Genealogical notes of Barnstable families - citizen hylbom blog

110 GENEALOGICAL NOTES OF BAKNSTABLE FAMILIES.
take an interest in the genealogy of the family. One peculiarity
will be noticed. They remembered the cow story, and for
several generations bore no love to the ministry, and very rarely
invited the clergyman to solemnize a marriage.*
Children of Ralph Jones.
3. I. Mehitabel, born about the year 1651, probably at Plymouth.
She married John Fuller, Jr., removed to East Haddam.
Conn., had a large family, and have many descendants.
3. II. Matthew. (See below.)
4. III. Shubael, 27th Aug. 1654. He was living in 1692, and
is named by Mr. t'essenden as resident in Sandwich.
5. IV. Jedediah, 4th Jan. 1656. (See below.)
6. V. John, 14th Aug. 1659. He was living in 1692. Removed
from Barnstable.
7. VI. Mercv, 14th Nov. 1666.
8. VII. Ralph, 1st Oct. 1669. (See below.)
9. VIII. Samuel. (See below.)
10. IX. Ephraim.
11. X. Mary.
Matthew Jones, son of Ralph, owned Mr. Nathaniel Bacon's
Great Lot at Cotuit, Oct. 16th, 1690, he exchanged this land for
thirty acres on the west of John Dunham's land near Santuit.
He married 14th Jan. 1694-5, Mercy Goodspeed, a daughter
of John, who resided at Mistic. She was then only fifteen years
of age and was his second wife, if the records of the births of his
children are accurately recorded. As he had children born in
1690, I call him the oldest son of Ralph, though he may have
been younger than John. Early marriages were common in those
times, yet better evidences than the arrangement of the names in
the father's will is required to authorize stating that Matthew
married at 18, and at 22 took a second wife who was only 15.
Children born iri" Barnstable.
12. I. Benjamin, 5th Jan. 1690, married Hannah Gifford Aug.
30, 1721. No record of his family appears. He was living
in 1743, because Benjamin, son of Samuel, was then called
the younger.
*Do.wn to the present time this feeling has not been entirely eradicated, especially
among the males. Simeon Jones, son of Isaac, bom in 1728, resided in the high single
house just within the bounds of Sandwich. Lemuel, son of Ralph, lived on Scorton mil.
-When both had been drinking freely they resolved to swap estates, and deeds of exchange
were drawn up and executed. This exchange made Simeon a Bai^stable man, and liable
to pay taxes to Mr. Shawi though he pretendedto be a Quaker. Simeon inherited 'the old
-family grudge against ministers, and could tell the cow story with some embelishments of
his own. He was on friendly terms with Mr. Shaw, but would not attend his meetings.
One year a few days before the annual Tha'nksgiving he dressed a fat turkey, which he took
to Mr. John Bursley's and said send Heman with that turkey to Mr. Shaw. Tell the boy
to ask Mr. Shaw if he wanted the turkey. He did so. Mr. Shaw said he did not wish to
take it. But, said Herman, Mr. Simeon Jones.' Oh, that alters the case, said Mr. S. Tell
Mr. Jones I am very much obliged to him—and here my boy is a penny for you. - ,