Notes
Note for: Zerubbabel* Endicott, 14 FEB 1634/35 - 27 MAR 1684 Index
Occupation:
Place: Physician
Individual note:
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Zerubbabel Endecott was born in 1635 in Salem. He married Mary Smith, t
he daughter of Samuel and Sarah Smith. She was born in Wenham, MA in 16
36 and died June 20, 1677 in Salem. He married second Elizabeth Winthro
p. He was made freeman in 1665. His farm in what is now Danvers was call
ed the orchard and the site had now disappeared under a K-Mart parking lo
t. The building was dismantled and the lumber used as far as possible to c
onstruct a barn that is a museum at the Rebecca Nurse homestead, proper
ty that once was owned by the Endicotts. The Endicott family once owned ad
jacent property and had at least one confrontation with the Nurse fami
ly at the boundary line. He was a doctor and his book of recipes for the m
edicines he used is still in existence. He died in Jan 1683/84.
Zerubbabel Endicott, under the terms of his father's will, came into posse
ssion of an extensive estate. He lived at Salem, Mass., where he practiced
medicine and reared a family of 10 children. No information has been fou
nd yet pertaining to his education. He may have received some education in
England, but research has not been conducted on this. This interesting o
ld Biblical name -- favored by the Puritans -- was the name of the son of
Shealtiel and the grandson of King Jehoiachin (see Ezra 3:2; Haggai 1:1 a
nd Matthew 1:12) He was h eir to the throne of Judah (I Chronicles 3:17-19
)
and is listed in the genealogy of our Lord (Matthew 1:13; Luke 3:27). Wh
en Cyrus allowed the Jews to return to their own land, he appointed
Zerubbabel governor of the colony. It would be interesting to know exact
ly why John Endicott picked this name for his second son. Perhaps he saw a
parallel. Zerubbabel married about 1654 to Mary Smith, the daughter of Sam
uel Smith and Sarah [-?-], of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England. Mary was
born in Wenham, Mass., and died 20 June 1677. They had 13 children. Zerub
babel died in 1684 and left a will, which gave his fifth son, Joseph
one-third of the Ipswich farm, one-fifth of the Chirkering farm. Joseph w
as the residual legatee of his brothers John and Samuel. Joseph's brother,
Benjamin, died in 1735 and left no children. According to Zerubbabel's wil
l, Joseph also received a share of Benjamin's farm at Topsfield.
"Zerubbabel Endecott was a physician at the Salem Colony. His will was dat
ed November 1683." World Family Tree Volume 11, tree 4065 gave informati
on that Zerubabel married twice. The second marriage was to Elizabeth Wint
hrop, daughter of Governor Winthrop. There was no reference for this infor
mation and there was no issue from this marriage.
Tedd Sanford, 1030 Sherwood Drive, Radcliff, Kentucky, 40160-1155 in a 19
98 booklet wrote that Zerubbabel wrote a compilation of curatives us
ed in his time that was entitled, "Synopsis Medicinae or a Compendium of G
alenical and Chemical Physick showing the Art of Healing according to t
he Precepts of Galen at Paraclesus Fitted Universally to the Whole A
rt of Healing." This work contained interesting curatives which lead the m
ind to ponder how a subsequent generation could have judged others of the
ir peers to have been dabbling in witchcraft. For example: (verbatim)
For ye Colik or Flux in ye Belly
1. The powder of Wolves Guts, 2. The powder of Bores Stones (hog testicles
?) 3. Oyle of Wormwood a drop or 2 into the Nauell (navel?) 4. 3 dro
ps of oyle of Fenil and 2 drops of oyle of mints in Conserve of Roses or C
onserve of single mallows., if ye paine be estream Use it a gaine, a
nd if need require aply something hott to the belly.
For a Person that is Distracted If it be a Woman
Tak milk of a Nurse that giues such to a male Child and also take a hee Ca
tt and cut one of his Ears or a peece of it and Lett it blede into the mi
lk and then Lett the sick woman drink it doe this three Times.
For Shingles
Take Howse leeke Catts Blod and Creame mixed together and oynt the place w
arme or that the moss that groweth in a well and Catts blod mixed and so a
ply it warme to the plase whar shingles be.
An intersting anecdote is preserved for us. In 1654, Elizabeth Dew, Mrs.
Endicott's maid, complained that Zerubbabel Endicott ill-treated her
while she was employed making lace, pulling her cushion from her and so
forth. From "Trades & Tradesmen of Essex Co., Mass." by Henry Wyckoff
Belknap (1929), p. 52. So here we have Zerubbabel at the age of 19 tryi
to get some attention.
Note: He matured and became a noted physician.
Notes
Note for: John* Endicott, 1657 - AFT 1694 Index
John Endecott, a surgeon in the British Navy, born in Salem about 1657, re
sided in London for some years where two children, Anne Endecott and Robe
rt Edwards Endecott, were born. Both these children were baptized at St. O
lave's, Hart Street, London, -- Anne Endecott on October 13, 1689, and Rob
ert Edwards Endecott on April 11, 1693. After the death of their father, J
ohn Endecott, about 1693-4, their mother came to the Colony with her two c
hildren. The daughter, Anne Endecott, married December 20, 1711, her cousi
n, Samuel Endicott, from whom we are descended. Upon her death in May, 172
3, she was buried in the Endicott Burying Ground at Danvers, and on her to
mbstone it is stated that she was born in London.