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- ! <http://www.honeywellfamily.com/newsletters/issue2-2.html>Israel HoneywellIsrael Honeywell is the direct ancestor of most of today?s American Honeywells. Born about 1654-5, he was the third child of Roger and Bridget Hunnewell.It is known that hefought in the King Philip?s War (1675-76). The earliest known record of him was found in a casualty list which was dated July 4, 1677 and is preserved in the Massachusetts Archives. This mention of him, as a resident of Ipswich, Massachusetts or theWestward, as it was then called, states that he had been wounded in the leg and shoulder at the Eastward (Maine). It is quite possible that he saw much action, fighting the Indians during the troublesome period, probably with his oldest brother,Richard (who was featured in the last issue of Honeywell Heritage, V2, N1).It is known that prior to being injured, he worked as a farmer or a farm hand on Hog Island in the Ipswich River. In 1678 he was listed under the incorrect name of Isaac asa commoner (in the middle class) at Ipswich. He may have gotten intosome kind of trouble around 1680, as he declared in that year under the familygovernment of Nathaniel Arriel Emerson of Ipswich. He was later released from his bond for good behavior in September, 1681, with no one appearing to have objected, and no further mention of the particulars.It seems that Israel continued to reside around Ipswich for a while. At sometime during the 1680s he married Mary Spofford, the daughter of John and Elizabeth (Scott) Spofford from the neighboring town of Rowley. No records of the date of their marriage can be found, but around 1685-6 they had their first child, a daughter named after her mother, Mary.No record has been found pertaining to the period of years between 1680 and 1694. All that is known is that during this period, Israel and Mary hadtwo sons, Israel born in 1687 and Richard who was born around 1689. In1692 his brothers wereunable to locate him over the sale of their father?s land at Winter Harbor, Maine, and we can only presume that they had moved away by then.In ca. 1693, they settled in the town of Westchester (now in the Bronx) in then English New York, a region to which many from New England had emigrated.In any event, the first known of them being there is on a deed on October 23, 1694 when they purchased a piece of property.Shortly thereafter, Israel and Mary had their third son, Samuel, who was born on January 8, 1695. In the years to follow,by Royal Charter, Israel became a prominent member of the Westchester First Common Council. In 1698 he took an oath of allegiance to King William of England, and from that time on it seems that he added the prefix Sr.It isapparent that Israel prospered during this period of his life, as he was known to have owned, bought and sold much land surrounding the area.It is also known that he had two servants living in his household by the names of John and Charity Hessones, along with a black slave they called Jake. Sarah, their last child and second daughter was born about 1699-1700, though no record has been found to give an exact date.Israel died at Westchester sometime around 1719 and was presumed to have been buried at St. Peter?s (Episcopal) Church, although his grave is not marked. His wife, Mary, ?shortly died.?In this church there is a fine bronze tablet in tribute to Israel Honeywell and his son, grandson, and great grandson, who were all of the same name. It was placed therein 1902 by some of his descendants. The inscription on the tablet giveshis dates as (1660-1720), and describes him as "By Royal Charter Member of the First Common Council...," and of North Devon, England, who came to Westchester in 1693.Their first daughter, Mary, went on to marry John Baxter around the year 1705, also of Westchester. They continued to live there, ending up with seven children, John, Roger, Charity, Oliver, Israel, Peracholus, and Stephen. Her father, Israel, continued to be an influence throughout their lives, as records show him conveying a slave girlto her in 1708 and in 1712 signing a bond with John, her husband.Theirfirst son, Israel, married around 1712 Dorothy Pell, the daughter of Thomas and Dorothy (Ward) Pell. They had five children, Israel, Anne, Phebe, Gilead, and Stephen. Dorothy died on February 11, 1758, and Israelfollowed on November 11, 1762 at the age of seventy-five.Richard, Israel?s second son, grew up and lived in Westchester for the early part ofhis life. He married Mary ___. Richard and Mary are known to have two children, David, who was born sometime before 1730, and a daughter for whom we have noname.Israel?s third son, Samuel, apparently grew up in Westchester. It appears that he owned and lived on a farm at Kings Road which he sold to his older brother Israel on March 15, 1719/20. From there he moved to Rye, New York, where he lived for a year or so. On March 15, 1721 he purchased some 300 acres at Bidford wherehis brother Richard lived. He lived there for the remainder of his long life, when he died in 1785 at the age of ninty. He seems to have been fairly wealthy, as heacquired a considerable amount of land. He married his wife, Phebe___, and they hadone known child, Enoch.Little is known of Israel?s youngest daughter, Sarah. In 1729, as Sarah Honeywell and yet unmarried, she received certain household property of her deceased father and mother and from her "father-in-law" Josiah Hunt (The term father-in-law in those days was interchangeable with stepfather, and this is the basis for the preconception that her mother had remarried after Israel?s death). In 1735, Sarah had married John Jones, though no children have been found. Sources: The Descendants of Roger and Ambrose Hunnewell (Honeywell), J.M. Hunnewell: Communication with Dyer Library, Saco, ME and Westchester Historical Society. a series by Richard Honeywell; next issue, John, brother of Richard and Israel! <http://www.hampton.lib.nh.us/hampton/history/military/mooresbrook.htm#85>"A DOLEFUL SLAUGHTER NEAR BLACKPOINT"The Battle at Moore?s Brook, Scarborough, Maine, June 29, 1677bySumner HunnewellOriginally published in two parts in the May 2003 and August 2003 issues ofThe Maine Genealogist." Ipswich ... Now in his early twenties, ISRAEL HONEYWELL was familiar with Black Point. His fisherman father made his livelihood in nearby Saco until his death by drowning while Israel was a baby. His brother, Richard,had started a family atBlack Point and was probably at the garrison at the time. Israel seems to have been a laborer in Ipswich. 25 .... ISRAEL HONEYWELL was shot in the leg and shoulder but made his way back to the garrison. He returned to Ipswich where he found himselfbefore the court a few times where his greatest exploit was revealed. He was accused of and later imprisoned for stealing a horse with his wife-to-be riding behind him. He eventually settled in New York. 8525. "Casualty List." Israel Honeywell wasborn before 1654, the son of Roger and Bridget (?) Hunnewell. RichardHunnewell (the author?s ancestor) was a soldier, his name appearing onsurviving payrolls. He was in the garrison in July and Oct. 1676 and in Aug. 1677; he was identified as a corporal at the garrison. (James M.Hunnewell and Samuel Willet Honeywell, The Descendants of Roger and Ambrose Hunnewell (Honeywell) [Columbus, Ohio: Samuel Willet Honeywell, 1972], hereafter Hunnewell Descendants, pp. 1?2, 81?83; Essex Quart. CourtRecords, 6:409; Bodge, Soldiers in King Philip?s War, pp. 338?39; "Account of Narrative of ye Voyage to Pemmaquid", mss., Maine Historical Society, Collection 420 "Fogg", Vol. 8, "Scottow" file (hereafter "Voyage to Pemmaquid").72. The Maine Indians"shewed themselves on a plain in three parties. Swett divided his men accordingly, and went to meet them." (Belknap, History of New-Hampshire, 1:82.) Swett "was marching upon the Edge of an Hill with one Party and his Lieutenantwith another" (Hubbard, History of theIndian Wars, 2:235). Moore?s Brook is named afterRichard Moore, who settled nearby. He was the stepfather of Israel Honeywell who took part in the battle. The H.G. Storer map of Black Point for Southgate?shistory shows "Swett?sPlains" wellpast what is generally agreed to be the battleground, which is close to the junction of current day Route 207 (Black Point Road) and Route 77 (Spurwink Road). Waremistakenly places the battleclose to present dayMassacre Pond. (Southgate, "Hist. of Scarborough," pp. 77?78, map; Gen. Dict. Maine & N.H., pp. 361?62, 489; George W. Ellis and John E. Morris, King Philip?s War [New York: Grafton Press, 1906], hereafter Ellis & Morris,King Philip?s War, photo facingp. 312; Moses WeldWare,Beacon Lights in The History of Prouts Neck [n.p.: Prouts Neck Association, n.d.], p. 16).85. Hunnewell Descendants, 81; Essex Quart. Court Records, 6:409, 8:181, 9:113?14,528.! <http://bettyfink.com/family/nti08261.htm>Early Wills ofWestchester County, New York: from 1664 to 1784. William S. Pelletreau, page 34, item #54 The Baxter Family: descendants of George and Thomas Baxter of Westchester County, New York. Frances Baxter, 1913 Page 1 "...The census of Westchestervillage was taken in 1690. Among the settlers were: ...Israel Honeywell, wife Mary/ children, Israel, Mary, Samuel, Richard. Servants, John Hessones, Charity. One slave, Jake...."
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