Historical and Genealogical Register. I. CONTENTS-JANUARY, 1881. Illustrations: 1. Portrait of the Hon. JOHN HOWE PEYTON (to face page 9). SKETCH OF the Life of THE HON. JOHN HOWE PEYTON. By Col. J. T. L. Preston II. THE REV. JOHN ELIOT'S RECORD OF ROXBURY CHURCH MEMBERS. Com. by William B. Trask, Esq. 6 21 Com. by Willard S. Allen, A.M. 25 28 III. LONGMEADOW FAMILIES. (Continued.) by Walter Lloyd Jeffries, A.B. VII. LT. JOHN BRYANT AND DESCENDANTS. By William B. Lapham, M.D. XI. CABO DE BAXOS, OR THE PLACE OF CAPE COD IN THE OLD CARTOLOGY. By the XII. DESCENT OF MARGARET LOCKE, WIFE OF FRANCIS WILLOUGHBY. By Col. XIII. LETTERS OF SHIRLEY AND MOULTON. Com. by N. J. Herrick, Esq. XIV. THE ATHERTON FAMILY IN ENGLAND. By John C. J. Brown, Esq. XV. GRANTEES OF MEADOW LANDS IN DORCHESTER. Com. by William B. Trask, Esq. XVI. WRIGHT GENEALOGY. By the Rev. Stephen Wright XVII. LETTERS WRITTEN DURING THE REVOLUTION. Com. by John S. H. Fogg, M.D. XVIII. NOTES AND QUERIES: Notes.-Bryant; Portrait of Judge Richardson, 85; Phelps; Meachum; In- Queries.-Hayden; Sanderson, Swallow and Warner; Dennis, 87; Wright; XIX. SOCIETIES AND THEIR PROCEEDINGS: New England Historic, Genealogical Society, 91; Rhode Island Historical XX. NECROLOGY OF THE NEW-ENGLAND HISTORIC, GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY: Hon. Aaron C. Mayhew, 94; Nathaniel C. Nash, Esq.; Rev. Daniel Lancaster, 34 37 49 59 83 85-91 91-94 94-99 99-112 112-115 116 OF THE NEW ENGLAND HISTORIC, GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY. THE Committee in charge of the publication of the first volume of biographies of deceased members of the New England Historic, Genealogical Society, printed at the cost of the "Towne Memorial Fund," announce that it is completed. It contains biographies of forty-three members, being all who died during the first eight years of the Society's existence, namely, from 1845 to 1852, inclusive. The following is a list of the memorials with their authors: Introduction, with biography of William B. Towne, A.M., by the Rev. Henry A. Hazen, A.M.; Hon. William Durkee Williamson, A.M., by the Hon. Joseph Williamson, A.M., of Belfast, Me.; Benjamin Shurtleff, M.D., by Hiram S. Shurtleff, A.M., of Boston: Hon. Job Durfee, LL.D., by the Hon. Thomas Durfee, LL.D., Chief Justice of Rhode Island; Luther Wait, by Mr. Abraham D. Wait, of Ipswich; Samuel John Carr, M.D., by John Ward Dean, A.M., of Boston; Hon. James Kent, LL,D., by Mr. James Kent, of Fishkill-on-Hudson, N. Y.; Hon. Timothy Pitkin, LL.D., by the Rev. Thomas C. Pitkin, D.D., of Detroit, Mich.; Hon. Samuel Hubbard, LL.D., by Mrs. Elizabeth Greene Buck, of Andover; Hon. John Quincy Adams, LL.D., by the Hon. Charles Francis Adams, LL.D., of Quincy; Prof. Merritt Caldwell, A.M., by William H. Allen, LL.D., President of Girard College, Philadelphia, Pa.; Hon. Nathaniel Morton Davis, A.M., by Charles Deane, LL.D., of Cambridge; Hon. Harrison Gray Otis, LL.D., by Augustus T. Perkins, A.M., of Boston; Benjamin Franklin Thompson, by Henry Onderdonk, Jr., A.M., of Jamaica, N. Y.; Lot Edward Brewster, by Mr. Daniel T. V. Huntoon, of Canton; Hon. Theodore Lyman, Jr., A. M., by Theodore Lyman, A.B., of Boston; Dr. Daniel Gilbert, by Dr. Daniel D. Gilbert, A.M., of Boston; Hon. Albert Gallatin, LL.D., by Henry Adams, A.B., of Boston; Rev. John Peirce, D.D., by Mr. William B. Trask, of Boston; Theodore Cushing, by Mr. William T. Cushing, of Atlantic City, Iowa; Hon. Samuel Turell Armstrong, by Mr. Uriel Crocker, of Boston; Rev. William Cogswell, D.D., by the Rev. Ephraim O. Jameson, A.B., of East Medway; Hon. Joseph Sewall, by the Hon. Samuel E. Sewall, A.M., of Melrose; Hon. Daniel Putnam King, A.M., by the Hon. Benjamin C. Perkins, of Peabody; Daniel Pinckney Parker, by John Ward Dean, A.M., of Boston; Rev. William Ely, A.B., by Rev. Increase N. Tarbor, D.D., of Newton; William Pitt Greenwood, D.D.S., by Isaac J. Greenwood, A.M., of New York, N. Y.; William Savage, by Miss Mary J. Cooper, of Amherst; Hon. Henry Alexander Scammel Dearborn, by Charles K. Dillaway, A.M., of Boston; Lewis Bradford, by Mr. Bradford Kingman, of Brookline; Hon. Levi Woodbury, LL.D., by the Hon. Charles Levi Woodbury, of Boston; William Ingalls, M.D., by William Ingalls, M.D., of Boston; Ebenezer Turell Andrews, by Mr. F. W. Andrews, of Boston; Israel Putnam Proctor, by the late Mr. John W. Proctor, of Danvers; Rev. Oliver Alden Taylor, A.M., by the Rev. Jeremiah Taylor, D.D., of Providence, R. I.; Hon. Henry Clay, LL.D., by the Hon. Robert C. Winthrop, LL.D., of Boston; Prof. James Luce Kingsley, LL.D., by William L. Kingsley, A.M., of New Haven, Conn.; Henry Holton Fuller, A.M., by Henry H. Fuller, M.D., of Boston; Hon. James Whitcomb, by Major Ben: Perley Poore, of Washington, D. C.; Hon. Daniel Webster, LL.D., by the Hon. Charles H. Bell, A.M., of Exeter, N. H.; Prof. Daniel Drake, M.D., by the Hon. Charles D. Drake, of Washington, D. C.; Ralph Haskins, by David Greene Haskins, Jr., A.M., of Cambridge; Hon. David Henshaw, by Mr. Andrew Henshaw Ward, of Bridgewater; Amos Lawrence, by William M. Cornell, LL.D., of Boston. The volume contains over five hundred octavo pages, printed on superior paper, and handsomely bound. The price is $2.25. When the book is sent by mail, the postage, 25 cents, will be added. The money received for this volume will be added to the income of the "Towne Memorial Fund," and used in defraying the expense of the second volume, now in preparation. Subsequent volumes will in due time be issued, forming a series replete with historic and biographic lore, of constantly increasing value. Only a small edition is printed, and those who wish the work should at once send in their names with the number of copies desired. Address JOHN WARD DEAN, 18 SOMERSET ST., BOSTON, MASS. Published quarterly at 18 Somerset st., Boston, Mass. Price 25 cts. a year, or 10 cts. a number. THE EDITOR requests persons sending books for notice to state, for the information of readers, the price of each book, with the amount to be added for postage when sent by mail. The North American Review. Edited by ALLEN THORNDIKE RICE. [Published monthly by D. Appleton & Co., New York. Terms: $5.00 per annum.] The life of this leading and representative literary review, covers a long period in the history of American letters. We speak of life as meaning vitality, and force, and influence-and all these belong especially to the old “ North American." Established originally in 1815 by William Tudor, it soon became the organ of an association of the foremost literary gentlemen and scholars of Boston, and early received the aid of such brilliant writers of the time as William Tudor, Nathan Hale, Richard H. Dana, Edward T. Channing and Jared Sparks. It led a somewhat varying life up to 1820, when the editorship was assumed by Edward Everett, who filled the position for four years. It then became the property of that distinguished scholar and historian, Jared Sparks, by whom it was edited until 1830. The Review from its foundation received the contributions of the foremost scholars and writers in the country, while of that distinguished number of persons eminent for literary, scientific or professional learning who resided in the neighborhood of Boston, nearly all were contributors to its pages. Among these may be mentioned Chief Justice Shaw, John Adams, Josiah Quincy, Daniel Webster, Judge Story, Dr. Bowditch, William H. Prescott, Edward Everett, J. G. Palfrey, William Cullen Bryant, Theophilus Parsons, Caleb Cushing and George Ticknor. In 1830 the Review passed under the editorial management of Hon. John G. Palfrey-the now venerable historian of New England-who conducted it for seven years. Among the distinguished contributors to its pages during this period were Admiral Davis, Lewis Cass, Rufus Choate, Prof. Cornelius C. Felton, Henry R. Schoolcroft and J. Lothrop Motley. In 1842 Mr. Francis Bowen became its editor, which service was rendered by him until 1854, when he was succeeded by Rev. Andrew P. Peabody, who continued to edit it for a period of ten years. During this period the pages of the review were enriched by the contributions of George S. Hillard, Richard H. Dana, Jr., Charles Francis Adams, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Charles Sumner, Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry W. Longfellow. The more recent history of the Review, which embraces the successive editorial work of James Russell Lowell, Edward L. Godkin and Allen Thorndike Rice, is familiar to all scholars; and with this modern period new and vigorous writers are furnishing articles to its pages, which, as the years go on, will not suffer in comparison with the contributions of those brilliant and foundation writers who, in the early days of American literature, made this grand old review the synonym of all that was scholarly, and able and profound in letters. During the past two years the review, in its monthly form-which we are far from approving-has treated in a manly way almost every vital subject of literature, social science and national polity. The names of some of its contributors are new, but they are becoming quite representative, while among them are not a few of the foremost scholars of the time-James Anthony Froude, Goldwin Smith, Sir James E. Thorold Rogers, George Ticknor Curtis, George S. Boutwell, David A. Wells, Francis Parkman, Richard H. Stoddard, Alexander Winchell, Henry W. Bellows. Of great and special value to all scholars of American history and antiquity, is the series of articles now publishing on the ruined cities of Central America, by M. Désiré Charnay, illustrated by heliotype plates, and forming one of the most important contributions to American history that has appeared in late years. The introduction to this series by the editor, Mr. Rice, which appeared in the number for August last, is a fine example of compact, clear and brilliant writing. If less American than formerly in its choice of writers and treatment of subjects, and more international-and on this account less acceptable to a few readers-it must be remembered that American scholarship is more cosmopolitan, and treatment of all great questions bears a more intimate relation to the nations, than in the early days of our literature. While being somewhat international it is nevertheless truly American, and what is more is the North American Review of Bryant and Irving, Ticknor and Bancroft, Everett and Lowell. [By Samuel L. Boardman, Esq., of Augusta, Me.] History of Newton, Massachusetts, Town and City, from its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. 1630 to 1880. By S. F. SMITH, D.D. Boston: The American Logotype Company. 1880. [8vo. pp. xi.+851, with map and illustrations. Price $4.50 in cloth; $5.50 in Arabesque leather, and $6.50 in half calf. For sale by A. Williams & Co., 283 Washington Street, Boston.] The beautiful city of Newton, with its picturesque scenery of hill, dale and river, its broad shady avenues, its handsome churches, public buildings and private estates, its neat and well-ordered general appearance, the lovely views on the Charles River, as it winds its serpentine coils around three sides of the town, recalling Longfellow's lines, "River! That in silence windest Through the meadows bright and free, In the bosom of the sea!" These qualities, together with its quiet air of comfort and repose, might well inspire the eloquence of the poet or the skill of the painter, as well as the matter-of-fact description of the historian. Newton is in its modern garb one of the finest examples of Massachusetts taste, culture and wealth, as exhibited in the development of suburban cities; and this fact, coupled with the remarkable natural beauty of its locality, render it one of those lovely and attractive spots which the citizens of our old Commonwealth may justly look upon with pleasure and with pride. Newton has found an able chronicler in the person of the Rev. Dr. S. F. Smith, who, although he has not dwelt much upon the local beauty of his subject, has yet brought to bear upon it a commendable industry, which the seeker after local historical facts will readily appreciate. He has followed Dr. Paige to some extent in that author's history of Cambridge, the parent town of Newton. The early history and gradual progress of the latter through all the vicissitudes of fortune which usually mark the record of our provincial towns, is given with fidelity and justice. The various institutions of Newton are described in detail, and the public spirit of its citizens is well expressed in the following extract from a portion of the address of George H. Jones, Esq., on the occasion of the transfer of the Newton Free Library to the city government, March 16, 1876, which Dr. Smith gives on page 680: "The citizens of Newton have ever recognized that public benefits require public benevolence, and that the giving must precede the enjoyment of the benefit." Some other towns might adopt this idea with advantage. The series of reminiscences and sketches of the prominent public men of Newton is made an especial feature, and renders the volume of additional interest to the general reader. Portraits of James F. Hyde, William Claflin, Seth Davis, Alden Speare, Otis Pettee, the Rev. Joseph Grafton, Alfred L. Baury, D. L. Furber, Barnas Sears, Marshall S. Rice, H. J. Ripley, Irah Chase, H. B. Hackett, J. Wiley Edmands, William B. Fowle, Alexander H. Rice, A. B. Ely, R. M. Pulsifer, and the author, are given, together with illustrations of the various public buildings, and a fac-simile of Dr. Smith's manuscript of his well-known hymn, 99 "America. The book is printed in good style, and altogether adds another worthy volume to the growing list of town histories. [By Oliver B. Stebbins, Esq., of South Boston, Mass.] Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire: Session 1879-80 : Vol. xxxii. Liverpool: Adam Holden, 48 Church Street. 1880. [8vo. pp. 204.] This Society, formed in 1848, now, by a steady rate of progression, ranks among the most effective and important of similar societies in England, and probably has no superior in any one of them. Confining its researches and publications to matters pertaining almost exclusively to the two counties named, it has already done a vast amount of good work, both as regards the general antiquities and early history of the district, and the history of its important families. Its series of publications contain much of interest to historical students on both sides of the Atlantic. The contents of the present volume are varied in character, but all of more or less permanent value, among which may be specially named an excellent account of the Clayton families of Cheshire and of Ireland, by Mr. J. Paul Rylands, Corresponding Member of the New England Historic, Genealogical Society. The number of Honorary Members is limited to thirty, and it may be mentioned that at the last election two Americans had this honor conferred upon them, in connection with Sir Bernard Burke and Mr. John Ruskin. [By Col. Joseph L. Chester, LL.D., of London, England.] Inventio Fortunata. Arctic Explorations, with an Account of Nicholas of Lynn. Read before the American Geographical Society, Chickering Hall, May 15, 1880. Reprinted from the Bulletin of the Society. By B. F. DE COSTA. New York. 1881. [8vo. pp. 36.] William Blackstone in his Relation to Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Reprinted from The Churchman of September 25th and October 2d, 1880. [Motto.] By the Rev. B. F. DE COSTA. New York: M. H. Mallory & Co. 1880. [12mo. pp. 24.] Here are two pamphlets by our valued correspondent, the Rev. B. F. De Costa, which have recently been issued. The first is on the history of early arctic explorations, with special reference to Nicholas of Lynn, who flourished in the reign of Edward III. His "Inventio Fortunata," referred to by writers soon after his day, but of which no copy is known to be in existence, is supposed by Mr. De Costa to be transformed into Juventius Fortunatus, and quoted as an author in the Life of Columbus attributed to Ferdinand Columbus. Mr. De Costa, as our readers are aware, has given much time to research upon early maps and maritime discovery, and all that he writes upon these subjects is valuable. The pamphlet on William Blackstone, or as he spelled his own name, Blaxton, the first settler of Boston, presents him to us vividly as a clergyman of the Episcopal church. The first of the two articles here reprinted from the Churchman shows him as "The First Churchman of Boston and the Founder of the City;" the second, as "The First Churchman in Rhode Island and the Original Settler of the State." Society of the Fifty-First Regiment Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteers. Records of the Proceedings of the First Annual Reunion, held at Norristown, Pa., Sept. 17, 1880. Harrisburg, Pa.: Lane S. Hart. 1880. [8vo. pp. 47.] This society was organized at Norristown on the 17th of September last by the surviving members of the regiment. The present pamphlet contains the proceedings, constitution and by-laws, with a list of the comrades present and the oration, which was delivered by Capt. J. Merrill Linn; a heroic poem by Mr. George N. Corson, and letters from distinguished persons who could not attend the reunion. The first colonel of this regiment, which did good service in the war for the union, was John Frederick Hartranft, since a major-general and governor of Pennsylvania. History of the Town of Antrim, New Hampshire, from its Earliest Settlement to June 27, 1877, with a brief Genealogical Record of all the Antrim Families. By Rev. W. R. COCHRANE, Pastor of the Presbyterian Church. Published by the Town. Manchester, N. H.: Mirror Steam Job Printing Press. 1880. [8vo. pp. xxiv.+ 791. With Portraits, Illustrations and Town Map.] The old town of Londonderry, N. H., of which Antrim is one of the numerous outgrowths, was in former days one of the most important towns in New Hampshire, only surpassed by that of Portsmouth. It was settled by some of the best material that came over previous to the Revolution-the thrifty and energetic |