FERNALD, Sarah

FERNALD, Sarah

Female Abt 1678 -

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  FERNALD, Sarah was born about 1678 in Kittery, York, ME, USA (daughter of FERNALD, Thomas and WASHINGTON, Temperance).

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: Aft 1700, Henderson’s Point, Seavey’s Island, Kittery, York, ME, USA

    Sarah married HENDERSON, William on 16 Jul 1700. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. HENDERSON, Unknown
    2. HENDERSON, Unknown

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  FERNALD, ThomasFERNALD, Thomas was born about 1632 or 1633 (son of FERNALD, Renald and WARBURTON, Joanna); died before 25 Aug 1697; was buried in Fernald Family Plot, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, York, ME USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Shipbuilder
    • Residence: Bef 1700, Henderson’s Point, Seavey’s Island, Kittery, York, ME, USA
    • Will: Bef 20 Nov 1702

    Notes:

    From Stackpole p 375-376:

    Thomas Fernald made a deposition 18 April 1679, giving
    his age as "46 about." In 1645 Puddington's Islands were leased
    to him by the agent of Sir Ferdinando Gorges, and in 1671, he
    deeded one of them to his brother William, "for the fulfilling of
    the last Will of our Dere father, Renald Fernald."

    Thomas Fernald married Temperance - He was a
    shipbuilder. His inventory was returned 25 Aug. 1697. The
    larger of his two islands, afterwards known as Seavey's Island,
    was divided by his widow 20 Nov. 1702, among the surviving
    children.

    Addl:

    Seavey’s Island later conjoined into Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, and a naval prison. It was the subject of a border dispute between Maine and New Hampshire in 2001, and as of 2011 is considered part of Maine

    From Stackpole on Kittery Navy Yard:

    3 May 1645, Richard Vines, acting as agent for Sir Ferdinando
    Gorges, gave a perpetual lease of the islands to Thomas,
    son of Renald Fernald. The rent was two shillings and six
    pence yearly. The lease was practically a gift to the twelve year-
    old son of Dr. Fernald for his father's sake. Thomas Fernald,
    9 Sept. 1671, deeded the island next to the mainland to his
    brother William. This was then called "Lay Clayme" island,
    perhaps because Purington had laid claim to it. In 1806 this
    island was in the possession of Capt. William Dennett and was
    purchased of him by the United States government for $5,500.
    It then had but one house upon it and was a place for drying fish.
    !t contains about sixty acres. About thirty years ago Seavey's
    Island, the old home of Thomas Fernald, was purchased by the
    government and added to the grounds of the navy yard.

    The part of the navy yard known formerly as Seavey's Island
    contains the foundry and the naval hospital. Here were
    quartered the Spanish prisoners taken in the naval battle off
    Santiago, and here thirty-one of them are buried. The "Reina
    Mercedes," a Spanish cruiser captured in that fight, is now undergoing
    repairs here and will be used as a training ship. Thus our
    government is getting ready to maintain peace, to do with kindred
    nations the police duty of the world.

    The point of land which is directly opposite Pierce's Island
    has been an obstruction to the passage of the largest ships. The
    government is now blasting and mining for its removal at a cost
    of a million of dollars. This was called Henderson's Point from
    the fact that William Henderson, who married Sarah, daughter
    of Thomas Fernald in 1700, lived here. Thomas Fernald's house
    was near the southeastern point of the island, where a little cemetery
    is seen. Some broken slate tombstones may be found, and
    one inscription indicates the grave of Elizabeth, wife of Stephen
    Eastwick and daughter of Thomas Fernald.

    From a mid-1800s account by Charles Brewster, text of a document by Thomas Fernald conveying the island settled by his father, Renald, in the Piscataqua to his sister:

    Peirce's island was once the property of Dr. Renald Fernald, one of the first settlers of Portsmouth. We have a deed from Thomas Fernald, son of the Doctor, dated in 1688, conveying what is now Peirce's island and One Tree Island. It commences in this manner:

    Know all men by these presents that I, Thomas Fernald of Kittery, in the province of Maine, in New England shipwright, being ye eldest lawfull begotten son of Reginald Fernald, doctor, deceased, many good considerations and causes mee thereunto moovinge, and especially in obedience of ye commands of my honoured father and mother at their deceases severally, and ye great and ardent love and natural affections and respect which I have and bear unto my dearly beloved and loveing sister Sarah, some time the wife of Mr. Allin Loyd, mariner, deceased, and now the wife of Mr. Richard Waterhouse of Portsmouth in ye province of New Hampshire in New England, tanner, have given, granted, etc. unto my said sister Sarah all and whole that part of ye Island commonly known by the term or name of ye Doctor's island, whereon the now dwelling house of ye said Waterhouse standeth, together with a little island near thereunto, and ye land bounded, together with the said little island as followeth, viz: on the one end with some part of ye same island, being at ye narrowest part or place there and commonly known by ye name or terme of ye Mast cove or Bass rock cove, and on the other end near unto which is the aforesaid little island, bounded only with the water leading to that part of Portsmouth aforesaid commonly called Strawbury bank, and one side, together with ye sd little island bounded with ye channel of ye river Piscataqua, and on ye other side with a branch of ye said river leading unto and from that part of said Portsmouth called Little Harbour, which said tract of land or ground, together with all the privileges, properties, conveniences and appurtenances therein, thereon, or thereunto belonging, concerning or any manner or waye appertaining, woods, under woods, rivers, wells or waters, earth, stones, gravel and sands, and fishing, fowling, hunting and hawking, and whatever else is, will or may be profitable or pleasant in or upon my premises, unto my said sister Sarah, her heirs, executors, administrators or assigns forever, etc.
    Waterhouse resided on the island, and for many years it bore the family name.


    The island on which the Navy Yard is located, containing about sixty acres, was once called Fernald's island. It was purchased of Capt. William Dennett, by the United States, in 1806, for a Navy yard. The price paid was $5,500. It was a place for drying fish and had but one house upon it.

    Hugh Byrne: During a tour of Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in July, 2011, PIO Gary Hildreth mentioned that his documents indicated Dennett had been made aware of the Navy’s desire to purchase an island to build a Naval ship yard, and that Dennett purchased it from the Fernald family for ~$2,000 without disclosing this fact, he subsequently ‘flipped’ it to the Navy for $5,500.

    Thomas married WASHINGTON, Temperance. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  WASHINGTON, Temperance
    Children:
    1. FERNALD, Samuel was born about 1673; died between 12/09/1745 and 02/20/1746.
    2. FERNALD, John was born about 1659; died between 1698 and 1702.
    3. FERNALD, Ann was born about 1661; died after 1711.
    4. FERNALD, Patience was born about 1664 in Kittery, York, ME, USA.
    5. FERNALD, Thomas was born about 1668 in Kittery, York, ME, USA; died before 1699 in Kittery, York, ME, USA.
    6. FERNALD, Mary was born about 1671 in Kittery, York, ME, USA.
    7. FERNALD, Joanna was born about 1676 in Kittery, York, ME, USA.
    8. 1. FERNALD, Sarah was born about 1678 in Kittery, York, ME, USA.
    9. FERNALD, Hercules was born about 1680 in Kittery, York, ME, USA; died before 1731.
    10. FERNALD, Elizabeth was born on 6 Feb 1683 in Kittery, York, ME, USA; died on 26 Apr 1714; was buried in Fernald Family Plot, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, York, ME USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  FERNALD, Renald was born about 1595 in England; died between 05/17/1656 and 10/7/1656; was buried in Point of Graves Cemetery, Portsmouth, Rockingham, NH, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Surgeon in English Navy
    • Residence: Doctors Island, Portsmouth, Rockingham, NH, USA

    Notes:

    From Stackpole p 30: One who has given much study to
    the genealogy of the Fernald family has told me that the
    descendants of Reginald Fernald number fifty thousand.

    From Stackpole p 375:

    Renald (also called Reginald) Fernald came to Portsmouth
    in 1631 as the surgeon of Capt. John Mason's Company. It is
    a tradition that he was a surgeon in the English Navy. resigning
    his post to come to America. He was Clerk of Court, Recorder
    of Deeds. Commissioner, and Surveyor, and was Town Clerk at
    the time of his death. He lived on "Doctor's," now Peirces
    Island, where he died between 17 May and 7 Oct., 1656, and is
    said to have been buried at Point of Graves cemetery in Portsmouth.
    His wife's name was Joanna, who died in 1660.

    Renald married WARBURTON, Joanna. Joanna died in 1660; was buried in Point of Graves Cemetery, Portsmouth, Rockingham, NH, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  WARBURTON, Joanna died in 1660; was buried in Point of Graves Cemetery, Portsmouth, Rockingham, NH, USA.

    Notes:

    From Stackpole page 375:

    Renald (also called Reginald) Fernald came to Portsmouth in 1631 as the surgeon of Capt. John Mason's Company. It is a tradition that he was a surgeon in the English Navy. resigning his post to come to America. He was Clerk of Court, Recorder of Deeds. Commissioner, and Surveyor, and was Town Clerk at the time of his death. He lived on "Doctor's," now Peirces Island, where he died between 17 May and 7 Oct., 1656, and is said to have been buried at Point of Graves cemetery in Portsmouth. His wife's name was Joanna, who died in 1660.

    Children:
    1. 2. FERNALD, Thomas was born about 1632 or 1633; died before 25 Aug 1697; was buried in Fernald Family Plot, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, York, ME USA.
    2. FERNALD, Elizabeth was born about 1634.
    3. FERNALD, Mary was born about 1637; died on 16 Aug 1722.
    4. FERNALD, Sarah was born about 1640.
    5. FERNALD, John was born about 1642; died on 19 Apr 1687.
    6. FERNALD, Samuel was born about 1655; died on 1 Dec 1698.
    7. FERNALD, William was born on 5 Mar 1640; died on 5 Jul 1728 in Spruce Creek, York, ME, USA.



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