Abigail Wing Hoxie was born on September 25, 1800, in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts to Joseph and Deborah Wing Hoxie.
The Hoxie and Holway families were successful Sandwich, Massachusetts residents. These two colonial families were instrumental in developing this unsettled territory and serving in community leadership capacities over the years.
Abigail's husband Stephen Holway Jr.'s family came to America during the early colonial days. John Holway, the first family member to arrive in America, was only 21 years old when came to Boston in 1635 from London on the ship Elizabeth. In 1663 he was married but died without children. He was a soldier in the Pequat War. Joseph Holway was the progenitor of the family in the New World. He arrived at Lynn, Massachusetts, from Devon, England, in 1636. The territory of Sandwich was unsettled portions of Plymouth and granted to 50 men, including Joseph, who died in 1647, whose many descendants in every generation were identified with the best interests of Sandwich.
Living in Sandwich in the sixth generation from the pioneer progenitor Joseph Holway, we find Stephen Holway Jr., born in 1798 and married April 19, 1826 to Abigail Wing Hoxie in Sandwich. They had a family of eight children, six of whom lived to maturity: George and Edward, the sons; Lucy, Lizzie, Deborah, Hepsibah, the daughters,
Two of Abigail Holway's brothers were Joseph and Newell Hoxie. Newell Hoxie, the youngest son of the family and his wife, Rebecca Chipman, were both highly successful teachers in Sandwich, Dennis, and Barnstable, and were marked by "Mental endowments, literary interests, and deep thoughtfulness of no common order." Except for 18 years in Falmouth, they lived in Sandwich and were close to Abby and her family. Newell was a leading member of the Quakers, a minister for thirty-eight years, prominent in Quaker councils and yearly meetings, often visiting those in New England, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
Abby's oldest brother Joseph Hoxie, after learning the shoe trade in Lynn, opened a shoe factory in Sandwich in 1818, where the first morocco kid and cloth shoes in Barnstable County were made. Apprentices were taught and shoes were sold all over the county. "Joseph Hoxie 3d., Gentlemen and Ladies Morocco and Kid Shoe Manufacturing," the old sign proclaimed for many years. Joseph married twice; first to Lucy Holway, daughter of Stephen and Rebecca Holway. After Lucy's death, he married Mary Holway, daughter of Barnabas and Hanna Holway. In 1813, semi-retired, he spent time on the farm and held many prominent civic positions/
Preserved still is the letter in meticulous penmanship that Stephen's wife Abby wrote in 1858 to their son George who had gone out to Iowa to make his home. Stephen and Abby's younger son Edward was there too, and was planning to put up a hut and live alone on his property, which plan was causing his mother anxiety due to his inexperience and impaired health at the time. She wrote, "We miss Edward's head. We used to call it our dictionary. He always seemed to know all about everything that was mentioned, or read, or heard of. You will find he has a lot stored away, but whether it will be that he will need, I cannot tell. One thing I do know is that I want him near you where he can have your care and advice in whatever he does, for he has not had the experience that you and Maria have had. Thou speaks of helping Edward. I do not wish it by any means. Thou hast had to make thy way without help, and it would be wrong to encumber thyself. I have always charged you both never to be bondsmen for any one, however fair his prospects."
In another letter Lucy writes September 1859 to her brother George telling him of the final hours of their beloved mother's life. "After a long night of suffering, Mother breathed her last about six o'clock last 7th day morning, the 24th--oh!--George--thee and
Dars (Edward) both absent about as it was when father was taken." Their father died in 1851 and their mother in 1859, at Spring Hill, both buried at Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts.
(Written by Leonard Hancock, September 2012.)
The Hoxie and Holway families were successful Sandwich, Massachusetts residents. These two colonial families were instrumental in developing this unsettled territory and serving in community leadership capacities over the years.
Abigail's husband Stephen Holway Jr.'s family came to America during the early colonial days. John Holway, the first family member to arrive in America, was only 21 years old when came to Boston in 1635 from London on the ship Elizabeth. In 1663 he was married but died without children. He was a soldier in the Pequat War. Joseph Holway was the progenitor of the family in the New World. He arrived at Lynn, Massachusetts, from Devon, England, in 1636. The territory of Sandwich was unsettled portions of Plymouth and granted to 50 men, including Joseph, who died in 1647, whose many descendants in every generation were identified with the best interests of Sandwich.
Living in Sandwich in the sixth generation from the pioneer progenitor Joseph Holway, we find Stephen Holway Jr., born in 1798 and married April 19, 1826 to Abigail Wing Hoxie in Sandwich. They had a family of eight children, six of whom lived to maturity: George and Edward, the sons; Lucy, Lizzie, Deborah, Hepsibah, the daughters,
Two of Abigail Holway's brothers were Joseph and Newell Hoxie. Newell Hoxie, the youngest son of the family and his wife, Rebecca Chipman, were both highly successful teachers in Sandwich, Dennis, and Barnstable, and were marked by "Mental endowments, literary interests, and deep thoughtfulness of no common order." Except for 18 years in Falmouth, they lived in Sandwich and were close to Abby and her family. Newell was a leading member of the Quakers, a minister for thirty-eight years, prominent in Quaker councils and yearly meetings, often visiting those in New England, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
Abby's oldest brother Joseph Hoxie, after learning the shoe trade in Lynn, opened a shoe factory in Sandwich in 1818, where the first morocco kid and cloth shoes in Barnstable County were made. Apprentices were taught and shoes were sold all over the county. "Joseph Hoxie 3d., Gentlemen and Ladies Morocco and Kid Shoe Manufacturing," the old sign proclaimed for many years. Joseph married twice; first to Lucy Holway, daughter of Stephen and Rebecca Holway. After Lucy's death, he married Mary Holway, daughter of Barnabas and Hanna Holway. In 1813, semi-retired, he spent time on the farm and held many prominent civic positions/
Preserved still is the letter in meticulous penmanship that Stephen's wife Abby wrote in 1858 to their son George who had gone out to Iowa to make his home. Stephen and Abby's younger son Edward was there too, and was planning to put up a hut and live alone on his property, which plan was causing his mother anxiety due to his inexperience and impaired health at the time. She wrote, "We miss Edward's head. We used to call it our dictionary. He always seemed to know all about everything that was mentioned, or read, or heard of. You will find he has a lot stored away, but whether it will be that he will need, I cannot tell. One thing I do know is that I want him near you where he can have your care and advice in whatever he does, for he has not had the experience that you and Maria have had. Thou speaks of helping Edward. I do not wish it by any means. Thou hast had to make thy way without help, and it would be wrong to encumber thyself. I have always charged you both never to be bondsmen for any one, however fair his prospects."
In another letter Lucy writes September 1859 to her brother George telling him of the final hours of their beloved mother's life. "After a long night of suffering, Mother breathed her last about six o'clock last 7th day morning, the 24th--oh!--George--thee and
Dars (Edward) both absent about as it was when father was taken." Their father died in 1851 and their mother in 1859, at Spring Hill, both buried at Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts.
(Written by Leonard Hancock, September 2012.)
Abigail Wing Hoxie was born on September 25, 1800, in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts to Joseph and Deborah Wing Hoxie.
The Hoxie and Holway families were successful Sandwich, Massachusetts residents. These two colonial families were instrumental in developing this unsettled territory and serving in community leadership capacities over the years.
Abigail's husband Stephen Holway Jr.'s family came to America during the early colonial days. John Holway, the first family member to arrive in America, was only 21 years old when came to Boston in 1635 from London on the ship Elizabeth. In 1663 he was married but died without children. He was a soldier in the Pequat War. Joseph Holway was the progenitor of the family in the New World. He arrived at Lynn, Massachusetts, from Devon, England, in 1636. The territory of Sandwich was unsettled portions of Plymouth and granted to 50 men, including Joseph, who died in 1647, whose many descendants in every generation were identified with the best interests of Sandwich.
Living in Sandwich in the sixth generation from the pioneer progenitor Joseph Holway, we find Stephen Holway Jr., born in 1798 and married April 19, 1826 to Abigail Wing Hoxie in Sandwich. They had a family of eight children, six of whom lived to maturity: George and Edward, the sons; Lucy, Lizzie, Deborah, Hepsibah, the daughters,
Two of Abigail Holway's brothers were Joseph and Newell Hoxie. Newell Hoxie, the youngest son of the family and his wife, Rebecca Chipman, were both highly successful teachers in Sandwich, Dennis, and Barnstable, and were marked by "Mental endowments, literary interests, and deep thoughtfulness of no common order." Except for 18 years in Falmouth, they lived in Sandwich and were close to Abby and her family. Newell was a leading member of the Quakers, a minister for thirty-eight years, prominent in Quaker councils and yearly meetings, often visiting those in New England, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
Abby's oldest brother Joseph Hoxie, after learning the shoe trade in Lynn, opened a shoe factory in Sandwich in 1818, where the first morocco kid and cloth shoes in Barnstable County were made. Apprentices were taught and shoes were sold all over the county. "Joseph Hoxie 3d., Gentlemen and Ladies Morocco and Kid Shoe Manufacturing," the old sign proclaimed for many years. Joseph married twice; first to Lucy Holway, daughter of Stephen and Rebecca Holway. After Lucy's death, he married Mary Holway, daughter of Barnabas and Hanna Holway. In 1813, semi-retired, he spent time on the farm and held many prominent civic positions/
Preserved still is the letter in meticulous penmanship that Stephen's wife Abby wrote in 1858 to their son George who had gone out to Iowa to make his home. Stephen and Abby's younger son Edward was there too, and was planning to put up a hut and live alone on his property, which plan was causing his mother anxiety due to his inexperience and impaired health at the time. She wrote, "We miss Edward's head. We used to call it our dictionary. He always seemed to know all about everything that was mentioned, or read, or heard of. You will find he has a lot stored away, but whether it will be that he will need, I cannot tell. One thing I do know is that I want him near you where he can have your care and advice in whatever he does, for he has not had the experience that you and Maria have had. Thou speaks of helping Edward. I do not wish it by any means. Thou hast had to make thy way without help, and it would be wrong to encumber thyself. I have always charged you both never to be bondsmen for any one, however fair his prospects."
In another letter Lucy writes September 1859 to her brother George telling him of the final hours of their beloved mother's life. "After a long night of suffering, Mother breathed her last about six o'clock last 7th day morning, the 24th--oh!--George--thee and
Dars (Edward) both absent about as it was when father was taken." Their father died in 1851 and their mother in 1859, at Spring Hill, both buried at Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts.
(Written by Leonard Hancock, September 2012.)
The Hoxie and Holway families were successful Sandwich, Massachusetts residents. These two colonial families were instrumental in developing this unsettled territory and serving in community leadership capacities over the years.
Abigail's husband Stephen Holway Jr.'s family came to America during the early colonial days. John Holway, the first family member to arrive in America, was only 21 years old when came to Boston in 1635 from London on the ship Elizabeth. In 1663 he was married but died without children. He was a soldier in the Pequat War. Joseph Holway was the progenitor of the family in the New World. He arrived at Lynn, Massachusetts, from Devon, England, in 1636. The territory of Sandwich was unsettled portions of Plymouth and granted to 50 men, including Joseph, who died in 1647, whose many descendants in every generation were identified with the best interests of Sandwich.
Living in Sandwich in the sixth generation from the pioneer progenitor Joseph Holway, we find Stephen Holway Jr., born in 1798 and married April 19, 1826 to Abigail Wing Hoxie in Sandwich. They had a family of eight children, six of whom lived to maturity: George and Edward, the sons; Lucy, Lizzie, Deborah, Hepsibah, the daughters,
Two of Abigail Holway's brothers were Joseph and Newell Hoxie. Newell Hoxie, the youngest son of the family and his wife, Rebecca Chipman, were both highly successful teachers in Sandwich, Dennis, and Barnstable, and were marked by "Mental endowments, literary interests, and deep thoughtfulness of no common order." Except for 18 years in Falmouth, they lived in Sandwich and were close to Abby and her family. Newell was a leading member of the Quakers, a minister for thirty-eight years, prominent in Quaker councils and yearly meetings, often visiting those in New England, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
Abby's oldest brother Joseph Hoxie, after learning the shoe trade in Lynn, opened a shoe factory in Sandwich in 1818, where the first morocco kid and cloth shoes in Barnstable County were made. Apprentices were taught and shoes were sold all over the county. "Joseph Hoxie 3d., Gentlemen and Ladies Morocco and Kid Shoe Manufacturing," the old sign proclaimed for many years. Joseph married twice; first to Lucy Holway, daughter of Stephen and Rebecca Holway. After Lucy's death, he married Mary Holway, daughter of Barnabas and Hanna Holway. In 1813, semi-retired, he spent time on the farm and held many prominent civic positions/
Preserved still is the letter in meticulous penmanship that Stephen's wife Abby wrote in 1858 to their son George who had gone out to Iowa to make his home. Stephen and Abby's younger son Edward was there too, and was planning to put up a hut and live alone on his property, which plan was causing his mother anxiety due to his inexperience and impaired health at the time. She wrote, "We miss Edward's head. We used to call it our dictionary. He always seemed to know all about everything that was mentioned, or read, or heard of. You will find he has a lot stored away, but whether it will be that he will need, I cannot tell. One thing I do know is that I want him near you where he can have your care and advice in whatever he does, for he has not had the experience that you and Maria have had. Thou speaks of helping Edward. I do not wish it by any means. Thou hast had to make thy way without help, and it would be wrong to encumber thyself. I have always charged you both never to be bondsmen for any one, however fair his prospects."
In another letter Lucy writes September 1859 to her brother George telling him of the final hours of their beloved mother's life. "After a long night of suffering, Mother breathed her last about six o'clock last 7th day morning, the 24th--oh!--George--thee and
Dars (Edward) both absent about as it was when father was taken." Their father died in 1851 and their mother in 1859, at Spring Hill, both buried at Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts.
(Written by Leonard Hancock, September 2012.)
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