TRIPP ANNEX
Sarah Jane (Tripp) Howard Pedigree
(Start at generation 4, below.)
WORKING DRAFT
Last Change: 18 July 2026
|
|
|
More Info |
Origin of
the surname “Tripp:”
Generation
8
7 Rufus Tripp
1. Biographical notes:
Born 1749. Died 1786.
2. Wife: Elizabeth
Carr
"Betsey"
Born 1747; daughter of Abraham and Mary
Polly (Warren) Tripp. Died 1826. Married Rufus Tripp on 13
February 1769 in Tiverton Township, Newport County, Rhode Island.
3. Children:
a. (?) Tripp: See generation 6, below.
6 William Tripp
1. Biographical notes:
Born 1775. Died 1862.
2. Wife: Mary Snell
Born 1778; daughter of Benjamin and Phebe (Head) Snell. Died 1839. Married William Tripp on 8
February 1800 in Westport Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
3. Children:
a. Edith Tripp: (perhaps) Born about 1799 in
Massachusetts.
b. William Tripp, Jr.: See generation 5,
below.
5 William Tripp, Jr.
1. Biographical notes:
Born August 1808 in New Bedford Township, Bristol
County, Massachusetts. Died 4 September 1851 in
Westport Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
1850 US Census: Willm
Tripp, age 42 (b. MA) and employed as a laborer, was heading a household in the
City of New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts. The household also included his wife, Susan
Tripp, age 39 (b. MA); son, Fred Tripp, age 8 (b. MA); daughter, Sarah J.
Tripp, age 7 (b. MA); daughter, Mary P. Tripp, age 4 (b. MA); daughter, Hannah
P. Tripp, age 1 (b. MA); and (perhaps sister), Edith Tripp, age 51 (b. MA).
1855 MA Census: Of interest, Frederic Tripp, age 40
(b. MA) and employed as a Christian Minister, was heading a household in
Rochester Township, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. The household also included his wife, Nancy
Tripp, age 39 (b. MA); Jerome Tripp, age 19 (b. MA) and employed as a farmer; Frederic F. Tripp, age 14 (b. MA); and Sarah J. Tripp, age 12 (b. MA).
2. Wife: Susan/Susanna
R. Tripp
Born 12 May 1811 in Westport Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts;
daughter of Abraham and Mary
Polly (Warren) Tripp. Died 1890 at Sheffield, Sheffield Township,
Warren County, Pennsylvania. While a resident of
Westport, married (1st) her 4th cousin, William Tripp, also of Westport, on 6 February
1834 in Dartmouth Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts. At age 43 Susan married (2nd), as his 2nd
wife, Lemuel Loule (b. abt
1812 in Tiverton Twp, RI), age 42, son of Job and Lucy (?) Loule,
on 25 October 1854 (intent recorded 23 Oct 1854) in the City of New Bedford,
New Bedford Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
1855 MA Census: Lemuel Loule, age 43 (b. RI) and employed as a farmer, was heading
a household in Dartmouth Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts. The household also included his wife, Susan
W. Loule, age 44 (b. MA); son, Henry W. Loule, age 14 (b. MA); and step-daughter, Hannah P. Tripp,
age 6 (b. MA).
1860 US Census: Lemuel Lowel, age 48 (b. RI) and employed as a laborer, was
heading a household in Dartmouth Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts. The household also included his wife, Susan
W. Lowel, age 47 (b. MA); son, Henry W. Lowel, age 19 (MA) and employed as a farm hand; and
[step-daughter], Hannah P. Lowel, age 11 (b. MA).
1870 US Census: Lemuel Louel, age 58 (b. MA) and employed working in a saw mill,
was heading a household in Howe Township, Forest County, Pennsylvania. The household also included his wife, Susan Louel, age 59 (b. MA); and son, Henry Louel,
age 29 (b. MA) and employed working in a saw mill.
1880 US Census: Lemuel Sowl, age 68 (b. MA; parents b. MA) and employed as a
laborer, was heading a household in the Village of Sudlaw,
Hamilton Township, McKean County, Pennsylvania.
The household also included his wife, Susan Sowl,
age 69 (b. MA; parents b. MA); son, Henry W. Sowl,
age 38 (b. MA) and employed as a carpenter; daughter-in-law, Mercy A. Sowl, age 33 (b. PA; parents b. NYS); and granddaughter,
Mary E. Sowl, age 2 (b. PA; father b. MA; mother b.
PA).
3. Children:
a. William W. Tripp: Born 25 June 1840 in Westport
Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
Did there August 1849.
b. Captain Frederic Francis Tripp "Fred":
Born 2 August 1841 in New Bedford/Fairhaven/Westport Township, Bristol County,
Massachusetts. Died there 6 May 1899,
age 57 years, 9 months, and 4 days from complications of kidney disease
(interstitial nephritis) in New Bedford; interred there in Rural Cemetery. Veteran of the American Civil War; served in
Company A of the 2nd New Jersey Regiment of Volunteers. Was employed as a seaman
and whale man for many years, then, later in life, as a watchman in a house of
corrections.
1855 MA Census: Frederic F. Tripp, age 14 (b. MA)
resided in the household headed by Frederic Tripp, age 40 (b. MA) and employed
as a Christian Minister, in Rochester Township, Plymouth County,
Massachusetts. The household also
included Rev Tripp's wife, Nancy Tripp, age 39 (b. MA); Jerome Tripp, age 19
(b. MA) and employed as a farmer; and Sarah J. Tripp, age 12 (b. MA).
At age 34, while employed as a
mariner and a resident of Acushnet, Bristol County, Massachusetts, Frederic
Francis Tripp married (1st) Miss Lydia Melinda Perry (b. 1858 in
Fairhaven/Acushnet Twp, Bristol Co., MA, d. 1877; interred Long Plain Cem.,
Acushnet; shares gravestone with her parents), age 18 and also a resident of
Acushnet, daughter of John and Clarissa (?) Perry, on 22 July 1876 in Acushnet
Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts, with Reverend Frederic Tripp of
Westport officiating, and had the following son:
(1. Clifford Frederic Tripp: Born 2 March 1877 in
Acushnet Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Died there 13 March 1877, age 11 days, of
unknown cause; interred Long Plain Cemetery, Acushnet; shares gravestone with
maternal grandparents.
Frederick Francis Tripp married (2nd), as her 1st
marriage, Sarah Lenora Bruce "Lena" (photos) (b. 1861 at St. Helena, England, d. 1959)
|
|
Sarah was the daughter of George Randal, Jr. and
Sabina Charlotte (Tracey) Bruce, in 1879 and had the following children:
(2. Frederic George Cottle
Tripp: (photos) (note: Town birth record says "George
F.")
|
|
Born 12 September 1880 in East
Fairhaven/New Bedford Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Died 16 September 1962 at Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
At age 27, while employed as a bookkeeper residing
at Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Frederic G. C. Tripp married Fanny
Louisa Stephens (photos) (b. 5 Aug 1887 in Toronto, York County, Ontario,
Canada, d. 1 Dec 1981 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada), age 21, daughter
of Frederick Brokenshire and Louisa Jane (Prior)
Stephens, on 20 July 1908 at Christ Church, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
and had the following children:
(a. Louisa Edith Tripp
"Lou": (photos) Born 13 September 1909 at Vancouver, British
Columbia, Canada. Died
29 September 2002 at Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. Employed as a registered
nurse. Married Wilton Arthur Menzies on 6 September 1941 at Vancouver, British Columbia,
Canada (divorced 17 Jun 1960) and had a son.
(b. Frederick William
Tripp: (photos) Born 27 January 1912 at Vancouver, British
Columbia, Canada. Died 26 August 1993,
age 81, at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, Nanaimo, British Columbia. Employed as a fire fighter,
then as a postal worker.
Frederick William Tripp married (1st), as her 1st
husband, Margaret Threllfall (b. 21 Feb 1915 in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, d. there 1 November 2003) on 11 August
1934 at Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (divorced 22 Dec 1953 at New
Westminster, BC) and had the following daughter:
(1) Barbara Joan Tripp: Born 29 January 1935 at Vancouver,
British Columbia, Canada. Died 22 November 2007 at Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. Married Gerald Hallgren (b. 30 Apr 1931 at Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, d.
27 Nov 2005 at Richmond, British Columbia, Canada).
Frederick William Tripp Married (2nd), as her 2nd
husband, Veronica Frances Welder (b. 29 Sep 1918 in Canada, d. 2006), daughter
of Ignatius Natham "Nat" and Marianne (Schmidheisler) Welder "Mary," who married (1st)
David Ediger.
(3. William Eugene Tripp: (photos)
|
|
Born 30 July 1885 in New Bedford
Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Died 16
November 1972 at Granville, British Columbia, Canada. At age 45, while employed as an office man,
married Uneata Cobeldick
(b. US), age 36 and employed as a musician, daughter of John and Candace (Rowe)
Cobeldick, on 18 October 1930 in British Columbia,
Canada.
Sarah (Bruce) Tripp married (2nd), as his 2nd wife,
John Henry Mole (b. 20 Dec 1857 in South Shields, Durham Co., England, d. 10
Mar 1937 at Victoria, British Columbia, Canada) on 16 August 1930 at Vancouver,
British Columbia, Canada. John Mole had
married (1st) Jane Thompson (b. 31 Aug 1856 at Lesbury,
Northumberland, England, d. 12 Apr 1925 at Vancouver,
British Columbia, Canada).
c. Sarah Jane Tripp: See generation 4,
below.
d. Mary Peckham Tripp: Born
23 June 1845 in New Bedford Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Died 1922 in Westport Township,
Bristol County, Massachusetts. At
age 21 married Isaac J. Pettey, Jr. (b. 1838, d.
1896), age 28, son of Isaac and Elizabeth (?) Petty, on 20 October 1866 (intent
recorded 2 Aug 1866) in Dartmouth Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts and
had several children.
e. Hannah Parker Tripp: Born 17 April 1849 in New
Bedford Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Died there 30 December 1912, age 61 years, 8
months, and 11 days, from complications of a hip injury received in an accidental
fall; interred Riverside Cemetery, Fairhaven, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
At age 38 married (1st) David Albert Bennett (b.
1851, d. 1878), age 26, son of Isaac and Parmelia S.
(King) Bennett, on 12 November 1877 in Tiverton Township, Newport County, Rhode
Island. At age 42 married (2nd), as his
2nd wife, John J. Holmes, age 55, son of William and Eunice B. (Negus) Holmes
of New Bedford, on 16 September 1895 (intent recorded 29 Jul 1895) in New
Bedford Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
f. Daughter: Born 31 May 1851 in New Bedford
Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
4 Sarah Jane Tripp (photos)
Born 27 November 1842 Acushnet/New Bedford Township,
Bristol County, Massachusetts. Died 23 April 1923, age 80 years, 4 months, and 26 days,
from complications of bronchial pneumonia, at Mattapoisett, Mattapoisett
Township, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. At age 27 married Henry Thomas Howard, age 28, generation 4 of
the Howard Annex on 26/25 November 1863 in
Acushnet Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
See Howard Annex
for More Info
WARNING: This page is a working draft of the results of ongoing
research; all information on or linked to this page is subject to change. Do not assume the information
displayed here is accurate. No
warranties, expressed or implied, are provided for its use or
interpretation. Please help us identify inaccurate,
incomplete, or inappropriate information and malfunctioning links by clicking here or e-mailing us at
efamilyhistory1@gmail.com.