at the Gloucester City Hall indicates that this family moved away.

The US Census for 1800 lists Nancy under 10.  The 1810 census shows her 16-26.

The Columbian Centennial for 1/6/1816 shows her marriage to Benjamin Marshall.  In actuality, Benjamin married Lydia, Nancy's mother.

More About Daniel Dunnaway:

Child of Nancy Wainwright and Daniel Dunnaway:

      6.  Thomas⁴ Wainwright (Thomas³, ---², Thomas¹)²¹ was born Abt. 1794 in Gloucester, Essex County Massachusetts²², and died of apoplexy 20 November 1844 in Rockport, Essex County Massachusetts²³.  He married Harriett Hale October 1814 in Gloucester, Essex County Massachusetts²⁴, daughter of Benjamin Hale and Lucy Tarr.  She was born July 1795 in Gloucester, Essex County Massachusetts²⁵, and died 04 November 1856 in Rockport, Essex County Massachusetts²⁶.

Notes for Thomas Wainwright:

Thomas  was  called  out  as  a  member of the local militia  on  8  Sep 1814  when  the British frigate  "Nymph"  attacked  the village of Sandy Bay.  Babson had this to say about the encounter²⁷:

"The people of that place had, in the spring and summer of this year, erected at their own expense a fort on the point of Bearskin Neck, and procured for it three carriage-guns, which were placed in charge of a corporal, with a detachment from one of the companies at the Harbor.  On the 8th of September, the British frigate 'Nymph' took one of the fishing-boats belonging to the place; and her skipper (Capt. David Elwell) was compelled to act as pilot for two barges, full of men, which the captain of the frigate determined to send in to get possession of the fort.  These barges started from the frigate about midnight and , hidden from sight by dense fog, were rowed with muffled oars toward the Neck; and, having reached it, one of the barges proceeded into Long Cove, and landed her men at what is called 'the Eastern Gutter.'  The enemy marched to the fort; took the sentinel by surprise; made prisoners of the soldiers, fourteen in number; and spiked the guns, which they threw out of the fort.  The other barge went into the old dock on the western side of the Neck; where her men soon encountered some of the people of the village, who had been aroused by an alarm given by a sentinel stationed on the Neck, not far from the houses.  It was now daybreak, and a clear morning.  Several musket-balls were fired at this barge by three of the Cape men, who got in return cannon and grape-shot but received no injury from them.  To silence the alarm-bell, which was now ringing, several shots were fired at the belfry of the Meetinghouse, one of which struck one of the posts of the steeple.  But this attempt had a disastrous and nearly fatal termination for the enemy; for the firing of their large gun caused a butt to start in the bow of the barge, which soon began to fill with water, and finally sunk just as the men got her in near the rocks back of the pier.  The officer in command, and a few of his men, ran across the Neck; and, seizing a boat, made their escape.  The rest, a dozen or more were made prisoners.  In the mean time, the men who took the fort had, with all their prisoners, or a part of them, got into their barge and were on their way back to the frigate."

Thomas applied for and received a Protection Certificate from the Gloucester Customs House on 10 September 1812.  These certificates were issued to American Seamen as proof of citizenship to discourage impressments.  His certificate indicates he was 18 years old, of light complexion, and was born in Gloucester²⁸.

Thomas engaged in some real estate speculation shortly after his marriage to Harriett.  On 7 August 1816, along with William Smith, Thomas purchased a 3 acre parcel of land in Sandy Bay from Joshua Poole for the sum of $54.37.  In this deed, both are listed as mariners.  On 31 October 1818, Thomas purchased another lot of Sandy Bay land from Levi Sanborn, which he immediately sold at a handsome profit to William B. Haskins²⁹.

Thomas was charged with defaulting on debts in 1830 and 1837.  His creditors were as follows:

In each case he failed to appear and defaulted the case.

More About Harriett Hale:

Children of Thomas Wainwright and Harriett Hale are:

     @9.  George⁴ Wainwright (Thomas³, ---², Thomas¹) was born June 1799 in Gloucester, Essex County Massachusetts³¹, and died 26 February 1882 in Gloucester, Essex County Massachusetts³².  He married Mary Rowe 07 November 1820 in Gloucester, Essex County Massachusetts³³, daughter of Daniel Rowe and Polly Knutsford.  She was born 07 August 1802 in Gloucester, Essex County Massachusetts³⁴, and died 15 February 1879 in Gloucester, Essex County Massachusetts³⁵ 

Notes for George Wainwright:

George, second surviving son of Thomas, was born about June of 1799. There is no official record of his birth, owing to the incomplete record keeping typical of rural New England towns between the Wars with Great Britain. He is listed both in Town records, and in the US Census as being a Fisherman throughout his life. His lifelong residence, listed as 4 Hammond St, is now a vacant lot located just off East Main Street in East Gloucester opposite the fishing docks.

If George was a fisherman typical of his day, he certainly did not profit by his trade. Like most Gloucester fishermen, his fortunes would have been tied up between his boat and his debts to the local merchants, who operated like the company stores in mining towns. At best he may have owned a one-eighth share of the boat he worked. We can tell from the Census records that the house in which he and his family lived was shared with others, probably dory mates. Most likely he worked on a kind of fishing boat called a "Jigger". Built in Chebacco (now Essex), these boats were small, sturdy craft built by the fishermen themselves on a share system. They were double ended and rigged with two pole masts placed well forward to eliminate the need for a head sail. They were seldom over 30 feet long or over 20 tons. Being small and wide they were easily handled and often fished as far away as Labrador. A boat carried a crew of 8 or 10 fishermen who caught fish on a hand line.

George Wainwright, aged 20 obtained a Seaman's Protection Certificate on 26 November 1818 (Certificate 796).  He is listed as having light complexion³⁷.

 The US Census records for 1830 show George living at East Gloucester, aged 30-40; 1 female between 20-30 (Mary); 1 male 20-30 (identity unknown); 1 male under 5 (George Jr); 2 females between 5-10 (Rhoda and Mary); and 1 female under 5 (Lydia).  In the 1840 Census we find George, in East Gloucester, aged 40-50; 1 female aged 40-50 (Mary); 1 male under 5 (George 2nd); and 1 female between 15-20 (probably Lydia); with "one person navigating of ocean". In 1850, the Census records George Wainwright, aged 50, along with Mary, aged 48; Lydia, aged 21; George, aged 15 and attending school; and William, 6, also attending school. Also living in the household were James Vaughn, aged 21, a fisherman from New Brunswick, and Richard Hews, aged 38, a fisherman from England³⁶. The Census of 1860 lists George, aged 61, Mary, aged 57; Lydia, aged 29; and William, aged 16.  Living in the same house at this time were Alex Harrison, aged 46, a laborer from Norway; and _____ Goth, aged 27, from Nova Scotia. In 1870 the Census lists George, aged 71 (no occupation), Mary, aged 67; Lydia, aged 40 (no occupation), and William, aged 26, fisherman. The 1880 Census lists William, aged 36 as head of the household on Hammond Street with Louisa (Fowler), aged 27; George, aged 81, and Lydia, aged 42 (this was incorrectly taken, as she was 52 at the time). Beside Lydia's name is a small letter (i) which probably indicates she was an invalid at this time.

George Wainwright died on 26 February, 1882. George's estate, probated 1 May 1882, was valued at $170.00. Administrators listed were Mary Smith, Rhoda Harvey, Lydia Wainwright, and William Wainwright. George and Mary are buried together at the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, East Gloucester (old section). The inscription on their tombstone, still clearly visible today, reads as follows:

                   George Wainwright

                   Died Feb 26 1882

                   Aged 82 Years 8 Months

                   Mary, his Wife

                   Died Feb 15 1879

                   Aged 75 Years 8 months

More About Mary Rowe:

Children of George Wainwright and Mary Rowe are:

Notes for Lydia Wainwright:

Lydia lived with her parents for her entire life.

Notes for George Wainwright:

The year 1860 is known in local Gloucester history as one of the most disastrous in terms of ships lost at sea. The Cape Ann Advertiser for 24 Feb of that year carried the news that 5 of Gloucester's fleet of George's Bank Cod boats were missing after a gale struck the Bank. One of these, the William S Wonson, William L Lunt, master, sailed on 8 Feb with George aboard as a junior hand. This ship went down with all nine crew members without a trace.  George’s name is enshrined on the Gloucester Memorial Cenotaph.

      10.  Lydia⁴ Wainwright (Thomas³, ---², Thomas¹) was born 04 July 1800 in Gloucester, Essex County Massachusetts⁴⁴, and died 19 May 1881 in Boston, Suffolk County Massachusetts⁴⁵.  She married John Butterfield Ferrier 20 May 1824 in Boston, Suffolk County Massachusetts⁴⁶.  He was born 1794 in Marseilles France⁴⁷, and died 17 July 1877 in Boston, Suffolk County Massachusetts⁴⁸ 

Notes for Lydia Wainwright:

Lydia appears in the US Census of 1810, though she is not mentioned explicitly.

In the US Census of 1870. Lydia, aged 69 is living in Charlestown with John Ferrier, aged 72, Elizabeth, aged 28, and Aline aged 15. John indicates he is from France, Lydia indicates she is from Massachusetts.

In the US Census of 1880, Lydia aged 82 is living at 19 Bainbridge Street in Charlestown with son Charles T, aged 52, son-in-law Nathaniel Whitmore, aged 43, his wife Mary, also 43, and their daughter Sarah, aged 18.  Also living with them is Elizabeth, John's sister, aged 38 and Aroline Wheeler, niece of John, aged 14.  Liddy, as she is called, indicates she was born in Maine⁴⁹.

At the time of her death in Boston, her address was 19 Bainbridge Street in Charlestown. Her death record indicates that her father Thomas was born in England.

The Boston City Directory of 1879 indicates that John died in 1877, and Lydia was living as a widow on Bainbridge Street.

In the death record of her son John Ferrier, Lydia's place of birth is listed as Boston.  Above the line "England" is written.

More About Lydia Wainwright:

Burial:  Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett, Middlesex County Massachusetts

Notes for John Butterfield Ferrier:

John first appears in the Boston, Suffolk County Massachusetts City Directory in 1838, where he is listed as  living at 24 Hamilton. In 1841, he was listed as a Rigger, living in Spar Alley, Boston.  In 1851, he lived at 12 Belmont Street.  In 1859 he is living at 71 Meridian Street in East Boston.  Between 1868 and 1874, he lived at 19 Bainbridge Street Charlestown, occupation Rigger⁵¹.

John is listed in the US Census of 1860, aged 65, Rigger, living with wife Lydia, aged 58 and daughter Elizabeth, aged 19⁵⁰.

The Census of 1870 shows John, aged 74, living in Charlestown with wife Lydia, aged 69 and children Elizabeth, aged 28 and grand daughter Aline, aged 5.  John indicates he was born in France.

The middle name Butterfield appears only on John's marriage record.  However, it is a common last name in the Charlestown Massachusetts census entries.

More About John Butterfield Ferrier:

Burial:  Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett, Middlesex County Massachusetts

Marriage Notes for Lydia Wainwright and John Ferrier:

Ebenezer Pool says that Lydia married in Boston, Suffolk County Massachusetts. 

Children of Lydia Wainwright and John Ferrier are:

Notes for Charles T Ferrier:

Charles is listed in the US Census for 1880.

Burial:  Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett, Middlesex County Massachusetts⁵³

More About George N Ferrier:

Burial:  Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett, Middlesex County Massachusetts⁵⁶

      12.  Lucy⁴ Wainwright (Thomas³, ---², Thomas¹) was born 16 May 1812 in Gloucester, Essex County Massachusetts⁵⁷, and died of Inflammation 02 July 1848 in Manchester, Essex County Massachusetts⁵⁸.  She married (1) John Marks 29 September 1829 in Gloucester, Essex County Massachusetts⁵⁹.  He was born Abt. 1810 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and died Bet. February 1844 - 19 December 1847.  She married (2) Barnet Sargent Knowlton 19 December 1847 in Gloucester, Essex County Massachusetts⁶⁰, son of Barnet Knowlton and Betsy Sargent.  He was born 27 February 1811 in Gloucester, Essex County Massachusetts⁶¹, and died 29 October 1900 in Wenham, Essex County Massachusetts⁶².

Notes for Lucy Wainwright:

Lucy was said, in her death record, to be the daughter of Thomas and Lidia Winwright of Rockport.  Her age at death was 36 years, 1 month and 15 days.

Notes for Barnet Sargent Knowlton:

The 1850 US Census shows Barnet Knowlton living in Manchester, aged 38, farmer, living with wife Mary, aged 38 and child Samuel, 8.  Mary indicates she was born in Rhode Island⁶⁴.

The 1860 Census shows Barnard S Knowlton, Teamster, aged 49 living in Salem with wife Mary, aged 48 and son Albert, aged 6.  Anne indicates she was born in Rhode Island.

The 1870 Census shows Barnard Knowlton, aged 64, teamster, living alone in Peabody.

The 1880 US Census shows Barnet S. Knowlton, aged 68 living in Wenham with his wife Mary B. Knowlton, aged 53.

More About Barnet Sargent Knowlton:

Baptism: 23 June 1811, Gloucester, Massachusetts⁶³

Children of Lucy Wainwright and John Marks are:

Notes for Lucy Wainwright Marks:

Lucy is called Martha Lucy Wainwright, daughter of John and Lucy in the record of her marriage to Charles Blatchford.  She died just 5 days after her marriage.

Notes for Henry Marks:

Henry appears in the 1850 Census, aged 14, living with sister Lydia, aged 10, living in the home of Lemuel Norwood, aged 38 and his wife Charlotte, aged 38.  Both are attending school⁶⁹.

Generation No. 5 

      14.  Harriett⁵ Wainwright (Thomas⁴, Thomas³, ---², Thomas¹) was born 12 December 1816 in Gloucester, Essex County Massachusetts⁷⁷, and died of Anaemia 07 October 1849 in Rockport, Essex County Massachusetts⁷⁸.  She married Murdoch McLaine 03 August 1836 in Gloucester, Essex County Massachusetts⁷⁹, son of Samuel McLaine.  He was born Abt. 1811 in of Nova Scotia⁸⁰, and died 23 February 1854 at sea⁸¹.

Notes for Murdoch McLaine:

The 1850 Census shows Murdoch Mclaine, aged 35 living with in Rockport with his father, Samuel, aged 72, and Harriett, aged 10.  Also, Samuel Mc Jennet and Catherine--- from Scotland⁸³.

Murdoch was lost at sea aboard the Gold Hunter, a Coaster that left Gloucester on 17 February bound for Virginia.  He was serving as the First Mate.

Children of Harriett Wainwright and Murdoch McLaine are:

      15.  Sally Hale⁵ Wainwright (Thomas⁴, Thomas³, ---², Thomas¹) was born Abt. 1819 in Gloucester, Essex County Massachusetts⁸⁹, and died of Consumption 27 March 1841 in Rockport, Essex County Massachusetts⁸⁹.  She married Henry Hunson 06 January 1840 in Gloucester, Essex County Massachusetts⁹⁰.  He was born Abt. 1813 in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, and died Unknown. 

More About Sally Hale Wainwright:

Nickname: Sarah

Notes for Henry Hunson:

Henry remarried and lived his later years in Cambridge

The 1860 US Census lists Henry Hunson, aged 47, Fish Dealer, living with wife Lucinda, aged 42 and children Henry, aged 14, M E (female), aged 12, MM,(female) aged 6 and L G (male) aged 3  from New  Brunswick.  He indicates he was born in England.  Lucinda indicates she was born in New Hampshire⁹¹.

Child of Sally Wainwright and Henry Hunson is:

      16.  Elisibeth⁵ Wainwright (Thomas⁴, Thomas³, ---², Thomas¹) was born Abt. 1823 in Gloucester, Essex County Massachusetts⁹⁴, and died Aft. 1880.  She married Isaac Stanwood 12 March 1844 in Rockport, Essex County Massachusetts⁹⁴, son of Isaac Stanwood and Nancy Wonson.  He was born 08 February 1815 in Gloucester, Essex County Massachusetts^95,96, and died 31 October 1881 in Gloucester, Essex County Massachusetts⁹⁷.

Notes for Elisibeth Wainwright:

Elizabeth is listed in the 1880 US Census as living in Gloucester with husband Isaac, aged 55⁹⁸.

Notes for Isaac Stanwood:

Isaac's age at his marriage to Elisibeth in 1844 is 33.

Isaac is listed in the 1850 Census, aged 36, fisherman, living with his wife Elizabeth, aged 27 and children Elisabeth D(elia), aged 5 and Isaac E, aged 1 He is living with his mother-in-law Harriett and her family⁹⁹.

The US Census for 1860 lists Isaac, aged 42, fisherman living in Gloucester with wife Elizabeth, aged 35 and children Lizzie 14, Eddie, 11 and Eva 1.  Isaac indicates his net worth at $200.

Isaac was, on 25 November 1861, mustered into Company D of the 32nd Regiment, and was discharged for disability on 6 July 1863.  He filed a patent on 31 March 1874 for a process for obtaining Isinglass in liquid form.

The US Census for 1870 lists Isaac, aged 55, fisherman, living in Gloucester with wife Elisabeth, aged 46 and children Edward, 20, Sailmaker and Eva, 11. 

The US Census for 1880 lists Isaac as aged 65, a retired fisherman living in Gloucester.  This age is more consistent with the marriage of his parents.

Children of Elisibeth Wainwright and Isaac Stanwood are:

Notes for Frank W. Mernilew:

Frank and his wife are listed in the 1880 US Census as living with Eva's parents in Gloucester¹⁰³.

      17.  Adelia⁵ Wainwright (Thomas⁴, Thomas³, ---², Thomas¹) was born Abt. 1826 in Gloucester, Essex County Massachusetts¹⁰⁴, and died 1901 in Rockport, Essex County Massachusetts¹⁰⁵.  She married (1) William Pool 13 May 1846 in Rockport, Essex County Massachusetts¹⁰⁶, son of Abraham Pool and Rachel Tarr.  He was born 04 September 1823 in Gloucester, Essex County Massachusetts¹⁰⁷, and died 21 September 1857 in Rockport, Essex County Massachusetts¹⁰⁸.  She married (2) George Lane 22 May 1872 in Rockport, Essex County Massachusetts¹⁰⁹, son of George Lane and Sally Goss.  He was born 01 November 1804 in Gloucester, Essex County Massachusetts¹¹⁰, and died 1875 in Rockport, Essex County Massachusetts¹¹¹.

Notes for Adelia Wainwright:

The 1860 Census lists Adelia, aged 33 living in Rockport with children William J 13, Mary A 11 and Foster, 6¹¹².

The 1870 Census lists Adelia Poole, aged 43 living in Rockport with children William J 22 (no occupation), Albert, 18 and Foster, 15. 

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Marriage Notes for Adelia Wainwright and George Lane:

This was George's third marriage, Adelia's second.

Children of Adelia Wainwright and William Pool are:

      18.  Thomas⁵ Wainwright (Thomas⁴, Thomas³, ---², Thomas¹) was born Abt. 1829 in Gloucester, Essex County Massachusetts¹¹⁶, and died of Consumption 23 July 1858 in Rockport, Essex County Massachusetts¹¹⁷.  He married Abigail Dodge Brown 17 June 1851 in Rockport, Essex County Massachusetts¹¹⁸, daughter of Samuel Brown and Elizabeth Page.  She was born 13 September 1833 in Boothbay Harbor, Lincoln County Maine¹¹⁹, and died of Consumption 12 July 1861 in Rockport, Essex County Massachusetts¹²⁰.

Notes for Thomas Wainwright:

Thomas, 26, is listed in the 1855 Mass State census, along with wife Abby, 22, son Charles T, 3, and Thomas, aged 6 months¹²¹.

Notes for Abigail Dodge Brown:

1860 census shows Abby as head of family consisting of Charles and Edgar.  Also in house lived Augusta Woodbury, aged 19, Mellina Allon, aged 29, and Catherine ___ aged 20, probably helping her in her illness (page 569).  She is listed a second time (page 602) as living with her children in the same house as her brother Samuel Brown.

Marriage Notes for Thomas Wainwright and Abigail Brown:

Married by Rev, George Lyle (Baptist)

Children of Thomas Wainwright and Abigail Brown are:

Notes for Charles Thomas Wainwright:

Eben Blachford was named guardian of Charles after his mother's death on 3/4/1862.  According to the court record, Eben had been asked by Abby to take the children.

Charles was committed to the Mass. Nautical School by Eben Blatchford on 12 December 1862.  Blatchford's reason was "Stubbornness".  On 16 December 1862 he was transferred to the K Street Reform School in Mansfield.  He was inmate number 2941 from Rockport Massachusetts.

His commitment record, dated 12 December indicates he was delivered by Mr Roberts (adoptive father of his brother Edgar) and Eben Blatchford, his Court-Appointed guardian.  The interviewer notes that he has been been living with his Aunt Adelia Leonard, the wife of Rev. Henry C. Leonard of the Methodist Church.  Rev.  Leonard has an interest in the boy.  He has two uncles at war, one of whom lives in Rockport.   He smokes but does not drink. 

The interviewer notes that he played truant several times, and that he sold papers and oranges.  His companions were Edward Stanwood, John Driver and his two brothers.  He achieved a third grade education level, and he could read and add.  He was at this time only 4 feet 1 inch tall, with light hair and blue-grey eyes.  On the left side of his head was an area where there was scarcely any hair.  He had a square forehead  He attended church as a Methodist. 

The case notes for Charles, copied from the original case file from the Mass Nautical School, are as follows:

"Committed for stubbornness, did not break the Sabbath nor did he swear; he was accustomed to play truant so much that he says that there were not two successive months while he attended school but that he played truant:  He is a good boy and only needs a little care.

"I should think from his account of himself that he was sent to the Ship (Mass Nautical) for no offense, but to dispose of him as soon as possible to those who had charge of him, and there seems to be evidence to this effect. 

"Apr 16 '69- On trial with H. Wilson Courdarillo.  Ran away from Mr. W. and Apr 19 1870 was re-arrested and returned to the institution. 

"July 29 1870- Placed on Trial with W. Shepherd of Belfast Maine.

"1879- Charles, Edward and Everett are doing well.  Charles in Valparaiso (South America), Edward in Rockport, and Everett in some town in Mass¹²³.

The 1870 US Census lists Charles T Wainwright, 18, living at the State Reformatory in Westboro Massachusetts¹²³.

Notes for Thomas Wainwright:

The only record we have of Thomas is his appearance in the 1855 Mass State Census¹²⁷.

Notes for Everett Wainwright:

Eben Blachford was named guardian of Everett after his mother's death on 3/4/1862.  According to the court record, Eben had been asked by Abby to take the children.

The 1860 US census for Rockport lists Everett Wainwright living with Charles Andrews, aged 30, stone cutter and his wife Mary A, aged 29.  Charles and his wife were both born in Maine¹²⁹.

The 1865 Massachusetts State Census for Rockport shows Everett Wainwright living with Charles Andrews, 34, his wife Mary A. Andrews, 34 and daughter Jane H. Andrews, aged 13.

Everett does not appear in the 1870 Census with Charles Andrews, aged 38 and Mary A, aged 38.

Everett is listed in the case notes of his brother Charles in 1879 as living "in some town in Massachusetts"¹²⁹.

Everett appears in the 1881 British census in Liverpool England as a Quartermaster aboard the Passenger Liner Istrian.  He is from Massachusetts, aged 26 and married¹³¹.

Neither Everett nor Amelia appear in the 1900 US Census.

The US Census of 1910 lists Everett's wife Amelia living in Brooklyn as a widow.

Notes for Amelia Ashcroft:

Amelia appears in the US 1910 Census living in 96 Rockwell Place, Brooklyn New York, widowed, aged 52, proprietor of a boarding house.  She was born in England.  She indicates she arrived in the US in 1880¹³². 

Notes for Edgar C. Wainwright:

Eben Blachford was named guardian of Edgar after his mother's death on 3/4/1862.  According to the court record, Eben had been asked by Abby to take the children.

In November 1862, Edgar was adopted by George Roberts, Jr. and wife Lucy from Boston, Suffolk County Massachusetts. His name was changed to Edward Roberts.  The Court record shows that Eben had given his permission in writing for the adoption to proceed.