The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1879-01-24
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m.sdow In myahos meek. NIL THESE
above sresifsird | 10 acknowledge 10
have snuld unto j. ahose nj John
Mead, his hcaiies 4 asienrs fully &
freely Ia BE- posses forever & for ~
just < full performances hereof have
hcrrunto subscribed my hand ammo
iutt, October VI Daye
Witness
Adam Mutt Nlcherd Crabb
Robert Williams
In answer 90 " Law Titnlc Pos.
srsioh page little 4 sir wcr under
written do subscribe acknowledge "
above NrMds title to ri Lands IL Lrc
good according 10 what " Law III.
reefs lGNn
kamll. Peek Justice Vi - Peace
Robert Lockwood
Towns Man"
Ia connection with this purchase
Of land characteristic feature III
the family. ~ implied by their motto,
u singnlAliy shown. This motto IA
"Seml,sr I,aratns." siHnifying Al.
ways ready" In thr French The siu.
gulArity II strikingly brought out.
IL " "10hJonrs pref. siRnifyinR al.
ways ready" lsy dropping the llnal
- II becomes "To.t0nrs I,rr, slgni.
tying Always mead" The t.nncity
with which thr M~ads hold on Ia
their possessions IL ~ we'll known
that thu motto IL we'll cxrmpliilr,i.
This love of home IL hy no means
the leAAt Ut their virtues. and IL hns
been no uncommon thing for tho
same house and farm 10 have been
handed down through live or six
generations, Indeed. the writri be-.
licvcs ,hat some of thc original pur.
rhascs NJ the ilrst families III Meads
still remain In possession os their
descendants.
John Mead. who bought lnnd of
Richard Grub, married Miss Hannah
Potter, daughter OF William Potter,
Of Stamford. This "NNilliam Potter
In his will, dated March y, lda4 q,
gives to the church In Stamford Ave
pounds 10 be improved for the use Ut
the Lords tul,le. The silver cup.
now In tile service of the table III the
First Congregational Church nre still
witnesses 10 this bcqurst." tunnt
inHtnn'r History ~ Stamford. puge
co. John Mead- f.mily consisted
Of eight sons and three daughters.
Their names were John. Joseph,
Jonathan. Ebencxcr. David, n.nia.
min, Nathaniel, Samuel, Hannah,
Abigail, Mary Elizabeth. The firrt
marriage among these children seems
TO have been Hannah, who married
John Seoilcld, of Stamford, July 10,
lG77. The second WAS John, who
married Ruth Hardy. daughter ~
Richard Hardy, of stamford, iGki.
Hannah Scoileld had seven children
John Ind four, VIZ. John. Jonathan,
Nathaniel. Elizabeth. All iii. Fair.
ilrld County Mcads. and thos. of
Wcstchcsier County. N. \. In tle
region III Salem And I.cwiehoro', ar.
derived from this john, the original
purchaser of lund In Greenwich. In
order that the whole family, ~ t.
stood for the FIRST few years. mny be-
sccn NJ . glance. We give the follow.
Ing diagram, and from this propose
TO show how the family has seat.
tered.
wlllan Mead Jos<ph zaeh'riah rarah