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     Sir. John De Southworth, Knight, Lord of Salesbury, Sheriff of Lancaster, Knighted 1503/4. He married Helen de Langton.^1,2 John was born in 1478.^1,2 He was the son of Sir Christopher de Southworth Knight and Isabel Dutton. John died between 1517 and 1518.¹

     Helen died. Helen was born.¹ She was the daughter of Sir Richard de Langton and Isabel Gerard. She married Sir John de Southworth Knight.^1,2

     Christopher de Southworth, Lord of Samlesbury. He married Isabel Dutton.^1,2 Christopher was born in 1443.^1,2 He was the son of Richard de Southworth and Elizabeth Molyneux. Knighted. Christopher died in 1487.

     Isabel Dutton was the daughter of Sir Thomas Dutton and Anne Tuchet de Audley. Isabel died. Of Dutton, co. Chester. She married Sir Christopher de Southworth Knight.^1,2

     Richard died. He married Elizabeth Molyneux.¹

     Elizabeth died. She married Richard de Southworth.¹

     Sir Thomas Dutton was the son of Sir John Dutton and Margaret Savage. Of Dutton, co. Chester. He married Anne Tuchet de Audley.^1,4 Thomas died on 23 September 1459.

     Anne was born.^1,4 She was the daughter of James Tuchet and Margaret de Ros. She married Sir Thomas Dutton.^1,4 Anne died in 1503.

     Lord Audley. James was born circa 1398.^1,4 He married Margaret de Ros circa 1415. James died on 23 September 1459.^1,4

     Margaret de Ros was the daughter of Sir William de Ros and Margaret Fitz Alan de Arundel. She married James Tuchet circa 1415. Margaret died after 1423.^1,4

     Ralph, of London, came in the Anne to Plymouth. Taxed in 1632, freeman 1633. Sold part of his land in 1633. His wife Joyce had share of cattle with him in 1627. She as widow sold land 7 September 1643. Ralph was born circa 1595.⁴ He married Joyce NN---- circa 1623.^2,3,5 He emigrated from England in 1623.⁴ Ralph died circa 1644.⁴

     John was born in 1628. He married Mary Wallen in 1648.^1,2 John died in 1652 at Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts.³

     Elizabeth was born after 1665 at Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of Joseph Howland and Elizabeth Southworth. Elizabeth died after 15 February 1723.

     Mercy was born at Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of Joseph Howland and Elizabeth Southworth. Mercy died at Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts.

     Thomas was born at Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts. He was the son of Joseph Howland and Elizabeth Southworth. Thomas died at Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

     James died. James was born at Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts. He was the son of Joseph Howland and Elizabeth Southworth.

     Nanthaniel was born at Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts. He was the son of Joseph Howland and Elizabeth Southworth. Nanthaniel died at Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

     Sarah was born at Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of Joseph Howland and Elizabeth Southworth. Sarah died.

     Benjamin was born at Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts. He was the son of Joseph Howland and Elizabeth Southworth. Benjamin died.

     Joseph was born at Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts. He was the son of Joseph Howland and Elizabeth Southworth. Joseph died.

     Cornelius was born on 23 March 1704 at Barnstable, Barnstable, MA. He was the son of Samuel Crocker and Sarah Parker. He married Lydia Jenkins on 9 November 1727 at Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts.





Cornelius Crocker, Innkeeper

Built circa 1754 on Olde King's Highway, the Crocker Tavern served as a stage coach stop, an inn, and important meeting place into the mid 1800s. Cornelius Crocker, one of the wealthiest men on the Cape, was the first keeper of the Tavern. According to signed documents from the Barnstable Historical Commission, the activities that took place at the Crocker Tavern were "... instrumental in changing the boundaries of America, taking Canada from the French, and then helping to remove this country from England's dominance. Here is an actual structure which was once filled with our Colonial ancestors - lawyers, judges, farmers, merchants, mariners, Indians, slaves, men of honor and wealth and those of lesser means - all contributing to our heritage."
Under the stewardship of Cornelius Crocker, the inn became the central meeting place for the Whigs (the Patriots) prior to, and during, the Revolutionary War. At the same time the Tories (the Loyalists) gathered less than 100 yards to the west on Olde Kings Highway at the Loring Tavern. The Whigs were led by James Otis, Jr., and 22 others including the Crockers, the Lothrops, and John Davis. The Whigs who met at Crocker Tavern waged a courageous and uphill struggle because the moderate factions of Cape Cod sympathized and sided with the Tories. In order to align the Cape and it's villages in support of the patriotic cause, James Otis, Jr., the Crockers, and the other Whig leaders created a County Committee with regional representation. The purpose of the County Committee, which met regularly at the Crocker Tavern, was in Otis' own words "to meet and consult about what is most proper to be done in this day of difficulty."
After the Declaration of Independence, Barnstable and the other towns of the Cape somewhat reluctantly joined the ranks of the rebels. Nonetheless the patriotic campaign spearheaded at the Crocker Tavern had succeeded. As a result, it was symbolically and appropriate that the Cape militia gathered in front of the Crocker Tavern before marching to Lexington and Concord to fight for American independence.
The Crocker Tavern is both a local, and a national historic landmark particularly because of the role fulfilled by James Otis, Jr. prior to, and during, the American Revolution. Otis was the original American patriot for Barnstable, for the Cape, for the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and for all thirteen colonies. Samuel Adams regarded Otis as more important to the patriotic cause than Patrick Henry, and President John Adams said that "American independence was then and there born as a result of Otis' Writs of Assistance Speech in February, 1761."
The meticulous restoration and careful preservation of the Tavern stirs the imagination of what transpired at this site during the Colonial period and throughout the revolutionary epoch. Those who stay at the Tavern have an opportunity to indulge their curiosity and appreciation for our national heritage and for the birth of American liberty. The Crocker Tavern is Cape Cod's authentic "Cradle of American Liberty." Cornelius died.

     Prudence died. Prudence was born. She was the daughter of Joseph Jenkins and Lydia Howland.

     Hannah died. Hannah was born. She was the daughter of Joseph Jenkins and Lydia Howland.

     Ephraim was born at Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts. He was the son of Henry Herrick and Edith Laskin. Ephraim died.

     Benjamin died. Benjamin was born. He was the son of Henry Herrick and Edith Laskin.

     She married George Hull on 27 August 1614 at Crewkerne, Co. Somerset, England.¹ Thomasine died.

     Manasseh died. He married Juliana Carpenter by 1627.¹

     William was born on 8 February 1661 at Wethersfield, Connecticut. He was the son of Ensign William Goodrich and Sarah Marvin. William died.

     He married an unknown person . Baron of Newton and Lord of Walton-le-Dale. He married Isabel Gerard.^2,1 Richard died in 1500.