Beginnings by Cleadie B. Barnett
Misc Tapley Family Notes
Woodstock Anglican Church (F1094)
m. 41 Osmond Tapley, of Parish of Woodstock - Amelia Stockers, of same place; m. by lic. by Saml. D.L. Street, Rector of Woodstock, 20 Jul 1839 / wit: William Brittain & Catherine Gates.
chr: 1840 Apr 26 John [Sanfort] s/o * Osmond & Amelia Tapley / of Par of Woodstock / farmer
17 1841 Mar 23 Mary Elizabeth, b. 31 Oct 1840; d/o * (as above)
30 1843 Jan 25 George; b. 23 Jan 1842; s/o * (as above)
42 1845 Mar 16 Hulda Jane; b. 5 Feb 1844; d/o * (as above)
65 1847 Apr 11 Frederick; b. 29 Dec 1846; * (as above)
82 1847 Feb 25 Charles; b. 3 Mar 1848; s/o * (as above)
100 1851 Jan 11 Annie Augusta; b. 5 Jan 1851; d/o * (as above)
116 1853 Apr 3 Nancy Beech; b. 3 Nov 1852; d/o * (as above)
132 1855 Jul 15 Osmond; b. 16 Nov 1854; s/o * (as above / but of Richomond)
147 1857 Sep 20 Henry; b. 17 Nov 1857; s/o * (as above / but of Richomond)
156 1858 Oct 18 Joseph; b. 9 Oct 1858; s/o * (as above / but of Richomond)
1878 Sep 29 Hattie Amelia; b. 3 Jun 1875 > daughters of Osborne
Huldah Elizabeth; b. 31 Mar 1877 > & Mary Elizabeth Tapley / Woodstock
1882 Sep 3 Edmond Lee; b. 23 Apr 1879 > sons of Osborne
Henry Osborn; b. 3 Mar 1881 > & Mary Elizabeth Tapley / Woodstock
odd entries:
795 1832 Jul 1 Harriet; b. 12 Mar 1832 / John & Isabella / Tapley
1840 Dec 4 Anne Elizabeth; b. 30 Jul 1839
John; b. 20 Sep 1840
children of Sherman & Esther Tapley of Par of Wicklow /farmerSheffield Record Book
= TAPPLEY / COREY = 1829 Silvanus [N.] Corey, of Par of Maugerville / Susan
Ann Tapley / of Par of Maugerville / both of age / m. 1 Jan 1829 / wit: Andrew
Stephenson & Malcolm McDonal
= TAPLEY / DeLONG = 1834 John Calvin Tapley / Mary Ann DeLOng / m. 13 Oct 1834 / wit: John DeLong & Hollon BridgesPlanters and Pioneers of Nova Scotia 1749 to 1775, Esther Clark Wright
p. 246 TAPLEY, Alexander St John River 1767 b. 1740 ?, Topsfield, MA, s/o Samuel Tapley; d. 1824; m. 9 Dec 1762, Susan Hood; m.2) 28 Mar 1795, Susannah Kenny. CH: Nathaniel, Huldah; Elizabeth?; Hannah?; Abigail?; Olive?
p. 246 TAPLEY, Samuel Maugerville 1765 b. 1745?, Topsfield, MA; s/o Samuel Tapley. CH: Margaret, Howard & ?Maugerville Anglican Church
baptisms:
p.14 1789 Aug 4 Lydia Taple, adult, William Taple
p.33 1792 Dec 6 Hannah Tapley, adult
p.61 1800 Jan 22 David Tapley
Anne Tapley
Mary Tapley
James Robert Tapley
marriages:
p.4 1789 Nov 31 Oliver Peabody & Huldy Tapley
p.5 1790 Mar 21 Nathaniel Tapley & Margaret Godsal
p.8 1792 May 24 Edward Hall & Elizabeth Tapley
p.9 1792 Dec 6 Samuel Smith & Hannah Tapley
p.15 1795 Mar 29 Alexander Tapley & Susannah Kenney
p.26 1799 Feb 12 Jonathan Shaw & Abigail TapleyCarleton County Pioneers (Item #5, Kinney Family) newspaper items by George Hayward.
= Sarah Hood m. 9 Dec 1762, at Topsfield, Maine (then in 1762 in Mass) to Alexander Tapley. They cane to Maugerville in the schooner "Eunice", which arrived in Saint John on 26 Apr 1767.
= Susannah Hood (sister of Sarah), b. 27 Oct 1762, at Topsfield, m. 9 Jun 1763, at Topsfield, to Israel Kinney, who was drowned in the Oromocto River, Christmas eve, 1791, while wife was in Maine on a visit. His widow returned and later m. her widowed brother-in-law, Alexander Tapley.
= Abigail Hood (sister of Sarah) m. 18 Jul 1761, Topsfield, Maine to Stephen Hovey.
(These were all daughters of Nathaniel & Abigail (Potter) Hood.)York County Marriage Records vol I
72 Samuel Tapley (Pr. William) & Mary Tapley (same) m. 1 Jan 1817, by
Jacob Ellegood, JP / wit: Catherine Drake & Nathaniel Tapley
90 Nathaniel Tapley (Pr. Wm) & Catherine Drake (same) m. 6 Aug 1817, by John MacKay / wit: N. Tapley & Francis Drake
181 James Tapley (Wakefield, York Co*) & Hetta Prosser (same) m. 31 Dec 1821, by F. Dibblee / wit: F.B. Dibblee & Geo. W. Cleary (* now Carleton Co)
460 Alexander Tapley & Eleanor Stears
238 Hagerman & Tapley
42 Foreman & TapleyF1094 Woodstock & Northampton Anglican Church
baptisms:
p.1/7 1816 Aug 4 Osmond / b. 9 Dec 1813 / Asael & Mary / Tapley / Pr. Wm. / farmer
/8 1816 Aug 4 Francis Dashwood / b. 15 Dec 1815 / Asael & Mary / Tapley / Pr. Wm. / farmerF1094 Woodstock Anglican Church
Burials:
431 Frederick Tapley Richmond 18 Apr 1858 ae 12 yrs
447 Joseph Tapley Richmond 31 Oct 1858 ae three weeks
578 George Tapley Woodstock 13 Feb 1864 ae 22 yrs
new reg:
44 TAPLEY William Frederick Woodstock 24 Aug 1878 ae 9 yrs
80 TAPLEY Henry Woodstock 27 Aug 1880 ae 23 yrs
327 TAPLEY John Russel Woodstock 16 Oct 1892 ae 11 days
357 TAPLEY Edward Woodstock 8 May 1894 ae 15 yrs
373 TAPLEY [Dolly/Molly ?] Woodstock 24 Jun 1895 ae 19 yrs
444 TAPLEY John Lorne, Victoria Co 26 Sep 1899 ae 59 yrs
472 TAPLEY Belle Island Falls, ME 7 Jun 1901 ae 27 yrs
671 TAPLEY Mary Elizabeth bur. 12 Jun 1912 / at Christ Church Cem / d. 10 Jun / ae 41 yrs
Baptisms:
202 13 Oct 1892 George Albert 9 [Nov 1882 Osmund & Mary Elizabeth / Woodstock / farmer
203 13 Oct 1892 Frank 1 May 1885 Osmund & Mary Elizabeth / Woodstock / farmer
204 13 Oct 1892 Mary Alice 22 Jul 1887 Osmund & Mary Elizabeth / Woodstock / farmer
205 13 Oct 1892 Robert Ward 30 Aug 1890 Osmund & Mary Elizabeth / Woodstock / farmer
206 13 Oct 1892 John Russell 5 Oct 1892 Osmund & Mary Elizabeth / Woodstock / farmer
Burials
278 Tapley - Osmund / Woodstock / 4 Apr 1890 / ae 74 yrs
446 Tapley - Mrs. Osmond / Richmond / 18 Oct 1858 / ae 39 yrsNew Brunswick Census Records - Woodstock Parish 1881 (F1637)
p.27 / 122 TAPLEY
Osmond 68 NB English CofE farmer m
Mary 45 " Irish Bapt m
Amelia 19 " English "
Ludlow 16 " " "
Matilda 13 " " "
George F. 12 " " "
James 10 " " "
Ann Elizabeth 7 " " "
Jane 4 " " "New Brunswick Census Records - Woodstock Parish = Division 3 1871 (F1619)
P.18/62 TAPLEY
Osmond 54 NB F.C.Bapt Scotch farmer m
Mary M. 38 " " Irish m
Osmond 16 " " "
Henry 15 " " "
Amelia 9 " " "
Ludlow 6 " " "
Matilda S. 4 " " "
Geo. Frank 2 " " "
Div. 2
p.27 TAPLEY
Emma 20 NB CofE Eng servant
(in home of John Cunliff)New Brunswick Census Records - Woodstock Parish 1861 (F1595)
p.28/1060 TAPLEY
Osmond H-46 Native farmer Free Baptist
Martha w-25 " "
James s-1 " "
John s-22 " farm labourer "
Mary d-20 " "
George s-19 " farm labourer "
Huldy d-17 " "
Charles s-13 " "
Emma d-10 " "
Nancy d-8 " "
Osmond s-6 " "
Henry s-4 " "Carleton County Marriage Records
Vol I/p.505
Osmond Tapley (Woodstock) & Mary Martha Bond (Same) / m. 27 Aug 1859, by S.D. Lee Street, Rector of Woodstock / wit: John Franklin Cunliff & Nicholas CunliffLand Petitions
Tapley, Joseph - 7 Sep 1826. Born in NB, aged 22 years, single Wishes land in rear of upper grand in Parish of Woodstock, on west side of road, south of land applied for by Benjamin Tibbis [?Tibbets?].Victoria County Records
RE: TAPLEY / Bell Collection / Copied from "Genealogy of the Tapley Family by Harriet S. Tapley (1900)JOHN TAPLEY b. England, 1638, m. at Salem, 6 Dec 1663, Elizabeth, dau. of John Pride of Salem. She died 1720. Their children: Elizabeth b. 20 Jan 1664 m. Mathew Barton; Mary b. 10 Dec 1667, d. 14 Jul 1668; John b. 7 Apr 1669; William b. 30 Aug 1670; Hannah b. 21 Apr 1672; Robert b. 17 Dec 1673; Mary b. Jun 1678, m. Christopher Batten; Samuel b. Feb 1683 m. 15 Jul 1703 Elizabeth Vealy; Benjamin b. 3 Feb 1688.
SAMUEL TAPLEY(2) (John(1)) b. Salem Feb 1683 m. 15 Jul 1703 Elizabeth Vealy. Paid no tax at Salem after 1710 when he was probably dead. In 1710, Goodwife Vealy was paid by Salem for caring for his twin children, the mother having
evidently died before Samuel. Children: Samuel & [...] being twins.SAMUEL TAPLEY(3) (Samuel(2), John(1)) was of Boxford m. 18 Jul 1738, Abiel Goodhall of Topsfield. They were bp. at Topsfield, 28 Dec 1755. Taxed for real estate in Salem in 1740, abated 1745. he died in war 20 Oct 1756. Estate adm.
by widow, 1757. Children: Huldah bp. Topsfield 4 Jan 1756, of age. She m. Asa Kimball (s/o Jacob & Sarah Kimball); Alexander; SamuelALEXANDER TAPLEY(4) (Samuel(3), Samuel(2) John(1)) b. Topsfield, MA, abt 1740, m. Topsfield 9 Dec 1762 Sarah Hood of Topsfield. Moved to NB where many of his descendants now reside in Woodstock and other places.
SAMUEL TAPLEY(4) (Samuel(3), Samuel(2) John(1)) b. Topsfield, abt 1745. bp there 28 Dec 1755 m. Mary [...]. He moved to NB where many of his descendants are not found.
MARGARET HOWARD, bp. ? 1770 at Topsfield.
TAPLEY, DAVID (1820-1894)
Sunbury County / M.L.A.Born 12 Apr 1820, at Sheffield, Sunbury Co, NB. Of Colonial English ancestry. Eldest s/o David Tapley (b. 27 May 1791 - d. 30 Nov 1869), ship builder, and h/w Hannah Fletcher, both residents of Sunbury County, Educated at the Sheffield Public School.
Located at Sheffield, Sunbury County, NB, and engaged in farming and lumber surveying.
Married 19 Nov 1841, to Miss Margaret Ann Dalton, d/o Samuel Dalton. Family of two sons and five daughters.
Unsuccessfully contested Sunbury County for the House of Assembly at the G.E. of 1854. First elected as one of the members for Sunbury County at the G.E. of 1857, with Wm. E. Perley (qv) as colleague. Sat that short Legislature which was disolved in 1857. Re-elected at the G.E. of May 1857, and sat that Legislature until its dissolution in 1861. At the G.E. of June 1861, he was defeated by three votes. Mr. John Glasier (qv), the renouned "Lumber King of the St. John River" was the successful candidate. He subsequently retired from active politics.
He subsequently moved to St. John, NB, and in 1864 he was appointed the first Police Magistrate and Judge of the Civil Court of the Town of Portland, which position he held until 1889, when Portland was united with St. John. In 1876, he commenced the study of law and was admitted to the Bar of NB as Attorney, Oct 1879, and as Barrister, Oct 1880. He successfully conducted alegal practice until his decease. He took an active interest in religioous, fraternal and social life in the community. Member of the A.F. & A.M.; Vestryman of St. Luke's Anglican Church. He died 19 Jul 1894, at his residence, St John, NB, aged seventy-four years. Buried in Fernhill Cemetery, St. John, NB. His wife, and five daughters pre-deceased him. Mrs. Tapley died 26 Sep 1885, aged sixty-three years. Survived by two sons.
In Politics: a Liberal. In Religion: Church of EnglandFamily:
1. Frederic A.; I.C.R., St John, NB
2. Horace, C.P.R., Fairville, NBTAPLEY FAMILY NOTES
The Tapley family in America was founded by John Tapley, who was born in Naildon, Devonshire, England in 1638. He emigrated to America and settled in Mass. On December 6th, 1663, he married at Salem, Mass, Elizabeth Pride,
daughter of John Pride of that place. John, their son, was born 7 Apr 1669, at Salem. He m. March ...., Anne, d/o Peter Lewis of Kittery. Their eldest son, William, lived at Portsmouth, and married on 19 Mar 1726, Rebecca Brian, and had a family of nine children.
James, their eight child, born 16 Feb 1754, lived in Boston, MA, and was a ship builder. In 1782, he went to Ireland and engaged in shipbuilding. About 1792 he returned to America, went up the St. John River and settled at Oromocto, where he died, 10 Feb 1799. While in Ireland, he m. Mary O'Brien, and had a family of six children.Ref: - see source list for more proper citation names
01: Graves Papers p. 50
Tapley, Osmond & Asael
Osmond Tapley; (46-1861/54-1871/68-1881) b. 9 Dec 1813, of Pr. William; chr. 4 Aug 1816; s/o Asael Tapley & Mary [...]; bur. 4 Apr 1890, ae 74 yrs; res. Woodstock Par/farmer/Anglican; m.1) 20 Jul 1839, Amelia Stockes; b. ca. 1819, NY?; d. 14 Oct 1858; bur. 18 Oct 1858, ae 39 yrs, Richmond, Carleton Co, NB. d/o Edward Stocker & Mary/Jane [...]. m.2) 27 Aug 1859, Woodstock, Carleton Co, Mary Martha Bond (25-1861/38-1871/45-1881); b. ca. 1836, res. Woodstock, NB
children m.1)1. John [Sanfort]; (21-1861) chr. 26 Apr 1840; bur. Sep 1899 (bur. 26 Sep 1899 / ae 59 yrs) Lorne, Victoria Co, NB; res. Edmundston; Madawaska Co; Trader
2. Mary Elizabeth (20-1861) chr. 23 Mar 1841; b. 31 Oct 1840; m. Joseph Benn. res. Richmond/farmer
3. George (19-1861); b. 23 Jan 1824; chr. 25 Jan 1843; bur. 13 Feb 1864 ae 22 yrs, Woodstock
4. Huldah Jane; (17-1861) b. 5 Feb 1844; chr. 16 Mar 1845; m. William Watson; Woodstock
5. Frederick; (x-1861); b. 29 Dec 1846; chr. 11 Apr 1847; bur. 18 Apr 1858, ae 12 yrs; Richmond
6. Charles; (13-1861); m. 3 Mar 1848; chr. 25 Feb 1849; res. Holton, ME/farmer
7. Emma (10-1861/20-1871); d. pre 1890
8. Nancy Beech (8-1861); b. 3 Nov 1852; chr. 3 Apr 1853; m. William Gillis
9. Osmond; (6-1861/16-1871/26-1881); b. 16 Nov 1854; chr. 15 Jul 1855; m. Mary Elizabeth [...]; res. So. Molincas/farmer
10. Henry; (4-1861/15-1871); b. 17 Nov 1857; chr. 20 Sep 1857; bur. 27 Aug 1880 ae 23 yrs, Woodstock
11. Joseph; b. 9 Oct 1858; chr. 18 Oct 1858; bur. 31 Oct 1858, ae three weeks, Woodstock
children m.2)
12. James (1-1861) d. pre 1871 ?13. Amelia (9-1871/19-1881); m. Frederick Mullis, farmer or Woodstock
14. Ludlow (6-1871/16-1881); d. pre 1890 ?
15. Matilda S. (4-1871/13-1881); d. pre 1890 ?
16. George Frank (2-1871/12-1881); a farmer of Woodstock
17. James (10-1881); farmer of Woodstock
18. Ann Eliza (7-1881/17-1890)
19. Jane (14-1890)
20. William Frederick; b. ca. 1869; bur. 24 Aug 1878; ae 9 yrs, Woodstock
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Asael Tapley; farmer of Pr. William, York Co, NB / Anglican; m. Mary [...]1. Osmond; b. 9 Dec 1813; chr. 4 Aug 1816, of Pr. Wm.; m.1) ca. 1838/40, Amelia Stockes; m.2) 27 Aug 1859, Mary Martha Bond
2. Francis Dashwood; b. 15 Dec 1815; chr. 4 Aug 1816, of Pr. Wm.
Tapley, Various Families -- 9 Mar 2000
James Robert Tapley, b. Providence, RI; d. ae 45 yrs; m. in Cork, Ireland, Miss ... O'Brien of Cork, Ireland
1. William
2. John; d. abt 80 plus years, Sunbury Co
3. David; 1791 (Sunbury Co) - (d. 30 Nov) 1869; m. 1820, Hannah Fletcher
4. Ann m. John S. Brown
5. Mary m. Joseph Bushwell res. Bangor, ME
6. James d. Nov 1864, Sheffield, Sunbury Co, NB
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2 David Tapley; 1791, Sheffield, Sunbury Co; d. 30 Nov 1869, Saint John, Saint John Co, NB m. 1820 Hannah Fletcher; b. Nova Scotia, d. 1866. They moved to Saint John in 1847.3 i David; b. 12 Apr 1820, Sheffield; d. 18 Jul 1895; m. 19 Nov 1841, Margaret Ann Dalton (d/o Samuel)
ii John; d. 17 Feb 1893, St John
iii Jerusha; d. 23 Jul 1886; m. Thomas Bagnell
iv Mary; d. ae 15 yrs
v Robert; went to Australia & New Zealand, 1853
4 vi Archibald Combs Lowell; m. Eunice Brown, of Saint John
5 vii Daniel F.; d. 19 May 1832, Sheffield; m. 1856, Eleanor Ann Brown, d/o John S.
viii Hannah; m. Shadrach Holly
ix Ann; m. George Brown, d. 1 Aug 1897
x Elizabeth; d. unmarried
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3 David Tapley; b. 12 Apr 1820, Sheffield; d. 18 Jul 1895; m. 19 Nov 1841, Margaret Ann Dalton (d/o Samuel) David Tapley, late Police Magistrate & Judge of the Civil Court, Portland. They had 7 children; 2 sons survive: Frederick & Horace.1. Frederick, b. 16 Oct 1846, in Saint John; m. 3 Jun 1874, Miss Mary Elizabeth Barnhill, d/o Alexander.
i Ella McNut2. Horace, who m. Cora Reynolds of Saint John and had three children and reside in Nashua, NH.
ii Frederick Bryan
iii William Guy
iv Margueretta
v Alexander Barnhill============
4 Archibald Combs Lowell Tapley; m. Eunice Brown, d/o John & Nancy (Tapley) Brown. Res. in Saint John, Archibald and Daniel F. Tapley "now compose the firm of TAPLEY BROTHERS, carry on an extensive lumber business in Saint John, and also own a line of tug-boats." (p.440 / in early 1900's)1. George
2. Gaspard
3. Helen
4. Charles H.
5. Marietta
6. Arthur
7. Louise
8. Katharine
9. Margery
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5 Daniel F. Tapley; d. 19 May 1832, Sheffield; m. 1856, Eleanor Ann Brown, d/o John S.1. James Robert; d. in infancy
2. Avilda; d. in infancy
3. Eliza K.; d. in infancy
4. Dora, w/o George G. Davis (Wolf Pt, Albert Co)
5. Frederick W.; m. Emma Brannan, d/o Capt. Charles Brannan
6. Nellie K., w/o Charles McDonald (Saint John)
7. Lewis; m. Catherine Florence Gately (Boston)
8. Mary F.
9. Ada G.
10. Alice D.
11. Daniel F., Jr.
(Pre-Loyalist Families of Maugerville, Sheffield, and later Carleton County / CBB = not proven)
Ref: - see source list for more proper citation names01: as listed in the above notes)
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