will of Robert Whittred, cover sheet
Robert Whittred will, Colkirk, England, 1623
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Monthly Archives: November 2015
Henry T. Handy (1845-1916) advertisement, 1900 (“Teaming and Jobbing”)
Henry T. Handy (1845-1916) of Cataumet, Massachusetts (part of the town of Bourne on Cape Cod) was my mother’s paternal grandfather. After a brief career as a whaler, he returned home and became a farmer.
This advertisement appeared in the Bourne, Falmouth, Sandwich (Mass.) Directory for the year 1900.
“Bill (in Studio),” portrait by Gregory Gillespie
William S. (Bill) Dalzell was a good friend whom I first met when I came to New York in 1969.
“Bill in Studio,” portrait of William S. (Bill) Dalzell by Gregory Gillespie, oil on panel, 1984
–– posted by Roger W. Smith
Roger W. Smith, review of “Theodore Dreiser: Interviews,” edited by Frederic C. Rusch and Donald Pizer, Dreiser Studies 2005
Roger W. Smith, review of “Nineteenth-Century American Fiction on Screen,” edited by R. Barton Palmer, American Literary Naturalism 2008
Roger W. Smith, review of “Hamlin Garlin: A Life” by Keith Newlin, American Literary Naturalism 2008
Roger W. Smith, review of “Hamlin Garland, A Life” by Keith Newlin
Roger W. Smith
rreview of Hamlin Garland, A Life by Keith Newlin
American Literary Naturalism 3.1 (2008)
Colwell (aka Caldwell) Wright (1828-1901) and his descendants
Posted below as a downloadable Word document is a brief article about my Wright ancestors from Northern Ireland.
I am Wright descendant on the side of my paternal grandfather, Thomas Gordon Smith (1885-1967). My earliest known Wright ancestors were George Wright and his wife who was perhaps Mary (_____) Wright or Jane (Bonner) Wright. The attached article focuses on the genealogy of their son Colwell (aka Caldwell) Wright (ca. 1826-1901) of Boston, MA, my great-great grandfather.
Additional information about Colwrll Wright is included in my post “Thomas Smith, Jr. (1861-1894) and Jennie (Wright) (Smith) Simpson (1863-1948)”
Thomas Smith, Jr. (1861-1894) and Jennie (Wright) (Smith) Simpson (1863-1948)
— posted by Roger W. Smith
November 2015
Whittredge court cases, Essex County, MA, 17th century
My earliest Whittredge ancestors (on my paternal grandmother’s side) came from England and settled in Essex County, Massachusetts. They, like many others at the time, were a disputatious lot and were involved in numerous court cases, often over what we — from a distance, historically speaking — would consider minor matters. The Essex County court records are extraordinarily complete and well preserved.
Below is a downloadable Word document wherein are contained excerpts of a few such cases.
— Roger Whittredge Smith
November 2015
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Whittredge court case, Essex County, MA 1668