Hopestill NEWMAN

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact: Daughter of Samuel Newman.

Hopestill married George SHOVE on 12 Jul 1664. George died on 21 Apr 1687. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

"The Descendants of John Drake" - Mary Drake, born May 21, 1674, in Simsbury, Conn. She married Seth Shove, "Teacher of the Work of God." He was the son of Rev. George and Hopestill (Newman) Shove, of Tauton, Mass., where he was born Dec. 10, 1667. He was graduated at Harvard in 1687.
Jan. 25, 1691, the town of Simsbury,Conn., voted to settle Mr. seth Shove in the Church at that town. Mr. Shove expressed himself as willing to spend his days with them, but for some reason he was never installed there. In 1695, he removed to Danvury, Conn., was ordained there the following year and remained with the Church in Danbury until his death Oct. 3, 1735. May 1, 1699, Seth Shove, of Danbury, Conn., deeded land in Simsbury to Thomas Barber, Jr. The deed had this proviso, "In case my wife's brother, John Drake, redeem the land when he comes of age, 21 years, the deed is void". Apr. 18, 1711, JohnDrake disclaimed interest. Probably Mary (Drake) Shove's sister Hannah, and her brother John, accompanied her to Danbury. Hannah married there but John returned to Simsbury. Rev. Seth Shove married 2nd, Abigail, daughter of Francis and Hannah (Seymour) Bushnell of Norwalk, Conn. Francis Bushnell's inventory was taken Oct. 1697. Abigail, then under 18, chose John Taylor as her guardian. From this it seems safe to consider the child baptised Nov., 1696, as the daughter of the first wife. The widow Abigail and Seth Shove were appointed Administrators on the estate of rev. Seth Shove. In the distribution, Mary Minor, Hannah Starr and Lydia Bouton are mentioned. There were probably other children. The loss of the early records at Danbury leaves many problems unsettled.....

Family/Spouse: Mary DRAKE. Mary (daughter of John DRAKE and Mary WATSON) was born on 21 May 1674 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]