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Descendants of Joseph Bemis


      9. Ephraim2 Bemis (Joseph1)64 was born 25 Aug 1656 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts64,65, and died Aft. 18 Nov 171266. He married Elizabeth.

Notes for Ephraim Bemis:
[Bond:680]: "Ephraim, [7 and 9] settled in Watertown, where the births of four of his children are recorded, but the account of the family is brief. He probably had other children besides those four recorded, and it is probable that his family, or some part of it, moved to Windham and Hampton, in Windham Co., Conn."
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[Draper:5] Living in 1738 in Windham Ct.

[Draper:34-5] "They settled in Watertown, Mass, where the births of four of their children are recorded: there were probably several others, but as the family removed subsequently to Windham and Hampton, in Windham County, Conn., the younger children were probably born in the latter places of settlement. The Records of Watertown give very meager accounts of this branch.

Ephraim Bemis was a private in Capt. Joseph Sylls Company, in King Phillips War, and, (NEHGR:1889:43:263] received for his services in that campaign on Dec. 20, 1675. £3. 8sh. 4d. and on June 24, 1676. £3. sh. 5. on Aug. 24, 1676. £3. sh. 5. In Bodges "Soldiers in King Phillip's War" p. 360 he is named as of the garrison of Groton two of the above payments are mentioned as well as an additional one on Jan. 25, 1675-6 of sh. 12 on p. 376. He and Joseph Bemis are mentioned as soldiers from Watertown, giving the amounts paid them. In a list of Grantees of Narragansett Twship No. 4, confirmed by the Court Jan. 13, 1738, Ephriam Bemis received his assignment for services in King Phillip's War. He is mentioned as being alive at Windham, Ct. This Twship No. 4, is now Greenwich, Mass."

[Draper:36] "The author (Draper) has been entirely unsuccessful in obtaining absolute proof of the parentage of 384, 385, and 386 (Daniel, James and Ephraim), but is fully convinced that they were the sons of Ephraim and Elizabeth who were born in Watertown. All accounts agree that the Windham County Conn. Bemis's were from there; and, as the date perfectly agree, of removal and settlement, it is a fair and honest assumption that the line of descent is correct.

Of James (385) there is a Windham Record, that on Jan. 29, 1731. Nathanial Bemis and his wife Abigail Hovey were summoned before the church to testify against James Bemis for "hard drinking.""
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[NEHGR:1889:43:263] "Soldiers in King Philip's War"
At the Garrison at Groton ...
December 20, 1675 - Ephraim Bemish 03 (pounds) 08 (shillings) 04 (pence)
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[NEHGR:1887:41:408] "Soldiers in King Philip's War"
Credited under Capt. Joseph Syll ...
June 24, 1676 - Ephraim Bemish 03 (pounds) 05 (shillings) 00 (pence)
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[NEHGR:1889:43:278] "Soldiers in King Philip's War"
Water-Towne Cr...
August 24, 1676 - Ephraim Bemish 03 (pounds) 05 (shillings) 00 (pence)
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[NEHGR:1900:54:86] "Watertown Fidelity Men" by Ruth Wood Hoag, A.B., Boston, Mass.
At a County Court held at Charlestown, Dec. 18, 1677.
A list of the names of about 80 of the inhabitants of Watertowne that tooke the oath of fidelity before Capt. Mason in December, '77, was reported to this Court and is on file. (Middlesex County Court Records, vol. 3, p. 306.) ...
Epharaham bemes.
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[History of Windham County, Connecticut, Bayles, Richard M.; New York: W.W. Preston, 1889]
[webpage: http://www.connecticutgenealogy.com/windham/church_history_of_ashford.htm, viewed 09/25/2005]

The following passages concerning "Church History of Ashford, Connecticut," reflect upon Ephraim and some of his activities:

"The discipline of the church was preserved with very much of the mint-tithing exactness which was characteristic of the period, while much liberality was exercised with regard to some matters which are now considered as of great practical importance. For example, on one occasion Ephraim Bemis was charged with selling strong liquor in small quantities upon a certain occasion, and the question was raised as to whether he was guilty of a " confessable fault " in so doing, but the church decided in the negative."

and later in the same section,

"The methods and action of these Baptists and Separatists were very offensive to the strict church people, and the preaching of Solomon Paine especially was so obnoxious that efforts were made to stop him by legal process. February 15th, 1745, while Paine was preaching in a private house, complaint was made to justice Tiffany, who, upon searching his legal authority, was clearly convinced "that it was an unlawful meeting for Paine to come to Ashford to preach and exhort," and thereupon granted a warrant for his arrest. Constable Bemis went to the house to serve it. Taking hold of Paine he told him that he had no right to preach, and that he must go before the justice to answer for his unlawful preaching. Paine vehemently stigmatized the law as being suggested by the Devil, and refused to respect it or obey the summons. Bemis then called upon several persons. to assist him, who at first refused, but when reminded that the law had a penalty for such refusal, they " gently took Paine from the stage whereon he was preaching, and carried him out of the door and set him down." But Paine stubbornly refused to go before the justice, whereupon "they took him in a very gentle way and set him on a horse and led him to justice Tiffany's," where he was appropriately rebuked and then dismissed. The arresting party was afterward indicted for a riot, in which the charge set forth "that with riotous intent and with force and arms they did assault the person of said Solomon Paine, and pulled him onto the floor and carried him half a mile distant, to his great hurt and abuse and the disturbance of others." The county court acquitted them, but adjudged that they should pay costs, but on their appeal to the general assembly, this charge was also remitted."
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[Colonial Connecticut Records, Volume 09, Page 181, in a section on Public Records, October 1745]

Upon the memorial of John Smith, Ephraim Bemis and Edward Tiffany, of Ashford in the county of Windham, praying to this Assembly that they may be released from paying a large bill of cost taxed against them. (viz:) £33 17s. 4d. old tenour, by the county court held at Windham within and for the county of Windham on the 4th Tuesday of August last past, by adjournment, on an information at said county court preferred against the memorialists for a riot: Resolved by this Assembly, that the said Smith, Bemis and Tiffany be, and are hereby, released and discharged from paying the said sum of £33 17s. 4d. taxed against them by said county court.
     
Children of Ephraim Bemis and Elizabeth are:
+ 20 i.   Elizabeth3 Bemis.
  21 ii.   Sarah Bemis67.
  More About Sarah Bemis:
Baptism: 1687, Watertown67,68
+ 22 iii.   Daniel Bemis.
  23 iv.   James Bemis68.
  24 v.   Rebecca Bemis69, born 16 Jan 1684/85 in Watertown, Mass.70,71.
+ 25 vi.   Abigail Bemis, born 10 Jan 1686/87 in Watertown, Mass..
+ 26 vii.   Ephraim Bemis, born 1702 in Windham Co., Conn.; died in Ashford, Conn..


      10. John2 Bemis (Joseph1)72 was born Aug 1659 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts72, and died 24 Oct 1732 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts72,73. He married (1) Mary Harrington74 Abt. 1680 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts75, daughter of Robert Harrington and Susan George. She was born 12 Jan 1663/64 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts75,76, and died 08 Sep 1716 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts77,78. He married (2) Sarah Holland79 01 Jan 1716/1780, daughter of Nathaniel Holland and Sarah Hosier. She was born 30 Nov 1662 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts81, and died Bef. 1726 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts82. He married (3) Judith Jennison82 30 May 1726 in Watertown, Mass.82, daughter of Samuel Jennison and Judith Macomber. She was born 13 Aug 1667 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts82, and died in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts82.

Notes for John Bemis:
[Tower:V1:41]

John Bemis, Father of Samuel.

John, the ninth child of Joseph, was a farmer. He married Mary Harrington in 1680 and lived at Watertown. So far as his relation to town affairs and general usefulness are known, he appears to have maintained the same relative standing in the community achieved by his father and belong to what is usually called the well-to-do middle-class. He was at different times corporal, selectman, tighingman, school committee, "Sarvayar of Rhods," besides rendering service on special town committees. At a town meeting held in 17 05 it was voted " that the town doe nominate, appoint and Impower John Bemus, Sr., John Hastings, Sr., and Daniel Harrington, Sr., to locke ought sum convenient place to keep the gramer schoole for the second quarter sum where neere where it was kept for the middle of the town last." In 1707 it was ordered at a town meeting "that Netl Bright and murings Sawin take Present caer of one Sarah Honey for her entertainment and also to Desire Doct. Palsgrave Wellington to locke after her wounds, and John Bemis was ordered to forthwith make inquiry how long she had been in town and report at next meeting."

John Bemis was the father of fourteen children and lived to the age of seventy-three years. Samuel, the sixth child, was born in 1690. At the age of twenty-six he married Sarah, daughter of John Barnard of Sudbury, by whom he had two children, Samuel Jr. and Edmund while living at Watertown.
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On 26 April 1701, he sold to John Sherman, for £56, ½ of ¼ of Alcock's farm in Marlborough, of 900 acres; and on 6 April 1702, he, with his son-in-law, Daniel Child, bought of Nathaniel Saltonstall, Fellow of Harvard College, 160 acres of land in Watertown, the 30th lot, first granted to Sir Richard Saltonstall. [Weis:19]

Ap. 26, 1701, for £56, he sold to John Sherman, ½ of ¼ of Alcock's farm, in Marlboro, of 900 acres. Ap. 6, 1702, he, with his son-in-law, Daniel Child, bought of Nathaniel Saltonstall, Fellow of Harv. Coll., 160 acres of land in Wat., the 30th lot, first granted to Sir Richard Saltonstall. [Bond:21]
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History of Paris, Maine from Its Settlement to 1880 with a History of the Grants of 1736 & 1771 Together with Personal Sketches, a Copious Genealogical Register and an Appendix
Bemis.

"John, (son of Joseph) b. Aug. 1659, and d. Oct. 24, 1732, m. Mary Harrington."


More About John Bemis:
Burial: Grove Hill Cemetery (Waltham Graveyard), Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Notes for Mary Harrington:
[NEGHR:1851:5:250] "Waltham Grave-Yard"

Here lyes ye Body of Mrs Mary wife to Mr. John Bemis who Deceased Sept'r ye 8th 1716 in the 54th year of her age.

More About Mary Harrington:
Burial: Grove Hill Cemetery (Waltham Graveyard), Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts83

More About John Bemis and Mary Harrington:
Marriage: Abt. 1680, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts84

More About John Bemis and Sarah Holland:
Marriage: 01 Jan 1716/1784

More About John Bemis and Judith Jennison:
Marriage: 30 May 1726, Watertown, Mass.84
     
Children of John Bemis and Mary Harrington are:
+ 27 i.   Beriah3 Bemis, born 23 Jun 1681 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died Abt. 1768 in Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
  28 ii.   Susanna Bemis85, born 24 Dec 1682 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts86,87; died 15 Nov 1703 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts. She married John Hastings, Jr. 02 Nov 1702.
  More About John Hastings and Susanna Bemis:
Marriage: 02 Nov 1702
+ 29 iii.   Joseph Bemis, born 17 Nov 1684 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died 1738 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
+ 30 iv.   John Bemis, born 06 Oct 1686 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died 11 Jan 1754 in Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
+ 31 v.   Mary Bemis, born 24 Sep 1688 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
  32 vi.   Isaac Bemis88, born 07 Aug 1690 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts89,90.
  Notes for Isaac Bemis:
(See Boston, MA Marriages 1646 - 1751, From the Record Commissioners Report 9 (1649 - 1699) and From the Record Commissioners Report 150 (1700 - 1751) Published 1898, found 5/20/04 at http://freepages.books.rootsweb.com/~rbrown/boston/bos-mar-02.htm)

Perhaps the Isaac Bemus who was married by Rev. John Webb to Margaret Prindle, May 18, 1719, in Boston, Massachusetts.

  More About Isaac Bemis:
Date born 2: 169691,92
+ 33 vii.   Samuel Bemis, born Bet. Aug 1691 - Aug 1693 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died Aug 1776 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts.
+ 34 viii.   Lydia Bemis, born 1692 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
  35 ix.   Hannah Bemis93, born 09 Oct 1694 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts94; died Oct 1700 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts95.
  36 x.   Isaac Bemis96, born Sep 1696.
  Notes for Isaac Bemis:
(See Boston, MA Marriages 1646 - 1751, From the Record Commissioners Report 9 (1649 - 1699) and From the Record Commissioners Report 150 (1700 - 1751) Published 1898, found 5/20/04 at http://freepages.books.rootsweb.com/~rbrown/boston/bos-mar-02.htm)

Perhaps the Isaac Bemus who was married by Rev. John Webb to Margaret Prindle, May 18, 1719, in Boston, Massachusetts.

  37 xi.   Jonathan Bemis97, born 30 Apr 169998; died 30 Apr 1699 in infancy.
+ 38 xii.   Jonathan Bemis, born 17 Nov 1701 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died 25 Mar 1768 in Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
  39 xiii.   Abraham Bemis99, born 26 Nov 1703 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts100.
+ 40 xiv.   Hannah Bemis, born 03 Dec 1705 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
  41 xv.   Susanna Bemis101, born 03 Dec 1705 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts102; died 28 Nov 1785 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts103. She married Isaac Peirce 07 Sep 1722; born 19 Sep 1700.
  Marriage Notes for Susanna Bemis and Isaac Peirce:
Found in Addenda to Town and Church Records, Weston, Middlesex Co., Mass, p. 574:
"Isaac Peirce of Waltham, b. Sept. 19, 1700, mar. Susanna Bemis."

  More About Isaac Peirce and Susanna Bemis:
Marriage: 07 Sep 1722

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