20 January 2019

On this Memorial Day, I’m thinking of the brave people who served and died for our country. One family that immediately came to mind is that of Richard and Hester (Cooke) Wright. It is believed they lost three sons during King Philip’s War. All three were young men—not yet married. I can’t even imagine what heartache this tremendous loss brought to the family.

Richard Wright was born 9 June 1608 (from age at death). To whom he was born in England are not yet known. He was a tailor by trade. He seemed to have minimal education as he signed documents with his mark and had just one book listed in his inventory. He did, however, serve his community in multiple capacities. The first mention of him in Plymouth records is a 1636 land grant.

Richard is mentioned in many Plymouth Colony land grants. On 6 October 1636 Richard Wright was appointed land "5 acres to a pson, at the fishing point next Slowly Field." On 7 November 1636 "The landes at the fishing point, neer Slowly Field, being viewed & fownd too little for Tho. Pope, Rich. Clough, & Rich. Wright, at five acres p pson, by consent was equally devided between them." On 5 February 1637/8 "six acrees of landes are graunted unto Richard Wright, lying at the west end of Mr Dones landes, towardes the Fresh Lake." On 5 March 1637/8 "A garden place is graunted to Richard Wright in the meadow by Thomas Atkinsons."

Fresh Pond in Manomet section of Plymouth

Genealogist Robert Wakefield believed Richard was related to William Wright or another early settler as the amount of land he was granted was unusual for a “stranger.” William did not mention any children in his 1633 will, and Richard was too old to be his son, so perhaps a brother or cousin.

On 24 March 1637 Richard Wright sold five acres of land at "fishing poynt towards the Eele River together wth the fences." A deed to George Russell, 17 November 1637, for the sale of 4 or 5 acres upon "Oulbery Playne" calls Richard Wright of New Plymouth "Taylor." On 25 August 1638 Peter Maycock sold for 40 shillings sterling to Richard Wright "xxv acrees of land due to him for his service."

Richard was on the 1643 Plymouth list of Men Able to Bear Arms.

In 1644 Richard married at Plymouth Hester (sometimes seen as Esther) Cooke. The exact date of their union is not given in Plymouth Vital Records but if marriages are listed in order it would be between 2 and 6 November 1644. Richard was about 36 years old and had been in the Colony for about 8 years. Hester was born between1621-1625, the daughter of Francis and Hester (Mahieu) Cooke. She may have been born in Leiden and come to Plymouth on the Anne with her mother in 1623 or been born in Plymouth after their arrival. Francis came to Plymouth on the Mayflower.

Although only the births of two children were recorded, George Bowman, editor of the Mayflower Descendant, sorted out the family.

Richard and Hester had six children:

1. Adam, born about 1645, married first Sarah Soule (granddaughter of George Soule of the Mayflower); second Mehitable Barrows. He had six children by the first wife and four by the second.

2. John, predeceased his father, unmarried and without issue.

3. Esther, born Plymouth in 1649 (only year given in Vital Records), married Ephraim Tinkham, grandson of Peter Brown of the Mayflower, had six children.

4. Isaac, born at Plymouth 26 August 1652, died in 1675 or 76, without issue and apparently unmarried.

5. Samuel, died before his father, unmarried and without issue.

6. Mary, married Hugh Price and had two children.

Birth records for Esther and Isaac are the only ones found. John, Isaac and Samuel likely died in King Philip’s War, although their names aren’t included in Bodge’s Soldiers in King Philip’s War.

John wrote a will on 7 December 1675, probated 7 July 1676, that mentions his going to war and names his father Richard Wright, his brothers Adam, Isaac and Samuel and his sisters Esther and Mary Wright.

I descend through Adam Wright and his first wife Sarah Soule. I wrote about them here.

On 5 June 1644 and 4 June 1645 Richard was propounded as Freeman.

Richard Wright is on several committees and held several offices as follows: Jury 2 March 1646/7; jury 6 March 1648/9, 7 June 1649, 5 March 1649/50, 2 Oct 1650, 4 March 1650/1, 7 June 1651, 2 March 1651/2 4 October 1653, 6 December 1653, and 4 October 1655; Petty jury 1 June 1647, coroner's jury on the sudden death of John Bond, 23 July 1661; constable of Plymouth 6 June 1652.

On 7 June 1659 he was given liberty to look for land. He was granted land as an ancient freeman "on the northerly bounds of Taunton" on 3 June 1662. He was again given liberty to look for land on 8 June 1664. Land Richard Wright had received earlier from Francis Cooke was ratified by John Cooke on 5 July 1670. Following a request for land in the right of Peter Maycocke, sometimes a servant, the Court determined no right to his claim but allowed him to search for land 1 June 1675. Land was granted Richard Wright, 50 acres out of land that was Tatamamuck’s land, on 7 July 1680.

In another deed, dated 9 May 1669, Richard Wright, with wife Esther releasing dower, gave land in Plymouth to his son John. On 7 June 1676 Richard Wright received four pounds from the estate of his son Isacke Wright, deceased.

Richard was sued by his brother-in-law John Tomson on 1 March 1663 to receive half of the land at Manassakett allotted to Francis Cooke that was granted to Hester Cooke. Tomson argue his wife Mary Cooke should have received half of the land and was so granted by the court.

The heirs of Francis Cooke signed an agreement dated 8 June 1666: "The marke R: of Richard Wright in the behalfe of hester his wife."

Hester’s date of death is not known but she predeceased her husband. She likely died between 8 June 1666, when she signed an agreement of heirs of Francis Cooke, and before 7 December 1675, the date of her son John’s will.

Richard died in Plymouth on 9 June1691 "about two hours after being about 83 yeares old."

Richard wrote a will on 8 June 1691, the day before he died. He mentioned only his son Adam, his daughter Esther, and his widowed daughter Mary Price.

His will and inventory are transcribed in the Mayflower Descendant,Vol. 4, pg 165-67.

Originals are found in the Plymouth County Probate Records, Volume 1, pages 101 - 103.

I Richard Wright of ye Town of Plimouth in ye County and Colony of New Plimouth in New England being at Present of Sound and disposing mind and memory under bodily weaknesses not knowing when the hour of my death shall Come do make this my last Will and Testament in maner and forme following hereby Revoaking all former Wills First I comitt my soul to God that made it Resting on ye onely merrits of Christ my Redeemer for Eternall Salvation and my body to ye earth to be buried in a decent maner. My worldly Estate that God hath lent me I thus dispose: my will is that all my Estate Real and Personall House lands money or any moveables & Chattels in what kind soever be equally and faithfully divided betwixt my three Children Adam Esther and Mary Also my Will is that my daughter Mary have her living in my house During her Widowhoode and in as much as my son Adam hath heretofore had a full double portion in lands my will & desire is that my sd Son deal kindly in Carefull providing what in him lies for my daughter Mary price Also I Make my son and two daughters Executors of this my last Will & Testament Also I do hereby appoint & desire my loving friends John Nelson & Isaac Cushman to be Overseers of this my Will and I Intreate their care to se it faithfully prformed in a just distribution of my estate to my Children as is above Expressed In Attestation yt this is my last Will and Testament I Set to my hand & seal This Eigth day of june 1691 I desire also & Impower John Sturtevant to be on of ye overseers of this my will.

Signed Sealed & declared by The mark of

Richard Wright to be his Richard Wright

last will and Testament

In presence of

John Cotton

Nathll Southworth

ye mark M of Martha Cobb:

june 24th 1691 Mr John Cotton and Nathll Southworth two Of ye witnesses here named made oath in Plimouth before ye Magistrates of ye County of Plimouth that they were present and Saw ye above named Richard Wright Sign & Seal & heard him declare this above written to be his last will & Testament & yt to ye best of yr judgment he was of a disposing mind & memory when he so did

Attest Sam Sprague Clerk

June ye 19th day 1691 An Inventory of ye Estate of Richard Wright late deceased taken by us whose names are under written.

Item one Bed and Boulster 03 00 00

One Rugg and one Blanket 00 05 00

One Pillow 00 02 00

One Silkgrass Bed and Boulster 00 08 00

One Curtaine & two Cushions 00 01 06

One Trammill 00 03 00

One pair of Tongs 00 02 00

4 hooks 00 02 00

One Spade 00 02 00

One Ax

More: Old Iron 00 02 00

4 hinges 00 01 00

2 Iron Kittles 00 06 00

One Iron Skillet 00 02 06

One Iron Pot and Pott hookes 00 04 00

One ffrying Pan 00 00 06

One Warming Pan 00 08 00

One Brass Kettle 00 10 00

One Gun 00 18 00

One Sword 00 03 00

More Wooden Dishes 00 01 00

two Earthen Potts 00 00 04

One Barbours Bason 00 00 09

One Glass Bottle 00 00 04

One Book 00 01 06

One pair of sheers 00 00 06

One pair of Pillowbeers 00 03 00

3 sheetes 00 10 00

One Pewter 00 03 06

One Boul 00 02 00

One Pewter Bottle 00 01 06

One Pewter Pot 00 01 06

1 Pewter Bason and Sawcer 00 01 00

One chamber Pott 00 02 00

One Candlestick 00 00 04

One Pail 00 00 06

One chest 00 07 00

One chest 00 02 06

More old Cask 00 03 00

One Box 02 02 02

One Chaire 00 01 00

More Cloathing 02 04 04

One shirt 00 06 09

One shirt 00 04 06

One pair of Drawers 0 01 0

Giles Hopkins and Catherine Whelden -- my 8th Great Grandparents

Found at: http://massandmoregenealogy.blogspot.com/2013/02/

Giles Hopkins and Catherine/Katharine Whelden of Plymouth, Yarmouth, Barnstable and Eastham, Mass.

Giles was born in Hursley, Hampshire, England before 30 January 1607/08, when he was baptized. Caleb Johnson found the record, which is written in Latin. The Latin version of his name is Egidius.

In 1637 the Pequots, a tribe of from Eastern Connecticut, commenced war with the English there, and Plymouth Colony decided to send a company to assist in the overthrow of the Indians. Giles and his father and brother Caleb volunteered to go out in the company, but before they left the Connecticut men overthrew the Indians so they were not needed.

Giles moved to Yarmouth in late 1638 or early 1639. It is supposed when his father Stephen Hopkins in obtained land to winter his cattle at Yarmouth, then Mattacheese, that Giles went to care for the cattle. Giles was in Yarmouth in 1639 when he, along with Hugh Tilley and Nicholas Sympkins "deposed" to the last will and testament of Peter Warden, the elder, Giles lived in an area of a cluster of homes called Stony Cove, Mill Pond (not the Mill Pond off Follins Pond). It is believed that his home was the first English house to be built below Sandwich. He sold the homestead to Andrew Hallett Jr. in 1642.

Giles wasn’t a Yarmouth resident for long, but he was there long enough to become acquainted with his future wife Catherine Whelden.

Giles and Catherine were married at Plymouth on 9 October 1639. Giles was about 31 years old. Catherine was the daughter of Gabriel Whelden of Malden and Yarmouth. She was born before 6 March 1616/17, when she was baptized at Basford, Nottinghamshire, England.

In 1641, Rev. Lothrop wrote in his diary that Barnstable constable William Carsley was excommunicated from the church because he made homosexual advances toward Giles Hopkins on three separate occasions.

Giles and Andrew Hallot were surveyors in Yarmouth in 1642. In that same year, Giles successfully sued Walter Devell for non-payment for nine bushels of corn. He was not listed on Yarmouth's men able to bear arms in 1643, so he had likely moved to Barnstable by that time.

Giles and Catherine moved to Nauset (Eastham) by 1650, as he was then occupying the position of surveyor of highways, which he served again in 1662 and 1671. He served on a jury in 1667, when a child kept by John Smalley was found dead in the woods. They lived along what is now Tonset Road in Orleans near Town Cove and stayed there for the rest of their lives. Giles' sister Constance and her husband Nicholas Snow also lived in Eastham.


Map of early Orleans settlers

Giles and Katharine had 10 children, with two dying in infancy. Their births were recorded at Eastham, although some were born earlier in Yarmouth:

1. Mary, born November 1640, probably Yarmouth, married Samuel Smith, died Eastham (now Orleans) 2 July 1700.

2. Stephen, born September 1642, probably Yarmouth, married Mary Merrick and Bethia Linnell, died in Harwich (now Brewster) 10 October 1718

3. John, born and died in 1643, probably Yarmouth

4. Abigail, October 1644, probably Yarmouth, married William Merrick

5. Deborah, born June 1648 in Eastham, married Josiah Cookie, died between 28 February 1686/87-7 December 1727, probably Eastham

6. Caleb, born January 1650/51, Eastham, married Mary Williams, died before 22 May 1728 in Truro

7. Ruth, born June 1653, Eastham. A Ruth Hopkins married Samuel Mayo at Eastham on 26 May 1681, but it is not known if it is this Ruth.

8. Joshua, born June 1657, Eastham. He married Mary Cole and died between 1734 – 1738, in Eastham (now Orleans)

9. William, born 09 January 1660/61, Eastham. Did not marry.

10. Elizabeth, born and died in 1664, Eastham

For some unknown reason his father made Caleb, his younger son by his second wife, heir apparent in his will, giving Caleb all of his real estate. Giles did receive his father's "great bull." Soon after his father's death in 1644, Caleb gave a very large tract of land to Giles, his only surviving brother, in what is now Brewster. Upon the death of Caleb, who was a seaman who died unmarried at Barbados before 1657, Giles came into possession of large tracts of land.

In 1659 Giles had land granted him at Eastham. In 1662 he was given liberty by the court to look out for land for his own between Bridgewater and Bay Line. In 1672 he purchased Sampson's Neck in what is now Orleans, then called Indians Weesu Neck, with Jonathan Sparrow and Thomas Mayo. It was a valuable piece of land as it was between Higgins' River on the north and Potonumecot River on the south.

On 15 June 1653 he and Nicholas Snow (his brother-in-law) laid out 20 acres of meadow to settlers; he received 3 acres. He relinquished land on west side of Stony Brook, Harwich 25 February 1768 because of border dispute with Yarmouth. The east boundary line was determined in 1682 by agents, included Giles.

Historians have surmised that Giles was a quiet, private man, caring little for public positions. He was in 1654 drawn into a lawsuit by the noted William Leveridge, who had defamed him. Giles claimed damages to the amount of 50 pounds and Leveridge was ordered to pay 2 pounds and some shillings for the offense.

Giles died in Eastham between 5 March 1688/9, when he wrote a codicil to his will, and 16 April 1690, when his will was proven. He would have been in his early 80s. His will is recorded in the Probate Records of Barnstable County, Vol I, page 32 and has been printed in the Mayflower Descendant. He did not leave bequests to any of his daughters, although some of them were still living.

He left upland and meadow at Satuckit in Eastham to son Stephen, as well as half his livestock. He also instructed the other half of his stock of cattle be used to maintain son William Hopkins during his natural life in a comfortable decent manner, which seems to indicate William had a physical or psychological challenge.

Sons Caleb and Joshua were to receive lands at Palmet (Pamet) and at Samsons Neck, equally divided.

Wife Catorne (sic) and son William were to receive meadow at head of Rock Harbor--2 acres to wife and half of that to William. After their decease it would go to son Joshua. Joshua also received meadow at Rock Harbor. Son Caleb received meadow at Little Nameskeket.

Giles left his house and half the land and half the orchard to his wife, which was to to go to son Joshua at her death. The other half of the land was to go to Joshua at time of Giles' death. Also left plow irons to Caleb and Joshua, cart and wheels to Joshua, other half stock and moveables to wife and son William.

He appointed Stephen Hopkins as his executor. Witnessed by Jonathan Sparrow and Samuel Knowles. Bore Giles' mark with a seal.

Codicil written on 15 March 1688/9 asked that because of his age and disability of body that he could not provide for his own support and that of his wife, so that his son Stephen Hopkins shall possess and enjoy all stock and moveable goods provided he take care of his parents' care during their natural lives. Witnessed by Mark Snow and Jonathon Sparrow.

Giles Hopkins is buried at Cove Burying Ground in Eastham, but without a surviving headstone. There is a memorial stone placed there by his descendants in 1966. It is not known when Catherine died but it was after March 1688/89, when she was named in her husband’s will.

Sources Not Listed Above:

John D. Austin, Mayflower Families Through Five Generations Stephen Hopkins, 1995

Caleb Johnson, The True Origin of Stephen Hopkins of the Mayflower, The American Genealogy, July 1998

Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins, 1995

Marion Vuillieumier, The Town of Yarmouth, Mass., A History, 1989

Josiah Paine, Early Settlers of Eastham, Book 2, Library of Cape Cod History and Genealogy, No. 32, 1916

Roger King,Cape Cod and Plymouth Colony in the 17th Century, 1994

Adam Wright and Sarah Soule - my 7th great grandparents

found at: Massachusetts and More Genealogy Blog-- Massachusetts Genealogy, With a Focus on Mayflower Families & Other Early Settlers of Plymouth & Barnstable Co

Adam Wright ca 1645- 1724, Plymouth and Plympton, Mass.

There is a lack of vital records concerning Adam Wright and his family, but fortunately George Bowman did a thorough job of researching the family, sorting out which children were born to each wife, which was published in the Mayflower Descendant. Adam Wright was born, probably in Plymouth, Mass., about 1645, the son of Richard and Hester (Cooke) Wright. Hester was the daughter of Mayflower passengers Francis and Hester (Mahieu) Cooke.

Adam was called a blacksmith in 1699 and 1701 court documents.

Adam Wright's Plympton Homesite (source: Eugene Wright's History of Plympton)

Adam married 1^st Sarah Soule in Duxbury or Plymouth around the year 1678. She was born ca 1660, likely in Duxbury, the daughter of John and Rebecca (Simmons) Soule, granddaughter of Mayflower passenger George Soule.

Adam and Sarah had six children:

1. Esther b. about 1679, married Daniel Pratt

2. John b. 1680-81, married Mary Lucas

3. Mary b. about 1683, married Jeremiah Gifford

4. Isaac b. Plymouth 19 January 1685/86, married Mary Cole

5. Rachel b. 1688-89, married Ebenezer Barlow

6. Sarah b. about 1692, married Seth Fuller

Sarah (Soule) Wright died between between 1691 (when she signed a deed) and 1699 (when Adam’s son Samuel was likely born by his second wife).

Adam married 2^nd, after March 1690/91, Mehitable Barrow, daughter of Robert and Ruth (Bonham) Barrow. They had four children together, and Adam would have been about 66 years old when his youngest was born.

1. Samuel, b. about 1699, married Anna Tilson

2. Moses, b. about 1703, married Thankful Boles

3. James, b. about 1707, married Elizabeth Waterman

4. Nathan, born Plympton 12 May 1711, married Hannah Cooke


Map showing Plympton early settlers Adam is no. 1 which is hard to read, under no. 21 (source: Eugene Wright)

Adam Wright died at Plympton 20 September 1724, in his 79^th or 80^th year. He is buried at the Old Burial ground there (aka Hillcrest Cemetery) on Main Street with other family members. Adam’s stone is a replacement stone; I assume his original stone was a slate one that has not survived or is not readable. Many of the old stones in this cemetery are in poor, even crumbling, condition.

Adam Wright's replacement stone

Adam’s will and inventory are recorded in the Plymouth County Probate Records, Volume V, pages 26 – 29, transcribed by George E. Bowman for the Mayflower Descendant. His will was written 9 April 1723 at Plympton, stating that he was old in age but in perfect health and sound in mind and memory. It mentions his already having deeded land to sons John, Isaac, Samuel, and Moses (John was bequeathed five shillings and any land not otherwise disposed of); grandchildren Joshua Pratt and his sister Sarah, children of his deceased daughter Esther Pratt, to receive 5 shillings; daughter Sarah Fuller the wife of Seth Fuller to receive land and part of moveable estate she already had; sons James and Nathan were to receive 100 pounds each on their 21^stbirthdays; daughter Mary Gifferd wife of Jeremiah Gifferd to receive 20 pounds; daughter Rachel Barlow wife of Ebenezer Barlow to receive 20 pounds; wife Mehitable Wright, whom he named executrix, was to have the remainder of the estate as long as she remained his widow. If she remarried, she would receive 20 pounds.

The will was witnessed by Joseph Thomas, Nathaniel Fuller and Isaac Cushman Junr. It was probated on 2 November 1724.

An inventory was taken 10 October 1724 by Isaac Cushman Junr, Joseph Thomas and James Soul. It included swine, cattle, sheeps wool, wheels and cards, grindstone, iron, brass, pewter and earthenware, books, apparel, bedsteads.

There are small things in the documents related to Adam that make me quite fond of him. He seemed like a loving, kind family man. He fathered children well into his 60s. That he was still healthy when he was in his late 70s was certainly admirable. He bequested 20 pounds to his wife if she remarried—it seems more common for a woman to lose any claim to her late husband’s estate if she married again—which indicates to me that he wanted her to be happy and comfortable. In a deed of land to his daughter Sarah Fuller he wrote that it was in consideration of the love he held for her.

Note: The Plympton Historical Society has Eugene Wright's, History of Plympton. It is a collection of his research from a loose-leaf binder and includes the photo of Adam Wright's homesite and the map showing the location. Click to see a Google Map for the Plympton Historical Society

Sources Not Listed Above:

Robert Wakefield, “Richard Wright of Plymouth, Mass,” The American Genealogist, July 1983

George Ernest Bowman, “Adam Wright’s Wives and Their Children,” Mayflower Descendant, Volume 11 (1909)

25 March 2018

David Hayfield Conyngham (1750 - 1834) and Mary West ( 1758 - 1820) - my 5th Great Grandparents

[From: Some account of Capt. John Frazier and his descendants: with notes on the ...By Josiah Granville Leach]

William West (1724 - 1782) and Mary Hodge (1737 - 1785) - my 6th Great Grandparents

(From: Ancestry.com )

Wlliam was born in Ireland on 1724 to William West and Ann Osborn. William West married Mary Hodge and had 10 children. He passed away on 1782 in Whitemarsh, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA.
Mary was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA on 1737 to William Hodge, Jr. and Mary McCollough. She passed away on 1785.

[From: The Frazier Family of Philadelphia, and account of the West Family; published 1910]
William came to Pennsylvania, from Ireland, with his brother Francis and sister Mary about 1750. He established his business as a merchant in which he was eminently successful. During the early years of his mercantile life, he carried on an extensive trade with the Indian traders on the frontiers of Pennsylvania in which connection he made a trip west in 1752 going as far as the Ohio river, and making a record of the distance traveled. at this period a boundary dispute between Pennsylvania and Virginia was the subject of much concern in these colonies, and Mr. West's observations , on the trip mentioned, were of such importance that, in 1754, he was examined as a witness on the subject before the governor and Provincial Assembly of Pennsylvania. In 1756, he was elected a member of the Assembly form Cumberland Country, which incident is to be regarded as complimentary to his standing in the Province, as he was not a resident of that county, but merely a land owner there. He took rank among the leading men of the Assembly, and served on many of its most important committees. Among these were: the committees to present the address of the Assembly to the Right Honorable John Karl of London, Commander-in-chief of his Majesty's forces in North America, upon his arrival in Pennsylvania; to prepare the Instructions to Benjamin Franklin as the Agent of Pennsylvania in Great Britain, and to attend the Governor at the treaty with the Indians at Lancaster, in 1757.
He continued in business at Philadelphia until shortly after the outbreak of the Revolution, which event worked such disaster to the import trade that he was forced to discontinue business there, but early in 1779 he formed a co-partnership for a mercantile house in the Island of ustasia, in which his partners were: Benjamin Fuller, Jon Donnaldson and his nephew Major William West, This house was maintained until his death. Upon his retirement from business at Philadelphia, he purchased the Morris plantation, known as "Hope Farm," consisting of two hundred and eighty acres in Whitemarsh Township, Montgomery county, to which he removed. the plantation is in close proximity to St. Thomas's church, Whitemarsh, and in the deed of purchase, dated 8 Oct, 1776, is located as on the east side of the "great road leading from North Wales to Philadelphia." Here William resided until his death. His mansion house, one of the most stately in the province, no doubt sheltered General Washington during a portion of the time the Continental Army was in camp at Whitemarsh, and it was probably due to the "good entertainment" extended by his generous host, that Washington gave the protection evidenced by the order here with interleaved.

Throughout his mercantile career, William was closely affilated with the leading merchants of Philadelphia, and especially so, with the noted Irish merchants, Redmond Conyngham, Johnm Maxwell Nesbitt, Benjamin Fuller, John Mitchell, Stephen Moylan, and James, John and Matthew Mease, all of whom were prominent in the social, business and public affaires of that day. In 1752, William joined the Hivernaia Fire Companuy, the earliest known Irish association in Philadelphia, organized the previous year. In 1758 he became a Contributor to the Pennsylvania Hospital, and in 1765 he was one of the signers of the historic "Non-Importation Agreement." In 1768 he bacame a member of the American Philosophic Society, in 1768 he became a member of the American Philosophical Society, and in 1769 he was one of the committee of merchants at Philadelphia, who addressed a lettter to a committee of merchants at London, protesting against the course of the British government towards the American colonies, in which letter the Philadelphia merchants gave emphatic utterance to the principle embodied in the declaration that "taxation without representation is tyranny." In 1771 he was a founder of that ancient society, The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, now the Hivernaian Society, of which he was vice-president in 1773 and 1774, and president, from the latter year until June, 1776.
~~~~~~~~~~~~ [from: Some account of Capt. John Frazier and his descendants: with notes on the ..., By Josiah Granville Leach]

[from: Proceedings and Collections of the Wyoming Historical and ..., Volume 8, by Wyoming Historical and Geological Society, p. 276]

[From: Some account of Capt. John Frazier and his descendants: with notes on the ..., By Josiah Granville Leach, p. 75]
part of the will of Mary Hodge West--starts with Mrs. at the end of the first line:

[From: Pennsylvania Magazine - Journals, https://journals.psu.edu/pmhb/article/viewFile/41763/41484

[From: West Bible-- This Bible was transcribed from The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. XXXII, 1908, pp. 118-119 ]
DATA FROM THE WEST FAMILY BIBLE, printed in Edinburgh in 1722, by James Watson, printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty. Cum Privilegio. Now in the possession of Mrs. Cooper Smith, of Philadelphia.

William West the son of Willm West and Ann Osborn of Urlar, near Sligo in Ireland, born the first. June 1724.
Mary Hodge alias West, the Daughter of William Hodge of Philada. Born the 7th Day of Novbr. 1737, Polly was married to William West 18th Augt. 1757 and had issue: --

Mary West born the 13th. Novr. 1758
William West Jr. born the 1st. Febry. 1760. Died 5th Janry. 1763.
Frans. West Born the 14th. Septr. 1761 at 6 o'clock in the morning.
John West Born the 26th. Novembr. 1762 at 11 o'clock in the morning.
a son -- -- -- Born the 24th. August 1765. died 10th. Octr. 1765.
William Hodge West Born 24th Decr. 1766 at 5 in the afternoon.
James West Born the 22nd. Novr. 1768 at 4 in the morning.
Ann West Born the 19th Novr. 1769 at 4 in the morning.
Andw. West Born the 14th Febry. 1771. Died Aug. 1772.
Benjn. Fuller West Born the 29th. Augt. 1772 at 9 o'clock in the morning.
Harry West Born the 1st. Aug. 1774 at 10 at Night. Died Febry. 7th. 1775 6 in the evening.
Helen West Born Fryday the 4th. April 1777 at 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
Francis West the son of William West of Philadelphia
Mary Nixon alias West, the Daughter of John Nixon of Philadelphia was married to Francis West January the 10 1793 & had issue:

* Mary West born the 4th of Nov. 1793 at 9 in the morng.
Elizabeth West born September the 28th. 1795 at 11 A.M.
William West born March the 16 1797 at 8 P.M.
John West born October the 24 1798.
Ann West born July the 12th. 1800.
James West born May 16th. 1802.
Helen West born March 25 1804. 6 P.M.
Caroline West born November 24th. 1805. died
Francis West born March 5th. 1810. 1/2 past 3 A.M.
Caroline West January 5 1812

* Mary West died February 13th. (Tuesday) 1838.

William Athol McMaster and Margaret Drummond Ferguson - my Great Great Grandparents

[From: Mormon pioneer overland travel 1847-1868 history.lds.org/overlandtravel/pioneers/14967/william-athol-mc-master ]
Captain of Ten. (He spelled his surname "MacMaster" in his diary, and the Ancestral File uses the "McMaster" spelling.)

Daniel Garn Company (1854) : Age at Departure: 37

Company Unknown (1868) : Age at Departure: 51 Returning Missionary

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[From: BRIAN and LYN FOULGER research -- email: brian.foulger1@ ntlworld.com]

WILLIAM ATHOL McMASTER son of PETER McMASTER and GRACE HENDERSON born 15 September 1816 Greenock Renfrew Scotland. He died 22 January 1887 Salt Lake City buried Salt Lake City Cemetery. He married MARGARET DRUMMOND FERGUSON daughter of JOHN FERGUSON and MARGARET DRUMMOND. 2 September 1842 Paisley Renfrew Scotland. MARGARET was born 15 May 1822 Greenock Renfrew, died 24 April 1894 Salt Lake City.

The McMASTER family departed Liverpool aboard the "John M Wood" 12 March arrived New Orleans 2 May left on 1 July arrived Utah 1 October 1854 travelled with DANIEL GARN Company. WILLIAM and MARGARET are shown on the sons of Utah Pioneers plaque 5.

Children of WILLIAM and MARGARET are:

JOHN BRIGHAM McMASTER, born 17 August 1843 Dunfermline Fife Scotland died 15 April 1913 Brigham City buried Brigham City Cemetery.... married (1) ELIZABETH MEIKLE FORREST, 27 December 1869 Salt Lake City, ELIZABETH was born 14 June 1844 Ranton Dumbarton Scotland; died 11 September 1883 Brigham City buried Brigham City Cemetery. married (2) VERE FORREST 1886 Salt Lake City, VERE was born 18 August 1852 Jamestown Dumbarton Scotland died 10 March 1926 Brigham City Box Elder Utah. ELIZABETH and VERE were daughters of THOMAS MEIKLE FORREST and ELIZABETH CALHOUN FERGUSON.

The FORREST family departed Liverpool aboard the "Minnesota" 2 June arrived New York 15 June arrived Salt Lake City 25 June 1869.

THOMAS FORREST kept a journal of the trip and says when he arrived in Salt Lake City he was meet by his cousin WILLIAM McMASTER.

ii MARGARET DRUMMOND FERGUSON McMASTER, born 15 January 1845 Dunfermline died 10 March 1925 Salt Lake City.buried Salt Lake City Cemetery, married JOHN PRIESTLEY son of JOHN PRIESTLEY and JANE ADAMSON 31 October 1863 Salt Lake City. JOHN was born 25 February 1843 Bradford Yorkshire England died 1 March 1916 Salt Lake City.

iii GRACE HENDERSON McMASTER, born 6 October 1846 Dunfermline Fife died 2 January 1847 Scotland

iv WILLIAM ATHOL McMASTER, born 18 January 1848 Dunfermline Fife died 2 October 1932 Salt Lake City buried Salt Lake City Cemetery, married RACHEL SMITH daughter of WILLIAM JOSEPH SMITH and MARY ANN FRIER 14 August 1871 Salt Lake City. RACHEL was born 4 July 1852 Salt Lake City died 30 August 1918 Salt Lake City buried Salt Lake City Cemetery

v VIRGINIA FAITHFUL McMASTER, born 9 July 1850 Dunfermline died 18 April 1904 Layton Davis buried Kaysville City Cemetery Utah, married WILLIAM DUNCOMBE MAJOR son of ROBERT MAJOR and HARRIET HULBERT 30 August 1869 Salt Lake City, . WILLIAM was born 13 July 1847 Southampton Hampshire England died 7 July Layton Davis buried 10 July 1925 Kaysville Davis Utah, arrived New York aboard the "Amazon" 18 July 1863 on the ship was WALLACE and HERBERT JOHN FOULGER. He married (2) MARY ELLEN FINDLAY 25 July 1905 Ogden Weber. MARY was born 8 March 1841 Manchester England died 6 July 1933 Lanark Idaho buried Paris Cemetery Bear Lake County Idaho

vi ISARILLIS McMASTER, born 14 September 1852 Clitheroe Lancashire died 12 July 1854 at the Baptist Missionary Station near the Kansas river after crossing the river ISARILLIS was buried on top of a hill (from a diary kept by his father)

vii DONALD HENDERSON McMASTER, born 15 August 1855 Salt Lake City died 21 June 1930 Butte Montana buried Salt Lake City Cemetery, married HATTIE ISABEL HARRISON 19 April 1885 Beverhead Montana. HATTIE was born July 1850 Missouri died 15 January 1911 Butte Montana

viii ALEXANDER McMASTER, born 12 August 1857 Salt Lake City died 29 January 1916 Salt Lake City buried Salt Lake City Cemetery, married FRANCES LAURA MITCHELL daughter of FREDERICK FRANK MITCHELL and MARGARET THOMPSON 27 December 1883 Salt Lake City. FRANCES was born 20 March 1866 Salt Lake City died 22 July 1933 Salt Lake City.buried Salt Lake City Cemetery

ix JAMES BRUCE McMASTER, born 1 July 1859 Salt Lake City died 22 December 1862 Salt Lake City buried Salt Lake City Cemetery

x HANNAH ELIZABETH McMASTER, born 16 March 1861 Salt Lake City died 11 May 1953 Salt Lake City, married JOSEPH CHARLES FOULGER son of JOHN FOULGER and SUSANNAH WOOLNOUGH.

xi MARY ANN McMASTER, born 28 April 1863 Salt Lake City died 5 March 1943 Safford Graham Arizona.buried Thatcher Cemetery Graham Arizona, married CHARLES MARTIN LAYTON, son of CHRISTOPHER LAYTON and SARAH MARTIN 20 September 1883 Salt Lake City. CHARLES was born 3 July 1862 Kaysville Davis Utah died 10 November 1933 Safford Graham Arizona.buried Thatcher Cemetery Graham

xii JOSEPH HEBER McMASTER, born 30 July 1865 Salt Lake City died 7 October 1900 Colby Kansas buried Salt Lake City Cemetery

Margaret Drummond Ferguson McMaster

[From: The Deseret Weekly, Volume 48, page 604]

[from Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah, page 1061]

[From: Church History Library, MS 989 : MacMaster, William Athole, Diary, 1848-1887, fd. 1, 351-63.]
Teusday 6^th ten Wagons went to the plains with these hundred some heavey rain and thunder. there was a Meeting to see how many died of the Shife [ship] Windermoor [Windmere] Company and it was found to be 53 to this deat [death].

Wednesday 7^th ten Wagons went to the plains. very Cold Morning.

Thursday 8 some wagons went to the Plains[.] very cold Morning i went to Kansas and visited. the camp these day very hot.

Freday 9^th some Wagons went to the plains[.] fine day only verey cold

Saterday 10^th i was Appointed Captain over ten Wagons[.] warm day[.] i orgnized 195 souls and Appointed the guard for the Night.

Sunday 11^th warm day. i called A Public meeting and several of the Brothren spoke and we had the Lords supper in our tents After. and i Appointed the guard for the Night[.] all is well. only one man.

Monday 12^th warm day. i served out some oxens and other things and took the Names of all those that has only payed their Passage to Kansas and Appointed the gaard for the Night.

Teusday 13^th i Called a Meeting of the saints on the campe ground. That we might clear the ground of all the rechage [wreckage] that others left behind when they left and only few Attended. to it. but went their own way. all well.

Wednesday 14^th my Wife was verey ill but she began to get better in the Morning About. 5. oclock by the Power of God. i Also searved out food to About 200 People. day warm.

Thursday 15^th dul day with some thunder and rain i gave out some food. and Attended to other things in the Evening three Came to my tent and was Attended to that they Might be Healed as they were ill. i Appointed the guard for the Night.

Friday 16^th i gave out some food to go to People on the Plains[.] there was a verey heavy rain in the Morning. i Baptized John Given son of Elizabeth Given. verey hevey Thunder and rain to Night.

saterday 17^th gave out some Proviesion to go to the plains and Confirmed John Given and Appointed the guard for the Night. the day was verey warm.

Sunday 18^th I was verey thrang all day. it was verey warm

Monday 19^th i gave out provision to the camp i.e. those that compose it. Thunder and rain day. i organized some tents to day and many found fault with it Although they say that they would do any thing for the Church[.] i remained in the McGee ground till

Thurday 22 when i left with six wagon and came and pi[t]ched on the Borders of the Prires [Prairie] on a healthy place

Friday 23^rd we began to get some more Provision for the Journey[.] day warm

Saterday 24^th i went with one Wagon and 48 oxen and Brought up some Wagons and People and Provisions to the Campe on the Borders of the Prires[.] it was about 9 oclock at night when we got to the Campe with the last Wagon[.] verey warm day

Sunday 25^th i dealed out some Provision and Attended to other dutyes

Monday 26^thi attended to the deutys of the day. it Being verey warm and i was verey pained with tooth Ack [ache].

Teusday 27^th our Camp Consisting of 31 wagons went to the Priries in three divisions viz. Captian [Thomas Tod[d]— Cap Lamb 2 ^nd and i 3^rd and in the Evening i Attended drill

Wednesday 28^th verey busie Among the Cattle and14 yock [yoke] went to Kansas and removed many of the saints these to the Borders of the Prires. Day verey hot with lighting at night

Thursday 29 D. Caran was Appointed to Lead the saints of 66 Wagons over the plains to the S.L. valley day was verey hot.

Friday 30^th in company with [..] Andrew i went to McGee Camp Ground with 4 oxen and took up D. Caran, wagon and goods to the Pririe[.] day verey hot.

Saterday 1^st July 1854 made ready to start over the Plains

Sunday 2^nd we left for the plains and some of the oxen off with the wagons over duches [ditches] and set the tubs and pans a jumpen and one wagon brock [broke] down[.] we went about two mils and Camp for the night.

Monday 3^rd we went rather better. we went about 8 mils[.] two wagons stuck in the mud

Tuesday 4^th we went still better and Camped in Bull Creek.

Wednesday 5 Lock [Luke] Smith died about 3 oclock morning and was buired age 17 years. he had no coffon. ~~Thursday 6th~~ We left Bull Creek about 8 oclock AM and came over 8 mils of rough road one wagon brock down. we camped for the Night and to make repairs at a place where was planty of water coled.

we past on untill Wednesday 12 ^th when my young son jsrellows [Isarilis McMaster] died at the Baptist Missionary station near the Kansas river and we crossd the river and about 7 mils to the west of this where we Camped for the Night.

~~Thursdays~~ Friday 14^th i Buired my son on the top of the hill near a large stone about 8 oclock in the Morning. He died on his way to Zion in the last days. so he rests in peac[e] with his Lord.

Saterday 15^th we started and when we were a little on our way 12^th wagon had a little stampe[e]d but we soon got all things to order again and the stars was bright in the Heavens when we camped at Night

Sunday 16^th we came about 5 mils and Camped about 12 oclock and we had a Public meeting and made an axeltree

Monday 17^th we left and came over a rough road and camped for the night.

Tuesday 18^th we treaveled over a rough road and camped for the Night. i do not put down the Mil[e]s as i do not know them correct

Wednesday 19^th we came over a rough road and thrugh two or three rivers and at Night we Camped a little from the Big Blue where the men was to the midle coming thrugh

Thursday 20 we stoped at the Big Blue and made some Repairs.

Friday 21^st we left the Blue River and so past on till we came to the Little Blue River on Monday 24^thDistance about 80 or 85 mils where we camped—

Tuesday 25^th we stoped to mak[e] some repairs

Wednesday 26^th we left the little Blue River and traveled till we came to the platt[e] river on the 29^th over a verey rough road and we treavled about 6 mils past fort Carnie [Kearney] and Camped for the night and being no wood or water we left earley on the 30^th when we past Elder O[rson]. Pratts train and so we past on till the 5^th of Augest 1854 when we past Elder O[rson]. P[ratt].s train again as it past us or our train the day before so we were stoped making an axeltree for my wagon. Elder O.P.s cattle took a stampaid [stampede] this morning and some of his men was out hunting them in the Afternoon we met E[lder]. Snow and E. Benson of the twelve and O. Spencer and other Brotheren from the valey and E. Snow and E. Benson spok[e] to us and made out heart rejoice and then past on to help Br O.P. and we past on to a few mils and Camped for the night

we left on the 6^th and past on till the 8^th when we crost the Platt[e] river in the morning and we Camped for the day. and the bains camp left in the morning. Henry Smith died about 12 oclock the Night before and was buired this morning with a coffon

Wednesday 9^th we left and came to Ash holloa [Hollow] leting the Wagons down a hill by rop[e]s and we camped for the Night Near the post office Thursday[.] 10^th we left and Came About 15 mils thrugh some verey beds of sand

Friday 11^th E. Benson of the 12 and three other Brothren came up to us in the Morning and asked for some Cattle to help Br O.Pratts train which lost their as Above said and Br D[aniel]. Caran [Garn] out [our] Captain said that he would help them all he could so they went on and we Came about 10 mils and camped for the Night and About 11 oclock Elder O.Pratt and S.W. richards came to our campe on their way to the valley

Saterday 12^th we sent 35 yock of oxen and 20 men to help Elder O. Pratts train Along and we still remained where we was making such repairs both in our cattle and wagons as was needed

Sunday 13^th Widow Leadlaw [Jane Ferguson Laidlaw] was brought to bed of a son About 3 oclock in the Morning (her Husband died on the Missourie River on his way to Zion) the Kans send 20 yock of cattle to help O.P[ratt]. s train they came to our Camp about 12 oclock. we had a meeting in the Afternoon and some of the Elders spok[e].

Monday 14^th two men went with the 20 yock of cattle to meet O.P s company[.] yesterday we had a heavy storm of thunder.

Tuesday 15^th two Elders and I was Appointed to wight [weigh] all the goods in all the wagons and we found many of the people had more then they should have and they Had to burn many good things. in the Evening O.P.s train came up. we had several oxened died while we stayed here

Wednesday 16^th we left and camped about 20 mils and camped for the Night

Thursday 17^th we went About 18 mils over a hard road and we Camped a few mils from the Chimnie [Chimney] rock.

Friday 18^th we went About 13 miles and camped Beside a house about 10 miles from Chimnie rock for the night.

Saterday 19^th we left and came About 25 mils and on our way we buired a sister that died in the Morning.

Sunday 20^th we buired Walter Hol[l]ey in the Morning which died the night before we camped About 27 mils from Fort Laremoor [Laramie.]

Monday 21^st we Ccame to a house about 19 mils from the Fort and we was there informed that the indans and the solders at the fort Had A Fight 28 solders was kild and one wouded. we wase orderded to load our guns and make ready for an Atack from the indans and we Camped 18^th mils from the Fort and all the row began because one of the indans taking a Cow from the Danes and killing it and not giving up the indan that did it. in the Evening two men on horse Back came to our camp on their way to Fort Le[a]venworth for help[.] it would take them eleven days or nine. we placed Armed men round the camp and cattle all night[.] i headed the first guiard

Tuesday 22^nd we came About 3 miles and Camped puting our wagon in a carall and our tents inside of it. as we were Afraid that the indans was storming the fort so we thought that it was Best to stope behind till Elder E. Benson of the Twelve camp up as he had the charge of the camp as O.P. went on to the valley. and our captain D[aniel]. Carans [Garn] thought it wright to stop on him i-e. E. B[enson]. we are Camped on the Bank of the river Platt[e]. Day verey hot

Wednesday 23^rd we left and treaveled About 5 miles past fort Laremoore [Laramie] and camped for the Night.

Thursday 24^th we came to the Black hills and camped for the Night after passing over a very rought road of hills and vallys and sand

Friday 25^th we had such Another days teravel and William Day of Stockport England Died before we came into Camp

Saterday 26^th he was Buired without a coffon and we had such a days march as the day before. and we Camped on a hill and the Cattle watered in a valley below

Sunday 27^th we left or all About to leave but when we came to hich our cattle two was amissing and all the train left but two wagons and i and some other of the Brothren went and hunted them up Among the hills and when we got up to the train they were Camped. and Sister [Mary Ann Leonard] Day wife of the above died about 2 oclock P.M. and was buired without a coffing [coffin] and we had A visit of some indans at the Camp[.] Br Carter shoded some oxen. rain and thunder in the Afternoon when we were hunting the cattle two indans came up two of us. and to get quate of them, i gave one A knapkin to put around his which was in my belt.

Monday 28^th there was A ox lost for some time and the wagon that it belong to was left behind the train and when the indans saw it by itself they came about it rather two friendly so i went for ade [aid] to the train and on my way a ind[i]an with a Knife in his hand sesed [seized] me by the collor and wanted to Know what i had in my Pockets so i gave him A small teeth comb and he let me pass on. and when i got to the train i stoped it and Br D. Carans [Garn] with a Party of armed men went to the wagon and when the indans saw them they fled. we went about 13 mils and Camped for the Night. the road was verey rough

Tuesday 29^th we left and came About 14 mils over a rough road and we Camped for the night.

Wednesday 30^th we left and came to Deer Crick About 11 oclock and we treavled some more and Camped for the night. we had some thunder hail and rain

Thursday 31^st we came to the upper crossing of the Platt[e] and camped for Night.

Friday Sept 1^st we crost the Platt[e] and camped for the [missing text] but we sent the cattle back to grass

Saterday 2^nd we traevled About 27 miles and Camped for the Night to the wright of wellow [Willow] spring.

Sunday 3^rd we treavled About 16 mils and Camped for the Night.

Monday 4^th we treavled 11 miles and Camped about about 1½ miles to the wright of sweet water. Sister [Puah Sarah Collins] Holl[e]y wife of the late Walter Holly was delivered of a daughter [Sophia Ann Holley].

Tuesday 5^th we left and past and indpendence [Independence] rock and the Divels [Devils] Gate and Camped by sweet water A few mils by the gate

Wednesday 6^th we left and Came a few mils and a axeltree of a wagon brock and we camped by sweet water untill repairs was made.

Thursday 7^th we left and came thrugh a heavy rain and sandy road and camped about 1/2 past 5 oclock P.M.

Friday 8 we left and at noon it rained heavy and we stoped A little and the Crow tribe of indans Came up to use with their cheaf and they beged some bread of us and we yocked our cattle and came and camped about 4 oclock P.M. by sweet water.

Saterday 9^th we left and came About 19 miles] over a road of sand and camped at sweet water

Sunday 10^th most all our cattle was amissing and the men went to hunt them and found them. and we left and treavled a few mils and campe for the Night and [William Furlsburg] Carter shoed some oxen and Elder A[lexander]. F[indlay]. Mcdo'ald blest Sister [Jane Ferguson] Leadlaws [Laidlaw’s] young Frances [Laidlaw] 4 week. old.

Monday 11^th we left and treavled over A rough 16 mils and Camped by A creek where was little grass and in the morning the cattle had to be hunted for

Tuesday 12^th we hunted up our oxen and befor we started some indans came up and treavled with us and Ccamped with us over night. and three wagons from the valley Ccame up and Ccamped with us to and a meeting of some friends took Mother and son. Brothers and Sisters

Wednesday 13^th we left and came to Pecific [Pacific] Springs and let the cattle lo[o]se for a little and some of them got stuck in the mud and had to be holed out with rop[e]s. and we hiched up and came on and came up to and past the Danes Camp and we campe by the Pecific Springs for the Night and the Deans [Danes] went by us and the indans with them.

Thursday 14^th we left and on our way sister Leadlaws [Laidlaw’s] young son [Francis Laidlaw] died and i Buired it About ½ past 2 oclock P.M. we came on A few mils more and camped for the Night

Friday 15^th we treavled to Big Sandy river and camped for the Night[.] we past the deans [dunes] on the way and some Brothren from the valley with food for the gathren [gathering] saints. The day before we met Elder John Taylor and some others on Missions to the Nations.

Saterday 16^th we came to the Big bend of Big Sanday [Sandy] and camped for the night

Sunday 17^th we crost the green River and camped for the Night and met some Brothren from the Vally S. Adams

Monday 18^th all the goods in the Wagons was turned out that the flour might be seen in the camp.

Tuesday 19^th we left and came to hams fork and camped for the Night[.] G. Smith and family and wagon was left behind as they brock [broke] an Axeltree of their Wagon

Wednesday 20^th we left and camped by the same river crosing it three times too day

Thursday 21^st we came About 10 mils and Camped by the same river crosting it twice to day. i-e Black Fork

Friday 22^nd we came to fort Bridget [Bridger] and we took 1000 lbs of flour—and past it About 10 mils and camped for the night

Saterday 23^rd we left and came Aabout 18 mils up hills and down hills[.] and rocks and sand with thunder lighten and rain at times.

Sunday 24^th we left and came to Bear River and camped for the Night

Monday 25^th we left and came to Cove Rock in Echo Ca[n]yon. dis [distance] 18 mils and we camped for the night

~~Wednesday~~ Tuesday 26^th we left and came to Beaver or verer [Weber] River dis. 25 mils[.] we camped for the night After the Moon went down.

Wednesday 27^th we left and camp About 9 mils by a little creek and campd for the Night.

Thursday 28^th we left and camped 4 mils from the Big Mountain over a verey rough road and camped for the Night

Friday 29^th we came over the Big Mountain and the cattle was sore dune we camped a few mils from the Bottom

Saterday 30^th we came over the little Mountain and Camped a few mils from the bottom of it for the night

Sunday 1^st of Oct we came into the Salt Lake City and Camped in the Public Squair [Square] and many of my Brothren called to see me and family

[From: Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger A, p. 124.]

[From: Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger A, p. 390.]

[From: Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger B, p. 34.]

[From: Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database]

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