Genealogical notes of Barnstable families - citizen hylbom blog

312 GKNEALOGICAL NOTES OF BARNSTABLE FAMILIES.
Capt. James Delap had ten children all born in Barnstable,
all lived to mature age, and all excepting Thomas married and
had families. The eight daughters of James Delap were all
robust and healthy ; women of good sense, sound judgement, and
good business capacity, most of them lived niore than seventy
years and had numerous descendants.
Children of James and Mary Delap horn in Barnstable.
I. Rose, born Feb. 25, 1739, O. S., married Ebenezer Scudder,
of Barnstable, Jan, 11, 1759, and had ten children:
1, Ebenezer, Aug. 13, 1761; 2, James, March 14, 1764,
died young; 3, Thomas, Sept. 10, 1766, died young; 4,
Isaiah, Jan. 8, 1768 ; 5, Asa, July 25, 1771 ; 6, Elizabeth,
Oct. 12, 1773, married Morton Croclier ; 7, Josiah, Nov.
30, 1775; 8, James D., Oct. 27,1779; 9, Thomas D.,
Jan. 25, 1782 ; 10, Rose, April 24, 1784, died young.
Mrs. Rose Scudder died April 17, 1812, aged 72 years.
Mr. Ebenezer Scudder died June 8, 1818, aged 85 years.
He was a man of mild, pleasant disposition, a quiet, good
neighbor. Mrs. Rose Scudder was a woman of great
firmness and decision of character, and of untiring industry.
She resided at Chequaquet, near Phinney's Mill, seven
miles from the meeting house in the east parish, yet she
often, on the Sabbath, walked to meeting, attended the
morning and afternoon service, dined and took tea with
her sister Catherine, and walked home in the evening, the
whole distance by unfrequented roads, and moi'e than onehalf
the distance through forests. She often traveled four
miles to spend an evening, and at 9 o'clock walked home
alone, nearly the whole distance through a dense forest.
She spun much street yarn ; but she spun it for some purpose.
She carried her knitting work with her, and knit as
she walked on. She said her work was good company on
a dark night. Her sons Ebenezer, Isaiah, Asa, Josiah and
James, inherited the character of their mother, and were
active business men, and successful in life. Thomas and
Elizabeth, like their father, were mild and pleasant; but
wanting in energy of character.
II. Abigail, born Nov. 6, 1741, 0. S., married, Feb. 9, 1764,
John Coleman, of Granville, Nova Scotia. He was a son
of James Coleman of Barnstable. She had several children.
Her sons James and Thomas were lost at sea. She
died in 1825, aged 84.
ni. Catherine, born Sept. 3, 1743, married Amos Otis, (my
grandfather) and always resided in Barnstable. She had
two children, Amos and Solomon. She died Feb. 28,
1819, aged 75, having lived a widow 47 years.