THE GROW FAMILY

OF ANDOVER

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.. JeOO1U fd tbe lfonb Parlah ~~loaa1 ClIaroll, .Aa-a.ar ...... 17 the 1011091111 to the ,,1_1 J'eooJ'

x s x It hi coula-red that .. .,., a rille ot 50 ft. ud ooate • .rm4 8tud _1t_4 tUl performed ...

ne l'800".1M ehon that the ts. ~ *!--It>--OO ... pd.4 I.... 2, 1'13. (See p. 108. ... eovt 1'8001'4.) Ptn\. u w tbe 1_atl_ of tJae 30lm trow aa4 hi. sother Ills ... 1fl.1. -

If tt. baptla 01 lou. ~ .011 of Elisabeth. GO ... t1. III lata.,. -- & eel'HOlJ;J raqaUed • -. elraroh nles III tllo8e 4qa to be J81"to~4 a tfIf1 .. after )trill - thea tilt. Joh1l Grow 001l1d !lOt 'he the ODe Wllo. nppoae4lr 'b. Sa 1'., a. JIaq Farr~ in 17&1. for !Ie 1r01lltt -.11 'be but l4t ,..1'" of ace· !lila old14 of BU __ tIl was "11114 out to a.thald.el Pr1M OIl or .tore Ina. At what ace? !he par4-Jaa. 'rs... or -"r,. 1a lmGwa to llaYe 'bee. a ."rict ~ ... r ... 1rl all :pJ'O'ba)Ul\J'~t .bOd the lIa}'t1as or

,~ the citlllc1 he had take_. 01' "\hea tOOk ... & wud. It t'be paft" of the bfaa\ wel"t' e1mreh .*1'8 1Il SOOd .tulbC

',,'----__ / ..,. 1rOald baft Me. to 1t tbat the baptism was cbal7 per-tOI'M4 at the proJICr tiae; lnlt tbe oh114 was, a»rerel1t17. b. out or wtllook. ad _t11 t-7 or 1ta .,ther .bo1l14 ptU'p 'benoIt or the .. l .... bJ' 81lba1ttlas to obvch 4 ... -olpl1De (aftar a. 0011fe •• 1o-.) the7 or she cou14 uot off"er the 11'''1e oae tor bapt18at> !he reoonts ocmtalD DO !lellt1a. of • ., 41aclpl1MrJ aotlon 'b.J t1:Ie cbwob, aDd 1t ee&ms oenata that theft "wu 110 81IOh actSoa· Yean pa ...... _t11 the ch1ld prea1Jab17 bad reaebed t1ae ace of NaeOB. T;ba" be.- or ~ _tber we krloIr aot. 'but pro_bl; ahe cU-e4 _118 ill the Oar& of Dr. gOft •• a t. clap at"ter her coa-t1nemellt. or abe recO?ered aaA weat 8tIa7. !be father ..... eena1ll1,. a Grow. but he apparell'tl,. 414 BOt U8U'!Ie ,...,..-1bl11'7 for tbe child. aad t.be lcJentl'7 o~ Ute father 18 .... on.

AacoJd,!. to OcmsnPtlODal CJ.uaroh nl •• the c.rea4-l*reata. if •• llbers 111 coo4 .tUt4111c. ooald otter ... 1141 of pueat. no laad lapM4. 1ra otmrob n1ee tor ltaptietl t lMlt 110 .1IOh spoIl"n tor little Jolm Grow appearea. It see_ ., tbe 0 __ p1ler as .. 11-1liCb oenata ''bat the baptln was ~ 'b7 the auan.~ ., the ... ot reNO .. the \aJtla-.l aooM

JOlm eat lfatllal11el. DOl' to the J8an 1110 to 1133. !hen are \:"ate. of GJ"OW4 .1~ tbe laItt """ .... b1 B.as Ooa" dvlDS t,be ~t'.""" ot the Iltll oeat1U7t JMJr-bape .oa:a of S_l , 01" S&1IIaelZ. who wore the 4eaoelUlal'lu of JOha ot I,.-.loh. bu't 1lOt or no-eJ.'nIa'\ ODe ot the .. •• tbe tatber o~ 111'-'ll 1'1011018- ollU4 ... \0 the &QIIJll1er as prolaable, .b4eecl alJloet _rum ..

~ pastor ot tbe oh1u'eh. 1Ir. PMl11l'8. Who ade the reG-ora. of the )&1'\18131 01* ~obD Grow ill 1"128. u4. -.ho wl\aeue4 the 81p1. or the '11111 of IlcholU lUoho1. m 1111, mrast baye bOn tbc tac. re8peC\1a& tbe l*-ral" of t1ae oli11t. !'he reapoulhU1t7 ot ~ Grow 1a W. _tter _1 1M ....... 4. rat' be .. 'the ... ruldeat... 8114 elOYd J&&l"II )ef'Oft the baptift ba4 ,d1:auaea tbe w111 ot the father of Bl1za'betll 1f1ebola. the 811J'.P0884 :aother ot ... 021 Who 'bore his on tAil., __ , 'but this fnt-.tloll eee. to 'be wlth-oat Jaatltloa'~.

D .. 1_ the _11_ or 480ft JeU8 na14eue ot !homo &lid &beoea (Bolt) Orow 1ll ArI40Yer (1110 )0 1"13o-1) tbe., were __ ere 1Il goo4 ataB4bc ot this 88118 ADdoYer ohuroh· It !boIaas ..... 8 the re}lllte4 fat!aer ot tb6 oht14. the Jlli8t&!' of bie olaU'c:h, oena1Dl1 &'IJI'lft of ,. allecatltm. would baTe not 'beOIl .1ow to oDtorce oJarcb 41&o1pl1De. or whIch the ollar. recorda or tbo covt l'eoorela wald OODtaia .... 8111181011; &ut 'DO\hllfS of aub _\Gre appoara- 3Yea the ul.,_ NOON of 'baP'U_ 00'-1» u h11lt of .., re-..,u.ll>111'7 ot !boas 1D ~ _ttel:'. 1118 act 1nwlt-.... tas the ·w111 of 11cholN l1ebo~ oeC1U"l'-.c1 OYer tour ,.,. betore tile date ot btnll ot JObD trow au .leftll JMI"8 lMtton bla bapU.... ~ Qrow 11M b· 111 16M, &ad lUOholaa lUohola proba\~ wut,. 01" ere J'OaH ev-ilel'. tor tbe lattar waa a \a JlIii:Ier 111 Salem before ~ .. ~l'Jl. 'I"hea the w111 'tiM -.ct. Elba'betb. ._ U, ad ftatau t~w JObaS 11&8 10 at the date of the birth of Joba wbo II. Ia.rJ 1'&J'1"~. 1.e •• 1n 1111. Bl1saMt1lbaYlDC a' t1Ua ,We I'e&Ohed ae aae of a1. !b~ .. tua J'a1alUC bls owa t8llll11J'. while Jo"IfaI .. DOt a. ao t'aI' .. 18 ban. !!'be »J'N..,tlon a... Jua'I-t1e4 "'" IU.ueth JlcJ1ola. dR· ot 'Ilo'bOlaa tf1olaOla. WI) Ihe _ther or J olm Grow. 80 s.. lIIt.q rarrlJrC\OD ill 1'M%. u4 t01ll.l4e4 the OdOR 1iDe ot Il"OWa t c.a4 tiat

....... 111lB Ida patent_. It eee. F0llable that the pari1aa 1fho 1eane4 tra .tUN who 'WU \he hther saw the '&1&ptla_l __ bla. 1fh1ch oena!1tl, ... faallJ __ 01 •• Gron Who at \hat ,.tat ltftd 1a the -1sJlbOr-hoQ4.

ftMt ooneet ..... r to ,he a'!terre lll\el'2'OtJli\orJ' aeeme to be .\ tbtt ..raof' ttr .. 'r1e .. 1. 1128 HT&a Jear. of ace. It tld.. be ao, tua sa reapt." __ aa4 ep he .etc \he req1l1~Du ot the 101m Grow who .... t. JIl' • poll-tax 1ll Ara4OftI' 111 1741. 'Who lB· ~ "an1Dct- tn 174 •• ad Who 1'--" the Oatord 11M of Gron. El1sUeUl 1l1chola. ct_ • __ 1" ot Joba the 1fIU'd of .\lsa'a-tel 1'1'18, ..... pe.rila,.. a 4..,.tel" of Wlebow ud BlI .... Nth Jl1chola, fl'oal Salea, ,be '.1"*11' a tu pa7flr 1hen ... 1#19. ftlIO'ftt4 _ A1i4oYer u4 Jo1M4 tbe okurob. ta 11K • ... bla "Ul 'thel'e *,. 28, 1117, aDd Aled 'PoD. K. I'll - wl11 F--"- 1720. !nle w14atr ot this lUcho1.8 ev-'1'1 ... 4 ber .......... ebe 4.. 1a 11068· 8be .... -.-4 la ... will. !he obl14l"ea wen - I, BllaMtb.. b .. Uti. ct. lilt; 11, ~'. It. 1688, (..-4 1. will); 111. Pna-eta. 'b. 1690, (at 1a will) , 1'9'. Bll.'betlh ,. 1694, 'ao' la "111); 'Y, (leo .. ce. \ ........ a. 'G'DI'I., lto6. -.1, ...... l). 169'1, (_4. 1. "Ill); 'fli. lhIth. b •••••• , 'a.a,4 III win) • ftae .. Ita .... w ... - an. Saael Phil-1..,. (lfbo upU .. 4 Jolm Growl; Josepll OlaJ'k. aD4 "... Ira. !be laa' __ 4. a •• o.t Johaot Ipnrtah. ba4. In 1710, b1 I..anl'. a. lte'beooa Kolt. -.'{M 'bore hl~ au oh1ll-4ft. 1u .b.4oYer _Wee. 1fU atlCl 1781. :lU.sa)eth. tho tOU'th oh. of 11oholu u4 Ellsabe'h 11cb-ole. .. not ... 4 1a the ,,111· If' abo had a. aM lODe atrtq. or' 1t ahe ... re ellt ott 'bJ her father fl'. a.l'_ m tbe ••• te. abe Jet shou14 haY. \eelS ref.rnd to. 'bere 1. DO ~I' :reocml of till. Ell_beth ta AzIc1oye ... 1I1l1e .. the eo.. oUe4 reoorel ot 1'128 ftf.ra ·to MI'.

It llaa wen ~4 tbat 11ll'16 a loa Gro. ft8 a ocm\r!.-'blltor to •• 11 .... 1' _"100 hD4 tor tbe ADAoftr ohveb. aDA 'tba, bt 1,...171& 0_ 5&tbaal8l Grc:w 1*14 ... 1a Ala4owr. !he pre .... of Gron 14 'hie ton In t.he ,.re at&t .... pl'01Nt.1t1, BO\ aoat1Dad or 11r~1_4 W ~.

In 1ea4!.»c. a4Jo11ls. ;1D1o .. I". l1w4 at thls 1161'104 0. CapMin !hosaa !'lebola. Se lv:4 "'feral aidlu81l 11. 1n r..ea4_. bOJIC tllea 1111&1l1li., 1a 1' •• whoa. hnIIer hie-'\Ol7 U 1IJI1aIOID. III 1?11 .... 2a &ad 001110. bDe llet ~e coD41tlou ot aot1terM04 \0 JOlm Gl'OIJ' b. 1Il IT21 n4 'NptlMd. 1n 1128; at .e .-YO lIO eYldeBoe OIl Yhlob '0 base _ .aatt'l,ftloa tbat CIhe 1fU ooaoel'D8d 1Jl the A1I4Oftr 18001"4 or 1121 au 1128· It IJ DOWD. that tlie ho3e ot ~ Grow •• "eq !lIeU the .D4GYe~M._ line ..

ftle clewn1at.loa or the 14eut1tJ u4 Il1lteoedeate of *l7 'arr~O!1 see_ .. leI'. tor the abOfe olwd .,ital rece0r4 in ~er. &ad the Geu"",1 Court Record tor E:aaex OiNllt,' are pertinent.. !he liar; Farl'S:actoa whoM birth on lb .. 11. 1121. 1a "'001"484 1a - ___ 1', 'Was tbe dau. or Rebecca 'are_ •• *0 &110p4 that the lather otth!s Chi14 .. Bdlllu'd Parrtac\Oll- fh1a 1IarJ. as napeota __ • ace aa4 blnbplaoe. 860_ t.~ Mt1l1 the reqUire_Jlt. or this oaae-. Sf.: 1PaB 1.Jl all probabll1Q ·tho ~ wbo !S- Jolla Grow 1n 174%. tlbo. ot AAdewer." 'fhat a :ua b. aut of Yedlook anA • 'ttOaIl 111 the saa 81tuattoa 8hould bec~ ~ and wtre 40es not ae&ea 8t~.

Too re'Grd eY14e_ 1a the caM here discmaaed sq 'be oonc1ae~ .taW tbua -

1. JOb'll Grow aB4 )faq h.rr11lgtOtl. both or j._DdOTftr. lfaes •• wore !!l. Oot. 26. 1'742, 'bl Rev. John a&rDal"4, putor 0-( ~be Xol'th Parlah C~tloal Olw.rch {A DiloY4U' Vital Reco:rda} •

2. JohIl Grow, 1ll l'1". br01f6ht to the Sutton. ::.taa ••• ob.Wcb:, totter of 41,a.:naslO1l tr

4. JOlm (ll'O8 CO , ... 4 to P1 JOII-tax 1D A.a4eYor ...... 1' 1n 1741. ftloh 111410& .. 1ihat lie lIa4 tliR 00. ot .... (A ..... 40ftI' fax Lute.)

5. ODe J oba Grow cOBtrl'b1de4 15 8hilll. toward.a ,. JUi 0-.. of cIlurah .11 • .,r _nl .. ta .&a4oYer, .,.ar 1716. (])ear-be ta11J' mas. b .&1IIlot'er.

6. Sept. 15. 1'721. the eare or Bl1&&betl:llUobolS u4 her ob114 ..... 4 at ''be cb&I'p of the ton or A ... OYer. fbe oue of Ell_eth'llc1lo1 ..... ,,'rut_ to Ba'baa1el1bbo" tor 9 .IS aad \hea lo Dr. Bon tor aa 1m8peolf'1e4 perl04. 10 f'Rr'tlJer !IeJ1tion of bel'. flte care of her ch11d OIl Sept. 15. 1721. WaG ea\1"Uted to Alia .. Fa-tel' tor 19 (!qa. tlaea to !boa .. Joh1:laon lIDtll the !7tb. 0' vot.ober, e.n4 then to 1fa-th&u1el Fr1e ••

'1,. A JOh1'.l Grow. 8011 of EUsaHtlt. 'NiChols. bOUDd OIl' to Ba-t.elel Fri., 1rU K}ltlMd at bdOY*r lQ' Bev. ~a."!W.el ltdl-

,,-~. I1p& 1D the J8*r 1128. (ADdo.,er Vital liecorb.)

. ~.' s. ~. au. of Rebecca Tarrsb8.!1. and re-puted da-11. of , ... ni 'Farrln&ton, b· In LlIIloDr. Jan. Zl. 1723. (Aa4oYer 11_1 Becorda.)

,. r...ebece. Farabam tvale4 before the Genexal Court of Ba-au C01m\J. ass., Jul1 16. rIll, coat.eaed to tbe 0.,.. ot havltli C1YeD birth to 8Jl 1l1eg1tl.te chUd, cbarpd Ita pet-exait)' to l4'&iard FarrlDBwn; ~ t1ned ~::;--lJ--')O )J the oovt, 11M JIbe paid tbe S~ A,.. 2. 1723. (Onrt o.t Gelileral 5 •• 810t18, Sa-le., for :eel" 1719-1121, 1'1'. 131 and 1:.>8.)

1 t 16 reeopiaed thet.t this eyl4eace doee not prOTe lIe7OD4 CiMstlol1 t-bat the John Grow who :s. "17 J'arritlCton in 1MI .... the 1l1es1t1llate of'faprl~ of El1Z'abetb ~lebol •• nt the pl'Ob&bil1tiea all poInt that .,. John Grow·. rather ... probabl, \he BOU of Suuel! aJld snm4aoa of JobIl and B&mla.ll (Lord) 3rOJl', of' lpawl0b; but tlt1e oaDnot be proye4 ... a fact. there 1e eo qalt point in t.hb r(A801l1n.r. 'b.0If-wort for tl:.e John!S, son of Saauel!, -.nUl 1n 1721 bu.t JO JUra or ace. while Elizabet.h Nichols (4au. ot t!iOB

be led aalaq. liM qa1~ tmllD17 to be:,. tor a 10ftI' .. Jut out ot h1. \tieDa.. Pemt:.pB SUaabeth 'fItU ot 80JH other Niohola t'Wllq tba, bd 1101; __ 14eat1tle4?

It 1s tiell uiCh eeL_in t.lut.t 1farl FlAlT'l~(nl •• 140 heoaa tbe \If1tCot ot JOM tJrow. w.. the le.. of an irresular tm10ll of Edward h.rrlD;'ton aDd aOHcca ~ of AD4over.

Theil" parents wen lmOOn~ont.loDlll 1ll t.hair l'81atlo •• lnlt the f'oWl4era or the Oxford Gr_ 11M 8t1'10.17 oceel'ftd the lA1f &nd oouo1'1tion. '!belr 1l1telltlon of srrlap 'fiU 4alJ publiGbed. aDd theJ yore m. in the Cburch where ,be h ___ had. ben bAptiSed. neB8 two r&1eed to matur1t7 16 ch1k 4ren. t.\M &.11 :tarried and r,,"od. tall!lilioa- t.rhree 80Da -all *ho .er~ 01:1 en011fjh -- tovaht for our lndepeD4euoe 1D tlle l'$VOlutl01UU'1 1IIU'. All their ch114ren were reapeated cltlr.one. aml ao, tOC'i. al'ff tho!r letJ10D ot 4eaoen4aau.

SincfJ it 1a ll1pOaaible to d&r1n1t,6~ 4etsNi.l.1B the pater-nl t1 ot J oL.n of Oxford, h6 18 treAted ali the founder of a .er*rate 11:ne, 'ifuich e.a8~. ala 'b. abOut 11.t) oDd hia 1aba ~or ,he ru~1U'8 In .. l'Ptor ~o pl'O'H the earllbr Oba11:l of deacon\ .1ald. to 010#0 tho 11nk8.

Those 'ifbo ~ be dlapoHc to east !3. at.one at. t;woe two -John and 7(ar~ -- ahould. fia1to into aceout tlle social etate in tb;O$fj U~4 ~d t.OO aeverel,- r~OrO\1Li purUoau CO!Dlml-tIes .nd chlU'Cbee aa respeots nat ~r. ~ba.rles 'Frm:1Cle Adam. terms 'Hal !!9fu1ltl. !:he censorIous soo\lld.. rea4 the earl1 a:ma18 or those 'pr1::dtlve oousrailatlou 'ifberein w,,~ Nt dOliil 1n plain wo.rd.a tue otleaaea ~lnat. vlr\Ue and comentlon bV tbtl _aben whoso lapiSeS 41'8 sdit the .UbJect of chuch duclpline -- reault1l:1d u aa.'lOuition. au.penalon.and otten 1:1 e:a.oo::au:Qicaioion. and abol11c:l Me, con t.he pages ,ellow 'filth Age. liDe a.ftel' line all blotte4 out And m.ode 111ss1ble b: lat.e r cenerations who ~h .. ea-dea'Vorod to conceal or obllt6rate the .'Vidence III their ancestors' t.iU';Pl t.ude. 111l1J' one-balt the cassiS at orhal-na.l p:trJsocr.:tUuu 'hI the ~:t.l6l'e.l C

reaid .• &1ld ott .... 1lW01TUJg .... 1 s-aora11t1. :a WOQ14 .... that 111 tboM ear1.7 4ap tihan ........ 17. ta1l1' cd hish or loY ..... \at 414 ZlOtt 8"PPl¥ oaee8 utaOt17 analagoaa to Uloae that lnYOl.,.4 1ihe liloh-ola. r~. Ffl",11:Ig\O'U aat Gran of' A_OYer. iaee 6-.1 Z1oraA~U Jt! Evlz f!l1\a!l CJ'lH!!\!8. -, 0 ... 1 .. Ynacl. AdaM.)

n.. Ciarlo'" B • .l'b1to" ...... lope'tl midi .. b. .... ........ ...... b a JQter M tile OOQl1er. datea J'Il17 '. 11K •• _tea --

81 10' la-lJ hOrI all 014 ao.ap of a 1&Ote that 1 ... 801M) J8U8 .... _11 .. aeaJ'Oh1ltC the neoK of the , .. Prooeeal.,.. 111 .. lnwru\ of ar. cn.z.lea Janoa for h1a .... \01". a tlr&oe of ftGIII 1 1011'14 11'1 a l1a' of peJ'H8 warDed oat of A.1I&oft~. JN1" 1'&0-1721; ad of that 4ate &'!10!lg\he .. a of _"raJ. ' ...... 4 ou1;'. the 101-:kIwlJJ1 - 'Oriel" gma to f1losa8 Grow i. 1720-1111, t aa4 tbeD, '.1" QI'GII eh114 of E1ia_th. 11obola to hit p!'OY1Iec1. ter.· I ad4ed a note at the \s.. I took the .... eor4 that !boatae Grow ... alread7 ."leA ben."

ft.1a laat refen \0 the '!t.aomaa Growl. _lteMr, aoa of Jobal of lpawioh. fto a· 1tl Aacla.er. Juae 8, 1'10, ReMe-ea aolt, Wbo 1l01lCb' laJ14 in Aatcmtr 1a 1'111. 1'121 aa4 1 '12; rat... then a 1 .. 117 ot 6 _114fta. u4 ill 1130 or 1 '111 reaoftd \0 PoIItnt. Con. ... wbere be cUed Jan. 13. 1'53· (See !1Ud1r S. G~.lOl7.)

Upon reoelpt of thle le\1ler tbe aor&pi1er wrot;e to ::Jus Ab-bott UkUC bel" to ap11l, aoUlllt this Neori of ron. Pro-OM41Dp, writ, the e1ltl"J. and sta_ It \he record nlat-1tc to tbe 0*1' Of .rd .. hat.' Pftll to !!ioaa Grow, aDd. tbe retereace \0 a p:ro .. S.alcm for ~ chl14 of Blb.beth !llohola wre of ._ or or 41ftfte 4atee. 111 bel' replJ dated Oct. I, 1914. ~1aa Abbott sai4 tbat a!Wr a 4111-_, _roh .. had f&11_ \0 find a traoe of tbe bOOk. ad alao ea14 ,bat in tbe o,1n101l.01 tbe cua"l041aa the book had been ,aIt_ a.1AQ' _ aO!te w.1ltaorlsed ]IOftmt aDd ba4 "&1' 1aeeIl rewnad.

In 'hla B_ let;\&r 111 •• Abbo.' Mlpplled \he .US ___ ot anotber J'8001''4 that .be aa1.4 abe bad aot "'01'8 utl0e4· X, i8 _ p. " or '10ft Pro0ee41ap of tblt Selen.- of

A_oYer. I Wl"Ote au,.. tor .. literal oow 0' .aiel NOOI'4. 0. Oe\. JOt 1914, eha .",,11ft l' •• tol10w'

"ilemaoruila ot ,he "'loa ot tbe 8.1.eobe1\ "of A_ONJ" _oklug caN aDd pro-t'ld1lsg tOJ" -BI .... ta lUcola aDd .hftr ollUel t that ,..a "Sep."r \he 15th d&7 1721 t .. t \he charge "of ttw ,_.ft ttflheA the ... EleMlIeth }flcola .. put to ftNatbUlel Ab'bob u4 .... 18e4 tiler 9 Aa,a !t.. VIall JAlt \0 Dootor howe."

!t'&1114 the eatd JleHbeth 11001 .. oh!ld .IS !ton th6 II of Septeaber l1al put ~o Allrabaa "'FOIlt.,.. care at the "to'lfB CDarp au there ".t&7e4 tel the 4th ot October tollotflDs "tibat ..., a weeke wautinc 2 clap aa4 ,bell "OOJlY&7ed \0 !hor!Jaa J ObUou aa4 ... there "tel the 2'1th ot OotG1Mr 1111. ad then put tttto ~ .. \baIll.l 1"1'1 ••• "

lDAoJ'ftDltl1t on "ack - "All &OO1IIl$ of Elesebe'h !rloola _1118 !a:ltell Care ot Q \he ta.a."

All of th" 'AS on a ellp of papal' altollt a 1aeI.Iee equre. b01l114 1B \0 rue 1'- M Of tbe fax loOk Of Aa4owZ' tor Je&r8 1116 to 1'16'1, 1a haDtwrUl_ ' .... 4 with ....

the ..,.. eoaelc1ered 1:1. COIIIIHtlon with ,be prlDte4 Aa-awer neom of lraptle (1721) of Jolm Grow, eoa of' Bl1.-.\I1 Wlehola. "nut to ktball1el J'1'1e. w01lld ~ to '.'1f7 .. tolloWbIg --JOlDl Gr., aou of Eli __ th ltlobola. }t. on or .'bOat Sept. U. 1721.; aotur ... ohl14 8llppOrted at. obarp of ,_ \c1ns; !IOtHr __ 4 tor aiM da7a b7 :fati'laDl.ll.)'bot. a. att.1" , .. , for 'lI'Upeclfle4 t. oant4 tor ~ Dr. Bon • .Aa abe 1e DOt. t.1'lttreatter _'10_4 1,\ 18 reaaoa-_1. to 8uppoae ~t ahe 41ed whil. 111 Dr. Howat o~.

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Oa Sept. 15th. pl'UUl!led date or blnh. the oli114 \'fU pla0e4 In eare of A'bl'UM Peeter tor 19 u,.. aM the:ltn the oare of !hoaaaa Jo1maoll .'11 \be Zf Ori· 1121 U.S 4aJa}. OIl thla laat 4ate the 011114 Yew bo1:m4 out to Yath6D1e1 Pries. &D4 111 1128. ace 1 7'*nt. be.ptlzed'b7 __ John Grow, .. __ tu.t he bed in dl probab1l1t7 been k12o'wn 'b7 since bl:rt1l.

It wUl 'be reta!Sbent4 that JUaa .t.DlJo" .tatea ahe bU .. ..,. au "e0!ll8 Jean \&ok". wbeD ahe was aearohbrc tor JartCl1 recorda, that ade me.t10ll in 11%0-1721 of a towa FO'f 1810n tor John Grow Bon of El.lsa1M!tth lUchole, aud alao of a _ntlon th&t ODt; fbMalJ Gnm ..... 'WIU'D.84 ou\ ot wn.; tbe _taral iD1"erellOe HiDe Qat !boIIae Gl'OW .... \Ise father ot John, SOD. or Ellsabeth l!lcbole; that be WM with-Ollt prope rtJ aa4 1I'l.Iable to ISllppOrt bis bastard chi14; he1lCe ,.. ton had to prOTide tor hbs.

!here was a. fheas Gl"O'tI 1had 111 AadoYor tJoz 1110 or 1'12 ~o 1 'FlO or 1'111. Be WaD a 8021 of Joma1 of Ip8'1fich~ Ie 1a·

.~ Ir:BOn to haYe had laDriocl pro:pert7 •• be "fnl't \0 A_oyer t'rOIa l.JDIl or Ipn1ch. aa.rr1ed ... ,.. b 171? a.ad aoqdrH

"'---. .. / other b:ad there 1D later~; 1n taot, "IIS a ooulder-able lanA O'£"Der - a -.lteter D7 trade. Be hh4 8ix chll-a.rell 'bona 1n Alt40"Nl'. 8ia "ite wao Rebecca Bol\. !he utea of b1r~ of all the •• chll4re1l a:a4 the ... ot t1n are ."Pi 1184 'b1 the ADdOl'er ton recor4a: but the 'aaa of the ttra', b. 1a rl12. Us Hell ettaoed 'til haDdl'. am ... 80 l' oamlOt be read, bUt we c10 ree.4 eleal"lJ tb& aate·

!be aoora ot \he ton ot Pcatrot. CQ1m •• Whither filOllatl aDd tel11l"'eMWH ba 1730 or 1131. account tor allot the t1ft __ 4 chU4rea ot !'bomao and Bebecea (Rolt) Grow. tbe a.... __ 8 aa 1a the AlIdOYer reoor4e; but tbei!" tM!l1 e6-Uacoa. anothor whose nar.te was Rebecca. -- tbe sa_ as tbat of ~8' .. it.. It 18 .. rGUOMltle pro81Ulptloa tbat the ohild of 'fhoua aa4 Rebeooa )ol'll U ... corded 1n 1'11! (tlle 1r tirat child) W(a.8 th18 .... 'Rebecca {Grow} lllga118. or Poe-fret.

!l:aoaaae Grow 41.a. In\e8\a\e in Po_n' 1B 17&3. but tbe recol'ds give aD aeeOdt or the diatrlbutlon or sO,. ot hie properlJ. 111 th18.pportlOJ1;'!1el'lt all their 81x oldld.Jrell

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JUtlo .... luol'l4bc aae ... flare 18 DO _11\loa o.r M7 oVler bel1", no retere.,. 10 a 8011 Joba- It __ oenata to t~ ... ller Qat alll J~'loa OJ' ..... tl_ tta. !'IIo!IIM Ir."I WhO 11Ye4 b AIIdoftr hoe 171a to 1710, ad 1ia4 a ooaa14e .... 1e ••••• wu ~ fatMr of .lob1:lll'o. the cbU4 .f BUsabeth 11cbo1a. 18 ...,.t1l"1.4. 1'11O.~, 1I'U tIlle ~ Grow wliao aooo .... 1JIc to the \Ulftrlt1altle ree-ord of 11 •• .lbH" .. ...,.. oat .. 1D ITa> 0.1" 1'211' ADd no ... the father of Joha 8row?

1 oyer, lIUh doubt 1t there .. .,re tbaa OM !!mao trow 11'l A_o.wr at tbat tu.. u4 abo )ellne ,_, 1n ... .., 1ft •• A_boU. not lBte:reatea 11'1 tbe G!'OIIS Wbea ..... her _sol"al'l4u, bn b the BanoDa, 818'ft'O\e 1D her IIJalOrudlut .. __ n.u tor Jeba or lathaa1e1. eo were _phew. of . fboIIu au 80118 o.f Saale1! (Jolm1) 01 l,...lch, for tba7 . "'J"e in .lJId.oYer al'»OU tMe t1M ae baa left ...... It ,I» __ or __ o1l114 b .. ill 1m ta .b4O'ftr was .lOla.

F":c uaen 1ae ..... of 1eet tlate Is .. , 'but he loee l1et &pJe&r la tbe Pomfret reoora.. Ia that 0 .. liebeeca'. 'bIrth 1fU aot

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.But Bl1sa"~ t:lo1lola Hl'talalJ bad a SOIl bon in 1'21 Who bt 1'128 waa lNItft1se4 as Jelm Grow. lIJ' tlIe ._ pan01l who ltapt1H4 all the other ohll4rn of !bou.a ... BeMC_ Grow. It t'belr tiDt oMlc1, b. In 1112 ...... \be JohIl 9row .llo m 1141 •• 1Ial7 J'anl~. (WhO oenabI17 .... b. Ollt o.f_4-108 ). wtlat " __ .f JOldl Gr_ the eOil Of Ilisabeth W'chole? It eee_ well-niP .. nabl \bat he U8 • an at Bll_Mtl1111oho~t b01l1'l4 OIlt ~ 1fa~.1 "1'1 ... who ha4 hbt ltaptl.... 1. 1718 t aDd .. ttl whOa he I1ft4 tl11 of .... la 1"'2. &D4 tMD pa14 hta poll-tu.

If 111.. abbOtt shOUld ... able to "rtf'; 1MI' amol'alldu. ... -aome Jean eao". aad Ffte ~t ttlue .... '1'lIoue Grow "waraa4 out" of tows 1a 11%0-1'31, aach •• rlflcatlOD woul4 IIOt ohaDBe trq co_luiOll ftapect1Dc the DOIl-reapo1'J81bl1lt,-of !J:uau Grow. tile settled realdeat anc1 propertJ ... ,.. of J,1I1oDl". JHl"8 1110-17:10; "llt •• h .erltloatlcm would prO'l'o _, tb.ere waa aaotheJ" !lloee.a Grew t probablJ' aa --"00'" •• of 8 .... 12 • ftO waa a brother of !'borIas!. tu 01'll7 \Wo ob11.4nnl of J o'tm1 who Mel las. of recon'S.·

• I tb.1Dlr ,bat the t'at!&el' of J oha trow, a012 of Ell_Nth Ilob.ola, ... Jotm' a. of 8 ... 1!, aDd ,_t 1le .... tbe 0Ile who ... "'waned _t-, ,ba, he wen to Sew l!&Ilp81li.re aDd ..... mlae4 a tatd17. aa 18 a' •••• wa 1n !JJ7 ~1087 or ,be Gran of 11*'11ell ad OxtON-

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GENERAL GEO. W. DAVIS, U. S. A., RET. 1150 CONNECTICUT AVENUE

WASHINGTON, D. C.

February 19, 1912.

Town Olerk,

Andover, Massachusetts.

Dear Sir:

Some two years ago you were so kind as to furnish me with

useful data respecting births as appearing on your records of

the family of Thomas and Rebecca Holt Grow, the children, six

in number, having been born between the year 1712 and 1727,

but in the vital statistics of Andover, Volume I, containing

only Andover births, I find an additional birth not mentioned (

in your letters to me. The entry reads as follows: John,s.

Eliz. Nicholls, Uservant to Nathll Frie,n bp. there 1728, ~

O.R. 1. The volume of marriages and deaths of Andover, which

will be volume tv/o of the publication above referred to, has

not yet been received in the Libr&ry of Congress, although

Volume I has just come to hand. Hence it is that I cannot con-

sult the printed statistics of the vital records of Andover for

marriages and deaths. the

The father of this JOhn~on of Elizabeth Nicholls, must (

of course have been a Grow, but the record is singularly defec-

tive in that the Ohri~tian name of the father is not given, h1If--Jo- u~~~

while the mother is said to have been the servant of Nathaniel

Frie. The record standing as it does would suggest the possi-

bility that this John Grow, baplired 1728, was born out of wed-

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lock. It has oocurred to me tl~t the marriage reoords, which

are not aocessible to me, might throw some light upon this.

However, I note among the births in the Nicholls family "Eliza-

beth, daughter to Nicholas and Elizabeth Nicholls, born March

27, 1694." She would be of an age suitable for a child

JBieht 'e baptised in 1728. According to the family bible of a descendant of John

Grow of Sutton and Oxford it is said that the ancestor was John

Grow, who in 1742 married in Andover Mary Farrington, and that

he was born in 1720. I have failed entirely to identify this

John of Andover who married Mary Farrington and to ascertain

who were his parents. It seems to me certain that he is not

a son of Thomas and Rebecc~ Holt Grow. If this date 1728 is a

misprint or a mistake by a copyist for the year 1720, then I

would properly infer that this John, son of Elizabeth Nicholls,

was the John who married Mary Farrington in 1742 and settled

in sutton and Oxford, but if the John, son of Elizabeth Nicholls,

was born in 1728 he would have been but 14 years of age at the

date of the marriage of Mary Farrington.

I have written somewhat in the same line as the above to

the Clerk of the Congregational Church in the North Parish of

Andover to see if the church records might throw Borne light upon

it.

If you should be able to ascertain anything that will solve

mw trouble I shall be under very many obligations, and of course

shall be glad to compensate you for the time and trouble spent

in the search. Yours very Sincerely,

TaL.PHONK, NORTH 1783

GENERAL GEO. W. DAVIS, U. S. A., REI(". 1150 CONNECTICUT AVENUE

WASHINGTON, D. C.

Miss Charlotte H. Abbot, Genealogist, Andover, ~~8S.

Dear Miss Abbott:

Maroh 22, 1912.

Your seoond letter and oard have oome to hand. I hope

soon to hear from you respeoting the results of your visit

to Salem for searoh of the oourt reoords. I infer from what

you say on the oard that you may perhaps be able through a

notioe in the Boston Evening Transoript to seoure a referenoe

to the oontributions made some years sinoe to that paper

wherein reference was made to the emmigration of the Grows

of Oxford to Tunbridge, Vermont. I have the Tunbridge town

records, and I think have identified all of the Oxford Grows

who went there, yet I would be glad to sec what it was those

contributors stated whose intitials you gave in your first

letter.

I am a subsc:riber to the Boston Transcript, so whatever

may re-appear there I would take note of.

I have consul ted all the vi tal records tim t have been

published of all the towns in Essex County, Mass., and all of

the l~nd and probate records that have been printed, looking,

of course, for the name GroVl or its varj.ants, Grove and Groo. dc.' It oocurs to me that the tax lists of those towns, which I have

not seen, might show the presence in some of them adjacent t~

Ipswich of John2 and Nathanie12 , who, you will remember I stated

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in my belief, emigrated to New Hampshire. Thomas 2 , son of Johnl ,

lived for a t~e in L~, then in Andove~~~d later in ?omfret,

Conn. William, John, married Johanna, and after the birth of - 1 one child, removed to York, Maine. Jose~h2, John, lived for

a time in Ipswich; probably never married. But John2 and Nathan-....

ielG have not been located. It was probably the son of one of

these who you find was a tax payer in Andover in 1732-33, and

as you say, perhaps this Uathaniel was the fEother of John, bap-

tised in Andover 1728.

Yours sincerely.