Roxbury, Mass. and went from Roxbury back to Wales in 1649.

302. Elizabeth Douglas, heretofore mentioned as having married John Chandler in 1658, was born 26th Aug., 1641, at Woodstock, Mass. She was a daughter of William and Anna (Mattle) Douglas.

303. William Douglas was born in Scotland about 1610 and married Anna Mattle of North Hampton, England. They emigrated from England to Ipswich, Mass. Moved from there to Boston and from Boston to New London. They had a family of five children.

*Senator Stephen A. Douglas was a direct descendant of the above mentioned William and Anna (Mattle) Douglas.

CHAPTER VII.

Pedigree of Sally Lathrop

A brief summary of the line of descent of Sally Lathrop from Elder William Brewster, with a short sketch of the life of the latter was given in the forepart of this book. As she was a direct descendant of said William Brewster who came over to America with the Pilgrims, on the Mayflower, her descendants are entitled to join the Society of Mayflower Descendants and will no doubt be pleased to have her genealogy given more fully.

304. Jonathan Brewster, son of William and Mary Brewster, was born at Scrooby, England, on the 12th of August, 1593. He went to Holland with his father and the others who were forced to leave England on account of having separated from the English church; He remained in Holland about twelve years and then emigrated to America. He came over in the Fortune, and arrived on the 10th day of November, 1621. He was married to Lucretia Oldham, at Plymouth, on the 10th of April, 1624. He removed from Plymouth to Duxbury, Mass., about 1630. He was elected a Deputy to the General Court of Plymouth Colony, in the years 1639-41-43 and 44. He later moved from Duxbury to New London, Conn. He was Deputy to the General Court of the Colony of Connecticut in the years 165055-56-57 and 1658. He died on the 7th of August 1659,

and was buried in the old Cemetery on Brewster Plain, in the town of Norwich, where, it is said, the foot stone which marked his grave is still standing.

305. Lucretia Oldham, the wife of Jonathan Brewster, was born in England in the town of Darby and was one of that band of Pilgrims who came over to this country on the Mayflower. She died on the 4th of March, 1678. In speaking of her, in her history of New London, Miss Caulkins says: "She was evidently a woman of note and respectability among her compeers" and says further that "she was one of the first band of Pilgrims that arrived on the Mayflower, Dec. 21, 1620, being a member of the family of Elder William Brewster." Some authorities in giving a list of the passengers who came over on the Mayflower do not mention her name, but in the list given by Richard Henry Greene, Historian, of the Society of the Descendants of the Mayflower, in Vol. 1, Lucretia Oldham is mentioned as No. 3 in the family of Elder Brewster. Anne Arnoux Haxtun, the distinguished genealogist, in her "Mayflower Compact" says the same. Her name is also mentioned as one of the passengers in Shurtliff's list in the Historical and Genealogical Register. There is no dispute about the fact that she was born in England, and was married in America in 1624, to Jonathan Brewster and there is no record that she came over in any other ship. Jonathan Brewster and his wife had several children and among them a daughter named

306. Grace Brewster, who was born at Duxbury, Mass., on the 1st day of November, 1639, being the 7th child born in that place. She died on the 22nd day of

May, 1711. She was married on the 4th of August, 1659, to

307. CAPT. DANIEL WETHERELL. He was born on the 29th of Nov. 1630, in Maidstone, Kent, England. He died on the 14th day of April, 1719, in the 89th year of his age. He was a son of William Wetherell. He lived in New London, Conn., and it is said of him that from 1680 to 1710 "he was the most prominent man in the town and filled many offices such as Town Clerk, Moderator, Justice, Judge of Probate, and Judge of the County Court. No man stood higher in point of talent and integrity." He held the appointment of Collector of the Port and was the last one to hold that office by colonial authority.

Daniel Wetherell and Mr. Avery visited Uncas, a wary and powerful Indian chief to try to find out his intentions as to whether he proposed to become an ally of the French or of the English. This was on the 28th of June, 1675. They returned with apprehensions that Uncas intended to enter into league with King Philip. Capt. Wetherell immediately wrote to Gov. Wynthrop and in one of his letters said: "We have reason to believe that most of his men are gone that way, for he hath very few at home; 'tis certain he hath lately had great correspondence with Philip and many presents hath passed." On the 24th of June hostilities commenced, several houses were burned by the Indians and a thrill of horror ran through the community. Capt. Wetherell wrote urgently to Gov. Wynthrop on the 29th and again on the 30th of June for assistance. In one of his letters to Gov. Wynthrop he says, "It is reported that Philip is very near us and expects further assistance from Uncas. We have great reason to believe that there

is a universal combination of the Indians and fear you cannot aid us timely. We are calling in all outlivers, and shall, by God's assistance, do our best for our defense, but hope that your Honor with the rest of the Honorable Council, will dispatch present supplies for cur aid."

The year 1675 brought with it the gloom and terror of an Indian war. The whole country was terror stricken with the news that a wide spread combination of Wampanoagas, Narragansetts and other Indian tribes had been formed, with the design and hope of externinating the white race from the land. The United Colonists seemed to have been pervaded with the idea that a crisis in their existence had arrived which demanded bold and immediate measures. To meet this crisis they determined on a winter campaign, in which an overpowering force should be sent into the thickets of Narragansett, to attack the lion in his den. An army of one thousand men was raised from the several towns. Great exertions were made to raise the necessary amount of provisions and all the munitions of war. Mr. Wetherell was the active magistrate, Joshua Raymond commissary. Indians who were to act with the whites were fitted out with caps and stockings. The town was furnished with a quantity of powder, bullets and flints and a stand of arms. At length there was an impressment of beef, pork, corn and rum, horses and carts, and the army started out on its expedition. These troops, forming a junction with the troops from the other colonies, were engaged in the fearful swamp fight at Narragansett Dec. 19th, 1675. A complete victory was here attained over the savage foe, but at great expense of life on both sides. The number of Indians killed on