The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-07-29

self. From this time, a new spirit
animated the community. Now every
maa could look with pride on his gar
den, and say this is NINE" Before
he had worked in silence; now, he
whistled while he worked. For IL
pounds 10 sh., about $500 in modern
money, anyone could purchase 100
acres, where he pleased. Whoever
performed a public service to the
colony had a grant not exceeding
1000 acres.
In Virginia records we find that Bar
tholomew Hoskins had 100 acres
granted to him in 1920, and also land
in 1892. He was a member of the
mouse OF burgesses, from lower Nor
folk county about 1649. A deed of
Hoskins, dated October 10, 1856, con-
veys land-6O0 acres on the Kappa
hammock, to John Greene of London.
Bartholomew, at one time lived at
L%yphaven.
Nicholas Hoskins, born 1889, in Eng.
land, came to Virginia 1916, his wife
Temperance came a few years later.
They had a daughter Margaret, born
in Virginia.
The Hoskins were patriots and their
names are found in rosters of the
revolutionary war; of the war of 1912,
and of the Mexican war.
One marriage connection was with
the Blount family. Charles Blount, de.
scendant of Sir Walter Blount. was a
member of the provincial congress-,
which met at Halifax, N. c., 1875.
Walton, Marshall, Steele, Anderson.
Tate, Ellington and Anthony are names
we find when looking up the Hoskins
ancestry. One old settler, Boosting the
romantic name Mark, or Marc An.
thony arrived upon these shores in a
hogshead, according to the story. He
was OF Scotch descent, ran away from
home, leaving in a vessel, as a stow.
away, in a %hogshead. The statement
above that he LANDED here in one,
must not be taken too literally. Mark
made a home in Virginia. The medi.
cal college of Georgia was founded by
the Anthonys. The Waltons, said to
have come over with Penn, finally
also made a home In Virginia. Cows.
Clarke of Georgia, and Bibb of Ala.
bama are anne found on the Hos
kins family chart.
New England ancestors was John
Of Dorchester, Mass, 1880. He was a
freeman, and called Goodman Hos.
kins," a representative at the general
court. Anthony, probably Johns sc1,
lived at Windsor, Conn, Greenfield
and Simsbury, and left an estate of
9S4 pounds, called in those days "a
large fortune"
Anthony's name is quite as often
written Haskins, as Hoskins. He mar.
ried Isabel Brown, and had a large
family.
Thomas, we know, was the name O,
one son OF John, the first. 1t would
seem from this, that the Hoskins OF
the south and New England had q
common ancestry-Thomas being q
favorite name. A History of Yer
mont" was written by Nathan Hos.
kins, who was born at Wethersfieldl
1895.
A William Hoskins was living a,
Plymouth, 1884, and a freeman-"free
men" the Hoskins always will be.
Among marriage connections of the
New England branch are Denslows
Cobbs, Gaylords, Tilsons, Filleys, Gil
let's and Birges, and Zebulon, Mind
we'll and Thankful are favorite Chris
tan names. Winchester and Torring
ton, Conn, are old homes of the Hos
kins.
One coat of arms, blazoned il
Burke's for the Hoskins IS: Barry O.
six, or, and vert; a bordure ermine.
Crest: Two limbs of a tree ragulec
and cOuped, in satire, argent, the
, sinister surrounding the dexter.
No motto is given with this coa'
!, arElor.
Regarding the symbolism barry O
, six, or and vert'-it means six alter
nate bars, gold and green and the
symbolism is that given to the colors
, gold, generosity and elevation O
mind; green. hope, Joy and loyalty il
, love.
The bar or fess is found on yer,
old arms.
Ermine is a mark of rank and dig
my. IL l1SC "oo OIAlSIly dl ~
ject of veneration and the simulacrun
, of the god Thor.
, Burke gives five other arms for tn,
Hoskins, Hoskin, Hosken and Hos
= kyns families and charges include tn,
Y lion, griffin, sword and c%inquefoils
Only n motto is given-Vis Unit;
4 Fortior-power increased by union.
One stone erected to the memOr,