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Ives Family & Related Families Colonial and Revolutionary War Campaigns: Part Two

Here is a listing of military service by the Ives related families though marriages in Massachusetts, Maine, and North Carolina. These families will be covered in much detail in upcoming posts.

Joseph Day served in the French and Indian War and was killed at Fort Edward in 1758.

Thomas Humiston (great great grandfather of Sarah who married Sumner Ives) served in the King Philips War in 1675 with his brothers, Samuel and John.

Thomas Humiston (great uncle of Sarah who married Sumner Ives) served in the Revolutionary War in Second regiment from New Haven under Col. Thompson in 1777.

Ebenezer Bishop (great uncle of Sarah Humiston) served in the French and Indian War in the company with Jeremiah Ives. His cousins, James, David, and Abel Bishop were also in this company.

Edward Day (older brother of Eunice Day who married Abraham Ives) died Oct. 25, 1777, age 18, at Troy, NY while serving in the Revolutionary Army.

Joseph Day (grandfather of Eunice Day who married Abraham Ives) died in Fort Edward, during the French and Indian War, on Aug. 14, 1758, age 55.

Jesse Dunbar (great grandfather of Alice Dunbar who married Sumner Abraham Ives) was first part of Col. Benjamin Lincoln’s regiment assembled April 19, 1775 in Hingham, MA. He was then part of the 36th Regiment of Foot under Gen. Heath, one of the first armies created after the Battle of Lexington and Concord in 1775. Jesse was later part of the unsuccessful attempt to invade Canada in 1776 with his cousin Joshua

Elisha Gardner (husband of Olive Dunbar – Jesse’s sister) fought with Lafayette and Washington at the Battle of Brandywine, PA in Sept. 11, 1777 under the command of Lt. John Andrews and his company of Hingham men. Forty years later Lafayette spoke of the bravery of Lt. Andrews and his company at the battle.

Joshua Tower (hushand of Lucy Dunbar – Jesse’s sister) began his revolutionary War service with one of the early militia out of Hingham under the command of Capt. Jotham Loring on April 19, 1775 in response to the alarm started by Paul Revere and William Dawes. Joshua was also was part of Gen. Thomas’s army that occupied Dorchester Heights forcing the British to leave Boston along with Jacob and Benjamin Dunbar and Jonathan Whitten, the husband of Hannah Dunbar. He later appears in 1778 in the regiment of Col. John Reeds in Cambridge where they guarded the British prisoners of war from Gen. Burgoyne’s defeated army and then guarded the Continental Army’s stores in Boston.

Solomon Dunbar (Jesse’s brother) was involved with several engagements in the French and Indian War. First he was part of the 1757 contingent, along with his cousin Samuel, who marched to the relief of Fort William. Next, he was part of the Hingham regiment, along with his cousins Seth and Robert Dunbar, and served in 1758 under the command of Col. Joseph Williams, in the war against the French and the successful conquest of Canada. He also fought in the Revolutionary War.

Elijah Dunbar (Jesse’s brother) served in the Revolutionary War and was part of Col. Robinson’s regiment under gen. Spencer in his unsuccessful attempt to drive the British out of Rhode Island in 1777. His cousins Amos and Melzar were part of the same campaign.

Melzar and Amos Dunber (Jesse’s cousins) served in the Revolutionary War, including service together in Col. Titcomb’s regiment, part of Gen. Spencer’s unsuccessful attempt to dislodge the British from Rhode Island in 1777 and again together in Gazee’s Rhode Island company of artillery in 1779. Amos also helped with the defense of Newport, RI in 1780. Melzar was part of the 36th Regiment of Foot under Gen. Heath, one of the first armies created after the Battle of Lexington and Concord in 1775 along with his cousins Jesse and Jacob. Melzar was also with Col. Gerrish’s regiment that guarded army stores in Boston in 1778. Benjamin also served in the war and was part of Gen. Thomas’s army that occupied Dorchester Heights forcing the British to leave Boston.

Jonathan Whitton (husband of Hannah Dunbar, Jesse’s cousin) served in the French and Indian War and was part of the 1755 regiment, along with Hosea and Joseph Dunbar, under Captian Samuel Thaxter, that marched to Fort Edward. Jonathan (or his son) also served in the Revolutionary War and was part of Gen. Thomas’s army of 2,000 men that occupied Dorchester Heights, along with Jacob and Benjamin Dunbar. Jonathan also served under Col. Benjamin Lincoln in 1775 along with Jacob and Melzar Dunbar. During the siege of Boston by the colonials, Hingham and Hull served as garrison towns for the colonial troops.

Jacob and Joshua Dunbar (Jesse’s cousins) served in the Revolutionary War and were part of part of the 36th Regiment of Foot under Gen. Heath in 1775. Jacob was also part of Col. Lyman’s regiment that was one of the artillery units whose occupation of Dorchester Heights forced the British to evacuate Boston. Joshua was later part of the unsuccessful attempt to invade Canada in 1776 with his cousin Jesse.

Moses and Simeon Dunbar were brothers and cousins of Jesse Dunbar. Moses served in the Revolutionary War and died on the Penobscot expedition to Maine. Simeon was a private in the Revolutionary War and served in Mitchell’s Regiment in 1780.

Joshua Tower (husband of Lucy Dunbar, cousin of Jesse Dunbar) served in the Revolutionary War. He began with one of the early militia out of Hingham under the command of Capt. Jotham Loring on April 19, 1775 in response to the alarm started by Paul Revere and William Dawes and carried on by others to the towns south of Boston. Joshua was also was part of Gen. Thomas’s army that occupied Dorchester Heights forcing the British to leave Boston along with Jacob and Benjamin Dunbar and Jonathan Whitten, the husband of Hannah Dunbar – see following. He later appears in 1778 in the regiment of Col. John Reeds in Cambridge where they guarded the British prisoners of war from Gen. Burgoyne’s defeated army and then guarded the Continental Army’s stores in Boston.

Lemuel Dunbar (1731-1762) and Nathaniel Dunbar (1739-1762) died in the French and Indian War. They were cousins of Solomon Dunbar.

Samuel Rich was a volunteer with the band of patriots who captured the British schooner Diligence and her armed cutter in Machias Bay, ME on July 14, 1775.

Joel and Barnabus Rich (brothers of Samuel Rich – see above) served in American Revolution as member of Capt. Wentworth Stuart's Company of Col. Edmund Phinney's 31st Massachusetts Infantry.

From North Carolina marriages (see Sharp Family in NC blog):

Henry Winborne enlisted in the Continental Army on May 24, 1777 and served three years as a Private in Capt. Joseph Walker’s Company of Hertford County, NC and of the 7th Rergiment of North Carolina’s Continental Troops. He was granted 389 acres of land by the State of North Carolina on April 7, 1786 for his service.

Ives Family & Related Families Colonial Era and Revolutionary War Era Campaigns: Part One

Before going on with bios of the Ives family and those families they married into, here is a listing of military service by the Ives men and their related families though marriages in Connecticut. Part Two will cover families thorugh later marriagea in Massachusetts, Maine, and North Carolina.

Nathaniel Turner fought in the Pequot Wars in the early 1630s while living in Lynn, MA and he was named in 1639 to organize the first New Haven military group to provide for the defense of the colony.

William Ives served as a Captain the Colonial Militia in the New Haven Indian Alarms from 1642 – 1646.

William Bassett, Henry Humiston, David Yale, David Atwater, James Bishop. and John Cooper were all part of the early military company in New Haven as they were reported for minor infractions such as improper equipment or being late for watch as almost everyone else was at one time. All males between 16 and 60 were required to serve. James Bishop was made a corporal in the local militia in 1657 and promoted to sergeant in July and then resigned in August 1665.

Samuel Ives was an Ensign in first military company in the North Haven parish, started in 1718, and his older brother Joseph was the Captain.

Jonathan Ives was a lieutenant in the North Haven militia in 1754 and made Captain in 1780. Other members of the Ives family, not directly related, but cousins, also participated.

Jeremiah Ives served in the French and Indian War, enlisting twice in 1758 and 1760 in the Sixth Company from New Haven under Capt. Hitchcock. He also fought in the Revolutionary War along with is brothers, Joel, Jonathan, and Alling.

David Atwater (older brother of Ruth who married Samuel Ives) served in the French and Indian War in 1760 in the Sixth Company from New Haven under Capt. Hitchcock, along with Jeremiah Ives.

John Cooper was appointed corporal of a military company in 1654 then organized for a contemplated expedition against the Dutch on the Hudson.

Joseph Cooper was named ensign in charge of the colonial militia in North Haven in 1733.

Stephen Cooper (son of Joseph and brother of Thankful who married Jonathan Ives) served in the French and Indian War in 1760 in the Sixth Company from New Haven under Capt. Hitchcock, along with Jeremiah Ives. His uncle Abraham Cooper also served in this group.

Ives Genealogy Links

I recently added a new side bar list, Ives Web Links. This will make it easier to go directly to Ives discussions. I will continue to add to the list. Here are the first ones.

Ives in Oxford Past Genealogy Project

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Ives in One Great Family

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Overview of Ives Line Covered in this blog

Listed below is the male Ives family line from William to Sumner Albert covered in this genealogy experiment. The family of each wife is listed next, followed by the family of the wife’s mother. The date and colony where the family arrived in America is in parenthesis. All families came from England except the Dunbar family who were Scots. These families from England were also all English in origin except the Yale and Day families who were from Wales. I will next cover Wililam Ives and his wife in detail before providing background on his orgins in England and the early New Haven environment. Then I will address each of Ives listed below. I will, at times, cover the areas where they lived.

1. William Ives (1607-1648) Puritan farmer and co-founder of New Haven CT in 1638 came to Boston from Norfolk, England in 1635- spouse’s family is not clear

2. Joseph Ives (1647–1694) Congregational farmer in North Haven CT, after co-founder of Wallingford, CT in 1670 - Yale family (1637 to CT) - Turner family (1630 to MA)

3. Samuel Ives (1677-1726) Congregational farmer in North Haven, CT– Atwater family (1637 to NH) – Peck family (1637 to CT)

4. Jonathan Ives (1716-1792) Congregational farmer moved to Hampden CT after 1760 – Cooper family (1637 to CT) – Smith family (1662 to CT)

5. Jeremiah Ives (1738-1825) Congregational farmer in Hamden CT moved to West Springfield, MA after 1780– Bassett family (1643 to CT) – Street family (1638 to MA) - Dickerman family (1636 to MA)

6. Abraham Ives (1773-1855) Baptist farmer in West Springfield MA – Day family (1634 to MA)

7. Sumner Ives (1799-1844) Baptist doctor in Suffield CT – Humiston family (1644 to CT) – Bishop family (1639 to CT)

8. Sumner Abraham Ives (1839-1924) Baptist minister in Thompson CT and Pinebluff NC – Dunbar family (1650 to MA, 1793 to ME ) – Rich family (1632 to NH, 1681 to MA,1762 to ME )

9. Sumner Albert Ives (1882-1944) Baptist college professor in Birmingham AL and Greenville SC – Sharp family (before 1660 to VA, 1741 to NC) – Powell family (unknown in NC before 1790 in NC) – Parker family (before 1750 to VA, 1756 to NC) – Winborne family (before 1698 to VA, 1742 to NC) – Hare family (before 1650 to VA, 1742 to NC) See the blog Sharp Family in NC for details.

Summary of Ives Related Immigrants and Oldest Known Ancestors

Here is a list of the Ives family and the families that married into the Ives family over the generations that are covered in this genealogy. It includes how they got to the US and the earliest known ancestor in England. Details about these familes will be covered in upcoming posts.

Captain William Ives was born in 1607, probably in Norfolk, England, and arrived in Boston 1635 on ship Truelove. He was a member of St. Stephens Parish on Coleman St. in London before coming to New England. He first lived in Watertown. MA. On March 30, 1638 he left Boston with Gov. Eaton and others and was a founder of New Haven on April 15, 1638.

Abraham Dickerman was born on 1634 in England, likely Little Missenden, Buckinghamshire, and arrived in Boston with his parents from England around 1636-1637. He came to New Haven in 1658 shortly after marrying Mary Cooper of New Haven, the daughter of John. It is claimed by some that his sister (or half sister), Hannah, married William Ives on June 14, 1639 but the evidence is not clear. His parents were Thomas Dickerman and Ellen Whittington married in Little Missiden, Buckinghamshire, England. Thomas and Ellen stayed in the Boston area and Thomas died in Dorchester, MA in 1657.

Captain Thomas Yale was born in 1616 in Plas Grono or Chester, England, and died in New Haven on March 27, 1683. Thomas Yale came to Boston in 1637 with his stepfather, Gov. Eaton, and others aboard the Hector. His ancestor nine generations back is Llewelyn ap Cynrik, born in Wales about 1300. Through his grandmother, Frances (Lloyd) Yale, his ancestors include Henry I (1068-1135) King of England, Walter Giffard, Lord of Longueville in Normandy and a cousin and companion of William the Conqueror at the Battle of Hastings in 1066, Richard de Clare, Earl of Hertford who was a Magna Charta Surety in 1215 and other English nobles.

Anne Lloyd (mother of Thomas Yale), born about 1590, married Theophilus Eaton, after her first husband, also Thomas Yale, died in 1619, She was the daughter of George Lloyd, Bishop of Chester and Anne (Wilkinson) Lloyd. George’s family goes back to King John (1167-1216). Anne and Francis are not directly related.

David Atwater was born in 1615 and baptized in Royton in Lenham, Kent, England, on Sunday, October 8, 1615, and died in New Haven on October 5, 1692. David Atwater arrived in Boston on June 26, 1637 on the Hector, then on to New Haven in 1638. His ancestor six generations back is Thomas Atwater, also of Roynton, was born before 1450 and died in 1484.

John Cooper was born on July 22, 1610 in London, England, the son of Thomas (or Stephen). John Cooper came to Boston in 1637 on the Hector, before going to New Haven in 1638 The Hundred Rolls, A. D. 1273, contain the names of Alan le Cupere of Cambridgeshire, Henry le Cupper of County Motts, and Richard le Cupare of Oxfordshire.

Nathaniel Turner (1600-1646) from England with Governor Winthrop, likely on his ship the Arbella, and arrived in Lynn, MA in 1630 and then went to New Haven in 1638. He died at sea on 1646. His parents are not known.

William Peck (1604-1694) came from London, England to Boston in 1637 aboard the Hector. He then went to New Haven in 1638 as a founder. His father, William, was born in 1575 in Knoston, Colchester, England.

Thomas Smith was born about 1634 in England. He came to East Haven and married Elizabeth Patterson from New Haven (1644-1727*) in 1662. His father, Charles was born in 1610 and came from Lowescroft, Suffolk, England.

William Bassett was born in England, and came to New Haven by 1643.

Nicholas Street was baptized on Jan 29, 1603 in Bridgewater, Somerset, England. He first came to Taunton, MA around 1638 and then to New Haven some time between 1640 and 1659. His father, Nicholas, was also born in Bridgewater, about 1575.

Robert Day was born in 1604 and immigrated to Boston in 1634 with his wife Mary. He sailed on the Elizabeth from Ipswich, England and first settled in Cambridge, MA. By 1639 he moved to Hartford, CT as a first settler. His family came from Wales.

Henry Humiston was born in 1626 in England. He came to New Haven after 1639 and first appears in the New Haven Court records in 1644 at age 18. His father, William, was born about 1580 in England and remained there.

James Bishop was born in 1625 in Kingston Parrish, Surrey, England. He came in New Haven after 1639 and first appears in the records in 1644. His father, Thomas, was born in 1593 in Kinston Parrish.

Robert Dunbar was born around 1630-1634, probably in Morayshire, Scotland. He was likely taken prisoner by Cromwell and his Puritan army in either the Battle of Dunbar in 1650 or Worcester in 1653. He was brought to New England as a servant of Joshua Foote first working in Boston and Braintree and then arriving in Hingham, MA around 1655 with his wife Rose. His father is said to be Ninian Dunbar born in Scotland in 1575

Richard Rich was born about 1632 -1635 in Dover Point, NH and was a mariner. He married Sarah Roberts on Feb. 24, 1670 in Dover Point, NH. She was born 1643 in Dover Point, the daughter of Thomas Roberts, first governor of Dover Point. On August 23, 1681 Richard was admitted as a townsman of Eastham, on Cape Cod.

William Sharp was probably born in England, and died in May, 1679 in Northampton Co, VA in the Lot N3 area. There is no information on his parents.

Thomas Parker was born 1705 in England came to Virginia and granted land (519 acres) in Northampton. NC on Jan, 21, 1756. There is no information on his parents.

Jessie A. Powell and Elizabeth Lee (Powell) were the parents of William Henry Powell. They were in North Carolina in the late 1700s and little is known for certain about them but their ancestors probably came from England.