Jonathan ROSS

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• Reference Number: 484
• _UID: 19CE6D1574854ECFB366C37529FAD43900D3

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• Reference Number: 171
• _UID: B524CE7B9DE840719FAD64D4F32681A91FD4

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Possibly a son of one of property owners of Chestnut Hill; sold property and moved to Gloucester. Some researchers say he is the son of John Ross of Malden.

Information on this individual was obtained from the genealogical records of Carolyne Kephart Gould via Rootsweb. Her Genealogy Home page is:

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The full family tree is available at Rootsweb: database "carolynegould"

David married Sarah COVELL in 1715 in Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut. Sarah (daughter of Joseph COVELL and Alice PALMER) was born on 16 Aug 1698 in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died after 1747 in Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: 218
• _UID: CDF334A84D004FA78FA0B4CE4609FDDCB81D

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BIRTH: It is also noted that she may have been born in Killingly, CT.

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John married Mary BARRETT. Mary was born in 1639 in Malden, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: 207
• _UID: 4ACACC00B5134CC2BEF4C3C724233D6CE2A5

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Edgartown was first settled in 1641/2 and called "Great Harbor" until 1671, when it was established as the Town of Edgartown. Edgartown includes the island community of Chappaquiddick.

Records on Joseph Covell can be found in Chatham, Woburn and Charleston, Massachusetts. On 5 Nov 1714, he was granted 150 acres of land in Killingly Connecticut. On 6 Dec 1714, Joseph and his wife Alice deeded two pieces of this land to their son Joseph Jr. "in consideration of the love and good will that I have and bare (sic) my son Joseph Covell Jr. of Killingly."

A series of quit-claim deeds passed land down to Stephen Covell and by 25 June 1733, Alice Covell, the widow of Joseph Sr., gave up all her dower rights. The inventory of Joseph Sr.?s estate was dated in April of 1733 and was valued at 947 pounds, 16 shillings, 6 pence. The house and barn was noted as Stephen's property.

Information on this individual was obtained from the genealogical records of Carolyne Kephart Gould via Rootsweb. Her Genealogy Home page is:

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The full family tree is available at Rootsweb: database "carolynegould"
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Joseph married Alice PALMER on 27 Feb 1685 in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Alice (daughter of John PALMER and Elizabeth ALGER) was born about 1667 in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died after Jun 1733 in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Elizabeth PALMER
• Reference Number: 211
• _UID: 71340C9D531743DE96198ECF3D9F8477BC18

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The will of Elizabeth Palmer of Boston, Massachusetts includes Alice Covell and Elizabeth's son-in-law, Joseph Covell. The will was dated 6 Dec 1717.

Alice Palmer Covell was alive on 25 Jun 1733 when she gave up her rights of dower in a quit-claim deed transfer initiated by her children, Jospeh Jr., and Steohen. The property was quit claimed to the three daughters, Elizabeth Covell Philips, Alice Covell Grover and Sarah Covell Ross.

Information on this individual was obtained from the genealogical records of Carolyne Kephart Gould via Rootsweb. Her Genealogy Home page is:

http://www.angelfire.com/tx/carolynegenealogy/

The full family tree is available at Rootsweb: database "carolynegould"

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• _UID: 1E458744786C46558FC1D34B0A5ABE215EB9

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BIRTH: Murdock tree shows birth as about 1635 in Edgartown, Dukes, MA and sites a source as being verified with Archive Family Group Sheet or IGI file 1988 Batch #7804003 Sheet 86 Roll 1126221, 1993 Ancestral File History of Martha's Vineyard by Banks IF/FHC.

Research through the Wampanoag Indian tribe in Massachusetts indicates that James Covell, born between 1620 and 1623, married a Wampanoag woman sometime after his arrival in Massachusetts.

The following is from "The History of Martha's Vineyard, Dukes County, Mass." in 3 volumes by Charles Edward Banks, MD, Edgartown, published by the Dukes County Historical Society, 1925:

James Covell was on Martha's Vineyard from 1651 on. He was one of the " First comers" and received a grant of ten acres March 27, 1651 on the Meshacket Path, where he built a house and continued to live there until his death. He was admitted as the proprietor of a half share in 1660, and "submitted" to the Mayhew government the next year. He was elected the drummer of the train band at the same time, and served as a juror in 1659 and 1677. His name apprears in the records continuously in the drawing of lots, though there is a hiatus, 1664-1682, when it appears but once in any connection. In 1687 he was granted twenty acres of land in the New Purchase, the last time his name occurs during life. On August 19, 1690, administration of his estate was granted to his son Philip, and he was then called "late desesed."

See the "History of Martha's Vineyard" by Henry Franlkin Norton, 1923; Henry Franklin Norton and Robert Emmett Pyne, Publishers for history of the Indians on Martha's Vineyard, who called the island Noepe. Thomas Mayhew Jr. served as a missionary there to the Indians. A chief named Hiacoomes and his entire family were among the first converts to Christianity there. He and his entire family attended the church at the Vineyard. Also see the "Annals of Edgartown" by Dr. Charles E. Banks. The Edgartown area itself was deeded through Tewanquatick, Sagamore of Nunnepog --- Nunnepog being the Algonquian name for the place chosen as the town site of Edgartown. Research indicates the majority of the Indians on the island converted to Christianity and there was almost no conflict with the settlers. For the first 10 years or so, the Indian population outnumbered the whites almost 10 to 1.

Relations between the Indians of the Vineyard and the settlers remained stable, even through King Phillip's War on the mainland.

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The following information was found by reseracher Al Covell and is noted here for referene. The James mentioned cannot be the James who died in Edgartown before 19 Aug 1690. It could be his son James, or James the son of Ebeneer:

Suffolk Town Records (Sufflok County, New York) by J. Wickham Case, Vol. 2, page 74:
"15th day of September, Anno Domnini 1693, Matthew Mayhew of Marthas Vineyard Esq. having two Indian servents the one named Keiape the Other James Covell bound for the full term of seven years" sold these servents to Jackob Mayle.

Page 75
January 6 1696 (or 1697)
Jacob Mayle of the city of New York sold his claime and right over Keiape "otherwise called Felix."

James married Indian Wife. Indian and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Ancestral File Number: N9VC-7P

John married Elizabeth ALGER about 1662. Elizabeth (daughter of Andrew ALGER, Sr. and Agnes Anna -Judith- UNKNOWN) was born in 1644 in Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine; was christened about 1645 in Scarborough, Cumberland Co., Maine; died on 21 Aug 1732 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: CA14E4B5771543CA9E2CD757F69D94346394

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Ancestral File Number: 8THL-3J
Research indicates this person may have been Ann Alger per Dan Cook genealogy #dbcook.

BIOGRAPHY: She is noted as having ref#9J6Q-BR on gedcom#f3308 on Ancestry.com. Don't know if this is a LDS#.

BIOGRAPHY: I have also found one gedcom that has a child names Gift Palmer being born in Waymouth, England. Submitted by Danielle Jones

DEATH: CD Rom, American Genealogical Gazetteer, LDS Family History Suite 2: Geographic reference Library, Ancestry, Inc., Copyright 1998, Ancestry, Inc. PO Box 990, Orem, UT 84059, Varient Names: Old Boston, Shawmutt, Shawnnut, Totant, Tremont, Trimountain.