BANCROFT Families in RI and MA (Ponkapoag Tribe)
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BANCROFT Families in RI and MA (Ponkapoag Tribe)
| bbffrrpp (View posts) | Posted: 19 May 2008 12:10PM GMT |
Classification: Query
Surnames: Bancroft, Bancraft, Wilkins, Pickett, Severy, Kidder
Hello. I just found out this month that one of my possible ancestors * was a Robert BANCROFT who lived with the Ponkapoag Tribe in Canton, MA, in the early 1700's. It is not known whether he was a Native American or "an Englishman" living with them. Different books say different things. But, it is also said that BANCROFT / BANCRAFT is a Native American surname, and there are BANCROFT Native Americans in the 1800's.
The reason I'm mentioning it here is that yesterday I did the "search the archives of the Lists" feature for "Ponkapoag," and found it mentioned on a few RI Boards and Lists.
An additional note about Robert BANCROFT is that, according to the "history of Stoughton, MA," he was "living with" Elizabeth PICKETT - with the Tribe. I'm told that "whites" and "Indians" could not legally marry before 1800. Elizabeth was from Marblehead, MA (her mother was a SEVERY). When Robert died, Elizabeth remarried twice, once to a _____ TAYLOR and next (soon after) to Asa MOOHOO, possibly both being Native American men.
Robert and Elizabeth had moved to Middleton, MA, to have their 10 to 12 children. I am descended * from their daughter, Sarah BANCROFT, who married William WILKINS in Middleton. They had 6 children (3 died), and then moved to "Maine." I am trying to prove that they had a 7th child in "Maine" - a son, Samuel, my ancestor.
I have had heard from a TAYLOR researcher who wonders whether the Mr. TAYLOR who married the widow, Mrs. Elizabeth BANCROFT, was related to his ancestors. One of her daughters also married a TAYLOR.
I have not yet found out who Robert BANCROFT's parents were. There was a patriarch, John BANCROFT, in 1600's. But, I have not found anyone researching him (yet).
Thank you for your time.
Betty (near Lowell, MA)
* My ancestor is Samuel WILKINS, born 1770's in "Maine," and I am descended from 2 of this children. I cannot find out who his parents were. My "educated guess" is that they were William and Sarah (BANCROFT) WILKINS who moved to "Maine" in the 1770's.
-- Oh, I forgot to ask a question. When searching the archives of the Lists and Boards for "Ponkapoag" yesterday, I read that there is a man who has done a lot of research on the Native Americans who lived there. I'm curious if he is still available.
(Samuel and Electra (?) WILKINS had 5 children. Their daughter, Mary, married J. Calvin KIDDER in Maine. Their son, Joseph KIDDER, returned from the Civil War to marry his cousin, Clarissa WILKINS. "Clara" was the daughter of George and Mary (NEAL) WILKINS. Their son, George, was my great-grandfather.)
The reason I'm mentioning it here is that yesterday I did the "search the archives of the Lists" feature for "Ponkapoag," and found it mentioned on a few RI Boards and Lists.
An additional note about Robert BANCROFT is that, according to the "history of Stoughton, MA," he was "living with" Elizabeth PICKETT - with the Tribe. I'm told that "whites" and "Indians" could not legally marry before 1800. Elizabeth was from Marblehead, MA (her mother was a SEVERY). When Robert died, Elizabeth remarried twice, once to a _____ TAYLOR and next (soon after) to Asa MOOHOO, possibly both being Native American men.
Robert and Elizabeth had moved to Middleton, MA, to have their 10 to 12 children. I am descended * from their daughter, Sarah BANCROFT, who married William WILKINS in Middleton. They had 6 children (3 died), and then moved to "Maine." I am trying to prove that they had a 7th child in "Maine" - a son, Samuel, my ancestor.
I have had heard from a TAYLOR researcher who wonders whether the Mr. TAYLOR who married the widow, Mrs. Elizabeth BANCROFT, was related to his ancestors. One of her daughters also married a TAYLOR.
I have not yet found out who Robert BANCROFT's parents were. There was a patriarch, John BANCROFT, in 1600's. But, I have not found anyone researching him (yet).
Thank you for your time.
Betty (near Lowell, MA)
* My ancestor is Samuel WILKINS, born 1770's in "Maine," and I am descended from 2 of this children. I cannot find out who his parents were. My "educated guess" is that they were William and Sarah (BANCROFT) WILKINS who moved to "Maine" in the 1770's.
-- Oh, I forgot to ask a question. When searching the archives of the Lists and Boards for "Ponkapoag" yesterday, I read that there is a man who has done a lot of research on the Native Americans who lived there. I'm curious if he is still available.
(Samuel and Electra (?) WILKINS had 5 children. Their daughter, Mary, married J. Calvin KIDDER in Maine. Their son, Joseph KIDDER, returned from the Civil War to marry his cousin, Clarissa WILKINS. "Clara" was the daughter of George and Mary (NEAL) WILKINS. Their son, George, was my great-grandfather.)