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Descendants of Thomas Blanchard

Generation No. 2

2. SAMUEL² BLANCHARD (THOMAS¹) was born 8 06 1629 in Goodworth Clatford/Hampshire, England ¹⁸, and died 4 22 1707 in Andover/Essex, MA ¹⁹. He married (1) MARY SWEETSER 1 03 1654/55 in Charlestown/Middlesex, MA ²⁰, daughter of SETH SWEETZER and BETHIA COOKE. He married (2) HANNAH DAGGETT 6 23 1673 in Charlestown/Middlesex, MA ²¹, daughter of THOMAS DAGGETT.

Notes for SAMUEL BLANCHARD:
Samuel and Mary lived in Charlestown on his father’s farm. He was involved in the disputes with John Guppy. Later he built a separate house on the same property and his eldest son, Joshua, was left on the homestead and received it as his legacy. Samuel served as Constable in Charlestown in 1657.

Mary and Samuel’s children were not baptized as infants. Mary's brother, Benjamin Sweetser, took a brave stance for religious freedom by following his convictions about the Baptist faith. A letter from Thomas Osburne to George Little, 1682, lists Mrs. Sweetser as involved, with her son Benjamin, in the formation of the Baptist Church in New England. It would appear that Samuel and Mary followed the Baptist belief about infant baptism.

One “William Godden, ... was perhaps a roving trader who exchanged sugar and tobacco for Beaver pelts and other merchantable productions of the country.” He wrote a will in which he left fifteen pounds to Mary and the balance of his estate for the education of poor children in Charlestown and Malden. This may have been the first public funding of education in New England; however there is no record of the expenditure of the funds. Samuel was to choose another person and the two be made executors. In March 1665/6, William Godden was found drowned and soon after Samuel, having proved the will as executor, brought a suit against Ralph Shepard for the sixteen pounds debt to Godden’s estate in 1652. (Corey, History of Malden, 600, 601.)

Mary died February 20, 1669/70 in Charlestown. (George D. B. Blanchard, “Blanchard Family,” 373.)

In 1687 Samuel and second wife Hannah bought property from Henry Jaques in Andover and settled there. Samuel was active in town affairs. In 1690 he was a signer to a petition against the careless licensing to sell strong drink. He served as Constable in 1694 and Selectman. He is called a husbandman.

Samuel Blanchard’s will:

“The Last will & Testament of Samuel Blanchard of Andover Age about seventy & five - I Samuel Blanchard being in bodily health through ye goodness of God to mee Doe make & ordaine my Last Will & Testament as followeth - And In ye first Place I humbly committ my Soul unto ye Hands of Almighty God who gave it mee and my Body to ye Earth to a Decent Buryall att ye Discretion of Executor and friends and as for my Current Estate yt God hath graciously given mee I doe Dispose of it as followeth - - In the first place my will is that my beloved Wife shall have an honorable & sufficient Maintance out of my Estate (with her own labour) as long as shee shall remaine my Widow - - I give to my Eldest son Joshua Blanchard all my parcel of that farme which he now dwells upon Being in Charlestowne Lands together with my wood lotte yt fell to mee on Charlestown Commons and I give to him all yt he hath of mine in possession.
To my Son Jonathan I give to him all my Land on ye Easterly & the Northerly side of a line marked from a pond hole (where my pasture fence Joyneth) a straite line to ye stone wall land Joyning to ye highway till it comes to Abraham Moore Land Southward
Also I give to him all that parcel of my home Meadow (so Called) which I have Long Since possessed him of and all my Meadow Called halfe moon Meadow which lyeth Eastward of the Town of Andover - Also I give to him a parcel of Land Lying on the South side of the Town highway Being Length wise by said highway Which land shall be forty poles wide att Each side the Bredth of which land is now apriced on ye southerly side of said highway All the rest of this Land between this and Stephen Osgood I give to Thomas Blanchard
I Give to my Daughter Stratton fifteen pounds - - -
I Give to my Daughter Osgood Twenty pounds - -
I give to my Daughter Dorothy Storer (which is my grandchild) ten pounds which shall be payd to her by my son Joshua when shee Comes to be nineteen year’s of Age - - -
All yt part of my home meadow which I have yet reserved for my selfe shall be Equally Divided between Jonathan & Thomas - the Dividing Line to run cross ye meadow where it Comes to Stephen Osgood Land - - - -
“My Son John shall Enjoy what I have given him by a deed of gift, and what else of my Estate he hath in his hands -
To my Son Thomas I give all ye Land at ye East End of my home Meadow by a straite Line from a white oake on ye South side of meadow to a marker piece on ye north side until it Comes to Stephen Osgood Land All yt upland & Meadow house & fences upon yt land I give to him my son Thomas = Also he shall enjoy all yt of my Estate in his hands and yt I have possessed him of besides what I have given him In this my will - My Right on ye commons belonging to Six acre [Lan] (which Rights may appear by Deeds from Henry Jaquith & Mark Graves) I give an Equal Right in them to Jonathan, Thomas & Samuel - And all my other Estate of meadows both of forage & of field I doe give to Jonathan Thomas & Samuel
My two Cowes I give to Thomas in Case they outlive mee & my Younger Wife: Last My black horse I doe give to my Dear Wife I Doe order my Son Samuel to pay the two legacies to my Daughters Stratton & Osgood and his Mother's Maintenance according to this my Order before he be possessed of the Land & Estate which I have given him which is all ye part of my farme not Disposed of as aforesaid - and all ye Meadow which I bought of Billerica Men - And in Case my Son Samuel Shall refuse to Doe (that is to pay those Legacies to his two Sisters as aforesaid - Then my will is yt Thomas shall pay his Brother Samuel twenty pounds for his full portion - and Jonathan shall have ye remainder of the farme yt was assigned to Samuel - and said Jonathan shall pay these Legacies & provide his mother's Maintenance which Samuel Should have Done.
My Debts shall be Demanded of my Son Joshua after my Decease - and all my Debts and Legacies Shall be payed in full degree as my Estate is found in - -
Lastly I doe Nominate Ordaine & fully Impower my son Jonathan to be my Sole Executor to Give my Last Will & Testament Witness my hand & seale November 21 In ye year of our Lord God One Thousand Seven hundred & four being ye Third year of ye Reigne of our Sovereign Lady Anne by ye Grace of God of England Scotland France & Ireland Queen
Signed Sealed & Declared
In the presence of us                              SAMUEL BLANCHARD       -&(Seal)
James Johnson
Elizabeth Johnson
Ambrose Blunt

“Codicil I Doe further make this my Will that there shall be a strait Line from ye norEast Cornor of yt turning Yard forth on yt south side of the town comon highway to a grown white oak being at ye west end of ye caseway towards Jonathans house & to Jonathans line - and than leaving a sufficient way leading to my home Meadow - Stephen Osgood & Thomas house at ye East End of ye turning yard south there shall be Measured on ye East side of yt way from the Comon Highway southward twenty poles & from thence Eastward to Jonathans line and this piece of land shall also be twenty poles from yt foresaid White Oak - southward there shall also be a piece of land on ye North side the comon highway measured out beginning att ye east side of ye lane yt goeth from ye Andover Orchard house this piece of land shall be eight poles by ye side of ye comon highway & in bredth fore Poles for the whole length - and these two pieces of land I do give to my son Jonathan which he shall bestow upon one of his sons whom in his discretion he shall [ ] - This addition I Declare to be ordered to which I have signed & sealed before in Experession Above, witness my hand & Seale 8 mo. 1705 -
Signed Sealed & Declared Essex ss Ipswich May 5 1707-\
In presence of us            Then James Johnson & \
                  Ambrose Blunt of Andover \
James Johnson            Appeared & made Oath that                   present & Saw
Eliza Johnson            Samuel Blanchard Sen., Late                   Andover Doe Signed\
Ambrose Blunt            Seale & heard him publish &                   Declare ye within written\\
                                          Testimone with ye codicil annexed to us to be his last will & Testament & when he so did he was of good understanding & memory to ye best of ye Discerning & att ye same time they sett ye hands to his Estate & also saw Eliz Johnson affix her hand as a Witness att ye same time for his Estate upon which This will is proved Approved & allowed being signed by ye Executors herein Named who appeared accorded to [trial] & gave bond to pay Debts & Legacies Sworn                  Tatteer Daniel Rogers Registrar”
(MA, Essex Co., Probate, no. 2612.)

Samuel died in Andover in 1707, near 80. An account of his funeral expense is given in History of Andover, MA, by Abiel Abbot (1829): 184. Samuel’s burial stone is white granite which was imported from England. It is the oldest dated stone in the burial ground and predates the ground’s establishment. The borders are an interesting design which has been analyzed, and the results are on file at the Andover Historical Society.

More About SAMUEL BLANCHARD:
Baptism: 8 30 1629, Goodworth Clatford, Hampshire, England ²²
Burried: West Parish Cemetary in Andover, Mass.²³
Grant: 6 10 1686, Removed to A from Charlstown ²⁴
Military: 1676, With Capt. Cutler in King Philip's War for Mystic Side.²⁵
Occupation: Husbandman
Rem from: 6 10 1686, Removed to A from Charlstown (Abbot's Hist of A)

Notes for MARY SWEETSER:

Notes for HANNAH DAGGETT:
From Charlotte H Abbott's, "Historical Andover" column in the Andover
Townsman, Jan 27, 1899;
"The second son Jonathan came to Andover with the father a youth of 16. His own mother died when he was ten, and Hannah Daggett from Marshfield or Noddles Island had taken her place with the half brothers, 3Thomas born in 1674, 3John in 1677, 3Samuel in 1680 probably the last one in Charlestown and a baby sister Hanna in 1681 perhaps born in Andover who married the neighbor's son, Stephen Osgood at 18.
      "Here these boys grow up, putting in good strokes on forest and highway, and when Samuel was ready to divide his small reserve, 3John had settled down in Billerica where his father was a large owner with a Crosby wife, whose children persisted in crossing over on our side and marring Abbott, Phelps
and other eligible bachelors greatly to the confusion of the records. The
records of Billerica and Tewksbury must be well studied to get the whole story..."


Children of SAMUEL BLANCHARD and MARY SWEETSER are:

SAMUEL³ BLANCHARD, b. 9 29 1656, Charlestown/Middlesex, MA ²⁶; d. 1677 ²⁷.

More About SAMUEL BLANCHARD:
Cause of Death: Smallpox²⁷

	ii.		SARAH BLANCHARD, b. 2 15 1657/58, Charlestown/Middlesex, MA ²⁸.
	iii.		MARY BLANCHARD, b. 4 18 1659, Charlestown/Middlesex, MA²⁸; d. Bef. 1705 ²⁹; m. JOHN STEVENS.

Notes for MARY BLANCHARD:
"Our Sinne of Ignorance" Andover in 1692; Shawn Lynch; Andover; 1995; pg. 6 shows Mary living at home at 33 years of age.

More About MARY BLANCHARD:
Baptism: 1 29 1681/82, First Church in Charlestown.³⁰

iv.

JOSHUA BLANCHARD, b. 8 06 1661, Charlestown/Middlesex, MA ³¹; d. 7 15 1716, Malden/Middlesex, MA ³².

Notes for JOSHUA BLANCHARD:
Taxed in 1688 for farm on Wilson's Point "& his Fathers living" (NEHGR, Vol 34, pg 274.)

From Charlotte H Abbott's, "Historical Andover" column in the Andover
Townsman, Jan 27, 1899;
"The eldest son 3Joshua was left upon
the homestead there and received it as his legacy when Samuel died in
Andover in 1710, near 80."

In Correy's History of Malden we find on pg 209; "There is no indication of pew-rights being granted to others until after the alteration of the house, when [November 5, 1703,]...The next year...At the same time, it was 'voted yt Joshua blanchard shall haue liberty to Remoue ye south doore to ye west side of ye post yt jt shuts Against: upon his one charg and yt ye said Joshua blanchard and his wife shall haue ye Romme to beuld a pew whare ye dore now hangs And after ther death or Remoues ty there pew shall Return to ye town Again.' To each of these votes was added, 'ye alley to be left 3 foots wide.'...

pg 214; "A general town meeting was held, July 6, 1703, for the special and only purpose of considering the question of the location of the pulpit. It had been agreed with the Charlestown neighbors that it should stand on the west side of the house; but the record of ths meeting relates that 'Considering the jnconuences and damig; accuring to tye puopitt on yt side: by Reson of ye extrem heate: at sum time of ye yeere: Therfor haue voted and ordered that The pulpitt shall be placed on ye north-east side of ye meting hous.' The alterations now proceeded apace; and in February, 1703/4, Joshua Blanchard was paid thirty-eight pounds and one shilling in full for 'Timbar: shingls: clobards and Glaze.' (The Blanchards lived on Wilson's Point, or Blanchard's side, now Wellington, in Medford, which was then a portion of Charlestown.)"

pg 480; "Mr Emerson was married, December 27, 1721, to Mary Moody,...The young couple occupied the 'ministry house,' which had been the home of Wigglesworth, and gathered around them the little substance which they possessed. It had been put in 'Good Repaire" by the workmanship of Joshua Blanchard the housewright and Jabez Sargeant the joiner, at the charge of the town. The following quaint receipt is entered upon the town record:-
'These may jnform whom jt may consarn That ye parsonage hous which doe now dwell jn: jn malden: And also ye fences That are aboute the arsonag land: Are sett jn Good Repaire Acording as This Town did promis me: when J did setle here jn ye work of ye ministry -- And J doe Resaiue Them so: As wittnes my hand This: 8 of march 1722-3 Joseph Emerson."

pg 563; The church has formed a south precinct and there is much evidence from the records that they were a very poor group. The minister, The Rev Mr. Joseph Stimpson was disabled and not able to serve full time. Much uneasiness and dispute came of the situation until in 1741 Seth Sweetser of Charlestown and Joshua Blanchard of Boston were able to effect a settlement.

Charlestown VR lists Mary Blanchard b to Josh. and Eliza. Blanchard, b. Dec. 18, 1713.

More About JOSHUA BLANCHARD:
Baptism: 1 29 1681/82, And owned covenent at First Church in Charlestown.³³
Grant: Kept Samuel's property in Charlestown.
Occupation: Housewright.³⁴

3.	v.		JONATHAN BLANCHARD, b. 5 25 1664, Charlestown/Middlesex, MA; d. 10 19 1742, Andover/Essex, MA.
	vi.		ABIGAIL BLANCHARD, b. 3 05 1668/69, Charlestown/Middlesex, MA ³⁵; d. 10 25 1732, Watertown, MA ³⁶; m. JOHN STRATTON.

More About ABIGAIL BLANCHARD:
Baptism: 1 29 1681/82, And owned the Covenant at First Church in Charlestown.³⁷
Burried: Arlington St Cememetery.

Children of SAMUEL BLANCHARD and HANNAH DAGGETT are:

4.	vii.		THOMAS³ BLANCHARD, b. 4 28 1674, Charlestown/Middlesex, MA; d. 3 17 1759, Andover/Essex, MA.
	viii.		JOHN BLANCHARD, b. 7 03 1677, Charlestown/Middlesex, MA ³⁸; d. 4 10 1750, Billerica/Middlesex, MA.³⁸; m. MARY CROSBY, 8 07 1701, Billerica, Mass..

Notes for JOHN BLANCHARD:

They lived in Billerica, on the Tewksbury line. Had 12 Children. CHA

5.	ix.		SAMUEL BLANCHARD, b. 6 04 1680, Charlestown/Middlesex, MA; d. 6 17 1754, Andover/Essex, MA.
	x.		HANNAH BLANCHARD, b. 9 26 1681, Charlestown/Middlesex, MA ³⁹; d. 3 16 1774, Andover/Essex, MA ⁴⁰; m. STEVEN OSGOOD, 5 24 1699, Andove/Essex, Mass ⁴¹.

More About HANNAH BLANCHARD:
Baptism: 8 02 1681, Charlestown, MA ⁴²

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