Ahnentafel #1038 - John Gallop

Captain John Gallop also written as Gallup, Galloup, Galloupe ang Gallupe

Baptized: Jan. 25, 1620/21, St. Mary's Church, Bridport, Dorset, England

St. Mary's Church, Bridport, Dorset

Died: Dec. 19, 1675 in the Narragansett Swamp fight in present South Kingston, Rhode Island

Buried: Dec. 1675 near Wickford, Rhode Island

Married: Hannah Lake by1644 in Boston, MA

Immigration:1633 with his mother and siblings.  John's father immigrated on his own in 1630. 

Occupation: 

• soldier 
• Indian interpreter
• representative at the General Court in Stonington, CT from Oct. 1665 to May 1667

Military Service: Soldier in Pequot War and captain of the 1st Connecticut Company during King Philip's War, John Gallop was killed in action at the Great Swamp Fight.

Biography: John Gallup, was born in England, and came to this country in 1633. He married in 1643, at Boston, Hannah Lake, daughter of John & Margaret Lake. In early life he showed signs of bravery which afterwards distinguished him as an Indian warrior. It is supposed he was with his father and assisted him in the capture of John Oldham's vessel, off Block Island. With Massachusetts forces he engaged with his father in the Pequot war and bore himself so bravely that the General Court of Connecticut in 1671 gave him a grant of 100 acres of land. He came to New London in 1650 or '51. The following extracts are from Miss Calkin's History of New London:

Before the end of the municipal year February 25, 1650-1, we find the names of John Gallup and Mrs. Lake and others, all applicants for house lots.

On the town street, east of Stallion and Bayley, a lot of ample dimensions was laid out to John Gallup, eight acres in the very heart of the town covering the space east of the town street to the beach and extending north from State street to Federal.

In the colonial records at Hartford may be found the following:

February 9, 1652-3, John Gallup in consideration and with respect unto the services of his father hath done for the country, hath given him up the river of Mistick, which side he will 300 acres of upland. 

February 6, 1653-4, John Gallup, hath given him a further addition to his land at Mistick, 150 acres, which he accepts of and acknowledgeth himself satisfyde for what lands he formerly laide claim unto upon the general neck as a gift of his father's, which as he saith was given to his father by General Stoughton after the Pequot war.  

Having these large grants of land he removed with his family in 1654 to the east side of the Mystic river, now Stonington, where he had taken up the land granted him. He was one of the early settlers of that town. His homestead place was bounded on the west by Mystic river, south by Captain Stanton's homestead place and Captain Denison's land, east by Denison's land and the town lots, and on the north by Robert Park's land. He represented the town at the General Court in 1665 and 1667. He was also an Indian interpreter. When King Philip's war broke out, although he was over sixty, age had not quenched his martial ardor. New London county having raised seventy men under Captain John Mason of Norwich, Captain Gallup joined with him at the head of the Mohegans. These troops forming a junction with those of the other colonies, were engaged in the fearful swamp fight at Narragansett, December 19, 1675 (within the limits of the present town of South Kingston, Rhode Island).

In storming this fort he led his men bravely forward and was one of the six captains who fell in this memorable fight. A complete victory was here gained over the savage foe, but with great loss of life on both sides. Capt. Gallup was a brave and valuable officer and was loved and respected by his men.

The division of his estate by order of the County Court was to the widow ￡100; to the oldest son John, ￡137; to Benadam ￡90; to William and Samuel each ￡89; to the five daughters ￡70 each. Mrs. Hannah Gallup had also a large grant of land from the General Court in consideration of her great loss. 

Records:

1637 - Massachusetts - John and his father were involved in what has been described as the "first naval action fought in this country."  John gave a deposition about the incident to Governor Winthrop of Massachusetts Bay Colony:

And most fully by old John Gallup, whose eldest son, John Gallup informed me of that matter as followeth:

That his father with himself and another of his brethren (probably Nat.) a lusty young man also, and a strong, stout fellow, who was his father's servant, sayelinge to-wards Block Island, to trade thereabouts, not knowing of any mischief done by those Indians. 

As they drew neere to the Island they espied a vessel making off from the shore, but by they'r contrary handling of they'r sails, they supposed that they were Indians, which had taken some English vessel and made towards them, and then perceiving it to be so, shot at them three or four vollies, as they sometimes came near the villains, and then cleared off again to make ready, and so after a third or fourth charge upon the Indians, all those Indians got into the hold, but old John Gallop coming with his vessell close by the other side, espied a skein [net] hang down, and resolved to hale downe that, and take it with them to catch Basse withal and then perceived a dead body under it, with the head cut off; he got up into the vessel, bidding his two sons follow him, and stand by him with their guns ready charged, which they did; and he taking the bloody head and washing it, knew it to be Mr. Oldham's, and said:

"Ah! Brother Oldham, is it thee? I am resolved to avenge thy blodd;" and taking his dagger to the scuttle hole in which the Inidans were guoyd, as thick as they could stud, head by head, and he jobd his dagger very often with all his strength upon them, and then lasht that vessel to his vessel, hoping to tow them along with them. Upon which one Indian first got out and beg'd quarter for his life, and he would tell how many were in the hold, and who they were, and what they had done; they granted him that quarter, and took and bound him, and put him down into they'r hold; presently after, another, a very proper fellow, got out and got to them, and desired like quarter for himself; but they considering if they spared and bound him also, in they'r hold, they might in the night unbind each other and do them mischief, being but four persons, and much tyred, whereupon, without further debate, they chopt off his head, and heaved his carcass overboard; upon which the other Indian confessed to them that He was they'r sachem whom they had killed, and that it was he who stirred the Block Islanders to take that English vessel and cramb [kill] the men in it. Now the wind waxing higher and contrary, they could not tow the other vessel any farther, cut they'r rope and let her drive, and hasted to Saybrook fort with the captive Indian to give them full information what sort of Indians they were who murthered the English; whereupon that just war was commenced the bloody Pequots and they'r associates.

1643 - Taunton, MA - listed with males available for military service ages 16 to 60

1649 - Dec. 20 - Boston, MA - John is mentioned in his father John's will:

"my son John Gallop my now shallop"

1655 - July 24 - Boston, MA - John is mentioned in his mother Christobel's will:

to "my son John Gallop half my money which is about ￡15" with some moveables, including "a great Bible"

1671 - October 12 - Hartford, CT - John Gallop was granted 100 acres for service rendered in the Pequot War:

A Session of the Generall Court, held in Hartford . . . John Gallop is granted a Hundred Acres of Land for his services in the Pequott War, provided he take it up where it may not prejudice any former grant granted to any plantation or particular person.  

1675 - Dec. - Stonington, CT - Estate divided:

The division made of his estate by order of the county Court was to the widow, 100 pounds; to the oldest son John, 137 pounds; to Benadam, 90 pounds; to William and Samuel, each 89 pounds; to the five daughters, 70 pounds each.  Mrs. Hannah Gallup had also a large grant of land from the General Court in consideration of her great loss.

Children: 

Samuel

Elizabeth md. 1665 Henry Stevens

• Thomas Stevens bapt. 1692
• Richard Stevens bapt. 1692
• Henry Stevens bapt. 1692
• Elizabeth Stevens bapt. 1694
• Lucia Stevens bapt. 1694

Mary md. John Cole

• John Cole
• William Cole

Margaret md. Joseph Culver

Hannah b. 1644, d. 1721 md. 1672 Stephen Gifford

• John Gifford md. Martha Gallop, daughter of John & Elizabeth (Harris) Gallop below
• Ruth Gifford
• Stephen Gifford
• Aquilla Gifford

John b. 1646, d. 1735 md. 1675 Elizabeth Harris

• John b. 1676, d. 1755 md. 1709 Elizabeth Wheeler
• William b. 1710, d. 1734
• Isaac b. 1712, d. 1799 md. 1749 Margaret Gallup daughter of Nathaniel & Margaret (Gallop) Gallop, below
• John b. 1749, d. 1828 md. 1774 Hannah Douglass
• Elizabeth b. 1755 md. Micaiah Porter
• Martha b. 1757, d. 1779 md. Benjamin Gallop son of Thomas & Hannah (Dean) Gallop see below
• Nathaniel b. 1758, d. 1828 md. 1783 Rachael Smith
• Benadam b. 1761, d. 1850 md. 1) 1785 Elizabeth Dorrance & 2) 1811 Mary Wilson
• William b. 1764, d. 1842 md. Amy Gallop daughter of Benjamin & Amy (Kinne) Gallop, see below
• Isaac b. 1766, d. 1833 md. 1788 Mary Deane
• Margaret b. 1768 md. Adam Kasson
• Joseph b. 1772, d. 1837 md. 1796 Hannah Smith
• Elizabeth b. 1714 md. Zachary Frink
• Uzziel Frink md. Margaret (Frink) Palmer
• other children unknown
• Martha b. 1716, d. 1786 md. 1737 Thomas Douglass
• Elizabeth Douglass b. 1745 md. Josiah Babcock
• John Douglass b. 1747 md. Isabel Gordon
• Martha Douglass b. 1750 md. (--?--) Kasson
• Mary Douglass b. 1753 md. Ezra Clark
• Hannah Douglass b. 1756 md. John Gallop
• Hannah b. 1719 md. 1741 Manuel Kinne 
• Dorothy b. 1721 md. 1744 John Reed
• John b. 1724, d. 1801 md. 1747 Hannah Frink
• Hannah b. 1748
• William b. 1749
• John b. 1751, d. 1789 md. 1773 Lydia Randall
• Elizabeth b. 1753 md. William Briggs
• Daniel b. 1755
• Wheeler b. 1757, d. 1796 md. 1782 Elizabeth Cogswell
• Jabish b. 1759
• Samuel b. 1761, d. 1856 md. 1785 Lucy Averill
• Nathan b. 1763, d. 1829 md. 1786 Zeruiah Gallop daughter of Benjamin & Amy (Kinne) Gallop below
• Dorothy b. 1765, d. 1786
• Thomas bapt. 1682 md. 1721/22 Hannah French, no children
• Martha md. John Gifford son of Stephen & Hannah (Gallop) Gifford above
• Samuel bapt. 1687 md. 1727 Mehitable Blount 
• Elizabeth b. 1728
• Mehitable b. 1733
• Mary b. 1737, d. 1797 md. Andrew Mason
• Mehitable Mason
• Nehemiah Mason b. 1757
• Priscilla bapt. 1740
• Mercy (twin) bapt. 1745
• Anna (twin) bapt. 1745
• Elizabeth
• Nathaniel, b. 1692, d. 1739, md. 1717 Margaret Gallop, daughter of Benadam & Esther (Prentice) Gallop, see below
• Nathaniel b. 1718, d. 1786 md. 1742 Hannah (Gore) Burrows
• Nathaniel b. 1744, d. at sea 1764
• Samuel b. 1746, d. 1826 md. 1) 1769 Jemima Enos & 2) Sara (--?--)
• Silas b. 1749, d. 1796 md. 1774 Sarah Gallop daughter of Nathan & Sarah (Giddings) Gallop
• George b. 1751, d. 1781 md. 1751 Freelove Packer
• Margaret b. 1753
• Amos b. 1755, d. 1843 md. 1787 Welthean Dean
• Hannah b. 1757 md. 1780 John Packer 
• Levi b. 1760, d. 1850 md. 1760 Abigail Packer
• Ezra b. 1763 md. 1786 Rebecca Hinckley
• John b. 1720, d. 1801 md. 1747 Bridget Palmer
• Jerusha b. 1748, d. 1841
• John b. 1750, d. 1835 md. 1750 Lydia Clark
• Jonathan b. 1752, d. 1828 md. Elizabeth Dow
• David b. 1754, d. 1821 md. 1804 Nancy Jacques
• Margaret md. Samuel Frink
• Esther died young
• Thomas b. 1722, d. young
• Mercy b. 1725 md. 1742 William Whipple 
• Thomas (2nd) b. 1727, d. 1777 md. 1749 Hannah Dean
• Thomas b. 1740, d. 1828 md. Rebecca Gilkey
• Asa b. 1752, d. 1828 md. Sally Vincent
• Alma b. 1754 md. Simple Gilkey
• Margaret b. 1756 md. David Getchel
• Benjamin b. 1758, d. 1836 md. 1) 1781 Martha Gallop daughter of Isaac & Margaret (Gallop) Gallop) see above & 2) 1801 Sally Park
• Martha b. 1761, d. 1828 md. Samuel Fairfield
• Margaret b. 1730, d. 1817 md. 1749 Isaac Gallop, see above
• Martha b. 1733
• Benjamin b. 1736, d. 1824 md. 1763 Amy Kinne
• Hannah md. Levi Kinne
• Nathaniel b. 1765, d. 1815 md. 1786 Kesiah Kinne
• Zeruiah b. 1767 md. Nathan Gallop son of John & Hannah (Frink) Gallop above
• Thomas b. 1768
• Amy b. 1770 md. William Gallop son of Isaac & Margaret (Gallop) Gallop above
• Mercy b. 1772 md. Ezra Stanton
• Benjamin b. 1774, d. 1854 md. Huldah Kinne
• Lucy b. 1776 md. Thomas Gallop
• Martha b. 1778 md. Andrew Cady
• Esther b. 1780 md. Jabez Starkweather
• Margaret b. 1783 md. Samuel Waldo
• Cynthia b. 1784, d. 1857, md. Isaac Briggs
• Eunice b. 1787
• Keturah b. 1790 md. Daniel Stanton
• William d. 1735
• Benjamin bapt. 1696 md. 1735 Theoda Parke
• Uzziel b. 1737
• Benjamin b. 1739, d. 1841 md. 1) Sarah Lawrence & 2) Abiah (--?--) Everett
• Lucy md. (--?--) Davis
• Mehitable md. (--?--) Hurlbut
• Luther md. Olive Freeman
• Priscilla md. (--?--) Nason
• Rebecca md. Solomon Bacon
• Uzziel b. 1769, d. 1849 md. 1794 Lucinda Witherell
• Jacob md. 1800 Lois Freeman
• Sarah md. Lewis Holmes
• Abigail md. Perry Tanner
• Mary md. (--?--) Thayer
• John d. after 1800
• Mary md. (--?--) Townley

Esther

Benadam b. 1655, d. 1727 md. ca. 1682 Esther Prentice

• Hannah b. 1683, d. 1754 md. 1710 William Wheeler
• Hannah Wheeler b. 1712 md. 1731 Simeon Miner
• Hannah Miner b. 1731 md. 1751 Constant Searle
• Isaac Wheeler b. 1714
• Anna Wheeler b. 1715
• Martha Wheeler b. 1717
• Dorothy Wheeler b. 1721
• Esther Wheeler b. 1723
• Eunice Wheeler b. 1727
• Esther b. 1685, d. 1752 md. 1705 Joseph Stanton
• Joseph Stanton b. 1707 md. 1738 Mary Champlin
• Esther Stanton b. 1708 md. Robert Hazard
• Mary Stanton b. 1711 md. Peleg Mason
• Hannah Stanton b. 1714 md. 1735 Joshua Babcock
• Marcy Stanton b. 1716
• Sarah Stanton b. 1719 md. James Babcock
• Lucy Stanton b. 1722 md. 1756 Christopher Champlin 
• Mercy b. 1690, d. 1724/25 md. 1710 William Denison
• Mercy Denison b. 1711 md. 1730 Hubbard Burrows
• Sarah Denison b. 1712 md. Elisha Niles
• Esther Denison b. 1714 md. 1732 Jonathan Wheeler
• William Denison b. 1716 md. 1737 Prudence Denison
• Hannah Denison b. 1719, d. 1721
• Benadam Denison b. 1720 md. 1) 1751 Anna Swan md. 2) Sarah (Avery) Denison
• Jonathan Denison b. 1722 md. Martha Williams
• Nathan Denison b. 1724
• Benadam b. 1693, d. 1755 md. 1715/16 Eunice Cobb
• Benadam b. 1716, d. 1800 md. 1740 Hannah Avery
• Benadam b. 1741, d. 1818 md. 1766 Bridget Palmer
• Isaac b. 1742, d. 1814 md. 1786 Anna Smith
• Hannah b. 1744, d. 1771 of typhoid fever
• Esther b. 1746 md. 1) Ralph Stoddard, 2) Simeon Allyn & 3) Isaac Greer 
• James b. 1749, d. 1770 of typhoid fever
• Jesse b. 1751 md. 1775 Catharine Fish
• John b. 1753, d. 1770 of typhoid fever
• Prudence b. 1755 md. Timothy Allyn
• Susan b. 1756, d. 1840 md. Nathan Lester
• Josiah b. 1760, d. 1826 md. 1) 1787 Sarah Fish, 2) 1792 Mary Randall
• Abigail b. 1762, d. 1770 of typhoid fever
• Esther b. 1718 md. (--?--) Minor
• Eunice (twin) b. 1721
• Lois (twin) b. 1721
• William b. 1723, d. 1803 md. 1752 Judith Reed
• Lydia b. 1754
• Hallet b. 1756, d. 1804 md. Mary Bartlett no children
• Mary
• William md. Freelove Hathaway
• Hannah (twin) b. 1773, d. 1864 md. (--?--) Jones
• Sarah (twin) b. 1773, d. 1858 md. 1) Peter Grubb, Jr. & 2) Agur Hoyt
• Henry b. 1725, d. 1811 md. 1750 Hannah Mason
• Nehemiah b. 1751 md. 1783 Elizabeth Brown
• Eunice b. 1755, d. 1829 md. 1783 Samuel Dennis
• Henry b. 1758 md. 1792 Desire Stanton
• Andrew b. 1761, 1853 md. 1792 Nancy Welden
• Jared b. 1767, d. 1868 md. 1774 Mary Whipple
• Nathan b. 1727, d. 1799 md. 1749 Sarah Giddings
• Sarah b. 1751, d. 1799 md. 1774 Silas Gallop son of Nathaniel & Hannah (Gore) (Burrows) Gallop above
• Nathon b. 1754, d. 1778
• Ebenezer b. 1757
• Mary b. 1759, d. 1843 md. 1778 Henry Denison 
• Jacob b. 1761, d. 1798 md. 1784 Rebecca Morgan
• Christopher b. 1764, d. 1849 md. 1790 Martha (Stanton) Prentice
• Gideon b. 1766
• Lois b. 1768, d. 1841 md. 1787 Jacob Morgan
• Lodowick b. 1773, md. 1779 Margaret Phelps
• Ebenezer 
• Thomas Prentice bapt. 1734 md. Prudence Allyn
• Thomas b. 1758
• Robert b. 1760, md. Polly Baker
• Hannah md. 1755 Robert Allyn
• Robert Allyn b. 1756
• Hannah Allyn b. 1758
• Abigail Allyn b. 1760
• Benadam Allyn b. 1761
• Frederick Allyn b. 1763
• Esther Allyn b. 1765
• Luther Allyn b. 1768
• Wealthy Allyn b. 1769
• Tabitha Allyn b. 1772
• Joseph Allyn b. 1780
• Sarah
• Joseph b. 1695, d. 1760 md. 1720 Eunice Williams
• Martha b. 1721 md. 1742 Amos Denison
• Eunice Denison b. 1744 md. 1764 Gilbert Smith
• Martha Denison b. 1746 md. 1763 Joshua Swan
• Prudence Denison b. 1748 md. 1766 Stephen Babcock
• Joseph Denison b. 1750 md. 1771 Mary Smith
• Amos Denison b. 1752
• Cynthia bapt. 1766 md. James Rogers
• Joseph b. 1725, d. 1802 md. 1749 Mary Gardner
• Joseph b. 1740, d. 1753
• Sarah b. 1752
• Joseph b. 1754
• John b. 1758, d. 1825 md. 1782 Hannah Denison
• Lucretia b. 1760
• Phebe b. 1762 md. William Avery
• Gardner b. 1765
• Jonathan b. 1766
• Esther b. 1769
• Gurdon b. 1771, d. 1847 md. 1795 Sibell Capron
• Elisha b. 1727 md. 1747 Mercy Denison, see below
• Anna b. 1748
• Esther b. 1750
• Marcy b. 1753
• Elisha b. 1755, d. 1762
• Eunice b. 1758
• Joseph b. 1760, b. 1849 md. Miriam Brigham
• Martha b. 1762
• Elisha (2nd) b. 1766, md. Hannah Allen
• Edward b. 1768 md. Rhoda Weed
• Denison b. 1776
• Oliver b. 1729, d. 1789 md. Freelove (--?--)
• Oliver b. 1754
• Thomas b. 1756
• Charles b. 1759
• Gilbert b. 1761
• Mary b. 1763
• William b. 1735, md. 1761 Lucy Denison
• Eunice b. 1762, d. 1795
• Oliver b. 1763, d. 1818
• Perry b. 1765, d. 1808
• William b. 1767, d. 1825
• Joseph b. 1769, d. 1849 md. 1792 Abigail Willard
• Lucy b. 1772, d. 1804
• Anna b. 1775, d. 1832
• John b. 1777, d. 1833
• Elias b. 1779, d. 1829
• Phebe b. 1781
• Martha b. 1783, d. 1833
• Eunice b. 1738 md. 1757 John Billings
• Prucdence b. 1742
• Lucy b. 1747
• Margaret b. 1698, d. 1761 md. 1717 Nathaniel Gallop son of John & Elizabeth (Harris) Gallop, see above
• Lucy b. 1701, d. 1793 md. 1718 George Denison
• Ann Denison b. 1719, d. 1725
• Lucy Denison b. 1721 d. 1725
• Mercy Denison b. 1723 d. 1724
• George Denison b. 1725 md. 1748 Jane Smith
• William Denison b. 1728 md. 1749 Priscilla Fellows
• Mercy Denison (2nd) b. 1729 md. 1747 Elisha Gallup son of Joseph & Eunice (Williams) Gallup, see above
• Esther Denison b. 1732, d. 1754
• Samuel Denison b. 1735, d. 1754
• David b. 1736, d. 1808 md. 1756 Keziah Smith

William b. 1658, d. 1731 md. 1686/87 Sarah Cheesebrough

• Sarah md. Andrew Stanton
• Mary bapt. 1695 md. 1715 John Noyes
• William Noyes b. 1716
• John Noyes b. 1718
• Joseph Noyes b. 1721
• James Noyes b. 1723
• Mary Noyes b. 1725
• Anna Noyes b. 1729
• Joseph Noyes b. 1731
• Hannah
• Temperance bapt. 1701 md. 1726 William Worthington
• Elizabeth Worthington b. 1728
• Sarah Worthington b. 1730
• Temperance Worthington b. 1732 md. Cotton Mather Smith
• Mehitable Worthington b. 1736
• William Worthington b. 1740

Christobel b. 1662 md. 1677 Peter Crary

• Peter Crary
• Christobel Crary
• Margaret Crary
• John Crary
• William Crary
• Robert Crary
• Hannah Crary