The Pease Family of Martha's Vineyard:
Eighth Generation

2.1.2.2.3.4.4.3 Thomas F. (John D., John, John, Samuel, John, James, John), son of John D. and Sophronia (Lambert) Pease; b. 1836; m. Apr 30, 1866 in Tisbury, MA, Sarah P. Vincent; age 18. She was the daughter of Jared Vincent [2.7.2.3.1.4]; b. Dec 12, 1807 in Edgartown, and Eliza L. Manter. Jared and Eliza were married (int.) Apr 19, 1834. Thomas Pease was issued Seaman's Protection Papers Aug 03, 1852, describing him as being five feet-two inches in height, dark complexion, brown hair, brown eyes. He was five inches taller when a second set of papers was issued on Jul 03, 1857. Children of Thomas F. and Sarah P. (Vincent) Pease born in Chilmark, MA:

2.1.2.2.3.4.4.3.1 Lydia Stephen b. Jul 09, 1870 d.
2.1.2.2.3.4.4.3.2 Ethel b. Mar 08, 1877 d.
2.1.2.2.3.4.4.3.3 Thomas Franklin b. Aug 02, 1880 d. Jan 30, 1968 Oak Bluffs, MA
2.1.2.2.3.4.4.3.4 Alice B. b. Sep 10, 1884 d. Nov 05, 1885 Chilmark, MA
2.1.2.2.3.4.4.3.5 Leroy M. b. Aug 31, 1886 d. Aug 22, 1890 Chilmark, MA

Children of Captain Peter (Peter, Peter, Joseph, Matthew, James, John) and Sarah Allen (Dunham) Pease born in Edgartown, Massachusetts:

2.1.4.2.5.1.2.1 William Allen Pease; b. Aug 24, 1820; m. May 06, 1847 in Dorchester, MA, Mary Ann Tolman; b. Jun 10, 1828 in Dorchester, MA; d. Nov 09, 1913 from myocarditis in Boston. She was the daughter of William Tolman; b. Apr 01, 1796 in Dorchester, and Mary Hill; b. in Brighton, MA. Children of William Allen and Mary Ann (Tolman) Pease born in Edgartown, MA:

2.1.4.2.5.1.2.1.1 Margaret Tolman b. Mar 06, 1848 d.
2.1.4.2.5.1.2.1.2 Julia M. b. Aug 04, 1851 d.
2.1.4.2.5.1.2.1.3 Abby Frances b. Apr 21, 1853 d. Jul 09, 1930 Newton, MA
2.1.4.2.5.1.2.1.4 Mariana b. Sep 24, 1855 d.
2.1.4.2.5.1.2.1.5 Elizabeth Harriet b. Nov 10, 1857 d. Feb 13, 1936 Newton, MA

2.1.4.2.5.1.2.2 Peter Pease; b. Apr 15, 1822; d. Mar 14, 1877 of heart disease in Edgartown; m. (1) Feb 04, 1843 in Stonington, CT, Maria Norton; d. Jan 25, 1846 of consumption in Edgartown. One child of Peter and Maria (Norton) Pease born in Edgartown, MA:

2.1.4.2.5.1.2.2.1 Sarah M. b. 1846 d.

Peter Pease m. (2) Aug 10, 1851 in Edgartown, Abbie Frances Tanner; b. Jul 26, 1827 in Phoenix, Rhode Island; d. Mar 14, 1897 from cancer in Edgartown. She was the daughter of John B. and Sarah (Gardner) Tanner. of Phoenix. Children of Peter and Abbie Frances (Tanner) Pease, 1 born in Phoenix, RI, others born in Edgartown, MA:

2.1.4.2.5.1.2.2.2 Addie J. b. 1854 d.
2.1.4.2.5.1.2.2.3 Frederick E. b. Jan 25, 1857 d. Mar 31, 1916 Edgartown, MA
2.1.4.2.5.1.2.2.4 Byron E. b. Jun 19, 1862 d. Jan 18, 1946 Nantucket, MA
2.1.4.2.5.1.2.2.5 Lillean E. b. Mar 19, 1867 d.

Children of Joseph Fitch (Matthew, Elijah, Matthew, Matthew, James, John) and Lydia C. (Earl) Pease born in Nantucket, Massachusetts:

2.1.4.6.3.1.1.2 Henry Pease; b. 1824; m. Jul 1851 in Nantucket, Eunice B. Winslow. She was the daughter of George and Love Cartwright (Barnard) Winslow, who were married Jun 03, 1828 in Nantucket.

2.1.4.6.3.1.1.5 George W. F. Pease; b. 1837; d. Jan 18, 1859 in Nantucket; m. Sep 19, 1858 in Nantucket, Mary Ingraham Clark; b. Jun 21, 1840 in Nantucket. She was the daughter of Charles A. Clark; b. Jul 01, 1799 in Nantucket, and his second wife, Sarah Gardner; b. Jul 02, 1810. Charles and Sarah were married May 13, 1830 in Nantucket. George Pease was a tailor. One child of George W. F. and Mary Ingraham (Clark) Pease born in Nantucket, MA:

2.1.4.6.3.1.1.5.1 Joseph H. b. Sep 19, 1858 d.

Mary Ingraham (Clark) Pease m. (2) Jul 04, 1886, as his third wife, Mark J. Worcester, an optician; age 59; b. in Andover, MA.

Children of Matthew (Matthew, Elijah, Matthew, Matthew, James, John) and Sarah Noyes (Pease) Pease born in Nantucket, Massachusetts:

2.1.4.6.3.1.3.1 Coffin Fitch Pease; b. Sep 1825; m. Jul 01, 1852 in Nantucket, Mary C. Eldridge; b. in Falmouth, MA. She was the daughter of Thomas and Hannah (Swinerton) Eldridge. Children of Coffin Fitch and Mary C. (Eldridge) Pease born in Nantucket, MA:

2.1.4.6.3.1.3.1.1 Frederick A. b. Jul 20, 1855 d.
2.1.4.6.3.1.3.1.2 Henry A. b. Jul 20, 1855 d. Mar 05, 1858 Nantucket, MA

Mary C. (Eldridge) Pease m. (2) Oct 01, 1885 in Nantucket, as his second wife, Thomas Childs; age 64.

2.1.4.6.3.1.3.2 Matthew Pease; b. 1828; m. Jul 01, 1852 in Nantucket, Harriet N. Fisher; b. about 1827 in Nantucket. She was the daughter of Lemuel and Martha (Jones) Fisher. Also known as Hannah, she m. (2) Oct 16, 1879 in Nantucket, Gershom Phinney; age 54; b. in Sandwich, MA. He was the son of Gershom and Martha (Swift) Phinney.

Children of Matthew (Abraham, Elijah, Matthew, Matthew, James, John) and Susan Maria (Boyden) Pease born in Boston, MA:

2.1.4.6.3.11.2 Frank Walter Pease; b. Mar 08, 1853; m. Feb 08, 1876 in Boston, Francina L. Smith; age 25; b. in Hampden, MA. She was the daughter of Ames and Judith Smith.

2.1.4.6.3.11.3 Addie K. Pease; b. 1855; m. Oct 10, 1877 in Boston, Edward H. Frye; age 28; b. in England. He was a book binder, and the son of Edward and Mary Frye.

2.1.4.6.3.11.4.4 Wesley Fletcher (Benjamin F., Abraham, Elijah, Matthew, Matthew, James, John), son of Benjamin F and Betsey G. (Patterson) Pease; b. Jul 23, 1859 in Nantucket, MA; d. Jan 16, 1943 from chronic myocarditis in Newton, MA; bur. with his wife in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Boston; m. Nov 18, 1890 in Newton, MA, Ann W. Howley; b. in St. Sylvester, Quebec, Canada; d. Sep 30, 1939 age 77 from stomach cancer in Newton. She was the daughter of John and Anne (Percy) Howley of Quebec. One child of Wesley Fletcher and Ann W. (Howley) Pease born in Newton, MA:

2.1.4.6.3.11.4.4.1 John Benjamin b. Oct 19, 1893 d.

2.1.5.5.3.7.2.2 Lydia Weeks Pease; b. Sep 07, 1828; m. Nov 14, 1848 in Tisbury, Josiah H. Vincent; b. Mar 14, 1823. He was the son of William Sanford Vincent; b. Mar 10, 1795 in Tisbury; d. Jan 06, 1881, and Hannah Look; b. May 16, 1801. William S. was a representative to the Massachusetts Legislature, and a Justice of the Peace. He and Hannah were married Feb 28, 1820 in Tisbury.

2.1.5.5.3.7.2.3 Joanna Pease; b. Mar 03, 1830; d. Nov 26, 1905 in Tisbury; bur. with her husband in Lambert's Cove Cemetery in W. Tisbury; m. Oct 20, 1850 in Tisbury, by Ebenezer Chase, to Wendell Luce; b. Dec 16, 1817 in Chilmark, MA; d. Jul 20, 1893 in Tisbury. He was the son of Ebenezer Luce; b. May 10, 1785 in Tisbury, and Mary Ann Joseph; b. Nov 23, 1797 in Tisbury; d. Sep 23, 1881 on No Man's Land, MA. Ebenezer and Mary Ann were married Dec 07, 1815.

2.1.5.5.3.7.2.4 William Luce Pease; b. Apr 07, 1833; d. Jan 02, 1914 from a cerebral hemorrhage in W. Tisbury; bur. in Lambert's Cove Cemetery; m. Jan 07, 1856 in Fairhaven, MA by B. L. Bachelor, Minister of the Gospel, to Nancy Cleveland Pease [2.1.5.5.3.9.6.1]; b. Oct 18, 1837 in Fairhaven; d. Jun 01, 1913 in W. Tisbury. She was the daughter of John and Elizabeth E. (Dyer) Pease. Children of William Luce and Nancy Cleveland (Pease) Pease born in Tisbury, MA:

2.1.5.5.3.7.2.4.1 Henry Stetson b. Jan 17, 1858 d. Jul 26, 1875 Tisbury, MA
2.1.5.5.3.7.2.4.2 Nancy William b. Nov 15, 1862 d.
2.1.5.5.3.7.2.4.3 George Sherburn b. Apr 26, 1867 d. May 04, 1886 Tisbury, MA
2.1.5.5.3.7.2.4.4 William Henry b. Apr 20, 1877 d. Jul 12, 1909 W. Tisbury, MA
2.1.5.5.3.7.2.4.5 Henry S. b. Apr 20, 1877 d.

Children of Henry A. (Salathiel, Benjamin, Benjamin, Benjamin, David, John) and Mary A. (Fisher) Pease born in Edgartown, Massachusetts:

2.4.1.4.2.3.1.2 Henry A. Pease Jr.; b. 1822; d. Oct 12, 1892 from heart disease in Edgartown; m. Mar 30, 1851 in Edgartown, by Reverend Charles G. Hatch to Phebe Ann Smith; b. Apr 28, 1828; d. Nov 11, 1900 from a cerebral hemorrhage in Edgartown. She was the daughter of Holmes W. and Sophia (Coffin) Smith. Holmes and Sophia were married Aug 19, 1823 in Edgartown. Henry A. Pease Jr. was master of the 340 ton ship, the Planter of Nantucket. On May 19, 1852, the ship sailed for the Pacific whaling grounds, and arrived on St. Augustine Island Aug 18, 1853. Captain Pease in his journal described the island natives, their habit and dress, and some of the ceremonies they invited him and his crew to join. The ship arrived back in Edgartown Aug 07, 1856 with 1300 barrels of sperm oil and 100 barrels of whale oil. He was also master of the ship Menkar on it's voyage between Aug 16, 1851 and Apr 06, 1854, master of the ship Cambria on it's voyage between Sep 12, 1854 and Apr 29, 1858, and the bark Mattapoisett, on it's voyage between May 27, 1878 and Sep 07, 1879. Phebe Ann sailed with her husband on the Cambria when it sailed on Oct 05, 1858. She left the ship after three years, returning to Martha's Vineyard in order for her daughter Grace to be born in New England. The Cambria returned Nov 25, 1862. In the parlor of the Pease house, hung a much cherished painting of the ship, done by a Chinese Artist in the Orient. According to a niece, the fireplace in the same room was never lit, in order to keep ashes off of the revered painting. Children of Henry A. and Phebe Ann (Smith) Pease born in Edgartown, MA:

2.4.1.4.2.3.1.2.1 Henry Holmes b. Jan 26, 1852 d. Mar 02, 1933 Oak Bluffs, MA
2.4.1.4.2.3.1.2.2 Grace S. b. Jul 26, 1861 d. Jul 30, 1876 Edgartown, MA

2.4.1.4.2.3.1.3 Lois Neal Pease; b. Oct 30, 1823; d. Jun 13, 1904; m. Feb 18, 1846 in Edgartown, Charles Edward Starbuck; b. May 03, 1816 in Nantucket, MA; d. May 30, 1863. He was the son of Charles Starbuck; b. Feb 17, 1786 in Nantucket; d. Mar 21, 1825 off the coast of Brazil, and Eliza Allen; b. Dec 02, 1789 in Nantucket; d. Feb 20, 1864. Charles and Eliza were married Jul 20, 1809 on Nantucket.

2.4.1.4.2.3.1.4 John Pease; b. Nov 11, 1824; d. Nov 10, 1893 from pneumonia in Edgartown; m. Nov 26, 1850 in Tisbury, MA, Aurilla C. Look; b. Mar 03, 1834 in Tisbury; d. Oct 17, 1909 from stomach cancer in Edgartown. She was the daughter of Davis A. Look; b. in Chilmark, and Abigail N. Dunham; b. Aug 27, 1807 in Tisbury. Davis and Abigail were married (int.) Nov 09, 1826. John Pease operated a livery business on the island. In the early days, he used horse drawn barges between Cottage City and Edgartown, one being the famous Pilot. Children of John and Aurilla C. (Look) Pease born in Edgartown, MA:

2.4.1.4.2.3.1.4.1 Mary A. b. 1851 d.
2.4.1.4.2.3.1.4.2 George L. b. Mar 08, 1857 d. Feb 22, 1877 Edgartown, MA
2.4.1.4.2.3.1.4.3 Abbie Davis b. Jan 29, 1861 d. Sep 27, 1943 Oak Bluffs, MA
2.4.1.4.2.3.1.4.4 Chester E. b. Nov 25, 1862 d. Oct 15, 1951 Edgartown, MA

2.4.1.4.2.3.1.5 Charles Wesley Pease; b. Apr 13, 1827; d. Mar 22, 1876 from a stomach ulcer in Edgartown; m. Jul 22, 1852 in Edgartown, by Reverend B. Gould, to Parnell Cathcart Smith; b. Jul 04, 1833 in Edgartown; d. Jan 13, 1893 of heart disease and measles in Edgartown. She was the daughter of Tisdale Smith; b. May 12, 1792 in Edgartown, and Jedidah Stewart; b. Apr 15, 1795 in Edgartown. Tisdale and Jedidah were married Apr 08, 1824. Children of Charles Wesley and Parnell Cathcart (Smith) Pease born in Edgartown, MA:

2.4.1.4.2.3.1.5.1 Mary Wesley b. Dec 27, 1853 d. Jan 14, 1908 Edgartown, MA
2.4.1.4.2.3.1.5.2 Parnell C. b. Nov 10, 1855 d. Feb 17, 1925 Edgartown, MA
2.4.1.4.2.3.1.5.3 Tisdale S. b. Dec 12, 1857 d. Dec 15, 1931 Edgartown, MA
2.4.1.4.2.3.1.5.4 Eliza M. b. Jan 27, 1860 d. Oct 25, 1860 Edgartown, MA
2.4.1.4.2.3.1.5.5 Charles M. b. Aug 25, 1861 d. Mar 03, 1904 Edgartown, MA
2.4.1.4.2.3.1.5.6 David Butler b. Nov 21, 1863 d. Nov 07, 1935 Oak Bluffs, MA
2.4.1.4.2.3.1.5.7 Benjamin Warren b. Jul 30, 1866 d. Jan 23, 1938 Edgartown, MA
2.4.1.4.2.3.1.5.8 Sarah F. b. Dec 25, 1868 d.
2.4.1.4.2.3.1.5.9 Christine J. b. Jan 01, 1873 d.
2.4.1.4.2.3.1.5.10 Stewart Parnell b. Apr 02, 1874 d. May 08, 1892 Providence, RI

2.4.1.4.2.3.1.6 Sarah F. Pease; b. 1831; m. Nov 10, 1851 in Edgartown, Franklin R. Smith; age 26; b. in Middletown, CT. He was the son of Henry and Lucy Smith.

Children of John H. (Salathiel, Benjamin, Benjamin, Benjamin, David, John) and Betsey (Wheldon) Pease born in Edgartown, MA:

2.4.1.4.2.3.3.1 Eunice R. Pease; b. Mar 05, 1827; d. Dec 11, 1898 unmarried from vascular disease of the heart in Edgartown.

2.4.1.4.2.3.3.3 William Hall Pease; b. Apr 22, 1838; d. Jun 15, 1915 from valvular heart disease in Edgartown; m. Jan 01, 1861 in Abington, MA, by Congregational Minister William Leonard, to Fanny B. Boynton; age 17; b. in Weymouth, MA. She was the daughter of William and Sarah Boynton. William worked in a shoe business in Brockton, MA. Children of William Hall and Fanny B. (Boynton) Pease 1 born in Edgartown, MA, 2 born in Abington, MA:

2.4.1.4.2.3.3.3.1 Frank Wheldon b. Jul 09, 1861 d.
2.4.1.4.2.3.3.3.2 Edith M. b. Jul 11, 1863 d.

William and Fanny, divorced, and she m. (2) Apr 25, 1883 in Abington, as his third wife, Secretary of State, Henry B. Pierce; age 41. He was the son of Martin and Sarah Pierce.

Children of Elbridge Gerry (Timothy, Daniel, Benjamin, Benjamin, David, John) and Eliza (Clark) Pease born in Edgartown, Massachusetts:

2.4.1.4.3.2.1.1 Emma A. Pease; b. 1827; m. Mar 15, 1852 in Edgartown by Reverend George Crocker, to Nathan B. Mayhew; b. in New Bedford, MA. He was a druggist, and the son of Julius and Julia Mayhew.

2.4.1.4.3.2.1.2 Susan Pease; b. Aug 22, 1828; d. Sep 30, 1904 from cancer in Edgartown; m. Feb 15, 1852 in Edgartown, by Reverend George Crocker, to Daniel Fisher Jr. He was the son of Daniel and Grace C. (Coffin) Fisher, who were married Sep 16, 1829 in Edgartown.

2.4.1.4.3.2.1.3 Timothy Pease; b. Mar 02, 1833; d. Apr 23, 1896 from a cerebral hemorrhage in Edgartown. He was a book keeper.

2.4.1.4.3.2.3.2 Charles W. (Daniel, Timothy, Daniel, Benjamin, Benjamin, David, John), son of Daniel and Almira (King) Pease; b. Jun 11, 1840 in Edgartown, MA; d. Apr 06, 1909 from valvular heart disease in Edgartown; m. Nov 15, 1863 in North Bridgewater, MA, Annie M. Jones; b. May 19, 1841 in W. Bridgewater; d. Mar 16, 1929 from a cerebral hemorrhage in Edgartown. She was the daughter of Isaac Jones; b. in Turner, ME, and Olivia Warren; b. in Abington, MA. Charles Pease was a boat builder.

2.4.1.4.3.2.5.1 Eliza Ann (Charles W., Timothy, Daniel, Benjamin, Benjamin, David, John), daughter of Charles W. and Lydia R. (King) Pease; b. Jul 08, 1842 in Edgartown, MA; d. Oct 27, 1918 from tuberculosis in Oak Bluffs; m. Oct 19, 1864 in Edgartown, Henry Clay Chadwick; b. Oct 14, 1844 in Edgartown; d. May 16, 1910 from heart disease in Oak Bluffs. He was the son of Edward D. Chadwick; b. May 01, 1817 in Nantucket, MA, and Clarinda Jernegan. Edward and Clarinda were married Jun 09, 1836 in Edgartown.

Children of Freeman (Timothy, Daniel, Benjamin, Benjamin, David, John)and Mary R. (Ripley) Pease born in Edgartown, Massachusetts:

2.4.1.4.3.2.6.1 Horace S. Pease; b. Nov 13, 1842; d. Apr 11, 1910 from heart disease in Edgartown. Horace was a shoemaker who died unmarried.

2.4.1.4.3.2.6.2 Eliza E. Pease; b. 1848; m. Jun 15, 1870 in Boston, MA, Howard W. Spurr; b. 1844 in Sandwich, MA. He was a grocer.

Children of John Harper (John Harper, Malatiah, Malatiah, Benjamin, David, John) and Mary B. (Bunker) Pease born in Nantucket, Massachusetts:

2.4.1.6.2.1.4.1 Edward Harper Pease; b. Dec 17, 1816; d. Apr 12, 1849 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; m. Nov 04, 1838 in Nantucket, Jane Caroline Parker. Children of Edward Harper and Jane Caroline (Parker) Pease born in Nantucket, MA:

2.4.1.6.2.1.4.1.1 Mary Jane b. 1840 d.
2.4.1.6.2.1.4.1.2 Benjamin B. b. Sep 30, 1842 d. Jul 27, 1904 Nantucket, MA

Jane (Parker) Pease m. (2) Feb 08, 1857 in Nantucket, Valentine O. Holmes; b. 1814 in Barnstable, MA

2.4.1.6.2.1.4.2 George Folger Pease; b. 1818; d. Dec 11, 1900; m. Margaret Dickinson of CA.

2.4.1.6.2.1.4.3 Susan Bunker Pease; b. Apr 30, 1822; m. May 19, 1844 in Nantucket, Allen C. Hinckley; b. Aug 15, 1821 in Nantucket. He was a boat builder, and the son of Marshall and Ruth Hinckley.

2.4.1.6.2.1.4.4 John Harper Pease; b. 1826; d. Nov 28, 1899; m. Nov 1857 in San Francisco, CA, Sarah C. Coffin; b. Nov 30, 1834 in Nantucket. She was the daughter of Philander Coffin; b. Jul 13, 1804 in Nantucket, and Mary Ceely. Philander and Mary were married Jul 01, 1824 in Nantucket. John Pease did some time on the waters. He was issued Seaman's Protection Papers Jul 24, 1848, which described him as five feet-six inches tall, dark complexion, dark hair, and black eyes. Sarah (Coffin) Pease m. (2) George Rand.

2.4.1.6.2.1.4.5 William Crawford Pease; b. 1827; d. Apr 27, 1910 in Clare, Oregon; m. 1854 in Brooklyn, NY, Henrietta E. Cartwright; b. 1827 in New Haven, CT; d. 1909. She was the daughter of David Gardner Cartwright; b. Sep 05, 1799 in Nantucket, and Elizabeth Ceeley; b. May 27, 1803. David and Elizabeth were married Aug 26, 1824 in Nantucket. William lived in Brooklyn, NY and moved to San Francisco, CA in 1849. Children of William Crawford and Henrietta E. (Cartwright) Pease, 2 born in Nantucket, MA:

2.4.1.6.2.1.4.5.1 Edward b. d.
2.4.1.6.2.1.4.5.2 Benjamin b. d.
2.4.1.6.2.1.4.5.4 George William b. Sep 16, 1862 d. Feb 10, 1905 Fall River, MA
2.4.1.6.2.1.4.5.5 Lester b. d.
2.4.1.6.2.1.4.5.6 William b. d.

2.4.1.6.2.5.5.1 Serena (Valentine Jr., Valentine, Malatiah, Malatiah, Benjamin, David, John), daughter of Valentine Jr. and Prudence (Ripley) Pease; b. Mar 15, 1824 in Edgartown, MA; d. Nov 19, 1901 from senile dibility in Edgartown; m. Aug 22, 1842, William Cooke Pease [2.4.1.14.1.7.2]; b. Oct 09, 1820 in Edgartown; d. Dec 30, 1865. He was the son of Jeremiah and Eliza (Worth) Pease.

Children of Henry (Valentine, Malatiah, Malatiah, Benjamin, David, John) and Susan (Huxford) Pease born in Edgartown, Massachusetts:

2.4.1.6.2.5.7.1 Charles Fordham Pease; b. May 15, 1836; d. Mar 27, 1930 from chronic myocarditis in Brunswick, ME; m. (1) Oct 28, 1862 in Providence, Rhode Island, by clergyman Cyrus A. Fay, to Harriet Johnson Anthony; b. Apr 21, 1839 in Coventry, RI; d. Feb 16, 1869 from diphtheria in Boston. She was the daughter of William H. Anthony; b. Jun 08, 1810 in Rensellear, NY; d. Jul 12, 1876, and Hannah Arnold; b. in Smithfield, RI. William and Hannah were married May 1834. Children of Charles Fordham and Harriet Johnson (Anthony) Pease 1 born in Washington, RI, 2 born in Roxbury, MA:

2.4.1.6.2.5.7.1.1 Anna A. b. Dec 31, 1863 d. Mar 17, 1913 Boston, MA
2.4.1.6.2.5.7.1.2 Henry E. b. May 11, 1866 d. Feb 04, 1869 Boston, MA

Charles m. (2) Jun 06, 1872 in Boston, MA, Lucy M. Sawyer; b. 1851 in Searsport, Maine. She was the daughter of Thomas W. Sawyer; b. Jul 29, 1826 in Brooks, ME, and Harriet E. Fields; b. 1830. Thomas and Harriet were married in 1850. One child of Charles Fordham and Lucy M. (Sawyer) Pease born in Boston, MA:

2.4.1.6.2.5.7.1.2 Charles Sumner b. Sep 24, 1875 d. Jul 12, 1936 Northampton, MA

2.4.1.6.2.5.7.2 Valentine Jenkins Pease; b. Jul 23, 1839; d. Aug 27, 1922 from arteriosclerosis in Edgartown; m. Jun 20, 1869 in New Bedford, MA, Ellen M. Cunningham; b. Aug 26, 1842 in Needham, MA; d. Jan 20, 1923 from pneumonia in Edgartown. She was the daughter of William Cunningham; b. in Cashel, Ireland, and Mary Hurley; b. in Ireland. Valentine was a clerk for William H. and Jonathan Munroe's store, and a salesman for a woolen concern in Boston. He traveled to Maine and New Hampshire with his latter job, and lived in Roxbury, MA. Valentine retired to the Vineyard on Water Street.

Children of Tristam Daggett (Valentine, Malatiah, Malatiah, Benjamin, David, John) and Mary Wass (Coffin) Pease born in Edgartown, Massachusetts:

2.4.1.6.2.5.8.1 Tristam Daggett Pease Jr.; b. Sep 09, 1831; d. Sep 07, 1917 from senile dibility at his home on North Water Street in Edgartown. Tristam's first sea voyage was with Captain Nathaniel Jernegan, his second as a boat steerer on the whaler "Franklin" from New Bedford, MA, and his third and last was on the Bark "Manuel Ortez" as third mate to Captain Frederick Forman. Pease's voyages took him to the Pacific Coast for shore whaling, and he spent some time in the mines of California and Idaho. Back in Edgartown, he was a painter in Oak Bluffs, until he and his brother, Alexander ran a grocery store left to them by their father, under the firm name of Pease Brothers. This store was near Morse's Wharf, until they removed it to Water Street. After twenty five years, they sold the business to Frank W. Beetle. Tristam Pease belonged to the Oriental Lodge A.F. & A.M. His funeral was conducted by Reverend Arthur Wadsworth, pastor of the Methodist-Episcopal Church.

2.4.1.6.2.5.8.3 Maria S. Pease; b. Apr 21, 1840; d. Aug 13, 1902 in Edgartown; m. Dec 28, 1870 in Edgartown, Jonas D. Linton; age 36. He was the son of John and Sophronia Linton.

2.4.1.6.2.5.8.4 Alexander Pease; b. Oct 03, 1844; d. Feb 07, 1936 at his home in Arlington, MA; bur. Forest Hills Cemetery in Boston; m. Oct 26, 1908 in Edgartown, Ella Frances Andrews; b. Feb 24, 1863 in Boston; d. Oct 20, 1960 from myocardial failure in Newburyport, MA. She was the daughter of Charles W. and Olive A. (Hawlin) Andrews from New Hampshire. Alexander was educated in the Edgartown schools, tried his hand at whaling for a few years, and spent some time in California, employed on a ranch. He returned to Edgartown to help his brother Tristam Jr. operate a grocery store, before removing first to Cambridge, MA, then to Arlington. Alexander took care of Tristam in his final days.

2.4.1.6.5.2.8.3 Elizabeth Parker (Thomas Marshall, Marshall, Obadiah, Malatiah, Benjamin, David, John), daughter of Thomas Marshall and Lydia Ann (Vincent) Pease; b. Feb 18, 1848 in Edgartown, MA; m. Nov 23, 1870 in Edgartown, William B. Atwood; age 23; b. in Middleboro, MA. He was a teacher, and the son of Loranus and Charity Atwood.

Children of Thomas Marshall (Marshall, Obadiah, Malatiah, Benjamin, David, John) and Almira Louise (Atwood) Pease born in Edgartown, Massachusetts:

2.4.1.6.5.2.8.4 Julias A. Pease; b. Sep 08, 1857 in Edgartown, MA; d. Jul 29, 1883 in Edgartown. Julias was a machinist. He was killed by lightning at his home.

2.4.1.6.5.2.8.5 Laura Mayberry Pease; b. Jun 01, 1862; d. May 09, 1932 in Martha's Vineyard hospital, Oak Bluffs, MA, from injuries incurred slipping on the floor while bending over her bed. She was single and a school teacher. Educated in the Edgartown schools, and the Bridgewater Normal School, Laura taught at Everett, Stoughton, Oak Bluffs, and Edgartown. She was a member of the Edgartown Women's Club, the Dukes County Historical Society, and the Martha's Vineyard Chapter of the D.A.R.

Children of Daniel C. (Chase, Noah, Seth, Benjamin, David, John) and Charlotte (Fisher) Pease born in Edgartown, Massachusetts:

2.4.1.14.1.3.1.1 John Nickerson Pease; b. 1831; m. Jun 16, 1861 in Edgartown, Nancy Keniston; b. 1835. She was the daughter of Samuel Keniston and Thankful Vincent; b. Mar 25, 1811 in Edgartown. Samuel and Thankful were married Oct 24, 1830 in Edgartown. Nancy's brother, Samuel Keniston Jr. married Addie J. Pease [2.1.4.2.5.1.2.2.2]. Children of John Nickerson and Nancy (Keniston) Pease born in Edgartown, MA:

2.4.1.14.1.3.1.1.1 Willard b. Oct 19, 1862 d. Aug 09, 1873 Edgartown, MA
2.4.1.14.1.3.1.1.2 William N. b. Sep 29, 1872 d.

Widow Nancy (Keniston) Pease m. (2) in Wisconsin, Tristam Mayhew; b. Jan 02, 1827 in Edgartown

2.4.1.14.1.3.1.2 Isaac David Pease; b. Sep 04, 1832; d. Sep 18, 1913 in Edgartown; m. Aug 13, 1866 in Edgartown, Eveline McLellan Clark; b. Mar 21, 1844 in Gorham, ME; d. Mar 23, 1919 from uterine cancer in Edgartown. She was the daughter of Aaron and Eveline Clark. Captain Pease was a veteran of the Civil War, a whaler, officer, and master. He was confined to bed as an invalid in his last years. Children of Isaac David and Eveline McLellan (Clark) Pease born in Edgartown, MA:

2.4.1.14.1.3.1.2.1 Benjamin Poole b. Aug 18, 1871 d. Jul 29, 1954 New Bedford, MA
2.4.1.14.1.3.1.2.2 Alexander McLellan b. Sep 26, 1876 d. Dec 18, 1946 Edgartown, MA

2.4.1.14.1.3.1.3 Charlotte F. Pease; b. May 13, 1834; d. May 31, 1884 in Edgartown; m. Jun 08, 1857 in Edgartown, Samuel H. Andrews, a mariner; b. Nov 29, 182o in Tisbury, MA. He was the son of William C. Andrews; d. Sep 30, 1843 from apoplexy in Tisbury, and Celia Luce; d. Dec 29, 1849 of consumption in Tisbury age 61. William and Celia were married Jul 24, 1808.

Children of Richard Luce (Isaiah Dunham, Noah, Seth, Benjamin, David, John) and Mary West (Pease) Pease born in Edgartown, Massachusetts:

2.4.1.14.1.5.2.1 Maria Thurston Pease; b. Oct 16, 1836; d. Feb 09, 1913 in Edgartown, MA. Her obituary in part, "reared carefully and in an atmosphere of culture in both literature and history, she possessed a clear and cultivated mind as she grew into womanhood." Maria was a charter member of the Edgartown Women's Club; served as it's secretary and treasurer, and a charter member of the Martha's Vineyard Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution; elected as it's first historian and chaplain. She represented the D.A.R. at the 1906 Continental Congress in Washington, DC. Maria was also a choir member of the Methodist Church, and in her later years, with St. Andrew's Episcopal Church.

2.4.1.14.1.5.2.2 Harriet Marshall Pease; b. Nov 19, 1840; d. Sep 23, 1907 from carcinoma of the esophagus in Edgartown. She was single, and a well known genealogist on the island.

Children of Isaiah Dunham Jr. (Isaiah Dunham, Noah, Seth, Benjamin, David, John) and Sarah E. (Allen) Pease:

2.4.1.14.1.5.4.1 Louis H. Pease; b. Feb 02, 1850 in Falmouth, MA; d. May 25, 1932 from stomach cancer in Edgartown; m. Dec 26, 1875 in Edgartown, Cynthia B. Fisher; b. Dec 26, 1855 in Edgartown; d. May 26, 1939. She was the daughter of Daniel Fisher; b. Oct 12, 1818 in Edgartown, and Cynthia Dexter (Blankenship) Kelley; b. in Marion, MA. Daniel and Cynthia were married (int.) Dec 11, 1841. Louis ran a fish & ice market in Edgartown. He was one of the most respected businessmen in the area. His first job was an express delivery man for his uncle Sylvanus, eventually taking over the business from the elder. Louis later turned to lobstering, opened a fish market near the former Wesley House, another on Circuit Avenue, and one on his own property. Fish and ice were packed for shipment as well as retail, and his delivery customers numbered over 300. During the slow winter months, he built boats, wagons, houses, did chimney repair, and operated a nursery. His work day always began at 5 AM, even in his later years. Mr. Pease was a member of the Oriental Lodge, and the Sons of the American Revolution. Children of Louis H. and Cynthia B. (Fisher) Pease born in Edgartown, MA:

2.4.1.14.1.5.4.1.1 Ernest Allen b. Feb 08, 1876 d. Aug 02, 1931 New Bedford, MA
2.4.1.14.1.5.4.1.2 Louis Osman b. Aug 28, 1880 d. Jul 09, 1882 Edgartown, MA
2.4.1.14.1.5.4.1.3 Edith Lewis b. May 31, 1883 d.
2.4.1.14.1.5.4.1.4 Edward Howard b. Jun 22, 1885 d. Jul 23, 1928 Edgartown, MA
2.4.1.14.1.5.4.1.5 Fanny Louise b. Feb 06, 1888 d.

2.4.1.14.1.5.4.3 Osmond Kellen Pease; b. May 23, 1855 in Falmouth, MA; d. Jul 30, 1945 from congestive heart failure in Edgartown, MA; m. Mar 14, 1876 in Boston, MA, Gertrude E. Packard; age 22; b. in Quincy, MA; d. Jan 18, 1884 in Edgartown. She was the daughter of John and Elvira Packard. Osmond, at the age of 15, was sent to Lynn, MA to learn carpentry. A year later he went to work for a civil engineer in Cambridgeport at a pay of seven dollars a week. He then delivered parcels, and one summer was given the task of sailing a cat boat to New York for a customer. A squall sprang up during the trip, the main rudder of the boat was lost, and he had to be towed into the harbor. Osmond purchased his own vessel rigged with a bowspirit that carried 14 feet clear of the stern, and swung a jib 20 odd feet on the hoist. He sailed this boat from Edgartown to Miami and Key West, Florida. After his wife passed away, Osmond lived alone in an old building on the North Wharf before moving to Sheriff's Lane. One child of Osmond Kellen and Gertrude E. (Packard) Pease:

2.4.1.14.1.5.4.3.1 Eddie H. b. Sep 1878 d. Dec 11, 1880 Boston, MA

2.4.1.14.1.5.4.4 Adaline R. Pease; b. Sep 22, 1867; m. Dec 01, 1887 in Falmouth, MA, Martin H. Stearns; age 23; b. in St. Albans, VT. He was a clerk, and the son of Osborne and Jennie S. Stearns.

Children of Joseph Thaxter (Jeremiah, Noah, Seth, Benjamin, David, John) and Sophronia Cottle (Norton) Pease born in Edgartown, Massachusetts:

2.4.1.14.1.7.1.1 Horatio Nelson Pease; b. Oct 23, 1836; d. Sep 07, 1919 from cancer of the pancreas in Oak Bluffs, MA; m. Nov 27, 1858 in Chilmark, MA, Lydia A. Adams; b. Mar 26, 1841 in Chilmark; d. Apr 14, 1929 from a cerebral hemorrhage in Oak Bluffs. She was the daughter of Captain Carlton Calvin and Lydia (Athearn) Adams. Horatio Pease was a post office clerk, and in 1882, a keeper of the lighthouse on Gay Head. One child of Horatio Nelson and Lydia A. (Adams) Pease born in Chilmark, MA:

2.4.1.14.1.7.1.1.1 Sophronia Nelson b. Aug 04, 1862 d.

2.4.1.14.1.7.1.2 Joseph Thaxter Jr. Pease; b. Jan 26, 1838; d. Jul 11, 1910 from carcinoma of the pancreas and liver in Edgartown; m. Sep 05, 1862 in Chilmark, MA, Emma Frank Lewis; b. Jun 04, 1842 in Tisbury, MA; d. Aug 30, 1904 in Edgartown. She was the daughter of Shubael Lewis; b. in Vinyardhaven, and Julia Ann Nye; b. in Sandwich, MA. Joseph Pease was a painter and freight agent. Children of Joseph Thaxter Jr. and Emma Frank (Lewis) Pease born in Edgartown, MA:

2.4.1.14.1.7.1.2.1 Julia Nye b. Dec 26, 1862 d. Jan 31, 1894 Edgartown, MA
2.4.1.14.1.7.1.2.2 Warren L. b. May 02, 1866 d. Jan 23, 1875 Edgartown, MA

2.4.1.14.1.7.1.3 Maria Norton Pease; b. Jul 13, 1846; d. Oct 29, 1925 in Edgartown; m. Mar 02, 1871 in Edgartown, Lieutenant Edward Fitch Hedden; age 34; b. in Mystic, CT. He was the son of Benjamin and Elvira Hedden, and served in the US Revenue Service, on the cutter Gallatin plying between Martha's Vineyard and Boston. His home port was in Baltimore, Maryland where the couple lived. Maria often visited the capitol in Washington, and was on hand at the reception of President Ulysses S. Grant Jan 20, 1874. She also attended the wedding reception party of the President's daughter, Nellie Grant to Algernon Satoris, a member of British Royalty. In her diary, it was at that occasion where she "received a bow from President Grant." That same year, Maria was visiting her father on Martha's Vineyard the same week the President decided to vacation in Edgartown. Maria's young daughter Anna recalled in later year tales to her own grandchildren, of having the honor to sit on the President's lap during his island reception party.

2.4.1.14.1.7.1.4 Cyrus Howard Pease; b. May 02, 1849; d. Jun 21, 1922 from stomach cancer in Westboro, MA; m. (1) May 25, 1868 in West Tisbury, MA, Ella Jane Bradley; b. Jun 19, 1850 in Westport, MA; d. Feb 14, 1906 from apoplexy in Westboro. She was the daughter of William and Eleanor S. (Gifford) Bradley. Cyrus Pease was a cashier at the Martha's Vineyard National Bank. He moved to Westboro about 1897, where he remained in the banking business. He was given a Masonic Funeral at the Methodist Church in Edgartown. Children (twins) of Cyrus Howard and Ella Jane (Bradley) Pease born in Edgartown, MA:

2.4.1.14.1.7.1.4.1 David J. b. Jun 11, 1868 d.
2.4.1.14.1.7.1.4.2 Charles b. Jun 11, 1868 d. Sep 05, 1948 Brookline, MA

Cyrus m. (2) Mar 19, 1913, Ineze M. Babcock; b. Feb 16, 1879 in Westboro; d. Nov 02, 1944 from arterio sclerosis in Westboro; bur. in S. Berlin, MA. She was the daughter of John D. Babcock; b. Sep 30, 1844 in Berlin; d. Aug 02, 1923, and Ella L. Hartwell; b. Nov 30, 1848; d. Feb 09, 1923. John and Ella were married May 01, 1870.

2.4.1.14.1.7.1.5 Walter Worth Pease; b. Apr 09, 1851; d. Jan 26, 1924 from a cerebral hemorrhage in Framingham; MA; m. Aug 16, 1877 in Framingham, Helen Maria Stearns; b. Apr 02, 1860 in Framingham; d. Apr 01, 1939 from a coronary occlusion in Framingham. She was the daughter of Charles A. Stearns; b. Mar 11, 1829, and Mary E. Holbrook; b. in Randolph, MA. Charles and Mary were married Mar 17, 1855 in Framingham. Walter Pease was a newspaper publisher. In 1878, he was appointed assistant manager of four newspapers; the Framingham Gazette, the Ashland Advertiser, the Holliston Transcript, and the Hopkinton News.

2.4.1.14.1.7.1.7 Anna Edna Pease; b. 1857; m. May 14, 1884 in Edgartown, Julian W. Vose, a piano manufacturer. He was the son of James and Almira H. Vose.

2.4.1.14.1.7.2.1 William J. Worth (William Cooke, Jeremiah, Noah, Seth, Benjamin, David, John), son of William Cooke and Serena (Pease) Pease; b. Oct 01, 1847 in Edgartown, MA; d. Mar 24, 1922 from arteriosclerosis in Edgartown; m. Oct 01, 1870 in Edgartown, by Reverend Benjamin Batchelor, to Agnes M. Cheivers; b. Nov 14, 1851 in London, England; d. Nov 18, 1918 from bronchitis in Edgartown. She was the daughter of John Cheivers and Agnes M. Reynolds. William was a carpenter. He was also employed at the Monroe Twist Drill Company in New Bedford. Children of William J. Worth and Agnes M. (Cheivers) Pease 1 & 2 born in New Bedford, MA; 3 born in Edgartown, MA:

2.4.1.14.1.7.2.1.1 William C. b. Jul 20, 1871 d. Mar 11, 1898 Dartmouth, MA
2.4.1.14.1.7.2.1.2 Edith W. b. Apr 14, 1874 d. Feb 12, 1900 Edgartown, MA
2.4.1.14.1.7.2.1.3 Serena M. b. Mar 13, 1879 d. Mar 13, 1895 Edgartown, MA

Children of Jeremiah Jr. (Jeremiah, Noah, Seth, Benjamin, David, John) and Lucy R. (Munro) Pease born in Edgartown, Massachusetts:

2.4.1.14.1.7.4.1 William Cook Pease; b. Mar 10, 1845 in Edgartown, MA; d. Mar 15, 1920 from valvular disease of the heart in Edgartown; m. Jul 12, 1883, Rebecca Allen Kelley; b. Jun 04, 1855 in Edgartown; d. Jan 26, 1906 from cancer in Edgartown. She was the daughter of Joseph L. Kelley; b. in Edgartown, and Caroline Reynolds; b. in Fairhaven, MA. William was a clothing store proprietor. Children of William Cook and Rebecca Allen (Kelley) Pease born in Edgartown, MA:

2.4.1.14.1.7.4.1.1 Gerald Allen b. Jan 13, 1885 d. Dec 17, 1918 Lexington, MA
2.4.1.14.1.7.4.1.2 Mildred W. b. Jan 01, 1890 d.

2.4.1.14.1.7.4.3 John Wesley Pease; b. Dec 14, 1849; d. Oct 05, 1931 in Edgartown, MA; m. Mary Tucker Osborne; b. Nov 06, 1846 in Edgartown; d. Apr 14, 1931 from cancer in Tisbury, MA. She was the daughter of Abraham and Eliza (Norton) Osborne. At age 15, John was working in a grocery store owned by an uncle in Bristol, RI. The store was on a wharf, and did business with the ships entering the area. Later in Boston, he was with Heaton & Company, a dealer in hosiery, gloves, and small wares. John returned to the Vineyard after the firm's owner was killed, and the business dissolved. His next employment was as a clerk for the Martha's Vineyard Camp Meeting Association, and the Vineyard Grove Company. In 1876, he was a book keeper for Holder Brownell at the Sea View Hotel in Oak Bluffs, and rose to the position of hotel office manager. In 1888, John became the deputy customs collector

2.4.1.14.1.7.5.1 John Lester (John Adams, Jeremiah, Noah, Seth, Benjamin, David, John), son of John Adams and Mary L. (Darrow) Pease; b. Sep 08, 1849 in Edgartown, MA; d. Oct 21, 1854 in Edgartown. In Jeremiah Pease's diary: "Our little grand son dies about 8 PM of croup. He was an interesting and promising child, much beloved...his mother having died when he was an infant. He has gone to rest with his blessed Saviour..happy happy soul."

2.4.1.14.1.7.5.2 Josephine May (John Adams, Jeremiah, Noah, Seth, Benjamin, David, John), daughter of John Adams and Sarah Eliza (May) Pease; b. Jul 05, 1855 in Edgartown, MA; m. Jun 04, 1877 in Boston, MA, as his second wife, James Allen Smith; b. Feb 24, 1849 in Edgartown. He was the son of Francis C. and Abigail J. (Ripley) Smith, who were married Apr 22, 1841 in Edgartown.

2.4.1.14.1.7.7.2 Henry A. (Rudolphus W., Jeremiah, Noah, Seth, Benjamin, David, John), son of Rudolphus W. and Abby Gridley (Stewart) Pease; b. Aug 04, 1856 in Edgartown, MA; d. Feb 09, 1935 from influenza in Edgartown; m. Nov 26, 1879 in Edgartown, Lizzie Collins Fisher; b. Mar 10, 1855; d. Oct 05, 1939 from arteriosclerosis in Edgartown She was the daughter of John P. and Sarah (Young) Fisher. Henry Pease was first drawn to the study of law with his uncle Joseph Thaxter Pease, but turned to teaching, and became the principal of the Edgartown Grammar School. He was elected a member of the Edgartown National Bank's first board of directors when the bank was organized in 1905, and served as president from 1922 until his death. Henry was also the Edgartown Postmaster from Sep 1885, to 1914. He was an ardent supporter of the Methodist Church, and a member of the Dukes County Historical Society. He and Lizzie had no children. Mrs. Pease, assisted her husband when he was postmaster, greeting each customer graciously. After their retirement, she took up gardening, and was known to have the "loveliest flower garden in Edgartown." Lizzie joined the Methodist Church Mar 07, 1875. In her will, she left over $35,000 to charities and the town of Edgartown. Included benefactors: Martha's Vineyard Hospital, Edgartown Public Library, Duke's County Historical Society, New England Deaconess Hospital, the town for relief of the needy, and a scholarship fund for the high school. A portrait of Zalmon Stuart, former Edgartown lighthouse keeper, and grandfather of Henry A. Pease, was bequeathed to the Dukes County Historical Society. In Apr of 1940, a large number of trees were planted in the Edgartown Cemetery as a memorial to Mr. & Mrs. Henry A. Pease.

2.4.1.14.2.3.1.2 Ida (Rufus F., Josiah, Francis, Seth, Benjamin, David, John), daughter of Rufus F. and Hepsibah (Ripley) Pease; b. Dec 22, 1849 in Edgartown, MA; m. Sep 10, 1869 in Edgartown, as his third wife, Nathan R. Davis. He was the son of Nathan and Louisa Davis.

2.4.1.14.2.3.2.1 Charles B. Pease; b. Jul 04, 1851 in Edgartown, MA; d. Nov 08, 1940 from chronic myocardial heart disease in Edgartown; m. (1) Jul 05, 1905 at age 54, in Edgartown, as her second husband, Urania Clifford (Luce) Cleveland; d. 1910. She was the daughter of Hovey Luce; bpt. Jun 21, 1785 in Tisbury, MA, and Nancy Clifford; d. Dec 08, 1845 age 48 in Tisbury. Hovey and Nancy were married May 11, 1806 in Tisbury. Urania had m. (1) Jan 02, 1840, Joseph Cleveland. Charles m. (2) Isable Gentle Cunliffe; b. May 12, 1845 in Richmond, New Brunswick; d. Jul 20, 1923 from chronic valvular heart disease in Edgartown. She was the daughter of Elisha Cunliffe; b. in Scotland. Charles was a whaling captain. His first voyage at age 16, was a five year hitch on the ship Splendid. He was second officer on the merchant vessel Europa on a voyage to Australia. Charles was confined there, due to an illness. He was brought back to America on a different ship, and dropped off in San Francisco, where some would be robbers, shanghaied him, tied him up in a flop house, and tried to steal $200 from him. Pease escaped with his money, returned to Edgartown, and continued whaling aboard the bark Mary Frazier. At St. Helena, he met his younger brother, Josiah, who was homesick, and begged to be stowed on the bark, as it was due back home months before the Clarice, he was stationed on. Charles made the unpopular but wise decision not to heed his brother's plea.

2.4.1.14.2.3.2.3 William B. Pease; b. Apr 22, 1854 in Weld, Maine; d. Apr 16, 1934 from heart disease in Bourne, MA; bur. West Side Cemetery in Edgartown; m. Aug 15, 1885 in Edgartown, Rosella P. Fisher; b. Jan 11, 1864; d. Oct 16, 1893 in Edgartown. She was the daughter of Alvah B. and Elizabeth A. (Andrews) Fisher. William was a second mate of the bark, Clarice, and a central figure in a sea rescue. A whale boat, with crew member Thomas Jennings, became separated from the bark in a pursuit of a whale. A sudden storm threatened the crew, and despite objections from the first mate of the Clarice, William led what was predicted to be a doomed rescue effort. He found the overturned whale boat with the crew clinging desperately to it's sides. All were saved, but the boat was dashed to pieces against the side of the bark in the heavy seas on her return. Mr. Pease also sailed with Captain Abram Osborn on the famous bark, Mattapoisett. Children of William B. and Rosella P. (Fisher) Pease:

2.4.1.14.2.3.2.3.1 Frederick S. b. Dec 22, 1885 d.
2.4.1.14.2.3.2.3.2 George Fisher b. Jul 18, 1890 d. Apr 11, 1964 Edgartown, MA
2.4.1.14.2.3.2.3.3 Wilbur Brace b. Jan 12, 1888 d. May 13, 1944 Edgartown, MA
2.4.1.14.2.3.2.3.4 Lillian b. May 11, 1892 d.

2.4.1.14.2.3.2.4 Frederick S. Pease; b. Jan 14, 1855 in Weld, ME; d. Feb 09, 1929 from valvular heart disease in Edgartown, MA; m. Florence S. Cunliffe; b. Jul 08, 1851 in N. Woodstock, NH; d. May 31, 1929 from carcinoma of the bladder in Edgartown. She was the sister of Isable Cunliffe who married Charles Pease [2.4.1.14.2.3.2.1]. Frederick was a fisherman who went on many whaling voyages. He was a member of the Edgartown Congregational Church.

2.4.1.14.2.3.2.5 Lydia Ann Pease; b. 1856 in Weld, ME; m. Dec 24, 1877 in Edgartown, MA, Edwin Ramsford Marchant, a farmer; age 23; b. in Edgartown. He was the son of Seth Marchant; bpt. Sep 11, 1803 in Edgartown, and Mary Smith Butler; bpt. Jul 07, 1811 in Edgartown. Seth and Mary were married Jul 12, 1828 in Edgartown.

2.4.1.14.2.3.2.7 Josiah Chase Pease; b. Feb 28, 1864 in Weld, ME; d. Aug 30, 1948 from arteriosclerosis in Edgartown, MA; m. Catherine Hatfield; b. Apr 07, 1870 in Newport, RI; d. Jul 03, 1954 in Edgartown. She was the daughter of John A. Hatfield; b. in RI, and Catherine Hughes; b. in England. Josiah returned to Edgartown with his family when he was only a year old, and at age 13, he went on his first sailing voyage on the bark Clarice, captained by Fred Smith, Master. The vessel had just cleared land, when a gale sprang up, forcing all hands to go aloft and tie down the sails. Pease later joined the crew of the cutter Dexter which was responsible for salvaging the wreck of the City of Columbus off Gay Head. Josiah spent nearly his entire life at sea, except for one winter in California. Children of Josiah Chase and Catherine (Hatfield) Pease born in Edgartown, MA:

2.4.1.14.2.3.2.7.1 Austin Swinburne b. Apr 15, 1891 d.
2.4.1.14.2.3.2.7.2 Robert b. Jul 09, 1892 d.
2.4.1.14.2.3.2.7.3 Lawrence Ensley b. Feb 23, 1897 d.

2.4.1.14.2.3.3.1 Francis Jr. (Francis, Josiah, Francis, Seth, Benjamin, David, John), son of Francis and Susan R. (Ripley) Pease; b. Sep 16, 1841 in Edgartown, MA; d. Jan 12, 1918 from arteriosclerosis in Brockton, MA; m. Aug 27, 1862 in N. Bridgewater, MA, by Rev. Thomas Ely, to Caroline "Carrie" Elizabeth Brett; b. Jan 07, 1841 in Boston, MA; d. Dec 27, 1911 from chronic cystitis in Brockton. She was the daughter of David Brett; b. Apr 02, 1816, and Caroline E. Freeman; b. 1802. David and Caroline were married Oct 1838. Francis spent some time on board the sailing vessels, and was issued Seaman Protection Papers Sep 21, 1857, which described him as five foot-six inches tall, dark complexion, brown hair, and hazel eyes. He also served with the police department on Martha's Vineyard. Children of Francis and Caroline Elizabeth (Brett) Pease 1 born in Edgartown, 2 born in Northampton, MA:

2.4.1.14.2.3.3.1.1 Emma P. b. 1868 d.
2.4.1.14.2.3.3.1.2 Bertram Brett b. Jan 30, 1872 d. Sep 04, 1873 N. Bridgewater, MA

Children of Benjamin H. (Josiah, Francis, Seth, Benjamin, David, John) and Mary Pease (Vincent) Pease born in Edgartown, MA:

2.4.1.14.2.3.4.1 Alice Hazelton Pease; b. Nov 11, 1844; d. Dec 28, 1872 in Brazil, IN; m. Aug 23, 1865 in Richmond, Indiana, Grafton A. Luce; b. Mar 05, 1842 in Edgartown. He was the son of James Norton Luce; b. Sep 13, 1796; d. Sep 15, 1868, and his second wife, Martha N. Wilbur; b. Dec 29, 1814 in Berlin, ME; d. 1884 in Vineyard Haven, MA. James and Martha were married Dec 22, 1829.

2.4.1.14.2.3.4.2 Mary Jane Pease; b. Feb 08, 1847; d. Jan 10, 1925; m. Mar 27, 1866 in Edgartown, George H. Furber; age 27; b. in Newmarket, NH. He was the son of George and Sarah.

2.4.1.14.2.3.4.3 Benjamin E. Pease; b. Mar 21, 1851; d. Sep 24, 1935 in Nantucket, MA; m. (1) Nov 30, 1873, Hattie A. Swain; b. 1852; d. Apr 11, 1891. Benjamin m. (2) Apr 03, 1893 in Nantucket, Emma C. Harps; b. Feb 12, 1866 in Boston, MA; d. Oct 27, 1953 from chronic myocarditis in Nantucket. She was the daughter of Reuben C. and Lydia (Ray) Harps. One child of Benjamin E. and Emma C. (Harps) Pease born in Nantucket, MA:

2.4.1.14.2.3.4.3.1 Ellison H. b. Dec 26, 1893 d.

Children of Josiah Chase (Josiah, Francis, Seth, Benjamin, David, John) and Mary Dexter (Forbush) Pease born in Edgartown, Massachusetts:

2.4.1.14.2.3.5.4 Herbert Chase Pease; b. Nov 23, 1878; d. Jan 18, 1947 from carcinoma of the liver in Edgartown; bur. West Side Cemetery; m. Aug 26, 1911 in Edgartown, Marie Adaline Chessier; age 26; b. in Montreal, Quebec. She was the daughter of Beloni and Exalda (Clenault) Cheeser. Herbert was a postal clerk in Edgartown and Oak Bluffs, and a member of the Oriental Lodge A. F. & A. M. He retired after sustaining injuries from an automobile accident in Jul 1936.

2.4.1.14.2.3.5.5 Thomas Walker Pease; b. Jun 28, 1882; d. Feb 25, 1941 from pneumonia in Edgartown; bur. with his wife West Side Cemetery; m. Jun 01, 1911 in Edgartown, Freida C. Brackett; b. Sep 04, 1884 in North Adams, MA; d. Apr 13, 1966 from cancer in Edgartown. She was the daughter of Rheinhold and Marie (Schmidt) Brackett from Germany. Thomas was a fisherman with his father, and a well respected member of the community.

Children of Peter M. (Josiah, Francis, Seth, Benjamin, David, John) and Rebecca S. (Dunham) Pease:

2.4.1.14.2.3.6.1 Ellen Maria Pease; b. Jul 27, 1844 in Tisbury, MA; d. Apr 01, 1903 in Acushnet, MA; m. (1) Dec 07, 1872 in Edgartown, Charles F. Vincent; age 36. He was the son of Charles and Julia F. (Tilton) Vincent, who were married Nov 14, 1833. She m. (2) Jul 19, 1889 in New Bedford, as his second wife, Christopher Albert Tripp; b. Mar 17, 1846 in Westport, MA; d. Aug 29, 1897 in Westport. He was the son of Nathaniel Tripp; b. Jun 1808 in Westport; d. Dec 19, 1893, and Lucy Pettey; b. Nov 23, 1815; d. Oct 14, 1873 in Westport. Nathaniel and Lucy were married in 1830. Christopher Tripp m. (1) Sep 16, 1869 in New Bedford, to Pauline L. Thomas; d. Oct 20, 1882; age 32 in Dartmouth, MA.

2.4.1.14.2.3.6.2 Lydia R. Pease; b. Jun 04, 1846 in Holmes Hole Village, MA; m. Jul 22, 1863 in Dartmouth, MA, George Lawton; b. Nov 30, 1830 in Dartmouth. He was a mason, and the son of James and Huldah (Mosher) Lawton, who were married (int.) Mar 20, 1817.

2.4.1.14.2.3.6.3 Peter M. Pease; b. May 03, 1848 in Tisbury, MA; d. Nov 21, 1918 in Oak Bluffs; bur. in Oak Bluffs; m. Sep 15, 1880 in Tisbury, Mary A. Campbell; b. Feb 02, 1851 in Ireland; d. Apr 18, 1916 from breast cancer in Oak Bluffs. She was the daughter of Edward and Matilda (Stewart) Campbell. Peter Pease drowned accidentally. Children of Peter M. and Mary A. (Campbell) Pease born in Cottage City, MA:

2.4.1.14.2.3.6.3.1 Leonard Bacon b. Apr 20, 1883 d. Oct 23, 1927 Brockton, MA.
2.4.1.14.2.3.6.3.2 Albert Campbell b. May 02, 1886 d. Apr 04, 1936 Barnstable, MA
2.4.1.14.2.3.6.3.3 Sarah L. b. Aug 31, 1888 d.

Children of George Washington (Josiah, Francis, Seth, Benjamin, David, John) and Lydia N. (Lewis) Pease born in Edgartown, Massachusetts:

2.4.1.14.2.3.8.1 Josephine M. Pease; b. Feb 15, 1857; d. Apr 07, 1932 in Edgartown, MA. She died unmarried, and was well liked in the community. Her hobby was Indian basket making. One of her friends was General Tom Thumb, who visited the island between performances. Josephine was able to obtain his autograph.

2.4.1.14.2.3.8.2 Florence May Pease; b. Jun 12, 1865; d. Nov 03, 1903; m. Elmer E. Norton.

2.4.1.14.2.3.8.4 Almaretta E. Pease; b. Aug 07, 1870; m. Apr 07, 1889 in Lynn, MA, Henry H. Jernegan; b. Dec 14, 1866 in Edgartown; d. Feb 10, 1943 in Oak Bluffs, MA. He was a painter, and the son of Captain Nathan Jernegan; b. in Edgartown, and Charlotte E. Dunham; b. in Tisbury, MA.

Children of Thomas F. (John D., John, John, Samuel, John, James, John) and Sarah P. (Vincent) Pease born in Chilmark, Massachusetts:

2.1.2.2.3.4.4.3.1 Lydia Stephen Pease; b. Jul 09, 1870; m. Jun 04, 1893 in Cottage City, MA, Henry K. Chadwick [2.4.1.4.3.2.5.1.1]; age 27; b. in Edgartown. He was the son of Henry Clay and Eliza Ann [2.4.1.4.3.2.5.1] (Pease) Chadwick.

2.1.2.2.3.4.4.3.2 Ethel Pease; b. Mar 08, 1877; m. Jan 14, 1904 in W. Tisbury, MA, Edward Francis Adams; age 34; b. in W. Tisbury. He was a carpenter, and the son of Charles and Hancie M. (Allen) Adams.

2.1.2.2.3.4.4.3.3 Thomas Franklin Pease; b. Aug 02, 1880; d. Jan 30, 1968 from pulmonary emphysema in Oak Bluffs, MA; bur. Oak Grove Cemetery in Tisbury; m. Muriel Fairchild. Thomas was a carpenter.

Children of William Allen (Peter, Peter, Peter, Joseph, Matthew, James, John) and Mary Ann (Tolman) Pease born in Edgartown, Massachusetts:

2.1.4.2.5.1.2.1.1 Margaret Tallman Pease; b. Mar 06, 1848; m. Nov 10, 1881 in Boston, MA, Henry Blanchard; age 36; b. in Charlestown, MA. He was the son of Henry Van Voorhis Blanchard; b. Aug 25, 1812 in Charleston, and Abigail.

2.1.4.2.5.1.2.1.3 Abby Frances Pease; b. Apr 21, 1853; d. Jul 09, 1930 from a cerebral hemorrhage in Newton, MA. Abby was a clerk for the Youth's Companion Weekly Periodical, and died unmarried.

2.1.4.2.5.1.2.1.4 Mariana Pease; b. Sep 26, 1855; m. Jan 09, 1877 in Boston, MA, William Eldridge Paine; b. May 17, 1848 in Dorchester, MA. William was a clerk, and the son of Barzillai and Mary A. (Freeman) Paine, who were married 1831 in Truro, MA.

2.1.4.2.5.1.2.1.5 Elizabeth Harriet Pease; b. Nov 10, 1857; d. Feb 13, 1936 in Newton, MA; bur. Codman Square, Boston. Elizabeth was a nurse, and died unmarried.

2.1.4.2.5.1.2.2.1 Sarah M. (Peter, Peter, Peter, Peter, Joseph, Matthew, James, John), daughter of Peter and Maria (Norton) Pease; b. 1846 in Edgartown, MA; m. Mar 28, 1868 in Edgartown, Marcellus Tobey; age 23; b. in Norridgewock, Maine. He was the son of William and Ruth Tobey.

2.1.4.2.5.1.2.2.2 Addie J. Pease; b. 1854 in Phoenix, RI; m. Oct 26, 1875 in Edgartown, MA; Samuel Keniston; b. Nov 26, 1849 in Edgartown; d. Nov 07, 1911 A clerk of the Courts from 1878-1888, he was the son of Samuel Keniston; b. in Thomaston, ME, and Thankful Vincent, and the brother of Nancy Keniston, who married John Nickerson Pease [2.4.1.14.1.3.1.1]. Samuel was a Tufts graduate, who owned and edited the Vineyard Gazette. He also wrote the novel, A Romance of Martha's Vineyard under a pseudonym.

2.1.4.2.5.1.2.2.3 Frederick E. Pease; b. Dec 30, 1856; d. Mar 31, 1916 in Edgartown. Fred died unmarried. He was a boatman. His funeral was from the house of his brother-in-law, William King.

2.1.4.2.5.1.2.2.4 Byron E. Pease; b. Jun 19, 1862 in Edgartown, MA; d. Jan 18, 1946 from chronic myocarditis in Nantucket, MA; m. Oct 28, 1895 in Nantucket, Lillian E. Murphy; b. Oct 20, 1873 in Nantucket; d. Mar 01, 1962. She was the daughter of Josiah F. and Avis N. (Folger) Murphy. Byron started his career in the grocery business after moving to Nantucket in his early twenties. He then became the proprietor of a garage, and operated a bus service shuttling vacationers from the ferry landing to the island scenic points. Children of Byron E. and Lillian E. (Murphy) Pease born in Nantucket, MA:

2.1.4.2.5.1.2.2.4.1 Elmer Francis b. Sep 22, 1896 d. Sep 22, 1943 Nantucket, MA
2.1.4.2.5.1.2.2.4.2 Marion Elliott b. Sep 08, 1898 d. Aug 12, 1913 Nantucket, MA
2.1.4.2.5.1.2.2.4.3 Kenneth N. b. Jun 07, 1900 d.

2.1.4.2.5.1.2.2.5 Lillean E. Pease; b. Mar 19, 1867 in Edgartown; m. Oct 22, 1889 in Edgartown, William A. King, a boat builder; age 34. He was the son of William and Julia King.

Children of William Luce (Bartlett, Bartlett, Abishai, Theophilus, Nathaniel, James, John) and Nancy Cleveland (Pease) Pease born in Tisbury, Massachusetts:

2.1.5.5.3.7.2.4.1 Henry Stetson Pease; b. Jan 17, 1858; d. Jul 26, 1875 in (recorded)Tisbury; m. Christabell Martin; b. 1860 in Manchester, NH; d. Jan 16, 1907 from an ovarian tumor in W. Tisbury. She was the daughter of Nicholas and Mary (Peake) Martin from England. From his obituary: "Henry S. Pease was drowned on Monday afternoon of last week at Menemsha wharf, Chilmark. His body was recovered on Tuesday morning. Young Pease started to take his boat to haul some lobster pots and as the boat was found partially unfastened from the wharf, it is supposed he slipped overboard from it."

2.1.5.5.3.7.2.4.2 Nancy William Pease; b. Nov 15, 1862 in Tisbury, MA; m. Oct 13, 1881 in Tisbury, Christopher Look; age 26; b. in Tisbury. He was a butcher, the son of John and Mary Look.

2.1.5.5.3.7.2.4.4 William Henry Pease; b. Apr 20, 1877; d. Jul 12, 1909 from tuberculosis in W. Tisbury, MA. William was an invalid for the last several years of his life, and never married.

2.4.1.4.2.3.1.2.1 Henry Holmes (Henry A., Henry A., Salathiel, Benjamin, Benjamin, Benjamin, David, John), son of Henry A. and Phebe Ann (Smith) Pease; b. Jan 26, 1852 in Edgartown, MA; d. Mar 02, 1933 after a 351 day stay in the hospital at Oak Bluffs, MA. Henry was a whaler, and first officer on a vessel in the Pacific. He never married.

Children of John (Henry, Salathiel, Benjamin, Benjamin, Benjamin, David, John) and Aurilla C. (Look) Pease born in Edgartown, Massachusetts:

2.4.1.4.2.3.1.4.1 Mary A. Pease; b. 1851; m. Jul 10, 1871 in Aylesford, Nova Scotia, George Allen Tupper; b. May 1849 in Rockland, ME. He was the son of Charles Francis Tupper; b. Jul 16, 1824 in Cornwallis, Nova Scotia; d. Dec 18, 1887 in Rockland, and Sarah Elizabeth Peck; b. Nov 09, 1829 in Hopewell, New Brunswick; d. Aug 22, 1876 in Rockland. Charles and Sarah were married 1845 in Hopewell. George Allen Tupper and Mary A. Pease renewed their vows Feb 13, 1879 in Edgartown.

2.4.1.4.2.3.1.4.2 George L.; b. Mar 08, 1857; d. Feb 22, 1877 from consumption in Edgartown, MA. He was a printer.

2.4.1.4.2.3.1.4.3 Abbie Davis Pease; b. Jan 29, 1861; d. Sep 27, 1943 from cancer in Oak Bluffs, MA. Abbie was born in the Pease house at the corner of Summer Street and Simpson's Lane. She began her teaching career at age 17, while attending the Martha's Vineyard Summer Institute. She also studied at Miss Wheelock's School, and the Hyannis Normal School. Her first classroom as a teacher was a shack at Farm's Neck with 24 students ages 4-16. One of her pupils, a deaf and dumb boy, was studied by Alexander Graham Bell in his own quest on the cause of a high concentration of deafness on the island. Abigail also taught at the school on the great plains outside of Edgartown, and the village school. In her fifty two years of teaching, only three months were lost due to illness. She retired in 1929.

2.4.1.4.2.3.1.4.4 Chester E. Pease; b. Nov 25, 1862; d. Oct 15, 1951 in Edgartown; m. Nov 26, 1890 in Vineyard Haven Methodist Church, Edgartown, Martha R. Lambert; b. Sep 10, 1870 in Chilmark, MA; d. Mar 10, 1944 from congestive heart disease in Oak Bluffs, MA. She was the daughter of Frederick and Almira (Norton) Lambert. "Mattie" (Lambert) Pease, a talented singer, was a member of the Edgartown Women's Club and the D. A. R. One of her singing engagements was for Madame Nordica when she made a visit to the island. Chester was associated with his father in the livery business, owned real estate, and operated a sales and rental agency for automobiles. He was confined to a wheel chair in the last few months of his life. For the 50th wedding anniversary of Chester and Mattie, in 1940, a celebration was held at their home from 7-10 PM, with many family members and friends.

Children of Charles Wesley (Henry, Salathiel, Benjamin, Benjamin, Benjamin, David, John) and Parnell Cathcart (Smith) Pease born in Edgartown, Massachusetts:

2.4.1.4.2.3.1.5.1 Mary Wesley Pease; b. Dec 27, 1853; d. Jan 14, 1908 in Edgartown; m. Nov 18, 1879 in Edgartown, Benjamin B. Worth; age 34. He was the son of Benjamin Worth; b. May 01, 1799 and Louisa P. Coffin. Benjamin and Louisa were married Mar 13, 1833 in Edgartown.

2.4.1.4.2.3.1.5.2 Parnell C. Pease; b. Nov 10, 1855; d. Feb 17, 1925 from complications of diabetes in Edgartown; m. Mar 25, 1885 in Edgartown, as his second wife, Captain Charles W. Fisher; age 49. He was the son of Gamaliel Fisher; b. Sep 09, 1794, and Rhoda Fish. Gamaliel and Rhoda were married Oct 30, 1814. Charles was Captain of the Bark Alaska. Parnell sailed with him to the Pacific on a whaling voyage, and after their return, he built a house on a corner of North Water Street. Parnell was a member of the Edgartown Women's Club, and the Martha's Vineyard Chapter of the D.A.R.

2.4.1.4.2.3.1.5.3 Tisdale S. Pease; b. Dec 12, 1857; d. Dec 15, 1931 from pneumonia in Edgartown. Tisdale attended school with the Indian children of Chappaquiddick. His seafaring adventures started at an early age, with his first voyage on a mackerel schooner out of Welfleet. At age 20, he was on a whaler from New Bedford; a 30 month excursion to the Antarctic Circle. Tisdale spent the next 35 years as a whale man, sailing on the Canton, Janus, Ohio, Gay Head, Alaska, Alice Knowles, and Jacob Howland. In the ship Janus, he was shipwrecked on the coast of New Zealand, and spent several weeks in Auckland before being shipped home on another boat. His tour of duty on the bark Swallow nearly ended in disaster, when an Italian steamer rammed the boat. Quick patchwork by the crew prevented the bark from sinking.

2.4.1.4.2.3.1.5.6 David Butler Pease; b. Nov 21, 1863; d. Nov 07, 1935 from complications following an operation in Martha's Vineyard Hospital in Oak Bluffs, MA; bur. with his wife in West Side Cemetery; m. Apr 09, 1894 in Edgartown, Ida B. Stuart; b. Jul 14, 1868; d. Aug 09, 1942 from cancer in Oak Bluffs, MA. She was the daughter of Alfred and Lydia R. (Mayhew) Stuart. David Pease was a carpenter and fisherman. Before he married, he traveled west, and spent a few years working on a sheep ranch and a prune plantation. He belonged to St. Andrews Episcopal Church and the Oriental Lodge. One child of David Butler and Ida B. (Stuart) Pease born in Edgartown, MA:

2.4.1.4.2.3.1.5.6.1 Parnell S. b. Aug 24, 1896 d. Feb 23, 1974 Falmouth, MA

2.4.1.4.2.3.1.5.7 Benjamin Warren Pease; b. Jul 30, 1866; d. Jan 23, 1938 from heart disease in Edgartown; m. Feb 05, 1890 in Edgartown, Annie Baird Currier; b. in Baltimore, MD; d. Feb 25, 1940 age 72 in an ambulance in Wareham, MA, on the way to a Boston Hospital for surgery. She was the daughter of Daniel Currier of Plymouth, MA, and Henrietta Smith of Pittsburg, PA. Annie was a typesetter, (the first woman on Martha's Vineyard to do so) for the Cottage City Star. She was noted on the island, as a friend of the shipwrecked, giving them food and clothing in time of need. She also taught Sunday School at the Congregational Church. Benjamin attended the schools in Edgartown, studying building and architecture in Vineyard Haven. He operated a carpentry and building business before moving west. In Mexico, he was employed in a match factory, and operated a trolley car in San Francisco, CA, before returning to the Vineyard. Back home, Benjamin worked a 200 acre farm at Tom's Neck in Chappaquiddick, was a selectman and assessor for the town, a member of the advisory board, the Odd Fellows, and the Oriental Lodge of Masons. Children of Benjamin Warren and Annie Baird (Currier) Pease born in Cottage City, MA:

2.4.1.4.2.3.1.5.7.1 Gladys b. May 21, 1891 d.
2.4.1.4.2.3.1.5.7.2 Elva Stuart b. Dec 08, 1892 d.

Children of Edward Harper (John Harper, John Harper, Malatiah, Malatiah, Benjamin, David, John) and Jane Caroline (Parker) Pease:

2.4.1.6.2.1.4.1.1 Mary Jane Pease; b. 1840 in Nantucket, MA; m. Sep 06, 1863 in New Bedford, MA, Isaac M. Mosher; b. 1841 in North Dartmouth, MA. He was a carpenter, and the son of Isaac and Rebecca Mosher.

2.4.1.6.2.1.4.1.2 Benjamin B. Pease; b. Sep 30, 1842 in Nantucket, MA; d. Jul 27, 1904 from endocarditis on Nantucket; bur. in the North Cemetery; m. Jul 05, 1868, as her second husband, Ann Folger (Turner) Winslow; b. Aug 10, 1839 in Nantucket; d. Mar 08, 1921 from arteriosclerosis in Nantucket. She was the daughter of Job and Elizabeth (James) Turner, who were married Sep 22, 1822 in Nantucket. Benjamin was a Captain in the 120th MA Regiment. One child of Benjamin B. and Anna Folger (Turner-Winslow) Pease born in Boston, MA:

2.4.1.6.2.1.4.1.2.1 Benjamin Chester b. Apr 02, 1874 d. Feb 19, 1959 Nantucket, MA

Children of William Crawford (John Harper, John Harper, Malatiah, Malatiah, Benjamin, David, John) and Henrietta E. (Cartwright) Pease:

2.4.1.6.2.1.4.5.1 Edward Pease; b. about 1854; m. Elizabeth Bailey. Children of Edward and Elizabeth (Bailey) Pease:

2.4.1.6.2.1.4.5.1.1 Edna b. d.
2.4.1.6.2.1.4.5.1.2 William b. d.

2.4.1.6.2.1.4.5.4 George William Pease; b. Sep 16, 1862 in San Francisco, CA; d. Feb 10, 1905 from liver cancer in Fall River, MA. On his death certificate, George was listed as married and a teacher.

2.4.1.6.2.5.7.2.3 Charles Sumner (Charles Fordham, Henry, Valentine, Malatiah, Malatiah, Benjamin, David, John), son of Charles Fordham and Lucy M. (Sawyer) Pease; b. Sep 24, 1875 in Boston, MA; d. Jul 12, 1936 from heart disease in Northampton, MA; bur. South Windsor, CT; m. Harriet Farnham. Charles was a physician.

Children of Isaac David (Daniel C., Chase, Noah, Seth, Benjamin, David, John) and Eveline McLellan (Clark) Pease born in Edgartown, Massachusetts:

2.4.1.14.1.3.1.3.1 Benjamin Poole Pease; b. Aug 18, 1871 in Edgartown, MA; d. Jul 29, 1954 in New Bedford, MA; m. (1) Nov 29, 1895 in New Bedford, Hannah J. Fuller; b. Feb 1866 in New Bedford; d. Mar 14, 1931 in New Bedford. She was the daughter of Captain Jonathan Aiken Fuller; b. Nov 29, 1824 in Dartmouth, MA, and Hannah Hamilton Edmunds; b. Jul 11, 1823 in Falmouth, MA. Benjamin Pease was a machinist at Mason Machine Works in Taunton, MA, the Suffolk Electric Company, and the Merchants National Bank Building in New Bedford. He spent some time at sea on the Taunton owned freight schooner Charles A. Briggs. For 25 years, Mr. Pease was also an instructor in the power department of New Bedford Vocational School. He m. (2) Sep 11, 1940 in Fairhaven, Mrs. Mary Eva (Park). They lived on Grape Street in New Bedford.

2.4.1.14.1.3.1.2.2 Alexander McLellan Pease; b. Sep 26, 1876; d. Dec 18, 1946 in Edgartown; m. Ethel Hutchinson. Alexander "Ike" Pease owned a house at Cape Pogue, that was "twisted around", but survived the hurricane of 1944. On Wednesday, Dec 18, 1946 around 7 PM, a fire started in the house, Pease was unable to get out, and he died from smoke asphyxiation. A fire truck with a crew of eight responded to the fire call, but the dwelling was in ashes before they arrived. A white "Spitz" dog owned by Ike evidently did escape, as he was found alive by the fire fighters.

Children of Louis H. (Isaiah Dunham Jr., Isaiah Dunham, Noah, Seth, Benjamin, David, John) and Cynthia B. (Fisher) Pease:

2.4.1.14.1.5.4.1.1 Ernest Allen Pease; b. Feb 08, 1876; d. Aug 02, 1931 in New Bedford, MA; m. Jun 03, 1896 in Edgartown, Margaret L. Emmerson; b. 1876 in Clifton, NJ. She was the daughter of Herbert G. and Mary A. Emmerson.

2.4.1.14.1.5.4.1.4 Edward Howard Pease; b. Jun 22, 1885 in Edgartown, MA; d. Jul 23, 1928 in Edgartown; m. Jun 23, 1913 in Edgartown, as her second husband, Florence Chester Ripley; b. Apr 10, 1885; d. Jan 19, 1939 from arteriosclerosis in Edgartown. She was the daughter of Henry Ripley; b. in Edgartown, and Cynthia Smith; b. in Chilmark. Edward graduated from Edgartown High School and attended Bryant and Stratton Commercial College in Boston. He was an accomplished singer, and for 21 years served as organist and choir member at the Edgartown Methodist Church. He was also a town treasurer, member of the school committee, trustee of the church, secretary and treasurer of the Sunday School, member and first president of the Dukes County Historical Society, and one of the few male members of the Martha's Vineyard Garden Club. The gardens and flower beds surrounding his house, were many times admired by passersby. His last year was spent in and out of Massachusetts General Hospital. Florence spent most of her early years in New Bedford, graduating from the high school there. She was also a member of the Methodist Church, the D.A. R. and the Dukes County Hist. Society. She m. (1) Leroy Yale Fisher; d. 1907.

2.4.1.14.1.5.4.1.5 Fanny Louise Pease; b. Feb 06, 1888; m. Feb 05, 1910 in Cambridge, MA, Daniel Murray Weymouth; age 26; b. in Old Town, ME. He was the son of Chelsey and Lenora (Cary) Weymouth.

2.4.1.14.1.7.1.1.1 Sophronia Nelson (Horatio Nelson, Joseph Thaxter, Jeremiah, Noah, Seth, Benjamin, David, John), daughter of Horatio Nelson and Lydia A. (Adams) Pease; b. Aug 04, 1862 in Chilmark, MA; m. Oct 09, 1879 in Providence, RI, Orion A. Pease; b. 1844 in New York. His parents were not listed on the marriage record, and no connection could be made to the main family.

2.4.1.14.1.7.1.2.1 Julia Nye (Joseph Thaxter Jr, Joseph Thaxter, Jeremiah, Noah, Seth, Benjamin, David, John), daughter of Joseph Thaxter Jr and Emily Frank (Lewis) Pease; b. Dec 26, 1862 in Edgartown, MA; d. Jan 31, 1894 in Edgartown; m. Walter S. Osborn.

2.4.1.14.1.7.1.4.2 Charles (Cyrus Howard, Joseph Thaxter, Jeremiah, Noah, Seth, Benjamin, David, John), son of Cyrus Howard and Ella Jane (Bradley) Pease; b. Jun 11, 1868 in Edgartown, MA; d. Sep 05, 1948 from lung cancer in Brookline, MA; m. Ida Murdoch; b. Apr 08, 1865 in Pictou, Nova Scotia; d. Oct 12, 1948 from heart disease in Brookline. She was the daughter of William Murdoch; b. in Pictou, and Annabel Fisher; b. in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. Charles was a banker.

Children of William J. Worth (William Cooke, Jeremiah, Noah, Seth, Benjamin, David, John) and Agnes M. (Cheivers) Pease born in New Bedford, Massachusetts:

2.4.1.14.1.7.2.1.1 William C. Pease; b. Jul 20, 1871; d. Mar 11, 1898 in Dartmouth, MA; m. (1) Jan 08, 1891 in New Bedford, Helen E. Piets; b. Jan 1873; d. May 21, 1892 in New Bedford. She was the daughter of Charles H. Piets; b. in Tiverton, RI, and Mary Emma__; b. in Dartmouth. William m. (2) Dec 08, 1894 in New Bedford, Eva F. Demoranville; age 22; b. in N. Dartmouth, MA. She was the daughter of Samuel B. and Eunice C. (Tripp) Demoranville.

2.4.1.14.1.7.2.1.2 Edith W. Pease; b. Apr 14, 1874; d. Feb 12, 1900 in Edgartown, MA; m. Oct 13, 1892 in New Bedford, Edward B. Robbins; age 24. He was a rail road fireman, and the son of Moses H. and Lucy E. (Baker) Robbins.

Children of William Cook (Jeremiah Jr., Jeremiah, Noah, Seth, Benjamin, David, John) and Rebecca Allen (Kelley) Pease born in Edgartown, Massachusetts:

2.4.1.14.1.7.4.1.1 Gerald Allen Pease; b. Jan 13, 1885; d. Dec 17, 1918 from lobar pneumonia in Lexington, MA. He was a county official.

2.4.1.14.1.7.4.1.2 Mildred W. Pease; b. Jan 01, 1890; m. Jun 15, 1911 in Edgartown, Walter S. Beatty; age 25; b. in Boston, MA. He was the son of James H. and Rebecca (Pollock) Beatty.

Children of William B. (Charles W., Josiah, Francis, Seth, Benjamin, David, John) and Rosella P. (Fisher) Pease born in Edgartown, Massachusetts::

2.4.1.14.2.3.2.3.2 George Fisher Pease; b. Jul 18, 1890; d. Apr 11, 1964 in Edgartown; bur. Westside Cemetery; m. Alice Elizabeth Fisher; b. May 05. 1897 in Edgartown; d. Oct 22, 1959 from a cerebral hemorrhage in Oak Bluffs. She was the daughter of Herbert Fisher; b. in Edgartown, and Clara Waterman; b. in E. Providence, RI. Children of George Fisher and Alice Elizabeth (Fisher) Pease:

2.4.1.14.2.3.2.3.2.1 Jonathan S. b. Jun 20, 1909 d. Sep 24, 1968 Oak Bluffs, MA
2.4.1.14.2.3.2.3.2.2 George F. b. Nov 14, 1916 d.

2.4.1.14.2.3.2.3.3 Wilbur Brace Pease; b. Jan 12, 1888 in Edgartown, MA; d. May 13, 1944 from a coronary thrombosis in Edgartown; m. Gladys M. Luce; d. 1974 age 71 in Oak Bluffs, MA

2.4.1.14.2.3.2.7.1 Austin Swinburne (Josiah Chase, Charles W., Josiah, Francis, Seth, Benjamin, David, John), son of Josiah Chase and Catherine (Hatfield) Pease; b. Apr 15, 1891 in Edgartown, MA; m. Jul 03, 1911 in Edgartown, Anna Elizabeth Dahl; b. Apr 22, 1882 in Booda, Norway; d. Jul 20, 1936 from TB in Danvers, MA; bur. in Beverly, MA. She was the daughter of Fritzof and Anna (Hansen) Dahl from Norway. Children of Austin Swinburne and Anna Elizabeth (Dahl) Pease, 1 born in Attleboro, MA, others in Edgartown, MA:

2.4.1.14.2.3.2.7.1.1 Grace M. b. Dec 12, 1911 d. Dec 31, 1911 Attleboro, MA
2.4.1.14.2.3.2.7.1.2 Josiah Francis b. Oct 30, 1912 d. Nov 09, 1912 Edgartown, MA
2.4.1.14.2.3.2.7.1.3 Frances Dahl b. Jul 16, 1918 d. Aug 20, 1920 Edgartown, MA

2.4.1.14.2.3.3.1.1 Emma P. (Francis Jr, Francis, Josiah, Francis, Seth, Benjamin, David, John), daughter of Francis and Caroline Elizabeth (Brett) Pease; b. 1868 in Edgartown, MA; m. Nov 12, 1884 in Brockton, MA, Franklin Lingham; age 21; b. in Quincy, MA. He was the son of George W. and Eveline M. Lingham.

Children of Peter M. (Peter M., Josiah, Francis, Seth, Benjamin, David, John) and Mary A. (Campell) Pease born in Cottage City, Massachusetts:

2.4.1.14.2.3.6.3.1 Leonard Bacon Pease; b. Apr 20, 1883 in Cottage City, MA; d. Oct 23, 1927 in an automobile accident in Brockton, MA. He was a lineman for Tel & Tel.

2.4.1.14.2.3.6.3.2 Albert Campbell Pease; b. May 02, 1886; d. Apr 04, 1936 from an apparent heart attack in his sleep in Barnstable, MA; m. Sep 10, 1911 in Edgartown, as her second husband, Marion (Bisbee) Robinson; b. Oct 15, 1881 in Spencer, MA. She was the daughter of Frank Adelbert Bisbee; b. Feb 28, 1855 in Nunda, NY; d. 1923 in Florida, and Hannah T. Bradley; d. 1886.

2.1.4.2.5.1.2.2.4.1 Elmer Francis (Byron E, Peter, Peter, Peter, Peter, Joseph, Matthew, James, John) son of Byron E. and Lillian E. (Murphy) Pease; b. Sep 22, 1896 in Nantucket, MA; d. Sep 22, 1943 from a coronary thrombosis in Nantucket, MA; bur. Prospect Hill Cemetery; m. Laura F. Ellis; b. Aug 14, 1906 in Mattapoisett, MA; d. Mar 28, 1973 from cancer in Nantucket. She was a school teacher, and the daughter of Charles W. and Fanny (Howard) Ellis of Mattapoisett. Elmer was a dispenser of public welfare.

2.4.1.4.2.3.1.5.7.2 Elva Stuart (Benjamin Warren, Charles Wesley, Henry, Salathiel, Benjamin, Benjamin, Benjamin, David, John), daughter of Benjamin Warren and Annie Baird (Currier) Pease; b. Dec 08, 1892 in Cottage City, MA; m. Jun 25, 1913 in Edgartown, Roger Sherman Hoar; b. Apr 08, 1887 in Waltham, MA. He was the son of Sherman Hoar; b. Jul 30, 1860 in Concord, MA; d. Oct 07, 1898, and his first wife, Caroline Prescott Wood; b. Oct 02, 1860 in Dorset, VT; d. Aug 24, 1891. Sherman and Caroline were married Jun 02, 1886 in Concord. Roger S. Hoar graduated from Harvard B.A. 1909, L.L. B. 1911. He was a First Lieutenant in the US Coast Guard Artillery. His father was a lawyer from Harvard, a representative in Congress (1891-93) and the US Attorney for Massachusetts 1893-1897.

2.4.1.6.2.1.4.1.2.1 Benjamin Chester (Benjamin B., Edward Harper, John Harper, John Harper, Malatiah, Malatiah, Benjamin, David, John), son of Benjamin B. and Anna Folger (Turner-Winslow) Pease; b. Apr 02, 1874 in Boston, MA; d. Feb 19, 1959 in Nantucket, MA; m. Apr 22, 1895 in Nantucket, Ellen Grey Parker; b. Dec 21, 1869 in Nantucket; d. Dec 18, 1960 in Nantucket. She was the daughter of Ezekiel H. and Elizabeth G. (Brown) Parker. Benjamin was a carpenter.

Children of Edward (William Crawford, John Harper, John Harper, Malatiah, Malatiah, Benjamin, David, John) and Elizabeth (Bailey) Pease:

2.4.1.6.2.1.4.5.1.1 Edna Pease; m. Randall Pratt, and lived in Portland, Oregon.

2.4.1.6.2.1.4.5.1.2 William Pease; m. Grace Miller. Children of William and Grace (Miller) Pease:

2.4.1.6.2.1.4.5.1.2.1 Wilma b. d.
2.4.1.6.2.1.4.5.1.2.2 Edward b. d.

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