FURBER, Moses

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• Probate: 1764, New Hampshire, USA

Moses married BICKFORD, Anna on 31 Jul 1727 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA. Anna (daughter of BICKFORD, John III and FURBER, Susannah) was born on 18 Sep 1698 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1764 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. FURBER, Sarah was born on 5 Nov 1738 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died on 17 Dec 1788 in Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; was buried in Fremont, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA.
2. FURBER, Joshua was born on 24 May 1744 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died on 27 Apr 1827 in Northwood, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; was buried in Northwood, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.
3. FURBER, keturah was born in 1736.
4. FURBER, Thomas was born on 10 Apr 1742 in New Hampshire, USA.
5. FURBER, William was born in 1741; died on 27 Apr 1827 in Northwood, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.
6. FURBER, Moses was born in 1730.
7. FURBER, Elizabeth was born on 7 Sep 1746 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died on 6 Apr 1823 in New Hampshire, USA.
8. FURBER, Anna was born in 1748.

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married NUTE, Sarah on 13 Aug 1694 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA. Sarah (daughter of NUTE, James and HEARD, Elizabeth) was born on 21 Jan 1676 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died on 28 Apr 1762 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Differentiator: First families of NH
• Name: William M Furber Lieutenant
• Birth: 1646, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA
• Birth: 1646, Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA

William married STARBUCK, EstherUSA. Esther (daughter of STARBUCK, Edward and REYNOLDS, Katherine) was born in 1644 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died on 13 Aug 1694 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Birth: 9 Nov 1644, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA
• Death: 1675, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA

James married HEARD, ElizabethUSA. Elizabeth (daughter of HEARD, John and HULL, Elizabeth) was born on 15 Sep 1653 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died on 11 Nov 1705 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Elizabeth D Heard Nute
• Name: Elizabeth Heard
• Name: Elizabeth Heard*
• Birth: 1642
• Birth: 1653
• Birth: 15 Sep 1653, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA
• Death: 1664
• Death: 1705
• Death: 11 Nov 1705, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA

Other Events and Attributes:

• Differentiator: Great Migration; Immigrant; First families of NH; signed the Dover Combination
• Great Migration: https://www.americanancestors.org/DB115/rd/7373/606/235162646
• Web Address: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_Gabriel_(ship)
• Web Address: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Furber-36
• Birth: 1614, London, London, England
• Arrival: 1636, Massachusetts, USA
• Departure: 1636; Sailed on the Angel Gabriel
• Immigration: 1636, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA; Sailed on the Angel Gabriel
• Residence: 1636, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
• Residence: 1637, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA
• Death: Apr 1694, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA

Notes:

William Furber was a passenger on the "Angel Gabriel," that wrecked at Pemaquid, off the coast of Maine in 1635. Eventually settling in Dover, he married Elizabeth Clarke in 1642. Elizabeth's parents are unknown. The Furbers are among the first settlers in Dover and he was a signer of the Dover Combination.

William married CLARKE, Elizabeth in 1642 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA. Elizabeth was born about 1629 in London, London, England; died on 27 Mar 1691 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Differentiator: Signed the Dover Combination (Edward Starr)
• Residence: Maine, USA
• Arrival: 1640, Massachusetts, USA

Notes:

Edward Starbuck Jr. was born in 1604 at Derbyshire, England. He was the son of Edward Starbuck.1 Edward Starbuck Jr. married Katherine Reynolds, daughter of William Reynoldsand Esther Ruth, circa 1629.1 Edward Starbuck Jr. died in 1691 at Nantucket, Nantucket Island, MA.1
Edward Starbuck Jr. his family was probably originally Danish before going to England centuries before Edward was born. He came to America in the late 1630's or possibly early 1640's and settled in Dover. He lived in Dover for about twenty years and was a large landholder and quite active in local government. His children were all born in Dover and his wife, Katherine, died there sometime before he moved to Nantucket. His family was the second to live on Nantucket. Edward Starbuck and Tristram Coffin were the first two white men to sail to Nantucket for an inspection trip. It would seem both men were pleased and in 1659 the ten First Purchasers and their partners bought the island from Thomas Mayhew. Edward also accompanied Thomas Macy on the first voyage to settle the island in 1661. Edward then returned in the early 1660's to take up permanent residence on Nantucket where he spent the rest of his life. Edward and Katherine had six children, but only one son, Nathaniel, lived to marry and have children. It appears that all the Starbucks in America descend from Nathaniel.

Edward + REYNOLDS, Katherine. Katherine (daughter of Living and Living) was born in 1609; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Differentiator: Signer of the Dover Combination
• Great Migration: James arrived with his brother, John, in 1631 under the auspices of Captain John Mason to settle his Laconia Patent at Dover Neck, NH.
• Web Address: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Nute-5
• Residence: Between 1623 and 1923, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA
• Arrival: 1631, New Hampshire, USA; sent by Capt John Mason to Dover, NH
• Residence: Between 1633 and 1883, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA

Notes:

James Nute, an early settler in Dover, New Hampshire, was part of the group of "stewards and servants" sent by Captain John Mason to manage the mills and settlement at "Great Works," South Berwick, around 1630. His exact role in this endeavor is unclear, but he eventually moved to Dover, likely around 1634 or 1635, and was definitely there by 1640, as evidenced by his signing of the "Combination" agreement for good governance.

In Dover, Nute initially resided on Low Street before moving to the Back River District around 1661, where he purchased land that remained in his family for generations. This farm became one of the best in the area. While his birth year is unknown, he was probably around 25 when he arrived in America and likely lived into his eighties. The last name of his wife Sarah is not recorded, but she might have been one of the women who arrived on the ship "Pied-Cow" in 1634.

Nute was an active and respected member of the Dover community, serving as a Selectman in 1659 and 1660 and frequently on the Grand Jury. However, he once faced reprimand and a warning from the court for insulting the Town Clerk. His religious commitment waned after moving across the Back River, leading to his court presentation in 1662 for missing church services and entertaining Quaker missionaries, resulting in a fine.

James Nute had at least three children: James (b. 1643), who lived on the family farm and likely died around 1691; Abraham (b. 1647), who was alive in 1724; and Martha (b. 1653), who married William Dam and lived in the William Dam garrison. James Nute's tombstone, restored in 1968, indicates he was born in 1613, arrived in Portsmouth in 1631, settled in Dover in 1640, and was killed by Native Americans in 1691. The family plot, located on the west bank of the Back River (Bellamy River Wildlife Management Area), also includes other family members.

James Nute was born 1617 in Tiverton, England, and died Aft. 1691 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire. He married Sarah.

Includes NotesNotes for James Nute:
Immigrant

Spelled his name 'Newte' which corresponds with the English surname born by a family of distinction living in Teverton, Devonshire, in the reign of Elizabeth. The members of this English family were loyalists during the civil war and many were clergymen in the Church of England in the 17th and 18th centuries. James came to Portsmouth in 1631, one of the company of planters, stewards and servants sent by Capt. John Mason to settle his patent. James signed the combination in Dover 1640; gr. jury 1643,1651; selectman 1660. He bought lots 9 and 10 before 1648 and was given 6 acres in Cochecho Marsh on the upperside of Garrison Hill in Dover. On the tax lists of Dover 1648-1675. He had a land grant at Back River and bought another from John Newgrove. Moved to the Back River area about 1661 and was in court for absence from church and for entertaining Quakers, for which he was fined. His wife Sarah was called a 'base jade' by William Storer in 1652. James and Sarah Nute deeded homestead to son Abraham and other land to son James in 1671, both deeds to take effect after the elder Nutes' deaths. his grave stone stands in the fam. grave yard, ' Mr J Nute ae 78.' . The Back River farm remained in continuous possession of his descendants until at least 1923.
"Gen. Dict. of ME & NH," p. 515; "Piscat. Pioneers," p. 319.; "Hist. of Dover, NH," p. 412-417.

Children of James Nute and Sarah are:

+Mary Nute, b. 1647, Dover, NH, d. Aft. August 1714, Newington, NH.
James Nute, b. 1643, Dover, NH, d. date unknown.
Abraham Nute, b. 1644, Dover, NH, d. date unknown.
Sarah Nute, b. January 01, 1647/48, Dover, NH, d. date unknown.
Martha Nute, b. 1653, Dover, NH, d. date unknown.
Leah Nute, b. 1655, d. date unknown.

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James Nute came to America from Tiverton, in the County of Devonshire, England. He arrived with his brother, John, in 1631 under the auspices of Captain John Mason to settle his Laconia Patent at Dover Neck, NH. He signed the Dover Combination, now in the English Archives in London, England, on 20 Oct 1640. He served on the Grand Jury in 1643 and served as Selectman of Dover in 1659. He signed his name James Newte. His wife's name was Sarah. In the "Quaker Families" it is recorded that James Nute and his wife and son were among those fined in 1663 for absenting themselves from official worship in order to be with Quakers. They were absent on 25 Sundays and in addition had committed the offense of entertaining Quakers for four hours in one day. In the "History of Strafford County" it is recorded that it was about 1650 that James Nute bought lots numbers 9 and 10 from the grantees Barthey Smeg and John Ugrove, these lots being south of lot number 11, owned by Deacon John Dam. James is buried in the family plot on the west bank of Back River (Bellemy River?) with his daughter, Martha, and her husband, William Dam. James was born 1612, died 1698.

from Piscataqua Pioneers (pgs. 137-8)

NUTE, JAMES. He was one of the party of "stewards and servants" sent over by Capt. John Mason between 1630 and 1634, to manage the mills and settlement at "Great Works," South Berwick, which was commenced about 1630. His name is spelled "Newt" in the list of men. Just what part of the work he engaged in is not known or how long he remained there. He finally crossed the river and became an early settler in Dover, where he could get all the land he wanted, as he could not do under the lordship of Capt. Mason, who would not sell his land, but only lease it. The list of names of the men in whose company Mr. Nute came over, can be found on page 26 of Stackpole's History of Old Kittery.
Probably he joined the Dover Neck settlement sometime in 1634, or '35. It is certain he was there in 1640, as he signed the "Combination" agreement for good government in that year. His residence was on Low street until about 1661, when he removed to the Back River District, having purchased land which has remained in possession of the Nute family to the present time (1918). It is one of the best farms in that section of Dover, He was alive there in 1691, but just what year he died is not known, nor the date of his birth, but probably he was a young man of twenty-five years, and lived to pass the four score mark, as several of his descendants have done on that farm. His wife's name is not known, but she may have been one of the twenty-two young women who came over in the ship "Pied-Cow," in 1634 and landed at "Cow Cove."

James Nute's name appears in the town records,in business affairs, many times, showing that he was a citizen of good standing. The Court records, however, show that he was at one time "presented for abusing the Town Clerk (Pomfrett) in saying he was a deceitful man and had a deceitful heart." The Court reprimanded him and warned him not to commit such an offense again, and placed him under bonds to keep the peace with the clerk. He was one of the Selectmen in 1659 and in 1660. He served on the Grand Jury several times. He officiated in other minor offices, like a good citizen.

After he moved across the Back River it was much further to go to attend meetings on the Lord's Day. His home on The Neck was near the meeting house, and he and his family were regular attendants. So it came to pass that he became somewhat negligent in crossing the river on Sunday. The result was that he was "Presented in court (in 1662) for being absent twenty139 six days from church meetings, and for entertaining the Quaker missionaries four hours." He was admonished for absence from meetings, and fined according to law, forty shillings per hour.

Children: (1) James, b. 1643; m. Mary .Lived on the home farm; d. ab. 1691.(2) Abraham,b. 1647; m. ; he was living in 1724.(3) Martha, b. 1653; m. ab. 1678, William Dam; they lived in the William Dam garrison.

James married SARAHDover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA. was born in 1619; died in 1671 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Differentiator: The Great Migration; Immigrant

Other Events and Attributes:

• Differentiator: The Great Migration; Immigrant; signed the Dover Combination
• Great Migration: Yes, arrived in Dover by 1635
• Web Address: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Heard-49
• Residence: Maine, USA
• Residence: Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA
• Residence: Strafford, New Hampshire, USA
• Arrival: 1639, Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
• Public Service: 1647; Fined for calling Godfrey an old knave abd criticizing Capt. Champernowne
• Residence: 1650, Kittery, York, Maine, USA; Living on Champernowne's island
• Court Case: 1 Mar 1651, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; John Heard successfully sued Anthony Emery for slander
• Residence: 1654, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; Permanently settled here by this date
• Will: 2 Apr 1687, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; signed on this date

Notes:

He was called "Capt. Heard" because he was commander of ships in the foreign trade of Dover while in business connection with Capt. Richard Walderne. While he was in the shipping business he lived on Dover Neck, where he lived for 20 years before moving to the house he built on the hill where National Block now stands. He appears to have come to the Dover area in 1655. About 1675 when the Indians became dangerous, he had a stockade placed around his house and it became known as "Heard's Garrison." The next garrison below was that of Richard Otis. Of the five garrisons near the falls, that of Capt. Heard was the only one saved in the massacre of 28 Jun 1689. By some incredible folly two squaws were allowed to sleep before the kitchen fire in each garrison that night,even though fears of Indian troubles had sent many persons into the garrisons each night for safety. Early in the morning the squaws opened the gates to the stockades and let the Indians in, while the families were fast asleep. Elder Wentworthand his family were at Heard's garrison. Just as the Indians were about to enter a dog barked and awakened Elder Wentworth; he arose and closed the gate just as the Indians were about to enter. He fell upon his back and held the gate closed till other members of the household came to his aid. The Indians fired several bullets through the door, but no one was hit.
Stackpole notes there were two John Heards - one who was in Kittery in 1640 on Champernowne's Island. He cautions that the other was of Dover and lived at Cocheco. He died 17 Jan 1688 leaving a large family, and it may have been he who owned land and lived in Gorgeana in 1648. John signed the Dover Combination in 1640. In March 1648/49 he had lot No. 8 in Cocheco Fresh Marsh assigned him. He did not appear on the tax lists of 1648, but does appear on that of 1657 and years following.
An interesting point to the second John Heard (of Kittery) is that he had a son James who had a son John who had a daughter Dorcas who married a Hugh Tucker in the early 1700s. Could this be a tie to the Kittery John Heard?
Pike's Journal notes John died after a short sickness before the massacre.

Compiled and Edited by
Ernest Shorey Tucker Jr.

This version printed in the year 2001
All copyright rights waived in the interest of
preservation, correction and continuation
of this family history.

Died:
may have been 1688

John married HULL, Elizabeth in 1643 in York, York, Maine, USA. Elizabeth (daughter of HULL, Reverend Rev. Joseph and UNKNOWN, Joanne) was born in 1628 in Northleigh, Devon, England; died on 30 Nov 1706 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Differentiator: Immigrant; The Great Migration
• Residence: USA
• Arrival: 1635, Massachusetts, USA

Notes:

Elizabeth Hull, daughter of Reverend Joseph Hull, was born in 1626 in England, and married Captain John Heard at York, Maine in 1642. Soon after their marriage, they settled at Dover, New Hampshire. The leader of the colonists at Cochecho (near Dover) was Richard Waldron (Walderne), an Englishman who had emigrated in 1635. In 1642, Waldron owned a large tract of land at the Lower Falls of the Cochecho River where he built a sawmill. That spot became the foundation of the settlement known as Cochecho.

In 1652, Captain John Heard had grants of land "under the Great Hill of Cocheco," and he and Elizabeth built their house on the brow of the Great Hill.
By 1666, a total of 41 families lived and worked there. Indians became a familiar sight around town when Richard Waldron opened a large trading post, but there were occasional problems with the Indians, because Waldron was not above breaking the laws that forbade selling liquor or firearms to Indians.
For over half a century following Dover's founding in 1623, the English settlers had co-existed peacefully with the local Pennacook tribe. The Indians helped the colonists to develop the fishing, hunting, and farming skills necessary to survive in New England.

The Indian chieftain, Passaconaway, was responsible for forming the Penacook confederacy, a unification of local tribes against the hostile Mohawks. Passaconaway's 50 year reign marks one of the most peaceful periods in the New Hampshire province. His son Wonalancet took over leadership of the tribe in 1665 and continued his father's peaceful ways.
In 1676, many Indians fled Massachusetts due to bloody fighting between a confederation of Indian tribes and English settlers. By September, over 400 Indians were at the Cochecho settlement. Half of them were strangers, the other half were Wonalancet's people. Two companies of Massachusetts soldiers arrived to recapture the escaping Indians. They were ready to fight the Indians, but Major Waldron intervened.
Waldron agreed that the Massachusetts Indians should be returned to Boston for punishment, but he did not want local, loyal Indians to be harmed in the process. The Indians were invited to assemble close to town for a day of war games. The unsuspecting Indians were surrounded by four militia companies who separated out the local Indians. Over 200 of the Massachusetts Indians were taken back to Boston. Some of them were hanged or sold into slavery.
Elizabeth Heard saved the life of a young Indian boy that day by concealing him until his would-be slayers had left her house, and then helped him to escape.
For the next eleven years, tensions mounted between the settlers and the Penacook Indians. The peaceful Chief Wonalancet was replaced by the warlike Kancamagus, who bitterly resented the injustices meted out by English settlers to his people. More and more land was seized from the Indians for paltry payments like a "peck of corn annually for each family."
In 1684, the Governor ordered that the meeting house at Dover be fortified against Indian attacks. Every neighborhood developed at least one fortified blockhouse where people could flee to safety if Indians attacked.
Five homes at the Cochecho settlement were garrisoned at public expense, including Elizabeth Heard's, which became known as Heard's Garrison. These five sites were chosen because of their locations on the highest knolls of the town. The garrisons were built with foot-thick squared logs impenetrable to bullets and a second story that projected over the lower story by two to three feet.
This overhang feature was designed to combat Indians who customarily attacked with fire or smoke. A loose board in the overhang could be removed in order to pour boiling water on marauders or on fires below. Each wall also had narrow slits for firearms. The garrisons were also surrounded by an eight foot palisade of large logs set upright in the ground.
The settlers at Cochecho became frightened by the large number of hostile Indians now living with the local tribe. The settlers took refuge at the blockhouse each night, and during the day, guns were kept close to hand in the fields.
Advance word that the Pennacooks were massing for an attack on Cochecho was known as far away as Chelmsford, Massachusetts. The vendetta against Waldron was described in a warning letter from Chelmsford. Waldron, aware of the tensions, reportedly laughed it off, telling his townsfolk that he could assemble 100 men simply by lifting his finger.
On the evening of June 27, 1689, several Indian women asked for shelter at each of the garrison houses, a common practice in peacetime. They were shown how to open the doors and gates in case they wanted to leave in the night. No watch was kept as all the Cochecho families retired for the night.
During the early hours, the Indian women quietly opened the gates to several hundred Pennacook. Waldron, then 74, is said to have wielded his sword in defense. He was tied to a chair and cut across the chest repeatedly as each warrior symbolically "crossed out" his trading account with the distrusted merchant. Waldron was forced to fall on his sword, the garrison was burned, and his family killed or captured.
Elder William Wentworth was guarding the Heard property while Elizabeth was away. He was awakened by a barking dog and managed to close the gates against attack. Elizabeth Heard - by then a widow - her three sons, her daughter, and their families were all returning from their voyage to Portsmouth with the dawn tide. The smell of smoke and the chilling sound of Indian cries alerted them to their peril. Mrs. Heard was so overcome with fright that she could not go on. She pleaded with her family to flee for their lives, and they left her hidden in some nearby bushes.
As daylight broke, an Indian spotted Elizabeth in the thicket. He raised his gun and aimed it at her. He stared hard at her face, then silently ran away, never revealing her to his tribesmen. In a curious twist of fate, Elizabeth Heard had saved the life of this Indian in 1676. He had never forgotten her kindness and took this opportunity to repay the favor.
Mrs. Heard remained hidden in the thicket until all the Indians had left Cochecho. She wearily returned to her home expecting to find burnt ruins. Thanks to her courageous neighbor, William Wentworth, she found her home and family intact.
Several years passed before Cochecho fully recovered. Houses and mills were rebuilt, but the loss of so many persons (about 25% of the population) was a severe blow to the settlement's prosperity. By 1700 however, the town had begun to resume its former importance. Although Cochecho was occasionally harassed by Indians, it was never again the target of so destructive a raid.
Elizabeth Hull Heard died at Dover, New Hampshire, on November 30, 1706.SOURCESElizabeth Hull HeardThe Cocheco MassacreNative American Massacre