Evening star., 1911-08-17

richest man of the neighborhood in his
generation and the owner OF large tracts
of land most OF which still remain IN
possession OF his descendants. More than
100 are still living in the Village. and
many .headstones in the cemetery pear
the name The original Nye homestead
on Spring hill was burned long ago ana
the site Is now occupied by the modest
home of Lemuel Nye, one of his descend
ants. The old Tupper house, where the
family of his wife lived, is still standing.
but she never lived in 1t. 1t was Dulit
after her marriage. 1t is. however. more
than go years old, and is considered oy
many antiquarians to be the oldeSt DuHu-
ing on the cape.
Christopher Ludlow, a Quaker preacher
of great fame chiefly because of the per
secutions he was compelled to ehoure,
was one of the first settlers in sand
wich. The Tuppers were missionaries
to the Indians The first glass made IN
the United States was manufactured AT
Sandwich. and at one time the industr!
was large and profitable. but died out
before the civil war No town ID Massa-
chusetts has suffered so few changes as
Sandwich and in no community IN the
entire country has the property renamed
so consistently in the hands OF the faml-
lies of its original. owners Nearly every
farm in the township is occupied and cul-
tjyatcd by the descendants of the origi-
nal owners and tch transfers on the
hooks, Of the recorder OF deeds are nearly
all by legacy and not by sale.
Wing Family Originated There.
The Wing family also originated in
Sandwich and are descended from Widow
Deborah Wing, who came from England
in the good ship William and Francis, in
1880. and finally settled here. The good
dame Deborah had four sons. Her hus-
band. the Rev. John Wing, had been
driven from England because of his non
conformist preaching, and went over
to Flushing. Holland, where lie died. She
was convinced that her boys would do
better in the new world than In Holland,
SO she brought them over. and they VIM
dicated her judgment. 1t Is interesting
to know that John Alden surveyed the
farm which was taken up by Deoorah
Wing.
The four sons were John Daniel.
Stephen and Matthew. They married
early, had large families, joined the
Quakers and were farmers and fishermen
and had water mill for beating corn
Christopher Holden. a Quaker preacher,
used to hold service in Stephen Wing S
house. and when this was forbidden the
Friends in Sandwich. who numbered
eighteen families used to meet for wor-
southeast of the village, which Is stu
known as Christopher's Holland.
The Wings were prosecuted like other
Ouakers in early days, their cattle and
sheep were cOnfiscated, and they were
required to pay heavy fines. but they man.
aged to hold on to their property ana
prospered, while Holden and others were
panished and took refuge on Marthas
Vineyard and Nantucket Islands. The
only one of the original Wing houses
that is still standing is that occupied by
Stephen. and now belongs to Alvin r.
Wing a lineal descendant
Several years ago the general court OF
Massachusetts passed a law requiring
all incorporated towns to provide seals
for the Authorization of official papers.
and each town was allowed to exercise
its own taste and judgment as to the de-
sign. The town meeting Of Sandwich
adopted the seal Of the parent village In
Kent county. England. which was found
Led by ST. Winifred about the year S4,
and is one of the ''Cinque Ports" Rom
ney, Hastings, Hythe and Dover being
| the other four. These five ports were Sc
lected by Edward the Confessor, in 1O42,
| for special privileges and prerogatives,
and were fortified by him. Their honors
and privileges have never been revoked,
and the warden of the Cinque Ports is
one of the highest dignitaries in England.
| with castle and a liberal revenue as
perquisites.
when Lord Curzon came home from
India, where he had served as viceroy
with SO much distinction, King Edward
made him warden OF the Cinque Ports.
and he took up his residence In the an
cient castle of Daver, where the beautiful