Treasure Chest Thursday – Probate Abstract — John Shackford (1725-1764), son of Paul and Rebecca (Hudson) Shackford (Blog 316)

We know that John Shackford, the son of Paul and Rebecca (Hudson) Shackford was born September 16, 1735 in Newbury, Massachusetts and that he married Deborah Seaward on Dec 19, 1758  at the Queens Church in Portsmouth.  We believe she was the daughter of Giles and Mary (Hodgdon) Seaward and was his first cousin once removed.

John’s probate records tell us he was a mariner and we believe but have not yet proven that he was the captain of the:

Brig Tortuga which sailed to Antigua from Piscataway on 24 July 1760

Brig Brotherhood which sailed from Piscataqua to Barbados on 15 Jan 176, arrived there 10 April 1761, and returned to Portsmouth on 3 May 1761

Ship Nevin from Piscataqua to Barbados on 16 Feb 1764 and the

Brig Amherst from Piscataqua to Barbados on 5 Mar 1762, returning on 1 Jul 1762, leaving Portsmouth to Virginia on 10 Dec 1762, leaving Virginia for Piscataqua  on 12 May 1763, and from Picataaqua to the West Indies on 8 Sept 1763

John’s father Paul’s 1787 probate records list’s two of his children and then lists the Heirs of John Shackford which verifies that he died before his father – we have not found any direct sources but have old notes from a Shackford descendant of his line that tell us that he died on Nov 2, 1764 aboard a ship while traveling from London to Boston.  The timing of his probate record (1765) confirms that his death date was probably around this time.

John left Deborah with either two or three very young children who were listed as heirs of his father’s estate:

Mary Shackford (1759-bef 1787) m. Joshua Chase – son Joshua Chase is mentioned in Paul’s probate records

John Shackford (1761-1800) m Amelia Moore – John is mentioned in his father’s estate

poss Deborah Shackford – there is a Deborah listed as a heir in Paul’s estate – just not sure if it is another child or John’s wife.

We do not know when John’s wife Deborah died or if she remarried but believe she was alive in May 1800 as she is mentioned in her son’s obituary as “his venerable, widowed mother, already fainting beneath trials peculiarly fevere, needs every confolation to ftrengthen dying fortitude”  Deborah’s death date is listed as either 8 Jun 1808 or 14 May 1811 in Rosemary Melville’s From Trickey to Thorpe: a History of the Trickey, Shackfords, Sewards, Calalahan’s publication but no source is noted.

PROBATE ABSTRACT FOR

JOHN SHACKFORD 1765 PORTSMOUTH

[Administration on the estate of John Shackford of Portsmouth, mariner, granted to his widow Deborah Shackford, June 18, 1765.]
[Probate Records, vol. 23, p. 460]
[Bond of Deborah Shackford, with Giles Seaward and John
Bartlett, mariners, as sureties, all of Portsmouth, in the sum of
L500, June 18, 1765, for the administration of the estate;
witnesses, Samuel Marshall, William Parker.]
[Warrant, June 18, 1765, authorizing Samuel Penhallow and
William Knight, both of Portsmouth, merchants, to appraise
the estate.]
[Inventory, Oct 22, 1765; amount, L229, 9.6; signed by
Samuel Penhallow and William Knight.]

We are thankful that Mr Otis Hammond summarized this probate record and are hoping to find and share the original on a future trip to Portsmouth!

All posts on this website are a work in progress.  We’d love to learn of any corrections or additions to the information shared.  Also we’d love it if  you’d like the post here or at http://www.facebook.com/shackfordgenealogy) as that helps share the post with others. Thanks!

SOURCES:

Melville Rosemary, From Trickey to Thorpe: a History of the Trickey, Shackfords, Seawards, Callahans (about 1993), page 77; digital image, FamilySearch.org (http://familysearch.org : accessed 20 January 2016.

Hardon Henry W, Newington, New Hampshire Families in the Eighteenth Century (Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, Inc, 1991), page 164

Dolliver Louise Pearsons Historian General, Lineage Book National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Volume XXIII. 22001-23000 1898 (Washington, D.C.: 1907), page 313; digital images, Google Books (http://books.general.com : accessed 4 July 2014.

Hammond Otis S., Editor, Director of the New Hampshire Historical Society, Probate Records of the Province of New Hampshire, Volume 8 (1940), page 181; digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/catalog/search : accessed 24 January 2016.

Hammond Priscilla, Vital records from the Parish register of Queen’s Chapel Portsmouth, New Hampshire (Concord, New Hampshire: n.p., 1943), page unknown

Massachusetts “Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915,” database, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed 29 March 2015), John Shackford b 16 Sep 1735

“New Hampshire Gazette: Newspaper Abstracts, 1756-1769,” database, New England Historical Genealogical Society (http://www.americanancestors.org : accessed 21 January 2016), Capt Shackford; New Hampshire Gazette (Portsmouth, New Hampshire), 10 April 1761, p. 2, col. 1..

“New Hampshire Gazette: Newspaper Abstracts, 1756-1769,” database, New England Historical Genealogical Society (http://www.americanancestors.org : accessed 21 January 2016), Capt John Shackford; New Hampshire Gazette (Portsmouth, New Hampshire), 16 January 1761, p. 2, col. 2..

“New Hampshire Gazette: Newspaper Abstracts, 1756-1769,” database, New England Historical Genealogical Society (http://www.americanancestors.org : accessed 21 January 206), Capt John Shackford; New Hampshire Gazette (Portsmouth, New Hampshire), 25 July 1760, p. 3, col. 2

“New Hampshire Gazette: Newspaper Abstracts, 1756-1769,” database, New England Historical Genealogical Society (http://www.americanancestors.org : accessed 21 January 2016), Capt John Shackford; New Hampshire Gazette (Portsmouth, New Hampshire), 5 March 1762, p. 1, col. 3..

“New Hampshire Gazette: Newspaper Abstracts, 1756-1769,” database, New England Historical Genealogical Society (http://www.americanancestors.org : accessed 21 January 2016), Capt John Shackford; New Hampshire Gazette (Portsmouth, New Hampshire), 8 May 1761, pp. 1, 2, cols. 3, 1..

“New Hampshire Gazette: Newspaper Abstracts, 1756-1769,” database, New England Historical Genealogical Society (http://www.americanancestors.org : accessed 21 January 2016), Capt Shackford; New Hampshire Gazette (Portsmouth, New Hampshire), 17 February 1764, p. 1, col. 3..

“New Hampshire Gazette: Newspaper Abstracts, 1756-1769,” database, New England Historical Genealogical Society (http://www.americanancestors.org : accessed 21 January 2016), Capt John Shackford; New Hampshire Gazette (Portsmouth, New Hampshire), 10 December 1762, p. 2, col. 1..

“New Hampshire Gazette: Newspaper Abstracts, 1756-1769,” database, New England Historical Genealogical Society (http://www.americanancestors.org : accessed 21 January 2016), Capt John Shackford; New Hampshire Gazette (Portsmouth, New Hampshire), 13 May 1763, p. 3, col. 2..

Vital Records of Newbury Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849 Volume I.-Births (Salem, Mass.: The Essex Institute, 1911), page 472; digital images, Essex County Ma (http://essexcountyma.net/ : accessed 12 July 2014

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Military Monday – Miss Maria Louise Grouard References Paul Shackford’s Service as Basis of Her Daughters of the American Revolution Application (Blog 315)

While researching Paul Shackford, we discovered that one of his descendants, Maria Louise Grouard, the daughter of John Hanson and Amelia Moore (Shackford) Grouard had applied for and been accepted for membership into the National Society of the Daughter’s of the American Revolution based on Paul’s service in the early wars and listed him as a patriot of the Revolution. Our independent research has shown that at the age of 55, Paul was under the Command of Capt Richard Greenleaf’s Fifth Company of the Militia in the Town of Newbury, a unit which was responsible for readiness to respond to service within the limits of the town.  We also believe that he is the Paul appointed from March 22 1771 to March 12, 1779 as the keeper of the powder and ammunition.

We wondered what interested Maria in her family history and learned that her father died when she was only 12 so she spent her teen years with with her mother Ameilia Moore (Shackford)  Grouard and possibly heard stories about her ancestry from her uncle William Moore Shackford.  Her interest in history is reflected by her 1904 membership in the the American Historical Association while she was employed at the Briarcliff School.  We appreciate Maria’s application to this organization as we’re confident she must have submitted proof of her lineage and Paul’s service to be accepted. We’d researched how we could obtain a copy of her DAR application but learned that while we could cite the information gathered, we could not share it in our blog so for now we’ll work to independently collaborate Maria’s research.  We’d also love to know if Maria did her genealogy research herself, if she participated in local DAR meetings, what motivated her to apply to be a DAR member, and most importantly if she left copies of her research with any family members or a local library.

Here’s how the Lineage book of members accepted in 1898 which was published in 1915 documented Maria’s ancestry:

MISS MISS MARIA LOUISE GROUARD. 22899
Born in Allegheny, Pennslyvania.
Descendent of Paul Shackford, Capt. Ephraim Dennet and
Jonathan Dennett, of New Hampshire.
Daughter of John Hanson Grouard, M. D., and Amelia Moore Shack-
ford, his wife
Granddaughter of Ephraim Grouard and Maria Corson, his wife;
Capt. Samuel Shackford and Sarah Cottle, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter of Edmund M. Grouard and Susannah Dennet,
his wife; John Shackford and Amelia Moore, his wife.
Gr.-gr.-granddaughter of Jeremiah Dennet and Susanna Peverly,
his wife; John Shackford and Deborah Seaward, his wife.
Gr.-gr.-granddaughter of Ephraim Dennet and Lydia Water-
house, his wife, m. 1751; Paul Shackford and Rebecca Hudson, his
wife, m. 1727.
Paul Shackford, who had served in the early wars, was a
patriot of the Revolution. He was born in Portsmouth, N.
H.; died in 1787 in Newburyport, Mass.. 22899
Born in Allegheny, Pennslyvania.
Descendent of Paul Shackford, Capt. Ephraim Dennet and
Jonathan Dennett, of New Hampshire.
Daughter of John Hanson Grouard, M. D., and Amelia Moore Shack-
ford, his wife
Granddaughter of Ephraim Grouard and Maria Corson, his wife;
Capt. Samuel Shackford and Sarah Cottle, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter of Edmund M. Grouard and Susannah Dennet,
his wife; John Shackford and Amelia Moore, his wife.
Gr.-gr.-granddaughter of Jeremiah Dennet and Susanna Peverly,
his wife; John Shackford and Deborah Seaward, his wife.
Gr.-gr.-granddaughter of Ephraim Dennet and Lydia Water-
house, his wife, m. 1751; Paul Shackford and Rebecca Hudson, his
wife, m. 1727.
Paul Shackford, who had served in the early wars, was a
patriot of the Revolution. He was born in Portsmouth, N.
H.; died in 1787 in Newburyport, Mass.

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SOURCES:

American Historical Association Officers Committees Act of Incorporation Constitution List of Members February 1904 (n.d.), page 34; digital image, Google Book (https://books.google.com : accessed 25 January 2016.

Currier John J, History of Newbury, Mass. 1635-1902 (Boston: Damrell & Upham, 1902), page 568-570; digital images, HathiTrust (http://babel.hathitrust.org/ : accessed 6 January 2016

Dolliver Louise Pearsons Historian General, Lineage Book National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Volume XXIII. 22001-23000 1898 (Washington, D.C.: 1907), page 313; digital images, Google Books (http://books.general.com : accessed 4 July 2014.

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Treasure Chest Thursday – Deborah (Shackford) (Libbey) Currier’s Will (Blog 314)

We know that Paul and Rebecca (Hudson) Shackford had a daughter Deborah who was born on May 24, 1731 in Newbury and was listed as Paul’s heir as Deborah Currier in his January 1787 probate record.

We can’t find a marriage record for Deborah Shackford but with the help of Bonnie, another Shackford researcher, we’ve both come to the belief that the Deborah Currier whose will dated 7 Sep 1799 and is found in probate records dated 23 April 1801 is most likely the same person.   We believe she first married Theodore Libbey who died in 1759, then married Caleb Currier in 1768.  She outlived her second husband and left this will leaving her estate to children of both husbands. 

Deborah is listed in her father’s estate as Deborah Currier and this death notification was published in the United States Oracle of the Day on April 18, 1801: In this town, … Mrs. Deborah Currier, widow, aged 68. 

Also this theory aligns with Samuel Burnham Shackford’s Shackford Genealogy.

From Deborah’s will we learn, that :

1. Deborah was married to Caleb Currier who is deceased (probably the same Caleb wrote a will dated March 22, 1784 and died on April 3, 1784 leaving his estate to his wife Deborah and mentions three sons William, Caleb, and Thomas, from a previous marriage).
2. Deborah’s husband Caleb Currier had a son named William and a grandson named Caleb.
3. Deborah was first married to a Mr Libbey and had a son named John Libbey who moved to Newburyport and a daughter Mary who married a John Mushaway.  [he was her second husband as she had married Samuel Lamson in 1774]
4. Deborah had four grandchildren living at the time the will was written: Catherine [Lamson] Currier and Rebecca Mushaway daughters of her daughter Mary and  Hannah Libbey, and Rebecca Libbey, daughters of John Libbey.
5. Deborah knew Nathaniel Folsom to whom she loaned money and Jeremiah Libbey, Margery, Ward, and William Walker who signed her will.

We’ll keep looking for source information that helps support this theory that Deborah Shackford first married Mr Libbey then Caleb Currier.

  Deborah (Shackford) (Libbey) Currier’s Will

I Deborah Currier of Portsmouth in the County of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire, Widow Do make this my last Will & Testament viz
I give unto William Currier (son of my late husband William Currier deceased) one feather bed – I also give unto Caleb Currier grandson of my said husband Caleb one
Desk. The said bed & desk being formerly my said husband Caleb Currier’s Property.
I give devise & bequeath unto my son Jno Libbey now of Newburyport two thirds of the Money due or which may be due to me from Mr Nathaniel Folsom on his note of hand or of any other money due to me or which may be due at the time of my decease. I also give unto my said son John Libbey one feather bed being the
one I purchased anew tick or covering for; & also six birch Chairs
I give devise & bequeath unto my Daughter Mary Massurey (wife of Mr John Massurey) [believe this is actually Mushaway based on a review of the rest of the probate records, jsp] of Portsmouth the other third part of the money due or which will be due me from Mr Nathl Folsom for the note aforesaid at the time of my decease
I also give unto my said Daughter Mary one feather bed – I give devise & bequeath unto Hannah Libbey Daughter of my son John Libbey my silk gown – I also give devise & bequeath unto Deborah Libbey Daughter to my said John my gold necklace I also will & direct that all my wearing apparel not before disposed of be equally divided among or between or between my four granddaughtes viz Catherine Currier & Rebecca Massurey children of my before named daughter Mary Massurey and Hannah Libbey & Deborah Libbey children of my said son John Libbey & my said Daughter Mary Massurey & to their heirs & assigns they equally paying my funeral charges & expenses of setting the business of my estate And I hereby appoint my said son John Libbey sole Executor of this my last will & testament. I witness whereof I hereunto after my mark & seal the seventh day of September 1799 Deborah her mark Currier seal
The Mark made & sealed & declared by
Deborah Currier to be her will in presence of us who signed in each others presence
Jeremiah Libbey Margery G Ward Wm Walker Recorded truly WW

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SOURCES:

“DIED,” The United States Oracle of the Day (Portsmouth, New Hampshire), 18 April 1801, Deborah Currier; digital images, America’s Historical Newspapers (infoweb.newsbank.com : accessed 6 April 2024), America’s Historical Newspapers.

Massachusetts “Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915,” database, FamilySearch(http://www.familysearch.org : accessed 8 July 2014), Deborah Shackford

New Hampshire, County Probate Estate Files, Deborah Currier Case 6812; “New Hampshire, County Probate Estate Files, 1769-1936,” digital images, Family Search(http://www.familysearch.org: accessed 20 January 2016); >Rockingham>Case no 6749-6845 1800-1801>Image 779-790 of 1230

“New Hampshire, Wills and Probate Records, 1643-1982,” digital images, Ancestry.com(http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 15 January 2016), Deborah Currier.

“Shackford Genealogy Manuscript,” 13 October 1925; SG SGA 5; Shackford collection by Samuel Burnham Shackford; New England Historical and Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts. (56) William Shackford, Shackford Genealogy Manuscript #44 Deborah Shackford.

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Sunday’s Obituary – John Shackford’s Obituary Will Bring Tears to Your Eyes (Blog 313)

John Shackford, the son of John and Deborah (Seaward) Shackford who had lost his father to the sea (age 29) when he was only three years old became a sea captain and unfortunately died at age 38 aboard the Brig Little Cherub.  He left a grieving mother, wife, and six young children.

John Shackford’s obituary will bring tears to your eyes:

Died at fea, on board the brig Little Cherub, Captain John Shackford, of this town, an active, enterprifing, induftrious, worthy, honest Man. Society and Commerce, Navigation and trade, have loft a ufeful, refpected & valuable member, ornament, fupporter & friend–but what is their lofs, in comparifon with the indefinitely feverer lofs of an affectionate hufband, a fond father, a tender brother and a dutiful fon, his venerable, widowed mother, already fainting beneath trials peculiarly fevere, needs every confolation to ftrengthen dying fortitude; amiable partner, who hath borne feven sons, languifhes beneath this truly afflictive difpenfation; and fix of thofe fons are left in life, to mourn the lofs of a father, at thofe early periods of exiftence, when a father’s counfels are moft needed.
Is there a power, whofe lenient art can heal,
Thofe cruel wounds, which we are doom’d to feel?
Yes! Fuch a power exifts – Religion cries,
That God fhall wipe the tear from sorrow’s eyes;
Then to that God, addrefs your daily prayers.
And humbly caft on him, your varied cares;
His power, a father’s place can well fupply;
Nor will his goodness, any good deny;
There, may the orphan find a peaceful nest;
And the lorn widow tafte eternal rest.

SOURCES:

“Died at sea, on board the brig Little Cherub, Captain John Shackford, of this town,” The United States Oracle of the Day (Portsmouth, New Hampshire), 7 June 1800; digital images, Godfred Memorial (infoweb.newsbank.com : accessed 24 September 2013), America’s Historical Newspapers

Parkes Joanne Shackford, “Mariner Monday – Captain John Shackford dies at sea aboard the Little Cherub May 1800 (Blog 227),” Parkes, Joanne Shackford, SHACKFORD Family History Blog 227, 15 December 2014 (http://shackfordgenealogy.weebly.com/shackford-blog/mariner-monday-captain-john-shackford-dies-at-sea-aboard-the-little-cherub-may-1800-blog-227 : accessed 15 December 2014).

 

Wednesday Wedding – Who did Sarah Shackford Pearson (1728-1814) Marry – We Only Know his last Name was Pearson. (Blog 312)

In an effort to learn who Sarah (Shackford) Pearson, daughter of Paul and Rebecca (Hudson) Shackford married, we are listing the information that we do know about Sarah and a list of possible next steps in our search for information about Mr Pearson.

1. Sarah Shackford was born in Newbury, Massachusetts February 1st, 1728.  Her parents were Paul Shackford and his wife Rebecca.

Anno 1728
Sarah Shackford ye daughter of Paul Shackford and
Rebecca his wife was born February 1st.

2. Sarah is listed as Sarah Pearson in her father’s Jan 29, 1787 probate records. This indicates that she married a Mr Pearson before 1787.  Mr Pearson may or may not have been her first husband.

3. Sarah would have most likely been married around the age of 20-30 i.e. 1748-1758. We’ve reviewed every record of a Sarah Shackford FamilySearch and Ancestry can not find any marriages of a Sarah Shackford in that timeframe that do not connect to another Shackford.

4. Sarah’s will and codicil tell us:

a) She was a widow living in Haverhill when she wrote her will on March 6, 1811 but died in Newburyport.  The probate record expenses show she was cared for through Aug 15, 1814 which is most likely her death date.

b.) She had a grandchild William Smith to whom she left $100 but because her estate was less than her legacies, he may have received $28.89.  She might not have been close to him – her codicil stated that if he had died before his legacy was received, she left this $100 to Mary Jane Brown.

c. She left $100 to Amelia (Moore) Shackford, wife of her deceased nephew John Shackford but but because her estate was less than her legacies, Amelia may have received $28.89 She also left Amelia her gold necklace.

d. She left Mary Richards of Boston her gold ring.

e. She left $50 to James Prince who was also appointed administrator.  He received $14 because the estate was less than her legacies.  She also appointed him as guardian of Mary Jane Brown the daughter of Else Smith of Boston to whom she left the remainder of her estate. Mary would have received nothing as there was no remainder to the estate.

5. Sarah is buried in the Old Hill Burying Ground, Newburyport, Massachusetts.

NEXT STEPS IN OUR SEARCH FOR SARAH’S HUSBAND

Review the other Pearson’s and Smith’s buried in the Old Hill Burying Ground to see if her husband and/or children are buried there. (thanks to Bonnie, a descendant of one of Paul’s other daughters for this idea!)

See if we can find find out more information about William Smith, Mary Richards, Else Smith, or Mary Jane Brown who are mentioned in Sarah’s will (not as easy as looking for information about Shackfords!)

Research Haverhill records to see if we find any land records for Sarah Pearson.

Continue to follow land records from Paul Shackford’s probate to learn what happened to the portion left to Sarah.

Search for newspaper articles that mention Sarah Pearson.

Continue to search for a marriage record for Sarah and for a Mr Hudson who married a Sarah – perhaps she had a middle name which was used as her primary name when she was married?

Look for the administration portion of Sarah’s probate record, the details of the disbursements of her estate may help us find her grandchild, his parents, and thus her husband.

Search for records of her siblings which may have additional information about Sarah’s family.

Review probate records of male Pearsons in Essex County born abt 1728 who died before 1814 (this presumes Sarah married someone who died in Essex County)

Does anyone else have any additional ideas?

SOURCES:

“Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881,” digital images, American Ancestors (http://www.americanancestors.org/databases/essex-county-ma-probate-file-papers-1638-1881 : accessed 8 January 2016), Sarah Pearson, Case No 21033

“Find A Grave Index,” Index, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : accessed 13 January 2016), Mrs Sarah Pearson, Find A Grave Memorial# 86522518

Massachusetts, Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, , Sarah Shackford, birth, 1 February 1728; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 25 August 2013); Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records.

 

Mariner Monday – Josiah Shackford, Master and Commander of Brigantine Flying Fish, Authorized Privateer (Blog 311)

We’re always searching for documents that help us understand which Shackford was the Captain of which ship.  Therefore we were ecstatic to find this bond dated August 29, 1782 that formally authorizes Josiah Shackford, mariner, and Master and Commander of the Brigadine Flying Fish with six carriage guns and a crew of 25 men to “attack, subdue, seize, and take all ships, vessels, and goods belonging to the King or Crown of Great Britain or his subjects”  F

In essence, Josiah was an official Privateer!

From the American War of Independence Website we learn that Josiah sailed from Portsmouth to Montserrat, French West Indies in Sept 1782 and returned in Oct 1782.  We’re unsure where else he may have traveled under this official bond.

Know all Men by thefe Prefents, That we Josiah Shackford
Mariner, Woodbury Langdon Merchant, and John
Parker Esq all of Portsmouth in the State of New Hampshire
are held and firmly bound to Michael Hillegas – Efqs
Trefurer of the United States of America in Congrefs affembled, in the penalty
of Twenty Thoufand Spanith milled Dollars, or other money equivalent thereto,
to be paid to the faid Michael Hillegas—Treafurere, as
aforefaid, or to his fucceffors in that office. To which payment well and truly
to be made and done, We bind ourfelves, our Heirs, Executors and Adminiftrat-
ors, jointly anf feverally, firmly by thefe Presents. Sealed with our feals, and
dated the Twenty Ninth day of August in the year of our Lord
One thousand feven hundred & Eighty Two and in the Seventh
year of the Independence of the United States.

The Condition of this Obligation is fuch, that whereas the above
bounden Josiah Shackford –
Mafter and Commander of the Brigantine called the Flying Fish
belonging to Woodbury Langdon of Portsmouth the State of New Hampshire
mounting six carriage guns, and navigated by twenty five
men, who hath applied for and received a commiffion, bearing date with
thefe prefents, licencing and authorizing him to fit out and fet forth the faid Brigantine
in a warlke manner, acd by and with the faid Brigantine
and the Officers and Crew thereof, by force of arms to attack, fubdue, feize and take all
fhips, veffels and goods, belonging to the King or Corwn of Great-Britain, or to his fub-
jects or others inhabiting within any of the territories or poffessions of the aforefaid King of
Great-Britain, and any other fhips or veffels, goods, wares and merchandizes, to whomfo-
ever blonging, which are or fhall be declared to be fubjects of capture, by an Ordiinance
of the United States in Congrefs affembled, or which are of deemed by the Law of Nati-
ons. If therefore the faid Josiah Shackford fhall not exceed
or tranfgrefs the powers and authorities given and granted to him in and by the faid com-
miffion, or which are or fhall be given and granted to him by an Ordinances, Acts or In-
ftructions of the United States in Congrefs affenbled, but fhall in all things govern and con-
duct himfelf as Mafter and Commander of the faid Brigadine
and the Officers and Crew belonging to the fame, by and according to the faid Commifi-
on, Ordinances, Acts and Inftrudtions, and any treaties fubfifting or which may fubfift be-
tween the United States in Conggrefs affembled, and any Prince, Power or Potenatate what-
ever; and fhall not violate the Law of Nations or the rights of Neutral Powers or any of
their fubjects, and fhall make reparation for all damages fuftained by any mifconduct or un-
warrantable proceedings of himfelf or the Officers or Crew of the faid Brigantine
then this obligation to be void, otherwife to remain in full force.
Signed, Sealed and Delivered
in the prefence of us,

Henry S Langdon, Josiah Shackford
Sally Langdon Wm Langdon
Jos Parker

All posts on this website are a work in progress.  We’d love to learn of any corrections or additions to the information shared.  Also we’d love it if  you’d like the post here or at http://www.facebook.com/shackfordgenealogy) as that helps share the post with others. Thanks!!

SOURCES:

American War of Independence – At Sea (http://www.awiatsea.com/ : accessed 2 March 2014), Flying Fish – Commander Josiah Shackford.

“Know all men by these presents, that we are held and firmly bound to Esq; treasurer of the United States of America in Congress assembled, in the penalty of twenty thousand Spanish milled dollars, or other money equivalent thereto, to be paid to,” 1782, http://www.loc.gov/resource/rbpe.08803500/, Library of Congress, digital version

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Sunday’s Obituary – Paul Shackford (abt 1702-1786) (Blog 310)

Paul Shackford, the son of John and Sarah (Hudson) Shackford was born about 1702. In 1726 he owned land in Newbury on Fish Street next to the ten rods of land that Samuel Greenleaf was purchasing from Jonathan Dole.

The next year, on Dec 9th, 1727 he married Rebecca Hudson.

In 1732 Paul purchased land in Newbury from John Dole for the sum of 78 pounds and 5 shillings.  He attended Newbury’s Third Parish where he and three other gentlemen would council some “Youes that Play at meeting.”  In 1757 when he was 55 years old he was on the Larrum List of the Fifth Company which was under the command of Capt Richard Greenleaf and according to Currier, was most likely the  keeper of the powder and ammunition from April 4, 1771 through the end March 1779.

Paul’s death announcement was published in multiple newspapers – we know of The Essex Journal, the Salem Mercury, the Centurion, and the Massachusetts Gazette. This is the announcement from The Essex Journal.

‘Died’ on the 4th inftant, Mr. Paul
Shackford, of this town, in the 84th
year of his age.  He was buried in the Old Hill Burying Ground and his probate file which listed his heirs was started on Jan 29, 1787.

CHILDREN:

Sarah Shackford (1728-1814) married ?????? Pearson

Deborah Shackford (1731-????) married Caleb Currier

John Shackford (1735-1764) – married Deborah Seward

Sumner Shackford (1737-????) – served in Second Regiment of Militia in the County of Essex and Capt Beniah Young’s Company on Crown Point Expedition

Rebecca Shackford (1743-????)

We’re hoping that when we learn more about Paul’s children, we may learn more about Paul.

Updated 1/12/2016 – Thanks to input from one of Paul’s descendants, have corrected name of Sarah’s husband to Pearson.

SOURCES:

“At Newburyport,” Salem Mercury (Salem, Massachusetts), 23 December 1786, Paul Shackford; digital images, Newsbank.com (http://www.newsbank.com : accessed 10 January 2016).

“At Newburyport,” Massachusetts Gazette, 22 December 1786, Paul Shackford; digital images, Newsbank.com (http://newsbank.com : accessed 10 January 2016); Date 1786-12-22; Vol VI; Iss: 289; Page 3.

Currier John J, Ould Newbury, Historical and Biographical Sketches (Boston: Damrell and Upham, 1896), pages 105-6, 437 and 492; digital images, Hathi Trust (http://hathitrust.org : accessed 12 July 2014.

“Died.,” The Essex Journal and New Hampshire Packet, 20 December 1786; digital images, Godfred Memorial Library (http://godfred.org : accessed 25 September 2013). Died, on the 4th instant, Mr. Paul Shackford, of this town, in the 84th year of his age.

Find A Grave, Find A Grave, digital images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 1 August 2014), Paul Shackford, Find A Grave Memorial # 86619212.

“U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930,” Images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 17 January 2015), Paul Shackford.

Treasure Chest Thursday – The Heirs of Paul Shackford (1702-1786) (Blog 309)

Paul Shackford’s heirs are listed on a piece of paper in his probate records  because the heirs asked the Probate Judge, Benjamin Greenleaf, to assign a committee to divide Paul’s real estate for them – we have added their birth dates and Paul’s other children based on the birth records listed in the Vital Records of Newbury Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849 Volume I.-Births. 

 

 

 

His two children:

     Sarah Pearson (born Feb 1, 1728)

     Deborah Currier (born May 24, 1731)

and the

Heirs of his son John Shackford (born Sept 16, 1735)

  John Shackford

  Deborah Shackford

  Child of Mary Shackford, deceased – Joshua Chace

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The book Vital Records of Newbury Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849 Volume I.-Births lists two other children who probably died before 1786 and left no heirs:

Sumner Shackford (born 19 Jan 1737)

Rebecca Shackford (born 2 Dec 1743)

 

SOURCES:

“Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881,” digital images, American Ancestors (http://www.americanancestors.org/databases/essex-county-ma-probate-file-papers-1638-1881 : accessed 1 July 2015), Paul Shackford, Case 25092

Vital Records of Newbury Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849 Volume I.-Births (Salem, Mass.: The Essex Institute, 1911), page 472; digital images, Essex County Ma (http://essexcountyma.net/ : accessed 12 July 2014

 

Wednesday Wedding – Mr Paul Shackford and (Mrs or Miss?) Rebecca Hudson joyned in marriage Feb 27, 1727/8 (Blog 308)

This week we were contacted by a probable descendant of Paul Shackford (1702-1786) who was interested in learning more about the details of this family line!  We love collaborating with other researchers of Shackford Family History so we’ll try to focus on this line for a while!

We’ve previously shared the probate records of Paul’s father, John Shackford (1678-1738) which lists his son Paul who had inherited his father’s dwelling house and the land it stood on.  Based on Paul’s death announcement on Dec 4, 1786, we know he was 84 years old in Dec 1786 so we believe he was born in 1702.

There are multiple sources for Paul’s marriage stating that Paul Shackford married “Mrs” Rebecca Hudson on Feb 9, 1727-28 but all seem to be transcriptions of the hand written marriage record shown below which states:  “So far are returned to ye Cler of ye county – Marriages returned by ye Reverend Mr John Lowell
…

Mr Paul Shackford & M??? Rebecca Hudson both of Newbury were joyned togather in marriage February ye 29th 1727-8″

There are many transcriptions of this document which state “Mrs Rebecca Hudson”, many of which are possibly copied from the first listing of the first transcription.  When we look closely at the handwritten version, the words could be Mrs or Miss. And when we look at the entire page we notice that this same word – either Mrs or Miss is written before the name of each of the woman listed on this page which indicates that the word is most likely Miss, not Mrs.

Also page 16 of The Descendants of Andrew Ford of Weymouth, Massachusetts, Part I The First Six Generations states that Rebecca Hudson, the daughter of Eleazer Hudson and Deborah Ford born 14 Feb 1709 married Paul Shackford. The author Elizabeth Cobb Stewart does not provide any sources for her statement but if correct, Rebecca would have been 18 when she married Paul so if she was a Mrs when she married, she would have had to marry another Mr Hudson to become Mrs Hudson.  However if the written marriage record is stating “Miss”, the book may be correct.

Since Eleazer died on May 15, 1736, we reviewed Eleazer’s will to see if it helped verify that Rebecca was Paul’s husband but discovered that his will was written on 11 May 1727 before Rebecca’s marriage and lists Rebecca as one of his unmarried children who was to receive 150 pounds.

We’ll keep looking for source information to help verify Rebecca’s parentage but will assume for now that they are Eleazer Hudson and his wife Deborah Ford.

[Updated 1/7/2016 multiple times after reviewing the original marriage record]

SOURCES:

“Died, on the 4th instant,” Essex, Journal (Newburyport, Massachusetts), 20 December 1786; digital images, News Bank (http://newsbank.com : accessed 24 September 2013).

Massachusetts, Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, , Paul Shackford m. Mrs Rebecca Hudson, ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 6 January 2016); Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records.

Stewart Elizabeth Cobb, The Descendants of Andrew Ford of Weymouth, Massachusetts, Part I The First Six Generations (Montpelier, Vermont: Capital City Press, 1968), page 16-17; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 6 January 2016

 

Sunday’s Obituary – Mrs Caroline Jenette (Miller) Shackford (1847-1919)(Blog 307)

When we first found multiple articles in Vermont newspapers about a Carrie J Shackford who was receiving multiple prizes for her outstanding butter, we could not make a connection to a Shackford but finally discovered that Mrs Carrie J Nelson, widow of Carlos W Nelson had married John Leon Shackford, the son of John L and Mary Jane (Rollins) Shackford on August 12, 1902.  We suspect some of the neighbors may have raised their eyebrows a bit at this marriage as she was 54 and he was 30.

Because many newspapers from Caledonia County Vermont are available digitally from the Library of Congress’ Chronicling America, we’ve learned quite a bit about Carrie’s creamery and butter prizes and also found her obituary which interestingly lists the middle initial of her husband’s name as A when we believe it is L.

RYEGATE

Mrs. J. A. Shackford

The funeral of Mrs. J. A. Shack-
ford was held at her late home Sun-
day at two o’clock, Rev. Mr. Bailey,
pastor of the Presbyterian church at
South Ryegate and Rev. L. H. Samp-
son of the United Presbyterian
church, Ryegate, conducted the fun-
eral services at the house, each
speaking comforting words to the be-
reaved family consisting of the de-
ceased’s husband, J. A. Shackford,
sons, Carl Nelson of Concord, N. H.,
Harley, of Bath, N. H., Claude, of
Boltonville, and the daughter, Mrs.
Peasly, of Bath, Me., the many
friends and relatives called together
to show their sympathy for the family
and to bear testimony to the place
Mrs. Shackford held in the esteem of
the people with whom she had ming-
led during her life time. Mrs. Pear-
led duing her life time. Mrs. Peas-
during the last few weeks of her sick-
ness.
Mrs. Shackford was a woman who
was interested along many lines of
community life and was an active
leader in the Blue Mt. Grange since
its organization. During her widow-
hood, she was a capable manager of
her farm and was noted for her fine
dairy butter, winning the gold medal
at the Paris Exposition. A kind,
thoughtful neighbor, who will be
much missed in the community in
which she has bee prominent for so
many years. She and her family
were members of the Presbyterian
church at South Ryegate. A large
company of neighbors and relatives
gathered at her late home to show
their sympathy for the bereaved fam-
ily. The body was laid to rest in
the family lot in Blue Mt. cemetery
beneath the flowers furnished by
those who know her best and loved
her best.

 

 

 

 

SOURCES:

“DAIRY DEPARTMENT,” Vermont (Brattleboro, Vermont) Phoenix, 2 October 1903; digital images, Library of Congress Chronicling America (http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov : accessed 31 August 2015).

“Dairy Products,” Vermont (Brattleboro, Vermont) Phoenix, 28 November 1906; digital images, Library of Congress Chronicling America (http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov : accessed 31 August 2015).

“Mrs J. A. Shackford,” The Evening Caledonian (St. Johnsbury, Vermont), 17 May 1919; digital image, Library of Congress Chronicling America (http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/ : accessed 24 May 2015).

Vermont, Vermont Vital Records, 1760-2008, p, 344, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XFH1-KMY, John Leon Shackford and Mrs Carrie J Nelson, 12 August 1902; digital images, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : accessed 5 June 2013).