He married first, February 20, 1744, ELIZABETH HINDS, daughter of Joseph and Sarah (Peach) Hinds of Marblehead, MA. Elizabeth (Hinds) Fettyplace's headstone at Old Burial Hill, bears the inscription "aged 73 y. 5 mos." establishing her date of death on her birthday, February 20, 1794.
Their children were: Sarah Fettyplace b. 1744 m. Stephen Vickery; Capt. Edward Fettyplace, Jr., b. 1748/9 m. Jane Williams; William Fettyplace b. 1751 d. young; Hannah Fettyplace b. 1754 m. John Dennis (1743-1827); William Fettyplace (1757-1789) m. 1 Sarah Doliber b. 1761, m.2 Elizabeth Crowninshield b. 1759. Elizabeth Crowninshield Fettyplace, widow m.2 William Doliber III; Rebekah Fettyplace b. 1762 m.1 Henry Hooper, m.2 Capt. William Picket of Newburyport.
He married second, SARAH (ORNE) (BOWDEN), b. 25 Jan 1746/7 m. 1 19 Dec 1765, Sgt. Twisden Bowden, d. 24 Nov 1806. She was the widow of Sgt. Twisden Bowden, and daughter of John and Abigail (Conant) Orne of 28 Orne St. She married first Sgt. Twisden Bowden on 19 Dec 1765, who lived with her, in her parent's house at 28 Orne St. with her mother Abigail. After Twisden's death, she married second, a man quite senior to her, Edward Fettyplace, Esq., on 26 Aug 1794. After 1794, Edward lived in a house she bought from her grandfather Joshua Orne's estate on 11 Jul 1792, at 31 Orne St. Her (Orne) brothers and cousins were active in the defense of the coastline during the Rev. War. Mass Soldiers & Sailors in the Revolutionary War. Vol VII, p. 676-678. See also Michael Bowden by William Hammond Bowden.
Capt. of a company of "coast guards". Capt. of the Matrosses at Ft. Sewall. Chaiman of the Committee of Safety of Marblehead, 1775. Member of the Committee of Correspondence by vote of the town of Marblehead on 25 May 1774. Served five terms as Marblehead Selectman 1775, 76 and 77; 1779; 1781. He was appraising boats in Beverly that were being outfitted for Gen. Washington's fledgling navy. See The Papers of George Washington: Revolutionary War Series ISBN: 0813910404, Vol. 1: June-Sept 1775. (See Notes 1 & 2.)
Note 1. Mass. Soldiers and Sailors in the Revolutionary War Volume 5, page 641. Fettyplace, Edward. Captain of a Marblehead co.; engaged Feb. 14, 1776; service to Jan. 1, 1777, 10 mos. 16 days; also, Captain of a company of coast guards; memorandum of beef delivered said Fettyplace and son Feb. 18, 1777; also, official record of a ballot by the House of Representatives dated April 29, 1777; said Fettyplace chosen Captain of the Matross Company; to be stationed at Marblehead; appointment concurred in by Council April 29, 1777.
Note 2. Mass. Soldiers and Sailors in the Revolutionary War Volume 5, page 741. Fitteplace, Edward. Captain of a company of coast guards; memorandum of beef delivered Dec. 31, 1777, to said Fitteplace and men in his company. Volume 5, page 742. Fittyplace, Edward. Official record of a ballot by the House of Representatives dated Feb. 14, 1776; said Fittyplace chosen Captain of a company of matrosses at Marblehead; appointment concurred in by Council Feb. 14, 1776; reported commissioned Feb. 14, 1776.
Transcribed From The Papers of George Washington.
This letter to General George Washington is written in the hand of Edward Fettyplace (1721-1805) while he was serving as the chairman of the Marblehead Committee of Safety.
Hond Sir Marblehead Augt 10th 1775
On the 8th Instant, Lambert Bromitt and Benjamin Silsby the Persons that accompany this Letter put in here from Boston, as they say on accot of the Weather, as they have been Conversing with some of the Inhabitants of this place, we have Reason to Suspect they may carry some Inteligence wch might be detrimental to the cause of America, We have Examined them, & finding their Intention was to Return back, we have taken their Boat under our Care, and have sent them to Head Quarters, that they may be treated as in your Wisdom shall be judged Necessary. We are Hond Sir with the greatest Respect
Your most Obedt & huble Servts the Committee of Safety of sd Marblehead.
(seal) ordrd
Edd Fettyplace Chairman
The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series 1, June – September 1775
W.W. Abbot, Editor, University of Virginia Press. 1985. p. 285.
Transcriptions sponsored by the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association of Virginia and The National Endowment for the Humanities.
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He married first, February 20, 1744, ELIZABETH HINDS, daughter of Joseph and Sarah (Peach) Hinds of Marblehead, MA. Elizabeth (Hinds) Fettyplace's headstone at Old Burial Hill, bears the inscription "aged 73 y. 5 mos." establishing her date of death on her birthday, February 20, 1794.
Their children were: Sarah Fettyplace b. 1744 m. Stephen Vickery; Capt. Edward Fettyplace, Jr., b. 1748/9 m. Jane Williams; William Fettyplace b. 1751 d. young; Hannah Fettyplace b. 1754 m. John Dennis (1743-1827); William Fettyplace (1757-1789) m. 1 Sarah Doliber b. 1761, m.2 Elizabeth Crowninshield b. 1759. Elizabeth Crowninshield Fettyplace, widow m.2 William Doliber III; Rebekah Fettyplace b. 1762 m.1 Henry Hooper, m.2 Capt. William Picket of Newburyport.
He married second, SARAH (ORNE) (BOWDEN), b. 25 Jan 1746/7 m. 1 19 Dec 1765, Sgt. Twisden Bowden, d. 24 Nov 1806. She was the widow of Sgt. Twisden Bowden, and daughter of John and Abigail (Conant) Orne of 28 Orne St. She married first Sgt. Twisden Bowden on 19 Dec 1765, who lived with her, in her parent's house at 28 Orne St. with her mother Abigail. After Twisden's death, she married second, a man quite senior to her, Edward Fettyplace, Esq., on 26 Aug 1794. After 1794, Edward lived in a house she bought from her grandfather Joshua Orne's estate on 11 Jul 1792, at 31 Orne St. Her (Orne) brothers and cousins were active in the defense of the coastline during the Rev. War. Mass Soldiers & Sailors in the Revolutionary War. Vol VII, p. 676-678. See also Michael Bowden by William Hammond Bowden.
Capt. of a company of "coast guards". Capt. of the Matrosses at Ft. Sewall. Chaiman of the Committee of Safety of Marblehead, 1775. Member of the Committee of Correspondence by vote of the town of Marblehead on 25 May 1774. Served five terms as Marblehead Selectman 1775, 76 and 77; 1779; 1781. He was appraising boats in Beverly that were being outfitted for Gen. Washington's fledgling navy. See The Papers of George Washington: Revolutionary War Series ISBN: 0813910404, Vol. 1: June-Sept 1775. (See Notes 1 & 2.)
Note 1. Mass. Soldiers and Sailors in the Revolutionary War Volume 5, page 641. Fettyplace, Edward. Captain of a Marblehead co.; engaged Feb. 14, 1776; service to Jan. 1, 1777, 10 mos. 16 days; also, Captain of a company of coast guards; memorandum of beef delivered said Fettyplace and son Feb. 18, 1777; also, official record of a ballot by the House of Representatives dated April 29, 1777; said Fettyplace chosen Captain of the Matross Company; to be stationed at Marblehead; appointment concurred in by Council April 29, 1777.
Note 2. Mass. Soldiers and Sailors in the Revolutionary War Volume 5, page 741. Fitteplace, Edward. Captain of a company of coast guards; memorandum of beef delivered Dec. 31, 1777, to said Fitteplace and men in his company. Volume 5, page 742. Fittyplace, Edward. Official record of a ballot by the House of Representatives dated Feb. 14, 1776; said Fittyplace chosen Captain of a company of matrosses at Marblehead; appointment concurred in by Council Feb. 14, 1776; reported commissioned Feb. 14, 1776.
Transcribed From The Papers of George Washington.
This letter to General George Washington is written in the hand of Edward Fettyplace (1721-1805) while he was serving as the chairman of the Marblehead Committee of Safety.
Hond Sir Marblehead Augt 10th 1775
On the 8th Instant, Lambert Bromitt and Benjamin Silsby the Persons that accompany this Letter put in here from Boston, as they say on accot of the Weather, as they have been Conversing with some of the Inhabitants of this place, we have Reason to Suspect they may carry some Inteligence wch might be detrimental to the cause of America, We have Examined them, & finding their Intention was to Return back, we have taken their Boat under our Care, and have sent them to Head Quarters, that they may be treated as in your Wisdom shall be judged Necessary. We are Hond Sir with the greatest Respect
Your most Obedt & huble Servts the Committee of Safety of sd Marblehead.
(seal) ordrd
Edd Fettyplace Chairman
The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series 1, June – September 1775
W.W. Abbot, Editor, University of Virginia Press. 1985. p. 285.
Transcriptions sponsored by the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association of Virginia and The National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Inscription
Here rest the mortal remains of
EDWARD FETTYPLACE, Esqr. who died
August 7, 1805, in the 84 year of his
Age.
His warm and generous heart
greatly endeared him to his connexions;
And his benevolence was not confined to them.
Large was his bounty and his soul sincere.
Want never knocked unheeded at his door,
for it was his delight to do good & to communicate.
He served his country in those times which tried men's souls
And approved himself the friend of humankind.
In him the peaceful virtues loved to dwell;
And as a professor of the religion of Jesus,
he paid exemplary attention to the sacred institutions.
Affectionate and honored man farewell.
In life thou wast respected and beloved.
And in death thou art sincerely lamented
Thou dost sleeping in dust, but act not forgotten
Thou shall live in the remembrance of survivors
The cup go round
And who so artful as to put it by!
'T is long since Death had the majority.
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The verse on the headstone is copied from the works of Robert Blair.
The cup goes round:
And who so artful as to put it by!
'T is long since Death had the majority.
[Robert Blair (1699 - 1746) Scottish preacher and poet]
Gravesite Details
The first generation in Marblehead used the traditional English spelling Fettiplace,
Family Members
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John Fettyplace
1716–1761
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William Fettyplace
1717 – unknown
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Joseph Fettyplace
1719–1749
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Benjamin Fettyplace
1722 – unknown
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William Fettyplace
1725 – unknown
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Dimond Fettyplace
1727–1771
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Hannah "Dodge" Fettyplace Homan
1729 – unknown
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Rebekah Fettyplace Clarke
1732 – unknown
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Elizabeth Fettyplace
1734 – unknown
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