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Joseph Grafton

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8 Aug 2020

Marriage*

Joseph Grafton married Mary Moore, daughter of Thomas Moore and Ann Carte, circa 1622 in EnglandG.

Child of Joseph Grafton and Mary Moore

Elizabeth Grafton+ b. c 1622

Mary Moore

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Father	Thomas Moore d. 11 Jul 1636
Mother	Ann Carte b. c 1578, d. 28 Feb 1639

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8 Aug 2020

Birth*	Mary Moore was born circa 1600 in EnglandG.
Marriage*	She married Joseph Grafton circa 1622 in EnglandG.

Child of Mary Moore and Joseph Grafton

Elizabeth Grafton+ b. c 1622

Thomas Moore

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Father	John Moore b. c 1530
Mother	Ann (?)

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8 Aug 2020

Birth*	Thomas Moore was born in Southwell, Nottinghamshire, EnglandG.
Marriage*	He married Ann Carte circa 1590 in EnglandG.
Death*	Thomas Moore died on 11 July 1636 in Salem, MassachusettsG.

Child of Thomas Moore and Ann Carte

Mary Moore+ b. c 1600

Ann Carte

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8 Aug 2020

Birth*	Ann Carte was born circa 1578 in Southwell, Nottinghamshire, EnglandG.
Marriage*	She married Thomas Moore, son of John Moore and Ann (?), circa 1590 in EnglandG.
Death*	Ann Carte died on 28 February 1639 in Salem, MassachusettsG.

Child of Ann Carte and Thomas Moore

Mary Moore+ b. c 1600

John Moore

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8 Aug 2020

Marriage*	John Moore married Ann (?).
Birth*	John Moore was born circa 1530 in EnglandG.

Child of John Moore and Ann (?)

Thomas Moore+ d. 11 Jul 1636

Ann (?)

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8 Aug 2020

Marriage*

Ann (?) married John Moore.

Child of Ann (?) and John Moore

Thomas Moore+ d. 11 Jul 1636

Agnes (?)

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8 Aug 2020

Marriage*

Agnes (?) married William Lane by 1606 in EnglandG.1

Child of Agnes (?) and William Lane

George Lane b. c 1613, d. 11 Jun 1689

Anne (?)

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4 Jul 2020

Marriage*	Anne (?) may have married Reynold Jenkins.
Birth*	Anne (?) was born circa 1615.
Death*	She died circa 1678.

Child of Anne (?) and Reynold Jenkins

Jabez Jenkins+ b. c 1655, d. 2 Nov 1697

John Kilborne

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1 Mar 2009

Child of John Kilborne

Thomas Kilbourne+ b. 8 May 1578, d. b 3 Sep 1640

Elizabeth Kilbourne

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Father	Thomas Kilbourne b. 8 May 1578, d. b 3 Sep 1640
Mother	Frances Moody b. 11 Oct 1584, d. Nov 1650

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8 Aug 2020

Baptism*	Elizabeth Kilbourne was baptized on 12 May 1614 in Wood Ditton, Cambridgeshire, EnglandG.1
Death*	She died on 25 January 1645/46 in Boston, Suffolk County, MassachusettsG.1

Hugh Gunnison

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2 Mar 2009

Ezekiel York

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Father	Joseph York b. 25 Nov 1758, d. 27 Mar 1830
Mother	Joanna (?) b. s 1761, d. bt 1810 - 1813

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6 Aug 2024

Birth*	Ezekiel York was born in November 1784 in New HampshireG.1,2
Marriage*	He married Elizabeth Mary Coombs, daughter of Joseph Coombs and Elizabeth Gamble, before 1811.3
Death*	Ezekiel York died on 14 August 1856.4
Burial*	He was buried in Lakeview Cemetery in Monmouth, Kennebec County, MaineG.4
	There is currently no evidence stating that he is the son of Joseph of Monmouth, but it seems highly likely that in such a small town the two must be related, and they are of ages to be father and son. On 27 Apr 1809 Ezekiel York was already living in Monmouth when he purchased 50 acres of land in Monmouth from Peter Lyon. He was called a yeoman. (Kennebec Deeds 15:512) He sold this land to Jonathan Stevens and Chase Blake of Monmouth on 12 Mar 1812 and his wife Betsy cosigned. (Kennebec Deeds 20:254) On 10 Sep 1813 he purchased 50 acres of land from Joseph P. Chandler of Monmouth. (Kennebec Deeds 21:513, 61:461-2) 5 Dec 1827 he appears to sell a portion of the land he purchased from Chandler to a man named Wager Hopkins. His wife Elizabeth relinquished her right of dower. (Kennebec Deeds 63:57-8) He purchased 50 acres of land in Monmouth from John Robinson on 5 Nov 1828. (Kennebec Deeds 74:200-1) On 23 Nov 1831 he purchased land from the widow Sally Wing, and sold that same land to Joseph Pettingill on 7 Nov 1837, with his wife Elizabeth relinquishing right of dower. (Kennebec Deeds 73:150, 127:470) He may be the Sergeant Ezekiel York who was a member of Capt. J. Nealley's Company, Lieut. Col. Andrew Grant's Regiment between September 1 and 4, 1814. This regiment was hurried raised to repel a British invasion and saw action at the Battle of Hamden, Maine, in which the British routed the untrained militiamen. Nealley's company was raised at the town of Monroe, Maine. They apparently had additional children. The 1830 census shows a boy and a girl aged 5-9 and a boy and a girl aged under 5. On p. 710 of the History of Monmouth and Wales (v.2) it states that a Joseph Pettengill from Bridgewater, Mass. moved to Monmouth in 1837 and purchased from Ezekiel York a farm "now owned" by S. R. Simpson.5

Children of Ezekiel York and Elizabeth Mary Coombs

Gustavus Adolphus York+ b. 9 Feb 1811, d. 10 Sep 1880 Mary Philena York b. 4 Apr 1813 Elizabeth Joanna York b. 21 Mar 1816, d. b 1830 Mercy Blake York b. 1 Feb 1819, d. 24 Jul 1899 Charles N. York+ b. 1820, d. 8 Feb 1875 Samuel Lee York+ b. 2 Jul 1823, d. 6 Mar 1893 John Turner York b. c 10 Aug 1826, d. 13 Apr 1906

Mary Philena York

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Father	Ezekiel York b. Nov 1784, d. 14 Aug 1856
Mother	Elizabeth Mary Coombs b. 18 Nov 1787, d. 7 Oct 1875

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2 Mar 2009

Birth*	Mary Philena York was born on 4 April 1813, probably in Monmouth, Kennebec County, MaineG. The birth wasn't recorded in the Monmouth town records until 1 Apr 1818 so may have taken place elsewhere.1
Marriage intention*	Frederick Robinson filed an intention of marriage with Mary Philena York, daughter of Ezekiel York and Elizabeth Mary Coombs, on 17 October 1830 in Monmouth, Kennebec County, MaineG. They were both from Monmouth at the time.2

Elizabeth Mary Coombs

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Father	Joseph Coombs b. 1752, d. 1817
Mother	Elizabeth Gamble b. 1755, d. 1844

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6 Aug 2024

Birth*	Elizabeth Mary Coombs was born on 18 November 1787 in MaineG.1,2
Marriage*	She married Ezekiel York, son of Joseph York and Joanna (?), before 1811.3
Death*	Elizabeth Mary Coombs died on 7 October 1875.4
Burial*	She was buried in Lakeview Cemetery in Monmouth, Kennebec County, MaineG.5
	The parentage of Elizabeth Mary Coombs is uncertain. Her maiden name comes from the death record of her daughter Mercy (York) Wing and is also recorded on her Find-a-Grave record.

Children of Elizabeth Mary Coombs and Ezekiel York

Gustavus Adolphus York+ b. 9 Feb 1811, d. 10 Sep 1880 Mary Philena York b. 4 Apr 1813 Elizabeth Joanna York b. 21 Mar 1816, d. b 1830 Mercy Blake York b. 1 Feb 1819, d. 24 Jul 1899 Charles N. York+ b. 1820, d. 8 Feb 1875 Samuel Lee York+ b. 2 Jul 1823, d. 6 Mar 1893 John Turner York b. c 10 Aug 1826, d. 13 Apr 1906

Donald Holt Bjorklund

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Father	Bruce C. Bjorklund
Mother	Jane Abbott Moody

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10 Dec 2008

Ellen Louise Brown

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Father	Frederick H. Brown
Mother	Louise C. Frank

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22 Apr 2019

Elizabeth Joanna York

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Father	Ezekiel York b. Nov 1784, d. 14 Aug 1856
Mother	Elizabeth Mary Coombs b. 18 Nov 1787, d. 7 Oct 1875

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2 Mar 2009

Birth*	Elizabeth Joanna York was born on 21 March 1816, probably in Monmouth, Kennebec County, MaineG. The birth wasn't recorded in the Monmouth town records until 1 Apr 1818 so may have taken place elsewhere.1
Death*	She may have died before 1830. She seemingly wasn't accounted for in the 1830 census of Monmouth.

Gustavus Adolphus York

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Father	Ezekiel York b. Nov 1784, d. 14 Aug 1856
Mother	Elizabeth Mary Coombs b. 18 Nov 1787, d. 7 Oct 1875

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7 Apr 2023

Birth*	Gustavus Adolphus York was born on 9 February 1811, probably in Monmouth, Kennebec County, MaineG.1,2
Marriage intention*	Harriet Lovejoy filed an intention of marriage with Gustavus Adolphus York, son of Ezekiel York and Elizabeth Mary Coombs, on 30 January 1832 in Monmouth, Kennebec County, MaineG. They were both from Monmouth at the time.3
Death*	Gustavus Adolphus York died on 10 September 1880.4
Burial*	He was buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Dixfield, Oxford County, MaineG.5
	The History of Peru states that Gustavus "came from Monmouth in 1840 and settled on the Fred Davenport farm. His wife Attie, and their three eldest oldest children, constitutued the family then." It went on to say "Many of the sons were more prosperous and better men than the parent, for the reason that they did not inherit his intemperate habits. Mr. York resided in a small cabin above mentioned in Dixfield the last years of his life. He left farm in Peru around 1850." (p.300) Atty was living at 1365 Washington Street in Boston when she died.

Children of Gustavus Adolphus York and Harriet Lovejoy

George Nelson York b. 17 Jan 1833 Henry Albert York+ b. 8 Nov 1836, d. 24 Jun 1892 Samuel Norris York b. 1 Oct 1838, d. 9 May 1897 Edward Kent York b. 23 Dec 1840, d. 17 Feb 1907 Gustavus Adolphus York Jr. b. 17 Jul 1843 Grenville Mellen York b. 8 Oct 1845 Charles Elery York b. 29 May 1848

Benjamin York

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Father	Joseph York b. 25 Nov 1758, d. 27 Mar 1830
Mother	Joanna (?) b. s 1761, d. bt 1810 - 1813

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14 Sep 2024

Birth*	Benjamin York was born say 1793.
Marriage*	He married Dorcas Hopkins, daughter of Peter Hopkins and Silence King, on 26 June 1817 in Monmouth, Kennebec County, MaineG.1
	There is currently no evidence stating that he is the son of Joseph of Monmouth, but it seems highly likely that in such a small town the two must be related, and they are of ages to be father and son. Also Joseph had a brother named Benjamin.

Dorcas Hopkins

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Father	Peter Hopkins
Mother	Silence King

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14 Feb 2023

Birth*	Dorcas Hopkins was born.1
Marriage*	She married Benjamin York, son of Joseph York and Joanna (?), on 26 June 1817 in Monmouth, Kennebec County, MaineG.2
Marriage intention*	Turner Curtis filed an intention of marriage with Dorcas Hopkins, daughter of Peter Hopkins and Silence King, on 1 November 1827 in Monmouth, Kennebec County, MaineG. They were both from Monmouth at the time.3

Peter Hopkins

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8 Aug 2020

Marriage*

Peter Hopkins married Silence King.

Child of Peter Hopkins and Silence King

Dorcas Hopkins

Silence King

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8 Aug 2020

Marriage*

Silence King married Peter Hopkins.

Child of Silence King and Peter Hopkins

Dorcas Hopkins

Turner Curtis

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18 Jul 2020

Birth*	Turner Curtis was born in 1785 in Greene, Androscoggin County, MaineG.
Marriage intention*	Turner Curtis filed an intention of marriage with Dorcas Hopkins, daughter of Peter Hopkins and Silence King, on 1 November 1827 in Monmouth, Kennebec County, MaineG. They were both from Monmouth at the time.1

Mercy Blake York

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Father	Ezekiel York b. Nov 1784, d. 14 Aug 1856
Mother	Elizabeth Mary Coombs b. 18 Nov 1787, d. 7 Oct 1875

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7 Feb 2023

Burial*	Mercy Blake York was buried in Monmouth, Kennebec County, MaineG.1
Birth*	She was born on 1 February 1819 in Monmouth, Kennebec County, MaineG.2,3
Marriage*	She married Lyman L. Wing, son of Reuben Wing and Joanna (?), in March 1840.4,5
Death*	Mercy Blake York may have died of apoplexy on 24 July 1899 in Mansfield, Bristol County, MassachusettsG.1
	They were both from Monmouth, Maine and moved to Peru, Maine where they settled on a farm and had six children, all listed in the history of Peru. They eventually moved back to Monmouth where Lyman died in 1890. When Mercy died in 1899 she was living in Mansfield, Mass., perhaps with one of her children.4

Frederick Robinson

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2 Mar 2009

Marriage intention*

Frederick Robinson filed an intention of marriage with Mary Philena York, daughter of Ezekiel York and Elizabeth Mary Coombs, on 17 October 1830 in Monmouth, Kennebec County, MaineG. They were both from Monmouth at the time.1

Harriet Lovejoy

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Father	Azael Lovejoy d. 1827
Mother	Ethel (?)

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7 Apr 2023

Birth*	Harriet Lovejoy was born on 9 December 1814 in Livermore, Androscoggin County, MaineG.1,2
Marriage intention*	Harriet Lovejoy filed an intention of marriage with Gustavus Adolphus York, son of Ezekiel York and Elizabeth Mary Coombs, on 30 January 1832 in Monmouth, Kennebec County, MaineG. They were both from Monmouth at the time.3
Death*	Harriet Lovejoy died of pleurisy, old age and exhaustion on 24 September 1886 in Boston, Suffolk County, MassachusettsG.4
Burial*	She was buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Dixfield, Oxford County, MaineG.5
	Some of her children's marriage or death records call her Mary E. York.

Children of Harriet Lovejoy and Gustavus Adolphus York

George Nelson York b. 17 Jan 1833 Henry Albert York+ b. 8 Nov 1836, d. 24 Jun 1892 Samuel Norris York b. 1 Oct 1838, d. 9 May 1897 Edward Kent York b. 23 Dec 1840, d. 17 Feb 1907 Gustavus Adolphus York Jr. b. 17 Jul 1843 Grenville Mellen York b. 8 Oct 1845 Charles Elery York b. 29 May 1848

Richard Moody

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2 Mar 2009

Marriage*	Richard Moody married Anne (?).
Death*	Richard Moody died on 28 April 1574 in Moulton, Suffolk, EnglandG. He was buried the same day.1

Child of Richard Moody

George Moody+ b. c Sep 1559

Anne (?)

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2 Mar 2009

Marriage*	Anne (?) married Richard Moody.
Burial*	Anne (?) was buried on 14 March 1577 in Moulton, Suffolk, EnglandG. She had married secondly to Edward Coult.1

Richard York

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Father

Connecting York

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9 Dec 2024

Birth*	Richard York was born say 1613 in EnglandG.1
Marriage*	He married Elizabeth (?) by 1645.2
Death*	Richard York died probably on 23 April 1672 in Dover, New HampshireG. His unsigned will was written on that date, and as the witnesses had already signed it is presumed that he may have died suddenly before he got a chance to sign it himself. The inventory was taken nearly two years later on 27 Mar 1674. He was presumably living in Dover at the time he died.3,2
	While Richard's parentage and origins are unknown, it is likely that he emigrated here from England. Some sources claim that he came to this country on the ship James, which arrived in Salem, Mass. on 10 Oct 1633, and that he was one of a party of about thirty who came with the Rev. George Leveridge and Thomas Wiggin, early settlers of Dover, NH. [Williams, Alicia Crane, ed., Stone-Gregg Genealogy, p.287] But according to the main history of Dover by John Scales, the names of the passengers on the James are not known aside from Leveridge and Wiggin. Scales goes on to say, "it is quite probable that in the number were the larger part of those who signed the Combination agreement, in 1640, to establish good government, and some of those who were settled at Oyster River, in 1640, and did not sign that important document." [Scales, John, Colonial Era History of Dover, New Hampshire, p.101] Stackpole in the first chapter of his History of Durham included Richard among a list of 'probable' companions to Thomas Wiggin in 1633. [Stackpole, Everett S. and Lucien Thompson, History of the Town of Durham, New Hampshire (Oyster River Plantation) with Genealogical Notes, 1:3] So while he may very well have come on the James in 1633, it can not be proven. What we do know from a deposition that Richard himself made in 1652 is that he was in Dover by 1635, and may have been there earlier. [GDMNH, p.775] For the first five years that York was in Dover the government of the fledgling colony was in flux, torn between competing ministries, opportunistic men of position, and the government of Massachusetts. On 22 Oct 1640 the principal landowners of the town wrote a 'Combination' to form a local government. While Richard York is not one of the signatories, he is known to have been resident at the time and may very well have signed. The original copy disappeared in the 1600s and all that we have to go on is a poor copy made in 1682. Many names were misspelled and it's not unlikely that others were left off the copy. [Piscataqua Pioneers (2000), 58-9] Dover Historian John Scales drew maps of Dover showing locations of the homes of early settlers, among other landmarks, and in his map of Dover Point he placed the home of "Richard York 1640-" marked about midway down Dover Point on the west side of the main road, roughly in the area where Pearson Drive is today. The book "Piscataqua Pioneers: Selected Biographies of Early Settlers in Northern New England" published by the Piscataqua Pioneers organization in 2000 notes (p. 475) that he had a house there in 1642 and says it was at modern day 275 Dover Point Road. That location is on the main road, whereas Scales' map shows the house lot midway between the road and the river on the western side of the Point. He likely received his grants of land from the town of Dover around the year 1640. The existing text of the town grant has no date, but reads, "Richard York, a house Lott conteyning by Estimacon eleaven acres more or less, butting upon the high street East and on the Durty Lane west on John Dams Lott on the South and uppon the lane from Elder Nutters North, more all the m'she in a Creeke called by the name of Little Johns Creek, more one small marsh conteyning by estimation eleaven acres more or less in the great Bay butting upon two small Islands southwest, more one spott of marsh lying to the northwest ioyning to ye other only a small point of Land making some division." [Stackpole's History of Durham, 1:31] These early Dover grants generally included a home lot on Dover Point as well as farm and marsh lands further out along the shores of Great Bay or area rivers. The first marsh was in the area of Little John's Creek, which is now Varney Brook on the northwest side of Dover Point. The second, 11 acre, marsh, was on the western shore of Great Bay, with the two small islands probably being Chesley's Islands, making this the marsh between Bay Road and Moody's Point in today's Newmarket. At varying times that land was part of Dover, Oyster River/Durham and Exeter before finally becoming Newmarket land. In Aug 1643 he served on a grand jury. [NH State Papers series, v. 40, NH Court Records 1640-1692, p.11] He appears on the first extant tax list of Dover dated 19 Dec 1648, with property rated at £72-8-0 with a tax of £1-4-0. [Stackpole's History of Durham, p.9] He was one of the residents of Dover who signed a petition (with his mark) to the General Court being held in Boston for protection from certain non-resident land owners from Massachusetts who were taking advantage of their positions to 'disturbe and molest us in our habitations, by challenginge us by patent.' This was undated by it references the fact that they were recently "taken under the government of Massachusetts" so was likely some time in the 1640s. [NH Provincial and State Papers, 24:837] Around 1652 he had a grant of seven acres of marshland in Great Bay that abutted two small islands, later called Chesley's Islands after the man who bought them in 1707. [Thompson, Mary R. Landmarks in Ancient Dover, New Hampshire, p.41] He had a total of 80 or so acres of land in this area of Lubberland, which is on the west side of Great Bay in Durham just below Adams Point. His grant of land from the town of Dover is mentioned in later deeds from his son John York who sold the land in the 1680s. Oct 1652: Richard York and John Ault both deposed that "in the yere 1635, that the land about Lampreele river was bought of the Indianes & made use of by the men of Dover & myself both for planting & fishing & feling of timber. [New Hampshire Provincial and State Papers, 1:204, repeated 24:853] This indicates that Richard was in residence in the Dover area by 1635, and very possibly as early as the end of 1633 when the Wiggin group who arrived on the James came to town. 1654: He and other Dover residents signed a petition to the Massachusetts General Court for relief from outsider land owners who were harrassing them with rents and fees. [New Hampshire Provincial and State Papers, 1:213] His name appears on Dover tax lists 1648-50, 1657, called a freeman in 1650. [GDMNH p.49-50] Jun 1656: Served on a grand jury. [NH State Papers series, v. 40, NH Court Records 1640-1692, p.118] In 1656 he was granted one hundred acres next to John Martin's "bounded as followeth, that is to say, by lambrill River side North west 96 Rood and from the marked tree Betwixt John Martin and Richard York 200 Rood South west and be west and the head line 96 Rod nor west & be nor and from that marked tree to the River again 200 Rood south west and be west." [Stackpole's History of Durham, p.31] Today this is the area of Martin's Point in Newmarket, and borders some of the marshland that he was granted by the town back around 1640. A WPA abstract of this grant at the UNH Archives includes a description of this grant dated 11 Nov 1660. Richard served on a jury to inquire into the 2 Jul 1657 death of George Branson and view his corpse. After a determination of his cause of death [killed by a bull] was made John Alt and Richard York were granted administration of Branson's estate and instructed to bring in an inventory. [NH State Papers series, v. 40, NH Court Records 1640-1692, p.128] In 1660 he signed a petition of Oyster River residents protesting against unfair treatment by Dover Neck. [GDMNH, p.52] On 7 Feb 1661 Richard York of Dover conveyed to Joseph Austin of Dover all his rights to 50 acres of marsh at Little John's Creek which he bought from William Hilton, said marsh having been granted to Hilton by the town of Dover. Both Richard and Elizabeth York are signatories to the deed, but only Richard is said to have used a mark. Witnessed by Stephen Robinson and John Woodman, and Richard acknowledged the deed in person on 7 Aug 1661. [Rockingham Deeds, 2:80] Little John's Creek is now known as Varney Brook which leads from the Bellamy River on the west side of Dover Point, just south of the cul-de-sac of Gerrish Road. He appears on the Oyster River tax lists from 1659, 1661-63, 1666. [GDMNH, p.52] In Jun 1664 he served on a grand jury. [NH State Papers series, v. 40, NH Court Records 1640-1692, p.192] On 26 Jul 1665, along with his son John, he signed a petition to the King to be freed from the jurisiction of Massachusetts and instead joined to Maine. [NH Provincial and State Papers, 17:512-3] In Jun 1667 he served on a grand jury. [NH State Papers series, v. 40, NH Court Records 1640-1692, p.220] On 19 May 1669 Richard was one of the petitioners to set off the parish of Oyster River (now Durham) from the town of Dover. [NH Provincial and State Papers, 1:309, 24:103] The petition wasn't granted, but the town did allow the inhabitants to build a meeting house at their own expense and to raise taxes for a ministry. [Stackpole's History of Durham, p.171] In Jun 1669 he served on a grand jury. [NH State Papers series, v. 40, NH Court Records 1640-1692, p.244] On 23 Apr 1672 Richard was of Dover - likely Oyster River parish - when he made his will as follows: In the Name of god Amen the later will and testament of Ritchard yorke whoe being well stricken in years but ripe in memory this 23 day of Appriell one thousand Six hundred Seventie and two viz I doe leave and bequeath to my sonne John Yorke that I now live in my farme the dwelling houses and outt howses with all the privelidges and the apertinances thereunto belonging togeather with the stock whitch shall be upone the farme after my desease and the legeses here mentioned to be payd and what stocke of [torn] and sheepe and swine shall be left after the legeses be payed shall be equally devided between my sonne John Yorke and daughter Elizabeth C--tie [Cartee] and my sonne [torn] daughter grace yorke and like wise alsoe I doe leave and bequeath to my wife [torn] yorke during her lifetime one third part of the Estate and one Cowe only my sonne John yorke paying the just debts to any parson or parsons that can be made Justly apeare allso I doe leave and bequeath to my sonne Samuell Yorke five pounds allso I doe leave and bequeath to my daughter Ratchell Hulle five pounds and allso I do leave and bequeath to my sonne Bengeman Yorke that tracket of land which I hold by towne grant situate ling and being near the Second sale of Lampleriver adjoyning unto that wch wase latelye John Martaines Lott together with one yoke of oxen and allso doe leave and bequeat to my daughter Grace Yorke tenne pounds all soe leave and bequeath unto my tow grandchildren Richard Yorke and Bengieman Yorke fiftie shillings apeice. Allso my daughter grace yorke legesie to be payed at her day of marage or eighteen yer of age now I Richard living and being ripe in memorye doe now accknowledge this to be my last will and testament Sined Sealed and accknoledged in the presents of us to be his act and deede dated ye 23 of Appriell 1672. [NH Provincial and State Papers, v.31, Probate Records, 2:134-5; also a modern handwritten copy of the will available on ancestry.com] This was witnessed by Nicholas Doe (his mark) and Francis Thorne, but it was not signed by Richard himself. Perhaps for this reason, as well as the fact that he didn't name any administrators, the court judged it to be an 'imperfect' will, and appointed his wife Elizabeth and son John as administrators when it was brought to court on 30 Jun 1674. The fact that he didn't sign it may mean that he died before he could do so, which would put his date of death likely on the date of the will, but this can not be proven. The inventory of the estate was recorded on 27 Mar 1674, nearly two years after the will was written, so it seems likely that he was alive into at least 1673, and perhaps the lack of a signature was just an oversight. The inventory taken by William Roberts Sr., John Rand, Benjamin Matthews and Thomas Willey came to £264-13-0. Elizabeth and John York, as administrators, gave bond of double the amount of the inventory with Nicholas Doe and Samuel Willey acting as sureties. The inventory was as follows: The deceased's wearing apparel -- £2-0-0 One feather bed with the furniture thereto belonging -- £5-10-0 One bed with the appurtenances -- £2-10-0 One brass kettle, one iron kettle, one iron skillet, two iron pots, 2 pothooks, one crook and a frying pan -- £5-0-0 "Wooding vessels" -- £2-0-0 Pewter tin and earthen wares -- £0-20-0 Working tools -- £2-0-0 One table bonds -- £0-40-0 One barrell -- £0-2[?illeg]-00 Olde caske -- £0-12-0 Olde chest flaske and spinning wheel and box -- £0-12-0 A Slide Copps and pin yoake and irons and chains 3 plough irons -- £1-0-0 A carte and wheeles -- £2-0-0 A loach grinding stone and sheep shears -- £0-12-0 2 Sowes and 4 piggs -- £2-10-0 Seaven sheep -- £3-10-0 Two oxe -- £14-0-0 Four kine [cows] -- £18-0-0 A bull and heffer -- £7-0-0 6 young cattle -- £12-0-0 Housing and lands -- £180-0-0 A musquit fouling peece and sword -- £3-0-0 Total -- £264-13 Several years later, on 8 Jun 1681, John York and his mother, along with her new husband William Graves, made an agreement that she and Graves could live on their third share of Richard's property but once Elizabeth died that third would revert to John and William would have to leave. This document was witnessed by Thomas Broughton and John Shore. [NH Provincial and State Papers, v.31, Probate Records, 1:136] We next hear of William Graves on 8 Jan 1694/5 when he petitioned the government for aid after having been wounded in the July 1694 Oyster River Massacre. He asked them to "take into your consideration ye distressed estate and condition of your poor Petitioner, who at ye last desolation at Oyster River was wounded by ye enemie, & his estate demolisht; who since hath been a long time with the Chirurgeon for cure & by blessing of God hath arrived to a good measure of health; but hath not wherewithall to answear ye Doctor, nor to help himself, humbly craveth some succour & reliefe therein; whereby you will do a very charitable Deed..." [NH Provincial and State Papers, 2:147] William makes no mention of a wife in this petition, so it is not known whether the estate that was demolished was the York property or a place he may have moved had Elizabeth died by that time. William took a third wife after Elizabeth's death. [GDMNH, p.283]

Children of Richard York and Elizabeth (?)

John York+ b. c 1642, d. May 1690 Samuel York+ b. c 1644, d. 17 or18 Mar 1717/18 Elizabeth York b. s 1647 Rachel York b. s 1651 Benjamin York+ b. c 1654, d. b 1727 Grace York b. a 1654

Elizabeth (?)

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29 Nov 2022

Birth*	Elizabeth (?) was born circa 1618 in EnglandG. She was age 62 in 1680.1
Marriage*	She married Richard York, son of Connecting York, by 1645.1
Marriage*	Elizabeth (?) married second William Graves before October 1680.1

Children of Elizabeth (?) and Richard York

John York+ b. c 1642, d. May 1690 Samuel York+ b. c 1644, d. 17 or18 Mar 1717/18 Elizabeth York b. s 1647 Rachel York b. s 1651 Benjamin York+ b. c 1654, d. b 1727 Grace York b. a 1654