Ives Family History Blog

Grave of Jeremiah and Hannah Ives

Thanks to D. Rochon who sent me the link - below is the picture of the grave of Hannah and Jeremiah Ives. It is in the Elmwood cemetery in Holyoke, MA. Captain Jeremiah Ives (5) was the son of Jonathn Ives (1716 - 1792). He was born on Nov. 19, 1738 in New Haven. He married Hannah Bassett on June 7, 1768 in New Haven, CT. Hannah was born on Dec. 26, 1739 in New Haven, CT. and died Sept. 14, 1803 in West Springfield, MA. Jeremiah served in the French and Indian War, enlisting twice in 1758 and 1760 in the Sixth Company from New Haven under Capt. Hitchcock. He bought land in Hamden, CT on February 16,1775 from David Woofter for 4 pounds, one shilling, and four pence (see below). Jeremiah fought in Revolutionary War. (See David Wooster) He later moved to West Springfield MA after 1780 and is listed in the 1790, 1800, 1810, 1820 US Census in W. Springfield.

Here is a link to more information on Jeremiah and Hannah Ives and their family. 

 

New Photos of 1966 Northampton Street, Holyoke, MA

I recently recieevd these great photos from D. Rochon who also provided this context: " I was driving down Northampton Street in Holyoke last Sunday and stopped to take a few pictures of 1966 Northampton Street (side view) from the Baptist Church Parking Lot. I thought you might enjoy them.  I lived across Carlton Street from this house from 1954 through 1978. Two of my childhood friends rented an attic apartment at 1966 Northampton Street, so we played there a lot. An elderly couple by the name of Ritterman owned the home at that time. We used to play on the snow banks of the Baptist Church.  In the springtime, there were beautiful white lilacs in the yard. As you can see, the house has been very well maintained. I admire the outstanding architecture of this era."

Ellen Ives is listed in the 1912 Holyoke Directory at 1966 Northampton St., along with her brother Dwight, a farmer. Here is a link to a 2003 picture. 

Update: i found out from Carl Eger, the owner of this home for some time that Dwight Ives, the original owner, was the head Deacon of the next door Baptist Church as well as the first President of the Holyoke National Bank, which was located on the north west side of High St, across from City Hall. He also had built, for his two sisters, the home adjacent to this home, which is down Carlton St (formerly aka Mechanic Street that was the first publicly accepted street in Holyoke). His sister, Ellen had moved in this house by 1912. 

  

 

New Clues on the Parents of William Ives (1607 – 1648)

I recently received some interesting clues on the parents of William Ives from Morgan Ives. Here is what he found – ancestry.com had a post for a woman named Allison Newhall who was working on her family tree. It is dated June 13, 2001 and has the ID# 10628. The entry has just a few lines about William and states that he was “born about 1585 in Wilby, England. He married Amy Orlingbury 13 August 1601 in Wilby. She was born about 1585 in Wilby.” The entry goes on to describe the birth of their son, William, in 1607 in Wilby, but does not provide a date of birth.

He found another post on ancestry.com under the heading Orr/Sundholm/Radulovich Family tree that was done by William Orr. It is dated 8/26/01 and has the ID# 11144. It contains information about William that indicates his passage on the True Love, and lists his parents as William Ives and Amy Orlingbury, but shows a birthdate of 9/19/1618 and birthplace of Ipswich, Suffolk, England.

He found a third post on ancestry under the James H. Ives family tree dated 3/29/01 that basically mimics the info in the Newhall post referenced above, i.e. the 1607 birthdate.

Morgan concluded that the question of when and where William was born is an open one. Wilby is about 100 miles west of Ipswich, so its certainly conceivable that they migrated from one to the other. To further cloud the picture there is also a Wilby in Norfolk which is only about 20 miles from Ipswich so that could also be a possibility.   I would add the Norfolk Wilby would fit what I have heard about William Ives but then my source is not conclusive.

Since there are no mention of primary sources on these posting on William Ives parents we have to treat them as clues but they are the best clues I have seen on William Ives parents that I have seen. He do know for sure from ship records  that he came on the ship True Love in 1635 at age 28 so the birth date of 1607 is accurate. I encourage any interested readers to explore these clues and let us know what you find. Thanks to Morgan for making these clues available.