Gamaliell Beman

Abt 1623 - 1678  (~ 55 years)

• Name	Gamaliell Beman
  Born	Abt 1623	Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
  Gender	Male
  Birth	1623	England   [1]
  Death	23 Mar 1678	Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States   [1]
  Reference Number	2562
  _AMTID	190111183253:1030:113173531
  _COLOR	3
  Died	23 Mar 1678	Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
  Notes	http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ma/state/military/misc/garrison_lanc.html Subject: Garrisons at Lancaster, MA 1704 Source: The Early Records of Lancaster, Massachusetts 1643 - 1725 Edite d by Henry S. Nourse, A.M. Lancaster, 1884 p.143 "Pursuant to comand from his Excellency bearing date April 15th 1704, f or the Settleing of Garrisons in ye Towne of Lancaster & ordering men t o ye Same, Wee the subscribers do hereby Direct & Coman you yt (that) I habitants of sd Lancaster to Repaire to you'r Several Garrisons accord ing to appointment as followeth & Attend you'r Duties therein. Dat. 20t h April 1704. On ye east side of ye River John Moore & Jonathan Moore Allowed a Garrison yt (that) said persons John Moore Comander Jonathan Moore Will'm Sawyer Joseph Sawyer Josiah Wheeler John Hinds James Keyes John Whetcomb Sen'r allowed a Garrison himselfe Comander Josiah Whetcomb Jun'r David Whetcomb Hezekiah Whetcomb Jacob Houghton Henry Houghton John Wilder Jun'r Bear Hill John Priest Sen'r John Priest Jun'r John Warner Caleb Sawyer James Atherton S'r James Atherton Ju'r Simon Willard & Benjamin Bellows allowed a Garrison said Simon Willard Comand'r Benjamin Bellows John Willard Joshua Atherton Henry Willard James Houghton Joseph Hutchins Joseph Waters Hezekiah Willard James Smith Capt Thomas Wilder & John Houghton Sen'r allowed a Garrison Capt Wilder Comand'r John Houghton S'r John Wilder J'r Jonas Houghton Robert Houghton John Rugg Thos Wilder Beatrix Pope Widow John Houghton J'r Joseph Houghton Gamaliell Beaman John Beaman Sen'r James Snow S'r James Snow J'r Jeremiah Willson James Buttler On ye West Side Penicook River Called ye Neck - Serg't Josiah White A Garrison Himselfe Comander Joseph Wheelock John Glazier George Glazier Joseph Glazier Ensigne Peter Josllin a Garrison Himselfe Comander Will'm Divoll John Beaman J'r John Johnson Cyprian Steevens Sam'll Bennitt Jonathan Whetcomb George Hervey On ye west side Nashuway River Mr Andrew Gardner & Thomas Sawyer Ju'r A Garrison Thomas Sawyer Comander Mr. Gardner Jabez Fairbank Nath'l Sawyer John Harriss Daniell Rugg Sam'll Prescott At ye Corne Mill John Prescott Sen'r John Prescott Jun'r John Keyes Ebenezer Prescott Leut Nath'll Wilder a Garison himselfe Comander Sam'll Carter Ephraim Wilder Thomas Ross John Carter Jonathan Tyng Tho. Browne John Lane Jerapmel Bowers [Copy of a document in possession of Dr. John S. H. Fogg of South Bosto ] p.145 The locations of these garrisons can be fixed approximately by the know residences of the householders belonging to them. 1. Those in John Moore's garrison lived on the Marlborough road in the s outheast part of Bolton, near the district now called Fryville. The gra ves of the brothers John and Jonathan Moore are in the burial ground on t he old road to Hudson. 2. Those composing the Whitcomb garrison lived also in Bolton, toward t he northeast corner. Families descended from them resided there until r ecently. 3. The Priest garrison was at the easterly side of Bare Hill in Harvard 4. The Josiah White garrison was upon the east side of the Neck where E dward Houghton now lives. 5. Those belonging to Peter Joslin's garrison lived along the highway f om the Sprague Bridge to the North Village. "Hervey" is an error for H ewes. 6. Those forming the Simon Willard garrison dwelt along the road thru S till River village. 7. Capt. Thomas Wilder's garrison was on the Old Common north of the hi ghway and, according to Joseph Willard, Esq., about twenty rods in rear o f the house known as the Dr. David Steuart Robertson place. 8. The six men whose names are headed by that of Gamaliell Beman, had h omes upon the east slope of Wataquadock Hill. In the description of the ir lands frequent mention is made of "the cold spring" and "the hill wh ere Simon Pipo had a planting field." 9. Rev. Andrew Gardner lived by the well a few rods westerly from the h ouse of the late Colonel Francis B. Fay; Samuel Prescott, across the ro ad south; Thomas Sawyer, where his venerable descendant, Mrs. Sally Cas e resides; Nathaniel Sawyer and Jabez Fairbank, half a mile westerly in t he Deer's Horns neighborhood. 10. The Prescott garrison site is in Clinton, southeast of and very nea the crossing of High and Water Streets. 11. Lieutenant Nathaniel Wilder's home was upon the slope of George Hil l, next his father's home lot. His brother Ephraim Wilder lived near, a d his brother-in-law, Samuel Carter, on the farm now owned by Frank D. T aylor. Thomas Ross lived half a mile north on the first lot of John Smi th. On July 30 1704, Sabbath morning or Monday morning Indians invaded Lanc aster - Killed 2 or 3 persons - burnt ye Meeting house and some other h omes [Journal of Rev. John Pike]. Transcribed by Janice Farnsworth ----------------------------------------------------------------------- --- ------ Return to Index ----------------------------------------------------------------------- --- ------ E-MAIL Garrison's At Lancaster Created July 20, 2001 Copyright 2001 Web design and graphics by Kathy Leigh
  Person ID	I1852	Megan's Big Tree
  Last Modified	17 Oct 2016

  
  

  Father	Gamaliel Beaman,   b. Abt 1593, England ,   d. Y
  Family ID	F18439	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Clark,   b. Abt 1623, England ,   d. 23 Mar 1677, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States  (Age ~ 54 years)
  Married	1643	Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
  Married	Abt 1648	Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States   [1]
  Children	1. Sarah Beaman,   b. 19 Jan 1638, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. 19 Oct 1682  (Age 44 years)   2. John Clark Beaman,   b. Abt 1649, Dorchester, Dorset, England ,   d. 15 Jan 1739, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States  (Age ~ 90 years)   3. Joseph Beaman,   b. Abt 1651, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. Y   4. Gamaliel Beaman,   b. Abt 1653, Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. 23 Mar 1678, Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States  (Age ~ 25 years)   5. Thomas Clark Beaman,   b. Abt 1654, Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. 13 Nov 1750, Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States  (Age ~ 96 years)   6. Mary Beaman,   b. Abt 1656, Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. Y   7. Noah Beaman,   b. 3 Apr 1660, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. 29 May 1715, Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States  (Age 55 years)   8. Thankful Beman,   b. 16 Apr 1663, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. Y   9. Hannah Beman,   b. Abt 1665, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. 26 Jan 1742/3, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States  (Age ~ 78 years)   10. Mehitable Beaman,   b. 26 May 1667, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. Y
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2019
  Family ID	F815	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - Abt 1623 - Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States Married - 1643 - Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States Married - - Abt 1648 - Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States Death - - 23 Mar 1678 - Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States Died - 23 Mar 1678 - Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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