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Peter Joslin1 (M)b. 22 February 1666, d. April 1759
3 Generation Pedigree
Relationship=7th great-grandfather of Seth Alexander Moore.
Appears on these charts:- Moore Family Timeline
Ancestors of Seth Alexander Moore
(Name variations: Joyslin, Joslyn).
Peter Joslin was born on 22 February 1666 at Lancaster, Middlesex (now Worcester) County, Massachusetts.2 He was the son of Nathaniel Joslin and Sarah Ann King.1 Peter Joslin married Sarah Howe, daughter of John Howe and Elizabeth Ward, say 1685.3
In his History of Leominster, David Wilder tells this story of the Joslin family:
The civil history of Lancaster from 1680 to 1724, excepting what was preserved by Mr. Harrington, is probably lost; what progress therefore the town made in population and wealth for thirty years after its re-settlement is unknown. It is however certain that during this whole period the Indians continued hostile, and at nine different times made depredations on the inhabitants, killing some, taking others captive, and burning their dwellings and their meeting-house. The first was on the 18th of July, 1692, when a party of the Indians attacked the house of Peter Joslin and murdered his wife, three children, and a widow by the name of "Whitcomb", who resided in the family. Joslin himself, at the time, was at work in the field, and knew nothing of the terrible calamity that had befallen him, till his return home. Elizabeth How, his wife's sister, was taken captive, but was afterwards returned. Another child of his was put to death by the enemy in the wilderness
Being a lineal descendant from Joslin on my mother's side, I am able, by tradition, to add some particulars to the above account. One of the little boys in the morning requested leave to go into the field with his father, assigning as a reason that he had seen some red men in the hemp; but the father heeded him not. It was baking day with Mrs. Joslin, and she defended herself against the Indians with the bread-shovel, till she received a death blow from a tomahawk. Elizabeth How was spinning on the little wheel; and probably was spared on account of the sweet melody she was making with her voice. The Indians used to make her sing to them in her captivity. Peter Joslin, who out-lived his fourth wife, died at the house of his son John in this town, April 8, 1759, aged 94 years, and his grave is in the north-east part of the old burying ground.4,5
Peter Joslin married Joanna Whitcomb, daughter of Josiah Whitcomb and Rebecca Waters, before 1698.6,1 Peter Joslin married Hannah Farwell, daughter of Joseph Farwell and Hannah Learned, after 19 March 1711/12.7 Peter Joslin married fourth Martha Prescott say 1740.8,7 Peter Joslin died in April 1759 at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, at age 93.9,10
Peter Joslin was born on 22 February 1666 at Lancaster, Middlesex (now Worcester) County, Massachusetts.2 He was the son of Nathaniel Joslin and Sarah Ann King.1 Peter Joslin married Sarah Howe, daughter of John Howe and Elizabeth Ward, say 1685.3
In his History of Leominster, David Wilder tells this story of the Joslin family:
The civil history of Lancaster from 1680 to 1724, excepting what was preserved by Mr. Harrington, is probably lost; what progress therefore the town made in population and wealth for thirty years after its re-settlement is unknown. It is however certain that during this whole period the Indians continued hostile, and at nine different times made depredations on the inhabitants, killing some, taking others captive, and burning their dwellings and their meeting-house. The first was on the 18th of July, 1692, when a party of the Indians attacked the house of Peter Joslin and murdered his wife, three children, and a widow by the name of "Whitcomb", who resided in the family. Joslin himself, at the time, was at work in the field, and knew nothing of the terrible calamity that had befallen him, till his return home. Elizabeth How, his wife's sister, was taken captive, but was afterwards returned. Another child of his was put to death by the enemy in the wilderness
Being a lineal descendant from Joslin on my mother's side, I am able, by tradition, to add some particulars to the above account. One of the little boys in the morning requested leave to go into the field with his father, assigning as a reason that he had seen some red men in the hemp; but the father heeded him not. It was baking day with Mrs. Joslin, and she defended herself against the Indians with the bread-shovel, till she received a death blow from a tomahawk. Elizabeth How was spinning on the little wheel; and probably was spared on account of the sweet melody she was making with her voice. The Indians used to make her sing to them in her captivity. Peter Joslin, who out-lived his fourth wife, died at the house of his son John in this town, April 8, 1759, aged 94 years, and his grave is in the north-east part of the old burying ground.4,5
Peter Joslin married Joanna Whitcomb, daughter of Josiah Whitcomb and Rebecca Waters, before 1698.6,1 Peter Joslin married Hannah Farwell, daughter of Joseph Farwell and Hannah Learned, after 19 March 1711/12.7 Peter Joslin married fourth Martha Prescott say 1740.8,7 Peter Joslin died in April 1759 at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, at age 93.9,10
Children of Peter Joslin and Sarah Howe- Peter Joslin b. 8 Dec 1686, d. c 18 Jul 169211
(--?--) Joslin b. s 1688
(--?--) Joslin b. s 1690
(--?--) Joslin b. s 1691
Child of Peter Joslin and Joanna Whitcomb- Peter Joslin
b. 1700, d. 6 Aug 17711
Notes and Citations:
- [S371] "Ahnentafel of Elizabeth Joslin", 30 December 2003, Dennis J. Cunniff, to Thomas Clough (e-mail address).
- [S157] James Savage, A Genealogical Dictionary of The First Settlers of New England, Before 1692, 4 vols. (Boston: Little, Brown, 1860-1862; reprint Rio Vista, California: American History and Genealogy Project, 2000). Online version used. Alphabetical by surname. [JOSSELYN] "NATHANIEL, Hingham, s. of Thomas, b. in Eng. rem. 1654 to Lancaster, freem. 1673, m. Sarah, d. of Thomas King of Marlborough, wh. d. 2 July 1706, had Elizabeth b. 7 June 1657, d. next mo.; Nathaniel, 21 June 1658, d. in 9 yrs.; Sarah, 16 July 1660; Dorothy, 4 Mar. 1663; Peter, 22 Feb. 1666; and Rebecca, 14 May 1672, beside ano. Nathaniel, ano. Elizabeth and Martha, all liv. 3 Mar. 1694, the date of his will. After destruct. of L. he rem. to Marlborough, there d. 8 Apr. 1694."
- [S371] "Ahnentafel of Elizabeth Joslin", 30 December 2003, Dennis J. Cunniff, to Thomas Clough (e-mail address), citing: Wessler, Edith S., The Jocelyn-Joslin-Joslyn-Josselyn Family, reprinted, Higginson Books, Salem, Massachusetts, 1962.
- [S378] David Wilder, The History of Leominster, Or The Northern Half Of The Lancaster New Or Additional Grant : From June 26, 1701, The Date Of The Deed From George Tahanto, Indian Aagamore, To July 4, 1852 (Fitchburg Mass.: Printed at the Reveille Office, 1853; reprint North Salt Lake, Utah: Heritage Quest), page 8-9.
- [S264] Compilers Note: The wife killed in this attack was Peter Joslin's first wife Sarah Howe. The "widow Whitcomb" was Hannah, widow of Jonathan Whitcomb, whose niece Joanna Whitcomb who would later become Peter's second wife. The son abducted and later killed was Peter Jr., born 1686.
- [S379] Charlotte Whitcomb, The Whitcomb Family in America : a biographical genealogy with a chapter on our English forbears "by the name of Whetcombe" (Minneapolis: by the author, c1904; reprint North Salt Lake, Utah, Heritage Quest), page 397, gives the marriage date as 26 Dec 1708.
- [S455] Edith S. Wessler, compiler, The Jocelyn-Joslin-Joslyn-Josselyn Family (Tokyo, Japan: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1961), page 93.
- [S23] Pease, Lytle, And Associated Families, online http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~pahlow/, Barbara Pahlow, webmaster.
- [S371] "Ahnentafel of Elizabeth Joslin", 30 December 2003, Dennis J. Cunniff, to Thomas Clough (e-mail address), "died on 8 Apr 1759 in Leominster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts according to Savage. died on 18 Apr 1759 in Leominster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts according to gravestone".
- [S157] James Savage, A Genealogical Dictionary of The First Settlers of New England, Before 1692, 4 vols. (Boston: Little, Brown, 1860-1862; reprint Rio Vista, California: American History and Genealogy Project, 2000). Online version used. Alphabetical by surname. [JOSSELYN, JOCELYN, JOSTLIN, or JOSLIN] "PETER, Lancaster, br. of the preced. had w. and three ch. all k. by the Ind. 18 July 1692, when they took away ano. ch. beside Elizabeth Howe, the sis. of his w. and other prison. but k. the ch. in the woods. He had sec. w. Hannah, and outliv. a fourth w. was a capt. and d. at gr. age in Leominster, at the ho. of his s. John, 8 Apr. 1759. The Hon. David Wilder, the modest histor. of Leominster, was a descend."
- [S360] Peter JOSLIN (AFN: PJ5V-JN) ; Ancestral File, v4.19 , The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Online: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., 1999-2003), http://www.familysearch.com, accessed 6 January 2004. CAUTION - Information in Ancestral File should be verified with other sources whenever possible.
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