John TOBEY

Birth:
10 May 1734
Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Death:
23 Jan 1803
Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Marriage:
15 Nov 1759
Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Notes:
                   DEATH:
    R.B. Tobey & C. H. Pope Tobey Genealogy (Charles H. Pope, Boston, Massachusetts) pg. 59
Mercy HOWES
Birth:
25 May 1732
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Death:
10 Dec 1807
Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Notes:
                   BIRTH:
    R.B. Tobey & C. H. Pope Tobey Genealogy (Charles H. Pope, Boston, Massachusetts) pg. 59

DEATH:
    R.B. Tobey & C. H. Pope Tobey Genealogy (Charles H. Pope, Boston, Massachusetts) pg. 59

BIRTH:
    Joshua Crowell Howes, Genealogy of the Howes Family in America  Yarmouthport, Massachusetts, Fred Hallett 1892

BIRTH:
    Tobey Genealogy  Birthday may be 18 July 1724 per "Generation of the Tobeys dated 6 Oct. 1861
Children
Marriage
1
Mehitable TOBEY
Birth:
21 Aug 1760
Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Death:
Nathaniel BOURNE 
Marr:
13 Nov 1779
Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachu 
Notes:
                   BIRTH:
    R.B. Tobey & C. H. Pope Tobey Genealogy (Charles H. Pope, Boston, Massachusetts) pg. 62
2
Josiah TOBEY
Birth:
1 Dec 1761
Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Death:
1843
Pawlet, Rutland, Vermont
Notes:
                   BIRTH:
    R.B. Tobey & C. H. Pope Tobey Genealogy (Charles H. Pope, Boston, Massachusetts) pg. 62

DEATH:
    R.B. Tobey & C. H. Pope Tobey Genealogy (Charles H. Pope, Boston, Massachusetts) pg. 98

MARRIAGE:
    R.B. Tobey & C. H. Pope Tobey Genealogy (Charles H. Pope, Boston, Massachusetts) pg. 98
3
Sarah TOBEY
Birth:
2 Aug 1763
Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Death:
26 May 1847
Pawlet, Vermont
Josiah CROCKER 
Marr:
21 Feb 1788
Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachu 
Notes:
                   BIRTH:
    R.B. Tobey & C. H. Pope Tobey Genealogy (Charles H. Pope, Boston, Massachusetts) pg. 62

DEATH:
    R.B. Tobey & C. H. Pope Tobey Genealogy (Charles H. Pope, Boston, Massachusetts) pg. 62

MARRIAGE:
    R.B. Tobey & C. H. Pope Tobey Genealogy (Charles H. Pope, Boston, Massachusetts) pg. 62
4
Rebecca TOBEY
Birth:
24 Jan 1765
Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Death:
14 May 1800
 
Marr:
 
Notes:
                   BIRTH:
    R.B. Tobey & C. H. Pope Tobey Genealogy (Charles H. Pope, Boston, Massachusetts) pg. 62
5
John TOBEY
Birth:
31 Dec 1766
Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Death:
21 Mar 1849
Patience NYE 
Marr:
Abt 1796
 
Notes:
                   BIRTH:
    R.B. Tobey & C. H. Pope Tobey Genealogy (Charles H. Pope, Boston, Massachusetts) pg. 62

DEATH:
    R.B. Tobey & C. H. Pope Tobey Genealogy (Charles H. Pope, Boston, Massachusetts) pg. 99

MARRIAGE:
    R.B. Tobey & C. H. Pope Tobey Genealogy (Charles H. Pope, Boston, Massachusetts) pg. 99
6
Mercy TOBEY
Birth:
31 Dec 1766
Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Death:
 
Marr:
 
Notes:
                   BIRTH:
    R.B. Tobey & C. H. Pope Tobey Genealogy (Charles H. Pope, Boston, Massachusetts) pg. 62
7
Reuben TOBEY
Birth:
3 Feb 1769
Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Death:
15 Sep 1851
Pittsford, Monroe, New York
Rebeccca WEEKS 
Marr:
13 Dec 1796
Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachu 
Notes:
                   BIRTH:
    R.B. Tobey & C. H. Pope Tobey Genealogy (Charles H. Pope, Boston, Massachusetts) pg. 62

MARRIAGE:
    R.B. Tobey & C. H. Pope Tobey Genealogy (Charles H. Pope, Boston, Massachusetts) pg. 147

DEATH:
    R.B. Tobey & C. H. Pope Tobey Genealogy (Charles H. Pope, Boston, Massachusetts) pg. 147

    BIOGRAPHY: Have deed of land in Pawlett. Bought with Elezer 19 dec. 1803. Have
    deed  giving land to Pawlet, Vt to son Reuben 12 Feb. 1844

    Letter of Margaret Vandervolgen to Royal Tobey (Believed to be Angelica's 
    Aunt) Toby Ruben from Falmouth, MA 1783 married Rebecca Weeks and settled 
    near timothy Ablens. He was noted for industry and economy and acquired a 
    handsome property. He was one of the deacons of the second Baptist Church.  He
    removed to Pittsford NY 1848 and died in 1851 aged 83. His wife a few  days
    after aged 82. They raised six children Auther, Zenas, Rueben, Sally,  Rebecca
    and Emily. Auther married Abigail daughter Seth Blossom and  removed to
    Pittsford NY. Zenas Married Ruth daughter of Jacob Putnam and  moved to
    Mendon, NY Reuben married Betsey daughter of Jacob Putnam who  died in 1843
    aged 33 leaving 3 children. Next he married Salina Rogers  of Pittsford NY.
    Sally married Seth P Stiles of Auburn NY died in 1851  aged about 63. Emily
    married Joel Simonds and died in 1852 aged 43. I saw  this book out here and
    thought I would copy it and send it to you and did  not know weather you had
    it or not.  Margaret VanderVolgen

    Newspaper Article  The Tobey and Putnam families are joined by double 
    relationship, two Tobey brothers having married two Putnam sisters, Rueben 
    Tobey Jr. married Betsey Putnam and Zenas Tobey married Ruth Putnam. The  Tobey
    and Putnam families originally embarked from England sometime in  1604. The
    Jacob Putnam family located at Wilton, NH. The Tobeys settled in  the Cape Cod
    country. Rueben Tobey, Sr., was born at Sandwich, Barnstable  county, MA in
    1766. Rebecca Weeks was born in the same county in 1770.  They were married 13
    Dec 1796. As there were no railroads, automobiles,  they saddled their horses
    and followed Indian trails 'cross country and  arrived at Pawlet, VT. They
    settled on a farm among the Green Mountains.  They had three sons and three
    daughters; Arthur, Zenas, Reuben Jr.,  Rebecca, Sally and Emily. The Putnam
    families located in different places.  Jacob Putnam, the 3rd came to Andover,
    VT west of the Connecticut river.  After several years, he settled in Pawlett,
    VT and was connected with a  cotton mill. Next we find him in Chautauqua
    county, NY where he built a  saw mill. He had a family of fourteen children.
    Zenas Tobey, when a young  man, left Pawlet, VT, to find a home in Western NY.
    He located in Mendon,  and in 1833 he went to Westfield, Chautauqua county and
    married Ruth  Putnam and brought her back to Mendon to live. They had three
    children;  Reuben, Squire, and a daughter Harriett. In 1834, Reuben Tobey,
    Jr.,  journeyed by horse and buggy from Pawlet, VT to Westfield, NY and
    married  Betsey Putnam. They returned to Pawlet. They owned a large farm and 
    manufactured many pounds of cheese each year. In 1843, Betsey Tobey died, 
    leaving three children; Julia B. Newcomb, Royal H. Tobey and Merritt P.  Tobey.
    In due time Rueben Tobey, Jr., married a second time, to Miss Flora  Selina
    Rogers of Henrietta, NY. She went to live in Pawlet, VT and after  five years
    Reuben Tobey Sr., and Reuben Jr., sold their 300 acre farm and  all came by
    the Erie canal to Pittsford, NY arriving May 1848. Their first  effort that
    winter was to go into the woods and get out material for a new  house, which
    was finished by Thanksgiving Day 1849. The children of Reuben  Tobey, Jr., by
    his second marriage were Charles R. Tobey, Mar
8
Thomas Howes TOBEY
Birth:
1 Oct 1770
Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Death:
1825
Thankful CROWELL 
Marr:
7 Mar 1799
Falmouth, Barnstable, Massachu 
Notes:
                   BIRTH:
    R.B. Tobey & C. H. Pope Tobey Genealogy (Charles H. Pope, Boston, Massachusetts) pg. 62

DEATH:
    R.B. Tobey & C. H. Pope Tobey Genealogy (Charles H. Pope, Boston, Massachusetts) pg. 99

MARRIAGE:
    R.B. Tobey & C. H. Pope Tobey Genealogy (Charles H. Pope, Boston, Massachusetts) pg. 99
9
Matilda TOBEY
Birth:
6 Jun 1772
Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Death:
Barzillai WEEKS 
Marr:
20 Nov 1794
Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachu 
Notes:
                   BIRTH:
    R.B. Tobey & C. H. Pope Tobey Genealogy (Charles H. Pope, Boston, Massachusetts) pg. 62
10
Eleazer TOBEY
Birth:
7 Jan 1775
Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Death:
Sarah  
Marr:
 
Notes:
                   BIRTH:
    R.B. Tobey & C. H. Pope Tobey Genealogy (Charles H. Pope, Boston, Massachusetts) pg. 62

    BIOGRAPHY: May very well have gone to Pawlet, Vt. with his brother Reuben Tobey
    Genealogy
11
James TOBEY
Birth:
4 Jan 1778
Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Death:
15 Dec 1855
Temperance CROWELL 
Marr:
2 Dec 1804
Barnstable, Barnstable, Massac 
Notes:
                   BIRTH:
    R.B. Tobey & C. H. Pope Tobey Genealogy (Charles H. Pope, Boston, Massachusetts) pg. 62

DEATH:
    R.B. Tobey & C. H. Pope Tobey Genealogy (Charles H. Pope, Boston, Massachusetts) pg. 101

MARRIAGE:
    R.B. Tobey & C. H. Pope Tobey Genealogy (Charles H. Pope, Boston, Massachusetts) pg. 101
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John Tobey - Mercy Howes

John Tobey was born at Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts 10 May 1734. His parents were Eleazer Tobey and Margaret Fish.

He married Mercy Howes 15 Nov 1759 at Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts . Mercy Howes was born at Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts 25 May 1732 daughter of Thomas Howes and Deborah Sears .

They were the parents of 11 children:
Mehitable Tobey born 21 Aug 1760.
Josiah Tobey born 1 Dec 1761.
Sarah Tobey born 2 Aug 1763.
Rebecca Tobey born 24 Jan 1765.
John Tobey born 31 Dec 1766.
Mercy Tobey born 31 Dec 1766.
Reuben Tobey born 3 Feb 1769.
Thomas Howes Tobey born 1 Oct 1770.
Matilda Tobey born 6 Jun 1772.
Eleazer Tobey born 7 Jan 1775.
James Tobey born 4 Jan 1778.

John Tobey died 23 Jan 1803 at Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts .

Mercy Howes died 10 Dec 1807 at Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts .