The most of his important records were already on my pages. They are, however, of value, as confirming the correctness of the information I had collected, and have aided me in correcting dates &c. The passages in this work, copied from his manuscript are included in brackets, [], and followed by the letters, E. P., his initials. If any one asks why I have been willing, without any pecuniary return, to expend so much labor and money upon this work, I will refer him to the words of another, the President of the Genealogical Society, which very correctly express my own feelings. "To know nothing of our ancestry, or whence we came, to have no reverence for the precious memories of the past, nor interest in those who are to succeed us in the battle of life, is to ignore the elements and influences that have made us what we are, and to repudiate the natural instincts and affections of the human heart, - to suppress the aspirations and hopes of a soul that is to come on through the endless ages of eternity. "What more precious testimonials of your love of kindred and home can you leave than that which provides for the transmission of the history of your ancestors, yourself and family to future generations. This is a trust that Providence has confided to your care; and who, so dead to sympathy and affection, to kindred and to country, that would not preserve the records of his ancestors, the place of his birth, the home of his childhood, and the sacred spot where repose the loved and lost ones of Earth?” Hon. Marshal P. Wilder's address at the annual meeting of the Society in 1884. In closing, I must express my obligations to Mrs. H. A. Godfrey, of Hampton Falls, to Mrs. Clara Philbrick and daughters, of Salem, Mass., to whom I am deeply indebted; also to Andrew J. Philbrick, Esq., of Danville; Wm. S. Philbrook, Boston; Hon. J. D Philbrick, Andover, N. H.; Francis T. Philbrook, Geneseo, Ill.; H. J. Philbrick, Kittery, Me.; and especially to Rev. M. T. Runnells, in his History of Sanbornton, N. H." James W. Cox, of Oakland, Cal., and many others have aided, whose names appear in the body of the work. 66 EXETER, N. H. JACOB CHAPMAN. NOTE. There has been a difference of opinion respecting the year that Thomas P1. removed from England to America. An old record in a family Bible of Capt. Jonth.5, grandson of William3, says, "He came fr. England in one of the transports [for settlers] in 1633." The descendants of this branch of the family seem confident that this record is correct. But on the other hand, JONATHAN3 of Hampton, who was ten years old when his grandfather, THOMAS' the emigrant died there, says that his father, THOMAS PHILBRICK, JR., was b. in England in the year 1624, and was six years old when he was brought over the ocean to the American shore. ABNER of the 5th generation, b. 1708, who lived with his great uncle Jonathan 20 years, and was heir to half of his estate, was a teacher well educated for the times. He made a record of these statements which that branch of the family receive with confidence. Thomas?, who crossed the sea, at six years of age, died only eight years before the birth of Abner, and most of his eight children were then living, and some of them probably had records of their father's birth and of his age when he came to our shores, so that Abner could easily ascertain the facts, before putting them in writing. Again, if Thomas Philbrick was a shipmaster, he may have crossed the ocean many times, and the removal of the eight members of his family may have been some at one time and others at another time. We know he was at Watertown in 1636, and Bond may be correct in the supposition that "he was of that company that came over in 1630"; and that most of his seven children were born in England, and some of them may have been of age when they left England. I. Names of Towns in New Hampshire omit the initials of the State. 2. When several children are b. in one town, the name of the town is given with the first, and not repeated with the name of each child. 3. Dates before 1752 are in old style; and when double dates are given, from January 1st to March 25th, I use the last figure to indicate the Historical in preference to the Civil and Ecclesiastical year, which began March 25th. When during that period only one date is found, the year is uncertain, and hence we may find, in different records a different year is named. 4. Abbreviations. Abt., about; ae., aged; b. born; bapt., baptised; ch., children; d., died; dau., daughter; m., married; unm., unmarried; rem., removed; res., residence or resided; s., son; w., wife e; s. p., (sine prole) without issue. 5. The small index figure at the right of a name denotes the generation of the person, dating from the emigrant, Thomas1. 6. The families are numbered in order, and large figures at the left of a name refer to the number of the family on pages following. 7. The children of a family are numbered by Roman capitals, I, II, III, &c. These numbers are not always in the order of their birth. The grand children are numbered by Arabic figures, 1, 2, 3, &c. 8. The names of children that died young are often omitted in the Index. 9. A passage enclosed in brackets [] followed by an interrogation point (?) indicates that the words are doubtful. In spelling I usually follow the briefest and latest form, spelling those among the earlier generations as I suppose they wrote their Own names. 10. Many families would have received more extensive notice if I had received their records in season. By abridging and condensing, I have been able to put upon my crowded pages many records which would otherwise have been left out. L Philbrick and Philbrook Families. THOMAS PHILBRICK,* or PHILBROOK is supposed to have come from England in 1630, or not much later, and settled in Watertown, Mass. He is said to have been a mariner in early life, and to have been master of a vessel before he emigrated from Lincolnshire in England. There is no doubt that he and his family were settled in Watertown in 1636. Bond says "His homestead was on the N. W. corner of Belmont and Lexington Streets. Probably he was of that company that came over in 1630."-History of Watertown, p. 909. In 1639, the second summer after the settlement of Hampton, N. H., JOHN (son of Thomas) PHILBRICK moved to Hampton, and his younger brother, Thomas, soon followed him. We are told that "The first settlers of Hampton were attracted to the place by the fishing, the fowling, the best of clams, and the salt marshes, almost ready for the scythe." In 1645-6, Thomas Philbrick, Sen., a grantee of eight lots, sold his estate in Watertown to Isaac Stearns, and in 1650 or '51 he had removed to Hampton, where his elder sons lived. In 1661 he bought of John Moulton, land joining the farms of his son James and his son in law, John Cass. His wife, Elizabeth, died, 12 mo. 19, 1663, and in March, 1664, when he made his will, he calls himself very aged." He d. in 1667. 66 * I think no autograph of Thomas the emigrant is to be found, nor copy of his signature. In the early records I find the name spelled in various forms, Filbrick, Philbrook, Philbrucke, Philbrok, &c., &c. No. 1. THOMAS PHILBRICK1 and his wife ELIZABETH had born in England: (2.) I. JAMES?, in 1644 a mariner of Hampton, who [m. (1) JANE, (dau. of Thomas) ROBERTS of Dover]? He m. (2) ANN ROBERTS, her sister and had 10 ch. He inherited the homestead in Hampton, and was an active and useful citizen. "In 1670, he was chosen with others to run the Exeter line." In 1671, he had a grant of lot 52, 40 acres in the south of Hampton, called "The new plantation (now Seabrook). He was drowned in the Hampton River, near the mouth of Cole's Creek, 16 Nov. 1674. His widow m. 8 July, 1678, WILLIAM MASTIN. Feb. 10th, 1692-3 Ann Mastin, alias Philbrook, and James Philbrook [her son] all of Hampton," deeded to "Thomas Philbrook of Hampton, his share, in the estate of his father, James Philbrook deceased.”—Signed, Philbrook. 66 (3.) II. JOHN who m. ANN [PALMER]? by whom he had 7 ch. In 1636 he was a proprietor in Watertown, but in the summer of 1639 he settled in Hampton and received a land grant there. A house a Though a majority of the family now spell their names "Philbrick," for 200 years or more, many of them have spelled their names "Philbrook,” as it has been generally pronounced. I endeavor to follow the forms I find in the records sent me. In the Province Rate of Hampton in 1680, I find the names of Jeames and Samuel spelled "Philbrick," but of Thomas and Jonathan, "Philbrook. A rate in 1682-3 spells all the names "Philbricke, another in 1682 spells all of them "Philbrook.” In 1693 Thomas, selectman, writes his name "Philbrick." On 2 March, 1693-4 in " copie of a bond &c.," Samuel, Thomas and Jonathan all spell their names "Philbrook." In 1682, Thomas, testifying to the settlement of his brother John's estate, signs his name "Philbrook"; but at some other times he signs it "Philbrick." It seems evident that the name was usually pronounced "Philbrook"; and quite a number of the grand children of the Emigrant, Thomas', always spelled their names as they were pronounced. The sons of Thomas3, an original proprietor and settler of Kingstown, usually spelled their names "Philbrick," but in 1720 Jedediah, one of the ablest and most intelligent of the family signed his name Philbrook." 66 There was a Robert Philbrick in Ipswich in 1639. "Robert Filbrick had 8 acres granted him for services as soldier against the Pequot Indians." 1643 Dec. 4, "It is agreed that each soldier, for their services to the Indians shall be allowed 12d. a day (allowing for the Lord's day) in respect of the extremity of the weather, and the officers double Robert Philbrick received three shillings." "He subscribed, in 1648, to Col. Dennison's compensation. We find in 1658, April 13, John Philbrick, dec'd and inventory taken by William Fivefield and Moses Cox.” — Hammett Papers, No. III. p. 109. I can find no account of his origin or of his posterity, and suppose he has no descendants. |