Capt. William Torrey

Weymouth Historic Timeline - Provided by the Weymouth Historical Society: 1640 - Captain William Torrey arrives, an ancestor of Rev. Samuel Torrey, twice selected president of Harvard College, and the only man ever to decline the honor, also an ancestor of William Howard Taft.

Name Captain William TORREY2, 1, M Birth 1608, Combe St. Nicholas, Somerset, England Christen 21 Dec 1608 Death 10 Jun 1690, Weymouth, Massachusetts Christen 21 Dec 1608 Occupation Husbandman Father Philip TORREY, [XXX}, M (-<1621) Mother Alice RICHARDS, F (-~1639)

Spouses: 1 Agnes COMBE2, F Birth England Christen 4 Jan 1608, Combe St. Nicholas, England Death bef 14 Feb 1630, Combe St. Nicholas, Somerset, England Father Joseph COMBE, M Mother Winifred ROSSITER, F

Marriage 17 Mar 1629, Combe St. Nicholas, England

2 Jane HAVILAND2,6,7,8, F Birth Hawkesbury, Gloucester, England Christen 2 Aug 1612, St. Werbergh's Church, Bristol Burial 27 Apr 1639 Death bef 27 Apr 1639 Father Robert HAVILAND, M (~1586-) Mother Elizabeth GUISE (GYSE), F (1576-)

Marriage 27 Apr 1629

Children: Samual, 11, M (1632-1707)

William, 12, M (1638-1717) 

3 Elizabeth FRY2, F

Children: Naomi, 1A, F (1641-)

Mary, 1B, F (1642-1706) 

Micajah, 13, M (1643-1710) 

Josiah, 14, M (ca1650-1732) 

Judith, 1C, F (1655-1693) 

Angel, 15, M (1657-1724) 

Notes for Captain William TORREY Freeman of Weymouth, 1642, deputy, 1642-47,1648,1649, 1679-83. Member of Anc. & Hon. Art. Co.

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• TORREY, William
• b. DEC 1608 Combe St. Nicholas, Somersetshire, England
• d. 10 JUN 1690 Weymouth, Norfolk, Mass.
• Parents:
• Father: Torrey, Philip
• Mother: Richards, Alice
• Family:
• Marriage: 17 MAR 1628/9 Combe St. Nicholas, Somersetshire, England
• Spouse: COOMBS, Agnes
• b. 1608 Combe St. Nicholas, Somersetshire, England
• d. ABT 1630 England
• Family:
• Marriage: ABT 1630 England
• Spouse: HAVILAND, Jane
• b. ABT 1610 Bristol, England
• d. 1639 Combe St. Nicholas, Somersetshire, England
• Children:
  • TORREY, Samuel
  • TORREY, William b. 1633 Combe St. Nicholas, Somersetshire, England
• Family:
• Marriage: ABT 1637 Weymouth, Norfolk, Mass.
• Spouse: FRYE, Elizabeth
• b. ABT 1620 St Nicholas, Somersetshire, England
• d. 10 JUN 1690 Weymouth, Norfolk, Mass.
• Children:
  • TORREY, William
  • TORREY, Naomi
  • TORREY, Mary b. 4 AUG 1642 Weymouth, Norfolk, Mass.
  • TORREY, Micajah
  • TORREY, Jonathan b. ABT 1647 Weymouth, Norfolk, Mass. d. 7 JUN 1718 Weymouth, Norfolk, Mass.
  • TORREY, Josiah
  • TORREY, Judith
  • TORREY, Angel
• From: http://www.genealogyofnewengland.com/f_7.htm#73
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• Memoir of Major Jason Torrey: Of Bethany, Wayne County, Pa By David Torrey
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• These records show:
• 1 That the will of William Torrey, of Combe St. Nicholas in said county, was proven on June 18, 1557, and Thomasyne, his wife is named as his Executrix. His "children" are mentioned but not named in the will.
• 2 That the will of Philip Torrey, son of the above, was dated August 31, 1604, and mentions his son William and daughter Dorothei, and names Margaret his wife as Executrix.
• 3 That William Torrey, son of the above Philip was living at the date of the death of Jane, his wife, who was buried on the 27th April, 1639.
• 4 That the will of Philip Torrey, son of the last named William, was proven on 27th June, 1621. His wife Alice is mentioned as Executrix, and the will mentions three daughters, Annie, Mary and Sarah, and four sons, William, James, Philip and Joseph. The will of Alice, the widow is dated in 1634, mentions the same seven children, by name and referes to the previous death of the daughter Mary.
• From the provisions of these last two wills it is evident that at the date of the father's death in 1621, all the children were minors and some of them in early childhood.
• We, also, have reliable information that William Torrey, eldest son of the last named Philip, born at Combe St. Nicholas, in 1608, was married to Agnes, daughter of Joseph Combe--the name being suggestive of the probability that she belonged to the family which gave the place its name. ..... etc.
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• Genealogical notes, showing the paternal line of descent from William Torrey, of Combe St. Nicholas, Somerset County, England, A.D. 1557, to Jason Torrey, of Bethany, Pennsylvania, with the descendants of Jason Torrey, and of his brothers and sister, to A.D. 1884. (1885)
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• FAMILIES OF THE TORREY ANCESTRY.
  • 1
• WILLIAM TORREY [1], of Combe St. Nicholas, in the County of Somerset, England, who died in June, 1557, leaving a will, in which he mentions Thomasyne, his wife, and "every of his children," without naming them.
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• PHILIP T0RREY [2], son of the above William, and Margaret, his wife. His will is dated in 1604 ; mentions his son William, and daughter Dorothie : also his wife Margaret.
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• WILLIAM TORREY [3], son of Philip (No. 2), and Jane, his wife. His wife died in April, 1639, at which date he was still living. The date of his death is not found. His son Philip had previously died.
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• PHILIP TORREY [4], son of William (No. 3), and Alicie, his wife. He died in June, 1621, leaving a will dated 21 April, 1621, in which he mentions three daughters, Anne, Mary and Sarah, and four sons, William, James, Philip and Joseph.
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• The will of the wife Alicie is dated in 1634. and mentions by name the same seven children, and states that the daughter Mary was deceased.
• These four sons all emigrated to America in 1640, and located within a few miles of Boston, Mass., and seem to have been the ancestors of all the early families of the name in America. William and Joseph first located in Weymouth ; James in Scituate, and Philip in Roxbury. Although Philip raised a family, it is not learned that he had any son to transmit his family name to later generations. He died in Roxbury in 1686.
• Joseph removed to Rehoboth, Mass., and subsequendy to Newport, R. I., where he was prominently active in public affairs. He died there in 1675. Nothing is learned concerning his descendants. James was accidentally killed by an explosion of powder in Scituate, in July, 1664, leaving five sons and five daughters.
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• WILLIAM TORREY [5], of Weymouth, Mass.. son of Philip (No. 4), usually designated as "Captain William Torrey," was born in Combe St. Nicholas, in England, in 1608. The church records show that he was baptized on 21 December of that year.
• On 17th March, 1629, he was married to Agnes Combe, of Combe St. Nicholas. She died before he left England, and he was appointed administrator of her estate. In 1640 he came to America, bringing with him two sons, Samuel, born in 1632, and William, born in 1638, and settled in Wey-
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• mouth, which was thereafter his home. It is believed that he brought his second wife with him from England. Six children were born to him in Weymouth, viz.: Naomi, Marv, Micajah, Josiah, Judith and Angel.
• Besides which, he took two small children of his brother James, after their father's death, and brought them up with his family, viz.: Jonathan and Mary. Both of whom are in some of the records of early history erroneously referred to as his own children.
• He died in Weymouth, June 10, 1690. He was our earliest ancestor who resided in America. -
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• The ancestry and allied families of Nathan Blake 3rd and Susan (Torrey) Blake (1916)
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  • TORREY FAMILY IN ENGLAND.
• TORRY William1, who died June 1557 in Combe St. Nicholas, in the diocese of Bath and Wells, by his Will dated 7 Oct. 1556 and proved June 18, 1557, we read, "My body to be buried in the church-yard of Combe St. Nicholas; To the church of St. Andrews, in Wells twelve pence — To the church of Combe St. Nicholas 6 shillings, eight pence — To Elizabeth Screvyn, my servant a Chilver Sheep — To John Morys my servant a Chilver Sheep — To every of my children ten sheep — The residue of my goods not given in other bequests I give and bequeath to Tomasyne, my wife, whom I make and ordain sole executrice."
  • Witnesses of Will William Gollopp & Thomas Torry (two of the overseers)
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• CHILDREN:
  • Phillip, b. ---- , married Margaret ---- , died leaving a will proved 31 Aug. 1604.
  • Emmett, b. ---- , m. Henry Cookney, was living in 1593.
  • William, b.— — .
• TORRY Phillip2, son of William and Thomasyn, in his Will, made the last day of August 1604 we read, "Phillip Torry, late of Wadbrook, in the parish of Hawkschurch, Dorset, husbandman, etc., did make his last Will and testament, in his manner and form following, or the like in effect, viz.: To his son William Torry he did bequeath ten young sheep, and not any other chattel or goods whatsoever. He bequeaths all the rest of his goods to Margaret, his wife, and Dorothy, his daughter. And last of all he appoints his forenamed son William Torry the sole executor of his last Will and testament."
  • Witnessed by Henry Holcombe, John Cookney, with others.
  • Will proved 23d February 1604/5.
• CHILDREN:
  • William married and was living in 1621.
  • Dorothy, married, living in 1604.
• TORREY William,3 son of Phillip and Margarit, married and had a son Phillip whom he outlived.
  • Phillip, b. , married Alice, died 1621.
  • See will of Philip Torry2 of the 31 Aug. 1604. Who mentions his son William Torry.3
  • See will of Philip Torry4 of the 16 April 1621. Who mentions his father William Torry.3
• TORRY Phillip4, of Combe St. Nicholas, Somerset, husbandman, by will dated 16 April 1621 and proved 27th June 1621, we read, "To be buried in the churchyard of Combe — to the relief of the poor of Combe three shillings four pence — Ann Torry, mine eldest daughter shall have threescore pounds when she shall accomplish the age of sixteen years, to be paid my overseers who shall take the government of it until she shall accomplish the age of one and twenty years — To her the biggest brass pan, to be delivered to her at the time of her marriage, and not before — To my daughter Mary Torry twenty pounds at sixteen — to be held (as before) until she is twenty one, and the second brass pan; to Sarah Torry, my daughter three
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• and thirty pounds six shillings eight pence at sixteen (as before) and the second best brazen pot; to James Torry, my son thirty pounds at 16 (as before) four silver spoons when he is one and twenty — To my son Phillip Torry 20 lbs. at 16 (as before) and he shall be put at some trade, as apprentice, as soon as he is able — I give unto William Torry my son the biggest brazen pot, the furnace kettle, table &c with condition his mother shall have the use of it so long as she doth keep herself widow and dwelling in the house — To Joseph my son ten pounds — all the rest to my wife, whom I make sole executrix — My father William Torry, my cousin John Fry, John Richards, Robert Sellecke & Thomas Lambert to be overseers, & I give them 5 shillings apiece" —
  • Proved by Alice Torry, the widow —
• Will of Alice Torry, widow of above Phillip .... etc.
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• .... Hon. Alphonso Taft says: 'The line as I find it is William, who died in 1557, leaving a will. Phillip, his son who died in 1604, leaving a will — William, his son, who survived his son Phillip, but the date of whose death we have not — Phillip, who died in 1621, leaving a will, named his four sons who emigrated to America.' Mr. Taft also furnished, from the Bishop's Register at Wells, the following for Combe St. Nicholas: "
  • 1608, William, son of Phillip Torrie was bapt. 21 day of December.
  • 1608, Agnes, daughter of Joseph Combe was baptized the 4th of January.
  • 1629, William Torry was married unto Agnes Combe the 17 of March.
  • 1639, Jane, wife of William Torry was buried the 27 day of April.
• Hon. Alphonso Taft was father to Ex-President Wm. H. Taft, Henry F. Waters, author of "Gleanings in England," was an authority of high rank — being sent by Harvard College on research work for historical purposes. He died in 1913, Salem, Mass.
• From authentic record 'tis proved that the above Agnes Combe lived only one year after marriage. Wm. Torry then married Jane Haviland who died 1639, was mother of two sons brought to America — Samuel, b. 1632, William, b. 1638.
• The photographs of the church .... etc.
• CHILDREN:
  • William, Capt., bapt. at Combe, 21 Dec. 1608, m. (1) 17 March 1629, Agnes Combe, d. abt. 1630; m. (2) 1630 or 31 Jane Haviland, d. 27 Apr. 1639; m. (3) ----; d. at Weymouth, Mass., 10 June 1690.
  • James, Lieut., b. ---- , m. Anne Hatch at Scituate, Mass., 2 Nov. 1643, d. at Scituate, 6 July 1665.
  • Phillip, b. ---- , m. Mary, widow of John Scarborough,1 Oct. 1647, d. at Roxbury, 12 May 1686.
  • Joseph, Lieut., b. abt. 1615, was married, d. at Newport or Westerly, R. I., 1676.
  • Ann, oldest daughter.
  • Marie or Mary, d. before 1634.
  • Sarah.
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  • ORIGINAL TORRET EMIGRANTS.
• Previous records have shown the genealogy of this family from 1500 to 1640 in England and well authenticated dates prove that the William Torrey born in 1608 was the 5th in line in this record, but for convenience we now assume the numeral (1) for him and his brothers as the first of this name in America. Will also state that all the records of the family here for the first two decades used the name "Torry." Then we find the letter (e) introduced to read "Torrey" on all documents and tombstones. In the year 1640 William,1 with his two young sons of 8 and 2 years of age, also his three brothers, James,1 Philip1 and Joseph1 and Cousin George Fry came to New England. William and Joseph first located in Weymouth, Mass., James in Scituate and Phillip in Roxbury.
• James1 married Ann the daughter of Elder William Hatch, 2 Nov. 1643 at Scituate, Mass. In "Davis Ancient Landmarks of Plymouth" is found the statement that "the first clothing mill in Plymouth Colony was erected in 1643 by James Torrey on the first herring brook in Scituate." He was in military life and a lieutenant, was a man of great usefulness and respectability, was accidentally killed by an explosion of powder in Scituate 6 July 1665, leaving five sons and five daughters.
• Phillip1 settled at Roxbury, Mass., and married Mary, widow of John Scarborogh, 1 Oct. 1647. In the Suffolk Deeds dated 5 March 1673/4, he made deposition that reads "Phillip Torrey age 59 years or ther about heretofor of Combe St. Nicholas in the County of Somersett untill the year 1640 (yeoman) in that year removeing to New England with William Torrey & Samuell his son both of the Sd Comb, St. Nicholas with whom hee Lived for severall years, & beeing arived in New England Settled & hath ever since Lived in Roxbury, in the County of Suffolk in New England, etc." — He died at Roxbury, 12 May 1686, and it is not known that any of his direct descendants are now living.
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• Joseph1 came to America with his three brothers and settled at Weymouth, Mass. Although not in our line of descent his work should be included as it is one more life record of able and patriotic devotion to the colonies, and shows of what moral and mental fibre were the pioneers. He removed to Rehoboth, Mass., in 1643, and then to Newport, R. I., in 1644, and on the 3 July 1644, he with 29 others signed a compact for Good Government. In 1647 he and Obidiah Holmes were .... etc.
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  • FIRST GENERATION.
  • WILLIAM TORREY AND JANE HAVILAND.
• TORREY Capt. William1 who is 5th in line of descent in England and of the 1st generation in America, was born at Combe St. Nicholas, Somerset, England, and baptized there 21 Dec. 1608 the son of Phillip and Alice Torrey. He married for his first wife, Agnes, daughter of Joseph Combe, 17 March 1629. She died about 1630. (For the following is found on record.) " 1630, Feb. 14. Was issued a commission to William Torrey late husband of Agnes Torrey, als. Combe deceased, whilst she lived of Combe St. Nicholas." He then married for his second wife, Jane, daughter of Robert and Elizabeth (Guise) Haviland about 1630 or 31. She died and was buried 17 April 1639, being the mother of Samuel, born 1632 and William born 1638. He again married a third wife, and neither her name, place or date of marriage are known, the latter, however, occurred before 1641. She was the mother of all the children born in America, he having come here in 1640 and settled at Weymouth, Mass. In him centers our chief interest ... etc.
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• CHILDREN:
• First wife not known to have had children.
• Children by second wife:
  • SAMUEL, REV., b. in England, 1632, m. (1) 15 May 1657, Mary Rawson, d. 10 Sept. 1692; m. (2) 30 July 1695, Mary, widow of William Symmes, d. 12 Mar. 1720/1; d. at Weymouth 21 April 1707, ae. 75 yrs.
  • William, b. in England, 1638, m. Deborah Greene of Warwick, R. I., before 1670; d. at Weymouth 11 Jan. 1717/18, ae. 80 yrs.
• Third wife:
  • NAOMY, b. at Weymouth, 3 Dec. 1641, m. John Lowell (?) of Boston, before 1665; d. after 1680 and before 1686.
  • MARY, b. at Weymouth, Aug. 4 or Dec. 3, 1642, m. William Downe.
  • MICAJAH, DEACON, b. at Weymouth, 12 Oct. 1643; d. at Weymouth, 20 Jan. 1710/11, a. 67 y.
  • JOSIAH, b. ---- , 1650, m. Sarah (Wilson) Batt, at Medfield, 5 May 1680.
  • ANGEL, b. at Weymouth, 10 June 1657, m. Hannah; lived at Mendon, Mass., d. at Bristol, R. I., 1725.
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3. Descent of Guise & Torrey from Edward III

Lineage of Guise of Elmore from Edward III of England, ca.1327

'This info comes from [my] uncle John, researched by Nancy Frueh of Storrs, Conn. in September 1977, [&] has been updated slightly since then -

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1. Edward III of England (1327-1377), married Philippa of Hainault (d. 1369, dau. of William III, Count of Hainault). Their second son was

2. Lionel [PLANTAGENET] of Antwerp, b. Antwerp 29 Nov 1338, d. Alba Italy, 7 Oct 1368, Earl of Ulster, Duke of Clarence; m in 1352 to Elizabeth DE BURGH (dau. of William DE BURGH, III Earl of Ulster) Their only child was

3. Philippa PLANTAGENET, Countess of Ulster, b. 16 Aug. 1355, d. c. 1378. m. in 1368 Edmund MORTIMER, b. 1352, d. March 1381, 3rd Earl of March, son of Roger Mortimer and Philipa of Salisbury. Their daughter was

4. Elizabeth MORTIMER, living 8 Oct. 1407, d. 1417; m. before 10 Dec. 1379 Sir Henry PERCY, K.G. "Harry Hotspur," killed in Shrewsbury 14 Aug. 1403. Their son was

5. Sir Henry PERCY, K.G., b. 3 Feb. 1392/2; slain at St. Albans 22 May 1455; Earl of NORTHUMBERLAND, Warden of the Marches of Scotland; m. Eleanor NEVILLE, who died in 1433. (Eleanor Neville was the daughter of Joan BEAUFORT & her 2nd husband Ralph Neville (KG), Earl of Westmoreland; Joan Beaufort was the daughter of John of GAUNT, Duke of LANCASTER, and his 3rd wife (& previous mistress) Catherine SWYNFORD.) The daughter of Percy and Neville was

6. Katherine PERCY, b 28 May 1423; m Edmund GREY of Ruthin, created Earl of KENT in 1465. (Edmund Grey, born 26 Oct 1416 and d. 22 May 1470, was the son of Sir John GREY, K.G., and Constance, daughter of John HOLAND, Duke of Exeter.) Their daughter was

7. Anne GREY; m. Sir John GREY of Wilton (d. 3 April 1499, son of Reynold GREY of Wilton and Thomasine, natural daughter of John BEAUFORT, Duke of SOMERSET.) Their son was

8. Edmund GREY, Lord Grey of Wilton, b. about 1469; d. 5 May 1511; m. before May 1505, Florence Hastings, daughter of Sir Ralph and Anne HASTINGS. Their daughter was

9. Tacy GREY (or perhaps her mother was an earlier wife of Edmund Grey. Edmund Grey definitely was her father.) Tacy Grey was born ca. 1490, was buried at Elmore, co. Gloucester, 15 Nov. 1558; m. ca. 1510 John GYSE (or GUISE), Berkeley of Stoke Gifford. Their son was

10. William GUISE, b. ca. 1514; d. 7 Sept. 1574, buried at Elmore; m. before 1540, Mary ROTSY (or RATSY), daughter of John and Margaret ROTSY of Kings Norton, c. Worcester. Their son was

11. John GYSE, b. ca. 1540, d. 24 Jan 1587/8, buried at Elmore; m. at Elmore, 22 Jan 1564, Jane PAUNCEFOOT, daughter of Richard PAUNCEFOOT of Hasfield, Gloucestershire. (She was buried at Elmore 27 June 1587.) Their daughter was

12. Elizabeth GUISE, bapt. Elmore 1 Aug. 1576; m. at Kenn, Somerset, 7 July 1604, to Robert HAVILAND, Esq. of Hawksbury Barnes, Gloucestershire, buried at Bristol 19 July 1648. Their daughter was

13. Jane HAVILAND, bapt. Bristol 2 Aug. 1612; buried 27 April 1639; m. 1630 Capt. William TORREY, bapt. 21 Dec. 1608, d. Weymouth, Mass., 10 June 1690, son of Philip and Alice (Richards) Torrey. Came to New England in 1640. Their 2nd child was

14. Lt. William TORREY, b. England in 1638; d. Weymouth Mass. 11 Jan.1717/18; m. ca. 1669 Deborah GREENE (daughter of Major John and Anne Almy Greene; buried 1728). Their son (6th child) was

15. Deacon Haviland Torrey (1684-1750), m. Elizabeth Croade, daughter of John and Deborah Thomas Croade. Lived at Plymouth, Mass, where their son (6th child) was

16. William Torrey (1725-1768). Lived at Hanover, Mass. m. Mary Turner (1729-1796), daughter of Col. Ezekiel Turner and Bathsheba Stockbridge Turner. They lived in Pembroke and Hanson, Mass. Their son (3rd child) was

17. Capt. Joseph TORREY (1764-1822). m. 1785 Phebe Hatch (1766-1801), dau. of James HATCH and Mary Moore Hatch. Their first child was

18. Rev. Joseph TORREY (1787-1835), Pastor, S. Hanson Baptist Church. His second wife was his first cousin Maria BARKER (1798-1876), daughter of Isaac Bowen Barker and Elizabeth Torrey Barker, who was the 6th child of William Torrey and Mary Turner (ref. 16.). Their 3rd child was

19. Francis Bowen TORREY (1828-1925), b. Hollowell, Maine. m. Eliza Amanda BOWMAN (1833-1891), dau. of Harry Bowman and Dorcas Goodwin Bowman. Their first child was

20. Joseph TORREY (1859-??), lived in Bath, Maine (and built this house!). m. Arletta L. SPINNEY (1868-1925), da. of George A. Spinney and Harriet F. Lombard Spinney. Their second child was

21. Margaret TORREY (1893-1990), m. 1920 Charles Walker MACKAY (1890-1980) at Bath, Maine. Their 3rd child was

22. Elizabeth Randall MACKAY, b. 30 Aug. 1925, Bath, Maine. m. November 1948 Walter Phillip REID (b. 8 Aug. 1916, Columbus, Ohio), son of Sidney Reid (d. 1939) and Edith Mary Steele Reid (d. 1979). They had six children....

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Emigrated in 1640 with his three brothers, James, Philip and Joseph. According to Vol. 17, page 157, of the "Search For The Passengers of the Mary and John, 1630," published by the Mary & John Clearinghouse, " the name of the ship that brought the Torrey brothers is not known but it may have been either the 'Charles' of Bristol with 250 passengers or the 'Hopewell' of London. These two ships were chartered by Henry Wolcott of Windsor, CT and others to carry passengers and cargo from Bristol to New England."

The following notes are taken from Volume 1 of "The Torrey Families and Their Children in America," by Frederic C. Torrey, published in 1924. Unless otherwise attributed, all notes found on subsequent records pertaining to the Torrey family in this genealogy report have been taken from this book. - Charles Schretzmann

Owned 124 acres of land in Weymouth in 1648. House was near what is now (1924) known as Sampson's Cove, though formerly Torrey's Cove. Elected a member of the Royal Artillery of Boston; eventually a Captain. Was a member of the House of Deputies from 1642 to 1650, Clerk of the House and Recorder of Deeds. (In 1924), the Boston Public Library had a book written by him - "A Discourse in Futurities or Things to Come." - said to have supplied almost all of the arguments of the Millerites of their day.

Baptized Dec 21, 1608, per the Bishop's Register at Wells, England. First wife, Agnes, died within a year of their marriage. Upon death of his brother, James (of Scituate), in 1665, William became the guardian of Jonathan and Mary. His estate was L360, 10s, 6p.

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Emigrated in 1640 with his three brothers, James, Philip and Joseph. According to Vol. 17, page 157, of the "Search For The Passengers of the Mary and John, 1630," published by the Mary & John Clearinghouse, " the name of the ship that brought the Torrey brothers is not known but it may have been either the 'Charles' of Bristol with 250 passengers or the 'Hopewell' of London. These two ships were chartered by Henry Wolcott of Windsor, CT and others to carry passengers and cargo from Bristol to New England."

The following notes are taken from Volume 1 of "The Torrey Families and Their Children in America," by Frederic C. Torrey, published in 1924. Unless otherwise attributed, all notes found on subsequent records pertaining to the Torrey family in this genealogy report have been taken from this book. - Charles Schretzmann

Owned 124 acres of land in Weymouth in 1648. House was near what is now (1924) known as Sampson's Cove, though formerly Torrey's Cove. Elected a member of the Royal Artillery of Boston; eventually a Captain. Was a member of the House of Deputies from 1642 to 1650, Clerk of the House and Recorder of Deeds. (In 1924), the Boston Public Library had a book written by him - "A Discourse in Futurities or Things to Come." - said to have supplied almost all of the arguments of the Millerites of their day.

Baptized Dec 21, 1608, per the Bishop's Register at Wells, England. First wife, Agnes, died within a year of their marriage. Upon death of his brother, James (of Scituate), in 1665, William became the guardian of Jonathan and Mary. His estate was L360, 10s, 6p.* Reference: RootsWeb's WorldConnect - SmartCopy: Mar 9 2017, 23:22:16 UTC