Genealogical notes of Barnstable families - citizen hylbom blog
Genealogical notes of Barnstable families - citizen hylbom blog Genealogical notes of Barnstable families - citizen hylbom blog
152 GENEALOGICAL NOTES OF BAENSTABLE FAMILIEIS. tridow Jemimab was probably a second wife. This is the opinioB of Mr. Savage. There i» no recorded evideoce that Mr. Linnel married twice j bat a variety of little circHmstaBces make it qaite certaio. He had six childFea that lived to matare age^ and a daughter Bethiai baptized in Barnstable Feb. 7, 1640-1. His daughter was probably by his last wife. There was also a Shubael Linnel that I name as his sod, a»d probably bora in this eonntry, though there is no record of hia birth either in Scitoate or Barastable. Mr. Linnel died a poor man. His sons bad been nursed in the lap of ease, and wanted that energy of character which is indispensable for soccess in life. Wealth ha» its laws which operate as invariably and as inexorably as the laws which govern the natural world. The idle, the lazy, aad the improvident never can be rich. The parent may bestow wealth, it is soon dissipated little will be inherited by the grandchildren. The tax lists exhibit the folly of bequeathing wealth to thriftless children, to those who have not been educated to be temperate, honest, industrious and frugal. Of the 24 families who ranked as wealthy and paid the highest rate of tax in Barnstable in 1703, only 16, or less than one-half of the families had maintained their relative po- sition in society in 1737, and only three in 1787. Of the fifteen solid men of Barnstable in 1787, the grandchildren of only one possesses the property of the grandfather unimpaired. The gen- eral rule for the descent of property is this ; one-third of the children maintain the position of the father, one-sixth of the grandchildren, and one-ninth of the great-grandchildren. Examine any tax-list, you will find that only a small minority of those who pay the highest taxes, inherited their estates—it is the industrious, the frugal and the energetic, that keep the wheels of business prosperity in motion, and the parent who so educates his child confers a greater blessing on him than he will to devise him great wealth. However, life has higher aims, higher aspirations, than money making. That is an art that, like making shoes, may be learned. The wealthiest man is not the happiest, nor the best member of society. He is often racked by care, and forgets the duties he owes to his God, his neighbor and his family. Mr. Eobert Linnel in his will dated 23d Jannary, 1662-3, gives to his wife Jemimah Linnel the use and improvement of his house and homelot so long as she remains a widow, and his furniture, a ploflf, a cart, and two cows and a calf forever. Thomas Lothrop deposed to the will before Mr. Thomas Hinckley, Justice of the Peace, March 12, 1662-3, and in his testimony he swears that the words "and a ca^^" were put into the will after the decease of Mr. Linnel on the 27th of Feb. 1662-3. To his son David he gives his lot on the south side of the road containing four acres adjoining John Caseley's land, three acres of
GENEALOGICAL NOTES OF BARNSTABLE FAMILIES. 153 marsh at Sandy Neck, and his house and homelot, including the swamp he bought of Thomas Lewes after the death or marriage of his wife. To his daughter Abigail three acres of upland and meadow in the common-field, on the north-westerly side of Mattakeese pond. To John Davis (who married his daughter Hannah) his two oxen, on condition that he provided his wife with wood, plowed her grounds, and mowed her meadow two years, if she remained a widow so long, if not, then to be free. To his daugh- ter Bethia one cow, "to have it when my wife will." Oct. 20, 1669, "Penniah Linnet" complained to the Court that David Linnit had possessed himself of the house and land given her by her deceased husband, Mr. Robert Linnitt, and had given her no satisfaction for the same. The Court ordered that he give her satisfaction for the same before the next March Court, otherwise the Court order that he shall be disposed of the same. As no subsequent action was taken the presumption is, that David did make the required satisfaction. Mr. Deane in his history of Scituate, page 305, mis-quotes this record. He substitutes "son Robert" for David, and Mr. Savage copies the error. The unusual name Peninah in the Court orders is probably a mistake of the Clerk. The Home Lot, dwelling-house, and some articles of personal estate, were apprised by Thomas Lothrop and Thos. Lewis at £,')5,4,6. He owed Mr. Thomas Clark £1,10 shillings, and some other small debts, and the Court ordered March 3, 1662-3, that Joseph Lothrop and Nathaniel Bacon "bee helpful to the Widdow Linnel in seeing the debts payed either out of the whole or pte of the estate." In the will (evidently drawn up by one not accustomed to framing legal instruments) Mr. Linnel only names three of his children, David, Abigail and Bethia. He names John Davis who married his daughter Hannah then living, but does not call her by name. He does not name his daughter Mary who married Richard Childs. He names neither Shubael nor Samuel Linnel, both of whom were then living if the names are not confounded, and supposed to be his sons. Mr. Linnel had sold his meadow at Scorton and his great lot containing "three score acres," or perhaps he had given the same to his other children by deed as their portion, a common practice in those times, and therefore not named in his will. The apprisement of his homestead, &c., at £56. may seem a low price. Eight years before Thomas Lumbard sold his homestead adjoining the Linnels, and fully as valuable for £20. Very few persons at their time were worth £100 sterling, or £500 in silver money. The writer of fiction could hardly select a more interesting subject on which to employ his pen than the history of the Linnel family. He need not plurne the wings of his imagination and soar
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GENEALOGICAL NOTES OF BARNSTABLE FAMILIES. 153<br />
marsh at Sandy Neck, and his house and homelot, including the<br />
swamp he bought <strong>of</strong> Thomas Lewes after the death or marriage<br />
<strong>of</strong> his wife. To his daughter Abigail three acres <strong>of</strong> upland and<br />
meadow in the common-field, on the north-westerly side <strong>of</strong> Mattakeese<br />
pond. To John Davis (who married his daughter Hannah)<br />
his two oxen, on condition that he provided his wife with wood,<br />
plowed her grounds, and mowed her meadow two years, if she remained<br />
a widow so long, if not, then to be free. To his daugh-<br />
ter Bethia one cow, "to have it when my wife will."<br />
Oct. 20, 1669, "Penniah Linnet" complained to the Court<br />
that David Linnit had possessed himself <strong>of</strong> the house and land<br />
given her by her deceased husband, Mr. Robert Linnitt, and had<br />
given her no satisfaction for the same. The Court ordered that<br />
he give her satisfaction for the same before the next March Court,<br />
otherwise the Court order that he shall be disposed <strong>of</strong> the same.<br />
As no subsequent action was taken the presumption is, that David<br />
did make the required satisfaction.<br />
Mr. Deane in his history <strong>of</strong> Scituate, page 305, mis-quotes<br />
this record. He substitutes "son Robert" for David, and Mr.<br />
Savage copies the error. The unusual name Peninah in the Court<br />
orders is probably a mistake <strong>of</strong> the Clerk.<br />
The Home Lot, dwelling-house, and some articles <strong>of</strong> personal<br />
estate, were apprised by Thomas Lothrop and Thos. Lewis at<br />
£,')5,4,6. He owed Mr. Thomas Clark £1,10 shillings, and some<br />
other small debts, and the Court ordered March 3, 1662-3, that<br />
Joseph Lothrop and Nathaniel Bacon "bee helpful to the Widdow<br />
Linnel in seeing the debts payed either out <strong>of</strong> the whole or pte <strong>of</strong><br />
the estate."<br />
In the will (evidently drawn up by one not accustomed to<br />
framing legal instruments) Mr. Linnel only names three <strong>of</strong> his<br />
children, David, Abigail and Bethia. He names John Davis who<br />
married his daughter Hannah then living, but does not call her by<br />
name. He does not name his daughter Mary who married Richard<br />
Childs. He names neither Shubael nor Samuel Linnel, both<br />
<strong>of</strong> whom were then living if the names are not confounded, and<br />
supposed to be his sons.<br />
Mr. Linnel had sold his meadow at Scorton and his great lot<br />
containing "three score acres," or perhaps he had given the same<br />
to his other children by deed as their portion, a common practice<br />
in those times, and therefore not named in his will. The apprisement<br />
<strong>of</strong> his homestead, &c., at £56. may seem a low price.<br />
Eight years before Thomas Lumbard sold his homestead adjoining<br />
the Linnels, and fully as valuable for £20. Very few persons<br />
at their time were worth £100 sterling, or £500 in silver money.<br />
The writer <strong>of</strong> fiction could hardly select a more interesting<br />
subject on which to employ his pen than the history <strong>of</strong> the Linnel<br />
family. He need not plurne the wings <strong>of</strong> his imagination and soar