The researches for this work have extended over a period of more than twenty years, conducted under adverse circumstances; one of which has been remoteness from the old family homes, in Massachusetts and Maine, where the records and information necessary for the history were to be principally found. The writer has never had the pleasure to visit Ipswich, Massachusetts, the cradle of the family in America; had this privilege been accorded, no doubt this book would have been more full, complete and accurate; but his investigations have been conducted largely through an extensive correspondence; with the inspection of such books and copies of records as could be secured; aided by the testimory of living witnesses.

About the year 1867, he procured from his grandfather Isaac S. Andrews, then 79 years old, a man of remarkable memory, who was well acquainted with his kinsmen in Massachusetts and Maine, an account of the family history, as far back as his grandfather, Solomon Andrews. Except for this information, so timely preserved, it would have been more difficult to connect the relationship back to the first settlers, and perhaps this book would never have been written.

The identification of members of the family by a living witness, back to about the year 1750, has been a priceless value in establishing the Family Genealogy.

Until within the last few years, little has been published on this branch of the family. No connected Genealogy of this family has been published prior to this work.

The Andrews Memorial, published in 1872, barely mentions Robert Andros, of Ipswich, 1635, and his children.

General Christopher C. Andrews, of St. Paul, has published some disconnected extracts from the records of Ipswich and Salem, in the Maine Historical and Genealogical Recorder in 1886-8. The writer had never seen these papers until 1889, but had procured similar information from the same records, though not so full.

We desire to acknowledge valuable assistance, by information furnished for this work: by General C. C. Andrews, above; S. M. Watson, Esq., editor of the Maine Historical and Genealogical Recorder, of Portland, Maine; from the Abraham Hammatt Papers; the Ipswich Antiquarian Papers, by Augustine Caldwell, Esq., and Arthur C. Dowe, Esq., of Ipswich; the Andrews Memorial, by Rev. Alfred Andrews; Savage's Genealogical Dictionary; the Stearns Genealogy, by Dr. Solomon S. Stearns, of Washington D. C.; the Amos Otis Papers; the Portland Transcript; and from the many friends who have kindly furnished family records, etc.

It is with hesitation that we present these pages to our kinsfolks, not unmindful that they probably contain some unavoidable errors, and other imperfections.

It has been prepared chiefly during the hours taken from busy professional cares and duties.

We trust it will assist in preserving and perpetuating the history of Robert Andrews and his descendants, and make the family better acquainted, one with the other; hoping that other hands may improve and complete what is here presented.

The writer has acquired many pleasant acquaintances during the preparation of the history, and now submits the results of his labors for the favorable inspection of the family.

With kindest regards,
H. F. ANDREWS.
AUDUBON, IOWA, November, 1890.

Andrews is a Christian name. The English word Andrew, and its equivalents in other languages has been used as a name for members of the human family from the time of remote antiquity.

The Greek word A, pronounced with the long sound of the last a, Anar, signifies a man, in the most comprehensive sense.

The Latin word Andreas, signifies a man, or manly, or like a man.

The English word Andrew means the same.

It was the name of the first disciple of Jesus. One commentator suggests, that probably the apostle had also a Hebrew name, and that the name Andrew was given to characterize his manly spirit, as his brother, whose Hebrew name was Simon, was called Peter, the rock. Pehaps this was about the earliest use to be found in history, of the word as the name of an individual. Because of the fact that it was the name of so distinguished and illustrious a personage in the annals of Christian history, it is not improbable, but quite natural for the believers and followers of Christ and his apostles to adopt and continue this name; the same as at present people name their children after noted and illustrious persons. The home of Andrew was at Bethsaida, in Galilee, then a Roman province.

It is supposed that after the Crucifixion, this apostle preached in Scythia, Greece and Epirus, and finally suffered martyrdom at Patræ in Achaia, A. D. 62 or 70, on a cross called St. Andrew's Cross, formed thus: X

St. Andrews, is the patron Saint of Scotland, and is also held in great veneration in Russia as the apostle who according to tradition first preached Christianity in that country. In both countries there is an order of Knighthood named in his honor.

If these traditions are based upon facts, there were opportunities to spread and perpetuate the name. Communication between the Jewish provinces and Rome, at that period, would naturally take the name to the latter place; and it would become coined into the Latin language; even if it had not been already borrowed from the Greek; just as we coin new words into our language to-day. Names or nmuns are words mkst readily borrowed.

It was the most natural thing for the early Christians to preserve the names of their saints; their first teacher and preachers; their authorities in doctrinal matter; they were land marks, so to speak.

There are no acquirements more firmly impressed upon the different races of people, than their religious customs and usages.

It may have been considered a mark of distinction to bear the name of a martyred Christian. It may have been regarded a duty by the Church to perpetuate the names of its saints and martyrs, by bestowing them upon living individuals. The signification of the name itself, alone, renders it peculiarly appropriate as a name for man. When the name became established once as a familiar one with the Romans, it naturally spread through Christendom, to every place where the Roman arms were victorious; or where the Christian religion was established, and so we find it all over Europe; Andrea in Italy; Andreas in Germany; Andre and Andrieux in France; Andrés in Spain; and Andrew with its various terminations and corruptions in England.

In England it is a very old as well as common name; probably carried there by the Romans. Five hundred years of Roman rule was sufficient to permanently fix the name there.

The English books on Heraldry give a full description of many Coats of Arms of the different branches of the family.

Like many other old English names, the orthography has been corrupted; there are various terminations which have as little signification as the Coats of Arms; the name is spelled variously, thus: Andrew, Andrews, Andrewes, Andros, Andross, Andrus, Andruss, Andras, Anders, Androse, Androwes, Androuse, Andores, &c. &c.

Antiquaries give little heed to the mere spelling of names; either by living individuals or as found in records; as evidence of relationship; other tests must be considered.

It is not uncommon to find known relatives at the present time who spell their names differently. Two hundred years ago and prior to that time there were no standards for English orthography; the people spelled very carelessly, each to please his fancy, any way and every way; many were then unable to read or write at all and trusted such matters to public scriveners and to the parish officials; one clerk would spell the name in his peculiar manner, while the clerk in a neighboring town spelled it differently; long continuance in the same place by the same family, tended to the adoption of a form of the name peculiar to a given family of relatives, while the separation of relatives, exhibited frequently, a marked difference in the name.

In such ways the forms of the name have multiplied. It is a wonder that our names have been so well preserved.

It is the purpose of this work to deal particularly with the Andrews family in America, and with the facts and circumstances surrounding their early settlement here. To understand the family history better, one should have a good knowledge of English and Colonial history of those times.

The greater number of people in this country named Andrews are of English origin.

We may safely date the settlement of the family among the early emigrants to Massachusetts Bay Colony about the year 1630; a brief survey of the history of this settlement will interest and assist us. In March, 1628, a company of six gentlemen in England, purchased from the Plymouth Company, the territory extending from a line three miles north of the Merrimack river; thence to a line three miles south of the Charles river; from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. These purchasers soon afterward conveyed an interest in their purchase to others, and the number of joint proprietors soon became much enlarged.

They assumed the title of "The Massachusetts Bay Company" and in a few days chose Matthew Cradock, a wealthy merchant of London, their governor and Thomas Goffe, also a London Merchant, deputy governor.

In June 1628, John Endicott, a Puritan of the sternest type was sent over with a company of emigrants who landed at Salem (Naumkeag), and commenced the settlement of that ancient town.

Endicott was one of the original purchasers of the Plymouth Company and was appointed governor of the colony but not the company; the governor and government of the latter, remained in England, and gave instructions for the government of the colony.

Mr. Roger Conant, with three others, had fixed their abode at Salem previously, but as he had not been sent their by the company, his settlement was not allowed to give date to the settlement of the town. March 4, 1626, a charter was obtained from King Charles I, incorporating them as the "Governor and Company of Massachusetts Bay in New England;" the stockholders to elect annually, a governor, deputy governor, and eighteen assistants, who where to administer the affairs of the colony in monthly meetings. Four great and general courts of the whole body of freemen, were to be held for the transaction of public affairs. Nothing was to be enacted contrary to the rights of Englishmen, but the supreme power resided with the company in England.

It was regarded as a patent for a trading corporation and no specific provision was made on the subject of religion. A large number of the proprietors were attached to the Church of England. Endicott having visited Plymouth, desired to establish an independent church and renounce the use of Liturgy.

He became involved in a dispute with two brothers named Browne, and who were among the original patentees, and who desired to have the services of the Church of England fully carried out in the colonies. Endicott shipped them off to England as "factious and evil conditioned." The company reprimanded him for this stretch of authority, but the complaints of the Brownes were unheeded.

These matters took place during troublesome times between Charles I, and the Parliament; and the acts of the Colonists with regard to Church discipline, undoubtedly escaped the careful scrutiny of the home government; again, the government was relieved from dissensions and disputes at home, between the non-conformists and the established Church by the removal of the Puritans; and for that reason, ignored the wrangles among the colonists.

The English government did not expressly sanction or approve of the actions of the colonists in religious affairs, but rather avoided acting on the subject.

It had been a difficult question for many years in England to deal with; but the discipline of the Established Church was wilfully disregarded, and the Congregational Church, established at an early day in Massachusetts Bay Colony.

The Puritans were not all alike, nor of one mind on the subject of religious matters, except perhaps in their opposition to the Established church; there were factions among them.

The settlers of Massachusetts Bay Colony were of a different type from the simon pure Puritan of the Plymouth Colony; Endicott is and example.

In July 1629, Governor Cradock proposed to the company to transfer the charter from England to the colony, --"to those who shall inhabit there"---which lead to an very important increase in the number and the distinction of the emigrants.

A meeting of the company was called August 28, to discuss the question of the removal, and on the next day, it was determined to be "the consent of the company that the government patent should be settled in New England."

At a court of the company on October 20, 1629, Mr. John Winthrop was elected governor, and John Humphrey was elected deputy governor, for New England.

At the last meeting of the company in England, on board the Arabella, March 23, 1630, Mr. Thomas Dudley was elected deputy governor, in place of Mr. Humprey, who had concluded not to go at that time.

As a result of these operations, seventeen emigrant ships with over one thousand passengers, left England for the colony, in 1630, of which fourteen sailed before June.

The principal persons were Sir Richard Saltonstall, Isaac Johnson, and his wife Lady Arabella, sister to the Earl of Lincoln, John Winthrop, and Thomas Dudley. These embarked on the ship Arabella, named after the Lady Arabella Johnson.

The emigrants included many persons of high character, wealth and learning, among them were four non-conformist ministers. It was by far the most important expedition that had ever left England for America.

More that two hundred of the emigrants, including Lady Johnson and her husband, died before December 1630, from hardships to which they were not inured.

Governor Winthrop was a noble example of the English gentleman; loyal, but firmly inclined to assert public liberty; attached by old association to the church, he desired to see it eformed upon what the Puritans deemed the pure basis of the scripture.

They arrived in the bay in June 1630, and found Endicott at Charlestown; where at first they contemplated forming a settlement. The opposite peninsula then in possession of a single occupant named Blackstone, attracted his attention; here Winthrop and his people began a settlement, named after the English town of Boston, in Lincolnshire, from which many of the emigrants came.

Other parties of emigrants as they continued to arrive settled at various points in the vicinity, and gave names to the towns and villages founded and settled by them.

Each settlement at once assumed that township authority, which forever since has formed so marked a feature in the political organization of New England. The people assembled in town meeting and voted taxes for local purposes, and chose three, five or seven of the principal inhabitants; at first under other names, but early known as "selectmen" who had the expenditure of the tax money, and the executive management of town affairs; a treasurer and clerk were also chosen, and a constable was soon added for the purpose of serving civil and criminal processes.

Each town constituted, in fact, a little republic, almost complete in itself.

About the time of the settlement of this colony, several members of the Andrews family in England, were men of distinction and occupied important positions in society, and in public affairs. It will be well to call attention to some of them as they were, to some extent, connected with colonial matters.

Mr. Richard Andrews, a merchant at the Mermaid, in Cheapside, London, a "Godly man," who having lent £500 to Plymouth Colony in New England, gave it to the poor.

Winthrop says he gave many cattle by Mr. Humfry the deputy governor, and £544, by Mr. Peters, to Massachusetts Bay Colony.

He was an Alderman in London, and one of the associates of the Plymouth Company in 1626.

The reader is cautioned to observe the distinction between the terms company and colony; the later was always in America, the former usually in England.

Richard Andrews was written to by the court in 1634.

In October, 1637, a tract of land extending three miles up into the woods in the town of Scituate, Mass., was granted to Richard Andrews, Hartley, Shirley, and Beauchamp.

Thomas Andrews was a member of the General Court of the "Governor and Colony of Massachusetts Bay in New England," in 1629, one year before the change of the charter to New England.

William Andrews, wac master of the ship Elizabeth, with passengers in 1634. William Andrews was master of the ship, John and Dorothy, from Ipswich, England in 1637; and his son, William Jr. was master of the ship, Rose from Yarmouth, England.

We should hardly do justice tg The family history, if we omitted to refer to Bishop Lancelot Andrewes, D. D. and will quote from his biography:

LANCELOT ANDREWS, D. D., Bishop of Winchester,one of the most illustrious of the prelates of England, was born in 1555 in Thames street, Allhallows, Barking, Lkndon. His <-A>father, Thomas, was one of the ancient family of the Suffolk Andrewes; in his later years he became master of Trinity House.

From the university Andrewes went into the North by invitation of Henry Hastings, Earl of Huntingdon, lord president of the North. In 1585 he is again found at Cambridge taking his degree of B.D. In 1588 he succeeded Crowley in the Vicarage of St. Giles, Cripplegate. Here he delivered his most penetrative and striking sermons on the Temptation in the wilderness, and the Lord's Prayer--the former published in 1592, the later in 1611. In a great sermon on April 10, Easter week, 1688, he most effectively , and with burning eloquence, vindicated the Protestantism of the Church of England against the Romanists. It sounds oddly to have "Mr. Calvin" adduced herein and elsewhere as a new writer, with lavish praise and affection. Passing other ecclesiastical advancements, Andrewes was preferred, by Grindal, at the suit of Walsingham, to the prebendary stall at St. Pancras in St. Paul's, London in 1589 .

The prebendary had the "courage of his opinions," for Sir John Harington records that Sir Francis Walsingham, his patron, having laboured to get him to maintain certain points of ultra-Puritanism, he refused, having, as the garrulous knight, in his State of the Church of England, cunningly remarks,"too much of the A in him to be scared with a councillor's frown or blown aside with his breath," and accordingly answered him plainly, that "they were not only against his learning, but his conscience." On Sept 6, 1589, he succeeded Fulke as master of his own college of Pembroke, being at the time one of the chaplains of Archbishop Whitgift. His mastership of Pembroke was a success in every way. In 1589-90, as one of the twelve chaplains of the queen, he preached before her, a singularly outspoken sermon (March 4, 1590). In this year, on October 13, he preached his introductory lecture at St. Paul's upon undertaking to comment upon the first four chapters of Genesis. These form a part of the Orphan Lectures, of the folio of 1657, than which there is no richer contribution to the theological literature of England, notwithstanding the imperfection of the notes in some cases. He was an incessant worker as well as a preacher. He delighted to move among the people, and yet found time to meet with a society of antiquaries, whereof Raleigh, Sidney, Arundel, the Herberts, Saville, Stow, and Camden, were members. What by his often preaching testifies Isaacson, at St. Gile's, and his no less often reading in St. Paul's, he became so infirm that his friends despaired of his life. His charities were lavish, yet discriminative.

The dearth of 1594 exhibits him as another Joseph in his care for the afflicted and poor of "the Israel of God." In 1595 appeared The Lambeth Articles, a landmark in our national church history. Andrewes adopted the doctrine of St. Augustine as modified by Aquinas. Philosophically, as well as theologically, his interpretations of these deep things remain a permanent advance in theological-metaphysical thought. In 1598 he declined offers of the two bishoprics of Ely and Salisbury, his "nolo episcopari" resting on an intended alienation of the lands attached to these sees. On November 23, 1600, was preached at Whitehall his memorable sermon on Justification, around which surged a controversy that is even now unspent. The preacher maintained the evangelical view as opposed to the sacerdotal.

On July 4 1691, he was appointed Dean of Westminster, and his sedulousness over the renowned school is magnified by Bishop Hacket in his Life of Archbishop Williams. On July 25, 1603, Andrewes assisted at the coronation of James I. In 1604 he took part in the Hampton Court Conference, and better service, was one of the committee to whom we owe our authorized version of Holy Scripture. The Dean frequently preached before the king, and his majesty's own learning, given him by George Buchanan, made him a sympathetic hearer.

Many of these sermons are memorable from their results and place in our ecclesiastical history. In 1605 he was appointed, after a third declinature, bishop of Chichester. In 1609 he published his Tortura Torti, in answer to Bellarmine's Matthæus Tortus. This work in one of many born of the gunpowder plot and related controversies. It is packed full of learning, and yet the argument moves freely. Nowhere does Andrewes' scholarship cumber him. It is as a coat of mail, strong, but mobile. In this same year he was transferred from Chichester to Ely. His studiousness here was as intent as before. He again assailed Bellarmine in his Responsio ad Apologiam, a treatise never answered. From 1611 to 1618 Andrewes is to be traced as a preacher and a controversialist in season and out of season. In 1617 he attended the king to Scotland. In 1618 he was translated to the see of Winchester. In this year he proceeded to the Synod of Dort. Upon his return he became in word and deed a model Bishop, while in every prominent ecclesiastical event of the period he is seen in the front, but ever walking in all beauty of modesty and benignity. His benefactions were unprecedented. His learning made him the equal friend of Grotious, and of the foremost contemporary scholars.

His preaching was unique for its combined rhetorical splendor and scholarly richness, and yet we feel that the printed page poorly represents the preaching. His piety was that of an ancient saint, semi-ascetic and unearthly in self denial, but rooted in a deep and glowing love for his Lord. No shadow rests on his beautiful and holy life. He died September 25, 1626, and the leaders in church and state mourned for him as a father. [Enclyclopædia Britannica.]

Walter records this of him; Neal, bishop of Durham, and bishop Andrewes were standing together behind the king's chair at dinner, when king James turned to them and said "My lords, can I not take my subjects' money when I want it without all this formality in parliament?" Bishop Neal readily answered, "God forbid, sire, but you should, you are the breath of our nostrils." The king then turned to bishop Andrewes; "Well, my lord, and what say you?" "Sir," said Andrewes, "I have no skill to judge of parliamentary cases." The king answered, "No put offs, my lord, answer me immediately." "Then sir," said he, "I think it lawful for you to take my brother Neal's money, for he offers it."

King James had such a veneration for this excellent prelate that he refrained from all levity in his presence. He was made a privy councilor by King James I, and was in no less esteem with king Charles I. His life was a prayer, a great portion of five hours every day was spent in the exercise of devotion. In his last sickness he continued, while awake, to pray audibly, till his strength failed; then by lifting his eyes, he showed that he still prayed. He was a patron of learning, being master of Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Chaldee, Syriac, and Arabic, beside fifteen modern languages. He had brothers, Thomas, and Nicholas. -- [Andrews Memorial.]

This great man lived in the reigns of three sovereigns of England; queen Elizabeth, and kings James I, and Charles I, with whom he was personally aquainted. He died two years before the organization of the Massachusetts Bay Company. The subject of colonization had been agitated for years prior to that time. It is very probable that one of his charitable nature would have been actively interested in the subject, which may have influenced his kindred to emigrate to America.

Another member of the family, who figured prominently in colonial history, at a little later period, was Sir Edmund Andros; born in London in 1637. His father was an officer of the royal household, and accompanied the royal family of Charles II, into exile. He distinguished himself in the war with the Dutch, in 1672, and appointed a major under Prince Rupert. He was knighted by king Charles I, in 1678; was governor of New York from 1674 to 1682. He was appointed governor of the New England colonies, by king James II, in 1686, and attempted to consolidate the colonies of New England into one royal province. He arrived in Boston in December 1686, with a royal frigate and two companies of troops to enforce his authority; but his acts of tyranny aroused the indignation of the people to that extent, that he was deposed by them in 1689, and sent back to England. He was governor of Virginia from 1692 to 1698, and died in 1714. His obituary notice gives his name Andrews, and speaks in high terms of his honors, and career. Americans have been taught to regard him as a tyrant, his government trusted him as a faithful public officer. No doubt from his stand-point, he sought to perform his duty to his country, and sovereign, honorably and conscientiously. His moral character was not assailed.

From what has been already indicated, it will be seen readily that the Andrews of England, were in positions to be influential with the government of the mother country, at and about the time of the settlement of this colony; this being true, probably induced many of the family to emigrate there early in its settlement; we find many of the name in the records of the colony at that time.

Robert Andrew, and wife Grace, settled at Boxford, Mass., in 1630, and had children; John and Robert.

William Andrews, made free at Boston, Mar. 4, 1633. His name appears on the record of the General Court as constable.

Thomas Andrews, of Dorchester, wife Ann, had three acres of land granted him by the town, near his house, in 1634; his son Thomas baptised June 23, 1639.

Robert Andrews was at Chebacco, in Ipswich, 1635; wife Elizabeth; children, Alice, Rebecca, John, and Thomas; and nephews, John, Thomas and Robert Burnham; was an innkeeper.

Samuell Andrews, aged 37, and wife Jane, aged 30, child Jane, aged 3, and child Elizabeth, aged 2, entered their names and were examined at the custom house at Ipswich, England for passage in the ship Increase, for New England, 1635. He settled at Saco, Maine, and died the second year after his arrival.

His widow married Arthur Mackworth, probably his second wife; he had a dwelling on Falmouth Foreside,-Portland, Maine.

James Andrews, son of Samuel above, was born at Saco, and removed with his mother upon her second marriage, to Falmouth.

He married Sarah, daughter of Michael Mitton, and granddaughter of George Cleeves, one of the first owners of Cushings' Island, Portland. He had children, Elisha, who was a lieutenant as early as 1689 under Church in his campaign against the eastern indians, and probably sons James and Joshua, who died before their father. James Andrews, came into possession of Cushings' Island then known as Andrews' Island, as the dowry of his wife, and held it from 1667 until 1698.

The deposition of James Ross, aged about seventy years, who testified: "That he lived in Falmouth in Casco Bay the greater part of his time from his majority till he was taken by the indians in the fort with Cap^t Davis and he very well knew the island opposite Perpudock called Andross his island & he never heard that any person claimed it but Mr. James Andross in that Day and Time. Mr. Andross had a Garrison House on the island and lived there as he was informed as his own proper estate & he S^d Ross lived there some times there in S^d Mr Andross's house or Garrison with his Uncle Skillings."

During the time of king Philips war, about August 9, 1676 the indians attacked Falmouth, burning the houses and killing the people, among others Nathaniel Mitton, the brother of Andrews' wife. Some of the fugitives, including relatives of Andrews, with the assistance of himself and the minister, Mr. Burroughs, escaped to his island at the mouth of the harbor, where he had a strong-hold, and secured themselves by building a stone barricade over the cliff of "White Head," traces of which may still be seen, and lived several month there under great privations and dangers from the indians. Andrews abandoned Falmouth, and died at Boston in 1704.

Thomas Andrews, and Joseph Andrews, drew house lots in Hingham, Mass. September 18, 1635. It is said that Thomas, the father came over with his only son, from Devonshire Eng. and settled at Hingham, where the son, Joseph, was the first town clerk.

Joseph Andrews, was made free at Boston, March 3, 1636, made constable at Barre Cove, -- now Hingham, July 8, 1636.

The same year he was deputy of the General Court at Boston and one of a committee to inquire after the valuation of the several towns, and was a member of the General Court of that year, which sat until May 17, and was appointed one of a committee to look after the boundary between Massachusetts and Plymouth Colonies, and report at both courts, which was done at an adjourned session, August 1, 1637.

Goodman Andrews, was appointed 13th March 1638, to run the line between Hingham and Weymouth. He was the father of Joseph above, and lived in Hingham to a great age.

Thomas Andrews was a deputy to the general court from Hingham in 1678. Samuel Andrews, in the Boston custom house, in 1671; is a descendant of Thomas, and Joseph his son, of Ingham, in 1635. The writer has a letter from him, dated January 6, 1887; in which he says: "My ancestors came from Devonshire, Eng. and settled in Hingham, Mass., in 1635, where Joseph Andrews, was the first town clerk. I belong to the ninth generation, in this country,and am an old boy, having been born the nineteenth of April, 1809."

John Andrews, son of Captain Thomas, of Hingham married Patience Nichols, September, 1658.

Thomas, Abigail and Ruth Andrews, of Hingham testified in 1708 that Mehitable Warren was not a witch.

December, 4, 1638, in record of quarter court, one William Andrews, was for having made an assault on one Coggan, sentenced to be severely whipped, and delivered up to whom the court shall direct; but on September 3, William Andrews, who was formerly committed for his ill and insolent carriage, is by this quarter court, held at Boston, released, and put to Mr. Endicott, who promises to pay Coggan £8, 10; Andrews to serve Mr. Endicott the rest of the time.

Thomas Andrews, Watertown, Mass. afterwards at Cambridge had wife Rebecca, and children, Thomas, born October fifteenth 1641. Daniel, born ---. Rebecca, born April eighteenth, 1646.

John Andrews, Ipswich, 1642, had wife Jane.

Rev. Samuel Andrews, son of Samuel and Elizabeth of Cambridge, was born there January 29, 1656, married Abigail, daughter of Robert Treat, governor of Conn. and settled at Milford; Conn, in 1685.

Mr. Samuel Andrews, and Mr. Cotton, the two fellowes of Harvard college were paid £50, for helping to carry on the president's work, after Mr. Oakes' death.

John Andrews, a sea cooper, from Wales, came to America about 1663, and married Susanna White, at Boston. An "Andrews Memorial" of this family has been written and published by Lieut. George Andrews, U. S. A.

Daniel Andrews, son of Thomas, of Watertown, was a schoolmaster in Salem, in 1672. Savage says: he was accused of witchcraft, in 1692, -- perhaps because he knew more than some of his neighbors, -- but was released early the following year, when reason prevailed, against the influence of Cotton Mather.

John Andrews, and Mary his wife, settled at Farmington, Conn., in 1640. A very full and complete genealogy of this settler and his descendants, down to the year 1872, has been compiled and published, by Rev. Alfred Andrews, of New Britain, Conn., one of his descendants, under the title of "Andrews Memorial". It contains 652 pages, embracing the names of over 2000 descendants of John and Mary Andrews. This is one of the best works on the Andrews family ever published in America; while it is devoted pricipally to the author's branch of the family, it contains much valuable information respecting the family generally, and has been prepared at great labor and expense, and with care. It will prove of inestimable value to his kindred in establishing and preserving the family history and relationship.

William Andrews, the first school-master at Hartford Conn., 1639; will dated April 1659; his name is on the monument of the Center Church cemetery, as one of those who came from Massachusetts, through the wilderness, with Rev. Thomas Hooker; wife Mary died at Cambridge, Jan 10, 1640; another record says, at Braintree, Nov 19, 1639; children John, Elizabeth, Thomas, Samuel; second wife, Abigail.

Henry Andrews, Tauton, Mass., 1639; made free 1643; will, Mar. 13, 1652; wife, Mary; children, Henry, Mary, Sarah, Abigail.

Henry Andrews, Tauton, Mass., was killed by the indians in King Philip's war.

Edward Andrews, Newport, 1639; perhaps removed to Saco.

Francis Andrews, Hartford, 1639; will, 6 June 1662; children, John, Thomas, Jeremiah, Abraham, Elizabeth, Mary, Esther, Rebecca, Ruth, Hannah.

Thomas Andrews, Dorchester, 1635; died 20 August 1667; children, Thomas, Susannah; wife Ann.

William Andrews, Lynn, 1634.

William Andrews, New Haven, a prominent man, signed the compact in 1639; probably accompanied governor Easton; was first at Boston or Charlestown; was active in military service in N.H.; kept the ordinary (hotel); one of the founders of the church: children, William, Samuel, Nathan.

Edward Andrews, Hartford, 1655; children, Edward Solomon, Mary, Sarah.

Edward Andrews, Norwich, among the freemen 1655.

Jedediah Andrews, Dover, 1657; removed to Salisbury; wife, Mary; son Joseph.

John Andrews, Kittery or Saco, 1640.

Samuel Andrews Charlestown, died about October 1659.

Samuel Andrews, Marlbourough, 1667.

Samuel Andrews, New Haven, 1654.

Thomas Andrews, Dorchester, 1667.

It will be noticed that the ancestry of this family is not founded on the traditional "Three brothers" theory; neither is it improbable to suppose that the early settlers of the name were related. The records in England would probably give the information in many cases, if not in all. The antiquaruian would doubtless meet with some success should he investigate the subject, as has been done in numerous similar instances.

Note -- In 1834 Farmer found of the name of Andrews, fifteen graduates at Harvard, eight at Yale, and six at other New England Colleges.

It was a frequent custom for the early settlers in America to name the new homes after something in "Merrie England;" someties for a noted person, again for the old home town there.

Ipswich, Mass., was named after Ipswich,in England, a town in Essex. Ipswich, Mass., was the home of Robert Andrews and his descendants from 1635 down to the time of the Revolutionary war, so far as it relates to the writer's branch of the family; perhaps some of the kindred yet live there.

The papers in the Ipswich public library, prepared from the manuscripts of Abraham Hammatt, furnish considerable biographical information concerning the inhabitants of the place from the first settlement of the town, in 1633, down to 1700.

He was an antiquarian and once lived at Bath, Me., from 1800 to 1836; then removed to Ipswich, where he resided until his death, August 9, 1854, aged 74 years. The Ipswich Antiquarian papers, by Augustine Caldwell, and Arthur W. Dowe, of Ipswich, furnish much information concerning the people and affairs of the town from its earliest settlement. These papers were published irregularly, from October, 1879 until April, 1885.

We will notice a few of the earliest records of the place:

Aprill 1^th, 1633 -- It is ordered that noe pson wtsoeuer shal goe to plant or inhabitt att Aggawam, withoutt leave of the court, except those that are already gone, vz: Mr. John Winthrop, Jun'^r Mr. Clerke, Robt^e Coles, Thomas Howlett, John Biggs, John Gage, Thomas Hardy, Will^m Perkins, Mr. Thornedicke, Will^m Srieant.

1639 Nov. 5. It was ordered that Ipswich should satisfy Mr. Winthrope for the 20 l paid the Indian for his right.

These settlers seem to have done as well in their dealing with the Indians as the famous William Penn.

1640. May 13, Robert Andros is granted to draw wine at Ipswitch, with the condition of the towne.

1648 Oct 18 -- The village at the newe meadows at Ipswich is named Toppesfield.

Captain Edward Johnson, of Woburn, author of the history of New England, entitled, "Wonder Working Providence of Sion's Savior in New England," and who was an ancestor of the Stearns branch of the Andrews family, found in the genealogy of this book, thus discoursed on Ipswich, in 1634:

This year came over a further supply of eminent instruments for futhering this admirable worke of his, among whom the Reverend and judicious servant of Christ, Mr. Nathaniel Ward, who took up his station at the Towne of Ipswich, where the faithful servants of Christ gathered the ninth Church of his.

This town is scituated on a faire and delightful River, whose first rise or spring begins about five and twenty miles further up in the Country, issuing forth in a very pleasant pond. But soon after it betakes its course through a most hideous swamp of large extent, even for many miles, being a great Harbour for Beares; after its coming forth at this place, it groweth large by the income of many small rivers, and issues forth in the sea, due east over against the Island of sholes, a great place of fishing for our English Nation. The peopling of this Towne is by men of good ranke and quality, many of them having the yearly Revenue of large lands in England before they come to this wilderness, but their Estates being imployed for Christ, and left in banke, as you have formerly heard, they are well content till Christ shall be pleased to restore it againe to them or theirs which in all reason should be out of the Prelate's Lands in England. Let all those whom it concerns (to judge) consider it well and do justice herein. This Towne lies in the Saggamoreship or Earldom of Agawam. Now by our English Nation called Essex. It is a very good Haven Towne, yet a little barr'd up at the mouth of the River. Some Merchants here are, (but Boston being the chiefest place of resort of shipping,) carries away all the Trade. they have very good Land for Husbandry where rocks hinder not the course of the Plow. The Lord has beene pleased to increase them in Corne and Cattle of late; Insomuch that they have many hundred quarters to spare yearly, and feed, at the latter end of summer, the Towne of Boston with good Beefe. Their Houses are many of them very faire built, with pleasant Gardens and Orchards, consisting of about one hundred and forty Families. Their meeting-house is a very good prospect to a great part of the Towne, and beautifully built; the Church of Chrish here consists of about one hundred and sixty soules, being exact in their conversation and free from the Epidemicall Disease of all Reforming Churches, which under Christ is procured by their pious, Learned and Orthodox Ministry.

Among the early settlers of Ipswich appear the names of some noted families:

Hon. Col. John Appleton, born at Little Waldingfield, England 1586; settled at Ipswich, with his father, Samuel Appleton in 1635; died aged 87 years.

Major General Daniel Dennison, Commander in chief of the Military forces of Massachusetts Bay Colony, settled at Ipswich, 1637; died Sept. 20, 1682.

Samuel Symonds, Barrister, born at Yieldhorn, Essex, England; settled at Ipswich, 1637; was a magistrate, representative and deputy governor of the colony, 1673.

The ancestors of Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Gen. William T. Sherman, are said to have been among the early settler at Ipswich. Thomas Emerson, settled there in 1638, and Cornelius Waldo, in 1652.

Rev. Nathaniel Rogers, came from England, and settled at Ipswich in 1636; died July 2, 1655; he was son of Rev. John Rogers, of Dedham, England, who died Oct. 18, 1639, aged 67.

He claimed to be the grandson of John Rogers, Prebendary of St. Paul's, Vicar of St. Sepulchre's, and reader of Divinity; burned at Smithfield, England, Feb. 14, 1555. This Nathaniel Rogers, had a son, John Rogers, President of Harvard College, who died July 2 1684, aged 54. his son Rev. John Rogers, was pastor of the first church, Ipswich, and died Dec. 28, 1745, aged 80. Rev. Daniel Rogers, grandson of Nathaniel, died at Exeter, N. H. Dec. 9, 1785, aged 78 years.

Sir Richard Saltonstall, who came from England with Gov. Winthrop, in 1630, built his house in Ipswich, probably about 1635. In later years it was occupied by Col. Hodgkins, of Revolutionary fame. It is said to be still standing near the depot.

Gov. Thomas Dudley, resided at Ipswich, from soon after the settlement, until 1639.

William Clerk, was one of the twelve who came with Winthrop and commenced the settlement at Ipswich, 1632-3.

Thomas Emerson, was one of the "seven men" in 1646.

The following is a relic of the witchcraft barbarities and superstitions:

To Sarge'^t John Chote Sen^r To Jonas Gregory To James Burnam all of Ipswich, Mary Andrews Sarah Rogors Marguret Low Sary HolwelYou and each of you are hereby required in their majesties names To make your personal appearance before y^e worshipfull maj'^r Sam'll Appleton Esq & y^e clerk of y^e Court to be at y^e house of My^r John Spark in Ipswitch on y^e 22^d Day of This Instant Aprile at two o'clek afternoon. Then and There to Give in youre Severall respective Evidences in behalf of their majesties conserning wch clearing up of y^e Grounds of Suspission of Rachell Clentons being a witch who is Then and Thair to be upon further examination. Therefore So make your appearance according to this Sumons fail nott at your perril,

Dated this: 22^d of April 1692.

This record show that several companies of soldiers from Ipswich served in the revolutionary war; the names of such as are supposed may be relatives to this branch of the family are here given.

In Capt. Thomas Burnham's company: John Farley, 2^nd Lieut. privates, Isaac Burnham, Ebenezer Kimball, Elisha Newman, Samuell Newman, Daniel Low. Marched from Ipswich, on the alarm 19, April, 1775; Three days in service, sixpence per mile.

In Capt. Abrm. Dodge's company: Ebenezer Low, 1^st Lieut., Sergeants, David Low, William Story, John Andrews, corporal, William Low, privates, Joshua, Daniel, James, Jacob and Benjamin Andrews, Benjamin, Moses, Amos, Mark, Joseph, Ebenezer, Francis, Ebenezer jr., and William Burnham, Moses Kimball, Robert Newman, Seth, Joseph, Andrews, and Jesse Story, the latter slain at Bunker Hill, and William Farley drummer.

The company drew coat money, 25s, each at Prospect Hill, December 29, 1775.

In Capt. Gideon Parker's company, 11^th Regt. Foot, Col. Moses Little, December, 1776I; sergeant, Stephen Low, privates, Solomon, and Jonathan Burnham, and William Butler.

In Capt. Nathaniel Ward's company, in Col, Little's Regt., sergeant, Jabes Farley

Mr. Augustine Caldwell, antiquarian, of Ipswich, says that Andrews is a more common name at Essex than at Ipswich; Essex was the Chebacco parish of early Ipswich, -- and probably the Andrews farms were there. The old Andrews House on Turkey shore, was not the original Andrews house; it was built by Daniel Hovey, in 1668; and David Andrews was the owner of it when he died, perhaps twenty years ago. It was in the Andrews name only for a generation. The original Andrews town house was an "ordinary," (an inn.)

From an Essex newspaper the following items are clipped: GOOD GRIT. --On wednesday afternoon, as Mr. William Andrews was in the woods a mile from any house, getting timber, a large stick fell on to his right leg, breaking both bones between the knee and ankle. He called for help but no one came and he splintered up his leg, cut two crutches and hobbled out to the house of Mr. Henry Andrews, when he was taken home.

The dwelling house and about quarter of an acre of land situated on Milk street, the homestead estate of the late Almira Andrews, was sold at auction on monday afternoon. E. B. Andrews was the purchaser. This shows that the name is still familiar within the limits of old Ipswich.

The town of Lovell, in Oxford county, Maine, was the home of Captain Abraham Andrews, Captain Samuel E. Andrews, and many of their numerous descendants. It will not interest other branches of the family so much, but is briefly noticed here as the one spot upon which we look back as HOME; the scene of youthful recollections, the home of many early friends who have been very dear through life; where we were born and reared to manhood.

Our relatives there embraced a wide acquaintance, including the families of Andrews, Hamblen, Stearns, Kimball, Gordon, Fry, Fickett, Barker, Heald, Keniston, Kilgore, Abbott, Dresser, McDaniels, Russell, Pottle, and some others.

It was settled about 1788. After the Revolution Captain Abraham Andrews, with his wife's uncle, John Stearns, then an old man about seventy years of age, and her brother, Benjarain Stearns, came to Lovell and were the first settlers there; others soon followed them, among whom were Animas McAlister, Stephen Dresser, Joshua Whiting, Oliver Whiting, Josiah Heald and Samuel E. Andrews, a nephew of Captain Abraham. These people all came from Massachusetts.

Their route seems to have been by way of Concord, N. H. From that point there was a rude bridle path across the country through the woods south of the White mountains, made by Stark and his followers, probably, to Fryeburg, on the Saco River, a distance of eighty miles: which place was settled about 1763; also by settlers from Massachusetts. The distance from there to the central part of Lovell, where the settlement was made, was something better than a dozen miles, about fifteen miles to the spot located by Captain Abraham. Fryeburg and Lovell have always been adjoining towns. The term town must be understood by western people as meaning a township and not a village.

There is a large body of water running nearly, if not quite, through the whole length of Lovell from north to south, ten miles or more in length, called Kezar pond, extending nearly to the Saco river, which in its meanderings in the town of Fryeburg traverses nearly forty miles. These waterways must have greatly facilitated travel for the new settlers through an unbroken forest, in summer easily navigated by boats and rafts; the smooth surface of the ice in winter afforded an excellent highway, as many a boy of my time can testify who has tried it on his skates.

Samuel E. Andrews did not come by the Concord route, but from the south, by way of Buxton; perhaps may have been attracted there from the fact that his father's uncle, Jonathan Andrews, had settled at Scarbore fifty years before, where there was quite a numerous family of relatives.

The attraction for settlement at Lovell was the free lands offered to new settlers. Captain Abraham obtained one of the free lots of one hundred acres on the side of Sebatos mountain and there made his home; the same place where Charles G. Andrews resided until within a few years since.

Benjamin Stearns at first occupied the adjoining ]and, where Joseph Smith now lives, and boarded with his brother-in-law Andrews. Afterwards he moved to the hill south of Lovell Center, sometimes called Dea. Stearn's Hill, and made a farm there, occupied afterwards for many years by his son of the same name, better known as Deacon Stearns, noted for his pure life, eminent faith, piety and active interest in religious matters. He died at his post of duty in the meeting house about 1872.

John Stearns, the uncle, settled at Lovell Center and made the farm afterwards occupied by his son David for many years, where James Evans now resides.

Sebatos mountain was named in honor of an Indian of that name who served as a guide for Arnold's expedition to Quebec in 1775; by whom I am not advised. As Capt. Abraham Andrews and Samuel E. Andrews, then a lieutenant in Captain Hutchins' company, were both in the expedition, they may have known the Indian and perhaps named the mountain for him in recognition of his services on that occasion. There is a tradition that this Indian once killed a wildcat, or catamount, as they are called in that vicinity, on this mountain before the settlement by the white people there.

It is said that the new settlers started from Fryeburg on a prospecting tour and that the first "Massachusetts Soil" discovered was in Lovell, meaning that the soil in Lovell resembled that in Massachusetts.

Isaac S. Andrews, commonly called "Uncle Isaac," related some facts which throw a few rays of light upon the early life of the new settlers; concerning his father, Captain Abraham, he said that he worked on his lot in summer clearing up fields for cultivation.--Our people in the west will have to be told that this meant the hewing down of an immense growth of forest trees and burning the wood, occupying many days to clear off even an acre of ground. The land when cleared of trees was little better than a bed of stones. On such land the settlers were enabled to raise small crops of corn, rye, oats, sometimes a little wheat, flax for linen, etc., peas, beans, pumpkins, potatoes and vegetables. It produces very good grass and hay.

In winter Captain Andrews worked for a man named Evans, in Fryeburg, cutting and hauling pine lumber into Saco river to be rafted down to the older settlements near the sea. He worked there during the week and on Saturday evening after the work was finished would take a load of provisions and supplies for the family on his back and travel down the river to Kezar pond, then up the pond on the ice to the mill brook on the east side, then up the brook by a path through the deep snow two miles further to his cabin at Sebatos, arriving there at midnight or later. After a few hours rest he worked part of the day on Sunday preparing fuel and attending to other necessary work for the comfort and support of the family during another week, and at night retraced his steps to Fryeburg, fifteen miles, in time to resume his labors on Monday morning. Such was the manner in which a hero of the Revolution was left by his country to support himself and rear a young family, after spending almost his entire fortune and seven of the best years of his life in active campaigns to maintain the independence of his country.

The settlers of Lovell were poor and relied entirely on their own exertions for support. It must have been a struggle for existence to wring their support from such surroundings. They must have possessed a moral courage of an exalted kind to cling to such methods of living. On one occasion food became so scarce they were obliged to dig up and eat the potatoes planted for seed until a supply of food could be obtained.

Before the Revolution Captain Andrews owned a farm in Massachusetts and was in prosperous circumstances. At the close of the war these had nearly all gone and his possessions consisted in Continental money. He told of paying twenty-five dollars for his breakfast at that time in such money; and of giving about twelve hundred dollars of the same kind for a heifer. No doubt his wife, Esther Stearns, came to her death from hardships and privations to which she was not inured in that new country; in her efforts to rear her family. She had been well raised. The people of Massachusetts, before the Revolution, had become prosperous and had comfortable homes. It was a terrible change to leave such a home and go down to a howling wilderness; such as the back woods of Maine then presented. She was a soldier's wife and followed where duty lead.

This was not an isolated instance. What was true of Captain Abraham Andrews and his family was equally true of other settlers of Lovell contemporaneous with him. We have much to admire in the fortitude, heroism and patriotism of our ancestors. Those days of hardships have long since past, and Lovell has since been the happy homes of nearly four generations of prosperous people.

It would be absurd for one who has visited the place but once in more than a quarter of a century, to discourse on the history of the place, to those who have resided there during that period.

Our maternal uncle, Winfield S. Hamblen, who was born in Lovell, but since about the year 1859 a resident of the state of Pennsylvania, thus describes the home at Lovell:

I regret that no one has attempted a pen picture of the old homestead; (of his father) we all do love it so well, as for myself, I never think of our old home without an instinctive desire to raise my hat in token of respect for it. It is a sort of sacred presence which hushes the voice,--you may not remember as well as I do that beautiful natural meadow, which lay to the east of the old house; it was bordered around with trees of delightful variety; a fine trout brook, well stocked with fish, wound its way through its midst, with waving grass on either bank; on the north was the large mill brook, of which you spoke, flowing into the finest of all little lakes, "Kezar Pond," that lay at the west of the farm. During the time I lived there, except in the winter, scarcely a day passed that I did not look upon that little lake which mirrored its beautiful borders that rise high above its surface. I used to run the risk of breaking the Sabbath, in a Puritanic way, that I might behold it. The farm itself lay upon a cone about three hundred feet in height, to the west, and slightly to the north lay the pond, about a mile wide; north and west like the section of an amphitheatre were the foot hills of the White mountains, the smaller feet being bathed in its very waters. In form like rows those ranges of hills raised higher and higher, until we called them mountains, which still continued to rise until they break in white caps of snow, some twenty or, thirty miles away, then receding in airy undulations as they raised, as Richardson would say, the scene was "like a swelling sea wave which a magician's wand has stretched, transforming it instantly and holding it in bondage evermore."' Well do I remember the warm days in June when hoeing corn, and my hoe handle seemed to need rest, of looking far away over the scene and catching a glimpse of snow around Mt. Washington so fair and white; it seemed very refreshing. Then near the building was a spring and beautiful pine grove which we used to call "the pines,'" that gave us such pleasure as a playground; it was a grateful shade in summer, and protected us from the north-west wind in winter, besides it was ever permeating the breezes which went sighing and soughing through the branches, with its own balm of healing.--Don't let me forget to say that it always furnished me pitch with which to mend my stubbed toe when I went bare foot.

Rev. Alfred Andrews, author of the Andrews Memorial, treating of the Connecticut branch of the family, descended from John and Mary Andrews, of Farmington; gives a good idea of the vast amount of labor and the great difficulties attending the labors of the antiquary, in the compilation of a work of this kind. His description of the general character of his kindred is a good picture. Much of what he says will apply with equal force to this work.

He says: The purpose and object of the following pages is to give a brief genealogical history of John Andrews and his wife, Mary; the settlers in Connecticut, 1640, and their descendants. An attempt has been made in these pages to give an account of the birth, parentage, occupation and location, of each of the sons and daughters of these Puritan pioneers, and early settlers in this country. It seems to be proper just here to say that this object has been accomplished, with more or less accuracy and fullness, in exact proportion to the record found, or facts furnished. Every available means have been used; private diaries, the old family bible, school and ecclesiastical society records, church and town records, probate, court and war records, state archives, private burying grounds and public cemeteries, printed genealogies and family memorials, and last, but not least, letters correspondence directly with the families of the name, to the number of 2,000 received and a far greater number written, to which no response was ever made.

The public records down to the war of the Revolution, 1775, were to some good degree and extent, kept in good order, considering the newness of the country; but at the breaking out of that war, almost everything of the nature was abandoned, both in families and public, except, perhaps, the Probate court and a very few churches; then immediately succeeding the war was a wonderful spirit of emigration among the survivors, and families removed everywhere, very like the dispersion of the Jews of old--for they forsook father, mother, brothers and sisters, houses and lands, for the frontiers and border settlements; bidding farewell to all family connections, genealogies and memorials; their strong arms were exclusively occupied in clearing the new farm and building the log house;--not even time or material to furnish a headstone to the grave when one of their number died. In the new country every energy was taxed for a subsistence, hence the great, and in many instances, insurmountable difficulties in finding the descendants of these enterprising emigrants.

I acknowledge, however, my obligations to many genealogists, and profess a strong desire to gratify and aid all studious antiquaries in their researches after facts, dates and history. I honor this class of men and women, yea, more, I reverence them as gifted and inspired of God in an important sense, for it only falls to the lot of a few to inherit the taste, patience or skill, to gather materials and collate them into a genealogy; while doing it they are almost sure of incurring the ridicule of the thoughtless and gay, as well of the contempt of the avaricious and money making portion of community. It is only succeeding generations that will duly appreciate their labors, or honor their graves. Very few of all the thousands of names which appear in the following pages, ever appeared before in history; for the most part they are persons unknown to fame, hence the task of writing a sketch, even a brief one, has been found quite a different thing from merely transcribing what, from an index, may be already found in print; not that our family are entirely unknown to fame; far am I from a disposition to undervalue the progenitor or his descendants; I am proud of both. In morals, distinguished for piety, patronism, honesty, industry and frugality; their natural traits and gifts; common height, moderately high cheek bones, and ruddy countenances, inclined to be thick set, of quick step, with sanguine temperament, strong passions, but generous impulses, light, clear complexion, tenacious of life and hopeful, extremely fond of frontier life and always ready to enlist in defense of country, restless under restraint, of ready wit, fond of domestic life, very prolific, of good common sense, or when sudden emergencies arise, have expedients ready.

The males are mostly farmers or mechanics, generally well to do in the world; the females have been found equal to their brothers and have formed alliances quite as honorable and satisfactory. Very few of the descendants of John and Mary Andrews are, or have been found in deep poverty or ignorance. 0f several thousand with whom I have corresponded, a fair hand, and sensible expressions have almost invariably appeared, while many have evinced intellectual tastes and capacities which would grace any position in life. And this is found true of both sexes alike.

In the genealogy the families are arranged in the order of each generation.

The name of the head of a family is given in full, followed by the Christian name, only, of the children, to avoid repetition of the surname.

The names are consecutively numbered; some names appearing twice; first as a child, second as the head of a family. In such cases, when the name appears the second time, as the head of a family, it is followed by the number, in brackets, given the first time.

To find the line of ancestors, take any given name and trace the line backwards by the numbers as above indicated; also, following the name of the head of a family, the line of ancestors is given in italics, with the exponent number of the generation attached, in parenthesis, thus: H. F. ANDREWS,⁹ (Jacob,⁸ Isaac S.,⁷ Abraham,⁶ Solomon,⁵ William,⁴ John,³ John,² Robert.¹)

Following the name is an exponent number denoting the generation.

1. ROBERT ANDREWS,¹ came from England, and settled at Ipswich, early in the year 1635.

The Andrews Memorial states: that Capt. Andrews, came from Norwich, Norfolk County, England, early in 1635, as owner and master of ship "Angel Gabriel." Richard Mather, in his narrative of his voyage in the James says, they came in company part of the way, and that many Godly people were on board the ship.

This Capt. Andrews had a sister Mary, who was the wife of Robert Burnham.¹ Their 3 boys, John, Thomas, and Robert, it is said, were put in charge of their uncle Andrews, master of the ship "Angel Gabriel" which was cast away at Tammaquid, in Maine, in a terrible storm, 15 Aug. 1635, after which loss, Capt. Andrews settled with his 3 nephews at Chebacco, in Massachusetts Bay.

In a book entitled "Ancient Pemaquid," by J. W. Thornton, 1857, it says: On the last wednesday of May in this year (1635), the "Angel Gabriel," a strong ship of 240 tons, and carrying a heavy armament of 16 guns swung at her moorings in the King's Road, four or five miles distant from the city. Her destination was Pemaquid. On her deck was a company of many Godly Christians, some from other ships, bound for New England; one of them was Richard Mather, visited there by Sir Ferdinando Georges, but the chief personage in the company was John Cogswell, a London merchant of wealth who with the fragments of his freight, and accompanied by his servants, settled at Ipswich.

The ship in the fury of an easterly storm with her cargo were totally lost; some of the passengers not escaping death. This shipwreck is chronicled as one of the greatest disasters in the annals of Pemaquid.

An old Pemaquid seal is given in the book as shown in the accompanying engraving.

Pemaquid was about fifty miles east of Portland, Maine, and was the patent granted to Aldsworth and Elbridge, of Bristol, England, and includes the present towns of Bristol, Newcastle, Damariscotta and Nobleboro, Maine.

The "A. E." on the seal were the initials of the patentees, "1631," the date of the patent. Accompanying the cut of the seal in the book is this note:

" The Gabriel," a little bark, was one of Frobisher's discovery ships engaged in no less than three of his expeditions, the voyages of 1576-7-'88, and was, it may be supposed a favorite vessel with him. That ship may be taken as a representative of the naval architecture of that time, which was not essentially modified even down to the days of her namesake, the "Angel Gabriel," of Pemaquid memory. Fortunately the contemporary accounts of Frobisher's voyages, furnish hints for a general description of this pioneer ship in the mission of Christian civilization to the new world; she was about thirty tons burden.

Sir Ferdinando Gorges, was a patentee of the lands about Saco and Portland, Maine.

John Cogswell, mentioned, settled at Ipswich, and had lands granted him there as appears from the records; under the date of 1635, is this entry:

Granted to Mr. John Cogswell three hundred acres of land at the further Chebacco, hauing the River on the southeast, the land of Will^m White on y^e Northwest & a Creek Coming out of the Riuer towards will^m whites farme on the northeast. Bounded also on the west with a creeke & a little brooke. Also there was granted to him a percell of ground containing eight acres, upon part whereof the said John Coggswell hath Built an house, it being in y^e corner lott in Bridge Streete and has goodman Bradstreete houselott on y^e s.e.

The was also granted to him six acres of Ground late mr. John Spencers, Butting vpon the river on the south east haueing a lott of Edmund Gardners on the north east & a lott of Edmund Saywords on the south west wch six acres of ground the sd John Coggswell hath sold to John Perkins the younger his heirs and assigns.

The fact that he was designated "Mr." at that date, and the considerable amount of land granted him indicate that he was a man of good social standing in society.

The records of about that date further show that Cornelius Waldo was Mr. Coggswell's farmer.

The name of Robert Andrews does not appear among those who went to Aggawam in 1633; but it does appear frequently in the public records after that date.

He was "made free 6 May 1635."

And "3 Sept 1635 Robt^e Andrews licensed to keep ordinarye (an inn) in the plantacon where he lyves during the pleasure of y^e court." This is the earliest reference to a public house in the records of Ipswich.

It is said in the antiquarian papers that Robert Andrews lived near the South Church.

We find his name several times in the records of grants of lands. Aprill 20, 1635. Thomas Firman was granted one hundred acres of land, beyond Chebacco Creeke having Robert Andrews land on the north west and a great bare hill on the south west.

Same date: John Perkins Jun^r was granted a house lott containing an acre lying by the river, hauing Thomas Hardyes & Robert Andrewes house lotts on the south west side.

In 1636; Thomas Hardy had a house lot near the river adjoining Robert Andrews and Thomas Howlett.

In 1635; Robert Andrews is allowed the sell wine by retail, "if he do not wittingly sell to such as abuse it by drunkenness." 1640 May 13 Robert Andros is granted to draw wine at Ipswitch, with the conditions of the towne.

We see from this that our ancestors, at that early day, clearly recognized the power to legislate, restraining the sale of intoxicating liquors, as a police regulation.

18 Jan 1641 Robert Andrew wittnessed a deed from Daniel Denison to Humphrey Griffin of a dwelling house &c near the mill.

Richard Scofield conveys the same to Robert Roberts 2:5^mo: 1643. in which it is bounded by Robert Andrews, Mr. Bartlemew, John Perkins the younger and Thomas Boreman.

In y^e name of God Amen. I Robert Andrews of Ipswich in New England being of perfect understanding & memory doe make this my last will & testiment.

Imprimis, I commend my soul into the hands of my mercifull Creator & Redeemer and I doe commit my body after my departure out of this world to be buryed in a seemly manner by my friends &c.

Concerning my estate, Imprimis, I doe make my eldest son, John Andrews my executor.

Item. I give unto my wife Elizabeth Andrews forty pounds, & to John Griffin the son of Humphrey Griffin sixteen pounds to be paid to him when he shall be twenty one years & if he shall dy before he comes to that age, it shall return to my two sonnes John & Thomas Andrews.

Item, concerning my son Thomas Andrews my will is that he shall live with his brother John Andrews 3 years, two of which he shall be helpfull to his brother John Andrews in his husbandry, & the last of the 3 years he shall go to scole to recover his learning, & if he shall go to the University, or shall set himselfe upon some other way of living, his brother John shall allow him 10 pounds by the yeer for four yeers & then fifteen pounds by the yeer for two yeers succeeding after.

Item, concerning the fourscore pounds, which is to be paid unto my son in law Franklyn's daughter, Elizabeth Franklyn, my will is that if she dy before the debt is due, it shall be thus disposed of, ten pounds of it shall go to my son Daniel Hovey's child, Daniel Hovey my grandchild, & the other seventy pounds shall be divided between my two sonnes John and Thomas Andrews & if those my two sonnes should dy, then thirty pounds of it shall be divided between my 3 kinsmen John, Thomas & Robert Burnam by equal portions & twenty more should go to Humfrey Griffins two other sonnes & the other twenty shall go to Daniel Hovey.

And because my son John Andrews is yet under age. I doe commend him unto Thomas Howlett as his guardian untill he shall come of age.
Witnesses hereof

WILLIAM KNIGHT.
JOHN WHIPPLE.
THOMAS SCOTTT.
JOSEPH METCALFE.

This will was profed in y^e court held at Ipswich 26^th of y^e first month 1644.

There are some discrepancies in the dates given in the foregoing records, we present them as found: taken together they refer unmistakably to the same Robert Andrews.

His will, for so short a document is bristling full of information, always a pleasure and gratification to the antiquarian.

From the facts there stated, and so well corroborated in the other records and authorities mentioned, we have been able to fix with absolute certainty the identity of himself and his immediate descendents.

It names his wife, Elizabeth, and his sons, John and Thomas; and his grandchildren, Elizabeth Franklyn and Daniel Hovey; showing that he must have had daughters, naming their husbands. By this means we are able to indentify them in other records and documents. We notice with pleasure his provision for the education of his son Thomas, and shall see later that it was turned to his advantage.

The fact that he mentions John, son of Humphrey Griffin, as a legatee, strongly suggests that the legatee was a relative. Humphrey Griffin died at Ipswich, September 16, 1662, leaving a widow, Elizabeth; his wife Joan died July 17, 1657; possibly the first wife may have been a kinsman to Robert Andrews; a sister perhaps. He also mentions with certainty his nephews, John, Thomas, and Robert Burnham.

Thomas Howlett, designated as the guardian of his son, John, may have been related, yet he does not so state. Howlett was one of the first settlers who went to Ipswich with Mr. Winthrop, and his name is frequently mentioned in the early records, from which it appears that Andrews and Howlett resided near each other at Ipswich.

Under the grants, 1634, as taken out of "Y^e Old Book," Given and Granted vnto Thomas Howlett two acres of meadow and two acres & a half of marsh adjoining vnto that, laying between the towne River & the land of Will^m Sargents and John Nowmane vnto him his heires or Assigns.

Also, same date: Given and Granted vnto Thomas Howlett six acres of land more or less in equal share with John manning and others, lying vpon this neck of the towne standeth, between the land of John Gadge on one side and Thomas Clark on the other, vnto his heires & Assigns.

And his name is also mentioned same date, in grants to John Gadge and John Manning.

Hammatt mentions Robert Andrews² of Ipswich, as probably the son of our Robert¹; he died about 1675; will dated December 6 1673. proved March 26, 1676; by it he directs that his property be divided between his mother and his brothers John and Joseph, and appoints his brother (in law) Samuel Symonds, executor.

I am very positive that Hammatt was mistaken about this relationship; indeed, the wills of the two men strongly indicate that they were not related as father and son. I am rather inclined to think that Robert² was the son of Robert and Grace Andrews of Boxford.

We have been unable to ascertain the dates of birth, marriage or death of Robert Andrews¹.

His children, so far as positively known, and which are problably all, were

6. ALICE ANDREWS,² [2] (Robert¹,) married William Franklyn; his name appears in the early records of Ipswich.

January 5th, 1634, Granted and given vnto John Newman, will^m Sergant, and will^m franklin about twelve acres of land more or less to every one of them alike --- pportion or share of the same lying on the south side of John Perkins the elder his land & Resigned unto the towne again by mr. John Spencer uppon farther Inlargement, vnto him, vnto every one of them their heirs, assigns e'r:

He had a house lot granted to him in 1634, and soon after removed to Newbury, and thence to Boston and Roxbury; one child.

7. ELIZABETH.

Agreed between Robert Andrews of Ipswlch & William Franklyn of Boston.

1. that the said Robert Andrews doth acknowledge the full summe of �40 part of the portion of Alice late wife of William Franklyn to be due from him & his heyres to the said William Franklyn his son in law.

3. The said William Franklyn [doth acknowledge] is to leave this �40 in the hands of Robert Andrews his father in law untill Elizabeth Franklyn, his daughter by Alice aforesaid, now deceased, have accomplished the full age of 18 years, if shee continue unmarryed, if shee bee marryed with consent of her parents, or those that shall be orderly substitute in their roome, then (this �40 to be made �80 & shall be paid to her so soon as)² she shall have accomplished the full age of 17 yeers, if so marryed, or of 18 yeers though unmarried.

4. That in case the sayd Elizabeth shall dy before the time foreset, whereat this portion shall be due, & to be paid unto her, then this full sum of �80 is to be paid by Robert Andrews & his heirs to William Franklyn & his heirs at the time whereto, if she had lived, she had accomplished the full age of 18 yeers complete.

5. That in case Robert Andrews should survive William Franklyn, then Elizabeth to be committed as concerning her education into care and power of her grandfather, Robert Andrews, who yet is desired by William Franklin y^t as farre as he shall see it conducing to the good of the child, he would have special respect to his present wife Phebe Franklyn herein, if shee continuing desirous y^t his daughter Elizabeth should live with her, but this motion is so to be understood y^t power is left to the said Robert Andrews concerning the child's education in the case.

Ipswich, April 2, 1641. In the presence of JOHN NORTON.	In witness whereof we have subscribed according to the date hereof.
	WILL FRANKLYN.

MEMORANDUM: that the within named John Norton the 22^d day of (8ber) 1647 doe testify & swear that the writing within mentioned was drawn by himselfe (with the interlining & that in the margent) according to the agreement of the parties within mentioned & that it was subscribed by them bothe (as he verily believes) seeing he hath subscribed his name as a witness thereto.

Taken upon oath in perpetuam rei memoriam before us.

This witnesses that I, George May doe (with concent of my wife) assign to Thomas Andrews whatsoever remains due to mee upon the agreement betwixt her grandfather Robert Andrews and her father William Franklin, April 2, 1641, & give him full power to demand and recover the same.

Witness my hand
10^th 9^th 1662.
GEORGE MAY.
Witnesses
JOHN RADCLIFFE.
ALICE RADCLIFFE.

The last agreement was made by George May, first husband of Elizabeth Franklin, with her uncle, Thomas Andrews. Her second husband was John Glover, who lived at Swansey in 1683, and prior to that time, in Boston. We have no dates of the birth, marriage or death of either Alice Audrews or Elizabeth Franklin, her daughter.

8. ABIGAIL ANDREWS², [3] (Robert¹,) married Daniel Hovey, of Ipswich. She died June 24, 1665.

In the Ipswich antiquarian papers is a drawing of his house supposed to have been built in 1668, with this statement: The very ancient dwelling and wharf at the northerly end of Turkey Shore, were built and owned by Daniel Hovey, the ancester of the Ipswich Hoveys.

He was in Ipswich in 1637. September 27, 1683, he testified that he married Abigail Andrews more than forty years before.

His name is mentioned often in the records.

1552, Daniel Hovey hath liberty to set his fence down to the River at his ground bought of William Knowlton making a stile at each end. The rod (road) still notwithstanding is the Towns.

Feb. 14, 1659, Daniel Hovey hath Liberty Granted vnto him to build a wharfe agaynst his ground he bought of William Knowlton & also such building as may tend to improvement thereof.

1668. He had liberty to build his house.

1670. He had liberty to fell trees to fence his garden with pales, posts, & rayles and make a neb & exeltree.

I, Daniel Hovey, Sen^r of Ipswich, considering the changes of man Doe Desygne by the helpe of the Lord to settle my concernes as may be for the glory of god and the good of my family. My soul I desyre to resigne amt commit into the hands of my Loving father in Jesus Christ, who is the Lord of my righteousness. My body to lie decently buried in earth in hope of a glorious and blessed resurrection by Christ. Amen.

Item. The estate which God of his grace hath given me, I have disposed of as followeth: To my oldest sons Daniel and John Hovey and my daughter Agnes, I have given them their portions of that estate I had to our mutual concent. The one at Ipswich, the other at Topsfield, now in their possession, Abigail paid by my son John to my son Ayers.

Item, to my son Thomas and James his son Daniel, I give all that my yland called Hovey's yland which with the thatch banks and low marsh belonging to me on the other side of the creek which I allowed Quarter Master Perkins to improve, holding my possession till I had occasion for the same. Also all the houses and Land in Ipswich that I shall not dispose of before death.

Item. I give to my sons Joseph and Nathaniel Hovey one hundred rods of ground apiece. Joseph bounded next to Mr. Emerson's land from the highway to that land Daniel Ringe. Nathaniel one hundred rods of my land next to my son Daniel with the dwelling house, barn, part of the orchard to butt on Daniel Ringe, half planting lot, about three acres, with a way to it over the bridge I made to go to it. Three acres at Plumb Island also, which lands I leave in the hands of my executor and over-seers that is left after my death to be disposed of as follows: The children of Joseph Hovey to have an equal proportion of what is left after my death as to their father legatee. The children of my son Nathaniel to have an equal proportion among them, only Nathaniel Hovey the son of Nathaniel Hovey to have a double proportion if he live to the age of one and twenty. If not, then to be divided amongst the other children of that family.

Item. My movables to my son Nathaniel, those sheep he hath of mine, to his children; my cart and plow, irons, chains, great tramell, great brass Kettle, iron Kettle, little iron pot, my pewter porringer and drinking cup, with one chamber pot, my wife's wearing apparel to Nathaniel Children.

The other to Joseph his brother's children: all my wearing cloaths, my great brass pot and pewter quart pot, and my great Bible and books as follows: Come to Christ and Welcome, Cotton on the Covenant, Mather's seven sermons, to Nathaniel Children.

To Daniel, grandchild those sheep with which ---------- and books also, Christian Warfare, Calvin on Job, Ten Divines, The Golden Scepter, with what other books undisposed of by me of mine and such tools for his trade as a suitable of mine.

To Abigail Hodgkins wife of Thomas Hodgkins the brass pan and pewter salt seller; my part of the mare and colt to grandchild Daniel and Ivory.

Item. My interest of Brookfield and Swampfield I give to my son Joseph and Nathaniel children.

Item. I make my son Thomas Executor and would have his Nephew (Daniel) in case he lives to age of capable to join in the same with him--and he pay out of his part to his brother James and sister Pricilla and John Ayers ten pounds apiece within three years after his possession, and in case of his death I put James Hovey in his room and let them four equally divide his part.

My bed, bolster and pillow with my green rug, a pair of blankets with the bed stead to Daniel grandchild.

I would have my son John at Topsfield to take his possession with his books.

I would appoint my loving sons Daniel Hovey and John Hovey to be my overseers of this my last will and see to discharge my funeral charges which I allow four pounds estate and to take and inventory of my estate and to discharge all of my debts and make probate of my will and see his nephews have their equal proportion, Joseph and Nathaniel children who have lately deceased for which I allow my overseers three pounds apiece for their care and trouble.

This is my will as witness my hande and seale:
DANIEL HOVEY, SEN'R.
Aged 73, and going into my 74, this 21 of March 1691-2.

Wit: PHILEMON DANE.
THOMAS HODGKINS.
Proved Oct. 3, 1692.

Her chihlren:

9. DANIEL.

10. JOHN.

11. ABIGAIL.

12. THOMAS. Executor of his father's will.

13. JOSEPH. Married and had children.

14. NATHANIEL. Married and had children.

Daniel Hovey Sr., mentions in his will his grandchildren, Daniel, James, Pricilla, Nathaniel, son of Nathaniel, Ivory and John Ayers.

The Ipswich records mention the name of John Hovey, who died August 17, 1720, age forty-five years; also that Abigail Hovey married Thomas Hodgkins, who was born in 1668 and died in 1719.

¹ See Note 1 Appendix.

² In the original document the portion above embraced in parenthesis appeared in the margin thereof by way of an alteration.