. The founders; portraits of persons born abroad who came to the colonies in North America before the year 1701, with an introduction, biographical outlines and comments on the portraits. It Is said that she had had nine children, 45 grandchil-dren, 200 great-grandchildren, and 800 great-grandchil-drens children. With one of them she may have settleddown In Newton, Massachusetts, where, at Oak Hill, sheswung the scythe and used the hoe vigorously. At onehundred and four she could shell corn all day, and at onehundred and ten she sat at her spinning wheel. Far andnear she was known as Goody Dav
. The founders; portraits of persons born abroad who came to the colonies in North America before the year 1701, with an introduction, biographical outlines and comments on the portraits. It Is said that she had had nine children, 45 grandchil-dren, 200 great-grandchildren, and 800 great-grandchil-drens children. With one of them she may have settleddown In Newton, Massachusetts, where, at Oak Hill, sheswung the scythe and used the hoe vigorously. At onehundred and four she could shell corn all day, and at onehundred and ten she sat at her spinning wheel. Far andnear she was known as Goody Davie, and famous peoplecame to hear her talk, and to see her smiling face and blueeyes. Among her visitors was Governor Belcher, who askedJudge Dudley to have her portrait painted by was done In 1715, when she began to fail in body andmind. She died at Newton, 23 September, 1752, aged onehundred and seventeen years and one hundred and fifteendays.^ Jacksons History of Newton, page 267. Maine Historical and Genealogical Recorder, April, 1893, page 74. ^The Hyde Manuscript at the Genealogical Society says, Supposed to be 116years old. Seth Davis gave her age as above. 380. MARY DAVIE1635-1752 (381) THE NEW YORKPUBLIC LIBRARY! Sir George Downing, Baronet, soldier and politician,was born about 1624 in Dublin, the son of EmmanuelDowning, of the Inner Temple and of Salem, Massachu-setts, and grandson of another George, who was master ofthe Grammar School at Ipswich, England. His motherwas Lucy, sister of Governor John Winthrop. He wasbrought across the sea in 1638. After graduating at Har-vard, in 1642, he became a tutor, but in 1645 went toBarbados as a ships chaplain. Five years later he emergedas scout-master-general under Cromwell, and with thepowerful Howard connection, having married FrancesHoward, sister of Charles, later Earl of Carlisle, he begana long parliamentary career. In 1657 ^^ favored offeringthe crown to Cromwell, and had already represented himin negotia
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