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Surname/tag: Roundy
This information was previously included in the profile of Robert Rounds.
Descendants of Philip Roundy
Generation No. 1
1. PHILIP1 ROUNDY was born in Isle of Guernsey, England, and died Unknown.
Child of PHILIP ROUNDY is: 2. i. ROBERT2 ROUNDY, b. 1656, Salem, MA; d. Unknown.
Generation No. 2
2. ROBERT2 ROUNDY (PHILIP1) was born 1656 in Salem, MA, and died Unknown. He married DEBORAH PLUMB July 13, 1678 in Beverly, MA. She was born 1655 in Dorchester, MA, and died January 19, 1739/40 in Beverly, MA.
Notes for ROBERT ROUNDY: Name: Robert Roundy Sex: M Birth: 1656 in probably Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts 1 Death: 16 NOV 1715 in Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts 1 2 3 Note: Occupation: coaster.
Father: Philip Roundy b: UNKNOWN in possibly Isle of Guernsey, England Mother: *Unknown
Marriage 1 Deborah Plumb b: 1655 in possibly Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts Married: 13 JUL 1678 in Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts 1 4 Children John Roundy b: BET. 1680 - 1685 in probably Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts Benjamin Roundy b: 23 DEC 1698 in Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts Deborah Roundy b: BEF. 20 SEP 1702 in Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts Elizabeth Roundy b: BEF. 20 SEP 1702 in Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts Esther Roundy b: BEF. 20 SEP 1702 in Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts Mary Roundy b: BEF. 20 SEP 1702 in Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts
Sources: Title: Roundy Family in America from the Sixteen-Hundreds Author: Everett Ellsworth Roundy Publication: Dedham, MA: 1942 Note: D.A.R. Library, Washington, DC Page: 331
Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700 Author: Clarence Almon Torrey Publication: Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1997 Page: 638
Title: Vital Records of Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, Vol. II Author: The Topsfield Historical Society Publication: Topsfield, MA: 1907; reproduced on CD by Search & ReSearch Publishing Corporation, Wheat Ridge, CO Page: 546
Title: Vital Records of Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, Vol. II Author: The Topsfield Historical Society Publication: Topsfield, MA: 1907; reproduced on CD by Search & ReSearch Publishing Corporation, Wheat Ridge, CO Page: 267
Notes for DEBORAH PLUMB: Deborah was apparently not related to the family of John Plumb who settled at Wethersfield and later Branford, CT. The book by H. B. Plumb, "The Plumbs," 1635-1800, (Peely, Luzerne Co., PA, 2nd ed., 1893), pg. 17, makes no reference to a Deborah in old CT records and, while possible that John Plumb spent some time in Massachusetts before removal to CT, this text makes no mention of such. I have since learned that John Plumb of Great Yeldham, Essex Co., England, was of Dorchester before his move to Wethersfield and later to Branford, CT. This John Plumb's last child, Dorcas, was born about 1635 [28 July 1633 and called Deborah in William Richard Cutter, Genealogical & Family History of the State of Connecticut, Vol. II, (Orig. publ. NY, 1911; repr. by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, 1997), pg. 694.], well before the birth of this Deborah in 1655. This text does a good job at charting other Plumb families of Essex Co., England, but none other of these appears to have immigrated.
However, pg. 91 of the same text mentions an unrelated John Plum/Plumb & his wife Mary who appear on Dorchester, MA church records 17 Feb. 1655. No daughter Deborah is mentioned, but the author's details on this family are sketchy. I have found records from 1657 and 1660 documenting births of two children of John Plumb in Dorchester. I have not yet found the 1655 reference. A son, Thomas lived at Beverly, MA, per that text, lending credence that Deborah was of this family. More research is required. I have shown these "parents" pending further evidence.
Father: John Plumb Mother: Mary
Marriage 1 Robert Roundy b: 1656 in probably Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts Married: 13 JUL 1678 in Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts 1 5 Children John Roundy b: BET. 1680 - 1685 in probably Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts Benjamin Roundy b: 23 DEC 1698 in Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts Deborah Roundy b: BEF. 20 SEP 1702 in Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts Elizabeth Roundy b: BEF. 20 SEP 1702 in Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts Esther Roundy b: BEF. 20 SEP 1702 in Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts Mary Roundy b: BEF. 20 SEP 1702 in Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts
Child of ROBERT ROUNDY and DEBORAH PLUMB is: 3. i. JOHN3 ROUNDY, b. Bet. 1680 - 1685, Beverly, MA; d. Unknown.
Generation No. 3
3. JOHN3 ROUNDY (ROBERT2, PHILIP1) was born Bet. 1680 - 1685 in Beverly, MA, and died Unknown. He married ELIZABETH SAVERY February 03, 1707/08 in Marblehead, MA, daughter of THOMAS SAVERY and ELIZABETH BROWN. She was born Bef. December 24, 1699 in Marblehead, MA, and died Unknown.
Notes for JOHN ROUNDY: Name: John Roundy Sex: M Birth: BET. 1680 - 1685 in probably Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts Death: in Marblehead, Essex Co., Massachusetts Note: No record of death in Marblehead VRs.
Father: Robert Roundy b: 1656 in probably Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts Mother: Deborah Plumb b: 1655 in possibly Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts
Marriage 1 Mary Deland Married: 2 DEC 1703 in Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts 1 2 Children Robert Roundy b: 7 JAN 1704 in Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts Lydia Roundy b: BET. 1705 - 1708 in probably Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts
Marriage 2 Elizabeth Savery b: BEF. 24 DEC 1699 in Marblehead, Essex Co., Massachusetts Married: 3 FEB 1708 in Marblehead, Essex Co., Massachusetts 1 3 4 Married: in Married by Rev. Samuel Cheever. 3
Notes for ELIZABETH SAVERY: Elizabeth is descended from the Savery's who settled early at Marblehead & Wenham, MA. These families are not well detailed in A. W. Savary, "A Genealogical & Biographical Record of the Savery Families & Severy Family," (Collins Press, Boston, 1893), although mention is made of Peter and Andrew and their wives. I have sketched these families here as antecedents of Elizabeth; more research is required. Perhaps A.W. Savery's 1905 update to the above text might be useful.
The parentage of Elizabeth is not known for certain at this time. It is theorized that she was the Elizabeth, daughter of Elizabeth (and probably Thomas), baptized with 4 siblings at Marblehead 24 Dec. 1699. That she and John Roundy named their first two children Thomas & Elizabeth seems to support this theory. Proof remains to be determined.
No record of death in Marblehead VRs.
Father: Thomas Savery b: 1650 Mother: Elizabeth Brown
Marriage 1 John Roundy b: BET. 1680 - 1685 in probably Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts Married: 3 FEB 1708 in Marblehead, Essex Co., Massachusetts 3 4 5 Married: in Married by Rev. Samuel Cheever. 4
Child of JOHN ROUNDY and ELIZABETH SAVERY is: 4. i. ABRAHAM4 ROUNDY, b. Marblehead, MA; d. Bef. 1799, Clinton, ME.
Generation No. 4
4. ABRAHAM4 ROUNDY (JOHN3, ROBERT2, PHILIP1) was born in Marblehead, MA, and died Bef. 1799 in Clinton, ME. He married CONTENT BASSETT September 16, 1745 in Marblehead, MA, daughter of MICHAEL BASSETT and HULDAH HOOD. She was born Bet. 1724 - 1728 in Marblehead, MA, and died Bet. 1799 - 1800.
Notes for ABRAHAM ROUNDY: ID: I21896 Name: Abraham Roundy Sex: M Birth: UNKNOWN in Marblehead, Essex Co., Massachusetts Death: BEF. 1799 in Clinton, Kennebec Co., Maine 1 2 Note: Spelling variants include Rounday, Roundee, Roundey & Roundley.
Father: John Roundy b: BET. 1680 - 1685 in probably Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts Mother: Elizabeth Savery b: BEF. 24 DEC 1699 in Marblehead, Essex Co., Massachusetts
Marriage 1 Content Bassett b: BET. 1724 - 1728 in probably Marblehead, Essex Co., Massachusetts Married: 16 SEP 1745 in Marblehead, Essex Co., Massachusetts 2 3 Children Michael Roundy b: BEF. 27 DEC 1747 in Marblehead, Essex Co., Massachusetts Sarah Roundy b: BEF. 27 DEC 1747 in Marblehead, Essex Co., Massachusetts Elizabeth Roundy b: 22 JUN 1750 in Marblehead, Essex Co., Massachusetts Hannah Roundy b: BEF. 29 JUL 1753 in Marblehead, Essex Co., Massachusetts Abraham Roundy , Jr b: BEF. 21 AUG 1757 in Marblehead, Essex Co., Massachusetts Content Roundy b: BEF. 21 AUG 1757 in Marblehead, Essex Co., Massachusetts Job Roundy b: BEF. 1 JAN 1764 in Marblehead, Essex Co., Massachusetts Lacey Roundy b: BEF. 22 JUN 1766 in Marblehead, Essex Co., Massachusetts
Notes for CONTENT BASSETT: Name: Content Bassett Sex: F Birth: BET. 1724 - 1728 in probably Marblehead, Essex Co., Massachusetts 1 Death: BET. 1799 - 1800 in perhaps Clinton, Kennebec Co., Maine Note: There is no record in Marblehead vital records of the birth of Content. "Families in Clinton, ME, 1799," NEHGS "Register," Vol 111, page 42, a census record, gives a year of birth of about 1729. This is likely a few years late, given her marriage in 1745. In 1799, Content, a widow, was living in Clinton, ME. She was not listed in the 1800 US census there and may have died there between the time of the local census in 1799 and the Federal census in 1800.
Father: Michael Bassett b: in Lynn, Essex Co., Massachusetts? Mother: Huldah Hood b: 28 NOV 1697 in Lynn, Essex Co., Massachusetts
Marriage 1 Abraham Roundy b: UNKNOWN in Marblehead, Essex Co., Massachusetts Married: 16 SEP 1745 in Marblehead, Essex Co., Massachusetts 2 3 Children Michael Roundy b: BEF. 27 DEC 1747 in Marblehead, Essex Co., Massachusetts Sarah Roundy b: BEF. 27 DEC 1747 in Marblehead, Essex Co., Massachusetts Elizabeth Roundy b: 22 JUN 1750 in Marblehead, Essex Co., Massachusetts Hannah Roundy b: BEF. 29 JUL 1753 in Marblehead, Essex Co., Massachusetts Abraham Roundy , Jr b: BEF. 21 AUG 1757 in Marblehead, Essex Co., Massachusetts Content Roundy b: BEF. 21 AUG 1757 in Marblehead, Essex Co., Massachusetts Job Roundy b: BEF. 1 JAN 1764 in Marblehead, Essex Co., Massachusetts Lacey Roundy b: BEF. 22 JUN 1766 in Marblehead, Essex Co., Massachusetts
Child of ABRAHAM ROUNDY and CONTENT BASSETT is:
5. i. ELIZABETH5 ROUNDY, b. June 22, 1750, Marblehead, Essex Co., Massachusetts; d. Aft. 1840, Harmony, Maine.
Generation No. 5
5. ELIZABETH5 ROUNDY (ABRAHAM4, JOHN3, ROBERT2, PHILIP1) was born June 22, 1750 in Marblehead, Essex Co., Massachusetts, and died Aft. 1840 in Harmony, Maine. She married JOHN (CAPT.) GRAY August 11, 1769 in Marblehead, MA. He was born February 1741/42 in Sheepscot, MA, now Newcastle, York Co., Maine, and died Abt. 1845 in Harmony, Maine.
Notes for ELIZABETH ROUNDY: Note: Baptized at St. Michael's Episcopal Church, Marblehead, MA 8 July 1750.
Father: Abraham Roundy b: UNKNOWN in Marblehead, Essex Co., Massachusetts Mother: Content Bassett b: BET. 1724 - 1728 in probably Marblehead, Essex Co., Massachusetts
Notes for JOHN (CAPT.) GRAY: John Gray was born in Sheepscot, ME in 1742, according to the 1799 census at Clinton, ME where he'd settled, but nothing is known of his parentage. He was in Marblehead, MA by August, 1769 where he married a Marblehead girl. It is believed that his title, "Captain," was due to him having been a mariner, rather than a military affiliation; a 1792 deed mentions him as "yeoman and mariner." He may have lived for a time in Falmouth, now Portland, ME, but was in Sebasticook, ME (later known as Sevenmile Brook, Hancock Plantation, and Clinton, ME) before September, 1772. He probably settled in that area of Clinton known as Benton, ME today. He may have been in Lynn, MA by Sept. 1774, but son Joseph was born in Clinton, ME rather than Lynn, as stated in the Gray Family history, so residence is Lynn is questionable. He was in Clinton, ME at Nov. 1778; at Fairfield, ME in 1797; to Harmony, ME about 1805.
John Gray was elected First Selectman in Clinton in April, 1797 & held other town offices 1795-1801. The date of his departure from Clinton to Harmony is not known with certainty.
He is alleged to have been a Revolutionary War veteran, but no proof of this has been established. There is no record of a pension in White's "Abstracts of Rev. War Pension Files," pg. 1413.
John Gray and his wife are believed to be buried in the Gray Family cemetery in Harmony, ME where there are 2 unmarked stones with rounded tops, standing upright. There is a John Gray buried at East Vassalboro Cemetery who died 22 Feb. 1840 at 100 years, 6 months - I've not yet identified who this John was, although his age would have made him a contemporary of our our John.
Marriage 1 Elizabeth Roundy b: 22 JUN 1750 in Marblehead, Essex Co., Massachusetts
Married: 11 AUG 1769 in Marblehead, Essex Co., Massachusetts
Children
John Gray , Jr b: BEF. 30 SEP 1770 in Marblehead, Essex Co., Massachusetts
Elizabeth Gray b: SEP 1772 in Marblehead, Essex Co., MA or Clinton, Kennebec Co., ME
John Gray , Jr b: BEF. 19 SEP 1773 in Marblehead, Essex Co., Massachusetts
Joseph Gray b: 8 SEP 1775 in Clinton, Kennebec Co., Maine
Sarah "Sally" Gray b: 30 NOV 1778 in Clinton, Kennebec Co., Maine
Mary "Polly" Gray b: 3 APR 1781 in Clinton, Kennebec Co., Maine
Abraham Gray b: 1 NOV 1787 in Clinton, Kennebec Co., Maine
Content Gray b: 10 SEP 1790 in Clinton, Kennebec Co., Maine
Ruth Gray b: 7 AUG 1794 in Clinton, Kennebec Co., Maine
Child of ELIZABETH ROUNDY and JOHN GRAY is: 6. i. JOHN JR.6 GRAY, b. Bef. September 19, 1773, Marblehead, Essex Co., Massachusetts; d. May 17, 1832, Wesley, Maine.
Generation No. 6
6. JOHN JR.6 GRAY (ELIZABETH5 ROUNDY, ABRAHAM4, JOHN3, ROBERT2, PHILIP1) was born Bef. September 19, 1773 in Marblehead, Essex Co., Massachusetts, and died May 17, 1832 in Wesley, Maine. He married MARY BURTON March 12, 1793 in Winslow, Maine, daughter of NATHAN BURTON and HANNAH. She was born March 05, 1776 in Winslow, Maine, and died Abt. October 1854 in Enroute to Minnesota from Maine.
Notes for JOHN JR. GRAY: John Gray, Jr was born in Marblehead, MA where his mother was born and his parents married. The 1799 census of Clinton, ME shows a birthdate of 5 Oct. 1770, but Marblehead Vital Records indicate a son named John baptized 30 Sept. 1770 and another son John baptized 19 Sept. 1773; the first son John likely died before the baptism of the second and our John must be the second.
In the early 1770's, likely while an infant, he accompanied his parents in their move to what is now Clinton, ME (then Sebasticook, Sevenmile Brook, Hancock Plantation); probably that part of Clinton which is now Benton, ME. He married in 1793 in Winslow, ME; was in Fairfield, ME in 1797; in Harmony, ME (where his parents settled and died) in abt. 1802; removed to Township #14 ED BPP (Cathance Lake), ME after 1820; to Township #25 ED BPP "Great Meadow Ridge," now Wesley, ME about 1822. He was one of the earliest settlers of Wesley, ME.
He, his wife and family appear in the 1799 local census taken at Clinton, ME, but does not appear in the 1800 Federal census the following year. They are listed, instead, in the 1800 census at Fairfield, ME. They apparently left Fairfield in 1802, as John does not appear on the tax rolls there that year.
John is buried at Wesley Ridge Cemetery, Wesley, ME.
More About JOHN JR. GRAY: Burial: Unknown, Wesley, Maine
Notes for MARY BURTON: Note: Living with daughter and son-in-law Hannah and Winslow Getchell at the 1850 census in Wesley, ME. Mary died on the journey from Maine to MN and was buried along the banks of the Mississippi, likely between Galena, IL and St. Paul, MN.
Children: Sheldon Gray b: 25 APR 1794 in Hancock Plantation, Clinton, Kennebec Co., Maine Priscilla\Peace Gray b: 27 SEP 1795 in Clinton, Kennebec Co., Maine James Gray b: ABT. DEC 1797 in Fairfield, Somerset Co., Maine Elizabeth\Eliza Gray b: AFT. 1799 in Harmony, Somerset Co., Maine? Gideon Gray b: AFT. 1799 in Clinton, Kennebec Co., or Fairfield, Somerset Co., Maine John Gray III b: AFT. 1799 in Harmony, Somerset Co., Maine? Phoebe Gray b: AFT. 1799 in Maine Mary "Polly" Gray b: ABT. 1802 in Maine Benjamin Gray b: 1803 in Harmony, Somerset Co., Maine? Hannah Gray b: ABT. 1807 in Harmony, Somerset Co., Maine? Joseph Gray b: ABT. 1806 in Harmony, Somerset Co., Maine? Reuben Gray b: ABT. 1815 in Calais, Washington Co., or Harmony, Somerset Co., Maine
More About MARY BURTON: Burial: Unknown, Along the banks of the Mississippi, btwn Galena, IL and St. Paul, MN.
Child of JOHN GRAY and MARY BURTON is: 7. i. JAMES7 GRAY, b. Abt. December 1797, Fairfield, Maine; d. Unknown.
Generation No. 7
7. JAMES7 GRAY (JOHN JR.6, ELIZABETH5 ROUNDY, ABRAHAM4, JOHN3, ROBERT2, PHILIP1) was born Abt. December 1797 in Fairfield, Maine, and died Unknown. He married (1) HANNAH JONES Abt. October 1818 in Harmony Maine. She was born 1795 in Wells Maine, and died Unknown. He married (2) LOUISA SWEET Abt. April 1847 in Wesley, Maine. She was born Abt. 1810 in Machias, Maine, and died Unknown.
Children of JAMES GRAY and HANNAH JONES are: i. BELINDA8 GRAY, b. November 21, 1819; d. Unknown. ii. CLARINDA GRAY, b. May 15, 1822, North Hill, Now Brighton, Somerset Cty, Maine; d. Unknown; m. DAVIS WASHINGTON ROLLINS, October 17, 1842, St. Davids, New Brunswick, Canada; b. November 25, 1819, Marion, Washington Cty, Maine; d. Unknown. iii. ELIZABETH GRAY, b. September 15, 1824; d. Unknown. iv. JAMES JR. GRAY, b. August 26, 1826; d. Unknown. v. JOHN HARRISON GRAY, b. June 02, 1831; d. Unknown. vi. GRANVILLE CLIFFORD GRAY, b. June 14, 1834; d. Unknown.
Child of JAMES GRAY and LOUISA SWEET is:
vii. ROXANA S.8 GRAY, b. 1849; d. Unknown.
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