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- NOTE: Nancy Smit.
William Tubbs came from Sutton, Isle of Ely, Cambridge,England. He arrived at Plymouth, MA and settled in Duxbury,MA in 1635.
From Elizabeth DuBois, dated September 7, 1995.
I list only three children for William Tubbs and MercySprague, because I believe that is all they had. The othertwo sons (Benjamin and Joseph) were by William Tubbs'second wife, Dorothy, the widow of William Soames/Soan.
From Margery Freas.
William Tubbs came to Plymouth, MA in May 1635 and removedto Duxbury. He has been identified as coming variouslyfrom London, Sutton, Isle of Ely, Cambridge, England orfrom Cornwall, England. William's name is on a listcomprised of "those now freemen, formerly servants" so itis assumed that he was an indentured servant. He wasadmitted as freeman 2 Jan 1637 at Plymouth, and again in1638 at Duxbury. He was a volunteer to fight against thePequots on 7 Jun 1637, under Capt. Miles Standish, butappears not to have served. He was also a proprietor ofBridgewater.
His marriage to Mercy Sprague, daughter of an innholder whocame in 1623, ended in divorce in July, 1668, and hemarried Dorothy Soames.
William disowned any responsibility for Mercy's bills in1664, indicating perhaps that Mercy had not reformed, orthat she had left him. She is said to have left Duxburyand removed to Rhode Island, perhaps remarrying there.
His will of 20 Feb 1677 mentions his then wife, Dorothy.He received several grants of land and was an originalproprietor of Bridgewater, though he seems never to haveremoved there. He was surveyor of highways from 1678 to1685.
"Genealogy of the Tubbs Family of Luzerne Co., PA", byArthur R. Mandeville.
The original Tubbs ancestor in America was William, whoprobably came from Sutton, Isle of Ely. His parents,birthdate, and place of birth are at present unknown.
He appeared first in Plymouth in 1635, and shortlythereafter he went and settled in Duxbury, MA where he wasgranted land several times by the court. He became a member of the church (Congregational orPilgrim Church) and was thereafter admitted a freeman, orcitizen, of the colony January 2, 1637/1638, which requireda member to be in good standing and having a letter fromhis Pastor affirming his good moral character.
During the Pequot War, William volunteered to go on anexpedition against the Indians, June 7, 1637. He was anon-commissioned officer, or private, under Captain MilesStandish, his neighbor. William Tubbs' name appears in1643 on a list of men, aged 16 to 60, who were able to beararms, and he was on a list of Freeman in 1646.
William Tubbs was a surveyor of highways in Duxbury 1678and 1685. He was an original proprietor of Bridgewater, MAand was granted land there when the town was laird out,although we have no knowledge of his ever having livedthere. His will, dated February 2, 1677 was probated andsettled on June 13, 1688. He died May 2, 1688 in Duxbury.
William Tubbs was married twice. He married, first, MercySprague on November 19, 1637. She came to Plymouth in July1623 on the Ship Anne with her father, Francis Sprague,later of Duxbury. Francis Sprague was the first licensedinnkeeper in America.
Mercy Sprague Tubbs is assumed to be the mother of all ofWilliam's children. Mercy and William Tubbs were divorcedJuly 7, 1668. It is believed that Mercy went to RhodeIsland where she may have married again.
William Tubbs was married, second, to Dorothy, widow ofWilliam Soames of Scituate, MA to whom she was engaged onor before April 2, 1672. Dorothy is mentioned in William'swill. There were no children, and it is assumed she wasstill living when he died.
The children mentioned in his will were Samuel, William,Bethiah, Benjamin and Joseph. It is assumed that he wasabout 72 when he died, thus making his birth date 1616 to1618.
From Don Poppe, correspondent, mailing of April 20th, 1999
WILLIAM FIRST APPEARED IN PLYMOUTH COLONY, MASSACHUSETTS,IN MAY OF 1635. HE IS BELIEVED TO HAVE COME TO AMERICA FROMSUTTON, ISLE OF ELY, CAMBRIDGE, ENGLAND. HE WAS PROBABLYBORN BETWEEN 1610 AND 1615.
HE WAS ONE OF THE VOLUNTEERS IN THE EXPEDITION AGAINST THEPEQUOT INDIANS IN JUNE OP 1637. HE WAS ADMITTED A FREEMANOF PLYMOUTH COLONY ON JANUARY 2, 1637/8. HE WAS GRANTEDLANDS IN DUXBURY, PLYMOUTH COLONY, SEVERAL TIMES, AND HEWAS ONE OF THE PROPRIETORS (FIRST LAND OWNERS) OFBRIDGEWATER, MASSACHUSETTS. FROM 1678 TO 1685, HE WAS ASURVEYOR OF HIGHWAYS IN DUXBURY, AND HE SERVED AS A MEMBEROF MILES STANDISH'S MILITARY COMPANY.
EVEN TODAY THERE ARE MANY ENTRIES IN RECORDS OF THE COLONYOF NEW PLYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS, THAT ATTEST TO THE FACTTHAT THIS WAS NOT A HAPPY UNION. THE RECORD OF JUNE 1.1663, IN THE GOVERNMENT OF MR. PREKCE, STATES:
THE COURT BEING ENFORMED THAT JOSEPTH ROGERS. OFKAMASSAKGESETT, HATH FREOUENTLY AND FROM TIME KEPT COMPANIEWITH MERCYE, THE WIFE OF WILLIAM TUBBS, IN A WAY AND AFTERSUCH MANOR AS HATH GIUEN CAUSE ATT LEAST TO SUSPECT THATTHERE HATH BINE LACIUIOUSE ACTES COMITTED BY THEM, THECOURT SEES CAUSE AND HAUE REQUIRED THE SAID JOSEPTH ROGERSTO REMOVE HIS DWELLING FROM MANASSAKEESETT AFORSAID BY THETWENTIETH DAY OF THIS INSTANT JUNE, AND HAUE ALSOE DECLAREDUNTO HIM THAT IF ATT ANY TIME HEE SHALL BEE TAKEN ATT THEHOUSE OF THE SAID TUBBS, OR IN THE COMPANIE OF THE SAIDMARCYE TUBBS, OR iK THE COMt-'ANIE OF THE SAID MARCYE TUBBSALONE IN ANY PLACE, TEAT THEN HEE SHALL FORTH WITH BEETAKEN AND SEUERLY WHIPT: AND THE SAID WILLIAM TUBBS WAS BYTHE COURT STRICTLY CHARGED NOT TO TOLLARATE HIM TO COME TOHIS HOUSE OR WHERE HEE HATH TO DOE ATT ANY TIME, AS HEEWILL ANSWARE THE SAME ATT HIS PILL.
WILLIAM TUBBS, CARRIED AWAY BY VENERATION FOR THE OLDTESTAMENT, TRIED TO DIVORCE HIS WIFE IN TERMS AUTHORIZED ISDEUTERONOMY 21:1 ("WHEN A MAN HATH TAKEN A WIFE, AMD SHEFIND NO FAVOUR IN HIS EYES THEN LET HIM WRITE HER A BILL OFDIVORCEMENT, AMD GIVE IT IN HER HAND, AND SEND HER OUT OFHIS HOUSE"). WILLIAM HANDED MERCY SUCH A "BILL", PREPAREDBY HIMSELF AND SIGNED BY WITNESSES. IT WAS DISALLOWED BYTHE AUTHORITIES, BUT HIS CASE MUST HAVE BEEN IMPRESSIVE,FOR THE'v GRANTED HIM A MORE JUDICIALLY DEFENSIBLE REGULARDIVORCE ON JULY V, 1668.
WHEREAS MARCYE, THE WIFE OF WILLIAM TUBBS, BEING A WOMAN OFILL FAME AND LIGHT BEHAUIOR APPARENTLY MANIFEST, HATH FORTHE SPACE OF FOUR YEARS AND UPWARDS ABSENTED AND WITHDRAWNEHERSELFE FROM HER HUSBAND INTO ANOTHER COLONIE, PRETENDINGSHE IS ATT LIBERTIE, AND THAT, NOTWITHSTANDING ALL THEMEANES AND WAIES HER HUSBAND CAN USE WITH SAFETY, SHEE WILLNOT BE RECLAIMED NOR PSWADED TO RETURNE AND ABIDE WITH HIMAS SHEE OUGHT TO DOE; AND THAT. ALSOE, BY LETTERS TO TEEGOUMENT OF ROAD ILAND FROM THIS GOUMENT, DUE COURSE HATHBIN TAKEN TO GIUE HER CERTAINE INTELLIGENCE, THAT INCASESHEE WOULD NOT RETURNE UNTO AND APPLY HERSELFE TO HERHUSBAND TO LIUE WITH HIM AS SHEE OUGHT TO DOE BETWIXT THEDATE OF THE SAID LETTERS AND THIS PSENT COURT, THAT THENHEE SHOULD BE DIUORCED FROM HER; AND THAT SHE HATH SINCE,BEFORE COMPETENT WITNES, PROFESSED AND AFFEIRMED THAT SHEEWILL NEUER RETURNE AGAINE UNTO HIM WHILE HER EYES ARE OPEN;HEE, THE SAID TUBBS, APPEARING ATT THIS COURT, ANDEARNESTLY AGAlNE SOLLISSITEING THE COURT FOR A DIUORCE PROMHER,-THIS COURT, THERFORE, SEES CAUSE AND DOE HEERBYDECLARE, THAT THE SAID WILLIAM TUBBS IS LEGALLY CLEARE FROMHIS COUENANT OF MARRIAGE FORMERLY MADE WITH MARCYE, HISLATE WIFE. AND FREE HIM FROM THOSE DUTYES RELATEING THERTO;AND THAT THE SAID MARCYE HATH CUTT OF HERSRLFE FROM ANYRIGHT HENCEFORTH TO THE PSON OR ESTATE OF THE SAID WILLIAMTUBES, HER LATE HUSBAND, AND HEERBY ALLOWING HIM LIBERTIEFURTHER TO DISPOSE OF HIMSELFF IN MARRIAGE, IF HEE SEE FITTSOE TO DOE,
IN MARCH OF 1671/2, WILLIAM, A CORDWAINER, TOOK, AS HISSECOND WIFE. DOROTHY SOAMES OF SCITUATE, MASSACHUSETTS.
SOURCES:
"Some Descendants of William Tubbs of Duxbury" by LouisMacCartney, 5 Skytop Drive, Pleasantville, NY 10570
"The Tubbs Family: The First Eight Generations in America"by Dorothy Sharpe Denton, Saginaw, Michigan, 1975
From Alan Tubbs, correspondent, note of September 10, 2011
You may find some updated information here regarding SamuelTubbs
http://www.tubbs.cc/descendants [5]
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