Capt Timothy Ide I "ensign to the General Court "
ensign to the General Cour
10 Oct 1660 - 05 Apr 1735 ·Capt. Timothy Ide I was born at Rehoboth, Massachusetts, in October 1660 and died there on 5 April 1735. He married Elizabeth Cooper at Rehoboth on 20 October 1687. Family-tree notes describe him as prominent among Rehoboth’s early settlers, an Indian fighter who took part in wars against Native Americans, and an ensign to the General Court of Massachusetts in 1710; these descriptions require documentary verification.
On 20 October 1687, he married Elizabeth Cooper at Rehoboth. She had been born there on 8 August 1662, the daughter of Thomas Cooper Jr. and Mary, whose surname is not supplied.
The family-tree notes state that Timothy Ide was prominent among the early settlers of Rehoboth and gained fame as an Indian fighter. They further state that he took an active part in wars against Native Americans and was an ensign to the General Court of Massachusetts in 1710. These statements are presented in the supplied notes without supporting citations and should be treated as claims pending verification.
Timothy Ide died at Rehoboth on 5 April 1735. His widow, Elizabeth (Cooper) Ide, died at Rehoboth on 8 February 1744-5.
Historical context
The supplied material includes a general account of King Philip’s War, an armed conflict of 1675–1678 involving Native peoples of New England, English colonists, and Native allies of the colonies. It describes widespread raids and retaliatory colonial campaigns in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Maine, including the Great Swamp Fight of 1675 and the death of Metacomet in 1676.
Although the family-tree notes say that Timothy Ide took part in wars against Native Americans, the supplied material does not identify a particular conflict, unit, campaign, or record connecting him personally with King Philip’s War. Any connection between his reported service and that war remains unverified.
Sources & research
Original Family Tree Maker Notes: “8. Capt. Timothy 2 Ide, b. Oct. 1660, at Rehoboth, Mass.; d. Apr. 5, 1735, at Rehoboth; m. Oct. 20, 1687, at Rehoboth, to Elizabeth Cooper; b. Aug. 8, 1662, at Rehoboth; d. Feb. 8, 1744-5, at Rehoboth; dau. of Thomas Cooper, Jr. and Mary-. Timothy Ide was prominent among the early settlers of Rehoboth and gained fame as an Indian fighter. He took an active part in the wars against the Indians. Was ensign to the General Court of Massachusetts in 1710.”
Supplied background text: “King Philip's War was an armed conflict in 1675-1678 between Indian inhabitants of New England and New England colonists and their Indian allies.”