[47547] "Freeport Journal-Standard, 27October 1925", p. 3: "Injuries sustained when he fell a distance of forty feet from the top of the H. A. Hillmer Company grain elevator at Ridott last Thursday, caused the death this morning of William Y. Brown, local manager for the Hillmer Company at that place. Mr. Brown passed away at St. Francis Hospital where he was taken immediately following the accident. The injuries sustained at the time included a broken pelvic bone, a broken left leg between the hip and knee, broken left ankle broken right wrist and internal injuries. Although everything possible was done to combat the injuries sustained and although Mr, Brown made a brave struggle to survive, Mr. Brown was forced to succumb about 8 o'clock this morning. He was surrounded by members of his family when he passed on. Coroner E. A. Diestenieier impaneled a coroner's jury to inquire into the death this afternoon. The accident took place while Mr. Brown and Wilbur Carey were in the act of placing some wire screens on the cupola of the building at Ridott. Mr. Brown had taken the precaution of placing a guard wire around the cupola, but was outside of the wire when he accidentally slipped and fell to the ground, a distance of about forty feet. He struck on the railroad tracks below, sustaining the fatal injuries. One of the wire screens became caught on a nail and when pulled by Mr. Brown it loosened with a jerk, throwing him backward, causing him to lose his balance and fall to the tracks below. Mr. Brown was well and favorably known throughout Stephenson County and the news of his passing came as a distinct shock to his many friends, who had entertained hopes to the very last for his recovery. Following his injuries, pneumonia developed and it became apparent late yesterday that he could not survive although he continued the struggle for life until the very last. The stricken family has the sympathy of a wide circle of friends, Mr. Brown having had the happy faculty of making friends wherever he went. William Y. Brown was born in Rock Run Township on September 16,1871, having been a son of John H. and Sarah C. Brown. He was reared in that community, the family later moving to the Township of Dakota where he resided for several years. He was united in marriage on December 12, 1894, to Miss Emma Ritzman, the ceremony having taken place at the old Clifton Hotel, Mrs. Brown's father having been proprietor of that hostelry at that time. He was employed by the late Casper Nelrus, when the latter was engaged in the ice business in Freeport for several years and about twenty years ago entered the employ of the Hillmer Company at Ridott, having continued with that concern ever since and having been manager of the Hillmer elevator at Ridott at the time of his untimely accident. Practically all of his life was spent in Stephenson County. Mr. Brown is survived by his widow and the following children: Catherine, at home; Roscoe Brown, Lorraine, Ohio; Mrs. Kenneth Haller, Glendale, California; Mrs. Loyal McHoes, Freeport. His mother, Mrs. Sarah C. Brown, resides at 213 West Elk Street, while the following brothers and sisters also survive: Clark J. Browne, Freeport; Mrs. Nellie Wolf, Freeport; Mrs. Richard Dryden, Keithsburg, Ill.; Mrs, D. C. Rinker, Freeport; Mrs. Martha Sampson, Waynesville, Ill.; John H. Brown, Houston, Texas. He was a member of the Winneshiek Lodge of Odd Fellows of Freeport. For many years Mr. Brown had served as village clerk of the Village of Ridott, having been chosen to that office on the Republican ticket. He took an active interest in politics and all civic affairs and was one of the Republican leaders of that community for many years. The remains will lie in state at the Kuehner Funeral Chapel until Thursday afternoon when funeral services will be conducted from that place. Burial will be made at Oakland Cemetery; more definite arrangements to be announced later. The following tribute to Mr. Brown is offered by H. A. Hillmer of the Hillmer Company: 'We never knew a man who was more uniformly kind in his attitude towards his fellow men than Will Brown. He was absolutely honest and knew no fear. He had courage without any bragging and would go any length or to any trouble to be of service to his community. His loss will be great not only to his family but to the town of Ridott. We are sincere in our conviction when we say that no man filled as large a place in his community. He was unpretentious but very efficient and in every way a most valuable man. We lack words to express our loss.'"
[41212] Ruth is daughter of of James Clark & Asenath Curtis.
[37555] The 21 Oct 1950 federal census lists Noah and his family in Orange Twp., Ashland Co., OH.
_Thomas LEIGHTON ____+
| (1696 - 1763)
_Thomas LEIGHTON ____|_Susannah CHESLEY ___
| (1725 - 1813) m 1742 (1695 - 1786)
_Benjamin Franklin LEIGHTON _|
| (1773 - 1868) |
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| |_Margaret MURRAY ____|_____________________
| (1727 - 1773) m 1742
_James P. LEIGHTON ______|
| (1813 - 1897) m 1839 |
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| |_Betsey STROUT ______________|
| (1790 - 1875) |
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_James Everett LEIGHTON _|
| (1845 - 1891) m 1865 |
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| |_Sophronia LEIGHTON _____|
| (1822 - 1899) m 1839 |
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| |_Lucy WAKEFIELD _____________|
| (.... - 1861) |
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|--Effie A. LEIGHTON
| (1866 - 1892)
| _Tristram PINKHAM ___+
| | m 1738
| _Richard PINKHAM ____|_Martha HAYES _______
| | (.... - 1815) m 1784
| _Robert PINKHAM _____________|
| | (1787 - 1867) m 1821 |
| | | _Thomas LEIGHTON ____+
| | | | (1729 - 1813) m 1742
| | |_Elizabeth LEIGHTON _|_Mary SMITHSON ______
| | (1750 - 1822) m 1784
| _Ichabod Willey TINKHAM _|
| | (1824 - ....) m 1847 |
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| | |_Lydia Fernald WILLEY _______|
| | (1799 - 1880) m 1821 |
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|_Alfreda TINKHAM ________|
(1849 - 1886) m 1865 |
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| _Gideon LEIGHTON ____________|
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|_Miriam G. LEIGHTON _____|
(1823 - 1849) m 1847 |
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|_Lucy WAKEFIELD _____________|
(.... - 1861) |
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_Robert MAYHEW ______|
| (1480 - 1520) |
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_Thomas MAYHEW ______|
| (1509 - ....) m 1549|
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| |_Joan BRIDMORE ______|
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_Mathew MAYHEW ______|
| (.... - 1614) m 1587|
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| (1522 - 1586) m 1549|
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|--Thomas MAYHEW
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(1540 - ....) m 1587|
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[1235] Thomas came to Medford, MA in 1635; was a prominent member of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Co.; was a missionary to the Native Americans (Indians). {-See "The Genealogical Advertizer," Vol. 4 (1901), p. 1.} He owned Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket and Elizabeth islands and was Governor of Martha's Vineyard. He settled Edgartown, 1658-81. He lived to age 90. His son, the Rev. (Thomas, Jr. or) John Mayhew, was first missionary on Martha's Vineyard, 1642-57; he died at sea en route to England at age 37 and his father, the Governor, succeeded him as missionary pastor. Cf. "Old Nantucket the Faraway Island," William O. Stevens; "History of Tilton Family in America," F. T. Tilton, pp. 152-3; "History of Martha's Vineyard...," Charles Edward Banks (Dukes County, MA, Historical Society, 1966, 3 vols.) In England Thomas was a merchant apprentice of Richard Macey of Northampton before emigrating in 1631. He moved from Watertown to Martha's Vineyard, living there permanently from 1674. He and his family are detailed in "The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633"( Boston: NEHGS, 1995, Vol. 2, pp. 243-246. See "Thomas Mayhew, 1592-1682" published by Duke's County Historical Society, Edgartown, MA, 1936 for his seal, will, etc. Charles Edward Banks, "Colonial Families of Martha's Vineyard" (Baltimore: Gen. Pub. Co, reprint 1999), p. 299-300, states: "The name of his first wife is not known nor has any clue to the date and place of the mariage been found. Neither is it known when or where she died. He m. (2) Mrs. Jane (Gallion?) Paine, wid. of Mr. Thomas Paine, a London merchant, abt. 1634 (Vol. II, p. 90, Annals of Edgartown). She was living 15 May 1666, but died before her husband." Banks (loc. cit) reports that Thomas was an apprentice to Richard Masey of Southampton, England, and was admitted "a free commoner" there "to use his trader of mercer" (i.e., merchant). Banks continues (op. cit., p. 301) "Thomas Macey of Nantucket (who is said to have emigrated from Chilmark, co. Wilts), [stated] that Governor Thomas Mayhew was his 'honored cousin' . . . Thomas Mayhew was an apprentice of Richard Macy . . . a native of Chilmark and in his will of 20 Nov. 1633 he provided for his burial in that parish." Thomas came to Medford as personal busines representative of Matthew Cradock. Thomas appears on the records of the General Court of MA 6 March 1632 as chair of a committee appointed by the Cort to settle the boundary between Charlestown and Newton. On 14 May 1634 he was admitted as a Freeman. His business relationship with Cradock terminating, he moved about 1637 to Watertown, MA. From 1636 to 1644/5 he was a Representative to the General Court and from 1637 was a Selectman of Watertown where he also served as commissioner, justice of the peace, etc. In 2002 more information was available at http://www.vineyard.net/vineyard/history/dukes/bnk1_104.htm. Also see "The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Vol. II," Robert Charles Anderson (Boston: NEHGS, 1995), pp. 1243-1246. Thomas m. ca. 1646 Jane Payne (b. ca. 1625, his stepmother's daughter, who m. [2] Richard Larson). In November, 1657 he accompanied his wife's brother Thomas Paine on a journey to England to settle some family matters, sailing from Boston; the ship and passengers were lost at sea. His widow m. (2) Richard Sarson. See "Colonial Families of Martha's Vineyard," Charles Edward Banks (Balt.: Gen. Pub. Co. reprint, 1999), p. 301, and "Freeman families of Nova Scotia and their ancestors and descendants and allied families : a genealogy with biographical sketches," compiled by Viva E. Freeman. Also see Find A Grave Memorial 23423027 for extended information. His son, Major Matthew Mayhew, became Chief Magistrate (i.e., governor) of the Vineyard in 1682. See "The History of Martha's Vineyard...," Charles E. Banks (Edgartown, MA: Dukes Co. Historical Society, 1966), Vol. 2, pp. 79-84. For the culture of New England during his lifetime and beyond, see "Albion's Seed: Four British Folkways in America," David Hackett Fischer (NY: Oxford University Press, 1989), pp. 13-205.
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[S2]
LDS Church's Ancestral File - not verified.
[53518] Arlene is daughter of Charles Clarence McPike (1878-1945) & Glennie Evelyn Metcalf (1893-1944; m. 1 Jun 1911).
[37072] Elizabeth is daughter of Joseph Preble (1691-1732).
_Peletiah TAPLEY ______+
| (1757 - 1834) m 1783
_Robert TAPLEY ______|_Sally STOVER _________
| (1792 - 1863) m 1820 (1766 - 1823)
_Simeon Parker TAPLEY _______|
| (1821 - 1903) m 1847 |
| | _Isaac SNOW ___________+
| | | (1768 - 1848) m 1791
| |_Polly SNOW _________|_Mary ("Polly") PAINE _
| (1795 - 1885) m 1820 (1776 - 1850)
_Pearl Tenney TAPLEY ____|
| (1858 - 1937) m 1887 |
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| |_Abigail Jane Dorr CARLETON _|
| (1821 - 1908) m 1847 |
| | _______________________
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_Joseph Parker TAPLEY ___|
| (1889 - 1900) m 1930 |
| | _Thomas LYMBURNER _____+
| | | (1774 - 1854) m 1801
| | _John LYMBURNER _____|_Mary ("Polly") SNOW __
| | | (1801 - 1873) m 1824 (1779 - 1754)
| | _Joseph Millard LYMBURNER ___|
| | | (1843 - 1898) m 1867 |
| | | | _Richard CONDON _______
| | | | | (1774 - 1848)
| | | |_Catherine CONDON ___|_Rachel B. FOSTER _____
| | | (1801 - 1886) m 1824 (1775 - 1865)
| |_Katherine C. LYMBURNER _|
| (1869 - 1898) m 1887 |
| | _______________________
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| |_Ann S. HAWES _______________|
| (1848 - 1921) m 1867 |
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|--Robert Parker TAPLEY
| (1931 - 2007)
| _Jonathan BRIDGES _____+
| | (1760 - 1831) m 1780
| _Isaac C. BRIDGES ___|_Elizabeth CARTER _____
| | (1805 - 1872) m 1852 (1765 - 1830)
| _Isaac Allen BRIDGES ________|
| | (1838 - 1927) m 1862 |
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| | |_Abigail STAPLES ____|_______________________
| | (1807 - 1878) m 1852
| _Lucius B. BRIDGES ______|
| | (1864 - 1945) m 1889 |
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| | |_Mary Jane CARTER ___________|
| | (1845 - 1919) m 1862 |
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|_Myrtle Estelle BRIDGES _|
(1907 - 1985) m 1930 |
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|_Lelia A. CARTER ________|
(.... - 1962) m 1889 |
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[57281] Robert's obituary: "Robert P. Tapley, 76, died October 12, 2007 at his home after a brief illness. He was born August 13, 1931 in Blue Hill the son of Joseph and Myrtle (Bridges) Tapley. Bob graduated from Brooklin High School in 1949 and Husson College in 1951. He worked for the Eastern Corporation in Brewer for 13 years after which he worked for 25 years for LCP and later HoltraChem in Orrington, retiring in 1993. After retirement, Bob and Ruth retired to Brooklin where he became active in the community. Bob was elected to the Board of Selectmen in Brooklin and served for more than 10 years and in later years he served as chairman. He loved working outside and spending time in his workshop building beautiful pieces of furniture. He was a member of the Brooklin Baptist Church and served on many committees there. He was actively involved in organizing the summer and Christmas hymn sings at the Rockbound Chapel and served as president of the chapel for 10 years. Bob is survived by his loving wife of 52 years, Ruth; daughter, Lori Edwards and husband Danny; cousins, Elaine Heitz and husband Leonard, Marie Haynes, Carolyn Kelleher, Jan Jones and husband Ray; sisters-in-law, Alice Egland, Helen Egland; brother-in-law, Robert Becker; several nieces, nephews."