Frederick S. Pease, "The Pease Family," NEHGR 3 (1849):27ff, footnote on p. 31:
"In Vol. II. page 393, is given from the original deposition of Capt.
Pease's crew a circumstantial account of the action in which the
captain lost his life. As a further elucidation of this affair, we add
from Mr. Felt's 'Annals of Salem,' as follows: ' The Council having
been informed that Thomas Hawkins and others were acting as pirates
order the sloop Restitution with 40 men, Joseph Thaxter master to go
after them. These pirates took the Ketch Mary. Capt. Hellen Chard, of
Salem the 9th [August, 1689,] 3 leagues from Half Way Rock. They
captured the brig Merrimack of Newburyport, Capt. John Kent, on the
22nd, in Martin Vineyard Sound. Capt. Samuel Peas is sent after
Pirates in the Sloop Mary of Boston. He came up with & fought one
in Martin Vineyard Sound. they killed him, and wounded some of his
crew; but were taken by his Lieut. Benjamin Gallop, and in October
brought to Boston, where four of them belonged. They were condemned to
die, but reprieved."
Wife and Children of of Capt. Samuel Pease
Charles Edward Banks, THE HISTORY OF MARTHA'S VINEYARD, (Edgartown, MA:
Dukes Co. Hist. Society, 1966), Vol. 3 Family Genealogies, p. 387:
"Various records concerning the affair are extant showing that he
[Capt. Samuel Pease] 'left a widow and four Orphans in a poore and low
condition,' for whom collections were taken up in churches throughout
the Colony."
THE RECORDS OF THE CHURCHES OF BOSTON, NEHGS CD
Old South Church, Boston
Admission or full communion:
0250 "Mary Peas" 26 Nov 1682.
Baptisms:
0756 "Martha daughter of Sam'l & Mary Peas" 10 Dec 1682/3 [1683].
0769 "Mary, presented by Mary Peas" 31 Dec 1682/3 [1683].
0814 "Sara, daughter of Samuel & Mary Peas" 12 Aug 1683/4 [1684].
1064 "Susanah of Sam'l & Mary Peas" 21 Feb 1685/6 [1687].
[Years apparently based on position in record, and are followed by year
in brackets for baptisms as given by Charles Edward Banks, ibid.
It is likely that Mary Pease was admitted to full communion on 26 Nov
1683, followed by baptism two weeks later of Martha, who was likely
born about 1681, with baptism of other daughters being shortly after
birth.]
RECORDS OF BIRTHS DEATHS AND MARRIAGES SECOND BOOK TO END OF 1737.
Births, Marriages and Deaths. Second Book. Pages 12, 18 and 77:
[12] Uriah Clark of watertown & Martha Pees of Cambridge wear
Joyned in Marriage: by mr Samuel Angier minister of water town: nour:
21 : 1700
[12] William Goddin of water town. &. Mary Pees of Cambridge wear
Joyned in Marriage by mr Samuel Angier minister of water town : march :
26 : 1701
[18] William Brown of Watertown, and Hannah Pease of Cambridge weer Married by Mr. Samuell Angier Jan : 10th: 1704.
[77] The Widow Mary Whitemore Deceased the 28th: of August 1731: Aged abot 78.
MARRIAGE VITAL RECORDS OF CAMBRIDGE, MA, Vol. 2, pp 55-56:
PEES, Martha and Uriah Clark of Watertown, in Watertown, Nov. 21, 1700.
PEES, Mary and William Goddin of Watertown, in Watertown, Mar. 26, 1701.
PEASE, Hannah and William Brown of Watertown, in Watertown, Jan. 10, 1704.
MIDDLESEX PROBATE RECORDS, vol 14, p. 640:
"Administration on the estate of Thomas Whittemore, late of Cambridge,
deceased intestate, committed to [administratrix] Mary, his widow, on
23 Dec. 1717. William Brown and John Perry, sureties....
MIDDLESEX PROBATE RECORDS, vol. 16, p. 544-45:
"On 20 Nov. 1724, an adjustment is made of Mary Whittemore's "late
husband" Thomas Whittmore's estate, whereby 30 £ worth of goods
left by Mary's "former husband Samuel Pease of Boston," are now allowed
her, with the consent of "the heirs of her former husband, two of whose
daughters Mary and Martha now present made oath that the sd goods they
well know belonged to their sd late Father...."
LOOSE PROBATE RECORDS, Docket 24840, microfilm at NEHGS:
The married name of daughter Martha is "Martha Clarke."
LOOSE PROBATE RECORDS, Docket 24841, microfilm at NEHGS:
The husband of daughter Mary, "William Goddin/Godin of Watertown,"
appears as co-surety on the guardianship of Mary's sole Whittemore
child.
SIGNATURE OF WILLIAM BROWN. The four above probate records identify
Mary as the widow of Samuel Pease and of Thomas Whittemore, and two
daughters of Samuel and Mary Pease as Mary (Pease) Goddin and Martha
(Pease) Clarke. A comparison of William Brown's signature on the
probate records as surety for the widow Mary and a signature known to
be that of Deacon William Brown, husband of Hannah Pease, shows both
signatures are by the same man.
Surety William Brown
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Deacon William Brown
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CAPTURE OF A PIRATE VESSEL.
1689.
Wee whose Names are hereto Subscribed being of the Company
late belonging to the Sloop Mary Capne Samuel Pease Comander set forth
at Boston within the Colony of the Massachusetts Bay with Comission
from the Governt and Councill of the sd Colony bearing date the 30th
day of September last past before the date of these pnts, to surprise,
and (in case of their makeing resistance) by force of Armes to take
Thomas Hawkin and Thomas Ponnd who with a number of armed men joyned
with them had piratically seized severall Vessells belonging to their
Majties Subjects of this Colony and other parts of the Country, &c.
In prosecution of which sd designe, setting Sayle from Boston upon
ffriday the fourth of Octobr 1689. being off of Woods's Hole, wee were
informed there was a Pirate at Tarpolin Cove, and soon after we espyed
a Sloop on head of us which we supposed to be the Sloop wherein sd
Ponnd and his Company were, we made what Sayle wee could, and soon came
neer up with her, Spread our King's Jack and fired a shot athrawt her
fore foot, upon which a red fflagg was put out on the head of the sd
Sloops Mast, our Capene ordered another shot to be fired athrawt her
fore foot, but they not Striking we came vp with them, our Capne
Comanded us to fire at them which we accordingly did and called to them
to strike to the King of England. Ponnd standing on the Quarter deck
with his naked Sword flourishing in his hand said come on board you
doggs and I will strike you presently, or words to that purpose, his
men standing by him upon the deck with guns in their hands, and he
taking up his Gun they discharged a Volley at us, and we at them again,
and so continued firing one at the other for some space of time, In
which engagement our Capne Samuel Pease was wounded in the Arme, in the
side and in the thigh; but at length bringing them under our power, Wee
made Sayle towards Roade Island, and on Saturday the fifth of sd Octobr
got our wounded men on shore there and procured Surgeons to dress them;
our said Captaine lost much blood by his wounds and was brought very
low, but on friday after being the eleventh day of the same October,
being brought on board the Vessell intending to come away to Boston was
taken with bleeding afresh, so that we were forced to carry him on
Shore again to Road Island, and was followed with bleeding at his
wounds, and fell into fitts, but remained alive vntill Saturday Morning
the twelfth of Octbr aforesd when he departed this life.
John Sicklerdam
The Prisonr now at the Barr was one of the sd Stoops
Company with whom we were engaged as aforesd by which Company our sd
Capne Samuel Peae was shott and wounded, of which wounds he languished
and dyed as aforesd. Wee further add that the sd fflagg was put out at
the head of sd Sloops Mast before we fired at them.
Boston 14th January, 1689 [1690 N. S.] Sworn in Court of Assistants
Attests Isaac Addington Secry.
Bn Gallop
Colburn Turell
Abraham addams
his
Daniel X Langly
mark
Boston 15° January. 1689.
Wee farther add vpon our oaths' that Samuel Watts the
prisoner now at ye Barr was one of the Company wth Thomas Pound on
board ye aforesd Sloop by wch said Sloops Company our Capne Samuel
Pease was shott and wounded of which wounds he Languished and dyed as
aforesd.
Signed Benjn Gallup
Daniel D Langley Colburn Turell
Abraham addams
Sworn in Court of Assistants
Samuel Watts being then at ye
Barr
Attest Isac Addington Secry
[NEHGR 2 (1848):393-94.]
