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DEACON ISRAEL TUPPER (1666–1745), son of Captain Thomas Tupper and Martha Mayhew
ELIZABETH GIFFORD (1664–1701), daughter of John Gifford and Elishua Crowell
Israel, the son of Thomas Tupper and Martha Mayhew, was born on 22 September 1666 in Sandwich. [1][2] He died in 1745 in Sandwich. [2] He married first Elizabeth Gifford in about 1690 [2] or by 1692. [3] He married second Elizabeth Bacon of Barnstable on 31 August 1704 in Barnstable. [2][4] Elizabeth, the daughter of Nathaniel and Sarah (Hinckley) Bacon was born on 11 April 1680. [2] She was the granddaughter of Thomas Hinckley—the last governor of Plymouth Colony. [2]
Elizabeth, the daughter of John Gifford and Elishua Crowell, was born on 25 February 1664[/5?]. [2] Elizabeth, the wife of Israel, died on 19 October 1701 in Sandwich. [1]
Israel's father Thomas Tupper named his sons Thomas and Israel the executors of his will of 1706. He left Israel land with the intent that Israel's sons Thomas and Israel should inherit it after their father's death. [5]
Elizabeth Gifford's father referred to her as his deceased daughter Elizabeth Tupper in his will of 9 April 1709. [6]
Israel was chosen selectman of Sandwich in 1704 and served for ten years. [2]
When he arrived in Sandwich, church members helped Reverend Benjamin Fessenden construct his home and tend to his land. On 27 and 28 June 1729 Deacon Tupper and his sons Israel and Rowland helped set the "clamp of brick" for his cellar. On 7 and 15 July Deacon Tupper helped with the underpinning. On 8 July he helped with the mowing of hay and on 1 August he helped with spreading and carting hay. [7]
Deacon Israel Tupper and his wife Elizabeth are on a March 1730 list of Sandwich families. [7]
The births and baptisms of Israel's children are all recorded in Sandwich. [1]
Children of Israel Tupper and Elizabeth Gifford:
i. Samuel Tupper was born on 4 May 1692 in Sandwich. He died on 18 August 1772 in Sandwich. He married first Rebecca Ellis. He married second Hannah Fish.
ii. Thankful Tupper was born on 9 October 1696. She was baptized on 20 June 1697. She married Josiah Clark of Plymouth on 30 October 1718. [2] Josiah, the son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Crow) Clark, was born in 1690. [2,8]
iii. MeribahTupper was born on 28 August 1699. She was baptized on 29 October 1699. Meribah of Sandwich married James Clark of Plymouth on 20 September 1728 in Sandwich. [1] James, the son of John and Rebecca (Lincoln) Clark, was born on 12 March 1695/6. [2] Meribah might be the Meribah Clark of Plymouth who married Samuel Corningon 30 March 1731 in Plymouth. [8] The Meribah is said to have died on 4 January 1771 in Dartmouth and is buried in the Achushnet Cemetery in Acushnet, Bristol county. [9]
iv. Elizabeth Tupper was born on 19 October 1701. She was baptized on 2 November 1701.
Children of Israel Tupper and Elizabeth Bacon:
v. Israel Tupper was born on 28 June 1705. He was baptized on 14 April 1706. He presumably died young.
vi. Sarah Tupper was born on 6 August 1707. She was baptized on 5 October 1707. She died before 31 July 1783. [10] Sarah of Sandwich married Joshua Blackwell of Sandwich on 8 August 1728 in Sandwich. [1] Joshua, the son of Joshua (Joshua, Michael) and Sarah (Ellis) Blackwell, was born on 11 January 1705. [10] He died in August 1783 in Sandwich. [10]
vii. Israel Tupper was born on 28 April 1710. He was baptized on 18 June 1710. Israel, Jr. of Sandwich married Mary Bourne of Sandwich on 1 August 17134 in Sandwich. [1] Mary was born on 12 August 1714 and died after 23 July 1761. [11] She was the daughter of Nathan and Mary (Bassett) Bourne and the granddaughter of Elisha (Richard) and Patience (Skiffe) Bourne and William and Rachel (Willison) Bourne. [11]
In her father's will, Mary Bourne is called "my daughter Mary Tupper." [11]
On 18 August 17151, Israel Tupper, Jr. and his wife were dismissed from the church in Sandwich and recommended to the church in Dartmouth. [12]
viii. Nathaniel Tupper was born on 7 December 1714. He was baptized on 16 January 1714/5. He died on 9 May 1723, age eight, in Sandwich. [1]
ix. Rowland Tupper was born on 15 February 1717. He was baptized on 30 March 1718. He died on 12 May 1754, age 36, in Sandwich, [1] Rowland of Sandwich married first Zerviah Willis of Dartmouth on 24 November 1743 in Sandwich. [1]
Rowland met his unfortunate demise in an unusual way: "Whilst in the act of shaving his beard, he was struck by lightening," [13]
Zerviah is referred to as incompetent in 1765 probate records. [2]
References:
1. Caroline Lewis Kardell and Russell A. Lovell, Jr., Vital Records of Sandwich, Massachusetts to 1885, 2 vols. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1996), vol. 1: 20, 39–40, 88 (births of the children recorded as children of Israel and Elizabeth); vol. 2: 1371–5 (baptisms, parents not named); vol. 1: 128, 143, 175, 532, vol. 2: 1618 (marriages); vol. 1: 40, 173, vol. 2: 1541 (deaths of Elizabeth and sons Nathaniel and Rowland).
2. Tupper Family Association, "Thomas Tupper and His Descendants," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 99 (1945): 61–62.
3. "New England Marriages to 1700," digitized books, AmericanAncestors (https://www.americanancestors.org/DB1568/i/21176/1551/426907640), vol. 3: 1551, originally published as: Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015).
4. Editor, "Barnstable, Mass., Vital Records," Mayflower Descendant 14 (1912): 88.
5. “Barnstable, MA: Probate Records, 1685–1789,” database with images, AmericanAncestors (https://www.americanancestors.org/DB19/i/7362/4/5923823), vol. 3: 4–6.
6. Almon E. Daniels and Maclean W. McLean, "William Gifford [1] of Sandwich, Mass. (d. 1687)," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 128 (1974): 251–2.
7. John G. Locke, "Extracts from Rev. Benjamin Fessenden's Manuscript," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 13 (1859): 30, 32.
8. Lee D. van Antwerp and Ruth Wilder Sherman, Vital Records of Plymouth, Massachusetts: To the Year 1850 (Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1993), 3, 96.
9. "Meribah Clark Cornish," Findagrave (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37231444/meribah-cornish).
10. Lydia B. (Phinney) Brownson and Maclean W. McLean, "Michael Blackwell of Sandwich, Mass. (c. 1620–1710)," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 117 (1962): 62.
11. Lydia B. (Phinney) Brownson and Maclean W. McLean, "The Rev. Richard Bourne of Sandwich, Mass. (c. 1610–1682)," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 118 (1964): 200, 209–10.
12. Florence Conant Howes, "Dismissions from the First Church of Sandwich, Mass., 1749–1818," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 111 (1957): 29.
13. Frederick Freeman, The History of Cape Cod: Annals of the Thirteen Towns of Barnstable County, vol. 2 (Boston: W.H. Piper & Co., 1869), 104.
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