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THE FAMILY OF ELIZABETH GALLUP WIFE OF HENRY STEVENS OF STONINGTON John Gallup came, to this country from the Parish of Mosturn, CountyDorset, England. He sailed March 30, 1630, in the ship Mary and John, andarrived at Nantasket, now Hull, May 30, 1630. He was the son of JohnGallup, who married --- Crabbe, and the grandson of Thomas and Agnes(Watkins) Gallup of North Bowood and Strode, whose decendants still ownand occupy the Manor of Strode. John Gallup, the immigrant, married Christobel, whose surname is notgiven. He settled in Dorchester, then Boston, and became a landholder,owning land in the town and an island of sixteen acres in Boston Baywhich still bears his name. He also owned Mixes Mate, or Monument Island,as it is sometimes called, where he pastured sheep. He was a skillfulmariner, well acquainted with the harbor around Boston. He piloted theShip Griffin in September 1633, through a new-found passage, among hertwo hundred passengers being Reverand John Cotton, Reverand ThomasHooker, Reverand Mr. Stone, and other fathers of New England. The most notable adventure in the sturdy Captain's life was his encounterwith a boat load of Indians, whom he captured and destroyed off BlockIsland with the aid of his two sons and a hired man. The Indians hadmurdered John Oldham, a man of ability, and they were having a hilarioustime in his boat when they were over-taken by Captain Gallup. This hasbeen called the first naval battle on the Atlantic coast, and it gave theCaptain a Colonial and later a national reputation. It was one of thefirst skirmishes of the great Pequod War. John Gallup died in Boston in 1649. An inventory of his estate was madeDecember 26, 1649. His widow died July 27, 1655. Children of John and Christobel Gallup: John B. in England about 1615, m. Hannah Lake in 1643. Samuel, b. in England, m. Mary Philips. Nathaniel, b. in England; m. Margaret Everly. Joan, b. in England; m. Thomas Joy. John Gallup, son of the Immigrant, came to this country with his mother,two brothers, and sister, Joan in the ship Griffin, arriving in Boston,September 4, 1633. He married Hannah Lake, daughter of John and Margaret(Read/Reade), and niece of Elizabeth Read, wife of John Winthrop Jr.,Governor of Connecticut. Hannah Lake came to this country with her motherin the ship Abigail, arriving October 6, 1635, after a passage of tenweeks. John Gallup left Boston in 1640 and went to Taunton, then part ofPlymouth Colony, where he remained until 1651. He then removed to NewLondon, where he lived until 1654, when he went to what is nowStonington, then a part of New London, and settled upon a grant of landgiven to him by that town in 1650, in regognition of distinguishedservices of himself and his father in the Pequod War. He represented thetown in the General Court in 1665 and 1667, and was an Indianinterpreter. When KingPhilip's War broke out New London County raised a company ofseventy men under Captain John Mason of Norwich and Captain GeorgeDennison of Stonington. Captain John Gallup joined them as the head ofthe Mohegans, a band of friendly Indians. These troops formed a unionwith those of other colonies and were engaged in the fearful Swamp Fight,December 19, 1675, at Narraganset, within the limits of South Kingston,Rhode Island. In storming the fort Captain GAllup led his men bravelyforward and was one of the six captains who fell in the memorable fight.He was buried with his fallen comrades in one grave near the battleground. A complete victory was gained over the savage foe, but with greatloss of life on both sides. The General Court afterward made several grants of land to his widow andchildren in consideration of the great services he had rendered and theloss his family had sustained by his death. Children of Captain John and Hannah (Lake) Gallup Hannah b. at Boston, September 14, 1644; m. Stephen Gifford Jun 18, 1672. John B. at Boston, September 1646; married Elizabeth Harris Ben-Adam, b. at Stonington in 1655; m. Hester Prentis William, b. at Stonington in 1658; m. Sarah Cheesbrough Samuel, B. at Stonington Christobel, b. at Stoningtong; m. Peter Crary December 31, 1677 Elizabeth b. at Stonington; m. Henry stevens of Stonington Mary, b. at Stonington; m. John Cole of Boston Margaret, b. at Stonington; m. Joseph Culver of Groton, Connecticut *See the history of Stonington, by Honorable Richard A. Wheeler. ** The above information was obtained from the "Stephens/StevensGenealogy" by Plowdon Stevens (1909). ------Pamela Gale Davis http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/d/a/v/Pamela-G-Davis/index.html
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