William SILVESTER

Father: Amos SILVESTER
Mother: Elizabeth HENCHMAN

Family 1: Mary BARSTOW

(1) Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records via Ancestry.com: Newbury (Essex Co.) Marriages

  1. William SYLVESTER
  2. Charles SYLVESTER
  3. Mercy SYLVESTER
  4. Elija SYLVESTER
  5. Isaac SYLVESTER
  6. Hannah SYLVESTER
  7. Deborah SYLVESTER
  8. Marlboro SYLVESTER
  9. Huldah SYLVESTER
  10. Barstow SYLVESTER
  11. Stephen SYLVESTER
                                           _Richard SILVESTER _
                       _Joseph SILVESTER _|
                      |                   |_Naomi // __________
 _Amos SILVESTER _____|
|                     |                    _William BARSTOW____
|                     |_Mary BARSTOW _____|
|                                         |_Anna HUBBARD_______
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|--William SILVESTER
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|                                          ____________________
|                      _Joseph HENCHMAN___|
|                     |                   |____________________
|_Elizabeth HENCHMAN _|
                      |                    ____________________
                      |___________________|
                                          |____________________

Notes

Updated January 24, 2023. Compiled by Howder (www.howderfamily.com) from the following source(s):

(1) Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records via Ancestry.com

- Name: William SILVESTER
- Event Type: Birth
- Birth Date: 22 Feb 1709
- Birth Place: Scituate, Massachusetts
- Father Name: Amos SILVESTER
- Mother Name: Elisabeth SILVESTER

(2) Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records via Ancestry.com: Newbury (Essex Co.) Marriages

"BARSTOW, Mary, and William SILVESTER, both of Hanover, May 12, 1736. C. R. 7."

(3) William SYLVESTER via Find a Grave

- Birth: 22 Feb 1708
- Death: 17 Jun 1799 (aged 91)
- Burial: Old Harpswell Common Burying Ground; Harpswell Center, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
- Memorial ID: 40072653
- Inscription: "William SYLVESTER Esq who bid adieu to time Jun 17, 1799 AEt 91. The several offices beheld in the town & as a Justice of the Peace, be discharged with fidelity"

(4) Silvester, Albert Henry, "Richard Silvester of Weymouth, Mass., and Some of his Descendants," New England Historical and Genealogical Register volume LXXXV (Boston, MA: 1931), p. 362.

(5) Wheeler, George Augustus, M.D., and Wheeler, Henry Warren, "History of Brunswick, Topsham, and Harpswell, Maine: including the ancient territory known as Pejepscot (Google eBook)" (A. Mudge & Sons, printers: Boston, MA, 1878).

(6) Family History, Volume S(4), Sylvester, Daughters of the American Revolution library, Washington, DC.

"Six of his sons served in the Revolution. He was Captain of Militia in Hanover and always took an active part in military affairs. He served several years as Town Clerk; Chairman of Inspection; Chairman of Correspondence; Chairman of Ammunitions; Chairman of Safety, etc., -- See Wheelers History of Brunswick, Topham and Harpswell pp 165 and C **."

- March 8, 1774: "We hold ourselves in readiness, at any time with our lives, and our fortunes to assist our Sister Colony at Boston, etc."
- August 11, 1774: "relating to entering into covenant with Boston for non-consumption of British goods, etc. that the town of Boston is suffering in the common cause, which we esteem our own."
- March 20, 1775: He was Captain of Militia at Harpswell, Maine. "We pledge to give the men that shall engage as Minute Men for practice, two shillings and eight pence per week -- signed by William SYLVESTER, Chairman of Correspondence (and 18 others of the town.)"
- May 1st, 1775: William Sylvester Esq. and 4 others chosen to provide stock of ammunition.
- June 5, 1775: "William Sylvester, Esq., Chairman of Committee of Safety and Supplies"

(7) U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 via Ancestry.com for Loren Ballou SYLVESTER, #31447 (May 22, 1920)

"William SYLVESTER Esq. (sometimes called Captain of Militia and Senior) see Wheeler's History of Brunswick, Topsham and Hartswell, page 165 -- as clerk of town of Hartswell, Me. gives answer to Boston letter regarding Rights of Colonists, and infringements thereon -- 1773. Also March 8th, 1774 (same book) 'We hold ourselves in readiness, at all times, with our lives and our fortunes to assist" & etc. Also August 11th, 1774 (Relative to entering into covenant for the non-consumption of British Goods & etc. -- 'That the Town of Boston is most suffering in the common cause which we esteem to be our own" & etc. Also March 20th, 1775 'We pledge to give to men that shall engage as Minute Men two shillings and eight pence per week for practice' & etc. Signed -- William SYLVESTER, Chairman of the Committee of Correspondence and Inspection , -- (and eighteen others). June 5th, 1775 -- William SYLVESTER Esq. -- Chairman of Committee of Supply and Safety, Copied from Wheeler's History of Haprswell -- in which the Town records were copied."

(8) Genealogical History of Deer Isle Families [ME], Series 2, Volume 34, Ste-Sy. Compiled by Benjamin Lake Noyes. Donated to Daughters of the American Revolution library, Washington, DC, June 1950.

"William SILVESTER, of the third generation from Richard... in his diary is the following entry: -- "May 25, 1762, then we left Hanover and came to Hingham that day shipped our goods on board the Grayhound, Courtney Babbidge, Commander, and we sailed that night about 10 o'clock. The 26 day we went on board. 30 we came to anchor and landed our cattle. 31 we landed our goods and took possession of our house in Harpswell the last day of May." This house was on the lot now (1877) owned by Rev. Elijah Kellogg."

"The four last children named came to Harpswell with their parents. Some of the other children died young, others, it is probable, settled somewhere in Mass. Another branch of the family is found in Durham."

(9) Listed in Daughters of the American Revolution membership record 481880 (issued 1961) and 569548 (issued 1972).