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Bangs, Edward [aka: , Captain]
b. 28 OCT 1591 Panfield, England
d. 13 APR 1678 Eastham, MA
Parents:Father: Bangs, JohnFamily:
Mother: Chavis, JaneMarriage:1633 Plymouth, MAFamily History:
Spouse: Hicks, Lydia
b. 6 SEP 1612
d. 1634
Edward Bangs arrived in Plymouth on Anne. 1623 Division of Land. A further division of land was accomplished in 1627. The allotments of land were laid out by six men : William Bradford, Edward Winslow, John Howland, Francis cooke, Joshua Pratt, and Edward Bangs. "Many having left this place; the church began seriously to think whether it were not better jointly to remove to some other place than to be thus weakened and as it were insensibly dissolved. Many meetings and much consulttion was held hereabout, and divers were men’s minds and opinions. Some were still for staying together in this place, alleging men might here live if they would be content with their condition, and that it was not for want or necessity so much that they removed as for the enriching of themselves. Others were resolute upon removal and so signified that here they could not stay; but if the church did not remove, they must. Insomuch as many were swayed rather than there should be a dissolution, to condescend to a removal if a fit place could be found that might more conveniently and comfortably receive the whole, with such access of others as might come to them for their better strength and subsistence; and some such-like cuations and limitations. "So as, with the aforesaid provisos, the greater part consented to a removal to a place called Nauset, which had been superficially viewed and the good will of the purchasers to whom it belonged obtained, with some addition thereto from the Court;" 1627 Division of Cattle. [The Plymouth Pilgrims who settled Nauset included Thomas Prence, John Doane, Nicholas Snow, Josias Cook, Richard Higgins, John Smalley and Edward Bangs. Nauset was renamed Eastham in 1651.] 28 September 1629 : "The .29 of the same month and year aboue writen the said Thomas Clark sould to William Bradford the aforesaid acre of land bought of ye said Abraham Peirce, luying & bounded as abouesayd. "And also an other acre of grounde lying on the same side of the towne, abutting with ye one ende on ye Bay, & bounded on ye one side with ye land of widow Waren, & on ye other sid with ye land of Edward bangs;" 1633 : "The Names of the Freemen of the Incorporacon of Plymoth in New England, An: 1633 ; Edward Bangs… Edward Bangs is also in the 1636-37 List of Freemen for Plymouth the 1643 List of Freemen for Plymouth, the circa 1658 List of Freemen for Nauset and the 1670 List of Freeman for Eastham. 25 March 1633 : "According to an order in Court held the 2d of January, in the seaventh yeare of the raigne of or soveraigne lord, Charles, by the grace of God King of Engl., Scotl., France, & Irel., defendor of the faith, &c, the psons heere under menconed were rated for publike use by the Govr, Mr. Will Bradford ; to be brought in by each pson as they are heere under written, rated in corne at vi s p bushell, at or before the last of November next ensuing ; Edward Bangs 00 : 12 : 00." In March of 1634, Edward Bangs was also "rated" at twelve shillings. 1 July 1633 : "That Capt Myles Standish, John Done, Stephen Hopkins, Josuah Prat, Edward Bangs, Jonathan Brewster, & Robt Heeks devide the medow ground in the bay equally, according to the proporcon of shares formerly devided to the purchasers at or before the last of aug. next ensuing. 10 October 1633 : "An Inventory taken the 10th of Octobr 1633 of the goods & Chattels of Peter Browne of new Plymouth deceased as they were prised by Capt Myles Standish & mr Will Brewster;" owed Peter Browne by "Edw: Bangs ; 00:03:00" 15 November 1633 : "An Inventory of the goods of Joh Thorp Carpenter late of Plym deceased as they were taken by Capt. Myles Standish & mr Will. Brewster; "Joh. Thorpe debtor to; Edw. Bangs 00:15:00"Family:Children:
Marriage:1635 Eastham, MAFamily History:
Spouse: Hobart, Rebecca
b. 29 DEC 1611 Hingham, England
d. 1679 Eastham, MA
Parents:Father: Hubbard, Edmund
Mother: Dewe, Margaret3 March 1634-5 "At ye same court these, whose names are vnderwritten, were added to ye rest yt were apointed ye year before, for to cesse [assess] ye company for ye watch & other publick charge. "Manasah Kempton, Joshua Pratt, John Winslow, Edward Bangs, Steuen Tracy." Edward Bangs was also appointed an assessor in 1635. 14 March 1635-6 : "At this meeting, after much conference about the neerer uniting of Plymoth & those on Duxburrough side, divers were apointed to view Jones his river & Mortons Hole, wch were thought the fittest places, & to render a reason for their judgement. The pties for Duxburrow side were Mr William Collier, Stephen Tracy, Mr Joh. Howland, Edm Chandler, Josuah Pratt; for the other side, Capt Myles Standish, Manasseh Kempton, George Kenrick, John Jenny, & Edward Bangs. All these but Edw. Bangs went & conferred together, and on the 21th of the sd month of March brought in their opinions & rendred their reasons for the same, wch are many & still extant; seaven of the said nine holding Jones River to be the fittest place for the uniting of both ptes into a neerer society, & there to build a meeting howse & towne; and the two preferred the other, wch is Mortons Hole, before Jones River." 4, 5 October 1636 : "The jewry empaniled this Court, for triall of accons & abuses, were Jonathan Brewster, Nath. Sowther, John Cooke, Junior, James Budworth, John Holmes, Kanelm Wynslow, Josiah winslow, Anthony Annable, Will Hatch, Christopher Wadsworth, Tho. Cushman, Edw. Bangs. "By these, Tho. Savery fownd guilty of drunkenness, & thought meet he should be whipt. "Also, John Barnes, for Sabbath breaking, for wch he was fined 30ss, & to sit an howr in the stocks." Edward Bangs also served on Juries in 1636-7, 1639, 1639-40, 1641 and 1643. 7 March 1636-7 : "The Names of the Great Inquest of Grand Jury, sworne to enquire of all Abuses wthin the body of this goument, &c. Jhn Atwood, gen., Jonathan Brewster, John Winslowe, Kenelme Winslowe ; Edward Banges; Edward Bangs also served on the Grand Inquest in 1638, 1640 and 1642. 20 March 1636 : ";and then were psons also appoynted to veiwe all the hey grounds wthin the limitts seually followinge, before the next Court, that eich man may be asigned a porcon as shalbe thought convenyent. "The Messenger, Mr Hopkins, Manasseth Kempton, Edward Banges, were appoynted to veiw the hey grounds betwixt the Eele riuer and the towne of Plymouth." 7 July 1637 : "It is agreed, that the heigh wayes, both for horse, cart, and foote, shalbe as followeth; "To the Eele riuer, from Plymouth. "The wayes now in vse to Wellingsley bridge, and so the creeke, where wee allowe fiftie foote from the banks, & from the corner at Raph Wallens. The vpper way to Thomas Clarkes still; the lower way from Raph Wallens right out to Holmans Rock; allowed fourty foote on the west side, and so straight to Manasseth Kemptons ground, whose fence is to be remoued twenty foote inward, and so passing betweene two rocks at the brooke, straight to Edward Banges, leaueing his house west, and so along, leaueing Nicholas Snowes house east, & so to Mr Hopkins house;" 2 October 1637 : "Wheras diuers were appoynted to take a view of the meadow grounds betwixt the Eele Riuer and South Riuer, that there might be an equall diuision of them to eich man, and fynding the same by estimacon to amount vnto fiue hundred acrees, or thereabouts, the court doth order, that Mr Willm Brewster, Mr Steephen Hopkins, Mr John Done, and John Winslowe, for the towne of Plymouth, Edward Banges for the Eele Riuer, Mr John Browne for Joanes Riuer, and Jonathan Brewster and Edmond Chaundler for Ducksborrow, shalbe added to the Gounor and Assistants, to agree vpon an equall course to the division of them;" 1 January 1637-8 : "The bounds of the lands of Mr John Alden att Duxburrow, as it was layed forth by Gou Bradford, Mr Edward winslow, Joshuah Prate, Edward Banges;" 8 November 1638 : "John Smyth, of Plym., labr, doth acknowledg to owe our souaigne lord the King, &c;xl [pence] "Edward Banges, of the same, yeom., ; xx [pence]" 3 December 1639 : "The differences betwixt Mr Samuell Gorton & Thomas Clarke are referred by consent of the said Thom Clarke, and appoyntment of the court, to Richard Church & Edward Banges as arbitratrs, and John Dunhame as vmpire, to be decided & ended by them." 1 June 1640 : "The Court doth order that Mr Collyer & Mr Alden do shew what land was apoynted to Mr Thomas at Greens Harbour; and then Mr Prence, Capt Standish, Edward Bangs, Willm Paddy, Jonathan Brewster, John Winslow, Josias Cooke, Thomas Little, and Josuah Pratt to view & measure the meddow lands at Greens Harbor;" 2 November 1640 : "These seuall psons following are graunted meddowing in the South Meddow towards Aggawam, Colebrook Meddowes : - "To Edward Bangs tenn acres." 1 December 1640 : "Presentments; "Richard Knowles, for denying passage of cattell in the heigh way. witnes, Ed Banges." 1 February 1640-1 : "A Jury was impannelled and sworne to lay forth certaine heigh wayes now in differrence, and to set forth the bounds and land markes; "The Names of the Jury; Edward Banges, [et al.];" 16 September 1641 : "At a townes meeting by the inhabitants of Plym, holden the sxjth of Septembr, 1641, xvij Caroli, &c, for grant of lands wthin the said towneship of Plymouth; "Edward Banges is graunted a pcell of fourscore acrees of vpland about Warrens Wells, to be viewed and layd forth for him by Mr Jenney, Manasseth Kempton, & Josuah Pratt." 27 September 1642 :"Whereas fourscore acrees of vpland are formly graunted to Edward Banges at Warrens Wells, he now desireing to haue some lands neere his house, it is graunted that he shall looke out a pcellof lands, wch vpon view shalbe layd forth for him, and to be deducted out of the 80 acrees he should haue at Warrens Wells." 4 January 1641-2 : "The Contributors for building of a Bark of 40 or 50 Tunn, estimated at the Charge of 200 li. "Edward Bangs ; jxvj th [1/16 th] part." 7 September 1643 : "Memorand That Joyce Wallen Widdow doth acknowledg that for and in consideracon of the sum of eight pounds sterl to be payd by fourty shillings p ann by Edward Bangs of Plym Hath freely and absolutely bargained and sold vnto the said Edward his heires and Assignes All that her house and messuage scituate and being at Hobs hole or Wellingsley wth the garden place and vplands therevnto adjoyneing with all and singuler thapprtences therevnto belonging and all her right title and interrest of and into the said prmisses and euery pt thereof To haue and to hold the said house or messuage garden place and vplands wth all and singuler thapprtences therevnto belonging vnto the said Edward Banges his heires & Assignes for euer and to the onely pper use and behoofe of him the said Edward Banges his heires and Assignes foreu." 10 February 1643-4 : "It is agreed That wolfe traps be made according to the order of the Court in manner following; "That one be made at broken wharfe [near the head of the Beach] by Manassah kempton Edward Banges Richard Higgens Nathaniell Morton Nicholas Snow Anthony Snow John Jenkins Willm ffallowell Robte ffinney John and Ephraim Morton." 5 March 1643-4 : "John Smyth, of the Eele Riu, planter, acknowledgeth to our souaigne lord the King, to be levyed, &c, xxli. Edward Banges of the same, plant, ; v li." 5 June 1644 : "It is ordered by the Court, that Manasseth Kempton, Edward Banges, & Robte Bartlett, or any two of them, shall price the two oxen of Willm Powells, recoued by due course of law by Thomas Clarke and Clement Campion, John Barnes beinge Campions attorney, and the surplusage of the oxe wch Thom Clarke recoued to be payd to Campions use, wth thother oxe, as they are prised." 1 June 1647 : "Supvisors of the Highwaies; "Nawsett ; Nicolas Snow & Edward Banges." Edward Bangs also served as one of the Nauset "Survayors for the Hiewayes" in 1650 and as one of the Eastham surveyors in 1651. 22 June 1651 : "Memorandum That Edward banges of Eastham in the Collonie of New Plym: in New England doth acknowlidge that for and in Consideracon of the sum of three pounds and ten shillings to him allreddy paied by Samuell hickes of the towne of Plym: in the Collonie of New Plym: aforesaid; hee hath freely and absolutely barganed and sould vnto the said Smauell hickes a pcell of Marsh meddow lying at the high pynes on the salthouse beach; viz all the meddow the said Edward Banges hath there lying in one Intire peece or psell on that side the point or mersh which is toward the gurnets nose the said pcell of Mersh Meddow lying on the salthouse beach as aforsaid To haue and to hold vnto the said Samuell hicks his heires and assignes for euer the said pmises with all and singulare the appurtenances belonging vnto the said pmises to beelonge vnto the onely ppor use and behoofe of him the said Samuell hickes his heires and assignes for euer; "That Edward Banges of the Towne of Nawsett allies Eastham in the Collonie of New Plym: in New England in america yeaman doth acknowlidg that for and in Consideracon of the sum of thirteene pounds to him allreddy satisfyed Contented and fully payed by Mannasses Kemton of the towne of Plym: in the Jurisdiction of New Plym: aforsaid yeamen: hee hat freely fully and absolutly barganed allianted and sold forty acars of vpland ground lying and being in the Townshipe of Plym: aforsaid neare Brownes Rock lying ten acars in breadth by the water side and extending it selfe in the length therof vp into the woods being bounded on the oneside with the other lands of the said Mannasses Kemton which hee hath giuen and made ouer vnto his sonn in law Ephraim Morton on which the said Ephraim is now seated and doth dwell; and on theother side with the lands of Thomas Morton as allso a pcell of mersh meddow videlecet all the meddow or mersh that is on the Iland or spott of land Comonly Called and knowne by the name of Sagaquas to haue and to hold the forty acars of vpland bounded as aforsaid with all the mersh meddow lying and being as Sagaquas aforsaid with all and singulare the pvilidges and appurtenances belonging vnto the said vpland and mershland vnto the said Mannasses kemton to him his heires and assignes for euer to bee holden according to the Mannor of East Greenwidge in the County of Kent in free and Common Sockage and not in Capety nor by Knight service by the Rents and seruices therof and therby due and of right acostomed; the said pmises with all and singular the appurtenances belonging vnto the said pmises being bounded as aforsaid to bee holden in mannor as aforsaid to belonge vnto the only pper vse and behoofe of him the said Mannasses kemton to him his heires and assignes for euer. "furthermore Rebeckah the wife of the said Edward Banges doth by these psents according to order giue her free Consent vnto the sale of the said lands vnto the said Mannasses kemton in forme and mannor aboue mencioned." 3 June 1652 : "The Deputies of the seuerall Townes; "Eastham ; Edward Banges, Nicalas Snowe." 20 June 1654 : "The Juriers for to lay out the convenientest Way from sandwich vnto Plymouth, sworne before Mr Prence, February 24, 1652, sworne. Anthony thacher, Thomas Dexter, Thomas Hinckley, William Hedge, Edward Banges, [et al.] ; "Whereas wee, whose names are vnderwritten, impanneled by Mr Prence to lay out a way for the countreys vse betwixt the townes of Plymouth and Sandwich, haeing serched out for the same, doe psent vnto this court as followeth: that wee haue marked na d layed out the convenientest way, in our judgments, between the said two townes, viz: beginning att Sandwich, and soe leauing Good man Blackes house on the right hand, runing crosse the swampe ouer the riuer, and soe vpon a nornorth west line soe faling vpon the Eelriuer, where two great trees of spruce lye ouer the riuer, and soe thence as it is marked as neare vpon the same line as conveniencye would affors vs into the broad cart path as comes to Nathaniell Mortons house, and soe vnto the towne of Plymouth. "Anthony Thacher, Thomas Dexter, Edward Banges, [et al.] ;" 6 October 1657 : "Liberty is graunted vnto Edward Banges to draw and sell wine and strong waters att Eastham, prouided it bee for the refreshment of the english, and not to bee sold to the Indians." 1659 : "These prsents Testifyeth that wee whose Names are underwritten according to our best understanding have vallued the Cattle that goeth under the Name of Elizabeth hopkinses her Cattle and are in the Cutsistie of Gyles hopkins and doe vallue the one halfe of three steers and a poor Calfe att eight pounds and five shillings and one very smale poor Cow and an old Cow being Defective att six pound; "our hands John ffreeman Edward Banges." 9 July 1660 : "An oath appointed to bee Recorded "Being requested by Gorg Bonum for to attest what wee Can affeirme about our portions of meddow lying in the south meddow; for the ending of Differences that is risen amongst those psons That nos Doe enjoy it "Wee viz. Edward Banges Nicholas Snow Josias Cooke doe upon our sertaine knowlidge affierme that Josias Cooke had the first portion layedout to him by lott namely ten acrees bee it more or less; beginning att the upper end of the meddow; and soe have posessed it many yeares without questioning of it till now; by any that wee know of." 9 June 1665 : "An Account of the Liquors brought into the Towne of Eastham, as followeth; "Edward Banges, six gallons of liquor." 30 October 1667 : "Wee, whose names are vnderwritten, being warned to bee vpon a corroners enquest vpon the death of a child of Daniell Dones, whoe was drownded in a well, wee doe all of vs judge that the child was accedentally drownded. "Joseph Rogers, Edward Banges, [et al.] ;" 17 February 1675-6 [right-hand side of this deed is torn leaving all lines incomplete]
"To all people to whom these presants shall Come
In the Jurisdiction of plimouth in new England in
Sayd Edward Banges doe by these presants Covena
Estimation one acor and a halfe more or lees Situated
the boat medow bounded with Stakes betwixt Nichola
Done Juniour of the same town of Eastham in the
hereof the Sayd Edward Banges doth acknowledg himse
by John Doane aforesayd : the resceit wherof I hereby
doe acquitt Exonerate and discharg the Sayd John Do
them for Ever : as for divers other good Causes me the
fully and absolutely granted bargained Sold Enfeofed and
Enfeof and Confirme unto him the Sayd John Doa
Mentioned medow of Edward Banges and all the Est
which the Sayd Edward Banges hath of in and to
of them with there or any ther appurtenances To ha
mentioned bargained and sold and every part and parsell
Sayd John Doane and his heyrs and assigns for Ever : To
of Estgreenwith in the County of kent in the relme
Capitie nor by knights Service nor by the rents and
and Cleer and Cleerly acquit of and from all other and
morgages ingagments intanglments and incombrances
Sayd Edward Banges or my privitye or knowledg own
propryetor of the above sayd premisies and warranting
by my right or title might Claime any right or title
and hereby granting liberty unto the Sayd John Doane
Caus them to be recorded or Inroled in his Majestyes
Majestys Court of records according to the usuall mane
and provided : in witnes wherof I the Sayd Edward Ba
of february in the yeare of our lord one thousand s
Signed saled and delivered
in the presanc of us Jonathan Higgins John yeats this 17 of febera
named Edward Ba
and acknoliged this his act and deed
This above writen Is truly recorded in the County Book of Barnestable in page th
"This 19 of October 1677 I, Edward Banges, aged 86 yeers, being well stricken in years and now knowing the day and houre when God may call mee hence, yett being in health and perfect memory, doe leave this as my Last Will and Testament. "First, I make my son, Jonathan, my whole and sole Executor to whom I give all my Purchase Land att Namskekett and that way lying between Namskekett and satuckett Brooke lying next to meddow graunted to Governor Prence, bounded by a ditch runing from the upland towards the creeke, two acres and an half be it more or lesse, bounded att the other end by a creeke. And I give him all my Purchase Land att Paomett and all privilidges therunto belonging, and I give him an acree and an half of meddow ling att a place called The Acars, alsoe one acree lying att the harbour’s mouth, alsoe I give him a parsell of upland and meddow lying att Rocke Harbour which I had in exchange of John Done. Alsoe all those things which I have att his house I give unto him. "Secondly, I give to my son, John, that twenty acrees of upland att Pockett that hee hath built upon, and five acrees more adjoyning to it to run from end to end. And I give him that land which I have att Pockett Iland and two acrees of meddow that lyeth att the Boate Meddow next to that which hee bought of Daniell Cole, and three quarters of an acree att the head of the Boate Meddow. "Thirdly, I give unto my son, Joshua, the house that I lived in and all the housing belonging to it, and twenty eight acrees of land adjoyning to it that lyeth neare it, and I give him three acrees of meddow att the Boate Meddow, lying at the Sandey Banke, and one acree of meddow that lyeth att the Boate Meddow which is called the Salt House Acree, alsoe four acrees of meddow lying att the head of Blakstish Creek. Likewise I give to Joshua fourteen acrees of upland that lyeth att Pockett next to the land of Jonathan Sparrow. "Fourth, I give to my son Jonathan’s eldest son, Edward Banges, twenty five acrees of upland lying att Pochett Field, be it more or lesse, alsoe I give unto him one acree of meddow att Rocke Harboare att the head of the meddow next to Leiftenant Roger’s and half an acre of meddow lying att Great Namsckett which I bought of Daniell Cole. "Fiftly, I give unto my daughters, my Daughter Howes, my Daughter Higgens, my Daughter Done, my Daughter Hall, my Daughter Merrick, and my Daughter Atwood, four pounds apeece at my decease. And I give to my grandchildren, viz, the children of my daughter, Rebeckah, deceased, four pounds att my decease onely with this proviso respecting the legacye given to these my daughters and grandchildren: that the estate left att my death doth amount to soe much; otherwise what is left be equally devided amongst them – the grandchildren to have a seaventh parte. and heerunto I doe sett my hand and seale. Edward Banges." "An Agreement made betwixt John Banges and Jonathan Banges, the sonnes of Edward Banges, deceased, this sixt day of March in the yeer of our Lord one thousand six hundred seaventy and seaven in reference to a parsell of land given by the said Edward Banges in his Last Will and testament to his grand child, Edward Banges, the son of Jonathan Banges: that the said John Banges shall make use of this land rent free untill the said Edward Banges, to whom the land is given, comes to be of age. Or, incase the said Edward dies before hee comes to be of age, then untill such a tearme of yeers on which hee would have bine of age if hee had lived. Alsoe, it is agreed by them that the said John Banges, during the time of making use of this land, shall not carry off any of the stones or timber except it be for the fencing of the said land in particular, excepting onely that middle fence which not att the making of this Agreement runs betwixt the field and pasture."Children:
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