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Elizabeth Gooking

Female 1681 - 1762  (81 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Elizabeth Gooking was born on 11 Nov 1681 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died in Nov 1762.

    Elizabeth married Daniel Greenleaf on 18 Nov 1701 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Daniel was born on 10 Feb 1680 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts; died on 26 Aug 1763 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Dr John Greenleaf  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Nov 1717; died on 27 Aug 1778 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
    2. 3. Mercy Greenleaf  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Nov 1719 in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts; died on 7 Oct 1793 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
    3. 4. Hon. William Greenleaf  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Jan 1725 in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts; died on 21 Jul 1803 in New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Dr John Greenleaf Descendancy chart to this point (1.Elizabeth1) was born on 8 Nov 1717; died on 27 Aug 1778 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.

    Notes:

    Purchased land at Williams Court from Capt John Fisher and his wife, Bethia (Scollay) Fisher (her adopted mothers brother)


  2. 3.  Mercy Greenleaf Descendancy chart to this point (1.Elizabeth1) was born on 29 Nov 1719 in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts; died on 7 Oct 1793 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.

    Mercy married John Scollay, Esq about 1736. John (son of James Scollay and Deborah Bligh) was born on 24 Apr 1712 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; died on 15 Dec 1790 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 5. Deborah Scollay  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Apr 1737 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
    2. 6. Elizabeth Scollay  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Feb 1737/1738 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
    3. 7. Mercy Scollay  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Sep 1741 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; died on 8 Jan 1826 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; was buried in Vine Lake Cemetery, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.
    4. 8. James Scollay  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Aug 1743 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; died on 22 Feb 1768 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
    5. 9. John Scollay  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 May 1745 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
    6. 10. Daniel Scollay  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Feb 1745/1746 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
    7. 11. James Scollay  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Jun 1749 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
    8. 12. Mary Scollay  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Mar 1752 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
    9. 13. Daniel Scollay  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Jan 1754 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; died on 12 Oct 1784 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
    10. 14. Priscilla Scollay  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Aug 1755 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
    11. 15. Colonel William Scollay  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Nov 1756 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; died in 1809.

  3. 4.  Hon. William Greenleaf Descendancy chart to this point (1.Elizabeth1) was born on 10 Jan 1725 in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts; died on 21 Jul 1803 in New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts.


Generation: 3

  1. 5.  Deborah Scollay Descendancy chart to this point (3.Mercy2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born on 18 Apr 1737 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.

  2. 6.  Elizabeth Scollay Descendancy chart to this point (3.Mercy2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born on 15 Feb 1737/1738 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.

  3. 7.  Mercy Scollay Descendancy chart to this point (3.Mercy2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born on 11 Sep 1741 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; died on 8 Jan 1826 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; was buried in Vine Lake Cemetery, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.

  4. 8.  James Scollay Descendancy chart to this point (3.Mercy2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born on 17 Aug 1743 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; died on 22 Feb 1768 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.

    Notes:

    Died:
    Boston Post stated he drowned, supposed to have fallen between a vessel and the wharf as he was coming ashore in the night.


  5. 9.  John Scollay Descendancy chart to this point (3.Mercy2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born on 24 May 1745 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.

  6. 10.  Daniel Scollay Descendancy chart to this point (3.Mercy2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born on 26 Feb 1745/1746 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.

  7. 11.  James Scollay Descendancy chart to this point (3.Mercy2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born on 9 Jun 1749 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.

  8. 12.  Mary Scollay Descendancy chart to this point (3.Mercy2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born on 4 Mar 1752 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.

    Family/Spouse: Reverand Thomas Prentiss. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  9. 13.  Daniel Scollay Descendancy chart to this point (3.Mercy2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born on 20 Jan 1754 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; died on 12 Oct 1784 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.

  10. 14.  Priscilla Scollay Descendancy chart to this point (3.Mercy2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born on 15 Aug 1755 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.

    Priscilla married Major Thomas Melville on 30 Aug 1774 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Thomas was born on 27 Jan 1752 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 16. Allan Melville  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Apr 1782 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.

  11. 15.  Colonel William Scollay Descendancy chart to this point (3.Mercy2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born on 24 Nov 1756 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; died in 1809.

    Notes:

    Purchased the land that became known as SCOLLAY SQUARE in Boston.



Generation: 4

  1. 16.  Allan Melville Descendancy chart to this point (14.Priscilla3, 3.Mercy2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born on 7 Apr 1782 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.

    Allan married Maria Catherine Gansevoort on 4 Oct 1814 in Albany, Albany County, New York. Maria was born in 1791. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 17. Herman Melville  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Aug 1819 in New York City, New York; died on 28 Sep 1891 in New York City, New York.


Generation: 5

  1. 17.  Herman Melville Descendancy chart to this point (16.Allan4, 14.Priscilla3, 3.Mercy2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born on 1 Aug 1819 in New York City, New York; died on 28 Sep 1891 in New York City, New York.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Famous Kin: American Novelist

    Notes:

    Note: NOVELIST, POET
    AUTHOR OF "MOBY DICK" (1851)
    WROTE THE SHORT STORY, "BARTLEBY THE SCRIVENER" (1853)
    CLOSE FRIEND OF AUTHOR NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE
    At the age of 20, Herman went off to sea as a cabin boy. He returned
    to the U.S. and taught school for a while then shipped off on a
    whaling vessel for the South Seas. He jumped ship in the Marquesas Islands and encountered a tribe of cannibals. In 1843, he enlisted as a seaman aboard the U.S. Navy frigate "United States." Discharged in 1844, Melville turned to writing and completed his famous novel MOBY DICK in 1851, though it was not received well and made little money. In fact, most of Melville's work went almost completely unrecognized until after his death. Today he is considered one of America's greatest writers. His last work BILLY BUDD, FORETOPMAN was completed just before his death in 1891, but was not published until 1924. It was later turned into an opera by Benjamin Britten. "Call me Ishmael. Some years ago--never mind how long precisely--having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me on shore, I thought I would sail about a little and see the watery part of the world. It is a way I have of
    driving off the spleen, and regulating the circulation." --Herman
    Melville, from MOBY DICK.Melville



 

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