Whelden Memorial Library: Historical Documents

A

Adams, Abigail

Warren, Mercy Otis and, GH1 62

Adams, John, GH1 18

on James Otis, Jr., GH1 56:3, GH1 56:14, GH1 60, GH1 61
Warren, Mercy Otis and, GH1 62–63

"Affable, Affluent, Harry Otis, The" (Cox), GH1 57
agricultural production

Percival, John ("Mad Jack")'s bequests for, GH1 27–28, GH1 33

Air Mail a Brick contest, GH1 136
Aldrich, Rev. Jeremiah K., GH1 147:35
alewives, GH1 65
Allen, Rev. George E., GH1 147:35
Allyne, Mary (Otis), GH1 59, GH1 62, GH1 63
Almshouse, West Parish

Percival, John ("Mad Jack")'s bequests to, GH1 33

Amaneld, Mary

house fire, GH1 133

Ancient Indian Burial Grounds

Sketch Plan, showing location, GH1 7–8

Andrews, Harold G., Jr., GH1 147:24
Andrews, Rev. Samuel B., GH1 147:35
"Angel of Hadley," ,GH1 147:27
A & P store, GH1 127
Arden, Thomas H., GH1 132
Armstrong, Deacon Lindsay R., GH1 147:36
aviation base, GH1 135

B

Bachiler, Rev. Stephen, GH1 21
Baker, Captain Alpheus, GH1 144
Baker, Edith, GH1 144
Baker, Deacon John, GH1 147:36
Bankosky, Rev. John A., GH1 147:35
Barnstable

first settlements, GH1 21
land purchases from Indians, GH1 1–2
land purchases from Indians (map), GH1 2
naming, GH1 147:8

Barnstable: Three Centuries of a Cape Cod Town (Trayser), GH1 28, GH1 33
Barnstable Association, GH1 115
Barnstable County Agricultural Society, GH1 33
Barnstable High School

1892 class standings, GH1 73

Barnstable Historical Society

Native Indian trails, GH1 5

Barnstable Patriot

notes (1919-1929), GH1 111–137
tid-bits from (1880-1908), GH1 146

Bartlett, W. T.

house fire, GH1 82

Bassett, Deacon Nathan, GH1 147:36
Bassett, Phyllis Carter

childhood photograph, GH1 156

Bassett, Samuel, GH1 65
Bassett, Susan E.

academic achievements, GH1 74
death, GH1 83
marriage to Frank W. Loring, GH1 83

Bearse, Donald, GH1 147:24
Benttinen, William, GH1 141
Besbetch, Deacon Goodman, GH1 147:36
Bingham, Hiram, GH1 31, GH1 45–49, GH1 55
Blackington, Alton H., GH1 37

"Mad Jack," ,GH1 23–26

blacksmith shop, GH1 108
Blish, Deacon Joseph, GH1 147:36
Blossom, Benjamin E., GH1 116, GH1 125
Blossom, Mrs. Benjamin E., GH1 144
Blossom, J. Howard, GH1 122
Blossom, Ralph, GH1 127
Bodfish, Abbie, GH1 114
Bodfish, Annie Paine, GH1 106
Bodfish, Asenath C., GH1 147:19–20, GH1 147:31–33
Bodfish, Captain Barnabas, GH1 106
Bodfish, Benjamin, GH1 114, GH1 147:19–20, GH1 147:31–33
Bodfish, George, house, GH1 119
Bodfish, Mr. and Mrs. George H., GH1 127
Bodfish, Helen Somes, GH1 101
Bodfish, Henry

home fire, GH1 79

Bodfish, Issac, GH1 68
Bodfish, John, GH1 121, GH1 147:19
Bodfish, John D. W., GH1 143
Bodfish, Joseph, GH1 68, GH1 147:19–20, GH1 147:31–33
Bodfish, Julia, GH1 86
Bodfish, Julius, GH1 68
Bodfish, Mehitable, GH1 106
Bodfish, S. Frank

obituary, GH1 112

Bodfish, Sylvanus, GH1 68, GH1 147:19–20
Bodfish, William F.

obituary, GH1 153
voting habits, GH1 153

Bodfish, William I.

obituary, GH1 114

Bodfish Homestead Farm (1930)

photograph, GH1 155–156

Boland, James, GH1 113
Bradford, Governor, GH1 101
brick plant, GH1 104
Brock, Rev. Robert H., GH1 147:35
Brown, Deacon Forest R., GH1 147:22, GH1 147:36
Brown, Forrest, GH1 144
Buckley, Carrie A., GH1 78
Bursley, Allyn P., GH1 34, GH1 35
Bursley, Charles H., GH1 35

on Percival Fund, GH1 29

Bursley, Daniel P., estate, GH1 127
Bursley, John, GH1 32, GH1 35, GH1 52, GH1 111, GH1 144, GH1 147:29
Bursley, Mrs. John, GH1 77

C

Cahill, Dr. E. B., GH1 94
"Cape Captain took 'Old Ironsides" on her Finest Trip" (Ellis), GH1 39–40
Cape Cod Auto Company of Hyannis, GH1 132
Cape Cod Horticultural Society, GH1 33
Cape Cod Minister's Association

meeting, GH1 133–134

capital punishment, GH1 78
"Captain John Percival: Part 1" (Neath), GH1 27–30
"Captain John Percival: Part 2" (Neath), GH1 30–32
"Captain John Percival: Part 3" (Neath), GH1 33–34
Carleton, J. F., GH1 92
Carlson, Andrew, GH1 112, GH1 144
Carlson, Beatrice, GH1 65, GH1 101
Carlton, Rev. Hiram, GH1 147:16, GH1 147:35
chair factory, GH1 104
"Chairmaker's House. The," ,GH1 104
Chapel, Maple Street, GH1 121
Chase, Oliver, GH1 101, GH1 102
Childs, Deacon Eben, GH1 147:36
Childs, Deacon Richard, GH1 147:36
Childs, Susan

death, GH1 97

Chipman, Deacon Barnabas, GH1 147:36
Chipman, John, GH1 104
Chipman, Deacon Samuel, GH1 147:36
Chipman, Deacon Timothy, GH1 147:36
Chubbuck, Abby F.

obituary, GH1 80

Church of England, GH1 147:1–3
Clarke, Rev. Samuel W., GH1 91, GH1 93, GH1 147:35
Cobb, Richard

land purchase information, GH1 1

Cobb, Wendell, GH1 52
Coleman, Bennet D.

marriage to Edith Rose Nickerson, GH1 81

Coleman, Braddock

marriage to Lydia Sturgis Howes, GH1 81

Columbus, Christopher, GH1 75
Comstock, Samuel, GH1 22
Conant, Edward, GH1 130
Coogan, Jim

"Curious Tale of 'Mad Jack' Percival, The," ,GH1 54–55

Coolidge & Carlson, architects, GH1 123
Cooper, Brother, GH1 147:36
Cotton, John, GH1 147:10
Cox, Alice

"Affable, Affluent, Harry Otis, The," ,GH1 57
"Fiery Colonel of Barnstable, The, GH1 59–60
"Joseph Otis, Barnstable Storekeeper," ,GH1 64
"Mercy Otis, a Pen for Revolution," ,GH1 62–63
"Patriot, The--A Flame for Freedom," ,GH1 60–61
"Samuel Otis, the Marketplace his Oyster," ,GH1 63

Cozzens, George

death, GH1 96

"Cranberry Ballad, A--The Ditch-Pickers" (Sears), GH1 94
cranberry bogs, GH1 76
Crane, Deacon Alexander, GH1 147:36
Crocker, Ann, GH1 78
Crocker, Bessie J., GH1 74, GH1 76, GH1 77, GH1 78, GH1 81, GH1 83, GH1 92, GH1 95, GH1 98

birthday celebration, GH1 93

Crocker, C. W., GH1 77
Crocker, Mr. and Mrs. Edmund, GH1 124
Crocker, Fred N., GH1 121
Crocker, Deacon Hamlin, GH1 147:36
Crocker, Heman, GH1 149
Crocker, Deacon Jabes, GH1 147:36
Crocker, John, GH1 147:13
Crocker, Deacon John, GH1 147:36
Crocker, Deacon Joseph, GH1 147:36
Crocker, Deacon Josiah, GH1 147:36
Crocker, Lester

obituary, GH1 124

Crocker, Lillie, GH1 77
Crocker, Mary, GH1 98, GH1 144
Crocker, Moody, GH1 144
Crocker, Deacon Paul R., GH1 147:36
Crocker, Shirley, GH1 118
Crocker, Deacon Walter, GH1 147:36
Crocker, Deacon William, GH1 104, GH1 105, GH1 144, GH1 145, GH1 147:36
Crocker family, GH1 76
Crocker Park, GH1 121
Crocker Park Cemetery

native Indian trails and, GH1 5

Crocker Way

telephones installed, GH1 130

Crosby, Jesse, GH1 149
Crowell, George

death, GH1 91

Cummaquid Post Office

establishment, GH1 88

Cunningham, Ruth (Otis), GH1 56:6, GH1 61
"Curious Tale of 'Mad Jack' Percival, The" (Coogan), GH1 54–55
Cutting, Rev. H. P., GH1 93

D

dances, GH1 108
dancing school, GH1 108
Daniel Bros., GH1 122
Dean Club of Boston, GH1 75
Delaney, Thomas A., GH1 79
Dexter, Tabitha, GH1 147:31
Dexter's Lane, GH1 105
Deyo

"History of West Barnstable," ,GH1 65

dice shooting, GH1 141
Dickey, Mr. and Mrs.

wedding reception, GH1 95

Dickinson, Rev. Charles A., GH1 84
Dimmock, Thomas, GH1 21
district schools, GH1 28–29
Donnell, Rev. Albert, GH1 93
Douglas, Rev. John A., GH1 144, GH1 147:35

E

East Barnstable

Cummaquid Post Office established, GH1 88

East Parish Church

establishment, GH1 147:12–14
new building, GH1 147:16
West Parish Church and, GH1 147:14

East Sandwich

parties, GH1 96

East Sandwich Grange, GH1 109

activities (1892), GH1 97
officers (1897), GH1 95

Eaton, Elaine, GH1 95
education

Percival, John ("Mad Jack")'s support of, GH1 27–29, GH1 30, GH1 33, GH1 34, GH1 38, GH1 51–53

Eldridge, James, GH1 113
Ellis, James

"Cape Captain took 'Old Ironsides" on her Finest Trip," ,GH1 39–40
"From the Great Marshes Came" (Ellis), GH1 15–21
letter regarding Percival, GH1 35
Percival biography, GH1 41

Ellis, James H.

"Old Parsonage, The: It's Historical Significance" (Ellis), GH1 149–152

England

religious persecution in, GH1 147:2–3

Ewer, Joseph

obituary, GH1 95

F

Farley, Rev. O. A., GH1 86
"Fiery Colonel of Barnstable, The (Cox), GH1 59–60
Fifty-First Field Artillery Brigade, Massachusetts National Guard, GH1 116
"Finn Town," ,GH1 41
First Congregational Church of Wakefield, GH1 75
Fish, Carl, GH1 135
Fish, Deacon George S., GH1 147:36
Fisk, Peter, GH1 118
Flagg, Rev., GH1 91, GH1 93
Folgar, Mayhew, Captain, GH1 22
Ford, Henry

West Barnstable Brickyard visit, GH1 132

forest fires, GH1 85, GH1 119
Fortification House, GH1 104, GH1 105

granite tablets marking site, GH1 145

Forty-fifth Massachusetts regiment

reunion, GH1 86

Foster, Deacon Edward, GH1 147:36
Freeman's History, Vol. II

records of land purchased from Indians, GH1 1

"From the Great Marshes Came" (Ellis), GH1 15–21
Fuller, Matthew, GH1 64, GH1 101, GH1 102
Fuller, Samuel, GH1 64, GH1 101, GH1 102
Fuller, Captain Thomas

gravestone, GH1 103

G

gambling

dice shooters pay fines, GH1 141

Gammons, Rev. John G., GH1 86, GH1 91
Garrett's pond, GH1 108
George, Rev. Francis D., GH1 147:35
ghosts

Robert (servant to Matthew Fuller household), GH1 64

Giesecke, Carl, GH1 147:24
Gilman, Bessie, GH1 149
Gilman, William, GH1 98
Globe (whaling ship), GH1 22, GH1 44
Goehring, Rev. Walter R., GH1 51, GH1 147:35

"West Parish Church of Barnstable: An Historic Sketch," ,GH1 147

Goffe (regicide judge), GH1 147:11, GH1 147:27
Goodell, Edwin B., Jr., GH1 147:21
Goodhue, Rev. Henry A., GH1 51, GH1 52, GH1 147:17–20, GH1 147:29–30, GH1 147:35
Goodman, Deacon Cobb, GH1 147:36
Goodspeed, Ellen Bursley

on Percival, John "Mad Jack," ,GH1 29–30, GH1 32, GH1 34

Goodspeed, Deacon Jabes, GH1 147:36
Goodspeed, Levi, GH1 149
Granary Hill Burying Ground

Boulder honoring Otis, James, Jr., GH1 56:16, GH1 56:17f

Grapes of Canaan: Hawaii 1820: The True Story of Hawaii's missionaries (Loomis)

excerpt, GH1 43–50

graveyard, GH1 103
Gray, Elizabeth (Otis), GH1 63
Great Marshes (West Barnstable)

first settlements, GH1 21

Greenwood, Rev. Alfred, GH1 147:35
Gridley, Jeremiah, GH1 56:6, GH1 56:9
Groton High School

West Barnstable graduates, GH1 77

Guerriere (British ship), GH1 37
Gurney, Rev. E. B., GH1 93

H

Hall, Georgia, GH1 77
Hall, Susie

obituary, GH1 84

Hallett, G. W., GH1 122
Hamblin, Elizabeth

"Running Over to Aunt Hitty's," ,GH1 106

Hamlin, Major Micah, GH1 104, GH1 105, GH1 145
Hamlin, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas

wedding anniversary party, GH1 96

"Hasty Puddin' Rock," ,GH1 24, GH1 37
Hawthorne, Nathaniel, GH1 39
Haydon, Deacon Richard H. D., GH1 53, GH1 147:36
Hayes, Rev. Alonzo, GH1 147:35
Haynes, Rev.A. J., GH1 91, GH1 93
Hayward, Mrs. G. M.

dog killed by train, GH1 97

Hayward, Susannah, GH1 147:16
Heartsease Inn, GH1 127
Heath, Gardner, GH1 119
Henshaw, David, GH1 39
Higgins, Dr. and Mrs. J. Haydn

wedding reception, GH1 94

high school

West Parish Congregational Church, GH1 147:30

high school, Hyannis, GH1 108
Hill, Amos A., GH1 86
Hinckley, Ann, GH1 90
Hinckley, Clara May, GH1 89
Hinckley, Nathaniel, GH1 147:30
Hinckley, Samuel, GH1 104
Hinckley, Thomas, GH1 104
Hinckley Lane (Nye's Lane), GH1 65
Hinckley's Bridge, GH1 104
Historic Homes tour (1939), GH1 144
"History of Barnstable County, Mass." (Deyo), GH1 65
"History of West Barnstable" (Deyo), GH1 65
Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr., GH1 52
Holway, Harry, GH1 108
horses, GH1 120
Howes, Lydia Sturgis

marriage to Braddock Coleman, GH1 81

Howes, Marcus, GH1 98
Howland, Desire, GH1 102
Howland, Mrs. Herbert, GH1 125
Howland, Herbert A., GH1 109, GH1 118, GH1 125
Huckins, Deacon Thomas, GH1 147:36
Hull, Rev. Joseph, GH1 21, GH1 147:8
Hyannis Fire Department

establishment, GH1 79

Hyannis Post Office

postmaster candidates (1897), GH1 92

I

ice cream parlor, GH1 109, GH1 118
Indians. See also Mashpee Indians

land ownership concepts, GH1 2
land purchases from, GH1 1–2
native trails, GH1 5

Indian Trial, GH1 104, GH1 105
Irwin, "Buck," ,GH1 108

J

Jacob, Rev. Henry, GH1 104, GH1 147:21, GH1 147:35

biography, GH1 147:1–3
Service, GH1 143–144

Jefferson, Joseph, GH1 88, GH1 95
Jenkins, Benjamin, GH1 149, GH1 150
Jenkins, Braley, GH1 143
Jenkins, Deacon Braley, GH1 147:36
Jenkins, Ebenezer, GH1 104, GH1 133, GH1 144
Jenkins, Elizabeth, GH1 91, GH1 98, GH1 112, GH1 149–150
Jenkins, Elizabeth C., GH1 147:21, GH1 147:22

"West Barnstable," ,GH1 103–105

Jenkins, Dr. F. H., GH1 150
Jenkins, Fear H.

death, GH1 86

Jenkins, Fred S., GH1 144, GH1 147:23, GH1 147:24
Jenkins, Gilbert S., GH1 120, GH1 122, GH1 125
Jenkins, H. W., GH1 149
Jenkins, Harry, GH1 125
Jenkins, John, GH1 104, GH1 144

West Parish Parsonage and, GH1 149–150

Jenkins, Joseph, GH1 104
Jenkins, Ruth, GH1 145
Jenkins, Thornton, GH1 125, GH1 144
Jenkins, Deacon William F., GH1 121, GH1 143, GH1 147:36
Jessey, Henry, GH1 147:27
Johnson, J. H.

purchase of Bacon woodlot, GH1 128

Jones, Ada, GH1 77
Jones, Antoinette P., GH1 79
Jones, James Thomas

house, photograph, GH1 157
photograph, GH1 158

Jones, Nancy Lydia Maria (Holway)

photograph, GH1 158

Jones, Sara H., GH1 119
Jones, Thomas W.

marriage to Vila A. Nickerson, GH1 84

Jones Mill, GH1 65
"Joseph Otis, Barnstable Storekeeper" (Cox), GH1 64
Journal of a Cruise of the United States Schooner, "Dolphin" (Paulding), GH1 30
July 4 picnic (1892), GH1 77

K

Kaahumanu, queen of Hawaii, GH1 39, GH1 44–50
Kelley, David, GH1 144
Kelley, George Wallace, M. D.

in memoriam, GH1 87

Kelley, Joseph E., GH1 94
Kelley, Willis

death, GH1 89

Kendrigan, Katie

death, GH1 98

Kittredge, Henry C., GH1 147:8
Klimm, John

on Percival Fund, GH1 28

Knopper (Indian), GH1 101
Krook, Werner, GH1 124

L

Lampi, Edith Carter

childhood photograph, GH1 156

Lapham, Elmer, GH1 80
Lawyers' Day Program (193), GH1 145
"Letter Box," ,GH1 74
library. See Linder Library; Whelden Memorial Library
Lima, Manuel, GH1 113
Linder Library, GH1 108, GH1 123

fundraising for, GH1 108

Linder Library Association

officers, GH1 125

"Local Writer Chronicles 'Mad Jack'" (Lynch), GH1 41
"Location of Native Indian Trail in West Barnstable, Massachusetts" (Wirtanen), GH1 5
Lodge, Henry Cabot, GH1 18
Lombard, Parker, GH1 104
Lombard Home, GH1 107
Loomis, Albertine

Grapes of Canaan: Hawaii 1820: The True Story of Hawaii's Missionaries, GH1 43–50

Loring, Frank W.

marriage to Susan E. Bassett, GH1 83

Loring, Susan E. (Bassett)

death, GH1 83
son born to, GH1 83

Lothrop, Jane, GH1 102
Lothrop, Rev. John, GH1 21, GH1 104, GH1 144, GH1 147:35

biography, GH1 147:3–9
religious leadership, GH1 147:8–9

Luther, William, GH1 115
Lynch, Brad

"Local Writer Chronicles 'Mad Jack'", GH1 41

M

Macaulay, Catherine, GH1 63
MacDonald, Rev. George R., GH1 147:35

ordination, GH1 115

"Mad Jack" (Blackington), GH1 23–26
"Mad Jack: The Man Got Around" (Moses), GH1 22
"Mad Jack's Enduring Legacy" (McNulty), GH1 37–38
Makepeace, A. D., GH1 107
Makepeace, A. D., building, GH1 107, GH1 123
Makepeace, Master, GH1 77
Makepeace, William F., GH1 117
Manni, Lauri, GH1 141
Mansfield, Richard, GH1 92
Marsh, Rev. E. L., GH1 90
Marston, Deacon Winslow, GH1 147:36
Mashpee Indians. See also Indians

legends, GH1 101
Otis, James, Sr. and, GH1 59
Scorton Hill and, GH1 101

Mason, Lucius

on Percival, John "Mad Jack," ,GH1 38

Massachusetts Historical Society

West Barnstable Congregational Church records donated to, GH1 139

Mattakeese (Barnstable)

meaning of name ("plowed fields"), GH1 147:6
name change to Barnstable, GH1 147:8
relocation of Southwark (England) church to, GH1 147:6–7

Mauchop, GH1 101
Mayflower passengers

Fuller, Samuel, GH1 101, GH1 102

Mayhew, Rev., GH1 93
McNulty, Thomas J.

"Mad Jack's Enduring Legacy," ,GH1 37–38

meetinghouse. See West Parish Congregational Church
Meiggs, Susan

obituary, GH1 80

Melville, Herman, GH1 39
"Mercy Otis, a Pen for Revolution" (Cox), GH1 62–63
Merritt, Deacon Earle P., GH1 147:36
Merritt, Jane

on Percival Fund, GH1 29

Michelson, A., GH1 118
Mid Cape Highway

native Indian trails and, GH1 5

Mili Atoll, GH1 22
Moller, M. P., GH1 147:24
Moody, Martha, GH1 147:11
moonshine still raid, GH1 113
Moses, George

"Mad Jack: The Man Got Around," ,GH1 22

music

viol players, GH1 143, GH1 144, GH1 145
West Barnstable band, GH1 108

N

N. E. Cranberry Sales Co., GH1 120
Narrow Land, The (Reynard), GH1 101
Neath, J. P.

"Captain John Percival: Part 1," ,GH1 27–30
"Captain John Percival: Part 2," ,GH1 30–32
"Captain John Percival: Part 3," ,GH1 33–34

New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad. See also railroad

brickyard spur, GH1 132
water works engine, GH1 120

Nickerson, Edith Rose

marriage to Bennet D. Coleman, GH1 81

Nickerson, Vila A.

marriage to Thomas W. Jones, GH1 84

Nickula, Walter, GH1 141
Noon, Rev. Philo G., GH1 147:35
Nye, Lemuel, GH1 65
Nye, Deacon Lot, GH1 147:36
Nye, Ruth, GH1 95
Nye's Lane, GH1 65

O

Old Meadow House, GH1 103, GH1 144
Old Parsonage, GH1 133–134, GH1 149–152. See also West Parish Parsonage (Shaw Parsonage)
"Old Parsonage, The: It's Historical Significance" (Ellis), GH1 149–152
Otis, Amos, GH1 21, GH1 150
Otis, Elizabeth Gray, GH1 63
Otis, Harrison Gray, GH1 57
Otis, James, Jr. ("The Patriot"), GH1 41

biography, GH1 17–18, GH1 56, GH1 61
birthplace, GH1 104
death, GH1 56:15–16, GH1 61
education, GH1 56:5–6, GH1 61
Granary Hill Burying Ground Boulder, GH1 56:16, GH1 56:17f
law practice, GH1 56:6, GH1 61
mental decline, GH1 56:14–15, GH1 61
Stamp Act and, GH1 61
State House mural, GH1 56:16
Townshend Act and, GH1 61
West Barnstable Memorial Boulder, GH1 56:2f, GH1 56:3
Writs of Assistance and, GH1 56:7–14, GH1 59, GH1 61

Otis, James, Sr. (Colonel), GH1 18, GH1 56:5, GH1 63, GH1 64, GH1 103, GH1 147:34

biography, GH1 59–60

Otis, General John, GH1 103
Otis, John, III, GH1 59
Otis, Joseph, GH1 64
Otis, Mary Allyne, GH1 59, GH1 62, GH1 63
Otis, Mercy (Warren), GH1 62–63
Otis, Rebecca Sturgis, GH1 64
Otis, Samuel Allyne, GH1 63, GH1 64
Otis, Thomas, Judge, GH1 141
Otis Hall Association, GH1 98
Overseers of the Poor, town of Barnstable, GH1 33
Owen, Elise

Penmanship book, with articles from 1890s, GH1 69–100

P

Paine, Bernard, GH1 144
Palmer, A. B., GH1 89
Parker, Albert, GH1 123
Parker, David, GH1 149
Parker, Howard, GH1 107, GH1 125
Parker, J. W. B., estate, GH1 130
Parker, John, GH1 107
Parker, Melvin, house, GH1 109
Parker, Miriam H., GH1 74
Parker, Robert, GH1 104
Parker, Tracey E., GH1 77, GH1 144
passenger trains, GH1 108
pasture bars dispute, GH1 68, GH1 147:18–20
"Patriot, The--A Flame for Freedom" (Cox), GH1 60–61
Paulding, Hiram, GH1 30
Percival, E. C., GH1 52
Percival, James, GH1 33
Percival, John "Mad Jack"

adopted daughter, GH1 31, GH1 33, GH1 41
bequests to Barnstable, GH1 27–28, GH1 33
biography, GH1 20–21, GH1 22, GH1 23–26, GH1 27–34, GH1 41
birthplace, GH1 103
character, GH1 32, GH1 34
Ellis, James, biography of, GH1 4
Globe mutiny and, GH1 22
grave/gravestone, GH1 23, GH1 34, GH1 37, GH1 38, GH1 41, GH1 51
health, GH1 55
horticultural interests, GH1 33, GH1 34
legends about, GH1 27, GH1 30, GH1 35, GH1 37–38, GH1 54–55
letter on West Barnstable cemetery wall, GH1 36
marriage, GH1 31
naval career, GH1 24–26, GH1 30–32, GH1 37, GH1 39, GH1 43–44, GH1 54–55
novels based on, GH1 39
Sandwich Islands (Hawaii) and, GH1 25, GH1 31, GH1 39, GH1 43–50, GH1 55
Tercentenary Monument, GH1 51
U.S.S. Constitution and, GH1 22, GH1 23, GH1 27, GH1 31, GH1 32, GH1 37, GH1 39, GH1 55
West Barnstable cemetery wall construction and, GH1 29, GH1 35, GH1 36
will, GH1 27–30, GH1 32–33, GH1 51

Percival, Sarah, GH1 33
Percival Fund, GH1 27–29, GH1 33, GH1 51–53
Perry, Henry, GH1 141
Phinney, S. B., GH1 33
pirates

Percival, John "Mad Jack" and, GH1 20, GH1 25, GH1 39

Plum Street

native Indian trails and, GH1 5

Plymouth Colony

Lothrop, John and, GH1 147:4

political satire

by Warren, Mercy Otis, GH1 62–63

poor house/farm, GH1 65, GH1 76
Pop Corn Party, East Sandwich, GH1 96
Post Road

native Indian trails and, GH1 5

Pratt, Rev. Enoch, GH1 103, GH1 104, GH1 147:16, GH1 147:35
Prissy (Indian), GH1 101

R

railroad

bell signal crossing, GH1 119
brickyard spur, GH1 132
fatal accident at Proctor crossing, GH1 137
freight train accident, GH1 116
marsh environment and, GH1 104
passenger trains, GH1 108
water works engine, GH1 120

Reader, George A., GH1 88
Register of Arrivals and Departures

West Barnstable Post Office (1866), GH1 66–67

religious persecution

in England, GH1 147:2–3

Revere, Paul

meetinghouse bell, GH1 21, GH1 147:34

Reynard, Elizabeth, GH1 101
Ridpath, John Clark

on James Otis, Jr., GH1 56:3

Riggs, Rev. Thomas, GH1 147:35
"Robert, the Scot," ,GH1 102
Robert the Scotchman

biography, GH1 101, GH1 102
as ghost of Matthew Fuller household, GH1 64
grave, GH1 103

Robinson, Olive, GH1 149
Robinson, Deacon Philip H., GH1 147:36
Rogers, William S.

Percival, John ("Mad Jack")'s bequest to, GH1 33, GH1 35

Route 6A

native Indian trails and, GH1 5

"Running Over to Aunt Hitty's" (Hamblin), GH1 106
Russell, John, GH1 147:11
Russell, Rev. Jonathan, GH1 21, GH1 103, GH1 147:11, GH1 147:28, GH1 147:35
Russell, Rev. Jonathan II, GH1 147:11, GH1 147:12–15, GH1 147:35
Russell, Robert, GH1 38

S

Sacrament Rock (near Barnstable-West Barnstable School), GH1 147:7
Samuel, Elizabeth, GH1 147:21
Samuel, Rev. Robert, GH1 147:35
"Samuel Otis, the Marketplace his Oyster" (Cox), GH1 63
Sandwich Islands (Hawaii)

Grapes of Canaan: Hawaii 1820 (Loomis) (excerpt), GH1 43–50
Percival, John "Mad Jack" and, GH1 25, GH1 31, GH1 39, GH1 43–50, GH1 55

Sandwich Library

concert (1896), GH1 95

Sandy Neck

Fuller, Samuel and, GH1 102
property sale, GH1 93
swimming, GH1 108

schools

building modernization, GH1 122
district, GH1 28–29
electric lights installed, GH1 131
high school, Hyannis, GH1 108
old village school, GH1 107
Percival, John ("Mad Jack")'s bequests to, GH1 27–28, GH1 33

Scituate, Massachusetts

Lothrop, John, in, GH1 147:4–6

Scorton Hill, GH1 101, GH1 103
"Scorton Hill," ,GH1 101
Scudder, Deacon Daniel, GH1 147:36
Scudder, Deacon Josiah, GH1 147:36
Sears, Bernard, GH1 113
Sears, Bertha A.

"Cranberry Ballad, A--The Ditch-Pickers" (poem), GH1 94

Serunk (Indian), GH1 21

land purchase agreement with, GH1 1

"Shark City," ,GH1 41
Shaw, Lemuel, Chief Justice, GH1 41, GH1 65, GH1 104, GH1 144, GH1 147:16, GH1 149

biography, GH1 19
birthplace, GH1 134, GH1 150

Shaw, Oakes, GH1 149
Shaw, Rev. Oakes, GH1 103, GH1 134, GH1 147:15–6, GH1 147:31, GH1 147:35
Shaw, Susanna, GH1 149
Shaw Parsonage, GH1 104, GH1 133–34, GH1 144, GH1 145, GH1 149–152
Shaw's Lane, GH1 65
Shootflying Hill, GH1 101
Silva, E. R., GH1 132
Simkins, Ruth

marriage to Bayard Thayer, GH1 86

sleighing party, GH1 75
Smith, Gilbert, GH1 22
Smith, Deacon Henry S., GH1 147:36
South Congregational Church, Centerville, GH1 147:20
Southwark (England) church

Jacob, Henry, pastor, GH1 147:4–6
Lothrop, John, pastor, GH1 147:3–9
relocation to Mattakeese (Barnstable), GH1 147:6–7
relocation to Scituate, Massachusetts, GH1 147:4–6

Stamp Act,

Otis, James, Jr., and, GH1 61

Stevens, Adj. Gen. Jesse F., GH1 135
Stiles, Ezra, GH1 147:4
Stone, Edward C. Senator, GH1 53

address on James Otis, Jr. by, GH1 56

Strauss, Marilyn, GH1 34

on Percival Fund, GH1 29

Streeter, Rev. Willard E., GH1 147:35
Sturgis, Rebecca (Otis), GH1 64
Sturgis, William, GH1 50
Sturgis Library, Barnstable Village, GH1 147:9
Suisun fire (1888), GH1 82
Suter, Rev. John W., GH1 143
"switchel" (molasses drink), GH1 37

T

Taft, A. H., GH1 77
tan yards, GH1 104
teachers

Percival, John ("Mad Jack")'s bequests toward salaries, GH1 27–28, GH1 33, GH1 51–53

Temperance Concert (1894), GH1 81
Temperance Union meeting, GH1 98
Tercentenary (Barnstable)

Henry Jacob Service, GH1 143–144

Tercentenary Parade (Plymouth), GH1 116–117
Thayer, Bayard

marriage to Ruth Simpkins, GH1 86

Thomas, Henry George

on Percival, John "Mad Jack," ,GH1 38

Thygeson, Rev. Hanson E., GH1 147:35
town almshouse, GH1 107, GH1 125
Town Infirmary, GH1 104
Townshend Act

Otis, James, Jr., and, GH1 61

traffic accidents

Proctor railroad crossing, GH1 137

trails

map, GH1 9–10

transportation

native Indian trails used by first settlers, GH1 5

traveling salespeople, GH1 107
Trayser, Donald G., GH1 28, GH1 33, GH1 35, GH1 41
trout pond/hatchery, GH1 104

U

Unitarial Finnish Church, GH1 122
U.S.S. Constitution (Old Ironsides)

battle with Guerriere, GH1 37
Percival, John "Mad Jack" and, GH1 22, GH1 23, GH1 27, GH1 31, GH1 33, GH1 37, GH1 39, GH1 55
sets sail (1997), GH1 40

U.S.S. Dolphin, GH1 22, GH1 25, GH1 31, GH1 43–50, GH1 55

V

Vietnam

Percival, John "Mad Jack" and, GH1 55

Village Improvement Society

meeting reports (1894), GH1 90

village school, GH1 107
village stores, GH1 107
viol players, GH1 143, GH1 144, GH1 145

W

Wakefield, MA

First Congregational Church, GH1 75

Waldo Bros. & Bond Store, GH1 131
Walley, Rev. Thomas, GH1 147:10, GH1 147:35
Walo, John, GH1 141
War of 1812

Percival, John "Mad Jack" and, GH1 20, GH1 25, GH1 30–31, GH1 39, GH1 54
U.S.S. Constitution and, GH1 37

Warren, James, GH1 62–63
Warren, Mercy Otis, GH1 62–63

historical writing by, GH1 63
political writings, GH1 62–63

Warrington, Lewis, GH1 39
Webster, Daniel, GH1 19
Weekes, Harold C., GH1 53
Weeks, Deacon Alonzo H., GH1 147:36
Wescott, Allan, GH1 24
West Barnstable

Ancient Indian Burial Grounds, Sketch Plan, GH1 7–8
early 20th-century life, GH1 107–109
first settlements, GH1 21
great men of, GH1 17–21
history, GH1 65
history (misc. articles taped in penmanship book), GH1 69–100
Indian Trail, map, GH1 9–10
lighting extension, GH1 130
map (1795), GH1 11
map (1856), GH1 12
map (1858), GH1 14
map of ancient sites, GH1 13
map of property ownership (1858), GH1 3–4
notes from Barnstable Patriot (1919-1920), GH1 111
physical description, GH1 103–105
Post Road, map, GH1 9–10
social activities (1896), GH1 91
social activities (early 20th-century), GH1 109
Trails used by Settlers, map, GH1 9–10
village school, GH1 107
village stores, GH1 107

"West Barnstable" (Jenkins), GH1 103–105
West Barnstable Brick Company

house destroyed by fire, GH1 113
modernization, GH1 132

West Barnstable Burying Ground, GH1 41
West Barnstable cemetery

Percival, John "Mad Jack," and, GH1 29, GH1 35, GH1 36

West Barnstable Post Office

postmaster appointed (1897), GH1 95
postmistress appointed (1922), GH1 119
Register of Arrivals and Departures (1866), GH1 66–67

West Barnstable School Library

books added (1892), GH1 74
books added (1896), GH1 82

"West Parish Church of Barnstable: An Historic Sketch" (Goehring), GH1 147
West Parish Congregational Church, GH1 147

Carlton's leadership of, GH1 147:16
church discipline, GH1 147:18–20, GH1 147:30–33
construction, GH1 21, GH1 104, GH1 147:13–14
deacons, GH1 147:36
division into East and West parishes, GH1 147:12–14
East Parish Church and, GH1 147:14
enlargement, GH1 147:15
establishment, GH1 21, GH1 147:6–7
fire, GH1 129
gilded cock, GH1 147:34
Goodhue's leadership of, GH1 147:17–20
historic and architectural significance, GH1 147:21–25
historic exhibit (1939), GH1 144–145
history, GH1 147
joint pastorate with South Congregational Church, Centerville, GH1 147:20
Lothrop's leadership of, GH1 147:8–9
modernization, GH1 147:16
Oakes' leadership of, GH1 147:16
pastoral succession, GH1 147:35
pasture bars dispute, GH1 68, GH1 147:18–20
records (1668-1807) donated to Massachusetts Historical Society, GH1 139
restoration, GH1 56:4f, GH1 147:21–25
Revere, Paul, bell, GH1 147:34
Russell II's leadership of, GH1 147:12–15
Russell's leadership of, GH1 147:11
trustees, GH1 147:34
Walley's leadership of, GH1 147:10

West Parish Memorial Foundation, GH1 147:22
West Parish Parsonage (Shaw Parsonage), GH1 104, GH1 133–134, GH1 144, GH1 145

construction, GH1 149
historical significance, GH1 149–152
photographs, GH1 152

West Parish school

establishment, GH1 147:17
high school, GH1 147:30
Percival, John ("Mad Jack")'s bequests to, GH1 27–30, GH1 33
teacher salary fund (Percival Fund), GH1 30, GH1 33, GH1 34, GH1 38, GH1 51–53

Whelden Memorial Library, GH1 123

name change, GH1 128

Wheldon, Isaac, GH1 78
Wheldon, Martha Lee, GH1 93
Wheldon sisters, GH1 104
Whitman, Josiah, GH1 108
Whitman, Lillian A., GH1 81, GH1 89, GH1 92, GH1 97, GH1 108
Whittier, John G

obituary, GH1 79

Wing, Bennett, GH1 144
Wing, Edward, GH1 144
Winthrop, Hannah, GH1 62
Wirtanen, Martin

letter from James Ellis regarding John "Mad Jack" Percival, GH1 35
"Location of Native Indian Trail in West Barnstable, Massachusetts," ,GH1 5
on Percival Fund, GH1 29

Wirtanen, Mrs. Martin, GH1 144–145
Wirtanen, Martin, Sr.

historical exhibit, GH1 144

Wirtanen Brothers, GH1 112
Wolf's Neck, GH1 68
wolves, GH1 65
Wood, Waterman, GH1 85
Wright, Elmer T.

obituary, GH1 111

Wright, Frank, GH1 111
Writs of Assistance

Otis, James, Jr., and, GH1 56:7–14, GH1 59, GH1 61