Richard Curtis
Scituate Early Families 1623 - 1640 Family # 20
1st. Generation
Richard Curtis
b. 1621 in Kent, England
d. 1693
m. 1649 Lydia Hallet dau. of John Hallet, in Scituate
children:
2nd Generation
Hannah b. 5-12-1649 remained unmarried
Elizabeth b. 1651 in Scituate
m. 1678 Nathaniel Brooks moved to Marshfield
children:
3rd. Generation
Hannah b.11-4-1679
Mary b. Oct. 1681
William b. July 1683
Mercy b. 12-2-1685
Elizabeth b. Oct. 1687
Gilbert b. 11-9-1690, d. 1768
Nathanaell b. Aug. 1693 d. 1764
John b. 12-9-1653 in Scituate
m. 4-4-1678 Miriam Brooks dau. of William Brooks in Scituate
children:
Mercy b. 1-12-1679, m. Charles Turner 1700
Hannah b. 5-28-1681, m. Joseph Nash 1700
William b. 9-15-1683 m. Rachell Stodder dau. of William Stodder 1707
Mary b. 1-9-1655 in Scituate
m. Jonathan Badcocke 1677. 2nd m. Joseph Tilden 1694
children:
Jonathan b. 1678
Mercy b. 1679
Caleb b. 1680
Mary bpt. 1681, d. 1719
John b. 6-5-1696, m. Elizabeth Sessions of Pomfret, CT., d, 1731 Windham, CT.
Martha b.3-15-1657 in Scituate
m. 1-11-1676 Thomas Clark
children:
had 11 children
Scituate Early Families 1623 - 1640 Family # 20 continued
2nd. Generation
Thomas b. 3-18-1659 in Scituate
m. 3-16-1694 Mary Cook dau. of William Cook
children:
3rd. Generation
Deborah b. 1697
Ruth b. 1699, died young, buried at Groveland Cemetery
Mary b. 1701, m. Joseph Benson of Hull, his 2nd wife
Thomas Jr. b. 1703, m. Ruth Wade
Ruth n. 1703 m. Samuel Stodder. Jr. in 1737
Deborah b. 4-16-1661
d. prior to 1693, not mentioned in father's will
Sarah b. 7-20-1663
m. 7-25-1694 Samuel Tilden of Marshfield
d. 6-10-1737
children:
Abigail b. 8-22-1694 in Marshfield, died young
Samuel b. 10-4-1695 in Marshfield
Lydia b. 4-23-1700 in Marshfield
Sarah b. 9-6-1702 in Marshfield
Rebecca b. 4-27-1705 in Marshfield
Benjamin b. Sept. 1712 in Marshfield
Reference: " Curtis Family - 1638, William G. Curtis. "
Scituate Town Archives "Vital Records"
"History of York, Maine", Charles E. Banks
"Ancestors of James Curtis of Bristol, Maine" Harold Curtis Pickwick, M.D.
Family line of John Curtis in Scituate # 20 A
Richard Curtis (Thomas, John of Ash)
b. 1621 in Kent, England
d. 1693
m. 1649 Lydia Hallet dau. of John Hallet, in Scituate
children: all in Scituate
Hannah b. 5-12-1649 remained unmarried
Elizabeth b. 1651, m. Nathaniel Brooks, moved to
Marshfield
JOHN b. 12-9-1653, m. Meriam Brooks
Mary b. 1-9-1655, 1st. m. Jonathan Badcocke 1677,
2nd. m. Joseph Tilden 1694
Martha b. 3-15-1657, m. Thomas Clark
Thomas b. 3-18-1659, m. Mary Cook 1694
Deborah b. 4-16-1661, d. prior to 1693, not mentioned
in father's will
Sarah b. 7-20-1663, m. Samuel Tilden of Marshfield
John Curtis (Richard, Thomas, John)
b. 12-1-1653 in Scituate, inherited father's estate on Willow St. (Beaver DamRd.
d. ca 1730
m. 4-4-1678 Miriam Brooks, dau. of William Brooks
children:
Mercy b. 1-2-1679, m. Charles Turner 12-25-1700
Hannah b. 5-28-1681, m. Joseph Nash 1-1-1770
WILLIAM b. 9-15-1683, m. Rachel Stodder
William Curtis (John, Richard,Thomas, John)
b. 9-15-1683
d. ??
m. 5-22-1707 Rachel Stodder (b. 3-9-1681), dau. of Samuel Stodder of Hingham/Cohasset
children:
John b. 4-16-1708, m.6-29-1732
Sarah Franklin of Hingham/Cohasset
Rachel b. 7-24-1710, d. 5-3-1712
Samuel b. 3-10-1711, d. 8-9-1715
WILLIAM Jr. b. 9-28-1714, m. Mary MackfarlandJr. of Pembroke
Rachel b. 6-6-1717, m. 4-25-1737 Nehemiah White of Marshfield
Samuel b. 1-4-1714, m. 10-26-1745 Rachel Briggs (b.12-23-1726)
of James Briggs
Elizabeth b. 11-28-1722 m.10-18-1744
David Studley
William Curtis Jr. (William, John, Richard, Thomas, John)
b. 9-28-1714
d. ??
m. 11-4-1738 Martha Mackfarland, dau. of John Mackfarland, in Pembroke
children:
Rachel b. 9-4-1739
WILLIAM b. 8-28-1742, m. Hannah Tinkham
Elizabeth b. 12-21-1744, d. 1-16-1835 in Hanson, unmarried
Noah b. 8-27-1750, m. Deborah Luce of Plymouth
Family Line of John Curtis in Scituate # 20 A cont'd
William Curtis (William, William, John, Richard, Thomas, John)
b. 8-28-1742 in Pembtoke, served in Revolutionary War 1775-1779
d. 10-11-1821 in Pembroke, quit the 1st. Church of Plymouth 1787
m. 11-17-1768 Hannah Tinkham, dau. of Jacob, d. 8-15-1815 in Marshfield
children:
William b. 8-9-1769, bp. 8-15-1773
in 1st. Church in Plymouth
Hannah b. 9-3-1771, in Plymouth, was with father in 1821 at time of death
Lydia b. 1772, bpt. 8-15-1773 in Plymouth, m. Seth Crooker
JAMES b. 11-25-1773, bpt. 11-28-1773 in Plymouth
Stoddard b. 8-15-1775, bpt. 12-17-1775 in Plymouth
Hannah b. 5-24-1781, bpt. 9-1-1782 in Plymouth
Jacob b. 5-30-1784, bpt.10-17-1784
in Plymouth, m. Sarah Churchill 10-15-1805
Polley b. 3-5-1787 in Pembroke, m. ?? Trask
James Curtis (William, William, William, John, Richard, Thomas, John)
b. 11-25-1773
d. 8-19-1861 Sheepscott, ME, buried Bristol, ME
m. 9-22-1799 Jerusha Crooker in New Castle, ME, dau. of Abner Crooker of Marshfield, MA
children:
James b. 8-1-1800
STODDARD b. 6-14-1802
George b. 10-18-1804
William b. 12-7-1806
Jerush b. ?? , died young
Sarah b. 10-15-1816, d. 1899, m. Capt. William Chase 7-5-1853
Thomas b. ?? , d. 5-8-1845
Stoddard Curtis (James, Wm., Wm., Wm., John, Richard, Thomas, John)
b. 8-1-1802 Bristol, ME
d. 10-27-1861
m. 4-8-1824 Priscilla Chapman, dau. of Nathaniel of Nobleboro, ME
children:
Jerusha b. 10-8-1825
Sally b. 8-5-1827, d. 3-1-1842
Adoniram b. 5-4-1830
Augusta b. 6-12-1832
AMERIAH b. 9-30-1834
George b. 1-7-1837
Sally Ellen b. 1-31-1845, d. 2-23-1848
Ameriah Curtis (Stoddard, James, Wm., Wm., Wm., John, Richard, Thomas, John)
b. 9-30-1834 in Sheepscott, ME
d. 1-6-1906, buried in Damariscotta, ME
m. 12-19-1863 Mary Ellen Erskine, dau. of John, d.12-7-1878
children:
John b. 12-23-1864
MARY BELLE b. 4-25-1868
Alton b. 11-7-1878
m. 1-12-1881 Jennie Austin, had no children
Family Line of John Curtis in Scituate # 20 A cont'd
Mary Belle (Ameriah, Stoddard, James, Wm., Wm., Wm., John, Richard, Thomas, John)
b. 4-25-1868 in Damariscotta, ME
d. 2-17-1951 in Bradenton, FL
m. 9-16-1896 Fred Pickwick, son of Eli in Damariscotta, ME
children:
HAROLD b. 7-23-1897, Providence, RI
Fred Pickwick b. 4-30-1899, Providence RI
b. 11-8-1900, Providence, RI
George Pickwick b. 7-21-1904, Seekonk, MA
Marguerite b. 1-31-1906, Barrington, RI
Madeline Pickwick b. 10-17-1907, Barrington, RI
Mary Alma Pickwick b. 5-25-1910, Putnam, CT
Harold Curtis Pickwick (Mary Belle Curtis, Ameriah, Stoddard, James, Wm., Wm., Wm., Richard, Thomas, John)
b. 7-25-1897 in Providence, RI
d. ??
m. 5-14-1925 Hazel Ash, dau. of Allen, in Boston, MA
children:
Paul Pickwick b. 5-5-1927 in Littleton, NH
Harold Pickwick Jr. b. 8-5-1928 in Littleton, NH
RHODA PICKWICK b. 12-2-1930 in Littleton, NH
Rhoda Richards Pickwick (Pickwick, Mary Belle Curtis, Ameriah, Stoddard, James, Wm., Wm., Wm., John,
Richard, Thomas, John)
b. 12-2-1930 in Littleton, NH
d. ??
m. 10-4-1953 Peter Ryan Stevens at Lisbon, NH, son of Henry Bailey Stevens
children:
Curtis Bailey Stevens b. 3-2-1958 Boise, ID
Scott Pickwick Stevens b. 3-14-1960 Boise, ID
References: Scituate Vital Records
"James Curtis of Bristol - Maine" by Harold Curtis Pickwick
"The History of Hingham" by George Lincoln
Family line of John Curtis in Scituate # 20 A
Richard Curtis (Thomas, John of Ash)
b. 1621 in Kent, England
d. 1693
m. 1649 Lydia Hallet dau. of John Hallet, in Scituate
children: all in Scituate
Hannah b. 5-12-1649 remained unmarried
Elizabeth b. 1651, m. Nathaniel Brooks, moved to
Marshfield
JOHN b. 12-9-1653, m. Meriam Brooks
Mary b. 1-9-1655, 1st. m. Jonathan Badcocke 1677,
2nd. m. Joseph Tilden 1694
Martha b. 3-15-1657, m. Thomas Clark
Thomas b. 3-18-1659, m. Mary Cook 1694
Deborah b. 4-16-1661, d. prior to 1693, not mentioned
in father's will
Sarah b. 7-20-1663, m. Samuel Tilden of Marshfield
John Curtis (Richard, Thomas, John)
b. 12-1-1653 in Scituate, inherited father's estate on Willow St. (Beaver DamRd.
d. ca 1730
m. 4-4-1678 Miriam Brooks, dau. of William Brooks
children:
Mercy b. 1-2-1679, m. Charles Turner 12-25-1700
Hannah b. 5-28-1681, m. Joseph Nash 1-1-1770
WILLIAM b. 9-15-1683, m. Rachel Stodder
William Curtis (John, Richard,Thomas, John)
b. 9-15-1683
d. ??
m. 5-22-1707 Rachel Stodder (b. 3-9-1681), dau. of Samuel Stodder of Hingham/Cohasset
children:
John b. 4-16-1708, m.6-29-1732
Sarah Franklin of Hingham/Cohasset
Rachel b. 7-24-1710, d. 5-3-1712
Samuel b. 3-10-1711, d. 8-9-1715
WILLIAM Jr. b. 9-28-1714, m. Mary MackfarlandJr. of Pembroke
Rachel b. 6-6-1717, m. 4-25-1737 Nehemiah White of Marshfield
Samuel b. 1-4-1714, m. 10-26-1745 Rachel Briggs (b.12-23-1726)
of James Briggs
Elizabeth b. 11-28-1722 m.10-18-1744
David Studley
William Curtis Jr. (William, John, Richard, Thomas, John)
b. 9-28-1714
d. ??
m. 11-4-1738 Martha Mackfarland, dau. of John Mackfarland, in Pembroke
children:
Rachel b. 9-4-1739
WILLIAM b. 8-28-1742, m. Hannah Tinkham
Elizabeth b. 12-21-1744, d. 1-16-1835 in Hanson, unmarried
Noah b. 8-27-1750, m. Deborah Luce of Plymouth
Family Line of John Curtis in Scituate # 20 A cont'd
William Curtis (William, William, John, Richard, Thomas, John)
b. 8-28-1742 in Pembtoke, served in Revolutionary War 1775-1779
d. 10-11-1821 in Pembroke, quit the 1st. Church of Plymouth 1787
m. 11-17-1768 Hannah Tinkham, dau. of Jacob, d. 8-15-1815 in Marshfield
children:
William b. 8-9-1769, bp. 8-15-1773
in 1st. Church in Plymouth
Hannah b. 9-3-1771, in Plymouth, was with father in 1821 at time of death
Lydia b. 1772, bpt. 8-15-1773 in Plymouth, m. Seth Crooker
JAMES b. 11-25-1773, bpt. 11-28-1773 in Plymouth
Stoddard b. 8-15-1775, bpt. 12-17-1775 in Plymouth
Hannah b. 5-24-1781, bpt. 9-1-1782 in Plymouth
Jacob b. 5-30-1784, bpt.10-17-1784
in Plymouth, m. Sarah Churchill 10-15-1805
Polley b. 3-5-1787 in Pembroke, m. ?? Trask
James Curtis (William, William, William, John, Richard, Thomas, John)
b. 11-25-1773
d. 8-19-1861 Sheepscott, ME, buried Bristol, ME
m. 9-22-1799 Jerusha Crooker in New Castle, ME, dau. of Abner Crooker of Marshfield, MA
children:
James b. 8-1-1800
STODDARD b. 6-14-1802
George b. 10-18-1804
William b. 12-7-1806
Jerush b. ?? , died young
Sarah b. 10-15-1816, d. 1899, m. Capt. William Chase 7-5-1853
Thomas b. ?? , d. 5-8-1845
Stoddard Curtis (James, Wm., Wm., Wm., John, Richard, Thomas, John)
b. 8-1-1802 Bristol, ME
d. 10-27-1861
m. 4-8-1824 Priscilla Chapman, dau. of Nathaniel of Nobleboro, ME
children:
Jerusha b. 10-8-1825
Sally b. 8-5-1827, d. 3-1-1842
Adoniram b. 5-4-1830
Augusta b. 6-12-1832
AMERIAH b. 9-30-1834
George b. 1-7-1837
Sally Ellen b. 1-31-1845, d. 2-23-1848
Ameriah Curtis (Stoddard, James, Wm., Wm., Wm., John, Richard, Thomas, John)
b. 9-30-1834 in Sheepscott, ME
d. 1-6-1906, buried in Damariscotta, ME
m. 12-19-1863 Mary Ellen Erskine, dau. of John, d.12-7-1878
children:
John b. 12-23-1864
MARY BELLE b. 4-25-1868
Alton b. 11-7-1878
m. 1-12-1881 Jennie Austin, had no children
Family Line of John Curtis in Scituate # 20 A cont'd
Mary Belle (Ameriah, Stoddard, James, Wm., Wm., Wm., John, Richard, Thomas, John)
b. 4-25-1868 in Damariscotta, ME
d. 2-17-1951 in Bradenton, FL
m. 9-16-1896 Fred Pickwick, son of Eli in Damariscotta, ME
children:
HAROLD b. 7-23-1897, Providence, RI
Fred Pickwick b. 4-30-1899, Providence RI
b. 11-8-1900, Providence, RI
George Pickwick b. 7-21-1904, Seekonk, MA
Marguerite b. 1-31-1906, Barrington, RI
Madeline Pickwick b. 10-17-1907, Barrington, RI
Mary Alma Pickwick b. 5-25-1910, Putnam, CT
Harold Curtis Pickwick (Mary Belle Curtis, Ameriah, Stoddard, James, Wm., Wm., Wm., Richard, Thomas, John)
b. 7-25-1897 in Providence, RI
d. ??
m. 5-14-1925 Hazel Ash, dau. of Allen, in Boston, MA
children:
Paul Pickwick b. 5-5-1927 in Littleton, NH
Harold Pickwick Jr. b. 8-5-1928 in Littleton, NH
RHODA PICKWICK b. 12-2-1930 in Littleton, NH
Rhoda Richards Pickwick (Pickwick, Mary Belle Curtis, Ameriah, Stoddard, James, Wm., Wm., Wm., John,
Richard, Thomas, John)
b. 12-2-1930 in Littleton, NH
d. ??
m. 10-4-1953 Peter Ryan Stevens at Lisbon, NH, son of Henry Bailey Stevens
children:
Curtis Bailey Stevens b. 3-2-1958 Boise, ID
Scott Pickwick Stevens b. 3-14-1960 Boise, ID
References: Scituate Vital Records
"James Curtis of Bristol - Maine" by Harold Curtis Pickwick
"The History of Hingham" by George Lincoln
Family line of John Curtis in Scituate # 20 B
First Generation
Richard Curtis (Thomas, John of Sandwich, Eng.)
b. 1621 in Kent, England
d. 1693
m. 1649 Lydia Hallet dau. of John Hallet, in Scituate
children: all in Scituate
Hannah b. 5-12-1649 remained unmarried
Elizabeth b. 1651, m. Nathaniel Brooks, moved to Marshfield
JOHN b. 12-9-1653, m. Meriam Brooks
Mary b. 1-9-1655, 1st. m. Jonathan Badcocke 1677, 2nd. m. Joseph Tilden 1694
Martha b. 3-15-1657, m. Thomas Clark
Thomas b. 3-18-1659, m. Mary Cook 1694
Deborah b. 4-16-1661, d. prior to 1693, not mentioned in father's will
Sarah b. 7-20-1663, m. Samuel Tilden of Marshfield
Second Generation
John Curtis (Richard)
b. 12-1-1653 in Scituate, inherited father's estate on Willow St. (Beaver DamRd.
d. ca 1730
m. 4-4-1678 Meriam Brooks, dau. of William Brooks
children:
Mercy b. 1-2-1679, m. Charles Turner 12-25-1700
Hannah b. 5-28-1681, m. Joseph Nash 1-1-1770
WILLIAM b. 9-15-1683, m. Rachel Stodder
Third Generation
William Curtis (John, Richard)
b. 9-15-1683
d. ??
m. 5-22-1707 Rachel Stodder (b. 3-9-1681), dau. of Samuel Stodder of Hingham/Cohasset
children:
JOHN b. 4-16-1708, m. 6-29-1732 Sarah Franklin of Hingham/Cohasset
Rachel b. 7-24-1710, d. 5-3-1711
Samuel b. 3-10-1711, d. 8-9-1715
William Jr. b. 9-28-1714, m. Mary Mack farland Jr. of Pembroke
Rachel b. 6-6-1717, m. 4-25-1737 Nehemiah White of Marshfield
Samuel b. 1-4-1714, m. 10-26-1745 Rachel Briggs (b.12-23-1726) of James Briggs
Family line of John Curtis in Scituate #20 B - con't
Fourth Generation
John Curtis (William, John, Richard)
b. 4-16-1708
d.
m. 6-29-1732 Sarah Franklin (John & Lydia (Gower) Franklin from Hingham)
children:
Sarah b. 10-20-1734, m. Abner Joy of Hingham 7-27-1753
Meriam b. 10-20-1734, m. 5-15-1755 John Manson
JOHN b. 5-6-1737, m. Mrs. Sarah Jenkins
Fifth Generation
John Curtis (John, John,William, Richard)
b. 5-6-1737
d. 1813
m. 6-3-1762 (Mrs.) Sarah Jenkins
children:
Gamaliel bpt. 9-11-1763
Ichabod bpt. 1-13-1773
John bpt. 8-4-1767
NEHEMIAH b. 7-31-1769
Sarah b. 2-12-1777
Sixth Generation
Nehemiah Curtis (John, John, John, William, Richard)
b. 7-31-1769
d. 2-4-1849 age 80
m. 8-26-1795 Polly Jenkins (d. 1805
children:
SHADRACK b. 6-19-1796
m. 8-26-1806 Mercy Little Otis
children:
Mary Jane b. 10-1-1810 d. 12-27-1810
Seventh Generation
Shadrack Briggs Curtis (Nehemiah, John, John, John, William, Richard)
b. 6-19-1796
d. ??
m. 12-2-1819 Anna Cudworth, d. 10-2-1826 age 29
Family line of John Curtis in Scituate #20 B - con't
Seventh Generation con't
Shadrack Briggs Curtis con't
children:
Shadrack Jr. b. 9-22-1823, m. Nellie Murdock 8-20-1865
Nehemiah b. 3-7-1826, died 9-28-1826
Baby b. 10-2-1826, died same day
m. 12-3-1827 Charlotte Vinal
children:
Nehemiah b. 6-8-1833
Charlotte b. 2-24-1829
Geoge Little b. 3-3-1837
Reference: Scituate Vital Records 1623 - 1850