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PHILLIPS, "William Orne" says no genealogy of direct family
owned at least 30 diff merchant ships and privateers, one of "four or five biggest mercnahts in Salem in the 1790s" the equal of George Crowninshield and Simon Forrester.
All Mass Ornes dec. from Deacon John Horne, Salem Branch from Ensign Joseph and Marblehead Branch from Simon
Family related by marriage to Putnams, Ingersols, Tomsons and perhaps Ropes, before William marriage to Abigail Ropes daughter of "distinquished judge" Nath. Ropes
Family all farmers, mariners and soldiers, exc grandfather who was cordwainer or leatherworker p168-169
Father was cousin to Timothy Orne, "great Salem merchant" but did not appear to sail on any of his ships
Height of business activity 1790s p 175
Director of Essex Bank (organized 1792), later president
most aggressive group of merchants in Salem aside from Derby and G Crowninshield, were William Gray, George Dodge, John Norris, Jacob Ashton, and Joseph White, William Orne and Edward Pulling. PHILLIPS, "William Orne", p 175
For more on Privateer activities see Phillips p 170
Federalist, vs. Jeffersonians rep Salem in State Senate p 177 |
