Elaine, thank you for sharing Rose's story. I think of Rose and Pomp Lovejoy often as I continue my research on another man named Pomp, buried under a NH Revolutionary war in the middle of Maine, but born, and enslaved as an infant in Andover, MA. He has led me to genealogical connections with several early Andover families-- Russells, Abbots, Abbotts, Holts, Lovejoys, and the South Parish minister Rev. Samuel Phillips. Pomp's wife Margaret has also led me to Kittery and the Piscataqua shipwrights and enslavers, including the Pepperrells, Sparhawks, and on to the Medford Plantation and Slave Quarters of Isaac Royal. Pomp would have grown up knowing Rose and Pompey Lovejoy. I would love to share this story with Andover peoples.
Rose's and Pompey's story needs to be told. I am glad that the history center has these objects. The lack of a definitive link to Rose or Pompey is part of the story.
Thank you for sharing this. These small stories, much like the small pieces of cloth, provide we future generations a tiny bit realistic glimpse into the past.
Elaine, thank you for sharing Rose's story. I think of Rose and Pomp Lovejoy often as I continue my research on another man named Pomp, buried under a NH Revolutionary war in the middle of Maine, but born, and enslaved as an infant in Andover, MA. He has led me to genealogical connections with several early Andover families-- Russells, Abbots, Abbotts, Holts, Lovejoys, and the South Parish minister Rev. Samuel Phillips. Pomp's wife Margaret has also led me to Kittery and the Piscataqua shipwrights and enslavers, including the Pepperrells, Sparhawks, and on to the Medford Plantation and Slave Quarters of Isaac Royal. Pomp would have grown up knowing Rose and Pompey Lovejoy. I would love to share this story with Andover peoples.
Rose's and Pompey's story needs to be told. I am glad that the history center has these objects. The lack of a definitive link to Rose or Pompey is part of the story.
Thank you for sharing this. These small stories, much like the small pieces of cloth, provide we future generations a tiny bit realistic glimpse into the past.
Thank you!
Great story, Elaine. Is Pomp's Pond named after Pompey?
Thank you! Yes, the pond is named for Pompey Lovejoy. Rose and Pompey's house was near the pond. You can read more about it here, https://historybuzz.substack.com/p/miscellany-mondays-pomps-pond?utm_source=publication-search.