It all starts with Robert, his wife Mary, and his brother John.
On March 20, 1630, leaving behind their father, William Pond in Edwardstone, Babergh District, Suffolk, England, Robert, his wife Mary and his brother John Pond boarded the Arbella, the flagship of the eleven ship Winthrop Fleet, and begun a journey to the New World. The well-planned and financed expedition was lead by Governor John Winthrop, who transported seven hundred Puritan immigrants from the religious turmoil in England, to the Massachusetts Bay Colony. This constituted the first major migration of Europeans after the original pilgrims landed in 1620.
The Ponds of Norfolk County, Massachusetts are British in origin, and received their coat of arms from King Henry VIII in 1508.
Robert Pond, son of William Pond, was born about 1590 in Groton, England and married Mary Margaret, whose maiden name may be Hawkins.
John Pond was sent back to England by Governor Winthrop for more provisions. Governor Winthrop later sent his love to William Pond (Robert and John's father) who had been one of his neighbors in England. In a letter sent soon after their arrival in the Americas, Governor Winthrop asked his oldest son back in Groton, England, to tell "old Pond" that both his sons are well and remember their duty.
This is a drawing of Robert Pond's house in Massachusetts. Robert was the original owner, meaning it was built sometime before 1637. It stood on Cottage Street at the junction of what used to be Humphreys and Franklin, in Dorchester, Massachusetts, until 1873 when it was removed to widen the street.
[This drawing was in a book - The Memorial History of Boston, 1630-1880, edited by Justin Winsor; Boston: Ticknor and Company, 1880. Vol. 1]
The Ponds of Norfolk County, Massachusetts are British in origin, and received their coat of arms from King Henry VIII in 1508.
Robert Pond, son of William Pond, was born about 1590 in Groton, England and married Mary Margaret, whose maiden name may be Hawkins.
John Pond was sent back to England by Governor Winthrop for more provisions. Governor Winthrop later sent his love to William Pond (Robert and John's father) who had been one of his neighbors in England. In a letter sent soon after their arrival in the Americas, Governor Winthrop asked his oldest son back in Groton, England, to tell "old Pond" that both his sons are well and remember their duty.
This is a drawing of Robert Pond's house in Massachusetts. Robert was the original owner, meaning it was built sometime before 1637. It stood on Cottage Street at the junction of what used to be Humphreys and Franklin, in Dorchester, Massachusetts, until 1873 when it was removed to widen the street.
[This drawing was in a book - The Memorial History of Boston, 1630-1880, edited by Justin Winsor; Boston: Ticknor and Company, 1880. Vol. 1]
Life for Robert and Mary Pond in the new world was not easy. Roger Thompson, author of "Mobility and Migration: East Anglian Founds of New England, 1639-1640," cites a letter from and unknown author to his father, William Pond in 1631as "giving a strong sense of the common dissallusionment at the gulf between the advertised and the actual life of a pioneer."
______ Pond to William Pond, March 15, 1631
To my loving father William Pond, at Etherston in Suffolk give this.
dMOST LOVING & KIND FATHER & MOTHER, My humble duty remembered unto you, trusting in God you are in good health, & I pray remember my love unto my brother Joseph & thank him for his kindness that I found at his hand at London, . . . I know, loving father, & do confess that I was an undutiful child unto you when I lived with you & by you, for the which I am much sorrowful & grieved for it, trusting in God that he will guide me that I will never offend you so any more & I trust in God that you will forgive me for it. My writing unto you is to let you understand what a country this New England is where we live. Here are but few [Indians], a great part of them died this winter, it was thought it was of the plague. They are a crafty people & they will [cozen] & cheat, & they are a subtle people, & whereas we did expect great store of beaver here is little or none to be had. They are proper men & . . . many of them go naked with a skin about their loins, but now sum of them get Englishmen's apparel; & the country is very rocky and hilly & some champion ground & the soil is very [fruitful], & here is some good ground and marsh ground, but here is no Michaelmas. Spring cattle thrive well here, but they give small store of milk. The best cattle for profit is swines & a good swine is her at £5 price, and a goose worth £2 a good one got. Here is timber good store & acorns good store, and here is good store of fish if we had boats to go for & lines to serve to fishing. . . . & people here are subject to diseases, for here have died of the scurvy & of the burning fever nigh too hundred & odd; beside as many lie lame & all Sudbury men are dead but three & three women & some children, & provisions are here at a wonderful rate. . . . If this ship had not come when it did we had been put to a wonderful straight, but thanks be to God for sending of it in. I received from the ship a hogshead of meal, & the Governor telleth me of a hundred weight of cheese the which I have received part of it. I humbly thank you for it. I did expect two cows, the which I had none, nor I do not earnestly desire that you should send me any, because the country is not so as we did expect it. Therefore, loving father, I would entreat you that you would send me a ferckeine of butter & a hogshead of malt unground, for we drink nothing but water, & a coarse clothe of four pound price so it be thick. For the freight, if you of your love will send them I will pay the freight, for here is nothing to be got without we had commodities to go up to the East parts amongst the Indians to truck, for here where we live here is no beaver. Here is no cloth to be had to make no apparel, & shoes are a 5s a pair for me, & that cloth that is worth 2s 8d is worth here 5s. So I pray, father, send me four or five yards of cloth to make some apparel, & loving father, though I be far distant from you yet I pray you remember me as your child, & we do not know how long we may subsist, for we can not live here without provisions from old England. Therefore, I pray do not put away your shop stuff, for I think that in the end, if I live, it must be my living, for we do not know how long this plantation will stand, for some of the magnates that did uphold it have turned off their men & have given it over. Besides, God hath taken away the chiefest stud in the land, Mr. Johnson & the lady Arabella his wife, which was the chiefest man of estate in the land & one that would have done most good.
Here came over 25 passengers & their came back again four score & odd persons, & as many more would a come if they had wherewithal to bring them home, for are many that came over the last year which was worth two hundred pounds afore they came ought of old England that between this & Micahelmas will be hardly worth £30. So here we may live if we have supplies every year from old England, otherwise we can not subsist. I may, as I will, work hard, set an acre of [English] wheat, & if we do not set it with fish & that will cost 20 s., if we set it without fish they shall have but a poor crop. So father, I pray, consider of my cause, for here will be but a very poor being, no being without loving father, your help with provisions from old England. I had thought to come home in this ship, for my provisions were almost all spent, but that I humbly thank you for your great love & kindness in sending me some provisions or else I should & mine a been half famished, but now I will, if it please God that I have my health, I will plant what corn I can, & if provisions be not cheaper between this & Michaelmas & that I do not hear from you what I was best to do, I purpose to some home at Michaelmas.
My wife remembers her humble duty unto you & to my mother, & my love to brother Joseph & to Sarey Myler. Thus I leave you to the protection of Almighty God.
Watertown, New England, [no signature]
Source: Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society, 2nd Series, vol. 8 (Boston, 1892-1894), 471-73.
That the author is anyone other than Robert or John Pond seems highly unlikely. Their father was William and thier home in England had been Suffolk.
______ Pond to William Pond, March 15, 1631
To my loving father William Pond, at Etherston in Suffolk give this.
dMOST LOVING & KIND FATHER & MOTHER, My humble duty remembered unto you, trusting in God you are in good health, & I pray remember my love unto my brother Joseph & thank him for his kindness that I found at his hand at London, . . . I know, loving father, & do confess that I was an undutiful child unto you when I lived with you & by you, for the which I am much sorrowful & grieved for it, trusting in God that he will guide me that I will never offend you so any more & I trust in God that you will forgive me for it. My writing unto you is to let you understand what a country this New England is where we live. Here are but few [Indians], a great part of them died this winter, it was thought it was of the plague. They are a crafty people & they will [cozen] & cheat, & they are a subtle people, & whereas we did expect great store of beaver here is little or none to be had. They are proper men & . . . many of them go naked with a skin about their loins, but now sum of them get Englishmen's apparel; & the country is very rocky and hilly & some champion ground & the soil is very [fruitful], & here is some good ground and marsh ground, but here is no Michaelmas. Spring cattle thrive well here, but they give small store of milk. The best cattle for profit is swines & a good swine is her at £5 price, and a goose worth £2 a good one got. Here is timber good store & acorns good store, and here is good store of fish if we had boats to go for & lines to serve to fishing. . . . & people here are subject to diseases, for here have died of the scurvy & of the burning fever nigh too hundred & odd; beside as many lie lame & all Sudbury men are dead but three & three women & some children, & provisions are here at a wonderful rate. . . . If this ship had not come when it did we had been put to a wonderful straight, but thanks be to God for sending of it in. I received from the ship a hogshead of meal, & the Governor telleth me of a hundred weight of cheese the which I have received part of it. I humbly thank you for it. I did expect two cows, the which I had none, nor I do not earnestly desire that you should send me any, because the country is not so as we did expect it. Therefore, loving father, I would entreat you that you would send me a ferckeine of butter & a hogshead of malt unground, for we drink nothing but water, & a coarse clothe of four pound price so it be thick. For the freight, if you of your love will send them I will pay the freight, for here is nothing to be got without we had commodities to go up to the East parts amongst the Indians to truck, for here where we live here is no beaver. Here is no cloth to be had to make no apparel, & shoes are a 5s a pair for me, & that cloth that is worth 2s 8d is worth here 5s. So I pray, father, send me four or five yards of cloth to make some apparel, & loving father, though I be far distant from you yet I pray you remember me as your child, & we do not know how long we may subsist, for we can not live here without provisions from old England. Therefore, I pray do not put away your shop stuff, for I think that in the end, if I live, it must be my living, for we do not know how long this plantation will stand, for some of the magnates that did uphold it have turned off their men & have given it over. Besides, God hath taken away the chiefest stud in the land, Mr. Johnson & the lady Arabella his wife, which was the chiefest man of estate in the land & one that would have done most good.
Here came over 25 passengers & their came back again four score & odd persons, & as many more would a come if they had wherewithal to bring them home, for are many that came over the last year which was worth two hundred pounds afore they came ought of old England that between this & Micahelmas will be hardly worth £30. So here we may live if we have supplies every year from old England, otherwise we can not subsist. I may, as I will, work hard, set an acre of [English] wheat, & if we do not set it with fish & that will cost 20 s., if we set it without fish they shall have but a poor crop. So father, I pray, consider of my cause, for here will be but a very poor being, no being without loving father, your help with provisions from old England. I had thought to come home in this ship, for my provisions were almost all spent, but that I humbly thank you for your great love & kindness in sending me some provisions or else I should & mine a been half famished, but now I will, if it please God that I have my health, I will plant what corn I can, & if provisions be not cheaper between this & Michaelmas & that I do not hear from you what I was best to do, I purpose to some home at Michaelmas.
My wife remembers her humble duty unto you & to my mother, & my love to brother Joseph & to Sarey Myler. Thus I leave you to the protection of Almighty God.
Watertown, New England, [no signature]
Source: Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society, 2nd Series, vol. 8 (Boston, 1892-1894), 471-73.
That the author is anyone other than Robert or John Pond seems highly unlikely. Their father was William and thier home in England had been Suffolk.
The Children of Robert and Mary Pond
1. Samuel Pond 1617, Groton, Suffolk, England. Married Sarah Ware, Nov. 18, 1642, Windsor, CT. Died Mar, 14, 1654 Windsor, CT.
2. Sgt. William Pond 1620 Groton, England. Married Mary Dyer, 1641, Dorchester. Died Apr. 3, 1690. Dorchester, MS.
3. Jonathon Pond, 1622 Groton, England. No further details known.
4. Mary Pond, 1624 Groton, England. Married John Blackmon in Dorchester, MS. Died, Aug. 1656, Dorchester, MS.
5. Robert Pond, 1626 Groton, England, Married Mary Bull, 1656 Dorchester, Ms. Died 1662, Dorchester, MS.
6. Daniel Pond, 1630, Dorchester, Ms. Married Abigail Shepard, Mar, 30, 1652, Dedham, MS. Died Feb. 4, 1696/97, Dedham, MS.
1. Samuel Pond 1617, Groton, Suffolk, England. Married Sarah Ware, Nov. 18, 1642, Windsor, CT. Died Mar, 14, 1654 Windsor, CT.
2. Sgt. William Pond 1620 Groton, England. Married Mary Dyer, 1641, Dorchester. Died Apr. 3, 1690. Dorchester, MS.
3. Jonathon Pond, 1622 Groton, England. No further details known.
4. Mary Pond, 1624 Groton, England. Married John Blackmon in Dorchester, MS. Died, Aug. 1656, Dorchester, MS.
5. Robert Pond, 1626 Groton, England, Married Mary Bull, 1656 Dorchester, Ms. Died 1662, Dorchester, MS.
6. Daniel Pond, 1630, Dorchester, Ms. Married Abigail Shepard, Mar, 30, 1652, Dedham, MS. Died Feb. 4, 1696/97, Dedham, MS.
POND
A Founding Family of America
By the Grace of God
Arbella 1630
On the back:
Robert Pond was born in 1592 in Edwardstone, near Groton, in Suffolk County, England, to William Pond and his wife Judith. On March 20, 1630, Robert and his wife Mary set sail from Southampton with their neighbor, John Winthrop, governor of the Massachusetts Bay Company, on his flagship, “Arbella.” On June 14, 1630, they landed in Salem, Massachusetts and became a founding family of America.
Notre Dame Cemetery
Malone, Franklin County, New York, USA
A Founding Family of America
By the Grace of God
Arbella 1630
On the back:
Robert Pond was born in 1592 in Edwardstone, near Groton, in Suffolk County, England, to William Pond and his wife Judith. On March 20, 1630, Robert and his wife Mary set sail from Southampton with their neighbor, John Winthrop, governor of the Massachusetts Bay Company, on his flagship, “Arbella.” On June 14, 1630, they landed in Salem, Massachusetts and became a founding family of America.
Notre Dame Cemetery
Malone, Franklin County, New York, USA
The Winthrop Fleet was a group of 11 ships led by John Winthrop out of a total of 16 funded by the Massachusetts Bay Company which together carried between 700 and 1,000 Puritans plus livestock and provisions from England to New England over the summer of 1630, during the first period of the Great Migration.
The initial group (Arbella and her three escorts)departed Yarmouth, Isle of Wight on April 8, 1630, the remainder following in two or three weeks. Seven hundred men, women, and children were distributed among the ships of the fleet. The voyage was rather uneventful, the direction and speed of the wind being the main topic in Winthrop's journal, as it affected how much progress was made each day. There were a few days of severe weather, and every day was cold. The children were cold and bored, and there is a description of a game played with a rope that helped with both problems. Many were sick during the voyage.
The passenger list of the Arabella tells us that Robert, Mary and John Pond were aboard that vessel. It would appear that Mary either gave birth to Daniel Pond while at sea, or after it came to anchor on June 14, 1630 in Salem Harbor.
The initial group (Arbella and her three escorts)departed Yarmouth, Isle of Wight on April 8, 1630, the remainder following in two or three weeks. Seven hundred men, women, and children were distributed among the ships of the fleet. The voyage was rather uneventful, the direction and speed of the wind being the main topic in Winthrop's journal, as it affected how much progress was made each day. There were a few days of severe weather, and every day was cold. The children were cold and bored, and there is a description of a game played with a rope that helped with both problems. Many were sick during the voyage.
The passenger list of the Arabella tells us that Robert, Mary and John Pond were aboard that vessel. It would appear that Mary either gave birth to Daniel Pond while at sea, or after it came to anchor on June 14, 1630 in Salem Harbor.
Daniel Pond (b. 1627? 1630? - d. 2-4-1698)
Daniel, son of Robert and Mary Pond. His date of birth is confusing. Many genealogical records specify it as 1627. But, given that his name is not recorded in the passanger lists of the Winthrop Fleet, he also could have been born after 1630, which would make him the first American born Pond.
In A History of Dedham, Massachusetts, published in 1936, the author wrote this of Daniel Pond:
Dedham, March, 1652. He is married and he purchase 2 acres of land.
Daniel married 1st in 1652 to Abigail Shepard, the daughter of of his step-father. They had 7 children.
The children of Daniel and Abigail Pond:
Daniel, son of Robert and Mary Pond. His date of birth is confusing. Many genealogical records specify it as 1627. But, given that his name is not recorded in the passanger lists of the Winthrop Fleet, he also could have been born after 1630, which would make him the first American born Pond.
In A History of Dedham, Massachusetts, published in 1936, the author wrote this of Daniel Pond:
Dedham, March, 1652. He is married and he purchase 2 acres of land.
Daniel married 1st in 1652 to Abigail Shepard, the daughter of of his step-father. They had 7 children.
The children of Daniel and Abigail Pond:
Sadly, Abigail dies on July 5, 1661. Daniel wasted no time in finding a new bride. On July 18, 1661, Daniel married Ann Edwards. Between 1663 and they have 7 more children.
1653, Daniel receives full communion in the Dedham Church.
1654, Daniel is appointed a Freeman. (In the Massachusetts Bay Colony, a man had to be a member of the Church to be a freeman; Being a freeman carried with it the right to vote.)
1660 Daniel becomes a Selectman (Selectmen were given significant authority over town finances, care of the poor, schools, admission of new residents into the town, roads and other public works, land regulation, local defense, and appointment of other town officials not elected by the town meeting.)
1772 Daniel becomes a Lieutenant of the militia.
For more details on Daniel Pond and this children with his second wife, the Genealogy of the Miner family has excellent details about his life and children after the death of Abigail.
1654, Daniel is appointed a Freeman. (In the Massachusetts Bay Colony, a man had to be a member of the Church to be a freeman; Being a freeman carried with it the right to vote.)
1660 Daniel becomes a Selectman (Selectmen were given significant authority over town finances, care of the poor, schools, admission of new residents into the town, roads and other public works, land regulation, local defense, and appointment of other town officials not elected by the town meeting.)
1772 Daniel becomes a Lieutenant of the militia.
For more details on Daniel Pond and this children with his second wife, the Genealogy of the Miner family has excellent details about his life and children after the death of Abigail.
Pondville
We know that Robert and Mary Pond landed in Massachusetts with the Winthrop Fleet in 1630. They settled in and around Wrentham and Norfolk, Massachusetts. There were so many of them there that a community known as "Pondville" arose. (A local historian, Betsey Whitney has published a video history of Pondville on Youtube. This is Chapter 1 of several.
Pondville Cemetery
The Pondville Cemetery occupies an important place in the history of the village of Pondville, an enclave settled in the early 1700s that would straddle the towns of Wrentham and Norfolk. Established ca. 1750, the cemetery became the resting place of many Pondville residents, including members of the Pond, Everett, Fales, Brastow, Weber, and other families who farmed, maintained commercial orchards, and raised Pekin ducks, among other endeavors. It also contains a small burial plot reserved for residents of the King's Daughters and Sons ""Pond Home,"" a facility established at Pondville in the late 1800s to house elderly people with no known immediate family. Veterans from seven wars are interred throughout the cemetery.
In 2014 The Pondville Cemetery was entered in to the National Register of historical places. The link below will take you to the NPS webpage about the cemetery and has a link on it to take you to the full application for the cemetery, which contained an exhaustive history of both the cemetery and the surrounding community.
In 2014 The Pondville Cemetery was entered in to the National Register of historical places. The link below will take you to the NPS webpage about the cemetery and has a link on it to take you to the full application for the cemetery, which contained an exhaustive history of both the cemetery and the surrounding community.
Pondville Correctional Center
Back to the Pond family tree:
Ephraim begat Ephraim begat Ephraim
Ephraim had a son, named, Ephraim, who had a son named Ephraim (not confusing at all.) But he also had a son named Increase. Let's elaborate.
Ephraim Pond (born to Daniel Pond and Abigail Shepard) had a son, named Ephraim in 1686. The second Ephraim (b. 1686) married Mary Colburn, who later had the third Emphraim in 1712. The third Ephraim (b. 1712) married Michal Mann. These two had a son who they (thankfully) didn't name Emphraim, but Increase, in 1742.
Increase Pond got married and had several children, and a dozen grandchildren.
Ephraim begat Ephraim begat Ephraim
Ephraim had a son, named, Ephraim, who had a son named Ephraim (not confusing at all.) But he also had a son named Increase. Let's elaborate.
Ephraim Pond (born to Daniel Pond and Abigail Shepard) had a son, named Ephraim in 1686. The second Ephraim (b. 1686) married Mary Colburn, who later had the third Emphraim in 1712. The third Ephraim (b. 1712) married Michal Mann. These two had a son who they (thankfully) didn't name Emphraim, but Increase, in 1742.
Increase Pond got married and had several children, and a dozen grandchildren.
The First Ephraim
Here's a little more about Ephraim Pond. Born July 6, 1656 to Daniel and his first wife, Abigail. Ephraim is mentioned in the 1936 A History of Dedham, Massachusetts has having fought in "King Philip's War."
King Philip's War (sometimes called the First Indian War, Metacom's War, Metacomet's War, Pometacomet's Rebellion, or Metacom's Rebellion) was an armed conflict in 1675–1678 between indigenous inhabitants of New England and New England colonists and their indigenous allies. The war is named for Metacom, the Wampanoag chief who adopted the name Philip because of the friendly relations between his father Massasoit and the Mayflower Pilgrims. The war continued in the most northern reaches of New England until the signing of the Treaty of Casco Bay on April 12, 1678.
The war was the greatest calamity in seventeenth-century New England and is considered by many to be the deadliest war in Colonial American history.[11] In the space of little more than a year, 12 of the region's towns were destroyed and many more were damaged, the economy of Plymouth and Rhode Island Colonies was all but ruined and their population was decimated, losing one-tenth of all men available for military service.[12][a] More than half of New England's towns were attacked by Natives.[14] Hundreds of Wampanoags and their allies were publicly executed or enslaved, and the Wampanoags were left effectively landless.[15]
King Philip's War began the development of an independent American identity. The New England colonists faced their enemies without support from any European government or military, and this began to give them a group identity separate and distinct from Britain.
Check out the link for more info on this war.
Here's a little more about Ephraim Pond. Born July 6, 1656 to Daniel and his first wife, Abigail. Ephraim is mentioned in the 1936 A History of Dedham, Massachusetts has having fought in "King Philip's War."
King Philip's War (sometimes called the First Indian War, Metacom's War, Metacomet's War, Pometacomet's Rebellion, or Metacom's Rebellion) was an armed conflict in 1675–1678 between indigenous inhabitants of New England and New England colonists and their indigenous allies. The war is named for Metacom, the Wampanoag chief who adopted the name Philip because of the friendly relations between his father Massasoit and the Mayflower Pilgrims. The war continued in the most northern reaches of New England until the signing of the Treaty of Casco Bay on April 12, 1678.
The war was the greatest calamity in seventeenth-century New England and is considered by many to be the deadliest war in Colonial American history.[11] In the space of little more than a year, 12 of the region's towns were destroyed and many more were damaged, the economy of Plymouth and Rhode Island Colonies was all but ruined and their population was decimated, losing one-tenth of all men available for military service.[12][a] More than half of New England's towns were attacked by Natives.[14] Hundreds of Wampanoags and their allies were publicly executed or enslaved, and the Wampanoags were left effectively landless.[15]
King Philip's War began the development of an independent American identity. The New England colonists faced their enemies without support from any European government or military, and this began to give them a group identity separate and distinct from Britain.
Check out the link for more info on this war.
Increase Pond (1742-1807)
Increase Pond (b. 1742)
Increase Pond married to Hulduh Healy and has lots of kids, the most important one being, Abial Pond in 1776. (As seen in picture to the left.)
Abial (aka Abia) Pond (b. 1776)
Abial married Cynthia Clewely and they had a son named Benjamin in 1815.
Benjamin Pond (b. 1815-1874)
Benjamin Pond married Lucinda Cloudman on 9-26-1839, and they had a son named Arthur Appleton Pond on June, 6, 1841 in Bangor, Maine.
Increase Pond married to Hulduh Healy and has lots of kids, the most important one being, Abial Pond in 1776. (As seen in picture to the left.)
Abial (aka Abia) Pond (b. 1776)
Abial married Cynthia Clewely and they had a son named Benjamin in 1815.
Benjamin Pond (b. 1815-1874)
Benjamin Pond married Lucinda Cloudman on 9-26-1839, and they had a son named Arthur Appleton Pond on June, 6, 1841 in Bangor, Maine.
The move from Massachusetts to Maine
The purpose of my 2016 trip to Bangor was to figure out how our branch of the family got from Massachusetts to Maine. I was able to examine the city directories for Bangor going back as far as 1835. There, I find Hartford Pond, who is listed as a grocer. In the later directories I find listing for Hartford, Benjamin and A.A. Pond being merchants or working in the lumber trade. Bangor was a very prosperous city in the early and mid 19th century. It was considered the lumber capital of the world for a period of 1830 to the 1870's when the western expansion opened up those territories to lumbering.
The move of the Ponds from Massachusetts to Maine most likely occurred during the period of 1786-1798 when settlers from Wrentham, Massachusetts settled newly surveyed land known as Township 9, later to be named the town of Holden.
The genealogy of the Kingsbury family includes the following passage from the "Highlights of the History of Holden, Maine" By the Holden Bicentennial Heritage Committee, 1976:
During the period of 1786-1798, these settlers were joined by Isaac Bates, Col. Solomon Blake, Billings Brastow, Daniel Brastow(called "Deo Dat"-Latin meaning "he gives to God"), Nathan Clark, Samuel Cobb, Joseph Copeland, Lemuel Copeland, William Copeland, Asaph Gates, Thomas George, David Gilmore, Jacob Hart, James Hastings, Allen Hodges, Nathan Kingsbury, Abia Pond, Elisha Rider, Elisha Robinson, John Robinson, William Rogers, Zenas Rogers, Newell Shepard and George Wiswell.
http://www.dotwebb.com/aegenealogy/KingsburyFamily.html
The Kingsbury Family also traveled with the Winthrop Fleet and are listed on the passenger lists maintained by the Winthrop Society. The Kingsbury genealogy depicts the settlers as famers. It also specifies the earlier Kingsburys as having originated in Suffolk, England, the same area James and Robert Pond hailed from.
The History of Penobscot County included a biographical sketch of Philander Pond, son of Abia which included the following information:
The subject of this sketch, Philander L Pond's father, was born at Wrentham Massachusetts in 1776 and lived there until he was about twenty one years of age when he moved to Holden Maine and lived here at the age of seventy eight years. His business through life was that of shoemaker and farmer his name, Abia Pond.
His wife was Cynthia Clewley, born in Holden in the year 1787 where she lived until her death in the year 1857. Philander L Pond was born at Holden in 1817 May 23, he was the fifth child in the family, Harvey William C; Increase S; Benjamin B; Mary E; Nancy C; Silas N; Isaac C; Julia R; Angeline M.
We know that both Abia and his father, Increase, died in Brewer County, Maine. It is reasonable to conclude that Abia and his father were the first Ponds to settle in Maine, most likely around 1797.
Back to Benjamin B. Pond
The 1882 History of Penobscot County, Maine includes the following biographical sketch of Hartford Pond, brother of Benjamin B. Pond:
Hartford Pond, of Bangor, was born in Brewer, now Holden, in this county. His father, Abiah Pond, was a native of Wrentham, Massachusetts. Abiah Pond married Cynthia Clewly, daughter of Isaac Clewly, an old Revolutionary soldier. Abiah and Cynthia Pond had twelve children, of whom Hartford is the youngest son now living and the eight child. Mr. Pond was a farmer and by trade a shoemaker. Hartford Pond was born July 16, 1826. He spent his minority on the farm, but on becoming of age he engaged in the lumber business, working for John K. Mayo, of East Orrington. He worked in the saw-mill six months, when, by an accident, he lost all the fingers on his left hand. In 1848 he came to Bangor and engaged as grocery clerk for his brother, Benjamin B. Pond, for whom he worked two years, at the end ot which time he engaged with Mr. Churchill, and afterwards worked as clerk in the store he now occupies for many years. In 1866 he bought the business and stock in trade, and has since been in business here. He married for his first wife Sarah J. Demeritt, who died about 1856, leaving one son, Charles G. Mr. Pond married for his second wife Nancy F. BuzzelL I Mr. Pond was a member of the Common Council in 1875 and 1876. He was a member of the Board of Aldermen in 1877, and again re-elected to the Council in 1879.
While in Bangor researching the Pond history, I found in the probate archives, the handwritten will of Benjamin B. Pond. Lucinda Pond died in 1872. In the final 2 years of his life, Benjamin remarried to a woman named Rebecca. It is Rebecca who is named the executor. The will below is dated March 7, 1874. He dies on April 20, 1874 at age 59. See the caption below for the best transcript of the will that I could manage.
To date, I have been unable to find any more information about Rebecca.
OR SO I THOUGHT!
In the Maine Vital Records, I poured through pages of marriage registries until I came across a registration for the December 21st, 1877 marriage of Benjamin B. Pond to Rebecca Oliver.
The 1882 History of Penobscot County, Maine includes the following biographical sketch of Hartford Pond, brother of Benjamin B. Pond:
Hartford Pond, of Bangor, was born in Brewer, now Holden, in this county. His father, Abiah Pond, was a native of Wrentham, Massachusetts. Abiah Pond married Cynthia Clewly, daughter of Isaac Clewly, an old Revolutionary soldier. Abiah and Cynthia Pond had twelve children, of whom Hartford is the youngest son now living and the eight child. Mr. Pond was a farmer and by trade a shoemaker. Hartford Pond was born July 16, 1826. He spent his minority on the farm, but on becoming of age he engaged in the lumber business, working for John K. Mayo, of East Orrington. He worked in the saw-mill six months, when, by an accident, he lost all the fingers on his left hand. In 1848 he came to Bangor and engaged as grocery clerk for his brother, Benjamin B. Pond, for whom he worked two years, at the end ot which time he engaged with Mr. Churchill, and afterwards worked as clerk in the store he now occupies for many years. In 1866 he bought the business and stock in trade, and has since been in business here. He married for his first wife Sarah J. Demeritt, who died about 1856, leaving one son, Charles G. Mr. Pond married for his second wife Nancy F. BuzzelL I Mr. Pond was a member of the Common Council in 1875 and 1876. He was a member of the Board of Aldermen in 1877, and again re-elected to the Council in 1879.
While in Bangor researching the Pond history, I found in the probate archives, the handwritten will of Benjamin B. Pond. Lucinda Pond died in 1872. In the final 2 years of his life, Benjamin remarried to a woman named Rebecca. It is Rebecca who is named the executor. The will below is dated March 7, 1874. He dies on April 20, 1874 at age 59. See the caption below for the best transcript of the will that I could manage.
To date, I have been unable to find any more information about Rebecca.
OR SO I THOUGHT!
In the Maine Vital Records, I poured through pages of marriage registries until I came across a registration for the December 21st, 1877 marriage of Benjamin B. Pond to Rebecca Oliver.
Sadly, Benjamin dies in 1874. Rebecca finds romance in 1877, marrying Samuel D. Seabury in Portland. The 1880 Federal Census finds them both living in Portland. It appears that Rebecca's younger sister, Mary. A. Oliver, was residing with them. Interestingly, Rebecca's name is reported as being "Rebecca Pond," rather than Seabury.
Civil War
On January 26, 1864, Arthur Appleton voluntarily enlisted in the Union Army. NOTE: Arthur had married Lauretta Finson on Oct. 15, 1863 (See below for Wife #1.)
At the bottom of the enlistment form, the examining surgeon describes him as being 5'6", with blue eyes, light hair and a fair complexion.
1865, we have a service record from that shows that Arthur Appleton did serve in the 1st Regiment, Maine Cavalry as a private (see the link above for history of this unit.) On the draft registration records in 1863, his profession was listed as being a "tin worker."
This 1st Maine Volunteer Cavalry Regiment lost the greatest number killed in action of any cavalry regiment in the army: 15 officers and 159 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded. In addition, 3 officers and 341 enlisted men died of disease during the Civil War. The regiment is honored by a monument at Gettysburg.
While Arthur did not join the Union Army until after the Battle of Gettysburg, records indicate the the 1st Main Volunteer Calvary Regiment was present at Appomattox Court House for the April 9, 1865 surrender of the Confederate armies.
Life After the War
Arthur was married 3 times and had 5 children, 3 of whom lived to adulthood. Arthur was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR.) On a "Muster Roll" dated December 31, 1889, Arthurs service record records him as serving for 17 months, from January, 1864 to June, 1865. His rank was a private.
Wife Number 1: Lauretta Finson
On October 15, 1863, (10-15-1863) Arthur married his first wife, Lauretta Finson. While living in Bangor, Maine. His first child, Alvin was born on November 24th, 1867. Alvin unfortunately did not survive.
On October 15, 1863, (10-15-1863) Arthur married his first wife, Lauretta Finson. While living in Bangor, Maine. His first child, Alvin was born on November 24th, 1867. Alvin unfortunately did not survive.
Here the record gets a little cloudy. Emma Estelle Pond's (Her married name was Harrington) headstone at Lakewood Cemetery indicates that her year of birth is 1872.
The 1870, Federal Census finds Arthur A. Pond, Emma, age 1 and Benjamin, aged three months living in Bangor. The census sheet is dated June 16, 1970. Laurette is not listed in the household. Lauretta died of consumption on March 28, 1870. We know that this Arthur A. Pond is our man because his house is next door to his father, Benjamin Pond and his wife, Lucinda.
Based on the 1870 census, it appears that Emma Estelle Pond was born to Arthur and Lauretta on December 15, 1868, which would have made her, roughly one year old in June of 1870. The 1880 Federal Census lists Emma's age as 12 in June of 1880. That would make her birth year 1868 as well.
If young Benjamin was three months old in June, then his birthday would have been in March. The1870 Mortality schedule lists Lauretta's cause of death as being consumption. The 1880 census does not list Benjamin in the Arthur A. Pond household.
We know that Alvin has his own grave and headstone (see above.)
the cemetery record below lists Lauretta and a baby with no further details. This leads us to speculate that the family had Benjamin interred with his mother upon his demise. No other record exists of young Benjamin Pond.
Based on the 1870 census, it appears that Emma Estelle Pond was born to Arthur and Lauretta on December 15, 1868, which would have made her, roughly one year old in June of 1870. The 1880 Federal Census lists Emma's age as 12 in June of 1880. That would make her birth year 1868 as well.
If young Benjamin was three months old in June, then his birthday would have been in March. The1870 Mortality schedule lists Lauretta's cause of death as being consumption. The 1880 census does not list Benjamin in the Arthur A. Pond household.
We know that Alvin has his own grave and headstone (see above.)
the cemetery record below lists Lauretta and a baby with no further details. This leads us to speculate that the family had Benjamin interred with his mother upon his demise. No other record exists of young Benjamin Pond.
Wife Number 2: Augusta Case
On January 15, 1872 (1-15-1872) Arthur married his second wife Augusta M. Case in Bangor, Maine. Augusta was the eldest daughter to Chauncy Case.
In 1872 Augusta gives birth to Emma Estelle Pond, and in 1873, gives birth to Chauncey Case Pond, named after her father.
On August 19, 1874, Augusta dies while in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
At the probate archives in Bangor Maine, I found the handwritten letter Arthur Appleton Pond wrote to the probate court requesting that his uncle, Hartford Pond, be appointed administrator of the estate of Augusta Pond.
On January 15, 1872 (1-15-1872) Arthur married his second wife Augusta M. Case in Bangor, Maine. Augusta was the eldest daughter to Chauncy Case.
In 1872 Augusta gives birth to Emma Estelle Pond, and in 1873, gives birth to Chauncey Case Pond, named after her father.
On August 19, 1874, Augusta dies while in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
At the probate archives in Bangor Maine, I found the handwritten letter Arthur Appleton Pond wrote to the probate court requesting that his uncle, Hartford Pond, be appointed administrator of the estate of Augusta Pond.
Wife Number 3: Prudence Gertrude Hasey
On June 10, 1880 Arthur married his third wife, Prudence Gertrude Hasey in Minneapolis. In the 1895 Minneapolis City Directory, the firm of Pond & Hasey, heating and ventilating Engineers is listed. Elijah Hasey is Prudence's father. Gertrude had been married before to Albert L. Spencer. Albert dies sometime before 1880. Albert and Gertrude had a son, Albert Lester Spencer (1866-1905.) Albert Sr. served in the Civil War with the Maine Infantry Regiment in 1861.) We know that he survived the war as his only surviving child, Albert Jr. was born in 1966. The fate of Albert Senior is unknown. So far, I haven't found record of his death or divorce from Gertrude. It appears that Albert followed his mother and Arthur Appleton to Minneapolis as we find him listed in numerous city directories. At the time of Arthur's death in 1892, he was in the furnace and hardware business in Minneapolis, where he had lived since 1874. He had owned real estate in Los Angeles and by the time of his death, and was a wealthy man, leaving an estate worth $175,000.00. Arthur Appleton died in December 19, 1892 (12-19-1892) in Minneapolis after suffering a heart attack while riding a street car. |
Arthur Appleton's third wife, who survives him, Prudence Gertrude Hasey) Pond, lives on until 1911. Her inheritance made her a very wealthy woman by the standards of 1894. We find her mentioned in an article in the St. Paul Globe on October, 28, 1894 that listed the wealthiest women in St. Paul. You might note that she is listed as Prudence A. Pond. Minneapolis city directories listed her as "Prudence A. Pond (widow of Arthur A. Pond), so we are certain that this is her.
Prudence lives on until October 15, 1911 when she dies, age 72, from chronic myocarditis.
Arthur Appleton's Property in LA
We know that Arthur Appleton Pond owned real estate in Los Angeles County. The question is, how did a furnace/heating contractor from Minneapolis come to buy property in turn of the century Los Angeles County?
#1 - Newspaper os the late 19th century printed lots more than the news. I found an 1888 Los Angeles Herald article titled, "People Coming." It listed everyone due to arrive in Los Angeles on a group tour operated by the Raymond & Whitcomb company. It includes A. Pond of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
PEOPLE COMING.
Two Excursions on the (Road to Eos Angeles. The following is a list of Eastern people who are due in Los Angeles on Tuesday next. They are coming on a Raymond & Whitcomb excursion that left Boston on the 16th instant. In the course of the trip they have visited Cincinnati, the Mammoth Cave, New Orleans, Galveston, San Antonio, El Paso and other points of interest. The party is in charge of Mr. Fred F. Ayer, Boston, Mass.; assistant, Mr. Edward T. Byder, Fabyan, N. H.; in charge of baggage, Mr. F. B. Severance, Winthrop Junction, Mass. The members of the party are as follows:
The following party left Boston on the same day and will arrive here on February 26th, visiting the same points as the above party and going to the City of Mexico. This party is in charge of Mr. C. H, Wilson, of Boston; Mr. Henry C. Lyon, of Boston, assistant; Sefior P. de la Sota, of the City of Mexico, and Mr. J. V. Trueheart, of San Antonio, Tex., interpreter, and consists of the following: Miss C A Baldwin, Miss M J Baldwin, Bangor, Me; Jus G llarnet, Mrs Jas G Barnet, Newark, N J; William II Bement, Philadelphia; Mrs P H Bennett, New York; LG Bigelow, Worcester, Mass; Gardiner lllood, Mrs Gardines Blood, Amsterdam, N V; Miss A Bloodgnod, San Francisco, Cal; Mrs H A Boyd, Mr R It Boyd, New York: Mr W B Bratten, Lenni, Pa; Miss S W Brigham, Savannah, Ga; Mr Alex P Brown, Philadelphia. Pa; Mr J V Brown, Mrs J V Brown, Wllliamsport, Pa. Mr W II Chapman, New London, Conn; Mr C Will Chappcll, Mrs C Will chappell, Oneida, NY; Miss C F Chase, Mr George chase, Mrs George Chase, Salem, Mass; Miss F. G Cutting, Mrs F L Cutting, Newton, Mass. Master Jerio R Dauicll, MrWFDauiell, Mrs W F Daniell, Franklin, N Hi Miss A W Davis, Boston, Mass; Miss Harriet G Day, Hartford, Conn; Mr Geo C Dempsey, Lowell; MasS; Mr Daniel Donnelly, Baltimore, Maryland. Miss Maude Earley, Chippewa Falls, Wis; Mr Hamilton Emmons, Boston, Mass. W F Gregory, Mrs W F Gregory, Framingham, Mass. Dr Edward M Harris, Mrs Edward M Harris, Providence, R I; Miss M H Hirst, Phil adclphia: Miss Mary I, Hubbard, Boston. , Mrs A W Kellogg, Boston; Morris Knowles, Lawrence, Mass. Frank A Newell, Fred A Newell, Attlebors, Mass. Charles F Olney, Mrs Charles FOlney, Washington, Miss Marianne Pease, Buffalo, NY; Master E 1' Piper, Mrs II A Piper, Wllliamsport, > N V; Mr Arthur A Pond, Mrs Arthur A Pond, Minneapolis, Minn. Mrs Emily S lingers, Boston, Mass. Mr II Samson, Mrs II Samson, Allegheny City, Pa; Mr John M Steams, Mr ,1 M Steams, Jr, Brooklyn, N V; Mrs A A Stowell, Wllliamsport, Pa. Mr IIP Tyler, Mrs HP Tyler. Haverhill, Mass. Mr Frank M Ward, Mr Walter R E Wurd, Pasadena, Cal; Miss Gertrude Watson, Mrs S V R Watson, Buffdlo, N V; Mr George Wise, : rs George Wise, Knnebunk, Me; Mr Alan Wood, MrsAlau Wood, Philadelphia, ' Pa; Mr James A Woolsou, Mrs James A Wool son, Miss Eda A Woolson, Cambridgeport, Mass.
Los Angeles Herald, January 27, 1888
Two Excursions on the (Road to Eos Angeles. The following is a list of Eastern people who are due in Los Angeles on Tuesday next. They are coming on a Raymond & Whitcomb excursion that left Boston on the 16th instant. In the course of the trip they have visited Cincinnati, the Mammoth Cave, New Orleans, Galveston, San Antonio, El Paso and other points of interest. The party is in charge of Mr. Fred F. Ayer, Boston, Mass.; assistant, Mr. Edward T. Byder, Fabyan, N. H.; in charge of baggage, Mr. F. B. Severance, Winthrop Junction, Mass. The members of the party are as follows:
The following party left Boston on the same day and will arrive here on February 26th, visiting the same points as the above party and going to the City of Mexico. This party is in charge of Mr. C. H, Wilson, of Boston; Mr. Henry C. Lyon, of Boston, assistant; Sefior P. de la Sota, of the City of Mexico, and Mr. J. V. Trueheart, of San Antonio, Tex., interpreter, and consists of the following: Miss C A Baldwin, Miss M J Baldwin, Bangor, Me; Jus G llarnet, Mrs Jas G Barnet, Newark, N J; William II Bement, Philadelphia; Mrs P H Bennett, New York; LG Bigelow, Worcester, Mass; Gardiner lllood, Mrs Gardines Blood, Amsterdam, N V; Miss A Bloodgnod, San Francisco, Cal; Mrs H A Boyd, Mr R It Boyd, New York: Mr W B Bratten, Lenni, Pa; Miss S W Brigham, Savannah, Ga; Mr Alex P Brown, Philadelphia. Pa; Mr J V Brown, Mrs J V Brown, Wllliamsport, Pa. Mr W II Chapman, New London, Conn; Mr C Will Chappcll, Mrs C Will chappell, Oneida, NY; Miss C F Chase, Mr George chase, Mrs George Chase, Salem, Mass; Miss F. G Cutting, Mrs F L Cutting, Newton, Mass. Master Jerio R Dauicll, MrWFDauiell, Mrs W F Daniell, Franklin, N Hi Miss A W Davis, Boston, Mass; Miss Harriet G Day, Hartford, Conn; Mr Geo C Dempsey, Lowell; MasS; Mr Daniel Donnelly, Baltimore, Maryland. Miss Maude Earley, Chippewa Falls, Wis; Mr Hamilton Emmons, Boston, Mass. W F Gregory, Mrs W F Gregory, Framingham, Mass. Dr Edward M Harris, Mrs Edward M Harris, Providence, R I; Miss M H Hirst, Phil adclphia: Miss Mary I, Hubbard, Boston. , Mrs A W Kellogg, Boston; Morris Knowles, Lawrence, Mass. Frank A Newell, Fred A Newell, Attlebors, Mass. Charles F Olney, Mrs Charles FOlney, Washington, Miss Marianne Pease, Buffalo, NY; Master E 1' Piper, Mrs II A Piper, Wllliamsport, > N V; Mr Arthur A Pond, Mrs Arthur A Pond, Minneapolis, Minn. Mrs Emily S lingers, Boston, Mass. Mr II Samson, Mrs II Samson, Allegheny City, Pa; Mr John M Steams, Mr ,1 M Steams, Jr, Brooklyn, N V; Mrs A A Stowell, Wllliamsport, Pa. Mr IIP Tyler, Mrs HP Tyler. Haverhill, Mass. Mr Frank M Ward, Mr Walter R E Wurd, Pasadena, Cal; Miss Gertrude Watson, Mrs S V R Watson, Buffdlo, N V; Mr George Wise, : rs George Wise, Knnebunk, Me; Mr Alan Wood, MrsAlau Wood, Philadelphia, ' Pa; Mr James A Woolsou, Mrs James A Wool son, Miss Eda A Woolson, Cambridgeport, Mass.
Los Angeles Herald, January 27, 1888
Raymond & Whitcomb
Walter Raymond and Irvine Whitcomb founded the Raymond & Whitcomb travel agency in Boston in 1879. The company arranged the first through train to California in 1881 and introduced such innovations as transcontinental sleeping and dining cars. They later expanded their service to Europe and pioneered the cruise with a voyage to the Far East in 1895. The company continued operating well into the 20th century.
Walter Raymond and Irvine Whitcomb founded the Raymond & Whitcomb travel agency in Boston in 1879. The company arranged the first through train to California in 1881 and introduced such innovations as transcontinental sleeping and dining cars. They later expanded their service to Europe and pioneered the cruise with a voyage to the Far East in 1895. The company continued operating well into the 20th century.
In 1888, Arthur Pond throws a lavish party at his home in Minneapolis.
This gives us a glimpse into the life of Arthur Appleton. We know from the probate of his estate that he was very successful as a heating contractor, but this evidence demonstrates that he was a man who enjoyed his money, traveling with his wife and investing in opportunities he found along the way.
Arthur Appleton also had a second cousin, Bert Chauncey Pond, child of Albert Asa Pond, Arthur Appleton's first cousin.
In 1906, Bert married Annie Cary McCleod in Riverside, California. Bert goes on to a long career with the International YMCA. He travels extensively around the world as evidenced by the frequent listings of his name on passenger ship lists.
In 1906, Bert married Annie Cary McCleod in Riverside, California. Bert goes on to a long career with the International YMCA. He travels extensively around the world as evidenced by the frequent listings of his name on passenger ship lists.
Edgar Bramen Pond and Etta Caldwell, Arthur Appleton's Siblings
Arthur had a brother, Edgar Bramen Pond and a sister, Etta Caldwell.
Edgard Bramen Pond (1843-1902)
In 1863 Edgar is drafted into the Union Army along with his brother Arthur. On the draft registration, his profession is listed as "Seaman." In 1880, Edgar again lists his occupation as "Seaman" on the U.S. Census. In June of 1880, Edgar is on the rolls of prisoners in the Lincoln County Jail for the charge of breaking into something.
In 1885 he married Marion Augusta Gordon in Clinton, Massachusetts. On the marriage registration records, his occupation is listed as "Manufacturer." That records indicates that this represented his second marriage.
On December 17, 1899, (12-17-1899) Marion gave birth to a son. The birth records do not list a name for the child and there is no further record of this child surviving. On that birth record his profession is listed as "Merchant Marine."
In 1890 the Clinton City directory lists Edgar's occupation as "Harness & Axel soap mfr, Paint cleaner, Fruit and Confectionary."
The 1894 Clinton City directory lists his occupation as "Restaurant and Bakery."
Edgar died of "paralysis" on November 8, 1902 (11-8-1902) and is buried in Clinton, Massachusetts.
Etta Caldwell Pond (1848-unknown)
Etta Caldwell married Frank C. Sargent on August 30, 1871 (8-30-1871). Frank Sargent was from Lowell Massachusetts and in the 1870 census listed his occupation as "Commercial Agent." In the 1880 Census, Etta, Frank and a William Sargent (age 2) are living with Frederick W. and Emeline Sargent. Etta is referred to as "Daughter-in-Law", and in this census, Frank's occupation is listed as "Soap Manufacturer."
It appears that Frank died before 1900 as no mention of him is made in the 1900 census.
1900 Census
This is interesting. In this census entry, Etta is listed as head of household. At the house at #1400, she is living with 13 other people including, Emma and Charles Harrington. Emma is the oldest child of Arthur Appleton Pond and Charles is her physician husband (more about them later.) The house must have been sufficiently big to house them all, including a young woman from Norway who is listed as "servant." Etta's son, William, is listed as being at university.
In the 1920 Census, Etta is living with her son William and his wife Gertrude. William's profession is listed as "Dentist".
Etta lived until 1925 and is buried in Minneapolis in Lakewood Cemetery, just like her brother, Arthur Appleton.
Edgard Bramen Pond (1843-1902)
In 1863 Edgar is drafted into the Union Army along with his brother Arthur. On the draft registration, his profession is listed as "Seaman." In 1880, Edgar again lists his occupation as "Seaman" on the U.S. Census. In June of 1880, Edgar is on the rolls of prisoners in the Lincoln County Jail for the charge of breaking into something.
In 1885 he married Marion Augusta Gordon in Clinton, Massachusetts. On the marriage registration records, his occupation is listed as "Manufacturer." That records indicates that this represented his second marriage.
On December 17, 1899, (12-17-1899) Marion gave birth to a son. The birth records do not list a name for the child and there is no further record of this child surviving. On that birth record his profession is listed as "Merchant Marine."
In 1890 the Clinton City directory lists Edgar's occupation as "Harness & Axel soap mfr, Paint cleaner, Fruit and Confectionary."
The 1894 Clinton City directory lists his occupation as "Restaurant and Bakery."
Edgar died of "paralysis" on November 8, 1902 (11-8-1902) and is buried in Clinton, Massachusetts.
Etta Caldwell Pond (1848-unknown)
Etta Caldwell married Frank C. Sargent on August 30, 1871 (8-30-1871). Frank Sargent was from Lowell Massachusetts and in the 1870 census listed his occupation as "Commercial Agent." In the 1880 Census, Etta, Frank and a William Sargent (age 2) are living with Frederick W. and Emeline Sargent. Etta is referred to as "Daughter-in-Law", and in this census, Frank's occupation is listed as "Soap Manufacturer."
It appears that Frank died before 1900 as no mention of him is made in the 1900 census.
1900 Census
This is interesting. In this census entry, Etta is listed as head of household. At the house at #1400, she is living with 13 other people including, Emma and Charles Harrington. Emma is the oldest child of Arthur Appleton Pond and Charles is her physician husband (more about them later.) The house must have been sufficiently big to house them all, including a young woman from Norway who is listed as "servant." Etta's son, William, is listed as being at university.
In the 1920 Census, Etta is living with her son William and his wife Gertrude. William's profession is listed as "Dentist".
Etta lived until 1925 and is buried in Minneapolis in Lakewood Cemetery, just like her brother, Arthur Appleton.
Arthur Appleton Pond (1841-1892) [Part 2: Children]
Arthur Appleton Pond has three children that survive to adulthood. The first two children, Emma Estelle and Chauncey Case are born by Augusta Case, who died one year after Chancey's birth, 1874 . Harry Arthur Pond is born in 1876 The widower, Arthur Appleton, remarried to Prudence G. Halsey in 1880. The mother of Harry Arthur is something of a mystery.
Emma Estelle Pond (1872-1922)
Emma Estelle Pond, Arthur's eldest child, is born in 1872. The 1880 census records show her and her brother, Harry Arthur living with their great-uncle Philander Pond in Bangor. This time coincides with Arthur Appleton's relocation to Minneapolis.
Emma attended Kindergarten Normal School, to learn to be a kindergarten school teacher. She graduated
Emma Estelle Pond, Arthur's eldest child, is born in 1872. The 1880 census records show her and her brother, Harry Arthur living with their great-uncle Philander Pond in Bangor. This time coincides with Arthur Appleton's relocation to Minneapolis.
Emma attended Kindergarten Normal School, to learn to be a kindergarten school teacher. She graduated
Dr. Charles D. Harrington, M.D., is a pioneer in radiation, working in a hospital in Minneapolis, MN., that was named after him. The hospital was apparently torn down at some point as no record remains of it.
Emma and Dr. Herrington took their nephew, Arthur Elmo Pond, son of Chauncy Pond and Ethel Loumetta Shipley, in after the death of his mother in 1912. Arthur Elmo lived with them until he turned 21, in 1922. I recall my Grampa (Arthur Elmer Pond) talking about Dr. Harrington and how he could tie a thread knot with his fingers in a matchbox.
Emma and Dr. Herrington took their nephew, Arthur Elmo Pond, son of Chauncy Pond and Ethel Loumetta Shipley, in after the death of his mother in 1912. Arthur Elmo lived with them until he turned 21, in 1922. I recall my Grampa (Arthur Elmer Pond) talking about Dr. Harrington and how he could tie a thread knot with his fingers in a matchbox.
Emma Harrington dies on November 20, 1922 from chronic myocarditis at her home. She was being attended to by her husband, Dr. Charles Harrington, who signed the death certificate. It is interesting to note that, other than the name of her father, Harrington didn't know any other details of Emma's family.
Emma remained married to Dr. Harrington until her death in 1922. They had no children. She is buried in Lakewood Cemetery in Minneapolis near Arthur Appleton and Chauncey.
Emma remained married to Dr. Harrington until her death in 1922. They had no children. She is buried in Lakewood Cemetery in Minneapolis near Arthur Appleton and Chauncey.
Harry Arthur Pond March 12, 1876 to April 22, 1928
While the youngest of Arthur Appleton's children, Harry Arthur Pond is the most mysterious. He is born in 1876 in a period where the records show his father is without a bride. Despite a questionable provenance, in June, 1880, Harry is with his big sister, Emma in Holden Maine where they are residing with their uncle, Philander and his family. Both as listed as being in school.
While the youngest of Arthur Appleton's children, Harry Arthur Pond is the most mysterious. He is born in 1876 in a period where the records show his father is without a bride. Despite a questionable provenance, in June, 1880, Harry is with his big sister, Emma in Holden Maine where they are residing with their uncle, Philander and his family. Both as listed as being in school.
After 1880, we don't find any more record of him until March 14, 1906 in Peking China when Harry Arthur applies for a U.S. Passport at the legation (A diplomatic office of lesser importance than an embassy.) He is accompanied by his wife Martha Estelle Pond and lists his occupation as "Hotel Keeper."
On October 17, 1907, he registered with the Consul General in Hanhow, China.
On October 17, 1907, he registered with the Consul General in Hanhow, China.
On September 18, 1918 Harry Arthur registers for the draft while in Kansas. He lists his occupation as cook and as being self-employed. He also lists Dr. C.D. Harrington as his nearest relative.
Harry just falls off the map at this point. In 1996 my brother, Arthur Thomas Pond, and I visited our 96 year old grandfather, Arthur Elmer Pond. He still possessed clear memories of his childhood. He described his Uncle Harry as having been a chef on the private yacht of Armour (most likely J. Ogden Armour.) The consistent thread in this info is of Harry being a cook or hotelier.
We next find Harry Arthur Pond on a crew list of men working aboard the S.S. Santa Maria on it's voyage from Honolulu to the Port of San Luis Obispo.
In 1921 we find Harry Arthur Pond's name on a passenger list for the S.S. Miami sailing from Nassau, Bahamas to Maimi.
Harry pops up in May, 1922. Several Miami Newspapers reported on the marriage of Harry Arthur Pond to Florence McCann. Florence was the widow a shipyard owner, Bernard McCann.
On the afternoon of August 11, 1922, Harry and Florence boarded the 125 foot long sailing yacht, Shirin for a trip to Nassau.
While navigating out of the Port of Miami, the Shirin, reportedly, scrapped against a cargo barge. Accounts vary as to the severity of the collision but, shortly thereafter, about 3 miles from shore, the ship exploded. The newspaper accounts differ as to the fate of Florence. Some report that Harry and his bride, facing the flames of the doomed boat, jumped into the ocean and were later recovered by rescuers. Another account details Harry and Florence in tender embrace on the deck, before jumping into the water, where Harry held his new bride until she slipped from his grasp. Florence perished and Harry did not.
The death certificate for Florence attributes her demise to drowning.
Arthur Harry Pond stayed in Miami. It appears that on or about, August 16th, he sold the shipyard.
Between 1922 and 1927, we see Harry Arthur Pond on passenger lists for ships sailing out of Miami harbor. Notably, on a 1927 list, Harry is documented as working for the Miami Grocery Company.
On April 22nd, 1928, Harry Arthur Pond died at his home at 1149 N.E. 1st Avenue, Miami, Florida. The cause of death was diabetes and pneumonia. He is supposed to have been buried at Woodlawn Park, but I have not been able to find record of that.
Chauncey Case Pond (1873-1911)
Chauncey Case Pond is born in 1873 in Bangor Maine, the second child and first son of Arthur Appleton Pond and Augusta Pond.
Chauncey Case Pond is born in 1873 in Bangor Maine, the second child and first son of Arthur Appleton Pond and Augusta Pond.
Chauncey is born while his father is married to Augusta Case Pond. Though I haven't found a birth record, the dates and the use of Case as his middle name suggests that Augusta was his mother.
The 1880 Census records Chauncey as living with his father and step-mother, Prudence Gertrude Hasey (who goes by Gertrude), older sister Emma and younger brother Harry in Minneapolis.
On December 14, 1897 (12-14-1897) Chauncey and Ethel Lumetta Shipley apply for a marriage license in Hennipin County Minnesota and are married the next day, December 15, 1897 (12-15-1897) by a Baptist Minister. The application indicates that this is a first marriage for both.
The 1880 Census records Chauncey as living with his father and step-mother, Prudence Gertrude Hasey (who goes by Gertrude), older sister Emma and younger brother Harry in Minneapolis.
On December 14, 1897 (12-14-1897) Chauncey and Ethel Lumetta Shipley apply for a marriage license in Hennipin County Minnesota and are married the next day, December 15, 1897 (12-15-1897) by a Baptist Minister. The application indicates that this is a first marriage for both.
On January 1, 1901 (1-1-1901) Ethel Lumetta gives birth to Arthur Elmer Pond in Minneapolis.
In 1993, my 92 year-old Grandfather, Arthur Elmer Pond, wrote a letter to document what he knew about his family history. He referred to his grandmother as "Hattie Case Pond" which suggests that Augusta didn't enjoy the use of her full first name (imagine not liking Augusta?). He goes on to state that Chauncey's sister, Emma and brother, Harry were born to different mothers. More importantly, he documents the fact this Chauncey deserted him and Ethel when he was very young.
Chauncy disappears until 1911, when he dies in Kenosha, Wisconsin after suffering from the Grippe. He was employed with the Kaiser Wilhelm Bitters Company at the time of his death.
There is little evidence left of the Kaiser Wilhelm Company. I did find these tidbits; click the button for more.
Chauncey is buried at Lakewood Cemetery in Minneapolis near Arthur Appleton Pond.
Chauncey is buried at Lakewood Cemetery in Minneapolis near Arthur Appleton Pond.
Ethel Loumetta Shipley (1878 - 1912)
Ethel Loumetta, wife to Chauncey and mother to Arthur Elmo, died when her only son, Arthur Elmo Pond is 11 years old. I don't ever recall hearing Grampa (Arthur Elmer) speak much about her and there are few photos. After being deserted by Chauncey, Ethel remarried Ted Kleinsorg, who was a salesman for Anheuser Busch Beer Company. In his letter Grampa (Arthur Elmer) wrote, "He was a nice guy and took good care of mother...." He does specify that Ethel and Chauncey were divorced before she married Kleinsorg. [Visit the Shipley page for detailed information on that branch of the family.] In the same letter he specifies that after being deserted by his father, he was raised by his maternal grandparents (Elmer Parvin Shipley and Sarah Snedeker), which whom he and his mother lived. Later, after visiting Europe as a young man, he stopped in Detroit to visit his Grandmother Elmer Parvin Shipley who is living with her sons there. It is on this visit that he meets Beatrice Burchell Ford. My Grandmother. [Visit the Ford page for more details]
**The Shipley family history is documented in greater detail on it's own page.
Ethel Loumetta, wife to Chauncey and mother to Arthur Elmo, died when her only son, Arthur Elmo Pond is 11 years old. I don't ever recall hearing Grampa (Arthur Elmer) speak much about her and there are few photos. After being deserted by Chauncey, Ethel remarried Ted Kleinsorg, who was a salesman for Anheuser Busch Beer Company. In his letter Grampa (Arthur Elmer) wrote, "He was a nice guy and took good care of mother...." He does specify that Ethel and Chauncey were divorced before she married Kleinsorg. [Visit the Shipley page for detailed information on that branch of the family.] In the same letter he specifies that after being deserted by his father, he was raised by his maternal grandparents (Elmer Parvin Shipley and Sarah Snedeker), which whom he and his mother lived. Later, after visiting Europe as a young man, he stopped in Detroit to visit his Grandmother Elmer Parvin Shipley who is living with her sons there. It is on this visit that he meets Beatrice Burchell Ford. My Grandmother. [Visit the Ford page for more details]
**The Shipley family history is documented in greater detail on it's own page.
Ted Kleinsorg remarries after Ethel's death to a woman named Nettie. In 1918 he registered for the draft.
By 1924 Nettie and Ted have relocated to Los Angeles. The Los Angeles City Directory lists his occupation as Salesman for the Jackson Corset Company.
In 1940 the Los Angeles City Directory lists his address as 3050 W.15th Street in Los Angeles. Ted lived until March 14, 1971. The house on 15th Street still stands.
Ted Kleinsorg remarries after Ethel's death to a woman named Nettie. In 1918 he registered for the draft.
By 1924 Nettie and Ted have relocated to Los Angeles. The Los Angeles City Directory lists his occupation as Salesman for the Jackson Corset Company.
In 1940 the Los Angeles City Directory lists his address as 3050 W.15th Street in Los Angeles. Ted lived until March 14, 1971. The house on 15th Street still stands.
Arthur Elmer Pond (1/31/1901-11/11/1998)
Arthur Elmer Pond wrote that he was raised by his maternal grandparents, Parvin Elmer Shipley and Sarah Shipley. He wrote about his mother, Ethel Loumetta marrying Ted Kleinsorg and her death in 1912, after which time he was sent to live with his Aunt Emma and her husband Dr. Charles Harrington, where he lived until her was 21. He describes them as having been very good to him.
He attended West High School in Minneapolis. The year book attributes membership in the Hi-Y and Mathematics Club, but he is in neither club photos. It also suggests that he was heading to Boston Tech after graduation.
You can view the entire 1920 West High School Year book on-line.
When my brother (Arthur Thomas Pond) and I visited with Arthur Elmer Pond in 1996, he told us quite a few things. At some point he attended a Military School in Wisconsin but, by his own admission, was kicked out. He worked for a fish company, driving horses, in Washington State. He attended the University of Minnesota but dropped out and started to travel. In 1922 he applied for his U.S. Passport. He used it to travel to Europe on a cattle boat, where he was tasked with looking after the animals.
Sometime before 1924, Arthur Elmer Pond returned to the U.S. and went to Detroit to visit his maternal grandmother, Sarah Shipley. In his letter (shown earlier in the story) he writes that he settled in Detroit by "accident" and that "jobs could be had for the asking." He told us that he worked as a salesman for a medical company, but that the pay was poor and amounted to only $50 per week.
In 1924 he and Beatrice Burchell Ford register for a marriage license, where his profession is listed as "Newspaper Man." (Fourth from the top)
In 1924 he and Beatrice Burchell Ford register for a marriage license, where his profession is listed as "Newspaper Man." (Fourth from the top)
Arthur Elmer Pond told my brother (Arthur Thomas Pond) and I that he met Beatrice Burchell Ford at a theater group in Detroit where he had a part in the play.
The Ford branch of our family is documented on a separate page.
On July 17, 1925 their first child is born: Peter Ford Pond in Detroit.
The Ford branch of our family is documented on a separate page.
On July 17, 1925 their first child is born: Peter Ford Pond in Detroit.
Peter Ford Pond 1925-1991
Peter Ford Pond attended Denby High School in Detroit and then joined the navy, serving in the North Atlantic. After the war, he returned to Detroit and lived with his mother and father, working at a printing company. He remained in the Navy Reserve until called up for duty in the Korean War. After serving in the Navy for the Korean War, Pete returned to Detroit where he decided to enlist in the Marines. He served two tours of duty in Vietnam before retiring.
Michael Case Pond 1928-1994
July 23,1928 Michael Case Pond is born. That's him in the upper right photo being held by Grandma Ford.
Michael meets Dorothy Evelyn Welker who is interning at a dietician at a Detroit area hospital and marries her September 16, 1950.
On June 18, 1951, while Michael is serving the U.S. Navy in Korea, Dorothy gives birth to Deborah Lynn Pond at a Military Hospital in New Jersey.
Deborah marries Charles Desmond Nicholson on ??. On January 2, 1972 Deborah gives birth to Sarah Christine Nicholson.
Sarah Nicholson and Johnny Bradley give birth to Molly Elizabeth. On ?? Sarah Nicholson marries Phillip Edward Williams.
On June 26, 1995, Sarah gives birth to Kayla Williams.
On February 23, 1998, Sarah gives birth to Conor Desmond Williams.
On May 19, 1954, Dorothy gives birth to Nancy Leah Pond in Detroit, Michigan.
Nancy Leah Pond marries Tommy Richard Wynn on October 30, 1971 in Polk County, Florida. On ??? Nancy gives birth to Michael Eric Wynn.
??? Nancy married William Robert Silvey. On August 30, 1990 Nancy gives birth to Jordan Hannah Silvey in Lake Alfred, Florida.
On June 18, 1951, while Michael is serving the U.S. Navy in Korea, Dorothy gives birth to Deborah Lynn Pond at a Military Hospital in New Jersey.
Deborah marries Charles Desmond Nicholson on ??. On January 2, 1972 Deborah gives birth to Sarah Christine Nicholson.
Sarah Nicholson and Johnny Bradley give birth to Molly Elizabeth. On ?? Sarah Nicholson marries Phillip Edward Williams.
On June 26, 1995, Sarah gives birth to Kayla Williams.
On February 23, 1998, Sarah gives birth to Conor Desmond Williams.
On May 19, 1954, Dorothy gives birth to Nancy Leah Pond in Detroit, Michigan.
Nancy Leah Pond marries Tommy Richard Wynn on October 30, 1971 in Polk County, Florida. On ??? Nancy gives birth to Michael Eric Wynn.
??? Nancy married William Robert Silvey. On August 30, 1990 Nancy gives birth to Jordan Hannah Silvey in Lake Alfred, Florida.
October 7, 1929 Philip Collier Pond is born.