Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1910-01-20


maintained by the men that not once
had there been any unruliness or dis
turbance; and so attached had the
soldiers become to Mrs. Curtis that
they came to her in solemn procession
20 give their money and watches into
her safe keeping. For If we come
back" they said, I'VE shall all know
our own possessions and If we don't
come back, we shan't want them"
Another grandson, Obadiah, is said to
have been a member of the famous |
Boston tea party.
Elizabeth, or the widow Curtis" as
she is called In most of the early rec
ords, is the known founder of another |
branch of this family. Just when she
came over is not known, nor is 1t
surely known who her husband was, |
although 1t is presumed that he was
John, brother of the William who
came over in the Lyon. At all events,
her name first appears on the Boston
town records about 1850. She had
three sons, all born at Nazing, Eng
land-John, William and Thomas. The
latter probably did not come to Amer
lea, for there are no records of him
here. In "The Last VIII and Tesla
ment of Eliz. Curtiss, being weak
yeat perfect in her mind as is" she
refers to her sons children as follow:
Item. ] doe give my Bible to John
Curtiss, also my desire is vt there be
so much of my corn sould as may by
a Bible for Jonathan Curtiss we Some
of my Some William and given to
him"
The Widow Elizabeth's son John
married Elizabeth Welles, probably a
sister Of Gov. Thomas Welles of
Massachusetts. He took prominent
part in public life of his time, and was
a soldier in King Philips war. His
children were John, Israel, Elizabeth,
Thomas. Joseph, Benjamin and Han
ma. The widows son Williams, chill
dren were Sarah, Jonathan, Josh
ua, Abigail. Daniel, Elizabeth, Ebe-
nezer, Zachariah and Josiah. This
family has spread and increased, and
has intermarried with the Merrimans.
the Halls, the Tooths. the Minors, the
Grains, the Burtons. the Hollis, the
|
the Stoddards, and the Pattersons.
Henry who came to WATERFOWL,
Mass, in 1886, and later settled in
Sudbury, and whose descendants now
live chiefly in Topsfield and Worces-
ter, Mass, established another promi-
nent branch of the family here, and
the one from which the late author,
George William Curtis, was descended
Henry had three sons, Ephraim,
John and Joseph; but the latter was
the only one who married and left
children. His wife was Abigail Grout
of Sudbury, and his children were
Abigail, who married Capt. Thomas
Goulding; Ephraim; Mary, who mar
,ried Thomas Stone; Joseph; and
Sarah. who married Jonathan Smith.
: Although Ephrairl isn't important
t (because he left no descendants), he's
, interesting, and cannot be passed by
, unnoticed. He was notable Indian
Z scout and hunter, and there is in ex-
g istence a report of visit he made
f to the Indians of Quaboag, now Brook
r field, Mass, to remind them that they
e owed allegiance to the English and
their king. The Indians were awaiting
e Curtis and his soldiers on an island in
d river, and when the white mer
l. reached the bank Curtis told the In
c dian sachem to come to him. "But
s they refused" said Curtis report
g Saying | must come over to them
e My company was something unwilling
n for they thought themselves in yer,
e great danger wher wee wer; thay sai(
8 what shall wee bee when wee arr
over the river among all tn vile rout?'
If But finally Ephraim persuaded hi
e men to go to the island, and, he says
N after much threatening and persua
y sion at last the uprore ceased. Man,
" of the men sayd they wd neyther be
s. lieve NEE nor my master without he
wd send them two or three bushels O
r powder" But Curtis finally game
,e the ear of the sachem of the tribe, an
or considered his mission successful.
The arms. which are illustrated
81 we're granted to John of London, VIII
lit had formerly lived at Nazing, shortl
is before William came over in the Lyon
and it is supposed that these arml
N, therefore, belong to the branches c
On the family claiming descent eithe
en- from William, or from the Widow Gu
in tbs. They are blazoned: Quarterl.
of first and fourth azure. a Jesse dal
lis cette between three ducal crowns; {
nd second and third on pale sable thre
mullets or. Here is the blazon of tn
he crest as 1t appears in an old doc,
ia ment in the possession of the famil
=. in this country: "a Lyon in h
nv proper collors Issuing forth of b
as Coiois Vt anu Azure supoi.ins IN L
or right pave a shield Azure & therec