The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-08-06

goodiy company of strong hearted
men and women came together at old
Plymouth in England to fare across
the seas in the good ship Mary and
John. They knew not what the fu-
ture had in store for them In the
strange land to which they were GO
ing. but their hearts were full of hope
and they had the unfailing courage of
the Pilgrims who had preceded them
across the water ten years before
They were among many most Cody
and Religious People that Dissented
from We way OF worship, then Estab-
lished by Law In ye Realm of eng.
land. In We Reign of King Charles yet
first. being denied free exercise of Re
ligion after We manner according TO
We light Of Gods Word and their own
Consciences"
II was In this spirit that the foun-
ders nj the old town of Dorchester
left their homes In England. In the
year 1880 TO found the first settlement
in what Is now the great county OF
SUFFOLK In Massachusetts, II was on
the goth day Of March when the Mary
and John, a ship OF 400 tons burden.
set sail from Plymouth. in command
of Capt Squeb II was on the goth OF
May. when the ship. with her lao pas
seugers. reached what is now the site
OF the town OF Hull and set foot for
the FIRST time on the soil Of America.
II sas through some misunderstood
inE that the passengers on the Mary
and John were not landed at some
point on the Charles river. for that
VAS their destination However. soon
after landing ten OF the men took
small boat and rowed 10 the Charles
river In search Of some favorable
place % settlement. The result OF
this little expedition ~as the founding
~ Dorchester some time about the LIST
Of June and ia the vicinity Of what is
noR known as Saein Hill bat IL was
not until four months later that the
town uas given the name Of Dorches-
ter Up % that time IL had retained
the Indian name u Ma,tapan for the
land had belonged to the tribe Of In
dians known "a The Massachusetts,.
whose chief. Chiekataubet was favor
ahly disposed toward the settlers.
Orr 81 the nost notable OF the pas
seuEers on the Mary and John vas
Roger Clap whose grave may be seen
Ia the buryiug ground adjoining King
Chapel he died an the second day II
February In the year lsso-af when he
was - years os age ard the governor
and TIE entire general court followed
his remains 90 the grave We are also
told u BIN that he vas az a cheerful
Il pleasant Disposition. corteous and
Kind Ia bis Behavior Tree and familiar
In hgs Conversation. yet attended wlth
proper ReFaerveduess.
Roger Clap was 81 when be came to
Dorchester. and three years later be
took 20 wffe pretty Johanna Ford
aanAei II Hwee, S. wh0 bore him
foarr een children 10 whom were given
sarh names A. Preserved Wait. Hope
auti Uutte. supply Thanks and De
sire
Roger Clap foak his young bride 90
ths. home Be had built for her, ard
here shey lived uatn the year 1865
wheu b. removed fa the castle ~
which be sas commander for the next
t4anty one years Al the time NJ the
var II thc revolution the house was
oNuea and occupied by Capt fsenuel
Clam a relative II Roger and for
time soldiers were uuartered IN the
hau*a sud marks made boy the bayo
nets ~ the soldiers ~efe to be sesn In
aasst ~ the ruams - the house Roger
CIaH sept a diary and 20 ~ we are In
seatea for msch yalaabie Information
feusrdtna lhe hafdshIps ~ The early
SETTLERS ut Dorchester Ne it was wh0
arafe. And lt Was Eof accounted
strange th.GK lp thase DAVIS 10 drink
vatef and to gat samp ~ hominie
without butter nr mtk Indeed Il
waslA have heeu strange thing 20
As.s q pt~rs af Roast Beet Nation or
YEA no t 4As not 'pus before there
was Roast Cost
AHather passenger ou ihc Mary and
1ahu wss RnoeFi Pierce. and the
h8ase he bulu Is almost AZ ancient as
she CLAP house f.Flt Ras bailt about
Tess 10 Isae and So uwner VAS known